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, 1902-02-06

A romantic story Is told In London
about Lord Kevlin's second marriage.
In the early los. he, then Sir william
Thomson, was in West India waters
on board his schooner yacht. the Lalla
Rookh. AS a recreation he took up
the question Of simplifying the method
Of signals At sea He had been talking
of 1t at the dinner table of a friend in
Madeira and the only apprehension
that seemed able to grasp it was that
Of his hosts daughter, a lady he great
ly but silently admired.
Il quite understand 1t. Sir William
she said.
Are you sure?" he questioned. half
doubtfully. IF l sent you a signal
from my yacht do you think you could
read 1t and could answer mel"
We'll. woual.try." she responded.
II believe | coufd1f ceed in making it
out"
The signal was sent, and she did
succeed in making 1t out and in trans
hitting the reply. The question was:
"Will you marry me?" and the an
swer was Yes"
, 1902-02-06
TOYS OF VARIED DESIGN.
rar,s SHOPS Contsia Macy Novelties Not
Been

Seen Elsewhere.
The worlds greatest depot for
Christmas toys Is Paris, and in the
shops of that city are found some of
the most remarkable products Of mans
ingenuity that can be seen anywhere.
Not only are these toys Of interest to
the children, older people take great
delight in inspecting them.
At each yuIetide an exposition of
toys is held in the French metropolis.
The island opposite the tribune OF JUS
tice is the place usually selected. On
one side of the stairway leading to the
toy exposition you are confronted by
a tablet telling that this place was
built by order OF Napoleon Ill, m
peror OF the French" on the other by
a table commemorating his first visit
to it in company with the empress;
over the door is the old. unified yearn-
lngs of the people. "Libertie, Egalitie.
~f'raternitie." and these playthings and
a number of uniformed gems d'armes
lead appropriately to the room full of
smaller toys which form the rea ex-
position.
Only toys costing from one to sixty
cents are admitted. But between these
values a long range of wonders is die
played. One sees few toy kitchens. or
doll houses. or carpenter boxes. In
stead are toy toilet sets. with little
mirrors and powder pufs. for the EN-
bryo coquette. soldier suits a-plenty,
and gems d'arme uniforms. and. above
all. mechanical toys. A butcher who,
being wound up, chops the meat on
the block before him into hamburger
steak. a gen d'arme who holds up his
as II to stop a line Of carriages;
an orange vender, who will walk across
the hoor wheeling her handcart before
her; a "bonne' with ong-streamered
cap on her head and a baby in her
arms; the whole population of Paris
in miniature; in short. all OF whom
will act in becoming and Partisan
fashion. If you will turn the keys in
their backs.
There is a clever little aquarium
made like a picture OF the ocean bed.
with wrecks and seaweed on the sand.
1t is framed and hung against the
wall. but the fish in this marine paint
Ing are alive and swim about in real
water.
The main interest in the exposition
Is not, after all, in the toys. clever as
these are; it is in the FACT that such
crowds press to see them-crowds of
"grown-ups." not Of children. Hardly
one In ten of those who go 10 ever ac-
companled by a child. The other nine
are simply big children, brsathlessly
interested in every one of the toys,
gasping with delight over the little
mechanical men, laughing at every
thing. watching open-mouthed the
Santos-Dumont balloons-great chill
dren. some Of them evidently men of
place and cultivation, but all equally
pleased with a rattle. tickled with q
straw'-great children who can ordi-
narily be controlled like babies by a
word-there never was 10 orderly and
tractable a crowd as a French crowd
but who can yet fly into ungovernable
RACES. past all s%elf-control or reach o.
reason, and make unnecessary revolu.
lions.
, 1902-02-06

For a number Of years Mississippi
has sent a Patrick Henry to congress.
He does not claim, as many Patrick
Henrys do. to be the only and sole
lineal descendant Of the immortal pa
triot. but he comes from that famous
branch OF the family just the same.
Mr.. Henry h the nephew Of Patrick
Henry. who represented the seventh
district In the last two congresses.
Fol- nearly 100 years the eldest son in
the Henry family has been named
Patrick in honor Of the great Virgin
ian.-W 'hington Times.
, 1902-02-06

