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Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-01-05
DOOM TO GRAND JURY.
Minnesota Abolishes System by Heavy
Popular Vote,

Minnesota has followed the lead of
Wisconsin and North Dakota and has
abolished the grand jury system. BY a
vote Of more than 12i 600, the Legisla-
ture is directed to adopt a constitutional
amendment eliminating it from the legal
machinery of the State. The last Legis-
lature, after convincing itself of the sue
cess with which the two States named
were working under the plan, decided to
submit the question to the electors The
vote is the result
For some years there has been much
discomfort over the workings of the sys-
tenn. Hearing only one side of the case,
the prosecution, the grand jurors often
bring in an Indictment on little evidence.
In many Of these cases they are unfair
and work an injustice to the victim.
Then the annoyance and expense of
bringing indicted persons to trial, only
to have the case ''Guashed' by the court,
was an argument that carried much
weight. Just as frequently, when ques-
tiOnable cases We're permitted to 20 to
a jury trial. the defendant was dis
missed.
These conditions led the Legislature
to take action. Prominent attorneys,
who appeared before it. cOntended that
the system had Outlived its usefulness
L. England, where it was created to meet
conditions long since gone, and never
should have been adopted in America
No change will mark the trial pro-
cedure under the new conditions except
that the grand jury will be eliminated.
The committing magistrate will hold the
preliminary examination, and if the evil
dence is deemed sufficient the prisoner
will be bound over to the Circuit Court.
The county attorney then win file an
information with that court and the case
will be dOcketed
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-01-05
Severty-five Years 400.

Georgia refused to allow the Indians
80 set I'D an independent government
in that State.
The Senate ratieed the i-ea les with
the Indians which gave L. the United
States 100000 acres of land. '
Notwithstanding the great rejoicings
at st. Petersburg over the peace of
zAdrianople, there was much dissatis
faction because ConstantinOple had not
been captured.
\ party Of Choctaws attacked a
camp of Usage Indians on tlte Cana
dian river and killed seven of their
number
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-01-05
Twenty Years Ago.

Failures. due to the competition
which made no allowance for leakage
in casks, had so affected oil shippers
that half the wharves Of London were
closed.
A heavy fall of snow followed by ex-
Irene cold blocked railway traffic
throughout the Northwest.
The MackayBennett commercial ca
bleS were opened to the public at the
Offices of the Commercial Cable Com.
pany, New York.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-01-05
Destitution in England.

The threatened severity of the winter,
the increase of pauperism and the num-
Der of the unemployed combine to form
a problem which is occupying the atten-
ton of the authorities in London. Pau
perism is increasing 10 an farming de-
gree III the metropolis. The figures for
the week show that 1o,1S5 persons were
receiving indoor, and 1921 outdoor re-
lief This is an increase of 9.395 on
the figures for the corresponding week
in 1903.
In the great cities of England the
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-01-05

tleships sent on together, since their
strength is clearly in union.
The episode is a trife naive. The
Japanese are not in the habit of vol
unteering to the world accurate &C
counts of the number, character, and
purpose of their fleets.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-01-05

Figured on the highest estimate yet
made of the production in the three
States the loss in -four producing capac-
ity is below 100000 bushels. On the
low estimates claimed for those States
the loss would, of course, be less. 1t
must be remembered, however, that the
loss is in the weight and not in the Nun
Der Of bushels. There will be the same
number of bushels to he handled whether
they are light or heavy.
A fair average of the weight of the
wheat crop from une time the records
were first kept is about 571a pounds to
the bushel III the United States. Since
! 1858 it has ranged from SO to 50 pounds.
In 1899 it was 56.3 pounds, and last
year was ST. pounds. The average in
France ranges between 60 and 62 pounds.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-01-05
Zen Years Ago.

Mrs. W. W. Aston died at Cliveden
on the Thames. England.
The Cook county, ILL.,, grand jury re-
turned indictments against thirty-ope
persons charging election frauds.
Northwestern and Burlington mail
trains raced from Chicago to Omaha,
the former Winning by two minutes.
The trains maintained rate of about
forty-four n les an hour tbroupbout
the trip.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-01-05

unemployed are more numerous than ever
before. In birmingham there are 1000
families III an almost destitute condi-
ton. In Glasgow, Scotland, the corpora
ton III order To save people from starva-
ton has guaranteed the employment of
men out of work at a minimum wage Of
500 weekly.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-01-05

Marie Jeanne Caroff of Brctagne. Go
years old, was found on the Atlantic liner
La Lorraine, having gone abroad at
Havre as stowaway. She was trying
to reach a nephew at Scranton, Pa.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-01-05
Production,

OlS. tOuHUS.
That portion of the report devoted to
the special investigation of the quality
and weight of the crop in the three lead
ing spring wheat States will attract the
most attention. Its showing of the
weight of the grain raised in the States,
an compared with the final official
Weights year ago, was:
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-01-05
GOVERNMENT CROP FIGURES.
Production of Corn at 2,487, 4SO,934i
Wheat, 52,309,5I7 Bushels.

