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Tour of India Is Begun at the Southernmost
Point of the Peninsula and Continued
NORTHWARD VIA THE SOUTH IIS DIAIS RAILWAY
Which Is Chosen Because or the Dangers of River Naxlgatlon and Which
Turns Out Far More Dangerous Visit to Madura, the Athens of Asia,
en Route to Calcutta Photographed "Aboard" an Elephant.
Calcutta, India, Jan. 20, 1903.
I' entered India at Tuticorin, the
sbutherniost port of the empire, tho
voyage from Colombo having been
made by the steamship "Africa" of the
British India Steam Navigation Co.
This, line maintains a daily mail service
(Sundays excepted) from Colombia to
Tuticorin, leaving Colombo at 4 o'clock
p. m. and arriving in Tuticorin at 8
o'clock the following morning. The
trip across was unique, there being
two saloon passengers, a lady ot twenty
summers and myself., She was on her
way to Kangoni, and was compelled to
go via Madross as there is no service
between Colombo and Rang6rn. I must
give that lady credit for being the most
plucky lady sailor I ever saw aboard a
ship and at the same time the most
miserable on account of sea sickness.
After a sojourn of two or three minutes
at the table her general direction would
be on a bee-line for the banister where
she would gaze for divers reasons to
wards the leaping fish. Conquered but
not overcome completely, back to the
table she would hasten and prepare for
another tribute to the salt3 sea. The
captain gave her brandy only to make
more vexing her trying condition. It
Eli Perkins had been in my place, he
would have sympathized with her by
repeating the following statement made
by him on a similar occasion; I never
till now knew there was so much in
woman."
The water being shallow, a ship can
not safely approach near the wharf at
Tuticorin, consequently we anchored
seven miles away where a light steam
launch met us and conveyed us over a
very choppy sea to the jetty. The mail
train of the South Indian railway was
waiting our arrival. At the customs
office I paid the duty of five per cent,
on my kodak and was cleared for the
trip northward. As no dining car is
carried on this road and there being no
time for breakfast at the railroad din
1 ing room, those who desire breakfast
are served as the train proceeds.' Im
agine the situation in that railroad car
riage when I inform you that my break
fast was brought and scattered all over
the car in plates, each having a cover.
The plates had been heated and every
thing was served hot. An Indian was
sent along to serve the courses in order.
Breakfast over, he left the train when
the first stop was made taking the
breakfast equipment with him to return
to Tuticorin on the first train. The
entire expense to me was one rupee and
four annas (forty cents gold). It is
needless to state at each departure the
entire process of exchanging the money
of the couutry which I am leaying for
that of the country for which I am
bound. Such exchange is necessary
as the money of one government is not
current in another with few exceptions,
gold, however, being fc-ood and accept-
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able everywhere. Hie man that
makes the fact known that he has gold
" has a passport almost anywhere. As I
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came very near experiencing discomfit-
ure on account of having silver and
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paper money not current where I was,
I profited by my experience dnd now
demand gold sovereigns whenever I
make a requisition on London with my
letter of credit. Such money being in
demand, I can get sufficient premium
on them to pay the expense incurred
when 1 purchased the letter of credit in
Denver, and besides, the weight of fif
teen or twenty sovereigns in your belt
is not noticed, not considering their
convenience when one is out on the
veldt and must either buy, beg pr
bleach from starvation.
For years I had been told that the
Hooghly river, one of the mouths of
the Ganges, on which Calcutto is sit
uated, is the most dangerous water to
navigate with which the pilot is forced
Jo contend. Calcutto is about one hun
dred miles from the sea. Counter cur
"rents, caused by the tides, the river
current and intersecting currents from
what seamen call the"bear" which has
destroyed many ships attempting to
reach this "Citv of Places." Notwith
standing these dangers, ships come and
go daily, frequently experiencing hair
breadth escapes. Being warned again
and again since I reached Asia, I de
cided to avoid it by crossing to Tuti
corin and risking the rail journey of
more than 1400 miles to Calcutta and
at the same time visit Southern India.
On reaching Calcutta I was indeed sur
prised to be informed that by doing
this I had jumped from the frying pan
into the .fire as the South Indian rail
road is the most dangerous piece of
road imaginable, a disastrous wreck
having occurred only a few days ago
on account of a washout. It has sev
eral bridges more than a mile in length
and in bad condition. I noticed that
there were very few passengers for such
a long train, at least twelve cars, and
now learn that it is preferable to risk
the dangers of the mad Hooghly than
to commit oneself to that road at pres
ent. The passengers from Colombo to
North India were doubtless acquainted
with conditions and had gone by steam
er. Yesterday the steamer "Olympia"
arrived in Calcutta with a distressed
lot of passengers, who were detained
at the mouth of the Hooghly an entire
day and thought they would never
reach land again while I, coming by
the boycotted railroad, had arrived
safely without the thought of danger,
and I had also visited Madura the
''Athens of Asia" besides seeing Mad
ras and getting a taste of Tanjore and
-Trichinopoly, the railroad ticket per
mitting stop-over at every point of in
terest.
E. C. Horn.
(To x continued.
Interview with Hon. frank Currie.
Representative Frank Currie was in the
city last Saturday a short timo while on
his way from Lincoln to Dawes county to
attend to some business matters, expecting
to return to Lincoln the first of this week.
We had a short interview with him during
that time regarding the legislature's past.
present and prospective work. C Regarding
the matter of the location of a normal school
soon to be established, he thinks the pros
pect for Alliance's obtaining it is not the
best, but says everything he can do to
bring it to pass shall be done. The pull
that cities east of here have will be hard
to overcome. He says appearances are
that Hastings really has the best show of
all for getting it, that they have a building
to offer for sale to the state, thus obviat
ing the erection of one. None of this,
however, should discourage the people of
this city from continued effort to secure its
location. These difficulties were known
to exist from the time new school was pro
posed. Moreovor, the school is needed here
far more than in the central portion of the
state. Hastings, Grand Island, Aurora,
Kearney, Broken Bow, all have their col
leges and business colleges which have
their normal departments and summer
normal schools, but west of those towns
a territory embracing nearly or quite half
of the state, no such institution exists and
and its need is sorely felt by teachers and
pupils who have finished grammar and
high school. So long as such need exists,
no effort should be spared to supply it.
The passage of the prairie dog bill is in
a large measuredue to Mr. Currie's efforts,
and he feels very well pleased with the re
sult of his labor in its behalf. He says the
bill was at first looked upon as a joke by
the eastern members of the legislature
who did not understand to what extent the
ravages of these little beasts could injure
ttie western larmer or ranchman ana re-
nuifeH to'oe convinced 01 me mc.s ueiore
I their support of the measure could be ob-
tainei Even after its passage, Governor
I Mickey hesitated some time before signing
!' a,nd Mr; ,CurnVs W aSai? W'1S
I instrumental in securing the final step
necessary to make the bill a law. It pro-
vides that the county authorities shall get
rid of these little pests if the land owner
win not and lhat lhe cost of so doing sha
be assessed against the property along with
j the taxes levied upon it.
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W. d. erect rortn
For Sale By
Easter ot St. Mntthcw's.
St. Matthews Episcopal church Easter
I day sen-ices. Celebration, 8 a. m., matlnsr
Holy cucharist and sermon at it a m.
Processional. "He Is Risen" Nonder
"Christ, Our Passover" Crotch
"Te Deum ItaudamuB". . Jackson '
"Bonedictus" .......Anon
lntroit, "Angles Roll the Rock Away"
-. Roper
Offertorv Solo j
Offertory Sentence, "Thou Art Wor-
thy, OLord" Gilbert I
Kyric Eleison .lilvey1
Sanctus. ...Camidgo
Communion Hymu, "0 Saving Vic
tim" Uglow
Gloria in Excelsis '. .Zeunor
Nunc Dimittis Langdou
Recessional, "Jesus Christ Is Risen
Today" Worgan
Evensong vespers and sermon at 7:30.
The floral decorntions will be especially
beautiful
School Report,
To Board of Education and' patrons of
Alliance schools: Find herewith a partial
report of the city schools for month eliding
March 27,1903.
Enrollment this month G09.
Enrolled to date 813.
Av. daily attendance.. k.. ....... 578.75
Av. daily membership 635.51
Per cent, of daily attendance 91.17
Per cent, of punctuality 99-93
Neither absent nor tardy 229.
Neither absent nor tardy to date. . 19.
Number present every day 278.
Number of visitors 43.
Visits by teachers to patrons. , . . . 14.
Tho second grade secured the (lag.
The following is the report on number
of tardics: High school o; Eighth grade
o; Seventh grade 6; Sixth grade o; Fifth
grade 2; Fourth 1; lower Fourth o; Third
grade o. Second grade o; Fourth primary
o; Third primary 1 ; Second primary o;
Third primary 5.
This is the first time in three years that
the high school has been perfect in punc
tuality and it should from now on endea
vor to keep its record clear of tardics. All
the rooms did well in the matter of punc
tuality, but the Seventh grade can certain
ly better its record in that respect. The
Second primary is to he commended for
Its first clear record of punctuality this
month. Sickness is again making havoc
with the regularity of attendance this
present month. At this time of year par
ents should be careful to see that children
are in school as the warm weather seems
to offer inducements to truancy to those,
not studiously inclined. Respectfully
submitted, W. H. Baktz, Supt.
Puiilic Salk I will sell at public sale
at my place, nineteen miles north of Alli
ance, Wednesday, April 15,1903, commenc
ing at 10 o'clock a. m., the following pro
perty, to-wit: Eight head of calves, one
12-foot Perkins windmill, pump and pipe,
stock tank, poles, posts and barb wire'and
all buildings on the place. J. M. Kroe-
STtTT riUense.
