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Contain Mercury.

Beware OF Ointments for Catarrh thai
as mercury will surely destroy the
sense Of smell and completely derange
the Whole system when entering /,
through the mucous surfaces. Such
articles should never be used excep,
on prescriptions from reputable ply.
sicians. as the damage they will do is
ten fold to the good you can possibly
derive from them. Halls Catarrh Cure,
manufactured by F. J. Cheney & Co.
Toledo, o.. contains no mercury, and
is taken internally. acting directly
upon the blood and mucous surfaces
Of the system. In buying Halls Ca.
tarrh Cure be sure you get the genuine.
1t is taken internally and made in
Toledo, Ohio, by F. J.. Cheny & Co.
Testimonials free.
Sold by Druggists. Price 75c. per
bottle.
Take Halls Family Pills for con-
stipation.
, 1904-12-30
NOT LACKING
IN COURTESY
INTERESTING STORY FROM JAPAN
CONCERNING WELL KNOWN
TRAVELLER IN EAST
She Found Halfway House Full Of
Soldiers, Who Quickly Gave Up
Guest Room and Did What They
Could to Make Her Stay Pleasant
and Her Rest Comfortable.

An interesting story of the courtesy
of the Japanese soldiers is told by a
missionary of the Presbyterian foreign
board, located at YoKahama, in a let.
ter to a friend in this city.
Several years ago Mrs. Isabella
Bird Bishop. the well known traveller,
was on her way from Chamulpo to
Seoul, on a cold winter day, and when
she reached the halfway resting house
was suffering severely from the cold.
To her dismay she found the guest
o of the house completely occu-
pied by a body of soldiers, who were
also making the journey. Nootherpl place
and she did not know what she should
do. To her great surprise the soldiers
in the chief guest room at once vacat
ed the place, and several of them came
forward to assist her to dismount. The
act vas entirely imprOmptu, for no of
Ger was with them and no orders we're
given. A Soluler spread MS ianhe
on the floor for Mrs. Bishop to rest
upon, and every care was taken TO
see that she was not disturbed while
having her refreshment and rest.
When she was ready to continue her
journey soldiers brought her horse and
assisted her to remount. She took
some coins from her purse and offered
them to her benefactors. but they were
Politely and firmly declined, and all
she could do was to thank the men
who has shown so much kindness to
a passing stranger.
, 1904-12-30

A job of printing done in The Repub
lican once is " guarantee that 1t l.
latest ideas.
, 1904-12-30

An overcoat that is big bargain
was 50, now is s5.75, at Woodruff &
Terry'S.
, 1904-12-30
STORAGE OF HEAT SOUGHT.
Problem Solved, but With No Econom
icaI ADVANTAGE, in London,

ical Advantage, in London.
The storage of heat has peer one
Of the dreams of the engineer for
years. and various schemes have been
suggested. One is now being tried
at an electric light station In London.
The boilers of this station, Of the
water tube type, were capable Of gen.
Grating steam of 1875 pounds absolute
pressure at the rate Of 10000 pounds
an hour.
While this suffices for most pur-
poses, the demand is now SO great at
some times that tn, boilers are mad
eQuate and no groul d is available for
extension Of the plant. The period
OF maximum demand is, moreover, so
fuctuating as to be uneconomical.
Heat storage, If 1t could be realized,
might be a great advantage.
The arrangement adopted in this
London case is to fit a large cylindri.
cal vessel containing water above the
ordinary steam drum Of the boiler.
When there is only a normal demand
upon the station some Of the steam
from the boiler is passed into this
water-storage cylinder, with the result
that the water Is kept at a high tenn
perature, SO that when the extra de-
mand comes upon the station this wat
er is fed into the boiler, which, owing
to this hot feed water, can give $4,000
pounds of steam an hour-an increase
Of 25 per cent. 1t is said that on &C.
casion the evaporation was actually
$4,000 pounds, but 25 per cent Is prob
ably sufficient. especially as there is
no printing.
There is nc economy in the system;
the coal consumption must increase
even at a greater rate than the evap-
grafton, as there Is considerable loss
through heat radiation from the hot
water storage tank, so that the sys.
tenn may meet special conditions, but
beyond that its practical advantages
are not observable.
, 1904-12-30
WHO MRS. ELLIOTT IS.

