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The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1902-03-21
ST. PATRIcK's DAY STORIES.
Irish Bits to Sharpen Wits on the Good
Saints BIZ sday-The Greatest
IIfracIe

Do you think It is healthy to keep
your pigs so close to your cOttageT' asked
visitor to the squire's daughter. In
dade, 1 don't know, man. was the an
sser; none Of the pigs amt ever been
ILL
Dennis said his wife was very IN
grateful, when the priest demonstrated
with him upon his failure to provide for
her. 'Shure, father, she hadn't a rag to
her back when I married her, and now
she's covered with them.
He was an Irish soldier Just returned
from foreign service, and they asked him
if he had met with much hospitality
abroad. Hospitality, did you say? Shure
was in the hospital nearly all the
time
what was the greatest miracle ever
worked in Ireland? Waking the dead"
d" Patrick, you were on a bad spree
yesterday Yes, Mr.. Ryan, I was. Bless
me if wasn't s-lyin' in the gutter with
a pig. Father Ryan came along, looked
at me, and says, says he, zone is known
by the company he kapes.' And did
you get up, Patrick?' No, but the pig
did,"
San Irishman wrote home to his
friends over the brimy that in this
blessed land everybody was 50 honest a
reward had to be offered for thieves"
IF a hole were bored exactly through
the earth, starting from Dublin, If you
went in at that end, where would you
come Outf Out Of the hOle.7
What is the difference between an
Irish Catholic priest and a Baptist
clergyman? One uses wax candles, the
Other-dips."
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1902-03-21
BOer Sagaeity.

From the Washington Post.
Talking with the BOer delegates who
are IN the city, a western congressman
asked one of them why the Beers did
not visit upon the English prisoners the
same summary punishment which the
British accorded the BOer captives-the
shooting of COmmandant Scheepers, who
had been made a prisoner while sick in
hospital, being cited as an instance of
British cruelty.
1--WE do not retaliate, replied the Boer
envoy, because when the British sur
render, We supply ourselves with food,
clothing and ammunition, and then let
the prisoners go. If we hanged our cap
tives, he added, with a smile, "the rest
of the British soldiers would not sur
render. They are willing to give up
everything they have if we will only let
them of with their lives
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1902-03-21
Two General fuckers on Board.

A story Of Gen. Sir Charles Tucker is
well authenticated. The general was on
his way out to India, when be found
that there was another Gen. Tucker on
board the ship-Gen. Booth Tucker Of
the Salvation Army. AS the boat came
alongside to land passengers at Port
Said and gangwsy was crowded a woman
was overheard TO say to her companion:
MY dear, there are two General Tuck
ers aboard hear. Can you point out to
me which Is which," This vas said IN
the hearing Of the bluff general, who was
standing right IN front Of them.
Turning sharply around and pointing
to the other Tucker he said: Madam,
that is the Salvation Tucker; I, in con-
tradisinctiOn, am known as the Damna-
ton Tucker "-NeE York Press
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1902-03-21

That the pope's mind is bright is IL
lustrated by the daily experience of
those who have business with him, and
his memory is said to be as retentive as
ever. He also retains his sense of humor
and INDUCED in a quiet little satire not
long ago at the expense Of a most es-
Unable and piOus member Of one Of the
royal houses Of Europe. This lady, who
fancies herself an artist, painted his pOr-
trait upon a piece Of canvas, leaving a
blank place at the bottom in which she
requested him to write his autograph.
When the picture was received it was
such an atrOciOus caricature that the
members of the papal household deter
mined to destroy it, but the pope would
not permit them to do so. Taking his
pen, he wrote in Latin this inscription:
at is 1; be not afraid. Leo XIII. -
Rome letter in Chicago Record Herald.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1902-03-21
TWAIN's REPLY 10 MRS sToR
She Has Wrong Impression OF What
Constitutes a Gentleman, says the
Famous Author.

