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People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-01-23
Milan

A J: DARLINGTON, Loan and Insurance
n. Agent. Collections made and TAKE
PAID for Non'residents. All kinds OF Notar,
business. Patronage solicited.
~ J. STILLWELL, Real Estate and Loar
W Agent. Collections made and Taxel
paid for Nou-residents. Give him a call wher
In need Of anything In his line.
DR. D. H MANDIGO, Dealer I'm Drups
= Medicines Paints, Oils, Patent Medicines
etc. Prescriptions carefully compounded
patronage solicited.
DR. J. A. GREER. Physician and SURGEON
once at residence. Prompt attention
given TO calls at all hours.
I N. SHORE, Dealer In Stationery. Books
Papers. MAGAZINES, etc. In Postofice'
patronage solicited.
FARMERS AND MERCHANTS BANK. A.
= Branaman, President. NJ, L. Hawortb'
Ea.hler. Does general banking business
Patronage solicited.
GEO. W. H0UGH, Dealer 10 Grain. Coal.
~ Flour Feed Carts, Spring Wagons, Feed
Mills Call and see the bargain he has to
II ID. ZOOK, General Hardware, Tlnware,
- Harness repairs, Whips and Implements
special agent for the Mccormick binder,-the
best on the market.
MILAN HOTEL, Samuel Rochelle. Proprie
4h ter. Good board, good beds, hy the day
or week, Patronage solicited.
pHiLLlPPI & SONS, Dealers 10 Dry Goods
boots and Shoes. Notions, In fact, every
lining usually found In General Merchandise
store, Patronage solicited.
T'HOS. KEERAN, Proprietor Blacksmith
= and Carriage Works, asks your patronage
Snen In need OF horseshoeing, repairing, etc
Satisfaction guaranteed,
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-01-23
Argonia

A RG0NIA STATE BANK. A. Branaman.
II President; VI. W. Norris Cash er Does
a General banking business, Patronage sole
tied.
ROLMAN < CO, Dealers in Hardware.
~ stoves, Tinware, Cutlery, Pumps. &c
Meet AL competition. Patronage earnestly
solicited.
G. HETRICK. Dealer in Staple and Fan
IL ey Groceries. China. Glass and Queens
ware. candles, Nuts. A share OF your par.
ronage is desired. pow
ANYWAY & JANEWAY, Druggists. Deal
ers 10 Drugs, Medicines. Perfumories
rants, Oils, Patent Medicines. PRESCRIPTIONS
carefully coz pounded
II L.. HlCkOK, Proprietor OF Peoples Fur
" niture store, Dealer In Furniture. Car
pets. etc. First-class goods at reasonabls
prizes.
plERCE & ARCHER, Dealers in Dry Goods
Notions and Staple and Fancy Groceries
Everything In their line Is first-class and al
reasonable prices.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-01-23
South Haven

~ L CR0OKHAM, Notary Public. Loan,
" Insurance and Conveyancing. Once IN
lrou part OF South Haven Bank. Give him I
call. WV "'i
r. NJ. FOSTER & SON, Dealers I'm Drv
" Goods Clothing, Furnishing Goods. Hafs
and Caps, Boots and Shoes, Notions etc. Pat.
ronage solicited. : ~
h; MCPR0UD, Dealer in Implements
w. Hardware, Field and Garlen Seeds
tied. 'oh'-
j: GALYON. Staple and Fancy Grocer
Makes the lowest possible living prices.
your patronage solicited. Pure Minnesota
ialty.' p'''-' 'p'0-
AhES 5. DAVIS, Proprietor of Cash Gro
- Gerry House, Dealer In Staple and Fancy
groceries,. Produce taken In exchange.
Your patronage solicited.
THE SOUTH HAVEN BANK, c. A. Gam.
L Drill, President; @. L. Crookham. Vice
president; I. Q. Ellis Cashier. Capital and
surplus S2l0O, Does general banking bust.
ness.
w ". MILLER & SONS, Dealers I'm all
~ Kinds of Groceries, Provisions. Glass
ware, etc. Highest prices paid for grain and
produce. Offices at south Haven, Portland.
Doster, Blackstone and Bluff City.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-01-23
MuIvane

