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People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-02-18
After Drinking Clubs.

A bill regulating the manufacture
and sale of intoxicating liquors in this
state, which is far more stringent
than the present law, wa, introduced
in the senate last week by Senator
Armstrong, Pop of Barton county.
One Of the provisions is especially
adapted TO drinking clubs and rem
derS the maintenance of such clubs in
this state impossible.
This provision provides that every
person who shall directly or indirectly
keep or maintain, or by associating or
combining with others, who shall in
any manner aid or abet in keeping or
maintaining any club room or other
place in which intoxicating liquor is
received or kept for the purpose of
gift, barter or sale, or for distribution
or division among members, shall be
deemed guilty of misdemeanor aud
fined not less than 500 or more than
$500, or be imprisoned in the county
Jail not less than thirty days or more
than one year.
The bill further provides that all
fines and costs shall constitute a lien
upon real estate owned by such person
or persons who may be members of
such clubs. And 10 case any person
shall knowingly let or lease any build
ing for the use of drinking clue the
premises Of such person may be sub.
ject to lien for fine and costs, and may
be sold to satisfy such fine and costs.
Another section Of the bill provides
that any person who shall take an
order for intoxicating liquors from
any person except those authorized
by law shall be guilty of misdemean-
or and punished accordingly.
The bill also provides that when
ever the father, brother, sister, wife.
husband or other relative of any per.
son shall notify any druggist or drug
gists that the said person uses
intoxicating liquors as a beverage,
and fOrbids the sale of liquor tc such
person, it shall be unlawful for such
druggist or druggists to sell the same
to the person named.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-02-18
Sent to the RefOrmatorY.

Clarence Robinson, the young man
charged with stealing cattle of the
Holland farm, plead guilty in district
court Monday morning end was sent to
the Hutchinson refOrmatory. His
bond, which had previously been de-
clared forfeited by the court, was REIN
stated when it was learned that sick.
ness prevented his appearance at the
time the case was first set for trial.
Judge Burnette, in passing sentence.
stated that upon the Recommendation
of the reformatOry board any time in
the future, saying that he was ODE.
dent to the rules and was making a
reasonable effort to reform. be would
gladly sign an urder for his release.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-02-18
Five Drops.

1T is not often that we recommend
in these columns anything OF a med
icinal character. but the reports that
We hear of the efficacy of the remedy
called IS drops" are so unusual that
We cannot resist the impulse to give
it special mention 10 this issue. For
the diseases mention in the adyer-
tisement remedy seems to have jumped
iotopOpular favor With a single bound,
and its success is deserved, for it has
performed some remarkable cures. IS
drops" is manufactured by the Swan
son Rhuematic Cure Co., l67 Dear
burn St., Chicago and the company
has the highest reputation for hon.
esty in all business transactions. y
Silver knight Waterman, Washing
ton, d. c.. September, '96.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-02-18
EmpOria Clergy Bounced.

There is a stir in ministerial and
religious circles in EmpOria that
threatens to cause almost a religious
war. The ministers have had an ar
rangement with the library commit
tee for The use Of the library room as
a meeting place for the last five years
and have paid a certain agreed sum
for the privilege thus involved.
They were in session Monday when
the city's envoy appeared and init
mated in the most diplomatic Ian
guage at his command that the minis
tiers had become persona non grata to
the library committee and that the
relations heretofore existing would
have TO be terminated. Now the
question is: What's the matter with
the preachers? The preachers don't
seem to know. A prominent member
OF the association, after the meeting,
went to leading member Of the
library committee and subjected him
to the pumping process, but with lit
tie success. The committeeman let
out several broad hints, but would
make no definite statements. But
the ministers are still inquisitive,
and they have appointed a smelling
committee. The ministerial associa-
ton embraces all Of the protestant
ministers of the city.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-02-18
SP0KES AND SPROCKETS.
When the days langth n.
Thoughts Of wheels begin 10 sire

When the days langth n,
Thoughts OF wheels begin to strengthen.
1t is said that another bicycle and
repair shop is to be opened in this
city soon.
If the ordinance had been passed
prohibiting riders from using the
side walks, our wheelmen would have
had hard time getting around these
muddy days.
Harold and Walter Herrick came
home Saturday. Walter brought his
wheel aud expects to stay for some
time, but from the looks of the roads
he will not have much use for his bike.
Louis Gimm defeated Teddy Hale
in match race recently, the distance
being one hundred miles. Hale is the
winner of the Madison Square six-day
race. Grimm is az American rider.
Louisville, KY, has a bicycle rider
who rides in the winter, and has done
50 with the mercury at fifteen degrees
below zero, dressed the same as when
walking. He says he may stop winter
riding when he gets older, but being
youth of %, will continue for the
present.
WatertOwn, NY. has freak whom
they call Jack the Nipper." Jack
has a pleasant habit of taking wheels
left on the outside of buildings, and
after carrying them to some nearby
alley cutting out the spOkes and steal.
ing the hubs. He does not do this for
profit as the parts are found lying
around the streets afterward. We
hope Jack" will be ''nipped."
CHAINBRAKE,
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-02-18

