People's voice., 1900-03-15
ISSUED EVERY THURSDAY.
VIM. STRIKER, Editor and Prop.

going 10 Iowa to live with my wife
relation"
What has become Of the old fasI
i0ned boy who was sent out by hi
mother to cut the switch with whic
she intended to whip him? And wha
has become Of the old fashionet
mother who always kept switch owe
the fire place, ready for an emer
gency?
Rev. Mr.. Sheldon is a shrewd adver
tiser. In all the Methodist pulpits o
she country announcements of hi
Topeka newspaper venture have beer
read, For each 25-cent subscriber
sent in be allows 10 cents to the loca
EpwOrth League, and the leagues are
canVassing for him everywhere.
The size of the remaining BOer army
IS now estimated at $4,000. This
numbercan never be increased, while
she British army can be doubled at
any time. BOer sympathizers, and
there are many of them, realize that
1T is simple sum in arithmetic, with
the result against them.
Colonel Jack Chinn, the Kentucky
politician, who was with Democratic
GoVernOr William GOebel when he
was shot, has filed a suit for libel
against Mrs. Kate NJ. Banta, wife OF d
merchant Of Frankfort. He charges
that the defendant, in the presence OF
various people declared that she saw
Chlnn 'ShOOL GOebel from behind, y
and that by this libelOus declaration
he has been damaged in the sum Of
$4,000.
Judge StafFelbach has appointed B.
z. Taylor guardian Of Harold and
Harry Taylor, minor children of the
Late ThOS. W, Taylor of Belle Plaine
and Mrs. Dora Morris guardian of
Agnes, another child Of the deceased
b. Z. Taylor is brother OF the de-
ceased, and Mrs. Morris is sister of
his wife, also deceased. The la,e
ThOs. W. Taylor left $1,000 insurance
to his three children.
The Winfield Courier contains two
Bolumn account Of the funeral of the
late ]. ?. Baden. How many men get
two column notice Of their funeral
service in their home paper? Baden
deserved it: he was a philanthrOpist
in every sense of the word. He was
especially liberal with the poor, and
his CHARITY was juGiciouSly dstribu-
ted. de never LOST anything by it.
and died very wealthy. Baden'S life
offers a noble example f-r other rich
Nen to follow.
Governor G. N. Barnes of Okla
homa and distinguished party of
OG,ahomanS came in on the Southern
Kansas Thursday mOrningfrom Guth.
ne and transferred TO the Panhandle
passenger at this place. They are on
their way to Alva, OF, to attend the
dedication ceremonies uf the Okla
hOma Normal college. Superinten-
dent H. A. TiCe'S special car was at
tached TO the train at this place and
Mr.. Tice and wife, and Trainmaster
A E. Austin and wife joined the
party.
The postOtfice department has de-
cided on introducing something new
in the stamp line. On about MAY ]
books of 2-cent stamps will be issued
aud be placed for sale in all the offices
throughout the United States. These
books will be Of the right size to bt
carried in a pocket and will be oil
three sizes. The first, containing Il
stamps; the second, a, and the third
As. For stamps in this form 1c above
the face value Of the stamps will b.
charged. This will be for the cost O.
binding, To start with, no denomi.
nation other than the 2-cent stamp
will be put up in these booklets. b
this plan it is hoped to do away will
most of the Inconvenience experienced
by people who wish to keep suppl!
Of stamps ca hand.
Advices received by New York loca
banking interests from small town
and villages throughout the United
States, indicate that state banks il
all sections OF the country are prepar
ing to take out charters under IN
national system as soon as the cur
Tency bill becomes law. New Yorl
banks are already making efforts t,
secure the business for these insti
tutions, one bank in New York alon,
receiving Thursday more than thirty
inquiries upon the subject, One mai
from western town told bank Off
Ger that he expected to start eigh
banks with capital of $4,000 each
Reports of similar preparations il
other sections Of the country led to {
prediction by an officer Of one of tht