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The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1900-01-05
FROM THE WAXsIDE.

A PhilIipsburg gravestone firm has
for q motto: "LiVe and Let Live
The increased price Of material, par
ticularly white paper, has precipitated
q movement among newspaper publish
ers to increase their subscription rates.
To be % minutes late is bad enough,
but Oberlin gets in 90 years behind
time By giving q ball last week 'eele-
brsting the close Of the 18th century
aWhen you talk about there being 8
better state than Missouri" says q
Missouri editor, "every potato winks
its eye, and every beet gets red in the
face, every cabbage shakes its head
every oat field is shocked, the onions
get stronger, the rye strokes its beard,
the corn Pricks up its ears and every
foot Of ground begin to kick"
The power Of the Standard Oil com
Pany is conceded everywhere, but its
overwhelming influence on the secur-
tiles market is far from being realized
1t is said to carry a cash balance OF
from 100000 to 100000 in gold
deposited either in the Deutsch Bank
Of Berlin or the National City bank OF
New York! The average man can scar
cely even comprehend this.
The compilation and printing of the
official records Of the union and con-
federste armies is said to have cost
s261O,92L The work occupied . years
1t is the most remarkable history Of q
great wsr-a war affecting the eternal
destinies Of this country and the world
that has been OF could be prepared
Nothing like it exists elsewhere. Both
parties to the tremendous contest tell
their own story. The records, so to
speak, are there, blackened with DOW
der and illuminated by the light of
many bloody battle.
Here is a new conundrum that is
going the rounds: What character is
there in the Bible who possesses no
name, who suffered death in different
form from any inflicted before or since
that time, a portion Of whose shroud is
in every household, and the cause OF
whose death has been made famous by
q modern author? Answer: Lots wife.
She possesses no name; no one else
met death through being turned into q
pillar Of salt; salt is in every household,
and Edward BelIamy wrote the fam
Gus novel, Looking Backward"
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1900-01-05

per cent, So, "a; city taxes saved for
$50 days. $4,000 s19656L
Annual interest on internal revenue
receipts and other government depOs-
its IN the City bank, nov estimated at
sIs,OO0,OOO, an increase Of 100000
since December ?, when the last re-
port Of the bank was pubHshed-s1.O So,-
600.
Total estimated profit of the Nation
al City bank, from government favOrs,
shown since Secretary Gage entered
the csbinet-s1, s625 37.
Capital stock Of National City bank
q, 100000; percentage Of profit from
government fayors on the capital. 1s6
per cent.
It's stated on the authority OF the
New York daIlies that, besides the
other banks dominated by the Stan
dard Oil trust, that the same great
combine controls the National City, the
Hanover National, Second National, and
the National Park bank, besides it is
believed that they control the United
| States Trust company and the Farm
er's Trust company
Now the secretary Of the treasury
sold the United States custom house
property to q Standard Oil trust bank
for s3265OOO. The bank gave a check
for this amount, and Mr.. Gage imme-
diateIy re-depOsited the check in the
/ hank The 6aad WAS mot recorded and
thus the Standard Oil trust bank saved
/ $4,000 in taxes otherwise due the city
Of New York, as government property
is not taxable. All this time the bank
gets the rental Of the property and the
use Of the money paid for the property
purchased July ?, six months before
Mr.. Mckinley should ask Mr.. Gage
to resign, and if the president does
mot take action congress should, If up
on investigation these charges are sub
stantiated.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1900-01-05

County Clerk A. d. RummeI returned
Saturday from Wichita where he was
in attendance to the state county
clerks convention They had q very
interesting session and on the subject
OF equalization Of assessment there was
an interesting discussion. The custom
has been to assess on cash valuation
in some counties at 100 per cent, in
others at so and some as low as % per
cent. The following resolution on the
subject was adopted:
Resolved, That We. the county clerks in con-
vsntiOn assembled, do respectfully recommend
70 the boards Of asssssmsntin the various ooun-
ties throughout the state that they adopt the
following schedule Of Vsluations
Al real property to be assessed at o1s-third
its actual value, and al personal property 70 be
listed at Sct1al cash value. Then deduct the
constitutional exemption Of so from tbs total
amount, dividing by three 70 ind tbs assessed
value.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1900-01-05
MORE CROOKED WORK.

