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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-05-08
INCREASE IN SUICIDES.

George p. Upton, an expert statistic
clan. shows that within the past thir-
ty years 1851 people have committed
suicide in this country. In 1902 fifty
cities furnished $500 cases of self
destruction, out of total of S,132 tor
the entire country. Of the 1851 sui
cides in the thirteen-year period, ST.
81 were males and 20,400 females.
The greatest ratio of increase is among
young women under twenty-five years
of age. Another curious fact is the
increasing number of children who
kill themselves.
Prior to 1894, according to Mr. Up
ton, more suicides died from bullets
than from all other agencies COM
bined. Since then poison seems to
have been preferred, with carbolic
acid a favorte.
The remainder is divided between
: hanging, drowning, the knife, jumping
from windows or roofs, gas, fire and
dynamite, while as many as 500 Sc
lected the expedient of throwing them
selves in front of locomotives.
1t may be doubted whether. with
the increase over the last generation,
there are as many suicides in proper
ton to population as in the last days
of the Roman Empire. There are lew
suicides among people who live IN the
rural districts or people who nave
simple habits of living Most persons
who commit suicide live in large cities
and are driven to>it because they tail
to succeed in accordance with their
desires. They see 50 much of wealth
and luxury that they set their heart
upon possessing them, and falling they
think life not worth living.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-05-08
RELIGIOUS INSTRUCTION OF THE
NEGRO.

The Southern churches have never
obtained the credit to which they are
entitled for the religious instruction
of the negroes before the war. The
slave owners and their wives as a rule
were interested in the religious train
ing of the negro, and the churches
made provision for such training and
instruction. Capt. w. l. Everett, who
is writing a series of valuable histori-
cal articles on "Methodism in Rich
light touches upon the work done by
that church for the religious instruc-
ton of the negro. He tells of the APP
pointment of white ministers to
preach to the negroes where they
were massed on large plantations,
and says where the colored people
were near equal in number with the
whites, they worshipped under the
preaching of the same pastor at the
same time and place"
Captain Everett gives copy of q
resolution adopted by the conference
of 1859 which was in these words:
THAT we recommend that our
preachers and people, as far as prac-
ticable, that Sunday afternoons be APP
propriated to religious instruction of
the colored people.
After the slaves had been enamel
pated, as Il result of the war, there
was no abatement of interest, for the
conference passed the following rcso-
luton:
"That we will continue to serve the
colored people who will remain under
our care, and those who may return
| to their former church relations. If
! they so desire we Will serve them
separately in place and time. We
will license suitable colored persons To
preach and serve colored charges, by
appointing either white or colored
| that we are ready to render them
any service even in their new church
relations which may be desired
Commenting on these resolutions
expressive of the spirit of the Southern
| white Christians of all denominations
| Captain Everett says;
"Other conferences of the Method
| list Episcopal church South pursued
| a like policy to the colored man while
| a slave, and as a freed man. These
| missions were sustained in full by
the white men of the South, who was
and is his best friends"
Soon the negroes decided to estab-
lish separate churches, believing that
in this way they could best develop
| the religious character of the race
The Southern white people cOntri-
| buted of their means TO help build
| these churches, and have ever shown
q spirit of help and friendly cooper
alton.
Captain Everett does well to bring
out this scrap of history, of which
| present generations know too little
There are caw of he political OF
other friends of the negro living in
the North, who have done SO much
for his real welfare as the best peo-
| pie among whom they live.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-05-08

poration. New Jersey, where do your
contributions go?
Mr.. Havemeyer-I will have TO loon
that up.
Senator Allen-I understand Ne"
Jersey is invariably a Democracy
State. 1t would naturally so to the
Democratic party?
Mr.. Havemeyer-Under the theor!
I have suggested it would naturally
go to them
Wherever you find the trusts behind
candidate, you may be sure tha'
they expect. when he gets into posi-
ton where he can serve them, that he
will reciprocate. And they rarely
mistake the man they back.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-05-08

before known in the world. All of
them advertised. AS coincident,
three st. Louis shoe firms quit bust
ness in 1903. None of them adj
Vertised.'
The shoe man who told the Gazette
that, is not member either of the
irst three or of the second three shoe
firms, but is a believer in advertising
nevertheless, whose firm has done as
we'll in proportion to the capital en-
ployed The point he makes is forci-
Die and understandable. The lead
ars advertise. A growing business
needs it, and a business that uses it
grows.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-05-08
De MoPtuis.
Edward Inc

