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The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1893-12-08

dare do it. It is not due to skepticism
to say that the churches are losing
their hold on the masses, who are hay-
ing less and less respect for them every
year. The people are not deceived by
the hypocriticaI pretensions of minis
tiers and so-caIled Christians The
cloak of sanctity cannot cover up and
hide the fact that In the fashionable
churches there is little regard for the
deep distress of millions of laboring
people. The world looks with contem-
pit and disgust upon hypocritical yea
lots who are forever consumed with
desire to help the heather in foreign
lands, who are never moved with COM
passion at the impoverished and dis
tressed condition of the poor at their
own doors. The writer has been ask
ing preachers for nearly 20 years in
public prints to preach from that fifth
chapter of Nehemiah, or the fifth chap
ter of James, and in all those years has
succeeded in getting just two preach
ers to pay any attention to the request
one stood in the pulpit and delibera-
tely lied when he told his congregation
that he could find nothing in the scrip
lures that forbid man saying what
his money was worth any more than
saying what his wheat, his corn, or his
beef was worth. The reason he thus
stood and lied was because in front of
him and well up to the front sat two
bankers, both the principal pillars in
his church. The other preacher put on
his gloves that he might handle the
subject of usury and mortgages with
out hurting it, and proved nothing so
much as the fact that he was trim
mer.-Kansas Commoner.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1893-12-08
AS USUAL.
care of itst

The annual Thanksgiving lie on the
northwestern part of this great state
did not fail to put in an appearance as
many expected, but come out as lively
and as false as though tbs country was
not in the throes of as hard times as it
has ever seen. The report emanated
from that hell hole, Topeka, of course,
and was published in all the western
dailies:
Reports from western Kansas indicate great
deal of suffering there among the people. A biz
gard swept the barren plains all last nighr
where hundreds of families are without fuel to
keep them warm. ameS Willis of Cheyenne
county in the extreme northwestern part of the
state, says that hundreds of families in the north
western counties are in need of fuel and have not
a dollar with which to buy it, or the neccessaries
of life They the poorer classes and they have
not been able to leave the country. Willis says
the blizzard drove many families into the Villages
where they were allowed to keep warm around the
stoves in the stores. Others trying to keep
warm over fires made from twisted buffalo grass
and dried manure from stables. He says the situa-
ton is serious for many people who will freeze
and suffer from hunger if they do not get imme
date aid Appeals have been made to the rail-
roads ship coal free, but there is COAL unless
1t is contributed by the people of eastern Kansas
and no effort has yet been made heavy fall of
snow covers all this country and stock will starve,
Great Prophet! Just to think of the
poor settler cropping under this heavy
fall of snow to get handful of the
one-inch, extra-heavy buffalo grass and
twisting it, twisting it, kind reader, to
make fires to expel the polar atmos-
phere from his rude howell of sod. Is
not this narrowing experience, when
one considers that an able bodied man
could twist about enough buffalo grass
in a day to wad a shot gun? But do
not let this narrowing tale freeze your
blood, kind eastern reader, for although
the people of western Kansas are not
fondled in the lap of luxury, such pri-
vations and sufferings exist only in the
alcoholic imaginations of the deceased
brain of the crazy idiot who sends out
the associated press dispatches from
Topeka. There has been but little snow
and, as far as can be learned, no suffer
ing, and will be none but what can be
alleviated by the charitably- disposed
people of this section. This freezing
and starving story always turns up
about this time of year and is looked for
with as much certainty as is the Thanks
giving message of the president. The
holiday story of the wild dogs in Sher-
man county is next. Watch for it.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1893-12-08
TARIFF REFORM.

