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The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-10-30
Lettsr-ssaIina Machines.

II would surprise the majority %
people 10 know the amount OF mail
which some OF the large firms OF this
country send out every business day
OF the year. many OF them Outrankine
a large number OF the minor postofHces
in their purchase OF stamps AID pay
ing at least one clerk 70 do nothing
but lock after the mail To enIighten
the lab0rs Of this clerk and possibly
enable him 20 devote q portion Of his
time 20 the other interests OF the firm
he is working for. a western inventor
has devised the letter-sealfng and
stamping machine shown in the draw
ing Sealing and stamping a dozen OF
so letters is a small task but when ms
quantity is multiplied until e reaches
hundreds or thousands the utility u
this apparatus can be better appre-
ciated.
The machine comprises a nat moist
ened pad. partially covered with a
shield 70 protect the flap Of the enve-
lope as the edge Is depressed on the
pad TO dampen IL for sealing. together
with a smaller pad suspended In such
a position that 81 VIII fall on the face
OF the envelope TO moisten il for the
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-10-30

His friends admit that Jinkley is not
a coward, but what Jinkley prides
himself upon is his self-cOntrOI
Mrs. Jinkley had been on the verge
Of typhoid fever. The convalescent
stage was progressing nicely. but she
had been troubled somewhat with in
sOmnia. The other night. however.
she got into a restfuI slumber, and the
faithful Jinkley proceeded to make up
for some Of the sleep he had lost
About five minutes after he had
closed his eyes, il seemed. but in re-
ality long after midnight. he woke up
with a suddenness which betoken that
something at variance with the es-
tablished order OF things had hap
pened OF was about 10 happen
Sure enough. before the open win
dow and siIhOuetted against the feeble
reflection Of the street lamp was the
form Of a man Il was a ground floor
window and Afforded easy entrance
There could be no installing the
fact that the man was a burglar
Eeaping. from the bed Jinkley
grasped the burglar by the shoulders.
pushed him out OF the window.
Slammed Il down and serenely retired.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-10-30
War Plans Forever Secret.

Nearly everybody must remember
the story Of the man who had discov-
cred a way to set water on FIRE. Of
course, the story turned out 70 be
untrue, but it served to emphasize
the fact that If a man should really
possess so terrible a secret ne would
be the most dangerous OF mOrtals
for he might at any instant start a
conhagration which would destroy ali
the life on the world, If not the world
itself
A secret of which Great Britain viii
probably want to know something If it
is ever threatened with invasion IS
the secret war plan" of Admiral
COchrane. tenth Earl Of DundOnald-
It was declared TO be an invention cap
able of destroying any fleet or fortress
in the world. When first he made his
announcement il was referred 10 q
secret committee consisting of the
Duke of York. Lord Keith. Lord Elk
mouth and the two COngreaves. who
pronounced it 'infallibIe. irresistible,
but inhuman" II was on the latter
ground alone that the scheme was
not adopted.
When the inventor entered the ser
vice of Chilli the Prince Regent exact
ed from him a solemn pledge that he
would never betray his knowledge 10
any other power He kept his prom
ise, and though the plans were recon
sidered and their adoption advocated
when the Crimean war broke out the
matter was allowed to lie in allegiance
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-10-30
L.zrn.d hx Scientists.

n Curie. the discOverer OF radium.
has found that the rays Of radium
color glass a violet blue
We should think OF shooting stars
as solid shot-abOut the size Of a cher
~. or cherry stone. each Of them hy-
ing with 100 times the speed OF q
bullet as far as the orbit OF Uranus
and returning 20 the earth's distance
from the sun three times in a century.
unless Il strikes our atmosphere and
IS burned up IN a fash
Two students OF Cornell university
have discovered that by using higher
temperature and electrical currents 81
the refining Of copper the cost. which
IS now s. . ton. can be reduced by
half About &s0.O00. 900 worth Of cop
per is refined in this country annually
and So coo. 600 worth OF silver and
S4.090.O00 worth OF gold IS recovered
therefrom-
There nave been unearthed in Ably
los. by Flinders Pefrle. ten successive
temples ranging IN age from 500 10
5000 years. which show the whole
history OF Egypt A globular vase Of
green glaze with 1Ienes' names fnlafd
in purple shows that polychrome glaz-
ing IS 100 years older than has been
surmlsed- Delicate carvings in
ivory are found which rival in excel
1ence the finest Greek or Italian pro
auctions
More than 500 meteorites from out
er space are seen 10 the National
museum al washington. their rsnEs
&c weight being fron q few ounces 10
COCO pounds. The monster one is
rouEhened from its surface being
melted by friction with the earth's
atmosphere one Weighing 1.40O
pounds IS almost pure iron Precious
metals are not found In these aerial
exeusiouists. but microscopic dia-
monds are sometimes formed by COR
sllustf5n nfth the earth's atmosphere
They are made up from iron. nickel
.sulphur, carbon, phosphorus. oxygen
silicon. Magnesium. aiuninum. and
calcium
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-10-30

