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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-04-13

Lea Top Buggy ................ $44oo
Lea. Extension Top Surrey ,..,........,i5 $50. 90
Lea. Top Buggy lend spring. ............ 1900
Corning Buggy. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 400
Ladies' and Gents Phaetons. ............ 1000
Palo Alto. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. lib. 90
Open One-seat Trap ..,,,........... 60.OO
Glenwood Trap. ....,,,,.,............... 10O.O
T-cart Trap. ....,,..,,,.............. 1000
Orange, No. 80, Trap. 10000
No. SO B. Harvard Iran 10000
No. 800 Albion Trap 225.OO
No. 50 Kensington Tran 1000
HARNESS.
Buggy Harness, hand made. .$117.Q0
Buggy Harness, hand made. ............. 1000
Buggy Harness, hand made. ..,.......... 21.O0
Surrey Harness. hand made. ............. 23.0O
Buggy Harness, machine ............... $50
Buggy Harness. machIue ............... 500
Buggy Harness, machine ............... 900
Surrey Harness, machine. ........... 16OO
Surrey Harness, machine. .......... zoo
Surrey Harness. machine .,,........... 5000
Trap Harness, machine ,............... 1000
Double Long Tug Harness .............., 6O.O0
Double Long Tug Harness. ............S.. 65. 90
Wagon Harness, hand made. ........,.,.. 1900
Wagon Harness. hand made. ........t..,. 21.OO
Wagon Harness. hand made. ,.,.,,...,.,. 5000
Fine Imported Lap Duster.. 20
Columbus Buggy VphfClp6 Mt great SaCrl-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-04-13

WE HAVE NEW UPRIGHT PIANO DOUBLE
mahogany veneered case, made by a Hrst-class
New York manufacturer that we will sell for
500: $40 cash and s. per month.
Also one secondhand upright. good as new,
$195; $40 casa and s. per month.
Hugo Worch,
f21 -6m,12 924 7TH ST NV
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1895-07-26
BAD FOR THE HOPPERs.
MinnesOta's EntOmOIOgist Invents a n
chine Which Proves EffectiYe.

MinnesOta's EntOmolOgist Invents Ma
chine Which Proves Effective.
The old saying that its long lane
that has no turn" is proving true with
the grasshopper as it does with all
things. For years the festive insect
has eaten the substance of the struggl-
ing western agriculturist, and eachyear
deposited the eggs that insured an in
creased posterity to carry on the war
of devastation and make the life of the
settler anything but the pleasant dream
described in the circular so freely dis
tributed by the versatile and enter
prising land shark.
The annual visitation Of the jumping
aggravati0n had become to be viewed
as a work of Providence, a safety valve,
as it were, against the danger Of over
production. Knowing this the hopper
began preparations for a more extern
sive Regeneration than had ever before
been attempted. 1t was another case
Of pride proceeding destruction.
The jewellers of the sunshine regions,
their faculties sharpened and their
girth shrunken by the short ratiOns of
two lean years, resolved to make an at
tempt to overcome the grasshOpper
product, providential though it
might be, and save the bOuntiful fruits
of the earth from their capaciOus nav.
A cunning scientist discovered the
secret of innoculating them with con-
tagious and deadly plague. Large
numbers of these diseased members of
the destructive specie was set at liberty
where their brethen we're the most
thickly gathered together The con-
tagion spread rapidly, and those fleeing
from its dangers to healthier climes,
carried there the bacteria and micrObe
of dread affection. By this means the
grasshopper family has nearly met ex-
tinction.
A few proved impervious to disease,
and to these Prof. Lugger, Minesota's
state entomologist, turned his atten-
ton and inventive ability. The result
was "hopper-doser." The machine is
about eight feet long and two feet vide
made on the plan of a dust pan, of tin
and on three runners on which it is
pulled over the the stubble by team
of horses. At the rear Of each is a
! trough the entire length of the machine
in which is an inferior grade of coal
oil, while at the back is a sheet Of can
vas.
The grasshoppers jump into the pan
to get out of its way. Those that fall
into the trough die at once, while those
that are merely touched by the oil mag
live two or three minutes before they
succumb to a sort Of paralysis. The
canvas at the back of the machine pre-
vents them from jumping clear over.
Prof. Lugger claims that with hi:
''doser" from three to four bushels o.
grasshoppers can be killed off in a day
The machines can be manufactured by
any tinsmith for about $3.50.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1895-07-26
The Crop Outlook.

