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About The Alliance herald. (Alliance, Box Butte County, Neb.) 1902-1922 | View Entire Issue (June 8, 1911)
THE EFFICIENT IN N Circulation and Advertising We solicit your business. Practically every home in the county is reached by this paper and adver tisers will find that it brings results. Printed in the finest printing office in this section of the country, its appearance and make-up are not to be ashamed of, while its readers say that it always has the news. j v JOB PRINTING of all kinds at moderate prices. Quick work is guaranteed. Experienced and expert workmen only are employed in our plant. j j j . 4 Alliance, Nebr. Proof of Power. The man who Is worthy of being lewder of men will never complain of the stupidity of his helpers, of the Ingratitude of mankind nor of the In appreciation of the puhllc. These things are all a part nf the great game of life and to meet them and not go down before them In discouragement and defeat Is the final proof of power. Elbert Hubbard. Danger In Elixir. Few physicians realize that -dmplc elixir used as a vehicle In prescrip tions Intended for children contains a considerable proportion of nlcohol. This means that In a tenspoonful a child, often less than a year old, gets a quarter of a teaspoonful of al cohol at a dose. To avoid this dan ger an aromatic water or simple sirup should be used. Medical ll cord. Rocket Mail Carriers. The most unique method of deliver ing mall doubtless is that employed by steamers passing the Islands of the Tonga group in the Pacific. On ac count of many reefs landing Is ex tremely dangerous, and the few let ters to be delivered are attached to large skyrockets which are fired and reach the shore in safety. Woman and Her Tips. When a woman comes to the point Of tipping mechanically on the lines laid down by man It Is usually her lack of experience which finds her at fault. Very few members of the sex have entered into the necessary con siderations which adjust tips. It is a complicated matter which must be studied under male tuition. Bugle Takes Drum's Place. The drum seems to be falling Into disrepute In our army. There was a time when the Infantry used the drum and fife to sound the "calls" tattoo, reveille taps, etc. but of late years the bugle has been substituted, and is now used In all brimches of the service. Napoleon's Boyhood Memory. Bourrlenne relates of the first Na poleon that one time walking with him In an avenue at Malmalson they heard the village bell. Napoleon stopped, lis tened Intently, and then, in a voice trembling with emotion, said: "That recalls to me the first years I passed at Brienne." Sunday Magazine. Horn of Long Ago. The name of Simon Cumminas. No vember 12, 1749, Is carefully carved on an old horn in Great Barrlngton. Mass. It was apparently owned by an Eng lish soldier of the Royal Highlanders and was probably used in the early colonial days. Stradivarlus Violin Sold. The Stradivarlus violin, known as the Soags violin among violinists and considered one of the finest violins by Stradivarlus In existence, was sold at auction In London the other day for $2,500. It 1b rather shorter than the usual violins of that make. High Prices for Relics. For a small silver cup of the com monwealth period, weighing three ounces, $150 an ounce was paid in London recently, while a Charles II tumbler, with the York hall mark of 1682, brought $100 an ounce. Peddlers of New York. There is a large army of Push-cart peddlers who do business In New York city. One day recently 4,720 of them were counted on Manhattan is land between the city hall and Four teenth street, east of Mulberry street. Lawyers' Speeches Limited. In the Neuchatel courts the speeches Of lawyers will in future be limited to ten mlnuteB, five minutes being al lowed for cross-examinations. An of ficial timekeeper will see that the reg ulation Is observed. Peace. "To rob, to ravage, to murder, in their imposing language, are the acts of civil policy. When they have made the world a solitude they call it peace." Tacitus. Stars and Stripes Scarce. The records for six years past dis close the astonishing fact that, while 1,130 loaded ships sailed from Glasgow to the United States, every one of them carried a foreign flag. Thirsty New Yorkers. Adult male residents of New York city each consume on an average 380 diinks of spirituous and malt liquors In a year. Never. After a man has been mentioned for the uretiidencv It is nttver r, - sary for his friends to worry lest he may ran 10 lane nuuseit seriously. Superior to Modern Conveniences. The Rank of England's essential greatness, declares the Saturday Evening Post, consists In this: It no telephones. Secret Remedies Prohibited. Two of the cantons of Switzerland the Valals and Jessin entirely pro hibit the advertising and sale of secret remedies. Folly of Rashness. Chinese proverb: A rash man pru rokes trouble, but when the trouble ouits is no watch for U. Problem of the Sea. fftartlng with the axiom that a giv en area of the sea can nourish only a limited amount of fish, a Rrltlsh ex pert points out that If the methods of capture tell more heavily on one kind than on another, It Is quite probable that valuable Bpecle may be largely displayed by Inferior ones. This