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People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-05-05

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People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-05-05

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People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-05-05

DOR SALE.-A fruit farm Of 251l acres,
i one-half mile north Of Conway Springs,
Kan. There is large stock OF forest trees
on 1t that are worth all We ask for It. COn-
sideration $1,000 Terms, part cash: balance
time or good trade. Apply at this office for
further information II
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-05-05
Marriage License,

! Amos Busby, %. 49,. Lamont, o. 7
I Della L. Bailey, b. Wellington
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-05-05

The jack rabbits are more numer-
Gus than we ever saw them before.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-05-05

E. E. Wilson Of Belle Plaine, while
standiOg 10 front Of Pomeroy's bicycle
store yesterday slipped and fell
through the large plate gas. He
was uninjlred, fortunately. The
glass was almost entirely shattered.
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some Remarhabls Corr.

London Globe: stories. more OF less
authenticated. OF nsh which have at
iained extreme old age. are common.
Who. for instance. has not heard OF the
capture OF fsh bearing plates with in
sgrlptlons 10 notify that they had been
previously captured and returned to
the water centuries before2 But to
these stories the average piscator, rem
dered weary by experience OF the claoa
ot anecdote which anglers relate 20
e1oh other. usually lends little cred
onoe. Il seems. however, that In the
pond OF Emmanuel College, Cam
bridge. there dwell four carp. concern
Ing one OF which there IL fairly strong
cfrcumstantial evidence TO prove that
H. Is nearly 100 years old. II has only
one eye, and Rev. a. q. l.. Bowling
recollects a one-cyod carp In the same
pond in 1867. which he was told at the
time was over hundred years old,
Since then he has discovered In Sir
John Hawkins edition OF "Walton's
Complete Angler" published IN 1891. a
footnote quoting an article of daily
paper published In August. 1882, TO the
eject that lin the basin OF Emmanuel
College, Cambridge, a carp was then
living that had been n the water 81
years, which. though II had lost one
eye, knew and would constantly ap'
proach its keeper" There are. oi
course, large gaps between the dates
OF 1916 twhen the carp Is said TO have
been placed In the water), 1852. 1885,
and 1898. But seeing that In 1852 9
one-eyed carp was then credited will
80 years OF residence. then In 1876 Z
one-eyed carp said 10 be "oyer a hun
dred years old" was still there. ant
that one-eyed carp. believed to be o
great age. IL still there, tho conclusion
Is natural that II has lSsn the SAM
one-eyed carp all the time.
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Hanging a nlr nnIlaInr.

Blrlalngham Mail: Few OF the hun
drcds who daily pass up or down
Carr's Lane are aware how little sep
arates them from the Great Western
railway. II a hole were dug but three
feet deep In the roadway tho pedes-
trlan might drop through direct on
the line. for only some eighteen inches
OF earth covers the eighteen inches OF
brickwork OF which the tunnel con
slsts. ana separates the passor above
from the train below.
The engineer OF the Great Western
will not allow an ounce OF weight 20
rest upon hls tunnel. aud nowadays
the city surveyor will not allow even
a hlmsy structure 10 be erected This
has been the cause that for yoarh has
kept open that piece OF land near
Cars Lane Chapel-at one time the
resting place OF ghost shows ana cir
euses The price demanded for the
land seemed moderate enough, and
deposits have been made and plans
prepared. only 20 be condemned alike
By the city surveyor and railway en-.
glneer. Architects and others of rec
ognized ability have tackled the prob.
lem. only 10 give Il mp.
l The dlniculty has been that IA,
whole OF the street frontage is oyol
I the tunnel. and at an awkward angle
varying from four feet 20 twenty eve
but not a particle OF weight would IA,
company allow 20 rest upon the tun
mel. and cross glrdefs could not be useg
on account OF the shallow depth.
What the land owner wanted TO a,
was 20 erect a 1hree-siory building
with very little iadeed 20 rest Il upon
and Il was eyid ~ that the twenty
fye feet OF building over the tunne
would have 20 be suspended ou
al arms length, as Il we're. In othe
words. as the proposed building wa
forty-flye feet deep and from this ha,
to be deducted twenty-five feet OF tun
mel. 4 left but nineteen feet OF solil
foundation 10 carry an erection forty
ave feet wide and three stories nigh
10 overcome this dlfhculty the archl
tect who had the work IN hand deyisel
an ingenious system OF huge can't
leyerB. six In number. running 10 min
feet deep and estimated to carr
weights varying from 100 10 400 tons
aud the building win soon be com
pieted.
Ths eAntilsyer supports the creates
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POINTS ON FOOD.

