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The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-10-12
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The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-10-12

". X. ROYCE and August El-rrt
went ON th,. bond oi Ehndcrker \ Co
merchants oi this town several wears
since. go secure the county "u m"rrh-
ants tax. Though tire firm paid IT.
tax. fhrrN was "a failure ui some sort
al compliance with thu county "~tH-
toor~" in tie matter "f making
statement Afterwarl the firm col
lap-ed in Kansas and Bates county
brought suit against the ahoF" nam
ed boud-mpu THE case was appealed.
and the gentlemen were ~turkf"riaw-
yer'- fees aud cost amounting To per
hans ~15o. There was al~oa penalty
which would have run them up
against it for several hundred more
but rnurr.ou ye-terdayverr properly
omitted 1hi~. a. the county loses
nothing thereby. and Mr~~I~. Royce
and EI..err had already paid ~ufTir-
emily Tor the little accommodation
rendered ueighbor.-Rirh Hill Re
view
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-10-12
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The new food law. which prohibits
the sale OF aIIm baking powders. b''-
slows double advantage upon the
people IN protecting theP@"ple from "A
food which ) dangerous 10 hehlfh'
second. in "a ding 10 build u way for
rood roads throughout the country
The peualtyprovided l'y the law for
selling AN article Of food containing
alum j. $40. each ofience. which
,rnas rnwur,lrhp mailiuG and main
rai1,auc.. of sod roads IN the county
ny where tbpfine i, collected.
For both taeNe reasons an "it~'t'>'
III the community VIII 1t" WHAT 'iiff
rau 20 aid in.the e1ioI'r'iir.iiT 90 80
good "a law
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-10-12

It bacome~ our paiuinl duty TIM
week 10 record a most distressing o"-
rurrpnrp. the particulars of which are
ba,,rrr..p.Iiug in the extreme. While
lrrI- Rober1 and Helen. two eli the
children ri judge and Mr.. Allen
Glenn. .,.,.a respectively six aad four
,yer4 playing in tire ward ~ Their
bon,a they conceived childish fancy
that they would clean up Tie YARD
and burn the leaves. Just a. thy mad
soon their older brothers do They
builr a small fir. hardly 30, lar@" ~
vo,,r TWO hands In extent. and iittl"
Halau wa, l4ff 10 watch the fir. while
RoI..rt went 10 gather more bHY'o.
Fxarrlv what followed j. moi definite
l. lnnx1, but II l. thougIit that tie
,.bild knowing uau@ht 81 d"H@rr-
,-.s.,.t,,,,.J roo dos. the tiny hiaz" aud
1..,. .Io7Ifr,-s caught fire She WIS
carried into the hour and Dr.. Elder
..l SCOTT were. 1T once summoned.
.,.,.,-rbilr possible was don" I" r.
Nv. g..r --l5i.rin.-. ~Er WIS 5s1riullv
n,,,,,e.I however. and death rs'i"e I"
Ia. ,..li..t shortly after midnight Fu-
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p n Inflow saturday afternoon and
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p,os cha,l.. = p..;ra renew. his
sntscrinfion and has his paper
charc-aJ from Butler to Virginia.
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The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-10-12
CONTINUOUS ENTERTAINMENTS DAY AND MI


Butler has had many bic cpiebra-
lions in her history, the majority OF
them very creditabIe TO the enter
prise OF her citizens. but the three /
DAYS celebration this week far erIips- 7.
ID 8i} former effort It has heelt one +.
continuous round al wonders and
surprises. From carlymoruiuG until
late at night something new WAS con-
tinually happening to instruct, inter-
est and entertain the large crowds OF
people.
The special PROGRAMS prepared for
each day were carried out with many
specialtjes throNuin, vt eachcnruer
OF the square We're erected elevated
platforms from WE'cl SPECIAL a'tIiI''-
ton, We're exhibited Al intervals. \
large majority 81 tire merchants and
business men had erected booths.
which were beautifully ana artistic
ally decorated with fancy c"lored
paper and bunting. Some oI the de-
signs We're AZ pretty a. we ever saw
and each one deserved special mention
If space Wouldpernlit. The following
Is list OF those who had booths:
The Bates County Bank, Missouri
State Bank. {. l.. FISK, berhhard'
Van Hall. SPr"2ne x 9"lSl'fr' II. L.
Tucker, Frank Smith X Son. M"\ih-
ben Mercantile Co, /. ". Fisk. 4"
| Model. Williams Bros, DIR. j " Nor
ris, American Clothin" Co. Butler
Cash Department Store. Bennett
Wheeler Mercantile Co.. Farmers
Bank, y b. Jeter, 10" Meyer, Sam
Levy X Co. Butler College DrNsdaie
& kaaslin@. Deacon Bros. X Co., H.
| Fl. Nichols. Lete Sackett, Spot Cash
Store. Mcfarland Bros, Modern
Woodmen OF America. Thomas Pet
Gus. New York Racket. \. .. WARD.
West Side Barber shop, DuE'l
PerciVal. Ray INgard. Nj. /. HhI' H.
!. NJ. Cattprlin, j. \. Trimhle. Mrs
tt-thirty-seyen III all. Besides
these were three long tents for the
. display OF agricultural products. sit
uatad on the north. east anu south
side OF court house square. the dis
t plays being arranged on long tables.
: On the west side WAS the display ol
t poultry.
I The Art Department prepared 10y
: and under the special management 81
r the ladies. was very fine. indeed. con
: sistine OF hand painted china. needle
work. lace work embroidery, sofa
! pillows. drawn work, WOODEN r"ft"
and silk quilts, silk embroidery 81
! painting. water colors, a large warn
ETY. OF preserves and iellies, bread
butter, etc, a fine collection OF MeNi
: can curios by Mrs +. ; Carlt4lerS-
The display OF farm product" i If
:. hest eyer shown in Bates county hott
IN variety and quality one fnrmeI
alone having - different kinds an'
varieties. One gentleman said ne ha'
been attending county fairs from M
: boyhood, and it was the best eNmm
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-10-12

