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People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-06-13
gaze "truth-teller..' of pondrous size
and weight for the good OF the public.

gaze a "truth-teller". Of pondrous size
and weight for the good OF the public.
George Miller, ST., has begun to
make an inroad into his harvest field
with his Deering Irvine binder.
+. Norris has returned from the
new country aud reports natures pro-
ductiye properties at full blast.
Preaching services at Cleardale last
Sunday were well attended. A good
service is reported. Rev. Owen, the
pastor, officiated.
Several of our farmers have pro.
cured elevator attachments for their
binders for the coming season.
Among Others F. D. Hall and Mr..
Wilderman.
Preaching service at the FlCralvale
school-hOuse next Saturday night and
Sunday at II a. m, followed by a bap
tismal service and services at night,
conducted BY Rev. Cross.
We readily fall in with the idea of
taxing old bachelors to support old
maids. Now. bachelors, hurry up for
We are going to see that this is at
tended to after the free silver fight
Is Oyer.A
Many of our farmers procured head
ers during last week. Mr.. Duval, Mr.
Turner and John Cummins. Still
there seems to be deficiency of head
erS to take care Of the grain in this
locality.
0After reading letters dated June lst
from Henrietta, Tex, and Whitehall,
Mo-, the former where cotton pest is
playing havoc and the latter where
chinch bugs and grasshOppers are the
devouring pestilence, we have con-
cluded to stick to the virgin soil of
sunny Sumner yet awhile.
The Ashton scribe Qong may be live)
voiced the "Old Maids" sentiments
last week. Now we wish to enter cur
protest to the way our bachelor friends
neglect the gentler sex of this commu-
nifty. Look here, Mr.. Bachelor, don't
you see that if you can barely make a
living these hard times by yourself
you surely ought by little added
help make it pay. OLD MAID.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-06-13
VALVERDE,

What a refreshing rain Sunday and
Sunday night.
Miss Cynthia Hall is expected home
from Wichita in the near future.
VIM. Rosecrans left Tuesday for a
flying trip and prospecting tour down
through Texas and Oklahoma.
Farmers are generally over their
corn crop the second time. Crops are
developing fine since the rains.
Please do not ask the postmaster at
Cleardale II it isn't about mail time
yet. Mr.. Denahue has procured and
placed conspicnonsly before the public
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-06-13

Mrs. Nora Arnett, of Douglas, Kas.,
visited here last week.
Mrs. C. j. Martin is visiting friends
and relatives in Danville, Ill.
F. Bandy, formerly Of this place,
lost his claim in the otripin contest.
Perry Harrison, of Oxford, was in
town Saturday. He attended the
funeral of Mr.. Gwinn.
Mr.. Hervey, the farmer who bought
the Tom Cornwell farm. has been
very sick for the last four weeks.
The Republicans are giving great
groaDs of relief since DR.. Pitcher is no
longer connected with the asylum at
Winfield.
The writer, IN company witG Sena-
tor Forney, attended the meeting of
the Peoples party executive commit
tee of this county last Saturday.
At the Palestine Westinghouse last
Lords day, Elder Frazee delivered
splendid sermon on the subject, 1.-THE
Sin of Presumption" Bro. Frazee is
a good talker andrpreaches nothing
but straight Bible.
Mrs. Blanpied, mother of j M. Blan-
pied formerly postmaster at this place,
died Eat Conway last Sunday. The
body was sent here on the train Mon
day. The funeral0was preached at
the Methodist church.@@ She was bur-
led at Prairie Garden cemetery.
Leo Adams, of Elk county, was here
this week looking over the prospects
for threShing. He says he will not
get his machine out as there are plenty
of machines here to do the threshing.
He says wheat and oats do not amount
to much in his county. The people
there are hard up, but. most Of them
have their appetiteS left yet.
The base ball nine and the brass
band, in company with several other
ladies and gentlemen, all of this town,
went to Douglas last Saturday. They
took their dinner along and camped at
noon on the Walnut, where they had
something of picnic.t At night the
actors of the Commercial Drummer
gave that play to an appreciatipe
audience in Douglas.
Grandpa Gwinn died last Saturday
morning at 2 O'Clock at the home of
Billy Hatfield. He has been sick for
long time, and death finally came
out victorious over Old!age and other
ailments. A large number of friends
and relatives followed the remains to
their resting place in our cemetery
south Of town. Elder Frazee, of Null
Vane, spoke words of comfort TO the
children and kindred of deceased.
If some of these preachers, Y.P.S.C.
E. people and others who are bowling
for prohibition would !vote for men
and not for party sometimes, they
might get men in Office who would en-
force the law. Mr.. Rogers came out
very plainly and said what he would
do in regard to the prohibition law,
and that did more to defeat him than
anything else. But some of these pi-
Gus, temperance(?) people wall preach
and talk fGr prohibition, and when
election day comes will 60 and vote
the Republican ticket straight. "Oh,
consistency, thou art jewell"
]. w. ALLEN.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-06-13
ZYBA.


Mrs. Rayder visited with friends in
Cowley county part Of last week.
Charles Cooper, of your city, has
been doing the mason work on John
Nixon's new well.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. W. Willis drove to
the Strip on the 9Th, to visit friends
and look at the country.
A sample Of the coming woman
passed through here last week horse
back and was wearing boomers.
We had a very fine rain here last
Sunday and Sunday night. There
was one and half inches fell. Every
thing looks refreshed today.
B. F. Allen, VIM. LIE Force, E. and
]. T. Hall, John George and Thomas
Nixon sent over sixty head of cattle
and horses out to Porstun in COwley
county last week.
Wheat harvest has begun in this
locality and the yield will be very
light-from one to six bushels per
acre. Take the acreage sown last
fall and we won't get the seed back.
Lewis and Morris Motif, sons of S.
j. Motif, arrived here on Wednesday,
the 9TH. They have come back to
help their brothers, Elmer and Edwin,
harvest and put in another wheat
crop this fall when they will return
to their home in the east part of the
state. THOs. NIXON.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-06-13
CONWAY SPRINGS.

D. Mcdonald of Milton was in the
city Monday.
Charley Mochn was up from Wichi-
ia last week.
Miss Maggie Thorpe is teaching a
select school.
D. Matthias. r. r. clerk, moved his
family from Wichita last week.
Esq. Laughltn and Geo. Gnshel of
MillertOn were in the city Tuesday.
Prof. G. W. Durham has been Sc
lected as superintendent of schools.
Fred Myers returned last week and
is again behind she counter at Dud-
ley'S.
Splendid rains'ast Sunday and Mon
day nights gladaened the hearts of
the farmers.
F. II. Heck of TT. Scott has charge
of the round house during the absence
of Foreman DodSO1.
Amad dog belonging to Capt. Cram
mer, raided the city last week. He
finally ran against a load of shot.
A new hotel in town. Ed Howe
has rented the Smythe building and
opened it to the travelling public.
Miss Ella Allen has returned from
the west and is spending her vacation
at home. She will teach in Colorado
again the coming year.
Henry Cline had to make another
trip to Barber county last week to
change his stock to another pasture.
Too much dry weather.
McKibben and Beal returned Fri
day from Mo-, where they have been
engaged the past month selling the
Beal Tighteners. They report extern
sive sales.
Grandma Blampied who has been
living at Belle PLANE, came up to her
sons, J. B. Blampied, about two
weeks ago to take treatment Of DR..
Farris. She was quite sick when
she got here and gradually grew
worse and last Sunday died. The re-
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-06-13

mains accompanied by the friends
here, was taken to Belle PLANE for
irterment.
Rev. w. W. Saith went to Coffey-
vile Monday where he had. been en-
gagged to deliver a memorial address
to the I.O.O.F. of that city.
Chief Dispatcher Norris Is taking a
lay off to attend the National Dis
patcher's meeting at Chicago. He
will visit in Michigan ere his return.
Dispatcher ThOrnbrO is filling his
place.
Rev. W. W. Smith, who has filled
the Baptist pulpit here so success
fully, has resigned to accept the pas
tOrate in Wellington. We can hearth
ly Recommend him. He is an able
man. May success attend him.
Mrs. T. A. DOdson, wife of the
round house foreman, died last Tues
day. The remains were taken to Fl.
Scott. The stricken husband and
only child, little Ben, have the SYM
pathy Of their many friends here.
Officers elected last week in the D.
of H. were: Mrs. Mamie Marshall,
c, of H.; Mrs. Critic McKibben, L. of
H.; Mrs Rathburn, c. of c.; Mrs,
Clara Chapman, Rec; Mrs. E. ].
Booth, Elm; Mrs. E, Walker, Re.
ceiver; Mrs. Nettie Harris, u; E. c.
FarriS, Med, Elk.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-06-13
ROME.

