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The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1901-05-09
PREFERRED DEATH TO \ DOCTOR.
ASsiduou. Student Of Christian Science
Took His Own Life 10 Avoid
Treatment.

Bridgeport. Conn. Nav l.-Rather
than submit - treatment 10y phy-
stefan. William O'Counor, student
oi Christian Sclrurr. committed sui
eide by shooting himself through the
heart with a rifle Al his home here.
O'Counor who was - years old,
lived with hIs aged mother He was
Ill and his mother sent for the family
physician, Or. James Martin.
The young man was sitting AZ the
window when he saw nr Martins
carriage drive up.
A. Mrs. O'Connor let the physician
in the door she heard the report OF
the rifle and rushing into the room
found him lying upon the floor. He
was still conscious
There I've done il now. he ex-
claimed. as he saw the doctor bend
ing over him. he expired in = few
minutes
Mrs. O'Connor believes the young
mans mind had become deranged
from studying Christian science.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1901-05-09
Eggs Paw the Freight.
IIlents.

Missouri dealers. perhaps, have
never figured on the profit to be de-
rived from the eggs in shipping a car
load of chickens, says a Kansas City
paper In shipping a car of chickens
to California at this time OF year the
eggs laid during the eight days of
transit about pay the freight The
car will mold about 5000 chickens
and each day the eggs are gathered
and at the end of Journey 100 cases
will have been filed, which. when
sold in California at l. cents a
dozen. will realize $3.50. which will
pay the charges Oh the car Cases
are taken along and calculation.
20 care for the daily supply OF egg.
The hen is sure a good thing.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1901-05-09
500 Reward 800

The readers OF this paper will be pleas
ed to learn that there is at least one
dreaded disease that science has been
able to cure in all its stages, and that IS
Catarrh. Halls Catarrh Cure is the
only positive cure known to the medical
paternity. Ca.arrh being constitution
/ disease, requires, constitutional
treatment. Halls Catarrh Cure Is taken
-+srnaIIv. acting directly upon the
hiood and mucous surfaces OF the sys-
tenn. thereby DESTROYING the foundation
OF the disease, and giving the patient
strength bv building up the constitution
ana assisting nature in doing its work :.
The proprietors have 50 much faith ii, in
IFS curative powers, that they offer One
hundred Dollars for any case that II
tails ,o cure. Send tor list OF testimon-
iaIs- Address F. ]. CHENEY u Co.,
Toledo, 0. sn- Sold by druggis 7Sc.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1901-05-09
Sugar Ships Long Voyage.

Philadelphia. Pa, May 1.-The
first American steamship TO come di-
rect from the Hawaiian islands to
this city with a cargo of sugar was
the steamship California, which ar
rived last night from Honolulu and
Hilo with 1920 tons Of raw sugar
grown in the new American posses
sion The Californian's run was over
II, Os0 miles, having been via the
straits of Magellan. She left Hawaii
in February last and stopped at
Chill. st. Lucia and Norfolk To sup.
ply her bunkers with coal. The Cal
Ifornian il the pioneer vessel of n
long line of steamships which ply be-
tween New York and Philadelphia
and the Hawaiian islands.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1901-05-09
ADVERTISE.

If you toot your little tooter and
Then lay aside your horn,
There's not a soul in ten short days
viii know that you were born.
The man who gathers pumpkins is
The man who plows all day,
And the man who keeps a humping is
The man who makes it pay.
The man who advertises witha short
And sudden Jerk,
In the man who blames the printer
Because 1t didn't work,
The gent who gets the business has IL
Long and steady pail.
And keeps the local papers for years
And years quite full
He plans his advertisements in IA
Thoughtful, honest way,
And keeps forever at it until he
Makes it pay
He has faith in all the future. can
Withstand a sudden shock,
And like the man of Scripture, has
His business on a rock. Elk.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1901-05-09

The grand jury of Galloway county
has indicted the recorder of that
county for being intoxicated while
IN the performance of his official du-
ties A section of the statutes pro
yides that when any public officer OF
state, county, city or town shall be
intoxicated while in the discharge OF
any official duty or shall become so
intoxicated as to beincapscitated to
perform any official act or duty he
shall be deemed guilty of a mlsde-
meanor in office, and be punished by
a Jail sentence not to exceed SIX
months, or by a fine not less than
900, and forfeit his ottice.-Ex.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1901-05-09
4 Kentucky Feudist Fled.