An Oklahoma paper tells Of a farm
or who went to town and thought hs
would treat himself by attending an
opera. He went up to the ticket
window n planked down q IS gold
piece and asked for a good seat. The
show was the Forty Thieves" The
ticket agent showed out a ticket and
a dollar in change. Picking up the
dollar the farmer started out o. the
building. Hold on" called the tick
ct seller. you've forgotten your tick
ct Keep it, dern yer" replied the
farmer. Il don't care to see the other
thirty-nine."
, 1902-02-06

The report having become curreIl
that there was trouble between the ma
chinists' union and the Union Pac'fic.
has made the statement that there is
no trouble between the unions and the
Overland. 1t is a notable fact that
recent requests on the part OF the I'M
ions have been met with prompt and
satisfactory adjustment. The advance
in wages during the past two years
has been considerable.
, 1902-02-06

Mr.. Ross Irvine. son OF w. C. Irvine.
formerly a student at the state univer,
the Carnegie library at Cheyenne. Ross
has a decided taste for literary work
and his position will afford him an op.
~portunity to give his mind full play
in his chosen work. While at the uni,
v~ersity he showed remarkable aptitude
in everything of a literary nature and
order
, 1902-02-06

Il have used Chamberlain's Cough
for a number of years and
no hesitancy in saying that it is
the best remedy for coughs. cold and
Group I have aver used in my family.
have not words to express my confd-
in this Remedy. Mrs. J. A.
North Star, Mich. For sale by
F. Fl. Eggleston.
, 1902-02-06

1t was universally believed that Mr.,
Addison a. Spaugh. who was sentenced
to one day in Jail and $50 fine would
not be compelled to go to Jail in real
ity. but that he would simply be in tic
custody of United States Marshal Hal
sell. Such. however, was not the Case,
sheriff of Laramie county and spent the
day in the Laramie county Jail. A sen.
tence in Judge Riner's court mean
more than a matter Of form.
, 1902-02-06
CITIES.

Not the least interesting feature of
the st. Louis exposition Of 1903 will be
the attempt to show the country how
easily smoke may be dispeneds with
when soft coal is used. The managers
intend that in the generation of the 90
900 or $4,000 horsepower which they
will require coal shall be 30 burned as
to emit NO viaible fumes. Further
more tnay will-urge all railway com
ipaniss tsasinstrslss 10 serounds to
i8ysnspke xiResessing devices to
= lapp.Yf This ,policy has
5 NJ IT. %.
, 1902-02-06
Mckinley Memorial Fund.

Subscriptions will be received at the
Albany County National bank for the
Mckinley Memorial fund. No person
Is expected to contribute more than
one dollar. Receipts will be Issued and
proper credit given to each donor. who
thereafter receive 4 souvenir.
4 CRUMRINE
OLE UPsON
W. 3. CHAPLIN
Committee
, 1902-02-06

The Republican is pleased to note
that former citizens of Laramie are do
ing we'll at the capital. Mr.. A.. c.
kingsford has been advanced to the
position of s~torekeeper at Cheyenne
and Mr. John Travel has been promot.
ed to the position OF chief clerk in the
same office. Mr.. Kingsford has pur.
stated he will soon build a fine resi-.
denCp.
, 1902-02-06
The Last Heard Of II.

MY little boy took the Group one
night and soon grew 70 bad you could
hear him breathe all over the house."
says F. D. Reynolds. Mansfield, O..
we feared he would die. but One Min
ute Cough Cure quickly relieved him
and he went to sleep; absolutely safe
and acts Immediately. For coughs,
colds, Group. grip. bronchitis and all
other throat and lung troubles II Is q
certain cure. The little ones like II.
Laramie Drug Co.
, 1902-02-06

Between delibeiat rudeness and
mock p%oliteness there is but a hairs
breadth Of indifference. always In IA
vor OF the rudeness.-Detroit Free
Press.
A man may miss his calling. but he
cannot escape his destiny.
, 1902-02-06
"one-Way coIonist Excursions"

"One'Way CoIonIst ExcursIons'
will be sold daily during March and
April, 1902. Special one-way second
class %colonist tickets will be sold from
Laramie to Butte, Anaconda and Hele.
ma, Montana, $4,000.
Spokane, Wash. and intermediate
points, $3.50.
$500.
For further particulars apply to
E. R. BREISCH, Agent.
, 1902-02-06

