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Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1907-11-28
-four barrel is empty, the potatoes are all

-four barrel is empty, the potatoes are all
gone, and we have not a thing in the
house for breakfast, only bread and but
ter; and the grocer sent Us word yester-
day that we could not have another thing
until We paid him. What shall we do?'
After which lengthy and somewhat inco-
herent speech, she laid her head on his
shoulder and found refuge in tears.
Never mind, dear; the Lord will pro-
vide :" then he slowly added, as if IN an
afterthought, some way"
A few minutes later Pastor Norwood
was bowling to the organist, who slipped
a check in his hand and said properly,
with the compliments of the choir"
Just as they were seated, the door bell
rang again, and this time the Junior
League marched en- masse and the aston
ished minister stood speeches. with a
check in either hand. Then the older
League came, and presently the Ladies'
Aid, and last of all the trustees, all add
ing their offerings and crowding the small
rooms. Each party looked stif1y askance
at the others, wondering by what trick
cry their secret had become known.
After an hour of discourse and song,
the treasurer arose and said:
"a few days since our pastor had re-
ceived but a mere pittahce for many
months of faithful labor. While he had
wrought earnestly for the church and its
societies, so that, for the first time in
years, all were in a prosperous condition,
he unselfshly forgot his W needs. No,
no, Brother Norwood, you must permit
me to finish. Then one society and an
other, by some strange coincidence, con-
ceived the thought of giving the pastor
a pleasant Thanksgiving surprise. 1t is
needless to say that we have surprised
each other quite as well. But best of all,
I find hat in the few days of unconscious
cooperation. we have increased the
amount paid on salary to just five nun
dred dollars. This shows what we can do
if we all work together. l move you as
a congregation, that We increase our pas
tors salary from six hundred to eight
hundred dollars a year."
1t was carried with a rush, even Broth
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1907-11-28
CARRIED Chinese host, to whom one Of the
party at som time has rendered q SER
vice or extended a courtesy.
HOW TO CARVE A TURKEY.
Sharp Knife of Greatest Importance
in Cutting Up Fowl.

in Cutting Up Fowl.
Some are born c%arvers, some after pain
full effort achieve carving and some-un-
fortunate few-have carving thrust upon
them. In order to become skillful in
the art it is of the first Importance to
have a sharp knife.
Daniel Webster, so the story goes, once
undertook to carve the turkey at an old
fashioned dinner. The knife was dull as
the traditional hoe and the bird proved
refractory, giving the great man more
trouble than one of his celebrated cam
paign speeches. Finally, after an espe-
cially desperate effort to cut through the
hide Of the troublesome fowl, the knife
slipped and the bird turned a complete
somersault and landed in the lap Of a
lady who sat next to the famous
But even after this effort Mr.. Webster
never turned a hair.
Madam, I'll trouble you for that tur-
key" said he, and went at the struggle
acain with might and main.
But we are not all born with the
aplomb of the great orator, so It is as well
to take the %precauti0n to have the knife
sharp.
The turkey should always be served on
a platter large enough to hold the differ.
ent joints as they are carved. 1t should
be placed on the table with the breast to
the left of the carver, who commences
operations by first getting a firm grip on
the fowl by sticking the carving fork deep
down through the upper part of the breast
bone. Now, holding the fork securely in
the left hand. take the knife in the right
and remove the legs and the second joint
together by passing the knife around the
joint next the body. Then take off the
wings in the same manner and disjoint
them. cutting through the ligaments.
Before carving more from the turkey
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1907-11-28
HIGH WAGES IN AFRICA.
Natives Charge Eleven Cents a Day
10 Accompany Hunter.


