Stock and
Stockmen.
Nebraska Stock HroMcr's Association.
(Incorporated.)
A. M. ModlsctU picslilciit, Hushtllloj H. M.
Hampton, vice-president, Alliance; 12. M
frcarlo Jr., secretary-treasurer, Uicnliitln.
Kxccutlvo committee- B. I'. Myers, Inai
It. It. Ktneald. ItliiKlium; Jolm Ilrrmiiin,
Alllnncot.1. It. ViinHoskirk, Alliance; K. K.
Ijowp, HnnlHi John M. Allium, Totter; It.
M.Allen, Amwj It. I.Uco, LodKopolo; Ktcrt
Eldrrd, Orlando; U. C. Hiirrls, Clmdron; h.
W. Illckcll, Kimball; Itobert Qmliiim, Al
liance; John Conway, Uiuming; J. II. Cook,
AtA. H. Heed, Alllanrc.
MOHI.KIt ,V TUIJ.Y,
Jess Net).
Block branded
tinted f
n cut f
'-' I
lellh- ft
7
a hown on
.1
on cither side.
AIhoJ-Ooiu
cr side.
Township XL
and riliRe 43,
HKIIIMj IIHOH.,
Hchlll, Neb.
Cuttlo branded
on rlfiht thigh or
XV on right
side.
Town h I p 27
range 4J,Shcrldan
county.
WM. O'MAKA,
Moomiiw, Nub.
Cattlu hronded
Onthollc cross on
right hip.
Horses brnnilfxl
name on right
shoulder.
Hanch on H. W.
4 of section 30,
CO. 45 and adjacent
range
a. im.r.iNo.
llox Unite, Nob.
Cuttlo branded ns
I) cut on left hip,
also with tho bar
over Instead of
under brand.
Alsoouicft
hide
U'nelinwU
.section 17.
In towusmi
rilugo 111.
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Cl'ItHAN UltOS.,
Canton, Sioux
county, Neb.
(Cross II (tarn)
on leftside. Also
ill on luft thiuh.
UnderHlopc on
left ear.
Horses branded
same as rattl) on
loft Jit ' anil u on
left shoulder.
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JOS. NKUUl),
Miillmla, Neb.
On left side.
N on left stdo
J. It. Ncrud.
Allium'?, Nub.
3 S connected
any place mi loft
xldu. Hnnge on
head of I'lne
Creek, Sheridan
county.
STOKM LAKE KANClI,
UOIIRKTGItAIIAM,
Clenmii, Nub,
An In cut on
right or luft hip;
left ear cropped.
Horses branded O
on ct Jaw.
1C MA MX,
Hemlnuford,
Neb.
Cuttlo branded
ilylnir horseshoe
on left hip. us In
cut. Ilomu
ranch see. 25-27-50.
llorso ranch
in L'll-IH.
ALLISON
Lukcsldo, Neb.
Cattle branded
N-oi right hip,
ltungo In Ttrp.
20, ra iiko 45, Slier-
dan county.
POINT-OK-KOOKB KANCH.
JOHN OMvEKKU & PONS.
Alliance, Neb.
Cattle branded
OK on left side:
also ok and ok
on left hide.
Stockmen: It will
pay yon to advertise
your brands in this
paper. -The Herald
has the largest circu
lation of any newspa
per in Western Ne
braska. KstrujcJ
From the Dllllug ranch on or about tho sec
ond day of Decumher lust a bright buy gelding
work horse, whlto face, braudeif T on Jaw,
Anyonu locating aunimal and notifying us
will bo promptly rewarded. Kkuhkn Vi.iut.
S-3t V. O. address, Box llutto, Neb,
Esnray
One smull thre-j ear-old black steer, weight
about 900 pounds estrnyed from our ranch
about the first of last August. He bore tho
brand f" on right hip. Anyone locating
this I I animal pleusg notify me ami re
ceive reward. Dilliko IlllOd.
St-3 P. O, address, Box liutte, Neb.
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EASY WAY TO MAKE MONEY.
American Raises Argument and Bets
on a Sure Thing.
In the eld days, when a sldo-wheelcr
on tho Mississippi was the chief way
Tor pcoplo to travel who were desirous
of going south, an Englishman who
owned a ranch was a passenger on
one of these bootK. While en route
ho had frequently been asked by a
follow passenger, an American, to
join In a game of cards, but tho
phlegmatic Englishman declined the
American's solicitations.
Ono day the American asked the
Englishman to piny n game of check'
crs, and to th.ls he consented. After
thrco or four moves had been made
tho American Informed his adversnry
ho had better take back the move he
had made, as he was sure to beat him.
