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People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-05-09

The country is getting ripe for sill.
YER II Is one OF The greatest ques-
lions Of the day and all attempts to
brush it aside will BE- useless. When
the people 90 in earnest for a measure
it is sure to prevail, and earnestness
is a distinct feature OF the masses en-
this subject. Gold rules the world
today and its rising value has depre-
ciated all other values. So long as
silver is a debased metal. so long as it
is sort o; illegitmate child of com.
merce. so long will it be dis,rcdited
and deprecated. This talk of an in
ternational monetary conference is for
the purpose Of delay. Why should
the United States sit helpleSsly at the
feet OF foreign gold and piteOusly
plead for the recognition of silver? 1t
will never come that way. Let the
American people enthrOne silver as
the equal Of gold and contend for it
in the same spirit as was shown when
this country was won from England,
and Europe will soon acknowledge our
monetary independence as our Mother
country did our civil liberty. Silver
is the money Of the masses and they
are willing at least to try the expert
ment OF making free. Caldwell News.
"And thou, loo, Brutusl" Many
time and oft have we tried to get
you to see this, and ye would not.
Cordially do we take your profered
hand, Bro. Simons! Henccforth
shall we speak from the same stand
point, eat ice cream from the same
dish and bunk in the same straw.
pile. "Entreat me not to leave
thee or to return from following af-
ter thee: for whittier thou goest
will 60, and where thou lodgest !
will lodge; thy people shall be my
people and thy God my God; where
thou diest | will die and there be
buried"
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-05-09

The Topeka correspondent of the
Kansas City Journal has this to say
appropos Of Gov. MorrilIs address
before the Congregational minister's;
Topeka, May 4. -(Special,) Hon.
E. n. Morrill,, governor of Kansas,
appeared in a new role to-day when
he went before the State C0ngrega-
tional Association ngw In session In
Topeka and delivered what he called
an address, but what the ministers
have been pleased to denominate a
sermon, A large audience was pres
ent to hear the governor, though the
early hour of nine o'clock IN the
morning is not a popular one in the
Kansas capital. Governor Morrill, is a
member in good standing of the Uni
versalist church, as also is Mrs. Nor
rill, but both are attendants upon the
Congregational church at Hiawatha,
the family home. In an interview
with the Journal reporter Gov. Nor
rill once said that he could happily
worship in any church until the
preacher COMMENCED TO TALK
ABOUT HELL and then he always
wanted to get up and 60 out. His
address to-day was devoted to a plea
for a universal church.
The doctrine OF no hell is quite a
relief to some of the "redeemers. "
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-05-09

Sigmund Zeisler said in his speech
at the Chicago banquet that to
remonetize silver at the present ratio
would be in effect a reputation Of
half our debts. He thus comedies
that our debts would only be half as
hard to pay if silver was remone-
tized, and when we consider that
the white metal was demonetized by
a trick and the debt of the country
thereby doubled our conscience
does not sting US very much over
such reputation. Guess, we can
stand it, Sig, old boy.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-05-09

There is every indication thai
there will be cyclone in this part
OF the moral vineyard very soon.
George Pickett announces through
the Ell Dorado Advocate that he
will start monthly paper to be
called "Ihunder and Tightening"
about June ], George says 1T
will be the howlIngeSt, hottest, most
serious, curious and comiCal Popu-
list paper published in Kansas. 1t
will De especially devoted to the po-
litical capers Of Kansas-but will
not be limited to any held less than
the whole round world, nor confined
10 any topic bat the best interests of
the entire human race, regardless of
size, age, color sex or previous con-
dition OF servitude." The price of
It will be % cents per year and We
predict it will get large quota Of
subscribers in Sumner county.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-05-09

