RAW FISH AND VVASABI. I A BRAWNY EVANGELIST. . FORCE OF LIGHTNING
Am AppvHdiiK I) lti Tlint U ft Furor,
lie In J nun it.
Not so well Known unions tlio occi
dentals nM soy wince, but of etpinl
merit n nn oji,i'lUor. Is wnsnhl. Us
use Ih universal In .liipnii. It servos
(he snino puipo-f tlint horseradish
doct on occidental tnlilcH. hil Is less
acrid.
Mj' own Introduction to wnnnhl wns
unique 1 count iiinonjx my nvM pleilH
lnR OXpOrltMUCS in tills sunrise lit ltd
my meeting with Tunilo Ynuo, novel
ist nud diplomat. And nt I lie leant.
Item In my debt of gintltuik1 to till .
Is Unit lit1 taught mo to iipii.c. lute my
rnw llsh nud wnsnhl. Mr. niio has
boon the mikado's iiiiiImsimiIoi to
China mid other hinds. One night nt
the Xiujiou club ho led ui to n delic-nle
fltihjoet on the iiiunii with much diplo
macy. Ho fliinll.v got my assent to the
Btnteini'iit tlint it cosmopolitan nppo
tlto Ih one of the distinguishing ninths
of cultivated travel. Then ho passed
jiip raw HnhJ
I confessed that 1 was willing to ho
a stick In the mud or nny other variety
of sllurlan rather than take place with
the International elect by eating such
a dish. My host, however, wits pain
fully Insistent, dually adding that with
raw flsh they, of course, ato wnsnhl.
Now, I did not hnvo even a vuguo
notion of what this might be. but with
Unit rnw proposition before me it was
comfoiting to know that at least It
was to bo diluted with something. I
conjured up nn experience In taking
castor oil ambushed under sherry and
Bnrsapnrllla, which, while not a bever
age ono would grow to crave, might
hnvo been worse. I figured out also
that with my gaiicherles with chop
sticks 1 might manage without ex
citing suspicion to drop the llsh before
the fatal moment, and eat only tho
mysterious wasabl. lint whether
through cowardice or courage I can
not say, llsh ami relish made quick
and simultaneous Journey to my re
luctant palate, and in the never to bo
forgotten Instant there Hashed Into my
consciousness the undeniable truth
that In (ill my occidental years I had
been denied one of the most savory
dishes In the world. Charles Lamb's
Chinaman had Jubilant delight over his
flrst tasto of roast pig, but that Is a
degraded pnssloti compared with an
A.'iglo-.Saxon's Initial ecstasy over an '
oriental morsel of raw numdmi gar
nished with the appetizing mots of
Eutrenin wasabl. All honor to tri
umphant agrlctiltuial Japan, mid may
this far eastern member of the mus
tnrd s'amily take deep root and spread
and tlourlH-!! In my native land! Har
old Holco in Ilooklovers' MagsiKlne.
Kleli! Ai'rltt-i!.
After ICugeuo Weld's return from his
first trip to Luropo, where ho "spoilt
his patrimony like n prince," and be
fore lie went to Denver, he hud a little
close personal experience with hard
tinuvs. one day ho walked Into a lead
ing St. Louis hotel and, squaring him
self before the leglster, Inscribed his
nnme in his well known copperplate
chlrography. The clerk had never
heard of hltu. but ho read the name
with a quick glance and said:
"Do you wish a room, Mr. Field 7"
"No," was thu answer.
"Dinner?"
"No."
"Then may 1 ask what you do
want';" coininued the eleik.
"I just wanted to arrive." replied
Field solemnly. "I had not arrived at
a good hotel for many mouths. I feel
better. Thank you," and he stalked
out with long, heavy strides.
riiiiiilniriii'M.
