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The Republican journal., 1904-01-14
MAN IN THE cABoOsE.
Jack Rumsey's Secret for Securing Sleep
A Missouri Pacific Railroad Conductor
Tells How He Prevents the Wreck of His

Jack Rumsey's Secret for Securing Sleep
A Missouri Pacific Railroad Conductor
Tells How He Prevents the Wreck of His
Nerves.
A great deal of fatigue aid anxiety is
housed up in the little red box that swings
at the tail end Of every freight train and
shares in every jolt of the string of heavy
cars that precedeS it Oh the rails. The men
in it are good, hearty fellows who bear
cheerfully the hazards connected with the
great problem of transportation. They are
aStir night and day on vast network of
lines over the globe, and the sympathies of
tens of thousands of peaceful little homes
go with them on their runs. Irregularity
| in meals and sleep, delays, wrecks, wash
outs, landslides, breakage of machinery,
extremes of cold and heat, are few of
their discomf0rts. The great public, sleep
ing cOmplacently all night, must have its
supplies in the morning and these are the
men who must get them through at the cost
even of their lives.
Mr.. Jack Rumsey of Council Grove. Kan
sas, is all energetic, frank, good-natured
member of this brotherhood and he bears a
| load of worries that makes it necessary for
him to seek help at times to keep his excited
brain and nerves from wearing him out. He
says;
in my occupation was my inability to get
Steep Wnen the chance came ana a most IL
ritating SenSitivenesS of my whole nervous
system, growing out of the irregularities
| and anXieties connected with my daily
work. Three or four years ago a clerk in
| the superintendent office of the Missouri
Pacific railroad, at Osawatonie, Kansas.
advised me to use Dr.. Williams Pink Pills
for Pale People. l acted on his advice and
got help right away. Two or three boxes
made me perfectly WE'LL SO | keep them
Oh hand all the time and whenever the
strain begins to tell on me take few doses
and they set me all right again. They
| quiet down my excited nerves and make it
possible for me to sleep just like child.
They are d mighty good medicine for a
railroad man. That is the absolute truth,
as far as my experience goes, and | am
! right glad to recommend them"
DR.. Williams Pink Pills for Pale People
are unlike other medicine because they act
| directly on the blood and nerves. This
makes them invaluable in such diseases as
locomotor ataxta, partial paralysis, St.
| Nltus' dance, Sciatica, neuralgia, rheuma-
tism, nervous headache, the aiter-etfectS of
the grip, palpitation of the heart, pale and
| sallow competitions and all forms of weak
ness either in male or female DR.. Will
liams' Pink Pills for Pale People are sold
by all dealers, or will be sent postpaid on
receipt of price, fifty cents box, or six
boxes for two dollars and fifty cents, by
addressing DR.. Williams Medicine Com
pany, Schenectady, n. N.
The Republican journal., 1904-01-14
Register Of Deep Water Vessels.

