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The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-11-16
WOUNDED ON EITHER SIDE.
Lioyd's Opinion on Elec-
ten Returns,

Washington, Nov. S.-Speaking o
the resi-, ITS OF the election Congress
man III yd OF Missouri said to-day
to the'Republic correspondent:
s.1rhe preliminary skirmish has
taken place Wounded are found on
either side. Democrats can safely
place Maryland and Kentucky in
Il their electoral column for next year.
The republicans may rely Oh Ohio
Aand the New England States. Dem
|ocrats may well abandon New York
and New Jersey in electoral count.
Illinois, Indiana. West Virginia and
Delaware should be added to the
democratic column in the next presi-
Dental contest That Mr.. Mckinley
and Mr.. Bryan will be the respective
standard bearers of the parties is
now settled proposition.
do not think yesterdays elections
will not i'll any way change the issues
before the people. Mr. Hanna's bold
advocacy of trusts in Ohio will, in my
opinion, cause him to be displaced as
the party leader, not because those
who control the party do not indorse
what he said. but because his reten-
ton with such open declarations
would weaken him with the people.
Their real position on this great
. question will be concealed.
With trusts, imperialistic policy
and fundamental principles dividing
Il the parties q great contest may be
expected. The laborer is in the
breach. viii he look to his own in
terest or that of his employer is a
question. Will the farmer again
listen to the man who holds the deed
Of trust on his land or act on his own
Judgment III doing what he thinks is
est for himself and his neighbor? |
" great confidence in the people
the perpetuity of our form OF
aaent. | believe they will see
porate control of the issue of
1sss1Dtnlating medium of the gov
eminent, an imperialistic policy,
colonial possession, and reign of
trusts will centralize the government
abridee the rights OF the citizen and
make complete the control of the few
who own the wealth of the country
They will further observe from cur
rent events that republican suprem-
acy means fixing OF these policies,
and that the hope of the nation lies
in the rule OF the people through the
democratic party, and that victory
puld come to the party in 1900"
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-11-16
We Make a long Story Short.

DR. Thurmond's Catsrrh Cure lie the only ca.
tarrh cure made that fs sold-No Cure-Nt
Pay. Il you suffer with catarrh and colds In
the head thy 10 Fit falls to cure you IL viii
c Dat you nothing. Sold by
n. l.. TJCKRR
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-11-16

Exposure to q sudden
change produces cold in the hi
catarrh is apt to follow. II
with Ely's Cream Balm \
armed against Nasalcatarrh,
eists sell it at 50c, or Ely II
56 Warren street. New I'd
mail the 50c or 10c trial sid
Balm cures without pain. ~
irritate Or cause slleezing. It|
itself over an iIT-itated and aIl|
lace, relieving immediately. Il
full inflammation. .cleanses am
Cream BalI ickly cures
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-11-16
More Troops Nbt Wsnred

Ottawa, Ontario. Noy. 81
Mimic received a cable todd
the Imperial War office. stat
the second offer of troops
Transvaal by Canada would
accepted, as they were not me-
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-11-16

A Boon for Suffering Humanity
For constipation. indigestion. nervousness.
weight pr. Thurmnnd's Blood SyzAp Is
guaranteed TO cure you. Sold by
n. l.. TUCKER.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1899-10-12
CannOns.

Cannons for use In warfare appear to
have been made of many substances
which would appear very unsuitable to
our modern ideas. 1t must, however,
be remembered that in the early days
Of artillery powder was very coarse
and slow burning, and the range was
very small. The wear and tear, there.
fore, on the bore of the gun was as
nothing compared to what 1t Is now.
For instance, the Swedes in the time of
Gustavus Adolphus used cannon of
leather, and In 1859 similar weapons
We're made In Scotland under the direc.
ton of Sir Alexander Hamilton, who
had seen service in Sweden. Cannon
have also been made of wood and
stone. sometimes lined with a bore OF
metal and sometimes not. Cannon mad
of almost pure gold have been found
In India. 1t is said that after Cortez
left Mexico the Mexicans tried to imi.
tate his cannon In terra Gotta. Krupp
has been credited with an experiment
In paper guns, that is to say, field
pieces of small caliber composed of a
metal core surrounded by compressed
paper pulp. Such guns would, of
course. he very much lighter, and
would be much easier to carry ahout
than metal guns. OF guns not used In
warfare the most curious were those
used to fire salutes at a winter fete in
Petersburg in the year 174O. when six
guns were made of ice. 1t Is said that
they had an effective range of sixty
yards. and that they all withstood the
test of firing without bursting.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1899-10-12
Mexican Customs.

