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The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1892-11-30
Virginia Items.

Link Sweeney. JEFF and Rube
Mains. and their families start south
this week in search of new homes.
Born, to the wife of Jas. Crooks
a 9-pound daughter, all parties doing
well except jim He wanted plow
boy Carpenters are at work on W
X E!liot's house Virgil Jenkins will
start for the Nation in few days.
Mr.. Arch Kennedy of Emporia, Kan,
Ell route for Illinois, stopped here
for few days TO visit his mother,
Mrs. VIM Drysdale. Mr.. Ed Dud
ley of Worland, is over getting his
witnesses for his divorce case. Joe
Rinehart made $50 Saturday. He
sold old Bill horse for SO aud S25
for feed this winter, making a clear
gain Of S35. Born, to the wife OF
Billy Westover, girl baby. There
will be box supper at Grandview
school house, better known as the
Nestlerode school house one week
from this coming Saturday night.
A good crowd is expected and lots
of fun -. That's all right, Lo S. il
you did step in the pail of milk -.
Geo. Jenkins has gone to Sedalia tc
attend business college for 6 months
Lee Browning has gone back to
work on the railroad south of Hume
Cleveland Or no Cleveland al
kinds of poultry ischeaper than be
fore the election. A. E. Biggs enc
family will start for Illinois Thurs
day to make that their future home
| NELs.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1892-11-30
Shot His Brothers Head Off.

Liberty, Nc, Nov. 2s:-About
l o'clock this afternoon two sons of
Strother McGinnis, living near Mos
by, Clay county. were out III the
woods hunting. The elder of the
two 1e years old was walking ahead
carrying gun on his shoulder. I.
suddenly went off and tore the top
of the younger boys head off killing
him instantly.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1892-11-30

put up, so We are informed. A
wedding in the near future-so dane
rumor has it . Bill Hushs is gath
ering his corn. .. Walter Billings
OF Eldorado Springs died last Sat
urdsy and was buried Sunday near
Appleton City. He was raised here
and has host of friends who will
be sorry to learn of his death
Hon J " Cho.t has points of law
to work on and he has worked ou.
three already. C X Crow has our
thanks for that cider If you sec
Dad Pettus tell him Bates county
went democratic. . C G 9ogue can
be found ut his home y miles east
of here where he is fixed un to live
aud doubtless has quit politics. :.
E G Ogborne takes everything il
the best of humor, which is as he
should, as we had to two years ago
-. Bob Beatty and wife went to
Butler shopping Uncle Geo
Mosier supports al overshoe all on
account of sore toe. Charley
Greer finished gathering corn aud
brought his plow to the shop prepar
atory to plowing Dee reports all
getting along well in the Bethel
! community. JACK.
The white quail which was cap
tured by Hugh Harrison near our
city recently. WAS forwarded to the
St Louis Republic. the manager of
which placed it III the hands Of a
taxidermist, afte: which it will go
into the Missouri department of the
Worlds Fair at Chicago. The quail
is very great curiosity. The editor
Of this paper was in the bunting
party when the bird was discovered
flying in covey of fifteen ordinary
quailF, and as matter of course
its capture was matter of special
point-and Hugh was the lucky
man. This quail was white as a
white bantam rooster, and hadn't
co'or , father on it.-Dade County
Advocate
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1892-11-30
Inspector of mines. C. c. Wood

Inspector of mines, c. c. Wood
son, reports the coal business over
the state in fine shape. The mines
are all being operated at their full
capacity and miners generally are
making fair wages There is no
friction anywhere between owners
and piners. Last month one COM
pany ~sat Rich Hill. Bates county,
mined and shipped 3.4S0 carloads
of coaI-Jefferson City Tribune
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1892-11-30
FAR ERS BANK
OF BATES COUNTY,
$5O,OOO.OO
Cash Capital.

Receives Deposits subject check Lone Money, Drafts and
ansacts general Banking business Your patronage respectfully
Solicited.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1892-12-17

