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Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1901-12-26
Capsicum Vaseline
put I'm in coIlanSihIe TuheS

A Substitute for and Superior to Mustard or any
other plaster, and will not blister the most delicae
skin. The pain allaying aud curative qua tiles OF
this ari le wonderful. 1t will stop the otha o
at once, and relieve headache and sciatica.
We recommend it as the best and safest external
counter-rritant known, lso as an external remedy
for pains i'll the chest and mach aad all rheumatic
neural1ic and gouty complaints.
trial will prove what claim for 1t. and it will
be found to be invaluable in the household. Many
people say "It Is the best of all preparations"
Price, cents at all druggists, other deal s.
or by sending this amount to US IN POSTAGE s.ainps
we will send you tube by mail.
No article should be accep ed by the public unless
the same carries our LABEL as otherwise it is not
genuine.
CHEESEBROUGH MANUFACTURING co.,
II State Street, New York City.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1901-12-26
80 BILL

William WaVerly was his name, and
he was a little boy who thought he
was quite a man till one day it hap
pened that his aunt, who took care of
him, went down town to buy some new
clothes for her nephew. He hoped she
would buy him long trousers, like
brother Harvey 's-Harvey was a col
lege man, and when he came home for
holidays, he and William had great
fun together, and Harvey was going
to make a man of him very soon. In
fact, he had just commenced to call
him BILL" which William thought
very grown-up, indeed, but when he
was babyish and cried, Harvey called
him "Willieboy." Willieboy was such
a horrid name that William resolved
never to cry again. Well, when the
package came from the store. William
was in the garret playing with his
mice. He had six very cunning little
brown ones that were very tame. They
would come when he called, and run
all over him playing tag and hide-and-
seek about his head and all over his
body. He was very gentle with them,
and they certainly loved their little
master.
William heard voice calling him
from the stair
"Oh, it's my new suit" he said, de
lishtedly, to the mice. II must run
down and put on my new long trou-
sers, and when l come up you'll see a
grown-up man. But you needn't be
afraid I'll love you just as much"
Poor little William! When he came
up to the garret again it was not with
a feeling of great pride. In fact, he
had to rush up stairs three steps at a
time to keep the tears from falling
and drenching the new suit that Auntie
had put on.
"Oh, oh. OH" he kept saying to
himself, Il feel as if l must cry, but
if do shall be Willieboy and this
suit will be just good enough for me-"
To make matters worse, the mice
would have nothing to do with him.
They seemed to think that this newly
dressed boy was an intruder and not
their little master. Two of them ran
away and hid so we'll that William
could not even find them. The others
looked very much frightened, and even
the very tamest one had to be held by
a string to keep him anywhere near.
If you want to know what had hap
pened look at Williams picture!
Then to make matters even worse
still, who should happen to come home
just at that moment but brother Har-
vey! He came quickly up stairs to the
garret to find the little brother Of
whom Re was so fond.
"Oh, Bill, Billy-where are your" he
called; and William, ashamed of his
baby clothes. rushed pell-mell across
the garret and hid behind some trunks
1t took Harvey only few minutes
to find him, and pull him out, almost
crying.
Il didn't buy 'em, Harvey" he
gasped. land even the mice are
ashamed of me-"
Harvey did not even sm:.e at his
little brothers appearance.
Poor old mani" he said, slappina
him on the back. Come down stairs
and I'll see that you get some clothes
fit for boy of your size to wear"
So down they went and big brother
had long talk with Auntie and that
very afternoon Harvey and William
went shopping together And now Billy
is dressed in neat knickerbockcr suit
that makes him feel more manly, for
Harvey doesn't like sashes; and long
trousers, he says. are in the way till
Mail and Express.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1901-12-26

buckskin. lined with silk or satin. Red
satin is great favorite for dress
lining and shirt waists among the In
dian women. yellow silk is another
of their favorites, but violet was the
prevailing color this year.-Chicago
Chronicle
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1901-12-26
Best For the Bowels.

