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People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-07-29
20 Years Of Cures.

ocrat of his own appointment to
make room for. We find him now
secretly blocking the plans of the
county attorney, and his party in
Weighing about the reinforcement
OF the law. This instance shows to
what a disadvantage the county at
torney may expect to work in liquor
prosecutions in Wellington, to say
nothing Of the malt ordinance in
force under the cloak OF which Joints
are allowed to flourish. If it were
not for these facts the county at
torney might institute proceedings
which would have some show of
success.
In Caldwell we presume the joints
are running as usual, but not a
single compliant, formal or informal,
has come from that city to the
county attorney. DO the people
down there want the law enforced?
II so are they willing to stand by the
county attorney and help to furnish
evidenced The county attorney
can not afford to employ detectives
and work up the evidence at his
own expense. He must have the
support of the people, else his efforts
will necessarily come TO naught,
A complaint was made over the
telephone from Belle PLANE. The
county attorney prepared a written
complaint covering the facts as
given him by telephone and for
warded it to the Republican official
of that town who called for it. This
was a month or more ago. 1t was
the intention to "pull" the joint at
Belle PLANE unawares and capture
his stock OF liquors. which are the
best evidence. The county attorney
said nothing about it to any one.
Time wore on, but the complaint
failed to come back. The time at
which it was expected to "pull''
the joint passed. The county
attorney learned that the jointist
had heard of the prospective pull
and had spirited his stock of liquors
to safer quarters. Upon inveStiga.
ton he learned further that the
jointist got his information by this
route, towit: Some one at Belle
plaine notified Andy Richards; And !
Richards told James Lawrence who
speedily advised his client to "get
his house in order" This ANDY
Richards mentioned is the same
identical person who started the
roar against the county attorney.
With these facts in view perhap.
the people OF the county can make
up more equitable judgment o
the matter.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-07-29

The wave has struck the sugar
trust. Prices have advanced more
than so cents on the hundred in the
last sixty days. The consumers have
to chip in little all around in
order to bring it but the wave was
promised and must come if it bursts
the hamestring.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-07-29

Rockefeller having extended a
donation of 100000 to Brown
university at Providence, R. l., on
condition that President Andrews,
who finally came out flat-footed for
silver last tall, should be removed,
the board asked for and received
Andrews resignation last Thursday
OF course it is all right for Republi.
cans In high authority to do things
like this but for Populists in Kansas
to be suspicioned Of allowing poll
tics to influence their action in the
management of educational institu-
tons it is awful. Verify, plutocracy
is in the saddle with ker feet in the
stirrups.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-07-29

Harrison Kelly is dead. He was
one Of the ablest Populist statesman
of Kansas. Many Sumner county
people will remember his speech in
the old brick church. This was soon
after his retirement from congress
and his advent into the .Populist
marty
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-07-29

have made inquiry concerning their
integrity and qualifications. If this
had been done in times past mis-
takes and consequent defeats at the
polls would have been avoided per-
haps. A large number of counties
in the state have taken the same
action. The accommodation of the
committee does not compel candi-
dates to announce. The matter is
optional with them. The committee
only suggests that it is fair to the
people that they should do so.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-07-29

The VOICE prints elsewhere in
this issue very clear and concise
review Of the situation on railroad
legislation by Judge Doubleday.
Every one who wants to be informed
Of the true inwardness Of the conten-
ton in the late session of the legis-
lature should read it.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-07-29

Geo. A. Cease of Argonia come:
to the front this week as a candidate
for sheriff. Mr.. Cease is at present
mayor Of Argonia and has twice
been elected trustee of Dixon town.
ship in the face of Republican
majorities. He is strong man
and has every qualification to make
good sheriff. We copy very
warm commentator of his candi.
dacy elsewhere from the Argonia
Clipper.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-07-29

Friends of Homer Thompson OF
Sumner township announce his name
elsewhere as a candidate for county
clerk before the coming nominating
convention. Mr.. Thompson is an
old resident of the county, former
efficient school teacher, now a fruga1
and industrious farmer. He has
every qualification to make a good
official and would undoubtedly
make a strong race.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-07-29
About Liquor Violations.