fornia almond orchards showed
that there was more profit raising
almonds than in most other prod
ucts of the farm. 1t has been sue
cessfully proved that Idaho soil
and climate are adapted to the al
inond as we'll as nearly all other
kinds Of nuts.
So far in the exhibits Washing
ton and Neg Perez appear to be the
banner agricultural counties of the
state. And their products are not
merely specimens, but are sent in
wholesale lots, such as IT'S jars of
fruit from Nez Perez and 1874
bushels of oats from one acre in
Washington.
A stalk of corn containing six
ears, from five inches to a foot in
length, is not monstrosity of
Idaho soil but normal sample of
what this country can produce.
This stalk of corn is from a field
ma ority of which had more than
two ears to the stalk. Idaho also
has corn for the fair eighteen feet
in height from roots to tassel, and
will lay claim to having the tallest
corn in the world. Growing corn
with no danger from either frost or
drought, will become an important
industry in this state before many
years.
It will be a surprise to many res
idents of Idaho as we'll as to the
outside world to know that cotton
can be successfully grown in the
Snake river valley. Mr.. V. D.
Hannah has raised on his ranch,
eight miles above Weiser, as fine
cotton as ever grew in Mississippi.
Cotton this year did not do we'll as
the late spring did not admit of
its being planted in time. How
ever, Mr.. Hannah has some from
his former crop of former years
which viii! be sent to the Worlds
fair.
The Idaho exhibit of precious
stones will contain opals from the
mines recently discovered on Snake
river, Is miles from Caldwell. Re-
ports from the mines vary, but the
opals appear to be found in a ma
trix from four to ten inches in
width. Some of them are said to
be worth $50 or $50 each.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1892-12-17
THE DECEMBER COSMOPOLITAN.


In view of the fact that Sir Edwin
Arnold will very likely be the next
poet-laureate one turns with inter
est to his most entertaining article
in the December Cosmopolitan on
a u apanese Watering place." The
same number contains seven por-
traits of Tennyson and interesting
views of his late home and sur
roundings. Thos. German has
penetrated the mysteries of the
silent trappists' monastery with a
plofane kodak; Murat Halstead
discusses Varieties of American
Journalism:" Hermann throws
Light on the Black Art" and
Theodore Roosevelt and Maurice
Thompson each contribute interest
ing articles. A feature of the
number is twenty-four portraits of
Partisan journalists, with sketches
of their work. A curious bit is
found in the contrast of the double
frontispieces which adorn the
magazine-on one side the marvel
Gus painting of "The Conquerors, :"
by Fritel, which attracted so much
attention at the last Paris salon,
and on the other "The Conquered, :"
by Anton Dietrich; in the one the
heroes of war moving down the
vista Of the centuries in magnificent
array between CHASTITY lines of
naked corpses, the other the UNI
fortunate of all times and lands
flocking beneath the gentle hand
of the loving Christ. The Cos
mopolitan will mark its first edition
of $4,000 copies-that for January
by the offer of 1000 free scholar
ships. In return for introducing
the Cosmopolitan into certain
neighborhoods the Cosmopolitan
offers to any young man or
woman free tuition, board,
lodging and laundry at Yale,
vassar, Harvard, or any of the
leading colleges, schools Of art,
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1892-12-17

The Chicago & Northwestern
R'y has just issued an attractive
calendar for 1898, which is one Of
the best we have seen for practical
use in the business office as we'll Al
the home. A copy of this desira-
BILE calendar will be mailed free
upon sending your address with 1
two cent postage STAN to w. A.
Thrall, G. P. & 7. A., Chicago.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1892-12-17
A Chesrlui SIGHT.

Ketchum Keystone,
The welcome sound that has
been issuing from the works of The
Philadelphia & Idaho Company
for the past few days is an indica-
ton that the .crusher is at work
grinding the ore Of the North Star
mine. When the volume Of black
smoke commences to issue from
the tall, red chimney in few days
it will set all doubts at rest as to
the intention of that company. It
makes our people feel and look
better and the winter just set in
will not appear SO long and lone
some.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1892-12-17
HOLIDAY RATES.

Tickets will be sold Decembe,
%, %, 26, and 81, and January !
and 2, with final limit Of Januarv
8, east Of and including Weiser. to
any local point on the system with.
in 200 miles, at rate of che fare.
GEO. ALLEY, agent
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1892-12-17

music, medicine, or science. They
send out a pamphlet on application
telling how to obtain one Of these
free scholarships.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1892-12-17

TO r,ir:ty yo;:::' blood,
Restore your strength,
Renew your appetite,
Cure scro.ula, salt rhcun1,
Dyspepsia, sick headache,
Catarrl, rheumatism or malaria
Take Hoods SarSaparilla.
Hoods Fills act especially upon the
liver, rousing it from torDidity to its natural
.;;.tici cr-c constipation and assist digestion.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1892-12-17
IDAHO At THE FAIR.
Special Correspondence.

