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The morning times., 1896-10-31
Almost Distracted Distracted
A WQMAN'S STORY.

IDYOU EVER suffer from real nervous
ID ness? When every nerve seemed 10
~ uuiyer with peculiar creepy ieel-
ing. first in one place, and then anotnet,
and an seemed finally To concentrate IN
writing tumble in the brain, ana you ne
come irritable, fretful and peerish: tn De
Followed by an impotent, weakened conul-
lion of the nerve centers, ringing IN the e'Is.
DaIpitltion of the heart, numbness OF the
eNtrenities, a cold feeling following oy Il
2ense Of faintness, and sieepless. miserable
lights? ~ nam
--I TERSON, of Congress
DIR. Walker Heights, says: 'Ner-
Cures Nous u~o"pies ~ =, -; a.;
Chronic and sane and phvsi,ians
Nervous were unable To help
Diseases. me III hlcilp'S WI vi
every little thing wor-
ried me until / was almost distracted !
really fea red was becoming "A maniac.
imagined a Il sorts of evil things, and would
cry over nothing. i was advised by friends
TO call ON nr. Walker, the specialist tof
I4ll Penn ave, adj. WIZARDS Hotcll rs
Il last resort, and today. after two months
treatment, am as well as ever"
The highest Zee CiIur"cd ny pr. walker,
whether you have one or more diseases, is
So month. This includes all medicines.
Office hours, 10 To 3: Sundays, 10 to =;
Monday. Wednesday. Thursday and Satur-
day evenings, 6 TO 6.
CONSULTATION FREE.
The morning times., 1896-10-31
To Play the Centrals
BOWLING LEAGUE MEETING.

The Episcopal High School and Central
Hlgh school football teams VIII have a
tus>le this afternoon.
The morning times., 1896-10-31
There Need Be No Hurrying Or
Confusion

during the tro months elaDsing bet,ceen
iao,o and He. first Of January All rho desire
caa hare deliberate opportunity Of taking
ddrantdge Of II. AL arho Apply before Jdn-
uaIy / ,oW be treated until cured at the uni
form rate Of 50 a month.
The morning times., 1896-10-31
INSTITUTE JUNIORS WON.
Played Pretty Basketball Against
w A. c. Youngsters.

The first Of a series of home and home
basketball games, between the junior
teams OF Carroll Institute and Washington
Athletic Club was played last night at
the Institute, in the presence or large
audience, and was Won hy the huil-
team, by ii score of to i. II was a
clean, we'll played game, entirely zee
from rough tackling and pushing, and
altogether scientific exhibition Of The
now very popular sport.
TIE teams IrOm these organizations
PLAYED three games last season, Of which
in one. The youngsters on both teams
work last night and their thorough kruwl-
edge of the points OF the game. rhe
CAROLS showed the effects OF their
thorough training and practice by better
aIl-around work.
John Thompson made all the goals for
W. A. c, ana generally eXcellcd in play
ing. Brinklev, James thompson, and NIr-
ply also played well.
For the cuIoi!N bergman. Picrson and:
Dunughue cNCcllcd. Tie CAROLS scored
three times IN The first inning. once ,'a Il
free throw; John Thompson of W. A. G.
made three goals in the second inning,
one 4 free throw from foul, and Berr.ntn
scored two and Donoghue one goal for
G. J. in ibis inning. In the third iunia Z
ThumpSon'S goal from a free throw un a
foul WAS at first diSallowed and after
ward allowed. PierSoE and Bergman made
goals each ON free throws in this inning
and Thompson aud Brinkley each failed
on free throw.
Following WAS h. lIne-up:
The Butler weekly times., 1896-05-28

y good story is told of the way in
which a New England senator was
once aroused to make astirring speech
At the outset of his political career he
had been known as a remarkably clever
orator Of the stump" and later on, in
the lower house of the legislature, he
made brilliant name for himself. But
when he became u senator he ceased
talking, much to the regret of his
friends and admirers Finally the
liquor law came up for discussion, and
the wife of friend of the senator,
who was much Interested in its passage,
was greatly disappointed to see that
the brilliant man had no apparent in
tentfon Of joining in the discussion.
She sat down and wrote a few words
Oh sheet of paper, which she inclosed
IT an envelope and sent by {. messenger
to the senator. do speak. Even Ba-
laam's ass spoke once" This brought
the senator to his feet and elected one
OF the best speeches. he ever made.
The Butler weekly times., 1896-05-28
Pulled q Cancer Out.

