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People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1893-12-29
The Nilometer.

During the time OF the periodical
inundation Of the valley of the Nile,
a queer recording instrument known
as the "nilometer," is hourly and
daily consulted by a sluggish Egyp-
tian officer, who, to Judge from his
motions and actions, cares but very
little If the river keeps its bed or
overaows the whole northern half OF
the African continent. But as it is
the only labor he is forced 10 per-
form, and his bread AMI cheese usu-
ally depend upon proper execution
of the duties assigned, the record is
taken with scrupulous accuracy.
This queer and ancient "thermome-
ter of the Nile" Gt dates back to S45
A. D.. J, is situated at the end Of the
island of Rhoda 1t is simply an i'm
mense upright octagonal pillar stand
ing in a well-like chamber, sur
rounded on four sides with strong
walls provided with arched openings
which allow the rising waters free
access to the nilometer. The re-
cording pillar is covered throughout
its length and on all OF its eight sides
with cubits and digits nicely divided.
painted with great precision, much
resembling sections of a gigantic
checkerboard. There is a huge
staircase leading from above down
to the bottom Of the cistern in which
the nilometer stands. the well-worn
steps attesting to the immense num-
Der Of times the instrument has been
consulted.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1893-12-29
NEARLY TEN CENTURIES OLD.
Great Age OF a Whale Washed Ashore
Z on thu Pacific C,.a.f

iereat Age OF Whale Washed Ashore
I y on the Pacific Coast.
The largest whale which ever en-
tered this harbor, AMI one OF the
largest ever seen on this coast,
washed ashore at Tokelund lately,
says the South Bend Herald. The
news was Immediately brought back
by one OF the morning steamers, and
the afternoon passenger boats were
crowded to their greatest capacity
by the throngs who were anxious to
see the monster
The fish came in on the high tide,
and lies just little below Charles
Fishers bath house. 1t was alive
and kicking and did not finally sur
render its lease on existence for two
days. County Attorney NJ D. Egbert
had taken along a tape line, and
carefully measured the monster. The
line showed an extreme length OF
IVA feet and s inches, with waist
measure" OF 16l feet and 6 inches.
County Surveyor l. c. Nickery fig
ured on the weight of the "animile"
and pronounced this member OF the
balaenoldea family to weigh 47l tons
and the blubber and whalebone to be
worth, at current prices, oil $9.795;
bone, $1,000; making a net total OF
$1Q,975.
Attorney l. + Grim attempted to
compute the age Of the subject un-
der consideration, and concluded,
from the traverse lines on the baleen,
that the fish had existed for $50
years, lacking fourteen years OF hav-
ing lived the longest term OF whale
life. The pectoral fins are two feet
long and seven feet broad; the mouth
is twenty-four feet long, the blow
holes eighteen inches long, and the
fifty bathers in the water at the time
it came ashore say the noise was
deafening and the spray elected as
scended at least fifty feet in the air.
The thrashing Of the tail upon the
water in the struggle to regain the
channel was heard at McGowan's can
merry at the mouth OF North river,
four miles away. County School
Superintendent L. W. Fanscher furn-
ished some historical facts in regard
to the whale. Alfred the Great had
been dead but six years when his
whaleship first began to navigate the
waters OF the earth. The old boy
was 120 years old when William the
Conqueror was born, and may have
been playing off English shores when
he was crowned king. He was on
earth at the time of making the great
charter at Runnymede, he was mid
die aged when the pilgrims landed
at Plymouth Rock, and probably
looked upon the wars of Napoleon,
the American revolution and civil
war with many sad sigh and shake
of the head for the ruthless slaughter
of humanity.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1893-12-29
A Fight With DEATH.

