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exchange houses with the best outsids
connections. The remainder are what
are known as bucket shops. This is a
pretty good number for a town Of
about 100000 inhabitants, OF whom
100000 are negroes who are not per-
mitted to indulge in speculation in
these places. The large number oil
government clerks here who receive q
stated salary probably accounts for the
are sure Of their pay and squeeze out
a few dollars every week or month to
throw at the birds" in these places.
There is no anti-bucket law In Wash
ington, but the practice Of clerks spec
ulating In them is frowned upon by the
higher oficials In the departments.
That makes no difference, however, a.
the clerks claim they have a right to
do what they please with their own
money. At noon, when q half hour II
given for luncheon, hundreds Of clerks
can be seen rushing out Of the big gov.
eminent buildings to the nearest buck
ct shop and taking whirl at the mar
ket-
There have been some sensational
runs Of luck on the part Of government
employees who pike" along on a few
dollars and one per cent margins
About ten years ago little group OF
these every day clerks began playing
In the bucket shops and later went tc
the legitimate exchange houses. One
Of them began with a SO bill, which
In the course Of four years had run NJ
to $1,000, 900. This is a historic CASE
and has inspired more patronage foi
bucket shops than any other incident
In the history of the city. This mans
money could not stay with him, how
ever, as he dropped his whole amount
In the Northern Pacific squeeze q few
years ago and he Is now an ordinary
"piker,' but without government job.
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A GAME OF STATES.
Game Of States Nay Be Vssd to Pair
Partners and II q Good Guess
ing Contest.

Here IL q clever game which can
also be used as a novel way to pai-
partners. On cards write the follow
ing; the key Is given below.
1. What Is the most religious state2
Q. What Is the most egotistical state
3. The father of states?
4. The state where the untidy should
live?
s. The maidenly state?
6. The state for students?
z. The best state for minersi
8. The most unhealthy statei
8. The state 10 cure the sickf
10. The decimal state?
IL. Best in time OF foods?
Il. The state of astonishmentl
KEY.
], Mass; 2. Me-; 8, Pa; 4, wash;
s, Miss; 6, Conn; z, Ore; 8, NJ; Q.
Nd; 10, Tenn; IL, Ark; II, o.
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FOR A ScALY SKIN.
Virtues Of the Oil Bath-How to Use
and Make q Good Skin
Food.

A dry scaly skin indicates that the
skin and tissues are In need OF nohr-
ishment This may be supplied Dy the
use Of a good skin food for ths face
and neck. and after your bath an oil
rub. There is nothing more beneficial
than an oil bath; 1t tones up the whole
system. Il Is not necessary to use
more than two or three tablsspoonfuls
Of oil at one bath Be sure and get q
pure oil. Rub on with the hands, and
until II u mostly absorbed. drying on
with a heavy soft towel. Massage the
skin food well in The faes, using the
COCOA butter skin food. It can be cas-
ny prepared, and II properly used the
results are very good. Prepare as fol-
lows: Lanolin, nine ounces; Cocoa but
ter, one-hah ounce; white wax, nve
ounces; spermacsti, one-hah ounce; al
mond oil, six ounces; water, nine
ounces; borax, so grams; three drops
Of oil nsrou. Fuse the lanolin, cocoa
butter, white wax, spermaceti aud al
mond oil, being careful not 70 get too
hot; test BY touching the finger to Il;
dissolve borax In the water, pour into
the oils, and beat with Dover egg
beaten until creamy; add neroli. beat
until cool, and pour into jars
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government employees \Wno na's
reached an age where their usefulness
is impaired can be separated nom tns
eovernment nay rolls. Chairman raw
ney, of the house committee on appro-
pristions, and his colleagues nave
vorked out a scheme which prevents
ths having Of employees over % years
~ are more than 81. 900 salary. II fur-
thar provides that after the year lsls
M one shall be employed as g. clerk
Who has reached the age OF 20 years.
ThIs looks like q harsh and crue'
measure. but investigation Of the de-
DoXment has revealed q large number
~ superannuated clerks who are reaiiy
: datriment to the service, but VINO are
drawing good salaries.
Tbsre a such a decided opposition
a. the establishment Of a civil pension
i,st that II would be useless to attempt
- mt such a proposition through con-
80 This is realized by the leaders,
and they have substituted the otner
scheme of reducing the pay OF olo
clerks and cutting them on AFTER
reachInR 20 years of age. They have
sTed the year 1913 in order to give the
clerks who are approaching 20 or who
have exceeded that age a chance 70
make some provision for the time when
thew win be separated from the gov
eminent service.
This effort to get better service nom
the clerks and to eliminate those VINO
are useless has aroused an intense feei-
tng among the $4,000 government en-
ployes in this city. The local papers
are filed with letters giving instances.
where men over 20 are the most en-
eieat employees Of the goysrnment
They also call attention 10 me tact
that the effective men In the senats
and IN other branches Of the govern
ment are those who have passed n
allotted three score and ten.
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THE MORNING START
lARLY SCRAMBLE BODIES Ill
FOB DAYS SUCCESS.

