The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1899-03-03
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March is with Us and she marched IN
like little lamb.
Motto Of a club man-"Late to bed
and early to Tyes."
The convicted fOrgerer may be said
to have forged his letters
In Kansas there are GO camps Of
WOOdmen and the total membership,
$1,000, exceeds that Of any other order
IN the state.
It Is about time for the helpful hen
to get action on her egg producing
machinery again. The thing Of being
obliged TO pay , cents a dozen for
eggs Is getting mighty mOnOtonOus-
A Nebraska City couple got married
the other day. The grOOm's name was
Wolf, and the brides was Hunt The
papers very appropriately headed the
account Of the wedding "WOlf-Hunt.
The champion cold snap story was
sent out from Salina. A woman there
threw a pan Of water from the back
door 1t frOze into a chunk before it
fell aud killed the family cat
We want no power the gifs to gle rs
To see ourselves as ithers see US
liver pleasanter, though not so wise,
Could others see Us with our eyes.
~. 7. Evening Journal
Charles Pratt was the first Kansas
volunteer killed in the late war, and a
singular coincidence Is that the name
of the first Kansas volunteer killed IN
the civil war was Caleb Pratt.
Rudyard Kipling, poet and author,
has been critically i'll In New York this
week with pneumonia At times his
life was despaired Of by the attending
physicians, but be IS now thought to
be out of danger
The title Of the last publication of
the Kansas State Horticultural society
is The Apple'-sThe big red apple;
luscious, red-cheeked first love of the
farmers boy, the healthy, hearty-heart
of the darling dumplin-a
The question of moving the Missouri
state capital has again come up IN the
legislature. This time it is proposed
to change the location to st. Louis, a
former attempt to move it from Jeffer-
son City to Sedalia having failed.
A great many exposed water pipes
frOze up during the late cold weather.
1t should be remembered that boiling
water ought never to be poured down
a frozen pipe. Cold water and salt is
the proper treatment, and one which
will not injUre the pipe.
A young student in one Of our city
schools, aged not more than ten, was
asked TO repeat a lesson in addition
the other day. He was examined close
IL in the lesson and in answer to the
query, If your father gave your moth
er IS today and s. tomorrow, what
would she have?" answered, "she would
have a fit."-EXchange
Capt. ". H. Bishop of the Kansas
regiment at Manila, writing to friends
in Salina Of conditions in the Philip
pines. says. "The native mothers Of
Manila do not discharge toward their
children all Of those duties which
seemed to have been included in the
grand scheme of nature" Lest this
might not be understood he explains
by saying "Manila babies are always
reared on cOcOanUt milk"
aWhy, you were here yesterday" re
marked the magistrate. Il let you 60
then, but now I'll fine you s. a" "YOu
can't do that" replied the we'll dressed
man in the Center street court in New
York the other day "The constitution
Of the United States prohibits il"
"HOW do you make that Out?" inquired
the magistrate. "Wby, it Is easy" re
piled the prisoner. This drunk is a
continuation of yesterdays drunk. You
know the constitution says that a man
cannot be placed in jeopardy twice for
the same Offense. Technically you
would be liable TO Impeachment for
violating the provisions of the cOnsti-
tuition" "The point is we'll taken" re-
piled the magistrate, sand you are dis
charged"