A writer on ilamlngoes, which he
has studied In their haunts In the Ha
haunts, wiys of them: "They are prob
ably -is near to the geese as to any
other order of birds, having a similar
structure of hill and feet and some
what similar feather character. They
are unique, however, in their curiously
bent bill, which, though goosel-ke in
general economy, is constructed In
every detail upside down, as the bird
In feeding readies down to the bottom
and places the top of tho bill down.
The tongue h also constructed In tho
enme im cited way. The webbed feet
are for sustaining the birds In tho soft
ooze they love to feed In, acting like
flnow shoes."
Wiinlpd w lliibttk.
i Sad Looking Man- I see you have '
. a sign out, "Maker of Women's Hub-1
it." Do you mean It? Ladles' Tailor !
certainly 1 do. Sad Looking Man
Well, sluie my wife's been going to the
club she's lost all the good ones she i
had, and I wish you'd make her a com-1
pleto new sot regurdless of expense. I
And please include the habit of staying I
at home onco in awhile and mending
, my clothes. '
i . ' " i
rrncC lea 1 Flnnnclrrlnir.
Raynor There's a dangerous new
counterfeit flvo dollai v 111 announced.
Better look through j r roll and ace
If you have ono of 'em. Shayne Not !
much! I'll look at every Ave dollar bUl
I take In, though, you can bet. Chi-
"cago Tribune.
Ai'connltil For, j
"Phizzer has started up a soda water ,
fountain."
"Why, bow could Phizzer do that?
lie hasn't a penny of his own."
"Well, I heard him say he had tho
fountain charged." Cleveland Plnln
Dealer.
The foundation.
"That's the new mansion of oue of
our wealthy sugar refiners."
"Ah! Another house built upon sand."
"No; rather upon the rocks he made
out of sand." Philadelphia Ledger.
It 1b human nature to hate those
whom we have injured. Tacitus.
lie Flr Wlilppril n lltilly nnil Tlifti
llrcmnlit Mini to Church.
A method't minister tells ll.e fol-'
lowing story about the lute Sam UukcI. '
the great Virginia evangelist, who In '
bis day was one of tho best, known
pulpit orators In the south:
"Sum It uel was a ery big man and
had u wide reputation for hyslcnl
strength, in his college dnjs he cuine
off the Held of combat, usually a clr
cutifHTlhtkl and secluded area of the
campus, curing the lam el of victory J
on iiiaiiy occasions', and after he be
came u pieaeher stories of his phys
ical prowes were spread trv ami near.
"One day ho went to a village lo
hold a protracted meeting. The village
blacksmith; who was a very big man.
and who was reeonnled. opeeiitl'
among the tavern habitues, as a pugil
istic wonder, heard about the coming
of ltoxet, nud the villagers did not fail
to tell him all they had heard about
tho size of the parson's ami and the
length of his legs, and of the con
vincing way ho had of closing an ar
gument with his lists.
"All this nettled the smith consid
erably, sj when Hozel reached tho
town lie sought hlni out and nsked
him to light.
"Uozel. of course, said he did not
want to tight, but tho smith kept on
insisting, and finally Uozel became
angry and agreed to gratify tho fel
low. "They fought. Hocl literally wiped
up the ground with the big man. When
he had pounded him until the poor,
vanquished bully was gasping hard.
Uozel picked him up and thiew him
over n fence.
"The blacksmith had not said a woid
since the affray began up (o this point.
As he rolled over on the other side of
the fence, however, he called out:
" 'Say, parson, kindly throv my
horse over too. I'm going away.'
"Hut Uozel followed tho man to his
home, and had him sitting on a front
bench at tho meeting that same ulglil
singing louder ihan any ono else."
lialtimore Sun.
NAST'S SURPRISE.
Ilrmiinllc C'lliisnx In I he Coin cntloii
Willed Z tn I ii tit ! ( I'll nt.
lu May. 1M18, the Republican na
tional convention enme along. Nast
went to Chit ago to be piesent.