Other Wallace County Men Under Suspi-
ciOn OF Cattle Stealing.
The Sharon Springs Times says:
"Sam and John Sheldon, formerly Of
Morton township, have left for parts
unknown, and their cattle have been
taken for their debts. But this is not
all. Some Of the cattle that we're mort
gagged to the bank and the merchants
in Sharon Springs bear the brand of
the Baldwin ranch, Of Colorado, and it
is evident from the action Of the boys
in disappearing so suddenly that there
is considerable crooked work in con
nectiOn with their possession Of the
cattle. The matter will be thoroughly
sifted, and in the meantime the mer-
chants and others who held accounts
against the boys will endeavor to get
their money out Of such cattle as they
really owned. Attachments have been
issued and the cattle are now in the
possession Of Williams & CO..
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1900-01-05

Imperial Rome fell to pieces Of its
5VH great weight, just as Imperial
Britain is bound to sooner or later.
y hat wiz the Anglo imitatOrs do when
he drops to athird-rate power, just as
Spain didg Our government, unless
halt is called soon, viii enter on the
ssme downward course and meet the
anne destiny. Imperialism is as the
sFaianche rushing down the mountain
ide, and below yaWns the precipice
and ehasm.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1900-01-05

In ancient republican Rome the
plebesus common peoplel fought
q the battles and paid al the taxes.
aoE little change there has really
5sen il practical self-government Of
'epubfics IN more than two thousand
ears. It is the same old story, IS the
Irishmsn said: athe rich can ride in
shaises, but the poor may 60 afoOt
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1900-01-05
Secret Copos.slOns Of J. Bun

Ny name is Buu-John Bull.
I'm full
OF BOel
First, there's Joe
Has got to go
And talk too much;
And then the Dutch
Raise the deuce
With me.
I rule the sea,
But what's the usei
The sun can never set
On my dOminiOns, yet
I am not glad,
To-day.
Ny heart is sad
I may
Say
That I'm In rather bad
Way
At present.
Ny dreams
Are far from pleasant!
It seems
A mOckery to cry
peace on earth, good viii to men"
When
Ny sons must lie,
Bleeding 70 death, in distant lands
Because few uneducatsd bands
Of bearded louis are not inclined
To come out from behind
Their rocks and get
Upset.
And then there are the
Strategists with their
Advice for me!
swear
It's wonderful how they
Can see
Through mistakes the day
After II v-ouId h
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1900-01-05
eoop ENoueH EoR Is.

The faith upheld b. Washington
In stormy days Of old,
It's creed proclaimed By Jefferson
In words Of ringing gold,
It's practice shown By James Monroe
Wen tried and tempered thus,
The faith cur fathers kept so true
Is good enough for u.s.
1t made Us great and powerful
For all the world 70 see.
The hope Of peoples suffering
And striving TO be fresi
So, plans Of loot and conquest let
Imperialists discuss
The fine old faith our fathers held
Is good enough for u.s.
st. Louis Republic
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1900-01-05

J. 3. Penn, q meat market proprietor,
says that be has placed no boycott on
cattle from Wallace county In a for
msr issue this paper stated that the
here would buy no more stock
from that county On account Of cattle
Of that section trying to dis
pose Of stolen czttle at this place.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1900-01-05

EcRETARY GAGE AND TIE TREASURY.
II has been ascertsnined that Seore-
ary Gage is ineligible to be secretary
3f the treasury; and his maI-adminis-
ration Of his Office calls for an imme-
iiate congressional Investigation, and,
the facts are as stated, he should be
1mpeached and removed from Office.
The law in the case, as to Ineligible
ity. is as follows:
No person appointed to the Office
of secretary Of the treasury shall, di-
Esetly or indirectly, be concerned or
lterssted in carrying on the business
pf trade or commerce, or be the owner
q whole or in part Of any sea vessel,
purchased by himself or another
trust for him, any public lands or
her public property, or be concerned
the purchase OF disposal Of any
public securities Of any state or Of the
United States. Section 243 Of the
Revised Statutes.
This law has been on the statute
3ooks since 1873. Formerly this stat
e has been strictly construed. It
1 be remembered that Gen Grant
ouinated A. T. Stewart, the New
5rk merchant prince, to be his secre-
r % the treasury, but, learning that
Is law operated as a bar, withdrew
nomination the same day.
Secretary Gage, before he became
scretary Of the treasury, was presi-
Gent Of and q large stockholder in the
zzst National bank Of Chicago. This
Chicago bank is the correspondent in
.that city Of the City National bank Of
.1EsH York, and as such has the most
fnsimate business relations with the
New York bank. Mr.. Gage, it is now
ehsrgsd. when he accepted the appoint
msnt Of secretary Of the treasury, did
nos dispose Of mis- bank stock as Gus
tonary In such cases, hat simply re-
gnsd IS president and retired from
eotize management Of its Affairs.
Kew ar. Gage has made this City
atzonaf bank Of New YORK pr Rceically
fhe governments fiscal agent Ia the
sest metropolis, and has turned over
ell the internal revenue receipts
tha country, sggrsgating sl,000,O 900
5sv 70 put it short-Gage is q large
k holder IN the Chicago bank, and
- are its intimate relations with
Kew York bank that, practically, it
oranch Of che same Institution; be
rsial through self-intersst, it Is
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1900-01-05
New Kind Of hIuskmeIon

