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The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1902-01-10
NORWEGIAN FIREEscAPEs.
Are Installed IN Most Hotels Of NOE-
way with Instructions ~
to Their Use.

European travellers having whole
some desire to sleep at night would
do well to give the hotels of Norway
a wide berth As described BY the
London Daily Mail they are not places
for rest OF recuperatiOn-
They are built Of wood. In the
chief room on every landing there is
a fre-escape, but even the occupant OF
this room is not insured happy
night, for from hour TO hour timid
travellers knock him up to see If the
fre-escape is working properly. Look
ing over one anOther's shoulders they
ask:
rs there any danger?'
do you really think the rope would
wOrk?''
Have you tried it yourself"
Angry assurances that It is all right
are often powerless to convince, par
ticuIarIv when ancient ladies PrePon-
derate among the questioners- As a
last resort the occupant OF the chleI
room may turn the minds OF his VS.
itors into another channel by permit
ting them to read the printed notice
which gives complete instruction, N
\ OrWeglan EnSA1sAs ~ 1-0
threatened by fire. It runs thus;
'Fire-escape to throw out the win
dow"
'sThe plated snotter shall be found
in every room"
''To increase the hurry let down the
body one by one until all shall be
left"
'N. B. The cord shall put out the
ground from the shoulders thereun-
der"
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1902-01-10

A bright young man of wealth and
social position, but with bad habits, re-
Gently asked a young woman TO be bis
wife. Many girls would have felt fat
tered, and have accepted him. Her an
swer was sharp and decided:
You say have qualities you wish in
the woman who is to be your wife. do
not know as to that But there are
habits 1 do not have, and I cannot &C
cept a husband who has them. 1 do not
smoke, nor swear, nor indulge IN wine. I
am not IN debt. 1 do not spend my days
in idleness, nor walking the streets with
silly unthinking girls, nor my nights
with questionable associates. As you
have most Of these habits, / am not will
ing to become your wife. Nothing but
misery could come Of such a union
Union Gospel News.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1902-01-10
First Published January Do J
SHERTFF-S SALE

II the district court Of the ThirtT-foGrth Judi
II cial district. sitting IN and for the county Of
Sherman IN the state Of kansas D. Heatun,
plaintiff ~ Emanuel N Under siuEle. and
John Doe. real name unknoEn. defcodants- By
virtue Of order % sale issued 70 me. cut Of
said district court. in the above entitled action.
/ E1ll. on Friday the 18th dav Of February. A. ID.
1902 az two O'Clock D Of said day at the east
frout door Of the court house in the city Of
eoodiand In the county OF sherman IN the state
Of Kansas. uifer az public sale, snd sell 70 the
highest and best bidder, for cash N hand al
the folloEinE described real estate. to-urIt= Lots
three and four @ and a. and east half Of tae
southwest quarter lEiE 81 = Of section seven
90 IN township eight g. south q range fortT ~.
west 81 the sixth principal meridian. lying and
situated IN the county OF Sherman IN p e state
OF Kansas The above described real estate i
taken as the property OF said defeudant and Is
directed b. said order 81 sale 70 Be sold and
viii Be sold without apuraisemeut, 20 satisfy
said order Of sale.
WrLLIAM WALEEE- JE-.
Sheriff Of Sherman County
HoTT AEDEEss. Attorney-
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1902-01-10


