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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-02-21

Tho last paper in this volume ia called a
philosophical examination Of conscience"
More than any other OF the authors writings
it Givos q donnite and lucid exposition OF his
fundamental opinions. He begins by averring
ono thing rs being In his judgment absolutely
beyond doubt, namely. that In the universe
which Ia accessible TO our experience We do
not observe and never have observed any pass
Ing fact which proceeds from will, or
from wills. superior to that OF man.
The general constitution OF the world is hlled
with intentions. apparent intentions at least:
but In the facts In detail there 10 nothing In
territorial. That which Is attributed to angels.
to daimones. to particular provincial planetary
gods. or even to one sole God working BY spe-
cial volitions. has no reality In our day nothing
Of this sort can be established. Written texts.
II we take thcm seriously. would make us be-
lieve that such facts did occur In former limos,
but historical criticism demonstrates tho
slight credibility OF such variations. II the
rule OF special voltions had been the law at
any epoch OF the world. one would be able to
perceive some remnant. some shred OF such O
government In the actual state. Now, the
present actual state OF things exhibits no
trace OF any action coming from without. The
state which We have before US Is the result of
a development whose beginning We do not
sec; In the tnnumerable links OF this chain we
do not discover singe free action before
the appearance OF man. Since tho appearance
OF man there has been free cause
which has made use Of the forces OF nature
for definite ends but this cause emanAtes
from ITSELF from nature: II 10 nature recover
ing herself. attaining consciousness What
has never been beheld 10 the Intervention Of
superior agent to correct or direct the blind
forces. to enllghten or ameliorate man. to
prevent . calamity. to hinder an injustice.
to prepare the way for the execution Of Q
given plan. The character OF absolute pre-.
cision. belonging to the world which we call
material. would suffice to set aside the idea Of
intention. since intention nearly always mani
tests itself by the lack OF geometrical accuracy
What NJ. Renan has Just said applies, he
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1892-07-22
WORLDS FAIR CITY.
Interesting Observations of a Man
About Town.
Restaurant Walters and Their Peculiar
Nethods-Chicagoans Too Busy to
Eat Properly-Queer Effects
of the Floods.

Did anyone ever study out why it is
that waiter in a restaurant will al.
ways do things in the very way that
takes the most time? Probably no one
ever did except the walters themselves,
and they don't know why, but they do
know how. You go into a restaurant
in city like Chicago and tell the
waiter you have not much time and
would like to be served as speedily as
possible.
"All right, SIR" he says.
Then what does he do? Does he take
your order at once and give it to the
cook to prepare while he brings you
the plates, knife and fork, etc? Not
at all. He will go leisurely, fill glass
of water for you, bring your napkin.
and the 'set-up," that is, the plate and
other paraphernalia; then, last of all,
he will hand you the bill of fare and
fall into a listless attitude of
waiting. Perhaps that is why he
is called a waiter, because he
makes you wait, and sometimes
waits for you but seldom on you. How
much could be saved to the guest if the
waiter would take the order first and
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1892-07-22
METHOD OF BRIDGE GRATING.

cut-see Fig. 2. Grating wax may be
used, but l much prefer soil held in
place about the girdled portion by sods
or box.
Eight of the scions lived, and the tree.
which was as good as dead for one
year, was restored to vigorous life. 1t
has borne beautifully for years, and no
one would suspect from appearances
that anything had ever been wrong
with it. Last fall when heavily loaded
with apples, hard wind broke off the
top. l was curious to see a section of
my experiment now grown solid with
IL annual rings. | sawed out a section,
photograph of which is shown at Fig.
l. 1t has been said at some of our
farmers institutes that trees girdled by
mice are not worth saving by "bridg-
ing" as they are sure to become dis
eased, hollow and unproductive Here
is an object-lesson for teachers of such
theories-17 years and no hollow; only
two years lost under treatment: Is
years of production with promise of
many more but for the casualty. Let
those who say bridging does not pay
figure out the difference if l had re-
placed that tree with one from the nur-
sery, and be convinced. l have in nv
orchard several trees that have been
saved in this manner, but no other was
left over year before treatment l
neglected this because l thought it a
hopeless case on account of its great
Slze,-Leroy Whitford, in Rural New
Yorker.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1892-07-22

