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People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1892-10-28

SO Unexpectedly, caused my heart to
futter and my limbs to tremble at such
rate that for moment | was quite
incapable Of moving from my chair. II
was as if long absent father had re-
turned; and it would be impossible to
depict the joy l felt. Before / could
calm my agitation in the least Mr.. Cor.
nell entered the Office with his son lust
behind him.
"Wull," exclaimed the old gentleman,
coming forward with outstretched
hand. "I'm more than glad to thee
you, thure! Are you well, NTH
0wenth2"
"Yes, quite well,"I replied, hardly
able to restrain my tears in the pres
ence OF his generous solicitude.
''Thath good. We've been very
much contherned for you, thince you
left nth, and Thuthan thsee wouldn't
reth after your letter came till thsee
got me thstarted off to thee now you
wath coming on. You know what a
queer woman Thuthan it'll, NTH
Owenth. Thsheth alwayth a worry
ing and fretting for fear thomething
might happen to thomebody tshe
knowth, tho they wouldn't be happy.
Thuthan hath mighty queer heart,
thure."
And one of the best hearts in the
world, too" said, earnestly.
''Thath fact, NTH Owenth, the old
gentleman agreed enthusiastically, a
pleased smile illumining his whole
features. ''Thath the truth, thure.
Thshee hath got the beth heart ever
knew, and the beth heart, believe.
that ever wath."
| had just time to shake hands with
my visitors and ask after the health of
Mrs. Cornell before Mr.. Bernard en-.
tered. was at loss what to 90, not
knowing whether my employer would
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1892-10-28
The Little Ones Version.

A party Of young people stopped
playing whist long enough the other
evening to hear good story. in my
Sunday-school class" said a bright
young woman, SIS the sweetest little
cherub you ever saw. She is much
younger than the other members, but
she insists upon remaining in my class.
Some days ago l instructed each of the
little ones to memorize verse or sen.
tence from the Bible. knowing that
the infant brain could not retain long
sentence, the mother of my youngest
pupil gave the child the shortest in the
good book: Jesus wept.' The follow.
ing Sunday / called upon the class to
fulfill my instructions Finally came
to Margaret What is yours, nv
dear| / asked. Jesus killed. she
lisped "-Kansas City Times.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1892-10-28
BIG GAME.
A sportsman's Veracious Account of His
Great Luck.

sportsman's Veracious Account Of His
Great Luck.
A newspaper published at Apt, in
southern France, La Presse, publishes
an account of an extraordinary hunting
adventure which lately befell citizen
OF that town. A Paris journal, in copy
ing the story, explains that occurrences
OF the kind never take place except in
southern France. But that is not true.
10 into any hunters camp in the wild
and woolly west and you may hear
yarns just as ingenious and not a bit
more truthful than this.
A hunter who had spent considera-
BILE part Of the day in an unsuccessful
quest for game and had discharged his
shotgun many times without result
caught sight on his Way home of a su-
perb pigeon well up in an oak tree
which grew on very steep hillside.
The hunters gun was charged with
powder but he was entirely out of shot.
In this emergency and resolving firmly
that he would have the pigeon he sat
down on the ground, took out his
pocketknife and with it pulled several
nails out of the sole of his shoe. With
these he loaded his gun.
The pigeon still sat in his place. The
hunter aimed, fired and the pigeon was
nailed to branch of the oak tree with
the shoe nails.
The hunter was almost in despair.
seeing the game apparently fastened be-
yond his reach. But he climbed the
tree, assembled with difficulty to the
place where the pigeon hung and had
just taken the pigeon off, when he lost
his footing and fell through the air.
AS chance would have it the hunter
landed in the midst of hare's nest. He
began to roll rapidly down the steep
and slippery hillside, but before he did
so he seized large hare firmly by the
hind legs.
Rolling downward, the hunter slid
plump into the midst of a convey of part
ridges and striking about him with the
hare he succeeded in killing nine Of
these admirable birds.
He then picked himself up and took
himself homeward with his pigeon, his
hare and his cartridges, well satisfied
with the results of his shot.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1892-10-28
CHAPTER XVII