It was settled beforehand that Gen
eral Jraiit was to he tho Republican
presidential candidate. The great sol
dier hud maintained a calm and noble
dignity through all the trying days of
conlllct between congress ami Andrew
Johnson and was now honored almost
as much for his diplomacy as for his
stucesss at it'ins. Indeed the mantle of
Bweet renown left by Lincoln would
seem to have been laid upon tiie shoul
ders of Cram, ami he wore It with be
coming grandeur and humility.
Realizing that the convention would
name (Jrant as Its choice. Nast pre
pared a little Mirprlio for the event,
lie painted upon a large curtain the
White House entrance, with two ped
estals, one on each side, bearing the
woicIn "Republican Nomluee, Chicago,
May :!(," and "Democratic Nominee,
New York. July ," respectively. On
the Republican pedestal was seated the
llgure of (irant. while Columbia stood
pointing to the empty place opposite,
llelow were the words, "Match Him!"
This curtain, with a blank curtain be
fore It, was suspended at the buck of
the convention stage. At the instnnt
when (ietieral tirant was announced as
the uuaiiliiioiis presidential choice of
ills party the blank curtain was lined,
and the great cartoon. "Match Mm!"
was suddenly exposed to full view.
The tiecuirence was so unexpected
that the throng was silent for a mo
ment, taking It In; then, -i enlisting that
it was a spectacular climax, the picto
rial epi'ehIon of a universal senti
ment, the assembled multitude gave
vent to an enthusiasm that turned the
gieat hull into a pandemonium of exul
tation. Albert Rlgelow Palno In Pear
son's. A Vnlmililo Scrntilmok.
To devote a scrnpbook to one subject
makes It much more interesting and
valuable, ami when you begin to gath
er muteilal tui any one theme you will
he surprised at the amount which will
come to hand. Suppose vi want to
know all about some f.i us person,
either In the public eye present or
some one of past times, .'roui maga
zines and u" er sources en be collect- l
ed articles, portraits, perhaps poems '
In relation to the subject, etc. When
matter Is clipped, the serapbook maker
may copy it neatly with a pen Into a
book. The educational value of such
n book Is something worth while, as
well as the satisfaction of having gath
ered oneself so much information on a
single subject.
ArteiuiiN Wnrcl'N I'rotector.
Wlille In the show buslnoss in Peuu- i
sylvanla Arlemus Ward was put to
sleep in an attic wliero the sash had '
been taken out for ventilation. In the
night It turned cold. Artcmiis got up
and .was busy nt tho window. "What
are you doing, Artemus?" his compan
ion asked. 'I'm so c cold." he chattered.
"I was hanging up some of these hoop
skirts. 1 thought they'd keep tho
coarsest of the cold out."
Ilia Kxpcrloiicr.
"There are some sngs that will
never die," said the musical enthusi
ast. "I guess that's right," answered Mr.
Cumrox. "My daughter sits down at
tho piano and tries to kill n few of 'cm
every evening. But It's no use."
Washington Star.
Children soon loam that It Is father
who has the money and mother who
has the generous disposition. Atchi
son Globe.
80ME OF "HE FEATS PERFORMED
BY THE WVSTIC FLUID.
Tlir Wnj llrraf Miti.lt. nrMilp llnvc j
IlccnMmttrrril AVIumi n'niilt StrlLm'
n TriM- II (rnrrntrn Sl-iini Prum (lie
Snp nnil Kiplotlm the linrlt.
The cMdoMrc force of lightning act
ing on duud wood Is not. as a rule, so
great iiiCallicil living lives are struck,
though Sir William Hauls shows that
"the inists of ships of the line, three
feet lu diameter and 110 fed long,
bound with hoops 'of iron h.ilf an Inch
thick and fhe Inches wide, the whole
.velgbing about eighteen tons, have
been lu many Instances torn asunder
and' the hoops of Iron scattered about
the decks." It will be found, as a rule,
that trees are struck by lightning far
more often than are buildings, even
If the trees ami buildings are close to
gether. This is partly because the
trees are higher.
lint there must piobably be some un
known reason not only for the fre
quency with which trees are struck,
but for the recurrence of such shocks
in the case of particular trees or trees
in the same locality. The commonest
form of Injury Is that the current
passes down the bail; of the tree, strip
ping off the band, wider or narrower,
from top to bottom. Sometimes on nn
oak two or three of these lightning
marks are seen, evidently caused nt
different times.
