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nivorous." If vou can't sec a good
point, don't fail to see a bad one. If a
thousand pleasant tilings are said about
people, hunt for something unpleasant.
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to find fault with in some other man's
business, this will make you great.
"Of Such Is the Kingdom"
Subscription, $1.30 per year in advance.
Entered at the postoflico at Alliance,
Nebraska, for transmission through the
mails, as second-class matter.
Even with "in God Wo TiUBt" re
stored to our coins, it will still bo nec
essary to hustlo for a living.
It is a poor excuse of an old hen, if
permitted to run loose in town, that
cannot make at least one enemy out of
good neighbor.
Ix-Govcrnor Holcomb, who removed
to Seattle some timo ago for the bene
fit of his health, has sold his interests
in that city and will soon return to Ne
braska. He expects to again take up
his residenco at Broken Bow, where he
will engage in the practice of law.
Richard L Metcalfe's Literary Pro
duction Recognized by State
Teachers' Board.
The glue trust says there is no truth
in the rumor of dissension in their asso
ciated companies of course not. That
is ono trust that sticks.
While lie may not be responsible for
the late financial "panic," Roosevelt is
undoubtedly the author of the political
panic now disturbing some of tho G. O.
P. brethren.
If you want to know all you have
over done, and many things you never
thought of doing, just run ior office,
and you'll get your character aired in
good shape.
Mrs. Hetty Green's pronounced views
against American heiresses marrying
foreign noblemen undoubtedly would
start a Hetty Green prcsidcntal boom
wero such things permitted in this
country.
"At last," says the St. Louis Times,
"it has filtered through the country
that St. Louis has the clearest drinking
water of any large city in America."
Hut that isn't what "made St. Louis
famous," is it?
Tho Denver convention is apt to be
of shorter duration than the rival con
vention of tho republicans. The air at
Dcnycr is so rare that you can't make
a speech lasting over five minutes, says
an eastern exchange.
Ex-Senator Thurston of Nebraska,
as representative of tho Lake Boat
company, finds himself mixed up in the
scandal wherein the government con
tracted for submarines that had proved
losers in the competitive tests. Tho
cx-scuator will be remembered as the
gentleman who informed the people of
the cast that his constituency were of,
"the wild and woolly west, where the
bison cavorts at will," etc., ad nauseam.
The purpose of store advertising is
not merely to sell goods, but to sell
more goods to make friends, build up
a patronage that will not only stick but
grow. Newspapers reach the greatest
number of people in tho immediate
vicinity in the most natural way, at the
least expense, and they are therefore
the best of all mediums for stores. In
a newspaper you follow the lines of
least resistance you follow with the
stream you talk with an audience al
ready assembled, to the people who
want to read their mental cosmos is
right they are on your wire, and they
wont ring off if you hold their interest.
Attraction is the basis of all advertising
the store is the sun, the customers
the planets that revolve around it.
We heard one of our citizens say a
good word ior insurance companies tho
other day and we hastcu to give the
companies the benefit of it. He said
with all their faults they always gave
away good blotters and calenders.
"What has become of the old-fashioned
boy who used to offer to fight a
smaller boy on his knees and ono hand
tied behind him?" asks the Atchison
Globe. Why, we understand he is
married, and gets all tho fighting ho
wants.
Denver hotel rates arc not to be in
creased during the democratic conven
tion, Furthermore, it is positively
denied that any Denver hotelkeeper
wishes to be postmaster in that city in
case of Bryan's election. Altruism
certainly is looking up.
What are you doing for your town?
If you have no confidence in the growth
and improvement of the town and
country in which you live, how on earth
do you expect other people to move
among you and cause the country to
develop and grow for your benefit.
In any city where tho majority of its
citizens are home owners, one will find
pretty homes and happy satisfied peo
ple. They are always on the alert for
the best interests of the town and its
moral welfare. Where this is not so,
such an interest is not displayed.
Death and Funeral
of Henry Armstrong
Sheridan Post; Wednesday afternoon,
at home, 424 South Brook street, the spirit
of Henry C. Armstrong passed to the great
beyond. Mr. Armstrong was taken sick
last Friday with pneumonia, and from the
very first his case was considered serious
by the attending physicians, but on Tues
day night there seemed to be a change for
tho better and he pa was entertained by
everybody that he would recover. Not
withstanding that everything that medical
science and loving hands could do, was
done in his behalf, it was of no avail and
he gave up the unequal fight as one who
has performed his duty as ho saw it, with
out fear of the consequences.
