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The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1897-05-14

a copy Of the photograph Of the alleged
dead tHillmou." It was the lost son,
Walters. When this CHASTITY photo
graph was shown to the aged mother
She exclaimed, 90 God. it is my son,"
and tainted
More than twenty witnesses frem
Fort Madison identified the photo
graph. The Odd Fellows lodge, of
which Walters was member, con
WINGED Of his murder, paid his life
Insurance. A monument has been
erected to the memory of this victim
Of assassins.
All Of the relatives of Hillmon, in
Guiding his brothers and sisters, swear
that the body is not that of Hillmon.
At the last trial all OF the iurymen
except one were on the side of the in
suranee companies, although they are
corporations and the supposed plaintiff
is widow. Sympathy for a widow
and hatred of corporations have kept a
case in court II years that, had both
parties been citizens, would have been
decided on the first trial
In view of the facts here stated, the
action of the state superintendent Of
insurance in debarring the companies
interested from doing business in Kan
sas on account Of their contesting this
Hillmon claim, is perhaps naturally
considered by them as both arbitrary
and unjust.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1897-05-14
HUMOROUS PencifInes.

1.-THE dearest spot on earth is home, ?"
sings the poet, and, as a matter Of
fact, many of US find it is the most ex-
pensive
The tendency of the times is illus
trated by the fact that the bicycle ad-
vertisements are crowding the camera
advertisements out of the magazines
and newspapers.
When woman has a pretty hand
and wrist and new pair OF gloves,
she doesn't object so strenuously to
standing up in a street ear and cling
ing to a strap as she might otherwise.
It always gives young woman a
queer feeling when she meets an old
man who tells her that her grand
mother, dead and gone for 80 years.
was once engaged to him
Some people are born poor. some
achieve poverty, and others have to
support their poor relations.
When man has run a mile to see a
IRE, in his secret heart he always feels
a little disappointed if the fremeR
put it cut before the damage has
reached $50.
A business man can always tell when
his Office boy has an unusually good
luneh, because he isn't particular to
60 behind the roil-top desk to eat III
Sonerville Journal
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1897-05-14
CRUEL IN TIE PARLoR.
It Was Served Only Under Vigorous Pro-
tests.

It Was Served Only Under Vigorous Pro-
tests.
The Old-time hospitality Of the south
included certain established customs,
the Importance of which was felt by
all, from the master to the youngest
servant on the place. How sacred these
obssrVances were may be judged from
the difficulty which Mr.. John Howard
Payne, the author of Home, Sweet
Home" once had in obtaining hum
bic bowl of Cruel instead Of the more
elegant refreshments usually offered to
visitors. He was living at a little
tavern in a southern town, and went
with wOe-begone face to a friends house
one morning.
miss Mary" he pathetically in
CURED, do you know what Cruel is?"
Indeed, I do, Why, what is tho
matter?"
"Oh, those horrid biscuit at the
tavern seem compounded of saleratus,
lard and half-baked flour. Could you
have me a dish Of Cruel prepared"
Certainly can," she answered, and
FASTENED to the kitchen to lay the case
before Aunt Minda, the family cook.
''Lor, Miss Mary" exclaimed the
ebony priestess of pots and pans, yer
know yer nav not gwine ter like that!
Inever knowed Cruel carried inter her
parlor ter company, Yer got no pride,
chile"
But, Aunt Minda-"
$50 long inter the house an give yer
frien' fruit cake an pineapple cheese,
Miss Mary"
"But, Aunt Minda-"
Don keer, chile! Cruel ain ter be
carried inter the parlor, nohow."
But Mr., Payne has dyspepsia, Aunt
Minda. He's sick, and doesn't want
anything but your Cruel"
This appeal conquered the old ne
gress, who prided herself as much on
nursing as on cooking, and the Cruel
was prepared,
But Rob, the house-boy, had yet to
be reckoned with. lie was as mustered
as Aunt Minda by such a compromise
Of dignity. He would have proudly
and promptly presented cake and wine,
but Cruel in his opinion, would be-
smirch the family escutcheon forever.
He entered into a long argument,
which ended in his sullzily carrying
the tray of Cruel to the visitor, His
wounded feelings were notified, how
ever, when he saw the steaming bever-
age quaffed like nectar.
Rob-" said Mr.. Payne, sis there any
more Cruel where that came from?"
"Lor, yes, Mr.. Payne! There is
bushelsW
''Well, bring me another bowl, then"
said the visitor, gratefully, slipping a
dollar into the boys hand.-Youth's
Companion.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1897-05-14
FOR THE MIssIssIpPI LgvEEs.
Devices for detecting the Swift Cur
rents O9 Waters


