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At Cannon's Feed I'd.
Notice to Contractors.

Notice is hereby given that will. from the
east front door Of the court house al ButEe~-
No,
Monday, June 9Th, 15a9,
let by public outcry to lowest bidder. suFfa~t n
approya al Of county court. contract for reusfr-
ing sUbstructure Of bridge on line between SEE
tons twenty-seysn "a and thirty-four "a
township forty-two az range thirty-one an
west Plans and specifications will be On 6Ie IN
county clerks Office OF and after Nay Is, Jsgss
A cash deposit of fifty f55) dollars Will be re-
quired Of the successful bidder TO be forfeited IN
Bates county, No.. in case the contractor fsifs
10 make satisfactory bond.
z. E JOHNSON
56-Sf Bridge Conmfssiouer
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A word to the wise is sufficient

Ely's Cream Balm has completely
cured me of catarrh when everything
else failed.-Alfred ". Stevens.
Caldwell, Ohio.
Ely's Cream Balm works Ike a
charm; it has cured me of the most
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Administrator Notice

Notice Is hereby given. That letters OF admin.
istrstion on estate Of JEnetis and r. y Allen
deceased. were granted 70 the unde.sfzned on
the 5rd day OF May. Isqs. By the Probate
Court Of Bates County, Missouri
AL persons having claims sgsinsts aid estate are
required 70 exhibit them for allowance to the
a1minlstrstor within one year after the date OF
SAID Letters, or they may be precIudsd from
any benefit OF said estate; and IL such claims be
NOS xh1blted within two years from the date
o. tn!s Duplication. they shall be forever
barred This 3rd dap OF May, Isss.
W. II. ALLEN
Ok Administrator
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Order of Publication
STATE OE MISSOURI, :
County Of Bates,

STATE DE NILSSON III, =
County Of Bates,
In the Circuit Court of Bates County. Missouri
in vacation April 18th, Is.9, Jesse ". HOgg.
plaintiff, vs.. George W. Norman and sarah
X. Norman, defendants.
Now at this day comes the plaintiff herein by
his attorney and files his petition and affidavit.
aliIeeins among other Things, that defendants,
Geo W Norman and sarah Il. Norman are not
residents Of the state Of Missouri. WhereupOn
It IS IS ordered by the clerk in vacation that
SAID defendants be notified by publication that
plaintiff has commenced suit against them in
this court, the object and general nature Of
which IL 70 obtain from the court an order and
IN q deed from defendants 70 J y Grubbs and
D Morris dated April 6th, I--5. re-
Office Of the recorder lI-a-4si5 in Bate
county = Missouri, which property Il now
county, Missouri, % that said description when
corrected shall read as follows. The following
described lots, tracts or parcels Of land, lying,
being and situate in the county Of Bates state
OF missouri, to-wit. Twenty-Five and one-haIf
g ~ feet Of Of the west side Of lot three %
IN block five % running back north to the rail-
road right OF way in Little's Addition to the
village Of Hume, Bates county, Nj ssouri and
that unless the said defendants be and appear
at this court, at the next term thereof II, be
begun and holden al the court bouse ia tba
city Of Butler IN said county, on the 18th day 81
June next, and On or before the third day OF
sad term, II the term shall 50 long continue,
term, answer or plead to the petition in said
cause, the same viii be taken a. confessed, and
Judgment VIII be rendered accordingly
And be IL further ordered that COPY hereof
De published. according 10 Law, in the BUrLEE
KEhLI TINES, weekly Newspaper printed
and published in Bates county, No, for four
weeks excessively, the last insertion 70 b. at
least thirty days before the first day Of the next
erIn OF the circuit court.
} p THURMAN. Circuit Clerk
\ true copy Of the record Witness
SEAL my hand and the seal Of the circuit
court Of Bates county. this 18th day OF
April, 1Sg9. J. r THTRMAS
--4t Circuit Clerk.
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Does Coffee Agree With You?

