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The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1897-02-12
CROOKS % CoNNEcTIouT.

Baseless Attack Upon the Honor of West
sTn Borrowers.
The Iowa Mortgage company, with
headquarters at Hartford, Conn, went
to the wall few weeks ago and its fail
uFs was charged up to western repudia-
ton of debts, agricultural depression,
and half dozen other causes. all de-
signed to break the force of the blow
on the eastern victims, thousands of
whom had invested their savings in its
paper. Subsequent Investigation proves
that the company, which paraded the
names of prominent business men in
its directory, was an organized swindle
and that explanation of its failure as
first given out was without foundation.
The Springfield Mass Republican
gives the true inwardness of it:
"The company sold two kinds of
mortgages. One was an ordinary loan
negotiated by the company and sold to
the investor without guarantee Of any
kind, the company merely acting as an
agent between the investor in Conneo-
ticut and borrower on the western farm.
The other was a bond guaranteed, prin-
cipal and interest, by the company,
which boosted a capital of 100000. It
now appears from the receivers &C
count, that the company had been US
ing money paid over by the western
borrower on the first described mort
gage to pay off its guaranteed loans.
For example, one Connecticut inves-
tor had lent $500 to a western farmer
through this company, the company
merely acting as agent and looking
after collection of interest and pay
ment Of principal when due. The Dor
rover had paid of the loan, but instead
of transmitting the money to the Con-
necticut owner the company turned the
| fund to its own uses. The Connecticut
owner of course was ignorant of the
payment of the loan, and under the i'm
preston that the mortgage had been
defsulted he was presented with a
proposition from the company to settle
| the claim at a heavy discount. Only
through communication with the Dor
rover directly did he learn the truth.
And so, it is said, Of others.
"But what of those directors, strong
business men Of Hartford, SinsbuFy
and locality? They are 'astonished al
the revelations. They are indignant
: and when they heard of these practices
t they ordered halt-when the horse
r had gone they rushed out and slammed
the barn door shut with all righteou;
] fury. But where we're they when shc
stealing was in pFogressi Where mos
] directors of such concerns are-lend
: ing their names, perhaps selling them
! for the use Of unknown adventures il
q entrapping the unwary, and exercising
8 no moro control or inspection over tn,
q concerns affairs than as if they la,
S never been mentioned in connection
: with it"
7 This company operated in discount
r and is one Of the holisr than thou con
Germs that have been maCing Kansas.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1897-02-12
COURAGE

High hopes that burned like stars sublime
Go down in the heavens Of freedom,
And true hearts perish il the time
We bisteElisst need EN-.
But never sit We down and say
There's nothing left but sorrow,
We walk The Wilderness to-day,
The promised land tomorrow.
The birds of song are silent nov,
There are no flowers blooming,
Yet life is il the frozen bOugh,
and freedoms spring is coming!
and freedoms tides comes up slowly,
Though We may strand in sorTOE,
And our good bark, aground to-day,
Shall float again tomorrow.
Gerald Massey.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1897-02-12
A CURIOUS PHENOMENA.

The sun Dogs of January 1 We're OF Pc
euliaF Formation,
A. S. Gaford, ranchmsn living in
the northeast part of the county, has
called the attention of The REPUBLIC
to an interesting astrological phenOm-
ena that occurred on the morning of
January / between eight and nine
o'clock.
When the sun rose that morning it
was accompanied by what is commonly
know as sundogs. Between the hours
named they reached their greatest
bTilliancy, and then gradually faded
away.
The sundogs we're of the shape and
color of the rainbow aud perfect in
both shape and color, and peculiarly
brilliant. To the right and left of the
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1897-02-12
TIE BOUND TABLE