There Is an unholy attraction about
phenomenally large specimens OF veg
etables that should be strictly avoided
by the sensible housewife. Abnormal
growths though they look very we'll
at a show. are not no well on the table.
Much OF the flavor Is lost IN the size,
and the vegetable. whatever II may be.
has tendency 70 be rough and coarse
In texture Vegetables and fruits that
have attained medium size are far
more likely to be satisfactory In the
eating, and they are also more econom-
ical TO purchase and 20 use.
Young housewives are often puzzled
that their pies have a knack OF sink
ing down In tho middle, while those
turned out by more experienced hands
are dome-shaped and slightly. The ex-
PLANTATION IL that the latter have an In
yerted cup placed In the middle be
fore the fruit and crust Is added. This
cup prevents the fruit Juice from boil
ing over and also keeps the pie crust
from falling IN, The Juice a., by the
| time the pie Is served. almost All col
lected beneath the cup. which must be
raised by the server before SUFFICIENT
sirup Is obtained.
There IL no doubt that stewed frult
Is a most wholesome addition TO or
binary diet There are, however, many
persons who cannot eat a.. either on
account OF the acldity Of the fruit or OF
the large quantity OF sugar required Ia
make Il palatable II should be re-.
memhered that sugar does not counter.
act the acldlty OF the fruit. Il simply
disgulses Il. and II much of II IL used
Il Is apt 10 Interfere with the digestive
organs Before cooking the fruit
sprinkle over II small pinch OF ear.
donate OF soda; this renders the dist
more wholesome and certainly NOR,
tasty.
As much injury 10 health may result
from the eating OF poisonous fungi un
der the guise Of mushrooms. Il Is al
ways safest 10 subject these (so-cailedI
10 some approved test The simples
is TO sprinkle salt upon the spongl
part Of the fungus and allow this 10 re-
main undisturbed for some minutes
n the mushrooms turn yellow unde
the action OF the salt they are prove'
poisonous; II black. they are whole
some eating. Edible mushrooms hay,
the spongy parts pinky red. with shad
ings OF liver color, The flesh and sten
are white. and the latter is solid AM
round IN shape.
The Eddy current., 1898-10-08

special coach being provided for thsni,
and started for Roswell At Eddy the
train was held long enough for the ed
uors 10 dine with the Eddy club. Leav-
Ing there. Roswell was reached In due
time. Six miles this side OF Roswell.
thls scribe and others took carriage
and drove through the farms. Think
Of $50 acres of apple trees IN one farm
zoe yarlctles. the beautlfulaltalfa fields.
the fine cattle, hogs and horses. One
interesting scene after another as We
drove along-the whole country irri-
gated. producing almost everything,
sugar beets. melons. all kinds OF vege-
tables In abundance. and apple or
chard after apple Orrharl-a truly
grand sight proof Of what irrigation
viii do Roswell has one 81 the best
appointed military schools to be- found
anywhere. and o. a pretty town.
Leaving there next morning for Pc
cos. We stopped at ilalcrmaa. little
town. for few minutes. and then pull
ed on TO Eddy Here the train. by
courtesy OF the pecos Valley railway
management. was held for two aud ono
half hours. The party was dluod by
the Eddy club, given drive over the
city and shown through the sugar beet
factory Remming our journey, Pecoc
was ron he'd in due time and after sup
per the larty boarded the Texas and
Pacific forMonollanA, whore hacks were
Ga waiting TO convey ,he gang 20
Grand Falls. IN the lower edge Of
Ward county. Arriving thcre, after
breakfast. the party was driven over
the country and shown their system OF
Irrigation The soil Of the Pocos val
ley e. very rich. and usually deep. but
az Grand Falls the soil ls from nye 20
thirty feet deep No one will believe
what Is accomplished IN the pecos Val
ley country until they see for them-
selves This writer has read much oi
the country and its possibilities but
WAS not prepared 10 believe u until he
raw it No pen picture can do Il JUS
tice. what Is being done therc even
now. with tho systems OF irrigation
just established. Is almost beyond cree
dence. What Is most needed Is practi-
cal farmers. who Will go there and set
tie and reap the benefits
Tho whole party is under special OBJ
legations TO the Texas and Pacific and
the Pecos Valley railways. as also TO
the good people OF PocOs Barsiow,
Grand Falls Eddy and Roswell. and
are especially under obligations to w.
g. Hamilton and Judge Richardson Of
Roswell l. 3. Osborn and W. Mullano,
X W. Tanslll Of the Eddy club, and
John r Sweat Of Grand Falls for spe.
clal efforts 10 please all,
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weight estimated NJ 100 tens. and enIs
sulatod 10 support a strain Of t7s tons.
We may. perhaps. rcudsr the matter
more ineligible by taking a. typical
tho cantllover knCwn 20 the architects
as Al, which projects 0qn the tunnel
twenty-five feet and supporta-or VIII
support--its due share (375 tons) %
the building. willis only nineteen feet
of II nnder the building win rest upon
n solid foundation. To add TO the
safety. from this hangs n huge mass
of concrete. some sixteen feet across
BY fifteen feet high, and weighing some
100 tons. suspended by steel bars tweu-
ty-two feet long. Tho whole matter
resembles the Weighing Of n Tcg OF
mutton on the butchers steelyard-
the cantllevor acts ~ the stcelyard-
the warehouses and shops are support
ed NJ the long end, and the gigantic
weight OF concrete bangles from tho
short one, acting In some manner as
n countcrpolac. while the cantilever
rests upon bed OF concrete.
II has boon suggested that vigorous
sneeze IN front portion OF the
premises or the simultaneous en-
trance into the premises of two or
three portly customers might Tip tho
whole thing up. Tho drawings Of
building constructed on such novel
lines have. naturally been examined
with the utmost care. both by Mr..
Englls. the engineer OF the Great
Western, and tho city surveyor. and
the one or two minor objections have
gbders nro covered In II will present
no unusual features TO the eye. ana
win have little 20 distinguish II from
It's follows All the same. II will DO
a monument Of architectural Ingenu-
ity.
The Eddy current., 1898-10-08

