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People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-07-15
Republican Crtticisn.

According to the protective theory the
imposition OF tax on nonCompeting
articles adds 10 their cost to the con-
sumner. This theory would be APPLY ex-
emplided in the proposed duties on
hides. 40 the people would be compelled
to pay more for their footwear. II is
estimated that the increased coS Of
boots and shoes for one year under the
proposed duty uodld amount 10 $50
100000. With free hides our manufac-
turers Of leather goods have been able
TO build up great export trade in foot
wear. As Mr.. Blaine said when il was
proposed TO put a duty ON hides in the
law Of 1890: 1T will yield profit to the
butcher only-the last man that needs
Il" The interests OF the tanners and
shoe manufacturers are vastly more
important than the interests OF butch
.rs and western rsnchmen.-Chicaro
rimes-Herald Rep.l.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-07-15
Confidence Pudding.

As subscriber to your paper l wish
to send you a recipe for publication
known as Confidence Pudding. of
which | hope President Mckinley
and his cabinet will examine closely
till the next regular session of con-
gress. The recipe is a follows; Take
three gallons of confidence, one peck
OF international agreement, one quart
OF gold standard. seven tablespoon
fulls OF prosperity, two quarts of
sound money, and one pound of
protection; hOil it twelve months with
Clevelandism and eat while hot, and
and if this doesn't prove the nastiest
dish of which the American people
are to partake of, then pray to the
Lord God to have mercy on Us as a
nation Of civilized people, and thai
some day in the near future we may
get relief without begging Great
Britain for international agreement
W. B. RODGERS.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-07-15

Cyrus Leland, jr., has secured the
appointment as pension agent for Kan
sas, but the day before the announce
ment was made he was accused by
Tom McNeal and Arthur Capper, Of
The Mail and Breeze, of having Of
fered them a bride last winter as
agent Of the stock yards to suppress
the publication of the new stOckyards
law, which is now being tested in the
.. S. court. This is one Of the things
cut off by the decision Of the supreme
court when it suppressed the Outcalt
investigating committee. The story
was sprung after the committee adj
journed by Republicans VINO objected
to Cy. being appointed pension agent
for Kansas, but it was too late, and
King Cyrus is to hold that job in spite
Of the fact that he stands practically
convicted Of being bOOdler-in-chief Of
the legislature Of last winter. The
fact that the tolls were closing around
Leland and the Copeland gang ex-
plains the anxiety o. the Republican
papers and Representative Grimes Il
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-07-15
Deafness Cannot Be Cured.

by local applications, as they cannot reach
the diseased portion OF the ear. There is only
one way to cure deafness, and that is by con-
stitutiOnal remedies. Deafness is caused by
AN inflsmed condition Of the mucous lining OF
the Eustachian tube. When this tube gets
infamed you have rumbllng sound or i'm
perfect hearing, and when ii is entirely closed
deafness is the result, and unless the inf M
nation can be taken out and this tube re
stored to its normal condition, hearing will be-
destroyed forever; nine cases out of ten are
caused by catarrh, which is nothing but an
infamed condition Of the mucous surfaces.
We will give one hundred dollars for any
case Of deafness Caused by catarrhl that can
not be cured by Halls Catrrh CuIe. Send
for circulars free
F. CHENEY & co.
Sold by druggists. - cents
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-07-15
A Western Kansas Cattle Boom,

