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People's voice., 1896-05-21

Governor Asa Bushnell of Ohio
was called down in a G. A. R. camp
fire at Columbus, Ohio, last Thurs
day evening for making a frey
speech lauding Mckinley to the
People's voice., 1896-05-21
No Use for Themi

| will give some one in need Of the
following tools and stock a bargain:
| Deering binder, | Oliver gang plow,
| l6-inch plow, cultivator, Magnet
grain drill, / Mccormick mower, !
disk, ] harrow, 4 head Of heavy plow
horses, 2 mules. II l can't get cash,
will take good notes.
A. DRYHoUsE,
Three miles south Of Wellington on
the Z. +. Smith place. tf4Opdlt
People's voice., 1896-05-21
Real Estate Transfers.

Geo. B. Merker. stenograpber.
VIZ Apperson and VT to ] T
Hill, wd, w lot and Ell lot 2
and lots 4 and 5, sec 2, 35, 4w 24OO
Jas B Davis ct al TO Mary E
Kline, wd, lot 5, blk 4, Rome u
E b Wilson and VT TO Wash
burn, wd, lots 10, IL, blk 4, Ar
COMA. a............... ....... 2OO
Homer Shaw and WI to Equitable
Security Co, wd, VINE, Is. 80, 4 W 1906
Harry Sherman and WI TO Mass
Mutual L Ins Co, wd, NV, II,
30, 2 east. .................... 200C
People's voice., 1896-05-21

sores. We had three different doctors.
Pieces Of bone came out Of the sores. The
last doctor said the leg would have to be
cut open and the bone scraped, before be
could get well. Howard became so low
that he would eat nothing, and one doc
tor said there was no chance for him.
Gone day, newspaper recommending
Hoods Ssrsaparills was left at our door.
We decided to try this medicine. Howard
commenced taking 1t the last OF February,
after having been sick for a year and a
People's voice., 1896-05-21

Get ready to stand up for your in
terestS, against that Of the bankers
and bond holders.
People's voice., 1896-05-21

Watch the VoICE'S silver articles
closely. There is food for thought
in them for all good citizens.
People's voice., 1896-05-21
Wichita On Tuesday, June "a, ISO6,

at II o'clock a. M. for the purpose ol
nominating candidate for Judge Of
the Court of Appeals for said division.
The basis of representation in said
convention shall be the same as that
of the State convention held in Hutch.
insOn on March IS, 1896. Upon said
basis the different counties composing
said division will be entitled to the
following number Of delegates:
People's voice., 1896-05-21
A. y. u. w.

ALI members Of Wellington Lodge
No. "a A. o. U. W. are hereby notified
10 meet at the hall at l:3O o'clock on
Saturday afternoon May 3Oth to joip
10 the exercises Of Memorial day. I
BY order Of the lodge.
DAVID GwINN, y
A'B.CHEEyER, Master Workman
Recorder.
People's voice., 1896-05-21
Hon. Jerry
Simpson

will address the meeting at 2
o'clock on the political issues
Of the day.
By order Of central committee.
V. c. SLEEPER, Chairman.
IVAN D. ROGERS, Secretary.
People's voice., 1896-05-21
. Sores

In combination, proportion 81
process Hoods Sarssparilla is pec01ar
to itself, and unequalled in true merit.
No other medicine ever possessed so
much curative power, or reached such
enormous sales, or made such won-
derful cures, as Hoods Sarsaparilla.
1t is undoubtedly the best medicine
ever made to purify, vitalize and en-
rich the blood.
That is the secret Of its success.
Read this statement:
"When my son was year, OF age, be
had rheumatic fever and acute rheuma.
tism, which settled in his left hip. He
was so sick that no one thought there was
any help for him. Five sores broke out
on his thigh, which the doctor said were
People's voice., 1896-05-21
Cured

half. He hadn't taken 1t week before
saw that his appetite began to improve,
and then he gained rapidly. gave him
five bottles, when the sores were all healed
and they never broke out again. The
crutches he had used for four years were
laid aside, as he had no further use for
them. ! give all the credit to Hoods Sar-
saparilla." Mrs. ADA L. MOODY, Fay
Street, Lynn, Mass.
This and many airnilar nrraa ,,rnr,o hnk
People's voice., 1896-05-21
Court of Appeals Convention

