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Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-11-23
A Bunch of Charms Now.

The proper wrinkle for the wearer
of charms and bar aric jingles is a
bunch of amulets, and the smart bau-
BILE shops cater to this new fad by
making thirteen diminutive and dainty
toys of gold, silver and crystal, all at
tached to one short chain from which
they can serve as watch fob orna-
ment, chatela ne or bangle adorn-
ment, OF as a play toy for the long
neck chain. Each charm is symbol
of some blessing or virtue. The tiny
amethyst heart in it's rim of gold sig
nifies happiness, the golden filbert
long life, the bit of heather pressed
within flat crystal locket lifelong
happiness, the shamrock good luck,
etc. A bean, a sprig of silver mistle-
toe, tiny pig of bog oak, a violet and
an anchor are among these charms.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-11-23

Leslie, entered the house, unknown.
but welcome, even then.
A bold idea entered Gabrielle's
hcad. She tried three or four times
tc speak and her voice failed. Finally
she choked back the lump in her
throat and said: Would it be pre-
sumptuous in me to offer myself as
nursemaid. I can show you some ex-
cellent references, and am looking
for some such position.
One evening two years later found
Gabrielle alone in the dimly lighted
room when Mr.. Courtright entered.
":5hall I call Mabel?" she began,
starting from her station at the win
dow.
''No, Miss Varney; stay. 1 have
something to say to you. You remem-
Der how moved / was the first time
Leslie called you mammal You
thought then, no doubt, that it was
because of the memory of my wife.
Partly SO, but mostly because I
thought for an instant that you were
the woman who-who might have
been his mother if the fates had been
kinder. Do you know, Miss Varney,
that you often remind me cruelty of a
woman 1 loved better than the world?"
''Your wife?"
''No. One I loved before I met
my wife. Can you, will you, hate me
if I ask you thus to be Leslie's
mamma in truth as we'll as in word?"
Moment after moment went by. At
last she said:
II, too, have loved long ago. And
I can never in any way love another
man. But"
''Miss Varney"--he broke in.
''No, let me tinish," she continued.
"Iake an umbrella and go down to
the east gate. Do not ask question,
but take the umbrella and wait
there"
Then she sped upstairs. He was
dazed; maybe that was the reason that
he, as in dream, did as she had bid
and took his station down at the rnstic
gate, where the softly falling rain
dipped through the leaves on the gra-
vel of the walk.
Suddenly he was co 7scious of a
rustic at his side, and, turning, there
stood a tall girl with loving smile
beaming above the same dark collar,
with a sweet face shining from be-
meath the same velvet bonnet remem-
bered so well from long ago, and an
old-time voice murmured;
'Robertw
"Gabriele?'
When they walked up to the house
that night she clung lovingly to his
arm under the narrow umbrella, for
they were strangers no longer.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-11-23
Nine. Labori and the Cat.

Nine. Marguerite LaboIi, before
her first marriage, was a professional
pianist On tour in England she
was for week the tenant of hand
some apartment belonging to another
musician. During this time the latter
called and the fair pianist said:
81 have fallen in love with your
cat 1t is musical prodigy. 1 never
practice but it comes and sits down
near me and looks at me with an ex-
preston that is almost human. AS
long as play it keeps quiet, as if its
soul were lost in the pleasure of the
performance. The moment L stop it
walls as if to beg for an encore.
81 dislike to destroy romance"
replied her friend, ''but for the last
five years have made it rule to feed
the cat the moment my practicing was
over"
Nine. 'Labori spent many years in
Bostfp.y Mass, and became a social
favorite at the Hub. She met her
present husband after her return to
the Continent, where she was en-
gagged in professional music work. In
appearance she is typical Anglo
Saxon, with wellknit frame, show
ing love of outdoor sports. Her
complexion is pink and white, and her
bright dark eyes show an inheritance
of health and vigor. - Philadelphia
Saturday Evening Post.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-11-23
A Progressive Barbarian Monarch.