An attache Of the agricuI tural de-
psrtment was in GOOdIand recently
and while here was telling II. II. Auer
Of a new kind Of muskmelon which he
thought would grow successfully in this
country. The melon in question is
called the Russian Select and is said to
keep late into the winter months. The
variety, it is claimed, is only being in
trOduced in this country, and the de-
partment viii send a dozen seeds 20
those who viii plant them. To get the
seeds send postal to secretary Of az
rieuiture, Washington, D. c., request
ing Russian Select muskmelon No. IA
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1900-01-05

John N. Meddins, a printer who had
charge Of the Banner News for several
months under the ownership Of Clar-
ence KroW, was arranged before Msgis-
trate Mayo IN Jefferson Market police
court, New York, December 16, and a
charge Of insanity was placed against
him. Meddins is an Oldtime printer,
he has q farm near st. Francis, where
his family is at present
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1900-01-05

me boa constructor after swallowing
n OK requires little time for "benev-
1lsDt assimilation. It is al right for
he boa but hard on the OK.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1900-01-05

The board Of county commissioners
are in session, COnvening Monday.
Only the usual routine business is be
fore the board. The new board wiz
organize Monday at which tine the
new county o3osrs- VII De sHorn ~.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1900-01-05

Report Of school in district No. q
for the month beginning November .
and ending December -. Number OF
days taught, 19; average daily attend
anoe, To- names OF those neither absent
nor tardF- Lizzie Trachsel, Irwin Traeh-
sci, johnnie Rankin. Anna Rankin,
Esl-a Rankin, Minnie Warner.
NARY FUSEE. TsacheE.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1900-01-05

The British war Office, it seems, has
S martinets" and fossils We had
Pur Algsr and Egan just the same as
be most enlightened nations Of the
serkb
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1900-01-05

Report Of school taught in district
No. 90 for month ending December -.
Number pupils enrolled, 20; average
daily attendance, IA; name Of scholar
neither absent nor tsrdy, Ella Fletcher
u n. H.. Teacher.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1900-01-05
Ieaehsrs' EEanlnaHon.

The midWintsr examination viz be
held on January . and Is. All teach
ers wishing g set Of questions win
please notify me or call IS the of5ce-
FL J0SEs, County Superintendent
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1900-01-05

For al kinds Of insurance see Thos
P. Leonard
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1900-01-05

-Chicago Timss-Herald.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-01-04

splendid body-markings in black and
white, the fierce, keen eye, with iris
vivid red, the proud. alert carriage of
the head, are unique and fitting fea-
lures in this lonely haunter of the
northern lakes. Whether or not the
loon is able to dodge a rife bullet, as
many sportsmen affirm, he is certainly
the hardest bird to hit in all the cate
CORY of water fowl. From his size and
the beauty of his plumage he naturally
is sought for by the collectors of bird
| specimens, who find it a difficult mat
ter to secure, after long effort, SO much
as a single bird. One amateur taxi
dermist in Maine owed the stuffed loon
in his collection to the discovery by
some winter hunters of the bird frozen
in the ice of a mountain pond. The
loon had evidently been belated in his
autumn trip to the South and either
had paused to rest on the ice covering
the pond or the ice had formed about
him, holding him captive as he foated
on the water. A loon can rise in fight
only from the water, being unable to
use his wings or spring aloft from a
solid surface; hence from a frozen
pond he is helpless to escape. Looms
have been captured on land while rest
ing after long flight, a happening that
occurs most frequently on the arid
plains of the west, where water sheets
are few and far apart. A loon taken
IN this way on the arid plains east Of
Las Vegas, New Mexico, six years ago,
was kept On exhibition in that city for
some time before being liberated to
continue his flight to. the south. Rare
ly a hunter succeeds in killing a loon
on the water with a rifle ball or charge
of heavy shot.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-01-04
The Looms Ways.

