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4 Big Irrigafing scheme.

THE sKSrINEL.l
~hSDENcE' CAL. Aug. 2s.-Suryey.
~. 'ls ~ work on the Owens river canal,
der,, I, she greatest enterprises ever nm.
comass IN inyo county. and which when
will tvs Win other cross section canals
s' pes Of the entire valley. "
the massa aad grapes ars just coming into
'-ali in splendid condition.
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Horseshoe, Lorrillard. Our Coil, and al
the leading brands OF tobacco can be iound
at the p. o. bookstore, cheap for cash. n
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OIL Painting.

Dress Jokes, dress fronts. dress panels.
toilet sets. gents hat-bands. and all kinds
of ornamental hand. painting done to or
der at shortest notice. Charges reason
able. At the residence of Mrs. Fl. D.
johnson, next door to tho Stone Church,
opposite the Jackson House. on Spring
street. Stamping to order.
Dyspepsi~ cured by the use Of I'D D
D"-for sale q. Cspron's drug store. X
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The White House Clothing Emporium
has received their new stock Of Spring and
Summer goods. Call and examine them
before buying elsewhere. M. KARsKY. n
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pron's. Wy Dat Ga
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Finest assortment Of bird cages, at the
Postofice news stand.
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NEW TO-DAY.
LIST OF UNCLAIMED LETTERS

ID EMAINING IN THE POSTOFFICE AT
IL Eureka. New, gu the % b day of An
gust, 1886. Persons calling for any Of these
letters will please say Advertised u w.
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The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1886-12-29
They Did Not Understand the
CaperS-

Twas chatting with the captain of an
Allan liner at sea a couple of years ago
when there approached deputation of
north of Ireland emigrants. They came
to complain of an extraordinary mess
which that day had been served in the
steerage for dinner. The spokesman
was q voluble person. who interlarded
the narrative Of his grievance with easy
familiar illusions to the powers and ter
rors of the board of trade when these
were exercised in the cause of the poor
emigrant
bring up the dish." said the captain
to the steerage steward.
A large kit of boiled leg Of mutton.
with caper sauce. still hot and appetiz.
ing. was produced.
"What's the matter with this?" asked
the commander.
"Shure. need ye ask?" replied the
head of the deputation. pointing. with
an expression of horror. to the little
green berries in the succulent sauce
DO ye think emigrant passengers an
hathens and bastes that ye should give
US mutton stewed with sour pase?"
It took some time to explain to thu
deputation that sour peas really formed
q much-esteemed complement Of boileC
leg Of mutton; but the spokesman
though evidently conscious that he ant
his friends had incontinently come te
cut q square caper' of their own. re
tired with dignity from the conflict
"A caper ye call it." he said; "b'
jabers. captain, ye can kape it for tn
saloon. Well have our mutton clan
| in the future" ."-L0nd0n NeUs.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1886-12-29

Italy has twenty-one universities
one more than Germany. They are
divided into two classes, those which
receive state support and those which
do not The first class includes Turin,
Genoa. Pavia, Padaa. Pisa, Bologna,
Rome. Naples. Palermo and Messina.
Naples has the largest number Of
students $500, while the smallest
number (thirty-nine) is found at Fer
rara. which was once for Italy what
Weimar was to Germany. the seat of
the greatest minds of the age, and
which, therefore. desperately clings to
the privilege of being a university town.
Turin has 2.100. Rome 1900. Bologna
1.16O students. All the others except
ing Pavia have fewer than 1000.
Futile efforts have been repeatedly made
TO reduce this uselesSly large number of
high schools. Theology is no; taught
at any Italian university. but lectures
on church history are included some
times i'll the P!Iilosophlc course
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1886-12-29
pect rain,

