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People's voice., 1900-06-21
Rumored Santa Fe Changes


IL Is rumored that +. 7. Dolan,
superintendent OF the Middle division
OF the Santa Fe, with headquarters
at Newton, will be sent to Texas as
the general superintendent Of the
Gulf, Colorado &.Santa Fe. D. d.
Bailey, superintendent Of the Okla.
10ma division, with headquarters at
wichita, Is said tU be slated to take
Mr.. Dolan's place. Mr.. Nixon, who is
at present the general superintendent
OF the Gull, Colorado & Santa Fe, will,
IL Is rnmOred, be returned TO his old
place as superintendent Of the Chicago
division. H. A. Tice, now superin
tendeut OF the Panhandle division at
wellington, will it is claimed, super
sede Mr.. Bailey as superintendent of
the Oklahoma division In Wichita.
1t is also said that the shops at Ar.
kansas City will be done away with
aud nothing left there but the round.
house. Already considerable portion
OF the machinery has been moved tc
Newton and the remainder will be
sent there shortly. This will mean
the transfer Of large number OF
machinists, shopmen. ear repair men,
etc, from Arkansas City to Newton
The house and rip tracks at Newton
are being EXTENDED and the repair
yard enlarged. Incidental with the
removal OF the shops from Arkansas
City, 1t is claimed that Guthrie viii
be made a division point on the Okla
homa division and roundhoust
established there. II this Is dont
Arkansas City will he left nothing
but the Southern Kansas division
At present the freight division on rhI!
line extends only from Newton tC
Arkansas City, a distance Of bu
sSventy-elght miles. This is tht
shortest freight division on the sys
tenn. By placing the diviSion al
Guthrie the run will be heightened Il
167 miles, which conforms tn the mair
line divisions Of the Santa Fe.
DR.. W. NJ. Martin and wife returned
from their wedding trip this morning
People's voice., 1900-06-21

Orie Morse has called Wichita's
kick, and says Wichita can get re-
ceunt OF tine census if she thinks any
body there has been overlooked by the
enumerat0rs.
Claude NOfSinger is at present en-
ployed by the Askew Saddlery Co. at
Kansas City, and is making from SIG
10 slS per week. He writes Jerry
Clayton to this effect.
A Kansas City Judge few days ago
openly denounced from the bench the
.ong skirt habit and said there ought
to be law passed prohibiting
wOmea from wearing dress that
comes within two inches OF The
ground.
Il. NJ. COllns of Caldwell, left Sun
day for OH kllhOma in the interest OF
the DearlDg Harvester Co. Mrs. Col
lins will remain another week in Wei
lIgton before returning tc Caldwell.
They will probably make their home
in KIM fisher
Frank Richardson of Quincy, ILL.,,
arrived 10 the city Tuesday night on a
visit 10 the family of his cousin, A
A. Richardson. Mr.. Richardson is
one of five brothers who own and
operate an extensive axle grease
factory at Quincy.
The railroads running through
Wellington are carrying large nun
Der OF threShi0g machines Just now.
Two came 10 on 247 this morning,
TWO went south on the. HunRewell al
l0:30, and two were unlOaded here
from the Rock Island today.
Buster" WinscUtt, a notorious
character was shot and probably
fatally wounded at Blackwell yester.
day morning by Marshal Stevens.
WinscOtt was wanted at NewkirB for
stealing hogs and shot at the officers
Saturday while they were trying t.
arrest him at POnca City.
have used Vanderhoof's Self Home
Treatment with success | recon.
mend it to all sufferers of either sex.
Two months treatment for ST.
Special attention to ladies diseases.
Advice free. Correspondence strictly
confidential. Address with stamp
Mrs. Joe Martin, Mgr Branch Supply
Office. Belle Plaine, Kansas. 2.
Dr. R. R. Clutz of Atchison, is ex
pected to arrive in Perth today and
will take up the practice of medicine,
Dr.. Clutz has taken the A.B. degree al
Midland college, Atchison, of which
institution his father is president, and
is also a graduate of the Kansas City
Medical college For the present he
may be found at his rooms at E. N,
Riffel's.
The Kansas Mutual Insurance com
pany reports hail losses this year oi
$1,000 to date. The premiums on thu
business written this year amount to 10,
900 in round numbers, which leaves
balance of seventy per cent. of the pre-
MUM notes to be refunded to the mem
bers if there are no additional hal
losses. The company has paid $1,000 il
losses since its organization on the mu
tual plan.
People's voice., 1900-06-21
Outside Garments

