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About The Alliance herald. (Alliance, Box Butte County, Neb.) 1902-1922 | View Entire Issue (March 27, 1903)
.. r w AROUND THE WORLD. Sea Sights From Hong Kong to Singapore, a Voyage of 1,440 Miles. THE LAND OF TROPIC HEAT AND PERFUMES IVftcre Vegetation Holds HIrIi CarnlvalA Visit to the Botanical Gardens ut Slngaporc-'TlQer from the Jungle Near Takes Possession of Room ut European Hotel Uorncse Head-hunting Dyahs So Myth. Singapore, Straits Siittlkmknts, January 3, 1903. Many a chapter descriptive of Can ton might ho written without exhaust ing the almost limitless characteristics of that metropolis of the Chinese em pire. However, I shall not weary you with additional Chinese data, hut shall hasten to the southward where winter's freezing hlasts have never penetrated. Having descended the l'carl river from Canton to Hong Kong, I booked for the 1440 mile' voyage to Singapore by the steamship "Sado Maru" built at Belfast and registered at Tokyo at Cooo tons. With ideal weather and conse quently a smooth sea, the ship steamed out into deep water with her bow to ward the equator. Prior to my trip to Manila I had entertained many doubts as to the existence of flying fish, but those doubts vanished as flying fish un numbered arose from those tropical waters and hastened away in their aerial flight. I am told they often fly on board ships when pursued by larger, fish, though I have seen none arise to such a height nor have I seen any of them cover many rods at one flight, descent into the water being made as soon as their fins become dry through contact with the air. The shark is the scavenger of the sea. He fears neither man nor ship, although the native of Maylasia often proves the better ol the two in a fight to the finish. Many a native makes a business of visiting the ships as they arrive and diving after pieces of shin ing money cast into the sea by passen gers. If attacked by a shark the diver plunges under his assailant and diives aromatic laden winds that hie hither from the spice fields of Java and you have a diminutive conception of this paradise of perfumery. The tidiness of the land may be guessed when 1 as sert that some of the jungle near Sing apore is so dense that nearly every square inch of ground is covered with a conglomerate mass of trees and vines, a veritable tangle. That a python or boa constrictor succeeds in penetrating that jungle is a mystery, not consider ing the monkeys and tigers that infest it. Within fifteen miles of the city tigers are said to be plentiful and 1 am told that those wild animals have been killed in that part of the jungle which I visited. Sometimes they swim across the narrow strait to the island on which Singapore is located. Only a few days ago a royal Bengal tiger was killed at the Kaffels hotel in Singapore and in the very room where I dined on Thursday. The hotel is situated on the bund fac ing the sea. The tiger was prowling about the streets at night and, drawn probably by the scent of beef as well as by the desire to stop at the European hostelry which is better than any native inn, inarched through the front court into the dining room which is alwavs open. In the tropics, the houses con sist of a roof and four upright corner supports with the sides all open to the elements. The roof protrudes to pre vent the entrance of rain and sun's scorching rays. Slats for the sides are usually provided among the well-to-do classes. On entering the hotel the tiger neither registered nor consulted the management about being assigned a room, but, according to tiger custom, ina be news to some to learn that those 1 ncauuuuung unks 01 uoineo are ne- coming chtistians, renouncing their barbarism and becoming firm support ers of higher civilization. Whore heathenism prevails, Canni balism is practiced and the one who wpnld aspire to be headman or mayor of r village must previously have taken at least one hundred scalps. Snake lore and stories of w ild adventure are epidemic not only in Borneo but also here in Singapore. SenrreU a trip can he made any whet e hereabouts without having the nerves sovorelv tried. While three of us yntc visiting the zoological and botanical gardens a serpent fell from a tree and struck a man on the shouldor. All escaped without any loss of life, each person however being will