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, 1905-04-21
THE LIFE AFTER DEATH.
Bulwer-Lytton Believed It Would 81
Progressive,


Progressive.
A Welsh lady, writing in Black
woods Magazine on her visit to Kneb-
worth in 1857, says that Sir Edward
Bulwer.Lytton spoke thus on the sub
iect of spirits:
He said he did not believe we should
reach the highest heaven when we die.
NO. he continued. at is not likely
that we, imperfect as we are. should
be suddenly ushered iIso the Divine
Presence on leaving this world: our
minds would not be prepared for S o
much glory; we are far too sinful for
that. We shah pass through success
i've stages of existence, rising higher
and higher until we reach the fullness
of knowledge and of happiness. We
cannot expect instant transition from
darkness to light, which to US would
be insufferably bright. Does not
everything progress? Is not progress
Why not hereafter? 1t is strange he
went on, that all spirits, when ques-
tened about heaven, agree in stating
that into our next stage of being we
shall carry the pursuits and character
istics of mind which are ours on
earth, but all refined and ennobled.
None of them, however, profess to
have reached to the great knowledge
of our final heaven. nor to know by
what means we shall pass from n
stage to another"
, 1905-04-21
Youngster Cutclassed.

Senator Money of Mississippi has a
7-year-old grandson who, though not
averse to a fight, sees no disgrace in
being worsted when the odds are clear
ly against him. He came home from
school o long ago in bad shape.
you look as though You had been
i. a fight. boy" said his sapient grand
father.
81 have. sir"
And o look as if you got the
worst of it." pursued the grandfather.
81 did. sir" admitted the bedrag-
eled kirdergartner, but he was a
tenner and I'm a sevener."
A few days later he was guilty of
some offense which brought him be-
meath the paternal rod of correction.
He showed so little evidence of his
fighting blood daTi2s me chastisement
thai his father was both ~perplexed
and disgusted.
you're a great fellow" said he,
ito take a thrashing and make no re-
%sistance."
whats the use" replied his crush
eG. but philosophical son, when you're
a thirty-threer and I'm only a sew
erer?"
, 1905-04-21
BENEATH THE LID"

st. Louis has a Sunday law that ap.
pears to be working all right, at least
for the reformers. Last Sunday ev.
erything was closed down tight and the
suburban cars were filled with people
seeking rest and beer in the country.
1t was so disgusting that one thirsty
man found solace in a poem, as fol
lows:
And we wander, tired and weary,
Seeking out a refuge beery,
Refuge bright and warm and CHEEKY
Flint it once we always did.
Now in times of Puritanic
Saloons close up in a panic,
While last grows out thirst organic
st. Louis groans beneath the lid
, 1905-04-21
OLD HANDLE Grows TO TREE.
York, Pa, Residents Declare Part Of
Aqed ParasoI Took Root.

SSe SSN 'SS
The handle OF an old ~parasol. which
has taken root in the ground and
grown 10 a tree in the yard Of Joseph
A. Wisnor in York, Pa. is attracting
attention from naturalists and men of
science. A score of reputable resi-
dents testify to the truthfulness OF
h story, and only for fear of van
dals the curiosity would be trans
planted to one of the public squares.
In 1865 the Darasol was presented
to Miss Susan Shuey, who afterward
married Jacob Kohler and still lives
in the county. Several years ago Mrs.
Gohler utilized the handle to support
a rosebush in her dooryard. Months
afterward it was discovered that it
had taken root and sprouted. It be-
came an object of curiosity for the
one attempted to carry 1t off, and sue
ceeded in tearing away a number Of
branches. When Mrs. Kohler moved
away from York she intrusted the
''parasol tree" as it was called, to
the care of Mr.. and Mrs. Wisner, who
have carefully transplanted it to their
W yard and nourished it ever since.
1t is asserted that on the night of
Mr.. Kohler's death the metal spring,
which had remained in the handle I'M
til hat time, fell off.
The handle continued to thrive,
and is now a good-sized young tree.
Each summer it bears beautiful little
star-shaped flowers. something like
forget-me-nots, and berries. The lat
ter never ripen, but shrivel before
maturity.
, 1905-04-21
whv Not Sc. mexjeof

