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People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1892-10-14
THE RAILROAD EMPLOYE.
Tools of Plutocracy are Trying to Blind
Him tn His Real Interests.

Tools of PlutOcracy are Trying to Bllnd
Him tn His Real Interests.
The Registers hypocritical profess
sions of hatred of monopolies and love
of the farmers ought to deceive no one,
as long as it continues to publish from
railway journals at so much per line
long articles attacking the Farmers
Alliance and denouncing all who advo-
cate control of railway rates as dema-
gogues. In the Register of the 18th ap-
peared an article of nearly column in
length taken from the Railway Age
and Northwestern Railroader bitterly
attacking those who insist that the
public highways shall not be absolutely
given over to private corporations to be
run on the what the traffic will bear
plan, and used to build up individuals
and localities at the expense of others,
as the personal interests or whims OF
the managers shall dictate. This ar
ticle has been sent out in circular form
to all the papers of the country ia copy
having been received at this office and
closes as follows:
THE lines in the western states are
operated with half the force that En-
glish lines employ: not because they
ought to be so operated or because they
wish to be. Simply because under stress
of the compulsory reductions of rates
and earnings they are compelled to do
So 1t is not safe. The railways can
not be kept and operated in the condi-
ton in which they should be kept for
ordinary security of travel There
ought 10 be 100000 more men in the
service Of the railways of the country
than there are And that they are not
and for the perils which result from it
the men who are out of work and the
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1892-10-14
WEAVER TOLD THE TRUTH.
The Democratic State Committee OF Geor
Cia Did Not DENY Quick T. rough,

The Democratic State Committee OF Geor-
gia Did Not Deny Quick L rough.
The Democratic state executive COM
mittee of Georgia makes itself ridicu-
lous and adds insult to injury by de-
claring that there was but one egg
thrown at Gen. Weaver and party and
that it was thrown by small boy, who
was chastised therefor.
In the New York World of Sept. 81
there appeared special telegram, of
the first two paragraphs of which the
following is copy:
Especial to the World
"WAYCROss, Ga, Sept. 2O.-Gen.
Weaver and his stumping mate, Mrs
Lease, of Kansas, opened the peoples
party campaign here in the wire-grass
region this morning, while Gen. Field
spoke in Savannah tonight and ICY
clone" Davis harangued the people up
at Stone Mountain. Great prepara-
tons had been made for the Weaver
Lease show here. Posters had been
spread all over the state announcing
their coming, but the young democracy
down here for weeks have been prepar-
ing to give them a warm reception, and
the price of stale eggs has increased
steadily until yesterday they brought
nickel each, and the young democrats
had good supply"
In addition to this, the Inter Ocean
says: THE Memphis Commercial takes
much satisfaction out of the fact that
Gen. Weaver was egged in Georgia and
denied free speech. 1t says to Weaver,
in closing long editorial abusing him:
And when you start another political
party next year, please shiny on your
own side of Mason and Dixon's line, and
yet there are democrats in the north
who claim that speech and political &C
ton are as free in the south as in the
north"
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1892-10-14

The Colorado populists have just
finished canvass of the state. The re-
turns, so far (outside of Arapahoe
county, show 17,4OO majority for
Weaver. In Arapahoe county the can
vass is proceeding slowly but surely
and if it continues as favorable in the
remaining precincts as the rs, just COM
pleted, we will carry the county by not
less than 1880 votes Viewers ma
jority will not be far from 200 In No
vember.-Denver (Col) Road
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1892-10-14

The weekly papers are fast falling
into the hands of the populists. After
this campaign there will be thousands
of men who have been studying the
new philosophy that will 60 into the
paper business. There will be lots Of
fur flying in the next two years. Wher-
ever one of these students settles there
is bound to be a big change of senti.
ment. Our teachers will be in every
county in the land Coming Crisis.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1892-10-14

Manager Bentley's reports show that
Judge Nugent's election is an assured
fact, and from this date forward it IS
believed that his strength will increase
more rapidly than it has at any time
since the campaign opened Southern
Mercury.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1892-10-14
ELECTION PREDICTIONS.

