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THE GAMBLING MANIA.
Hon It FJaunir.I iUelr n .One Tim
I IV thf French Cnpltnt.
Bom of ttio old storlca told of tho
KamlitR tables can hardly bo believed
nowadays, though they are rclnted In
such a cool, matter of fact stylo by
wrltcra of tho time im to show that In
tho eighteenth nnd early nineteenth
centuries the iitnctlce formed n part
ef high class social existence. Captain
Gronow relates that, having been ap
pointed to tho staff of General PIcton.
who was then starting for HrusselH
(1815), he obtained fl.000 from the ar
my agents, "which," he continues. "1
tool: "with ino to a sninbliiif,' houce in
St .Innies square, where I miuinged,
by some "wonderful nccldenl, to win
iOOO." With this sum he subsequently'
provided his necessary outllt.
When tho allies marched Into Paris
after tho battle of Waterloo, Gronow
found tho Palais Itoynl a hotbed' of
gambling-"thd very heart of French
dissipation." 'There were tables for
all classes. Tho workman might play
with 20 sous or tho gentleman with
10,000 franca. The law did not prevent
any class from indulging In a vice that
assisted to fill tho coffers of tho munici
pality of Paris." Tho English visitors
were not slow to participate in tho
piny one ofllccr of tho guards obtaining
lenvo of nbsenco nnd never quitting tho
Palais Royal till the Unto camo for his
return to tho regiment.
Large fortunes were often lost at
gambling In those days, tho losers dis
appearing never more to bo heard of.
Lord Thauet, for Instance, who ,hnd an
Income of $2&0,000 n year, lost every
farthing nt. play nnd, concludes Gro
now, "I do not remember any instnnco
ivhero those who tment their time In
this den did not loso all they possess
ed." t ii ii -iii. i f ! i
FLOWERS IN MEXICO.
So Plentiful Tlint Titer Are Unci For
Orcftt Public DecorntloiiN,
As a pcoplo tho Mexicans aro very
fond of llowers, and ovcry village, town
and city has Its place whoro (lowers
nro sold, und many of tho larger places
havo exteiwlvo (lower markets. Often
tho llowers brought to tho market nro
wild specimens found In tho'woods and
tho ileitis, but nil are beautiful. In
many of tho smnllcr towns nnd villages
tho public parks nnd the sidewalks of
tho Btreets aro used as places for the
ealo of llowers. Everywhere they may
be bought at surprisingly low prices
So plentiful nro llowors they are used
for great public decorations. Some
times whole parks nnd tho fronts of
buildings for many streets nro covered
with flornl, decoratlops on a feast day.
Tho Mexican love of llowers has been
Inherited from a long Hue of (lower
loving ancestors. More than n thou
sand years ago tho chief feature of
worship among the Toltecs was tho
great (lornl offering which was made to
tho fair god onco n year nnd which
lasted for a wholo Mexlojh week. Dur
ing this festival ono of the features
was n great floral procession, which
traversed tho principal streets of tho
city to tho sound of muslcnl Instru
ments. Every ono In tho procession
cnrrled (lowers to lay upon the altar of
tho god or to place upon the steps or
wallB of hlu temple. In this procession
were princes, nobles, priests and com
jnonerH, This lloral festival was nn
expression of the love of nature ror
which the Toltecs were noted. Until
they came Into contact with tho Az
tecs later on In hlbtory they were pure
ly nature worshipers, und (lowers nnd
fruits formed tho chief part of their
offerings. So the Mexican comes by
.Ills lovo of dowers honestly.
Intcrmnrrylnrc Anions UociUn.
Among th odd habits of rooks is tho
wny that members of the snnio rookery
hove of Intermarrying generation after
generation. The males always choose
their wives from their near neighbors,
nnd If one should bo so bold ns to
bring home to his rookery a bride from
n distance the other rooks will invari
ably refuse to recelvo her nnd will
force the rair to build somo way off.
In tho neighborhood of big rookeries
outlying nests of this kind may always
be found.
Ileleliini MnrrlnKe.
In Belgium It Is the custom to give
certificates of marriages In the form of
little books, which also contain n sum
mnry of the marriage laws and among
a mass of other miscellaneous Informa
tion directions for tho feeding- and enro
of Infants. There are also places for
entering tho nnmes nnd birthdays of
the children of tho marriage, the au
thorities considerately affording space
for twelve such entries.
AliTnyn .SumetliliiK Wronir.
Clerk Piense, sir, can I have n
week's vacation? Employor What's
wrong with you now? Clerk I'm going
to get married. Employer Now, you
were nwny a week with influenza and
ten days with n sprained ankle. I de
clare, there's ulwnys something going
wrong with you, Jones.