For twenty long years my wife suffered I'M
told fortunes from Seistica and Neuralgia.
and thank God for the day that your heay.
en-sent remedy fell into my hands, for It
completely cured her lam q minister OF
the Gospel. and when find any who sliFer.
cannot help but recommend g DROPS. for
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-02-18

iron, calcium, aluminium, glacium
and fifteen other metals not known to
science and whose qualities have not
yet been determined by thediscoverer.
Mr.. Brazelle intends to settle the
mining question and the gold ques-
ton by Matching out the desired met
ais out Of his incubator, and he prom
ises that within ten years no mine
will be in operation and that the
government will have to demonetize
both gold and silver, as it will then
be manufactured in such great guam.
titles that it will be as common as
clay, from which it sprung.
In pursuing bis investigation, Mr..
Brazelle finds that nature knows no
color ana that all metals are primar-
lily white like silver. From his
crucible in which he treated clay he
has taken fifteen new metals and
all the known ones. His Investigations
lead him to the conclusion that there
are but three primary metals-copper,
lead ard iron-which cannot be re-
solved into compound parts. The
accepted chemistry teaches that
there are seventy-tive simple or pri-
mary metals which cannot be reduced
to parts. Mr.. Brazelle reduces that
number to three.
Take gold for example. 1t is con-
sidered primary metal. No acid
will dissolve it except aqua regia.
Yet Mr.. Brazelle finds that gold is a
compound and not a simple substance.
1t is made up Of two unknown Quan-
titles. There is 50 per cent of one,
which he terms 2X and 20 per cent of
the other, which be terms IN. The
lX will not dissolve in aqua regia and
no other known acid will phase it.
Both TX and * are white when sep.
arated. In composition they take on
the hue Of gold. Mr.. Brazelle finds
that siyer contains three parts, all
white, mixed 10 about equal proper.
tiOns. The * Of the silver mixed
with the IN reduced from the gold
will again produce the yellow metal.
From clay Mr.. Brazelle is able to pro-
duce the TX and the 2X contained in
natural gold, and by uniting them
produces the real article.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-02-18
Mayfield Local Union.

The following is the program for
the the Local Union to be held in the
c. P. church at Mayfeld, Kan, March
!, 1897:
Song-Male Quartette.
Addres.-H, L. Cobean.
Recitati0n-Anna Abel.
Duet-Lillie Rose, Mollie Neel.
Select Reading-Irena Vanausdall.
Observation-Disclosures Fuss.
Paper-Maggie Williamson.
Observation-Disclosures Parker.
Paper. H. Adams.
Select Reading-Mrs. II. ]. McNair.
Song-Male Quartette.
Prayer Meeting--I. R Heasty.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-02-18
Attempted Suicide,

Friday night about u o'clock, the
little Uurly-haired courtesan known
as '"TOpsy," occupying rooms upstairs
in the Standard block, drank an ounce
and Ealf of laudanum with suicidal
intent. 1t was only after much labor
gu the part of those present, with the
assistance of Or. W. NJ. Martin, that
her life was saved. Strenuous efforts
have been made TO keep the matter
quiet owing to the presence in her
rooms at the time of several persons
OF good repute, but the VOICE sue
ceeded in learning the facts in the
case.
A party OF men were in the rooms
occupied by the girl in question and
another woman about u o'clock Fri
day night when "TOpsy" went to a
shelf and procured bottle of lauda-
Dum. She put the bottle to her lips
and drank the entire contents. turn
ing to the party and eXclaiming, See
what I've DONE" As soon as it was
learned that she had drank laudanum
there was almost panic among the
men present, but fortunately someone
had presence Of mind enough to sum
mon physician. DR.. Martin was
notified and after working with her
over Two hours he succeeded in get
ting her out of danger She is now
well and looking as though nothing
had happened. While DR.. Martins
arrival was being awaited two of the
men IN her rooms walked her up and
down the hall and kept her from 20
ing to sleep from the effects OF the
drug.
"TOpSy" came here recently from
Wichita, and was staying at the
resort south of the city until a few
weeks ago. when she and her partner
secured rooms in the Standard block,
where they have been holding out
ever since. She is well known 10
Arkansas City and Winfield. This i:
said to be her third attempt at suicide
She gives no reason for her actions.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-02-18
OVER THE COUNTY.

