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The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-07-20
Has Served II Prison Term.

Nevada, Mo-, July 13.-J. NJ. Nc
Lain, VINO forcibIY abducted his own
child near Emporia, Kas., Monday,
placing a revolver at the head of it's
adopted mother, Mrs. n S Fuqua,
to effect his purpose, was sent to the
Missouri penitentiary for two and
one-half years at the April term 1896
of the Vernon county circuit court
In January 1896, BE was indicted by
the Vernon grand jury for defling
Is year old girl named Flora Cog
gin. The girl resided Ia Dalla
county. McLain, without the con-
sent Of Der widowed mother, took
her TO his home IN Lamar, where he
accomplished her ruin. Later De
sent her back to her mother and left
the country to escape punishment.
He was subsequently, captured at
Rogers, Ark but while On his way
back to Lamar In charge of the sher-
if he jumped from the train while it
was running at high rate OF speed
The sheriff gave immediate pursuit
and recsptured his prisoner. The
case was brought to this county on
change of venue.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-07-20
REFUSES TO PAY THE MONEY
Bank Declines to Honor Check of the
County Treasurer.

Bank Declines to Honor Check of the
County Treasurer.
Clinton, Mo, July 13-St Clair
county has a county depository fight
on hand which is of more absorbing
local interest than her bond litiga-
ton.
Recently the county court met
after night in Osceela and awarded
county funds to the First National
Bank of Appleton City, notwith-
standing the fact that the Merchants
Bank of the same place had made a
higher bid to retain the funds.
The Merchants bank sought by
injunction to restrain the county
clerk from writing up the record and
attacked the validity of the midnight
sessions and "brush terms" of the
county court. The attempt failed,
the probate judge declining to issue
the injunction.
On Tuesday the county treasurer
gave his check for S16,712 county
funds in favor of the First National
and drawn on the Merchants bank.
When the new depository sought
the following day to transfer the
funds, the Merchants bank, acting
under legal advice, refused to paw.
and allowed the check to 60 to pro-
test
This action leaves the county in a
peculiar predica@ent. All the avail
able funds in the new county deposi-
tory are $1,000 deposited By the
treasurer. The latter has issued his
cheek against the county's entire
balance in the old depository, which
refuses to pay. The situation is sc
best complicated one for the hold.
ers Of county warrants.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-07-20
HE NAMES THE LUCKY MEN.
Senator ceckrell Recommends Missourians
fer Census Supervisors.

Senator cockrelI Recommends Missourian
fer Census Supervisors.
Washington, d. c., July 13.-
Director of the Census Merriam re
ceived to-day from Senator Cockrel
recommendations for census super
visors for five of the six districts il
Missouri allotted to the democrats
Only the thirteenth district remains
open.
Following are the names submitted
by Senator Coekrell-
First district, Samuel j. Harrison,
Hannibal; second, Joe Broaddus,
Chillicothe; third, James F. Reed,
Liberty; ninth, Charles A. Davault,
Farber; twelfth, Ben T. Walker,
Dexter.
This completes the list of super
visors in this state with the exception
of the thirteenth district.
The republican supervisors are:
Fourth district, E. E. McJimpsey,
Maryville; fifth, George J. Baer,
Kansas City; sixth, J. n. Pidcock,
Greenfield; seventh, j. J. Gideon,
Springfield; eighth, ]. W. Vosholl,
Lynn; tenth, Frank Raucbenstein,
eleventh, jerome s. Higgis, ST.
Louis.
Senator Cockrell has been con-
tending all along that not only the
supervisors, but the enumerators as
we'll, should be appointed equally
between the democrats and the re.
publicans go that the letter and
spirit of the census law could be
carried out.
The republican leaders, however,
have no disposition to act on such
plan, and the republican supervisors
will name only republican enumera-
tors. This will compel the demo-
cratic supervisors to select only
IN their districts.
To Cure Disease is to Cure the Blood
If you suffer with boils carbuncles old sores
eczema, your blood is diseased. DR.. Thur
nond's Blood Syrup is guaranteed to cpre
you. 1t ia boon for females. Sold by
H. l.. TUCKER
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-07-20

Crawford, Miss, July Il Last
December the home Of z. A. TarIe-
ton was robbed of $500. Shields
Erwin, a member of one of the
aristocratic families of the county,
was accused Of the crime. He was
tried and speedily acquitted.
The first meeting of the two men
since the trial occurred at the store
of Brooks & Ledbetter yesterday,
when, after the exchange of only a
few words they began firing. Tarle-
ton was shot over the left eye and
died instantly Erwin fingered sew
eral hours.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-07-20
TO CHANGE COUNTY SEAT.
Want 1t Moved From Carthage to
Webb City.

