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After Six Months of Traveling by Sea and Land
With Its Opportunities for Observation
DR. HORN SETS FOOT
His Journcylngs Having Exalted the High Opinion of That Land of the Free
He Had Ever Entertained The Great Steamer Cedrlc In Which
the Rctnrn Voyage Was Made Incidents of Voyage.
Nkw York City, April 20, 1903.
After a four days' sojourn in Lou
don, the largest city on earth, 1 was
leady for the three thousand mile
journey across the Atlantic ocean.
Leaving Euston station at noon on
Good Friday, April 10, by special train,
Liverpool was reached at 3:30 o'clock,
where the mammoth steamship "Ced
ric" of the White Star Line, the largest
steamship ever built, was waiting for
her London passengers. The train
halted alongside the floating giant, and
in a few moments we were on board.
At 5 o'clock the floating city with its
5200 passengers was loosed from her
moorings and, by the help of tugs, was
pointed towards New York. Saturday
morning at g o'clock Queenstown, Ire
land, was reached, where an ordinary
shipload ot additional passengers was
taken and in two hours, anchor was
hoisted, allowing this overgrown canoe
to nose her way out of the narrows in
to "The sea, the sea, the open seal
The blue, the fresh the ever free I
Without a mark, without a. bound,
It runneth the earth's wild regions
round;
It plays with the clouds, it mocks the
skies;
Or like a cradled createur lies."
It is now Friday. A week has slipped
away since we left Liverpool and
New York is not yet in sight nor shall
we see its suspension bridge till tomor
row as we have taken the southern
course which is much longer than the
northern. The icason lor this extra
ordinary southern sweep is due to our
having met "Oceanic" when a day out
from Queenstown, from which vessel
signals were received informing us that
icebergs were thick and dangerous on
the northern route. If a commander
is afraid of any one thing it is an ice
berg. I am informed that one of those
cold creatures was sighted from this
ship. I did not see it, however, as I
am not hunting cold sights or cold peo
ple. I am sure that the frigid flavor
ing borne southward upon the driving
zephyrs spoke in no uncertain accents
that I was a greater distance from the
equator than you could throw a dog by
the collar.
A few words about this house in
which I have lived the the past week
may be valuable news to to those who
have never "gone down to sea in ships."
The "Ccdric" is the largest steamship
in the world, having been built by
Messrs. Harland and Wolf at Kelfast,
Ireland, a country that deserves better
treatment than it has received at the
hands of England. And let me state
' right here by the way of parenthesis
that there are several passengers from
the heart ot old England among the
2500 on this ship who say they believe
England is on the decline and that they
are coming to what they consider the
foremost country of the earth,
AMERICA.
Three years ago the "Oceanic" was
the largest, but she was eclipsed by the
"Celtic" about a year ago which is near
ly 3000 tons larger than the"Oceanic."
The "Cedric," launched in February of
this year, surpasses the "Celtic," and
rides the deep as the king of ships.
She is 700 feet long; displaces
38,200 tons of water; can carry 18,400
tons of height, and comfortably cany
the inhabitants of a city with a popu
lation of 3,350. The "Cedric" cost
2,'5oo,ooo and has nine decks for pass
enger accommodation. What think
you of living on one of nine flats, one
above the other, through which four
huge masts and two mammoth funnels
tower? Add to this the thought that
each village is electric lighted and the
entire layer cake is bolted or rivited to
gether and set down like a duck in the
water and commanded to "sink or
swim, live or die, survive or perish."
I had supposed that no one would
become sea-sick on a plank of this size,
but I am forced to chronicle that sev
eral have been confined to their rooms
the entire trip too sick for appearance
in the dining room. True to general
principles, I have been ready for that
which the gong announced ever since
the second day out from Vancouver,
thirty thousand miles ago. There are
passengers on board for nearly every
state in the union, and some, not a few,
on account of a proposed union are go
ing from the single to the thrice-happy
married state. Some of the affianced
are promenading hand in hand as they
near the promised land while others
havp 'if'- m entirely hidden under
one fascinator as they quietly cone;-c
each with the other, relating their plans,
IN HIS NATIVE LAND
hopes and aspirations on beginning life
side by side in a new land where every
man is king and every woman is queen
whether the purse contains a dollar or
a million; where citizenship dapends
not upon horsen and lands, but upon
character, loyalty and obedience to
law; where every person is permitted
to worship God according to the dic
tates of his own conscience. Blessed
country 1 Long may she live to attract
to her shores the best sons and daugh
ters of earth.