Waverly, ILL.,, May 22.-For a
year past VIM. Lindsay, an old SOL
dier of this city, has been suffering
from cancer located in his jaw.
Local physicians and St. Louis spe.
cialists informed him that they
could do nothing for him and re.
Gently he began taking treatment
from Martin, who claims to be spe
cialist This morning, worn out by
long suffering and anxiety, Lindsay
managed in some way to get grip
upon the cancer and pulled it out.
He bled almost a water bucket full,
and died shortly afterwards. He
stood we'll as a man and citizen, and
leaves a wife and four children. The
Martin Woman was forced to leave
the city at one time by the state
board of health for practiciug med.
icine without licence certificate
from the body.
The Butler weekly times., 1896-05-28
A lettering Spire.

1t is reported tha. the spire OF Sails
bury cathedral, in the south Of Eng
land, is tottering. When the cathedral
was begun, in 1920. there was no
thought of erecting q spire on the cen
trail tower. That was an afterthought,
and the architect who designed the
tower strained the strength of the orig
inal substructure to the utmost. Il has
always had to be carefully watched.
and the meaEs taken to strengthen j:
by iron bands and ties have only added
to the weight. OF late the stonework
has been decaying rapidly, so that the
spire Is in great dangerof colIapsing
The Butler weekly times., 1896-05-28
Railroad Track Washed Out.

Fort Scott, Kan, May 22.-Un.
precedented heavy rains continue in
Southeast Kansas and the damage
to crops and property is inestinable.
AS the result of a water-spout in
Coffey, Anderson and Linn counties
many miles of railroad and thou
sands of acres of growing crops are
under water. The entire road con.
struction force of the Missouri Paci.
fic road was called from this city
to-day to Garnett on the Kansas,
Nebraska and Dakota division to
replace two miles of washed out
track. 1t is reported that ten miles
of track on that line are under water,
the result of the heaviest storm ever
known there, in which ten inches of
water was precipitated. Country
highways, railroads and farm houses
are submerged. On the Kansas City,
Fort Scott and Memphis road side.
tracks at Boicourt in Linn county,
freight cars are standing half cover.
cd with water. And the main line
runs just above the flood for fifteen
miles. All towns report a water
precipitation Of from eight to ten
inches last night, and still threaten.
ing clouds. 1t has rained nearly
every twenty.four hours for two
weeks.
The Butler weekly times., 1896-05-28
CURIOUS CHINESE CUSTOM,
Calling to Mind tho blessing OF Having
Written Characters.

Calling to Mind tho blessing OF Having
Written Characters.
In a work entitled An Australian
in China" occurs a description of the
queer practice in China of honorine
waste paper by committing it to the
flames. In the center of the green
stands the hollow pillar, in which Chi
nese waste paper is reyerently burnt.
when letters were invented" the
Chinese say, Heaven rejoiced and hell
trembled." Reverence the charac-
ters," is an injunction of Confucius
which no Chinaman neglects to follow.
He remembers that 'he who uses let
tered paper to kindle the fire has ten
dement's, and will have itchy sores;"
he remembers that ''he who tosses
lettered paper into dirty water, or
burns it in filthy place has 20 demer-
its, and will frequently have sore eyes
or become blind" whereas, ''he who
gets about and collects, washes and
burns lettered paper has 5000 merits,
adds u years to his life, and will be-
come honored and healthy, and his chill
dren and grandchildrenwil be virtuous
and filial." But his reverence has strict
limits, and while he reverences a piece
Of paper upon which moral precept
is written, he often thinks himself alb
solved from reyerencing the moral pre-
cept itself
The Butler weekly times., 1896-05-28

