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People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-05-12
Only a few more of
thOse Sis riding Cu1ti-
'vatOrs left Curtis Mer-
camille Co.
PORTLAND,

James Jensen of Winfield spent
Sunday at this place.
Red Durham is working for the rail
road company again.
John EiklOr shipped five cars of
stock to Kansas City last week.
Rev. Bernhard, a converted Jew,
preached at the Baptist church last
Sunday.
R. H. Behimer shipped eight cars of
stock from this place to Kansas City
Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs S. L. Jones, who have
been visiting in Oklahoma, have
returned.
Mrs. J. =. F. Horne of South Haven
has organized class in voice culture
at this place.
Quite a number Of our people
attended the dedication of the new
NJ. E. church in the Strip Sunday.
Twelve car loads of lumber have
been received at this station in the
last week for the new town, Braman.
Mr.. Donahue is paying fancy prices
fer common every day wheat. The
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-05-12

farmers look pleasant and crack jokes
while they gracefully shovel the golden
grain from their wagons. Who
wouldn't?
We understand that Miss Rosa
Wolf, who has been living at A. H.
Kincade':, has returned to her home in
tile East.
The subscription list for the Maine
monument fund is at the store of G.
W. Knapp. We hope every one of our
citizens will give something.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Weekley are both
sick with measles. Miss Mollie
Thorpe, who has just returned from
Floral, is doing Mrs. Weekdays house
work.
We don't wish to make ourselves
obnoxious by Offering suggestions, but
We do think our new road machine
could be used to excellent advantage
in smoothing up there after having
heavy rains and the roads becoming so
rough and nard making travel every.
thing but pleasant.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-05-12
PERTH.

E.G. Jacobs is ia Kansas City trans.
acting business this week.
g. W. Slower came up SuDdey from
the Strip where he has been working
at the carpenter trade.
Elias Mickley and Ezra Fuss,spent
several days at MedtOrd last week
looking over the country.
Perth camp NJ. W. A. is growing
right along. They took three through
the mysteries of wOodcraft last Thurs
day.
Billy Abbott, Our barber, has sold
out and expects to move back to
Milan. He says he will never barber
again.
Perth school is making arrange
ments for a flag raising for the last
day of school, the 24th of May. A good
time is anticipated.
O. H. Attebery closed a very success.
ful term of school at Centennial last
Saturday, He treated the pupils to
candy aud oranges.
Burns Colby, C.R.I. & P. agent at
this place, leaves Tuesday to 90 into
the city ticket Office ia Wichita. Al
though he has been here but a short
time he has made many friends who
will be sorry to see him 60.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-05-12
-" ~-~-----
! CORRESPONDENCE.
SEVENTY-SIX.

Mr., Geyer is painting his house.
Ben Matthews is filling up his pasture
with horses.
Mr.. New is listing his oats ground
to kaffir Corn.
Ed Okerson bought some stock hogs
OF Dick Slater.
The heavy rains have washed out a
number OF bridges iu the township.
Corn is large enough to pillow if it
would only quit raining few days.
Mr.. Byan bought him a team OF
horses to replace two that he los,
some time ago.
Mrs. Mann was up from the Strip
visiting her mother, Mrs. Younlan:
returned to the Strip last week.
Vern YOuman went to the Strip to
see his sister, When he got nearly to
the town the water was so high he
had to stake his horse out and walk
the rest of the way on the railroad.
The following delegates wee cleo
ted at SevenJy-SiX: j. M. Bissell,
Chairman; j. G. Sylvester, Harry
ShapcOtt, John Gift, John Camp,
Geo. johnson, Richard Slater, E. E.
Flora.
Rev. BernstOrf preached at Seventy
Six Sunday evening. He took up a
collection to build a monument to
the sailors that were lost on the
Maine. Miss Bertha Carr was organist
for the evening service.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-05-12
COUNCIL HILL.

Dick Blue visited Council last Sun.
day.
A large quantity of milk goes from
this community to the Peck Swimming
station.
The wheat fields are smiling every
where and promise great things to our
farmers.
The farmers who listed their corn
find it covered so deep by the rerent
hard rains that many o: them will be
obliged to plant The second time.
Mrs. Lenora Bloom of your city is
visiting for a day or two at Council
Hill. She will 90 to Goddard and visit
her parents and then to Wichita to
visit her sister, Jewel, who was re-
Gently married at Mrs. Blooms home
in Wellington.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-05-12

