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Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-10-20

Japanese can exchange man for man
at Port Arthur they gain the advan-
tage, since they can bring up new
troops almost indefinitely. while the
Russians cannot reinforce at all.
The Baltic squadron has not sailed,
though its imminent departure is again
announced. The restraining fear is
that Port Arthur might fall before the
advent of the fleet. which would then
be in danger Of humiliation. 1t is now
evident that if the feet had left early
in the year Russia might have gained
the mastery of the sea and the entire
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-10-20
GET RICH ON OIL.
Many Small Fortunes Being Made by
Indiana Farmers.

Oil has been one OF inliana's chief
| commodities for nearly FIVE years, but II
was only recently that anything like a
boom prevailed in the counties where the
production is largest. Oil has been pro-
dIced III Delaware, Madison, Grant. Jay
ana Randolph counties III paying quaint
ties ever since natural gas began to
play out"
Even now in 4 section Of country %
miles square, filled with oil drillers, spec
ulators and owners of producing terri
cory, there is none of that wildnesS that
has characterized other parts OF the
country in which the drill has struck
pay sand. No one has made Il million
and none expects to turn ont fortune to
that amount. but there are numerous in
cidents where families have been lifted
from poverty To affiuence. The wolf has
been driven from the door and now con
tentment reignS where once all was dark.
Mr. and Mrs. Elijah Golf of Liberty
township. Delaware county, viii not have
to give up their farm and go TO the poor
house Elijah Golf is 81 and MS wife
is 81. For years they have been hope
lessly in debt and less than three months
ago their guardian was contemplating
the step of taking them to the intirmary.
The guardian, who is also the county
auditor. shrank from telling his aged
charges that the mortgage holders would
wait 10 longer and that they must leave
the home which they had 80 years ago
found in the wilderness
One day a party of oil drillers came
to the farm. They obtained the guard
ian's consent and then sent drill down
through the earth. Day after day the
drill pounded away. The old man and
his wife sat in their front yard and
watched the work. Mr.. Golf could not
quite comprehend what was being done
One day there was Il shout from the
drillers. They had struck oil. The old
man and his wife will not have to go to
the poor house. The leases on the farm
or SO acres will yield them an income
of $3.50 month. The old man. too will
now have 4 phaeton, thing he In his
childish old age has long coveted, but
which until now his guardian could new
er promise him.
Samuel \. Winget had struggled for
years against poverty on his little farm
near Parker City. His income had new
children grew to young manhood and
young womanhood he lOnged to see them
get good education, but he almost de-
SPARED. The drillcrs came. They want
ed to put down a test well. The we'll
was n success. One month later the rural
carrier brought Winget an envelope con-
tanning Il check for $500. He handled
il with trembling hands. He realized
that if the we'll held out he was Il rich
man. 1t means so much to his wife and
children. He is now receiving checks
monthly of from S400 to $500.
The cases of many others are similar.
Find fortune has smiled. not on the
wealthy spectators. but upon scores of
Woodworking farmers. Men who once
went to scan only the hog and grain
markets now receive the oil quotations
by wire. 1t is a sure-thing game for
Them
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-10-20
One Hundred Years AGO.

All communication between Holland
and England was stopped, letters to
Rotterdam being seized and conveyed
to the French general.
The French fleet at BOulogne again
was attacked unsucccssfully by the
British.
Both England and Russia declined
to acknowledge the new title of e.
peror OF Germany" which the ruler OF
Prussia assumed.
The crops in the Mont Blanc prov
Ince of France We're destroyed by
freShcts.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-10-20
JAPAN PREPARES FOR LONG WAR
Decides TO Sacrifice Men and Wealth to
Push Campaign to Success