The King of Somaliland is in Lon
don to promote the interests of his
domain. His subjects are chiefly half
nsked barbarians, but he is highly
cultured, speaking English, German,
French, italian and Spanish. The
purpose of the Emir Soliman-for so
ne calls himself-is to civilize his peo-
pie, an end for which he seeks British
aid in the development of Somaliland.
He confesses that five years ago he
was with the Dervishes, fighting
against England, but he has since be-
come king, and has come to the con-
clusion not only that the British are
not only to be supreme in Africa, but
also that they ought to be, because, to
use his own words, they are "the great
people" Coffee, corn, ostrich feath-
ers, sheepskins, gum, india rubber,
ivory and mines of silver and gold are
al, according to the Emir, to be had
in Somaliland; but there are no en-
gineers, no machinery, no capital, and
he wares these.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-11-23
GIeanincs from the shops.

Separate skirts of corduroy in staple
colors, to be worn with flannel shirt
waists.
Separate skirts in various plaid com.
oinations to be worn with black velvet
jackets.
Whip belts made of Mexican cinch
leather fastened with trace buckle
and strap.
Many mottled green and brown
wooden materials for golf suits and
separate skirts.
Many chemisettes and detachable
guimpes of lace and some tissue ma
terial com bined.
Practical needlework cases ofleathei
handsomely appointed with sterl .na
silver accessories.
Imperial ties of rich faille han
caise with silk-embroidered ends' il
patriotic emblems.
Sheath petticoats of taffeta finished
around the lower edge with mas.
of points, flutes or frills, below which
is deep hounce of crepe de chine.
Black taffeta jackets in Eton form
finished with revers and high Medic
collar, decorated with white sill
guimp threaded with narrow blacl
ribbon. Dry Goods Ecol .nist.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-11-23
FOR WOMAN'S BENEFIT.
women to BE Recocnized.

Sixteen windows in the dome of the
capitol at Denver, Col, are to have
portraits of leading citizens of the
state, and the women have demanded
of the managers that their sex shall
be represented in at least five of them.
Among the women suggested are Mrs.
Augusta Taber. Mrs. Albert G. Boone,
wife of the scout, and Chippeta, wife
Chief Ouray of the Utes. The Wom-
ans Journal suggests as one of these
portraits that of Margaret w. Camp
bell, former resident of Colorado,
through whose efforts in 1876 woman
suffrage was authorized by the state
constitution,
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-11-23
Wave the Hair Naturally.

Nest important in waving the hair
In the great undulations which are so
popular for the pompadour effect just
at present is to make it look as nat
ural as possible. The point of differ
ence between naturally wavy hair and
waves created by the curling iron is
that the former undulate evenly and
match all over the head, no matter
from what part the hair is combed.
The waves fit into each other. The
artificial wavelets are all sizes, and
Jog at every inch or so, showing an
unevenness of heat in the iron and
no regard for making ends fit to-
gether.
While it is not possible to perfectly
counterfeit nature, still, having de-
cided upon the sort of coiffure de-
sired, the waves can be manufactured
surprisingly even. The first lock hav-
ing been waved, all others must match
it in size and direction as if the whole
head were waved in one impression of
the hot iron. This can be done ac-
curately by taking few hairs from
the first lock and combing it with the
second to measure the waves. This
must be continued all around the first
lock, and extend all around the head.
Only in this way can waved coiffure
be made effective. The iron must also
be of even temperature throughout
the whole process, otherwise one wave
will be tighter than another. When
properly done the most simple ar
rangement is beautiful.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-11-23
Latest Fancies in Lingerie.

The fondness that women have for
dainty lingerie not infrequently leads
them into grave mistakes in purchas-
ing it. The cheap garments, with
their fluffy lace, while so attractive on
the bargain table, lamentably fail to
keep their character after one laun-
dering.
The cambria umbrella skirt, four
and half yards wide, with four in
sertions of Valenciennes and a wide
lace ruffie is fashionable. Another
favorite is a skirt of the same style
with two-inch Point de Paris inser-
ton and full lace rutfie, protected
by dust ru fe.
The most desirable nightgowns are
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-11-23

The rapid spread of electric tram,
ways and electric light systems is
driving magnetic observatories from
the neighborhood of large towns anc
cities. The delicate instruments EN-
ployed in such observatories lose theil
usefulness when extensive electri,
plants are in operation near them
One of the latest instances is that O
the magnetic observatory of Vienna
which has been abandoned. The Aus
trian government has been asked t,
provide new observatory situated a
a distance fro:a the capital.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-11-23
Womaniy Exercise Not New With Us.