The exhibition at Walton Center
was well attended but owing to dis
order and inconvenient seating room
many were disappointed.
Chas. Miller purchased fine bicycle
last week. It's tire is hedge thorn
proof. Roscoe Stockton is also the
proud possessor Of late patent
wheel.
We wish some Of our young folks
could hear the song "What the moon
said" and we are satisfied they would
retire at an earlier hour or occupy the
easy rocker in the parlOr.
Chas. Vaughan, brother-in-law of
Adney Jones, is visiting bis father
and brothers in our vicinity this week.
Heis TO 60 to Blackwell soon where
ne expects to build, being a stone
mason and plasterer TO pursue his
trade.
Mr.. Editor: As our farmers are
DESTROYS OF insuriDg growing grain
against hail cyclone, etc, would you re-
commend through your paper some re-
liable company giving some idea of
policy and rates. [See our advertis.
ing columns.-EDIToR VOICE.
History will repeat itself. During
our late civil war farmers who could
have sold their wheat at from 81 to
1920 held for higher prices and took
less by half. Many who are calculat.
ing on war prices would not sell un-
less compelled by want, holding for
higher prices.
Mr.. Editor: We suggest that some
of our Sumner county volunteers who
go to the land Of war and pestilence
be invited to write up a summary of
trips for the benefit Of the VOICE
readers. 1t has been arranged; Ser
geant Bob Collins has promised US
EDITOR VOICE.
CUBAN QUEEN.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-05-12

Corn is coming up in Cald we'll.
Price % cents by the Car load lots.
Miss Ida Newman is learning the
dressmaKer's trade at Wellington.
Anna GOldsmith's school at the
! DObbs school house closed on the 18th.
Rain and Spain, Dewey, Sampson,
Weller, Gomez and the Pope are the
news.
Valley Center Sunday school has
SeVenty-seven names on the roll this
quarter.
Mary F. Kelly is attending the
teachers review at the Sumner County
High school
Alex Hurlston, az old timer of
Caldwell township, is visiting among
his old friends.
Z. 7. Hebb has rented the Macklin
place where the wheat blew out ard
is putting it to corn.
B. D. Shore went TO Missouri and
bought him fine trOtting stallion,
pedigreed name Lafayette.
Mrs. Mitchell, of Elreno, o. K, is
visiting and making arrangements to
sell her farm in Caldwell township.
Rev. McQuOwn preached a war
sermon-yOu might call il Span'>
funeral-On the 7th at Valley Ceuter.
9. W. Eby purchased tue Ed Hook
iday farm known as the Morris STONE
quarry quarter section. Consideration
$500.
Frank Foster sold his claim in the
Strip. George Foster sold his farm
near COrbin and they left for Texas
this week.
Died, Mrs. |. N. Durham, an old
and respected neighbor and citizen OF
Caldwell township. Funeral service
was conducted by Rev. McQuown.
Miss Maude Greenman's school
on the 9th at the Greenman school
house with declamatiOns and speeches
George Browning made an able
address.
lib. Lowe has bought the half sec.
tiOn belonging to the Stock Exchange
bank at Caldwell. 1t issituated west
Of the Chikaskia river in ChikaSkia
township. Consideration $4,000. 1t is
a splendid farm all in wheat.
GRANGER.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-05-12
Special discounts all
this week on clothing,
queensware, dress goods
and hats.-Curtis Mer-
camille Co.
C0RBIN.
NJ. Kettering is on the sick list.

NJ. Kettering is on the sick list.
Fred Diemer is ready for harvest;
he has a new binder.
+. E. SOmmerville is moving tc
Milan to run barber shop.
The principal game of the town
now is marbles. Geo. Cox wears the
belt.
John Smith is delivering his wheat
he sold Saturday for Sl.l0; today he
could get sl.lS.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Reagan visited
near Lamont, o. T., the first of the
week with Mrs. G. f. Allen.
JEFF Riley returned from Chicago
He failed to secure work. He saws
there are 100 men for every job.
Fl. H. Howe left Tuesday afternoon
for northern Missouri iD response toa
telegram calling him to the bedside
OF his mother who is very low with
heart trouble.
Inquiry is being made by farmers
for hands to help in harvest. They
don't want to be caught short Of
hands as they were last year. They
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-05-12
CALDWELL.

Meeting at District SO Sunday
night.
Teachers meeting at Valley Center
Thursday night.
c. NJ. Johnson bought a fine S4OC
Hereford heifer.
Joe Darby has put in corn on his
fathers place this year
Frank Logan took their organ to
town to have it repaired,
John Jordan is selling corn at %
cents bushel at Caldwell.
John Moore went to Illinois last
week to visit and on business.
W. D. Yourk, living south of town,
is losing his hogs with cholera.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-05-12
PRAIRIE CENTER.

