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The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-10-16

Charles T Richie, who lays down
the portfolio Of the chancellor Of the
excheqUer in the British cabinet, has
been described by T. P. O'COnnOr as
'the genius Of cOmmOnplaceness." He
is a ScOtchman and has been in par
lament since 1874, and, as O'COnnOr
says, he has succeeded by sheer force
Of being commonplace. In his twenty
two years Of parliamentary life he
has made hundreds Of speeches, but
all Of the plOdding kind. He never
has taken part in any Of the great
party debates, and yet no minister
has passed SO many measures into
law
Richie is a man Of wealth who has
amassed a fortune in the shipping
business. He is prominently a
business man, to whose success free
trade has contributed practically
everything not supplied by his own
shreHdness and ability.
He first entered the house in 1874,
and, after serving his party on the
back benches for eleven years, was
promoted to once by Lord Salisbury
in 1885. His first ministerial post
was that of secretary to the admir-
atty, but he is more likely TO be re-
membered by his record as president
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-10-16
RULES OF cHrLD's BANK.

Modern Institution Conducted on
OId-Fashioned Lines
Lord Jersey, who is a man Of fifty
eight. popular and respected, is pTin-
cipaI proprietor OF Child's London
bank. a rule OF which establishment
is that one partner should always
sleep on the premises. In addition TO
this a head clerk is constantly on
duty keeping of1cership," as 1t is
termed. and several junior clerks also
live and sleep in the house Another
quaint relic Of past days is the habit
of calling the front Of the bank the
shop" and its back premises the
counting house" Much is written OF
the modern business woman, but she
existed as a social factor nearly q
century ago From 1906 until 1857
Sarah, countess Of Jersey, ruled
Child's band as head partner and
signed the firms books and shared
profits until the days Of her death
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-10-16

On a glorious spring morning
lOward the close Of May 200 years
tgo a momentOus historic event took
Ilace in a very quiet way. with not
even a chronicler TO describe the de-
.ails. Woodland. water and a cloud
ess sky formed the framework Of
the picture. the foreground Of which
was occupied with a number Of boats
sailing on the surface OF a broad river
and manned with warriors, ierce-lOOk-
ing, oddly dressed and wrangling
among themselves in loud tones. They
we're the famous "BOmbardier" regi-
ment which had achieved feats OF
prowess a few weeks before during
the battle with the Swedes. and their
captain" was the most imposing fig
IRE Of them all. sitting in the prov Of
= stout vessel ahead OF the rest The
weather was bright and bracing. and
The breeze caused the face Of the blue.
broad Neva to wrinkle. as It lost
itself in the Finnish gulf. The cap
tain" stood with his back TO the sea,
gazing at the smiling islands in front,
which were literally covered with
dense forests; indeed. had it not been
for the noisy-tongued men on the
boats he might have fancied himself
Ia a country heretofore unvisited by
man. The whole district, Swedish
down to q couple Of weeks before. had
recently been taken by the Russian
troops. The captain" now landed on
the most pleasantly situated and at
tractiye OF the islands. and, with a
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bT r < N VNKITTRIcK

The domestic servant never bios
EOmed more brightly and conspicuous
" in every possible point Of view than
she does az the present time. That
she challenges criticism and actually
lissrms it is q fact that is quite as
ven known as that one and one make
two
That she IS anxiously awaiting an
opportunity for mental and fntellectu-
al development cannot be denied by
the most skeptical people in the land.
be they employers or not. II they viii
but take sufficient interest in the mat
ter TO give il but superficial glance
in passing. Il must be admitted by
the most prejudiced person that the
serving damOsel reveals ordinary am
bitiOn when she avails herself Of
every opportunity to practice upon
her mistress piano or mandolin
Therefore, she should be encOur-
aged 70 develop her musical talents.
In the hope that she may ripen into
q Preside genius capable Of rendering
SpOhr and Schumann in such a man
ner as 70 cause her TO frown on the
policeman and the butchers aeolyte,
and at the same time teach her 70 put
a finer quality OF energy into the cen
trifugaI stroke under which the buck
wheat cake leaps into ineffable beauty
and the pork and beans sparkle until,
10 the ASTRONOMICAL mind. they are
the very Castor and POllux Of the
kitchen It should be the duty of
every member Of every wOman's club
from one end Of the country to the
other TO provide a clayier for her
cook to practice upon. and TO impress
the importance Of this move upon
all her friends. to the end that the in
tellectual side Of the pot and kettle
Joan OF Arcs romantic nature may
have an opportunity to develop along
intellectual lines
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-10-16

