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The Meeker herald., 1897-06-19

Com mander Booth-Tucker OF the
Salvation Army was summoned before
a New York magistrate on charge OF
maintaining public nuisance by keep
ing a prayer meeting open all night.
thereby disturbing the slumbers OF thu
unrlghteous in the neighborhood who
preferred sleep to continuous per-
formance prayer meeting. Booth
Tucker evidently does not believe in
secret prayer SO highly recommended
by the highest authority as the best,
for which reward openly is the prom
ise.
The Meeker herald., 1897-06-19
CYCLONE IN MINNESOTA.
rowa Of Lyle sansrs-Oae Persen Knewn
to Have Dcen Killed.

to Have Dcen Killed.
Mason City, Iowa, June 10.-At $50
tonight cyclone struck northwest Of
Lyle, Minnesota. taking southeasteriy
cOurse. Several people are reported
killed and Injured The cyclone tore up
houses and other buildings In Its
course, and the territory Is now bare.
The path of the storm was about half
a mile in width. All telegraph lines
north are down and box cars on sid
ings were smashed into kindling.
A cyclone passing over the town Of
Kandiyoh, Wilmar county, Minnesota,
entirely demolished the buildings on
the farm of John Berquist.
st. Paul. Mimi, June 10.-The cy-
clone at Lyle, Minnesota. knocked out
the wires for the most part. but brief
reports have been received here at mid
night. The tornado went through the
northern portion of Lyle. few miles
this side OF the Iowa line. A number
OF dwellings and barns were demol-
ished, cattle and horses were killed.
So far as known only one person.
Henry Hansen. was killed. but ten
were injured. some of them, 1t is
feared. fatally. Those Injured were
Charles Larson and wife and baby, Mr..
brOOke anu WIIe. ItteT huusou anu
wife, and their son Robert; Mrs.
Haughson and Mrs. Henry Hanson.
All railway lines running in the VI
ciniiy of the track of the storm report
telegraph poles blown down and other
damage done. \ railroad operator at
Mason City reported at midnight that
twenty houses were demolished In
Lyle, one man killed outright and
twenty others in iurel
1t Is believed that damage was done
In the country around Lyle. there being
NIL sorts of rumors of heavy loss Of
life.
The Meeker herald., 1897-06-19
FAST RELAY RiDlNo.
A Message Carried BY Bicyciists HfoA -
lids to Denver In Flfteea Hour.


IIda to Denver In Flfteen Hoara
Denver, June 14.-At : O'Clock yes
tertiay morning message from the
mayor OF Salidn to the mayor Of Den
yer was placed In leather pouch and
slung over the back OF bicycle rider
mt Salida. At Z o'clock last night the
message was delivered. SalIda IL 71O
miles from Denver by railroad and
little more than that by wagon r0ld.
The trip was made, therefore, at m
average speed OF about fifteen miles nm
hour This remarkable feat was tc-
complished by dividing the distm1cc
into short relays and covering 1t at the
utmost speed to he got out Of wheels
and legs under all kinds Of conditfops
Considering that the roads were IL
most uniformly Dad-mOuntninous 5n
some places, muddy In others ahd
rough for the rest-the time made xhs
excellent. Some parts OF the mbd
were travelled at a good deal less tinn
tree-Ininute clip. TO make UP the tne
lost over dangerous and almost impaBs-
able stretches.
A notable circumstance In that the
trip was made in exactly the schelnIe
time. To figure out to minute the
time necessary for II message to trIrel
by relays distance of PIG miles was
something of feat itself. This credit
able bit of calculation was Ierf0r ned
by j. A. MnGuire of Denver and F.v
LiyesIey of Salida. They and the Id
da Wheel Club. with the jealous T.
sistance OF the wheelmen Of Cann
City, Colorado Springs and Denvg.
managed the ride.
The Meeker herald., 1897-06-19

Henceforth Toronto will resemble
other large cities in at least one re-
spect-it will have street cars on Sun
day. BY narrow margin of few
hundred votes out of $4,000 1t has so
decided. OF course the good people
who voted against the cars can con-
tinue to walk on Sunday il they wish.
Verify Toronto do move
The Meeker herald., 1897-06-19
Reed H.. Given Up th. wheel.