Middlesboro. Ky. MAY IA band
OF masked men about midnight
wrecked the residence Of John Turner
who i. member of the Turner fac
ton in the Turner Williams feud.
They burned also his stable and out
houses. Turner had been notified
previously and when the whitecaps
arrived he had crossed the noun
tains into Tennessee Recently Tur-
ner found poison in his well
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1901-05-09
Russell Sage's Maxims.

Out OF every dollar earned save %
cents. Save - if you can, bat never
less than %.
Get up at a regular hour
every morning and work until
the things that are before you are
finished. Don't drop what you have
because it is five O'Clock.
Be honest; always have the cour-
age to tell the truth
Don't depend on others. Even if
you have a rich father strike out for
yourself Cultivate independence at
the very outset.
Learn the value of money. Realize
that it stands, when honestly made,
as the monument to your value as a
citizen
Be jealous OF your civic rights.
Take a wholesome interest in the
public affairs, but do not let politics
or anything else interfere with the
rigid administration of your private
duties. The state is made up of in
dividuals.
Be clean and decent Don't do
anything that you would be ashamed
to discuss with your mother.
Don't gamble.
Be circumspect iii your amuse-
mpnts
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1901-05-09
The Amount China May Pay.

Paris, May 1.-The foreign office
has received a dispatch from Pekin
announcing that Pichon, the French
minister, presented to-day the report
OF the committee on indemnity. The
amount China is to pay has been
fixed at 273 million dollars. How 1T
is purported that the indemnity be
distributed among the powers is not
set forth, but as the dispatch does
not mention The Hague, it is
thought the ministers are hopeful OF
being able to settle the proportion TO
be received by each power by discus
sion at Pekin.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1901-05-09
PURE AIR THE ONLY CURE.
Medical Men Say Serum Treatment of
Consumption Is a Failure.

New York, April 26.-Doctor Geo.
F. Shrady said Thursday that the
practical profession did not place
much confidence in the serum treat
ment of tuberculosis.
There have been many expert
ments of this nature, said he, 'since
the announcement of the discovery
of Prof. Koch in 1876. The so-called
tuberclin of kloch is now seldom
used, except for demonstrating tu-
berculOsis in cattle. The serum
treatment has not ben of any real
value in consumption.
The medical profession now holds
after centuries of experiment, that
the proper treatment for tuberculo-
sis is change to dry, pure air. The
impression that men are not cured
of consumption is q prevalent and
erroneous one. There have been
thousands of cures. The disease
NAV be cured if nature is able tC
throw off the solid matter from the
lungs.
Pure air, good wholesome food
and exercise build up the natura
powers of resistance. The fact that
DR.. Villar does not give the formula
of his remedy would prejudice the
medical profession against it. A
remedy designed to benefit the hu
man race should be as free as air OF
water.
Don't despair because you have
weak constitution The vitalizins
principle of Herbine will assuredlA
strengthen it. In every drop OF Her
bine there is life There is a stimu
: lating, regenerating power, unequal
ed in the whole range OF medicinal
preparations. Price, 80 cents, Fo1
sale by HI. l.. Tucker.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1901-05-09
Cures Eczema and Itching Humoi
Through the Blood Costs Moth
ing TO Try IL.

B. B. b. Botanic Blood Balm ia
ken internally will kill all the humors
in the blood that cause the awful
itching Of ecseIna, scabs, scales, III
GERS, wauery blisrers, bOils, pimples,
aching bones and joints, priekiy
pains in the skin. old, eating sores,
Ulcers, etc. Botanic Blood Balm will
make tn blood pure and rich, heal
every sore and permanently stop al
the itching -ensatlons- Botanic
Blood Balm gives the rich glow Of
health 10 the skin. p. r. b. az drug
stores. 81. Trial treatment free By
writing Blood Balm Co, Atlanta,
Ga. Describe troubis and free medi-
cal advice giyeE until cured Costs
nothing 10 try +. 3. B., a. medicine
= sent prepaid. @J-Im
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1901-05-09
An Oil Spasm in Missouri.

Mexico. Mo, May IA message
from Wellsville. - miles east Of here,
saws the oil craze has struck there in
earnest that there is no longer any
doubt that oil there in paying guam.
titles and that operations will begin
at once Four representatives Of
tn. Western Union Oilcompany have
secured leases on much Of the prop
ertv in the town
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1901-05-09
ECZEMEA 5
ITCH IS TORTURE.