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The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-10-12

THE CARNIVAL GRE II.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-10-12

Street hats in I'll the now fall
shapes. The stylish 4Tay~-. browns,
c#stors and mobiles aud in faot all
the nnW standings
The record-union., 1899-06-18
The San Bernardino Sun" Gays:

A certain class Of anti-expansionists
find qualification in the fact that more
troops are to be sent to the Philippines,
will furnish campaign ammunition with
which to capture Washington in 1900
It is useless. of course, to reason with
fellows of the rule or ruin order, VINO
welcome a national calamity, IL out Ut
the ruins a few petty offices can be
snatched by the eternally hungered. But
1t is really wonderful that any sane
man should so far mistake the temper
Of the American people as to believe for
an instant that the nation is so greatly
divided against itself that the enlist
ment Of a few Thousand more soldiers
for service abroad will result in tine
political overthrow of the party that
has seen it safely through the perils
of war abroad and hard times at home.
No political party could, at this stage
of the Filipino war, tarneiy withdraw
and abandon the archipelago to an
archy without drawing down upon IL
self not alone the repudiation of every
true American, but the laughter, il not
the execration. of the civilized world
What would these reactionists have? !?
Would they have the nation withdraw
its forces in the face of the enemy?
Would they forego the advantages
confessed by about all the world but
themselves, which the possession OF the
Philippines will give US? Are we to
commit the destiny OF the Philippines
The record-union., 1899-06-18
FAINT HEARTS.

The faint hearts of this time who
smvel and weep over the fact that in
the Philippines the American army has
not at once wiped out the Filipino in
surgents, and has now and then met
with reverses. would never have lived
through the days of the great rebellion
had that period been cast in their years.
Reverses then were common Union
arms were repeatedly turned backward.
We lost whole regiments tAken prisoner,
and even brigades. Tens Of thousands
died on the field of battle where we lose
dozen now; we battled for positions
we could not gain; we abandoned
ground we could not hold: we retreated
when we could not help ourselves.
But did the hearts Of patriots grow
faint and futter with fear in those
days? Reverses served only to steel
the arm of the nation. to unite the Tn
ion people the more solidly, to stiffen
the resolution Of the Administration and
kindle new courage in loyal hearts.
True, there were copperheads then as
now; true, some sentimentaaistS did
seek to bring about peace by concession,
and some political parties even resolved
that the war was failure and demand
ed that We should let the South go In
peace. But the national heart never
wavered, and the national purpose
never for a moment lost resolution No,
the faint hearts of to-day would not
have lived through twenty four hours
of the dark time of the war for the I'm
ion. Those were days too severe for
such delicate spirits as whine now for
the recall of the troops from Luzon, and
pray US to let the Malays go in peace.
The record-union., 1899-06-18

to such as Aguinaldo and his Malay
and semi savage followers? Shall this
nation repudiate the obligation it has
assumed and commit the archipelago
either to anarchy or the tender mercies
of the first great Power which steps
in after we shall have evacuated the
new territory?
All this chatter about the sacred right
Of the FIlipinos to govern themselves
is mere bathos. They will be infinitely
freer, better conditioned, more lifted up
and profited under the shelter of the
American Government, than any other
that can be devised and. assured them.
They will enjoy no liberty equal to that
in benefcence Of which they will par
take under the flag of the greatest Of
republics
The record-union., 1899-06-18
THE DowAGER's HOPELESS TASK.