The Panama Canal company has Of
fered to sell the canal and railroad to
the United States for s4O,OOO,OOO. The
Panama canal has already a large am
cunt of work done on the interOceanic
waterway. The Panama route Is only
a miles long while the Nicaraguan
route is 1S6 miles in length. The great
cut on the Panama route which was
originally 274 feet deep has been re-
dUced to 10 feet, while on Nicaraguan
route there is one cut of 297 feet, and
others of 218 and 10 feet to be ex-
cavated.
Nine locks are necessary on the Mic
araguan route with a lift of 10 feet
while on the Panama route only five
with lift of 90 feet. Panama has %
curves in all about 20 miles long: Mic
aragua has 81 curves of a total length
of % miles. The latter route has the
floods Of large rivers to encounter and
provide against, while the former has
smaller rivers. In the Nicaraguan
country there is two and one-haIf
times more rainfall than along the Pa
mama route. Besides these items in
favor of the Panama route, the Nicara-
guam route has sharper curves, enor-
nous freshets, high winds and volcanic
silt to contend with.
Panama has two excellent harbors
at each terminus, while those on the
NicaragUan route will have to be arti-
fcially constructed and maintained
besides two others at the entrance and
exit from Nicaragua lake.
The time of transit by the Panama
route would be u hours for the A.
miles Of the canal. By the Nicaraguan
canal of 1S3 miles, the time Of transit
would be 80 hours. The cost of con-
struction and maintenance of the latter
route would be very much greater than
by the former route.
It would seem from all these consid-
erations that the Panama route is by
far the most feasible and most eeono-
mical one, and consequently the offer
Of the Panama company would be a
bargain These facts are gathered from
a very interesting article in the Scien-
tific American of December p.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1902-01-10

The subject Of emigration for gentle
women IS attracting an increasing
amount Of attention throughout the
British empire, both in the mother
land, where the surplus and unem-
plOyed woman IS a serious problem,
and in the colonies, where these same
women are sOrely needed, says the
New York Tribune. 1t is said this is
partly the result Of the BOer war. The
intense patriotism Of the Beers and
their faith in their cause is generally
attributed TO the lessons learned at
home from the women. A life in the
wilderness might not be regarded as
alluring, but there are comPensatiOns,
for while the average woman in the
older countries is an unappreeiable
unit, even If not actually surplus, 81
the woman in pioneer society Is an &C
knOwledged power.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1902-01-10

"England's friendship for the United
States prevented a coalition against US
in 1885," has been repeatedly asserted
blythe AnglOmania press and speakers.
It is erroneous, however, and if anyone
desires to know the truth about the
matter let them read the article from
the Washington Post published in an
other column of this issue Of The Re
public. 1t appears that England was
willing to enter a coalition against US
if all the other European powers would
join. Russia stood out and would have
nothing to do with it and that spoiled
the scheme. This statement was re-
Gently made by Mr.. Hanotaux, the
French minister of foreign affairs at
that time.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1902-01-10
The Farmer Independent.

A farmer doesn't have to solicit any
patronage from anyone. He does not
have to enter into competition and strife
with any Of his neighbOrs like a mer-
chant. He doesn't have to depend on
his collections reluctantly dOled out as
the editors do. Ia fact he can be the
most Independent man on Gods green
earth, If he manages his business in a
business like way. He has more time
and opportunity for cultivating his mind.
He has fewer allurements for corrupt
ing his morals, and his occupation Is
more conducive to the highest develop
ment Of his physical power than any
other.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1902-01-10

In 100 years the United States have
increased in population from five mil
lions to 50 miIlsons, including the new
accessiOns Of territory. The nation
has also advanced In wealth and in
commercial Importance In even q very
much larger proportion than in pOpu-
latiOn, and is now a dominating force
among the nations Of the earth. Great
power imposes great moral obligations,
and every citizen should see that its
power is always exercised to protect
the weak and promote equity to all
mankind.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1902-01-10
Pointed ParaEraphs.


When a man asks a favor he always
puts his worst foot forward
The tallest map IN a crowd always
manages to get well up 10 front
If there Is any love IN a man's heart
he cannot be totally depFaved.
The thief who stole a watch, instead
Of gaining time Is now serving II.
That tired feeling is often due to a
strenuous effort to live without work
The man who hesitates may be lost,
but the man who never hesitstes is hard
70 find.
One can never tell by mans looks
whether be was disapp pointed IN love OF
only has d. spepsia-
Don't kick about the weather. When
Il rains IL settles the dust; when the sun
shines it dries-sl1e mud.
n a man loves g woman be offers 10
give Up smoking. but II the woman loves
him she refuses TO let him DO IT.
Satan puts another gridirOo on the
Ere when be sees a mar buying beer
with the money bis wife earned az the
Washtub-
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1902-01-10
KANSAS IN IT.
Two of Our Girls to Sing at Edwards
Coronation at the Request Of the
King Himself

