MORE LETTERS OE
THE TENDERFOOT
B"te Vafrer in WeMcrii Nelmwka
Found Time- si III Interesting
Ah He IMssod Along
Hundreds f Herald raadora found
"The Lot torn of a Tenderfoot" In
tensely Interesting In a rernl Issue
wf Tho Herald. In fad llM iMMld
for oxtrn copies that work far exceen
aH tin. BunnW Wm mo sure l liny will
find the second lottor. published here
in, Just as interest tng.
This lottor WM one of the bunrh
found on the street whore (hoy had
apparently boon lost by the pal from
Missouri who came up for a visit
with I,awrence, tho would-be cowboy
It roads as follows :
Friend Bttlto: Well. Dlllle. I wilt
tell you how thlin come out at the
Iany S. Ab soon us I give the noss,
Mr. Howdy .lack, the Scotchman cur
Scotty Hindingham.. the letter from
aod and swore something terrible,
and, you know, nillle, I do hate to
hear a man swear.
Mr. Scotty then said to me So
That dirty whelp of a Rowdy .lack
thinks to play one of hts jokes on me.
I said I do not know. He said
yon would give me a job as a cowboy.
Mr. Hindingham then licked his
lips like a cat getting ready for cream
ami he walked around me and looked
me up and down.
Said he Well, if you are not a
Joke, me dear friend has made a good
guess. But 'twill be no Joke for you.
"What are you, man? Do you pretend
to be human?
I said I am as human as you be,
and I have been working down lii
Missoury as hired hand more or less,
and I want to be a cowboy.
Mr. Hindingham nickered like a
horse, Billie.
He then inquired Have you any
bad habits? I suppose. Howdy, the
lying dog, told you that the Lazy S
was a moral outfit?
I said Ihave no bad habits, for I
do not drink, chew or smoke and
neither do I swear, and I don't spark
the girls.
Bald he You He. you giraffe. H
you had left off the last I could be
lleve you. but you over-plnyed. I'll
bet my last dollar that youre as bad
as some of thoso Alliance married
men who park the girls.
1 then saidMr. Hindingham, I
was raised polite, but I do not let no
man call mo a liar.
He then whinnied again, and tos
sed off his hat and got himself In
shape. From the way he acted I
thought ho was going to fight with
his feet and I would have to use my
mouth, Mike he said an Alliance law
yer and a real estate man had a fight,
one time.
He said Give somebody your ad
dress so that we cannotify the rela
tives. I said That Is not necessary. Mr.
Hindingham.
I then stepped back and let him
rush me, and. as he passed, I gave
him a swing in the ribs. He said
omething that sounded like oatmeal
to me, Billie, so I knew I had found
his soft spot. Next I gave him the
Cornshuckers' Delight under the nose
to make him forget where he was.
and then I whirled another into his
ribs. He gave that oatmeal cry
again, and I give it to hl.n the third
time in the same place, Iwitta the
Hired Hand's Twist under the ear.
That was the end of the argument
with Mr. Hindingham. They helped
hlra over under a tree, the only tree
on the gol darned place, and he lay
mere and complained of heart-burn
and old age.
Then a tall, dark cowboy they cal
led Trigger, drew his gun and made
a few signs at it with me. He said
For one little iron nlckle T would
build a fire around you. Other cow-
Doys said--Here. here. Trigger, be
fair. He has no gun. Fight him' with
fists.
I said Yea, Mr. Trigger If you
want to arrr.fy, come on and try a
little. y
So ho come at me. and I shifted to
tho left and threw in my right just
under his ear. and. Billie. there was
purs and cowboy stuff falling for
twenty minutes at tho least calcula
tion. Being raised polite, I asked If
there was any more who wanted to
argufy, and nobody said a word So
1 thought to lie down and take a
little rest.
When I had hsd my nap. and sit
there looking at the fellera fishing
down at the Kilpatrlek dam for a
whiie, I felt better. I went down to
tho dam and asked the fisher fellers
their names. They said they was
Roy Beckwith. Fred HObtaa Dock
Bellwood. Jim Keeler, George Dar
ling, Monte Harpraves and Bill
Rumer and that they was the gol
darned best fishermen in western
Nebraska. I took their word for it
they dldnt have no fish to speak of,
and come back toithe ranch.
