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The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1906-11-30
WHY LOCK CANAL.
Advantageous Both in Matter OF Time
and in Freedom OF Lake Navigation

Advantageous Both in Matter OF Time
and in Freedom OF Lake Navigation
Secretary Taft in the December
Century magazine has the following on
The Panama CanaI7:
The great advantage Of the lock
canal over the sea-level project is the
freedom Of lake navigation in the
lock canal The difference between
the two plans was well shown BY Sen
atOr Knox during his able argument
on the subject at the last session OF
the senate by the exhibition Of a map
drawn to a scale in which the sea
level canal was supeTimpOsed on the
lock canal and the difference in width
were shown.
The objections to the lock canal as
projected are, first, that the Gatun
dam, which makes the Gatum lake,
and the dams which form the SOs5
lake. being constructed OF earth, are
to be placed OF foundations that will
render them Unsta 1ls; second, that
the locks to be Creczsd e~Cead any
thing known in size and weight OF ma
chinery, and that most serious acct
dents might occur which would Ger
tainly stop the traffic Of the canal for
days and months, and might 90 TO the
extent Of putting the canal out Of
commission for years; third, that the
and would much delay the steamers;
fourth, that both the locks and dams
Of the lock canals are peculiarly sub
jet TO disturbances and destruction by
earthquakes; fifth, that the lock can
al is much more easily put out Of COM
mission by an enemy in time OF war,
OF by a malicious person, through the
use Of dynamite or high explosives.
The time required for the cOnstruc-
ton OF the lock canal is about eight
years, or virtually One-half the time
that the Sea-level would consume in
its construction The nEneusa in ror1rd
numbers, including the interest on the
investment during the additional eight
years that the sea-leveI canal would
take for building, and the loss OF pro-
1T during those eight years from the
tolls which would be earned with
lock canal would make the differ
ence in cost between $50, OOO,O 900 and
$500, 900, 000- In other words, the time
and cost OF the sea-level canal are
just double that Of the lock canal.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1906-11-30
MANY SOLDIERS DESERT.
The Percentage Has Shown Steady In
crease for Some Years.

The Percentage Has Shown Steady In
crease for Some Years.
Washington, Nov. 26.-DesertiOn Is
on the increase in the United States
army. The annual report Of the mill
tary secretary shows in the year ended
June 80 there were 6,25S deseriOnss
or IA for every one hundred soldiers
in the army. In 1905 the rate Of de-
sertiOns was only SIS and for the three
years previous to that time, the rate
Of desertiOn was only 81. From 1895
to 1904 the average Of deseTtiOn was
only As per cent. The rate Of de-
seTtiOn in 1906 was highest in the
field artillery, 90 per cent The cav
airy was next with rs per cent
White soldiers showed a deSertiOn
average Of 81 per cent while the ne
gro soldiers showed an average OF
only % per cent Twenty-Five per cent
Of the deSertiOns were in the first three
months Of the deserter's enlistment
Ninety per cent Of the deserters were
Of native birth and as SO per cent OF
the enlisted men in 1906, were Of ma
tive birth the rate Of desertiOn among
natives and foreigners was about the
same.
Of the men who deserted in 1906,
813 have been apprehended and 24O
surrendered to the military authOri-
ties The total number Of deserters
convicted Of desertiOn sentenced to
confinement and dishOnOrable dis
charge WIS 90
The number Of desertiOns,' says
General AinsWOTth, doubtless viii be
decreased IL the military authorities
| themselves cease to exercise the leni-
ency with which they have heretofore
treated deserters who have been appre-
hended and returned to military con-
| troll"
Commenting upon the finger print
/ system which has been adopted by the
| war department as a means OF insur-
| ing the detection Of fraudulent enlist
ments and the Identification OF desert
ers with greater ease, Major General
| AinswOrth says:
The finger prints OF an unidentified
| dead soldier in the field OF battle viii
| establish his identity and unknown
! dead in the field should be a thing OF
/ the past The finger prints Of former
| soldiers also will serve as an infaIli-
/ bic means Of identification in the
many pension and other cases II
/ which it becomes necessary to estab-
/ liSh to the satisfaction Of the govern
ments the identity Of the applicants
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1906-11-30
HE WAS ALWAYS FOR "oURs."
Thad Stevens Invariably Had a Choice
rs RetEEean ..Danned RascaIs-1