DALE x NESSLY MILLING CO., FIGURING
~ NILS. Highest cnsh prices paid for good
wheat. Flour guaranteed as represented
Patronage solicited.
Z. SHAW, Proprietor Corner Drug Store
- Dealer In Drugs and Jewelry. Prescrip.
lions filed with cars.
MULLER BROS, Dealers In Hardware. Tin.
Az ware, Stoves and Farming Implements
Your patronage earnestly solicited.
MULyANE RECORD, G. L. Reed Editor
Nl and Proprietor. Oldest paper In Sumner
county, without change OF management.
M D. CANADAY, Is headquarters for LINN.
W. Der, Shingles, Lath. etc, and your pat
ronaee Is earnestly solicited.
THE RACKET is headquarters for School
L Supplies, Notions, etc.. with News
stand In connection. Subscriptions taken for
anpapers published In the Uuited States.
w g. ROBINSON, Dealer in everything
W. TO be found in q General Merchandise
store. Youwill make no mistake in dealing
with him.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-01-23

RICHARDSON & CO.. Leading Dry Goods
~ Firm f Summer county. A fine stock OF
Boots and Shoes always on hand, Low prices
ana first-class goods speciality.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-02-13

broken People who are not famli;s's
with the customs of the world of soci-
ETY. make many errors at dinner and
supper tables; but well-bred men and
women would almost allow their
houses to be torn down over their
heads, rather than TO say or do any
thing TO show their resentment or an
noyance.
The man who used Ms. Morton's
Dolly for a napkin bad his counterpart
in the almost mythical fellow who
drank he water from his finger bowl
and afterwards remarked that he
thought it was "very weak Lemonade"
Or in the Irish parliamentarian who
saw people in London nibbling their
celery. and whispered to his wife:
LUX at the people atm the white boz
kays."
A western senator gave q "stag"
party to the gentlemen in congress
rom his own state. Among other
things he had Rochefort and other inn
ported cheeses; and after the party adj
iourned one of the congressman re-
marked to a colleague: II s'pose the
senator must have been mortified if
ne noticed that all of his cheese was
spoiled. ] ate some of it just for ap.
pearaHces, but it nearly made me sick
1t was awful stuff, and the smell was
very rank"
At big dinner parties it is well for a
novice to watch what other people do,
and follow their e..a-nple. IN that way
mistakes may be aFoftcd z here are
so many new things being invented con-
stantly Tor adornment and use by the
social leaders that one must be going
into society all the time in order to keep
the run OF them. A paper published
here recently printed what was claimed
20 be q true story concerning a new
member of congress who had been
farmer all his life. but Who ~. naged 10
get through state dinner without
making any blupders, Dc.ause he care
fully watched the others, and did ex
actlv what they did with every utensil
and with every edible. From the out
set he was very much interested in
tiny silyer hay fork n the side of his
plate, the likeness of which he saw
the other people use for their raw oys-
tiers. He did the same and was so far
all right, helping himself to salt with
very small gold spade provided for
the purpose. 1t reminded him of the
tool h, mad employed many time to
dig potatoes with, save for the metal.
OF potatoes themselves, mashed, he was
presently helped TO portion, and he
found that his fellow-gnests utilized an
instrument, the like of which he was
also supplied with, to push the vegetable
upon their fork. Subsequently he
learned that the instrument was called
"pusher," but at the time it seemed
TO hin. nothing more or less than
diminutive hoe, in the exact shape of
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UNITED STATES SENATORS FROM UTAH.
RANK CANNON.

