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( THE ALLIANCE-INDEPENDENT. At the Musical. The cat on his flddlo thrummed hey-dttdlo -diddle, In mcasuro delightfully gay; And three littlo kittens waved wildly their mittens, And murmured: -'How well ho does play!" While Puss stamped his boots, thump, thump, on the floor, Asa delicate hint that they'd like some more. Tbo pussy who fell down that horrid well Arrived, rather dump, toward the end, With Pussy Cat Mew, dressed in petticoat now, And Puss from tho corner, her friend, Only one sent regrets "Sadly grieved to have been At London detained by a mouse and the . Queen." Ills Servant. AVhen Ilonore de lialzac.the novelist, Btated In early life his wish to becoine a literary man, his father, who had destined him for the Lar, was shocked and disappDinted. Still, he gave the boy two years in which to prove his fitness for a literary life, and Ilonore was accoi'dingly installed in an attic near the library where ho proposed to work. t His mother believed that a little hardship would soon bring him to his senses, but tho correspondence which he-thereupon bean with his sister shows that the man who was afterward to attain distinction in his chosen work could afford, as a youth, to scorn such triiles as waiting upon himself. In the very first letter, he confided to his sis ter the news that he had taken a serv ant. He writes: "lie is named Myself! And a bad bargain he is, truly! Mysolf is lazy, clumsy, thoughtless. His master is hungry or thirsty, and ofte.n enough Myself has neither bread nor water to give him; he doesn't even know how to shield him from the wind which whistles through the door and window. As soon as I am awake, I ring for My self, and he makes my bed. Then he sweeps the room, and clumsy he' is at it. "'Myself!' 44 Yes, sir.' " 'Look at that cobweb with the. big fly buzzing in it till I am half-giddy with the noise, and the Huff under the bed, and the dust on the window panes!' "Tho lazy beggar gazes at me and doesn't stir, and yet, in spite of all his defects, I can't get rid of that unin telligent Myself!" And the same stupid "myself" it was Who afterward enriched French litera ture with a series of wonderful works. ' livery-Day Moods. If Mrs. Ritchie's delightful recollec tions of tho Brownings are two anec dotes showing great people in their every-day clothes and with their ordi nary demeanor. They, like 'the most humble among us, apparently have their own struggles with commonplace things, and must think of roast beef and new carpets as well as the music of the spheres. One day the two poets entertained some friends at luncheon, and the oc casion was one ever to be remembered. As the guests rose to go, after saying: "How delightful it has beenl" Mr. Browning cried: 'Com back to supper, dol" 0 Robert," exclaimed his wife, "how can you ask them? There is no supper, nothing but the remains of the pie!" Well, then," said Robert Browning, like any other hospitable and thought less husband, "come back and finish the pie!" At one time he was calling upon the Carlyles, and Mrs. Carlyle of course made tea. Seeing that the brass kettle was needed from the hob, Mr. Browning took it up, filled tho teapot for his hostess, and then stood beside her, still talking and absently holding the steaming kettle in his hand. "Can't you put it down?" asked Mrs. Carlyle, suddenly, and the poet, con fused and somewhat absent-minded, popped it down on the beautiful new carpet "See how fine he has grown!" cried Mrs. Carlyle, in pretended horror. "Ho doesn't know any longer what to do with the kettle!" And sure enough, when Mr. Brown ing penitently took the kettle up again, its brown oval was clearly stamped upon the carpet "You can imagine what I felt," he said afterward, in telling the story. "Carlyle came to my rescue. 