Edward Ingle.
The fellow who first circulated the
idea expressed in the Latin, de morttliS
nil nisi bonum-speaks nothing but
good about the dead-must have had
a guilty conscience. He was exercised
more about his reputation than about
his character. The incorrupt man
would never have bothered his head
about what people might say about
him when he could not answer back.
If there is any time when one may
speak something but good of a man
deserving that kind of comment it is
after he is dead. Then criticism can
not do him any especial harm, and
properly put, may do others a whole
lot of good When a man is living
it might hurt his feelings, if indeed
it did not injure him personally, to
tell the truth about him, and if he
happens to be the government, eSpe-
cialiy in time of war his honest critics
run the risk of being charged with
treason. Criticism thus suppressed is
often further silenced by the sancti-
monous iteration of the hypocritical,
de mortuis, ETC. And it seems that
the worse a man has been the more
emphatic the demand that nothing but
praise shall be spoken of him after he
has gone to his reward. This is an
injustice to future generations, who
naturally must be guided to a great
degree by the estimates of their pre-
decessors Even for the living it dis
locates notions of uprightness It un-
settles fundamental conceptions of
personal and public morality Great
ing an impression that the two are
not necessarily identical, on the one
hand, and, on the other, nouriShlng
the notion that virtue consists IN not
being discovered or recorded IN
Il Il a a
it's effects arc things to be forgotten
especially if the end of life is in any
way dramatic, appealing to the emo
lions instead of to the intelligence
OF course, all that is wrong Mark
Antony never uttered a greater truth
than when, as Shakespeare pictures
him speaking of julius Caesar he
said: "'The evil that men 40 hVes
after them the good is oft inferred
with their bones" Just because that
evil continues To flourish far beyond
the power of its originator To correct,
lust for that reason should truth
speakers not hesitate to proclaim the
evils and to denounce the evll-doers rs
a. warning for others and as remedy
against the fruits of the evil. 1t is
not necessary. indeed, to wait for a
mans death to denounce the evil that
he does. His death only saves his per-
sonal feelings. Nor should death open
the way for unjust criticism of a mans
life which no one dared to make Of
him living The distinction is readily
drawn. and the point to be borne in
mind is that constant repetition of q
falIacy does not make fact how
ever IT may appeal to the common
and that if n man has
wrought i'll his death must not pro-
hibit discussion Of that i'll
Life is the best thing we can posi-
hIxr mako of II IF is dulI and dismal
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-05-08
Up Against 1t.

Greensboro Record.
With the Watts law in full tilt
passed by Democratic Legislature,
and the Federal government landing
the whiskey fraud men in the peni-
tertiary, the liquor men no doubt,
realize that they are up against it
good and hard
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-05-08
Time Brings Changes.

Elm CITY Elevator.
1t is little strange for a man to
be both judge and plaintiff in a case
in court, but this is day of strange
things. Precedent is not near so big
4 word as it one time was, and the
desire of every one is to do something
new and novel. Such are the changes
which time brings and no man knows
when the end will come.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-05-08
MORNING TONIC.
fEnlerSOn.)

A 70 dish consistency is the hobgob-
lin of little minds. adored by little
statesmen and philosophers and di-
vines. With consistency great mind
las simply nothing to do. He may
as we'll concern himself with his
shadow on the wall Speak what you
think now in hard words. and to-
morrow speak what tomorrow thinks
in hard words again, though it con-
tradict every thing you said today.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-05-08
Perfectly Beautiful.

Orange County Observer.
With the opening of spring The
News and Observer donned a new
dress. 1t is very stylish, and, as the
ladies would say, it's perfectly beauti-
full. We congratulate Editor Daniels
for the Observers good looks.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-05-08
Spirit of the Press.
\ FOrcible Illustration.

shoe and Leather Gazette.
Does advertising pay? Well, three
St Louis shoe firms increased their
business a total of $4,00O,00o III the
wear 1903. an increase that was never
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-05-08
Same Old Crowd.