you force the bill through in forty
minutes if you were not too coward.
ly to face investigation?' Mr.. Hep
burn, continuing, sharply criticised
the work Of the Mississippi rive,
commission.
Mr.. Hooker's motion to adopt the
conference report was agreed to
1S9 to Sc. The speaker reappoint.
cd Messrs. Hooker, Normans and
Catchings conferrees.
Mr.. Cannon followed with the con
ference report on the sundry civil
appropriation bill After some dis
cussion the conference report was
defeated-59 to $50. At S p. M,
under the rule, the house took a
recess until p. m.
Messrs. Hainer of Nebraska,
Grout Of Vermont, and Bartlett oil
New York, were appointed confer
rees on the fortifcation appropria
ton bill.
The Butler weekly times., 1896-05-28
EARTHLY PARAOtSES.
Portions OF the Earth That Approach
Climatic Perfection.

For an inhabitant of the north tenn
perate zone the most nearly correct
climate would probably be the island
of Tasmania, which enjoys warmth
without heat and freshness without
cold, and moreover possesses n climate
SO equable that the average tempera-
ture ranges from 1 ( 10 63 degrees. Civ
ing a mean OF about 80. III addition
to this. or possibly in consequence Oft,
and the purifying effect OF the sea
breezes, there is practically no disease
save what the inhabitants are RESPONSE
bic for. There are many groups of is
lands in the South Pacific which fully
deserve the name of earthly paradise,
but they have the fault of being too
much like paradise. The valley of Cash
mere in northern India and Of Quito
in Ecquador possess climates which
are almost perfect, but they suffer the
disadvantage of a great distance from
the sea. Australia is too dry and New
Zealand too damp to approach pcrfec-
tion; but Tasmania possesses the happy
mean which affords health and comfort
without the danger of degeneration
which is the penalty of more luxurious
climes. OF places near home. the Isle
of Man probably most nearly fulfills
the conditions OF the question. Al
though SO much farther north, its aver
age temperature Is almost as high and
quite as equable as that of the Isle OF
Wight, but it possesses the additional
advantage of freedom from tho fogs,
which are the greatest disadvantage
of the shores of the English channel.
The Butler weekly times., 1896-05-28
SPOILED THE PERFORNANcE
Misadventure That Befell IN AesW
REALISTIC Play.

Last winter u number of literary
pie INDUCED from time TO time In ~
teur theatricals. During EeoFu
they produced a comedy. One O.
actors, says London Tid-Bits, ps'
the part of burglar and had TO Gun
up the outside OF the house IN WE
the entertainment was given ana
ter through the window, which We
the rear Of the ipproEised stage. u
hurried around from the dress
rooms and yaiiant!y commences
struggle up the wall, when a poiice1
grasped him by the neck, thinking =
g. veritable burglar lie started v !.
plain, but the miuion Of the Jaw "s4.
have none Of il. The audience was
dering in the meantime why ine =.
did not proceed, and the young -. -.
and actresses On the stage were ezs
waiting for the burglar to ense'
give them the cue, when they
shrieks, wells, caths and threats -,
the garden. Rushing out, they 1v q.
the amateur burglar thrashing W.. =.
about the grass, while & brawny 30
man sat On his shoulders hamm'
his neck into the mud.
The Butler weekly times., 1896-05-28
hORSELESS SLEIGH INVENTED
VIII Run on Snow and Ice and Evss :
the Water.

