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Arizona republican., 1896-11-07

pounds. My reduction a2 wa was mo mostly of n. my too ES shoulders, and my figure, no less than my health, is greatly improved"
 Walnut Hills, Cincinnati, Ohio, May 25, 1896. Messrs. Loring & Co.,, Dear Sirs:-I have now used your Obesity Pills and Dr. Edison's other remedy, Obesity Fruit Salt, five weeks. They have reduced me 31 pounds and cured me of chronic disease of the liver and stomach. My friends all note my i'm provement in form and complexion My sister, Mrs. Seligman of Newport has been reduced seven inches in ab- dominal measurement by Dr. Edison S Obesity Band. Yours gratefully, Mrs. Hilda Reser Glenn.
 Mrs. Caroline Dalton Hall, popular in Kansas City's most exclusive socie- 1 ty circles, writes thus: q have been reduced 43 pounds in seven weeks by the use of Dr. Edison's Obesity Pills and Obesity Fruit Salt. I had grown too fat and was dangerously unhealthy from fatty degeneration of the heart and liver. Dr. Jackson prescribed these remedies for me and they cured me completely
 Writing from Austin, Texas, Hon. Sherman O'Brien says: "I have re- duced my abdominal girth 10 inches by wearing Dr. Edisonis Obesity Band two months
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 These remedies take off a pound a day. No rigid dieting. No purging No inconvenience. No danger. NC loss of time. Perfectly harmless Obesity Fruit Salt, $1 bottle. Obesity Pills, $1.5O a bottle. Obesity Bands $250 and up. Measures as per figures on cut We send free "How to Cure Obesity" Free advice about any dis ease from our MEDICAL DEPART. MENT. Write about your case. Sent letters and mail, express or c. o. D orders to Loring & Co.,, General Agents for the United States. To insure prompt reply mention Department as l below.
 LORING & CO.,, Dept. AS, l No. 115 State St., Chicago, H. For sale by Dr. G. H. Keefer, Phoe nix, AriZ.
Arizona republican., 1896-11-07

In the appointment, Governor Franklin besides serving the stock interests in the best possible manner, which was all he had in mind, has pleased all his personal and political friends trough out the territory. It is doubly for tunate when tEhe path of duty is profit able as we'll as pleasant.
Arizona republican., 1896-11-07
HAND CRUSHED.

David Warren came down from Pres cott yesterday morning to receive medical treatment for a crushed hand. MT. Warren is employed on his uncle's stamp mill near Prescott and while fixing one of the stamps Thursday, in some manner his left hand was badly crushed and two cords completely severed. He will lose the use of two of his fingers.
Arizona republican., 1896-11-07
A DEAD ISSUE.

INDIANAPOLIS, Nov. Civilian D. Bynum. chairman of the National Democratic committee. expressed great satisfaction today over the result of the election, and predicts that the silver question will never again become a formidable issue.
Arizona republican., 1896-11-07
I'll MESSAGE DISCUSSED.

WASHINGTON Nov. 6.-All mem bers of the cabinet except Secretary Francis, who has not yet returned to Washington, were present at today S cabinet meeting. 1t is believed the subjects to be treated in the presi- dents message were treated upon.
Arizona republican., 1896-11-07
'CATTLEMEN1S RIGHTS.

WASHINGTON Nov. 6.-The Mexi- can minister has informed the secretary of state that American cattlemen will be permitted to cross into Mexico in rounding up their heads under the same conditions as are applied to Mex jean cattlemen by the United States
Arizona republican., 1896-11-07
BRYAN TO CONTINUE TALKING

OMAHA, Neb., Nov 6.-Mr. Bryan today declined an offer of $25,0 year from Siegel, Cooper & Co. to handle their law business, giving as the reason that he expected ito devote as much time as possible during the next liSm
Arizona republican., 1896-11-07
LEGISLATURE REPUBLICAN.

SAN FRANCISCO. Nov. 6.-The lat est legislative figures show that the Republicans will have control of the legislature in both houses, having a majority of twenty-siX on joint ballot
Arizona republican., 1896-11-07

Writing from the Laclede Flats, St. Louis, Marie Abbott Stilwell says: "Under advice of my physician, Dr. Ruggles of this city, took Dr. Edison's Obesity Pills and Fruit Salt. Five
Arizona republican., 1896-11-07

of the valuables, independent of the diamond ring, will be the beautiful dress pattern in Goldwalter & Bros. show window
Arizona republican., 1896-11-07
MRS. VANDERBILT DEAD.

