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Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-10-21

was his and ask you what you We're doing
there. Kruger has stubbornly refused to
learn a word of English, n there is no
man in the whole republic who regards
Englishmen with more hatred than he
does.
How to keep the English out of the
Transvaal has been the problem of his
life, one that he is not likely to solve,
clever though he is.
A friend of mine who called upon the
Kruger family one evening found the
president sitting with an old musket
upon his knees. 1t was a treasured pos
session, the one he used years ago when
he fought the Zulus. Being of an econo-
mical turn of mind he had no dea Of
wasting the irearm and when war be-
came imminent he got it out and polished
it up 1t was damaged in certain parts
and my friend found him on his knees
repairing it and getting it in condition to
use. When asked what he intended to do
with it, the president pointed upward
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-10-21

ed by L. J.. Dyche, Professor Of Natural
History of the University Of Kansas. and
the greatest honor that could be granted
to the memory of the brave and fiery
steed was generously given. The body
was for a time given a place of honor in
Fa1rmount park. and later was taken 20
the Library museum, Where it now is.
Brave old Joe. There's many a lender
word said Of him yet.
1t was Joe and Dan that won the great
triumphs at london in 1893. ana made
the name of the Kansas Llly fire Depart
ment known Ill over Europe ana Amer
lea, or at any rate it was .hey that so
brilliantly aided the men who had train
ed and carea for them. Tne,r intclil-
gence, sklll and agility wer= phcnO,n.
email.
But a mate for Dan after Jes death
was folna in Ta!.y. d hors" that has the
agility of { cat and likes he excitement
of a race to a fire. All Of these hors S are
white. Thy are known 20 a,:E ,st every
mar and woman and child II. the ,ity. and
thousands of 'eople have watched them
as they dashed out of No. . ana started
up or down Walnut street.
The White Tam is now composed IT
Toby in place of Joe, and Old Dams
place will be taken by Cha i ", a horre
of tried servi.e. So Joe is dead and Dan
is old. ;;a now it is Toby AMI Charley
Charley has keen one of the buggy
horses. and. while he knows almos, every
trick CT the trade, is being t,ained daily
how to make the sudden jump into The
harness TINS jump is one that aicaxes
people who see it. To them It is aston
ishing how the eager horses cooperate
with the men, and, in three seconds GRE
mitchell t. the engine, prepared to spring
out Of The station.
In all The engine houses t,e horses are
being thoroughly trained in the depart
ment maneuvers in expect1+ion OF the
prospective representation of the Kansas
City Department at Paris next year. The
best teams will be selected to 80. just
what ones will be chosen cannot W: be
told, but it is said hat the showing oe
the sorrel team on the engine at Nc. {
is very good.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-10-21

them decide to mail letters there, believ-
ing that these letters will contain the
stamp at the White House.. OF course it
would be "A great thing for a distant rel
ative to receive a letter postmarked at
he White House. The other day an in
telligent-looking woman, accompanied
by several grown daughters, asked me
to lend her a pencil.. I heard her say.
Won't it be lovely to mail them a letter
from here, and let them see that we've
been to the presidents home?' She pro-
ceeded to write for some time, secured an
envelope, addressed it and then proudly
dropped the epistle in our letter box.
She went off with a radiant :dce. She
was sure that all her neighbors and
friends for miles around would hear of
that letter mailed from the White House,
and she Woul be besieged with inquiries
on her return. She'll learn ner mistake.
The letter box here does not differ in
any way from those on the streets"
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-10-21
Face 10 Face With Dom Paul.
OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT IN THE TRANsvAAL WRITES A BRIL-
LIANT LETTER ON LIFE AT THE DUTCH CAPITAL WHEN SMOKE
IS IN T HE All.

