!' I i" ; ! " ANIMAL IMITATIVENESS. vt a ncBBnr'n Vn Opottb to D Like Ilia Jtnater. Oho of the most our'ous traits to he found In the ntiltnrl ili;W." raid nn ouporvant elllr.cn. "In thru which grown cut of the uneonsclom ImUntlvtucss of creatures of the lower on'.er. I huv obfcrvrJ many Instances if v ' fro the creatures Of n lower uilvr iae taUon on the characteristics soino notice able degree of mmbors of the human family. One might know, for instance. the bear's deg front the loofi of llif do;,, ffsnn the drccp of the (:. the pa thetic Rang of the Up nnd n cottiiln celt ere I air of despondency utnl hopeless uccs which seems to ponl; In the very nrtuw of the ntt.mnl. I tuotilfon the bcj.;:ui's Co because It Is -a fnmilisr :2u iiiply. Tin' l.epfiflfs dog never looks cL ufttl. newr Mintlc, never frolics, bit Bltnply sits by his master itnd brootfs and legs fer whatever churlty may glvs. "I hnve hcen tho dog charnetor mold ed under hnpphr Innuences, mid the dog became tnoro cheerful.' H 1 wns t light hearted, free mitl easy sort of creature and seemed to get something of the sunnier side of things. I nu V most tempted to say that If you will ebow me n man's dog I will tell you what manner of man the owner In with particular reference to tempera ment and his moods. Tho melancholy man, the nrn vho grovels mentally along the gloomier groves, the pessi mistic nittn w'io la nlwttys looking at the dark (IpC the picture, all tho men who come will In these unhappy classi fications raro'y own u cheerful dog. The dog unconsciously takes to thr. -ways of tho master and In his moods imitates the master's way of thinking, "nut turn to tjie do? of the Jolly, cltccrful fellow. Watch him show his teeth In laughter when the master ap proaches. He Is darling across the rnrd nnd dancing and frisking around Iho master's feet In the happiest way Imaginable, nnd ho la up to nil kinds of pranks and does nil kinds o.f UUle things to Indicate tho good nature that ia In him. lie does ns hlu master does and seems to take the same general view of UK These are small things, guess, but . Vtey show Just how Impor tant one's way of thinking may Influ ence one's d.)g and change his. whole view of life." New Orleans Times Democrat PICKINGS FROM FICTION. Ghosts went out with pas. "Tho Pn San's Cup.''. It Is only selfish people who cannot believe that thoy aro sulflsh. K. It Benson. "Scarlet and Hyssop." The tilings men inherit arc mostly weights; they must grow their own rlng8.-"In Vulte nnd Black." Kings aro great In the eyes of the people, but the people are great In the yea of God.-J. Huntly McCarthy. "If I Wore King." Ono must love at least two women to appreciate either, and did tho silly creatures but know It a rival become? tbem like a patch. Edith Wharton. Thu Valley of Decision." Men are singularly unoriginal when they uiuke love'or pray. Women and the Deity Lave been perpetually hear. Ins the same thing from tho beginning t speech.-'Tho Story of Kden." A woman never docs care for her own soul so much as she cares for the man she loves, but if she Is good Bho cares for her soul more thuu for her liapplncsa or oven than for his happi ness. "The Allen." A Good 3Iemory . "SVIiqii Theodore Roosevelt was gov enior of New York, he was a great frleuil of the porters and employees of the New Veil: Central. One morning lie took the 0:1.1 train from Albany "west, and us he entered the ear he said to Adams, the colored porter: "Hollo. porter I You hero still Y' I "Yes, sir," replied the porter, "and I'm golug to stay hero till you get to be j president, and then I want you