MR. BERNARD AND CHARLES CORNELL.
"Wull, Charleth, it it'll wonderful
thstore, you know; tho whath the harm
in thaying tho. Juth becauthe we
never thee thstoreth like thith, ninth
we let on like it'th common with nth? II
a feller don't know anything and never
thaw much whath the uthe for him To
pretend like he knowth a heap and hath
theen wonderful? II Teller it'll ieno-
ramuth he'd juth ath well let follxth
know it, cauthe they'll find It ont
pretty thoon anyhow"
1t was one morning about week
after the occurrence of the events de.
scribed in the last chapter when was
aroused from fit of abstraction nv
hearing the above words spoken in Mr.
Cornelrs well remembered voice. I
was in Mr.. Demands Office alone. he
having stepped out but few minutes
before, and / was thinking of the Cor
nells and their home when Twas dis.
turbed by Mr.. Cornell.
The well-lnown kindly tones, heard
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1892-10-28

be very friendly old fellow" he OBJ
served, with sarcastic smile.
I'm sure" | replied with a tinpe of
warmth, that he's a most excellent
man. and as generous and kind-hearted
as he can be-"
"oh, yes, / suppose he's very well in
that respect. Now, how about the SON?
He's.generous and kind-hearted, too. I
think you said?"
"He is" answered.
And a most excellent man. | be.
lieve?'
He certainly is"
We'll, sometimes people deceive
their appearances.
What do you mean by thatP" I
asked.
why, simply that didn't see any.
thing remarkable in the young man.
But then, perhaps, | am not good at
reading character from outward ap-
pearances, and especially where these
country pumpkins are in it,"
| bit my lip in very vexation. Why
would Mr.. Bernard persist in speaking
Slightingly of Charles Cornell? WHY
should he show dislike of him when
he certainly had no cause to feel itP
Why need he refer to him in terms ca
uncomplimentary and so entirely imam.
propriate to his looks and character Il
seemed to me unwarranted and rude. to
say the least, because Charles Cornell
was not an enemy to Mr.. Bernard, and
he was friend TO me.
I'm sure" l said, with an unusual
show OF spirit for me, IF you see any.
thing in Charles Cornell's outward an.
pearance that contradicts what I have
said of him, you are not capable of
reading his character from them. I
speak the truth of him, and speak
from actual knowledge"
why, dear me-" he exclaimed sour.
~ "one would think you a warm
champion OF the young farmer to hear
you so readily defend him. A woman
must feel very deep interest in a man
when she shows such spirit in his de-
tense. Now, without any intention OF
Boosting, and not wishing to remind
you OF what | have done, | venture to
say that have been as mindful of You
and as generous in my conduct toward
you as this Cornell has. Do you DENY
that?"
mo, sir; do not deny that you nave
been very good to me, and that You
have favored me far beyond my de.
SertS' do not want you to think me
ungrateful enough to ever be unmind-
ful Of the debt of gratitude owe you"
TO BIZ Continued
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was going. couldn't imagine, though,
whatever could have taken place be-
tween you"
| understood perfectly that she had
offered that observation as bid for an
explanation on my part, but did not
choose to accept it as such, so kept ST.
lent. She continued, apparently lit
tie disappointed that ! did not proceed
to crafty her curiosity and enlighten
her as to what had taken place in nv
room.
"He had the appearance of one Of She
finest of gentlemen" she remarked,
land suppose he is, though l know
very little about him. never saw Mr..
Bernard but two or three times before
that day he came here with you, but
I've always heard him spoken of very
highly. Still, he's rich, and rich men
can do pretty much as they please, and
mot be faulted either. | don't doubt
fbut what if Mr.. Bernard was poor, peo-
lple would find plenty to say against
dim. But. law! | don't suppose you
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1892-10-28
IF WE COULD KNOW.

II We could know how to assume
A cheerful face through days Of woe,
10 look beyond the deepest gloom,
And submissive spirit show.
II We could know when fortune flies
And takes life's pleasures all away.
Although the darkest storms may rise,
That there would be a brighter day.
II We could know that we are best
Though life Is never free from care,
That there are some far more distressed,
Whose burdens are much worse to bear.
II we could know the grief which lies
Beneath some natures proud and cold,
What pity for them would arise,
Il all their troubles could be told
II we could know that all Is right,
The good or bad which may befall,.,
Through sun and storm, by day or night,
Aguiding hand Is over all
Alice D. Abel, in Good Housekeeping.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1892-10-28
CHAPTER XvL-CoYr1NuED.