If not. drink Grain O-made from pure
grains. A lady writes: THE first time 1
made Grsin-o did not like 1t but after using
1t one week nothing would induce me to go
bBck to coffee 1t nourishes and feeds the
system. The children can drink it with great
benefit. 1t is the strengthening substance of
pure grains. Get package to- day from your
grocer, follow the directions in making Ii and
You will have delicious and healthful table
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found by chemical analysis of meat
furnished the soldier that it contain.
ed chemicals, was in no wise contra.
dicted. Three witnesses-Sergeant
Mason, Lieutenant Gampher and
DIR. Castle-testifed that the agent
at Lakeland, Fla, had told them
that they had found it impossible to
comply with their contract to deliver
fresh meat which would remain
sound andf sweet for seventy two
hours after delivery from the rsfrig-
orator without the means of q chem
zeal process, which process was a
secret even to him. Ii the court
found in the face-of this testimony
that no meat delivered was chemi-
cally treated, it amounts almost to
qualification"
MILES SUGGESTIONS NOW IN FORCE
HAS there been any change in
the manner of supplying troops with
fresh meat since this criticism was
first made?"
Indeed, there has, cattle on the
hoof are now being delivered in
Caba, slaughtered on the island and
delivered to the troops the following
day, and no complaint has been
made. Furthermore, so-callsd roast
beef was dropped as a meat ration
some time, 1 think, during last Au-
gust or September; all of which
shows that General Miles reference
to the method of supplying the
troops with meat was an experiment
was correct and that his opinion
that beef on the block or on the
hoof is the only suitable fresh meat
ration for troops was we'll founded"
us there anything else in connec-
ton with this matter"
Eyes, the great majority of the
papers and of the people, including
the President Il know this from
conversation with him about three
weeks since) believe that General
Miles would not make a statement
any person or circum-
stance which he did not honestly
believe to be well founded and true.
General Miles has no political
whatever, and no more
thinks of being candidate for pres
dent or any other office than do"
Mr.. Prohasco blames the secretary
If war and the adjutant general with
the general commanding
he army.
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Missouri Pacific Railway Time Tab
at Butler Station.
K. c. Pittsburg & Gulf Time Tab.

Arrival and departure OF trains at worls,i
NORTH BOUND.
No. Express daily ...........,,, il1bA'
No ....., ...... f.s.... $50 &
No. . Freight daily except Sunday l2l5B 4
SOUTH BOUND.
No. Through Port Arthur Express 2.ltpn
No. Shreveport Express, daily ...l0sSah II
No l0Freight, daily expect sunday, l:lspRl
Remember this is the popular short line >
Joplin. Mo, Neosho, Mo, Sulphur spnnnl
Ark, SLOAN Syringe, Ark, and the dlfls
route from the south TO So. Louis, Chlesr
and points north and northeast and 10 DerFE
Ogden, San Francisco, Portland and pollal
west and northwest. No expense hAi bsa
spared to make the passenger equipmeHi 81
this line second TO none in the west. Tugsl
via the new line II. Q. 0Ra.
Genl Pass. Agt., Kansas City, No.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-03-01