There must be something in the form
or situation or earth below the trees
whfcli endangers it. An instance is
quoted In Mr. Anderson's descriptive
book of the Church of St. Mary in
Genoa, which was frequently struck
by lightning, sometimes as often as
twice a year. It was not;ced that the
electric force alwajs followed the same
track. It was discovered later that
the walls were-clnmped with Iron, anil
that the lightning hail followed the
patch In which the metal offered the
greatest continuity, destroying the zone
between.
If the gtound below the lice or build
ing Is hard and dry, the contact with
the earth, In which the lightning ox
pnuds its force and (" gpci'oCJ, is ditli
ciilt. and the destruction of the object
struck Is likely to result. This may
explain the frequency with which a
"blasted" tiee Is seen extending Its
dead arum on the HUiumli of some rocky
cliff or peak. The ground below it is
dry and does not easily lead away the
current into the earth. .
At the same time thundercloud un
doubtedly tend to discharge, or perhaps
It would be safer to say that the trims
mission fioni the cloud to the earth
more frequently takes place, near
pieces of water and -along the courses
of rivers than elsewhere.
In a park lu one of the eastern coun
ties of Kughiud there Is n inrge lake.
The park contains more trees struck by
lightning than tho whole of the rest of
the estate. Sonto miles away is a road
called locally the "Lightning road"
from the fieqtiency with which acci
dents have occurred there either to
tiecs. horses, cuttle or passengers. In
this park there icccntly occurred an In
stance of the explosive effect In cer
tain circumstances not perfectly known.
A very tall spruce, probably 100 feet
high, was "exploded" from top to bot
tom Into pjetes the size of the wood
used In making chairs. livery shred of
bark was snipped from them, and the
wood looked as if it had been shredded
up for tiring. A similar instance oc
curred some years ago when an oak In
r e grove be'ow the foot of tho White
lodge In Richmond park exploded tin
dor lightning shook. The bark flew olt
and simply disappeared In small patch
es, mid the rest of the tree was shat
tered into wl.lto fragments.
In these e scs it Is probable that the
current sets up such a tremendous heat
that all the sap In the tree Is converted
into superheated steam, which ex
plode. The greater the heat the more of
the cells In which moisture lies are ex
ploded and the greater the destruction
of the tissues of the tree. As there Is
most moisture between the bark and
tho trunk the first and greatest explo
sion takes place there, Instantly driv
ing the bark away Into space. Fre
quently the explosion only takes plnce
at that point.
As Sir Hiram Maxim pointed out
after the great explosion of Mont
Pelee, u very similar method Is now
used by the American manufacturers
of wood pulp. The logs of fir ore
placed In a strong chamber, and there
subjected to the action of superheated
steam until tho water lu every cell is
converted Into explosive gas. The
chamber Is then opened and the log
explodes, converting Itself Into wood
powder. London Spec tutor.
ISsyptlau AVeuther.
As a topic of conversation the weath
er Is branded with Infamy In Kgypt.
It Is never mentioned eRcept by a fool,
1 am not saying tills maliciously, for 1
was that fool often enough. Mure than
once on being Introduced to Europeans
I would pass the usual compliments
and add, "What a charming clay It is!"
I got more than one withering look of
contempt for this species of crass for
getfulness. Why, the sun shines like
a ball of tire for eight months each
year, and there is practically no varia
tion in the weather. In my diary 1
read tho following entries: "Beautiful
morning;" "Beautiful morning again;"
"Another beautiful morning:" "Oil,
bother, they are all beautiful mornings
hoi's, so I must take it for granted."
Alexnndriu Correspondence.
llercrird,
"Mrs. Closely, do you still maintain
your rules us to when the servants
must be In ut night?"
