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The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1898-08-12
TEACHES BIRDS TO SING.
How Young CanHrfes Are Taught Pop
uIar Airs by Means Of q
Music Box.

An interesting and successful expe-
riment with canary birds has been per-
formed by a gentleman living in the
vicinity Of Twenty-frst and Vine
streets, reports the Philadelphia Rec
ord. This gentleman takes a diet
tante interest in the breeding Of these
song birds. AS soon as the young birds
are Matched he takes them and puts
them apart IN a room where he has
placed a small music box that initiates
the tone Of a canary and is constantly
playing the same piece. Here he keeps
them by themselves, allowing them to
hear only the tone Of the music box, so
that the young birds, accustomed TO
hear the same air played continually
by degrees become masters Of it and
sing it alone. All that is necessary to
start them when they are silent is TO
whistle the airs, and the birds viii i'm
mediately join in He has already
taught quite a number Of young birds
to sing and is now engaged in teach
ing three young ones the air Coming
Through the Rye" Although they are
only seven weeks old they sing the air
very clearly, and in two more months
they viii have it quite perfect The
gentleman does not teach the birds
with a professional object, but as a
pleasure and a pasrime, and takes
much pleasure in showing his wonder
SuI pets to his friends.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1898-08-12
CONNECTICUT OLD FOLKS
Rev. Mr.. Allen, AEed so, Wants to Go
to the War with His ReEf-
meuf.

The Third regiment, Connecticut na-
tionaI guard, has been ordered to the
state camp ground at Mantle to be
mustered into the United States serv-
ice. Rev. Nicholas 7. Allen, Of Groton.
is the chaplain Of the regiment. He
is about 50 years old, and served as
chaplain Of the Tweaty-Eixth regiment
Connecticut volunteers In the civil
war. Bis present wish is to be found
at his post OF duty when the regiment
goes into active service, and that al
though the men expect to be sent to
Manila. He has laid the matter be-
fore Brig. Gen. Haven. The latter has
advised the aged clergyman to ask for
retirement, as he thinks that Mr.. Allen
does not owe 1t to his country, bis reg
iment or himself to 60 again to the
front. Mr.. Allen is a Baptist preacher.
and, 1t is said, has performed the mar
rage ceremony for more couples than
any other clergyman in the state.
Mrs. Abigail FOote LOOMS, of East
Hampton, who is said to be the oldest
true daughter Of the American revOlu-
ton, is Just 100 years old. She is in
fine health. She was born in West
chester, Conn, and her life embraces
the term Of every president Of the
United States. She has wOOlens, lin
ems and spreads which she made with
Ter mothers help before the war Of
1912. In 1882 her husband, Alfred Loo
mis-, died. Their golden wedding had
been celebrated six years before Mrs.
LOOMS spends much of her time in
knitting. She uses glasses occasional
u, but does not fiud them necessary.
Manasseh Eldridge, OF Long Cove, is
% years old, and a shore fisherman.
He bats, sets and tends from 20 to 90
eel pots every day, dresses the catch
and ships it to the New York market
as well. Besides this he digs a goodly
catch Of clans daily. He has chewed
tobacco as long as he can remember.
aud he declares that but for an Occa-
sioual attack Of rheumatism resulting
from his work about the water he is as
well to-day as he was half a century
ago. He is a close reader Of the news
papers and an ardent supporter Of the
idea Of the annexation Of Cuba and Ha-
waii to the United States.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1898-08-12
AN OYSTERS AGE.
It May Readily Be Determined By
Measuring the Size OF
the She'll