Douglas Dryer has erected Il steel
Windmill.
f. n. SNYDER has stocked his ser
vOir up with carp
ThOmp ShOwal e. went 90 ArgOnia
Monday after a load Of corn.
Mr.. Hamblin and W. B. Seymour
were in this vicinity Monday Oh
business.
Corn blowing will soon be the order
Of the day. Some have plOwed their
Corn alIcady.
here us successful ttrm of
SC rOl clUs i Saturday at Cen ennial.
IT, re wa short program rendered
in The afternoon. The Perth IOncert
band gave them few selections,
after which they gave concert on
the street.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-05-12
Ayers
SaPsapaPII|a

has been curing all forms of blood
diseases scrofula, eczema, letter,
rheumatism, erysipelas, blood poi
sOning, etc. There's a book about
these cures -" Ayers Curebook, a
story of cures told by the cured"
which is sent free on request, by
DR.. J. c. Aver, Lowell, Mass. The
book will interest you if you are
sick or weak, because it tells not
what it is claimed the remedy will
do, but what your neighbors and
fellows testify that it has done.
viii it cure you? 1t has cured
thousands like you. Why not you?
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-05-12

aim TO be prepared to take cate of the
immense wheat crop.
Geo. Want and John AkrrS are still
holding on ~ their wheat. They
want Sl.25 now. VIII thy SCI if it
reaches that price?
Y RAW
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-05-12

What does A stand for? When
some friend suggests that your
blood needs A sarsaparilla treat
ment, remember that A stands for
AYERS. The first letter in the
alphabet stands for the first of
sarsaparillas first in origin, first
in record, first in the favor of the
family. For nearly half a century
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-10-16
YOUTHS PAGE


We turned to Stump" The disagreea-
bic duty was his.
IT'S got to be done, fellows" he said
steadily enough. The cartridge must
come out some time. Stand back there
and III"
Wait minute" interrupted the officer
OF the division. I'VE VIVA see If ID can't
be done without much risk. Bring a rope,
one Of you"
The required article was brought in a
hurry. The bombardment was now at its
hight, and the thunderous roaring of the
guns was increasing with every passing
second. Above and around us the vicious
reports of the Yankees 5-inch rapid-iirers
seemed like one continuous volley. A
hoarse cheer came from nearby ship
proclaimng the landing of some favored
shot.
Hurry, fellows" shouted HAY" In an
ecstacy of Impotence. @Lively there;
We're missing all the sport"
Nimble hands worked at the rope One
end was attached to the lever of the
breech-block and Pat" the gunner s
mate, grasped the other. Even with these
precautions it was perilius task. and we
awaited the command with something
akin to anxiety.
when l give the word" said the officer
of the division, pull handsomely Ready,
there-pull away"
Go BE Continued)
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IN THE AUXILIARY NAVY.
FROM THE DIARY OF NO. 3 OF THE
PORT GUN.

