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Mine eyes have seen the glory of the
coming of the Lord:
He is trampling out the vintage where
the grapes of wrath are stored;
He hath loosed the fateful lightning of
his terrible swift sword:
His truth is marching on.
I have seen Him in the watch-fires of
a hundred circling camps;
They have builded Him an altar in the
evening dews and damps:
I can read His righteous sentence by
the dim and flaring lamps.
His day is marching on.
I have- read a fiery gospel, writ in bur-
nished rows of steel:
"As ye deal with my contemners, so
with you my grace shall deal;
Let the Hero, born of woman, crush
the serpent with his heel.
Since God is marching on."
He has sounded forth the trumpet that
shall never call retreat;
He is sifting out the hearts of men be.
fore his judgment-seat.
Oh ! be swift, my soul, to answer him I
Be jubilant, my feet!
Our God is marching on.
In the beauty of the lilies Christ was
born across the sea.
With a glory in his bosom that trans
figures you and me:
As he died to make men holy, let us
die to make men free.
While God is marching on.
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I hope s I,'m a sinner
That Kaiser Bill keeps running till
In Berlin he Kets dinner'.
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The Grindstone
One day when I. a boy. bewailed the
wraith to ine denied.
I t.oll(-t my Uncle Hiium tiikinp
mo aside
To rhide me for my petulanre. and
whisper In my ear
A bit of homespun Ionic and sonic
fuels deitciied to cheer.
"B boy." he said, "in aMer years
roii'll reroenize that strife.
I'nceasinK toil and poverty equip on-
best for life;
For men. like tools, don't pet an
edge on things as smooth as
wax;
It's just the grindstone's roughness,
14, that sharpens up the ax."
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The Country Kdltnr
He niicht have been a millionaire.
I And won financial fame,
Or sat in a director s chair.
Had money been hia aim;
He chose instead to spend his years
In service poorly paid,
And with the paste pot and the
shears
A humble living made.
He chronicled the town's events
The local goings-on;
His fellow townsmen's hopes und
bents
Inspired his lexicon.
He felt the public pulse that beat
Around him. and he tried
To make his little country Bheet
A thing of local pride.
Unselfishly, with all his heart,
He strove but to unbuild
His town, of which he was a part.
With great ambition tilled.
He spoke well of his fellow men;
He nraisod when praise was due;
He wielded but a kindly pen.
And no reward he drew.
Editor and Publisher.
RAISING FUNDS
FOR RED GROSS
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left for Mattoon on the next train,
ielp from all over the central divis
ion was on the way to that. town. He
iook with him Misa Ahrens and
twelve of her best nurses and fifteen
'ramed social workers from the Chi
cago United Charities, who had giv
n invaluable help In the Eastland
steamer disaster. On the same train
went six crates of hospital supplies.
Until after 1 o'clock that night the
office was held open, completing ar
rangements by long distance with
Cincinnati, Indianapolis. Springfield,
Klgin, Bloomington, St. Louis, and
other points whence the' nurses and
workers were summoned.
An unofficial report said that food
and blankets were needed, and A. A.
Sprague, director of the Red Cross
supply service, made arrangements
to open a great corporation's whole
sale warehouse, and ship "everything
they need," Sunuay though it was.
Secretary Champion of the Chicago
c hapter arranged to get 600 pairs of
blankets from the chapter's ware
house and send them on the first
train. But the wires from Mattoon
working busily all day, improved
long enough, iate at night, lor Mr.
Davidson to get through a message
that the food and blanket situation
was not just then acjite, but that he
wanted disinfectants and antiseptics.
The head of a wholesale drug con
cern was routed out of bed. the
firm's warehouse opened, and at 2
o'clock in the morning a Red Cross
man, with a consignment of Iodine,
peroxide of hydrogen, chloride of
lime and other needed supplies,
started for the stricken cities.
Mr. Davidson had been joined by
W. D. Thurbur, field secretary for
Illinois, whom he placed in charge at
Charleston.