blonde-mustached man driving the team
OF bays is Campbell Darlington, a prom
inent criminal lawyer Of this city, who.
1t is said, has different pair Of horses
for every day in the week. That fine
looking old man with his handsome
wife is Senator Stanford, of California.
They drive their pair Of well-known
black coach horses, Major and George
and their landau is an object Of much
attention and admiration from the oc.
cupants Of the other vehicles. That
genial-looking gentleman with the
brown beard is Senator Proctor, of Yer.
mont, and few teams in the city can
pass that pair of silver sorrels which he
Is driving before the red-wheeled Ian.
dau- Here comes what looks to be a
pretty close race. Hon Archie Bliss. of
New York, with his spanking team of
bays hitched to a side-bar tran. is
slightly in advance Of his friend, Sem
ator Henderson, who is driving a little
trotting mare with record Of 2:ss to
light Kensington road wagon. The
Brazilian minister, Senior Mendonca, Is
'nt on horseback accompanied by his
'utriders, who wear a livery Of dark
reen with flowers and cockades Of vel
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1892-07-22

low, the colors Of the Brazilian lega.'
ton. That gentleman in the "C"i
spring brougham, who is just getting
out of the way of that pair Of young
fellows who are racing to the bridge, is
Secretary Of the Navy Tracy, who pre-
fers his pair Of coal blacks to the faster
equines of his friends. f. NJ. Draney is
the veteran Of the road and has driven
fast horses for the past twenty years.
For long time he drove his trotting
stallion, Rutherford B. Hayes, who could
60 close to 2:S0, and now he has some
of Hayes get That handsome gentle
man driving the pair of well-matched
bay mares is Col. Ainsworth, of the war
department, and beside him is his
friend Frank Conger, who is enjoying
himself immensely behind his bay mare
Never Tire.
Now let us fall in line at the rear Of
the procession, satisfied that there will
be many other teams to follow us. Yes,
there is the rumble Of the heavy wheels
of victoria and we can see its single
occupant as the carriage passes by. Do
not starel 1t is Madeline, the queen of
the demi-monde. Is she not beautiful as
she reclines gracefully upon the cush-
ions of her trap, looking neither to the
right nor to the left and recognizing
no one? She will soon be out of sight,
and out Of sight out of mind, so let us
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1892-07-22
Management of Hen Manure.

The most valuable property of hen
manure is ammonia. If allowed to lib.
crate it loses its value as a fertilizer.
For the better preservation of the drop
pings a loose earthen floor of dry road
dust is best, for it catches all Of the
droppings Of the fowls when not on the
perches, and the frequent busting GOV.
ers them and prevents the liberation Of
the ammonia. Common ground plaster
is excellent to mix with manure. Il
can be sprinkled freely on the Drop
pings during night and put away in
barrels in dry, cool place till needed.
The dropping board should be NOV.
able, taken out every morning and
scraped into the barrel and then shake
heavy layer of plaster over the
manure each time; about ten parts of
plaster (gypsum) to one of manure. A
tine tooth rake made for this use will
gather the loose droppings, which can
be treated in the same way.-Stock.
man.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1892-07-22
IN GOOD CONDITION.
The Importance of Keeping Machinery In
Proper Trim,

