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People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-03-11
THE AZ Gibson, TOPEKA & SANTA FE
RAILWAY COMPANY.

ARRIVALS.
From north and east
NO AZ, Accommodation. ......... 9:25 m
No. 4S5, Accom-, daily ex. Sunday. 7:2O D m
So. Kansas division
W 10 EApress... m
No. PIG, Accommodation $50 D M
From the west
No. 2O4, Passenger. 100 n m
No. " Freight. daily ex. Monday. $3.50 a m
Fir. IN the south-Hunnewell branch.
No. 40 Accom-. daily ex. Sunday. 1850 m
Caldwell branch
No. 42c, Accomm0 iation. .............6:5sp
DEPARTURES.
North and east
No 426. Accom-. daily ex. Sunday -. .s:35 a 10
No. 4SS, Accommodation. 1870 D N
southern Kansas division
No. wv. Eastern Express. ...... 1890 ID m
No. us. Accorim. Qeaye fr't depot $40 a m
WesJ-
W 10. ! assouBer. ....p:OO a n
mo. 4sl' freight, daily ex. SUE Lay. ). los N
south-Caldwell branch
No. 427, Passenger. $40 n m
south-Hunnewell branch
No. 49,, Accom-. daily ex. Sunday. 7:55 d m
'Leayes freight depot.
az All traiDs run through without change
to Kansas City, Atchison and st. Josenh
making all eastern connections.
Reclining chair cars on all trains.
Tain No 2lsleaves from the Freight depot
Ncv a, go. W, 4, RALsTON, Agent.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-03-11

A revival has been in progress for
several weeks in town neIghbor TO
Abilene, and the young bachelor
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-03-11
BROTHERHcaDuEL T..

WELLINGTON LODGE, NO. sl4. meets IN
n the b. OF l.. r. Hall in Lu sning block
every Thursday aiternoou at 2p pm. A
J.N McCsrty. F.As " IL
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-03-11
TUCKER HILL LODGE NO. 40

TUCKER HILL LODGE NO. AZ.
TUCKER HILL LODGE NO. 42. Ladies So
Il ciety OF b. Of L. + meets in Firemen's hall
second and fourth Tuesday afternoons and
the fourth Tuesday evenings OF each month
MRS. LENA ALDRICH, Pres.
Var KATIE BEARD Secy.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-03-11

FRATERNAL AID ASSOCIATION.
WELidLlNGToN COUNCIL, NO. II, meet
second ana fourth Wednesdays of each
J 9. DEY, sec'y iieSluen''
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-03-11

All who wish to go should notify
the railroad agents or leave word
at this office Immediately. A big
crowd is going, If you want to
get in on the ground floor at the
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-04-25

from becoming dry and hard. and the shell
from pulveriZing. The moisture OF the tree was
not sufficient 70 cause the acorns TO decay,
but was Just enough to sustain thein intact.
The nuts or seeds, while they wrought to tho
redwood harm, were not affected by the trees
dition hardly seems possible, but It Is never
theless n fact.
THE age Of n redwood is easily computed.
Every dlstinctlyelv marked craln in the wood
denotes n years growth. George Wilson. ono
Of my advanced pupils, counted quite acsu-
ratelv tho grains In tho STUMP OF the red
wood and found they numbered l.612. A
the stump was several fee, from the ground. l
have no hesitnncy in saving that tho rcd
wood vas Mt least 1000 years old, and that
the tree by the wooipt ckers for upward Of
1.l0o years.
In conforming the woodpcckor VIC must
not overlook his methodical ways, for to them
praise is due. 1t took centuries for tho wood
pecker to honeyconb tho monarch OF the for.
least doubt that the work, stupendous as IL
was. was done by one family. Tho task was
handed down from ono generation To another,
and was conscien'lously and faithfully per-
formed. Why would tho woodpecker he so
foolish as to work for centuries so untirlnGly
and all IN vain2 The question, Is easily an
ewered whom YOU stop to think for q moment.
He was preparing for nm emergency which
never came for upward of LOO years. The
woodpccker began making TINT red wood hi"
atorehouse when It was n mere saDling II foot
in diameter. He continued to make IL n
storehouso for centuries, or until there wasn't
n half an inch space on the tree that did not
contain an acorn. During nll this time no
thought. no doubt. that an inclenIent win
ter or n total failure OF food supplies would
find him In wknt. To guard against such a
Satastrophe, which never came, he placed the
acorns In the tree"
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FROGS AND TOADS.
WAr. L. sHERWooD's oBsERTATIoNs
AROUND NEW FORK CITY.