A new disease lias been added to tho
list of more than 2,000 to which man
kind is liable; this Is the mountain
toothache. The workmen employed In
the constructloa of the railway up tho
Jungfrau, who havo to live at an alti
tude of 10,000 feet, have been greatly
afflicted with toothache and gumboils.
The malady resei. a fever in its
course, the crisis incurring at the
third day; but the disease does not
leave any after effects in the form of
decayed teeth.
eumntlitiic to Lira Up to.
William Shakejpeare, Jr., is a
manufacturer of fishing tackle in
Kalamazoo, Mich. Hamlet says: "A
man may flsh with tho worm that
hath eat nf a. king, and eat of tho flsh
that hath cat of that worm." But what
is that to William Shakespeare, Jr.,
of Kalamazoo? He makes trick hooks
that require no worm. New York
Press.
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899-906
$1.00
Mollring Bros.,
Fred A Shonquest of Scottsbluff was In
the city Wednesday.
Mrs. Oliver Hawkins has Iwon critically
111 for sevaral dnys.
I J. 0. Berry, one ot Tim Hkkald's
menus at antiocli, was an Alliance vinitor
Momlnj.
That lino ol bookcasos prices from
$13.75 and up are on display at J.ock
wood's. T. L. Harris and mother spent a few
das this week at their ranch in Uawos
county.
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Those $9 dining room tables at Lock
wood's arc beauties.
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J. M. Sanford of Fairfield has been in
town several days soliciting life and acci
dent insurance.
Carrels, Carpets, Carpets, at Lock
w'ood's. Geo. Fox has the contract for the brick
work on the Zbinden block. J. II. Dust
man will oversee the work.
Iron beds that are guaranteed, for $2.25
and upwards at Lock wood's.
W. K. Herncall of Hemingford stopped
in the city this morning on his way home
;!rom the ranch near Hccla.
Attorney Smith P. Tuttle and son Will
spent a few days at the latter's homestead
in Sheridan county, returning Tuesday.
Dining room chairs a set for S4.25 at
Lockwood's Furniture store,
A Reminder of Other Days.
The "old man" of Tim Hkkai.P strolled
up to Hemingford Saturday and was re
minded of old times by seeing the streets
filled with teams which had brought in po
tatoes. It was strictly a "potato day." C,
J. Wildy and B. E. Johnson were ship
ping, The former has shipped out about
seventy-five cars since fall and the latter
has shipped something like a dozen. E.
Mnbin and others have also shipped some.
It is safe to say that between $15,000 and
520,000 has been paid out there for pota
toes and they are still coming in. We did
not go up there on a collecting tour but it
seemed that everybody was "poking"
money in our face on subscription, and or
course we could not refuse it. Luke Phil
lips started the ball to rolling by renewing
his subscription for two copies. Wm.
Roth also lightened the burden of his load
ed pocketbook as did James Plannnsky and
T. Colvin. W A. Clark shook hands with
us aud left a couple of "plunks" in onr
palm. Bernard Pitz said the paper was a
good thing and he wanted more of it and
Adam Hucke said it was a family necessity
and corroborated his statement in a sub
stantial way. Mrs. W. D. Cross of
Dnwcs county paid for two copies, one to
go to her brother, Thos. Taylor, who is now
living in San Francisco. Mrs. Cross said
they could not get along without the paper
and that she enjoyed reading Dr. Horn's
letters. John Kinsella subscribed and ad
mitted that he had been borrowing the
paper of his neighbor for a month. "Uncle
Zeke" Mabin handed us two $$ and asked
us to send him up two quarts of the beit
pearl barley and in the excitement incident
to election we never thought of it till this
minute. We'll have to dodgo Uncle
Zeke's cane when we meet him again.
When The Heualij changed its loeatien
from Hemingford to Alliance three of our
patrons who were taking a county seat pa
per thought they could not afford two and
accordingly discontinued The HkhaUj.
Our friend Orville lvidwell was one of these,
Saturday Mrs. Kid well said that she cou'd
not do without Tub Herald and subscribed
again. This leaves only two subscribers
we lost at Hemingford while we have ad
ded thirty-two new ones to our list there
in the last year.
While we have never for a minute re
gretted coming to Alliance yet it is always
a pleasure to visit Hemingford, where we
spent so many years of our life, andtgratp
the hands of old time friunds who for
kinder and true friendship we never ex
pect to find better ones.
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REMOVAL SALE
From now until flay 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.
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THIS SPACE
BELONGS TO
Wm. King
D 'amonds, Watches,
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Repairing in all its , Hail orders promptly
Branches - x attended to. vs
A. O. Bo.rnesf
Jeweler and Optician.
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F; J. Brennan & Co....
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In the Springtime
When you feel tired, listless, lazy, worn
out, that's when you need a good blood
purifier, tonic, 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. Now's the time don't delay.
Alliance Pharmacy
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