The Englishman at once was on his
high horse and Informed his rival he
would not be dictated to.
Tho American replied: "I did not
nlctnte to you."
"I never said you did. I stated I
would not be dictated to."
Again ho wan met with the answer:
"I did not nictate to you."
This angered tho Englishman, who
again stated he would not be dictated
to and that there wan no such word
an nictate.
"I'll bet you $5 thero Is," said the
American.
Tho bet was covered. With cool
deliberation the American pulled n
dictionary out of his pocket unu
showed tho word nictate, meaning "to
wink nt," saying: "This Is the se
enth 5 bill I have won on that word
to-day."
A Beast of Superior Intelligence.
"You may say what you please re
garding tho superior intelligence of
the human animal," remarked Cross
cup oratorlcally, "bu I have at homo
a puppy a common yellow puppy
that is far more clever than some
humans.
'"iho other evening I carried home
a bottle and Joyous anticipations. The
former I Bought to open with a pate:ti
corkscrew. For the first time in Us
period of service the screw broke half
tho cork off and on tho second tr
pushed the remaining half Into tnc
neck of tho bottle.
"I took It out in tho kitchen ami
labored with It for a while, trying to
fasten tho spiral of tho screw Into
tho iloating cork. Would you bellsvc
It? Thnt pup crawled under the wail,
tubs nt tho exact moment the cork
dropped In and never showed so much
us tho tip of Its noso uutll 1 Ashed tho
bit of cork out wllh a rusty bu'Vn
book. Then It came out and congra ..
latod mo with mnny wngs of tho tall
If that Is not superior Intelligence i
should like to know what Is."
"Superior to what?" asked li2nr
ing.
Crosscup eyed him as ono who
would soek to arouco unpleasant' mem
ories. "My wlfo tried to advise me
ho Bald simply.
Deerlng, who Is married also, s.iM
"Oh!"
Digging Well to Drain a Bog.
An Ingenious Yankee who lives or
tho west const of Florida adopted c
novel method to drain a bog on his
plantation. Ho put down a four-Inch
well In the middle of his bog deep
enough to tap the water bearing grav
el. A nice flow of water was bnedur
tered, which rose ln tho well nearly
to tho surface. As soon as tho top
of tho pipe was pnshed down to n
level with the bottom of tho bog, the
water In tho pond rushed down Into
the well and passod off through sub-,
terranean channels. In a few hours
the bog was drained, Tho land has
since been plowed and Is now a valu
able truck farm. Scientists declare
that wet lands ln many sections of
the country can bo drained by this
simple method. Care must be taken
not to permit the well to fill up with
rubbish, which might impede the
ingress of the water.
Plenty of Raw Material.
"Grandpa," said the children, "tell
us another story about the tlmo when
you wero a young man and traveled
with the show."
"Well," said Grandfather Dutton,
"when I was with Nixon & Kemp's
circus, forty or fifty years ago, ono
of my great acts was to .rot a boy to
put an apple on top of 11a head and
then I would stand ten ;aces away
and shoot a rifle ball thnugh It."
"Rut didn't you sometimes miss tho
apple and shoot tho boy?"
"Not often, but It happened once In
a while, of courso."
"What did you do then?" they
asked breathlessly.
"Do?" said Grandfather Dutton,
shrugging his shoulders. "Why, some
times I had to wait two or three min
utes beforo I could find another boy,
but not often. There are always plen
ty of boys."
Dr. Parkhurst and the Immigrant.
An English visitor was talking to
tho Rev. Charles H. Parkhurst the
other day about the recent Tammany
victory in tho New York city election.
"I supposo it was due to tho immi
grant vote," said the Englishman.
"That's how Adam and Evo account
ed for lt, Isn't it?" replied the doctor,
"They said It was the fault of the Im
migrant into tho garden. But if Adam
and Kve had been decent people, the
immigrant couldn't have troubled
them."
Christmas Box.
Tho familiar term Christmas box
comes from the old-time custom of
placing alms-boxes in the churches
Christmas morning to receive dona
tions from the congregation for tho
benefit of the poor. As the alms wero
not given out until the next day, Dec.
26 came td be known as "Boxing day."
RUSSELL 8AQE ON SAVING.
Capitalist Is Glad He Knows
the
Value of a Dime.
Russell Sage was chnttlng with a
friend on tho subject of success. This
friend remnrked that ho did not re
gnrd Mr. Sage ns a wholly successful
man because ho had not been able to
rid hlmsnif of the saving habits of his
curly days. Mr. Sage's friend was
many years his Junior and ono whom
ho was solicitous about, becauso of
his recklessness In personal expcndl
turcs. Turning on the Improvident
one Mr. Sage said:
"It Ir not much over a year ago
when I used to hear even clerks in
banks and brokers' offices speculating
on what sort of nn automobile It was
best to purchase; even the big brok
ers could not sleep well for speculat
ing over the proper horsepower for
their automobiles.
