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The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1894-04-13

THE controversy between the interior
department and a Snowman who wants
the loan of few dozen Indians for
exhibition purposes is not of interest
except in a general way. The depart
ment refuses to lend the Indians to
this Snowman, while another Snowman
is granted the privilege of taking as
many of the nations wards as he wants.
It is to be doubted whether the Indians
should be loaned out to any. one.
Their travels abroad do them no good.
On the contrary, the redskin who sees
something of the world returns to the
reservation dissatisfied with his lot.
He usually acquires all the vices of
the white man in addition to his own,
which are numerous enough He adds
to his already strong craving for
whisky, he smokes cigarettes, carries a
cane and wears plaid check trousers.
When he comes to return to his native
environment of dirt, fleas, government
blankets and dog stews his soul revolts
within him and discomfort takes the
form of running off stock or numbering
some one. He is better Indian when
he is not allowed to wander from his
own fireside.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1894-04-13
The East and West.

The west and the south talk is not
sectional in spirit. Those that talk it
do so because they believe the people
of the east, who are as much interested
in overthrowing the money power as
the western and southern people are,
will not act But we believe the people
Of the east will act. The fact that old
money-bags lives among them is no
reason why they should support the
policy that enables him to gobble up
the fruits of their labor. The eastern
farmer though near the best market.
has an impoverished soil to contend
with and his expense for fertilizers is
an item that puts him about on level
with the western farmer and southern
planter Then his land, as rule, has
largely deprecated in selling value,
along with the general depreciation
that has been going on for years, while
in the new countries the addition to
the selling value of land by the settle
ment of the country has in part, Offset
the general tendency to depreciate.
The east is as much interested in just
money system as the west and south
are. That money system which would
bring prosperity to us would also bring
it to them. They know this-those
that have given the question thought
Who can say but what the reformers
of the west may soon be deprived of
their laurels by the reformers of the
east? What state was to the forefront
in the Greenback movement? A west
ern state? No, the most eastern state
of the Union-Maine A few days
since at an election in New Jersey
precinct, casting about 1900 votes,
where a few earnest and active men
have been at work for some time edu-
eating the people, the vote of the Peo-
pies party was well up to that of other
parties, and the contest was triangu
lar one. Let the cause of the Peoples
party be pushed in every state in the
Union.-Missouri World.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1894-04-13
The American Mode.

In southern Europe the pheasants
always eat fruit in its natural shape
and never think of treating it to doses
of sugar, salt or other seasoning.
Around Naples and in Malaga the peo-
pie bite hole in the orange, suck out
the juice and then throw the orange
away. Some American people often do
the same, but the American must try
his hand at improving nature, so he
puts lump of sugar in it. An orange
planter thinks such thing desecra-
ton.
Mrs. Annie S. Austin, the newly
elected mayor of Pleasanton, Kan, is
described as ga buxom woman of two
hundred pounds, and quite intelli-
gent" Her husband is a railroad en-
pIoye. See was leading speaker in
the campaign which resulted in her
election and electioneered so cleverly
that she went into office with majority
of twelve votes.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1894-04-13

Ex-Governor HOARD of Wisconsin
says that every COW is born with her
certain limit in her percentage of but
ter fat. One COW is born with a per
cent limit, another with per cent, an
other with per cent, and another with
6 per cent. A COW that has an unde-
veloped limit can be developed by feed
ing, but the COW that has gone to the
extent of her limit cannot be made to
go single ounce further Feed her
high and she will grow fat, but will not
exceed her limit of butter fat. She will
give you so pounds of milk per day in
June and it will make pound of but
ter; she will give you 25 pounds of milk
in October and it will make pound of
butter The water has decreased which
increases the per cent age of solids
but not the absolute amount
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1894-04-13
rREEs ~ THE ToWN-


A love of the beautiful is Unborn in
man. Trees are a source of never fail
ing enjoyment to dwellers in the town,
and no town can be beautiful without
them How refreshing their shade in
summer, and the dreariness of winter
is rendered less desoIate by their pres
ence. Sentiment aside, trees have a
direct value. A tree shaded avenue is
much more desirable place of resi-
dence than one which lacks their
adornment. Property is more valuable
on this street, and landlords demand
and receive higher rate of rent. The
houses are more pretentious, the lawns
are green and smoothly shaver, and
beds of flowers and punches of shrub
berry bear witness to the friendly rival
ry among the dwellers to excel in the
beautiful A comparatively small out
lay would do much to beautify our
town. Once planted and properly
guarded from destruction, trees require
little care and in a few years will amply
recompense US for trouble and money
expended.
The lighting of streets at night is a
subject Of great Importance to the peo-
pie of a community. The benefits are
many and far outweigh any question of
cost or economy. How many accidents
that have caused loss of life and limb
are due to insufficiently lighted or
wholly dark streets! How many crimes
have been committed under cover of
darkness that would never have been
perpetrated had there been light to
reveal the robber or assassin to his in
tended victim! The development of
electricity has made it possible to light
our streets at night at small expense.
No costly plant is required, and the
outlay for labor to put up the wires is
nominal.
The lighting of the business section
is not enough. It is good so far as it
goes, but it does not go far. The per-
sonal safety and convenience of every
citizen demand that our streets shall
be so Illuminated that he may leave his
home after dark without danger of
breaking his limbs or having his head
smashed by some, enterprising footpad.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1894-04-13


The Chinese are likely to prove too
smart for the Geary law. In California,
where they are. most numerous, they
are not only registering, but there is a
well-grounded belief that some of them
register more than once. Their pho
tographs do not help the matter, as
their photographs look as much alike
as the men do. Some of them are en-
gagged in the photograph business and
taking pictures of their countrymen.
A certificate of registration has we'll
founded market value, for numbers of
Cinnamon who have not registered
wish to return to their native land and
bring a companion. All he has to do is
to purchase the use of certificate
while he is gone select some one who
looks near enough like the photograph
to pass, and N q few weeks the Chinese
population has an increase.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1894-04-13
REPRESENTATION as follows.a


County committees are requested to,
if possible, call county conventions for
the election of above delegates on same
day, as recommended by the state COM
mittee.
Secretaries of county committees,
please forward certified lists of dele
gates to secretary congressional com
mittee, F. G. johnson, Phillipsburg,
Kansas
s'The Peoples party at the outset, to
secure permanent control of the party
organization, unaffected by the inter
ests of those in public service, does
hereby, in the national convention
assembled at Omaha, and this 4th day
of July, 1892, establish this ordinance
as fundamental laws of the party or
ganization, viz: No persons holding
any Office or position of profit, trust or
emolument under the federal or any
state or municipal government, includ-
ing senator's, congressman, and mem
bers of the legislature, state and local,
shall be eligible to sit or votes in any
convention of this party, and copy of
this ordinance shall be annexed to
every call for any future convention of
the party" F. G. JOHNSON,
Jos. DARLING, Secretary.
Chairman
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1894-04-13
PlCK-uPS.

1t takes good salesman to get what
he asks.
The cat often gets caught twice in the
same trap.
We have often to play the game of
life when we haven't any trumps
The man who agrees with you in
everything expects to be paid in one
way or another.
Mrs. Gladstone has just passed her
eighty-frst birthday and her vitality is
as wonderful as that of her husband.
Housemaids IN England receive an
average of 8 shilling week as wages
together with theirsfo and lodging.
: The huntsnan who brings home the
antlers proves that he has been able to
get head Of the game Elmira Ga
zette.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1894-04-13
BAsY's HAIR.

Deep hid away the little box:
Deep in my heart the key.
So slight thing can hold 1t seems.
So much of mysery.
Today, with loving hand, kneel
And lift the casket lid
Weeping to see my hand reveal
The precious treasure hid.
a ring of gold-a baby's hair!
Silken and soft and fine.
No jewels can be half so fair
AS this one curl of mine.
Dear little head. sweet baby face,
Gods angels loved thee So
And l, with bitter tears replace
The baby's hair and go.
For hearts may break, yet day by day
Win all some burden bear;
And more than one has hid away
curl of Siiken hair.
Keep fast the gold where heaven CLEANS;
Deep in my heart the key.
So slight thing can hold, it seems,
Such love and misery.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1894-04-13

wiz be pushed to a vote. Senator Quay
is author of one of these and Senator
Allen of another. but that of the latter
is complicated by provision for a
reduction Of duties in the tariff bill.
The house has not averaged one day
a week when business could be trans
acted for some time. owing to the in
ability of the Democrats to keep vot-
ing quorum on hand. Yet there are
forty-nine Democrats IN excess of a
nT1orI1I1a. IN the house.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1894-04-13

DIR. BRowN's Sequard Elixir of Life
didn't seem to be in working order
when death commanded him to immi-
CRATE to the great unknown. The ply
stefan couldn't heal himself
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1894-04-13

DAIRY farmers are undeniably the
most reliably prosperous of those who
take up specialties in agriculture.
Their land is enriched by their bust
ness. Butter and cheese of the best
qualities never fail to be in brisk de-
mand and at prices that remain firm
when wheat, beef and wool are low in
price and slow of sale. These undis-
puted facts are not more true than
that, as class, they are more careful,
intelligent, and progressive than farm
ers who follow general farming.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1894-04-13

THE New York legislature has passed
a wholly unnecessary bill making haz-
ing which results in physical injury a
crime under the statute. Hazingt of
that character always was a crime, and
it could have been punished if the OH
GERS Of the law had attended to their
duty. The trouble has been that as
saults and other injuries committed
by students have been passed by as
'eollegs fun" Outrages that would
have landed ordinary people in states
prison have been smeothed over be-
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1894-04-13
ZEE coLlEeE eRApuATE.

He sent his son to college to store his head with
7 need a smars. young fellow in my business
house, he said;
..And when he's educated. why, being 50 re
lated,
He's the one to take the reins and drive mp to
the head.
They say he. quite surpasses all the fellows in
And reckon hen think nothing of my rather tax
ing load
I'm getting old and weary, but it makes the future
To think Of leaning on my son adown LIES west
ernroad.
Well, he trod path of glory, did this student Of
my story,
And they dined him and they wined him on his
final college day,
But he broke each rule of grammar when spoke as
with hammer,
And his knees they knocked together If yoH men
toned algebra.
But he shone forth as Splinter and he trained the
ivelong winter
For the spring and summer races, where hisrecord
most fine.
And the old man looks reflective and thinks college
rules defective,
While his som goes round the country with a jolly
baseball nine,
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1894-04-13

cause the perpetrators were under
graduates. The Cornell homicide has
at last reused the people of New York
to the necessity of enforcing the law
against colIegians as well as other peo-
pie. But there was no need of a new
law to cover the subject. The old laws
against assaultand battery, mayhem and
murder are ample if they are enforced
without favor
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1894-04-13

The firing of the great guns with
which the ships of foreign nations are
provided costs so much money that
the practice necessary to secure accu-
raey in their use is not allowed, and
the so-called drills at the guns are for
the most part theoretical. The result
of their firing in Rio harbor shows that
modern artillery is not sufficiently I'M
derstood to make the gunners profici-
ent. Not only is small fortune blown
away at each discharge of big gun,
but the life of the cannon is measur-
ably shortened.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1894-04-13

A RECENT visit of General Gordon to
Philadelphia resulted in the restora-
ton to him of the fatigue cap he was
wearing at the time he was shot down
at Antietam, 80 years ago. It had been
carried away as trophy by the old
negress who nursed him when the bat
tie was over, and after passing through
many hands it came into the posses
sion of Mrs. Hector Tyndale, who re-
stored it to the general
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1894-04-13
CONGRESSIONAL CONVENTION.

Call for Peoples Party Congressional
Convention to be Held at Colby, June 8.
Adelegate convention of the Peoples
party of the Sixth congressional dis
trict, is hereby called to meet at Colby,
June 6, at 11:30 o'clock a NJ, for the
purpose of placing in nomination a
candidate for congress from said Sixth
district.
The basis of representation is one
delegate at large from each county
and one delegate for every 300 votes
or major factions thereof cast for Hon
L. D. Lewelling for governor in cleo
ton of 1892.
The several counties are entitled te
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1894-04-13

THERE died recently in the little
town of Union Springs, in the southern
part of Alabama, man who figured in
corded in United States history
one1 John L. Branch. 1t was he who
gave the order to fire the first gun of
the late war at Fort Sumter, where he
was stationed at the time.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1894-04-13
Prairie Dogs.

1.-THE prairie dog" said a traveller, sis
apparently very harmless little ami
NAL, but, although it's bite is not pois-
onous, it can wreck more goods and
chattles with its little teeth than an
animal twice it's size. Three or four
years ago, says the st. Louis Globe
Democrat, just after the opening of
the first portion of Oklahoma, the
country was infested by tens of thou
sands of prairie dogs, and one source
of revenue among the settlers was
catching the little animals and selling
them to visitors, who seldom bothered
with them more than three or four
hours ride and then let them, go in
disgust. The prairie dog can eat its
way out of almost any box that is made,
and it has a fondness for leather which
seems to show its appreciation for a
popular proverb. I remember one
night in the early history of the terri
livery stable to drive me to Kingfisher.
The conveyance came around very
early in the morning all right, bat
I noticed that when the driver got out
to attend to some defectin the harness
he wore but one boot, and although
this was large and long enough to make
up for the deficiency, was curious to
know why he favored one foot and leg
at the expense of the other. His ex-
PLANTATION was ludicrous, if profane.
The night before he had caught four
prairie dogs tosfiII an order for tour
list, and he had placed them in small
box in his solitary ROOM As usual,
they had gnawed their way out of the
box during the night and had so mutt
lated one of his boots that it was i'm
possible TO wear il.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1894-04-13

Mr.. HENRY LABoUCHERE seems to
have within him the material for
enough sensations to furnish forth half
a dozen cockney melodramas. And
cockney melodrama is the most sensa-
tional thing in the world.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1894-04-13

AFTER the recent bomb explosion in
Paris cafe pile of sandwiches were
found in good state of preservation.
A more powerful explosive than dyna-
mite will have to be used if the restau-
rant sandwich is to be DESTROYED.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1894-04-13

a MAN about to commit forgery con-
suited a spirit medium and was told
that he would succeed. He did. He
succeeded in getting into Jail with al
most unprecedented speed. And yet
his faith in the medium is at a low ebb.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1894-04-13

EDITOR STEAD has just published a
book entitled, eff Christ Came to Chi
cago." If Christ would come to Chi
Gag or any other city in this country
he would be put on the rock pile for
not having any visible means of sup
,,o,.k
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1894-04-13

AFTER examining the defenses of our
Atlantic sea-board cities General
Howard reports that not one of them
has any modern means of defense. The
sea-board cities do not show much
alarm at this discovery They evident
ly have much confidence in the coun-
try behind them.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1894-04-13

THERE are two kinds of tramps-the
professional walks the road and begs,
and the tramp who revels in idle lux
ury and is fed with golden spoon
Prison Trusty.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1894-04-13
HOSTETTER & HALLER'S
List of Property for Sale and Trade. and Rent.

We following properties part of them
list carefully and you wish to buy trade
hem call also have for
sale o. trade list it with
CITY PROPERTY:
good brick cottage with outbudngs far from railroad
shops will sell for 5000 of which small amount must be cash.
balance in payments.
building formerly occupied by the Candy Fur
south DR. Gands dwellings will sell cheap for cash
or time.
The lot and building side of Boulevard opposite arpers
store will sell building without lot Make
us a offer either; will sell very low.
The building occupied by law Office for
either cash or payments
and building next south of G. H Lees Office either
or payments
Two B JEWELS redence these lots
wim for a residence.
lot Tenth for sale cheap payments
and lot south part of for 81 per month";
or will sell very small monthly payments cheap
Hostetter & Halter,
Goodland, Kansas.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1894-04-13

DR.. Cyrus A. Bartol of Boston, is the
last surEfvorof the famous Transcend
entail club, IN which Emerson vas the
central light, and all the bright men
aud women Of his kidney were .asse=
c5ate members.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1894-04-13
S1.5o PEE YEAR.

Entered at the Postofice at Good1and. Kan.
for transmission, Through the mails, as second
Gags mail matteaE Once on east side of Boule-
yard, first door north of Ennis q Walkers
Implement store.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1894-04-13

PLUTooRAcY always has two distin-
guished traits public venality and
private debauchery.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1894-04-13

BADmen representing good principles
are better than good men representing
bad principles. Farmers Tribune.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-12-16

over the lawn. scarcely seeming to touch
the tips OF the grass. and with no more
sound than a cloud would make when
settling on a hilltop. Suddenly II turned
It's bright, watchful eyes upon me, and
then with start that seemed to send a
thrill eyon through the gray mantie
which lightly touched it's shoulders IL rose
before my very eyes until IL was nearly
rs high as the top Of my tower'
OND OF THE SPECTRES.
Wings It had not. nor did IL float In
the air; Il ran like streak or gray
electricity along the lightning-rod, only
instead OF flashing down IL, as electricity
would pass from the sky, II ran up
ward j did not see this swiftly-moving
spirit reach the topmost point OF the
rod. for. at a point where the thick wire
approaches the caves. II vanished.
by this time l had come to the con-
clusion. not altogether pleasant to my
mind. that my ghosts were taking adj
vantage Of my forbearance, with their
mystic knocks and signals In the night,
and their visits in the daylight. and that
there must be too many Of them in my
tower / must admit that they annoyed
me very little. and I was not In the
least afraid of them; but there were
others who came into my tower, and
who slept In some OF It's rooms. and
10 the minds OF visitors and timorous
maids there was something uncanny and
terrifying in these midnight knocks and
scratches.
SO, having concluded from what had
seen that day that II was the very upper
most part OF the tower which had become
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-12-16

oak, just ns a dryad might have peeped
forth from her leafy retreat. wondering
II the world were yet open to her Tor a
rambIe under the stars. The world was
open 70 my gray ghost, but only In one
direction. Between. II and me could be
seen. among the shadows OF the ground,
the dark form Of the demon. trembling
and waiting. Then away from the old
oak. away from my house and my tower.
along the limbs Of trees which stood on
The edge OF the wood. slowly md silently
my ghost vanished from my view like n
little cray cloud, gently moving over the
sky, at last dissolving out OF my sight.
Now. In the early hours OF the night
my tower is quiet and still. There are
no more knocks, no more wild revels In
the hidden passages of the walls My
ghosts are gone. All that I hear now are
the voices in the chimney. but 1 know
that these are only imaginary voices
and. therefore, they produce in me no
feeling of companionship. But my ghosts
really existed.