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Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1908-11-26
A HfuSfrri SD;INr.

The extraordinary m"sical sensitive
ness Of spiders has several times been
proved. Every che has heard Of Pei
lisson's spider. Console" of the untor-
tunate prisoner, it persisted because it
listened too closely to the captive's yio-
lin. The jaiier saw it and crushed it
brutally. Gretry. the composer, sp'aks
of a fayorite spider which ~3csn2"d2d
along its thread upon his piano a. soon
as he played it. When giving r~e2itaIs
at Brussels Rubinstein saw a large
spider issue from the focr of the pat
form and listen to the music. He gave
three concerts ut tie sac hail. ana
on each occasioH the spi.~r appeared.
Paris Revue.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1908-11-26
The Dairy Cows Product.

The products of the dairy COW are
fourfold. The first and chief product
is, naturally, the milk which she Sc
c~retes, and which is used as milk, or
for butter or cheese making. The sec
ond product is calves which she bears,
and which may be Of more or less
value. Third, the carcass of beef which
she will yield when she is no longer
useful for the production Of milk
should be taken into account. Lastly,
the manure she produces is Of consid-
cradle value.
We may call the milk the main prod
uct and the calves, beef and manure
the by-prOducts of the dairy cow. 1t
has been asserted that the milk product
is the only thing that should be taken
into consideration in estimating the
value Of the dairy COW, and that the
calves and beef should be entirely ig-
nOred by a successful dairyman, but
in these days of strong competition it
is not possible to ignore the by-prOd-
ucts, and in any scheme Of successful
dairying the calves and beef at least
should be taken into consideration.
This does not mean that in any case
milk producing qualities are to be
sacrificed for the sake Of the by-prod-
ucts.
1t simply means that of two animals
Of equal value for the production Of
milk the one that will give the greater
return in production Of calves and
value Of carcass is more profitable
Agricultural EpitOmiSt.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1908-11-26
H-p II INSIST on HAVING
feE DR.. Martei'S Preparation
HSFILN The Standard Remedy. at Druggists
send for book Relief for NOmen."
FRENCH DRUC .. 80 W. SD ST., n. Y. City
The star hrCturus.

It is probable that the star Arcturus
is one of the six greatest Of all the
stars in the sky. Notwithstanding it's
brightness. it is so far away from US
that it is not displaced in position in
the slightest measurable degree. as we
change our position 100000 600 miles in
u annual journey around the I'LL
Could we be placed midway between
Arcturus and our Il we would receive
thousands of times more light and heat
from the star than from our sun, and
this Notwithstanding that the stars
radiation is smothrred by Il dense blan-
ket of metallic vapors. In spite Of its
Immense distance the star is drifting
slowly in a SoUthwcStward direction
over the face of the sky, its motion
changing its apparent position by an
amount equal to the diameter Of the
moon in the course of about 1000 years.
So great an apparent motion must indi-
cate an enormous velocity in space
New York Press.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1908-11-26
Truf6 and
Quality

appeal to the Well-Informed in every
walk Of lie and are essential to permanent
Success and crcditable standing. Accor-
ingly, it is not claimed that Syrup of Figs
and Elixir Of SIENNA is the only remedy of
known value, but one of many reasons
why it is the best of personal and family
laxatives is the fact that it cleanses,
sweetens and relieves the internal organs
. on which it acts without any facilitating
after effects and without having to increase
the quantity from time to time.
1t acts pleasantly and naturally and
truly as a laxative, and its component
parts are known to and approved by
physicians, as it is free from all objection
able substances. To get it, beneficial
effects always purchase the genuine
manufactured by the California Fig Syrup
Co, only, and for sale by all leading drug
gists.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1908-11-26
NO SKIN LEFT ON 0 D

FOR six Months Baby Waa Expected
to Die with E>ZeiHn-NOw Well
Doctor Said To Use Cuticura.
six months after birth my little girl
broke out With eczema and | had two
doctors in attendance. There was not
q particle of skin left on her body. the
blood ooZed out just anywhere, AID We
had to wrap her in silk and carry her
on Il pillow for ten weeks. She WAS
the most terrible sight | ever saw. and
for six months | looked for her to die.
l used every known remedy to alleyi-
ate her suffering. for it was terrible
to witness. DR.. c. gave her up. Dr.
B recommended the Cuti.urI
Remedies. She Will soon be ihrc"
years old and has never had a sign
of the dread trouble since. We used
about eight cakes of Cuticu@a Soap
and three boxes of Cuticura Ointment.
James j. Smith, Durmid, Va, Oct. Il
and 90. 1906"
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1908-11-26