Forty eight hours travel will take
you from the cold clustering northern
winter to a land Of sunshine and flow.
ers. What Egypt and India are to the
old world, Mexico is to the new. "A
land Of white sunshine, redolent with
flowers: a land Of gay costumes.
crumbling churches, and old converts;
a land Of kindly greetings, Of extreme
courtesy, Of open, broad hospitality.
1t was more than enough to revel in
an italian sun. lighting up q senli-trop-
.ical land; to look up to white-capped
peaks. towering into blue: to look
down upon wind-swept plains, encir-
cled by ragged chains Of mountains:
and to realize that today. in its varied
scenery, costumes. architecture. street
life. canals crowded with flower laden
boats, market plaxas thronged with
gaily dressed natives, faded. church In.
teriors and abandoned converts. Mex
leo IL the most marvelously pictur'
esque country under the sun A tron;cal
Venice, . semi-barbarisus Spain. I. dew
Holy land" For rates and lnformatioa
write r B. raHnR,
@. r. A. G. Z 8. ~. Dsnvsr: Cola.
, 1905-04-21

A Laramie lady of unusual acumen
applied at the First National bank the
other day for the money she had on de
post. The affable cashier, with a keen
mind for business, asked her why she
did not leave the money in the bank
and check it out in sums as desired.
Il want the dough- was the reply.
And do you know why it is called
dough-" he asked. Because it is need.
ed" she said. A solemn look came
over the face of the cashier and he is
still thinking.
, 1905-04-21
FILIPINO PRODUCTS.

The most important commercial pro
duct Of the Philippine islands is aba
ca, OF Manila hemp. This is indigen-
GUS to all provinces, but the fiber is
unlike the hemp of other tropical coun-
tries; and is found only in the Philip.
pine islands. The value of the expor-
tations of this product exceeded $19,
600, 900 in 1902, or was two-thirds OF
the value of all exports. Nearly all OF
this material is shipped in the raw
state to Europe and America for manu-
facture into cordage. Although a large
are was devoted to the cultivation
OF abaca. much Of the product that
wss exported was gathered wild.
The expectation Of the dried kernel
of the coconut, known as copra, Is
steadily increasing and promises to be-
,oms Of great commercial importancs.
, 1905-04-21

The Evanston Press reports that
the volume of building and improve
ments mapped out for Evanston is
evidence of a greater and more sub
stantial growth than the town has c.
er before experienced. The conditions
OF men these times are giving them an
opportunity to lead out for themselves
and they are beginning to realize the
advantages of having a home of their
own. Within the past year there has
been a greater popular movement in
home building than since the town was
plotted, and it bids fair to continue.
, 1905-04-21

n Carbon county ranch firm is
this year putting in 400 acres of field
peas. Their ranch is in the Saratoga
valley and they expect to make a great
c of the venture. The peas will
be fed to lambs. The elevation of the
land in question is about the same as
that around Laramie and this expert,
ment will add more proof to the expert,
ments already made in this portion of
the state.
, 1905-04-21

The Rawlins building association is
preparing to launch another series of
stock. Like the Laramie association,
the Rawlins institution has been very
successful and has aided many a poor
man to provide for himself a home. If
there is any investment that will
bring as great a return upon a small
monthly deposit as the local building
association, The Republican has not
learned of it. 1t is not too late for
Laramie people to take stock in the
series opened in January. All that
is necessary is for them to pay up for
the time that has lapsed.
, 1905-04-21
Bio Price for Wool

In the halcyon days of the sheep
business in Wyoming under the high
Mckinley tariff in 1892 Wyoming wool
sold for 20 cents a pound. Under the
free.trade Wilson law in 1897 the same
wool sold at ~ cents a pound. After
the enactment of he Dingley tariff
law the price of wool again began to
advance and there has beef a steady
increase from year to year. Today
prices are back where they were be-
fore the democrats began tinkerins
with the tariff. Tim Kenney of Sweet
water county, one of the largest sheep
owners in southern Wyoming, has just
sold his wool clip. which amounts to
several hundred thousand pounds, for
2OA cents a pound. This is said to be
the highest price ever received for Wy
oming wool. Mr.. Kinney runs an av-
erage grade Of range sheep, n this
price is a fair indication of the aver
age value of Wyoming wool this year.
Sheridan Post.
, 1905-04-21
A True Snake Story,

1.-THE affair happened on Saturday
night" says the Eulawaeo Chronicle.
lin a room on the outskirts OF Rayl-
ton. -Four card players were intent
on a game of whist and the window
was open to allow Of some fresh air.
Suddenly. out Of the darkness, FIVE
feet of black mamba hurled itself
through the open window into the
room. For a moment every one was
paralyzed, and then one of the occu-
pants seized hold of the most handy
weapon and flung it at the intruder.
1t happened to be a water bag and
the snake received a cold douche,
which was evidently not to its liking,
for it vanished just as suddenly as it
had come. by the same route. A
search of the premises discovered
the creature in an adjoining room,
but 1t again made its escape, and, as
the police would say, is still at
large"
, 1905-04-21
En- Route to Theater.

