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shabby his clothes were as time went

on.
1t was six years now since sidney's
marriage, and Cynthia had not relent-
ed nor had Sidney asked aid, although
there We're two little children, and
Edith was nearly blind with an atfiic-
ton of the eyes.
Miss Cynthia's heart yearned for
those children, and whenever she
passed group of neighborhood little
ones, her sharp eyes peared into each
small face trying to discern which
were the Bruce children, but she had
never felt sure of their identity. Her
heart was unusually tender on this
Christmas eve, and for the first time
she wondered if she had not been too
hard upon Sidney and Edith. She had
missed Edith's willing service many
times in the past few years, and there
had been no one to take her place in
Miss Cynthias household. She
strained her eyes into the gathering
darkness to see Sidney pass on his
homeward way, but it was impossible
to distinguish him in the hurrying
throng. 1t was showing little now,
and it was some time before Miss Gym
thia noticed two little figures going
along the sidewalk, hand in hand,
laughing and shouting with glee. The
fence in front of Miss Cynthia's yard
was an iron one with the bars set
some distance apart, and the children
paused and pressed their faces be-
tween the pickets, gazing into the
lighted house.
The room in which Miss Cynthia
stood was still in darkness, and she
could see them quite plainly but re-
NAMED herself unseen. The children
whispered together, then with hesitat-
ing steps came forward toward the
gate and opened it with some difficulty
Slowly they came up the walk to the
house and gave the bell q tremendous
pull. Miss Cynthia went to the door
with a pleased sense of anticipation
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valet, by all means English; SO
should be the other maids, if posi-
BILE; even the lady's maid is English
now oftener than French. This de-
mand and the high wages paid have
caused dearth almost as pro-
nounced in London households as in
New York.
Such conditions perpetually fight
against the city. They drive people
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sharp blue eyes roved over the famil-
lar room, strange feeling of desola-
ton stole over her. In vain she re-
minded herself of hard facts that had
heretofore given her satisfaction; she
Twas the richest woman in Dalesburg,
lher house was the largest and most
Aimposing, her clothes the finest and
most fashionable and yet
She got up impatiently and, going
over to the window, pressed her face
against the pane and looked out into
the December dusk. Muffied figures
fastened past, carrying bundles of all
shapes and sizes, for it was Christmas
eve; the sight sent queer little thrills
over Miss Cynthia and great load
seemed to settle on her heart. She
had no one to buy gifts for, she told
the lonely old spinster to even give her
good wishes.
1t had not always been thus. She
recalled the many, many happy De-
cembers she had enjoyed when Sid
ney Bruce, her nephew and only living
relative, had lived in her house. She
had taken him to live with her when
he was a small boy, and her love for
him had grown into a mild idolatry
by the time he had become a man
Sidney returned her affection with all
the strength of his loving heart I'M
til he wanted to marry Edith Blake.
Miss Cynthia had other plans for Sid
ney, and refused to even discuss Edith
with him, but Sidney was very much
in love and cared not farthing that
Edith was poor and sort of upper
servant in his aunt's house. Edith was
peace-loving girl who found the sit
uation almost more than she could
bear, for Miss Cynthia had taken he1
when an orphan, six years before, and
had been like mother to her ever
since. Edith loved Miss Cynthia dear
ly, but loved Sidney more, and one
December day she went away with
him and was married.
Miss Cynthia did not rave or storm;
she simply ignored the existence OF
the youthful pair, and Sidney, reared
in luxury, had to go to work at any
thing he could find to do. He had
never even tried to support himself
and now he had Edith to love and cher
ish--and support in addition.
Miss Cynthia changed into cold
hard woman, and was filled with bit.
terness when her oldest friends open.
1y sided with Sidney and Edith. The
latter took small house, not great
distance from Miss Cynthia's, and
were happy but very poor. Sidney
after many discouragements succeed
ed in obtaining a situation in large
factory as assistant bookkeeper, but
the work was hard and the pay pitt
fully small.
Miss Cynthia watched from her
plate-glass windows and saw Sidney
trudging past day after day to his
work, and her heart hardened, for APP
parently he never glanced at his old
home. lie passed with averted eyes
and Miss Cynthia had ample oppor-
tunity to notice how thin and care
worn his face had grown and how
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Wearing on Him.

