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People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1894-05-04

tanned in the best possible style.
Since he lost mis- position Mr. Lease
has looked after the minor details
of caring for his wife's property and
the children, while Mrs. Lease has
been travelling about the country de-
livering lectures, making political
speeches and acting as a member of
the State board of charities.
About year ago Mrs Lease became
interested in the subject of hypnotism.
She made study of the science, her
ambition being to acquire hypnotic
Tower. With this object in view she
engaged the services ola professor who
has been giving exhibitions through
state. He pronounced her good sub
ject, and claims to have developed I'M
usual hypnotic power in his pupil
Mrs. Lease dislikes to talk of her
hypnotic powers, but admits that she
has given the subject of hypnotism
much study and thought
People in Kansas have ceased to
wonder at anything Mrs Lease says or
does. Her political career has been a
series of sensations She is constantly
in search of something to do or say
that will attract attention to her. She
first came into prominence in the cam
paign of 1880, when her speeches, preg-
nant with bitter inveetive and sarcasm,
caused many to compare her methods
with those Of Senator Ingalls, whom
Sire took great satisfaction in abusing.
Her success as speaker consisted
Nore in arousing the enthusiasm of
her partisans than in making converts.
Up to and including the campaign of
1879! she was the idol of her party, and
was called by peoples party papers
the modern Joan of Arc. Her in
huence in party councils was greater
than that of any other half dozen
persons
Few men leaders had the temerity
to cross her path, and her wishes
always commanded respect, at least
in her presence, for no one wished to
invite the sting of her sharp tongue by
opposing. A few tried it while she
was in the height of her popularity
with disastrous results. Her success
turned her head, and she began to use
her power in such bold manner that
friends deserted her and enemies
sprang up on all sides, dete; ined to
crush her.
Gov. Lewelling opened the battle
by attempting to remove her from the
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1894-05-04
FOR THE SAKE OF ECONOMY
Even False SyntsJ May BE Resortsd To-
An Abortive Boston Attemnt.

An AbOrtive Boston Attempt.
The telegraph operators we're tell
ing. stories again last night, says the
Buffalo Express. The tall man who
has held a key all over the country,
had the floor.
You see a good many jokes in
the papers, he said. "about the
culture of Boston and the habit peo-
pie living there have of using big
words and correct grammar and all
that. Most of you think that these
jokes have no foundation in fact
Now know better. was receiving
clerk IN the Western Union Office
there a good many years ago, and
some of the messages handed in to
me were corkers. One SUMNER had
the cable window; One day two.
women dressed in black and greatly
agitated came in and inquired the
rate per word to London; ! told
them that it was twenty-eight cents.
They consulted for a minute and
then one of them. asked for blank.
told them where the blanks were,
and one OF them wrote a message
The. other took it aud read it over
two or three times Then she came
to the window and asked again how
much it was. word to London.
'Twenty-eight cents. l told her. She
looked at the message obviously.
The other woman came up to her and
said: Don't you like it?'
mo she said, Il do not like it,
That form is improper. You say that
Charles suicided this morning when
it should be said that Charles com
mitted suicide this morning
but, said the other. If we pat
it in that way We will save twenty.
eight cents.
The woman who objected turned
this proposition over in her mind
for a long time. Finally she said: i
do not think that such syntax is ex-
cusable.
The other took the blank and
read the message a few dozen times.
We are poor she said decisively,
after studying it in all its phases,
and we cannot save twenty-eight
cents any easier.
This partially convinced the wo-
man who objected. But what will
your friends think" she asked dubi-
ously.
81 suppose they will notice it, but
we cannot help that Then the two
women retired to one corner of the
room and had consultation. After
talking earnestly for ten minutes
they wrote out another message. So
help me, this is the way | got it:
Charles suicided this morning.
False syrtaX used because it is
cheaper
"And they paid me twenty-eight
cents word for it. All of which,
continued the tall operator, illus.
trates one of the curious ways in
which a woman's mind works.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1894-05-04