The report now comes that the
London syndicate are buying all
the gold product of this country,
the receipts at the United States
minis having fallen off so per cent.
Their profits on the bond deal are so
great that they can afford 10 bid
higher than the mint price. 1t is
predicted that before the contract
expires in October the Belmont
Morgan syndicate will have forced
the issue Of large amount of new
bonds. The Washington dispatches
say the treasury seems to be entirely
in the hands of the syndicate.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-05-09

The governor says he was ignorant
OF anything wrong in paying his
clerks and stenographers out of the
state funds for services rendered a
month before he was inaugurated.
Perhaps he was. But it seems
strange that the old fellow did not
"tumble" when his clerks suggested
that they make the vouchers "for
extra expenses during the legisla-
ture. HE intimates that the work was
for the state anyway, that petitions
and letters poured in without end
and the work was hard" etc. ANY
man with sagacity enough to be pro-
NOTED to the head of a business ad-
ministration" would have realized
that Gov. Lewelling was still doing
the states business during that
period, at the old stand, and by the
aid of his clerks and stenographers
employed regularly by the state. and
that his little side fasco was not the
states business at all, but merely an
advance voluntary yielding 10 the
clamor Of fattering politicians and
place hunters. The people as a
whole had no interest in it what
ever, and Gov. Morrill, could yield
and pacify the outfit or not just as
he pleased. At the state auditors
Office it was explained to State
Journal reporter that the April SAL
aries Of Private Secretary Bristow,
Miss Kate Adams and Charles Hull,
the governors clerk had been drawn
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-05-09

The colored people have since the
war been taught that the Republican
party was their only benefactor.
To it they should look for what
ever political advancement might
come to their race. They have as a
class steadfastly stood by the grand
old party and came to its relief in all
its critical attitudes. They have
constantly been treated as "mere
hewers of wood and drawers oil
water Notwithstanding their faith
fulness. They have never been
honored with positions of any sort,
although qualified to fill many Of
them admirably. 1t remained for a
Democratic mayor to nominate one
Of them to position of some profit
and trust, and for Republican city
council to refuse to confirm him.
Mayor Savage on Monday night
nominated F. NJ. Roberts, tie color.
ed barber, as sexton Of the GENE.
terry, the salary Of which is $40 pei
month. Mr.. Roberts is an exem.
plary citizen in every way. He
owns his own home and is an up.
right, honorable man. But the
council refused to confirm him. Il
will be interesting to know how the
colored people will take the explana
ton of the bosses at the next cleo
ton. Their race has been grossly
snubbed by the party from whom
they had been led to expect cordial.
ity.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-05-09
The practices of Sumner

The practices of Sumner county's
officials in making business" seem
to be spreading. 1t is charged that
one SCHNEIDER, a deputy United
States marshal of North Dakota,
devoteS good deal of time looking
up supposed irregularities, swearing
out warrants and taking the supposed
offenders on long railroad trips TO
Bismarck or Grand Forks, where
occasionally they plead guilty, are
sentenced to few days in the jail
and are then released. He is
charged with procuring the sale Of
liquor to the reds in order TO trump
up cases and even arrests his own
friends and relatives when they
want trip at government expense.
Recently he arrested his brother
in-law and took him before Judge
Thomas. Rollette has no Jail and
Jail sentences are served out by
Schindler's prisoners at their own
homes. An investigation by the
Washington authorities is demanded.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-05-09

Rev. W u howell the new
Superintendent of the Reform school
preached his farewell sermon t. h.:
congregation at Fl. Scott last Sun
day. He goes at once to Topeka tc
assume his duties. When man Car
step out Of the pulpit into politics
like that it's all right. But let him
step out for a principle with nc
office attacked and he is at once
accused Of having Meteehary
motives.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-05-09

People may differ about the merits
of Harvey's book, Coins Financial
School," but that there was a whole
lot of coin in it for Mr.. Harvey is a
question not open to debate.-MOni-
tor.Press,
Too bad that the editor Of the
Monitor Press didn't have the brains
and foresight to do wha: Mr.. Harvey
did. We really feel sorry for some
Of these little enviOus souls who are
so chuck full of confidence" that
they have no room for anything else.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-05-09
THURSDAY, MAY 8, 1895.
The VOICE is making wonderful

