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in themselves amusing. taking and
novel. And we are not so ignorant Of
the negro as you may imagine We
can figure to ourselves the original
CakewaIk
I doubt it much, 10 see you dance
it."
That's Just your American jealousy"
answered the doctor Have you seen
little Grovinne dance the cakvalk?
Have you not been charmed with her
foeiuades2
We call them 'gOO-gOO eyes
Her languishing backward tilt
like a little dog on its hind legs. and
the delightful way she holds her arms
and hands? We find it charming and
novel. Then the movements Of the
cavalier are of a suggestive gallantry.
full Of the pride Of life, replete with a
strengthfuI swagger that prOclaims
the mastery of youth We Parisians
of to-day are in love with all that
sort of thing We are not what our
fathers were. We are changed. The
life OF open air sport. Of racing
cycling. aUtOmCbiiing. ballOOning and
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-04-10
AIeH-sTRUEe Fish FROM NORTH.
Climatic Conditions Have the Same
Effect Under Water as on Land.

Climatic Conditions Have the Same
Erect Under Water as on Land
The theory that climatic conditions
are largely responsible for the enter
prise and activity OF the American
people finds contemporary demOnstra-
ton in the lower orders OF animals
and particularly among the FISH" said
a scientist who has made a close study
of the collection in the New York
aquarium
AN OF the game fish he said, the
fighters. the high-strung. nervous Eel
lows Ike the brook trout. the black
bass and their only slightly less siren
nous brother, the pike are northern
fish In only rare instances do these
fish become tame or remain restful in
captivity. They have the keen spirit
OF American enterprise in them
.On the other hand. the quiet easy
going fsh are nearly al from trOpi-
cal waters OF course. there are ex-
ceptions from muddy habitats. but AL
of the brilliant hued. candy 6sh are
from the tropics. They a. calz and
quiet. and after a short tlnle in cap
tirity become so tame as to eat food
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-04-10

Shall the Curse Be Restored7
ignored. even when defiance might
mean a triiing matter OF hanging or
burning alive
In the good old Once-upOn-a-time,
when Edward III. was king OF Eng
land, furs Of ermine and lettice were
strictly forbidden To any but the
royal family or mobiles having E1.0OV
q year or mOre-the millionaires OF
the time. Cloth Of gold and silver and
habits embl pidered with jewels, lined
with pure minever and other eXpen-
sive furs, were permitted only TO
knights and ladies whose income eX-
ceeded 400 marks yearly
The families OF knights whose in
come was more than 200 marks and OF
squires possessing 600 in lands or
tenements, were allowed to wear cloth
Of silver, with their ribands. girdles,
and other accessories reasonably orna-
mented with silver. They were al
lowed also to wear wooden cloth OF the
value OF six marks for the whole piece,
while all the unfortunates Of less prop
erty or lower rank we're forbidden 10
wear silk or embroidered garments OF
any SUI VI sUSh u
buckles. Ouches, girdles and ribands-
In the reign Of Henry " not only
was cloth Of crimson. cloth Of velvet
o. motley velvet forbidden TO any
save persons Of hish estate, but the
cut Of garments was regulated so that
no person, be his condition what 1t
might, was permitted TO wear a gown
cut or slashed into the form Of letters,
rosa leaves, posies Of other kinds. or
any curious devices, under the penalty
Of forfeiting the same, and the tailor
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-04-10
KILLING OF GAME BIRDS.
Cold Storage System Assists in the *
termination Of Wild Fowl.

Colo storage system Assists On the *
termination Of Wild Fowl.
The Audubon society Of Missouri
calls attention anew 10 the fact that
cold storage fastening the extermina-
ton Of wild animals Congress has
passed a law regulating the trafic and
shipment Of birds and game. but i'm
mense seizures By government on
GERS show that the statute is exten-
siTely violated
II is nov held BY persons who have
given special attention 20 the subject
that the only sufficient remedy is to
prohibit the sale Of al game II has
been ascertained By the Audubon so
ciety Of Missouri that within the past
fifteen years song and insectfvorOus
birds IN Missouri have decreased 81
per cent and game birds over so per
cent Last year one seizure IN New
York includes 50. 900 game bids and
1900 song birds In Chicgo 3. 600
game birds were seized and a whole
car load Of quail was captured in In
dian Territory Game and song birds
are going fast and the proposition TO
stop their sale entirely gains support
ers fast
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-04-10
The EFFECT OF CIVILIZATION.
DusEcy Empress Finds New Methods Of
Having Her Own Way.