Tommy shall be SO glad when
Christmas comes!
Nellie suppose you think you're
going to have a lot of nice things?
Tommy-It isn't that so much. 1T,
awful hard to be good all the time
Boston Transcript.
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get out OF it. A
young millionaire
has just made a
great sacrifice to
do so.
You may have
read, a year ago,
of Arson Phelps
S t ok es entering g
the church and a
"neig h b o I i II g
h o u S. e." H j S
brother, j. Ora
ham Phelps, has
just followed that
example, except
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age parlor of i
ruralcottage. In it
meals are served
to twice as many
people as sit at
the family table
except on state
occasions. Il h e
attic story is cut
up into little bed
I O o IN S for the
"help"- are
never called that!
A cook should
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issue to the Aleu-
tan islands.
Bishop Tikhon,
of the Aleutians,
came but the 9TH
er day to conse-
crate a new Rus
sian church in
New York. When
Alaska was a Rus
S i a n possession
d p i S C o p a ]
sees We're gener-
ously parceled out
there. Later came
~
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Malcolm will not
be forgotten.
The widow of
Malcolm Ford has
just renarr j e d.
She is, now Mrs.
Leavy; wife of a
wealthy y.o II n g
brewer. She is the
daughter of a rich
wallpaper maker
Of Brooklyn, now
dead, whose great
house upon Clinton
Avenue was, much
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the old numbers.
OF household SER
wants New York
suffers the great
est dearth in it's
experience.
The rosy Irish,
English, German
and Swedish lasses
who for years did
t Ii e household
"chores" of the
city are scarcely
seen at Ellis Island
now, When they
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Mrs. Gaddie-My husbands so slipshod.
His buttons are forever coming off.
Mrs. Goode Severely -Perhaps they are
not sewed on properly.
Mrs. Gaddie-That's just it. He's aw-
fully careless about his sewing
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The "servant Girl Famine"
With all our huge immigration, one
class of immigrants fails to aDpear i'm
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The Service OF the Poor.

When life gets so complex there is
more than ever excuse for trying to
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The Cost of Living.

In such New York house there is
Q Servants halr' as big as the aver.
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The Gift - =
Qf ke(hild
st.
ms IS Nc? NJ: IS; :: re-; ::; i:
he Christmas
story dear,
We hear,
The years haste into centuries, the cen
turtles grow old,
Still never once too often is the blessed
story told,
And never once too often do we talk of that
strange night
When humble shepherds witnessed the
angels southwark flight;
Never our thought grows weary tracing
the sacred way,
That leads us to the manager where Mary
baby lay,
brought gift of peace for strife,
Brought joy for sorrows darkness, brought
hope and love and life.
Wherever watching mothers pray for their
babes to-day,
The precious lives are safer because of One
that lay
Defenseless in the manager two thousand
years ago;
Sweeter earths babies slumber since that
dear head Law low
Unframed beside the cattle, watched by
the angel throng,
While heavenly hosts were singing the
first glad Christmas song.
Wherever hearts grow weary, wherever
sin abides,
Whatever be our anguish, whatever woe
betides,
The darkness would be deeper, pain harder
to be borne
If Heaven had forgotten to send that
Chris tmas morn.
mas story dear,
And yet once more repeat it that other
hearts may hear,
The years haste into centuries the cen
turtles grow OLD,
Yet once again hearts hunger to have the
story told
Tell the dear little children about that
wondrous night
When watching shepherds witnessed the
angels earthwardI flight,
Lead feet that long have wandered, into
the better way
That leads them to the manger where
Mary's baby lay,
For He whom wise men worshiped brought
gifts of peace for strife,
And Christ was born from Heaven that
mortals might have life.
-ACa Melville Shaw, in Union Signal.
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The Ford Tragedy Recalled.

The tragic death of Paul Leicester
Ford, the novelist, and his brother
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The Churches, the Poor
Tragedies of New York