While furs are always popular and
unquestionably will be so as long as
women wear good garments and are
fond of keeping warm and looking lux
urious, there is very strong effort
being made to popularize cloth outside
garments and throw furs somewhat
in the background. These fabric wraps
are made and finished in the most
painstaking and elaborate fashion, and
are so elegant, stylish and becoming
that women Of fashion are turning 10
them as relief from the monotony and
somberuess Of the furs. to which they
have clpng for so many years.-N. Y
Ledger Monthly.
People's voice., 1900-06-21

During the Republican convention
at Topeka, Major Levi Ferguson's
pocket was picked and a pocketbOOk
containing valuable papers and $40 in
money was stolen. This morning the
major received the pOcketbook from
Topeka boarding house keeper. The
money was gone, but the papers were
in the pocketbook. A note explained
that the pocketbook was found under
the carpeting on a boarding house
stairway. The msjcr wrote the board.
ing house keeper TO 60 to the office OF
the grand secretary of the Odd Fel-
lows 10 Topeka and get a dollar for
her trouble. ''The plckpocket was a
gentleman at least. Instead Of throw.
Ing the book and papers away he put
it where it would be found and re-
turned to me-" said the major this
morning.
People's voice., 1900-06-21
His Record.

"Well, Blanco continued his thievery
sp to the very last minute of his stay
in Cuba, didn't hep"
-What do you men? haven't seen
anything in the papers about his steal
ing"
"Ycu haven't2 Don't they say tha'
he stole quietly away. at the last mo
ment%-Cleveland Leader.
People's voice., 1900-06-21
d CITY ,.

The jail census shows eleven prison
ers.
A pension has been granted to
Alfred L. Dean Of Oxford.
The Racket has bought the old j..
Fl. Baker stock OF groceries.
Mrs. A. Tinkham is visiting her son
on his claim near Kremlin, OF.
john T. ShOwalter has returned to
Wellington after an extended absence.
Miss Evelyn Hunt is sick, and the
entire family are now under the care
OF physician.
Mr.. and Mrs. ThOs. Buttrey are
visiting their son Fred Buttrey az
Enid. Mr.. Buttrey is seriously ill there.
F. A. White is building a barn on
his lots on North G street, and will
build a residence there next fal! for
his daughter.
T. c. Roup will cali for your poultry
and pay the highest market price. Leave
your orders at G. E. Sommerville's,
Wyatt's old stand.
George Cart, who was sent to the in
sane asylum from Wellington year
ago, died at 0SawatOmie last Saturday
and vas buried there.
The bankers OF Wellington have
confidence enough in the town tC
take the bonds issued for the electric
light plant.-K. G. Star.
Jacob Engle has a force nf wOrkmen
engaged in his new store room fitting
it up for ncCuDa1cy by Savior &
Meyer, who will move into it JulVl.
Bader, the barber who robbed John
Green, harvest hand, last FRIDAY
night. waived preliminary examina
tion Monday and was bound over tt
district court.
UnSell Bros. Of Caldwell. have sued
/, ChaS. Cragin on an old debt for S6I
and secured an attachment in dis
trict court on the defendants prop
eFty at Caldwell
The Wichita firm of Carvin & Spar
If which NJ. L Sparr, formerly o.
wellington, was a member, failed
recently for $4,000. The assets were
said to be only $1,000.
Sumner county navs her male teach
ers an average OF S44.87 a month, ani
the female teachers $780, This Is
th only thing about Sumner county
We are ashamed to publish.
Seventeen Wellington people went
to Geuda Springs Sunday on tht
Rock Island excursion. A big crOwC
went from Wichita, and Geud;
SPRINGS was Swarming with visitors
Oren Smith has sued his wife
Lydia A. Smith, fer divorce, allegin.
abandonment and neglect of duty
They were married in Richmond, o.
thirtY-three years ago, and have NJ
children.
People's voice., 1900-06-21
Brltons Who Do Not Speak English

1t is not generally realized what
an immense number of Britons bor1
and bred at home have never succeed
&c in mastering the national language
In Wales there are no fewer than sos.
O36 people who canuot speak English
Welsh, being their only language. Ii
Scotland there are 1878 persons VIII,
can speak nothing but Gaelic. And
in Ireland, there are 32121 who can ex
press themselves only in the Irisl
tongue.-Chicago Tribune.
People's voice., 1900-06-21
Very Likely.