the Water.
Motors for horseless sIeighs are amcs4
the latest novelties at the patent ofri
They are light, powerful affairs, n
can be run by an amateur as easily
those attached to horseless carriages
The sleighs are designed, says the Nc
York World. to run. either on the sno1
or ice. a pair Of spurred wheels
arranged between the runners, @
with d little lever the driver can adlu
them SO that they will work on the 90
snow just as smoothly as upon ice. VI
inventor has also provided against y
danger of breaking through tho ~
His sleigh is formed something LIE
boat, and is perfectly water tight
the ice should break the sleigh wou',
float, and the ice spurs would act :
paddle wheels in bringing you 70 snoj
again.
One patent is for sleigh tbatmay 3
rowed across the ice On the ena g
each oar is a heavy weight with asnss
steel point to cut into the ice. Anoso1
rowboat for the ice is rugged with si'a1
ing seat and legs with sharp spl
which catch into the ice and shove =
boat forward each time the ROVER puia
Considerable speed is obtained BY u1
arrangement, although the rowing
not as easy as upon the water.
The Butler weekly times., 1896-05-28
TESTING CHRONOMETERS.
The Interesting Process OF Adjusting
Watches for Temperature.

The Interesting Process or Adjusting
Watches for Temperature.
Before a first-class watch is sold it
has to go through variety of tests or
lad djustments," and one of the most
important is the adjustment for tenn
perature.
Chronometers arc adjusted for tenn
peratures varying from so degrees to
90 degrees, as n rule, but some makers
especially in France-cool them down
to zero, and often they are heated to
100 degrees. Beyond this point it is
dangerous to heat them, as the oil
would be liable to injury. and even the
works might suffer.
Pocket watches are adjusted for tenn
peratures varying from 35 degrees to 95
degrees. The process consists in put
ting the watch in d close-titting case,
and placing this in Il cold room, or a
refrigerator with ice, and leaving it
there for some time, altering the works
SO as to make it keep regular time.
Then it is very gradually heated, great
care being taken not to let the moisture
in the warm air condense upon it.
Next it is put in 4 specially con-
structed oven, and heated to so or 100
or 120 degrees, the machinery being
again adjusted to GO regularly. Chron-
cneters are usually kepta week in the
cold chamber, then a week in the hot,
and again u week in the cold chamber.
After that they are ready to make voy
ages to any port between the equator
and the poles without losing or gaining
n minute
The Butler weekly times., 1896-05-28
The Marriage Did Not Occur.

Jefferson City, Mo-, May 22-1n
a jealous fit to. day George Welburn
of Rocheport stabbed Frank Fisher
of Nebraska and probably fatally
wounded him. The affair took place
at the Monroe house where the par
ties were stopping. They came here
with a party of ladies from Tibbetts,
Galloway county, Thursday. to wit
ness the bridge dedication. Among
the ladies was Miss Todie Wells,
who, it is claimed, was to have been
married Thursday on the new
bridge to Welburn, but she refused
to carry out her part of the pro-
gramme. Welburn accuses Fisher
of preventing the wedding and after
filling himself with whisky be went
to the room where Fisher was wait
ing on a sick friend and without
warning he drew his knife and stab
bed Fisher just beneath the ribs on
the left side of the body. The doc
tors think it is a dangerous wound.
Sheriff Some arrested Welburn and
he is now in Jail.
The Butler weekly times., 1896-05-28
General Belief that Silver Will be
Victorious,

Frankfort, Ky, May 23.-The po
litical situation in the state is rather
peculiar. The severe and emphatic
division of the democrats on the
financial issue has tended to confuse
all previous conditions.
The tour of Governor Stone in
kentucky at the invitation of the
bimetallic league has already accom-
plisLed considerable in the way of
developing silver enthusiasm and
organization. The evident desire of
the league was to interest the farm.
ers and wage earners, who consti.
tute the main body of the silverdem.
ocrats,to attend the mass conventions
of the state on May 80, and see to it
that their friends were elected to the
state convention On June 3.
There is universal dissatisfaction
over the course of Secretary Carlisle.
1t is evident that, even if he should
undertake to campaign the stat 9
this year he would do himself and
the ''goldite cause more harm than
good.
The financial contest here is rerv
bitter and apparently close, but the
general testimony is that there will
be silver delegation to Chicago.
This will signify the defeat of the
aspirations and hopes of Carlisle. It
will mean that the Kentuckians do
not favor his nomination.
The Butler weekly times., 1896-05-28
ARRIVING AT CONCl uSlnNs
Unique Methods of Reasoning WI,
Some People Adopt