The Agricultural Department has is
sued bulletin giving the final figures
or the acreage. production and value of
the principal farm crops of the United
States III 1901, as follows:
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-06-04

The first half o the ninth was one
long wrahgle. I ketched a foul Oh their
first batter. but then two singles came
in succession. On the first ball pitche'I
to the next man l threw quick TO first
to ketch a runner off the bag. Browne
put the ball on his man an had him
by a foot but the empire called him
safe. In the wTangle the man on sec
Ond Started for third and Brownie let
fly to Jim Harrison, but overthrow the
bag. The runner rounded third and
0ug for home, while HenDessy come III
from left and Scooped the ball
The throw and the man came down
the line together. I took the ball in
the m;tt and planted it into the russ-
ner's hack as he slid by me. and we
went over and over in a heap Of dust
safe" That blOOmin' gaia DO hadn't
got the words out of his mouth before
I was Up and started for him. And
just then there came a cheer and
laugh FIN the grandstand, and across
the grass FIN the right field bleachers
comes nobody else than Mrs. ElizeT
French. affianced o the famous ketcher
that was about to Uppercut the empire.
Ringlets fiOatiH' an eyes biazin', she
bore straight down on the guy that had
slid into me. an who was jest wakin'
up.
.'Whack, Whackl" she fetched her
umbrelIer down on his poor defensCleSS
mead an shoulders fore he could move
or git out the way aud before 1 could
say a word Then she looks up at me
with a glance like the "magnificent-in-
her-Ioye" picture in a novel, an, as she
did her eve ketched that of the empire
and there and then il changed to the
hunted fawH expression
''Elizer Hankinson." he yeIIs- All.
have discovered you at last after all
these years."
"Oh. spare met screeches my pretty
near better half. an falls into a heap.
while the empire beckOns for a cop
We won the game in the ninth on a
base on balls, a hit and Hennessy :
drive. that could "a been a triple if
/ he'd needed to run
An then It all come out The land
I lady'S name wa mt French: her first
/ Old manhadn't been blown up Except
/ by herr, but was right on deck, and 50
( she wasn't in any position TO git tied
( up to yours truly 1t was what Reggie
called an excitin' daynoOmOng. which
/ Is the same as n homer in the ninth
with the bags full The empire quit the
( baseball game and took the landlady
1 back to MiZzOOry with him TO some
( sort o court proceedings she'd run
away I'm chat was why the word
; scared her the night before). so we had
to find a new bOardin' place. I never
l knew till a long time after that them
/ two fiends, Pinch Hobbs and Reggie.
! told Mis- French the moTnin' o the
game that man on the other team
! was gOin' to lay me out An that's
/ why she was so keen TO come to the
game and that was why she damned
| the guy that slid into me. Only for
I them schemers I might "a been beatin'
/ stair carpets all my life.
When [ git married I want a woman
/ without q Past No more Mizzoory for
mine Until then I am welded to
pIayin' bail ard am strictly on the job.
Copyright, 1905, by George William
I Daley
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-06-04

mt on the floor and was spoilin' the fur
nituTe, but ] didu'J stop to inquire. I
went out TO the ball grounds an prac-
uced with a vengeance and didn't go
home to dinner.
We bad a couple o crowded hours at
that ball game that afternoon. The
empire was a new guy who hadn' t
never empiTed before In Alfalfa, ana ne
keD' givin' the close decisions TO the
visiting club, the BurdOcks, in a way
that wasn't at all according to the way
we was used to dom things. We tried
TO SHOW him where ne was wror~ but
he only got stUbborner the more we
talked. an finally it got SO il looked
like the game would be handed TO the
Burdocks without US havin' a look in.
in the last half o the eighth with
the score s to 3 against US. We started
little rally. Pinch got a base. and
stole second. Pete Brown meant To
sacrifice, but a wild throw of his bunt
put him on first and Pinch made third.
Merritt singled and sent Pinch IN but
Brownie was nipped at the plate tryiu'
TO 90 clear around firm first / wal
loped out a homer, sendin' Merritt in
ahead o me, and the score was tied
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-06-04

