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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-02-22
THE ELDER DUCK.
Habits of the Bird Whose Feathers Ar
Worth &l2 Per Pound.

Habits of the Bird Whose Feathers Are
Worth @l2 Per Pound.
It is not flu: alone that the sea gives
my lady, as she is indebted to this e.e-
!nent for the elder duck, that lives most
". on the water and frequents the small
Islands on various parts of the coast of
Iceland, where, safe from the attacks of
land animals, it breeds, and, it may be
easily imagined, their rookeries are
guarded by the natives with most jeaI-
Gus care. Whoever in Iceland kills an
elder duck must pay fine of $50, and
the secretng of an egg or the pockcting
Of punches of down is punished with ali
the rigors of the law there. During the
breeding season all boats approaching
tiles: No one is allowed to land without
special permission, and guns are not per-
mitted in that vicinity. All noise, such
as shouting and loud calling, is strictly
The elder down is easily collected, as
the birds are quite tame. The female
having laid FIVE or six sreenish olive eggs
tiful down, the collectors. after carefully
removing the bird, rob the nest of its
contents, after which they replace her.
She then begins to lay afrcsh, although
only three or four eggs, and again has re-
course to the down on her body to line
the nest with. When her own stock is
exhausted she calls upon her mate with
plaintive voice, who comes to her assist
ance and willingly plucks the soft fcath.
ers from his breast to supply the def.
cheney. When the collectors become too
avaricious they rob the nest third time,
and the elder duck abandons the spot,
never to return, and seeks a new home,
where she may indulge in her maternal ill.,
stincts undisturbed.
The brakes are perfectly white, and
they watch their brown wives with loud
cooling. They remain on the water nearly
all the time the females are on the
nest, and when the little ones are Matched
they are most attentive to both mother
and chicks.
1t requires about one and half pounds
of this down to make covcrlct for
single bed. and the best down is worth
from $40 to $40 pound. The fact that
most of the eggs are taken and picked
for winter consumption by the islanders,
only few being left to hatch, is known,
and retards the propagation of these valu-
able birds.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-02-22

There are yellow rubbers.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-02-22

must be like sunny sky and ripping
blue sea all thu. time.
~ simply means that Woman who
strives with her down-Iearted fran. If
mlnd and congHerS will b. mr,r, p,sr.-
apt ." find her husband falling deeper
~ love with the passing sf every gear
. ina, that wife who has nv joke or fuuny
htt'e epis"'ie to relate: who. il rse~.sss.ry.
canhot even guy her husI,and i'm n
jolly but. oh. how s,,.I, effective w.v
when b" lnses his temper.
~ IN" youHg waman wants II, maxi. \
successful bill for her husbas.fx mai
teraf'ie affection and ,cosi friru.isI,iu try
Tor diploma for cheerfuIuess. Vow
York Morning journal.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-02-22
self-SuPpOrting Women in the so.,h

se"-S"PpOrtbHS Women In the south.
1t ~ about time that the lingering sen
timent in the South against women
worklng for themselves should lose. it's
1Orcr II il u relic of the old South"
which, however chivalric in it's origin.
cannot stand against the practical con.
'iltions of life which confront thc women
Of the present. '"
"A lew days ago II resolution WIS i'll
tr"dncet in the Georgia Legislature au-
In"ilzmS the governor to carry out his
hes're TO appoint woman to th,. office
OF assistant librarian. This resolut;on
was h"tiy opposed and actually ,IefeateJ
ny the gallant members of the Assem-
Dly VINO wish to preserve the old South
ern ideal woman and keep her whit.
ianhs un,iefiled by toll. Cine of these
Mr: Harrison Of Quitman county, pro
tes"'n against the passage of the rpsoIu-
ti"ii IN the name of the mothers. sisters
and daughters of the South. He thnu.h,
that the character of the Southern wom-
en- was the brightest spot in the South's
Gright history. and he protested ayains,
doing anything to dim it's brightness
All this would he well enough if there
were no necessity for Southern women
taxing care of themselves. and if they
did not wish to work. J'nfortun,tnlv
however. Ill of them have not husba p;s
10 provide for them. and some of them
who hav" husbands would be better nfI
without them. The women arr. hero"
thousands of them. intelligent. earnest
capable. not only DESTROYS Of supporting
themselves. but compelled to do 30. No
man should throw thu least obstacle in
their way. ''
The ctlrcal idea nf woman with which
the refined Southern youth grows I'D is \
beautiful one. hut it does not withstand
the hard conditions Of life. He looks mn
OH her as something to make pretty
speeches to. something to drink hiyE-
sounding toasts to. something to screen
from the workaday world. to guard. cher
ish and revere, Theoretically always. prar
ticllly when he can. At least this WAS
the way lie felt fifteen years ago. and his
broadening horizon brought him no great
or shock than when he went North for
the first time and saw the women ming
ling with the men in the common sexless
struggle for life.
But the last fifteen years have done
much in dispclliny this old Southern ideal
Of women. along with her old dreams
which are beautiful in romance and
poetry. and would be beautiful in life II
life were not such practical thing The
Southern women cannot live upon men :
Dreams Every day they are depending
less upon possible husbands stepping
down from the pedestal upon which the
"Cavalcrs' have placed them. and set
tihS :t'"ut tdih;hS I'i tli'tiS'iNtS IIlt' fitH'-
rssarc> and comforts of existence Men
like Harrison of (!"nrgiu mean well, but
Harrison can provide for bnt one wife,
and he has 40 right to say that the wom-
all who has no husband to provide for her
or who does not want Il husband to pT.,-
vide for her. shall not resort to any honor
able employment she may cli.a,<c to pro-
vide for herself
The Georgia Legislature in defeating
this resolution did Il wrong and 4 ridit,l-
lous thing.-COurier Journal
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-02-22

