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Evening star., 1896-03-26

KANSAS CITY, March 26.-The 14-inch
balk line billiard match between Thomas
Gallagher Of Chicago and George Sutton,
the Canadian champion, in which Gala
gner played Sutton at odds of 600 to $50.
for $1,000 a side and gate receipts, resulted
In a victory for Gallagher, the score being
GOO to 313.
Evening star., 1896-03-26
EASTERN WINS.

Chess Match Between the High
Schools.
The chess match between the Eastern
and Central High schools, which has been
IN progress since March 3, has terminated
by the Eastern winning the championship
The score on the close of the last round
was: Eastern. 81; Central. II. The teams
were as follows:
Evening star., 1896-03-26
GnIlnrher's GREAT Came,

Messrs. Howard ard Baker acted as UNI
pires. the former representing the Eastern
school, the latter the Central
Evening star., 1896-03-26

We have always shown the largest and hand
soonest lire of Suits. and this season is 20 he
no exception. On the contrary, the line is
considerably larger than ever before, and
equal 10 the best efforts of the leading custom
tailors, at about two-thlrds their Dri.as
Navy Blue Serge Suits, with the new
opeR-front Jackets, at the special price GIn
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-05-21
County Funds Paid over.

At called meeting of the Board of
County Commissioners held last Sat-
urday, John T. Stewart, the presi-
dent, and ]. H. Allen, the vice-presi-
dent, Of the Wellington National
Bank, appeared before the Board
with $40, 635 81 in cash and announced
that their bank was ready to pay over
all the county money and asked that
their bank be relieved from all further
responsibility as a county deposit
tory.
After consultation by the Board
with County Attorney Woods, who
was present, Mr.. Espy made a motion
that this request be granted, reciting
in the motion that the request came
voluntarily from the bank, and that
the money had not been asked for by
the Board.
The motion carried and the treas
urer was ordered to draw his check
for the full amount due the county
from the bank. Mr.. Spencer drew
his check according to the order and
the money was paid over to him at
once.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-05-21
A Disastrous Runaway.

Thursday Bill Virgins, a young
farmer living about ten miles north
west of the city, came to town and
proceeded to fill up on various Well
ingtOn beverages and before night
was feeling pretty jolly.
About half past seven he got in his
buggy and started to drive home.
When he got as far as the court
house on Washington avenue, he at
tempted to turn west and one CT the
buggy shafts pulled out of the har-
ness. This frightened the horse and
it started to run. 1t dashed from
one side Of the street to the other,
Virgins being too drunk to guide it.
Finally, at the corner Of Tenth and
f, the horse ran up on the sidewalk
and smashed the buggy against a
water plug, hurting Virgins in the
air. When he came down his head
struck the edge Of the plug, cutting
an ugly cash near his eye and bruis.
ing him up considerably.
He was carried into an adjacent
house and soon came toall right. His
horse was captured after considerable
difficulty, and the buggy being badly
wrecked, Virgins was put on the
horse and started for home. He
didn't appear to realize what was the
matter and every little while would
return and want to know where hi.
buggy was, He finally rode of anC
as he did not return, it is hoped ht
reached home in safety.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-05-21
Twenty cents pays for
the VOICE to January
l. 1897 inside Sumner
county.
Resolutions OF Respect.

WHEREAS, Our Heavenly Father
has seen fit to remove from our WO-
mans Foreign Missionary society our
beloved sister, Mrs. Walton, whose
loss we deeply mourn, therefore We, as
a society, bow in humble submission
to the will Of Him who doeth all
things well. Be il
Resolved, That in the death Of this
sister in Christ, our society has lost
a faithful and loved member, whose
presence was az inspiration TO all To
do faithful work for the Master.
Resolved, That, as through the eye
Of faith we behold our sister happy
and mingling with the blOod-washed
thrOng who are singing praises tC
Him that conquered Death and The
grave, and who is beckoning US L
come up higher. we will do more faith
full work and ever be ready when the
call comes for US.
Resolved, That we extend to the
bereaved family our most earnest
heartfelt sympathy, and may He, wht
hath bereft them of mother, also up
hold them with His right hand o
power and finally reunite them will
her who has passed TO that hom'
where sickness and death never com,
and where parting is no more.
Resolved, That copy Of these res
olutions be sent to the family; tina
they be placed upon the record Of on
society, and published 10 the cit
| papers. MRS. ]. SAVIOR,
MRS. MORSE.
Mrs. j. S. DEFY.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-05-21
Fell Down the Elevator Shaft.

