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Cam ron, honey. OATS de way wifi UNI
ALL Dey's Jest skcered ter def fob fear
de Pres dunt won't git up no fight. Not
dat dey keers so pow full much fob Cuba
dough dey amt got muffin gin um-er
dat dey spices Spain. Dey jes wanter
Sit free demselfs, oh. I knows how dat
Is; / amt seen men foh all desc years
fob nufren'! Deyll feel pow'fu bout
goin an leavin' all dere folks to home
tweli dey sit bout free miles on de jour
ney. Den, Ian! Ian! You wouIdn' t
know um, Deyu cut capers an pidgun-
wings like boys jes' outen school an l
reckon dat's Dout what dey is. honey
/ reckon OATS what dey isl
Mrs. Cameron let the woman talk. and
her tongue ran on about the patriots she
had known in the days gone by and what
had really actuated them. Then her mis-
tress said: 81
surely, Margaret, some Of cur men are
nobly unseltish and patriotic"
on. yessum, yessum, bat deys mos ez
skurce ez chickens teef. But dey do
know it. Dey tinl1 dey's fightfn foh Cuba.
but dey ain; dey's jis nachelIy gittin' a
taste of freedom demselfs!"
Aunt Margaret went on with her din
neF, but when Mr. Cameron came home
ne found that The original war spirit had
quite died out in the bosom of his fam
lly, and that new and tempestuaus one
had taken it's place
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Bullets Didn't Matter.
(From the Newark News.l

During the day | had attended court wnere a
lawsuit OF considerable Importance was on trial
and which not decided until O'Clock in the
evening. Then | went home to stop for the night
with the judge who had the case in hand. On the
way HON We're stopped by man, who said
Judge, it is quite likely that the loser of that
suit will shoot at you through window tonight
to secure revenge"
Yes. quite likely; thanks, pleasantly replied
the judge, as passed on.
At the super table his wife appeared nervous
and uneasy, and before the meal was concluded
she said;
Alfred, man has been seen in front of the
house, acting rather suspiciously, and I'm afraid
he means you harm
Yes, I'm afraid so, my dear" replied the
Judge. and then took up the conversation she had
interrupted.
After supper we adjourned to the library and
by and by, as we sat al table, with 4 kerosene
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and they are constantly getting III one
anothers way ] have been driving them
all my life, and they have got in my way
upon every opportunity. Action was
chased and devoured by his own beagles.
l have been pursued and maligned by my
own sex. The wounds of Lazarus were
licked by dogs out Of pity; my efforts
whom / fought than from the women for
whom / battled."
Mrs Stanton insists that the present
day woman is ideaIess, that she is to-
tally devoid of originality of thought and
is, therefore, nonprogressive. The Wom-
ans Christian Temperance Union and
more than half Of the women suffragi
have utterly repudiated her, because of
the Woman's Bible, which is her last and
she believes, her greatest idea.
That, by the way. is another wall, for
the purpose of the work is to prove that
the Bible was written by men, for men
and not for women. The success of this
browning effort remains to be seen.
Yet, there is one more vail Her book,
entitled, Eighty Years and More" was
refused by several prominent publishers
in New York because of its socialistic
tendencies which she utterly refused to
eliminate. She finally published it her.
self.
Who can blame this SCARED veteran of
many hard-fought battle for sending
up a wall of mental anguish when she
pauses to consider that the kingdom, or
rather the queendom, of womanhOod
which she has established may degener-
ate and die out for want Of a competent
leader and ruler?
who can blame this apostle of wom-
ans rights that she bewailS the possible,
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-04-10
Pnris NeN.anmners.

