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The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1897-08-27
conMcT,s sFLE-nENlAl
Saved Fsbseea He Received IN FElsOH
20 sen for His Family.


20 Sell for His Family.
Deputy Collector Of Internal Revenue
Ryan had a queer caller the other day.
Re was a middle-Oged man and carried
q heavy valiss. BE said the YaIise con- /
tanned tobacco, which he was anxious TO
sell, so he could give the money 70 his
family. He was afraid he might be
breaking the law and asked Mr.. Ryan
for advice. The latter asked his caller
where he got the tobacco, and the man
said:
For several years I have been q con
Wet in the penitentisry at Michigan
City. I was sent up from Indianapolis,
and my wife and children stiIl live here.
Ny wifs-POOr ygOman-is in poverty,
and my children are not big enough to
do for themselves. / have been looking
out for over a year TO this trip home. 1
knew that my family had no money and
that they were suffsrin', 50 I just
thought OF plan to help them out when
1 got home. You know that every con,
Wet is allowed tobacco atregulsr times.
If do say it mysef-and it has caused
me an awful lot Of suffeTin'-I have
denied myself my tobacco and hid away
the plugs as they came into me, SC that
1 could sell them when got out to re-
lieVe my wife and little ones. The To-
bsccO that I have been saving 80 long
is in that yaliSe. There is not a plug
in there that isn't as good as the day l
got it. have wrapped them up in tin
foil, so they have kept moist and pre-
served their favor. Now, I want TO be a
law-abiding man from this day On, and
[ want to know how 7 can sell this to-
bacco without vioIatin' the law, just
for the benefit Of my wife and children,
who need 1t so bad, the Lord knows,
after these years of neglect"
There were tears in the mans eyes
when he had concluded his story, and
there was a suspicious moisture about
the deputy's eyes.
Before you can sell this tobacco"
said the deputy, you will have to give
a bond with acceptable surety for 81, 900.
and you will have to put a six-cent gov
eminent stamp on each plug"
The mans head dropped and he
looked sick at heart. That would mean
the failure of his merciful enterprise.
Ordinarily that would be the case, /"
said Mr.. Ryan, "but tell you, my man,
I don't think that the government
would get after you if you would dis
pose Of this to your friends"
A greatweight seemed lifted of Of the
mans mind as he dried his eyes, lifted
bis valise and trudged off with it down
the stairs into the street.-IRdianapOlis
News.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1897-08-27
MAKING THE ToRTILLA
The Process OF Producing MeEieO's
MaiA Article OF Food.

The Process OF Producing meEice'E
MaiA Article OF FOOd.
The tOrtiIla is typical Of old Mexico
and is encountered wherever the in
huenes of the cactus republic has
reached. II was found as the main ar
ticle Of food among the ancient Aztecs
at the time Of the Spanish conquests,
more than S1s centuries ago, and the
little hand-ground and palm-fashioned
corn cake has well held its own down
through the ages, being to-day as poPu-
lar and in as general use as ever.
Shelled corn intended for this use is
first soaked over night In imewater IN
til the outer husk of the kernels is loose
enough to be removed by being rolled
between the hands and is then ready for
grinding. This is done by the Mexican
women Of the lower class, who often
work in the -doOrways Of their homes,
bending over the historic stone hand
mill, called in Mexico a metate. The
mill is simply a rough slab Of stone
supported by four stOcky legs and is
made of volcanic tufa, the coarse grain
of which is best adapted for the grind
ing Of the corn, beans, chile, seeds,
cheese OF whatever it may be desired to
finely pulverize. The stone handmill
is an indispensable item in the culinary
outfit Of the tropical home. The &C
companyiRg hand piece, looking like
a rude rolling pin, is also Of stone and
is briskly worked up and down the in
cline OF the crude stone table by the
woman as she bends to her work with
a steady swing Of body, shoulders and
arms.
1t is claimed that the -four for the
tortilla can be perfectly milled only by
their ancient methods and when one
sees the result Of the grinding he is
ready to admit that possibly they are
right.
As the moist windows Of the meal
roll OF the grinding board il is caught
in a basin and is then ready for being
formed into cakes for baking. When
ready to bake a woman takes a small
lump Of the heavy mixture and lays it
in the palm Of her hand Then with the
other palm she rolls it into bail and
begins TO quickly pat it into the re-
.quiFed thinness, deity spreading the
fingers to allow it 70 enlarge its size,
and ehanging It from hand to hand un=
til il is only an eighth Of an inch in
thickness aud generally about six
inches in diameter, although some
times as large as a dinner plate,
The plastic cakes are tossed, one after
another, as completed, upon tbs stove,
called a brasero, and as fast as delicate
| " Drowned and turned they are placed
in q steaming heap and enyeloped in a
cloth to keep them warm.-Womaa's
/ Home C0muauiOn.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1897-08-27
Tas UGLY puosalso
May q Little Haid vFee9s Beea1se
a Her FlsIHuezs.