Eczema is caused by an acid huinor in
the blood coming in contact with the
skin and producing great redness and in
Examination little pustular eruptions form
and discharge thin, sticky fluid, which
dries and scales off sometimes the SKIN Is
hard. dry and fssured. Eczema IN any
form IS a torIDenCng, stubborn disease,
and the itching and burning at times are
almost unbearabie the acid burning
huruor seems To ooze out and set the skin
on FIRE. Salves, washes nor other exter-
mai applications do any real good for az
long as the poison remains IN the blood
IL will keep the skin irrItated.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1901-05-09
President Kruger's Single Drink.

Mr.. Kruger, as everyone knows, Is
constant smoker, it is not, perhaps
90 we'll understood that he has only
once tasted alcohol in his life. That
was at Bloemfontein, after the sign
ing OF the alliance with the Free
State. Kruger is said to have taken
on a bumper of champagne and put
down the glass with a face OF dis
gust
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1901-05-09

Washington, May 1.-The war de-
partment received the following
cablegram this morning from Gen.
eral Macarthur at Manila
Quentin Sales surrendered lloilo
April 21. All organized opposition
in that island ended.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1901-05-09

Piles are not only most painful,
but also very dangerous, as the IN
hamed nodules are very apt to take
on mahgnent action and cancer OF
the rectum produced. They should
be cured. Tabler's Buckeye Pile Oint-
ment will cure the most obstinite
eases. Price, 80 cents in bottles.
tubes. 10 cents. For sale by II. l..
Tucker.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1901-05-09
4 MURDEROUS ELEPHANT.
His Fourth Victim Last Week in an
Indiana Town
From the Chicago Tribune

From the Chicago tribune.
Peru, Ind-Henry Y. Hoffman, an
animal trainer was killed one morn
ing last week by Big Charley, an ele-
plant belonging to the Wallace cir
Gus, which has been in winter quar-
tiers here. After killing Hoffman the
elephant charged the employees in
the circus quarters, and kept them
at bay for three hours He was final
ly induced to eat apples heavily
charged with strychnine and his
death followed
Big Charley was one OF the largest
elephants in the United States. He
was 43 years old, weighed $500
pounds, and was we'll trained. He
had an ugly temper, however, and
needed constant watching.
Hoffman and bis assistants took
Big Charley and the other elephants
to the hississinews river, near the
city for their customary bath. While
on the bank of the river Big Charley,
half in rage, half in play, seized Hoff-
man with his trunk and tossed him
into the river.
Hoffman scrambled out at once
and ordered the elephants to form in
line. as they had been trained to do.
Big Charley obeyed every command
promptly and marched up the bank
of the river, Hoffman by his side.
1t was then that Hoffman made
the remark: Charley. amt you
ashamed of yourself at the way that
you treated me?'
Customary to his habit, the beast
put his trunk about Hoffman's body
in carressing way, and Hoffman
| thought the battle over.
Scarcely more than five steps far
Their followed when, without any
warning. the animal reached for
ward, and, encircling Hoffman with
| his trunk, threw him into the swollen
stream below. Then the enraged
animal followed, and when Holman
came to the surface jumped on him
and crushed out his life in a mo-
ment.
Not content with this, the elephant
again seized the body of the dead
keeper and tossed it into the middle
of the river. The swift waters carried
the body fully half mile before ii
was recovered
Then. trumpeting with rage, the
elephant returned to the circus
ground where the employees to the
number OF hundred and more had
been warned that Big Charley had
killed the only man who had evel
been able to control him and was un
governable.
The employees took refuge in thu
circus quarters where the elephant
unable to get at them, kept them a
bav for three hours. The superin
tendent finally decided to kill tn
huge beast, and he was tossed {
number OF apples in which a larg'
quantity of strychnine had beer
placed.
The elephant swallowed the pois
oned fruit, but it was some time be
fore he felt the effects OF the drug
When the poison began 10 take effec'
the elephant left the circus grounds
and when he finally succumbed h
was over nile from the quarters
Hoffman had been an ANNA
trainer in Fairmount park. Phila
delphia, and at Central park in New
York
Big Charley had a record as man
killer. having killed in his life time a
least four of his keepers He va
valued at $4,000,
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1901-05-09
BELL on THE FILIPIN0S.
0ne-Sixth Of the Natives Have Died
from War or Fever in the Last
Two Years
Two Years.