Elm City Elevator.
In the A. & N. c. receivership mat
ter it looks like the same old crowd
had backed off and got Il new start.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-05-08

Two propositions are now before
the Governor to lease the a. q n. {.
II. r., but Judge Purnell has enjoined
the Governor of this commonwealth
from exercising powers conferred
upon him by law. Isn't that enouPh
to prove that jefferson was right in
his fear of the miners and sappers?''
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-05-08

EX-Rev. Babb might be persuaded
to 'let up on preaching" long enough
to take charge as receiver of the A. &,
n. C. r. r.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-05-08

Clevelands explanation machine i
working over time.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-05-08
MONUMENT TO JEFFERSON.

There is no earthly reason why this
Republic should erect a monument TO
Frederick, except that the strenuous
wishes it done. Senator Bacon oppos-
ed for a time and when he saw ms
opposition to it would fail, secured ac-
ton which will result in $loo'oVo
monument to Jefferson at the va
tons capitol. Bacon calls the iloilu-
ment to Jefferson IAN antldote 10 lile
statue of Frederick. Both were men
of master minds-the German be-
lievinp in absolutism in government
and using the people as P'"i''' e'io
American believing the people capaoie
of self-government and in political
equality Mr. Bacon has done Wen TO
nroyide the "antidote.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-05-08

Life is the best thing we can posi-
bly, make of 1t. 1t is dull and dismal
if man loses his temper; il is glow
ing with promise and satisfaction If
he is not ashamed of his emotions
George William Curtis.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-05-08
49,. rliott Danforth SAYS that Par

Hon Elliott Danforth says that Par
kcr can carry New York, New Jersey
and Connecticut He added: Il make
tho statement with the utmost de-
liberation that Judge Parker can car
~ New York State, and, furthermore,
believe he is the only Democrat in
the country who can"
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1904-10-07
First published Sept. 30
SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION,

IN the district court of Sherman county. Ksu-
Il sas. James y Clarke. receiver % the Ne
bTaska Loan & Trust Company. plaintiff. ".
David m. Grim, er al, defendants. The defend
ants, David d. Grim, Polly a. Grim, his wife.
the unknown heirs and dsvisasss the unkroun
admiuisfra tors, executors and trustees OF said
David y. Grim anu Polly A. Grim. his wife. viii
take notice that the said plaintiff. james Is.
Clarke, receiver OF the Nebraska loan q Trust
Company, did on the 18th day Of September.
1904, ME his petition IN said district cont
. within and for the county OF Sherman 80 zf1e
state Of Kansas againsr them. the SAID defend
must answer said petition fled as Aforesaid or
OF before the 18th day Of November, 1904 or SAID
petition VIII be taken as true. and JUDGMENT
rendered in said action against the said d.
seven hundred dollars. together with intersst
thereon at the rate Of ten per cent per aupuru
from the first day Of November, 1904, and for
costs Of suit; and a further iudgUeus ar-atnrt
A. Grim. MS wife, the unknown heirs and de-
Tisees; the unknown administrations exseutcrg
and trustees Of said David n. Grin and pcffg
A Grim, for the foreclosure Of 8 certain N TT
to-Eit: the southeast quarter Of section tIenfT-
i've, IN township eight. south Of range thirty
seven, west Of the Sixth principal meridian. II
the county Of Sherman In tbs state Of Er4rae.
and adiudging that the said plaintiff have arst
lien on salo premises 70 the amo1rt for T-llszh
judgment VIII b taken Is Aforesaid. an6 order
ing said premises 70 Be sold without apnra.rr-
ment sad th5 procee11 applied % the Payment Of
ever barring and l0rRcLE-sluz said dcfeEnarts
and each Of them Of and IRON ali right. title. -
tate interest. property ara ezu1tF 81 ssitcrfc-
ton In OF % said pE6Inises or say part tsarelst
> 4hlEs n. y1As4K. r.7celzer q ire hs5raska
! Loan 4 lrust Cor paEys Rlaintin.
81 EEzD SOEEEzsG4. His Astoruey.
Attests II d. EEsTC1fs Clerk IJistrfz. cont
b sE1EIE g. dE5 rU1Is Deputy.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1904-10-07
FAMOUS LONDON STREET.
Various Theories Regarding the Nam
ing Of the World-Known
''PiccadiIIy."

