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, 1904-12-17

An elegant line of stamped and plain
pocketbooks, chatelains, bags, toilet
cases; nothing nicer for a Christmas
present. Laramie Saddlery Co. 11Ot7
, 1904-12-17

FOR sAEE-Household goods, Home
Comfort range, folding bed, refrigera-
tor, etc. Inquire Of Mrs. R. G. Hines.
2O9 Grand ave. 1854
, 1904-12-17

Twas the week before Christmas
And all through the town,
Every merchant was striving
To do it up brown.
The presents were shown,
With niceness and care,
In hopes that the money
Would all be spent there.
With Apologies to c. c. Moore.
, 1904-12-17

LosT-A gold seal ring, with initial
3D." Return to this ONCE and receive
reward. 1882
, 1904-12-17
READINESS
is WHAT ONE FINDS IN A LOOK
ING" EXPEDITION THROUGH
THE LOCAL STORES.

Preparations Of Laramie Merchants
Are Complete and the Showing Of
Holiday Goods Most Commend
able-The Republican Presents a
Few to the Public.
, 1904-12-17

REID MURDOCH 4 co.,s PURE
FRUIT JAMS AND PRESERVES AT
HOLIDAYS.
, 1904-12-17

The Republican is the best adyertjs-
ing medium in the city, for 1t c
III the people.
, 1904-12-17

FOR RENT-Furnished house. In
quire at the public library. 1892
, 1904-12-17

The Rspshlieaa b u Dsst aAvargsr
q medium h II c1ty. lne 4 ruasno
I'll ths psopsA
, 1904-12-17

FOR sALE-Good heating stove at
No, III Sd st.
, 1904-12-17

izing space to the greatest advantage,
for this stock displays its magnificence
at a glance.
, 1904-12-17

At the Red Cross Pharmacy very
elaborate preparations have been made
for an extensive holiday business. The
decorations are Of a very pleasing eff
feet of f%estoons of vines and flowers,
while the display of merchandise would
do credit to the large stores in the
cities. The fancy goods are of ex-
c%eptional quality and of unusual clev-
erness in design and workmanship.
A person becomes quite interested in
the remarkable ingenuity evidenced in
the fancy cartoons of candy. He quite
forgets the "stufing" Of the boxes,
even though it is "Huyler's," in the
cleverness Of the package. That the
people generally appreciate effort to
please them is shown in this store by
their purchase so freely, already, of
what are generally considered quite
expensive gifts.
, 1904-12-17

II you want to buy : 80 overcoat,
S12.7s will do it 1t woodruR Z Tsrrys.
, 1904-12-17

In January. Marie Wainwright in
Twelfth Night" at the Opera House.
, 1904-12-17

MONARCH CHOCOLATE CREAM,
READY TO USE FOR CAKES, ETC.
II. HOLIDAY CO.
, 1904-12-17

Greenwood, in his new place, has a
very convenient little shopping place.
His nice window makes the selection
Of jewelry, cut glass, silver and gold
ware, which he is constantly changing,
very interesting to the passer by. The
glance hat stops him gives him an
other, n then he goes inside, where
a well selected stock of jewelry, watch
es and clocks is readily seen and appre-
ciated. The display Of pretty rings
here made the old copy writer long
once again to be young, when the mat
ter Of rings was Of vital Importance
to him.
, 1904-12-17

Regardless Of cost. $3.50 o~vercoats
for $7.75, at Woodruff Z Terrys.
, 1904-12-17

This is the one week in the year
when the man with the pencil rather
envies the captains of industry, or,
rather. longs for their plethoric purse
with his W idea of giving. A trip
through the stores of Laramie is GER
tainly a pleasing journey. AS one goes
through Second street at night, he Is
particularly attracted by the illumina-
ton of Mr.. Frazee's Leader. A simple,
and, yet, in its effect, a very beautiful
display has been made in the great
center window. Toys, dolls and the
smaller gifts are the objects of inter-
est in it, so temptingly arranged that
one passes it with difficulty. Inside
the store great arches of snowy white
side dainty creations of every descrip-
ton tempt the purse from the pocket.
The basement is given over to the
toys, and is truly a place of delight for
the little people. and, too, you will no.
tice that the old folks, who are along
to keep the children from breaking
anything" forget all about that, / n
their interest III the things displayed.
On the second floor, which has been
entirely ~rearranged to accommodate
the increased stock, the furniture, car.
pets and draperies are shown to good
advantage. The great easy chairs in.
vite rest, and one sinks into them with
the thought that this is far enough;
I'll stop right here
, 1904-12-17

