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People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-06-02
OXFORD.

Miss Novel Anderson of Wellington
spent decoration day with her folks al
Oxford.
The ball game between Dayton's
club and the Oxford Cyclones was
victory for our ball tossers.
Miss Dora Sommerville is home
from Wellington having closed a
successful term Of work In the We'll
lington city schools.
The union meeting of the Eudeavor
sOclties of Oxford was a pleasant and
profitable meeting which was much
enjoyed by all present.
Messrs. Henry Derwin and Walter
Morris Of the Daily Mail attended the
supper as Hess Hall given by the
cemetery associations Monday even.
ing.
The Memorial sermon at the Pres
byterian church was we'll attended
and much appreciated. Rev. Among
knows how to speak words Of comfort
and encouragement to the boys who
wore the blue.
The Memorial exercises on May SOth
were simply grand. The parade was
quite long and the grafton by Rev.
Holmes fairly bristled with patriotism
and when he told that he was going
to conquer Spain our people realized
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-06-02
Profs. Smith e Criffeiths,

teachers residing at Peck, are 5000
to locate permanently at Enid, o. T.
so we understand.
o. 5. Pickens mentioned In last
weeks notes still fingers 10 the shadow
OF death from the injury received by
a fall some time ago.
Peck is still putting on airs-A. H
Ayers, the liverman has painted hi:
commodiOus barn; P. S. Morrison, the
miller has painted his mill and Mr.
Carlton his barber shop.
Miss Maude Sadler, daughter OF ].
Q. A. Sadler, is Visiting her parents
near Zyba. She has been attending
school the past six months at Law.
renee. In her examinations at school
she graded 100 10 about all the
branches she studied. For one SO
young such achievements are sur.
prising.
So then Kansas, according to the
Wichita Eagle, is disgraced again;
this time because Gov. Leedy did not
shoe the Kansas volunteers at his
own expense, we presume, after they
had been mustered into the United
States army. We wonder that Col.
Murdoch, the censor Of Kansas honor,
did not 90 down into his jeans for the
shekels to shoe the Kansas boys that
Kansas honor might be maintained
as 1t was 10 1895 when the Eagle said
10 explanation OF our Indebtedness,
"our debts stand for our invest
ments."
Decoration day was generally OBJ.
served hereabouts. Many Of our peo.
pie assembled 10 the forenoon at The
private family burying ground 90 the
W. S. Noel place to place flowers on
tue graves Of the honored dead and
listen to an address by Prof. Eyrest
OF Wichita, while Others attended
exercises at Clearwater. Some, a very
few Of our people, did not attend the
public exercises though while they
ministered to the living 10 affection
aud gladdened their hearts with
words OF sympathy and flowers they
held 10 sacred remembrance the de.
parted soldiers. As we set beside the
bed OF an afflicted comrade on this
national commemorative day we
ponder why this annual outburst OF
remembrance and expression of love
for the dead, and why such gross
neglect OF the living? 1t is right
and 10 accordance with every better
instict Of our being to remember our
honored dead and keep their graves
green but 10 SO doing why, o, why do
we neglect the living? II We, as we
should, entertain kindly and sympa.
.hetic feeling for our fellow mortal
let US not defer the need OF praise I'm.
Ill the sod is green above their lovely
graves. xxx. |
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-06-02
A good farm horse
Cheap.-Curtis MerCan-
tile Co.
ZYBh.

Elmer MOffltt and family visited in
Wichita Saturday.
Ed L. Embrey purchased a new
binder last week.
Miss Mamie LeForce is studying
telegraphy under G. E. Layman.
Q. B. Mennell improved his new
farm with an Ideal windmill Sltur-
day.
A. A. Richardson and wife of We'll
lington visited with c. B. MeunelT
Sunday.
A number of our young folks
attended the Anderson.Dem we'd.
ding Sunday.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-06-02

one night last week; L. W. Gray and
L. II. Albright were the musicians.
Mr.. Trowbridge, the Mutual Hail
Insurance agent, was 10 this vicinity
last week.
Rev. Lpng Of Wellington preached
the memorial sermon at Perth, Sum
day 10Th.
Conrad Albright sold a horse re-
Gently for SIS, also l,4OO bushels Of
wheat at Sl.16 per bushel.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-06-02
Frank r, Stockton Nearly Blind

At one time Mr.. Stockton was on the verge of
blindness. When he was able to read for himself
his friends were curious to know what sort of read
ing he would want. The novelist called eagerly
tor advertisements. People don't realize the en-.
Jcoyment in reading good advertisements nor do
they always appreciate good eyesight until they
ieel its power wanting. AT the first warning con.
suit competent optician. Examination free.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-06-02
DR.. Jekyll Becomes a Mr.. HYDE

Under the physical infrmities for which the VIC
tim was morally blameless. People with disagree.
able dispositions and habits are not always respons-
IDLE, as their pecularities possibly the result of
abnormal nerve impulses over which they have no
control. Properly fitted glasses will often relieve.
"The vascular centers are the most sensitive and
most constantly taxed of all nerve centers DR.
Prentice.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-06-02
History of Spectacles.