A delegate convention Of the Peo.
pies party Of the Central division OF
the Southern department Of the Kan.
sas Court OF Appeals is hereby called
to meet in the city Cf
People's voice., 1896-05-21
Peoples
Party
Mass


to select eight delegates to the
Judicial Convention at Wichita
will be held at the opera house
in Wellington on Saturday, June
9th, 1896, at | o'clock D. m.
All Populists are cordially in
vited to attend and participate
in the selection Of delegates.
People's voice., 1896-05-21

sulphur Springs, Ark. May -.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-07


AS the eminent after-dinner orator
sat down the thin yOurg man with the
nose glasses arose and said
Delightful as this occasion Is 10 an
OF u.s. to me Il ls frausht with higher.
heller Joy than comes 10 the rest Of you.
! have Jus, made the discovery tia,
the eminent speaker is my grcas-grand.
father"
They scanned him critically. but he
presented no evidence OF being over.
come BY potatlons. He continued:
The incident the gentleman has
Just told as happening In his own
experience Is ohs which l have often
heard my grandfather relate as an ex.
perience OF his father. Knowing as
do the perfect veracity OF both the emf.
nent speaker and my grandfather. the
statement ! have just made I make
with full confidence In It's correctness
And all were silent indianapolis
Journal.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-07

seven oclockl CALCULATED James.
starting mp. and promised to be at
the posiohice by this time. There's %
be n meeting about the ministers
Thanksgiving donation party. YOU
know. Uncle retcrl Bless me, I didn't
imagine how late Il was"
Aud, with a gay. parting nod to his
Aunt. he disappeared,
There he goes-as good a boy as
ever lived" said Uncle Peter: but I
guess afore the eyenin' comes to an
end he'll con,riye to get round 70
Squire Brownell's, Miriam. you may
o. well say yes"
Before Uncle Peter had finished his
task and announced his determination
Of going TO bed. Aunt Miriam had de-
cidcd on a plan to crafty her desire
TO see Mllliccnt, and yet notaceompany
James on a formal call. She impa-
tiently waited for her husband TO re-
tire. and then az impatlently for the
nasal signal Of his sleep. At last Il
came. aud she hugriedly laid aside her
knitting.
She pondered a second or two longer.
then rose hurrledly. extinguishing the
littlo candle that stood In a shining
brass candle-stick on the mantel. lis
tened moment to the unbroken mo.
notony OF Uncle Peters shores. and
muflllng a shawl round her head, with
drew the bolt Of the kitchen door. and
crept out into the starloss gloom Of
the November night
Il was but a short distance. under
the leanesS branches Of the gnarlcd
old apple tree and into the turnpike
road. Aunt Miriam felt little CON
science-stricken as she lifted the
wicket Of Squire Brownelrs gate, and
stole nOiselessly up the chrysanlhemum
bordered walk; she couldn't help won
dering what Elder oliver would say II
he were TO become aware that she. the
sagest old lady In hls congregation
were prowling about like a thief IN the
night.
ITS all for James sake" said the
venerable dame. under her breath. a.
she pushed aside the great sweetbrlal
that hung over The panes. and peeped
slyly into the window.
Mrs. Brownell sat in big armchair
BY the FIRE. her feet swalhcd IN flannel
The squire was smoking his pipe over
a three-dayn-old newspaper. and Be.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-07

