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At THIELE'S you will find the largest and most complete assortment of
Christmas Goods in the city. In this advertisement we give only a small portion of our complete line. These
are suggestions. You are invited to call and give us the opportunity to show you many beautiful and useful
articles for Christmas. You will find the prices as low as are consistent with good quality. Make your reser
vations for Christmas now. We will hold the articles for you and deliver when you desire.
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Fine Candies Exclusive agencies for Huylera, Nunnaily and Webbers. Oui
canoy coumer is a o'g attraction, riemy vi m mmui... (
Perfumea and Toilet Waters.
LaValliers. ,
Pennant
High Grade Cigara
Spalding'a celebrated aporting goods. Thia la the place to get youj sport
ing goods. They make fine Xmaa presents.
Stouffer's Hand Painted China a big assortment to select from.
Manning-Bowman Percolators and Chafing dishes.
Libby Cut Glass known the world over for ita quality and diatinctive
ness. Ansco Cameras made by the manufacturers who make 90 per cent of
all professional cameras. All kinds and at all prices.
W. W. W. Ringa the settings are guaranteed not to come out
Jewelry a carefully selected atock of fine Jewelry. Diamonda.
Silverware plated and aterling.
Hammered braaa the iateat designs.
Clocks and Watches.
All the Iateat booka from 50c to $1.25. New copyright booka. Muslin
booka. Children's booka.
Dolls, all kinds of toya for the little onea.
Crane'b Exclusive Stationery. Special Crane's Initial Stationery at 59
cents per box.
Traveling Caaea Parisian Ivory. Sterling Silver, etc.
T H I E L E
MAKE BOSSY COW PAY
Too Many Star Boarders Says Frand
sen Lincoln. .l.. IX'"-- 15. Itif, Two,
hundred thousand Nebraska cows clq
not give enough butter fat in llieir,
milk to pay the feed bill and the
product of 500.000 more c an be easily
doubled by proper methods of art
and feeding, says Hrof. J. H. Fruncl
sen, head of the dairy husbandly de
partment or tbe Culversiiy of Ne
bra ska.
This siateinent is based upon the
work of the Douglas County Co
Testing Association for the past
year. The farmers Of this county
have been weighing milk and testing
for butler fat in cooperation with
the experiment station, and valuable
data have been obtained One herd
of ten cows shows u net profit of
f I .o.'.L'.SS. while another similar herd
of ten shows only $57. S2 profit. The.
Males and the Italic ork tester show
the difference and ideutify the un
profitable i ii
"Sell the Star Hoarder.'' says
Frandsen.
The creamery butter product of Ne
braska is now in excess of thirty
million pounds annually and is in
creasing rapidly This does not take
Into account the ordinary product
known as "country butter." The
dairy experts claim that this amount
can be easily doubled without mater
ially increasing the expense of op
eration, by better methods of feeding
and care and the use of the test for
butter (at
The result a of the cow lest inn
work In Douglas county have been
published in Hiilletin No 129. which
may be obtained free by addressing
the Nebraska Kxperiineni Statlou at
Lincolu.
MAKES RAPID HEADWAY
Add Thia Fact to Your Store of
Knowledge
KUtliey disease often advances so
rapidly that many s person is firmly
in Us grasp before aware of Ha pro
ejreaa. Pf Hi attention Hlioulcl be
Kien the slightest symptom of kid
ney disorder If there la a dull
pain in the back, headaches, dizzy
apelU or a tired, worn-out feeling,
or If the kidney secretions are of
fensive, irregular and attended with
paiu. procure a good kidney remedy
at once.
Thousands recommend Duau k Kid
ney Hills. Read the statement he
low :
Mrs. J. A. Steven:-. Bridgeport.
Nehr.. says: "Several years ago
a member of my family procured
Moan's Kidney Hills and they BOOH
cured an attack of kiduey trouble
and lumbago that had been the
source of much misery. At that
time we publicly recommended Doan's
Kidney Hills in return for the bene
in they brought. I am now pleased
to confirm that statement and make
the fact known that the relief has
been lasting."
For sale by all dealers. Hrlce 50
cents. Poster .Mllburn Co., Buffalo,
New York, sole agents for the Unit
ed States.
Remember the name (loan's and
take no other.
Advertisement J-2t
RAISES FULL BLOOD HORSES
Wm Heutler of the Canton neigh
borhood, in the west part of Hox
Unite county, la a breeder of full
blood Shire horses, and he raises
.-nine very good ones, too. On Sat
urday, the seventh of this month,
he came to Alliance with a four
mouths old colt which he sold to Win
Cody of Lakeside for one hundred
dollars. About a month ago Mr
Heutler sold a stallion coll. that was
a year old in lilne. to Kdgkr Vf.
ilsou for two hundred dollars. It
weighed I ,::.'!5 poiAida. Mr. Wilson
has since sold It for fifty dollars
more than he paid.
Drives off a Terror
The chief executioner of death in
the winter and spring months la
pneumonia. Its advance agents are
colds and grip. In any attack by
one of these maladies no time should
be lost in taking the beat medicine
obtainable to drive it off. Coon Mass
thousands have fouud this to be Dr.
King's New Dlecovery. "My hus
band believes it has kept him from
having pneumonia three or four
times," writes Mra. tieorge W
Plana, Kawsonville, Vt.. "and for
coughs, colds and c roup we have uev
er found Its equal. " Ciuarauteed for
all bronchial affection Price .".nets
and H un. Trial bottle free at Kred
K Kolstell's.
