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People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-02-27
ALERT, o. T.

Fred Jay is preparing to put an ad-
dition to his house.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Sunder.
land, a ten-pOund boy.
There was large attendance at
Christian Endeavor last Thursday
evening.
Herbert Daton and H. II. Howe, Jr.,
passed through these parts on their
way home from Corbin.
Miss Mamie James returned from
the Usage nation Wednesday, where
she has been teaching school.
The literary at the Racket Thursday
was first class. Next Thursday night
will end their meetings for this year.
Dake Attebury is teaching music at
the Racket. DaKe is 0ne of the most
accommodating young men Of the
neighborhood. When it comes to
music Dake understands it about as
well as the next one.
Tuesday, the 18th, was a good day
for baptizing; DR.. Walling immersed
several. The parties were: Mr.. and
Mrs Cochran, Mr.. and Mrs. Dickson,
Mrs. Mcclure, Mary and Corda
Bratcher and Silss Moncastle.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-02-27
AUSTIN.

Farmers are busy blowing and SOW.
ing oats.
Mrs. josephine BOtkin has quite
flock Of young chicks.
Miss Mabel Ate spent Sunday with
Miss Grace Wood.
Little Eva, daughter Of W. Nc.
Mullen, is sick with tonsilitis.
Grandma Gilliland has been very
sick with Grippe, but is better at this
writing.
Miss Myrtle Wood, who is badly
afflicted with rheumatism, is now at
Geuda Springs taking treatment.
Miss Luvada Harvey, who has been
spending O couple Of weeks In our
neighborhood, returned to her home
in the Strip this week.
Aunt Polly Holmes is the smartest
old lady we know Of. Besides doing
the cooking and other work for a
family Of three, she washed, ironed,
made three shirts and walked mile
TO see a neighbOr, all between Monday
morning aud Friday evening. Isn't
that pretty good for seventy-three?
ALPHoNsE.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-02-27
HUKLE.
]. o. B.

Mrs. Robert Murphy quite poorly.
DR.. Engleman is In attendance.
Robert Brown, Of Zyba, is quite
sick. Dr.Engleman is attending him.
John Phillips, Of kellogg, Cowley
county, will work the present season
with R. ]. Hukle.
Born, on the 18th, to Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Berry, of Zyba, a little girl
No. 5. All doing well.
]. A. Dunn moved from the Noble
farm, south of Hukle, to the Grant
place, two miles north Of Clearwater.
John Craig, Of Clearwater, has sale
bills cut to sell stock, farm machinery
and household goods on Tuesday,
March Sd.
Prof. VIM. Dunn and Frank Hukle
drove to Clearwater Monday night.
Think they went to look after the
goat again.
Charles Metcalf, Of Seventy-Six
township, has engaged to work the
present season for John T. Noel OF
this vicinity.
George W. Cain, Of Peck, who has
been somewhat indisposed for several
days, found it necessary to call on DR..
G. G. Engleman, of zyba, Monday. 1t
is hoped that he will be on foot again
soon.
James Fl. King, an old soldier Of
Company B, Fifteenth Iowa, of Nor.
WITCH, was In this vicinity Saturday
and Monday. Mr.. King is a horseman
and makes a specially of the Belgium
horse, Of which strain he has several
fine specimens.
r. ]. HUKLE.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-02-27

wheat. They will put in corn. Most
Of the wheat is good stand through
out the country.
J. W. Moore's house was broken
into last Sunday night but the thief
was scared off before he got any stuff.
Ciphering match at Ninety and Nine
school house Friday afternoon. Clara
Logan and Minnie Jones were the
best two.
Mrs. Lizzie Bontz has a weeks vaca.
ton between her winter and spring
terms Of school commencing on the
oath. She will 60 home on a visit.
Ed Hebb Jr., has received word
from his contest on his claim in the
Strip stating that the decision at the
land Office at Washington is in his
favor.
We planted potatoes on the 18th
and will commence drilling oats on
the oath. Several Of the neighbOrs
will commence also if it is favorable
weather.
The Morris Center NJ. E. church
had an oyster supper to raise money
to pay off mortgage Of $40 on the
church. Mrs. Moses Quinn was one Of
the solicitors.
Spelling and ciphering match at
Dobb school house Tuesday night
good crowd. Best speller, Harvey
Stoke; best figurer, Jesse Rhodes;
next best fgurer, G. D. Whitman.
f. P. LOGAN.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-02-27
ZYBA.

