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The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1901-06-20
MORTGAGE TAX INVALID.
Missouri Supreme Court Declares
Against Third Constitutional
Amendment.

AtHC
Jefferson CITY. June 1N.-The su-
pre1ne court in banc this afternoon
declared the third constitutional
amendment. adopted at the last fall
election. invalid III an opinion by
Judge Valiant. This is the mortgage
amendment
The court holds that the amend
ment j. in plain violation OF the
fourteenth amendment 10 the
constitution and is, therefore. uncOn-
stitutional and void. There were
two cases decided They were Russell
and others against Croy, and Holmes
and Others against against Croy.
both from Buchanan county The
court holds that the amendment was
legally submitted TO the voters. in
that it was properly placed upon the
official ballot and explained at the
election. but that it violates the four
teenth amendment to the cOnstitu-
ton of the United States because it
eXempts railroad properties from the
provisions Of the law, and does not
make the taxes uniform. The court
is divided on the opinion. Judge
Robinson. Judge Brace and Judge
CAN'T concur with Judge Valiant in
declaring the amendment uncOnsti- |
tutional, while Chief Justice Burgess |
and Judge Sherwood and Judge |
Marshall dissent. The majority |
opinion holds.
The amendment proposed a great /
change in the state 5 method of doing |
things and had great possibilities for
good or harm. In brief, it proposed
to make people pay taxes according
to their interest IN property. \ man
who owns a building worth SIC, 900,
for $1,000. would have
to pay hall of the taxes, and the
holder of the mortgage the other
half. The amendment SAYS that i
mortgage, deed of trust, contract or
other obligation by which Il debt is
occurred shall. for the purpose OF as
essment and taxation. be deemed
md treated as an interest in the
In other words, for the purpose of .
aXatiOn, the mortgagee and mort
'agor are treated as if they were
artner5 and Joint owners OF the .
Each would have to paw
axes according to his interest. If
lther neglected to pay his share the
ther might pay all and thereby ac-
uire additional interest in the prop
rty- TO prevent connivanee that
ould destroy the effect OF the amend
lent, it was specially provided that
)ntracts bywhich the debtor was to :.
ay all the taxes should be null and
old. Lenders of money said if the
shall be held valid they =
ould increase the rate of interest to
axe up for the additional cost to
1t was intended that
Re holders OF notes should pay the
Ixes on them. but they generally :,
cape it and the legislatures of =
'arly all states have in recent years. :;
zen studying how to smoke out the
Dlders OF these notes and make them =.
ar their share Of the public ex- =.
nse. Kansas has several penalties 7,
divided by statute. for the holder
a note not reported to the asses :,
IT to De taxed
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1901-06-20

The transport Pennsylvania ar
rived at San Francisco, Monday from
Manila with two officers and lis
men OF the 4Oth volunteer infantry
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1901-06-20

female trouble" writes Miss Agnes NcGowue
Of 1872 Barh street Washington. u {. I tried
various remedies buzz none seemed 10 do me any
permanent good. The doctors said Il was The
worst case Of internal trouble they ever had 7
decided 70 write - you ior help. I received a
very encouraging reply and commenced treat
mert at once 7 had not used your Fayo-Ite
Prescription a week before I began 70 feel
better and A. continued. my health gradually
improved and i improving every day"
DR. Pierce's Common Sense Medical
Adviser. in paper covers, Is sent ire on
receipt Of q one-ceut stamps 10 pay
expense Of mailing 5nIr Address Or.
R. V. Pierce, Buffalo, y Y.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1901-06-20
One Year For King.

Mobile Ala. June lin the
United States court to-day. Captain
{. u. King. former construction
quartermaster at Fort Morgan. Ala.
was sentenced to Imprisonment in
the penitentiarv for one wear and a
half and to pay a fine OF 81. 900. He
gave notice OF appeal and made the
required band of SO, 900 King was
convicted several weeks ago OF re-
eeiviug bride with intent 10 inhu-
euce his official conduct.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1901-06-20

The navy department received a
dispatch Saturday announcing the
death at Baltimore of Commander
Charles Belknap. OF The navy.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1901-06-20

The Collins Advocate holds out
this terrible warning To DELINQUENT
subscribers: You may approximate
the stars in Il nail keg. wipe the nose
Of Il cyclone with a towel. cut eli the
tail end OF Il cyclone Tor q keepsake.
put the sky in a gourd 70 soak. open
the sun and moon a. health resorts.
but never delude Yourself with the
idea that You can escape the other
side Of purgatorv il YOU don't nav
the printer.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1901-06-20