Next to Tom Lawson II Mrs. Chad
ingdon, Pa, appears to be occupying
the center of the stage. Through hel
veins flows the blue blood OF southern
aristrocracy. She is related to the
Duchess of Marlborough and was
once the reigning belle OF Newport.
She is now 60 years old, but Without
wrinkles and would be taken for a wo-
mar Of 40.
Thirty-iive years ago she was an &C
k~nowledged belle at Newport, feted
by exclusive society and courted by the
gayest bloods of that day. Later, as
the beautiful Mrs. CochrY' - she was
the toast Of the wealthy ~.adelphia
clubs and the leader 81 a dashing So
cial colony that dazzled the staid
Quaker City.
Still later, as Mrs. Coolidge she
was welcomed in New York's most
fashionable society, and the oil
twenty years ago hailed her as n OF
the most brilliant and fascinating wo-
men that ever came out of the south
to compel the admiration Of men and
the envy Of %"
1t never has been denied that the
present Mrs. Elliott divorced at least
two of her former husbands, while
rumor also declares that Mr.. Elliott
divorced Mrs. Elliott No. l OF grounds
of desertion, which are unscripturai
and u%ncanonical grounds according to
the canons of the Episcopal church.
The present Mrs. Elliott, then Mrs,
Coolidge. it is said further, was intro
duced to Mr.. Elliott by the latter's
former wife on the boardwalk at At
lantic City.
Bishop Talbot appears as a character
in the case coincident with the arrival
Of the new society and church eader
in Huntingdon. Bethlehem, the see
city, is a considerable distance away
but the bishop made frequent visits to
DR.. I%rvine's parish, and was an ever
welcome guest at the old colonial home
of the Elliotts.
There was a bond of sectional pride
between the distinguished churchmen
and the brilliant daughter of the south,
for he. too, sprang from an aristocratic
southern family, the Talbots of South
Carolina, although he was born in Nil
souri,. On many visits, 1t is said, the
bishop avoided the rector and vestry
entirely.
Whether Bishop Talbot at that time
had any inkIing Of Mrs. Elliott's pasi
Is doubtful. But 1t was indirectly the
result of the divorce proceedings that
dgure jim her history. and especially
he divorce in her husbands case. that
, 1904-12-30
FRIDAY. DECEMBER 30, 1904.
A DAY OF JUBILEE.

1t was the custom among the Jews
of ancient times to have a year set
apart once in fifty for the cancellation
OF debts and the return of real prop
erty to former owners. This year was
known as the Year of Jubilee"
The custom mentioned was lone
away with centuries ago, but there is
another custom which has to some ex.
tent grown up in its stead quite as ben.
eficial n far more equitable. The
latter custom is that of meeting obi
cations promptly. The man who pays
as he goes and who doesn't go till he
can pay is little less than a public ben.
e~factor. By his example he inculcates
thrift and honesty in the community
in which he lives. The merchant and
the bankers honor and respect him n
rely upon hin to aid in the building up
of the entire commonwealth.
In western towns, and particularly
those dependent in a large degree up
on railroads for their support. it has
>ohiS " w liz " ~ ~
cepted rule to accept payment for goods
at the end of thirty days, and the man
who pays promptly when the paycar
arrives is considered just as good as a
cash customer. Then there is another
class who pay once a quarter or once
a year. and if they keep up the custom
they are regarded as fairly good people.
bu the man who stumbles along from
year to year, never making IN kind
OF a satisfactory settlement, is a detri.
ment to any community.
At the end of 1904 how would ii
seem to lave a Day of Jubilee?" How
would it seem for every nlan In this
community to pay up and START with a
clean balance sheet. With a little ex
ira effort nearly all the people car set
tie their accounts in full. Merchants
would then lave their own and the
business Community would be placed
upon a sounder financial footing.
Let's try it.
In order that The Republican may
not be accused OF Inconsistency, it now
invites all those who may have &C
counts against it to present their bills
and get their money. In turn. we
would be pleased 10 a all those
who owe The paper to promptly meet
their obligations.
Give us a real day of jubilee.
, 1904-12-30
Senator TiIlman Called Down.

Senator Tillman of South Carolina
Is the father Of the dispensary system
which controls the liquor traffic in that
state. He tells a story about an Irish
man who bitterly opposed the restric.
ton OF the traffic.
my friend from the Ole Counthree,"
says the senator, was fond OF the
'cratur comforts wunst In awhile and
sometimes oftener. He vas agin the
law from the first, and one day l met
him. He wore a ruefui countenance
and said to me:
"'Ye are hathens to make SIGH a
law, Misthur Tillman. 1t gives me
heart a big shtroke. Divil a wonder
they call it the Maine law. Plat will
we do at the wakes | dunno now.
It's the bad times intirely when a mar
can't bury his frinds dacently, nor him.
self nuther. 1t is my opinion that the
law is calkerlated to bring great dis.
tress not only on the Twin but on the
| dead. Bad luck to t.'"-Nashville
Banner.
, 1904-12-30
Have You Ever
Visited Florida?

