The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1899-02-24

Hobson has been kissed and Alger
Kissed.
Old saying: A hard winter makes a
full crop.
The erusty old bachelor to be con
sistent should make his own bread.
All volunteers not doing duty in the
colonies have been ordered mustered
out
The legislature has kindly made
Thomas Pea, OF Cherokee county,
Thomas Peas.
Albert J. Bevcridge, the United
States senator elect from Indiana, was
= real eststS agent at Dighton, Kan,
in 1885
Mr.. DOOley's advice is to give tie
FiliPinOs AL they ask for, and then
knock them down and take it away
from them.
The mutual admiration society, bet
ter known as the Kansas State Editor
ial association, was in session at
Topeka this week
The FiIipinos have another foe to
contend with, carrying with it less
blood but more noise. The Salvation
Army is to invade the Philippines
Care TO our coffin adds a nail no doubt,
But every grin so merry draws one out
Gen. Miles has very pertinently re-
marked to the court OF inquiry on his
statements OF embalmed beef that he
sis not required to report to the COM
misssry general"
The OId-fashiOned horse stealing days
are returning. Seven horses have been
stolen around Lawrence within the
last three weeks, none Of which have
been recovered.
A brszch Of promise suit and a train
robbery trial are the star attractions
in Kansas City this week, with SOusa
and his band at the dedication OF Con
veutiou hall on the side.
Senator Platt's clever remark that
for q century We have been anneXing
territory with a club or with a caress,
makes is apPesr that it was a far seeing
move to select HObsOn for Philippine
duty.
Speaking Of that binding twine fac
tory at the state peniteDtiary the Lin
coin Republican rises to remark that
- little freer use Of hemp might be
good for that institution and for the
state st large"
The ciEiIizing effects Of the American
occupancy OF Manila are already mott
csR6ls in that city. A Fort Scott mem
Der OF the Twentieth Kansas writes
back that craps has already become
faVOrits game among the natives.
Talk shout cold weather. At PaOIa
last week an engine pulling NJ, X. &
T. passenger train, frOze to the track
while taking water, and it was necss-
sary 20 "bump" them loose. The con-
ductOr also frOze his ears, while in
structing the engineer about starting
up.
The japanese are bold in the bribery
business. Eleven OF them arrived In
San Francisco recently and when the
immigration officer boarded the ship
the first one he came 20 handed him
$ and the other ten followed suit. OF
course such bold play as that had TO
be turned down.
A Boston newspaper reporter has
fallen into q snap in the far-oh Caro-
line islands. he Was "shRnghRied" in
New York and as q very appropriate
sequel deserted the ship IN Shanghai,
China whence he proceeded to the
island OF Zap, where he struck up such
close friendship with the king that
he vas Immediately made sub-ruler
and given the next most important
island Of the kingdom
A big revival has been going on at
Stony Point school house in COhsy
county. William Davis, q farmer, got
worked up and made . vow that he
would fast until Belle, his good looking
I7-year-old daughter, prOfsssed reli-
before Belle gave in Then the father
had a feast, and Belle was bsptised IN
the creek when the Thermometer was
n aau-ane faT0u ua-u