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The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1896-08-07

draw out a deposit of $50 be had in the
Sherman County bank, and was non.
pl1sad when he found out the bank
had been closed for several months.
He was one of those saving individuals
who never take a county paper because
they can get an eastern one a little
cheaper
Ed Howe says that Atchison wants to
furnish the goddess Flora for TOpeka's
big flower parade during the festival
week. This statement has served to
again stir up the old jealousies existing
between the feminine beauties of the
two towns. Topeka proposes to provide
her own fair goddess and claims that
she will be a type of beauty that will
away outclass the renowned maidens
of the sister city.
You come to US and tell US that the
great cities are in favor Of the gold
standard. I tell you that the great
cities rest upon these broad and fertile
praries. Burn down your cities and
leave our farms, and your cities will
spring up as if by magic. But destroy
our farms and the grass will grow in
the streets of every city of this cOun-
try.-Willism J. Bryan at Chicago.
Since K. E. Wilcockson's speech Sat
urday night "MexicO" has been an i'm
portant topic of discussion. 1t seems
funny that if Mexico is such 2 poor
country, and its money degraded to 90
per cent of its face, that wOrkingmen
would be willing to leave a gold stand
ard "gOOd thing" like the United States
and 60 there to secure employment.
There are several ex-Goodland men
now in Mexico and they report big
wages and the money they receive puF-
chasing as much, with the exception of
gold, as tho gold dollar of the United
States. In other words the j0-cent
dollar will buy as much necessities and
pay as much taxes in Mexico, as the
100 cent dollar will in America. A
comparison Of conditions Ia the two
countries, is Odious only to the United
States.
My little boy, when two years Of age,
was taken very i'll with bloody fiuX. I
was duflSeu 10 use OuduD6rtdlu G'Ollc1
Cholera aud DIaFFhOea Remedy. and
luckily procured part Of a bottle. /
carefully read the directions and gave
it accordingly. he vas very low, but
slowly and surely he began to improve,
gradually recovered, and is now as
stout and strong as ever. feel sure it
saved his life. / never can praise the
Remedy half its worth. I am sorry
every one in the world does not know
how good it is, as / do.-Mrs. Lima S.
Hinton, GFahamsville, Marion county,
Fla. For sale by Ennis & Walker.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1896-08-07
THE ONES THAT ARE GOING.
Many People Leaving for Other Parts Of
the Country.

Many People Leaving for Other Parts Of
the Country.
A great many people are leaving
Sherman county for other parts of the
county hoping to find more desirable
locations, tt is a source Of regret to
see these pioneers depart, in many in
stances with less than when they came
here in search of homes, but it is fate
to which all new countries have been
subjected. Those that blaze the way,
rarely reap the benefit.
The country should not be given a
bad name, however, because one source
of industry bas been proven for time
Improbable. This is partly account
able to a misunderstanding of the eli
matte conditions which here prevail.
The first years of the county's settle
ment we're years in which anything, no
matter how planted, would have made
3 luxurious growth and yielded accord
ingly. The farming paradise was sup
posed to have been found. Then came
years in which the reverse was the case.
No attention was paid to natures
taachiDgs, and farming methods we're
conducted as 10 mora humid sections,
FeilHrs was the only possible result,
aud when at last tho lesson had been
learned the people we're in too poor
circumstances, generally, to take adj
vantage OF their dearly bought knowl-
esfge. It was not their fault they fail
Sd They labored hard against heavy
odds, and lost.
A fair proportion, nevertheless, have
made something more than living
sad others a good profit from the cattle
Industry While their neighbcrs lost
noEey on wheat, they made money
On wheat, they made money from
cattle. CoSld every farmer who made
home in this county have acquired a
snail herd Of cattle there would have
6sea 10 need for them now to seek
sssaF pastures.
With our population raising cattle
selling butter. providing them
slss5 With vegetables through irriga.
Sherman county viii again forge
ssI5siss front and enjoy greater DEGREES
prosperity than would haze been tbs
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1896-08-07
]. v. LEE1Y FOR GOVERNOR.
Nominated On the Fourth Ballot by the KAN
sas PopuliEt Convention.
The Nomination Made Unanimous by the
Convention After his Selection Was
AssuTed-Harris His Chief
Opponent.

