j The Fllrtlno W kJow. Jock Anderson was Industriously wooing a wealthy widow, who was fair, tat, and forty, with every prospect of a successful laaue, for his affections were abundantly returned. But In an evil moment one of Jock's chums mentioned that a gentle hint, suggest ing flirtation on the part of the lady, would constitute a piece of Irresistible flattery. This Idea Jock put Immedi ately Into practice by writing a long amorous letter which, no doubt, would have oaptured both the widow and her money had he punctuated properly. This Is the sentence that settled poor Jock's chance: "I consider you brutal and Jealous though you may fancy me a little ad dicted to flirting." Oo perusing the above sentence the widow Immediately visited Jock; she stormed at hiifc, swore at him, and eventually swooned. Jock explained, and punctuated the objectionable sen tence with tadpoles, making it read: "1 consider you, brutal and jealous though you may fancy me, a little ad dicted to flirting." But nothing could induce the widow to soe aught but a slight on herself and her stoutness, punctuate as he would. The widow is no longer a widow, but, alas! Jock is not her husband. Dependable |§ 4 WK handle goods that are cheap, but not cheap goods. Wo want our goods to become gesc your goods and our store your store. If it is Spgg Clothing, or §f w -u -u v H Shoes or gj II Anything §§ to furnish man, woman or child up in classy, attractive and dapendable attire, then we have ftgoS g»sl| jn«rt the articles you need. Give us a call now. S3SS LAPORTE^^g ■ | Pay One Small Profit i''' rs '^ , "' , '^-' i^! ONLY! ''"•""i save* as muc^mon'y ,aud * b ] l0 . ambit £ on °' (J * TER J R thrifty person to make and to IIHBHNM »*•"" '•■-"• J ... ont Ko m er? o Wa y rd 8 &Co?w?llVo n w you^.'wlyto reduce your expenses from IHBfiilß *> euro to send for our interesting w "Men',ciothin ( rßook"Wocyoub oTyo„wi»Ur, 0 Tyo„wi»Ur,^ t | ■■■l *U per cent to 50 per cent or the amount yon art BOW paTiar and *t th« «»ma Vim* more and better merchandise than you have ererhadbX? how%oJS I I Overcoats I „ RCfidy-tO-Wear CIoHICS I HHH keep more ofyour money in your home town than has erar baen kept there before. But, cSH&ffiliiif&J w t ° J 1 "" } n OTPT - mU *- Tk " ar * •" I WBMm 4 e n"° Tf i''P We keep our money at home BOW! WO buy from our local dealer.." I ■ All light! But where do your local dealara ret thair goods? WNT WW cwyciimeto. - I BB£3n They buy from wholesalers. And where do the wholesalers fret their crnnH.T PmmU r, „ \SO S'M l»J.'kl w««y'i.'iiiing. •nrpri.iM •■onnt of money»ready-t*. B EmwJUI bers. And where do the jobbwrs get their goods? From Manufacturers fvh.-n vou wa.t •*3 jUf Jr„w to,, c-„m. if, (>u VWi lm '° ,m »" r acti«> booklet on tke .abject. Write for it.it u book *« »*. E KHH (H. t™ ™ i. K Mm Men's Made-to-Order Clnlhinn I IEH 5 ' " ° ,0 ™ te " *"*»• "»2J" ,o„r rauiler u» only SHS! # H S3SSS I HI AM —"I Which olTbese Books WHI Make Your K^.°' ,our m °"> u " t F % I ■EB Winter Months More Ccmlortable? w.,m ALL, h«- Mr 1 * 8 "" 4 SBSSB I AT WHOLES®" E = PH!BE MA VuSHITUIii B,N JRlKft. iJulft ft V A " of tho mone y that these B Ttaonaands of Opportunities lor Suvlng Money Whatever It la Yon Need A. SIABS I Economise on your gro- We bay the entire ouv ,*«''"frd.r {latk- profit* represent Can retaaill right in H "*e n now V te/n^i" u| T!V'! -We Have It IV I r,MiK «:«a. S h" 1 * 1 WllW J"***™- | you from2o " !" « D&i^&TSESS&Sa m.url'ai. EtfVS.S2 R'•FINVANBSAVs"/ eet^7ro»„ y ° Ur i dir " I SffWi "»••* "*««* &-« ii JE • ttr « oW « •»« fU Ur.for Imi luonvjthtu workacn bftoaaM w« AN# SAVE/a ©CtljT irOßl US and BttVeall the UnneC- I V¥e buy everything iuenornjouaaiiiintLtlo* Tn .» ° ur J«»r« <»f exi>erieHee havetkowß I ,WL Ser W." ,r k l n B o t ; , u d uV"prlel;': I r , i k.V.'