When fourteen miles off the coast OF
Brazil VI. j. Nicoll. author of Three
Voyages of 4 Naturalist observed a
sea serpent which came within about
fifty yards of the ship. "All that we
could see was n dOrsal fin about four
feet long sticking up about two feet
from the water. The fin was a brown
ISL black color and much resembled a
gigantic piece of ribbon seaweed. Be
low the water we could Indirectly see
a very large browniSh black patch, but
could not make out the shape of the
creature. Every now and then the fin
disappeared below the water. Sudden
~ an eel-like neck, about six feet long
and OF the thickness of a mans thigh,
having a head shaped like that of a
turtle, appeared in front of the fin,
flashing up the water with a curious
w%riggling movement. This creature
was an example, 1 consider, Of what
has been so often reported, for want
Of a better name, as the great sea
serpent l feel sure, however, that it
was not a reptile that we saw. but a
mammal"
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1908-11-26

The hay crop is one Of the principal
products of the farm. In 1906 there
were raised 57,145,059 tons Of hay,
valued at S592,539,671, while the wheat
crop the same year had a value Of
S490,332,7 60. Hay enters largely into
the live stock industry and is a lead
ing commercial product in supplying
the consumption of horses in cities.
Hay maintains a parity of value with
corn and oats for feeding operations
and IS usually fed in the proportions
Of one and a half to two pounds to a
hundred pounds live weight Of animals.
Hay is regarded as roughage and is
necessary in animal husbandry to
equalize the concentrated nutriments Of
grain.
Alfalfa is one of the richest legumes
and IS economical for its large yields
and feeding qualities. The cultivation
culture. 1t leads clover in the yield
per acre and also in its nutrient prop
critics. 1t yields two to four crops per
season and should be more extensively
cultivated in sections devoted to ami
NAL industry. 1t loves sunshine and
takes vast quantities Of nitrogen from
the atmosphere and deposits 1t in the
soil to fertiliZe future crops.
Alfalfa is rich in protein. which
makes heavy bone and strong muscles.
1t is relished alike by horses. cattle.
sheep, hogs and poultry. and when fed
to stock in the feed lots reduces the
grain ration and the expense Of finish
ing feeders for market. 1t IS partic-
ularly adapted to fattening sheep and
growing wool. Hogs thrive on alfalfa
and 1t enters largely into the problem
Of producing cheap meat.
Alfalfa ~renovates and re%1uvenates a
rundown farm. 1t grows stalwart
roots that create humus in the soil.
The strong roots strike deep into the
soil. making it porous and immune
from drOughts. It is admirably adapt
ed to the bee industry, as alfalfa honey
is equal to the nectar gathered from
the flowers Of the linden tree. Alfalfa
is a general utility legume adapted to
all kinds Of live stock. poultry and the
honey industry. The cultivation Of al
falfa should be extended. as soil not in
digenoUs to it can be inoculated with
alfalfa bacteria. It's introduction will
increase the fertility of the land and
aid in the solution Of cheap meat pro-
duction.-Goodall's Farmer.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1908-11-26

Mr.. William f. Vahlberg, Oklahoma
City. Okla, writes:
One bottle Of Peruna which | have
taken did more toward relieving me of
an aggravated case of cafarrh of the
stomach, than years OF treatment with
the best physicians.
Il had given I'D hopes of relief, and
only tried PeruEa as a last resort.
Il >Aall continue using ii, as | feel
satisfied it will effect Al entire and per-
H7aHeEt cure.
Il most checrfully recommend Peruna
TO al who may read this"
PeruEa IS usually taken as a last resort.
Doctors nave been tried and failed. Other
remedies have been used. SanitariumS
have been visited. Travel has been re-
sorted TO.
At last Ppruna is tried. Relief is found.
This history is repeated over and over
again. every day in the year. 1t is such
results as this that gives Peruna its I'M
assailable hold Upon the people. We
could say nothing that would add force
20 such testimonials as the above. That
people who nave had catarrh and have
tried every other remedy available, find
relief in Peruna. constitutes the best ar
gument that could be made.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1908-11-26
An ENDert Farmer.
pert.