hOAE.
Miss Vina Moore is visiting Miss
Lena Pifer.
Sam Scott and sister, OF Blackwell,
o. T., were in our midst Sunday.
Miss Ida Davis, of old Oklahoma,
is visiting her cousin, Miss Bird Fox.
The rain Sunday evening was a good
one, rained over an inch. "Be ve
thankful for small things and larger
ones in proportion.
Mr. Governs, formerly Of this place.
but now Of VilOtt, were in our midst
last week drilling wells, but were
called to Perry on a contest case.
The Children's day sermon was a
grand one. The text, John log. also
"Christ is the door of salvation.v A
small house with door was erected.
Its colors were red, white and blue.
"Suffer the children to come" was in.
scribed over the door. The fourteen
children who helped him preach rep-
resented: Christ is the door-salya.
tion; access to God-happiness, heaven
and eternal life. Song, "Open Wide
the Door," Strait gate, repentance,
ten virgins. Door closed. Song, TOO
Late" What closes the door-hin.
ORANGES, refusal, delay, unbel!ef, neg
lect, death. You Know.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-06-13

The reorganization Of new fire de-
partment is now 10 order.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-06-13

Slate creek is reported to have
risen three feet Tuesday night.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1895-01-26

In various countries anciently, and
in some eastern ones down to the
present time, salt has been recogniz.
ca ats a medium of exchange.
Cosmns speaks Of q salt currency
as being in use in the heart Ut Africa
in the sixth century. Marco Polo, 10
his work, Concerning the Kingdoms
and Marvels of the East, written in
the thirteenth century, tells us tho
Tibetans had none of the great
khan's paper money, but used snlt
instead.
Their small change was made
thus: They had salt which they boil
sl md set in IA mold fiat below and
round abqyc, and every piece from
the mold weighed l hatf 4 pound. On
these molds the princes mark was
set, and none but the royal officers
specially appointed WAS permitted
to make it. Eighty of these mqldf
were reckoned to beequal to q sag
gio of fine gold. Leisure Hour,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1895-01-26

The president of tho French re-
public has no veto power, certainly
not in the same form as that cyer-
tiseQ by the president of the United
States. But he has powers not pos
sessed by our president, He can adj
journ the chamber of deputies at
any time although not moro than
twice in the same session, for any
period not exceeding Il month. He
can close a regular session ut any
time after it has lasted five months,
and with the consent Of the senate
he cpn dissolve the chamber of dcp-
Nties II his discretion, but in thnt
case ho is completed to Qrdef q new
election to be held within two
months after dissolution.-Brook
lyn Eagle.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1895-01-26
Spirit ot the Ase,
Woodstock w. Ian. 26, 1895.
BY EDWARD c. DANA.
The Ages Clubbing List.

We will send TUE AGE and any.
one of the papers named below one
year for the price noted.
New York Twicc-a-wcck World,
$I.05.
New Iork Morning and Sunday
Advertisers $500,
New York Sunday Sun, $3.50
Daily. So Weekly, Sis.
Boston Daily Herald, $3.50; sun
day, $500.
lIarpcr's Monthly, $4.oo; Weekly
> 20; Bazaar $4.2o.
Mirror and Farmer, $I.5o.
The Cosmopolitan, $..25.
Every person sending us the sub
Scription price of THE AGE. $I.25,
will be presented with a copy OF
TuE WORLD ALMANAC.
The Boston Daily Journal, $3.50.
The Boston Weekly Journal, 81.
The Boston Sunday Journal, $500
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1895-01-26
Irrigation in New England.

The Irrigation Age suggests that
a large proportion Of the so-callcd
abandoned farms in \em England
might easily be made OF grca, value
bv the practice of irrigation during
the drouth season. which is the chief
cause Of the crop failures and low
values for these places. and also re-
marks ITO find an abandoned
farm in the irrigated valleys of the
West would be about as easy as to
pick up a gold nugget on the streets
of Chicago No doubt there are
many farm, in Maine that could be
very much improved in this way.
and if there is no Available supply of
water from river ol take. thorr are
few farms where wind-millS could
not raise all the moisture needed
from springs or deep wells.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1895-01-26
Vermont Humane Society

The tenth annual meeting and con-
vcntion of the Vermont nltnanc
Society will be held in City Hall.
Rutland, Friday. Feb. Ist. afternoon
and evening. The annual meeting
will be held at | p. NJ. iot election
OF officers and other business. Pub
he exercises at 3 and 7 p. M. to
which all are invited. Promincn,
citizens will discuss the humane sub
jcct in papers and speeches. The
whole to conclude with stirring adj
dress at s o'clock bv Hon. W. II
Tcfft of Whitehall.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1895-01-26
ProctorSvilIC.