Special Correspondence.
A sample of rock has been re-
ceived from Lewiston, the exact
character of which has not yet been
determined, but which appears to
be of the jasper family. This spec
linen cuts glass more readily than
q diamond, and is so hard that ten
minutes grinding on jewelers.
emery wheel produced very little
impression. The rock is variegated
in color with pink and green tints.
The sample in pos ession of the
commissioner is quite small, but
efforts will be made to secure more.
The history of the rock as we'll as
its value, are not yet known. 1t
may lead to some important dis
coveries.
Idaho figs will be one of the sur
prises that this state has in store
for the people Of Chicago. Mr.. v.
D. Hannah has two fig trees on his
ranch on Mann's creek in Washing
ton county, that are prolific bearers.
They require a little care during
the winter, but with this fig culture
can be made very profitable in this
state. That one box of figs, raised
At an altitude Of nearly $500 feet
above the level of the sea, will do
more to illustrate the temperate
character of Idaho's winters than
volumes of weather bureau reports.
The Ada county exhibit contains
1000 pounds of dried fruit. Some
of this will be left in bulk to be
sampled by the visitor, and the re-
mainder is now being artistically
packed in design in small boxes.
Among the lot is u fine collection
Of prunes, French, Silver and Ital-
ian. These varieties are easily dis
tinguished by their color and size.
In the center of each box of Italian
prunes, just under the glass cover,
is placed q large letter of the alpha
bet made of dried apples. The
Italian prune being of a lustrous
black, and the apple a delicate
white, pretty effect is produced
which must be seen to be appreci-
ated. The letters, when the boxes
are arranged in order, spell the
words, Idaho, Gem of the Noun
tains."
Idaho is rich in petrifactions,
but 80 far the collection for the
collection for the Worlds fair is
not numerous. 1t is the common
remark of many: II would have
brought you in some petrified wood,
but I supposed you had plenty.
The chief specimen so far in this
department is sample from the
petrified forest in Custer county,
near Challis. This distinctly
shows the bark and wood of a COLI
ifer, a species of the pine. The
stump from which this was taken
is IA feet above ground, IL feet in
diameter at the top and Is at the
base. The bark is six inches
thick. 1t was discovered five years
ago by George Horseford. Photo
graphs of this giant of past ages
will also be taken to Chicago.
The mineral exhibit from Custer
county contains beautiful speci-
men of onyx. Indications also
lead to the opinion that an agate
field exists there. Sapphires have
also been found in that county, one
lot of which sold for 81, 100, but all
efforts so far to secure one for the
Worlds fair have proved unsuc.
cessful.
Almonds will form part of
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1892-12-17

When Baby was sick, We gave her Castoria.
When she became Miss, she chung to Castoria.
When she had Children, she gave them Castoeh
Mower County transcript., 1892-09-14

Give Us Good Roada.

3, F. Powell, ia The New England
Magazine, has added his plea to the cry
Of those who are demanding good roads
In all parts Of our country. He says
that American farmers have at present
two great tasks before than-one to
get rid Of Asiatic Invaders in tho shape
Of weeds and insects, tho other to get
good roads. Ho is inclined to agree with
The general verdict Of foreigners that
our railroad management ID the best in
tho world, while our earth roads arc the
worst. "Our shame is that we are d1.iv-
ing our horses In the Eighteenth CEN
tury, while our stealn engines run In
the Nineteenth" T.
. The present system Of road manage
ment and of road working or running
WAS never intended by tho fathers to be
anything moro than q snakeshift, he
says Farmers arc losing heavily
through their stubborn and mistaken
stinSiness in adhering to tho wretched
old system Of road maintenance that
was in vogue when men carried their
grlsts to mill in 81 bag on horseback. III
actual dollars and cents improved roads
will add greatly 80 their productive
capital Tnair annual actual loss under
tie present system amounts to far more
than tho taxes for good roNds would be-
Upon q clay road q load for two horses
Is 100 pounds; upon d maogdamized
road it ie 2,l8O pounds.
The first step toward B good road Of
any kind is Drainage, For that produces
q solid bottom To secure thia 6tlo I)zst
> >engineors dig three bitches four faot
deep along the highWay--one under each
side aud arother under the center
These are connected by cross sections,
all are stoned or tiled, and tho water is
carried into sewers or streams. Even
the common dirt road, that bugbear and
eyesore, may be vastly improved by this
simple ditching. Farmers themselves
know how to construct the bitches.
Without these bitches underneath q
highway the more gravel there is put
into mudhole the deeper the mud
will be. The next step in common road
Improvement is to make the gravel GOV
cred driveway wide enough for at least
two teams abreast, SO there will be less
wearing into ruts.
The best road Of all, however, and the
one which should be the ultimate aim
everywhere, is either the tolford Or the
macadam stone road. The macadam
well laid will meet our needs
Mower County transcript., 1892-09-14
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Henry NVattersoD, the distin-
gdished Democrat editor, says, "Just
as soon as the Democrats get the
power, they will restore the sugar
duties. Instead Of paying bounty
out OF the treasury to the sugar
planters, we will re-establish the
revenue tariff On sugar" But how
will people like the return OF the old
prices On sugar that were in vogue
before the Mckinley law went into
force?
Mower County transcript., 1892-09-14

