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People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1892-07-08

Is it not passing strange that man.
moth railroad corporations would
grant half rates TO delegates to two
conventions and refuse that courtesy
TO third? Farmers and labOring
men, where do you stand-with the
corporations or the people? The banks
too contrary to all precedent refused
to contribute to the local entertain
ment fund. The blind may now dis
cover their bearings.
Omaha is winning city. She af-
fords the best streets of any city of its
size we have ever seen. There was an
evidence of unusual thrift everywhere
apparent. The Coliseum hall where
the convention was held was perfect
in comfort, size, decorations and
acoustic properties. Fifteen thOuS-
and people could hear the Oratory Of
the convention. Omaha did herself
proud. 1t is a much better city than
many delegates had expected to see.
The delegates from the Pacific coast
states were refused the usual reduced
railroad rates to the convention. But
their delegations were full neyerthe-
less. We talked with men who came
half way across the continent at an
expense of $50 each, and they were
not railroad magnateS or bankers by
any means. They were the bone and
sinew of the cOuntry-patriOts to the
remOtest tissue. The surmounting of
such obstacles as these was born OF
the earnestnesS Of which the Repub-
lican Omaha Bee characterized as the
most salient feature Of the cOnven-
tiOn.
The remarkable demonstration in
favor Of government ownership of
railroads was an indication of the
rapid growth of that idea among the
people. When Delegate Cannon OF
California raised his stentorian voice
against lowering our dignity by ask.
ing the Union Pacific, Central Pacific
and Northern Pacific railroads to re.
fund a portion of the money to the
delegates who had been compelled tC
pay full fare, volunteering in the
same connection that "we soon pro
pose to own these roads" the house
went wild with cheers. The infam.
Gus discrimination was denounced
and the national committee author
lied to prosecute the offending COM
panies under the Interstate com
merce law.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1892-07-08
You Are a Falsiiler.

John Sherman now sends out to
the people Of the present time that
silver was demOnetized in 1873 at the
request Of California. Thank God
there is a history Of 1873 that won't
lie. 1t was kept in Congressional
Record. We read from the Congress
sional Record Of April 8. 1892, page
2O32, these words: ernest Seyd, of
London, a distinguished writer and
bulliOnist. who is now here. has given
great attention to the subject Of mint
and coinage. After having examined
the first draft for the demOnetization
of silver he made various sensible
suggestions, which the committee
adopted and embodied in the BILL"
Judge Kelley, a man who spent
twenty-five years Of his life in con-
gress fighting for the people, told
Hon. Gilbert De La Matyr that he
saw the original draft Of the bill for
the demonetiZatiOno Of silver. and that
it was in Ernest Seyd's handwriting.
Frederick A. Luckenbach, of Denver,
Colorado, swears that he in the year
1865 visited London, England, for the
purpose Ofplacing there Pennsylvania
oil properties, in which he was inter
ested. He took with him letters OF
introduction TO many gentlemen in
LOndOn-amOng them, one to Mr..
Ernest Seyd from Robert VI. Faust,
ex-treasurer Of Philadelphia. He be.
came well acquainted with Mr.. Seyd
and his brother, Richard Seyd. He
visited London thereafter every year;
and at each visit renewed his ac.
Quaintance with Mr.. Seyd and upon
each occasion became his question:.
ing his family at dinner or Other
meals.
In February, 1874, while on one OF
these visits and while his guest fol
dinner, he, among other things, al.
luded to some things afOat Of parlia.
mentary corruption. and expressed as.
tOnishment that such corruption
should exist. In reply to this, he,
lSeyd,) said he could relate facts
about the corruption Of the American
congress that would place it far ahead
of the English parliament in that
line. He said; IF you will pledge
me your honor as a gentleman not tC
divulge what am about TO tell you
while live, / will convince you that
what said about the corruption OF
the American congress is true.
Luckenbach gave him the promise
and he continued: Il went to Amer,
lea in the winter Of 1923, authorized
to secure if could, the passage Of a
bill demonetizing silver. 1t was to
the interest Of those represented
the governors Of the bank Of England
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1892-07-08
It Will BE Red Hot.