Harry s. SHUTTLE, a clothing drum
mer from St. Louis, we'll known in
this city, fell down the elevator shaft
at the Arlington house last Thursday.
SHUTTLE came in on the early Rock
Island train and stopped at the Ar
lington, as is his custom when In the
city. About I o'clock he went in the
elevator room, the door being open
and John Ailstock, the porter, in
there sweeping. The elevator was
up and Mr.. SHUTTLE walked off, fall
ing TO the bottom Of the shaft, a dis
lance Of about twelve feet. He was
carried to his room and DR.. Splitter
summoned. No bones were broken
aud Mr.. SHUTTLE was simply jOlted
up and bruised by the fall.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-05-21
Gee Notes

If you do not first succeed, fall, fall
again.
Don't mistake our name: we are the
Cyclone Cycling Club.
Do you notice the rapid increase of
wheels in the city: That means a
glorious future for the club.
Probably no one realizes the truth
of the following as does a new begin
ner; There is many slip 'twiXt the
saddle and sidewalk.
A meeting Of the bicycle club was
held at the club house last night. An
invitation was extended to the ladies
to join with the club in the memorial
day parade.
A man in this city, who has cher.
iShed a rather cordial prejudice
against the bicycle, thinks now Of
buying one because all Of his friends
ride wheels and when he is with them
he has nothing to talk about and is
ruled out Of the conversation. You
can't be''in it"unlesS you get a wheel.
One diSagreeable feature about rid
ing on our streets, and especially
Washington avenue, is the slippery
condition of the surface, caused by
the work of the street sprinkler. If
the city council could be prevailed
upon to permit the sprinkler to leave
a few feet of the roadway dry, so as
to permit the passage Of wheels, it
would receive the good will of every
bicyclist in the city.
We have been informed that a Ger
tain young cyclist in the city, who
has had a number Of the clubs official
hOnors heaped upon him, presented a
bouquet of very rare flowers to GER
tain young lady on the occasion Of
her departure from the city. 1t is
Furthermore stated that the young
lady was a comparative stranger to
him. Now, that may be all right, but
boys, you want to be true to your
cOlOrS, and when you have beautiful
flowers to give away don't forget the
fair members of the Ladies Auxiliary
to the c. &C. SCORCHER.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-05-21
Perth Commencement.

The Perth school ueld its first com
mencement Friday evening. Three
young men graduated, receiving COM
mon school diplomas. The idea Of
holding commencement exercises and
awarding diplomas in common schools
is a recent one and very popular.
Graduates from all district schools
now receive diplomas, and this fact is
serving to awaken greater interest in
the schools.
Supt. H, f. NJ. Bear was in attend
ance at the exercises that evening and
delivered an address which is highly
spoken Of by those present. Hon. r.
L. SimOns, of Caldwell, was also on
the program for an address. Rev. b.
F. Pugh, of the Lutheran church
here and at Perth, was present and
took part in the exercises.
The commencement was held in the
Perth Lutheran churcd and the ed
ilce was crowded, despite the bad
condition of the roads. As a whole
the affair was an unallOyed success.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-05-21
Friends in Council" r1eet.

The Friends in Council" met with
Mrs. Leila King Friday afternoon.
After roll call Mrs. A, T. Wilson
opened the program with a fine in
strumental solo. A poem, "The Sc
cret Of Death, was expressively read
by Mrs. Naugle. Mrs. Kicks fur
nished a paper on Cuba" and this
was followed by the singing of the
Cuban National Hymn by Mrs. H. L.
Buttrey. Little Brooches" was the
subject of Mrs. Wilson's much ap-
preciated recitation. Mrs. Guiles'
contribution proved to be a descrip-
tion Of three wonderful women. a
subject always of interest to the
Friends. The debate, Resolved
that public schools are preferable to
private OGes," was discussed gener.
ally by the club. the advocate for the
affirmative not being prepared. Mrs.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-05-21

H. L. Buttrey ably supported the neg
ative. No vote was taken.
The question for the day. what
two ex-presidents died on the same
Gay, and'what was the date. was an
Swered correctly as follows: Thomas
Jefferson and john Adams, 90 July l.,
1926. Mrs. f. T. Owens then favored
the club with one Of her charming
solos, and next in order was the en-
jcyment of the dainty lunch prepared
by the hostess ard her daughters.
This consisted OF the usual menu al
lowed by the bylaws, with the added
delicacy Of ice cream.
The guests present were MeSdames
Carter, Waynick and F. T. Owens
aud Miss Mary Schwinn.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-05-21
Rev. LOwther's Rebuke.