Last fall when Parker went down
into his basement on the first really
cold morning he found Collins. who
lives in the fat above him, building
FIRE in his furnace.
They lived in a twO-story frame resi-
dence which had been made over into
fats The owner had put in two
hOt-air furnaces in the basement and
each OF his tenants was required to
supply his own heat Collins hOt-air
pipes passed up through Parker's fat
50 it was a nice problem 70 discover
which furnace fed hot air into the
registers Of any particular set OF
apartments. Parker went 10 work
at the furnace which Collins pointed
out TO him filed il with kindling
and coal, started a fire and went back
upstairs. Collins had already disap-
peared, leaving his furnace glowing
with heat
Mrs Parker greeted her husband
with smile Of satisfaction. Henry,
our furnace is splendid" she said.
Il know how TO build a fire my
dear remarked Parker with pardon
able egotism.
The succeeding weeks Of cold wealth
er proved that Parker had been justi-
fed in bOasting a little. The fat was
warm all the time and Parker did the
work with the greatest ease.
How fortunate we are said Mrs.
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tear the clothes. etc etc Well. we
won't argue the matter. but take her
word for II. and tell how the mechan-
ism is operated You simply put the
clothes and hot water in the machine
and turn the lever attached 10 the
driving wheel This wheel has a chain
partially surrounding IT, the ends %
which are connected with the top and
bottom OF a vertical plunger Il IS
easy To understand how the movement
Of the lever win cause the plungeF
70 rise and fall in its cylinder. and e
Is this movement which is utilized tr.
keep the water agitated and force il
in small Jets in and out among the
garments immersed in the machine
The rapid movement OF the water IS
supposed 90 rinse the dirt out Of the
clothes with the aid OF the usual
amount OF soap and elbow grease
Maria Holman OF Waukomis. Okla
homa. is the inventor
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Troubles of tie Rich.

They think they can charge ne double.
treble ana CHzdTuplesFm in hot water
with then a8 the tine.
-Remember. 7hoz ueat on. that IS
Iair Of shoes you showed me last
msath2 Wei Z went 10 your boCemalz-
CT and ordered pair Just Ike then.
and when ne biz came home Il was
for SIS had MADE no contract
Hence had TO pay up.
Doctors and i1EveTs charge ne
tremendous prices They don't zain
anything By It. sbut=they gain more
than do. at that Z Keep getting mad
At their eSt8rtib1; T--k eeP casngsls
from one to another- But it does ne
no good TEeytre an alike
when F'E0 TO buy q horse I leave
ny own carriage threezor four bloc,.s
away. and make purchase before
revealing nv name how mad the
dealers look when they hear M name
when they perceeiTe that hey hoEs
given reasonable rates 10 a 7reiz-kl6rE1
millionaire. But it's seldom T Sc he
better of 2 bargain IN iris wzF.-
PhisadelHhia Record
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Parker to her husband one evening to
have such a good furnace. Why. the
COllinses are absolutely freezing.
was up there to-day. and actually poor
Mrs Collins was numb with cold"
The next morning Collins. a patient
man. ordinarily. spread his hands over
his parlOr register and swOre. There
was only a faint trickle Of heat
The cOnfounded furnace can 20 TO
thunder" he said The landlord and
the furnace man say it's all right. but
1 know better. It's all wrong 1 have
kept it blazing full OF coal up to the
present moment but here 1 quit"
What are you going TO dO27
Going 10 let the fire 90 out and
depend on the CRATES until / find
what's the matter"
That evening Collins came home
expecting TO find his fat colder and
more dreary than ever. Instead il
was warm and comfortable though the
registers were closed
Why. what in the world
His wife flung herself into his arms.
laughing You goose she said,
when she could speak. you've been
running the Parkers' furnace for them
all winter As soon as YOU quit they
got chilly and made up a real FIRE in
our furnace in the hope Of getting
warm again Now we are receiving
the beneft--ChicagO News
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-10-30