What Sherman county wants now,
however is a couple Of weeks of fair
weather to enable the harvesting to
proceed. Considerable grain has been
cut already, and nearly every farmer
in the northwest part of the county is
ready to drive into the field with his
binder as soon as it is dry enough.
In the eastern part harvest will be
somewhat later and the late rains is
just what was wanted to bring the crop
through the heading period. Wheat
is that part of the county has had some
very narrow escapes, but now IS certain
to average half a crop.
Oats and barley promises to average
from 40 to 60 bushels per acre, which
is a yield that any county in the state
might well be proud of.
Corn has commenced to tassle in
the majority of the fields and presents
a vigorous growth. Some fields are
pretty weedy, but the farmers are at
work at it nearly night and day and by
the end Of the week the latest fields
will have been laid by.
Home grown potatoes are on the
market at 70 cents per bushel, cabbage
at 2 cents per pound, and other Vege-
tables at about the same prOportionate
prices.
Broom corn is looking fine and will
constitute one of the chief articles of
export and will command the highest
price.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1895-07-26
FLOUR
Has come down. See
Scott about it.

The Topeka pension agency, during
the year which ended July 1, paid out
Sl4,9OO,OS3, The agency sends checks
to every state and territory in the
union except Alaska. Missouri draws
over two million dollars more than
Kansas.
Mickey Thomas, champion weiter-
weight Of Louisiana, and Bob Thomp-
son, the cOlored lightweight formerly
Of this city, fought eighteen rounds to
a draw in Galveston Saturday night.
Bob is reported to have had the best
of the go.
w. L. Welch brOugh in load of
vegetables Wednesday that we're
marvel in point of size and quality.
Two heads of cabbage weighed 20a4
pounds, and onions, beets, turnips and
carrots we're of an exceptionally large
size. Mr.. WEIGH has Il large garden
which he iFrigates from Inch tubu-
lar well 100 feet deep. What he has
done nearly every farmer in the county
Is doing or could do.
J The Goodland Military band will
render its fourth monthly concert ia
the Operahouse on or about August is.
The last concert given by the band was
poorly attended, owing somewhat to
rainy weather, and partly because some
had lost pride in a band that has no
superior IN the state Of Kansas. Let
Us say right here that the Goodland
band, through its untiFiDg efforts, has
succeeded in making a healthy advance
above the average country band, and
stands in equality with the largest and
best bands of the country. The con-
cert will consist Of choice music both
classical, popular and familiar, also
selections by the mandolin club. It
viii differ from Sousa's celebrated con-
certs only in variety, and should re-
ceiye the patronage Of the entire
community. Admission viii be %
cents and no charge for reserved seats.
| Children 10 cents.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1895-07-26

My last bulletin gave forecasts of the
storm wave to cross the continent from
18th to 18th and thenext will reach the
Pacific coast about 28th, cross the west
of Rockies country by close of Doth,
great central valleys from Both to Aug
ust 1, and the eastern States about
August ..
This disturbance will inaugurate one
Of the cool periods Of month of very
great extremes.
The warm wave viii cross the west OF
Rockies country about July 18th, great
central valleys 30th, and eastern states
August l. Cool wave viii cross the
west of Rockies country about July 81
great central valleys August 2, and east
ern states August f.
Unusual weather may be expected
next month; unusual in many respects
Killing frosts will occur IN some POr
tons of the northern states.
These fFosts will probably occur al
two periods in the month with an inter
val of about two weeks. OF course ex
tensiye frosts are not expected in this
mid summer month.
These frost dates viii come with thg
cool waves expe3ted to cross the conf
neRt from the 9th to 10th and 18th Il
22nd.
Rainfall will be short on the Pscid,
coast.
Severe storms may be expected il
august not far from The 5th and 9th.
Earthquake shocks viii probably b
reported from earthquake countries
from August 20 to 22Hd, and aur9ra
viii be at their brightest in northern
countries about August q. August
viii also be an aurora date, but the fnl
moon viii probably obscure The aurora
light.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1895-07-26
THE PRESIDENTS BARBER.

