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THOUGHTS ON BUSINESS
BY
WALDO PONDRAY WARREN
SELECTING A MAN
PICKING out the right man for the place, It often measures
the difference between success and failure In a business.
More often It measures the difference between a mod
erate success and a phenomenal one.
Twenty or more years ago a carriage factory was started
with the Idea of doing things In an original way, and a man
was chosen to carry out the idea. He had had io previous
experience In that line, but he had the right Idea and grasped
the plan enthusiastically. The work began on a simple scale,
so that the inexperienced man was able to feel his way. Tho
business grew until It attained great proportions. The same
man Is still at the head of It, not as tho owner, but as the
manager. He proved to be the right man for the place. It
would be difficult to Imagine how he might have made the
business more successful In that particular line.
In thinking of this the thought occurred to me, suppose
some other man had been chosen in the beginning. Suppose
he had had wide experience, but a different Idea. He might
have made more rapid progress at the start, or he might have
turned the whole business Into other channels and have given
It a different character He might not have been able to grow
up with It, or might have left it after the first year's trial.
The present greatness of the business might have been un
known to-day If It hadn't been that the right man was chosen
when the business was small.
(Copj-rlebt, 1WT, by JoMpU B. Bowl.J.)
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Niagara Fire Insurance Company.
Connectlcutt Fire
Commercial Union Assurance Co., London
Serinanlu Flro Ins. Co.
Mate of Omaha
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Wallace's
Transfer Line
Household goods
moved promptly
and transfer work
solicited. Phone i
Frank Wallace, Prop'r.
Boards
of all descriptions
for any part of a
house or barn.
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Phone 22 D. Waters, Algr.
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Palace Livery Barn
H. P. COURSEY. Prop.
(Successor to C C. Smith)
Good turnouts. Courteous treatment" to all.
Give us a trial; we will treat you right.
HOLSTEN'S
Headquarters for
School
Supplies
TABLETS
NOTE BOOKS
COMPOSITION BOOKS
NOTE PAPER
PENCILS
PENS. INKS
CHALK CRAYONS
COLORED CRAYONS
ERASERS and
PAINTS
RULERS GIVEN AWAY AT
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When a Plumber is Needed
soiul for U3. We have plenty of timo
now lo attend to all classes of w6rk
This is not our busy season and it will
pay you to have your
PLUMBING, HEATING, FITTING,
etc., attended to now before the rush
of work begins. We are thoroughly
posted in our business and an order
from you will promptly put all our
knowledge and skill at your service.
The cost will not bo great.
Fred Brennan
Cement Walks
I make a specialty of ce
ment walks and work. Have
been constructing' same in Al
liance more than one year,
and invite the most rigid in
spection of my work. Use
only the best of materials and
make prices as low as can be
done with honest work. Have
had many vears experience in
cement construction in vari
ous cities. Remember poor
cement work is dear at the
cheapest price and when you
have had to replace it is mon
ey thrown away.
John Pederson
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ELLSWORTH, NEBR.
Col. New has had 25 years'
experience and is one of the
most successful auctioneers in
the northwest.
Dates made at this office.
P. J. CLATTERBUCK
Farms and Ranches
m. m rrr and dawin :orvni:s
For GOOD INVESTMENTS WHITE ME
MAK.SI.AM, NKIIU.
Shoe Repairing
PROHPTLY DONE
All Work Strictly First-Class
n. D. Nichols
BOX Bl'TTE AVENUE
AT ALLIANCE SHOE STOKE
Your Printing
I should be a fit representative of your
business, which means the high grade, ar
tistic kind. That.s the kind we do.
AN EXCELLENT ASSORTMENT
OF TYPE, GOOD PRESSES AND
TYPOGRAPHICAL ARTISTS
These represent our facilities for doing
the kind of printing that will please you.
The prices are right, and prompt delivery
the Invariable rule at this office.
