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People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-10-14
Senator Harris, Wei
lington Saturday.
1cCabe's Lecture.

The widely known Chaplain Nc
Ca0e will deliver his famous lecture
on 1.-THE Bright Side of Life in Libby
Prison." at the NJ. E. church in
Wellington on Tuesday evening,
October 10Th. This is the finest
lecture on the American platform.
Thousands have heard il over and
over and want to bear it again.
General admission, so cents: old sold
iers aud their wives and children
under Il years, % cents. Tickets on
sale at Price & Hogue'S, Jacob Eagles
F. B. Snyder's and j. II. Mason's
Let everybody come.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-10-14
Not in the Cotton Business.

EDITOR VOICE: Iuc'oSed please
fnd s. to apply o. my subscription.
Thanks To famine in India, we
are getting a fair remuneration for
the labor in wheat-.h he first IN manv
years. or course our G. o. D. friends
say 'tiS due to Mckinney, but when
we ask then show about c0tton."
they reply they're not in the cotton
business this year.
Wishing you well. remain, yours
truly.
f. G. JORDEN.
Marshall Ok, Oct 7. 1877.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-10-14

It's the best thing for the
hair under all circumstances.
Just as no man by taking
thought can add an inch to
his stature, so no preparation
can make hair. The utmost
that can be done is to pro-
mote conditions favorable to
growth. This is done by
Ayers Hair Vigor. 1t re-
moves dandruff, cleanses the
scalp, nourishes the soil in
which the hair grows, and,
just as a desert will blossom
under rain, so bald heads grow
hair, when the roots are nour-
ished. But the roots must be
there. If you wish your hair
to retain its normal color, or
Ii you wish to restore the lost
tint Of gray or faded hair use
Ayers Hair Vigor.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-10-14

Thomas d. Lowe Of Mulvanp, who
was admitted to The OSawatomie aSy
lum November q, 1893. died at the
ASYLUM the Sd inst.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-28
MINNEAPOLIS GLOBULES.

George E. Babcock has commenced action
in the district court to collect from Osborn,
Crosby & Co. the sum of $1,000, alleged to
have been had and received" of him be-
tween Feb. 2, 1896, and Feb. "a, 1897
Supt. Jordon's office in the Central high
school building was entered by burglars
Wednesday night and about $65 in cash and
$40 in stamps taken. The money belonged to
the Teachers Library association.
The post graduate class at the university
law school organized and elected the follow
ing officers: A. w. Selover, president; H. V.
Mercer, vice president; Mr.. Whitcomb, sec
rotary, and A G Boyd, of st. Paul treasurer.
Almira Blaisdell, John Mccullough, Nellie
M. Everett and Moses B. Buffum have filed
their complaints in the district court in ac-
Of the American Savings and Loan associa-
ton. The actions are similar in character
to those filed Friday.
The doctors think there is little hope of
recovery Of Mrs. True S. James. wife Of one
Of the actors of 1.-THE Last Stroke company,
which played in this city recently. She has
been at the Northwestern hospital, of this
city, for several weeks, suffering from q COM
plication Of diseases
"Shall We Forgiven" Is the title of a new
play by Frank Harvey, q well-known and
successful English author which will be seen
for the first time in this city this afternoon
at the Bijou. The piece is the property OF
Manager Jacob Lift who saw 1t in London
two years ago and liked 1t so we'll that he
Immediately bought the American rights.
The annual engagement Of that sterling IA
vorite, James O'Neil, will begin at the Met
ropo.itan opera house this evening and con-
dnue for four nights, with a popular priced
matinee Wednesday. The arrangements OF
the plays are as follows: Tonight and We'd
nesday nights, Monte Cristo;" Monday
Virglnius;n Tuesday. Hamlet" and at the
popular, matinee Wednesday, 'tThe Courier OF
LYONS"
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-28
CADETS ARE AMBITIOUS.
VIII Hold Big Military TOurna-
ment at the University ArmOry.


