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People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-06-10
WoOdmen In Town.

Delegations from the several Wood.
men lodges in the county were in the
city Thursday night to see exempli
ticatiOn Of degree work by the Cald.
well degree team. John Spar, Harry
Carter and Will Frantz were given
the two degrees. The Caldwell team
performed the work in a faultless
manner. The Wellington lodge served
supper to their guests about u O'Clock
at the Davis house. The lodge work
lasted until 2:3O O'Clock, and proved
very beneficial to the members of the
lodge.
The delegations from the outside
lodges present were:
From Caldwell-L. ]. Campbell, H
Mcknight, E. NJ. Swaggart, james
Gattrell, ]. NJ. Horton, W. NJ. Slower
Fred Pitman, R. R. Mcknight, E
Scribner, George YOeman, W. Voc
man, Guy Clark, F. NJ. Lilly, E. E
Ransom, Bert Jones, Chas. Goodwill
Lee Stearns, Bob Kerr, Bill Gentry
doc" Metcalf, Charles Collins, John
SchOfer, N. j. Newhouse, Charlie:
Schoop, August Diamond.
From Belle Plaiue-A. L. Daley
G. c. Hiepel, L. r. Mogul, L. L. Con-
slant, Bert Hlepel, W. @. Martin, j.
j. Cross, A. B. Waydick, c. L. Lane
W. L. Lane, Ivan D. Hatfield, j. Fl
Large, c. n. Stevenson, c. B. Merrill
From Peck-F. NJ. Oliver, B. F.
Allen, Ed Hall, j. T. Hall.
From OxfOrd-W. V. Reece, George
HoSick, Ed Metz, Ed Fulton, ]. B.
Anderson, Harry Veail, Geo. Splitter,
Frank Wright, ]. c. Bradley, C. A.
Kier.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-06-10

consequence of the the defendants
practical joke. The court held that
she was entitled to recover damages
for these physical results of the
fright which she experienced and
sustained a verdict Of slOO 10 her
favor.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-06-10

LATER. The watch was found this
afternoon In the possession of Charlie
Hill, the young son of Milt Hill. 1t
had been hidden under sidewalk.
The officers say he stole the watch.
Brother Noon was liberated and given
a square meal, when he went on his
way ejoicing.-Journal, Saturday.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-06-10
HOw's This!

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for
any case OF catarrh that cannot DO cured by
Halls Catarrh Cure.
FL. CHENEY & CO., Props, Toledo, o.
We the undersigned, have known p I
Cheney for the IL st Is years, and believe him
perfectly honorable in all business transac-
lions and financially able TO carry out any
obligations made by the firm.
West Truax, Wholesale Druggists. Toledo.
y. Walding, kinnan & Marvin, Wholesale
Druggist, Toledo.
Halls Catarrh Cure taken Internally, act
Ing directly upon the blood and mocous sur
faces OF the system. Price 75c per bottle.
SOLD by all druggists. Testimonials free.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-06-10

Ofone Of the envelopes Person hadwrit-
ten instructions to send his baggage
to his wife and stating that a check
for $50 would be found in the room
"to pay all expenses" He gave no
reason for his action.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-06-10

-Four wheelmen from Weir City,
Kans., stopped over here Monday eve
ming on their way to Colorado. They
were musicians aud gave some excel.
lent music on the street, after which
The boys induced them to play for a
dance. which they gave at the hail.
Oxford Register.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-06-10