oPae .AuOpts
Charles Daniels, member of ,~f
gress from Buffalo. served eS wear, !
the New York supreme court benz
before he was elected to congress. RI
Gently, in talking over old law eas
with Il number Of lawyers, saws u
Troy Times, he told o story which VA
a dazzling illustration Of the uniuu
methods pursued by some peod{
to arrive at conclusions. The a.,
III question was that of man nam,
Greenfield, living in Oswego count,
who had been convicted in the loxs
court of the murder of his wife. II
case was carried to the court Of N
peals, which reversed the finding Of u
lower court. 4 special hearing w,l
ordered by the governor. This wsl
held at Syracuse, and Judge Dani.l
was called upon to preside. In exami
ing the jurors, one man said that
was prejudiced in the matter. Wha|
asked if he had CLEANED his prejudA
from the papers or by talking with b
terested parties or by hearsay, he n
piled to every question that he didnI
know thing about the case, but ths
he was nevertheless prejudiced. u
was excused, but Judge Daniels W
not satisfied, and he sent the sherIi
end had the juror brought to him. &
asked him where he had gained h
prejudice. The fellow replied:
don't know anything about the ca
but the lawyers made such idiots
themselves in examining the jurci
that I knew the man must be guilty.
The Butler weekly times., 1896-05-28
MONEY RASHLY VOTED.
RIVER and HarbOr Bill Passed the
HOuse Without keadin1.

RIVER and Harbor Bill Passed the
House Without Reading.
Washington, d. c., May 22.-The
Phillips labor commission bill, which
was to have come to a vote in the
house to day under the special order
was completely crowded out by the
conference reports on the river and
harbor and sundry civil bills. The
bill will now 60 over until next week.
The conference report on the river
and harbor bill, which reported an
agreement on all the items save
that relating to the Santa Monica
and San Pedro harbors, California,
was made the basis of q very
bitter attack on the bill by Messrs.
Hepburn (republican) of Iowa and
Dockery (democrat) of Missouri.
The latter said he opposed this
measure because it contained e1trav.
agant appropriations not warranted
by the condition of the treasury. He
said he realized that his remarks
would not be punctured by applause.
"We are all in on it," he added sar.
castically, amid laughter.
MIR. Dockery's remarks about the
Impoverished treasury" aud his ap
peals to the people were received
with derisive jeers by the republi'
cans. At the conclusion of his time
Mr.. Hooker offered to yield him
fifteen minutes more if he would
point out single item in the bill
that was not justified by the engi
neer reports. Loud applause.) The
challenge brought Mr.. Hepburn IRE
publicanl to his feet with scathine
speech against the bill.
This bill, said he, had been passed
by brutal majority without debate
and be made the assertion that no,
a section of the bill had ever beer
read in the house. Not in the his.
tory of the country had been known
such villainous legislation. Seven
ty.fve millions carried in a bill, no,
paragraph of which was ever resG
or considered. After such a pro
cedure gentlemen now had the assur
ance to ask its opponents to poin,
out its multiplied iniquities.
Shame, shame" he cried. Shane
upon such false pretense. Why die
The Butler weekly times., 1896-05-28
DOG OF TIE IRON M.
Although Only An Aristocra,,.
neCeIs rli the Street

