The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1900-02-09
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as SsrdOu's plays.
+ By the census Of 1895 there were 49,
713 negroes IN Kansas. 1t is believed
this years census viii show 1900 and
perhaps 100000 negroes in the state.
Judge Shiras, OF Iowa, has decided
that q married woman cannot be com
PEELED to attend school 1t is always
cheerful to learn Of common sense be
ing used on the bench.
Grant Harrington: "The Troy Chief
has a correspondent from Pole Cat
hollow Juding from the way DOni-
phan county politics smells we would
think the locality was well named"
ChicagO's drainage canal is giving
st. Louis considerable trouble now
days. The Republic says the hand
that rocks the cradle does not compare
in number to the hand that holds the
nose.
Public curiosity never reached a
higher point than in the desire mani
tested by the citizens Of Washington
to gaze upon the physical remains Of
the man who can live peaceably with
three wives.
An AtchisOn girl was seriously in
jnred by the breaking Of a corset stay
while she was bending over a wash tub.
Bill Morgan says the moral of this is
that young women should let their
mothers do the washing.
Dreyfus is still in southern France,
where his health shows continued i'm
provement. His brother says: "He
has lately had several distressing fits
of blues, but he has now regained his
health and all his faculties, and at the
present moment he is absolutely hap
py with his wife and children"
a GoodIand young man recently got
even with a girl who had Tilted him by
sending her an invitation to 60 driv-
ing, and, when she had jOyfully accept
ed and rugged herself out in her best
clothes, he cruelty sent her a hammer
and lot Of nails with the information
that she could drive all she pleased.
The total number of school children
in Kansas, according to last reports to
the state superintendent, is 504, 150, an
increase of S,181 in a year The total
number Of white persons of school age
is 49,, 953-males, 247 $50; females, 240,-
623. The total number of cOlOred per
sons Of school age is 16, 177-males,
z, S95; females, $3.50.
There are 20 rural free delivery
routes in Kansas serving 6,530 persons
at a cost Of 5000. Missouri has Is
routes serving S,25S persons, and the
cost Of the service is 81 200. Nebraska
has six routes serving 2,O8O persons at
a cost of $500. Texas has two routes
serving 900 persons at a cost of $500.
There are 81 routes in Illinois on which
26, 900 persons receive the free delivery
service.
This is going the rounds Of the east
ern papers now: A Missouri paper
tells of a school house janitOr, who,
worried because he was asked to find
so many lost articles, resigned his job
because one morning be found written
on the blackboard: Find the common
multiple" and the next day: "Find
the greatest common divisOr." both
them dashed things are lost now" be
said, 'and I'll get blamed for swiping
them, so I'll quit"
John Ruskin: Neither does strength
depend on extent Of territory, any
more than upon number of population.
Take up your maps when you go home
this evening-put the cluster of British
isles besides the mass Of South Africa,
and then consider whether any race Of
men need care how much ground they
stand upon. The strength in the men,
and in their unity and virtue, not in
their standing room; q little group OF
wise hearts is better than a wilderness
full Of fools, and only that nation gains
true territory which gains itself
John L. Sullivan weighs 800 pounds,
but he believes that he still knows
more about prize fighting than the
present day champions. A few words
from John l. would convince the most
earnest opponent Of the brutal cham
pionship contests" of the fighters these
days that such boxing is as harmless as
basket ball and not nearly 50 amusing
John l. is an advocate Of the real
things fight without gloves aud the
shedding Of blood, with some biting
and little kicking to make the game
interesting.
Charley Scott prints a story to the
effect that Fighting Bob" Evans Of
the navy, dressed In plain clothes,
went to church few Sundays ago. He
seated himself in a vacant pew about
half way up the aisle. Soon afterWard
q gentleman aud lady walked IN and
seated themselves in the same pew.
The gentleman looked ugly at Bob, and
the lady partly turned her back on
him The gentleman stood it as long
as he could, then he passed card over
to Bob on which he had written: Il pay
$500 annually for this pew" Bob
glanced at the card then passed it
back with the following written on the
other side: HYOu pay too d much"
The preacher then announced his text,
sits blessed 30 dwell together in the
house Of the Lord"
When Jumbo, the great elephant who
delighted the children OF two cOntIn- I
ents, was killed in Canada in 1885, the
skin and bones Of the big elephant
were saved, and butchers were employ I
ed Is hours IN cutting the flesh from
the bones. In the stomach Of the
great elephant was an assortment {
Of odds and ends including q peck Of
stones and a collection Of coins, which 4
showed that he had been q traveller. |
There we're French, German, Austrian, /
English and American coins, Of ali de- /
nominations He also seemed to have I
q taste for Had car seals which he had 4