At meeting of the stockholders
of the National Black River Bank
they elected for the wear to come the
following directors; George s.
Hill. Don {. Pollard, ~ ). Bur
bank, lhas. AmSdcn and +. y.
Walker. The directors elected Geo,
S. Hill president and Chas. w.
Whitcomb cashier.
Don {. Pollard has sold his Me-
Donald house to VIII X. Gliddcn
and he has taken possession.
The odd Fellows gave an enter
tainmcnt and dance at the school
house hall THURSDAY evening. an.
Fl.
Mr. Charles +. Barrett has bought
the Parker meadow of about 20 acres
of c. +. Flanders for $1,000.
Miss Mary Edison is very low WIN
heart disease and is expected to live
but Il short time.
Slcighing is fine, and all are filling
their ice houses with very good ice.
II. s. Wilson has sold his black
Golf ia \lOuZo Harris.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1895-01-26
Quechee.

Mr.. and Mrs. Harley Fisher were
in town the first of the week.
Jesse Jennings has moved his
family into the Wilson tenement.
Mr., and Mrs. Baker spent Sunday
with friends in Woodstock.
Quite number of our young peo.
pie attended the oyster supper a,
West Hartford on the 18th inst.
Frank Fogg visited friends in New
Hampshire recently.
After a protracted absence Mrs,
Wilson's aunt is with her again.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lucia spent the Sab.
bath with Mr.. l.ucia'S father in
Woodstock.
The friends and Schoolmates OF
Miss Bertha Fogg gave her Il sur
prise visit on the 18th inst.
----- -
First office boy-Weren't you sur
priscd to hear your cashier haC
skippcd' Second office boy-Naw
You oughtcr see the horses he uScc
to bet on - Puck.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1895-01-26
Literary N otes.

Lovers Of statistics may be PLEASED
to learn that more dian one hundred
tons Of paper have already been uscc
in the manufacture Of Tilhg.
''I'rcnch Fighters in Africa" is the
title of a paper BY Poultncy Bigelow
in the February Harpcr's, i'll which
the secret Of Frances colonizine
power is shown to he her army.
Three of the four short stories 4.
the February Harpcrs were written
by Southcrncrs. They are 9Th,
Merry Maid Of Already" by Mrs
Burton Harrison, "John Sanders,
Laborcr," by F. liopkinSon Smith
and IA Domestic Interior" ~
Grace King.
The New.Eear'S Little Men anc
Women abounds with holiday read.
ing of good kind tor children be.
tween seven and eleven, from Mar,
E. Wilkins's Jimmy Scarecrow,'
to The Last of the Christmas
Tree" a very fresh, original. little
New-Senr', tale by Helen a. lIaw.
ley.
The Ncw-Near numb0r of Baby
land is fully capable of entertaining
u million babies and their mothers.
1t opens with the pretty tale of "Thc
New-Ncar Bird" and there is also
another bit of a story sure to be pop
ular in the nursery, ''The Parlo,
Cow"
The Pansy. most entertaining
magazine for children, has been re.
ceivcd. 1t is full of good pictures
and bright stories.
Home and Country for January
comes with a long and varied table
of contents, 1t is one of the best OF
magazines.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1895-01-26
N orwich.

John Lyman injured hi, back re-
Gently and he is likcly.to he laid up
for the present.
John Chandler has finished work
for Western Boardman.
Rev. y. Il. Nichols gives church
statistics as follows: There are now
40 members Of the Congregational
church, including IS absent members
The average attendance for the ycal
Just closed was I.17 as against I5c
for the year 1893. There was raised
for benevolent purposes to be sent
away $3.50. an increase of ST. ovci
the contributions in 1898.
Miss Annie Boardman is home
from Randolph.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1895-01-26
WITCH HAZEL OIL
Situation Wanted-Male

The editor of Up to Date, having
nearly completed the sentence under
which he has besa eQafned here, is
DESTROYS of securing II poa,.iQa on
some newspaper where he can eli.
large the experience obtained in run
ming dis paper. Any one willing
to give him 2 iFial will please adj
dress Up to Date, Joiier, ~ ZIP
to Date, Joliet Prison.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1895-01-26
EoHr Big Successes.

