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Less Talk. Less Trouble

Less Talk, Less Trouble
We are often ir0nressed with the fact
that II there was less talk there would
be less trouble. fhe person who IL
ways has something to say is either in
hot water himself or has someone else
boiling. A case in point was brought
to light in Cheyenne a few days ago
when a man was convicted of stealing
a sheep. The fact that he had the
sheep was suspicious, and the further
fact that he claimed to have bought
the sheep at the stock yards, which
was easily shown to be false proved
beyond a reasonable doubt" that he
was guilty. Had he kept still and let
the police prove the crime instead Of
proving him a liar he might easily have
beat the case" but he got just what
everybody ought to get who talks when
they have nothing to say-thirty days
in jail.-Rawlins Republican,
, 1907-11-30
COMMISSIONERS
PROCEEDINGS
Report Of the Proceedings Of the Board
Of County Commissioners Of A.
bany County, Wyoming.
Laramie, Albany County, wyo..

Laramie, Albany County, Wyo.,
November 10, 1907.
The Board of County Commissioners
of Albany County, Wyoming. met this
day in special session, there being
present:
JAMES McGIBBON, Chairman,
w. ]. BROADHURST and
JOHN McGILL,
Commissioners.
And B. FEATHERSTONE, Clerk, when
the following proceedings were had,
to-wit:
The board took up the consideration
of building a bridge over the North
Laramie river at or near Garrett post
Office Albany county, Wyoming. An
agreement was prepared by the county
attorney and being satisfactory to the
board of county commissioners and to
E. H. Decker, contractor, he being the
lowest bidder for said. bridge, the said
agreement vas signed in duplicate by
James McGibbon, chairman of the
board of county commissioners, and E.
H. Decker, contractor, and ordered
filed.
No further business appearing the
board adjourned until Wednesday
morning, November 6, 1907, at o'clock.
JAMES McGIBBON,
Attest: Chairman.
B. FEATHERSTONE, Clerk.
By T. ]. DAYTON, Deputy.
, 1907-11-30

The Republican is the best advertis-
ing medium in the city and county for
it reaches all the people all the time,
, 1907-11-30
TWO IN

THE RANK OF FACE.
At the meeting last night of Damon
lodge, Knights of Pythias, the rank OF
page was conferred upon two candi-
dates. Officers were placed in nominal
ton to he voted for at the next meet.
ing of the lodge.
, 1907-11-30

Highest price paid for good bob cat
hides at Lockwoods. m-w-s-tf
, 1907-11-30
SIGN ERECTED ON

SIGN ERECTED ON
LOVEJOY GARAGE.
A large V-shaped sign, which will
be electric lighted, was erected today
on the front wall of the Lovejoy Novel,
,ty works on Second street.
, 1907-11-30

TAKING VACATION
FOR A FEW DAYS.
James Hunt, a delivery clerk for the
w. H. Holiday company, is enjoying
a few days well earned vacation.
, 1907-11-30
WYOMING VISITORS

WYOMING VISITORS
AT CHICAGO HOTELS.
F. P. Kendall Of this city was regis
tered at the Great Northern hotel, Chi
cago, yesterday, and j. w. Bradshaw Of
Cheyenne was at McCoy's.
, 1907-11-30
WITH The CHURCHES |

1 Program Of Sunday services in
: the Laramie houses OF worship.
fSSSS~SvSv SSSSvSSsSvS
, 1907-11-30

Waiting doesn't pay.
If you neglect the aching back,
Urinary troubles, diabetes, surely fol
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AN ABSTRACT OF TITLE.
Only Abbreviated History of a Piece
Of Property.

Real estate brokers are confronted every
day with the peculiar fact, says the Omaha
Bee. that not one person in 1000 knows
what an abstract is or realizes the value
of complete understanding of this SIM
pie instrument Of everyday use. The ordi-
nary purchaser Of real estate knows that
an abstract is black, brown or some other
color and is examined by lawyers, but that
Is the extent of his knowledge.
A layman cannot examine an abstract,
but he will be surprised to see how much
OF an abstract he can understand. The
chain Of title in most Cases can be fol-
lowed very easily and many persons would
be interested in following the vicisstudes
Of the property they own. Most persons,
II they could read an abstract only once,
would learn something never known be-
fore, which Is that an abstract is merely
an abbreviated history of a particular
piece Of property, written in the English
Gus about 1t.
with real estate transactions, at least with
the elementary principles, as almost every
man and woman In this community owns
or expects to own a piece Of real estate.
After all Is said and done real estate is the
true savings bank of the workingman be-
cause 1t is the one institution that never
fails. Returns may be disappointing,
owing to larger taxes or assessments than
had been anticipated, the neighborhood
may deterforate or repairs prove unexpect-
eddy expensive, but the owner has the con-
troll Of the results of Ibis industry and
economy In his own hands and does not
have to ask somebody's permission to do
what he thinks best.
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NAMING OUR CITIES.
More Musical Than Many Would Have
Been Indian Words.