CFrom the New Sorieans Times Demoerat.)
Turning the conversation to Paris
newspaperssl asked Mr.. Rochefort
what he had thought of the attitude
of the more dignified papers toward
the Dreyfus trouble.
"Oh, that IS altogether too big a
question for the five more minutes 1
can give YOU said he. with that half
courteous, half-bafed smile which so
often falls to the lot of an interviewer.
But nowhere else in the world are
the conditions which confront the
Journalist the same as they are in
Paris For instance, the fact that
Paris is really France, and that. there
fore. two duties are laid on the should
ers of an editor-first to make up his
mind where he stands on a certain
question which is occupying the pub
lie mind; and. secondly, to come bold
ly out in favor of what he thinks ought
TO be done, since his public is not con-
fined to Paris, but stretches out into
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(From the New York sun.N

A few mornings ago, about , o'clock.
a wagon loaded with dressed hogs stop
ped at the fountain in Sixth Avenue.
near the Dodge monument. At that
hour that neighborhood is by no means
lonely. Hundreds of persons are pass
ing. Many types of humanity are seen.
and they jostle each other on the cross
ings When the wagon load of hogs
stopped at the fountain, while the
horses were drinking, the people gath
cred about the wagon and looked at the
load.
Il never saw a load of hogs in Broad
way before" said one man, and | have
lived here thirty years"
First time | ever s1w any dead hogs
on Broadway" said another. who look
ed disappointed when no one laughed.
Another one said in a serious manner:
We see most everything in Broadway.
AT least We think we do. until some
thing like this pops up, which makes
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lamp between Us, there arose argument con-
nected with the political question.
Sir. said the judge, as he grew heated BY op-
position they may bring all their sophistry 10
bear on the question, but nothing viii convince
me that"
At that instant I felt hot streak along my left
check. and the lamp chimney WAS shivered into a
hundred pieces and the light went out The Judge
rang hand bell which within reach and
thought heard the notes OF the bell before the
report Of a rifle in front Of the house \ negro
man came running in. and the Judge said:
Julius, bring Us another lamp
When the lamp was brought I looked at tHa
Judge. He had not changed in the slightest
Wasn't that bullet which brohe the lamp
chimney / asked.
Very likely it was" he replied. as he looked
around
And wasn't it meant for youg'
Il presume it was. There il is in the back Of
law boo1- As was saying, however. sSphistry is
not an argument, and those Champions"
Excuse me, Judge I interrupted but the
next bullet may hill one OF Us -
oh, they never shoot but once and want to
convince you that your position IS untenable. You
see, To begin with the Democratic party
But his wife came in and insisted that he give
an alarm, and the argument never finished.
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the vast extent of country whose popu-
iatton, perhaps, reads his paper to the
exclusion of others. In your country
common people (paysans). read, l am
informed, great deal besides the
daily papers. In France the day-old
journal from the distant capital is
awaited eagerly, and it's views are ae-
cepted with pathetic blindness which
may strike you as very odd. This being
the case, the Paris editor must speak
plainly, be nothing of a time-server,
and avoid compromising with any
weak hearted notions of far-sighted-
ness. Far sightedness often is a syn
onym for cowardIiness
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auenching Her Patriotism.
prom the Chicago Journal)

tFfOm Inc IhClgO JVuFnaI.D
Aunt Margaret Dillon lived in Virginia
during the war. but she has lived in va
rious places since, and has seen men go
forth TO battle in various causes
"Dey amt no use talkin' Miss Lucy"
she said to Mrs. Cameron yesterday
when Mr. Cameron had announced his
intention of enlisting for the war, and
had hurried away with flush on his
cheek and a light of adventure In his
eye. TO join his fellow patriots at a lit
tie supper. dat man am tickled FER
def at de chance to frow of de bondage
Of de mahr'd state, an-an light OUT Oh,
20 all mus'n tink Use busin' Mistah
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-04-10
EASTER EGGS.

Saturday. The men with their wide
brimmed Spanish hats. wreathcd with
flowers take their guitars, and wander
through the mountain villages. singing
the joyous Easter carols. The little chill
dren follow after, holding their hats for
the gaiiy colored Easter eggs that each
housewife brings TO them. as lie whole
family joins in that chorus OF the song.
When darkness comes they still continue
their march. bearing lighted torches in
their tiny hands to guide the singers on
their way.
This is, perhaps. one Of the most earn
est most reverential observances Of the
holy time, the great day" for in the
tranquility of their mountain walled
homes these primitive peasants have not
yet lost the early. simple faith Of child
hood and the ideal is still as the real
70 them.
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nay probable, usurpation of her lifelong
creed, by other newer and less holy ones?
She knows that her life and energy have
not been spent in vain, and that even
her severest critics profit today by the
work that she has performed She will
leave behind her a great legacy, and her
wall is that she cannot name the legatee.
or, If she could, she would not. among ali
the millions of women in the world, know
whom to select; and so she says:
Who is there to succeed me2'
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-04-10
To any who