NEW YORK, Nov. 6.-Mrs. Mary Louise Vanderbilt, widow of the late William H. Vanderbilt, died this af- ternoon of heart failure.
Arizona republican., 1896-11-07
Reduce Your Rat ,!

You May Accomplish This Easily, Safely and Quickly by the Use of Dr. Edf- son's Ob sity Pills, Salt and Bands, & Deligh:fol, Healthful Beverage, Should Be Used by Fat and Thin, old and Young at All Seasons.
Arizona republican., 1896-11-07
BRYAN GETS NEBRASKA.

OMAHA. Nov. 6-Complete returns in the state give Bryan 7,509 plurality
Arizona republican., 1896-11-07

weeks use of these rem edies reduced me 31
 pounds. My reduction
 was mostly of my too fat bust, neck, face and
Arizona republican., 1896-11-07

LORING & CO.,, Dept. AS,
 No. 115 State St., Chicago, III. For sale by Dr. G. H. Keefer, Phoe- nix, AriZ.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-04-02
HIS Price . DifdcuIty.

"Every man has his price," senten-
tiously announced the philosopher of
the all-night drug store, where the
street-railroad franchise was being dis
cussed.
WELL" said the wit of the establish
ment, 81 wish somebody would discover
my price and offer it to me-"
my boy" solemnly remarked the
perfumery drummer, who had not spok-
en- before that evening, there is no
smaller coin made than a cent"
And for several seconds there was no
sound heard save the drip, drip of the
real mineral waters from the hydrant.
Buffalo Express
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-04-02
The RAlL-SPLlTTER.
Stories of Abraham Lincoln in Early
Life.

Stories of Abraham Lincoln in Early
Life.
In the summer of the year 1880
Abraham Lincoln exercised the right of
majority and started out to shift for
himself. When he left his home to
start life for himself he went empty
handed. He was already some months
iover 21 years of age, but he had moth,
ing in the world, not even suit of
respectable clothes; and one of the first
pieces of work he did was ito split 400
rails for every yard of brown jeans
dyed with white walnut bark that
would be necessary to make him pair
Of trousers" He had no trade, no pro-
fession, no spot of land, no patron, no
influence. Two things recommended
him to his neighbors-he was strong
and he was a good fellow.
His strength made him a valuable
aborer. Not that he was fond of hard
labor. Mrs. Crawford says: abe was
no hand to pitch into work like killing
snakes" but when he did work it was
with an ease and effectiveness which,
compensated his employer for the timc
he spent in practical jokes and extern
poraneous speeches. He would lift aS
much as three ordinary men, and my,
how he would chop!" says Dennis
Hanks. His ak would flash and bite
into sugar tree or sycamore, and
down it would come. If you heard him
tellin' trees in a clearin' you would
say there was three men at work by
The way the trees fell" Standing six
feet four, he could outfit, outwork and
outwrestle any man he came in contact
with. Friends and employers were
proud of his strength, and bcasted of
t, never failing to pit him against any
hero whose strength they heard vaunt-
I'd. He himself was proud of it, and
throughout his life was fond of compar
ing himself with tall and strong men.
He drove the oxen on the removal
Of the Lincoln family from Indiana to
Illinois, he tells us, and, according to
q story current in Gentryville, he sue
,eeded in doing a fair peddler's bust
ness on the route. Capt. William Jones,
In whose fathers store Lincoln had
spent so many hours in discussion and
storytelling, and for whom ne had
worked the last winter he was in Indi-
ana, says that before leaving the state
Abraham invested all his money, some
thirty odd dollars, in notions. "a set
Of knives and forks was the largest
item entered on the BILL" says Mr..
Jones; 1.-The other items were needles,
pins, thread, buttons and other little
domestic necessities. When the Lin
coins reached their new home near De-
catur, Ill. Abraham wrote back to my
father, stating that he had doubled
his money on his purchases by selling
them along the road. Mag
azine.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-04-02

