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People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-08-27

A prOtracted meeting was begun at
Levi Myers grove, six miles southeast
of Wellington last Sunday conducted
by Rev. A. Burrill.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-08-27

Brakeman Charles Parsons and
wife have returned from a visit to
Richmond, Utah.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-08-27

Mrs, NJ. E. Daniels has returned
from lengthy visit to Salt Lake City
and other western points.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-08-27

Lafayette Wildermuth, of Colum.
bus, Ohio, but formerly of this city, is
here visiting friends.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-08-27

Fonda Park is delightful place to
spend a day. Come, everybody, on
Wednesday, September I'd, and have
a good time.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-08-27

Ralph Nielsen has resigned his posi-
tiOn with H. W. Andrews and will
soon leave for Chicago to take a course
in dentistry.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-08-27

George Pfeifer and family of Rome
have moved to this city. Mr.. Pfeifer
will engage in business here soon.
They occupy the T. A. Habbard prop
erty on North A street.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-08-27

Mrs. j. ]. Augustine and children
have returned from visit to Indiana
points and st. Joseph and St. Louis,
Mo
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-08-27

A convention Of Bryan Free Silver
clubs has been called to meet in st.
Louis September 3Oth.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-08-27

Hoods pills cure nausea, sick head
ache, Indigestion, biliOusness. All
druggists. 25C,
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-08-27

John Hoover of this city is conduct
ing quite a successful camp meeting
at Belle Plaine.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-08-27

Joe Amick and wife are the parents
of new daughter since Monday.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-08-27

The estate Of Logan E. Price has
been transferred to the state Of Illinois
on an order from Probate Judge Fer
guSOn.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-08-27

Rev. o. L. Smith, of Burr Oak, one
OF the brightest ministers in this dis
trict, has accepted the pastOrate Of
the Christian church at the city of
Wellington, Kansas. Mr.. Smith held
the position of county superintendent
of Phillips county two terms, and his
friends urged him to make the race
for the nomination as Congressman at
the POpulist convention. But he de-
cided to remain in the ministry and
has been rewarded with one of the best
charges in the state. lie was a IA
vorite here and his sermons never
failed to call forth a large audience
Smith Center Journal.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-08-27

r. D. Clark and wifeof Mt. Pulaski,
ILL.,, who have been visiting the fam
lily of Postmaster Hackney, returned
home Tuesday morning. Mrs, Clark
and Mrs. Hackney are sisters.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-08-27

The Bryan club will be organized
Saturday evening sure. Don't fail to
attend.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-08-27

The Christian church is undergoing
some extensive repairs this week in
the way Of plastering and painting
within. Services will be held in some
other building Sunday morning.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-08-27

DR.. D. P. Wetzel and wife have re-
turned from trip tOCOlOradO Springs,
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-08-27

Sam Wentz, formerly resident of
this city, died at Shelby, Ohio,
recently,
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-08-27
Price, Hoge & Co.
E. J. Lang.

Elder o. L. Smith preached his
initiatOry sermon at the Christian
church last Sunday morning. He
also preached very excellent sermon
at the union services Sunday even
ing. There is every indication that
the church has made no mistake in
selecting Bro. Smith as their pastor.
He seems to fill reQnirments grand
ly. He returned to Burr Oak Tues
day to pack up and ship his library
and will return to Wellington in time
for his appointment next Sunday.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-08-27

J.. SG Thralls and family have re-
turned from a visit in Colorado.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-08-27

About noon Tuesday a telegram was
received from Colorado Springs bear
ing the sad intelligence of the death
Of D. C. Millard, recently of this city.
The cause Of death was apOplexy. Mr..
Millard was well known here and his
many friends will be grieved to learn
Of his sudden and unexpected death.
A Mckinley and Hobart club, claim
ing a membership Of 4l6, was organ
lied Saturday evening. A. A. Rich
ards was selected as president; W. ].
NewbOld, first vice. president; C. D,
Burnette, second vice-president; John
Millard, secretary, and j, G. Camp
bell, treasurer. Addresses were made
by C.E.ElliOtt and ]. S. Dey and some
good singing was rendered by the
cOlOred Quartette.
To the customers buying the largest
bill of dry goods and shoes of US
Wednesday,
September I'd,
we will give handsome
$1,000
black novelty wool dress. Come buy
your dry goods and shoes of us and
receive this dress
Free.
Price, Hoge & Co.
E. J. Lang.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-08-27

Miss Ada Robinson has returned
from an extended visit to Sarcoxie,
Mo.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-08-27

There is a camp meeting in progress
at Snvnnty.Six school house.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-08-27

