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silver in the shape Of retaining fees.
The two women came into court
separately. Each was met by a Law
yer. and a whispered consultation was
held The wife looked calm and rigid
y cold. The other. who had renowned
all claim, was smiling She was ready
70 perjure herself, If need be, with a
divine consistency. The officers we're
ordered by the court TO bring in the
prisoner. Here his wife asked q ques-
ton OF her lawyer:
will he be able TO leave with me
by the next stsge2"
Certainly. ma'am- The confession
OF the-the girl-has set him free"
Then the woman Of ice melted A
single tear ran down her face and fell
on her wedding ring She brushed il
OF hastily as an evidence Of weak
ness. A deputy entered and addressed
the Judge: May It please the court"
Prisoner at the bar" interrupted
the Judge. who was deaf as well as
blind There was a buzz Of excite
ment, silence in the court" rOared
the Judge. Then there was a CRY, a
Eoman's wailing. hsart-broken cry
The deputy stepped forward and said
something in the judges ear
'Dead2" repeated the man OF law
incredulOusly.
Yes. your honor, BY his own hand"
So the trial ended before II had
begun The prisoner had appealed his
case 70 q higher cOurt-MrE- NJ L
Ray1e in Chicago RecOrd-Herald-
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-06-12

robbed the store in order to silence
him
Few KOkOmO people accept the
county prosecutors theory that Louis
Yeager killed himself OakfOrd PEG
pie have raised a fund Of $1,000 with
which to employ detectives Petit
tons asking the county commission
ers to offer 1000 reward are being
signed by hundreds
The strange woman who holds the
key to the Yeager murder mystery
has not yet been found, and but lit
tie progress has been made toward
establishing her identity. She is
described as being extensively dress
ed. Where she came from, how she
fell in with Yeager, and where she
went after the shooting are circum-
stances that are engaging the atten-
ton Of the officers. II is the theory
Of the dead mans family that the
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-06-12

Some Of Her Ancient Landmarks Like
~ TO nisannear Reforn \ m

Some Ct Her Ancient Landmarks Like
iy 70 Disappear Before Long.
Italy is tired Of q glorious death
Her sons boast OF Garibaldi and Mar
conf, not Of Raphael and Julius Caesar.
Venetians may well shrug their shoul-
ders when foreigners complain Of
steamboats, in the Grand canal They
are not the grieTers when the Cam
panile falls. The papers and states
man exhOrts the people to initiate
more powerful nations and abandon
their idle, pleasure-lOving spirit, their
love OF pageantry. fdleness and IRE
works, their Indifference TO education,
70 sound politics and finance
The Roman city government is now
willing 60 construct railways along
side the Forum. The old is mixed
with the new, industry with art, en-
ergy with decay. There is a telephone
at the spot where St Peter Is sup
posed to have been crucifed. I saw
the king Of Italy in an automobile by
the ruins in which Christian girls we're
gored BY bulls. His four attendant
guards rode bicycles. Trans and
buses start from the square in which
are NerO's bones, where Luther knelt
before his great revolt, by the gate
through which an endless line Of
shadows pass, from guilty Macbeth,
doing penance, to so many popes and
emperOrs. The greatest Of churches
is now lighted by electricity as well
as by Michel Angeles dome and the
same new luminary is turned upon
the dying gladiator The Roman glor-
les in his modern stations and ugly
civil buildings and cares little for
Cicero or Brutus, for the renaissance
or the antique world
Underneath a statute Of Garibaldi
on one Of the Roman mills, are groups
OF figures, allegOries. in which Eu-
rope presides over history and art
America over trade and industry
Golfers Weekly.
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Marble That Bends.

