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The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-09-11

A Madison Avenue Balcony.
in pots and boxes. Elevated railroad
passengers, glancing up from their
extras, caught sight Of an occasional
vine spray doing a gentle giant swing
from over a tenement house parapet
New York, in fact. was going IN as
never before for what LOndorers call
''the spring business and Fifth ave
nue. florists more pompOusly term ''eX-
terror floral decoration
The fad for which LOndoner and
florist use such different phrases is
new 20 New York II would probably
never have existed at all had not the
Municipal Art Society, last spring, re-
minded many citizens that what is
prettiest in the oft-visited old world
cities is the dainty flowers which grow
outside almost every window Last
year the sOciety's chief attention was
given 10 Brooklyn. where q block
beautiful" was made in Henry street
between State and JOralemon streets
This spring the work has brOadened-
More trees are being planted in both
bOroughs. Back yards are being tdied
up. How widespread is the interest
in the movement can be judged when
a recent article in HarDer's Bazaar in
spired no less than thirty-six clubs
throughout the country to write letters
TO Miss AIilhau, secretary Of the MI
nicipal Art society, asking for sugges-
lions for the Frightening Of their win
dOws and pOrches. NeighbOrhood
clubs, too, are being organized, the
object Of which is to throw meager
back yards into a single central court,
with broad fagstOnes and well-kept
flower beds
From the society information is con
stantly being given out. A lea1et tell
ing where trees can be got and how 10
plant them is now ready for distribu-
ton. The plant most highly recon-
mended by the society is the rose pink
ivy geranium, which grows ike a weed
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-09-11
The Eastern Situation.

Bulgaria presents to the powers a
long list of apparently well authenti-
Gated wrongs suffered by her people in
Macedonia Not the least interesting
part Of the recital is the account Of
the Greek priests and bishops, who,
supported BY Ottoman bayOnets, enter
ed Bulgarian churches. burned the
prayer books, and tried forcibly to
make priests and laymen acknowledge
the Greek patriarch This unchrist-
ian method Of PROSECUTING, OF which
history records many cases. results
from an application Of the sultan's
favOrite diplomatic maxim-"divide
and conquer" He is now favOring the
Greek Christian dogs" over the Bull
gaTian Christian dogs just as ten
years ago he favored the Bulgars over
the Greeks. The Greeks are falling in
with his present scheme jOyfully. Just
as the Bulgars did Neither party
hesitated to join the BIOhammedan in
prosecuting a rival faction OF Christ
ians.
In perusing the list Of horrors edited
by the Bulgarian government for the
consumption Of the European govern
ments, 1t is well TO remember that the
Turks could probably present an
equally long and grewsOme list OF hor-
rors perpetrated by the Macedonian
Bulgars upon the Turks The guer-
riIla warfare is carried on with the
same ferocity on both sides When
the insurgents carried KrushevO they
killed every Turk in it. a week later
the Turkish regulars retOok and killed
every Bulgar in IL. Both sides are
tarred with the same stick, although
the Turks have not yet gone 70 the
length Of kidnapping an American mis-
siOnary and holding her for a ran
som, as the Macedonian insurgents.
The Bulgarian government is labor
ing to produce a condition OF things
which viii make the powers intervene.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-09-11

Pa, has to show for 500 eighteen-caret
goldfish that populated one Of his
fish ponds at Angelica is a ten-pound
swapping turtle.
Selak breeds goldfish, and half a
thousand OF his finest stock we're
penned in pond by themselves.
Doubtless the swapping turtle. which
lived in a brook flowing into the
pond, had Toasted in anticipation upon
the goldfish before ne decided upon
making a foray.
Working his way over the barriers
that separated him from the pond. he
commenced an onslaught upon the
fish He stayed not until 500 of them
were dead
Apparently the turtle killed in wan
tonness, for few OF the FISH were
eaten Selak noticed the dead fish
and drew the water out Of the pond to
find out what was the trouble. Then
the huge snapper was revealed
There were many silverfsh in the
pond, but the turtle touched none
OF these, combining himself to the gold
fish The fish were worth about $500
The turtle might bring 81.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-09-11
Links past and Present.