Senator John W. Leedy Of Coffee
county, was named by the populist
state convention at Abilene Thursday
morning on the fourth ballot, receiving
489 votes. Ottawa county cast the de-
cisiYe vote, after which the landslide to
Leedy began.
Atchison started the break on the
fourth ballot, by abandoning Level
ling. Other counties left their favor
ties and Harris, Lewelling and King
were discarded in the stampede to
Leedy. which was in a great measure
caused by his eloquent speech before
the convention.
Sedgwick county left Lewelling and
Shawnee left Harris. The ballot re-
suited as follows:
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1896-08-07
AN OBSTACLE.

was climbing up mountain path
With many things to do,
Important business Of my own
And other peoples, too,
When I ran against a Prejudice
That quite cut off the view.
Ny work was such as could not wait,
My path quite clearly showed,
Ny strength and time were limited;
carried quite load,
And there that hulking Prejudice
Sat all across the road.
So I spoke to him politely,
For he was huge and high
And begged that he would move a bit,
And lei me travel by.
He smiled, but as for moving!
He didn't even try.
And then I reasoned quietly
With that colossal mUles
My time was short-nO other path
The mountain winds were COOL
argued like a Solomon
He sat there like a fool
Then I flew into a passion,
I danced and howled and swore,
pelted and beiabOred him
Till I was stiff and sore;
TIe got as mad as I did
But he sat there as before.
And then begged him on my knees
I might be kneeling still
If so hoped to move that mass
OF Obdurate ill-WiI'
AS we'll invite the monument
To vacate Bunker Hill.
So 1 sat before him helpless,
in an ecstacy of woe;
The mountain mists were rising fast,
The sun was sinking slow
When a sudden inspiration came,
AS sudden winds do blow.
took my hat, took my stick,
Ny load I settled fair,
I approached that awful incubus
With an absent-minded air
And I walked directly through him
AS IL he wasn't there!
Charlotte P. stetson, In Woman's Jour.
nal,
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Ex-Gov. Anthonv nead.

Ex-Goy. George T. Anthony died at
his home at Topeka Wednesday. His
death was peaceful. There were pres
ent at his bedside his wife and two
granddaughter.
Gov. Anthony was a native of Fulton
county, New York, having been born at
Mayfield June 8, 1924. He was elected
governor of Kansas in 1876. He had
since filed many state and federal po-
sitions, occupying at the time of his
death the Office Of state superinten-
dent of insurance.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1896-08-07
SPECIAL Low PRICES FOR Cash.

Fresh pork. ........ &C a ID
Salt pork. .,.,..,..... &c ID
-Four lbs. kettle rendered lard 25C
Five lbs. dry salt bacon. 25c
Three lbs. breakfast bacon. 25c
Smoked bacon. ...... 7c a ID
Hams. ......,........,IIC a ID
]. B. PENN.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1896-08-07

I desire to announce to the Good
land people that I will open Ladies'
Exchange in the building formerly oc-
cupied by the Jones bakery, Thursday,
August IL, Some Of the best cooks in
town have promised to bake for nae. l
will keep homemade bread, cakes, pies,
cookies, jellies, cooked meats, etc. Will
also have fancy work department.
On Saturdays I will serve a 15-cent
luncheon and will put up lunch at any
time. Call and see me when you want
something extra nice.
BESSIE MURPHY.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1896-08-07

Mr.. Jacob Esbensen, who is in the
employ Of the Chicago Lumber Co., at
Des Moines, Ia, says: II have just
sent some medicine back to my mother
in the old country, that I know from
personal use to be the best medicine in
the world for rheumatism, having used
it in my family for several years. 1t is
called Chamberlains Pain Balm. It
always does the work" Fifty-cent bot
ties for sale by Ennis & Walker.
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ON THE FARH.
The Extremely Low Prices Of Farm Products
Proving Disastrous.
Tile Cost or Production Not Being Real
ICED Cat Of this Years CrOps-Fruit
Beng Ed TO Hogs and Po-
tasoes Left UndGg.

The present business depression af-
fects every branch of industry, but the
muttering of discomfort are heard on
every hand in greater volume than from
the farming classes. But how goes it
With the farmer?
The low pIice Of farm products is an
alarming feature Of the agricultural
situation in the west. Wheat brings
but Is cents per bushel in GoodIand,
yet the state agricultural department
puts the cost of production at 80 cents.
In the Missouri river valley oats are
quoted at from 2 to s cents per bushel,
and many thousands of acres were left
uncut by the owners rather than risk a
loss by harvesting them.
In the eastern portion of Nebraska,
Kansas and practically all of Missouri,
apples are not worth the trouble of
picking, and hogs are turned into the
orchards to feed upon the fruit that
falls. Prime peaches are worth but %
cents per bushel in the same territory.
Along the Kaw is the greatest potato
country in the west. These potato
lands rent for 81 per acre and usually
return the renter a comfortable profit.
How is it this yearY Potatoes in Kan
sas City are selling at cents per
bushel, less than the actual cost of
digging. Whole fields have been turn
ed over to the proprietors by the rent
ers for the rent. These are not being
dug as the landlords refuse to add to
their rent losses the cost of digging
the tubers and selling them at 3 cents
cents per bushel,
Corn is lower than for years, and,
with a big supply of last years crop on
hand, and mammoth new eropin sight,
there is little hope that prices will ad-
vance under any condition.
Butter and eggs we're never cheaper,
garden truck is worthless.
Horses cannot be given away.
Hogs and cattle are bringing fair
prices compared with other products,
but in the face of such an array of
cheap feeding material, nothing can
ward off a decline in them but short
supply in feeders.
Surely the farmers lot is cast in
anything but pleasant places.
The man that just scrapes a living
out of his farm is better off than the
one that produces largely and loses on
the transaction.
!. With all of this produce going to
waste in the farmers fields and store
houses, there is famine in the homes of
many. What is the cause of this
anomaly? It is not overpFoduction, for
this years crops are no more plentiful
than those of former years.
The farming classes have heretofore
been content to let others do their
thinking for them, but this year, hay
ing nothing else to do that will cost
them less, they will do the job them
s elves, and if they do not discover the
evil and a remedy therefore, they de-
serve nothing better than to go on
producing at a loss.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1896-08-07
RAILROAD ITEMS.

A new floor is being put in the ma
chine shops.
Agent D. P. Bailey vent to st. Louis
Friday on a visit.
Sam Crooks has gone to the Springs
to attend the carnival
S. B, HiseI leaves sometime this
month for the City Of Mexico where he
has secured an engagement in the
pump department of the Mexican
Central
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1896-08-07
July Weather.

July, 1896, averaged about half
degree cooler than the mean tempera-
ture for the preceding four years.
The mean for the past month was 69.16
aboVe-it was exceeded only, however,
by the mean temperature for July, 1894,
which was SOL above.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1896-08-07

Since 1878 there have been nine cpl
denies of dyson terry in different parts
of the country in which Chamberlain's
Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy
was used with perfect success. Dyson
terry, when epidemic, is almost as severe
and dangerous as Asiatic cholera.
Heretofore the best efforts of the most
skilled physicians have failed to check
its rayages, this remedy. however, has
cured the most malignant cases, both
Of children and adults, and under the
most trying conditions, which proves
it to be the best medicine in the world
for bowel complaints. For sale by
Ennis L Walker.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1896-08-07

The nomination Of Senator Leedy was
made unanimous on motion of a LIE
yelling supporter. After a speech by
Leedy and LeweIling the convention
adjourned for the day.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1896-08-07

England has more sheep than people.
The United States now has about one
sheep for every two people. The United
States Is exporting mutton and Eng
land is importing it. This shows the
difference between a people acoust0m-
ed % eat mutton ard oHs that Is not.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1896-08-07

1t seems to be pretty hot in Ken
lucky. Six bushels Of apples piled up
IN heap on q farm near Lexington
we're sufficiently baked by the sun last
Week7as 70 permit them to be served
with sauce without further prspaTa-
ton.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1896-08-07

The sudden death Of ex-Gov. Russell
adds one more name to the heightened
list of Massachusetts, honored dead.
By a seemingly remarkably fatality the
old bay state has lost within two years
six Of her governors, all of them of ma
tional reputation-Ames, Banks, Rice,
Robinson, Greenhalge and Russell To
day Massachusetts, has left only four Of
her governors of the past-Long,
Bracket, Clafin and Boutwell,.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1896-08-07
Advertised Letters.

The following letters remain IN
called for in the Goodland pOstoffice
for the week ending August 5:
Bicket. Hue Bush, J. II.
Grant, James Lyons, 3. A.
Wheeler, James S.
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ForsaIs

Three COWS.
One horse, buggy and harness.
One good spring wagon.
ons windmill in good running order
OHe good feed grinder
One good corn sbsiler.
OK. MuIIsscE
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year. The county is not lost beyond
redemption, aud those that can stay TO-
day viii be the wealthy ones Of tO-mor-
row.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1896-08-07

Mr. C. D. YoRker, wellknoWn drug
gist of Bowling Green, o., in speaking
of Cbamberlain's Cough Remedy. says;
Il take pleasure in recommending it to
my customers, for I am certain that it
viii always please them. I sell more Of
it than ali other kinds put together.
For sale by Ennis & Walker.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1896-08-07

You need Hoods SaTsaparilla to enrich and
purify your blood, create an appetite and give
sweet, refreshing Sleep
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TEMPERATURE.

SOIL CONDITION.
Moisture in sod, very little, moisture
in plowed ground, 49, inches, but sur
face dry two inches deep.
LaBlanche, Kan. JOHN E. BRETT.
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Threshingis nearly over in this neigh
borhOod. Wheat is turning out better
than was expected.
The record-union., 1896-04-21
CHRISTIAN ENDEAvORERs
Thirty Thousand May Visit California
Next Year.

William Shaw, Treasurer Of the
United Societies Of Christian Endeavor,
with headquarters at Boston, Mass,
passed through here on Saturday. en-
route to San Francisco.
Mr.. Shaw comes to the coast to ascer-
tain the resources Of the State In regard
to entertaining the great Christian En-
deavor Convention in San Francisco in
July, 1897. and before he departs will
address meetings in the principal cities
OF the State. He will arrive in Sacra-
mento next Saturday, and will meet
the local Endeavorers in a mass meet
ing held in his honor at the Congrega-
ta1onal Church on Sunday, at $3.50 p. m.
Mr.. Shaw has been prominently con-
nected with the Christian Endeavor
movement almost from it's beginning,
having served as President Of the first
society. formed in Phillips Church in
South Boston, Mass, in the fall Of 1888,
by Rev. F.. E. Clark, now President OF
the United Societies Of Christian En-
deavor. He was born February IA,
1860, at Ballardvale, Mass, where his
home now is. For several years he was
IN business in Boston, but retired in
1887 to accept a position on the Golden
Rule" the official organ Of the United
Society.
In the spring Of 1890 he was ap-
pointed to the position OF Treasurer of
the United Society, succeeding Choate
Burnham-the first Treasurer-and in
1898, when the Worlds Christian En-
deavor Union was formed, he was
elected Treasurer of that body also.
1t is largely due to his ceaseless
watchfulness and business ability that
the United Society, through it's publish
ing department, is able to conduct its
great business without receiving any
contributions or levying a cent Of dues
upon the Christian Endeavor Societies.
Mr.. Shaw is a familiar figure at all
Of the Christian Endeavor International
Conventions, and his resonant voice.
coupled with his quick w.t. brightly
proclaims. the power Of the young Chris
tian business man.
Whether San Francisco will be called
upon to entertain from $4,000 to 40 900
Endeavorers in July, a year hence, will
depend largely on the report of Mr..
Shaw on his return to Boston.
The record-union., 1896-04-21
TAKING NOTES.
Japanese Railroad Officials Visiting
the CAPITAL CITY

