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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-11-10

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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-09-10

used in many ways and at many voltagcs. Car
horundum. aluminium. caustic soda, bleaching
powder, peroxide II soda and other articles are
manufactured IN the factories operated by the
electric power from his station All the electric
roads in The city If Niagara Falls are operated
by the current. the trolley lines from Niagara
Falls to Buffalo and from Buffalo 70 LocSport
also run under this power. while twenty five
miles away. in the city If Infalo trolley cars
are propelled and the streets lighted. malt
houses. elevators and Touring mills, printing
presses and other machinery are run by the
subtle force II the wonderful Niagara develop
mcnt. In one great grain elevator there is
long line If motors operated 10y Niagara power.
and these motors serve 20 transfer grain from
the elevator to the boats or from the boats t.
the elevator.
Soon This power station viii be s'ill further
enlarged IT now one % similar cnracity built
close 10y. which viii give d total II 100000 horse
power oyer On the Canadian side. back from
the horseshoe FAN. the Canadian Niagara
Power Company controlled by the same capital
as The Niagara Fails Power Company is about
to build a power station Ninety miles away
stands he progressive city IF Toronto. ana She
is looking toward Niagara for The whlrling Of
the generators chat shall in time develop power
TO be transmitted 20 that city.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-09-10
THIS CENTURY'S PROGRESS.
GREAT COMPARED WITH THAT OF PRE-
VlOUS TIME.
From The colt nbus Journal
MENT OF SCIENCE.

Alfred L. Wa lace has recently made a careful
inventory IF Tie discoveries and inv, ntions t.
which the progress II the race is mainly due.
and he divides them into TWO groups. thc first
embracing all the epoch making advances
achieved by men previous To the present cen
fury. ana the second taking in the discoveries
and advances If equal value that have had their
origin in the nineteenth century In the first lis,
Ire fin is but fifteen items Of the highest rank.
and the claims 81 some even Of This number 70
SEPARATE place are not beyond question. They
may not really 1e Of epoch making character.
Iut he puts into the list the following. vim AL
rhdb,tic writing and th" Arabic not lti0n. which
have always been the two great engines of
know lodge ana discovery. Their inventors are
UNKNOWN lost I'm the dim twilight Of pr historic
times Coming after vast interval 30 the four
tarnth century \. -. we find III" mariners
compass. ana I'M The fifteenth the priniius press.
both Of which beyond question ar" II tnc sam"
character and rank as alphab"tIc writing. From
the sixteenth century vs." get NO physical inN"u-
tion or discovery. but it witnessed an ainazinl
movement Of the human mind which 30 good
tim" gave rise 90 the great catalogue uf adj
Nauc-s Of TIN" seventeenth century IT, u We
credit the invention IF the telescope, and.
though not Of equal rank. The barometer ana
therm9 meter and in still another i-'l fhe i'm
vorfion Of the diferrntill calculus fh- all inn
p.r'lit discovery Of grINitation. of ih, laws of
planetary motion Of the circulation # the blood,
oi thc measurement Of the velocity ,f 4-ht To-
The eighteenth century Nr refer the nlnr. inn
portant Of the earlier steps m the evolution of
tie steam engine and the foundation # both
modern chemistry and Electrical science. This
completes the list.
what is there 20 be added 20 this iisio some
would urge that Jeun"f'S discovery should boz
included here hut this claim Wallace would IN
1ienauuy deny. In making such list. it = eyi-
dent he personal EQUATION If the author UNI
doubtedy needs to boz recognized and different
orders II arrangement avon If The clements
We're the same, would be assigned by different
students.
And now what has the record been since 1900?
How does he nineteenth century compare with
is brio
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-09-10
A MAMMOTH POWER HOUSE
TIE PLACE WHERE TIE FORCE OF
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-09-10

