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The news & observer., 1897-05-06
STATE NEWS.

A clean sweep was made in the Kin
ston depot. Master Jacob Dawson was
retired as messenger boy, and Master
Mike Mewborne was put in his place. AT
Newbern Mr.. e. w. Chadwick, an old
Kinston boy, was retired for G. NJ. Dock
ham.-Kinston Free Press.
News comes from Nash county that
there was a severe cyclone in the eastern
part of that county last Saturday. Con-
siderable damage was done to all kinds of
property-fences, timber, and houses es-
pecially-but there was no loss of life.
The coasting schooner Geo. M. Adams,
from Boston for Fernandina in ballast, is
stranded one mile South of Nags Head,
ON the coast Of North Carolina. The YES
sci lies we'll up on the beach. The Life
savers rescued the crew. The Adams
is three-masted craft, haihng from
Bath, where she was built in 1881. Her
managing owners are Adams and Hotch-
cock.-Newbern Journal.
Cards have been issued to the com
mencement exercises of Littleton High
School and Business Institute, May 10,
and 90. Prof. J. B. Carlyle, Of the Wake
Forest Faculty, will deliver the literary
address Wednesday night. The clos
ing exercises will be held on Thursday
night. The Marshals are N. w. Shearin,
chief; r. e. Emerson, III. L. Sutton,
A. L. Peacock and s. D. RAen. ~
The news & observer., 1897-05-06
MIR. FREWEN'S ARGUMENT.

only leading advocate of bi-metallism,
but is an authority accepted on both
sides of the Atlantic. Elsewhere in to-
days paper we surrender space to his
latest communication written to the
Washington Post. 1t is the second of a
series of letters, the first of which we
copied few weeks ago.
Those who are in doubt about the
benefits offered in bi-metallism will find
that Mr. Frewen's articles throw a
food of light on the question. Those who
comforted and strengthened in the faith.
The news & observer., 1897-05-06
WE GO FORWARD.

1t is good news that comes to us froIh
High Point and Washington, both towns
having voted to tax themselves for the
establishment and support Of graded
schools. We hear that in High Point the
proposition carried by a vote in the pro-
portion of 16 to Ia lucky proportion!
1t is also reported that the colored voters
were unanimous in supporting the schools
in that town with solitary exception,
and that shortly before the polls closed
this one begged the poll-holders to let
him change his vote.
High Point, as a fourishing manufac-
turing centre, and Washington as grow
ing truck, fish, lumber and shipping
point, are among the best towns in the
State They needed only a system of
good public schools to make them as
near perfect as towns get to be in this
section.
In August there is to be vote in
every township, not now maintaining
schools by special tax, ITO increase the
school tax. One of the provisions of the
law being that for every dollar raised by
taxation one dollar will come from the
State Treasury. With this inducement
to increase their local school fund, every
township in the State ought to vote the
increase The schools must be longer and
better if illiteracy is to decreased and
bad government be averted.
The vote in High Point and Washing
ton show the growth of public sentiment
in two of the best towns. 1t is indicative
of the sentiment in all towns and town
ships where the people are alive to their
highest interests.
The news & observer., 1897-05-06
NO HURRY ABOUT DINGLEY BILL.



While all sorts of guesses are being
made as to the lenth of time that the
tariff bill will be debated in the Senate.
there is no reason as yet to change the
prediction repeatedly made in The Post
that it will be the LIST day of July or even
later before the bill passes that body.
Even with an ordinary debate on the in
numera BILE schedules, several weeks will
necessarily be occupied. A glance at the
records of the various tariff bills of the
past indicates that even without oppOsi-
tiOn the time consumed in consideration
is much longer than the advocates of
prompt action are willing to concede in
this case. The facts are Instructive:
Walker tariff bill debated in the Senate
fifteen days.
Mills tariff bill debated in the Senate
forty-one days.
Mckinley bill debated in the Senate
forty-four days.
Wilson bill debated in the Senate nine
ty-three days.
The Mckinley bill was in conference
about three weeks, and the Wilson bill
remained in conference six weeks. 1t is
expected that the Dingley bill, after it
passes the Senate, viii be in conference
about month.
The news & observer., 1897-05-06
GOV. RUSSELL AND THE RAIL
ROAD COMMISSION.
THE Caucasian.)


