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NYrinted Flannelette
Skirts, 75C.

A limited quantity of fleece
lined underskirts, in black and
white designs, bordered, and de
sirable, warm, Winter under gar
ments, at 75c.
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AT LATONIA

CINCINNATI, Nov. 12.-Weather
cloudy and track heavy at Latonia- Re-
suits:
One mile, Lord Frazer won, Liewan-
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Lot III.-Lace Curtains.

Here we offer fine Nottingham
lace curtain, of which we have sold
many pairs at 1875. They are 81
inches wide, 81 yards long. The
border is of the French guipure
design, and measures 25 inches
wide. The center is we'll covered
by a combination of scroll and
flower designs. A pretty curtain
that will wear well, at a moderate
price
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gazed sadly at her ironbound lease
Chicago Record.
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Is Styles in Dress and Skirt
Lengths Of Black Goods.
SKIRT LENGTHS AND
DRESS LENGTHS

OF the following black material will be on sale
when the store opens next Monday:
Black French serges, 80 in. wide reduced to SOC yd.
Black satin soleil CLOTH "A in reduced to $1.00 yd
Our 81 IS black granite cloth, reduced to $1O0 yd.
Black satin soleil, 75c quality, soc yd.
One lot of black figured dress goods, 25c yd
Choice lot o figured mohair suitings 49c yd.
Black novelty suitings reduced to o0c yd
81 90 fine black figured satin de chene, 65c yd.
$15O Black satin soleil skirting CLOTH $1O0 yd
S15O Black satin armure scrolls to 81. 90 yd.
Black bayadere mohair fancies to 65c yd.
Fine black English crepons, $2.00 to $150 yd.
Our S165 fine peroas and Bradford crepons,
sdsaced to ST %. yd.
Also one lot of fancy lengths in 3A and yd
lengths Csc yd. .rz-~t
Several very fine novelty black matelasse and fancy
poplin suits. reduced to $500, $3.50 $40.
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LIQUORS, WINE, BEER, ETC.
PORTLAND BEER

AT BAUER & KOENEcKE. SUCCESS
sors to Wigseman's Saloon, 1920 Fourth
street, J and K
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GOODS FOR MONDAY.
MONDAY, NOV. l4th.
Stylish Serge Suits, $40.
Shoulder Capes, sl.9O to $40.
Fur Neck SCarfs.

When this store opens on Monday next ou
spacious cloak room will be overhowing with spe
cal values in cloaks suits, shoulder capes, jacket
and new neck scarfs. The most important items vii
be briefly mentioned below:
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BUYING cAFARIEs.
over - Young Foreign Dip
Iomat's Fancy.

One Of our Washington bird mer
chants tells q good story 80 illustrate
the Favering course Of young love-
ftfuI fever. SOmething over a yeal
ago a swell young diplomat, wearing
trim little white tOPeoat over his dres'
suit, came rushing into the store on
night and asked to see the canaries,
Il weesh you would be 50 vera kind
to show me ze canary-ze vera fines
you hat"
A number of ehe little wooden cages
were set out before him and he looked
at bird after bird, but did not seem tc
find just what he wanted.
81 viii tell you why want re canary,
he said, at length 81 hat met vera
Lofty young lady. She ees beautiful
She ees vera fRe. VII gif her zC
canary-ze vera fines you hat. How
much ees zat canary7' ~
The price Of that canary, said thS
bird-stOre man. SIS S."
''Ob, Eat ees net enough Iwaut =.
vera fines canary you hat"
The dealer went again 20 the she'll
where he kept his stock Of yellow song.
sters and brought out q bird the pricE
Of which on ordinary oeeEEisns wa
+he same as the rest. BE would have
been glad at any time 10 get q fve-dol
lar bill for him
There, % he said. els an exceptionally
good singer. That Ia q trained bird
The price is SIS"
''Ob, Eat ees ze bird Now ze cage
BE bought a SO cage, and. leaving
directions where the bird and the cage
were to be sent, rushed out asfast as be
came, evidently thoroughly satisfied
with his purchase.
A few days ago the same young man
came into the store again and asked
for a canary.
The dealers eyes snapped. He saw
another chance to sell q SIS bird In &
SO cage
He briskly set out ths finest eanariez
be had and gave stiff prices on them
But the diplomat didn't warn MP q bit.
BE shrugged his shoulders and kept
saying Too muehl Too muchi"
Finally he threw up his hands and
expostulated:
ne price ees too high. Haf you Z
cheaper bird7 Zis canary ees not for
q beautiful young lady I am married
now, and q s. bird viii do"
The dealer made the best Of the sit
uatiou ind sold BIN . s. bird and a s.
cage, and he trOtted on seemingly ns
happy IS he was q year ago after pay
ing five times as much for the same
thing. -Washfngt ton Star.
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81 L. PAcIFIc POssEssION
Two 1.-the UninhaBItea 1uIands nat
Nay he Made 20 serve Our
Government Wen.