rents O9 Water.
First, heavy barges are swung out
from the banks and securely fastened
and anchored, TO provide safe moor
ings for the broad, weighted willow
and cable mats, which are designed to
regulate and defect a current OF wa
ter running from two to four miles
an hour. To hold these boats and
the mattress as it is woven and sunk
into the water from the baFges a net
work Of thick wire cables is needed, Oft
en- extending some thousand feet from
the barges to the shore. The mattresses
are woven on specially designed weav-
ing barges, from willows and under
brush fastened together by means Of
poles and wires, much after the manner
Of giant baskets. After the weaving
the mattresses are stiffened by crib
work of willow poles, the top cFibbing
serving as support for the heavy layer
Of stone, by means of which the mat
tresses are sunk into their proper place
on the river bed, sometimes so feet
below the surface. Many Of these mats
are 800 feet in width, and measure more
than 200 feet in length, covering areas
of four TO eight acres. Additional
strength is given by a number Of wirs
cables, and by cross cables holding the
so-ealIed mats to the shore. After the
mattresses have been sunk, the river
hanks, which had to be graded down to
facilitate the work, have to be Tevetted
with layers of stone rip nearly a foot
deep to prevent them from washing
away with the next food. Naturally
the construction Of each of these mats
costs thousands of dollars, for the work
can only be done during the low-water
season.
Sometimes the next food destroys it
all. Sometimes, though left unframed
by the food, which passes over it, it rots
away in its stagnant water; sometimes
it actually defects the swift currents
Of the water. In that case it lasts some
four years, when the strain proves too
much, and immediate repairs have to
be undertaken to save what has al
ready been accomplished from sure de-
struction.-Leslie's Weekly.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1897-05-14
TAREE WOMEN ToRryEEp.
Ohio Robbers Commit 2 FIendish act In
Order 20 Get ManRE.


Ohio Robbers Commit 2 FIendish Act In
Order Co Get Money.
NEW PHILADELPHIA, O., May IL
Mrs. Elizabeth Ballot and her two
daughters, Elizabeth and Emeiine,
who live on a farm near this place, had
terrible experience with masked
burglars Sunday night. They bat
tered down the front door with a rail.
Mrs. Ballot and Elizabeth, who sleep
together down stairs, were bound, and
when they refused to tell where their
money was hidden one of the robbers
struck Elizabeth on the head with a
club, injuring her most seriously.
Then the robbers went upstairs. They
asked Emeline where the money was.
She refused to tell, and the robbers APP
piled torch to her feet, burning them
terribly. She then told them where
there was money in q trunk in her
room. The trunk was broken open,
and when the robbers had secured
about SIS hidden in it they took their
departure. The women remained
bound until yesterday morning, when
they gave the alarm. No trace Of the
robbers has been found.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1897-05-14
SUGAR BEET CULTIVATION.
Secretary Wilson Hopes This Country VIII
Soon Produce Sugar for All Demands.
W urrr-r-e-o-- -, Il

Secretary Wilson Hopes This Country WiD
Soon Produce Sugar for All Demands,
WASHINGTON, May 1L-Secretary Of
Agriculture Wilson says:
1t is evident that the people Of the United
States have faith in the beet sugar industry,
We have supplied in the last few weeks %, 0Ot
farmers Of the country with sugar beet seeds
for experiments during the coming season
They are scattered through practically every
state north Of the extreme southern line Of
states. The people as far south as the Caro-
lnas, Tennessee and Texas believe that they
can grow sugar beets successfully, and We are
quite willing to give them full opportunity TO
make a test everywhere. If they succeed in
extending the beet sugar territory down TO tho
very line OF the cane sugar area there ought to
be no difficulty In producing in the United
States all Of the $500 OOO Geo worth Of sugar for
which we are now going abroad annually. I
hope TO have broad line extending across the
map from the Atlantic to the Pacific in a COM
paratiYely short time, indicating the practical
beet sugar belt Of the country, in which CAPT
talists as well as farmers may safely enter
upon the work OF supplying the people Of the
country with sugar
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1897-05-14
RREWERIEs FOR IOWA.
Many Liquor Making Places viii BE
Opened Under the New Law.

