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The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-03-15
1T is DEBS AND HARTMAN.
Labor Leader Nominated for President
by the Social Democrats.

Indianapolis, March 9.-Eugene
Debs has consented to accept the
nomination of the social democrats
for President of the United States.
Last night when his name was pro-
posed he asked that it he withdrawn,
as he had personal reasons for not
wanting to be IA candidate. He was
nominated this morning, with Job
Hartman of California, as candidate
for Vice President.
1t seems from the explanation OF
friends that Mr.. Debs has been ap-
plying his earnings to the extinction
of debt against the American rail-
way union, and that he did not want
to cease until the debt was paid. The
debt amounted to several thousand
dollars.
Debs received assurances that the
debt would be taken care of and that
he would receive a rest of three
months before entering the presiden-
tial canvass.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-03-15
JOE LOBSTER.
4 Fish Dealer Says They All Have
Their Names on the Inside
of Their Thighs.

Ibid you ever see the name a lob
ster is born WITH" asked fish deal
er the other day. 1T is marked on
his body. No? Well, I'll show you
one"
The dealer, says the New York Sun.
took a live lobster out of heap on
the marble slab.
Its name is Joe," the dealer said.
after he had inspected one of its legs.
Now, can you find it?"
The customer took the lobster gin
gerly by the back of the neck. where
It could not reach his hand with its
lnippers. Turning it on it's back So
that the brown legs at its side Topped
backwards. q smooth streak half an
inch long and neariy as wide was seen
on the inside of the thigh. In this
streak, like mosaic. were short lines,
as though some one had printed on it
with indelible brown ink in backhand
the characters j o E.
Some Holsters are named jim" the
dealer said, some Jack, others John !;
and 1 once clearly made out the name
Julia"
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-03-15
PIPING SUGAR JUICES
piping sirup Is Transported by Pipe
Line the Same as Oil
aud Gas Are.

Pipe lines for gas, water, steam and
oil long ago demonstrated some OF
the attractive possibilities of the
pipeline method of fluid transporta-
ton and made it familiar to all, with
evidences of it Astounding in every
day life. And yet, says Casters Mag
azine, one is impressed with a tinge
of novelty in recenty-circulated
newspaper waif which tells of Is
mile pipe line for conveying sugar
house sirup. At Springfield, Utah, q.
S. A., it appears, there is plant for
slicing sugar beets and extracting the
sugar-laden juice by diffusion, and
this, with its impurities, is then
'piped" to beet sugar factory at
Lehi, there to be treated and refined
by the usual processes. Inquiring fur
Their, however, il is learned that the
same system of piping sugar juices
has been in vogue in Germany for a
number of years, and in the latter
country, too, pipe lines have been used
in potteries to carry -thinned
clay paste from one department to an
other,
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-03-15
Irvine at 10 Cents.

Topeka, March 9.-The board OF
directors of the penitentiary, after a
consultation with Gov. Stanley this
morning, decided that the price OF
the product OF the binding Irvine
plant will be ten cents a pound, or a.
near that figure as the cost OF pro-
duction will permit. W. A. Thomp-
son, deputy warden of the prison, is
now in Central America making con-
tracts for sisal Last year the farm
ers of Central Kansas paid 12k to 10
cents for their Irvine.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-03-15
ENGLISH OFFICERS KILLED.
Not n. Special Marks of the Beers rs
Has Been Commonly
Supposed.

The men carried nothing but their
arms, their water bottles and a water
proof rug and blanket for each. The
officers were similarly equipped. says
Scribner's, actually carrying rifles, SO
that they can be in no way distin
guished from the mon. Something
must be done to reduce the terrible
mortality Of officers experienced In the
first two fights in Natal. In reality the
high percentage of officers killed is due
to the fact that they must of necessity
expose themselves more than the men
under their command, and with the
enormous amount of lead poured into
an advancing force by the modern mag
azine rifle the officers, who are stand
ing up to direct their men, run a tire
mendous risk OF being hit. In small
skirmishes, however, it is possible that
the good rifle shots on either side can
pick their men carefully. SO that the
absence of a distinctive mark may
prove to be of value to officers. In any
case, there can be no harm In making
the experiment of arming them with
rifles, though in the long run their
losses are not likely to decrease to any
extent.
1t is one of the myths of war that
the enemy pick off officers, just as 1t Is
common legend that the 'lenemy,
whether he be Boer, Spaniard, Turk or
any other infidel, is in the habit Of aim
ing at wounded men and using explo-
sive bullets.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-03-15
What Might Have Reen.