Continuation of the Story of the
Cruise of the "Ynnkee"-sunday
Routine Anoat-The Bombardment
of MORO CastIe-Scene on the Gun
Deck During Action--A Sight
Worth All the CoaIing.
Continued from Last Week)
The after wheel house on board the
Yankee was a round structure of steel
built on the spar deck directly over the
counter. 1t contained a steering wheel
to be used in case the wheel in the pilot
house should become disabled When the
chill winds of May and early June were
blowing off the Northern coast during the
Yankees period of cruising in that vicin-
ity, The after wheel house formed a snug
and comfortable retreat for the men of
the watch.
1t was freely used for that purpose until
the navigator CHANGED to discover the
fact. He forthwith issued orders forbid
ding any person to enter The house except
on duty His order like many others, re-
ceived respectful consideration-when he
happened to be looking. In the present
case we were so eager to hear the conclu-
sion of the stories being related by the
rival yarn-spinners, that we were fain to
brave Outlets" displeasure. Led by Bill
and Dick we piled inside.
What l was trying to say spoke up
the former, getting the first opening, was
that when Patrick reached the top of the
stairs, something struck him fun in the
face and two hairy arms were thrown
about his neck. The sudden shock sent
him tumbling backward, and he fell kerr
flop! down The steps Up above. his wife
was bowling to beat the band. Mike,
Mike, We spalpane! You do be killing your
poor father Och! why did I live to see
this day In the meantime the real Mike
for the one inside vas the escaped monk
from the nagerie-had scooted for the
police. They came, a half dozen of them,
and as they entered the front door"
Time" chuckled Stump. "Give Dick a
chance"
LAS 1 opened the front door of the little
wooden house where we had placed the
body" said Dick, prompt to take advant-
age of the opportunity, II saw two gleam-
ing eyes glaring at me from the inner
room. tell you, my heart fell clean down
into my boots"
Should think it would" muttered the
kid" peering about the wheel house
with a SILVER. "Ughp
Il dropped the lantern" resumed Dick
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land staggered back. Just then a"
Half dozen policemen entered the front
door lust as Patrick and the supposed
Mike reached the bottom of the stairs, -
broke in Bin, taking up the thread Of his
story "Well, when the Irish coppers saw
Pat with the monk hanging around his
neck they thought the Old Nick had him.
They started to run, but the old woman
reached the lower floor in time to see both
Mike and the monkey She grabbed a
broom. but the monk slipped through the
front door. ard
"Thats the end of your story. And a
good job it is, too" remarked Dick.
ut is better than having no end" re-
torted Bill. "You spin out yarn to beat
the band"
"It's getting late" spoke up Hod, yawn-
ing. IF you fellows are going to chew
the rag an night I
"Only a word more" interrupted Dick.
"As I staggered back 1 fell into the arms
of the nurse, who had come down 70 see
what kept me. L explained in hurry,
and he Mt a match. We both went in and
discovered .
"Sh-h-h! Get out of here, you fellows"
suddenly spoke up voice at the door on
the starboard side. Here comes Cut
There was a scramble for the opposite
door and in much less time than IS taken
II, telling the wheel house was empty. We
buddled in the shadows for a moment,
then lodged forward. As we reached the
hatch / heard the kid" ask Dick:
Say, what was it you saw? Tell
fellow, won't you?"
Two brass knobs on an old chest" was
the calm reply.
"Huh!"
The following day being Sunday, was
GIVEN over to rest and recreation, and
The writing Of letters until late in the af-
ternoon. The day dawned clear but very
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-10-16

bbv.eIotore. The Improvement was mainly
soSoss, about by the creation of the high
ar,O'"' OF equltation for officers of the
eobisu at Tor di Quinto. This institute has
feo, V,o1 remarkable results within the
a r,o LAS OF It's existence. OF course, it is
Of ~. nalng-school as only such officers
are au army who are already good riders
Moved to enter. The number is also
and t' 10 one officer from each regiment
bav.n. return for his instruction an officer
pero59 lassed through the course is COM
Ter f,n serve as regimental riding mas
nurnb'. oue year, In this way a certain
tors ,r vi exceedingly efficient instruc-
as secured for the Italian army and
nonn. .N}O er of fact the efficiency of the
Cd 1t,S 49, soldiery has considerable increas-
II i ,,''n me last few years.
A. NJ well known speciality of the school
far ~ al Quinto to train men and horses
nsL "O'h Ia very difficult territory. They
is rnrot ''ses climb steep slopes. and what
lei IN'nI more important in case of war,
SIDES w, ' shue down almost vertical hill
iests p e,ilHoankments and similar daring
lylng ,;, IA, newer looks upon the accompa-
bete3 '"1s-rauon would think the feat de-
bken ~" utter impossibilityt were il not
beirs I'm an instantaneous photograph,
hate OF a series made with the kline
tue .p1' But even admitting the pic
euestl',5 authentic, one would certainly
nan ana lne wisdom of submitting both
lie any peast to the chances of danger to
Cure Ilino THAI evidently must be in
AID o,, "neh sliding down such steep
bng ss, incline, the weight of the rider
Q lttle '.''el to that of the animal. 1t is
Cones 9.oIt Of miracle that the horse
ca,efp... WI safe, but yet this miracle Is
Iof Al " pfacticed almost every day at
ltlforr-,ESi 'lnJo and the sliding down act
Fiho1 ny any of the officers there
other MAJ. as ever having happened that
'N or beast We're hurt.
Paul r. Freisinger.
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OLD VIOLINS.
ubv They Are Better Than Those of
Modern Makes.