Mr. Armstrong was among the leading
commercial spirits of the city, enterprising
energetic, liberal to a fault, kind hearted
and generous, and one whose example in
some things might profitably be emulated
by many who profess to be well up in the
scale of religion and morality.
He had business interests in Sheridan
and Crawford, Neb., and was liked and re
spected by his business associates.
He was a member of the Fraternal Order
of Eagles and the Independent Order of
Odd Fellows in this city, and the former
order will have charge of the funeral which
occur Saturday, at 2 p. m., from the family
residence, with religious services b) Dr.
Long of the Presbyterian church. Mr.
Armstrong's father and brother arrived
yesterday from the east to attend the
funeral. Besides these he leaves a wife
and four children to mourn his untimely
death, and these have the sincere sympathy
of the entire community.
Hot Water at Edgemont.
Many a woman goes out shopping
dressed in silk and enveloped in per
fume whose hard-working husband
hasn't had a new suit of clothes or a
decent meal in five years. Yes, and
many a loafer stands on the street with
a stinking pipe in his face, his tank full
of "booze" and his mouth full of pro
fanity, whose hard-working wife hasn't
had a new dress or kind word since she
was married.
Billy Jones wrote on the blackboard,
"Billy Jones can bug the girls better
than any boy in the school." The
teacher seeing it, called him up. "Wil
liam, did you write that?" she said.
The children waited for Billy to come
out, when they began to guy him.
"Got a lickin', didn't you?" "No,"
said Bill. "Get jawed?" "No."
"What did she do?" they asked.
"Shan't tell," said Bill, but it pays to
advertise.
If you don't just like everything you
see in your home paper, go around the
streets and howl. The editor is never
supposed to make a mistake and of
course cannot do so. Other people
The railroad company after three
years' work and the expenditure of
fully 530,000, has struck water at
Edgemont. The flow came one day
last week and since there has been a
steady flow of hot water gushing forth
at a heat of over a hundred degrees.
The well is several thousand feet deep,
somewhere in the neighborhood of 5000
feet, and while the water may have
medicinal qualities, it is not useful for
the purposes the Burlington people in
tended, that of supplying water for the
engines. But the men have been in
structed to go deeper with the hope
that another current will be reached
that will supply the proper kind of
water.
New Grocery Changes Location.
The New grocery, which was located
at the rear of tho Rumer block, was
moved last Saturday night to the corner
building recently occupied by B. F.
Lockwood, and is nicely fitted up. Mr.
New has built up a profitable grocery
business for the short time he has been
engaged in the same and no doubt be
will moot with the same success in his
new location.
Manager and wife wanted on ranch.
Will pay 530 per month. People with
children need not apply. Address The
Herald. I2-3W
The State Teachers' Reading Circle
borad met Friday at the Rome hotel and
recommended to the Nebraska Reading
circle two books, one on culture and the
other on technical work, Richard L. Met
calfe's new book, "Of Such Is the King
dom," was selected as the culture book,
and Dr. Sherman's ''Elements of Literary
Composition" as the technical book.
Representatives of various book concerns
throughout the country were present to
point out the merits of their books and after
careful consideration of all the books pre
sented, the board chose the two above
named:
In their selection of the two books, the
board conferred an honor upon two Ne
brasko authors. Mr. Metcalfe is associate
editor of William J. Bryan's Commoner
and was for many years editor-in-chief of
the World-Herald. Dr Sherman is con
nected with the Nebraska State university,
The first edition of Mr. Metcalfe's book
was intended only for a limited circulation,
Tho small number of books struck off were
eagerly sought and upon the urgent request
of Jriends he had another issue of 4,000
sent out. This number was later supple
mented by an additional Cooo copies and
now that the teachers' board has recom
mended "Of Such Is the Kingdom" to the
reading circle, a special teachers' edition
of 7,000 will be issued.
In competition with Mr, Metcalfe's book
were many others of well known authors,
among them being "Community and the
Citzen," by Dnnn, and Vincent's "Literary
Masters."
FIND PLENTY OF TRIBUTE.
The board, previous to their meeting,
asked the opinion of many of the promi
nent educators and men in public and
private life throughout the state and in
each case favorable replies were received.
Governor George L. Sheldon worte"
"I have read that beautiful book and re
ceived a great deal of benefit from it.
From the beginning to the end it is filled
with pure, wholesome sentiment. It is a
valuable book and one who reads it will
read it again and again.
"This is a book that the young people
should read. It should be in the library of
every home. I trust tho teachers will all
secure it and read it, and impart the les
sons of morality and virture gleaned there-
rom to the generation that is growing up
unuer tneir care."
