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The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-02-27
Hunters Escape from . Bear.

A queer story is told of a hunter and
a bear out West 1t seems that the
hunter, who was merely an amateur,
by the way, had disregarded the ad-
vice Of the more experienced men in
the camp, and wandered of for a stroll
by himself He took his gun with him.
intending to use it if he came across
any game, but things turned out very
differently from what he expected, and
he did not use his gun-as you viii
see.
He had EOt gone very far from
camp when he came Unexpectedly on
4 grizzly bear. That being his first
encounter with this monarch of the
West" he forgot all about his gun,
and looked quickly about him for
some way to escape There was no
tree near, but there was a tall, sm n
rock, a sort Of boulder, for which he
made without stopping TO order his
time. He reached il IN safety and
succeeded in scrambling up to the top.
where he turned TO see what the bear
was doing.
What he saw was anything but re
assuring, for bTuin was at the foot OF
the rock, just in the act Of smashing
his gun, which ne had dropped in his
haste and excitement Having done
that bit OF work pretty thoroughly. the
bear turned his attention 70 the rock
and the hunter. but the rock was too
smooth for him 20 climb. and the
hunter was, therefore, out OF his
reach.
But he had no notion. apparently, OF
going away. for he seated himself as
il he determined TO make a long siege
OF IL, and the hunters soul quaked
with al sorts Of dreadful appreaen-
siOns. He was too far from camp for
his cries to be heard, and his conpan-
ions were not likely TO come IL his
direction for hours. IL at all
Suddenly il occurred to him that
he might make some use Of a bottle
OF brandy that he had IN his pocket:
perhaps if he poured some Of Il over
the bear it might have the effect Of
frightening him on So he aimed care
fully and poured a gin or so OF the
fiery liquid right into the bears face
Strange 20 say, the bear seemed to
Ike II; so the poor man had TO devise
some other scheme
A box of matches in his pocket gave
him the coveted idea-why not pour
some Of the brandy over the beasts
hack and then drep & lighted match On
it, The brandy would take FIRE, the
bear would make tracks for the woods
and his life would be savedI He
would not set FIRE, even to a bear.
under ordinary circumstances. but
this was a case Of life OF death 20 him.
and he must do something
Watching his chance. he poured
some Of the brandy down On TO the
bears hairy coat, and then dropped &
lighted mattel The effect was fnstart
and remarkable. for the bear shot OF
for the distant woods, leaving 3
smell Of burning hair behind him. and
the heater shot OF Just as fast n the
s'ss-ggsinu 80 camp
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-02-27
- - Younnztsrs--

There are so many sons Of Murat
HaIstead that no one outside Of the
family has ever been able TO keep
count OF them However. one intro
duced himself 10 Major General Chat
Zee the other day and reminded him
that two Of his brothers had served
under him in China Yes" said the
General. his eye lighting up. 4 know
them both very well" They almost
worship the ground you walk on, Gen
eral; they talk only Of you when at
home. OF your brave deeds. OF the af-
lection every soldier has for you. OF
-" The General. hastily interrupt
ing stop. stopt" I'm afraid those
youngsters have talked too much. {.
Both Of them are First Lieutenanta.
yet 70 him are only youngsters Of
whom he IS very proud
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-02-27
Young Inventors the RuIs.

That rare quality Of the mind which
enables a man TO be a real inventor
seems to pronounce itself more in
youth than in middle life. Youth is
the time Of application, and there are
certain elements in the ordinary make
up Of a young man that may be fos-
tered in his probationary period. To
MarcOni's tenacity Of purpose the
world viii owe much. He is now only
80. 1t is now five years since he sent
Queen VictOTia's memorable message
from ashore by wireless telegraph to
the prince Of Wales on his yacht. The
young. Italian has never faltered in
his ambition Tom" Edison. the king
Of all inventors, and the first to con
graduate MarcOni, was &c when he
devised the wonderful quadruplex sys.
TEN Of telegraphy- At 81 he had two
salons Of the Paris electrical exhibit
ton filed with his inventions. The
Old-timers, too, with the divine gift of
invention, were all young men. Elias
Howe, at 20, had invented the sew
ing machine. Sir Henry Bessemer at
p was one Of the forty immOrtaIs1
Of the French academy
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-02-27
IA Inportant piseover..

