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Thursday, February 20, 1919
THE ALLIANCE HERALD
THE ALLIANCE HERALD
LLOYD C. THOMAS, Alitor K. II. KMITII Associate Kdltor
JOHN W. THOMAS, Uve Ktork I VI I tor
THE HERALD PUBLISHING COMPANY, Owners
(Incorporated)
Entered at the pott office at Alliance, Nebraska, for transmission through
the mall aa second-class matter. Published every Thursday.
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The spirit shown by a well kntwn
and progressive Alliance business
man with whom we talked a day or
two ago regarding the paving la sec
onded by a large major'ty of those
who own property In the district
which will be affected by the new
paving. We broached the subject of
paving and its costs to Mr. F. E.
Holaten, owner of The Herald build
ing and a number of other business
buildings In Alliance on streets
which will be paved. "CostT" said
Mr. llolsten. "Of course It will cost
plenty of money, but H will benefit
the property more than the expense,
and I am for paving in spite of the
fact that It will cost me a lot of
money."
The experience of Urbana, Illi
nois, was shown by an editorial In
the Dally Courier which appeared on
January 14, 1919. That editorial
expressed the following sentiments,
which we have changed to fit Alli
ance: The average citizen of Alliance
would agree without much argument
that It would be a splendid step for
ward for this community to lay some
four or five miles of pavement this
year. There are a half dozen streets
that ought to be paved which are
now unimproved, and there are as
many more which have been paved
in years gone by, but whose present
condition is a reflection on the pro
gressive spirit of the community, as
well aa a continuing annoyance to
those who have .to make use of
them.
These facts are generally admitted
but when It comes to concrete pro
posals to remedy the situation, the
first barrier raised is that of exces
sive cost.
Paving does cost more than before
the war. It costs a great deal more.
Some claim twice as much.
This, in Itself, Is not as great an
objection as some people would have
you think. Costa, after all, are rel
ative. When paving prices are low,
the pricea of-other commodities are
alio low, and those of us who make
our living by disposing of the com
modities we produce or the services
we have for sale, are In no better
position, relatively, to buy paving
whea prices are low than when pric
es are high.
When prices are high, as at pres
ent, money is plentiful, and practic
ally every one has work at profitable
prices. Altho living expenses are
high, it la possible to pick and choose,
what we shall buy, and it is feasible
so to conduct our personal affairs as
to have a surplus, if we make up our
riind to it.
Whea prices are low, employment
H uncertain, Irregular, and for some,
impossible to obtain. Money circu
lates less freely; and most of a are
i f raid to spend a nickel for fear we
will never get another.
If we wait for prices to go down
before we start to pave, we will be In
no position to pave when the condi
tion demanded is attained. It is
l uch more of a hardship on a com
munity to thrust an ambitious
scheme of public Improvement on its
property owners In the face of stag
nation and panicky conditions, than
-it is when conditions are what they
nrc today, with money circulating
freely, with every one employed, and
with do one feeling the pinch of hun
ger or privation.
The way to maintain good times
and flush conditions is to keep busi
ness going. We must keep the dol
lar turning over, and over, and over.
We make money, in a business sense,
by spending it not by saving it. Sav
ing has its uses, and its virtues are
indisputable, but there Is a time to
save and a time to spend. Stagna
tion Is not prosperity. It is business
death.
We should not be alarmed because
our dollar will not buy as much pav
ing as it used to do; neither are we
justified In waiting to start such en
terprise, for the day when the dollar
will buy as much as It did In 1893,
or even 1916. Those days may come
again which God forbid but when
they do, we will be far less able as
a community to undertake the ex
pense of public Improvements than
we are today.
We are thru with the war; we are
entering the channels of peace; the
road to prosperity lies Invitingly
ahead of him who will seize his op
portunity in time. Action is de
manded. We should not remain
asleep at the switch, nor let the ris
ing sun of a renewed prosperity find
our train hopelessly blocked on a
side track while the rains on the
main line rust from disuse.
Alliance's watchword this year
should be "Full Speed Ahead."
It?
IK YOUIl DUTY THIS TIM
"Duty."
Nice short little word, Isn't
What does it mean to you?
Well, come to think about it, duty
means one thing one time and an
other thing another. Sort of hard
to describe.
For Instance. During the war du
ty spelled fighting first line trench
es, communicating trenches, first aid
station, pointing the artillery pieces,
etc. Duty was military first of all.
Sure, there was duty at home for ev
eryone. Second, after the fighter in
duty was the money lender, the man
or woman who bought bonds so that
the fighter could fight and do It suc
cessfully. It was lighter firt mid
lender second during the War.