Conway Springs needs a COW ordi-
nance.
The Rome singing class has worn
itself out.
The Milan pOstoffice is causing a
great deal Of worry also.
The Belle PLANE Defender enlarged
to six-column folio last week.
The Presbyterians will begin a
series of meetings in Mulvane the
18th.
The Conway Springs merchants are
about to crowd Editor Cline out Of
print.
Mr.. Newman Of Mulvane, holds the
dual Office Of city marshal and street
scayenger.
L. F. Baugh, the South Haven
druggist, is TO put 10 branch drug
store at Hunnewell.
Twenty stitches we're necessary TO
sew up the lip Of a Conway Springs
lad who fell of roof.
The usually quiet and respectable
little village of Perth is up in arms
over a case Of dog poisoning
A stage line has been operating be-
tween South Haven and Caldwell
since the Frisco quit business.
Mayfeld is to have a new black
smith, who expects TO weld a fortune
when spring blowing commences.
Mr.. Ransom Of Mulvane, will re-.
move to Wichita in the near future,
where his name will be more at home.
The delay in resuming operations
on the Frisco road is claimed to be
due to the sickness Of one of the en-
plOyes.
John Myers and O. BeesOn Of Cald-
well, have formed d partnership 10 be
known as the Caldwell Real Estate
Exchange.
The Conway Springs Star thinks
more patents are issued to residents
of the Springs than to any other COM
munity 10 the county.
The Methodist meetings closed
Friday night at Mulvane with twen-
ty-twO conversions and nineteen ac-
ceSSiODs tC the church.
Walter Mcdaniel, a Caldwell young
man, had $4,000 in money and $50
acres OF land left him recently by the
deatn OF an uncle 10 Texas.
Prof. H. F. NJ. Bear will lecture be-
fore the South Haven Reading Circle
next Friday evening. His subject
will be John: His Folks and His
Teachers"
The Oxford Register has scared up
a new weather prophet, DeVOe by
name, who predicts storms for today,
tomorrow and Wednesday. The last
three days Of next week are also to be
stormy.
1t may be none of our business, but
just the same we would like to know
what the young ladies of Mulvane
had in mind when they made a quilt
and gave it to a l9-year-Old society
blood Of that town.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-02-18
surlr.sei BY the Rathbone Sister !,


Mr.. an Mrs. G. 7. Neubert were
surprise By the Rathbone Sisters
Saturday night, and Mrs. Neubert,
who Is charter member of the local
lodge and high official in this K. of
Z. auxiliary, was presented with a
solid gold insignia of the order. Mr..
and Mrs. Nelbert are soon to leave
the city aud tn RathbOne ladies de-
sired TO express the esteem in which
they were held ty the lodge members.
Accordingly they planned surprise
on them for Saturday night and ar
ranged to meet at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Blythe. They had
prepared an elegant luncheon for the
occasion, and in other ways agreed on
a plan whereby they were TO get the
most enjoyment OF the event and
express their friendship and fraternal
love for this estimable family. To
say that the surprise was a success
is putting it mildly. Mr.. Neubert
was away from home at the time, and
when he arrived from Arkansas CITY
at 10 o'clock he found a jolly gather
ing Of lodge associates in possession
OF his home. W. NJ. Ready presented
the emblem of the Rathbone Sisters
to Mrs. Neubert with a few well
chosen words. Mrs. Neubert was
again taken by surprise at the gift.
bat she was equal to the occasion
and thanked them in a heartfelt
manner for the honOrs bestowed upon
her and her husband. The evening
was spent otherwise in social pas
times. and in the enjoyment of the
)palatable supper brought by the
guests. The event was one long to
be cherished by Mr.. and Mrs. Neu-
bert.
Those present were: Messrs. and
Mesdames D. S. McCurdy, Charles
Blythe, c. 0. CLANCY, W. NJ. Ready,
NJ. Mierley, q. H. Brumley, G. T..
Neubert; Mesdames John Ready, Ell
mer Layne, J. y. McCarty, Mary
ROser: Misses Ode Winner, Florence
Neubert; Messrs. Emil R lser, Emmett
Winner, DR.. T. A. Mathew, Frank
JunkinS, Harry Clayton, ]. S. For
syth.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-02-18
Can Make Gold.