IH0 Years
Washington. MAY 2.-Brigadier-
General Bell who has jusy arrived in
Washington direct from the Philip
pines. where he was in command oi
four departments OF southern Luzou.
is quoted as saying
lone sixth OF the natives Of Luzou
have either been killed or have died
of the dengu fever in the last TWO
years The loss Of life. 10y killing
alone. hae b-eu very great. bur
think that not one man has been
slain except where his death served
the legitimate purposes OF war IL
has been necessary To adopt what in
other countries would probably be-
thought harsh measures. for the Fill
ipino J. tricky and crafty. and has
To be fought in hi~ Own way,
"One OF my seutinels was beheaded
within $50 yards Of my headquar-
tiers. His eNecutioner was bolo-
man, who came into camp disguised
ASA fruit veuder He had his bolo
hid in his basket. snd ~ an oppor-
tune moment drew it and with one
blow cut off the sentinel's head
The Filipinos in my district were
in the habit Of stopping the wagons
OF natives and imposiu. tax Of one
American dollar on each load OF
hemp. Frequent complaints Were
made To me, and one day | sent Cap
tain Hand OF the Forty FIFTH Infantry
TO stop the practice. He and six
| men concealed themselves in a Gov
cred wagon. When they were held
up they opened fire on the insurgents
and five of them were killed After
that there was no more levying of
taxes.
| The insurgents also caused US
much trouble by tampering with our
telegraph. and for ii while We were
obliged to treat every one outside of
our lines as an enemy. If a man was
caught within 80 yards of tele-
graph pole he was shot. On one oc-
casion six Filipinos were found dead
holding TO a wire, which they had
wrapped around a tree. No one
knew who shot them. but their fate
was sufficient to keep any OF their
comrades from tampering with the
lines again.
Gen Bell is at Washington as the
president of the army board that IL
to examine the candidatesfors second
llieutenantcies He says that he sup
poses the examinations will be fran
ed to suit men who have been in the
field for some time, and not those
fresh from college.
| Why eggs are used at Easter is a
mystery to not a few people who
have seen them carried round for
amusement and exhibition. In In
dian mythology, and indeed in the
east. the egg is the emblem of life.
From the egg or cell all life proceeds.
1t is apparently dead. but contains
within it the germs that develop an
individual and separate existence
Among the early Christian preachers
the egg was frequently used az all il
lustration to refute the argument oi
those who dispute the possibility o.
the resurrection. When addressing
his congregation on the subject, the
preacher would display an egg ane
say: '.Thi. seems dead yet We know
: that within it are germs of life. /
Sod can produce life from an egg, SC
: inert. so dead could he not put lif'
into a body apparently az dead al
an egg" Repetition familiarizec
the idea TO people. and soon the egs
was the symbol of the death and res
direction OF Christ.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1901-05-09
To Cure a Cold in One Day

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tab
lets. All druggists refund the money
if it fails to cure. E. W Groves sig
nature is on each box. Zoe
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1901-05-09

Children who are weak, fretful or
troublesome should be given few
doses of Whites Cream Nermifuge.
They will then become strong, heal
thy and active, have rosy cheeks,
bright eyes, will be happy and laugh
ing all the day long. Price, % cents.
For sale by II. l.. Tucker.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1901-05-09
WOMEN DECLINED TO BE SHOT.
New Orleans Man Shoots Himself At
ter a Strange Request.


New Orleans, May 2.-Last night
Thomas Blythe, q well-known and
well-connected cotton wsigher, took
his wife and step-daughter to West
End. He had been feeling badly for
some weeks and thought the fresh
air would do him good. When he
got home he politely asked the ladies
il he could shoot them, saying he
would then be at liberty to take his
own life. They declined to be shot
and Blythe expressed regret. Mrs.
Blythe argued with him for some
time, and believed she had succeeded
in Kidding his mind of the suicidal
ideas He seemed most anxious to
secure her permission to kill her be
fore turning his weapon against
himself, but when she persisted in
her refusal he did not become vio-
lent and retired to his own room.
This morning at s o'clock pistol
shot rang out, and when Mrs Blythe
rushed into her husbands room she
found him lying in bed with revolt
yer in his hand and blood flowing
from a wound over the heart He
was unconscious The police were at
once summoned, and Blythe was car
ried to the Charity Hospital. There
all efforts to revive him have proven
futile and the physicians in charge
say that he cannot possibly live.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1901-05-09
Phillips Sends Nav Corn TO sc.