Foxcroft (Me.) Cor. New York Sun;
OF the feathered inhabitants Of the
northern lakes the most interesting
Il impressive beyond question - 40
loon. In comparison with him .4e
wild goose is tame and prosaic, and ev-
en- the wild swan in all his graceful
beauty makes an impression on the
beholder less vivid and enduring.
There is a reserve and mystery about
the loon, a wonder in his strange jour
neys beneath the wave, his vanishings
and Temperatures, that set him apart
from the other birds of the air and
waters and invest him with a weird
interest. He has one of the gregari-
S OF the other waterfowls, but
swims by himself or with his mate,
and often the only token of his pres
ence to the camper by the forest lake
is his dolefHl, unearthly shrek from
the darkness, a sound that has been
compared to the cry of a soul in hell
fire. Seen afioat upon the water, the
loon is a r~egal-looking bird, with col
ors scarcely matched by those of any
other fowl in the combination of sim
plicity with striking effect. An i'm
perial purplish sheen crowns the deep
bluish-green hue of head and neck,
with silver band; the black bill, the
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-01-04

Major General Joseph Wheeler, COM
handing the cavalry forces in front
OF Santiago and the author of The
Santiago Campaign" in speaking Of
the great .catarrh remedy, Pe-ru-na,
says: Il join with Senators Sullivan,
Roach and McEnery in their good
opinion of Pe-ru-na. 1t is recon-
mended to me by those who have used
1t as an excellent tonic and particu-
larly effective as a cure for catarrh."
United States Senator McEnery.
Hon. S. D. McEnery, United States
Senator from Louisiana, says the fol-
lowing in regard to Pe-ru-na:
"Pe-ru-na is an excellent tonic. |
have used it sufficiently to say that I
believe it to be all that you claim for
its. D.. McEnery. New Orleans.
Louisiana"
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-01-04
A WIde-Scattered Meteor.

One of the rare instances when the
fragments of a meteor, whose explo-
sion has been seen and heard, are dis
covered, occurred on the east side of
Mount Bomba, in British central At
RIGA, on Jan. 25 last. Ten fragments,
the largest weighing nearly six pounds,
have been picked up. They were scat
tered over an area of country nine
miles long by three broad. Many frag-
ments which did not fall near dwell
ing places remain undiscovered. The
noise of the explosion was heard ninety
miles south of Zomba and seventy
miles north of it.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-01-04
MarrIage Customs In Cairo.

In Cairo the wedding journey ex-
tends only from the brides house to
that of the bridegroom, but, however
near they may be to each other, a cir
cuitous route is always chosen, and the
walk occupies three or four hours. This
is done to display wedding finery. The
procession, on leaving the brides
house, invariably turns to the right.
1t is headed by musicians. They are
followed by women in black and girls
in white habarahs, walking two by
two on either side of the bridal canopy.
This is of gay-colored silk, often yell
low and pink, and is carried by four
men by means of poles at the corners
A matrOn walks on either side of the
bride, who is completely enveloped by
a red shawl. AS evening approaches,
the bridegroom is conducted by friends
to the bath, and afterward to the
mosque. If it is his first marriage he,
too, is attended by a procession, the
men carrying cressets filled with pitch
pine chips. The Mohammedan priest
(the iman) accompanies him to his
home and p~ronounces a benediction
upon his dwelling, the guests joining
in the refrain of Amin, amin" The
bridegroom sees the face of his I'M
known bride for the first time in her
apartment. AS he enters the bride sa-
lutes him by kissing his hand. Her
head is covered by a veil, which he re-
moves, at the same time presenting
jewels to her which are termed 1.-THE
price of the ~uncovering of the face"
He then spreads the veil On the floor
and kneels on it while he, says a prayer,
the bride in the meantime standing on
its edge behind him. At the close OF
the prayer they seat themselves side
by side upon a divan, and an old at
tendant shows them in a mirror the
reflection of their united faces. Sup
per is eaten by the happy pair alone.
but not until the bride, after every de-
vice known to the bridegroom, can be
induced to speak. Once she utters a
word he claps his hands and supper is
brought to them. Meat is not used at
this meal because of a belief that it
would lead to future chickering's be-
tween them. Eggs. sweets and fruits
are served,-New York Tribune.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-01-04

