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The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1905-06-23
CONGREssNfAN REEDER.

Congressman William A Reeder OF
the Sixth Kansas district, our own
Irrigation Grass-ROOt Bill, is apar-
emily having the time OF his life, says
the Topeka State Journal, He is hob
nObbing in the arid regions Of the
west with the congressional commit
tee on irrigation, to which he belongs
The committees started in at FL PasO,
went through New Mexico and Ariz-
Ona, inspecting the big irrigation
works under way in those territories,
and a few days ago they entered
southern California, where irrigation
has become a science. They viii
spend several weeks in the inspec-
ton.
And Mr.. Reeder seems to be max
ing a hit, in spite Of his ceIluloid col
lar and Prince Albert coat from
Logan THE desert is simply a term
to denote Paradise with the water
turned off" he is quoted as saying
Which is mighty good, but the modest
reporter who made it up for him
ought to have given US more Of the
same kind. Here is a sketch Of the
Kansas congressman which appears
in a Los Angeles paper:
Congressman W A Reeder is
known all over Kansas as Irrigation
Bill He declares that he comes
from an arid state, but whether made
so by nature or state legislation he
refuses to say. He was one Of the
first irrigationists to go into the use Of
water on a large scale in the Sun
flower state He is a republican and
a straightforward, honest and con-
sistent friend and supporter Of ma
tionaI irrigation. He is a practical
farmer Of wide experience, and is an
interchangeable worker in his efforts to
promote the aims Of the reclamation
service. He is big, physically as well
as in his ideas
Here is something that Mr.. ReedeT
Will have to square up in the Sixth
district He declares that he comes
from an arid state Does Jewell
county intend to stand for that2 VIII
Graham. or Norton, or even his own
Phillips, allow such a statement to 60
unchailenged2 Will Rocks, or even
Rawlins, admit that it is in an arid
state2 A day Of reckoning is com
ing for Mr.. Reeder, and before he
comes back to Kansas he would bet
ter prepare amdavits to prove that he
never said it
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1905-06-23
A1IERICA 4 WoRLD POWER.

From Kansas City Star
President ROOseveIt's efforts in be-
hslf OF peace mark a definite stage IN
The progress Of the United States
away from national isolation Twenty
years ago America was regarded as
outside the circle Of world powers Its
interests lay largely at home Occu-
pied with domestic policies Of recon-
structiOn and the tariff, IL paid scant
attention to European politics No
important nation Of the Old World
would have thought Of inviting its
good offices to end a war
The isolation Of the United States
was due to its geographical position
and to the pressing character OF It's
internal problems Even when the
ocean distance was reduced by steam
and electricity, the discussion Of slav-
cry and the ISSUES growing out Of
the civil war and the necessity Of de-
veIoping a continent prevented the
country from taking part in general
affairs
The first sign Of a changing atti-
tude came in the Samoan negotiations
with Germany and the United King
dom at the end Of the SOS It might
have been predicted at that time that
with practically the entire rainbelt
under cultivation, America would
turn an increasing attention to for
eign trade and problems The event
which formally marked the accession
Of the United States to the group Of
dominating nations, however, was the
Spanish war This both increased
American prestige abroad and devel-
oped an intenser national self-cOn-
scfOusness at home
The acquisition Of the Philippines
helped to a marked degree to broad
en- the horizon and to awaken inter
est outside Of the continent, while at
the same time the war induced the
people to build a powerful navy. II
was natural for this development to
find expression in the announcement
Of the open door policy for China IN
American leadership to preserve the
empires integrity at the Boxer crisis,
in the proposal Of the arbitration
court at The Hague, in the summon
ing Of a second peace congress and
STA and Japan
That great English publication, the
Cambridge Modern History, - regards
the United States as entering the
main stream Of European politics
with the war Of 1898, while the most
elaborate Of United States histories,
Harris American Nation" announces
as the title Of its twenty-hfth volume,
covering the period from 1897 to 1905,
America, the World Power" This
title states a fact that exists whether
people like il or not AS never be-
fore. the United States now belongs
in the family OF nations
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1905-06-23
WEDDING ANNIVERSARY.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ross Twentieth Mile
stone of Married Life.