state board Of charities, to which he
had appointed her She fought back,
appealed to the Supreme court and
came out of the fray victorious.
Mrs. Lease delights to talk of her.
self and her achievements She says
tina" if she were man she would ?.:s.ly
be the acknowledged intellectual giant
of the peoples party. In an interview,
in speaking of her oratorical ability,
she said: Il believe l owe whatever
power l have in this line to my pa
entail influence.
my father was an Irish exile. He
was banished from Ireland and he fed
to America, with price set upon his
head and his property confscated to
the English crown l was the first
child born from my exiled parents in
America My earliest recollections
are filed with a struggle against every
form ofinjustiee that came in my little
world. was literally educated and
finished at Allegheny university, and
when Is years of age left school. The
poor wages paid women aroused me,
and when began teaching. scarcely
more than a child l rebelled against
this and started movement in north
ern Pennsylvania and southern New
York for better wages for women
teachers
Hearing that women were paid
better in the west, | came to Neosho
county, Kan, when | was II years old.
and taught at Usage Mission, where !
met Mr.. Lease and afterward married
him. A few years later Mr.. Lease got
an idea that we would do better on a
farm, so we moved away out west to
Kingman county and took up claim.
lived in the very midst of the desert.
1t was solitary and desolate and there
was no society but our children and no
companions but our lonely thoughts.
1t was an awful life, dreary, monoton-
nous, hard, bleak and uninspiring"
I On the question of religion Mrs.
Lease expressed herself as follows; 81
think my Religions as broad as my po'
litlcal creed, for they are one and the
same. | was reared in the Roman
Catholic church and have at various
times worshiped at other affairs, but
am only a member of the great big
| church-the church without catechism
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1894-05-04

union labor convention. She was re-
ouested to make a speech. She had
never before attempted to speak in
public, but the calls were so frequent
and earnest that she resolved to try.
For half an hour she surprised herself,
as well as her audience, making a
speech that fairly started her on the
load to fame and fortune.
Soon after this the Lease family re-
moved to Wichita, where the husband
became drug clerk, and from the
modest salary he received in that ca
pacity supported his family, which
consisted of his wife and four chill
dren. Through the influence of his
wife he was subsequently made man
ager of leading Wichita drug store,
but the proprietOrs having disposed Of
the business he was thrown out of en-
plOyment, since which time he has
been a gentleman of leisure.
About year ago Mrs. Lease pur
chased a handsome home in fash
ionable residence part of the city and
turned it over to the management of
her husband. Two elderly female
servants are employed, who are paid
by Mrs Lease, but Mr.. Lease has en-
tire control of the establishment dur
ing his wife's absence, which is main
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1894-05-04
TOLD ON MR.. BLACK.
How lie Quoted Shakespeare Uselessly in
Law Suit.

Law Suit.
"A good story is :old OF ex-Pen.
sion Commissioner Black" said A. T..
Grundon, Chicago attorney, to the
st. Louis GlObe-Democrat Every
one who knows Black is aware that
he is one of the most dignilied legal
practitioners in the West, and that he
is also somewhat enamored of the
classics Not long ago he was attor-
ney in Il usury case at Springfield,
and in his address to the jury he
quoted very freely from The Mer-
chant Of Venice" and wound up by
saying that although the plaintiff
could demand his pound OF flesh, the
terms Of his bond did not enable him
to go beyond this. The attorney for
the alleged usurer seemed very much
amused at the line If argument Mr..
Black was taking, and when that
gentleman's peroration was concluded
he rose and remarked, with some
what OF plying tone that Brother
Black had recently held brief in a
dressed-beef case and that he had
gotten the two cases mixed up, con-
GLIDING by assuring the jury that
there was no flesh in this case at all,
but only money. A legal friend Of
mine, who sOlemnly asserts he was
in court on the occasion. says the
look of disgust on Mr.. Blacks face
would have been worth a small for
tune to any artist who could have
reproduced it on canvas"
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1894-05-04
Six Hundred Cats on Exhibition.