nouncing that Person had died from
the effects of the self-adminiStered
poison.
The Chicago Inter-Ocean gives this
account Of the suicide Of c. R. Per-
son:
sc. R. Person, once banker at
Belle PLANE, Kansas, was found un-
conscious in his room in the Grand
Central hotel Wednesday, suffering
from the effects Of a drug, which he
had evidently taken with suicidal in
tent.
1.-TWO sealed envelopes were found
in the room, one addressed to his
wife, at Belle Plaine, and the other
to J. D. Decker. an employe of the
MOntgOmery-Ward company. Both
communications were taken charge of
by the police. On the back Of one of
the envelopes Person had scrubbed
information about a check for $50,
which he said, would "pay all ex-
penses." No reason was given for his
apparent attempt at suicide.
The man was found by W. Eaton,
the clerk, who was attracted to the
room ny hearing heavy breathing.
The door was locked, but an entrance
was forced, and the man was found
lying on the bed. No vial could be
found in the room, although there
was a strong odor of some kind of
drug. A physician was Immediately
summoned, and efforts were made to
revive the man, but without success,
and at II o'clock the Harrison street
police were notified. Person was
taken to the county hospital, where
be died.
Person was at one time one Of the
best-kn0wn residents Of Belle Plaire.
He was a leading citizen Of that place,
and had numerous friends in all parts
Of the country. He was the owner of
small bank there and was reputed
to be wealthy. Two years ago he
closed his bank, and, after settling all
his affairs, announced that he in
tended to retire. Six months ago he
came to Chicago and stopped at the
Grand Central hotel. At that place
little is known Of him, as he seldom
spoke Of himself.
"SoOn after arriving In this city
Person began specializing on the
board Of trade. All bis deals, it is
said, were small, dn0 according to his
friends on the board, his losses never
reached more than S75 at one time"
One of the letters found in the room
of c. R. Person, the ex-Belle PLANE
banker who killed himself in Chicago
Wednesday, was addressed to man
named Bowman who liyesin St. Louis.
The letter stated In substance that
Person was indebted to Bowman and
that Bowman was the last of a NUN.
Der of creditors. In this letter Per-
son censures Bowman severely, saying
that had Bowman wished, he could
have assisted Person in his time of
troubles instead Of pressing him for
the money he was unable to raise. In
concluding the letter Person states
that Bowman is his last and only cred.
itOr and insisting that the money
would be paid. The letter hints at
suicide, and the Chicago police say
Person took his life in order that
Bowman might be paid out OF his in-
surance money.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-06-10

Barney Sheridan revives amusing
recOllectlons Of Walter L. Simons,
who used to run for congress bien-
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-06-10

Col. j. W. Forney of Belle Plaine,
who was in the city Friday Informed
Us that Mayor Andrews of that place,
received telegram that morning an.
nouncing that Person had died from
the effects of the self-adminiStered
uoia0n
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-06-10

Cash Moore has increased the value
OF his property in the Fourth ward by
the building Of an addition to his
chicken house.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-06-10
Rheumatism Cured in a DAY.

Mystic Cure" for rheumatism and
neural ia radically cures in one to
three days. Its action upon the sys-
tenn is remarkable and mysterious.
II removes at once the cause and the
disease Immediately disappears. The
1rst dose greatly benefits.
l. +. Anthony. ex-pOstmaster Of
Promise City, Iowa, says: 81 bought
one bottle Of Mystic Cure for rheu-
matism, and two doses of it did me
more good than any medicine l ever
LOOK" Seyenty-fve cents. Sold by
d. F. Smith, Druggist, Wellington.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1897-01-27
A CuriOu, Freak Of a Storm,

There are still evidences of the re
cent flood along the route of the
Great Northern and Northern Pacific
Railways. Near the narrow gauge
road, about fourteen miles from Seat.
tie, is a small house, about twelve by
fourteen feet, perched on the top of a
large cedar stump. How the house
holds its place III its exposed position
is a mystery, for it sways to and fro
in the wind, and, though it has been
blowing very stiff the last few days,
the cabin still holds on.
Much damage has been done to farm
property along the banks of the rivers,
and many hundred miles of fences
have been swept away. Many hop
ranchers have lost their poles, and
several of the hopyards in the White
River valley are almost ruined, as a
thick coating of sand, brought down
by the river, has settled on the land,
covering it in many cases to the depth
of several inches. The majority of the
ranches, being on the bottom lands,
have suffered great loss in domestic,
fowls and the price of fresh eggs has
gone to thirty-five cents a dozen. -
Portland Oregonian.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1897-01-27
The PALMS Records.

