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Most important Fact About Cholera.

The most important fact about
cholera, fact to bear in mind and to
emphasize, is that it is disease which
is never generated on this continent and
can cone here only by importation. 1t
has never travelled faster than it could be
conveyed hy sea o, by land, and 1t has
always followed the track OF human
migrations or of commerce. After every
visitation in America or in Europe, it has
been completely stamped out in both
these continents. When it has come
again it has always been brought from
its home and breeding -place-Asia.
If quarantine is successful method OF
prevention by communities and by con-
tinents, as it has been proved to be over
and over again, the same method Is ap.-
plicable ito great degree) to personal
prevention of the disease wher 1t has in
vaded a community. Cholera is not
communicated directly from one person
to another, even under circumstances OF
the greatest intimacy; yet it IS spread
only by patients afflicted with the dis
ease. By means of one infected person
in whom the disease has manifested itself
by only an apparently insignificant
diarrhea, cholera can be conveyed to
whole locality. This person may trave!
without further development of the dis
order, but he may leave behind him
matter which may give rise to the most
deadly epidemic 1t is thus no longer
inexplicable how the cholera IN its
wanderings take no defined course, but
spreads indltferently, now from west to
east, now from east to west; now with
the wind and now against it; in cold
weather as in warm weather; how 1t
ALWAYS follows the routes OF travel; how
it does not 60 from place to place IN
shorter time than is required tor men to
travel the same distance, and how, since
the building of railways, it has been able
to spread more quickly than before.
Sometimes it has made great leaps. In
the localities visited by the disease, tl.a
houses and streets in which those In.
fected reside are of course the places OF
the greatest danger. 1t has happened
that single house or street has 1or
long time been the only infected locality.
But while those buildings or neighbor-
hoods first visited by the cholera are
being depopulated, the infection sooner or
later is easily communicated to other
houses and streets, partly by means OF
common privies and partly by other
ways, surely by water if by any means
the water supply has been Affected
DR.. Lewis A. SayKe, in the Forum.
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Odd Decoration Of the Thibstan Bird.