My mind was calm and collected
when | awoke and | reasoned easily.
My position was good one, thought,
inasmuch as it enabled me to live by nv
own exertions, and if gave it up re.
allied how difficult | should find it To
secure another through my own efforts.
Then, remembered, Mr.. Bernard was
connection, and | ought not to have
any fear of him. 1t was true he had
done and said things that | considered
improper, and even shocking, but was
inclined to excuse him now, believing
chat he had lost control of himself for
the instant, and that in his calmer mo-
ments he would regret his conduct
most sincerely. / reasoned, too, that |
had but to maintain my own proper
conduct, depOrting myself toward him
as prudence demanded, to be safe from
any designs he might have. My reason
Ing may not have been very philosoph-
zeal, but it must be remembered that I
was Ignorant and unSchooled in the
ways OF the world and the arts of man.
When came down to breakfast nv
altered, haggard looks attracted the at
tention of my landlady, and all during
the meal she kept her eyes on me
with curious, inquiring gaze. Her
action embarrassed me, sending a
crimson glow to my cheeks and causing
me to cast my eyes down. When | was
about to leave the table she detained
me, saying:
You are not looking well this morn.
ing, Miss Owens. Are You sick?"
mo, ma'am," replied, a little short
ly' wishing above all things to be
spared any questioning just then.
You are looking real peaked, I'm
sure" she continued, "and one would
think you spent a bad night. think
you must either be sick or troubled I
nope you have had no bad news?"
mo, l have not" answered.
I'm very glad" she said. 81 saw
50a had a letter last night, and | didn't
know but you might have had unpleas-
ant news"
| assured Mrs. Bond, my landlady,
that she was wrong in her surmises,
and, wishing TO escape any further con-
Versation on the subject of my appear
-ance, made another effort to leave the
room. Mrs, Bond, however, was one
OF those curious, prying old women who
are not satisfied until they get to the
bottom of everybody's secrets and who
have no respect for anyone's rights and
feelings, but who continue to probe
and delve into peoples actions until
they unearth their motives and the
causes that influence them to the very
bottom.
Perhaps" she observed with a
smile | did not like, the gentleman
who came to visit you last night had
something to do with your appearance
this morning.
loffered noreply, but I was conscious
that the increasing color in my face be-
trayed the fact that she had guessed
aright, and that added still more to nv
confusion, thus the more plainly con-
arming her supposition.
II thought when saw HIM 60 out
Last night" she went on, ''that some.
thing OF an unpleasant nature must
have transpired between you. He was
so excited that he hardly seemed to
know what he was doing or where he
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1892-10-28
The Matching Hen.

Instinct teaches the lien that il would
be no good to warm only one side of her
eggs, and so when she feels that they are
done" on one side she turns them gen.
tly round. Anyone who has watched
setting hens has seen them rise every
now and then and shuttle about for a
few moments on the nest. That is when
they turn the eggs over.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1892-10-28

The cloak worn by Lady Abingdon
when starting on her wedding tour was
one to which interest attaches in con-
sequence Of its almost unique value. II
was one of Lord Alington's presents
to his bride and is worth over 5000.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1892-10-28
CHICAGO, Rock Island & Pacific RV.,

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People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1892-10-28

DRoPsY is dread disease, but it has
lost its terrors TO those who know that II.
II. Green & Sons, the Dropsy Specialists OF
Atlanta, Georgia, treat it with such great
success. Write them for pamphlet giving
full information.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1892-10-28
When Nature

Needs assistance 1t may be best to render i,
promptly, but one should remember TO usa
even the most perfect remedies only when
needed The best and most simple and gen.
tie remedy is the Syrup of Figs, manufac-
tured by the California Fig SYrnp Co.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1892-10-28

The Public Awards the Palm TO Hale's
Honey Of Horehound and Tar for coughs.
Fixes Toothache Drops Cure in one minute.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1892-10-28
TO BRACE UP the

system after LA Grippe"
pneumonia, fevers, and
other proEtrating acute dis
eases; to build up needed
flesh and strength, and to
health and vigor
when you feel rundown
and used-up, the best thing
in tho world Is DR.. Pierces
Golden Medical Discovery.
1t promotes all the bodily
functions, rouses every or
gan into healthful action,
purifies and enriches the
blood, and through it
cleanses, repairs, and invig-
crates the entire system.
For tho r.aoof c4,llr.--.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1892-10-28

Scrofulous, Skin or Scalp Diseases, Dyspep-
sia, Biliousness, and kindred ailments, the
Discovery" Is the only re>iedy that's
guaranteed. II it doesn't benefit or cure,
you have your money back.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1892-10-28

BEEcHAM's PILLS cure bilious and nerv.
Gus illness Beecham's Pills sell well be-
cause they cure. % cents box.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1892-10-28

This" said the red-eyed cook. who was
peeling 90 onion, sis one o. thin concealed
weepins Washington Star.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1892-10-28

