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The Goodland republic., 1904-12-16
MICROBES FOR FIELD MICE.
French Scientist Has Means of E<
terminating the Pest.

terminating the Pest.
The pest of field mice has been
growing in some Of the rural districts
Of France until it has reached such a
stage that the government has taken
action, and a novel and highly scien-
tific method Of killing the mice has
been TeSorted to. Poison was tried
at first, but it was found that it was
eaten, with fatal effect, By domestic
animals as well as the mice.
DR.. Danysz Of the PasteUr institute
made some experiments with mi
crobes which are fatal to mice. some
years ago, and discovered q bug which
kills them, but is not fatal TO dOmes-
tic animals The government has tax
en- this up and appropriated a good
sized sum Of money to distribute cuI-
tures of this micrObe throughout the
infested district.
The cultures viii be sent into the
country. where a small quantity OF
salt water wiz be mixed with them,
and then oats soaked in the liquid.
This grain win be distributed in the
fields, and it is said that the disease
thus scattered spreads rapidly and -
per cent die within ten days.
The Goodland republic., 1904-12-16

Hinton, KY, Nov. S-(Speciai.)-
It has long been claimed that Diabe-
tes is incurable, but Mr.. Z. J Thomp-
son, teacher IN the Hintoz sehOol,
has pleasing evidence to the contrary
Mr.. Thompson had Diabetes He took
DOdd's Kidney Pills and is cured. IN
a statement he makes regarding his
cure Nj Thompson says:
q was troubled with my kidneys
for more than two years and vas
treated by two Of the best doctors IN
this part Of the state. They claimed
] had Diabetes and there vas little
90 be done for me. Then / started
80 use Dodd's Kidney Pills and what
they did for me was wonderful It
IS entirely owing to DOdd's Kidney
Pills that I am now enjoying gOOd
health
Many doctors still maintain that
Diabetes is incurable. But Diabetes
Is q kidney disease, and the kidney
disease that DOdd's Kidney Pills viii
not cure has yet to be discovered.
The Goodland republic., 1904-12-16


What gTeat thing e'er was won without
a fight
A struggle fierce and long. UNEQUAL war.
And those attendant shadows black as
That hover round while hope CLEANS
What gave Leander for loves transient
An hour with her who waited By the
To greet him smile for smile and kiss for
And pledge to him her love forever
What cost this him A battle with the
Alone with all the elements at strife.
Then clouds above. the waves below-Ah.
What gave Leander? All he had. his
What bought our eountry-s freedom War
Yea; blood and death and desOlation
The mighty tribute; yet well might ".
A thousand times the price already
What is a Valley FORGE A grief untold.
And suffering. and hell-bUt 'gainst il
Place these long years Of liberty; unfold
Fair Freedoms banner. Tho q million
sim 'twere not dear. but worthy Of the
price
Our Hale. Montgomery. Warren-tho'
they were
Numbered by thousands yet the sacrifice
Were not too great for Freedoms wOr-
shipper
II not too much Golgotha's mound reveal
'TWere little tho the earth be one vast
gravel
Ay- what price is too great for human
veal
Since heaven for this end her RObIesf
gaTe2
-ChicagO Inter Ocean
The Goodland republic., 1904-12-16
RuT sroP TO ssooNlNe.
Mean Trick Played BY Elderly Bach.
eIor Of Philadelphia.

Mean Trick Played BY Elderly Bach.
eIOr Of Philadelphia
For some time past 2 Spruce street
resident has been greauy bothered by
two young people who sit under his
window nearly every night and spoon
The resident is an elderly bachelor
and 70 him sentiment is as far remoy-
ed as the North Pole from PhiladeI-
phia and he could not see why two
young people could be so foolish, and
further than that the conversation Of
sweet nOthings from below always dis
turbed his slumbers.
At last. tired Of the uneeasing words
Of devotion, he decided TO put q stop
TO it He secured heavy gonged
alarm clock. attached it to a string
and the following night, about mid
night, when the young couple we're
sitting serenely on the steps below
his window, he lowered the clock
down until IL was about six inches
above their heads.
Fully minute passed and then with
the terrific force OF a IRE alarm the
gong went or
The young couple leaped at least
three feet in the air, windows we're
thrown up and heads thrust out, while
the old bachelor with an egotistical
smile returned TO his bed and slum-
bers.
It need hardly be said that the
young couple have forever crossed
Spruce street from their list Of spoon
ing places. and they have vowed ven
geance on the bachsIOr.-PhiladaIph
Press.
The Goodland republic., 1904-12-16
lid EVzzD
IT'S H,.1syz SZzZz4ZZzY
ZLLlAA ~ KR