Many Liquor Making Places viii BE
Opened Under the New Law.
DIES MONIES, Ia, May 11.-Gov. Drake
signed the bill to authorize the manu-
facture of beer and other liquors in
the state, despite the protests of Drake
university, Of which he is president,
and of hundreds of prohibition
advocates, In eastern Iowa several
small breweries have long been
in operation. These will be en-
larged at once and by October 1, when
the law will go into effect, breweries
will be in readiness in all parts of the
state. A Milwaukee company viii
erect a large brewery in Cedar Rapids.
At Council Bluffs, Sioux City, Ottumwa
and other places breweries will be
started and at several points there will
be wineries and distilleries.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1897-05-14
VICTORIA AND THE SENTRY.
Her ThOughtfuIness for a Man Whes'
Mother Was Dying


HeF ThOughtFuIness for a Man Whose
Mother Was Dying.
The mother of one of the sentries at
Windsor castle was seriously ilI-in-
deed in a dying condition-yet the son
was required by his superior officer to
be on duty as usual. Her majesty
knew of the woman's illness, as indeed
she knows about everything relating
to the family life of her servants; moth
ing is too trivial for her notice. As
suming that permission would Of
course have been given to the young
sentry to go to his mothers dying bed,
the queen issued no special order to
that effect herself. In the afternoon,
when returning from her usual after
luncheon drive, she noticed that the
sentry was in his usual place at the
castle entrance.
Instantly her majesty ordered her
carriage to be stopped and, leaning
out to where the young fellow stood,
she said with terrible emphasis:
''What, you here?" The sentry, my
informant relates, not understanding
the drift of the royal inquiry, was
ready to drop with fright and possibly
expected to be sent to the Tower
straightaway. Needless to say, he
was too alarmed to speak. Soon. how
ever, he learned that the queens in
dignation was not against him, but
against those who had kept him at his
post when a beloved mother was dying.
Her majesty told him to hasten home
without delay. and afterward caused
special inquiries to be made as tc
whether he was in time to see his
mother alive, which happily was the
case.-WOman at Home.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1897-05-14
TIE NEGRO MOSES.
a CeiebFatsd Woman Who Spirited sisgS
from cha Souf1s

from the South.
hrs. Harriet Tubman, once called
the Moses of her people" and for
whose head slave owners offered a re.
ward of $40, 600, is in Boston. She was
born about 1920, in Dorchester county,
and was the granddaughter of slave
brought from Africa. About 1874 she
married free colored man named
John Tubman, but had no children.
During the last two years OF her
slavery she lived in the family Of DR..
Thompson. In 1S49 the man to whom
she belonged died, and by the proTi-
sions Of the will the slaves were to be
set free. His wishes, however, were
disregarded, and arrangements were
made to dispose of them in the
usual way. Previous to the sale,
Mrs. Tubman made her escape
and reached Philadelphia, where she
found work and earned money. With
this she travelled back to Maryland for
her husband, but found that he had
married again. Between 1850 and 1850
she made no less than 10 trips to the
south, and spirited away more than 800
slaves. Her work in aiding fugitive
slaves enraged the slave-owners, and
every effort was made to apprehend
her. A reward of $4,000 was finally
offered by them for her, either dead or
alive. On this account she was able to
do but little towards assisting her peo-
pie between 1852 and 1857. At the
breaking out of the war she was sent
to the front by Gov. Andrew, of Massa-
chusetts, to act as a spy and scout for
the union armies, and to work in the
hospital This she did for four years
without remuneration, She was with
the Fifty Fourth Massachusetts. Since
the war she has done little lecturing
and at present is trying to secure funds
to build home for colored Widows
Boston Transcript.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1897-05-14
MINING RARE EARTHS.
Gas Nantes Make n Demand for Thor
lite, Grangite and MOzanite.

