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The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1899-10-20
COMMISSIONERS PROCEEDINGS

Board Of County Commissioners met
in regular session for October meeting
with full board present. On motion
the following claims against Sherman
county we're allowed, and warrants
ordered drawn in DaEment of same.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1899-10-20

School report Of district Is for the
month ending October 6: Number Of
days taught, 2Oi number pupils enrol
led, 9; average attendance, 8; deport-
ment, &c. cases Of hardness, none.
Mrs. NJ. GOODRICH, Teacher.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1899-10-20
Election Proclamation.
- published go ~

lEeE PUBLISHED OGe0lGE 41-l
OTATE Of Kansas, Sherman county, IS: State
- of Kansas, to all whom these presents may
come, greeting: Know ye, that ], the under
signed, sheriff Of Sherman county, Kansas, by
virtue Of the authority In me vested, do by this
proclamation give public notice that on Tues
day, November Z, 1899, there VIII be held gen
eral election, and the officers at that time to be
chosen ara as follows, tO-WIt-
A Sheriff,
A County Clerk.
A County Trea surer.
A Register Of Deeds,
A County Surveyor,
A Coroner,
A Commissioner of the First District,
A Township Trustee,
A Township Clerk,
A Township Treasurer,
Justice Of the Peace,
A ROadOFerseer,
Two Constab leS.
And votes for said officers viii be received at
the poll Of each election district IN said county
on said day.
In testimony whereof, have hereuntO set my
hand at my Office at GOOdland- IN said county.
this 10th day Of October, A. D. 1899.
GEORGE ii. BRADLEY,
Sheriff of Sherman County, Kansas.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1899-10-20
SECRET SOCIETIES.

NOODLAND CAMP NO. 81, II. ". Of A.
Ut Meets second aud fourth Saturday OF each
month, D. NJ, at g. A. +. nall. Visiting mem
J. n. JEWELL, Clerk. s. g. FRY, V. c.
NOODLAND LODGE No. 81, A. F. & A. n
IT Meets first and third Wednesdays Of each
month, 80 ?. M: at Masonic hall. Visiting
E. F. MUzPHT, Secretary.
WOODLAND CHAPTER, no. "a, r. A. Il
IT Meets first and third Mondays OF each
month, S. D. ~, at Masonic hall. Visiting
brothers welcome. A. 6. PATRICK, Z. P. P.
L. I. MURPHY, Secretary.
COLUMBIA COMMANDERY NO. s., K. 7.
- Meets second and fourth Mondays OF each
month. s p. m, at Masonic hall Visiting
Z. F. MURPHY, Recorder.
DOODLAND CHAPTER, NO. ~. o. Z. S.
IT Meets second and fourth Tuesdays Of each
month, Z: 30 p. m, at Masonic hall. Visiting
sisters and brothers invited.
Mas. E c. LESoS. Worthy Matron.
THOs. P. LEONARD, Secretary
NOODLAND TEMPLE no. Is. RATHBONE
Ut SISTERS. Meets first Saturday OF each
month, S: p. m, at q. a. R. hall. Visiting mem
Mrs. ORA WILEY, NEG.
MRS JENNIE WALLER, Secretary.
FUSTIS LODGE NO. 81, KNIGHTS OF
II PYTHIAS. Meets first and third Thurs
days of each month. p: n, at g. A. r. hall.
Visiting Knights welcomed.
Horn ANDREWS, K. Of R. & S.
WOODLAND LODGE NO. 828, 1. o. o. T.
VI Meets every Tuesday night, 80 D. m, at
g. A. R. hall. Visiting brothers invited 20
attend. JOHN HARTZLER, \. g.
F. L JONES. Secretary.
WOODLAND LODGE no. %, a. o. .. ".
VI Meets first and third Fridays of each month,
p. N at g. A. r. hall. Visiting WOrkmen
invited. c. Z. SwAETs, II. ".
E. J. SCOTT. Recorder.
TIP TOP LODGE NO. 395, 3. Of L. F.
L Meets second and fourth Sundays Of each
month, 80 p. m, at g. A. r. hall.
A. II. MATTHEWS, Master.
&. H. ALBRECHT, secretary.
GOODLAND LODGE no. 81, B. of R. 7.
Vt Meets first and third Mondays Of each
month, 80 p. M, at g. A. r. hall.
j. Z. READ, Master.
T. H. PATSOE, Secretary.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1899-10-20

THE REFUBIIO one year one dollar.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1899-10-20
First published September 15.l
Publication Notice.