DusI<y Empress Finds New Methods Of
Having Her Own Way.
Civilization is making way in
Abyssinia. The latest innovation is
nerves These have been developed
in Queen Taitu TO quite alarming ex-
tent, and when King Menelik com
plains. she retOrts that he is all for
civilization. and row he has got II she
hopes he likes IL, says the London
telegraph. All European women
she is reported TO have said, have
nerves. II they want anything, they
give way TO nerves; il they do any
thing which is not Just quite what it
ought to be. it is nerves; even if they
murder their husbands or run away
with another man. It Is excused be
cause they were amicted with nerves. -
The latest exhibition Of the nerves OF
the black queen was induced by the
Inauguration Of the new railway. The
emperor Announced mis- intention Of
going. and had al his best clothes
brought out, including his choicest
umbrella, when he vas arrested in
the midst Of his preparations By his
cOnsort, who declared that she must
80. too To that the emperor agreed.
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- 81 - PubIie.s 49,.

II vas remarkable ineEpncaole-
When JEFFERSON Jones. broker. land
holder, Fifth avenue man. entered his
once on Monday he was a tall. straight
man With dark hair and eyes. wearing
a frock coat and putting away on q
Havana cigar
Next Tuesday. Jefferson Jones.
broker. landholder. Fifth aEc=ue man,
was a short saEdy-haired man, with a
loud tie. a gruh voice and a huge dia-
mOud IN his shirt front
As he passed into the once TO
swear on his taxes. be didn't walk at
all as he had done the day before. and
the mystery deepened until fl knocked
the Jekyll-Hyde twins into q cooked
hat if-but what's the use2-HeE
York Press
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.z4merfcan Ca6evaIk becoming
Popular IN European Cities.

matrOns Of society who reyel in II
have never, I fancy, sought to become
classical dancers The classical
dances require too much time, too
much effort, while the cakewalk is
an affair OF a few lessons"
But what can you see in it,"
have been asking a couple OF my
friends, the one a young Partisan
sprig Of society, the other a physi-
clan, a middle-aged man. who ought
to know better and does not What
can you see in it2 You know nothing
OF the American darky, with his
rOcOco elegance of dress and move
ment You cannot appreciate this bur
IesQUe rejoicing in his lively graces-"
No they reply, but the attitudes
and movements Of the cakewalk are
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-04-10
rHiEnDLY MAN IS POPULAR.
He Is at All Times Sought After and
Vel Liked

He Is At All Times Sought After and
Well Liked
II is a fact beyond ali caTil that the
friendly man is one sought for. he is
az a premium upon al occasions, and
he Is a never-failing source Of fnspira-
ton. says the Ledger Monthly His
wealth Of frfendliness Is OF more
value TO him and to MS friends than
mere financial help would be. how
ever. willingly that might be accorded
The world Is moving. and with Il the
trend Of thought The world IS prog
ressfng. and wfssl il thought is going
forward The world IS climSfng
higher and higher IN science and art
and All utilities both material and
spiritual. and thought is the power
behind the throne Il IS the wheel
that moves All things. and there are
wheels within wheels" but still the
power and force and vital euasgy cone
from the right thought. the spirit OF
good win to men and peace on earth.
II is not cant or religion; Il Is reason
and common sense and when we have
found q friend as Emerson says. We
have touched the goal Of foEtune7
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-04-10
panoer Ii Niahtmares.