10 Accompany Hunter.
I had never got an African elephant
or a hipDop0tamus or q rhinoceros, and
I wanted TO try. There is the whole
story, says a writer in Appleton's.
This brought me about the middle Of
last October by ship to Zanzibar. and
thence by another vessel some six hours
70 the northward or the east coast OF
Africa 10 a town called Mombasa, the
SO-uthernm0st seaport OF British East
Africa and the beginning of the Uganda
Railway. II seemed necessary TO gath
sr together for the outfit about thirty
men, native blacks Of all grades, vari-
u colors and marvellous types-por-
tiers who carried daily on their heads
sixty pounds Of my own luggage and
whatever each needed for himself be-
sides, and dressed in the most remark
able costumes il has been my fortune to
ssee. They viii walk from fifteen to
twenty miles a day, up hill and down,
Through jungle and over open flats,
with as little trouble as l would walk
down 9Th avenue. And in recOmpense
'6o- all this labor these dusky gentle
men get Il cents per day and one and
a half pounds Of rice for the comfort
or their iusides.
There were p0rters, a personal se--
want. q cook. gun bearers and a head
man. The latter held the whole motley
crew IN the hollow Of his hand, and
ran them and me, and cheated Us both
with e fraukueSs and thoroughness
thar was too genial to be irritating. He
stole and sold ny aluminium cooking
outfit that was the apple of my eye,
and never 50 much as gave me q COM
mission.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1907-11-28
WHAT WAS IT
The Woman Fearedf

OA-o
What a comfort TO find it is not 'the
awful thing" feared, but only chronic
Indigestion, which proper food can re-
Lieye.
A woman in Ohio says:
Il was troubled for years with indi-
EeStion and chronic constipation. At
times / would have such a gnawing in
my stomach that 1 actually feared 1
had al dislike to write or even think
Of what I feared.
Seeing an account Of Grape-Nuts, I
decided 10 Try il. After a short time I
was satisfied the trouble was not the
awful thing I feared, but was still bad
enough. However. | was relieved of a
bad case Of dyspepsia. by changing
from improper food TO Grape-Nuts.
since that time my bowels have
been as regular as a clock. / had also
noticed before I began to eat Grape
Nuts that I was becoming fOrSetful Of
where I put little things about the
house. which was very annoying.
BUT since the digestive organs have
become strong from eating Grape-Nuts,
uv memory is good and my mind as
clear aS when / was young. and l am
thankful Name given by Postum Co,
Battle Greek. Mich. Read the little
booklet. The Road TO Wellville," in
0ackases- There's a Reason"
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1907-11-28
RHYME OF THE PUMPKIN PIE.

'Tis a dish that the gods Mars, Apollo and
Jove,
In their palmiest days might be envious Of &;
Where the milk and the honey OF plenty
combine
To fashion q dish most deliciously fine.
When the spell Of Novembes Is gray upon
earth,
A1i the bowling storm spirss comes out Of
the north,
Then the heart is made glad, tho forbid
ding the sky,
By the taste and the sight Of the rich
pumpkin pie.
Dear time-honored dish that sur grandmoth-
erS made,
Ere the red man was CONS or the forests
were laid;
When the sound of the ~warwhoop was heard
in the land,
And the Puritan toiled with his musket at
hand,
When towering Wantasquet saw to ascend
The silent smoke signals that spoke of the
end;
And the bear and the panther, the lynx and
the fox
Held revels of blood in it's storm-smitten
You are dainty as then, in those autumn's
of old,
With crust like a snowflake and center OF
gold,
With the spices of India lying deep in your
heart,
You are Jewel and crown of the housekeep-
er'S art.
Let the a~nglomaniac wall, If he will,
The homage, yours justly, we'll offer you
still
And ever this toast we'll repeat till we
die
Gall hail and long life to the brave pump
KIN pie"
Though your hills, o November, are bar
ren and bleak,
And waiIing the winds in your forests
which speak,
One charm we will cherlsh-yes, keep till
we die
Che pride of New England-the good pump
kin pie.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1907-11-28

in the form Of a barrel, being support
ed on q frame above the floor. In the
cylinder is a rectangular opening, Gov
cred by a wire mesh. The cylinder is
rotated by a handle. The ashes to be
sifted are inserted in the cylinder
through the opening, the covering be-
ing fastened in place by catches. AS
the cylinder revOlyes the fine particles
drop through the mesh to the ground
as it reaches its lowest point. There
is also an arrangement in the cylinder
to crush the consumed ana useless Gin
ders into small pieces, causing them
to drop through the openings in the
sitter.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1907-11-28
1t Didn't Go.

Lady I'm out of work." explained
the tramp, undismayed by the forbid
ding glare of the Illinois farmer.
WIFE I'm a deep sea fisherman: but
the fish is all fished out Of the A.
Iantlc ocean this year. Bein' 2 moor
unfortunate, but honest man, I'm now
on my way walkin' to the Pacific
coast Where the fishin' is good. Can't
you help a Teller along a bit?"
Yes, indeed" replied the fas-mar,s
"lle; "IH just unlOose the dog and
help you run part Of the wayn-I-
p~incott's.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1907-11-28
The Builders.