Of the local government board. It
was when acting in that capacity that
he was called upon TO pilot through
the house Of commons the local gov
eminent bill Of 1883, which establish
ed county councils throughout Eng
land and Wales, and it was then that
he temporarily earned the title Of
''Ritchie the Radical" The title was
IN one sense not undeserved, for Mr..
Richie has always shown himself
ready to take an independent view Of
questions submitted TO him, and that
quality is, in the eyes Of cOnserva-
tives Of a certain type, a deadly pO-
litical sin. Happily, neither the cOun-
try nor Mr.. Richie himself has suf-
fered from Mr. Ritchie's radicalism-
He has passed successfully from one
important ONCE TO another, doing his
work well and leaving in each case q
solid reputation behind him. From
the local government board he passed
to the home once.
Mr.. Richie was one Of the first to
denOunce Chamberlain's preferential
tariff policy, and his withdrawal from
the cabinet has been assured ever
since Premier BalfOur openly advO-
Gated a departure from England's
traditional policy Of free trade.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-10-16
Car Guided by Eagle

few Of his officers. was making his
way 70 the center when a curious
sound in the air above arrested his
attention
Looking up he beheld a great eagle
tapping its wings noisily, soaring up
to a dizzy height and then swiftly des-
cending TO a spot not far from where
he stood He did not then know that
il was a bird tanned By the men who
were wont TO load the boats with tim
Der. but looked upon its appearance
as a good omen for his undertaking
SEEKING a bayOnet therefore, he cut
out two sOds Of the turf, placed them
one on the other like the beams OF a
cross. then made 4 wooden cross from
two boughS and, pressing II into the
sods. exclaimed: In the name Of
Jesus Christ. let there be q church on
this spot. and let its name be those Of
the chief apostles. Peter and PAUL."
And it was all he had said. The
church. with its golden spire, now
surmounts the terrible fortress IN
which many political prisoners have
persisted miserably, and the city
around it is St Petersburg. for the
Captain OF the Bombardiers" was
Peter the Great
Such is the legendary tale Of the
foundation Of the northern Palmyra.
which IS said to have been iotted
down by an oficer Of the corps at
the time, and TO have been laid in
gold easket, which still lies among the
foundations OF the fortress.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-10-16

This departure should be followed
by a course each in Browning and
Emerson.
When she can read and appreciate
Ike a Bostonian the Sage Of Con
cords MY Garden" she wiz slice
the cucumbers with a rarer Uniform
ity and skin the potatoes with finer
sense Of economy as regards the thick
ness Of the peelings- She viii realize
that string beans do not grow upon
strings, and that bean poles haven't
roots; also that breakfast food Is not.
as a rule. predigested on the vine.
When she has learned 70 find pleas
IRE in Emerson and Browning, give
her a course in Omar Khayyam, until
her naughty spirit reeks with Persian
pOmp and philosophy and she wakes
70 the fact that the policeman is q
mere myrmidon, that the afternoon
on is a delusion and q snare, and that
an attempt TO borrow her mistress
hat, even when successful, Is q tn
umph. so called, that proves upon an
alysis to be follower than the hollow
est mOckery-
Teach her 70 play moonlight soma
tas on the mandolin II you would have
your coffee made Alright, and. further
more, teach her TO appreciate the
luminous beauty that viii live forever
in the ripping gold Of Andrea del SaT-
to. II you would have your liver and
bacon dance hand in hand IN your
fancy to The Dorian mood Of flutes and
soft recorders
But in refining her with music and
literature, that she may become a cul-
mary thing OF beauty and Joy until
her last month is up. and not con
tinue to be the mere romantic beast
Of burden she is to-day, look TO it that
you do not let an accordion or copy
OF any cook book fall into her incaT-
nadined and freckled hands.-New
York Times.
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poor cARLoTTA" IS DYING
Unfortunate Widow Of Macmillan Car
Not Live Many Days