not to be compared with any single century. Int
rather with all past time In fact, IT far out
weighs the entire Progress Of the race from the
beginning ny 10 800 Counting on the same
basis as that which he had previously adopted
Wal'rn finds tW.nty-four discoveries and IN
Nenii"ns ~ the FIRST class that have had their
origin Odd Tho nii .tetuih century. AGAINST the
hfi'en ~ sixteen already 'nuincrat q oi all past
timn
Of the same rank with Newtons theory =
gravitati0u. which come from the seventeenth
injury. stands ont The doctrine of the coff.ia-
ton and conservation Of forces Of OR own IL
fury. certainly on" If the widest and most FIR
reaching generalization that the mind Of man
las yet reached Against Keepers laws from
fh" ecN"nlrn nth century can set the nchIl1r
theory 0f the min t.outh. The telescope Of the
seventeenth is over aiarccl hy the siDctroscoie
nf iir nineteenth o. the first reveals tO u3
mNllads Of suns. otherwise unseen. scattrIaG
through the illimiiahe fields Of space. the Sec
'uG Tell. us what substances .omp"se these
suns ana maintain their Instant fies, and
most wonderful Of ALL the direction ana the rate
lu which ..rn is moving IIaiNo}s immortal
discovery Of tho seventeenth century finds tul
equivalent 30 the germ theory Of disease IF the
nn'i .'nth. The m'rncr's compass IF the four
'''uth century easily Yields first place TO 10
electric telegraph Of the nineteenth. Will" tine
Barometer and thermometer of M seventeenth
.'ntury are certainly less wonderful. though
Perhaps not less scryicrahie than The tes-
phone and ihonograph and the t"n'sen rays II
pul nWn day.
In addition % tho advances now enumerated.
th" great doctrine of organic .niution, sup
ported especially hy the rocapitulai'on theory A
"mhry,ine}. find nothing 70 match with it n
hroadoning ana in- piiiug power Iu lll the past
history 80 IN" rae" The same '.tn h' SAID " ite
periodic lass IF Mcudcljen in chemistry. of ths
mol',uli~ theory Of gases. of Lord N"iVin's VYr-
tex theory IF matter. II ihe Glacial Period n
geology. ana # the establishment of the ori.ln
and antiquity Of man. AN of our own century
Nothing can be brought from all th" past ID
compar" for ono moment in direct application -
"tho relief If mans estate" dIaconD with Gre
discovery Of andSthcticS. while hN his discovery
Of antiS' ptic surgery the mann and fam" ~ .-lr
Frederick Lister Nill grow ID Do last syllab" 2
recorded time. In tho mobilization IF nam and
the giving to him th, fr,. dom of the globe. he
railways and The steamships If orr century arr
absolutely without amy clements for comparison
IN all that the past has l-1t us.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-09-10
NAY CATcH MN VOW.

From The Chicago Post.
Good news from the Philippines" he said,
az he looked Up from his paper
What is it"
1T is reported that AguinaiIo IS overtrained"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-09-10
NE YOOK THE ADVICE.

From The Boston Traveller
Lawyer-Wcm. have you at last decided 20
take my advice and pay this bill Of mine?
Client-Y-e-s.
Lawyer Very we'll, William. just add SO 10
Mr. Smiths bill for further advice.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1899-08-10
The Burlington Route a Good Rail.
road,

EAsT-BoUND from the Missouri river
to St. Louis, Chicago, 1t runs the tln.
est trains, wide-vestibuled, Piutsch
lighted throughout, with the BurliDg.
tons celebrated free chair cars, din
ing cars, Pullman sleepers.
NORTH-BOUND: two daily trains,
perfectly equipped, to Omaha, Sioux
City, st. Paul.
NORTHWEST: from fifty to five hun
dred miles saved from the Missouri
river to the Northwest by the great
time sayer-the Billings Route.
WEST: from the Missouri River 10
Colorado and beyond, two great
trains daily.
1900 miles OF standard railroad.
The pioneer In courteous treatment
OF travellers.
The main Travelled road-every
ticket agent has tickets reading over
the Great Burlington Route.
JIG. BRAMHALL. L. W. WAKELyY.
7. P. A., s23 Main St, Gen'l Passenger Agt.
Kansas City, Mo. 81. Louis, Mo.
HOWARD ELLIOTT.
General Manager.
ST. Joseph, Mo.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1899-08-10
Notes Of the Council Meeting.