The VOICE is making wonderful
strides on its circulation notwith
standing the dull times. Scarcely a
day passes that We do not enroll a
dozea or more new names, They
come by mail and in person. Let
all friends Of the VOICE see their
neighbQrs who have been receiving
it free for a few v; weeks and urge them
to take advantage of our so cent
rate. Now is the time TO push the
matter. If every subscriber will get
US one new name it will be a great
stroke for the cause. You can do It;
tryit Volunteer Your services to
forward the subscription.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-05-09

Coy. Morrill,, it seems, set up for
business December IA, 1894, and
paid his private secretary, stenog-
rapher, room rent, telegraph tolls,
etc. out Of his contingent fund after
he got "Lewelling out of the way"
1t was to be business" admins
trauon, and Gov. Morrill, couldn't
get started any too soon to suit
himself.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-05-09

Secretary Carlisle gives it out
cold, that ''If the Democratic Ma
tional convention declares for free
coinage of silver at Is to l, 1 don't
see what / can do but vote the Re-
publican ticket" That's going Nc
Kinley one better. He said she
would leave the party" If this ca
lamityIbusiness keeps up first thing
you know there is going to be a whole
raft Of statesmen "out Of a party"
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-05-09

make dollar out Of fifty cents. We
shall not attempt to controvert The
proposition which the gentleman
from Jerusalem seems so well salts.
fed is correct, but will merely plead
in ext7nuation that it would be al.
most as much Of an impossibility &c
make an American out of a mar
who wears that sort OF name. Eh
Sig, old bow
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-05-09

If the "sound currency" leagues of
New York City aud elsewhere will only
keep their tracts and documents at
home and drop the idea that western
people are an ignorant set of clumps,
bent on running the country with
crazy financial schemes, their cause
will make good deal more progress.
About the last thing that a Kansas
mans wants to do is to take sugges-
tions or advice as to what he shall
believe and what he shall lalk from
that corner of the erse.-MOnitor-
Press.
Well, now, if this isn't rich! Been
talking and following these "sugges-
tons and advice" for all these years,
been calling your own people "an
Ignorant set Of chumps, bent on ruin
ing the country with crazy financial
schemes" ETC., all upon the sugges-
ton aud advice Of these same gentry,
ever since the Alliance started, and
now turn on your sponsors and tell
them to keep their Glib" Is it pos
slble' Can ii be true1 Do our eyes
deceive us' No, it is not a dream.
It's true. Gabriel, blow the trumpet
and let everybody get aboard the
Populist boat. Draw anchor, bid
the harvests of confidence adieu and
sail for prosperity's domain.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-05-09

months ago. If they were not good
then 1t seems strange that they
should be now, for the prospects OF
Lane county have not improved
since that time" The School Fund
commission is composed of the
State SuPerintent. Attorney General
Dawes who works his jaws and
the Secretary of State. Each OF
these g-ntlemen could doubtless give
the public some light on this tran
saction if they would.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-05-09

The school fund commissioners
are coming up with their end OF this
business administration. The
other day they bought $4,000
worth of Lane county bonds. "The
statute provides, says the Topeka
Journal, "that the school fund COM
mssioners shall purchase the bonds
of no county whose total indebted
ness exceeds 10 per cent of the
assessed valuation. The total
indebtedness Of Lane county is
s2OS,O25, or nearly 40 per cent OIL
the assessed valuation. This in.
cludes the township and school dis.
trict debt, but the debt of the county
proper far exceeds the limit. The
indebtedness of the County is $751;
600, as shown by thu report of the
state auditor, and the report also
shows that the valuation of the
county is 1858, O76, so that the
county already has a debt of over
Is per cent Of the valuation. The
valuation has surely not increased
this year. There is another fac,
which does not serve to clear up the
matter, that Is the fact that these
same bonds were offered to the
board and refused less than three
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-05-09