only yesterday" we say, and now it is
Easter again. And we are sorry, with a
transient human pain, for some who
have missed it, as if the more typical
keeping of Easter could compare with
that Easter which they have entered
upon.
"Our lilies bloom and pass away,
But theirs shall live and bloom for aye"
Marion had made very curious dis
covery after the steamer had left Pal
ermo. She had found in the folds of her
dress, as if it had been dropped there,
an antique rlng-a curious arrange
ment of ancient gems, set in silver,
which she had noticed on the hand of
the American, Mr.. Neff. Her first i'm
pulse was to snow it 10 her aunt; her
next, to keep it as a bond between them
until she could forward it to him. Then
the idea occurred to her that he might
have given 1T TO her purposely-but no,
she did not think he would have ven
tured to do such thing-yet love was
daring, and Marion ended the matter by
forgetting it until she reached home.
travel, intending TO return it when its
owner came home.
But strange thing happened before
that time. During the Lenten season
Marion had devoted herself to chart
table work. She had gone into the
slums to rescue the most wretched and
degraded. She had visited the charity
wards of the hospitals, and in st. Mary's
she had found a young creature who
was fast leaving a world that had been
most cruel to her. She had helped this
poor soul up into the blessed sunlight
of divine peace, and knowing that she
had cruelty suffered, had sought to win
from her the story of her life. But her
lips were sealed. She admitted that
she was wife abandoned by her hus-
band. Since she had lost love she would
have nothing else, and had stolen away
to die in fit of jealous despair.
1t happened one day that Marion wore
the souvenir ring, and as she bent over
the sick girl, who was known only as
Mabel, the eyes of the latter rested
upon 1T. She gave q great cry.
MY husbands ring!" she exclaimed
and tainted.
1t was days before she rallied, during
which time the ring repo&ed on her
own finger; then she proved her right
to it by naming the letters engraved
on the inside.
Marion did not at once return to her
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-04-02

An entirely new way of serving pars-
nips is in the shape of an English wal
nut, with n nut in the middle The
parsnips are first boiled and mashed
fine. Then to each pint there is added
teaspoonful of salt, two tablespoon
fuls of melted butter, a dash of pep
per and two tablespoonfuls of milk,
Mix well over the fire, and when smok-
ing hot add a thoroughly beaten and
very fresh egg. Spread the mixture
on dish TO cool. Then take the nut
of an English walnut; and roll around
it the parsnip pulp until you have a
good-sized nut Roll in egg and cracker
dust and fry a light brown in deep
fat that is smoking. Serve hot.-Cin-
cinnati Enquirer.
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charge. Easter Sunday was drawing
near, and she had arranged that the
young minister who assisted at St.
Jude's should conduct service in the
hospital ward.
She had looked forward to the day
with nnspealtable longing. The stran-
ger who had made such an impression
upon her young heart in that far-off
Sicilian town would present himself
no longer a stranger, but almost a
friend, for she had received letters and
credentials, and soon he would speak
for himself. There was nothing to
fear, but all things to expect, and
now
Philip Naff is my husband"
These were the words spoken by the
pale lips of the sick girl, and Marion
knew that they were true.
But she had seen anger and jealousy
in the eyes of The woman she had be-
friended, and, cruelty hurt, she had
withdrawn from any contact with her
until Mabel had sent for her to come
and make full explanation.
What was there to explain? The ring
had dropped from the hand of Neff
when he laid the flowers in the lap of
Marion, as he explained in answer to
her letter of inquiry. He had asked
her to keep it until he came, as it might
be lost in returning it to him, and that
was all. Other letters had passed, but
there had been no phrase of sentiment,
nothing but the well-turned sentences
of a graceful writer, such as he might
have written to the chaperoning aunt.
If Marion had colored them with the
hues of imagination, who then was to
blame? Not he, surely?
Little by little Mabel told her story,
and it revealed a sad state of affairs
between herself and the man who had
married her. She had worn out his
love with her jealousy, and ran away
from him in fit of pique to hide with
an old nurse. She was a creature of
impulse, and he had not known how to
manage her. And he had gone away
without a word-where, she did not
know, nor did she ask if he had made
any provision for her. Passionate and
revengeful, she declared she would die
in the hospital ward, and be buried IN
the potter's field, rather than ask help
of him.
Marion lay awake all the night pre-
ceding Easter Sunday trying to COM
fort her own disappointed heart, and to
evolve plan to bring those two to-
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-04-02
No More Book Proposals.

Search reveals the amazing fact that
the proposal-in literature, at least--iS
becoming obsolete. Stories there are
of plenty, but in the English publica7
tons they mostly relate to mysterious
disappearance of diamonds, or are tales
Of conspiracy or intrigue, and in the
American product the proposal is all
done behind the scenes-the reader ia
introduced TO the engaged couple or to
the married pair. The sentimental age
is passing, evidently, and we contempt-
uously hurry over the romantic episode
to reach those dramatic crises in life
which seem to occupy the attention of
both writers and chicago
News,
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-04-02
CARE OF HATS.