That was a good letter the owner of
Maud S and Sunol wrote to Malcolra
Forbes Oh the victory Of Nancy Hanks:
CAS- to the trotting record, no one Can
expect to hold it all the time. | have
held it Off and on for the last twenty
five years, and it is scarcely necessary
for mo to add that when do not hold it
myself it is gratifying to me to know
chat it is held by a gentleman like your
self" Especially to be noted is Mr.
Bonners allusion to the bicycle sulky:
"The sudden change in sulky wheels is
really wonderful. | do not think that
any one yet knows to what extent the
rubber tires and ball bearing axles will
revolutionize all harness records"
Mower County transcript., 1892-09-14

The much advertised campaign
fund now being raised by the St. Paul
Globe for carrying Minnesota for
Cleveland is prospcring. After
weeks Of persistent and lamentable
begging the fund has already reached
up into the hundreds of dollars al
though it has not yet touched a
thousand. Baker must feel greatly
encouraged at his conspicuous sue
cess. No doubt he Will be abun-
dantly rewarded by his party.
Mower County transcript., 1892-09-14

John L. Sullivan was knocked
from the pedestal Of pugiIistic cham
pionship last Wednesday evening by
James J. Corbett and the world re-
joices that the great braggart and
bully has been silenced. Now lei
the colored pugilist Jackson knock
out Corbett and then shut out the
whole business from our nineteenth
century civilization. It is disgrace
to any people.
Mower County transcript., 1892-09-14

c. L. Smith pulverized "Doc" Fish
in their debate at Moorhead Thurs
day evening, showing the absurdity,
falsity and unreasonableness of his
doctrines. The audience voted
Smith the winner. Calamity howl
ing is Improbable at the present
time. Fish had about q dozen pres
ent at his ''institute."
Mower County transcript., 1892-09-14
Republican Caucus,

The regular caucns Of the Republican vot-
ers Of the Second ward Of the city Of Austin,
will pc held at The city hall Of said city, on
Friday. the 18th daY OF September, a. D. 1892,
st $50 O'Clock p. ~. for the purpose Of elect
ing eight delegates to attend the Republican
County Convention 10 be held at he court
house in he city Of Austin. Minn., on the 10Th
d2y ot September. 4. d. 1872. ut } O'Clock o..
m, FOR the purpose Of dominating county
officers, At said caucus Will be transancted
such other business as may properly come
before it.
Dated Austin, Minnesota, this 3rd day Of
Septem0ar p. .. 1892.
Signed, ). .. CATfzERwOOD, Chr,
PAREE GOODWILL,
III. MAJORS,
Mower County transcript., 1892-09-14

The State prison binding twine
plant will be run to its full capacity
this winter and there will probably
be a much larger output OF twine
next year. The prison board will
ask the next Legislature to have an
agent appointed in each county from
whom the farmers can purchase their
twine direct. It can then be shipped
to the agents in car load lots.
Mower County transcript., 1892-09-14

Half the wretchedness Of the slum
population would be abated if they
could DO made to keep clean. But as
soon as q human being comes to see the
necessity Of taking bath regularly he
is on the high road to become bloated
plutocrat and does not need college
settlement to help him any more.
Mower County transcript., 1892-09-14

Where, oh where, was Blethen
when the Minneapolis convention
closed? William Henry Eustis is
nominated for mayor and it is need
less to remark that his campaign
will be determined and aggressive.
Our metropolis will take another
long step forward under his able ad-
ministration. Any city must succeed
with such magnificent men as Eus-
tice and Brackett and Walker and
Pillsbury and host Of others like
them.
Mower County transcript., 1892-09-14

The Democratic newspapers them
selves do not believe the weak stuff
they are inyenting against Knute
Nelson and Of course they do not ex-
pect their readers will take any stock
in it. Nelson has lived in these
parts too many years for the people
to be Ignorant of his true record.
Mower County transcript., 1892-09-14
Political Progress.