A man who sang IN the Rev. Patrick
Bronte's choir in HawOrth has Just
died, and the circumstance has direct
ed attention anew. 20 the fact that
Charlotte BSonte's husband. the Rev.
A. B. Nichols. is still alive He lives
rear Banagher, IN Kings county, Ire
land. and IS described as a hale and
hearty OctCgeuarian- The author o.
Jane Eyre died forty-eight years ago
Though sIr Nichols married again. he
reTerently observes the anniversary Of
the birth and death OF the famous
woman whO was his wife for a brief
and pathetic period
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-09-11

and hote1s. The little plots Of tie
New York and Calumet clubs are laid
ont with pansy beds. while diners az
the Waldorf are pleasantly curtained
BY the large plants which rise from
the sunken pebbled border On the Fifth
avenue side
But love Of flowers IS not confined
10 Murray Bin and 70 the district ad-
jacent to Fifth avenue The extra
wearied eye finds relief more than
ever this year in the number Of plants
which face the elevated trestles.
The display on Cherry Hill has
waxed in its turn. One OF its most
interesting features is the quantity OF
tiny rubber plants, tropical and don
key-eared. for which, it is said. an as
sistant priest Of St. James is 20 be
thanked; first for having two years
ago given a single shoot 70 a sick boy
and then for having introduced the
science OF growing plants from slips
70 the minds Of Cherry Hill youth
In the same way nearly every tene-
uent house has its FIRE escape gar
den Occasionally even a vine stTug-
giles up from a box Of thin earth try
ing TO soften the fan Of pickets that
separates one roof from another.
Throughout the whole city a flower
cult seems to be spreading, fostered
either by the conscious effort Of those
who know or the unconscious lOngings
Of the simple
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-09-11
OId-Time Slave Deed.

A slave deed dated May 10, IVA
has been found in an old hair-coyerec
trunk in the attic OF Chester Parks
home in Saugus, Mass. His farm was
once owned by William Taller and the
deed belonged 70 Taller. The slave
was q mulattO named Parthenia, and
Tailor bought her from Elizabeth Wal
dron Of Boston for $500 In accord
ance with the law two witnesses af
fixed their signatures The document
is perfectly legible.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-09-11
THE UPRISING IN MACEDONIA
AGAINST THE SULTAN
is ASSUMING A GRAVE ASPECT

The Russian demands on Turkey,
growing out Of the recent murder OF
the Russian consul at MOnastir, NJ
ROstkOvski. have been formally pre-
scented to the sultan Notwithstanding
the warning which Russia addressed
TO the Bulgarian government IL is gen
orally believed that the Russian naval
demonstration in Turkish waters viii
dangerously encourage the MacedO-
mans, who, it is asserted, viii inter
pref Russia's action as being the first
step toward Intervention in their be
half
The INSTRUMENTATION Of the Turkish
troops is regarded as being one OF
the greatest dangers Of the present
Balkan crisis. The lack OF discipline
among the soldiers is marked Il is
found necessary 70 humOr them IN
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-09-11

order to prevent conflicts between the
soldiers and their officers For in
stance, a regiment while on the way
from Uskub to Monastir demanded
that the train be stopped at SalOnika
for twelve hours instead Of for the
scheduled half-hour, so that the sol
diers might amuse themselves in the
town. After futile endeavOrs to pre-
vail upon the men to allow the train
to proceed the officers were obliged
TO grant their demand
The killing Of Bulgarian wOrkmen
who were repairing the railroad track
near Uskub IS another grave instance
Of the characterization Of the Turkish
troops. Details OF the affair show that
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-09-11

J. P. Hilton Of Watertown. Mass
enjoys the distinction Of being the last
man to handle the ribbons over the
last stage coach on the line at the
time the Knox & Lincoln railroad was
completed The stages discontinued
their route as fast as the railroad ad-
Yanced. and the last drive was between
Waldoboro ard ROckIand. 8Ir. Hilton
landed the coach at the stables IN
ROckiand and returned home 70 Wis
casset the next morning By rail Ar
Hilton was employed on the stage
route for twenty-six years
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-09-11

ton where the Turks murdered them
al IN cold blood
Consular reports received at Con
stantinOpIe from SalOnika continue to
emphasize the danger Of an outbreak
OF MOhammedan fanaticism there.
The consular representatives have
asked for protection and the question
Of again dispatching Warships TO Sa-
lOnika is being discussed by the rep
resentatiVes Of the powers
Dispatches from Turkish sources
say the insurgents have destroyed an
other village in Macedonia
The Mussulman population Of
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-09-11
Recovering a Steam Roller.