Spectacles were invented in the year 1900 by
dominican monk. Long before this time reading
glasses in the form of large lens held in the hand
were used. Rudyard Kipling found such lens in
the ruins of Ninneveh, and it is supposed it was
used in the seventh century. The Chinese and
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-06-02
"My Face is My Fortune, Sir.o

Said the pretty maid in the old English ballad
She had the proper idea as to tie value of pretty
face in matrimonial market. Eyes make or mar
many face, The other features may be ever so
comely, pair Of weak, red infamed or twiching
eyes will spoil its beauty. Properly adjusted
glasses will cure most Of the troubles by removing
the cause. But don't get the idea that anybody
or everybody can do the proper adjusting" We
have made a study of the eye
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-06-02

ean used lenses Tor the Of the defects before
Gu up between them and European countries Roger Bacon professor
oxford University made and employed glasses because was thought
ne was trying the divine plan and lodged in Jail
or more than ten Benjamin Franklin boca whose place
has been taken by Smith Ghs perfection oca which enables the
wre TO read and see at distance with The human eve
affords the most interesting suggestions study the organs of the hu
Inc more the eyes used the stronger the sight will
the light good and the print plain mistake to nut off the ue Of
glasses when becomes difficult read by light Glasses should be
worn there defect Of vision, age be- Small
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-06-02
HUKLE.

Unless appearances are very de.
cepiive our otherwise grand prospect
for q biz wheat yield will be seriously
injured by rust.
Prof, Herman Tise and wife, scnool
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-06-02
PRAIRIE CENTER.

Mr.. Ross went to Lane county last
week.
More rain, more rest, more wheat
10 the west.
There was q dance at Mr.. Gsrritys
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-06-02

The successful manner n which
Prof. E. b. Smith adjust. | ...s il.
something that everyone sLo Is sus.
fering with weak or deep i've vision
should NOT overlook. The prof. -ssor
has been here only shoIt linz but
ne has done more 10 his linz ii,ib any.
one who has ever visited Wellington.
Every pair OF glasses adj.sted by
Profs. Smith and Griffiths are correct
In every respect a. they examine sep-
arately and then with pebble ground
lenses make correction, which can
not be procured outside Of the large
eastern cities.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-06-02
Team harness,f1y nets,
collars, pads,etc., cheap
for Cash.-Curtis Mer-
camille Co.

Jefferson, OF, May 3l.-The Rock
Island rotd has made the long ex.
pected move Of Us depot buildings
from the old site to a place at the
foot OF Main street and the cars stop
at Jefferson now the same as they do
at Chicago. The InuvlLs II l.,lroad
property To tuwn Us, .Aa q, lJwu
properties to Il railr al * il departure
from the usual rule, 0Gt az" 'heless.
Is the case IN this inst .-. ail I'm,
this act the people Of Je' ."1 are as
sured of the kindly ~. =. the
Rock Island for Their IN rnent
and bids fair for Tue ia.... IS Of
the town.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-06-02
TESTIMONIALS,

PROF SMITH: have been here since lS6o-befor tho civ
was laid ont have tried about 1000 different specacle with
out success and had given all hopes having NV sight i'm
proved when heard OF you being Wichita and concluded 70
try once more and pleased to tell you thar the
glasses you fitted for The first day had them
walked around and Wchta-somethng had not done be-
fore for twelve After wearing them for two weeks
would not take any amount Of money for them
. - $500 SAMUEL VANDERBILT
INT Handegr lives on Lawrence Ave, Wichita Heights
seven miles north of Wichita) 90'
Mrs. NJ. Peterson, 1127 South Main street. Wichita had
very weak and defective vision which caused her much
trouble and annoyance She procured pair of our spcace
shot time ago, and with her face wreathed in smiles
stated that since she procured glasses she feels she
had pair Of new eyes.
Mr. C. A. Parsons OF lis Spruce street. Wichita suffered
fo number Of years with paralytc affection OF the ewes
which causes them to constantly emit water and very greatly
impaired his sight After usn pair of our glasse. three
days he states that he and distinguish fac Of hs
friends block away and that the watering stop ed the
strain has gone and his eyes entirely at rest
Numbers Of testimonials similar above come 10 our office
every day.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-06-02

Mrs. W. A. Maxey and two children
left this morning for Raymond, Ill.,,
tospend the summer visiting relatives.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-06-02