IIIUm to Suit Circumatnncr.
"How much will It cost mo to get a
divorce?" asked the man.
"That depends," replied tlie lawyer
nbscntmludedly. "How much havo you
got?" Philadelphia Ledger.
Atlvnntnse Mutual.
"Does her family approve of her am
bition to go upon the operatic stage?"
"Urn er yes and no that is, they
approve of her going nwny to sing?"
Detroit Free Press.
"Would Have tlie Fun Afterwnrd.
nis Mother Tommy, if you fight
with little Willie Waltors today I shall
put you to bed for two hours. Tommy
Put me to bed now, ma.
Ask1 only tho well about their health.
-Bacon.
A BOOK FIELD WANTED.
TJi roet nnd m I.onp Search, 1nt It
1'lnnllr Turned t?i.
Eugene Field was n book collector,
nnd one of his farorlte jokes, accord
ing to the Philadelphia Post, was to
enter a bookshop where lit- was not
known nnd iiMc In tt.e solemnest man
ner for nn expurgated edition of Mrs.
ileiuans' poems. One day In MHwuh
keo lie was walking along the street
with his friend, George Yenowlne,
when the latter halted In front of n
bookshop nnd saldr "Gene, the pro
prietor of this place In the most sorlovn
ninn I ever knew. lie never saw a
Joke In his life. Wouldn't it be a good
chance to try ngaln for that expurgated
Mro. Ilomans?" Without a word Field
entered, asked for he proprietor, and
then made the usual request. "That Is
a rather scarce book," came tho icply.
"Aro you prepared to pay a fair price
for it?" For Just n second Field was
taken aback. Then ho said, "Certainly,
certainly. I I know ft's rare." The
man stepped to it case, took out n
cheaply bound volume and hnuded it
to Field,' saying, "Tito prleo Js. $3."
Field took it ucrvously, opened to tho
titlo pago nnd read in correct print,
"The Poems of Mrs. Felicia Ilemnns.
Selected nnd Arranged With All Ob
Jcctional Passages Excised by George
Yenowlne, Editor of 'Isaac Watts For
tho rtome,' 'The FIrc3ldo Ilnnnnh
More,' etc.," with tho usual publisher's
name and dnto at tho bottom. Field
glanced up nt tho bookseller. He stood
there the very picture of sad solemnity.
"I'll take It," said Field faintly, pro
duclng the money. Outside I'onowtno
was missing. At his olllco tho boy said
that he hnd Just left, saying that ho
was going to Standing Itoek, Dakota, to
keep an appointment with Sitting Bull.
EXERCISES FOR HEALTH.
A Little HlinkliiK Up Ilefore II r rule
fimt In n (iiiucl 'I'll I n k.
For almost every person under fifty,
nnd for n great many pcoplo over fifty,
exercise Is tho nearest approach to a
panacea for bodily Ills that has yet
been devised. Causing the body to
move and itretch und push nnd'pul'
makes the blood circulate, the liver do
its work and tho norvfcs, pick up their
dropped stitches. An excellent time to
exercise Is before breakfast. Neither
man nor beast, as a rule, goes to sleep
hungry. During sleep there is little
waste of energy. On waking there Is
no Immediate demand for replenish
ment of lost tissues, Furthermore, the
long sleep has left the nerves and the
digestive apparatus dull and leadened.
To sit down to a heavy breakfast with
in fiftcou or twonty minutes after get
ting out of bed means that tho stomach
receives food which it does not need
nnd will not readily digest.
A little shaking up before breakfast
arouses the vitality and consequently
makes the appetite and dlgestlou better.
That means better work done during
the day. If n man can get a wny from
work in tlmo to take additional exor
cise during tllo nfternoon he will hnve
a better appetite for tho evening meal
nnd more power to dlgoit it. That will
mean better sleep at night. Many a
man has succeeded In the world with
ouUpnylng any attention to his body
Joseph Chamberlain, for Instance. Hut
such men would probably have suc
ceeded more easily nnd cortalnly with
more pleasure to themselves If they
had taken care of their bodies. A
strong mind Is certainly stronger nnd
more ensuring In n healthy body than
In a sickly one. Tho best wny to keep
tho body healthy is to" use It. Chlcagj
Tribune.
Towner.
