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The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1905-09-08
DEXTER HAS RESIGNED.

A number Of the good temperance
people OF GOOdland felt hurt at the
time Rev ". l. Dexter delivered a
temperance grafton here, because
we told the truth about this temper
ance jumping-jack- Just about a
month has gone by since then; and
far from missing the mark our words
seem now like apples of gold in pic
lures OF silver.
Logically enough, Rev. Dexter has
resigned his position as secretary Of
the state temperance union But you
say. that's no argument and does
not justify cur estimate of the man"
That's what we wanted you to say.
But il will be an argument before we
conclude.
That no one but a blunderbuss like
Dexter would have made such a saw
age attack upon Governor HOch, who,
as much as any man in Kansas, has
tried to enforce the prOhibitOry law,
is evident to all candid minded men.
Instead OF jOinoing hands with HOch
in attempting TO carry forward the
same good cause, what does Mr.. DeX-
ter dog He charges that saloons,
gambling houses and disOrderly
places are running without molesta-
ton in Topeka, and that Governor
HOch is making no effort to compel
county officers to improve the situation
HOch replied in just one sentence,
and his estimate Of Dexter is this: 1T
is my opinion that the Rev. W. L
Dexter should consider his words
more carefully before he speaks
The Topeka State Journal thus OBJ
serves: The Rev. Mr.. Dexter ap-
pears to have been greatly Disguised
Still, when you come to think OF It,
the Rev Mr. Dexter didn't have to
come to- Topeka
Dextsr's resignation, right in the
men, reveals his weakness Of char
acter: he capituIated to the enemy,
being q cowardly general Of far braV-
erS men and women. He is the kind
that gets sick at heart at the first re-
p1ise@ To use the words OF Lincoln
Dexter beiOngs not to the family OF
re 3f0E, or the tribe OF the eagle"
IN oar oPlHloDs the leader Of the
temperance forces in Kansas should
have iron In his blood man that
would scorn defeat and not sneak on
from the .first repulse like a craven
fForn the field he should be a Han
nibal,1 7lo. when nine years Of age
vas lid by mis- father to the altar.
and there. with his hands upon the
sacrifice, swOrs eternal vengeance to
the Roman race
Rev Dexter resigned his position
as secretary OF the state temperance
union because he was seemingly un-
h0rsed BY fhe opposition. weak and
unable as a leader and high advocate
Of a noble cause
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1905-09-08
AN OBJECTION TO PUBLIC
OWNERSHIP

The objection that public owner
ship centraIizes too much power in
the hands Of the overnment is weak,
10 say the least It rather diffuses
the power. The railroad companies
Of this country employ about one mil
lion men, Do they use their power
with these men to influence elections E?
Of course they do Frequently a mans
job depends upon the way he votes.
But under our civil service ROTATIONS,
which might be extended and i'm
proved upon with much benefit, the
government employe would not be in
iuenced in his action any more than
the officer or private in the regular
army now is. We need better civil
service regulations whether we have
public ownership Of anything else or
not We need it for what we have
The spOils system has done much to
corrupt and undermine our free insti-
tutiOns, and every patriotic citizen
should cry out against it. But, even
as it is. its banefuI influence is moth
ing like that Of the corporations, for
not only do the corporations use the
power they have over the employees to
influence elections, but they have
done more to corrupt our legislatures
and court than all other forces com
0ined.
It is known that hundreds Of thou
sands of dollars have been spent in
Oribing congress to pass laws granting
.ands to different railroad corpora
lions, and it has been stated that the
Union Pacific company spent $685.
300 to bride congress TO pass an
amendment to the primal act so that
the government would accept a second
mortgage on the road for its own loan
TO the company. The greatest Hobbies
kept in our legislative halls are those
IF the railroad corporations and
banks, and these can be got rid Of
oy taking control Of the railroads and
Of the currency Instead Of govern
ment ownership centralizing power it
would have the reverse effect-that
Of diffusing the power among all the
people, and would most certainly put
4 stop to so much wholesale corrupt
ion and debauchery Of our courts and
egislatures.-W. :. Morgan in Tom
WatsOn's Magazine
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1905-09-08
THAT JOHN BROWN SPRING.
Here's a Citizen Of CedarTaIe That
Often Drank From IL.

