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The Goodland republic., 1907-01-04
q Lesson for lIerchants

From Topeka Journal
There is a lesson for every mer-
chant in the experience told by a rep
resentative OF a Chicago mail order
house to a gathering OF newspaper
men up in Iowa He said that the
mail order business depended entirely
upon advertising. He made one re-
mark that merchants should heed. He
says they take the local papers and
directed their special efforts to COM
munities where the merchants were
not up-tO-date advertisers II the mail
order man finds that any line OF busi-
ness in any town or city is not well
advertised, as for instance, furniture,
he said that they flood that territory
with their literature and always with
satisfactory results. He believed IL
true, he said, that country merchants
could greatly cripple the mail order
houses II they would advertise freely
and in the right manner. He said
that every advertisement should de-
scribe minutely the articles to be sold
and quote the prices Here is food
for thought by merchants who fear
the effect Of mail order houses.
The Goodland republic., 1907-01-04
THE NEGRO RECIPIENT ISSUE.

From New York Times.
The impllzl',,e Bata~ian O5stinaCy
with which ths presi7cnt maintains
his position in respect to the discharge
OF the negro soldiers will delight the
souls OF those, the world over, who
believe that might makes right On
the other hand, Senator FOraker's de-
structve criticism OF the presidents
attitude, his examination OF the evi-
dence and 5he faS is, his cit1riOns ~
law and precedent and decision, mis-
demonstration that the order dis
charging the troops was an act with
out authority in the constitution OF in
the statutes, has given some comfort
to those who believe that the presi-
dents position IS unsound in reason,
in morals and in justice and ought to
be unsOund in law. But there the
matter rests. II It is carried further It
appears that we shall presently note
the impact OF a force morally irresis-
tibIe upon a body physically immov-
able.
The president. it is said. has de-
clared that he viii veto any act OF
congress intended to undo his work,
and he defies the nations legislators
to impeach him. That IS an empty
boast. There are ninety senators, and
the constitution requires that in i'm
peachment trials twO-thirds Of the
senators present must vote for con-
victiOn or the proceeding falls The
president could count with absolute
certainty upon the support OF the
twenty-eight senators Of the solid
south, and he knows it A score, per-
haps two scores. OF northern senators
would back him up. Nobody but him
self has mentioned Impeachment, and
he would have done well to leave the
word out OF the discussion. Still,
since he can make no reply to the
moral and legal argument, it was na-
tural enough and also characteristic
that he should point to his uncOn-
querable battaliOhs.
The Goodland republic., 1907-01-04
THE ROOSEVELT THIRD TERM
NATIONAL LEAGUE

The Republic Is in receipt OF let
ter and circular from the Third
Term National League" which has its
headquarters in the Tribune building,
Chicago. and OF which E A Homer
IS president and c E Hayek is sec
retary and treasurer They propose
70 have a branch organization in every
county OF every state in the unions and
they want The Republic TO boost
Well now, wouldn't that xiii youz
OF course they must have cOins cOllat-
eraI and a cOmmissary, and. we sug-
gest, a coroner to sit upon the re-
mains OF this batch OF lunatics with
decided suicidal and homicidal ten
dency- Let HOrner boost and Hayek
provide the Necessary prOTender for
the aggregation OF asses that they pro-
pose 70 corral There are no wild
donkeys here, but, we are told that
they are very plentiful in the noun
tafns Of Colorado. We suggest that
they write TO Peabody to ship them
a train load. They are good pack ami
mails and easy kept They can subsist
or the labels OF tin cans and hurrah
as long and loud as any other pOliti-
cal ass Of the bipedaIous variety.
But to be serious. It IS a scheme
OF ambitious boosters that IS well to
let alone. The unwrftten law OF mo
third term IS wholesome and safe,
and has been followed since the days
OF washington Roosevelt himself
has not only positively declared that
ne viii not accept denomination, but
has stated that he considers in effect
and in fact ne has served two terms
March 4, 1903, and that he also fully
recognizes the popular Imperative
mandate, mo third tsrmi"
He favOrs Taft, and there IS no
stronger or safer man in the republi-
can party than he Indeed, It is our
opinion that he is by far better equip
ped for the Office OF chief magistrate
OF the United States than Theodore
Roosevelt Roosevelt has qualities
that the people admire, but he has
many others that they do not admire
He IS too arbitrary and headstrOng. He
is In hot water now with the members
OF his own party AS The Republic is
democratic, Mr.. HOrner and Nj
Hayek have simply dropped into the
wrong pew" AS the editor used to
preach, he quotes to these worthless a
text: Cursed is the man that trusteth
in man
The Goodland republic., 1907-01-04