NO, you amt" says I.
Up in the air she went again.
Pray wy nOt2" says she.
Because I say So" says I, tryin' to
speak firm, but feelin' that my voice
didn't have the ring o truth in If
That don't mean nothin' to me, says
she.
Didn't I beat the carpet last night 2-'
says 1. feelin' myself slippin' a bit
Yes" says she, because I said 50.
Now I'm goin' to the ball game today
because say SO"
You amt" says l.
I'd like to know who'll keep me
out says she, shakin' her ringlets
with a laugh SHOW me him"
''Elizer.' says / tryin' TO be calm,
but not maxim any very great shakes
at it. -Elizer- you sh'll stay TO home.
That settles that Don't lemme see
you at the ball grounds today or any
other day" an I walked out. slammin'
the door I said it very strong, but
I'd hedged on Pinch's s. bet if Id had
d chance right then and there.
7 heard noises when / went out that
sounded like the wilder had thTowed a
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-06-04

OyE given out quite bunch OF warn
u ings to young ball players in my
time, but the most strenuous one,
the one that lays over cross-eyed In
dian pitchers, and trained snake field
ers, and automatic glass arm ameliora-
tors. and bunt nullifers. is this:
Beware Of wimmen; especially land
ladies'; most especially landladies with
long black ringIets and mizzoory in
their past life" That describes Mrs
Ehzer French who struck Alfalfa early
one spring an started a bOardin' house,
and as the Alfalfa House up an burned
down a couple o weeks later. nOthin'
was more natural than that Pinch
Hobbs an Pete Brown an Reggi an
Merritt an me. Of the Alfalfas. should
become boarders at the new bOardin'
house, an fall into the clutches Of a
McAVellian schemer- Reggie said TO
put this this way Who the guy Nc
AvelIy was I don't know. but he didn {
nave anything ON the Wilder French
for schemin'. Not d thing.
In the first place, the wilder WASH [
French, though her name was She was
combination o down Easter an Chi
cago. am every lady knows YOU can't
beat that. She gave it out that the
late alexander French had been
blown up ON steamboat. an she had
come west TO bury her troubles. she
started to do this the second week ]
kHOWed her by buryiH' her black ring
lets on my shoulder one afternoon an
as5in' me if 7 didn't want TO butt into
the keepin' bOaTdeTs business l had
70 put my arm around her To git away
from her. and she Rugged me back an
called me d real good man. In my eN-
element an confusion ] may a said
hull lot 9 things I didn't remember
but she called me d dear. sweet man
and her young giant an limited that a
minister could call most any time an
not git chased.
Then there was a tO-dO. When the
boys got wind O the widder-s propo-
sitiOn It near busted up the Alfalfa
bah nine They got together an pro-
Ceeded to show me the error O. my
ways. an demonstrate. an so forth
The more they kicked the more head
strong ] got, an stayed more air more
away from the ball grounds and the
pool an billiard hall that part o
my vases every month KEEP rUnniu'
Pinch Hobbs was the first one tC
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-06-04

cut his ears off. that's how" said the
knocker.
And do you think he'd give up?"
asked Redface-
yep" said the Knocker. He would
to save his ears. He's so bald you
know he'd look funny without 'em and
no man, I don't care who he is. can at
ford 10 be laughed at. | think the
country is in very grave danger.
-Copyright by K. H. Holmes.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-06-04

Mission Furniture is the most popular
and up-to-date Library and Dining Room
of the day. The above rocker is one of
the many odd pieces We carry. We have
these ranging in price from
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-06-04

Herald Want Ads Bring Results
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-11-16
she Bought No DIttoes

