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The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1899-07-14
BEGINNING OF BOOKS.
The Early work OF Gutenberg, Faust,
SchOeRer and CaxtOn in
Printing.

When and where the first attempt in
the art of printing were made cannot
be With certainty ascertained, because
] the earliest work printed by Gutenberg
] bore neither date nor name. The rea-
| son for this was obvious. The earliest
! printed books were made to resemble
/ writing and sold as such. This much is
certain-that movable wooden types
were first employed by him about the
/ year 143S.
In 1443 he returned to AIayence and
formed a great friendship with JO-
! names Fust, OF Faust, who agreed to
I loan him 500 guilders at six per cent. for
! five years; but four years passed before
the wealthy goldsmith would advance
/ the money, because Gutenberg would
/ not admit him into the secret Of his
! business. In 1449 the first money was
advanced and printing office set up.
1t was necessary to have assistance
In the printing Office, and one Peter
SchOeffer was engaged, ''he being me
chanicaI." Peter kept his eyes open
and soon found that wooden types were
too slow to make, and he discovered the
art Of cutting the letters in matrix so
that the letters might be cast singly.
Instead Of telling Gutenberg, his en-
plOyer, he went to the money lender
and persuaded him to advance more
money, so that Schoeffer might work
at his invention apart from Gutenberg.
So pleased was Faust that he gave Peter
his daughter Christina in marriage.
William CaxtOn, secretary to the
duchess Of Burgundy, had seen the
xylOgraphic printing Of Lawrence Cos
ter in HARLEM, and the printing by
movable blocks as invented by Guten-
berg. He saw the great opportunities
printing would afford, and, with the
aid Of COiard Mansion, set up a printing
press at Brugesin14 The first book he
printed was the "Recueil,' or summary
''of the Histories Of TrOye," compiled
by friend Of his, RaouI le Fevre, priest
and chaplain to the duke OF Burgundy.
1t was printed and published at Bruges,
and was soon followed by the printing
Of a Latin Grafton delivered there by DR..
Russell, bishop Of Lincoln, at the cere-
mOny Of PrOelaiming the duke and
duchess of Burgundy. Another work
from the pen Of RaOI le Fevre was
translated into English, and printed by
Caxton, entitled ''Tbe Game and Play
Of Chess" a treatise OF moral and Po-
Htical Offices, and duties, and the grada-
ton Of social ranks, founded on the
places and moves" respectively as
signed to different pieces on the chess
board.
The first book printed in English was
The Dictes and Sayinges Of PhuOsO-
Phsres," a collection OF anecdotes, wise
and witty sayings Of ancient philOso-
pliers. 1t is stated in q notice at the end
Of the volume to have been finished ION
the xviii day OF the moneth Of NOvem-
bre, and the seventeenth we're Of the
reign Of Kyng Edwd the "" The title
bears the words, "Emprynted BY me,
William CaXtOn, Westminiztere. the
yere Of our Lord m,cccc, xvi"
The first book TO be printed with
title page was issued IN 1893 BY TYynzen
de WOrde, the successor OF Caxton.-
John De Morgan. in Donahue's Maya
zine.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1899-07-14
ECONOMICAL UNCLE SAM
Even the Insides Of the Mint CHM
neys Are Scraped for Par
ticIes of Silver.