"Charge Lewelhng with the non.
enforcement Of the prohibitory law
and assure its friends that Morrill,
will enforce it as well as every Other
law on the statute books" -Conh,
dental circular sent out by the
Republican state central committee
Oct. 6, 1894.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-05-09

The old saw that ats only steT
from the sublime to the ridiculous
is fifty exempli6ed by the man who
trods the streets Of his native town
with the seat Of his pantaloons out
vociferously advocating the doctrine
Of SQUAD money.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-05-09

Here is a new straddle, fathered
by Chester l. Long: ave believe in
the restoration of silver and not in
the degradation Of gold" Look out
for it! When you see your congress.
man ask him if he thinks it would
degrade gold to admit silver to the
minis upon the same terms as gold
This will test him.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-05-09
AT the same time the great Demo

At the same time the great Demo
cratic convention was going on in
Chicago Saturday evening, which
declared so vigorously for free silver
and sat down so violently upon
Grover Cleveland, there was a ",afe
currency" banquet in progress in
another part Of the city. Among
the speakers was one Sigmund
Zeisler, who quite eloquently main
tanned that it was impossible to
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-05-09

Go on with your investigations,
Mr.. Governor Morrill,. You are not
the Governor Of the Republicans of
Kansas alone, but of the people of
this whole state. If Atherton was
a Pop-oh my, wouldn't it be a
njcnic.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-05-09

If both the Republican and Demo
cratic parties declare for free silver
it would be laughable to see Secre,
tary Carlisle and Governor McKin.
ley meet on the ramparts, fall on
each others necks and weep tears o.
oold
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-05-09

There is something strikingly Pc
culiar about the fact that all the hard
money edicts emanate from the fash.
ionable banquet boards while the
"soft" money cry comes up from the
"hardtaek" camps. Ever think of it?
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-05-09

In the lace of the corruption
already unearthed by the testimony
of Republican papers it seems like
blasphemy to call them "redeemers'
even in fun.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-05-09

Wheat follows the example OF beef
and goes sailing up into the altitude
mum. Now, if we had a little Of either
commodity to sell life wouldn't seem
such hollow NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Press.
Grin and bear it, neighbor. Don't
get SO easily discouraged. Conf
dence is what you need-con6dence
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-05-09

There is no mistakinc the fact
that this is "busiL'ess administers.
ton"
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-05-09

OhF by One the roses fade away.
Joe Aay's removal to Colorado is
amp ounced.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-05-09

before coming to us, and when
you come we will sell you, be-
cause we have everything that is
stylish, and our prices are away
below all others.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-05-09

When. advertisements are back
ed up by strict truth, there can
be but one result-A CROWDED
HOUSE.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1895-11-14

ton and mastication of the dear de-
parted. The Chinese believe implicitly
that the souls of the dead continue in
conscious existence and in such contact
with the scene of their former existence
that the location of their graves, the
constancy of the worship they receive,
with the richness and variety of the
offerings made to them, are most i'm
portant in determining their happiness
or misery.
The vulgar belief is that the needs of
the dead are substantially the same as
the needs of the living, and that they
can only receive those necessities by
the ministrations of the living. Food,
clothing and money are, therefore, Of
fered to the spirits, being rendered in
visible and transmitted to the world by
means of fire. The funeral of anyone is
the occasion for solemn bonfire, where
in are consumed the clothing of the de-
ceased, and enormous sums of imitation
money. In addition the funeral pyre
often includes paper houses and fur
nishings and servants that the defunct
may enjoy distinguished immortality.
If the mourned were a sea captain a
paper ship would be given to the flames.
If he were an officer of rank a horse
would be provided, as was the case in
the funeral which offered an oppor-
tunity for the accompanying illustra-
ton
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1895-11-14
Lizard of Enormous Length.