.Tck proflU that gOto the ''middle- I , <Kp ' ' ' I pSa I 'Wnigi te' et fk'. n ZWZ, tZ2*™£ m °'SJKV < i . 4 . , 1 ,^ C S, 'sf h ßook YOU VVanl I £tie^l Mk are really 60 fttr cent %La EuauafavtnrMc vtisi. for book Mo. S. Toa will Thii IS the real WaT to PEVO B IhiSi vl.! VSi'fik iL»°j!L O S I, JL aV * mone i y 00 cVPry " If lV% 8 V*~ high, iiuy (r«ui ua and ko«p duwa I Livv.:^.-sits Livv.:^.-sits "v:-v r p'- -thod of buying qU ickfy ™ --v7-VV--A : ----»- --- -1 «.. r.^.,,71" I d «::^^.: w u. arswy rt'Jri«^ 112 fatu,n * our p uraa - t t it and .e«i : MONTGOMERY WARD & co. ; I AiAv.NQ.oa CL.TH- Check the BMk Yaa Waal .45.1 K> 8 : . M.- -■« i- ...... boo k „, • I derforbookKo.il. eiede. INi FOR WOMEN 'fee ef ell ee«t, kew yen eee te»e■•••* ee I S checked übxilutulj froo of c*t. ■ Mo I S? r , r U n r "" l< oordnroy enete— »H STOVIS AND RANGES A fiAVINfi ON'CLOTH. —P"* Fell end Ifclßi yee kuy te eel er wter er e«e le eey wey. I ! i £?'"'* 22 Baildlnu Material* ! nf'nmiV^'i ß . artielufl Icether clothlns SMtta k| H llluVlS aOF?. |J!f nH MEM winter.leehloe book le .V...1 • 2 Pltoos 23 Stovei and Rangei • J °" r-men'eond bojJ _ ■ „ L . INB FOK MEN crowded witk etlreetivo UtllTf AUIDV Winn I/e • : 3 Orgi.. 24 Underwear Sample. \ ; "'," l ono hate end cepe- .W. urn ■ Ferfeot eioree. perfect Yon men ci> eel biqeiu Unrclothee NVII ibUNfcRY WARD A CO. ! I 4 Trunks 25 Aulomoblla Supplies .™£ W S '\ a " r »™, «'"Teeend mlt- He ~1. ■ »»«efc ere tke only kind at/Uah. eeMireeblecloth ere aaede of tke beat CMtaee Aeenee BridM IM „ir—JlT» ' ! 5 S"?"® 26 Bieytlea-Motorcycles • , , ~1?, ' ,fr: m tl "'" ,or <"® <U&JTWm2! _ ■ we eell. We l.ey tkeee m« from oar perfectly febrlee aad from tke let- inscefearenne nr'afe >ta and EeßFkcH Sis. , • g Vehicles 27 Baby's Dross and Toilet • to fifty iicr purpoeo-um- «."■■ Th v .r. w sea a ■ atovee ead rantfee In eolid tuiulpped tailoring dirla* eat dees »e heeeuse the CMCAM IARSAS CITY ! ■ 7 Furniture 28 Women's Tailored Suits !if Buarnnttw bn-llna-ahlrtaof J«j< <>«s.Mra u„4 I kreleloaita et i rioee tbet ion for eomall earn. We nieaaaer of oar teilerlag Pleeee eend to By eddrea below tho hook. I ! • 8 Ineubators 29 Ciroular and Dmo Saws S Jj ovcry purcbiiso OTory kliid-ua- '- m H m.d I B ere hardly aiare than Lay all oar clothing divieiea keepe eloeelr in hare abji til .till o?«». book » 1 •• 9 Wall Paeer 30 Women's Fashion Book ! "'V h " «"tl ß fnctory. dorc loth ing- JbfT'Ttli.lr&f ■ tke coat of me.mfacture dirtxit from tke mille et toeeh srltk tke leeisiag . . "nessnseiy iree er ooet. ; tlO Typewriters 31 Raincoats-Rubber ! "'turn htij nrL. fe b<H.ta nn.l eboea. i-s~r.l (ear ■ We gaareuteu onraioree rock bottom rricea". feehion eentere of tho ' 22 Bslldlaf Mstarlale ! •II Grocery List Coats. Etc. * 'h»t !anot. Wo trill CHECK THE 1" r-l- / .....a I or rengea to r«»ch you In W« ckargu you but little world. Oar prices for tko J Piaaea 21 Stmat aad Raaiaa • *l2 Feed Cookers 32 Tombstones and Monu- • r „ n '," k " . Hu ei ' BOOK ! u «- 112 " ■ perfeut oonditlon. You moronddtng only our one apluadld riil.ee we nfer J 24 Uaderwear San ales S Sl3 Tank Heaters meats J ifl' I .' !'"i i" on tho coupon mr uaJSlTiddlSlJ 112 HH| *s ■ srlll aaro from 40 to 50 .mall protlt. Which kind are aarsrlaingly low. i I r "i kl 21 Auisaioklla Sbaplies ■ al4 Wire Fenoinj 33 Men's Ready Mado ■ * ir< ' 1 J' nitiHfnrt.ir.vto that con t nine to ui ma', wild? I elaesa I ceata oat of erery doller of clouiingdoyoe prefer, We hare a (war of thla J ReeSsf 21 Bisyclas-Mot.reycles a 115 Carpets. Rugs Clothing • "j; «!