Ex-Governor II. ;. Pingree, OF
Michigan, Is reported 20 be danger
ously i'll in London.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1901-06-20
Complete Treatment

For every humor, consisting Of CurIcuRA
SOAR, To cleanse the skin of crusts and scales
and soften the thickeued cuticle, CUTICuRA
OISTMESr, 10 instantly allay itching. infam.
nation, and irritation, and soothe and heal
and tUTICURA REsoLvEET, 60 cool and
cleanse the blood 4 SINGLE SET is often
sufficient TO cure the most torturing, disag.
uring skin, scalp, and blood humors, with
loss Of hair, when all else fails
SOLD throughout the world. British Depot, y Mr.
EGEF g ~oNs, u ChArterhOuse So, London PITrHn
DEus AND CHEM. Cor sole Props, Boston 4 A =
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1901-06-20

President Mckinley sat down on
the third term boomers last week
with prompt and fiat announce
ment that he would not be IA candi-
date for the third term and would
not accept the office ii rendered him.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1901-06-20

The discussion was not necessary
to the securing of a good foundation
under the new court house. That
was provided for and it is the opin-
ion of many that the discussion was
made for the purpose of confusing
the public and annoying the court.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1901-06-20

DR.. Craighead, Of Central college,
Fayette, has been elected president
of the Warrensburg Normal TO sue
coed Dr. George H. Howe
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1901-06-20

hood II Is not an
uncommon thing 20
Law the foundation
for wears OF after
MISERY ~ neglec, OF
necessary precau-
tions a the first
change OF lie
The use OF DR..
PierCe's Favorite
Prescription not only
establishes regular
Ity, but il gives
health 10 the entire
womanly organism
Il IS he best ue6I-
cine Tor diseases
peculiar 20 women
because II cures the
c a Us ( : Of disease
completely ana per
uaueutlv.
EayoTte PresCrIp-
ton contains no
neither
opium. cocaine nor
any other narcotic
II cannot disagree
with the most deli.
cate constitution.
For a number Of
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1901-06-20

The terms OF three Judges OF the
state supreme court, Valiant. Bur
CESS and Sherwood, expire next year.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1901-06-20

The new law knocking slot ma
went into effect Sunday and the little
gambling devices have gone out of
business
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1901-06-20

If Mrs. Mckinley continues to i'm
prove she will be taken from Wash
ington TO Canton, Ohio, about the
first of July, so the dispatches an
nOunce
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1901-06-20

We see it stated in the papers that
a senatorial bee Is buzzing in Judge
Jas. Il. CAN'T r bonnet.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1901-06-20

Oil has deem struck i'll Lawrence
county, Alabama. The we'll flows
800 barrels a day. Striking oil was
an accident as boring was being done
for an artesian we'll In the same
county prospectors discovered a vein
of fine coal, more than II feet thick.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1901-06-20
Hoods S0rs0odriiL0

L promptly Neut-alizes the acid - The
blood Oh which the disease depends. COM
p4etelE eliminates il. and strengthens the
system against its return. Try Hoods.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1901-06-20

William Jennings Bryan will speak
at WatertOwn, New York, June p.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1901-06-20

The WEEKLY TIMES. published every
Thursday, will be sent to any address
one year, postage paid, for SIoo.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1901-06-20
TOO MUCH

Exercise Is as bad as TOO little for the
growing girl 1t is very easy for her 10
overdo, and this IS especially dangerous
al that critical period OF q young girls
lie when She CROSSES the line OF woulan-
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1901-06-20

According to the last census Mis-
souri, still ranks fifth in population.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1901-06-20

TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1901-06-20

For a number Of
months : suffered with
The Butte inter mountain., 1901-12-13
MOUSE EXPOSED sw1NpLE.
Woman Who Claimed to Be Blind Saw
It Immediately.

