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Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-06-08
SIX KNOWN TO BE DEAD.
Two More Rescued Alive from Gun
nison Tunnel.

After lying helpless for more than for
.y-eight hours pinioned beneath heavy
timbers carried down by the cavein of the
Gunnison tunnel, at Montrose, Colo,
Benjamin Taylor and Fred Gross were
sxtricated from their perilous position by
rescuers Thursday. Gross is in a critical
condition.
Another dead body. that Of Herman
Okerman. of Denver. was found Thurs
day, making six deaths due to the disas-
ter.
Workmen are digging away the soft
mud. and other bodies may be encoun-
tered.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-06-08

Lincoln physicians are waging a cru
SADIE against the splitting nuisance, with
the result that the city council will short
ly be asked to amend the ordinances so
as to make it a miSdemeanor to spit Oh
the stairways and sidewalks. An exist
ing ordinance fOrbids expectoratiOn Oh
the floors of public buildings and street
cars. In the latter the ordinance has,
been enforced with considerable strict
ness, and the medical men claim now
that it will be possible to enforce a SINH
lar regulation as to the streets.
Friday w. ID. Lincoln. superintendent
of the Union Pacific car service, appear
ed before the state board of equalization
at Lincoln to testify to the use Of the.
terminals Of that road by various leasing
lines. lie furnished the board with data
on which to base its assessment of the
Great Western. Milwaukee. Wabash and
Illinois Central. This action will be lis
accordance with the opinion of the attor-
ney general that these foreign lines hav-'
ing trackage and terminal rights are sub
ject 10 taxation in Nebraska.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-06-08
Threaten to Strike.

The drivers and stablemen Of the Par
,mslee Transfer Company at Chicago
threaten to strike unless they get an in
Icrease in wages.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-06-08
Frances Offer Rejected.

Tangier advices state that the sultan
has definitely informed the French min
lster he is unable to accept the French
proposals for a reform administration
If Morocco.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-06-08
Wins the English Derby.

Lord Rosebery's Cicero, at London
Wednesday, won the Derby stakes, $500
sovereigns: NJ. Blanc's Jardy second, and
Chevalier Ginistrelli's Signorino third.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-06-08
Sioux City Stock Market.

Fridays quotations on the Sioux City
stock market follow: Butcher steers
81 .00M5.J0. Top hogs. SJ.I.y
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-06-08

Treasurer Mortensen. Secretary Of
state Galusha and Gov. Mickey are said
to favor a slight reduction in the assess
ment of some of the poorer branch lines.
To offset this an increase will be made
in the Great Northern from $4,000 to-
$4,000 mile. while the Union Pacific
assessment will also be raised if the plans.
now contemplated are carried out. The
increase in the Hartman road is favored
because of the increase in the net earn
ings and the improved quotations for the
stock.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-06-08

Rev. f. Van Dyke Wright has just re-
turned from au eastern trip. While away
he secured donation of $4,000 for the
endowment fund of Hastings College
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-06-08

Secretary Dobson, of the state board OF
irrigation. who has joint charge with the,
government officials of the expenditure
of the 5000 drainage and irrigation ex--
perimentatiOn fund. said Saturday that
work is now in progress ut Lexington and
Imperial. AT the former place efforts are
being made to devise some practical
method of underground drainage which
will remove the alkaii from the surface.
soil. Such experiments have been sue
cessful in Utah. and it is hoped to re-
claim about 10000 acres of fertile Platte,
valley land in Dawson County which.
has become impregnated with alkalit
through tillage. The success of the plans,
now under consideration is expected TO.
effect the reclamation of much other land
which is now unproductive because of the
presence of the chemical in the surface.
soil. At Imperial experiments are being
conducted to determine the feasibility of
irrigation through the use of a pumping
plant. An effort will also he made to de-
velop the dry farming method of soil cul-
ture. The state appropriation Will not
be available until July !, but the govern
ment is already at work. J{le legislature
provided the 5000 on TIE coalition that
the government make q similar allow.
ance.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-06-08

The state medical board conducted an
examination for physicians certificates
Wednesday and Thursday. There were
over seventy applications. \ consider
able number Were from medical schools
in the state, but some were from outside,
colleges.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-06-08