"Breathes there a man, with soul so
dead
Who never to himself hath said,
This is my own, my native land?
Whose heart hath ne'er within him
burned,
As home his footsteps he hath turned,
From wandering on a foreign strand?"
He who, as an American, having
never seen the world as it is, has no
conception of the greatness of his own
country. Throughout the length and
breadth of the earth America is refer
red to as an earthly paradise, and he
who would drive a dagger into the
throbbing heart of such a country
should be branded as an international
criminal for it is being said today "as
goes America so goes the earth." How
many of you American! have a proper
appreciation of your country? My
closest associate on this journey to
New York is the editor of a leading
paper of England who says, "England
is dependent in a great measure upon
America, for if American foods were
shut off England would starve in
only a few weeks. We are raising
less wheat and corn because we can
not compete with the vast acres of
America."
I have neither the time nor the space
for an euloev on America such as she
deserves but shall wait for a more op
portune time when I shall feel more
like setting sail upon an oratorical
flight. I will let the poet speak:
"Up aloft amid the rigging sings the
fresh exulting gale.
Strong as spiring-timc in the blossoms,
filling out each blowing sail;
And the wild waves, cleft behind us,
seem to murmur as they flow:
There are kindly hearts that wait you
in the land to which you go.
Rolling home, rolling home, rolling
home, dear land to thee,
Rolling home from merry England,
rolling home across the sea."
If I were at home and my loved ones
were out alone upon this seemingly
endless race, so fraught with danger, I
would feel most like saying:
"O, ye beloved, come home the hour,
The hour of many a greeting tone,
The time of heartlight and of song,
Rehirns and ye are gone.
"And darkly, heavily it falls
On the forsaken 100m,
Burdening the heart with tenderness
That deepens 'midst the gloom.
"Still, when the prayer is said,
For thee kind bosoms yearn,
For thee fond tears are shed
O! when wilt thou return?"
Vc have splendid weather for the
Atlantic voyage, only one day being
sufficiently rough to cause the navigat
ing officer to enter in the log book the
words "heavy gale" in making the
proper entry. At the beginning of the
gale this floating palace began to strike
a sort of a gallop whereupon not a few
showed evidences of having taken an
emetic. One lady while standing in
the companionway made much use of
her kerchief in trying to stay the flood
tide of tears which came unbidden in
spite of all that she could do as she
looked out upon the bobbing waves.
She no doubt thought the ship would
soon find rest upon the ocean floor be
low and that she would then sleep with
the other brave hearts that never
reached port. That gale was not even
interesting to me for it should not be
ranked even as a little dog trotting
along under a wagon in comparison
with that real article to which refer
ence was made while crossing the Pa
cific. Looking out upon the deep for a
sight of land, land birds are now seen
indicating that we shall not have long
to wait. Darkness falls about us bar
ring the possibility of landing before
tomonow. Hut look yonder! A light
from Fiic island pours out a line of
beams which produce rejoicing and I
call upon the poet to voice our though:
0JCCU, Bl'GUU, HIJ IICCl VMOCI, tub
shoie is in sight,
The breezes are fair, we shall anchor
tonight;
T j:n ir "v" t unrise once more I shall
stand
0;i the sea-boaton shore of my denr
native land."
The anchor was dropped at 10:30 off
Sandy Hook to wait sunrise. By 10
o'clock on the morrow we had lauded
and passed the customs official. One
lady was fined $200 for trying to smug
gle lace. She will not try it again. A
gentleman, desiring to bring a silk dress
for his wife without paying the duty,
wrapped the goods about his body un
der his garments and thus evaded com
plying with the law, no official knowing
other than that his corpulency might
be natural and not artificial. He may
be overtaken by justice at the bar of
final judgment by being made to wear
that identical dress in the grand prome
nade booked by the cschatologist as
sure to occur.
Six months have passed since I have
secu this land of liberty, and ten years
have registered the flight of time since
I have seen this eastern shore and I
feel most like letting the poet speak:
"I'm back again! I'm back again!
My foot is on the shore;
I tread the bright and grassy plain
Of my native home once more!
"Hail, native climel hail, natvie clime!
Land of the brave and frcel
Though long estranged thy exile ranged,
His heart comes back to thee."
And now I turn and bid adieu to the
highway upon which I have spent many
interesting as well as exciting days.
"Mysterious deep farewell!
I turn from thy companionship, but lo!
Thy voice doth follow me. 'Mid lonely
bower,
Or twilight dream, or wakeful couch
I hear
That solemn and reverberated hymn
From thy deep organ which doth speak
God's praise
In thunder, night and day. Still by
my side,
Even as a dim seen spirit, deign to
walk,
Prompter of holy thought, and type of
Him,
Sleepless, immutable, omnipotent."
E. C. Hokn.
School Report.
To the board of education and patrons
of Alliance schools,
Find herewith a brief report of the city
schools for month ending April 24, 190.
Enrolled this month 648
Enrolled to date . 831
Average daily attendance 55525
Average number belonging 608.41
Percent, of daily attendance.... 91.31
Percent, of punctuality 99.88
Number of tardies 2G.
Neither absent nor tardy this
month 427
Neither absent nor tardy to date. . 16
Number prsent every day 306
Number of visitors 100
The second grade secured the Hag this
month. Respectfully submitted,
W. H. Bartz, Supt.
Commissioners' Proceedings.
Alliance, Neb., April 23, 1903.
The board met as per adjournment.
Present, same officers as on first day.
The parties interested in the road peti
tion filed by John P. Hale and others, No.
44. being present and a full hearing being
had thereon Jupon the petition and remon
strances of C. Ii. Wiltsey and others, the
said road, after due consideration, is or
dered established and laid out, a complete
record thereof being in 'Road Record A.
Ordered by the board that S2.57 person
al taxes assessed against J. P. Colburn be
refunded for the reason that the taxes on
the said property were paid in Sheridan
county, Nebraska.
Ordered by the board that $7.05 taxes
paid by Joseph Kime be refunded, the
same having been paid on June 20, 1901,
and not being marked on the county treas
urer's books.
It is ordered by the board that $8 taxes
on the northeast quarter, section 8, town
ship 26, range 51 be refunded.
Ordered by the board that $2.52 person
al taxes assessed against J. D. Carmicle
in the First ward of Alliance, be refunded
for the reason that he paid the taxes on
said property in the Second ward pre
cinct. The following claims were examined
and allpwed and the clerk ordered to draw
warrants on the general fund in payment
thereof:
Alliance Pressed Brick Co, mater
ial and labor on jail S200 00
A M Miller, coal to Babcock's... 6 00
C I Wildy. supplies to Babcock's 5 00
D W Butler, State vs Jahnke.... 4 00
D W Butler, State vs Olson 1 30
E L Vaughn, boarding James Ri
ley and Thomas Langford 44 50
C A Burlew, supplies to Bab
cock's
J P Hazard, serving notices and
mileage
J P Harard, services as Co sur
veyor J P Hazard, services as Co sur
veyor Annie M Warner, boarding James
Riley
S M Smyser, office expense
7 00
7 C5
30 50
10 50
8 00
6 85
Ira Rted, services as sheriff 26 50
Geo Reitmeier, janitor service... 3050
I L Acheson, merchandise 4 05
City of Alliance, water rent..... 4G 00
Wm Mitchell, salary and office
expense 18225
1-rankCaha, services as commis
sioner 14 50
Geo V Duncan, services as com
missioner 12 00
Geo W Loer, services as commis-
sioner 13 80
The board adjourned sine die.
Frank Caha, Chairman.
Attest' ? M. Smvshr. Clerk,
HOLSTEFS PHARMACY....
Is One of the Most
Stores in Nebraska
Prescriptions Carefully
ConrDcmncled
Watches and
Fine Watch Repairing
a Specialty.
r. E. HOX.BTSN,
Proprietor.
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REPRESENTS THE FOLLOWING
INSURANCE COMPANIES.
Hartford Fire Insurance Co,
North American of Philadelphia.
Phoenix of Brooklyn, New York.
Continental of New York City,
Niagara Firo Insurance Co.
New York Underwriters, New York.
Commercial Union Assurance Co.,
of London.
Liverpool, London and Globe In
Office I'p-Stnlrs,
l'lctchcr Illock.
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I Mrs. Thos. Regan...
Has a Large and Complete
Assortment of
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ilaterials, Embroidery Materials,
Stamped Linings, Hair Goods, etc.
Opera House Block...
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Alliance Cash
C. M. LOTSPEICH, Proprietor.
ONE DOOR SOUTH OF OPERA HOUSE.
Fresh and Salt Meats,
FISH AND OYSTERS
Cash Paid for Hides.
Dray and Transfer Line.
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The only spring
Phone 139.
Humphry Undertaking adn
Embalming Company
Hearse and
Carriages
furnished
when de
sired Residence
Phone 269
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C. HUMPHRY,
Dierks' Lumber I Coal Co.
, Lumber and Buiding
Materials
CoaV &T& "MD00&. . .
We Can Also Make You
a Loan In the
Nebraska Central Building and Loan Association.
SO AS TO HELP YOU GET A HOME.
The best work
Is the cheapest
Do you know who does
R V RFFVFS The Painter, Paper I lanjyer and
U. I. ULiLilLlU, l)eCorator. Work guaranteed.
PHONE 385,
Up-to-Datc Driitf
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stock or
Diamonds.
Alliance, Nebraska.
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surance Co.
German American Insurance Co.,
New York.
Farmers and Merchants Insurance
Co., of Lincoln.
Columbia Fire Insurance Co,
Philadelphia Underwriters.
Phscuix Insurance Co., of Hart
ford, Conn.
Alliance, Nebraska.
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TAILOR MADE
Suits,
Shirt Waists, Huslin Under
wear, Fancy Notions, Chil
dren's Headwear, Battenberg
Meat Market-
Phone 28
HEN YOU GO TO LEAVE TOWN, don't worrj
about what to do with your Household Goods
1 S. A. Miller will take charge of them; store then
in a nice, dry and cool place and pack and shii
them wherever desired. Charges reasonable.
dray line in the city.
5. A. Miller.
111
Opposite Kee
ler Bros.
Barn
Calls answer
ed promptly
Undertaker.
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TIME TABLE
Alliance, Neb,
LINCOLN,
OMAHA,
CHICAGO,
ST. JOSEPH, '
KANSAS CITY,
ST. LOUIS.
DENVEK,
HELENA,
BUTTE,
SALT LAKE CITY
POl TLAND,
oak. r?t AMPtcfn
itml nil point rust nnil
south.
doImm west and
TllAINA f.KAVK AH FOLLOWS, M MJNTAINTfMH
No. 41
l'niciiRcr dully. Deiulwood,
HUllriK, nil potiiti north uiid
went...
10:3jh,ri.
No. t'i 1'iuwciiKer dully,
f ltitnltn f llittfimi
uiid nil
A J 1 1 1 V. 1 1 1 1
points cunt It40n.ni,
l l'lisAutiircrrinllv. for Denver
Ogik'n.Salt I.uko, Han I'rnn-
vlscu and nil Inturmudlatu
points depart at 1:10 turn.
No. 302 l'uHsciiBor dully from Denver
and all Intermediate points
arrives at lOilOn.m.
No. 43 I.0C11I passenger dally from
Uuialia, Lincoln and Inter
mediate! nolntx arrives at.. !i:5S a.m.
No. 44 l,oeal jmssoniter dally, for
Omalia.l.tncoln and Interme
diate points, departs at 4;00a m
No. no51)ally. excen Hunday, for
points houtli and west, de
parts Ili00H.ni
No. 30(1 Dally, except Hunday, from
south nnd west, arrives,... 4:55p. m.
Sleeping, dining and reclining chair cars
(seaU free) oil through trains. Tickets Hold
and baggage checked to any point In the
United States or Canada. For Information,
tlmo table and tickets cull on or vrrlto to J.
KitKior.MiAUon, Agent, or .1. Kiiancih, Gen
eral l'assengcr Agent, Omaha, Nebraska.
Staple and
Fancy
Groceries
Ranch Supplies."
THE HEST OF
EVERYTHING
Our Prices are Right.
Jas. Graham.
PHONE 60.
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Fancy
Groceries
Best Coffees,
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That Can't be Real
In Town....
Quecnsware,
Tinware M
Enameled ware
CALL ON.
A. D. RODGERS.
ZB1NDEN BROS,,
DEALERS IN.
Flour i Peed.
"Home
Comfort'
Flour
Is Our Leader. Try It...,
'PHONE 100.
WEST SIDE MAIN
STIXEET
Contractor and Builder.
Turning and Scroll
Work and all
Kinds of Shop
Work
Estimates Furnished
GEO. G. GADSBY,
Brick Shop West ot Alliance National
Hank, Alliance, Neb.
PHONE 400,
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