Il believe that dreams sometimes
KILL said a prominent specialist on
nervous diseases the other day or
course don't know that they are IA
tai. but 1 have every reason 10 think
so. I had a woman patient whom /
was treating for a number Of compli-
cations. including a weak heart She
could not bear any excitement and L
often warned against exposing herself
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-04-10

the rest Of It has made all robust We
are becoming Amerieanized- And
So
And So
And so we rise on our hind legs
and prance and shout"
heard much the same thing from
the American high priest OF society
dancing in Paris. the Tow famous
George Washington Lopp, in his
Washington Palace Just behind the
Elysee Palace hotel Some one has.
been backing up M LOpp in a mil
liOn-franc enterprise. and the result
is this really wonderful Washington
Palace" No dancing master in Paris
or elsewhere, ever had such an estab-
ishment before
oh. yes, everything is American
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coIonizztien 80 ; -

France spends annually for her col
onies a little more than 5000 900,
while the aggregate Of its business
with them, export and import. is but
SO. OOO. 600. and but 1000 a year emf
crate 70 French colonies But France
has not been the least successful
country IN building a colonial en-
pire. for Germsny's geographically
large possessions cost more than the
aggregate OF the exports and imports
from them
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n ReOf11aI Of ,SumpfuarY
LasOS Efigbf BE Of ,SerOfce.

Irish point would have been love
y thing 10 trim this dress with, but
We aim 70 be law-abiding citizens and
lace is forbidden to those with less
than S5e.00G a year
II would be much pleasanter TO say
such things than 10 acknowledge open
" or tacitly that you couldn't AFFORD
the article or 10 strain every nerve
to get them and pay the consequence
There are plenty Of level-headed WON
en- to-day who could extract a degree
Of restfulness out Of the conscientious
observance Of a sumptuary law which
could hardly be given by any sanator-
ium in existence.-New York sun
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10 sudden fright She complained Of
having nightmare and said she often
woke up in a state OF terrible fright,
so weak that she could not call for
help One morning she was found
dead in bed with an expression Of alb
jet terror on her face. I have no
doubt that she died from fright pro
duced by a nightmare.
Persons subject TO nightmare who
have weak hearts should avoid sleep
ing on the back They should lie on
the. right side and have the right arm
extended so they viii wake up If they
turn over Most nightmares are the
result Of sleeping on the back or the
left side. where the heart Is so com
pressed that il has little room for free
action"
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-04-10

Are you afraid to 90 downstairs
and look for that man who is ran
sacking the hOuse?" asked Mr. Meek
tons wife.
Certainly not am perfectly will
ing TO go and look for him But,
Henrietta. I'm afraid you have been
making a mistake with me all these
years You ought to have developed
my conversational powers more After
find the burglar won't know what
70 say TO him You'll have 10 stand at
the head Of the stairs and do the
talking Short Stories.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-04-10

At her last swell reunion" given
by the Comtesse de TaIleyrand-Peri-
CORD before leaving for the South OF
France, the Due de MOntmOrency, the
Marquis de Massa, the COmte Stanis-
las de Castellane and the COmte
Edouard de La ROchefoucauId. each
leading by the hand beautiful com
tesse. marquise or duchesse, perform
ed-to great applagse-the cakewalk,
says a Paris letter to the New York
Press.
It is a craze that has come to Paris
And from Paris il has gone on 10
Vienna So Paris correspondents in
Vienna graYely discuss il. VIII il
conquer the Vienna waltz? They
actually ask this question The Opin-
ion seems TO be unanimous, writes
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-04-10