Hockey had mounted TO business
auceess despite the handicap Of a pro
uOunced stutter. Though he is con
scious OF the credit TO which he is en-
titled for not lying down on account
Of his inhrmity. IL does not follow that
be would not willingly part with il.
A year ago Hockey saw in an ad-
vertisement what he conceived to be
his opportunity. II was a Boston con
cern which promised 10 cure STAN
mering in three months or no money
would be required.
Hockey was encouraged TO forward
his name for enrolment and then he
confidently began the treatment He
kept faithfully at the course until the
three months were up. he even gave
it an extra two weeks for good meas
IRE; then he dropped it.
Promptly from Boston came a letter
expressing pleasure that he had been
cured and intimating a desire that he
should send a testimonial A bill for
$50 for his treatment was inclOsed.
Hockey sent the testimonial.
For the benefit OF other sufferers
EhO may be seeking relief" he wrote,
4 am very glad to give my experience
with BlObber's stammer cure. When 1
first began I suffered about every
fourth sentence. After only three
months and two weeks faithful pursu-
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-10-30

ssTO be a millionaire is not all Joy,
be said getting out Of his $4,000 mo-
tor car.
The deuce it 1sn't27
s'WelI, 1t isn't
why isn't it,"
"On account OF the way everybody
lilies it on you in the matter OF prices
For instance this morning a dentist
sent my wife's bill for $50 He hasn't
done much TO her teeth, and the biz
seems exorbitant am on my way
now to get another dentists opinion
on. It, and this other fellow viii Ger
tainlyleharge me for his advice. and he
may be, furthermore. q friend OF the
hrst- mans, and on account Of friend
ship he may say the bill is all right
sHOw provoking
isn't it, have TO bind everybody
I de- business with down 70 a contract
Euiess / say, Nov, how much are you
going TO CHARGE Draw up a paper Put
It sfoEn IN black and Ehite-gnless
fence myself in with every precsutioz,
IAN, deeced Oh al sides Because I am
q millionaire people take ne for feel
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-10-30

Il is a great mistake 70 live "a rooms
paDered with dark wall papers they
may be economical from the point OF
view Of not showing the dirt, but they
are really most disastrous 70 the spir-
its. A warm yellow OF q good rose
pink looks cheerful and reminds one
OF sunny days. while a pretty green,
not too vivid In tint, suggests the del
icate hues OF spring. A paper covered
with a large pattern in dark colorings
somehow seems 10 lend a gloomy ef-
feet 70 even the largest room. while
there are certain schemes OF eOioriug
that hurt the eyes and tire one to look
at II may interest readers TO know
that green papers nave the reputation
Of fading sooner than any others
while blue becomes a dirty sort q
green II exposed to the sun. pink a
terra Gotta and Yellow sort OF
Whitey-brOEn-none Of them very at
tractive. perhaps. in this stage. but on
the whole a faded pink is the least de
pressing shade
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-10-30
Beating the 'Old Man. -

Talking about getting married"
Baid the man who has lived in many
places, let me tell you what hap
pened to the right sort OF a chap out
west Let's say the old man lived in
Denver. He had millions. The young
man was making his living Said he
to the old man, I want to marry your
daughter, and we are engaged The
old man replied: Well. she has been
accustomed to a great deal, but has
nothing in her own name, and of
course I want TO know what you can
do for her
To this the young man replied: 1
want your consent for her sake but
we viii get married anyhow. AS for
my means. your daughter knows Just
low much and what l have. It's salts
factory TO her 1 want you 10 satisfy
yourself as to my family and charac-
ter. and let my money be a matter be
tween your daughter and me-
The older man satisfied himself as
to the young mans character and
family, and offered him an interest In
his business.
I don't want it, replied the young
man. I am doing pretty well. well
enough for myself and your daughter
1 am not marrying her for your money
nor for what you can do for us.
merely want your consent for her sat
jsfaction-
He got ii. Shortly thereafter the
young couple went to Mexico. the man
on a $4,000 salary in gold In due
time 2 son was born The old folks
and the young folks were the best Of
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-10-30