New YOrk.-"The men who have am
assed their millions In all sorts of ways
have not had advantage IN the their
youth; they have never had the college
education, without which no man can be
a gentleman. Mrs. AstOr, in an inter
view before she sailed.
do you mean to say that Mrs. Astor
says that?7 asked Samuel l. Clemens
Mark Twain yesterday afternoon.
why, that's a direct personal insult.
Mrs. AstOr and I will have a falling out
over that, I'm afraid. To be told to my
face, and in cold type at that, that am
no gentleman. All because wasn't
fortunate enough to have a rich father
TO send me to college. It's too bad; too
bad. Perhaps Mrs. AstOr, when she
uses the word gentleman doesn't have
the same meaning in view that we other
a leader Of cotillions, a spick and span
dandy, who knows enough to observe
the ordinary rules of politeness when he
is on parade, and who has a valet at
home to tell him what clothes are proper
to wear.
"a gentleman, a kindly, courteous, IN
selfish man, who thinks first, not of him
self, but Of his fellow man, that is what
a gentleman is; not one Of these society
'chappies' who IN reality is one of the
most selfish men on earth.
"Why, Mrs. Astor can't mean that
Andrew Carnegie is no gentleman. Alb
raham Lincoln Gidn't have a college ed
ucatiOn, yet be was known for his kind
ly. cOurtly ways, and his absolute IN
selfshness. He was always ready and
willing to sacrifice his money and his
time, as well as his own convenience, to
help a woman or a child He may have
been rough and coarse 10 his talk and
actions, and perhaps he wouldn't have
graced Mrs. AstOr's drawing room, but
he was a true gentleman for ali Of that
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1902-03-21

dense. in proportion to the area Of the
land available for cultivation, and the
times are hard, wages extremely low
and poverty Is general Unless Ameri-
can occupation brings speedy relief to
the people from these conditions
trouble may be expected Wise states
manship may succeed in improving
the economic and socialistic conditions
but the tornado and the earthquake
who can still?
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1902-03-21
Is IT RETRIBUTIvE JUsrICEq


Cecil Rhodes, the great South Afri-
can diamond king and financier, is re
ported dying at Cape Town with heart
disease. As he is not an old man, be-
ing only in his fOrty-ninth year, it
looks like an instance of providentiaI
retribution- He kept out of the con
dict he had caused, safe in his bomb
proof cave at Kimberly he defied Boer
bullets and shells, and by the relief of
the city he escaped falling into the
hands Of the enemy, but, it seems, he
has fallen into the hands Of the Just
God.
He is the man that instigated the
Jameson raid and stirred up trouble in
the Transvaal which led to the Boer
war. Over 25,OJO officers and men of
the British army have laid down their
lives in the war and probably as many
more in the BOer army, to say nothing
of the disease, suffering and death of
men, women and children in the Brit
ISL concentration camps. The princi-
pal agent in bringing about these in
describable horrors now gasps momen-
tarils for breath, being sustained by
stimulants and oxygen, in his palatial
home at the Cape. If he should suffer
10000 deaths he could not atone for
the evil he has done.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1902-03-21
KNOW NOT WAY.

1 Lift mine eyes against the sky.
The clouds are weeping, 50 ami:
lift mine eyes again on high.
The sun Is smiling. 50 anil
Why DO snilef Why do I weep7
/ do not know: 1t lies too deep.
hear the winds Of autumn sigh.
They break my heart. they make me CRY;
1 hear the birds of lovely spring,
Ny hopes revive, L help them sing.
Why do I sIng3 Why do I cryl
1t lies 50 deep, I know not Why.
Norris Rossnfeid.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1902-03-21
Getting Day OF.