Unfortunate Widow Of MACMILLAN Can
Not Live Many Days
Calling for her dead husband Car
lotta. widow Of Macmillan. once en-
peror Of Mexico. is dying in her prison,
the Chateau de BOnchat, near Brus-
sells.
She still holds a mock court daily,
fancying herself yet Empress Of
Mexico, for she has been bereft Of
reason for thirty-seven years To
humor her the attendants pretend that
she presides over their entertain
ments.
CsrlOtta was seventeen when she
became Maximilian's bride in 1857. II
was a love match and the ten years OF
their welded life were a continuous
honeymoon. But Macmillan was over
thrown. captured. led out behind a hill
at daybreak and shot by the "execu-
ton guard"
Before the capture OF the Emperor
the Empress pleaded with Napoleon
III and with the Pope TO aid her hus-
band. Her prayers we're unanswered
The first symptoms Of mental de-
rangement were manifested on the
day on which she had her last inter
view with Napoleon
Her mania IS harmless, and by hum
oring her belief that she is still en-
press and in a palace in Mexico, her
attendants find her easy 10 manage
With the limited funds allowed her
by her family she has always found
much fault, because the palace" as
she styled the castle that is really her
prison, was not kept up in better
style.
King Leopold seldom sees her. Il
is a public scandal that he dissipated
her fortune
The most pathetic feature Of En-
press CarlOtta's fate is her haIlucina-
ton that her husband IS alive She
talks Of him frequently, and often
begs courtiers TO send her husband
20 her at once
why does he stay away from me
so long?" she asks pitifully.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-10-16

When the America won the first in
ternatiOnal yacht race at COwes, Eng
land. ffty-tvO years ago, the world
little knew at the time that on a farm
AZ Point Pleasant. Bristol. R l.,
two children we're playing who would
give yachting and rapid navigation
generally, an alLround. far-reaching
impetus such as. in all the wide world
they had never felt before. The elder,
John B. Herreshofi, a sandy-haired,
blue-eyed, earnest-lOOking boy Of ten,
although fOredOomed TO a life OF
blindness, could then see. and had
already begun TO whittle out pretty
toy boats Only three or four years
later he built his first boat for &C
tual use. which was considered a
marvel Of beauty and speed At fif-
teen. his eyesight failed him forever,
but he would not let anything dis
courage him, so he continued TO study
boats, and to build them, too The
younger. Nat" q rather reddish-hair-
ed, ruddy-faced. roguish tOddler OF
three. at the time OF the COEes con-
test, was noted chiefly for an irrepres-
sible inclination TO run away to the
shore near by, at every favorable op-
portunity. and lie down on his back
In the sand and kick his heels eIult-
antly in the water. He was found
often asleep In this position BY his
znxious mother, one chubby hand
elasping a Wisp OF seaweed. the other
full OF vet sand. with the rising tide
washing his bare feet Whenever he
was missing he was first sought for
on the shore, where. II he was awake
and saw that his movements we're
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-10-16
The chanaes Of Line.

Bishop Potter tells OF a New York
clergyman whose views when he took
his present charge were far in ad-
vance Of those about him BY de
grees new ideas crept in and a young
minister, thoroughly imbued with
these advanced notions, was called
in 70 assist him said the young man
one day; Doctor, have always
Teen told that you we're a high
churchman. but don't think you are
high church at all" The elder
preacher replied: Ny dear young
brother, when 1 first took up my resi-
dence in New York 1 lived way up
town Now I live way downtown
and yet have been living in exactly
the same house ali the time"
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-10-16
,liII.d snake- Then EaInted.

Mrs. Lewis Sears Of Huntsville, No.
Is not afraid Of a mouse or even a
snake-uutil the danger is past The
other day she reached up into the
pantry and touched something cold and
cIammy. Climbing on a chair, she dis
covered a gOOd-sized black snake
asleep on a large platter. Mrs Sears
picked up the dish and threw the rep
tile out into the yard, where she killed
It with a broom handle Then she
screamed and tainted.
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- 80 peeIined Honers.