First published September 15-l
Publication Notice
IN the district court within and for the county
u of Sherman in the state Of Kansas. ". II.
Canadian, plaintiff, vs.. Hiram G.. Reynolds and
Clara E Reynolds, husband and wife, and John
Doe, real name unknown, defendants. Hiram
e.. Reynolds and Clara i. Reynolds, husband
defendants, viii take notice that the said ". H.
Canadian. plaintiff. did on the 9Th day Of Sep
TENDER 1899 ME his petition IN said district court
within and for the county Of Sherman IN the
state of Kansas, against the said above named
defendants, and that you and each of you must
answer said petition filed as Aforesaid on or
before the 31st day OF October. 1899 or said petit
ton viii be taken as true, and a judgment rem
dered IN said action against said defendants,
Hiram &. Reynolds and Clara i. Reynolds, hus-
and nO-lO0 dollars, with interest thereon at the
rate of ten per cent per aunum from the lst day
Of October, 1894, and for costs Of suit; and
further judgment against said defendants,
Hiram c. Reynolds and Clara i. Reynolds, hus-
band and wife, and John Doe, real name un-
known, for the foreclosure OF a certain trust
deed upon the following described real estate
tO-Wiu: The southwest quarter tSWlzl Of section
twenty-siL ,25) in township seven (7) south OF
range fOrty-tWO west of the Sixth principal
Of Sherman In the state of Kansas, and
adiudging that the said plaintiff have the first
lien on said premises, to the amount for which
judgment VIII be taken as aforesaid, and order
ing said premises to be sold without appralse-
ment, and the proceeds applied to the payment
Of the amount due plaintiff and costs Of suit
and forever barring and fOreclOsing said de-
PENDANTS, and each Of them, Of and from all
right, title, estate, interest, property and equl
ty Of redemption, in or to said premises, or any
part thereof.
HOYr Andrews, Attorney for Plaintiff.
Attest: II. II. HESTON, Clerk.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1899-10-20

Martin Wilson, wolf scalp
Ernest NotE, I've WOLF scalps-
7. B Dixon, I've wolf scains .-.-.-... co..
W. H Bruner, wolf scalp ----------.----.-
Earl White, ETolf scalp.
S. B Middleton. two wolf scslps---- &c.,
Henry DusenbGrry, two WOLF scalps-----...
Roy Butts, wolf scalp .---------.---
Tohn FineEan, wolf scalp ----.--------.
John Brockmire. two wolf scalps.-.- 1900
George Cuilins, wolf scalp---.---....----
Joseph Meyers, wolf scalp -.-..-------.
lanes Verge wolf
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-04-08
Approaching Bombay.

The traveller approaching Bombay
from the Arabian sea is struck with
the popularity OF the Indian coast A
low-lyinS narrow strip of shore rises
abruptly in great steps to meet the
Ghauts-a range of mountains which
looms up just behind, setting the city
in bold relief. and cutting off the view
OF the remarkable plains beyond
known as the Daccan. They are sit
uated from two to three thousand feet
above the level of the sea, and are in
terlined throughout as with the veins
of leaf by the mighty rivers, which,
rising in the Western Ghauts. flow
eastward over the sloping table lands,
through the Eastern Ghauts and across
the narrow fertile strip on the east
ern shore. to pour their waters into
the Bay of Bengal. They stretch away
thus. east to Calcutta, and there to
Cape Comorin, dotted here and there
with mountains which spring suddenly
ont of the plains like defacing excres-
cences upon the surface of leaf;
while in the north, they are cut eff
from the valleys beyond by the Wind.
hya mountains, which run east and
west across the center of the country.
Literally surrounded thus by three
ranges of mountains, this Deccan pre-
sents one of the most peculiar geo.
graphical formations in the world
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-04-08
Distances OF Stars