We read of the great 'eInporiums'
nitude. But. considering the difference
in the communities. we have as great
a one in u own city in the Holiday
enters the door, and he is glad that
he is not confronted by an officious
floor walker, but is given an oppor-
tunity to draw his breath and look
around. While all the departments
have their Holiday" attire on, yet
the house furnishing and furniture de-
partments are especially good to look
upon just now. These are wonder
fully complete in every particular.
, 1904-12-17

At the White House the descriptive
color scheme is strictly carried out.
Evidently Mr.. Blair intends to be
white throughout. A unique and
quite different plan of decoration has
been gone into. AS Mr.. B. quite ap-
propriately said, 1T is a small Hall of
Fame" A row of pure white square
pillars. decorated in gold and sur
mounted by white globes, extend the
whole length of the store on each side,
presenting a very striking appearance
as n enters the door. From the
center Of the ceiling great streamers
of handkerchiefs are hung in festoons
to each of the pillars, completing a
most attractive decoration The little
gifts for the ladies and for the men,
shown in such variety, are proving
most enticing. though to the man with
the pencil it seemed hat most anyone
would be glad to buy things of such
pleasant people. even if he didn't need
a thing.
, 1904-12-17

At the Three Rules "the smile that
don't come of was, as usual, very
visible. 1t is good, is that smile. Not
forced, but just the way they seem to
feel all the time, and as you get it
when you enter, you don't notice any
thing about decoration, or fancy work,
or trimming; you simply get ready,
cheerfully and willingly, to spend your
money.
, 1904-12-17
TEA
Moneyback tea: and yet
we don't sell all the tea.
TEA

Your sroe- "an. ,~~ .ss.y = ~. so.t IL.
s~chininsi B.s.
, 1904-12-17

down here and unloaded his entire
load of toys and pretty things. The fact
that it is not Gin the high rent dis
trict" does not seem to interfere with
the flock of children which almost con-
%tinually hum around those counters
with most app~reciative eyes and Joy
full anticipation.
If you would follow a stranger
around town until he entered the Lar
annie Grocery store he would be sure
to hear an ejaculation of satisfaction
as the newcomer gazed around, for
it is, ordinarily. n of the most at
tractive stores, and just now. with its
great piles Of fruits and good things
for Christmas on one side and the
quantities Of beautiful china on the
other, 1t Is uncommonly interesting
A person does not always have to 20
to a big store to find a big variety Of a
certain class Of goods. In fact, It fire.
quently happens that the little store
is able to make a specially of some
things and Guido its larger competitor.
This was impressed upon the man be-
hind the faber when he went into the
Wyoming Bazaar. Being devoted
wholly to women's goods, and partic-
ularly to the smaller things of those, 1t
provides an astonishingly pretty assert
ment OF the many dainty neck pieces,
ribbons, fancy goods and materials with
which womankind make themselves 80
attractive. 1t surely must be difncult
for a woman to 90 into that delightful
little place and get out without sue
cumbing to the myriad temptations.
, 1904-12-17

If you don't want to spend your
money, don't go into the store where
Miller, the jeweler, and the Book
company hold sway. There are the
things that draw the coin of the realm
from the pencil man most freely, and
biased as he is, he thinks everyone
should do likewise. But books and
jewels, ah, they do attract; and there
are lots Of them here, for it is really
two store in one. and each one very
complete in its own line.
, 1904-12-17

Spend $s.75 for = s15 overcoat at
Woodruff & Terry's.
, 1904-12-17
WELL DRILLING RIG
COMING TO LARAMIE.

HOLLY, MIsTLEToE, GREEN
WREATHs, AT THE GEM CITY
GROCERY COMPANY,
, 1904-12-17

1t is true that appearances are fire..
quently quite deceiving. This is well
illustrated by the outward appearance
OF the Carter jewelry store. From the
very un%ostentatious building n is not
prepared for the elegance of the dis
play within. There glisten and sparkle
and shine from every shelf and case a
most glittering array of beautiful
wares; massive cut glass shining from
every exquisite facet; elegant hand
painted porcelains of beautiful designs;
Jewels Of every description, burning
their soft lights from settings of intri.
cate and elaborate workmanship. All
these seemed to impress themselves
upon the Cooker" at one glance, and
he hurriedly ~retreated behind his pen
Gil until he could thoroughly enjoy the
splendid beauties Of the room. With
question, 1t Is one of the most
perfectly selected stocks of this char.
acter he has ever seen: and the won.
der is that 1t a be shown 30 nicely
satisfactorily in SUCH limited
space. Evidently the Carriers, father |
Ind son, have mastered the art of util.
, 1904-12-17

