davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1900-09-05
Quincy, ILL.,, Makes Cain.

Washington, Sept. The census
bureau announces that the popula-
s 5ti'.n Of Quincy, Ill, is s6,252, against
e 81 1874 - IN 1890. This is an increase OF
s4,75s, or 1911 per cent. 55.=
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1900-09-05
Farmers, Friend Dead

London, Sept. Sir John Ben
nett Lawes, noted for his work in re-
gard to practical and scientific farm
ing, is dead. He Was~born December
28 1914 $500. 80. -. ~. y. -
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1900-07-13

Capt. J. G. Waters, Of Topeka, hs
taken a number OF shots at EugeU
Ware and the pamphlet which he hr
lately issued regarding the effects {
DOpulism on Kansas. Mr.. Waters hr
given out the following poem on Il
subject:
A gentleman 1 viii not name,
Is gOIng back from whence he came
He says If pops again shah win.
That he'll shOuld presently begin;
And IL they win this year, ne swears,
Hen load his traps and household Wares
And then without an If or but,
Re OF for old Conn e-ieut-
ForsetfuI Of his own bad verse,
Claims Ingalls, Knockout was our curse;
That deaths exceed the births each year,
And everything is out Of gear;
In nineteen pages airs his woes,
Ungrammered rhyme gives way TO prose,
And then he leaves the beaten rut,
With threats Of old Connecticut.
This pamphlet seems TO my weak eyes,
A dandy way to advertise;
1t VIII Be mailed to men who hold,
Debentures payable IN gold,
Which on some town have been imposed,
And ought Just now to be fOreclOsed;
Here's milk within the cOcanut,
And why he shouts, Connecticut.
No bowler ever bOvled as he;
Such graveyard yawps Of misery;
If just for once TO think he'd stop,
His very ingalls, was pop,
Who gave calamity its cue,
And turned the sky a saffron hue;
OF poets, Gene, We have a glut,
Oh, take him back, Connecticut.
He's going to the nutmeg state,
OF old Blue laws and witches fatei
A land of garlic, rum and rocks
And old Seth Thomas wooden clocks
OF safety pins and wooden hams
And shoe peg oats and rubber clans;
And where they speak with mouth all shut
With nasal twang, Connecticut.
We VIII admit the pops raised hell,
The half Of which no man dare tell;
That democrats would rob and wrong
The EasherEoman Of her song.
But Just one thing they have not done,
To pull their freight and cut and run
And leave this state with Pomp and strut,
To live in old Connecticut.
Oh that my foe would write a book!
Is in the scriptures, II you look,
The book is writ: hell, hot and grim,
Is cool beside this state for him.
Just once before, this man Of Law
Struck out to 90 to Omaha;
And if he goes, why, hutty, tut,
The joke is on Connecticut.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1900-07-13
Eeonomie value Of 60 Roads.

There is food for thought in the re-
port of the Maryland geological survey
for 1899. In the first we are told that
the people Of Maryland have expended,
during the last ten years, upon the So
called construction and repair Of their
own roads, the sum Of no less than
100000. 1t seems that the greater
part Of this money has been frittered
away in the attempt to repair roads
which have been poorly laid out in the
first place, and for the lack Of certain
necessary engineering qualifications
can, in the nature Of things, never be
made into good roads. As an instance
OF this it may be mentioned that many
Of the common roads have no natural
drainage. We are told that most Of
them are in a poor condition for 8
part Of the year, and some Of them for
the whole twelve months.
As the result of q careful estimate
made By the survey, it is shown that
the farmers Of the state Of Maryland
expend 100000 a year more on their
hauling over the present poorly built
highways than would be necessary if
the hauling were done on frstclass
roads. These figures are to be COM
pared with the information collected
by the department of agriculture in
1895, when, as the result Of data re-
eeived from over twelve hundred cOun-
ties in various parts Of the United
States, it was ascertained that the
average cost Of hauling one ton for one
mile over country roads was . cents;
which was just three times as much as
the average cost Of hauling over the
improved macadam roads Of six Euro
pean countries. If this large sum of
money represents the loss to the state
Of Maryland from poor roads, it is easy
to say that the total loss throughout
the whole United States represents a
figure so great that it must have an
important bearing upon the prosperity
Of the country at large, and particular
ly upon the farming interests as such.
At first sight it seems incredible
that in a country so progressive as
ours the condition Of the common
roads should be over q half century
behind that Of the old world. 1t is
true that the vast extent OF the United
States, and the great mileage Of our
roads Ia some states relative TO the
density Of the population, may be Of
fered as an excuse for our backward /
ness; but while this plea may hold
good as regards the thinIy populated /
western and southern states it cannot /
be applied to the older, more POpulous |
and wealthy sections Of the country.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1900-07-13

