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The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1897-10-01

against Napoleon's veterans. Spain is
a. her low ebb to-day, but she has had
a glorious past and may inscribe on
her banner the motto 'Resurgam"
shall rise AGAIN.. To the student of his
tory, literature or the fine arts Spain
and her people will ever be full of abb
s0rbing interest and the man who tray-
els with an obseryant eye and a ready
notebook will find Spain a treasury of
good things.
1t is famous for beautiful women
such as Welasquez, Murillo and Sebas-
tian Gomez-loyed to paint 200 years
ago. (The trouble with too many Span
ism ladies of to-day is that they do their
own painting.l Beauty is the birth
right Of the dusky-eyed Castilian and
Andalusian, and the country and cities
are full of eharmers. From the lofty
duchess who smiled on Sancho Panzs
and the dancing girl of Seville 1.-THE type
50 we'll expressed by operate writers)
down to the girl who makes cigarettes
fol- living and the bull-fghter's favor
ita" all Spanish women are beautiful
once in their lives,
Spanish politeness is remarkable.
Admire anything the Spaniard has he
Immediately begs your acceptance Of
it, though he would be very much sur
prised if you took him at his word,
There is an oldstory about an American
who was the guest of Spanish hidalgo
who was praising the stud of horses
owned by the don. "Senor, they are all
yours" said the polite nobleman,
wbereupon our friend wanted to
"hitch up a team and take them with
hin and he would send for the balance"
What the polite Spaniard did in this
emergency is not told, but the probable
ity is that a good excuse was given for
not allowing a hoof to leave. Another
Of these politeness stories is to the eff
feel that a young English lady riding in
the country was overtaken by a violent
storm and took refuge in a cottage,
The howell was full of smoke and
through the fog the lady perceived the
heads of half dozen children with
eyes staring at la bella Inglese.
''Your ehildren?" asked the visitor by
way of starting the conversation.
"Senora, they are all yOursl' was the
peasants polite but startling reply. As
a matter of fact this Spanish courtesy
is merely veneer, so TO speak. True po-
listness comes from kindness, you IN
derstand the artificial variety is sham,
resembling true courtesy as paper
rose resembles the real queen of flow
ers. There are exceptions, to be sure,
but the Spaniard is not hospitable. One
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1897-10-01
A SPANISH POLICEMAN.

of bis national proverbs says: "The
pleasantest day Of visit is that on
which the visitor departs"
That there is in the Spanish character
an inherent cruelty cannot be denied.
The best evidence thereof is furnished
by that degrading national sport, the
bull fight. Thousands of men and wom-
en- will spend hours in watching the tor
lures inflicted on the bulls by the pro-
fessional torturers, and such crowds
are not composed of the lOw-born and
slough" elements only las are the
crowds at the prize fights and dog fights
in Ameriea), but always include the
aristocracy and even royalty. At the
last scene Of the fight when The tor
reader and matador, at the shouts IF
The multitude: "Fuegol fuegel" apply
darts which blaze with fire when driven
int the neck OF sides of the poor beast
The audience testifes its supreme happi-
ness at his sufferings. Cultured, con-
ysnt-raised women look on smilingly
and reflect in their cleaning white
teeth and flashing dark eyes the tor
ments Of the bull. Only in Spain can
such things be seenl
The language of the country is known
as Chstilian, and is considered a simple
one nd easily acquired. But this is
true merely as regards its elements,
and-as much as is usually acquired by
globe-trotters and sailors, for the Span
ish Of the court and university is a poi
ishea language, full Of verbal and tdi-
0matic sHbLleties and pitfalls for the
young beginner. As the language Of
Mexico and the Seuth Americas repub-
Lies il Rill well repay study By cur
goung readers.
Tie sFsa'aEds ers poersHd proud. No
-aiasF eRgn5Tg Ass Sc nany Tilted psQ.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1897-10-01
II rhnronrh Canrnss.

Returned Westerner-Yes, sir, those cy.
clones out west usually make a clean sweep.
I lost everything had in one. It came along
about noon, and took house, furniture and
everything in sight. And then, III be
blamed if the villainous thing didn't come
back in half an hour.
Eastern Man-Why, how does that
come?
why, you see, there was chattel
mortgage in the house on some cattle be-
longing to a neighbor l had lent some
money to, and, you may not believe it, but
that cussed, grasping cyclone came back and
took every head Of those cattle. Puck.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1897-10-01
The Phvnlcian,n Errnr.

