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The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1901-04-25

cess to the same: third, convenience
to pure and wholesome water
fourth, cost of land for institution;
and fifth. the amount OF land or
money any city or county may vOlun-
tarily donate to the state for said
institution. for the purpose of secur-
ing the location of said asylum.
After careful consideration of the
advantages and inducements offered
by each locality the commissioners,
on Nov. Is. 1899, decided to accept
the proposition made by Farming
ton. Bv the terms thereof the citi
zens of Pennington contributed tn,
sum OF SO 800 as part payment OIL
the land secured.
The farm of 1926 acres is situated
on the gravel turn pike midway be
tween the railroad station of DeLas-
sus and the town of Pennington.
The cost to the state OF this fine
body of land was S13, $500. 1t Il
well adapted to the purposes for
which it is intended. The convey
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1901-04-25

in similar institutions in this state
The commissioners, soon after
their appointment, and in conformity
to the law. selected AZ architect and
superintendent. Mr. II. II. Hohen-
schild We feel that much Of the sat
isfactory results obtained are due to
his wise counsel and excellent profess
sional ability. Thoroughly alive To
the needs OF the modern hospital and
recognizing that he was building for
the future. as well as the present,
Architect Hohenschild has. with mas
terly hand. planned and erected a
class OF buildings that are models in
every feature. To his excellent re-
port recently made to this commits
sion and hereto attached. We refer
for the detailed information, which
he is so competent to give.
In this connection the commits
sioners cannot refrain from calling
attention. in a general way, 10 what
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to their utmost and, while the trades at their
command seldom more than trick of the
hand, when all is said and DONE he she who
aims to become "a steady worker often finds
il necessary to become familiar with from four
to six available ayocations, in order TO keep
busy during the year. Activity in such light
trades as flower feather manufacture. tine
making of laces of fringes, Of fancy braids, but
tons ties or hats the sewing of furs. etc, sell
dom lasts longer than from five weeks to two
months. At the end of such period another
shift must be made and new occupation found.
In passing among the tenements of the East
and West sides finds the fur sewers of
July and August reappearing in October and
November as the makers of Christmas novelties
and toys; in December and January, the straw
hat hands," and again in March and April
engaged in the manufacture of ties pastors
and coyerers of baseballs.
The aristocrats among such workers are those
who succeed in becoming statesmen sales
women in the SIN all shops, and those who have
regular trades, such that of the barber or
baker with the attendant chances of STEADY
work The year round" The lot of weavers and
makers Of underwear and Of outer garments is
New-York tribune., 1901-06-30