IN FLANNEL shirt. shoulder str'-ps aad
strinr Around IIsa HAT.


From the Richmond tVaD Timss
Among the Virglnlans who have recent.
ly visited Washington there has baon
no more striking figure and none on
whom more eyes were turned IN ad-
miring gaze than The stalwart form and
sunburned. swarthy couutenance OF
General Thomas l.. Rosser a
newfy appointed officer asked Roa-
ser where he was going 10
have his uniforms made. They will
cost YOU lot Of money" said he. II
have had six suits made. and they cost
me s700" will only need respond
ed Rogser. "a flannel shirt which ! can
buy here anywhere on the avenue; a
pair Of shoulder straps and string
or piece Of braid around my hat TO
designate that ! am an officer" You
VIII have 10 get hne horse general.
continued the intorlucutor. Gen. But
Ter has had $500 black stallion pre-
sentcd 10 him and other generals have
secured hne horses" Well" replied
Rnsser II have some good stock down
on my farm. but from what learn a
horse viii not De- the suitable thing IN
Crba; ] think n mule VIII be best and
u ls my expectation 90 ride q mule. A"
Il may ho that this confederate veteran
with hls flannel shirt and string around
bis hat. hosirldlng mule. will not be
oXactly IN trim to court an amorous
looking glass or caper nimhly Ia Ia.
dy's chamber to the lasrlvious pleasing
~ late. but Tor u Black Douglas roa-
dy for the dovll's own work IN desper.
ate encounter commend MS to. the
Prince of Albemarle"
The Eddy current., 1898-10-08
THE FEMININE OBSERVER.

why will young men wear panama
hatsg
A chiffon veil often covers a multi
tude OF frockles.
Are renewed love aifairs ever as
sweet az the brand new ones?
Once let your servants know they
can rule you and authority Is gone for
ever.
Some Of as are open 20 conviction,
but we fight hard against letting any
one convince MS.
Red, white and blue shoes are patri'
otic. but they make your feet look ike
the bombardment Of Santiago.
Some individuals are 30 fuasy In rail-
way trains that they are even worse
than those under the influence OF drink
Women always believed what they
hear-if that hearing Is Il love you"
uttered by some one they wish 70 ee-
lleye
Tho Sunday school picnic may not
be- an incident OF unailoyed Joy. but II
II an innocent diversion for the blase
wy hN'AlhAs
How few OF us are able 10 kill mem
ory entirely II We forget trouble by
day Il will crop up aud posaesg Va by
nlght In dreams
10 please man. n he 10 young,
guess his age Of years beyond what Il
is; n he 10 old. cut on a full decade
from what YOU know Il must be,
Il seems 80 silly that people will pay
10 get seaalck on "ragzle-dazzle
while they viii forego an ocean voyage
Just because they are afraid Of mai DC
mer.
n men only knew the narrowing
doubt women feel when they look oyol
a menu they would order themselves
This doub, does not mean ia regard q
what they would like, but what theS
feel their escorts can adord Philadel
phla Times.
The Eddy current., 1898-10-08
RECENT INVENTIONS.