Coronation at the Request Of the
King Himself
Two Kansas girls will sing at the cor
onatiOn ceremonies Of Edward VII. next
summer. This at the especial direct re-
quest Of the king himself. In this con-
nection a dispatch from Denver says:
Miss Mary Mcfarland and Miss Marie
Mcfarland, twin sisters, of this city,
who are we'll known as much for their
beauty as for their talents as songsters,
have been chosen to sing at the corona
ton ceremonies of King Edward VII. to
be held next summer. The Misses Nc
Farland have been great travellers and in
was upon one Of their journeys through
Europe that they net the present king
of England, at that time Prince of
Wales. 1t is stated that the royal com
mand to sing at the ceremonies proceeds
directly from the king and is not the
outcome Of the plans of the committee
which has this matter in hand. This is
felt to be an additional honor and the
residents of this city who have watched
the careers of the twin sisters with a
kindly interest, are greatly pleased over
the matter"
These girls were born at Atchison.
They are the daughters OF Austin Nc
Farland, who for the past 10 years has
lived in Denver and is ticket agent for
the Denver & Rio Grande. They are
cousins of H. B. Kelly, of Topeka.
Years ago their father lived in Leav-
enwOrth and was in a railway ticket
Office there. Later, about 1870, he was
one of the founders Of the town Of How
ard City and opened the first store there.
taking a claim in the vicinity. He was
generous in granting credit and soon
found that he. had exchanged all of his
merchandise for bad account. He decided
his land to ex-State Senator II. B. Kelly,
and left Howard after q residence of tive
or six years, moving to St. Joseph where
he followed his old calling. He after
wards went to Denver. He has paid
special attention to the musical educa-
ton of his daughters, who are now in
Europe. When E. W. Howe, Of the At
Gibson Globe, was in Paris in May of
last year he entertained the Misses Nc
| Farland at a dinner.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1902-01-10
Quarterly Report OF County supsriotend
ent OF Public Instruction

Quarter begins October 1. 1901. ends December
81. 1qul. Sherman county. Kansas
/. Number Of district schools visited this
Quarter giving numb 81 each district. 81 8
2 n. 81. 60. g. 4. TO- = =, s. s. H. g. So 81. r.
II. s., S.. =. .. ~. A. 81. q .. =. l.
? Average length Of time spent in actual
school Inspection ~ hours
3. Number Of written reports Of such visits
made 20 the district board None
l. Number Of consultations with district
boards Two.
$ Number Of days Office has been kept open
at county seat %
8. Number Of eEaminatio OF district clerks
records: One Number kept as required by
law One
:. Number Of examinations Of district treas
urers' records None
5 Number Of teacher meetings attended,
Two
g. Humber Of lectures deliTered= None
10 Is the Office supplied with suitable record
books. as required by the existing lawi Yes
IL. Number Of certificates granted g. First
grade. none; second grade. l. third grade s.
temporary, none.
To the State Superintendent Of PubIic Lustruc-
tion. Topeka, Kan
I hereby certify the above to Be correct
statement Of the work Of this Office II the mat
ters herein reported for the quarter ending tins
Dated at GOodland. this 9Th day Of January.
JR- REED.
County Superintendent Sherman County.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1902-01-10

Although the republican party has
pronounced for the gold standard, the
administration has been coming silver
money at about the same rate as under
the Bland law. The republican powers
that be are shrewd enough to adopt a
policy that is an important factor in
our national prosperity. They have
also inflated the currency by. increased
issue of national bank paper to the
amount of about 100000 during
the last year. This is another element
in our prosperity as a nation. Then
there has been large increase in pro
duetiOn and coinage Of gold These
things all prove the contention of the
peoples party that plenty Of money
IS the cause of good times"
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1902-01-10

farm house and outbuildIngs Of the
WishendOffs. The change from Mob
rara was made because that place is on
the border Of the county, and the voters
decided to locate the county seat in the
geographical center Of the county.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1902-01-10

''Man never is, but always to be
blest." Multo-millionaire Carnegie is
striving very hard to die poor. The
ambition of many men is to die rich:
and Andrew, probably, had this ambi-
ton when younger, but-when nearing
the great ''Leveller" the prospect is not
inviting. Having proved that earthly
riches cannot satisfy an immortal soul.
that al men die poor, and that inherit
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1902-01-10
To THE PUBLIC.