dealer said land for that reason there is
little danger. They manufactured to-
day on scientific principles which preclude
spontaneous combustion Formerly, sulphur
entered largely into the manufacture Of the
goods. and then there was danger, not only in
making but in storing the stock The sulphur
that is used now has been made harmless by tn.
elimination of fcids. A fire in a fireworks store
when once started Will make good headway In
short order but there will be great explosion,
mo- blowing down of walls, nor wiping out OF
buildings unless, besides fireworks, the people
have powder or dynamite in the place The hre
would set the goods off, there would be lois OF
sizzling and spuu- Eng and volumes OF smoke
and sharks but "a this would take place only
after the flames had reached the fireworks them
selves If the stock be wet down IN Time
there will be no fire, and that is more than you
can say OF a stock Of furniture, or lots OF other
goods looked upon by the public as harmless
innocent stuff in comparison with fireworks
There are certain kinds of torpedoes' which are
mo, generally carried IL stock by the large con-
Germs that are dangerous because they VIII
ignite from conclusion. But the rockets, candles
crackers. wheels and all the other popular orna-
mental fireworks require a live flame TO set
them off,
III was explained by ~-.other concern mat the
insurance companies do not take a dismal view
of ..Firecracker Lane" as risk Ihey write
nolicies on the combustible stocks at from l12
20 3 per cent, according TO the time of the year;
tut they insist on the concerns taking certain
precautionary measures
s.yye do nothing" said one dealer, beyond be-
ing exceedingly careful. We allot- no smoking
on the premises, keep a fireman at the door who
is a member of the department. but paid bv u.s.
whose business il is TO sss that the smoking reg
,lation is not oswrsk-s.vcd and that nothing OF a
dangerous character is brought into the place
II was suggested that somebody might come IN
and while looking at the merchandise, take a
,oa.ch out of his pocket and light some OF the
san,nles displayed the long coulter Ihat
xvo,,ld do no HARM" said the fireworks Her-
liant because the samples on the "-~'e er
ero,o which we sell all dummies. and the
s,ock uroper is kept far away from the reach
40 any crank customer who might come in for
,be nurnose of doing damage. To illustrate the
,haorv that fireworks viii not burn until Name
reaches them we hive the experience OF a Gus
,or,er in Savannah. He kept a large generai
store in v,h.sa he had a case OF fireworks ifoii
our house on the night \ hen p fire broke out IN
his establishment The stood in the pack
mart OF the store and was thoroughly drenched
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fourth route is by the Third-ave. elevated -
fremont and thence by trolley. or by the Sixth
ave. elevated to One-hundred- and d-ffty- -hfth-st-
and thence by Jerome-ave. line to OnehundreG-
and-seventy- -seve2th-st. to Tremont-ave lii
Unless the weather makes walking unpleasant
one should go from the station by the driveway
to the herbaceous grounds. This is an undu-
latng plot of ground about nine i'll area.
surrounded by trees. in which three thousand
different plants are arranged in families. There
is evidence on all sides of the work of the
gardener. but the natural attractions have been
allowed To remain. and the trees and rocks AMI
pools add beauty to the picture. Here one may
See many specimens of the lily family incluG-
ing the onion and Spanish bayonet; the butter
cup family, of which the peonies, larkspurr.
columbnes and meadow are members tn
pea family. including beans lupins clover AMI
vetches; the buckwheat family which is now
interesting because of the two giant specimens
of knotweed from East Asia in bloom Their
are also many varieties of the mint fam
lily. The little pond near end of the erounJs
is covered with water lilies of many col0rs. and
these, with carnations near by form one of the
brightest spots ON the grounds
From the herbac grounds it is only
short walk 70 the shrub collection, which covers
about fifteen acres The shrubs are arranged
in families. of which there are about fifty The
museum. with its great economic collections
showing the products derived from the vegeta-
Bile world comes next the visitors tour OF
inspection. This is interesting to the small
boy to the man who wants To kill hour
as it is to the scientist. and the lofty halls where
the various products exhibited in we'll
ranged cases always favorite resting places
for visitors to the garden.
But the main feature of the garden and tn
one which appeals to all who visit the place l.
the great conservatory which when cOmpll ted
will be the largest in this country. Workmen
engaged in blasting away the rock
which masks ;he building. When this is done
the large conservatory, with its central dome
and two wings. Will be seen from the roadway
on a terrace five feet high. Ever since the
doors opened the greater part of this
building has been occupied but in its
rangement the conservatory is greatly improved
1t contains many of the specimens which
brought recently from the Royal Gardens
at Kew by the head gardener George V. Nash
and also many specimens which were recently
acquired by exchange with the National Cot-
servatory at Washington. In the palm house
there are some fine specimens of sago palms.
and in the building there is a giant
tury plant from Mexico, the leaves of which
are fully six feet long. The plant resembles a
New-York tribune., 1901-06-30

also regarded as enviable, since when at all
proficient they may usually count upon from
seven to nine months work during the year.
l. e., about three and half months employment
on summer clothing and from three to five
months on winter goods. The rush on the latter
begins late in July early in August, and con-
tinues until November. when slack time
sues that lasts from four to ten weeks, accord
ing to the advanced or belated condition of the
season.
The wages paid for the less difficult of these
passing occupations very small, the earn
ings of expert workers seldom amounting to
more than 81 day. unless there be added the
pittance obtained Dy extra night work There
New-York tribune., 1901-06-30