You see. the same key httedl"
Mrs. LanyOn paused, stammered,
flushed, then came TO sudden stop
The mar advanced a step and held
out his hands Its a world Of CON-
PsnsatiOn,- he said, and smiled
OFF
The pleasure Of his-this-extra-
ordinary meeting cOmpensates in some
degree for the pain Of that last very
ordinary one" he said.
Mrs LanyOn stared for a moment
81 hope you're not going to be silly,
she observed. Il shouldn't have come
in here If I had known"
But now you are here the
pushing Of an easy chair toward her
pointed the unfinished remark
Certainly not I oEly wanted TO eX-
plain I'm not going to sit down and
talk to you If you hadn't looked up
at that particular minute I should
nave slipped away, and you never
would have known. It's all the fault
Of that lift-bOy-"
He shall be tOrtured-scrumptu
" I say, I'm awfuIly glad to see you"
And it wasn't till got right into
the room here that saw my mistake.
The hall are so exactly alike, and
with all those draPeries you never
know where you are"
L dO-just now"
And was so frightfuIly confused
it's been a meeting at our cuban
Extraordinary Meeting the secretary
called it when she sent me my invita-
tion card-I mean, notice, and We had
TO pass resolutions and things. The
chaiFwOman-she's my very dearest
friend, you knOw-wanted to explain
that BY some accident the accounts are
all wrong. Of course. don't under
stand these things myself, but when
it came TO doubling our subscriptions
/ said Certainly not-whatever neXt%
And when the lift-bOy put me out on
the wrong landing was too worried
to take proper notice. wOuldn't have
done such thing for the world"
Il wouldn't have had you miss do
ing it for a score Of worlds. I haven't
seen you for-foT-bOw long does it
take 10 make an eternity? I say, don't
hurry-cOuldn't we-mightn't we-Iet's
have some tee" he suggested.
Ny one weakness!"
Methinks the lady doth protest TOO
much. 1 seem to remember another.
Is he's he-Een?"
Hep Which ?"
Why, the-the-weakuess He was
grinding for his majority last year, and
/ was cast into outer darkness by the
reflection Of his genius I'm going to
ring for tea
For goodness sake. don't tell any
body I bad tea here alone with you
while your wife was Out," said Mrs.
I.anyon presently; 'Our ehairwoman-
she's so tactless. she'd ruin her grand
mother for want Of thought"
Il suppose the Majors awfully con
seFvative?"
My dear boy, how on earth can
tell? He hasn't a constituency, and /
know nothing whatever of mis- princi-
pies"
You don't mean yOu're-yOu're sep
arated, are you2"
-Separated2 Why. he's in India
Some people have all the IuckI''
The tone was enviOus and gloomy.
Aren't you happy where you are.
then, BiHy2"
Happy" He leaned over the back
Of her chair and took possession Of her
hand. I'm aWfully-swfully happy.
only / can't keep it up. You're just
the same as ever, and not a day older.
and you've got the prettiest fingers in
al the world"
A little pause. then spoke Mrs Ian
yon, seriously. Il think you're rather
The Goodland republic., 1904-12-16