From the Boston Advertiser.
Ambassador Bryce finds fault with the
names of our cities-and the cities of Can
ada, too-and with excellent reason MI.
Bryce is of the opinion that there is no oc-
casion for duplication in the United States
and Canada, as the Indians have provided
an unlimited supply of musical names that
may be given to cities, rivers or other
geographical points. The wisest thing the
people of Toronto, Canada. ever did, says
Mr.. Bryce, was to adopt the present name
Of the city in the place of York" by which
the settlement was first called.
The error we have made in abandoning
the Indian names is apparent, but 1t Is
too late to retract on grand scale, though
occasional retraction is made. An instance
is the recent changing of the name of the
little village of Fairfield, on the .Westheld
river (Which was once called Salmon Falls,
approximate to a day when the salmon may
have leaped the falls there), to the musical
Indian name, Orinoco. Springfield might
have been called Agawam-much better
than Springfield, name common through
out the country, over half of the states
having a specimen-but the name, Agawam.
is now relegated to little section of farm
country across the Connecticut river from
the larger settlement.
Yet 1t Is perhaps remarkable that we
have done as well as we have in the mat
ter of names, in view of the strong appeal
of 'old home" ties which inspired, in large
measure, the borrowing of old country
names. In the west some originality was
shown, such picturesque names as Tomb
stone, Leadville, Cripple Creek and the like
standing well alone In city nomenclature:
The fact remains, however, that we should
have done better, and Mr.. Bryces criticism
Is sound. We should have retained more
of the Indian names.
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IN SUMMER GARB.
Suggestions for the Interior of a
House.

Now is the time to take linen and cretonne
furniture slips" from their winter quarters
In order to find out whether they are IN
perfect condition for use later on in the sea-
son. If their day Of usefulness is past, now
is also the time to select materials for new
loose covers. The shops are full of fabrics
suitable for this purpose. but nothing Is
more dangerous than choice made simply
on the strength of intrinsic beauty without
reference to environment.
Too much color in a design Will destroy
harmony. and a pattern out of scale with
the proportion of an apartment is equally
unfortunate. Few things more destruc-
tive to the bright freshness of a room than
covers that have been used too long, or
covers that are ill-fitting and slip and ruffie
up in an untidy fashion. On the other hand,
the possibilities for good attached to the
loose covers are many, and such variety
of pretty effects may be obtained from them
that they should be studied and turned to
account with reference TO desired touches of
color which they may be the effective means
of introducing.
The Powered chintZes and cretonnes are
delightful with clusters of growing bios
SONS, charming alike for the antique or
modern room. In economical choice
chintz and some of the new prints will be
found the wiSeSt selection Both cottons are
fresh, bright and durable, and that they
tub beautifully is not the least Of the
charms
In deciding between the rival charms Of
two types of designs. the first consideration
should be the outlook and aspect of the
room and its background. When this is
plain or neutral in tone, a somewhat as
sertive design in the material of the covers
is not only permissible, but to be sought
after, and one may rely upon it for the
most effective touches of color. When there
is a striking or much patterned wallpaper
the safest general rule is to keep the draper
les and coverings as quiet as possible. 1t
must always be borne in mind that the char
acter of the design In paper and material
must be harmonious.
There Is charming way to bring about
this harmony by means of chintz used en-
suite for wallpaper and furniture There is
a pretty boudOir in a country house In
which the chairs and sofa covers are of
green and white chintz with wide stripes a
choice at once restful and soothing to ewes
and nerves. Where lightness and softness
strike dominent note, cretonne is prefera-
bic to chintz Plain string colored linen in
sef-coiored stripes and figures have been
standard cover designs for, 10. these MANY
years, and in the estimation of the con-
serVatlve housewife will still remain in
favor. "
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on the premises without a backache. The
heavy work on the Miner farm, and most
of the lighter work too, is done by electrici-
ty while the farmer and his good family
stand idly by and watch the wheels go
round.
There is a little creek running through
Mr.. Miners farm, and he has merely put
the stream to work and Is doing the play
ing himself. This stream he has harnessed
to run q small dynamo, which in turn gives
him electric light, heat and power for his
home and farm buildings. A small dam of
the flow type was built of concrete. The fall
is about six feet. A small power house was
equipped with a water wheel and $50
volt generator. The electricity is carried to
the house and barn by cables.
At the spacious farm house electricity
lights all the rooms, heats a number of
apartments, runs the sewing machine and
will also be used to cook the food. The
cream is separated by electricity and the
heavy barrel churn is run by the same pow
er. A small motor drives the buzz saws,
the grindstone, the feed cutters, the fam
ming mill and pumps the water.
The cost of the plant was trifling consid-
ering what it does. 1t runs night and day
and requires practically no attention fur
Their than oiling twice a week.
There are doubtless hundreds OF other
places throughout the country where small
water power could be utilized and a similar
plant installed.
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MOORE AND HILL.
Recent Sales Of Real Estate by This
COMPANY
photo by STAFF photographer