SHIPS.
Abner COburn, arrived at San Francisco
Feb y from Baltimore via MontevideO.
A G Ropes, d. Rivers, cleared from New
York Sept II for Yokohama spoken Oct "a,
lat n, Ion % W.
A Fuller, arrived at Port Townsend
July from Honolulu.
Aryan, A. S. Pendleton, cleared from
baltimore Oct a for San Francisco; spoken
NOV 10, lat % n, Ion 81 W.
BangalOre, blanchard, cleared from Balti-
more Aug 20 for Los Angeles.
Sutton, sailed from New York Dec
IL for CheefOO.
Fort George, cleared from New York Dec
26 for Melbourne and Sydney.
Gov Robe, cleared from Baltimore Aug
10 for San Francisco.
Henry B. Hyde, arrived at New York Nov
from San Francisco; at MOntevideo Nov
Luzon, Park. arrived at Luzon July %
from Newcastle, n W. In port Aug IS.
Mary L. Cushing, from Newcastle June
9 for Honolulu, sailed from Auckland, N.
H., Aug 6.
Manuel Llaguno, D. c. Nichols, sailed
from Saigon Oct 20 for Singapore.
Puritan, A. n. Blanchard, sailed from
San Francisco Nov. for Hull.
Paul Revere, Whittier, Hong Kong for
Boston, passed AMER Dec l.
Reaper, arrived at Honolulu May 30 from
Newcastle, N. S. W.
S D Carleton, Amsbury, sailed from
Newcastle, N S W, Dec. - for San Francis
co.
st Paul, W Treat, arrived at Seattle
March from Manila.
Title Starbuck, Eben Curtis, arrived
at Philadelphia Dec 80 from Honolulu.
VIM II Macy, arrived at San Francisco
Nov ~ from Loring.
BARKS.
Edward May, sailed from San Francisco
Dec 20 for Makawel.
Ethel, Williams, sailed from Fernandina
Dec 81 for Elizabethport.
Mabel l Meyers, n Meyers, sailed from
Boston Dec for Montevideo.
PenobScot at Rosario Oct % for Boston.
Rebecca CroWell, arrived at New York
Dec from Savannah.
Rose lnns, Melvin Colcord arrived at
New York Dec from Charleston, S G.
Thomas A Goddard, arrived at Boston
Nov 10 from Rosario.
sCHOONERs.
Georgia Gilkey, W r Gilkey, arrived at
New York Dec % from Fernandina.
Henry Clausen, Jr, arrived at Bath Nov
/ "a from Brunswick.
Gladys, II B ColSon, arrived at New Y ork
! Dec II from Brunswick.
, Harold Beecher E S Mcdonald, arriv-
ed at New York Dec % from Gonaives.
John E Develn, F. L Hichborn, sailed
John C Smith, arrived at New York Oct
% from Bangor via Bridgeport, CT.
| Mary A Hall, Haskell, arrived at Bruins
wick Dec "a from New York.
, X w Hopkins, HichbOrn, sailed from st
Johns, Il, Dec 80 for Brunswick.
| Willie l. Newton, sailed from Providence
Jan for Satilla River.
The Republican journal., 1904-01-14

The Kelley Institute in Portland, Maine,
on Munjoy Hill, is successfully curing
drunkards and drug users. 1yr25*
The late c. II. Spurgeon said: 81 don't
like dancing. 1t was through dance that
the first Baptist minister lost his head, and
l may well be afraid of it,
When doctors fail try Burdock Blood
Bitters. Cures dyspepsia, constipation in
vigOrateS the whole system.
The instructor was trying to teach the
class that brain work is as important as
hand work. "Now," he said, to recapitu-
late, show many kinds of labor are there pr
"Two," replied the solemn young man ::
"Organized and agOnized. Chicago Trib-
une.
Takes the burn out; heals the wound ::
cures the pain. DR.. Thomas Eclectric Oil,
the household remedy.
Two little children sat looking at the
stars. Presently one of the little fellows
turned to the other and said: WASN'T God
a nice man to give us the stars for light ?"
so Teddy, how can you say such a
thing ?" said the other boy, much shocked.
"YDu shouldn't call God man. If ever
there was a gentleman, He's one!''
The little folks love DR.. Woods Norway
Pine Syrup. Pleasant to take; perfectly
harmless; positive cure for coughs, colds,
bronchitis, asthma.
The Republican journal., 1904-01-14
Winning Chance.