A new guest arrived at q Kew
Hampshire farm house where q Bos.
ton gentleman happened 20 be holding
forth on the piazza The RSW-eomeI
vas much impressed by the speakers
hueney.
Il declare he remarked - the
landlord, that man has an excessive
vocabulary, hasn't hep
The landlord was nightly pleased.
That's So" he said. That's what
mountain air VIII do for q man He
atn't been boardin' with me but two
weeks, and / know he must have let
his Vaistband out much IS fsur
times"
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mH.R

here. I'm going to pour you out some
tea"
Mrs. Lanyon rose. 'I don't think
III stop, thanks all the same. You
haven't grown a bit more sensible
ting gray, Billy, you're getting gray
It's time you reformed"
Pooh! Some people are cOlOr-blind.
and I'm only twenty" He began to
laugh, as he put down the teapot
Sugar."
I don't know what you're thinking
Of, Billy, I really don't, but my poor
husband used to say-pOOr dear, he
was very fractiOus at times-he used
TO say that the married man who made
love to the woman who was not his
wife was extravagant in his affections
and reckless in his syntax- His sffec-
tions and his syntax were equally IN
reliable"
~Ah! But what about the woman
who was so jolly, and sO-sO-mus-
lin-y that he couldn't help it?' He
moved to Mrs Lanyon's side with the
cup. Tell me If this isn't right"
Il believe it's all wrong. You've no
business to be SO glad to see me-"
No? But / can't help it I'm 80
glad that feel cant do anything but
hold your hand-and hold your hand
and hold your hand, and then walk
round to see if you're still there-and
hold your hand again to make sure. ."
Billy"
Its true
ExtTavagant in his affections and
The Goodland republic., 1904-12-16
women Eloquent Peace Advocates.

It is declared that az the recsnt
peace congress in Boston the most
thoughtful and impressive addresses
were those delivered By women dele
gates, foreign and American Among
the former was Baroness Won Suit
ner, leader OF the peace mOsemsnt IN
Austria, Who. although she speaks
with a strong foreign accent, caDtiTat-
ed her hearers By her earnestness and
originality Most remarkable of ali
was the little Chinese woman. Di "a
mel KIN. who appeared before the
congress IN ber national costume and
pleaded for the cause Of peace In q
sweet. clear voice Gnd with her
thought clothed In most exquisite EDs-
Hsh- Another trziy eloquent and per
suasfTe speaker vas Ms ". T. Bylss.
vile Of = member Of the British par
sfament-
The Goodland republic., 1904-12-16
nA1Ne OF PATENT LEATHER.
Much Care Needed to Turn out Al
traetIvs ArtIele.

rfacEiFe EFLlcle.
Japanned leather. generally callss
patent leather. was first made in
America A smooth glazed finish IS
first given to csIfskin II France. The
leather is curried expressly for this
purposes and particular care is taken
to keep il as nee as possible from
grease The skins are then tackled on
frames and coated with a composition
Of hnseed oil and umber in the pro
portion Of eighteen gallons Of oil 10
I've Of lumber, boiled until nearly solid
and then mixed With spirits OF turpen-
tine to the proper consistency Lamp
black IS also added when the compost
ton Is applied In order to give color
and body From three TO four coats
Of this are necessary TO form a sub
stance TO receive the Tarnish They
are laid on with a knife or scraper- To
render the goods soft and plant each
coat must be. very light and thorough
IL dried after each application A thin
coat is afterward applied Of the same
composition OF proper consistency. to
be put on with brush and with SUN
cient Iampblack boiled in it to make a
perfect black. When thoroughly dry
it is cut down with a scraper having
turned edges, when 1T is ready 20
yarnish.
The principal varnish used Is made
Of Iinseed OF and Russian blue. boiled
to the thickness of printers ink It Is
reduced with spirits OF turpentinc to a
suitable consistency to work with a
brush and then applied in two or
three separate coats. which are
scraped and pumiced until the leather
/ is perfectly filed and smooth. The
/ finishing coat is put on with special
care in a room kept closed and with
the floor wet to prevent dust The
frames are then run into an oven
1 heated to about one hundred and sev.
enty-fTe degrees.
The Goodland republic., 1904-12-16