A Partisan actress journeying night
ly TO the theater in her trougnam
o"ercomes winter drawbacks to such
travelling. The closed windows of the
brcugham depicted + screened by
reat venetian blinds, and inside, by
the light of two electric lamps, tie
ON occupies herself In carrying
out the preliminary processes of her
necess airy stage facial makeup In
the place of a seat, one side CT the
brougham is fitted with a miniature
toilet table having a gcod-sized mir
ror cut glass bottles that are half
sunk in the table to keep them steady,
brushes. grease paints. etc. Beneath
the table is a large foot warmer, that
is, of course, filed with hot water.
An ample rug envelops the occura-t
, 1905-04-21

The storm we have just experienced
calls to mind many "reminiscences of
the long G and lots OF people think
it an unusual thing to have a heavy
storm so late in the season. The trou-
BILE is with our memories. From year
to year We forget what happened to us
the year before. Heavy, wet snow
storms are not AZ unusual thing in
this mountain region and they have
been known to occur as late as the
fourth of June. In April they are the
rule and not the exception. Were 1t
not for these storms. Wyoming's stock
ranges would not be half as productive.
To be sure, many caves are chilled
and frozen to death and thousands of
lambs suffer, but the vast majority are
benefited by the moisture. This par
ticular spring has been an unusual one
for moisture, the amount of rain and
snowfall being far in ecess of the
normal. Dry farming will be a sue
cess this year.
, 1905-04-21
Ancient Forks.

A LoL Ion jeweler has made a col
lection of ancient forks used in Eng
land, which show some little known
facts about the table manners of a
few centuries ago. The forks, which
are of solid silver, date from he six
teenth century. In many cases the
designs in all this time have scarcely
varied in any detail, and the forks
look like those which might be bought
to-day. The old forks were a great
luxury in their time aud were oaly
used by the a~ristocracy.
, 1905-04-21
One Way to Stop War.

Following the fall of Port Arthur,
comes the news that the credit of Rus
STA is impaired, and it was with con-
siderable difficulty and a large rate of
interest that they finally secured their
latest loan. This indicates the begin
ming of the end, for the war can only
be carried on while the bankers of the
world are willing. The beginning of
the end of your sufferings from stom-
ach, liver, bowel or kidney troubles
commences with the first dose of Hos
letters Stomach Bitters. For over so
years it has been waging war success
fully against diseases that can have
but one ending, if neglected. Get a
bottle today from your druggist. 1t
will purify the blood, also cure heart
burn, bloating, cos~tiveness, biliousness,
poor appetite, dyspepsia, indigestion
and female complaints. The genuine
has our private stamp over the neck.
, 1905-04-21
Ballard. Horsheund sxrup

Immediately relieves hoarse. croupy
cough. oppressed, rafting. rasping and
difficult breathing. Henry G. Stearns.
druggist, s%hullsburg, Wis, writes. May
20, 1901. II have been selling Bal
lard's Horehound Syrup for two yeafs.
and have never had . preparation that
has given better satisfaction. l no
tice that when I sell . bottle they
come back for more. I can honestly
recommend IT. CSC. Soc, 31yoo. Rsd
Cross Pharmacy.
, 1905-04-21
Why He Wanted Time.

Four year old Freddie had a visit
the other day from his five year old
cousin Walter, and the two small boys
we're playing marbles in Freddie's
yard, when %F'reddie's mother called
him to go to bed. The little fellow
begged for just a minute more, and
several times It was granted. Finally
his mother become insistent, and the
small boy came to her holding OUT a
bag full of marbles.
Mother" he said, IF you will give
me only a minute or two more III
send him home busted, and you can
have half tho marbles"
, 1905-04-21
Happy ~Sheepmen-

The sheepmen of this county are
patting themselves on the back because
of their decision early his spring in
refusing to contract their wool. The
prices accordingly, estimating that
a half to three cents higher and they
now see that the chance was well
worth taking. AT that time they ran
the risk OF having Il sandy clip but II
has turned out thai the wool is eXCep
t~ionally clean. The buyers were also
taking the same chance and made then
prices accordingly estimating that
there would be more sand in the wool.
This is proving, granting that there
will be a reasonable lamb crop, n Of
the best years the sheep men have
ever had.-Rawlins Republican.
, 1905-04-21
Picked up Swarm Of Bees.