The somewhat remarkable bird de-
picted in the cut is to be found on the
borders of China and Thibet, but mora
frequently on the slopes of the Himalsya
Mountains. In appearance it has a great
resemblance, in many respects, to the
pheasant. The plumage is very beautis
full, being dotted with round, white
spots on brown and reddish ground. e
The male bird is distinguished by large
wattles, which extend from the cheeks
down the whole length of the neck,
while behind each eye rises q soft, feshy
horn. Both the horn and the wattles
may be dilated or contracted at pleasure.
They are of bluish-purple color, min.
gled with scarlet. The color deepena
when the bird is excited by anger or.
pleasure. ~
The feathers Of the crest, the chin and
the back of the neck are black; tbs
upper part of the breast, the neck and
shoulders are light cinnamon, with a
dash of carmine and purple, variegated
by the white, eyelike tips Of the feathers;
the wings and part of the back are rich
amber, mottled with brown aud also
decorated with white spots. Little Is
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throne. The Princess Dagmar was much
IN love with Alexander's brother and she
did not want to be married to her pres
ent husband. Alexander himself had q
sweetheart whom he was anxious to
marry, but State reasons made both these
young people give up their cherished
ideas, and Alexander III. wooed the
Princess Dagmar and married her. Love
came after the marriage, and though this
was more than quarter of century
ago, they are lovers still. ...
The Empress of Russia is the revers e
of her husband in appearance. She is as
slender and petite as he is strong and
massive. She is not beautiful and not
homely. Her nose is slightly retrousse,
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known of the habits and manners of the
tragopan; but from their strong legs and
round wings it is thought that they do
not fly very much, but depend more on
their swiftpess of foot than on any power
of fight they may possess. =.
In the breeding season the tragopan is
to be seen at his best. His condition
and plumage are then in the hig hest
state of perfection, his beautiful wings
and tail are expanded, his horns erected,
his wattles inflated and glowing with
bright colors.
There seems no reason why these birds
should not flourish in other countries.
They live in cold climate or temperate
region, and soon die if taken into the
hot plains of India. Their food consists
of grain and seed, and their flesh is d
delicacy, having much the same flavor
as that of the pheasant.-Mail and Ex-
press.
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of ostentation. He leads more simple
life, in fact, than many OF bis mobiles,
and he cares nothing whatever for style.
He is one of the hardest worked men of
his Empire. He rises at daybreak aud
takes cup of coffee, says his prayers
and then begins work, looking over his
State papers. At l o'clock he takes
breakfast with his wife, and after break.
fast ne exercises for while before going
back to work. He keeps his system in
perfect condition, and his stomach never
goes back on him. He has his dinner at
6 o'clock, but, like many big men, he
eats little, and his drink is confined to a
glass of Burgundy. He always dimes
with his family. and his family relations
are most beautiful.
The Ca. of Russia is in love with his
wife. This is an extraordinary thing
for Russian monarch, and both peasants
and mobiles have spoken to me in the
highest terms of his purity in this regard.
He spends his evenings with his family
and often reads 20 his wife while she en-
broiders, and there are number OF
stories here which illustrate this part OF
his character. 1t is now twenty-five
years since he attended court reception
at Paris, and there met Empress Eugene.
All the beauties of the Paris court were
present, and as the Empress chatted with
him she asked him to point out to her
the most beautiful lady in the room.
The future Gear replied that he was too
much of barbarian to think any woman
more beautiful than his own wife, and
his actions toward her from that tiric
to this have shown that he has continued
of this opinion. Still his marriage to
her was one of diplomacy rather than oi
love. She IS, you know, the daughte:
If Christian TX, of Denmark, and her
name was the Princess Dagmar. She
lad been engaged to the Cars elder
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as well as q terrible injustice 20 the woman
selected for the position.
But there was another reason-an in
de6nable, q subtle reason, that he him
self could not understand. All he knew
was that in the presence of either OF the
Lelands-brother or sister-a feeling came
over him that was akin to death-a SEN
sation fearful to experience and that por-
tended the blacklist evil. Then, too, his
conscience rose up against him and bat
tied for his soul.
How could he conquer this supreme
revolt of his conscience to the point of
submitting to the expedient which would
make his intrigue safe one?
By what detestabie sophistries he
dared persuade himself that he owed ev-
erythng to his accomplice-even this
We shall not attempt to explain. 10 ex'
plain would be to extenuate, and tn t We
wish not to do. We shall only say that
he resigned himself to this marriage.
On the path which he had entered
man arrests himself as little as he can Q
fash of lightning.
As to Cora, one must have formed no
conception Of this depraved though
naughty spirit, if astonished at her per-
sistence in cold blood, and after retlec-
tlCQ, III the ptIu0iOue pIot "aASA Wv 49,
minence of her danger had suggested to
her.
She saw that the suspicious of her hus-
band might be reawakened another day
in a more dangerous manner, if this mar
rage proved only farce.
She passionately loved Eugene; and
she loved scarcely less the dramatic mys-
terry of their liaision.
She had also felt frantic terror at the
thought of losing the great fortune which
sac regarded as her own; for the dlsln-
te1estedness of her early youth had long
since vanished, and the idea of sinking
miserably in the social world, where she
had long reigned by her luxury as we'll as
her beauty, was insuppoltable to her.
Love, mystery, fortune-she wished to
preserve them all Mt any price; and the
more she reflected the more the remar-
riage of Cleveland appeared to her the
surest safe guard. !,
1t is true, it would give her a sort OF
rival. But she had too high an opinion
of herself to fear anything; and she
preferred Flora Leland to any other, be-
cause she knew her, and regarded her as
IN inferior in everything.
And did she give no thought to her
Door innocent victim in Roxbury? Alas.
not one.
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The Empress is the member OF the i'm
perial family who most fears the assas-
sination of the Car. She is in suspense
whenever her husband is away from her @,
and every time that his life is attempted
her nerves become shattered. She wor-
ries about her children, and l doubt not
she often longs for her girlhood life in
neaceful Denmark. 1t is for this reason
largely that she is so fond of dancing.
She can forget herself when she is on
the aoor, end as long as the mad gallop
GOES on she does not feel the presence of
the spoctcr which continuously hangs
over the Russian throne.
dom, supuosc there is q family in
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CURIOUS FACTS.