Thousands of Teople have gone to
their deaths with Brights Disease Of
the kidneys and Diabetes without
suspecting the nature of their trouble
until within a month or two of the
grave. 1t is now declared by one Of
the most reputable Drug Associations
in the country that tdese kidney
troubles are the result of Uraemic
poisoning and that certain cure has
been discovered. The majority OF
people who find health and strength
gradually failing either have no sus-
piciOn of the nature of the trouble or
having always been told that Bright's
Disease could never be cured have
shrunk from the knowledge that they
were victims of it. Now that a cure
has been discovered however there
need be no hesitation in learning what
indicates the disease and each case can
be tested at home by the one interested
without either expense or incon!
venienee. Progressive physicians are
now agreed that for the several months
before childbirth all women ard
especially subject - kidney troubles
and that tests shonld be made during
this time to determine whether sugar
or albumen indicate kidney disease.
The many cases of Ureamic commissions
occasioning death at, or proceeding
childbirth are due 10 this cause which
is too often overlooked and unsuspect-
ed. From all this it would seem a
plain daty to take advantage of the
offer OF The American Drug Associa-
ton whose address is Cochnower Bldg.
Cincinnati, Ohio. The offer is that to
each person sending their address a
test outfit including full directions and
apparatus for the most accurate test
for Bright's Disease and Diabetes will
be sent securely packed in a wood ease
free of cost. The Association is well
known to us and can be depended upon
to do just what they say.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1893-12-29

The grain warehouse of Porter &
Log at Houstonia, No., was de-
stroyed by an incendiary fire on Mon
day night.
A large buyer of grain in the terri
tory of the Burlington & Missouri;
River road says that Omaha is not a
competitor in the grain trade with
Kansas City.
The Industrial Council at Kansas
City on Monday condemned the plan
of having the proposed water works
supply plant constructed by local cap
italists. and again declared in favor
of paying for municipal improvements
In scrip.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1893-12-29
A Simnle Earometer.

A piece Of string makes a simple
barometer Take a piece OF string
about fifteen inches long. saturate it
in a strong solution Of salt and
water, let it dry and then tie light
weight on one end and hang it up
against a wall and mark where the
weight reaches to. The weight rises
for wet weather and falls for fine.
The string should be placed where
the outside air can freely get to it
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1893-12-29
An Electric Omnibus.

An omnibus driven by electric
storage cells is now frequently
seen steering its way successfully
through the heavy traffic streets OF
London, and Chinese company have
placed upon the market an electric
carriage to carry four people at the
rate OF seven miles an hour
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1893-12-29
The Fatal "Hashish. -

Fifty-three per cent Of the lunatics
In the asylums Of Bengal are there
entirely as the result of using
..Aashish." a poisonous drug. In
Egypt Greece and Turkey the use
of the drug is forbidden by a strin-
gent law. Il.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1893-12-29
OF INTEREST TO CONSERVATIVES
DR.. Amick Gives Advice as 20 a Change
of Climate.

of Climate.
CINCINNATI, Dec. 1s.-At a meeting
Of physicians presenting the Amick
cure for consumption called to discuss
with the discoverer. at his home here.
his published assertion that change of
climate is unnecessary, DR.. Amick said
to-day: "A warm. dry climate is bene-
fetal if the patient stays in it perma-
nently, bnt harm always results from
stay of few weeks or months, when
the patient returns to a colder tenn
perature or lower altitude Unless
patients desiring my treatment" he
said, can go away to remain until
May, | advise them TO take the medi-
cine in the comfort of their own homes.
but before they definitely abandon any
proposed trip, depending absolutely on
my discovery to cure them, | urge each
to FIRST try the treatment free of ex-
pense and then decide for themselves.
therefore furnish free test medicines
for all having any lung trouble to en-
able both physician and patient to
judge by result"
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1893-12-29
A Gnod pO Mt.

"Do you mean to say that you in
tend to live in this miserable. lone.
some place."
''Yes. and I'm always thanking
God that there are no show windows
here which would tempt my wife to
squander my money"
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1893-12-29
RECORD Of the Bank Of yeuIce.

The Bank Of Venice conducted its
dealings for 600 years with such
honor that in all that time no hostile
criticism or condemnation Of its
methods has been found s'
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1893-12-29
To be Continued.
Too Much of That.

Mrs Cumso-You ought to have seen
Willie Winters tear up the street.
Cumso-I think he ought to be made
to put it down again.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1893-12-29
Too Much.

She is the fairest of all girls
Yet 1 must go away,
For she her rich-toned voice unfurls
In "Ta-ra-boom-de-ay."
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1893-12-29
Easily Felt.

THAT horse feels his oats, can tell
you
fWhy shouldn't hep Every oat Is
pointed at both ds."-Judpe.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1893-12-29

the meeting of the night beforeP A
chair had been placed at the table for
Mademoiselle Rochet, but she was un-
accountablY late. As soon az the meal
was finished, Mrs. Gearing suggested
that Royal ascertain why she had not
appeared.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1893-12-29
CHAPTER V.

