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Cure for Raekache-

Randolph, Neb-, May 3O-CedaT
county has seldom heard Of a more
wonderful case than that OF Mrs. Lucy
Nicolls Of this place For long time
Mrs. NicOlls suffered with very Sc
we're pains in the back and almost in
stantly these pains left her. She has
tried doctors and everything, but
nothing had helped her till she used
Dodd's Kidney Pills. She says:
''Dodd's Kidney Pills did me 50
much good I can't tell, it was so won
derful. Ny back hurt me all the time.
1 dOctored and tried everything but
did not feel any better. thought my
life was short on earth, but now feel
like a new person. used one box OF
DOdd's Kidney Pills and do not feel
the slightest ache or pain I can turn
and twist any way without feeling IL
and feel SO proud Of it cannot
hardly express my gratitude to DOdd's
Pills for what they have done
for me-"
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1904-06-10
Rushed at the burning lady.


ern in the neighborhoOd OF Cavendish
square, where a vast ballroom can be
hired for similar and other functions.
There was a sound Of revelry by
night And bright the lamps shone
DER fair women and brave men byron
copyright has expired by "eflux Of
time"-fOr this phrase vide the legal
rePOrters). Likewise the soothing
sound of the popping Of festive cham
payne cOTks was to be heard, cigar
cite smoke perfumed the air, so did
PatchOuli and OpOpOnax and other
things. "On went the dance and joy
was uncOrfned." The floors shook
beneath the conclusion Of hundreds Of
feet, and suddenly, in the middle of it
all. Charlie reeIed heavily against his
friend Algy Smith, and exclaimed,
I've had a vision
Better have a drink, old man.
What's, the vision, all the same2'
You know this Lady D,Hautenbas
by sight don't. Tell me, I impIOre,
does she sQuint?"
Like a fiend. Welt"
Look at that woman in the black
mask, close by. Weighs about sixteen
stone, dressed as Juliet. OH do look,
Algy."
I am looking. It's about the bulk.
She's a fine figure Of a woman. But
the eyes, especially the left one, don't
look just like hers"
The wall paperI The wall paperI"
Charlie mOaned. The writing on the
WALL mean the wall papeT!"
This won't do. old boy" Algy ex-
claimed. What did you have to drink
at dinner?" But before he could re-
ceive an answer to this dietary ques-
ton an awful thing occurred.
The probably jumped
out OF its fastening by the herculean
efforts Of the dancers-fen to the floor
with a crash, and in doing so ignited
the dresses of some of the dancers,
especially those Of the ladies' And
one Of these latter. dressed as La Pom
padOur, appeared now to be in pretty
bad case, since she seemed well alight
in a moment
But Charlie was always a hero, and
he proved himself one at this time
While other men nervousIy stood still
he snatched the cloak OF his Henri ".
friends shoulders, rushed at the burn
ing lady, threw her down on the floor,
fell alongside OF her, extfnguished the
flames, and, amid a roar Of applause
from the company got her, Unharmed
and untouched BY the flames to her
feet
But as she staggered up her mask
fell on, and Charlie also STAGGERED
back. gasping and mumbling-
You trsitressi" he said. You-
you-chOosing the wal paper, fndesdl
/ knew it"
You wretchl What About your old
PO5ophyIIin II mean Taraxacum-
Gold Mines III have divorce
But All the same she didn't, because.
you see, this vas a case Of "sauce for
the goose, or "tit for tat or Rinse
eontre Ruse," or WhateVsr-t pIeases
Eon % call it-The KIP
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Whence Came ..Humbuup7

The word "humbug7 has been
traced back to the title-page Of The
Universal Jester, being a collection
of merry cOnceits, bOn-mOts and hum
bugs, by Ferdinand KiIIigrew, Lon
don, 1850
The following are the most plausi-
bic and possible deriyatiOns:
In the time Of James II a worthless
coin was minted at Dublin from a
soft, mixed metal, which became
known as Tim bog, pronounced Dom
bug, /. e, soft copper, worthless
money.
Others refer it to hum, in the sense
Of hoax, and bug, in the old sense Of
bugbear.
Others say it is merely hum buzz
used in combination to signify sound
without sense. Others, again, think
that It was first applied TO HOmberg,
a chemist and an ardent seeker Of
the Philosophers stOne.-Stray
Stories
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Capture Of Lady Breckenridge"

Capture Of Lady Breckenridge"
cannot indOrse Peter BIiller's
Account of the capture Of two guns Of
a rebel battery at Missionary Ridge"
said Z. Black of company A, Seventy
Fourth Illinois, now living at Downing,
Wis. 81 The capture of the guns
Lady Breckenridge and Lady Buckner
(not Bragg is claimed for the men
of Wagner's brigade of Sheridan's
division. Wagner's brigade was the
Second, and 1 was in the First Bri-
gade, on the left, and in position to
see the work of Wagner's men,
We had tOiled up the ridge in the
face of a terrible musketry fire that
caused the solid earth to rock, and
which was destructive and appalling
Ten or a dozen rods from the crest
we found a bank or sleeper portion
Of the ridge, which afforded some
shelter. Here the advance (the lines
having become spread out with men
and scattered) halted to catch breath
and to await the men coming for
ward. Two or three minutes after
reaching this point looked over into
the lines of the Second brigade and
saw an officer talking earnestly to
the men, and in a short time the
lines moved forward in the last and
final effort
The men of Wagner's brigade lay
directly in front of the battery and
as they moved forward and rose
above the sheltering bank they re-
ceived a full discharge Of canister,
which tore great holes in their ranks,
causing them to falter for moment,
but a moment only. Immediately the
files were closed and, cheered and en-
cOuraged by their officers and with
determination on their part, they
rushed directly forward toward the
guns. Seeing and knowing what they
were about to attempt I could only
stop and look, forgetting my own
danger in admiration Of such mag
nificent courage. On they went,
right into the fash Of the guns, the
torn and ragged edges of their clothes
and colors seeming to catch fire as
the fame enveloped them
All the regimental flags Of the
brigade were represented in the
charge, but I particularly noticed and
remember the shOt-tOrn cOlOrs Of the
Twenty-Sixth Ohio, and a few years
ago, when the Ohio flags we're carried
in the parade at Columbus, 1 again
saw the flag of the Twenty-Sixth, and
1 thought Of this hell-spOt and felt
there was glory enough wrapped up
in the folds of the flag to make
whole state proud. At the moment
of discharging the guns the line was
broken Just at the right Of the bat
terry, and in a minute all were over
the works and the enemy was fleeing
down the other side Of the hill See
ing Wagner's men in the fash Of the
rebel guns, and also seeing them in
the rebel Entertainments before the
smoke of the discharge had raised,
decline to believe that any one else
captured that battery. "-Chicago In
ter Ocean
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Soma Of the Office Seeker

Ny voice is as hOarse as 4 fog horn; my
hand has been squeezed TO a pulp
I've forced down 50 many Scotch high
balls that ! am too crowded TO guIp.
My eyes in their sockets are burning. nv
hair needs comb and q brush
Ny feet are as wet as a dishrag from
tramping around in the Slush-
But still 1 am warbling my matin-it acts
as a wOndereIl salve,
Say. what are you going TO have. boys
What are you going to have2
Ny throat is infamed from much smOk-
ing and telling how honest 1 am:
Ny temper and patience I'm losing, but
still 1 am meek as a lamb.
Ny rival is ont with his hammer. recit-
ing the breaks 1 have made
The fondness I nave for red LIQUOR, the
bills that I never have paid
But bark 10 the song l am singing: in
sOOth. tbs a fine brand Of salye:
Say. what are you going to have. bOys2
What are you going TO have2'
milwaukee, Sentinel
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1904-06-10

- soldier said, I didn't know that.
General. and If you viii wait until
put NY gun together viii come to
a sort Of a salute" Then came the
storm Nelson ragged and sEOre and,
ordering one Of his bOdyguard to tie
the careless guard with his own gun
strap, said: You viii cause the
death OF more good men by your
cursed stupidity than your damned
neck is worth" and the General rode
away in his wrath. the very person
ifcation Of the war Chicago
Inter Ocean.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1904-06-10
Useful Outpost.

Speaking of alertness on picket,
there was a case Of nonalertness in
the McMinnville campaign that took
the cake. Gen Nelson was in com
maud. and. as Bragg was making
feints all along the line preparatory
to his grand hanking movement, the
orders for outposts we're very strict
A detachment from the Thirty-ffth
Indiana was on ortpOst duty on
one of the main roads leading south
from McMinnviIle. Scouting along
this road I came upon a soldier sit
ting upon some rails cleaning his
musket. He had taken his gun apart
and the pieces we're scattered about
him
He was very much in earnest and
was doing a thorough job. 1 thought
It was a queer place to clean gun
and asked him how far it was TO the
picket line. 1T IS here I am on out
post" Just as I calculated "the he'll
You are who should come dashing
I'D but Gen Nelson and star and the
field oficer Of the day, Lieutenant
Colonel Frank P CshiH Of the First
Kentucky I was asked some leading
questions By Cahill, and was asked
also how far It vas to the outpost
I pointed to the man sitting on the
rails. who, proud Of distinguished
company, was SYSTEMATICALLY putting
his gun together.
Gen Nelson urged his horse nearer
to the outpost and asked do you
know who amt" The absorbed gun
cleaner said he did not and Nelson
hundered, 'T an Gen Nelson. sir"
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1904-06-10
Carelessness-

The BirdsborO Athenaeum is the ap-
pellatiOn of a society in that borough
which devotes an evening each month
TO the consideration of topics Of cur
rent interest AT a recent meeting vas
taken up the subject Of compulsory
education There was a vigorous ex-
position Of views. pro and con, into
whiea not a little feeling entered.
Finally, one member who had been
listening zttentively after consider
able dimeuIty obtained the floor and
remarked that the field had been gone
over 50 thoroughly that there re-
NAMED little 70 be said
But" he added, Il want to say
this: Some people have no children
and don't care whether they 90 TO
school OF not
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1904-06-10

That Mrs SpelthOrne was a deter
mined young woman everybody knew,
and her husband knew it best Of all,
as it was quite right he should Yet,
because he loved her, he was always
ready to make excuses for her to those
who had any right to listen to them
You see," he would say, she was
an only child and mOtheTless, and ran
wild about her fathers place while he
was at his business all day. Then,
later, she was constituted the mistress
Of his house, and ruled it with great
firmness. She was also considered
pretty by many people, consider her
so myself, although I am her husband
and she had other offers before
mine"
Dear, dear, the listener said.
Quite so, that has always been my
view of it There was One-it's truly
dreadful to narrate-whO was clerk
to brewer in the neighbOrhOOd; then
there was a doctors assistant
Good heayensI"
Then there was a curate"--
This is awful"
And a host Of others. But, all the
came, she was reserved for me, and I
have got her; and if she is wilfuI,
she is winsOme, and I love her. On!
do"
Now, Mrs. Spelthorne and her hus-
band really did dwell in a very pleas
ant state Of cOnnubial amity-in spite
of the revelations Mr. Spelthorne had
Just seen fit TO make to his cousin
(irst) home from India-owing partly
to the fact that they suited each other,
and also did not interfere with each
others habits and customs, while, as
becomes a modern model couple, each
went their own way without bother
ing the other. SpelthOrne. of course,
had a club or sO-what selfrespecting
husband hasn't?-and a club cOvereth
4 multitude of things So, also. had
Mrs. SpeIthorne - the Advanced
WOmen's' it was called-and here it
was her habit to regaIe some CT her
friends whom, as she used to say,
Charlie did not like, because he was
so funny"
All the same, the Spelthorne me
mage ran well and smoothly. Charlie
went to the city and played at being a
stock broker, and Jessie sat in her fat
telling the cook Of her past life and
experiences, and talking about her
fathers place in Sussex, till il was
time to go to the Advanced Wom-
ems" But one night, when Charlie
came home to dinner, which he did
egularly-sOmetimes wife said,
Lady DHautenbas wants me to 90
down to her little place at MOIesey
tomorrow to help her to choose the
new wall paper We shall be quite
alone, and just dine there, sleep there,
and come back early next morning.
So she is not asking yOu''-
Shouldn't go if she did" Charlie
said Very busy myself. Great Tar
axacum Gold Mines being hoated.
Late night in city. Go and enjoy your
self. God bless yOuI"
Dear old Charlie. OH by the by,
give me some money, will yOu?"
4 can't Check book is in the city,
4 know. But I tore two or three
out the other day, so as to always
have them in the fat if wanted. III
just 90 and I'LL one up while you are
smoking your after dinner cigarette,
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1904-06-10
Gee TYPEs o. RusslANs.
They Are the Great, the Little and the
White.