West India people eat alligator eggs.
A salmon with "two tails" was lately
caught by fisherman in Coas Bay, Ore
gon.
There are in the United States ninety
seven religious denominations; IN Great
Britain there are 257.
Paper from rags was made in l0oo A:
D., the first linen paper in 1919 and
paper from straw in 1900.
At the castle of Simonetta, Italy, there
is an angle in the building which re-
echoes a pistol shot sixty one times.
Among Sir William Harcourt's Parlia-
mentary supporters at Derby, England,
were two voters 102 and 1O3 years Of
age.
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DAILY LIFE AND CHARACTER
OF CZAR ALEXANDER,
Simple in His habits and Very Fond
OF His Famfly-Richest Man
in the World-The
CZarina.

great frame in good condition by regular
exercise, and, like Gladstone, he often
goes out and cuts down trees in his
forests. He sometimes saws these trees
into lengths with cross.cut saw and he
does al! sorts Of manual work. He is an
athlete of the first order and he is fond
of playing with his children, and during
his stay in Denmark he had number of
wrestling matches at the palace there, in
each of which, I am told, he came out
victorious. He is found of horseback
riding and has $50 saddle horses in bis
stables here. His stud contains some of
the finest horses in the world. He knows
all about horses and is anxious to i'm
prove his stock and is very careful about
the character of the horses which are
brought into the army. He often drives
himself, with his wife beside him, in
phaeton about Gatchina, and he holds his
reins with arms stiff, in the Russian
fashion. I'visited the museum in which
the imperial carriages are kept, the other
day, and spent hours wandering about
through the hundreds of golden coaches
and gorgeous landaus, each of which is
worth many, many thousand dollars. I
handled harness which was inlaid with
precious stones and the metal work Of
which was of solid gold or silver. I saw
harness cloth embroidered with pearls,
and the total value of these trappings
and coaches runs high into the mil
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not long ago COW was discovered In
one of the unused rooms where q SER
want had been keeping 1t and the people
of the palace knew nothing about it,
There are 1000 acres about one Of the
summer palaces near here and it takes
600 mon to keep these in order, and
the palace OF Peterhof surpasses in Its
beauties those of Versailles.
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D1CKY PRoUDFIT- I can't sec
why you never put on your Sunday
clothesl Bobby Poore-But I does.
I wears 'em seven days in the week.
PUCK
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The nearest approach yet to perpetual
motion is the discovery Of European
clockmaker who has invented clock
that will run for ten years without wind
ing.
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CHAPTER XIX.

THE ORDEAL PASSED.
With the rapid perception of her genius
and of her love, Cora Elliston felt that
Eugene understood her; and not leaving
him time to speak and compromise her,
instantly ssid:
1T is very kind of you to keep your
promise"
Not at ALL" he replied, slowly seat
ing himself.
Yes, but it is! For you know you come
here to be tormented."
There was pause.
Have you at last become convert to
my pIan-to my h1ed ides?" she added,
sitter q second.
L am not sure Of that. It seems to
me you have great MANY"
Yes, of course. But I speak OF the
plan-my best idea, in fact. In word
of YOUR mary;ece."
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1892-07-15
ADDITIONAL LOCAL.
4 Monster POrkeT.

We stated in an issue of "a few weeks
ago that W. C. Hutchinson had
brought to Sumner county the first
pair Of Ohio improved Chester
White pigs. We have since
discovered that We were badly
mistaken unless there is still a differ
ence in the Chester WhitesbrOught in
by Mr.. Hutchinson and the herd
owned by J. X. Moore, a good Sumner
county farmer who resides southwest
Of town. Mr.. Moore says he has bred
these Chester White hogs in Sumner
county for five years, and if all our
readers could have seen the hog he
shipped from here last Tuesday they
would unanimously decide that he
has been successful as a breeder of
this magnificent specie Of the hog
family. This particular hog after be-
ing Grated ready for shipment weighed
$50 pounds, stood two feet and eight
inches high and was certainly mon
ster Of his kind. Mr.. Moore says he
has made no attempt to fatten this
hog, in fact, he did not want it fat
for the reason that it is to be shipped
around great deal this fall to differ
ent places Of exhibition, and the hog
was not what would be called a fat
hog. 1t was sent by express to W. W.
Waltmeir, CarbOndale, Kansas, who
will exhibit it at different fairs this
fall, including the state fair, after
which he will take it to the Chicago
Worlds fair for exhibition. Mr.. Walt
meir is an extensive breeder of Ches-
ter White hogs at Carbonate. The
last we saw of Mr.. Peters, the express
agent here, he was trying to get
enough men to lift one end of the
crate containing the hog into the ex-
press wagon.
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Charged With EmbeZzlement.