Specks of Dust, RULED Feathers and Pin
holes Are Not to BE Commended.
The essential of woman's attire, for
which she pays the most fanciful
price, is her hat, A simple felt shape
plainly trimmed with velvet and wings
costs no mean sum, and when a more
betrimmeG, and befurbelowed affair is
chosen, the drain on the purse makes
the wearer Vince. Yet how few wom-
en- take proper care of the dainty crea-
tons after they are purchased. 1t is
the abuse not the use, of the hat, that
makes it rapidly become shabby.
When it is put on for the first time
the wearer must decide just where to
insert the point of the hat pin so that
IT. will cause least harm. When the
has is worn thereafter care must be
taken to put the pins in the holes made
by them at first. If not, the crown will
soon become roughened and married
with many punctures. When the hat
is taken off it must be carefully brushed
with soft whisk broom and every par
ticle of dust dislodged from the brim
and from the crown. The loops and
bows must then be pulled straight and
the feathers or wings smoothed into
place if the wind has blown them into
disorder. A large band box lined with
tissue paper is the proper receptacle for
this easily injured head covering.
She who is the happy possessor of a
large hat trimmed with ostrich plumcs
must determine never to wear il in
damp or stormy weather The beauty
of the plumes lies in their fluffy curl
and this is speedily destroyed by damp
ness. Then the whole hat is trans
formed from a thing of beauty into a
caricature. Unless woman can af.
ford toque or other small bonnet in
addition she would better content her
self with less elaborate construction
whose simple prettiness is proof
against damp airs and boisterous winds
-Harper's Bazaar,
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-04-02
The Origin of Easter.

The English name Easter and the
German Ostern are most probably de-
rived from the name of the feast of the
Teutonic goddess Ostra, which was
celebrated by the early Saxons in the
spring of the year, and which was sup
planted by the Christian feast. The
old word oster, which means rising,
adds significance to the name, the time
of the resurrection of nature being
an appropriate time to commemorate
the resurrection of Christ. 1t is from
the heather feast, however, that the
customs of Easter fires, Easter eggs
and the like have their origin.
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getner again. In the morning sic wenl
to church with distracted mind, bit
as soon as the joyous and beauti5 h
Easter anthems were sung all ifr
doubts were gone.
| Il have loved the creature instead II
the creator" she said, and gave hka
whole soul to the service.
'He is risen"
"He is risen, indeed"
The scent of the lilies and the grind
notes of the organ drove out Ill
thoughts "of sin or folly born" When
| the benediction was pronounced she
was filed with a sweet compassion or
all weak and suffering humanity, ald
in that spirit she passed out and met
Philip Netf face to face.
1t was well that she had made an
Easter offering of herself that morning.
| She was friendly-there was no neeI to
be more. She did not take his out
stretched hand, but she said to him in
composed way:
Come to me at two o'clock; have
an engagement for you then"
81 will come" he said, and there was
a glad look in his eyes that causetAher
a moments pang, it was so welcome.
He found her, to his surprise, ready
to go out, but he cheerfully acquieseed
in her wish that she should accompany
him, even when she infor1 mast What
her errand was to hospit,
The young assistant of 1haIle's
was there awaiting them. So,wereN ers
had been brought from the o,s,s,, XET.
adorn the little table drawn UP tofthe
side of the sick girl. She had partaken
of the feast of Easter, and was dying
back on her pillow when Marion led
| Philip Neff to her bedside, and waited
for a mutual recognition.
! But the young man seemed to feel
himself an intruder at this sacred
scene, and looked distressed, and Mabel
scarcely glanced at him before turning
her head YEARLY away.
do you know her?" asked Marion.
~? No, Miss Armitage, l never saw
her in my life before, answered Philip
! Neff, firmly, and without hesitation.
Then why does she claim this ring?"
asked Marion, stepping forward and
lifting the thin hand to view.
THAT is my ring" came the faint an
swer from the sick girls lips.
"Who gave it to your" asked Marion.
'sAfy husband, Philip Neff."
"Oh!" exclaimed Neff, stepping to the
/ side of the narrow white bed; "then
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-04-02

you are the wife of my Cousin Philip.
He is in South America, and he gave me
that ring before he left"
The sick girl frowned and turned her
head aside. The pain-distorted soul
was almost at peace, and resented the
intrusion of either earthly love or hate.
The compassion in Philip Neff's face
and voice were alike lost on her now.
The solemn tones of the young minister
broke the stiffness. He was singing a
canticle of Easter:
The strife is DER, the battle done
The victory of life is won,
The song of triumph has begun,
Alleluia.'!
Philip Netf knelt by the side of the
dying girl and gently chafed her cold
hands. She smiled, and her lips faint
ly responded: "Alleluia," Then one of
the sisters approached, and Philip drew
Marion away. She was crying softly,
and he said:
''She has found her Easter, and our
Sunday of joy dawns. Alleluial"-
Mrs. NJ. L. Rayne, in Detroit Free Press.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-04-02
Drawing the Color Line.