The Egyptians were the builders.n
said a contractor enviously. NO won
der their monuments will endure for
ever. Labor was nothing to them. Al
you would spend a cent on a newspa-
per so would an Egyptian king put
Io'Ooo men to work upon a temple. La
Dor, you see. cost nothing. A striking
example of the Egyptian prodigalitv Of
labor lies in this fact: No less than
2,OOO men were employed for three
years in carrying a single stone a
stone of unexampled size, from EIe
phantine to Sais.'
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1907-11-28
C
Those Contemplating hange of
Residence Should Read Them.

ShONAA ANt0o bAS
The other day the writer was in the
office of the Canadian Government at
st. Paul. Minnesota. On the windows
of the building were signs to the effect
that homeSteads Of 1G0 acres were
given free TO actual settlers, and in the
windows were displays Of wheat, oats,
barley, other grains and vegetables,
which he was told were grown in West
ern Canada. This could be readily be-
iieved, for in no other country on the
Continent would it be possible to grow
such splendid specimens. The world is
now pretty well advised that in the
growing Of such cereals as have been
named, and vegetables as well, the
Provinces of Manitoba, Saskatchewan
and Alberta have no competitor. For
several years past specimens have been
exhibited at State and County Fairs
throughout the States, and these exhib-
its are looked upon as n of the chief
attractions. They have demonstrated
what can be done in the climate of a
country possessing Il soil that will grow
Jhings. But that Il was possible to grow
vegetables such as were seen there
seemed TO create some doubt. But it
was the case. And apples. too. Not
Of course the splendid fruit grown in
countries more c~ongenial to such cul-
Jure, but they were in evidence.
Throughout Indiana, the "HOosier"
farmers were forced to stop and think.
When a similar exhibit was placed be-
fore them during the past few weeks,
many of them were forced to stop and
remark THAT is much ahead of any
thing we can do. The quality of the
grain we have conceded, for has not So
and-So sent Us samples grown on his
wv farm the like of which we had
never seen before. But to think of the
vegetables-and such vegetables. Why,
we thought everything was frozen up
there, and these turnips. c~abbages,
caulifOwers, beets, mangoldS, pumpkins
and squasheS are away ahead Of any
ching we ever saw grow That is the
story everywhere. Thousands of West
ern Canada homcSteaders. formerly
United States citizens, are growing just
such grain. JUST such vegetables. which
yield them a splendid profit with little
outlay Oh tie farms that they have Sc
cured from the Government of the Do
nInion of Canada at the nominal cost
Of $40 for 100 acres. If adjoining land
Is wanted it can be secured from the
railway companies or from private in
dividuals at moderate prices and rea-
Sonable terms. BY placing your name
and address on a postal card and ad-
dressing Il to the Canadian Govern
ment Agent whose name appears else
where. Z copy of Last Best West"
telling you al about it, VIII be sent
you free.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1907-11-28

CORK ATTACHMENT. here, as the cork is
remOvably attached to the bottle. Sc
cured to the bottle is a flexible retain
ing band which is also secured to the
cork. The latter can be lifted from
the mouth of the bottle so that the con-
tents can be removed, and is always in
position to be replaced. This attach
ment should prove to be especially val
liable to druggists, as it eliminates the
danger Of placing a cork, which has
been removed from a bottle containing
a poisonous compound on one which is
non-poisonOus.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1907-11-28

partly at the top. At the end of the
box having the open top are numerous
vertical slots, equal distances apart.
Transverse slots are placed in the clos
ed part Of the box. The cutting is done
by means Of thin wire attached to a
holder. The several slots serve as
guides to measure the butter into the
quantity desired. The dividing is &C
complished by forcing the cutter down
the necessary slot, the latter acting as
a guide to insure a perfect cut.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1907-11-28

pointed signal for forming in line. and
then out they march, the children of
the great city, to whom the fields and
woods are but a fairy tale, the boys
wildly swinging their caps, the girls
singing happily-aIl a little reluctant.
maybe, to go, but content in the knowl-
edge that another evening will soon
come when they may flee again to tbeis
beloved roOf-garden playground.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1907-11-28