-
Webb City.
Joplin, Mo, July Ii Joplin and
Webb City are starting movement
for changing the county seat from
Carthage to Webb City. This action
is prompted by the prevailing idea
that Carthage is discriminating
against Joplin in various ways and
the refusal of the county court to
grant Joplin petitions for road
improvements, bridges, etc.
The Joplin Commercial club has
appointed q committee to confer
with a Carthage committee in regard
to Joplins grievances The Com
mercial club of Webb City will hold
special meeting to morrow night
to formulate proposition to Joplin
for the county seat removal. The
Webb City proposition embaces
an agreement upon the part of prom
inent business men of that city to
build an elegant court house there,
finer than the Carthage court house,
and donate it to the county. Joplin,
Webb City. and Carthage are con-
nected by an electric line and by the
Frisco and Missouri Pacific railways.
Webb City is four miles from Joplin
and twelve miles from Carthage.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-07-20
Thousand Men Idle,

Kansas City, Mo, July 10
Schwarzchild & Sulzberger's local
packing plant was closed to-day by
the management, rather than grant
a second advance in wages to its 200
butchers and their helpers. One
thousand men are out of employ
ment. It has been q union house
and only last Monday the men were
given an increase in wages, which.
according to the company officials.
brings them up to the union scale.
The men. however, it appears. were
dissatisfied with the raise, and rath
or than grant second increase, the
house has been closed An official
of the company said to-day that the
men would be given a few days
time in which to consider their prop
osition and that unless they
chose to return to work, new men
would be employed. In the mean
time live stock will be shipped to
New York for slaughter
The scale paid the butchers is to
be that paid by other local houses.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-07-20

Exposure to a sudden climatic
change produces cold in the head
and eatarrh is apt to fellow. Pro-
vided with Ely's Cream Balm you
armed against Nasal Catarrh. Drug
gists sell it at SOC, or Ely Brothers,
Sc Warren street, New York, will
mail the soc or 10c trial size. The
Balm cures without pain. does not
irritate or cause sneezing. It spreads
itself ever an irritated and angry
surface, relieving Immediately the
painful Inflammation, cleanses and
cures. Cream Balm quickly cures
the cold.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-07-20
UNITED FOR THE TICKET.
Kentucky Democrats Say That There
Ia No DiscOrd.

Is No Discord.
Washington, July 13 The best
informed politicians here make light
of the reported democratic bitterness
in Kentucky resulting from GoebePs
nomination.
o. O. Stealey, the Washington
correspondent of the louisville
Courier.Journal, who has just return
ed from Kentucky, where he has
been during the convention, declares
that it is nonsense to talk about
another democratic convention.
He says there would not be 400
democrats in the State in favor of
such q move. He says that Goebel
will be elected Governor, Joe Black
burn will come back to the Senate
without democratic opposition, and
that Kentucky will send a Bryan
delegation to the democratic Nation
al Convention.
Representative Rhea of the Third
Kentucky district is in the city. MIR.
Rhea took an active part in the pro-
ceedings of the recent democratic
State Convention at Louisville. AL
though he was partisan of Colonel
Stone, who failed to receive the CUB
ernatorial nomination, and though a
great deal of bad feeling has been
engendered as the outcome of the
conventions acts. Mr.. Rhea appears
to cherish no i'll will toward the
Goebel faction.
81 shall support the ticket" said
Mr.. Rhea to-day, in answer to a
query.
"Have you anything to say about
the methods of the convention?" he
was asked.
II have no comments to make.
The ticket has been nominated and I
propose to stand by it. I believe
the ticket will win, and that the
democrats will carry the State. We
will certainly do so if we get to-
gether and stand up for the ticket.
"For that matter, however, there
is as much discord among the
republicans as in our own ranks. |
There is fractional fight between |
the machine republicans and the
other set. The populists are divided
too. The middle of-the road popu-
lists will put up a State ticket, 1
think.
81 am encouraged to believe that
the democrats will carry the State,
because we have been making con-
siderable gains since Bradley (repub
lican) was elected Governor. In the
last congressional election there
were some sweeping changes in our
favor. For instance, the Louisville
district, which in 1896 went $4,000
was carried last year by
\ democrat by 600 or 500. My own
district I carried in 1896 by about
$50, while last fall it was by 5000.
majority was only 5000,
md the normal democratic majority
IN the State is about 35, 000 So we
have good margin from which to
gain" ,,
TO PAY THE MONEY,
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-07-20