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Home Course
In Live Slock
Farming
11. Windbreaks and
Buildings.
By C. V. GREGORY,
Author of "Home Couric In Moilcrr
Agriculture," "Mnklnii Money on
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Copyright. 1C0D, by Americnn frM
Aiiociotion,
tN most parts of tho entmtiy It U
necessary to provide some sort ol
shelter for the stock during a con
siderable portion of the year
Good buildings are expensive. Mini h
takes a number of years to net tin'
farm Improved as It should be. I'j
having a dellnlie pltiti In mind, how
ever, every bulldlug that Is put up can
be made to conform to that plan, ami
the tiuul results will be much better
than If the work liad been ouo at hi
a haphazard manner.
There Is usually a rise of ground
somewhere along the road that makes
11 good building site. Natural drain
age Is very Important, as tho yards
will be sloppy enough at best In a wet
season. The first step after the site
has been selected Is to provide a good
windbreak on the north and west.
There Is nothing so effective for a
windbreak as an evergreen hedge.
The best evergreens lo use for this
purpose are the pities. Or these the
Scotch pine Is one of the hardiest and
is also 0 fairly rapid grower. It does
not make as good a windbreak as
some of the others, however. The
Austrian and bull pines arc among the
best for windbreaks. White pine is a
rapid grower and is very valuable for
lumber when It reached sulllcleut size.
The worst fault with It Is that It I.
rather tender when young. The white
FIO. III. O0OD INDIVIDUAL ItOO HOUSE.
spruce is an excellent windbreak tree,
growing rapidly and making a delist"
hedge. It Is ot little value for timber
purposes, however.
Setting the Windbreak.
Two rows of evergreens are sulll
cleut for 1111 effective windbreak. If
set sixteen feet apart, with the trees
in the second row opposite the spaces
in the llrst. they will Jn a few years
form a mass that will be practically
wjndproof. Willows, catalpas and
other quick growing trees make fair
windbreaks and grow up quickly
enough to be useful for a number of
years before the evergreens are big
enough to do atiy good. Unless plant
ed very lh!ckl.. however, much of
their elleitiveiie.s-i is lust In the winter
at the very time when ihey are most
needed. It Is a good practice to plant
a few of thi'M' quick growing trees
outside the evergreens. They will pro
tect both the evergreens and the build
ings until the former are large eiiuugh
in be effective. Then the temporary
trees can be cut down for posts and
wood. It is sometimes hard lo kill
willows after they once get a start,
bill wllh the aid of a few sheep or
goats this can be accomplished.
Little care Is needed to get a stand
of willow trees, but with evergreens
the case is different. A strip of land
three or four feet wide, where the
row Is to be. should be plowed, in the
prairie states spring Is the best time
to transplant. Two to four year old
trees nre generally used.
The gieatest cause of failure with
evergreens Is allowing t lie root system
10 become dry. After I lit- roots are
once dry the tree might as well be
thrown away, us it will not grow. As
soon as the trees are taken from the
packing of wet moss In which they
are received Ihey should be placed In
11 pall of water. They should not he
removed from this until the hole In
which they are to go Is dug. Then
they should be placed In the hole Im
mediately and covered with Hue dirt
It Is Important to tamp this dirt tight
ly about the roots. If the soil Is
packed well enough watering will not
be necessary. In most cases the trees
will be belter off without It. Ever
greens should not be cut back In trans-
planting, as Is done with other trees,
as this causes uneven growth. If a
strip on each side of the liees Is t-ul
rivaled for a few years the trees will
;row Taster and he more vigorous.
Building Material.
The question of building material Is
an Important one on the farm where
there Is much building to be done
Lumber Is undoubtedly the most con
venient mid In most cases probably
the cheapest also. Wlieii durability Is
considered, however, lumber Is Inferior
lo other materials. This Is especially
true of the quality of lumhr that Is
coming on the inr.rket In the last few
years.