!. Benjamin Brazelle, noted inven-
or, chemist and scientist OF st. Louis,
Stands ready to demonstrate that the
alchemists wrought wiser than they
knew. Mr.. Brazelle has gone farther
in his experiments than the mere
tranSmutation of metals, and has
MADE discoveries. by actual expert
ment, which Overturn the entire
science of chemistry, metallurgy,
electricity and laws Of gravitation
He does not confne himself to airy
theories, based cn7cOniectural prem
ises. but has demonstrated to witness
seS, and claims to be able TO again
back his every allegation with clear
and convincing proofs. He has been
able TO prove his theories to such al
extent that a company has been
formed to make practical use of his
wonderful and startling discoveries.
The company has already started its
plant at Fair Lawn, 10 st. Louis
county. 1t will soon be completed
and ready to turn out aluminium, cal
cium, gold, silver, iron aud many
o,her metals not known to science, all
manufactured from common clay.
By actual test Mr.. Brazelle has
Arned silver into gold and gold into
Myer. The transmutatiOn he consid-
ers the most Insignificant part Of the
discoveries he has made-a mere
nothing in comparison with the feat
Of changing clay into gold, silver,
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-02-18
Beware
OF the Knife.

Mr.. Lincoln Nelson, of Marshheld, Mo-,
writes: "For six years l have been
sufferer from a scrofulous affection OF
the glands Of my neck, and all efforts
Of physicians in Washington, d. C.,
Springfield, H., and St. Louis failed to
reduce the enlargement. After six
months constant treatment here, my
physician urged me to submit to re-
moval Of the gland. Atthis critical mo-
ment a friend recommended S.S.S.,
and laying aside a deep-rooted preju-
dice against all patent medicines, ] be-
gan its use. Before had used one bot
tie the enlargement began to disappear,
and now it is entirely gone, though am
not through with my second bottle yet.
Had l only used your SIS. long ago,
| would have escaped years Of misery
and saved over $Iso."
This experience is like that Of all who
suffer with deep-seated blood troubles.
The doctors can do no good, and even
their resorts to the knife prove either
fruitless or fatal. S.S.S. is the only
real blood remedy; it gets at the root Of
the disease and forces it out perma-
nently.
SIS (pnnrnrkssf 6u,l[y z,e1skabLsl
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-02-18
rheumatism Gured in a nar-

"Mystic Cure" for rheumatism and
neuralgia radically cures in one to
three days. It's action upon the sys-
TEN is remarkable and mysterious.
Il removes at once the cause and the
disease Immediately disappears. The
first dose greatly benefits.
L. /. Anthony. eX-pOstmaster OF
Promise City, Iowa, says: II bought
one bottle Of Mystic Cure for rheu-
matism, and two doses of it did me
more gOod than any medicine / ever
took" Seventy-fve cents. Sold By
d. +. Smith, Druggist, Wellington.
The record-union., 1897-12-17

Rucker, off badly, disposed Of Hora-
ito in the final furlong.
Five and a half furlongs, Castake
Devin), 10 to 1, won; Aluminium o..
Woods), 2 to l, second; Uncle True (Ho-
barD, 20 to 1, third. Time-1:11. Out
lay, Morana, San Carlos, Al Gorta, Ten
rica, Sing Wing, Hertha and Ocean Blue
also ran.
One mile, Dick Behan (Clawson). 6 to
5, won; Coda (E. Jones), 6 to j, second;
Senator Morrill, (Conley), 20 to l. third.
Time-1 :46 Preside, Mrs. Shade, Fanny
S.. Zeune, Veloz, Stangnon, The Drum
mer and Terra Archer also ran.
Five and half furlongs, Free Lady
(H. Martin), 2 to i, won; Yule Gray.
10 to /, second; Lo Goleta Piggotp, 4
to 5, third. Time-1:10. To To, Al
Koran, Greenback, Socialist and Rebel
Jack also ran.
Seven furlongs, Spunwell (Clawson),
80 to 1, won; Bliss Rucker CThorpe), 3
to ), second; Horatio PiggotD. 3l2 to i,
and Flashlight also ran.
One mile. Perseus Martin), to D,
won San Tuzza CPiggotO, to j. sec
end: Meadow Lark lH. Brown, 4 to i,
second Time-1:45 Queen Safe, Song
ard Dance, Wawona, Charles a. and
Collins also ran.
Seven furlongs, Osric II. (Thorpe), Z
to 5, won; Sly Grey. to j, second: 4:
Myth (Conley), to /, third. Time-l:3 80.
Alvin E., Break o. Day, Los Carillos,
The Plutocrat, Rafael A. and Fortunate
also ran.
The record-union., 1897-12-17
CHILLY WEATHER EAST.
The Thermometer Way Below Zero
at Mauy Points.