A swarm of bees took possession of
a ventilator on the ship Diana of the
British navy while she lay alongside
the mole at Gibraltar. A clever sea.
man succeeded in getting the swarm
transferred to an old soap box and
sold. the whole thing to a LEGAL bee
rofcr.
, 1905-04-21
Conversation,

For the joy set before thee.
The cross.
For The gain that comes after.
The loss.
For the morning that smileth.
The night.
For the price of the victor,
The fight.
For the white rose of goodness.
The thorn,
For the spirits deep wisdom.
Mems scorn.
For the sunshine of gladness.
The rain.
For the fruit OF Gods pruning.
The pain.
For the clear bells of triumph.
A knell.
For the sweet kiss OF meeting.
Farewell.
For the hight Of the mountain.
The steep.
For the waking in heaven.
Deaths sleep.
Mary Frances Butts.
, 1905-04-21
FRIDAY, APRIL 81, 1905.

Several Carbon county fockmasters
have sold their clips at 10 cents and
over, and two have reached the 20
mark. Thus far Tim Kinney is the
only n who has sold above twenty,
getting 2OA.
, 1905-04-21

This is probably the only statue in
which a camel figures hat has ever
been made. 1t is of General Gordon,
who persisted in the Soudan, mounted
on the ship of the desert" and was
the work of the late Onslow Ford.
After having been set up in ! ondon it
, 1905-04-21

Tia Republican h the best advsrt9s
% medium In the city. fnf Il reecnsa
III the psorlo.
, 1905-04-21

naily Repablicaa 80 csnt4 Z roatA
, 1905-04-21

The gymnasium has been opened
after supper all the nights this week
in order to enable the town basketball
team to practice for the game satur-
day night.
, 1905-04-21

The librarian has received from the
Woman's club of Cheyenne a number
of books on the literature and relig-
ions of India, which were lent to that
organization last fall. The president
of the club speaks in highest terms Of
the books and says that without them
little work could have been done.
, 1905-04-21

CT the carriage; a clip behind her
holds her fur coat partly around her,
above which is q little shelf en- which
rests her picture hat.
, 1905-04-21

Robert Law is assisting Prof. Nelson
mount flowers for the Botanical Her
barium.
, 1905-04-21

Miss Agnes Brebner will assist DR..
Hebard in her office during the absence
of Misses Abby Drew and Nancy Fast
in Denver.
, 1905-04-21

Yesterday at noon the girls basket
oall team left for Denver. This even
ing they will meet for the second time
with the basket ball OF the Uni
versity OF Denver. A victory tor the
brown and gold is confidently pre-.
dicted.
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SPARROW Stole Feather.

The impertinence of the sparrow
was recently exampled at the Phila
delphia geological garden. One OF
these birds that win admiration by
their very audacity was seated be.
side the big bearded vulture in the
latter's cage. He had already flown
off with one of the downy feathers
he had picked up on the floor. 1t
evidently occurred to him to prefer
q fresh feather. Pursuant to this
scheme, he moved up closer and
closer, the savage looking bird from
Asia paying no attention to him. It's
next move was to look generously at
the soft breast feathers Of its host. 1t
chose a nice, downy one, stretched up
and plucked it out with clever jerk.
Then off it went The big bird was
too surprised to stir.
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The Brown and Black of IL.

The pretty little village Of Prince
ton, Me-. boasted of but one negro.
He was a great fayorite with the farm.
ers and other natives who frequented
the corner grocery. One day Mr..
Brown, who was an extremely dark
complexioned gentleman, met the old
colored man in the store. They were
talking on one of the topics Of the
day, when Mr.. Brown said: ooh, to
change the subject, Billy, what is it
makes you so black?'
We'll" replied Billy, with merry
eyes, 81 jes lives be black as berry
as dark Brown"
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1905-07-04
Record Short Names.