State officials who returned from Peru
bring favorable reports Of the new chapy
el building which was dedicated Wednes.
day with elaborate ceremonies. They
were given souvenir buttons bearing q
picture of the new building. Gov.
Mickey was particularly pleased with the,
reception accorded him. He drove to Au.
burn i'll the afternoon and came back to
Lincoln in the evening.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-06-08

Auditor Searle Saturday admitted that
he had issued an order revoking the Ger
tifcate OF Van r. Lady. of Omaha, state
agent for the Mutual Reserve Insurance
Company, of New York, which was re-
Gently granted license after the appI-
cation had once been rejected. Mr.. Searle
stated that the reports that the action
had been taken because the agent had
circulated reports rejecting on the ad
ministration of the department were
true. The agent is alleged 70 have said
when the cOmpany's first application was
turned down that it could buy its way
into the state. y conversation of that
character is given in an affidavit fled
with the auditor by man who is alleged
to have heard it.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1905-09-30
ODD FACTS AND FINDINGS.

The red hand in heraldry is the dis
tinctive badge of baronets.
A tor of oil has been obtained from
the tongue Of single whale.
sewing machine is estimated as
equal in work to IL women.
Atlantic liners sometimes burn as
much as 300 tons Of coal per day.
More than $4,000 stamps annually
are, it is said, found loose in the let
Eer-boxes of the United Kingdom.
French judges and judicial officials
are folbidden by the etiquette of their
profession from riding in an omnibus.
Many paupers. have lived to be 100
years old, but there is not single
record of millionaire attaining that
age.
A floating bottle dropped in the
Gulf stream as it leaves the Gulf OF
Mexico will cross the Atlantic in about
$50 days.
The amount of capital invested in
Great Britain in cattle. sheep, pigs
and poultry Is estimated at about
e1S0,OOO,OOO.
Any child over seven Is liable 70
prosecution as a criminal in England
but in Germany twelve is the limit OF
responsibility.
Emerald and beryl are composed OF
precisely the same substance, except
for colering matter; amethyst and rock
crystal are likewise identical
The longest day Of the year in Lon.
don Is 1914 hours, in New York Is
hours, in st. Petersburg 10, in Tornea
(Finland) %, and in spitzbergen 31z
months.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1905-09-30
DOG FoILs BRIoAND BAND.
Animal Follows Robbers Into Cave
and Paws Open Hole Large
Enough for Master to Escape.

Rome-An interesting brigand story
comes from Palermo. Four brigands
terrorized the district of Casteltermini
and entered the villa of a wealthy land
owner at Liberto.
In the absence of the owner, the band
its seized his two children. They
gagged and bound the eldest. and i'm
prisoned him in the cellar of the house.
A letter was left behind demanding a
ransom of 81 900 from the father for the
younger son. whom they removed to a
grotto at San Giovanni, where the
brigands had their lair. A little dog fol-
lowed the bandits and his young master.
The animal entered the grotto with
them, and few minutes afterwards.
when the ruffians were asleep at the en-
trance of the cave, discovered a small
aperture The dog increased the open
ing by using his paws Eventually the
hole was large enough to enable the
boy Is emerge from his place of eonfine-
ment. Followed by his dog he was able
to reach his home during the night The
police discovered the grotto, and the four
! brigands were captured.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1905-09-30
TOWN SHORT ON NIoHTIEs
Community That Abhorred the EriIla
and Furbelows d Mod
ern Progress.