A writer is thus quoted by the Chi
cago News: II happen TO know a case
which illustrates forcibly how easy an
accident might have affected the whole
course of history. A few engineers, of
whom Sir Bevans Edwards is the only
survivor, composed the party which
blew up the docks at Sebastopol. There
was shaft 30 feet deep, with gallery
running horizontally from it. At the
bottom of the shaft, just inside the gal
lery, stood one Gordon-after of China
and Khartoum-with lighted candle
IN his hand. The powder was lowered
in four barrels and one of these slipped
from the sings. fell to the bottom OF
the shaft and broke up, so that Cor
don was left standing up TO his knees
in gunpowder with lighted candle in
his hand. That there was no prema-
ture explosion was a miracle. and IF
that miracle had not been worked the
odds are that a different dynasty would
be ruling in China. and that Lord
Kitchener would never have had the
opportunity of making his. famous
march to khartoum."
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-03-15
Will Equip New Militia.

Frankfort, Ky. Marrh9.-The sen-
ate to-day reconsidered the Triplett
resolution appropriatinG s1oo."co
for the purpose of equipping state
militia and recovering the arms and
munitions of war removed to Lon
don, KY. Senator Triplett said that
during last night theremaining arms
and other military property in the
arsenal here were loaded on cars and
shipped TO London. Senator'S Pur-
wear and Jones. who voted against
the resolution. voted for it today
and it passed 10 TO 10
Ia the house the announcement
was greeted with prolonged applause
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-03-15
NOTHING FOR THEM TO EAT.
That's why the Buxsards Keep Out of
CharleAton's Streets on
sunday.

One Of the curious sights in Charles
ton, 8. c., il q flock of buzzards which,
six days in the week, hover around
the streets and alleys, and particular
ly the market places Of that city, says
Washington letter to the Chicago
Record. They are the public scaven-
gers, and are protected by law. They
clean the streets of garbage. and other
filth. and work from dawn to sunset
In q most energetic and faithful man
ner on familisr terms with the popu-
lation. They have learned not to fear
anyone, but swoop down wherever
they like and carry off all the decay
ing animal and vegetable matter they
And When the sun goes down they
fly acrosa the bay and roost in the
dark groves that line the banks of the
river.
They never work on Sunday.
Charleston IL a very religious city.
The observance Of the Sabbath Is more
strict there perhaps than in any place
OF its size in the country. The peo-
pie. mostly Presbyterians and Hugue-
nots. retain the old-fashioned ideas
about the Fourth Commandment.
Even the vultures respect this senti-
ment and Remember the Sabbath day
to keep it holy" When they disap-
pear Saturday night they are never
seen again until Monday morning, and
this has been their habit as long as
the oldest inhabitant can remember.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-03-15

The true purpose of a bill now before
the British Columbia parliament for
the regulation of the length of hair to
be worn by employees in the metallifer-
Gus and other mines of British Column
bia" is said to be to save the white min
ers from Chinese cheap labor. The
bill provides that the hair shall be
worn short in the hope that the China
men will not be able to overcome the
oriental superstition in favor of the
long queue. \ former measure. which
simply excluded the Chinese, was pre-
viously passed by the parliament, but
nullitied by the home government be-
cause it would tend TO irritate friend
ly power
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-03-15
Virginia Items.