But the war Is over. There is a
change of significance of the word
"duty." The fighter and the lender
have changed places. The first duty
now Is with the lender. His work is
the one that must come to the front.
The fighter has done his part. Yes,
he must be brought back, to be sure.
And that Is what makes the lender's
duty more pronounced.
The fighter's laurels are won. Now
far the lender's work to crown the
dutiful acts of the war. The bills
must be paid. We spent money and
In spending It brought the war to a
close. That saved thousands of lives
of our fighters.
Your boy and your neighbor's boy
who will soon be home might easily
have been among the thousands sac
rificed If we hadn't spent millions on
equipment aa dtrainlng. Aren't
these boys worth something to you?
Duty calls to the lender. Let your
conscience direct you through the
Victory Liberty Loan. From now
on the laurels are for you. No man's
work will be more important than
yours. The Yanks are watching and
will applaud you If you do your duty.
You'll be in the front line, not in the
reserve!.
MORK FKHK ADVKKTISING
The Herald, aa did probably every
other newspaper in the United
States, received one day last week,
In a franked government envelope
marked "First Class Mail" a detail
ed circular entitled "Annual Report
of W. O. McAdoo, Director General
of Kailroads" with the Implied re
quest that it be published.
This report contained some Inter
esting paragraphs of the accomplish
ed. ts of Mr. McAdoo and the rail
roads under government operation.
We vould like to have published It
especially If there was no expense In
the newspaper game if paper cost
us nothing Instead of more than
twice what It formerly did; if print
ers didn't look forward to their pay
checks; and it papers, were mailed
postage free.
Dut we remembered that not lot.g
ago we received a notice that the
paid advertising for the Burlington
railroad was to be discontinued, with
the suggestion that we might during
the coming year receive some paid
advertising sort of to help the pa
per along In case we got short of
funds.
Formerly the newspapers ran reg
ular advertising at regular rates for
TOMORROW'S MAN
What is done in childhood days to enrich the
blood and build up rugged health often makes
or breaks the man of tomorrow. The growing
youth, with nervous energy overwrought, needs
constant care and
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to help maintain strength and vitality equal to withstanding
the dual strain of growth and wear and tear of the body.
The reputation of Scott's is based upon its abundant
nourishing qualities and its ability to build up strength.
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the railroads. It was good advertis
ing. It produced results. It helped
the railroad business. From the at
titude taken during recent months
we are ltd to believe that under gov
ernment administration the newspa
pers of the country will publish rail
road announcements free of charge.
We know that advertising la a good
thing for the railroads, as It Is for
any business, and we trust that' if
the railroads are to continue under
government management the only
announcements received wfTl not be
with the "Please publish free' of
charge" label.
To the winter motorist who would
reduce to a minimum his discounts
to repair tires tinder unpleasant con
ditions of tero weather the B. . F.
Goodrich Rubber Co. offers some
timely warnings regarding the cold
weather care of tires.
The very first precaution against
undue tire trouble is a rigid inspec
tion of the casing for cuts and small
holes, which should be plugged with
tire putty. Tires should be kept water
tight as protection against the wet,
slushy roads and pavements. Water
seeping Into tire quickly rots and
deteriorates the cotton fabric and
causes blowouts.
Do not apply anti-skid devices too
tightly to tire Just to eliminate the
clanking and racket of the chains
beating against the mud guards or
fenders. Tires are cut severely by
tight chains. Chains should also be
periodically inspected and when the
cross links become worn, rough or
placed.
WANTED TO BUY Will pay five
cents per pound for clean cotton
rags. Bring them to The Herald of
fice. . tf
HERALD ADVANCED
TO $2.0pMARCil FIRST
Still Inrreainff Production Oos
Makes It Necowary to liaise Sub
scription Hates- f IJ60 Now
Long ago other newspapers of this
section of t' e country as well as
those over the entire United Sates
found It absolutely necessary bo
cause of the increased cost of every
thing entering into the production of
a newspaper to Increase the selling
prices of both subscription and adver
Using. The Herald has made every
effort to avoid doing this, but haa
now reached the place where ws
must advance the subscription price
to $2.00 per year.
It will be readily understood by
those versed in newspaper costs that
this increase will by no means meet
the cost Increases, but it will help to
take care of them. The newsprint
situation has been a serious one for
the newspapers for many months and
the following taken from the Pub
lishers Auxiliary, the largest trad
publication In the country, offers no
encouragement, indeed: .