are suffering. to any who are in doubt.
to any who have any Of the manifold
symptoms of consumption, catarrh. La
Grippe or other Lung Troubles TO
those who want TO know the truth. and
to whom the truth. backed up by the
SlOcum System, will be their salvation,
the examining physicians of the SIO-
cum Laboratory will gladly diagnose
their cases free of all charge. by cor
respondence or in person. Here is an
opportunity TO secure the services Of
physicians whose talents rank with the
highest in the land, and whose services
may be had for the mere asking.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-04-10
But there is iov

and happiness in the land, for a great
scientist has made a great discovery,
which rObs consumption of it's terrors
and the grave Of its victims Shout it
from the house-tops. Send the joyful
news UP and down the length and
breadth of this noble land of ourst For
the truth that this glorious news brings
will be the means of giving health to
the sufferers and hope TO the afflicted
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-04-10
The Slocum system

does not build up the lungs at the ez-
pense of the stomach; il does not
strengthen one part of the body only
10 weaken another. II is, as its name
implies, a thorough system of curing.
It seeks out every weak portion OF the
body, seizes on the consuming germs
and at once destroys them It puts the
sluggish blood in motion till il leaps
and dances with the JOY of strength.
1t attacks the nerves till they Jingle
with vital power. 1t banishes the cough
and it opens the lungs until. in every
part, they greedily drink in the life
giving. heaveu-sent air, till the eyes
sparkle. and the rosy blush of youth
glows on the cheek and Nature is her
self again. The SlOcum System forth
fies you in every part until you become
an invincible garrison of health, ready
and able to do. battle with the army
of disease and TO vanquish it.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-04-10
a great scientist

and chemist has made a series of most
remarkable discoveries; he has applied
some OF the knowledge brought forth
by the researches of Koch, Pasteur,
Virchow and Metchnikoff and. adding
it to his own remarkable scientific re-
suits, has crystalliZed all this into one
complete practical, simple system,
which. having been put to the severest
possible tests, has proven beyond the
slightest shadow of doubt that it is
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-04-10
The best part

Of all this glorious news is that every
reader of The Washington Times viii
be presented with 90 free bottles Of the
Slocum System. by writing, giving
name and fun address to the Doctor
SlOcum Laboratory. SIocum Building,
81 TO SO Pine Street New York This
is a magnificent, magnanimOus offer.
and stands unrivalled as an oppOr-
tunity for those who suffer. and to
whom the helping hand of strength has
never before been so generously ex-
tended.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-04-10

us stare as much as a circus wagon
would cause country town to stare
How many men in this crowd ever saw
a load of hay in the streets of New
York-the sort of load You see in the
country"
No answer.
How many Of you ever saw load
of cord wood in the streets of New
York-the sort you see in the country
Two or three said: That's So and
the load of hogs moved on.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-04-10
A prominent citizen,

who has returned recently from a WELL
known Winter resort, said. in discus
sing this subject, that while the town
was principally populated with con-
sumptives, and while dozens were dy-
ing every day, there was not one in a
hundred who acknowledged himself to
be a cOnSumptiVe
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-04-10
No one should
miss this glorious chance
Remember, the

81 Free bottles will be sent to all who
suffer; and remember, also, that the
SlOcum System is the uncOnquered foe
of Consumption, and the greatest dis
eOvery of this wonderful age of Prog
resS.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-04-10

lFrom the Allanla constiLntinn-

IFIuiu tIlV fIIIIIl NUIistIIuIIun-T
.'falkin bout war" said the aged widow n
lost three husbands in the last one. Il 'peared
like Jest as soon as I'd marry one they'd kill him
off, an no sooner would l git another but he'd
go the same way. As I say, they killed three Of
'em, till it got so one wanted ter risk me, as
ever man I married left this here worl' in
hope of a better! So, the close o the war fsun'
me single an willin, but thar warn't no men
left ter marry. Oh, but war is eruelg'
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LABORAToRY OF DIR. SLOCUAG-
Scene Life Man His Remarkable Discovery