is, therefore. no serious interest in the work
upon which they are engaged. All that remains
for the unframed worker is blind drifting from
vocation to another until such odds and
ends of general knowledge have been acquired
as shall insure few weeks occupation now and
then in each trade with which he has become
familiar Those engaged in making notions or
novelties are in worse condition than the work
ers in furs since time each season must be
spent in learning the knack of manufacturing
articles for which there is but a momentary
market.
New-York tribune., 1901-06-30
SIR HENRY EEPPEL'S Long SERVICE.
From The London Chronicle.

From The London Chronicle.
II seems extraordinary that a whose
youthful and hereditary passion for the sea
might have been stirred by reading contempo-
rary accounts of the famous action between the
Shannon and the Chesapeake is still among us.
Yet il was only few years after that when Sir
Henry Keppel first set his foot the deck of
of his majesty's ships. When George ~
still King young keppel was lieutenant.
and he became a commander before Queen Vic
tOria had left the schoOroom He did not retire
from the active list until he seventy. and
yet that event took place twenty-five years ago.
which is quite a lifetime in the history Of d
modern navy.
New-York tribune., 1901-06-30
SUNDAY. JUNE 80. 1901.

by water The fire destroyed nearly everything
on the ground floor of the large establishment
except the fireworks. and nobody knew that
there We're any such in the place until the water
soaked case was opened on the rubbish heap
we feel perfectly safe. and deem our business
not an extra hazardous one. because we carry no
explosives
New-York tribune., 1901-06-30
DEALING IN FIREWORKS.
NO GREAT RISK IN THAT BUSINESS NOW
ADAYS-T- L PRECAUTIONS TAKEN.

Firecracker Lane" some people have
called Park Place between Broadway and
church-st, is one Of the most populous thor
oughfares in lower New-York. Since the explo-
sion in a fireworks establishment i'm Paterson
many people whose business takes them through
that street and others who go that way TO and
from the elevated railway station have gone
by other streets or if they went their usual xav
New-York tribune., 1901-06-30

nave walked IN ore
rapidly and were not
ashamed TO say that
I n e y feared they
might be there when
a similar accident
took place in one of
L h e four establish
ments from which the
block takes its nick
name. There are two
fireworks stores on
each side of the street,
and at this time OF
year. when people all
over the country are
making arrangements
TO supply the coming
man and his father
with material for cell
ebrating the Fourth
of July, these stores
are usually filled with
merchandise, and the
sidewalks in front of
them are often blocked
with cases and boxes.
The fireworks estab-
lishments are as likely
to take fire as any
other stores in the
neighborhoOd, but the
proprietOrs laugh at
the idea Of avoiding
them for fear of an
explosion
Fireworks are not
made now as they
Were years ago." one
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ing exhibits at the
museum and by the
rustic beauty of. those
parts of the gardens
which are beautiful
by nature and have
been allowed to re-
main as they came
from Natures work
shop.
f h @ facilities for
reaching the place are
far better than III '
were in the early
days of the gardens.
and the increased at
tendance is largely
due To this cause.
The direct route 10
the garden is by the
Harlem Railroad 10
Bronx Park, the sta
tiOn formerly known
as Bedford Park, 4
walk of five minutes
from the museum and
the conservatory. An
other way to the gar
den is by trolley from
Harlem Bridge. on H. =
Williamsbridge liE p,
which lands one
the same place as
the Harlem read. -
by trolley from HaU-
lem Bridge to W.
Farms. and thence
{ h q Mount Nern0
line to the park.
New-York tribune., 1901-06-30
OCCUPATIONS OF THE UNTR4IyED