DUNG MR.. ROYAL
Ysrdstic kie had
very little appetite
for breakfast the
next morning. He
had come over to
the hotel with the
Ju d g e a n d his
mother, with a feel
ing of apprehen-
sion. What would
she do, how con-
duct herself, after
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-03-24
DIDN'T KNOW HOW FAR.
And According to His Way OF Thinking
1t Made NO Difference. Anyhow.

| We left Manchester, the county seat
| of Clay. Ky. one morning about sun
| rise for a ride to Willow Fork some
miles up-country. says writer in the
| n. Y. Herald. After proceeding some
| distance the heat became oppressive
| Hating under the shade of friendly
| tree we dismounted and threw our
| selves on the ground for short rest.
| We had not been there long before we
| observed an old forester seated in a
breakdown wagon, driving leisurely
down the road.
With the customary politeness OF
people in these parts as he reached us
| he said:
Good morning, / replied. And as
he was proceeding on his way / asked:
Can YOU tell us how many miles ii
is to Willow ForkP"
whoa. Jouasi No, sub, / can't"
Don't YOU live in this neighbour
hood?"
Yes. subj"
And you don't know the distance
to Willow Fork?"
No, sub. Never hearn."
But You have some idea Of the dis
tance?"
Nope I've lived round these hyar
parts for nigh onter 50 year an l never
give hit 4 thought Never knew how
fur hit WIS. When l he'd 10 50 thar I
jist driy on til brought mp"
We'll, that is stranger said. laugh
ing. Il should think that after living
around here all that time you would
be able to give the distance to foot"
Not so strange when you think OF
hit, mister" he replied. "Whut's the
Il ftr,-poa how INV. hit iS9 If yp'yn
ter 90 thar we've got ter Git thar an
if We know the road hits all right.
we've got ter drive on till We bring
up" he added philosophically Cite
up, Jonas"
"Yes. you're about right" l remark
ed. as he drove on.
He had not proceeded far when he
suddenly halted and turning around
came driving slowly back to where we
were seated.
"Wanter go to Their Fork, mister?"
he asked.
Yes" replied.
why in thunder didn't We say so?"
81 thought YOU understood that"
No. l didn't. Ye Just ask me how
many miles hit war an | said | didn't
know. nor | didn't. But if We wanter
git to Their Fork jist drive on It'll We
cum TO red house with about twelve
young uus playiu' in Their road in frunt
nv hit-that's my place. An after We
reach that we've got ter go bout as fur
agin an then ven see the steeple Of
Their Fork church. Foller that an ven
bring up"
Thank YOU" l replied.
"Sutiniy. that's ali right. sub; |
don't look fer bit. Ye oughter say al
lus whut We want. l don't know how
fur hit is, but yell bring up if We fol-
Ter up this road It'll We see that steeple.
Gii-e-up, Jonas"
And wheeling around he drove slow
" away.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-03-24
DARINC ESCAPE.
Thrilling Account of an Irishmsn's De-
parture from Prison.
ly away

James Stephens. who was head and
front of the Fenian brotherhood in Ire
land in 1865 made his escape from
Richmond prison, Dublin. at a ire
| acndouS risk not only for himself but
| for all who were concerned in his
rescue. SAYS the IOHth'S COMPANION.
Two men We're chiefly concerned in
| the affair, one named Breslin. the hos
pital warden. and the other Bvrne. Il
| night Waterman. Breslin procured
an impression of the key which opened
| Stephens cell and which always hung
| on = nail in the governors safe. He
! had to distract the governors atten-
| ton, steal the key, at the same time
putting another in its place, get the
| impression and then return the kew to
| its nail.
The time came for making the es-
cape and the few moments were all too
short. 1t was dark night aud the
storm howled furiously; most diScour-
aging of all. the ladder provided for
scaling the wall proved too short.
This fact seemed to promise absolute
disaster.
The wall was twenty feet high ami
Stephens could not possibly reach the
top. Breslin in an agony of haste
brought Il table from the diniug room
and placed the ladder on it. II was
still 700 short and the prisoner had TO
descend again. The rescuers. who
We're in as great danger as the prisoner.
grew almost wild with apprehension.
Another table was procured and again
Stephens made the ascent. and this
time after desperate struggle sue
ceeded in getting outside the wall.
Once there he had to Jump twenty
feet into the darkness. having no idea
where he should land, or whether it
would be with broken limbs or neck.
He let 60 his hold on the wall and fell.
fortunately striking soft ground.
Meanwhile Byrne and Breslin had
been obliged to return to their duties.
Stephens now found himself in u
garden. surrounded by another wall
twenty feet high. Over this wall Bras-
lin had told him to throw a stone as ::
signal to eleven armed men who were
waiting outside to receive him.
Now a score of other difficulties be-
set him. He could not find the gar
den walls and CROPPED around in vain
for IA stone Al length he reached the
wall and threw over L hanuful of
gravel, whercupon rope with
weight attached was tossed Uyr. to
him. He quickly elm bed the wal. and
soon found himself in the arms of his
joyful body-guard. who conducted him
TO u house within sight of the Jail, where
he remained fourteen days.
He aftcrward went To Il fashions bic
boardihg-house in the finest part OF
Dublin and spent two months. and
finally. when the hue an,l cry for his
capture mad somewhct subsidized took
ship from Ireland forever.
He now lives IN hum BILE 4arref ia
Paris. broken in fortune, hea.t,l and
hope, and brooding cons! SANITY over
the days that are no more.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-03-24