A Toxic dispatch says that an increas-
ing feeling of sobriety and seriousness
marks the popular attitude toward the
war. 1t is doubtful whether the masses
appreciated in the beginning the serious
ness Of the task of expelling Russia from
Manch1ria. They had confidence in the
ability of the army and navy to reduce
the fortress Of Port Arthur, destroy the
Russian feet and crush Gen. Kuropatkin.
The prolongation of the siege, the losses
before Port Arthur and Gen. kuropat-
kin's escape at Liaoyang have brought
general appreciation of the magnitude
OF the national task and dissipated the
growing hopes of an early peace. based
Oh the confidence of sweeping victories.
Events at Port Arthur and Liaoyang
have impressively warned the japanese
people to prepare for long and trying
war. Confidence in the final outcome,
however, remains mistaken. and the ma
ton has resOlutely settled down. prepared
to make sacrifices and pay the price that
success demands.
The strain of the war and the drain on
the country's resources have not vet been
felt to any extent among the people.
Some lines of business are suffering but
the aggregate foreign and domestic trade
exceeds that Of 1903. The crops, par
ticularly rice are the largest ever known.
There is general confidence in the abil-
ity Of Field Marshal Oyama to drive
Gen. kuropatkin into Hardin and sue
cessfully to resist reinvasion of Man
churia. The early possession of Port
Arthur is also confidently expected.
Death from wounds and sickness has
overtaken thousands Of Japanese soldiers,
but their vacant places have been quick
ly filled with the supply Of able-bodied
men anxious to fight equal to all posi-
bic demands. Munitions, supplies and
money in hand indicate the ability of
the country to wage war without embar-
rassment and vigorously for another year.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-10-20
JUDGE DENOUNCES MOB.
Instructs Federal Grand Jury to In
Evestigatc Killing of Negro.

Evestigatc killing of Negro.
Judge Thomas CT. Jones of the United
States District Court in his charge to
the jury at Huntsville, Ala, declared it
t. be the duty of that body TO return liz
dictments against the lynchers Of the
negro Naples under certain conditions.
Naples was in the Huntsville Jail, accus-
ed Of Il grave crime. y mob of white
men attacked the jail. set fire to it, Sc
cured possession of Naples and hanged
him.
Judge Jones asks the jury to put this
question to itself after hearing the evil
dance in the matter: Would n white
nan. under the same circumstances.
charged with the particular otfenSe upon
the same victim, have been attacked or
murdered by this mobE" In arriving at
an answer the jury is advised to con-
slider what was said by members of the
mob as well as what was done. If it
shall decide that the mob would not have
murdered Naples if he had been white
man, says Judge Jones, then every die
tate of humanity and justice demands
that you return true bills against the
members of the mob"
Here for the hrSt tune q federal Judge
has held that a mob which murders
negro because he is negro as we'll as
because he is charged with a crime lays
itself liable to punishment under federal
law. The thirteenth and fourteenth
amendments to the constitution are re-
lied upon to uphold the view that it i
the nations duty to protect its Cit
Zens from violence aroused by race ami
mostly. The point thus raised is impor
70
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-10-20

fortune of the war have changed. But
hindsight is always better than fore
sight. 1t could not be known early in
the spring that Stoessel would make
such d gallant defense.
Japan is evidently prepared to put
in The field an army surprising the
most sanguine prophecies. The new
conscript law will add G0O.C00 soldiers
between the ages of 20 and 35 years
to the Mikado's forces and raise the
total to over 100000 1t is doubtful,
indeed. whether Russia can ever sus-
tain at the far eastern end of her en-
pire an army Of 100000 men. Neither
side has had anywhere near enough.
The end of the war is not in sight.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-10-20
Fifty Years Ago.

\ motion to impeach the government
was carried by the Danish house Of
commons by a vote of so to 6.
A H Reeder Democrat, first Gov
arnor Of Kansas, arrived at the capital
Of that State.
The ships of the allied forces were
greatly damaged by fire during the
bombardment of SevastOpOl.
Abraham Lincoln challenged Stephen
canvass for the Senate.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-10-20
Seyenty-five Years AGO.

DIR. Alexander Duff, the first mis-
sionary of the Church of Scotland, sail
ed for India.
Locomotive steam carriages were
nsed on the railroads in England for
the first time.
A workingmen's college was estab-
ished in London by Frederick A. Maui
rice.
An explosion caused a great fire at
5ateshead, England, fifty being killed
and the money loss being over $1,000
300.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-10-20
wenty Years Ago.

The fourth annual convention of the
'rganized trades of the United States
nd Canada opened in Chicago.
An entire freight train On the North
RI Pacific road near Duluth was
brown into the ST. Louis river and
re crew drowned.
The University of Kief, Russia. was
osed, and 1GS students were arrested
Iarged with being nihilists.
Marion Henderson, was lynched by
mob at Troy, Ind, for the murder OF
mother.
Vigilance committees of Oregon re.
'rted the State and surrounding ter
Org free from horse thieves. fifty Of
hom had been lynched within a hall
ar
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-10-20
n Years Ago.