to give J mc n jod. "I'll go youl" promptly replied the governor, nnd, sure enough, when Gov ernor Roosevelt became president of the United States he surprised Adams fcy sending for hltn to go to work in "Washington. Schoolmaster. Wlint lie Ftcnlly Said. Mrs. Buffers The teller at that bonk says you are just the meanest, stin giest Mr. Buffers Great Scottl Wha what is that? lie says Mrs. Buffers Well, ho didn't say It In so many words, but that Is what he meant, of course. Mr. Buffers-See here' Whnt did the fellow say? Mrs. Buffers lie asked me to Indorse the check, and when I told hltn 1 feadn't tho ghost of an. Idea what he meant he said he presumed I hadn't bad much experience getting checks cashed, bo there! New York Weekly. The nook Accnt. Agent I have a book you should buj for your son telling how to become t politician, statesman, presldcut of tho United States, banker, broker Mrs. Ilenuesy G'wnn! Did yer moth er buy wan for you? Brooklyn Life. Appropriate Treatment. The Thoughtful Man What would you recommend as treatineut for a man who is always going around with a poor mouth? Tbi Funny Fellow Send him to a dentist. Yonkera Herald. Grades of Tonncnen. Visitor (kindly) now old nro you, dear? Little Girl (with great dlgnlty)-rro not old at all. Granny's old, but troth jr'STOung, aud daddy'B young, aid I'm very youugl Punch. rf & mmmmm i w i 11 n. h Mm mumml SMsS M&W '"1 v; W Dierks' JOE THORNTON, TUB Q-KOC SB Leads in eeeooooeocoecoor' - - The placing of a few dollars monthly in the ... ALLIANCE ... I National Bank o o (t if M n o will soon enable you to buy a comfortable home. M. KNHiitT, rrenldent V. II. COHIit.v. V, President . 11. M. C'ONNKTT.Oilhhlor aasaesftflae-:-"--. pl wffiwSiWiTipiarKiav w. A. Hampton, President. A. S. Rkkd, Vice President 8- WE? 1 1 H i! ii'S.lrVll l1 m. - tL-ff cliTll'Air.lJl ' l'" U (a. i KIS3S 43201 First National Bank, ALLIANCE. Capital, $50,000. Dirkctorr' V, A. Hampton, A. S. Well Th$ r'is Tatton's Sun-Proof Paint gives double the service of all-white-lead or any ordinary paint. It is made of the most perfect com bination of paint materials to stand the severest trial the sun and weather can give it. Guaranteed to keep its gloss and wear well for five years. Send for book of Paint Knowledge and Advice (free) to PATTON PAINT CO., Lakr St., Milwaukee, Wis,. A I'oi-t'it I.ltilp Story. "Mngaslue poetry." -altl it young riilladelphlun who dabbles In verse. "In always u source of wonder to me. For n longtime I hnve rtv.d It and tried fi understand It. but many of the poeiuH I couldn't uiuke hnail or ta'l of. For flv..ytr. I havpn'tit M'n.iFii nty ovi t- one iiigix:t!e and t'lwrys got Uwin back, usually with a pr'nted rJrctlcn slip, but ocfaMounlly with u pollt mt from the editor explaining why tlu particular verse was not available. One day it occurred to me that obscurity was the open sesame to the pages of this magnzlne, and. more In Jest than auythlug else. I scribbled on a sonnet that meant absolutely nothing. My only thought was to string together n lot of meaningless words that would rhyme. I couldn't help laughing to myself when I read It over. I called It Oblivion' and sent It off. After three months had gone by I got n check for It and n letter from the editor cotnp 1- , hnrn)wlt wns tnkpn ,,nok ,n )pp(, tnan an uienting me upon having tu lengtn huh. hour Jirur lu. b u- , . . . UMSt tuned the depths of true poetry. What -LesUo.g Magazine, humbug it nil In! phHacTeiphla Ret You are letting the Opportunity Pass. - The price of coal is advancing and we have not yt received your order. Let Us fill