Cheyenne has voted to issue SIS. 900
more bonds. This will run her bond
issue up to about s35O.OOO. mostly for
water works and ewers. Cheyenne Is
determined to have the best. regardless
OF the cost. The people Of Laramie
would complain considerably If they
had 10 pay more than $4,000 per an.
mum interest on water bonds.
, 1902-02-06
dimes Band Concert"

Cheyenne .Wyo.. evening Feb. -. 1902.
The Union Pacific will make rate fare
and one-third 3s.sO) for round trip
from Laramie. Tickets on sale Feb.
IL. limited for return to Feb. 13, 1902
E. r. BREISCH, Agent.
, 1902-02-06

James Neil. the actor who flew ont
of the Spokane lodge of Elks in a hui.
must have been horned severely. And
it is probable there are a lot more Elks
who would like to get a hook at hin,
, 1902-02-06

You'll have to hurry II you want to
get copies Of The Republicans Indus
trial edition. They are selling like leo
cream on a red hot day. Only is cents
ssoDy.
, 1902-02-06

There are women 70 hard to please
that 1t seems a 8 II nothing Less than
an angel win suit them; Alpcs. It eo0ss
that they often NEST M IbvilA.-Aar-
guerite De vA1ofS.
, 1902-02-06
THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 6. 1902.

The report mn from London that
the Beers have again been routed. The
report Is gray with age. but it will
probably live to come again.
, 1902-02-06

Uncle-Yes, Charles, l laid the foun-
dation Of my fortune BY saving cab
fares. Spendthrift Nsphsv-I didn't
know you eve drove ons uncle
Punch.
, 1902-02-06
Mr. wh..I.r 90. Rid Of III, ah,um..,

lem.
During the winter Of 1898 I was 20
lame In my joints. in fact all over my
body. that l could hardly hobble
around, when l bought = bottle Of
Chamberlain's Pain Balm. From the
first APPLICATION | began 10 get well, and
was cured and wosksd steadily all the
YEAR,. Wheeler. NotsAwued, N. 7.
For sale BY , H. 1SlFssesas
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SOME WRITER'S.

Button wrote in lace ruffles and Alex
andre Dumas in shirt sleeves.
Milton composed his Paradise Lost
on large armchair. with his head
thrown back.
Bret Harte's first literary success
was a little book called CONDENSED
Novels" in which he parodied somt
prominent novelists of the day.
Austin Dobsin. the poet. wanted In
early life to be an engineer and was
preparing for that profession when his
parents persuaded him to enter the
civil service.
When Fox had eaten heartily. he
would retire to his study. envelop his
head in a napkin soaked in vinegar and
water and work sometimes ten hours
in succession.
Allison is said to have consumed
twenty-four years in the preparation OF
his History of Europe" but many i'm
portant literary enterprises were also
carried on by him during this time.
1t is related of Hall Game. the novel
list, that be once worked in the Laxey
lead mines, in the Manx mountains, in
place of young man who was i'll to
keep the young fellows position fol
him.
Mrs. Bolton, the Indiana composer OF
the once popular song Paddle Your
Own Canoe" received the inspiration
to write while sewing and fitting the
first carpets for the old statehOuse OF
Indiana.
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Three ROYAL rnn.t.

The "Greviile Memoirs tells this
story of King William ". of England
and the Duke of Cumberland, his
brother: During dinner loud voices
were heard, which soon became more
vehement Both brothers had drunk
more than usual. and the duke had
lost his temper and his head Then
for the first time King William sus.
pected the idea which from that time
was never out of Duke Ernest's mind
that he ought to be the next king of
England should no male children sur
vive his brother. William Nv. The
duke. rising, said: Call in the suit. |
am proposing toast. The kings
health: God save the king. The
suit came in and drank it. Then the
duke said. May also. sir, propose
the next toast? Name it. your grace,
replied the king. The kings heir
proudly said the duke. and God bless
him.
"A dead silence followed. Then the
king, collecting all his energies and
wits, stood up and called out, The
kings heir: God bless herr Then,
throwing the glass over his shoulder,
he turned to his brother and exclaim-
ed, My crown came with a lass, and
my crown will go to a lassr Every
one noticed that the duke did not drink
the toast. He left the room abruptly"
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Peter the Great and Reard.