A cat show at the Royal aquarium
in London recently attracted many
women and few men. 1t was a good
show and there were about 600 ex.
hibits, though several of these were
duplicates The worst of cat show
is that there is generally recognized
criterion of merit A cat may have
this 'or that popularity, or may be
beautifully marked, but cats do not
at least at present fall into well.
marked varieties, as dogs and horses
do. There were two tortoiseshell
Toms shown, of which one was priced
a. $3.50. Otherwise the exhibition was
not particularly aIluring.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1894-05-04

MRS BISHOP contrary to the one
prevailing in the land of the observer
are curious. In Thibet Mrs Bishop
speaks of homes of affection and jol-
lity," and seems to consider the social
condition of, the people as happy as
that found elsewhere. The system of
polyandry permits the only son, the
heir to the land, the master of the
house, to marry. He selects his bride
and brings her home. All his broth
ers are inferior or subordinate hus-
bands. andthe children are legally re-
garded as the property of the bride
groom. He is called by the children
Big Father" the subordinate hus-
bands, or brothers, Little Father"
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1894-05-04
She Remembered the Cat.

A WebfOot woman who started to
Jump into the Columbia river TO
drown herself suddenly remembered
that she had left the cat in the pam
try, and hurried back home. She
afterwards said: The idea OF my
struggling ia the water and thinking
that the cat was licking the cream
of my milk in the pantry at that
minute vas more than | couldbearr
-Walla Walla Statesman.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1894-05-04
Science and the Bible.

Bobby-Aunt Nellie. what became
OF the swine that had evil spirits
cast into them in the Bible?
Aunt Nellie-They plunged head.
foremost into the sea, Bobby.
Bobby, triumphantly-Not a BIT Of
it, auntie. TI,y were made into
deviled ham.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1894-05-04

the church with no creed. hate man.
made belief and priest-made ortho
dOxy. l take the sermon on the mount
and the golden rule and believe in
them, that they are suficient-sufi.
cient unto salvation"
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1894-05-04

there, made a study
Of the polyandrous
marriage system,
and cleverly pict-
ured it in her
charming book and
articles on travel.
Marriage, the world
over, interests the
young and the old,
especially women,
and all customs
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1894-05-04
NARY ELLEN LEASE.
SHE is A MARVEL IN HER OWN
WAY.
Fiery. Brilliant and Determined She Is
Complete Mistress of New Set Of
Theories-How She Became Poll
tician.
HE STORY OF

HE STORY OF
Mrs. Mary Ellen
Leases advent into
politics is interest
ing. With her hus-
band and children
she lived on a claim
in Kingman coun-
ty, Kan. One day
she was in Wichita
and lie ure l y
strolled into i
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1894-05-04
GREAT ROCK ISLAND ROUTE
TO THE EAST.
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Faithful and capable management
and polite, honest service from en-
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travelers-and it is sometimes a task
difficult of accomplishment. Passen-
gers on this line will find little causs
for complaint on that ground.
The Importance of this Line can be
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What is the great Eastern termini Of
the Rock Island Chicago.
What other sub-Eastern termini has
itg-PeOria. To what important points
does it run trains to the Northwest
st. Paul and Minneapolis, Minnesota,
and WatertOwn and Sioux Falls, Da-
kota. To what important Iowa and
Nebraska pOints?-Des Moines, Daven-
port, Iowa; Omaha and Lincoln, Ne
braCka.
REMEMBER
The Great Rock Island Route runs all
regular trains to Englewood suburban
station, close to Worlds Fair grounds,
and you can save time and trouble by
getting of at that point and avoid the
crowd in the city.
For full particulars as to tickets,
maps, rates, apply to any coupon ticket
office Ia the United States, Canada or
Mexico, or address: -
JNO. SEBASTIAN.
Gent Tkt q Pass Agt, Chicago. IN
s. ST. JoES, Gen. Manager. Chicago, H.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1894-05-04
Mrs. Isabella Bishop in ThIbet.