"Oyez. Oyez, Oyezi Lost. 4 steam
roller" Such was the cry with which
the town crier recently awoHe the
slumbero1s echoes OF Administer.
The roller in question had been re-
Questioned by the local highway
board for road-repairing purposes, but
although It had been sent and al
LhOlEh tons of macadam had been
laid on the roads ready FOR its ser
vices IL did not turn up. So the town
crier was sent out. and he -cried"
the lost engine so ehectuaIly that it
soon afterwards made its appearance
in the town
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-09-11
Vssuvius - a -.

The NEST recent excavations show
that Eesuvius began its work as a
cOnseryatCr Of antiquity earlier than
the memorable year A. D. 79- Daring
the excavations in the valley OF the
Sarno. near san MarzanO. some most
interesting antiquities have come to
light These had been covered up by
a volcanic deposit about six feet thick.
which points to an eruption OF We
suvius witch must have taken place in
the seventh century before Christ.
The relics include a Greek burying
place. archaic Italian tombs and vari-
Gus bronzes and terra-cottas.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-09-11

made prisoners by the Turks for TAX
ing part in q revolutionary movement.
After serving three years in the Bul-
garian army he, in 1895. crossed the
Turkish frontier with eighty followers
and took a town. killing and vounding
some fifty Turkish soldiers. This was
at Melnik, where. after driving OF the
garrison. he assembled the Christian
population and announced the begin
ming Of his campaign against Turk
ish rule in Macedonia
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-09-11

Fredrika Nelson. the foremost Sean
dinavian actress IN America. has re
solved to quit the stage and engage
in religious work She viii preach in
a Norwegian-Danish church at Min
neapolis. Twenty-three years ago
she filed a pulpit in Norway, but
sought fame and fortune IN a drzmat-
&c career. Having won both, she re-
turns 10 her first love
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-09-11

The seeOnd-fOOr balcony Of a west
FOrty-third street club. presented last
week an emerald phalanx, says the
New York Sun. Palm sears pointed
diagOnaIy skyward; ferns extended.
green-bladed creeses- Two streets
south, again, brOwnstOne fronts we're
splashed with the pink and red OF
geraniums. while East Thirty-nintn
street stOOps showed a line Of pink
hydrangea heads
In the poorer districts sills and IRE
escapes had each their show Of flowers
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-09-11

IS that at West Thirty-ninth street
All six windows o. the INST two floors
Of that house have luEuriant boxes
The society does net step short Al
flowers u is also studying methods
for setting them out nest a-tistfcaIly,
and giving attention 10 the balconies
and Lodges on which they are placed
According 20 Miss X. c Budd, the
most attractive and effective deccra-
tons along this line are 70 be seen in
certain houses in West Thirty-seTenth
and Fifty-seTenth streets. where eIabo-
rate wrought iron work balconies are
entEined with vines and filed with
eTergreens and where window boxes
fastened TO the top Of the gard rails
OF windows let down ivy IN such pro
fusion as 10 make curtains useless
Other attempts az identifying a
neighborhO0d BY means q flowers and
shrubs are to be seen about the clubs
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-09-11

The new pope must be classed
among the younger members Of the
sacred college, although he IS 90
years old. twenty-five out Of the six
ty-four cardinals who attended the
-concIave are older than Plus X The
Oldest member Of the sacred college
is Cardinal Celesia OF Palermo, who
is 50 years old. Cardinal RamPOlla IS
more than ten years the junior Of the
new pope. Cardinal Gibbons is one
year older than Pope Plus
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-09-11
H.ir Ga MilIinns Barn.

