People's voice., 1900-10-11

Mark Twain takes nothing for bat
cold but refusal to eat mouth1u
for tWenty-iour hours.
Frank Gould has a St, Bernard TO
which he paid s3,75O. and Mrs. How
ard Gould mas a spaniel which cos
her SO 500. These are said to be th'
highest priced dogs in America Mr.
Croker has another bull dog nameC
Bromley CriDb, for which he pale
$4,000.
"From Missouri is not understood
in New York. Last week a Kansa;
banker who was in Gotham, hearing
man say that his horse would drlnt
ale, said: swell, I'm from Missouri.
The New Yorker turned on him
studied a moment and said: "Well
I'd be ashamed to tell it,"
Farmers are invited 80 look out fol
this swindle: A clergyman appears al
a farm house, and asks to stay all
night. The next morning a couple
appears inquiring for a clergyman tC
marry them. The ceremony is per-
formed by the first arrival, and the
farmer signs the certificate as a wit
ness. This turns up 10 the bank as a
note for four or five hundred dollars.
1t is reported here today that there
came near being a killing near South
Haven Thursday. A South Haven
man employed pot hunters to kill
quails for the market. The hunters
got onto the farm Of a man who is
opposed to that kind Of business, and
he ordered them of. They talked
back to, him, and he got a gun aud
went after them with blood in his
eye. The pot hunters escaped by
driving through hedge fence, with
more or less disastrous results.
Several years ago the Mexican gov
eminent made a standing offer OF
100000 to the disCOVerer OF remedy
for yellow fever, which every year is
epidemic in the lower gulf ports and
on the isthmuS Of Tehuantepec.
Several eminentspecialsts have made
experiments at the port of Vera Cruz
since the Cffer was made. Not until
this summer did any of the serums
prove successful in Virulent cases.
The experiments conducted by DR..
Angel Bellinzaghi at Vera Cruz were
under the auspices Of the government
board of health. The commission ap.
pointed by the board to witness the
experiments has just reported favOra-
bly, upon their results. Part Of the
big prize will be paid to the doctor at
oncs. He has been asked to make fur.
ther experiments in various forms OF
the disease at Vera Cruz and if they
are successful he will win the entire
prize.
The concession for building the Chi
huahua aud Pacific railroad has been
formally transferred TO the Mexico
and Orient Railway company, The
stamps on the document amount to
$4,000. The Kansas City and Orient
will build from Kansas City to TopOl-
Obampo bay, nov called Port Stillwell,
in honor OF the chief promoter Of the
enterprise. The west coast Of Mexico
is highly interested in the building OF
this short line to the United States,
and the road will give to Kansas City
a short cut to the Pacific ocean and
connection with a finer harbOr on the
Pacific coast, where an interesting
sOcialistiC colony experiment was
made some time ago by Americans,
Sonora and Sinaloa, two west Coast
states that will benefit most by the
new railway, are advancing rapidly,
not only in agriculture and mining,
but in manufacturing, and many
Americans are settled there.
Topeka Capital: An old gentleman
at Caldwell got bumped in good shape
when a circus was there recently. He
handed out a five dollar bill for a
ticket. 1t was showed back to him
with the explanation that there was
no change on hand. Later the old
gentleman discovered that the crafty
ticket seller had substituted a ene
dollar bill for his five. One sure way
to steer clear Of this kind Of trouble
is for every man to take the precau
tiOn to go prepared with the change
needed. There is another way, too,
which is fairly certain, but which is
not apt to become popular on account
of the peaceable disposition Of the
Kansan. IL was worked last season
by western Kansas man who vas
shOrt-changed IN this manner. He
promptly produced a revolver which
he happened to be carrying in his han
pocket, thrust it under the nose Of
Mr.. Ticket Seller and told him that il
he knew what was GOOD for him he
would proceed to make good without
delay Aud Mr.. Ticket Seller saw the
point without further argument.
Scientific lectures prctusely illus
trated and free Of cost to employee
and the public is the newest project
Of the Santa Fe management TO pro
vide education aud entertainment fol
its employees. The plan is direct
Outgrowth Of the readingrooms which
the company long ago established al
important points along its line. The
canals Of Mars, the craters Of the
moon, the satellites of Jupiter, the
rings Of Saturn and many other inter
esting phenomena Of the "boundles:
expanses" will be shown TO the meu
who spend their days making en-
bankments for new lines, in running
the fast engines and in braking upon
the tops OF box cars. This plan has
already been tried In several places
and as a result Mr., busser, who is al
the head Of the work, has this to say
II find that this compliment on tn:
part Of the company to the communi-
ty has led to a closer relationship be-
et "a