Mrs. Rebecca Grimm, sister Of Rev.
S. Price Of this city, is reported dying
at her home In Belmont county, Ohio.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-06-02

ing each letter should look distinct and clear and
not blurred To be perfect lens must be made
with highly polished surfaces of accurate curva-
lures. Our lenses are the best in the market
They are made from the clearest and fines, nate
rial obtainable, and are warranted to be absolutely
perfect constructions. We have line of the yery
best OF lenses in spectacles and eye glasses besides
being equipped with all the latest and most i'm
proved scientific instruments for thorough and
accurate test of the eye.
OUR MOTTO is: "Every one
to his own profession and Con.
scientiOus Treatment to ALL"
EYES TESTED FREE
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-06-02

Miss Novel Anderson of wellington
spent decoration day with her folks at
Oxford.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-05-15
THE IRISH LIBBRAToR.

| One and fifty years ago today the
Irish liberatOr. Daniel O'Connell, died
at the age of seyenty-three. To him
more than to any other man belongs
the credit for allaying religious ami
mosities and intolerance which, for
centuries. had caused untold suffer-
| ing and sacrifice of human life. When
he entered upon his great work relig-
ious bigotry had reduced his fellow
Catholics to a condition of political and
social serfdom; themselves filed with a
blind, unreascning hatred of the DOM
inant church. the Protestants arrogant,
exacting. and in power. There was
nothing in common recognized between
them. When the Catholics ruled they
had shown the same disposition. Rev
olution failed to bring reform; ii merely
brought change of victims. 1t was
all bitterness, persecution, retaliation,
revenge. The smouldering hatred of
the one, the needless oppression of the
other, betokened i'll for his people and
his country. So Daniel O'Connell be-
came a reformer.
He began life as a lawyer, built up a
wonderful practice, was a matchless
orator, a hard worker, quick at repair
tee, a master of invective. and the
greatest cross-examiner of his day. But
his mind wandered from his veal to
the woes Of his people. He had mis-
sion to fill, and he went about it with a
will and an intelligence that won sue
cess. His immense private fortune, his
talent, his time, his life was conse-
Grated to the cause of religious toler-
ance and liberty.
1t was his aim to bring about a bet
ter understanding, a better feeling be-
tween the members Of opposing
churches, to convince each that the
other had rights, to impress upon their
minds that men might differ in faith,
observe different rites. yet be equally
honest, upright. deserving; in short. to
break down the barriers of fanatical
distrust that had separated clans, fac
lions and parties for years and genera
tons That he carried conviction to the
public was evidenced by his election to
parliament in a Protestant stronghold, |
the eminence to which he arose in that
pooy' the measures passed in accord !
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-05-15
sMoKELEss POWDER NEEDED.

The bombardment of San Juan has
demonstrated one thing very plainly,
which is that our navy should be sup
piled with smokeless powder. Not
many rounds nad been fired from the
guns of the fleet before the vessels COM
posing it were enveloped in clouds of
smoke, with the result that much of
their firing was nothing but guess
work Not a shot from any of the large
guns can be fired for less than several
hundred dollars, and to stand out at
sea a mile or so and continue firing
when the vessels are all enveloped in
smoke is very apt to become a mere
waste of ammunition. In the good old
days of wooden walls, when ships got
side by side and often grappled, being
enveloped in smoke was not so great a
disadvantage as it is now.
If SIMPSONS fleet should meet the
Spanish feet, and the latter is provided
with smokeless powder, it would have a
very decided advantage. In the first
place the smokeless powder imparts a
greater velocity to projectiles; then a
fleet using such powder would always
be able to see everything going on,
while one using a powder that makes a
vast amount of smoke would be unable
to see an enemy, and the enemy could
maneuver all around it.
The American fleets will be at dis
advantage until they are supplied with
smokeless powder, and it is their most
pressing need at the present time.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-05-15
GREED OF THE RAILROADS.

The freight agents of the western
railroads have decided, says a Chicago
| dispatch, to make practically no con-
cessicns to the United States govern
| ment in the way of freight rates on
munitions OF war and camp equipage
The regular tariff rates will be charged
on all supplies of ammunition and on
live stock in carloads or less.
The railroads, that never tire of run
ming to congress with a poor-pussy
story, asking favors and concessions
Tor themelves, and too often getting
them. are only too eager to take ad-
vantage of the government whenever
the opportunity offers. The govern
ment is now engaged in a foreign war
that may be either short or long, but
that Will in any event necessitate the
transportation of vast supplies of am
munitiOn and camp equipage, and the
cost will be enormous. But is there one
spark of patriotism in the railroads in
their dealings with the government?
No. not one; they propose to be as
cold blooded and exacting as Shylock
it would he well for them to remember
Shylock's fate
The railroads never tire of telling
about what victims of popular preju-
dice they are; how they are only actu-
ated by the loftiost motives while the
people are moved only by the basest.
In their dealings with the government
in the present war they had a splendid
chance to show a genuine public spirit,
but they have turned this chance into
one to show their greed. They may
gain by it temporarily, but they will
lose by it in the long run. 1t will
arouse public antipathy and increase
the demand for more stringent public
control of them, in fact for public own
ership of them. The congressman who,
in house or senate, shall, after the war
or during it, raise his voice in favor of
any of these railroads that refuse to
make any concession to the govern
ment in the matter of freight rates,
the very highest being demanded, viii
have to settle accounts with an angry
constituency.
1t is said there is nothing like war
to bring out the true nature of men;
and it may be ADDED, of railroads, too.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-05-15
THEY LEAVE TONIGHT.

