The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1897-03-05

Save DEATH but those who doubt or hesitate.
Condemned TO failure. penury and woe;
Seek me in vain, and uselessly implOre;
1 answer not, and I return 10 more.
John J. ingalls,.
from the Ggaagstoe.
The ducks are flying nOrthward.
The duck hunters begin to look for
ward to some sport.
The early man with the rattlesnake
story has been heard from.
According to the ground hogs proph-
ecy the cold weather is to continue yet
another fortnight.
The foggy weather we have been ex-
periencing the past week portends a
humid summer-perhaps.
March came il very lionlike, for this
country, and it would be we'll to fire up
the dollhouse and get things started.
The editor who was told that his
article was as clear as mud, replied
promptly; swell, that covers the
ground, anyhow"
GOodland can feel proud enough by
reason Of having d representative at
the two big events of the year, the
Inauguration and the fight.
While there is no objection to smok-
ing pipes and cigars in waiting rooms
Of the Union depot at Atchison, the
mandate has gone forth that cigarette
smoking is positively forbidden.
A reporter in describing the murder
Of man named Jorkin said: "The
murderer was evidently in quest Of
money, but luckily Mr.. Jorkin had de-
posted all his funds in the bank the
day before, so that he lost nothing but
his life"
There is a life sized photo portrait of
John Sherman, the future secretary of
state, in the rooms of the Kansas His
torical society at Topeka It was pre-
sented by himself some years ago. He
also donated the original manuscript Of
the Kansas Investigating committees
operations of 1856 and a scrap book
that was made for the use of the COM
mittee, consisting of 135 pages of news
paper clippings about Kansas during
that stormy period.
Captain William J. Clark, who died
the other day, was said to be the last
survivor of the John Brown raiders in
Kansas. He was born in 1910 and when
IS years old he went to Kansas, where
he served with John Brown. In 1862
Captain Clark went out with the One
Hundred aud Forty-fourth New York
regiment, was promoted to lieutenant
and for time had command of com
pany Of that regiment.
An indiscreet newspaper man in
Kansas has destroyed his usefulness
by too close adherence to truth. Re
Gently he uttered this picturesque OBJ
servation: "What can a sensible
young man think when he observes a
strong, fat girl laying around amusing
herself with fancy work OF quilting Of
running to every shindig and hoedown
while her poor, sick and WORKOUT
mother takes in washing to support
the family?" No less than sixteer
young ladies have called upon him fol
retraction aud the village is rent
from center to circumference over the
matter,
In the daily papers of Sunday state
ment was made that several eOuntie,
had defaulted in bonds held by thu
school fund, and Sherman county wa
numbered among the lot. Sherman
county has not defaulted bonds, al
though the interest is somewhat behint
owing the local failure of crops. Tn
bonds held by the school fund are
portion Of the funding bonds that wer
issued without submitting the question
to the people, and if held by the origi
nal owner are illegal. But Sherman
county has not defaulted on them, ant
does not intend to. Western Kansas
this portion at least, is not arepudiatoI
Is dancing a sin? This question
now pertinent one in GoodIand. Tn
desire to dance is universal, and ever
in this city, far famed for its goodness
and intense desire to tread the straigh
but narrow path of rectitude, tina
aforementioned desire has expresses
itself in tripping feet and in rhythmi
eyolutiOns of the waltz. Goodland hs
dancing club composed of its bes
people. The club holds semi-monthl
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