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People's voice., 1900-07-19
DOGS KILLED BY GAS.
Humane Method of DisposinR Of
Them Adopted by the Chioaeo
Humane Sooiety.

The Chicago Humane society hos at
last hit upon novel but effectual
means of disposing OF vagrant ours be-
fore the heat of summer sets in. They
are being gathered up from the street.
and asphyxiated by gas, reports the
Tribune. Calls are responded to by
the Humane society when made by
residents of the city who may be both
cred by stray dogs. A number Of WON.
en-, actuated by humanitarian impulses,
are cooperating with the society 10
gather up the animals left to wander
and starve along the thoroughiarea
1t Is largely due TO their repeated re-
quests for milder means Of destroy
ing dogs that the new scheme Of ex-
termination by gas has been brought
about They consider death by shoot
ing an unnecessarily painful process.
A small metal tank closely sealed
with a tight cover is filed with com
mon Illuminating gas admitted by a
tube. A small aperture in the cover
permits the air to be forced out. Into
this tank, one at time, the dogs are
dropped, the gas turned on, and in 30
seconds they are unconscious and in
less than a minute they are hteless.
Two feet of gas is considered sufficient
quantity to kill dog. and the expense
amounts to practically the same as the
bullet.
People's voice., 1900-07-19
HOLLANDS TULIP CRAZE.
Twelve Acres of City Property We're
Refused for a Single Bulb o.
Rare Variety.

in the year 1884 the tulip craze In
Holland writes Clifford Howard In
Ladies Home Journal, became 30
great that the ordinary industries were
neglected. No one wanted to do any
thing but raise tulips. A rare speci.
men offered for sale called forth ex-
cited bidding. Everyone was on the
lookout for special varieties. It was
rumored at one time that there were
but two bulbs OF the Semper Augustus
in existence in Holland. One Of them
was owned by florist In Haarlem,
and the other by dealer IN Amster-
dam This rumor was sufficient &c
arouse the liveliest commotion In tulip
circles, and dealers and fanciers hur.
rted forward with offers TO purchase
each one endeavoring to outbh the
other. The competition became so
eager that finally one man offered 12
acres Of city property for the Haarlem
bulb; but the owner refused to sell.
The bulb in Amsterdam was knocked
down TO the highest bidder for 81 ,oOc
IN cash. two horses, carriage and a
SET OF harness-a total of about $4,000
which in those days was a fabulous
sum-
People's voice., 1900-07-19
BONDS ARE VOID.
Error In Electric Light Petition WIN Neces-
state another Special Election.

Judge J. T. Herrick has rendered
AIS Opiaioh Un the question oi .iC
rgallDy OF tue eivcJric liEut bond
tlectiou, aud finds that an error
which crept ihlU the petition pre-
seuttd "a ;br mayor ~hd council IL
validates the entire issue. The prop
OsitiOn submitted to the voters and
voted upon December 50, 1899, pro,
vided for the issue OF the bonds so
run not to exceed period Of twenty
years with the privilege of paying
the same at any interest payment
period alter ten years from the date
thereof" The petition to the
mayor and council provided that the
bonds should have a clause inserted
therein giving the city the privilege
Df paying the principal thereof at any
interest payment period.
The proposition submitted to the
voters also preCludes the city from
taking up the bonds as specified in
the contracts with the two banks, as
it provides that the city shall have
the right to pay the principal latter
ten years from the date thereof"
Judge Herrick's opinion was ad-
dressed to F. A. Amsden, chairman OF
the finance committee Of the council.
Mayor Kramer was made acquainted
with the facts, and special meeting
Of the council was held Thursday to
discuss the situation.
Acting upon the presumption that
another proposition to vote $4,000
electric light bonds will carry, the
council that night instructed the city
attorney to prepare for circulation
petition calling special election to
vote the bonds and to prepare an
alphabetical list Of the taxpayers eli
gible to sign said petition. The bonds
will bear interest not exceeding 5 per
cent. The circulation Of the petition
is left to the finance committee Of the
council.
The special election will be held
about September /. The completion
OF the electric light plant will thus
be delayed until January |, 1901, at
least.
People's voice., 1900-07-19
A Microbe-Proof Houss.