It is Just as easy to tell the age Of an
oyster by looking at its shell as It is to
sscertain the age Of a horse by exam
ming its teeth or a tree by inspecting
ths circles revealed by the az or saw
VIXEN il is laid low. When the oyster
IS six months old II is as big as a dime;
when one year old l. viii cover a silver
half dollar, and when two years old
viii be ,sbOut the circumference Of a
silver dollar, says Pea=sOn's Weekly.
The oyster, unlike the crab, is not
obliged 20 seek new quarters or build a
new house every time he grows ap-
preciably. The extensions that he puts
On to his house are clearly marked by
a well-deRned ridge.
Oysters are esteemed to be at their
best when between four and Eve years
Of age, and the planters endeavor to
protect the beds for that length Of
tine. Conscientious Oystermen-that
IS, men who are not inclined to kill
the goose that lays the golden egg
always return to the bed oysters that
are too young, but in case a patriarch
Is brought up, over whose shell the
tides Of from eight to twelve winters
and summers have ebbed and flowed,
he Is sent TO market, where he is put
at the bottom Of the heap and sold
with his younger and more luscious
companions.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1898-08-12
NOT AFRAID OF FIRE.
After Firecrackers without
a Sign OF Fear.

Among the enthusiastic patriots up
town the other day was a man who
Owls a handsome spaniel and one es-
Pecially good at retrieving. This man,
reports the Philadelphia Record, be-
gan his celebration by throwing a pack
Of small frecrackers into the street
and before the first one had a chance
to explode the dog rushed out and
grabbed the bunch and was making
toward his master as fast as he could.
Before the innocent dog reached his
destination, however, an explosion
took place, and one after another the
little rolls of powder went popping
at e great rate. OF course the spaniel
dropped them, but he remained in the
middle Of the pack, jumping at the
ones that blew up into the air until
the entire pack had gone of. Then,
after picking up one OF two of the en-
plOded crackers, he returned TO his
master and landed them at his feet.
The man petteG tie dog awhile and
then looked TO see If he had been in
jUred, and found that his beautiful
coat Of curly brown hair had been so
much singeG that it would be neces-
sary to have II clipped. The dog was
always held high as a retriever in the
estimation Of his owner and those who
knew him, but his stock has risen1OO
per cent. now and no amount of money
could buy him
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1898-08-12
BABY's PICTURE
ZhIs Photographs Has = UziGzs
Method Of EaISins DotinE Man-
mas Happy.

An enterprising photographers he's
lately completed 8 system by which
his pictures Of babies have become "a
nous He has discarded all the IA
miliar expedients OF MS profession &c
persuade very young children to sub
nit to the camera, and his scheme has
been completely successful. One psrs
Of his gallery has been fitted up Ike
nursery. Around the room at con
veuient points are situated cameras,
and these are in charge Of his assist
ants, says Tit-Bits-
The photographer deYotes his at
tention to the baby. He tries al the
toys in turn, gets on as intimate terms
as possible with the baby after such
short acquaintance. and gradually
lures the unsuspecting infant into
looking his best. When pose and ex-
preston are satisfactory he gives q
signal to one Of his assistants at the.
cameras and the trick is done. Moth
ers bring their babies from al quar-
tiers to this tactful photographer. It
would be a difficult matter to find any
child who would not, after ten min
utes' session with toys, exhibit some
expression that his parents would be
proud Of. The artist catches that ex-
preston, and as many other agreeable
ones as possible.
The final delight comes 10 the moth
er when she receives the proofs, not
sent as proofs usually are, but mount
cd on large piece Of cardboard, which
makes it possible for her to compare
them simultaneously. This wise man
has left nothing undore which could
strengthen his hold on the babies ana
4hafr 0hof
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1898-08-12
BRAVE ACTS.
ouIekness I'm Time OF Danger Has
Often Saved the Lives OF Many
FeEBonB-