We heard il and jotted il down,
What happens in and out of town.
The Free Methodists will hold their
quarterly meeting AT the Nestlerode
school house, two miles south of vir-
ginia, commencing March - and
continuing over Sabbath. Elder Hig-
gins will be present.
". h. Mcclure of Co. h received last
week s32 as back pay for service.
A }. Pilgrim moved on the Wyatt
place in Elkhart township last week.
The streets of our city We're crowd
ed with people Saturday. i.
Mrs. John Cuzick had the measles
last week.
Mrs. James Quick has been TN the
sick list for the past week.
.Lera Raybourn of Jefferson City,
attended church at Virginia and was
shaking hands with his old friends
He has been at Jefferson City seven
years.
o. NJ. Drysdale was in his store
Monday for the first time in FIVE
week
Asleep in Jesus. Died, at the home
of her father-in-law, W. c. Hensley,
p. miles west of Virginia, March 9th,
1900, Mrs. Anna Hensley, nee Nickel,
wife OF j. W. Hensley, after an illness
of nine years. She was a patient suf-
ferer. Sister Anna was born in Bath
county, Ky. Jan. II, 1868, united
with the Christian church at the age
of Il years, while attending school
at Holden, Mo. She was united in
marriage TO J. ". Hensley Feb ~,
| 1887. She was the type of patience,
was never heard to nurmur or COM
plain, seemed to think it was mete to
suffer in order to inherit salvation,
and rest that remaineth for the peo-
pie of God. She died trusting her
heavenly Father implicitly, said she
WAS not afraid to die, but was ready
and willing. She leaves q lonely husy
band and little son Holly, nine years
of age, with a large number OF sor-
rowing friends to mourn their loss.
Funeral services conducted by Bro.
lshmael, pastor of the Christian
church at Virginia; text, Psalms %
chapter and Rev. IL :13. Although
Anna is with us no more, we love to
think OF her as not dead, but sleeping.
I aud that we will meet her once more
On the glorious resurrection morn.
Blessed in the sight of the Lord is
the death of His saints. M. j.. II.
DIR. Lamb is tearing down the barn
on his lot this week.
The NJ. +. minister preached his
last sermon for this conference year
last Sabbath. AARON.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-03-15
Adhesive STAMPS.
May Ee Get from Unused Envelopes
aud Saved for Fur
Their Use.

Wait until | have washed off the
postage stamp on this envelope, spoiled
in the addressing" said man to
Washington Star representative.
1t is not necessary to do that, as is
commonly supposed" said a lawyer.
You may take your scissors and cut
out the adhesive mot the impressed
stamp and stick it fast to your new
envelope with mucilage, notwithstand-
ing the adhering piece of the old en-
velope.
1T does not look nice, and may be-
come detached in the mail, but If the
stamp is a genuine, unused, adhesive
stamp it is not questioned. The gov
ernment, when it sells an adhesive two.
cent stamp, undertakes for such con-
sideration to transport and deliver to
destination the letter to which it Is af
fixed. The fact that it has piece of an
envelope to which it was formely at
tached, but not used or deposited for
mailing. does not relieve the govern
ment to execute its part of the con-
tvact when the letter is deposited for
mailing. the stamp being otherwise
perfect.
An Impressed stamp, however, cut
from an envelope, is defective and in
valid for postage purposes. 1t is aston
ishing how many of these are used,
some people, apparently, being unable,
or too ignorant, to discriminate be-
tween adhesive and impressed stamps
1T is better to soak off the good, I'M
used adhesive stamp, but it is valid
stamp. nevertheless, when used as de-
sLaI
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-03-15
HORRIBLE CIGARETTE EXAMPLE
Ii Should Serve as Warning to
Every boy.

A horrible example of cigarette
poisoning was published to the world
some days ago i'll a dispatch from
Springfield. o.. which says:
David Hurley, 10 years old, died
from the effects of cigarette smoking.
His father said the boy smoked So
worth ui cigarettes every week He
had shriveled up until he looked ike
an old man. His lungs were in bad
shape and his blood very thin. The
physicians opened the boys arm a
short time after his death and found
that the main artery did not con-
tanned a drop OF blood. 1t had dried
up. The boys father requested that
the case be made public SO that it
would serve as q warning to other
boys
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-03-15
CROATS COMING NOW.
stu Another Element Being Added
to the cosmopolitan Popuia-
ton of This Country.