reckless in his syntsx Ny poor hus-
band must have had you in his mind
when he said it"
It's like his-T won't abuse him,
Belle, because he belongs TO you
g Belonged, you mean I've been a
widow for more tEsn three years"
BY Jove! But thought you said
the Major was in India2''
The Major? OF course-sO he is
You don't mean 70 say you thought I'd
married the Aajor2"
Then yOu didn't?"
Mrs. Lanyon shook her head. Il was
very fond OF the dear boy. but don't
think I should care to marry into the
army. It's. so-sO-dictstOrial, with
its 'Haltsi' and its Eyes rightsi' Oh,
not"
But that gfrl-that sweetly limo
eentlooking little girl you used to
have staying with you such a lot
she certainly told me so, and offered
TO get me the most convincing proof
And II wasn't true2"
Not q word Of It I'd have told you
myself IL it had been That sweetly
innOcent-lOoking little girl-she GER
tsfnly Vas NY dearest friend, and it's
precisely what I should have expected
OF her-fOr some purpose, best known
to herself, was omancing-Tomancin
for ali she was worth, Billy. refused
that poor Major no less than four
separate times"
And I went away"
VERY unnecessarily-the
But now, BeIle-now27
Hrs. Lanyon took up her gloves and
began to smooth them coaxingly over
8 small and plump hand.
NoW-Belle?"
. tEoW?@ The gloves we're on and
Mrs. Lanyon rose briskly. Now III
say good-by, and 80 to fnd ny ow1
fat Then I shall send for man to
alter the lock Of the front door IN
less, Of course, you expect your wife
IN sOon-I should ike TO meet her
The answering smile broadened in
to q laugh so should I. darling. 50
should I. I've been wanting to meet
her for q FeTy long tine indeed And
Il strikes me that 'noW-at last
Hrs. Lany0n interrupted With 9
sssp- you don't mean 70 say yoa re
not
Not only not but never have
been"
A Eroan from Ms LanTo1- That
sweetly fnnocent-lo0kinE little girl
And only 20 think Of al the time we've
wasted
1T inst shows. observed 11rz. Ian
yon. some considerable tine later.
nov mischief Is 5efeste6 ard how
lhe good cause triunpi.z. scci6entsi
ly. ~ it bed1t been fsr the mere zc
c7zent thst u15st the esus's accounts
and mede uz have ttat ezsrac-dinsrI
cezs7rE Wch So Cr4-l Ec t1a1
The Goodland republic., 1904-12-16
Not An unnratsf,rl.

People Who ride on these cars.
remarked the confidential conductor.
as his car trGndled along Walnut
street the other evening. are fre-
ouently a queer and ungrateful lot,
but sometimes they are the reverse.
The other day. for instance an old
German chap VAS trying 70 get on
this car Of nine at Eleventh street
He vas crossing the street and did
not see the approach OF a ear up EleT-
enth- I ran out and grabbed him from
in. front Of the fender He sasPed
out as soon As ne got his breath.
Sir. e was As rich as I am poor
I Fould give Eou q t'oEssnd dollars fo7
philadelphia Press
The Goodland republic., 1904-12-16
The Audit.

/ kept account with Grief.
And many a tear-stsfned Leaf
Of charges made q book
But when joy came, be took
His zen and audit made.
When To- the ink did fade
From every page Ny score
Invisible once more.
He entered some amounts
And certified ACCOUNTS
That proved me solvent still
Rich IN but dreams Of iTls
Since when II life annoy.
/ charge not Grief. but Joy.
CHICAGO Journal
The Goodland republic., 1904-12-16
Mrs. rrexel Coed Rife Shot.

Influenced By the example set By
Mrs. Anthony. J. Drexel during her re
cent visit at Philadelphia, the society
women Of that place have developed 2
fad for rihe-shOoting- Mrs Drexel i'm
ported the idea from England. where
il bears the stamp Of royal approval
Lord Tempest, a crsek shot. coached
Mrs. DTexel until she has become
quite expert AZ almost any range frcu
100 to 1000 yards
The Goodland republic., 1904-12-16

Col. Colin Harding. who is in eOm-
mand OF the Barotseland native DO
lice, has had a narrow escape from
death
While travelling By mule cart from
MumbEa to KaIomo he found nine
lions across the track He picked up
his rife and wounded Two, one Of
which he was following for a second
shot when a li0ness sprang upon him
and Knocked him over
Luckily he retained his rife. and
the brute FED as he fred He had,
however. sustained q broken collar
bone, and his thigh was gashed- One
OF the lions was found dead.-LOndou
EXpress-
The Goodland republic., 1904-12-16
FanfIv Forms 80 sand.