Sir Robert Ball, the English :astron-
omer, who has been delivering a Sc
ries OF lectures on practical astrono-
my, has "a very happy faculty of Illus
tration. In speaking of the distances
the stars, whose visible number
exceeds thirty millions, are sunk in
the abyss of space, he tried to give
his hearers an idea of what these dis
tances are.
They knew, said he. how quickly
telegraph message traveled-at such
a speed that, If the wires were perfect
conductors, an impulse would fly
around the world in a single second.
Suppose, now, they wanted to teie-
graph to the moon-weH. that would
not take long. The moon was near.
and the message would reach it in
little more than a second. To the
sun it would take longer-abont eight
minutes.
But to the nearest of the stars. it
was not a question of seconds, or 'of
minutes, or of days, or weeks, or
months. Ii, when the battle of Wa
terloe WIS fought, a Geographic &C
count had been sent to the nearest
fixed star of that victory, tie mes
sage would only NOW be arriving. But
there were stars more distant than
that There were stars which would
still be ignorant even if some one
had been at the pains to send them
telegram relating the occurrence that
the Normans had beaten Harold at
the battle OF Hastings; there were
stars to which the blessed knowledge
of the birth AT RetEleheuo would still
be unknown, for the glorious tidings
could not have reached them; and if, 4"
said Sir Robert Ball. you multiply all /
that I have said by ten-fold, there
are stars in the vast heavens, you may
be sure, of which it would still be
true
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-04-08

his CYoussouff's) slave girl on the
very eve of their projected marriage.
He added the circumstances OF Zu-
leika'S purchase, pointing out that she
had been bought on the installment
plan, and that 5000 francs were still
owing on her. IF your majesty will
not restore my intended wife, send
me at least the money for which l
became liable through her purchase"
wrote YouSsOuff in conclusion of his
petition. He did not have to wait long
for an answer. Next morning at 10
O'Clock a court carriage drove up at
his door. and out jumped Zuleika,
more beautiful and more richly dressed
than ever. The colored gentleman who
accompanied her, and who was, as 1t
afterward turned out, one of the minor
eunuchs of Yildiz Palace, smilingly
stepped up to Youssouff and counted
$4,000 francs upon the table.
His majesty has graciously pleased
to order the official of whom you COM
planned to pay over the full purchase
price OF the slave herewith returned"
he said. After getting his receipt he
drove rapidly away. The negotiations
had not lasted more than five min
utes
Zuleika wouldn't answer any ques-
tions as to where she had been and
with whom. She said she had sworn
not to reveal anything until after
three days had passed.
Well, she took the secret with her
into the grave. for, as stated she lived
only three-quarterS of an hour after
her return home. While in her death
agonies she had only strength enough
to say she had partaken of no food
or drink since that mornings break
fast in the harem.
Those who saw the slave girl say
she was the most beautiful Circassian
that had been brought to Constantine
of age, a little over five feet in height,
and perfectly proportional. She had
beautiful small hands and feet, an
oval face, blond hair and complexion
Of lilies and roses. Her eyes were
dark and big and full of intelligence.
Youssouff is nearly distracted over
her loss. but can do nothing. All the
talk is that no less a person than the
Sultan himself played the leading
part in the tragedy. Furthermore
there is the evidence of the harem
cook, and there are the 5000 francs.
The Sultan could not afford to have the
and money, too. So he reimbursed
him and sent him back his slave, but
not for long. Thus no lowly subject
embraced the woman whom the Sui
tan himself had coveted
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-04-08

Sultan is said to have remarked a lit
tie while ago. The same day Yaver
Aga, his majesty's chief eunuch, called
upon Youssouff and commanded him
20 give up the girl. Youssouff refused,
for he had meanwhile fallen madly in
love with her. Next came an offer
rom the Sultan's 'Kadyns." the seven
women who pass as his regular wives
They desired TO buy Zuleika for their
master, offering a very large sum as
purchase price. But Youssouff could
leither be bought nor bullied. and was
quite proud of the fact He evidently
forgot that he was living in Turkey.
out if he did he wasn't allowed to lose
sight of the fact long.
Two weeks ago, coming home from
his Office, he was informed by his
servants that Zuleika had run awav
leaving all her jewels. fine dresses
ind money behind. OF course that in
Heated where she had G 1ne. No wom-
an, least of all a Circassian. aban-
Ions her diamonds and fine frocks nm
less better ones and more of them are
awaiting her elsewhere. Youssouff
was willing to swear by the Prophet
that his Zuleika had been kidnaned
Tor the sultan's harem: 5nt until he
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-04-08
Song Canaries OF Germa ~.

The home of these birds, the HarZ,
an entirely isolated chain OF noun
tains rising out of the plain between
the rivers Leine and Saale. is the most
northern elevation of Importance in
Germany and lies partly in Prussia.
partly in Anhalt and Brunswick. The
best song canaries are reared here at
the present time, chiefly in Andreas-
berg, town also celebrated for it's sill
yer mines. In every house and cot
tage OF the place you see canaries, and
On line summers day, when walking
by, their song greets you from every
open door and window. Whereas with
the other races of canaries color mark
ings, shape, and size are important
points, with this breed there is bu:
one-their song.
The birds are usually of middle size
and strongly built; the head is large,
the legs shorter and the neck not SO
long as in the common canary; the
legs slant backward q little and the
bird does not stand as upright as the
others. The breast ought to be broad
and strong, tie eyes large and lively;
the feathers must lie smooth and the
ments with sort OF coquetry. The
colcrs vary from straw to golden vel
low, some with green markings, but
deeper shades of yellow are not to be
found among them. If We say that
these birds have to take the second
place in outward beauty of form ans
color, we certainly must give them the
first OF all in point Of song. Their en-
tire value lies in this.
With the utmost care and scieBce
their voice has been cultivated for
years. and splendid results have been
obtained. The song OF a really first
class HarZ bird is a marvel OF beauty
for those who understand it. but it
needs much practice and a musical ear
to note slight differences and faults
and be able to choose the really best
songster among crowd OF BIRDS
Chambers Journal
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-04-08
WITHOUT LEGS OR ARMS.
Round Dumping of "a Youngster Born
In Kentucky.

In Kentucky.
A unique arrival at Conway, KY, the
other day was a baby born without
legs or arms. He is just little round
dumping of a youngSter and except
for the fact that be is limbless, he is
all right He is going to live and be-
come big man, and to help him along
in life his parents have named him
Ernest Dewey Franklin. He was born
to Mrs. James A. Franklin. She was
naturally shocked when the discovery
of his peculiar limitations was an
nounced, and it is said her grief was
pitiable. But the mother love tri-
umphed, and she took the babe to her
breast, and is now just as proud of
him as if nature had provided him
with regular. everyday outfit in the
shape of arms and fists and legs and
feet Little Dewey Franklin has been
taken to Cincinnati, where the mu-
scum managers are Offering enormous
sums to his mother for the privilege
of exhibiting her truly wonderful
child. Doctors from all over Ohio
have come to examine him. He weighs
IA pounds ounces. His head and
trunk are we'll formed. His features
are perfect, and he has eyes of deep
blue Instead of arms, he only has
stumps, resembling very much the
fippers of a porpoise. There is abso-
lutely no sign of legs, two little balls
of flesh on each side of the thighs in
dicating the point where these useful
members for locomotion should have
been. The spinal column is complete.
even to the sacrum and coccyx. In
his habits the little fellow is a model
child.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-04-08
STORIES OF THE STAGE.

Theatrical managers have their tri-
ais. One received this letter from a
California town in reply to a query
about open time, says the Ora matte
Mlrror. 1t says: The show business
here has just been turnt over to me-"
and it IS signed u. N, undertaken,
funeral director and embalmer." The
manager didn't book
Here is gem from somewhere in
Louisiana. Says the gem: II am I'M.
der the impression that you give enter
talnments. l mock the patrige, whip
perwll, hooking bird and others. Not
long since l Knocked for travelling
elocutionest; he said it was alright.
frequently mock for my friends-they
appear. to appreciate it very much.
what can you offer me to come and
mock in your entertainment?
A variety manager received in re-
ply to an advertisement, from Spring
field, Ohio, this gem: Dear sir:
notice that you want a person to take
the part of Jew / am young and ac-
tive IL years old dark hair & blue
eyes as to salary l will work for 500
week & expenses I have had no stage
experience In fact l don't need any be-
cause l am a natural born actor II
you will help me out will repay you
in future"
A manager of an opera company
agrees with those who say good ac-
tors work undiscovered in dry goods
stores and such. He received this
from Reading, Pa: 'Messrs. would
you like to take me in your Co. am
4 butcher by trade and am tired of it
want to get out of the town. and
would like to go with your COMPANY.
am feet 3 inches in height and
weigh 140 pounds and 10 years.
would like to go as a Comedian I have
10 experiments but can do the funn."
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-04-08

was certain of the fact and could prove
it nothing could be done
The next few days Youssouff spens
lounging about Yildiz Palace and in
terviewing all officials, high and low.
who would listen to him. Many o.
them accepted his brides, but none
could give him the desired informa-
ton. At last Youssouff got hold of
cook who prepares the meals for the
Sultan's mistresses at their OCCASION
al meetings. This man had an idea.
Tell what is Zuleika's favorite dish,
and 1 will tell you whether she is i'll
the harcm, where l serve" said he.
Nothing easier than that. Twenty
four hours later Youssouff knew his
surmises respecting the Sultan's COM
plicity in spiriting away his Circas-
sian had been correct.
Then he sat down and wrote a let
ter to the Padishah, complaining that
some high palace official had stolen
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-04-08

| Virtue VIII catch, as well as vice, by
| contact.
Conductive only language that
rarely lies.
| The use of character is to be a shield
against calumny.
The credIlity of dupes is as mex
haustible as the invention of knaves.
He that wrestles with us strength
ems our nerves and sharpens our skill.
Our antagonist is our helper.
There is a courageous wisdom: there
is also false. reptile prudence-the re-
suit, not OF caution. but of fear.
Let us suffer any person TO tell US
his story, morning and evening. but for
one twelve month and he will become
our master.
1t is ordained in the eternal consti-
tuition OF things that men Of in:em-
perate minGs cannot be free. Their
passions forge their letters.
If we command our wealth, we shall
be rich and free; if our wealth COM
mand us, We are poor indeed. We are
bought by the enemy with the tres
from our own coffers.-Burke.
The Temple of Honor ought to be
seated or ar eminence If it be opened
through virtue, let it be remembered,
too, that virtue is never tried but by
some difficulty and some struggle.
He who calls in the aid of an equal
understanding doubles his own. He
who profits of superior understa nding
raises his powers to level with the
height of the superior understanding
he unites with
There are cases where a man would
be ashamed not to have been imposed
on. There is a confidence necessary TO
human intercourse, and without which
men are often more injured by their
own suspicious than they would be by
the perfidy of Others
In my course I have known-and. ac-
cording to my measure, have cooper
ated w1th-great men; and have
never yet seen any plan which has not
been mendeu by the observaticls of
those who We're much inferior in I'M
derstanding to the person who took the
lead in the business
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-04-08
New Names for New Jobs.

Motor vehicles are responsible for
new words In the vocabularies of most
modern languages. To describe the
man who is addicted to the new ha-
bit. the French say chauffeur" or
"motorcyclist." In London he is call
ed "autoist," ''autocarist'' or "moto-
cyclist." The Hollanders say auto
mobilist" and the Italians carbon
aro." The Germans amplify by saying
'motorfahrer" or 'autom bifahrer." It's
now New York's turn to add suitable
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-04-08
In MonEelIa's Capital.

Ourga, the capital Of Mongolia, is a
great religious center. 1t is the resi-
dence Of the third living Buddha the
yearly resort of about 2OO,O 200 pilgrims
and the local headquarters of about
10000 priests or uamas, these last be-
ing everywhere in evidence as you
pass through the town. Ourga is a
town OF about 10000 people, chiefly
Mongolians, with a few thousand Chi
nese, the governing authority resting
with a Manchu governor and a Mon
golian prince The former has about
ESQ Manchurian soldiers! and that, it
is said, is the only military force in all
Mongolia. Besides the Mongolians and
Chinese, there are in Ourga about $50
Russians. These latter are chiefly en-
gagged in the caravan trade, all of
which passes through Ourga OF public
buildings Ourga has none save a great
temple with a very famous and beauti-
fully worked copper statue of Buddha
"a statue about thirty feet high and
evidently Of Chinese workmanship OF
road-making, OF sanitation, OF local ad-
ministration there is none. The city
is a collection of wood buildings or
mud huts, each surrounded by a high
WOODEN fence Inc roads are tracks
created by traffic The open spaces are
of dust or mud, as the weather may
direct. Dogs are the only seavengers
Yet, withal. Ourga is a prosperous and
happy town. 1t is a manufacturing
center. since not only the Mongol sad
dlery, but the Mongol headware, the
richer clothing and all the pipes, to-
bacco pouches and girdles which the
Mongol loves are Of Ourga make The
100000 pilgrims who resort there
yearly must also be a source of con-
siderable revenue, and, as a matter of
fact, the people of Ourga have every
sign of being prosperous. They seem
happy and good hammered, and after
travelling through China one partic-
ularly notes the free and independent
life of the Mongol women. These
move about with perfect freedom, buy
ing, selling or gossiping in the mar
ket place, and, of course, riding on
horseback whenever they have to 60
more than a few yards. For no Mon
gol ever walks. The idea would seem
absurd.