An exchange says a young nan asks,
What would YOU advise a young man
raised on a farm who cannot stand the
Dust of haying and thrashing and is
most too light to do heavy farm work
to do?'
Gardening, Horticulture, poultry rails
ing. civil engineering-all are good. IL
he is built for an expert, there are
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1908-11-26
There is more Cotorrh in this section OF

There is more Catarrh in this section OF
the country than all other diseases put to
gether, and until the last few years was sup
posed to be incurable. For a great many
years doctors pronounced it a local disease
and prescribed local remedies. and by con
Stantly failing to cure with local treatment.
pronounced it incurable. Science has proven
catarrh to be a constitutional disease ana
therefore requires constitutional treatment.
flaIlS Catarrh Cure. manufactured by T.. j..
Cheney 4 Co, Toledo, Ohio, is the only con
stltutiOnal cure on the market. 1t is taken
Internally in doses from 10 drops to a Tea,
spoonful. 1t acts directly on the blood and
mucous surfaces of the system. They offer
one hundred dollars for any case ii fails 4"
cure. Send for circulars and testimonials.
Address: F. j. CHENEY < CO, Toledo. o.
Sold by Druggists. 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1908-11-26
NEW LIFE

Found in Change to Right Food.
After n suffers from acid dySpep-
STA, sour stomach. for months and then
finds the remedy is in getting the right
kind of food, it is something to speak
out about.
A n. Y. lady and her young son had
such an experience and she wants 9TH
ers to know how to get relief. She
writes:
For about fifteen months my little
boy and myself had suffered with SOUL
stomach. We were unable to retain
much of anything we ate.
After suffering in this way for so
long I decided to consult a specialist
scribing drugs, he put us both on
Grape-Nuts and we began to improve
Immediately.
1T was the key to a new life. 1
found we had been eating too much
heavy food which we could not digest.
In a few weeks after commencing
GrapelNuts, l was able to do my house
work. l wake in the morning with a
clear head and feel rested and have no
soul stomach. My boy sleeps well and
wakes with a laugh.
eve have regained our lost weight
and continue to eat Grape-Nuts for both
the morning and evening meals. We
are well and happy and owe it to
Grape-Nuts." There's a Reason"
Name given by Postum Co, Battle
Creek, Mich. Read The Road to Well
VILE" in pkgs.
Ever read the above letter? A
new one appears from tirse TO time.
They are genuine, true, and full of
human interest.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1908-11-26
CHILD LABOR IN HOLLAND.
Boys Start to Work ms Soon as They
Leave School, at Early Age.

Leave School at Early Age.
AS an American goes about among the
Dutch people he is greatly surprised 1T
the state Of mind the average Hollander
has in regard to affairs generally, says
the Boston Herald. 1t might we'll be
described AS that Of a man well Oh In
years who has amassed a fair fortune
and now takes things easily and loves
to talk over the somewhat wild doingS
Of youth.
Nothing is more common than TO hear
the remarks from both the young and
Old: I'VE lave been great We
have had our time
They hate to be interfered with and
resent the advice Of friends. They can
not reconcile the old-world methods
with the advanced ideas. Methods OF
agriculture are all equally Old-fashiored
and the peasants equally behind the
times in thought and dress. In fact,
cleanliness in Holland has become al
most a disease, and scrubbing goes on
from morning until night, due to the
abundant supply Of water.
The condition of the working class
families of some of the manufacturing
towns is ~deplorable. Wages are low
and the standard of life cannOt be
maintained unless mother and children
take their places in the factory side by
side with the head of the household.
AS soon as the Dutch law allows the
child to leave school-which is at tho
age Of 12-he enters the factory work
shop. Although the government has
passed a law recently for5idding boys
under IS to be employed in factories,
most Of the boys go in as soon as they
leave school. Children leave their beds
frequently at > or 6 in the morning or
earlier, summer and winter, gulp down
some hot coffee, or what is commonly
called so, swallow q huge piece Of we'll
known Dutch ~'roggebrood,' or rye
bread, and then hurry in their wooden
shoes through the quiet streets of the
town to their place Of work.
Sometimes they have to return home
at S or 80 in the morning for a sec
ond hurried breakfast, which as often
as not is the first, for many of them
start the days work on an empty stom-
ach. Those who cannot run home and
back in the half-hour usually allowed
for the first 'schaft' or meal time, take
their bread and butter with them in a
cotton or linen bag; and their milk and
water or coffee in a tin, and SO shift
as well as they can.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1908-11-26
IN tho Mission Sunday School

Teacher-And what do you suppose
al the animals did during those forty
lays in the ark:
Smarty Williams They Just loafed
around and scratched themselves.
SANDY ToHe Observation-Disclosures
[, Smarty, WEatd they s.ratch for.
when there was only two tleas:-TEc
3Ohemian.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1908-11-26
Appalling Result.