In Mount joy, Pa there is 3 brass
band Of nine pieces, the players beiug
a father, four sons and four grand
cons. Henry Way. the father. =
leader, aged 60 ana the youngest
player is Edgar Wsg. II years Old
Who IS 8 e0Tnetfst- The unique organ
fzsGon Is widely known. being re.
ouently a feature q entertainment II
that section
The Goodland republic., 1904-12-16

Much as ali might wish it other
wise. Russia's inclination to remain
away from The Hague so long as she
has q war On her hands has the merit
OF consistency. The cause OF peace
wiz make no great strides, more's the
pity. 50 long as nations talk peace
and make war.
The Goodland republic., 1904-12-16

Chicago poets wife wants a
divorce from him because he has an
zbhOTrence Of soap and is otherwise
Objectionable That he is lot alto
gether an abandoned character. how
ever, is clear from the fact that he
does not insist on reading his poems
10 her
The Goodland republic., 1904-12-16

We read with melancholy interest
shat Mr.. Henry n. Goldfogie, bachelor,
eandidate for congressman in New
York. who kissed 5000 babies during
.lis campaign, vas defeated BY the
married AR. ElFerson-
The Goodland republic., 1904-12-16

As a precautiOn against a sudden
drop in the temperature. says an su-
thOrity. it is veil to be provided with
= COPY Of = reputable newspaper.
which should be folded TO the proper
size and thrust up under the vest as
a back warmer Now is the tine to
subscribe.
The Goodland republic., 1904-12-16

The djibboh is a picturesque gar
ment which is to supplant the kimOnO-
It comes from Egypt and Cleopatra
wore one It recommends itself to
American women because no one can
wear it and wash dishes
The Goodland republic., 1904-12-16

foolish. don't you know. foolish or
Fo-se2 II II hadn't been for that
Bless its heart." vas the fstuous
interruption
for that key. 2 shouldn't have
drsamt of coming IN here. and you
wouldn't have been siily- And Fou zre
not 70 hold both ny hands what on
earth E915d vour we say g che
shcEl6 see Fc1s
S1e Wcuidrt Eai1i-
The Goodland republic., 1904-12-16
80 - =. ReanInn.

When Love goes a-reapin.
In the light OF the mist
The rose fOr your keeping
BY his red hps kissed
The thorns-how he chides the4r
They would wreck thy rest
But he takes them and hides them
In his own dear breast
=. L Stanton, IN Atlantic Constitution
The Goodland republic., 1904-12-16

This story about SantOs-Dumont in
leading to spend q whole week cruis-
ing about in the clouds nay be All
right enough Tor the credulOus. but
personally we don't believe there ever
was pipe made that would stay lit
80 long
The Goodland republic., 1904-12-16

The japanese now admit that they
lost q bsttleship several months ago
when the war correspondents report
claimed by the japanese government
TO be liars It is pretty safe. after al.
to take it for granted that the war
correspondents know a good deal
about what is going on.
The Goodland republic., 1904-12-16

A Boston bucket shop has failed.
having lost S1,OOO,OOO on the recent
boom in securities This is the first
time on record that bucket shop
really had something to lose
The Goodland republic., 1904-12-16

Japan has foated another loan of
O.OOO. 900 at 8 per cent. and put an
other mortgage on her import duties,
ali OF which shows that war is ex-
pensiYe as well as hell
The Goodland republic., 1904-12-16

That Chicago professor who says
pain reduces strength has evidently
never seen the way a man kicks a
rocking chair after he has cracked his
ankle against it in the dark--Cincin-
natl Post
The Goodland republic., 1904-12-16

The fact that most Of the great men
Of history were of lowly birth may be
encouraging to the average man, but
it is no less a fact that most OF the
small men of history we're, too.
The Goodland republic., 1904-12-16

that suspected for a moment that
We were living in the same block
there We might have been to the end
OF time separated forever by your cell
ing ana my floor 1t only shOEs!7-
New York Press.
The Goodland republic., 1904-12-16

Word comes over seas that Sir
Thomas viii not challenge for the
America cup again next year Well
then, we suppose we shall have to
keep the cup, just as We have been
doing.
The Goodland republic., 1904-12-16