"What do they ask ono another to
day?" suddenly queried Mr. Sage. "I'll
toll you. They ask 'Where are tho
transfer points on tho surface car
system of New York?' I tell you,"
that a penny saved Is a nickel made
and that a dime in the pocket is
worth more than an imaginative dol
lar In the stock exchange. This old
man," he concluded, "knows tho dif
ference between carfare and the
price of an automobile, and ho can
Indulge in either one he wishes to
without worrlment as to who sees
him do it or what Is the cost There (
seems to be a certain element of suc
cess in being fixed in that way."
New York Times.
MIGHT HAVE BEEN WOR8E.
Congressman Hepburn's Consolation
for Piece of Bad Luck.
Congressman Hepburn of Iowa Is
nearly always unlucky In drawing a
scat, but of late years he has been able
io retain nis om seat, me member rates or a Romeo. The titles of some
drawing it always exchanging with of our rcef!at nopuiar novels, which
him. When ho first entered the house hftVG become household words, have
ho drew about tho worst seat in tho often lmdergone extraordinary evolu
lot As ho sat down thero ho was ; tlons ,n ortler to rcach tho flnal Batl8.
grumbling over his bad luck, when ho t factory 8taBe. -Judge tho Obscure"
looked across tho hall and saw tho wa8 flrst entitled "The Simple
disconsolate face of tht man whom tons a name whlch gaVG piace at
ho had beaten for tho nomination and tho vcry 1(1Bt moment to a later and
whom ho succeedod In congress. Then bctter tltle( for ,,urIng Its appCaranco
ho thought: "I'll bet that fellow would ln serlai form ln Harper's Magazine It
uu mmaiieu wun even tins seat, ami
nt once ceased to feel bad about his
luck.
The Economy of Modern Methods.
Tho coke used In Iron furnaces Is
made In the most approved manner. '
Coal straight from the mines Is
passed through a plant costing many
thousands of dollars, which saves all
tho volatile portion. The tar and
nmmonla are washed from tho smoko.
tho latter being crystallized Into sul
phate of ammonia and the former be- '
lng made Into pitch and creosote. Tho ,
gas from these ovens Is then con- I
ducted to tho blast furnaces, where,
in the process of iron making, it is
forced through molten metal. Even i
then it is not allowed to escape, but '
Is made to do service ln heating boil
ers for generating power-producing
steam. Each ton of coal thus treat
ed yields 10,000 cubic feet of gas, 20
pounds of ammonia and 100 pounds of
tar. The ammonia is used for ro-1
frlgeratlon and fertilization; tho tar
1b taken by roofing plants; and even
the slag, the scum of the molten Iron, i
is utilised In the manufacture of ce-
ment. About tho only waste element
is the heat escaping from the cooling .
ingots of iron, and some enterprising
genius may yet devise a plan of ator-
re battery wnereoy tnis lost energy
may be used to batch our chickens.
Mrs. Dumphy."
A Child's Poser. j .(Iogt hla rea8on, is it? An' how did
Itel'-'ously Inclined parents aro jie do that?"
more i .ta than not subjected to em- j "Well, Mrs. Dumphy," said Danny,
barrasslng Inquiries by tholr small scratcnlng his head. "I don't know
children who have not reached an ago oxactly. Ye see I wasn't close by
where they are willing to take a the- whln lt happened'. But I do bo hear
ologlcal subtleness for granted. A in. from t he rest o' the b'vs that ho
question was propounded by ono child '
on whoso religious training much caro
had been expended was not only a
poser, but carried with lt a profound
and world wide significance. The
small boy had been trained to ask
in prayers that he should "be made
a good little boy."
Ono day ho had been far from good
and his mother was remonstrating
with him. "God does not like little
boys to be naughty," she said. "God
wants you to bo good."
"Then why does he not make me
good?" fell from the baby's lips. "I
ask htm often enough."
Whist Authority Dead.
Nicholas Browse Trist of New Or
leans, who died of heart disease last
week, was the hlr' "t recognized au
thority in this ci ; ,.; on the game of
whist. Ho Bcr" 0 I'd the Confederate
army under (' . Kirby SmLh, prac
ticed law Eiujequcntly, and was
raised to an honorable position on the
local bench.
Steerage Immigration.
Of the steerage immigration last
year 233,546 were Italians, 82,343 were
Poles, 79,347 Scandinavians, 70,203 He
brews, 71,782 Germans', 35,366 Irish,
34,427 Slovak, 32,907 Crotian-Slovenian,
28,451 English, 27,124 Magyars and
155,550 of other nationalities.
Mortality Among Employes.
The annual mortality In the United
States Is: For railways, one person
killed for every 1,052 employes; for
coal miners, one person killed for
every 744 employes; for seamen in
merchant vesselB, ono person killed
for every 133.
Children Now Have Rights.
For picking up and kissing a little
boy in the street a Birmingham
(Eng.) man has been fined forty shill
ings, or one month's kard labor, for
assault.
MAKES MONEY ON MOUSE FARM.
Woman Embarks In Business of
Breeding Fancy Rodents.
Breeding white, piebald, black and
Japanese mice Is t; e latest household
Industry which is receiving attention.
A woman living on tho northern out
skirts of tho city has embarked In
tho business quite extensively. Tho
mice sell wholesale nt the rate of $10
per 100, and regularly, once every
week, she dollvers fifty of them to tho
lending bird and animal dealer, who
sends them out to his customers in
this and other cities. In this way sho
earns ?5 every week, and $21 and $22
per week from tho other sales of her
mice. It would be hard to Imagine,
easier money than tho $5 which sho
receives weekly for her "dwarf cat
tle." Tho rearing of fancy mico In
volves little or no work, and the pro
ceeds are for the most part pure gain.
She has at her home part of a largo
room partitioned off, and the floor cov
ered with Btraw and earth. This is
her mouse farm. It must be cleaned
up now and then, and new Btraw and
earth put in for the mice, but aside
from this, her only care is to feed
them twice a day and keep their basin
full of fresh water. The mice In
crease at such a rapid rate that by
selling fifty every week she 'is abla
to keep the number down to about
tho original limits. Washington Post
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WHAT'8 IN A NAME?
Proof That Popular Authors Think
There Is a Great Deal.
What's In a name for a book? The
problem of christening children is a
very small one compared with tho
question of the proper name for a
book. There are so many more to be
taken Into consideration, for at the
time of the child's appearance there is
no developed characteristic In cvi
dcnce to lntilcato whetner ho is a Soc
wna imown ns "Hearts Insurcent." Sr
Gilbert Parker's "The Right of Way"
was at first in the author's manu
script "Charlie Bell" and later "Char
ley Steele," nnd "Tho Lane That Has
no Turning," by the same author, was
until tho time of Its going to press
called "The Golden Spoon." Onoto
Watanna's "Heart of Hyacinth" was
originally "Evening Mist." It is now
known to many that "Lady Rose's
Daughter" was in manuscript "A
Woman of Talent." Harper's Weekly.
Broke It Gently.
Danny O'Brien worked on the sec
tion, and was as tender hearted a man
as ever got drunk and cracked a pate
with a shlllelah. At the tlmo of Pat
Dumphy's great misfortune Danny
was choBen by the section gang to
break the news gently to Mrs. Dum
Phy. "Good mornln', Mrs. Dumphy," said
he. "Did ye hear about Pat?"
"I heard nothing about him slnco
breakfast," she answered.
"Did he seem to be all right then?"
"Sure he did."
"Ye noticed nothln wrong wid Mb
molnd?"
'.'Nothln' at all. Phwhy do ye ask?"
"Well, I hear that his mind do bo
wanderin a little."
"An' phwhat do ye mean bo that?"
"I mean he have lost his reason,
fell acrost the track an' a train cut hia
head off." Brooklyn Eagle.
Trouble.
There's a human disposition to exagger
ate a care.
And to And the darkest quarter of a
cloud, ,
And we never see the silver lining, tho
It may be there
We'd exchange a wedding garment for
n. shroud!
We look for what we're wanting.
And discover what we're hunting.
And we make our lamentations long
and loud.
We may have a little trouble, but we
never stop to think
That the other fellow probably has
more.
And from undertakings difficult we're
very apt to shrink.
Fearing we may fall as others have
bt-fore;
Yet It's little we are caring.
For we spend our time despairing.
And we make nurselvea a pessimistic
bore.
An unwritten law has cettled that a man
cannot succeed
If he wnbblea In despair at every Jar.
But he's got to keep ambition on a full
and steady feed
And attach his hustle wagon to a star;
Tho" your bridges may be burning.
Here's a tip that's well worth learn-
'nK:
Never make your troubles greater than
they are.
Baltimore News.
Hannv Family Afloat.
It there be any calling from which
It might seem that the hand of woman
was by nature debarred, lt is that of
clerk on a steamer. There is a New
Orleans family which gives such a
theory as this the Ho, however. Capt.