The Eleven Kinds Pound In This Neighbor-
hood-Eight or Thcn Common and Ono
30 Raro That Only Thrce Specimens Are
Mountaineering Talk on Batrachinns.
While a great crowd was reviewing the exhi.
bition Of the Microscopical Society at the Amer
lean Museum of Natural History in Manhattan
square on Tuesday night a smaller number Of
persons were NJ on an upper floor Of the Same
big building listening TO n lecture on frogs and
toads which was delivered before the Linnman
Society of New York 10y William L. Sherwood
Of this citv. Mr.. Sherwood is not n s~,ientlst
by profession, but an active business man. and
carries on his natural history studies in his
spare moments. He began hia studies yoare
ago. and tho subject OF special interest TO him
has been the batrachians-the nevis, salaman-
ders, frogs, and tonds. He gavo interesting
results Of his study OF the salamanier family
in n lecture before this snme society in 1905.
1t will probably DO o matter of surprise
even to country bred readers of THE SUN TO
learn that there are eleven kinds Of frogs and
toads to be found within a few miles Of tho
City Hall. and that ut least eight OF these arc
so.common that q skllful hunter can capt ure
specimens at the proper time which will show
them In every stage of development from the
egg to the tadpole and adult forms. One other
kind he may be sure is about him in great num-
bers. but so difficult to capture that he will be
clever IL he gets ono specimen. Another kind
is.so rare that only three specimens are known
to exist. As to tho eleventh kind, II is common
in certain districts, but rare In others.
Mr.. Sherwood's lecture was illustrated with
many specimens OF iadpo!es and adult men,
bers Of the family. Sons of these were alive
and some dead and preserved in alcohol. AL
were In glass bottles and were passed from
hand to hand. After examining them even
tho experts were obliged to acknowledge that
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THE CATBIRD'S PLIGHT.
Forty Birds TO the Rescuc-How II was Finally
Set Free.


Going through the woods ono day. said .
wings caught ON n brlcr hush. There was a
I" :, s., v" " III OuS ~ ""se
ciump or bricrs here, with a narrow opening
at one place, between two OF tho bushes. The
catbird had tried IN hv throuph that oncn,no
-. 'N " :; ,"io"e" 'n"' op'"'"S
and had made a miscalculation and got one OF
Its wings impalcd on a thorn. Tho other wing
,v,s frco and 4, yos eapninr th,. ,,a trr,nnH
wac iiro W b, w mapping 'h"V nhu trying 70
get clear OF the push.
"Aroundthis bush there must have been Mt least
forty otbor birds NJ ono L,,d n - ,nothor ,.th,rd.
- ~ 80, NV
ana brown thrashcrs ana wrcns and grass chip
pies, and so on, that had been attracted by the
,nfortunotc cotbird's eric, and its ef,orts m o.
""l ooo
ohclpit They nuttcrcd about, close to the bush.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-04-25
BACK AMONG FRIENDS.
Tho Brook Trout Once More with tho Golden
Trout from suuapec.

Among q lot of golden trout from Sunapee
Lake received at the Aquarium In December last
there was one lno big brook trout taken from
tho same water. At tho Aquarium the golden
trout were placed In n tank by themselves; the
brook trout was put into n tank of lake trout
from the interior OF New York State.
The golden trout from Sunapoe thrived; the
brook trout that came with them, now In with
the lake trout, did not. II held aloof from the
other fish In the tank, and never fed well, and
was not Interested In anything.
Two or three weeks ago the tank that the lake
trout were In was needed for something else,
and the fish In 1t were shifted, The brook trout
golden trout with which il had been received.
From that day 1t was another fish. II no longer
moped away the time Off In one corner by itself,
but II lined up with the golden trout, and slashed
around the tank with them. and pranced around
on Its own account quito at homo II fed well,
and was as clipper as a nSh could be. and has
been 90 over since
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-04-25