On jubilee day, which commemo-
rated the discovery o. gOldin California
in 1s49, a squad Of battery I, of the
regular army, was firing a salute at
Lime Point fort, near San Francisco,
says the Youths COMPANION. One load
the charge was 50 pounds Of powder
inclOsed II a wOOIlen bag-did not 60
OF, and the officer In command or
dered it to be pulled out Of the can
non.
The charge was withdrawn, and, as
it dropped 10 the ground, it was seen
that one corner Of the wooden bag was
on fire In an instant the powder
would have caught and the seven men
with their officer would have been
killed. Private John1 Jones Jumped
toward the smOuldering bag, rolled it
in the mud and, with his bare hands,
plastered the singed edges with damp
earth.
It was a quick, brave deed, and had
the hero been a British soldier it
would have brought him a Victoria
cross to wear on his breast.
During the SepOy war a young cap
tain Of artillery saw an ignited shell
fall near his battery. Instantly he
lifted 1t up, carried 1t a distance, and
flung it away. Just then it burst, shat
tering his left forearm.
In the Crimean war, Capt. Peel, Of
the royal navy and son Of the former
prime minister, Sir Robert Peel, com
manded d vessel before SebastoPol.
One day Irage shell, its fuse burning,
fell into the battery near where Peel
was standing. Picking it up, he car
ried it to the rampant and tossed it
over. It exploded before it reached
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1898-08-12
- go Ronderr.

According TO Natural Science, Dr..
Olsen, Of Norway, has learned by
studying habits Of microbes, to make
cheese backward. He keeps a stock
OF the microbes Of various cheeses, and
out Of a bowl Of milk makes Gorgon-
zOla, Stilton or Camembert, as re
CURED. This threatens a serious blow
10 the British farmer, for II is obvious
that Dr. Olsen has only to follow the
tracks of his microbes little further
back to produce the milk that makes
the cheese and the COW that makes the
milk. Then the British farmer viii sit
idly on a gate watching Dr. Olsen with
a cage full of microbes turning field
Of grass into choice ShOrthOrns and
AIderneys.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1898-08-12
CELEsTIALs EAT BURDoCK.
Many Of the Chinese and Japanese
Cultivate the Plant for Home
COnsuIaptfOn.

What is even regarded as a vile weed
can, with a little stretch Of magma
ton be turned into an ornamental
plant or delicious vegetable, says Nee
hans Monthly. This is especially the
case with the common burdock, lappa
major. SchOoIbOys all know it from
gathering the burrs and COMPRISING
them into a ball, they being held to-
gether by the curved points OF the
floral invOlucre. This is all they know
about it. II is difficult to see anything
more to be despised in the burdock
leaf than in the leaf Of the rhubarb. It
appears that it is largely used in China
Cor food. But It is stated that, If the
stalks be cut down before the flowers
expand and then be boiled, the taste is
relished equally with asparagus. The
leaves, when young, are boiled and
eaten as we eat spinach. In Japan It
isin universal use. Thousands Of acres
are devoted to its culture. But in this
case the root is the object. It requires
deep soil to get the roots to the best
advantage. The common name in
China IS gobbO-a name, however,
which need not replace our common
one Of burdock.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1898-08-12
HOTEL CLOCKS Always TRUE
But the Most OF the Family ManfeI
Pimepieces Are COnscienceIess
PreTarIcafors.

When 1 am travelling I never put the
slightest confidence In a household
clock, write Robert J. Burdette, Of
''Tongueless Liars" In Ladies Home
Journal. A hotel clock I can depend
upon There arc too many watches in
a hotel-goOd watches, watches whose
absolute correstness means money to
the commercial men who regulate the
travelling life Of this country. A lying
clock would be spotted in a quarter Of
a second, and the unhappy clerk
scOurged with Pitiless sarcasms there
for. In the course Of my wanderings
up and down this part Of the globe 7
missed a few trains and lecture en-
gagements by depending upon clocks
in the homes Of my friends. Having
thus paid for my lessOn-S15,O 900 or
so, 900, I think-by my own cOmputa-
ton Of the value OF my lectures (set
ahead little bit, you know, It may Be
a trihe fast; I haven't time to look mp
the exact fgUres), withdrew al my
trust from manteI clocks. especially
the highly ornamented marbIe-and-
,EiIt variety with silver bells or cathe-
dral chimes.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1898-08-12
An Erodus of Rata.