The mother Queen Of China proposes
with her army. which she has ordered
to prepare for war, to drive out the
Italians in San Nun harbor and the
Germans from the Shan-Tung penin-
sula That order will set both the King
OF Italy and the Emperor of Germany
into fits Of laughter. Yet the Dowager
is right in her desire. Let US see, Italy,
without a shadow of excuse seized the
port of San Mum, and has anchored
is a fertile country well peopled and
thriving as is no other part of China.
The latter protested against the seizure
and has stoutly refused to grant Italy a
concession.
Over a. year ago Germany seized with
something Of a showing of compensa-
tion-since some of her missionaries
We're killed by mob, and a mission
Tung, and has manifested a disposition
to dominate the whole province OF that
name. Germany has large fleet there
and an army of about 5000 men. A few
weeks ago the German representative.
demanded the concession of a right to
build all railways in the province, and
to work all the mines. Then he fol-
lowed UP that demand. without waiting
for an answer to the first, by one for
the grant OF the right to collect all Gus.
toms, dues and other taxes, the Ger
mans to allot SO much as they deem
necessary to support local government.
There is no reason whatever to sup
port these demands. China has pun
sished the ringiehders OF the mob and
rebuilt the church, and several others
besides. But the Dowager Empress will
effect nothing. Her army will come,
but win more quickly go. and both the
Italians and the Germans will~remain.
not more because of their own ability to
do 50, than because all the great Eu-
The record-union., 1899-06-18

Too ready newspaper writer's who
have never experienced the trials Of
war, and who have been so ready to
criticise everything in sight and con-
denim whatever did not smack Of a
picnic excursion in the latte and the
soned old soldier Major General Lawton
says. He fought In the war of the re-
bellion, through the short war in the
West Indies and is now at the front in
the Philippines. Recently In letter to
an inquiring friend In Indiana the Cen
eral wrote as follows:
You ask me to give a comparison Of
the two wars. There is no comparison
to be made. The war of the rebellion
was one Of the greatest conflicts the
world has ever known: the war with
Spain is probably one of the least, so far
as actual operations are concerned, that
have ever been fought, but the results
are greater, perhaps, than any war we
have ever had. The lighting qualities
Of the men are the same. The Ameri-
can soldier is one with courage, nerve
and grit. He has been just the same at
all times, as he always will be. q cour-
ageous and brave soldier. Our rations
were better than anything we ever had.
or believed it possible for an army to
have, in our war. It is true that for a
few days we were short, but that was
for lack Of transportation. and then we
were never without some portion of the
ration, and that portion more than our
soldiers had at the best during the civil
war
The record-union., 1899-06-18
rLoR1N SCHOOL.
Pupils Manifest Their Love for
Their Teachers.

A correspondent writing from Florin
says:
''The FYorin school closed on Friday,
the 18th inst, and the pupils viii long
remember the occasion. After the usual
morning lessons were over, long tables
were improvised and covers laid for as
fine banquet as any young Californian
could desire. When all were seated at
the table Miss Amy LaIdsborough
arose and in most fitting speech pre-
sented Mrs. Osborn, the Principal, with
an elegant clock as a small testimonial
of the love of her pupils. This gift was
accepted by Mrs. Osborn in manner
which greatly delighted them
Miss Nellie Whitman them an
nounced a speech by Miss Naomi
Troutman. On behalf Of the pupils Of
Mr.. Osborn's department, Miss Trout
man presented him with fine shaving
set, which expression of esteem was ac-
cepted by Mr.. Osborn in a pleasing ad-
dress.
The after dinner speech was made by
Murray Watson. in which he voiced the
sentiments of the pupils by expressing
to Mr.. and Mrs. Osborn their thanks
for the pleasant time which they had
CuJOySQ lUSGluST. 4UIS WAS 1CClA1SIy
responded to by Mrs. Osborn.
"At the close Of the exercises all
joined in singing Aud Lang Syne.' AS
Mrs. Osborn dismissed the school she
said: This may be OUT last term to-
gether, and, Of course, we all feel bad,
but we won't shed any tears
However, the showers began to fall,
and In passing from the room she was
followed by a weeping band who
mingled their tears with hers.
Among the schools in the north,
south, east and west with which your
correspondent has been connected he
has never found better model Of per-
feet discipline and thorough instruction
than the F1orin school. During the
past term five different districts have
been represented in this school, and
many former pupils, some Of whom had
finished high school course, returned
to their first love and again enjoyed
Mrs. Osborn's instruction.
AT a mass meeting, held on Friday
evening at Alliance Hall, Mr. and Mrs.
Osborn were spoken of in the highest
terms of appreciation by some of the
leading citizens of Florin. The speak
ers were enthusiastically cheered by
the large number of students who mad
assembled to publicly show their re-
gard for their teachers. W."
The record-union., 1899-06-18