Other letters included the following.'
General Charles F. Manderson:
"I know that the thinking men of the
state will be gratified by this action. The
book is captivating, not only because of
the sentiment contained 'in it, but because
it is a "well of pure English, undefiled'."
Dr. George L. Miller says:
"I am sure that it is richly entitled to
this distinction. I know of nothing in cur
rent literature that is so rich in fine and
elevated sentiments or that is so capable
of good to the young."
Former Chief Justice John J. Sullivan:
"I hope you will adopt it. Field, Riley
and Harrie have written with charm and
truth of child life, but none of them have,
I think, written better than Mr. Metcalfe.
He knows a boy through and through."
President Crabtree of the State Normal
at Peru:
"I would recommend the book for the
list to be read by every teacher. Just get
the book in the hands of the teachers; that
is all The inspiration and uplift follows
not only that, but the teacher will see that
others read the book. The author has
touched the teuder spot in my case at least.
I will read the book again."
Judge C. B. Letton of the supreme court:
"I do not know of a book better fitted
for this service. Its teachings too are in a
form emitently attractive and readable."
FINE THING FOR TEACHERS.
President Thomas of the state normal at
Kearney:
"It would be a fine thing for every
teacher to read. One who will read this
book and permit his feelings to respond to
the beautiful and touching sentiment must
receive a spiritual uplift.
"Of Such Is the Kingdom" is for sale at
The Horace Hogue store in Alliance.
Alliance hunters, who hnppcncdtopass
that way, spied the decoys a quarter
of a mile away, and in their eagerness
to get a "pot shot" at the ducks, crawled
nearly all that distance. Freddy White,
with his duck caller, coaxed tho un
suspecting sportsmen on and it was
not until they emptied several gun bar
rels of shoot into the wooden decoys
that they "got wise" to their mistake.
It is satd that the "casv marks" arc
among the most prominent boys on the
road who tell all sorts of stories about
being good shots.
KNOWN AS "CRYSTAL"
NOTICE.
Notice to Voters of City of Alliance.
Name Given the New Theatre by
Eight Out of Hundreds of Other
Appellations.
Notice is hereby given that at a regular
meeting of the Council of the City of Alli
ance, Box Butte county, Nebraska, on the
3rd day of March igoSv the said Council
passed a resolution submitting to the voters
at the annual city election to be held April
7th, igo8, of the said city, an ordinance in
words and figures as follows, towit:
An ordinance, prohibiting the sale or
giving away of intoxicating, Malt, Spiritu
ous and Vinous liquors except for medici
nal, chemical, mechanical or communion
purposes, within the incorporated limits of
tho city of Alliance, Nebraska, and provid
ing a penalty for the violation thereof and
the repealing of former ordinances in con
flict thereof.
Be it ordained by the Mayor and Council
of the city of Alliance, Nebraska:
Section 1. It shall be unlawful for any
person, firm, association or corporation to
sell or give away, or in any manner deal
in Intoxicating, Malt, Spiritous or Vinous
liquors, within the city limits of the city of
Alliance, Nebraska; except for medicinal,
chemical, mechanical or communion
purposes.
Section 2. Any person, firm or associa
tion or corporation, violating any provision
of this ordinance, shall on conviction there
of by a competent court be fined for each
and every offence not less than five ($5.00)
dollars nor more than one hundred (Si 00)
dollars, in the discretion of the court, and
shall pay all costs of the prosecution and
in default of said fine and costs as assessed
by the court, may be committed to the city
jail until such fine and costs are paid.
Section 3. All ordinances or parts
of ordinances heretofore passed and in
conflict with the above ordinances, is here
by repealed.
Voters favoring the said ordinance shall
designate the same with an X in paren
thesis opposite the words, I vote for Form
A, and those in favor of rejecting it by
designating it with an X in parenthesis op
posite the words, I vote against Form A,
Copies of said ordinance in pamphlet form
can be obtained at my office in said city.
Dated March 6th, 1908.
W. O. BARNES,
(Seal) Clerk of the citv of Alliance.
County Treasurer's Notice
Owing to the time it took to forward all
back taxes up to date, I have been delayed
in getting out all delinquent personal tax
notices but now give all due notice that I
am going to give everybody not having re
ceived notice, a statement of their delin
quent personal tax and if the same is not
paid in ten days, I will be compelled to
collect same with extra costs. Now, I
mean business and am going to collect
taxes due the county from everyone.
Fred Mollring,
County Treasurer.
Notice to Hunters.