«' wo wilt the nrtlcles yon '"£,•■ . 112 ' ■ that yoa will be aaked to ready made or made to book ter yon. Write te- • VakWes 27 Bak/S Draas a..d Toilet • aIS Building Plana 34 Womea's Fun I r V fßnd J ' ,,ir n '°" c '' wiint Ifyouaro . TSj!? I **"■ ■ I.ay elaewkrro, Bend for order* We hers a book day fer It. Aak for book Z I F *"J t ?T* 21 Tallared Sjlls a !17 BabyCarrlaaes 35 Dry Goods J ft"J. trenaportn. ni)t , llre mh t bi»r.J kiVa' I B book Ho. 23. on eaoh kiad. Bend for Ko. *a • laaukstart 2» Clre.ler aad Dra« Saws • ;18 Man's Fur Coats ;36 Muslin Underwear • " " , ' , l' rt!L ' a > oa Innika you now! ■•••' H d iT" I ■ .! ?*" r V" 3» Waaiaa's Faehlo., h„ok I : 19 Sewing Machines 37 Millinery • buropeid moat, writo and • "«Si" / ■ If AMirr<Ain?nV nr A nfk O AirN 112 I >MW ,*fL 31 Ralaaaata-Rubber J •20 Gasoline Engines 38 Men's Made-to-Order ■ Htllrt ,n to «oto toll ua the article £!JLfe?aan ee* P* I B MONTGOMERY WARD & CO. fsraig. M tSA?-.., Mmu . ; | 2IC "- 8 —-t- 1 c.0,b.„ 8 : out the ron . r« ft WS BgffiA l W I ADVERTISE IN THE REPUBLICAN NEWS ITEM. Quarrelsome Musical Minds. Something In the musical mind seems to be very primitive and quar relsome, Inviting doubt as to the celes tial origin of the "heaven descended muse," arM suggesting thftt It la a juice of the basement and not Ichor from the top stories of the brain. Par rots and mortting MTds, whell it comet? to whistling and sfttglng, are Home success, and are both as spite ful and jealous as devils and mon keys. Anecdote from Real Life. "Forty years ago I started in Ufa without a dollar." "Say on." "And now I have four hundred dol lars In the bank, and a Job lot of fur niture worth as much more." Maybe Scalp Exercise. Perhaps beef handlers give their scalp exercise by carrying meat — to some extent upon their heads — and such use of the scalp would seem to prevent badness by strengthening the scalp and hair. Onlonology. After eating onions a girl should Immediately sit down and peruse some work of Action that Is calculated to take her breath away.—Chicago Daily News. | CHILD'S ONE-PIEOE MEM. Pattern No. 3234. —Spring, summer, autumn, winter, at aM seas&s, is the pretty JltUo , t«ie-pleoe dress In fashion, but wh.eu it can be juadu of seine one of the new and effective wash fabrics, then It shows forth at its best. The pictured modal is box-plaited and oloses at the center back, a Dutch col lar In two sections finishes the neck, and a belt slipped through straps at tached under the arms gives the lit tle garment a trim look. The pattern is in 4 sizes, 3 to 9 years. For a child of 5 years the dress requires 2 5-8 yards of material 3iJ inches wldo. How It Was. Against an old Georgia negro, Charged with stealing a pig, the evi dence was absolutely conclusive, and the judge, who knew the old darky well, said reproachfully: "New, uncle, why did you steal that PlfT* "Fie teas« raah pooh family wuz starvta', yo" honor," whimpered tho old «*n. "lfomfiy starving!" cried tho judge. '®ut thejr told «e you keep five dogs. Hcwr Is that, unci©?" "Why, yo' honor," said uncle, re provingly "you wouldn't 'spect mail &mUy to eat dem dogs!"