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8s& ti liv: r , i. i- t V f Dr. Horn Readies Utah THINKS MOUNTAIN SCENERY GRAND. Describes Trip from Denver to Salt I.nko City, by way of Pueblo. Visits Cn c of the Winds, on Pike's Pcnk. Concluded from last week. Salt Lake Cit-, Oct. 14, 1902. As wo approached the summit of the Rockies, the air became more rare ant with many breathing became difficult. One portly man afflicted with asthma was almost overcome. In fact, at one time ho was pronounced beyond hope of recovery, and it was even announced by the physician that he was dead, but behold him recover as the descent was being made, and a real man remains as a subject snatched almost from the hands of the undertaker. Much there is on a mountain journey to interest, much to call forth express ions of surprise and appreciation. The geologist may here revel in glee as he observes unmistakable evidences of the earth's formation and age. As the train enters the canon of the Grand river, one can do little else than re main quiet and drink in as much beauty as his little cup will hold, and then close his eyes because of his inability to comprehend the scene. Mr. Warman paid the following poetic tribute to the Canon of the Grand: When I rhyme about the river the laugh ing, limpid stream, Whose ripples seem to shiver as they glide and glow and gleam; Of the waves that beat the boulders that are strewn upon the strand. You will recognize the river in the Canon of the Grand. When I write about the mountains with their heads so high and hoar, Of cliffs and craggy canons where the waters rush and roar, When I speak about the hills that rise so high on either hand, You recognize the rock-work in the Canon of the Grand. God was good to make the mountains, the valleys and the hills, Put the rose upon the cactus and the ripple on the rills. But if I had all the words of all the world at my command, I couldn't paint a picture of the Canon of the Grand. Passing many points of interest, let us pass over the less elevated Wasatch range and enter Salt Lake City, the City of the Saints. This city is known the world over on account of its being the Zion of Mormonism. Converts to the faith from nearly every nation flock here to spend their last days at this Mecca. On Sunday afternoon I joined the throng that hurried to the great turtle shaped tabernacle erected by Brigham Young, and heard two ser mons, supposed to set forth the ex cellencies of Mormonism, but which in my opinion were very weak utterances of the most trivial trash. The first speaker said he had been a mormon for fifty years, but the number of wives he had domiciled during that time and still lived ho neglected to state. Ho was bdd headed as a broom handle; his moustache as grey as the frosts of Greenland's icy shores, yet he was very presentable, and no doubt had been the center of affection of many a blooming maiden who was willing to show her unselfishness by sharing the queenly position of wifehood with as many other heroines as his fancy and purse might attract within his thresh old. He tried to pursuade his auditors, numbering about 8,000, that Mormon ism is a divine institution because when their crops fifty years ago were about to be destroyed by crickets, the Father sent gulls to destroy the pesky crickets and the crop was saved. His reason ing was lame. Those identical gulls also ate the crickets that molested the grazing grounds of the Indians who were after Mormon scalps, hence ac cording to the speaker's own logic, the savagery of the Indians must have been divinely appointed and maintained because of the mission of the gulls. The second speaker's story was as faulty as that of the first speaker. The story of either held water about like a fish net. -The main point set forth by the latter and lyounger Cicero of the platform was that the Mormon revelation was up-to-date, having come to earth little more than fifty years ago through Joseph Smith, ct al. Joseph Smith and Brigham Young were pictured as angels shorn of their wings. He did not refer to Brigham Young's multitudinous wives as angelesses because the least imagina tive mind has no difficulty in observing the Bee Hive in a turmoil as the pillow fights between favorite wives filled the air with the downy white of birds slaughtered -to feed the preacher apostle, who no doubt went into hiding at the outset of each fracus to avoid sitting as n board of arbitration to de cide upon the merits of the case. Whatever is said in criticism of Mormonism, and a book-full can bo marshalled against it, it nevertheless remains true that some things may be said in its favor. It has been the chief agent in transforming a desert wild into a beautiful city of 65,000 souls. Salt Lake City, the child of Mor monism, has 100 miles of streets, each 132 feet wide, and the blocks