ST PAUL. Dec. 16.-The mercury
in ST Paul dropped from 81 above yes
terday to 10 degrees below at 4 O'Clock
this raorning, and likewise a quick
change has been reported from all over
the Northwest. Winnipeg and Cal
garry, 26 below; Havre, Mont, "A be-
low Bismarck reported 16 below,
Miles City 24 below, Huron II below,
Moorhead Is below, Duluth 5 below and
Port Arthur 10 below There was a
light brt lively furry of snow in this
vicinity, and much heavier fall with
a blizzard in South Dakota and some
parts of Minnesota. j. A. Schneider OF
South Park, in fit of delirium last
night, left his home without any cloth
ing on, and his frozen body was found
this morning.
DENVER, Dec. 16-The temperature
in Denver at a. M. as recorded by the
Weather Bureau, was s below zero, a
drop of 81 degrees since yesterday. AT
Pueblo. Col, at the same hour it was
below, at Cheyenne 6 below and at
Helena, Mont. IA below Warmer
weather is predicted for tomorrow.
PLAINFIELD CWis.) Dec 16-A ter
rife cold wave prevails to-day. The
wind is blowing~at the rate Of forty
miles an hour. and the storm is the
worst in many years.
DUBLIN, Dec. 16-Terrific weather
prevails on the southwest coast of Ire
land. A large homeward bound cattle
steamer has been wrecked off East Stag
Rock. Skibbereen
The record-union., 1897-12-17
MAY HAVE WAR WITH JAPAN
SUCH IS THE BELIEF OF GEN
LEW WALLACE.
The Author Of ''Ben Hur' Also Crit
icises an Address by Congress-
man Hilborn at Chicago.

INDIANAPOLIS. Dec. l6.--'I firmly
believe" said General Lew Wallace.
that the next war we shall engage in
VIII be with Japan. There is a country
With fine naval equipment and a good
army, flushed with recent victories and a
country spelling for fight. They need
a good thrashinr, and we are able to
give it. They have been landing troops
on the Hawaiian Islands FOR long
time under the guise of immigrants and
there is now a Japanese army OF 10000
on the islands. Dole discovered the
scheme, and has tried to put a stop TO
the secret landing of this army, but TIE
japanese already landed are there.
DO you mean to saw, General, that
japan will declare war If We annex Ha-
waii?"
I'VE won't annex it. I am in favor of
the annexation of the islands. but you
viii see that this Administration VIII
not annex them What we should Go
right away is to take these islands
when they are being offered 70 US for
nothing. In fifteen years we shall be
engaged in a war to get them II we
don't annex them now. You viii live to
see that war. I may not, but you mark
my words, when ] say that you will see
it. Those islands which we can now
get for nothing will cost us untold mon
ey, for there is nothing so expensive as
war.
Speaking about our engaging in
war;" continued General Wallace. 1
notice in the papers the other day that
Congressman Hilborn of California had,
before some class in Chicago the dav
before. lectured upon our military
equipment. Although he is member
OF the House Committee Oh Naval At
fairs, he made the statement that While
we had some vessels we did not have in
this country enough powder to fire the
ordinary salutes. He made cnis state
ment to express the abs,irdity in nis
opinion OF this country engaging in
war
THAT fellow should be disciplined for
that kind of talk He ought 70 KNOW
that this country has concealed some
place in the Allegheny Mountains
enough saltpeter to make al the pow
der we would need in long war That
statement was highly injudicious and
I believe not true Even though true
however, it but advertises our weak
ness to the world and invites trouble
Congress should appoint a committee
to have that utterance investigated
and, If proved to be accurately reported,
he should be censured-yes. even eX-
PEELED from the House. He is not mt
tn repreSent any one.
The record-union., 1897-12-17
WINNERS AT OAKLAND.
Castake, Dick Behan, Free Lady,
Spunweu, Perseus and Osric.

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 16.-The
mighty Rubicon tasted defeat to-day at
the Oakland track for the second time
this week. IT was in the high weight
handicap. and he sold equal favorite
with Hiss Rucker. Tommy Griffin was
astride of his horse. but the Eastern
crack vas unable to display any of
his reputed speed. The race resulted
in the worst upset OF the afternoon. il
being captured by Spunwell, who was
as good as 40 TO l. Mainstay cut out
the pace. but faded away in the
stretch. and the Duncombe colt then
went 10 the front and staid there. Bliss