A sidewalk petition asking that
about four blocks Of brick walk be
Guilt On the north side OF Fourth
street from II. E. Thompson's resi-
dcnce east, was rejected by the cOuI-
Gil Monday upon molten OF Cot Gil
man Pitts. The petition was luLlen
up by property owners living on The
south side of the street who have no
walk themselves. The council will
grant the petition If the people WHO
live on the north side of the street
ask it.
Councilman Layne reported that
the well opposite W. A. Renn's resi-
dence was still in dangerous condi-
ton. The council ordered it covered
or filled some time ago, but moth.
Ing had been done.
The council granted the request of
W. H. Maddy TO have a street grade
established on NortA Washington
avenue, and approved the grade rec.
commended by City Engineer Rub
erts. The work will be done BY con-
tract.
Councilman Licttenberger COM
plaiued of the danger caused by i'm
plement dealers obstructinp the
streets and sidewalks with imple-
mentS, and thought the dealer; should
be compelled to move them off the
street while the city was without
street lights. Nothing was dune IN
regard to the matter.
The embankment in front Of the
Church and Murrel properties nth
OF the railroad WIS ordered renewed.
1t is an obstruction to pedestrians.
The council passed an ordinance
liking the salary Of the city engineer
at $50 per day. The engineer will
be furnished competent assistant.
The county commissioners asked
the privilege Of tapping the city sewer
at the alley back of the old Phillips
house for a drainage from the county
jail and court house. The matter
was referred to the street and alley
committee.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1899-08-10
The Blackwell Excursion.

About l65 Wellingtonians went to
Blackwell Sunday on the excursion.
They report the town a prosperous
one, The Blackwell people showed
much hospitality to the excursionists.
and entertained them royalty. The
excursion was run from Wichita and
intermediate towns. The train con-
sisted of nine passenger coaches, con.
taining about 500 people when it
reached its destination. The Wei.
lington and Blackwell ball clubs
matched a game at the latter place
yesterday. Wellington came out
victorious, The score was II to I6.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1899-08-10
Jackson Township.

Dry, more dry, most dry.
Corn is badly burned, but will make
some corn.
Threshing machines are humming from
early dawn till darkest night.
Rev. NJ. S. Mayse will teach the Jack.
son Center school this winter.
Wheat is making from 5 to IS bushel.
per acre.
Fred Boory's sale was well attended
and fair prices realized upon property.
Ward Heller Richards may steal The
delegation as he did the Third ward city
delegation last spring, but the loyal Re
publicans will repudiate the scheming o
a man who has been impeached three
times.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1899-08-10
Milan, OF.
S it hot enough for you?

Is it hot enough for you?
The winds are getting somewhat warm
Samuel Patton has been considerably
under the weather.
CHI. MINUS and Nicholas Hansinger
are making hay this week.
Threshing commenced in full force
last week
Farmers are very busy blowing for
corn. Seems as if threshing and blowing
have come together.
A Mr.. Edwards was meeting with good
success canvassing for DR.. Chase's Med
ical book in our vicinity recently.
The Boyd boys have gone to Barton
county, Kansas, for load of apples
Vim. Atkinson has resumed business
with his threshing machine in this vicin-
ity.
Haze Sweat, one of our popular peda-
gogues, has accepted a position as secre-
tary for the Mutual Insurance company
of Medford, 0. T.
lake Nimm can be seen driving with
his fine horse and buggy twice a week
toward Undertake.
If nothing happens to the corn crop
this year Woods county, OF, will raise
one of the biggest corn crops in its his
tory.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Carter and son Jess
have gone to the state. While there he
will have his threshing done. He and
his son will then return and finish plow-
ing for wheat, as they are going to put
in great deal this fall
Mr.. Mason, the well digger, has been
putting down a well for Mr.. George
Howard. Mr.. Howard is having poor
success with his wells. Two have caved
in at depth of about twenty feet.
Mr.. Hughes gave all ice cream social
at his house July 26. All in attendance
report a good time.
Some of the wheat in this vicinity is
making IS and 20 bushels to the acre.
Oats, as to 20 bushels.
Several young couples from this vicini-
ty attended the hop Saturday night at
the reserve and a very pleasant time is
reported.
Avery pleasant evening was spent last
Saturday night at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Roses. Refreshments consisting Of
ice cream, cake and watermelons were
served. At late hour the guests de.
parted for their homes.
Miss Dale Hartford who has been pay
ing her aunt, uncle, Mr.. and Mrs Dora
Thomas an extended visit here, returned
to her home up at Anthony, Kansas,
Thursday.
There was few days of last week that hot
wind was blowing, although there is nc
corn that has begun to fire.
Mr.. J. c. Porter from near Milan, Kan.
sas, is visiting his son. Serman.
Nick Hunsinger has been having the
chills.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1899-08-10
COrbin,