your bin 'while we can, give you the kind von want in either Ivastcrn I Inr J nr Colorado &oft Coal. W:ir No. 22. Lumber 5 Coal Co. Fancy Croceries, Heats and fresh produce of all kinds and pays the top price for butter, eggs and hides. Try him and be convinced. Phone 207 - xeBeiioe3 -oeceaC!oooooo The Old Way Wcs Kootl lint the new way is better. We deliver lsirjc or miiall orders of high i;taJu coal TRY OUR COAL horest Lumber Co. U. M. Hampton, Cashier G. Hampton, Ass't Cashier. NEBRASKA. mMMm Wwvm A ) e Surplus and Profits, $20,000 Rend K t. Hampton. U M Hampton. Named Paint practical painter says, the Irian who storms at the weather because the paint on his house won't weather the storms, could live a life of sun shine by using Ration's Sun-Proof Paint The SInii Clmsp, A of nvict had broken b unds and "the dogs were put on the trull, that waa tUill warm. It vs an e:.c!i!tip reeu No one was near except a few prison olllelals In charge of a hundred desper ate felon, and I felt the exeltlng wr-se of a sentinel on a lonely outpost as tl.o 6lx bloodhounds bounded through tan gled forest, baying madly at every leap. Eagelr was my desire to tee the Unlh. It came soon. The negro's force was ' spent, nud be took to a tree In bis effort I to save himself from the baying dogs j I could not help thinking of the scene when a possum, is treed, but I doubt ' whether the simile occurred to the j wretched felon. He had broken off a J branch and was desperately lashing " Dynamite, one of the finest blood hounds lu the stnte. whose mouth wns only n foot or two below him. Dyun mite has been known to climb trees aud to make n spring of ten feet in get ting up to the first branches. Then the dogs were called off, and the negro, un SplTime Table iMli! Alliance, Neb. LINCOLN, DENVER, OMAHA, HELENA, CHICAGO, BUTTE, ST. JOSEPH, SALT LAKE CITY KANSAS CITY, PORTLAND, ST. LOUIS, SAN FRANCISCO, nnd nil lxilnts rust nnd all points wost nnd xoulli. . TltAINft ta'AVK AS Pol.MlWS, MOUNTAIN TlMB: No. It IVsfuiiKor dully. Dcmlw od, BlUliiKN, nil points north nnd .. ,, wt ., I0:35u.oi. !o. ri l'HmtiiKcr dully, j.titiMlti, Umulm, Chicago and nil v .,. l1J1"1'' is.t... IMOll.Dl. No. 301 rnssunjcur dally, for Denver Oirdcii.Hnlt IjiI.-p. Sum Prnn- cK'o iiiul ull Ititormrdiiito points, (iL)!irt4 nt. 8 1'iiHsiinuor dull v fro 1 :in rt m. No. oOg I'liHsiinKor dully from Donvor anil nil Inturaicdlnto noliitN. nrrtvPM nt I0:10i.tn. .o. -J3 lAtiyil ii:iKsoiiRir dally from uiimim, Miit-oin and inter- .mi'diiitoiioiiiisiirrlvcs ut. 0:P0 it. m. No. 41 l,ooul imssutiL-cr dully, for umuiiu.i.incoin iuhi intonni' mil itll tldltlf flMf.nrfa .if fl.liV. . mo. Muunuy, vxcaii suiuluy. for points Noutn mid wetti, do- larw T:,n) u. in No. 300 Dally, except Sunday, from Mintli and wost. arrlrus 4:55 ji. in. Stooping, dulni; and tecllniii) clinlr earn (scats free) on through trains. Tickets sold and Iwrkiiro checked to any point In the United States or Onnadn. For Information, time tables nnd tickets call on or write to J. KiiKJDEi.iiAUOli, Agent, or .1. Fiiancib, Gen eral Passenger Agent. Omaha. N'olirnska. FROM ONE SACK of flour we make many varieties of BREAD. Each kind is different in shape, differ ent in method of making and different in flavor. Hardly necessary to say that all are excellent. We make noth ing that we cannot recommend. FRESH ROLLS Parker House, milk and bread rolls. If you have not tried them, do so. The PARDEE Bakery. eit' THERE IS MUCH MERIT in our mixed drinks, bottled and ready for immediate use. The ingredients are'of the highest quality and being accurately measured