Speaker Reed has abandoned the use
Of the bicycle while in Washington. He
would like to ride his wheel, for he
enjoys the exercise. And 1t il the mar
vel Of all who wheeled over the match
less roads of the national capital that
he refrains. He does 80, however. ON
the ground of the attention he would
attract astride Of his pneumatic steed
and his natural modesty.-Washinxto
Dispatch to Chicago Chronicle.
The Meeker herald., 1897-06-19

The fact that resident of Washing
ton has died from grief because nf the
death OF his mother-in-law should ST.
lence those reckless newspapers thHt
have 30 long misreprescnted this ami
able member OF the family. The wis
com OF the mother-in-law. her kind
heart and her unselhsh soicitude
should be more frequently acknowl-
edged,
The Meeker herald., 1897-06-19
A nve-acre tract Of land in St. Loui.

A fve-acre tract Of land in st. Louis
county. Missouri, ON which Fred
Schaefrer has . fine young orchard.
has begun to Glide down hill, with
view Of precipitating itself over . pre-
cipice. and the sliding of the upper
crust. thirteen feet thick, has revealed
the fact that It overlaid . stratum Of
superior fre-clay twenty feet thick.
The Meeker herald., 1897-06-19

A couple more colored boys have
shown up at Annapolis who desire to
- naval cadets. What 10 our navy
coming tot" u the query Of the ofIlcials,
Who DO Dot like 1t little bit.
The Meeker herald., 1897-06-19
The sporting fraternity are urrang.
ing for moro fun at Carson In Septem-
Der. And Carson u willing.
The people Of tie United States read
and support - many newspapers as
England. France and Germany COM
bined,

As the Fourth OF July this year
comes on Sunday. the fireworks will be
In order on the third; they won't
keep until the nth.
The Meeker herald., 1897-06-19

The human eye is from 1 to tx
inches wide. and. in perfectly pro-
portioned face. the distance between
the eyes ID equal to the width Of one.
The Meeker herald., 1897-06-19

Hoods Pills ;iss. sTs 'ai'fd;s a s,ssEs.: la ess s.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-09-09

Just now, and when the Agnres are
taken into consideration and the pos
sible profits viewed, 1t iSsmall wonder
that this is 50.
The export statiSticians of the agri-
cultural deparement have figured out
great shortage in the words supply
of wheat for the year. In the United
States 33O,0O0,0O0 bushels OF wheat
are made into flour every J ear. Mix.
ing 10 per cent of corn would save 80,
100000 bushels OF wheat out of the
original 800, 900, COO, which at the pre-
vallng price of 81 per buShel would
mean s33,OC0,OOO. The corn to replace
this is being bought now at 80 cents a
buSbel, and it would therefore cost
only 100000 to buy corn for the 10
per cent OF meal needed. Deducting
all possible expenses the present
wholesale adulteratiOu OF flour by
mixing corn meal with it ought 81
bring the enterpriSing millers Of the
country a clear profit of S22, 900, 900.
Flour mixed with 10 per cent OF
corn meal can not be detected in the
cooking: it is just as wholesome aud
palatable, and the practice would tend
to materially reduce the shortage Of
export wheat. But the agricultural
department, on the moral ground that
honesty is the only true policy, pro
poses to expose the millers' neal
scheme to make profits. A big mill
ing firm 10 st. Louis is the only one
against which conclusive evidenc,
has yet been secured.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-09-09
Surplus of Money In Kansas Banks,