DehoolgirlS Have Trouble Getting 10
School in Tims-HAbit Of Sitting
Up Late in Warm Room, Talking,
Singing, or Perhaps Studying
Makes One Drovsy Next Morning
Haste VIII Upset the Calm Of
Whole Day-Bsgtn the Day Lsis-
urSly-Taks Plenty Of Time TO
Dress and Eat Breakfast.
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street II they examine a little more
closely they will find instructions to
he police and other employees In the
capitol to see that there IL no smoking,
but they will never see one Of these
employees interfere with the smokers.
Ihs fAet be this rule At the capitol II Q
dead letter II is ons Of the relics Of
q great reform worked BY the late
Speaker Reed In the ffty-fourth con-
reS when he drove out Of the capitol
corridors apple women, curio sellers
and newspaper stands. He also had a
rule adopted that smoking must be
prohibited m the corridors and In the
elevators, and for some years this rule
vas religiously kept In latter times.
AoVsver, it has passed into innocuous
dssuetude.
Sometimes a new employe takes
nese instructions literally, but he usu-
1iy discovers that he is expected TO
tinE at the smoking. The other day q
ooorkeeper, who had Just been put on.
noticed a nice looking old gentleman
marching through the corridor pufnng
u big, black cigar. Excuse me,
said the doorkeeper, but do you zee
mat" pointing to the sign.
Yes; isn't it all right?'
We can't allow that here" ca
piained the doorkeeper, pointing to the
np again.
Why II doesn't look offensive %
me; going to take 1t down, shf"
The rules are that we mustn't allow
Il mere" insisted the employe.
oh, well, If they think the sign u
Oolng any harm here take It out ]
UNI care. 1t doesn't look any more
indecent % me than some Of these pie
lures that they leave ontthe walls; but
uere IS no accounting for tastes" and
me nice old gentleman, chuckling,
passed into the senate floor and the
as" erI2loye realized that he had been
EOshe1 by one Of the senator's. He
aAs not been so eager to stop smoking
+" The corridors since.
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a, disgust with certain magazine arti-
.r,s whica represent the government
- no boneycombed with corruption
"a members of the senate to be GRIM
t,,ls who ought TO be behind the bars
The president has already established
hsvond all question that he is the
svorp enemy Of the CRATER, but he has
M natience with the writer's and mag
,z,nss that would give the impression
tbst every other man In the public
ssrviee is a CRATER. He regards the
jndiseriminate SANDER Of public serv-
ants as nothing less than a crime, and
rscently declared that men who would
deliberately misrepresent other men
and attack public officials without the
warrant of facts were no better than
criminals.
IF had to choose between thief
and a liar" he said recently, II believe
I would choose the thief, for you would
know where to find him, but you don't
know where to locate the liar and the
damage he can do" The president is
in the habit of comparing the writers
of anonymous and unfounded attacks
upon the senate and other government
bodies 10 the character in Bunyan's
Pilgrims Progress who welded the
muck rake. They gather all the dirt
and filth and can see none Of the good
that surrounds They delight In be-
smirching characters and writing SEN
sational stories in order to sell their
papers and magazines. This class OF
writers, the president declares, is do
ing more harm to the cause of eradi-
eating graft from public life than any
other force
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AGENTS AND CORRESPONDENTS
WANTED.

The Broad Az desires % eagAgs
Agents and regular Correspondents In
AL the leading cities and towns
throughout the country. Tie highest
commissions paid to live hustlers.
Sample copies furnished free. For
further information, address julius y
Taylor. SEQ Armour avenue. Chicago.
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OR Its size the city
Of Washington is
said to contain
more spectators
and patrons of the
" cket shop
than any othe;
place In the coun-
try. There are in
active operation
here about % bro
kerage houses, OF
W hich probably
five are straight
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ONGRESS - Wre8t
ling with q most
pulling question
just now, and one
that Is causing
wrath, fear anc
anxiety among the
federal employees
In this city. The
wise men In tht
house and senate
are endeavoring tc
devise so N Z
scheme whereby
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+ ANYONE ina
gines that con-
gressmen spen d
their Sundays and
Sunday evenings
In sleep or friTol-
Gus diversion he
ought to visit the
lobby Of q certain
hotel in which a
colony Of these
statesmen dwell.
Every Sunday eve
ming after dinner
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BORDER AND CORNER.
yhis Sort of Eeedlework L Again IA
Vogue and May Adorn Q Va
riety Of Articles.