We trust that Governor Russell will
urge the Railroad Commission to take up
the question of passenger and freight
rate reduction without further delay.
One member of the Commission is a Pop
ulist, another is DIR. Abbott, who was
Governor RusselPs selection for the place,
therefore majority of the Commission
should favor a just and equita BILE reduc-
ton. The last legislature betrayed the
people on this and other important mat
tiers, but the Commission has power to
act and should do it without delay. We
commend to the careful consideration of
the Governor and the Commission the
able speech recently made by Mr.. Bryan
before the Supreme court of the United
States. He took the position that rates
should be based ON the present value Of
the road (what it would cost to reproduce
them) and not on their watered and ficti-
tious capital. This position is just both
to the roads and to the public.
MARION BUTLER.
The news & observer., 1897-05-06
OHIO POLITICS.
Your Uncle Mark Hanna Wll not Have
Walk-over in the Buckeye State.
Chicago Recom)

1Our uncle Mark Hanna Will not Have
Walk-oyer in the Buckeye State.
Chicago RecoM.)
Washington, May 3.-Ohio politicians
understand that ex-Representative Paul
SOrg of Hamilton is to be the Democratic
candidate for Governor at the next cleo
ton. Mr.. SOrg is a silent man. He is
one Of the most unassuming quiet and
imOffensive gentlemen in existence, not
withstanding the fact that he has an in
come of nearly $1,O00,O0O a year from
the manufacture of plug tobacco, in a
business that he has built up for himself
While he was in Congress Mr.. Sorg never
made speech or a motion, and intro
duced very few bills, but he was popular
and quite influential. At election time
he always rolls out big barrel, with
a big bung-hOle wide open, and he never
asks the boys what they did with the
money he gave them before. It's pleas
ure to work for such a gentleman, and if
candidate, Gov. Bushnell will have a hard
pull to get through.
1t is also understood that the rotund
and rosy Tom Johnson of Cleveland is
going to compete for the senatOrship with
John Mclean, which will also add to the
interest Of the election, for although Mr.
johnson is not the most consistent politi-
clan in the world, he always makes things
lively, and when he goes for a thing he
likes to get it.
WILLIAM f. CURTIS.
The news & observer., 1897-05-06

Doctor-"Au that your daughter needs
is alittle diversion, change-you UNDER
stand"
Mother"Yes; 1 presume you mean
that she is lovesick and requires change
Of uame."
The news & observer., 1897-05-06

Whene YER the truth 10 made knswa.
God 10 speakins-Ram's Hsrn.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-02-25
A SMART ARITHMETIC MAN.
The Story Of Chinaman's Propcrty-wa,
Il Divided Correctly?

It Divided Correctly?
A Chinaman died, leaving his prop
erty by will to his three sons, as fol-
lows, says Harper's Round Table:
ITO Fuenhuen, the Oldest, one-hal,
thereof; to Nupin, the second son, one
third thereof, and to Ding-bat his
youngest, one-ninth thereof"
When the property was inventoried II
was found to consist Of nothing more OF
less than II elephants, and it puzzled
those three heirs how to divide the
property according to the terms Of the
will without chopping up II elephants
and thereby seriously imparing their
value. Finally they applied to a wise
neighbor, Suenpunk, for advice. Suen-
punk had an elephant Of his own. He
drove it into the yard with the II and
said:
Now, we will suppose that your "a
ther left these IS elephants; Fuenhuen,
take your half and depart" So Fuen-
heun took nine elephants and went
his way.
"Now, Nupin," said the wise man,
take your third and CO." So Nupin
took six elephants and travelled.
Now, Ding-bat" said the wise man,
take your ninth and BECOME" So
Ding-bat took two elephants and va
moosed. Then Suenpunk took his own
elephant and drove him home again.
Query: Was the property divided &C
cording to the terms OF the will?
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-02-25
THE PRINCESS LOVES ANIMALS.
Her Fondness for Old Pets and Proves
In the Hunt,

her rondness Tor Old Pets and Proves
In the Hunt.
A writer in Cassers Family Magazine
deals pleasantly with the subject OF
the horses of the princess of Wales.
The princess bay pony, fluffy" is now
% years of age. He is past work and is
having a high old time of it. He
stands about Is hands high,
and has been the first fayorite
of the princess for the 16 years
he has been in her service. He knows
his mistress as well as any of her dogs
do, and, if allowed, would follow her
anywhere. He is too old to work now
and has had his shoes taken off finally
but still lives a most luxurious life, con.
stantly visited and fed by his mistress
who never allows an old favorite to be
killed. Mr.. Jessop mentions incident
ally that it may not be generally known
that the princess is q most intrepid
rider to hounds. Her light weight and
hands, coupled with the high-class
horses she rides and her own fearless
spirit, enables her TO keep almostinvari.
ably in the first fight. In fact during
a fast run she as rule leads the field
and many fox's mask and brush dec
crate her private apartments to testify
to her prowess. Neither does weather
daunt her. Upon notably bad day
last winter Prince George was the only
one of large party who faced with his
mother the storm which prevailed al
the time fixed for the meet.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-02-25
Cold and La Grippe.