Taro Adachi, General Traffic Mana
ger, and L. Minura, Civil Engineer OF
the Japan Railway Company of Toxic
japan, are in the city Yesterday they
called on H. j. Small, Superintendent
OF Motive Power and Machinery for the
Southern Pacific Company. who in per-
son escorted them through all the diff
ferent departments Of the shops
The foreign railroad men are here fol
the purpose Of making a report to their
Government on the most advanced
methods employed by Americans fol
conducting railways. They showed
great interest in the improved machin-
cry used in the shops, and in the man
ner of working the same.
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that somebody had been driving it, as it
was sweaty. Witness did not see the
rubber coat until it was taken out of
the cart near the car barn. They started
for the barn about IL 80 o'clock.
HIS STORY VOLUNTARY.
He wrote out statement of the facts
a few days ago, in order to refresh his
memory, so that he could testify cor
rectly. He was not promised any inn
munity, but, on the contrary, he was
told that the officers could promise him
nothing, and that his statements must
all be voluntary.
Callendine told him that he had been
Up to the car barn on the night OF the
.23d to look around and make the affair
a sure thing.
after the men in the Office had been
lined up Baker searched them for pis-
tolls. He felt a lump in the pocket of one
of thern," said the witness, land asked
what it was, and the man said it was
mis- hard earnings Baker said, We
don't want your money. We want the
company's money Then Callendine
asked where the safe was.
after he found it he wanted it
| opened, and when told that the only
man who could open it was down town,
he proposed to blow it up with dyna-
mite One of the men said. If you are
going to blow it UP, let US get out, SO
that we will not get hurt Callendine
told them it would not hurt then'
THEY ROBBED HIM.
The disguises We're very poor. That Of
witness was drawers-leg, with holes
FOR his eyes. After they were through
they went down TO Smith & Bassett' S
office and divided the money. Callen-
dine hung up a blanket over little re-
cess, SO as to exclude the light from the
rest of the office. Callendine counted
out the money and gave each of them
So apiece until it was all divided Ba-
ker got the gold, about three So pieces.
Witness took part of his money and
buried it in the cellar of the barn. He
Baker 81 75, and he never got any of it
Baker $S 70, and he never got any of it
back
Callendine borrowed the $40 while
they were going out to the latter's
ranch. He and Callendine had some
trouble and he threatened to beat h
out of the latter He did not threaten
to kill him. Callendine afterward ex-
planned the matter, and they shook
hands and made up.
AFRAID OF KNOX.
When Fisher and Pennish asked wit
ness where he was on the night the car
barn was robbed he thought that Hatch
or Knox had given the thing away and
he confessed. Fisher told him he could
promise him nothing. Fisher did not
wink at him when he said So He was
always afraid Knox would give the
thing away, and when the officers cor
pered him he broke down. He had
never been promised any leniency by
anyone, and expected to go to the State
Prison for his offense. His only pur-
pose in giving this testimony was to
tell the truth and take the conse-
quences.
The court then took a recess until
this morning. Townsend made an ex-
cellent witness, not contradicting him
self in any important particular, in
spite of the fact that Attorney Hart
passed the whole afternoon in cross
examination and Laid numerous traps
for him.
The expression was freely made by
the spectators after adjournment that
he had told the truth in the affair.
The record-union., 1896-04-21
SAMUEL ISAACS.
A rlan Down in naine Would Like ia
Hear of Him.

L. j. Little, whose address is Box 361.
Richmond, Me, writes to Postmaster
Fox as follows:
Please inform me, If you can, If
there is man in your city by the name
Of Samuel Isaacs. This man, If living,
is 70 or 80 years old He was living
there about thirty years ago, and car
ried on the blacksmithing business. If
you know this party you will confer a
favor by sending me his address"
The record-union., 1896-04-21
Why Not Arrest Them

1t has been stated on reliable author
ity that several japanese from this city
have been going over into Yolo County
lately and slaughtering wild ducks out
of season. 1t would seem as If the au-
thorities there might bestir themselves
and arrest the law violators
The record-union., 1896-04-21
Six r1onths for DonneIly.

Joe Donnelly, the 'sout' o. Market
street tough from San Francisco, who
snatched a toy watch from the daugh-
ter Of Look Hoy in Chinatown on Sat
urday, was yesterday allowed to plead
guilty of petty larceny, in the Police
Court, and was sentenced to six months
In iail
The record-union., 1896-04-21
LIFE INSURANCE.
A California Company Distanced ALI
Competitors.

The report of Hon. NJ. r. Higgins, In
surance Commissioner of California,
has just been published, and below we
give some very interesting figures
taken therefrom:
The Bankers Alliance of Los Angeles
did by far the largest business in the
State among the life companies, the
amount written being $5,706,75 in
1896, against S204S,750 in 1894 The
amount in force in California December
81, 1894 was S5,5TS, 750, and on De-
cember 81, 1895 s9343,00O showing an
increase of S3,764, 250 during 1895.
The New York Life wrote in 1894
So, 753, coo, but fell back to $1,000 GO
in 1895. The 1apses of this company in
the State for 1895 were $6,177, ,000, or
81, 4S0, $50 more than the new business
written.
We find that the Equitable Life wrote
but S2.034, 800 In 1895, while it wrote
So, SSS, ,7-3 in 1894. The lapses in 1895
were s., $50. .035. or $685.. .636 more than
written in the same time
The record-union., 1896-04-21
Again on Deck

With full supply Of the best spring
and summer wood: also all kinds Of
ccal. Orders promptly filled. guarantee
full measurement and good quality
Seeing is believing. Give me a trial
and you will be convinced. At my old
quarters, 1920 and 1922 street. Thos.
Coulter