seems to be the condition of affairs in the North sea, where the worthless dab Is Increasing at the expense of the flulcr. Enigmatical Sir Edward. ir Edward Elgar, who during his nt visit, led his "Apostles" and "The Kingdom" In New York, and In Pittsburg, conducted two perform ances of his "Variations" was asked before leaving about the report that he had criticised adversely the works of American composers. He replied, enigmatically: "I have too many goorl friends among American com posers to care to discuss their work." Music from Kettle Drums. The musicians of Hlndostan play very dexterously on a very small pair of kettle drums, called toublabs, which are fastened before them by lengths of cloth wound several times around the body. They are beaten with the fingers. Single drums, beaten with two sticks of hard wood, are sometimes used to frighten away tigers. Concrete for Water Pipes. Pipes made of reinforced concrete for transmitting water under pressure have been constructed. These pipes arc really one continuous tube, each several hundred feet long. In diameter they are from two feet to three feet, the longest single section being 600 feet. The Inside is made smooth, planed lumber being used in the forms. Dinner Talk. Nowadays a dinner party never passes without allusions to clutches sparking plugs, and the merits of four or six cylinders. Indeed, to he a good conversationalist to-day one wants to be as au fait with motoring as one has to about golf or bridge. London Bystander. "Belts of Shandon." In one of the dormitories of the Irish college at Rome there is a space on the wall left unpapered and un palnted, whatever repairs the rest of the room may undergo, for there, care lessly scrawled. Is the first rough draft of Father Proufs "Bells of Shandon." Sunday Magazine. Antiquity of Playing Cards. The origin of playing cards Is lost In antiquity, though some historians have attempted to fix approximate dates. In the year 1377 a German monk liv ing in Switzerland mentions the fact that card games had been introduced into that country. After Enemy of Man. Two youngsters out In the yard were busily engaged In digging a hole. A passer by heard a little girl remark: "Now, .lack, you keep wight on dig ging, and when ze old devil comes out 1 11 'tep on im!" Size of the Appendix. The size of the appendix varies ac cording to age and to persons. Its length averages from three to three and a half inches. The appendix of the man is slightly larger than that of the woman. Never So Nervous as That. There are nervous women; there are hyper-nervous women. But women so nervous that the continual rustle of a silk skirt makes them nervous no, there are no women so nervous as that Fliegende Blaetter. Drums Used for Centuries. The Ancient Romans used hand drums in their religious dances, and more than a thousand years ago other nations used them to give signals in war. Catholic Church in Australia. The Roman Catholic church is grow ing with great rapidity In Australia, vet there are those who can remem ber the time when there was not a priest on the entire continent TO CURE SORE BUNIONS Treatment Marvelously Quick for a This and All Foot Troubles "Dissolve two tables poonfuls of Calo cide compound in a basin of hot water: soak the feet In this for full fifteen minutes, gently massaging the spre parts. (Less time will not give desired resultB ) Repeat this each night until cure Is permanent." AU pain and inflammation is drawn out instantly and the bunion soon is reduced to normal size Corns ami callouses can be peelpd right off and will stay off Sore, tender feet and smelly, sweaty feet need but a few treaatments A twenty-five cent package of Calocide Is usually sufficient to put the worst feet in fine condition. Calocide is no longer confined to only the doctors' use. Any druggist has it in stock or will quickly get it from his whole sale house. This will prove a wel come item to persons who have been vainly trying to cure their foot troubles with ineffective tablets and foot powders j 1 a SnJ FOR ESTIMATES ON CEMENT WALKS CURBS CONCRETE FOUNDATIONS HOLLOW BLOCKS AND ORNAMENTAL WORK" OF ALL KINDS SEE J. J. VANCE Alliance, Nebr. In Front of the Checkered Front Stable you can nearly always see a rig getting ready to start out. We will send one any distance, for any purpose, at any time. We answer all calls prctnptly and will be glad to serve you in any way in which a rig is required. H. P. COURSEY. Prop. FHONE 64 Dr. Oliver McEuen Physician and Surgeon HtMINGFORD, NEBR. SPECIALTIES: Diseases of Women and Children and Genito Urinary Organs All calls answered promptly day or tJM "I Suffered Years With My Back." Backache resulting from weak kidneys, a bad cold or other cause, usually renders the sufferer unfit for work and often results in per manent disability. "I suffered for years with my back, or kidney trouble, and have tried a number of remedies from different physicians. More than a year ago, one of our local druggists induced me to try Dr. Miles' Anti-Pain Pills and after using them some three months I found a decided improve ment in my kidneys, and I am glad to say that I hope soon to be fully restored to health." J. P. Allbn, Ex-Judge City Court, Glasgow, Ky. 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