The North China Herald says that a
curious phenomenon was witnessed re-
Gently at daybreak upon the opening
Of the Ch'angmen gate Of SoOeboE.
Some 1000 or more rats Of all sizes
were seen to file out Of the gates, show
ing no fear Of the country people who
were focking to sell their market
produce in the city. There IS much ex-
citement, amounting almost to a pan
ic, therefore, IN SoochOw. and dire
fate is Prophesied to the city. Il being
remembered that a similar exodus
happened in the SOS, just prior to the
fan Of the city into the hands OF the
TAPPING rebels.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1898-08-12
FAIR ~ IN LIE THEATER
How n little woman sIIeneed = Vol
able EeIshbOr Who Tried to
Annoy Her.

It was only a by-play at the theater
the other evening, but it was enter
tanning to a limited portion Of the au-
dienee, says the Detroit Free Press.
Behind the little lady with a dimin-
utive hat that had its chief beauty in
its daintainess, sat a member Of the
sex with Amazonian proportions and
Eoluble tongue. In a brief intermis-
sion Of chattering to those about her
she happened to look down and espy
the pretty headgear which was a clear
foot below her range Of vision with
the stage. But it was tempting op-
pOrtunity.
"Will you kindly remove your hat?'
asked the one in the rear, as she
leaned forward and spoke in a noisy
whisper.
Certainly" answered the one in
front, as she made rather a vicious
plunge for the anchoring pin. Il win
kindly take OF my hat. VIII you
kindly stop your talking and permit
Us to hear this PIay2"
For full five minutes there was IN
broken silence. But it was a greater
self-restraint than the large woman
could endure and her annoying whis-
perings again began. Suddenly the one
in front stuck the little hat upon the
very summit of her head and pinned
il there. 1t seemed to have grown
taller and Of greater circumference
and looked just like a defiant chal-
lenge worked into artistic millinery.
The large woman was too mad to
talk and there was suppressed litter
ing while those around beamed on the
little woman aud were sore tempted
to give her q hand bY way of applause.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1898-08-12
A PrfneerE In jan.

Princess EleonOra Of Sayn-Wittgen-
stein. one Of the mediatized semirayol
German families, has been sentenced
to a months imprisonment in jail and
500 marks fine for spreading SANDER
Gus rumors about her brother-in-laVg,
Count Kouigsmark, which brought
about his divorce. The sentence has
been affirmed On appeal
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1898-08-12
want. to Increase Its Population.

- 49, - --------A-a
Bulgaria is going to take effective
means to increase its population For
every son born beyond 8 minimum
number 20 francs viii be paid not only
to the father, but to the mother also.
A soldier showing a dozen sons viii
receive a pension large enough to sup
port him snd besides q decoration.
The same reward viii 60 to his wife
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1898-08-12

A machine for the manufacture Of
pottery has recently been invented
which does the work OF several men
at half the cost. It can turn out 10
flower pots per minute, against the
one produced in the same time by
the old process, and It Is also used for
the manufacture Of cups, saucers and
fam lars.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1898-08-12

Spain Is so much in need Of funds
that any person entering her limits
wearing gloves or boots nearly new,
must pay a tax on them This rule also
applies to q hat OF neektie which
seems new.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1898-08-12
Diamonds % steel RaiIE.

Microscopic diamonds have been
found IN worn steel rails Of the North
eastern Railway company, IN England.
that were being experimental upon to
Ind out how much strength the steel
had loEt.-Boston Globe.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1898-08-12

the homewsrd journey over the angling
way so common on the prsiries Of Kan
sas-
All enjoyed very pleasant day and
wiz remembeF las being one Of the
b7ieht rsccliecsiona- 81 their lives
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1898-08-12

appeared on the scene In hOarse
whispers Slower requested an armistics
and an Immediate csssstion Of hostili-
ties 70 prevent farther bloodshsd- He
ssrssd 20 terms promptly and the scrap
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1898-08-12
- ID - -.