Company.
Among the sales recently made by the
Moore & Hill Real Estate Company are the
following:
For R. H. Bailey. to Mrs. Annie Aldrich.
312 North Carolina avenue southeast, for
s., 200.
For Richard H. Bailey, 300 North Caro-
lima avenue southeast for $4sOO.
For Richard H. Bailey, 80 North Caro-
lima avenue southeast. for $4,000.
For r. D. Weston, Nos HOO and HOP
North Capitol street, for $1,000.
To R. D. Weston, northeast corner 9Th
and streets northwest, for $500
For John W. Douglass to Mrs. Nellie Hill
atson. No. All 22d street northwest.
For Harry Wardman to Rev. DR.. Noble,
1871 Ontario place, Washington Heights.
For Mrs. Helen w. Mahoney to Warren
f. Basin, 141S 18th street northwest.
To Edward S. Hutchins, 912 I'D street
northwest. for $1,000
For Capt. w T. Johnston to Col. w. H.
Reynolds, $3.50 Q street northwest, for
Sc 600.
For Richard H. Ramsay to Rufus F. Fox,
81 street northwest for $500.
For Franklin r Sanner to Charles ORA
per- a lot on MintwOod place, Washington
Heights.
To Mrs Sarah E. Jenkins, G36 Acker
street northeast.
To Harry Wardman and Harry B. Will
son, fourteen lots on Newton street, Co
lumbia Heights, for $4,000.
To Joseph Herzog, G:55 Acker street north
east.
For j. H. Luthey to F. M. Smith, 1113
New Hampshire avenue northwest.
To Mrs. Ada Baumgarten, No. 1449 Pierce
street northwest.
Among the sales made by this company
of Cleveland Park property are the fol-
lowing:
No. 3C22 Macomb street to William A.
Posey, $1,000
rao11
$3.50.
For John Savary to Prof Edward B.
Rosa, two building lots on Newark street.
For William s. Gregg, BAG 34th street, for
Sc 800.
TO Harriet c. Sidney, 1852 Newark street
$1,000.
Lot on Newark street. to L. D. Burlng.
The following are other sales made by the
same company:
For Thomas H. Pickford. 121 E street
southeast, 532 18th street southeast. 80 14th
street southeast.
For William S. Minnix, 1472 Newton
street Mount Pleasant.
To NJ. w. Bayliss, 81 street northwest
For William Murphy, 1872 East Capitol
street.
To Thomas H Pickford lot on 10th street
between G and II streets.
For Thomas H. Pickford, 1902 G street
southeast.
For Mai. w Borden to Noel w Banks
dale, 1862 Euclid street, Washington
Heights.
For William B. Colt, 1909 street north
west.
For Bates Warren and Hayden Johnson
| trustees 202S F street northwest.
For Salvatore Petrola, 431 18th stree,
! southeast and $40 10th street southeast.
| For Charles H. Merillat and Mason N
| Richardson, trustees 227 Florida avenue
northwest.
For Richard H. Bailey, eight lots or
J Monroe street.
. For L. E. Newton, 2519 Ontario place
| Washington Heights.
To George Stoll. 1919 North Capitol street
For Roger Edwards, 11O4 H street north
east.
For DR.. A. E. Powell 119 4th street south
east.
| For the Rothert estate, large lot on Nortf
| Carolina avenue southeast between sd ant
! 4th streets. ~, !,
| To Mrs. Ada Baumgarten, No. 952
street northwest. - . ,
To cary N. Weisiger, 1851 Church stree
| northwest.
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ILLNESS INSURANCE.
LEGISLATION on This Subject Proposed
in Holland