A German has patented a wind mo-
tor TO assist Ia the propulsion OF a
cycle. a frame secured TO the head OF
the wheel. carrying a winged wheel
which is goared direct 20 the hub OF
the front wheel.
30 prevent sparks from locomotives
from setting hre 20 buildings a new
spark arresteF has been designed con-
slstlng Of a pipe running from the boil
er 10 the top OF the umokestack TO
force water through sprinkler
against the sparks.
Kerosene lamps are automatically
lighted by new electrical device In
which battery is placed In the base
Of the lamp. with Aa induction coil In
the post 10 cause spark 10 pass
across the wick from one olectrodo 20
another when a switch In the base is
closed.
A newly patented puncsure proof
pneumatic tire has two layers OF trans
versely placed metal plates molded m
TO the tread. the inner plates breaking
joints with the outer row. while the
edges OF the plates are prevented from
lnjuring the rubber By a ailk cora a
similar soft packing inserted 10 on.
tire.
The Eddy current., 1898-10-08
In THE ODD CORNER.
QUEER AND CURIOUS THINGS
AND EVENTS.
Hanging = nig nundinE--E ~ q
r1aUe whsre No Foundation Cssia -
Laid-carp Century oid--A niina
maa on = randsm.



EHn 20 the hrln' one pledge TO the past.
A. u sinks on its ahadowy bier.
fih % the hrim' It's the aaddeat ana
last
We pour 10 the grave of the year,
Wake, the iight phantoms Of beauty that
won uH
To linFor awhile IN those bowers.
And sash the bright daybeama Of prom
mat gildcd lifos earlier hours.
Here's 70 the lovc-thouRh o. nlttcd away
We can never. no never forrcti
Through the gatherinE darkness of many
day,
one pledge viii We pour 10 n get
oh. frnil as the vision. that wltching
and tender.
And bright on the wnndcror broke.
When lrcm'a own beauty 10 shadowlcaa
splrndor.
Along the wild desort awoRc
Fiji 20 the brlmi ono pledge 70 the glow
Of the heart in itH purity warm'
Ere sorrow had sullied the fountain be-
low,
or darkness cnvclopcd tho form;
Fill 60 that lifc-iidc' oh. warm was ~
rushing
Through Adcns Of arrowy Hight.
And yet Ike tho wave Ia the wilderness
gushing,
TWIN gladden. tho vino cup Tonight
Fiil 20 the pusti from lts dim distant
sphere
Wild voices in melody come.
Tho strains OF the bygonc deep cchoing
hero.
We pledge 10 their shndowy tomb;
And like the bright ORB that. In sinking
ninga back
one Eloam o'cr tho cloud-covcred dome.
Nay the dreams of the past, ON futurity,
track
The hope of n holcr homcl
The Eddy current., 1898-10-08

Chicago Chronicle: Two Menomlnce
(Mlch) young men, one OF whom Is
blind. are making tour OF Wlscon-
sin on tandem. The blind man Is
Frederick Buth, n well-to-do cigar
dealer, and his companion is George
Mack. a young cyclist OF speeding
procllvities, who has been the formers
constant attendant and business helper
for several years. The wheel was
made expressly for them In this city
and ~ model OF strength They have
made several runs OF from 10 to 20
miles, and covered the distance OF
II miles In 90 minutes. They will
visit Appleton. Manitowoc. Sheboygfn.
Clinton and several other Wisconsin
cities whore Mr. Buth has relatives.
They expect to be absent about two
weeks. They wear nobby bicycle SUI
which include red and green sweatass'
with stockings to match.
Buth lost his oyeslght twelve years
ago through an accident while work.
ing at his trade aa a boiler maker, but
ia one OF the most cheerful and con-
tented mon. lie often attends theaters
and balls, and to all appearances en-
joys them fully as well as those who
are blessed with sight, lie Is fne
waltzer and special number r. al
ways placed at his disposal At public
parties.
Mr.. Buth and his companion arc
Germans. the former 30 and the latter
10 years OF age. Though Mr.. Buth
pays annual visits TO his relatives in
Wisconsin he has not seen any OF them
since he was 10 years OF age. lie has
managed by strict attention TO busl-
ness 20 accumulate considerable
wealth, and also owns half interest
IN one OF the principal business build
ings In the city.
The Eddy current., 1898-10-08
nueer NIsrchant.