The vanguard of Utah's band of he
roes who responded to their country's
call moves out tonight, to return no
more until the smoke of battle clears
away and shows the banner of freedom
waving above the king-cursed, priest
social and political pestilence flies to-
day When the Spanish guns are
spiked, so that never again will they
shrek defiance at modern civilization;
when the Spanish ships are srnk, that
never again may they carry murderous
tyrants to helpless colonies across the
sea; when the Spanish yoke is broken.
that the people of the Philippines and
West Indies may lift their heads and
walk erect; when the Spanish
army is driven from the orient
and occident back into the lnusty
caverns of Spain-then will the
mounted rifemen of Utah return
to their homes and those who await
their coming. anxious, perhaps. but
proud of the share they have in this
contest for humanity, for freedom, for
national honor.
The people of Utah will earnestly bid
them God-speed on such an Grand It
is hoped. and there is every reason to
believe. that they have before them no
desperate, difficult. protracted task
But they are going to face hardship,
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-05-15
FRANCE AND NEUTRALITY.

It is said the officials of the state and
navy departments strongly deprecate as
mischievous and dangerous the efforts
10 create the impression that France
is not acting up to the rule in the OBJ
servance of strict neutrality between
the United States and Spain.
1t is very doubtful if any such efforts
are being made. 1t is a well known
fact that the French press and people
are friendly to Spain. and quite hos
tile to the United States. This cannot
but make the people of this country
look upon all actions of France with
jealousy, if not suspicion. Any deliber-
ate effort to infiame the public mind
against France by creating the impress
sion that she is maintaining a neutral
position in letter only, and, perhaps,
not always maintaining the letter
would be most unfortunate indeed.
The American press generally has
shown no disposition to say anything
against France, for the American press,
like the American people. remembers
distinctly and with gratitude the aid
France gave the colonies, although it
was not all disinterested and Dlatonic,
and they keenly regret seeing the
French people so openly hostile to the
United States. They appear to regard
the war between the United States and
Spain as in a large measure a race
war Thus, when Pierre Lott rushed
away from Paris and Madrid, to ex-
press to Maria Christina his approval
of the course of Spain, he, a Protest
ant and descendant of Huguenots, said
to her, the most Catholic sovereign in
Europe: 1T is the Latin against the
Anglo-Saxon; l am a Latin" A very
fine phrase, but a very inaccurate one.
1t is not the Latin against the Anglo
Saxon: it is not a race question at all.
But this seems to be the view taken by
Frenchmen and a most unfortunate
view i is. The American people have
the same desire for a continuance of
the friendly relations that have been
maintained with France in past, that
they have always had: to judge by the
French press, the people of France have
not this same desire.
There IS no reason to doubt that
France viii maintain the strictest OBJ
servance of neutrality. and when she
does not. but commits an open breach
of it, it will be time enough to denounce
her.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-05-15

with his policy, the recognition given
Ireland and the cause of liberty by all
the leading English statesmen since.
O'Connell was the foe of tyrants and
oppression; the earnest, working friend
of the unfortunate and the downtrod-
den everywhere, whether Catholic tax
payers without representation, Jews
without standing, or negro slaves in the
West Indies. His was the cause of hu-
manity, of religious tolerance; of lib
erty. And he iisarmed the bigot with
his own fairness and liberality. When
elected lord mayor of Dublin, being the
first Catholic to occupy that position
since the reign of James II, he was
asked to define his policy, and replied:
I will pledge myself that in my capac-
ity of lord mayor no one shall be able
to discover from my conduct what arc
my politics or of what shade are the
religious tenets 1 hold" And he kept
his word.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-05-15

disease and danger, and to give their
lives, if necessary, for the cause. Be-
fore them lies the path to glory-it may
lead to the grave. The work they go
to do is the highest work of man. The
achievements of peace are noble when
there is no greater work to be done.
But man can write no grander record
than to sign his name to the muster
roll to fight for peace, for justice, for
weaker fellow men.
And so the mounted rifiemen will go
today with prayers and blessings;
tears, too, for there are loved ones left
behind who know in part of the dan
gers to be faced; and cheers for their
high resolve. And hope will linger here
awaiting their return with the honors
of success and health to enjoy the well
come they will receive.