Peter the Great thought to civilize
his savages by making them shave
and imposed tax of 100 rubles on the
wealthy and middle classes and CO.
peck on peasants and laborers. Now,
it was superstition among the poorer
people that no beardless son of Adam
could ever enter heaven. and. being
obliged to part with their boards, the
great majority treasured up their hair
to be buried with their bodies. In
dealing with his soldiers the great Pc
ter enlisted the aid of the priests, who
cunningly pointed out the fact that
they were going to fight the bearded
Turk and that their patron, ST. Nicho-
las, would be unable to distinguish
them from their enemies unless they
sacrificed their boards.
This was all right, and the boards Of
the beloved Russians went down be-
fore the razor in Difference to st. Mich
olas. But, unluckily for the priests.
the next little war happened to be
with the Swedes. who wore no boards,
and thus it was that the Russian SOL
diers demanded to be allowed to alb
jure the razor. so that the holy Nicho-
las might have no difficulty in arrang-
ing for their protection.
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The LOST CHILD.
A Dramatic Incident at an Ocean
Grove Experience Meeting,

Ocean
Grove Experience Meeting.
1t had been an experience meeting
Ten thousand people were assembled
in the great auditorium by the sea.
There had been the handshake, the
waving of handkerchiefs, the hymn,
the prayer, the word which told the
spiritual history of many soul.
The bishop stood upon the platform
in the act of pronouncing the benedic-
ton. Emotion was at its height. 1t
seemed as If a spiritual wave had
swept over the multitude, wrapping II
in divine caress.
At that moment a little child was
passed up to the platform, and the
bishop took it In his arms. "Lost
child" were the whispered words. The
baby put its dimpled arms about the
bishops neck and laid its head upon
his shoulder, its yellow curls mingling
with his gray hair.
Lost child" said the bishop in his
deep, sympathetic voice. "Does any one
in the audience know this baby or to
whom it belongs? Will the father or
mother come and claim it?'
There was silence, and the baby mes.
tied closer. and the women who sat
near said, "Ohw
Then a man was seen making his
way to the altar. 1t was the baby's ia
ther. Instantly the child stretched out
its arms to go to him. Then as he gave
1t up the bishop said:
'There are 10000 lost souls in Ocean
Grove. The Fathers arms are waiting
to receive them. So go to your Fa-
TIERS outstretched arms as has this
little child. Detroit Free Press.
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Hardly Complimentary.

A certain author. having explained
the nature of his occupation to an old
Manx woman, was hardly prepared for
the comment. well, we'll what does it
matter so long as body makes his
Twin honestly?'' the words being evil
IDENTIFY meant to put him on better
terms with himself But worse still
Jared an English clergyman. for some
time vicar Of a Manx parish and from
ignorance of the people and their ways
not very popular one. Having received
preferment elsewhere he started on a
round of farewell visits. but without
hearing a single regret
At last one old woman told him she
was mortal sorry" In his delight the
vicar let curiosity outrun discretion,
and he asked for her reason. well, -
said she. with touching candor, we've
had a lot O pass'ns over here from
England, and each one has been worse
than the last, and after you're gone
Pm afeared they'll be sen'in' us the
devil himself
The vicar left hurriedly. = London
Saturday Review.
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The Mustcal Guamites.

Inc Guamites are musical people
The well to do own pianos and are fair
musicians Others have organs. and
many, many more possess accordions
They enjoy singing and are fond Of
American popular songs Their own
songs are rather weird and mournful.
though always harmonious. AT night
the voices rise in sharp. nasal tones
singing the ''novena." term applied
to nine days of special worship to some
particular saint. Novenas are ever in
evidence, for no sooner do they finish
with one than it is time for another 10
begin; consequently "neighborhood
sings" are frequent.
The accordions are pleasing to the
natives at their dances and fandangos
or weddings. These latter always oc-
cur Thursday mornings at 4 o'clock.
The names are cried in the church
three times before the wedding. Wed
nesday evening there is a social gath
ering of the families and friends OF the
bride and bridegroom with dancing
and refreshments. Guests accompany
the happy pair to the church, where
the, priest unites them. often there
are three or four weddings on the same
morning, and happiness reigns SUI
preme.-Independen
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A Saving
ENHANCEMENT
eY JAMES ALISON