Croatia is officially described in the
somewhat complicated geographical
subdivisions of Austria as "a province
of the empire forming with Slavonia
q kingdom united with hungary" I'm
til last year the tide of foreign immi-
grafton into the United States, which
has included people of almost every
race and nationality, did not bring
any material number of Croats, and in
the census figures of 1890 it was not
thought necessary TO make any sep
arate subdivision for Croats, though
Portuguese residents of this country,
Greeks. East Indians, Turks, Pacific
Islanders, Central Americans and ma
tives of the province of Luxembourg
were separately enumerated. Accord
ing to the figures presented at the
barge Office it appears that in 1898 the
number Of Croats who arrived at this
port as immigrants was 6,s37. In 1899
the number was nearly doubled, be-
ing 1854, and, while the figures of
January, 1900, have not been com
pleted, it is certain that the proper
ton of increase heretofore established
will be maintained this year.
The fact of the matter is that with
the increased prosperity of the United
States since March. 1897, there has
not only been an increase in the num-
Der of immigrants. but an even great
er increase in the number of coun-
tries from which immigrants have
been drawn to the United States.
Thus, there has been a large addition
TO the number of Syrian immigrants,
and New York. though the first city
TO have Syrian colony is no longer
the only one. There has been a very
large increase, too, in the number of
Greek immigrants, and there has been
some addition to the number from
Turkey, Portugal and northern Africa,
and very marked increase in the
number of immigrants from Finland
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-03-15
James Bailey Slain by Editor PurcelIs
Son at Malta Bend.

Marshall, Mo, March 11.-About5
o'clock Saturday afternoon at Malta
Bend, twelve miles northwest of here
on the Missouri Pacific railway,
Thomas Purcell, son Of William q.
Purcell, editor of the Malta Bend
Democrat and justice OF the peace Of
that township, shot and killed James
Bailey, a prominent young man Of
that city, % years Of age The two
had fight earlier in the evening,
from which they were separated by
outsiders. Purcell, however, secured
a revolver, and upon meeting his ad-
versary shot him, Bailey dying with
in an hour. Both were prominent
in the community and belong
to different factions, which have for
a long time rent the town. IL is sup
posed here that the dispute had its
origin upon this old score. The con
stable Of Malta Bend arrested Pur-
cell a once and telephODed that be
would start for Marshall tonight
with his prisoner, where q preliminary
trial viii probably be held.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-03-15
Kansas Irvine Dealers Disturbed.

Kansas City, Mo, March 11.-Ip-~
plement men say that trouble is
about to result because of the action
of the Board of Control of the Kan
sas City Penitentiary making binding
Irvine. Kansas uses about z 900, 900
pounds OF Irvine year, and the new
factory at the state penitentiary 10
equipped to turn out one-tenth of
this. This is enough, it is said, TO
disturb the market. While regular
dealers are asking retail merchants
to pay them 11hc per pound for
their offerings the Kansas peniten-
tiary managers announce they will
sell theirs direct to the farmer at Zoe
a pound, 1hc less than the retail
dealer can buy it.
One local wholesaler is quoted as
saying; We can not meet the 10c
price. We can not go below the l. Nc
we are filling wholesale orders at As
it is, the price is from ] Ac to 2kc be
low what it was a year ago. We can
not hope to meet the penitentiary
price, nor can we see how they can
sell their product at Toe. The fiber
sisal cost them SIC. The Kansas
market is supplied largely from Chi
cago and Ohio mills.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-03-15
What Mar MeARA.

During the last two years +1.575 men
have been killed in battle.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1900-03-15
Cuban workvx en-.

Gentlewomen in Cuba are putting
forth heroic efforts to support them
selves by making for the soldiers duck
trousers at seven cents pair. and
understanding at 20 cents a dozen I'm
der the direction of some America
women a society has been formed
among the Cubans for the relief OF
these women. As the result OF 4 recent
canvass, the names of 2,0se0 were OBJ
tanned, al of whom are in need of aiG
Others besides these, quite as needy
would not admit their poverty.
Daily inter mountain., 1900-02-09
JOSEPH G. RICE is
ACQUITTED BY JURY,

Attorney Joseph G. Rice, who was tried
in Judge Clancy's court yesterday on a
charge of mayhem preferred by the state
in behalf of Michael Sullivan, was ac-
quilted by the jury about o'clock in the
evening. The case was turned over to
the twelve men about 2:3O o'clock and in
view of the fact that they deliberated
several hours the defense felt somewhat
shakey when they marched into the room
preparatory to presenting their findings
to the court. While getting ready to
leave the room after the verdict had been
rendered Judge Clancy remarked: II
thought some of these attorneys were GO
ing to say that Sullivan came from Mis-
souri, and needed to have his ears trim
med. He has enough left anyway"
The specific offense with which Rice
was charged was that of biting off Sulli-
vans ear during a rough and tumble fight
in Sheehan Bros. saloon last October
Sullivan lost only a portion Of the lower
lobe of the right ear.
Daily inter mountain., 1900-02-09
This May Become a Council
manic Mandate.
DIR. MONROE REINSTATED
His Services in Smallpox Cases Still
Needed-Health Officer
Criticized.