which IL was undeniably constructed.
But there was one utensil that made
him extremely nervous, inasmuch as he
could not imagine for what purpose
it was intended, and he was carefully
guarding himself against possible
error. For course after course no
watched his fellow guests to see when
they woa.ld bring the curious tool into
play. 1t was not, however, until the
asparag as came on that he saw an emil
nent diplomat who sat opposite him,
picL up The silver hay rake from beside
his pla'e and employ it to convey the
vegetable TO his mouth. 1t is said that
he afterwards remarked to friends:
IF we'r: going into farming for din
ner table, why don't We have thresh-
ing machine to make the beefsteak ten
der and a moving machine to clear off
the crumhs?"
That mcn was new to all of the poop
and dazzle of society at the national
capital, but it Is safe to assume that
he will never destroy dolly nor shat
ter any costly chnaware, nor mistake
a napkin for handkerchief and carry
it away from the table in his pocket.
lie keeps his eyes open and kecnly Oh
serves others. When boy he probably
learned the aphorism 10 ''do as Romans
do, when in Rome "
Although affairs Of state are never
considered at state dinners, very many
important national matters are dis
cussed and settled at private dinner
parties, where three or more leading
members of a great political party
gather around table in the dining.
room of senator or cabinet minister
and discuss subjects Of grave moment
while they eat and drink and smoke
their cigars. 1t was i'm Senator Cor
mans dining-room one night IN .Tgrc,
1898, that the fate of the original W.
son bill was determined. And, in 1890.
Senator Evarts, of New York, quietly
invited ''iust a few senators" to dinner
one evening, cautioning each one 10 say
nothing about it, as it was to he "a
strictly private and select affair" 1t
was a genuine surprise party to every
senator, for, when all were assembled,
every republican member of the senate
was present. The newspaper men knew
nothing of it. And it was then ard
there that the republican senatorial pro-
gramme was agreed upon with relation
to the Mckinley bill SpITH ID FRY.
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\ little story which emphasizes the
fact that there is 4 great deal of human
nature where one would scarcely expect
10 discover il. is told of an old Quaker,
Many years ago. when church organs
we're regarded with disfavor by many
people. il was proposed to introduce
one into New England meeting house,
enc of the pillars of which was an old
man of Quaker blood. lie was one of
the most violent opponents 20 the plan,
and expressed his views so strongly
that the person who was collecting
money for the organ. when it was at
last decided 10 have il, did not venture
To call upon the cid Quaker for sub
seription. He met him on the street
one day, and was greatly surprised
when the old man took out a substan-
tial looking wallet. aud presented min,
with most generous sum 10 add to his
collection. Why" stammered the
young man. IL am greatly obliged.
sir: but l hardly thought you would
care TO be asked TO contribute" My
son." said the Quaker. with a suspicion
of a twinkle in his serious eyes, If thee
will worship the Lord by machinery.
would like thee II have a first-rate in
strument.- -Youth's Companion.
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higher perches. The nests, too, must
be of proper size, and placed to suit
the requirements of the birds to be
kept. The rooted, wire-sided inclosur,
can only be appreciated by those who
have seen the better condition of birds
so favored. If the house stands in an
exposed position, the north and east
side should be inclosed during winter,
leaving only the south side open, as
seen in the sketch. Fowls do best when
given an open-sided. rooted Enclosure.
Especially the crested breeds require
such protection during rainy weather,
as a severe wetting often proves fatal
to them. Another advantage it pos
sesses is that the plumage is not
bleached by the sun after spell of
rain, as is the case with many birds
running loose in changeable weather.
In fair weather as large an Enclosure
may adjoin the house for the birds
as can be afforded them, as the more
freedom they enjoy at such times the
better will be their condition.-Orange
Judd Farmer.
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MATCHING HE SNOW.

Come to the window and watch the first
Just as we watched. dear. long years ago
WhirIing and beating. and dimming the
pane,
You had said yes" in your tenderest
All the world swung in a roseate glow.
Tinting the drifts OF the beautiful snow
Come to the window and watch the first
snow.
Just as we watched it one day long ago
one darkened day when the snOwfiakes
first fell
over the mound that we both loved so
Bed where our hrst-born lay sleeping
alone.
Gaunt trees about him ard winds making
moan:
Under his mantle Of fresh-fallen snow.
Come to the window 2ne vasch ;he first
sTaw.
Just a. We watched 5; a short year ago
leaning on ne as you silently cried;
When Mary. our youngest. went forth a
last % the children to quit the home nest,
She. or, one ewe-lamb. followed the rest;
Yet. t-iving TO smile we saw our pet 60.
Kissed. ~ the fakes of the fast-falling
sTSw.
Come to the window and watch the first
s&Ow.
Just a. we've watched it since long years
Give q your hand. dear. and tighten your
hold
Lovers whose hearts. dear. can never grow
old.
our skies have brought Us less shadow
than shine.
sun > eve each other. dear-why. then. re-
pine2
Soon comes the summons. and then. love.
we know
Together VEL sleep meath the rain and
the Snow
w r. Rose. In Chicago Times-Herald.
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CONVENIENT oRANAnY AND pIGeERY.