Boss Hanna viii open mp national
headquarters in New York, July 10.
Considering his great devotion to the
party Of his love, which has evoked
from this worthy follower tributes i'm
FASHIONED by the apostrOphe, and re-
Numbering from him that the republi-
can party is the incarnate wish Of God
Almighty, Hanna can conscientiously
place this sign upon the Intel Of his
door: deposits received here for God
and the republican party"
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1900-07-13
OLIGARCHY AND COsTMUN1ssr.


At one Of the sessions Of the national
democratic convention the invocation
was pronounced by Rev. S. N. NeeL
The invocation was brief, to the point.
and abounded IN short sentences.
Among other things he said: "Merci-
fully preserve Us from oligarchy and
communism"
This petition Of seven words is an
ideal political prayer. It seeks immun-
ity from the selfish and tyrannizine
hand Of the few; it seeks exemption
from the cry of the sluggard that
oiamOrs for the fruits Of another's
sowing; IN short, it simply asks that
the economics Of Jefferson, Of Bryan
the economics attested by the common
sense Of big brains-be the ruling
principles Of our government.
Hence It is that the democratic party
through its principles appeals most to
the unbiased judgment Of the Ameri-
can people. It goes between oligarehy
and communism It stands as a pro
test against the rule Of the few, which
today is the dominant force in the
republican party. The transference of
p1pQlar power to the wish OF gold bugs
era 5rust nnagnates IS certain A large
q TIE persons Who sat upon
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1900-07-13
AIr. Depew Pad HIS Fare.

The Hon: Chauncey NJ. Depew paid
81 cents for railway fare in Philadel-
phia the other day, says the Railway
Age. The correspondent who pub
fishes this surprising statement ex-
plains it by the fact that the railway
chairman and senator failed to have
with him his valise full Of passes when
he started to take a train for Hayer-
ford to keep q dinner appointment
with another great railway man. The
senator, says the Age man, went to the
railway station and hunted for the
ticket Office. Persons who were there
declare that it was plain to see that be
was not accustomed to hunting up
ticket offices, and he asked the way.
When he finally found it and asked
the gentlemanly ticket agent for a
ticket to HaverfOrd and return, that
official said:
'Thirty-seven cents, please
EOh, dthe senator, reddening, and
be dived into his pocket and pulled
out dollar bill. Another evidence Of
the fact that be was not used to buy
ing railroad tickets was instantly dis
played. He started to walk away with
out taking his change. After the sen
EtOr got this ticket be studied it curl
Ously, and on the train, after the con
ductor had torn of the going half, the
senator studied the remaining part
like a man who wasn't accustomed to
riding on railroad trains.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1900-07-13

Ex-GOv. Leedy has gone broke on his
Galena-JOpIin mining venture. Mining
always has been and now is a rainbow
Of promise, but its fulfIlments are few.
The arc glitters in the heavens and the
feet Of men are fast to overtake the
pot Of gold But Mr.. Leedy was hot
after pots Of zinc. A thousand run
and one obtains the prize. More
money has been put into the ground
than ever has been taken from it, yet
many people live in constant fear that
if free coinage Of silver were again
restored mother earth would of herself
open her bowels Of compassion, and
upon mankind pour out a blessing of
treasure such as would render silver as
cheap and free as the common air.
Such fools should at once commence
to dig, and should they find neither
silver nor gold, the last stroke Of the
pick would unearth for them a pearl
Of great price-cOmmOn sense.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1900-07-13
A Lover Of His King.