Chicago, May 2.-George c. Phil
lips corner in Nav corn was a
strenuous" fact to-day. With a
whoop and "a dash the price went TO
% cents. > cents higher than the
mountaineering price OF yesterday
and higher than it had sold since
1894. when it brought - cents nine
months before it was supposed to be
delivered.
But that wasn't all. Shorts were
warned some time ago, when the
market was A. cents, that then was
the time to cover \ squeeze was
threatened, and many took advant-
age OF the advice and slipped out OF
the grip. Those vino did not are
now suffering.
Phillips announced to-day that
May corn would sell before the end
OF the month at o. cents a bushel-
perhaps higher
Corn. no doubt. viii sell at 81
cents before the end OF the month
said Mr.. Phillips during a lull i'll the
session. 1t is worth the money.
and it will bring what il i worth
The consumption OF corn has reach
ed the limit Of the production, and
only advanced prices can buy it.
Rheumatism Is conceded 10 have
its origin in a poisoned condition oi
the blood, and to be successfully
treated by Herbine, which acts upon
the liver, kidneys and other blood
purifying organs. thereby divesting
the system of the offending agents
| Price 90 cents. For sale by IL. l.
Tucker.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1901-05-09
The Center of Population.

Washington, April 30.-The cen
sus bureau issued a bulletin to-day
announcing that the center of popu-
Iation of the United States. eXclud-
ing Alaska and recent territorial ac-
cessions. on June l, 1900. was six
miles southeast OF Columbus. Bar
tholomew.
In 1890 the center OF population
was twenty miles east of Columbus.
In ten years the point has moved
fourteen miles west
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1901-05-09

For three yczEs ]
had I cftcT on my
hands which caused
them TO swell 10 twice
their natural SIZE Part
Of the time the disease
~as n the form Il run-
ming cores. very pain
fui- . nd causing De
much discomfort FGur
doctors sid til- ] etfrT
had progressed to- far
20 b cured and thy
could d. nothing for
me ItSok only three
h1fties of 8 : : and
was completely cured
This vas Efte-n years
ago. ard ! have never
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1901-05-09

A little girl OF my acquaintance
some eight or nine years old had TO
undergo a very hard school examin-
alton, for which she feared she was
not prepared. and being a child OF
much faith, she began 10 pray that
she would be taken with diphteria,
mild cases OF winch were prevalent
in the neighborhoodl before that
dsy so that she might avoid the or
deal. The night before she woke up
towards morning to find her throat
very sore. and becoming alarmed.
turned over suddenly. which awaken
ed her older sister ju.r in time for
the latter 70 hear her say IN most
beseeching tone oh, Lord. can t
YOU take ioke?'-Harper's Maya
zine.
Fdueaee Your Bowels With Cascarets-
Candy Cathartic. cure constipation foreTsr-
F-ET 49, s-= p
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1901-05-09

blood send Tor Our bcsJ3 anu +a-tI t4H
arsqr-. .-our czse. Our physicians have
mai the q 5-ea5es = life study, ard can
he.g .oa bv tnesr advice. we make 10
ci-z-y- fort AIS ss-vice Ali po-I@nce
l. CONDUCTED 81 st-tc1 - confidence
TsE SWIFT SPECIFIC CO. ETLEsTs, Ca
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1901-05-09
How Are Your kidnryst
Last Surrender on IIoiIo.

DR. Hobbs sparagus Pills cure all Kidney Ills sam
pie free. Add sterl on Remedy Co. Chicago or II.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1901-05-09

NV Oh trouble 49, EEs.
cGee ST Eaaass City, 10.
Izes this acid poison.
restores i % a healthy.
the rough. unhealthy
smootl and clear
cures letter Fry
Psoriasis, salt
and al kin
diseases de 70 . pois-
oued condition u the
az book and write us
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1901-05-09

Edurate Your Bowels With Cascarets-
C.1dv (athartic. cure constipation fO-eTsr-
foS 90 nc C. c fail, druggists re1ucd E1c1e5.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1901-05-09

=. -. =. ueltT1.
oolsthe biO<d and
natural state. and
skin t%cor1es soft.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1901-05-09

Out OF every dollar earned save %
cents. Save - if you can, bat never
less than %.