The japanese attacked the Chinese
VIII and captured the town. The
inese were reported to have taken
nj on the north branch of the Yalu.
David 3. Hill. for the third time. ac-
ted the Democratic nomination for
vernon Of New York.
oliver Wendell Holmes, the author
humorist, died at bis Boston,
Iss., home.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-10-20
War News in Brief.

War News in Brief.
The Imperial Japanese Relief Society
has 100000 on deposit.
Part Of the Russian Imperial Guard
has started for the far East
The British steamer Chenan was
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1904-10-20

Japanese are anxious to take Port Ar.
thur By Nov. 5, the Mikado's birthday.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-01-31

In the publication Of the ballot the of all cand
dates who do not receive will be retired from
the list unless made the the candidate
authorized friend Attention called the rules of
the contest In the ballot taken last night the following ballots
thrown of of the previous
having been used Miss Hattie Gibson Miss Louise Senhouse
Miss Sarah Jane Pink q and the Misses Stella Parks
Margaret steagaa Bessie Turner and Winnie Richardson
Three blank ballots also cast
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-01-31
FIRE. E!
A $3.50 Upright Piano for the Most
Popular Young Lady Of Cairo.

The Bulletins contest to determine the most popular
young lady in the city Of Cairo is subject to the following
conditions
Any unmarried lady resident Of Cairo and over four
teen years Of age eligible to the contest and the
ceivng the largest number of votes will receive the hand
some upright piano display at Buchanan's Music
Store, I'll Commercial avenue
Only tie coupons Published aaiiy III The bulletin may
be msed bahofs, each counting vote As in
ducenen for paid up subscribers to The Cairo Bulletin any
person bringing The Bulletin Office subscription for
three months accompanied by 81 80 newspapers containing
SO coupons will be given; for six months subscription
$500, Us newspapers will be given for years sub
scpton at the regular rate 300 newspapers will be given
This arrangement applies to all subscribers both new and
old.
Each ballot must be complete if the border date line
at bottom of ballot cut off the vote does not count Each
ballot must be cast not later than ZOO O'Clock Of the Sar
day night in which week the coupon is published
The vote will be announced in The Bulletin from time
to time, and all ballots will be preserved at The Bulletin
office, 703 Ohio Levee for week after publication.
During that time any contestant is privileged to examine
the ballots.
The contest will close at 900 O'Clock Saturday night,
March 20 1904 and the OF the most popular young
lady determined by vote, will be published in the big
Easter Number of The Bullah The $3.50 piano will be
delivered the day following the publication Of the award
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-01-31

The conditions of the contest are
as follows:
Only one answer from any one
house hold will he considered; the first
correct one received.
Answers must he submitted on the
regular printed coupon appearing in
this issue.
Address in n sealed envelope to
Puzzle Editor, The Cairo Bulletin. Cal.
70. III.
i Deliver your answers before noon
of Wednesday. February to the Of
lice of The Bulletin; il mailed be sure
to allow sufficient time for arrival
as no answers received after time
stated viii be considered.
The contest Is not limited To local
readers Of The Bulletin, as all friends
outside Of the city are particularly
iayiied to enter the contest,
Three Cash Prizes VIII Be Given
10 those correctly guessing The an
iwers to the word puzzles. to be de
termined by lot, should more than the
number mentioned correctly guess the
words represented.
To the first three correct guesses
q cash prize Of one dollar each, will be
paid.
The names of those winning the
prizes will be stated in next Sun
days Bulletin Should all fail to guess
every word, the prizes will be distri
buted among the contestants guessing
the largest number
Read the conditions carefully and
send in your answers
Use this coupon;
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-01-31

For the Free Piano.
OVER 210o VOTES WERE CAST LAST WEEk-M 8 S
GlesoNS LEAD HAS INCREASED; MISS STELLA PARKS Is
NOW SECOND WITH MISS sTElnHoUE A CLOSE THIRD.