Thad Stevens Invariably Had a Choice
as Between Damned Rascals."
Ida NJ. TarbeI in American Magazine.
Mr.. Stevens at this time Gin the
early '6Os) was a man Of 20, sOmber
and gaunt, with rugged features, deep
set eyes and a splendid brow. He was
lame, a club foot, and at this time
his health was much broken But
never had his wit been keener, his
elOquence greater, his viii more in
dOmitable, his sarcasm more biting.
He understood congressional tactics as
few men ever have, and he was a fill
buster Of first order. He was fire.
Quently INSCRIPTIONS in getting what
he wanted If he wanted 1t, IL must
be right and the means were sec
ondary consideration.
Stevens always stood by his own,
right or wrong, not that ne entertain
ed illusions about his republican col
leagues. Which one IS our damned
rascal2' he asked one day when
called upon TO vote in a contested cleo
ton case, and our damned rascal got
his vote. The last thing Stevens would
a member took to questions he con-
sidered immaterial in the debate he
hauled him back sharply to his NUT
tons, and il was a rash man indeed
who objected. There was only one
thing that would send him OF on a
tangent, and that was an effort to Sc
cure some advantage over q man OF
another race or color. In the debate
on the present bill, for instance ne broke
out in a fiery denunciaton Of Califor-
MIA because the representatives were
trying to secure a high duty on clean
ed rice, which the Chinese used al
most exclusively. The Californians
frankly avowed that the duty intend
ed was a discrimination against the
Chinaman- Stevens was at them In
an instant, the engineering Of the bill
quite forgotten, in a hot speech
against the injustice Of their attitude"
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1906-11-30
SOME EARLY HISTORY.
How Business F1Ourished With Pete
RObidOux at Wallace.


From Hoxie (Kan.) Sentinel.
Peter RObidOux Of Wallace was a
caller at this ONCE Tuesday morning.
To one who is fond Of hearing Of the
early days in western Kansas Mr.. Rob
fdoux is a most entertaining talker.
He came to Ellis county in 1856 and
two years later moved 10 the end Of
the Union Pacific, settling at Wallace,
where he bought in his own language,
"a shack and an apron full OF drugs
The drugs he packed away in barrels
and his stock Of goods then considered
OF ten gallons Of whisky and 500
cigars. He put a faucet in the key
and set II on the counter and put an
empty nail key by its side In few
hours the whisky was gone and the
nail key was full Of silver dollars. This
was the beginning. In 1858 and at
different times ne has engaged in mer-
chandizing, live stock and various 9TH
er pursuits, and if there Is a man in
this country who can tell its history
in an entertaining manner, It IS he
One week when he was buying bu1-
falo skins at Wallace he says he kept
count and bought $500 and there
were two other buyers there at the
same time whose purchases probably
equaled his.
He is now one OF the biggest land
owners IN the west, yet he finds It pro-
ftable to come to Sheridan county to
lease, he having had the Frank Wyatt
ranch south OF town under lease the
past year, and has this years alfalfa
crop amounting to 500 tons, which he
will probably feed out this winter.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1906-11-30

The late Nine. Ristori, the famous
actress" said a playwright at the
Players club in New York, had q
great detestatiOn Of boosters
AT a dinner that was given in her
honor here, a bOastful Italian tenor
excited her displeasure. This tenor, a
count, said:
90 In my fathers palazO on the Cor
50 in Rome, the dining hall is so lofty
that you can't distinguish the paint
ings on the ceiling without an opera
glass
Nine Ristori giared at the boast
ful tenor. Then she said:
How very different from my
hOmei There the dining room IS so
low that nothing but sOles can be
brought on the table, and even they
have to be served in a fat dish
The SOLE" concluded the play
wright, 'is you know, the --LATEST fish
in the wOrld-hatteF by far than the
founder or place '-Exchange
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1906-11-30
ROCK ISLAND 10 own EXPRESS
Possibly Forerunner Of Similar Action
on Par Of Ofher Compantes.

