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The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1904-06-03
A worId 80 Reputatlon.

Wherever men are there viii be illness
and wherever people are III. DOdds Kid
ney Pills viii be found a blessing. Sole
y On their merits have they pushed their
way into almost every part Of the civil
ized world Their reputation as an hon
est medicine that can always be relied
on has been built up BY the grateful
praise Of those who have been cured
The two following letters indicate Just
how the reputation Of this remedy knows
no geographical bounds. The sick and
suffering all over the world are asking
for DOdds Kidney Pills:
Dear Sirs: I have been suffering from
some months from a kidney complaint
The doctor who attended me has recon-
mended me to take your Pills. ''DOdds
some relief But unfortunately I have
not been able TO 90 on with the treat
ment. being una bic 70 find any Pills in
Cairo. The Chemist Whe sold me the
two boxes has informed me that he had
sent an order for some, and has been
keeping me waiting for more than one
month This is the reason why I am
writing 10 you TO request you 10 have
post six boxes for which 7 viii paw as
soon as ] receive them from the post
Kindly let me know at the same time
where your branch agency in Egypt is to
MOhamed reached. -'Immeubles Libres de
TEtat.'' Office OF the Minister Of Finance
Cairo. EGYPT
Dear Sirs: I want to purchase six
boxes Of Dodd's Kidney Pills. but 1 don [
know exactly where 10 apply at Buffalo
or London I suppose they can be sent
by express or registered mail from either
place. Please advise me Of how to pro-
lay Yours truly J. p. SimOnsons Vi
bOrgs ', Mark, DENMARh-
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away And if you had give me note
for Marse Lex, specks- Ais zLaTy
would took 1t away fsm ne Ar I
knowed MaTse Lex was Fantias 20
make up Wid you, IN you was Eantin'
him to if he'd come yere aad say so.
Nom, amt tell so migasssz many
lies
Carlin stepped up TO the girls side
@Claribel, dear" he said. is TIE hoy
right2 Do yOu care yet2"
4 reckon 1 dO-Only-on1y ns7er
would have told you" said Miss Cls--
ibei softly
It was the sound of a chuckIe that
brought Carlin up with start, and a
moment after George Washineton
found himself set firmly out N 7s
hall, the door closed behind ain. ar5
a silver dollar in his hazz
I visit them yers vas
every day" said c -Ief0n
as he climbed the rs bed
roOm--BOstOn Eloba
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1904-06-03
A Farmer Found n.

Mount Pleasant, Utah, May $50
find a medicine that viii cure every
ailment due to diseased or disOrdered
Kidneys has been the aim Of many
physicians and chemists.
Mr.. G. z. Peterson, a farmer Of this
place says he has found such a rem
edy and that he has tried it with sue
cess in his own case Mr.. Peterson
says the remedy is DOdd's Kidney
Pills, a medicine introduced here
about seven months ago.
4 am glad to be allowed to testify
TO what good things DOdd's Kidney
Pills have done for me. I used this
remedy for Kidney trouble and it
cured me completely
Il can heartily recommend DOdd's
Kidney Pills to all who suffer with
any kind Of Kidney trouble"
Mr.. PetersOn's case is only one Of
many Just as convincing that have
been reported recently. This new rem
edy seems to have conquered Rheu-
matism completely, not a single case
having been reported where DOdd's
Kidney Pills have failed to cure per-
fectly and permanently.
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chean Performances.

The success Of the Berne popular
theatre experiment is assured Twice
a week the doors OF the principal play
houses are open to the public at the
nominal price OF ten cents to all
Corners. Although theaters are sub
sidized BY the state in some countries,
the Swiss are the first without state
aid TO bring to the drama the intelli-
gent and even educated citizens who
cannot pay the cheapest rates at the
regular performances The deficit in
the box-omce receipts is made up from
a fund Of $4,000 raised by voluntary
gifts.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1904-06-03
QUEER RITES OF sAvAeEs.
Tribes of Central Australia Who Tor
ture Themselves.