Good gains registered last week by ali the leading and
oates in The Bulletins biz popularity contest for the handsome
upright Miss Gibson, still wen in the lead. poled the
astonishing of G33 almost doubling the first
weeks of the Miss Parks has made big gain and
aceiycd replacing Senhouse In
by eleven The has 9 The of
ladies added the list OF candidates Miss
Gray, Miss Emma OBrien, Miss Hattie Bercha Miss
Fitzgerald Miss Emma Dezona Miss Katie Calvin and Miss
The Miss Emma Keb her request.
withdrawn Klebs strong support has
Mary Herbolason is the
young herself ineligible the and at
time her earlier the week her with
candidates. previously announced who
five withdrawn several
the Well
leading
behalf of their candidates important
developments anticipated for this week.
following list showshe Of the previous ballot and the
total date:
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-01-31

Miss Rose Hogan, Mound !CHy279
The guess of the least number OF
words was that Of Master Cole Tarr
OF Grand Chain. and his guess was
J, while Master Don Pyatt. Of 913
Washington avenue, had the largest
number with 1905 This shows DIFF
ference of only about 1900 words. as
opposed TO over $1,000 difference last
week. IL Is reasonable to suppose
that the contest win be even closer
next week ..
A change of coupon will be. found In
this issue which wifi run through the
week Patrons of the contest are
again urged to read the conditions
and to particularly note that no guess
filed at The Bulletin Office after 9
O'Clock next Saturday morning will
be considered One young gentleman
living on Seventh street, called at the
Office yesterday morning ut three min
utes past nine. but his guesses we're
regretfully declined. and he had a
good number Of them. The conditions
are perfectly simple and there should
be nc difficulty in complying with
them. There will be two more con
tests as stated. and every reader of
The Bulletin is invited to guess as
often as he may be able to obtain
coupons: no newspapers. however. will
be sold for this purpose
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-01-31

experience and much closer gueScs
were made as to the number of words
10 appear in Messrs. Roth 4 Whites
advertisement in this mornings Bull
lctin than was the case week ago.
Half as many gnesses again were re.
coived The number running well over
Coo, not inluding about fifty which
reached The Bulletin office after 900
O'Clock yesterday morning and which
were debarred under the rules Of the
contest OF the valid guesses that Of
Mr. b. w Henley assistant cashier
OF the Big Four freight office and II
resident of Cairo came the nearest.
Mr.. Henley guessing within one word
of the exact number. Mr. Henley fol-
lowed The Bulletins advice and guess.
ed early and often. Other estimates
made by him were 1903, 225, 800, 325,
$50, 500, 525 and $40. Mr.. Henley re-
Gently moved to Cairo from Mound
City and has occupied his present posi-.
ton with the Big Four railroad since
that time
The next best guess was that of Mr.
All. 7. 4. Haynes, OF Haynes boat
store. whose estimate was just one
more than Mr.. Henley's. or 27l. while
Master Arthur Krauss. Of 22o, Nine.
teenth street. was a close third with
213.
The following came within ten words
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-01-31
BELOW WE PANT ITEM PICTURES each REPRSfNTMC THE NAME OF IA

aida Haberer M. L. Hibbs. Miss Mel
lie Perry, Birds Point; Mrs. 2. H.
Smyth, Miss zella Engler. Miss BESSIE
WhenIar.. Miss Rose Spepce, Miss
catherine Chapman, Miss Alice Hast
ings, Albert Kratky. Miss Annel Tay
0f. Miss Emma Herbert, Chas Givens,
Arthur Schoembs, Miss Anna Power
Ell. Lee, Joneshoro. Miss Bee Walker
Miss Alice Byrne, Miss Laura Glen
denen, Miss Edith Sutherland, Miss
denen, Miss Edith Sutherland. Miss FL
L. DOngherty, Miss Anna Grebele. Mrs
Geo. Martin, Mrs. j. $. Zeran Frank
Iaeckel. j.. Miss zaida Lewis, Miss
Marie DE Monicourt, Miss Lydia HEIDI
ger, Ward C0ttel, j. G. Riley. Elmer
Alfred, Mrs. II. S. Richardson. Miss
Winired Cox, Miss Minnie Cupps.
Wicklife. Joe Gym, Miss Ethel La
than. NJ Weber. Miss Emma Vain
wright, Kenneth Wenger, Roy Clark
Miss Anna Milne and Miss Estello
Brown, Thebes.
The series for this week is no less
attractive than that Of last week. but
they are not as easy of solution. AS
the gentleman had somewhat of an
advantage last week, owing to q
greater familiarity with metals than
many of the ladies may have had, so
IL is the turn of the latter this week,
az the series is devoted TO articles
more in the feminine sphere Ten
fabrics are represented by the ac-
companying illustrations and the first
as stated, Is Calico See haw many Of
the others you can guess and be sure
to spell the name of each material cor.
rectly
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1904-08-01