'Ye should have been more explicit," he said to his wife." A Had Bargain. If one man were able to cause all tho lottery tickets which are issued in a year by the one great lottery of tho country to be bought up in his- inter est, in order that he might be perfectly sure to get all the prizes, he would re ceive back twenty millions of dollars in return for forty million expended. That is to say, he would have lost out right twenty millions of dollars, all of which would have gone into the coffers of the Tottery company. This statement is based upon the safe estimate that the annual receipts of the lottery company are forty millions of dollars, and its payment in prizes twenty millions. It illustrates, as well as anything, could, the folly of buying lottery tickets. The people of the country.as respects uch an enterprise, may be represented as one man. As long as tliey support it they are annually paying out forty millions t' it back twenty. This is certainly not an act in har mony with the supposed sagacity of t0 American people. To go on indefi nitely paying out two dollars to get back one is not exactly a bright and business-like proceeding. Though Americaus were among the first of peoples to despise and prohibit lotteries, no people, probably, tax themselves more heavily to-day to buy these unprofitable lottery tickets. Under our laws, it is impossible for the sentiment of tho country at large to bring about the entire suppression of this great evil. The majority of people of the State from which the lottery hitherto has operated have done what they could to suppress it. But in the meantime, the common sense of the people of the whole country, fully realizing the very bad bargain which the lottery offers, should so greatly diminish the profits of the scheme as to render it vastly less powerful in its own locality. Lost. It is often a matter of wonderment to those who have seen gambling car ried on, even under its most alluring conditions, that it should not disgust persons of delicate feeling instead of attracting them. Even those who care little about the loose morality involved, might reasonably object to the degrad ing display of the lowest human pas sions among those who are staking their all in the hope of obtaining the "all" of some one else. TV uthor of "Faces and Places" gives c follow ing description of a sorrow! al scene at Monte Carlo: Looking in at 2 o'clock one after noon, I saw at one of the tables a well- dressed lady of about thirty, with a purse full of gold before her and a bundle of notes under her elbow. She was playing furiously, always stakipg gold, and disdaining the nfild excite ment of a five-frank piece. She lost and boldly played on, with an apparent composure belied by her flushed cheeks and flashing eyes. I saw her again at 10 o'clock in the evening. The bank notes were gone, and she had put away her purse, for it was easy to hold her remaini'-j store of gold in the hand. It was only eight hours siuco I had last seen her, but in the meantime she Had aged by at least ten years. She sat looking fixedly on the table, from time to time moistening her dry lips with a scarcely less dry tongue. Her face wore a look of infinite sad ness, which might have been best re lieved by a burst of tears; but her eyes were as dry as her lips, and she stared stonily, staking her napoleons till the last was gone. This accomplished, she rose, with evident intent to leave the room, but catching sight of a friend at another table, she borrowed a handful of napoleons, and played on. In ten minutes she had lost all but a single gold-piece. Leaving the table again, she held it up between her fin ger and thumb, and showed it to her friend with an hysterical little laugh. It was her last coin, and she evident y devised it for some such matter-of-act purpose as paying her hotel bill. If she had turned her back on the table and walked straight out, she might liave kept her purpose, but the ball was still rolling, and there remained a chance. She threw down the coin, and the croupier raked it in amid a heap of others which might have been better or even worse spared. Youth's Com panion. Story of the Rattle-Snake. The rattle-snake is properly a repre sentative of America, as the animal is found in no other part of the world. The eye of the 'creature excels in brightness most of any other animals. She has no eye-lids,, and is therefore an emblem of vigilance. She never be gins an attack, nor ever surrenders; she is therefor an emblem of magnani mity and true courage. When injured, or in danger of being injured, she never wounds till she has given notice to her enemies of their danger. No other of her kind shows such generosity. When undisturbed, and in