we'll watered by numerous streams n
rivers, and there is an ample rainfall IN
the ummer to irrigate the whole country
throughout the remainder of the year if 1t
were only stored in artificial lakes as is
done in India. Inded, there are few re-
gions in the world better adapted to be
the home and to support in plenty a large
and highly cultured population than this.
The Dutch republic consists almost en-
tirely of plateau land lying higher as it's
name indivates, han the rest of the cOun
try. 1t is SO cool in certain parts that no
vegetation grows, but mostly it is tenn
perate.
Pretoria lies Upon a gentle hillside fac
ing the morning sun. Though it is on
the south side of a gentle valley it is sur
rounded by bleak and desolate hills, in
which, however. the gold and silver
lie. Pretoria is plentifully supplied with
cool, clear water running doWn from the
mountains and if there We're a system of
drainage there would be the finest water
supply of any city in the world. Thu wa
ter is drawn from wells or taken from the
streams which are ound all about Pre-
toria. Pipes are carried from the streams
to the houses, and small companies are
formed to supply the water.
Each dwelling house stands in a good
| sized garden, surrounded by trees and
shrubs, which grow rapidly in that gen.
ial climate. Some of the streets are we'll
shaded with stately rows of gum trees. In
the center of the town is a spacious old
market square in which stands a large
Dutch church. Pretoria would be an at
tractive place if it were not so untidy and
dusty. There is plenty of water in every
street, but it is never s%prinkled apo the
roadway. The ground around the houses,
, too, is apt to be half covered with broken
down sheds, empty barrels. packing cases
and all sorts of refuse. The Beers seem
to have no notion of neatness or cleanli-
ness. 1t is true that the majority of the
population, even of Pretoria. are English
settlers: but they have no voice in public
affairs.
The most interesting spot in Pretoria
is the home of the president, loom Paul"
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test in the settled portions of South At
RIGA, but to understand this you must
know how Africa lies.
It is an equatorial country, as of course
you know, and the climate, as you find it
in the Soudan, is terrible. But as you
journey further south 1t gets cooler until
at the Transvaal it is about the same
temperature as southern Florida, a little
too warm at times in summer, but gen
orally very comfortable.
The air is bracing and has a fine tonic
quality. In midsummer the days are
warm and sometimes almost hot, but the
nights are refreshingly COO. In winter
there are few frosty days. but seldom any
use for overcoats. Indeed the climate of
the whole Transvaal is most agreeable.
and the soil fertile. Almost all kinds Of
grain, vegetables and fruits can be rails
ed there in perfection. The country is
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-10-21

Pretoria. Oct. 2.-After a month spent
in the capital of the Dutch republic, l am
prepared to tell you something of the
manner in which the Boer country is pre-
pairing for war. l defy any stranger COM
ing here "unacquainted or acquainted, to
know the country in less than a month.
The people are quiet. or reticent is the
better word, even to moroseness, and the
stranger is a stranger until he has prov
ed himself a friend. Still longer if he be
an Englishman.
Arriving with American passports l
found myself fairly well received at the
hotel, for even here they are not cordial
to strangers. Yet their whole trade is
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-10-21

Trekpaard dreckpahrd). Ora horse
Tit Y .,.... 1890. ....,,out; out OF
lfitlander t~oyt-lont-cr) -. foreigner
sal 1lanl) ........ ........V alley
Nanderlandsliefde Qah-ter-!onts-leef-te)
Love of ones country; patriotism
Weld felD .....,s. Field; open lands
Neldheer tfelt-hare). $500. -.
General. comm VAdant
Veldwachter tfelt-vock-ter). Rural guard
Nolksraad folks-rahd) 800. .........
Lower house of congress
Noorrcgt lforc-rekt) 80. ........
Franchise; privilege
Vreemdeling fr~ame-da-ling) .........
Stranger
Witwatersrand Vit-vot-ters-ront).. -.
Margin Of the white " alter
1t is very difficult to believe nat the
Beers contemplate war. though the 9TH
er countries of South Africa have offered
to assist them. and have sent troops.
But the nation is so small compared to
that of England that it seems foolhardy
to dream of crossing swords.
GEORGE FULLER WRIGHT.
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FOOLS MANY VISITORS.

Washington Star: "An amusing thing
that we frequently see at the White
House," said one of the attaches there,
lis the mailing of letters in the White
House letter box by visitors to the city.
All visitors to Washington go to the
executive mansion. and many of them
notice the letter box in the Nestibule lust
before entering the east room. Some of
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-10-21

with the English whom they hate. If
they depended upon the Beers alone they
would soon be bankrupt for the Beers
spend very little money and none at all
upon high living.
l found Pretoria the hottest spot l nave
yet struck in the Transvaal, and the hot
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-06-29
Happy Hill Items,