times Of the siege and blockade vigilance
was relaxed and many Of the poor
wretches escaped from their prison and
commenced wandering about the streets
in search of food. AS soon as we entered
the city the work of returning these
lepers, some 200 or 300 in number, was
begun. Every time one crept from his
hiding place he was loaded on a bull
cart and taken back to his dreary prison
to slowly rot away. The appearance of
the leper is repulsive yet pitiful. There
are seen faces SO contorted and disfig
ured by the terrible disease that every
vestige of humanity seems to be lack
ing; eyes from whose leaden balls comes
no CLEAN of answering intelligence to
tell that in that deformed and shriveled
frame there still dwells human soul
| have seen bodies and limbs SO shrunk-
en-, twisted and decayed that it seems a
marvel that so battered hulk had still
sufficient vitality to hold imprisoned
the smoldering spark of life.
Manila has no theaters worthy of
especial mention, the Zurilla, the finest
of the playhouses of the city, being at
present occupied as barracks by our
troops. The Philippine theater, down
in the Suiapo district, is about the only
playhouse whose doors are now open to
the public. Here number of native
productions have lately been given
which are certainly unique if not ar
tistic specimens of the histrionic art.
Out to the north of Manila is situated
native cemetery in which is located a
chapel with which is connected some
stirring events of the late war between
the Spanish and the insurgents. At the
breaking out Of the instruction two
years ago the Spaniards built block
house, which is still in good condition
and an interesting place to visit. This
blockhouse stands about 200 yards to
the north and east of the church and in
an open field about half a mile from the
Gale de Real. 1t is built in the form of
hollow square, with coming towers di-
agonally placed at the northeast and
southwest corners and seemed to be
impregnable.
However, in providing for an emer-
gency the small Spanish detachment
garrisoning the blockhouse forgot to
secure supply of water. They had only
a small tank and were dependent upon
the rains to keep up the supply When
the insurgent forces appeared upon the
three sides at once, the garrison was
not in the least daunted, as plentiful
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mense green fields Of heavy rice or
sugar cane; villages and groups OF
palm matched bamboo huts on stills
and many marshy overlooking rivers
with great sheets of water extending
out into the fields. This with few
variations will give good idea of the
view along the Manila and Dagupin
railroad at this season of the year. when
the rains are frequent and heavy.
For the first Is miles out Of Manila
the land rises in irregular, long sloping
hills, never rising more than 80 feet
above the general level. The villages
are apparently small, and around the
first half dozen stations, beyond Calico
con, four miles from Manila, there is
very little sign of life until Dagupin is
approached. After leaving the hills be-
hind and passing through half dozen
miles Of very swampy land, with great
ricefelds, we arrive at Malolos the
eighth station, and situated some 20
miles from Manila. This place is the
headquarters Of Aguinaldo, and the
capital of the so called Filipino repub
lie. From the station one can see little
Of the town. There are only an old mon
astery and few wooden buildings,
with more native shacks in the town. AT
the station score or so of the queer car
romatos are lined up, and there is quite
a hustle. among the native travellers,
beggars and loungers Here some in
surgent soldiers go through the train to
look for Spaniards, and then we proceed,
leaving behind Malolos stretched among
the trees and ponds. 1t is at Malolos
that the so called Filipino congress
holds its sessions and where Aguinaldo
was declared president.
Nine or ten miles farther on we reach
Calumpit and in that interval we have
crossed nine streams, all of considerable
size and just beyond Calumpit is the
Rio Grande de la Pampanga one Of the
largest rivers on Luzon island Here the
stream is probably 200 yards wide. A
few miles beyond Calumpit the road
leaves the stream and marshy lands be-
hind. Drainage becomes much better
and the soil has the appearance of mex
haustible fertility Here palms and
canefelds begin to succeed tie ricefelds
and the bamboo jungles
San Fernando, ten miles beyond Ca
lumpit, is said to contain a population
of so, 600. 1t is one of the finest places
ON the line, and contains car and engine
houses. A pottery factory and sugar re-
finery are located here. There are also
two converts. Beyond San Fernando the
mountains to the west come into view,
and here one sees some fair pasture
lands.
At Bomban the line has reached the
mountains, and here one can enjoy fine
hunting, for the woods abound with
deer and wild boar A few miles farther
and in direction opposite the noun
tains there extends strip of thin for
est, and the tree tops tower high above
the underbrush. From this section
much wood is shipped to Manila. By
this time we have entered the province
of Tarlac, and here we see great
stretches Of uncultivated land, and
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TRAVEL IN THE PHILIPPINES.