Mrs. Isabella Bishop, the famous
traveller, who resolutely set out to
gain the highlands of Thibet, and got
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1894-05-04

Trains lesveMemphI
MoRSIN0 andEvENISs
after arrival Of trains
from the West ald
Southwest. running 20
or connecting in UNION
DEroTs for all points In
the East and Southeast.
The Memphis and
Charleston Railroad
and the East Tena,, Va
d Ga. Ry., have earnsi
the reputation they
have Of giving the
Quickes; Time, Best
Through Tar Seryics
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Finest.AccO;;.... - =, cla,'',r
1t is the Principal
Thoroughfare to thu
Summer Resorts in tao
Summer and Winter
Resorts ia the WintcL e.,
Passengers By his
route cross the New
steel Bridge at Mem
phl3 and will avoid tedi.
Gus Ferry Transfers
across the Mississippi
River. necessary by any
other gateway south OF
81. Louis.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1894-05-04

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Undersigned.
an letters Of inquiry ANSWERED promptly and 10 de-.
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People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1894-05-04
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People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1894-05-04

On Sunday afternoon Jesse. son Of
Oscar Meyers of Leaveuworth. aged !
years, fell into the Missouri river and
drowned, right at the place where
Mrs. Mettman's body was found cut to
pieces several years ago. He was in
company with his father fishing. wEo
leaned against tree and fell asleep.
When he awoke the little boy was
missing, but his hat on the end Of
some logs tied to the shore gave un.
mistakable evidence that he had fall
en- into the water where it was about
uine feet deep. A little dog that had
been with the Myers child was run.
ming along the shore making n great
racket when the father awOlie. Dill.
gent search for the body was made.
but no trace of it could be FOUND.
Cheyenne county citizens are talk.
ing of purSuading the county commits
sioners to levy n tax for the purpose
of raising funds for sinking an artcs-
ian well. The row over where the
well shall be located is expected to
STIR up quite boom.
DIR. W. Il. Sinler. chief of the gov.
ernment inspection bureau of Kansas
City. Kan, has received notice from
Secretary Morton that on and after
May /, an antemortem examination
must be made of all cattle killed in
thetwo Kansas Citys All cattle con-
demned will be instantly killed and
turned over to the dissecting works.
The order will necessitate the appoint.
ment of six or seven more inspectors.
Arizona republican., 1894-05-02
THE ELECTION YESTERDAY,

The municipal election yesterday wa, not partisan victory, although the ticket elected WAS composed of Repub- licans. Last year the people triumphed over clique and ring rule with 8 ticket composed of Democrats. The same voters this year elected a peoples ticket made up of Republicans.
 The contest yesterday was between a ticket of clean men, nominated in a mass meeting in an open and fair way on the one side, and 8 cut and dried ticket, nominated by minority vote on the other.
 The people have spoken and the ring ticket is showed out of sight.
 The new Phoenix is different from the old Phoenix. Decency in politics and honesty in public affairs, is demanded.
Arizona republican., 1894-05-02
MAJOR R. ALLYN LEWIS,

The election of Major R. Allyn Lewis to the council from strong Democratic ward is in the nature of personal com pliment to the popularity of that gentle man. The election, too. in the face of the most bitter opposition from the op- posing candidate is an indication of the ability of Major Lewis to organize and control his forces at the critical period.
 At no time in the campaign was there any doubt expressed by Republicans as to the result except in the Second ward and Major Lewis yesterday demon. strated that this fear was utterly groundless. AS a campaigner he cer- tainly has few equals on the coast.
 Major Lewis is young man who has already risen to distinction in military circles. He is business man of known probity and character, and yesterday he demonstrated his ability as politician.
 Major Lewis is one of the coming young men of Arizona, and will be one of the leading factors in the organiza- tion and development of the new state.
Arizona republican., 1894-05-02