A writer in Nature describes a
white marble slab two inches thick
and S5x7O inches which is supported
on stone posts and says in the middle
three inches out Of level The slab
was placed in its present position in
1853. II is a polished slab and shows
the effects Of atmospheric decOmPOsi-
ton The writer concludes by saying
that The chief interest in the phe-
nomenon arises from the evidences ii
furnishes that marble is in reality a
fluid OF enormous viscOsity- This has,
Of course, some bearing on the ques-
ton Of the rigidity Of the rocks com
posing the crust Of the earth and the
gradual adjustment OF the earth
figure under gravity"
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-06-12

vii you answer 10 the court for the
brazen position you have takenZ Nov
at least you are not deceived, since
your victim IS behind the bars Of the
county jailZ''
Who placed him there2 Not I,
proud woman, but yOu-yOu. who say
you are his lawful wife-while IL
Oh, II I could die to save you from this.
my darling. 1 would be glad and thank
ful for the privileget".
Oh said the other woman. raising
a clinched hand, small. but like hand
Of iron, as If she would strike her rival
to the earth But she did not strike
II was beneath her dignity 70 touch
such a creature as this. Then the re-
pudiated wife bethought her OF q way
70 help the man who was more 10 her
at that moment than her hope OF
heaven She drew a folded paper from
her bosom, pressed IL 10 her lips, and
kneeling at the tall stove, held it TO
the light blaze until il was reduced 70
ashes.
There. as God sees me. no deed OF
mine shall send him TO a prison cell
/ viii bear the shame, the blame Of it
all"
There was no courthouse in White
side. but in lieu Of It was a barracks
Of a place where justice was admins
tered by the most informal methods
The Judge was seated IN q splint-bOt-
toned chair tipped comfortably against
the wall. while his feet reposed on a
table The two lawyers Of the place,
who were more accustomed TO horse
thieves than more polite clients. we're
making & pretence Of being very busy
Their palms had been crossed with
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-06-12

At time when the Indians roamed
the prairies they were students OF
nature, and had a way Of naming the
months according to their chief occu-
patiOns in the various sections Of
the year Thus March was the war
moon, April plant moon. NAY
Hover moon August sturgeon
noon September corn moon" Oc-
tober travelling moon" November
beaver moon" December hunting
moon January cold moon" June
and July were doubtless second and
third editions OF the flower moon. %
as February was probably the cold
moon" Continued in our next" Their
years were reckOned BY SHOWS. -
their days BY suns" or sleeps.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-06-12

BafHed in their search for the
woman supposed TO have been with
Louis Yeager after he left the home Of
his fancee. Myrtle Finley, on the
night Of his death, the authorities Of
KOkOmO, Ind, decided to postpone the
cintinuatiOn Of the inquest in the hope
that further efforts to locate the
woman may be successful
One whole day was spent in Sharps-
vile, where it is believed Yeager made
the appointment which ended fatally,
and the county prosecutor is inclined
strongly to the belief that the young
man, who all along has been the sup
posed victim Of the feud between the
villages Of HemIOck and OakfOrd, com
mitted suicide on the SharpsviIle road,
twelve miles from his home in Oak
ford by the route he followed, and six
miles from HemlOck, where he had
spent the evening
The case against Logan ingalls,,
billiard and Frank Fades viii be dis
missed" said the county prosecutor
The evidence against them is poor at
best, and the threats were the natural
OALIO44E u L-AC CHILLY D--W~C -C---6
men OF rival villages. Their alibis
cannot be broken down"
The motive for the suicide was dis
covered when it was found that Yea
ger had been pressed TO set a date for
his wedding to Myrtle Finley, but re-
fused his sweetheart's plea because
his physician had told him he could
not marry. His grief over this fact
affected him deeply, and the death OF
his friend, Francis Sutton, who was
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-06-12
stuart Rebson,s - Hobbv.

One Of the value possessions Of the
late Stuart Robson was a collection
Of scrapbOOks compiled by the come
dian with great care They did not
contain press clippings. either. Mr..
Robson was a radical free thinker,
and he neglected no opportunity 70
point out what he considered the IN
wOTthiness Of the clergy He cut out
all the reports Of their misdeeds that
appeared in the newspapers and FOR
a number Of years he added these clip
pings assiduOusly 20 his collection
The scrapbOOk increased so much in
bulk at last that he was compelled 70
give up the task. But he was always
proud Of the monument that he had
raised to his opinions.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-06-12