come letters breathing of the heartfelt
gratitude of the happy ones who have
been reclaimed from life of suffering
and In whose hearts now reigns peace,
and in whose bodies strength abideS.
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-04-10
This is the most

important discovery OF the age 1t has
completely revoIutioniZed theories that
have stood for ages.
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How few

of the army Of sufferers who are
marching on under the banners of the
grim destroyer realize or are willing to
admit that they are consumption's vic
timsl
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an absolute and infallible cure for con-
sumption.
From all parts
| of the United States and Europe have
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1898-04-10

were votve offerings, made with horns.
IN honor Of the sacred heifer. and from
their name, buon. we have derived our
modern bun. But this bun worship was
by no means confined TO Egypt for be
sides being the means Of adoring the
Queen of Heaven, IN pagan times. Il has
been extensively used i'm China ancient
Mexico. and by the Germans. and our
own Anglo-SaXon ancestors. II is in
England more than any other country.
that We find the most complete survival
OF some Of these old customs, and es-
peclaIly that Of the cakes and buns.
The old street cry: "One for a penny.
two Tor "A penny, hot cross buns" is
heard first on Good Friday morning, as
the significance Of these cakes used to be
very religious though at first il was pa
gan in the extreme. The people were 50
used 10 eating them in honor Of their
goddess Eastre, and the Christian clergy
found il 50 impossible to eradicate this
heather custom, that they finally mark
ed them with crosses. making them TO all
appearances orthodox Christian cakes.
The Simnel cakes were used both on
Mothering Sunday (mid-ienU and at
Easter and We are DErtf f1 IN
little canzonet of HerfctE
Fu to thee simnr fln-
'Gainst thou go
So that when size bfe
Half the blessing
These were very aIarclf fEcu thG
buns, and there are r3ars q1a .nlas M
explain their origin TIE
selves were raised, fhe e e
OF -four and water ea a4 q, W
with saffron, while ferIcr ed
with very rich plum e-te n1ia .eIfon
peel and other good ~ Nhole
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At stool bail. Lucia, let us play,
For sugar, cakes or wine.
OR for a taIIsy let US play,
The loss be thine or mine.
Ii thou my dear. a winner be.
At trundiing OF the hall,
The wager, thou shalt have and me,
And my misfortunes all.
One of the most beautiful celebration
Of Easter, is that held by the Tyroles
in the Voralberg, on Easter eve, or hol!
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-05-19
The Destructive English Sparrow.

I once saw single pugnacious lit
of English sparrows. He was more
than match for three or four of
them; but in the end, regret to say,
he was killed outright before my eyes.
This is the only instance of the kind
have ever seen. A lady friend tells
me that Baltimore oriole started to
build his wonderful, pensile nest last
season in an apple tree near her home
and that the English sparrows made
bitter war upon him and his house.
She watched the struggle one evening,
and the next morning the oriole not
appearing she went into her garden
and found him lying dead under the
apple tree with his head pecked open.
I have often been witness to the vio-
lent interferences by them in the
nest-building of robins and orioles,
and, outnumbered as our native birds
are, they always relinquish their task.
Here is problem: A report pre-
sented to us by the department of ag-
riculture shows that single pair of
English sparrows may, in single dec
ade, bring into existence 275, TO, ,983, :
69S descendants. What is to become
of our beautiful native song birds
when the English sparrow swarms
over the land? AS yet, except imme-
diately around the farmhouses, this
offensive bird is not often seen in the
country districts. Lynn L. Sprague,
in Outing.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-05-19
Fads and Fancies of Dress.

Perhaps the very newest trimmings
for gowns and wraps are Of jet and
steel, many of them being made more
youthful-looking with dash of color
here and there. Something very new
among the embroideries on net and
chiffon is a combination of raised
flowers in lace and jet on steel sequins,
which form the stems and leaves.
Bretelles are one of the features of the
new gowns, and are made quite plain,
or may be trimmed as elaborately as
one may wish. They follow the line
of the sloping shoulder, which must
be cultivated, as it is the coming af
fiction
The newest feather boas have six
ends, three on side, and fasten at
the neck with jeweled ornament,
which is usually rhinestones. Hosiery
grows more startlingly loud in colors
each day. AS sleeves grow longer
gloves grow shorter, and now the one
button glove is again having its day
Woman's Home Companion.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-05-19
Outwittjur a Creditor.