Of kings in order to lead up 10 the
fact that they went the same way that
those Of mice and ordinary men do
The lamentations OF the clergy and
the satire Of the poets quantity prove
that sumptuary laws were universally
disregarded-
The complaint Of Chaucer's ParsOn
concerning the sinful. costly array OF
clothing" is 10 the effect with the
spelling mOdernized that the sin in
superfuity OF clothing which mSketh
II so dear TO the harm Of the people is
not only 70 the cost Of embrouding.
the Disgusting. indenting or barring.
Ounding. paling. winding. or bending
and sembIable waste Of cloth in vanity
but there is also the costly Turing in
their gowns. so much pOuncening Of
chiseI TO make holes. so much dagging
Of shears with the superhuity in length
Of the aforesaid gowns trailing in the
mire. etc" This would not come so
much amiss by the way In describing
a very smart 1903 frOck
So il appears that these happy folk
Of long ago went gayly on in their
vain ways of spending very much
more on gorgeous raimsnt than they
/ could well afford OF than the law al
I lowed and bravely defed fines and
! forfeiture in order TO present a gallant
| appearance
But this is a unitarian age. and il
/ some strenuous soul we're TO introduce
sumptuary laws to-day they might
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-04-10

prove Unexpectedly popular as offering
a very decent means Of escape from
the ruinCus elegance Of modern dress
For instance. it would be satisfying TO
say with conscious virtue Harry
wanted dreadfully TO give me an err
mine stole and muff this year. but
felt that We must obey the law. which
fOrbids it to any but billiOnaires, you
know"
Or.
Nine. Branagan wished fairly TO
cover my new frock with Open-stitch-
ing. but 1 wouldn't put myself in a
position 70 be cursed by the dear
bishop for all the frocks in Christen-
dom"
or, with a sigh:
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-04-10

OF corses.. which means the body Of
the gown and not a corset, worked
with gold. and the wives Of persons
not having 40 pounds yearly and
widows and their daughters Of smaller
possessions we're forbidden TO wear
girdles Ornamented with gold, silver
OF gilt work or any corse OF silk or
coYerchief made out Of the realm
But il Is not necessary TO give any
more examples Of the weIl-laid plans
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-04-10

fearIessly from the hands OF the keep
ers-
The two classes" continued the
scientist. according TO the New YORK
Mail and Express. are Ike the nations
OF the north and sOuth-One alive and
keen, and the other beautiful 70 look
upon and romantic. but lazy and use
ful only for decorative purposes
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-04-10

Those legislators who have recently
proposed laws about kissing and cell
bacy and taxing real or bogus lords
might Try their luck at a few sump-
tuary laws They would be quite as
well-timed as the others and more
useful. and perhaps Just as little
Needed. especially If they should aim
10 restrain the expense Of citizens in
apparel" for it is sadly recorded that
never were such laws made but 70 be
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-04-10

A young maiden OF fifty down near
Raleigh did not know she was viOlat-
ing the law-By making vine and sell
ing it TO children of course, the fact
the young tippiers got drunk on her
beverage had nothing to do with law.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-04-10

Miss Jones-Did yOu shoot anything.
M Bates2
Mr. Bates Chesitatingly)- Yes-er-
era brace Of ducks
Miss Jones-Wild2
1Ir- Bates-Er-er-no but the
farmer vas
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-04-10

Rubino gets a life sentence for
missing the King Of Belgium three
times. We shudder to contemplate
what might have been his deserts had
he fired a few more shots in the same
place
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-04-10

Of course. they're all love matches,
but somehow or other the foreign
nObleman has a way of controlling
his affections 10 the point OF not fall
ing in love with an American girl
who is poor.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-04-10

It is remarked that men and crus-
taceans both turn red when they get
into not water Perhaps that is why
so many men are considered to be
HOLSTERS"
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-04-10

Dr. LapDoni says that all the pope
needs Is rest-which is true of a
good many people who call in medical
advice, although the doctors don't al
ways say So
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-04-10

China is smuggling arms to her
troops in violation Of the treaty with
the powers. A little thing like a pro-
tocoI doesn't bother the dOwager en-
press.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-04-10

Now a Chicago university professor
has declared in favor of stock water
ing. President Harper should squeeze
some of the water out of his prOfes-
serial outfit
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-04-10

The Russian army is said to be
ready for whatever happens in the
Balkans. And the Russian peasant
continues to go stOOp-shOuldered
under the burden which this constant
readiness imposes.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-04-10

knowing that it was useless TO Op-
pose her. when she suddenly gave a
shrek and went into Mysteries It
then transpirsd that she had no new
gown. and the Negus had 70 tele-
graph to Paris at once
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-04-10