Over 100000 cattle have gone into
western Kansas since January to
stay and fulfill their part 10 building
up a great and permanent industry.
These are stock cattle, mostly COWS,
and $40 head has been paid for them,
for the prospects of the cattle bust
ness for the next five years are better
than for fifteen years past aud there
is big money in them for the buyer at
that figure. These cattle are bought
by the men who have gone into west
ern Kansas recently to stay. Some of
them perhaps have been there for
some years past taking chances on the
climate for grain crop. They are
not miSled by the big crop OF the
present year, for this only happens
occasionally in the Semi-arid belt.
They haze decided to humnr nature
and not try to bulldOze her. They
will take their bunch If twenty-f five,
ifty or 100 COWS and herd them care
fully all the year round. They will
plant their tillaole land in alfalfa,
cane, sorghum or katfir corn and feed
this rOughneSs TO the cattle in the
winter. IL is this feature Of the new
movement in western Kansas in which
lies the guarantee of permanent pros.
perity. Each water hole will be
marked by ranch buildings. New
water sources will be DEVELOPED.
Western Kansas has this year fallen
into the procession close behind the
band wagon with an epoch making
feature all her own.
YES" said F. Siegel, Of Siegel-
Sanders, to Kansas Breeze reporter,
there have been 10000 cattle put in-
to western Kansas this spring.
have haudled over 10000 head my self
at Dodge City, the distributing point
for that section. They are being
bought in small punches, rarely over
fifty to one man, and $40 a head for
cows is the ruling price. They are
buying cheap cattle from the south
and grade bulls, white faces at s35 a
head, from the Kansas City market
to improve the stock. These cattle
are either paid for 10 cash or part
down, and this cattle paper is consid.
cred so good that it is in great demand
"TO show you how profitable this
business will be for these cattle rails
ers," he continued, 81 will say they
can contract all their calves for deliv
cry next fall at $3.50 a head, and
they can contract their yearlings fol
I $40. 1t is no trouble at all to gel
these prices. By careful herding ant
such shelter and feed as these small
: cattlemen give their stock the cal
crop will be fully 80 per cent.
d "Western Kansas is not a cattl
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-07-15

head of further investigation. While
the investigation hit three Popullst
members very hard, it cast a cloud
over the personal honesty OF nearly
every Republican member Of the leg
islature, and this exposure Of Leland,
who remained in this city all winter
and used Republican votes at will, will
lead the voters OF Kansas to place the
disgrace of last winters proceeding:
where it belongs, at the door of BOs:
Leland and his blind followers in the
legislature.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-07-15

Elk Governor Lewelling has suffi-
GENTLY revived from the shock of the
investigation to talk about two or
three Of the Seventh district Kansas
editors who have demanded his re.
moval from the railroad board, aston.
ion headed" "hOlier-than-thOu" vari.
ETY.. All we care to say is that Messrs
Hodgson and NaUgle are men who
have the confidence of their people
and have never been charged with
bOOdling by one or more than one
member Of their own party on oath
They are sufficiently old fashioned in
their beliefs to think that the uncleaI
class should not be allowed to hole
office.-HutchinsOn Gazette.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-07-15
may be supplied before the annual

may be supplied before the annual
meeting.
Below we give a lit OF the books
adopted, the address Of the publisher.
the number Of pages in each book,
and the contract price:
Geo. ". Crane & Co., Topeka, Kansas:
Pigs. Cts.
Complete Grammar (HoensheD, 3O4 "a
Ran0- McNally's Introductory
Geography, ................. .152 30
Rand-McNally Grammar school
Geography kansas edition.. ia rs
Scott, Foresman & Co., 10000 Wa
bash ave-, Chicago. H.:
Students Speller James L De
GarmOl, NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. IDS 10
The New Model Arithmetic-ad.
vance (Belfedl, .............346 s.
Revised Model Arithmetic-ele-
mentary (Belfeld), .........5O3 q
Textbook on Algebra (COllins), .4S5 50
Model School History. with Kan
sas addendum Taylor, .432 80
Central School Supply House, Chi
cage, Illinois:
Roudebush Vertical Wiring. s
BecktOld Printing and Book Mfg.
Co., St. Louis. Mo-:
New Mental Arithmetic (Sey-
mourn. .......................lA 20
Foley Printing Co., Parsons, Kansas;
TillOtsOns Elementary Grammar, 20
]. s. Parks, l06-l0S last Eighth ave,
Topeka, Kansas:
Stevensons Bookkeeping,...... 40
II, at any time, the publishers do
not comply with the Law in matter. In
size of book, or in any other way,
complaint should be made to this Of.
fee. All books adopted are regular
editions, the same as sold to the trade
everywhere, except where matter has
been added or changes made at the
suggestion of the commission. Sam
pies Of books adopted are kept in this
office for comparison.
Respectfully yours,
WIN. STRYKER,
Cfotn C,,Dk - D,,I1;.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-07-15
Hoods
SarsapariI|a
Is the best in fact the One True Blood Purifier
ILL.,, n.,, cure Liver Ills; easy to
[lO0d'S Pills take, easy to operate. &c.