An ex-governor of Massachusetts who
had the remarkable talent of always
knowing everybody. especially voters,
explained at cattle show how he did
It, An old farmer who had once driven
him across the country came up to
shake hands and was Immediately rec
ognized. "Ah." said the governor, "how
d'you do? 1low's Jack?" (Jack was the
farmers som. "Oh. he's WE'LL" said the
delighted old man. His interest was
still further increased when the gov
ernOr said. And how's the old white
horse?' When the old man had passed
on friend said to the governor, Did
you really remember about that white
horse?' NO" he said. Il saw white
hair on his coat and CHANGED it,"
The Republican journal., 1904-01-14

Bristling with ambition. a young
physician who has a limited practice
recently thought of scheme he felt
would be money maker for him. His
idea was to fool his neighbors into the
belief that he was overrun with bust
ness. This he attempted to do by in
ducing all the charity patients he treat
ed at the diSpensary with which he Is
connected to come to his office, telling
them it would be convenience for
him and that it would cost them moth
ing. But the result was not all he an
ticipated. While his office was al
ways crowded. the number of his pay
Ing patients did not increase, and at
the end of the month he had made a
visible impression on but one person
His landlady raised his rent because
she was sure he had acquired an ex-
tensive ana prosperous practice.-Chi-
cago Tribune.
The Republican journal., 1904-01-14
PROSPECT AND RETROSPECT.

The year just past has seen the Unit
ed States playing somewhat different
but no less conspicuous role in the world
than she played i'll 1902. The centre of
attention has to some degree shifted
from commerce to politics, and the pro-
tagonist is now rather President Roose-
welt than j. p Morgan, 10 whom was
awarded the intenSest glare OF lime
light in the year which preceded. To
the nation at large the actors assigned
to leading roles make less difference
than would be imagined from temporary
excitement over the changes, and essen
TALLY the situation in the United States
is what it was a year ago. One month
the Northern Securities steps into the
centre of the stage, then the Steel
Trust, the Panama rebellion, the State
and city elections, the boil W3ovll, cop
per, Joseph Chamberlain, cotton prices,
Corea, or Servia, but behind the sensa-
ton of the moment can be felt always
the general condition of the people,
and observing that, we say that the
real 1908 has been one of satisfaction
and prosperity. Crops have been good,
the eXpanse of the country has been
confident, and anxiety in the Wall street
centre of gambling has not been too
seriously received by the world at large.
In foreign politics we have had our
usual luck, a convenient incident prob
ably bringing nearer the lsthmian Ca
nal, the Alaskan award being i'll our
favor, and the European world continu-
ing its attentions to the newly popular
heireSS, Columbia. We have ceased to
brighten the industrial world abroad as
much as we did a year ago, and talk of
European coalition abroad against us
has subsidized, but we are still as high on
top of the tidal wave of prosperity and
good luck, and there are no signs ahead
of darker fortune.-Collier's Weekly.
The Republican journal., 1904-01-14
NERVE ON THE GALlOWS.
When the Rnngnian Quit. the Convict
Promptly Hanged Himself.


Some time ago Russian criminal
was executed in st. Petersburg. He
had during two years murdered twelve
persons. the last one being priest. The
law did not show this monster any
mercy. but speedily condemned him to
death.
Stehiianski was the name of this
whGle.ale murderer, and he hoped to
the last for clemency. When the death
warrant was read and the keeper in
formed him that he had but six hours
to live he ragged and swore to revenge
himself in the most horrible manner.
After being left alone in the cell the
first thing he did was to break his lamp.
and procuring some matches. he set
fire to the oil. In Il moment the flames
broke through the windows. and the
entire building was for time threat
ened with destruction. Fortunately the
fire was discovered in time and got I'M
der control before much damage had
been done. hut III the meantime a ter
rible struggle enSlled between the keep
ers and the criminal. who had fortified
himself with an iron bar taken from
his bedstead. The first man to enter
the cell was knocked Sensclcss. and it
was only after being almost suffocated
with smoke that the prisoner was
finally overIowercd. Next morning the
execution took place, The condemned
man ascendpd the Scaffold with much
bravadO, made IA thorough examination
Of the same and finally declared the
rope was too short
II cannot get my head in the loop
he said, and. though it will cause me
some Inconvenience 10 wait, | will
smoke a cigarette while you are having
it attended to
He lighted Il cigarette and. turning to
the eXecutioncr made Il speech. point
ing out the deteStable in his profession.
and as Il condemned criminal in Russia
has certain rights 10 one dared to in
terrupt him.
The eXecutiOner, who was really
tender hearted man. became visibly af-
fected by The moralizing words of the
murderer and. turning to the crowd as
Scmblod before the scaftold, declared
that his conscience did not allow him
to proceed or to take a fellow mans
life, and lie then and there resigned his
position and departed amid the shouts
of the aSselnblagn
This caused great confusion among
the rcpreScn lliycs of the law. for
whore C0'l.d i,rF in hurry get anoth-
ON, l,n
The Republican journal., 1904-01-14
HOME FOLKS,