Proper Trim.
During the busy season, at least, it is,
important to keep all the machinery in
good working order. A loose bolt or a
missing screw will often cause a loss of
many times the cost of a new one. It
is not always this damage to the ma
chinery that is all or even the greatest
part of the loss, as in harvest or having
the damage to the machinery by a
break is small compared with the loss
Of time and after the damage to the
crop. Before starting in to harvest,
care should be taken to overhaul ma
chinery that has been used before and
see that it is in good repair and ready
for work. All bolts should be frightened
and if any have been lost new ones
should be put in their place. The work.
ing parts should be thoroughly cleaned
up and well oiled, so that they will work
smoothly. 1t is always good economy
to use good oil and plenty of it, at the
same time taking care not to use an ex.
cess, as too much in many cases isnearly
as bad as not enough.
So far as possible avoid leaving ma.
chinery standing out in the hot sun
when not in use. One of the best pay
ing investments on the farm is a good
shed, under which machinery that is
used more or less through the season
can be kept when not needed in the
field
The failure to give proper care to
the machinery needed to carry on the
work costs the farmers good deal Of
money that could readily be saved. A
few days exposure to hot sun is
nearly or quite as injurious as one or
two hard storms, and in many cases it
would save time to bring it to the
house and store under shelter rather
than let it stand out, as more or less
time is required to adjust it properly.
In majority of cases machinery will
prove cheaper than hand labor and
can readily be made to pay a good
profit on its cost, provided, of course, it
is cared for, SO that it can be made to
do what should reasonably be expected
Of it. In harvesting and haylng, es-
pecially, machinery is necessary when
it is important to push the work as
much as possible, taking all reasonable
advantages to save time. 1t is very
often the case that machinery is dam.
aged more by want of proper care than
by using. 1t costs less to buy machin.
cry in good working condition as long
as it is worth repairing than to use as
long as possible without any work and
then be at the expense of giving a
thorough overhauling, saying nothing
OF the increased risk of breakdown
at a time that a considerable loss
would be occasioned. 1t rarely pays to
manage machinery on the make-shift
plan; it should either be kept in good
working condition or be discarded for
something that is worth keeping in
good repair. st. Louis Republic.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1892-07-22

inches wide around the tree. 1t put
out a sickly yellow foliage and lived
through the summer. The next spring
noticing that nature was making a des-
perate effort to save its life, and moved
by feeling akin to pity, l concluded
to lend hand to help her and try an
experiment in tree surgery. According
IN April / selected some thrifty scions
from another tree and stuck them in
the ground in a shady place to keep
them alive, but dormant, till the bark
would peel. About June l bridged
over the barkless portion of the trunk
with nine sciOns. In doing this the
dead bark was cut away and an incis-
ION made above and another below the
glrdle, about an inch long, in the live
bark, which was carefully loosened
with the knife.
The scions were bow-shaped, and cut
slanting, so that their cut surfaces
were in line to fit the tree. | pushed
the butt end of this scion into the lower
cut In the bark and then bent it till the
point slipped into the corresponding
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1892-07-22
Centenarians in Warm Cl,mo.

ut is commonly supposed that people
live to greater age in cold than in
warm climates, but that like MANY
other generally received opinions, is an
error" said Philadelphian, who has
visited many lands. Population con-
sidered, semi-tropical Japan heads the
list for centenarians. The southern
states can show as many people, in
proportion to population, who have
passed the three-score-and-ten mile
post as can those of New England. The
Oldest man l ever saw had lived all his
life in southern Arizona. He was what
is popularity known as a greaser-one.
third Spaniard, one-third Indian and the
remainder coyote. He claimed to be
one hundred and forty years old and
could prove up one hundred and thirty.
two years by the missionary records.
He was totally blind, bent up like
jackknife and the color of leather. He
was a pretty good fac-simile of the
mummy Of Rameses I'LL As looked
at him thought of those unfortunate
people described by Dean Swift as un.
able to die, and wondered if the flying
island had not landed CULVER in Ari.
zona."-St. Louis Globe Democrat.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1892-07-22

extra dozens she may have to sell or
trade. 1t is convenient, simple of con.
struction. Each pen is 26x16 feet,
ample for flock of twenty laying hens
or pullets, and affording them more
comfort than a smaller space would
provide. The nest boxes are placed
along the floor and roosting perches
provided with each compartment Each
pen is connected with the other BY
means of door opening from one pen
to another. The floor is of wood, this
being preferable in laying-house to
earth. If anything is wanted upon the
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1892-07-22
LIVE STOCK NOTES.