peace, she does not appear to be furnished with weapons of auy kind. They aie latent in the roof of her mouth; and even when ex tended for her defence, appear to those who are not acquainted with her to be weak and contemptible; yet her wounds, however small, are de cisive and fatal. She is solitary, and associates with her kind only when it is necessary for their preservation. Her poison is at once the necessary means of digesting her food, and cer tain destruction to her enemies. The power of fascination attributed to her, by a generous construction resembles America. Those who look steadily at her are delighted, and involuntarily advance toward her, and having once appioachcd, never leave her. She is frequently found with thirteen rattles, and they increase yearly. She is beau tiful in youth, and her beauty in- 2 reuses with her age. Her tongue is blue, and forked as the lightning." One of the best soDgs we have fcr campa'gn purposes is "Tho Alarm Beat." It ii tho trurxpet call to action, and will arouse intense enthusiasm. See prico in our advertisement of cam paign music in this issne. The Saltillo Drum Corps proposes to play for the Independent party during the coming campaign, when called up on at reasonable terms. Address. Saltillo Drum (Jours, 6-5t Saitillo, Neb. Subscrite for the Allianck-Indepen- i ent, Ona dollar per year For Sale, One cf the test farms in the state. Ad joins tho town of Clarion, op ie Allion branch cf the r ., t,. to M. v. railway, also on the line of the new Cent? si Nebraska, contains 400 acres, a three-room house, barn 32x31, stable 14x40. double corn crib and other out buildirers with three wells, yards and shed?, a bearing orchard with grove and abundant timber for use, 150 acres plow land. UO acres fenced with wire. 1C0 acres pasture with living water, balance in prairie meadows producing an abundance of prairie hay, with school house on the place; will sell entire or divide to suit pui chaser. For particu lars call on or address Wm. A. G. Cobb, 4 t4 Fremont, Neb. Ynn are hearing a cood deal about an honest dollar." We have a sons on that subject. AH people's party clubs must have it. It sweeps the field. Look it up in our Yisz. PukeBke) Poultry. White Plym outh Rock. A'bite Games Partridge Cochins. Tot: ouse Geese, White Hol land Turkc;s, White Guineas, Pekin Ducbs. Eggs in season, trices low. W. A. HATES, JB., Fremont, Neb. 36 tf ;The Alliance-Independent till after election for 25 cents. S. C. BROWN LEGHORNS CHOIGESTPEN OF Thoroughbreds n the western states. Effsrs ner set ting of 15, $1.50 Express chg s pre paid when two l tings are ordo C12 chiefs 4 to 6 d a liirbt caere with! W.J-H1CKOX, Alma. Mention this paper. 4UC 7 f 1 mw ps old tnl Neb 11 AT J. M. ROBINSON KENESAW, ADAMS CO., NEB. Breoder sndebip- 1er of recorded Po and China Log a. Choice breeding stock fsr Bale. Write for wanta. Mention Alliancb. FURNAS Co HERD BIG BERKS. Beaver City, - Neb. Thoroughbred exclusively, AH ages, Either sex. Bows bred. Hock guaranteed aa represented. Prices right. Mention this osiper. II. S. Williamson, Prop'r. 40 L. H. SUTER, Neligh, Neb. Breeder of fancy Poland China swine and P. K. towls. Majority of piss sired by Free Trades liest, litinainder by PaddjB Chip and Lytlcs Dandy. Free Trades Best is sired by free Trade, the great show hog that was so d for 1800.00, bo'njr tho highest priced hog in existence. Had a full sister to Freo Trade in my herd for 3 years and have ina'ny fine saws from her. L. H. S liter. ROOFING GUM-ELASTIC ROOFING FELT costs only $2.00 per 1U0 square feet. Makes a good roof for years and any one ran put it cn. GUM-EL4ST1C PAINT costs only 60 cents per gal. in bbl. lots or 14 50 for .5-gal. tuba. Color dark red. Will stop leaks iu tin or iron roofs that will last for years. Try it. Send stamp for samples and fullpartiudara. Gum Elastic KooriNQ Co., 39 & 41 West Broad way, N ew York. 45-8ra Local A cunt "Wanted. 1 J. M. PABB & PAINTERS, 2045 M Street, Lincoln, Neb. DOUBLE fk Breech-Loader H y RIFLES 12-00 0 H HI OHO All kiodi eheaptr than eluewhere. Be fore von bnT. Mml tmp for UlUiUlWd uataiogoe to Tfe I'owellACIeraeatCo. IBB Mala HtrMt, r!5 1 ULS 9e W ATC1UW, ilicxas CineinnU.OMo. v - d between WeiHS"Kimbairand J the said KimDali ana saia aeienuautrgiBt,iBK
