(I n RAILROAD MEN'8 WATCHE3. They Mnat llf flood One nod linen larly Coniinr-?d nntl Inpoteil. A tnnn with Hinolie ptouud Into his Imntls mtil face walked Into on" of t" downtown Jewelry Htnrex und handed over n h: cold vrntch mul n enrd. Tin rcpnlr innii li.:id nt the wfr1 mtith wine queer iimikn on the curd ntul Landed both hue!;. And tins mail walked out of the sure. Didn't khow you well on the ltirUrtll Went plnn," nui,'KOted the Inquisitive Jon tit. "Don't," m the laconic ronpoiw and then the Jeweler explained. "The innu la a locomotive llrcuinii, nn J 'hh Tvntch wiih Ileitis compared. You 0e U Is nhsolutcly necessary that rnllrond witches keep good time, nnd the mat' tcr of tnnkliiK them keep Kood time lm 1k.hi ty&tcr.uitlKcd. "The flrenun. engineers, conductors, rear hmkeuun nnd train innstorH on uli of the roadK In thlH eountry have or dcra to have their wntcltfs compared twice n month nnd Inspected every Ix oinntlm On rtine find nenrlv nil nt Uldtnct Ni(nlif. The period of mau'H wholo history 1 not BUlllcIcnt for nn express tralu to traverse half the dlstrtnco to Neptune from the earth. Thought wearies and falls In Decking to urnfip uuch dis tances. It enn scarcely comprehend 1,000,000 miles, nnd here are thousands of them. When we stand on that, the outermost of the plnuctH, ho very last sentinel of tliu outposts of the King, the very sun grows dim and small In tbo distance. A Stern Clmae. Tho Youth Yes, Vm in business for myBclf, hut I don't recm to be nble to meet with nny success. The Sago Nobody ever meets with business, young man. Ho must over take It. Philadelphia Press. Dlattirlicd tlic Pence. "Sho disturbed my peace of mind." "How?" "Gave mo n piece of hers." Detroit Freo Press. Klackenlng the nose, the cheeks nud the forehead has been found an effec tual preventive of buow blindness. MOHAMMEDANS AT PRAYER They Alirnya llenpcinil 'When ttt Voice of the Mttcaalti Call. Tho Mohammedan begins his prnycr standing, with, his hands outspread nd his thumbs touching the lobes of tils cars. In this position he repent? certain pnesages from tho Kom u, then brings his hnnds down to hlr girdle, folds them nnd recites several other passages from the same book. Next ho bends forward, rests both hands upon tils knees and repeats three times with bowed head tho formula of prayer to God, the most grent. Then ho rises nnd cries, "Allah hu nkbarl" (God Is grent) sixteen times. He then drops forward until his fore head touches the ground between his extended hands. He Itilkcs his head upon the lloor nt least three times, pro claiming his humility, nnd often n doz en und sometimes twenty limes tho act "will bo repeated, according to his de sire to show humility nnd repentance. lie then returns to his knees nnd, set tling back upon his heels, repeats e xltunl. Next, arising to his ,'cet, he holds his bauds and concludes the prayer, repeating over nud again tho "words, "There Is no god but God, nud Mohammed Is his prophet." This may be repented once or u dozen or frty times, according to tho piety of the worshiper, und he holds u string of bends In his hands to keep tally. Ills obligations are then accomplished, but bi can go through the same ritual nguln s many times as he likes. The moro frequently he does so the better Moslem he Is. Hi piety Is measured by tho number of times he repeats his prayers, and, like the Phnrlsees of the Scriptures, he prays In public places. No matter where ho happens to be or by whom he Is surrounded, whether nt labor in tho Holds or Belling goods Ir Ills shop or however ho may bo cm ployed, the Mussulmnn never forgets to pray when tho voice of the muezzin reminds him that the hour for devotion has arrived. NOT SO VERY GREEN. The Florltln Sinn Ilntlter Evened Matters Up With the New Yorker. When the young man from Florida camo to live in New York, ho woko up one morning Inst winter, and, going to the window, he looked out on what was to him a novel scene. It was a snow storm, the firt he had ever seen. j iiuiiiiu nun uih clonics, in ran nun the street. He stooped and gathered bandfuls of snow and threw them In the air. He