The patient was far gone; it was the opin.
Son Of all that he could not live but few
moments. just as the breath was about to
leave his body, one of the physicians, a gen.
tleman of culture, and a graduate of one Of
our best colleges, remarked: Poor fellow, he
looks badly" At this the dying man opened
his eyes, jumped up in bed, and shouted
Who is the villain who desecrates my
deathbed by his solecisms?" Then he glared
at the culprit and continued mo, sir,
am not looking badly. admit look bad,
but not badly, for / am not cross-eyed."
And from that moment he began to re.
cover, while the canker Of remorse began its
work uEon the heart Of the offender, and ere
many days his name was to be found in the
ton Transcript,
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1897-10-01
A Ia FRoM FINANoE.
Qualities Are Intrinsic. But value Is
Only Relative.


We have often heard it said that gold
ought to be the only standard because
of its intrinsic fixed value. But there
is no such thing as intrinsic value.
Qualities are intrinsic; value is a rela-
ton between exchangeable eommodi-
ties, and in the eternal nature of
things, can never be invariable. Value
is Of the mind, it is the estimate placed
upon a salabIe article by those willing
and able to purchase 1t. Flour is
worth up in the Klondike gold fields
$50 a barrel; is that because of It's
intrinsic Falue2 Water has been sold
in the Arizona deserts at ten cents per
gallon. Was that it's intrinsic value?
It is utterly impossible for any metal
to furnish an invariabic standard
alone, any more than an inyariabie
standard of friendship. Value is in fact,
a purely ideal relation. Some Of our
Statesmen have gotten themselves into
such a ceRdition of the mind as TO
really believe thstAvhiie all other prod
ucts, labor included, are changeabie
in value, gold alone is gifted with at
tributes Of immutabiiity, and for them
TO believe this, amounts TO sheer bias
phemy. Gold standing alone as the
best money Of the world has fuetuated
20 much in ils purchasing power that
many times the commercial world mas
been thrown into q panic. This shows
tks 5alaity Of fixed Intrinsic Eslni
attributed s. lt-Rp1sio Zines
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1897-10-01
TIE SPANISH OF TO-DAY.
They Arc Picturesque, But Woe
fully Poor and Cruel
Hospitality Is 3 Comparatively Uns
known Observation-Disclosures Of
Young and Old Toward
the Dead.
Especial Madrid Ls.ssr.l

There is charm about sunny Spain
that the traveller finds nowhere else In
the old world. Each village and town,
every hoary ruin tells Of some striking
event in history. From the Pyrenees
10 Gibraltar the land is dotted with bat
tie fields. Here the hosts were led by
tas valiant Cid against the Moor, while
there the Spaniard CALAMITY fought
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IaE 80 &c sroRY.
zGee q Els Yige Giving Him give
Dollars Took the Prize.

Dollars Took the Prize.
There were FIVE o. six Of them sitfingabout
the stove Ii the drug store, and they had
been telling pretty tall stories. The drug
gist was 2 man Of some humor and !nyen.
tlcns and he eeneoeted c mixture of great
potency and fine favor, composed Of 60.
trumenti saceharam alba, coFtex Unions.
caFophyllus aFOmatieus and aqua DuTa O.
8. This mixture he proposed to administer
70 Td0msoeYer should tell the biggest story,
snd the party at once began 70 stretch their
inventive powers to the fullest extent. A
toilet g0ap drummer was appointed Judge,
and the prize mixture, steaming hos, sat "a an
slght ounce graduated measure upon the
EDGE OF the stove.
The colonel told q war story Of the Nun.
ehausea variety, the squire related a hunt.
ing adventure that eYinceG q decided genius
Tor .evading the truth, and the postmaster
made strong bid fcr the pEize with snake
story big enough to make the sea serpent
Jealous. The others followed in turn, and the
last man, the major, entered the eompeti-
ton. The major had in hSs mind q remark
able narrative about dog that he owned
that did some wonderful things and he be-
gan his story in this way:
Last Wednesday Eao-ning / got up q
little later than usual and went down TO
breakfast. Most Of you have seen that
blown setter Of mine. He's a good deal
smarter than most men. Well, that dog
vas IN the diniRgrOOm when / went in.
As | came to the door, my wife, who was
awaiting me, said:
John, when / went to wake you up
this morning, / found this fve-dollaT bill
On the floor. You must have dropped Il
from your pocket when you undressed las.
night; Then she handed me the bill. Now,
that dog Of mine was"
Wait a bit" said the toilet soap drum.
mer, you needn't 60 any further with your
man myself, and that lie you've Just told is
one you'll never improve on. / hereby rem.
der a decision in your favor"
As there was not a single man in the crowd
not voice was raised in protest against
the judges veTdiet.-Detroit Free Press.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1897-10-01