Mr.. and Mrs. Ross Twentieth Mile
stone OF Married Life.
On Wednesday evening. June IA, at
the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. Dell Ross,
eight miles northeast OF KanOradO,
about twenty-five ladies OF the WOm-
ans Relief Corps. and other friends,
gathered to remind them Of their
wedding day, twenty years ago. As
mementoes Of the event, the ladies Of
the corps had purchased a beautiful
set Of decorated glassware and water
set to match.
The presentation speech was made
by Mrs Armstrong, wife Of our pastor,
Mrs. Ross was surprised beyond
measure when the presentation was
made, but managed to rally from the
shock, and thanked her many friends
Cor their kind remembrances.
After the ceremony had been gone
through. a grooming Of the table in
the dining room called for the us.dt-
vided attention of the guests. Who
found to their delight a great abund-
aI;ce Of good things and daintiest vi
Nands. The table was rObed out with
Covers and foliage, and this, com
tined with the beautiful decorations
in ihe room made the feast very en-
jcyable.
After dinner, Mr.. Ross and Ms.
Dormant presided over the ice cream
freezer, and another epicurean pleas
urc followed.
The occasion was made a good ti.Gc
S5r young and old, and when the
shadows had fallen in the evening, all
de- parted for home, wishing Mr.. ard
Mrs. Ross twenty years more OF mar
rfed bliss. A GUEST
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1905-06-23
PROSPERITY IN KANSAS LAND.

~
From Topeka Capital.
Ten years ago western, and espec-
tally southwestern, Kansas seemed
doomed 1t had no forests Drought
and hot winds had year after year
killed the farmers crops and burned
to a crisp the buffalo grass from
which came the name short grass
country A region that can raise
neither grain nor grass can't raise
live stock. Thousands Of men had
moved away, leaving farms unten-
anted and whole towns uninhabited.
Those who remained had desperately
turned pOpulist, were sending Jerry
Simpson to congress, and had agents
out begging food and clothes
Today the short grass country is
rejoicing and poisoning as the rose
It is raising big crops Of barley,
wheat, corn rye, potatoes. Rahr
corn. alfalfa and millet- 1t is send
ing fat cattle to market. It is churn-
ing large quantities Of butter, and the
number Of its mich cows IS increas-
ing. The once untenanted farms and
uninhabited towns are tenanted and
inhabited and the population in some
counties is growing 10 per cent a year
Those who, confident Of the future,
bought large quantities Of land when
It was being sold for taxes have be-
come rich through rapid increase in
its value.
One cause OF the remarkable change
in the aspect OF the short grass
country" is that lately It has been
raining there The soil Is black, deep
and rich, and moisture is ali Il ever
needed to make-it highly productive
But rain IN western Kansas IS not to
b depended On. Drsncaing down
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1905-06-23
An. HARVEY DROPS POPULISM
THE Ex-LTEUTENANT GOVERNOR
BREAKS OLD POLITICAL TIE.
says That the Republicans Have Stole
POpuIist Thunder and Have
Made IL Win.

'It is useless to continue the pop
ulist state organization said Major
A n Harvey. formerly lieutenant
governor in the old populist days
'sThe peoples party has runits course
1t has done quite as much as its lead
ers have ever hoped and IL would be
the climax Of folly to continue the
farce Of meeting in state convention
and nominating a state ticket next
year"
This statement, coming from the
man who has been quite as prOmin-
ent in fusion circles as any one in the
state and who has presidede over
more state pOpuIist and fusion con-
ventiOns than any man in Kansas is
significant 1t probably means that
the old alignment will again be in
effect in Kansas next year.
Major Harvey does, not stop at this.
He says. The republicans have ad-
opted much Of our doctrine. Every
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1905-06-23
MRS. BRYAN STARTS TO EUROPE
The Nebraskan's Wife VIII Go With
Him Around the World.

The Nebraskan's Wife VIII Go With
Him Around the World.
Lincoln, Neb-, June 9.-Mrs. Will
lam J. Bryan and her daughter Grace
will leave Lincoln today for a trip
around the world Because OF the
rather fraiI health OF her daughter,
Mrs. Bryan viii first go TO some Sc
Guided place in Europe, probably IN
tie mountains Of Germany, and will
there await the arrival Of MI Bryan,
who will sail from New York in Sept
ember. 1t is Mr. Bryan's purpose to
make an extensive sightseeing tour Of
all the principal cities in Europe,
where he expects to devote consider
able time to a study Of the problems
Of municipal ownership, securing in
formation for use in a lecture tour
upon his return to America
after his European trip Mr.. Bryan,
accompanied by his wife and daught-
or will sail for the Orient, and stop
in Australia, New Zealand and the
Philippines on the journey home
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1905-06-23
LIKE WESTERN KANSAS.
Chicago Isn't So Bad, Since 1t Loves
the West.