Mrs John CabeIle Breckenridge OF
California. whose husband recently
was declared insane after a long and
bitter fight in the courts between HIS
wife and his mother, gave birth 20
son at Paris France last week-The
child VIII inherit scores Of millions OF
dollars both sides of the house being
wealthy
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-09-11

The Washington baseball team is
for sale. II is apparent that the own
ers Of the team have a good deal Of
nerve. They ought to offer to give it
away with half a pound Of tea or
something.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-09-11
Maseaeni Seriously Displeased

Mascagni, the Italian composer. is
disguised with the decision OF the
council Of state not to reinstate him
in his post as director Of the Con
serTatOire Of PesarO, and has written
to friend in Paris that. unless the
council shall reconsider its action, he
viii leave italy forever and settle
IN the French metropolis 4 viii
not even let them have my ashes
when am dead
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-09-11

A sixty-hOrse power engine used on
western ranches will pillow sixty acres
a day. Between that great machine
and the automobile people who like
horse meat should be able to get it at
bargain rates.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-09-11

Uskub are meeting in the mosques,
and have resolved at a given signal
to massacre the whole Christian pOpu-
latiOn, Immediately the first insur-
gent band appears near Uskub, or on
any other pretext-
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-09-11
- Il - - ,Hrndhan.

All England is wondering il George
Wyndham viii accept a barOnetcy, IS
il seems certain that such an honor
viii be offered him Ir. WyudhEm
descends from two lines Of earls and
a title would not, therefore. be a nov
city in his family. The impression is
general that before long George
Wyndham viii place the prefix OF Sir
before his name
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-09-11

Persons who come back wearied and
exhausted by the pleasures Of their
outing tour should cheer up with the
reflection that about fifty weeks must
intervene before they have the same
experience again.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-09-11

An English clergyman has entirely
iost5his memory as the result Of tax
ing a bath-a circumstance which viii
confirm many people in their cOnvic-
ton that bathing is not only foolish
but q Dangerous custom.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-09-11

Colombia prefers war to humilia-
ton" Our sympathy with that noble
sentiment is somewhat duIled by the
consideration that South American re-
publics prefer war TO almost any
thing.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-09-11

Greensboro commandery. Knights
Templar, Of Owensboro. Ky, conferred
the knight Templar degree on the
smallest Mason in the United States,
W D. EVERY Of Island. KY. the other
night He IS 80 years old and IS 90
inches tail
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-09-11

suppOsing that the Intervention vii
result IN the Turks taking another
backward step out Of Europe II Bul
garia succeeds IN bringing about such
an event however devious her meth
DDS, good viii assuredly result Fer
the Turk does not belong in Europe,
and his presence there is a continual
menace TO the peace OF the continent
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-09-11
minht Han. TO Go Ear Down

On a vacant lot of land close by the
electric road, in Medford. a big sign
board reads: This land for sale. en-
quire within" AS there isn't a house
in sight thereabOuts, IL may puzzle the
would-be purchaser 70 ascertain Just
where he is at
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-09-11
c.--,sns crow Old TOO soon.

Prof. Mommsen expressed the Opin-
ion in a recent private letter that Ger
man students and young folks in gen
eral grow old too soon IN learning as
well as in life, and need regeneration
Regarding himself he wrote that his
hopes Of ever regaining his health
we're daily becoming fainter.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-09-11

That American girl who is going to
paint a portrait OF the empress dow
ager Of China should be careful not
to make It true to life if she cares
TO get her pay without making the col
lection Of it IN an international Incl
dent.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-09-11

Egyptian mummies under a recent
customs decision are to be admitted
to this country without having to pay
duty. Although no protest by some
infant industry has yet arisen, you
never can tell.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-09-11

Darius and Cyrus Cobb. the twin
brother artists Of Boston, celebrated
their nixty-ninth birthday last week
Both are strong and robust men and
are q devoted TO their work as ever.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-09-11
EMBLEM OF cHIcAeo's Push.
Three Million Club Formed to Advance