Dr. George Sauerwein. a German
philOIOgist, writes poetry in thirty
eight different languages. Dr. Sauer-
vein may as well be given up. His. is
evidently an incurabIe case
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-04-10

Eat a lemon" is the advice now be
ing freely given. If you are desDOn-
dent, it viii give you something else
to think about
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-04-10

Emperor William has concluded to
be independent of the beef combine
by purchasing a controlling interest
in a private packing concern at Ham
burg.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-04-10

The wife OF Bishop Potter is a
plumber. The Potters have a large
fortune.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-04-10

j. PierpOnt Morgan is reported TO
have lost heavily in a Havana gamb-
ling establishment This only empha-
sizes the fact that it is useless to
try to beat q gambling-hOUse az its
own game II Morgan can't do il
what hope is there for dry goods
clerk
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-04-10

Turkeys Grand Vizier, Said Pasha,
says in effect that Turkey is trying
to be good. She evidently finds it
hard work.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-04-10

Because her husband wanted her
to live in Pittsburg. a New York WON
an asked for a divorce Yet house
cleaning is said to be a favOrite pas
time of women. ------
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-04-10

If the packers put in wireless tele-
graph connections with their
branches will we still be compelled to
eat priceless meat?
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-04-10

An Ithaca, y. Y, man has swallowed
q physicians thermometer. and now
his temperature has gone down
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-04-10

An authority on words says that
'manywhere" is correct. Just drop
it in anywhere to show that your
conversation is up to date.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-04-10

For the nine milIionth time a report
that Mrs. Maybrick is TO be released
has been officially denied.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-04-10

A Chicago minister contends that
the devil is out of date. His theory
is, no doubt, that Chicago has dis
tanced all competition.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-04-10

A Missouri man has invented a trap
10 catch f1eas. But he will have 70
show the dogs
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There is no use growing excited
when a man calls you a liar. II you
are one, you knew it before he told
you; and if you are not, you know he
is.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-04-10

There are cynics who declare that
the good woman is even as the evil,
but such people are only fit to be
sorry for.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-04-10

France needs more money, accord
ing to a Paris correspondent Most
Of US can sympathize with France
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-04-10

Massachusetts is trying TO save the
lobster. Meantime the inland lobster
is thriving
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Marconi's first wireless newspaper,
printed at sea. was not a success It
had no funny column.
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Eighty-tWo thousand dollars has
been paid for q seat in the New York
stock exchange. Time was when $S2.-
coo was thought TO be enough to make
a man wiling &c retire from business
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-04-10

Shamrock III is pronounced the
most promising" one yet Another
breach Of promise il prospect, prob
ably.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-04-10

The late Baron Humbug left $4,000.
and it wasn't stage money, either
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-04-10

A Boston man has offered a prize
Of $500 for the best way 20 prevent
strikes We Know Raise wages once
3 week Send On the 500. please
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-04-10

The sultan must be afflicted with a
fatal msisdys as on no other theory
can the fact thai he has been moved
b. moral suasi0ne be accounted for.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1903-03-26

Hats
The largest assortment ever shown. in, Mari
eta We call your special attention to the Lin
den, a new Hat shown only by us, Tall crown
with Panama brm, its novel feature being the
manner in which it creases, forming semi-circle
on either side. Remember its the celebrated
Halves Hat carry.
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Fine Wooden Goods

A very special showing of exclusive fab
RIGS for Easter. All of the popular .
weaves in woods in the much wanted col
ors are now on sale. White, cream, tan,
cadet and royal are the scarce shades in
these woolens. We are ready with themF
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1903-03-26
VOiIeS and Examines

Don't fail to see our beautiful line of
Voiles and Examines, just the thing for
drop skirt. They are the newest things
for skirts
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Damask, I5C to 75C Yard

We have everything that is new and up
to the minute in the new mercerized Ok
ford weaves, new mercerized Damask from
15c to 75c yard. You will have to see
this line to appreciate it.