Two GuesseS as to the Vote at the Ap-
preaching Election.
Here is calculation we honestly be-
lieve will not fall very much short of
the truth on the Sth day of November:
H,r,.;so,, DI,..J..g
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1892-10-14
TEXAS FIGURES.

An Estimate Showing That the Populists
VIII Carry the State.
From the latest reports received by
Campaign Manager H. L. Bentley, from
peoples party county chairmen, the fol-
lowing is the outlook. Estimating the
total vote at S92,S $50 we figure out the
following result:
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1892-10-14

The peoples party and democrats
have consolidated in Wisconsin. The
intolerant democratic bosses down here
should look after their misguided
(?) brethren up there. Progressive
Farmer.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1892-10-14

Cut this out and paste it up where
you can call us down later on Denver
Col Road.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1892-10-14
Another,

The Pueblo (Col. Coming Crisis gives
this estimate on the electoral vote:
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-03-13

all record of clothes in history the girdle
has been famed, chief essential Of the
beauty Of dress. But fancy poet being in
spired by basque! There is no surer sign
of healthy art revival in dress than this
promise held out by the belt. 80
Do not treat the belt as an ornament. 1t
has a distinctively useful purpose: When
the style of the costume requires it, it is an
essential part of the costume. This is the
chief aesthetic point in the wear of the belt.
1t must have an appearance at least of con-
tanning the fabric; there must seem to be a
reason for it, even though the fullness is
sewed down. to fitted lining. When you
put belt over smooth waist there is OBJ
viously no use for the belt and it appears
superfuous, and though both fabric and
belt be of precious materials, the result will
be without elegance.
Greek Women Concealed Their Belts.
It NAV be ornamented, may be rich
level, the most eminent jewel of the cos
tune but its superiority over other jewels
lies in its being of pre-eminent use. Greek
women so we'll understood that its greatest
beauty comes from its usefulness in con-
straining folds, that with them often the
drapery fell over and concealed it entirely.
Let them teach us that if we are to wear
the belt with elegance we must consider
first its use, and afterward what it shall be
made Of
Advance knowledge regarding the spring
importations says that leather Delts will be
of seal, alligator or calf. These will have
metal and leather-covered buckles. There
will be velvet and silk belts with metal
buckles and clasps Some of these are
studded with steel or gilt There are belts
of flexible metal like elastic ribbon, silver
and gilt, with filagree clasps, at 81, for light
dresses These belts are only ~ inches in
width; stiff belts cannot be much wider
without shortening the waist Silver
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a specimen of the Japanese" skirt. 1t is
OF course made dual, i. e., two-legged,
wear is the division apparent This is due
to the manner in which it is cut, and the
arrangement of the folds, as there is no
overskirt of any sort These skirts cannot
we'll be worn longer than the one in the
drawing-about 12 inches off the ground.
The name Japanese" was given to this cos
tune as the idea was first taken from part
of the dress worn by Japanese noblemen.
A form of skirt very similar is also worn
sometimes by the women in Japan. Paper
patterns of this skirt are not supplied by
the Society. 1t requires careful fitting by
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BELTS ARE ALL THE RAGE.