Just why some women stand in mortal
terror of a harmless little mouse though
ready to face suffering and real danger
with calmness and fortitude not often
found in members of the other sex, is a
mystery which is likely to retain all of
its present-day impenetra bility. A cer-
tain oculist in town has given a good
deal of study to this and other unac-
countable ways of women. Not long ago
he had a splendid chance to show how
easily woman can be thrown from her
poise at sight of the little rodent named.
y young woman wearing colored glasses
and accompanied by her mother called to
consult him. They wanted from him a
certificate of total blindness, frankly de-
claring that such document would Sc
cure for the daughter certain aids and
advantages not otherwise procurable.
They came to him. they said, because of
his professional prominence.
The oculist examined the girls eyes
closely, but could find no indication of
defect. That might be SO and blindness
still exist, however, so tests of the
strongest light We're brought into use,
but the girl declared she was absolutely
unable to distinguish between light and
darkness. Other tests. some of them
quite painful were also tried. but all
were borne with patience The doctor
was puzzled. To all appearances the girl
was blind, but he could not find where
the defect lay. However, he was half
disposed to grant the desired certificate
When something in the girls manner
a slight relaxation in rigidity of the
| facial expression-caused him to try one
| more experiment. He dismissed the
patient with instructions to call on the
| following day, giving him time to pre-
| pare his plan.
When the girl arrived at the time ap-
| pointed the doctor had her securely
blindfolded with a heavy bandage. Then
he held up live mouse by the tail about
| a foot from her face and. told his assist
! ant to remove the handaEe. The monaent
The Butte inter mountain., 1901-12-13

J The democratic papers of Montana
display strong symptoms of desire to
climb into the republican band d-wagon.
The presidents message has left the
western democracy not peg to hang
hope upon. The most rabd democratic
papers are the first to commence swing
ing into line. They no longer argue for
free wool. They no longer deny repub-
lican prosperity. They no longer de-
mand the relinquishment of the Philip
pines. They would like to indorse every
suggestion the president made in his
message. His views on the Chinese,
Irrigation, a Pacific cable, labor legisla-
tion, trust regulation and civil service
are all in line with western interests.
The workingmen applaud his every
utterance. They are joining the repub-
Ican party by the thousand. They will
make Montana republican in 1904. The
Anaconda Standard alone is clinging to
Bryan and anti-imperialism.
The Butte inter mountain., 1901-12-13
DANGEROUS FOG.
Some Damage Done to Shipping and
Much Delay. I

(By Associated Press)
New York. Dec. ia heavy fog that
descended on the city in the early morn
ing caused delay of traffic all over
the city. Ferries, elevated trains and
surface cars were impeded, and as the
day Wore on it's effects We're even more
serious. The entire ferry system of both
rivers was upset.
The ferry boat Mauch Chunk, coming
from Communipaw With large crowd
of passengers, stumbled on tow of
brick scows and had her steering gear
disarranged.
She was adrift for 25 minutes until
her rudder was put in shape. In some
instances boats We're an hour in making
the passage that usually requires or 10
minutes.
A number of vessels which arrived last
night remained at quarantine, as it was
impossible to make the passage up the
harbor in safety.
The Butte inter mountain., 1901-12-13
the CASH BASIS.

Saturday will be big day at the Mon
tana state house. On that day the last
item of general fund warrants will be
wiped out. The amount is $2'o,ooo.
There will be number of other state
warrants redeemed at the same time,
ana the cash of the state will take the
place of credit in transactions when
take money from the general fund.
Every other fund of the state is in good
condition. and it is a matter of congrat-
ulation that a cash basis has at last been
reached in a portion of the states affairs.
Happily Montana has never been debt
ridden or lacking in credit. Judicious
economy in state affairs has been the
rule.
On the face of the tax returns from
various sections of the state it seems
that residents of Montana have paid
their annual assessments with more
than ordinary promptness. There will
not be long delinquent list in any
county, and every evidence is at hand to
prove that the burden of state support
is not heavy. AS factor in the states
ueNelopHlent, tnlS cOnurllOn is OF 1nl-
mense value. A high rate of taxation.
a state or county heavily in debt or with
poor credit, are the signs at which men
with money to invest take alarm The
state of Montana is fortunate in having
SO conducted it's affairs that it stands
near the head of the list In whatever
pertains to stability in money matters.
When the rate of taxation in sections
of the state where the assessment is a
shade too heavy is scaled down there
will be further cause for rejoicing. 1t is
up to county commissioners to see to it
that economy is made the rule in eX-
penditures of public funds.
The Butte inter mountain., 1901-12-13
PERSONAL.