When Mr. O'Connor arrived, with
the nurses and workers, he found
both lieutenants on the ground, and
with the Chicago office ready to give
instant support, he began the relief
work A committee of business men
. viis organized, a number of smaller
ommltteeB told off to take charge of
each detail of t' e situation, and in a
few minutes ttie machinery was in
operation.
The injured were given the best
surgical and nursing care, the hun
gry were fed. the homeless jiiven
shelter, the dead identified and made
ready for burial, plans draw it up for
rebuilding the shattered homes, and
a fund started to rehabilitate both
wrecked cities.
Other communities, struck by
branches of the same storm, were
given relief by other workers. For
instance, there was a rumor that in
northern Indiana seventeen had been
killed at one place, and great prop
erty damage done.
"Let Bentley and I-oorais look af
ter northern Indiana, and wire Cleve
land to help," was Mr. O'Connor's
order. "Let Foster report to me at
Mattoon with all the help he can
bring."
A. F. Bentlev is state director of
Indiana; F. D. Loomis is head of the
. i. Mien s Aid society of Indianapo
lis, and gave valued help at the New
castle cyclone; Eugene C. FoHter of
Indianapolis is a skilled charity-
worker. Each did promptly what
Mr. () Connor wanted done.
"Many reported killed by cyclone
near Hickman, Ky., but help has
oeen sent, and we have the situation
well in hand." wired C. M. Roos
chairman of the Cairo (111.) chapter.
He had seen much experience with
the Red Cross in the Ohio valley
floods some years ago, and knew ex
actly what to do and how to do it.
That is how the wheels of the Red
CroBs started going round the mom
ent the disaster occurred. And that
is how they will start going round
for our own community whenever it
is struck by fire or fiood, enrthquak
or pestilence.
Lloyd's Column
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Km ugh to Uck the . niiao-.
An Alliance railroad official was
recently speaking of the trouble
which the railroads have in getting
men to work, these days. Said the
official: "These hoboes, 'tourists' and
I. W. W.'s should be all conscripted
and put Into the army. There are
enough of them traveling around to
whip the whole German army. They
just laugh at you when you offer
them jobs, and pass on."
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An Ode I Owed Der Kaiser
Up to this time, I've made no rhyme
About his nibs, der Kaiser;
But now. by Kate, if not too late.
I'm going to make a try, sir!
Pray tell me. Bill I hope you will,
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L'll bet, by hep, the old goosestep.
In backing up. is heating!
Moat folks abhor the tnought of war,
But you just thought it splendid.
You tried the trick the world to lick;
On "Me und Gott" depended.
The Belgian chap put up a scrap
At fighting he's no niggard.
You failed to dine or drink French
wine
In I'aris, as you figured.
At dear old "Jff" you do not scoff.
Since he made you skedaddle.
When folks say "Marne" you mur
mur. "Darn!"
And then hop to a saddle.
The submarine is low and mean,
And I wilt bet good money
The children's screams, you hear in
dreams,
Don't sound the least bit funny
Well. I must close, but goodness
knows
Homer .1. Grant of Ellsworth was
in town several days the last of the
week.
Mr. and Mrs. t. VV. Harvey, who
had been visiting relatives here, re
turned to Ellsworth the first of the
week.
Mrs. George Read Is at Denver
t' is week. She left Sunday.
Miss Hannah Cotant is home from
Cleveland, Ohio, where she had been
attending school the paBt year.
Mis. Bart Young left Monday for
Hoffland. Her husband is working
there.
Master Clinton Romig. son of Mr.
and Mrs. Penrose E. Romig, spent
Saturday at Scottsbluff as a guest at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Archie
Gregory.
Miss Marguerite Hasenstaah left
Friday for Newcastle. She will take
up a homestend near that place,
a a
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Merk left the
first of the week for a several weeks
visit with friends and relatives at
Silver City. Nebr.