A philosopher laughs at the wOEld,
but let the world laugh At him, and
It takes ali his philosophy 70 stand il
Love is blind, and the man and
woman in love are said TO be blind
alsO-yet We have Biblical authority
for the fact that when the blind lead
the blind they shall both fall into a
pit
When the rich boast 10 their betters
OF a common ancestor the empha-
sis should be laid on the first word
The demand OF old age for respect.
simply because It is old. is as absurd
as for bread to demand butter just
because that should be its compile
ment
Money may make the mare go, but it
Is generally the going of the FLY
which uses up the most OF 1t.
The bachelor girl has one advantage
over the married woman; she is al
ways a girl" no matter what her age
may be.
It is well to distrust the sincerity
Of the girl who is so awfuIIy glad to
see you and then looks over your
head to discover who else is coming
There is not much choice between
a meek man and a meek woman, but
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LACONISrTS
FROM LIFE

there is 10 choice at al in meek
children. since there is no such thing
nowadays.
IL more men would only take wives
then their complaint that some women
dress too young would certainly
cease
All the world loves a Iover-but
very few people love an engaged
couple.
It is not considered correct to talk
with a cigar in your mouth, so perhaps
the time may come when men viii
encourage their wives to smoke.
Chance is a lady who often goes
under the name OF good judgment"
Pity may be akin to love. but any
selfrespecting person viii recognize
it as a poor relation, Of whom one is
not proud.
A dentist is a man who. no matter
how rich. is obliged to live a hand-to-
mouth existence.
If love is an accident, is marriage a
catastrophe?
Man wants but little here below
but he doesn't want 10 be short on
that littIe.-M. c. Aymar in New York
Times.
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ance Of directions / am now able TO,
and do. stutter every time attempt TO
speak. and even ny friends avoid me.
You have my fullest permission 70
print this testimonial"
After several emphatic requests
from Boston for the $50 there was a
lulI and Hockey almost forgot the
matter Then one day a lawyer with
whom he was not on friendly terms
walked into HOclley's once.
Mr. Hockey" he began, with a
show OF sternness, as he pulled a
paper from his pocket. Il have here a
bill for $50 from the BlObber Stammer
Cure Institute for curing you OF slut
tering. II you do not pay It at once
I am instructed 10 bring suit and viii
do so this afternoon II necessary.
Hockey arose and glared furiousIy
at his visitor for a moment. His lips
moved as il he we're rolling a marble
about in his mouth.
"D-d-d-dOd-g-g-g-gas y-y-y-y-yOu,7 he
blurted out 'Y-y-y-Ou-yOu-you-
The lawyer looked alarmed and dis
appointed.
"Oh. well. Hockey he said as he
pOcketed his paper and turned toward
the door. "let it 90. II you 90 into
court 1 couldn't hope to get judgment
against you in a thousand years"
And that was the last Hockey heard
Of the BlObber institute.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-10-30