Gas MantIes Make n Demand for Thor
lite, Crangite and MOzanite.
The invention of the Welsbach mean
descent light has stimulated a search
for the materials of which the mantle
is composed, and La Revue Technique
calls attention to the limited supply of
some of the materials.
At present nearly all the supply Of
thorite and orangite comes from Nor
way, and, as a consequence, a mining
center has sprung up there. The most
active element in the production of the
incandescent mantle is the rare metal
thorium, which is found in thorite and
orangite to the extent of so to 70 per
cent, and, as these minerals are not
found to any extent elsewhere, Norway
has the monopoly,
ThOrium is also found in monazite,
although in a much smaller proportion,
and, as this mineral is found not only
in Norway, but also in Siberia, Brazil
and North and South Carolina, it forms
a secondary source of supply.
Since monazite contains the phOs.
plates of cerium, Iathauum and didy-
MUM, as well as thorium, it has been
sought to utilize these remaining ele-
ments as by-products, in order to re-
dUce the net cost of the thorium.
Up to the present time only the ceri-
UNI has been used, in the form of oxid,
as coloring material for glass, produc-
ing a fine yellow tint.
So far no practical application of the
didymium and lanthanum have been
made, and this field is yet open for the
investigation of the technical chemist.
Boston Globe.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1897-05-14
WALLED UP ALIVE.
HermIts Meet a Horrible Death to Win a
Martyrs Crown.

HermIts Meet a Horrible Death to Win q
Martyrs Crown.
LONDON, May 1.-According to a
dispatch from st. Petersburg, terri
rible crime, the result of superstition,
has been committed at Tirespot, in the
government of Krehson, where are a
number Of hermitages inhabited by
sectarians. Recently II of the her
mits disappeared, and it was be-
ieved that they had emigrated in fear
of the impending day of Judgment.
But hermit named Kowaling has con-
fessed that he walled them up alive in
response to their earnest entreaties,
that they might receive the martyrs
crown. The police examined the spot
and verified the story.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1897-05-14
BELL COMPANY WINS.
Supreme Court Decides Against Uncle saI
in a Noted Suit.

Supreme Court Decides Against Uncle Sam
in Noted Suit.
WASHINGTON, May lin the United
States supreme court yesterday the Bell
Telephone Co. won the case brought
against it by the United States to
annul the last Berliner patent. This
decision will have the effect of contin-
uing the control of the telephone bust
ness by the Bell company for IT
years from the date of the last
patent, which was granted in 1891.
The government asked to have the
patent of 1891 set aside on the ground
that the delay Of 10 years in the patent
Office was fraudulent and through the
fault of the telephone company, and
that the patent issued in 1850 covered
the same ground on which the new
patent was applied for in 1891.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1897-05-14
Feared No Human Arencr.

DoctOr-Well, my poor man, you are
badly used up. You say you were in
your cabin when the landslide occurred,
and that you could feel the earth slid
ing down the mountain. As you say
the movement was protracted for some
time it is strange you did not become
alarmed and leave the shanty.
Coyote Sam-Why, great guns! I
supposed It was that bloated old Pizen
Pete, what runs the Lizard Creek sa-
loon, tTyin' to foreclose the mortgage
and take my home away fromme.-Tex-
as Siftings.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1897-05-14
Great Gift from Baroness Hirsch.

PARIS, May 1.-THE committee Of
management of the charity bazaar,
which was burned last Tuesday with
the loss of ia lives, received an anOny-
nous gift of sl87, 800. This amount,
with the receipts of the first day, So
600, enable the committee to make its
distributions as before. Later it was
learned that the magnificent gift was
from Baroness Hirsch, in cOmmemora-
ton of the death of her husband.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1897-05-14
Insurance for Implement Dealers

KANSAS CITY, No, May 1.-THE
members of the executive committee
of the Missouri & Kansas Retail I'm
plement Dealers association will meet
to-day to complete the formalities for
putting their mutual insurance aSsoci-
alton in operation. The writing of
policies was to have been begun on the
first OF the month, but the work was
delayed. It is believed the work can
now begin June 1 or before.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1897-05-14

DALLAS, Tex, May ia letter from
Stuart to a business associate was re-
eeiyed in this city vest rday IN which
Stuart says the pictures Of the Carson
City fight between Corbett and Fitz-
simmons taken by the Ferasc0pe are
perfect They VIII be ready for ex-
hibitioR in New York city BY June 10
or Is.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1897-05-14
A Dangerous Lethargy.

The foFerunner of train of evils, which
too often eliminate fatally, is inactivity or
lethargy Of the kidneys Not only is Bright's
disease, diabetes, gravel, or some other dan
gerous integral disease of the organs them
selves to be apprehended, but dropsical
diffusions from the blood, rheumatism and
govt, are all traceable to the non-remoYal
from the blood by the kidneys of certain i'm
purities. HostetteF's Stomach Bitters de-
puretes the blood, renders the kidneys &C,
tive and prevents their disease.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1897-05-14
A PersunsiEe Adrocnte.