''They do say" said one new con-
gresham, that the pink-tea habit is
interfering vita the work of states
manship."
well" was the thoughtful reply Of
his colleague, Il shouldn't wonder if
1t did. L don't take any stock in these
epicurean innovations, If man must
drink tea at all let him stick to the
good, old-fashioned green tea he was
used to at home. "-Washington Star.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-04-02
The Patient Fish.

First Fish-How are you getting
along?
Second Fish-No luck at all. The man
at the end of that line is a chump, or
else he's as full as a goat.
First Fish-What's the trouble?
Second Fish, took the bait off his
hook an hour ago, and I've been wait.
ing ever since for him to put some more
on-Detroit Catholic,
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-04-02
Establishing His Reputation.

Burden-Goodly must be an awful
liar.
Banting-How can you say such a
thing? He has the reputation of being
the most truthful man in the country.
Nobody ever doubts his word.
Burden-That's exactly why I say
so. Truth is so much stranger than
fiction that man must be a very clever
liar to get himself believed.-Truth.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-04-02
Sat Down On.

Lady-Are you acquainted with Miss
Schmidt?
Dude-Yaas, talked with her for
half an hour the other night at the ball.
Awful stupid cweature.
How SOP"
"Why, you see she nevah opened her
mouth the whole time l wath talking
to her"
What! Didn't she even yawp ?"--
Texas Siftings.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-04-02
Force of Habit.

Bicycle anufacturer-Where am 1?
Nearest Angel-Why, this is Heaven.
Isn't it delightful?
Bicycle Manufacturer-Yes, indeed
It's very pleasant. But, I say Cooking
about critically you ought to have bet
ter roads.-Southbridge (Mass.) Jour
nal.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-04-02

"What kind of meat did you have for
breakfast?"
Don't know"
"Do you mean to say to the court
that you don't know what kind of meat
you had for breakfast?"
81 dot was sausage!"- Chicago
Record.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-04-02

"There doesn't seem to be great deal
of money in Stories" remarked the
young man with literary aspirations.
That's where you are palpably mis-
taken," replied the architect. Just go
out and take look at that seven-story
building 1 have been putting up
Washington Star.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-04-02
just the other Way

''Why are all those knots tied in
your handkerchief, Stimson?"
"Oh, they represent various errands
my wife commissioned me to do"
And you made thvm on purpose to
remember?"
mo. On purpose to forget" De
troit Free Press.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-04-02

Mrs. Emancipus Offering box)-Will
you have cigarette?
Mrs. Findesiecle-What brand arc
they?
Mrs. Emancipus-Id don't know. They
ere some my husband bought for me
last Christmas.
Mrs. Findesiec'e (hurriedly) THANK
you, l don't care to smoke just now
n. Y. World.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-04-02
The Pink of PoIiteness,

Miss Westend-Here are cards for my
cousins wedding reception; but as IL
is in Chicago, of course 1 can't go. In
sending my card, should write Con
gratulations," or anything?
Chicago Certainly, my dear;
write on it: Many happy returns
n. Y. Weekly.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-04-02

Ring, bells of brass, with clear accord.
Chime out your music sweet and clear.
Ye tell the rising of our Lord
With joy that all the world may hear.
Ring, flower bells, your message brave
Is sent to those who hold you dear.
Like Christ, we leave a silent grave
And rise-our first fruits of the year.
Ring, holy bells of prayer and praise
More sweet than any flowers we ken
More strong than brazen tongues-ye raise
Glad songs to Christ. who's risen again
judith Spencer, in Good Housekeeping
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-04-02
The Exceptions.

Mrs. White-And do you mean to say
that you and your husband always
agree about everything?
Mrs. Black-Always - except, of
course, now and then, when he's out
OF humor or pig-headed or something
CT that sort.-Londcn Answers.