Rev. G. LOwther is taking an active
part in the general conference at
Cleveland. His resolutions against
the use Of tobacco attracted atten-
tiOn all over the United States. Now
he comes with some resolutions relat-
ing to the woman question and we are
glad to see he takes his stand upon
the right side. His resolutions are
the most witty and sarcastic we have
seen, and caused quite a stir and much
amusement in the conference. They
are as follows:
WHEREAS, This conference has
decided to send to the Annual confer
ences the question as to whether the
layman shall be so construed as to in
clude women, and
WHEREAS, 1t is believed by many
that on Scriptural grounds women
cannot be admitted to the General
conference, therefore,
Resolved, That We also submit to
the Annual conferences the following
questions: First, Are women in
Guided in our articles Of religion, par.
agraph I, which reads, Man is far
gone from original righteousness. "
Second, While this question is pend
ing it will be in order for this Gen.
eral conference to insist that the wo-
men OF the church obey the apostolic
injunction, 'Let your women keep 81
lence In the churches" That 1t also
refuse them all literary knowledge
and "it they would learn anything let
them ask their husbands at home.
Fourth, since ION Scriptural grounds"
some Of our brethren have served no
tice that they will raise this question
on the day Of judgment, that the
Annual conferences decide by a vote
whether women are included or ex-
cluded 10 the language, "every man in
his own order" in st. Paul's chapter
on the resurrection.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-05-21
7emOrial Day Exercises.

The following is the program for
the Memorial day exercises at the
NJ. E. church on Saturday, May Both:
Music, Wellington Military Band.
Song, America" VI. Z. Choir and
band.
Invocation, Rev. Horace A. Doughty.
Introductory remarks, Judge j. A,
Burnette.
Reading of Orders, Post AdJt Or
vile Smith.
Song, In the Sweetest of the
Year." Choir.
Prayer, Rev, B. F. Pugh.
Song, Comrades in Arms" Male
Chorus.
Grafton, COmrade C. c. Curtis.
Song, angels Guard Our Con-
rades' Graves" Choir.
Reading Roll Of Honor, Post Adju-
tant.
BenedictiOn, Rev. A. S. Henderson.
President of the day, Commander
A. B. Cheever.
BEN B. WILSON, Chairman.
BEN f. MICHAEL, Secretary.
Committee on Arrangements.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-05-21
A Reform Library For SI.oo

Send US one dollar and we will
mail you a full sample set Of all these
books, 1910 pages, worth $40 at re-
tail, This is a special offer for a
short time only. Order at once.
Address this office.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-05-21
A Real Blood Remedy.
Just Be Glad.

heart OF mine, We shouldn't
Worry so!
What we've missed of calm we cOuldn't
Have, you know;
What we've met Of stormy pain,
And of sorrows driving rain,
We can better meet again
II it blow.
We have erred in that dark hour
We have known,
When the tears fell with the shower
All alone
We're not sun and shower blent
As the gracious Master meant
Let US temper our content
With his own.
For. we know. not every morrow
Can be sad;
So. forgetting all the sorrow
We have had,
Let US fold away our fears
And put by our foolish tears,
And through all the coming years
Just be glad.
James WIitc0mb Riley
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-05-21

New comes Winfield and hunts up a
professor 10 the college over there,
who knew Melton, the condemned
Cuban tllibuster and taught him Latin
at college. He snbjoins poem writ
ten by Melton, which it is lucky for
Melton the Spaniards have not read
CT they might kill him on the spot.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-05-21
Cancer
OF the Breast.

Mr.. A. H. Crsusby, of I5S Kerr ST.,
Memphis, Tenn, says that his wife
paid no attention to small lump which
appeared in her breast, but it soon de-
veloped into a cancer of the worst type,
and notwithstanding the treatment of
the best physicians, it continued to
spread and grow rapidly, eating two
holes in her breast. The doctors
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-05-21

The citizens of Perry, Oklahoma,
are indignant over the divorce law
which makes years residence in the
territory necessary before a divorce
will be granted, instead Of ninety
days as formerly. Granting divorces
was getting to be big business in
Perry and other cities in Oklahoma,
and was said to De away ahead OF
farming or any thing else.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-05-21

soon pronounced
her incurable. A
celebrated New York
specialist then treat
ed her, but she con-
tinued to grow worse
and when informed
that both her aunt
and grandmother had
/, died from cancer he
gave the case up as
hopeless.
Someone then re-
commended S.S.S.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-05-21
Christian Endeayor Union.