and skilfully mixed are always unilorm and excellent. These goods are specially suited for travelers' use. Manhattan cocktails, etc, etc. Our stock of high grade WINES AND LIQUORS s complete and the quality superior. THE RED LIG-HT. BARRY HOUSE MISS MAGGIE BARRY, Proprietress Good Table Board Comfortable Rooms wasam Opposite Depot, Alliance, Neb. Notice. Joi-upli 1'. McMiinnls will tul.e notlco tlmt on tln llili tliiv of Aui:iit. mu. Im ic ltnclcev. n Juitleu of tho ik'iico of Ikn-My jirticlnct. Uox llutto county. Nil)i-.i:l-:i, Kmr-u mi order of attiii-liiuont lor the Mitn of $7i.00 In ou notion luMidlnj; bttforolilm wherein John K. Neulund Is nliilntltT und .lOKuph F. McMrihiU Isdcfi'nd uul, lliut prohoit) of U'fomlaiit. consisting of inoiuy Iiiik lii'on utturlied ur.dur oiild order. Sulil i-AUstMriis i-oritlnuicl to tin- 15th tiny of Ui'tolier. !V0J, at I o'clock p. in. John I'. M-.ei.axu. I'lulutlfT. Hi mlncford, Kt-linislci, M ptc-mlMtr 15, 11)03, f li Mb ft m5w - w 9mW6lmwJ&C!. w a J. Rowan 1)13 A LEP. IN F.LOUR and FEED WIIOLKRAT.K AND JlttTAII. ESSES tlANDI.KS TUB Celebrated Ravenna Flour At Pi'ldngton's old r stand, 'phono No. 71. hk Jtittite iJNlHBK fifty buL HUMPHRY tSt :: Undertaking' and . :: Embalming- Company. EKSCSSD Calls answered promptly day or night. Claude Humphry, Undertaker. rirs. Humphry, Ladj Assistant. Residence phone 269. Forva Full Line of... StapIeAND Fancy 'Groceries Best Cotees, 1 rn jenof t 10 That Conn beTReal in Town,.,. Queenswarc, Tinware avd Enameled ware 7Fs CALL ON. TicaVvwQ, A. D. R0D6ERS. 4 Alliance Candy Co. Manufacturing Confectiona ries both wholesale and re tail. We ask the public to inspect our goods. You will find them tip top. OUR MOTTO: "PURITY a nd S" t CLEANLINESS Contractor and Builder. Turning and Scroll Work and all Kinds of Shop Work Estimates Furnished GEO. G. GADSBY, Ilrlck Shop West of Allliinco Nntlo...il Hank, Alliance, Neb. PHONE 400, ZBINDEN BROS,, DHAI.KKS IK Flour i Peed 44 Home Vk- Comfort" Flour Is Our Leader. Try It 'PHONE 105. wkst hide main stju:bt Wm. James, Exclusive Dealer in COAL & WOOD Alliance, Nebraska. ' Phone No. 5. ROLLING AN UMBRELLA. The Troper Wnr I to Twlit niba and StlcU Tocctlicr. "Wli.r Is It," nskod nn Intiulslllve cus tomer In a downtown umbrella store, "that one can never roll up nn umbrella as compactly nntr neatly ns It Is rolled when he buya it?" "You can If you only know hovr," paid the salesman, "but If everybody knew how It would metin less business for us. The umbrellas would last Ion per, nnd there would hp a lot less work for the repairers. "Perhaps I shouldn't tell you how," Hie clerk continued, "but it's so simple you hhould know anyhow. If you havo noticed, nearly everybody who rolls up an umbrella takes hold of 't by the handle nnd keeps twisting tho slick with one hand while hu folds and rolls with the other hand. "Now, that's jttst where the mistake comes In. Instead of twisting with thc hnndle he should take hold of It just above tho points of the cover rlhB. These points naturally He evenly around the stick. Keep hold qf these, pressing thorn tightly against the stick, nnd then roll up the cover. 'Joldlng the ribs prevents them from getting twisted out of place or bending out of shape. Then the silk Is bound to fold evenly and roll smooth and tight. "Roll your umbrella this way, and until it Is old enough to get rustv look ing it will look ns if it had -iht como from the shop." New Yorl .jerald. The Trevlonn tjnciitlon. Old Senator Mesmlth of Oregon, ono of the tli'bt ...