pect rain.
II the crows make a great deaf OF
noise and fly round and round, expec,
rain.
IL water fowl scream more than usual
ana plunge into the water, expect
rain.
II birds in general pick their feathers,
wash themselves, and fly to their nests,
it will rain.
If cranes place their bills under wings
rain.
IL bees remain in their hives or tiy
but short distance from them, rain.
II fish bite more readily. and gambol
near the surface of streams and ponds.
rain.
If gnats. flies. etc, bite sharper than
usual, expect rain.
II worms creep out of the ground in
great numbers, expect rain.
If frogs and toads croak more than
usual. expect rain.
II the crickets sing louder than usual,
it will rain,
If the owls screech, death is near and
there will be rain.
Ii the sea-anemone shut, and accord
ing to the extent it open, so will the
weather be fine or less so.
If porpoises and whales sport about
ships, expect a hurricane.
If the trefoil contract its leaves, expect
thunder and heavy rain.
If the mole digs his hole two feet and
a half deep, expect very severe winter;
if two feet deep, not so severe; one foot
deep, mild winter
If robins approach nearer houses than
usual. expect frost; if the ice crack much
the frost will continue.
If the leaves of the trees move without
any perceptible wind, rain may be ex-
pected.
These rules are evidently made to do
service for all parts of the world
| Brooklyn Citizen.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1886-12-29
Undertakers' Mistakes,

uaoertakers are not infallible. They
R q liable to make . mistake q
peyncian who officiates at the other
@ citizens career. Then our
ts are 20 embarrassing" said q
Inent undertaken recently, II had
@ recently to the home Of q wealthy
MAN l though l could locate his
oce Just - surely rs I can locate
ewn home l was mistaken. took
@ Grape aud . slab and launched
MO hnd the house Of death. There
~ sounds Of hushed and hurried con-
ons within when l knocked at
soot OF house a block and q halt
yIom the residence of the family
deceased customer. Windows on
opposite side of the street flew open
sIag'c' and the gossips of the vicin-
sSauered hike magpies and wonder
s1O was dead at the house of their
sOor felt disgustcd when the
Ss1e was corrected. Then an occx-
= mistake is made by parties giving
wrong number, for instance 2SO
OF $50. as the number of the
- We usually take the precaution
Su'le II the party who has engaged
sues at the house where we arr
u ssSs 70 go before entering. Many
80 are superstitious about under
~ and when such mistake
described occurs think tha
|,S,sam member of the family at the hous'
|ku oy mistake will be called ava,
- Earth. ALBANY Journal.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1886-12-29
The HOOsier Maintained His Rights.

A few years ago the habit of convey.
ing food to the mouth with knife was
voted grave offence by Germans At
Heidelberg, and during the year sew
eral duels were fought on the strength
of it. On one occasion a young man
mortally offended a number of his best
friends by inadvertently placing his
knife to his lips while eating at his own
table. His guests all withdrew. and the
next day he was surprised to receive
challenge from each one. He was in
honor bound to accept them, as they
were in proper form. After fighting
three or four of them to the bloody
point, the authorities arrested the whole
lot, and imprisoned them until they
promised to drop it.
An American, hailing from Indiana,
stepped into restaurant in Vienna one
day to get his dinner. Seated at the
other table we're number OF German
bloods. some of whom were noisy and.
to the American. quite vulgar in their
manners. He paid little attention to
this, thinking it was the way they were
raised.
He had no sooner begun his meal.
after the Indiana fashion. using his
knife and fork as he had done at home,
than big specialized and titled Ger
man arose aud declared that he had
been grossly insulted by this man eating
with his knife. Then the whole crowd
gathered around him and threatened all
sorts of damage to his person. Finally
the big cnap who had been the first in
suited slapped the Hoosier in the face.
The next instant the offended gentle.
man was going down the back stairway
head first, and in less than two min
utes the American was monarch Of the
cafe, and proceeded to eat his dinner
as any Indiana gentleman would =
Pittsburg Dispatch.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1886-12-29
The Value OF Foods.