Twenty years ago the "spoils system" was in
full force. Every Office under the government
WAS virtually used for purposes of bribery. 1t
WAS bestowed in the first place as Il reward for
fidelity to party. and the salary attached TO it
WAS afterward assessed for contribution to the
party funds. The sense Of dccency OF the peo-
PIE has risen up in revolt against this ah0mi-
nation. NO party manager can now fry the
meager fat out of the smaller Office
holders for political purposes. Tho result has
heen considerable increase in the efficiency
OF the public departments. The public inter-
est is now kept in view where formerly there
was little thought Of anything save how to
make an office temporarily held Of MS much
advantage as possible to the holder
"Therefore the sun do move" politi-
cally is the conclusion of the editor Of
The Popular Science Monthly. He
thinks, however, that it ought to move
still more. The next step on the road Of
political progress will be the getting rid
Of the idea that q government is d sort
of earthly proVidence-to do everything
for everybody. We have too much Of the
paternal government idea hanging about
rs still, the editor thinks. We shall
noVor know how great d people we are
till we take our industrial aud CONNER
clad activities into our own hands and
instruct our legislators in particular that
it is no part Of their duty to make rs
wealthy and prosperous.
AS to the government itself, 3 ''higher
standard of public duty and nooler
tone Of p2lblic life would be. at once es-
tablishod if tho governing power We're
to be made free from all dependence on
and entangling alliance with private in
terestS'
Mower County transcript., 1892-09-14

The Workin9man's Protective
League Of Chicago was organized Il
few days STAGE and already has q
large membership, drawn extensively
from workmen in the iron, steel and
other protected industries. It's single
object is to influence votes for pro-
lection OF American Industries.
Mower County transcript., 1892-09-14
TOWN OF LYLE.

There will be Republican caucus held at
the Minnereka school house, town of Lyle, on
Saturday, Sept. II, 1892, at O'Clock D. N. for
the purpose of electing four delegates to
attend the county convention, to be held in
Austin, Sept. 18th. 1892 at 8 O'clock p. m. By
order Of committee, JOHN BEACH,
Chairman.
Dated this 9th day Of September, 1892.
Mower County transcript., 1892-09-14
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Eight weeks will soon roll around
and then we shall know who are the
chosen officials Of the people for
every position from president down
to coroner. 1t does not require great
prophetic powers to know with rea
Sonable certainty that the Republi-
cans are to be the winners.
Mower County transcript., 1892-09-14

Observe this from George MacDon-
aid: "To know one person who is posi-.
lively to be trusted will do more for a
mans moral nature-yes, for his spirit
ual nature-than all the sermons he
has ever heard or can hear" 1t seems
SO easy q thing, too, within reach Of ev-
erybody, to become q person who can be
positively trusted. @
Mower County transcript., 1892-09-14
TOWN OF LANSING.

& Republican CAUCUS for the town of Lans
ing will be held at the Ramsey school house
On Saturday, Sept. II, 1882, at ten O'clock q.
zn., for the purpose OF electDg four delegate
to attend the county convention to be held in
Austin on Monday. Sept. 10, 1892, and also
to eject four delegates to attend the North
Legislatiye District convention to be e held do at
Dexter, Mimi. on Wednesday, Sept, q, 1892.
r 3.-...s JOHN MATHIESON, Chairman.
Mower County transcript., 1892-09-14

Nobody deserves q compliment more
than the railway mail clerks. It was
nothing but the literal truth when Post
master General Wananaker, praising
their "untiring energy and devotion to
duty" /" said that they knew more about
eighteen hours work a day than about
eight hours days work.
Mower County transcript., 1892-09-14

Champion Corbett may possibly
run for congress on a nonpartisan
ticket in the Hayes Valley district
Of Frisco. This would be a worthy
recognition Of his eminent services
at Now Orleans.
Mower County transcript., 1892-09-14

THE campaign has opened. ihe cleo
ton in Vermont last week gives Fuller,
the Republican governor, s. majority OF
over 10000 and a plurality Of nearly
10000. 1t may be interesting to note
that the Republican plurality is larger
than The total Democratic vote, Keep
the ball rolling.
Mower County transcript., 1892-09-14
Committee.
TOWN OLE AIlSpIE

There will be a Republican caucus tor the
town If Austin at bicA1fee's mill On Saturday,
Sept. II, at p. 10. Tor the purpose OF eiecting
delegates to county convention. held in Aus
tin Sept. 10. r. Fl. DINSMOOR, Chairman.