"Certainly. The only difference 1b
that the cook now makes the rule."
Detroit Free Press.
p Don't Buy a Dollar's Worth of Goods
m
Dry Goods
5,000 ynuls Prints, per vnrd
"t )'i to
2,000 yaitls Olnghani at per
yard., 5c
Outing Flannels per yd 5 to 7J3C
Percales ta per yd 5 to y'ic
Novelty Dress Goods, worth
jjc at per ynrd 12 'Ac
Black Mohair Dioss Goods
atperyaid. ... 10 and 15c
Thousands of yards Dress
Goods per yard. . . . 20 to 50c
Hundreds of yards of
Silks nud Ribbons,
Veilings,
Velvets,
Laces,
liinbtoideiies,
Flannels,
Table Linen,
lied Spreads,
Muslins,
Comfoits,
lilaukels,
Rugs,
Hosiery,
Fasciuatois,
Corsets,
Ladies' end
Children's
Undcrwenr.
Trunks
Our entire line of
Trunks goes on sale
at half regular price.
The Knife Goes
as
Oatmeal, pur II)
Sardines, per can
Pork and Beans, pur can . . .
Soup, pur can
Oysters, per can ,
Potted Ham, per can
salmon, per can
Cream, pur can
Tomatoes, por can
Corn, per can
Strawberries, per can
Every Ala,
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The Winter Season
Is here.
So are We
With Special Prices
on provisions of all
kinds. Call in and
see us before buying.
Lee Acheson
''Phone No. 4.
For Fine Boot and Shoe
Repairing
CALL on
!? N I CHOLS
Also has in stock a new line of GENTS'
SHOES of the best manufacture and at
prices that will suit. Call and examine
the htock before you buy and you will
save money.
At R. Mad.sen's old stand, first
door south of Cigar Factory.
J. Rowan
DEAL Kit IN
FLOUR and FEED
W1I01K8AI.K ANI IIKTAII.
1IAXDI.HS TIIK
Celebrated Ravenna Flour
At PUklngton's old
stand, 'phone No. 71.
until you visit RUMER'S STORE. You mnst see the goods
to realize the prices we are making. We invite you, your family
and friends to visit our store and get our prices"
Cloaks
Furs
These goods we must dispose
of regaulless of cost. See what
wc offer:
One lot of 50 Ladies' all wool
Kersey and Chiviot short Jack
ets, worth S5.00 to 8.00, sale
ptice, S2. 00, 2.50 and 3.50.
One lot of Ladies' medium
length jackets, regular price,
S8.50 to 15.00; sale price, S4.50,
O.50 and 8.50.
One lot Ladies' long cloaks and
toiuist coats, tegular price,
12.00, 15.00 and 2000; sale
piice, 6.00, . 11 and 12.00.
All our Ladies Tailor Made
suits must go with the cloaks.
Wc make them up in two lots.
All our ic . 1 2 rnd suits
go at 5, 6 and 7.
All our 18, 20 and 22.50
suits go at 10 and 15.
We place on sale one lot of 50
Children's cloaks, regular price,
3.00, 5.00 nud 7.00: sale price,
'75, .?.oo and 4.50.
5C
Shoes
tWTOiir entire line of Ladies',
Children's and Men's Shoes and
Overshoes all go on sale witti other
goods.
Our Ladies' $2, z.50 and 3 50
Shoes, we sell for $1,50, 2 00 2.75
Onr Men's $2.00, 3.50 and 5.00
Shoes wc sell for J2.00, 2.50, 3.50
Our Men's Snow lixcluder $1-50
Overshoe we sell at $1.10 our
Si. 00 overshoe nt 75c
Children's Snow Excluder Over
shoes 35 and 45c
Into Our Grocery Stock and Slasher. Prices
in Other Departments. We Sell
3 c Pumpkins, per can
. i'ic Raspburries, per can
, 0 c June Peas, per can
. 0 c -Molasses, per can
, 7J2C Soda, per pkg
. 7'ic Corn Starch, per pkg
,10 c Gloss Starch, per pkg
.10 c Birdseed per pkg
. S c Lamp Chimneys ,
. 8 c 15c linking Powder
. 8 c Quaker Oats
b c
10 c
10 c
10 c
5 o
5 c
5 c
5 c
5 c
10 c
10 c
Woman and Child will
This Sale
RUMER'S
ALLIANCE, NEBRASKA
nilHraHHPfl
HUMPHRY
:: Undertaking and . .