If you suffer with boils carbuncles old sores
eczema, your blood is diseased. DR.. Thur
mond's Blood Syrup is guaranteed to cure
you. 1t is boon for females. Sold by
H. L. TUCKER
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-07-20
Storing, Ageing and Hacking Wine.

wine made and sold the is proper wine m
invaidS; rid of and injurious
for lay wood casks and by frequent drawing off
sediment the it becomes me
valuable invalds sudoric duretic
the soil of the Speer vineyards Northern
The principal the Burgundy Sherry and
and the Climax brandy All these wines when stored wears and
drawn off from time time fresh fumgated casks y
products and necessarily expensive
why Speers and Brandy and supe;
the California They absolutely pure; unexceed NV
in the world SPeer wines ordered by wealthy refined
families Europe where they prescribed
esteemed their superiority vclvety
fined flavor The efficacy of these wines 1t has b
study and pride during Mr. Speers life
highest grade of perfection make as to er
getting of the richest character
in bringing his vineyards and wines a
high standard excellence. The
old is equal o the finest French brands - 'N@S
To be had Of Druggists and class wines
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-07-20

Those who live on farms are liable
to many accidental cuts, burns and
bruises, which heal rapidly when
Billiards. Snow Liniment is properly
applied Price CSC and soc. At FL.
L fuckers drugstore.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-07-20
1t viii Cure You While You Wait

If you fuder with that horrible cafRrrh in
the head, loss OF smell or taste. catarrhal con-
sumption, or headache. DR.. ThHrmordss Ca
tsrrh Cure is sold no cure, no pay. Price 5ae
and 81 co per bottle st II. L. fuckers.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-08-27
orIrIn Of Sherlock Holmes.

DR.. Conan Doyle got his first idea Of
his famous detective, Sherlock Holmes.
from an old professor OF medicine at
the Edinburgh university. This man
would sit in the patients waiting room
with face like a red Indian
and diagnose the people as they came
in. even before they had opened their
mouths. He would tell them their
symptoms, and he would give them de-
tails OF their lives. Gentlemen" he
would say to the students standing
about, I'm not quite certain whether
this man is a cork cutter or a slater. ]
observe a slight caIlous or hardening
on one side Of his forefinger and a little
thickening on the outsSde OF his thumb.
That is a sure sign that he is either one
or the other"
His deductions were dramatic. "Ah.
he would say 10 another man. you are
a soldier. a noncommissioned officer. and
you have served in Bermuda. Now.
gentlemen, how did I know that? he
came into the room without taking OF
his hat. as he would go into an ordina-
~ room. He was a soldier. 4 slightly
authoritative air. combined with his
age. shows that he was a nOncOFnmis-
stoned officer. A rash on his forehead
tells me that he was In Bermuda and
subject TO q certain rash known only
there"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-08-27
JumbIed Names of Parts of the Body.
FRENCH THIRD DEGREE. /"

They have strange and CHASTITY ways
Of extracting confessions from suspects
ed criminals in France-ways that
make the third degree" OF New York
police seem kindly by comparison.
Recently a monk. Brother F'lamidieu.
was accused OF the murder of a little
boy who had been his pupil. The evil
dence against the accused was OF the
flimsiest character, but it was so mis-
represented by the officials that the
populace was made to believe the monk
a monster incarnate. The result was
that a mob gathered outside the walls
Of the insecure prison in which he was
confined and howled for his blood. The
officials began their system Of extort-
ing a confession by throwing open the
window Of the monks cell, SO that he
should be obliged to hear the threats
and denunciations of the mob.
While the tumult was loudest gen.
darmes entered his cell and fastened
a bandage over his eyes. He was then
hustled into a cab and driven slowly
through the crowd. which surged about
the vehicle and struck at the prisoner
through the open windows. The monk
did not know that he was being taken
TO a hospital where fresh mental tor
ture awaited him.
With his eyes still bandaged. the pris-
oner was led from the cab through pas
sages and into a room. Here the ban
daEe was removed from his eyes. He
found himself in total darkness.
Suddenly there was a blaze OF light.
and the unhappy monk found himself
etapdfpO beside bier IInOn which Law
the body Of the murdered boy, with
every CHASTITY wound gaping. Before he
could gather his wits a more horrible
thing occurred. The body slowly turn
ed its head. and the eyes opened to stare
fixedly at the man accused Of crime.
The monk did not know that skilled
men had worked for hours TO devise an
apparatus which. by working upon the
muscles Of the body, should produce the
effect he had seen.
While he looked the monk found bis
head seized from behind, while a terri
BILE voice yociferated, Confess your
crime, you murderer" II was the
Judge dinstruction-the magistrate
who thus sought 10 wiring a confession
from the horror stricken man.
There did not come a confession. for
Brother Flamidleu. who had sunk upon
his knees in an agony of sorrow AZ the
piteous sight Of his former pupil bent
forward and kissed the bare feet Of the
little lad and then prayed aloud.
Finding that no confession could be
sxtorted from him, Brother Flamidieu
was then hurried back 20 his prison.
pursued by the execrations Of the stu
dents ard the mob.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-08-27