The oldest domicile on earth is thai
recently erected at Yokohama by an
eminent German bacteriologist. 1t is a
microbe proof house, built OF glass
blocks. There are no window sashes,
and the doors, when closed, are alright
The air supply is forced into the room
through pipe, and filtered through
cotton wool TO cleanse il Of bacteria
To insure further sterilization the all
is driven against glyceriDe-coated
plate Of glass, which captures all the
microbes the wool spares. The few
microbes brought into the house In the
clothes Of the visitors soon die in the
warm sunlight with which the house is
flooded. The space between the glass
blocks, Of which the house is built is
filed with solution of salts, which alb
Serbs the heat OF the sun, so that the
rooms are much cooler than those pro
tected by the thickest shades. In the
evening the interior is heated by the
salts radiating the heat they have alb
sorbed during the day.-Leeds Hospital
Magazine.
People's voice., 1900-07-19
A LETTER FROM NOME.
nuo wightman Writes Ten Miles Of Tents
One-fOurth Of a Nile Deep.

MIS-. II. L. Wightman aud SOD Ster-
rett have received the foilowlng let-
Ter from her husband at Cape Nome:
cape n me, June 25.-We ariiyeo
ID Nome The 18sb, all right | was
DVt oicG. Elmer Llyne and | were
the only ones that we're not sick
Ihls Is an interesting place. The
weather is as fHe as | ever saw any.
where.
There are ten miles Of tents here,
one-fourth Of mile deep. Joe Thralls
neard from his Claim YESTERDAY.
They say it is ali right. He sent John
InraIls up there yesterday. He will
follow IN few days.
We had to build boat. II cost $50
we will have TO 90 up the coast 4OI
miles and then 80 miles up the Sal
mon river to get to Thralls' claim. Il
guess we will make lease with him.
L tnlnk that is the best / can do al,
present.
L have done the cooking since we
came ashore. | made my first biscuits
yesterday, The boys said they were
dne, but | believe you could beat
them.
The creeks are frozen up yet, but
they are working some Of them. |
heard from one that cleaned IN a
gold pan full Of gold.
Dave Getter Is going home tOmor-
row. He says he has got all he wants
Jf Nome. think / will make some
money up here yet, but don't think
| have much show for claim unless
| buy 1t. Wages on claim are s. a
day and board. At Nome, wages are
81 an hour for common labor. Car
penters get 81 so an hour, and teams
$40 an hour, but this condition won't
last long.
There are thousands going back on
the same boats they came up on.
Tell Mrs. Hammond she didn't lose
anything by not getting to come up
here. am not discouraged yet. /
think can get something yet.
Joe Piatt would come home, only
for the looks Of it. He says he never
will get the gold fever again. He
says Wellington is good enough for
him. Jack BrittOn says when he tells
his children Of this trip and they
don't cry, be will lick them. SO you
see how he likes it, but not so with
me. | think it is all right.
Nome is hard looking place. This
trip is worth all it cost If l don't
make cent. Still, l will make my
expenses II nothing more.
Elmer Layne is the "fraidest" fel-
low Of water YOU ever saw. We have
good deal Of fun with him. He says
the shore is good enough for him.
l don't know when will get TO
send you another letter. | haven't
got letter since | came to Nome.
We have to stand in line at the Office
two hours to get the mail.
People's voice., 1900-07-19
HOW EXPRESSES DROP KEN.
A Peculiar Custom of the Railroad
That Is n Drain on the
Train Crews.

"Whlle coming from Chicago htel!."
said prominent business man Of New
York city to Mail and Express re-
porter, Il noticed prrnliar railroad
custom which interested NE consider
ably. I happened to be in the last car
of the limited when the train stopped
In desolate spot between stations.
The rear brakeman. Of course, dropped
of and went down the track with flag
to warn any train that might be fol-
lowing US. In a moment or two we
started up again. but minus the brake
man. wondered at this, but was
still more surprised later on to see the
same thing repeated when we were
obliged to stop on account of threat
ened hotbox Upon inquiry found
that this was the custom on fast
trains, Sometimes, II We have lots
of time said the conductor, we whis-
tie for the men to come in, but in most
cases we leave them 10 be picked up by
the next train, or TO walk to the near
est station
"'But isn't that rather hard on the
men, I asked. oh, IT'S all part OF the
business he replied. I have known
Of cases where men dropped off in this
way were frozen TO death. or waylaid
by tramps, but the railroads have to
make the time, and that's why II is
done. I have seen trains running with
only conductor aboard them, at
times, because the rest Of the crew
had been Left behind In Just this ways
People's voice., 1900-07-19
Sheriff's Sale.
No. SO1S.