Marvellous things are claimed of
palmistry, not only by those whc
practice it as q profession, but by
many who have seen the prophecies ol
palmists come true in actual life.
Telling the past by the lines of the
hands is, however, almost new art.
There is man in town who believes
he can do it, at least SO far as mar.
riages are concerned. Still further,
he claims that the lines OF the hand
show whether q marriage in the past
ended in divorce aud which party it
was that obtained tho divorce.
'It is also possible" he said the
other day, "to find in the palms the
records of the number of ones mar
riages, HUT of the experiences oil
courtship and whether married life
proved smooth or otherwise. 1 saved
one young woman from a bigamist
once. He was engaged to her, and
they came together to me. 'You are
married. already said, after look.
ing at his palm. He only laughed,
but the young woman investigated
and found 1t was true.
"On another occasion saw in the
hand of a hotel keeper the record OF
two marriages -one at twenty-fouI
years, and tho other at fifty. When ]
told him he was simply amazed. 81
was married once at twenty-tour, he
said, 'and again at forty-eight."
"The hands are the records of the
body. 1t is amazing what all is writ
ten there. New York Herald.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1897-01-27

The letters that the Sikh police, in
Singapore, send their kindred in In
dia, and those that they receive in re-
turn, are almost invariably minus any
postage stamps. One of their European
officers noticing this, asked one of the
men the reason for this universal
omission, and it was explained that
the native postman's ideas OF honor
concerning the delivery of native let
ters are restricted to towns. Should
the epistle be addressed to a man in
the village some miles from the office,
the postman duly takes the letter and
starts, but after going little way
slips into the nearest patch OF jungle
and throws it away, thus saving him
self any further trouble in the matter.
1t is curious to note that letters are
seldom rihed. The trouble of walk
ing so far for a mere letter seems to
worry the native mind, and no Curl
osity is aroused as to the contents.
Ii the letter, however, is unstamped,
the unhappy postman must deliver it
at its destination, as he is bound to
produce on his return a receipt for
the fine imposed for the omitted
stamps.
They bear no i'll will to the post
man-probably they would do she
same in his place; but they know the
length of his tether aud take steps to
Illustrate his methods accordingly.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1897-01-27

peared," I added. For a moment I
thought he was going to drop down.
put my arm through his, and led him
toward the conservatory. He was
trembling like a leaf.
When we got we'll into the shadow
OF the curtains 1 stopped. "Lord
yarmouth. 1 said quietly, stake my
advice and give them up to me at
once"
"What do you meanP" he said
hoarsely.
"The ear drops. 1t will prevent a
scene"
He put O trembling hand into the
breast pocket of his dress coat and
gave me the car drops. He did it like
a man in a dream, and I really believe
that for the time being he was uncon-
scious. Then he turned away and left
the drawing room hurriedly.
"Will he not Gomez" said Lady
yarmouth, with an awful look of
trouble IN her eyes.
"Lord yarmouth is not we'll, )" re-
piled. Here are the ear drops"
The poor woman went scarlet. She
knew what l meant and I was deeply
gr;eved for her. From the first she
must have had faint suspicion of the
truth, and was anxious to save him
from public disgrace and scandal.
She was thoroughly unnerved.
Miss Dainton showed signs of return
ing Consciousness.
"Now," said, "put the ear stops
back into her ears. She won't know
what has happened"
Lady Barmouth replaced them with
trembling fingers.
"Send some one to look after this
girl; I'll stop with her till help comes.
But you must go AMI find your hus-
band. Make haste" 1 added, signifi-
cantly, cor you will be too late."
My work was not quite over. When
Lady Barmouth found her husband in
his dressing room he was, as feared,
on the point of committing suicide.
She saved him. A number OF trink.
cts, some of great value, we're found
in his safe. There is, of course, only
one explanation. On that one point
Lord yarmouth was mad. There was
no object in his stealing ladies' orna.
ments, as he is a very WEALTHY man,
and had not put them to any use.
There was not much difficulty in
finding their respective owners. 1 re-
turned them myself, asking each one as
matter of courtesyto make no inquir.
les as to how they fell into my posses.
sion. London Tit-Bits.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1897-01-27
SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL.