Navy Victims 81 the Deaaly Dru
Amonn the Faur Hundred

many Victims 81 fhe Deadly Drua
Among the four Hundred
The latest arlstocratic vice IN New
York IA morphine ealing The pfac-
tee has been moro or less common for
years. but II has not until quite -.
gently received the sanction OF society.
y number u well known druggists aud
physicians throughout the city stated
10 a Journal reporter that their ex-
perience led them 10 believe that the
consumption OF the drug had increased
NJ least 30 per cent within the past
two months.
Until recently the pracllce was rare
~ taken up voluntarily. Il generally
Resulted from the use Of morphine first
10 allay pain or secure freedom from
the horrors Of Insomnia. According 20
the form In which the drug was first
prescribed Il was continued BY the pa
tent. though the days OF Is useful
hess were over. Il was then. and =
yet. generally obtained BY prescrlp-
lions made Out for real illness and
carefully copied by the recipient later
on. Lately a large number Of NOR
phlne consumers have been discovered
who cannot even advance the excuse
% former illness. They took Il up out
Of pure curiosity. aud continued u AZ
an Indulgence.
No one can fail 20 recognize the devo-
tee Of the drug. A sallow. almost yel-
low. complexion. CLASSY eyes. with the
pupils contracted TO an almost mimi
tcsimal point. stopped shoulders and q
general air Of lassltude betray the alb
sorptica Of either pills o. powder. The
FIRST effects Of the drug are stimulating.
rendering the victim Earrflous. jubl-
liant optimistic and az times even bril-
liant 10 a degree. This may account
I for is popularity among the dehu-
tantes and bellies Of more mature
years. With the reaction. however.
comes that 'tired feeling" which soon-
er or later ends dlsastr0usly New
Journal.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-07

Spiders throw on injured legs and re-
generate them. as do crabs. Flshei
likewise grow new Fms. lizards their
tails Snails and beetles supply their
Injured and lost antennae and tenta.
cles. Pigeons. according 10 Volt. have
been known to rogonerate their de-
stroyed oerehrum. together with a.
function. Birds renew their losl
feathers, fishes their injured svaics aud
frogs their broken legs. SpallanIanl
saw among the salamanders the -four
legs. with their nlnety-eight bones. be-
sides the tail. with It's vertebrae. repro
duced six times within three months
In others the lower Jaw. with all ~
muscles. vessels aud teeth. was regen'
Grated. The eye. In this species. ao.
oording to Blumen bach. has been
known TO produce itself when the or
tic nerve escaped injury and part o.
the membranes Of the eye remained
intact.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-07

From the Philadelphia Record.
Many tales are told OF the mistakes
made by rural visitors In city hotels
and very often the long bow is drawn
until u b. In danEor OF swapping asuu
der under the strain nu, here .s one
which % absolutely true. aud which
happened NJ the lrylng House on sun-
day.
A gentleman from the regions 81
bucollc simplicity. accompanied by his
wife registered az the hotel. aui
about 10 o'clock IN Che evening the
clerk was confronted hy The husband.
who remarked that they were ready
20 retire. and who wanted 90 know
when the bed was 10 b. put into their
room A bellboy was dispatched 20
show the yerdani guests how the fold
Ing bed operated. and Cor a period Of
several minutes all was qulo, in tac
ofiice when the man from the country
again put IN an appearance. TIE wanted
20 know II they couldn't have q wash
i0wl aud pitcher Of water Again the
bellboy was sent up 10 explain the
mysteries OF n stationary washgaad.
Hut more trouble was in store Tor the
attaches OF the hotel. when an appari-
ton clad Ia airy garments was seen
beckoning from the TOP landing Of the
stairs Il Was The gentleman from the
country. who wanted 10 know how the
"gosh-dern nrht was put out The
lcllboy accompanied hiu To hts room.
whereupon the countryman pointed 10
the hand grcnades labeled FIRE exln
ruisheis." and said he dldn', know
whether to throw them az the electric
light or not The boy turned OF the
lght. and no further trouble ensued
But the stranger had made three trips
70 the ofllce when be nigh, have touch
"a the electric cali bell.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-07