A correspondent Of the London
Spectator calls attention to the fact
that cut Of a random list Of 81 on
GERS in the American army and navy
there are three German names one
Italian, one French and one Dutzh.
All the rest are unquestionably Brit
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1898-08-12

How TO Discourage Divorce
In ancient Greece a law provided
that If a man divorced his wife he
could not subsequently marry a WON
IN younger than his discarded partner,
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1898-08-12

vehicle or harness However, Il gives
a person q feeling Of languor when be
sees the fellow abusing the horse fol
his own acts Of f0olishness.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1898-08-12

By Haf. Daily as1 suldsg. sess
RE Weekly oas Year
The evening times., 1898-09-29

the rest will go. II the cold weather does
not XIII off the old folks first
A little dried up old woman, bent and
shrivelled until she is not more than four
feet high, stood in the half-open doorway
of the hovel, trying with her feeble voice
to drive away the snarling, swapping
dogs.
Il shall stay here as long as Henry
lives" she moaned. I'VE have been to-
gether SO long that we must not part
now. He is so sick he cannot move But
L do my best. try to get jobs, but they
are very few. Sometimes l make a quar-
ter at house-cleaning, and sometimes
make as much as thirty cents" She
spoke Of the last sum very proudly, as If
II were large and rare amount
The poor old husband looked out from
the pile of rags under which he lay, his
hair gray, his face yellow as parchment,
and wrinkled. His strength was not
enough to enable him to raise himself.
The residents of Pelhamville do little
for the unfortunate couple. They criti-
else the authorities, and say it is dis
graceful that none of them goes to the
assistance of the Hesses. lie seems to be
no ones business to relieve them.
The evening times., 1898-09-29
ARMY NOTES.

BY direction Of the President Major
William II. Devine. brigade surgeon of
volunteers, is honorably discharged the
service of the United States. Major De-
vine was chief surgeon in charge OF the
First Division Hospital. Second Army
Corps. at Camp Alger. Falls Church. Va.
lie was commissioned chief surgeon of
the Sixth Massachusetts RRegiment
when that command was mustered into
service, but when the regiment went to
Cuba Major Devine was left behind he
having been detailed as brigade sur
geon.
By orders from the War Department
two soldiers who are stranded in Wash
inSton without means are to be sent to
their destinations at the expense of the
Government They are Private c. O.
Snoderly, Company F. Second Tennessee
Infantry, who has a furlough permitting
him to go TO Jellico, Tenn, and Private
John killalea. Company B. Sixty-ninth
New York Regiment. who is to go to
Huntsville, Ala, to join his regiment
Acting Assistant Surgeon H E.. Sears
OF the regular army, has been relieved
from duty at Camp Wikoff. Montauk
Point, \. Y, and ordered to duty at
Ponce. Porto Rico
First Lieut. Evan H. Howell. assistant
surgeon of the Fifth United States Volun-
teer Infantry, has been detached from
duty at the United States general hospf-
tai at Fort Mcpherson, Ga. and ordered
to join his regiment at Santiago, Cuba
The evening times., 1898-09-29


Hon RICHARD II. ALVEY.
President and Lecturer on Constitutional Law.
Hon. CHARLES c. COLE, L. D.,
Lecturer on Statutory and Criminal Law.
JAMES SCHOULER, IL D..
Lecturer on Bainents Domestic Relations, Wills
and Administration
EUGENE CARUSI, IL d.
Professor Of the Law of Real Property. Domestic
Relations. Contracts, and Equity Jurisprudence
JACKSON II. RALSTON, IL D.,
Professor of Common Law and Equity Pleading
and Corporate Law
Hon HENRY F. DAVIS, \. ~. Ii. D.,
Professor of Evidence Mercantile Law and Con
stitutional Law, and Lecturer Upon the
History of the Law
FREDERICK L. SIDDONS. LII. NJ
Professor of the Law of Negotiable Instruments
Torts and Criminal Law.
CHARLES C0ELES TUCKER, IL NJ,
Professor OF Practice and Judge of Moot Court.
WILLIAM W. MILLER, L. D.,
Lecturer on Law of Corporations.
L. CABELL WILLIAMSON, EDWARD Il. THoM-
As and HENRY p BLAIR
Judges OF the Court of Appsals.
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Building from $50 TO 7:30 p. m As heretofore
two years study will be requre TOR sradua
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