When it comes to mOney-making
Uncle Sam can beat the world for stin-
giness. The artificial silver mine in the
yard Of the old mint premises is only
one Of the numerous schemes for check
ing waste. When the casters raise
their glowing ladies from the metal
pots a shower Of sparks fly from the
molten surface. They are mostly in
candescent particles of carbon, but
among them are the pin-pOints Of sill
yer, almost gaseous. Some fall among
the ashes and clinkers beneath the fur
naces, and when the fire boxes are
raked out at night, the contents are
scrupulously preserved. Down below,
in the basement, is a great revolving
crusher that grinds the debris into fine
powder, and when enough accumulates
it is sold by sample to a northern smell
ter and treated like ordinary ore. Nor
is this all. Every evening the floor Of
the melting room Is swept far more
carefully than ever a lady's Parlor, and
the sweePings are preserved along with
the ashes. Once in three months or
so the SCOT is scraped out Of all the hues
and chimneys and finds its way to the
same receptacle. From the ashes,
clinkers, sweepings and SCOT Of the
New Orleans mint Uncle Sam derives
larger income than the average bank
president. The crucibles used in melt
ing are good for about three charges;
then they are wheeled down to the
basement, crushed and share the fate
Of the clinkers. The pores Of their
virgin sides are full of virgin silver and
the gritty brown powder into which
they are ground yield an average Of
$500 a ton. a WORKOUT crucible is
really worth more than a new one.
In one corner Of the melting room
is a large iron tank In which the new
Iy-cast silver bars are dropped, kissing,
to cool of. At the end Of a hard days
work the surface Of the water shows
a faint rainbow-hued scum, Ike the me-
taIlic Iuster Of stagnant pools seen
near a dyehouse. 1t comes in part from
microscopic fakes of silver that have
scaled of IN the cooling. The water,
when changed, runs down a pipe that
terminates IN the bottom Of a cisteTn,
which contains q layer Of mud q couple
Of feet deep. AS the water sweeps
ND and through the mud acts as filter
and catches the particles Of precious
metal, so In time 1t becomes an arti-
fetal silver mine. Once every quarter
the stuff is scooPed out and passed
through a reduction process. The re-
suit Is a silver brick, worth maybe $50
". o. Times-DemOcrat-
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1899-07-14
saturn'H Ninth Satellite.

Prod. Pickering, Of the Harvard OBJ
ssrvatOry, has discovered a ninth sat
elite revolving around the planet Sat
Urn. The eighth satellite was discov-
cred at the Harvard observatory by
Prof. Bond in 1szs. The new satellite
was found with the aid Of photography,
its image appearing among the stars on
four plates exposed in the Bruce pho
togrzPhic telescope at the Harvard sta
ton near Arequipa, Peru It is exceed
ingly faint, being estimated at magni-
tude 155z. It's distance from the planet
is 81 times greater than that OF the
OutermOst satellite Of Saturn hitherto
known, or about 1881, 200 miles. This
Is more than % times the distance Of
our moon from the earth Besides its
nine moons Saturn has an enormous
number Of small attendant bodies
crowded together and forming its IA
nous rings.-Youth's Companion
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1899-07-14
nc - NEvER d.


The pure. the bright, the beautiful,
That stirred our hearts in youth,
The impulses 70 wordlsss prayer,
The streams Of love and truth
The longings after something lost,
The spirits Tesrning cry,
The striTinEs after better hopes
These things can never die
The timid hand stretched forth to aid
A brother in his need;
A kindly word in grisFs dark hour
That proves a friend indeed
The plea for mercy softly breathed,
When justice threatens high
The sorrow Of a cOntrite heart
These things shall never die.
The cruel and the bitter word,
That wounded as It fell;
The chilling want Of sympathy
We feel, but never teui
The hard repulse that chiIls the heart,
Whose hopes were bounding high,
In an unfadinR record kept
These things shall never die.
Let nothing pass, for every hand
Must ind some work to do;
Lose not a chance to waken love
Be firm, and Just, and true;
So shall a light that cannot fade
Beam on thee from on high,
And angel voices say to thee
These things shall never die.
Charles Dickens.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1899-07-14
Heroism in Peace.

The Topeka Capital prints the fol
lowing letter from Rev. D. H. Platt,
Of Smith Center, formerly Of GoodIand.
TO Dr. Charles Howe, who cleaned the
smallpox out Of Lenora: "You are a
total stranger to me, but I am not q
stranger to some whom you have ser
we'd, nor am a stranger to the heroic
services recently performed by you in
your fight against the smallpox in the
little town Of LenOra. 1 an a firm be-
lever in the sentiment expressed in
Millions sonnet on Oliver Cromwell.
one Of Englsnd's greatest warriors.
Peace hath her victories no less re-
nOwned than war Yours has been
one Of the peaceful victories worthy of
renOwn- I have profound respect for
the faithful members OF your profes-
sion. Permit ne to say that 1 believe
that you are made Of the same kind OF
stuff as Ian MacLareu's Doctor Of the
Old School, 'Weelum MacIure.'n
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1899-07-14

There are still some persistent reports
flying about that Alger will resign, but
the secretary himself declares that
such statements are without founda-
ton, and since the war Of the rebellion,
he says Il have never retired under
fire yet and do not propose to do so
nov
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1899-07-14

Gov. Pingree INDUCES in some start
ling familiarities toward EJim" Nc
MILAN and the Michigan supreme
court as the result of a recent decision
by that body relative to the municipal
control and purchase of the Detroit
street railways.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1899-07-14