A COlOFed Man Who Has Held the Place
Since LineOln's Time.
Presidents of the United States since
Lincoln have been shaved daily during
their occupancy of the white house by
the same barber, a Colored man, who
at the present time, because of this
fact, enjoys 81 400 year clerkship in
the treasury department. He is a good
clerk and writes a fine hand. Not
withstanding all this he still pursues
his calling of presidential barber.
Every morning, writes a correspondent,
while the president is in Wash
ington this clerk goes to the
white house carrying in a satchel
razOrs, soap, cups, brushes and strOps.
This duty is always finished in time
for him to be at his desk promptly at
8 o'clock, and few of his fellow clerks
know why he never appears without
that black leather satchel. Lincoln
was the first president to employ him
as barber at the executive mansion,
and for some reason he has
always been able to get the same
privilege by every successive presi-
dent. When President Grant returned
from his Inauguration the door of the
white house was opened for him by his
barber, whom he questioned as to what
position he held in the white house
Something, the fellows speech or man
ner, pleased Grant, and he told him he
was to consider himself installed dur
ing his term. During the early days
Of shaving the presidents the barber
took his meals with the other servants
in the white house kitchen. Whether
OF not, in addition to this, he was paid
a regular sum or tipped each morning
he has never been known to state. In
all matters he is close-mouthed and
rarely speaks Of any occurrence in the
white house.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1895-07-26
L. KENMoRE MeETINe.
The Entrance Fee Reduced to SO In All
Stakes.


Stakes.
The following announcement of the
Kenmore Clubs meeting has reached
us: "The Kenmore Coursing Club viii
hold its third annual meeting at Good
land, Kan, October % and following
days, when these stakes will be run:
The Kenmore Derby, for greyhound
puppies; entrance fee SIS; Goodland
donates 500 to the winner; 80 per cent
of entrance money to first, and so per
cent Of the remainder to the runner-up;
balance to the equals. The GoOdland
Stakes, for greyhOunds of all ages; en-
trance fee SIS; Goodland donates so
in cash to the winner; division of
money the same as in the Kenmore
Derby. Non-members $3.50 extra in
both stakes, for expenses; 10 per cent
of all moneys will be deducted for ex-
penses. Mr.. Basil Hayman will judge"
Comparison with last years programme
confirms an impression that the en-
trance money has been reduced: on
that occasion it was $40 for each event,
and 500 was added to each by Good
land and $50 to each by DR.. VanHum-
nell, president Of the club for the year.
1t was found expedient at the eleventh
hour to add another event, for grey
hounds Of all ages at So, and we rather
expected to find a somewhat similar
stake on this years program. Grey
hounds are not all of the same class,
neither are all owners blessed with
Opulence (mOTe's the pityD, and for
these reasons a stake for greyhOUnds
of all ages at So each, with something
added, would much enhance the popu-
larity of the meeting. 1t must not be
thought that we are advocating the en-
cOUragement of animals not worth
their keep, but there are a number of
fair greyhOunds hardly worth entering
in the best company and there are
owners who cannot afford to pay SIS
entrance for every greyhound they
they would like to run. If the execu-
tive committee of the Kenmore Club
would add to its programme, a stake to
be run at the end of the GOOdland
fortnight, for greyhounds of all ages
that have not won more than two
courses in any one stake, at So each
with S25 added, we believe it would be
appreciated greatly 1t may be asked
where is the SO to come from? It
could be taken from the S1G0 added to
the Kenmore Derby leaving, 575 to be
added to that event. That wonld be
reasonable enough, especially in view
of the fact that but $50 is added to the
GoOdland Stakes, for which the entry
fee is Of like amount; though perhaps
owners who hold a strong hand of pup
pies would raise their voices against a
proposition to cut down the added
money in the Kenmore Derby. But on
the principle Of the most good to the
greatest number such a stake as we
have suggested is worthy of consider
alton. Field.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1895-07-26