Sadly the mermaid regarded herself in
her mirror.
This" she said, SIS the penalty i'm
posed by nature for the absurd effort Of
my ancestreSses, ages ago, to abolish
hips
From which we learn how dangerous
it is to NEEDLE with the orderly processes
of evolution.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1908-11-26

Lord Radstock is one of the few mem
bers OF the British peeragc who not oaly
take an interest in religions work bit
who deliver sermons themselves.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1908-11-26
'cIi:" said The society editor.
PLIES CURED IN TO - DAY.

PAZO OINTMENT is guaranteed to cure any
case of Itching, Blind, Bleeding or Protrud-
ing Piles in e to II days or money refunded.
noe
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1908-11-26
WESTERN CANADA
M1sag%KsyyT~ More
fSlgTESG Big Crops
SC I'm 1905
Another 60, 200 Settlers from tbc United States
NEW
OPENED FOR SETTLEMENT

800 Acrcs OF Land 70 EACH SETTLER-i6O Free
Homestead and $50 al $500 Per Acre.
"a cast, rich country end a contented.
prosperous people. Extract from correspond
enCe OF i Nati0nl Editor, whose visit to Western
Canada in August. 1905, was an inspiration,
Many have paid the entire cost of their farms
and had a balance OF from $40 90 TO 5000 per acre
as 4 result of tnc crop.
Spring Wheat, Winter Wheat, Oats, Barley,
Fax and Peas are the principal crops, while the
wild grasses bring u perfection the best Cattle
that have ever been sid on the Chicag go market.
Sd ndid Climate, Schools and Churches IN all
localities, railways touch most OF the settled dis
triCtS. and prices for produce are always good.
Lands, may al-o be purchased from Railway and
Land Companies. For pamphlets, maps and in
formation regarding low railroad rates apply to
". ID. Scott, Superintendent of immigration,
Ottawa. Canada. or f. T. Holmes. 3I5 Jackson
St, St. Paul, MINI, and ]. NJ. MaCLachlan, Box
nent Agents.
Please say where you saw this advertisement.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1908-11-26

"The other day" said The caller. Il
sent you an item to the effect that | had
gone up into Wisconsin on a weekend
trip
Welt" said the society editor.
well" r%c.ioined the indignant caller,
"you printed it weak knccd' trip"
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1908-11-26

ly travel stained, aren't You:
Wareham Long (tackling The col
mcat)-NO, madam: We couldn't ha~iy
call it stain. It's jest dirt. It'll wars-l
off.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1908-11-26

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for Hid
rem t~eCthing. softenS the gums. reduce. ~
Elimination, allays pain, cures wind collie
Poe q bottle.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1908-11-26

Little things done in season will
tighten the big tasks and make farm
ing more pleasant and profitable.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1908-11-26
ISIS .||;I||i: xt22Ga$|;; 81 81 !
@sKeE14zeszszsas5 s::;sS@ < ION C6Y5

butter, eggs. poultry. breadstuffs, corr
and forage which her family or her
stock require. She is in good clrcum-
stances and people regard her as an eX-
pert.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1908-11-26

& buy Furs & Hides. Write for catalog 10l
n. ". Hide & Fur Co. Minneapolis. MINI.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1908-11-26
Only One "BaoMo eUININE~

That is LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE. Look
for the signature Of E. w. GROVE. Used the
World over to Cure a Cold in One Day. 25c.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1908-11-26

Preaching economy doesn't amount
to much. You must practice it, but
there is such a thing as being too
economical.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1908-11-26

Red-headed persons are not apt to be-
come bald.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1908-11-26

The dairy without the Babcoc& test
er is like the engine without a gov
ernOr.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1908-11-26

Remember the Importance of the
kitchen garden.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1908-11-26

Dairying is a ready money business,
and no other branch Of live stock keep
ing can compare with it for enriching
the farm.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1908-11-26
Correcting & MISREPRESENTATION.