The trusts would have less chance of
mOnOpOlizing business did they not
get lower freight rates or rebates on
railroads. Any railroad that will dis
criminate in favor of big trust ought
to have its charter cancelled and it's
guilty officers sent to the penitentiary.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1899-07-14

The % insurance companies recently
barred from doing business in Mis-
souri, now promise to be good and agree
to pay a fine if the courts will only
permit them to be reIicensed.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1899-07-14

Second-Flat Lady-1Iy husband told
me to tell you that your piano dfsturbs
him an day long.
Ihird-Flat LadT-We1, tell him I
cant sleep at night for his organ
-Orgsn2 Why, we have no organ"
'Ies, your husbands nasal organ.
Tell him to Try q cIOthespin when he
snores-H-Chicago Evening News
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1899-07-14

Mind yoh talk, sonny" said Uncle
Eben; ''yOh kin git into trouble even by
speal5n' de truth when de truth doesn'
happen ter be none O. yoh business
Washington Star.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1899-07-14

Before allowing the Cubsns an Op-
pOrtUnity tc choose between snnexs-
ton and independence the president
insists on being reliably informed as
to their probable choice.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1899-07-14

AIger is getting his returns for ig
noring Miles by being now elassed as a
fgurehead at the war department.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1899-07-14

Although the sun never sets on
Uncle Sans possessions it manages to
incubate a whole lot Of trouble, never
theless.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1899-07-14

Great Britain is evidently about to
make a move in the South African
game Of chess. She has just compile
tee a count Of the fighting strength Of
the Beers.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1899-07-14
His IDEAL

The average mans ideal woman IS
one who believes everything he says
Chicago Daily EsWE.z
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1899-07-14

Whites Cream Vermifuge not only
eneetuaIly expels worms, but is unequ-
aled as a tonic, and is q certain and per
manent cure for chilIs and fever In
children. Price 25c.-W. Ennis.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1899-07-14
Bad Use OF IN Editorf.I H.

Mrs Bare was boss Of the bad girls
school at Beloit. The board set her
aside and put in Mrs. Hanback,. Now
there is a kick and the pops want Mrs.
Bare baek.-Clay Clenter Times.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-01-26

As was predicted in the Intelligent
GERS Charleston dispatches yesterday,
Hon. y. Il. Scott was yesterday elected
United States senator TO succeed ,Scna-
tor Faulkner. II was Il signal triumph
for Mr.. Scott. as he had been made the
target OF the most Inscriptions and
vicious attacks. not only emanatng
from the Democratic press, but being
the object of the most cowardly SLAM
ders OF so-callcd Republican paper
published at the capital. That these
assaults were harmless speaks we'll for
Mr.. SCOTS standing in the Republican
party, and his election is not only his
vindlcation, but rcbuke to his mu!ign-
ers.
His has been hard fought battle,
one of the most memorable in the his
tory Of the state. and he has won
through Il confidence In his own ability
TO win aided by the loyalty OF his
friends who never for one moment
swerved in their support. The atmos-
phcre at Charleston now happily clear
cd. the strain in the situation relieved
Of the most threatened factor. 1t Is
now the duty of the Legislature TO get
down to the work before IT,
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-01-26
REELEcrIoNs or A BAcnELoR.

A bride tries to look Us IL she knows
more than she does; q bridegroom less.
At twenty wife Is sorry for her hus-
band; al twenty-five Tor herself; at
thirty for both.
Probably the first thing Eve dii after
she ate the apple was 10 stitch UP some
ferns into corset cover with maiden
hair run In the yoke for ribbons.
When woman asks her husband why
he doesn't come over and sit beside her
the way lie used to he begins TO think
up an excuse for going to the clu6.
! You can never make man believe
that his wife did not fix the chairs so
that when she made him get up In the
night he would knock his knees 10 pieces
on them.-New York Press,
The coolest thing are feet.
It don't sound the same to hear 4 wo-
man say vest as 1t does man.
II women had TO walk on their hands
they'd wear open-work silk gloves.
II apples had been on the bill OF fare
Eve would have turned up her little
nose Mt them.
IL child asks woman where babies
come from she thinks from heaven. but
doesn't say SO: II q girl Is asked she
says from heaven, but doesn't think SO.
New York Press.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-01-26
Reeds Readiness.