The present congress at the begin
ming of its session Monday will have
the Democratic tariff bill on it's hands.
The ways and means committee has
been working on the bill for several
weeks and will have their report ready
upon the opening of the regular ses-
sion on Monday of this week.
The country has been promised tar
iff reform and now we will soon see
how much of this promise will be re-
deemed. There will be great hue and
cry by the east against any tariff re-
duction, but it is bound to come
The people need to be educated up
on this tariff humbug. The fact is pro-
lection builds up great monopolies and
trusts and protects their vested inter
ests, but it does not protect the labor
ing classes of America. Now take for
instance the farmers of America. How
are they benefited by protective tar
iff? Billions of dollars annually go in
to the Golfers of the manufacturing
barons taken from the farmers of this
country in the price paid for agricu1-
tural implements in excess of the price
of these same implements as sold in
foreign countries.
Remember these billions do not go
into the treasury of the United States,
but into the private treasury of milli-
onaire monopolists. Besides this-the
building of Chinese wall of protec-
ton tariff around the United States
has obliged England to stimulate wheat
and cotton growing in India and Aus
tralia, for she must trade her manufac-
tured products for food products, and
when practically shut out of this coun-
try she buys elsewhere. So the high
protective tariff has brought about
competition between American far
mers and the peasant farmers of Egypt
and India. How long will the intelli-
gent farmers of America submit to a
regime that taxes them two pr ices for
farm implements, and at the same time
obliges them to take one-ha1f less for
his crop than formerly. The twin in
famies the Mckinley bill, and the de-
monetization of silver has empoverish-
ed the farmers of America, and cut
down the value of their farms one-half.
Now when we examine the condition
of the laboring classes of America you
viii find that they also are practically
in the same boat. Suppose we aunt
that the protective tariff has In certain
localities, and IN certain lines of manu-
facture operated to secure better wages
for the laboring classes. This does not
prove that, it has operated universally |
in this WaysQr that the benefits that
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1893-12-08
THE STUDY OF IANKIND Is MAN.


Though lofty vault of heaven he scan.
Or dive into Old Oceans caves,
Or delve in cities buried graves,
Or fora seek where forest waves,
Or fauna, and the Jungle braves,
Or wander mid the brooks and rillS,
Or pierce the everlasting hills
To find where ancient strata show
The method of formation slow
And how our Mother Earth did grow;
And rose from out the ambient sea
So fair and grand at length to be.
Trace as he may creations plan,
THE study of mankind is man."
What meaneth all the grand array,
The moaning surge and belching fire,
The cosmic cataclysms dire,
And glazial force-Titanic ire =:
That piled the ancieut mountains high?
Think you may and will or nil
OF genesis of vale and hill,
Of PRIMAL and of final cause,
OF mighty play of force and laws,
Or gaping of the earthquakes Jaws,
Or what's revealed in deepest mine;
Through all there runs grand design
The mystery is explained away
When mankind has a natal day.
Earth formed at length-there was pause,
How fair the landi How grand the sea!
The song of bird. the hum of bee;
calm, unbroken, seemed to be
Ger all creation, woods and wales;
Zen oceans, where the wild fowl sails.
Its billowy surges hushed to rest
And Nature seemed supremacy blest.
The sun swept towerd the distant west,
Shadows from out their hiding peep,
And mounts are mirrored in the deep.
The World awaits the final cause
Mans advent bushes. Gains and awes.
God in three persons counsels self.
He in remotest ages planned
The rolling world, the sea and land;
And babe the sentinel mountains stand
DECLARING oceans wild and grand.
It's finished! All in order stood;
The sea, the sky and all was good.
ITO angels now my council break,
Come ye, and in our image make
The glorious man, for his own sake
For him-I have for ages toiled,
Since first the PRIMAL ocean boiled
Oh. man! Offspring of ages, elf!
Would'St know creation, know thyself!''
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1893-12-08
THE INCOME TAX.

It is expected that the income tax
will be measure put forth and advo-
Gated by the Democratic majority in
the present congress. 1t is measure
that should succeed. If the former
laws had remained in force 10 years
longer the war debt might have been
paid off. But the most able to pay
were the first to clamor for repeal Of
the income tax, so that from 1865 to
1882 the amounts taken off by the laws
repealed amounted to sos, 436,762 of
annual income to the government.
These taxes were taken from railroad
and express companies, and on differ
ent manufactures, also on insurance
companies, legaeies, banks, Injuries,
beer and spirits. Although it is late
in the day for equity of taxation, these
taxes should be restored.
The receipts from taxes from this
source in 1865 to 1866 amounted to $780,
547, 1872. Some of the best men in the
nation were instrumental In securing
the passage of this law, and among
them were Thad Stevens, Conklin,
CoIfax, Morrill, and others. If we had
the same timber in congress now we
would see the speedy restoration OF
this system.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1893-12-08
PmhIication NotIca.