vcnient machine shed in the upstairs
Of the driveway. A set of blocks with
rope transport machinery up and down
while the wagons stand on the floor
below.
The hogs are fed on the main drive
floor, no matter if two or three wagons
are there. The floor is 10x4S, and, with
the granary and crib on either side,
convenience is sure. In the winter we
usually shell the corn out of the small
crib or the granary part and give that
space for hogs to sleep in. Plenty of
straw is used. In spring the brood sows
are placed in separate pens of by So
feet in the driveway. Special panels
make this possible very easily. In
crowded times the 2i-foot crib is also
used. Sows are kept there until pigs
are week old, when they are trans
ferred to an open-air shed and large
yard. Several can bunk together when
the pigs get large enough to take care
of themselves.
Our pigs are born in late March or
early April, and all as near the same
time as possible. With pigs all the
same size and age there will be but few
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runts. We use ground corn and milk
shorts for feed and give about all they
VIII eat clean. When grass comes
about May /. the whole outfit is large
enough to go to grass, and with lots
OF feed they thrive. We usually have
$50 to 200 pigs each spring. of course.
a few would get killed, and at weaving
time the runts were sold, so that the
bunch was left at about 1875 to $50 of
one-sized pigs. With plenty of grass
and feed they were kept granting and
growing all the time. They were fec,
ali they would cat. In midwipter the
best sows were bred to high-grade
mate and the barrows and culled sows
put in the fed pen about February l..
This feed pen was small, with self.
feeder automatic water supply and
large shed. About May / this batch
is sold, and as soon as the pigs are
weaned from the brood sows they are
fed with self-fecders, and September
are turned upon the market. We never
sell habitat hogs; they have got to
be fat or we would feed them for I
year. Don't try to get two pounds of
pork out of one pound of corn, or don't
try to top the market with scrubs
Don't buy cheap breeding boars. Get
the big-boned, long, well-bred fellows.
james Pearson, in Farm and Home.
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the numerous dainties which ere
brought in by courses and removed
from time to time by quiet, expert ex-
perienced walters. The great dining
room is decorated with flowers from
the white house conservatory, the ia
BILE is adorned with forll designs, and
everything that wealth can procure for
adornment and pleasure is slillfully
arranged by artistic fingers.
The president similarity entertains
the members of the diplomatic ,1rps
in the state dining-room once every
year. These gentlemen are ambassa-
doris, ENJOYS and ministers from all of
the natioas of the world, and they are
accompanied by the ladies of their
families. These state dinners are so
named on account of their Official
character; but affairs of state ore
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P,TH AND POINT.


--Teacher-"Suppose you were a
king, Tommy, what would you do?"
Tommy-"I'd never have TO wash nv
face any more Texas Siftings.
Mistress bridget. everything in
nc house is covered with dust; can't
stand it," Bridget-"Do as do, mum:
don't pay any attention TO it."-Tit-
Bits.
-Blobbs miss Oldgirl would make
a good soldier" Slobbs-"Used to now
der. eh?. Slobbs-"Yes. and never
deserts her colors. "-Philadelphia Rec
ord.
Tile must be worth at least 800, 900,
mamma" ''How do yon known" "He
told me his fortune ended in five
ciphers." HIN. Maybe it begins with
one, too."-Washington Star.
in the Restaurant. = waiter
"What shall get for you?' Professor
(absent minded, reading tho bill of
fare)-"I am busy now; ask me after
dinner. "-Fliegcnde Blntter.
-Squildig-"What doctor did poor
Jays,nith have?" McSwilligen-"H
had two of them. One was DIR. D., but
/ forget the name of his accomplice."
Pittsburgh Chronicle-Telegraph.
A Prudent -She-"I
hope You can come next Thursday.
We're having some music end supper
AFTER He-"Oh, yes, I'll come; but
err may be e."-Boston Peacon.
Are your writings much read2"
"Thai is what l should like to find out.
AS it is, I do not know whether they
read my manuscripts or send them
back without reading."-Boston Tran
script.
in chronicling the funeral Of
highly respected citizen, the report of
a contemporary thus conciudes: BE
leaves a daughter and three sons, his
widow having pre-deceasel him
Household Words.
-.-Would-be Cyclist-"I thought you
said that after 10 lessons of IN hour
each / should know low to ride 2"
Cycling Instructor-''So you would,
sir, / you hadn't spent the best part
of the time on the ground. "-Tit-Bits..
Mrs. Wicl<wire-"You don't know
what a grief it is TO have husband who
thinks he is funny" Mrs. Watts
what is the trout lie, dear?" II asked
him last evening 10 bring ZONE some
good up-to-date literature, ard he
brought bundle of almanacs. In
dianapolis journal.
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sion, while sometimes more than 81 ,0o0
has been expended solely for floral