NJ. B. Keagy, who resides on farm
just east of the city, one of the best
known men of Sumner county. for
merly county treasurer and a man
who has legion of friends, is being
tried for embezzlement.
In the year 1882 Mr.. Keagy was ap.
pointed guardian of boy named
Frank d. Herrick, by probate court.
Mr.. keagy gave bond in the sum of
$500, his SuretieS being f. P. Neal
and John G. Woods, and the value of
the estate announcing TO about 81 900
was turned over to him. In 1890 the
probate court revoked Mr.. Keagy's
letters Of guardianship and appointed
W. K. Spicknall in his stead, the pro-
bate judge giving as his reason for
this action that Mr.. Keagy's bond
had become worthless, and he had
failed to give another that was sat
isfactOry.
Mr.. Keagy had been unfortunate in
business transactions, suffering from
loss from mixture of accounts while
he was county treasurer, and had used
the money belonging to his ward, in
his business, and when called upon to
pay it over could not do it. The total
amount Mr.. Keagy owed when called
upon to settle, including principal
and interest, was s1,595.65.
The law firm of Herrick & David.
son are representing the ward in the
proceedings against Mr.. Keagy and
A. E. Parker is defending him.
The case was called in Justice Gil.
mOre's court Monday morning. After
the EVIDENCE had all been presented.
the case was passed for argument by
the attorneys until Thursday morn
Ing and no decision has been made by
the court as yet
This charge against Mr.. Keagy is a
very serious one and on account of
his prominence in Sumner county is
attracting considerable attention.
He served two terms as county treas.
urer and his genial disposition and al
ways apparent honesty won him
many friends who hope that he will
succeed in showing the charge to be
less serious than it appears now.
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The terrible scenes at the Home
stead iron mills did not seem to dis
turb the serenity of Andrew Carnegie
TO any extent. A cablegram from
London under date of July s, says:
LONDON, July S.-Mr. and Mrs. An.
Grew Carnegie, Miss Whitfield and
Mr.. Armitage left Bramar. Aber-
deenShire, this morning with a splen.
dldly equipped fOur-in-hand. They
were on their way tOsummer quarters
at Lock RannOck in Perthshire, one
OF the most charming spots in Scot.
land. Mr.. Carnegie had evidently
got over the agitation which affected
him yesterday and seemed much
brighter. Mr.. Carnegie adhered 10
his refusal to be interviewed on the
subject of the Homestead tragedy and
declined even to say whether he had
neard OF the struggle and loss of life.
There is no doubt, however, that he
mas. He chatted pleasantly with
MIS-. Carnegie and Mr.. Armitage as
the coach rolled away. pointing out
10 them memorable spots in the bras
or Mar. The laughter Of the party at
some jOcular remark could be heard
as the four-in-hand rolled away in
The direction of Blairgowrie.
How much patriotism do you sup
pose there is in Andrew Carnegie?
VI course he wants his wealth in gold.
SO that he may transfer it to what.
ever cline he may choose to reside in.
Our country would be better off if
such men would take their money
and decamp.
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We hear Of number of old soldiers
who have recently been approached by
Republicans and berated and pesuad-
co by them to fOrSake the People's
party. Some of these old soldiers
were threatened with having their
pension stopped if they persisted in
their folly" OF course it is only now
nd then that they can find man
whom they can influence by such
mncOmbe, but that does not relieve
ne miserable littleneSS of the effort
me old veteran came to us with tears
IN his eyes the other day and wanted
to know il we thought they could do
anything. He was too feeble to work
andhad no other means of subsistence
but his pension. He was a patriot
from the crown Of his head to the sole
Of his feet, but found his very exiS-
tence threatened by Scalawags who
had more patriotism for party than
Tor their country. 1t isan outrage on
freedom that a man must have gov
erments manifcence in the shape of a
pension held over his head to compel
him to vote for political party
which he believes is dragging the
country down to worse condition
than that from which he fought to
save it. 4 few more breaks like this
and we propose to give the gentlemen
who are working this racket such an
exposure as they will not soon forget.
1t is useless to assure the old yeterns
that the Republican party dare not
tamper with their pensions. They
only talk it for bulldoZing purposes.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1892-07-15