LAppeaA REASON kTAEaEOf nan
The editor Of the Goodland KAN
News doesn't like The Appeal After
pouring out all the bitterness of his
soul on it for not being delighted with
the present industrial conditions, he
says:
We work hard, make a living and have no
kick coming. We don't want to be told each
week that the money power has its foot on our
neck and that the octopus has its arms around
Us, for they haven't. We have never been hungry
minute since we have been In Kansas, our
nakedness has been hidden from view and we
have had some fun and yet we are not million
aire.
All that he says of himself could
have been said of go per cent of the
black slaves on the plantations before
the war. They worked hard, made q
living and had no kick coming. They
hated a runaway niger, did not want
to be free from his master, never were
hungry, had something to hide their
nakedness and had more fun than the
GoOdland editor and were not million
aires or masters. They were satisfied
with their condition, hated the POI
white trash and hated the Yankees
who wanted to make them free. The
GoOdland man should furnish some
better reasons than the niger for his
.contentment with conditions that make
him work hard for a measly living for
himself and family-if he can afford
the luxury Of a family. There is no
need Of hard work and long hours to
supply every mortal with all the bless
ings Of life, but some people like slav-
cry and imagine they are free. Even
the type and paper trusts please this
ones rOyalty-Ioving soul.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1900-07-13

THE KANSAS CITY CONVENTION.
The national democratic convention
which began its labors on the Fourth
Of July at Kansas City was an event so
august in its nature and so full Of sig
nificance to the welfare Of this country
as to be looked upon as the dividing
line Of two epOchs in our history. The
assemblage having convened on the
124th anniversary of the birthday Of
our nation, attaches to itself the pecu-
liar interest which arises upon the
contemplation Of the periIOus yet
magnificent determination Of our fore
fathers to win for their posterity a
government that should be founded
upon liberty and equality.
This national convention was espe-
eially called upon that day to give
emphasis to the principles for the
securing of which those sturdy men
pledged to each other their lives, their
fortunes and their sacred honor: and
as the Declaration of Independence
was a total remuneration Of the stupid
rule of George III, so the democratic
national platform is an appeal to the
American people to put away forever
the abusive and unjust domination of
the republican party.
Divesting the convention Of all fer
vor which might adhere to it when con
sidered in connection with the nations
natal day, there still remains so much
Of conscientious enthusiasm and pa
triOtic ardOr that all former meetings
Of like nature dwindle into insignia
canoe. It was an event made great BY
its declarations and iIlustrious men.
In the convention hall there were
936 delegates and enough spectators at
the best sessions to total nearly 25!OOO
people, and when the platform was
read by Senator Tillman. when William
Jennings Bryan was nominated. and
other movements made on the great
chessbOard Of political affairs, this
great thrOng went into commissions of
enthusiastic applause lasting as long
as human energy could hold out. So
unlike this was the moving force of
the Philadelphia convention that the
relation Of the one to the other may be
represented by that Of eadaver to a
healthy living body. Democracy is
much alive and conscientious; is is not
a seeming reality-it is.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1900-07-13

Webster Davis is out Of the repubIi-
can party. He wants nothing to do
with an administration whose policy is
a contradiction Of the early teaching
and conditions that marked the strug-
gle for our existence as a nation, and
has washed his hands in innocency of
the terpitude displayed by the repubIi-
can party toward the Beers in their
patriotic conflict for liberty and hap
piness. The conscience Of the once
grand old party is creating political
hell in the republican ranks. Tt viii
have no compromise; it demands a
complete surrender to the principles
that are just, or else it viii keep on
calling until the prattling of the
wicked swallow its fainting voice for
ever. The leaders of the republican
party are not going to retrench, and
the good people Of the United States
viii turn them down in the next cleo
ton.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1900-07-13