EVERY horse owner should have a box
stall or two in the barn. Box stalls are
often convenient and useful.
SoNE of our exchanges are calling for
more pasture and hay, and more stock.
With the cattle market glutted, we can
not see the wisdom of the advice.
THERE is one way to compete in a
glutted cattle market-and we NAV
have one for long time-and that is to
breed and feed the very best cattle.
We are asked If there is any differ
ence in jacks, so far as breeding quail.
ties are concerned. Just as much diff.
ference as there is between bulls OF
stations.
The ordinary man cannot judge a
horse when he first sees him. Before
you purchase a horse lead him down
hill, drive hin, and watch carefully
every movement.
DOES it pay to buy feed for stocki
asks subscriber. Itdepends, of course
upon circumstances. If we purchase
feed we can Eoep more stock, and thai
means an improvement of the land
Still feed may be SO high and stock 81
low that it will not pay.
CAN blindness in the horse be trans
mitted? we are asked. We have NJ
doubt of it. There is, or was, larg,
district in Pennsylvania in which nearl,
all the horses were blind, and it was be
lieved to be the result of breeding from
blind stock. The laws of hereditl
operate very curiously. - Farmers
Voice.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1892-07-22
The Cellars Ventilation.

Ventilation Of the cellar is a prob.
lem. In the summer the windows NAV
be kept open, but in building a barn OF
house with a cellar underneath, ven.
tilation in winter must be considered
OF all methods that have been tried that
OF a chimney with an open fireplace
has been found the best, as FIRE not
only permits of Kidding the cellar of a
portion of the moisture, but creates q
drsught which carries all foul air I'D.
ward.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1892-07-22

floor, clean, sharp gravel is the bes.
article to use, as it can be easily re-
newed and it provides grit for them to
use in grinding their food. The build.
ing should be about twelve or fifteen
feet high with ventilating windows in
the upper cupola, the windows being
opened in hot weather, giving pure air
and perfect ventilation to the building,
j. ". Caughey, in Farm and Home.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1892-07-22

Mrs. Stings Last night you came
home with story of sitting up with a
sick friend. Now what excuse have
you this time?" Mr.. Stings-"To-night,
my love, we (hic) all gathered (hic)
round his beer" Inter Ocean.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1892-07-22
Observation-Disclosures.
ABOUT BRIDGE.G9AFTlNc.
eoW Virtually Dead Apple Tree Was
Restored IN Iifa

eoW Virtually Dead Apple Tree Was
Restored to Life.
1t was in the spring of 1874 that l
toupda Northern Spy tree in my orchard
here in Chautauqua county, N. Y,
ruined by extreme cold on immature
wood. The bark near the ground was
split and bulged out from the wood. 1t
was the only tree of that variety in my
orchard, and although six inches in d.
ameter, it had never borne much fruit,
50 slow is this kind to get to bearing.
Feeling little indignant from hope
deferred, with my knife I cut off the
loose bark, making a girdle about six
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1892-07-22
HANDY POULTRY HOUSE.

Its Designer Has Used 1t with Success fol
Some Time.
The accompanying sketch shows q
laying house which have been using
with success for some time. 1t can be
made of any size and for any cost you
may feel able to afford. The one illus.
trated shows accommodations for sixty
hens, or about what any farmers wife
will care for for the house and what
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1892-07-22

HIS it true that you are engaged to
Mr.. Bartowi" She'll don't know; the
society papers haven't announced 1t YETI
n. Y. Herald.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1892-07-22

"WHAT is the lightest summer fiction you
know OFF, THE summer girls L love
your"-Chicago News.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1892-07-22

This is the most unkindest cut OF all.r
Marc Anthony remarked when he saw a
portrait Of himself in Roman newspaper.
Boston Transcript
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1892-07-22

VARIETY is the spice Of life. II a man has
nothing for supper tonight, he doesn't
want 1t for breakfast tomorrow morning.
Binghamton Leader.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1892-07-22

"lts easy to catch on" as the fiy re-
marked when he lit on the fly paper.-Phil-
adelphia Record
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1892-09-29
THE GOVERNORS SPEECH.