Tribes Of Central Australia Who Tor
ture Themselves.
There are two fire ceremonies pc
culiar to the Arunta and Warrampun-
ga tribes OF Central Australia. The
first Of these is the final initiation
ceremony, and consists in the pre-
sentatiOn Of a large number OF dra-
matte performances representing the
dOings Of the ancestors Of the tribe,
finishing with certain fire ceremonies,
in connection with some Of which the
women, throwing burning embers over
the men. and in others the men have
TO lie down on red-hOt embers, GOV
cred over with green branches. The
meaning Of this ceremony is not
known, but the natives state that il
makes the men who pass through it
what they call good black fellows. -
In the second ceremony certain men
shut up in a bush hut. and others arm
themselves with long poles, TO which
are attached great quantities of gum
tree Jwigs- The men daub them
selves all over with pipeclay and mud,
and the poles, which are handed to
the party inside the hut. being set
fire TO, are lifted into the air and
brought down upon all and sundry
with whom the party came in contact.
The natives say the object of this
ceremony is to finally settle up all old
quarrels, and start afresh.
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heard, the Judge turned to the pris-
oner and sternly exclaimed:
Stand up there, HOlahan, and let
the court hear what defense. If any,
you have to make to this charge of
brutality"
The prisoner staggered to his feet,
and as the blood trickled from his
wounds, as If to emphasize the plain
tive tones Of his remOnstrance, he re
piled:
Begin yer pardon, yer Honor, but
OF don't t'ink OF bate her"
What Indignantly shouted the
Judge; don't think you beat herr
After ali the damning testimony we
have heard have you the audacity to
expect the court TO believe your IN
supported assertion that you didn't
beat herr"
Akin yer mercy. JOOdge, for me
bOwldniss.' deferentiaIly replied Hol-
ahan. but all the same OF do be
t'inkin' that ef yer Honor had been
rifereein' the schrap -yersilf ye'd a
called il a draw.'-New York Times.
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VISITORS TO HOLY CITY.
Many Christians Have Gone With Pill
grims to Mecca

Many Christians Have Gone With Pill
grims to Mecca.
A recent writer on Arabia gives
quite list Of adventurous travellers
who have visited the holy city of
Mecca, which is not open to any but
true believers in Mohammed- He
says: We can name Italians, Var
thema and Finati; Germans. Wild,
Seetzen and Won Nathan; English
men, Pitts, Burton, Keane; a Swiss.
Burckhardt; a Spaniard, Badia; a
Swede, Wallin; a Dutchman, Hur-
grOnje; a Freedman. Courtellemont.
Niebuhr heard of a French surgeon and
two Englishmen; Burton quotes an
unnamed pilgrim; Doughty heard of
more than one Frank and himself
met an Italian, calling himself Fer
rari, who was on his way TO Mecca
with the Persian hail; Pitts found an
Irishman in the town; Nathan says
that Leon ROches. French consul in
TUnis, had made the pilgrimage, as
had also an English sailor Varthema,
Wild. Pitts, Seetzen, Burckhardt, Wal
lin. Burton and Keane visited Medina
also" The Dutch Arabist, SnOuck
Hurgronje, spent five months il the
holy city as late as 1886.
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SERMONS or UNCLE RUFUS"
Gift of EIoquenee Possessed BY Hit
crate Darky.

Gift Of EIoquence Possessed by Hit
crate DarEy.
Near my home over in Virginia, .
small Baptist. church. where every
Sunday a negro called Uncle Rufus
breaches I have always suspected
that Uncle Rufus doesn't know how TO
read. though he won't confess it. an
sure mis- eldest daughter selects his
texts for him, but 1 wouldn't dare tell
him I think So He came 10 see me
the last time I was at home. and
promised TO send him a new Bible
from Washington. His last name is
Robertson or Robinson, and when 1
was asking how 1 should address the
package 1 inquired how he spelled
his name Uncle Rufus wasn't to be
caught by any such transparent trick
as that
Well, Miss Betty. he said, I amt
a-gOin' to tell you how I spells It. You
jes' spell it the way you likes best
certainly amt going to dictate to a
lady
I went once to hear Uncle Rufus
preach a funeral sermon" says the
same woman 1T was a fiowery and
eloquent address, saTnisneG with
many quotations. Uncle Rufus re-
ferred touchingly to the untimely TAX
ing OF Of the deceased and to the
ways Of providence, which are beyond
mortal comprehension
ShOrely, my friends said he
what the poet says is a fact God
moves in a mischievOus way His Won
ders to reform Washington Post
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War on Disease Germs.

Believing that disease germs lurk in
telephone mouthpieces, health officer
Raglan, of San Francisco, directed in
specting physician z. R. Tillman to
swab out mOuthpieces of public tele-
phones and give them to the city
chemists, for the purpose of making
cultures of bacteria, to determine the
danger of contagiOn- Orders were is
sued that all lung testers in public
places must be removed for the same
reason. 1t was also recommended
that janitors sweep the public schools
in the afternoon instead of in the
morning, and that they wipe down the
basebOards once a week or Oftener-
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1904-06-03
A HIDDEN TREASURE.