1t Is little startling to newcomers
at first to notice the universal custom
in Mexico of addressing persons of high
AS soon as friends are at all we'll &C.
Quainted they address each other by
the given name. and this Is done not
only by those of the same age and sex.
but indiscriminately among young men
and young women, young people and
between elder persons. respectful
prefix is used. as Don" Ricardo. Pub
lie characters are also commonly re-
ferred to by their first names, even the
wife of the president of the republic
being affectionately called Carmen
cita" by all classes. In the household
the head of the house Is called Don
Jose or Don Manuel by the servants,
and a son in distinction is known as
Mannelito little Manuel. Among ser
wants the customs regarding the names
given superiors are not unlike those
of the negroes of the southern United
States. The lowest classes, or the SER
wants that have grown up in a family.
speak to the heads of the house as Nino
or Nina masculine and feminine for
child call the wife and mother senor-
tia, regardless of the fact that she may
have attained three-score. The SER
wants distinguish between one of their
own class and friend of their master
or mistress by such distinctions. If a
caller is to be announced it is senior
tia. regardless Of her age, that is in
the parlor. If a woman of the common
class awaits the mistress 1t is sonora.
a gentleman of the upper classes Is re-
ferred to as a senior, while a laborer
will be called muchacho (boy).-Mod-
ern Mexico.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1899-10-12
To Do Away with Ear Trumpets.

A telephone has been invented for
deaf people which is intended to do
away with the necessity of carrying
large and clumsy ear trumpets which
are now in common use The new de-
vice consists of a small transmittel
which is fastened to the coat, while
the receiver can be carried in the
pocket except when wanted. 1t is
then to be placed to the ear exactly as
is an ordinary telephone receiver. The
whole apparatus is worked 10y a small
electric battery, which also finds q
place in the pocket. Not only is the
new apparatus more convenient than
the old-fashioned ear trumpet, but it 10
claimed by the inventor that it entire
ly does away with the necessity of talk
ing in loud tone of voice. Chicago
Tribune.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1899-10-12
GET TIPS FROM CROOKS
Bank Cficia,s Take Means to Protect
Their Treasure from Thieves.

Bank Cfficia,s Take Means to Protect
Their Treasure from Thieves.
II Is said by n police official at City
Hall headquarters that some of the
city banks. whose hoard OF surplus
cash has been increasing largely Of
late, have been experimenting with an
expedient long In use by Bank Of Eng
land officials of paying known crooks
for information of any contemplated
raid upon their vaults. The Bank Of
England's first experiment of this kind
dates from 1850, when the directors Of
the bank listened to startling PROPOSE
ton made by a ditch digger"
The laborer told the directors that he
had discovered new and unsupported
method of getting into the cellar vaults,
where the gold and silver bars were
kept, and that he would sell his secret
to them for money. The directors hest
tated, believing that they had taken
every precautlon against loss from the
vaults In putting up heavy masonry,
with plenty of iron bars. and by man.
ming the building with armed watch
men. But finally they granted the man,
who seemed to talk fairly, a chance to
try his plan, and night was named
for the undertaking.
At the appointed time a committee
of the directors descended to the cellar
and heard peculiar scratching sound
under their feet. Two hours later the
floor opened and the ditch digger bob
bed up serenely, like the evil spirits in
the spectacular drama. All around them
lay bars Of precious metal totaltng in
value f3,OOO,OOO. The man explained
satisfactorily how 1t was done. and as
a reward the directors assured him an
Income for life on an investment of
$4,000. The crook was content, and
1t Is believed he remained honest ever
afterward
But other craftsmen were tempted
by his luck to try the same game, and
the directors WEI inundated with sug-
gestions and tips on new methods of
burglary and how to prevent them.
Among other things. they paid 500, 600
for process. invented by a young
chemist, for copying the ink. paper.
watermarks and designs Of the bank
notes so perfectly as to defy detection
The directors found they could use his
system more satisfactorily and more
proftably than their own in the produc-
ton of their currency.
Despite the fact that these experdi-
lures have run up into big figures in
the Last half century. the directors Of
to-day say that all the money was well
tnvested.-Chicago Chronicle.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1899-10-12
Extravaeant Ores. in England