A great source of cruolty Is tempor
When It Is considered what n vast sum
of misery temper causes in the world,
how many homes nro darkened and
how many hearts are saddened by It;
when we remember that Its persecu
lions have not even tho purifying con
sequences of most other calamities, in
asmuch as Its effects upon its innocent
victims me rather cankerous than me
dicinal; when we call to mind that a
bright face nnd a bright disposition
are like sunshine In n house, nnd a
gloomy, lowering countenance na de
pressing ns nn Arctic night, wo must
acknowledge thnt temper itself is only
another form of cruelty, nnd n very bad
form too.
A Family Problem.
Teacher wns explaining t 'a j meaning
of the word recuperate.
"Now. Willie." she sn-1. "If your
father worked hard all uV he would
bo tired and all worn out, wouldn't
her
"Ycs'm."
"Then when night comes and his
work Is over for the day, what does
ho do?"
"That's what ma wants to know."
Cleveland Lender.
nil. Point of View.
"What Is your Idea of n truly good
wife?" asked the youth.
"A truly good wife," answered tho
Cummlnsvllle suge, "Is ono who loves
her husband nnd her country, but
doesn't attempt to run cither," Phila
delphia Inquirer.
Ino?tlni; Attend.
She (bored) No, Mr. Lytely, I can
never love you. I honor and respect
you. I um sure you would make some
other woman n good husband. I
He Well er could you -er give me a
lettor of recommendation to my next
place?
Children never know what n safe
guard their mother has been to thorn
till nftor their father Is left a widower.
Atohison Globe.
Success may sometimes camo unex
pectedly, but work alone can hold it-Murray.
OLD TIME COOKERY.
Cnrtnua Iteclpe TJmt Were In V
In tlm Fifteenth Century.
An old volume, the "Noble Itoke of
Cookry, ffor n Pryucc Houssolde or ouy
other Estately Houssolde," written
about the year 1407, contains many
rare and curious recipes In uo In those
days not only for ordinary dishes, but
those to be eaten on fast und fish days.
It is curious In reading this cookery
book to find that there arc the same
birds, beasts and fishes, the same
courses mid sometimes the same names
to dishes ns in u modern one, but, al
though tho names are often the same,
the ingredients nnd the preparation
are very different. For instance, their
"blanche mango" was composed of
lamprey or other fish, and their cus
tards contained fresh pork minced
SttVJli.
llero Is one recipe from the book:
"To make mon amy take nnd boll cows'
cream nnd when it Is boiled set it aside
and let It cool. Then take cow curds
and press out tho whey; then bruise
them in n mortar and cast them in the
pot to the cream nnd boll together.
Put thereto sugar, honey nnd may but
ter, color It up with saffron nnd In tho
setting down put in yolks of eggs well
beaten nnd do nwny the strain and let
the potnge bo standing; then arrange
it iu dishes and plant therein dowers
of violets and serve it."
Some of the recipes in thJ quaint old
book were Intended specially for n
"lorde's" table. For Instance, n pike
was to be served whole to "a lorde,"
but cut In pieces for tho "cominonnlte."
Cabbages wero to be thickened with
grated bread for ordinary people, but
served with yolks of eggs for u "lorde."
Tho dishes nt this time Used nt table
wero either gold or sliver for groat oc
casions and wooden trenchers and plat
ters for ordinary use. It was uot till
tho time of Queen Elizabeth that
plates of metal ind car then ware began
to be generally used lnstend of wood.
WILLS IN ENGLAND.
Interesting DocumcutH That Aro on
?l!o In HiimcTxet limine.
Ill the heart of London, facing on one
sldo tho famous thoroughfare known
ns tho Strand and on the other looking
on tho Thames, will be found Somerset
House, once a private palace, but now
devoted to various departments of the
inland revenue of Great Britain.
Perhaps tho most Interesting govern
ment department in Somerset House is
that devoted to the filing of wills, und,
as might bo supposed, tho collection Is
immense, varied and extraordinary,
ranging from tho will of Shakespearo
himself (containing practically the only
known autograph of the world renown
ed poet) rlgl.t down to mere curiosities
in wills, such ns those carved on the
lid of a desk or contained within secret
cabinets or escritoires.
Here for 23 cents one may inspect
tho will of any British person. There
are wills leaving immense sums to
cats und dogs; wills written In human
blood. But the most Interesting one
has quite a romantic history.
. it Is the will of a Britis'i oillcial who
died 'In Cairo of the plague. Before
his death he took care to prepare his
will upon parchment procured from the
skin of a freshly killed goat, but as ho
handled th's skin himself It was
thought later on that the will might
have the power of transmitting the
dreadful plague from which its writer
died. Accoidlngly, after having been
passed fron. hand to hand with some
what disastrous results In the wny of
plugue and death, the will was put into
n bottle of spirits. Arrived at Somer
set House, the will was read to the next
of kin und deposited umong the nr
chlves of the department. Kansas
City Independent.
i Way to Avoid Annoyance.