How many persons know that the
United States has possessions in the
South Pacific that might be used as
coali1g stations in our campaign
against the PhiIiPpines2 Did you ever
hear Of Baker island, OF Rowland is
land? It's a thousand chances to one
that you never did. but they have been
United States possessions since 1857.
1t has been suggested that these tiny
islands might come In handy Just at
this time, pending the annexation Of
Hawaii They have never before as
sumed the slightest degree Of imPOr-
lance, and even now the officials Of
the war department. at Washington are
not inclined to believe that they can
be put to practical use, except in case
Of the most dire necessity.
Still, that emergency might possibly
arise, and these desOlate spots upon
a still more desOlate sea may yet serve
a purpose heretofore undreamed Of
The exact location Of Baker island, to
be accurate, is latitude Is minutes 80
seconds north, longitude 176 degrees
% minutes 80 seconds west. Rowland
island lies two or three miles to the
north.
Neither island is inhabited, except
by sea fowl and a multitude of half
starved, vicious rats. The latter do
not hesitate to attack human being.
At certain times of the year the islands
are visited by vessels, which load with
guano, which abounds in great guam
titles What little vegetation there is
Is coarse and scantv
Baker island has no fresh water, but
on Rowland island are several pools
Of brackish water, supposed to be par
tally freshened by distillatiOn from
the sea The anchorage is said to be
very unsafe. The former island boasts
n movable wharf. It is quite impOs-
sible for vessels to load between No
vember and April.
Rowland island is two miles long
and half a mile wide. Baker island
is one mile long and three-quarters
of a mile wide. Aside from the fact
that they are out Of the usual sail
ing course, it would seem that the is
lands would possess little value as
base Of war supplies. But still there
is some satisfaction in knowing that
they are there, and that they belong
to our government. The time may
come when, insignificant as they now
appear, we may be glad Of their ex-
iStence.-N. Y. Herald
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HUMoRous

It was mean woman Who when tbs
tramp asked for q .cold bite gave
him q piece Of ice.-L. A. 81. Bulletin.
Cholly-sThere are 80. GOO street cara
in the United States CynicOs-aAnd
most Cd. them are at the other end OF
the Ene.r-TOwn Topics
What's the matter, old man2 You
look hot and excited" "Just bean
trying to dodge q eross-eyed girl On
bicycle. Detroit Free Press
A Poser for PaPa.-Fond Father
yes, Freddie, sweating is always due
to heat" Freddie-''Then, papa, what
makes the silver lee pitcher sWeat2''-
jewelers. Journal.
Author FIRST night Of production)-
81 think we may fatter ourselves on
success" Miss De Vere-'LOr,, yes,
We ladies OF the ballet ave pulled
worse pieces through. Pick Ne Up.
Barred Out.-"You say you don't
intend to marry Miss Whopper2'' no;
two men have come between US"
''Two?" yes; q preacher and the
man she married. "-ChicagO Daily
News.
Mr.. Bunting-'sYoung Grimsby is GO
ing to marry old Miss Broadakers.
Mrs. Bunting (astonished)- the
lands sakel' Mr.. Bunting-''Partly,
and, partly for her bank account. -
Judge.
Il think know nOyv,'' said the soldier
who was making a determined effort
to masticate his first ration Of army
beef, what people mean when they talk
about the sinews Of ar."-Chicago
Tribune.
Insurance Agent-'eWe can't insure
you" Old Man-"Why not?'' In
surance Agent-"YOu are s. years
old" Old Nan-"What of that? Sta
tistics viii tell yOu that fewer men die
at 81 than any other age."-Baltimor
Jewish Comment.
First Fiji-''The missionary is fat,
admit. but for all that I prefer not to
partake of him. Second Fiji-"For
what reason, pray?'' First Fijji-''Why,
he has done nothing but dispute my
statements ever since he was cap
tured." Second Fiji-'And what has
that to do with his not making whole
some provender?'' First Fiji-''Every-
thing He would be certain to disa-
gree with me."-Richmond Dispatch.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1898-08-19
soAP I'D Is UsFs
EnEIana HIEh AnonE the nations.
But the United States at the
Head Of the List