.sstand-Pasters- EVEn Eieht tEse secre-
fzry's CandidacF.

~ alLlliEll.H.
washington. Dee. 51--secretary
TafFs candidacy for the presidential
nomination means that the rspUblI-
can parry no longer can dodge within
its own ranks the question Of tariH
revision The secretary Of var IS the
one member OF the administratf ton
who has declared himself clearly and
distinctly on the subject
In his speech at Portsmouth, IN ad-
vOcacy Of the reelection OF Repre-
sentative Littlefeld last October, Sec
retary Taft without evasion and ap-|
parently with the carefully consider
ed purpose OF defining Just where he
stands with respect to the tariff Ques-
don. proclaimed his belief in the need
for a general Overhaulfng OF the pres
ent tariff schedules, and their re-es-
tablishment upon a basis better suited
10 the commercial needs and activities
OF the nation
Regarding the tariff. the secretary
said:
Speaking my individual opinion
and for no one else, I believe that
since the passage OF the DingIey bill
there has been a change in the busi-
ness conditions Of the country max
ing It wise and just to revise the
schedules OF the existing tarih. The
sentiment in favor OF q revision OF the
tariff Is growing in the republican
party, and in the near future the
members OF the party VIII doubtless be
able TO agree on q reasonable plan.
But the work OF the present session,
which was pressing in its urgency,
could never have been accomplished
II there had been introduced into con-
gress and the councils OF the party
the heated discussions certain to arise
over the questions OF the revision Of
the tariff
How soon the feeling in favor Of
revision shall crystalize into action
| cannot be foretOld, but It is certain to
come and with IT those schedules Of
the tariff which have inequalities and
are excessive viii be readjusted- The
| reasonable prospect Of a revision Of
the tariff by the republican party on
conservative lines should certainly be
/ greatly preferred by those who favor
revision and yet believe in the protec-
/ tive system to legislation which is al
ways threatened by the incoming OF a
| democratic congress and a democratic
administration under the battle CRY
! "A protective tariff is a robbery Of the
many for the benefit OF the few and
/ to the disaster to general business
which inevitably follows
The Goodland republic., 1907-01-04
A Jacobs Story.

A magazine editor was talking
about ". ". Jacobs, the famous hu-
morist.
II want abroad this summer" he
said, 'sto try and get Mr.. Jacobs to
write for me; but I found that he had
all he could do for six or seven years
to come.
re is a quiet, modest chap. When
7 praisd his wonderful skill in the
writing OF short stories, he said that
It was only their surprises that made
his stories take
Then to illustrate what he meant,
he told me a story wherein the sur
prises came fast and furious.
He said that a lawyer, defending
q man accused OF house breaking.
spoke like this
Your honor, I submit that my
client did not break into the house at
all. He found the parlor window open
and merely inserted his right arm and
removed a teW trihing articles Now.
my clients arm IS not himself. and I
fail to see how you can punish the
whole Individual for an oTenss COM
mitted only BY one Of his limbs
% That argument said the judge,
IS very wen put Following IL lOgi-
eally, I sentence the defendants arm
to one years Imprisonment He can
accompany il or not as he chooses.
The defendant smiled, and with his
lawyers assistance unscrewed his
cork arm, and, leaving i IN the dock,
walked cut E''-ExchanEe.
The Goodland republic., 1907-01-04
To Make IL snnara