winery is an immense affair. having q storage
CAPACITY of 900. 600 gallons. On Feb: l5 last
cellar. Late In The, afternoon IL clouded
up and commenced raining. 1t rained
time, no one visited the cellar. On the
fourth day Mr., Alterts entered the wlaery
and discovered the cement floor flooded with
Of tho tanks disclosed a hole a little more than
half an inch In diameter in a 20, 900 gallon tank
three inches from the chime at the bottom Of
the tank. Very little wine remained In the
large vat; on = bench sonteininx tools Mr..
and mounted, and now adorn the once.
done to the redwood forests Of California by the
fT0Od pesksTi" said ho Prof; J; 4: Could &u Of the
CORRESPONDENCE lent. N%'a vac b 5sGsaT',s s 70 a nas s Tsds
woods are folnd to be practically worthless
where, felled owing, to the blight TO the trees
Of tho birds work? They are many. recall a
notable one because IL foil under my obserya-
ton. One of TIE largest redwoods In the for.
was eighteen feet in diameter NJ the base, anu
when fslled measured in length $50 feet. AT
tree was 2H feet In diameter. roughly COM
putcd that II the tree had been sound there
of sslsble lumber In Il. or II converted into
wood from 100 to 125 cords.
When tho tree was on tho ground tho
tom log, which WAS twenty feet from the base,
that the tree was decayed. or, 8s they term IL.
dotted. This imperfection extended for 30
feet, or TO the extreme small end.
When the decay was first noticed the tree
was about sixteen feet in diameter. About n
foot from tho heart were found buried com.
pletely around the tree acorns from the tan.
bark oak. The pointed ends OF the acorns
were toward the heart. The holes were a GUAR.
ter OF an inch apart. and sufficiently. deep to
hold the acorns nicely. The belt OF acorns
Gompletely encircied the tree TO the very top.
but there must have been a great many. The
acorns were AS well preserved as II freshly
gathered from their native tree; the kernels
sap In the redwood which prevented them
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-04-25
Horse Talk ut n sI~,n,.tera, Meeting.
From the San Francisco Examiner.

The Rev. j.. Il. Mitchell introduced q fiery
mustHng 10 the Ministers Union yesterday
made. "lf you have u tricky horse" he said,
do not punish II in the hopO OF curing II of its
faults. do not think punishing animals ever
brings about the results desired. II your horse
kicks you, do not take the, whip TO Il. Rig up
the animal every time 1t lets its hoofs fy. II
will soon understand, and In developing its In
stinct In the right direction you will also make
horse into submission. Leave II alone"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-09-12

livered all over Japan In advocacy OF popular
rights and the establishment OF representative
institutions that he was twice imprisoned and
once temporarily banished from the capital. Az
ter the adoption OF the Constitution OF 1889,
which accorded most OF the popular rights for
which he had contended, he was pardoned. as
AN act Of grace" and went abroad to study
representative institutions in England and other
European countries. He had previously become
a barrster Of the Middle Temple in London. His
eating his terms" In that Institution OF learning
was not merely a formality. He became an in
tense student Of international law. and has never
relaxed his studies in that direction. His library
contains nearly every known work on the sub
ject in the English language. for he speaks but
little French. and he is constantly adding to It,
Just as the famous japanese surgeons, Kitasato
AOyama and Okata. who discovered the germs
Of the bubonic plague. are widely known in the
medical world Mr.. Hoshi bids fair to become
celebrated as a jurist
English is the language best spoken by all the
members Of the Legation outside Of their own
tongue Most Of them were educated in Europe,
but Mr.. Keishero Matsui. the Secretary of
Legation. Is the first product OF the Imperial
University Of Toxic. Japan. and owes his varied
accomplishments entirely to that recently es-
tablished institution. He possesses somewhat OF
the gravity of demeanor Of the Minister but
lightened by keen capacity for enjoyment and
considerable humor He served in a diplomatic
capacity in Corea during the eventful days of
the Chno-Japanese war. but left before the final
tragedy which resulted in the assassination and
cremation OF the Queen. In the recent negotia-
tons of the Japanese treaty with the United
States. Mr.. Matsui played an important part for
which he has been suitably rewarded.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-09-12

