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Gives Advice U Berinners and Veterans.
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International Dry Farming Congress
Denver, October 4th to 7th
International Soil Products Exposition
Denver, September 27th to October 9th
pVjfhe City of Denver is in the center of a region whose acres arc
teadily increasing in value, due to the better knowledge of farming
aese lands. This Congress teaches that drouth can be conquered and
rop yields increased in all regions of deficient or irregular rainfall
nd that these lands are becoming the permanent solution of the live
tock and dairying business; the discussions will cover farm soils,
illage methods, crops and breeding, forestry, live stock and dairy-
farm management, farm education and the farm home.
t The Soil Products Exposition, lasting two weeka will be the
.Teatest exhibit of farm crops ever given in America. .
Denver, with its summer attractions, and its nearness to attract
ive mountain resona, t,Bies rural, oioraao springs,
Manltou and a hundred others, offer a delightful
varation tour, In connection with this Congress.
J. KUIDKMUKiH, 'ticket Axent, Alliance, Neb.
L. W. WAKFXKY, General rMKenicer Agent,
lOOt Farnain Street, Omaha, Nebranka
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We havet lost three head of horses
from our pastures. Information av
to thele 'whereabouts will be appreci
ated. We will pay $10. 00 reward for
each horsp returned to us at Alliance.
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,bert Walters returned S:utt"-I Mrs. G. J. Appleburg stopped off
ight from a visit to Sheridan, in Alliance MonJay afternoon on her
return to her home at Hot HprinK'-
MOVK FURNITURE SAFEIjY
We have equipped our dray wag
ons and auto truck with the latest
appliances for moving furniture
without marring or scratching or
damage. Up-to-date wagon pads
will be used by us on all moving Jobs.
JOHN It. SNYDER. Phone 16.
37-t f-5950
MICK ANI ANT EXTERMINATOR
Enough of the exterminator to
clean your house of all these pests
will be sent postpaid on receipt of
one dollar postal order. Harmless
to pets and children.
M. J. BAUMGARDNER. 519 Big
Horn Avenue, Alliance, Nebraska.
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Stray mule, two years old., taken
up. Owner can have same by Iden
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blanks at The Herald office. Prir
reattnnable. A big axmrtnient.
Chief Dispatcher A. V. Gavin went
to th east end of the division on
business Tuesday evening.
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' Dispatcher Archie Gregory went
to Deadwood Wednesday to relieve
Dispatcher Bronkhurst for a few
days,
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STORAGE COAL at lowest prices.
Forest Lumber Company.
36- tf-5941
Louis Griffin returned Sunday
from bis two weeks vacation, which
he spent at Denver and Esteg Park,
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Rev. Morphy of the Baptist church
has returned from hla vacation and
will fill the pulpit again on Sunday,
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Sklnner'i Macaroni Products,
made In Nebraska. Ask your groc
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Miss Mary Graves, of Edgemont,
who had been visiting for the past
week with the D. E. Ford family, de
parted Wednesday for Chicago to at
tend school next year.
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A special equity term of district
court hag been called by District
Judge Westover, to start September
23.
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" FRESH MEATS All kinds, uufc
ton, porfe, bee?, and chicken.
Rodger Grocery, Phone 04-27-tf-5660
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T. Roup, superintendent of motive
power of the Burlington on lines
west of the Missouri, went through
Alliance Tuesday on 44. enroute to
Lincoln from Billings.
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Mrs. F. M. Boone was here from
Tippets. Nebr., Wednesday visiting
with her mother. Mrs. J. Wright.
FRESH MEATS All kinds, mut
ton, pork, beef, and chickens.
RodgerV Grocery, Phone 54.
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A. E. Cadv. Jr.. of the Nebraska
Mercantile Cohipnny. wholesale groc
ers of Grand Island, Nebr., was In
the city Wednesday with R. C.
Strong, their traveling representa
tive for this territory,
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Mrs. R. Finder, of Ravenna, moth
er of Mrs. Geo. Eckhardt, came up
Monday noon for a week's visit with
her daughter and family.