Edwin Markham, the famous au-
thor OF THE Nan With the Hoe, !" is a
bitter opponent Of child labor. Dis
cussing the effort that he IS making
toward the reform OF the child labor
laws, ar. Markham said recently:
Il would abolish. too. the contemp-
tibly unjust system OF fines. What
right has an employer to fine a hand
an hours pay for I'VE minutes late
uess2 What right has he, because the
hand has damaged some goods 2
cents worth TO hne him q diner
AIr Markham, after a moments
pause. smafed-
7 wish to goodness, he. said, chat
every victim Of the despicabIe fine
system had the same story to ten as
an actor heard OF yesterday.
This actor had worked under g
manager who was a great finer. F'or
a bad makeup, FOR lateness, for noise
players were biIked from q quarter 10
81 The worst OF all the fines was
one OF 10 cents for failure to return
properties FOR this vas a duty that
every one continually forgot
In q financial drama one night
Ehe manager said sterfy to the
and the manager loaned an actor s8
OF s. IN real bHls to use IN the next
scene
Ine manager said sternly TO The
actor the following Saturday.
8y the way Booth, yor haven't
returned that s. 4 gave you IN act
Monday night
Never mind. said the actor. .5usi
ane me a dime San Francisco Bull
lehn-
The Goodland republic., 1907-01-04

So Pays De Bm for t.s Battle-

stas Pays TIE I'm Tor ne Battle
ship.
The s5.e80 silver service for the bat
tieship kansas arrived in Topeka re-
Gently via the Wells Fargo express
from New York The silver service
is packed in two huge wooden boxes,
and Is addressed TO Edward J. Val.
the Wichita 5eweler who got the con-
tract for furnishing the serFice. 1Ir-
Vail IS not in town. and the service
was delivered to the governors Office
lIr Vail wiz be in town On Friday,
at which time the service viii 5e un-
packed and placed on display in 8
glass case In the Office Of Governor
HOch- It viii remain on exhibition
during the session OF the legislature
There was nothing about the two
big boxes to indicate the value Of
their contents The express on the
boxes amounted to about $50
The candelabra in the service are
80 inches high. The large tray is 8 BY
feet, and the punch bowl is Sc
inches in diameter and 2s inches high
The punch bowl set comprises 15
pieces and there are besides 20 mis-
ceIlaneous pieces, making q total Ol
IS pieces in the serTice.-TOpeka STATE
Journal
The Goodland republic., 1907-01-04
GREAT NrEN,s VOICEs.
To Be Preserved by monographs I'm
American Universities.


American Universities.
The November Century has an ar
ticle by W z. Scripture entitled,
The German Emperor's Voice" 1t
seems that records Of the voices Of
great men are being made for pre-
servatiOn in American universities and
elsewhere, as historic collection and
for reproduction when they shall have
passed from the stage Of action One
IS reminded Of the scriptural express
ion, And he (Abel) being dead yet
speaketh. What a wonder it would
be to listen to Shakespeare, to Byron
to Washington or to Lincoln! Surely
the world moves.
In one Of the records OF Emperor
Williams voices there is a gem Of his
original composition which IS as fol-
lows:
BE brave in adversely. Do not
strive for what is unattainable or
worthless; be content with each day
as 1t comes; look at the good side OF
everything; take pleasure in nature
and accept your fellow men as you
find them For a thousand bitter
hours comfort yourself with a single
happy one; in effort, and deed always
do your best, regardless OF reward
He who can do this viii be fortunate,
free and independent the days OF ms
life viii always be happy ones. He
who IS distrustful, does wrong TO 9TH
ers and injures himself. 1t IS our
duty to consider every person good as
long as ne does not prove the con
trary. The world Is 50 large and We
human beings 50 small, that every
thing cannot center in US alone Even
when something injures US or some
thing hurts US, who can know but
that IL is necessary for the beneht OF
the whole creation2 Everything IN
the world. whether good or Otherwise,
IS the work OF the great wise win OF
the Almighty and AlIknowing Crea-
tor. though We petty creatures may not
be able TO understand # Everything
in the world Is exactly as il must be-
and whatever It may be the good IS
always the Eriil OF the Creator
Here Is a code Of morals and rule
Of manly conduct fitting IN deed Tor a
resolution and a plan Of life for the
new year just ushsred in We may
never hear the authors voice but We
may catch his spirit in these lines
The Goodland republic., 1907-01-04