The man who saves his words usually
saves his money.
1t is a pity that more distinct line
cannot be drawn between community
and individual rights.
Ninety-two per cent Of all the fam
lilies in Great Britain own property of
less value than 5000. The other 8
percent practically own all.
i ;
There is no such thing as q natural
distribution of wealth among mankind.
Men distribute it to themselves accord
ing to the dictates of their own shrewd-
ness, good luck, greed, industry, hon
esty OF dishonesty.
The investigations of a French der
mstOlogist, DR.. Sabourand, go to show
that badness is a contagious disease,
due to microbe which be claims to
have isolated. It is spread, he declares
by BARRIERS brushes, and its presence is
not recognized until the harm is done,
In other words, an ounce of prevention
is worth several bottles of hair rsstOFer,
A SCOTCH clergyman and one OF his
elderly parishiOners we're walking home
from church one frosty day, when the
old gentleman slipped and fell fat on
mis- back. The minister looked at him a
moment, and, being assured that he was
not hurt, said to him. "Friend, sinners
stand on slippery places" The old
gentleman looked up as if to assure
himself of the fact, and said: al see they
do; but 1 can't"
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1897-02-12
LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Flour exchanged for wheat. Wizard.
See the Wizard for -four, corn, hay,etc.
Houses to trade or sell. See B. F.
Brown.
Thomas P. Leonard, abstraeter and
insurance.
1888. Before you see your tailor see
the Wizard.
Real estate was on the move Monday,
about 40 miles an hour.
Wanted, eight clear quarters in town
ship 8, range 39.-B. F. Brown.
Three fine Plymouth Rock BOOSTERS
for sale, 35 cents each.-V.W. Goodrich.
For abstracts, all kinds of notary
work, farms to exchange, etc., see N.
Robinson.
The Goodland Social club held their
semi-monthly dance at the opera house
last night
The Methodist Church Circle held a
basket social at the residence of Mr..
Joe Waters Friday evening.
The remains of Mrs. ]. M. Willis are
to be taken from the cemetery here
and shipped to the family burying
place in Ohio.
Stock is in great demand and buyers
from the corn belt are paying better
prices for feeders here than could be
realized at the river.
Have 16O,acre farm in Rock county
Nebraska, entirely clear, taxes paid, to-
exchange for clear Sherman county
land.-M. Robinson.
Have a purchaser for five quarter
sections of clear Sherman county land.
Must be cheap for cash. Come in and
see me.-M.RObinson.
Tom Halstead, fOrmerlyof GoOdland,
has the masonry contract for the new
StFatton block at Colorado Springs.
The contract price is $4,000.
It tried hard to snow Wednesday
morning, but with the usual result.
Along toward evening, however, some
snow fell-about half an inch.
The teachers association met at the
court house Saturday. A large attend
ance of teachers was had, and very
successful meeting was the result.
A small blizzard was cavorting
around Saturday evening and Sunday
morning. Only a small amount of
snow fell, and that disappeared when
old sol got in his work Sunday.
Word comes from Cripple Greek that
Wills Blodgett is acquiring a beautiful
pair of bow-legs caused by the speci-
mems with which he has 10 AIDED himself
down with.
Great Rock Island Route Playing Cards
Send u cents in stamps to John Sc
bastian, general passenger agent, Chi
cagO, Rock Island and Pacific railway,
Chicago, for the slickest pack of play.
ing cards you ever handled, and on re-
ceipt Of such remittance for one OF
more packs they will be sent you post
paid. Orders containing 60 cents in
stamps or postal note for same amount
will secure five packs by express
charges paid
Joe Lech and Miss Tettie Altcar were
married Wednesday by Judge Kent
TIE REPUBLIC presents its hearty con
CALCULATIONS and hopes that the young
couples greatest troubles will be little
ones.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1897-02-12

sun we're two vertical bows apparently
resting upon two white pivots, as shown
in the diagram. Above the sun, one
above the other, were two bows invert-
ed. Now the popularity of the occur
renee lies in the two upper bows being
inverted and pointing upward instead
of down.
Sundays have a meaning, and an as
trologer could no doubt find in this
group an interesting study.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1897-02-12

Smith AFtmsn and William Court
left for Topeka Wednesday to receive
surgical tfsatnsnt Sc The Topeka hos
pitai. Last fall Mr. Astmsn had 8 tgee
fall on him at Cripple Creek, osusing 3
fracture o. Che skull. This viii be tre-
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1897-02-12

COnressman Blue, the spectacular,
dress, parade colonel, busted himself
one day last week in having widows
pension cut down.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1897-02-12

The curfew that GoodlaGd needs is
one that will get the people out of bed
and breakfast started before nine or
ten o'clock.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1897-02-12

A preacher may best the devil at the
altar rail, but the devil more than gets
even ia the choir.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1897-02-12

There is money on hand to pay var
rant No. Sc, registered No. IS. issued
December ., 1898 By school district
No. Is. JcHE &. AM0s.
School Treasurer.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1897-02-12
From the Gaagsioe.