z. B. Mennel is laid up with the
rheumatism.
Thomas Glaze, of Wichita. was a
visitor at Zyba last week.
John Daily is up from the Strip to
see If he can buy a span Of mares.
Elmer Motif, while cutting hedge,
had the misfortune to cut bis right
hand.
Hiram OVerstreet is rushing things.
He is drilling oats this week. How
about late frOstS?
Frank Cculson and Link Bennett
returned to their home In the Strip
last Wednesday.
Asa Cassidy will move to Wichita
on Tuesday. He expects to get work
at the waterworks.
Mr.. Bowers seems to be getting tie
best Of Grandpa Durham kansas
Farmerl of Riverdale.
Will Nixon has just finished gath
ering their corn crop. He has gath.
cred it nearly all himself, besides
helping with other work.
Your scribe and wife visited with
Mr.. and Mrs. James Mordy, of Belle
PLANE, on Monday, and we noticed
the prospects for wheat seem very
promising in that neighborhOOd.
Quite a number turned out on the
18th to clean the cemetery, but there
is still good deal Of hedge to trim.
and We hope that great many more
will come at the next call, which will
be some time in April.
THos. NIXON.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-02-27
CLEARDALE.

Elder Graham spent Sunday with
James Vaughn and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arnold Jarboe are the
proud parents of a fine boy.
Jack Moutray, of Newkirk, was
seen in our vicinity last week.
James Wright and L. E. Gray Wis
tied Cross and Newkirk last week.
Mrs. H. Bowers, of Wellington,
spent the first part of the week with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Tenant.
Mrs. ROsecrans, who has been spend
ing the winter with her daughter,
Mrs. Hurst, near Parker, o. T., is
once more making her home in Clea.-
dale.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-02-27
Price, HOge & Co. are
offering extra bargains
in this issue, Read 'eff1.
MILAN.

Webb Hecker started for the Strip
Tuesday.
Mr.. Hoache moved from Conway
Springs to Milan last week.
Daniel Johnston is hauling his corn
from this place to his home near
Corbin this week.
The school pupils celebrated Wash
ington's birthday Saturday at the
schOOl-hOuSe in Milan.
The three Ingram boys went to the
Strip last week, Albert and George
going to their claims and Henry re-
turning Friday.
Rev. j. A. Holmes gave his enter
tainment at the opera house Saturday
night, February 22d, and was greeted
with a large house. The entertain
ment consisted Of views Of Chicka-
manga park.
3. z. ZOOK.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-02-27
vILOTT. O. T.

Mrs. McFadden has BEEN suft,riDg
from long siege Of neuralgia.
Our merchant, Charlie Vilott. is
putting in stock Of boots and SHOES.
The Baptists have just closed a sue
cessful protracted meeting at Osborn.
Len Sawyer and family have re-
turned, after sOjourn Of four months
in the state.
A Baptist minister from Kansas has
bought out Mr.. johnson on the school
quarter for sl25.
Mrs. Charles Coffelt has returned
home again, having been in Kansas
since the burning Of their home.
Thomas Weaver and wife, from
Norwich, Kansas, made flying visit
with relatives at this point a few
days ago.
Tom DUNCAN made flying trip to
Sedgwick county, Kansas, last week,
but found seed oats high, above the
average Shippers pockstbOOk.
Ed VilOtt has accepted a position
as reporter with the Kansas City Star
again. As Mr.. Vilott is an expert
enced newspaper man, he will prob
ably make a success Of his under
taking.
MON
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-02-27

young people Of Rome. They all say
that it was very good for amateurs.
Mr., Vile has returned from a
weeks visit in Oklahoma.
Mr.. Aspey and Harry Jones spent
Sunday with friends across the river.
Two female book agents were in
town Saturday, talking our business
men to a finish.
A new harness maker and a new
shoemaker are the latest additions to
our business circle.
A movement is on foot to have
Verna Springate give another of
her charming entertainments here.
S. ]. Fowler, the poultry man, is
located in Mr.. Callihan's house on the
hill, and will soon begin business here.
John ShObe's mother took pity on
him and came down to fix up his
house again for him. John swears
she is the best girl a fellow ever had.
The Kansas woman is irrepresSible:
at Mr.. Fite's sale two women stock
buyers were present and took some
good bargains away from the lords of
creation.
The Santa Fe has not been able
TO furnish cars to ship the hay that
has been baledin the Strip. There are
over 200 car loads of hay that have not
yet been brought in.
DR.. Ardery has recovered his health
sufficiently to again practice his pro-
fession. Hereafter, the mournful
sound of Docs 'shingle" swinging in
the wind will be heard by passers by.
DR.. Ardery rwas called to South
Haven last week in professional con-
Sultation. The doctors friends claim
for him the honor Of being the best
read physician in this part of Kansas.
This, however, does not include the
science known as veterinary surgery.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-02-27
HUNNEWELL,