Daily Republican 50 cents a month
, 1904-12-17

Femme says,"-those words are
quoted from some of his advertise.
ments of late-but what he did say
as the pencil pusher went around
looking" was that while they were
trying to give the Christmas spirit due
recognition in their decorations, yet
they We're so intent on putting it into
the price of the goods. that everyone
might get "a whole lot" the decora.
lions were not as elaborate as usual.
But the multitude of pretty things,
hung and displayed from every avail.
able vantage point, would take a per.
sons mind of of almost any decoration.
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. was saying good-by TO the old
place., he replied huskily, making s.
feeble effort to raise his hat, but I'd
Test be getting home now. Evening,
sir.'' .%% - III $50
The young Journalist hurried on and
the old man crept feebly down the
busy thOroughfare. A strange numb
ness and WEAKNESS was coming over
MIN, and he leaned heavily on the
gnarled stick. Somewhere near here.
MONEYS should be. He would go in
and take his modest half pint Of stout.
ana rest while. Then he remem-
oereo MONEYS had gone, too, and its
place knew it no more. Farther on
was shorts, transformed and magnif-
cent IN its white paint. No, he would
not go there IF onlv he conld
find sea. There, was the Embark,
ment' 1t would be quiet there
Slowly and painfully Ezekiel made
his way down steep turning until he
reached the wide, gray river.
How far off seemed the roar Of the
traffic as Ezekiel dropped heavily into
an empty seat All! he had no place
in this new London with it's broadened
streets and it's intolerance of old wavs
and customs.
p The river alone had not changed. but
flowed on grandly, majestically. Zeck-
el watched it dreamily, conscious of a
great, immense stiffness that was
stealing over everything. He was in
the old shop again, talking and bar
gaining with Mr.. Dickens Above the
short blind of red muslin that screened
the parlor door he could catch glimpses
OF the little wife's bonny face as she :
lal' his tea. She was singing softly to
herself the while:
Ny love is like red. red rose.
That's newly blown in June.
MY love is like melody
,Ihats sWeetly played in tune.
nc air was full of the sweet melody
ana now the river, too, was taking it
up: But gradually even that sound
faded A barge passed by and disap-
peared into the dream like blue mist
that was rising.
Zeckel followed it with dazed. tired!
eyes Tor a second or so; then his head:
fell back and he drew deep sigh as:
the stiffness crept over his broken
heart, lulling it to an everlasting Sleep
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NO DANGER THERE.
South American Revolution Had Ma
Terrors for This Woman.

South American Revolution Had Ma
Terrors for This Woman.
During little furry in the senate
over an appointment some New York
ers approached Senator Depew and in
uuired whether there was anything Sc
rious in it,
Hardly" replied the senator. 1T
makes me think of an old woman who
had a son in the railroad business. He
left New York without letting he1
know and disappeared entirely. She
was so very fond of him that she
called every day to find out about him
Finally it aroused our sympathy and
we traced him to South America, and
found he had enlisted in reg ment
and was taking part in revolution
so he's in a South Ameriky revo
luton, is he? Thank God for that!
thought he might be rushing into some
danger!' New York Press.
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Prince Sapieke's Story.

Prince Sapieke, who has been the
social lion of Lakewood, is very apt
with repartee. In discussing the i'm
nerialistic attitude of the United States
he told this story:
"The saving of the Filipinos from
governing themselves aSi giving them
liberty through the use of maxims re
minds me of a missionary in India. II
was during the famine season. One
OF the government officials called upon
him.
"'Brother,' he said, I understand
your people are not nursing the dying
natives as much as they might. Didn'1
YOU come here to save souls?'
eyes, brother was the reply, 'bu
it isn't much use to begin when they
are almost in transit "-Philadelphis
Ledger.
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tho word which will make or msl IA
afufurSa I'M min 40 4 =, sE 5B3s