are 660 feet square. In the heart' of the city stands the temple built at a cost of $5,000,000. Its towers and minarets riso 215 feet above the ground, and can be seen for miles. None but the elect are permitted to enter the temple, and it is thought that some arc curious enough to accept the faith in order to get a glimpse of the interior of that stately tcmplo. The turtle-shaped tabernacle, accommodating 10,000 peo ple, is only a few rods distant, and is pronounced one of the most unique structures in America. In company with a friend, I visited the tabernacle before the hour for service, and though it is 250 feet long, a pin dropped by the side of the great organ could bo heard distinctly in the rear of the room. Its acoustic properties are said to be uncqualcd anywhere. The pipe organ contains 5,500 pipes and cost $115,000 being the second structure in value in the world. A chorus of 500 voices sings at each service, offering a draw ing card to the lost to come and hear the truth according to Joseph Smith. About 16 miles from Salt Lake City is the Great Salt Lake, 100 miles long and 60 wide, and ',218 feet above sea level. "Salt Air," a mammoth bathing pavilion, hag been constructed about 2,000 feet from shore at a cost of $350, 000, including the electric light plant. This structure has the reputation of being unsurpassed in the wide world. Bathirfg here is a luxury. One may float to his heart's content for it is im possible to sink. The water is heavily charged with salt, and when once tasted will never bo forgotten. The lake is 10 feet lower than it has been known for years. Old settlers are authority for the statement that it rises and recedes once in seventeen years. It is now at low tide, a condition which forces bathers to walk about half a mile to deep water, whereas, formerly one could leap from the grand pavilion into seven feet of water. E. C. Horn. Terminal Tiot Yet Arranged. "You have. discovered a neyr .disease, have you, doctor? What are you go ing to call it?" "That Is a matter requiring some thought," responded tho eminent med ical specialist. "I have decided upon n name so far as tho first three or four syllables are concerned, but have not made up my mind yet -whether to clas sify It as an 'Itls' or an 'osls.' "Chica go Tribune. All He Needed. Ascum I hear thnt French count your wife and daughter met abroad Is going to visit 3'ou. Rlchman Yes; I believe ho Is. Ascum Better take French lessons, hadn't you? RIcbninn Oh, I'm fixed. I got a professor to tench me how to say, "Sor ry, but I have made It a rule never to lend money." Cleveland Plain Deulcr. A Word Too Much. She You're not paying attention to May Roxloy nowadays. Ho No; she had entirely too much to say to suit me. She Really? He Yes; she said "No." Washington Star. Friendship you have to buy Is dear at any price. Chicago News. llovr to Keep Younfi'.. One of tho secrets of keeping youug, vigorous and supple jointed Is to con tinue to practice the activities of youth and to refuse to allow the mind to stiffen the muscles by Us suggestion of ago limitations. If men liko Peter Cooper and William 12. Gladstone, who kept up tho vitalizing exercises of ro bust manhood when far into tho eighties, had succumbed at forty to tho thought of approaching age, how much of their valuable life work would have remained undone! Success. A Snrcty. "Somehow," said tho girl in blue, "I can't help wishing I had accepted him." "Why, dear?" asked tho girl in gray. "Why, ho swore that he'd never bo happy again, and I'm afraid he is." "Ah, yes," commented tho girl In gray reflectively. "As matters are now you cau't be suro that he Isn't, but If you'd married him you could mako Buro of It" Chicago Post Depends on Clrcnniatnncea. She Do you regard marrlago as a necessity or a luxury? Ho Well, when a man marries a cross eyed girl who says silly things, whose nose turns up at tho end and whoso father Is worth about $2,000,000, I should say Jt was a necessity. Chi cago Record-Herald. A Matter For "Wonder. Mrs. Peck (who has returned from Niagara) I stood speechless Mr. Peck Wonderful, wonderful! (To himself) I wonder how, Niagara did it? Detroit Free Presa. SENSE OF SIGHT x Hi HOW AN INFANT SLOWLY LEARNS TO EXERCISE IT. At First the Newborn tlnbc Una the rower Only to HUtlncnlnli lletivcon IitRlit mid Dnrkiicna The Develop ment of tho Power of Vinton. The sense most early exorcised by tho newborn Infnut la the boiiso of Bight, but nt first It Iiiib the power only to distinguish light from darkness nnd Is In comparison with Its later devel opment blind, while In many of tho lower creatures tho souses ore nt birth fully developed. What a difference thorc Is between iho dull eye of tho newborn Infant and tho shnrp vision of the young chick, which Is able to pick up with precision a grain o corn or oven snap up n fly