" It is on the cards and this is
the view not of pessimists, but of
publishers keenly observant that
the year 1919 will see a largo num
ber of newspaper properties, small
only as compared with the great
metropolitan dailies, either closing
their plants because they cannot get
supplies of newsprint at any price, or
combining with others in the same
locality for the same reason. This
without consideration of the other
factors that have greatly enhanced
the cost of production of a news
paper. "Remedy for the high cost of news
print, as well as of labor, must bo
found In advancing the selling prieo
of newspapers and increasing adver
tising rates; two actions that It
freely prophesied will have to occur
anyway. "When the federal trade
commission first fixed a prices $3. It
the manufacturers said openly
that they might better close their
mills than produce paper at less thaa
$4 a hundred, f. o. b. mill. They
have kept on reapeatlng It ever
alnce and the production for 1911
has fallen 100,000 tons. "Prices
are almfost anything the manufact
urers wish to name, from $3.50 a
hundred to $4, and publishers are
scrambling to assure themselves a
safety during the coming year on the
best terms they can make. It is re
ported that the Philadelphia Bulle
tin has closed Its contract with the
Great Northern at $3.60 for the en
tire year, but some others are sign
ing up for $4 on the theory that they
will thus be assured of paper for the
entire twelve months, and at a figure
little If any higher than others will
pay ultimately who accept other ar
rangements offered.
to:
Good roads bring higher rental
incomes.
PURE
Wholesome
Candy
Made under absolutely sanitary
conditions and of pure ingredi
ents. All prices have been lowered
10c Per Pound
TIIK ALLIANCR CANDY
8TOHE
OLD-TIME COLD CURE
DRINK EOT TEA1
Get a small package of Hamburg
Dreaat Tea at any pharmacy. Take a
tablespoonful of the tea, put a cup of
boiling water upon It, pour through a
sieve and drink a teacup full at any
time during the day or before retiring.
It is the most effective way to break
a cold and cure grip, as it opens the
pores of the skin, relievhur congestion.
Also loosens the bowels, thus breaking
up a cold.
Try it the next time you suffer, from
a cold or the grip. It is inexpensive
and entirely vegetable, therefore aafe
and harmless.
RUB RHEUMATISM FROM
W.E.R0USEY RETIRES
STIFF ACHING JOINTS
Rub Soreness from joints and muscles
with a im&ll trial bottle of old
St Jacobs Liniment
Stop "dosine" Rheumatism.
It's pain only ; not one case In fifty
requires internal treatment. Kub I
soothing, penetrating "St. Jacobs Lini
ment" right on the "tender spot," and 1
by the time you say Jack Robinson
out cornea the rheumatic pain. St. .
Jacob's Liniment" is a harmless rheu. .
matiam cure which never disappoints
and doesn't burn the skin. It takes
pain, soreness and stiffness from ach
ing joints, muscles and bones; stops
sciatica, lumbago, backache, neuralgia.
Limber up I Get a SO cent bottle of
old-time, honest "St. Jacobs Liniment'
from any drug store, and in a moment
you'll be free from pains, aches and
stiffness. Don't suffer I Rub rheuma
tism away,
OWING TO ILL HEALTH, IT BECAME NECESSARY FOR MR. ROUSEY
TO SEVER HIS CONNECTION WITH OUR BUSINESS. YOUR PATRON
AGE FOR THE PAST ALMOST FOUR YEARS HAS BEEN APPRECIAT
ED. "COURTESY AND SERVICE" HAS BEEN OUR MOTTO, AND WE
HAVE BEEN EXCEEDINGLY ANXIOUS THAT THIS BE IN THE FORE
FRONT IN ALL DEALINGS AT ALL TIMES. 'THIS, TOGETHER WITH
EXPERIENCED BUYING OF QUALITY GOODS BEING THE FOUNDA
TION OF SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS, TniS POLICY WILL BE CONTIN
UED. IF POSSIBLE, WEJWILL TRY TO GIVE MORE IN THE FUTURE
THAN WE HAVE IN THE PAST. OUR AIM SHALL BE, THROUGH THIS
RECONSTRUCTION PERIOD, TO TAKE THE VERY BEST POSSIBLE
CARE OF OUR FORMER CUSTOMERS AND BASED ON THE ABOVE
PRINCIPLES WE SOLICIT TOOSE WHO nAVE NOT DEALT WITTI US
TO AT LEAST INVESTIGATE OUR LINES AND METHODS.
RHEIN HARDWARE CO.
Successors to .
RHEIN-ROUSEY COMPANY