santatives of the Imperial Diet during the ilrst
sessions of Japan's national Legislature. The
stormy, turbulent scenes that marked the as
sembng Of that body threatened to make par
uamentary government in Japan failure. But
the firm hand with which Mr. Hoshi welded the
;,avel his knowledge Of parliamentary law and
the justice Of his rulings brought order out of
chaos. He was chairman of the Budget Com
mittee which provided the ways and means for
CARRYING on the war with China. and he presided
over and largely conducted the deliberations of
the Committee on Codifcation of the Laws Of
japan, which resulted in making all opening for
Japan to propose the important treaties with
Western Powers when have since been put into
effect.
But while Mr.. Hoshi may resemble Speaker
Reed in his ability as parliamentary leader, he
has none of his sense of humor or sarcastic wit.
He takes life altogether seriously. He began his
political career by so savagey attacking abuses
Of government in a series of addresses he de-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-09-12

their male ISSUE have inherited through the
Prince Consort the peculiar German title Of
HerZog in Sachsen"-that is to say Duke in
Saxony." But according to English statutes
etiquette and precedence the sons Of the Duke
OF York cannot be considered royal children
at ALL Unless their grandmother. the
queen. should choose to confer upon them some
peerage in their own right they will remain,
legally speaking cOmmoners, ard rs such with
In the Jurisdiction OF the ordinary tribunals
that Is to say, not even entitled to the ordinary
lmmunties and legal prerogatives Of a British
Peer-until Her Majesty's death places them one
step nearer in the line of succession to the
throne For the present the little Yorks rank
ofiicially merely as the sons of an ordinary Eng
lish duke. and If they accorded the title OF
prince 1t Is merely by courtesy. just in the
same way that the title OF marquis Is conceded to
John Campbell. their granduncle. who is known
as the Marquis of Lorne and Is married to
Princess Louise. fourth daughter of the Queen.
The reason for this is a wise provision, which
Is to be found in no other European country
save Russia. for the purpose of preventing the
growth of pauper royalty. In Austria. for in
stance. the son Of every archduke, no matter
now remote his descent from the throne Is en-
utied 10 consider himself a member of the
Imperial FAMILY. to adopt the prefix of imperial
hlghness' and to style himself "archduke" the
result being that there are at the present time
over hundred archdukes. several of whom are
forced to vegetate upon an income not exceeding
H5.ooo or $1,000 a year. There is no danger OF
'his KIND either In Russia or England. where the
male descendants of the sovereign lose their
royal attributes in the fourth generation. be-
coming In Russia ordinary everyday princes.
and In Great Britain mobiles or mere commoners.
me Duke Of Cumberland. for instance. is, strict
ly speaking. not member of the British royal
FAMILY, but simply British Peer. being the
sreat-grandson OF King George III. and his
children in the eyes Of the English law. are COM
monern.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-09-12
JAPANESE STATESMAN.
MIR TORU HOSHI, THE MINISTER At
WASHINGTON.

TIE tom REED" or HIS NATIVE COUNTRY AND
AN AUTHORITY on INTERNATIONAL LAW.
washington. Sept lin a pleasant part OF
the northwestern section Of Washington al NO
1910 N-st stands the Japanese Legetion
Though it is owned by the japanese Govern
rncnt and has been occupied for diplomatic pur-
poses for ten years or more, there is little that
is Oriental in its appearance Nothing in the
exterior denotes the purpose of the building
except a golden chry 5anthemum. the National
emblem of Japan. over the main doorway
Scarcely anything in the interior indicates
J2panese ownership except the richness Oh the
raw silk hangings and some priceless lacquer
work and porcelain. 1t is a pleasant three
story and basement brick cdifce. well shaded
with grass lawns and gardens at the side ana
IN the rear Connected with the residence is an
annex stretching back to the next street. and
affordng accommodation for the attaches and
separate entrance for business purposes.
The residence OF the Minister and his family
can be made separate from the Legation
Offices whenever that is desired On ceremonial
occasions the portieres Of diplomatic etiquette
and precedence may be let down. but those Oc-
Casions are few. AT all other times those visit
ing the Legation on official or private business
are received with informal cordiaity, and find
the attaches as accessible and jolly as lot OF
college undergraduates The chances are that
if it is a pleasant day they will run across them
fencing or engaged in other athletic sports
under the shade trees of the lawn. They all
youthful in appearance though some Of them
have had experiences which might have brought
gray hairs to persons Of less happily constituted
temper lments.
The present japanese Minister, Mr.. Toru Hosh
II one of the most hospitable of the diplomats In
Washington. He is not a wealthy man, as was
Nir. Tateno. but he dispenses a graceful hos
pitaty outside Of the purely diplomatic func-
tons in a manner which adds to its charms. In
this he is assisted by his wife. who speaks Eng
lsh. and who is exemplifcation Of the culture
which has been noticeable feature OF the women
OF the higher classes in Japan. almost from time
immemorial. But Nine. TOru HOshi is ardent
patriot. Her native country has charms for her
which amount of gayety in foreign mounta In
or seaside resorts overcome. Her holidays
therefore. passed in JAPAN while the Min
lister spends his summers at Berkeley Springs
Nine. Hoshi went home early in May taking
with her her bright young son. who had been the
light OF the domestic life Of the Legation during
his brief stay here The name of this youngster
Is Hiharu Hoshi He is only child, between
five and six years Of age but is not especially
spoiled because Of that distinction. He Is rapid
as in the tongue of the country Of his temporary
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-09-12