Womaniy Exercise Not New With Us.
Susan, Countess of Malmesbury,
seeks to rid the mind of the fallacy
that outdoor exercise is a special at
tribute Of the women of the present
day. Our mothers and grandmothers,
she reminds us, could sit horse,
WELD salmon rod or use an oar. We
know, too, that Mary Queen of Scots
never could keep her health unless
she rode twenty or thirty miles day,
and that the ladies of her court ac-
companied her when she went out
hawking.
Both the women and the men OF
past days led, forcedly, lives which
were in the main quieter than ours,
locomotion being so much more ex-
pensive, fatiguing and difficult.
Many things which formerly were
done at home by the mistress of the
house and her maid servants now are
accomplished best elsewhere.
The doctor and the chemist of today
are more reliable than those of the
past. therefore the mother of the fam
lily does not find it necessary or even
advisable to concoct medicines for
those about her.
Certainly the principles and prac-
tice OF today appear to have create
race of fine outstanding young women,
many of whom leave their homes,
where they have been loved and deli
cately nurtured, to follow their hus-
bands, enduring all manner of hard
ships without complaint
Many of these women, who have
never done a hard days work in their
lives, go to the colonies, and what
their hands find to do that they brave
ly undertake. Their mental training
would be of the wrong sort indeed
had it not Taught them the dignity of
the necessary labor of woman for
those she loves.
Careful diet, continues the count
ess, and exercise specially adapted tc
the needs of each individual are the
most owerful-indeed the only last
ing-rem edies we possess against the
enervating effect of luxury or high
pressure, and the sedentary existence
which the stern necessity of earning a
living has imposed on too many of
our sex, and they are remedies which
cannot be replaced by medical treat
ment.
Almost every woman might, if she
had the time at her disposal, derive
benefit from the bringing into active
use of some one set of muscles, sup
posing that her efforts were directed
rightly. The Swedish system of gym
nastics fully recognizes this fact, and
it is well known that there are special
movements which improve the action
of the heart or of the digestive facul.
ties, as the case may be.
The whole secret lies in knowing
what to do, but in not OVERRIDING it,
and in developing side by side the
mental and physical qualities of our
young girls as they are growing up.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-11-23
The Queen Tends to Her Household.

Notwithstanding the great amount
of business with which she has to
deal, the Queen is to large extent
her own housekeeper. The first thing
every morning paper of suggestions
from the clerk of the kitchen is placed
before her, from which, in her own
hand, she orders the menus of the
day, both for herself and such of her
grandchildren as may be with her.
The Queens chef receives salary of
$4,000 per annum, and has as satellites
four master cooks, two yeomen of the
kitchen, two assistant cooks, two
roasting cooks, six apprentices and
six kitchenmaids, besides pantrymen
and other lesser lights.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-11-23
Like Finding Money.

The use Of the Endless Chain Starch
Book in the purchase of "Red Cross" and
''Hubinger's Best" starch, makes 1t just
like finding money. Why, for only &c yor
are enabled to get one large loo package
OF "Red Cross" starch. one large 10c pack
age OF "Hubinger's Best" starch. with the
premiums, two Shakespeare panels, print
ed In twelve beautiful colors, or one Twen
tieth Century Girl Calendar, embossed ir
gold. Ask your grocer for this starch and
obtain the beautiful Christmas presents free
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-11-23

Island Seen Three Times in 16O Years
Among the places visited by the
German exploring ship Valdivia, re.
Gently returned from the Antarctic
Ocean, was Bouvet Island, which, al
though discovered in 1889, is known
to have been sighted only twice since
and until the Valdivia's visit had not
been seen for more than seventy
years. The island is the summit of
volcanic mountain rising 5000 feet
above the sea. It's crater is entirely
covered with ice, which caves down ir
a steep wall to sea level. It is about
1900 miles west of south from the
Cape of Good Hope.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-11-23
THE eLFlN.
| eft In my high-backed, oaken chair
In the dusky twilight time,
And, waiting, nod as hear the clocks
Make Distant. dreamy chime.