A good story is told OF a prominent
merchant OF this city. Something OF
this merchants disposition may be
cleaned from the fact that when
speaking OF his employees. he says tho
boys" with an afieotionate intonation.
born OF long appreciation OF their good
points aud kind federation for their oe-
casional errors IL was the intention
OF the house 10 put another representa-
tive on the road, and the man they had
IN view had been fayorably. though
not thoroughly, known TO them for n
long time. Negotiations were about
concluded. and the signing OF remu-
neratiye contract by the salesman was
regarded by him as mere matter OF
form Al a final interview with HIS
prospective employer ana evidently
with the idea OF further impressing the
latter with his deslrablllty. he said:
Mr.. . / am an older man than
you. have been Ia this business for
twenty-five years. and / wish TO add
that I have never made mistake"
As the would-be employer reached out
| on his desk ln an abstracted manner.
and gathered In the unsigned contract.
which he slowly tore up In the same
absont-mlnded manner. he remarked
that Il was a source OF keen regret to
him that he simply couldn't AFFORD 10
employ 80 valuable a man; that there
was not a man connected with the
house. from himself 10 the dago who
sorted the refuse every morning, who
was not constantly making mistakes
and prohtlng by the experience. and
that the direct result OF placing per-
feet man among the force would be
immediate Generalization. As the per-
feet man slowly wended his weary way
up the street Il probably occurred 70
him that he had smashed n beautiful
| rocord
The Eddy current., 1898-10-08

Leaving Fort Worth on the Texas
anu Pacific railway az S:i5 q. M. one
arrives at pocos at 2'Oi d. m the next
morning The West Texas Press Asso-
citation held a. regular session at this
place on the 2lst ultlmo. IN the even
Ing We were invited for d drive TO Bar
STOW, seven miles east of Pecos. ON the
Texas and Pacific and on the arrival
OF the editors splendid entertain
ment was awaiting them. Good music.
a superabundance OF all the good thing,
10 eat. and a splendid display of the
products OF thai section OF the Pooos
valley. grown ON irrigated lands. were
displayed IN the court house. Grapes,
peaches. cereals, watermelons aud an
kinds OF vegetables. as also cotton. The
party was then driven over part Of the
irrigated lands and back 20 Pecos,
where, AZ night a banquet was enjoyed,
Next morning Sept 20. the party
boarded the Peeos valley railway. a
The Eddy current., 1898-10-08

A corset has Just been invented WITH
a self-adjustlng hustle attachment.
which corrects all the faults Of the old
hustle and yet Is hustle still. Il
opens and shuts. and when closed 10
IL 40 small that II may be easily slip
ped IN corset box after the corset
has been packed. u Is a curious look
ing little affair. made OF four pieces
Of steel, covered with sateen. and may
may he easily adjusted to conform 10
the natural outlines OF the figure. The
hustle ls as light az a feather and is
fastened 10 the corset Just below the
waist line. where q hollow Is generally
seen In the average figure. The corset
rs provided with little straps. and the
hustle ~ attached to Il by means of
four fasteners The two lower fas-
teners are 80 arranged that they cause
the hustle to add to the fullness OF
the hips. and at the same time they
remedy the faults Of the back. The
corset ~ not unlike the other corseis,
with the exception that Il is specially
re-enforced with triple strips 20 pro-
vent the bones and steels from cut
ting through the material. Another
advantage OF this corset hustle Is that
II II one OF the cheapest OF the we'll
made corsets In the market. II can
be bought ready made, OF course. IN
white. gray and black, or can be q
more expensive made to-ordor aifair
OF brocaded satin or embroidered ba'
tlste.-New York Journal.
The Eddy current., 1898-10-08

Baltimore a Ohio engine No. 90.
which has just been laid aside az
Grafton. Va. and will be consigned 10
the scrap pile. has quite a history, Il
Is one OF the Ross Winans camel en-
gines that was built IN 1851. There
are only four OF this class OF engines
now remaining. During the late war
this engine was one OF several cap
tured at Martlnsburg b. the Confed-
Orates and hauled across the country
by Nlke 20 staunton. Va, under direc-
tion OF Col Thomas Il. sharp. Presi-
dent John W. Garrett. after the war
was over. huntad up Col. SHARP and
appointed him master OF tFansDorta-
tion, In recognition OF the ability dis
played IN that unparalleled achieve
menL
The Eddy current., 1898-10-08

Whales from 300 to 400 years old
are sometimes met with. The age Is
ascertalned by the size and number OF
layers OF the whalebone. which in
creases yearly.
The Eddy current., 1898-10-08

Eve had her faults. but she never
went through Adams pockets while
be vas Gslssp.