Washington Post: Speaker Reed never
falls to answer for himself whenever
the proceedings of the house give him
opportunity. And his reply is never n
disappointment. During the .'niS-up'
in the house the other day, when the
Cramps claim was under consideration,
Representative Dockery. OF Missouri,
was trying 10 shelve the measure by
forcing an adjournment, and Represen-
tativc Brumm. OF Pennsylvania, the
chairman Of the committee on claims.
no insignificant fighter himself. was. OF
course, trying 10 down Mr.. Dockery. Mr..
DOckerp added an intricate amendment
TO one of Mr.. Brumm's motions. and
Representatives Jerry Simpson. OF Kan
sas. added still another amendment.
Then the trouble benan Mr. Dock
cry was urging Representative Ray. Of
New York. chairman OF the committee
on invalid pensions, to come forward
with some conference reports which
are always privileged. Chairman
Brumm. realizing what a tangle his foes
had gotten him into. tried 10 get out
OF 1t By declaring t:Iat the amendments
were not In order. as he had not Yield
cd the iloo". at Is well enough. Mr..
Speaker" said he. for gentlemen to
jump up and make a. motion. but It
should not be recognized before l have
taken my seat"
The chair looked at the gentleman
from Pennsylvania" Iuouh Speaker
Reed, "who made no motion, and there
upon the chair recognized the gentle
man from Missouri"
THE chair Is correct" announced the
substantial Dockery. laughing.
1T is gratifying" spoke out Mr..
Reed at once. bowling gracefully. TO
have such a tribute from an experienced
member
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-01-26
The ChatlDund Organ.

The EaganI2ed Register yesterday re-
marked: Fortunately the moderate
and patriotic counsel OF the Democrats
at Charleston has ut least temporarily
prevailed and an agreement been
reached between the party leaders on
both sides rs which for at least two
weeks the scandalous situation created
by the rcvolutonists in the senate will
cot be further aggravated"
Fortunately. indeed. Yet II they had
followed the doublc-lcadcd advice Of
the Democratic organ on Tuesday
morning they would have done other
wise. Now that the critical stage In
the state Of affairs at Charleston has
been passed III spite of the ffenzied mp
pcals OF the Register for an indefinite
continuance OF the reckless unscatlns
.of legally elected house members. and
the funnyannChronism ofthrea,enlng to
unscat Il gentleman who was not n
member Of the house. the Intclllgcnccr
Is disposed to leave all the contested
cases TO the calmcr judgments that viii
obtain hereafter. Tho main contention
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-01-26
The Tripping Evil.

Atlanta Constitutions: II there Is one
public nuisance which demands Imme-
diate and final abatement it is the tip
ping evil. From an insignificant begin
ming 1t has grown into proportions truly
formidable, and invadcs nearly every
rank and profession in life. II not d.
rectly, through an intricacy of red tape
which but serves to. glaze its real re-
pusiveness.
The practice is said to have origina-
ted In cheapd.ondon inns.wherc shrewd
customers paid the venal waiter a
small gratuity with an implied contract
that their fare should be better than
that Of their ncighbor 1t was next ia
ken up by the higher classes. and,
sharply touching avarice, one of the
most powerful! and susceptible Of hui
man passions. quickly made It's convcn-
fence felt TO those who could afford 1t.
But the worst feature or the custom
has developed lately. So prevalent has
tipping finally become that the rccipI-
ent'of such larGcss takesit purely as
matter of course. and many public In
situations pay their employees misery
salaries, with the expectation that they
shall bleed the patrons for the deficit.
This they accomplish In Il manner
disgusting and humliating TO the lat
ter. Subjecting them TO mpudent and
even insulting treatment II the usual
tip Is not forthcoming. and when IL Is
bestowed. frequently receiving it with
an air OF lofty condesccnsion. The Uni
ted States government has recognized
the existence of the CUSTOM and effcc-
lively discouraged 1t BY holding that
persons on public service must tip out
OF their private pockets ii they wish to
indulge. and that tipping shall hence
forth be eliminated rs an item of the
expense bill. 1t is earnestly to be
hoped that the public generally will
profit by such Il meritorious and sensi-
bic example. and discourage an evil
which is daily growing more repug-
nant and ireICusablc.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-01-26
THE INTELLIGENCER
WHEELING, JANUARY 20, 1899.