The cadets of the University Of Min
neosta are busy preparing for a large
military tournament to be given In
Armory hall in the early part of April
AS nothing of the kind has ever been
given before in this part of the coun-
try, an entertainment Of this kind
should prove very interesting.
Similar tournaments have been given
by the militia in New York city, Chi
cago and elsewhere during the past
winter and have proved very popular.
The plan as now outlined includes both
infantry and infantry drill The in
fantry Of the cadet corps will give ex-
hibitions in company drill, platoon
drill, bayonet exercises, etc. One of the
features of the evening will be drill
by a company composed of the crack
drillers of the battalion. The military
part of the programme will be inter
spersed with various athletic exhibit
tons
There will be a number Of field events,
such as running races, pole vaulting
and jumping. The probability is that
some of DR.. Cookies classes in gym
nastics will take part The athletes Of
the university also expect to have
fencing, boxing and wrestling contests.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-28
CHAOS IN THE BOOKS
Bad State of Affairs Which Caused
Rev. Wright's Retirement

The Minneapolis Cooperative COM
pany, which owns and operates the
building known as the Wright block,
has not only voted out of office it's for
ner treasurer, Rev. ]. A. Wright, but
has investigated the books and found
that there is little else than chaos in the
affairs of the company. An auditing
committee could make nothing out Of
them, and such gross carelessness was
found in the management, that even
Mr.. Wright's friends were compelled to
take sides against him.
The auditing committee also looked
over the books Of S. II. Wright, the
manager of the building, and found
that they were In a state that could
tell no stories, and a complete change
was found to be necessary. It was
discovered that loans had been made
Of funds Of the company without the
sanction Of the corporation and the
Eastern stockholders were somewhat
angry at the state in which they found
things. No charges Of anything unlaw-
full have been made, carelessness and
bad management being the only claim
A new manager for the building will
be secured, and the company will strive
to make order out of the chaos All
claims have been paid with the ex-
ception of a $4,000 mortgage on the
building.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-28

the Democrats and boiling Republi-
cans refusing to answer to their names
This was not a quorum, and the ses-
sion stood adjourned. The Democrats
and the boiling Republicans refused
to answer to their names because Of
rumor which gained currency shortly
before the hour Of the joint session. It
was to the effect that the Hunter men.
desperate over the failure to elect their
man, had deliberately entered into
pairs with number of.Democrats, with
the avowed intention Of breaking them
when the ballot was taken To pre-
vent any such action the opposition
declined to answer. There were a num-
Der Of Hunter men present who were
paired.
1t Is rumored that Mark Hanna's
man here. Secretary Of State Samuel
Taylor, of Ohio, has advised the with
drawal Of Hunter and the nomination
OF Attorney General W. r. Taylor.
who Is a staunch supporter of the
present nominee.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-28

stories and nearly all of them sold for good
prices.
In 1858 he published his first volume, enti-
tied tHatchie, the Guardian Slave; or, the
Heiress of Bellevue This brought him 1880,
and was not very encouraging. But he went
to work as hard as ever, and soon published
his tales and sketches, entitled 'fIn Doors and
Out. 1t instantly became great success and
publishers began to besiege him. Strange to
say, he never thought of writing juvenile
books and the stories he first wrote were
fame and popularity would come from writing
for the young. When some one asked him
to write a juvenile story he fatty declined
because, as he explained, he had no inclina-
tfon whatever to do so. He afterward con-
fessed that he thought he would fail as
writer for young people. After great
persuasion he produced 1.-The Boat C1ub,"
which proved an immense success and led
him to devote his time almost exclusively to
this field of writing From this time he
produced the books that helped to build his
fortune and enhance his growing reputation.
Some Of his popular books are: ''The Great
Western, Upward and Onward" and the
Army and Navy" series, the Blue and
Gray" SERIES the starry Flag series, 'Riv-
erside Story Books" and many others that
ran through many editions.
1t was in 1865 that he gave up the master
ship of BOwditch school and went to Europe,
where he gathered material for his young
America Abroad SERIES Since then he has
visited Europe, Asia and Africa, and the
young people have all richly profted by these
Journeys in the good stories he afterwards
published.
"Oliver Optic" did not believe in inspira-
tional writing He first thought out his story
carefully and then he went to work rapidly
to complete it in detail. Although in his
18th year, he looked hearty up to the time
he was taken i'll. His blue eyes were very
expressive, and twinkled with humor while
he conversed. In 1916 he married Miss Sarah
Jenkins, of Dorchester, and was left a
widower in 1886 He leaves two daughters
and one is the wife Of Sol Smith Russell. In
1869 Mr.. Adams elected to the Massachu-
sets legislature from Dorchester, and de-
clined denomination. He was an editor three
times, from 1858 to 1865 Of the Student and
Schoolmate; from 1867 to 1875 of Oliver optics
Magazine, and from 1881 ne was connected
with the Russell Publishing company, edit
ing Our Little Ones. He has also been
Sunday school superintendent for over twenty
years.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-28
LULL IN KENTUCKY
NO SIGNIFICANT DEVELOPMENT IN
THE sQUABBLE FOR THE SEN
ATORSHIP.
CRISIS IS EXPECTED SOON.
BY WEDNESDAY 1T is BELIEVED
THERE WILL BE AN
ELECTION.