Topeka; Kan, Sept, 2.-"That's a
mighty odd letter, but IL is rot tue
! first OF its kind | have received WITHIN
d week" said John w. Breldenthal,
state bank Commissioner yesterday.
He had IN his had letter from The
president Of country bank 10 central
Kansas. 1t asked the question: Can
d bank legally refuse u accept dep0S-
lis whether we want them or nOl?"
The writer went on 10 say that his
bank had capital stock Of only s., 900;
that under the state law It's 'Oans
must not exceed four times the
amount Of the capital stock; that
loans are not in demand, and that the
deposits now aggregate s64, 900. The
writer said he did not wish To become
responsible for more money, and
thought the only way to avoid taking
in more was 10 refuse 10 accept depOS-
/ its if he had the right TO do So.
That bank is in little town OF
about 80 people" said Mr.. Breiden-
thai, land IL has no means Of taking
care Of the money il has on hand. OF
course he can refuse to accept deposits
if he chooses, and the bSt thing he
can do is to send his patrons To the
national banks in the larger towns
until the people begin to draw out
again to pay off debts and make pur'
chaSeS.
IL said this was not the first letter
Of it's kind | have received this year
1t is not, but this year is the frs
time since have been bank commits
sioner that such thing has happened
10 Kansas.
"For that matter it is the first tint
since Kansas was state or | AN
badly deceived. l went to Mop herSoI
this week to settle up the affairs o.
state bank which failed because il
was loaded down with the bad assets
Of an old national bank. While | wa
there | was visited by officers Of til,
State Bank Of Mound City and TIT
State Bank of Inman. who asked tn,
same questions as are asked in thi
letter. Several Others have asked thl
same question by letter, but | Shal
not give their names because | hav,
not their consent and it might maxi
them nervous if the public shonlC
know their condition. A bank is a
bad off when il has more money thai
it has any business with, as when i
is getting down to its last dollar. lie
the fact be made public. and in on
case there are craCkSmen e. De feared
and in the other a run and ruin
"Will this condition last long,"
"NO, it. is only temporary beCauS
the money will be drawn out TO pa
debts. Most Of the farmers are try
ing to finish paving their mortgages
There is some boom in land sales bu
| hope it will not 90 far. The safes
thing for farmer to do is to pay o.
his debts, and with a farm clear n
man can starve in Kansas, eve
though he doesn't often strike yea
like this"
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-09-09

Was there ever women in the wide world
who did not yearn to be the mother of a
bright faced, happy, healthy, laughing, roll
licking childl If there ever was such a
woman, she was bad one, and while there
are many thoroughly bad men, there are
very few thoroughly bad women.
II was Gods and Natures intention that
every woman should be the mother Of
healthy children. Tens of thousands Of
women defeat this benehcent design by
their ignorance and neglect. They suffer
from weakness and disease in a womanly
way, and take no measures, or the wrong
measures, to remedy it. DR.. Pierce's Fa-
vorite Prescription is a sure, speedy and
permanent cure for all disorders of this
description. II acts directly and only on
the delicate and important organs that are
the threshold Of human life. II makes
them strong, healthy, vigorous and virile.
II heals liberation, allays Inflammation,
soothes pain and tones and builds up the
nerves. II banishes the trials Of the period
of impending maternity and makes baby's
entry to the world easy and almost pain.
less. II does away with the dangers OF
motherhood and shortens the period OF
weakness and lassitude. II insures the
little newcomers health and bountiful
supply of nourishment. II transform:
weak, sickly, nervous invalids into happy,
healthy wives and mothers. Thousands OF
women have testified to its marvellous mer
its. A dealer is not physician, and has ne
right to suggest substitute for the prescrip
ton Of an eminent specialist like Dr.. Pierce
DR.. Pierce's Common Sense Medical Ad
wiser sent for 81 one-cent stamps to cove
mailing only. Cloth binding 81 stamps
Address DR.. R. v. Pierce. Buffalo, N. Y.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-09-09
A Good Showing.

County Treasurer Maddy Informs
us that the tax sales Of real estate IN
Sumner county this year will not Re
half so lacge as in former years. Ac-
cOrding to bis hooks, if the sale
should have occurred Friday there
would be only 3S9 tracts offered.
Ordinarily from 700 to 800 tracts are
sold for taxes every wear. The num-
Der this year will fall far below 3S9.
Twenty tracts were redeemed Friday
morning and up to > O'Clock that
afternoon. The probabilities are that
when this years sale occurs there will
be less than 800 tracts offered. The
rate at which farmers and other land
owners are paying their delinquent
taxes this year and reducing the mum
Der of farms that will be sold iOl
taxes is marvellous, when IL is remem
bered that during the past years Of
dizziness and hard times the number
of deliuQu ut farms continually in
creased.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-09-09
Catarrh Cannot Be Cured

with local applications, as they cannot reach
the seat Of he disease. Caiarrh Is blood or
constitutional disease, and in order to cure II
you must take internal remedies. II ais
Catarrh Cure is taken internally, anG acts
directly on the blood and mucous surfaces.
Halls Catarrh Cure is not quack medicine.
II was prescribed by one Of the best physi-
clans In this country for years, and Is regu'
lar prescription. Ii is composed OF the best
toni known. combine with the best blood
purifiers. acting directly on the mucous sur
faces. The perfecl combination Of t e In.
gradients is what produces such wonderful
Iesultsts curing catarrh. Send for testim0n-
ials, free.
F. ]. CHENEY & Co., Props, Toledo, o
Sold by druggists, IS cents.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-09-09
ANIrIAL COMEDIANS.
Riugling Bros. Create a Sensation With
the Lockhart Elephants.