Mr. Hladiaghaat aMlf for me-and
told me that he guessed I would have
to be moving on as he did not want
to run no hospital ao he had work
for his men to do.
I said But Mr. Hindingham I am
out my time, and my time is worth
something. This Is no way to treat
a stranger.
He said That is right. The LaTy
8 Is not a stingy outfit, and I will see
If the boys will throw a little change
In your hat to send you on to our
dear friends, the 2K people. It la
not, me dear lad, that we lore you
leos but we love the 2 K more. They
will receive you In style. I will give
yon a letter to tho 2 K boss. Jlmmle
Hauser. by kiamc I like Jimmy. He
Is always saying that the reason the
Scot Is so hardy Is that tho IrUh run
him up among the rocks. Well, no
matter. Jimmle Is a good little man.
How much do you weigh? One-seventy.
Jlmmle Is a trifle over you. I
once saw him hit a steer between the
eyes with his nakod fist. The steer
was locnod for three days after
I said--1 like to hear you talk,
Mr Hindingham. Hut my lime Is
worth something. So If you will
please tako up the collection r.nd give
mo the letter to Mr. Hans r, I will
leave you, though I would ao, leaf
stay.
He got up quic k and told his men.
and they throw In the collection, and
hgit come to tw enty-elght dollars. He
lion wrote a letter to Mr. Hauser, and
here Is he letter. HIHte
Dear Jlmniio: Don't say I never
give you nothlim. Here Is something
they found hurled In Missoury. Name
it and you can have it. He wants to
be a cowboy, but is afraid of bad
horses or rough men. For my sake,
Jlmmle. treat him or you would an
innocent child. Dont speak sudden
to him, as the poor lad has the Jig
gers and strikes before he thinks.
Then Mr. Hindingham signed his
name to the letter, and grinned as
best he could, and In his eye was a
cruel look.
The cowboy that took me to the
2 K camp was a reasonable feller, and
did not want to aurgufy. He said he
knew how It was with us fellers from
Missoury. We was willing 'o live
and let live, and not be a-argufying
all the time He wanted to know
how I learned to guld my hands and
feet the way I did, and I said it come
natural, but plowing, shucking corn,
and suchlike helped me to some ex
tent. He said that he guessed it did
He then sung a song, Billie, and I
thought you might like to hear it,
and so here it is. the song that the
cowboy sung
A$60 saddle and a $7 ho-ne.
A pair of chaps with tho hair on;
A $10 hat and a two-bit head
Oh whore's my boy so fair gone?
Answer:
riding slicker and a quart of lick
er, i
Is he a cowboy? Well. I should snick
er.
Yeas, Hlllie, that was it he song
he srng, and he seemed to enjoy his
sinning. He said he liked singing
better than argufying, as his maw
had not raised her boy to be a argu-
fyer-
Well.l Billie. this will be all for this
time, but I will tell you how I come
out at the 2 K and what the collect
ion comes to In my next.
Yours for peace.
Lawrence.
P. S. had to do a little argufy
ing when I come to town to mail this
letter. I met a chunky guy wearin
a bright deputy sheriff's star and I
stopped to let the sun glint from it
into my eyes. He nsked my name. I
told him. I asked hisn. He said it
was Dutch Manewer or something
like that. I lafed at him and he said
to me What are yoa laufin at? I
said that's a funny name for a fel
ler. He was a hard one to put to
sleep as he tried the Jowey-Jitsewed
on me and I had to give him upper-
cut number seventeen.
Removal Sale, at The Haddqrff
One more week left of The Big
Music House.
A NICKEL A DAY
IS YOUR SHARE
If You Can Save More, Then More It
Your Share.
If every person in Nebraska were to
lay aside a nickel each day during
the year of litis, it would mean the
saving of nearly $Ltl,;tH),OUO In this
etato this year. Tills Is Nebraska's
ahare of the War Savings Stamp loan.
If everybody In the Cnlted States
saved u nickel a day during the your,
It would mean the raising of $2,000,
000,000. This In tho total amount of
the War Savings loan.
Five nickels buy n "Thrift Stamp.''
Sixteen of tho J.") cent ' Thrift Stamps"
pasted on u card can be exehatiKod
with a few cents for a War Savings
Stamp. War Savings Stamps cost
$4.12 each until February 1, and then
one cent more each month until th-
end of the year, and on January 1,
1923, can be redeemed at any post
office for $5.