Still the Republican papers are de-
Tending the Populist traitors. We
hope the Republican party will gain
their membership. The quicker the
POpulist party gets rid of them the
Observation-Disclosures Lodge Index.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-07-15

The Populists of Barber county met
on the 18th and resolved that Gov
.ernor Leedy remove Mr.. Lewelling
That's right. Let's not do like the
other fellOws-stlck the closer to him
because he is a boodler.-Ashland
Clinnpr
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-07-15

The Eagle says State SuperIntend.
ent Stryker will introduce a resolution
at the next meeting Of the state ex'
ecutive council to remove L.D.Lewel.
ling from the slate board of rail.
road commissioners. That Is right.
Let him get out of the way for honest
men, Winfield Free Press.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-07-15

There is the usual roar from the Re.
publican papers that the changes
which will occur at the Olathe deaf
and dumb school July lst, will result
in the ruin of that school, and that
the old teachers who are not to be re-
tanned are the only available ones
competent to instruct the mutes,
The absolute idIOcy OF this claim must
be apparent to any sensible person.
The school has plenty of graduates
who are perfectly competent to teach
but outside of these the board ha:
over fifty applicants from highly re-
commended teachers who are as COM
petent as any who have ever been a
Olathe.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-07-15
Blessed Are the Peorl

Representatives OF the crockery IN
terest who have gone to Washington to
protest against the new tariff complain
that the proposed schedules discrim.
mate against goods used by the poor
and in favor Of those purchased by the
rich. Blessed are the poor, but they
need expect little help from protective
tariff.-PbiladelDhia Record.
A tramp watched a Christian En-.
deavOr train sail by the other day. A
few minutes later the Santa FEES new
weed.buruer came sizzling and snort.
ing along. "Great Scott" cried the
tramp. There goes the Christian
Endeavorers and somebody has ship
ped hell out after 'em."-Vic Muir
dock.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-07-15

The Executive Council has so faI
not made any attempt to remove
Lewelling from the Board of Railroad
Commissioners. From the best in
formation received the members are
equally divided for and against hi:
removal. Woe unto those who shield
the bOOdlers. Medicine Lodge Index
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-07-15

:: Eli; i e.! :::'s !; :; !: Blood

system is reached by the blood, and on
itsquality thecondition Of every organ de-
ponds. Good blood means strong nerves,
good digestion, robust health. Impure
blood means scrofula, dyspepsia, rheuma-
tism, catarrh or other diseases. The surest
way to have good blood is to take Hoods
Sarsaparilla. This medicine purifies, Vi
talizes, and enriches the blood, and sends
the elements Of health and strength to
every nerve, organ and tissue. 1t creates
q good appetite, gives refreshing sleep
and cures that tired feeling. Remember,
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-07-15

Webb McNall, state superintendent
of insurance, has issued license to
the Farmers Mutual Insurance com.
pany Of Butler county. The general
offices Of the company are at
FL Dorado. j. H. Taylor is secretary
of the company, which has now on
hands $1,000 in applications for
insurance policies.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-07-15

The Wellington VOICE is giving its
readers series Of sketches of the
different townships OF Sumner county
The writer carries a kodak and takes
snap shots for illustrations. It's a
great scheme and brings out history
which will be Of interest and profit
to early settlers and readers of that
paper,-VilOtt 70. t. Times.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-07-16
ICE COMBINE
IS INDICTED.
Davidson County Grand Jury
Finds Nine True Bills
Against as Many Prominent Ice Mann.
facturerS and Dealers Of Nash.
Vile,
of Conspiracy and Entering into
Combination to Control the
Price of Ice.
Sundays Nashville SUM-