The season for colds and lagrippe
has now arrived.
La Grippe is paralysis of the
sympathetic nervous system, with
local evacerbatiODS. 1t is this that
accounts for its multifOrm manifesto
tions-as, general debility, colds
pneumonia, stomach trouble, hea IT
failure, ETC., the weakest organ in the
body being generally the point of
attack.
All the treatments are sympathetic
stimulants and tones, and the most
active and available Of these are:
Triquimia Pain Specific, a tablet
every three or four hOuls,(5O cts a
box.
If there is cold take TriQuimla
Cough Cure, a tablet alternately with
the Pain Specific. rs cents box.)
The above is the treatment for Or
binary cases, and usually cures in
about twelve hours.
In complicated cases other remedies
are required.
If the lungs ase seriously involved,
apply mustard plaster, or Triquimia
Ointment, which is better. $50 cents
a tube.
II there is much nervous depression
take a tablet of TriQuimia Vital
alum after each meal. (5O cents a
box.
The above treatment will cure the
worst cases.
Ii there are symptom of malaria,
and no cold. omit the Cough Cure and
take Ague Cure. Us scents box
In all cases the Pain Specific is to bt
continued in conjunction with the
other remedies here prescribed. II
is the main reliance.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-02-25
CHRISTMAS HAD NO TERRoRs.
How She Positively Knew That He Loved
Her

Her.
And it came to pass, says the Balti.
more News. that the meek-eyed youth
looked upon the glorious girl while her
cheeks were red and he spake unto her,
saying: "Fairest creature upon earth,
wilt thou be my beauteous bride?"
And the glorious girl made swift an.
swer, saying: Not, o Reginald! not
until you have given me positive proof
that you love me-"
And the face of the glorious girl was
even as the wild lily of the untrodden
forest for coyness, but her voice was
like unto the tax collectors for firmness.
And the meek-eyed youth looked him
far away into the henceforth, for great
fear was with him, and in his wailing
woe he was fain to end it all.
And It came to pass that in that dark
est moment Q great light dawned upon
him and he spake unto the glorious
girl, saying: "Lest, peradventure, thou
misunderstandst me, again do soy, be
my beauteous bride. AS for proof that
Hove thee, fair one, let me draw your at
tention to the fact that Christmas is
scarce two weeks hence-dostwan moro
proof"
And straightway the glorious girl
nestled close to his more or less manly
breast, and even as she nestled. she
spake, saying: Thou art indeed brave.
Most men would have waited till after
Christmas; but you-ouchl You
mustn't muss my hair. dearl"
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-02-25
WHAT OUR FAIR DID.
Taught the People the Lesson of Enthu-
siasm and Appreciation.

Taught the People the Lesson OF Entnu-
siasm and Appreciation.
1t is but a couple of years since the
vision of the White City of Chicago end
ed in fame and smoke or vanished be-
fore the rains of winter, and yet already
the dream is materializing, the pheniS
has risen from the ashes by Lake Mich.
igan to fly from city to city, wherein
the plaster and stucco of the Columbias
palaces are becoming enduring stone,
says Scribner's. The great educational
institutions have opened the way, moi
only with plan, but also with realiza.
ton, with colleges in New York, anil
the beautiful library Of Boston, and
with the huge and magnificent pile
which has arisen beside the national
capitol.
But although some Of these buildingi
were projected and designed before the
worlds fair grew into being, the latter
has taught to the people that shall visit
them the lesson Of enthusiasm and ap
probation; above all, Of that enthu
siasm which results in a common di
rection, Of that interpretation whict
results in harmony. Harmony was thu
great lesson of the Columbian city; thu
architects joined hands, and In tht
court Of honor each of the great build
ings assumed greater beauty and sig
nifcance from the fellowship OF thu
charming palaces that surrounded 1t.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-02-25
The Engineers.
Daily Journal, Wednesday