Miss H. c. Cutler. who lives in White
hall, arrived in Butte last evening. Miss
Cutler is visiting friends here.
S. w. Zenner and John Conley are over
from Anaconda today These gentlemen
are often visitors in Montana's metrop-
oils. a.
A. c. Cole and wife. whose home is in
Dillon, are in the city. Mr.. ard Mrs.
Cole are here to make purchases for the
holidays.
J. c. Emerson, a resident of Great
Falls. is spending the day here. Mr..
Emerson is attending to some business
affairs in Butte.
NJ. D. Leehey, a we'll known Seattle
attorney, arrived in the city last night.
Mr.. Leehey formerly practised his pro-
fession in Butte. 4#tEs 1853
is among the outsiders in the city today.
Mr.. Dixon has business which frequently
calls him to Butte.
Mrs. c. Wallap, whose home is at Big
Horn, is registered at the Thornton.
Mrs Wallap is making calls on her Butte
acquaintance today.
W. H. Gebo, under sheriff of Carbon
county, is here from Red Lodge. Mr..
Gebo is on his way to Warm Springs
with an insane patient.
S. Hodgson and wife, Who live in Bill
lings, arrived in Butte on the Northern
Pacific yesterday Mr. Hodgson says
there have been number of new build
inSs erected in his city this year.
The Butte inter mountain., 1901-12-13
Her Royal Highness, Woman.

Max O'Rell. who is authority on mat
ters feminine, is telling tales out of
school for the enjoyment of his con-
tinental readers.
In writing his impressions of Amer
lea. he notes particularly the difference
between the preoccupied gaze of the
men and the gay. smiling faces of the
women of this country.
Again he voices this bit Of philoso-
phy:
Where is the new woman to be
found? Put together 100 women, intel
ligent and of good society: take out
the beautiful ones: then take out the
married ones who are loved by their
husbands and children, and kindly seek
the new woman among those who are
left-ugly women, old maids and dis
appointed and neglected wives. Women,
priests and poultry never have enough.
but in wishing to extend her empire
woman will destroy it,"
The Butte inter mountain., 1901-12-13
Quicksilver in Texas.

Texas has already taken her place
among the states as a prominent pro-
ducer of fuel oil. supplementing Cali
fornia's output Of the product in par
ticular. Important developments last
year in her quicksilver mines. in the
Terlingua district. show that the de-
posits of cinnabar are much more extern
sive than was at first believed. 1t is
probable that Texas will therefore be-
come second only to California in her
output of quicksilver. Recent prospect
ing shows that the mneralized area Is
about eight miles long, lying in an east
and west direction. The production of
quicksilver in California is large enough
to supply almost the entire home mar
ket,
The Butte inter mountain., 1901-12-13
Sans Final Advice.

Sam Jones, in one of his sermons, took
women to task for spending more time
ink prinking than praying. IF there's
woman here" he screamed finally,
"who prays more than she prinks, let
her stand up
One poor old faded specimen of FEM
ininity. in the sorriest, shabbiest Of
clothes, arose.
You spend more time praying than
prnking?' asked the preacher taking
her all in.
The poor old creaure said she did
prayed all the time, prinked not at all.
You go straight home," admonished
Jones, land put little time in on prink-
ing."-EXchange.
The Butte inter mountain., 1901-12-13
WIRES ARE ALL DOWN.
Many English Towns Snowbound by
the Great Storm.
(By Associated Press.)

Uy Associated Press)
London Dec. 13.-The storm which has
been prevailing since yesterday has
caused telegraphic breakdown through
out the united kingdom, unequalled since
1881.
Even this morning the North is prac-
tically cut off from the South and many
of the provincial towns are SO snow>,
bound that the courts there have beenS
closed owing to the litigants residing in
the country being unable to reach tAas
towns.
The gales in the channels are abaa q
ing.
large Austrian steamer, the Nerita,,
which has just left the yards of her
builders at Londonderry has been driven
on the rocks off Warren Point.
The Butte inter mountain., 1901-12-13
A Sufficient Reason,

An officer in one of the English vol
unteer regiments who had made himself
exceedingly unpopular with the men,
was coming home one evening when he
slipped and fell into deep water. He
was rescued with great difficulty by a
private in his own regiment.
The officer was profuse in his express
sions of gratitude and asked his pre-
server how he could reward him.
THE best way said the soldier, 'is
to say nothing about it,"
But why?" asked the officer in
amaZement.
Because" was the blunt reply, "if
the other fellows knew I'd pulled you
out they'd chuck me in."-Youth's Com
panion.
The Butte inter mountain., 1901-12-13