Rev. Holmes preached here Sunday.
Uncle Jack Bowers is on the sick
list.
Mac Fite is the new clerk at the
hotel.
Lewis Nelson is visiting friends in
Missouri.
Mrs. Davis is spending the week on
her claim.
Squire Mcdowell is visiting friends
In Oklahoma.
Mr.. Stocking. of the Strip, returned
to his claim last week.
For particulars about the latest
runaway ask John Shobe.
Several Of the boys went to South
Haven to attend the drama by the
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-02-27
CALDWELL.

Endeavor led by O. H. Benedict on
the 10th.
Teachers meeting at F. P. Logan's
on the 9th.
bod Winsor sold a horse to Nose
Quinn for $50.
Teachers meeting at Hugo Czplin-
skis last Thursday night.
A dance at bod WinsOr's. He and
his friends needed recreation.
Raymond Rogers is some better.
He and his wife were baptized last
Sunday.
James Jordan bought a dwelling
house in Caldwell and is moving it on
his farm north of town.
Levi Thralkill, our old time Cald-
well grocer, was shaking hands with
his old friends Saturday.
James Darby, William Darby and
Frank Misner each have fifty acres Of
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-02-27
Don't fail to read Price
HOge & Co.'s advertise.
fnent OH first page.
DISTRICT NO. Isl.

The writing school held another
session Monday night at the school
house.
The latest addition to the popula-
tion Of this district is Beman Smiths
new daughter.
The residents Of the road district
from Bethel to the north line of jack
son township graded the telephone
road last week.
Miss Barnes and Miss Stewart, Of
Avon, vIsited our school last week aud
partOOk Of the dinner at the Charles
ton school the same day.
Fayette Hall, Of Guelph township,
moved to Wichita last fall. He is
moving back to his farm again this
week. Ed Hall went up to help him.
The Charleston school, taught BY
Andrew Rhodes, closed last Friday
with big dinner. Frank Rhodes
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-02-27

school closes next week. Frank and
Andrew expect to 60 to southern Ala
bama, where their parents are, as
soon as they can get away.
Rev. J. W. Funk will preach at
Rome next Sunday morning and even
ing. The morning services will be
for the children, and music is being
especially prepared for the occasion,
Some OF the eastern agriculturists
claim that an entym5logist Of New
York is trying to get up cross be-
tween the chintZ bug and the gold
bug. Wonder if Professor Snow or
some other Kansas man won't make
them sick If they come this way.
CoOney SpOOr started last Friday for
Chicago with eighteen horses. Messrs.
Spoor and WycOtf furnishing the
larger part Of the load. We saw only
Mr.. Spoons five, which would weigh
from l,4OO to LOO pounds. II the
price would justify, several more car
loads could soon be fitted for that
market, in southern Sumner county.
If you want to raise good oats, sow
before the ground quits freezing.
Those who doubt this will please
notice at harvest which makes the
better crop-the early or the late
sOwn. Our experience has been that
We usually get the best crop II some
freezing weather came after the oats
were sown. The volunteer oats that
came up last fall are still growing.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-02-27
ILLINOIS DISTRICT.
ANON.

We heard that few received vales-
tines. How IL it, boys?
A. J. Rhodes school closed last Fri
day. A large dinner was spread, aud
all report good time.
B. F. Rhodes school closes the 9Th
Of March, therefore the writing school
will close Monday night.
We understand the chickens are
not all stolen yet, for there has been
one down from Jordan vicinity and
left Hen tracks In some books. They
had better be shy around here, for all
are fond Of chickens.
Pilot CLUB.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-02-27
sPRINGDALE.

Charlie Wydick will soon start q
blacksmith shop at Ewell.
The young people had an oyster
supper at Will Frantz's last week.
Mrs. Mary Hall, Of Kansas City, is
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
G. Lang.
Mike Wilson is quite sick at his
home west of Ewell. Mr.. Wilson has
been poorly for several years.
The Malaby boys will give their
dialogue, "Mischieyous Moses" at
Spencer Hill next Friday evening.
Jerry Thurlow and wife are in the
Strip taking care Of their two Oldest
children who are sick with the
measles.
Josh Jarboe is repairing house,
building a stable, etc., in the neigh
borhood. Josh says he is going to
bach. He did not say how long.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-02-27
Correspondence.
To Correspondents.