A scientist says that the entire sup.
ply of coal will be exhausted in 1850
years.
In the myxine we have an eye in
which the optic nerve has entirely
disappeared.
Wind power is derived from the un.
equal heating OF various portions of
the earth by the suns rays.
There is q scheme on foot to furnish
electric power to the City of Mexico
from peat beds nine miles distant,
owned by Boston men.
Acid phosphate or super phosphate
is the phosphate rock extensively
mined in South Carolina, Florida and
Tennessee, dissolved in sulphuric acid.
1t averages IL per cent. phosphoric
acid, and sells in car lots at S12 to SIG
per ton.
The health of the European army
serving in India was in 1894, on the
the whole, less satisfactory than in the
previous year; the death rate rose
from 1851 to 1907, and the total loss
by death and invaliding was 40 per
1000, being an increase of per 1000
on the previous year.
In due time it is likely that an ex.
planation will reach us of the great
prevalence of smallpox in Marseilles.
In the seven months preceding July
30 there had been 46S deaths in that
city from variola and at this day peo.
pie expect some explanation of the
reason why so many preventable deaths
have occurred.
On the French State railways it is
stated that number of passenger cars
in which all the parts were formerly
manufactured from brass, copper aud
iron, with the exception of axles,
wheels, bearings and springs, brake
beams and couplings, are to be con,
structed of aluminium. The weight Of
car provided with aluminium fittings
is one and half tons less than that OF
the old coaches. AS an ordinary trair
in France consists of twenty vehicles
the weight of the train would thus be
reduced by thirty tons.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1897-01-27
The Tasmanian Zebra Wolf.

The Tasmanian zebra. wolf, or native
tiger, IS not related to either zebra,
wolf or tiger, but belongs to the same
family as the kangaroo, the wombat
and the opossum-those animals which
have pouches wherein to carry their
young. But the animal is striped like
zebra, and is as ravenous and fierce
in its nature as wolf or tiger. He is
the most formidable marsupial of the
more than sixty varieties, and is the
largest and most dreaded OF oil the
mammals in Australasia.
The zebra.wolf has dog-like face, a
VOLTS short and erect ears. eyes like
an owl, stripes like zebra and pouch
like a kangaroo. He is night
prowler. The light of day blinds him
as it blinds an owl, and, when pressed
by hunger, he emerges during the
daytime from his lair, his movements
are slow and he is easily slain.
The eyes, which are large, are fur
nished with nictitating membrane.
This is almost continually moving
in the daytime, as the pupils are ex.
posed to the light.
The general color of the short,
woolly fur is grayish brown, inclined
to yellowish. Across this ground
color the black bands show up sharp
and clear. These stripes are usually
fourteen in number, beginning just
back of the shoulders, where they are
narrowest, and growing broader and
longer back to the launches. The
skins are in demand for laprobes and
rugs.
1t is not unlikely that in the course
OF few years the ze5ra-wolf will have
become entirely exterminated.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1897-01-27
Use Blast Furnace Gas.

An interesting plant is being PM
down in the iron works at Hoerde, il
Germany. says the London Electrician.
The gas from the blast furnace, which
resembles Dowson gas, is to be utilized
in large gas engines, which will be
coupled to three phase dynamos, gen.
Grating currents at high voltage.
The initial experiments have given
good results. Should the system prove
practicable it will pave the way to the
extended use of electric transmission
of power in iron works.
The use of blast furnace gases in gas
engines has been attempted before
both in England and Germany, but
no cheap and suitable method OF
cleansing the gas has yet been devised,
and a great deal of cleansing is neces.
sary before the gas can be used in tue
gas engine.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1897-01-27
HUMOR OF THE DAY.


When a woman is deceived some
man is avenged. Life.
Every man thinks he understands
women perfectly, until he falls in love
with one. Lille.
Adolphus-"1've half mind"
Kate-'There, Dolly. don't exagger-
ate. Boston Transcript.
els Wheelhed man of his word?"
81 fear not. He says he has bicycle
lamp that never goes out. New York
Evening Journal.
Smlth-"So you were married on
election day, were you? You didn't
vote, then" Brown-"No, / was
paired. ."-Somerville Journal.
"Well, now that you are back, you
can tell us .how much it costs to go to
Europe" "All you've got and all you
can borrow over there. Judge.
"What is a 'coign of vantage
papa?' Something American girls
use in catching foreign husbands, my
son. ."-CincInnati Commercial Tri-
bune.
Maud-"why did Mabel give up
Clarence Sprocket?" Maydie-"Oh,
he got new wheel and she objected
to the make. New York Commercial
Advertiser.
Benedict-"That adage Marry in
haste and repenta leisure is all bosh !"
Singleton-"Why?" Benedict-"Be-
cause married men have no leisure. -
Boston Traveller.
''My DEAR" expostulated his wife,
"why will you eat such hearty break.
fast on Sunday morning? You know
you are almost sure to have night
mare in church. Detroit Tribune.
Puffy-"Just saved a mans life"
Guffy-''How was that?" Puffy
"Met fellow on the street. Said he'd
blow my brains out if didn't give him
my watch. Gave him the watch. -
Ht-Blts.
Not Necessarily Mutual: Mother
"My dear, there can be no domestic
concessions" Married Daughter
Nonsense, mother. We could get
along very well if Charles would make
concessions. PUCK.
Apprehensive: "I'm really worried
about the baby" said young Mrs. Tor
kins. "Oharley's worried about her,
too" sis her health failing?" ooh,
no. It's her future that bothers us.
We found her the other day trying to
put her foot in her mouth, aud we're
afraid she's going to grow up to be a
ballet dancer. Washington Star.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1897-01-27
THE MITTEN,