Jumped Into a drift nnd sent it flying with his feet. JJo lunll lay down and rolled in It. all the time shouting nud laughing at the top of hi voice. , j One of the crowd which hnd gathered i to watch his antics went up to him and I told him bow his mother used to cure fits and volunteered to try it on him. "I haven't any lit." the young man said. "What's tho mutter with you, then?" "Why, don't you see the snow?" "Yes, I see It. What of It? I have seen It before." "Well, J haven't." said the Florida youug man. "What! You never saw snow be fore?" asked the astonished questioner. "Never. Seems strange to you, don't it?" "It beats any samplo of verdnncy I ever run across." "Oh. I don't know," mused the Flori da cracker. "Did you ever see an alli gator eating a nigger? No? Well, you are not so many nfter nil. I have seen It many times." And, throwing n hand ful of snow down his shirt collar, ho pursued bis Joyous gambols. New "York Mail and Express. UGN8 Bsplnttnlloiift Whit It V, 21 Uelu Vo to luileratmid Tlicm. The rude drawlncs hardly need a key. When ou sonic white gatepost I found tho sketch of n gun, I stole far ther down tho road. I had n s'r jng ob jection so early In my cr.rier o bolni? riddled full of holes !.' i"iu.' t.itrcpld fanner. The outline ! i. do of war like proportions, with wild eyes nnd ferocious teeth, was wont to mako mo go brenkfnBtlcsa. My summer ward robe was not In condition to allow of further mutilation. If I felt bravo enough to kick n yelping cur, I saun tered In recklessly nt tho gate which bdro n portrait of a toy dog. Onco past him one could usually get n bite. A big round "O" did not make one" wild to approach the premises it ndorn cd. It generally portrayed a hostess with a nature of ndamant. A single "JI ' stood for n cross saw, which with smnll manipulation might earn n meal. Two X'h made a tramp or nono too rigorous n makeup go farther down the road. It suggested considerable wood cutting in exchange for amcnl. The sign every tramp looks k,v anx iously Is a crudely drawn tnble, with a lopsided coffee cuptuul a plate upon It Beyond that gatepost dwells a sweet, simple, motherly soul who will wel come the most dilapidated hobo into her spotless kitchen and set before bin a good squnro meal. She may sit bo side him, inquiring ns to tho safety of bis soul, and she may glvo him a mother's gentle advice or sho may have n story to tell tearfully of u wayward boy lost somewhere In tho grent world, nnd nil the fee sho n3ka for her gra cious hospitality Is a simple request that In the wanderings of her guest ho may look about for her absent boy una glvo him n loving messngo of n moth er's longing nnd watching. Good Housekeeping. DAIRY NOTES. Good butter should be solid from the timo It is put upon tho table. Any excitement in the dnlry cow tends to lessen tho flow of milk. Falling to gel all tho buttermilk out causes butter to become rancid soon. To obtain the best results In churning tho cream should be only slightly sour. In winter the crenm should bo warm ed up to about CO degrees before put ting In tho churn. One advantage In brine salting Is that It almost entirely avoids streaked or mottled butter. The milk should always bo skimmed while sweet and the cream then allow ed to turn slightly sour. Sometimes butter has whlto specks distributed through it. This Is caused by ovorsournebs in tho cream. In butter making next to controlling tho temperature Is to churn often while tho cream is in good condition. With temperature under control and churning done at the right time tho butter will become solid nnd bo casllj handled. Ou the farm to make the most out of the milk nnd butter some of the cows should be bred to come fresh In tho spring and some In the fall. St. Louis Republic. A Simple Itemed)-. Tho readiness of some people to send for n man to do those little things about the house which tho smallest amount of enterprise or ingenuity would uunblo them to do for them selves Is Illustrated by an Incident re ported In the Chicago Tribune of a family named Chuckstcr. They had bought some new gas burn ers with mantles. For n