A good deal of noise is being
made about the non enforcement OF
the prohibitory law by the county
attorney. The rumble was started
BY Republican papers in Wellington
and has been taken up by outside
papers who know nothing of the
surrounding circumstances. A few
facts may belp the people to come
to better conception of who is to
blame in this matter.
Ivan D. Rogers took his office as
county attorney January llth, last.
He had hardly got warm in his seat
until the city Of Wellington elected
a prohibition city government
mayor, council and police judge.
The mayor with the advice and con-
sent of the council, appointed city
attorney and night marshal. The
city attorney was none other than
Harry L. Woods who vacated the
office of county attorney to give
place to Mr.Rogers, and whom some
OF the outside papers have character
lied as the ablest and most fearless
attorney the country ever had, in
the enforcement of the prohibitory
law. Under these circumstances
the question naturally arises why
does not the city of Wellington take
action against the joints here? Echo
answers, why! 1t would seem to be
the city governments duty first and
the county attorneys second. The
city'S laws against liquor violations
are very strict, more so than the
state statutes.
The only arrest that has been
made was that Of the poor and
humble Dutch Henry" and that
was due to personal insult offered
to the city attorney. On the other
hand there are five joints running
here, each Of which pay s25 month
license to the city government; and
others have been solicited to take
out license and open up for business
Will the prohibition newspapers who
have been praising Harry Woods
continue to sing his praises?
The present county attorney had
reason to believe that the night
marshal appointed by the prohibition
mayor would aid him in gathering
evidence against the Wellington
jolntists. He knew that he could do
1t If he would. A short time since
he sent for him. In the presence Of
his deputy, Judge Herrick, he asked
him if he knew of any one who was
violating the prohibitory law. The
night marshal said he did not; tina,
there might be violations going on
but that he did not know of them,
A few days later a gentleman came
to the county attorney and reported
that he had just been in conversation
with one of the prominent jointist:
of Wellington; that he had said that
the night marshal had told him that
the county attorney was preparing to
"pull" the joints, and warned him to
get his stuff out of the way and be
ready. This is the night marshal
that the mayor was forced by the
machine to remove a good Dem
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-07-29

Sugar went up is cents on the hun
dred Tuesday. The sugar trust is
not squealing Oh prosperity. They
are realizing all the advance agent
promised.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-07-29
CLERK

We are requested by citizens ofsumner and
Illinois township to announce the name OF
Homer Thompson as candidate for nomina-
ton for the Office Of County Clerk, subject TO
the Populist convention to be held in Wei
lingtOn. August 10th.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-07-29

Mrs. J. R. Pepperdine and children
went to ArgOnia Tuesday morning to
visit a week with the family Of
EIhriam Cox.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-07-29
REGISTER OF DEEDS

Thanking the people of Sumner county for
past favors, hereby announce that will be
a candidate for the PopuIist nomination for
tiCn August 10th. W. NJ. JACKSON.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-07-29
PRIMARY.

Please announce the township caucus Of
Peoples party will be held in Oxford. Satur-
day, August eth, at 2O'clOck p. m. to select
eighteen delegates to county convention at
Wellington, August 10th.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-07-29

Wheat got too gay dabbliDg with
the wave last Saturday and was sub
merged with a breaker-declining 5
cents.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-07-29
BY LYNN NHUGLE.

A great many people are crowd
ing all available boats to get to
Alaska to meet the wave.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-07-29
Fifty Years Ago.

