People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-02-27

to the conclusion that there was
drift to the southwark of the ocean
current of more than usual force at
the time Of the stranding.
A Chicago scientist has discovered
that the cathode rays may be Of great
value in measuring densities. Are We
to understand that he made this dis
cOvery while trying to obtain an
inside view Of a Chicago mans head?
1t was a cOlored preacher at Coal
gate who said to his flock. 1--WE have
collection to make this morning, and
for glory of heben, whichever Of you
stole Mr.. Jones turkeys don't put
anything on the plate One who
was there says: Every blessed
niger in the church came down wild
de rocks"
Another example Of initiative crime
has come to light in the case Of col
ored woman in Chicago whose head
was severed from her body. 1t was a
repetition of the Pearl Bryan tragedy
in Indiana, and illustrates anew the
the curious power of suggestion.
Other murders by decapitation may
be expected.
A Nebraska man who had car or
two of horses to sell wrote a friend in
Washington, asking whether it would
be advisable to try tOsell them there.
The friend reLlied: "The people Of
Washington ride bicycles; the street
cars are run By electricity, and the
government is run Oy jack-asses. No
demand for horse-fesh. "-Ex.
The following are the names Of a
jury that recently tried case in the
Indian Territory: George Poor Boy,
Big Rain in.the Face, Samuel White
Turkey, William Rat Catcher, John
Walkinstick, Frisky Squirrel, Henry
CorDstalk, Joseph FOur-ShOt, L. W.
Six-killer, Heap Sulky-Bear and Will
liam CrOweat Corn One Goose. Well
bet'one goose hung the jury.
There is a Wellington man who
says that Kansas is a pie. First the
representatives and state senators cut
it up: then the district judges
and clerks; then the congress-
men; then the county officers. The
cuts. unlike those in common pie
intermingle and criSs-cross and YET
there is enough left for all to feast
Wichita Eagle.
The man, HuddlestOn, who so mys
teriOuSly disappeared at Winfield, il
now believed to have been foully deal
with and searching parties are GU
investigating every possible place TO
such a crime to be concealed. A
yet nothing has been discovered t,
confirm such suspicion, but the sear0l
will be prosecuted until something
| definite as to his whereabouts ha
been learned.
| England is a great accumulation o
land by cOnQuests and peaceful mode
OF annexation, and also trades LIANT
occasionally. Attention is called t,
the fact that Lord Salisbury recent,
'swapped" the island Of HeligolanC
and its forty Thousand inhabitants t,
| Germany for certain real estate il
South Africa. The inhabitants o
| Heligoland by this transfer lost thel
standing as British subjects and be
came subject to enforced military ser
vice in the German army. This wa:
rather hard on the people, but Eng
land will never stop for little thinI
| like that.
| A Chicago man has patented a pro
cess whereby sterilized air may b
used to preserve fruit and meats II
hot weather without the use of ice
| An Australian. who has secured Tn
right to use the new process in hi
own country, declares that it will en-
able Australia to VIRTUALLY fore
American producers of dressed mea
out Of the European markets"
would be interesting to know VIVA
the Australian thinks the people o
the United States will be doing will
this new process while Australia (;
engaged in the process of driving thi
country out Of the European markets
The wonderful strides of develop
ment in Oklahoma and Indian Teri
toy during the past three years, ant
the rapid advancement Of civilization
and Christianity in those territorie
during that time, leave the outlaw q,
longer resting place on this CONT
nent. Beautiful cities, rich valley
and the rolling prairies of that coun
try, now teeming with an industriou
and enterprising class of people
occupy the places where such band
were roaming at will only a few shor
years ago. The people of that cuuu
? try have as little fear from any fun
, ther outrages from that source &