hercS NlLILen OF NGuaENdAG Lllai
Often Drank From II.
Cedarvale, Kan, Aug. SO.-That
John Brown owned a spring in Kan
sas there is no doubt in the mind Of
J. H Moody Of this place. The last
day of this month Mr.. Moody VIII
have lived in Kansas fifty years. He
came to Kansas August 81, 1855, and
settled on a claim fifteen miles south
and two miles east Of Lawrence.
Joining his claim on the west John
Brown had taken up a piece Of land.
On Browns land, Mr.. Moody says.
was one Of the best springs Of water
ever drank from Brown had settled
on this land the same year that
Moody did. He built a log house and
barn on it, and in the year 1856
Brown broke up forty acres OF land
He cultivated corn on this land In the
summers OF SIS and 81, after which
ne went to Harper's Ferry
John Brown was the first man
Moody ever shot at Brown had
gone onto Moody's land and cut a lot
Of rails, at which Moody protested.
He and Brown quarreled and Moody
shot at Brown but missed him The
interference Of a friend prevented
him from shooting at Brown the sec
ond time. Moody was with Brown
when he took a band OF border ruff
fans prisoners at Cowsteur-
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1905-09-08
THE PARsON BIRD.
Lives in New Zealand and Is UncOn-
sCiOus OF Danger From Man.

Lives in New Zealand and Is UnCOn-
sciOus OF Danger From Man.
Among the feathered inhabitants
Of New Zealand there is a bird called
the parsOn bird, or tut" It is about
the size and shape Of a blackbird, but
has a pair Of delicate white tufts at
its throat and is a glossy dark green
otherwise, which looks black in the
sunshine. 1t can be taught to crow,
to speak, to whistle tunes, and besides
these tricks, it has a repertOry which
is not often equaled by any other
feathered sonEster- At vespers it has
a note like the toll Of a bell or the
clear high note Of an organ. 1t can
mimic every bird in the bush to per-
fiction It viii break of in the mid
die OF an exquisite melody and in
dulge in a strange medly Of sounds
which are impossible to describe, but
if you can imagine the combination
Of a cough, a laugh, a sneeze, with
the smashing Of a pane Of glass;" it
viii be some approach to the idea
The tut nests twice or thrice a
year and has large families. Like
the other birds Of New Zealand, it
seems to be unconscious Of danger
from man. 1t is a pity that the birds
Of this island are becoming so scarce,
for they speak to US Of a time when
nature was harmless, when the
snakes. tigers and falcons did not
exist
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1905-09-08
LEGALIzED RoRRERY.

The Western Union Telegraph com
pany pays S per cent dividend upon
one hundred million dollars OF va
tered stock and just why it is per
mitted to do it no man has ever been
able to explain. The law which IL
mits. or, rather, which is said to Ii
nit the extOrtiOnate charges Of rail-
roads companies seems never tS have
reached out to the Western Union,
although it has the same right 10 do
So In Great Britain. where the gov
eminent owns and operates the tele-
graph system. the charges are less
than half those of the Western Union
for a like service, yet the system pays
into the government treasury a rev.
enue equivalent 10 q per cent Of the
gross receipts OF the business OF the
thirteen principal governments OWL
ing and operating their telegraph
systems each secures a profit ranging
from ; to A per cent Of the gross
recefpts.-WatsOn's Magazine.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1905-09-08
ROOSEVELT As HIS OWN Sue
CESSOR


Just now Theodore Roosevelt is in
greater favor than ever with the peO-
pie and he has been taken up IN a
whirl Of popular opinion which seeks
20 make him president OF the United
States for the third time This clam
or comes from his cOuntrymen gen
orally without much respect for party
lines, and is his reward for his great
service TO mankind in bringing Rus
STA and Japan together in the en-
brace OF peace
With him there are but two cOndi-
tons to consider in the matter OF the
presidency. Would he accept the
nomination for the third term; and
II nominated. could he be elected We
dismiss the latter proposition with a
word, for every reader knows that
Roosevelt is not only the the idol Of
this country, but Is in great favor
with the governments Of Europe.
The question is, can a third term
be forced upon ROOSEVELT Here is
his declaration against a third term,
uttered November 8, 1904:
7 am deeply sensible Of the honor
done me by the American people in
thus expressing their confidence in
what I have done and have tried to
do. ! appreciate to the full the SOL
emn responsibility this confidence re-
poses upon me, and I shall do all that
in my power lies not to forfeit it On
the 4th Of March next I shall have
served three and a half years, and
this three and a half years consti-
tutes my first term This wise Gus
tom which limits the president to two
terms regards the substance and not
the form, and under no ciTcum-
stances will I be a candidate for or
accept another nomination"
People should not pray for the re-
election of Roosevelt to a third term,
which is un-American, 50 much as
they should pray for wise and cOur-
ageOus successor. ROOseyeit's declara-
ton is just as reasonable now, after
his brilliant services as president, as
it was when it was uttered. Repub-
Iican forms Of government seem to
tend toward mOnarchical forms, and
the people themselves in their rush
Of admiration for a great ruler inau-
gurate unwhoIesOme precedents.
In 1906 eight states invited JEFF
fersOn to accept a third term In
declining Jefferson gave this reason:
That I should lay down my charge
at a proper period is as much a duty
as to have borne it faithfully. If
some termination to the services Of
the chief magistrate be not fixed by
the constitution, or supplied by prac-
tice, his office, nOminaIly four years,
viii in fact become for life; and his
tory shows how easily that degener-
ates into an inheritance"
This wise answer was heartily ap-
proved by the people all over the
country, and with WashingtOn's 81
milar action established a custom
which has been generally followed
ever since. For President Roosevelt
to go against such American precedent
and against his previous declaration,
just because a great many people are
crying third term, would not be in
harmony with his life and character
Taking Roosevelt in the future, as
ne has been in the past, such a thing
would be impossible. He is great en-
Ough TO save himself from the pre-
cipitate judgment Of the clamOring
crowd.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1905-09-08
Like Finding Money.

Finding health is like finding mon
ESQ think those who are sick.
When YOU have a cough, cold, sore
throat or chest irritation, better act
promptly like w c Barber Of Sandy
Level Va He says: Il had a ter
rible chest trouble, caused by smoke
and coal dust on my lungs; but after
finding no relief in other remedies,
was cured by Dr. Kings New Dis
covery for Consumption, Coughs and
Colds Greatest sale Of any cough
or lung medicine in the world At
Moore & SteTensOn's drug store; soc
and 81 guaranteed. Trial bottle free
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1905-09-08
THE sEPTEoBEB wEATHER.
Record Of the Government Weather
Bureau for Eighteen Years

Record OF the Government Weather
Bureau Tor Eighteen Years
The following data. covering a
period OF eighteen years. have been
compiled from the weather bureau
records at Topeka They are Issued
TO show the conditions that have pre-
vailed, during the month OF Septemb-
er. for the above period OF years. but
must not be construed as q forecast
OF the weather conditions for the
present month.
mperature-Mean or normal
temperature, SIS degrees The warm
est month was that Of 1897, with an
average OF T5.3 deg The coolest month
was that Of 1902. with an average Of
$50 deg The highest temperature
was 1O4 deg. on the 18th, 1893. The
lowest temperature was 80 deg. on
the 2Sth. 1883 The earliest date on
which first killing frost occurred in
autumn, September % 1888. Ave
rage date on which first killing
frost occurred in autumn, October 13.
Average date on which last killing
frost occurred in spring. April s. The
latest date on which last killing
frost occurred in spring. May IS,
1888.
ipitatiOn-Ave-age for the
month, 3-37 inches Average number
Of days with OF Of an inch or more
s. The greatest monthly precipita-
ton was 7.47 inches in 1900. The
least monthly precipitation was O.57
inches in 1888 The greatest amount
Of precipitation recorded in any "a
consecutive hours was 400 inches on
18th, 1901 The greatest amount Of
snowfall recorded in any q cOnsec-
tive hours (recOrd extending to win
ter Of 1SS4-S5 only was trace on 18th,
1901.
Clouds and Weather-AYerag
number Of clear days, IA partly
cloudy days. II; cloudy days, 5. The
prevailing wind was from the south.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1905-09-08
THIS LITTLE PIG WENT TO
3IARKET.

This little pig went to market
An Overdrawn story, perhaps
Old as the hills when I heard It
As sat on a fond mothers lap
With my rough stubby toe 'twixt her
fingers
She ready 10 tweak il you see
This little pig went to marker
Twas a beautiful story TO me
This little pig went to marker
But what did this little pig dO2
A thousand odd times you have heard
Il,
So why should 1 tell it 70 yOuZ
And yet, tho heard Il and heard il,
Twas always enchanting to me
For the pig ever started to market
From a place on a fond mothers
knee
And that's why I can not forget II
Nor would forget II could
There isn't SO much IN the story
But on. there's 50 much understood
In the stiffness Of eve can hear It
And dwell on the charm OF each
Tho the pis nevsrmore goes 80 mar
a nother's I1Eed voice - stfl heart.
-Frs E1 ere -icer 3Dr-E-
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1905-09-08
THE LAW or PROGRESS

In the process OF acquiring any new
power there are growing days and
stationary days; just after duh. de-
pressing. dubious interval we seem 70
get an uplfft and forge ahead better
than ever 1t is like a squirt In row
ing This seems 70 be the law OF
progress in everything we do it
moves along q spiral rather than q
perpendicular we seem TO be actual
y going out Of the way, and yet Il
turns out that we are really moving
upward ali the time-Frances e
willard
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1905-09-08
HOW PEACE AFFECTS TIE UNIT
ED STATES

Vow mat q peace agreement has
been reached between japan and
Russia, both branches Of our govern
ment service experience a feeling Of
relief The state department realizes
great victory IN having secured be-
yond any question the open door In
1EanhurIa, which was 50 dear 20 the
heart Of the late Secretary Kay. The
territorial integrity Of China seems
also assured. and with the restoration
Of the vast EEanchurlan provinces to
the control OF the present emperor OF
china and xhe dOWageT empress = IS
sI.se frs. Fsc-zr ecreirr zleF1szIr n
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1905-09-08

Chicago, Sept walter Wellman
writes to the RecOrd-Herald from
Portsmouth, y. H, as follows:
Is President RoOsevelt's triumph as
the peacemaker to make him his own
successor n the white house despite
his declared intention not to accept
another term2
This is the question which many
men are now asking. They are ask
ing it here, and all over the country.
Eminent foreigners attending the
peace conference express great sur
prise when told that this is Mr.
ROOseYeIt's last term in the presi-
iency. They cannot understand how
the American people can permit such
q public servant to retire to private
life. "Of course you viii re-elect
your great president, Roosevelt" they
say. And the explanation that he
aas himself taken means to prevent
such action does not to them seem
adequate
The First American.
These foreigners look upon Mr..
Roosevelt not only as the greatest
man America has had in the presi-
ientiaI chair for a generation, but
they frankly confess he is by long
odds the greatest man now upon the
achievements, his prestige, his power
for good, our friends from across the
sea place him higher than any other
head Of state. In their opinion none
Of his contemporaries can compare
with him
No other head Of a government
could have done what Mr.. Roosevelt
lid, they say. If any other had at
tempted to bring the ENJOYS Of Rus
5ia and Japan tOether, and after they
lad come together, had man
suvered with skill and persisten-
cy and even audacity to keep them
together, ito force them to or not, "
as one eminent foreigner put it,
trouble would have followed
Mr.. Roosevelt is the only man in
the world who could have done that.
Had any European ruler attempted
{ he would have been under suspi-
ion His motives would have been
attacked. His effort would have been
fOredained to failure.
Can't Comprehend
Hence our visitors from foreign
shores are utterly unable to cOmpre-
bend how il is that Mr.. Roosevelt is
not to be his own successor. Their
attitude Of mind may be ascribed to
their lack Of knowledge concerning
the political system we have in this
country But II is noteworthy that
just at this moment many Americans
are talking the same way.
This morning, for instance, a lead
ing newspaper Of New York, and a
democratic paper at that, editOrially
declared all the probabilities are Mr..
Roosevelt will be forced by his party
to stand as a candidate for another
term.
This democratic paper said the
movement would come not alone
from Mr. RoOseyelt's party, but from
all the people, irrespective OF politi-
cal ties.
More than one American sojourn-
ing here has expressed similar opin-
ions. 1t seems to be in the air The
presidents wonderful achievement as
peacemaker has fired the Imagination
Of the world He is heraIded by
friend and foe alike as the foremost
man Of his time" as the first citizen
OF the world" as the greatest fac
tor for good upon the globe
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1905-09-08
NOPE THIRD TERN TALK
Can ROOSEVELT BE FORCED 10
ACCEPT OFFICE AGAIN?
His Role in Peace-9LsIing. Cause for
Popular Demand for Him to
Be HIS Own Successor.
ROoscveIt's Declaration Against mind

ROOscvelt's Declaration Against Third
Term
IT am deeply sensible Of the honor
done me by the American people in
thus expressing their confidence in
what have done and tried TO do I
appreciate to the fun the solemn re-
sponsibility this confidence imposes
upon me, and shall do all that In
my power lies not 10 forfeit it.
ION the 4th OF March next I shall
have served three and a half years
and this three and a half years con-
stitutes my first term
The wise custom which limits the
president to two terms reards the
substance and not the form, and I'M
der no circumstances viii be a can
didate for or accept another nOmin-
alton. President Roosevelt, Nov
ember s, 1904.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1905-09-08
s. 20 Ren,l.Iic- corernnr -

St Louis Republic Governor Hoch
administers an eye-Opener to cul-
tured Boston when he affirms that
OF all the states Kansas has among
her people the least percentage OF
nliterscy. excepting only Iowa The
east doesn't half know what Presi-
dent Roosevelt thoroughly learned in
his recent tour. that the vest ard
southwest are most active and H.
erai 81 the promotion of schooi sdu-
cation Our e0iIeses ard unfvzrsslles
are also numerous. ans g. thz eFgz-
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1905-09-08
BIG BANK CIRCULATION.
National Notes Have Increased Nearly
Sixty Millions in a Year.


Sixty Millions in a Year.
Washington, Sept 1.-The monthly
circulation statement shows that al
the close OF business, August 81, 1905
the total circulation Of national bank
notes was $512,22O,367, an increase
for the year Of $59,7O3,594 and an in
crease for the month Of $S,24S,972
the circulation based on United States
bonds amounted to S4TS.7S6, 165, an
increase for the year Of 1861, 405, S65
and an increase for the month Of
S7,17O,394.
The circulation secured by the law
ful money aggregated $33, 4.202, 3
decrease for the year of $1,7O2,27
and an increase for the month OF
$1,O7S,578.
The amount Of bonds on deposit tC
secure circulation notes was $4S2,-
19S,09O, and to secure public deposits
S67,O97,3OO
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1905-09-08
The OREGON Country

will find in this publication arare fund of infOr-
nation. It tells you of the shortest way to reach
the Exposition City, what is to be seen en- route,
and of the return trip through
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1905-09-08
The President

81 congratulate and thank the Union
Pacific on behalf of the directorate for
the superb Lewis and Clark folder. It
Is one of the most elaborate and complete
of any issued in connection with the
Exposition
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1905-07-29

Bands and cut out motifs Of white
taffeta are applied to some Of the suits
in white serge OF cloth, and IL skill
fully used may give originality, yet
detract little from the desired sever.
ity Of line and finish.
The bolero is, Of course, to be reck-
oned with in the province Of the tail
ored frock Of white wool, but il occu-
pies place less prominent than that
accorded to IL in other fields, and is
not favorite with the makers.
For women who cannot wear the
long coats, shorter models are pro-
vided, but these short coats are usu-
ally Of the hip length type rather
than short boleros.
One new coat seen in white wool
and striking a middle course twixt the
dressy and the severe had folded
girdle passing snugly around back and
sides but slipping through Sits on
each side Of the front and leaving the
plain front to hang straight. Another
good model from a popular English
tailor Is the three.quarter length and
has rather full shaped skirts set on
in seam that runs up in an unusual
line at the sides, suggestive of Diree.
toire ideas There are vertical peck
ct openings in the skirt fronts, big
pearl buttons fastening the double
breasted fronts, and a collar with wide
revers and with little braid on blue
cloth for finish.
The pockets Of these white tailored
coats are often important details in
the finish, adding much to the indi.
viduality Of the garment. square
pockets with buttoning flaps, such as
are in evidence upon three-quarter
semi.ftting coat with slot seams and
square gold buttons, are popular, and
there are certain large pockets with
flaps tapering to a pointed tab which
runs under a little strap instead Of
buttOning.
ESTELLA CLAIREMoNT.