Members Of the nobility in England
make a great deal of pocket money by
writing for the papers and magazines.
One of these writers Is Lady Violet
Greville, and, according to her, the
American women are responsible for
the extravaganza of English women to-
day. Ten or fifteen years ago. she says,
the American women, fragile, beauti.
full creatures" appeared in England,
wearing Paris gowns and beautifully
coifrured, and society succumbed to
them. That was the end of dinner
dresses that lasted for years and trous-
seau gowns that were worn for a life
time. Then was the beginning Of
frown and discomfort, and debt on the
part Of the Englishman. but the Eng.
lsh woman was patrlotic-that's the
way Lady Violet puts it-and was not
to be outdone by the Yankee million.
aires. and she took to good gowns
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1899-10-12
AN ODD SNAKE TRAP.
6iscu't Tin and Ito Own Temper I'm.
prison q Cobra.


DR.. Arthur Stradling. the celebrated
snake savant who in his own person
demonstrated hundreds OF times the
truth Of the theory OF immunity by
incubation in the case OF snake-bites.
tells of an odd kind of snake-trap that
caught Its victim securely. 1t was a
biscuit tin. and in the bottom OF it
were some macaroons.
A cobra sped the tin. but a mouse
was ahead of the cobra. The little
thief was having a good time, RECALLING
itself on macaroons, all unconscious
that n snake was preparing to regale
itself on mouse
Into the tin went the head Of the
snake, but the head that went In was
destined to come out less easily. The
rough edges of the tin irritated the
cobra, and nvoluntarily it dilated its
hood. That made 1t a prisoner. With
the hood dilated the head could not be
withdrawn, and the cobra remained
In its tin prison until morning. when
1t was easily captured and killed.
DR.. Stradllng. who knows the natives
Of India as we'll as he knows the snakes
OF that land, tells of an interesting
theory held by these people. They are
firmly convinced that for every human
being n snake bites IL loses one joint.
When the number of deaths the snake
has caused equals the. number of its
joints. the venomOus head alone re-
mains. The snake has now reached
the height of its wicked desires, and
at this point it develops wings and tri-
umphantly disappears.
An exception to this rule is found on
the other side Of the world. in the case
of the rattlesnake. for the natives OF
some parts of America are said to be-
lieve that this snake gains a thimble
for every man it kills. By counting
these they can calculate with precision
how many people a particular rattle
snake has bitten.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1899-10-12

has eleven hives of bees, and this year
over 300 pounds of honey was gathered
ed aryl sold, all the work being done
by women. In the farm hothouses,
which are 300 feet long. good crop of
tomatoes has been raised and disposed
of. In the winter time the patients are
kept busy at weaving fancy aprons
and at knitting machines, on which
underclothing is made to order. All
kinds Of plain and fancy needlework
are also done by patients.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1899-10-12

The first Australian newspaper, the
Sydney Gazette, was published March
8, 1903, Is years after the rise of the
colony. The delay was caused through
there being no printers among the
convicts, who represented every pro-
fession, including the legal. The plant
was brought out in the first fleet, but
it could not be used until the authori-
ties caught compositor.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1899-10-12
HOME FOR iNEBRIATE WOMEN,
Lady Somerset Makes New Departure
at Duxhurst Petreat.

In her home for inebriate women at
Duxhurst Reigate. England, Lady
Henry Somerset has put into operation
several new plans which are expected
to assist in the cure of those whom she
calls her patients In the summer
time a number of occupations have
been provided which viii, keep the pa
tients employed out of doors. The farm
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1899-10-12

Major-General Joseph Wheeler, COM
handing the cavalry forces in front OF
Santiago and the author of THE Santi-
ago Campaign" in speaking OF the
great catarrh remedy, Pe-ru-na, says:
81 join with Senators Sullivan, Roach
and McEnery in their good opinion of
Pe-ru-na. 1t is recommended to me
by those who have used it as an excel
lent tonic and particularly effective
as a cure for catarTh.''
United States Senator McEnery.
Hon. S. D. McEnery, United States
Senator from Louisiana. says the follow
ing in regard to Pe-ru-na:
"Pe-ru-na is an excellent tonic.
have used it sufficiently to say that
believe it to be all that you claim for
its. D. McEnery, New Orleans,
Louisiana"
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1899-10-12