Whccling's biennial city election oc.
ours to-day. There are two tickets in
the field. the Republican ticket, headed
by Mayor J. Il. Butts. and the Demo-
cratic ticket ticket. with Andrew r.
Sweeney as the candidate for mayor.
All the indications point to u very large
vote and to Republican success
On the score of personality, the can
didates on both tickets command the
respect of the voters. But. as the In
teiligencer has emphasized so often, no
candidate should be supported solely
because lie Is n good fellow" Good
fellows" may not make the best Of
mayors. for instance.
There is an Issue. and it alone should
influence the voters ,o-day-it Is good
government VS.. bad government at the
city hall. The people had more than a
taste Of Democratic misrulc for several
years previous to the Republican sue
cess OF 1895. and they have not forgot
ten ii. for il was very disagreeablc
experience. Since 1895 the city hall has
been under Republican control, and all
citizens. irrespective of party. must
admit that conditions have improved
wonderfully. 1t does not seem possible
that the people will vote to themselves
return 10 Democratic mismanagement
and extravaganza. after calm and I'M
part!a! inspection Or the records Of the
two parties in conducting the city gov
eminent.
The Republican candidates stand for
good government in the future, backed
by a record Of good government in the
past.
The Democratic candidates stand for
nothing in particular. and back OF them
is their former record Of mismanagc-
ment and extravaganza in the city hall.
Vote the straight Republican and
good government; ticket.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-01-26
ROYAL &c.,
" ABSOLUTELY PURE
Makes the food more delicious and wholesome
PASSING pLEAsANTRIEs.

Truly Great = rs there anything
grarder than man you can trust!
"Yes," well. what Is II! why. q.
man that doesn't nsk you to trust him'
Detroit Free Press.
Repo.ter-"I wasn't aware his family
Is one Of the first families City eai'or
well. 1t Is Why, we've paid as hiSil
rs $40 a column for scandals about MS
amIly!"-Detroit Journal.
Mrs. Grubcr--"I called on Mrs. Doser
,o.day. It must be terrible to be such
confirmed invalid" Mrs. McSinnex-
II don't know. She always has topic
70: conversation. Boston Transcript
Fr!end-"Do you approve OF the idea
that each company should have cook
with the rank and pay OF corporai'
The veteran-"Of corporal? Why. Boou
cook deserves the rank and pay oi u
major general. PUCK.
Amentes-uncle Sam and John Bull
beamed upon each other affectionately
Lets take some:hing!" urged Uncle
Sam. as Is his custom when his heart
is full. by all menrs!" replied John
Bull, cordially. Il suggest territory"-
Puck.
Il Want some illcll 10 70 10 WIN a.
once" exclaimed the excited inhabitant
of state capital. It's a big case a
diamond robbery involving thousands
OF dollars" I'm sorry" answered the
chief: but little thing like thatll have
to wait. All our detectives are busy
watching the legislature to prevent
somebody getting away with Il senator
ship Washington Star.
I Willie is an observing little chap. He
enjoyed looking at the pictures OF Santa
Claus in the newspapers. and when. I
week later. he discovered Il picture in
tended for Father riue in a paper, he
shouted: oh papa. look howthin Santa
Claus has got in Il week!"-Yonkers
Statesman. <.
Are YOU European governments IS
anxious for peace and fraternity as you
pretend to be-" asked the tourist. Ger
tainly," answered the diplomat Then
why are you making all these prepara-
tons to ,ight?' We'll. you know It's a
well-esia bIlshed trait OF human nature
that after people have fought and made
up they get frlenGlier than ever. And
We nations are too friendly to lose any
chance OF becoming more so.''-Wash-
ington Star.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-01-26

The following Texas society note is
culled from the columns OF the valued
San Antonio Express:
"Colone! William G. Sterrctt admits
I former prejudice against the swallow
tail OF Niger singer dress coat, be-
cause there was not enough tail 20 It
to hide even derringer or pocket flask.
but conditions have changed, ard Stcr-
rett's coat was one OF the most cOnspic-
uouS at the inaugural ball"
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-01-26
Mere pcrvcrSity.

Detroit Free Press: Oars one Of de
sma'test mules in dis city," announced
the proud proprietor OF an ash cart to
one Of his patrons. He unde'stan's
CORY w'd I say. same like he wa pus-
SON"
Hardly. guess. Tell him TO so
ahead a little"
Git up dar, Suushinc,' and the mule
began to back.
Look al that. now"
Oats what Use tel!r' you boss. Ef
dat mule don't undC'stan' me pahfec;.
how do he know how to do de opp'site
every time: He aebcr miss Stree had
him, boss"