The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1892-04-01
MAscuLINr.rIEs.

A Christian Is the gentlcst Of men, but
then he is a man.
An obstinate man does not hold opin-
Ions, but they hold him.
A hackman in Oakland, CAL has his
hack fitted up with electric lights
No man can lift himself by his boot
tops, but he can easily pull himself down
by his chin.
A woman's idea of true friend is one
who admires her children as much as she
does herself
There isn't much good In man who
tries to be good only because his head
tells him that he ought to-
There are two things, we have noticed
that always make an old man sigh. One
is stack of money, and the other is a
pretty girl.
'The men who is going down hill,
says one who has met with reverses,
'meets lots of people with their noses
turned up"
In the Arctic regions man who wants
divorce leaves home in anger and does not
return for several days The wife takes
the hint and departs.
Windy prayers and horror of dancing
don't guarantee that man has Christian
ity; the question is if he pays his debts
and keeps his hens in his own yard.
1t has been remarked that prominence
has its drawbacks, The drum. major
doesn't see as much of the parade as the
man on the curbstone. But he is in it.
Plaintiff and defendant in an action at
law have been compared to two men
ducking their heads in bucket, and dar-
ing each other to remain the longest under
water.
The man who has never tried the com.
partnership of little child has carelessly
passed by one of the greatest pleasures OF
life, as one passes rare flower with
out plucking it or knowing its value.
There, my good man; there's plate
ful Of victuals; but should think great,
big, strong fellow like you would be
ashamed to beg" 80 l am ashamed
But what am 10 dol 1 must either beg
or work.
She, after the Eyes" "But this beau
tiful solitaire u too large" He, adjust
ing an invisible spring with the dizziness
of long practices ooh, pardon me, my
darling. Your sweet little finger is so
much smaller. There now, it is perfect
fit, isn't itl' She, obviously: Yes"
~ say, old fellow, that tailor you rec.
commended me is q scamp. sent him my
overcoat to repair, and what do you think
the rascal has done with it, Why, pawned
tip Eyes, but that enabled him to get
mine out of pawn-thats why l recon.
mended him to you Now, you recon-
mend him to some other fellow, and you
will get yours back"
The railway dog Of England known as
"Help" has died. He wore silver col
lar inscribed, II am Help, the railway dog
of England and travelling agent for the
orphans Of railway men killed on duty,
My Office is 55 Coebrook row, where sub
Bcriptions will be thankfully received and
duly acknowledged, He brought more
tLan a thousand pounds into the fund.
Never fear to bring the sublimost motive
to tho smallest duty, and the most infinite
comfort to the smallest trouble
If you want to spoil all that God gives
you, If you want to be miserable yourself
and maker of misery to others, the way
is easy enough. Only be selfish and it is
done at once
An Edinburgh man claims to have dis
covered 'the fiddle on which Thomson
played our glorious Scottish melodies to
Burns, the strains which compelled him &c
lift up his voice and sing lie wrote his
songs to the muse; melody was needed to
wake his muse to ecstasy. Without Thorn.
son and his fiddle the songs OF Burns
would have been fewer and possibly less
full of sweetness -