| eft In my high-backed oaken chair
In the dusky twilight time,
And, waiting, nod as hear the clocks
Make d,stant, dreamy chime
Then, just as the last faint stroke dies out
In sweet, metallic hum,
There comes a patter Of two wee feet,
And know the El1n's come.
make no sound, nor move hand,
Nor open my fast-closed eyes.
Yet riotous joy within my breast
Demands to clasp its prize.
She's looking at me so gravoly now
l feel the wond' ring gaze
And now warm fingers with velvet touch
My eyelids strive to raise.
A dart Of the hand and have her fast;
With cry half mirth, half fear,
She springs to my lap and kisses my lips
And nestles my bosom near.
What greater joy can the future hold,
Or mem'ry's mind recall?
My sweet little, dear little Elhn Queen,
My darling, my love, my all!
These arms were made to encrcls her.
This breast to support her head.
There's a strange, dull pain in my lone ly
heart
When tn. Elm goes to bed.
I've heard them say that the Elfn died
Long years ago-long years!
They say l am but poor old crone
Alone with my hopes and fears.
They say-I care not what they say,
For know my loves not dead;
She'll come tomorrow when twilight falls
She's only gone to bed.
They found her sleeping her last long sleep
In her high-backed, oaken chair,
And marveled to see the heavily smile
In place of the lines of care.
Then softly murmured woman's voice:
''She has left ali care and wrong
And gone to the land where the Elfln went,
To be with her all day long,
H. Arthur Powell, in New York Observer.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-11-23
A Love Story
OF the Rain.

They had walked, strangely enough,
half way home in complete silence
when man and woman passed, like
them, under one umbrella, but, un-
like them, the woman was held snugly
close to the mans side as she clung
to his arm.
AS they passed, Robert Courtright
said, half thoughtlessly, perhaps:
''They are sensible. If two are try
ing to use one umbrella, they are
surely to be commended if they strive
to take up as little room as possible.
Even if 1t be noon, won't you take
my arm?"
''But they are plainly not such
strangers as we," she returned, con-
scious that both were ireading on dan
gerous ground.
care we strangers?" he asked
quickly, turning his eyes searchingly
to her.
The pretty face grew a trifle pale
against it's light brown hair. A lump
seemed to climb to her throat, but she
returned bravely: "Yes-that is, Wen
always be strangers compared with
the n.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-11-23

made of fine French cambria, in pain
white or with pink or blue dots. Col
ored batistes in delicate tints are much
used for all undergarments, and are
trimmed with fine thread laces. These
durable.
Nightgowns are trimmed with Point
de Paris lace, and have large revers
trimmed with fine tucks and inser-
tion. Gowns with the square yoke
effect are elaborately ornamented with
dainty satin bows OF white, pink, Law.
ender or blue. The empire gown does
not lose it's popularity, and it is most
effective when trimmed with fluffy
lace and dainty satin bows.
Some of the best shops are showing
petticoats made to fit snugly over the
hips and faring full at the knee.
the new box-plaited skirts.
The finest corset covers are no
longer fitted to the figure, but are
drawn into place at the neck and waist
by tiny strings, Some exquisite crea-
tions in this line are fashioned of
white silk and trimmed with creamy
silk lace and insertion. Others are
elaborately trimmed with white lace
and baby ribbon. These special con-
fections, however, command as high
price as the average woman pays for
silk shirt waist, and consequently are
within the reach of only a favored
few
Creations in the line of silk petit
coats are becoming more elaborate
daily. AS much labor is frequently
expended in making one of them as
would be required to turn out com
plete costume. Accordion or knife
plated ruffies adorn all of the latest
petticoats and where insertions of silk
lace are added an appearance of ex-
treme airiness is produced. The up
per parts of many of the skirts are
trimmed with lovers knots of lace. =
New York Tribune
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-11-23
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Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-11-23
The "BIasting" Was Good.