Socratoots-What internal din is
that?
spats-The girl next door is playing
the piano she got yesterday-a fine
square instrument.
Soeratoots-Well, judging from the
sound, it amt used square.-Pitts-
burph News.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1897-10-01

Mrs. Gadd-Your husband appears to
be very busy to-day, Mrs. Gabb.
Mrs. Gabb-Does he? Well, if he is
vely busy at anything, you may just be
sure its at something of no earthly
Use to anybody but himsef.-N, Y
Weekly,
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1897-10-01

Among the many s5VsflisiEg loV1isle1 r.
ing issued by the 3 r q. is one which is sls-
% attract 8 very considerable sEQult 81 IT.
tentica. II Is known rs The EeGz oi Tie
R0Fai Blue and s. isseed monthly - Gel.
D.. B. AGrtn. Manager Of Passenger 1raihs.
OF magazine size and hlled With attractive
kall-tcne Illustrations and good reading mat-
ter, The Book Of The Royal Blue Eb9una
70 make hit. One splendid feature is g
list OF names and address OF every passenger
Rnd freight agent.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1897-10-01

Aliens FOot-Ezze, S powder for the feet;
Il Cares painful, swollen, smarting feet and
instantly takes the sting out Of Germs ana
buhiohs. It's the greatest comfort discovery
Of the age. Aliens F00t-Ease makes tight
or new shoes feel easy. 1t is q certain cure
Tor sweating, caiious, bet tired, aching feet.
Try it to-day. Sold by al druggists ana shoe
stores, 25c Trial package, FREE. Write 70
Allen S. 0imsted, Leroy, n. Y,
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=. 80 -

az wsut in for amateur photography
during ny vacation. sad the SUM.
ner man. There vas no END Of giris lot
subjects.
But how did sou make out among the
a0b. I got a lot Of negatives. a-Philadsl-
uhis North American.
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This is 2 Synonyms for that gloomy. hars
szssG condition Of the mind which has its
origin Ii; dyspepsia. 81 the ugly spirits that.
under The name 81 the blues, blue dsF-
lis, amiegTims' and ''isuiiigrlbs torment
the dYsDepiil almost eeaselesi9, vanish
Whsn attacked with H5stetter's Stomach
Blttsr1, that, moreover, annlhli0tes bilious
ness, constipation, ehills and fever, kidney
complaints and hsrFgusness.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1897-10-01

.WhY are yez decorating, Ms. Murphy
Me BY Denny is coming home the day. /.
II thought he#as sent up fer f0ive years =
YES but he got ysaz of for good be
haYoure."
''Sura, It must be cOmfortiu' for yez 70
have a good by l0ike that "-Iit-Bits.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1897-10-01

I'D rather cur engagement were not an
nounced until the end of the session, said
the statesman. "And why, deaF| asked
the woman he had won. i don't want il
charged that I am specalsting in sugar. -
INDIANAPOLIS Journal.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1897-10-01
Tit Tor Tat

"You don't know much about the
city, do you?" asked the city cousin in
his superior way, as he was showing
his country cousin around.
mo moren you do about the farm,
was the prompt repIy.-Chicago Post.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1897-10-01

She lwho has read the synopsis)-Ii's
too bad that al the principal chafas-
te5s gss klIied ia the last act, iEn's iEl
Es-ss2 That apght % hsppel $
ika aIsl nei4cigEsiahd L.ss3sF.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1897-10-01

Miss Calcium-They say Dottie Fost-
lights is going to marry young Cad
leigh.
Miss WngS-What-on her salaFy2
How imprudentI-Bp-to-Dale
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1897-10-01
Star Plug Coabines An GOod euRIt-

All the desirable qualities you want IN
tobacco are found in Star glug TO q special
degree. Its constant use produces 90 evil
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1897-10-01

Does she really belong to the st03-
sUm-wen. ] should call her about three
ninety-eighS.'
The feminine Intellect Is prone to subtle
distinctionS.-Ty Typographical Journal.
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Halls Catarrh Cure
Is taken internally. Price 75c,