sion. while sometimes more than $1,000
has been expended solely for floral
decorations for one evening.
One evening when the wife Of Vice
President Morton was giving a select
entertainment she was Mortified by the
action of one of her guests, who, though
n man of political prominence, was not
acquainted with the use of modern
doilies, which are intended for decora-
ton, and not for utility. She had
lust imported q set from Paris, and
each of them was hand painted IN
water colors. On the evening in queS-
tion they were displayed for the first
time at dessert under the finger bowls.
Imagine the surprise of Mrs. Morton
at seeing her guest, so famous as = les'-
islator, and yet so ignorant of socisi
amenities, coolly dip his fingers deev
in the water and wipe them with tho
greatest NONCOMPLIANCE upon one of hei
precious new works of art on filny
boiling cloth. The costly little dolly
was wreck, and the entire set was
spoiled; but Mrs. Morton was so polite
and well bres. that she took her own
dolly and used it in the same man
ner. Her other guests knew better;
but they followed the example of Mrs.
Morton, in order to save the misguided
statesman from the modification o.
realizing the grave error which he hac
committed. His wife soon heard Of the
matter, and it is presumed that she
gave him a severe curtain lecture; for.
about six weeks later, handsome
set of imported doilies was sent to
Mrs. Morton with the card of the staten
nan pinned upon the package Noworl
OF explanation was ever said o. w-rittep,
and the incident was thus clos d
a similar story is related o. an ia
cident which occurred when William
C. Whitney was secretary OF the navy.
His wife was philosophical woman.
and when guest of hers smashed a
most precious teaeup, she calmly
picked up another and fractured it. SAT-
ing: Aren't they absurdly brittle =
But, of course. she Was too well bred 10
make any other remark, and was
obliged to content herself with mourn
fully describing the melancholy Incl
dent TO sympathetic lady friends who
realized what an embarrassing situa-
ton the lady was in when her
elegant and dainty teacup was clumsily
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never discussed on such occasions. 1t
would be bad form to 'tallS shop" at
such a distinguished social gathering.
From time to time the president also
gives state dinners TO members of the
senate, members of the house, the su-
preme court, and the leading bureau
officials Who rank next to the members
of his cabinet. He also gives public re-
ceptions TO the army and navy officers,
and to citizens of the United States
who desir. to pay theirrespects; 10 their
chief magistrate.
During the winter and spring until
the Lenten season begins there is a
continual round of dinner parties given
I'm Washington by men and women
who are leaders in the social swim.
The vice president entertains the same
functionaries who are banqueted at the
hite house. The senator's, representa-
tives and justices of the supreme court
give elaborate dinners; and ali of them
take place ut night under the gas and
electric lights in the palaces of the
the patricians of our republic. 1t
never costs less than $500 for the flow
ers which are used upon each occa-
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WE DEvoUR MANY LEMONS.
California Is BrislkIy Competing with thu
Foreign Importation.

California Is BrisikIy Competing with tho
Foreign Importation.
This country consumes in year
about 500,000,OO0 lemons, or about Ga
lemons for each man, woman and child.
This is going to BE- go0d lemon year.
Since the new fruit commenced to ar
rive about the LIST Of October very near
ly 100000 more boxes have been re-
ceive1 than came in during the same
time last season. The receipts at New
York for November, 1896, were 177,306
boxes. against $50 boxes for Novem.
her. 1894. The November receipts at
New Orleans were $500 boxes, against
none received at that port for Novem-
Der, 1924. Last year, be:,yeen Decem.
Der and Christmas tine, $4,000 boxes
were landed here and Immediately sold.
Before Christmas probably not more
than $4,000 boxes are due here, for the
reason that two vessels containing al
toge. her from $4,000 to 10000 boxes
have been wrecked off Gibraltar.
The crops are very plentiful along
the Mediterranean. but because so
many oranges are being carried from
that region these months owing 10 tho
deficiency in the Florida crop there is
little room for lemons on board these
ships. The California lemon crop also
is larger than ever before, and sup
plies will be forwarded from there. The
California lemons are exec edingly good
ores, and only experts ian tell them
from the Mediterranean crop.
For culinary purposes the lemons
from Sicily-that is, those from Mes
sina and Palermo--are to be preferred,
as they have a much better flavor.
Other excellent lemons come from Mai
orr and Rodi, in the hill regions sur
rounding Naples. Catania and Malaga
lemons are yet another variety, and
come in the early fall, Just after the
southern Italy and Sicilian crops have
been finished up.
a box of lemons averages about 300
each. From 100000 to 1000, 600 boxes
are sold in a year mere. 1t is predicted
that the California crop in three years
will average 100000 boxes. 1t will
be interesting to note whether they
will drive out any CT all Of the foreign
lemons. Prices are now a little lower
thar usual. I'm September seven dol
lars was obtained at Wholesale per box,
the highest price in years.-N. x.
YVo-ld