\ relative who lives in ans ass.
time fa>hiouallc mansions
come students bounding houses { :
south end tells Inc a pretty sooa : j
OF dog. sans reporter Tor N. n
Post, In The yard, where a fons.s' '
was once known % play, but whcrs
dust gathers j. an iron statua n,s
The iron dog watches and gu,,s. ass1 \
old fountain, but he i'll his turn H..
admirer and adorcr. The o,he. !
hunting for another dog to % an,
play tag with him, came a youn, ~
mongrel. lie was unaccustomss,a !,
ways Of aFistorracy. and in his -;
ignorance supposed that anyth;n. u
looked like a dog was dog.
Up 10 the statue he bounded h,.s,
and wa=ging his tail. In ssa,elr !
mobility the iron Dog gazed n,ou. !. =
vacancy. This did not dece;,. ~ !
other. He had seen plenty Of ,o.. : :
sumo just that naughty and abs,,s..s |.
manner when they did not care N ~
Wishing t. show his ircn friend ~.
appreciated his attitude, but assr,,.
him OF no evil intention. the doc t,.'
the street kept on barking and war,;.
his tail. lie even ran around his ~. -
number of times 10 show that ~
was no ill-will-,as is the mann.,
dogs. But the dog OF the iron masl I
not bulge. My relative saws that Il.
sure that even if the street doc !,
brought around q cat to chase ths 4,
dog would have remained unmovea
red Irish setter came out finally :,
called the street dog away. The ian,
went With distinct traces Of reluc,,,,
i'll his manner. He liked the str,.
that iron dog and had rather play IN.
yard with him.
The Butler weekly times., 1896-05-28

st. Louis. Mo, May 22.-Ale1an-
der Hogeland, president of the Boys
and Girls National Home and EN-.
ployment association, who is head
ing the municipal reform movement
the curfew ordinauce-is in the
city and will through the national
board at early day place the ordi-
nance before the st. Louis council.
The colonel stated that the ordi.
nance was in force at Omaha and
Lincoln, Neb., and st. Joseph, No =,
aud 900 smaller cities. and that it
was theme Of commendation with
the officials, press, shop owners and
store keepers and parents very gen.
orally in reducing crimes among
youth.
The colonel has strong letters
from the chiefs of police at Omaha,
Lincoln and st. Joseph, giving the
ordinance their hearty approval.
Lincoln officials report Il falling of
of IS per cent in crimes and arrests
among the youth of that city for the
firstnonth. The Mayor of one city
writes that "for two years before en-
acting the ordinance IA boys and
girls were committed to the Reform
school, and for two years following
it's enactment none were committed"
The Butler weekly times., 1896-05-28

The longest wagon bridge II
world IS situated at Galveston,
is more than three miles long, :. !.
spans the Galveston bay from nos1 s
south esss
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1896-11-23
I. Where Is He?

Eureka has been in a state of tur-
Iaoil during the first days of the weeE.
Three or four wildly excited candi-
dates were charging up and down the
street, carrying young cannons, with
an ammunition wagon trailing behi I'd
loaded with Crepe, eau lister, chain
and salt! On being asked if they
were upholding the purity of cleo
tions act" they said &Yes, in hoIa-
we're lookin', for the man who ee.d
that gol blasted law was o. K" Ia n
O'Shanter's lucLless mare wasn't in it
with any poor devil wro happened 70
remark that the law even might be
pretty good, all that could be seen of
him in about three seconds would be
coat tails and pants buttons, and not
long AFTER Tequiescat in Pace" deco
rated g small-sized mound over on the
hill side.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1896-11-23
Accounting for Adam.

Up in Michigan a Sabbath school
superintendent, at the close of an adj
dress on the creation, which he was
sure he had kept within the compre-
hension Of the smaller scholars, smil-
ingly invited questions. A toy boy
with white, eager face and large brw
at once held up his hand. Gplease
sir, why was Adam never q. babyP"
The superintendent coughed IN some
doubt As to what answer to give, but
little girl of nine, the, eldest of sew.
ers1 brothers and sisters, came prompt
ly to his aid. sPlease, sir, she said
smartly 4there was nobody to nuss
himP