If you do not want to keep War
Savings Stamps until the date of ma
turity you can cash them at the post
office any time on 10 days' notice, and
get what you paid plus the Inter.-;
earned to date.
LIVESTOCKPRICES
AT SOUTH OMAHA
Fit Cattle Active and Strong
to 10c Higher
hogs steadTto STRONG
A Liberal Run of Sheep and Lamba
tnd An Active Market With Prlcea
a Shade Higher All Around. Beat
Corn Fed Lambs at $17.25.
Union Stock Tarda, Omaha. Neb.,
Jan. 29. Cuttle receipts were of mod
erate proportions and quality hardly
as good as last week. Demand from
packers ruled active, but owirfg to
COBffaatCd shipping facilities there
whs not very much Inquiry from out
side buyers, on the fulr to good cat
tle, both beef steers and cows, prlcea
were strong to 10 15c higher thnn
the close of last week, best beeves
bringing $12.50 12.75. Stoekers Mat
feeders were In limited supply and
quotably just ubout steady.
Quotations on cattle: Good to
choice beeves, $11. SO 13.00; fair to
good beeves. $10.75 11.75 ; common
to fair beeves, $8.50 10.50; good to
choice yearlings. $11.50012.50; fair
to good yearlings. $10.00011.00; com
mon to fair yearlings, $7.5009.50;
good to choice grnss beeves, $10.50
11.50; fair to good grnss steers, $8.75
10.00; common to fair grass steers,
$7.5008.50; good to choice heifers,
$9.00010.00; good to choice cows,
$8509.50; fair to good cows, $8.25
8.50; ennners and cutters, $0.25
7.25; veal calves. $0.0013.00; beef
bulls, $8.5009.50; bolognn bulls. $0.75
8.25; Rood to choice feeders. $0.50
11.15; fair to good feeders, $8.50
9.50; good to choice stoekers, $8,750
9.75; fair to good stoekers, $7.50
8.50; common to fair grades. $0.25
07.25; stock heifers. $7.0008.50;
stoek cows, $0.5008.00; stock calves,
$7.0000.00.
Hogs Rule Fully Steady.
The run of hogs was liberal. 7.800
head, and for the most nart thev sold
on a par with Saturday's strong clos
ing quotations. Choice heavy and
batcher loads brought 116.00, and
bulk of the trading was at $15.75
15.90.
Sheep and Lambs Strong.
A libera) run of sheep and httnhfl,
12.000 head showed up. and with an
active demand from packers and
Strong com petition from feeder buy
ers, trade is lively and prices strong
to a shade higher all around.
Quotations on sheep and lambs:
Lam be, handywelght, I16.79Q17.25j
Lnmbs. heavyweight. $15.75010.75;
lambs, feeders, $15 .00 10.50 ; lambs,
shorn, $11.50013.50; lambs, culls,
$10.00014.00; yearlings, fair to choice,
$11. 50 15.00; yearlings, feeders,
$12.00014.25; wethers, fair to choloe,
$11.00013.00; ewes, fair to choice,
$11.00012.25; ewes, breeders, all
ages, $10.50010.50; nwem, feeders,
$7.50 10.50; ewes, culls and calmer,
$5.0007.25.
The Churches
Beet and Wheat Food Value.
That there is more food value la
one acre of beets than iu four of
wheat Is the contention of Uerman u$
rlcultural scientists.
I IK. II I i; PENSIONS FOIl
CIVIL WAR VETERANS
Acid Not Only Foe to Tin.