SuludN , NuSuNlllt sun
The Sun scores another victory for
the common people.
Yesterday the grand jury returned
indictments against the members of
the Ice combine, and now those who
have derided the warfare against
trusts are wondering if after all they
haven't made a mistake in suppOs-
ing that rich combines could do any
thing with impunity.
Shortly after the question was
first stirred up by The Sun, Judge
Anderson called the grand jury be-
fore him and in magnificent charge
that stamped him as an able defend.
er of the rights of the people, in
structed the jury regarding the mat
ter and urged that the report of a
combine be sifted thoroughly.
Several days were consumed in
this investigation of the alleged
trust and yesterday morning re-
port was made and true bills re-
turned d against the following deal
ers: w. H. Howe, j. H. Howe, r.
w. Dugan, B. F. Parker, E. SchOen-
pfug, w. w. Wingle, j. NJ. Overton,
r. l.. Overton, w. w. Bush.
The indictment contained two
counts, and read as follows: For
entering into an arrangement, con-
tract, agreement, trust and combi-
nation to control the cost and sale of
ice to its consumers, and conspiracy
The list includes nearly every
prominent dealer in the city. When
the report was made capias were is
sued for the arrest of the indicted
ice dealers, and upon their being
brought into court they were re.
leased upon each executing an APP
pearance bond for $4,000.
The news of the Indictment flash
ed with lightning rapidity through
the city and it caused intense con-
sternatiOn among the Unlawful deal
ers and their friends. Those whC
had treated the whole affair will
scorn and contempt became sudden
ly awakened to the fact that the
strong arm of law had in reality
| been invoked to aid the suffering
people.
The good work of Attorney-Gen
eral Vaughn should not be over
looked in this first battle agains
the ice combine. Several Of th'
men indicted were his warm, per
sonal friends, but friendship did no
stand in the way of duty. He knew
full well what was required Of hin
as the prosecuting attorney and h'
aided the grand jury in every wa!
in the investigation.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-07-16
OVER THE
SILENT RIVER
Passes the Spirit of ISham
Green Harris.
Death Strikes a Master Mind, and a
Nation MOurns the Loss
of a Hero.
Born in Franklin County, Tennessee,
February 10, 1918; Died in Wash
ingtOn, ID. c., July g, 1897
The Remains Inferred
at Memphis.

WASHINGTON, July S.-Isham G..
Harris, United States Senator from
Tennessee, expired here at $40
O'Clock this afternoon.
After restless night the morning
was ushered in with signs of i'm
provement in the sufferers con-
ditiOn, and the tokens of final dis
solution did not take place until
noon, when the patient again re-
lapsed into Inconsistencies which
lasted with fitful intermissions until
his death, which was evid emily
painless.
After the morning all efforts to
give hin. nourishment failed, his
last words, in refusal Of sttmulants,
being, mo, I'm tired" His pulse
began to rapidly fail as the last
nOurishment to his body lost its
effects, and grew gradually less until
the end.
At 2 o'clock his breathing became
more labored, and then for the first
time those who nursed him realized
that death was nigh. At 4:30
o'clock Or. Brown paid his last pro-
fessiOnal visit to the Senator, and
then. it was that the death rattle set
in.
The doctor left the house saying
the patient could not live two hours,
but before his return his prediction
was verified.
Although the stream of anxious
friends from the Capitol to the Sem
ator's residence had been steady
throughout the day, the only per-
sons present in the death chamber
were Edward Harris and wife, the
Senator's son and daughter-in-law ;
Mrs. Jones, his housekeeper; the
professional nurse and Representa-
tive Benton McMillin.
These say the end was apparently
painless, and that the old warrior
died as bravely as he had lived, his
last act being an effort to cross his
legs and fold his arms, as though to
express his courage in the very face
of death, which he had known foI
several days was nigh.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-07-16
Died July 7, 1897,
ISHAM G.. HARRIS,
Aged 70 years.

At twelve o'clock the Rev. Hugh
Johnston, acting chaplain of the
Senate, delivered the invocation,
which referred to the long and val
liable services of Senator Harris, his
sturdiness of purpose and unfailing
rectitude.
The Nice-President announced the
occasion of the gathering, and that
the reading of the journal would be
dispensed with. The guests then
came in the following order:
Members of the House of Repre-
sentatives, who took positions on
the left of the chamber. There
were probably about 100 Ofthe men,
bers of the House. Next came the
foreign representatives.
Next were announced the Presi-
dent and Cabinet. The President
came in with Mr.. Sherman, the
former assuming a place on the
right of the middle aisle nearest to
the Vice President. The Secretary
of State sat next to him, and then,
i'm order, Secretaries Alger, Gage.
McKenna and Wilson. With the
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-07-16