John Steckfus owns the packet ln
question, and his clerk Is his daughter
Llllle, now a pretty girl of 21. Two
more of tho captain's daughters also
assist about the boat. It is a happy
family afloat.
Foreign Vessels Carry the Freight.
Less than 1 per cent of the goods
exported from Cuba to the United
fctateB is carried by ships flying the
American flag. Ninety-eight per cent
of tho freighting between the .V
countries Is done by European ves .
;: Alliance Candy Co. 1
Manufacturing Confcctiona
ries both wholesale and re
tail. We ask the public to
inspect our goods. You will
find them tip top.
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iTime Table
Alliance, Neb.
LINCOLN, DENVER,
OMAHA, HELENA,
CHICAGO, BUTTE,
ST. JOSEPH, SA LT LAKE CITY
KANSAS CITY, PORTLAND,
ST. LOUIS, SAN FRANCISCO,
and all points east and all points west and
south.
Tuains Leave as Follows, Mountain Time:
No. 41 Passenger dally. Deadwood,
Hillings, nil points north and
west 10:35 a.m.
No. 42 Passenger dully, Lincoln,
Omuhu, Chicago and all
points east 1:10a.m.
No. 301 Passenger dally, for Denver
Ocdcn.Salt Lake. San Fran
cisco and all Intermediate
points, departs at
No. 302 Passenger dally from Denver
and all Intermediate points,
arrives at
1 :10 a.m,
10:10.i.ro
No. 43 Local passougfcr dally from
Omaha, Lincoln and Inter
mediate points arrives at.... 6:00 a. m
No. 41 Local passenger dally, for
Omaha. Lincoln und Interme
diate noints. denarts at 3:10am
No. 30JDally, oxcep Sunday, for
points south und nest, do
parts 7:50 a. m
No. 30U Dally, except Sunday, from
south and west, arrives 4: 15 p. in.
Sleeping, dining and reclining chair cars
(scats free) on through trains. Tickets sold
and baggage cheeked to any olnt ln the
United States or Canada. For Information,
time tables und tickets call on or write to J.
KiiKiDEi.BAUOii, Agent, or J. Francis, Gen
eral Passenger Agent. Omaha. Nebraska.
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HEMIrtGKOKD,
Nedkaska.
Agent for tho Caledonian, of
Scotland, which Insures towu
property ouly, aud tho Colum
bia, which Insures town and
farm property und live stock.
Both arc reliable old line com
panies JSTotetr'ia.l 'Work,.
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-"CLctloreer t
Will Cry Sales in This and
Adjoining Counties. . . .
On COMMISSION, or
BY THE DAY.
J3T Satisfaction guaranteed. If
you want to buy or sell ranch prop
erty, list it with me
Hemingfokd, Ned.
How About That
New Suit or Overcoat
For the Spring Season ?
We stand back of
Fit and Style. .
CHAS. BRUCKNER
First door south' Charter Hotel.
Best Coffees,
I tat Teas, ;
f Superior Flours,
Ms
LlliLfe!
Carey & Brennan
Plumbing, Steam and hot water
Heating Contractors & Builders
ALLIANCE, NEB.
Dr. J. R. Taggart, D.V.S.
Is prepared to treat anj' and all
diseases known to the horse1
and cow. Special attention to
dentistry. All work guaranteed
Ham North of Palace Livery. Tho 101
SEE Jos. Carey & Co.
For house moving, well boring
making and cleaning cesspools
moving box cars, etc ....
ALLIANCE, NEBRARKA.
F. M. WALLACE
DRAY LINE
Moving Household Furniture
and Trunks a specialty . .
Phone No, i Young's grocery, Alliance-.
BARRY
HOUSE
MISS MAGGIE BARRY, Proprietress
Good Table Board
Comfortable Rooms
Opposite Depot,
Alliance, Neb.
HUMPHRY
:: Undertaking and . .
:: Embalming Company
Calls snswered promptly day or night.
Claude Humphry,
Undertaker.
Hrs. Humphry,
, ' Lady Assistant.
Residence phone 269.
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DEALERS IN
Flour i Feed. 1
"Home
Comfort
Flour
Is Our Leader. Try It...,
'PHONE 10S.
WKST HI UK MAIN
STKEET..
Wm. James,
Exclusive
Dealer in
COAL &
WOOD
Alliance,
Nebraska,
'Phone
No. 5.
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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. M
These goods are specially suited for
travelers' use.
Manhattan cocktails, etc, etc.
Our stock of high grade
WINES AND LIQUORS
is complete and the quality superior.
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