There is now exported from Great
Britain more soap than was used in
Great Britain at the beginning Of the
present century, and. besides, accord
ing to authentic figures, 4OO,O00, 900
pounds Of soap is used in Great Britain
every year. exclusive Of 55,0GO, 600
pounds exported 10 other countries,
chiefly English colonies The French
manufacture Of soap amounts approx
5mateIy TO 300, 900, 900 pounds a year, the
larger part Of which is made in the
city Of Paris The sale IN other coun-
tries of French soap. and particularly
French perfumed soap. is a consider
able item Of commerce The exports
Of soap from Great Britain in recent
years have been as follows; Eighteen
hundred and seventy-five, 1880 tons;
1850, 1880; 1885, q. 100; 1890, $4,000;
1895, q, 500. What were known in Eng
land as the soap taxes originated dur
ing the reign OF Queen Anne and were
originally fixed at $50 a ton, yielding
In the year 1880 a public revenue in ex-
cess Of 100000.
An official estimate recently made
shows the average consumption per in
habitant Of Great Britain to be nine
pounds a year; a similar average pre-
walls in France, Belgium and Holland,
though a popular belief ascribes to the
last country a much larger use Of soap.
particularly for house cleaning. There
are no Official figures on the subject,
but there is a general belief that very
little soap is used in Spain. Certainly
no soap is imported into that country
(the Spanish blockade on soap has been
Of long duration) and none is exported
from 1t. The United States stands at
the head Of all other countries in the
use, if not in the manufacture, Of soap.
The average expectations Of American
soap in a year amount to 100000
pounds. The impOrtations into the
United States Of soap amount to 5000
600 pounds, or One-tenth as much.
There are nearly 500 soap factories in
the United States, with a cash capital
Of So, 200, 900, using materials to the
value of 100000 aud giving employ
ment to 10000 persons. In the number
Of such establishments New York
stands first among American cities, but
prior to its enlargement Philadelphia
has the first place, New York second
and Brooklyn third. Boston, San Fran
cisco and Cincinnati follow in the order
named; and in respect of the value Of
materials used in soap making Chicago
comes first, having many facilities for
procuring them, but turning out a
cheap and inferior grade Of soaP.-N.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1898-08-19
TWELVE KILOGRAMS AT ONCE.
mftters-An Interesting
Experiment..

Experiments are at present being
conducted on the Paris Bordeaux line
with some very interesting machines,
which the inventor, N. Mercadier, has
been working on for many years.
With these instruments, called duode-
caPleX, u Morse transmitters can
work simultaneously on a single wire,
each sending its signals to the proper
receiver at the end CT the line. This
result is brought about by the use of
alternating, or at any rate, interrupt
ed currents.
Each transmittsr receives its cur
rent through q tuning fork having a
special note, its vibrations being cleo
trically maintained. These vibrations
furnish a current Of the proper peri
Cd to cause resonance at each appIica-
ton in the proper receiving circuit,
which has its self induction and ca
pacity adjusted for this result. This
receiver is a telephone "a monotele-
phone, as it Is called by N. Mercadier),
so constructed and arranged that the
acoustic resonance qualities also help
70 damp out from the signals received
everything not intended for It. These
signals are read In the ordinary way
by ear, aided by rubber tubes ike
these used on monographs. The sift-
ing out Of the signals. It seems, is very
perfect, each receiver giving no evil
dence of those signals not intended for
1t except a slight murmuring very
indefinite and not at all bOthersome.-
Electrical World
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1898-08-19
FINGER NAL BITING.
A Ph1sieiaa says tAs HabIt Il aaaaea
Down fro4 FaEeats 60
ChnEEeR.