1t has come to this. that the simplest
articles OF diet are the safest, and that is,
in nv opinion, another argument in
favor of PLAIN living. Yes, the simplest
are the safest, and, let me add. the best
are the cheapest. The butcher, for ex-
ample, or the egg merchant can not
adulterate his wares, but he may have
several qualities; and there is stage at
which all animal foods arrive, when
kept in shops, which renders them to a
large extent POISONOUS, and this is as
bad if not worse than adulterated.
We often hear it said that shop eggs.
as they are called, are good enough for
frying, with bacon for example. This
is positive mistake; an egg that has
even suspicion of staleness about it is
deleterious to health. not to say danger
Gus, no matter whether it be fried or
boiled. And the same may be said of
flesh meats of all kinds, and | will not
except hare or yenison. | am quite
prepared to have this little sentence
pooh-poohed by the robust and healthy.
l only add that l adhere to it; that |
have the courage of my convictions and
furthermore. that l have invalids and
dyspeptics. and those with delicate di-
gestions, in my thoughts as write
l grant you my healthfuI athlete.
who can tramp over the moors with gun
and bag from morning dawn till dewy
eve, and never feel tired, that the eating
of lOng-kept game may not seem to
injure you; but the bare fact that
piquant sauces and stimulants are need
ed to aid its digestion is exceedingly
suspicious. There are two animals in
particular that like their food high and
tender; one Is the crocodile. the othel
our friend the dog. Both have wonder
fully strong digestive powers; little In.
ferior, in point of fact, to that of the os
trich. about which bird so many fanci
full stories have been written and told.
1t may be said, without much fear o.
contradiction that any kind of food OF
any mixed Diet or meal which require:
the aid of stimulant, either of the nature
of condimentor wines, is not salutary
Such diet al this is q tax upon tn,
whole system, and causes heat and dis
comfort, and feverish state of tn,
blood. which can only end in debility o
the nervous system and more or less o
| prostration.
But those who would obtain tn,
| greatest amount of health and cOmfor
from the food they eat must be mos
careful in its selection. Leaving lido
syncrasy out Of count for the present
although everyone ought to know wha
agrees with him and what does moi
there are many things connected witt
the value and digestibility of food oh
tanned from various sources that d.
we'll to remind the reader of.-Casselr
| MdQdzine.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1886-12-29
Prevention Of Accidents,

The whole tendency of modern in
dustrial progress is in the direction of
abolishing manual labor in manufac-
lures. and substituting for it machinery,
which is being constantly improved,
and which in the not distant future may
be expected to reach still higher stages
OF perfection. The result of this change
in the methods of production, of course.
necessitates the use of considerable
power, and the rapid movements of belt
ing and gearing expose workmen to
dangers to which IN earlier times they
were not liable In this country the
legislatures have for long time shown
that they considered employers of labor
to have duties to perform in seeing that
those in their pay should run no unne-
cessary risks. In France, however, no
attempt was made to deal with this
matter until 1877, when inspectors were
appointed with rower to order changes
in factories, WITH view to the protec-
ton of children. This, however, was
found insufficient, and in 1884 law
was passed making the employer respon
sible for accidents, except in cases where
he could prove that they were due to
carelessness on the part of the work
man. In addition to this, to provide
for that class of risk which may be de-
scribed as inseparable from the trade.
compulsory insurance has to be effected,
one-half of the premium for which has
to be paid by the employer and the re-
mainder by the workman. A further
proposal is now made to improve the
sanitary arrangements of workshops, as
we'll as to bring about increased safety.
In Germany and Austria similar enact
ments are in force. In France, how
ever, useful initiative has been taken
by certain unions, in which are repre-
sentatives of all kinds of industry. who
have inspectors of their own, and who
form kind of council, at which full
consideration can be given to the best
means of preventing accidents. Thus,
the engineers of one association have
taken, one by one. all machinery of q
dangerous character and entered min
utely into the best means to be adopted
for rendering them safe as far as posi-
BILE. These proceedings have proved
very beneficial, and have not only had
local effect, but the recommendations
have been adopted in surrounding dis
tricts. The idea is one worthy of no
tice, as tending to prevent overlegisla-
ton. which not infrequently has q
harassing influence upon business.
Scientific american.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1886-12-29
Stonewall Jackson at Manassas.

Inever was close to him on the field
of battle but once-that was on the hill
not far from the Henry house, at the
first battle of Manassas. He was ex-
tremely pale, but his eyes glared with
an unnatural brilliancy. 1t was on
that occasion that Col. Baylor of Aug
usta county rode hurriedly up to him
and said: General, my men are arm
ed with the old flint-lock musket, and
not half of them will fire." He replied:
If you will examine it you will find
that old musket has the best bayonet in
the world. Use the bayonet colonel." y"
In short while the federal troops be-
gan to give way, and it is possible that
this circumstance turned the tide of bat
tie. have seen the statement some
where that Gen. Bee said to him, "Gen-
eral. they are beating US back. and
Jackson's reply was: 1--WE will give
them the bayonet, SIR" This may be
true, but it is probable that the remark
made to Col. Baylor was afterward
claimed to have been made to Gen.
Bee. Twill never forget the terrific
fighting that evening about o'clock
the roar of artillery, the screaming.
bursting shells, the rattle OF small
arms The smoke blinded me; stoop-
ed low to see how to lead my men. We
were almost exhausted. and burning
with thirst Beauregard galloped by
this gave US some hope, and we cheer
ed him and pressed on. The federal'
fought desperately. At last saw Jack
! son. and l felt safe, for his presence al.
ways inspired his men with confidence
That evening he was shot through tine
bridle-hand. Gen. Imboden approach
ed, called his attention tO the fact, and
suggested surgical aid. jackson said
ut is . mere scratch, sir" His hant
was bound up with q sash, he continu
ing on the field until the engagemen
ceased. He then repaired to the plac'
where the wounded had been collected
The surgeons were busy, of course
One of them, seeing Gen. Jackson. ap
preached and offered him assistance
The general insisted that the surgeon
attend to those who were more seriousl,
hurt than himself, saying he preferre'
waiting until the private soldiers wer
relieved. Southern Biuouac.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1886-12-29
The Artist Hunts Earlier Career.