Here Is q simple design to be used
a. q border for any article such a.
toilet-mats, table-cloths, tray-cloths,
etc, where a corner In also needed.
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me visiting Card.

Black, either plain or shaded, plain
script, French script and shaded old
English lettering are all fashionable
types for the engraving for the present
Waiting card. -.
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A Rule Not Observed.

ISITORS at the
capitol win notice
In the elevators
and In the corri-
doris placar 6
bearing the legend
No Smoking. "
They will then see
m en- passin G
through the halle
pumng cigars and
cigarettes with az
much freedom as
they would on the
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CRoss-sTIFcH.

The corner is shown at the right-hand
end of design, the border being con-
tinued on the second side like the first
II may be repeated to any length
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Good Toilet Water.

You can prepare a very good toilet
water Of 30 drops each Of oil Of layen-
der, oil of bergamot, oil Of lemon and
orange flower water, half pint deodor-
lied alcohol Cork and shake we'll
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=. '--51essional guests gather about
A., reception room and lobby and in !
se In a service OF sacred songs. Ths
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WASHINGTON LETTER
.s1pErT DENouEcEs TEE
SENSATION MoNoERA
-uE PEOPLE ARE DECEIVED
mail. Joe Pleased to Hear Of the econ
V".sional Song service"-Ths
pucket Shops Catch the
Government Clerks.
A s HIN GTON.-

4 S H ! N GTON.-
President Roose-
welt has no use for
the s ems alton
mOnger and for
the indiscriminate
attacks made upon
public men, partic-
ularly upon the
senate and house
of representatives.
He has taken &C.
casion more than
once to express
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Much Specializing.

OR its size the cit,
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Every Sunday Evening.

- F ANYONE ina
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An Are Limit.

ONGRESS II wrest'
The Goodland republic., 1906-06-01
MEMORIAL DAY.
Rev. III. H. Ambrose Delivered Ad-
dress at Opera House.

Rev. II. II. Ambrose Delivered Adj
dress at Opera House.
There was a union Of churches in
the services Of Memorial Sunday at
the opera house, at II o'clock in the
forenoon The attendance was large,
and the service were impressive. Rev.
h h Ambrose, pastor of the Christian
church Of this city, preached the ser
mOns taking his text from I Corinth-
ianss 1887: But thanks he unto
God, who giveth US the victory
through our Lord, Jesus Christ"
Music was furnished by the choir OF
the Christian church The stage was
arranged with pOtted plants from the
green house Of W. l. White. The ef-
feet was very pleasing and exceed
ingly appropriate.
Rev. Ambrose in his sermon traced
the historic conflicts, and victories Of
our nation from revolutionary times
down TO the present. Although Of
southern birth, he frankly and vOIun-
tarily justified the righteousness Of
the union cause in the great conflict
between the states, resulting as il did
at last in the freedom Of the slaves
and a united country
Rev Ambrose is a polished speaker,
and is filling the Christian pulpit with
credit and ability.
The Goodland republic., 1906-06-01
THREE DIE FROM sNAKE-BTTE.
Farmers Say the Rattlesnake Is Very
Vicious This SeaSou

Il e-E1lAeES say the IGsl1rleS1ake Is Very
Vicious This Season
Three persons, two OF them living
IN sherman county, have died from
the effects OF the poisonous bite OF
rattieSnakeS this year The death re-
sulung from snake-bite, OF Andrew
Anderson, an old gentleman Of y,
was reported IN this paper last week
saturday the little four-year-oId
daughter OF AIR. and Mrs. Wallace
Butler, notice OF which appears at
another place in these columns, was
bitten and died Sunday.
The third death is perhaps the sad
deSt OF all in its circumstances. The
victim was a little boy Of nine years
adopted and living with a family at
Lawn Ridge, just over the line in
Cheyenne county. The little fellows
task each day was TO watch the cat
tie and 10 see that they did not wander
too Tar away Before dinner he left
10 turn the cattle hOmeward. He did
not return for dinner, but the family
thought nothing strange about it as
ne had sometimes gone to the neigh
bOrS for a lunch when too far from
home TO walk back Evening came
on, and a search began to be made
A man happening to drive past where
ne had gone, found the lad lying on
the ground. The traveller called to the
lad, and assisted him into the wagon
because the boy said he was sick ana
awful thirsty When the boys home
was reached, IL was found that he
nad been bitten on the bare foot by
a rattlesnake-and il was the first day
he had laid away his shoes. In tell
ing the story the brave little fellow
said that when not FAR from home he
stepped on a cactus, and went on his
way thinking that the painful prick
would heal itself.
The farmers say that the snake is
on the fight and more vicious this year
than usual.
The Goodland republic., 1906-06-01
ENRoLLED 80 sTUDENTs.
And the Average Daily Attendance in
GOOdland Schools Was 26O.