week or two tho light was satisfactory: then it grew dim and dimmer until Mrs. Chuckstcr sent for the gas titter. "It grows worso nil tho time," she ex plained. "When was it put In?" asked the mau. "About a month ngo." "Ah, yes; I sec." Then he lifted the chimney off. took tt out to the kitchen, washed it with Unp and water, and the light burned as Brightly ns ever. "Fifty cents," said the tnnn. An Arurnnient For Social Prnnkncm, It is best to be sincere, as n family in Germantown recently found out. They had been cntcrtnlnlug a distinguished novelist from abroad who wns not alto gether acquainted with society's wnj of saying thlugs It does not mean. Tho time came fur her departure, and us the host was handing her to the car riage he said very courteously. "I um sorry you cannot stay longer.' To which cume the uulooked for ro tort, "Oh. but I can!" There was o.ily oue course open. The trunks were tnkeu down, the cnrrlngo sent away, and. to the consternation nf her hosts, the lady re-cutered the house. Philadelphia Times. (led Snow. In the arctic regions early explorer were astounded to tlud large ureas of red snow, but the phenomenon Is now familiar tt men of scleuce. who know that red snow, like a green garden fence. Is due to the presence of unicel lular nlgrc, the only difference being in the coloring mutter of the protoplasm, It Is said thai uues uf suow ure fre quently covered in a single night by these tiny plants. Good Words. The Cllmnte. "Don't you think you havo a very ibaugenblo climate?" said the Btranger "No." said the native. "It changes fast enough when It's pleasant, but "-.hen It'n disagreeable it hangs on like trim death." Washington Star. Access to books Is an open door to v'de knowledge, to a disciplined mlud Hid to Immense extension and variety f Interests. Ladles' Home Journal iA-J- C ROLLING AN UMBRELLA. The Proper Way la (o TrrUt nibs nnd' Stick Together. "Why is It," asked an inquisitive cus tomer In a downtown umbrella store, "that one can never roll up an umbrella ns compactly and neatly as it is rolled when he buys it?" "You can if you unl- kcw bow," snld the salesman, "bui f everybody knew how It would mean Icfs business for Us. The umbrellas would last lon ger, nnd there would bo n lot less work for the repairers. "Perhaps 1 -shouldn't tell you now," the clerk continued, "but t'n so simple you hliould know nnyhow. If you have noticed, nearly everybody who rolls up an umbrella takes hold rt it by the handlo nud keeps twisting .'lie stick with one baud while be folds and rolls with the other hand. "Now, that's Just where the mistake comes In. Instead of twisting with tho handle he should take hold of tt Just above tho points of the cover ribs. These points naturally lie evenly around the stick. Keep hold of these, pressing them tightly agulnst the stick, and then roll up tho cover. .Holding tho ribs prevents them from getting twisted out of place or bending out of shape. Then the silk Is bound to fold evenly and roll smooth nnd tight. "Itoll your umbrella this way, and until It 1b old enough to get rusty look ing It will look ns if It hnd Just como from tho shop." Now York ucrnld. The Prcvlona Qtieatlon. Old Senator Nesmlth of Oregon, ono of tho first u'.-ttlers of the state, used to tell this story: At the time when Oregon vns admitted as a stato and the first legislature of the state met Nesmlth, who wn n member, possess ed himself of a copy of a book on par liamentary procedure. This work, which wub at tho time probably tho only ono of Its sort west of the Mis sissippi, ho studied diligently and by tho time of the first session was well up in the rules of debate. At the first meeting of the new leg islature n motion was introduced und speedily carried, but on tho second measure u dispute arose, and for three days the state legislators wrangled and debated. Finally, on tho third dny, Nesmlth, who'ihail wu.ehcd the proceedings wlthoutjf'von 'penlng his mouth. 