What the Hon. George G. Vest say
in regard to the superiority to the
Hirschberg's diamond and non
changeable spectacles:
Il am using glasses which | pur-
chased from Prof. Hirschberg and
they are the best | ever tried; it af-
fords me great pleasure to recommend
Prof, Hirschberg as an excellent OPP
tician. and his glasses are simply un-
equalled in my experience.
q. q. VEST"
These spectacles are for sale by T..
IL ThGMas. agent for Rock Island
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-03-24
Here Lies,

piisphy is demo;al zing kind OF tahy. II ap-
pears on the Tombstone, and eulogizes the dead
almost to the lery stars. The usual method OF
beginning is: Here lies.' Very Suggestive, for
the lies frequently quite astonishing almos.
enou= II 10 both n muse and anaze the dead OF
whom they are writte..- truthful epitaph, in
many i'm taccy $. would he: "fItre lies one who
omitted to take DR. Fierce's Golden Medic al Dis
covety" Ii ETC. and sufferirg. and dIeading pre-
mature dealt, test the rotent remedy. 1t cures
ali chronic liver b o, d and lur disc ses as bill
iousness, skin and scalp Diseases, scrofulous
sores and swe,lings saltrheum. letter, erysipelas
and even scrofula OF the lungs Tor consumption
il taken in time.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-03-24
More Joliet Crookedness.

Among other things developed by
the Joliet penitentiary investigation
at Mondays session of the commit
the $4,000 sewer contract of F. X.
Brainerd, upon which. according to
expert testimony, he cleared $1,000
at least. the same gentleman had
leased of the state 80 men at as cents
a day and hired them back to the
state at S1.25 per day. and that this
profitable arrangement had been 90
ing on for over six years. The testi-
mony was given by Clerk Mueller of
the penitentiary, and the substance
of it is reported as follows:
The clerk was next asked how much
had been paid to the state by Brain
erd and how much the state had paid
Brainerd under that famous contract
for 80 skilled men to do repair
work in the machine shops, etc. This
is the contract where the philanthro-
pist leased 80 men at IS cents a day
and Immediately hired them back to
the state at 1925 day. Mr.. Mueller
testified that from November, 1886.
to February, 1898, Mr.. Brainerd had
paid the state $44, 670.72, and that
for the same period the state had
paid Mr.. Brainerd $50, 65S.16, Mr..
Brainerd's net profit for that period
had been ga. 9S7 A.
Following the testimony above
given by Clerk Mueller, an inquiry
was made as to the library" fund.
This fund accumulated from receipts
from visitors. Visitors are usually
charged % cents admission to be
shown around. etc. For the last
few fears this source of revenue has
been from 1000 to s., 900 year. 1t
is gradually increasing. The follow
ing is the testimony on the subjects:
What becomes of that fund ~
Mayor Haley asked.
About third of it goes into the
library and the rest into the general
fund"
We'll. the state appropriateS $500
to the library, does it nOt?"
Yes, sir"
Then YOU use that and how much
besides?"
about S40O maybe"
do | understand, asked Senator
Allen. THAT you get a fund for the
library from visitors of $4,000, use
only $400 of it, get $500 from the
state in addition to this $400, and
then turn over the remainder. 81. 600.
to the general fund.-"
Yes, Sir"
..Whew," said Senator Allen. THAT
is an appropriation | think that can
be saved.
The investigation thus far made of
the methods in vogue at the Joliet
penitentiary under republican re-
gime. as the Springfield Register
says, furnishes sufficient evidence to
convince disinterested people that
corruption reigned there, and that its
trail is pretty general over all con-
O erped.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-03-24

