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THE VALENTINE DEMOCRAT I. M RICE bDITOR in t'r- at tUe iosK > nice ut VuJeutme. JliTrj . as Hec.nad-clHttH SOCIETIES , K. of P. ' CHERRY LODGE NO. 1C9. meets let and 3rd Friday of each mouth at 8:30. C. M , IJUNTEK , C. S. GOULD. C. C. 1C. of 11. & . S. Meets Thursday night each week , AMOS KAMJALL , J. T. KKKLKV , M , G. Sec'y. \KCJIADUZ A JLOJ > QE A. F. & A. M. KO. 1O * . Meets 1st Tuesday on or be fore the full of the moon each month. T. C , HOKN V , W , W , THOMPSON , \V. M. Sec'y. AO. . I ) . W. KO.7O. Meets 1st and 3rd Mou day of each mouth. W. A. PlSTTVUIiKW , U. G , DUNN , M. W. EteeordeL. DEttllEKOE J1OXOK XO. JL1O.Meets 2ud and 4th Monday each mouth. ETTA BIIOWN , I EZ , PETTI-CHEW , C , of H. Recorder. 31. W. A. Meets 1st and 3rd Wednesdays each mouth. M. V. .NICHOLSON , W. E , HALEY , V.O. Clerk. FllATEHNAJj USIOfl NO , 508 Meets every fcatuitaj nigh J. A.HOBNBACK , E. D , CLAUK , F , M. Sec'y. ROYAL KKIGIIUOKS. Meets 2nd and 4th Wednesdays each month. M.ABV QUIGLEY , MINNIE DANIEL , Oracle. Kec SUUM and DanilU T of Prorectlou JLodge Ao. 6. Meets 2nd and 4th Fridays each month. HKNKY GRAHAM , Mrs. JENNIE LEWIS , Pies. Sec'y Heyal Hltthlanders , Devon Castle Xo. 201.- Meets 2nd Friday eaca mouth. ED CLAKK , . E. HALEY , I. P. Charles Faulhaber Brownlee Breeder ol Ren'st'd tlerelords. o Hyam , No. 74,538 , at head of herd. Young bulls from 6 to 18 months old for sale. HENEY AUGTJSTON Blacksmith. firownlee , Nebr. ) Does general blacksmithingathard times prices for cash. Si . , - PAT HETT Valentine , Nebr. Good , Hard Rock for sale in any quantity. H. M. CRAMER , City Deliyeryman. Trunks , valises and packages hauled to and from the depot and all parts of the City. W. A. KIMBELL Barber First-class Shop in Every Eespect Eau de Quinine Hair Tonic , Goldeu Star Hair Tonic , Herpicide and Coke's Dandruff Cure. Try Pompeian Face Massage Cream LEKOY LEACH County Surveyor Valentine or Woodiake GENEKAL WOBK PROMPTLY ATTKNDKD TO. JOHN PORATH Biege , Xcbr. Tubular wells and windmills. A. M. MOKRISSEY Attorney at Law Valentine , AT br. A. N. COMPTON Physician and Surgeon i Office at Quigley & Chapman's Drug Store. Nights TheDon - oher residence , Uherry street. Edward S. Furay Physician and Surgeon Office Fraternal Hall or El liott's Drug Store. F. M. WALCOTT ATTORNEY AB8TRACTER Valentine , Nebr. Practices In District Court and U. B. Land Office. Keal Estate and Ranch Property F. . M. V.B.B. TIME TABLE \\'K8I Bo UN I No. 27 Frt. Dally 2-33 P. M. No. 25 * ' except Sundny 9:40 A. M No. 31'assHiner Batly . 12:49A. M KAXT BOUND No. 28 Kn , . Dally 6:50 A. M So.ze - except Sunday 5:00P.M. NO. 4 Passenger Daii > 4:47 A. M. MILL PRICES FOR FEED , Bran , bulk 75 per cwt $14.00 ton Shorts bulk 85 per cwt $16.00 tOD Screenings 70c " $13.00 " Chop Feed . . . .1.05 $20,00 Corn 95 " $18.00 " Chop corn . . .1.00 $19.00" Oat * 1.20 12300 John Nicholson , Dentist. Will be in Valentine on the 20 , 21 , 22 and 23rd of each month. Reuerve your work for him. Office at Donoher Bouse. ETTA BROWN SUPT , PUBLIC INSTRUCTION Examination Third Saturday of each month and Friday preceding. * ALENT1NE NEBRASKA H. DAILEY , Dentist. Office over the grocery deparment of T. C. Hornby's store. Will bo in Eosebud agency July 3rd , Oct. 2nd and Jan. 1,1901. Moses & Iloffacker. Simeon , Nebr IV on r ipht or left O euoulder of bors- es O' on left Jaw. H on left side. H on left thigh- S. N. Moses. VY left side K right shoulder O and hip. The Commoner , ' Mr. - Bryan's paper will be especially interesting and in structive during the present session of congress. The action of this congress will probably determine the issues up on which the next presidential cam paign will be fought. The Commoner proposes to carry on a campaign of ed ucation and organization to the end that democratic principles may triumph. In addition to the editorial depart ment , which receives Mr. Bryan's per sonal attention , the Commoner con tains a Current Topic department , wherein a non-partisan discussion of topics of timely interest and other val uable information will Le found. The Home Department is conducted by