1 elded It wns l,m to use a piece if t ,s parliamentary procedure, so he rse nnd moved the "previous question." Them was a moment of silence fol row'nc: th's motion, nud then amid ft bout i f dt-r'Mon the speaker cried: 'Slt down, you fool! We passed the previous question three day3 igo!" Where Cnellah CluV Dffler. A point which strlk" American vis itors to London about ut English clubs is the social aspect o ihem nnd the al most complete abBcn-.'O of the business side. At the Manhattan or the Knick erbocker, on the other hand, the busi ness side prevails. The majority ot members do uot drop In merely to rend the papers, hear the latest story nnd pluy billiards, as over Lore. They go in most cases to meet a man about "a deal," to talk over tho business of the duy and dlseuss the business of the morrow or to rend up the flunncc of the pupers. The result is that when an American becomes a member of au English club ho hardly ever uses It be cause its ways do not appeal to him. He would say tbnr there was uoth'ng going ou. London Tntler. Iluutlnn by Moonllcht. "I believe that moonlight shooting Is peculiar to California." snld u resident of thnt state. "The air there Is so dry in certain localities, the nights so clear nnd the moonlight so bright that one gets n good range of vision, and every thing stands out with startling dis tinctness. Vlli ducks frequently move In the night, and the sportsmun who is alert will get the whir of wings nud a Bight of them almost as well at night no In the daytime. There Is an added tinge of excitement afforded by a night sunt, and many California hunters go out on clear nights and frequently with great success." New York Tribune. Ciranr Itorsrln. Ctcsnr Borgia has been called 'the greatest practical statesman of his age," and In a sense tho remark Is true, for nt n time when practical statesmanship consisted of every deceit nnd every crime, when poison and tho dngger were the usual Implements of policy, and nothing wns considered wrong provided thnt the object were attained, no man excelled him in the arts of public life. William Miller. "Medlnjval Home." Part of the nntlurm, "And every one of those brass band people." snld the proprietor of the Slowvlllc hotel, "went away owing ine a week's board." "Well." commented the shoe sales man, "you know that music Is full of beats." But the landlord only gazed sadly out of the window. Baltimore Ameri can. Perfectly Sntlafled. Papa Is tho teacher satisfied with you 7 Toby Ob. quite. Papa Did he tell yon so? Toby Yes. After a close eraaUns tlon he Bald to me the other day. "If all my scholars were like you I would shut up my school this very dny!" That shows that I know enough. Stray Bto rles. The Real Tronhl. Burroughs Yes, I'm deeply in debt. Goodman I gave you credit for hnv iug inoit- teubc. Burroughs But the trouble la si tailor gave me credit for having unr dollars. Philadelphia Press. ANIMAL IMlf AflVENES8. HfoTT n Beffffr'a Dos Oro-ra to Da Like Ilia Maater. "Ono of tho most curious traits to be found in tho animal nature," said an observant citizen, "is that which grows out of tho unconscious Imltativcncss of creatures of the lower order. I have observed many instnnccs i-f n'ero the crenturcB of a lower order have taken on the characteristics In some notice able degree of members of the human family. One might know, for instance, the beggar's dog from the look of the dog, from tho droop of the eye, the pa thetic hang of the lip nnd n certnln gcu eral air of despondency und hopeless ness which seems to speak in the ,-ery nature of the animal. I mention the beggar's dog because it is n familiar example. Tho beggar's dog never looks cheerful, never smiles, never frolics, but simply sits by bis master and broods and begs for whatever charity may give. "I havo seen the dog character mold. el under hnpplf-r influences, and tht dog became more cheerful. IIu was t, light hearted, freo and easy sort of creature and 6ccmcd to get something of the suunler side of things. I am at most tempted to say that If you will Bhow mo a man's dog I will tell you what manner of man tho owner is, with particular reference to tempera ment nnd his moods. The melancholj man, tho mnn vho grovels mentally along tho gloomier groves, the pessi mistic man who is nlwuyu looking at the dark side or" the picture, all the men who come wlttln these unhappy classi fications rarely own n cheerful dog. The dog u-jejusclously tikes to thfi ways of thv master and In his moods imitates the master's way of thinking. "But turnto the dog of the Jolly, cheerful fellow. Watch him show bla teeth In laughter when the muster ap proaches. IIo Is darting across the rard nnd dancing and frisking around tho muster's feet in the happiest way imaginable, and he Is up to nil kinds of pranks nnd does all kinds of little things to Indicate tho good nature thnt is In him. He docs as his master docs nnd seems to take the same genera) ricw of lit". These are small thlugs, ' guess, but vhey show Just how Impor tant one's vtny of thinking may influ ence one's dog nud change his whole view of Iffy. New Orleans Times Democrat PICKINGS FROM FICTION. Ghosts weut out with gas. "Tho Pa gan's Cup." It is only selfish people who cannot believe thnt they are selflsh. E. I! Benson. "Scarlet nnd Hyssop." The things men Inherit aro mostly weights; they must grow their owi wings. "In White nnd Black." Kings are great In the eyes of the people, but the people are great in the eyes of God. J. Huntly McCarthy. "If I Were King." Ono must love at least two women to appreciate either, and did the silly creatures but know it a rival becomes them like a patch. Edltb Wharton. "The Valley of Decision." Men are singularly unoriginal whei, they make love or pray. Women 'nud tho Deity have been perpetually hear ing the same thing from tho beginning of speech. "The Story of Kden." A 'woman never does care for hei own soul so much us sho cares for the man she loves, but if she Is good she cares for her soul more than for he happiness or even than for bis happi ness. "The Allen." A. Good Memory. When Theodore Roosevelt was gov ernor of New York, be was a great friend of the porters and employees of tho New York Central. One mornlnj he took the 0:15 tralu from Albany west, and as ho entered the car be said to Adams, tho colored portert "Hello porter I You here still V" "Yes, sir." replied the porter, "and I'm going to stay here till you get to be president, and then I want you to give me a Job." "I'll go youl" promptly replied the governor, nnd. sure enough, when Gov ernor Itoosevelt became president of the United States he surprised Adams by sending for him to go to work in Washington. Schoolmaster. IVIint He neally Said. Mrs. Buffers The teller nt that bank says you are Just the meanest, stin giest Mr. Buffers Great Scott! Wha wbat Is that? He says Mrs. Buffers Well, he didn't sny It In so many words, but that Is what he meant, of course. Mr. Buffers See here! What did the fellow say? Mrs. Buffers He asked me to iudorso the check, and when I told blm I hadn't the ghost of an Idea whnt he meant be said he presumed I hadn't had much experience getting checks cashed, so there! New York Weekl The Dook Aueut. Agent I have n book you should buj for your sou telling how to become d po'itlelan. statesman, president of the United Stutes. bauker. broker Mrs. Henuesy G'wan! Did yer moth er buy wan for you? Brooklyn Life. Appropriate Treatment. The Thoughtful Man-What would ou recommend ns treatment for a man who Is always going urouud with a poor mouth? The Funny Fellow Send him to dentist Yonkers Herald. I Gradea of Tonocnrii. Visitor (klndlyi How old nre you, dear? I.lttle (Ilrl (with great drsnltyi-I'ra not old at all. Granny's old. but moth er's young, and daddy's young, aid I'm rery youugi ranch. Time Table Alliance, Neb, LINCOLN, DENVER, OMAHA, HELENA, CHICAGO, BUTTE, ST. JOSEPH, SALT LAKE CITY KANSAS CITY, PORTLAND, ST. LOUIS, SAN FRANCISCO, und nil points cust una nil uolnts west nnd sou Hi. Thains Lravr as FoiXowp, Mountain Timr: No. 41 PasHengrr ilully. Deadw od, HIIIIiijts. nil points tiurth nnd ., ,. weit 10:35 h.di. No. 42 Passenger dally, Lincoln, Omaha, (Jhtcngo nnd uli ... . Plnn wist I:10n.ui. No.au PnssciiKordnlly. for Denver OK(len,Hlt IjiMc, Snn I'rnii cImo nnd all Intermediate . ,lult,. depart nt I;l0u.m. 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