The Youths Companion tells this story
of a government officer who was noted
for being g hard taskmaster to those who
were under him. His valet was expected
to be on duty $50 days IN the year.
Being detailed to accompany a scien-
ti6c expedition on an extended cruise
the officer unbent little IN cOmmunica-
ting the news to his personal attendant
"Wen, James" be said, show would
you like to 60 with me around the
worlds"
@Do you go from east to vest, sirg-
asked the valet.
Yes
ave lose a day in going that way. don't
we?"
ave do"
"wsll. sir, I'd ike it first rate. 1t
would give me one day on"
His master was so pleased with the
aptness Of the retort that he gave him a
week OF to prepare for the trip
~ - = - - rr=rrs----r-s-
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1902-03-21

THE DANISH WEST INDIES PROBLEM.
The acquisition of the Danish West
Indies by the United States brings
with it serious race problem. Nine
tenths of the population of the islands
are blacks, freed from slavery a little
over 80 years ago, ignorant and super
stitious. In spite Of attempts at edu-
cation they are still under the inf1u-
ence Of voodooism.I
In 1913, Just before they were given
their freedom, they anticipated their
emancipation by an uprising. After
their liberation they were required to
bind themselves in yearly contracts to
plantation labor at about % cents per
day. In 1873, 80 years later, they rose
again. In both instructions, they
we're characterized by arson, pillage
murder and other outrages.
An illustrated article in the Sunday
issue Of the Kansas City Star gave a
history OF these instructions and
scenes both Of the ruins caused by the
cyelone-of 1898 and the wrecks left By
the uprisings Of the blacks. It Is an
nncanny commentary on the fury Of
the elements and Of brutal passions
the possibility Of the recurrence of
which We must reckon upon in taking
ever the islands.
The population Of the islands is very
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1902-03-21
CORONADO CROSSED KANSAS.
Sword That Belonged to One of COrO-
nadO's Captains Is Found Near
Topeka

The first piece Of indisputable evidence
that Coronado, the Spanish explorer.
crossed the plains Of Kansas IN his search
for the seven golden cities in 1910 was
found last week near Cimarron, Gray
county, by ". E. Ricbey, an archaeOlog
ist Of Harveyville The evidence is a
straight sword blade about three feet
long, and near where the hilt formerly
joined the blade is carved the name OF
Juan CALICO" which is the name Of
one of COrOnadO's captains on that ex-
pIoratiOn. Besides mis- name, there is a
Spanish inscription Of some length en-
graved on the blade but this is too
badly rusted to be decipherable. The
blade was found about 30 miles
north Of the Arkansas river 1t was
buried 10 the roots of an old tree stump
which was several feet below the surface
OF the ground.
While there was only a very meager
assortment of evidence to prove it, 1t has
been cOntended by many writer's that the
Spanish explorer came north into Kan
sas until he reached the present site Of
Dodge City. From there he was believed
to have followed the Arkansas east 30
miles. from where he went north to near
the Nebraska line. Some historians claim
that he went through Colorado on his
return route and others declare that he
went as far east as the Missouri river.
The finding Of the sword in Gray county
proves that ne took a more direct route
for old Mexico than is generally supposed
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1902-03-21
Growth OF the English Language

To give some idea Of the tremendous
growth Of the English language it may
be mentioned that the words and phra-
ses under the letter "a" have increased
IN 50 years from 1000 to nearly 60.OoO.
Intelligent persons, even those engaged
10 the learned professions, do not make
use Of more than 1000 to 5000 words. all
told, although there are properly BE-
longing to our language over 10000.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1902-03-21

For several years we have been looking
for the best line Of mems 6ne shoes. We
have found them in the George E Keith
walk Over" line. Every city retailer OF
mems 6ne shoes secures this line. They
combine foOt-for style, comfort. Call
and see them.-C. N. Millisack.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1902-03-21
FRIDAY. MARCH q. 1e02.
10 THE PUBLIC.

Hereafter The Republic will charge its
regular advertising rate-fve cent. per
line per insertiOn-for publishing resolu-
tons Of coincidence, cards Of thanks,
obituary poetry, aDd all notices Of enter
tsinments given for the purpose OF real
izing money.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1902-03-21

age Marconi talked back 100 miles
Great prunesi 1 don't blame any
girl for not marrying a man who can
talk back ike that Baltimore News.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1902-03-21

/ have for sale or lease the MeKin-
ley i tanning and the Equitable Land
Co. lands-ThOs. P. Leonard.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1902-03-21
Big show Coming.