Nazareth, Northampton county, Pa,
is close to nature. 1t is a settlement
OF Moravians and Mennonites, with a
cemetery and ancient buildings thrown
Ia for good measure. It is content to
live the simple life, and abhors the in
novations and frills Of what is popu-
larry called progress, says the Philadei-
phia Telegraph.
A Philadelphia of veracity returned
the other day from vacation spent in
the quaint old town. He gave con.
vinclng illustration Of the simplicity of
existence in the Northampton settle
ment.
When unpacked my grip at the
inn before retiring for the night
learned | had omitted to include my
pajamas. Looking out of the window,
which commanded "a view of the main
street, / saw the lights of one Of the
two general stores which the place
boasts. A few minutes later con-
eronted the proprietor. Suspecting
that Nazareth might shy at pajamas,
eecided to let the town down easy, and
said:
81 want a night shirt
1.-THE storekeeper appeared tempor-
arily dumfounded, but finally light
dawned on him. You mean q white
shirt?'
"'No, mean a night shirt. A shirt
to sleep in
Friend said the storekeeper, I
iont keep night shirts. Maybe Jones,
down the street. may have one
While covering the distance to
Jones' store" said the author of the
story, II soliloquized on life in Naza-
reth after a fashion not wholly flatter-
ing to the town. But Jones seemed up
to date and hope revived within me.
need night shirt and was told
you might have one in stock
Zones merely smiled, and made an
swer: i've got one Of my own. Mary'S
got one, too"
1t ought, perhaps, to again be stated
That the returned sojourner's veracity
is not open to question He added:
Controlling my inclination to laugh
in the shopkeeper's face, l remarked:
"'Of course. wouldn't presume to
ask you to sell me your own or Mary's
shirt, much less request the loan of
either l. find that have come to this
town without shirt to sleep in, and
desire to buy one.'
Sorry, but don't believe there are
a half dozen night shirts in the town,
said Jones, starting to put out the
lights"
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1905-09-30
PASSING pnRse MAILS.

Miss Grace Barstow. OF San Fran-
cisco. is the only woman viDlAn-fnnAser
In the United States, c1d pEobaiAJ In
the world. Moreover. she Isl 73ne
performer on the Instruments Of Hner
own making. She Is experiA emitting
with native redwood as base tnarJ
A famous Adirondack guide, Yin (the
days when the mountain regiory WAS q
true wilderness, has just died Nat, the
age OF 95. William Mclaughlin was
in the AdirondaclSs when there iwero
none but old Indian trails, and be
and St. Regis Indians cut new oneR 10
the region began to be visited.
Green McCurtain, governor OF 6isel
Choctaw nation, will take his Dlacs
among the millionaires ere long. He
settled UP the affairs Of the tribe re-
Gently, involving the sale Of coal lands
worth $40,0OO,00O. or this purchase
price Gov. McCurtain will receive ten
per cent. as commission, or $4,000. 1000
Mrs. w. s. Pratt, of Atlanta, Ga
is sale to be the only woman south OF
Chicago In the lumber trade. When
the firm by whom she was employed
went out Of business without losing q
day hunting position she opened an
Office and began operations. To-'lay
she is head of firm handling 100
cars of lumber monthly.
Henniker Heaton, who has done so
much for the cheapening Of postal
communication in Great Britain, urges
the formation of league to make the
penny post universal. 1t is, he says,
absurd to charge twopence-halfpenny
for a letter to Calais or to New York,
when a letter to Canada can pass
through New York for penny.
Mr., Edison has but one speech to
his credit. He was to lecture on cleo
tricity before q girls seminary, and
was to be assisted by friend namei
Adams to work the apparatus. He
was so .dazed when he arose that nc
simply said: Ladies, Mr.. Adams viii
now address you on electricity, and |
will demonstrate what he has to say
with the apparatus"
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1905-09-30

Thousands of American women, how
ever, have found relief from all monthly
suffering by taking Lydia E. Pinlkham's
Vegetable Compound, as it is the most
thorough female regulator known to
medical science. 1t cures the condition
which causes so much discomfort and
Eobs menstruation of it's terrors.
Miss Irene Crosby, of 313 Charlton
Street East Savannah, Ca, writes:
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
IS n true friend to woman. 1t has been of
great benefit to me, curing me of irregular
and painful menstruation when everything
else had failed, and gladly recommend it to
other suffering women"
Women who are troubled with pain
full or irregular menstruation, back
ache, bloating Tor hatulence), leucor-
rhea, falling, inflammation or ulcera-
ton of the uterus, ovarian troubles,
that bearing-down feeling, dizzi-
ness, faintness, indigestion, nervous
prostration or the blues, should take
Immediate action to ward off the seri-
GUS consequences, and be restored to
perfect health and strength by taking
Lydia e. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound, and then write to Mrs. Pink
ham, Lynn, Mass, for further free ad-
vice. Thousands have been cured by
30 doing.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1905-09-30
A Dogs Story
By e. DoNNELL