The trouble with this world is that
We build from the past and not on the
future.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1897-02-12

An epidemic of scandalOus actions is
reported to have broken out at Smith
Centre, Kensington and Phillipsburg.
Goodland will quarantine.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1897-02-12

Large Groom house south Of Chris
tan church, known as DR.. Gaady's.
BIZ. BEoEE.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1897-02-12

There is money il the treasury Of
school district No. y to pay warrant
No. 81, registered No. A.
". s. COCHRAN, Treasurer.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1897-02-12

Diagram showing the position of the rainbow
sunbogs of January From drawing by A. s.
GaifoFd at the time of happening.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1897-02-12

A GoodIand woman who has involun-
tairly acquired mediumistio powers
wants to get rid of them. She thinks
this world furnishes enough trouble
without borrowing from the next.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1897-02-12

A Clay Center farmer has raised an
interesting question and one that may
be heard from hereafter. He says that
a farmers crop is his income. If, there
fore, it is unconstitutional to tax in
comes, it is unconstitutional to tax the
farmers crop.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1897-02-12

Before ySu see your tailor see the
Wizard. esS8,
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1897-02-12
County Warrants
For sale CksaB.

County warrants taken in exchange
for merchandise. c.. n. M1LLss0K.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1897-02-12

At the Central Kansas Farmers in
stitute held last week at Hutchinson,
Prof. HaywOrth of the state university
spoke on irrigation" He did not
think that with present facilities for
getting water to the top Of the ground
that irrigation could be probably used
in raising corn and wheat; but that
with orchards and gardening it could
be used to great advantage. Prof. Hay
worth said that western Kansas offered
a wider and better field for irrigation
than did eastern Kansas, and that &
greater necessity existed for it. Whila
the rainfall in eastern Kansas was
more regular and fell in greater qusn-
titles than in the vest, yet the water
vas better distributed and vas easier
Of access In tie west shan in the east.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1897-02-12

Some men seem to have a mania for
attending public sales and buying up
old machinery and plug horses because
they ago cheap" Asa rule these things
belong to the dearest and most expen-
sive class Of property that a man-e7en
a cheap man-can buy or own. Ten
dollars may seem a low price to pay for
3 dilapidatsd horse; while the same sum
may seem a large price to pay for a
thrifty calf, yet exactly the reverse may
be true; for while the thrifty calf is a
source Of constant satisfaction and in
due time presents the purchaser with
a handsome profit, the old traps con
stantly deteriorate, and the end is dis
satisfaction and loss.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1897-02-12

The Phiilipsburg man who has mas
tered the barber's trade has now taken
an apprenticeship at dentistry. His
bloodthirsty cravings will probably
next lead him to the slaughter house.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1897-02-12

A Colorado Springs highWayman
tried to hold up Goodland man the
other night, and now the Goodland
man is wearing neR gold watch and
has a f1rst-class six-shooter to sell. It
pays to be honest.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1897-02-12

Valentines of all descriptions are on
the market. Buy your wife the incest
one you can flud and send it to her
through the mail. She will appreciate
it and it won't cost you much. It will
remind her Of the days when you were
more attentive to her than your are
now and of the other tender missives
sent by you in days agone through
Cupid's mail-the days before she
made the mistake of her life and mar
ried you or any other man.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1897-02-12

Joe Lech and Miss Tettie Altcar were
married Wednesday by Judge Kent.
TIE REPUBLIC presents its hearty con-
gratulatiOns and hopes that the young
couples greatest troubles will be little
ones.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1897-02-12

To make hens lay, whether they want
to or not, see that they are comfortably
housed, and fed corn at night, wheat
bran, with little salt in it, mOistened,
at night, or whole wheat, OF soaked oats
instead of Bran, and all the green stuff
they can get. Hens treated thus will
lay, for they just can't help it.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1897-02-12

The man who saves his words usually
saves his money.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1897-02-12