H. F. Smith and family are home
from their Colorado trip.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-08-27

Harry Clayton has gone TO Missouri
I to enjoy vacation.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-08-27

Flour to exchange for wheat at the
Aetna mills. tf5O
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-08-27

Ed Bauman has gone to Colorado
Springs for short visit.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-08-27

Mrs. Oscar SaylOr has returned from
a visit to st. Louis,
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-08-27

Last week the VOICE started on its
seventh volume.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-08-27

Free coinage in the United States
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-08-27

Flour to exchange for wheat at the
Aetna mills. ul'o
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-08-27

Leedy at Fonda park September D.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-08-27
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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-10-04

nett. incubation of the soil on a. prac-
ticai scale may be effected in either Of
two ways. The seed of the crop it is de-
sired TO inoculate may be treated with
the preparation before it is sown by.
making watery solution of the pure
cultivation, immersing the seed in this
solution and subsequently drying it; or.
the incubation may be effected by
treating a quantity OF fine sand or earth
III the same way and then sowing this
over the field in the same way that
grain is sown, and subsequently work
ing it in the soil to a depth of about
three inches.
When thus inoculated the most bar
rem and exhausted soils can be made to
produce rich crops of clover and like va
rieties, and is then in a condition TO
grow rich crops of other vegetables,
such as may be desired. In this simple
manner worn-out fields may be brought
to the highest pitch of fertility and at
a cost much less than any other known
method of fertilization. Even at the
present time field may be thus inoc-
ulated for something like a dollar and a
quarter an acre, and without doubt as
the manufacture of those cultures be
comes general the price will become
greatly reduced.
This discovery may be likened in it's
Importance to the discovery of vaccin-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-10-04

some, was not free from other obiec-
tons, since other organisms than nitro
gen-flxing ones were often present in
the soil thus applied and produced a
distinctly unfavorable action on plant
growth as well as inducing fungoid dis
eases or parasitic growths.
1t was at this stage that Professor
Noble, who stands very high as a. BAG
teriologist set himself TO obtain pure
cultures" of the nitrogen-fxing germs.
This process, which is now a very com
mon one, consists simply in obtaining a
number of bacteria of the kind desired
and separating these from others
by elimination and then propa-
eating these cultures in some
medium which will not take
up either germ food and which
rs itssif thoroughly sterfilzed. The
substance most usually employed for
this purpose is a preparation of gela-
tine; in this the becteria multiply with
amazing rapidity. From a single par
ent thousands, or for that matter mil
lions of pure cultures" may be OBJ
tanned. These may be put up in bottles,
usually of eight or ten ounce capacity,
and sold as ordinary merchandise. The
cost of preparation is not great and in
Germany this work has been under
taken by a number of large chemical
manufacturers.
These bottled cultures" have to be
kept from the influence of the light and
care must be taken not to expose them
to a temperature Of SO degrees Fahren-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-10-04

in identifying a certain class of bac-
terra which infest the little nodules, or
feshy excrescences, to be found on the
root of human plants. They found that
the Office of the laater was to render
the free nitrogen of the air available
for the plant.
This power of utilizing the free nitro
gen of the ar. it is to be explained, is
possessed only by a limited number of
plants, such as clover peas, beans and
the like, which are grouped under the
name of leguminous, and the discovery
laid bare why it is that these plants
have the power of resuscttating soil
which has been exhausted by other
crops. This process of AUTHORIZATION, as
it is called, is not as yet known with
accuracy. but it seems clear the nodales
containing the bacteria are gradually
absorbed by the plant and the nitro
gen taken up in this way. A long Sc
ries of very interesting experiments
was carried on in Germany to test the
accuracy of this theory, with the result
that an attempt was made to inoculate
the nitro-fixing bacteria in large num-
bers.
To effect this satisfactorily, however,
it was found that anywhere from half
q ton to a ton of such irnpregnated
soil had to be used per acre, and this
method, besides being very cumber-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-10-04
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LHIIAN,S OuERK