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County Agent Seidell expectsnext
week to make a detailed report on
his oats smut findings over the coun
ty, showing the per cent of damage
and other data of Interest to the
farmers.
J. J. Vlaaak, cashier of the Bank
of Prague, and wife, are here today
uttendHig to business matters and
visiting, with friends.
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FRESH .MEATS All kind, mut
ton, pork, beef, and chickens.
Rodger' Grocery, Phone 54.
!7-tf-5660
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J. E. Selby, the first-class Boot
Black, Is located at Mounts' barber
shop. 216 Box . Butte. Phone 298
and I will call at any part of the city
for any kind of shoes and deliver
them for 5 cents extra, ,
37- 2t-5983 .
STORAGE COAL at lowest prices.
Forest Lumber Company.
36-tf-5941
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The north room of the Rumer
buildlnk Is being rrMiv5 throughout
and will be occupied by the Alliance
Electrical Works, of whlrh Charles
Schafer la manager. A basement is
being excavated and It will be used
for a work room. The new location
for the electrical works will be much
more convenient and will furnish a
better means of displaying the goods,
there being a large plate glass win
dow in the front. The goods will
probably be moved the latter port of
this week. .
J. 11. Leslie, a special representa
tive of the Maxwell Motor Sales Cor
poration, selling the Maxwell auto
mobile, was In the city Wednesday
with George F. Hedgerock of Hem
Ingford. agent for Box Butte county
for the Maxwell. Mr. Leslie stated
that the Maxwell people have recent
ly eatabliiihed a branch In Denver
where parts to the value of f 100,000
will be carried and from 25 to 200
car will be in stock, so that dealers
can be kept supplied.
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A small blaze in West Lawn addi
tion, west of the railroad tracks, call
ed out the Are department Tuesday
at noon. Jess Selby, colored porter
at Mounts Barber Sbop.'and Ms fam
ily were living at the house, hlch is
the property of Mrs. Sbandorf of
Scottsbluff. The damage was esti
mated at $50. The city water mains
do not reach that far and there would
undoubtedly have been greater dam
age had it not been for the good
work done by the chemical truck of
the fire department, which made the
run In record time.
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A letter to Alliance friends from
Rev. Charles W. Ray who was pastor
of the Methodist church here for a
number of years, sttaes that he has
been transferred to the pastorate at
Lyons. Nebr. From Alliance Rev.
Ray was transferred to Norfolk,, and
from Norfolk to Columbus, where he
is located at present. Since leaving
Alliance, Rev. Ray has visited Eur
ope, three times, and expects to again
cross the water as soon as the war
has subsided. An effort has been
made to induce him to enter the con
gressional race, but Rev. Ray stated
in his letter that he did not care to
enter the political arena. It will be
remembered that his young wife died
here about teu years aio.
By LOUIS DE B. HANDLEY.
Copyright. 1IU, by Amtrlcan Praaa Asao
elation. IT la to be regretted that wlmmlng
'! on the back la so much neglected
In this country. The avernge
bather ueldotu givea It a thought
and seems satisfied with any old
stroke, while the number of racing
men compel lug lit the very fear events
held at this style of natation Is con
spicuously small.
Yet swimming on the back la not
only an essential feature of the life
aver's art. but an excellent means if
physical development and a speedy
and comfortable method of aquat'.c
progrMMdoti. A correct back sirnkr
carries along at good pace and run I
attained. over the dlatancea. FunVr.
more, other muscles are limn; hi I, t
play than' those .nsd In fre tyi
wlmmlng,' so thst oimisMomMi mm
can be saved by re.ioii!n r t H s l -terrain
m covering loin cour-v r. I h
er for plemure or In cnn: i: I ,
Several forms of bacN mmiI,i n,v
the dlnHnl of the swImii- : ). m
la fact, adopt the iiiom . m. o
Ing and Is aolcly a speed stroke
facta prove the contrary. There to as,
reason, Indeed, why practically Oho
same kick which free style ewlmaf
have held with ease over course flat
ten and more miles should tire It mm-'
ponents ao readily wbeu performed tv?
aupine position.