Some of our worthy contributors
have recently neglected to write the
name of the locality from whence
their items emanate. As we cannot
always ascertain the proper heading,
we would kindly ask them to confer
this favor in the future. Also kindly
attach your name, so that we may
know the writer. If you do not desire
it published, please mention the fact
and we will omit the same.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1896-02-27
PILOT CLUB.

Dress Goods "a 1Sc yard, worth &c
Elegant line Pongees "a 1Oc a yard,
worth l2ic TO l5c. q
Great assortment Duck(Glcc a yard.
worth l2ic to 15c.
Fine Dimites@7ic a yard, worth lOe
and l2ic.
Dress Ginghams "a &c yard, worth
l0c.
36-inch Percales "a 1Oc a yard, worth
l2ic and 15c.
Dress Trimmings "a SC a yard. =
India Linen % 4c yard.
Red Table Cloth "a 15c a yard.
Embroidery "a lc a yard and upward
Laces "a lc a yard and upward.
Elastic Webbing q SC a yard, worth
10c.
Saline Skirts, &c.
Ladies' Chemise, 25c.
Ladies' and Misses Vests 6 Sc
Mems Linen Collars "a SC.
Hooks and Eyes "a lc card.
Dress Buttons "a lc dozen.
Pins "a lc paper.
Needles "a lc paper.
Thimbles q lc.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1896-02-27
ELECTRICITY in THE EARTH.
r. 1t the Awful Force That Will Finally
Destroy the World?

Ts 1t the Awful Force That viii Finally
Destroy the World?
"Take d spade, turn up small quan
tity Of soil, hold portion in your hand.
hold it to your ear, then smell it. You
Will observe first a slight motion. hear
faint sound as Of the moving Of dis
tant timber. and readily notice the 0dor
Of heat. Do you know that the forces
held ID your hand are from electricity;
that the earth for three feet deep IL alive
with the invisible power and forms the
secret Of vegetable life: Waves Of
electricity are constantly passing
through tie soil in unseen biilows, thus
keeping tile soil from souring, as the
billows Of the ocean keen the waters
from becoming stagnant To demon
strate this fact, 20 to some rock bound
pool, dip oUJ small quantity 0f the
polluted water, place it in bottle, cork
and set aside III q warm place for a short
time. Then take the bottle into a dark
room, shake the bottle, draw ont the
cork, and you viii zee tiny forks of blue
lightning shoot out from the bottle, and
if you keep perfectly quiet you viii hear
faint mutteIings like thunder. This
comes from the hintlike rocks prevent
ing the unbroken flow of electricity
through the soil and from the air be-
coming charged and emptying itself in
to the water
Electricity, a. il being gradually
shown. is fire-the fire of friction, if
you viii, the first known by the inhabit-
ants of our globe. Look at an arc lamp
and see its combined sparks as they
emit from the carb0ns so swiftly that
they are taken for a regular fame Of eye
bedazzling light. In the ages to come
the charge Of electricity viii keep on
accommodating until some commuti0n
Of the earth will cause il TO ignite,
when, id the twinkling Of an eye. our
world, with all it contains, will be en-
wrapped and consumed by a conhagra-
tion that will startle if not frighten the
inhabitants Of other planets as they look
down upon the flaming mass and Zee
burn up one of the greatest works Of the
Almighty's creation. - Philadelphia
Times
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1896-02-27
TIE JESUIT FATHER Nv CHINA.
A FearfuIIy Narrow. Barren Life and III,
Mental Effects.