an experienced woman who is widely known as a writer of household topics and who is an authority on the art of cooking in all that the term implies. This department alone is worth the subscription price. The other depart ments ot this paper are all interesting and ably conducted , am eng which is a bummary of the world's news told in narrative style , and Mr. Maupin's de partment Wheth'er Common or Not contains original anecdotes and wit , moral lessons in homely phrase and verse , and appeals to old and young alike. The Commoner as a whole is clean. entertaining and instructive , and its rapid increase in circulation now amounting to 140,000 is proof of the paper's strength and influence. Arrangements have been made with Mr. Bryan whereby The Commoner can be supplied at a very low rate with THE VALENTINE DEMOCKAT , both pa pers for one year for $1.65. This offer applies to both new and renewal sub scriptions , and should be taken ad van t age of without delay. All orders should be sent to . M . RICE , Valentine , Nebr A MOST LIBERAL OFFER. Ah our farmer readers should take advantage of the unprecedented club bing offer we this year make , which includes with this paper The Home stead , its Special Farmers' Institute Editions and The Poultry Farmer. These three publications are the best of their class and should be in every farm home. To them we add , for lo cal , county and general news , our own paper , and make the price of the four one year only JJ51.2BNever be fore was BO much superior reading matter offered for eo small an amcrunt of money. The three papers named , which we club with our OWDJ are well known throughout the Wefet , and commen'd themselves to the reader's ' attention upon mere mention. The Home stead is the great agricultural live The Poultry Farmer is the most prac tical poultry paper for the farmer , while the Special Farmers' Institute Editions are the most practical publi cations for the promotion of good farming ever published Take ad vantage of this great offer , as it will hoJd good for a short time only. Samples of these papers may be ex amined by calling at this office , The Gre att-st of its Kind. The excellent record of the1 lMer- cantilo"is attracting much attcnt' ion. It now has in Nebraska over seven thousand policy holders and over six million dollars of insur- ence in force. It has annually for five years on an average declared to its policy holders a div idend of 15 to 20 per cent ; that is , it has saved in cost to its policy holders that much. There is no .man but what would like to be in a business that would yield him 20 per cent profit. The Mutual In surance Journal. The Mutual Insurance people of the state can be proud of the fact that Nebraska has within its board ers some of the very strongest Mutual companies in the world , Many both farm and city whose poli cies are as good as gold anywhere and the reputation of which goes unquestioned. Among the number none are better than the Farmers Mutual .Insurance Company and The Nebraska Mercantile Mutual Insurance Company , both of Lin coln , and the Trans-Missi&sippi Mutual Fire Association of Omaha - S ha , an'd our readers should carry in these companies all of the insur ance they can place with them up to the full amount desired. No person claims but that in case of loss they are fairly treated and when the amount is agreed upon , paid promptly. The Mutual In surance Journal. These companies arc represent ed by I. M. Kice of Valentine. In these companies together with the German Mutual of Omaha he has written thousands of dollars of in surance for people in Valentine , Crookston , Cody , Mcrriman , Gordon , Wooklake and through out Cherry Co. There has never been a question as to the reliability of these mutual companies and those holding policies in them can testify to the saving in cost of in surance. There should be no dis crimination against them because they have saved thousands of dollars lars to policy holders , and insur ance rates have been lowered 25 per cent by virtue of the existence of these companies , in which even those opposed to mutual insurance have profited. They insure city and farm property , school houses and churches. McOann Items. Geo. N. Coleman , of the hay flats , was on tne river after corn that he had bought of Dick Bush. Mrs. A. E. Galloway returned from Valentine last oaturday. Miss Wurtz , teacher at McCann , visited over Sunday with Mrs. VV. W. White. A dance at Harry Childers on the ] 7th of this month. S. F. Thompson started for Cody and.vicinity to take pictures on the first of the month. Mr. Amend went to the Jttinnecha- duza to get his mother who has been stopping with Mrs. John Story. Cattle are looking good considering the winter we have had. Running Water. Frank Lansing was up the river last Sunday. Mrs. Cora Morgan was down from Cody to see her daughter and parents. Born , to Mr. and Mrs. Bush a bounc ing baby boy. Mother and child doing - ing well. 'Mr. young was down in this locality last Saturday. Sandy Blackly went to to wn for a load of grain for Anderson and Hoffacker. Sylvia Heth is working for Mrs. Bush on the river. Mr. and Mrs. Reed has moved back on the river. Mr. Baily went to town with Char lie Moserlast week , hehaa been work ing for Mr. Adamson. Mrs. Harris returned from Cody Saturday and went on down to New Port selling millinery goods. George Heth haa lost a few head of cattle this winter. Carl Wilber returned to Valentine Saturday from a short sojourn on bia claim. Mr. StVatt'dn Went tb Valentine Monday. Easter is near again , consequently the small boys are saving up eggs for the occasion. OLD GOA THE GOLDEN ITS SITE IS NOW ONLY A VAST AND GRASSY TOMB. The Once Splendid Portngruese City IB ladia a Jlaffnificent "Wilderness * . It * Masterpiece of Art the Tomb of St. Francis Xa-vier. It was said that during the prosper ous times of the Portuguese in India you could not have seen a piece of iron In any merchant's house , but all gold and silver. They coined immense quan tities of the precious metals and used to make pieces of workmanship in them for exportation. The very sol diers enriched themselves by com merce. But then at last came the inquisition , which celebrated its terrible and deadly rites with more fervor and vehemence.1 at Goa than in any other place. Reli gious persecution , pestilence and wars with the Dutch , disturbances arising from an unsettled government , and. above all , the slow but sure workings of the shortsighted policy of the Portu guese in intermarrying and identifying themselves with the Hindoos of the lowest caste , made her fall as rapid as her rise was sudden and prodigious. In less than a century and a half aft er Da Gama had landed on the Indian shore the splendor of Goa had departed forever. The inhabitants fled befon the deadly fever which soon fastened upon the devoted precincts of the city , and in 175S the viceroy transferred hi.- headquarters from the ancient capital to Parjiua , about eight miles distant. Soon afterward the religious orders j were expelled , leaving their magnifi cent convents and churches all but ut terly deserted , and the inquisition was suppressed upon the recommeiulatior of the British government. The place is now a grass gron-n wil derness. But still the firm anJ well built causeways of this olden oily aiiu its moklering splendors are rcr.i'r'.hicciii of ccluvng pageants and the tramp of armies whicj or.ce soun < IcI there. A : we trvul the ancient wharf , a long , broad id. . lined with a double row of trees and faced with stone , a m.jro suggestive gestivo rccne of desolation can hurf.lv be conceived. Everything around tei-rns with niclanclicly associations , the very rustlings of the trees and murmur of the waves sound like a dirge for the de parted grandeur of a city. Towering above a mass of ruins a solitary gateway flanks the entrance to the Strada Diretta. the Straight street , so called because almost all the- streets in old Coa are laid out in cur vilinear form. It was through thfr portal surmounted by the figures of St. Catherine and Vasco da Gama that the newly appointed viceroys of Goa passed in triumphal procession to the palace. Beyond the ate n level road , once a populous thoroughfare , leads to the Terra di Sabaio. a large square front ing the Primacial. or Cathedral of