In range. Il bounded plump on the dogs
back. end. with teeth and claw. made
the hair ny The dog jumped and
howled and ahook himself. the crowd
yelling itself hoarse shouting. Go H..
Tiger Hold TO him. Monkr The
dog finally Topped over on its back
dislodging the monkey. which again
bounded up the pole
BY this time the dog was crazed with
rage and pain, and Il made herculean
efforts 10 reach Us chattering enemy.
who again brought into play the same
tactics as before A second time II
landed squarely on the dogs back. and
there was a repetition In which teeth
and claws played a leading role. The
round resulted In a complete victory
for the monk" the dog eventually un-
horsing his enemy by rolling over. aud
then bounding TO his feet and running
away as fast as his legs could carry
him. The monkey chased him for a
few yards and then returned to the
pole satisfied with results
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-07


Capt OBrlen declares that he has the
prince Of swlndlers In custody De-
tectiyes Formosa. Brown and Wood
have been hunting for him for three
months. and lanally caught him yester-
day morning al the Bayard mousse In
broadway.
Though he has robbed for ten years
and has found victims all the way
nom Boston to the Pacific coast and
from Montreal TO the Gulf. Weaver has
never been In Jail for more than a
few days at a time.
He has been arrested frequently and
his picture Is No 1871 In the roguea
gallery. Once he came very hear going
10 state rison. That was In Chicago
Ia isSS. VIII n, working In partnership
with a man named Hartman. he oe'
cured $4,000 from a Chicago wOoler
merchant. since then he has worked
I alone.
OF late years Weaver has devoted
his attention 10 swindllag business
men by bis alleged connection with
newspapers. His plan Is 10 60 to =
Newspaper AID represent that he
Rlshea TO buy a certain amount Of ad-
vertislng space. Armed with otrong
letters OF recommendation he Is apt IA
obtain what he wants. Then he ex-
plains that his idea Is 20 secure space
10 newspapers printed In different Ian
gusges In one city. This space he pro-
poses 10 sell al an advance rate 10 rus
toners. Besides this Newspaper space
each customer Is 10 receive certain
number OF international Directories
Having made his contract with the
rewspapers. Weaver represents to ad.
vertirers that all the newspapers have
entered a combination and that ne ~ D.
n'stnts them. On the strength IL this
representation, backed by his contrasts
be hCecea his victims.
Early last winter Weaver appeared
AZ the Waldorf and claimed to repre-
Hni a syndicate OF Boston newspapers
tie did a large business and opened an
ouioe on Duane street. employing sew
rral clerks. His printing was done by
!. D. Mead Of IS Rose street and Fru.
e'ne & Balctto and Isaac Glldmcn Of
-sl William street. Advertisements
were obtained by the hundred, all be.
Ing paid FOR In advance.
Finally, on Feb. %. Weaver declared
hat he needed rest. and said be wa,
going to Florlda on his yacht. He Ia,
hardly left town when the police wcrl
asked TO arrest him. The Weaver uu
der arrest refuses TO say anything abou
himielf' but admits that he has a yach
now al Ray Ridge.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-07

Miss Alice Fleming, a New York
drummer who handles notions. Is in
town. Speaking Of her business she
said. There are many more women
on the road this year than ever before.
OF course, the majority OF them carry
light lines Of goods. and toilet articles.
patent medicines. periumcrles. and
lines OF ladies' wear have tho prefer
cnco, but a few carry heavier goods.
There is a woman who has been tray-
cling through Illinois Tor several years
in the interest OF a grocery company
Of ST. Louis, a woman handles hard
ware; another sells shoes. carrying
several heavy sample trunks: and now
q Is difficult to nnd a staple line that
Is not represented by women IN some
part OF the country. Il Is wearing
life. but Il Is greatly TO be preferred
to standing behind counter all day
selling goods Washington Star.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-07
a PARTISAN ROMANCE.
ssrio-Comle Drama witnessed By Crowd
on q iridEe.