perate case; and on an impulse l de-
termined that l. would seek her and
take ghostly counsel from her. re-
membered that she haunted the up
per floors.
went up beyond the floor on which
my room was situated and found my
self in darkness. Then, suddenly,
even as tried to mutfie my footsteps.
| saw dim light in the distance
the light of candle. Down the
length of the corridor there advanced
toward me the stately small figure of
Great-aunt Janet; so real that she
might have stepped straight out of
her frame downstairs She held the
candle high and | thought. looking at
her as she advanced. what a presenta
BILE old lady she was.
1t took me a moment or two to find
my tongue, and then. fearing that she
might disappear before had had time
to state my errand. l clasped my
hands and burted out what l had to
say
"Great-aunt Janet. Sweet Great
aunt Janet. Have mercy upon me and
help me. l love the dearest girl In
all the world--and her name Is Dora
and | haven't dared to tell her so
before. II you can show me the
way"
Jack. dear. II you would hold the
candlestick-"
caught the candestick-and Dora.
After breathless interval. during
which the lovely little face had been
pressed close to mine again and
again. and | had seen. even by that
dim candle light a look in the blue
eyes had never hoped to see. she
gave .er explanation.
II was in love myself. Jack. and
thought there might be some other
unhappy lover who wanted advice or
Or consolation. So thought l would
be Great-aunt Janet-and | dressed
in these things-and | came out
lust in -."-Indianapolis Sun
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1904-08-01
Caca of COal Oil.

A few drops on your busting cloth
will brighten your furniture, as we'll as
prevent dust from flying from the
cloth.
One tablespoonful added to each
boilerful of water will lessen labor, as
well as whiten your clothes wnen
washing.
A few drops added to your boiled
starch will make ironing easier.
A few drops OH hinge or ROLLER
which has formed bad habit Of
squeaking will insure a speedy cure.
few drops added to the water with
which windows are to be washed will
save time and labor
Dip the fingers in the OIL and rub
the throat to give relief from sore
throat.
Saturate a cloth in the oil. and rub
the rollers, to clean clothes wringpr
quickly.
Saturate cloth with the oil 70
clean the sink. bathtub or basin which
has become greasy and discoored from
use.-Womans Home Companion.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1904-08-01
SIZE OF OCEAN STEAMERS.
Increased Over Fifty Per Cent During
Quarter of q Century.

The average length of ships has in
creased some 80 to 20 per cent during
the last quarter Of century. The
400 feet of the Britannia Of 1874 seem
almost insignificant compared with the
7O2 feet Of the latest White Star Liner
Cedric and the 100 feet Of the project
ed Cunarders. The .OOO-foot vessel will
assuredly not be long in coming.
Berths are even now devised to accord
with this standard. and entrance locks
and craving docks are also being
heightened. A few years back 800 feet
were considered an extreme dimension.
nowadays this is deemed very moder-
ate. The length of an entrance lock
does not. Of course, absolutely limit
the size of vessels
The beam of ships has increased
more rapidly than the length. The
beam of the Brittanic was IS feet and
a ratio between length and breadth of
about 10 to / was maintained fairly
well until ten years ago. when the
Campania was built with a breadth Of
80 feet to a length of 800 feet. At
present the dimensions exhibited In the
Cedric and Celtic. length $50 feet,
breadth 10 feet; the Wamer Castle
length $40 feet. breadth "a feet. and
other recent vessels indicate a decid-
ed tendency toward the establishment
of ratio of . 10 |. The maximum
beam does not yet exceed IS feet.
which Is amply covered by entrance
locks and passages 80 to 100 feet in
width, constructed fifty years ago un-
der the regime of paddle steamers
Consequently the Increase in beam has
not had SO perceptible an effect on
dock construction as the increase in
length.
Only In depth has the progress OF
naval construction been less marked
The draught of the Campania. % feet
in 1893 was no greater than that Of
some vessels twenty years before. The
latest German types have loaded
draught Of only 20 feet. while the most
modern British vessels attain to 70
feet. but in neither case Is the increase
proportional to that of the other dlmen-
sions. This discrepancy is due to the
difficulty Of obtaining adequate depth
Of water in approaching channels and
over the sills Of existing docks.-Cas-
sier's Magazine.