| T was in little second floor res
taurant, that we first met her, my
master and l, six years ago, and Meth
er of us has ever had reason to regret
it.
was only a little puppy and had
only known him for three weeks, but
in that short space of time we had
grown to be the best of friends.t
My life until he had appeared on the
scene had been a quiet one. was
one of litter of five, all of noble
blood. Dandy Jim was my fathers
name, and my mother was registered
on the books of the Kennel club as
Queen Alice, and was the proud pos.
SCISSOR of numerous blue ribbons
which adorned the walls of our den.
One day when was eight weeks old
the master of the kennels brought as
visitor splendid looking young man
who played with us young 'uns and
SPOKE flattering words to my mother.
After numerous questions as to our
ages and pedigrees he extracted five
crisp ten dollar notes from his wallet,
handed them to the kennel master,
took me l. his arms and marched out,
and that was the last | ever saw OF
my little brothers and sisters, although
for some years afterward was al
lowed to call on my parents.
My master, whose first name was
Frank, took me to five in a mansion
7 uyoc eyiuou q l,onnol oil RI M ucoIf
and was frequently brought into the
house to show off when my masters
family was honored with fashionable
guests.
One morning was tucked under my
masters arm and taken to splendid
Office downtown, where was allowed
the freedom of the suite until late in
the afternoon. Then Frank pulled
down the lid of his desk, picked me
up and said: well, little chap,
guess we're both hungry, so we'll try
little cafe that the boys have been
talking so much about lately"
We passed through crowded streets
that were all new to me, under an i'm
mense steel structure where the roar
of the elevated trains made me trem.
Bile with fright, into narrow little
thoroughfare wher> men were busy
wheeling crates of fruit and vegeta
bles, which were piled high on the
sidewalk, into the little stores pre-
paratory to closing for the cay. Final
ly we came to narrow flight of stairs
up which we climbed, and entered a
small room where throngs of people
were busy eating the things that were
served to them by warm and tired
looking young women.
The room was crowded, but Frank
finally found vacant chair and, seat
ing himself, tucked me under his coat
while he proceeded to glance over the
evening paper.
After a short while the waitress
came with tray loaded down with
steaming, sweet-smelling viands, and
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1905-09-30

Mr.. Robson, her father, big, red.
faced, jolly-looking man, bareheaded
and in his shirt sleeves, came from his
dingy little Office, and after cordial
greeting to my master, an explanation
by the daughter Of the cause Of our
visit; a happy introduction followed,
in which learned that the pretty
young lady's name was Frances Rob-
son, and that she had just returned
from WELLESLEY, where she had recent.
ly graduated.
Soon the talk turned on me and /
was put down on the floor to show of
my good points, as Frank explained.
After hearing many hatterlng words
about myself was taken in my
masters arms and we turned to leave.
Here, don't run OFF that way" shouted
the merchant. Wait five minutes and
I'll take you home in my auto"
The time was soon up and Miss
Frances and Frank seated themselves
in the rear, with me between them,
and we were soon whirling south
ward in big white machine that ran
as smoothly as my masters carriage,
and three times as fast. did not
have time to listen to the young
peoples conversation, but l felt the
soft hand of Misc Frances gently
stroking my coat as | watched the fly
ing panorama on either side of us as
we sped down the avenue.
We arrived at our home all too soon
for me and guess that Frank felt the
same, for after adieus had been said
and Frances and her father had both
insisted on Franks calling soon Frank
whispered to me very confidentially:
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1905-09-30
TEDDY, I'M GOING TO GIVE THE
BABY INTO YOUR CHARGE