A FearfuIIy Narrow. Barren Life and IT.
Mental Effects.
Upsummer and winter before sunrise,
he reads the mathis and bis day ] work
is often done, says Blackwood's Maga-
zine. Sometimes he reads the angelus
and vespers; usually they are undertaken
by the native catechist. Perhaps ID the
course Of the long morning All San or
Ah 81 will present himself and pour
forth complaint about a buffalo and a
tralnpled padi field; or he may be called
to adjudicate in what should be an ac-
ton fer a vorce. Sometimes Of morn
ing he sallies forth. his yellow pigtail
cOiled around his head and an enormous
satchel slUng across his back, with a
store Of iron shot and wadding for his
rickety muzzle loader, and If be il lucky
will bring back pigeon or two, or even
a pheasant, to supplement the inevi-
table pork or fowl and rice.
The mail comes i'll once a fortnight
and day slips by unnoticed, thanks to
home letters and a dozen numbers Of
La Croix, where, squeezed between the
Aatbnt MJLaLlD anu the llb OF some
worthy saint, the doings Of the outer
world may be found recorded in ten
line notice on "a 1 Granger.
Sometimes an afternoon j. whiled
away in curing the rank tobacco Of the
place Or in brewing rice wine or malt
beer-because ten years of solitude have
tanght him to do things for himself
and when he has no such pastime on
hand, he gets through the day absorbed
as one hopes in his little medieval Ii
brary Of religious books-lives Of the
saints and sermons and essays.
Then is it wonderful that even mind
as broad and gentle as bis should Id con
stant journeyings on the one road have
worn a rut for itself, deep sunk and
gloomy as the traffic channeled paths of
the loess land in the north, till, when
rare glimpse Of the outside world does
break upon his view, his dazzled eyes can
see nothing but trees walking. schis-
matics and Freemasons. Jews and athe-
lists, spiritEalism and table turning,
with the fiend himself in a fiery cloud
over all?
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1896-02-27
A Captive Balloon.

The principal danger III captive work
is the always present possibility Of the
wire rope parting, not because of the
obvious result that the balloon, being
set free, would at once make off at speed,
but for reasons of a very simple technical
nature, albeit none the more pleasant by
reason of their simplicity. 1t must be
understood that when captive balloon
has been sent up the required height, the
neck Of the balloon has to be tied up so
as to prevent the wind from exerting a
pressure on the envelope and forcing
out the gas, which would result in the
balloon very shortly losing its lifting
power and descending. In free runs the
neck must always be wide open, for
otherwise any sudden expansion Of gas
might burst the balloon. Hence if q
captive breaks away it is bound to make
an unduly rapid ascent, since it is sud
denly released from the restraint as we'll
as the weight Of the wire rope.
OF course in such an emergency the
gas would at once commence to expand
fnriously, and nnless the neck of the
balloon were instantly opened and kept
open the envelope would inevitably
burst. III the shocking accident at the
Crystal palace III 1892, when poor Dale
and his comrades lost their lives, the
balloon was started with too much lift
and commenced to rise with undue ra-
pidity. Dale, the aeronaut, realizing the
danger, opened the neck and in his anx-
iety to see that it was clear looked into
it, and il is supposed that his head
checked the ontrush OF heated gas, with
the result that the envelope instantly
burst, with terrible results. -Macmil-
Ian Magazine.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1896-02-27
FOUNDING THE KoNao STATE.
Explorer Stanley Tells In Brief the Story
of the Great Enterprise

Explorer Stanley Tells In Brief the Story
Of the Great Enterprise.
During MY descent of the Kongo I
had revolved over and over in my mind
THE question Of the destiny Of the river.
Seated at the PROV of my boat, which
led our flotilla, and daily watching the
river developing itself, was preoccu-
pied with these thoughts every leisure
moment There was, III seemed to me,
no other power but England that could
interest itself with this part Of Africa,
and a. ! said, there was not single
white man ID possession of any portion
Of the equatorial belt except at the
mouth Of the KongO, where a few trad
ers had gathered. But despite the nu-
merous addresses in England upon this
subject failed to awaken more than q
geographical interest in equatorial At
rica. The terror Of the African climate
in general was too strong upon every
body.
Elsewhere, however, the reports Of
my addresses in the English newspapers
were taking effect. After nearly nine
months busy life in England the king
Of the Belgians invited me to visit him,
and / was then informed of his strong
inclination to undertake for Africa what
/ had been 80 strenuously advising Eng
lishmen TO do. He was already president
Of the African International association,
which was about to set Cd foot a hu-
manitarian enterprise from the east
coast, and he led me TO understand that
if I were free from other engagements
he would like TO employ me in opening
the Kongo basin to European influence
and civilization.
It was my opinion that the best way
Of setting about the work was 10 con
struct a light surface railway which
should skirt the cataracts Of the lower
Kongo and then to launch steamers On
the upper waters, which I estimated
would furnish about &, 600 miles of nav
igati0n. We argued about this matter
from August to December, 1878. The
best Belgian engineers were consulted,
but after the most elaborate calcula-
tions as 70 cost il was finally decided
that as the expense would be great we
should content ourselves with making
wagon roads past the cataracts and build
a series Of military stations for the pro-
lection of caravans, and that the annual
expenditure should not exceed $50, 600.
Henry N. Stanley in Century.