The lowly catfish is to be transranted
from his home in the muddy waters Of
the Missouri river to France, where the
Seine will be stocked. When Frenchmen
hook lusty specimen of this long
horned fish, the skill of the expert
duefist will be called into play. The
sharp thrust of a catfish is more savage
than the sword wound received in the
fashionable French duel.
The Butte inter mountain., 1901-12-13

~
the effect that at the NJ. o. P. smelter
fire in April the Butte & Boston hre
brigade did not exert its utmost efforts
to contne and extinguish whe flames,
does a three-fold injustice and injury
First, that statement is an insult 10
the character of the miners and smelter-
men who are members of the Butte &
Boston fire brigade. Such men have a
sense of duty and professional honor as
creditable to them as are those of the
richest men in the land. They were
fighting that fire in good faith. They
were fighting under instructions OF Su-
perntendent John Gillie because 1t WIS
their duty to do So They We're fighting
it to save the employment of 700 or 800
of their brethren in the ranks of toll,
who would be thrown idle if the smelter
were destroyed. They were fighting it
in a neighborly spirit of mutual protec-
ton. They displayed no apathy and
would have displayed none had they been
ordered to do So They We're loyal men
and true, and any insinuation against
Them is an insult to the cause of labor
the brigade.
The Boston paper story does infinite
harm to the business interests of Butte,
for it alleges a condition here in which
no investment of Eastern money would
be safe. The business men of Butte are
anxious to have other companies organ
lied to develop mining property here.
=
new energy in order that the payroll
might be increased. the population kept
busy and the metal output enlarged. Yet
if such bitterness exists between mining
companies, as the Boston blackmalets
assert, Butte would be in a condition
little better than one of civil war. Every
business man knows the facts. of the
NJ. o. P. fire, and Indignantly resents
the story that it was not eXtinguished
at the earliest possible moment by the
equally Jealous work OF the Butte &
Boston and NJ. o. p fire brigades.
: Even the state at large suffers from
this Boston libel. The companies known
generally as the Amalgamated distribute
yearly among the people Of Montana
put. They employ, under normal condi-
tions, from 10000 to $4,000 men, and paw
out for wages alone $4,000, 900 per year
in this state. These companies, working
over three-fourths of the miners en-
ployed in Butte, are doing business in
nearly every county in the state. They
chiefly help to make Butte a market for
all the surplus agricultural products OF
the state Other companies are also doing
splendid work in the upbuilding of Mon
tana. Yet there are men in this state
who, because the Amalgamated refuses
to be bled t every turn, would drive be-
yond the borders of the state every dollar
1T has invested in Montana and throw
out of employment every man on its pay
roll. Should the plotters ever succeed, it
would be sorry day for Montana until
new capital might be brought to replace
that driven out. In the meantime, the
state would not be very prosperous.
The people do not forget the depression
which resulted when the great Alice,
Lexington, Moulton and Silver Bow
silver mines closed. To close our copper
plants. or majority of them, would be
still worse. The capitalists could stand
the loss, but the farmers and working
men could not
The Butte inter mountain., 1901-12-13

That Is very smooth scheme just ar
ranged to capture the next legislature
and gain control of the supreme court by
people of Montana know more than they
did last year about reform. and the state
will either go straight republican or
straight democratic. The fusionists will
appear only to disappear
The Butte inter mountain., 1901-12-13

Unfortunately, Ben Fitzpatrick, the
has been sentenced to work out term
of years in the Missouri penitentiary
instead of in Montana; He would make
an ideal hand on the big ranch of the
Deer Lodge prison.
The Butte inter mountain., 1901-12-13

the obstruction was removed the girl
screamed with fright at the wriggling
rodent and sprang to the Other side of
the room, completely thrown off her
guard and exposed as a would-b be
swindler. The doctor was so much
pleased with the success of his expert
ment that he allowed her to go without
police escort.-Chicago Chronicle.
The Butte inter mountain., 1901-12-13

And now the relations between Chile
and Argentine Republic are strained.
The South American countries have got
the imbroglio business down so fine that
further straining seems UNNECESSARY.
The Butte inter mountain., 1901-12-13

One of the most important matters 20
come before the present congress is the
Philippine tariff. 1t is to be voted on
next week. This record for the new con-
gress affords base upon which to raise
great expectations.