whllo tho eggshell may be still stick ing to Its back! The eyo of the Inrnut, however, Is developed very gradually, nnd during Infancy and childhood it learns how to sec. In the first few days It notices tho difference between light nnd darkness when the light Is very Intense, and it may even Unit Its brow In sleep If n bright light bo brought close to its face. On tho same principle n striking bright color will also bo uotlcetl when held close to the face. In nil these eases, however, the In fant follows the object by turning Its head and not by tho movement of tho eyes. Tho eyelids open and shut from birth, but they are not always moved nt the same time with the movements of tho eyeballs until tho infant has reached tho second or third month. Under two or three months of ngo Infants do not wink when the hand or nn object Is waved before tho face, because they do not sec the hand distinctly. One of tho remarkable points oMn terest in tho development of tho in fant's power of vision Is tho way In which It learns to appreciate the ob 1ects seen. It has to learn to discover tho distance of objects, their shape, size, character, etc., and this It docs with the assistance of tho sense of touch. Tho face of the mother or nurse Is made familiar in that It Is brought so close to tho infant's face. After tho infant has learned to see objects distinctly at tho distance of several feet It begins to use both eyes In common. At first tho eyes act Inde pendently of each other, so that It un doubtedly has double vision nnd sees everything double. This double vision can bo produced by many nt will by looking "cross eyed." Tho Infant having reached tho point when it sees an object clearly, It must also begin to understand objects of three dimensions that Is, to find out the difference between a flat surface nnd a solid body, nero the sense of touch also assists. The Infant grasps an object and, putting It to its lips and face, satisfies itself as to tho shape, character, etc. It is interesting In this connection to note some cases In which a person born blind recovers sight when grown. In one case a young man who had lost his eight In early Infancy was so completely blinded that ho could not distinguish even tho strongest light from darkness. After on operation on ono eyo had been successfully performed ho began to sec objects without understanding them not being able to judge their distances from his eye and ho felt as if everything was touching his eye, so that to touch an object he nt first would put one finger or the hand up before his face, pointing nt tho object aimed at, and reach forward until his finger came in contact with tho ob ject. After ho hud recovered the uso of both eyes he began to find out that everythlug was not lint, hut that many things had a -certain thickness as well as length nnd breadth, nnd In this way ho began to seo solid objects. But oven for a year or two after com plete recovery he was unable to decide whether a certain figure was n flat sur face, as in a painting, or n solid body. Ho was also obliged to learn the dif ferent animals and objects, not know ing tho difference between a cat and n dog until he had touched them. Wo all go through Just the same proc ess of learning how to seo in Infancy. Tho child may bo two or three years, or even older, before it has control over its eyes and can judge of tho distance of objects In tho room, etc. The enro of tho eye is a question of great importance for mothers and nurses. The eyes of newborn infants should be carefully washed with fresh, clear water, and if anything unusual is noticed tho physician should bo seen. Tho Infant's eyes aro specially to be protected against too bright a light It is by no means an uncommon thing to see n .nurse wheeling a young infant in the carriage while tho bright sun is pouring into the child's eyes. This does not argue against taking infants into tho sun when tho weather Is not too warm, but the eyes should always be protected against tho bright glare, whether direct or reflected. Ho Wasn't Ono of the Two. Uncle George You are always com plaining about your wife's bad temper, but you know It takes two to make a quarrel. Harry In this case tho two are my wife and my wife's mother. Boston Transcript Overplayed Themselves. "Confound it!" exclaimed tho sallow dyspeptic in the fifth row, under his breath. "We've overdone tho applause. Instead of merely coniint out and bowing her thanks, she's going to sing again." Chicago Tribune. Child labor is an undcslrablo "infant Industry." Boston Herald. FACTS CONCERNING SLEEP. ncu n Midday Nnp In Hotter Thntt the Noon Slcnl. Tho scholar nnd professional man, liko tho anxious housewife, Is apt to carry his cares to bed, nnd Insomnia becomes n curse. Men and women who aro busied In getting and gaining, tho ni'Tt'hunt, the banker, nil