Three Million Club Formed to Advance
the City's Interest.
The Three Million Club Of Chicago
is in deadly earnest. Not only has it
decided TO push the city up 10 the
mark OF three million population, but
it has adopted an emblem significant
Of its purpose
II has been decided that every citi
zen Of Chicago is entitled 70 wear the
club button, provided that he conforms
20 the constitution Of the club
The constitution provides that E
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-09-11

An innocent looking man recently
wandered into a restaurant in Kieh
and ordered light luncheon He had
nine orders Of cutters. six bottles OF
beer. I've bottles OF vine. two Of
setter. and four glasses Of benedic-
EE-a
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-09-11

Chief AIimfhn-That female witness
is the peculiar woman I ever
encountered
Inspector Casey-So2 In what way
does she differ from most women
Chief Mfllfkin-Why. when she
hasn't anything 20 say she doesn't
talk
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-09-11

Now that beef has gone up, it is
probable that there won't be so much
Of it 90 down with people who must
keep the living expenses below a GER
tain figure.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-09-11

member must claim at all times in pub
lie and private that Chicago has al
least three million people" explained
Robert C. Givins, president Of the club
at a recent meeting. and, If neces
sary, he must fight 70 maintain hin
position
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-09-11

The Dowager Empress of China ap-
pears TO be having her annual thirst
for gore It's queer how long the
Lord lets some people live.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-09-11

Poor Mr.. Keene has only $4,000, 600
eft Such cruel poverty is pitifui 70
behold.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-09-11

It is thought that the Humberts,
the big Paris swindlers, will get but
light sentence. It viii be remembered
that they were wise enough to steal
several millions.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-09-11

St Paul, if we mistake not, is the
first large city TO take decisive action
against the toy pistol of 1904, but St
Paul will be less lonesome as time
rolls on.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-09-11

Life is not all a bed of roses; and
If it were we would miss and howl for,
ham and eggs, garlic, mince pies and
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-09-11
DEADLY FOE OF SULTAN.

Boris Sarafoff Leader OF Revolution
lists From His Boyhood-
Boris SarafOff, the leader Of the
Macedonian revolutionary movement.
is a man Of thirty, who has been a
revOlutiOnist since he was fourteen,
when he tried to break through a cor
don Of Turkish guards to rescue his
father and grandfather, who had bee
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-09-11

Manila correspondents say the sui
tan Of Sulu is so infatuated with
Singapore that he will never return
to Sulu- First they had him die, and
now they have him resign
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-09-11

We are in the hands of a receiver
writes a Billville editor, and may the
Lord make him duly thankful for
what he is about to receiveI Atlanta
Constitution
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-09-11

Harry Lehr is an illustration of the
fact that if some men can only get
themselves talked about, they don't
care what is said.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-09-11

The boys have about quit dying
from the effects OF Fourth of July
fireworks, but the green apple vic
tins are now beginning to be heard
Of
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-09-11

It is authOritative1y denied that
Harry Lehr wears frills on the ends
Of his Chicago Record-Her-
aid.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-09-11

The man who realizes that he has
made a fool of himself experiences
considerable difficulty in keeping 9th
srs from finding it out.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-09-11
such is Zane

Piker-whO is that solemn-looking
wOman2
swymm. the acknowledged society
leader
Society for the suppression
Of what2
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-09-11

When you can't get central you
are ready to believe that the telephone
is a hOIler mOckery.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-09-11
BEAUTIFYING A CITY
HOW PoRcHEs AND WINDOWS
ARE FRIGHTENED.

Flowers in Pots and Boxes In Evidence
Everywhere in New Yorl-Due 70
the Efforts Of the Municipal Ar So
eiety.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-09-11

A Wisconsin lad who might have
been wasting his time hOeins corn
went fishing instead, AID found a
1855 pearl.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-09-11

King Alexander and Queen Draga
had accumulated debts amounting to
$4,000, and yet some people question
ed their ability
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-09-11

Some Eastern girls have invented
what they call the piazza mat hat
Its shape is improved by being sat
upon.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1903-09-11

Rain may help the late crops bit
it seriously interferes with the haI-
vest Of hits on the ball field.