A Farplains farmer allowed It to APP
pear that he was won by the honey
guide" from Chicago who came over to
sell him bill of groceries cheaper than
he could get them of the home dealer.
The list was made out, the farmer taking
a duplicate of the order which amounted
to $l253. Then the shrewd bucolic
knocking the soil from the heel of his
boot and becoming thoughtful, reckoned
as how, after all, he wouldn't buy. The
next time he went to town he presented
the list and asked dealer for his prices
on the like quantity and quality of goods.
Figuring it up, the tradesman announced
that he was prepared to ditto the order
for $1,000, and he would throw off the
cents. The saving on the home deal in
case was S25l. The same farmer an
nounced that several of his neighbors
gave the Chicago house orders for $50 to
$40 each, and the home ditto saving in
their case must be realized only in the
value of knowledge that investigation
brings. Said farmer to his wife: 81
see that in this statement just received
Grocer Brown has charged me with a lot
Of dttoes. Here's a charge for sugar
and under it with later date is ditto
and it is ditto here and ditto there all
through. Have you bought any dttos,
wife9 The wife resented the insinuation.
Both agreed they had bought no dittos
and were ignorant of their nature, "l'll
see Brown about that said the man.
When he returned from seeing Brown, he
said with considerable feeling; Now
know what ditto means well for
lands sake, what is it9" she asked.
Simply that am big fool and you are
ditto" he growled. Some such know
ledge may vet penetrate the noodles of
the noodles who suppose they are saving
money by trading with the "furrner. -
Detroit News.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-11-16
LeadinQ Up to IL.


81 wish you would look at this
watch and see what's the matter with
it," the man said, handing il over.
The jeweler examined it,
Il can't see anything wrong" he
said. What seems TO be the trou-
ble?"
1T has lost nearly minute in the
last three months"
That isn't worth making fuss
over"
Il didn't know but one OF the jew
els might have broken, or something"
None Of EN- cropped out?"
mo. they're all right
1T isn't full jeweled, anyhow, is it?'
yes, it's full jeweled." n
give been suspecting lately that the
case is only washed"
You're wrong. It's solid gold"
But IT. isn't first class make, is
it?"
Yes, there's nothing better in the
market"
I'm glad 10 hear you say So Per
haps you wouldn't mind letting me
have fifty on it?"-Chicago Tribune.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-11-16
RESOLUTIONS of Coincidence.

Whereas. 1t has pleased the Almighty
Father of the Universe whose home is in
the High Heavens. to remove from our
midst Our esteemed brother John j Schou-
ten. and,
Whereas, The solemn notes that betok-
en- the dissolution Of this earthly tabernacle
are again sounded at our outer door and
another spirit has been removed to the
land where our fathers have gone before
US. therefore be it
Resolved. that we unite most heartily
in our words Of praise and sdmiration for
the noble qualities and character of our
deceased brother,
Resolved that we extend to his friends,
and especially his bereaved wife our con-
ISOLATION and sympathy in the hour Of their
great bereavement.
Resolved, That our charter be draped
in mourning for period Of thirty days and
that copy Of these resolutions be en-
crossed upon the records OF our lodge;
that they be printed in our city papers and
copies be sent to the friends Of the de-
ceased. VIM. ANDERSON.
DAN SKELLENoER,
LOUIS SAYLEs, Committee.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-11-16
STORY OF NAPOLEON REVIVED.
Assertion Again Made That He Or
dered Sick Soldiers Poisoned.

grim story of Napoleon is told
by Christian Was in a Frankfort re-
view under the title of Napoleon at
Jaffa." A great number c. the sol
diers were down with the plague, and
one day Bonaparte sent for his chief
surgeon, Larrey. IF ! were you" he
said TO him, II should put our plague
patients out OF their misery; II would
save them from having recourse to
opium to soothe them" But my duty
is to make them i've" replied Lar
rey Bonaparte then revealed the
grim truth. He and his stan were re-
duced to travelling on foot because the
horses were all being used for the
transportation OF the sick. He must.
therefore, either abandon the plague
stricken TO the cruelty Of the enemy
or get rid of them. Mr.. Was main
tains that the order was carried out
accordingly There is an end. OBJ
serves the Journal des Debats. to the
illusion OF the famous picture in the
Louvre OF "Bonaparte Visiting the
Plague-Stricken Soldiers at Jaffa."
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-11-16
MAN HAD LOST A FEW HOURS.
Passage OF Time Unheeded by Conviv-
ia New Yorker.