The announcement tnat LocKlart',
famOu, comedy elephants have been
secuted by the nOted Ringing Bros.
for their worlds greatest shows this
season, has created sensation
throughout the UuIted States. Tue
LOckhart comedy elephants are uul.
verSally acknowledged To be tile most
maryelOuSly trained animal actors in
the world. In Europe, where they
have recently been delighting vast
continental audiences, they created a
veritable fufOre, and excited more
wide spread Interest than any arenlc
feature ever presented, even in the
far-tamed clrcuSes of Paris, Berlin
and ST. Petersburg. These elephant
comedians depart from the old famil-
lar order pf elephant performances.
They are not simply trained ami
mails" they are veritable animal act.
orS, displaying as much good sense and
Judgment, as great an appreciation Of
the humOr OF Their several roles, and
as sincere desire To please and enter
tam the pubic as any performer in
the great exhibition. Their work is
distinctly unconventional They pre-
sent none of the Stereotyped tricks
that CONSTANT repetition has tamil.
larized with the public, but give a
performance that is az once new,
startling and unique. Imagine a
troupe Of elephants, each attired in a
costume betitting the character it
pnrtrayS. presenting a complete com
edy, The statement seems beyond be-
lief, and yet it is absolutely true
Perhaps The most amusing comedy
presented by these elephant actors j,
one p0rtraying the arrest, trial. con-
viction and Incarceration of an eie
plant for intOXicatiOn. The specta-
Gle Of the clown elephant, rolling
from side to side, apparently in the
last stages of drunken spree, is In
dicrOuS in the extreme. In the midst
of his revelry, the policeman arrives
armed capable with a huge Oflicia
helmet and iauntily twirlinga club in
his trunk. The offending elephant at
temptS to escape, hut the policeman
is too quick for him. The offender Is
seized hy the ear, marched away t.
the magistrates Office, SOlemnly tried
and sentenced by an elephant Judge
sitting in his judicial dignity upor
his judicial bench, and finally hurried
away. d condemned prisoner, to suffel
durance in the elephant Jail. In ad
diliun TO the several comedies pre-
senteC by the LOckhart elephant
comedians, these wonderful animal en-
tertainers dance, march, nerform th,
most difficult and intricate militar,
maneuvers, play upon musical instru
mentS. present complete pantomim's
ard betray numberleSs other eviden
ces OF their marvelOuSly educated in
telligence. Although they can Civ,
an entire performance, these wonder
full elephant actors constitute Onl
one of hundreds If superb feature
only IT, be seen with Ringing Bros
famous exhibition, which comes il
all its magnificent completeness L
Wellington, Kansas. Sept. a.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-09-09

a. Hunt aud D. J. Coburn wer, ap.
pointed a committee to cnn sc a, ad-
visnry bolrd If one from elch |, and
township. Winfield WIS selected rs
the next place Of me, Ting. Then the
old settlers adjourned with lie sing.
ing of God DE With Ynu tn We
Meet Again. The meeting wa, the
most successful one The Old settlers
have ever had"
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-09-09

The Arkansas City Traveller gives
this account of the reunion at that
place September l. The old settler,
wound up their meeting yesterday
afternoon with many stories told OF
the early days. After Rev. SSartl
finished Speaking lie was follow d by
R.v Hyden, Urlah Spray, Tnus. Baird
E. d. Bowen, }. NJ. Patterson, the
second sheriff of Cowley county, and
John Ross, son Of che first probate
Judge of the county. After the
sCeecheS came u election Of Office
as follows: Rev. Hyden, president
George GardenShire, first vice preSi
dent; W. Z. Seaman, second VICE
president; Ed Green, secretary; Thos
Baird, treasurer James Benedict
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-09-09

Ringing Brothers opening tourna
ment this season is the most gOreeOu:
spectacular entry ever seen with a
circus. In this magnificent displa!
nearly Thousand people, hundreds o.
beautifully caparisOned horses, scores
of ancient Roman chariots aud huge
golden tableau, and % elephants, are
utilized, aud the scene is fairy spec
tacle of oriental splendor.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-09-09
EVERYBODY Says So.