St. Catherine , who became the patron saint of Goa when the place was cap tured by Albuquerque on the day of her festival. Groves of cccoanut palms and mango topes now Incumber the ground once covered by troops of horse. The wealth , the busy life and the lux ury of the old place are dead. Kites and cobras infest the crumbling halls which once resounded with the ban quet and the dance , and naught but a few old monks and nuns keeps vigil aciid its desolation today. But Goa possesses one treasure of great interest. This is the tomb of Francis Xavier , the great Jesuit niis- sionari * to the east. It is to be found h : the Church of Bon Jesus. It is a mas terpiece of art which is lost to all but the casual visitors to old Goa. S MI have ventured to suggest that no oau-i mausoleum in India or even in Asia ex cept the Taj Mahal can equal it. It i- built of rich marble of variegated col ors. The lowest staple is of rod anc1 purple jasper and Carrara alabaster adorned with statuettes and cherubs The mid'lle stage is of green and yellow jasper decorated with beautiful bronc plates representing incidents in the life of the saiiit. The highest of the three stages is surrounded by a lovely rail ing of red jasper marked with whifr spots , the adornments being figures of angels , while its middle portion is graced with columns elegantly carved , whose ir.tcrvonini ; spaces are surmount ed by arclies shou ing further im-idi'mY in the life of the saint. The friezes of the four lateral columns arc of black stone and the plinths of yellow jasper. Surmounting this last stage lies the cofiin overlaid wiui silver , a gorgeoti ? receptacle embellished with many cx- quls.te specimens of relief work Lr.uips of silver depending around com pk-te the adornment of the shrine. It is a worthy relic of Goa's departed glo ry. ry.The The bell of the .Augustinian convent still rings forth its vesper peal above ilils old city of ghosts , and it is impos sible to forget the effect of tindtcp. . mournful notes as they strike upon th ear. XtviT was heard a mnri1 beautiful or more sadly musical summons than that which < r.Ils in vain from the tower of the Augustinh'.ns to the forsaken am1 solitary city. It is all summed up in tht eloquent apostrophe of Sherer : "Goa the golden exists no more : Goa. "where the aged Da Gar.ia closed his glorious life : ( 'oa where the immortal Camuens sang ami .suffered. It is now but a vast : m < ! , rrasy tomb , and it seems as if its thi- and rjooiny pnprhuion of pries-Is ami i'rlr.rsreie only ssrj ] to qLani re ijUJuis f : r ! : > tk p'JJ"J S 'jls ? . " 5r * . .irs (7r. -ttc. Xoild Couu rtror.nd to : . \ . -"use t" i5j.Lt ad play poker. TvthlVin is - niug to be th rrV "Jrst my wife. " STREET CRIES IN CAIRO. Sovniln and Voice * That Traveler * Ilrnr la the Egryptlan Cltr. Take n chair outside a busy cafe near tin1 market place and tram center and watch street life. There are no hungry UHTI , no starving , pinched child faces , no finger worn mothers , for this Is n land of plenty , and the people's wants are few and simple. Thus sun shine and laughter spray a welcome fragrance over the novelty and ro mance of the gay city's streets. Here is a street melodist twanging a monster one stringed "something" and accom panied by a nose ringed girl who taps deftly on a species of tambourine , while bystanders ejaculate "Allah , a- lah ! " the Arabic word for applause. If not quite In accord with your preju dices concerning music , well , maalaish ( never mind ) , It Is not nearly so dis tracting as a street corner at home , and they will go away if you tell them to. The baboon , the donkey and boy are In evidence , with a score of performing tricks that arc very original and cer tainly funny , and you console yourself with the hope of a minimum of cruelty In the training , A fruit teller , basket on head , with luscious grapes and figs , saunters by , singing in a quaint minor : "O grapes , O sweet grapes , that are larger than doves' eggs and sweeter than new cream ! O angels' food , delicious figs , bursting with honey , restorers of health ! " There Is a drink seller , bent under the weight of the odd shaped jar