People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-02-13
Every man has a weak spot-and
some have several.

No gentleman will swear before a
lady-let her swear first.
If some men were to loose theil
reputation, they would be lucky.
Cuba is doing her best to get to the
center Of the stage now that the BIG
stars have stepped to one side.
A mans ambition to shine In
everything is like a candle-if you
burn it too much, it will burn out.
1t is reported that Schlatter, the
divine healer, in trying to cross a
dangerous mountain trail on foot in
New Mexico, has persisted in the
snow.
A man will unblHshingly comb his
hair over a bald spot on the top Of his
head, and yet expect fruiter to put
his smallest apples in the top Of the
basket.
Some young men imagine for years
that the girls are all trying to cap
tnre them, and when at last they de-
eide to marry, are surprised to find
that no one wants them.
Turkey will aid Miss Barton in her
private capacity as a charitable
woman, but the Sultan declines to
recognize the Red Cross society.
Turkish politics is subtle thing.
Italy is knocked out of the box by
the present weather conditions, and
Kansas is truly redeeming herself in
the eyes of the people and is wOrming
herself back into their affectiOns.-Ex.
A Kansas farmer figured out one
rainy day that he had walked 300
miles to cultivate one acre. He
thereupOn sold his farm and moved to
town, where he walked 800 miles to
find job.
A prominent Chicago engineer says
that the great bed of jelly-like mud
on which Chicago stands is not suited
to high buildings and that some Of
the sky-scraperS in that city will be-
come total wrecks, like the govern
ment building.
A Partisan gentleman of some lit
erary note in his own country and who
is learning English by the use Of a
small text book and dictionary, with
out any other instructor; says: "In
small time l can learn so many Eng
liSh as | think | will come to the
America and 60 on the scaffOld to lee
ture."
The Duestrow murder trial in Mis-
souri, promises to 60 down into history
as the.most farcical case Of juggling
with justice 10 the history Of Ameri-
can jurisprudence, and all because
the murderer, while living, has a GER
tain income, which ceases the moment
be becomeslegally dead. The lawyers
don't often get such a fat goose to
pluck, and as he lays golden eggs they
want to prolong his life as long as
possible.
Thomas A. Edison, who gave US
the electric light, the telephone and
photograph. will attempt to take a
photograph of the brain Of living
man by means Of the Y or cathode,
ray discovered by Professor ROentgen.
The experiment will be made in the
laboratory Of the Wizard" at LEV
ellyn Park, N. j., and Mr.. Edison is
confident that he will be successful
Advertiser.
Edison is truly wonderful man,
and has done great deal for the ad-
yancement Of civilization.
There is an effort on foot among
the physicians Of Winfield to make a
sanitarium in that city equipped with
salt baths and all modern conven-
fences and arrangements. They are
figuring now on securing a lease on
the Arlington hotel on East Ninth
avenue and arrange the inside accord
ing to the plans desired. Then well
will be sunk on the premises to salt
water, which is about 300 feet below
the surface, The projectors are en-
thusiastic over the idea and are con-
fdent it can be worked toa successful
issue.
A New York oculist declares that
the cigarette is the greatest enemy to
the eyes of young men. He describes
a peculiar disease Of the eye among
smokers, the symptoms Of which are
dimness aud film like gatherings over
the eye that appear and disappear at
intervals. The best specialists were
at a loss for long time to understand
the cause of this trouble, but have
at length traced it to the use Of the
cigarette. 1t is known as the "cigar.
cite eye" and can be cured only by
long treatment and an entire suspect
sion of the cigarette habit
The editor Of Kansas paper has
become convinced that the world il