Schemes like this one are frequent
subjects of great state secrets Here
is one that viii never be known. There
died at Moscow last month Prof. Phil
ipOff who. had he lived a few weeks
longer. was TO have communicated 70
the St Petersburg Academy Of Science
the secret of death-dealing engines
Of his inventing which. he claimed,
would make war impossible.
A dose OF prussic acid accidentally
taken when experimenting killed the
inventor. and the theory lies buried
with him in the grave.
In the archiepiscOpal library at
Lambeth palace is the clue to a plan
OF campaign as terrible. as far as can
be judged. as any that Cochrane or
the Russian devised. 1t was the
scheme OF Lord Napier. and includes
the designs for an arm to destroy
a whole army at once. and TO scatter
a fleet. no matter how large. That,
again. was never made public. but
remains in manuscript form just as it
left Napier's hand He averred. and
the statemeut has never been ques-
toned that Tor a wager. to prove the
efficacy o his invention. he gave
proof upOn allarge plain in scotland,
70 the destruction OF a great many
head OF cattle and hocks OF sheep.
whereof some were distant from
others BslE a mile"
II W5s AIS desire that fiis secret
should never be known. as FOR the
ruin ana oEeFEhrOw Of mankind there
are too may. devices already Framed %
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FAIAN NlIA wafer ~ l-@AA-r
Slendid results have recently been
ATTAINED az Wiesbaden and PaderbOrn
in the publication OF water By ozon-
lied air Water Of an inferior quality
is turned into very good drinking
water The plant at Weisbaden con
tains forty-eight OzOnizers OF the Sic
mems type. forming duplicate groups
OF tWenty-four each Each set Of
eight ozolizers receives a current Of
5000 volts from a transformer One
pole OF the apparatus consists OF the
cooling water Of the glass tube, and
is earthed. while the other pole, con
Eected 10 the transformers. is placed
in an inaccessible position. and. there
fore. causes no danger 20 the attend
ant The ozOnizing tubes are inciOsed
in a cast iron case consisting OF three
parts. A completely closed central
portion, into which are firmly screwed
the eight ozone tubes; an upper part
acting as a reservoir and distributor
OF the air. and a lower part, forming
the ozone collecting chamber In the
upper chamber. removed from all pos
sible touch Of the attendant. are fixed
the terminals from the transformers
On the floor Of the lower compartment
are placed the high potential cylin-
ders with their insulating glass rods.
and in addition an automatic device TO
prevent a short circuit through any
leakage Of the cooling water This
consists simply OF a strip Of filter
paper stretched across a metal spring
II the filter paper get moist il tears,
the spring opens out and autOmatical-
~ places the particular OzOnizer on
duty
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friends but the boy was named for
his father. not his grandfather. The
old man was not angered, even if he
was disappointed. His daughter was
happy and had all she needed. Later
the mother and the son visited the old
folks in Denver and the young hus-
band Joined them. One day the old
man said he wanted TO make his SON
in-law a present.
What is it?' asked the young
man.
The -- block which cost ne
more than a Million, replied the old
man.
I appreciate your kindness. but 1
cannot accept it. don't need it. and
could not accept 1t If I did was the
reply.
Then said the father-in-law, III
give IL 10 my daughter
He was told he could do so If he
could prevail upon her 10 accept it
He failed. Then the old man. prOuder
than ever OF his daughters husband.
told him:
III sell you the darned block on
your own terms-yOU.'
Straight gOods2' asked the young
or man.
Yes was the reply; what's your
oTer?'
The young man thought a moment,
then answered.
III consider. your wishes III
give you S1O0 cash
Done said the old man.
The second boy said the narrator.
in conclusion, was named for his
grandfather. New Orleans Times
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- AateratIesIIr sfzmoed-

stamp when the flap IS beng moist
ened- As soon as the hrst operation
f. completed the Zap is folded and the
envelope s. laid face upward on the
shelf above the pads. where the de-
preston Of the lever seals the Zap and
also serves q stamp from the contInu-
Gus ribbon and deposits Il on the spot
which has been molstened t. receive
f. The stamps are wound On reel
and AZ each depression OF the lever a
new stamp is automatically fed be-
meath the cutter.
James X. Stacy OF Portland. Gre. Is
the inventor
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-10-30

The Retail Merchants Association Ok
Toronto Ont has fn6orsed the starE
electrical system. biz which pouer.
light and conversation wiH be con
Feyed over the sane line The rev
rates promise TO revolutionizs the pres
eut prices in Toronto Telephones WI
be given az S. each. pins 4 cent a cali.
the yearly cost not 70 exceed SIS fos
business phOnes and s. for house
'pho5es. Light via Be riren Il 8
cents per geo watts. and b61sF at &
cents Der 4 600 watts
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There is no end to the oddities
evolved in answers 20 school ques-
tions- Here are a few Of recent date
coming under the observation Of a
Chicago teacher
@Our body is made out OF skin and
bones Also toenaIls--
The veins carry IMPURE blood and
the ARTERIES carry pure blood
The Nfe empties into. the Victoria
Mana"
The mouth Of the Me is called
the Eetterian sea
-Ceylon IS IN northeastern Ashia. z.
The camels cross the desert in fhe
travellers"
Natives Of India IS called indigo
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saw around its central axis at a high
rate OF speed. The labOrer has then
but TO connect the implement with the
switches provided at intervals along
the sides Of the field, start the motor
running and present the saw 10 the
stalks, using little force TO sever even
the heaviest grOwths Of cane OF corn
Stephen J. HyltOn Bravo OF Haw-
thorn, Victoria, is the inventor Of this
implement
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-10-30

In some parts of Switzerland they
have avs which make it necessary to
have horses hitched TO automobiles
so that other horses win not be fright
ened by them. The horse still has
his uses.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-10-30

The largest cities OF India are
called Canton Pekin and Kok6m6--
Because India is called British
India The British own it,
China is where all the Chinese PEG
pie crowd together About 100 PEG
pie IN sthat city
The people OF India are called IN
dianas
-Ceylon Is in China