Hank Iseminger, a member of the
fire company was seriously hurt while
the company was giving an inspection
exhibition before the mayor last Tues
day. The Monitor Hose company Of
which he was a member was making
a very fast run when Mr.. Iseminger
fell and the cart passed over his body.
No bones were broken but the flesh
was torn from the bones Of his right
leg and back where the wheel passed
over. He will recover.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1892-07-15
CONSISTENCY.

Inc "lcllta EdSte Keeps up a Wig
orous beating of the tom-toms for
the 6. o. p. but between the lines can
be read the fact that it is done with
about as much relish as the turning
OF the crank Of the grindStone affords
the boy who has hold of the crank.
COl. Murdoch is not the man to sulk
because he was turned down in a Do
lltlcal convention, and the fear that
some people may think so may ac-
count for the increased beating of the
tom-toms just at this time. There
lore when you read in the Eagle one
Gay a labOred review and attempted
reputation Of the startling sentences
in the Omaha preamble like the fol-
lowing:
1T declares that the urban work
men are denied the right of Organiza-
ton for Self-prOtectiOn," in the face
OF the universally recognized fact that
at no time and nowhere have work
men been so universally organized
into trades unions and fraternal and
protective societies as at the present
moment in the United States, or
where greater facilities for such CO.
operation is afforded than now"
You may know that he is giving the
grindsStOne few vigorous turns to
keep from being prOdded by the man
holding the axe
And then on the following day
when you read this comment on the
Homestead riot you conclude that
he has been muSing to himself and
arriving at conclusions forced BY
sound reasoning:
"The terrible scenes and occurrences
at Homestead, Pa, are not only dis
treSsing to contemplate. as to their
immediate results, but they are taken
as lndiceS of condition existing. or
liable to be brought into existence.
tnat to many persons is alarming.
everybody agrees that there is some
thing radically wrong somewhere.
and the sooner it is discovered and
steps taken to right it, the better for
the peace of the country and the safe
tyof life and property. We are no
alarmiStS, but We would save the
country from anarchy and ruin"
In all candOr, Colonel. isit not time
to stop playing this forced game of
party fealty? If there is"Something
radically wrong somewhere. and the
sooner it is discovered and stems taken
to right it, the better for the peace
OF the country and the safety of life
and property" why do you deny the
crisis and ridicule proposed remedies
without suggesting any change your
self In public policy. The people rec
Ognlze that you are placed in a deli
cate position at this time, but if
would add a wreath of honor to your
brow if you would burst the chains
mat bind you and come boldly out on
he side of the people.
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ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE,

STATE OF KANSAS,
SUMNER COUNTY. IS
In the Probate Court in and for said
county. ''''"
In the matter Of the estate OF F.. B. For
syth. deceased.
Notice Is hereby given that Letters OF Ad-
mlnlstration have been granted to the under
signed on the estate OF f. B. Forsyth. late OF
said county, deceased, by the Hon0rable tho
Probate Court Of the County and state afore-
said, dated the 4th day Of June A. d.. 1902.
NOW, all persons having claims against the
SAID Estate are hereby notified that they
must present the same to the undersigned
for allowance within one year from the date
OF said Letters. or they may be precluded
from any benefit OF such estate: and that n
such claims be not exhibited within three
years after the date Of said Letters they
shall be forever barred.
ROBERT NJ. FORSYTH.
Administrator Of the Estate OF f. b. FORSYTH.
deceased. I6-3t WIS