Advertisement 52-4t
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The weather is fine lor winter
time, and most everybody is gel ting,
done husking corn.
Mrs. O. B. liuguma n was visiting !
with her brothe r's family last we. K,
Miss Kthel Hagaman and Mrs Co- ,
cil tllen were visiting at the bOOMt
of Geo. Hagaman from Thursday
till Sunday
W. S. Coker w ears a broad smile, i
now. lie finished husking corn Sat
urday. Miles Hagaman helped Sy Coki r
husk corn last wee k.
LONG ON BOY BABIES
I-Jisl Saturday's Sidney Telegraph
reports six births for Decenrber 7,
8, !t and 10 Pretty good showing for
a small town, but the peculiar part
of it is that the babies are all boys,
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HOWS THIS?
John Wright, of Alliance was
to his ranch Friday night of
vv eek
out
last
Mrs. J '
Mrs. George
unlay while
town.
Hawkins stayed with
Clark's children Sat-
Mra. Clark steal tm
Wanted A wife. She must not
be over flfiy Sad not younger lhan
twenty, does not need to be hand
some nor rich, but some goad woman
thai wants a good home and that
will do the cooking and mend and
keep his clothes clean. No other
kind need apply, M . H.gaman.
...
Miss Honnie Hagaman returned,
home yesterday from the home ot
her brother O K. Hagaman.
V .
Dora Coker visited Saturday algbl
at the Hagaman home with Miss Dol,
lie Hagamas
Mrs. Maud Donovan ot Alliance vir.
ited with her daughter, Mrs Lee,
Marsh, the past wetk.
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New Hair Treatment
We now carry the uew discovery
for tbe hair. Merited iiair Tonic,
compounded by the Atuericair Drug
and Cress Association. We will be
pleased to have our customers give
It a trial. We are authorized to
guarantee it by the association, to
which we belong F. J Hrennan.
Advertisement 62 tt
Read The Herald's
offer on page 2.
big premium
IT PAYS TO ADVERTISE
We offer One Hundred Dollars
Reward for any case of Catarrh
that cannot be oured by Hall's t'a
tarrh Cure.
F. J CIIKNKY v CO., Toledo, O.
We, the undersigned, have known
F. J. Cheney for the last 15 years,
and believe him perfectly honorable
In all business transactions and fi
nancially able to carry out any ob
ligations made by his firm.
NATIONAL BANK OF COM MKRCE.
Toledo, ().
Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken iu
ternally, acting directly upon the
blood and mucous surfaces of the
system. Testimonials sent free. Price
75 ecu's per bottle. Sold by all
Druggists.
Take Hall's Family Hills for con
st ipation.
Advert isement
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FIFTY-FOURTH ANNIVERSARY
State Board of Agriculture at Lin
coln, January 22
The Nebraska Stale Hoard of Ami
culture will hold Its fifty-fourth an
i, i.i : meeting for election of officers
and transaction of other business at
Lincoln. January 22-2:1, in tbe hand
some uew building of the Lincoln
Commercial Club This board has a
long and honorable history, latlWante
ly counecteel wilh the development
of Nebraska agriculture. Chartered
originally iu 15 by au act of the
territorial legislature. It has conn nil
ously during over s half century been
(he official aifency instituted by the
state for Hie encouragement and
promotion of agricultural and kindred
aria.
! This board receives $2,000 annually
from Hie state treasury for tbe pay
ment of premiums at the state fair.
1 In HH2 this board returned iu cash
ipaymeuts to various state depart
TO
GUARD
AGArNST
GERMS!
ccr IUUK i KAFS ULLAN
!t. T Hahhiit's Pure Lye or Potash cuts the grease
and dirt from sink pipes, saving plumher's bilk. A
lit 1 1 v- I . ye and a lot of W itter (or general Household
Cleaning and Diginfeetinf. Banish Dirt and Germg.
Great labor and Money ' tr. Valuable presents
for iho labels. : : : :
.. .v for !joL!vt cx!t!ah:ii:g many vr.. .
H fWTT
NEW VO!K C5LTV
incuts the following sums:
To Stale Horticultural Society. fl.Soo
To the Fish and Can..- Commis
sion 4oo
To the Kducaiioual department tag
To the Acljutaut Ceueral a hew-
pital corps H0
To the Industrial School Hand 450
$-:io
In addition to this return of vari
ous amounts to other departments of
State (he Hoard of Agriculture has
paid iu premiums at the state fail
approximately $176,000 during the
past eleven years, exclusive of preiu
hi ins paid in the spoed department,
the addition ot which makes a total
of approximately $275,000. Not less
lhan ninety per cent of all this prem
lum money lias been paid to Nebras
ka citizens in competition with the
world.
Tbe state fair grounds were pur
chased by the stat in mm, slme
which time the board or agriculture
has stesuiily made permanent im
provements on these scoujjtla fTulU
the earnings of the fair, to the
amount of $ltis,o00. The state has
invested iu Hie state fair the follow
ing sums made by legislative appro
priation: lltOI Hurchuse of grounds and
equipment $35,000
I 'Mi:: Ladies comfort buuldlng :;..
1105 Live stock building ... Hi. "an
I MoT Tattle baru 20.000
l!o One-half of live stock col
iseum 50.000
H 1 1 Repairs on grandstand.. 15.000
Total appropriations by the
slate HiH.ooO
Added In permanent improve
ments by the state board of
agriculture from its earn
Ings tag ,SS)d
Estimated present value of the
stste fair grounds and build
tuns ; 25.000
In answering advertisements please
mention this paper.