-,-,,. are the old violins considered 50
..or 10 those of recent manufacture"
arestion often asked by the amateur,
,,, ing up the study of this popular in
0.-,,,,srt SAYS the Philadelphia Times. We
- understand something of the manu-
s.onlra Of the old violins before we can
answer intelligently 80,
81 Ssl grear violin makers all lived within
49,. corDass of one hundred ana hIty
t they chose their wood from a lew
We rm1ers. feled in the South Tyrol,
gre ,atsd down in rafts-pine, maple, sy-
a,ore near and ash. They examined
c tiIC ~ ind streaks, and veins, and freck-
~ ,,,,1ahle specifically when brought
an+ nv vanishing.
oG M learned 10 tell the density of the
- If wood by touching them; they
p'O,sbed them. they struck them, aud lis
WI IN nudge how fast, or how slow, or
zen. resonantly, they would vibrate in en-
swer to strings.
SINE parts of the wood must be porous
"a soft. some of close fiber. The right
nam was hard TO find; but when found,
~ ,,-5s used SO that il may be traced all
.sro'gb the violins of some great mas
-. .l and after his death, through those Of
4frer the piece of wood was selected, it
ms taken home and seasoned; dried in the
tot -rescia and Cremona sun. The house
81 sradivarius, the great master of all,
,s described as having been as hot as an
nren The wood was there soaked
tbropch and through with sunshine. In
mis- sreat heat the oils thinned and sim
rnerej slowly, and then penetrated far
into The wood, until the varn.sh became
q mart of the wood itself. The old violin
makers used to save every particle of the
wood when they found what they liked,
TO mend and patch and inlay. with it.
So vibrant and resonant is the wood of
GOOD old violins, that they murmur. and
echo and sing, in answer to any sound,
where a number of them hang together
m the wall. as if rehearsing the old music
that they once knew. II was doubtless
owing 10 this fact that the people could
not account for Paganinis wonderful play
inc. they declared that he had a human
soul imprisoned in his violin, for the in
strument sung and whispered even when
all the strings were off.
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DARING HORsEMANsHIP.

Difficult Feats Performed by italian
CavnIrymen.
Although the Italians as a nation are
rather Indifferent horsemen, the cavalry
Of the Italian army has during the last
few years cultivated the art of riding
horseback to much greater extent. than
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-10-16

Mr.. De Science-The officers Of the
Smithsonian Institution are having the
chatter of monkeys Photographed, in the
hope that in time their language may be
Understood, and 1t may be possible to con-
verse with them.
Mrs. De Science-Isn't that grand?
hope they'll ask the monkeys. the very
first thing whether we are descended from
them or not-New York Weekly.
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1T seems to me-" said the Spanlard,
chat we should be considering plans for
getting a new navy. A good navy Is the
strong right arm of a nation" Il differ
from you" replied the Spanish states
man. "If Spain had possessed no navy at
all we might have continued the war with
America indefinitely Truth.
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MADEIRA then engineered the job him
self and finished II in two months. The
water, pure as crystal comes down
through a three-inch pipe ana empties in
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continued'on Page %.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-13

Dreeson, Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Calls, Mr. and
Mrs. H. Beber, Mrs. Bird, Mrs. Samuel
Adams, Mrs. c. H. Harms, Miss
Annie Tietjen, Miss Addie Tiet-
jen, Miss Louise Lubs, Miss Annie
Klug, Miss Annie Schroeder, Miss Mar
tina Kuck, Miss Annie Suffer, Miss Stella
Kuck, Miss Katie Morrison, Miss Mamie
Klug, Miss Maggie Lubs, Miss Lila
Harms and Miss Lula Adams, and the
Messrs, Fred Harms Frank Sloat
Sam Wheaton, Fred Vessels, Fred
Tietjen, Henry Monsees, John
Schroeder William Henges George Sem
kens George Harms, Otto Kolb, Joe Metz
ger, George Johnson, Harry Kuck and j.
+. Iindig
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Ciiy GId SubuTBQl ROIIH0T CORlllI
SUNDAY SCHEDULE.
Isle o. HODG, MONTGOMERY dnd All Nqy StllIOl3


Attention, Planters of Sea Island Cotton
FOR sale, loo bushels of the Seabrook
selection of Sea Island Cotton. This cot
ton is very early and prolific, is medium
fine and sold in 1896 at 25c per pound The
1897 crop not sold as yet. Average yield
of best cotton to the 100 pounds of seed
cotton is 80 pounds of lint. Price, sacked
and delivered ut any railway station in
Georgia or Florida, 81 per bushel. Discount
of per cent. on lots of % bushels and ov-
err Cabbage plants also for sale 5000 900
Cabbage plants of the following varieties:
Henderson Early Spring, earliest fiat cab
bage grown; Henderson Charleston Large
Type Wakefield, the earliest cabbage
grown Prices, 1000 to 5000 $3.50 per 1000:
5000 to 10000 $l.25 per 1000; 10000 and over
81 per 1000 packed and delivered at ex-
press office at Young's Island, s. c. Send
all orders for cotton and cabbage plants
to GERATY & TOWLES. Young's Island.
S. c.