Signs Of the Times In the shop Window
Utility the First Point in Wearing q
Girdle-Form More Important Than
Quality.
WRITTEN FOR THE DIsPATcH.l
"Belts will be :. fa'hionab1f for I intend to
make them sc"
Thus saws the conservative head of o
leading private dressmaking house in New
York, and so settles the question of whether
the haut ton, those of the inner sanctuary,
the Astors and Sloans for instance will
wear their gowns girded this summer, or
whether girdles, now in the market in
large quantities, will be merely popular.
The conservative woman OF fashion will
often eschew altogether a style because it is
popular. What she sees on Tom, Dick and
Harry's sisters she doesn't want to wear.
But this conservative woman is the model
we all-even Tom, Dick and Harry's sis
ters-are desperately anxious to follow.
Hence the importance OF the above pro-
clamation.
There is indicated, in fact, by the move
that brings in the belt, not passing fancy,
but radical change in gown construction.
This should be clearly understood, fol than
this tendency there is nothing more i'm
portant to note in the contemporary history
of the toilet.
Confining the Garment.
There are two ways Of conining the gar
ment to the person: One by curved in
seams and the othsf the belt. One constrains
the cloth smoothly over the figure, making
a cloth mold; the other permits a freedom
to the fabric to fall in folds and display its
natural beauty, and the constraint is appar-
ent and seems adequate, as it should. We have
Of late seen both styles worn at the same
time and therefore we should be able to
form an independent judgment as to the
aesthetic merits of each. Who could choose
the unnatural and ugly basque, clinging to
the form without apparent means or rea-
son, to the girdling zone with its puckered
folds? On high Olympus and throughout
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many and various are the ways in which
these objects can be ornamentally used. An
easy arrangement for either mans den, or
hallway, or a boys room, is the mounting
of horns on panels of wood, and the placing
of guns or riding whips upon the branches
Of the horns. If the door is Of oak, or in
fact, any vanished wood, the effect of IT.
regularly studding both door and frame
with very large, heavy looking brass headed
nails is most pleasing.
In many rooms nowadays, palms, ferns
and other green plants are used decora-
lively, even the ordinary slew plant" or
"Wandering Jew" can be made to do duty
as decoration, especially over doorway.
As this hardy little plant grows rapidly in
water, it is easy to place a can or bottle
holding the vine behind either picture, mir
ror, or PLAGUE; you can train the graceful
green lengths in the direction you desire.
Very many pretty contrasts can also be
got with bamboo, mating and china silk,
for they will continue to be ''the proper
thing" in summer homes, just as long as we
continue to have warm weather. Nothing
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dressmaker who understands the making,
and amateur attempts would only result in
disappointment.
The other figure shown is wearing the
sSyrian" skirt This costume is an adapta-
tion of the Eastern women's trouser. 1t is
a graceful and delightfully."- comfortable
dress for walking. On a well made young
woman the effect is charming Of course in
this case the fact of the skirt being dual is
obvious 1t is perfectly easy to make,
being the simplest form of skirt ever intro
duced.
Patterns and instructions for making can
be had on enclosing Sd to the Secretary of
the Rational Dress Society, 25 Warwick
road, Carl's Court. s. W., London.
A Fact About Fashion Plates.
1t will probably not escape the notice of
those who see these drawings that they look
somewhat different from ordinary fashion
plates. This is owing to the figures being
in proportion, which the figures in most
fashion plates certainly are not. The feet,
therefore, look large. In fashion plates the
feet are usually about the width of two fn-
gers OF the hand, and though it may seem to
those in search of new dress designs that
this is of little moment, it does harm in the
end. For this perpetual contemplation of
figures all out of proportion, is one of the
many causes which keep women everlast-
ingly attempting to distort one part of their
body or another to their own injury and
discomfort. The legs being visible in the
accompanying plates the figures look right
without any unnatural compression of the
waist.
1t seems as if the time had come for
women to consider carefully whether there
is any reason why they should continue al
ways to wear dresses solely designed either
for wearing on the stage, or at an indoor
party; and whether they would not be the
gamers in the end if they determined to
support each other in wearing some dress
which would not trip them up nor plaster
them with mud, dust and filth; nor make
them the laughing stock of all beholders in
every emergency.
Need Not Lose Sight of Beauty.
Dresses such as here described could be
as smart as any we see now If made in hand
some materials and with tasteful accessories
for we should never lose sight of the fact
that smart dress and everyday dress must
be made on the same lines. As the ma
jority of women have not large sums to lay
out on their dresses, and all dresses begin
by being ''best," and then in time are used
for office, walking or travelling, as the case
may be, it is impossible to have quite diff
ferent styles of dress for the daytime at
least
But the effort to get something better is
well worth making, as an unfit and insult
able dress stamps the wearer as one who
must be deficient in common sense, and
women perhaps hardly realize how much
this general but unconscious verdict in
jures them in every way.
VIsCoUNTESS HABERToN,
President British Rational Dress Society.
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RICE IN THE ORIENT.
What a Missionary to India Learned About
tho Cheap Food.