Chicago Isn't So Bad, Since 1t Loves
the West
From the Chicago Advance
What aiIs Kansas" Nothing 1t
has now been discovered that even
the western part Of the state has
plenty Of water. It is a triie under
ground, to be sure, but there is a way
Of bringing it I'D. WindmiIls are to
be used to pump it into reservoirs,
from which it viii be distributed over
the fields by means Of bitches Of
wind to work the pumps, Kansas has
a vast, unlimited, never to be ex-
haUsted, everlasting supply, and il
is much better that il should be rails
ing water to raise corn to raise cat
tie and hogs to raise money to send
boys and girls to college to raise the
world to a higher level, than that it
should be pitching real estate into the
air and blowing spring hats into some
far-Off country The water is said
to be not far below the surface and
TO lie on some cretaceOus formation
which keeps it tighter than a Kan
sas drug store keeps out whisky The
water is believed to come down from
the Rocky mountains, and the Rock
les are likely TO be in business ages
hence, so that the supply will never
fail. and even the big cities may go
dry before the western counties.
Twenty-Five years ago farmers in
these counties abandoned their home
steads and went back to their wife's
relations because the crops were smit-
ten with drOuth every year. A Colo
RADIO Congressman declared that there
was not enough water in western
70
But now all this is changing, and far
mers are said to be CrOwding in
Farms which were offered for a song
are bringing something OF a price,
and confidence is chasing out desOla-
ton. Kansas is inyincfble.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1905-06-23
WANT BIBLE STUDIED.
Regents OF Kansas University Pass
Resolutions.

Regents OF Kansas University Pass
Resolutions.
The board Of reents OF the Univer-
sity Of Kansas at their recent meeting
adopted the following resolution,
which is self-explanatOry:
Whereas, certain Of our denOmi-
national organizations have establish
ed. and others are seeking to estab-
lish bible schools in connection with
our university and to maintain them
at their own EXPENSE
Resolved, that we look with favor
upon this movement as being Of very
great advantage to the students OF
the university in offering them an op-
pOrtunity for equipment in bible study
and history, and be it further resolved
that we encourage all religious de-
nominations TO furnish like courses.
Standard Patterns at MiIlisack's
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1905-06-23
BURTON TRIAL PUT OFF.
Case Aainst the Senator May Yet Be
Dismissed.

Case Aainst the Senator May Yet Be
Dismissed.
Washington, June 13.-Now that
the trial OF J. R. Burton has been
postponed until the third Monday in
September next, opinion Is freely ex-
pressed in Washington among public
men that there is a likelihood OF the
case against the Kansas senator being
dropped. This belief IS based upon
the fact that the gOernment is show
in little or no interest in the case
Fearing the possibility Of Judge
Adams being prejudiced the attorneys
for Senator Burton sought to have
the case transferred from the United
States district court at St Louis TO
the United States circuit court OF the
Eighth district for retrial- After the
motion OF transfer was granted Judge
Thayer Of the circuit bench Of that
Jurisdiction died, and to his vacancy
Judge Adams has been appointed
This condition presents an interesting
situation
Prominent Kansans who have talk
ed with government officials about
the Burton case express the belief
that the case VIII be dropped
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1905-06-23

The article, which has occasioned
the above reply, is an excerpt from
the Atlantic Monthly, and reads as
follows:
Prof. Dr.. Ernst Schweniner, lead
ing physician Of the great district
hospital Of Gross Lichterfelde, near
Berlin, refers in his annual report to
the subject Of modern surgery in a
manner which has created a sensa-
ton
His convictions, he says, is that re-
course is had to operations far too
frequently nowadays. One disease af-
ter another is handed over to opera
tive technique, and the way in which
the physician is pushed on one side
Iy the suricaI handicraftsman does
not seem to him right Surgery, which
sees nothing and knows nothing out
side its own narrawly-staked-ou Fro
vince, forgets too often that OtlIar
ways also lead to the goal.
Step by STEP continues Profess7 -
Sci se:Iinger, the physician has had
to give way before the more FORUM
ate surgeon, whose success is more
quickly evident, and we must today
quietly look on while frenzy celebra-
ties triumph where mechanism Of the
briefest and most generalizing infer
ence takes possession Of superstitious
spirits
Among the proofs adduced in sup
port Of his point Of view, the profess
sOr states: The functions Of the
spleen and the Office Of the appendix
are unknown to US Therefore they
are unnecessary organs, and we cut
them out when anything IS wrong
with them
Professor SchWeninger also de-
plOres the modern system Of special
izing in the medical profession The
man, he says, who devOtes all his
power OF work, all his knowledge and
capabilities to the treatment Of only
the eyes, nose, ears, skin, nerves or
other organs, runs a risk Of losing
feeling. and hence the power TO
treat human beings. He ceases to be
a physician, and becomes a virtuosO.'
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1905-06-23
Or. fla. CARMICHAEL REPLIES
THINKS THAT TOO MUCH OPER-
ATTNG- Is ABSURD.
Function OF the Spleen and Office Of
the Appendix Are Definitely IN
derstOOd, says Carmichael.
To the Editor:

10 Lne
ApropOs to the copied article az
pearing in last weeks issue OF your
paper, under the caption OF THO
Much Operating" it would seem that
the article presented was even more
distorted than DR.. Osler's remarks
concerning the chlOforming Of the
aged. It would be impossible for The
intelligent layman to consider such
vapOrings as emanating from an au-
thority on such a subject The pau
city Of thought and vehemence OF de-
nunciation. the disregard Of the fun
damental elements Of truth as well as
the absence Of all logical basis for The
arguments adducei and position TAX
en-. alike proclaim a mind incapable
Of keen discrimination, and a biased
judgment
The statement that "the function
Of the spleen and the Office Of the ap-
pendix are unknown to Us, therefore
they are unnecessary organs and We
cut them out when anything is wrong
with them" is too absurd to consider
as originating from any medical man,
no matter how meager his training.
If the aspiring journalist that wrote
the article should refer to his lie
mentary physiology, he would find
that the functions Of the spleen and
its relation to body metabolislu WIS
definitely and thoroughly established
years ago, as one Of the most import
ant Of our complex economy, and its
removal is rarely undertaken
On the other hand, the appendix is
/ known to be rudimentary organ,
| absolutely without function, q fast
| disappearing relic Of a lower type Of
animal, so weakened by rapid retro
| gressive, evolutionary changes as to
/ ar 81 hn r-nr- 1-es=
/ Of infamatOry processes, and a men
ace to the health. comfort and life
| Of its pOssessOr.
THE narrow, staked-Out limits Of
surgery as he stigmatizes them, de-
mand a more profound, definite and
! exact knowledge, not only OF anatO-
my, but of all the vital processes, and
their relation to therapeutic as well
as mechanical stimuli, than is requir-
ed for dispensing pOtions Of doubtful
potency.
Such expressions as frenzy cele-
brates triumph where mechanism Of
the briefest and most generalizing in
ference take possession Of superstiti-
Gus minds" indicates an extensive
vocabulary Of euphOnious words with
out conveying a thought or making
/ a statement The attack upon the
| specialist is too puerile and absurd
to merit comment
It seems a shame that INSCRIPTIONS
journalism is permitted to fabricate
such statements and place them he
fore the public as the product Of a
man educated along scientific and
medical lines, and such slanderOus
misqUotings Of our foreign cOntem-
pOraries should be promptly repudiat-
ed, as they are irrational, maliciOusly
Inaccurate, and display an ignorance
/ of the subject truly depIOrable.
] z. A. CARMICHAEL. N. D.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1905-06-23

It was a huge task to undertake the
cure OF such a bad case OF kidney d.
sease. as that OF 9. F. Collier Of
Cherokee, Ia, but Electric Bitters did
Il. He writes. my kidneys we're 50
far gone, I could not sit on a chair
without a cushion; and suffered from
dreadful backache. and oepresS1on- In
Electric Bitters, however, I found 2
cure. and by them was restored 70
perfect health recommend this
great touie medicine to al with weak
kfdneys, liver or stomach Guaran-
teed BY Moore q Stevenson druggists
rr7ce ruts
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1905-06-23

It IS no secret that Tor cuts, burns,
ulcers, fever sores sore eyes. bOilss
etc. nothing IS 80 elective as Buck
lens Arnica SAVE. 1T didn't take
long 70 cure q bad sore I had. and e
Is All o. K for sore eyes" writes d.
Z. GreEofT cf Hcps. Tex z5c ct
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1905-06-23
PLACE FOR JUDGE BOTKIN.
Former Kansan Appointed Consul at
Port Louis, BIaurftfus.