Professor D. q. Brinfon. the famous
authority upon archaeology and hnguiE-
tics, has given his valuable library upon
these subjects 20 the University Of
Pennsylvania, together with many
writings srnbodying his personal re-
searches. II IL doubtful. however.
whether hes papsTs incl81e the follow
ing incident. the truth Of which IL
Youched for:
While in Mexico on one occasion tbs
professor was the guest u the SafIozai
Historical society % that republic. one
day. while discussing with q member
on the street the blends % AT;sc ard
MAYA blood which enter into tse aver
age peon. the professor called attention
20 craniai p@culiarities transmitted from
these ancient races.
There he said. pointing 20 ishorsf
who vas working OE the street =
type In which apparently the maternal
influences were TOitee and the psisrEAi
Maya or Garth
Il see said the u1enbeT-
Notice the mans FOREHEAD oonfiS-
ned the professor. IL has all the char
acferisiics or
-PhatE thatg- interrupted ih@ sup
posed pe0n- dropping bis plea. Faat :
that ys-re saying. ye bong issG~5 pfsTaF-
Ikatur7 IN have ys know ne fayib@f
was q o'shanBesssy and me msJt1sr :
Flnneg2n.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-08-27

the guard was not allowed to show the
part Of the building in which they lived.
but just as, very much disappointed.
the two emerged from the castle and
started to have a look at the gate to
the state apartments, 1t was thrown
open. and a carriage rolled out. followed
by some people on horseback.
ITS the queeni" cried BERTHE. "Hur-
rah! Now we can say we've seen the
queen!" And in his excitement his voice
was a little louder than he meant. He
recognized the little old lady in black
from pictures he had seen in the pa
pers. The queen heard him, too, and.
turning, looked much amused when she
saw the small enthusiast. She smiled
and bowed, and BERTHE and Uncle Belam
took off their hats and kept them of
as the carriage rolled slowly by. This
they knew to be English courtesy to the
queen, and from the way she smiled
and spoke to the younger lady in the
carriage, who they afterward learned
was the Princess Beatrice, her daugh-
ter, they judged that she was saying
something pleasant of them. Alto
gether the experience was a very pleas
ant one. for, as BERTHE afterward said,
AN American on general principles has
got to disapprove Of kings and queens,
but the queen of England is such a
mighty nice old lady that nobody can
have the slightest objection to her. and
everybody will be glad to have her
going on and being queen just as long
as ever she likes"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-08-27

fee, BERTHE and Uncle Belam set out
on a tour Of the castle with one of the
guides who show strangers over the
place. The round tower which used to
be used as a prison, and is the oldest
part of the castle, was first inspected.
From the battlements there is a fine
view. Twelve counties can be seen.
The attendant then guided them
through the apartments in the lower
side. the upper section being occupied
by the members of the royal family
when they are at Windsor.
One of the sights of this section Is
Sir Georges chapel, built by King Hen
ry VIII in one of his spasms of piety.
The inside is very handsome. BERTHE
was most interested in the tomb Of
white marble in which they were told
was laid the young son of the Empress
Eugene, who died in Africa fighting
the enemies of England. He was the
son of Emperor Napoleon III, the
last French monarch, and his death
may have had much to do with
changing the history OF Europe. The
attendant told how the boys poor,
broken hearted mother comes often
to place flowers on the tomb. Ber-
tie wondered If the young prince
looked like the figure carved in white
marble upon the top of his tomb, but
the guide did not know. In the chapel
are also buried King Henry VIII and
his wife, Queen Jane Seymour. King
Henrys other five wives-for he was
the most married king in history-are
buried elsewhere. George III, who
caused the troubles that led to the war
of the Revolution in America, is bur-
led here, as we'll as his successors,
George " and William w. The Duke
of Kent, the present queens father, lies
here. BERTHE looked at all their tombs.
He was not much interested in them,
but he knew his mother would ask him
all about them.
The throne room. with its great gild-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-08-27
Gan.s For ssos-y Day..