A trip over the Manila and Dagupin
railroad which occupies eight or ten
hours, and during which one is carried
1870 miles northward from Manila to the
seaport of Dagupin, located on the
western coast Of Luzon enables one to
see about all that has ever been done
toward facilitating land transportation
here in our new oriental colony, for
this is the only railroad line on these
islands. Under Spanish dominion the
authorities took but very little interest
in such matters, and were seemingly
blind to the commercial and agricultur-
al advantages of the islands.
This neglect is apparent on every
hand. Roadmaking and street improve
ments were lost sight of by the corrupt
Spanish rulers years ago. and local
funds collected for such improvements
were Incorporated. If bridge
CHANGED to break down anywhere in the
country districts, it was left unrepaired,
and unless raft was provided the trav-
elers had to ford the stream. Such are
the conditions of the roads here in these
islands of single railroad line.
But Notwithstanding all these facts
the Spanish government granted the
Manila and Dagupin Railroad company
very liberal concessions, probably with
the hope that large revenue would be
reaped from direct tax on the road and
the advantage in transporting troops.
The real beginning of the idea of
railway line in the Philippines dates
back to 1875. In that year an elaborate
scheme for the construction of railroad
lines was formulated, it being thought
that under government ownership or
subsidized companies and by private
concessions granted by the governor
general a number Of lines would he
constructed, but the only result was the
construction of the Manila and Dagupin
road, which was subsidized in 1885 at
81, $50 per mile and guaranteed an an
nual dividend Of 8per cent on capital
of $40, 643 This offer was accepted in
the fall of 1886 by London capitalists,
with the provision that the road should
be completed within four years from
July 90, 1887, and that at the end of 90
years the road and rolling stock were
to revert to the government without
compensation.
The road as projected and as now
operated extends from Manila to Dagu
pin and gives an outlet to the largest
area of valley land in the Philippines.
The roadbed is fine and the line has
few curves There is not single cut
of any consequence on the line. There
are many bridges on the line, and the
floods are frequent and destructive
The average elevation of the roadbed is
not more than three or four feet above
the general level. The ties are made
from the hard woods found abundantly |
all over the island of Luzon. The track
is 3 feet 6 inch gauge and laid with steel
rails weighing 45 pounds to the yard
There are in all 60 bridges on the line.
The rolling stock is very light as com
pared with the substantial character of
the roadbed. The locomotives are built
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islands. In many cases they are led by
"auting auting," or charm men, and
their system Of robbery and plumber ex-
tends over large districts A just adj
ministration will eliminate many of
these outlaw bands, whose existence in
many cases was brought about by the
outrages of their cruel and oppressive
Spanish masters.
Lately have had occasion to learn
much about the inhumanity Of Spanish
officials in the Philippines. Every day
these tales of barbarity are cropping out
It was in the collection Of taxes that
the Spaniards were most unrelenting.
The natives were taxed for everything,
even to their children. Out in Malaban
a native had three children, and when
the taxgatherer arrived the native had
but money enough to pay the tax on
one child. He was given choice OF
which this should be, and the other
two were beheaded before his eyes.
This is only one of many similar cases.
1t is no wonder that the insurgents re-
volted against their inhuman rulers,
and their thirst for Spanish blood is
but natural in view Of the circum-
stances.
The leper colony of Manila is located
in an old convent out on the Passe del
Norte beyond the Santa Cruz district
of New Manila. During the turbulent
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Extra Early Tomatoes.