''Non-belieTers in the doctrine Of the
transmission Of hereditary instincts
are brought to a standstin when they
are confronted with such an iudisput-
able fact as that the dnger-nal biting
habit is, in nine eases out Of ten, hand
ed down to the children Of those ad-
dicted TO it" said Washington physi-
clan Il have for. nearly ten years
watched this thing carefully, AID In al
most every case where n parent, either
father or mother, has been q finger
nail bitter / have found that the chill
dren have at a very early age natural
" fallen into the same practice. The
chief fnger-nan chewers OF the world
are the French. and Il was recently
stated, upon reliable authority, that
nearly tvFo-thirds OF French school
children are addicted to the habit.
French specialists who have made a
careful study Of the matter maintain
that the hnger-nau biting habit is =
sort Of nervous disease, and the
French educational authorities are
about to take steps to stop the habit
among French school children
haven't heard yet what they are going
to do about it, but am certain that
they have q big contract on their
hands.
'EYenfOr grown people there Is hard
" any habit, aside from the confirmed
abuse Of narcotics, more difficult to
overcome than the habit Of biting the
finger nails. Il requires a strong men
tai effort and constant vigilance to do
this, for once a person has become
thoroughly addicted to the habit he
does it uncOnsciously, and is only re
minded that he is marEing himself
when he gets one Of his nails gnawed
down to the quick. All manner Of
remedies have been advanced for the
cure Of the fnger-Bail biting habit, in
Guiding the placing Of injurious and
bitter compositions on the ends Of the
fingers, but none Of the remedies
amounts to much.
The only way 70 stop biting the
finger nails is to stop, which IS the only
way to stop drinking liquor. by the
way. The Americans are next t0the
French in the fngeT-naI1 biting habit.
probably because the Americans, az a
whole, are an exceedingly nervous PeO-
pic - AAdA WHO 9SIoA-A YAAl-AGe us "
termination to knock on biting his
fingers nails may, by incessant mani
curing, get them to look fairly well
within year or 50. but hnger-nail bit
ing, If long persisted In, ruins the
shape OF the ends Of the fingers. and
the nails can never be brought to look
as well as those Of the persons who
permit their nails to grow as they
were intended to grow."-Washington
Star.
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HIS TROUBLE.
Il Was FreckIes, and he Was Down.
hearted Because They Were
Not the Right Size.

The boy whose red hair projected
through holes in bis large straw hat
was sitting on u log, looking glOOmily
at the dusty road, when the lady who
teaches the school came along.
''Why, William" she exclaimed,
what are you doing here?"
Nothing" he answered. "only
thinLin'."
your face doesn't look as If your
thoughts were very pleasant" she re-
marked In q gentle tone that invited
confidence
They amt. I was just thinkin'
about how everything in this world
goes wrong. Everything Is too much or
toe little"
what is your particular trouble 90
''Freekles."
The teacher looked at him in aston
ishment and would have laughed aloud
had she not seen by the expression Of
his face that q display Of merriment
would wound his feelings.
''I thought only girls gave them
selves any concern about such things"
Girls are more for lettin' on about
what they're worried over than boys
are. I thought them plaguey freckles
Fas bout gone last winter. But here
they are sgaiP the same as ever.
Wei, it's some comfort # they
aren't any worse"
Morn. It isn't. II they'd only grow
I could cheer up But they stay be
tvixt and between; jes' big enough
SOS I can't be good lOolzin' an too
small fur me 20 stand any show Of
goin' away with the circus as Loop
ard boy."-Detroit Free Press
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go wE 80 oHLoREN.

Have you forgotten. little wife.
Our far-om chfldhOod's golden lifeg
Our splendid castles on the sands
The boat made with my own hands.
The rain that caught Us IN the wood
The cakes we had when we were good
The doll I broke and made you cry
When We were children, you and II
Have you forgotten. little wife,
The daWnlng Of that other hfeg
The strange new light the whole world
wore
when life loves perfect blossom bore7
The dreams We had. the songs We made.
The sunshine, and the woven shade
The tears Of many q sad good-by'
when We were parted. you and II
An, nayI your loving heart. I know.
Remembers stin the long ago.
It Is the Light OF chndhoOd's days
That shines through al your winning
Coo grant We ne'eF forget our youth
It's Innocence and faith and truth
The smiles, the tears and hopes gone By,
When We were children, y0u and I
-CaEser'E EGT1Eine-
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1898-08-19
THE RICHEST NATION.
A Noted English statistIeian Puts the
United States at the Top
Of the Heap.

Mr.. Michael G. MuJhau, the noted
English statistieian, is clearly Of the
opinion that no other nation compares
with ours in all the essential elements
that 60 to make up aggregate wealth
He also notes the fact that while the
most of European countries have at
tanned their growth, the United States
Is apparently on the threshold Of an
Industrial development which it has
never dreamed Of before.
Mr.. AIuIhaJI submits the following
table Of estimates as being the result
Of a careful and comprehensive inves-
LEGATION into the sources Of national
Ne LII N The -..--.,---l 49, 49,.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1898-08-19

A party Of English explorers recent
y discovered that nasal flute playing
IS one OF the customs Of aboriginal
Australians A pair Of young natives
were selected to furnish music for 8
feast In which the explorers partici-
Prised to see them hold their simple,
forest-made flutes to their noses. With
their mouths closed they inhaled
through one nostrn and eLhsleo
through the ofheF.-Chcago Inter
Ocean.
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where Education Counted.