Hunt worked for fifteen years in Bos-
ton, painting some of his best portraits
and figure pieces, without receiving any
recognition from the press, save now
and then a short notice. Tom Robin
son thought this ought not to be, so he
undertook to find out why it was and to
try to get more hearty appreciation OF
Hunts merits through the columns OF
the newspapers.
He went to all the newspaper editors
of Boston and talked and expatiated at
length on the unusual merits OF Hunts
pictures, the credit he was to Boston
and the country, and the necessity that
newspaper men were under to pay
proper attention to him, as we'll as to
art in general and more especially as
it behooved them to look after great
men for their own interests In all the
offices he was treated with respect,
kindly received, and his arguments ac-
cepted as just and reasonable. except in
that of Mr.. Blank, who told him loudly
and boldly that he cared nothing for
art had no respect for artists. and
especially none for Hunt"
Il know him to be a Beacon-street
aristocrat." he continued. land if there
is any one thing that hate more than
another it is the people who live on that
And he added: This paper is publish
ed for the people, the aristocracy dc
not support it, and I will have nothing
to do with that class of useless members
of the community. Hold on! Wait 9
minute" said the friend of Hunt, 'jus
listen to me a moment, and Twill prove
TO you that Mr.. Hunt is the creates
representative of the people that yor
ever heard OF, and the very man OF al
others that you will like when you know
about him"
And the determined and enthusiastic
friend of the painter went on to tell o
Hunts nature as man and artist; his n
cognition of Millet tho French painter
before anyone knew him: and hov
he saved his money to buy Millet's pic'
ures, persuaded others to buy them alse
and 20 helped the poor French arts
along. How Hunt was quick and read
to assist Younger artists, how he worke
for small prices when he was intereste
in the portrait of a person he liked; ho'
he painted his great portrait of Chlt
Justice Shaw for almost nothing, an
of what value such things were to tn
state.
..Is that the kind of a man Hunt is?
said Blank. IF so. l am sorry l W:
mistaken. I'll print anything you wi
bring. He is the kind of man VI
want to take care of. And tell hi
Blank saws o.''-Boston Post.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1886-12-29
WEALTHY NEGROES.
Colored Citizens Worth From Half Mill
ion Down.