1t is possible that expectoration on
the sidewalks of Butte, may, in the near
future be made an offense punishable by
fine. Alderman Knowlton introduced
a measure at last nights adjourned
meeting of the council which may be-
come law, and which puts expectora.
tion on the sidewalks in the nuisance
class punishable by a fine Of not less
than 81 nor more than 500. Helena
has such law, and one of the first men
to be mulcted in police court for violat-
ing it was Senator Thomas H. Carter.
The council voted to accept the new
Arizona street fire station, which was
inspected yesterday afternoon and found
to be according specifications. The
new combination hose and chemical cart
was also accepted.
DR.. Monroe, city smallpox physician,
whose name was stricken from the city
pay roll at Wednesday evenings meet
Ing Of the council, was hired over again
last night at q salary of $3.50 per month.
The services of DR.. Monroe were dis
pensed with Wednesday evening on the
report of the board Of health to the ef-
feet that the epidemic was practically
munication, requested that the council
reconsider it's action. He suggested
that DR.. Monroe be retained until March
l. The communication precipitated
quite a discussion.
Medin approved It, He thought the
health officer should attend of such du~
ties. Bryant also opposed it and criti-
cized DIR. Alexander for not attending
meetings of the board Of health. Knowl-
ton was in favor of asking for DR.. Alex
ander's resignation. Page and Britt
talked in similar vein. At the sugges-
tion of the mayor Dr. Alexander was
sent for. He stated that he could not
attend to smallpox cases and his other
duties at the same time.
Noyes said the council could not ex-
pect DIR. Alexander to attend to SMALL
pox cases for the small salary he was
receiving.
Britt criticized DR.. Monroe for mng-
ling freely with the people while he was
attending to smallpox patients. 9 f.,
Bausman moved that the health Off
Ger be notified to perform the duties OF
his office or resign. After some further
discussion this motion carried by unani-
nous vote.
A motion authorizing the mayor to ap.
point an assistant to DIR. Alexander was
defeated.
Before the motion was put the mayor
stated that he was opposed to the ap-
pointment of DR.. Monroe as his work
had not been satisfactory to him.
Bryant then moved that the board OF
health appoint the assistant and this
motion prevailed After the counci!
adjourned the board of health selected
DIR. Monroe as the health officers assist
ant.
Daily inter mountain., 1900-02-09
THE NOMINEE.

Mediocrity always aspires to shine in
the reflected light of fame. 1t is one Of
the gross imposit.ons of the stage, for an
actor Of ordinary, or no ability to take
up the cast off play Of some popular ia
vorite and fit with it around the edges
of civilization winning what dollars he
can by the use of the greater name. Now
and then he presumes to penetrate the in
ner circle of playdom and parade him
self before audiences who have seen
the play in the distant past, when the
plot was new story and the leading man
public idol. Then come comparisons
and comparisons are odious
It takes a certain amount of gall for a
one-night stand actor to come before
playgoers in role that Nat Goodwin
made famous. But to have it advertised d
that he plays the part even as Goodwin
played 1t Is the veriest essence of hum
bug.
American people liked to be humbugged
The axiom might apply to out-and-out
fakery but the American play-goers will
not stand for chestnutty revivals of old
plays nor coarse limitations of great
comedians. It is all right for the "Nom-
inee" to play the country towns IN the
cow-counties because the residents there
of as a rule, are not treated to such at
fractions as Nat Goodwin but when II
comes to city like Butte it may EXPECT
to be laughed at; not for the sake Of it's
comedy, but for the palpableness of the
imposition.
Verify the Judgment of the man who
books plays for the local monopoly high
priced house savOrs of experience gained
on the windy flats of Cascade county.