This Is the way ii was bound to look
When grandfather had his "picter tock.s
These were the shadows cast before
The coming of coniurer Daguerre
And his art; like girl in a pinafore
Some day to bloom to goddess fair.
Men certainly were not as black, we know
A. they pictured them, so years ago.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-07-29
ANNOUNCEMENTS.
DISTRICT IrDGE

| am a candidate for the nomination OF
Judge Of the District Court for the Nineteenth
Judicial district Of Kansas, subject TO the
action Of the joint convention Of the Populist
and Democrat parties TO be held at yelling
ton, Kansas, August IA, 1897.
0.P. FULLER.
hereby announce myself as candidate
for the nomination Of Judge Of the District
Court, subject 10 the decision of the Popul st
and Den ocra, convention to be neld August
IA, 1897. W. T. MCBRIDE.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-07-29
o. P. FULLER.
SHERIFF.

EDITOR VOICE: You may announce my
name as q candidate for denomination for
the Office Of Sheriff, subject to the POpulist
County Convention, August 10Th.
JAMES &. HESKETT,
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-07-29

In accordance with the recommendation of
the POpulist Central Committee, hereby an
nounce that will be candidate for Sheriff,
subject to the Populist County Convention
August 10, 1897. GEO. A. CEASE
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-07-29

Our large and connexions show windows that have
been lately remodeled afford opportunity to display
our goods to much better advantage than ever before Stop
anu examine our snow windows as We propose to make
them the leading attraction of our store.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-07-29

cents.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-05-01
The Slhpefyin2 Effect Of Cold.

One OF the most powerful modes OF
checking the increased action of local
Inflammation is to diminish the tenn
perature of the parts. Heat to GER
tain extent is necessary for all veg.
etable and animal action increase the
temperature and these actions ere in.
creased; diminish the temperature and
these actions are diminished. That
this is the case, we think, IS apparent
from the influence of the returning
spring upon the vegetable kingdom
and hibernating animals; they leave
their abode and commence new series
of actions. On the return of the
winter we find both again shut up in a
state of Incidence and inactivity. Now,
although we are not dormice, we feel
the change from heat to cold very dis.
agreeable, and we know that come de.
grees OF cold very much diminish our
muscular efforts. When DR.. Soland6r
with Captain Cook in his yoyage was
around the world q party landed on
some part Of North America. among
them was the doctor himself. Ee had
Just been C c,u.ioning them against the
benumbing and supplying effects Of
cold and the danger there was of CIV
ing way to such feelings He had just
finished what he had to say on the
subject when he was taken in that very
way himself. lie said: "G am very
weary, let me lie down; do let me lie
down for few minutes" but if they
had he never would have raised him
self again. The other officers insisted
upon him exerting himself. and abso-
lutely drove him before them, and it
was with the greatest difficulty that
he could reach the ship.-New York
Ledger.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-05-01
Two Men and q Mountain Lion.

One of the most thrilling encounters
with a mountain lion ever known in
Idaho occurred near Ola a few days
ago. A Denver Republican telegram
says:
Charles Bannister and Jake Woods
were passing along trail leading
from their work to their camp. There
was no thought of danger in their
minds until there was flash in the
air and an enormous mountain lion
landed on Woods's shoulder. The i'm.
pact knocked him over, and his COM
panion thought he was certainly
killed. Reaching for stone, Ban
mister instantly attacked the beast,
breaking its shoulder blade. The
lion then sprang upon him, when
Woods came to his rescue, also armed
with rock. As the lion was attempt
ing to tear Bannister's throat Woods
struck it on the head and fractured
it's skull. The creature still fought
desperately. but the men finally
managed to kill it. 1t measured nine
feet from tip to tip, and it was found
that it had leaped thirty feet in
springing upon Woods.
The mountain lion never attacks men
unless driven to it by hunger. The
SHOWS in the mountains had probably
deprived the beast of food, and it was
ready to spring upon the first living
thing it saw.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-05-01