AhO DiobeAhb "S Nooos
''The guides who pilot visitors
about in Norway" said tourist who
has Just returned from summer
spent in that picturesque land, "are
pleasant, intelligent set OF men.
They have had so many associations
with English and American travellers
that they speak our language fairly
we'll, and are always on the alert to
pick up new words. Sometimes this
desire leads to funny mistakes, too.
While exploring some of the wild and
precipitous cliffs one day with my
guide, we came upon a spot which
l ooked like an abandoned quarry.
"'What is this, Karl?' I asked;
have they been getting out stone
here?'
"'Yes, SIR he answered; it is
where some time ago they have been
shooting the rocks.
"Oh, yes; blasting, said, smiling,
and Karl's quick ears caught the new
word for Shooting I heard him
it to himself two or three
times afterward.
"The next day our journey brought
us into large tract of magnificent
forest. Karl, said I, there ought to
be fine hunting here in the season.
Yes, sir, was the prompt reply,
very good hunting Then, with the
air of man who seizes an opportun-
ity, he added proudly, Indeed, it is
near here, sir, that we blast many
bears. New York Tribune.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-11-23

A soc. Calendar For Two DC. Stamps
If you will send cts. to j. P.
Lyons, Art Publisher, 9 Murray ST.,
New York, he will mail you beauti
full screen Calendar for 1900, size 11S
16 inches, in panels, Autographed in
II colors and gold. New York stores
charge 80 cts. for Calendars as good
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-11-23

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Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-11-23

Eight years went by and found Ga
brielle Vaughne alone in the world,
with necessity for keeping up life in
which all interest and all energy were
dead. She had at last arisen from a
tedious illness, and the nurse herself
hardly recognized the tall, pale, sad
faced woman with the short, dark
curls as the bright-eyed. light t-hearted
girl of six months before.
She knew where he was; she knew
that he had married three years after
that bitter morning in the rain, and
had married wealthy wife. That was
the reason that she had thrust him
back from her long ago because of his
poverty.
She had known his ambitions and
his capabilities; knew his dreams of
success, and she realized his ability
to turn the dreams to realities. She
was poor. Would she permit herself
to hang milestone about his neck?
No; she would hurt his heart before
she would ruin his life.
Time had proved that she had been
right. He had risen-and now that
she scarcely was able to know herself
she would venture into hisSworld and
see for herself how happy and pros
porous he was.
She stepped into Iangingham one
spring evening, steeling her heart to
what might follow. The next evening
she had walked past his great house
and was starting back when sudden
oh 1,1rn
hurrying along when all at once she
was conscious of sharp, childish cry
at her side. Turning, she beheld
tall, sad faced man trying to quiet a
fretful baby of about two years, which
held out its dimpled hands to her and
cried Mamma, mammal"
L must beg your pardon, madam.
His mother has just died, and some
thing about you seems to have re-
callel her to him
Gabrielle's heart softened at once
Going straight up, she took the tiny,
out-stretched hands in her own and
murmured: "Poor, motherless little
oner'
The father held out his umbrella
over her, and for the first time she
looked at him. The face was Roberts.
She was glad for the excuse of turn
ing to the baby ain and murmured
something unintelligible.
"If you will walk under my UNI
brella, as am going your way, you
can keep dry. I'd, too, 1 fear baby
won't like to part with you now,"
AS they reached the foot OF the
broad stone steps she stopped
But a perfect shrek from baby
arose when he found himself deserted
in this fashion. Gabrielle could not
go.
"Will you please come into the
house with him? Mrs. Clarke may
there be better able 20 get him away
than l..
So Gabrielle, carving lis child.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-11-23

Clarinda, Iowa, has an insane asy.
lum which cost 81, 100000. 1t is said
by experts to be the finest building OF
the kind in the country.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1899-11-23

Cause. IT that Cause IS not removed It's
influence reaches out and overshadows a
whole life. The reason Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound has been so uni
formly successful for over quarter of
century in overcoming the suffering OF
women. is that it is thorough and goes
directly to the cause. 1t is a womans