delegation was Mr.. Porter, private
secretary to the President.
After the President came the rall-
hearers. First of the Senate, Messrs.
Bate, Berry. Turpie, Allen, Ppttus,
Chiffon, Walthall, Deboe and Wet
more: of the House, Messrs. McMil-
lin, Hepburn, Richardson, Benton,
Carmack, Norton, Pierce, Stokes,
Gains and Mcclellan.
The President and members of his
Cabinet occupied the front chairs on
the right of the aisle. Those on the
left were occupied by members of
the dead Senator's immediate fami-
ly, with a few friends.
The services were simple but M
pressive. They were conducted by
Rev. Hugh Johnston, ID. D., pastor
of Metropolitan NJ. f. Church; Rev
DR.. Murphy, of Mt. Vernon M. f.
Church, South, and Rev. Henry n
Gouden, chaplain of the House.
Rev. DR.. Johnston, in the opening
prayer, referred to the long and
valuable services of this great
statesman, who was now memory
to his rare qualities of leadership In
the counsels of the nation"
The other incidents in the relig-
ious ceremonial were a prayer, the
recitation of st. Pauls sermon on the
immortality of the soul, the Lords
prayer and the benediction, which
was pronounced by the chaplain Of
the House. When the benedictiOr
had been pronounced the Vice Pres
ident tannounced that the body woulC
be in the keeping of the officers o
the Senate until taken from the city
for burial.
Then Senator Bate made the for
NAL motion to adjourn.
The last act of the day was tn,
transfer of the precious casket from
the capitol to the depot. A few
friends were at the capitol and a
the depot there were gathered many
others to pay the last silent tribute
of their presence to the dead.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-07-16
SANCTUM SENTIMENTS.

The senate chaplain has thanked
the Lord for the tariff. Well, there
are some people who would thank
the Lord for the cholera.-Memphis
Commercial Appeal.
Some of the papers of the State
are beginning, even this early TO
saw that the next Governor should
come from this or that grand division
of the State. We don't care cop
per from what town, city or hamlet
he comes, 50 that he is sound,
sensible, active democrat, free, out
spoken and honest on all questions
agitating the public mind.-Mc-
Minnville New Era.
We infer that Coxey will be
master of the cake walk in Debs'
Utopia.-Memphis Commercial APP
peal.
The Banner dubs the dead Senator
but "politician,' aud says that a
proper characterization of him
would sound "harsh" at the present
time. Thus does the living jackass
dare to kick the dead liOn.-Nash-
vile Sun.
Prosperity! Yes, indeed, the
trusts of the country are going to
enjoy unexampled prosperity under
the republican tariff bill, but the
people-oh, what have they got to
do with it2 They didn't employ a
lobby at Washington, and will have
to content themselves with adding
to the prosperity of the trusts
Lawrence Democrat.
The Chicago man who committed
suicide on account of the heat may
have found out his mistake by this
time.-Nashville sun.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-07-16
sKErCH OF SENATOR HARRIS.
The Remarkable and Romantic Career OF
the Dead Statesman.

L
the Dead Statesman.
Senator Harris was in Frank
lin county, on the waters of Blue
Creek, near Rock Greek, about
twelve miles from Winchester, on
the 10th day of February, 1918. He
is therefore of and to the manner
born. He was born to an existence
which called for determination and
courage as well as ability to succeed.
Life was what he would choose to
make it. His youth saw the star of
u great Tenressean at its zenith.
Another poor boy had struggled out
of poverty into greatness and the
success of Andrew Jackson was a
nerve tonic to young Harris.
His schooling was meager. AT the
age of II years he left his home and
settled in Paris, in the county of
Henry. He went into the mercantile
business as clerk in dry goods store
at a salary of 800 per year and his
board. At the end of the first year
his salary was advanced to $3.50
and board. The second year having
ended he devoted the third to attend
ing school, after which he resumed
his duties as clerk at salary of $500
per year and board. He afterward
went into business for himself in
Mississippi, and later, again in
Paris, always successful in spite of
most discouraging obstacles.
All the while he was studying
law and when about twenty-One
years of age was admitted to the bar
and granted a license to practice
law. He was at once successful.
Intensely earnest, he never gave up
contest till every legitimate and
honorable eXpedient had been tried.
The characteristics which so mark
edly distinguished him were even at
that day clearly developed.
His ambitions were wholly pro-
fessional. He never voluntarily
turned to politics, though always
most pronounced in his political
convictions. He was a "Strict Con-
structiOnist,' and was so recognized
by his party.
He was elected to the State Senate
in 1917 from the district composed
of the counties of Henry, Weakley
and Obion. He was elected over
two Democratic and one Whig op-
ponents by majority of $50.
In lS4S he was a Democratic elec-
tor for the Ninth Congressional Dis
trict and advocated the election of
Lewis Cass to the presidency. His
was the only district in the State
which showed Democratic gains. In
1919 he was elected to Congress by a
largely increased Democratic vote