Miss oldye-Humphl Before l was
q declined four offers of marriage.
Aaudie-But you have lived long
enough 70 regret it. haven't you,
suntie?- Philadelphia North Ameri.
can.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1900-12-21

or. and 1t Is practically impossible for
the state to know whether II is receiv-
Ing ali of the taxes due ii. The average
taxpayer, too. feels that he is discrim-
mated against when, under the present
law the railroad pays less taxes in hard
times. when its earnings are less, while
he pays a larger tax as a result of the
reduction of the railroad tax.
Beyond all this, there is no escape from
the fact that there cannot be equality
Of taxation, with one form of property
paying taxes according to one system
and the rest of the property of the state
paying taxes according to another sys-
tenn. 1t is this which the people do not
relish: They believe that If their prop
erty is assessed at it's cash value and
taxed accordingly, that the property OF
railroads and all other corporations
should be taxed in the same manner.
1t is this sense and appreciation of the
injustice of our tax laws which led to
the adoption of the constitutional amend
ments by majority of 3S3,672 votes at
the recent election. 1t is impossible to
misunderstood the meaning of that inn
mense majority. 1t means that the peo-
pie want bill. along the lines of the
changes made in the constitution, en-
acted into n law.
Within the past few days the railroads
have. for the first time, showed some
regard and respect for public opinion.
They have had one of their attorneys
ed to prove that all laws enacted along
the lines of the changes recently made
in the constitution would produce un-
equal. rather than equal. taxation. The
publication of this statement is most
encouraging sign, because IL is the first
admission, on the part of the railroads
and similar corporations. that the people
OF the state are the final judges in mat
tiers of taxation.
1t is unfortunate, however that the
railroads have commenced to evince a
disposition to discuss this subject with
the people, after the verdict has been
rendered.
To the argument OF the railroad attor-
ney In question against the methods
adopted by the state tax commission of
valuing the property of railroads, l have
no answer to make, except to say that
the tax commission is following the in
structions of the legislature, contained
I'm the law creating the tax commission,
which you enacted and which the SUI
preme court has decided to be constitu-
tional (see subdivision 6 of Section 49,,
Act No. 15i, Public Acts, 1890; and
further. that the question as to whether
this method of valuing property Is just
or not is one for ne assessors to decide
and not for the legislature.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1900-12-21
)YHE GOVERNORS MESSAGE.
Both Houses Listened to 1t While
Assembled in Joint Session.
The TAX MEASURE DISCUSSED
rho Governor Maintains That II Rail-
roads in the state Paid Taxes on the
Assessed Value of Their Property 1t
Would Save the People 81 100000.
To the Senate and House of Represent

To the Senate and House OF Represent
atives:
1 have. in the proclamation calling
you together in special session at TINS
time discussed the reasons for so doing.
1t is not necessary, therefore, for me
to repeat them in full in this communi-
cation. II is sufficient to say that you
are more familiar than the next legis-
lature with the subject which you are
to consider; that, therefore the debate
need only relate to the provisions OF the
law; that vow are personally acqualntea
with the wisSGE of the people upon TINS
subject: that you passed the Atkinson
bill. and your work, at this speclal SEES
sion, is merely the re-enactment of that
law, with such changes as may be deem
ed advisable.
II seems to be now admitted by every
one that taxation of railroad property
upon it's assessed value will yield much
more in taxes TO the state than Is now
paid by the railroads under the present
law taxing them upon their earnings.
Such being the case, IT IL probably true
that the enactment of a law by you, at
this special session. will save to the peo-
pie of the state that increase of taxes
for one year. 1t is safe to say that the
chances are that the next legislature
might not enact q tax law, under the
amended provisions of the constitution
until well towards the end of it's session.
That has been tho experience of recent
sessions In such case, 1t would be I'M
possible to levy the taxes under the new
law until the succeeding year.
Under the present law taxing railroads
upon earnings, the state receives, accord
ing to the latest computation, I,2i0,-
S45H, being for the year 1899, payable or
July !, 1900. A conservative estimate OF
taxes under the new law. honestly adj
miristered, viz, If assessed at actual
cash value, would be more than two and
quarter millions of dollars 1 think
therefore, that l am warranted in say;
ing that the calling of this special SEES
sion and the enactment by It OF law
In obedience to the demand of the people
will result in saving to the people al
least $,000.000 in taxes in one year, ir
the case of railroads, and some addition
al In the case of other corporations
taxed under the new law.
This subject of the taxation of the
property of corporations now paying
specific taxes upon earnings is, as have
said in previous message, one which
has been most thoroughly discussed, not
only m executive messages and in the
legislature but before the people as well
1t Is now generally understood that, un
der the present plan of taxattcI upor
earnings, the railroad is its OWN assess
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1900-12-21
Cbrfsfmos HeIoifS.