Here is a chance TO have some fun
and be interested. Brick" POmeroy,
editOrof POmerOys Advance Thought,
rooms Is, World building, New York
City, has changed his monthly paper
into fortnightly issue, the better to
help carry the Peoples party fight
into the very heart Of the old parties,
and will send it at 81 year, or three
copies one year for s., or one copy for
three months, y cents, or four copies
three months for 81, or ten copies for
three months, s., and one copy free TO
the getter up and sender Of one Of the
clubs of ten. POmerOy has taken
down the old pen he used when edit
ing the La Crosse Democrat, and will
make it do hot and pointed work from
August | to November /, three months
during the coming great campaign,
and will be Of great help TO our COM
mon cause, in proportion to the circu-
latiOn given his paper. Every labor
organization in this country should
help to push the circulation of Pom
eroy's Advance Thought, in clubs and
singly. Q When a man or woman can
send 81 for five copies, or 81 for eleven
copies for three months, they should
do so, and as many more dollars as
they can spare. 1t will be worth far
more than the price Of the paper to
read what Brick" will have to say
about the old parties and their inside
workings, and especially Of what he
knows of the Tammany gang in New
York. To get the full three months
campaign issue, send on so he will re-
ceiye the names and the money there
for soon as possible, as it will be the
hottest kind of a paper from the first
issue inrAugust to the close Of the
campaign. C Each issue will contain
one of Bricks original cartoons or
pictures that will tell.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1892-07-08

to have it done. took with me
elOO,OOO sterling, with the inStruc-
tions that if it was not enough to ac-
compliSh the object to draw for an
other 100000 or as much as was nee
esSary." He said he was the financial
adviser of the bank. He said; Il
saw the committee Of the house and
senate and paid the money and stayed
in America until | knew the measure
was Safe.n
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1892-07-08
NOTES.
DR.. Smith enjoyed it hugely.

DR.. Smith enjoyed it hugely.
Delegate Forney was an active
worker.
There were a large number of col
Ored delegates.
Was the south there? Well we
should say so.
Kansas cast her 40 votes in the con-
ventiOn for General Weaver.
Captain Campbell of the Monitor:
Had you noticed that the'south was
in it?
Mrs. Lease was the lioness of
the hour when it came to Oratory.
She won many laurels.
John Hinchcliffe joined the crowd
at the last moment and took in the
Omaha convention, returning yester-
day.
Bruce Magee and J. W. Orr are So
jOurning few days in Nebraska and
Iowa since the close Of the Omaha
convention.
Fred Andre and wife, Of Creek
township, went to Omaha to the con-
yention, thence to Iowa to visit
friends for a couple of weeks.
The reunion of the blue and the
gray and the Polk memorial exercises
were interesting and impressive parts
of the gathering.
1t was the brainiest looking body Of
men that we have seen together for
many years. In private conversation
Ignatius DOnnelly characterized it as
"a very able convention"
Paul VandervOOrt, the ex-com.
mander-in-chief Of the Grand Army
was an active and enthusiastic partic-
ipant in the convention, as was also
Ex-senator Van Wyck, of Nebraska.
Delegates from Minnesota and Ne
braska did not desire the names Of
DOnnelly and Van Wyck their favor
lite sons pushed for president, because
they wish to make them standard
bearers in egubematorial campaign.
The preamble Of the platform is
even more eloquent than that adopted
at st. Louis. 1t was likewise from
the matchless pen Of that wonderful
orator, writer and statesman Ignatius
DOnnelly of Minnesota. He is one Of
the best men in this nation. We
hope every reader Of the VOICE will
read itcarefully and then hand il to
his old party neighbOr and ask him
to read it.
The Silver states-Colorado. Nevada
Wyoming, Montana and New Mexico
were there in full force and were very
demanstratiye. They say there is no
room to doubt that they will all give
their electoral vote to General Weaver.
The great Democratic daily Of Denver
the Rocky Mountain News was repre-
sentcd. The paper is a genuine ca
lamity howler now.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1892-07-08
Sumner COunty's Products.