Oh Riley, with your home folks you've won
my heart entire;
l wander with them by the creek, L Join
them at the fire.
They do not shame my shyness with any
worldly show
The plain folks, the kind folks that you
have made me know.
l met them and spoke them when was but
a boy,
But never saw the pure gold, only the alloy.
For I was keen to take the road that led
toward the Town,
Beyond the range of purple hills to where
the sky came down.
There were the great folk, the powerful,
the wise;
We were but the toiling hands, then the
watchful eyes.
The Towns ways were strange ways, I'M
civil and unkind';
Grace they had but not the grace of them I
lelt behind.
For pride l bide among them and make
their ways my own;
And in their work am one of them, but in
my heart-alOne.
House have I and wife have I and babes
to bear my name;
think it like my fathers house, but it is
not the same.
= A hunger, deep, unsatisfied, is urging me to
roam
The long road, the lost road, the end of
which is Home.
The old home, the old scenes-I long for
them in vain;
The dear hearts, the true hearts shall not
meet again.
But sometimes, with your folks, glimpse
the 0lden glow,
And love them as I never knew l loved
them long ago.
Frank Putnam, in the National Maya
zine for January.
The Republican journal., 1904-01-14
OAsTo EIA.
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A Bargain for Farmers.

The New York Tribune Farmer, ma
tional illustrated agricultural weekly of
twenty large pages, has no superior as a
thoroughly practical and helpful publica-
ton for the farmer and every member Of
his family. and the publishers are de-
termined to give it circulation unequalled
by any paper of its class in the United
States.
Knowing that every enterprising, up-to-
date a, farmer always vs. reads his isl, own local
has made an exceeding liberal arrange
ment which enables us to offer the two pa
pers at SO low price that no farmer can
afford to lose the opportunity.
The price of The New York Tribune
Farmer is $1,OOa year and The Republican
Journal is $500 a year, but both papers
will be sent for a full year if you forward
50 to The Republican Journal Publishing
Co., Belfast, Me.
Send your name and address to The New
York Tribune Farmer, New York City,
and specimen copy Of that paper will be
mailed to you. If
The Republican journal., 1904-01-14
The Sling Among the Israeiites

Tie inhabitants of Palestine made
use in Very ancient times of the sling.
the most sbil!ful in its use being the
tribe of Benjamin, whose boast it WAS
never to miss their aim What makes
their skill appear more surprising was
that they managed to sling with the left
hand. The men who came to David's
help at Ziklag We're no less adroit
They used at will either the right hand
Or the left. The sling was also the ia
vorite weapon of shepherds, who with
it drove away wild beats preying on
their tiocks. This makes David's vic
tory over the giant Goliath less sur
prising. as he had no doubt great prac
tica in the use of this instrument while
guarding his fathers sheep.
The Republican journal., 1904-01-14
INTO the plaster, which was SOFT,

into the plaster. which was soft,
and evidently quite newly laid on.
Smoothing it over as best he could mot
an easy task without proper nipple
ment), he quietly retraced his steps to
him room. rearranged carpet and fur
niture exactly as he had found them
and went down to tea, keeping his own
counsel and saying nothing to any one
of his adventure.
Next morning while he was still in
bed note was brought him from his
hosts lawyer. who was staying in the
castle 1t inclosed check and briefly
informed him that his services were no
longer required and that carriage
would be in readiness to take him to
the railway station at the earliest hour
convenient to himself.-Londop Mail.
The Republican journal., 1904-01-14
The LOafinX business,