Here is what a visitor has to say. o.
Ormond: Waving palms, pungent
pines, groves Of glossy leaved orange
and lemon trees. their branches bending
under the weight of the golden globes
of fruit, tropical drives and walks, the
Halifax river with its launches and
beats, inviting to fishing parties on one
side, and the great ocean on the other.
all combie to make Ormond one of the
drawing cards on the east coast OF
Florida" Low rates to Florida points,
New Orleans, Galveston and San An.
tonic will be given and attractive lit
erature sent on application.
T. E. FISHER,
G.. P. A., C. & s. Ry.,
mch31 Denver Colo.
, 1904-12-30

Regardless Of cost, $3.50 overcoats
for $7.75, at Woodruff & Terry's.
, 1904-12-30
STRAIN TOO GREAT.
Hundreds Of Laramie readers find it SO

7unOTeOS OF Laramie readers ma II SO.
The hustle and worry of business
men.
The hard work and STOPPING of work.
men.
The woman's household cares
Are too great a strain on the kid
neys,
Backache, headache, sideache
Kidney troubles, urinary troubles
follow.
A Laramie citizen tells you how to
cure them all.
James Larson, of 6l5 First street
says: owing to a strain caused by
over ~eXerting myself | suffered a great
deal for a year or two from a pain akin
to rheumatism in my right arm and a
dull aching in my loins. During that
time | tried different remedies but il
I had obtained any marked success l
never would have gone to the Laramie
Drug Co.'S store for Doan's Kidney Pills
They quickly quietly and very thor,
oughly created a healthy action Of the
kidneys and when the %secretions from
those organs became normal back
ache ceased. cannO speak too high
lv of the merits of this preparation"
For sale by all dealers Price so
cents. Fostrr-Milburn Co.. Buffalo.
n. y. sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name Doan's and take
no substitute.
, 1904-12-30
Walking in Il. Woodc.

The autumn leaves are getting bright
With bues of brown and red.
The forest Is a woudTous blaze
OF color overhead,
through the woods Myrtilla walks,
With Colin at her side.
And eagerly collects the leaves
BY natures colors dyed
At last she finds n lovely one.
Unique among the rest.
And in her girlish way she cries:
"Oh, | must have that presSed!'
But how? She luohs at Coiir.
A look that can he felt:
Then with a smile she slips the leaf
In underneath her belt.
SoIncrViIlc. Mass. Journal
, 1904-12-30

up and down to the merry rythm of
The Babies in Our Block
They loved one another in season
and out of season Their affection Was
like the soft bloom on the nose of a
Wyoming legislator. 1t never grew
pale or wilted. 1t was always there.
If Damon were at the bat, Pythias was
on deck. If Damon went to a church
fair and invited starvation, Pythias
would go too, and vote on the hand
soonest baby till the First National
bank of Syracuse would refuse to
honor his checks.
But one day Damon got too nue.
bulge and told the venerable and col
ossal old royal hummer of Syracuse
what he thought of him. Then Diony-
sius told the chief engineer of the
sausage grinder to TURF on steam and
prepare for business. But Damon
thought of Pythias, and how Pythias
hadn't SO much to live for as he had.
and he made a compromise by Offering.
to PUT Pythias in soak while the only
genuine Damon went to see his girl,
who lived at Albany. Three days were
given him to get around and redeem
Pythias, n if he failed his friend
would go to protest.
CHAPTER III.
We will now suppose three days T.,
have .eapsed since the proceeding cha"
ter. A large party Of enthusiastic
citizens of Syracuse are gathered
around the grand stand, and Pythias is
on the platform cheertully taking OFF
his coat. ear by stands a man with a
b%roadax. The Syracuse silver cornet
band has just played It's funny when
you feel that way and the chaplain
has made a long prayer, Pythias slid
ing a trade dollar into his hand and
whispering to him to give him his
moneys Worth. The Declaration of In
dependence has been read and the man
on the left is running his thumb play
fully over the edge of his meat az.
Pythias takes off his collar and tie,
swearing softly to himself at his mis-
cradle luck.
CHAPTER ".
1t is now the proper time to throw IN
the solitary horseman. The horizontal
bars of golden light from the setting
sun CLEAN and glitter from the dome
of the court house and battle the green
plains of Syracuse with mellow splen-
dor. The billowy piles of tieecy bronze
III the eastern sky LOOK soft and yield
ing herd winds slowly DER the lea, and
all nature seems oppressed with the
solemn hush and stiffness of the sur
rounding and engulfing horror.
The solitary horseman is seen com
ing along the Albany and Syracuse toll
road He jabs the Mexican spurs into
the foamy fank of his noble cayuse
plug, and the lash of the quirt as it
moves through the air is singing a
merry song. Damon has been delayed
by road agents and washouts, and he
is a little behind time. Besides, he
fooled a little too long and dallied in
Albany with his fair gazelle. But he
is making up time now and he sails
into the Jail yard just in time to take
his part. He and Pythias fall into each
others arms, borrow a chew of fine
cut from each other and weep to slow
music. Dionysius ome before the
curtain, bows and says the exercises
will tie postponed. He orders TIE band
to play something soothing, gives Da-
mon the appointment of Superintend-
ent of Public instruction and Pythias
the Syracuse po~st-office, and everything
is lovely. Orchestra plays something
touchful. Curtain m down. Keno.
In hoe usufruct Nux VOmica est.-Bill
Nye.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-12-22
| SMOKING SET
 FOR PRETTY GIRL
BEAUT1FUL NEW YORK BELLA GETS UNIQUE PREsENT.
FROM FATHER AND MOTHER
They Encourage Their Daughter in Her Taste for Cigarettes
 5'. Dainty Articles of Gold "
 Set with Gems .ys4t s@f