Hereafter The Republic will charge its
regular advertising rate-five cents pei
line per insertiOn-for publishing resOlu-
tons Of coincidence, cards Of thanks
obituary poetry, and all notices Of enter
tainments given for the purpose of real
izing money.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1902-01-10

ed wealth is generally a curse to heirs,
he IS trying TO unload the. heavy bur
den that hesmaF at length repose in
in peace.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1902-01-10
Notice

There is money IN the county treasury
70 pay aii Sherman county warrants up
70 and including tue April Issue Of le0L
Interest ceases from January 2, 1872
J. Warner, County Treasurer.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1902-01-10
Horrible Thourht,

Horrible Thought
If our Chauncey and she
Should ever grow tired,
Do you think there would be
Three divorces requiredl
-ChicagO Tribune.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1902-01-10

For trunks, Falises, telescopes big
assortment at the wizards
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1902-01-10

Go to Millisack's for any kind or
style Of work and dress gloves.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1902-08-26
{ FAMILY REFUSES PERMISSION.
Body of Minnie Mitchell Will Not Be
" Disinterred, E g)

s1hicago, Aug. 26.-Doubt as to the
identity of the body buried as Minnie
Mitchell must for some time compli-
cate the mystery shrouding the Bar
tholin-M Mitchell murder case. For the
second time Judge Bretano has re-
fused to issue an order to exhume the
body Of the woman which was found
on Aug. Tin the weeds of lonely fl Ell
at Seventy-fourthl and State streets.
A plan was on foot to have dentists
who worked on the young woman's
teeth inspect those of the dead body
to clear up the doubts of identity, but
Robert Mitchell, brother of the sup.
posed decedent, declined to sign aft,
davits necessary for the exhumation.
He said his family was willing that the
body be >disinterred but that, although
the only means Of Identification they
had had were articles of clothing found
near the dead body, they were not will
ing to take the initiative.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1902-08-26
Lynn |'|lI'| SHOPS ARE CLOSED.
Residents of Lynn, Mass, Turn Out
En-, Masse to Greet the Presi-
dent on His Trip.
Estimated that One Hundred and Fifty
Thousand People Cheer the
Nations Executive. ..
President Departs for Boston After
Delivering a Brief Address in
-., the Factory City.

Lynn, Mass, Aug. 26.-Thoucands
came into Lynn during the day from
all the surrounding country to well
come President Roosevelt. Lynn has
taken on gala attire and all was in
readiness by noon. At the city hall an
especially elaborate display of bunting
and flags showed well and in front a
stand tastefully trimmed was in place
from which the president was to speak.
Soon after 8 o'clock Mayor Shepherd,
Alderman Eastman and William A..
Wiley, president Of the common coun-
Gil, drove to the boundary line between
Lynn and Nahant, where they met the
president and his party as they came
from Nahant. There was rapid
change OF carriages, the mayor enter
ing that of the president in place of j.
T. Wilson of the Nahant selec.men,
who took Mayor Shepherds seat, and
the march was taken up to the city
hall. Factories, shops and stores gen
orally closed at noon and the streets
were thronged with people. Fully $780,
600 people lined the way and the
cheers resounded continually. The
presidents appearance On the speak
er's stand caused a swelling wave of
applause and cheers to extend from
the platform out over the throng. The
cheering broke out afresh as the pres
ldent arose to speak. His address
was brief and at its conclusion he was
escorted to the railroad station to take
the train for Boston.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1902-08-26
General Commanding the Army Ex-
poets to Leave Shortly for the
Philippine Islands.
Object Not Made Pnblic But He De-
clares He is Not Going There
as Tourist.
A Dispatch From Washington Says
Nothing is Known at Adjutant
Generals Office.