In Oregon, the Linn County Patrons
Of Husbandry, in recent session at Cor
wallis, unanimously decided that it was
for the best interests of farmers that
the wide tire law should be adopted
That is sensible and proves the Ore
gon farmer to be a notch ahead of his
brethren in some other States. By the
way. the wide tire law Of California
goes into effect soon, but the law is
so badly written, so confused in
meaning and specification. that It
is simply impossible to obey 1t
to the letter. There is nothing, how
ever, in the situation to prevent farm
ers and all others obeying the law in
spirit They should do SO out of self-in-
terest, since it is actually a. measure
of economy for all who haul heavy
loads upon country highways as well
as city streets.
The record-union., 1899-06-18


One of the foremost military men Of
China has invented new weapon of
war which the Chinese Government. at
least so much Of it as is embodied in
the Dowager Empress, thinks will
strike terror into the hearts Of invaders
OF the Celestial Empire. This wonderful
weapon consists of a long, strong pole.
AT one end is steel or bronze pike.
at the other end a shovel kept very
sharp. In advancing the army is to
THROW up intrenchments with the
shovel; when 1t meets the enemy hand
to hand the soldier will stick the foreign
devil with the pike, then swing around
and cut off his head with the sharpened
shovel. Now will the Germans and
Italians retire?
The record-union., 1899-06-18

Nj. Cotte's claims for his consumption
cure are creating the widest possible
interest. The whole medical faculty
is stirred up over them. To the credit
of the faculty be 1t said. too. there are
none who are throwing obstacles in M.
Cotte's way, but one and all are wish
ing him complete success. One splen-
did thing about it all is that Cote does
not intend to keep his discovery secret.
If he has a real specific at command he
could easily make million a year or
more by treasuring it and using 1T only
for his own gain. But inspired by the
splendid spirit that animates the true
scientist and the honorable physician,
he throws open the doors Of his labor
atory and invites all the world to ex-
anime his discovery and to- test it. That
is true chivalry. It IS the very soul
and priceless gem of professional honor.
Such men deserve monuments of brass
and marble but do not need them.
Their monuments are raised In the
hearts of the people and are indestruct-
1OlS. Ol lItS 11ilf ll1ol. tliC 4NCSOl "
Union" gave some account in detail OF
Cotte's method Of treating consump-
ton. Since then other evidences have
come to hand Indicating that the med
ical faculty is placing much faith in
the discovery, and that the doctors are
disposed to give it every possible test,
and to make it's virtues free to all the
world as Cote has decreed shall be
done, with the aid of his brother chem
lists and physicians. Let those sneer
at science and scientists who will, the
one act of Cote is sufficient to put
the scorners to shame. Science is the
friend of humanity and nineteen- twen-
tieths of all it's discoveries have been
given to civilization without money and
without price.
The record-union., 1899-06-18

States of the two great and the Central
American Continents have visited Buff
falo and considered the proposition and
have heartily approved of what is to be
promoted. OF course the purpose is
well understood There is very little
sentiment insit. # is the coldly prac.
tical intention on the part of the United
States and the other Americas, To-
bring, about closer trade relations be-
tween the people of the three Americas,
with their States, dependencies and
spheres of influence, and to demonstrate
to the world the progress that has been
made in the arts, trades. sciences and
commerce of the three, and how much
they may be made interdependent.
In that scheme the commerce Of the
Pacific of course must have profound
interest, and that Of California espec-
tally. The President is about to issue
his invitation to all the republics and
colonies of the American hemisphere
to join in commemorating the close Of
the nineteenth and the beginning Of the
twentieth century, by the holding of
this exposition, and enough is al
ready known Of the sentiment abroad
regarding it to warrant the statement
that every American State and subdi-
vision from the Arctic Seas to the
southern extremity of the South Ameri-
can continent will be represented.
Within a days journey of Buffalo
forty Of our seventy three millions of
people reside. The location therefore
could not be better. The exposition has
been capitalized in the sum Of $780,
600, and the Government appropriation
is half million additional; the State of
New York has added 100000, while
bond issue of $2,5OO,OOO has been legal
lied, thus making already $5.8O0O00
capital secured.
This wifi be the first exhibition ever
given exclusively by American nations.
1t therefore will take on unusual his
toric Importance. There has been re-
'ceived already such responses as to
warrant the belief that the exposition
will far exceed in Importance the inter
national one OF 1898 held in Chicago.
Several States have already appointed
commissions to prepare for the event,
and while California will not have a
Legislature quite early enough it is
gratifying to know that this State will
not be behind hand in material showing
and that there is on foot a movement
to insure our part in the work being un-
dertaken, which, supplemented by prob
able State effort, will enable us to reap
Whatever advantage there may be in a
high class showing Of our resources
and claims in that great gathering Of
the products and industries Of Ameri-
can nations.