Blackeuard methods, blackguard news papers and blackguards, generally, must take back seat They are not wanted, and on two occasions they have been plainly told so by the people.
 For many years these methods have been In vogue, and the injury to Ari- zona cannot be calculated. Statehood has been delayed because, since the date of it's first issue, a newspaper published in this city has attacked public officials of both parties and denounced them to that extent that congress has come to the conclusion that we are all blackguards. Until last spring that newspaper and it's adherents have dominated by ring rule the affairs of the city.
 But this is no longer the case, Decent and respectable people are in control and the election yesterday was not so much vote against Kellner and his ticket as against the newspaper which by unfair methods secured it's nomina- tion.
 The city of Phenix is still evenly di- vided between the Republican and Democratic parties, and with intelligen and clean Democratic management might elect Democratic ticket next year.
 The people are progressive, intelli- gent and entitled to statehood. If the senate does it's duty Arizona will be ad- mitted at once, and under the adminis- tration of Mayor Monihon Phoenix will take front rank as the greatest city of the southwest.
Arizona republican., 1894-05-02
GEORGE c. ISRAEL.

To George c. Israel, who was mem- Der of the executive Republican com. mlttee, the victors owe debt of grati- tude. From the opening of the cam paign until it's close last night, George Israel was constantly busy, and large number of the supporters of the Re- publican ticket were brought into line by his persona! effort.
 A man of strong personal magnetism, his impress was felt throughout the campaign, and much of it's success is due to him.
 Mir. Israel is a lawyer of ability, a fluent public speaker, an organizer of acknowledged capacity, and the Repub- licans are to be congratulated that they have a man so valuable and active in their ranks.
 In the second ward yesterday, when the methods employed by the opposi- tion were bulldozing and brow beating, MT. Israel proved more than e match for his combined adversaries, and that ward, though Democratic, gave large Republican majorities.
 A man like this deserves we'll at the hands of his party, and Mir, Israel should not, and is not, likely to be for gotten in the future.
Arizona republican., 1894-05-02

AMONG the contributory incidents to the success of the Republican ticket yesterday was the we'll directed energy of MT. W. A. Freeze of the city central committee. The political training and personal popularity of MT. Freeze were particularly valuable in rendering com. plete the organization of the party in the city. His counsel in the commit. tee was wise and his work outside was effective, as attested by swollen and un- expected majorities.
Arizona republican., 1894-05-02
NEED BE ASHAMED OF NEITHEI

NEED BE ASHAMED OF NEITHER.
 In it's prediction observations the Gazette was wont to refer sarcasticalIy to Dentist" Goodrich, the chairman of the Republican central committee What happened yesterday shows what kind of chairman Dentist Goodrich is. He need be ashamed of neither dentistry nor politics.
 The former is a profession, which he followed twenty years with so great profit that it is not neces- sary now to pursue it further. His suc- cess, however, has not resulted in divorcing hlm from his chosen profes- sion. He is yet, though he has not been engaged in active practice for ten years, so closely unidentified with the profes sion that he is the first president of the Territorial Dental association. He WAS sent as delegate to the worlds fair dental congress and recognition of his excellence i'll his profession resulted in his appointment to several important committees. He has also served as delegate to the national association at Washington, D. O., and at all times has reflected honor upon himself and his profession.
 So there is nothing about dentistry the doctor need be ashamed of and
Arizona republican., 1894-05-02

THE Republican central committee made splendid campaign, and Chair man Goodrich demonstrated that he is a whole team when he wants to be-. He is one of the Republicans that will b9 heard from when Arizona is ad- mitted as state.
Arizona republican., 1894-05-02
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