f p w V I J$- & ThAMhd' GA k , ujT SIGN8 Kxplnnatlon Which Will nelp Yo to L'niterittniid Them. Tho rude drnwlnfis hardly need a key. "When ou eomo whlto gatepost X found tho sketch of n gun, I stole far ther down tho road. I lind n strong ob jection so early In my career ;o being riddled full of holes liy some nitrcptd farmer. The outline of n dog or war like proportions, with wild eyeH and ferocious teeth, was wont to make mo go brcakfastlcsa. My summer ward robe waB not In condition to allow of further mutilation. If I felt bravo enough to kick a yelping cur, I saun tered In recklessly at the gate which bore n portrait of a toy dog. Once past him one could usually get a bite. A big round "O " did not make one wild to approach the premises It adorn ed. It generally portrayed n hostess with a nature of adamant. A single "X" stood for u cross saw, which with small manipulation might earn a meal. Two X's made a tramp of none too vigorous a makeup go farther down tho road. It suggested considerable wood cutting In exchange for a,menl. Tho sign every tramp looks ir anx iously is a crudely drawn table, with a lopsided coffee cup and n plate upon it Beyond that gatepost dwells a sweet. simple, motherly soul who will wel come the most dilapidated hobo into her spotless kitchen and set before him a good square meal. She may sit be side him, inquiring as to the safety of his soul, and she may give him a mother's gentle advice or she may havo a story to tell tearfully of a wayward boy lost somewhere in the great world, and all the fee she asks for her gra cious hospitality Is a simple request that in the wanderings of her guest ho may look nbout for her absent boy aim give him a loving message of a moth er's longing and watching. Good Housekeeping. "n Time of Peace, Prepare for War" In good weather, prepare for bad Nothing will contribute to your comfort during the approaching winter more than a HOT-WATER HEATING PLANT in stalled in your dwelling or place of business. DAIRY NOTES. Good butter should be solid from the time it is put upon the table. Any excitement In the dairy cow tends to lessen the How of milk. Failing to gel all the buttermilk out causes butter to become rancid soon. To obtnin the best results in churning the cream should be only slightly sour. In winter the cream should bo warm td up to about 00 degrees before put ting in the churn. One advantage in brine salting Is that it almost entirely avoids streaked or mottled butter. The milk should always be skimmed while sweet and the cream then allow ed to turn slightly sour. Sometimes butter has white specks distributed through it. Tills Is caused by oversourncss In tho cream. In butter making next to controlling the temperature is to churn of teii while the cream is In good condition. With temperature under control and churning done at the right time the butter will become solid and bo easily bandied. On the farm to make the most out of the milk and butter some of the cows should be bred to come fresh In tho spring and some in tho fall. St. Louts Republic. A Simple Itemed;-. The readiness of some people to send for a man to do those little things about the house which the smallest amount of enterprise or ingenuity would enable them to do for them- selves is Illustrated by an incident re ported in the Chicago Tribune of a family named Chuckster. They had bought some new gas burn ers with mantles. For a week or two the light was satisfactory; then It grew dim and dimmer until Mrs. Chuckster sent for the gas fitter. "It grows worse all the time," she ex plained. "When was it put iu?" asked the man. "About a month ago." "Ah, yes; I see." Then he lifted the chimney off, took it out to the kitchen, washed it with soap and water, and the light burned as brightly as ever. "Fifty cents," said the man. . An Argument Fur Social Frnnkncit. It is best to be sincere, ng a family in Gcrmautown recently found out. They had been entertaining n distinguished novelist from abroad who was not alto gether acquainted with society's way of saying things It docs not mean. The tlmo came for her departure, and as the host was haudlng her to tho car riage he said very courteously, "I am sorry you cannot stay longer." To Whlcbuune the unlooked for re tort, "Oh. Du.1! cau!" There was o.ily one course open. The trunks were taken down, the carrlago sent away, and, to tho consternation of her hosts, the lady re-rutered tho house. Philadelphia Times. Red Snow. In tho arctic reglous enrJy rxplorers were astounded to llnd largo areas of red snow, but the phenomenon Is now familiar tc men of science, who know that