The opening of the new moving pict
ure show and theatre by Guy" Lock
wood, Monday night, was greeted by
an immense crowd, in fact it was neces
sary to turn away a number of people
at the first performance. On this oc
casion the management askcu tor a
suitable name for the new place, which
was to be selected fiom among the
patrons, as the most appropriate. A
large basket was placed near the ticket
office, and when passing into the
theatre a name enclosed in an envelope
was deposited therein by the attendant.
The way the envelopes showered into
that basket was enough to make a rural
route mail box blush with shame.
There were several hundred, and the
hall was packed with people. The
theatre is neatly arranged, and has a
balcony at the rear that would do credit
to a larger house. But this is not for
tho gallery gods, as is usually the case.
The price of admission is 10 cents on
Uic lower floor, but whoever wants to
go to "nigger heaven.' must put up 20c.
Tho work of selecting a name for the
place could not be determined Monday
night, and was not announced until at
the Tuesday night performance.
Eight persons hit upon tho proper ap
pellation, "Crystal," and in tho prefer
ence, by lot, Roy Adams was winner.
There were all kinds of names sug
gested; some of them most distorted
and twisted arrangements of English
words.
The Crystal will prove a most invit
ing playhouse, and there is no doubt
will be a popular place of entertain
ment henceforth. The new musical
instrument kuown as the uuxidaphonc
was a most attractive feature. The
moving pictures also held the attention
of the audience from start to finish and
the piano and vocal selections were all
that could be expected.
Parties desiring to build, improve or
repair, will save money by figuring with
S. C. Reck before spring work opens
up.
WAIT FOR THE GRAND OPENING OF
SPRING MILLINERY
SATURDAY, APRIL 4th
Miss Roberts 'will show the newest ova
tions in LADIES' HATS in patterns and
special designs, at
The HORACE BOGUE STORE
JAMES KEELER
WESTERN NEBRASKA AGENT FOR
WBtffimm
Alliance,
Nebr.
PHONES
Garage, 33
House, 225
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Full Line of Auto. Accessories
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We make a specialty of train calls and short trips
Another Good Hunting Story.
A number of spring hunting stories
have been told of late, and we had
about decided to put the ban on pub
lishing further reports of this kind for
fear that they would not be reliable,
but here's one we can't let go by with
out a few lines: Engineers I. U. Hager
and Freddy White loaded up a bunch
of woodeu decoy ducks and other neces
sary paraphernalia for a hunting trip
last week and located on one of the
numerous lakes in the southeast part
of the county. The innocent-looking
decovs were soon out in the open water,
floating about leisurely and inviting
their, brethren that passed that way
to descend for "the water was fine'
and pay them a friendly visit. Hager
got on one musk rat house aud Freddy
White mounted another, anxiously
waiting for the game tu come. It was
soon on hand, but not thu kind of birds
they had hoped for. Another party of
Owing to the fact that hunters have
shot several of my horses, two fatally,
during the last two weeks, I will have
to strictly forbid hunting on my prem
ises in the future. Parties found hunt
ing on my land at anytime hereafter
will be prosecuted to the full extent of
the law. V. R. Kent.
Some High-Class Short-Horn Bulls.
I raised the bull calf that took first
premium, also calf that took fifth in
same class, in open competition, at our
State fair in September 1907. My
herd took fourteen ribbons, altogether.
1 now have thirty bulls, from one to
three years old, which I would like to
sell for fall delivery; a car load. I will
sell from twelve to twenty; you take
your pick for S100 each. 1 will keep
them for two months, feed them oats,
alfalfa, etc., get them in good shape.
You take them in December, whiter
them at home, and they will do you
some good. J. G. Brenizer,
43-1 year Broken Bow, Neb.
NOTICE
Having- had twenty years'
experience in the Scavenger
business in Chicago, St. Louis
and other cities I feel compe
tent to do all kinds of cess
pool cleaning and scavenger
work to your satisfaction and
solicit your patronage. All
orders will receive prompt
attention, Vs18 WM. WYKOFF
Seed sown with the
Monitor Double Disc Drill
is put at the bottom of a clean, wide fur
row, at an even depth, in two rows, and
covered with a uniform amount of earth.
Come and see the samples.
Newberry's Hardware Co.
Have you read
the Nebraska Book
W
OfSuchistheKidom,,
and Other Stories from Life
by Richard L. Metcalf
Associate Tdltorof .Mr- Urynn's Commoner
This is the volume that Senator Burkett pre
sented to each of the United States Senators.
It is highly complimented by many distinguish
ed men of the nation.
For Sale at the
Horace Bogue Store