GOOdland Schools Was 26O.
Approximately IS per cent, or one
sixth Of the entire population OF Good
land was enrolled upon the records Of
the GOOdland city schools during the
school year Just closed
The total enrolment was 3S4. But
the average daily attendance was low
er than that OF course, being $50. Then
only about u per cent or One-eighth
were in school every day. Since the
number enrolled is 3S4, and the aver
age daily attendance only 26O, then
124 children that ought to have been
in school were not in school. But
that is too strict an accounting, for
absence from school is frequently
necessitated among children on ac-
count of sickness, either among them
selves or in the fimly where they
belong, for other good reasons as
we'll Still il seems that a daily abb
Sence of 124 pupils from the total en-
TOllment is altogether too great, and
in the coming school year, there ought
10 be a close cooperation Of teach
er and parent to force the largest re-
gular attendance possible.
A further analysis Of the years re
port shows. Total number Of males
enrolled, $50; females, 194. Average
attendance OF males, 12S; females,
1872. The number Of tardineSSes were
81; number not absent Il; number
not tardy, 331; number neither absent
nor tardys y.
only one pupil in 81 made a per
feet record so far as attendance is con-
Cerned.
The Goodland republic., 1906-06-01
IL WAs a Sow GAnrE.
Between Colby and GOodIand-Score
to for GOodIand

= 10 z IOE AIODUElnn-
The GOOdland and Colby base ball
clubs worked as hard as they knew
how at the Athletic park Wednesday
afternoon, but in spite Of il an the
game was about the sloEest one the
local team has played this season, the
score being TO IN favor OF the
GOOdland Athletics The game was
nevertheless interesting because the
score ran so close, and Colby had an
famed the air. when she ought to
have been landing with al her might
Colby made eight hits while Good
land sucked out about five The
fence was hit by bouncing balls sew
eral times but Chase for the Athletics
put the sphere clear over the fence
the only home run made. The visitors
scored in three innings, getting three
in the fourth and three in the seventh
innings The three scores Colby got
in the seventh inning were made
through the errors OF GoOdland's play
ers- Otherwise the home boys made
q good clean game Of it, only one er-
rOr being made, and that in the fourth
inning. The Colby boys stacked up
as many as seven errors, and thereby
hangs a tale
The crowd was the biggest Of the
season, fully eight hundred specta-
tors being present The grandstand
the bleachers as well, not counting the
huddles OF fellows on foot
The score:
GoOdland - 0 0 0 0 Ks
Errors, by GOOdland, 3; by Colby, Z.
Hits, by GOOdland, 5; by Colby, s.
Errors by GOOdland, 5; by Colby, Z
Struck out, by MOrehead, 10; by
Barnes, 2; by Light, 3. Batteries, for
GOOdland, MahOney and MOrehead;
for Colby, Miller, Barnes and Light.
The Goodland republic., 1906-06-01
DOES A COMBINATION EXIST?
RELATIONS OF WESTERN ROADS
AND COAL COMPANIES.
1t Is known That Rock Island Has
Large Interest in Two Coal
Companies.