My son, follow now in the footsteps
Of the loafer and make no example of
him who is born tired. for verify l say
unto you his business is overstocked.
the seats on the corner are all taken.
and the whiting places are all occu-
pied. 1t is better to saw wood at two
match and abuse the government. My
son. whilst thou hast in thy skull the
sense of a iaybird break away from
the cigarette habit. for 10. thy mind is
less intelligent than store dummy.
YES; thou art cipher with the rim
knocked off.-Rolier Monthly.
The Republican journal., 1904-01-14
Slowly DA ing From atarTh. Thou

<IUNTH Hy IHg FUIII dt.'T u I TUUS-
ands are in this terrible condition but don't
realize their danger. If you have the slight
commence CatarrhoZune treatment now and
be perfectly cured in ii short time? This
pleasant remedy cures without the use of
drugs, atomiZers Of snutfs. You inhale the
madIcated vapor which spreads to all parts
OF the breathing organs, kills the germs
and heals the intiamed surfaces. Catarrh-
ozone clears the throat and nose instantly,
and never fails to cure the most obstinate
catarrhal, lung and throat troubles. A trial
will demonstrate the value of Catarrhozone,
which sells for S1.00, small size % cts, at
Poor IL Sons, Druggists, or Poison & Co.,
Kingston. Ont
The Republican journal., 1904-01-14
Cured After Years.

B. F. Hare, Supt. Miami Cycle & Mfg.
Co. Middletown, O., suffered for ten years
with dyspepsia. He spent hundreds OF dol
lars for medicine and with doctors without
receiving any permanent benefit. lie says,
about to throw down the evening paper
when ! saw an item in the paper regarding
the merits of kOdol Dyspepsia Cure. | con-
cluded to try it and while l had no faith in
it l felt better after the second dose After
using two bottles am stronger and better
than have been in years, and l recommend
kodol Dyspepsia Cure to my friends and
acquaintance suffering from stomach trou-
BILE. Sold by r. H. Moody
The Republican journal., 1904-01-14
Tie Seal Ring.

The seal ring is known to be the old
est style of ring 1t dates back to the
days of the Old Testament, and prod
ucts of the glyptic art. as gem engrav-
ing was called, were known in the
most remote times. In Exodus xviii,
17-2O, mention is made of the following
stones. upon which the names of the
twelve children of Israel were en-
graved: The Sardius. the topaz, the car
buncle, the emerald, the sapphire. the
diamond, the figure. the agate. the
amethyst. bcryl. onyx and jasper. In
verse , of the same chapter we find
mention of the engraving of signets
upon the hardest stones. 1t is believed
that the Egyptians instructed the Is
raelites in the art of stone engraving
The Egyptians used the lapidary's
wheel and emery powder and knew the
use of the diamond in engraving other
hard stones. Among the Assyrian and
Babylonian ruins We're found fine spec
linens of signets on gems, many of
them set in rings.
The Republican journal., 1904-01-14


An when the day appeared at last these
nard-found things to sell,
The people wildly tiocked to buy an done
their duty well:
An hot cakes on winter day, in maple
syrup style,
Was nothing 10 the way those things went
off, for quite a while.
AT least, that's what my good old wife re-
ported unto me,
Though, lummaging for livelihood, |
couldn't go and see;
Till Saturday at eve went, an viewed the
landscape DER,
Includil' some addition'l things | hadn't
seen before:
An bought some articles to speed the good
an true an right,
An took EN- back unto my wife, who
stayed at home that night;
AL lald my purchases i'll shape for her to
feel AN see:
An then she look ed the things all through.
an then she looked at me.
My goodness W hat a lot of truck they
put on you she said:
"W hat do l want Of these old shams from
Mrs. Brady's bed?
Who's gon' to wear Il moth eat shawl, an
two last winter hats
hat can | DO with this old rug, half
gnawed in two by rats?
An here's a book with which the Higgins
babes have been amused,
Al done some teetlin' while the same they
thoughttully perused;
can these here laces, ribbons, gloves an
other things to wear,
Would make asylumS crazy twice, if |
should take em there:
Them curtain-poles might do for barns, but
in a home are lost
| wouldn't keep 'em in the house for ten
times what they cost
An this here crOck'ry-ef you d know Row
eatin' on it feels.
just go an see the folks it left, when they
are at their meals.
San honest silver'd be ashamed of such
half-plated ware,
An any one you want to kill, can take this
crippled chair;
An here's candle-stick-of course the
JOneses will not cease
10 say It's OF a classic build-nO doubt it
come from grease;
AM this green gOWn-1've seen it years on
Julia DOOZler fade:
Perhaps I'll wear the meaSly clothes cast
of by that old maid!
AN these here pantS-my goodness sakeS!
thought it-nOw know
Was bought new by yourself, old man, five
years or less ago!
L give EN- to 'em, rather than to patch 'em
where they lack
An now them minxes over there coaxed
you to buy 'em back!
An believe" she says, with force an en-
phaSis to spare,
They'd sold you back your house an farm,
if I'D have took 'em therev'
I Extract from poem by Will Carleton, in
Every Where, for January
The Republican journal., 1904-01-14
For Over Sixty Yaars

AN OLD AND WELL-TRIED REMEDY.
Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup has been
used for over sixty years by millions of
mothers for their children while teethipg.
with perfect success. 1t soothes the child
collie, and is the best remedy for Diarrhga.
Is pleasant to the taste. Sold by druggists
in every part of the world. twenty-five
cents a bottle Its value is incalcuiable.
Be sure and ask for Mrs. Winslow's SOoth-
The Republican journal., 1904-01-14
IN A BIG LAUNDRY.
How SOiled Garments Are Handled
and Made to Look Clean.


AS soon as IL MuudIy package comes
in it must he opened. the contents
counted and each article marked. Ev-
cry patron is given Il private mark,
some combination of letters and fig
ures. The clerk then fills out Il printed
slip with the name and mark of the
customer, the number and kind of gar
ments sent and the page and line on
which the entry is made in the record
book. so that It may be easily looked
up should occasion arise. The slip is
hung up before one OF the boxes rang
ed along the sid. of the room, like the
boxes of postoiiice on Il large scale.
The garments age iow ready to be sent
down into the wash room.
1t is interesting to follow the soiled
garments through the different process
eS that transform them to the state of
crisp wilderness. They are first packed
into the big iron washers. Revolving
cylinders serve as Washhoards, through
whose perforations tie soapsudS splash
in showers of foam. Sometimes a wo-
man superintends this department. but
more often it is given over to Il man,
for the work is heavy. and a more I'M
enviable position than n the close
steamy basement can hardly be i'm
agined. The process of washing re-
quires between two and three hours,
after which the clothes are packed into
the condenser and are sent up TO 60
through the process of starching.
The opening of the drier emits a
wave of hot air and discloses rows Of
articles hung before hot steam pipes.
There seem to be machines for every
thing-for moistcning the clothes to
just the right point. for drying and
smoothing OUT sheets and such large
articles. which pass between the cyl
inders covered with absorbent ma
terial. and for polishing shirt bosoms
and collars, cuffs and neekbands of
shirts
The girls must be more or less skilled
in running these poliSherS. The shirts
are stretched over Il kind of bosom
board, and the hot roller passes over
them. The power is regulated by the
foot. In the large laundries there are
machines for ironing the bodies Of
shirts and such plain garments, but in
many this work and. in fact, nearly all
but the polishing is done by hand The
shirts are then carefully folded and
sent out TO be sorted.
The collars come through the polish
ers perfectly tiat and shappleSs. girl
passes them over to the danIpener,