alike, fall to secure- that self control which can innnago the mind as well asleep as awake. Normal sleep should bo purely u physiological reposo similar to tho rest of animals, who go to sleep with tho darkness and nwnko with the light. Some one hna tmld that sleep Is like hunger nnd thirst, representing a dimi nution of energy throughout tho entire body. I hardly think this can bo true, but In my Judgment sloop rather sug gests the diminution of tho energy of tho brain, and ho Is u wise man who takes tho hint when brnlu fng sets in of nn evening nnd goes comfortably and properly to bed. Of courso It goes without saying that night In not tho only time for sleep. Men and women who arc busy could steal just n few minutes beforo or nfter tho noonday luncheon to catch a Httlo nap, and, Indeed, I am nearly sure that tliti noonday nap Is worth far inoro than the noonday meal, for tho dlgcstlvd processes arc surely hindered during tho periods of mental activity, and it is tho exceptional person in this busy world of ours who Is not called upon to uso nil his brain nnd brawn to mako 11 living. It has been my habit to advise mothers to Btcal n whllo away from every "cumberous enro" and, even If sleep fails to bo wooed, to take about twenty minutes every day Jn ab solute peace and quietness, diverting tho mind from all anxieties and relax ing all tho muscles. A habit of this kind Is easily acquired, nnd wo might have fewer neurasthenic women, whoso nerves make life hideous to their fami lies, If a word like this, spoken from considerable experience, were heeded. Pilgrim. THE PIANO TUNER. Why He Left In n Hurry After Fln Iwhliur Ills Job. A lady stepped Into a piano ware room recently to engage a timer, but before doing so Insisted upon tho stron gest assurance thnt the tuner was re sponsible. Sho was so determined that tho manager became curious to know the reason for her disbelief in the re liability of tuners. Sho gavo her ex perience with tho last tuner sho had, nnd this Is tho story as sho told It: Ho had finished tuning tho piano when he looked up nnd said: "Your Instrument was in awful con dition. You ought to havo sent for mo sooner." "It was tuned only thrco months ngo." "Then the man who did it certainly didn't know his business." "No?" ''No, ma'am, no had better be do Ing'fltrect cleaning than tuning pianos. Why, my dear madam, a delicate In strument like a plnno needs Angers equally delicate to handle it, combined with nn car of unerring accuracy. The Individual who attempted to tunc this Instrument last evidently possessed neither of these. In fact, I am free to say he did It inoro harm than good." "Indeed." "Indeed he did. Mny I ask who It was who so abused your instrument?" "It was yourhclf." "Mudara, you aro wrong. I never tuned n piano In this house before." "Probably not, but you tuned that In strument nevertheless, or made a botch of it In attempting to do so. It bo longs to Mrs. Jones, who sent It hero while sho Is out of town. She told mo you always had tuned It and to send for you when" But tho unhappy man fled with such haste as to mako his coattalls a good substltuto for n card table. Philadel phia Musician. Dlffionlties of Our LanguoRe. A Frenchman came to England to learn English, and tho following sen tence was given him: "Tho rough cough and hiccough plough mo through." Tho teacher told him tho first word was pronounced ruff. Ho thereupon said tills: "Tho ruff cuff nnd hlccuff pluff mo thruff." ''No, no, tho second word is pro nounced 'ko&Y " "Then," snld tho Frenchman, "it must bo the roff coff and hlccoff ploff mo throff." Tho third, fourth and fifth words were explained with tho same result, which tho render may repeat for him self. London Express. Too Much. Mrs. Marryat Mamma is talking of closing her houso and coming to Uvo with us. Do you think you could sup port both of us? Mr. Marryat My dear, I can support you very nicely now, but I'm afraid your mother would bo insupportable. Catholic Standard and Times. Added Attraction. "No, indeed," said tho crafty agent to tho bride and bridegroom. "Our com pany docs not prohibit kissing on tho platforms, and, besides, I would call your attention to tho fact that wo have more and longer tunnels than nny other railway In the world." Balti more American. No Comparison. "That Now York girl was awful mad when I asked her if she was from Bos ton." "I'll bet sho wasn't half bo mad as tho Boston girl whom I asked if she Was from New York," Life. Forest covers 30 per cent of Russia's total area, or, In all, 404,500,000 ncres. In other words, there aro four acres of forest to every inhabitant of Russia. 8 ALBERT JOHNSON. Buggies and Wagons tmmmmmmmmmnmammtwmimmmmmmmmmtmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmKmmmmmammmmmmmmm Alliance, W. S. AOHESON. 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