Policemen. mail carriers, messen-
ger boys, business men and not few
women for several hours one day last
week took part in a search for a s.
gold piece which dropped from the
hand of a Ninth street business man
who had received it in change at the
pOstOffice. A lot Of smaller change
which had fallen at the same time was
soon recovered but not the gold coin
Very few cracks and crevices among
the cObblestOnes escaped canes and
pTying eyes. but all in vain. Even
pools Of water were swept away, but
to no purpose. Il did not seem pos
sibIe that il could have rolled more
than a few feet, although the street
for half a square was carefully sCTuti-
nized- That evening the missing coin
was found at least five miles away
The man who had dropped il hur-
ried out to his home in West Philadel-
phi, intending to return to theatre
Putting on his evening clothes, he
went TO hang up the pair Of trousers
he had taken OF, when something
dropped to the floor with a ring. Be
fore him law the IS gold piece.
When the piece fell it had landed in
the turned up fold Of his trousers
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found him penniIess but happy, save
for the fOur-mile homeward tramp.
As for the greeting he would get
on arrival that was too far in the
future to bother him. How to get
home was the problem.
Carlin had not gone back, and
George found him in Doc StaytOn's
drug store
I've been lOOkin' for you, Marse
Lex" he said, for TO tell you sump-
in what Miss Clar'bel done tOle me
to tell you. Hit done get clean outer
my 'membrance this yere mOrnin'.
She say to me dat if I was to see
you I was to tell you she was willii'
to make up wild you, but she warn't
gwine to wait no long time"
''She told you that?" cried Carlin,
suspiciOusly.
NO, sub, she amt jes' tole me, but
dat note, Miss Mary done get dis
mOrnin', hit say hit"
How do you knOw?"
Cause done read hit explained
George Washington frankly. Hit
say dat sheh was waitin' for you. an
that lessen you come this yere very
night to see her, she's gwine to marry
that other genterman-dat Mr.. Tom
Carter, dat Miss Mary want her to-"
Why in thunder didn't you tell me
this before, you little imp?" grOwled
Carlin as he started for his buggy.
Tired with his day, George Wash
ington alternately slumbered and
logged awake as the buggy whirled
along over the rough Virginia road to
Fairyiew hall
When at last they drew up in the
circle before the door, and he had
hitched the horse to the old locust at
the corner Of the veranda, George
Washington lost no time in climbing
to his bed over the back kitchen
It was not destined to long Re
was brought out OF sleep and his
quilts with a jerk and a hand grasp
ing his collar. The hand was that Of
Mr. Carlin, and it marched George
Washington down the kitchen stairs,
through the dining room into the par
IOr. where Miss CIaribel was sitting
with an indignant flush on her face
and her eyes swapping
Did you tell Mr. Carlin that
wrote him notes?" said Miss ClaribeL
It was on George WashingtOn's lips
to deny the charge, but he say Carlin
handling a small riding whip sug-
gestively-
"Yas'm,' said he huskily.
"And that I wanted him to come
here tO-night-and make up?"
@Yasm-"
What made you tell those Hes?"
The greater Washington's name
sake felt OF a crack in the floor with
one bare brown toe
= dunno, Miss Clar'bel Just
reckOned Marse Lex would ike to
yere II"
But I never said anything Of the
kind"
Nom" George looked up boldly,
ssyOu amt never said hit, but I done
seed you kissin' Of Marse Lexis pic
ture yesterday-an If you didn't want
him to make mp what for was you
dom dat77
Miss ClaribeI cOlored- It was one
thing to ask questions and quite an
other to answer them George saw
his advantage
~Co,se I lied some, but I amt lied
so mighty much, Miss Clar'beL Mss
Marv did say one day dat she visit
you'd marry dat, Carter gentleman,
an dat she was goin' TO sen you
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e ii IWenfV-FiYe ~

The Defiance Starch Co. win give .
ladies a round trip ticket to the St
Louis Exposition, to i've ladies in each
OF the following states: illinois. Iowa,
Nebraska, Kansas and Missouri, Who
VIII send IN tie largest number OF
trademarks cut from a ten-cent, 16-
ounce package OF Defiance cold water
laundry starch This means from your
own home, anywhere IN the above
named states. These trademarks must
be mailed to and received by the De-
fance Starch Co, Omaha, Nebr., before
September 1st, 1904 October and No
Tember viii be the best months to visit
the Exposition Remember that De-
fance is the only starch put up Is o.
"a full pOUnd) to the package. You get
one-third more starch for the same
money than OF any other kind, and De-
fance never sticks to the iron. The
tickets to the Exposition viii be sent
by registered mail September 18th.
Starch foT sale by all dealers
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CAR AND FISHERMAN.