Port Patrick is the nearest place on
the coast of Scotland to that of Ire
land, the channel being only 81 miles
across--about the same distance as that
which separates Dover from Calais. 1t
has the reputation of being the tradi-
tional point at which st. Patrick land
ed from Ireland.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1899-10-12

In these days, when so many people
have cameras, great many good pic
lures are produced, and the amateur
photographers of the world are now
competing for cash prizes at the Ore
gon Industrial Exposition at Portland
Many good pictures are ON exhibition
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1899-10-12

Guest-What have you got?
Waiter-I've got liver, calf's brains
pigs feet
81 don't want description of youl
physical peculiarities. What you have
got to eat is what | want to know. -
Boston Traveller.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1899-10-12
OLDEST CRADLE IN AMERICA
Found in Phiiadei phia forage House,

Found in Phiiadei phia forage House,
and Is Over 800 Years Old.
The oldest cradle in America Is in
possession of the Atlas Storage Com.
pany, Philadelphia. 1t is over 800
ends oil paintings representing 1.-The
Annunciation," "The Visit Of the Wise
Men," "The Slaughter of the limo.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1899-10-12
Bibles in Philippine Languages

The English Bible Society. which In
these matters acts with the American
Bible Society, has translated the Bible
into Tagal. Wool, and Ilacuno, three
Languages in the Philippines
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1899-10-12

cITc Permanently Cured. No fits or nervousne ss
lilo after first days use OF DIR. klines Great
Nerve Restorer. Send for FREE $500 trial
bottle and treatise. DIR. II. IL. KLINE, Ltd, $50
Arch street, Philadelphia, Pa.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1899-10-12
Cure.
United States Senator Sullivan.

United States Senator Sullivan.
81 desire to say that l have been
taking Pe-ru-na for some time for ca.
tarrh, and have found it an excellent
medicine, giving me more relief than
anything l have ever taken.-W. V.
Sullivan, Oxford, Miss"
United States Ser ator Roach.
Persuaded by friend, have used
Pe-ru-na as n tonic, and am glad to
testify ia. it has greatly helped me
in sire 9Th vigor and appetite. have
been d vised by friends that it is re.
markably etficacious =. cure for the
almost universal complaint of catarrh
w. n. Roach, Larimore, North Da.
kota."
A free book on catarrh sent to any
address by The Pe-ru-na Drug Manu-.
featuring Co.. Columbus, Ohio.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1899-10-12

Piso's Cure for Consumption has been a
God-send To me.-Wm. b. Mcclellan,
Chester, Florida, Sept. Il, 1895.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1899-10-12

cents" and THE Flight into Egypt"
They are supposed to be the work of
Juan vestrls, who fiourished in the be-
ginning of the sixteenth century, and
whose religious paintings on panels
are preserved to the present day at
Venice and Elarcnca. .--
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1899-10-12
United States Ser ator Roach.

The chis
through membranes
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1899-10-12

Cleveland high school teachers earn
$500 year.
Evening journal., 1899-06-20
wELL-KNowN PHYSICIAN DEAD