Saint Folk, the French poet, who
was always in debt, sat one day in a
barber's shop waiting to be shaved
He was lathered when the door
opened and tradesman entered who
happened to be one of the poets
creditors, and angrily demanded his
money. The poet composedly begged
him not to make q scene. "Won't t
you wait for the money until am
shaved?" Certainly" said the other,
pleased at the prospect. Saint Folk
then made the barber witness of the
agreement and Immediately took a
towel, wiped the lather from his face
and left the shop. He wore a beard
to the end of his days. San Francis
co Argonaut.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-05-19

May Manton. The plain princess
wrapper shown in the illustration is
made from the material in soft shades
of gray, with lines of black and is
trimmed with black bands. The ad-
iustment is accomplished by means
of double bust-darts in front, under
arm and side-back cores, with curv-
ing center seam at the back. Each
portion is shaped below the waist line
to produce the ripples at the back and
the necessary width at the feet. The
sleeves are two-seamed and fit snugly,
there being only slight fulness at the
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-05-19
Ladies' Shirt Want Sleeves.

Many of last seasons shirt waists
are quite up to date with the sole ex-
ception of the sleeves. The pattern
shown in the large engraving is espe-
cially designed to remedy just such de-
fects and includes the latest styles,
one sleeve showing pleats. the other
gathers at the arms edges. Both are
one-seamed. Both are in regulation
shirt style and with them are included
the two prevailing cuffs, one straight,
the other rolled over and rounded at
the outer edges.
To make either these sleeves for a
lady of medium size Il yards of ma
terial thirty inches wide will be re-
quired
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-05-19
YOUNG AT SIXTY.

Serene comfort and happiness in ad-
vanced years are realized by compare
lively few women.
Their hard lives, their liability to Sc
rious troubles on account of their pecu-
liar organism and their profound igno-
rance concerning themselves, all COM
bine to shorten the period of usefulness
and fill their later years with suffering.
Mrs. Pinkham has done much to make
women strong. She has given advice
to many that has shown them how to
guard against disease and retain vigor-
Gus health in old age. From every cor
ner of the earth there is constantly COM
ing the most convincing statements
from women, showing the efficacy of
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound in overcoming female ills. Here
is letter from Mrs. j. c. Orms, of 22O
Horner St., Johnstown, Pa, which is
earnest and straight to the point:
DEAR Mrs. PINKHAM:-I feel it my
duty to tell all suffering women that
think your remedies are wonderful. I
had trouble with my head, dizzy spells
and hot flashes. Feet and hands were
cold, was very nervous, could not sleep
we'll, had kidney trouble, pain in
ovaries and congestion of the womb.
Since taking your remedies am better
every way My head trouble is all
gone, have no pain in ovaries, and am
cured of womb trouble. can eat and
sleep we'll and am gaining in flesh. l
consider your medicine the best to be
had for female troubles"
The present Mrs. Pinkham's expert
ence in treating female ills is unparal-
lelled, for years she worked side by
side with Mrs. Lydia E. Pinkham, and
for sometime past has had sole charge
of the correspondence department of
her great business, treating by letter
as many as hundred Thousand ailing
women during single year.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1898-05-19
Evolution of CT. ,non.

Chiffon has many fresh develop
ments, by means of steaming and hot
irons it has been tortured into fiounc-
ings and frillings of all kinds. This
simple, graceful untrimmed skirt is
gradually going out of date, to be
succeeded by graduated founces, or
bouillonnes, either carried all round
or up the front breadth. To effect
this the Paris shops are now full of
graduated trimmings with satin edges,
the center apparently drawn on
threads, which have disappeared, and
wide headings left on both sides, or
the soft fabric has been crimped and
bouillonned into ruffles for the neck or
into narrower edgings for any frills
that may be used.