A Russian peasant has just sent 200
roubles to the car, accompanied by
the following letter:
TO our most glorious autocrat and
magnanimous czar-emperor and father,
Nicholas Alexandrovisch.
I pray you most humbly to accept
from me, your slave and fisherman
VassiIl, 100 roubIes for the feet and
100 rOubles for the sick and wounded,
or to dispose Of as you see best
Accept them and use them at once,
and I pray you, by the grace Of God,
pardon your slave and fisherman Vas
sill
i am yours absolutely, body and
soul
The tomb Of my life is in the gov
eminent Of Vladimir. district Of MOu-
nome Formerly 1 was a peasant at
Bagration. and today belong to you,
Nicholas AIexandroyitch, our grand
father and car"
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dis first name was George. and
as he was the color OF strong coffee,
Of course his last name was Washing
ton He had eyes as white as clab-
Der, teeth to match. He was running
away, as any one else might whose
birthday had gone wrong
You see 1t was his first birthday-at
least the first he had ever known He
had discovered the date of it in uncle
Soils almanac-Feb. ., George Wash
ingtOn's birthday
He had heard that those lucky
enough to have birthdays got presents
thereon, and that there was to be a
holiday and a parade of the fremen
in the nearby towns in honor Of this
occasion He was naturally rather
proud and anticipatOry in conse-
quence.
And then the day had come, and
there were no birthday gifts from the
white folks as he had hoped. he was
not allowed to 90 to town TO see his
own procession, and instead Of a
holiday he had been rated for Iaziness
and put on the wOOdpile.
Was it any wonder, under these &C
cumulated grievances, that he ran
away, and now stood, a rather shiver-
ing figure, in the muddy, half-frozen
road, while he waited with a persua-
sive grin for the buggy of Mr.. Lex
Carlin going downward?
Not only had it been common talk
in the kitchen that young Marster Lex
Carlin was counting Miss Claribel, but
George, as he stood behind old Miss
conclusions for himself.
Mr.. CarIin had not been near the
Fairview plantation, however, since
the first Of the year, and it was said
that he and Miss Claribel had quar-
relied, but still there was a chance Of a
lift to town, and George was not the
one to lose chances.
Miss Mary done sOnt me to town
for to fOtch her some medicine for
aunt SaIlie's rheumatic he explained
glibly, and I reckOned you mOught
femme ride wild you, sub
Carlin was q gOOdnatured fellow,
and besides wanted news OF his be
loved, so he made room for the boy
beside him. In return he got the
news.
George knew what Carlin wanted,
and glided with the celebrity of prac-
tice from the general into the particu-
lar, and that particular which would
most interest his host
Miss Clar'bel been feelin' mighty
poly since you quit comm to de
house, Marse Lex. She's kinder peak
in and pinin' liken she lost sumpin'-
and she don't eat 7othin' skaselV.
OATS de reason she and old Miss
Celia is prOjeckin' to go to the city,
Miss Clar'bel don't wanter so, but ole
Miss bound she shall"
How does I knOw2'' he continued
'LOrdy, thar amt much gwine on
don't See No subj Ole Miss think
Miss Clar'bel done fOTgit you often
her mind if she go away FUN here,
and den marry dat Mr. Carter FUN
Baltimore, but she amt fOrgittin'-an'
she amt gwine to fOTgit, neither. Dat
day you an she quarled, an you rode
on down de lane a cussin' and lef her
standin' in the DRAWN room. I was
out on der back pooh an seed her
cryin'-'
She didn't cry much that saw"
CarIin burst out, Don't lie TO me, you
black rascal"
Deed 1 amt lyin' Marse Lex
one seed her.
They rode along in silence for some
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1904-06-03

HindQ Merchanics at Worship.

wont to look after a gas engine. he
gives it a thorough overhaul. or if he
be a carpenter, or a weaver, or a
blacksmith. he makes his tools bright
and lays them out for the coming
morn
On the day Of the festival the i'm
plements are festOoned with flowers
or other decorations, and during the
day the relisiOus-minded Hindu offers
dainties to his tools. particularly
sweetmeats. While ne offers the sweets
he mUtters prayers. invoking success
to his future labor.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1904-06-03