For Sale-A goodmiich COW, has been
fresh for six week. Enquire at this
Office or W. A. SeXsOn, southeast 10-6-41.
Seventy-five dollars will buy a good
well-built store building on main street
of GoOdland, 24x36 feet, cost $500 to
build. a snap.-E. F. Murphy.
For sale or trade, full blood Norman
stallion. Will sell on easy terms or
trade for big team of horses or mules.
w. A. SExsON, S. E. l0-6-41.
The prairie schooner is still headed
toward the setting sun. Three of them
passed through GOOdland Wednesday.
The Atchison Champion naively re-
marks that "mOney may be the root of
all evil, but everyone seeks to grab a
root"
Wanted-TO hire a man for three or
four months. Call at my residence on
southeast quarter section 3, township s
range q. A. B. MEAD.
1t is said that after Eve had partaken
of the forbidden fruit, she gathered a
few fig leaves and fashioned the first
pair of boomers.
The weather has been exceedingly
warm this week, in direct contrast to
that of last when a little fire was
needed for cOmpOrt.
Since Pixies Peak has been found to
be 1900 instead Of 14000 feet high
tourists fear that the cog road intends
to increase the fare.
There was a wreck on the Santa Fe
Wednesday, between Colorado Springs
and Denver. A train went through a
bridge killing 10 people.
They are pretty severe on plain
DRINKS at Atchison, where the whole
bill is 515, two for S25. The GOOdland
rate is S4.85, straight.
The gasoline engine at the state
plant will be taken out and a vino
mill put in its place The engine die
not prove satisfactory.
! A horse belonging to Bill Thompson
ran away Friday evening while hitcheC
to a cart. He got away from the car
| doing very little damage.
| DR.. Mueller, president Of the Kansai
Wesleyan university of Salina, Kan
lectured at the Methodist church las
Friday night. Quite a fair audienc4
was IN attendance.
As an irrigation town GoOdlaBd ha
come to the front in great shape. /
we may believe the papers Of that tow
the future of Sherman county IS nov
assured. -ObeFiin Herald.
A Sherman county man who ha
been keeping his finger pretty close t
; the public pulse says that the POpuiist
are going to carry the county this fal
| by overwhelming mai0rities.
It is reported that there is a case G
''button farcyn among Goodland'
string of horsehesh. This disease
, nothing but CHAMBERS and the Athlete
animal should be killed before the cor
tagion spreads.
The stranger who hired two KeI
lucky boys to whip him with thorn
rods six days in succession is probabl
the Sherman county man who left les
spring under the delusiop that no Gro
would BE raised.
: It is 3 fsycTite fad just now to cove
9 book With brocaded silk, sometime
padding it with layer Of cotton wa
q ding underneath, Two ribbons are q
Z tsehed to opposite sides by which
j tia It together. and a dainty git
. formed which IS inexpensive bat re
Ga appearance.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1895-07-26
THE RAINS CONTINUE.
Festy-Eight Hours Of Rain Makes the
County z Sea OF asud.

tSfty-EiifuE Hours OF Ram Makes the
County 2 Sea Of Mud.
Sunday evening a drilling raia be
gan falling and continued until Tuss-
day evening when theelouds brokeaway
and the sun once more showed itself.
Sherman county soil is more thorough
" soaked than it has been since the
food in which the Kanorado mastodon
met a WateFy grave. about 5000 B. C.
Had THE REPUBLIC any use for well
it would endeavor to ascertain just how
deep the dampness penetrated, but to
dig a hole 300 feet or more into the
bowels of the earth in the cause of
science alone, would be but a thankless
task at the best, and one which those
who have a morbid craving for stats
tics are welcome to undertake. Most
people, however, are willing TO take the
word Of the oldest inhabitaut that it is
wet to the underhoW.
The government gauge showed a
precipitation Of LIS inches from the
last rain, makinga total for . days in
July of SOL inches. Since May /, there
has 14.13 inches of rain fallen, or more
than all that fell Ia 1894
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1895-07-26
LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Band concert next month.
Dr. Thomas extracts teeth without
pain.
If you need anything in hardware go
to Books.
Beef roasts five cents a pound at j.
B. Poems.
want three or four dozen hens.-J.
M. Jordan.
Thomas P. Leonard, abstracter and
insurance.
-Four pounds of steak for % cents at
j. B. PENIS.
Joe Mcdowell has opened a meat
shop at KanOradO.
The Republicans and Democrats are
tie on president.
Mrs. W. W. LaRue has returned from
a visit to Colorado Springs.
For handmade harness go to j. w.
Book. All work guaranteed.
Marshall Irwin gathered in one plain
drunk last Thursday evening
The horse market is looking up. One
was sold the other day for $50.
More meat for one dollar at ]. B.
PENIS than any place in town.
Charles O'Brien viii pay the highest
cash market price for good butter.
Three thousand marriages are per.
/ formed daily throughout the world.
A little son of Newt Hall fell from a
horse last Friday and broke his arm.
| J.. B. Penn will give 20 pounds Of
steak roast and boil for one dollar
cash.
Get your harvest and threshing meat
at J. B. PENIS. Best meats and lowest
prices.
Canaries for sale.-Six young singers
your choice for 81. Inquire at this
Office.
George Talbot has moved into hi
residence, formerly owned by W. W
LaRue.
j.. Warmer has moved his tailor
shop into the old Commercial banl
building.
/ See those samples of tailor made
suits at Dawson Bros. & Co. Fit
guaranteed.
The Russian thistle law has beer
declared unconstitutional by Attorney
! General Dawes.
The old Swigart & Rush building ba
/ been moved onto the Baker lot mort
of the Wizards
The Jordan & Carol barber shO
/ has been moved one door sonth OF th
I old Commercial bank building.
Wanted-To trade 100 acres Of Gle al
I smooth. Sherman county land for cit
property. Robinson & Stewart
]. J. Warmer has some new summe
sBitings that can be made into th
Ineatest suits for S25 to $50. See him.
+ It is said that music hath charms
soath. This is true Of the G0odiau
& Military baud, bot We could not yo1e
for the truth Of maxim il tho lot Gel
iupoa the Colby band.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1895-07-26
Other Suns Than Ours.