The western town Of Whiteside had
one snail. rough tavern betting the
meager cluster Of houses and cabins
dignifed BY the name Of a town Il
was here that the night stage stopped
On its-Fay from Lapeer. where il had
net uie train from the East, and left
one passenger, a young woman with
a frigid air Of reserve and culture
Severity was expressed in both her
dress and her absolute control Of all
emotion, as she entered the tavern
alone, a stranger coming on most
unhappy errand. the outcome Of which
was 70 affect her whole future life
The parlor Of the hotel was typical
OF the prosperity OF the sudden town
Il had a haircloth lounge and tall
stove heavily trimmed with nickel
silver. There we're several small win
dows shrouded in cotton lace, and at
one Of these a girl was sitting She
stared at the woman entering the
room. then advanced to meet her This
girl was still in her teens, but she
looked as II some great sorrow had
overtaken her. Her eyes were red
with weeping Her pretty pink cheeks
looked, shriveled and van in the dim
light Her blonde hair was carelessly
arranged She offered no form Of rec
Ognition 70 the stranger, save TO ask
in a tone Of depressed excitement a
hurried question:
Have you come TO help me save
him2"
Il am his Wife vas the cold re.
sponse-then with an uplifting Of the
classic brows, who are your"
EI-I-thouEht was his wife" the
girl sobbed- We were so happy, and
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-06-12
Peculiar Eskimo Church.

The EskimOs possessed the most
remarkable place Of worship in the
world. II was a sealskin church.
Forty sealskins were stretched over
q light framework, and in this tent,
eighteen feet by twelve feet, services
were held every Sunday. But the
church came TO an untimely end One
hard winter the Eskimos' dogs, being
half fsmished, dined on the sealskins,
and only the frame was left The Is
kimOs have now erected a dogp1OOf
tabernacle
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-06-12
"a. Md ErercIss-

John, dear" said the little wife,
@the doctor was here this morning
and he said you needed exercise; and
I've mapped out a little program for
YOU" you have?T Yes. TO-mOr-
row morning you are to work two
hours In the garden, Ehitewash the
back fence, beat the parlOr carpet
take down the stOvepipe, help move
the piano and assist in any other lit
tie things that need attention round
the house; and it1l be so nice TO think
you're exercising at home. where you'll
not overWork yourself, and save gym
nasium fees"
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-06-12

5cseph GirOuard Of Spencer. Mass
announced recently that he would
give receipts in fun TO all his debtors
who applied provided they were IN
able 70 meet their obligations. NO
matter whether il is SO OF 800 or
$1,000" he declared, any man who
says he cannot pay II shall have a
receipt ] want TO feel kindly toward
all the people and not have them bur
dened with any debts TO me-" But
it has turned out that no nan owed
him q single cent-Successful Amer
can
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-06-12

Il want me money back fur dis pa
per said the broad-shOuldered man
with the hOrshOe pin
What's the trOublez" asked the
young man At the news stand
I've been done I see de headline,
sUprisfn' Of de Boxers. an I pays de
entrance fee Dere amt a word IN Il
about Jefries OF Sharkey-ner no
body but a lot O. Cinnamon
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-06-12

Rev J. s Henry Of Marion. Ky.
has been for several months suffering
great inconvenience On account o. the
smaIlness OF his feet as compared
with his body He weighs $50 pounds
and has a No 81 OF s boot He IS
Increasing IN weight and Il IS becom-
ing difficult and painful for him 70
walk He cannot stop his body from
growing and cannot induce his feet 10
keep pace. and the question or Iocomo-
tfon IS worrying him
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-06-12

I pitv the man with a troubled brow;
I pity the girl with a scowl;
I pity the people with frOwns on their
faces.
And 1 pity the dogs that howl
nifty the woman who's tied 20 a man
With children another one bore
I pity her mother who lives in the house,
But 1 pity the children more
] envy the man who IS free from al TINS,
who's home IS a refuge from strife
envy the woman who Is wife OF this
man.
And the children that they bring 70
life
A smile Is a blessing a scowl 81 a curse
A cross word a wound that won't heal
So bury your trouble, no matter how
hard.
And look pleasant. however you feel
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-06-12