This idea Of utilizing tomato varieties
Of the dwarf champion type for the
purpose of raising extra early tomatoes
is considered by T. Greiner in The Farm
and Fireside. He finds the two most
promising sorts among these to be Ford
hook Fancy, with purplish fruit, and
another new kind, the Ideal, which has
red fruit. Plants of either may be start
ed very early under glass and If given
half q chance will ma good, stiff,
strong plants that can be transplanted
to open ground at the regular season
while in bloom or even fruit with
out suffering the least check in growth.
He says: "This year (1S99) 1 shall SOW
the seed in flats some time in January,
and for later lot some time in Febru-
airy. hope to be able to have ripe to-
matoes in June; have had them year
after year as early as July 4, and
plenty of them in the latter part of that
month.
From the originator Of the Fordhook
Fancy Mr.. Greiner has received an in
teresting letter, in which the following
occurs: "Some time during the past
year l wrote you that I intended to try
your plan of raising early tomatoes
namely, by using the dwarf kinds and
growing them under glass as long as
possible, thinking that the dwarfs would
grow to q much greater age with less
trouble than the large kinds. The plan
succeeded, much to my satisfaction and
profit. I started my plants early in
March, and they did not draw or get
leggy by the time for setting out, about
the middle of May to the 1st of June. I
picked my first ripe tomatoes July s,
and commenced selling the 18th. For
about a month I had the control of
this small market, or until Aug. Is,
and up to that time my tomatoes sold
for cents a pound, or $3.50 a bushel.
Then they dropped to so cents, and
finally got down to % cents. My profit
came from my early tomatoes. My
plants produced abundantly in the lat
ter part of the season. 1t seems as if
those that produced the earliest fruit
gave also the most late fruit.
81 used dwarf Fordhook Fancy. 1t
appears to me to have several points
ahead of the old Dwarf Champion. The
fruit is larger and of better shape. The
plants are more compact and are more
upright, and seemed to be slow to throw
out laterals, so that the first fruit set
gets the whole strength of the plant. 1t
sets fruit under circumstances that the
Dwarf Champion will not, as this does
not seem to produce enough pollen to
fertilize itself until it gets to growing
thriftily. This I believe to be an i'm
portant point with an early tomato.
81 have seen a new dwarf which
might be called a Dwarf Early Advance.
Like the Early Advance, it grows it's
fruit in clusters and seems to set its
fruit under almost all circumstances. l
tried the Ideal you sent me last spring
and find it very fine red dwarf, one
of the best l have ever seen, and am
certain it will be of value where such a
tomato is desired -
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TALKING PEACE.
FiIipinos Show Disposition to Surrender, Accor
ing to Spanish Commissioners.

Manila, Feb. 2S-The casualties to
date, by regiments, are S3 killed and 347
wounded. The Washington regiment
Jared worst, with Ia killed and SO
wounded. The Fourteenth infantry had
Ia killed and 35 wounded
Two Spanish commissioners. Senior
Rosatio and Abogado, who were per.
united to pass through our lines and
confer with Apuinaldo with reference to
the Spanish prisoners at Malolos, re-
turned through our lines yesterday, near
Caloocan, vii sealed dispatches tor the
Spaniarcs. The commissioners say that
Agulnaldo and Sandiko were both at
Malolos and inclined TO pacific overtures
While the Filipinos are not yet prepared
to surrender the Spanish prisoners, they
will gladly release to Americans, who
have been held Tor six weeks, on he pay.
ment OF $50, the value OF the food and
clothing furnished them.
Shortly a'terwoods the rebels sent out
flag OF truce borne 10y Commandante
S,hioieso De La Cruz and several hun.
died OF he enemy left the Filipino lines
The comIandan,e said that fully 5000
OF his men had enough, and were anxious
TO surrender.
Among the enemy in the jungle many
women and children were visible. A
woman laid down her rife and at.
tempted to cross with the parleyers, but
she was sent back.
General Wheaton relieves General
King, who is sick at San Pedro Maca,i.
After he party returned to the Ameri
can lines, the enemy on the right fred q
volley the bullets dropping at their feet
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much of it is covered with tall, coarse
grass. Occasional cocoanut groves are
seen along this part of the line, and the
bamboo here almost disappears. The
town of Tarlac is an important insur-
gent seat The remainder of the trip to
Dagupin some 40 miles, is through
level stretch of land containing cocoa
nut groves, canefelds and ricefelds,
and the only large town passed is Bay
ambang, on the Agno river The Eng.
lish firm of Smith, Bell & Co. of Manila
have several rice mills at Bayambang
and Corona. AT Calasiao, the next sta
ton to Dagupin, are made the finest of
the world famous Manila hats.
This rapid sketch of what can be seen
by few hours travel along the line of
the Manila and Dagupin railroad can
not present any comprehensive idea of
the resources of the territory traversed.
In this natural garden spot phenome-
nal agricultural development is certain
to follow quickly upon the heels of a
stable government. Native labor is
cheap and quite efficient in spite of all
the i'll effects of Spanish rule, and new
ideas are destined to work here in this
and other parts of these islands won
ders undreampd of heretofora