The rain Saturday afternoon was
appreciated by all.
Jim Goodwin delivered hogs at
Rich Hill Tuesday.
Mrs Crumley and daughter, who
have been visiting relatives in this
vicinity, returned TO their home at
Kansas City last week.
The Sunday school at Mt Zion was
we'll attended last Sunday.
The ice cream supper at Mr. Hut
tons last Wednesday evening was a
success.
q F Long sold some hogs last week
Mrs Kerr Willis of Cuba, is visiting
relatives in this neighborhood.
Miss Maggie Douglass is on the
sick list this week.
Z Butler attended band meeting
at Pleasant Gap Saturday night.
There will be church meeting at
Mt Zion the third Sunday in JULY,
Murna Carson met with quite a
misfortune last week. His team ran
away and broke his buggy.
Mr. Ellsworth of Butler and Miss
Mary Pontius attended church at
Mt Zion Sunday.
The Deakards had Sunday school
at Grandma SchHster's last SUNDAY.
Farmers are all through CUTTING
wheat in this vicinity.
Henry Powell finished planting
corn last Thursday.
viii Pontius and Charley Black
haSe gone 20 Kansas. DAISY.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-06-29
Hume Items.

Nate MorreII of Mound City, Kan,
is buying poultry here. He will load
a car Tuesday.
Frank Martin is visiting his brother
DR. Martin of Merwin.
John Armstrong shipped two loads
Of hogs Tuesday.
Editor Moore, Of the Telephone,
has been visiting friends in north
Missouri.
A. Clifford has been appointed city
marshal and street commissioned.
He's a good one.
The clothing department Of the
Hume Mercantile Company was rob-
bed Friday night. Thsre seemed to
be but one party, as he only took
one complete outfit of clothing.
We will celebrate. Citizens met in
park Friday night, committees ap-
pointed, and everybody at work to
make it a success.
j G Biggs and Austin Green were
on the school board to fill
vacancy caused by White and
WYNN, resigned.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-06-29
Ballard BreeZes,

With our family, we left Sunday
evening for w G PowelIs, where we
visited a couple of days. Before
leaving we handed our items TO a
friend to mail, which he failed to do
in time, which explains our not APP
pearing last week.
DR. Wolfe sold his hogs to Marvin
Woods for 50 40 per hundred. Woods
| is a tip top buyer.
Mr. Duke from the northwest was
in our neighborhood after stock.
We want to buy a good pony.
L d Embree has a good horse for
sale.
Fresh fish on our market last week,
but we were away, which doubtless
saved us another round up.
w Il Hendrickson brought out a
load of mdse from Urich last week.
An ice cream supper Saturday
night at Hendrickson's on Mckinley
avenue. Will have lots of ice cream,
cake and plenty of music. Come
everybody.
Jesse Spearman says he is bound
for Oklahoma. He will take his
thresher. Mr. Gilksrson will also take
his thresher. Success, boys.
JnO Dugan and Urmey pulled out
for Oklahoma last week.
\ Board, for many years a citizen
of Bates county, bat now of st Clair,
called few moments as he was
passing one evening last week. He
has three sons and two daughters,
who are mum bered among our best
teachers. We hope to see he end his
family return to locate here soon.
Mr. Hart passed from the south
west with load of corn.
Miss Edna Graham closed her sec
ond term of school at Enterprise last
Friday.
Take a fools advice and let law
alone. Settle your difficulties nearer
home.
Spearman came in from the east |
with more tongue Friday evening.
No wonder he talks of going to Okla |
noma.
Dave Edwards is out en- bond, and /
IS home again.
las Board Is on the sick list.
l. 5 Keirsey is one in whom we are 4
well pleased. He has our thanks.
Marvin Price was out buying hogs /
asst week.
Mesdames Keirsey and Billings
called At the formers mothers Fri 4
lay evening.
w d Keirsey passed with his corn
wagon. If the season continues sea
'onable he will raise lots of corn.
Crow Bros from the northwest were
here a little while one day last week:
hey do not spend much idle time.
Our guess would be, J Henry Sis
ION says q little too much. Have
heard just such stuff long enough
lime to let up. you wanted ali our
opinions, and we give ours and that
If others as expressed to us
Seine of our neighbors attended
he a E S A IL public installation OF
ulcers and dedication OF hall at
'ohnsrown Saturday evening.
Quite q number after ice SUNDAY.
Burg Price closes his store about 6
N and opens about N since the
ionic, as he is trying 10 get caught
p on sleep.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-06-29
LULA MEDLEY A SUICIDE.
Took an Ounce Of CarbeIic Acid-Cause At
tributed to MeIanchoIa.