In Uganda rats are some Of the
worst opponents 20 their work which
missionaries have 10 contend against
The Bibles sent out by the Church
Missionary Society 70 the natives are
promptly eaten BY the Uganda rats,
which overrun the country In enor-
nous swarms and devour any book
they come across Bibles going 20
Uganda are now bound in tin, which
preserves them from being destroyed
hT Termin-
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-06-12

The people Of this country sym
pathize with that smuggled in Chinese
leper, Dong Gong, in his affection; but
the main thing is to get his Dong
Gong carcass back to China as soon
as possible.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-06-12

Whenever a woman finds that she
can make a man utterly, hOpelessly
miserable she is pretty sure he loves
her and that she can make him very
happy. Women have lots of sense.
Can't fool 'emi
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-06-12

In France an excessive growth OF
hair On the lip was noted in 497 in
sane women out Of each LOCO. while
only go were found in each 900 IN
the general hospitals It was noticed
that the latter very frequently had a
personal or family record OF neuro-
patty or mental degeneration.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-06-12

Mrs Ferguson George, what par
ticular falling Of yours did the preach
81 touch on in his sermon this morn
ing7
BIr. Ferguson-~What do you ask
ne that question fOr2-
Mrs Because you have
been as cross as q bear ever since
you come home from church"
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-06-12
- - b Be- : -.

Papa. said the little boy. looking
up from his book, what is q curioz"
a curiO." replied the father.
thOughtfully. 'fs something that costs
ten times what it's worth
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-06-12

A man who could swiftly solve the
most dificult mathematical problems
and easily duplicate the feats per
formed by lightning calculatOrs has
Just died in a New Jersey asylum
Genius and insanity again.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-06-12

The next day feelings OF the gentle
men who accompany the president on
his western horseback rides, although
they hadn't mounted a horse before in
many years, may be far better i'm
agined than described
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-06-12

One of the late Millionaire swift's
maxims was: Business, religion and
pleasure Of the right kind should be
the only things in life for any man"
All right except, perhaps, as to the
order in which they are enumerated
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-06-12

Il see" said the man on the rear
platform. that French scientists have
al last discovered the secret OF long
life"
-Sh-sh-sh-sht" Kissed the other fel-
low Don't let that old nan on the
back seat hear you He's ny father
sn-lsw, and he's richt"
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-06-12

A New York exchange states that
MOIineux hasn't spoken to his wife
since his acquittal, but there is no
evidence of Mrs. MOlineux having en-
tered any complaint
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-06-12

Possibly Bonilla was not elected
president Of Honduras, but he has one
of his opponents in Jail and the other
On the run in Nicaragua, and things
seem to be coming his way.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-06-12

A resident Of Gotham has petitioned
the board Of aldermen to pass a resO-
luton forbidding a man from kissing
his wife on Sunday. Does this man
realize that he has been sidetracked
for about a century,
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-06-12

When you take into account all the
varied forms Of healing and the num-
Der OF people engaged IN ministeT1ng
TO minds and bodies diseased isn't IL
a wonder that anybody can get sick
enough to die2 Or is II more 20 be
wondered at that anybody IS alive?
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-06-12

No doubt King Edward will put his
own construction on the fact that an
enormous crowd Of Parisians assem-
bled and cheered when he took his de
paTture.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-06-12

Husband (dme a. MI shay.
m'dear. Chic) didn't 'shpect TO A. you
Chic) settin' up FOR me
Wife (caimly)--Oh. that's all right
DID boy just got fl myself about
eve minutes ago.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-06-12

Five years total abstinence is said
to be required as a permanent cure
for the drink habit, and as John L.
Sullivan once went through five hours
of it he has hopes.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-06-12

The busiest nan in London is said
TO be W T. R Preston, the Canadian
emigration commissioner, whose
work in that position for the four
years he has held once has given
great satisfaction to the dominion
government In early life Mr.. Pres
ton vas q newsnansr nan.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-06-12
preH the Line at oraan.