He had been taking a successful
flyer" in the street" and had been
celebrating on the way up town. Then
he invited several friends to dine
with him and to go to the theater aft
erw ard. AS IL was distinctly a gala
occasion for him. he kept the celebra.
ton up all through the meal SO that
by the time the party was seated In
the theater he was in such a comforta.
BILE frame OF mind that he fell fast
asleep.
When the show was over his friends
decided they would all return to the
hotel they had started from and have
a bit of supper. They woke their host
up and took him back to the cafe,
where. by chance, they found the ia
BILE unoccupied they had sat at before.
AS soon as the man who was cele-
brating was seated he fell asleep again
and looked so thoroughly comfortable
that no one disturbed him. Presently
he woke up, stared around him SOL
EMMY and looked at his watch without
noticing the hour. Then he shook
himself together and struggled to his
feet with considerable difficulty.
IF we are going to the theater," he
remarked. IL think we'd better be get
ting started. New York Press.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-11-16

Carnegie Draws Check for $4,000.
Andrew Carnegie has contributed a
check for $4,000 for the relief Of the
Jews in Russia. The gift was attached
&c letter sent to Isador Straus of New
York in which Mr.. Carnegie says:
al am only too glad to send you the
enclosed as contribution TO the fund for
the relief of your cc-religionists in Russia.
The terrible crimes being committed there
are such as might lead one to lose faith in
humanity, had not the history of the past
shown US scenes equally demoniacal.
do not be discouraged, however. IN
der the law of evolution we must stead
lily, though slowly, march upward and
finally reach the true conception of the
brotherhood of man.
Over 100000 has been pledged in
the past week for relief work.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-11-16

The First District Of Ionia county w. c.
+. u. will hold an institute at the Bap-
fist church in Bedding, Saturday, Novem-
Der ! 9th. The following program has
been prepared and everyone is cordially
invited to attend all of the sessions:
MORNING SESSION. 1880.
Devotional exercises.
How to Help'-Mrs. M. M. Benedict.
Discussion.
nstration-Belding L T. L.
Our Periodical" -Mrs w. A. Wilder.
Picnic dinner and social hour at noon in
basement OF the church.
AFTERNOON SESSION. 1880.
Devotional exercises.
Recitation.
The School Savings Bank"
Mrs. M E. Peck.
Discussion.
Demonstration City "Ys."
THE Tobacco Problem
Mrs S. Noddins
"How We May Solve the Problem
Mrs. j, M. York.
Discussion.
Vocal Trio-Mable Patterson, Carrie
Demorest and Vera Robinson.
Shall the Canteen be Reinstated'
Rev. j c. Meese.
Discussion-Rey j. w. Sheehan
Vocal Duett-Mrs. N. S. futile and
Miss Lola Spanoge.
Question Box.
Demonstration Margaret "Ys"
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-11-16

white beds are women and girls who
are awaiting or recovering from opera
tions made necessary by neglect.
Every one of these patients had
plenty of warning in that bearing down
feeling, pain at the left or right of the
womb, nervous exhaustion. pain in the
small of the back, leucorrhpa, dizzi-
ness. fiatulency. displacements of the
womb or irregularities. All of these
symptoms are indications of an I'M
healthy condition of the ovaries or
womb, and if not needed the trouble
will make Roadway until the penalty
has to be paid by dangerous opera
ton, and lifetime of impaired useful
ness at best, while in many cases the
results are fatal.
The following letter should bring
hope to suffering women. Miss Luella
Adams, of the Colonnade Hotel, Seattle,
Wash, writes:
Dear Mrs. Pinkham:-
"About two years ago was great suf-
ferer from "a severe female trouble, pains and
headaches The doctor prescribed for me and
finally told me that / had a tumor on the
womb and must undergo an operation if
wanted to get well. l felt that this was my
death warrant, but l spent hundreds of dol
lars for medical help, but the tumor kept
growing. Fortunately L correspondent with
an aunt in the New England States, and she
advised me to take Lydia K. Pinkham's Veg
etable Compound, as it was said to cure tu-
mors | did so and Immediately began TO
improve in health, and / was entirely cured,
the tumor disappearing entirely, without an
operation / wish every suffering woman
would try this great preparation"
Just as surely as Miss Adams was
cured of the troubles enumerated in
her letter, just so surely will Lydia K.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound cure
every woman in the land who suffers
from womb troubles, Inflammation of
the ovaries, kidney troubles, nervous
excitability and nervous prostration.
Mrs. Pinkham invites all young
women who are i'll to write her for free
advice. Address, Lynn, Mass.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1905-11-16
Makes People Color Blind.

Electricity is fatal to the discern.
ment of certain colors. Yellow and
pink. two totally different colors, look
strangely alike by electric light. Hell
iotrope is also like pink and subtle
ties Of shade are quite lost in 1t. No
light shows up shades and colors like
candles did when those commodities
were made OF wax. II is certain that
all the modern artifcia illuminants
mix up colors and shades ineXtric-
ably and electric light worst of all.