steel speclncles in his two hands,
swinging them quietly to aud fro as he
bends FER his desk and addesses the
House in q voice which sounds like the
grating of dull saw upon hard
wood board. Note him as he goes
on piling up proposition after propo-
sition and fact after fnct showing a
wonderful knowledge of all the details
OF tho government. Now he becomes
a little excited, and he changes his
attitude. He raises his spectacles in
his left hand and swings them around
like a whirligig, while with his
right he thrusts out his forefnger
at the Republican side of the House.
His face grows red with earnest.
ness, the cords OF his thin neck be.
come almost rigid, and his rough
beard farly bristles with the objcc.
tions he is showering forth, based
upon fact and figure. He is fragmen.
tary in his talk, but he gains his
point in nine cases out of ten. Dur.
ing the whole course of the civil war
he was war Democrat of the most
sturdy and trustworthy mettle. He
was friend of President Lin
coin and Secretary Stanton, and
he never hindered proper APP
preparation for the prosecn ton OF
the war for the Union. Not at all an
orator, he was in his prime II very
tfi .ctive dcbater, and could expose
bit OF jobbery in an appropriation
l., III nj iinurnS
md reasons. He deserves the graft
tude of the country for many years of
faithful and effective lnbor, aud it is
easy to forgive him his few errors,
now that he is dead.
A REERE sHINa CoNrRAsr Robert
T. Lincoln is out of poitic.. II.
wants nothing at the han l., OF the adj
ministraton exc pt the blessed privi-
lege OF attending to his own business.
In this respect he presents very
marked contrast to the attitude OF
about all the other sons Of our ex-
presidents.
WANTS THE WHOLE Thing.
want it understood, says Senator Well
lington OF Maryland, 'that every ap'
pc ntment in my state. from cnblnet
member to charwoman, must come
through me-" And with this he
pointed his outstretchcd foretinger at
his own breast aud tapped it signiti'
cantly. That's the kind Of boss he
aspires to be.
PATIENT WAITER MAY BE LOSER
Ex-Queen Liliuokalaui is still in
Washington waiting for this country
to overthrow the Hawaiian Republic
and restore her to the throne. Evi.
IDENTIFY cher Maj .sty" has come pre-
pared for long stny.
WILLING TO TAKE ANYTHING Tho
president is very um;all'. When he
fonnd TINT hs I'll nominated a man
10 IL certain consul4hip by mistake he
offered him his choice of VIII was left
in that particnar field. OF Course the
man chost.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-05-01
A Wildcat i'm the Car.

Engineer Frelich, OF the Southern
Pacific Railroad, has had most excit-
ing experience with wildcat. As his
train was passing near Blue Creek Sta
tion, near the north point of the Great
Salt Lake, Utah, wildcat suddenly
sprsng into the cab and savagely at
tackled the fireman. The engineer
came to the fireman's assistance with
q shovel and tried to beat off the ami.
NAL, but he in turn was the recipient OF
the cats attentions. The animal
landed on the mans breast and began
sinking its claws into the engineers
face. The cat seemed possessed OF
nine lives, and bit, clawed and screamed
every instant, cutting into the face
and chest of the engineer.
After few seconds of fighting the
animal sprang ont of the cab. When
the train reached Terrace Engineer
Frelich's face was found 10 be badly
cut up. The trainmen believe that
the cat was hiding in the bushes be-
side the track. aud being blinded by
the glare OF the headlight made leap
for safety and dropped into the cab.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-05-01
Dog That Can Test Metals.

No hank teller, crook or expert in
Iowa has q truer instinct for real,
genuine cart.wheel silver dollars
than has Rock Rapids dog called
Silver Tip. Silver Tip is tan colored
and weighs about ten pounds. All of
his two years of life he has been the
property of Landlord Barber, of the
Lyon Hotel, at Rock Rapids, but it is
only within the last year that his
power of immediate insight into the
nature of metals has become known to
his owner, says the Chicago Times
Herald.
The way Tip manifests bis power, as
his owner puts its, is as follows: If
ono takes pile of coins the size of an
American dollar-say, trade dollar,
Mexican dollar, a five.franc piece
and some counterfeit dollars-and put
one genuine dollar piece in the centre
of tho pile. Tip will rummage around
among them for an instant and then
snatch the good coin and proceed to
take care OF it in approved dog fashion
to an accompaniment of growls and
bites. Or if one rolls a coin along the
floor Tip can tell every time whether
it is good stuff to he chased.
TIP never makes q mistake, and
there isn't bit of doubt about his
powers. He has been tested by
Chicago business men and by commit
tees of Iowa scientists. He gets no
human help in his work. The good
coin is not marked in any peculiar
way for his benefit, nor is it scented.
ANY one eau use his own coin in the
experiment. Nor does Tips powers
depend on signs from his master. The
latter leaves the room without de.
trhcting from the dogs ability in the
least.
Mr.. Barber hos refused all offers for
the purchase OF Tip.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-05-01
WASHINGTON LETTER
SPECIAL coRREsroNpENcE.