Rev. Mr.. LitteH Of the Second Unit
ed Presbyterian church Of Pittsburg
has resigned his post because the trus-
tees Of the church have decided to in
stall an organ as an aid to worship
Mr.. LitteH is one OF those Old-fash-
toned clergymen who regard it as
sinful to praise God by machinery"
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-06-12

shot in the same way, it is believed,
added to his dependency.
Dr.. J. H. Ross Of Kokomo is said to
have made the revelation that Yeager
had been his patient for some weeks,
and had been told a week before his
death that he had an incurable dis
ease, and Of which he had often spoken
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-06-12

Mr.. SuIIy and his friends, with esti
mated profits Of 100000 made in
cornering cotton, can now AFFORD to
take a tour through the South and see
how cotton grows.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-06-12

Booker Washington says that the
education Of the negro at TUskegee is
begun with a toothbrush, and now
there is a loud demand for bathtubs
down at Yale.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-06-12

Manageable young ladies in China
usually wear their hair in a long sin
gle plat, in which is entEfned a bright
scarlet thread The thread indicates
that the maiden is awaiting a Comp
bal partner
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-06-12

Not only did Andrew Carnegie tell
= lot Of funny stories at the annual
dinner Of the iron and steel institute
IN London, but the reports Of ''peals
Of laughter indicate that those pres
snt saw the point the same night
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-06-12

The Oldest negro in Louisiana has
Just died, leaving q remarkable rec
ord Bort in 1873, he served as slave
and freeman the Mccall family Of New
Orleans ali his life His one situation
lasted him 1O4 years
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-06-12

A movement has been started in
France to decrease the infantiIe death
rate so as Ito provide the requisite
number Of recruits for the army" BY
the way, which is the better way, to
let a baby die while in swaddling
clothes or to have it grow up to be
shot?
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-06-12

An American dentist has succeeded
In pulling Emperor William for the
title Of @hofrath,7 or court counselor.
His duties are very simple-he only
comes on at toOthache functions.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-06-12
nanv suicide in Chicago.

For several years past suicides have
been increasing in Chicago Al ratio
far in excess Of the increse in pOpuia-
ton. Three hundred and ffty-six sui
fdes in 1900 we're followed by 599 il
1901 and 439 last year
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-06-12

When a man sees two women whirl-
ing along alone together in an auto
mobile he always looks instinctiyely
to see the smashup.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-06-12
Mutual Aeuuzintane..

wIndig-"I know you You are q
loafer"
Muggsns--Anc you. sir, are a liar
Windig--Huki You seen 10 know
me, too"
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-06-12

Little girls under 10 years Of age
can no longer be employed in South
Carolina cotton mills. This shuts the
babies out at any rate.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-06-12

New zealand's capital. Wellington,
IS not the largest city in the islands.
Dunedin, Auckland and Christehurch
are al larger
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-06-12

The present position Of Europe
seems to be that Turkey is not to be
allowed TO fatten herself even if she
should win a war.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-06-12

woman was brought by enemies to
lure Yeager to his ruin and death.
Logan Ingles and the two Eads
boys, under arrest on suspicion Of
killing Yeager, viii not be released
without trial The preliminary hear
ing is set for Friday, May p.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-06-12

The strike Of the Montreal grave
diggers is the worst Of all. II incOn-
veniences people who have no way Of
retaliating.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-06-12
IL CaIifornIa AIumnus.

Rev Alfred s. Lyle, the oldest Nv
ing graduate Of the University Of
California, presided at the commence
ment exercises Of that institution last
week He took his degree IN 1864
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-06-12

AS soon as King Edward heard that
Mr. Morgan had come over he hurried
back to England.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-06-12

There is talk Of a corner in dia-
monds. This is terrible, but we have
come to the point where we refuse to
worry any more
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-06-12

Some Kentuckians act as if they
would be perfectly at home in that
part of Europe referred to as The
Balkans
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-06-12

Sometimes a woman viii stop low
ing a man Just because she thinks
he's far enough gone to love her any
way.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-06-12

DR.. Barrows says that the way to
cure criminals Is to exterminate their
evil tendencies II many cases this
would not leave much Of the criminal.