According to The Hague correspondent Of
the Chicago Daily News the first important
measure of the ministry of commerce and
labor. Instituted in 1905. has been submitted
to the second chamber of the states general
This is a bill for sick insurance.
The principal provisions of the law are:
The insurance is obligatory and comprises
all regular laborers. Those employed irreg-
ularly are not included. for the reason that
the premium in case of default could not
he collected from the employer. Domestic
servants agricultural laborers and all those
employed in commercial and industrial un-
dertakings are included Soldiers. sailors
and officials are left out, as they are alfeaoy
otherwise provided for.
Every laborer regularly employed VINO
has reached the age of sixteen years IS
Obliged to insure himself and family against
the risk of illness. Those whose annual IN
come is higher than 1000 forlns (S4eo) are
not required to insure. AS members OF the
family are reckoned the parents, parents
in-law and grandparents, If they live In the
same house with the laborer. In this par
ticular the Dutch law differs from the Ger
man sick insurance, which does not renoer
1t obligatory to insure the worker FANNY
The insurance can take place either In q
district bank instituted by the government
and subsidized by the state or In any pri-
vate or corporate insurance company, pro-
vided such institution snail give SuIucienl
guaranty to the government OF its ability 10
fulfill it's obligations to the district bank.
The premium is paid by the employer. who
deducts the amount from the worker s
wages The whole country is divided into
insurance districts so that each community
or aggregation of more than 5000 people
has its own district insurance bank.
The indemnity in case of illness consists
of free medicine, medical attendance and a
sick benefit If the illness lasts more than
two days and causes inability to work. If
the disability is complete 20 per cent of the
wages is paid out; if only partial 30 per
cent is paid. The compensation is paid dur
ing $50 days at the utmost.
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The Warmth Of a Snow House.

Dillon Wallace. in Outing.
Usually our snow igloos allowed each
man from eighteen to twenty inches space
in which to lie down. and Just room enough
to stretch his legs well. With our sleeping
bags they were entirely comfortable no
matter what the weather outside. The snow
is porous enough to admit of air circulation,
but even a gale Of wind without would not
affect the temperature within. 1t is claimed
by the natives that when the wind blows. a
snow house Is warmer than in a period Of
still cold. l could see no difference. new
snow igloo is. however, more comfortable
than one that has been used, for newly
cut snow blocks are more porous. In one
that has been used there is always a crust
of ice on the interior which prevents a
proper circulation of air.
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Unearthed a Buried Tree.
from the Kennebec Journal,

From the kennebec Journal.
About seventy years age millions Of tons
OF earth, boulders and gravel slid from the
side Of Mount Katahdin to Sourdnahunk
stream, a distance of seven miles, and
damned the stream, forming what is
known to West Branch lumbermen as Slide
dam.
A repair crew of paper company re-
Gently had occasion to remove a quantity
of gravel from this deposit At depth of
ten feet they found the trunk Of a spruce
tree bent like a bow, the top held down by
a boulder Weighing many tons. The trunk
was sound, but the bark and foliage had
been removed by the scrapng the tree re-
ceived when the slide occurred.
Another large tree with foliage intact
was found in the pit. The foliage when
first removed from the earth looked fresh
green as If It had just been removed from
a growing tree, but faded somewhat in a
few hours.
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tanned at all druggists. The lid Is closed
and the trunk left undisturbed until the
clothes are wanted.
The bisulphide evaporates, and being
heavier than air, settles through the gar
ments. 1t is deadly to insect life and will
destroy it in all stages. No odor will re-
main in the clothes after airing them a
few moments. SO that they can be used as
soon as they are taken out. The moth
marbles prevent other females from crawl
ing In to lay their eggs.
A simple way, but not so sure, Is after
brushing the goods TO pack them in ordi-
nary paper boxes or flour bags, pasting
strip Of paper over the cracks in order
to keep out the moths. For closets.
cracks, carpets, furniture or carriage fur
nishings a thorough sprinkling of benzine
or gasoline will clear out the pests.
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Pond of Tame Fish.
From Tit Bits

lfe fsh pond at Port Logan, near Stran-
raer' is natural pool. in which the reced-
ing tide occasionally left fish. The idea
occurred to the proprietor of the estate to
deepen This pool and inclose It,
The keeper ushers visitors through a
wicket and down a few steps. where, in a
large circular pool, he sees many very
marketable fish swimming about On the
keeper showing himself and taking up a
basket of shelled limpets, the fish crowd
TO the edge and take the shellfish from his
hand with peculiar gup. One visitor
failed to let go limpet in time and had
his fingers scratched, for a hungry cod
brooks no delay.
This is said to be the only place in Scot
tanned"
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TO KILL MOTHS.
Camphor and Tobacco Only Repel.
Carbon Bisulphide Advised.