No matter what ails you, headache to a
cancer, you will never get well until your
bowels are put right. CAscARETs help nature,
cure you without grippe or pain, produce
cents to start getting your health back. Cas-
CARETs Candy Cathartic, the genuine, put up
in metal boxes, every tablet has G.. @. G..
stamped on it. Beware of limitations.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1901-12-26

Piso's Cure is the best medicine we ever used
for all affections of throat and lungs-WM.
o. ENDsLEY, Vanburen, Ind, Feb ~, 1900.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1901-12-26

Norway, Servia, Greece and Bulgaria
are the only European nations which have
but one house of Parliament.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1901-12-26

There is a pathetic little story told
of one of the Russian children of the
royal family. She was very fond of
white swans, and her father had a
great number Of them brought to the
castle lakes to please the little daugh-
ter. But while she was still very small
she died, leaving the castle quite desc
late. The sad father could no longer
bear the sight of the beloved white
swans, so he had back ones substi-
tuted l. memory of the gentle child.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1901-12-26
Wish All n Merry Christmas,

And tell them of Garfield Tea, which cures
indigestion and liver disorders and insures tho
return of many happy Christmas Dinners by
removing the cause of dyspepsia and i'll health
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1901-12-26

The little German university town of
Jena has no fewer than seven free reading
rooms
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1901-12-26

japanese are now producing about 49,
OO0, 900 pounds of tea annually.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1901-12-26
Some Little Royal Folk,

There is among many beautiful
stories told of Hollands pretty queen
q particularly sweet, unselfish one.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1901-12-26

co NS1C 10 -I
radically cured without drugs or medicines, after
the celeb ated method of the Nancy (Ftunce) school
of Physicians. Prospectus gratis. W. =. BURT,
1S1 Exchange street, Buffalo, n. Y.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1901-12-26

A funny story is told of one of
Queen Victorias little daughters. She
was rather a stubborn child, and very
decided in her likes and dislikes. DR..
Brown was one of the household whom
she did not fancy, and she always ad-
dressed him curtly as Brown"
AT last her mother, the queen, took
the child's manners in hand.
You must say DR.. Brown" said
England's queen. "If you address him
again as Brown l shall send you to
bed"
The next morning the naughty little
girl was walking with her mother,
when the obnoxious doctor drew near.
With quiet dignity the princess said
slowly and emphatically:
Good morning, Brown, and good
night"
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1901-12-26
When she was very small girl she

w ASA SA0 was q VCAy 0AAoAA 6AAA cA0
dearly loved an old servitor of the
castle, and often went to him with her
trials and troubles. One day he came
to her with trouble OF his.
A cup belonging to set partit alarly
precious to the king had been broken
by the servitor, and the old man
dreaded to confess to his royal mas
ter, for it had been whispered through
the castle that any one guilty of such
carelessness would be discharged at
once.
The small princess thought over the
matter very seriously and then said:
do as Did you and al, will be we'll.
Mend the cup as best you can. and
when you serve coffee today be sure
to give the broken cup to me-"
1t was all done as her little royal
highness had planned. No sooner had
she received the cup, however, than
she dropped it upon the floor, shatter-
ing it into hundred pieces. With a
cry of dismay the little maid ran to
her father, confessed her fault and
questioned humbly:
will you discharge me, father?"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-08-03

Dan was goifl te win an the mighty big
fee he was gofn' tee earn. An when the
woman was placed IN the dock an heerd
the charge read she looked very silly en-
tirely. and twfrled her thumbs wan over
another an sayed cut. "Ochon! me poor
carve, we're soul, ye're soul! An the
judge and jury LOOKED duare at her. Then
when the queskfn wis put till her, Are ye
guilty or not HguIltye" she twirled her
thumbs an locked SHY an sayed: "Ochon!
me poor carve. ye'ne soul, we're soul !!
An the judge an jury locked at her quarer
still. An the judge then begun further
queskins Nv wan kind an another TIL her,
Dut the sorral an answer he could dhraW
from her but Dchoas me poor calye. ye're
soul, ye're sour!'' So up the judge Jumps
at length, an he famin' mad. an he want
ed TO KNOW whb was responsible for bring
IN poor idiot woman up afore him an
putin her In the dock. "WarderF' he
SHOUTS, throw open the dock deore TINS
ms ant an let that poor woman go free.
an her own vans (people) look afther her.!
An down out Of the dock, free woman,
she steps; an all smiln' to herself. steers
Tor the coort doore. But me brave Dan,
though ne was mighty delighted with his
success wasn't the man to forget his zee;
SO ne made a sthride afther an tips her
on the shouider-ar the barristhers an
Judge an jury, an all in the eoert. sthrain-
In their necks watchin'. Me good wo-
fee, phase, II it's convenient! She put on
again the siliiest look ever sat on an idiot $
countenance an twiriin' her thumbs, says
she:
soul -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-08-03

bewf1der the unSophisticated into the be-
lief that masquerade is going on some
where. For the whole trend of these jack
cts is toward elaborate pfcturesqueness.
The wide sleeves Of some. which fall over
underpuffs Of white muslin or satin, show
the influence of the popular novel in their
cavalier cuffs. With them go cravats Of
pleated lace highly suggestive Of those
worn by French gallants of a century and
more ago. and though the front and sides
of the dashfng garment may have an Elton
suggestion in reaching only to the waist
line, the back sports an historical looking
tail, folded in pleats, and showing, in many
instances, fat enameled or jeweled but
tons. round or long jeweied buckle, slip
ped through a belt OF folded panne, orna-
ments the waist at the spinal point. At
the front there are lace revers, which end
at the back in a rich cavalier collar.
A charming odd bodice for a slight figure
Is here illustrated, and since it follows the
usual blouse lines but little more material
than a shirt waist calls for IS required.
Champagne colored taffeta laid in narrow
tucks, and strips of embroidered mousse
laine. introducing natural flower tints.
compose this dainty CONNECTION. The novel
sleeves fall over poufs of white null, held
at the wrist with bands Of the worked
mousselaine: the vertical lines Of the cor
sage and collar edge being made by rows
of stitching in different tints-black. blue,
rose, gold and violet.
Demand of NecdlewOrk.
A toilette dapron midi is nothing if not
magnificent, though nothing more than
black and white swiss is employed for its
foundation. Upon this is appliaued sprays
of flowers, panel diversions and medal.
lions. surrounded by chenille frames OF
black chantilly lace Narrow black velvet
ribbon-the babiest width-forms the out
lining OF jacket, skirt frill and hip decora-
ton: black mousselaine boa, and white
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-08-03
Fire Automobiles In Paris.


The Paris fire department has recently
put into successful operation an electric
automobile hook and ladder" wagon which
completes the organization of the automo-
bile system which the Paris authorities
have had In contemplation and with which
they have been experimenting for several
years. The truck carries six men and the
apparatus first needed at a fireladders.
ropes and a reel Of canvas hose
The automobile pump, as the French cali
the fire engine. was exhibited at the expo
sitfon of 1900 and attracted a great deal Of
attention. It has since been in operation
for six months. and has given complete
satisfaction in every respect. The start to
the fire is made in from 10 to 20 seconds
in place of IL minutes, and the electric
engine is able to throw a stream OF water
instantaneouSiy, which Is gain of min
utes over the steam pumps The motor
serves not only to run the vehicle but upon
arriving at a fire it pumps the water and
Is put into service by the pulling of sim
pie lever. The moment the engine arrives
at fire 1t begins to utilize the hundred
gallons OF water in it's tank, which, under
ordinary circumstances, will suffice for five
or six minutes. Meanwhile the hose is
coupled to a hydrant,- and then IL the fire
requires 1t, the attack is pursued as usual
with steam and hand engines; but In all
cases valuable time has been gained by the
preliminary and immediate action of the
electric fire engine. The engine In running
order weighs about $500 pounds. The pump
has three chambers, and forces the water
through the axis Of the reel into the rub
Der hose, which carries nozzle provided
with three screw orifices :. of different
diameters, by means Of which 1t Is possible
to vary the discharge and pressure 1t has
suction pipe. by the use of which it is
possible to draw water from a depth of
twenty-three feet. By a most ingenious
| arrangement the forward box of the fire
automobiles contains cable Carrying ten
incandescent lamps, which are of fncalcu-
liable service in case Of cellar fires and for
night work
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-08-03

ruined an disgraced. An they sat down.
nursin' their knees, an wastin's Tor the
NORA
The professor who was mostly to blame
for givin' the foolish challenge TUX It sore.
fy to heart. He went mumpin and moPah
about the house. an net KNOWN what to
do at all. at all, to save them all from Gas.
grace Like a fash. a bright through
sthruck him an
Boys" says he why maynt we AZ
Dan O'Cennell's helpg
The wan looked up at him. an the other
looked aIp at him-an-
Dan o'Connellr' says they, that way.
"Betheration! They'd ffeore him out Nv
a Readin -me-Daisy!"s
II don't main that" says he; but ye
know there niver yet was corner so tlgnt
that Dan couldn't find sure way out w.
Faith they began to reflect on this an
but in the en- they decided that It mightn
be any harm to give Dan trial anyhow.
In post hase-though be that time 1t was
the middle iy the night-into Dublin the
professor ted, an knocked up Dan out
iy his bed an tould him his presence was
required at Maynooth ms antly on case
~ life an death-an' hois'ed Dan on with
him to the college
They give In their case to Dan. an axed
him to rack his brain, an IL. be nook or
crook, he could show them how to save the
honor Nv Maynooth College, they Wouidn t
never forget it to him.
Upon my faith" say Dan. says he,
shakin' his head when he heerd them out,
'yez is fitted Until purity close fix"
"Dan," says they, for heavens sake, can
We get us out iy ftp
Give me-" say Dan says he. two hours,
two ounces iv tfbacky, jug " whisky an
a quiet room-an'a at the en- iv that III tell
We whether It's in the power L man to help
We out or not.
He got as he axed, an all Maynoeth
sat down outside his doore, watchin the
way-be-the-waH TIL the two hours was
up An at two hours to the very second
the doere opens an Dan steps out.
Weir" they all shouts at a breath.
WELL" says Dan, there's a chance for
yea chance. ~,
hay
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-08-03

Fiom the darl10fu COuEAnt
It seems likely that Sir Robert Hart
knows more about what occurred In Pekin
and the surrounding territory after the re-
lief Of the legations than Mark Twain
knows, or than the reverend secretaries of
the American board know. He was there. He
has lived in Cf1fna for forty-seven wears.
He has held high dfHce under the Chinese
government for thirty-eight years. In his
outfit of decorations Ne has the red button.
the double dragon and the peacock.s feath-
err He speaks iAnd writes Chinese. Prob
ably his acquaintance with China's public
men Is more EXTENSIVE, his knowledge of
Chinese characteristics and the Chinese
point of view more Intimate, than that Of
any other foreign devil living Sir Roh-
ert testiaes that there was looting during
the siege Of thei Legations, and afterwar I'd
All hands looted for food and for ma
terials for the defenses. After the siege.
the foreigners Shut up together under fire
so long had to help themselves to houses.
furniture and f6od- It was necessity Of
the situation II meant more footing. Of
course II this looting was sinful. the mis-
sionaries were no greater sinners than the
other foreigners Sir Robert says They
were less cuipable, In his opinion, as hay-
ing better justification than the others
1.-THE circumstances must be considered. !"
DR.. Ament has been singled out for partic-
ular assault. Sir Robert testiaes that the
doctor was plucky and self-sacrificing
throughout. that he did excellent work
from first to last. and that Considerations
Of personal gain never weighed with him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-08-03
FOUNTAINS IN CITIES.
One Way to Increase the Beauty an
Comfort OF Towns.

One Way to Increase the Beauty and
Comfort OF Towns.
From Scribner's. s.a...s
1t Is much to be wished that some such
beneficent societies an those which occupy
themselves with the planting and preserva-
ton of trees and the Improvement OF VII
lagos would take up seriously the subject
Of fountains In our cities. It seems propa-
ganda especially adapted to feminine ac-
tivfties. So much enthusiasm Is expended
by women, here and there. on civic mat
tiers; why not some of 1t on this vital
question of beautffying the town?
Probably the new type of commercial
city has lost In nothing SO much, to the
sight and the imagination, as In the sup
preston of those multitudineus watcr-jets,
falling into shallow basins, which were
common in the towns Of the seventeenth
and eighteenth centuries. Fountains against
palace walls, in the center of market
places in the courtyards of houses of the
more important sort, had, to be sure,
long period of direct utility, and were not
provided solely for establishment. When
every housewife could turn on a faucet in
her own domain source of inexhaustible
civic picturesqueness was by the same
token. turned off. But fountains were not
among the most salient and significant
possessions of the town Of the Middle Age
cession of women carrying water jugs to
their sparkling rivers. The jugs filled,
there was lettering; groups OF idlers and
gossipS formed naturally at that spot; 1t
was place for usefulness, but 1t was
also place for sorcery. For there Is
strange hypnotizing power in the sight of
water purling up and out amidst paving
stones and masonry. OF the thousands
who In the course of a day pass the base
of statue, perhaps less than a hundred
glance above the level of their heads and
receive an suppression Of beauty from the
marble. They are the fraction who are pre-
pared for such Impressions, and are look
Ing for them. All the rest barely know
that the statue Is there But fount ain Is
not thus passed by. Not every one is con-
scious that fountains can stir and stimu-
late him; but to watch a circle Of heavy
visaged park loungers staring absurdiy into
one by the hour is to gain a strong ideal
OF the way In which they may unconscious
ly affect the most dormant, or the most
embryonic, beauty-SenSe. Fountains are
altogether, to the public life of cities what
the open hearth is to the private life OF
homes. An open fire draws the gaze con-
tlnually, brings sail the room about it as ff
1t were a magnet, and this not half so much
because of the physical reason of the
warmth 1t gives as because Of the escape
that 1t provides for the imagination To
pause and watch the silver spray moment
| is to feel the lure Of itching 1t indefinite
ly. The play OF the changefuI water speaks
OF spontaneity, of spiritual freedom; it is
ectatic, 1t Is neither to hold nor to bind: it
is pure, soaring inspiration. 1t is every
thing, precisely. that the life of the busy
man or the plodder of either sex is not and
can't be-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-08-03

neapolitan hat with black velvet bow and
white carnations.
Altogether this toilet exemplifles with
the highest art the Infinite pains the mod
efn dressmaker must take TO create the
situated richness of some of the thin gowns
seen. All Of the applications are put on by
mana. each leaf point and rosebud requiring
the most delicate touch. while the yards
ana yards of velvet ribbon represent many
Journeys OF the needle 1t makes ones
back ache to think of it-like the Song of
the Skirt But thanksgiving is feature of
all the smartest clothes nowadays and de-
spite the tenderness OF our hearts we go
ON demanding il. MARY DEAN
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-08-03

out " the door, heres q very gran jim.
tleman entirely conin.''
An the mkt minnit, Dan O'Connell him
SELF, an he whistlin' like lark. an twir.
lin his stick. some stePpin init the shop.
The butcher an all ~ them TUX of their
hats to Counsellor O'ConneI an he smiled
on them all. an bid them all time o. day
namin' them by name, In the winnin' way
that Dan could with every sowl, big OIL
small. in Dublin: an he even sayed Good
mornin', stranger" to the lad an axed
how was the crops lookin' down the coun-
try, an what were they thinkin' fv the
chances Nv repeal now; an then he told
the butcher that Nancy, the housekeeper
had axed him step in here on his way te
the Four Coorts, an ordher cut Nv his
pr1mest meat to be sent aroun' that even
in
I'm honored by the ordher, counsellor
says the butcher. AN If We plaise, there's
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-08-03
Pessfmism L. Vanity.
From the SUNDAY School Times.

Much OF the worlds pessimism IL but
personal vanity putting on the air OF crit
ical wisdom. The man who wants to be
admired and set on a pedestal and Is frus-
trated in his hope, Is apt to think there Is
nothing admirable In world which does
not admire him. So he enters upon the ca
reer. Of a general deprecator OF moral
values, and tells the universe what a low
opinion he has OF it. For, as DIR. Arnold
said OF human weaknesses generally. this
form also has Its root In self-conce1t II
starts with trying TO mount private and
personal pedestal. and ends In the foolish
attempt to empty all the pedestals. The
humble are never pessimists. They do not
get their own shadows In the way, and DO
do not miss seeing what Is great and ad-
mirable In Gods works, and especially IN
man.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-08-03
The Craft of mfNeil."

From .1t-Bits.
The sexton of a certain country church
usually makes the most Of an opportunity,
and is not above giving what he describes
as "a gentle int to the sightseer.
The other afternoon he had conducted a
party round the church, and despite the
casual dropping OF more than one gentle
int 1t appeared as IL the sexton was to
go unrewarded.
In the porch the leader OF the party
paused a moment, thanked the old sexton
profusely and wished him good after
noon."
81 suppose" he added, you've been here
many years.!
Forty" replied the old man. AN It's a
VERY strange thing, as whenever I'm a
showing a party out o. the porch they allus
asks me that question, or" with emphasis)
"the othernl"
"Indeedr smiled the visitor. And What
may the other question be?"
What I calls question number two" re-
piled the sexton calmly. rs jest this: Sam
iwell, Is tips allowed" And Samiwell allus
answers, Tips is allowed
"Samiwelr' watched the party leave with
a lighter heart and a heavier pocket