A great deal is said about Sumner
cOuntys farm productions etc, but
we wish to say few words about the
productions Of a popular carriage and
buggy firm of Wellington, which suf-
fered severely from the late cyclone
We refer to the firm Of Sasher & Kirk.
We need not waste space describing
the quality Of their make Of carriages
and buggies, for every Sumner county
man ought to be familiar with the
Sasher & Kirk make Of carriages and
buggies, because it is a home manu-
factory and a home industry that
should be fOstered and encouraged.
Their make of vehicles is not excelled
by any other, which is another incent-
i've TO patrOnize them.
This firm was among the heaviest
losers in the recent cyclone, its work
shops, storage rooms and everything
being swept from the face Of the
earth, only leaving few buggies and
implements that could be repaired.
But with that indOmitable grit and
pluck that characterizes the average
Sumner county citizen, they have
again started in the busineSsOf black
smithing, repairing and building car
riages. They have their workshops
on the site Of their location before the
storm and have their store room in
the Smith building, opposite the Ar
lingtOn hotel. They are Offering
some great bargains in Sulky PlOws,
Rakes ann Mowers. They also have
some buggies that were damaged in
the storm reftted and repalnted that
they are Offering very cheap. II you
are needing anything in their line, we
would recommend that you call and
see them. They are deserving OF
your patronage and if you buy Of
them you will get the worth of every
cent you pay them. They are square
dealers and will not swindle yOu with
poor goods Of any kind. Also try
them for general repairing.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1892-07-08

Mocking Bird: viii Thew, Of Ar
kansas City, while in our city last
Saturday, took orders for seven BIZ
cycles, aggregating in value ever five
hundred dollars, and this is the lar
gest business ever done by his firm in
one day. Our people have reason to
congratulate themselves for leading
the neighboring towns in enterprise
and encouraging the art Of cycle rid
ing among our young people.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1892-07-08
Detectives Come High.

From the Kansas City Star.
The PEOPLES VOICE Of Wellington
finds germ Of consolation in the
thought that Frank McGrath will not
be worth as much to the Republicans
now as he was when he had one ear
inside Of the Populist breastworks.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-06-25
The Barrel Coon.

Everybody knows what a nuisance it
is to have a hen in common barrel
coop, and there is possibility that the
chicks do not think much more of it
than we do. There are dangers with the
round barrel. If not looked after, es-
pecially when there is high wind,
there is likelihood that the breeze will
try to use the coop as football. Again
the excrement of the hen and chicks
gathers in the barrel, and with the straw
that is usually thrown into it forms a
fine breeding place for ver1nin, from
which they can go forth in armies to
conquer their incubators, the chicks.
But barrels may be made into coops that
will prove efficient.
Each barrel should be divided into
two coops, saving the barrel lengthwise.
10 do this is an easy matter. Take a
pencil or piece of chalk and mark the
hoops just where you propose to cut
them, which should of course be where
two slaves meet. Care should be taken
also to cut the barrel the right way of
the head SO that the saw will have to be
used only to cut the hoops. Now it is
desirable that the hoops should remain
to keep the slaves in place, and to do
this some mailing will be necessary be-
fore the hoops are cut. Having marked
where the hoops are to be cut, nail the
hoops to the slaves on either side of the
mark. 1t may be necessary to nail into
some of the other slaves to insure a firm,
permanent coop.
The advantage of this coop is that the
hen and her chicks have the ground I'M
der them, and their sleeping place may
be kept clean by removing the coop
from place to place, while in the other
case, the coop if moved carries all its
refuse with it. There are other advan-
tages which the user will discover
Farmers Review
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-06-25
70.
HE MAKES BROWNIES.
The Pleasing Personality of Rr. Palmer
II. Cox.
Especial Correspondence. !