The night was frosty, bright and clear,
And Bessie, cosy as a kitten,
Was snuggled at my side, her dear
Small hand held in mine, for fear
It might chill through her mitten.
The sleigh bells jingled. I, absurd,
With Bessie's charms was deeply smitten.
The mare skinned onward like a bird;
OF love l uttered not a word,
But still clasped hand and mitten.
"'Tis love that makes the world go rodnd, s.
No truer words we're ever written.
My tongue, and Bessie's lips found;
And when we parted, on the ground
l found her tiny mitten.
L have it yet. It's contraband.
My wife don't know how 1 was bitten,
Twas long ago, you understand.
Some other fellow got her hand,
And IL got the mitten.
Chicago Record.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1897-01-27
TAUGHT BY EXPERIENCE.

The wedding will occur very soon,
and she was telling her mother about
her plans for home.
"When Harold is out late at night, 4"
she said, 81 shall not scold him. 1
shall try to be reasonable about it. l
think 1 shall go so far as to keep a
light burning for him to make it seem
cherry when he returns.
Her mother was silent.
''Don't you think it would be a good
ideat to keep the light burning for him ?"
the daughter persisted.
"Well, it might do very well for the
first month or so. But after Harold
has paid few gas bills you will prob
ably conclude that 1t will be just as
we'll to put the matches where he can
find them easily and turn the light
out" was the reply.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1897-01-27
Giant Turtles.

The most gigantic turtles that ex-
listed during the geological ages ap-
pear to have inhabited the foothills of
the Himalaya Mountains. The shells
and bones of these extinct creatures,
which occasionally wash out of the
rayines where they have been buried
for untold ages, prove that they were
more than twice as large as any speci-
men of the tortoise family which now
exists. A specimen OF the shell of one
of these old-time monsters which may
be seen in the National Museum at
Calcutta is 81 inches thick, twelve
feet and fraction in length, 81 feet
broad and more than five feet in
height when standing upside down
like an inverted saucer.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1897-01-27

What are wasps good for9 Profess
aor MeIdola explains in Nature: eve
found hundreds of wings scattered
about the window.ledge inside the
room, and we we're at first at loss to
explain the depreciation. While
Watching, the mystery was solved.
The upper part of the window had
been left open few inches, and q
wasp came through, caught a fly on
sho glass pane, instantly clipped off
its wings, and flew out of the open
upper part of the window with the
body. Other wasps followed and re-
peated the process. For about an
hour we observed the continuous
aErival of wasps, every one of which
secured fly before departing"
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1897-01-27

The b more Sun says that Julius
l'sGlhma IS to establish the beet-sugar
eAsry in South Carolina. He has
Hsseatly returned from Germany,
who're he spent some time among the
farmefs 10 the interest of his project.
He will bring over 500 families from
s Sixony within tho next two years.
He has secured $4,000 acres OF land in
South Carolina, and will divide it into
farms of twenty five, fifty and one
hundred acres. The average size of
. beet-sugar farm will be about fifty
eeFea Il is not proposed to plant the
Whole Of this land in the single crop,
taf 10 devote third /, beets aud put
lha rest in the usual crops of the
.3nulh.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1897-01-27

Iron has been called tho thermome-
af q trade and perhaps it does fur
h|sll bolteE test 81 general CONNER.
epnIiitions than any other one
4 is therefore gratifying to
Atlanta journal to observe a very
Vnl tone in the periodicals in this
Ky whfe& are devoted to the vari-
Partments OF the iron trade.
kexeeption they declare that
zhts5,. q been q remarkable improve
Xent IN business and that the indica-
tions are that this Improvement will
z1Afinne..