— Harper's Spread of the Movement. M*. Vwrler- The last time I saw UUtA, yon were attending a cooklna- arfcool to learn how to make ▼egvtalnfc fljjflies taste like meat. Mfta. Oosi»W!y- Yas. but the feel ing against the trust is so strong now >«vnlng to make vegeta- NetfMMM Wt« utterly unlike meat ROYAL MOT£~ CARS. Easily Recognizable tn Germany and In England. The cars of tho royal family of Eng land do not bear number plates. Those of ttte Uvrrnao royal family are recog nized by their warning signals. They alone may use the two and three noted horns. "The cars used by the German Em peror and Empress have their ap proach heralded by three noted horns and those of the royal princes by two noted horns. No infringement of this prerogative by ordinary motorists is tolerated. "The fact that the royal cars, both in. Shagland and in Germany, may so •aaAgr be distinguished Is an indica tion of the confidence which exists be tween the monarchs and their respec tive peoples," says the Gentlewoman. "In less happier times it would have been courting danger to have carried such marks of distinction, and even now in less fortunate lands the rulers dare not traved so openly." Deep Water North of Alaska. The chief object of the arctic ex pedition of Captain Mikelsen, who recently returned to Copenhagen, was to settle the question whether there is land or a deep sea to the north of Alaska, in March of last year Cap tain Mikelsen, Mr. Leffllngwell and the mate imide a sledge expedition ctver the ice. Fifty miles from the coast they found crevices, through which they sounded to a depth of 2,- MO leet without reaching bottom. Six ty (Biles farther on the result was the samo. Turning then toward the southeast, they found the edge of the continental shelf. The conclusion is that deep water exists north of Alas ka, at least to a great distance. Qases in Sewer 6. City people who are occasionally Bfcartled by seeing a manhole cover blown from the pavement generally ascribe the blame to leaking gas mains. But there are probably many other sources from which dangerous gases find their way into sewers, and one of these is Indicated by an In vestigation recently reported to the American Chemical Society by l>rof. A. A. Breneman. He showed that the entrance of a mixture of gasoline and soap into drains and sewers from garages, factories, and other places where such materials are employed for washing, is sufficient to account for tho liberation of much combustible vapor, which may play a part in sewer explosions. What's in a Name. Boarding House, A. Hotsell . . ?(! up Hotsell Hotel s!> up Hotel Hotsell 514 up Hotsell Inn $lB up Hotsell Court s2l up Hotsell Arms $24 up COYS' SAILOR SUIT. Pattern No. 3220.—A jaunty sailor | «u!t sfuch as Is here pictured, consists o" a blouse with removable shield and | knickerbockers, having the fullness j nt the knee confined by elastic-run | casings. A deep sailor collar Is part of the blouse, and the sleeves are | plaited to cuff depth. A slit pocket Is ; made at the left side of the blouse ! and the knickerbockers have hip pockets. The pattern is in 5 sizes—4 to 12 years. For a boy of 8 years the suit re i quires 3 7-8 yards of material 26 Inches wide, with 58 yards of con trasting materli'l !sfi inches wide. | Amputated His Own Toes. A German tourist has been