FRANKFORT, KY, March ia
majority of the members of the legis-
lature and visiting politicians went
home today to spend Sunday and
there was a lull in the senatorial con-
test in consequence. There was no
significant development in the situa-
ton after today's ballot. The crisis is
expected to come on any Of the first
three days Of next week, and an cleo
ton by Wednesday is being generally
considered as certain. DR.. Hunters
chances are not improved, notwith-
standing there has been some talk that
one, or possibly two gold Democrats
might vote for him.
There was little or no excitement
attendant on the fourth ballot today
The Hunter people realized from the
start that their man had no chance
of election, but with logged determina-
ton held on and prevented the election
of any one else. Many of the mem
bers of the general assembly made
pairs and left on the early trains for
their homes. The situation is practi-
cally unchanged, the six boiling Repub-
licans holding the key to the situation.
Senator Linney, who is a candidate for
public printer and who is one Of the
boilers, said this morning that Hunter
promised him anything within the gift
of the president Of he would vote for
him. Linney declined. A resolution
was offered by Representative Stiglitz
to adjourn the general assembly to
Louisville on account of reported small
pox in the penitentiary. 1t will not be
passed, as there is no truth in the
rumor.
When the ballot was taken it was
found that Hunter had only Sc votes,
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-28
BLAZED AWAY AT A MIRROR.
So the SalOOnist Had Stanton
Placed Behind Bars.


According to the story of William Thomas,
colored, who was acting bartender for
John Young, a saloonkeeper, at Labor Temple
he had narrow escape from death yester-
day morning. The appearance of the mirror
behind the bar substantiates the story. and
a result, John Stanton, formerly a partner
in the business, was arrested yesterday after
noon. on warrant charging him with willfuI
destruction of property.
Thomas says that Stanton drove up to the
saloon in a hack early yesterday morning.
He entered the saloon and ordered the drinks
for the crowd, which consisted of three other
men in the place. After being served Stan
ton, it is stated, refused to pay. Without
saying a word he backed up to the wall
opposite the bar and pulled out a 3S-caliber
revolver and pointed IL at the mirror. Thomas
was engaged in wiping off the top Of the bar
and did not notice what was going on until
he was commanded to get out of the way
Upon looking up he saw the revolver leveled
at the mirror. Thomas says he refused to
move, and at once Stanton began firing at
the glass. The bartender says he felt the
first two bullets whiz past his ear Five shots
in all were fired at the mirror each of which
shattered a portion of the glass. Thomas
ran around the end Of the bar and wrested
the revolver from the Infatuated man, who
made his escape as quickly as possible.
John Young, the present proprietor, soon
after swore out a warrant for Stanton's ar
rest on the charge of willfuI destruction Of
property, and late yesterday afternoon Officer
John Long placed Stanton in a cell at the
central station. In the complaint the value
of the mirror is placed at 800.
Young is an eX-policeman having been
relieved from duty last fall by Mayor Pratt,
who found him guilty of drunkenness. Stan
ton was Youngs partner until last Monday.
The latter says he does not know what
should have prompted Stantons rash deed
except it be in revenge for his having elected
Stanton's younger brother, Philip, from the
saloon last week 1t is claimed that Stanton
and another man tried to effect an entrance
into the saloon about 2 O'Clock yesterday
morning, but were frightened away by the
approach Of a policeman.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-28
OFFICE 20 SOUTH FOURTH STREET.
HERE IS A pUZZLER
TREASURER HULBERT WANTS TO
KNOW HOW TO APPORTION
CITY FUNDS.
DIVIDENDS FROM BANKS.
TO WHAT DEPARTMENTS MUST
THEY BE CREDITED, HE
ASKS.
BIG MILITARY TOURNAMENT.
University Cadets Prepare to Hold
One-ChaOs In Cooperative
COmpany's Books.