Considerable discussion has takaay.'
place In regard to the applies Uoa '
power In back crawl thrash, aMWt
maintaining that the leg should preaart
tip hard and be lowered slowly, otaeni
that both movements should be mad
Tlgoronsly. In the wrltra vplatm
both methods are Incorrect If W CTav
sect the crawl thrash. In fact; We faf?
It composed of a sequence of
narrow actesors kicks from wbJca
petua la gained In snapping ta trcv
together, first' Oae and then tb aflta
playing the leading, role, as doa t
under leg In the scissors kick s4 '
the trudgoon.
If thl be admitted the logical
elusion la that the thrashing log )
form a poaitlv and driving jorimme
only from widest opening: to when ttMQf
moat, the atartinf to race la
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Photo copyright. HIS, by American Press Association.
SWIMMING ON TUB BACK.
Swimming on tha baok Is on of tlia moat uaaful acoomnllahmanta of
aquatic expert. A round, full armad awp of both arms ovar tha bead, with ban
slightly cupped and with a kick, as dascribad In tha accompanying artlcla,
propal ona at a fair rata of spaad.
breast stroke, trudgeon, crawl and
trudgeon-crawl, changing only to the
extent of meeting the requirements of
the altered position of the body.
The double over arm, tietter known
as the English racing stroke, is practi
cally an Inverted breast stroke. The
arms start from down alongside and
aweep upward In recovery hands pas
lug over the middle of the body tlieu
straighten above the head, dip with
palms turned outward, catch the water
firmly and drive down to the thighs
with strong, eveu pull, straight at the
elbow, bauds slightly cuped. fingers
clone together, thumbs uppermost, per
forming a half circle Juat below the
surface.
The legs open with a downward nnd
outward movement, ao that the knee
will uot rlae above water, then auop
upward and Inward vigorously. Thlt
gives double impetus to the drive, foi
both the upward swlug of feet and
shins and the energetic closing of th
legs afford propulsion.
The openlug of the legs should teiii
as the h run at art lu recovery, so thai
the muhp together may be made at
soon as the arms attain full read
above the head. During the arm ul
the leg trail ou the surface, stretched
out and relaxed, with feet clone atiti
pointing back, as lu standing on th
toe. Particular aiteutlou , should M
paid to oeulug the. legit very slowly
as the movement U a negative one o'
renlHtauce.
It is possible to ue a narrow mi-Immoi
kick or crawl thraitb with hU xtroki
Instead of the frog kick, but Ihetu
drives udnpt ibeuiHelve far ix'tter H
an alternate action of the arms.
The back trudgeon, crawl and trudtf
eon-crawl all cull for thU altemaU
arm pull, and the difference tietwcer.
them i merely one of kick, though !
is iidvlxalile to roll h little more lien v I
ly lu the trtidKcon and Irudtreon-cr.-nv!
In order to MM Uie a xlantinu and nioii
effeilive direction In performing tht
nurrow scIxmoi- prexcrilicd.
In all three stroke the urm follow
one another eiildlt.tuiill.v-iiiinMly, in
one enter the water to drive the othei
should le Icavln;; it in recovery, itott
perform the same movemeutu, sturtlni
from alongside, going tip over the bod.'
Ieiit at the t-lltow, tbeu catching aa th
body rolls and whipping down vigor
oiiKiy to (he hlm. comfortably ex
temled.
leading authorities advoeute a com
parattvely abort reach on the plet
that If the armn are fully outatreU-be
the muat-les are subjected to unnecea
aary atraln. and there Is also loss ot
time and energy, for the first part ol
the drive 1 then made outward. an!
the applied pressure throws the swim
iner sldewsys Instead of puahlng him
ahead.
In combining the ectiMor kick of thi
trudgeon with his arm stroke It la not
possible to make It Quite horizontal
aa the body does not roll autcdently
ao the oitenlug should be adjusted ac
cordtngly that the leg may remali
entirely submerged and find the want
ed leverage.