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Dr and Mrs VY M Law of Mit
rhell were in Alliance Saturday They
made the trip by auto .and returned
to Mitchell Saturday night. The doc
tor says that many from Mitchell
are planning on attending the Stock
men's Reunion here next week. A
number of rough riders from there
will be here contesting in the various
eventa.
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Evelyn Ballard of Bingham was
brought to Alliance for medical aid
after being thrown from a horse. Her
wrist was broken
a a
Fred Mollring and son were Bing
ham visitors last week.
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Mr and Mrs. Elmer Brammer and
small aon of Bingham are in Alliance
this week. The little fellow Is re
ceiving medical treatment. They
came up Monday.
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Roy Rickey and family are enjoy
ing a viait from his mother. Mrs. C.
H. Rickey, of Maraland.
The Box Butte county commis
sioners announce that they will pay
a reward of f-2r. for information
leading to the conviction of persona
who dump manure in the public
highway without permission from
the board or the road supervisor. It
seems that garbage, rotted potatoes,
old clothing und all sorta of traah
has been found in ditches and cul
verts over the county and the board
has been compelled to pay good mon
ey to have It removed. Persons
found guilty of dumping trash now
will get the limit of tne law, it is
stated.
...
Mr. and Mrs. G. A Miller expect
to leave the last of the week for a
visit with his father at Omaha. Mr.
Miller's father has been In the hos
pital in Omaha for some two weeks
where he has been receiving med
ical attention. Mrs. Miller and
daughter will viait a few days in Lin
coln before returning.
Mrs. Claude Forest, of Broken
Bow, arrived In the city the first of
the week to join her husband, who la
machinist's helper in the roundhouse
Mr. and Mrs. Forest will make their
future home In Alliance.
Mrs. Charles Pennycuick left Sun
day night for Ios Angeles and other
points in California. She will ro-
main there indefinitely.
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Dean William Carson Shaw, who
has been in Chicago for a week, re
turned on Friday. He was accom
panied by Miss Helen Southard who
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WE DO REPAIRING
will spend the summer In Alliance
aa a gueat of the Shaw family and
or Mra. Frank J. Waa.
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This week Mr. and Mra. J. W.
Burke will leave for a visit at Kan
aaa City.
Mr. and Mra. Jack Volker left
Monday for Luak, Wyo., near which
place they have a homestead.
Ellas Adams of Ellsworth waa in
Alliance the firat of the week.
A. J. Schlueter or the Flrat State
Bank waa an Ellaworth visitor Sun
day. .
Bert McCool enjoyod a visit Fri
day from his father, John McCool, of
Ellsworth.
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Reports from the Furman ranch
near Maraland are to the effect that
In the neighborhood or 200 acrea
have this year been sown and planted
to rropa in addition to many acrea of
alfalfa.
Pat O'Connor was at Deadwood on
a visit over Sunday.
Mrs. A. L. Pace will leave the last
of this week for a viait with relatlvea
at Crawford.
E. L. Routh la enjoying a few day
viait at Ravenna thla week.
Mr. and Mra. Martin Kocar left
thla week for Sterling to make their
home. Since coming here from Om
aha two years ago he haa been car
clerk In the car department for the
MBurllngton. He haa been transfer
red to Sterling and ia piece work in
apector there.
Mra. Ira E. Taah left Thursday
night for a visit with her mother
and aiater at Amea. Iowa. Mra. Alex
Johnaon, her daughter, who Uvea aft
Sioux City, Iowa, will alao visit 1ft
Ames while Mra. Taah ia there.
Fred Metouaek of near llemlng
ford waa In Alliance Thursday on 14
gal business. Fred Childress or Den
ver, a nephew who Is visiting hlnl,
accompanied him to this city.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Gantz are at
Oaborne, Kana., thla week vlaiting at
the home of hia parents. Before re
turning to Alliance they will visit at
Kansas City, Omaha and Denver.
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