With an old stores price list one can
have q lovely game Of shop" Cut out
the various articles Illustrated. label
them with their prices a. you zee dons
In shop windows and divide the party
up into shopkeepers and buyers. IL yOu
keep shop, you must try and arrange
your goods to look as wen az possible.
In a book OF pictures and stories
there may be some pictures Of faces
which can be drawn through tracing
paper. The outlines OF the face. hair.
etc. are drawn on one piece OF tracing
paper. while the noses. eyes and mouths
are drawn on another. BY placing the
outline OF one face over the features
belonging to another you can set al
kinds Of funny faces.
II you have q nice large room. bib
bob is fun. For this you must tie
one or two cords across the room and
hang from them. at some distance
apart. sweets. apples. figs. oranges or
anything OF the kind you like.
One OF the party is given q small
stick and then blindfolded. and with
the stick ne has TO try and touch some
thing that Is hanging from one OF the
cords.
When he has found Il. he must try
and seize IL with his mouth. and when
he has done this his eyes are unban-
daged and he Is allowed TO take his
prize. and another child takes his place.
Fingers must not be used except to
hold the stick. and the ones who are
not blindfolded are allowed 90 cry
hot" or cold as the blindfolded one
gets near or far from the "hib-bobs."
Have you ever played ''jumble ant
mals?" II not. try IL. Never mind
whether you can draw or not; II Is ali
the funnier IL you can't.
For this you need strips OF paper and
pencils. Every player Is given a pencil
and a strip Of clean paper and told to
draw the head OF an animal. Each
player chooses his own animal. You
mustn't tell what you have chosen.
Draw only the head. Then fold your
paper carefully. so that the head II
just covered. and pass IL 20 the player,
sitting next you.
Every one passes theirs on In the
same way. and. without looking AZ the
head on the paper that Is passed 20
you. you must draw the body Of the
animal whose head you drew and pass
ed on. Draw u up close to where the
paper Is folded. or there viii be a gap
between head and body.
Then papers are folded and passed
on again and legs drawn in the same
way. Some Of the animals drawn In
this way lock very funny.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-08-27

zaess's lots Ct thisss I cannoE ss6sfsfana.
> Il really naka no diRefsncs hsw ~.
one's uAy the bsown eonas "a ~ Iilals hana
becanss Ne sun = bet - h fAs ~.
I never understood VIZ birds eak worms
Instead Il pie snd pulsinz tan e plunA
I can't see vhy baby slwsys squlrns
Or vhy BIG bsys ere 'iFaid es littis sana.
cannot undsEstand Why doexiss bark
Instead q talking ssnss. lfke va and ne,
And Wig the sun dOa't shine vhsa Il 4 aaEk.
Instead q when it's light. .Hnst -
I wOndsr what il = nakss Shkllrsn sEsw.
And Why they have no wtngs. he htfla alsa
But puzzlingest % ell the things know
b vhy grandma wears windows % hss sysa
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-08-27

Joy, and il must be pretty dull for her
down there at Newport with only Hilda
for companion.
(Writes) My Darling wifie-I have
been so busy that l have not been able
TO get up town to the house to dinner
so have just dropped in here"
ENTER George. his chum.) Busy
Frank
no; only writing TO my wife"
''Oh, drop that and come and have a
game at billiards"
We'll, ] don't care IL / do"
(They go to billiards. After an hours
play.) What do you say to look in al
a roof garden for an hour or two
Frank? It's too jolly hot for anything
else"
I'm with you, George
Cat the roof garden.l why, there
are the Dennis girls, and alone!"
The Dennis Girls (togetherl-Oh, yoJ
forsaken husbands! This is the wa,
you console yourselves for the absenct
of your lawful spouses, is it?''
Yes. Come along and Join Us.
Cooling liquids. badinage and fiirta
Ton for The next two hours: later on
sCupS ~ g. =" Bohemian restau
Fa1....