W" hav" :s1sEi nationaI hanks.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-05-02
CORBIN.

W. A. Nelson delivered hogs at
Perth Monday.
R. S. Payne and daughter Deem
came up from the Strip Monday.
Mr.. Mudd, our postmaster, has been
sick but is cOnvalescing at this writ.
ing.
The Sunday school will hold Chill
dIens' Day service the third Sunday
in May.
Miss Lutte Winner of Jordon neigh
bOrhOOd and her friend took dinner at
the Methodist parsonage Saturday.
Harry Hays of Wellington. spent
Sunday afternoon in our town. There
must be an attraction of some sort.
Harry.
Rev. j. E. Owens, pastor of the
Methodist church preached two in
tereSting sermons at the church last
Sunday,
Mr.. and Mrs. Woodward returned
home from Peabody a few days ago.
where they have been visiting Mrs.
WOOdward's parents.
The Mudd boys have filled the
house formerly occupied by DR.. viii.
hottie as drug store uwith groceries.
SO we have new store in town.
Mr.. Lawrence and Henry Merit are
preparing to take a trip to Arkansas
to look at the country. We think
there will be more of US that will
want to go somewhere unless it rains
soon.
A team of Tom Murphy's ran away
on our streets Tuesday and threw him
out and he got caught in tie double
trees and they dragged him quite a
distance. He was hurt badly, but we
hope not seriously. The doctor saws
he will recover with proper treatment.
"OLD ST."
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-05-02

got out to lead him past the object Of
his fright, when the horse broke
away from him and ran throwing
Mrs. SnOwden out and brusing her
badly.
The administrator is closing out
the A. r. omYthe stock of goods.
The family contemplate moving to
WISCONSIN.
Mr.. Ben Royce Of Wichita, who
formerly resided here, was here last
week on business. He will remove to
st. Louis, Mo-, next month.
Mr. W. o. Matthews of MarcelluS,
Mich, is visiting his son-in.law j. J.
Booth. He will remain here and at
Clearwater for couple Of months.
The Baptist young people will give
a birthday social at the Hodgman
hall next Saturday. The proceeds
will be applied to repairing the
church.
Conductor VIM. Speer has moved
his family to Wichita his run being
from there to Yates Center. Machin-
ist DOugherty has moved on Mr..
Speer'S farm.
The Young Peoples Christian
Union on Sunday last elected the fol-
lowing officers for the ensuing six
months: Prof. Durham, president:
Flora McCracken, vice president;
Mora Vanaken, secretary; Linda
Francis, treasurer.
The A.O.U.W. held an adjourned
meeting last Monday night which
was addressed by the Grand Master
WOrkmen W. NJ. Wallace. A large
crowd filed the hall composed of the
members Of the lodge here and a good
delegation from Clearwater and
other lodges. The meeting was for
the purpose of celebrating the eros
sing the hundred line in member
ship. Ed Fuller being the hundredth
man received his degree from the
G.M.W. and the occasion will long
he remembered by the members OF
2l2. Wallace is whole team when il
comes to the good of the order and
the enthusiasm of the membership is
unbOunded as a result of his ringing
address. The Clearwater boys per.
petrated huge joke upon the boys
here. The members of this lodge had
been ruStling everybody they could
and making an extra effort to get
numbers to make up the hundred
The Clearwater boys came in and
went to one of our business men. took
his application for membership and
when the lodge convened presented il
with the passing remark that the
boys of Conway Springs lodge could
not rustic little bit. 1t was a neat
turn and was highly appreciated by
all.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-05-02
CLEARDALE