Cement has been much lauded uh a
building material. It has many uses
and advantages. There Is a tendency,
however, lo overestimate the value of
cement and In look at It us the best
poIliJc i"atprli! irdcr a!! million
and circumstance. .r doors, walks,
tanks, etc.. there N nulling better, hut
for the buildings themselves other ma
terials are Just as good as or bettet
than cement. If built solidly enough tc
be safe ami permanent the co?.t of n
cement building Is high. The cost o(
forms amounts to a great deal, and
a nan who Is skilled In handling co
ntent la needed to Insure a good Job.
A more satisfactory building ma
torlal In most cases Is hollow brick ot
building tile. These brick en 11 bo read
ily obtained In most sections of the
country. The cost Is little higher than
that of lumber, and they will last at
long as cement. A Hie building I?
warmer than a single walled ccmciil
one ou account of the dend nlr space
In the walls. It lakes much lesa skill
to put up n tile building than one ol
cement, and consequently tho cost ol
construction will bo less. For the
smaller buildings the tile may be put
up edgewise. In building the barn It
w.tll be necessary to lay them flatwise
up to the hay floor. From there up
they may be set on edge. They should
be laid It) strong cement mortar. Ce
ment blocks may be used tu tho same
manner as the bulldlug tile.
Roofs and Floors.
There are many rooting material
that can be used in place of shingles.
Some of these can be purchased a little
cheaper, but In lasting qualities they
are little bettor than good shingles.
The life of shingles can be Increased
three or four times by treating thorn
with creosote as described In article
1. The only trouble villi this is the
discomfort of ImiidlluK the treated
shingles.
For floors there Is nothing better
than cement. Cement floors nre much
more durable than nny other kind and
cost only n little more to Hlnrt with.
For the smaller buildings the floor can
be built llrst and the building set on
it with 110 other foundation. Heavy
buildings, like barns, should have solid
stone foundations, The hog house floor
may be built to extend out about
twelve feet on each side, thus making
n cleau feeding floor for the fattening
hogs or a sunning place for tho early
pigs.
The foundation for a cement floor
should consist of six Inches or more
of cinders or gravel. If the location
is not high and well drained a Hue of
tile should bo laid through this mate
rial to carry away any water that tuny
collect. On this foundation a layer of
concrete should be laid three to live
Inches thick, according to the purpose
for which tho floor Is to be used.
Horse stable floors need to be much
stronger tlinn those for a hog house
or machhie shed. For most farm pur
poses the best proportions to mix this
concrete are one pnrt cement, three
parts clean snnd and six parts broken
stone or gravel. This should be Bpread
smoothly and tamped. Ah soon as It
has set for a few hours it Is ready
for the (Inlshlng coat,
A llnlshlng or wearing surface Is nec
essary where the floor Is subject to
much use. It Is also smoother and
ensler to keep clean. It should be
made of one part portland cement .to
one and one-half parts sand and be put
on to a depth of from one to one und
one-half Inches. Ah soon as It has be
gun lo set It can lie grooved Into blocks
about six Inches square to prevent the
animals from slipping. The floor
should be covered with about an Inch
of sand and sprinkled dally for two or
three weeks, when It will be ready for
use.
Cement Tanks.
Cement tanks nre durable and com
paratively cheap. Several small ones
In the different yards, connected with
the well or with an elevnted tank by
underground pipes, are a great con.
venlence. The water In small tanks is
changed often mid hence Is kept fresh.
Where the pumping Is done by a wind
mill there Is danger of a small tank
going dry during it calm, but with a
storage tank or a gasoline engine to
pump this trouble Is eliminated.
A foundation of gravel or tinders
should be made much the same as for
a floor. Hough boards can be used to
make forms, These should be greased
on the inside, the concrete mixed to
the consistency of Jelly and poured In
nnd tninped. Woven wire makes good
re-enforcing for small tanks. For lar
ger ones steel rods will be needed. The
proper mixture for n concrete tank Is
eight parts cement, two parts sand
and four parts gravel. The side walls
should slope outward toward the top.