Cascarets Candy Cathartic, the most won
derful medical discovery of the age, pleas
ant and refreshing TO the taste, act gently
and positively on kidneys. liver and bowels
cleansing the entire system, dispel colds
cure headache, fever, habitual constipation
and biiousness. Please buy and try boz
of e. c. c. to-day; 10, q. 50 cents. Solids nc
guaranteed to cure by oil druggists.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-09-09

vogue among western millers, of mix
ing 10 per cent Of corn meal with 30
per cent of flour, which the agricult-
ural department is trying TO unearth.
Conclusive proof has been secured
thai the practice is widely prevalent
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-09-09
AdulteratiOn in Flour.

The department of agriculture has
been working for several weeks to get
conclusive proof of a shrewd scheme
said to have originated in the west.
1t is the practice said to be now 10
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-06-29
POULTRY ITEMS.

As long as they eat up clean what Is
given them, growing fowls cannot Dc
overfed.
Sore eyes is sometimes a complaint
with young chicks and usually arises
from a cold.
Keep a supply of charcoal broken
into little bits in a place where the
fowls can help themselves.
Have you a large-eized lettuce beds
Remember that lettuce is the very best
greens for chicks and ducklings.
Don't throw away the onion tops
The chicks and fowls will relish them
if you chop them up SO they can eat
them.
1t is not profitable to hatch stock for
breeding after May, unless Leghorns
or Minorcas, which can be brought out
in June.
Use plenty of air Stacked lime. ALI
bare spots should be covered. Grass
and lime are the two greatest purifiers
of the poultry yard.
Give the hens rest after this month.
Abandon eggs and live on vegetables.
The moulting season will be more easily
passed and you will have plenty of eggs
early this fall.
It is best to feed chickens early in
the morning because by that you
arouse them and start them on the
search for bugs and worms which dis
appear after sunrise.
Do not put setting hens so close to-
gether that they Ia fight while on
their nests. The more secluded they
are the better they will do. and by all
means it should not be possible for
other fowls to get near to nor disturb
them.
When cholera or other contagious
diseases appear in a flock of fowls the
best and cheapest way to stamp it out
is to kill all eff cted fowls and burn or
bury them. This may appear a cruel
way to cure disease, but it is effective,
which cannot be said of any known
remedy,
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-06-29
z BETTER HENS.

It is a strange fact that while nine
tenths of the farms of the country are
stocked with pure bred or high grade
hogs, cattle or sheep, not one in twenty
of them have pure bred poultry on
them. When we consider the figures
showing the magnitude ST the poultry
interest in thisG6dntTy, that have been
given rom time to time in these col
EEE1ns, this state of affairs seems unex
plainable.
1t has been proven time and again,
ard it is not a matter to argue that
pure bred poultry is as much better
than mongrel stock as pure bred swine
is better than razor. backs;" that a
stock of pure, bred poultry can be
built up at very small cost, and yet we
see non descript fowls everywhere.
Comparatively few farms show any at
tempt to even breed UP the stock OF
mongrels by using pure bred cocks,
and (though the fact is to be deplored)
very few farmers seem to appreciate
the opportunity they have of increas-
ing their revenue by paying more at
tention to the poultry yard.-Farmers
Voice.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-06-29
THE DAIRY.
DAIRY ITEMS.

Don't think that you can succeed in
the dairy without a separator.
Very likely you possess some old
COWS that it would pay to convert into
fertilizer and leather.
Flavor and appearance in butter ara
two important considerations and no
dairyman should overlook them.
Now for some hints as to feed. Have
variety. Alfalfa is one of the best
grasses. Give salt regularly.
The recipes for doubling the quantity
of butter in a given quantity of milk
are frauds, says an exchange.
Remember that the cow does not like
very cold water. Water that has stood
awhile after being drawn suits her best
"Keep your dairy utensils sweet,
fresh and Clean" is a bit of advice
which dairymen should always bear in
mind.
Oats make an excellent food for
calves, and experiments prove that as
a milk producing food it is almost I'm.
equalled.
Horns are useless. The COW is bet.
ter off without them. Kill the horn on
the calf by the use Of some of the
preparations for that purpose.
Don't let the flies eat the COW ur
while she is being MIXED. A COW is g
sensitive creature, and we must regard
her teeling GO to obtain the best results.
Train the heifer calf 'in the way il
should CO." Develop the stomach by
a reasonable quantity of bulky food
and teach the young thing to have con.
fdence in you.
Sores, chaps and cracks are freouent
ly found on the teats Of a COW, Con
tinued sucking by the calf, or cold, wei
and filth at any time may cause sore
ness. For simple tenderness and sore