"THE GREAT DIRECTOR" DEAp-A
aotable death the past week III WASH
,ugton, ind Of national interest, has
been TINT OF William Steele Holman,
Turing more than 40 years in almost
continuous service in Congress as rep
resentative from Indian He early
won and steadfastly maintained repu-
tation for economy not political
economy. but actual moneysaving for
tho people, and had been dubbed
"the watchdog of the treasury
and "the great objector' for
many years. As II member OF
tho appropriations committee in
many Congresses, he had it in his
power to interposc his first objections
with much effect, and his method was
rather to cut of a little here and IL
little there than to attack any one
large appropriation. This was habitu-
ally spoken of ns 'cheese-pnrng,'
and grew to be known rs "Holman-
ISM" His close friend and political
associate, Thomas A. Hendricks, used
to say that H olm IN WAS worth $25, ,OOO,-
600 year to the United States treas
ury. In the later years OF his
service, Mr.. Holman's economy
grew to be mania, and he
opposed really essential expenditures,
cut down the salaries of the scientists
employed in the geological survey and
in other special work, and hampered
and crippled the Indian service.
Judge Holman Gas he was often called,
notwithstanding the brief term OF his
judicial work) was man of homespun
make aud bearing. always resembling
a farmer rather than statesman. He
was plain of feature, spare of frame,
awkward in demeanor, homely in dress
and always rather old-fashioned. A
Washington correspondent some years
ago gave this picture of one OF the
most familiar and on tho whole
most useful of the representatives OF
tho people for 40 years:-lIook at
him as he stands there with his
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-05-01

They were spinning yarns OF the
chase, and this was the contribution
of the Congressman: CATER a pretty
hard campaign I went with hunting
party to the upper peninsular. I'm
not a Leather Stocking or Daniel
Boone with rifle, but I'm far from
having to go inside and close the doors
in order to hit barn. I'd brought
down deer and bagged any amount
OF small game, but wanted bear. One
morning l had tramped an unusual
distance from camp and suddenl ly came
upon three half grown cubs rolling and
tumbling over each other in play. /
shot one and the other two beat
clumsy retreat. Setting my gun
against tree l reached my cub while
he was still kicking.
CLEARING noise, / whirled around
to find the mother coming at me, her
mouth wide open and her eyes glaring.
There was no chance to reach the
rifle. Pm no sprinter, and took the
only alternative by shining up tall
pine tree. She stopped minute to
examine tne Vlculm VI NY snoV nuu
was more enraged than ever as she
came climbing after me. Once in the
tufted top Of that pine I did some
faster thinking, gentlemen, than 1
ever did on any question of state. The
bear was coming and losing no time.
I was without weapon OF any kind. 1t
looked as though bruin had the drop.
'But man in my predicament over
looks no chances. In my vest pocket
I had well-filled match safe. In my
hip pocket was pint of brandy, minus
one moderate nip. In my hunting
Jacket was bunch of tow. l saturated
that with brandy, and, as the bear ap-
preached, I anointed her with the re-.
mainder. Dividing the tow so as to
have two shots, l lit the first half and
dropped it on the bear. ! didn't need
the other half. There was flash of
light as though pan of powder had
been ignited. The air was filed with
the odor of burning hair. The bear
let 90 and fell down, because it
was quicker. Then she left fiery
streak toward the horizon and made
more noise than any ordinary thunder
storm"