City Treasurer Hubert has asked
the city council to help him solve a
puzzle, which he has encountered, with
regard to the disposition to be made
Of the dividends from defunct banks
in which city money is tied up and the
$4,000 turned over to him by his pre-
decessor. The question is, how shall
these sums be apportioned among the
various funds so that each shall re-
ceive the amount due it. The appor-
tionment will be necessary for the rea-
son that no funds were kept separate,
except the library fund.
The question has developed into a
hard proposition, for the reason that
some of the funds were about ex-
hausted at the time Of the bank fail
ures, while others had large balances
on hand.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-28

Governor of Maryland Would Like
to BE Senator


ANNAPOLIS, Md, March 27-TIovd
w. LoWndes, governor of MARYLAND
mas formally declared his intention to
become candidate for the United
states senatorship to succeed Arthur
German, whose term expires March 4.
1889. The legislature which will fill
this important position will be elected
IN November next and will meet here
in January, 1898. The announcement
that Gov. Lowndes will try to get the
place bids fair to bring about an epoch
in Maryland politics.
Gov. Lowndes halls from Cumber-
land, in the extreme western part of
the state. So does George L. Yelling
ton. Mr.. Germans colleague in the
United States senate. There is a law
providing that each of the sections.
created by the Chesapeake bay shall
have one United States senator. This
law was overridden when Senator Well
ington was elected by the present leg
islature, and it will have to be over
ridden again, in order to give the other
senatorship to Gov. LoWndes. In spite
OF the $4,000 Mckinley majority in the
last campaign the Democrats claim
ability to secure a working majority In
the legislature at the next election. This
and the fact that a large part of the
state will be arrayed against giving
Allegheny county two Of the best Of
fetal plums in the gift Of the RepubIi-
can party Of Maryland, combine to
make the result very doubtful
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-28
Rea Must Close Up.

Judge Belden made an order yesterday
GUS creditors of the Bank Of New England.
1t is now several years since Alden j..
Blethen's venture went to smash. and John
P. Rea was given the charge of the winding
up of its affairs. All this time the creditors
have been made nervous by the slow motions
of the assignee and the expense attending
the litigation. Finally, after the last report
Of the assignee, some Of the creditors began to
take action and the result was that Judge
BeldeR made an order which will compel Mr.
Rea to close UP the affairs of the bank by
June 1 next This will force the matter to a
finish.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-28
SALTWATER NEWS.
Warm Weather Causing an Early
Breakup in the Lake.