red snow, like a green garden fence, is due to the presence of unicel lular alga;, the only difference being in the coloring matter of the protoplasm. It Is said that acres of snow are fre quently covered in n slnglo night by these tiny plants. Good ords. - Tho Clliiuito. "Don't ypu think you have a very ilinugenhle climate?" wild the stranger. "No," said tho native. "It cbnngox fast enough when it's pleasant, but crhon It's disagreeable it .haugs on like jTlm death." Washington Star. Access to booUs Is pn open door to u'ide knowledge, to a disciplined mind tnd to Immense extension and variety If luterebts. Ladles' Home Journal. "HeroaWT is prepared to furnish the best furnaces, radiators end plumbing at live and let live prices. Yours for comfort, 0. A. Newberry. The best work Is the cheapest Do yoti know who does it? BV RFFVFS The Painter PaPer Hanger and . 1. lUiJJX.Uk)- Decorator. Work guaranteed. FHONH 385. HOLSTEN'S PHARMACY.... Is One of tho Most Up-to-Dato Drug Stores in Nebraska Prescriptions Carefully , Conrpoiindeci i. " Watches and Daimonds. A SELECT stock or Fine Watch Repairing a Specialty. P. E. HOLSTEN, Proprietor. Alliance, Nebraska. FIRE INSURANCE AGENT REPRESENTS THE FOLLOWING I INSURANCE COMPANIES. Hart fold rim IiiMit unco Company. North America!! of Plilliululpliin. I'lioenlv of Illookljii, Now York. Uontlnuntut of New York City. NliiKiirii Flro Insurance Ciini:iuy. Now York Uiiilorurltuni, New York. Commercial I'nlon Assurance Co., Loudon I.tvurpool. IajikIoii mid Glolx; Ins. Co. German American Ins. Co., Now York. Tanners mid Merchants Ins. Co., Lincoln. Columbia Fire Insurance Company. Philadelphia Underwriters. Phoenix Ins. Co., Hartford, Conn. Office Up-Stulrs, rictchcr Jllock. Alliance, Nebraska. Alliance Cash Meat Market. C. M. LOTSPEICH, Proprietor. ONE DOOn SOUTH OF OPERA HOUSE. Fresh and Salt Meats, FISH AND OYSTERS LITERARY SECTION. Row poor are they who hnvo no pa Uence. Shakespeare. Earth has no sorrow that heaven cannot heal. Thomas Moore. Ho praycth best who loycth best all things, both great nnd small. S. T. Coleridge. No pleasure is comparable to tho standing upon tho vantage-ground of Truth. Bacon. A moral, sensible nnd woll-bred mnn will not affront mo, nnd no other can. Robert Southcy. Happiness deponds, as naturo shows, less on exterior things than most sup? poso. William Cowper. Nothing is more slmplo than grent ness; indeed to bo slmplo Is to bo great It. V. Emerson. Count that day lost whoso low des cending sun views from tho hnnd no worthy action done. P. J. D. No cord nor cable can so forcibly draw or hold so fast as lovo can do with a twined thread. Uurton. Lovo Is Indestructible, its holy flamo forever burnetii; from henven it came; to heaven rcturneth. It. Southcy. Those who Inflict, most suffer, for thoy see tho work of their own hearts nnd that must bo our chastisement oi recompense. P. D. Shelley. Yes, lovo indeed Is light from hea ven; a spark of that immortal fire with nngels shnred, by Allah given, to lift from earth our low desire. Lord Byron. Wo live in deeds, not years, In thoughts, not breaths, in feelings, not in figures on a dial. We should count time by henrt throbs. Ho most Uvea who Uilnk3 most, feels tho noblest, nets the best Life's but a means unto an end, that end, beginning, means an end to all things God. P. J. Bailey. Cash Paid for Hides. Phone 28 Harvey's Bowline Alleys Heathful exercise and amusement for ladies and gentlemen .... THREE FIRST-CLASS ALLEYS. F. T. HARVEY, Proprietor. East Side of Main Street. P. L. WILSON & CO., RANCH SUPPLY HOUSE Everything in the Merchandise Line & Dry Goods, Boots, Groceries, Lump and Barrel Salt, the celebrated Victor Flour, Feed, HARDWARE and SADDLERY, Mowing Machines, Hinders, Rakes, Haying Tools, Gasoline Engines, Windmills and Pumps, Wagons and Buggies. Your attention is especially called to our fresh stock of groceries. We aim to please and solicit vour patronage . . . P. L. WILSON & CO., mars,Zi Nebraska. Nebraska Hide and Leather Co. Dealers in Hides, Tallow, Furs, Established Cow and Horse Hide Robes, win I LeatherandSaddlerv Hardware Always Reliable. L. C. BURNETT, M'gr. Nebraska C ity. Nebraska. Dray and Transfer Line. W Charges reasonable. S. A. Miller. Phone 139. HEN YOU GO TO LEAVE TOWN, don't worry about what to do with your Housohold Goods. S. A. Miller will take charge of them: storo then ffc in a nice, dry and cool place and pack and ship ,,T them wnerever desired, The only spring dray line in the city. . . Coffee cfe Dowd PROPRIETORS OP THE Finest Wines, Liquors and Cigars. Agent for KllEI) KKtHl 1IUBWING CO , SELECT CAIUNET, EXTRA PALE and Other Popular llriiuils. . . a-aCLilr "Xra-d-e Solicited. Goods Delivered to any part of tho city. Come and lis, Phone 206 W. Plato, Jk., I'res. 1. M. Ml'MI'llKKY, Vice Pros. JamksC. Daiii.man, Secy. & Mgr. J. G. Horn, Trcas. EDUOATION OF FACULTIES. Every man stamps his valuo on him self. Schiller. No capital earns such Interest as perFonal culture. Pres Eliot The end nnd nlni of all education l tho development of character. Fran els W. Parker. Ono of the best efforts of thorough Intellectual training is a knowledge of our own capacities. Alexandei Bain. Euucatlun is a growth toward in tellectual and moral perfection. Nicholas Murray Dutlor. Observation: Wo get out of Naturo what wo carrj to her. Katherlno Hngar. Fools learn nothing from wise men, but wise men learn much from fools. Lavater. Tho non-observant man goes through tho forest and sees no flro wood. Russian Proverb. "" Some men will learn more In n coun try stago than others in a tour of Europe. Dr. Johnson. Tho world is full of thoughts, and you will find them strewl every when in your path. Ellhu Durrltt Selected by Boston Housekeeper. The Flato Commission Company. Live Stock Salesmen and Brokers. Capital $250,000. South Omaha, Chicago, So. St Joseph, North Fort Worth. South Omaha, Neb Represented by Tom G, Burkb, Brideport, Neb. I 1 iamonds, Watches, U Gold Jewelry, Souvenirs Repairing in all its . Hail orders promptly Branches attended to. A. O. Barnes, Jeweler and Optician. 3 . -,... . E jj The Central Nebraska Real Estate Comp'y LOCATED AT 35SS3 Lincoln, Omaha andThedford AltK NOV IlKADY TO Slil.L YOU Farm or City Property. I Ranch, isn't it strange how so many women regard acton as tho greatest of men? How so many women like to pnradt their religious prejudices? How so many women llko to afTect a drawl in their conversation? How 0 many men wink at derelic lions which benefit themselves? How so many men fall in love wit J. tho painted face of a chorus girl? How so many men find tlmo to prom enade tho principal thoroughfares? How so many men think business association makes them society swells How so many men havo such nbldlng faith in their power to resist tempta tions? How so many women think social barriers should be lifted so far as thej are concerned? How so many women cease to b tractable when self-interest is at stake Philadelphia Bulletin. AMENDED PROVERBS. his money are soon can't improve "upon A fool and parted. (We this.) Silehco Is golden, except whon .vol have something that ought to be said, and then it Is purty! Autions sometimes speak louder than words, but a man who talks that way entirely is liable to be misunder stood. Two -heads are better than ono some times, but this depends laigely upon the heads. There arc heads and heads. It is probably truo that every cloud has a silver lining, but It Is mighty hard work to turn some of thnm In side out. Never look a gift horse in the mouth, and then when you try to sell It you won't be embarrassed by too accurate Informntlon regarding Its age Syra cuse Herald. Fitted For Politic. "What makes you think he would be a great success In politics?" "Ho can say more things that sound well nnd mean nothing than any other mau I ever knew." Chlsugo Post. Our means of securing' purchasers are extensive on account of the number of agents that are giving their entire time to looking for purchasers. If you list your property with us for sale, we will sell it, or if you wan to exchange for other property. We make a specialty in this line. We have FINE FARMS, ELEGANT CITY PROPERTY As well as various kinds of business, to exchange for your property. We propose to do a hustling business and guarantee satisfaction. For further information, conespond with J. H. EDMISTEN, President otthe Company Tukdford, Nebraska. I 1 mrtrw'irirrnTi'irrrinrrinnnr w (MM? "" W6 ''' SSEffiRft t r '"UW cl tik 3 , 7 " 1 .1 t," '. ' rv. ." , J & j r'v I have purchased the, paint shop of Albert Jqhhson and am prepared to do all kinds of carriage painting. ' 1'eople, if you have furni ture you want fixed 1 will call and get it. 1 also do painting and. paper hanging, graining and first class sign work. All work of the best and satisfac tion guaranteed. Phone 194. W. H. Zelirung. Nipped In the Had. "Ob, Alfred! Isn't it too bad! Just as we hud everything so nicely arranged for our elopement, father hns gone nnd sanctioned the match." Harper's Monthly. Few things are necessary for the wants of this life, but it takes an in finite number to satisfy the demands of opinion. 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