What a Missionary to India Learned About
the Cheap Food.
Mrs. Williams daughter Mary, who went
and she has brought some native recipes fol-
cooking rice. As large third OF the
human race live on rice it is worth while to
see what they make of it. My friend Syra
says it is almost as nice as Mr.. Kipling' 8
novels to read the native names of food and
think that Ram Dass and Lal and the rest
of his people lived on such fare The re-
turned missionary reminds her that Hin
docs eat little meat. The Mussulman cook
erv is far more savory and nourishing.
= The pillau is purely Oriental dish; veni-
son, kid or poultry stewed down and the
gravy used to flavor the rice which forms
the principal part OF it. To make pillau,
parboil half cup of rice in two quarts of
water, cooking gently. Strain it from the
water and put in u large saucepan with the
half-done meat in the middle. The gravy,
which should be plentiful and savory with
onions. herbs and sometimes finely shred
vegetables, is added to the rice and set to
simmer gently. The meat and rice should
finish cooking at the same time. The meat
is served in platter with the rice around
If. Svra SAYS it seems to her like Mahom-
etan kind Of pork and beans-chicken for
pork, rice for beans. 1t is a remarkable
improvement on plain boiled rice.
I don't know how many women have
begged Mary Niles to tell the absolutely
correct way to boil rice. She says it is
washed in two or three waters, rubbing we'll
between the hands This is not so much to
cleanse it as TO rub off loose, foury particles
which make it starchy. 1t is draiued and
put on with plenty Of water to boil gently.
When Just done the water is drained
through colander, then the rice is put
back in the saucepan and set on the back of
the stove with cloth over it to steam dry
inst as we finish boiling potatoes.
The East Indian rice soup is very good
for lunch. Four tablespoonfuls of rice are
washed and boiling water poured over it to
stand a few minutes, and be drained off A
nice broth, we'll seasoned the day before, is
ready boiling, and the rice put to simmer
in it till tender. It is much better than
the common way of boiling rice separate,
and putting it in the soup when nearly
done.
This rice sauce for fowls is q very deli
cate white dressing which may be served in
stead of the English bread sauce. Steep q
quarter of a pounu of rice in pint Of milk
with small onion, pepper, ETC., as Tor
bread sauce. When the rice is tender rub
it through a sieve into q clean stewpan and
put Q cup Of cream or milk to 1t and heat
before sending to table.
MRS PuLs1FER.
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is more cooling to the sense of vision on a
hot August day than to enter room that Is
thus furnished.
Now a good way to embellish the door of
a room furnished in these airy materials is
to nail strip of mating above it, and this
you are to put in frame of bamboo.
If YOU can paint, with verv
little labor you can copy in oils or Opaque
water colors the decorations of an ordinary
Japanese fan, in a large way on the mating
Plates and fans stand out we'll upon these
mattings "over the door," and take unto
themselves a look of value far above their
real cost.
Even in ancient times guns, spears, arrows
and other war-like implements have been
placed on the walls, though there is great
room for doubt as to whether they were
then so placed for mere decoration. If you
have no old flint locks" or ''cutlasses" in
the family, the Japanese stores will, for a
small sum, furnish you with good snbsti-
tutes. Two swords and shield can be
effectively arranged, and such q door deco
ration is particularly appropriate for q
library; of course, a "criss-cross" arrange
ment gives a much richer and fuller effect,
but more weapons are then needed.
There is the '.shelf'' idea; upon a shelf
one can place various large ornaments.
Plates and placques can be used not only
'tover the door" but also on both sides Of
it. making complete frame of these bits of
color
A draped fishnet with fishing rod and
basket is agreeable for the "over-door'' OF
bows chamber; so is an arrangement Of
bows, arrows and quiver.
ZELLA MILHAU.
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artists reception the other day. A lady en-
tered, did not see her host and hostess or
anyone whom she knew well, hesitated in
embarrassment for moment, and then ap-
preached a group of ladies and gentlemen
whom she knew slightly. She spoke to
them: was answered curtly; she tried once
more, and after cruelty brusque reply the
entire group turned away from her.
1t was trying moment. but rescue was
at hand. The most beautiful and most aris-
tocratic woman present had seen and heard.
She hurried across the room.
''How do you do, Mrs. -?' she said
distinctly. 81 thought you would be here
to-day. Did you pass pleasant summer?
At Bar Hsrbor? All. then 1 hope you will
come and see me and tell me all about it. 1
am at home to my friends from to every
afternoon, you know"
1t was perfectly done. The snobbish lit
tie group, not one of whom had ever re-
ceived an invitation from her. heard and
understood, and some of them had the grace
to blush.
''Of course" she said to an intimate
friend who told her afterward it was 'mag-
nifcent," zone could not blame those peo-
pie if they did regret in their hearts having
to accept advances from Mrs. -. But it
was selfish and heartless to put her in such
a mortitying position. She had done moth
ing to Justify that. They simply did not
like her. l never specially liked her NY
self, to tell you the truth, and under ortlin-
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1.-THE TABLE, THE b0UD0R, HOME DECORATIONS AND HYGIENE.