A. J. MOutry came up from the
Strip Friday.
Miss Mahala JuStus Sundayed near
Flora Vale.
Weeds are up enough to make a
good dinner.
Uncle Jimmie Wright drove over to
Oxford Monday.
f. Brothers of Rome, Kan, visited
Cleardale Friday.
Mrs and Mrs. j. POtucek spent
Wednesday in Arkansas City.
Church at Flora Vale Sunday and
Sunday night was well attended.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. G. Graham spent
Sunday with T. H. Wright and family.
Miss Marie Wright spent the latter
part of the week with friends near
Dexter.
W. Rarnette has quit working for ].
G. Graham, and is now boarding with
Z. Brock.
MesSrs James and Will Wright
drove up to Belle PLANE the first of
the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. James DodsOn of
Cicero spent Thursday with friends
near here.
BORN-TO Mr.. and Mrs. James
Vaughn on the 18th an s pound boy.
All parties doing well.
Misses Ida Huffman and Lizzie
McElhana of this city, are attending
the Oxford Normal this spring.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. F. Wartick and
daughter Elite, spent the latter part
of the week with friends and relatives
near Parker, 0. T.
A number of Miss Calista Wright's
friends gathered last Wednesday
morning to help celebrate her fifteenth
birthday, which was planned and
carried out as a surprise indeed.
SCRIBBLER.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-05-02

DR.. Wood of Peck takes his final
leave of that city on the lst of Nav.
In the future he will reside in Mis-.
souri,.
j. E. Cain, of Belle Plaine; H. D.
Olmstead and wife, of Douglas: and
William Burrows and wife. of Rose
Hill, dined with the family of r. J.
Hukle on Sunday.
Mrs. Thulsa Sadler, wife of the late
Edward R. Sadler, received news Of
the rejection of her application for
pension as widow of E. R. Sadler on
the ground that she is not dependent.
How is it, that fOrty-twO pensioners
now on the rolls gets an average of
81, 10000 per year whose annual IN
come places them on the income tax
list and yet these people are conSid-
cred dependent enough to draw from
the public treas ure more cash annually
than Mrs. Sadler is worth ali told. and
besides STRUGGLING under a heavily
mOrtgaged home which she will
ultimately lose.
K. J. HUKLE.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-05-02
ZYBA.

Pike Gish was a visitor at r. |.
BuShS last week.
Charles Booth and brother came IN
from their places in the 'Suip last
Friday.
Miss Lillian. Of Wichita, is visiting
her cousin, Miss Bessie Bush for a
few days.
Our assessor John Conn, having
finished his work Of assessing, retained
his book to the county clerk last Sat
urday.
Will AllOway came up from his
claim in the Strip to Wellington last
Saturday for flour and says things are
burnt up where he lives.
There has been a large quantity Of
potatoes planted in this locality
Will LefOrce has planted 30 bushel
and Rem Ordway 200 bushels. They
believe there is more money in pol Ia
toes than wheat at recent prices.
Our farmers are feeling very much
discouraged over the outlook for a
crop this year. Wheat and oats are
about gone up. In our experience of
twenty-four years in this country this
has the most gloomy look Ofall.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-05-02
JACKSON CENTER.
Mrs. Taylor is on the sick list.

MIS-. Taylor is on the sick list.
Kansas did not 60 wet" at the last
election.
Clarence Hdslett went to Oklahoma
Territory last week.
Corn planted early this spring will
have to be replanted.
Henry Clarity gave a social hop
Tuesday night Of last week.
News this week is, to use a Populis-
tic expression, somewhat demone-
tiled.
Chas. Atterbury is visiting in Hi
nOis, and unless Kansas quits "acting
up. will permanently locate there.
Mrs. A. L. Dillon aud daughter of
Oklahoma visited with the family Of
W. 4. Haslett few days last week.
E. D. Green has sold his farm at
this place and will vacate in the
spring: we have not learned where he
intends to locate.
If, instead OF prayer meetings, etc.
for rain, people, and especially those
protesting Christianity, would be sat
isfed with their lot and offer up their
prayers as Thanksgiving instead of
disconnected murmerings and COM
planning and would trust the Omnipo-
tent Ruler to care for such matters, it
seems TO US that it would show more
Of Christian spirit.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-05-02
ILLINOIS.
f. B. CREEKMORE.