Granton. Okla. Feb. 9th.-After ten
years E. H Gosney Of Granton has AZ
last found q cure for Kidney Trouble.
Mr.. Gosney suffered very severely with
Kidney Complaint and some ten years
ago made up his mind 70 ind q cure
IL one was 70 be had.
He has tried and tried and expert
mented with every kidney medicine he
could hear Of Although he was always
disappointed he kept on trying till at
last his perseverance was rewarded
and he found a complete cure
He is a well man to-day and explains
IL as follows:
Everything failed 70 cure ne and I
was growing worse and worse till /
tried a new remedy called DOdd's Kid
ney Pills and had not taken many OF
then before knew that I had at last
found the right thing. 1 am entirely
cured and cannot say too much for
DOdd's Kidney pills"
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-02-27

FOR she was usually most cheerful
why 1 love TO have you here 70 play
poker on Sunday nights2 Because my
poor dear, dead Henry was passion
ately fond Of the game, and he'd-d-died
on a Sunday" She was comfOrted
presently and the game proceeded.
There is another stOry-a very an
Cient one. but not so sIoW-concerning
some historical games Of poker held,
Of all places in the world. under the
Clark street bridge. There were only
two in the game, and that was nearly
forty years ago.
One was a gentleman who afterward
became a statesman. who at the IA
tiOnal capital was noted for his nerve
and skill at poker as well as for his
elOQuence in Congress. The other was
a professional gambler II was under
the Clark street bridge that the after
ward famous statesman learned the
national game How much did the
experience cost him2 Nobody can tell
The ancient tale OF the poker chip in
church never wears out II concerns
the venerable deacon who had been
out the night before and went TO sleep
during the sermon. writes Willie Dear
born in the Chicago Inter Ocean. Wax
ing at the moment the sleek usher was
passing the contribution box. he alb
sently dropped a ceIlulOid chip into 1t
in place Of a coin The CONSERVATION
depicted on the face Of the usher, in
the picture, is due to the possibility
that he may have sat in the same
game himself and recognized the color
Of the chip. The correct ending Of the
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-02-27
NELLIE EFT HEEN's HOMESTEAD
Special Act Of Congress Gives China
man a Farm.

Special Act Of Congress Gives China
man a Farm.
Nellie Eft Heen married a China,
man, and is nov on a fair way to OWL
a North Dakota farm By special act OF
Congress The family history Of the
Hens came up in the House Of Repre-
sentatives this week, when a bill was
passed granting to Nellie Eft Heen the
south half Of the northwest quarter OF
and lot Of section 2 and lot 1 Of sec.
ton 3, in township 154. north Of range
1O1 west, in the State Of North Da.
kota- When all Of this was transmit.
ted to the House after being read
BY the clerk it was found that Nellie
Eft Heen was a white woman who had
married a Chinaman- The Chinamar
had duly taken up a land claim, and
the preliminary papers had passed
muster. After the required number
OF years had been spent on the farm
and the necessary improvements
made to prove up" the land office
discovered that Heen was an Orien.
tai and also that no Chinaman could
become a citizen Of the United States
and that no one not a citizen Of the
United States could secure land under
the homestead act
The appeal was then made to Con.
gress for a special act deciding the
land to Nellie Eft, the Chinamans
white wife, and when this explanation
vas made there was no objection tc
the passage OF the Washington
Star.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-02-27
LIE soLpIERs d ~.


There VIII soon be 10000 Men
Trained for Military Service.
japanese soldiers OF all ranks ap-
pear never TO be unmindful for an
instant Of the service In which they
are engaged, says the Pittsburg Post
They do not dfssipate- The little rec
reattOn that they give themselves is
quiet and innocent, and they keep
their eyes and doubtless their minds
on their business Little is heard OF
work abroad on japanese military
and naval account, but from the
minuteness OF their information re-
garding the China field. when none
Of the other allies know more than
could be obtained from public maps,
a point viii not be strained In suppos-
ing the employment in this line Of
much industry tha- is not advertised.
There may well be occasion for inter
national surprise should Japan at any
time fnd itself involved in a war for
which it viii not be amply prepared.
When the military scheme now in
process Of development shall be com
pleted there viii be 45O, 600 men under
the age Of forty years, trained for
military service, divided equally
among troops with the colors and
men enrolled respectively in the first
and second reserves. This takes no
account Of the masses with military
training, who may have passed the
age Of forty, nor Of an element quite
as eager and promising under the age
OF 20 years Company drill has beer
imposed in the government schools
and many Of the private schools have
adopted It.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-02-27