New York, Aug. 26.-General Nelson
A. Miles will sail for the Philippines
within few weeks, says a Herald dis
patch from Boston. He is reticent as
to the object of the trip. When asked
if he was going in his official capacity
he replied:
well, I'm not going as a tourist,
neither am / going for my health /
cannot tell until get there what
will do"
will you take any part in the nego-
tiations relative to the friars' lands?"
NO"
"Will you confer in any way with or
make any suggestions to the civil
government there?"
''No; l will have nothing to do with
any matters outside of my profession:
General Miles declined to answer
other questions relative to his trip.
A Washington dispatch regarding
the Boston report declares nothing is
known in the Office of the adjutant
general regarding the intention of
Lieutenant General Miles to go to Ma
nila. The general would not have to
report to that officer his intention to
leave the country, but it is not though
he would take such step without
communicating his intention to the
secretary of war or the president.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1902-08-26
GERMANS NOT ALARMED.
Steel Interests Working Together to-
a- Combat American Trust. 81

& '. Combat American Trust.
New York, Aug. 26.-Rumors that
]. P. Morgan and Charles NJ. Schwab
contemplate an international working
agreement with, the German and Brit
ish iron and steel industries, similar
to the transatlantic ship combination,
have been received and are regarded
here, says Berlin dispatch to the
Herald, without any special alarm, for
the German iron and steel corpora
tions have now completed close syn
dicate, the object of which is primarily
to offer competition to the United
States steel and iron exporters, espe-
cially in the European, British, Afci-
can and Asiatic markets. All the
largest steel and iron works which
have hitherto remained independent
have joined the Kartel, which has no
capitalization, but central board OF
management, to which are referred all
orders and all questions of production
for home consumption and export, and
which issues orders appertaining to
wages, hours of labor and political sub.
jects. u
A royal commission, headed by
Count Tiele-Winckler, an owner of
mines and leading fnancier of Ger
many, leaves here within a few days
for the United States. 'e'@
The count will meet J. P. Morgan
and discuss the subject Of friendly re-
lations with the German industria!
and commercial interests. l
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1902-08-26


daily riding over the hills with mem
bers Of his staff. Along the road he
frequently holds conversations with
miners, all Of whom display friendly
feeling toward him personally
Individual operators are beginning
to display evidence of a willingness to
end the strike if@5a method could be
shown them how they could make con-
cessions to the men without stultifying
themselves. In speaking with mem
,bers of the staff at brigade headquar-
ters some have, within the past few
days, stated that if a way could be
suggested whereby they could give in
without placing themselves in a bad
light they would favor a settlement.
General Goblin is using his good Of
fees toward a settlement and he al
lows no opportunity to pass when in
conference with operators to make
conservative plea for men on strike. 81
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1902-08-26
FIGURES ON iLLITERAcY.
Census Offices Issues Report on the
Subject.

Washington, Aug. 26.-The census
Office has issued a preliminary report
on illiteracy among men of voting
age in city and country districts in the
census year 1900. The report includes
under the term "illiterate" those who
can neither read nor write and also
a small number who can read but can
not write. -..- -
In the United States as a whole, ex-
cluding Alaska and Hawaii, the male
population at least twenty-one years
of age and living in cities having at
least $4,000 inhabitants, was 5,SS5,644
of whom ,223. or 6 per cent, were
reported as illiterate. In the rest OF
the country the number of men of
voting age was 15,24S,655, of whom
1,949 ,247. or 13 per cent, were reported
as illiterate.
These figures indicate that illiteracy
among adult males is less than half
as prevalent in the large cities as it
is in the rest of the United States.
The difference, the report says, is
due largely to the fact that the urban
population of the country is massed il
the Northern and Western states al
illiteracy is less frequent there than
in other parts Of the country.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1902-08-26
EVERY ROAD GUARDED.
Strikers Determined to Prevent Re.
sE a 5a..e IS opening Of Mines. Il e

Strikers Determined to Prevent Re.
..5 5:- opening of Mines. s,s 81
Tamaqua, Pa, Aug. 26.--Not since
the Inauguration of the anthracite coal
miners strike have the United Mine
Workers had SO many pickets patrol
ling the Panther Creek valley as was
the case during the day. Every road
and path leading to the collieries was
guarded in an effort to persuade the
nonunion men not to go to work. No
new recruits were added to the work
ing force and quite a number were
turned back. The. extra vigilance was
due to the rumor that it is the inten.
ton of the Lehigh~ Coal and Navigation
company to cut coal as soon as sufi-
cient men can be secured. An official
Of the company admitted that practi-
cal miners are hard to procure and
that none of the coal companies is able
to operate any of the mines for this
reason