Good prospects for fruit crop of all
kinds
Mrs. PiersOn is very i'll at the pres
ent time.
A good many fields of corn have not
been listed yet.
The report that L. NJ. Thomas
sold his farm is not true.
James Glaze and William Hiatt
started to the Strip last Saturday.
Pasture is short and will not keep
stock alive long if it does not rain
soon.
j. W. Mcneil and son, started for
the Gloss Mountains last Sunday to
look at the country.
The recent wind storms have drifted
dirt two and three feet deep along the
fences which makes it very incon-
yenient on teams.
Some fields of oats are dying from
the drouth and wind. Wheat is still
being killed. There is a very large
acreage of corn being planted, the
largest for years.
Give us some more ministers like
Brother Botkin. He is initiating
Christ by being true to his hearts
conviction in standing up for the
poor and being prosecuted by his
church.
A. A. Mcneil.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-05-02

DR.. Fl. Troeger will lecture here on
Divine Healing" in the near future.
Miss Lizzie Barnes is teaching a
two months school in the Meade dis.
trict.
The water in wells which have been
in use for twelve and fifteen years are
failing.
Mr.. FOx's son and wife are again
citizens of Eden. They lived nearly
two years II the Strip.
Mrs. Cora Tyrel, the station agent
disappeared 10 a strange manner on
Saturday evening, returning on Sun
day with a new name of McWilson.
The taxpayers Of Eden are very
much agitated over the Talbot case
which has been on trial. They think
we have plenty of scallowags in the
state to spend money on without
going to California.
There is quite an excitement in
Eden. Some have seen and been
dreaming about mad-d0gs. Also a
man from the adjoining county
threatened one of Eden's kids the
trouble Jealousy over q love muddle.
J. D. Galloway had a colt born per-
feet in all its parts except the feet.
1t has hoofs separate and distinct.
1t is doing well, feeds fr"m its mother
drinks out of a bottle, eats eggs.
Many people far and near have been
to see it. IL is indeed a wonderful
freak Of nature.
Do LITTLE
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-05-02
County Crumbs.

bride. Our people were not prepared
for anything of this kind but they
gave her hearty welcome.
The ranks of the bachelor Organiza-
tiOn is again decimated. DR.. Stock
niger was married by Rev. F. Grace
On Sunday night to Miss Ellen Tobias
at the residence of r. T. Wilcox.
Those who drove their cattle to
pasture in eastern Cowley county re-
port grass good but water short.
Many of the farmers near Burden are
hauling water four and five miles.
The concert by Mrs. Rumbley's
music class last week was grand sue
cess; was the best entertainment Ok
ford ever had. Many were in attend
ance from Wellington and OtherpOints.
Prof. W. N. Massey's Normal class
now numbers 40. 1t will increase in
numbers soon as the terms of school
eLd, of several teachers. Many pretty
Schoolmaams and gallant gents are in
attendance.
On Sunday evening at the home of
r. I. Wilcox, DR.. StOckering and
Miss Mary Tobias were united in
marriage, Rev. Fred Grace officiating
The doctor and his bride will Goa
tinue to reside in Oxford.
At 3 o'clock p. H., Sunday afternoon
large crowd assembled on the river
bank and witnessed the immersion Of
seventeen persons Gy Rev. Hancher of
the NJ. i. church from Winfield. He
preached in the forenoon and at night.
Rev. Fred Grace preached his fare.
well sermon Sunday night at the
Presbyterian church. He will go to
Mulvane for the ensuing year. He
leaves many warm friends here who
hope his faithful efforts there will be
crowned with success.
Why did the Republican League at
! Topeka last week refuse to endorse
the administration of Gov. Morrill,?
Was it beCauee he said the PrOhibi.
tiOn law could not be executed, or was
it because he appointed an English
man to an important position, or was
it because his administration is the
worst failure Kansas ever had?
Why did the Republican League
Straddle tie silver question? They
are not in harmony with the position
assumed by Morrill,, Blue, Long, and
other redeemerS in the late canvass
when all declared at the ratio of Is to
l. If right, then it is right now.
Were they honest in this position, or
did they simply declare fo,' silver to
catch votes? This Straddle now is
only to deceive the voter. We want
no double deal in this matter. With
out the ratio IL to | expressed in any
platform it means gold.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-05-02
MAYFIELD.