CaTDOu oISu1p1Aoo 0oN1SSo'
From Suburban Life.
Contrary to the general belief camphor.
naphthalene and tobacco will not kill
clothes moths. They act merely as repel-
lants; where they are used the moths will
not deposit eggs. If the eggs are already
laid or If the young have Matched sub
stances of this nature will have no effect.
In May or June the moths appear and
lay their eggs, which soon hatch into the
destructive grubs that feed on feathers,
wool, fur and other things Of an animal
texture. The campaign against the moths
must start early in the spring II i'm
munity for the rest of the year is to be
enjoyed.
The easiest way to rid clothes Of moths
is to give them a thorough brushing once
a week and then expose them to air and
sunshine. Where they are to be packed
away fumigation with carbon bisulphide
Is the surest method. The garments are
put in a tight trunk, with moth marbles.
Then a saucer is placed on top of the
pile with four or five tablespoonfuls Of
liquid carbon bisulphide in it, easily OBJ
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would naturally not be looked upon as es-
sential by the men.
-,

would naturally not be looked upon as es-
sential by the men.
Increase in Cost.
But the employers regard the situation as
only a elimination of a series of events
that have changed materially the character
of their business, for with the shorter day
of labor the higher pay has come in and
also, what Is perhaps of more consequence,
it is asserted that the individual output of
the wage Garner has decreased rather
than increased.
1t is commonly said that the increase in
the cost of building is due to two factors.
one the advance in the price Of materials
and the other the larger proportion that
goes to labor. The growth of the latter
item is what has led in a large degree q
the resolution of the builders resist a
further advance 1t is thought that the
time has been well selected if ever there is
a good time for such disputes, owing main
ly to the fact that the pres on &C
count of the quantity of work on the mar
ket is not great this season as it was
last year and the year before.
Real Estate Transactions.
Judge James Hoban has leased the stone
and brick residence 2029 Hillyer place
northwes' for two years The house stands
on the northeast corner of 21st street and
Hilyer place. Judge Hoban formerly lived
in 1751 Massachusetts avenue, which was
recently leased to Mrs. Helen Lee of New
York for long term.
Willige, Gibbs & Daniel have sold for
George Stambaugh and Arthur A. Thomas
the large vacant lot on the south side of
Patterson street northeast between North
Capitol and 1st streets. The ground COM
prises lots rs, 70, 50, 81. So and 49, and part
Cf lot 81 in square 612, and embraces 11,SiJ
square feet, extending 129 feet on Patter-
son street by depth of Approximately liz
feet. 1t is the intention of the purchasers.
Cook, Bernheimer & Co., to erect a large
warehouse on the premises.
George s. Fraser has arranged to build
four two-story and basement houses on
Virginia avenue between 10th and 11th
streets southwest. Plans for the houses
have been made by Frank H. Jackson,
architect. They will have pressed brick
fronts trimmed with limestone and circular
bow windows. The plans call for houses
| eighteen feet front, with depth of thirty
| three feet to thirty-eght. w. l.. Turner
| is the builder. The estimated cSst of each
building is $500.
Stone & Fairfax have sold the three
story residence 1862 Kenyon street Column
bia Heights, for Harry B. Huttleson. The
purchaser paid $500 and will hold the
property an investment. The same hru
has sold for F. A. Blundon one of his new
houses in Harvard street, near 18th, now
under construction, the consideration being
$500. The purchaser will occupy the
premises upon completion, as home.
| Darnell & Jones are preparing to move
from their present quarters, 921 New YORK
avenue, to the offices being arranged 1oi
| them at 720 18th street northwest.
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ELECTRICITY ON FARM.
Current Csed to Run Many Kinds Of
Agricultural Machinery.

from the Electrical News
E. B. Miner Of Oriskany Falls, N. Y.
has solved the problem of progressive farm
ing. He has made a success of kid-glove
farming and can now do the hardest work
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Gardening.

From Country Life.
No taste develops more quickly than the
love of gardening. 1t spreads from the pot
to the window box and from the window
box to the earth itself.