E. f. Howe is visiting his sister in the
strip.
James Slower enlisted in the regular
army at ElReno.
H. Nelson and family, of Hunnewell,
visited in this community over Sunday.
Wheat buyers are receiving lots of
wheat at present. Three buyers, take
your choice.
Query-Why is it that all the weedv
wheat and oats goes into the landlords
wagon?
Some low down characters got into
Uncle Billy Nelson's watermelons Sun
day night while the family was at church.
A little taste of small bird shot might be
beneficial.
DR.. Willhoite's family with his mother
visited for Several days in the strip, re-
turning the first of this week. The doc
tor reports bachelors life lonely.
H. H. Reagan has sold his property to
o. P Hubbard. He moved his goods
out Monday and is going to the strip for
a few weeks.
Owing to little spite work, and a Gar
Reed or one man rule power, the Corbin
district has been deprived of the services
of a valuable teacher the coming winter.
But some people would bite their own
nose off to spite their face.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1899-08-10
Illinois District.

Last week was a favorable one for
threshing.
We could see the smoke from or 6
machines all the time last week,
The best yield we have heard of near
here was Arthur Alderson's, He had Ioc
acres that yielded 1886 bushels ofwheat.
John Stiger had 80 acres that yielded
10 bushels per acre.
We heard of another crop that made
bushels per acre.
The Illinois district elected Deb Whit.
ten director to fill vacancy. Al Walsh,
er was reelected treasurer for the third
time.
Nearly all the shock wheat is threshed
near here.
The corn needs rain bad. The ground
IS getting very dry.
The greater part wheat yields from &c
to Il bushels and tests from IS to 81.
There was pair of pet deers around
Monday.
Public sales are the fashion now. Fred
Boorly had one last Thursday. c. NJ.
Ludy, last Monday. Harry Anderson
has his next Saturday. Mr.. Ludy and
family start for Maryland this week. Mr..
Bashare takes Mr.. Ludy's farm.
JULY WEATHER 1899.
Average for the month II. Highest IS.
Average of warmest day 1896. Lowest
81. Coolest day 7I.66. Days on which
rain fell s. Greatest rainfall, "a hours,
o.45. Depth of rainfall Las.
Rainfall and temperature for seven
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1899-08-10
Council Hill.

These have been busy days for your
correspondent, hence his silence.
We marketed in your city recently IS
bushels Of crab apples, and more than
that amount have gone to waste under
the trees. The trees with ripe fruit was
almost as beautiful as they were when in
bloom.
Apples are in abundance in this neigh
borhood.
The sad news at the death of Mrs.
Bobbie Barnett comes to us from Oklaho-
ma. Mrs. Barnett was a fine woman, a
most splendid neighbor. The family
has the sympathy of her old neighbors.
We are informed that Mrs. Ruth Smith
died last week in Oklahoma of quick
consumption. Ruth came to Council
Hill from Petersburg, H., with her par
ents several years ago and so partly grew
up here. She leaves a husband and four
little children.
Frank Piatt came in from Argonia last
week to visit his parents. He looks we'll
and has been in hard luck as far as crops
are concerned, having lost his wheat,
barley and part of his corn.
Grandma Vreeland, from Hayesville,
visited at Council Hill last week.
Threshing progresses nicely. Two and
three machines have been busy all the
season and will soon complete the work.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1899-08-10

! Mr.. c. H. Hulsey and family are just
recovering from a severe tussle with the
measles.
Mr.. Shoemaker at the time of this
writing is very sick. We are unable tc
state the nature of his sickness.
Hay making is the order of the day
and everybody is making hay.
Quite a refreshing shower Of rain fell
here Sunday evening. The cooling Of
the atmosphere was most agreeable, the
change from the scorching heat of the
day to cool refreshing atmosphere was
hailed with delight by the people.