They Are the Great, the Little and the
White
There are three grand divisions Oh
the nationality-th great Russians,
the little Russians and the white Rus
SLAMS center at Moscow, ne little Rus
SLAMS The great Russians center
at Moscow, the little Russians
at Kief- The bIzSd OF the white
Russians is pure but their civilization
IS less advaased than that OF the
other two The great Russians, many
times tbs most numerous. are the Wig
o-o-s and pushing element OF the
Russian nation Though the least Sla-
vic, il has been the great colonizer Of
the Slavic race Its whole history has
been Of one long struggle against
Asia
The great Russians stature is
Oftener high than low; his skin is
white his eyes often blue, his hair
mostly blonde The little Russian is
handsOmer, taller, Hvelier, more alert
II mind, but more changeable. medi-
Jative, indolent. He has more indie
pendence, more individuality and is
more dreamy and pOeticaI.
The white Russian is so called be
cause he is fond Of wearing white
clothes, yet he is not as clean as the
other two divisions of his country
men, In old times he was also called
white" because of his freedom from
taxation.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1904-06-10
Medals of Honor.

The first Congressional medals Of
honor were issued by Secretary Stan
ton on March %, 1868. to six Of the
twenty-five men who, by direction Of
General Mitchell-Or General Buell.,
the records fail to state the correct
undergraduates the enemy's terri
tory and captured a railroad train
in an attempt to destroy the COnfedeT-
ate lines Of communication While
the civil war was still in progress, and
up to the close of 1866. about 100
medals were issued, chiefly to enlisted
men Of the volunteer service
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1904-06-10
Gen. Black in the East.

Commander-in-Chief John c. Black
visited the encampment Of the depart
ment Of New Hampshire at Concord,
where he net with a very enthusiastic
reception From Concord he went to
Boston to assist IN perfecting arrange
ments for the coming national en-
campment IN August He drove over
the line OF march, looked over the
other matters requiring his approval
and was able 70 give a hearty CON-
mendatiOn to all that had been done
OF was being contemplated
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1904-06-10

and you can sign It. It won't be a
minute"
Thanks You are q wonder at saw
ing ne trouble, Jessie"
T always was. Father used to say
just the same thing. Ten pounds viii
do for the present Back in q mo-
menS"
Twentyfour hours later than this
not uncommon domestic episode took
place, viz. at 9 O'Clock at night. Char
lie Spelthorne stood in the bedroom
of the nat (the dressing room vas
sacred to his Wife) and cast q fearful
eye around il while taking the precau-
ton Immediately afterTard OF turning
he key.
Then he opened a huge klt hae
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1904-06-10
Good One On the 18th Maine.

The War "reminiscences of a Prf-
vate Soldier" which Hon. William NJ.
DIN gave at the Y. NJ. c. q, were
filled with anecdotes, told as only
Billy" can relate them The most
appropriate one was concerning Sher-
mans march to the sea, when a south
erner went TO the general and said,
with great eaTnestness:
General, your rascaIIy men have
stolen my pigs, have emptied my eel
lars, have robbed me Of everything
except my hopes Of immortality.
Thank the Lord, they can't steal
them"
Il won't vOuch for even that" re-
piled Sherman The Nineteenth
Maine is coming along next"-Bosto1
Journal.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1904-06-10
80 So 81 PartleuIar.

The Commissioner Of Pensions con-
plains that many letters received by
him from civil war veterans for pen
sion or increase Of pension under the
recent order Of the commissioner con-
tain only the name and address Of
the writer's. Unless they give the
company, regiment or vessel, If in na-
val service. and number Of pension
certificate, II already a pensiOner. the
commissioner cannot answer such let
tiers
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1904-06-10
Could You Use Any Kind OF Sewing
Machine at Any Price2


II there is any price so low, any
offer so liberal that you would think
Of accepting on trial a new high-grade,
drop cabinet or upright Minnesota,
Singer, Wheeler & Wilson, Standard,
White or New Home Sewing Machine,
cut out and return this notice, and
you will receive by return mail, post
paid, free of cost, the handsOmest sew
ing machine catalogue ever published.
1t will name you prices on the Mime
sofa, Singer, Wheeler & Wilson,
White, Standard and New Home sew
ing machines that will surprise you;
We viii make you a new and attract
i've proposition, a sewing machine Of
fer that will astOnish you.
II you can make any use Of any
sewing machine at any price, If any
kind of an offer would interest you,
don't fail TO write US at once (be sure
to cut out and return this special no
tice) and get our latest book, our
latest offers, our new and most sur
prising proposition. Address
SEARS, ROEBUCK & CO., Chicago.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1904-06-10