found by a gendarme lying unconscious In a stable at St. Sulpice, in the Canton of Neuchatel, Switzerland. The man lost himself in the snow, and his feet became frost bitten. He crawled to the stable, and in his agony took out his pocket knife, and amputated two of his toes. Then he fainted, and is now in a hospital. Immortality. Nothing except lire burns and pains and inflames like intense cold and frost bites. Neither boiling water nor cold 200 degrees below zero kills the sprout in some seeds. Professor Bee querel found three seeds eighty-seven years old that sprouted. This sug gests that life may really be Immor tal, even to stand the purgatorial and penitential fires. " IS LEPROSY CONTAGIOUS? 1 Specialists Still Doubtful Whether One Person Can Give It to Another. There is possibly no diseaae the | presence of which inspires greater I fear in the public mind than does ; leprosy. This is perhaps in a meas i ure due to the loathesomeness of the i disease in its later stages, but it Is In most cases simply fear of a name. | The disease or diseases spoken of j as leprosy in the Bible are popularly | supposed to be the same as the , leprosy of to-day, and the evident feur I the leper inspired in the people of i old Is held to Justify the dread with which he is still regarded. The Blbll i cal descriptions do not, however, fit j modern leprosy, so that whether the I fear of the "leper" of olden times waa | or was not justified it should not be i allowed to color the view with which J the loper of to-day is regarded. J Leprosy is indued an infectious dis i ease, that is to say, it is due to the ! presence In the tissues of a bacillus, j after the Norwegian physician who j discovered It; but whether It Is con • tagious under the ordinary conditions ' of modern life in temperate climates, i at least, is held by specialists In dis i eases of the skin to be very doubtful. I Of the few lepers known to the phy- I Blclans In all the larger cities some j are cared for in hospitals, others live | at home and visit the clinics or the ■ doctor's office from time to time; yet j an Instance in which another person has acquired the disease from any of | these lepers is unknown. There are many diseases more to be dreaded than leprosy because more rapidly fatal, more painful or more I contagious; yet none of them except j perhaps smallpox is more feared. I The Illogical terror of leprosy may be the cause of great cruelty to those j afflicted. There are thousands of peo : pie who show culpable indifference to i the enforcement of the laws against ! spitting in public places, although 1 they know full well that the success !of the crusade against tuberculosis | hinges largely upon care In this re ! gard. Yet these same persons would 1 fly in horror from any place that had harbored a leper. Thunder and Lightning. Mr. William Marriott, with the aid of the brontometer, an instrument in rented by the late G. J. Symons, which records the sequence of phenomena In a thunder-storm, obtained a curious ' record of a remarkable storm at West Norwood, England, on June 4th, last. Ninety-seven flashes of lightning were I recorded in 27 minutes, many of them being of a brilliant character. One hundred and twenty-three reals of thunder were recorded in 80 minutes, j but many were probably lost by over lapping. The longest duration of an Individual peal waa 1 minute aad 10 second a.
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