ing to surrender the field uncondition ally. The sultan of Johore lives four teen miles north of Singapore and is credited with almost incredible deeds of daring. No one is permitted to hunt tigers on his reservations without his pet mission. It is said in praise of him that he invariably waits until the tiger springs at him and then shoots it "on the wing." Having slain many in this way lie is rcgardeu as the cliampion dead-shot of the far east if not of the entire world. The reckless daring ex hibited by him has no parallel even among Youth's Companion stories. A fruit flourishes here called the durian, or technically the durio zebith inns, whose odor is as ropulsive as its flavor is as appetizing. Were this country deprived of its fragrant flora, the durian fruit would cause the people to long for the opportunity to live near a bone yard or a soap factory where the stench might be more easily endured. That such a malodorous fruit should he so pleasant to the taste is a stand ing enigma. 12. C. Hounv a knife into a vital spot. The shark ( deliberately helped himself to every- must turn to one side before he can snap his victim, thereby giving the diver a chance. The bravery manifested by these divers indicates that not all the world's heroism was displayed upon historic battlefields. The appearance of a huge, hungry shark alongside the , l thing in sight and then cautiously hid himself behind a billiard table. The remainder of the night was evidently spent without incident, but on being discovered the following mottling- he was granted full possession oi the din ing room. His title to possession was ship makes the cold chills creep over 1 undisputed until an expert marksman one who is not used to seeing such j and tiger hunter was secured whose sights. I second shot went crashing through the As the ship is almost ready to dip j skull between the feline's snapping eyes. her prow under the equator in rounding the peninsula of Maylasia orthe Straits Settlements as they are called officially, it is not unusual to hear the expression 'I did not imagine it would bo so hot here in the winter time." People for- When all possibility of danger was past the gathered crowd applied the tape line and learned that his excellency measured eight feet and six inches from tip to tip. Mv frip.wl Tip It ir VV'cf -1 n,ll..u,. ! ...J ....., .,., ... . , ,...., , .,..,, v,fc. Keller From Oklahoma. The following letter from W. To- cuinseh Johnson, by an Alliance friend will interest many people of this county: Minion, Okla., Feb. zb, 1903. . Dear sir and friend: Theorizing that "a promise fulfilled some time is better than never I now cheerfully write. Wc are located one mile south of South Canadian river, twenty iniles west and tliteo south of El Reno in Canadian county, have 320 acres of upland, and about 50 acres timber, balance prairie; all rich agricultural land; all tillable if timber was cut off. I am not farming heavily, depending principally 011 stock and fruit raising, two things this coun try is especially adapted for. Instead of finding this country disagrcctble and too hot to live in, I find the reverse; pleasant winters and with the exception of about twenty days all told during (July and August we have a cool pleas- ml hieee fiom the gulf during sum- get that the temperature is the same i professor in Singapore, visited Borneo ' mer, 1 The settlers taken as a whole the vear around on the equator, pre- recently and tells Bornese tales ; arc fairlv well to do and come from senting one eternal summer. This land that almost surpass belief. They are I every direction, principally from nortll of changeless climate and vegetation , true, I assure you, for no one who knows i and west, and are a much better cdu- i linn can doubt his veracity in the least reminds one ot tne pain tin sameness referred to by Tennyson in his allusion . interns. Some things which I know to to the land of the lotus eaters: "We came unto a land that seemed always afternoon, "A land where all things always seemed the same." In presenting the direct opposition . I11!U1 is eligible to marry nor will any , has since sold at $1,500 to $5,000 per to such a lazv clime and sleepy people, young lady consider a proposal from a ' quarter. Since March 12, 1902, we cated class of people than I expected to find here. Norwegians and Bohemians be true, I refrain from presenting on the 1 are a very, very scarce species here, ground that they might provoke the j Wheat, corn and cotton predominate reader to question their credibility. 