New York. .-In a dingy workroom in q still dingier factory building, amid Whirring ,.wheels., and the continuous clang of hammers, skilled workmen hayt been busy making atChristmas gift for one of the daintiest of New, York'a belles. e5 n. Yr @S '.,5 X s95f -,s 5,#
 There is no, romance about it as yet It is simply a gift from a father and mother to their only daughter such a gift as few lovers would think of giving to their sweethea&ts, as many parenta would give a son, but few, very few, to 2 daughter. .tI% H
 For this present tisEa smoking set.
 No dweller in the Sultan's harem nc favorite of the grand Turk, has more 5s1utiful set than this onesmade for an American girl.
 1t conststs,of seven pieces, including the tabourette or stand on which the other pieces will rest.
 This tabourette Is the only piece not actually made by the grimy, skilled artis- ans In the huge factory; and 1t alone has a history.
 Tradition says that it was owned once by Sultana Nourmahai, favorite wife of the great Indian emperor, sha-J ehanA-- the beautiful woman whose name and story Thomas Moore made famous to the western world by his poem, "The Light of the Harem:' the courageous wife whose husband erected to her mem ory the most beautiful building in the world, the Taj-Mahai at Agra.
 And tradition seems truthful here, for to speak of only one point, no modern workman could reproduce the polish which three centuries have given to the exouisitely carved stool of teak and rose- wood, ,inlaid with nlother-of-pear and priceless gems of the eastern mines
 It is said that the Taj- -Mahal was de- signed by an Italian in the eEnperor's
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-12-22
mianouri Girls to Carry Pistols.

Joplin. Mo.-A number of young ladies of Joplin, are forming themselves into a very unique club, the purpose of which will be to protect themselves from mashers, with which the town is over- run. The club will not haveNa lowery name and set of beautifully worded bylaws.
 The girls ,prohting by the experiences they or their friends have had recently, are intending to carry pistols when forced to be out at night unattended, and iny the future when some fair one has hand showed deeply into her coat pocket or beneath her jacket she may be clasping the handle of weapon, which may become dangerous in the hands Of one so strongly determined to learn how to use 1t as the girl who enters the new club.
 The club Is composed of girls who are employed in stores, business and tele- phone oflces and others who are forced to be out late at night.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-12-22

VAUDEVILLE.

The ever increasing popularity which vaudeville enjoys is made pos .sible by the presentation of just such artistic attractions as "She," the sen sation at the Jacques this week winch has created more interest, aroused more curiosity, and won more praise than almost any other act upon winch the spot light Of theatrical notice has been turned. Surely popular taste has much to it's credit when it not only enjoys but even demands spec tacles of such surpassing loveliness as. that "She" offers. 1t is n blessed omen for the dramatic future of this country that the allegorical meaning Eof the four elements which constitutes 5"9She's'' act has been so readily un- derstood and appreciated. There is much besides merely beautiful light ing effects ia this handsome wonan's s offering as a visit to the theater will demonstrate. All the honors of the week, have not gone to the main fea- ture of the bill, however. Press El- dridge and his heavy artillery loaded to the mHzzle with the latest 1okeS have stirred up humorous senses which under other circumstances would require the nttroglycerine treatment. they have been dormant so long. What on another program would be worthy of. more lengthy at tention are the acts of the Mignani Troupe, } Hathaway and Walton. Frances May, Barr and Evans, Joel son, Palmer and Joelson, and the ever interesting eIectrograph. Prices are 10, 20 and 90 cents; afternoons 10 and 20 cents, ladies 10.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-12-22
HER LIFE PAID THE
 2 BILL FOR ROOM RENT
Aotkess Sought Escape from "a Hotel by a Rope and Was Dashed to
 the Pavement. ;