PzIls which have restored thousands
C snnerng women 70 health and
Tisor
Mrs. William Wallace, Of IS Capitol
St, Concord, N H, says, Il was IN
the early stages of Bright's Disease,
and we're it not for Deans Kidney
Pills, I would not be living to-day
Pain in the back was so intense that
at night I had to get out Of bed until
the parOxysm OF pain passed away. 1
was Ianguid and tired and hadn't the
strength to lift a kettle Of water. I
could not work, but q few doses OF
Doan's Kidney Pills relieved me, and
two boxes absolutely cured me
A FREE TRIAL of this great kid
ney medicine which cured Mrs Wal
lace viii be mailed to any part Of the
United States. Address FOster-AIil-
burn Co, Buffalo, N Y. Sold by all
dealers. Price 50 cents per box
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MARvELs IN HUMAN VOICE.
Singers Who Do Wonders With Thei
Nn-zL CHorrge

Singers Who Do Wonders With Their
Vocal Chords.
The London Mirror has an article
on high and low notes Of the human
voice. and Of the singers who sing
them Starting with a wOman's voice,
we find that the average top note is
the G. an octave and a fifth above the
middle c O-the number refers to
the note on the scale The profession
al soprano generally takes the c above,
known as &C IN alt" Nine. Patti sings
an F above (2)- Ellen Beach Yav
goes one better than Patti and takes
the G above the r 90. The last rec
ord-hOlder vas Miss Edith Helena,
who could sing the next note, A a.
But now there is a maryel-Mlle- Anne
liza de Lasreze can sing G three oc-
taves above the middle c (5)- This
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hand in his pocket and drew out a
big shining half-dOllar.
George" he said, 'if Miss Clari-
bel gives you any more notes for
me, YOU bring EN- to me, and you'll
get a half-dOllar for each one
George assented willingly and was
happy Behold, his work had at last
borne fruit There was balm in Gil
cad and good in birthdays after ali.
It was a great day for George
Washington. His wealth commanded
the admiration Of others. both white
and black, of his own age, and he
bought the harmOnica.I his musical
soul 1Onsed for The tail of the day
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~ FVERY CInE

Young Goodkins was out riding with
Miss TaTtun
Suddenly his horse SHE'D and threw
him OF
Well he said. as he gathered him
self up and ascertained that he had
suffered no injury worth mentioning
considering that such q fall as that
might have broken a bone OF two just
as well as not, 1 think that I got of
easy"
The horse seemed to get you OF
easy, too" remarked Miss Tartun.
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WHAT THE KING EATS.
What,s Fit for Hin


A Mass. lady who has been through
the mill with the trials Of the usual
housekeeper and mother relates an
interesting incident that occurred not
long ago. She says
Il can with all truthfulness say that
Grape-Nuts is the most beneficial OF
all cereal foods in my family. young
as well as old II is food and medi-
cine both 20 US A few mornings ago
at breakfast my little boy said:
Mamma, does the King eat Grape
Nuts every morning.
L smiled and told him did not
know, but that / thought Grape-Nuts
certainly made delicious dish. TT for
a King" cts a fact that the King OF
England and the German Emperor
both eat Grape-Nuts.) ;
4 find that by the constant use OF
GrapeNuts rot only as 8 morning &C.
real but als0 IN puddings, salads, etc,
made after the delicious recipes found
IN the lite book IN each package II
IS proving to be q great nerve food
for me besides having completely
cured a ong standing case OF fndIges-
ton Name given BY Postum Co.
Battle Creek, Mich
There IS no doubt Grape-Nuts IS the
most scientific food in the world.
Ter days trial Of this proper food
IN Place Of improper fSOd VIII show IA
stezdy, stronger nerves. sharper brain
ana the power TO go longer and
further aEd accomplish more. There's
asreasOD-
y
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1904-06-03
Beware of Ointments for Catarrb
that Contain Mercury

- mercury viii surely destroy the sense OF smell
and completely deranEe the whole system when
entering Il through the muGous surfaces such
articles should never be used except prescrtp-
tons from reputable physicians the damage they
viii do IS ten fold 70 the good you can possibly de
i've from them Halls CatarTh Cure manufaerured
b. r y. Cheney q Co, Toledo. O.. contains no mer-
cury and IS taken internally acting directly upon
the blood and mucous surfaces Of the system IN
buying Hairs CaraTrh Cure be sure YOU get the
genuine II Is taken Internally and made IN TOle1e.
Ohio b. ? J. Cheney & Co Testimonials free
sold By Druggists Price. &c per bottle
Take HsITs Family PMS fer c0usupatiOz-
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''Dickey, If you had twelve marbles,
and Tommy would take half Of them,
how many would be have?"
He'd have six OF EN-. ma'am, an
de Wust lickin' he ever got in his
life, t'rOwed in
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1904-06-03

It is expected that the Crown
Prince OF Portugal wiz visit the
United States during the coming sum
mer. If he is coming over after a wife
he should prepare himself beforehand
by making q thorough study Of Brad
streets.