Took an Ounce of CarboIic Acid-Cause At
tributed to MeIanchoIia.
Miss Lula Medley took an ounce
of carbolic acid, at the home of her
aunt, Mrs. Lou Smith, near Nyhart,
at noon on Wednesday. She fingered
in great agony until IL o'clock that
night when death relieved her suffer.
ing She had planned self destruc-
ton with great care. Two cousins
present abe sent oD different errands.
Her aunt was visiting Mrs. Warren,
near neighbor. She left letter in
which she said that being an orphan
she felt like she was burden upon
her relatives.
DR.. Roe was summoned and did
all that was possible to relieve her
sufferings.
Coroner, DR.. c. a. Lusk, was mott
fed and went over and viewed the
body. The cause of death was SO
apparent that he deemed it unneces-
sary to hold an inquest. DR.. Lusk
informs US that she was a patient of
his while practicing at Nyhart. That
she was of very nervous tempera-
ment and subject to melanchclia
She was the daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. John Medley, both deceased.
She lived with her uncle, James
near Cortland, and it is
said by those who know, that her
home life was very pleasant and her
uncle's family very kind to her j.
h. jenkins, cashier of the Missouri
State Bank, was her guardian.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-06-29
Judge Lay favors as with q remit
lance on subscription.

Judge Lay faEors as with remit,
lance on subscription.
A. ". White, OF Orchard, Kansas.
spent Saturday and Sunday in the
city the guest of his brother Henry
White. He brought with him about
5000 pounds of wool, which he sold
to Carpenter & Shafer.
We learn with regret, that ex-
Commissioner J. III. Taylor is to
leave Dade county, having been
elected superintendent of Butler
schools. Prof. Taylor is a good
man, and his new position is a de-
served promotion, but Greenfield
and the county at large can i'll af-
ford his removal Since COM
ing to Greenfield, Mr.. Taylor has
greatly improved the Green
field schools, and has served
one term as commissioner, doing
credit to himself and a good work
or the schools of the county. We
wish him the success he will I'M
ioubtedly merit in his new field, and
congratulate the people of Butler
Ipon their good fortune in securing
lis services. Prof. I. n. Evrard, |
whose ability as an educator is so |
7ell known to our people, has been
mployed to succeed Mr.. Taylor,
Ihieh leaves Greenfield schools in
ompetent hands-Dade County
ournal.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-06-29
John Shields, a New York saloon

joan onieIds, new York saloon
keeper, had q close call from freezing
Saturday night. Three burglars
entered and forced him to the end of
the bar and threw him int the ice
box. A fellow who wanted glass
of beer before retiring, dropped in
and heard Shields cries for help and
his pounding on the side of the box.
He opened the ice box and found
Shields lying at the bottom of it on
several cakes of ice almost frozen to
death. Shields was speechless, but
he was quickly given whisky and
was resuscitated. The burglars had
tapped the till for S75. Shields
watch and chain were also missing.
He gave the names of his assailants.
Mail.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-06-29
Two Big Barns.

Ed Wyatt, of Elkhart, raised the
largest barn in north Bates county
last week. It will be complete in
every respect when finished, and will
be large enough to hold the grain
and hay that grows on 1Tr. Wyatt's
fine large farm
Fl. W. Moses is also building a
large barn on his farm southwest of
town, which is but little smaller
than Mr.. WAITS. S. 2. Weadon is
the builder of these large structures.
Adrian journal.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-06-29
SMITH g. SON.

Chas Senior was in Butler last
week.
II Cox has sold his residences On
east Hume street TO Mrs Blasdale.
Mrs III f Torbett has a fine 10 ID
boy.
Sixteen cars of watermellons passed
through Hume to X G..
jess Toler will make PittsbufB'
Kan, his home.
Mrs = a Cobb has returned hons
from an extended trip TO III.
Mrs J Garrison and children afs
visiting relatives at Ash Grove, mo-
Hume il TO have a grist mill con-
nected with her creamery.
Lem Hibler has returned IRON
Montana. He says Bates county
good enough for him.
Bro SpillmaD preached at the bAR,
fist church Sunday morning Anu
night.
III J Cook is repapering bis mea.
market. which adds materially 70 ~
John ARTERY, an employees Of ~
p. & q. railroad, residing at Hume
fell from a trussle and broke bis ~
lar bone besides receiving otns
injuries.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-06-29

Marvin Price went to Montrose
after riding cultivator last Satur-
day.
o E Johnson of Montrogs was out
rustling some of his old customers
last week. He claims the Montrose
bank failure did him up.
McClenney and son went to Butler
on business Monday.
Mrs Chas Hill ard son drove to
Butler Monday. Our guess, TO meet
Charley. PAT.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-06-29

Zone good turn deserves another. :"
Those who have been cured by
Hoods SarsapariIla are glad to tell
others about 1T.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-06-29
MOnegaW Springs.