einating game Of rOulette-a fayOrite
one in circles much less exalted-has
achieved a distinct vogue.
AprOpOs society roulette A very
charming matrOn. one who always
tries to be in the fashion and general
y succeeds, wished TO be in the rou-
lette fashion, as soon as she knew il
to exist She commissioned a young
man Of her acQuaintance-One who
has been known TO toy with the circu-
lar cellulCids in his time, and not IN
successfully discover where she
could procure a roulette wheel, and at
what price
Returning from his mission, her am
bassadOr informed her, with nOnchaI-
ance, that a really smart instrument Of
torture Of the brand she desired would
cost $1,000. but that a very fair sec
Ond-hand article could be secured for
perhaps $500. Madam heroicaIly re
sisted an inclination to faint
"Gracious!" she exclaimed, as soon
as she had recovered. why, 1 thought
il was something like ping pong"
To mention ping pong is to be re-
minded that that lively game. when
Dld9EQ III AaSnADAdDAE MUSES. aAOEQE
4 fruitful source Of speculation. The
betting on it is as lively as il is at a
cOckight. Moreover. the result is so
uncertain that the odds huctuate with
great rapidity, and comfortable sums
change hands. Indeed. when there is
a ping pong tournament with a num-
Der Of candidates entered, a book is
generally made, just as If it were a
horse race, with the odds" quoted
against each. It is very fair sport
The candidates play in pairs. Just as
at golf, and bets are made on each
bout AS the bouts proceed the ping
pong book changes odds on the gen
eral result There is therefore a
chance 70 make an unlimited amount
Of mOney-if the bets are judiciOus and
the element Of luck is not altogether
absent
While roulette is temporarily the
fashion, and betting on ping pong is an
amusing diversion, and. Of course,
wholly innocent when the wageTs are
not too ruinOusly high, the good old
game Of poker never quite passes
away. The game Of poker when played
in society can never be ruinous. be
cause when ladies sit in as they say
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-02-27

The world seems today 70 be in the
hands OF men OF wiz power II IS g
mistake The nan who can make
quick and strong combinations cannot
get far without stopping and asking
the scholar the way. He win certainly
blunder If he does not
You may capitalize as you viii You
may bring together immense proper
ties and put what label and what
amount upon them you choose. and the
next year. or the year after, your
amount may be hslTed, while your
scholar IS putting in the wealth that
stays and multiples and which psnics
never can reach Invention and dis
covery and good. clear thinking are
going ahead Of viii power.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-02-27
Modern Society Fond
of Games of Chance
Faro Roulette Poker Dice an Have Their Devoted
Aderents-Pl9e Pong Also Affords Fruitful Source Of
Speculation fer Those SpOrdVelY Inclined

was noted in those days for her pleas
ant entertainments on Sunday even
fngs- A mild game Of poker was one
Of the attractions. and the hostess.
who never played herself, used 70
watch the proceedings from a chair.
OF throne, on a dais- One night she as.
tonished the company BY bursting
without warning. into tears
The game stopped abruptly and one
young man upset his stack OF chips
into the lap OF a young lsdy-who nat
uraIly forgot 70 return them DO You
know" sObbed the hostess. before any
one could ask her for an explanation
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-02-27
She with the Violin.