United States Senator Sullivan.
Il desire to say that / have been taxi
ing Pe-ru-na for some time for ca
tarrh, and have found it an excellent
medicine, giving me more relief than
anything l have ever taken.-W. ".
Sullivan. Oxford, Miss"
United States Senator Roach.
Persuaded by a friend I have usea
Pe-ru-na as a tonic. and am glad to
testify that it has greatly helped me
in strength, vigor and appetite. have
been advised by friends that it is re-
markedly eficacious as a cure for the
almost universal complaint of catarrh.
w. N. Roach, Larimore, North Da-
kota."
A free book on catarrh SEN to any
address by The Pe-ru-na Drug Mfg
Co. Columbus. Chic
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-01-04
A Queer Couple.

With the palsy of age Upon them,
Roger and Martha Colt, the tenants of
the divided house" of Roxborough,
stood in the police court, says the Phil
adelphia North American in a recent
issue. Ever so long ago, when the
hil,sides were furrowed by the plows
and farmhouses nestled where elabor-
ate villas now stand he took the woman
to the cottage. Her hair is white now
and very thin, as faded as her memory
of happy days. He was a dairyman
and she a farmers daughter. Now for
a quarter of a century back their home
has rested under the shadow of a mys-
FERROUS sorrow. They quarreled and
ceased to speak. Roger and Martha
Colt refused to reveal the cause to the
magistrate yesterday. Let those rea-
son it out who think they can divine
what motive could make utter strang-
ers of lovers, could so steel the hearts
of this man and wife that they have
lived beneath the same roof for TWEEN
ty-five years with never a word for
each other. In what has been the
dining room Roger Croft, after they
quarreled, placed a stove, bought uten-
sils, and thereafter cooked his own
meals there, ate them there, lighted his
lamp and read there at night-always
alone. In the kitchen Martha Colt
lived the same way. On the threshold
of one Of the two bed chambers up
stairs Roger Colt never placed his foot.
Once a week he would kneel before the
door and push some paper money I'M
der it. If husband and wife met on
the stairway they looked straight ahead
end tried to avoid brushing against
each other. Ten years ago Colt gave
up his business. Since then a small
income has been his and he has divided
it with the woman. But for the last
month he had failed to push money I'M
der the door. She never spoke a word
to him about it. At the fourth week
she went to the police court-her gro
ceryman advised this course-and
,swore out a warrant, charging her hus-
band with non-support. A Roxbury
man had informed his honor of the
queer lives led by the tenants Of the
divided house. Cracked and wavering
arose the voice of withered Roger
Colt: 81 amt got no wish to stop sup
portin' of her." said he, but the money
what l git every month were held back,
an I won't git it fer two weeks yet.
Then I'll pay her same as ever. l
didn't think she'd want fer nothin'.
The storekeepers up in Roxboroughll
trust her fer whatever she wants. They
told me they would" II amt wantin'
fer nothing" quavered Martha Colt. II
jest thought he had stopped payin' me
fer good" I'm discharged, amt -"
asked Roger Colt. Yes" said his
honor. With the aid of a heavy stick
in his shaking hand the old man
walked out. After a little the woman
went.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-01-04
Golden Silence.

Golden Silence.
Under the beeches we sat at rest,
In the waning summer day,
Hers was the voice that / loved best,
Yet L found no words to say.
Speak ON, dear lips" at length I cried,
For your speech it is silver sweet
In the still blue air my pleading died.
And the brook sang low at our fl
All! like the river,
Murmur f~orever!
Thy speech is so silver sweet"
Then my words came fast. Oh. heart of
mine!
Does thy stiffness say, 81 love-?
The brook sang under the e~glantine,
And the thrush sang high above;
But silence beneath the spreading beech!
While our hearts the moments told,
Then l laughed, MY love hath silvern
speech;
But her silence is all of gold.
Silence. l~ove-laden-
All! sweetest maiden!
Such silence is all of gold"
Chamber Journal.