There Is such a thing as the brutal
truth, and il is usually the ugly duck
ling OF a family who suffers from it.
/ know a gil who was a very awkward
child; she was understood. thin. deli
eate-l0OkiRg. supersensitiye, but with
An intense love for beauty in any form,
says an exchange. An only daughter
and well loved, she has never been told
that she was less charming 20 look
upon than other girls. But one day
when she distinguished herself by re-
citing q long poem at a school exam
inRtion, she heard her aunt say: well,
It IL TO be hoped she viii be clever, for
she is ugly enough" From that day
on that child was q pessimist who suf-
1ered untold agOnies. She imagined
flights and dreamed Of ill-treatment
which she believed were hurled at her
because she was ugly. She drew her
hair back from her face, braided it
simply, anconsciously giving it the best
treatment, for she saw no use in trying
to make herself look pretty. She took
long walks by herself and talked to
herself, sympathizing, poor little soul,
with herself, and gradually, from these
very solitary conversations, her voice
grew to be low and sweet, while the
walks in the open air made her health
Ter. When the proper time arrived her
mother, who had never dreamed Of her
unhspPiness. so well concealed, Unplait-
ed the long bTaids and charged her
maid with the dressing Of the hair OF
mademoiselle. The years had gone
by, and she was about TO make her de-
but. At this coming-out party there
was. present the aunt who had hurt her
feelings SO many years before. Now
this aunt looked at her and said; well,
really, you have grown to be passabiy
looking" The debutante fed from the
room. Nothing would induce her to
come back. But as time went on
there came q lover who saw how deeI
were the dark eyes, and told her so
who listened to the soft voice and
praised it, and who eventually won this
little lady. He never ceased praising
her, and she grew to be a happy WON
an, aad a happy woman is always a
beautiful woman. No Nemesis over
took the aunt, but the rule in the house
Of this happy woman, her niece, is;
"NeyeF tell child Of its imperfectionsi
make it conscious only Of its charms
and they win increase" - Chicago
/ News.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1897-08-27
ne .aCanituIsttonn.n

IN the discussion Of terms Of peace
between Greece and Turkey, frequent
has been made TO Turkeys
dsmsnd for the abolition Of the caPitu-
lations. These capitulations are the
provisions by which Greek subject res
ideat in Turkey share Wtththe subjects
Of other independent powers the right
TO appeal from Turkish tribunals to
Their own consular courts. There are
several million Greeks living IN differ
ent parts Of the Turkish empire, and
among them are many active business
men, and some Of large mesus. Turkish
courts are VIGOROUSLY oppressive and
corrupt, and Il would bea serious mat
ter 10 these millions of Greeks if they
were left without appeal from their
jurisdictioB-Eouth,s Companion.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1897-08-27
WHEN LYODY's CONE

I wish that could 90 again
70 that old spelling school,
Where We had 9un On winter nightG.
And helped to pisy the fool
Z spelled believe just ike deceive.
And dropped the b in thumb.
Watching the door with anxious fear
Lest Lyddy shouldn't come.
When Lyddy, standing straight and trim.
Began her gum to chew,
Ay heart went raging up and down,
Worse than the wandering Jew;
I put IN earaWsys
: A double N 10 hum,
And fridays changed OF for y,
All just cause Lyddy'd come,
Bill! Rogers he was worse than ],
II such thing could be;
And know once he spelled machine
With s and double e;
But let US get our letters set
Most anyway but plumb.
Our side was always sure to beat
On nights when Lyddy'd come.
What prickles ran ali down our backs.
How stiil the room would grow,
While master tried some word to and
That Lyddy didn't know!
Phthisic and schism, gneiss and chFism,
Oh, whist we sat and mum.
For there was nothing else to do
On nights when Lyddy'd comet
When Lyddy'd come we didn't need
The light OF stars or moon;
The winter nights seemed brighter then
Than days DO now at noon,
For Lyddy's eyes made glad our skies,
Ana though she spelled Us dumb,
JehoshaDhat, how proud We were
On nights when Lyddy'd come!
"A N. L. HAYES, IN Detroit Free Press.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1897-08-27
49, sToPPEo &c ;