-(tiers of the state, used to tell this story: At the time when Oregon vns admitted as a state ami tho tirFt legislature of the state met Ncsmlth, who wa a member, possess ed himself of a copy of a book on par liamentary procedure. This work, which was at the time probably tho only one of Us sort west of the Mis sissippi, he studied diligently nud by tho time of the first session was well up In the rules of debate. At the lirst meeting of the new leg islature a motion was introduced 'and speedily carried, but on the second measure a dispute arose, nnd for three' days the state legislators wrangled and debated. Finally, on tl.u, third day, Nesmlth, who had wa.ehpd the proceeding without f-ven opening his mouth, de cided It was I. me to use a piece of his parliamentary procedure, so he rose und moved the "previous question." There was a moment of silence fol lowing this motion, nnd then amid a shout of derision the speaker cried: '"Sit down, you fool! We passed the previous question three days gol" Where CiirIIhIi ClnV Differ. A point which strlk American vis ltors to London about .r English clubs Is the soclnl aspect o ,uem and the al most complete abseu :e of the business side. At the Manha tan or tho Knick erbocker, on the other hand, the busi ness side prevails. -The majority of members do not drop in merely to read the papers, hear the latest story and play billiards, as over t.ere. They go In most cases to meet a man about "a deal," to talk over the business of the day and discuss the business of the morrow or to read up the finance of the papers. The result Is that when an American become a member of an English club he hardly ever uses It be cause its ways do not appeal to him. He would say that there was noth'ng going on. London Tatler. Iluiitlnp hjr Moonlight. "I believe that moonlight shooting Is peculiar to California," said a resident of that state. "The air there Is so dry in certain localities, the nights so clear and the moonlight so bright that one gets a good range of vision, nnd every thing stands out with startling distinctness.- Wild ducks frequently move in the night, and the sportsman who is alert will get the whir of wings' nnd a sight of them almost as well at night no In the daytime. There Is an added tinge of excitement afforded by a night bunt, and many California hunters go out on clear nights nnd frequently wltb grent success." New York Tribune. Creiinr HorKln. Crcsar Hurgla has been called "the greatest practicnl statesman of his age." and lu n sense the remark Is true, for at a time when practical statesmanship consisted of every deceit nnd every crime, when poison nnd the dagger were the usual Implements of policy, and nothing was considered wrong provided that the object were uttalued. no man excelled him in the arts of public life. William Miller, "Medlrcval Uome." Tart of the nuiWurs. "And every one of those brass band people." said the proprietor of the Slowvllle hotel, "went away owing me a week's board." "Well." commented the shoe sales man, "you know that music Is full of beats." But the landlord only gazed sadly out of the1 window. Baltimore Ameri can. Perfectly Sn I lifted. Pnpa-Is the teacher satisfied wltb youV Toby Oh. quite. Pnpa-DId he tell yon so? Toby Yes. After a close eraoiliia. tlon he said to me tin? oiher day. "If all ray scholars were like you I would shut up my school this very day!" That shows that I kuow enough. Stray Bto riea. The Ilcnl Trouble. Burroughs Yes, I'm deeply in debt. Goodman I gave you credit for hav ing more sense. Burroughs But tho trouble a my tnllcr g.V"' rae rrcdlt for bnvlng morn dollars. Philadelphia Press. J i V k A f r .j ti v