Those boys toy tool chests are not good for
any purpose Observation-Disclosures Dem
ucrat.
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There is probably nothing in this world
as variable as the stories of a quarrel told
by each side.-Washington Democrat,
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Benedict (proudlyl my wife kisses me
goOd night regularly" R0under {buterlyi
Women are suspicious creatures, amt
thevs'-BOSton Herald.
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Fits stopped free and permanently cured
No fits after first days use Of Dr., Hines
Great Nerve Restoger. Free $ trial bottle 3
treatise. Or. Kline, 932 Arch St., Phila., ka.
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Piso's Cure for Consumption has saved
me many a doctors bills. +, Handy,
Hopkins Place Baltimore, Nd, Dec, p g,
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Clerk-'You say you VIII take this ham
mock, miss!' She-"Yes, but / want two
of them. Clerk-"Very well, madam. p
Life.
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IF some one would find a remedy for the
bad memories Of debtors he would make
foEtune.-Ram's Horn.
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40 Cure q Colo in One Day
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All
druggists refund money If it fsilstO cure. 25c-
The times., 1897-07-04
The Instinct of the Horse.

THE instinct of the horse is a wonder
fCl thing" said tie man who likes to
Doralize. I believe there is something
divine about it, 81
''Umph,' said the sinan in the light suit.
perhaps there is q
why, did you ever snow IL 10 fal?' IN
quiIed the first man.
No. said the sccond man ....I once was
the victim or It's SUI cess.
Tell about IT, said the newspaper
Correspondent. slsy~ A--
Well said the man in the light suit,
reflectheiy, lit was long trne ago, and
am happy 10 say most or the people con-
nected with the sdyen ture are now dead
including the horse He was strong, gray
least, with a reliable expression, and the
man who sold him 10 me said he hal no
tricks and no weaknesses. l am pretty
good judge OF a horse myself, AMI could
sec that he was sound and cheap at the
price.
Il had had him fo- q couple OF DAYS
when my brother-in-aw and | decided to
go for dIiveinto town. The horse lrotted
along steadily fer a mile OF two, and then
Quickened his pace and began 10 gailop In
vain we tried to stop him; in vain we
tugged at the reins. He didn' seem TO Le
frightened: he was Just determined. And
what made it worse was that as We came
into the main street every man, woman and
child that we met was on the broad grin
Nobody tried to stop us; nobody seemed to
be concerned about us.
Finally that infe rnal beast turned into
q side street and brought up with a jolt
that threw us both into heap against the
dasher. And then, before you coJld wink,
half dozer great big bluecoa ted cops had
us bv the collars and were hustling US into
the staton-house; and IL swear the horse
winked at us as we went by him
standing as meek as lamb he was then.
They wouldn't let us explain They
said that horse had been stolen twice and
had brought the thieves straight into town
at band-gallop. II used to run with the
patrol wagon. but had been pastured some.
where out of town because he had been sick
ItwasmidsummeT and the people we knew
were not in town, as repeated calls at the
telephone proved. Finally ,about1 o O'Clock
the police reporter of the Myrmidon saun
teredirl, and, asluck hadit, heknew me. and
we left. But we took the train home. We
didn't want the horse, and l never got my
money back. That animals instinct cost
me about SIZE good cold cash."
The times., 1897-07-04
How to Cure Snoring.

Mr.. BraZzle, Of Brooklyn, was looking de-
cideuly pleased the other morning when
friend riet him amuling along toward the
bridge
-Ah, exclaimed the friend, YOU seem 20
have come in on a sunbeam this morning.
mo, no. responded Mr.. Brazzle, but
I'm feeling as good as If l had have
been experimenting with theory 0f .Iiine
tina Is proving to be success, and wIl
eventually. think, be boon - mankind,
auG Incidentally, may add, 10 wouanSind-
Every since We been grown have had the
vociferous habit OF snoring. II doesn't
make much difference what position /
take In bed, when l go 10 sleep the snose
is hound 80 follow. Sometimes 1t is Most
anne ying tn persons in adjoining rootus.
and at lightly constructed summer hotels
it almost results Ia IA riot at times. My
wIf, never has become accustomed 10 it.
but she has got me studied so now that size
can stop me in a moment by tapping on
the head of the bed.
However. l have within the past three
month been experimenting with myself,
and 1 am delighted with my success In
reading something in January on mind
cure l suddenly thought that by the ex-
ercisc OF the mind the habit OF snoring
night be overcome. l knew what people
could dc if they only put their minds TO
it, so after careful investigation OF the
nlattrr began course inmindcurefor my
snoring Every night when went to bed
I set ny mind firmly upon waking Just a
soon as the snoring began to be pronounced
l knew that it was Just as loud to rny ear
as it was to any one else's, and all had
to do was to make my ear sensitive To it
by the force of mental energy.
During the day 1 would put myself in
positions to sleep where I would be sure 10
snore, and it was not long until I would
always wake up with the first sound
Asleep, lying down when the muscles were
relaxed, il was more difficult to control,
and stll more so at night when I was
sound asleep Last night I slept without
disturbing any one all night, and walked
myself four times by my own snoring
Now. If ] go on Improving as have with
practice, the time will soon come that
while | may snore it viii be only for a
moment and Will never again be annoying
to any one. It's a great thing, sir, not
only for me, but for all sufferers, and /
sincerely hope that others who try tn : mind
cure for snoring will meet with as good
success as / have met with, as I ain sure
they will put their minds on it sleeping and
waking and never let up trying BY the
way, do you snore?" and Mr. BraZZles
friend admitted that his neighbors had
toldthey had heard he did New York sun.
The times., 1897-07-04
RPODTS CELEBRATED Hats.
oNoct - 4l9 lfrh - u w. jeis- M
what James was Reading