HxcitInF Incident ltespoaailt'
y5oknuminE OF an Eastern Z
syVben the road was first built
STORYTELLING railroad man cont
(Which now runs from Harrisb'
CaDapdaiqua, n. Y, it was niekT
the Davy Crockett, and for many
thereafter the name chung u
brought about ii this way;
zone dark night. when the conc
was taking three passenger
through TO sunbury, he notice
headlight Of a locomotive n the
He instantly informed the engin
the fact and both began sPeSu.
what It meant. The train was 10
at a high rate Of speed but the
light in the rear was gaining St
on them. As there was no igi
the rear of the headlight they
cluded II must be an empty e
Fhat road twists in and outemol
mountains and skirts the banks
! SusquehannR river in such a W
to permit anyone looking back
4 serve what is going on in the rear
considerable distance.
sThe conductor ordered the en-
to put on more steam, and the
pulled the throttle wide open,
followed a wild chase thrOug
night. Pursuer and pursued tore
at the highest speed. Everybody
ears believed that the engineer
pursuing engine was either dru
! crazy.
AT last a bright idea struck {
Rineer. He recalled the fact {
/ locomotive can make little progr
greasy rails. The contents of
large cans Of lard oil were pour
the tracks from the rear Of III
passenger coach. The idea pro
great one. Soon the headlight
pursuing engine grew dim IN ii
lance. When it was safe to do +
train stopped and backed up to
the mystery. A very funny sign
q revealed,
zone Of the finest engines on the
called the Davy Crockett-theJ
the locomotives names in those
instead Of numbers-had broken
from a hostler up in Willismspo
started down the track on a yoy
destruction. The oil poured OF
track had bafHed all the destr
abilities that locomotive poss
There stood the 'Davy Crockett P
and snoFting like 3 Texas stes
driving wheels buzzing around
creased track like q fiywheei in
chineshop, but hardly moving an
st. Louis Globe-DemocEat.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1897-08-27
scHooL as cnuRoH

Prof. William Morris Davis, q
HeFvard university, read a paper o.
''The Present Trend of Geography be
fers the annual eOnvoeaten of the Uni
vsrsity Of the State Of New York, in
session in New York city June p.
DR.. Edward Everett Hale, in an adj
dress TO the graduates Of the Farming
ham (Naas.) state normal school, urged
the pupils to cultivate an enthusiasm
for the history Of their own locality.
the state, the nation and the world.
Pope Leo has issued a decree max
ing saceTdotal the congregation OF
Josephites, established at Grammont
in Belgium in 1917 for the education OF
the upper and middle classes. All who
Join the congregation in future viii
become priests. Cardinal Svampa has
been appointed protector Of the order,
Senator Joseph HRwley, when in
the class Of AZ in Hamilton (N. " col
lege, was at the head Of a band Of
sOphomores who stole the college bell,
For 50 years the names Of the peTpe-
traitors were kept secret, but at the re-
cent reunion Of the class they were
made public.
When the Estienns school was
opened in Paris last year lie Figaro
discovered the last male descendant Of
the great family of printers, a printer
as all his foFefatheFs had been, and re-
GREETED that the name must Gle, as he
had family Of daughters only. n
Estienne is now the father of a boy
whom he has named Robert, who will
be a printer, too. when he grows up.
John Knox must have turned in his
coffin when the moderator Of the gen
eral assembly Of the Church of Scot
land officially proclaimed the titles
which shall be applied to ministers
MOderatOrs of Presbyteries are to BE-
! reverend" those of synOds ''very rev
erend," and the single moderator Of the
! general ASSEMBLY, during his one year o.
Office is right reverend" like an Angli
can bishop.
/ "A scholar at Trinity college, Dub
lin, stands accused Of stealing S25,OO,
from bank messenger at Limericl
| junction. The money, in a canvas bag
was left for a moment unmatched on
bench while the messenger was chang
ing from one train 10 another, and wa
later found in the possession Of the &C
cused, who said he had taken it by &C
cident with his own luggage.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1897-08-27
THE WILD HOG OF MEX
A vicious Brute which Seems to
No Motion OF Fear.