Especial Correspondence
NEW YORK, June 16.-Charles Dick
ems said, speaking Of children, 81 love
these little people, and 1t is not slight
thing when they, who are SO fresh from
God, love u.s." If Palmer Cox, known
to hosts of children as the author of the
Brownie stories, believes this, he must
be happy man. He has daily evidence
that he and his Brownies have the affec-
ton of small hearts all over the country.
Mr.. Cox is a native of Quebec, but
when quite young came to the United
States and went to California, railroad
ing. He was born craftsman, always
making pictures. In travelling he learn
ed much of western life and incident.
These he wove into stories and few
verses, always doing his own illustrat-
ing. He was one of the first to combine
the two. A book called Comic Yarns
in Verse and Prose- was published and
sold by subscription. 1t was written
mainly in San Francisco and abounds in
western humor and anecdote. Mr.. Cox
shows another work published in three
dLlJlllCUS, CdCh COl1pcplAt4iIS IGug, IL
Illustrated comic poem. One was called
'That Stanleyr' appearing at the time
of Stanley's search for Livingstone; the
second, elbow Columbus Found Ameri-
Ca" and the last, CLANS Won Pelter's
Trip to Gotham These ran through
many editions and their theme was, as
in almost all he has written, humorous
adventure.
Mr.. Cox says that by nature he is an
artist, but that his writing has been &C.
quired. After doing much prose he
tried verse, and found it was better
liked. He had always been a lover of
good poetry. 81 don't believe you could
give me a line in Shakespeare that
could not follow with the next succeed
ing lines" he said. 81 know it almost
by heart. And I'm very fond of SCOTS
poetry too"
About fifteen years ago Mr.. Cox came
to New York. Gradually he found that
his most successful work was that done
for children. He remained true to this
discovery and has written no end of
tales in verse about fairies, COLLINS,
giants, dwarfs and all sorts of animals.
These were grotesquely and fancifully
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-06-25

illustrated, and many of them have been
collected into book called sThe Queer
People, which had and still has a large
sale. The animals therein talS and
speculate and moralize. Said Mr.. Cox,
"After writing for juvenile magazines
several years, 1 learned that story to
be successful must have a moral. It
wasn't enough to be funny, and I con-
ceived the idea that while animals were
successful, children could never forget
that my stories about them were fables.
This feeling interferes with the love
children can have for the possible"
So he bethought himself of the Brown
les, being very careful to find out ex-
actly what they are. 81 took the defini-
ton from the Encyclopaedia Britannica,
and here it is in the front of the Brownie
books said Mr.. Cox, opening one and
quoting from it. 81 found they were all
males, delighting in harmless pranks
and helpful tasks, and that they never
hold conversations with people. I add
ed, for the sake of more action, that
whatever task they begin they must fin
ish, and that whenever the suns rays
strike one he loses his mystic power"
Another of his ideas was to put q
childish face on each figure. ssChildren
study every face separately" says the
author, sand know them individually.
That is a curious point. I have never
used name for single Brownie, but
each has been named by his character
and is known individually. There are
the Indian, the dude, Uncle Sam, Dutch
man, Eskimo, Scotchman, Irishman,
Turk, student, policeman, sailor and
many more-thirty in ALL"
Mr.. Cox gets letters every day from
children who write about the Brownies
and want his autograph. He answers
every one, though it is getting to be a
task now. 81 can imagine just how
pleased they are when they tear open
the envelope and find what they want, +"
said the kindly man, with a smile. A
twinkle is almost always to be seen in
his eyes, which are blue and full of fun.
The owner of the eyes has no children,
but keeps bachelors hall in a suite of
rooms in NeN York city. He is tall and
thin, with light hair, mustache and a
face that looks as if its owner spent
much time out of doors.
His studio or parlor is an attractive
place, with its six big windows admit
ting floods of light on the sunny wall
paper, the terra Gotta portieres, the
Brussels carpet and the few pots of
plants in the wide window seats. "The
Brownies deserve a pleasant home, -
says Mr.. Cox, and they have it. as every
visitor will testify. A glass of wild
flowers is on the bookcase. Several of
the pictures are large engravings of the
Brownies, and hanging here and there
are real Brownie figures made by adj
mirers of the little men. One group
was constructed by an invalid lady,
who wrote that she was Year in per-
fecting her plans and getting the figures
to suit her. They are about six inches
high, very daintily made and are appre-
ciated by the artist, who points out
specially these and other tokens from
strangers. ALICE H. FARNswoHrH.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-06-25
STEAMERS.
Portland & BOOthbay Steamboat Go.