II wonder why it is said Lillian
Russell, that in this country we can
not learn to consider a light opera
lfbretto as a work of art A libretto
is supposed by some to be a kind of
thing which any intelligent person.
with sufficient time at his disposal, can
put together. As a. matter Of histoli-
cal fact, the finest Operas-both light
and serious-have generally been writ
ten on the best books. When D'Aponts
awoke Mozart's inspiration afreSh with
the hbretto of Don Giovanni ne had
the sympathy and encoura cement Of
an emperor. And what a libretto i isl
There are many plays which have less
merit, less distinction and less origin
altty We read. too. of the delight with
which Jules Barber and Michael Care,
the librettists OF Faust consecratsd
themselves to their task of producing a.
book out Of the German legend We
must go to Henri Meilhac and Ludovic
Halevy for another example of first
rate librettism. Their adaptation OF
Prosper Merimee's Carmen is marvel
lousy clever. The original is merely
anecdotic. In the libretto we have
practically a drama written on the
theme, and the lyrics, especially the
one beginning L'amour es.. un enfanC
rebelle,' are gems of versificatiop."
Be loyal and use high grade Three
Crown Baking Powder. Nc purer or
better made.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-10-04
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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-10-04
GoErHE,s PREDICTIONS.
The Great Poet Had a Strong Polit-
icaI Imagination.

The Great Poet Had q Strong Pol1t-
icaI imagination.
It is not generally known that Goethe
foresaw not only the construction of
the Suez canal, but of the Nicaragua
canal as well, and foresaw also that
the former would have to become the
possession of England and the latter
the possession of the United States. A
writer in the London Spectator trans
lates from Eckermann the following
report of Goethe's conversation at a
dinner In his house:
Humboldt said Goethe, has indi-
Gated. with great local knowledge, sew
eral points where, by making use Of
some rivers flowing into the Gulf CT
Mexico, one might, perhaps, attain the
object in view even more advantage
ously than at Panama. The decision
of all this is reserved to the future, and
to a grand spirit of enterprise. So
pruch is certain, that If a cutting be
possible of such a. character as would
allow ships with any kind of cargo and
of every, even the greatest size to pass
through such a canal from the Gulf of
Mexico to the Pacific ocean there
would result for the whole of the civil
lied world also for the not civilized
part of mankind. the most incalculable
advantages. 1 should, however, be as
tonished if the United States were to
let slip the opportunity of getting such
a work into their own hands. One may
foresee that that youthful country,
with its pronounced tendency toward
the west. will have seized upon and
peopled, within thirty or forty years.
even the wide stretches of land beyond
the Rocky mountains. One may also
foresee that along all this coast of the
Pacific. where nature has already
created the most spacious and most
secure harbors, there will gradually
arise very important commercial towns,
which will become the Intermediates
Of a great intercourse between China
and the East Indies on the one side and
the United States on the other. But in
that case it viii be not only desirable,
but almost a matter of necessity, that
merchant vessels as well as men-of-war
shall maintain more rapid commune
cation than has SO far been possible by
the wearisome, disagreea'ble and costly
navigation round Cape Horn. 1 repeat,
then. that il is absolutely imperative
for the United States to effect a cutting
from the Gulf of Mexico to the Pacific
ocean. And am certain that they will
achieve that aim. 1 should like TO live
to see it. But that is not possible in
my case. Secondly. I should like to live
to see effected a joining of the Rhine
with the Danube. But that were an
other gigantic undertaking, and I doubt
its being carried out, more especially
when I contemplate the smailness of
the means that Germany can dispose
OF. And, thirdly, should Ike the Eng
lish to be in possession of a canal OF
Suez. These three things should like
TO live to see, and 1T would be really
worth while to hold out here, for their
sake, another fifty years .
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-10-04

Certainly. The superb tiara which
my master gave TO poor little Fanny
/ Patte-en-haut did not belong to him
at all. He was merely an instrument
! in the presentation. The tiara was a
gift from the rapah of Bundleapore,
who had seen Fanny the previous sum-
mer in Paris. He sent the diamonds
20 her from India in the care of his
friend, Captain Assheton. 1 ought to
know because they were slowed away
inside of me all the way from Madras.
The whole story was in the. Partisan
papers at the time. and if your mis-
tress brother-in-law had taken the
trouble to read them"
He does not speak or read French,
poor fellow
"Ah; that explains it. And 50, be-
cause of his ignorance two young
hearts are to be severed and two hap
by lives blighted in their prime."
ut is very sadI'' sighed the Saratoga,
sympathetically.
Sad? By Jove, Mademoiselle, it is
criminal. But let US consider. Is there
no way by which things may be set
right? Here we are about to enter the
United States together. l am labelled
for Newport.
And SO am L Dear me,
monsieur Portmanteau, never wished
L
so fervently as l do now, l should lose
10 time in apprising my dear mistress
of that hideous mistake about Fanny
Patte-en-haut."
Human speech is OUT of the ques-
tion,'' said the portmanteau. eve must
hit upon some other scheme.
All, have it,"
Monsieur you are a genius"
you fiatter me, mademoiselle.
And yet the plan IS not unclever. This
morning as Banks was packing me,
he wrapped some novels in an old news
paper and placed them right under my
lid. on top of everything else, l can
feel them there now. What, think you,
was the newspaper used?"
Indeed, I cannot guess said the
Saratoga.
1T was copy of the Gaulois con-
tanning a full account of the presenta-
ton of Fanny Patte-en-haut on behalf
of the Rajah of Bundleapore. 1 am
sure, because Banks read it over with
a reminiscent chuckle before he wrap
ped it round the novels"
But how about your plan?'
rs it possible that you have not
surmised my plan? In a few
minutes the customs house people will
come along. I shall simply slip when
they open me and cause those novels
and the Gaulois in which they are
wrapped to fall in your direction. You
can roll over slightly and possess your
self of the newspaper When you mis-
tress or that perky French maid of
hers, comes along, take care that she
notices the Gaulois; and leave the rest
TO fortune
"a good plan, monsieur; but too much |
is left to fortune, 1 fear. And |
here come the custom house officials, !
with Mr.. Banks to open you. Now for |
it.''
The portmanteau strained himself |
with excitement until his straps creak- !
ed again.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-10-04