Hany plans are given to start a
ba1lxy horse. Here IS one from the
Team Owners Review: To make a.
5allzy horse 50. take a rope about
twelve feet Ions. pass II around the
forelegs aud allow Ct to drop down
below the fetlock again. then taking
one end IN each hand have the driver
start the horse while the man shead
pulls on the rope. This VIII bring the
horse to q jump with one leg On the
ground OF take a step. and as scon IS
he does this he Hfl fGrEet 90 stop
asain. and if the rope s. dropped te
FlE usaaliy walk over = Wi.hc4t fur
thsr ersubls this IS pracdce5 q
few @ et 80 he N zert
e scf las rose Rnd e 7s lct
The Goodland republic., 1907-01-04
FIFTY sToRY BUILDING.

Nine Stories Higher Than Highest
Ever Previously Planned
New York, Dec 31.-AnnOuncement
was made yesterday Of the awarding
OF the contract for the structural steel
for the seven hundred foot tower
which is to complete the block Of
buildings erected by the Metropolitan
Life Insurance company.
Out topped in height by only one
other man built structure in the world
the Eifel tower, and nine stories high
er than the tallest Office building ever
planned, the Metropolitan tower, as
the fifty story addition win be known,
viii cover the plot on which formerly
stood the Parkhurst church at the
southeast corner Of Madison avenue
and Twenty-fourth street
The Goodland republic., 1907-01-04
500, 900 FOR HIS HURTS.

Largest Verdict Ever Rendered in the
United States for Personal Injuries.
Fresno, Cal, Dec. 31--The jury in
the. case Of the suit Of Willard zibbell
against the Southern Pacific company
gave a judgment against the railroad
for 100000. This is said to be the
largest verdict ever rendered in the
United States for personal injuries.
In July, 1905, Zibbell, who is a race
horse driver, was struck by a box
car moving in the freight yards with
out a light and ne lost his left arm,
his right hand, his left leg at the hip,
and his right foot
The Goodland republic., 1907-01-04

-I want 70 give some valuable ad-
vice 10 those Who suffer WITH la7Ile
hack ana kinney trouble" says y -
BlanksEship cf Beck, Tenn rave
--o-e5 - an absolute certainty that
'--leefrfc Eftters viii positively cE1ra
tffr EfssreEenE cCnclaon- The lEs
fosEe rave me great rellef ana 11tar
tef-irg E few more bottles. i was cc-l-
Dlete1v cured, SO completely tnat 1L
Becomes = pleasure . reeoilliLla1lQ ~
~ Etrsu1cE 1r18 E-c 1-
The Goodland republic., 1907-01-04
BoUeHT aIANY DIAsloNDs.
Americans Paid SIS, 200, 900 for Spark.
lers This Year.