The instances Of men declining peer
ages are few John Walter was one
and the late Squire MOntagu Of York
shire was another. Sir William Har-
court was a third and Mr.. Chaplin a
fourth. Sir Michael Hicks-Beach also
declined q peerage by anticipation in
saying publicly when the project was
mOOted that he considered his bar
onetcy Zone Of the Oldest) was q great
CT honor than a newly created peer
age.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-10-16

Trees have no foes ike the white
ant OF Australia The pests eneamp
in myriads Of brown mounds around
the boIes Of forest mOnarehs, and set
down 70 the siege OF a tree They
enter into possession OF IT. eat its
heart out. tin nothing Of its sap and
wood IS left save what has been turned
into a brown dust and q shell-and
At the end Of their work die amid fits
ruins
Only one handsome myrtaceous
shade tree, growing on the coast Of
New South Wales. offers them a gal
lant and prolonged resistance This
Is the turpentine tree some virtue
which = possesses renders u distasts-
fuI to the white ant TurPentine piles.
dressed only in their own natural
cIothiaE q bark, have been known %
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-10-16
City Executive a Yale Student.

Charles Henry Leeds, mayor OF
Stamford, Conn, wiz be among the
political science in three-year
course. Mr.. Leeds wiz not resign as
students OF Yale university when
that institution reopens this fall He
viii devote himself 70 the study Of
mayor. to which position he was
elected last November by a large ma
jOrity- His friends are planning TO
make him democratic candidate for
governor next spring The mayor
graduated from Princeton IN 1855 and
IS only thirty years OF age.
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MOnarchS of the Sea

noted, he would generally spend his
time in watching passing ships or
sailing chips OF toy boats
When older grown he attended the
primary, intermediate and grammar
schools. and, later. the high school,
under the principalship OF Thomas ".
Bicknell, now living in Providence,
who says he was always Eell-behaved
and studious, only an ordinary pupil
in grammar. reading. spelling OF his
tory. but bright in physical geography,
Algebra, geometry, and chemistry, and
remarkably keen in natural PhilOs-
ophy. At this time he was tall for
his age, thin, rather slender, some
what loosely built. and had a notice
able forward inclination Of the head
which became more and more pro-
nounced from a habit he hau Of close
" watching rivals in his many boat
races. craning his neck in order to see
them from under his boom
Mr. Bicknell says that the mother
OF the young Herreshoffs, although
a very busy woman. managed to visit
the high school two or three times a
week on an average. and encouraged
her children. some Of whom were
blind. in all ways possible. Ny
mother said John b Herreshon 70
the writer. in 1899. "is Lightweight.
and still enjoys good health II I have
one thing more than another TO be
thankful Tor. It is for her care IN
childhood and her sympathy through
lire She IS one Of the best Of
mothers, and feel that 1 owe her q
debt ! can never repay" She has
since died.-Suecess.
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oreers - Of Tloer So.

Miss Anna Morgan, daughter Of ,.
P Morgan, whose proves in the hunt
ing field has been much written about,
allows her fOndness for Wild animals
to color her taste in dress. She has
just given an order to a New York
furrier for a coat Of tiger skin. The
astOnished tradesman protested that
while rugs Of the striped skin were IN
dOuDJedly beautiful. no garment Of the
fur had ever been made or worn in
New York The young woman replied
that this was a matter Of no conse-
quence to her, and next winter she wiz
astOund her friends with the novel
costume.
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WOMAN a PROFOUND SCHOLAR.

Miss Alice Fletcher Prominent in
Many Ways.
Miss Alice Fletcher has for years
been associated with the Indian bu-
reau and the Smithsonian museum at
Washington, and in the former eapa-
city has done work performed by no
other woman She surveyed govern
ment land among the Omahas and had
charge Of the division OF these lands.
She is known, perhaps, to the popular
mind by her work in making known
the Omaha music, which for the first
time was written under her care. the
words Of their songs being translated
BY her. Miss Fletcher founded the
WOman's AnthropOIOgicaI society OF
Washington and was for some years
its president She holds the Thaw
fellowship in the Peabody museum.
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Altered Circumstances

Peter Arthur, who was for many
years identified with New York publ
cations and now holds a stan posi-
ton on the London Punch. was talk
ing With a friend. who made the trfte
observation that circumstances alter
cases. They do. indeed" assented
Mr. Macarthur. The mob that wants
to hang. a man is never half so par
ticulzr in the matter Of Identification
as isthe hank cashier who Is asked
to 80 check for So"
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Christian University for China.