The popular idea that only acid sub
stunces attack tin is wrong. Fish, as
paragus, beans, pumpkins and spin
ach are not acid, and yet their corro
aion of tin is quite marked. Thia
is probably due to untlno compounds,
substances related to ammonia. In the
case of ahrlmps the cana are often
eaten through in a comparatively short
time. So alkullne Is the metbylamlne
coutalued In shrimps that workmen In
the canneries find the akin peeling off
their hands. Observation by some can
nera led to the discovery that if
shrimps were iced for a day before
canning, the corrosive action of the
Juices wa8 greatly diminished. Thia la
now the universal practice. In addi
tion the cans are lined with paper to
prevent the contact of the shrimps
and the tin
Congressman Kinkaid has Intro
duced a bill to rearrange the pen
sions of all old soldiers who fought in
the civil war, on a basis according to
their ages and length of service and
giving pensions running from $20 to
$53 per month The bill provides
for pensions to all persons wbo ser
ved ninety days or over 'n the war
of the rebellion and who received
honorable discharges, as follows:
In case such person has reached
the nge of sixty-nve years .and served
ninety days, $20 per month; six
months, $21 per month; one year,
$22 per month; one and one-half
years. $23 per month; two years,
$24 perf month; two and one-half
years, $2 5 per month; three years or
over, $27 per month. In case such
person has reached the age of seven
ty years and served ninety days, $27
per month; six months $30 per
month; one year, $33 per month;
one and one-half yeara, $36 per
mon'h; two yeara, HO uer mon ;
two and one-half yeara, $44 per
month; three yeara and over, $49 per
month. In caae such person has
reacheqVthe age of aeventy-flve years
and served ninety days, $33 per
month; six months, $38 per month;
one year, $43 per month; one and
one-half years, $48 per month; two
years or over, $53 per montn. That
any person who served in the mili
tary or naval service of the United
States during the Civil war and re
ceived an honorable discharge, and
who was wounded in battle or in line
of duty and is now unfit for manual
labor by reason thereof or who from
disease or other causes incurred in
line of duty resulting In his disabili
ty Is now unable to perform manual
labor, shall be paid $40 per month,
without regard to length of service
or age."
WOHDM THAT COINT
TKXT-Matt. 7:21-Not every one that
saith unto me Lord, shall enter the
kingdom of heaven, but he that doeth
the will of my Father who la in heav
en. There Is power in words, at least,
in onie words that are spoken. Dur
ing the Civil War, (Jeneral Snerirtan
at Winchester hoard the noise of can
non many miles' away. Ho turned
his horse and almost flew toward Ce
dar Creek. He met the fleeing and
disorganized Unionists aml shouted.
Turn hoys Turn! We 're' going buck"
His words calm the fugitive.- who
turned bark to victory.
Following the assassination of
Pres. Lincoln, New York City was in
a frenzy. A mob of thousands had
gathered and made their threats.
fJeBeral .lames A. Garfield mounted
the top of aetair and Willi these
words scattered the mob. "God still
reigns and the government exists."
In the Spanish-American War at
Santiago when the Spanlrm fleet was
Pinking. The American sailors be
gan to shout when they were hushed
by Captain Evens who said. "Don't
shout, the devils are drowning."
Why were these words so power
ful? It was because of the character
of the men who spoke. These wore
men whose words Hover had deceived.
How unlike this was the old otory of
tho boy with the sheep.
Shakespeare said, "Words r.re not
deeds." If (they were there would
be no false promises, no Idle words
spoken. There would be no oath of
confirmation. All would be Yea, Yea
and Nay, Nay. It lo character that
makes the word3 count. A young
man went out from home Into the
world. He lay sick. As ho tossed
about In 'his feverish condition, no
word could quiet him. Unknown to
him his mother came. Her loving
words soothed him while? all others
failed.
It is' character that opcaku the:
words. So it is your life and mine.
Lot us do something, then there will
be no need of our boastlns of good
works.
It was John the Baptist who raid.
"Repent Ye, for the kingdom of
heaven is at hand," and there came
unto his baptism Jerusalem and all
Judea. This samo prophet and preach-
Of whe he sf.w Je:;us said. "Behold
the Lamb of Gjd" and two of his.
disciples followed Jesus. These in
turn brought, of their loved ones and i
friends to Christ. It was character
his mission, "All bear his witness and
wondoredtot the wordc of grace which
proceeded out of his mouth." Aft?r
the sermon on the mouat the "mul
titudes were astonished at his teach
ings (for he taught them as one hav
ing authority and not as their r-crlbcs.
This Is the samr Jesus who said,
I "Not every one that saith' me Lord.
Lord, shall ent. r the kingdom of
I heaven." According o this BtatO
I mont of our Lord both words and
deeds should speak for rightt ouness.
i This Is the one who can speak Peace
I to your soul. Will you accept Him?
I Not only call him Lord, but do his
will.
Stephen J. Epler,
Minister Church of Chrl3t.
of the B. Y. P. U. and is glad to wel
come the young men and women who
are not Identified with any other a
cordial welcome to all these services.