Pictures of John D RockefeIleF's
new strong box now going the rounds
make plain at least one of the reasons
why it is so difficult to get any OF
John D-'s money.
The Goodland republic., 1904-12-16

The editor Of the New York Herald
is doing Jerusalem If the Jerusalem
ties find him out they viii make his
sOjOurn there one grand, sweet song of
backsheesh.
The Goodland republic., 1904-12-16

The reason women cant believe
men have souls is that they don't get
any more excited over baby's new
tooth than over a stock market panic
The Goodland republic., 1904-12-16

Two war correspondents are report
ed killed In the meantime, the 9th
ers are merely killing time and
space
The Goodland republic., 1904-12-16

Fashionable EngIfshmen now Eeat
seams pressed in their coats Also q
good many OF them seem TO have
creSses in their minds
The Goodland republic., 1904-12-16

A 3-year-old boy Of Machias, Ne.
walked eight miles over rough country
roads the other day That boy wiz
grow up to be a great actor.
The Goodland republic., 1904-12-16

The vivaciOus Savannah Press tells
Us that "alI industrious men are Ia
borers-" Especially that large class
which IabOrs under a delusiOn.
The Goodland republic., 1904-12-16

says Gen. Charles KING. the Anor-
lean soldiers equal does not exist on
Ehs face Of this gloce-e stu, II -
good % know tEzt we have EoEs cor
rineinE witnesses % the tEath of thzt
7ro1czeion than the Ane-lcaa so-
The Goodland republic., 1904-12-16

Poets should let their hair grow,
says a contemporary, With an air Of
authority Can they stop it2
The Goodland republic., 1904-12-16

Princess Louise denies that she is
insane. but has not yet been heard to
remark that she is not somewhat i'm
proper
The Goodland republic., 1904-12-16

Do you suppose any young woman
with sense would marry Thaw If he
had no money?
The Goodland republic., 1904-12-16

Kansas CITY has an "Au Fait- club
II is a secret organization Probably
The secret IS 10 find out what the
clubs name means.
The Goodland republic., 1904-12-16

An English lord is TO become a
monk Probably tired Of making a
monkey of himself.
The Goodland republic., 1904-12-16

Platinum can be drawn into wire
so fine that II is invisible to the naked
eye. II seems to be something like a
25-cent beefsteak.
The Goodland republic., 1904-12-16

Throw Up your hands" command
ed the rObber chief
Pm an alderman, I'd have yDu
know" Indignantly said the victim as
he Obeyed the Injunction.
How much money have your"
'One hundred dollars"
We'll, give US fifty Half rates to
professionals
The Goodland republic., 1904-12-16

The reason a girl doesn't scream
when a man is kissing her against
her viii is she is afraid some enc VIII
hear.
The Goodland republic., 1904-12-16
Ask Your Druggist for AHeR's Foet.gas..

ST tried ALIENS FOOT-EASE ree1t-
y, and have just bought another supply. Is
has cured my cOTns, and the hot, burning
and itching sensation In my feet which vas
almost unbesrable, and 1 would not be with
out 1t ROw.-Mrs. W. Walker, Canden.
n in Sold By AL Druggists. &c.
The Goodland republic., 1904-12-16

Easte his health on cigarettes and
his money on cigars.
The Goodland republic., 1904-12-16

Her Experienee.-Mr Trotter-'In
England servants are called help. -
Mrs. Homer-'It may be all right in
England, but the term, if applied in
this country, would be a misnomer"
The Goodland republic., 1904-12-16

A GUARANTEED CURE FOR PILES.
ltchfnE, Blind Bleeding PTotruding Piles Tcur
dTuEEfss viii refund money - PAZO OIET1[E7fT
sail8 % eure yOu IN 10 "a days. sec.
The Goodland republic., 1904-12-16

YES" he remarked / calculate
theTe'H be a right smart storm, but
at least won't meet any Russian war
ships"
With happy smile ne watched the
animals go in two by two.
The Goodland republic., 1904-12-16

A woman can excuse a gtingy maH
Il he only pays her compliments.
The Goodland republic., 1904-12-16

The last survivor Of the noble Six
Hundred is dezd-again-