Z
on Part Of Other Companies.
The action Of the Rock Island com
pauy in organizing its own express
company TO conduct these operations
on its own lines, while not q new ven
ture for q railroad corporation seems
to be the fOrerunner Of a more or less
general movement in this direction
The Rock Island company has as yet
made no Official statement regarding
It's new enterprise, but the plans for
operation are being worked out The
prime reason for this new move was
the Belief that the company can do
better for its stockholders than under
present conditions and an examination
OF the possibilities OF the situation
would seem TO bear this out
The Northern Pacific and Great
Northern roads both have their own
express companies. and the reincor-
poratiOn Of the former as the North
ern Express company a short time ago
seemed 10 point towards the absOrp-
ton OF the Great Northern Express
company. and the displacement OF the
Adams Express company on the other
Hill rOad-the Burlington
In view Of the general belief that
other roads win follow suit and ousi
the present express companies from
their positions IL is interesting 70 note
the possibilities in the situation fOI
the lines for a company under the
.
group. Prominent among such my be
mentioned the Pennsylvania roads
Vanderbilt lines and the Hartman
roads
It is a matter Of current report thai
the Wells-FargO company is cOntrOll-
ed by Z. H Hartman. but this by nc
means makes the latter company z
| railroad express in view Of the fac
that it operates largely on other lines
as well as the fact that It does no
/ operate on the Union Pacific; at the
same time il is generally understood
| that il paid a good figure for its con.
/ tract with the Southern Patio.
| The American Express company Il
| reported to be a Vanderbilt concern
and 70 control the National Express
| company The latter appears to bt
more or less Of a railroad express The
| Vanderbilt lines are not exclusively
/ operated by either OF these cOmpa
MES while the American operates OF
| other systems which precludes It be
| ing termed a railroad express
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1906-11-30
RELUCTANT Confession.
Had TO Admit Harry Kissed Her on
the Hand.

Had TO Admit Harry Kissed Her on
the Hand.
'sMaybeIle. has Harry ever kissed
ycu2ss
'sJust once, GLADLY; but he begged
50 hard couldn't refuse him"
when was ft2''
Last Thursday night"
Where did he kiss you 2'''
en- this town, OF course"
That doesn't answer the ques-
ton Where did he kiss your"
at home"
That isn't what I want to know.
Where did he kiss you pa
s'In the conservatory.
That is another evasion Where
did he kiss y0u2"
sEr-iu the dark
you may just as vel ten me the
straight truth Where did he kissyou2 2
On the back Of mT hand e you
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1906-11-30

The readers OF this paper wiz be
pleased to learn that there IS at least
one dreaded disease that science has
been able to cure in All its stages, and
that IS Catarrh- Halls CatRrrh Cure
Is the only positive cure now known
to the medical fraternity. CatarFh be
ing 2 constitutional disease, requires
a constitutional treatment Hairs
Catarrh Cure is taken internally, act
ing directly upon the blood and mu-
cous surfaces OF the systeE, thereby
destroying the foundation OF the dis
ease and giving the patient strength
BY building up the constitution and as
sisting nature IN doing its work The
proprietors have 50 much faith In its
curative powers that they OHer One
Hundred Dollars for any ease that g
fails to cure Send Tor list OF tssi-
monials Addres
=. J. CHENEY q CO, Toledo @.
Sold By druggists. T6c-
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1906-11-30
WHEN THE DEAR SEX VOTES.
Mere Man Has No Such Problems &c
Solve.

From New York Times.
Ernest LamsOn tells Of a Colorado
woman who presented herself one day
at the registration booth OF a town in
that state for the purpose Of qualify
ing to vote upon the school question
at the next election.
with what political party do you
affiliate % asked the clerk. The lady
blushed and otherwise exhibited con-
fusion Of manner.
rs 1t obligatory that answer that
question" she inquired.
Certainly, madam; the law re-
Quires it
Then" said the woman, Il don't
think care to vote if must mention
the party's name. However, I don't
mind saying that he is one Of the
incest men I've ever met"
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1906-11-30
FanOus sfrII-e BreaI1ers.

The most famous strike breakers IN
the land are Dr.. Kings New Life Pills
When liver and bowels 90 On strike
they quickly settle the trouble. and the
purifying work goes right on Best
cure for constipation, headache and
dizziness. CSC at + A Steyenson's
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1906-11-30

The Knights and Ladies Of Securfty
meet every first and third Thursday
evenings at 5 O'Clock, In Masonic hall
All members OF the order and visiting
members Of the fraternity are cordial
" invited to attend J. ". KANOUSE,
President
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1906-11-30

Improved Ranch for Rent
$40 acres. It's acres In cultivation,
100 acres now plOWed; possession
given at once Y. ". Goodrich, Good
land. Kan
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1906-11-30

Bank Money Orders sold at the
Farmers National Bank, payable tn
every city and town in the United
States for half the cost Of q pOstof1cs
order. 3. F. Brown, Cashier.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1906-11-30

For sa7e. three fuIl-bI0Od Poland
China bOars. PeGigrees can be FUR
n5shed If desired J. z Penbcos
Brewster Kan
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1906-11-30
For Sale


Good single harness, only been used
few times See H ". Stewart, at The
GOOdland News once.
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1906-11-30