"You did it on purpose
Believe me. nothing was further
from
Il shall never believe a man so long
as live
The hands fumbling with the entan.
gled skates closed convulsively over
the cleaning steel Of the smaller pair.
''The trouble was that you never did
believe in him really. You were al
ways UNJUST
His voice was low and tense. The
girl drew aside impatiently.
"Mr. Ludlow. will you kindly dis
entangle those skates. or at least lei
US step out of peoples way"
Her cheeks were afiame. Nell
Priestly had just leaned over the side
of her cutter to gaze at them curious.
ly, standing thus before the Palace
drugstore.
Il am doing my best" came the hum.
BILE reply, He jerked off one glove,
and Helen could not refrain from glanc.
ing down at his long. shapely hand
with the seal ring she had given him
the Christmas just after their engage.
ment was announced. He had not sent
1t back with the other things
The two pairs of skates swung apart,
but he kept close to her side.
AS long as we've gone this far-I
mean-er-w we've been seen together
again. might as well walk with you.
| take 1t we are bound for the same
place. the park"
Helen stared straight ahead
Il believe you did it on purpose" she
remarked irrelevantly
Il couldn't" he responded. knowing
full well what she meant 1t would
take months of practice to entangle a
pair of skates like that just in passing
you. and you've given me no chance to
get that near you in how many months
is it. Helen?"
She ignored the question.
But you came into the store on pur-
pose
"Vain child! ! needed some potash
tablets for my throat"
But" she persisted, you did not
discover the fact until you caught my
eye across my cup of hot chocolate,
and then you hesitated."
so you acknowledge that you were
watching me? Well. that is hopeful
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Passengers in an uptown car one aft
ernoon last week were very much en-
tertained and amused by a discussion
of things spiritual by two colored pas
sengers. AS the debate waxed warmer
the voices of the debaters grew louder
until what was said was plainly audi
BILE to all in the car. After each had
made confession Of faith and given
his views of the means whereby mortal
man could gain salvation one of the
pair blurted out in tone that implied
that all his hope for the next world
was embodied in the words:
well. sab. | b'lieve dat what's gwine
to be is sho'.y gwine to be-
Huh" grunted his companion con-
temptuously, "den yo' b'lieves in pre-
meditashun." Baltimore Sun.
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Moot Point Of Law.

An English writer gives good ex.
ample of those bubbles in legal prac-
tice that have sort of fascination for
certain minds. Some years ago. while
travelling on the continent. he met the
principal lawyer for the government of
one of the municipalities. who told him
OF curious legal question 1t had ref
erence to railway station at the
boundary between two municipalities.
Some one standing outside the win.
dow of the ticket office had put his
hand through and robbed the till inside.
The boundary line lay between where
the thief stood and the till, so that he
was actually in one territory while the
crime was committed in the other.
Here was nice nut for the gentlemen
learned in the law TO crack Which
of the principalities should undertake
the prosecution of the culprt:
At it they went in good earnest. and
the arguments on either side were long
and vehement till the whole case was
embalmed in many volumes At last
one side yielded so far as to say:
I'VE will permit you. as an act of
courtesy. TO prosecute. while at the
same time reserving all our sovereign
rights"
At this point of the recital the Eng
lishman asked. 'And how did the pros
ecution end! y
"Ah, that is quite another matterp
said his friend There was no prose-
cution: we were only arranging what
we should do when we caught the rob-
Der, but we never caught him."
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waxed indignant. hurried eEamina-
ton showed that bar of steel had
been carefully placed under the bark
at the point indicated for the cut and
that this unexpected addition had caus-
ed the breaking of the cheap Ratchet,
which in falling had bruised Georges
foot and effectually stopped the per
Torrance.
The visitors from Harrison departed
after much chatting. which did little to
soothe the injured vanity of the Ridge
valians. The latter charged bad faith.
but could not locate the culprit. They
do say, though. at Burdens store, that
Blanche Burden. in whom local pride
ran high, became engaged to Raw
Bronson. the RidgevaIe blacksmith.
that evening. And Bronson declared 1t
was the first time he had ever forged a
wedding ring out of bar of steel