TN the Justice Court of Sherman county, state of
i Kansas, before F. A. Albee, justice of the
peace, Mccormick Harvesting Machine company
vs. Marcus Brown. The above named defendant,
Marcus Brown, will take notice that he has been
sued IN the above named court and unless said de-
PENDANT shall appear and answer the bill of parti-
cuIars fled therein by the plaintiff on or before
the 18th day of December, 1898, at 10 o'clock a.
said bill of particulars will be taken as true and
judgment rendered IN favor of the plaintiff and
against the defendant for the of one hundred
forty-three dollars and sixty cents and
costs and for the foreclosure of the attachment
lien herein granted by the court
Attest: F. A. ALBEE, Justice of the Peace.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1893-12-08
LOCAL NOTICES.

For life insurance call on Thomas P.
Leonard.
Low prices and good goods at Hess
hardware.
George Hess keeps the farmers'hard-
ware store.
Young cattle to trade for corn. D.
Hedgpeth.
Dawson Bros & Co. have the latest
styles in soft hats.
All the novelties in ladies footwear
at Dawson Bros. & Co.
Everything in the hardware line at
George Hess hardware.
Wittelshofer is closing out his entire
clothing and shoe stock.
Call and examine the Hollinger lister
drill at Ennis & Walkers.
Ennis & Walker have a carload of
Studebaker wagons on sale.
Ennis & Walker have a carload of
Hollinger lister drills on sale.
Charles O'Brien will pay the highest
market cash price for good butter.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1893-12-08

committee on interstate commerce.
The bill led to lively discussion of
the old states rights problem Senator
Vest denounced the bill as an attempt
of great corporations to get the United
States to protect their property. Sena-
tors Hawley and Dolph took the same
view of the matter, saying that the
whole nation was a. failure if states
could not be relied upon to maintain
order within their borders. mo state, .
said Senator Hawley, @has right to be
powerless.''
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1893-12-08
THE FIFTH cHAPTER OF NEHEM1AH

THE FIFTH CHAPTER OF NEHEMIAH.
The Prison Trusty wants the preach
ers to preach a sermon on the. fifth
chapter of Nehemiah. Well, well, well;
The Trusty is too fresh for any use.
You are not acquainted with the mod
ern preacher, or you would not make
such an unreas enable request as that.
Catch minister knocking shingles off
his own house will you'll If there is a
class of men on earth who are so care
full about knowing which side of their
bread is buttered it is the ministers of
today. Think of beslippered and be-
gowned gentleman of the cloth, costly
and comfortably located in an elegant
home, drawing salary of $1,000 to S1O,-
600 year, toadied to by wealthy pari-
shioners, with no great labors and du-
ties imposed than rounding the periods
of his sermons for Sunday in his cosy
study, and making few fashionable
calls during the week, preaching from
the fifth chapters of Nehemiah Or
Jamesl Oh, no; it is not for such fell
lows as these to preach from such
texts. Subjects of that kind-if there
was even near approach to the truth,
would fall to harshly upon the sensi-
tive nerves of the people who are going
to heaven in palace cars. To take up
that fifth chapter of Nehemiah would
involve the discussion and condemns
ton of usury, mortgages and slavery of
the poor to the rich, and if there is
anyone thing the average fashionable
preacher avoids coming in contact
with it is the poor. The miserable,
peeksnifEs know. too, that
to take up that chapter and discuss it
and fearlessly-show the
parallel between the condition
Of the people under Nehemiah and the
people of this country today, would, In
nine cut Of zen of the fashionable
churches of today result IN. the dis
charge Of the preachers who would
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1893-12-08

A BILL has been introduced in con-
gress designed to punish train robbers.
It holds guilty of murder any one who
displaces or removes railway switch.
crosstie, or rail, or Injuries a railroad
track or bridge, or does or causes to be
done any act whereby locomotive. car
or train of cars is stopped, INSTRUCTED,
or injured with intent to rob or injure
persons or property passing over any
railroad. and whereby any person IS
killed If the attempt does not result
In murder, the guilty person shall be
20 years Circuit and district courts
of the United States are to have jZIris-
diction Ia all cases arising. under the
act. The bill has been referred to the
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1893-12-08
AND THEN HE WENT.

She was so tiredi The hour was late. "A.
And still he chose to stay; ztk
What could she do but wait and wait I;rsfis
For him to go away?
She talked. And then she didn't talk,
But answered Eyes and Mo- ''gaFit
She wanted him to take q walk .u.1sa-
Alasl He would not 60. -
She played. He asked for more and more;
She ached in every joint. :E9f
She spoke about The Open Door, - sst
He did not see the point. =,
Until her mind in fixed despair,
She said her patience spent; ti.4
iIIl tell you all about the fair IA
And then the fellow went.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1893-12-08
LEGAL NOTICES.
PmhIicafion Notica-

TN the Justice Court of Sherman county, Kansas
4 before F. A. Albee, justice of the peace of It
asca township, A. N. Thomas vs.. " S. Stone. The
above named defendant, V. S. Stone will take no
tice that he has been sued in the above named
Justice of the peace and unless he shall ap-
pear and answer the bill of particulars fled by
the plaintiff on OF before the zzth day of Decemb-
er, 1893, said bill of particulars will be taken as
TT ue and judgment viii be rendered in favor of
the plaintiff and against the defendant for the
of nineteen dollars and fifty cents GLAND costs
and for the foreclosure of the attachment lien
therein granted by the court.
Attest: F. A. ALBEE, Justice of the Peace.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1893-12-08
H. HARRIS.
A Straight Tip.

You can make II elegant Christmas
presents to u of your best friends for
So by sitting now for II of out faultiess
water proof American Aristo' cabinet
photographs, the finest in the land
come now before the holiday rush and
we will please you. Remember ethe
place, east side of Boulevard, at FEY
nolds' Art gallery, Goodland, KansaS.s
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1893-12-08

AN Usage county man dropped dead
while shocking corn the other day and
the local paper wound up the obituary
with the familiar quotation that SIN
the midst of life we are in death" In
the midst of the cornfeld too, it would
seem.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1893-12-08

H. Hutchinson. ....... =. .GoodIand, Kas.
Roadmaster's Clerk.
VIM. Mcclellan, .GoOdland, KaS.
Engineer G. r. 1. & P, Ry. Co.
III. Andrews. GoOdland, Kas.
County Attorney Sherman County.
A. +. Keith.... .GOodland, KaS.
Engineer C. r. I. & p. Ry. Co.
NJ. B. Tomblin,. ...........G oodland, Kas.
President Sherman County Bank.
j. NJ. Jordan, .Goodland, Kas.
Cahsier Sherman County Bank.
b. r. Brown, .GOodland, KaS.
County Treasurer Sheman County.
Mary r. Maxwell, ........ GOodland, Kas.
Guardian.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1893-12-08
PUBLICATION Notice.

TN the Justice Court of Sherman county, state OF
i Kansas before F. A. Albee, justice of the
peace of Itasca township, George Hess VS.. ]. Il.
Ferguson. The above named defendant ]. H.
Ferguson, will take notice that he has been sued
in the above named court and unless the said de
fendant shall appear and answer the bill of parti
cuIars fled by the plaintiff on or before the 18th
day of December, 1895. at O'Clock a. said bill
of particulars filed by the plaintiff Will be taken
as true and Judgment viii be rendered IN favor OF
the plaintiff and against the defendant for the sam
of six dollars and thirfyve cents $685. and costs
of suit and for the foreclosure of the attachment
lien therein granted by the court.
Attest F. A. ALBEEs Justice of the Peace
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1893-12-08
SOME OF QUE srooEHorDERg

c. Dunlap, OVERWHELMINGLY Topeka, Kas.
Gen. Supt. c. R. l. p. RY. Co.
Allen Moore, ............ ChillicOthe, Mo.
Pres. Chillicothe Norm. & Bus. College.
Ed. Sager, Stanberry, Mo.
President Bank of Conception.
A. Il. TomDlln, .StanberFy, Mo.
President Bank of Stanberry.
2. L. Lancaster, Presley, Kas.
Farmer.
Sager & Sager, ..................C Clyde, Mo,
Bankers.
w. R. Morton, .GOodland, Kas
TrainmaSter c. r. 1. & P. Ry. Co.
John Fitzgerald, ........... .GoOdland, Kas
Roadmaster G. r. I. & P. Ry. Co.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1893-12-08

THE Kansas foot ball team of the
Baker university Of Baldwin, played a
match game with the Denver team at
that place Thanksgiving day. The
score stood 81 to in favor of the jay
hawkers.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1893-12-08

A KANSAS railroad refused to carry
Intoxicating liquors as freight or ex-
press. If it extends the restriction to
its passenger service that railroad will
be in the hands OF receiver within a
week.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1893-12-08
Attention Farmers.

am prepared to fix your windmills
and pumps and furnish repairs at a
reasonable price. Bring me your sew
ing machines. Will repair them on
short notice. Headquarters at George
Hess hardware store.
IT HAppTS
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1893-12-08

ONCE more the wheels of congress
are in motion, also the wheels in the
heads of some of the congressman.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1893-12-08

Growers message was lengthy one
and to the point. He doesn't mince
matters. He knows what he and Wall
street wants and orders congress to do
it. And it does.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1893-12-08

THE Wichita Eagle seems to think
that the new tariff bill will meet the
approval OF great many Democrats
1t Knocks the price of whisky and adds
but little to the cost of sugar, and of
course hot water costs nothing.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1893-12-08

GUTHRIE, o. 7. has salvation army
captain who was once clown. He had
ought to make their open-air meetings
q success.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1893-12-08

THE late cold wave touched us very
lightly. While we hear of zero weather
not far from GoodIand, and all the
way from zero down to 40 degrees be-
low over in the Dominion of Canada.
We have had only slight touchy of
winter
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1893-12-08

The new war vessel Columbia has
made a record for speed that is aston
ishing. On her official trial she de-
veloped speed of 80 miles an hour
for short distance. This equals the
velocity of the ordinary railway train.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1893-12-08
s.. SO PER YEAR.

Entered at the Postonice at Good1aHd. Kan.
for transmission through the mails, rs second
class mail matter. Once on cast side of BOule
yard, first door north of Ennis s. Walkers
implement store.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1893-12-08
= CALIFORNIA;

California possesses a delightful winter climate
Almost every day IS balmy and full of sunshine
10 live in such air a few months may save you a
big doctors bill II doesn't cost much 10 try The
Santa Fe route viii carry you to Los Angeles San
Diego or San Francisco any day on fast vestibuled
express train II Pullman OF tourist sleeper. With
ont change Of cars. The Journey is through New
Mexico and Arizona where heavy snow-fails rarely.
come II IS short, quick and comfortab le-straight
Across not roundabout. Once week personally
conducted excursions run to Pacific coast IN
tourist sleepers- Competent poTteTs and agents
in charge Second-cIass tickets honered and good
care taken of ladies' and children without escort
Verv cheap rates for one way or round trip now IN
effect Write TO G. T. Nicholson gsnsTa4 passeIl-
Ger zoeot Afchison Topeka Santa Fe railroad,
Topeka Kansas, fora copy OF California excursion
Ifffef and 4 hznsonely illustrated book entitled
ssio o. lifornIa and Back Nearest local agent Of
santa Feroufe viii be glad 10 name ticket rates
aid Ear5l1sh desired information about the TRIP
7jozfst be afraid TO ask questions
SANTA FE ROUTE.
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HIP. CANDY,
PHYSICIAN & SURGEON

Having seId my Drug Store I hereafter
viii devote my time 70 the practice. " hen
Eou need phYsieIaTss call on me. have
been praeticing 10 Kearss
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1893-12-08

CONGRESS convened on Monday Of
this week and we presume the presid-
ent's message and the new bills intro-
duced will be matters of pubHcinter-
est and general discussion. THERE
PUBLIC publishes the entire message Oh
another page. -
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1893-12-08

THE goldbug end of both the Repub-
hcan and Democrat parties, want to
sell bonds to buy gold, and then sell
more bonds to buy more gold to pay
the first issue of bonds, and so on for
ever they would sell bonds and keep
the country swamped in debt. ::
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1893-12-08
E.E. BuRWELL.
PHYSICIAN 6 SURGEON

Office first d0orsouth Of Post Office Calls
in city or country promptly attended.
County Physician FOR Sherman County
kalsas-
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H HUTcHISoN; l. TQMBL5N VIM MCCLELLAN j. NJ JORDAN
P.TLANcAsTEB, DUNLAP, - B ToifBIiN. '
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1893-12-08

SHERMAN COUNTY is looking for an
abundant snow fall this winter and
consequently for good season follow
ing. The crop failure this last year
was more due to lack of winter. mois-
ture than lack of summer rains.s five
had had a good snow fall last winter,
we would have had good crops. : z:-,.es