One OF the funniest episodes ever
witnessed by the public delighted the
passers-by on the Louis Philippe bridge
az Paris the other day. says the New
York Journal. About 4 o'clock in the
afternoon a wild-eyed man. apparently
close TO so years Of age, stopped In the
middle OF the bridge. There. with his
elbows resting on the parapet. he
paused aad remained for some time
looking lxedly In the direction Of the
Quai de l'llotel de vile. where a hand
some young woman leaned from a
iourth-story window. with her eyes
resting upon him Their glanoes met.
Ihcn each waved the other a kiss OF
cdieu. a second later the young man
threw one LEG over the parapo, Of the
bridge, apparently on the point Of cast
ing himself into the muddy waters OF
the Seine below. People rushed for
ward TO stop him. but they paused
when they saw him hesitate. s,ill gag
ms AZ the fourth-story window on the
opposite bank. where stood the pretty
Young woman. With is instructive
PASSION for a dramatic scene the Paris.
ian crowd held back and watched
hrCathlcssly the outcome OF the little
drama which Il felt sure was to be
played out before It's eyes and which
all mentally resolved they would see
finished without an attempt 10 retard
It's progress Al the same moment the
young man threw his leg over the para
pet the young woman put hers-and Il
was a plump and daintlly stOckinged
one-out over the window ledge. There
wac no doubt that u he threw himself
into the river she would cast herself
down upon the paving stones In the
street fifty feet below. A hurried whls-
per OF surmise ran through the breath
lcis crowd. shes a friend or wife.
and they've had a probably a
good many He's sworn 10 KIN himself
and she's repentant and VOWS he ahall
not. for her action elbows she would
rather die than live without him It's
a good and original scene" Thereup0n
many people In the crowd took out
pencil and paper and began to make
notes, Tor probably nine Freuchmen
out OF ten believe they are born drs-
matlsts aud carry about In their heads
or In their pockets the plots az several
plays. The man on the bridge le, his
leg hang over the rail a moment and
then drew Il back The woman did the
same with hers. An instant later the
man again started to climb over the
parapct and the woman Immediately
balanced herself with one leg far over
the edge OF the window sill. "Adieu.
Ernestlnew cried the man. IL you
throw yourself In the water. Gustave. b
cried the woman. Il will fling myself
out Of the window" by this time the
crowd had grown to enormous proper
lions. Il was no longer breathless with
suspense, but is humor had become
jestlng, and the people preferred fluent
advice TO the young man and the young
woman by turn. Custave finally grew
ashamed and gave up trying to frighteu
Erncsline. and with lowered head mad,
his way through the crowd and back &
the house. where she awaited him smll
lugly, There doubtless a full reconcile
alton was effected between them. IN
crowd watched him until ne disappear
Cd, and then ehepFea before tbs hnna
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-07
WORSE THAN PIDoEoN ENGLISH
-Easll.h .. she Il spshs" By nss,
Iandonert

- "|"A
I.andonera
After living awhile In London. writes
a correspondent 10 the 81. Louis Repub-
lie, an American begins 10 think that
the English language Is something like
the Christian religion. In eaca case
the fundamental idea may be the same
wherever you find Il. but the variauons
on Il are bewildering, not to say up
setting. American English IL no more
like English English AZ spoken In
London-than a Uniyersalist IL like q
blue Presbyterian.
You are ar 10 begin finding out the
dlssimularity between English as Il
ought 10 be spoken and English as Il
ls spoken. the hrst time you 20 shop
ping In London.
In travelling Il IL worse. even when
you are undertaking such a sample Of
journey as a trip on the underground
or must one say In the underground
Or with the underground? At any rate.
Il Is a railroad a little quicker than the
buses and little slower than walking.
unles1 you Just make connections Il
Is like this:
You-"A ticket. please"
He-"Wot fur Tie means TO what
place.
YOu-"I want to take the elevated
for"
He-"wO, s'y. lydyT" Cwha, did you
say. ladyD
Iou-"The elevated for"
He-"Neyer cared OF the mime. May
be you mean Elephant and Castle;
that's bus line"
fou-"No; | want a railroad ticket"
He-"oh. rilewy; you mean under
ground"
You tdoubtfully. % you look at the
long stairs you must climb up 10 get
TO the underground" and hear a train
thunder by overhea1l-"well. yea: un.
dcrground."
He-"what fur"
You-"why. to get uptown"
lie texasperatingly-"W'ere DO you
want to COZ dmplOringlyJ Urry up.
lydy, don't tike all dye"
fou-"Notting Hill"
He-"Notting ~ or Noting III
Ghyte Itytion?"
You lat a venture)-"Ghyte station. l
think" He looks at you sourly and you
return the look blandly. unconscious
that you have. 10 his face. mlmlcked
his cocknillcatlon Of the words gate
station.
He-"y hat clawss9"
You like all American ldIots)-
First. please"
He-"Return ticfetg"
You-"Returng No; want to 20
there"
He lsarcasticallyl-"Iynte you nuy-
yer coming back ageyneg II 70
hare. don't you want a return"
fou-"oh. a round "trip: yea. OF
course"
Here you hare lmeaning here IA
the ticket and ere's your chynge
Mykysier'
This last word translated In to Amer
lean English means make haste. And
you, % you frantlcally sweep an unas-
sorted mass OF half-crowns. fiorries
ahillings. sixpences and three sorts Of
coppors TO your purse. wish TO say
that you are making haste. But un-
consciously dropping into the Lon
donooe dialect you calculate. 4 am a.
myking hyste."
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-07