The mosquito militant is charged
with carrying still more excess bag
gage. This time it's the African fever
germ The theOlOgians are finding
it harder and harder to convince the
public that every creature is made for
some good purpose
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1904-06-10
TIE 70 AcI.

cure sick kidneys quickly and perma-
nently. Here's proof
Mrs. ". S. Marshall, R F. D. No. I,
Dawson, Ga, says: Ny husbands
back and hips we're so stiI and sore
that he could not get up from a
chair without help. I got him a box
OF Doan's- Kidney Pills. He felt re-
lief in three days One box cured
him.
A FREE TRIAL Of this great kid
ney medicine which cured Mr. Mar
shall viii be mailed on application 10
any part Of the United States. Ad-
dress Foster-Milburn Co, Buffalo, n.
Y. Sold by all dealers; price so cents
per box.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1904-06-10

Il the Harvard boys had read their
Bibles more, It might not have taken
them 50 long to discover that exceed
ingly long passage in the second chap
ter Of 1. Samuel, 18th verse: Now
the sons OF Eli were sons Of Beliai;
they knew not the Lord"
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1904-06-10

Secretary Shaw's action in having
his picture taken while he was signing
that 100000 treasury warrant viii
doubtless be criticised BY many PEG
pie who viii never have a chance to
sign away S40,OOO.OO0.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1904-06-10

Mr.. SulIy declares that he will new
er buy another bale Of cotton in the
speculative market, and doubtless a
good many Of those who have lost
money by following his example have
similar Intentions.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1904-06-10

So sorry that "Our Mary" isn't com
ing over here 10 give a series Of read
ings through the country and all the
more because reports agree that she
is quite as beautiful as she was when
selfish Mr.. Navarro took her away
from rs fifteen years ago.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1904-06-10

Col. Pope's contention that bicy-
cling fell OF because manufacturers
quit advertising. and~that the way to
revive il is to resume the advertising,
appears to be based on correct bust
ness principles.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1904-06-10

The heir to the japanese throne
promises to further initiate European
customs by taking only one wife. He
doesn't promise. however, that he viii
not take a deep interest in the ladies
Of the Jap stage
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1904-06-10

Because one woman stuffed the bal
lot box men need not put on superior
airs. They have TO have a special
detail of policemen at each election
to prevent them from doing the same
thing
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1904-06-10

YES" said the friend Of the family,
they were married in haste"
And repented at leasure, chg" was
the query Of the other.
"Oh, no." was the reply, they re-
pented in haste. also"
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1904-06-10

Cornell university girls have organ
ized an anttspo0ning society, with
penalties ranging from twenty-five
for receiving q caller TO two dollars
for receiving q kiss OF course no
gallant young gentleman would allow
the young LADY 70 pay the me.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1904-06-10

A citizen Of Allegheny, Pa. being
told by the doctors that he was about
TO die, requested a musical friend to
play Bill Bailey as a sOlace for his
last moments. The end came quickly.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1904-06-10

Lord Brooke, who is only . years
old and who has no prejudice against
cash, is coming over to this country
from England. Let the heiTesses get
ready TO line up at the dock.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1904-06-10

Mrs. Hetty Green says it's all
dream, the report that she had let 90
of $55O,0OO for a charitable institution.
And it is safe to say Mrs. Green did
not do the dreaming.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1904-06-10

It is noted that Associate Mother
Edward Howard Griggs has just ad-
dressed the mothers congress in New
York
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1904-06-10

Taffy" is sometimes laid on pretty
thick and slab; but it is nothing to
epitaphy.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1904-06-10

A member of the New York 400
was thrown from his bicycle and
severely bruised The important
thing to note is that he was riding
bicycle.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1904-06-10

The fashion of painting automobiles
black is growing. And public opinion
is settling down to the belief that the
red devil is not so black as it is
painted.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1904-06-10

Great Britain having announced
that it is at war with Tibet" one
does not have to be a prophet to see
where the next great land grab is TO
be pulled of
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1904-06-10

An English countess has married
her cOachman- American heiTesses
will have little interest in the coach
man, however, as he will not be able
to share the Iady's title.