alton or incubation in medicine AS
every school boy understands, Begin
ming with smallpox, the number of yir-
uient diseases which may be success
fully treated by this method has stead
lily grown, so that there ara now more
than dozen of the most deadly
plaques that visit mankind including
cnolera, typhoid fever, diphtheria and
d numicer Of others equally well known,
that are now reasonably under medical
control and durable. In the opinion Of
those who are at work in this field it
does not now seem improbable that the
incubation OF the S0ih with different
bacteria, towards a specific end, will be
gradually extended SO that farming
VIII within the near future not merely
De reduced 10 a science, but to very
nearly an exact science at that. Since
1t is possible. as Professor Noble has
denonstrate ted to separate bacteria
pants to draw such supply of nitro
gen from the air 50 as to enrich in
thls regard. the most barren fields IL
ooeS not seem too much to hope that
with the progress of this work other
germ forms Will be identified and their
culture or manufacture undertaken to
promote other functions equally vaIu-
able. In a. word, the art of fertiiiza-
Ton viii have made an enormous adj
vance and we shall come to regard the
sou, not as a mine, to be exhausted,
but as laboratory for the production
of foods.
1t seems clearly within view when
the farmer will have his own little
Storehouse where for almost every de-
partment Of his work he will have his
bottles OF pure cultures" that the
farmer himself, to be successful, will
have to become something Of a bacter-
loloSist and chemist as well, and
from dreary round Of unintereSting
toll, farming itself will become one OF
the most skilful and absorbing of oc-
cupatlons. What a field is opened NJ
may be indicated in the fact that some
recent experiments have been conduct
ed showing that these micro-organ-
1Sms, the very existence of which but
a few years ago was utterly unknown,
may be present to the exten- of A.
100000 per gramme-the one-twenty-
eighth part of an once. 1t has Leen
demonstrated that these bacteria are
OF countless variety and that their
functions are varied as to their FORM
Some are useful, some are harmful,
some whose work is for good under
certain conditions become evil under
other conditions, even as is the case
with human beings. To separate the
dlfTerent varieties, to determine the
function of each, and the conditions
under which they will work for good
or Ill means an enormous labor But
though the work has just begun it.
can hardly be doubted that the con-
quest Of the world Of micro-organisqns
now so brilliantly opening Will be car
ried to completion. 1t is not the least
pleasuTeable of thoughts to the man Of
science that this work which in COM
mon with many other forms of sc:en-
tine research was but a little while ago
regarded as of no practical value.
should already bid fair to become OF
vast importance to so intensely practi-
cal a field as agriculture
II. 2. JOXOSA PHI d
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-10-04
IT.

The customs house inspection was
in progress. Miss Durham and Cap
tain Richard Assheton stood near their
respective heaps of luggage; while the
latter's valet and the formers maid at
tended mere directly to the matters in
hand.
AS Clarisse. the maid in question. was
about to unlock the Saratoga trunk,
her quick eyes caught sight of news
paper lying on the dock floor.
Abr she exclaimed, lie Gaulois! 1t
is a good omen, this message from Ia
patrie."
She raised the paper and, glancing at
the year-old headings. was about to
throw it away again. when an article
III the center column arrested her at
tention. She read it carefully to the
end with astonished little Mon dieusl"
and Ma fois!" at every sentence. FL
nally forgetting all about the customs
officials. she tripped toward her mis-
tress, newspaper in hand.