:: Embalming; Company
Calls answered promptly day or night.
Claude Humphry,
Undertaker.
Hrs. Humphry,
Lady Assistant
Residence phone 2G0.
ZBINDEN BROS,,
DEAI.HKS IN
Flour Feed.
"Home
Comfort"
Flour
Is Our Leader. Try It
'PHONE 10fi.
WKST sim: MAIN
siTHEET..
Contractor and Builder.
Turning and Scroll
Work and all
Kinds of Shop
Work
Estimates Furnished
GEO. G. GADSBY,
Itrluk Sho Wtfet of Alllnaei) Nnttoutd
Hank. Alliance, Neb.
PHONE 400, . ' .
Clothing
For Men and Boys- The price
will be lower than ou have
ever known for high j,rnde,
finely Tailored goods.
Wc place on sale 500 pairs of
Men's pants, woith $2.50, 3.50
and 5.00; sale price, Si. 50. 2.50
and 3.50.
300 Mens all wool, finely tail
ored and liiiiimed, Scrqes, tlti
iot and Worsted suits, goxl uni
ties nt Sio, S12 and S15; sale
price, S8, Sg and Su.
Wc olfer 100 Men's Ovei coats
regular- price, Sio, $12.50, S15
and S20; sale price, $7.50, Sn
and $14.
Cheap Satinet and Cheviot
Overcoats S2.50, $3.50 and $5.
We have about 150 Boys' and
Children's suits. The lines are
badly broken. We place the en
tire lot on sale at 25 per cent less
than cost to clean out.
We place on sale 200 pairs
Men's blue denim overalls at 40c
per pair.
Boys' Overalls 20c pet pair.
Boys' Fleece 35 and 50c Ln
derwear, 25 and 35c.
Men's 50 and 75c I'ncJeruear,
35 and 50c.
Engineers' and Firemen's $1.50
long gauntlet Gloves, Si. 00.
Medium Gauntlets, 85c.
Cheap Gloves, 20, 35 and 50c.
Men's S2.50 hnd S3, all wool
blue and brown Flannel shirts at
Si. 75.
Men's 75c work and dicss
shirts, 35 and 45c.
Boy's work and dress shirts,
15 and 35c.
Men's Ss and
S7.50 Mackin
toshes, S3 to S5.
Kice, per lb 5 c
Raisins, per lb o'c
Currants, per pkg ?2c
Kvaporated Peaches 10 c
Evaporated Apples ,s',c
Evaporated Apricots 12 'jc
Cups and Saucers per set . . . .25 c
Glass Bntter Dish 10 c
Glass Syrup Pitcher 10 c
Fancy Decorated Cups iSauc 10 c
Glass Celery Dish 10 c
Profit by Attending
STORE
For a Full
Line of...
fcLtlDiCAND t
1
hancy f
I Groceries
I M Co Ices,
Finest Teas.
3 &
ior
That Can't be Beat
In Town,,..
1 .1 Qwensware,
g Tinware atut
'' Enameled ware
CALL ON.
"oxts qx 5ax
TcaTvi,
A. D. RODGERS.
Wm. James,
Exclusive
Dealer in
COAL &
WOOD
AlliancCt
Nebraska.
'Phone
ISo. 5.
Snpoi
FRED BRENNAN
Plumbing, Steam and hot water
Heating.
niione, No. 356. , ALLIANCE, NEB,
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