Daily Journal, Wednesday.
The Journals article last Friday
giving some historical information
concerning the local B. Of LIZ. lodge
was heartily appreciated by the rail
road men, and with the assistance Of
Engineer Weddle we have looked up
some interesting information relative
to the B. of L. LIE. lodge in this city,
which cannot fail to be of equal in.
tereSt to our many railroad subScrib-
ers, as well as to the public in general.
1t should be remembered that the
B. of LIE. and the B. of LIZ. prac-
tically control the engineers and fire.
mems positions on nearly every rail-
way system in the United States, and
is consequently a very powerful and
important organization. There are a
few roads where Brotherhood men are
tabooed, growing Out of difficulties
arising from some strike, but in spite
of this fact thelpOwerful influence OF
the Brotherhood has great weight
even with roads where Brotherhood
men are not employed. So careful are
these organizations of the efficiency
of their members, that the very fact
that an engineer or fireman belongs
to the Brotherhood is taken as GER
tifcate that he is 6rst-class engineer
or knows his business as fireman,
Persons addicted to the excessive USE
Of intoxicating liquors are not allowed
to join or belong to these Brother
hoods, and this fact is Of itself suffic
lent evidence Of its members sObriety
The local lodge Of engineers and fire
men are representative bodies Of
Brotherhood railway employees, and II
cannot be said OF them that they are
not model men 10 any community
The Brotherhoods aim at social anC
fraternal ideality, and they have &C
complished much toward that end
But to get at the history OF the loca
B. Of LIE:
The lodge here was organized oil
the afternoon of May Is, 1887, will
sixteen charter members, by Georg,
Lyons, then chief engineer of Division
l79 at Parsons, assisted by c. II. How
lett OF the same division. 1t wa
named Wellington Division No. 344
and was differed as f0llIws: D. G
Parker, C.E.; q. T. Nixon, LIST E.
John Blake, I'd E.; F. f. Coulson, Is
A.E.; James T. Hanna, I'd A.E.; E.S
Juleson, Sd A.E.; F. W. Nixon, G.
W. H. Raub, Chap; John Blake, s
Of l. They were installed by John G
McNiel OF Division 100.
The following were charter men
bers: W. Q. Logan, D. G. Parker, I
S. Juleson, F. F. Coulson, M. I
Browning, W. Fl. Keeyer, c. T. Nixor
C. B. Baker, james T. Hanna, job
Blake. VIM. H. Raub, f. W. Nixor
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-02-25
Col. Harris Views.

The Kansas City Times prints the
following interview with Col. W. A.
Harris, our new Populist senator, CIV
ing his views on the issues of the day,
Col. Harris is as sound as a dollar and
the VOICE predicts he will leave his
impression on legislation for the next
six years: He said:
81 want to see the government ac-
cOrding to the law of 1862 take
possession Of the Pacific road. This
is matter Of justice to the people,
and would prove valuable object les
son In transportation affairs.
81 want to see the income tax made
permanent feature of 90 sernmental
policy, whether it be by amendments
to the constitution or some other
method.
81 want to see silver restored to its
former position as full money metal
without limitations. Twill cooperate
with every effort to bring this about
by International agreement, but am
not in favor of making our action de-
pendent upon such an agreement.
L am 10 favor Of tariff legislation
which, in conjunction with the in
come tax and internal revenues anC
other duties, will provide ample reve
nues for all purposes of the govern
ment. There should never be {
shadow of doubt concerning the suf
ficiency of the governmental income
81 shall strenuously oppose the retir
ing of the greenback and TREASURY
notes in any form.
u believe in a strong navy. / hay,
seen by experience that opinion anC
esteem Of foreign nations are largel.
upon what they actually see of tn
power and strength Of other govern
ments. The sight Of a first class man
of-war In the harbors OF the smalle
powers occasionally protects our citi
zens abroad, and tends to maintain
that due deferenceto our importanc
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-02-25