The hotels are ready to receive
guests.
Weant 4 Carpenter have rented
the Stump & Alton park and have
fixed it up in good condition.
Camping ground and water abso-
lutely free to all.
The bath house has been renovated
and repaired and is in good condition.
There will be soldiers reunion
here IN August. J. w.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-06-29
Special Fourth Of July Rate 1899.

To all points on the Mo. Pac. Ry.,
within two hundred mile limit, July
1st, End, Ord and 4th, good returning
July 5th at one fare for the round
trip, minimum selling rate to be soc.
e. G. VANDERVOoRT, Agent.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-06-29

WHO Is Women az well as men afs
MO made miserable by kidney
III and bladder trouble. "
BLAME Kilmer's sgamp-ko COL. w
promptly cures. At druggists 10 nl.y
cent and dollar sizes. You may n.xs
a sample bottle by mail free, 49,
pamphlet telling about it. Aderszg,
DIR Kilmer & Co, Birmingham. y. >.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-06-29
TREES,
Apple and Peach 10 Cents.

Pear, Cherry, Plum and Apriest %
cents Strawberries so cents a hun
dred, Raspberries and Blackberries
$3.50 per hundred at Speer's Nursery
south side city limits, Butler Mo.
Pie plant for canning purposes cent
per pound. JOHN SPEER
32-tf. Manager.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-06-29
DR.. s. E. BALLARD,

PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON.
Office over Trimble's Drugstore, West
Side of Square.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-24
CROKER WANTS HARMONY.
Talks of Bryan and the Party Dinner
He Will Give.

New York, March 24.-Richard Croker
this afternoon explained that William
]. Bryan had been invited to his Jeffer-
son day dinner because it had been de-
cided to issue few invitations to prom
inent Democrats from other states.
Mr.. Croker refused to discuss the cor
respondence that had passed between
Mr. Bryan and Perry Belmont, but with
reference to Bryan's attitude toward
the one-dOllar rival dinner he said;
IF the Democratic leaders want TO
divide the party in this state and
throughout the country, let them go
ahead. This is not my policy, however
/ would unite the party, and take back
all Democrats, no matter what they
have done, If they want to come back.
ut will be hard to win next year with
the party united, and for my part am
IN favor of bringing all factions togeth-
err We have just as much right TO OPP
pose free silver at 16 to l as Mr.. Bryan
has to oppose gold. All that is matter
of opinion, and should not divide the
party. :,
III the Democratic party is to be d.
vided it will not be the fault of the
Democratic club. We are for union and
with reference to the cost of the
dinner, I can only say that L attended
a dinner in Washington last year, at
which Mr.. Bryan was guest, which
cost SO a plate. There Is no reason for
protest against the price Of our din
ner"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-24
CUBANS NOT FIT
To Govern Themselves, Says Rev. A.
B. Leonard.

New York, March 24--Rev. A: 3, Leon
ard, corresponding secretary of the Mis-
sionary society of the Methodist Episcopal
church, addressed the Methodist preach
ers meeting upon Cuba and Puerto
from the islands. He said in part:
1.-The people down there are very poor
and very ignorant, and their standard of
morals Is very low. They have never
known any government which did not sys-
tematically rob them.
1T was most unfortunate thing that
when congress in effect declared war 1t
should have made that declare ton about
not anneXing Cuba. The CubanS are not
capable of self-government. and If we
turn them loose there will be another rev.
olution down there inside of six months.
Yet we stand pledged to secure a stable
government in Cuba.
Cuba will never have q stable govern
ment until it is annexed to the United
States. and yet We are bound to let them
have some kind of a trial at running a
government themselves. How far we
ought to go 1 cannot say. A great many
of the Cubans will turn bandits If the
American troops are Withdrawn.
LAS to Puerto Rico, l would advise CIV
ing that island territorial form of gov
eminent at once, If the legislature tries
to pass laws that we don't like the presi-
dent can veto them But the civil gov
ernOr must have troops enough to main
tain order in all cOntingenCieS.' -