slung over his shoulder , a lump of ice projecting from its mouth , conjuring custom In a similar strain as he struts up and down , making the air resound with the rhythmical clap clap of two brazen saucers : "O refreshment of the weary ! O quencher of parched lips ! O blessing of heaven ! " Another street cry which may be heard in the main street of Abbassieh , a suburb , contains the following enticing ' ing announcement"Tomorrow , O people ple , I am going to kill a camel ! The doctor says , it is young and healthy. Oh , its flesh will be tender as the quail and juicy as lamb. Its price is but 1V piasters (7 ( cents ) a pound. Do you love the sweet flesh of the camel ? Then come early and be satisfied. " Not the least picturesque figures In the streets are the city police , in their neat white drill and red , tarbouches in summer and blue serge in winter. FRUITS AND FLOWERS. From a twenty-year-old mulberry tree 21S pounds of leaves have been picked in a year. String beans may be obtained during the entire summer by planting once a month for successive supplies. Some trees are much more unfavor able to the growth of plants beneath them than a/e others. The worst are the yew and the ash. Whenever water is given to pot plants enough should be used thor oughly to wet the soil around the roots. Mere sprinkling of the surface does lit tle good. The next time you hove a bouquet of flowers to keep add a very little cam phor to the water in the vase and see how much longer its freshness will be retained. One of the most satisfactory plants for house culture is the yellow oxalis. It will blossom freely if given sun and water , and its bronze brown foliage sets off its pretty yellow bloom rarely. Peppermint For A physician declares that he finds peppermint water an efficient remedj' for sleeplessness. This is a very sim ple cure , and it will not bring forth from the organs of professional opin ion any declaration of unsafeness. It is added that a mixture of spirits of chloroform and peppermint water giv en in hot water to the victim of insom nia will produce sleep , but perhaps .in the case of the admixture of chloro form water may claim a decided share in relieving the trouble. It is at least easy to try peppermint w.-iter , and the theory of its action is believed to be founded on its effect in withdrawing blood from the brain by attracting a fuller flow to the stomach. lie AMkcd A-mi.iJi. "What's the trouble , my boy ? " queried the minister of a young member of his flock. "You look sad. " "And I feel sad , " replied the young man. "I asked Miss SHvprton to be my wife. : iml she declined the honor. " "That's too bad , " said the parson. "Kut it's in accord with the Scriptures , which says , 'Ye asked and received not because ye asked amiss. ' " "Well , what would you advise me to do ? " queried the youth. "Next time ask a widow , " replied the good man. with a suspicious twinkle in his eye. Chicago News. X Imitation d This is a perfectly splendid liver medicine : Take a deep breath and then expel the air from the lungs in little puffs , like a donkey engine. Push out all the air you possibly can , drawing the abdomen in and up as far as it will go. The doing of this exercise will probably .strike you as being so per fectly funny or silly that you will wind up with some of the real thing , which if. * .f course , better than the imitation. Msxwell's Talisman. A Fatal Mis. Cholly I would have bought a. box of candy this evening , Gladys , only you're train'ng for a basketball game , you linoiv , and Indignant llalden I'm act doing any thing of the sort. Cholly ( turning pale ) Then I've uy jrii'ls uixJ' ' " 'Iiicago Tribune. The first ice cream ever sold as a reg- nlar article of commerce was shipped by a Boston merchant named Tudor ju JJe wet a load to Martinique , A LIVELY MUMMY. II TftARaK ? * to Make M. Coa lderablo Stir J-'or n "l > cad One. " The Washington Post of Jan. 4 Bays : "The Chtoisj Chronicle's devotion to the clcc-nck ; i . the almost fossilized her esy of fro- trade is so intense that it never omits n possible opportunity or resists n temptation to show it * n.bid animosity toward the