shown in the accompanying illustration.
1t is made Of pressed glass and con-
tains partitions which divide it into
four compartments adapted for articles
Of various kinds. Only n partition
can be introduced, increasing the size
Of the compartments. The latter pro
v1des a convenient means OF separating
the pins and buttons 50 that they can
be instantly procured when desired.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1907-11-28

coal line Inc COul-
ing winter and sift
the ashes. Sitting
ashes is not an Oc-
~cupation that is rel
ished by anybody,
but the job can be
made easy by the
employment OF the
ash SITTER shown
here, an invention
of a Philadelphia
-on TLn clifton ia
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1907-11-28

laid. A W~eII-knOwn
habit in every fam
lily is to remove the
cork from the bot
tie and place it on
the handiest shelf
or table in reach.
OF course, It can
never be found.
This cannot happen
with the bottle at
tachment shown
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1907-11-28
The Turkey supply.

Ten fat turkeys standing in line,
Along comes Thanksgiving
Then there were but nine.
Nine fat turkeys weeping DER their fate
Along comes Christmas
Then there were but eight.
One fat turkey-hen laying egges galore,
Along comes an incubator
Then there's plenty more.
w. J.. hampton in the Bohemian.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1907-11-28

~grandnOtherS. NeV-
ertheless the meth
Cd of taking the
foot bath could be
improved, as sug-
gested by an ap-
p"aratus recently
patented by a
Washington m a n.
As shown in the IL
l%ustration, this va
por bath apparatus
jS far. cuDpriOr RI
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1907-11-28

to make the requir-
ed weight, In Or
der that this guess
work be eliminated
and the cutting
performed in an ex-
act manner, a New
York man has de
signed the simple
butter cutter shown
below. 1t consists
of a box open at
10Th -I- o-1 aI-A
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1907-11-28

needles, buttons,
hooks and eyes, etc.
: plate or saucer
often serves the
purpose, with the
result that all the
articles in the disk
and
must be fiShed out
when needed. An
infinitely better ac-
cessory for the pur-
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1907-11-28
Family Ren.-

""ell'' snapped Mrs. Henpeck. "r
certainly was a fool when 7 marr;oa
you
True, my dear" responded Hon
peck, land 1 regret to state Won,
haven't improved any."-Detrojt Froa
Press.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1907-11-28
Tray for Odds and Ends.

One Of the many necessities required
by the dresSnaker and the tailor is a
tray, or other article for holding pins,
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1907-11-28

the metal cabinets now in use. The
apparatus consists of an ordinary
chair, to which is attached a wire
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1907-11-28
R0ttIa Attachment.

\ recent invention of an Oregon a
provides a simple method Of preventing
oOrks of bottles getting lost and mis-
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1907-11-28
RUttCr-CUffPr.

In cutting butter into small guam
titles the grocer or packer usually
guesses at the size of piece necessary
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1907-11-28

The average woman imapinaS che
a good deal of taste when it comes TO
arranging flowers in a vase.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1907-11-28
Ash Sitter.

The price Of coal having been al
vanced means that many a man Will be
compelled to practice economy IN the
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1907-11-28
vaDor Bath Apparatus,

For breaking and curing a cold nc
remedy equals the good old hot foot
bath recommended and used by or
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1907-11-28

a business woman shculd nevar NM
pose to a man who can't cook or sew ON
buttons.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-03
WANTS TO ANNUL CHARTERS.
Attorney General Jackson Say
Tnur nnnfnu A.. l.. L.. H.

Attorney General Jackson Says
Companies Are in Combination.
New York. Oct An order was signed
to-day on the application Of Attorney Gen
eral Jackson by Supreme Court Justice
Ford, requiring the Western Union and
Postal telegraph companies TO show cause
before Justice Seabury on Friday why
the attorney general should not be al
lowed to sue each Of the two companies
to procure a judgment ''vacating its char
ter and annulling its existence"
In his petition Attorney General Jack
son says that his action is taken on the
grounds that the companies have v1o-
lated the State laws prohibiting ronopoIv
and unlawful restraint Of trade and com
petition. He charges that the two com
panies have combination by which they
establish a joint tariff of rates. and that
they jointly increased the rates from time
TO time. the increase being in many in
stances % per cent above the prior rate.
Z. J. Nally. vice president and general
manager Of the Postal Telegraph Com
pany. said there was absolutely no truth
in the contention; that there was aDv
combination of any kind between the com
panies. He was not worrying about the
matter
The two companies are competitors.
said Eastern Superintendent Brooks Of
the Western Union Telegraph COMPANY.
'cnd have always been competing con-
Germs Each is the rival Of the other.
amy trying to do as much business as il
can. There Is no more combination be-
tween them than between the Atlantic and
Pacific oceans"
The Washington herald., 1907-10-03
PARAGRAPHS BY WIRE.