Americans Paid $4,000, 900 for Spark
lers This Year.
New York, Dec S1.-Upward OF
-S4s, ,OOO, 900 has been paid for dia-
monds and other precious stones i'm
ported at New York in the present
year, as shown by figures compiled by
the customs authorities preliminary to
the annual report to be sent to Wash
ington. This exceeds that OF the last
calendar year by 100000
Since 1865, when the first gem was
exported from the Cape OF Good Hope,
the United States has paid, according
to figures just compiled, about $525,-
0OO, 900 for diamonds. and this IS one
half OF the amount OF cash which
South Africa has obtained for its en-
tire supply OF the precious stones sold
in all parts OF the world The figures
represent what the importers pay
The Goodland republic., 1907-01-04
Tasks for 1907.

tasks ICE lSUd.
Hail to you, New Year, haiIl We
have been waiting for you, 1907, be-
cause our tasks have been too heavy
for US, and we need the help Of your
young, strong personality. We did
not expect to see a smiling, helpless
infant, as some picture you; no in
deed Like the gods Of old, you come
into being full grown full panOplied,
ready for the battle Of life.
We greet you, New Year, with a
smiling face You look so clea-n and
strong, and full OF life and vigor, that
we cannot help but feel fresh courage
and hopefulness about the work OF
this old world. Oh yes, yes indeed,
there's a great deal Of work before
you, New Year; tasks that ought to
have been completed in the year just
past; but they were left unfinished
because the Old Year was too care
less, too Indifferent, too ignorant or
too discouraged to finish them
What are they?''
Why, you must have seen some Of
them yourself already. On your very
first trip over your domain, New
Year, you must have seen, right here
in the United States, which we call
the land Of the free and the home OF
the brave, I say, you must have seen
thousands OF little children working
and tOiling in factories and mines;
their wan, tired faces must have at
tracted the notice OF such a bright
wide-awake young fellow as you, and
surely your warm, generous nature
viii respond with active endeavors to
restore to them the rights Of happy
childhood.
In looking about to find where the
men were who ought to be doing the
work that was put on the weak shoul-
ders Of these little children, you
probably discovered the drunkard
factories Of this country; the places
where kind hearted fathers and hus-
bands and brothers and sons are turn
ed into idle, prOfigate, lOathesome
creatures I think I see you shake
your head, and hear you say positive
~, This will never do; things are all
wrong here. must get right to
work to clean up these places and set
things to rights"
I think you have seen many things
to delight your heart in this country
Of the stars and stripes, but you have
been amazed, haven't you, at the way
we let our boys, our coming men,
stunt their stature, weaken their brain
power and paralize their moral na-
tures with the poison OF the deadly
cigarette.
Oh, I can't begin to point out all
the tasks which lie before you. They
are many. But you have already seen
the army OF workers you are to direct;
it is a large and powerful one; new
recruits are joining every day for this
world battle against evil In every
form and I predict, New Year, that
you viii see wonderful victories during
your reign
The Goodland republic., 1907-01-04

". 9. p Q. 80


Oau LE1F LaeEuOEleI-
Let us forget the things that vszed
and tired US.
The worrying things that caused our
souls 20 fret
The hopes that cherished long, were
still denied Us
Let Us forget
Let Us forget the little sights that
panied US,
The greater wrongs that rankle some
times yet;
The pride with which some lofty one
disdains Us
Let US forget
Let Us forget our brothers fault and
The yielding to temptation that be
rhat he perehance. though grief be
unavafling.
Can not forget
But blessing manifold past all deserv-
Kind words and helpful deeds. a
countless throng.
The fault o'ercOme, the rectitude un-
sWeFving,
Let Us remember AOLB-
The sacrifice Of love. the generous
giving
When friends were few. and hand
clasp warm and strong.
The fragrance Of each life OF holy liv-
ing,
Let US remember long.
Whatever things were good and true
and gracious,
Whate'er Of right has triumphed over
wrong,
What love Of God OF man has render
ed precious,
Let Us remember long
So pondering well the lessons it has
taught US,
we truly may bid the year Good
bye"
Holding in memory the good It
brought Us,
Letting the evil die.
Susan z Gammons.
The Goodland republic., 1907-01-04
DID EVE HAND ADAM A LEMoN7
Scientific Men Say There We're No Ap-
pies in the Garden Of Eden.