1 in order named. Anything planted One item incident to life as found in ' grows. Land that sold this month neighboring Borneo is that no young ' a year ago at $500 to $1,500 per quarter There was ice inim tanks three inches thick throe times this winter. A two davs' rain is toda winding up up with about twelve inches hoavy wot snow coming strait down. It is warm and the timber presents a beautiful sight. We have a six-tootn frame house sur rounded on southwest and ninth with natuial tree parks, underbrush cutout all around and orchard set hotween the house and the grove on the south. Everyone says it is a. beautiful place to live. I am sure it suits inc. Beautiful scenes ate in sight constantly, which seem to vie with cachother to inako nature more natural. As to dollars and cents, 1 made by far the host trade of my life when 1 Sold that freak of nature out there and bought property bote; and as to genuine satisfaction I am more than a million ahead. After read ing the above over to my wife she laconically rcinnrkcd "You lie some" but fails to explain iiow or what about. By the way, you have not yet read of the celebrated Johnson herd of red polled cattle. Out of four calves that have come the past two weeks three of them have not a white hail on them any where, which is something I never before saw. I suppose it's the result or combination of red soil and red stock hoi 11 in the timber. We are six miles northeast of Hintou, anew town on a new branch of the Rock Island. I think there will be a town one mile north of us on M., K. & T., now building to El Reno and headed southwest to a point in Texas. W.M. T. Johnson. A Delightful Occasion. A successful term of school closed in the Donovan district last l'riday, whore Mrs. G. M. Burns has been teaching. A dinner was furnished by the good wives of the district which gave ample proof to everyone who partook of the sumptuous feast that they arc second to none in the art of cooking. The walls of the schoolroom wero decorated with speci mens of the work done by the pupils, which showed that some excellent work has been accomplished. In the afternoon the following program was rendered; Opt'iiliiif .-mix School SptMiUhu; 1'liH'iis I0I111 Mlllur Gritmlpu's Glasses lWnu Doiiovuu Don't Wnlto Hit) Huby I'nler Wi-lncl I'uMilons ClmiiKi! Civil Donovan Second Tiililu Jtoy HuriiH Mihi thH U011 Sulil l'lilHirovtt .lolin .lunkllis' Sorwou I'loytl Diiiioviill Slit1 Ulltfil O. M. Hums Hour Why Don't 'Pliny Islt thoKHniol Tin1 UurnltiK Dock '.'Iiiuilo Domomhi A Nolilo II11111I IVell Donovan Tin-HuMed Shirt I'lillOmw Tlii'tioorf-ror-nolliliuc l-H'l Jolm Miller Hiding oil tho IMjci Koy Hums Ki'HiUne-So Was I Tloyd Donovan Kei'llntluu .' Mrs. Urovi- llcMdliii; Tht Iyi-t Iliiliy Mrs. Culmmui Tin1 Voloi' from the I'oorlioiihD-Mrs.G.M. Hums IHuIokuo Tin1 Ten Cunt Tool Mr. ami Mi'K Art CJiovo Mr. Donovan expressed his appreciation of the school work in a few remarks which were corroborated by other patrons of the school. G. M. Burns gave a short talk on the cooperation of parents and teachers which was followed by a few closing re marks by the teacher in which she ex pressed her thanks to the patrons for their kind cooperation and encouraged the pupils to press onward and upward A graphophone operated by Cecil Donovan rendered many excellent selections to the delight of all. "We'll Never Say Good Bye in Heaven" was sung to close the program, after which all repaired to the south side of the schoolhouse where Mr. Donovan took a snap shot of the group. REMOVAL SALE pzKuare&KURiKiuaBxx&n: From now until Hay 1st I will conduct a removal sale and will sell goods regard less of cost. I expect to move into my new store May 1st, and until then will offer the greatest bargains in Clothing and Furnishings ever placed before the Alliance People. J. Fa Fleming J)iamonds, Watches, l mu Goid Jewelry, Souvenirs . Repairing in all its Hail orders promptly Branches. attended to. !U O. Barries, Jeweler and Optician. 0 0 0 ! . k :- ' ::', i:-:-:-5-:i'5-::j:':-'-:i-:-5-:' hm3s8 F. J. Brennan & Co.... DEALERS IN RSte. and r. pe mimes 'CUs'-' WJ - BMAWh ToiSel Articles. Paints, Oils and Vall Paper. Alliance, Nebraska. FIRST NATIONAL DANK BLOCK. "".""" ..:..