The fruit in this locality is almost a
total failure.
D. Thompson has just arrived from
northern Missouri.
Mrs. DR.. McCuddy is able TO be out,
by the aid of a crutch.
Mrs. S. Alexander is yet in Michigan
with her sick mother.
A. E. Alexander and W. T. Brown
are off to MedfOrd on business.
Mrs. Marshall returned home yes
terday from an extensive trip in the
east.
Miss Artie Strange from southwest
Missouri is visiting her grandmother,
Mrs. Joseph.
OH but don't it make you tired to
read the sOarings of that old blather-
skite Horton?
Mr.. Orr is digging well for James
Num- of Arson for the purpose of IT.
rigating vegetable garden.
And one by one they 60. Mr.. Swim
ney is located in Chicago, Mr.. Hend-
ricks in Kansas City, and we under
stand his wife, sOn-in-law and wife
will follow soon.
1t appears to be almost certain that
wheat will be 70 cents by the first OF
October, and it would be a good plan
for those who aim to sow wheat this
fall to prepare accordingly.
+. B. CREEKMORE.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-05-02
CONWAY.
J. W. ALLEN

The MaSOnS will have work in the
second degree next Friday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Whitmore of
Hazelton, are visiting with his
fathers family.
j. H. Leatherman has sold his farm
and is again working in the tin shop
of R. McKibben.
The prospect for a great deal of
fruit of all kinds was never better
than it is this spring.
Oscar Allen, Luther Spar, Clarence
Lands and Maggie Thorp went from
here to the teachers examination last
Saturday.
What is the matter with the
horses? Three runaways last week
viz: Jim Sparks, J. G. Bradshaw and
Wallace Snowden. In the first two
cases the only damages were to the
buggies and horses, but Mr.. Snow
denis horse becoming frightened, he
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1895-05-02
BELLE PLANE.

Ex-COngresSman Bryan is the editor
OF red hot silver paper in Omaha.
Alex. Knott left Wednesday for a
trip to Arkansas, to be gone several
days.
Bro. Waite, Ex-Governor of Color
ado, has started a new paper. The
Nations Crisis at Denver, Colo.
Send for a sample copy.
There is talk of the Republicans
nominating Grover Cleveland for
president. With Senator Sherman
for wee president, this would make
good hard money team.
DR.. Roberts drove from his office to
Mr.. BurchtieId's, two and one half
miles in just eight minutes. That is
good time for two colts that he raised
and that are green yet.
President Cleveland tells US once
more in long letter that he is for
sound money, which means a gold
standard. If the would just tell us
something new we would think more
of him.
Lee HarriSOn's school closed last
Thursday. The patrons are satisfied
with Mr.. Harrison. lie has taught a
successful school. A. NJ. Forney's
school closed last Friday. He is also
good teacher.
Mrs. Cole wife of Uncle Johnny Cole
died in Oklahoma. Her body was
buried here Wednesday. Uncle John
has the sympathy of many friends
here who knew him long ago when he
was in the grain business here.
The Oddities, bankers and sucu are
so much worked up over the converts
that Coins book is making that they
are talking of getting up book some
thing similar to CONS Financial
school to offset this Silver craze as
they call it. Let them come ahead.
For manufactured history and any
thirg to miSlead the people. Cleve-
land Democrats and the Republicans
take the flour mill.
Died, of old age, on the 18th day of
April, 1895; John Burchfeld, aged 81
years, II months and II days. The
deceased was born in North Carolina:
moved from there to Indiana whence
he went to Illinois and from there he
moved to Kansas fifteen years ago.
From the time of LincOln'S second
election up till 1889 he was strong
Republican. He joined the Alliance
and up tOthe time of his death was a
Peoples party man. He leaves four
children-One in Ohio, one in Califor-
MIA, one in Illinois, and the youngest
daughter the wife of j. W. Allen in
Kansas. The funeral services were
conducted by Messrs. Broadus and
Cain at the Christian church.
j. W. ALLEN.