Over 5000 more troops have been
ordered to the Philippines as a needed
additional force to fight the Filipinos.
What a burlesque is this on the repeat
ed statements Of Otis that the FilipinOs
are entirely subjugated- VIII not even
some imperialist come forth to shed an
encOmium upon the capacity" or
''capabilityH Of a people who are max
ing it interesting for the bOasted nation
Of the earth? Merit, like Banquo's
ghost, VIII not down.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1900-07-13

Mrs. Mary E Lease announced in
Kansas City that she would 60 to
Wichita to visit her husband, but after
that would return to New York and
sail for Paris within ten days.
Mrs. Lease said: sKansss offers ne
no opportunity except IN a political
way. In New York my lecture work
and newspaper opportunities make 6
comfortable living and prefer that to
working With these poor, deluded PEG
pie Who depend on politics for I've
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1900-07-13

the rostrumL In the Philadelphia con-
ventiOn when Mckinley was nominated
we're rich men worth from two to
twenty millions each. They give hun
dreds OF thousands to the republican
campaign fund, for whatg That through
government favOritism they may be
able to make it back with usUrious in
terest.
Oligarchy is monarchiaI in its ten
dency and despotic; democracy is the
carrying out Of the peoples wish Oil
garchy is the rule OF the few; demo
cracy is the rule Of the many. Black
stone was Of the opinion that In
democracy, where the right Of making
public laws resides In the people at
large, public virtue OF goodness Of
intention Is more likely to be found
than in other forms Of government.
Which is preferable? For which does
the Declaration Of Independence stand?
Communism is a theory Of economics
so overreaching in its doctrine that the
natural conservatism Of the American
people viii prevent its ever being put
into operation to any extent IN this
country. The very fact that it attempts
to overthrow the private ownership. Of
property, thus abOlishing self interest
as motive Of labor, is sufficient reason
I for its rejection
A democratic form Of government
such as exists in the United States
reinforced by the use Of the referendum
in vital questions Of a national nature,
and looking toward the governmental
ownership Of great industries where
by their nature they become mOnOpO-
listic, is highest and best.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1900-07-13
Japan and China.
rKansss CITY Star.I

-
an no country has the military in
stinct so run in the best blood OF the
people as it has in the Japanese" says
a United States naval officer. "Far
back in the past, beyond that shadowy
line where legend and history blend,
their story has been one Of almost con-
tinuel war, and the straightest path to
distinction and honor has, from the
earliest times, led across the battlefield.
The statesmen Of japan saw, as did
Cavour, that the surest way to win the
respect of nations was by success in
war"
The japanese, to whom has fallen the
military duty Of restoring order in
/ China. will undertake this task with
greater alacrity and eagerness than the
French would take delight in suppress
sing disorder in Berlin. 1t has been
the dleam Of the japanese to dominate
and rule Corea and China and erect
| great japanese empire in Asia, as Rome,
/ from its slender peninsula Of Italy,
/ spread out its invinCible legiOns and
/ took possession Of the known world
I While the japanese have derived
their literature and the method Of
writing from China, and formerly look
ed to China as the center of civilization,
they we're never affected by the Chinese
neglect and contempt Of warlike pur-
suits. One great difference exists be-
tween the two people. The Chinese
are not warlike, while the Japanese
/ take great pride In their martial prOmi-
/ nence. They are the fresher race, but
! the japanese military powers and ardOr
came from the civil wars Of the only
recently abolished feudal system, under
which every lord was a fighter and all
! gentlemen carried two swords and we're
supposed to draw them on any provo
cation, much the same as the idea which
dominated feudaI Europe, with its
knights and men-at-srms and redicu-
lousy extravagant cOmbats. Now that
this old system Of private soldering
has been suppIanted by modern regular
armies In japan, the japanese retain
their martial ardOr, while the Chinese
have rejected war until the individual
fighting spirit Of the Chinaman has
decayed.
Japan conquered COrea about 400
years ago and derived, through this
conquest, the superior refinement Of
the Coreans. In 1892 Corea was again
occupied by Japan, but the death Of
fbe GREAT shoUuu Hidevoshi mt an
end to his dream Of cOnquering China
through COrea. When Japan was at
last on the high road to the occupation
Of China in 1894, as England holds
India, Russia interviewed and the jap
anese hate the Russians as the robbers
Of the fruits Of victory. Now, with
Russia asking japan to dispatch ITS
force into China and the powers all
looking to Japan to act, the little pug
nacious empire will again have try at
the conquest Of the FlOwery kingdom.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1900-07-13
TWO TAVERNs.