Here are some short names. Many
years ago there was shop kept in
Brussels by Therese o, and there is
Nine. o living with her two children
at Molenbeck, a suburb Of the Belgian
capital. In 1866 among the Belgian re-
cruits was a young man named o,
who could not write, and signed his
name with cross. In the department
of Somme, in France, there is village
called Y, in the Zuyder Zee there is
a bay called Y, and Amsterdam has
the river Y. In the Chinese province
of Honan there is city called U, and
in France there is a river and in
Sweden a town rejoicing in the name
of A.
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lOI SOOU IlerdLuIS, tellS WudI udppy
time she had on The Road to Well
Vile" She says:
Il drank coffee freely for eight
years before began to perceive any
evil effects from it. Then | noticed
that | was becoming very nervous,
and that my stomach was gradually
losing the power to properly assimi-
late my food. In time | got so weak
that l dreaded to leave the house
for no reason whatever but because OF
the miserable condition of my nerves
and stomach. | attributed the trouble
to anything in the world but coffee,
of course. | dosed myself with medi-
cines, which in the end would leave
me in a worse condition than at first.
| was most wretched and discourag-
ed-not 80 years old and feeling that
life was failure
81 had given up all hope OF ever
enjoying myself like other people, till
one day | read the little book "The
Road to MELVILLE ;" 1t opened my
eyes, and taught me lesson I shall
never forget and cannot value too
highly. l Immediately quit the use
of the old kind of coffee and began to
drink Postum Food Coffee noticed
the beginning of an Improvement In
the whole tone of my system, after
only two days use Of the new drink,
and in a very short time realized that
| could go about like other people
without the least return Of the ner-
vous dread that formerly gave me so
much trouble In fact my nervous
ness disappeared entirely and has
never returned, although 1t Is now
year that have been drinking Postum
Food Coffee And my stomach Is now
like iron-nothing can upset 1t!
Last week, during the big Con-
clave In San Francisco, was on the
60 day and night without the slight.
est fatigue; and as I stood in the i'm.
mense crowd watching the great par.
AIDE that lasted for hours, I thought
to myself, This strength Is what Pos.
tum Food Coffee has given mel y
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Greek, Mich.
There's reason.
The little book THE Road to Well
VILE may be found in every pkg.
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PLANTS IN THEIR SLUM6ER.
Species That Remain Dormant
through the Winter.

nrough the winner.
Plants sleep much the same as ami
mails. Their sleep is quite real, and
Its reality can be shown. Perhaps the
best marked form of slumber in the
vegetable world is that of the great
winter rest, when so many species re.
tire altogether under the sheltering
soil, and there lie dormant, side by
side with the slumbering animals.
How does the long winter rest of ami
mails differ, after all, from the winter
rest of the crocus or the hyacinth,
which withdraw all the living material
from their leaves in autumn and bury
themselves inches deep In the soil in
the shape of bulb till February rains
or April suns tempt leaves and flowers
out again. The whole vast class of
dubious and tuberous plants, indeed
the lilies, orchids, daffodils, narcissi,
tulips, squills, bluebells and snowdrops
are they not just alternating crea
lures, which retire underground in au-
tumn with the slugs and the queen
wasps, to reappear in spring about
the same time with the return to up.
per air of the moles, the tortoises and
the fritillary butterflies?
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1905-07-04

back and sides. For a time | was I'M
able to walk at all, and every make
shift | tried and all the medicine |
took had not the slightest effect. My
back continued to grow weaker until
began taking Doan's Kidney Pills,
and | must say | was more than sur
prised and gratifed to notice the back
ache disappearing gradually until it
finally stopped
Doans Kidney Pills sold by all deal
ers or by mail on receipt Of price. 80
cents per box. oster-Milburn Co.,
Buffalo, N. Y.
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Where Dictionary Was Written.

the work could be completed in five
years. but as a matter of fact it took
eight years.
The house in Cough square, Fleet
street, London, England, where John
son lived during seven of the eight
years in which he was at work on
his dictionary, lies behind-Johnson's
court, where the doctor also lived.
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1905-07-04
Tiaer Flesh In Demand.

Evidently tiger flesh is a popular
article of diet with the Cinnamon of
the Straits. A young but full grown
tiger was shot by Malay and was
brought in to Teluk Arson for the
usual government reward Of $25.
The skin, which was beautifully
smooth and soft, was soon disposed
of, and the meat was sold in town at
forty cents catty,--Penang Echo.
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Formic Acid for Malaria.

P. Howard Williams, writing In
praise of formic acid as cure for ma
laria, says it is an old Matabele rem
edy. The Matabeies get it by eating
spiders. Mr.. Williams says that when
he had malaria in Matabeleland dose
of two spiders cured him.
The Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1903-1909, 1905-07-04

spring, one end of which is securely
fastened to the pole at some distance
from the end. The free end carries
the fishing line and means for engag.
ing a trigger, which is designed to be
sprung by any movement of the line.
In order to make the sport still more
mechanical an audible signal of some
kind is provided, which announces to
the fisherman that the line has been
sprung should he not be watchins
closely at the moment.