No. 9013.
In the district court OF Sumner county, In the
state Of Kansas.
r. NJ. HUI. Plaintiff,
]. B. Gatliff. Defendant.
DY VIRTUE OF an execution issued &c
ID NE out Of said district court In the above
entitled action, | will, on
Monday the 23rd day Of July. A. d., 1900
between two and three O'Clock pm. OF said
day. at the front door Of the court house In
the city of Wellington. in the county Of Sum
ner and state OF Kansas, offer at public sale
and sell TO the highest and best bidder for
cash in hand. all the following g-described real
estate, to-wit:
Lots numbers 10, IA, Is and l6, in block 50
according to the plat OF the origi-
nal town now city Of Wellington Kan
sas. also the two resident frame buildings
located thereon. lying and situate In the
county Of Sumner and state OF Kansas.
The aboye-described real estate Is taken as
the property OF said defendant and is di-
rected By said execution to be sold and
will be sold TO satisfy said execution.
Witness my hand this 18Th day Of June
A. D., 1900.
@. c. sHAWvER,
Sheriff of Sumner county. Kansas.
Ed 7. HACKNEY. Attorney for Plaintiff.
First publication June q, l9OO-in VOICE.
People's voice., 1900-07-19
His First View.

An old Hampshire farmer came tc
town to buy a hat, and was requested
to look in the glass to see II the hat
suited his tastes.
The customer stood before the glass
as though fascinated by his reflected
image. Presently he slowly inquired
"Well, is that me?'
''0f course II is, guv'nor," was tn,
ihopman's reply. why. don't you
know yourself?-
Il be 60 years Old said the ancient
after another pause, "an' l dunno as
ever see my face afore."
And when, his purchase completed
be turned to depart, he walked up tc
the looking glass, saying:
''I'll just take one more look at me.
sell, for dunno as ever shall ha' the
chance again. Spare Moments.
People's voice., 1900-07-19
Animals and Their Toilet

Cats, large and small, make the most
cereful toilet of any. class of animals
excepting some Of the opossums. The
hons and tigers wash themselves in ex.
actly the same manner as the cat, wet.
ting the dark, innsr-rubber-like ball Of
the forefoot and inner toe, and passing
II over the face and behind the ears.
The foot is thus at the same time a face
sponge and q brush, and the rough
tongue combs the rest of the body.
Hares also use their feet to wash their
faces, and the hare's foot is so suitable
for a brush that it is used to apply the
paint TO the face for the stags-Chi.
cago Chronicle.
People's voice., 1900-07-19

The mail service between Wichita
and Kiowa is to be greatly improved;
1t has been decided to place a mai
Clerk on the train which leaves Tor
Kiowa over the Missouri Pacific al
$50 O'Clock in the evening. Hereto
fore only pouch mail has been banded
and the service was unsatisfactory
Tie order will go into etlerl imme-
diately. NJ. ]. DAWN, an oid resident
of Wichita, has been assigned TO the
run, A crew of three L all Clerks Will
handle the four daily trains between
Wichita and Kiowa.
People's voice., 1900-07-19

The gang OF NJ. & K. telephone
wOrkmen, who came u Wellington d
week ago for the announced purpose
of rebuilding" the local system, ap
parenLly came only for the purpose Of
harassing the new telephone COM
pany, and preventing the completion
of the system. The new company had
erected poles at the corner OF the
Wellington National bank and at j.
{. Smiths corner, for the purpose Of
stringing its cable across Washington
avenue. The old company has pole
In front Of the bank, and croSs-arms
we're put on it by the "reconStruC-
tiOn" gang and lot Of dead wires
strung to shut out the new COmpany'S
cable. The new company will have
to devise new scheme to get its
cab across Washington avenue. II
the two telephone companies we're
railroad companies, the new company
would take an ak and chop the old
cUmpany'S obstruction down and let
the other company wait on the ST.
preme court for redress. The meth
DDS Of the NJ. & K. people are a fair
sample of what all corporations do.
Law, the rights of the people and
common honesty are ignored. "The
people be ID" and "What are you
going to do about it?" are their mot
toes. For years the NJ. & K. people
have charged So 90 per month for
phones. They now offer them at
greatly reduced rates and are trying
by every possible means to shut cut
theindependent company. It's these
same corporations that cry SO loudly
against dishonest dollars and the an
archistic Populists.
Putting food into a diseased stom-
ache is like putting money into a
pocket with holes The money is
lost All its value goes for nothing.
When the stomach is diseased. with
the allied organs of digestion and
nutrition, the food which is rut into
it is largely lost. When nutriment is
not extracted from it, the body is
weak and the blood is impoverished.
The pocket can be mended. The
stomach can be cured. That sterling
medicine for the stomach and blood.
DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery.
acts with peculiar promptness and
power on the organs of digestion and
nutrition. 1t is a positive cure for
almost all disorders of these organs.
and cures also such diseases of the
heart, blood, liver and other organs,
as have their cause in a weak or dis
eaSed condition Of the stomach.
People's voice., 1900-07-19
COLORADO.
Via the Missouri Paciiic.ROck Island Through

Tuesday, July nth, is the date of
the next SPECIAL excursion to Colorado,
Utah, South Dakota and Wyoming
points The Missouri Pacific Rock Is.
land Through Line is the shortest and
quickest from st Louis. Only one
fare (plus 5000 for the round trip:
tickets good to return until October
31st For complete information, ad-
dress J. H. Lyon, Western Passenger
Agent, Kansas City. Mo. 81
People's voice., 1900-07-19
A Oueer Point I'm Law.

All the Judges Of England, after con.
sidering the question for more than a
year, were unable TO agree on deAni.
ton of what place" is, and now the
London county council is obliged TO ask
legal advice as to the meaning of street
The council recently summoned a man
before a police magistrate for laying
out street on his property without
obtaining the councils permission
His defense was that il was not street
but courtyard for the use OF hi
tenants, and the magistrate said that he
could not decide the point till the coun.
cils lawyers obtained an accurate
definition Of a street from q superior
court.-Albany Argus.
People's voice., 1900-07-19
Plain EnouQh-

Mrs. Beasley-I can't understand how
the Malvins manage to live 50 well on
his income.
Mr.. Beasley-I can. went up to his
Office to see him, yesterday, and 81 men
who were waiting in the hall cried out
in chorus asking what firm / was COL
lecting for-Cleveland Leader.
People's voice., 1900-07-19
Writing a urnnn

More than 10 per cent. of the British
people could not write their names
when the queen ascended the throne.
The proportion in that condition has
now been reduced to seven per osnt--
London Tit-Bits.
People's voice., 1900-07-19
Prince. Common in Russia.

A prince in Russia is as common-
place as plain "Mr.' in England or
the United States, and it denotes just
about as much social raDk-Philadel-
phia Press,
People's voice., 1900-07-19
thunderstorm Are FIR.

Java is said to be the region of the
globe where it thunders ofteDest, hav-
ing thunderstorms 81 days in the year.
After 1t are Sumatra, with Sc days; EIn-
dustan, with Sc; Borneo, with 81; the
Gold coast, with SO, and Rio de Janeiso,
with 51.-Detroit Free Press.
People's voice., 1900-07-19
Nothing Too Soft for H.r

Uncle Batch-He might at least have
given you pure gold ring.
Minnie-Why, uncle, pure gold is too
soft.
For newly-wedded woman7 Non
sensel')Jewelers' Weekly.
People's voice., 1900-07-19
A Plain Case of suicias.

srs Lo.e-Harty Homewortb's death
ssers to have been very mysterious.
Er. LoVe-Tantamount TO suicide.
He insisted on taking his medicine By
his w!fe's wateh.-Jewelers' Weekly.
People's voice., 1900-07-19
STATE OF OHIO, CITY OF TOLEDO,
IITCAS C0TTNTY


FRANK J, CHENEY makes oath that he is
the senior partner of the firm of +. j.
CHENEY & CO.. doing business in the city Of
Toledo, county AMI state aforesaid. and that
said firm will pay the sum of ONE HUNDRED
DOLLARS for each and every case of catarrh
that cannot be cured by the use Of HALLS
CATARRH CURE.
FRANK J. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed in my
presence, this 9th day Of December, A. D
1886.
lSEALl A, W. GLEASON,
Notary pctiic.
HAS Catarrh Cure Is taken internally and
acts directly on the blood and mucous sur
faces of the syste IN. Send for testimonials
free.
+. .. CHENNEY &CC., Toledo, o.
Sold by druggists 75c.
hah's Family Pills are the best.
People's voice., 1900-07-19

A ram has just changed hands in Aus
ITALIA at 600 guineas.
People's voice., 1900-07-19

To bring out clearly difference draft ~
twop pOws We will make the following comparisons:
showing TRIUMPH had
square inches would have lbs
dot with the walking plow required lbs
in OF II
showing, the Walking Pow had
actually turned by the TRIUMPH viz I6963 inches wfaL
lbs
work with the TRIUMPH it required 492 lbs.
Difference in favor Of TRIU I76 lbs
Judges Present: Tom Conner, Perth; I. NJ Noaa-
Wellington; E. Payne Mulvane.
Nature of ground Sandy loan; condition. dry and hard
E. J. MILLER, Agent.
Pow Works. Racine Wis., Manufacturers TRIUMPH Sulky
People's voice., 1900-07-19
A W GLEASON
Chas. Doty PardOned.

Chas. DOty Of Oxford, who was sen
fenced to the penitentiary by Judge
Burnette in 1896 for revolving crime,
has been granted citizenship pardon
by Governor Stanley and will be liO-
Grated soon. DOty was sentenced to
the penitentiary for q years, but
Governor Leedy cut the sentence
down and his term is about to expire.
Doty'S case attracted great deal of
attention. He plead guilty to the
charge Of assault and asked the len
iercy Of the court, but 10 passing SEN
tence upon him, Judge Bnrnette said:
81 only wish the law would permit
me to sentence you to the peniten-
tiary at hard labor for the rest of
your life."
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-07-06
WAS HEBGEN'S JAG" ON THE RIO ONLY
A RUSt TO HELP HIS DEPARTURE 2

uEBGEN OF
Francs
his md to light
the out the
and that he vases
Of tn do
Honolulu
taundr 70 duties
s
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make u his
the
las - Nv"
his deparur
Honolulu Laundry Company lIetgen
that he to
when the time Of his
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laundry
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/ and
there would be possibility Of their getting
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wealthy
is a
bookeer the
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suspicion might have the Of Arm
Idea and evaded
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-07-06
JAMES STEINER RESIGNS.
New Manager Appointed for Hart
& Company's Store.

James Steiner has resigned the POSI-
ton of manager for Hart & Company.
He retains his position as president of
the company and will spend the next
few months in fitting up the new quar-
tiers to which the company will soon
moveein the Elite block on Hotel street.
Mr.. Steiner will spend his time In the
future looking after private invest
ments.
c. ]. Ludwigsen the treasurer of the
company will be the new manager, and
he will be assisted by Charles III. Ram
sey, who was elected to the position of
assistant manager and secretary of the
company at a meeting of the directors
yesterday morning.
The new quarters of Hart & Com
papy will occupy the entire ground
| floor of the Elite block and will be one
of the finest ice cream parlors and can
dy stores in the country. The candy
factory will be in charge of j. Schultz
an experienced confectioner from Sar
/ Francisco.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-07-06

cietes are very good. and contain moral
wisdom one n. Make righteous profits
and gains: fulfill your duties and don't
act wrongly Inon they have a cate
Chism of 800 questions and the same num-
bgr % answers some Of them are: why
DO you come Into this societyf' Answer
To overthrow the dynasty What are
your ahilitics~ Answer. u know the
eighteen military arts question. What
did YOU learn nrsty Answer. Il learned
the art of boxing CBoxing IN ~ part OF
tho military traiuingJ Question, How
con YOU prove ~ Answer. lily rcciting
10 verse: The fists Of the brave and yal-
liant ure known through the earth
These questions and answers all go
tu show that their one aim r. To get rid
Of their ancient enemies, the Tartars. for
ever. one Of the first ceremonies upon
entering u society of this kind Is the
cutting on 81 the queue. az the queue Is
the sign Of adherence To the Tartar rule
This OF course has 90 be done IN secret.
but they braid In "a false queue 10 any
Chinese IL found I'm the empire without
this adjunct he ~ Immediately arrested.
Another is the changing of dress,
which Is symbol Of put,.ng OF the garb
and yoke Of the present dynasty other
ceremonies are the washing Of tho head
and taking the oath. Everything bands
them together strongly for the one great
purpose OF defeating their enemies. NJ
thoy can stir up trouble with the foreign
ers they will do 70. for that gives them
the opportunity FOR which they have
waited.
They have ~ proverb which H. In rcali-
| IS the slogan OF each society. Nc o.. ON
mailed warrior-onc short coat-both men
perish on the green turf. The mailed
warrior means the soldier OF the imperial
army The short coat means the foreign
soldier. both fight and both are killed
1t Is hard To tell what will become OF
the missionaries. The imperial troops ar,
in league with the Boxers. because both
are against the foreigners. The queen
\ Dowager seems TO think that N she car
get the foreigners entirely out Of her en-.
| pirc she can Keep them out for the fu-
ture. We ought 90 pray for our fellow
/ workers there. Let us hope they will not
\ fan We can nope and look forward TO q
new China some day when Gods Law
viii prevail"
\ AZ the conclusion OF MIR. awnings ad
dress. Mr.. Frank Damon spoke OF IN,
/ alarming conditions IN the chinese En-.
. u.rp. lie referred 90 the queen Dowagel
az one 81 the most wonderful women IN
Imperial history which the world hai
ever heard of. Her achievements hav,
been great. Her nephew, who wis be
I coming imtued with the spirit of TN,
foreigners. she thrust aside with an iroi
hand and placed herself before her mil
lions % subjects as the one all-powerfu
monarch.