One must stretch his fancy almost
to the breaking point to imagine liz
ard 100 feet in length, but that such
creatures formerly existed in various
parts of the United States there is not
the least doubt. The remains of such
enormous reptiles have been found in
Colorado, Arizona, Oregon, Montana,
South Dakota, Maryland, Virginia and
the two Carolinas. They belonged to a
family of extinct reptiles known to the
biologists as dinosaurs, and the remains
found in the mari beds of the four last
states mentioned above prove that the
western varieties were much the larger.
Prof o. c. Marsh, of Yale college, found
dinosaur remains in Colorado from
which he restored skeleton upwards
of 1875 feet in length; the largest found
in the eastern mari beds was less than
so feet in length.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1895-11-14

leather, or asbestos cloth, proof against
fire, heat, steam, boiling water and all
poisonous gases. The invention is air.
tight, supply reservoir at the back
carrying 100 pounds pressure of COM
pressed air. An air pump enables the
wearer to recharge the helmet in 40
seconds.
Fresh air is continually forced into
the helmet and foul air expelled. The
eyelets, or lookouts, are made of clear
mica and protected with cross wires.
An ear-plate with a special diaphragm
renders hearing perfectly distinct.
A horn in front of the helmet enables
the wearer to signal for assistance at
any time, and the weight of the helmet
is but five pounds.
Chief Swenie thinks the helmet will
become part of the Chicago dreman's
equipment. 1t will enable him to
breathe freely and work easily in the
densest smoke. He is watching for an
opportunity to make a, severe and prac-
teal test of the invention before he
finally recommends its adoption.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1895-11-14
The Spiders Spinning MACHINE.

The "spineret," or web machine Of
the common garden spider, is an object
worthy of the careful study of every
owner of a microscope. 1t consists of
four united masses, each pierced by q
multitude of holes, the openings being
imperceptible to the naked eye. These
several holes each permit the passage
of a single thread. Some idea of the
infinitesimal fineness of these threads
may be gained when it is known that
the spiders thread, as we see it, is made
up of upwards. of 1000 minute webs.
1000 from each of the four spineret
masses. These 1000 separate threads
unite at the main opening of the spin
eret, making the single filament from
which the spider spins it's web.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1895-11-14

HERMIT GooDALL, KING OF THE WOODS.
canopy the old man has his bed made OF
skins.
In one corner of the cabin, walled off
from the rest of the room by a screen
of rough boards, is his armory. In this
are no less than a dozen guns, mainly
rifles of large calibre, all of them loaded.
This is the condition they are kept in
all the time, and anyone making an at
tack on the place would receive warm
reception. The old man is skilled with
rifle, and surprising tales are told of
his ability as a marksman.
Goodall makes his living by shooting
for the market in the winter, and in
the summer spends his time wandering
about the woods doing nothing. A
spring near the hut furnishes all the,
water the old man wants.
For long time Goodall had a shanty
on the banks of Sand creek, about Is
miles from here, but two years ago he
moved further into the woods, claiming
that his enemies could find him too
easily at the creek. The hermit has
an idea that a large number of men
are seeking his life. They claim, he
says, that he deeply wronged them in
some way many years ago, and that
only his blood can wipe out the wrong.
No one knows the secret of the old
hermit and he will not talk upon the
subject. When questioned by those
who know him as to why he lives in
| the way he does his invariable reply
| is that he chooses to do so in order to
| escape from the men who are after his
life. He processes not to know what
the wrong is he has done these men
that they should seek his life, and de-
clarcs that some day he will meet them
| face to face and kill them all. 1t is not
safe to get Goodall to talking on this
subject, for he loses all control of him
self and becomes decidedly violent.
| 1t is this that makes many of the
settlers fear the old man, and many of
them are really afraid that while in
one of his moods Goodall will make an
| attack upon them. He insists on be-
ing recognized as the king of the
| Woods" and declares that he rules all
| the animals that roam therein.