Scientific Men Say There Were No Ap-
pies in the Garden Of Eden.
New Haven, Conn, Dec. 31.-The
American Modern Language assOcia-
ton, now In annual session at Yale,
has decided that it was not an apple
that Eve handed Adam The assO-
citation has set aside tomorrow morn
ing to discover whether it was not a
lemon that caused the trouble in the
Garden Of Eden. Prof. Oliver n.
Johnson Of the Leland Stanford uni
versity Of California, who has made a
special study OF tropical fruits, has
been appointed to lead the discussion.
He insists that there were no apples
in the Garden Of Eden.
DIR. R. b HARVEY. DENTIST.
The Goodland republic., 1907-01-04
OLDEST NEWsBOY IN WORLD.


a Paper seller Of St. Louis, Aged SI
Years.
St Louis, Dec. S1.-Joseph z. Dust
a newspaper vender, aged 81 years,
slipped and fell on the street while
selling papers yesterday and was tax
en- to the hospital for treatment He
claims to be the Oldest ''newsbOy' in
the world Last fall he walked 285
miles to Kansas City to sell papers,
and after a time walked back He
declares he is a granddaughter Of Rob
ert Burns.
The Goodland republic., 1907-01-04
JOHN HARTzLER
LAWYER.

LAWYER.
I make . specially OF examining dtleG
Prospective buyer, you cannot AFFORD
to make an investment in farm or
other real estate without knowing
whether you are acquiring titles or
merely 8 worthless piece OF paper pur-
porting to be q ''Warantee deed" This
Is worth knowing to you; II may save
you years OF expensive litigation ana
even your entire investment VIII
look over your titles and point out the
defects, and tell you whether you are
buying real estate or merely glitter
ing promises OF some real estate
sharper. ga word TO the wise d guf~
GCient-" Have your abstracts eLau1lH-
81 by q competent attorney.
OFFICE IN HEsroN BUILDING.
The Goodland republic., 1907-01-04

1oo tens OF coed feed. coEsisdng Of
bound corn and cane, and 50 tons OF
choice moved cane G. "A Calvert
The Goodland republic., 1907-01-04
Notice

Table Of cost for bank money or
ders and pOstOfhce orders in this is
sue Of this paper. Read It You
save money by buying bank money
orders at the Farmers National Bank,
3. F. Brown, Cashier.
The Goodland republic., 1907-01-04
Notice

See comparison OF cost Of bank mon
ey orders and pOstOfficc orders else
where in this issue OF this paper.
The Goodland republic., 1907-01-04
BANK MONEY ORDER RATES.
POsTOFFTcE RATES.

Bank Money Orders payable anywhere in the United
get receipt with each order You do have to
make written application No fee for cashng them 1t IS the
Cheapest Quickest Easiest Safest and way send
For sale at the Farmers National Bank
B. F. BROWN, Cashe
CCut andk keep reference.)
The Goodland republic., 1907-01-04

Improved Ranch for Rent.
$40 acres. 175 acres in cultivation,
100 acres now ploWed; possession
given at once. Y. W. Goodrich, Good
land, Kan.
The Goodland republic., 1907-01-04

DIR, r. B. HARVEY. DENTIST.
The Prescott daily news., 1907-07-29
Johnston 10 Succeed Pettus.

Birmingham, Ala, July 2S.- The successor to Senator E. W. Pettus, who died yesterday in Hot Springs, N. C., will be form CT Governor Joseph F. Johnston, of Birmingham.
 At the stateprimaries lastyear candidates for the alternate sen. atorships were voted on, and Sen. ator J. H. Bankhead received the highest vote. He was therefore given the first vacancy upon Sen ator Morgan's death. Governor Johnston received the next high est vote, and will therefore be elected by the legislature in joint session a week from Wednesday to the second vacancy, caused by Senator Pettus' death.