Washington, May z9.-On compile
ton OF its inquiry into the relations
between railroads and coal prOduc-
tfons in the east, the interstate com
merce cOmmissOn viii probe cOndi-
tons in the great coal centers Of the
middle west. Hearings probably will
be held in Chicago, St Louis and kan
sas City.
Information is at hand showing that
mOnOpOliZatiOn Of the coal supply by
railroads, as il exists in the east, has
already extended in partial degree
to the west, and is rapidly extending
to an equally complete absorption Of
the coal fields. The coal fields Of In
diana, Illinois and the Indian terri
tory are in the grip Of great railroad
systems and the carriers have dipped
into the coal belts Of Missouri, Ar
kansas and Iowa
The bituminOus coal supply Of the
middle west centers chiefly in Ohio,
Indiana and Illinois, with the coal de-
pOSitS Of Indian territory equally i'm
pOrtant from the standpoint Of pros
pective output The Tillman-Gillespie
resolution OF congress 1nStructS the
commission to investigate the national
situation as to this question, and to
render report
The commission, beginning in Penn
sylvania, aready has turned up sensa-
tiOnaI facts showing how the rail-
roads, BY discriminating against the
independent miner, have gradually
forced the consolidation Of the coal
producing industry under the direc-
ton Of the powers controlling the
great railway systems. 1t is fully be-
Heved that details as startling can be
brought out in the west, where the
railroads just recently have been
reaching their tentacles out to grab
the most promising coal lands.
The Rock Island system is looming
up as a coal controlling interest, rival
PannGVfTI
ing The Rock Island owns the Frisco,
dominates the Chicago and Alton, con-
trolls the Chicago and Eastern IIli-
nOis and the Evansville and Terre
Haute, and down in the Indian terri
The Deering Coal company is a con-
cern Of recent growth and Differed
by the same officials as the Rock Is
land
The coal world looks forward con-
the Deering Coal company and the
and the Southern Indiana Coal com
pany- The merger is also expected to
include what has been known as the
John R Walsh group Of Indiana and
Illinois mines, and the Dickinson
Freeman group
A close community Of interest ar
rangement already exists between these
properties, according to the infOrma-
ton here With these properties un-
der one direction, there would be
practically but two coal companies in
the Eastern Illinois and Indiana fields,
The Goodland republic., 1906-06-01
Public SaIe

viii sell at auction sale in r. l.
Peters lot just south Of the court
house in GOOdland, on Saturday, June
9, commencing at 1 o'clock D. m, the
following described property, tO-wit:
26 head Of cattle, consisting OF seven
milk cows, two tTO-year-Old beifers,
one with calf by her side, one two
year-Old bull, three yearling steers, five
yearling heifers. eight head Of spring
calves six steers and two heifers;
three-year-Old nllies, two tWO-year-
old geldings, two yearling colts, one
good family mare with colt by her
side; six dozen chickens: two brood
sOws and eight shOats. Farm imple-
ments, one binder, corn planter, cuI-
tivatOrs disc buggy, 16-inch walking
plOW, three-SectiOn steel harrow.
Terms: Six months time will be given
purchaser at 10 per cent interest,
bankable security; all sums under SO
cash. PETERS &. JOHNSON.
GEO. BRADLEY, AUctioneer.
The Goodland republic., 1906-06-01
COLUMBUS GETS CONVENTION.
The Engineers Select That City for
Their NeEt biennial nIeeting-


Their Next Biennial Meeting.
The delegates OF the engineers
lodges from over the United States,
Canada and Mexico, which have been
in session at Memphis for the last two
weeks, have been attending to a great
deal Of business in connection with
their organization. Last Wednesday,
the convention decided upon and crea-
ted new Office, that Of fourth as
sistant grand chief engineer. The Of
nee was created upon the suggestion
Of Grand Chief Engineer ". S. Stone.
Two candidates Immediately appeared
for the position, Ash KenfOrd, who
was supported in his candidacy by
Chief Engineer Stone, and F. A Bur
CESS, who was somewhat Of a cam
paigner himself. A short campaign Of
much interest developed, and when
the final vote was announced, il
showed that Burgess went under the
wire by a lap ahead Of mis- competitor.
In the selection Of place at which
TO hold the next biennial convention,
Columbus, o., easily took the lead and
was selected. Peoria was the next
strongest, and after that, Harrisburg,
Saratoga Springs and Baltimore, with
Milwaukee Out-distanced. So the next
meeting Will be in the Ohio city.
The Goodland republic., 1906-06-01
ATHLETICS SCORED 1.
Norton Showed 1t to Them by a ScOrC
OF 4 TO 1. Sunday.

Norton Showed 1t to Them by a Score
OF 4 to 4, Sunday.
The GOOdIand Athletics went down
to defeat Sunday before the invincible
up-shOOts Of Arthur Smith, the twirler
for the Norton ball club. The game
from start to finish was the contest Of
batteries only The home boys showed
all kinds Of speed on the field, and
really played rings around their
guests, who had little to do beside
standing like wooden men in their
places while their pitcher sawed the
enemy down at the home plate
The surprise OF Norton was that
GOOdland lost They had heard OF the
swift aggregation and hard sluggers
in the railroad town. GOOdland came
up to the expectation all right, but
they simply failed to do the necessary
slugging- Ninety-nine pitchers out Of
hundred throw the drop ball Smith
was the exception, depending on his
unusual speed, and the up-shOOt The
home men struck under the ball all
through the game.
The score stood at the close OF the
ninth inning, 4 TO 1 for Norton