100 tons Of good feed, consisting OF
bound corn and cane, and so tons Of
choice moved cane. G. L. Calvert
The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1906-11-30

l. n hatch ezaminss your eyez
lrE. q cL.IEe
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1906-08-06

MI. and Mrs. B. S. Turbyfill and
children left this morning for vernal.
Utah, where they will make their fu-
ture home. They have lived in Ros-
well a year
L. K. McGaffey returned Saturday
from a two weeks combined business
and pleasure trip to Chihuahua, Mexi-
CO City, Guadalajara and the Sierra
Madre mountains.
$500. 900 to loan on irrigated farms.
Long time loans, interest payable an
nually with privilege to pay off oar
before DUE. B. Herbst, Financial
Agent 3O3 N Main, opp. P. o.
Mrs. D. H. Patterson and Msr. Rel
da Hayes left this morning for their
home in Fayetteville, Tenn, having
spent two and one-half weeks here
with their sister, Mrs. J.. w. Smith.
Robert L. Graves and bride return
ed Sunday afternoon from their brid-
al trip to Fort Worth and Bowie,
Texas. They are now at home to
their friends at 4O6 South Lea
Making people want the goods is
after all about as near the secret of
it as there comes to being any Sc
cret. Make the public want what you
made.
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NOTICE.

There will be q meeting of
the stockholders of the Roswell
Oil Company, Monday, Aug. E.
at 8 p. m, at the Roswell Club.
This meeting is very important
and all stockholders are request
ed to be present.
j. N. CHIPLEY,
33-t2 Secretary
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1906-08-06

Mile Levison returned this morning
from a Sunday visit in Dexter.
G. T. McQuillon went to Elida this
morning on telephone business.
G.. L.. True started on a business
trip to Elida and Portales tnis morn
ing.
j. w. Walters came up from Lake
wood this morning to look after bust
ness.
Miss Carlyn Shaver will entertain
about forty young friend tonight in
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1906-08-06

C.. w. Halliburton, Alonzo Fisher,
S. E. Smith, D. J. Tnrasher A. f.
Brown, j. c. Weaver, E. E.. Brunk,
New and w. A. Gillett of Dexter
w. H. Drashner, J.. Washichek, A. w.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1906-08-06

Ranching, j.. e. Bryan, W. j.. Bryan
were among the visitors in the city
today, from the lower part of the
valley.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1906-08-06

Horace Lay went to Elida this
ing on business.
morning to work.
morning on business.
w. H. Rhodes left his morning on
a business trip to Amarillo.
Some special bargains in Main
street property, improved and unim-
proved.-Carlton & Bell.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1906-08-06

honor OF her guest, Miss Myra Jordan,
OF Wichita.
Ben F. Wade came up from Hope
this morning for repairs on an auto
mobile.
Mrs. J. P. Rhodes returned this
morning from a pleasure trip down
the valley.
Nola Oliver went to Elida his morn
ing on a two days trip for the Joyce
Pruit Company.
Mrs. Laura Thompson came in this
morning from Lakewood to visit Mrs.
Charles Ballard.
A fine 800 acre farm, plenty of wa
ter, to exchange for Roswell proper
ty.-Carlton & Bell.
r. S. Beeman, who has just return
ed from Baylor University, went to
Amarillo this morning.
J.. NJ. Anthony came up from Lake
wood this morning and expects to Sc
cure a position and remain here.
Mrs. J.. N. Poteet, daughter and two
sons and Miss Hay went to Acme this
morning for a visit with relatives.
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All kinds of money to loan
on good real estate security.
Carlton & Bell, No. 3O3 n. Main.

1t is important to you n to us
that you remember our telephone
No. 81. 29tf
E. J. Nell and son, ]. D. Nell came
up from Hagerman this morning, the
father leaving on a three weeks trip
to Peoria, Ill.
DR.. E. J.. Hubbard, of HaZlehurst,
Miss, came in last week from Cloud
croft, where he has been on a pleas
ure trip. He will be in Roswell for
some time.
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assortment
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-07-03
NEW GOLD FIND.
Find Made Twelve Miles South OF
scarchlight, Nevada.
Special Correspondence.