"James, dear, VIII you bring me up a
scutue OF Goals from the cellar?'' said
busy wife.
That's just the way with you," said
James. with frown, as he put down his
book and rose from the armchair.
''Just the way with me7''
"Yesi" ne snapped. .'Just as soon as you
see NE enjoying m yselfyou have something
or other for me TO do. Didn't you see
was absorbed In my reading?''
''Tell, dear, 1 VIII do it myself
"Yes, and tell everybody-yo yourmother es-
pecialy-that you have to carry your own
coal up from the cellar. No, III do it.
Let me mark my place"
SO he marked the place in the book at
which b. had ceased reading and when he
went down 10 the cellar, grumhling all the
way, she picked up the volume
and found it was love story,
and that the passa ge that he had been alb
Eorbed in was as follows:
my darling, when you are my wife will
shield and protect you from everycare. The
winds OF heaven shall not visit your face too
roughly; those pretty hands shall never be
soiled by mental tasks; your wish shall be
my law; your happiness"
Just then nc reappeared and, dropping
the scuttle upon the floor, said:
There's your coali Give me M Y book ~
Tit-Bts
The times., 1897-07-04
The Changes OF Time. .

When we are college graduates we write
essays about hitching our wagon 10 a star,
but In ordinary life good muscular brown
horse is worth TWO stars when it comes to-
getting over the ground II it is our aim
in life to sit in our wagon and vegetate,
while the daisies grow up around the wheels
and the squirrels store corn under the
seat. we can build prairie schooner and
try 1t; there is no law against such Il
proceeding, and the stars wont mind
Put if we wish TO have something to eat
besides blackberries, turnips, and green
apples, hooked out OF the nelghboring
farmers orchard, then we are obliged to
pocket our Emerson and reflect that in
the words OF that other eminent philosopher
Artemus Ward:
1T is not wealth, nor rank, nor state,
But git up-and git thatnakes men great ("
Take that motto for your graduating e
essay, young man, and then go and do
likewise
The times., 1897-07-04
A Cruel Deception.

She was particularly gracious that nighE,
and he was soorresppn,lingly happy. He felt
that he had made an impression at last.
She let him tOld her hand minute when
she welcomed him, ana he thought-in
fact, he was quite sure-that she responded
TO the gentle squeeze he gave it, And here
tofore she had been so distant, SO cold, al
though always courteous Surely It was
enough TO make him feel happy. Then size
laughed at his wilticistns, and there WAS
something in her manner that Invited him
To draw his chair close 10 hers OF course,
he accepted the invitation, and almost be-
fore he knew it he found himself whisper
ing all sorts OF silly things to her, W lille she
listened with downcast eyes.
1t was blissful, and yet there was a
greater pleasure in store for him She
flushed and heSitated little as she asked
IL be had a photograph OF himself.
or course, lie had, and she should have
one that very night. He would go for one
at once. She protested that that was not
necessary, but he insisted. She should have
anything that she wanted, and have it ut
once.
She thanked him so coyly and sweetly
when he hroughti it that the boy wasneafiy
insane with Joy, and when he left she let
hold her hand again for minute.
Then, as he walked away with light
step and light heart she handed the pho
tograph TO her maid and said with de-
cision:
Mary, hGng that in the servants hall,
where every ole can see it, and remember
that l am never at home when he calls
must stop this thing somehow, and mamma
changes servants SO often he gets III every
week or two now. Harlem Life