If our sun could be as far removed
from US as are the seven stars it would
hardly be visible in an opera glass, yet
there are sixty or seventy such groups
as the Pleisdes in sight every night,
each group being composed of scores of
suns larger and more brilliant than
that which makes life on our world
possible. Alcyone is a sun 1000 times
more brilliant than our "orb of day.
and Electa and Maia are each 500 times
larger than Old Sol. Several of these
immense sun groups taken collectively
and not reckOned on the basis of in
dividual members) are believed to be
as much as 4O,0OO,OOO,OOO miles in dia-
meter. If this calculation is not at
fault it would take light seven years to
fash from one extreme of such a group
to the other.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1895-07-26
FAIRY UMBRELLAS

The wet east wind had called to the rain,
Come down, little drops, 70 the April
flowers,
And over the grass and the sleeping grain,
And into the street they swept Ia showers.
For the bleak cold wind and the snow are
gone.
Arbutns Is holding her perfuned cup,
And the grass is earpeting all the lawn
But the fairies that lived in the quiet woOd
All mad their new spring b0nnets that day;
SO they raised their umbrellas as quick as they
could.
And under the trees went tr0Oping away.
And the people said when they saw them there
The faiFF umbrellas out in the rain:
'0h, springtime has come, so sweet and so fair,
For there are those odd little tOadstOOls
again. e. P. Dubois.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1895-07-26
Weadinr.-

Will Irwin and Miss Magaret Rick
were married at the residence Of j. NJ.
Irwin in GoOdlsnd Monday evening.
The young couple viii make Goodland
their future home. As is customary
The REPUBLIo wishes them long years
Of cunnubiai happiness.
w u. F. Cherltob and Miss Hattie
Travis we're married last Friday by
Judge Kent. The groom is from Victor,
Kan. and the bride one Of Edson's
young ladies'. The usual congratula-
sre extended.
s.Harry More and Miss Lilly Shaw,
both d Aexford. Kansas. we're married
a tile Palace hotel Thursday afternoon
81 sag. PLatt
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1895-07-26

state school Fund as Long as II Has
Children Going to school In the Home
or Outside Districts.
The following extract from a school
law passed by the last legislature is OF
special interest just nov when school
boards are worrying over the question
Of having or not having school:
Section l. In any school district, if
in the judgment of the district board.
the county superintendent concurring
the number Of children in said district
and the distance Of the same from the
school house, would not warrant the
continuance of the school ia said dis
trict, it shall then be lawful for the dis
trict at its annual OF special meeting
called for the purpose hereinafter
stated and called in accordance with
the law providing for special meetings
IN school districts, to make provisions
for the sending Of the children Of such
district to such other school or schools
as may seem in their judgment best;
and for such purpose the school board
is authorized to issue the warrants of
said district in payment of expenses
and tuition Of such children: Provided
such expenses and tuition shall not
exceed S25 in any one month for all of
said children that may be sent to other
schools: And provided further, that
such discontinuance of the school in
said district shall not bar the district
from It's share of the state school fund
if said children are continued in the
school or schools of other districts the
full time required by law for the main
tenance Of schools in the district.
section 1. If in any school district
there are children, for whom it will be
more convenient by reason of distance
from the school of the district where
they live to attend school in another
district, the annual school meeting
may make an order sending such chill.
dren to the school of some other con.
venient district, and the school board
is hereby authorized to issue the war
rants Of the district in payment of the
extra expense and tuition of such chill
dren; Provided, the total amount SO
paid shall not exceed $50 per month
for all such children"
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1895-07-26
FWo PrDsnfO. Sc.

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The Kansas Farmer of Topeka, Kan.
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