Summer Arrangements. On and after Mon
fRay MAY g. sr Enterprise win eaye East
and touching at So. Bristol *Heron Island,
Boothbay Harbor and squirrel Island. Every
Tuesday leave Franklin Wharf, Portland at 8
Island Boothbay Harbor and &Heron Island.
Every Wednesday leave Round Pond at $50 g.
M for Portland, touching at *Heron Island,
Thursday leave Portland at a. m. for Pena-
guild, touching at squirrel Island. Boothbay
Harbor #Heron Island, So. Bristol and East
Boothbay. Every Friday leave Pemaquid at 6
a. m. for Portland touching at So. Bristol, East
Boothbay, *Heron Island, Boothbay Harbor
and squirrel Island. Every Saturday leave
at squirrel Island, Boothbay Harbor *Heron
Island and So. Bristol, 4Steane Itouches from
June Is to Sept Is No freight received after
745 a. IN. on day of sailing.
my1Odtf ALFRED RACE, Manager.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-06-25
Grand Trunk Railway Of Canada.
CHANGE OF TIME.

On and After SUNDAY, June 26th,
Trains will leave as follows;
DEPARTURES.
For Auburn and Lewiston, 7 10 and $40 a.
NJ. Ito. 1925, 5.15 and 9.15 p. m. For Cor
ham. $40 a. NJ. 1.25 and S.15 p. M. For
Montreal and West, 40 a. m, 1.25 and 815
p. m. For Quebec, 1.25 p. m.
ARRIVALS.
From, Lewiston and Auburn. 7.35, S.25 and
Gorham, N. H., 1856 and 1145 a. M, and
BOO D. m. From Montreal and West, 1856
11.45 a. NJ, and $50 p. m. From Quebec,
+ 11.45 a. m.
The 9.15 p. m. train leaves daily, excepting
Saturday. The 7.35 a. m. train arrives daily,
excepting Monday.
l.. j. SEARGEANT, General Manager
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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-06-25
Portland, Mt. Desert &MachiasS. B. Go.
Notice to Passengers and Shippers Of Freight.

TIRE STEAMER CITY OF RICHMOND
IL will make its last trip from Portland on FRI
day. June oath, at usual hour and thereafter
will run from Rockland, leaving there Tuesdays,
Thursdays and Saturdays at am, from Maine
Central Il. II. wharf II connection with Maine
Central Il. r, trains. thus making THREE TRIPS
PER WEEK instead of two as formerly. Passen-
ger trains will leave Portland for Rockland COM
mencing June 9th, at GAO a. M, 1.2o p. m.
and l2o p M. the latter train running daily
Sundays included with sleeping car attached.
After Friday the freight business will be hand
led by the Maine Central r.. R, and shippers
must deliver goods at the freight house of the
Railroad Company instead Of sending to the
wharf.
Freight will be received at Freight House
West Commercial street up to 4.30 p. m. and
sent forward by express freight leaving Port.
land at p. m. on Mondays, Wednesdays and
Fridays.
Returning City of Richmond leaves Machias-
port Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at a.
m.. passengers arriving in Portland at / 20 m.
The City of Richmond will be succeeded by
the Steamer Frank Jones' on or about July TO-
PAYSON TUCKER, Gen'l Manager
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