ALLIANCE
Ranks First
Not onh In Alliance the commer
cial center of northwest Nebraska,
but It h&a come to be, and la de
tlned to continue, the educational
center of thla part of the Mate. For
a number of yenrs paat Alliance
city achoola hae ranked among the
beat public achoola of the atate. the
Alliance High Bchool being Justly con
sidered one of our leading High
achoola of Nebraska
Of the eight State Junior Normal
achoola of Nebraaka, the Alliance
State Junior Normal haa taken the
lead. Although not aurrounded by
a country aa denaely populated aa
aome of the other State Junior Nor
mals, for a while It had the largest
attendance of any of them. Although
part of the patronizing territory haa
ban cut off by the State Normal at
Chadron, the attendance at Alliance
Junior Normal la large, much larger
In fact than the attendance at aome
of the other State Junior Normala,
and also the State Normal at Chad
ron. In addition to the public and atate
achoola of Alliance, thla city has
another educational Institution, which
although It haa been established but
a few years, already ranks among
the leading educational Institutions
of Ita grade In the state. We refer
to St. Agnes Academy, which waa
erected in 1908, and In 1911 an ad
dition much larger than the first
building was erected. H is furnished
with every modern improvement con
ducive to health and comfort.
The healthfulnesa of Alliance la
far-famed; and as it la situated on
the main line of the Chicago, Bur
lington & Qulncy railroad from Lin
coln to Billings, and is the terminus
of the Denver -Alliance and the Alliance-Guernsey
branches, and is MM)
of access from north, south, e.ist
and west, It already has a large num
ber of BtudcnlB from other pla e3 na
well as ffom Alliance.
The course of Instruction Includes
Elocution, Singing, Sewing, Fancy
Work. Drawing, jPWUMMhtp, Phytic
at Culture, and PolItoaOM through
the entire course. The department!
are Primary. Preparatory, Aia.lo:i;lc.
Commercial, Music, and Art. The
expenses are quite reasonable con
sidering the excellent accomodation::
and the thorough I attraction glvon
to students. Full information aa t
terms, etc., may be had by calling at
IN LEAD AS EDUCATIONAL CENTER
Among Towns of Western Nebraska, and Continued Present Prestige Assured
GROWTH OF ST. ACNES ACADEMY
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the Academy, or writing to the
Mother Superior.
We are pleased to give In this
Issue of The Herald a number of
half tone cuta, one showing the ex
terior of the building from the south
east, this cut being larger than the
one recently published in The Her
ald, and several interior views.
$100 FOR SCHOOL CHILDREN
Great Preparations Being Made for
School Children's Parade
The school children who expect to
take part in the Calithumpian Parade
are requested to meet at 9:30 a. m.
at the corner of First street and
Box Butte Ave., the High school and
the Academy to form west of Box
Butte and the Central and Emerson
schools to form east of Box Butte
Ave. The children are requested to
take an active interest from now
until the 4th, and try to get every
one to take part in this parade and
help the amusement committee to
make this the greatest feature of
the day.
Prof. Williams of the High school.
Father McNamara. and Miss Susie
Frazler of the Central school will
act as judges. The parade will start
promptly at 10 a. m. The line of
march will be as follows: north on
Box Butte Ave. to 4th street, west
on 4th street to Cheyenne Ave.,
north on Cheyenne Ave. to 10th St.,
east on 10th street to Box Butte
Ave., south on Box Butte Ave to
4th street. One Hundred Dollars will
be given away to the children of Al
liance. Be sure to get in the par
ade. A. P. LEE, Chairman.
PASTOR-EVANGELIST
RESIDES IN ALLIANCE
Rev. D. W. Montgomery, who was
appointed pastor-evangelist ot Box
Butte presbytery of the Presbyterian
church, to fill the vacancy caused by
the resignation of Hev. G. B, Mc
Laughlin, removed With his family to
Allience from Loup City some lime
since, and resides ;it :;:i; Box Butte
avenue. In the new house erected by
W, H. Thomas before his removnl
from this city. His telephone num
ber Is 147, but his name is not in
the telephone directory yet..
BROKEN ARM IMPROVING
Tho Herald is pleased to learn
that Ermu Main's arm which was
broken lad week is already improv
ing, although it is yet carried in a
lias. Ernia and his father, Ranch
Main, had charge of the Boyer dairy
a few jraari ago and have many ac-
I i uaintances in this city.
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FRUIT AS MEDICINE
Interesting Information from Physi
cal Culture for J.ly
Apples. j.ears and qutnceB are all
members of a bjntanUal family that
includes the ro.- and is seleutiflcal
ly known as prus malus lucident
ally, the apple has a wider runge of
growth than any other fruit, and the
United States is the largest grower
of any country in the world Ripe
apples eaten raw and thoroughly
mnsticated, are excellent for digest
ive troubles.
The pear ahareB the medicinal
qualities just recited, and in addi
tion, Is somewhat more easily digest
ed by weak stomachs than Is the ap
ple. The quince is only used in the
'ortu of preserves, as arule. It Is
said that owing to its excessive as
tringent y when raw. It Is employed
by the peasantry of Europe to stop
hemorrhage by placing slices of it
on wouuda.
Tlu curative powers ot the grape
are established facts, as the history
of the "cures" in which tlu vino
p!aB the chief part, testifies.
Khubrb, oulug to the large pro
portion of oxalic acid it contains, is
a capital anti-scorbutic, in the case
of minor forms of scurvy, it acts as
a curative. The young plant, when
stewed and eaten at breakfast, Is of
great assistance to the constipated,
its laxative qualities in general are
well known.
Bananas should be used with cau
tion by the constipated.
The fig possesses laxative pow.-rs
of a high order. This Is also true
of dates and tamarinds.
Peaches, apricots and nectatinec
have marked laxative effects.
The plum, greengage, damson, and j
so forth, ull have medicinal qualities.!
Blackberries, raspberries, huckle
berries and most other berries act
as blood purifiers and laxatiw-
WHY IS A NEWSPAPER
LIKE A WOMAN?
A uewspaper offered a prize for I
the best answer to the conundrum, j
"Why is a newspaper like a woman?"
The prize was won by a lady in Ok
lahoina, on the following: "Because!
every man should have one of his
own and not run after his neighbor's."
4th of July Sales at Stuckey's
White D.eises, $4.50, 5.00 Ladies' White UndeTskins
and 7.50 65c, $1, 1.75 and 2.00
Boys' and Girls Rompers,
40c MILLINERY
One-piece Dresses, lawns
and Zephyr ginghams, Al1 trimmed and untrim-
$2.50, 4.75 and 6.00 med hats at half-price