Following is the program for the
G. E. Union to be held at Mayfeld
June I, 1896, at $3.50 p. m.
Devotional exercises, led by the
president, ]. n. Lusk.
Recitation, Della Fado.
Song, No. "a, c. E. song book.
Select reading, Anna Stayton.
Song, No. 81.
Paper, Pearl Martin.
Select reading, Maggie Wright.
Paper, Will Carter.
Song, Perth Quartette.
Paper, Anniversary of the Union,'
Ella Heasty.
Prayer meeting, led by Russell
Heasty.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-05-21
WRINKLES
WARTS q
HOLES
SUPERFLU0US HAIR

removed By electricity. Electrolysis is
the only way % permanently remove
hair and Is The only way recommended by
physicians Electricity properly applied
is a skin stimulant and beautifer. lfyou
have Biackleads. Freckles Sunburn.
Liver Spots or Large Pores. see Miss Cor
hett on Mond vs.. Tuesdays and Wee e..
das az 5A North c street.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-05-21

and though little hope remained, she
begun it, and an improvement was no
ticed. The cancer commenced to heal and
when she had taken several bottles II
disappeared entirely, and although sew
eral years have elapsed, not sign of
the disease has ever returned.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1896-01-17
HIS 100000 BANK ACCOUNT

a paylng teller OF a down town
bank tells an Interesting story OF a
Cuban experience OF his al shall
never forget" he SAID, chow linear
= sent a man into fits one day
last winter, all because 1 met him
unexptctedly.
81 had been planning a little
iaunt down to Cuba for some time.
As it was doubtful when should
be able to get away from the bank
| said nothing about it to my
frienls or the banks customers. |
had been instrumental IN getting
a good sized account for the bank
-one of those S1O0,O 900 ones thar
are hard to pick up nowadays and
worth quite a good deal OF money
tous. | knew the heal OF this
concern, and, in fact, bad got the
account through him. He told us
when he gave it to us thar he was
in a hurry to get 1t fixed satisfac-
torily because he was about to 60
TO Cuba.
AS soon as / was able to get
away l sailed for Havana. | staid
in the island nearly a month, hav-
ing a most delightful time and
keeping one eye open for my friend
of our new account. | was ust
about ready to start for home
when | me bin, quite by chance,
in one of the Havana shops. When
he saw me he Jumped back abont
five feet, as If he had been sho'
from out OF gun.
"God bless ny soul-you hereF
he said. Why, whc+'P He seeme'i
struck all IN a heap. 'YOu heref
Good heayensp he'd to largh, aud
laugh hard at that, Tor | kne"
what was troubling him. Ia was
thinking OF that 100000 halancr,
a I'd worrying about it-a little
Yol see, as i was the paying teller
OF the bank, the thOlght lturdll'
flashed through his mind that J
had skipped with ths banks funds
aud large slice Of his hnndre d
,hOusand.
'Of course, as soon as he saw me
laugh aud bis excitement had
cooled down a little he began to
see the fun of the thing and that
lie and the bank were slfe, after
all. We found out We we're going
hone on the same steamer aud ten
minutes later we walkel over to
the American cOnsujs Office to.
gether aud got oar pAsspIrts vlsed.
And We had a jolly time of it back
on the DOati-New York World.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1896-01-17

his coming rang out the jangliOg,
Invisible bells.
He found the family shiveriDg
around the great fire as if ;hey
were stricken with deadly cold
Even Glspard looked tronbled and
the little Clolllde was trying to
assure him that she was not-"Oh,
no, not the least afraid!'
"tine IS the night he said in
stlntatIon, "and the air Is the
clear, so Jon hear-r.r, oh, so farl
Heard vo1 not, my Clotide, the
slelghbells that come with mei"
"Oh, oh p cried the ladies of the
chAteau in a faint chords; "the
bells do make our hearts to shake"
and they sail an audible prayer.
"Whal you make afrai !? Not
the bells os echo. that the wind do
bring to your door for the too
sweet musicY Pub! Ghost is il,
not at all, bnt the rr.ralIne, and
the hills, they do make of The
bells OF the sleighing companie,
the echo which for the minu.t e
stop at your door; lis echo Away
this so many years that you think
1t the ghOStsr'
Uncle Pierre was comp He'd to
escape from the room when the
family had accepted his scientific
explanation, which he further
elaborated iD their native tOneue,
lie MAS so overwhelmed with thanks
and praises.
SO the sha 10 q was lifted forever
from the nouse Of FfOrtenac. and
the 5 Dry which hal 50 sad an end
ing and was accountable tor the
ghost, is 10 longer RELAXED as the
cause cf slch a drrIty effect, and
1t isnow the pleasure Of the ladies'
of the chateau, rs it once was the
ahho,rcnce, to ak visitors TO
listen to the $50 strange echo,'
and ont of the materials of a
tragedy they have really evolved a.
omcdy.-Drlroit Free Press.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1896-01-17