AN Oregon man was told that by
sousing his hens in sheep-dip he could
induce them to lay more nimbly the
egg of commerce. He tried the ex-
pertinent, but met with only partial
success Twenty out of the eighty
hens survived and the twenty do not
lay with even their former eclat
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-03-24
Harper House,
Rooms SD. commencing

SATURDAY, MARCH -. 1895
and will he pleased tie be consulted by
his old patients and others in regard
to defective eyesight.
Sufferers from Imperfect Vision
viii find certain relief by trying the
Professors new system of ad justing
will certify.
These are a few of his many hum
dreds OF testimonials he has received
during bis "A years of practice.
On account of other engagements
Prof. Moses can he consulted at the
Harper only Saturdays. Sundays and
MONDAYS.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-03-24

THE people who reside on the Rue
Panama, street in Paris which re
ceived that name several years ago,
want to have its name changed.
Many of them have good reason to
rue Panama
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-03-24

HISTORY records that on state oc-
casions Charlemagne wore silk gown
worth IS. 000 Sarah Bernhardt is
believed to be the only modern Frank
who has been guilty of a similar ex-
travagance.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-03-24

CAPTAINS of United States mail
carrying steamship companies are
expressing dissatisfaction as to the
new United States mail pennant. They
say it's too big.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-03-24

There are 27,099 placrs for the sale
of liquor in Paris, and throughout the
republic there is Que saloon ior every
eighty-seyen Deoi,ss.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-03-24

QUEEN VICro~A is rated at f5, 000,-
900, exclusive of landed interests.
This showing demons trates the value
of economy and the wisdom of sticking
to a good job.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-03-24
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TESTIMONIALS.
CIRCUIT CLERK's CFF!CE.
HENRY COUNT I'LL. !

CIRCUIT fI-EEK's CFFGCE.
HENRY COUNT I'LL.
GAMER DoE, March L. 1898 To whom ii may
col CEN: Prof. NJ. r. Moses, optician, OF Chica-
go. Cited for rair of glasses in 1882, which 1
used almos' continually for five yeals when
had the misfortune 20 lose them
I have now pure asVti OF him pair OF spec,a-
Giles and $50 rose ei=ss with which am well
pleased. I regard Pr Moses a thorough opti-
Clan and rccommeId him To a! in need of optical
goods. L. H PATrEN, Clerk.
,GENlsE>, III, march 4, IS93-fr T. NJ K.
Moses fitted my eyes jus; II rec years ago and
never ended any money to better advantage
in my life My glssses have been worth hun
DIRE Dis o. co'isrs 20 me. whereas before had been
troubled a gre 1t deal with head che, a depre-s
feeling. esire 10 =. Now l read
that al WI o sufferir with defective eyesight
or hesdsc will receive great satisfaction by
consu ting Prof. VI. 4. Moses. l remain youGs
respect ully. JAMES L. WOODRUFF.
GENEsEo. II! Feb IS 1Sg3-W hen Pr f Moses
was here three y. yrs ago 1 WIS greatly troubled
with my eyes he fitted me- a pair IF z asses:
they proved We satisfactory. They strength
.ned my eye. % much that seldom wear them
now. III Jon need glasses Yen will 90 well to
consult tie piofef eor. MRS. e. MOREY-
PAHA Ill al. %, issI--ro whom it may con-
csrp: Twin say with The grsatest az tonsbmeut
and m' st grateful thark-, hat Prof. Nj. Il Moses
gave my wife thu mot p, RI. CT satisfac' ion in
eight ears ago she 10 her we light and could
not dit tinguisn anror shc kIe. at dietan' G Of
!of"et- and could not read or 10 year,, and
ave been spending IN CHI money with doctors
for sp, c'acles. but CIV sh= is satisfied. All who
have weak or d,fora ed ~. i'll reap rich salts
iact on by Co eurir ri. Noses. With best
wishes &c all, l do nct th'nk that d, ctor NJ r.
hosee car oe eN'ell-.. Respect u'ly yours,
MI. JONES.