No Motion OF Fear.
"The most vicious and fearless
brute creation is the peccaTy, Q
hog, of Mexico" says c. W. Bart
Laredo, Tex. This animal see
terly devoid of the emotion Of [
have never seen it turn a hairs b
out of its path for any living
Man is its special bette noir. It'd
an intelligence in fighting the !
strangely at variance with its aPI
" complete lack Of mental in
They are rarely found singiy, bu
droves Of from hundreds to thor
Their ability to sentiment spart
" marked. I have known q d.
them 10 scent a man a mile @.
strike as straight for him as an
flies. There is no use TO try TO Fl
them with guns, The oaRnonat
a full battery would have nomOr
on them than the popping of
cracker. The only thing to d
they get after you is to run ava
them as fast as q horse can car
And then there is no certaint.
they won't catch you. They ar
" as swift as q horse and their
gnce is as great as their viciOusE
"a friend OF mine encount
drove Of them in a wild part Of
a few years ago and his escaT
miraculous. He very foohshlys
wounded q number Of them. .
took refuge in a tree. The pc
Kept him in the tree all that q
through the night. They circle
the tree, grunting and sguealir
delight at the prospect Of a fe'
soon exhausted his ammunitit
brought down a peccary at e.
But this had no terrors for the
Along toward morning the br
gan to eat the ones he had XII
when they thus satisfied the
OF their stomachs they formed
and trotted Of. If they had
some Of their own number 20
they would have guarded that
tilmy friend, through sheer exh
dropped from his perch and
them 10 make a meal of hh
wildcats and tigers that infest
lean wilds fee from the peccar
instructive fear, and even attI
keep out Of their path."-St L
public.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1897-08-27
Causes Of Terror,

Prof. G. Stanley Hall. Of Clark uni
versity, says that thunder and lightning
cause terror TO more children than any
other one thing, and following in the
order named come reptiles. strangers,
darkness, fire, death. domestic animals
disease, wild animals, water, ghosts, in
sects, rats and mice. robbers, and high
winds. It is pleasant to notice that the
fear Of ghosts comes very low on the
list. Some special forms Of dread are
to be found in all parts Of the country.
For instance, the thought Of high winds
excites no alarm in the east, while in
the cyclone states it is a common cause
Of apprehension.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1897-08-27
ousaIoNs- 81 aIaH- &c.
A2eFssasE DeveIoRiRs tie Laza-
Ffous TsEte u tEIe OFseBtaIss


Americans Developing tie Laza-
Ffous TsEte u tEIe OFseBtaIss
Fashion has insisted and kept on in
sisting that cushions and pillows
should remain in style, until We are
educated up tosn appreciation Of their
needs and worth, SAYS An eastern write
er. Not Only ere we almost as luxurious
as the oFientals IN our use Of cushions,
but there is a very general appreciation
Of their aesthetic value and Of fitness
Of covering, size and shape.
Heart, crescent and other fsneiful-
shaped cushions are no longer in vogue,
not merely because they are less prac-
teal, but because we are ct length
learning the beauty Of simplicity.
Some one has said that "a room vel
cushioned is a room well furnished; I"
and surely, if one must use cheap fgFRi-
ture, comfort and luxury can be Sc
cured in no other way. They trans
form q two-dOllaF cot or grocery box
window seat into q hOmelike and easy
resting plaeei make even wood-seated
rockers dreams OF comfort, and may
impart Just the touch Of color needed
to harmonic motley collection Of
furnishings,
The covering Of cushions for general
use need not be Of expensive material
to be pretty. There is almost no end
Of medium and low priced fabrics that
are at once suitable, handsome and
durable. Among such are Agra, art
and dress linens, crash, plain and
twilled, canvas yacht cloth, denim
japanese Grape, Java print, grass CLOTH
awning cloth and ticking. Japanese
cotton rugs make charming covers fOI
floor cushiOns.-St Louis Republic.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1897-08-27
AFFECTS MANUFACTURERS.
New Tariff Rates on Coal Felt On the
Pacific Coast.

New Tariff Rates on Coal Felt On the
PaciEc Coast.
A change of importance to the manu-.
featuring interests Of the Pacific coast
has been made by the new tariff, II the
understanding now entertained is the
correct one. It's importance is suggest
ed in & note Of instruction given by Col
leetor jackson to the deputy collectors
in the following communication:
In view of the standard fixed by the
new tariff Of % per cent. Of fxed car
bon as the line Of demaFkatioh between
anthracite and bituminous coal, you
viii exact a deposit on all cargOes here
tofors passed as anthracite from Swan
sea-"
Under the old tariff coal that exceed.
ed IS per cent. of fixed carbon was rated
as anthracite coal and was admitted
free Of duty.
Most Of the coal imported here iron
Swansea ranged from SO to 90 per cent,
and 50 came IN free. Under the new tar
il 1t viii nearly ali be rated as bitumin-
Gus and WILDE charged a duty Of 81
cents a ton. The instructions given
were for the purpose Of securing q de
posit equal to the duty before releasing
such coal.
Immense quantities Of Swansss coal
are annually imported at San Fran,
cisco port for consumption On the
Pacific coast, mostly for manu-
featuring purposes. The kind OF
coal with which It comes mostly
in competition is the Pennsylvania
anthracite. Whether the duty is sufi-
Gent to cover the difference in the cost
OF transportation from Pennsylvania or
not remains to be seen. If It does not,
ths result, It Is said. win be simply to
Increase the cost of this kind Of eoal TO
the manufacturers who use Il.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1897-08-27
How to Make Curry.