"I understand," he said, "that wo
are reported to be engaged."
"I believe some ono has taken the
liberty of starting such n rumor," she
replied.
"Well, don't you think it would be
easier to make the rumor true thnn to
go to the trouble and annoyance of de
nying It?" ho suggested.
"Perhaps you nro right," sho admit
ted. "Such denials nro always Ineffec
tive In uddltlon to being more or less
distressing." Chicago Post.
A ModeHt IlrHon.
Llko tho traditional Englishman, Ar
thur Stanley, dean of Westminster,
wore home from his first visit to Amer
ica an expression of nmnzeincut which,
only time could efface. He was at
once beset by Interviewers, says tho
author of "Out of tho Fast," who ask
ed the usual questions.
"What was tho thing which most Im
pressed you In America?" was one of
these. Without a moment's hesitation
Dean Stanley replied:
"My own Ignorance."
A 11 oval Compliment.
Mgr. do Nosmund, archbishop of
Toulouse, when preaching one day in
the private chnpcl of Louis XIV. lost
the thread of his discourse, so that he
had to remain silent for some time.
Tho king camo to his lordship's relief
with this graceful remark: "I nin very
glad, my lord, that you aro giving mo
n little tlmo to digest all the good
things contained In the former part
of your sermon."
Ilov Sho Took It.
Harry Here Is a conundrum: When
(k two an odd and lucky number? Ce
Ma You know I never cau guess conun
drums. Harry When two are maco
ono. Celln Oh, Harry! nils is so Bujb
don! Town Topics.
Life is tho finest of tho fine nrts. It
has to be learned with lifelong pa
tlonce, nnd tho years of our pilgrimage
are nil too ghort to master it tri
nmphnntly. Drummond.
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Don't Buy a Dollar's Worth of Goods
until you visit RUMER'S STORE. You mnst see the goods
to realize the prices we are making1. We invite you, your family
and friends to visit our store and get our prices.
Dry Goods
5,000 yards Prints, per yard
at 3 to 5c
2,000 yards Gingham at per
yard so
Outing Flannels per yd 5 to j'Ac
Percales ta per yd.. .... 5 to 7c
Novelty Dress Goods, worth
25c at per yard I2jc
I) I tick Mohair Dress Goods
at per yard 10 and 15c
Thousands of yards Dress
Goods per yard. . .. 20 to 50c
Hundreds of yards of
Silks nnd Ribbons, -
Veilings,
Velvets,
Laces, t
Embroideries, .
Flannels, ,
Table Linen,
Bed Spreads, '
Muslins,
Comforts,
Blankets,
Hosiery,
Fascinators,
Coisets,
Ladies' and
Children's
Underwear.
Trunks
Our entire line of
Trunks goes on sale
at half regular price.
The Knife Goes
as
IB
m.n
Oatmeal, per lb
Sardines, per can
Pork and Beans, per can
Soup, per can
Oysters, per can
Potted Ham, per can
Salmon, per can
Cream, per can
Tomatoes, per can
Corn, per can
Strawberries, per can
3 c
3J2C
0 c
6 c
7Jic
7J2C
10 c
10 c
3- c
8 c
8 c
Every Man, Woman and Child will Profit by Attending
This Sale
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RUMER'S
BIG DEPARTMENT
The Winter Season
Is here.
So are We
With Special Prices
on provisions of all
kinds. Call in and
see us before buying.
Lee Acheson
'Phone No. 4.
For Fine Boot and Shoe
Repairing
call on
I. D. NICHOLS
T ' ' '
Also has in stock a new line of GENTS'
SHOES of the best manufacture and at
prices that will suit. Call and examine
the stock before you buy and you will
save money.
At R. Madsen's old stand, first
door south of Cigar Factory.
J. Rowan
DEALER IN
FLOUR and FEED
WHOLESALE AND llBTAH,
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HANDLES Till-.
Celebrated Ravenna Flour
At Pllklngton's old
stand, 'phono No. 71.
Cloaks
Furs
These goods vc must dispose
of regardless of cost. Sec what
we offer:
One lot of 50 Ladies' all wool
Kersey and Chiviot short Jnck
cts, worth S5.00 to 8.00, sale
price, 2.oo, 2.50 and 3. 50.
One lot of Ladies medium
length jackets, regular price,
S8.50 to 15.00; sale price, $4.50,
6.50 nnd 8.50.
Ono lot Ladies' long cloaks and
tourist coats, regular price,
12. 00, 15.00 and 20 00; sale
price, 6.00, ,oj and 12.00.