The Kneipp cure stories have revived
RECOLLECTION of an old pioneer who went
to his last sleep more than a decade
ago. It is said Of him that his remedy
for cold feet-a remedy he did not hest
tate to apply to himself or recommend
to his friends-was to take off his shoes
and stockings and walk in the snow.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1897-02-12

At a recent meeting of German
agrarians Bismarck is reported to have
said: "Husbandry is the first born,
but it is not the most favored trade,
because farmers cannot live in the
towns, and consequently they have
not much influence in making the
laws. We must stand shoulder to
shoulder against the drones who
govern us and produce nothing but
laws"
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1897-02-12

Topeka is the largest disbursing
agency for pension money in the United
States, the amount paid out through
the agency the last quarterly disburse-
ment being s3,875,OOO. Philadelphia is
the next largest with pay roll of ST.
975,000 Topeka, however, is soon to
lose the agency, it being ordered re-
moved to st. Louis September 1.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1897-02-12
KsnOrado KOdaoks.

From Our Correspondent.
Miss Jennie Bates, who has besn in
Topeka FOR medical care the past three
months, returned on Friday nights
train greatly beneftted.
The Irish standard., 1897-08-28
OUR NAVAL HELPLESSNESS.

Every patriotic American who is
proud of his country and soicitous for
it's future stability cannot but feel
Inundated on our naval weakness among
tho great nations Of the earth. In case
of war with England Or Japan this coun-
try would be at a perilOus disadvantage
from the inslgnifcance OF our navy,
which Is totally unable to cope with
either Of them successfully for any
length Of time. The British Tory papers
taunt us on our weakness on the ocean,
one of them having recently referred to
the United States as "a third rate naval
power" TO emphasize our helplessness
in case OF war the United States battle
ship Indiana Is sent to Halifax for re-
pairs. because we have no dock of our
own in which the work can be DONE
The ship had not we'll got under way
for the Canadian port when all Europe
was made acquainted with her depart
nre by tho following cablegram to the
London press: The United States bat
tleship Indiana has started for Halifax,
where she will 20 into dock for cleaning
and painting. This is the first occasion
on which a United States battleship has
been sent to a foreign dock for lack Of
docking facilities at home. 1t Is prob
able that the battleships Massachusetts
and Iowa will shortly follow the Indiana
to Halifax. as 1t Is not expected that the
dock at New York. which is the only
other one on the Atlantic coast of Amer
lea capable of receiving them, will be
repaired in less than year"
Frank ii. O'Donnell the London cor
respondent OF the Dublin United Ire
land" makes the following comments
on the insignificance OF the American
navy. in connection with the sending of
the Idiana to Nova Scotia:
Mot only has America a contemptibly
weak and petty navy. but when cne Of
the American ships requires repair, it
has to go to the English dock at Hall
fax for want Of an American repairing
dock. There is, besides, only one single
dock at New York. and this one will
not be ready for another twelvemonth.
Imagine the condition of the American
fleet in case Of hostilities with England.
and without single harbor fitted for
the most elementary requirements Of a
fleet. | guess that the leaders of the
Native-American parties richly deserve
the METALS or to dangle in a
moose at the end Of yard arm. The
sooner the Irish-Americaos come for
The Irish standard., 1897-08-28

siege artillery. aid 100000 rounds Of
ammunition. Tho channel was crossed
without sighting a British ship. but a
terrific storm made a landing impossible,
and Ireland was ,saved to England. 1t
was a stroke of,fate hard to explain.
Other expeditions from France were
sent but they were too late to be Of use,
for the rebellion pad been crushed. The
American revolution first and the revo-
luton in France second We're the great
political and moral forces that inspired
the Irish patriots century ago. Ire
land caught a little of the spirit of lib
erty from this rebellion, when Grattan
proclaimed her nation in 1882. But
the inspiration of the noted struggle
was largely American. Tone. like
Washington, was of English descent
but he loved Ireland as fervently as
Washington loved America, and he died
for Irish liberty. If not the father of
Ireland as an Independent nation, Tone
is the soul Of the aspiration that would
make and may yet make her one, and
this proposed celebration is more one
of living propaganda than of dead
EaSt,
The Irish standard., 1897-08-28
A MEXICAN DON.