Can you think of anything more convinc-
ing than the promise that Is made by the
PROJECTORS Of DR.. 6age's Catarrh Remedy /
1t 6 this: III we can't cure your Catarrh.
WI pay you $500 IN cash.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1892-10-28

MRS. GUxsHuS calls her children ''starsn
because they don't know how to act.-Bos.
ton Transcript
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1892-10-28

LoyDoSERs write 1851 letters a day,
requiring thirty gallons Of ink.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1892-10-28

PEOPLE who cling to the anchor of hope
often have 10 90 down into the mud with it.
Puck.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1892-10-28

1T isn't the man who blows most who
nnds 1t the easiest to raise the wind.-Cape
Cod Item.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1892-10-28

MONEY which is "coming TO your does
not always arrive.-Pittsburgh Chronicle
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1892-10-28
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The National tribune., 1892-10-27

1871 was operated upon and one large tumor,
the size of small hickory NUT was successfully
removed The doctor who performed the
operation told me at that time that several
large tumors were located internally, aud that
he feared that in the near future they would
cause me severe suffering. and perhaps might
terminate in fstula in ano. This proved to be
true. for ever since the Spring OF 1877, the
year / removed to this State, l have been
afflicted with fstula in anO, piles and proiapsus
ami: also severe liberation. When / applied
for pension in 1889 l was first rated Mt *!o per
month by the Board at He'ena' Arh. .ha'
time there were seven fstulas opening upon
the external skin, with continual discharges OF
pus.
NV physical condition is bad, and ] am 70.
duced in flesh. One year after being granted
pension ! applied for increase; was sent before
the Board at Little Rock. and although asking
the doctors to make thorough examination,
they simply viewed my disability externally.
However, they recommended an increase OF 10
per month now some 10 months ago. again
applied for increase for total disability from
the performance of manual labor, or inability
To perform manual labor from any Cause. for
which the rating is $50 per month. furnished
the Department the affidavit OF my family
physician showing total disability, also tho anl-
dayits of two neighbors who have known me
and seen me almost daily for the past IA years.
They also certified that, in their opinion, was
totally disabled. Yot when I was ordered be-
fore the Board at Helena (where two of the
Surgeons are young men, they reported my
case adversely, and the result was my claim
for increase was rejected.
Now, what l want to call the attention Of
the Department, as we'll as the comrades all
over the country to- is this: That the comrade
in Minnesota, from whose letter quote an ex-
tract, has received justice at the hands of the
Examining Surgeons, for his Affections un-
doubleday entitle him to $24 per month. But
/, a poor Union sailor who unfortunately lives
in the Southland know that my disabilities
are greater than the comrades in Minnesota
cannot even got an increase to $50 per month,
all on account of the report of the Medical
Board, the affidavit of my family physician and
that of my neighbors Notwithstanding. Com
rades, Is that justice? :,
In conclusion / will say, don't come South.
This is no country for an old Federal soldier,
NO matter though he be Denocrat.-AMOs IT.
KRETCHMER, U. s. s. Silver Lake, No. "a, Cot
tom plant rk
The National tribune., 1892-10-27
Anecd ots of Gen. Grant.
Home Maaasine.

II was shortly sfter his return from tho
Journey round the world. during which he
had received q continuous ovation. that no
was invited to . pleasant city in Illinois, not
far from his former home, Galena. Here he
had been for many hours tho center OF pubic
attention, and on arriving at the hospitable
home where he was to spend the night, went to
the piazza with his host and few personal
friends to enjoy q well-sarned rest.
The gentlemen wsro chatting aud smoking
when the hostess, summoned TO the library
found there group of brighf.eyed little girls,
each provided with an autograph album, VINO
eagerly told her that they had come 70 ASK
Gen. Grant to sign his name In their BOOKS.
Remembering the fatigue OF the past few
hours. she hesitated an Instant but, I'M
willing to disappoint tho little ones, went 70
her guest and presented their petition. Gen.
Grant instantly sprang up with the most cor.
dial alacrity, entered the library ana wrote
his name in the books addressing few pleas
ant words to each little maid in turn. nor
was this all. When the last album WAS ciosed,
the popular idol, whose taciturnity had become
almost as proverbial as Won Moitke's, ingered
for several minutes talking morriiy WIN '"s
children before he returned to his friends:
They tripped home in tho utmost deiight
vying with one another in sounding MS praises
and, in the eyes of his hostess at least, the
Nations hero had added another lear 0>hn
laurels.