It's curious development that
makes New York an ecclesiastical side
, 1902-03-15

A point in favor of the diamond is
that its imitation is more OR less easy
Of detection. A real diamond cannot
be touched with a file. and a false one.
though it can be made to scratch glass.
will not cut quartz. Its brilliaucy also
fades. while the real d:arccnd is Chso-
lutely permanent. 1t reflects all the
light falling on its posterior surface
At an angle Of incidence greater than
"a degrees 10 minutes, but its counter
felt only reflects half this light.
But the imitation of the diamond
may be more common than is mag
med. There is a good story of one of
the famous NJ. Bourguignon's custom
srs. A lady went into the ~well-known
Paris atelier Of sham gems and asked
the price of a parure in exact imita-
ton of the one she produced. Was
N. Bourguignon sure that the imita-
ton would be perfect; had he observed
the peculiar beauty and purity OF the
stones?" The reply came: BE calm,
madame: the same workman shall
have the job. You may rely upon an
exact counterpart Of his former work"
Pulverized quartz is used for these
stones.
, 1902-03-15
RAILROAD
HELD sLAMELEss FOR DEATH OF
MAN RIDING BY THE coUR-
TESY OF ANOTHER.
United States Court CT Appeals Decides
Purple Case In Favor of Union Pa
cihc-St. Joseph and Grand Island
Now a Part Of Overland Route
Railway Notes and Personals.

The United States court of appeals
in a decision handed down yesterday
in st. Louis held that a railroad is not
responsible for the loss of life of any
one travelling on the road through the
courtesy Of an employ OF tn company,
says the Sedalia Democrat.
C~assandra Purple Of Cheyenne. Wyo.,
brought suit against the Union Pacific
railroad for damages on account of the
death OF her husband. who was killed
in a collision near hat town.
Harry C. Purple boarded a freight
train at Laramie about two years ago
and as the conductor was a personal
friend, was allowed to ride free of
charge. Purple himself had been a
conductor.
A real section of the train collided
with the section in which Purple was
riding and he was killed. Suit was
brought and the ease was decided in
favor Of the railroad company in the
United States circuit court of Kansas.
In the decision rendered yesterday,
Judge S%anborn, who gave the opinion
of the court, affirmed the ruling of the
lower court.
, 1902-03-15
UTAH CANDIDATE FOR CABINET.
Salt Lake Banker Signifies Willingness
to Accept Position.

Los Angeles, Cal, March 14.-Will,
lam S. Mccormick, the Salt Lake bank.
err who is here, has telegraphed to Sen
ator Thomas Kearns of Utah, at Wash
ington, that he will accept the position
of secretary of the interior in Presi,
dent R%oosevelt,s cabinet, should a va
cancy occur through the resignation of
Secretary Hitchcock.
Mccormick was asked before he left
Salt Lake March l, if he would take
the cabinet portfolio were it offered to
him. but would not then make reply.
At that time he telegraphed to Wash
ington hat his answer would be sent
from California. whittier he was then
bound.
Soon after reaching Los Angeles Mr..
Mccormick received another request
for an expression of his sentiment to-
ward acceptance of the high govern
ment honor. After further ~deliberation
he has replied that he would accept.
All that has been DONE" said Mr..
Mccormick, lis that Senators Kearns
and Willard have asked me whether l
would accept the place, and | answered
that if the president offered it I would
accept"
, 1902-03-15
JAfS AS SERVANTS.


One DTA"D dcR Is thai You cant DC sure
Who They Are.
A lady. talking to me about serv-
ants the other day. said that she liked
the japanese better than any others
for many reasons. but that even they
a their drawbacks. one being that
they did not like to stay in the coun-
try after the first of October, as so
many OF them were college under
graduates.
Il have a Columbia junior in my
dining room" said she, and a Har-
ward divinity student in my kitchen
at the present time, but hat Is not
all.
"A short time ago | had a chamber
man and waiter, who was highly rec
commended to me by a fellow Japan
ese who had lived with me before.
He was a nice looking little fellow,
but not a good servant, for his mind
seemed to be on other things rather
than on his work.
And then he would ask me such
profound questions! | really could
not answer them. And he always had
a book in his hands, even while he
was making the beds. Finally l had
to tell him that, much as | liked him
in many ways. | should be obliged to
let him &C.
"'Al right he said; and to my
surprise he went that very day while
l was out, without waiting for his
money. AS money is the usual thing
they work for, | wondered and wait
ed. Hearing nothing from him, !
wrote to the japanese through whom
l had engaged him. making a particu-
lar point of the unpaid wages.
THE nan wrote back not to worry
about that. that my ex-chamberman
and waiter was not in need of money;
that he was a prince who had come
to America to travel and observe; that
he was going to write a book on our
manners and customs, and thought
that the best way to learn them was
to live in an American household,
Since then | have been particular
to ask my japanese servants whether
they are princes in disguise or only
divinity students"
, 1902-03-15
Will Operate It's DINING Cars,

President Burt returned Wednesday
from Chicago, where he concluded ar
rangements by which the Union Pacific
will within a short time begin the oper-
alton Of its own dining cars. Although
no official announcement of the date
for the commencement of the new ar
rangement has been made, it is thought
that the transfer will be made by April
LIST.
The Union Pacific bought the dining
cars in use Oh its lines some years ago.
but the Pullman company has contin-
ued to operate them. The Northwest
ern and Southern Pacific already own
and operate their own diners. A
commissary department will be estab-
lished at once at Union Pacific head
quarters at Omaha.
, 1902-03-15
METHUEN REPORTED RELEASED.
Irish Nationalist Asks British Govern,
ment to Reciprocate.

London. March.-The war secre-
tary, Mr.. Broderick announced in the
house of commons yesterday hat he
understood that General Methuen, who
was captured, severely wounded, by
General Delarey March 10, had been
realised and was expected to arrive
at Klersdrop. southwestern Trans
vaal. yesterday. His condition was
favorable.
Mr. Broderick added that the ex-
change of General Methuen for Com
mandant Kritzinger had not been con-
templated. The trial of the command
ant had been postponed because con-
sideration Of the evidence to be pre-
sented had not been completed.
Timothy NJ. Healy, IRISH nationalist
amid nationalist cheers invited the
government to show equal magnani-
nifty and release Commandant Kritz-
niger.
, 1902-03-15
Bought Connecting Link,

The St. Joseph and Grand Island
railroad. the connecting link between
st. Joseph. Mo-. and the Union Pacific
overland route. has been absorbed by
the latter road. There had been mark,
ed activity in the St. Joseph and Grand
Islands stocks in New York for the past
month. The road was formerly a part
of the Union Pacific, but on its reor.
ganization, it became an independent
system and has since remained so. The
absorption Of the Grand Island by the
Hartman interests will give the I'm
Pacific q direct entrance into St.
Joseph over its own tracks. Up to with
In a short time ago it was thought
that the Burlington had acquired pos,
session Of the road.
, 1902-03-15

The Glenn Mining company, with its
principal offices at Milwaukee and
with its interests in Wyoming, and par
ticularly in Albany county, flied its
articles of Incorporation in the county
clerks Office this morning. The COM
pany is formed for fifty years and its
business is managed by a board of
seven trustees, as follows: Harriet H.
Pier, w. S. Jackson, John S. Larson,
w. G. Foss, May Foss Charlese Jensen
and w. Jensen.
The company owns some mining
property in Grand Encampment mining
district. 1t has a capital of $1,000, 900.
divided into 1000, 900 shares OF the par
value Of 81.
, 1902-03-15
FACES CHANGED BY CLOTHES,
Many Causes why Race P~ecullaritiss
Are Not Constant

Are Not Constant
The whole race of Germans Is grad
ually being transformed from a round
shouldered. fat people into straight and
sinewy soldiers, and this has been en-
tirely due to hard military discipline.
The face of the German Is altering.
too, and to-day the prominent chin,
which is so Characteristic of the aver
age Prussian, was unknown in the days
OF Frederick the Great. The height of
the men has gradually been diminish
Ing since 1851, but this is made up for
by the increase in muscle and strength.
In the fifteenth century curly hair
was the rule in England; to-day land
and straight hair is almost universal.
Our facial tendency, which has been
noted by Prof. Mantegazza as charac-
teristic Of the English of both sexes is
the greater length of the nose, accom-
panied by nose straightness. Aouiline
noses, which were exceedingly common
In the eighteenth century. are becom-
ing rarer in Great Britain.
Owing to the constant infusion of
Swiss and Alsatian blood, Frenchmen
are gradually growing lighter of hair
and complexion. The habit Of drinking
peer in preference to wine Is also said
TO be influencing the physique and ia
clal tint OF the Calls race.
In japan ii has been observed with
growing constituent that ever since
The adoption, thirty years ago, of Euro
pean customs II costumes westerni-
zation of the ~physiognomy of the jap
anese has been going on
, 1902-03-15

Most people who have slept on ocean
steamers in the tiny boxes that are
called .'staterooms'' have wondered
whence the magnificent name was de-
rived. A British colonial paper gives
an explanation Of what we have never
before seen explained. On the early
Mississippi steamboats, the cabins were
1ivided by curtains only. But an en-
terprising owner built wooden parti.
tons in his boats, and named the cab-
ms after the various states of the
Union. The innovation proved p
lar. and passengers coming on board
would ask: VIVA state are you put
ding me in this trip?" The derivation
If the term is plausible. But were
there not "staterooms" on passenger
vessels before the days Of steam?
, 1902-03-15
Enoines Came Together.

Yesterday about noon two heavy
%westbound freight trains tried to get
on the main line abreast in the west
end Of the Rock Springs yards with the
natural result that something happen
ed, and that something was two badly
disabled freight engines Of the 1000
class and a delay in traffic for four or
Ave hours, says the Rock Springs Ind
pendent.
The two engines were almost pre-.
cisely on a line. with their pilots, cyl.
inders and side rods striking almost
together. At the point where they
came together the grade is thrown up
about fifteen feet, and they had a
close call from going in the ditch on
either side.
The wrecking train came up from
Green River, and under the able direc.
ton Of Superintendent Sheridan the
track was soon cleared and trafic re.
sumed. No. 6 was delayed about two
hours.
, 1902-03-15
MR.BURR|TTWR WRITES
INTERESTING LETTER FROM FOR
MER CITIZEN OF WYOMING
FROM PHILIPPINES.
Sending a Party Into the Province of
BuIacan for Purpose Of Conduct
ing Geological and Neurological
Survey of Iron Mining Region of
the Province.

Washington, d. G.. March IL
Especial to The Republican, Hon.
Chas. H. Burritt, formerly of Wyoming
who is now in charge Of the mining
Bureau of the Philippine commission.
writes an interesting letter to a friend
in this city relative to mining condi-
tons in the islands. In part. Mr.. Bur
rett says that he is sending a party
into the province of Bulacan at this
time for purpose of conducting a geo
logical and meteorological survey of the
iron mining region OF the province.
The party is under charge of Mr.. H. d.
McCaskey, mining engineer, and grad
uate Of the Schools of Mines Lehigh
university: 1t is proposed to place
Mr.. McCaskey at the head of a well
organized department of engineers for
the purpose of conducting a thorough
and complete survey of the archipe-
lago, and at least five parties will be
in the field during six months of the
year and during the dry season, the
remainin portion of the year to be
used for the purpose of extending the
work and the preparation and publica-
ton of reports.
Mr.. Burritt says that the geological
and meteorological conditions in the
Philippine archipelago are exceedingly
fascinating and in many respects pee
uliar, and he thinks the money to be
expended for the purpose % survey will
be wisely and proftably spent. In add.
ton to the surveys in the province of
Bulacan the parties will devote some
time to exploration in they gold ard
copper regions of Benguet and Lepante.
Speaking of government service in
the Philippines. Mr. Burritt says that 1t
Is not as satisfactory from the f1nan-
cial stanpoint as it appears to be on
paper. The expenses of living in the
Philippines. especially in the city OF
Manila, are very high. Salaries are
paid in deprecated silver coin and prin-
cipally Mexican pesos. and thepremium
oh Soiu dilu ouileuo ldteS lOltS TuHS all
way from six to fourteen. Exchange of
Mexican pesos for gold is next to i'm
possible, Some relief from these con-
ditions is excepted as a result of the
investigation and report on the subject
by Mr.. Conant, the expert sen by the
United States to examine into it.
Another matter which is not at all
agreeable to those who are subject to
inconsistencies, is the irregularity of the
mail service. Theoretically the mail
arrives OF the list and 18th of each
month, but practically it arrives at all
sorts Of times, and some times three or
four weeks intervene between mails.
An effort is being made to remedy this
matter, and as this effort is being made
by the director of posts, Mr.. Cotterman,
who formerly was stationed at Chey
enne as a railway mail clerk, the desir-
ed relief will probably be secured.
Among those in the Philippines who
are well known in Cheyenne are Cap
tain n Mrs. Ira Fredendall and Gen
eral Charles F. Humphrey. General
Humphrey has entire charge Of the
quartermaster's department of the
United States army in the Philippines,
and Captain Fredendall is one of his
most valued assistants.
, 1902-03-15
Mining Deeds Filled.

The following mining deeds were
filed in the county clerks Office today:
p. H. Jones Of Albany county to w.
G.. Foss of Tomahawk. Wis, an I'M
divided one-fourth interest iii the Con.
tact Lode mining claim in what is
known as the Upper Platte mining dis
trict, Albany county. $500.
August c. Bopp of Carbon county to
Albert Heffern, a one fourth interest
in the l. o. U. group Of mines ir sec
ton 90, town ship 10, range II, $500.