!Ioyip! the NEEDED merit to more than
make good ri thf adrfliisins ciaimea for
them, the ioli wing four rfmedics haye
reached Il phenomenal sale. Dr. Kings
New Dissolve y, for consumption, Coughs
and Colds, each bottle uarantccd-Eltc-
trio Bittcls. the great remedy for Liver,
stomach and Kidneys. Bu.kIcn's Arnita
salvc, t,,c hest in the world. and DR..
Kings New Lie l1IS, which are a perfect
pill. All these lrmedicS are guaranteed
TO do Just what is clafmcl for them and
the dealer whose name i attached here
with viii be clad to tell you more of,hcm.
Sold ate 6 KimbalI's Prng Store
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1895-01-26
Dartmouth May Lose the Pennant

William Lewis 81. the amherst
college cN-iootball captain and Har-
wards famous center rush. has been
chosen to represent amherst college
on the board of arbitration. which
will decide upon the protests made
last fall by Williams and amherst
against the Dartmouth team for
playing CavcrIy under an assumed
name.
The representatives chosen from
the Williams and Dartmouth alumni
and Mr.. Lewis will hold Il conference
in Boston in the near future. If the
protests Of Amherst and Williams
are Judged valid by the board. Dart
mouth will be deprived of the cham
pionShip pcnnant, which she now
claims from the triangular league.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1895-01-26
CavendiSh.

\ farmers institute will be hclc
here ON Tuesday and Wednesday
Jan. % and go, under the direction
of the board of agriculture. Or
Tuesday c. NJ. Winslow of Bran
don. !. O. Sanford of Stamford anc
V. |. Spear of Brointrec will address
the meeting, The speakers on Wed
ncsday will be II. W. Vail of Pom
fret, {. NJ. Wmslow of Brandon
Prof. !. l.. Hills of Burlington and
II. NJ. AIMS Of Springfield. NJ
meetings free, and the ladies are ca
peciallv invited to be present.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1895-01-26
q, A. R. Encampment.

The 18th annual encampmcnt OF
the department OF Vermont, q. A.
r.. will be held at i'rattieborp OF
"Wednesday and Thursday Of mex
week. Alta camp fire on "Wednesday
night commandments Thoma,
G. LawIer of Illinois and staff. Gov
Woodbury. and staff and other prom
incnt veterans will be present.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1895-01-26

More in sorrow than in anger the
BratcbOro Rcformcr calls attention
to one of the rankCst of the shameful
jobs with which Vermont legislators
bicnniaIIy afllict the people of the
state. The measure referred to,
which the Rctormcr says was stccrcd
through bv the railroads. makes it
very probable that railroad property
upon which local taxes have hereto
fore been paid will now escape, 1t
is merely a skilliul rcmodclling of
the corporation tax law for the bcne-
fit of the railroads. demonstrating
the ease with which our legislature
is manipulated. and how easily.
without the corrective of It demo-
cratic representation at Montpelier.
4 taN-dodging or any other corrupt
measure can be placed ON ON stat
ute books.
1t docs look as though there was
need of a "housc cleaning in state
politics"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1895-01-26

The bright fire is the eye Of the
home. 1t bespeaks cheerfulness,
peace, cleanliness, comfort. About
it the small, sweet courtesies of life,
u which there is no parade or affec.
mtioh, winch manifest themselves
in kind words and affcctionate looks,
cluster naturally and gracefully
New York Ledger.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1895-01-26
Small Sized Men,

The large majority of contempt.
rary authors of international fame
arc small men physically. Kipling,
Barrie, Jerome, Howells, Stockton,
Stedman, Mark Twain, Bret Hartc,
Boyeson, Saltus, are none of them
above medium height, and several
Of them are a$t4ally liiminutlve
Marion Crawford and Conan Doyle
are tall, ATHLETIC looking men, but
arc the exceptions that prove the
pie:-Gincinnati FINES. Star.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1895-01-26

Among the qualities of Vermont
are the purity of her politics. | say
it without fear of challenge that there
is no State in the Union that has
such purity Of politics IS Vermont.
Bribery. either by money or other
means, is unknown except OCCASION
ally in the larger townS.-- From
Gov. Woodbury'N Boston banquet
address.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1895-01-26
A. H. futile of Rutland Dead.

Albert II. futile of Rutland died
Saturday evening of pneumonia,
complicated with Bright's disease.
lie waa BON in Granville, y. y,
May Is, 1895, but was educated in
Rutland. Iu 1851 he began his bust
ness life as clerk in the Rutland
Herald. In 1901 he received an APP
pointmcnt in the New York naval
office from President Abraham Lin
coin. In 1861 he became one of the
proprictors of the Rutland Herald.
lie was appointed postmaster by
President Grant in 1874, and con-
tinucd in office until 1855. After
leaving the post Office and ccasing to
be manager of the Rutland Herald,
he leased the Bates House. He had
been president and trustee OF the old
village Of Rutland. He was a di-
<ector of the Clement Bank.