s@ ! s H-4@s 47
 Chicago. Apparently fearing prose- cution because she had no money to pay,f her room, a woman who regis tered under the name of Mrs c. M Morris at.the Revere House, attempted to slide down an improvtsed rope from a z fifth4story window. When rescue was at hand she either lost her hold or deliberately 1oOsened her grasp She fell four stories, landed head first on the brick pavement and was instantly killed. s, ~
 The womanss death was witnessed by a crowd of about 100 persons. who gathered below Above her, out of windows, leaned attaches and guests of the hotel shouting to her to climb back to safety. She had Started up- ward. .bracing her knees against the side of the hotel, when she fell. She was about 34 years of age. The rope by which the woman had tried to es- cape had been ma az out of sheets and blankets torn into strips. She seemed to have believed that her desperate expedient would. be unnoticed because her room was at the rear of the hotel. above an unfrequented alley The po- lice say the WOman's escorFect name EFa.s Myra DeIaroes The name was found in her card pase I....,
 This was confirmed by the manager of a theatrical exchange, who said she was an actress, And had come to Chi cago from New York last summer.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-12-22
BARRIER OF YEARS
 BROKEN AT JAIL DOOR
Father and Mother Reunited when They Called on Son, Imprisoned
 for Murder.

f .
 St. Louis, The misfortune of John J. Schneider, the youth who was held on suspicion of being one of the Mutz- berg murderers, broke down the bar riers which, for nearly 20 years, have separated his father and mother
 When the boy was baby the father and the mother quarreIed, and the mother, then but little more than a girl, left her husband and child Since that time they have never spoken to each other, or held any communica- tion.
 Each called to see the son, neither Knowing the other was there. They were given seats on bench in a Four Courts hallway, while a, friend sought a pass into the jail.
 For a moment they did not speak. Then the man began to weep. The woman's face took on an expression of tenderness, and they moved toward each other on the bench. Who spoke the first word or what was said no one knows save themselves, for the words were spoken in whispers. The man continued to weep, and thus they talked until the pass into the jail was brought. and together they entered to see their son. .s e.e,.:. .44.
 Both the father and mother are still young. A complete reconciliation fol- lowed their meeting.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-12-22
TRACK LAYING IN THE WEST.

E
 The west is a country of big things and railroad building bys machinery is. one of them. Even the roadbed on which the track rests is made up by the steam and horse grader, great holes filled up to the track level au- tomatically, and the ballast to hold the ties and rails in place distributed in the same manner. Tn fact such has been the development of mechan- icaI aids it is not an idle boast that with them two dozen men could span the continent with a band Of steel. A few statistics may give q clearer idea of the quickness of it all. To put down 60 feet of track means, of course, to set in position 120 feet of. rails. The average rail is 30 feet in length, so that four rails are required to cover the 60 feet. The tracklaylng machine has laid 1,1SO such rails in 10 hours. This means the laying of no less than TITO feet of track ev cry hour, or nearly one-third Of "a mile. Yet to accomplish the feat ali the ties must be placed on their beds, and the rails not only laid upon them put fastened to the wood and made ready Tor service. .rs
 The marvel of it all is the amount of manual labor that is saved by the genius of the inventor. First come the scrapers, doing all the work of the hand shovel yet two men only are needed for each machine-ora to guide the horses and the other to ad- just the blade and chute. With the steam shovel are an engineer and his assistant, for the shovel fills and ernpties it's scoop into the cars with out the touch of afhand. Compressed air unloaas the cars but the dirt train usually has half dozen men aboard for emergencies, besides the engineer and fireman. On the track laying train tive men load all the ties on the tie caF,. and one man moves it to and fro. For bolting the rails and handling them on the rollway six men are enough. About twice as many fasten the rails. Add the locomotive crew, and you have the actual work ing force. Tn putting the finishing touches to the track perhaps 20 men may be needed after the ballast train has passed over it.-Booklove Mag aRiIle .s5s5ae &5Sia ; #t@sE@ ~: :E+