A. E. Alden, David Gillett, james G.
Kelly and John E. Dunwell. Logan
is now retired from railrOading and is
running a hotel in Cherryvale. Par
ker, Juleson, COulson, Browning, G.
T. Nixon, Baker, Hanna, Blake and
F. W. Nixon are all running engines
out Of Chanute. Keever is now sta
tiOnary engineer ut the Etna mills in
this city. Raub is running an engine
on the COffeyville branch out Of
Cherryvale. Alden is running an en-
CINE between Cleburne and Dallas,
Tex, on the G. G. He held down the
job as round house foreman at Gle
burne for awhile since leaving here.
Gillett holds the throttle on engine
Y, out of Wellington to Woodward
on the passenger run. Kelley was
running an engine out OF Osawatomie
on the Missouri Pacific until three
years ago, when he died suddenly at
Osawatomie. Dunwell is running a
pusher on the hill out OF Chillicothe.
ILL.,, for the Santa Fe.
John Nixon, father of the Nixon
boys mentioned above, was charter
member of the first lodge ever organ
lied in the United States, at Detroit,
Mich, August II, 1863, known as the
brotherhood Of the Footboard."
The first man initiated by the local
lodge was j. NJ. Boswell, father Of the
Buswell boys. He was taken in as a.,
member July "a, 1887.
Two OF the members Of the local
lodge have attained positions Of much
honor in the Brotherhood. J. NJ.
Boswell was in 1891 chosen for the
position OF chairman Of the board of
adjustment OF the Santa Fe system
proper He held this position for Two
years and 10 1893 was given the chair
manship Of the executive committee,
with Jurisdiction over the entire
Santa Fe system, including all the
leased lines and every foot of road
operated by the Santa Fe company in
the Uuited States. This position he
also held for two years and In '95 was
reelected, but declined to again ac.
cept the honor. II. Z. Hansen. who
at present resides here, was recently
elected to the responsible positions Of
secretary and treasurer Of the state
legislative,b board OF engineers. This
board Is made up Of conservative men
from different divisions 10 the state.
and its purpose Is to prevent II nossi.
ole any state legislation calculated TO
injure railway interests. Mr.. Hansen
Is at present 10 Topeka attending TO
his official duties. He will hold his
position two years.
The officers Of Division No. 344 Al
present are: Charles Weddle, C.E:
Z: "A. Marsh, lSt E.; Sherman Lupher,
"a e.; J. N. McCarty, 1st A.E.: Ar.
thur Anderson, I'd A.E.; l. W. Scud.
DER, Sd A.E.; Steve Barner, G.; A. E.
Aldridge, Chap; II. E. Hansen,
,, C.G.C. and ST.. The lodge is In good
shape financially and is in fine condi-
{, tion otherwise.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-02-25

WHICH very often prevents more OF
less hostile action. This is the fea-
ture which even more than the pos
slbilites of war make it desirable to
have strong navy as preserver Of
public peace.
Il am anxious, if possible, to see the
restrictions imposed by Great Britain
and other foreign powers upon our
meat products entirely removed. The
orders in council of Great Britain
which require our live cattle to be
slaughtered within ten days at the
port Of entry, under the pretext that
they are diseased, or can possibly be
infected and communicate disease to
their cattle, is fraud, and it works
tremendous injury upon our cattle in
terests. If our cattle were permitted
to 60 into the interior and rest and
recover from the effects Of the voyage,
1t would improve their quality and re-
lieve glutted market at times, and
add sl5 to $40 per head to their value.
A very large and desirable trade 10
stock cattle, or what the English PEG.
pie call store cattle, would also spring
up, and would be Of great value to us
in maintaining fair price to produc-
erS OF such cattle here, and wonld be
of great value also to the breeders of
England.
81 have personal knowledge of the
desire on the part Of many English
and Scotch farmers, in fact, / believe
the greater part Of them, for larger
supplies Of breeding cattle. They
have attempted to get from Canada
stock Of this character, and have
wanted access to American supplies.
In this way both sides would derive a
benefit from the removal Of the pres.
ent restriction.
II have been for years an enthusiast
on the subject Of the Nicarauguan
canal. / have personal knowledge of
the work to be done, and regard it as
the duty OF our government to revive
the Zavalla treaty, which gave our
government control over strip of
land twelve miles wide through the
territory Of Nicaragua and Costa
Rica. This government should look
upon this as practically an extension
of the mouth of the Mississippi river
to the Pacific coast, and it should no
more be given into the hands OF pri-
vate corporation than any part of the
Mississippi river itself. Ishall oppose
any such measure as that now pend
ing, guaranteeing the bonds of pri-
vate corporation for that purpose.
III feel especially DESTROYS of seeing
the telegraph system of the United
States become a part of the postal SER
vice. This was urgently recommended
by Cave Johnson, postmaster general
under President Polk, and has been
frequently recommended by post mas.
tiers general since that time. 1t is in
accord with the practice of every
civilized power, and has been justified
beyond any controversy by practical
results.
Gas to the constitutional measures
regulating the Supreme court, cleo.
tion of senators and all measures that
tend to remove the power from the
people, believe in the doctrines
enunciated by Patrick Henry 10 the
debates on the adoption of the consti-
tuition in Virginia. Time has proven
the prophetic wisdom of that grand
man Of the people"