A strain OF music mid the trees.
Set forth By dimpled hands.
More sweet than all the melody
OF unseen fairy bands
COmss out 20 me 70 charm my ear;
hearksn. then begin
To know the old familiar tunes
Played on her violin
I hold my breath 70 listen:
lis faint. but on. how sweet
I'd 90 the world around to hear
And worship at her feet
I wish that al the winds would cease
And Warblers hush their din.
That might feast my soul the while
She plays her violin
Enchanted By the tunefu1 spell.
follow in its train.
I catch one glimpse OF her fair face.
hear one glad refrain.
And. as she draws her bow across
The strings beneath her chin,
I long 20 kiss the lips OF her
Who plays the violin
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-02-27
How Great Invention Was Borr


The production Of the weaver
came from a native OF Bury-the in
vention OF the hy shuttle in the year
1913.
Before this invention for weaving
We we're not superior to any other in
the world The mummy cloths OF
Egypt, the robes OF the Queen OF
ShebS OF Of Cleopatra, and the tapes
tries OF Babylon, OF the vestments OF
the cavaliers, the garments Of Queen
Anne, we're al spun and woven by
simple tools differing very little from
one another. The distsR and the
spinster's Wheel and rude frames call
ed looms we're the only methods
known 20 mankind before this great
invention OF Kay Of Bury-CassIer's
Magazine.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-02-27

turned toward some object, that object
VIII be reflected upon the glass and
shown through the paper in all its
natural cOlOTs strong enough to be &C
curaJely traced and reproduced Our
little artists can draw some wonderful
pictures in this way.
il one Of these instruments be taken
into a darkened room and the lens al
lowed to point out through the window
everything that passes the house wiz
be reflected upon the ground glass,
net show
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-02-27

There Is more Catarrh an this section OF ths
country than all other diseases put roEether
ana until the last lew years was supposed 20 be
1ncur1ble- E'cr a great many y0ars doctors Do
nounced Il . local disease. and prescribed local
remedies and by constantly failing 90 cure
with local treatment. pronounced 10 fncurable
science has proven catarrh 70 be coustitu-
uon1l disease. and therefore requires consrf-
turicual treatment Halls Cltarrh Cure. mar
ulactured By r J Cheney & Co. Toledo. Ohio,
= the only constitutional cure on the market
II - taken internally In doses from 10 drous 70
q te2spoonfuL u acts directly upon the blood
ana mucous surfaces q the system They ofer
one hE1dred dollars for any case Il fails % cure
Send FOR circulars and testimonials Address
F. J. CHENEY & co. Toledo, Ohio.
Sold by Dr1EEisrs. &C
Halls Family Pills are the best
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-02-27

by the Turks on the capture OF Con-
stantinOple by MahOmet II. in 1453.
They were originally the symbol Of
Diana, who was the goddess of By
ZantiUm, the ancient name for Con-
stantinOple. Though the crescent was
originally a pagan emblem, il came
to be used as a symbol Of the Chris
tian church in COnstantinOple. In
later years. however. IL was the spe-
ciaI device Of the MahOmetans and fell
Camera to Aid in Drawing.
This instrument, a camera for draw
fng, calls for an outlay OF from so
cents to $50 for a lens, unless the
reader is fortunate enough to already
possess a double convex ems, or what
is known among boys as a burning
glass" A small mirror or piece Of
looking glass, a small pane Of COM
mon window glass and an old soap or
candle box, or some pine lumber Of
which to make a box, is all the mate
rial required.
Let the box be about IS inches long,
9 inches deep and u inches wide; fas-
ten the lens in a hole cut for that pur-
pose at one end Of the box. A piece Of
looking glass must be fixed at an an
gle Of As degrees at the opposite end
Of the box. If from where the top OF
the glass rests against the end board
it measures nine inches TO the bottom
Of the box. then the bottom OF the
glass should be nine inches from the
end of the box.
Grind one side Of the surface Of the
window pane glass by rubbing 1t upon
q fat stone or sandpaper. Make a lid
to the top of the box, as shown in the
illustration, and under the lid fasten
the ground glass. Paint or blacken
the inside Of the box and adjust the
parts by experiment. so that when the
lens is turned toward any object that
object will be Immediately reflected
upon the piece of ground glass. This
is very easily done
If a piece Of drawing paper is placed
over the ground glass, and the lens
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-02-27
The cnmlnn countrv.