By special arrangement Edwin Owen
Towne's great comedy, Too Rich To
Marry, has been secured for the Good
land opera house for one night only. Sat
urday, April u
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1902-03-21

This company comes direct from New
York city With almost the entire al star
original cast This certainly VIII be the
coming event Of the season
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1902-03-21

Mems fancy shirts 81 MiIlisack's.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-11-01
NJ A.DEinM.IN P oil

Certainly needs to be prepared for the ordeal A
Whit Of tiny bottle Of is too pleasant, but
multiply that quantity until 1t becomes hogsheads two Of
Them at that and perhaps the full enormity Of the smell
of glue" be realized
There two rolls Of heavy reddish brown
arranged that carried along beneath the tiny
laths and above The surfaces next to the aths
thicy covered with glue and huge clamps
settle thcknesses, thus making practi
length preferred When the carrier reaches this mark it
stops, catches hold Of harmless looking handle in
the side of the table and buzz hobs wicked, business
looking that cuts through the board and then drops
easily back into its place These sheets of compoboard
placed frames that they do not in contact
with other this moist Trucks of these frames
then into the drying where after thorough
siege they again brought out and put through water
proof BATH in which rosn plays important part giving
this part Of the process pleasant, piney odor.
Comprehend is designed to be used in place Of plas
The sheets board nailed the place where
lah and plaster generally put and wall
it.
Still another which the cornpoboard is put Is the
manufacture Of For this the board is
the the regular to the point Of
the bath place Of this it is treated to bath of
liquid slate, and when dry it in the shape Of
blackboard, familiar Of scholars.
Perhaps Of these days you may be playing
ping-pong upon board table, carload having been
shipped recently to New York for use in this
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-11-01
SASHES AND DOORS.

(LOSE by river stands factory lumber.
~ wholly white pine sent to be made into sashes
doors. might easily
product is noise the buzzng Of the
panied deep be heard several blocks
Once inside however such wonders to the
that all thought Of the noise takes second place
When the lumber is received at the factory it is al
ready in the rough told in the story last
the first process toward making sashes and
lumber through the paner from which
smooth understanding boards These sent
to the department where the sashes for ordinary windows
made Now sash consists first of two side pieces or
'sties two end pieces or top and bottom RAIL- and
the running through the middle. the CHECK rail-
boards selected for the Stiles while those
boards of grain and tiny knots reserved for rails
Here and there, and almost everywhere in the great
piles piles fragrant white lumber with
between leading little
spaces where machines court
rip with little round, whizzing wheel that malc
iousy rips it's into the boards cutting them into the
widths required rails and Stiles and throwing of showers
of Its work. Then the long pieces Of
lumber sent the cutoff which cuts off the stiles
and rails at the proper length.
The different of sash fastened together by
joints The three rails have at each end pro-
lection tenon, which into corresponding
rectangular socket in the stiles When these have been
made by the machinery cut for the glass;
then the different parts meet at the assembly bench Here
they fitted loosely together and the wozen look closely
them to be that everything before they
finally fastened for good Machinry is altogether
velous but always perfect in details; lest Of
knives slight roughness
the soft wood the sashes fed into the huge jaws Of
the sanding machine which poshes and smooths to the
the shipping others the 'gazing' de-
where glass is in all ready for the retailers
Doors made in much the same Each door has
two stiles and three rails which cut In the
sashes that the Of different
portions panels placed in
instead OF glass The making Of doors
interesting feature OF the factory after the frames
have been made other doors and sashes they
painted by being dipped IN huge vat OF paint The method
described is used wholly "everyday doors and windowa
AS there styles in everything ese there styles
nnumerabe in doors and windows Each style Is made in
slightly different from other. that, tho
worknen asserted, lit take whole books
them all Justice"
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-11-01

place Of the proposed days procession which
be abandoned the time OF the coronation
sion intended thanksgiving for the kings complete
and especially popular with the middle and
lower classes The weather class paid little atten
ton to it In the way Of decorations, etc
opening Of the three days festivities connected
the completion Of the canal the $500 began
the evening Of Oct q with informal
committee in charge of the affair. Oct "a chdren's
day. the children Of the schools being banqueted by the
company house citizens
given reception in the On Oct Is water
wheels power
began to revolve for the first time The first
Grated used to Of the new street
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-11-01
COMPO-B BOARD,