special correspondents.
Searchllght. Ney.. July IA sensa-
tional gold strike was made II miles
south OF here NJ Lewls's Holes. by J.
W. Short. The new FL Dorado Is
about eight miles from the line OF the
Searchlight q Banwell railroad. Al
the bottom OF an eight foot cut, three
samples were assayed that gave re-
turns OF Si77, $3.50. and $4,000 The
ore is an andesite purpnyry and talo
and the values run In gness and por-
phyry along the contact
The shaft on the SearchliSht Treas
urer Gold is down 124 feet and the
vein Is widening as depth is attained,
Supt Hall Is installing air drills and
will facilitate the work IN the shaft
as much as possible.
Work in developing the Searchlght
Diamond goes on undated. and sink
ing IN the three shafts is progressing
rapidly, The lumber for timbering the
30 foot shaft on the Gold Medal claim
has been delivered. This shaft so far
has shown the best values. although
high grade ore has been found on the
other claims. The west shaft on these
claims is opening Up a wider vein. but
the values remain about the same. A
drift to the westward is being started
In the 10 foot shaft on the Gold Medal
claim. I'm order TO get out Of the break.
as good ore was found above.
The Searchlight Mining & Milling
Co. is installing a 100 ton cyanide
plant. An electric plant. 50 h. p. gaso-
line engine and pump OF 10000 gall
Ion capacity have been ordered and
win be In active working order within
90 days The main shaft is to be sunk
to the 500 foot level and new veins ex-
posed. The assay office is being thor
oughly refitted with the very best In
line OF apparatus
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-07-03

hard crystalline granite formation
which, Judging from developments
made IN the tunnel prior 20 the cut
ting of the Nevada and ore other rs
sure. n the for7runner OF ore although
the Gold Bluff vein which showed The
presence OF high grade free gold
ore on the surface should not be- en-
countered for nearly $50 feet. The
face, however. was beginning Co show
a change by the presence Of iron SUE
phdes carrying gold values, when Mt
Gibbs left camp.
AR Gibbs is very sanguine about me
future ~ Gold Butte which he Is con-
ndent l. going 10 become big pro-
Queer There Is no doubt said he
today. but what the Gold Butte mine
contains millions Of tons of CONNER
Cial ore but how high grade 10 VIII
be-. cannot be determined until the
tunnel Is run further into the monn-
tain and the ore bodies cut at depth.
While ~ course We may encounter
great deal Of high grade shipping ore,
I am ~ the opinion that the COD
Butte win be largely a milling PROPOSE
ton. II Is too big 10 be anything else. >
lie left the mine in competent hands
and work viii be prosecuted as vigor-
ously as ever.
Mr.. Gibbs viii leave for his home
in Marysyale tomorrow morning ac-
cOmpaned by his SON. Frank.
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SHELTER FOR NEVADA.
Some OF Schwabs Engineers Interest
cd in Buildlng Of Plant

News was received IN Tonopah last
week. says the Miner OF Tonopsh. IN
81 gard % the organization OF the Ne
.ada Smelling q Mines corporation,
recently effected In New York. The new
corporation was formed through the
efforts OF Malcolm l.. Macdonald and
Donald q. Giilles. to take over a num-
Der Of important options on southwest
orn Nevada mining properties held by
them and TO erect a smelter for the re-
duClon Of the ores OF the kawich dis.
trlct. The officers and directors are
Malcolm H. Macdonald. president: Dr.
NJ r. Ward. vice president: Arthur V.
Joseph. treasurer. Henry l.. Friden-
berg. secretary. +. 4. Montgomery.
Leonard A. Dresser. Chas r.. Norris
Chas. r.. Miller and Donald h. Gilles.
These names Include some Of the best
known mining men IN the country The
affairs OF the company are 20 be- man
aLcd by az cXecutice committee Of the
hoard OF d'ectort, consisting Of Messrs.
Macdonald. Gilies and Fridenberg. The
New York Office Of the company Is at
- Broad street. and is in charge ~
Adam Underwood. assistant secretary.
The new company controls the south
MfFAfIW NJ ala NlifN NNINIdil. CIV u
ing the great sIlyer-iead property at
Ryeine. the GoIdreed Mines COM
Tany. which is opening ~ a very rich
group Of claims ot Goldreed, In .he
Kawich range. and six other proper
ties 40 Eden, clifford Belehelen AMI
Golden Arrow.
The company viii erect large
smelier at a point about midway be-
tween Reycille and Eden. and Il Is an
uouuccd that ground will be broken
early this fan.
The Nevada Smelling & Mines cor
p0ration r. capitalized Tor 1000 900
shares each Of q par value Of S.
Mr. Gillies left New York last night
for Tonopah ana viii soon be followed
by Mr. Macdonald. and Il Is under
ttood that on their arrival here ne
plans of the new corporation VIII BE-
PERFECTED and that the development OF
the various properties now under bond
VIII BE- pushed vigorously all along the
hne