-. -.".".".".' .vs. OQ0G00830000tt0eeC0090000eOe09GO0e have had right close to five feet of rain and snow precipitated. Soil is about equally divided between a led sandy Special sale of Shoes ! the poet strikes fire as he displays the , youth wlio lias not taken at least one points of excellence observed in- the calp. The lady must first -isit the energetic and unyielding Ulysses who borne of the young man and see the 1 1 1. . . . , , 1 , , , . . , . . resolved setup uanging over tier uoor and nave 1 loam ana mack sanuy 10am, neticc not "To follow knowledge like a sinking Kood evidence to believe that it was muddy, as might be expected with so star , taken by him and not faked for the oe- j much rainfall. Teams crossed the Beyond the utmost hounds of human casion before her promise is given. It river on ice three days this wintei. thought, ; . ' To strive, to sock, to find and not to yield." Singapore is a city of 227,000 people, 150, 000 of whom are Chinese, the re maining 77,000 being Indians, Cinga lese, English, Hornese, Japanese, Java nese and'Sianicse. The federated states of Maylasia, subjects of Great Britian, produce au annual revenue of $7,000, 000. One man pays the government $2S7,ooo per year for the privilege of selling opium. It is a pity as well as a shame that a great nation will disgrace her name by fostering the opium trade, j one of the curses of the orient. Every 1 visitor to Singapore visits the botanical garden's, located two miles from the city. Here vegetation holds high carnival, presenting nearly every variety of botani cal life known to the tropics. My home for nearly three days was at the college located in conter of the city. Looking in any direction, a vast fotest greeted the oye as if no city of nearly a quarter of a million were nearer than a thou sand mile. Anywhere and everywhere broad fruit, cocoanut, banana and stately palm trees held their heads aloft, each vieing with the other for precedence in heightand leauty. Flow ering plants of every conceivable color and combination of colors fill the air with fragrance as they display them salvo in one purpatualfairy-likcbowftr. Add to this luxuriant display the To Spend a Socinl Evening. All members of the A. O. U. W. and Degree of Honor with their families are invited to meet at the hall Monday even ing, March 30, at 8 p, m., to spend a social evening. Entertainment and refreshments will he provided. Visiting members arc cordially invited. o o o 9 (0 O O a o a o a & o u & o o o o o o o e a a e c G Fore si Lumber Co. cacaassEsi nnh BuilMng materia Estimates Cheerfullv Given --: WE MAKE A LI KINDS Oh.... . m AND A TY OE. SPECIAL OUTING ml oeeo9e0oeeaooooe)eeo)ee9aoo3Gooeo9ooo8oo(ooase ooooooas9Goffia'2oci5oassoaaotf03)ecocQcoooe In the Springtime i Our Leader for Railroad Men ,4The Sunflower" never sold less than $3.5o, this sale .... Broken lot Children Shoes, all sizes "Here a chance to show your KNOWING." Strootman's School Shoes, "Ask your wife if this SHOE is good." Men's broken lots, $1.35 to Good Dependable Goods $2.95 65c up &5c up . $3.6o Remember these Prices till we invoice only. "The Early Worm" you know, to buy here. Its DOLLARS and SENSE 9 e 6 e o 0 0 e o 9 m a o o f 0 e e 0 0 o o e o 0 0 e 0 0 0000000000o0eoeeceooeo0ee0oeeoeo0e0esoo9009900000 When you feci tired, listless, lazy, worn out, that's when ou need a food blood purifier, toliic, bracer. What you need is a bottle of our Sarsaparilla. Braces you up, makes you feel good and purifies the blood. Get a bottle of us. If you're not satisfied let us know and we'll re fund the money; that's a fair proposition isn't it? We wouldn't make it if we were not sure of our preparation. Xow's the time don't delay. Alliance Pharmacy J. S. HEKINEY, Proprietor. Nebraska Hide and Leather Co. Established 1870 Dealers in Hides, Tallow, Furs, Cow and Horse Hide Robes, A'ways Leatherandbaddlerv Hardware I Reliable. L. C. BURNETT, M'gr. Nebraska City. Nebraska. HOLSTBN'S PHARMACY.... Is One of the Most Up-to-Date Drug stores in Nebraska yVkOLLRING BROS. Prescriptions Carefully $E2 Ooinrjoiinclecl -& i Watches and Diamonds. A SELECT STOCK OF Fine Watch Repairing a Specialty. ... T. E. HOLSTEN, Proprietor. Alliance. Nebraska. X X X 'X i 0 9 O 0 9 9 O O ft o 0 0 0 9 4) (1 U M O W V n v et o 0 0 0 o e o 0 0 a 0