In a wlmmlng the back crawl the legt
move up and down alternately ac
contlnuoatly at whatever speed Is suit
able to the resources of the ludlvldua
and the distance to be covered.' Tb
rhythmic tbraithes coimUt of two, foul
and xlx beat to eucli complete strokf
of the two srm. like In the true crawl
and It must In left to the swimmer t
experiment and discover which bee
fits bl natural charm-iei itl.
It t atill otjilmod bv many that th.
Kri'-V inn I .-an In- . or.l tor sprint
tlve movement of resistance until tbf'
are igalu fully oieued. O!vloot
therefore, half the upward swee fP
the uuder leg and half the downward
beat of the upper ahould In waJav
energetic, and the other half of botaV
with relaxed muscle. This, of cow
In the back crawl, for lu the crawl
proper the driving movements anr f
versed.
To the average swimmer the potet
may aeem email and Immaterial, bat ff
la Just these small dlstlnctlomt wale?
make all the difference In awlmmlav
Unfortunntely most competitors wCf
not take the trouble to analyse theft
strokes and study tbem In detail.
The back trudgeou-crawl may be pvw
formed with one or two email actesot
kick and a fluttering motion of U
feet ttetween to make the action CO
tlnuous. The major drives or sclaeor
are all thttt dlstlugulub It from tbav
.back crawl
Air ahould be Inhaled as the arm
are carried over the lody lu recovery
and exhaled while the arms iin- driw
Ing. This methiHl Im tlif very rpot:w
of the one lined In wluiinluu f
down, but there arc excellent , reus ibj
for advocating It.' 1
To liegln with. tli in .vemeiit leu
tlicniMch c to thlt mod of rexpiratloia
for In ralaiu the ;iriu t. i- uv,- tiiav
chest Is expanded, and this facilitate
the Intake, while lu driving the arm
are lowered, whlrh tendx to contra
the chest and eXel the air from tb
lung. Tlu-u. too. the lifting of tua
arras result lu a slight sinking of fu
body, and It U mKllile to t toiiiieraet''
It In jmrt by liifiiitlng the lung n
thus liu'lciinltig the Uiioyuucy,
One of thu nioHt illitic-uli probleme la
back Ktroke linniin-j Is to f); d tbr
most itdvaiiliiKeoiiM )imltion If he
head U thrown but k too fir It not only
offer tiiiiieccMMiiry relntinut. but I'm
water will KiliiKli over the fav in id Ita-
tcrfcre with one'i lnvu'hiug. while Ih
the head U held too lil-h the bodjj
aag In the mlildle. e.ud tLe drag tr
even gremer.
lractlce only cuu tell the exact alauii
to be tMiiiht. but the aim should be tax.
minliulKe an much ih possible the rar-'
sitting surf.-xe and at the same tlnw
ease the actiou of the arms It I wel -to
give the matter deep consideration,
That the modem back strokes bavr
yet to be fully exploited U the preva'
lent opinion among exerts and tfee"
fact 1m not ur(irlslng, for the epor'
hu a mini II following. There U reaot
to bejleve. however, that as the bav
crawl and trudgeou-t-rawl become bet'
ter known the preent records will be
smashed to pie-e and very fast tlnae
made.
Already Harry Hebner of the llllaok
Athletic club of Chicago baa Untet at-'
preconceived notions by covering ltT
yards In 1 minute 8 '2 5 seconds mmM
showing ability to lower the claa
150 yard world figures almost at wHk- '
This he haa done without special trail
Ing and while competing In free etyt
events of all klnda, ao that there cos
be noVloobt of the great poaslbUiaeia
of the stroke he usee the back trod?
eon-crawL
lo ewlmnlng the middle and toaat
dlstancea on the back some excelion '
performances Lara bceo made. G. 11
Webster of Halifax, the English cnaaa
plon. 1 -relited with ewimndng a mtlrf
In 2d minute 'M seconds, about a ml a
ute behind the American free atya
record, and In the five mile champion
ship of the Thames be finished Oft If
a field of thirty. ThU Indicate thaw
the back stroke are not aa alow a
generally snpjw.s, ..