DIR. NATHAN PRATT. OF MILFORD.
EXPIRES AFTER AN EIGHTEEN
MONTHS ILLNESS
Milford June 2o.-Dr. Nathan Pratt,
one Of the best known residents Of lower
Delaware. IS dead. He was stricken with
paralysis over eighteen months ago.
Or Pratt was born in Hazletwlle. Kent
county September g. 1894 and was the
son OF Henry and Unity Pratt. He was
educated in the schools OF the county
and later graduated from the medical
department Of the University Of Pennsyl-
vania and began the practice OF his pro-
fession IN Milford In 1860. During the
civil war ne served as assistant surgeon
in the United States Hospital. Sixteenth
and FHbert streets. Philadelphia, and
also in the field hospital at Winchester.
Va After the war he returned to NIL
ford. resumed his practice ami became
one Of the best-known physicians on the
Peninsula. In politics DR.. Pratt was al
ways a Democrat and held a nu nber OF
offices. From 1875 to 1879 he was state
auditor of accounts and was then ap-
pointed insurance commissioner. being
the first which the state ever had. He
was a Democratic presidential elector !n
1894 and in 1896 was a candidate for mem
ber OF the Constitutional Convention
from Kent county and after the contest
between the Democrats and the Union
Republicans was seated as a result Of
the compromise effected in the conveu-
ton. He took an active part in the pro-
eeedings OF the convention and during
Tt,,. .,.-sa,r al lr,a 7 ,ricfa t,,ra t,nul @ tho
same time was mentioned as candidate
for United. States senator. but Richard
r. Kenney was chosen He was. during
the Cleveland admin-sti@-ion, agrlcuitu-
raj agent for the government In Della
ware.
In Milford Dr. Pratt was active in the
affairs Of the Light and Water Ccmmis-
slon and was for a long time a member
Of that body. He was also a trustee Of
Delaware Co,lege and a director In the
Delaware Railroad Company for a time.
He was also we'll known as a member Of
the State Medical Society and was FOR
over twenty-five years a vestryman Of
the Episcopal Church in Milford.
Dr. Pratt was married on November Z,
1861 to Miss Mary, daughter Of William
and Margaret gIGi. who survives him.
The children, are Margaret. the wife Of
Albert c. Amod. OF Cambridge. Nd; DR..
John Lynn, William Burton and Louis
lockwood Pratt Of Milford. DR.. Pratt
had been in declining health for some
time previous to this last illness. and was
seriously m previous to the Constitution
al Convention. The arrangements fol-
the funeral have not yet been made.
Evening journal., 1899-06-20
ABsURDITIEs OF FASHION.
Something About New and OLD odai-
ties OF Vanity Worn by
Women.

How many are there, even Of those
who are old enough TO have worn the
articles. who readily remember just
how absurd the fashions of the years
1860 and 1870, inclusive, and Just year
or two more, were? The outrageous
hoops kiri. which made il impossible TO
enter q church pew or go up the aisle
Of railway train decorously; the hor-
hible head constructions known as the
waterfall, the chignon and other abb
surd names, made with framework OF
wire and stiifened lace, woolen or hair
rolls known as "rats, and covered with
the hair Of the unfortunate wearer,
heavy. hot and noxious to say the least.
and most uncomfortable; the so-called
"Grecian bend" that came in when
hoops went out of fashion, which con-
strained the foolish devotee TO walk in
painfully deformed attitude, with the
hands dangling helplessly in order 10
be in keeping with The general idiocy
of the whole affair-all these are happi-
ly things of the past, but not even those
who patroniaed these fashions can re-
member quite how badly they looked
unless they see them revived, as was
the case in a play lately put upon the
New York stage. where the attire OF the
women in the cast included the enor-
nous hoop and also the chignon.
1t is said that on this occasion the
audience went into such fits of laughter
that the play was quite drowned. and
was like to have been ruined. The ex-
treme of the fashion of to-day win look
quite as badly ten or twenty years from
now-at least the hat. with its high
trimmings, must do so. 1t is we'll 10
preserve happy medium in fashion as
in other passing shows.
1t is TO be said that we go no farther
than laughing at what is absurd, but IL
one can believe what London papers say
1t is positively unsafe TO be novel in
England According to the paper a
lady game from one Of the side streets
into the Strand dressed in what the re-
porter Undoubtedly a mani guesses
was meant for new woman's' cycling
dress. which, he says. was somewhat
picturesque costume" and consisted Of
"a tailor-made Roman toga of gray
cloth. which reached to her knees, an
elaborate frilled collar, black stockings,
tight-laced boots and little black
straw hat"
She was, it appears, atonce surround
ed and beset by a crowd Of large boys
When she endeavored to escape them by
taking bus the conductor would net
allow It on the ground that she was o
guy" and she had "a severe tussls
with her rowdy tormentors" before she
finally got away. This was truly Eng
lish. Think Of such a thing happening
, on Broadway But what can the WON
an have had on? The 'tailor-made Ro
man toga" staggers the understanding
Chicago Chronicle.
Evening journal., 1899-06-20
49, N HORsE-

Eben Watts. the iivefymRn. lost a
valuable driving mare yesterday after
noon from over-driving. He sent a
man to drive party to Delaware City.
and on the return trip he reached New
Castle in forty-fve minutes. The horse
dropped dead sh.rt,y after MIR. Watts
says it was Qnick time. but he wished
this man had taken a Winters day to
make Il.