John w. Cromwell. negro journal
ist in Philadel ph!a. has compiled an ex-
hibit of the business condition of his
race in America.
The Carolnas take the lead in the
number of well-to-do negroes. North
Carolina has twenty who are worth
from $4,000 10 $4,000 each. In South
Carolina the negroes OWN $lO.OJ0.OoO
worth of property. In Charleston four
teen Men represent S200OOO. Thomas
K. Smaiis is worth SIS. 0p0. and Charles
Z. Leslie is worth $4,000. The family
of Noisettes, truck farmers. are worth
$4,000. In the city savings banks
the negroes have $;l24 $50, 81 Oh de-
posit. One man has over $1,000. He
recently bought $4,000 plantation
and paid $1,000 in cash.
In Philadelphia John Mckee is worth
half a million. He owns 400 houses.
Several are worth 100000 each.
The negroes of New York own from
five to six million dollars worth of real
estate. 2. A. White, wholesale drug
gist, is worth a quarter OF a million,
and has an annual business of 300. 900.
Catherine Black is worth $3.50. 900.
In New Jersey the negroes own ST.
600, worth of real estate. Baltimore
has more negro home-owners than any
other large city. Nineteen men are
worth n total of SS00,00O. John
Thomas, the wealthiest, is worth about
$l50.0O0. Less than 100 negroes in
Washington are worth a total of ST.
600, O,0OO
In Louisiana the negroes pay taxes
ON $15, 100000 in New Orleans. and
$50. 100000 in the State. Ionic Lafon,
a French quadroon, is worth 81, ,1OO.-
600. The Morcer Bros, clothiers, carry
stock of 100000. Missouri has
twenty-seven citizens worth $l,0OO.OOO
in amounts ranging from 10000 to
$25O,O
The richest colored woman of the
South, Amanda Eubanks. made so by
the will of her white father. is worth
$4OO.O 900, and lives near Augusta, Ga.
Chicago, the home of $4,000 colored
people. has three colored firms in bust.
ness whose proprietors represent $20,.
/ 600 each, one $4,000, and nine $1O..
600. The Eastlake Furniture Company
is worth $4,000. A. j. Scott has 1885,.
600 invested in the livery business and
is worth 100000. including a we'll
stocked farm in Michigan. Mrs. John
Jones and Richard Grant are worth
$4,000 each. A. G. White, of St
Louis, formerly purveyor to the Anchor
Line of steamers, after financial re
verses, has, since the age of 45, re
trieved his fortunes and accumulated
$4,000. Mrs. M. Carpenter, a Sar
Francisco colored woman, has a banl
account of $4,000. and Mrs. Mary
Peasants has an income from eigh
houses in San Francisco, a ranch neal
San Matco, and 100000 in govern
ment bonds. In Marysville, Cal
twelve individuals are the owners o
ranches valued in the aggregate at from
$15O,OOO to $lSO,0O0. One of them
Mrs. Peggy Bredan, has besides banl
account of $4,000.
These statistics show that the brothe
in black is making some Roadway il
the world. He is learning to tote hi
own skillet t"-AtlantG Constitution.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1886-12-29
Tell Your Wife About 1t.

think it is safe for man to tell his
wife all he knows Aud it is unsafe for
him to keep her in ignorance of his
financial affairs, or in ignorance OF any
thing bearing directly upon her do
nestle affairs. The judgment of most
true wives and mothers is often remark
ably good; better. in many cases, than
that of their husbands. "Iell your
wife," should be the husbands motto.
No need to ask wives to tell their hus-
bands all they know. They do it any
how. And this is no slur on them. for
they have a right to.-Zenas Dane. IA
Good Housekeeping.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1886-12-29
Wanted to Change His Booking"

Il was in New York one day last
week." said q railroad agent, who
looks after the immigration business tor
. trunk line. land while at Castle Car
den saw = very ludicrous incident
Hanging on the wall there was map
of the United States containing on the
margin the advertisement of firm OF
land and immigration agents. Printed
ON the map, over the location OF several
western cities, was a red flag, designed
TO draw attention to the various points
at which the firms branch Offices we're
located. Chicago was thus marked.
and so was Kansas City. Omaha, st
Paul and Denver. While 1 was stand
ing there an Englishman came up,
looked at the map. and Immediately BE-
came greatly excited.
".'Ere's co. he exclaimed. pulling
out his railroad ticket Him booked
for Homa'a. and on the map thssr H
see it is Hanarchist town. Hill newer
90 to Hanarchist place Hill 90 oace
to Hingland first so theer! Cawnt ,
change me booking, y'know
.And that wild Englishman took on
at a Great rate, and rushed around ask
ing everybody ne saw if the Hanarchisn
| had complete possession Of Omaha and
| If it was safe for traveller to set loot
| in the town, and if he would haye 1
pass through Chicago to get to Omaha
and if there wasn't some way in which
he could have his booking changed,
and so on. When at last he was calm
ed sufficiently to tell the officers the
cause OF his excitement, it was learned
that he had taken the red flag on tn
map to mean that the cities 50 marked
were in the power of the Anarchists
Wasn't IT funny?''-C Chicago Herald
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1886-12-29

A sleeping-car porters' association
has been formed in St Louis. Nothing
less than a mans entire baggage will
hereafter be received as a tip.-Neac
Haren Ne,CS. I
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1886-12-29

We'll, Thomas, you say you nave .
recommend?'' ''Waai, res, SAM 1
brought nav fadah long to recommen
me; he's knowed me all ny lie. sah.
-HarDer's Weekly.