y young lady walked into a
BOonsbOro store, and after select.
ing pie e OF cloth, asked what il
was worth.
Four kisses per yaId,' said the
pert clerk.
Tie Young lady stood abashed
for a moment and replied that she
would tabe 4 yards. The cloth
was c { of, nicely wrapped mp and
hander to tbr fir purchaser, whu
received it with n smile and said:
'S-nd the bill around to my grand
mother, she will settle It,
Il thought had a good Girl,
Mrs. BlOoDr
Il had
Nv hat has become of helP
Il told her 10 get up early a1d
dust
'WeIP
'She got up aud dusted.'
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1896-01-17

A Scotchman had II dream in
which he saw four rats in single
file. The first was fat and sleek.
The second and third were thin
and half starved. The fourth was
blind. Hs puzz'el much as to the
meaning OF the dream. Both him.
self and wife felt sure 1t meant
slme calamity. Finally the boy OF
the family, with keen wit am prdc
ticll wisdom, venturcd 40 inter.
probation. The tat rat said he,
lis the saloon keeper. The lean
rats are mother aud myself. The
blind rai is yourself, tather.'
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1896-01-17
MOTHER AND SON.

1CTe are Tue ldClH III u S,OIy OF
real life. They are taken from the
police reports of the New York
Herald, and are true in every lie.
tail except The names:
Ole morning last winter a police.
man cane into the Jefferson Mar.
Ike. court in charge of stout lad
OF twenty. The boy stared vacant
ly about hin, and his fac-, Which
was honest and good humored.
was Llo ,ted with a long and heavy
deOauch. Close behild him cane
a lltle old woman, decently clad.
Her hair was white aud her face
was pale and auxiO 5.
"Wbo's this officer y The justice
sald, when t boys turn came.
"lts John Cleary, your honor.
We've got bis mother TO enter com
plant against hIm for habltual
drinking. We think If he had a
month at the island, 1t would give
him a chance to pull up
"Yon can do nothing with him
yourself, Mrs. Clearyf' said the
kindly magistrate, who, used as he
was 10 scenes of suffering, was
startled by the dumb agony in tht
Old wOmans, face.
81 cannot, sor. It's five Yeas
since lie took to the drink. rs not
JohnnY's fanIr, There's four 81
looms near hy. He was a GOOD \
boy as ever mother had. He's good
now when he's himself.n
Hes mad when he's drunk
lhr policeman interrupted. "He
rried 10 kill her twice."
"Slgn the compast, MIS-. c cary
the magistrate ord rel, uoddIrg
to a clerk who laid a printed form
on the table before Der sayln-:
"Write your name in that line"
She took up the pen, aud then
turned to the justice again. Her
thin face was blOodloss.
"Sor," she said. "hc's all the
child I've got. Pvr been fghun'
the devil fer him for five years. If
| sign that pIper I'll hev to let go.
He'll never come home agaip."
Us the only way to save him."
the officer said.
She wrote her nare. John war
old to stand up.
"Now 60 into the witness.box,"
a policeman directed her. you'll
have to swear agen him"
Her foot was on tue step. She
suddenly " turned. 81 can't swear
asen him! l can'lr She clutched
her breast with botA hands. "IPs
KILN mt! johnny, come hercw
Her son Sprdng toward her. bul
she fell at bis feet. She was dead
when he lifted her.
"notheIl mother I'll quit th,
drink!0 the startled lad cried, bu'
she did not answer. The physicians
said 1t was heart disease.
An ambulance was summoned.
Some one whispered to tho judge
"Discbarged,' he said, and the
wretrhrd lal fIllowed bis dead
mother home, to be probably held
by his vile habit TO a life Of shame.
ending in a paupers gTa'e.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1896-01-17

No married subject IN Austria
can procure a passport to 60 be.
yond the frontier unless he can
produce a written consent from his
wife.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1896-01-17

Jlnks-'I understand that you
were pretty we'll off before YOU
were maj ried.'
BIbks-'Yes; hat l didn't know
4.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1896-01-17

The man who thinks about mar
rylug usually remaius bachelor.
It's the fellows who don't stop to
think who get married.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1896-01-17

NJ ~ a girl makes a bad blunder
III not taking man at bis word
when be says; 4 am not worthy Of
,Our lUve.'