Mr.. President and Gentlemen Of
the Convention The Good Book says
that there is time for all things
Judging by the quantity of it we
have had in South Carolina during
the past summer, there must have
been aa time" for speaking, and ]
think / have done my share of it
Laughter and applause. shall.
therefore, trespass on your patience
but few moments to night.
We have passed through very
bitter, exciting and, | might say,
malignant campaign-of white men
against white men, of Democrat
against Democrat.
We have met here as the Repre-
sentatives of a majority of the Dem
ocratic people of South Carolina.
This convention is different from any
other heretofore held in South Car
olina, inasmacb as you have come
direct from your masters-the people.
You have not been constituted by
any thimble-rigging county conven-
ton process, or aclub" business, del
egating It's power to send you here.
But you have come right straight
from the ground, fresh from and
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1892-09-29

.o clubs in each ward
They shall be organized in obedi-
ence to this constitution as are the
clubs elsewhere in this State, and in
organizing said clubs they shall have
representation in the county conven-
tions, respectively, as said conven-
tons shall declare in accordance with
the provisions Of this constitution.
Article VI. The nominating con-
vention for the nomination Of Cover
nor, Lieutenant Governor and other
State officers in 1892 and thereafter,
and for electors for President and
:Vice-President in the same year and
every Presidential year thereafter,
shall be composed of delegates from
each county, double the number to
which such county is entitled in both
branches Of the General Assembly.
Said delegates are to be chosen by
primary elections to De held on the
last Tuesday in August of each elec-
tion year, the delegates elected to
receive a majority of the votes cast.
At this election only white Demo
|crats shall be allowed to vote, except
that negroes who voted for Gen.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1892-09-29
THE BABY'S A GIRL
AND THERE is DISAPPOINTMENT
IN THE FAMILY.
ATLANTA Constitution.


Children are good invention.
Lord Bacon said they were .impedi-
ments to great enterprises, but Pm
not satisfied about that. Reading
and observation teaches me that they
! are the promoters, the inspiration OF
progress and invention. Men work
harder and think deeper when there
are children behind them. | don't
know any s-eat enterprises that have
been projected by men without them.
Steamboats,, railroads, cotton gins,
telegraphs, printing presses, sewing
machines were all invented by mer
who had families. Children ARE in
the way Of war, but not of peace.
The world is working for them. To
raise and maintain and educate them
and see them settled is It's principal
business. Indeed, much of the lying
and cheating and swindling that is
perpetrated in trade is done on their
account, and there are men in prison
for larceny whom heaven would dis
charge and say "go and sin no more. ;"
Twas ruminating about this because
there is a lot of little chaps here in
the house now, and they keep up a
racket and inspire me to great enter
prises. am contriving an invention
to regulate them. There are three
little girls from over the hill, and a
little rooster from Florida. They are
sent here to get them out Of the way
of the new babies. There is brand
new one over the hill and she is a
girl" nuther gurl," as the Florida
boy wrote his mother. Mrs. Arp is
over there, of course, making catnip
tea and sugar-tits and blessing" its
little heart. Yes the baby is a nuther
gurl-that's four right straight along
in row, and the paternal puts on
high tragedy and exclaims: stHang
out your banner-the cry is still they
Gomez The number is all right and
the quality is good, but the assort-
ment isn't satisfactory, for there is
not boy to grow up with MS sisters
and look after them and protect them.
It's bad but it can't be helped. An
other one of our offspring has four
boys, and here are four girls and the
last is a, beautiful child-look's just
like her mother and her mother looks
like me. That last is what say,
though it's not a common remark.
Poor little nt!-she looks like
she didn't have friend in the world,
and Mrs. Arp says she cried half the
night and she reckons it was because
she made mistake. But she didn't
mean to and is sorry. The paternal
ancestor steps around solemnly and
looks away off like he was the injured
person. Fond hopes and puerile ex-
pectation have been sadly disappoint-
ed, but the mother nestles the child
to her bosom and with a tear in her
eye whispers: aMamma win love
you" And she will. If the little thing
had come cross-eyed, or deformed,
there would have been one friend.
! As Goleridge said: