People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1900-03-08

Ifa road is impossible for any rea-
son, the Jaw allows person to tear
down a fence and drive through the
fields. A few complaints we're; heard
that the late snow made the roads
almost impossible in some places.
Figures given by the Seattle trans
portation companies show that $1,000
persons are waiting to 60 to Cape
Mime at the first opportunity; that
is. 1000 will COON the first steamers,
il there are enough steamers to take
them. A strong effort will be made
to handle the crowd, and every steam
er will be overloaded.
]. RObt. Gillam's arm is swollen to
almost double its natural size, from
vaccination, and be suffers greatly
with it. His side and neck are affect
ed. The other night he dreamed he
was on a sinking ship, and in attempt |
ing to save himse' fro an imaginary
drowning, threw his arm with terrific
force against the head Of the bed, He
wished for awhile that he had
drowned.
1t is said that-the British ministry
believes the amount Of the debt r.
ductiOn by England in the pat
twenty-one years will be Offset by tn
cost of the present war in Soul'
Africa. The expenditure at the pres
ent time is at the rate Of about $780,
100000 a month, which isnOt far below
the highest outlay Of the UNITED
States during the war Of secession.
Wars are exceedingly costly enter
prises, and the tendency is toward
higher and higher figures 10 expendi-
ture. Or course q war like the one In |
which England 10 engaged. which is
carried on several thousand miles
away from the home country, Is par.
ticularly costly. Our own exrendi.l
ture In the Philippine trouble was
never nearly so high as England's 10
at the present moment in South
Africa. The number Of men which
we sent across the water was not az
great 90 that which, England trans
ported, and the amount Of munitions
Of war which we have used was no.
where near so great as that which |
Great Britain has expended, The
increasing money cost Of wars viii
ultimately force the world to devise
some other method Of settling inter.
national quarrels.
Hundreds Of the young fellows who
saw few months service 10 the war
against Spain are putting in claims
for pensions. Obliginglpension attor.
neys haveinfOrmed the young veterans
as to their rights and have stimulated
action by supplying blanks and in
structiOns. Many of these soldiers Of /
1898 have no disabilities to speak Of
and do not expect to have their appli-
cations granted at this time. One of
them was asked by friend what be
meant by asking for a pension. Said
the friend: 81 never saw you looking
50 we'll" THAT is all right" replied
the young man with a knowing look,
''but something may happen to me 10 |
invent five or thirty years" A pen
sion claim never dies. After it is filed
an examination is ordered. This may
reveal no cause for peusioning and the
claim may be rejected. But the claim
goes on. 1t is filed away in its proper
place and at any future time the
claimant may have it brought forth
aud a new examination ordered.
These claims filed now will be in the
pension Office quarter Of century
from now, when with advancing age
disabilities may develop which can be
to the service in the war
with Spain. There is prudent thrift
10 the filing of these pension claims
which will be indicated a quarter of
a century hence, if not sooner. A
pension claim put in now is in the
nature Of nest egg for old age.