In England the waits" are must
clans who play throughout the towns
and cities at night, for two or three
weeks preceding Christmas. They call
on the inhabitants for donations. At
one time 1t was the custom to let out
this privilege to one man, who was
privileged to hire as many waits as
he chose and to take a goodly per-
centage OF the profits, none others but
his players being allowed to engage
in this occupation.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1900-12-21
Lawyers In Confederate Army.

1.-The preponderance of lawyers
among the generals of the Confederate
army is very noticeable to the careful
reader of history" said Mr.. T. ID.
Hopeton, of Atlanta. "Of those who
rose to the rank of Acknowledgement
were Simon B. Buckner OF Kentuckys
Jubal A. Early Of Virginia, and John
b. Gordon of Georgia, while the ma
jor generals who had been lawyers
were counted by scores. There were
twenty-one Virginia lawyers. IL re!
member correctly, who attained the
rank of brigadier general. and Geor'
gia had like number. North Caro-
lima furnished eight lawyer generals
but Maryland had but one-Brig.- Gen
Bradley T. Johnson. There were, all
told, 1873 Southern lawyers who be-
came Confederate generals. Atlantis
Journal.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1900-12-21
Old EngIfSb CuSfoms.

1t was customary in former days, in
Cornwall, England, for the people to
meet on Christmas eve at the bottom
night mass.
In some parts of Derbyshire the viii
lage choir assemble in the church on
Christmas eve and there wait until
midnight, when they proceed from
house to house, invariably accompa-
MED by key of ale, singing Chris
tians, Awake!" During the week they
again visit the principal houses in the
place, and having played and sang for
the evening, and partaken of the
Christmas cheer, are presented with a
sum Of money.
numerous singers parade the streets,
and are Hospitality entertained with
meat and drink at the various houses
where they call.
The ashton fagot" is burned in
Devonshire. 1t is composed entirely
of ash timber, the separate branches
bound with ash bands and made as
large as can be admitted to the floor Of
the fireplace. When the fagot blazes
a quart of cider is called for and
served upon the bursting of every
hoop or band around the fagot. The
timber being green and elastic, each
band bursts with loud report.
In one or two localities it is still
customary for the farmer, with his
family and friends, after partaking
together of hot cakes and cider (the
cakes being dipped into the liquor pre-
vious to being eaten) to proceed to the
orchard, one or the party bearing hot
cake and cider as an offering to the
principal apple tree. The cake is for
mally deposited on the fork of the
tree and the cider thrown upon the
cake and tree.
A superstitious notion prevails in
the western parts of Devonshire that
at IL o'clock at night on Christmas eve
the oxen in their stalls are always
found on their knees as in an attitude
of devotion.
One John Martyr, by will, on Nov.
2S, 1929, gave to the church wardens
and overseers of the poor of the par
ish, st. Mary Major, Exeter, ego, to
be put out at interest, and the profits
thereof to be laid out every Christmas
eve in twenty pieces of beef, to be
distributed to twenty of the poorest
people in the parish, said charity to be
continued forever.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1900-12-21

ing the candles and the clever trim
ming of the tree.
There goes the door bell again,
said someone.
do you think Santa Claus has come
back?" asked Marjorie.
1t was great disappointment to her
when she saw her mother shaking
rather sad, though he smiled at them
all. There was bright carnation in
his buttonhole, the sight of which
made Dorothy want to get behind
someone.
How happy you look" said the Wis
itor, sitting down. Il could see you
through my side windows have Of
ten looked In upon you, and tonight
took the liberty of joining you for
half an hour. Shall l intruder"
mot at ALL said DR.. Bertram. You
are very welcome
Mr.. Jorden drew Dorothy toward
him and kissed her.
do you know ne said, turning
to look at them all, that a man may
grow to be fifty years old and learn for
the first time what he should always
have known. 1t is this little girl who
has taught me how sweet and COM
forting a child may be, and l used to
think they were put into the world
only to annoy people,
This was Mr.. JorGen's conversion.
and though all the children grew to
love him, 1t was Dorothy who became
his daily companion and friend
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1900-12-21