Magistrate Sims-What is your plea,
guilty or not guilty?
PrisOner-Your honor, fully it,
tended to plead guilty, but since I have
had a talk with my counsel am con-
vlnced that I am innocent; so I plead
not guilty.-N. Y. World.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1897-05-14
Determined to Fight.

PERRY, Ok, May 11.-After being
chased around for several hours by
officers of Kay county, Prof. High
tower, of Arkansas Citv, Kan, and
Thomas Moore, OF Joplin, No, got to-
gether near Ponca City long after mid
night and fought draw in three
rounds. Dick PIunlet, the noted
western sport, was the referee.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1897-05-14
80 o. oaIo. 90 b Eosa1o. l !.

Frank ]. Cheney makes oath that be Is the
senior partner Of the firm Of F. j. Cheney
s Co, doing business n the city Of Toledo,
County and State Aforesaid, and that said
Grim viii pay the sum q One Hundred Doh
lars for each and every case Of catarrh that
cannot be cured BY the uss Of Halls CstaTrk
Cure. FRANK j. CHENEY.
Sworn to before Hie and subscribed in my
presence. this 9th day OF December, A. D.
iSS8. A. ". GLEASON,
[Seall Notary Public.
Hali's Catarrh Cure Is taken internally sad
acts directly on the blood and mucous sur
faces Of the system. Send for testimonials,
free. F. J. CHENEY s Co, Toledo, 0.
Sold by druggists, 75e.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1897-05-14

Freddy-What is promoter, papa?
Papa promoter, my son, is an
acute individual who wants to secure
some of your capital by trading you
property which belongs to some one
else.-N. Y, Commercial Advertiser.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1897-05-14

The 0ld-Fashioned Way.-'Wbat was
yer daddy ickin' you for?" asked the half
grown boy. The other halfgroWn boy an
swered: 30, he was jist proTin' to me that
the whale really did swailer joiner" In
dianapolis Journal.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1897-05-14

Bed is a bundle of paradoxes; we go to It
with reluctance, yet We quit it with regret.
N. Y. Weekly.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1897-05-14
Twentr Engl!sh EIlners KilIed.

LONDON, May 11.-An explosion has
occurred at the Snaefell lead mine on
the Isle Of Man. Twenty miners have
been killed.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1897-05-14
No-To-Rne for Fifty Cents.

Over 40G,0C0cured. Why toilet No o-Bac
regulate or remove your desire tor tobacco?
Saves money, makes health and manhood
Cure guaranteed, SOC and sl.0O, all druggists.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1897-05-14

After physicians had given me up, was
saved by PisO's Cure.-Ralph ETieg, Wit
Transport, Pa, Nov. 2, 1898.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1897-05-14
Thirv Coolies KILLED.

SnhA, British India, May ia
British officer and 80 coolies have been
killed by an avalanche on the Sprina-
garleh road.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1897-05-14

When a rich mans boys don't succeed
people always enjoy it.-Washington Dem,
Ocrat.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1897-05-14

Frat NeighhOF (proudly)-'My daughter
is learning The violin" Second Ditto tsad-
iy)-'So 1 hear. Fun.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1897-05-14

Slipped and fell; bad spraiR. Never
mind. st. Jacobs Oil will cure it.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1897-05-14
LNAA ~ ~ q l-l--eef t~@e
Halls Family Pills are the best.

Not 20 be provoked Is best; but, If moved,
never correct TIL the fume is spent; for
every stroke our fury strikes is sure 70 bit
ourselves at last.-N. Y. Weekly.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1897-05-14

When bilious or costive eat a Cascaret,
candy cathartic, cure guaranteed. l6cs 25c.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1897-05-14
Tbe Petition Denied.

WASHINGTON, Nay 1.-THE supreme
eourtyesterdsy denied the petition fora
Fshearing in Che IFansntssourj Erei ghs
ess0cla s3Cn case
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1897-05-14

People kick when a show is too long and
also when it is too short.-Washington Dem
ocTat.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1897-05-14

Some men need a good roasting, but they
are such good fighters that no one will give
it to them.-Atchison Globe.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1897-05-14

Some people are proud because they once
had a lot Of money and squandered it,
Washington Democrat.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1897-05-14

It may come last, but st. Jacobs Oil is the
best TO cure sprains. 1t ought to be first.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1897-05-14
sstar Tobaseo.n

As you chew tobacco for pleasure, us
Star. L il not only the best, but the most
lasting, and therefore the cheapest.