Pawtucket, r. L. Oct. 2.-Despite her
total blindness Mrs Mary Ellen Hanley. aged six
ty-seyen tried to put coal on the IRE TODAY and
was burned 10 death.
Springfield, Ill, Oct 2.-The Supreme
Court to-day declared the Illinois primary law IN
constitutional and knocked IL cut so completely that
nothing il left upon which 90 raise a new law
FL Paso, Tex. Oct. News reached
here las night Of another slide in the Mexican Cen
tral quarres near Victoria IN which sixteen labor
ers were buried. Eleven more were fatally injured
New Castle, Pa, Oct. Anna Boulden
fourteen years old, Who was poisoned supposedly by
turpentne she used in the scrub water at this place
has been taken 20 the Delaware Hospital Whining
ton She is suffering great agony and is swollen
TO twice her normal size.
NeWtown Mass, Oct. "A big piclerel
which was hooked by teu-year-old Clifton Davis in
Crystal Lake last evening caused hts death and that
OF james Lane, aged eight, who was fishing with
him. The hsh pulled hard that the bows slipped
of the rock and were drowned
Troy, \. Y, Oct. 2.-Catherine Dargatz
who resided en- farm near WateTliet. was found
hanging I'm the hay loft Of a tam to-day and her
adopted son. MYERS Marion. aged nine years died
shortly afterwad The authorities believe that both
murdered, SEQ is missing
New York. Oct 2-Grief over having
accidentally killed his pet dog was responsible for
the suicide last night Of Albert Schauer. afty-oue
years old. well-tOdo cabinet maker Of S. Sutton
street Williamsburg he shot himself with the
same gun that killed the dog
The Washington herald., 1907-10-03
PITTSBVRG HEIRESS WEDS.
StepdauEhter OF GOIdie Mohr Mar
ried 10 Crosby Mclean.

Pittsburg, Oct Miss Alberta A.
Wood. stepdaughter Of GOIdie Mohr.
actress, and Crosby Mclean. one Of the
wealthy young men OF Piusburg, were
married tonight Miss Wood was one of
the much-sought Pittsburg heiresses. be-
ing the youngest daughter of the late
Alan C. Wood, who created a sensation
some years ago by marrying GoIdie
Mohr years after the death Of his second
wife.
Mr.. Wood has since died. and there
was quarrel between the actress wife
and the family Of the deceased over the
Wood millions. 1t IS understood that the
children by Woods former wives settled
with Goldie Mohr for 100000.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-03
ITEMS FROM ABROAD.

Paris, oct. 2.-The negotiations be-
tween the ierelry manufacturers and the skilled
wuFzmen having failed. it was announced to-dav
that 10 employers had decided TO dismiss their
employees.
Vienna, Austria. Oct 2.-An attack Of
bronchial Catsuh is c1nfuing Emperor Francis 10
sauh % his apartments His condition Is reported as
not being serious but the physicians say the Em-
peror need, a rest
Dublin, Oct 2-The French steamer
Leon XIII is ashore near Seafsid County Glare
according 70 advices received here. The latest re-
port says little hope is entertained Of saving her as
tie breaking over the vessel and life guards
have been unable 70 reach her.
London, Oct. "A new landing stage
2O0 feet long Is 20 be built at Liverpool 10 enable
the largest vessels 20 utilize The harbor there rather
than remove 10 Southampton The dock board de-
cidcd ca such action to-day according TO the cor
respondent Of the Evening News at Liverpool
Sarzana, Italy, Oct. 2-The italian bat-
tie ship Duili0 is being held by the local authorities
fer the nonpameut of q debt by the navy de-
partmcnt. local court recently ordered the de-
Tartmeut 10 pay 10 the Sarzaua Cooperative Bank
a certain sum 0f money. This the department Jailed
% do and the hailif Of Sarzau- went On board the
battle ship and took possession.