remember how I lay
On bank a sumner day,
Peering into weed and flower;
Watched a poppy all one hour
Watched it TN the aiE grew chill,
In the darkness Of the hills
Til saw a Wild bee dart
Out Of the cold to the pOppy's heart;
Saw the petals gently spin,
And shut the little lodgsr in
Then I took the quiet road
To my own secure abode
All night long his tavern hung;
Nov it rested, now IL swung
I asleep in steadfast tower,
In our hearts the same delight
In the bushes Of the night;
Over Us both the same dear care
As we slumbered unaware
Edwin Markham
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1900-07-13

About the vice presidency: aNO
man living should stand In the way Of
this cause On the campaign: 81 be
heve this contest involves the life Of
the republic, a contest for liberty, for
the existence Of free government. I
am going to support Mr.. Bryan and the
ticket in query way I can, not for Mr..
Bryan but for the country which I so
love. Senator Teller.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1900-07-13
Improred By Rain.

Tuesday afternoon local showers fell
in various places in Sherman county
There has been q period of weather
previous to Tuesdays showers, marked
with extreme warm weather, and the
last precipitation has renewed the
growing vegetation
The harvesting Of wheat is in pro-
gress, but the rain was not heavy
enough to do any damage in this
respect.
The growing crops Of provendeF and
corn viii be greatly benefited and the
chance Of maturing increased.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1900-07-13

Mckinley is sitting In the penumbra
Of ROOsevelt's brightness; yet the halo
which throws Teddy In 50 clear relief
upon the curtain is not more than the
temporary Illumination coming from
the battlefield Of Cuba When this fire
burns low, man win lift up his voice
and say: sHOW are the mighty fallen
and the weapons Of war perished-s
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1900-07-13

Lincoln is at present the political
Mecca The Caaba is not there, but
better far-an Abraham.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1900-07-13
Shoes.

Summer Shoe selling goes
along merrily here; more mer-
rily for our customers though
than for US, for they are get
ting the lions share of the
profit. However, we would
rather sell Shoes at low prices
than ask high prices and not
sell any. Some merchants
have the other Policy-that's
why people come here for
Shoes.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1900-07-13

Delegations visiting the Mckinley
cottage az Canton this year are invited
into the house. Whether this IS due
e. q change 81 programme or 90 8 fall
ing cE III re Eiz8 81 the crowd Is net
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1900-07-13

If you have trouble in finding
good things to eat why not try
our model Grocery dept. You
will find it stocked with a
varied assortment Of pure food
products at close prices. It is
our policy to look to large
sales for our profit in this de-
Partment, and we get a big
volume of business by such
close prices as we are giving.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1900-07-13
- ID So ID CIaytonis Grore.

A celebration was held at Clayton's
Grove July 4. Horse races, bah game
between QuickvilIe and MUldrow, won
BY the former, and a live bird shoot
were features OF the days amusement.
Here is the shooting score:
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1900-07-13

For napkins, table linens and towels
be sure and inspect that department
at Millisack's-
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1900-07-13

For TOrkingmenis clothes, oTsralIs,
Jumpers. shirts, pants, EloTesand shoes,
for farmers and railroad work, look at
Nillisack's extensive hines.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1900-07-13

Wanted-1O,OOO bushels barley; win
pay cash market price. II. F. Whestley.