A son of the late Eugene Kelly. OF
New York, recently welded the daugh-
ter Of an lrishman from Sligo who emf
grated many years ago to Mexico where
he has accumulated great wealth among
the "greasers." -. Young Kelly and his
bride are now enjoying their honeymoon
in England. and being rich and aristo-
cratic they havei had no difficulty in
finding their way into high social cir
cles. Though the young New Yorker Is
the son of an Irishman who was proud
OF the land Of his nativity. he is anx-
i0us to shine as an Anglo maniac like
many other Gotham dudes He circu-
lated the report that his father-in-l law
was heightened Mexican Don named
Senior Milmo, and the item found it's way
into the social columns of the New York
Journal where 1t was seen by one who
knew all about him.
The other day the following letter ap-
peared in the Journal from an esteemed
correspondent, and as the rerusal of 1t
may prove both interesting and anus
The Irish standard., 1897-08-28
A MEMORABLE YEAR.

That a large number of Irish Ameri-
cans will visit the Emerald Isle next
year to commemorate the Wexford re-
bellion of 1898 is an assured fact. Prep
slrations are now afCot in Dublin for the
reception Of the exiles of Erin and their
descendants: and it goes without say
ing that warm "caed mile failte"
awaits them on their arrival in Ireland's
capital
The memories of the patriot martyrs
of '9S will be perpetuated by the erection
Of monuments on the public streets Of
Dublin and on the battletlelds where
they fell. defeated but not dishonored.
The Irish centennial is remarkable
celebration in many respects. The in
surrection ended in disaster to the pa
triots engaged in it and yet their de-
scendants are not ashamed to celebrate
the unsuccessful struggle they made for
their "altars and their fires" The
Peoria Journal. looking at it with
friendly American eyes. has the follow
ing to say concerning it:
Few, indeed no, rcvolts Of unsuccess-
full issue have been celebrated The
memory Of defeat is seldom pleasant. no
matter what were the merits of the
struggle. It's part of our human ma
ture that such is the case. Still there
are exceptions to the rule. and this an
niversary of the old Irish struggle for
independence Is one OF them. 1t Is a
forms. at divers times and in places scat
tered all over the world has this fight
for freedom been continued. This is the
reason why the celebration is to be held
While 1t is to recall defeat, 1t is also to
recall the beginning of a long struggle
the end Of which is only to be told by
the future. Then, too. one OF the fea-
lures of this proposed commemoration
which will distinguish 1t from all other
celebrations of the kind Is it's !nterna-
tional character. In this phase Of it
not only the United States but Canada
north of us and nearly all the Republics
on the south are to participate. Delega-
lions from each of them will visit Ire
land in 1898. and the patriotic pilgrims
from the United States alone will. 1t Is
thought. be nearly fifty Thousand men.
Australia. India and Africa all premise
representation, while France, which
gave material aid to the rebellion and
made an attempt to land large army
on the Island, will In point of numbers
be second only to the United States.
or these visitors those from
the United States will probably be most
directly connected with the anniversary
Irish Americans have long worked for
the unhappy island. The fact is not
generally known that Thecbald Wolfe
Tone. the central figure of the rebellion
to be celebrated. was at enc time a resi-
dent of Princeton. N. !. Tone was we'll
known to James Monroe, and in 1896 he
was the bearer CT letter OF Introduction
from the then future president to NJ.
Carnot OF the executive directory of
France. The meeting between Tone and
Carnot resulted later on the sailing
for Ireland Of a French fleet of forty
three ships. with an army Of 1895 men,
with $4,000 stands OF arms. field and
The Irish standard., 1897-08-28

The Westminster Gazette seems to
understand American politics pretty
. we'll, considering the fact that it is
English, you KNOW" Commenting on
the advance in the price of American
wheat, the sapient London journal
says: eft is an unmerited stroke of good
luck for President McKinley's govern
ment. which ought to have been over
taken by swift calamity for shamelessly
paying election debts to the trusts by
the passage of the Dingley bill, which
is one of the worst and most fruitless
sources of corruption of public men and
public servants" The Gazette would be
happy If the United States would always
retain the British gold standard and
have low tariff for the encouragement
of British manufactures for export to
this country. 1t cannot have the gold
standard and low tariff at the same
time, and hence it cannot be comforted.
What it says of the Dingley bill is quite
true.