fried, put the rice with them. Now add .
can of tomatoes-or the dish OF cooked to-
matoes left from yesterdays dinner-and a
pint Of soup or water. If you elect to take,
teaspoonful of butter will, rs the Shaugh-
ran says, "take the cruelty out" Season
with anything the family likes. My own
people lean to Tobasco sauce and curry; but
would not dictate; there is nothing arro-
CANT about pilaf Flavor to taste. If you
have no tsste-then, you cannot flavor, that
is all!
Having favored, set the pilaff mixture
back on the stove to cook softly for an
hour or two, until the swimming moisture
has evaporated and the rice is completely
cooked. You may need to add more stock
or boiling water. When the rice is quite
cooked and the pilaff Is no longer thick
soup, but stew, and can be piled in a
platter, send it about its business. If you
have carrots, few Clipped and stewed in
the pilaf will give very savory flavor.
But, for that matter, any stray vegetable
can be used by the hospitable pilaG So
can any kind of meat, the sdried ends of
ham, the tip of the beef tongue or the re-
mains of mackerel-any kind of meat, any
kind Of fish that is not gone wrong. And
when meat is not at hand, the pilaff SIM
ulates meat so cannily with a medley of
vegetables that nine out of ten will be de-
ceived.
For all of which reasons it is respectfully
submitted. OCTAVE THANET.
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WORKING ON 81 A WEEK.
Edward Atkinson Shows How to Live
Economically-Twent Two Cents a Day
VIII More Than Supply FOods-Recipes
for Cooking Rice.

ACKNOWLEDGMENT Cents a Day
VIII More Than Supply Foods-Recipes
for Cooking Rice.
rcoRREsPoNpENcE OF THE DIsPArcH.I
BOSTON, March 11.-Besides water and
air the principal elements of food are pro-
tein, starch and carbohydrates, which in
clude gums and sugar and tat. Protein, the
nitrogenous element, is necessary to the
production of muscle, to the development OF
strength. Starch is necessary to maintain
the tissues of the body in working con-
dition. The function of fat is to serve as a
reserve source of the vital heat necessary to
sustain q well-built body. If it were not
for this reserve one days Indigestion or
fasting might be fatal.
There are also in food mineral salts and
other minerals, each having distinct name,
but they need not be considered in detail.
1t would be difficult to make up dietary
of common articles Of food that would not
contain sufficient measure Of these sub
stances for adults. (Of course the growing
child needs more phosphate of lime, for
instance, than the adult
What Various Foods Contain.
The protein Is derived from the lean part
of meat and leguminous plants, beans, peas
and some others; it is also found in more or
less proportion in every kind of grain.
The starch is found in almost every variety
Of grain and vegetable food. The fats
(Which are contained in some measure in
some kinds of vegetables and grains. nota-
bly, in Indian corn), are mainly derived
from the fat of meat, from butter and other
substances of like kind.
In late years the exact proportions as
sumed to be necessary of these selected
nutrients, protein, starch and fats, have
been measured and determined. They differ
little in Germany, Great Britain and the
United States respectively, according to the
varying conditions of the climate; the
greater changes and the colder temperature
of the Northern United States calling for a
somewhat larger proportion of fat than is
given in European dietaries As the nutri-
tion of the animal man is affected by mis-
whin, his like, his dislike and his perverted
appetite, it is easier to lay down the rule
for the nutrition Of beasts than of men.
Sustaining Life in Boston.
I have lately computed dietary for an
adult working man in Boston at the stand
ard of nutrition of German soldier in act
i've service, in order to find out what it
would cost. The cheapest dietary is as
follows:
COnstan1s