Il OAAACA AaAA9--A APBO--ANCA Oo-A7t- -
Port Louis, 1fauFifius.
Washington, June 15.-The follow
ing appointments in the consular ser
vice were announced at the state 0e-
partment today:
Theodosius Botkin OF Salt Lake
City, Utah, at Port Louis, Nautilus.
William P. Smythe Of Missouri. at
Burslem, England
Judge TheOdOsius BOtkin is a for
n,cr Kansan, who went 10 Utah three
o. four years ago. He frs achieved
fame as the defendant in an iInpearh-
ment trial, when he was district Judge
in the southwestern part Of Kansas
More recently he was commander Of
the Kansas department OF the G. A
.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1905-06-23
Taken IN.

have at my ranch, located in sec
ton 1O-6-42 Sherman county, one
bay horse, weight about 1900 with
star in forehead The owner can have
the same by paying for this advertise
ment- JOSEPH SPAUN.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1905-06-23
Printing Pres For sale.

One s. & L Gordon Job printing
press; chase, 13x19; IN first-ciass con-
dition, and viii be sold at a bargain
price. Has power fixtures attached,
and the press is suitable for running
OF a page OF a small newspaper
Write TO The Republic, GOOdland,
Kan
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1905-06-23
Gasoline Engine For sale.

Good, serviceable gasoline enine for
sale at your own price It is the
Webster make, and viii pump your
water, grind your feed or do two and
one-half horse power work Inquire
at this Office.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1905-06-23

Is your personal tax, which was due
last November. paid? Warrants VIII
be issued to the sheriff between July
1915.
I WARNER, County Treasurer.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1905-05-31
Strictly Genuine.
Fort Worth, Texas

Most of the patent medicine testi-
monials are probably genuine. The
following notice recently appearded in
the Atchison (Kan.) Globe: "Joe
Tack, well known engineer, running
on the Missouri Pacific between Wich-
ita and Kiowa, lately appeared in a
big one, with picture, and when he
was in this Office today, we asked him
about it. He says he had terrific pains
in his stomach, and thought he had a
cancer. His druggist recommended
Kodol and he says it cured him. He
recommended it to others, who were
also cured" Kodol Dyspepsia Cure
digests what you eat and cures all
stomach troubles. Just as surely as
the sun shines your stomach can be
brought back to its originally pure
condition and life sweetened by this
lasting and truly the greatest digestant
known. Sold by II. R. Moore, Drug
gist.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1905-05-31

THE big dailies of Texas find
much to be alarmed at in the lob
bies of Pennsylvania and New
York and other states. But they
have never seemingly discovered
that Texas has a lobby that is as
strong and persistent, and no
doubt as ready to corrupt law
makers as any of them when
necessity demands it. But the
men who represent these same
papers at Austin know that there
is lobby and strong one-and
a corrupt one if it needs to be.
Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1905-05-31
Through Sleeping Car.

The passenger department of the
Rock Island System announces that
beginning June LIST, a although sleeping
car line will be operated over that line,
leaving Dallas seven p. m, Fort Worth
nine p. m, daily, to Denver, Colorado,
arriving at that point $3.50 a. m, sec
ond morning, but one day out. The
route lies through the Indian and Ok
lahoma Territories, and the choicest
agricultural region of Kansas is ira
versed during the day, given varied
interest to the journey all the way.
The cars are latest pattern Pullmans,
modern and up-to-date, affording
every convenience and comfort to
Rock Island patrons.
The Rock Island offers unusually
low rates all summer long to Denver,
Colorado Springs, Boulder, interior
Colorado points, and the Pacific Coast.
The great Lewis & Clark Centennial
Exposition at Portland, June first to
October fifteenth, and the numerous
conventions of large organizations at
that point, as well as in California, has
brought about many liberal routings,
rates and privileges.
The Epworth League rates to Dem
yer in July, the rates to the Osteo-
paths and Eagles meeting in August,
and the g. A. r. in September will
appeal to many people who must nec-
essarily economic on their vacation
trips.
The Rock Island passenger depart
ment will send beautifully illustrated
literature, also gladly answer inquiries
regarding rates, stop-overs, hotel ia
cilities, and other details.
The Rock Island is the only road OPP
Grating through sleepers and chair
cars, Texas to Chicago daily from Fl.
Worth and Dallas, via Wichita, To-
peka, Kansas City, Rock Island and
Davenport. It also has sleeping car
service to Lincoln and Omaha, and is
by many hours the quickest line to
that country.
The Rock Island has low tourist rates |
to Kansas City, st. Louis, Memphis,
Chicago, st. Paul and all important
resorts throughout the United States
and Canada. Write
PHIL A. AUER,
G.P.&T.A., C.R.L.& Cry,
Fort Worth, Texas.