residence, and manifests an intelligence which
PROMISES to make him a worthy son OF his father.
The manner in which the Japanese Minister'S
Hame-"Toru Hoshi'-appears the official
register Of the State Department indicates a
Father remarkable concession to Western usages
The custom in Japan for centuries has been to
place the family name first. the given name af
(erward. In his official communications to his
Government. the japan csc Minister is Mr. "Hosh
HOru." 1t was in that way his appointment was
FIRST announced. Mr. Hosh has preferred to
follow the customary method Of writing the name
which prevails In Eastern countries. and puts
his given name "Toru' before the family name
VHoshi" Several Of the Corean Legation have
tately followed a like
Toru Hosh is the TON Reed" OF Japan. He
presided as Speaker over the House Of Repre-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-09-12

Anglican Bishops held their annual meeting at
XIV and went together to have their photo-
graphs taken. All except Magee were fine good-
Looking men Dr. Woodward, the then Bisnop
- L,lv and DIR Pelham, Of Norwich. eminently
So The photographer, anxious to succeed with
such distinguished "stters," took immense pans
to group their lordships satisfactorily. AL iast
after several unsucce ssful attempts to get them
all focused as he desired he exclaimed: III Is
no good my lords. l must have you al! on an
equal plane" But not all equally PLAIN, nope,
replied 'Peterborough,' with a twinkle in ms
eve for that might be rather hard or the
Others!'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-09-12
NOT ALL so PLAIN.

From The Gentlewoman.
People are never tired of telling stories about
Bishop Magee Here Is one of them-not too
much OF chestnut" l hope: Shortly before
he was made Archbishop Of York the i've East
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-09-12
THEY ARE NOT ENGLISH PRINCES,
THE LITTLE SONS OF THE DUKE AND
DUCHESS OF YORK, GREAT-GRAND-
SONS OF THE QUEEN, ARE

PLAIN COMMONERS.
1t will doubtless be news to most people that
the infant sons Of the Duke and Duchess Of
York are not. strictly speaking. princes Of the
blood True. they, like all the Queens sons and
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-06-19

length, projection. breadth and pecu-
llarities. Forehead inclination. APP
parent height and width. and peculiar
tiles. The marks and scars follow as
a matter OF course, and then the work
Is finished. The height, arms and
trunk measurements are taken by per-
pendicular and horizontal graduated
measures placed on the wall. The
head Is measured with a caliper COM
pass, the a with a small sliding COM
pass. while the fingers, forearm and
foot are taken by means Of a large
sliding compass. These descriptions
and measurements are hled. with pho
tographs, by divisions or groupings
Given the length OF a prisoners head,
and the officers turn the head group
ings for a picture. The head index on
the files show the small, medium and
large, each division separated again
into classes by measurement. the me-
dium being those OF. for instance. 10
cemeters to 19.4; the large lengths 1913
and more, and the small measuring
less than 10. Thus, the officer, in his
work OF Identification, need only ex-
anime about ten pictures out Of a pos
sible 10000. There are now over 1000
pictures in the rogues' gallery OF the
Four Courts. and by the Bertillon sys-
tenn any one Ct such a number could
be located almost instantly.