triumphantly vindicated doctrine of protection. In deed , the Chronicle hunts for such op portunities and invites that temptation , ignoring : " i abundant proofs that Its idol is fiT all practical purposes us dead as the oldest Egyptian mummy. " Free trade Is a "fossilized heresy" and an "Egyptian mummy , " is it ? It never was more animated than now. Not for years has there been as much free trade not tariff reform , but ridi- cal free trade talk , both In and out of Washington , as during the past four months. Hundreds of newspapers are demanding that coal , beef , steel , hides and numerous other trust products be put on the free list. A free trade mass meeting was held in I'anneil hall. l * > os- tou , on Dec. 30. A great audience yriled itself hoarse for free trade in coal , beef and other articles. The tariff tax now has more em-ivk-s In Boston than the tea tax had when Boston's famous "tea party" ws in session. So lively Is this free trade mummy that it has aroused the Repub lican party from its Uip Van Winkle slumber. Speaker Henderson got fright ened and fled when he saw this "fos silized heresy" approaching undrr flit * banner "Iowa idea. " Babcock and oilier Republican congressmen are introduc ing free trade bills as peace offerings to this free trade mummy. If President Roosevelt had thought that free trade was a mummy Instead of a live issue he would not have advocated free coal in his message to congress. The free trade mummy is so much alive that it Is creating consternation in Republican ranks. Strennoslly. Uncle Sam Don't you think tney should arbitrate ? Teddy Don't disturb me. Sam. I like It ; It's strenuous. "Why Congrre.iH Doe * Xotltlnt ? . What will congress do about the in terstate commerce commission's latest report ? Nothing. Yet that report sets fsnth once mora a condition of things which should s.ar- tle a self governing people into insist ing upon immediate drastic action by the nation's lawmaking body. The commission sets forth , what ev erybody already knows , that the rail roads of the country have practically ceased to compete with one another , that they give secret rates to favored shippers which enable those shippers to kill off competition and that the trans portation managers pay no respect whatever to the law which forbids dis crimination. "There ought to be some power. " says the commission , "which can not only compel these carriers to maintain the published rate , but which can com pel them to publish a fair and reason able rate. " There is such a power. The commis sion itself points straight at it when it declares : "The fullest power of correction Is vested in congress , and the exercise of that power is demanded by the highest considerations of public welfare. " But congress , which for years lias had complete knowledge of the facts , has done nothing and will do nothing now. now.Why ? Because the shippers favored by the railroads are the big trusts- . Tainted 3Ioney. Lecturing before the Philadelphia So ciety of Ethical Culture Mr. John A. Ilobson. English economist and sociolo gist , said : "Carnegie. Rockefeller and Rhodes. made rich by corrupt bargains with of ficeholders. monopoly of oil wells and pipe lines , control of law courts end politicians , avoidance of taxes , ruthless crushing of Independent dealers , con- ! rol of markets by trusts , tariff protec tion purchased is It safe and good to take charity from such men as these V" This is the question , put in : i slightly different form by Professor Bsvim. which is now agitajirg ! ! pulpit an l press of the Country. HOWPV T 11 may be settled , it is certain tlvst the p.'r.vcr to advance prices , whsrh th ° : w irn > ! ar ons usually CX'THJ-O jus-t ; ifJ r tlr-r have announced to the world that ther are about to ci" ? ebrirty to sornrinsti tution. should bo taLron fmn ; iy. ! : n. It is nctie 'i tlit ' ! ! < - eo' ! ° "t Eroui th ? ' o- plo in enhanced prices several thiu > & the amount to be given in charity. IT. after Lcliitj tliarn of iiyj prices , they should continue lo give millions to subsidize colleges and en slave the professors , wo might b < i inurtf ready to [ jive tfcca credit for their ac-