The patented bathing car has a
iouhle row OF little rooms running
lrum one end 90 the other. on either
side II the table. Zach nom con.
tains a bath tub aud may be clo<cd
BY sliding door. 50 that the sirictest
privacy u secured Each room has 4
window 70 anorl light. and mar bo
furnished with every luxury AMI c..n-
yenleuce TO De found IN hotel " the
arst class. Hot water is supplied from
Tie locomotive. or steam iaay he used.
ukewise obtained frpm the engine by
means Of pllVs running under the
train % heat tho water f0l iauhlna.
The water FOR the baths Il k.mrost,l
10 be contained IN tank on thc NOT
q the ear. 20 each bath % 10 d. al.
mChed an apparatus Tor shower
bath. In closets IN the attendants
rooms arc 60 be stored auch nrc,,aia.
lions as arr requisite Tor f1rnlshiae
Imitation sea water or auy SOFT 81
medlcated baths that niay he callr.I
for. Turkish and i,usflan baths ~. y
also be provided. Of eouse. thc AZ
sendanis VIII understand She arr III
massage Al one end o. The sar "a m
b. a barbers chair.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-07

= ONLY Owe KIND 90 Nrsuo.
Mistake of the YouaE Mas Promet
ed From the nibbsn Counter,


Mistake OF the NounE Mas Promot-
ed From the nibbsn Counter.
The young man who had been oiiici-
ating AZ the ribbon counter had been
promoted 10 the sheet-muslc depart
inent Of the big department store on
fourteenth street
The buyer Of the music department
rad contracted with a mnsic-publish-
ing firm. which may BE- called Stalheld
:; Co. 20 supply the department store
with AL the latest aud most popular
songs OF the day and other gems Of
Melody. not late. but stiil popular. The
'Ontrnct comprehended the exclusive
ale Of the Stalheld music by the de-
lar;ment store In question.
The young woman who had come
sver from Hnckensack 20 buy n sailor
lat. a yard aud a half Of china silk b
match a sample. n lawn mower and a
sammock. took advantage of her mis-
roE 20 replenish her stock Of piano
uusic for the summer campaign.
Hence. she stopped M the sheet mu-
ic department on her way from the
rlmmed-hat floor % the lawn-mowcr
md hardware department In the base
uent
The cx-ribbOn-cOunter man stepped
onward 90 serve her lie stlil wore
ile ribbon-cOunier snlrk Of polite and
condescendlng inquiry.
But the Hackcnsnck girl didn't mind.
She was having too good thing from
n feminine point Of view.
"IIave you got Mozart's Masses
she Inquired.
mo; awfully sorry. but"
''lIave you got any OF Mozart's mu-
sicf"
Il greatly regret Il. but"
''ilave you Chopin's NocturnesT'
Sorry. awfully sorry; but We haven't
anything Of Mozart's or Chopln's. The
only music we handle j. Snlliclds.
You know New York Journal