FJO. IV TANK-WIIjL not kust on HOT.
o that thoy will not bo cracked by Ice
in winter After the forms are re
moved brush the Inside of the tank
wlt.i a paste of pure cement to pre
vent any leakage.
In locating the building keep con
venience always In mind and figure lo
stive as many steps In doing chores as
iwmblc. Do not hae ihe barn too
far away from the house. If you
build a silo, have it at the end of the
cow stable, where most of the silage
will lie used. Have all the building
where stock Is kept as close together
ns possible and corncribs and granaries
close 10 each building. This matter of
wiving steps Is not regarded as careful
ly as It should be. Every devire which
lessens the actual labor on a farm Is
worthy of consideration, and the step
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Miss (VI. Ruth Taylor
TEACHER OF PIANO
324 West Idaho. Phone 205
Edith M. Swan
TKACHIKU OK
PIANO, HARMONY
and Musical History
Studio 424 Lornmlo Avcntio
I Mi o tin ii UO
WILLIAM MITCHELL,
ATTORNEY
AT HW,
ALLIANCE, - NEBRASKA,
EUGENE BURTON
Attorney at Law
Office In rooms formerly occupied by
R. C. Nolcman, First Nali Bank blk
Phone ?8o, ALLIANCE, NEB,
H. M. BULLOCK.
Attorney at Law,
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courts nnd'as Register and Receiver U. 8.
Land Office is a guarantee for prompt and
cluneal service.
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AMXYNCi: NKIMtASKA.
Drs. Copper noli & Petersen
OSTEOPATHIC PIIVSICIANS
(Successors to Drs, Prey & Halfo)
Over Norton's Store
Office Phono 43, Residence 20
DR. O. L. "WEBER
DISEASES OF
Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat
Scientific Refraction
GEO. J. HAND,
HOMEOPATHIC
PHYSICIAN AND SUKQKOK
Yormorjy Interne Homeopathic Ho
pfial University of Iowa.
I'hono 31, Olllce ovor Allliinco Shoe Store
Kcslripnet! l'liniio ai.
DR. C. H. CHURCHILL
PHYSICIAN AND SUIIGKON
(BuccesM)r to Dr. .1. K. Moore)
OFFICE IN FLETCHER BLOCK
Oftlcohours ll-iaa.uj.,2-4 p.m. 7:3fl-0 p,m.
Office Phone 62
Res, Phone, 85
nLXcORSEYTMTDr
I'hyslclun mid Surgeon
Phone 300
Culls answered promptly liny sua night from
oltllcu. unices: Alliums Nnllonnl Punk
Uulldlni; over tliu Post Olllce.
DRTcrTASrETsLAGL
WITH
DR. BELLWOOD
Special Attention
Paid to Eye Work
Drs. Bowman & Weber
PHYSICIANS and surgeons
First National Bank Bldg. Rooms 4-5-6
Oflice hours, 10 to 12 a. in.,
1:30 to 4, 7 to 8 p. in,
Office Phone G5 lies. Phone 16 & IS4
Dr. H. R. Belville
All first-class up-to-date work done in
most careful manner
PHONE 1G7
Opera House Block Alliance, Nebr.
T, J. THRELKELD,
Undertaker and Embalmer
OFFICE PHONE 498
RES. PHONE 207
ALLIANCE, NEBR.
THE GADSBY STORE
Funeral Directors and Embalmers
FUNERAL SUPPLIES
OFFICE PHONE 49S
RESIDhNCE PHONES 207 and 510
Repair Work
Sewing Machines and
Organs.
Have secured the services of a prac
tical mechanic atid can guarantee all
work done by him. Don't trust your
work to travelling repair meu. This
man will be here permanently. Re
pairs and parts furnished for all ma
chines. Phone 139. Geo. D. Darling.