N@OMPO-BOARD' has non-committa sound that makes
~ expect almost anything to to the CALL
tracing the waste of things in the sawni might
that what small boards the
tory; what could be in the box factory
factory. What be used there
hardly worth mentioning and safely be fed to the
hog" feeling wanton AS
ployes said 1T Is practically getting something from
nothing" 80 = -. =
Compo-board something in the building line, and
factory TN Minneapolis
The materials used tiny laths Stats,
cement glue When the is finished all have
worked sheets wide and eight to
eighteen feet long =
might be called Junior aths because
while lathlike in they and much
thinner. it slivers which
impossible for in other Of the plant
still find place. in the compo-board factory.
One Of the steps visit to drying
the wood must be thoroughly dried before is at
tempted of it, The temperature in the
quenty 100 Certainly at its lowest would
take salaander to face without shrinking.
the drying the Stats the sorting boys
girls into what IN newspaper office is
gaIeythe shallow metal In which column
before being set in the Small
until is full then another
its and the first starts the final stages OF
board making ..->.:1s.@t :. 49,.
step glue plays very important part,
the conducting party through the plant Is properly
thoughtful he viii just before he the door
ing to the glue -,- - - ...*
.'Ihe you that glue The men
call it dope" - '~
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-11-01

BILE to the most experienced The statue said
much finer than the exquisite statue OF Mercury by
Paxites found Mount Olympia in 1871 which has hher
considered the beautiful statue IN the world
addition to its great beauty the statue s the only
undoubted original bronze
fourth century before Christ.
Mckinley Memorial association has succeeded IN
raising $685.
nent and WIN order the work begun at The
probably be located tho most commanding
Canton cemetery. not far from the tomb
the dead president E,zav ., =.aa ,
King Edward and Queen Alexandra made state prog
ress through city a London Oct Is
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-11-01
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>6a7U being carried along dropped
with much catter There 1923 doors in this sorter
and each different length that only the board that
fits certain opening through it into the
acle beneath When bin is full sign is set automatically
that the driver of will know exactly where to
find a load to take to the box factory
BOX shocks that rather trernbly,
but it nothing bundles Of materials
tied together In bunch ends of boxes twcie thick
the Sides another bunch the Sides still
other contains the top pieces These generally to make
where sides nailed to and tops aid bottoms
nailed also Generally the shooks shipped in bun
dies to the customers because
than the boxes would together Other Shocks
made of matched boards little better Of trade
for merchandise that goes stand
handling These boards matched by machinery and
firm If they carefully put together by hand
much slower and probably not eec
tive The boards into the machine. fitting
the tongue, they slowly along, heavy hammers
each side pounding them together This kind Of box
naturally requires boards uniform
width and there waste in the box factory ingenuity
called into play again the pieces This
of inserted ceat."
Boards size the required box side
gether, very deep groove is machinery
and Immediately following cleat is pounded into this
Actual tests that the box this
fashion stronger me of a
the of boxes prefer to have them nailed
up the factory the name, etc, printed
To fulfill this demand there is mailing machine that
arranged they cylinders
which the box Shocks have been in position be
nailed Then the operator touches pedal, hammer
falls each NAIL thus mailing side all at
fingers pounded
Naturally this material when an
order in for boxes of certain dmenso they
how containing
wanted, how tops and bottoms and how
is hog" in the box factory
really impossible material is thrown into
the fine fuel
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-11-01
BOXES.

NE of the most interesting features Of the
mill the automatic sorter of materials for
boxes. Here again the first impression was that
of "snaking," for boards in short lengths were
being carried along and dropped here and there
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-11-01
The World for a Week

TTORNEY GENERAL KNOX has officially
nounced that he has found the title to the Panama
: canal valid. Following this announcement came
the ultimatum from Colombia that she would not
permit the construction of the waterway unless