Mrs. Christian Hack, Of South Saltwater,
died yesterday of consumption. She was
forty-six years of age and is survived by a
husband and several children.
Several country schools that were closed
last week. owing to the impossible condition
of roads, will start up again tomorrow.
The ice in Lake ST. Croix is rotting rapidly,
and week or ten days Of warm weather
rising at the rate of about five inches per
day. and now registers almost nine feet
above low water mark
Mrs. Helen Campbell will give a lecture at
Mrs. Helen McCluer's tomorrow afternoon
under the auspices of the Ladies Reading
club. Her subject will be Household Dec
orations and Furnishings"
The new members of Stillwater's city coun-
ell will take their seats April 10, and are
now being besieged by an army of office
seekers. Any number of candidates can be
found for each Office, and several states that
have been made up by the Republican ma
jority have been busted i
The sympathies Of Saltwater people have
largely been with Hastings in the fourth
insane hospital fight, and Gov. Clough's &C
ton in vetoing the hospital bill was severely
criticised in this city yesterday
Mrs. Austin jerks returned Friday from
a short visit with her daughter, Mrs. Buck,
in Minneapolis.
j. G. Rhodes Jr. was a guest of relatives
in Kasota, Mimi, the past week.
Mrs. Clara Gish-Ewing, of Mankato, Mimi,
is a guest of Saltwater friends.
Lewis Foge, of Chicago, a former resi-
dent Of Saltwater, is here brief visit.
The Presbyterian society met with Mrs.
Otis Staples Thursday afternoon.
Mrs. John s. erode OF st. Paul, was a
guest OF Mrs. Theresa Piper a part of the
week.
D. A. Blakeney spent a part of the week
in Minneapolis.
Mrs. L. B. Castle entertained large num-
Der of friends Thursday evening in honor of
Mrs John R. Cunningham who resided in
Saltwater many years ago. The evening was
spent in a social way dancing and games
proving a pleasant pastime. Refreshments
were served at a seasonable hour.
Saltwater and Rev. G. A. Cressy, Of St
Paul Park. left for the Rainy lake country
a few days ago. They win be absent about
a month.
VIII Perlee has gone to Moline, H., where
he has secured a position with the lumber
firm of Dimmock & Gould
Company KS indoor base ball team will
play game at the armory in this city next
Saturday evening with a team from Company
G, Of Red Wing.
Mrs. Barney Waters, of st. Paul, visited
in Saltwater a part of the week.
Mrs. ]. A. OShaughnessy has gone to
Fergus Falls on q visit.
Mrs. Harry Robertson entertained the AL
tar Guild Of Ascension Church yesterday
afternoon.
Douglass Greeley, of Pine City, is visiting
relatives in this city.
Mrs Frank H. Lemon gave a luncheon
Friday in honor of her mother, Mrs. G. NJ
Seymour
Mrs. George H. Sullivan is visiting rela-
tives at Madison, Wis.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-28


Oliver Optics fame extends to the old
world and many Of his stories have been
translated into other languages. His name
was William Taylor Adams and for thirty
years he has resided in Dorchester, a suburb
of Boston.
He made his fame and fortune writing I'M
der the pen name Of "Oliyer Optic" and un-
like many literary men, did not have any
literary ambition when he began to write.
He said himself that his success was a great
surprise to him. In speaking of his first at
tempt at story writing, time ago, he
stated that all the stories for the young as a.
rule. made the pirate or the outcast the hero.
1t threw the halo over the wicked hero and
appealed to the sympathies of the reader.
I considered these books very bad he
added, because they brought the reader in
sympathy with the evil. Now, my idea was
that stories just exciting could be written
without any of these evil tendencies. In fact
can truthfully say have never written
story which would excite the love, admiration
and sympathy of the reader for an evil per-
son or a bad character. I have never made
hero whose moral character whose lack
Of high aims or purposes could mislead the
young reader. This has been my standard
and however others may regard it, I deem it
a safe one"
He was born in Midway, Mass, July 80.
1922. His ancestors came from England in
1880 to escape what was known as 1.-THE
Green Dragon Persecution, and settled in
Quincy. Mass. Henry Adams had several
sons, and one settled in Midway, the direct
ancestor of "Oliver Optic" Another son re-
NAMED in Quincy and was the ancestor of
two presidents of the United States. For a
time "Oiver Optics father was a hotel
keeper, and afterwards kept the famous
Lambs tavern, In Boston. In the latter place
William attended the public schools and early
exhibited fondness for athletic sports It
was his delight when he had leisure to stroll
along the quays and whaTves and listen to
the yarns Of sailors and seafaring men. He
also learned nautical lore and heard strange
tales OF phantom ships. After his father left
Boston he went to Roxbury, to live on a
farm, and there the future writer found much
delight for several years. He wished to go
to college, and had to give it UP and go to
teaching school for a livelihood.
After he became a pedagogue he wrote his
first story for q magazine, called The Mon
itor." This was followed by other stories but
they did not attract any attention. His father
opened hotel, the Adams house, and he
helped to run it. Finally William and his
brother had charge of the hotel, and, it is
said, they kept such good hotel they failed.
This caused William to teach school again
and for many years he was a careful and
useful instructor. The first money he ever
received for a story was Sc. and this was paid
to him by the editor of The True Flag. He
saw that he had struck the right vein, and
he continued to write assiduously, devoting
much time in the evening to composition 1t
is said that he has written over 1,000 short