Purchase at 3 trustworthy drug
gists three ounces of -cOriaRder seed.
three ounces Of the best tumeric, one
ounce each of black pepper, mustard
and ginger, half an ounce Of cardamOn
seeds and Oae-quaFter Of an ounce Of
cumin seeds. This recipe comes from
India, and dates back to the days Of
that famous English gastrOnome. d..
Kitchener, II IS still the rule most
often used to-day Sometimes a quar-
ter Of al ounce Of cayenne pepper is
added toil Pound the seeds to 3 pew
der and add the other ingredients.
Mix them thoroughly, and keep them
in a bottle closely coEked from the air,
IN. Z. Tribune.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1897-08-27
aEndern IknIFhthood.

KnighthOOd is a cheap commodity in
these days. 1t is modern TOyalty's sub
stitute for largesse, and, in the historic
week that is before us, twill, of course.
be scattered broadcast. Though all
men sneer at it, there are few who do
not coyet it. If report speaks truly,
$50 applications for the honor have al
ready been received by the authorities
at court, and it is likely that most OF
these fevered, Outstretched hands will
be allowed TO grasp the dingy patent,
After all, a title is still a title. The
provincial mayor delights to think that,
into whatsoever house he enters, his
name will be announced with the very
same prefix as would be the name Of
the best-emblazOned bar0net, and that
his wife will be as good, colOqHialiy, as
a marchiouess. Even now, the number
of those who are not knighted exceeds
the number of those who are. Time.
doubtless, will reverse these figures. It
is quite possible that in the next CEN
fury form of application for knight
hood will be sent out annually TO every
householder, and be thrown with other
circulars into the waste-paper basket.
Further still in the future, lnighthoOd
may be one Of the lighter punishments
Of the law. Forty shillings or a
lynighthood" sounds quite possible
London Saturday Review.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1897-08-27
The Pneumntnpkar.

A highly ingenious apparatus called
the "PneumstoPhOr" has been invented
at Vienna, Its object is TO enable
miners, firemen and Others to breathe
without difficulty when surrounded by
after damp, smoke from fires or other
noxious fumes. In it's satohel ready
foruse, itweighs only four kilogrammes.
furnishes sufficient air for three-quar-
tiers Of an hour, and has been subjected
60 severe tests by the Vienna IRE de
partment and in Siiesian coal mines,
with the Utmost success.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1897-08-27
kngiisb 8eeF Hssb.

In one tablespoonful Of butter cook
slowly. until light eolored. one table
spoonful Of chopped onion; add one
c1Qful Of dry boiled rice, .oae pint Of
diced cold cooked beef, One-haif q a
teaspoonful Of salt, one-guarter Of 4
tSaSp05nfut Of white pepper, and suif-
sisas strained tomato to moisteB.
coFsFsceOk slowly fos ten minutes, and
turn out On hotpl&ttsE. garaishing
With parsley.-BostoR Budget.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1897-08-27

The TFnmp-Madam, saw you'giye
some money awhile ago to an organ
grinder.
Mrs. Jones-Yes, but can't shiord
any more to-day.
The TramP-But I'm a more deserv-
ing case, madam. If you gev money 70
a man what plays de organ, surely yer
can't refuse a man what don't? - N
Y. World.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1897-08-27

1t Is not generally known that the
buttsTcup, which is such a fayOrite
flower with children, has poisonous
qualities, yet such is the case, and amin
quest has recently been held on a boy
who, after eating some buttercups, died
within few hours with all the gymp-
toms Of irritant poisoning. The but
tercup belongs to the ranuneulaceae,
and nearly all the members Of this
group possess poisonous qualities, chief
" Of an irritant nature, though a few
narcotic principles are to be found.
The virulence of the poisonous varies
very much, but there are very few in
diyiduals Of this order which are inert
The various species of buttercups have
all irritant properties. and in the abb
sence Of better drugs they have Occa-
sionally been used as Yesicatories, Cows
avoid buttercups, but hogs and some
other animals can eat them with i'm.
punity, The active principle is volatile,
so that when the butteTcups are dried
with hay or exposed to the air they be-
come inert. Luckily the buttercup,
though pretty to look at, does not usual
ly tempt children to eat it wholesale,
otherwise cases Of poinsoning might be
less rare than they fortunately are at
present.-London Lancet.