All our Ladies' Tailor Made
suits must go with the cloaks.
We make them up in two lots.
All our , . . suits
go at 5, 6 and S7.
All our 18, 20 and 22.50
suits go at 10 and 15.
We place on sale one lot of 50
.Children's cloaks, regular price,
3.00, 5.00 and 7.00: sale price,
i.75i 3-oo and 4.50.
Shoes
tfiJTOur entire line of Ladies',
Children's and Men's Shoes and
Overshoes all go on sale with other
goods.
Our Ladies' $2, 2.50 and 3.50
Shoes, we sell for $1,50, 2.00 2.75
Our Men's $2.co, 3.50 and 5.00
Shoes we soil (or $2. 00, 2.50, 3.50
Our Men's Snow Excluder $1.50
Overshoe we sell at $1.10: our
$1.00 overshoe at 75c
Children's Snow Excluder Over
shoes .... 35 and 45c
Into Our Grocery Stock and Slashes Prices
in Other Departments. We Sell
Pumpkins, per can 8
Raspberries, per can 10
June Peas, per can io
Molasses, per can 10
Soda, per pkg . 5
Corn Starch, per pkg.. ...,.. 5
Gloss Starch, per pkg 5
Birdseed, per pkg 5
Lamp Chimneys 5
15c Baking Powder 10
Quaker Oats ....10
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ALLIANCE, NEBRASKA
EHHKM3SWI
HUMPHRY
:: Undertaking- and . .
:: Embalming- Company
Calls snswered promptly day or night.
Claude Humphry,
Undertaker.
ilrs. Humphry,
Lady Assistant
Residence phone 2G9.
ZBINDEN BROS,,
DEALERS IN
"Home
' Comfort"
Flour
Is Our Leader. Try It
'PHONE 105.
WIT SIDE MAIN
STKEET..
Contractor and Builder.
Turning and Scroll
Work and all
Kinds of Shop
Work
Estimates Furnished
GEO. Q. GADSBY,
nrlak Shop "West of AUIuuqe Ntttlou.il
JInnk, Alliance, Neb.
PHONE 400, ...
Flour 1 Feed
Clothing
For Men and Boys Tho price
will be lower than you have
ever known for high grade,
finely Tailored goods.
We place on sale 500 pairs of
Men's pants, worth $2.50, 3.50
and 5.60; sale price, $1.50, 2.50
and 3.50.
300 Men's all wool, finely tail
ored and trimmed, Serges, Chiv
iot and Worsted suits, good val
ues at $10, S12 and S15; sale
price, $8, $g and $11.
We offer 100 Men's Overcoats
regular price, J5io, $12.50, S15
and S20; salo price, S7.50, $n
and 14.
Cheap Satinet and Cheviot
Overcoats $2.50, $3.50 andSs.
We have about 150 Boys' and
Children's suits. The lines nro
badly broken. We place the en
tire lot on sale nt 25 per cent less
than cost to clean out.
We place on sale 200 pairs
Men's blue denim overalls at 40c
per pair.
Boys' Overalls 20c per pair.
Boys' Fleece 35 and 50c Un
derwear, 25 and 35c.
Men's 50 and 75c Underwear,
35 and 50c.
Engineers' and Firemen's Si. 50
long gauntlet Gloves, Si.oo.
Medium Gauntlets, 85c.
Cheap Gloves, 20, 35 and 50c.
Men's $2.50 and. S3, all wool
blue and brown Flannel shirts at
3i.75.
Men's 75c work and dress
shirts, 35 and 45c.
Boy'5 work and dress shirts,
15 and 35c.
Men's $5 and $7.50 Mackin
toshes, Ji3 to S5.
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Rice, per lb 5 c
Raisins, per lb O'iq
Currants, per pkg ylic
Evaporated Peaches :o c
Evaporated Apples 8'jc
Evaporated Apricots i2ic
Cups and Saucers per set 25 c
Glass Bntter Dish io c
Glass Syrup Pitcher 10 c
Fancy Decorated Cups ASaucio c
Glass Celery Dish 10 c
TORE
For a Full
Line of...
StapIeAND
Fancy
Groceries
Best Ufa
vy I 111VUU X VUUl
f Superior Flours,
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That Can't He Beat
in Town.,.,
Queensware,
Tinware and
Enameled ware
CALL ON
A. D. RODGERS.
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Wm. James,
Exclusive
Dealer in
COAL &
... WOOD
'Phone AUianceT
Vo. 5. ISebraska.
FRED ..BRENNAN
Plumbing Steam and hot water
. Heating. -
Phone, No. 35C. ALLIANCE, NEB.
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