Christian University for China.
Lawrence Thurston, who has been
sent to China to found the proposed
Christian university TO be established
by the missionary society Of Yale Uni
veTsity. Is but Is years Of age He
viii locate the new institution in some
important city Sons Of prominent
Cinnamon viii be secured as students,
with the hope that their conversion
may have a wide influence. The pro
posed university viii have a four
years course and a postgraduate
school Of journalism Mr. ThurstOn
was born in Connecticut and was
graduated from Yale in 1898. Twelve
other members Of his class have be
come foreign missionaries.
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Popular italian Professor DEAD

Prof Francesca Pepere, dean OF
the law faculty at the University Of
Naples, whose death. at the age c. so.
was recently announced, had been con
nected with that university hfty-four
years. He was the idol OF the stu
dents, although those who came from
other parts OF Italy sometimes found
IL dimcult TO follow his lectures. be
cause when he became very much In
terested in his subject he spoke in
brOadest NeopOlitan dialect.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-10-16

Bronson Howard. the dramatist, IN
dignantly denies that New York won
en-, outside OF the 400 are addicted
to drink, but declares that those OF
what has come 70 be known as the
fast set" indulge TO a deplorable ex-
tent Such women. however. are in
his opinion ignored by refined persons
Mr.. Howard says that stories are
heard daily IN New York OF women
who become more OF less intoxicated
at dinners and other functions.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-10-16
g 80 Il -.

Shotgun Dick Bullock, the old
time gold guard. who has guarded
$500. 0O0. 900 Of gold from the Black
Hills TO civilization during the last
twenty-five years without the loss Of
an ounce Of dust" is soon 70 retire
from the business and viii be pen
stoned by the Adams Express Com
pany. whose treasury cars he has
guarded most Of the years since the
Black Hills became a gold-producfng
country.
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80 Trziner - -

Charles Taylor, the Oldest trainer
and driver OF trotting horses IN the
country. IS nearly 81 years old. but
is stiH hearty. He lives at white
River Junction. Mass. where he keeps
busy looking after horses on a farm
This is the first year since his boyhood
that he has been OF the track Tay-
Tor vas born IN Canada in 1906. but
has lived nearly al his life in the
United States
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Practical Lessons in Warfare.

Major Baden-PoweIl, younger broth
er Of the defender Of Msfeking, has col
Iected and elaborated notes made IN
active service OF three years and has
published them in a book Il is not
a mere story Of experiences, being
chiefly devoted 10 deducing practical
lessons from campaigns in which the
author has participated.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-10-16

Richard Watson Glider. editor Of the
Century Magazine. has been asked 70
run for alderman in New York on the
fusion ticket, and may do so George
Haven Putnam, publisher. has signi-
Ted his willingness to run for alder
nan On the same ticket.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-10-16
Home Of Famous scotch soldier.

The gift OF S2.5OO,OOO to Dunferm-
line. Scotland. by Andrew Carne-
gle, is chiefly for the purpose Of keep
ing up the estate Of Pittencrien. It
was in the great gaunt house Of Pit
tencrief, IN ITO, that Gen. John
Forbes was bOrn-the man who In
after years drove the French from
Fort Duquesne, founded Fort Pitt and
named Pittsburg. Soon after the death
Of Gen Forbes at Philadelphia in 1853
his elder brother sold the family es-
tate The name Pittencrien means
Hole in the Wood, Pitt being hole
or hollow and "Criefr wood or forest
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-10-16

sareOPhagi Tor Car Alexander II
and his wife, Maria Alexandrowna.
are nearly ready after being in the
Workmens hands for twelve years.
The cars so7coDhagus IS cut out OK
an enormous block Of green jasper
from Siberia; the czarina's from a
block OF pink rhOdonits from the UraI
mountains
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-10-16

David Lake Of Harrison, Ohio. at
tempted suicide the other day. When
asked for the reason for his act he
stated that his relatives proposed tax
ing him 70 Cincinnati 70 I've. and
sooler than reside IA that city he
ureterred % die
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-10-16

A great ado is being made because
the son Of a man worth 100000 has
entered his fathers foundry as an ap-
prentice. In our simple, democratic
way money lends importance to the
most ordinary event.