Even the casual observer could see
that the men had been INDUCING toe
freely in the flowing bowl The pair
made their way along the street rather
Unsteadily. They were-men Of the Ia
boring class. but, nevertheless, seemed
to be Jolly fellows. Finally one said:
Jerry. I'm 'nebriated.H
The other replied. after some hesita,
ton:
81 don't know what you mean, Tom
Of course you have a better education
than I had, but know yer drunk
PhiladeInhia Cali
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1898-08-19

These COMPUTATIONS are based upon
values as shown by real estate records,
buildings, merchandise, and railways,
as well as the cirrula sing medium in
each nation IS viii be seen, cur
wealth Is more than seven times great
er than that Of Spain, double that Of
Germany, two and half times greater
than that of Russia, nearly double
that Of France, equal to the com
bined wealth Of Russia. Italy, Austria
and Spain. and so. 20, 0OO, 600 larger
than that of Great Baltimore
Herald.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1898-08-19

Rub three ounces Of butter into half
pound Of -four, add two ounces Of slit
ed sugar. a little salt. q few drops of
lemon juice. the yolls OF two eggs.
beaten stihy, and, lastly, the whites
Of the same also beaten mp Roll the
paste to one-half-inch thickness sew
eral times. and e wII be ready.-Bos-
ton Globe.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1898-08-19

The abandonment of the post oBce
1t Kaskaslia, IL, for want Of patron
age. calls to mind the fact that this
is the oldest town IN the state, having
been founded by La Sale IN 16s2-the
same year IN which Penn founded
Philadelphia. IT has remained dis
tinctfveIy French to this day. and the
modern movement seems 70 have
avoided Il.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1898-08-19

Il tell you" cried Nupop, enthusi-
astically. that baby Of mine is a
wonder Think Of II. only eight
months old and can talk"
ePshaw." remarked lis friend care
Iessly. I've known some men that
cursed the day they we're bora
Brooklyn Life.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1898-08-19
- lLIneraI WeaIth 81 Ameriea

An expert report on the mineral
productions Of the United States dur
ing the year 1897. recently issued,
shows a total valuation Of S67s. 966. GA,
a slight increase over that Of the pre-
ceding year. This aggregate was more
than double that Of the United King
dom for the same period. and consid-
erably larger than that Of ali the
other European countries combined.
The most important minerals in pro-
duction and value were-in their or
der-coal, iron. gold. copper, petrO-
Ieum. silver and lead. The yield Of
copper was the laI gest ever reported
for single year, and gaze the United
States the first place IN this industry.
More than 60 per cent. Of the copper
supply OF the world is now taken from
our mines, and nearly half Of the an
nuaI output is shipped to foreign eOun-
tries.-PhfladelPhia Saturday Evening
Post.
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possfbiIifsies that have vanished Amid
the throes Of disappOint comes the con
collation. that e IS better 90 have loved
and 10 81 than net 70 have loved e AL
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1898-08-19

First 8finer-Let's t'row dice fer de
drinks
Second Miner-I cant afford It, but
III play yer a hundred dollar freeze
out.-Up to Date
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1898-08-19
Americans Crowded from Philippines

Americans Crowded from PhflfDDfnes-
As is well known, America was su-
preme in the Philippine trade from the
opening Of the export business Of the
islands Oh a large scale until within
a few years. The reasons for the
decline of American influence were
largely the drawing out Of capital by
the older members Of the great Alneri-
can trading firms and their leaving the
business to younger members Of their
families. who found themselves with
great responsibilities and a reduced
capital Gradually English firms with
abundant capital succeeded to the bulk
OF the business. The last American
firms IN Manila were crowded out
three years ago by Spanish intrigues,
caused by the hatred Of Americans
growing out Of the Cuban troubles.
This overthrow was managed by the
thousand and che petit annOyances Of
legal machinery that the Spaniards ex-
erted against American firms.@Scrib-
meTE
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1898-08-19

and the SUCCESSFUL -DIdder v7IIE receive
q beautiful and useful souvenir. Ice
cream and cake 1Oc. All are cordially
invited
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Several parties from town were n
ding through this section and doing
good deal Of shooting last Sunday.