No section OF the country is coming
70 the front as rapidly as the Indian
Territory. From the Land Of the In
dian 1t is slowly but surely being
transformed into the White Mans Par
adise You know what Oklahoma has
done-the Indian Territory is bound
TO outstrip Oklahoma. Write for par
ticulars. James Barker, Gen1 Pass
Agent. n K & T. Ry-, 201 Wainwright
Building. St Louis.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-02-27

land they always do), the converse
ton is 50 incessant and 80 interesting
that the cards lose their attraction.
Incidentally II may be remarked
that no sane man ever participates IN
q poker game for high stakes when
any OF his adTersaries are ladies.
Why2 Because no man who calls him
self q gentleman would think Of aslo
ing a lady TO show downs they say
her hand Her word must be taken.
even when she nerTOusly throws her
cards faces downward into the discard
and gathers in the money This is pic
turesque. but never satisfying
There IS story OF tender poker rem
fniscence INDUCED III cnce upon a time
By a certain accomplished widow Fh0
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-02-27

How the Jet Of Water Viii Look
this tube must descend near the bot
tom Of the bottle HeTmeticaIly seal
The cork with varnish or sealing wax
Now cover your flask with a large
pickle bottle upside down, which must
first be warmed over q lamb or candle
fame. In order TO prevent the air
rom getting in, It must be placed on
4 few sheets Of vet blotting paper,
smoothly laid on q plate Press the
pickle bottle firmly down on the blot
EsE psDer so as 20 exclude ali air
Vow in a miaute-or two. the con
traction OF the inner ar from the cool
ag Of the bottle vii cause a Jet OF
Nater to issue from The medicine bot
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-02-27

A wave OF relief viii now sweep
Miss ROoseveIt's gowns has been ez-
planned. We could not have borne
the suspense much longer.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-02-27

The Isle Of Pines, south CT Cuba.
IS the original Of Robert Louis Steven
sons Treasure Island" Prof. John
Finley has been visiting the island
and in writing Of the experience says
that. even a. this late and unromautic
day. he found men digging Tor treas
IRE there
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-02-27

When the King of SaxOny declares
that the elOpement scandal does not
add to the prestige Of the royal
house" he is to be congratulated on
having discerned an important and
indisputabIe fact
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-02-27

Still the most serious handicap to
the Utah apostle must be considered
as cognOminaL With SmOOt for the
principal and Loose as the chief lieu
tenant it does not appear to be a case
OF batting fate
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-02-27

A few more decisions against DakO-
ia divorces may succeed in eventually
wiping out what is little short OF a
national disgrace, for the evil OF that
acknowledgement mill may be traced
in every state in the Union
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-02-27

one of the latest Of the scientific
discoveries is that plants may be
made TO blossom out of season by the
intoxication treatment. Inspection OF
some Of the bibulOUs human beings
seems to corroborate the statement
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-02-27

A bill has been introduced in the
Kansas legislature to heavily tax old
bachelors and spinsters- It should
provide that any old maid who is vii
ling % declare she never had chance
to get married may be exempt We
believe in common fairness
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-02-27

Although Germany's colonies have
an area Of over a million square miles
that is, i've times the size Of the
Fatherland-yet the whole number OF
Germans in them apart from soldiers.
IS but Just over 4.G10- This is about a
dfth of tie number Who annually MI
crate to America
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-02-27

Prof. MacCIintock Of the Univer-
sity OF Chicago says genius. is only
another name for possessed rapture.
This makes it easy. All that is neces-
sary now is a prescription for the
rapture.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-02-27

Mrs. Eddy's rejoinder to Marx
Twain's gibes recalls the fact that
some earnest critic undertook to call
in question his description Of his
visit to the tomb Of Adam The
earnest critic lacked an adequate
sense Of humor.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-02-27

DR.. 1Lorenz found that an intellect
ual atmosphere seemed to pervade all
in Boston. It is the old story A con-
tinuaI diet Of baked beans for break
fast invariably produces the same hal.
Inclination with US all
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-02-27

New York's total valuation on the
new basis of actual value is more than
100000, 900. 1t will be a year or
two yet before any multi-miIliOnaire
is rich enough TO buy out the whole
city.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-02-27

In his annual Christmas letter Pres
ident Butler Of Columbia talked inter
estingly Of the real college spirit, %
and exploded the popular notion that
it is put up in bottles.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-02-27

aIOKE FLEXIBLE AND LASTING
won't shake out or blow ont; BY using
Defiance Starch yOu obtain better re-
suits than possible with any other
brand and One-third more for same
money.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-02-27

a western university" is said to
be sending out drummers to get stu
dents. If competition works up on
that line, there may be a uni.-----''--yy
trust one OF these days.