She's all right, Teddy" Teddy, Of
course, meaning me. She's all right,
and if it hadn't been for you would
never have had the nerve to speak"
After that events Travelled rapidly.
was soon able to follow my master
as he took his nightly walks to where
Miss Frances lived.
Whether it was for a stroll through
the park, a game of tennis or quiet
evening o. the veranda, was always
there, and although am no caves
dropper heard many things on those
occasions that made me suspicious
that there was something stronger
than friendship between these two.
Finally it came. One evening as
lay at my masters feet, quietly nib
bling at the toe of Miss Frances
dainty boot and listening to every
word that was said, for l wanted to
find out positively what was happen.
ing, saw Frank take ring from his
pocket, set with a beautiful diamond
that shone like a star, and place it
on Miss Frances, dainty finger.
A lew words of comment on the ex-
quisite beauty of the ring and they
were in each other's arms. There was
the sound of muff1ed kisses, and as
had seen enough to assure me that
everything was o. K. l marched away
to my kennel, leaving them to bill
and coo to their hearts content.
Not long after, perhaps three
months, was taken to inspect new
cottage near and was shown where
my new kennel was to be placed
Very little attention was paid to me
now. In the evening Frank would
come home, his pockets bullying with
furniture catalogues, and, after hasty
meal, would rush away to talk fur
nishings with his bride-to-be. Soon
there was a grand wedding, to which
it seemed to me all of Chicago came;
after that three months tour OF
Europe, on which my new mistress
insisted that / should be taken and
on which | came near being lost
several times.
But that was five years ago. and
now We, have settled down in our own
home, have an auto of our own, and
the family, including myself and the
baby, go driving every evening.
nearly forgot the baby. He came
three years ago and we named him
Frank, after his father. When he
grew old enough to toddle my mistress
took me by the collar and said: Ted
dy, I'm going to give the baby into
your charge, and, mind you. don't let
anything happen to him"
She knows that even though | am
but dog she can trust me, for after
bringing about all this happiness
would | be likely to allow it to be
shattered at this late day through
my carelessness?- - Chicago Chronicle.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1905-09-30
BANKS AND BANKING.

There are in England $4,000 post Of
fee savings banks.
The Bank of The Netherlands now
holds $4,12O, 900 more gold than it held
year ago.
The Bank of SPANS gold holdings
have increased only S635,000 over
a year ago, but silver holdings ara
$9,SS5, 900 larger.
The average note circulation Of tho
Imperial Bank of Germany in 1904
was 1922, 1877 900; highest, 1888, $4,000
on December 81; lowest, s2S4.479.OO0
on February %.
The Bank of France has carried on
stock exchange dealings for its Gus
toners since 1895. The volume Of
such business has increased from $19,-
Gs9.000 in 1895 to $78,44S.Q 600 in 1904.
The rate of increase in the British
banking deposits is unsatisfactory, ac-
coraing to the London Economist
9 fact which that journal explains by
the general extravaganza developed by
recent prosperity.
German capitalists are to open a new
bank in Sofia, Bulgaria. on October l.
The project is regarded with disfa sor
by Austrian interests, who charge Ger
many with following up system Of
economical appropriation in the east.
In savings bank deposits this coun-
try leads the world. Our deposits
amounted at the beginning Of this year
to So ,060, 1861. That sum outrah
German savings by $786. 100000. and
the German savings outran anything
in Europe by $1,3OO,OOo. But in tho
amount of savings per inhabitant
Great Britain stands at $22.S2, Ger
many at ss99S. and the United States
AT SGT AZ
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1905-09-30
EDUCATIONAL 1TEMs.

The income Of Oxford university is
slightly under $35O,00O year.
The state forester of Massachusetts,
urges the study of forestry in the pub
lie schools.
The opinion is making much Roadway
in Germany that children should not be
obliged to study out Of school.
Under the auspices of the University
of Frieburg, Switzerland, business
academy for women only has been
opened in that city.
Swimming is part of the curriculum Of
the public schools of Yarmouth, Eng
land. The boys are taken to the shore
in parties and are trained till they can
swim so yards in the sea.
The imperial decree regarding the ap-
preparation of temples for schools, says
the Shanghai North China Herald, is
being carried out in Anhul. At Luchou-
flu, four very large images, servants to
the god of literature, have been tern
down to make room for little Chinese
boys to study English.
4 NO d1A4TdA Va A1dAy I1AAuOOS lIOUI
India to enter as students at the I'm
perial university and schools of tech
nology at Toxic has been noted lately.
1t was intended to celebrate the festival
of the great Indian national hero,
Sivaji, at Toxic this year for the first
time with great eclat.
In the coming autumn the schools of
France are to experiment on an ex-
tensive scale with system of teaching
history by dolls dressed to represent
various periods and characters. A sue
cessful exhibition of the method N
Paris convinced educators that there
was merit in the plan. The puppets are
made to move, by means of silken cords
handled from above. on miniature
stage. The dolls represent important
scenes in the history of the country.