IL WANT ALL YOU CAN GIVE ME-"
hers for few pretty flowers. SO as
she stood there hesitatingly, the man
smiled and asked her what she
wished.
IL want all you can give me Of some
kind that smells sweet, for fifteen
cents. suppose the flowers are all
very dear, aren't they?" she added du-
biously, bnt the man had disappeared
inside the glass closet, and when he
brought out a lovely bunch of Doro-
thy's favorite cinnamon pinks, she
fairly danced. He was very generous
with his little customer ant gave her
eight blossoms, sweet and fresh.
1t was quite dark when Dorothy ar
rived home, but she went straight on
past her door, and, wonder OF won
ders! she turned In at the gate Of Mr..
Jorden's house!
please might see Mr. Jorden for
A minute?" she asked the astonished
maid who opened the door just wide
enough to look cut.
well. never! you don't know how
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1900-12-21
$3.50, 59i. SO2 sles. 6eG. $50
WITH THE SACES.

We owe no man higher succors than
food and fire. We owe to man man.
Domestic Life.
Milton was the stair or high table
land to let down the English genius
from the SUBMITS Of Shakespeare
English Traits.
l don't like your way OF condition
ing and contracting with the saints
Do this and I'll do that! Here's ors
for t'other. Save me and I'll give yo,
a taper or go on a pilgrimage.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1900-12-21
STAGE WHISPERS.

Tom McGrane has been in California
playing leading roles with the Morosco
stock company.
Charles Williams recited his ar
rangement OF ITO Have and to Hold"
before the Harvard chapter OF Delta
Epsilon at Boston recently.
The noted French portrait painter,
AIphonse Jongers, has finished two
pictures OF Mrs. Fiske that were ex-
hibited In Boston before Mrs. Fiske's
engagement In that city closed.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1900-12-21

rams wondered how it werN possible
for so many children to live in so
email house. When DR.. 6ertram
built the house it was considered Of
very good size, but that was many
years ago, and since then five bright,
happy children had come to crowd tho
little brown house. On one side OF
them lived little boy who was an
only child and the idol of his father
and mother. He had the enviable
reputation OF having everything he
wanted. When some Of the little Bert
rams wished they were as fortunate
as Lawrence Cole, their sister Helen,
who was IA, would say:
oh, it wouldn't be nice to have all
the things we want-there wouldnS be
anything ito wish for, and wishVSS Is
such fun!'
or their neighbor on the other side
the children stood in great awe. He
was a bachelor named Samuel Jorden,
who lived all alone, and who detested
children; and how in the world he
happened to build house right next
to the little brown house full of them
is not known.
But, in spite of all the wealth on
either side of them, the Bertrams were
the happiest, most contented of fami-
lies. There was always such fun
there, with never dull day, SO that
every child in the neighborhood loved
to go there, but after dinner at night
was the jolliest time, when DR.. Bert
ram was at home. They would all
gather around the open fire in the Ii
brary and everyone had to tell what
he and she had been doing all day.
Then they would have little music
from Helen and her mother, and the
girl would transfer them all to an
ideal world with the music from her
violin. Then came the procession to
bed, where Marjorie would be carried,
half asleep. The queer thing about
the Bertram family was that everyone
was utterly different in look and char
acter, so that one never knew just
which one they loved best.
1t was only the third day before
Christmas, when Dorothy, who was
just half past Six" went up stairs
to find her mother. She had wistful
look on her little face that one could
never resist.
Mother, dear, have got something
for everybody now?"
''Yes, Dorothy, l think you have,
and you have helped me very much,
BESIDES" answered her mother.
well, then, would you please give
me just fifteen cents more and let me
go out all alone and spend it?"
why, yes, my child, you may have
that. Issuppose it Is some great mys-
terry, isn't it, and 1 mustn't ask" said
Mrs. Bertram.
mo, please don't ask-ever!' said
the child earnestly.
"Ever!'' thought her mother, as the
child went out, what can she be going
to do with it?
1t was almost dark when Dorothy
opened the door of florists little
shop, two! blocks down the street. New
,er was a child who loved flowers more
than this little maid, and she would
talk to them as she would to her dolls.
She was a frequent visitor at this
shop, and when the other children
hurried off to a candy store with an
.occasionaliive cents, she usually spent