the word which viii make 81 MAI st IA
future happine less. Z i
will tell her, and I4ennox, per
haps it would be better IL You did 1o'
come yet awhile. think, to see Ypr
and Avice happy together would bs
like tearing open q wound scarcely
healed. will get over it in time
maybe; but not vet not yet. NY
Judgment sanctions all you say-all
the proof this paper SO artfully weaves
together and piles mountain high upon
that beautiful head-but my heart r.
fuses to confirm it. Had she thrown
herself at my feet tonight and told me
even this, should have raised her iii
my arms and kissed away her tears.
But she never loved me; she won ME
with lie!" |
"And lie, Travis, is her life. It
shall be as you say, my boy. But why
not dissolve this mockery of a mar.
rage? The courts would not hesitate
a moment in giving you back your
freedom"
''That may be, but it entails public.
ity, and at any cost my father and
Avice must be kept in ignorance. No.
Milton, my life is wrecked. It re.
mains only for me to bury with it The
love that even the last hour has not
killed."
A knock at the door announced that
the carriage was waiting, and, with
one last look at the scene Of his mis-.
cry, Travis followed his friend from
the ROOM
AS they reached the pier, where the
vessel lay at anchor, woman, closely
yelled, stepped in their path.
Both started. One image was up
permost in both minds, but, throwing
back her veil, the image Of Marie,
Miss Bretton's maid, were disclosed.
my mistress desires me to hand
you this, monsieur" she said, address.
ing the younger man, and holding out
an envelope, on which was inscribed
his name.
Travis made a gesture, as though
declining to receive it, but warn.
ing glance from Lennox, silently &C.
copied it.
The woman's eagle eye flashed tri.
umph at both glance and gesture, and
when Mr.. Lennox returned to her side.
as the vessel steamed down the har.
bor with that white, young face, on
which misery had set it's seal, turned
wistfully to the shore of the city, he
little dreamed he was aiding in the
first chapter of a woman's revenge.
TELL Miss Breton l will call upon
her at ~ o'clock to-day, and desire
that we may have audience alone"
Il viii DO 50, monsieur" she an
swered demurely, but, as she turned te
leave the pier with rapid steps, her
thin lips moved, as these words trem'
BLEED on the chill morning air: "At
last, madam, at last! The shaft sent
sped to it's mark! The printed history
of your crime, with some few embei
lishments, has done it's work, and L."
her voice suddenly softenlng. pierre!
Pierre! Your Marie will yet redeem
her VOW, consecrated to the life she
blasted!"
ITO Be Continued.)
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CHAPTER VIII.
The Struggle.

Thus sixty seconds dragged their
slow length along, the hard, labored
breathing of each the only sound to
break the death-like and oppressive
stiffness.
DO you know of whom you speak?"
burst at last, in harsh, changed tones,
from the lips of the younger man, mis-
face livid and transformed with pas
sion. "That woman is my wife! Dare
to repeat your foul assertions, and,
though l swung for it tomorrow, your
life should answer to me for them"
With one deep groan Lennox re.
leased his hold as he sank back into
his chair and buried his face in his
hands. Then, with mighty effort, he
regained his self.control, and, slowly
rising, approached Travis, laying one
hand almost tenderly on the young
mans shoulder. I'd - .--s...s.. j.. III
"Unsay those words; my boy. Tell
me it has not gone quite so far as that.
TO have thus marred your life would
be q weight-stone about all my future
years. 4: ..1. : VI.
..Inpatisntly Travis shook OF his
touch, I'D. said:
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The Kiss, Dear Maid.

The kiss, dear maid! thy lip has left
Shall never part from mine
Till happier hours restore the gift
Untainted back to thine.
Thy parting glance. which fondly beams.
An equal love may see:
The tear that from thy eyeild streams
Can weep no change IN me.
I ask no pledge to make me blest
In gazing when alone; ,
whose thoughts are all thine own.
Nor need I write-to tell the tale
NV pen were doub]y weak;
oh what can idle words aN all
T;nless the heart can speak?
Rv day or night, in veal or woe
That heart, no longer free,
mist bar the ioye 1t cannot show,
And, silent, ache for thee.
Lord Byron
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Young Women Defy Superstition.