A. A. Layton, Pastor.
Harry G. Knowles formerly pop
ular minister of North Platte and now
general evangelist who will begin a
meeting at the Christian Cliurch next
Sunday Feb. 3rd. Mr. Knowles
makes a special appeal to Railroad
men as he once was employed in the
Santa Fe shops at Topeka and latter
regularly spoke to men in the Have
lock shops. All will deslr? to hear
this eloquent Gospel preacher. Twenty-one
days ut the Christian church
and a change each -evening.
BAPTIST CHVIB'H
back of the words that produced
these results.
As JesuB In Nazareth preached
from Isaiah's prophecy concerning
Bible School 10 A M. Preaching
11 a. m. and 7:30 p. m. Young peo
ples services 6:30 p. m.
C. H. Fuller Supe. of the S. S. ex
tends to all who are nat attending any
other, a hearty welcome to this
school. A mens bible school has
been organized and A. A. Layton the
teacher of this class is anxious to
have any man who will, to visit this
class see what we can do.
Miss Hazel Thompson is president
C. H. Helper and Sergeant Scott,
of the Alliance Recruiting station
nava ban transferred. Helper will
go to Mason City, Iowa about the first
of the month, while Scott has been
transferred to the gas and flame sec
tion of the Aviation corps.
a a a
J. A. Wolverton and son left last
night for Doming N. Mex. to see
Mr. Wolvertons oldest boy. They will
arrive in Doming at 9:30 Saturday
morning Mr. Wdlverton will have a
report of his trip In the herald on his
return.
,
Wo have no objections to anyone
wearing ear muffs and spats in
weather which threatens to break
the therometer. Of course wearing
them as evidence of style puts a dif
ferent aspect on the matter.
A. W. Tell of Lincoln was in the
city Wednesday to see George Neu
swanger, the county agent, Mr. Tell
is interested in farm work and is on
his way to Scotts bluffs to see the
county authorities there.
Mrs. S. M. Raymond of North
Yakuma, Washington was tho guest
of honor at a party last Wednesday
evening, held at tho home of Mro.
Percy Cogswell.
The son of Everett Eldred was tak
en seriously 111 at the academy Mon
day, with scarlet fever. Two specla- '
lists have since been called In to aid
In the case.
Mrs. C. H. Tully entertained in
honor of Mrs. Raymond of North
Yakima, Wash., last Monday evening.
' Sixteen guests were present.
Hugh Davenport has returned to
Alliance permently, after working at
Bayard for several weeks.
Flora Mae Smith was operated on
1 at the hospital last Friday morning
having her tonsils removed.
Mr. and Mrs. John' Nation are visit
I ing their son at Doming, New Mexico.
C. A. Newberry is in Chicago this
! week buying supplies for the hard
I ware establishemnt.
I Miss Lydia Cutosky has been quite
i ill the past week.
The sale of J. T. Nabb, announced
Inst week for Tuesday January 29th,
has been Kistponed, on account of the
cold weather to Tuesday Feruary, 8.
I .
The Smoke
of a Nation
NOTICE TO DAIRYMEN.
Ordinance No. 119. Section 21,
calling for the tubercular teat of all
milk cowa, of which their milk la aold
In Alliance, muat be compiled with
at onco or such action as necessary
will be taken
J. B. HUOHES.
Deputy Milk Inspector.
Corporal J. A. Dunnl
fan, pticaies Patrick
J.Sharkey andM. P.
Conwy, I 65th Infant
ry,U.S.A.f the famous
fighting sixty ninth),
of the "Rainbow Divi
sion. ' ' Note the sack
of " Bull" Durham in
their shirt pocket.
That 's why they were
going away with m
smile. The ' 'Rainbow
Division" Is now in
France, where they
Identify U. S. Soldiers
by those familiar
"Bull" Durham tags,
Send 'Em Away With a Smile!
by giving our soldier boys "Bull" Durham
tobacco.
"The smokers at home do not know what
a life-saver Bull Durham is' writes Private
Bangs, with the American Expeditionary
Forces in France. "We use Bull Durham
tobacco almost exclusively."
GENUINE
Bull Durham
Guaranteed by
INCOH POBATtO
I Sucfcjestion T8 fJ
Vue Smokers 1 M
-rvnnwng a little OenuW
Uumam witft ysW
Xse Sugar in Your CoffT