Says the Liverpool Post, the busy
thOrOughfare which We know as Pieca-
diHy is far removed from anything ~
raj as il IS possible to imagine. and il
can hardly be realized that there was
a time when merely one or two houses
stood on what is now one Of the finest
and richest Of the worlds streets. The
name PiccadilIy appears 70 be derived
from the rUffs, piceadils or piccadiI-
lOes worn by the gaIlants OF the time
Of James I. and Charles L, the stiien-
ing points Of which resembled spear
heads or picardills, a minutiYe OF ''pi-
ca from the Spanish and Italian.
BlOunt, IN his Glossographia (1656).
interprets Il as the edge or a skirt Of
a garment and a stif collar OF band
for the neck and shoulders. whence the
wooden piccadiIlOes (the piIlory) in
Hudibras. Thus the first house built
in the road may have been so named
from its being the utmost or skirt
house OF the suburbs that way" 9th
ers say the name IS taken from the fact
that zone Higgins who built Il 1.-THE
house,, got most Of his estate from
the sale Of plccadiIIas," but the name
occurs many years earlier than the
mention Of the first house, thus Gerard,
in his Herbal .(15s6), states that "the
small Wild bee-glosse grows upon the
drie-ditch bankes about Piccadilla"
The road Is referred to in Slows mar
rative OF Sir Thomas Wyatt's rebellion
In 1854 az "the highway on the hill
over against St James, and in Agga's
map (156O) It Is lettered 'The way to
Redinge-" The upper part Of the Hay
market and the fields adjoining to the
north and west were the "PickadilIy''
Of the Restoration. Evelyn quotes the
commissioners orders. July 13. 1852.
to pave the Haymarket about Pigu-
dsilo," and tradesmen's tokens Of that
billy"
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1904-10-07
QUARTERLY REPORT or COUNTY
SUPT. OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION.

Quarter begins July 1. 1904, ends October 1.
1904 Sherman county, Kansas.
I. Number OF district schools visited this
quarter, giving number Of each district: None
.. ATeraEs length Of time spent in actual
school inspeCtious None
g Number Of written reports Of such visits
made 70 the district board None
4. Number Of consultations with district
boards: N0ns.
at county seat: Forty.
s. Number Of examine ti0Es Of district clerks
records One Number kept required b.
Law: One
urers' records Two. Number kept as required
8. Humber Of teachers meetings attended
3. Number Of lectures delivered: None.
10. Is the once Supplied vita suitsbls record
books. as required b. the existing lsWi Yes.
Al. Number OF csrtihcstes granted. None.
Professional. uones hrst grade, twOs second
grads, "A; third grade. % eoE1poruzys none.
To the State Superintendsnt Of Public Iustrue-
ton, Topeka, kan:
I hereby certify the above TO Be correct
statement IT the work - this 0fEce IN the nat
ters bersin reported, for the quarter ending tins
Dated at GOOdland. tbis Iss DAY q October,
Cou1s7 suDerintsadsnt sherman County.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1904-10-07
-. Klaner q Commls.lonsr.

J. ". Klauer, the democratic candi-
date for commissioner of the Second
district, was born in Germany, Novem-
Der 18th 1913. He was nine years of
age when his parents emigTated to
America, in 1852, and settled in Ohio
where they remained until their decease
years ago.
Mr.. Klauer- emigrated westward. set
Ting in Iowa where he resided y years,
and then moved to Nebraska where be
remained seven years, coming to Kan
sas and locating in Sherman county II
April 1890. He followed farming both
in Iowa and Nebraska, but when ar.
irving in GOOdland he worked on the
public school building until its com.
PletiOn.
He was afterwards employed in the
Foster lumber yard, was appointed CITY
marshall and water commissioner, hold
ing this position for several years. A!
an employee he has always been very in
dustriOus, faithful and trustworthy, and
has invaribly had the reputation of being
both efficient and absolutely reliable
His sterling integrity and honesty ha
never been questioned.
He is quite a large property owner ant
taxpayer. He has upwards of a section
of land in Sherman county, and own
I four residences in Goodland, besidet
the house he lives in. He also has som
cattle interests in the count. Becaus
Of his own property holdings he woul,
be interested in the economical admins
tration of county affairs. He has serve
on the city council and as city assessor
In all these positions of trust he CAV
general satisfaction and has earned al
enviable record of Official integrity.
IF elected, he will be a valuabl
member of the county board, his pre-
viOus experience being of value in tn
transaction of business for the county
He deserves the support of all the voter
of the district who stand for an efic
ent, honest and economical county az
ministratiOn.
Mr.. Klauer has ties that bind foreve
to our city and county. His wife, VIII
died in March, 1908, sleeps in our beau
tiful cemetery. All that he has and a
that he has lost is here.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1904-10-07

ableness and rightfulness cannot be
questioned. But now, all over the
United States there is concerted efforts
on the part of consolidated capital, act
ing in perfect concert, to stamp out the
labor unions, an example Of which we
have in the outrages IN Colorado. Does
the republican party in state and nation
protest? Not a word, but on the con-
tTary stands pat. Does the great Theo-
dore speak? Silent as the sphinx. A
word to the wise Is sufficient.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1904-10-07
BIuIdrow.

J. G. Jackson is drilling well for
Kyle Mann.
R. A. Smith took in the Denver ex-
cursion last Saturday.
Mrs. Rabbit, Of Edison, is visiting
with ner daughter, Mrs. Hugh Lister.
Thursday and Friday nights there
was a continuous rain in this vicinity.
Mrs. G. A. O'Neal visited with Mrs.
Lew HOllenbeck Thursday, and was
treated to home grown peaches.
Mr.. and Mrs. Emmet Lister and Miss
Ethel Bennett are in Norton county,
visiting, and attending a ministerial
conference at Almena.
Considerable barley is being market
ed at Brewster from this neighborhOOd.
Mrs. ]. A. PaysOn returned home
Wednesday from ten days visit to the
St. Louis exposition.
Wednesday evening the ". 9. T U.
gave q mush-and-milk social at the
residence Of David Robinson. There
was fair crowd present and an enjoy
able time was spent.
The peoples party caucus was held
last Wednesday and a fall township
ticket nominated The candidates for
the township board are, J. g. Jackson
trustee. G E. Payscn clerk, and r ".
Free1and treasurer. +
D. W. Dilhnger had the misfortune to
have a horse break his leg recently.
T. S. Mcdaniel sold a bunch Of steers
to G. Mallory recently.
H.H. Robson left for Psyton, Colo,
Saturday where be viii work On-a ranch
for few weeks.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1904-10-07
ONCE G00BLAND HANS CRIME
fCOntinued nom PAGE one. }

the new officers to be installed On jan
nary !, 1888. AT this crisis Of the trcu-
BE might was right. and the officers
could be regularly installed If the books
were there, and there was some fear
that the Eustis faction might destroy OF
hide them.
Early one morning." says Mr..
BIackman, the writer, "a number Of
cowcoys drove q team into the streets of
Eustis, captured one Of the old county
officials, forced him to mount the stairs
ahead Of the cowboys and unlock the
safe.
1.-THE boys were aware Of the guard
across the street, and knew the orders
they had, but Carpenter conducted the
raid as though he was ignorant Of any
danger. He threatened to FIRE the town
if a shot was fred, and declared he
would shoot the first man that showed
his head.
1.-THE books were quickly loaded,
and not a man appeared until the rising
sun showed the departing cowboys. A
few shots were sent after them to arouse
the town, but It was too late; the coun-
ty seat was at GOOdland, not only by g
majority vote, but by right of posses
sion, which was more effective.
Two weeks from that day Eustis ceas
ed to be, as a county seat, and the mex
summer all its buildings were moved to
/ GOodland. The Eustis town site Is nov
used as a pasture and all that remain
to mark the spot are a few old celia
| holes