Philanthropic Housewife-You are sad
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1908-11-26

Paris Revue.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1908-11-26

Three common faults in butter max
ing are overripe cream, overchurning
and overworking. The first means
strong butter, the second and third soft
butter.
Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1908-11-26

Be careful to furnish q good dust
bath for fowls, for it is the only nat
ural means the bird has of Kidding it
self Of lice and mites. Provide a
house free from vermin, then provide
the birds with a good dust bath. and
the question Of lice and mites will be
reduced to a minimum.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-28

Nearly year ago Mrs. Henry Dill
niger died. leaving her aged husband
and his two scns, David and Charles,
living on farm not far from this city
Three months ago Mrs. Maria Rich.
mond took the position as housekeeper
for the aged Mr. Dillinger, and brought
her two daughters, Lucy and. Jennie, to
live in the Dillinger home.
The aged Mr.. Dillinger became en-
amored of pretty Lucy Richmond. the
younger daughter, and took her for his
wife, continuing to live in the house
with his -in-law-sister-in-law ant
two sons.
Then Mrs Richmond, who holds hel
years we'll and is still an attractive
woman, was married to David Dillingel
and continued to live in the house wit!
her er-in-law-son-in-law mother-in
law-daughter, etc.
Finally Charles Dillinger was mar
ried to Jennie Richmond, aged 49, ant
| they continued to live in the SAM
house with their-oh, well. with tn,
rest of the family.
And who is the head of the house?
(: 1t probably would take referendum
] vote to settle that.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-28
PROPHET WHO PREDlCTSENDOFWO WORLD
FAILS TO MAKE GOOD; MAKES ESCAPE

Nyack. N. Y, Dec 2S.-The end of
the world did not come yesterday, but
the end of the career of Lee J. Spang-
Ter as a prophet did.
In fact, Mr.. Spangler did not wait for
sunup of the day which he foretold was
to terminate all things mundane. He
disappeared some time before dawn
and thus escaped, not from the shower
of celestial fireworks which ne had pre-
dicted but from torrent of eggs which
would not pass muster even in these
days of the cold storage product. The
eggs had been garnered by male
friends and relatives of the women
followers of the prophet.
Spangler's disappearance proved a
great disappointment to the band OF
faithful which had put on white robes
and prepared for the final day. Sew
eral of the 'faithfuP'-all women
donned their white robes and went tc
the morning train, in spite of the alb
sence of their chief, to meet the thous
and saints from all parts of the
world who were to arrive to be trans
lated with the prophet Never a sain
larrived.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-28

counties, has but four in which the
sale of liquor is not prohibited.
Virginia presents string of victor
les for the anti-saloon element, as pro-
hibition now exists in so of the states
100 counties.
Propose Constitutional Amendment.
In Texas, where more than half the
counties have accepted prohibition, the
voters soon will be called upon to vote
upon constitutional amendment for
prohibition.
In Arkansas two-thirds of its area
or rs counties, are dry" and the
question of state wide prohibition will
be presented to the voters for decision
Florida is partly dry through Local
option, and, like some of the other
states. the sale of liquor principally is
confined to the cities.
The difficulty of enforcing the pro
hibition laws is conceded to be one o
the chief obstacles to its success il
many states. This phase of the ques
ton. together with a falling off il
revenues, is to some extent bafflins
the authorities.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-12-28

A few of the faint-hearted women,
scoffed at by the villagers, dropped out
of the proceedings right here. Others,
more determined, walked out to Oak
Hill cemetery, followed by jeering
crowd. There they stood, shivering in
the cold, waiting for the fireworks to
begin. Now and then they essayed d
hymn or a prayer, between shivers.
but the catcalls from the crowd were
not conducive to protracted religious
fervor.
As the hours passed and nothing
happened. the little band of devotees
melted away until only three or four
were left Finally Superintendent Hal
sted of the cemetery ordered them
away, and, with the last vestige of
their faith shattered, they returned to
the homes which they had expected to
quit forever. AS many of them had to
face angry husbands, the scene was
anything but the heavenly one they
had looked for.
| Another crowd of the faithful went
to South Mountain, which was to have
been the scene of the translation. bu,
the cold soon drove all to shelter.