There are thirteen young women in
Chester, Penn, who have no fear OF
fate in connection with that unlucky
number. They invariably have charge
of No. 10 table at social functions in
connection with St. Michael's church,,
hold parties of thirteen and recently,
at a reception given by the chairman,
Miss Mamie Duffy, sat down to supper
at thirteen minutes of 9 and arose from
the table at thirteen minutes Of 10.
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ottSF atoHe "aFkSo the place.
tha's impatient voice behind the glass
door recalled him to the press Of real
ties of life
Come along now" she exclaimed.
Drink your tea and eat this nice piece
of buttered toast. I've cut all the
crusts off,
! The rough kindness of her tone as
she settled the cushion in his chair
comforted the old man somewhat and
he obeyed her meekly.
You're very good to me, Martha"
he said suddenly.
Nonsense. 'Aven't I know1 We for
the last twenty years, and didn't lay
out the poor old missus. avowin' all
! the time in my cart to see you com
Portable every evenin', husband or no
husband! And now" she added. with
a quick change Of voice, e.. can't stay
another minute; mine must be 'ome by
this time and starvin'!"
Mrs. Martha Mugg was a typical
charlady. She invariably alluded to
her other half as NINE" and no
! one had ever seen her without the
bonnet with red roses which always
graced her grizzled locks.
Ezekiel sighed as the ample be-
shawled figure passed out into the
warm, gray evening. She had been a
kind friend to him in her clumsy way.
How would she get on, he wondered,
with his grandson, the smart, up-to-
date young man Who was coming to-
morrow to take charge OF the bust
ness. He had long been too feeble in
health to manage the shop, and at
length he had taken Marthas advice
and written to his dead daughters cid
est son. He could never have given
in at the old place-but now-What
did 1t matter!
Six o'clock struck from the old dim
faced clock. How queer and strange
was the sound as it reverberated in
the wide, high-ceilinged parlor!
Ezekiel rose stif1y, having finished
his tea with a great effort. and once
more reached out for the broad wide
awake he always wore.
II shan't be long, he said to the boy
whom he employed to do odd jobs
about the shop.
A thin drizzle had set in as Zec]le
hobbled along the Charing Cross road
It had been pouring wet weather TO-
the last week or so, but every even
ing at about the same time the trem
bling old figure could have been seel
making it's way to the spot where thu
best of its life had been spent.
Ezekiel reached his goal at last, hi
dim eyes bent on the ground for yer.
fear of what he dreaded to see.
But he had come to know.
With jerk he raised his head.
All, dear heaven! 1t had been stand
ing this morning, and now confuse
mass Of stones, brick and mortar alon
, marked the place.
Ezekiel stood still for space, pit
; full figure in the falling rain. His JAY
had dropped and the blue eyes wer
: fixed in piteous stare upon the ruin
Of what was once his kingdom.
J why, Ezekiel" said q kindly vo1c
5 at thezold mans elbow, what are 70
) doing standing there in the rain, as
i you'd lost yours elf 3 &. .sS
6 Ezekiel Tecognized one Of his custom us1s'n
i ers.
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"'EZEKIEL''

"Well, Mr.. 'Alliday, anybody nd
think as you'd been turned into the
streets a beggar instead of bein' CON-
fortably settled in as smart little
shop as ever l clapped eyes on, and
free of expense tool"
Ezekiel Halliday groaned as his eyes
wandered round the bright, gaudily
papered room and he bent his white
head to hide a great tear that was
slowly coursing down his cheek. Mar
tin was good soul, but why couldn't
she leave him in peace!
And 'Ow anyone could fret their.
selves silly over that dirty old Book
sellers row is beyond me. It ought
to ave been done away with years ago,
and any clean and sensible person
could see! Why, never a day passed
but | bumped my poor cad against
them pesky doorways, and as for that
parlor be'ind the shop. it wasn't larger
than mousetrap and was just about
as musty!"
me an my old girl found it com.
Portable enough for fifty happy years,
Martha the old hccEccilec broke out
At length stIng by the contempt of the
cEarwoman's voice. "And the musti-
ness didn't prevent cur living to
good old age. I'm SO now ard she only
died two years ago come Christmas
I'm glad she didn't live to see the old
place. Was twas it there when You
passed this morning Martha?" he
asked piteously. folding his shaking
hands over the worn head of his stick.
Martha tossed her head as she laid
the cloth for tea.
1T was standing there right enough
then,' she replied carelessly, "but they
were at work on the house next to it,"
"Next to it, Martha, next to it?''
Ezekiel, as everyone called him. tot
tered to his feet, stretching out a hand
for his hat that hung on peg. But
Martha guessed his intention.
"Now. them she said with we'll
meant firmness, you don't leave this
parlor till you've 'ad fresh cup OF
tea. The men 'ull be leavin' off work
now and if the old place is gone you
won't bring 1t back by goin' off with
out sup or bite
Ezekiel fell back into his armchair
with working lips.
"1t's true" he moa1ed. Nothing
can bring the old things back, Martha.
You're young woman, and you don t
see things like we do
Young, indeed"
Martha was on the shady side of
forty, so she was not ill-pleased at the
soft Impeachment.
WELL she returned. slightly modi.
Ted, II suppose we don't. All know
Is that Id-that I'd thank Providence
on my Bonded knees if it 'ud give me
a shop in the Charing Cross road. But
there's the bell. The tea 'ull be ready
by the time you come back
Ezekiel rose and attended to his Gus
toner with the accustomed care and
genial bonhomie which had made him
quite a personality in Booksellers row
Left alone, the smile died out of his
eyes, and be dropped YEARLY over the
freshly polished counter. Eyes, it was
enough he reflected, this shop, with
its inoleum-covered floor and shining
brown shelves, its shrill electric bel