People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-03-12

instrument. lam only piano player.
l. j. Paderewski." The young lady
is still wondering whether he meant
it for rebuke, or if it sounds queer
because he does not understand Eng
liSh very well.
William SOhn and Harry ShOrtman
of this city have closed a lease with
Philip Sunaeld on the east eighty
acres of his claim, located two and
a half miles south of Perry, and will,
as soon as the necessary preparations
can be made, within week, begin the
work of opening and operating mines.
70. IT, Times.
Abilene has an inspired weather
prophet. He declares that he has re-
ceiVed assurances from On High that
June will be wet month and the
fruit crop bountiful one. He AYERS
that the wheat crop will be a good
one though Hicks says not, but he
agrees with Foster on the storm dur
ing the first week in March.
There is only one ex-president of
the United States living-Mr. Harri-
son; only one surviving ex-vice-preSl-
dent-Mr. Morton. There are but
two defeated candidates for president
living-Cleveland and Harrison, and
one defeated vice presidential candi-
date neutrality-suspicious. Reid.
Mrs, Grant and Mrs. Garfield are the
only living widows of presidents
Mirror.
Instead of considering himself a
public servant with a duty to per-
fO-m, the Office holder too often seems
to consider himselfa public pet whose
constituents have sent him on a pic
mic at their own expense. This re-
minds us OF the Kentucky legislator,
who when approached upon the ques.
tiOn of adjournment, said he would
like to know why they wanted to adj
jOurn when they were getting five
dollars per day and pie every day."
The latest move on the part of the
woman is to secure the street clean
ing. Mrs. Mary NJ. Pickerell, of Den.
yer, has obtained the contract by
makinga bid $4,000 less than that OF
her predecessor. 1t has been claimed
and claimed again that woman's ex-
perlence in housekeeping should
make her especially valuable in this
field. 1t remains for Mrs. Pickerell
to yindicate her own and her SEEKS
right 10 the reputation Of economists.
An exchange is telling a mean story
on Milan girl. 1t says that one Of
them found horseshoe and, for luck
placed it under her pillow, in com
pany with her false teeth on going tC
bed. Sleeping late the next morning
and being In hurry for breakfast
she made a mistake and put the
horseshoe in her mouth instead OF heI
teeth. TIE mistake was not discov
cred until the next evening when hel
best fellow kissed her and was fright
ened at the metallic sound.
The action of the Princeton stu
dents in burning the little King O.
Spain in etfigy is depressing to thost
who have hoped that college student.
would at some time have as mucl
sense as other people. Burning il
etfigy is very childish and ever
idiOtic way OF expressing public feel
ing. The Cuban question, involving
as it may hOStilitieS with Spain, is
serious question, and should be me-
with seriousness and such measure O
common sense as may be granted US
These is nothing to be foolish about
1t is very probable that during the
coming week the county commits
siOners will be visited by delegation
of ladies asking them to enforce a Law
that nobody but bOokworms know II
be in the statue book. This is a Law
providing a bible for every Jail birt
whether in the county Jail or the cal
aboose. There is certainly a law t
that effect and its enforcement i.
called for in many counties already
1t has been put in force in Wyandott,
county and that has encouraged tn,
women Of other counties to make {
similar etfOrt.-Wichita Eagle.
The whole south is still ringing
with the praise of three newspapeI
men-City Editor Howard, Assistant
City Editor Pennington and Reporter
Gilham-cOnnected with Hokt
Smiths Atlanta Journal. A few
weeks ago c. A. Simpson, who claim,
to be the strongest man in the world
and who travels about the countr,
giving exhibitions in chain breaking
went to the Office of the Journal anC
Indignantly demanded a correction O
some statement which had been mad,
concerning him, under the penalty O
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