CONTINUAL SHIFTING FROM TRADE To TRADE
RESULTS IN THE EARNING OF 4 PITTANCE.
IN eking out a subsistence the wits of un-
trained workers among the poor are often tested
New-York tribune., 1901-06-30
THE BOTANICAL GARDEN.
SOME OF THE INTERESTING PLANTS TO
BE SEEN THERE-THE TROPICAL COL
LECTION IN THE CONSERVATORY

The New-York Botanical Garden has enjoyed
popularity since the grounds opened
TO the public, but the number of visitors has
never been large in the last few weeks.
Among the visitors are manY men and women
who go there to study, but there are thousands
also who attracted by The beautiful collec-
ton in the great conservatory, by the interest
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IN QUEER DISGUISE.
THE UNDESIRABLE IMMIGRANTS WHO
SNEAK IN FROM CANADA WILL
FIND NEW BARRIER
IN FUTURE.
FEY TELEGRAPH TO TIE rRrsusE. !

Washington, Oct 2-As result OF the vigorous
work Of the Immigration Bureau OF the Treasury
Department, ii is learned to-day, for the time
in the history of the service that steamship COM
panies having terminals in Canada have deported at
their expense immigrants who proclaimed by
American authorities unworthy Of admission to
the United States The Canadian border line being
attractive possible entrance ground for the ex-
cluded classes. along which. from Vancouver to
Montreal. hundreds Of immigrants annually
caught in attempt to smuggle themselves into
'the land Of liberty the achievement OF agree
rnent with the transportation companies which
Eeves the government of the expense of deporting
all such unwelcome travellers Is Of economi-
cal importance.
The average citizen form little idea of the
character OF cunning which immigrants. especially
Oriental Will resort to in order to deceive the
thorities. One of the novel DISCUSSES. which
has been adopted extensively for Chinese aliens is
the garb Of priest clergyman. party of
Chinese immigrants with their pigtails under cover.
their slanting eyes disguised by some means. and
gowned in robes like those Of Montreal monks, Is
likely 70 be picked up by government officers any
time the few days. Authorities here say
that prominent men in various sections Of the
country interested in the work of smuggling
Cinnamon into America, and allow their agents
generous amounts for purchasing DISCUSSES. These
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1901-10-03

Key IS. with mdse and passengers to II Mallory
steamer westover Johns. Jacksonville September IS
with the Erie r X Co Vessel to Raynor
& Co.
and Charleston 80. with mdse and to William
7 Clyde X Co.
steamer Aragon. Bennett Newport News for New
Haven Conn.
steamer Jamestown Tapey. Newport News and Norfolk
with passengers to the Old Dominion Ss Co.
Steamer Bluefelds Hastings. baltimore, with mdse to
Foster
steamer Benefactor. Swain. Philadelphia with mdse
+ Clyde & Co.
Oneida Chichester. Boston, with mdse to Will
Clyde Co.
sandy Hook. J Oct . $50 p m-wind north. strong
breeze: cloudy.
SAILED
Steamers Comal Galveston: Sandman CBr). Glas-
gov: Esperanza Havana etc; Roraima (3r) st Lucia,
etc: jefferson Norfolk Newport News Falk (Nor),
Philadelphia; Vernon (Nor). Port de Pax.
Cayes Gwent or). Kingston Helos tGer). Rotter
dam Philadelphia Southampton Germanc tBr). Liver
pool Friesland (Beg), Antwerp
THE MOVEMENTS OF STEAMSHIPS.
FOREIGN PORTS.
Glasgow, Oct ARRIVED steamer Anchora CBr).
worth. New-York
Queenstown Oct p $40 a m-Arrived steamer Teutonio
CBr). McKinstry. New-York for Liverpool land pro-
ceeded).
Tory Island Oct Passed steamer Laurentian CBr,
Stirratt Johns +, for Glasgow
sciIly Oct =. 11:20 m-Passed, Louis
Passow, New-York for Southampton.
Oct ARRIVED steamer Iaurentian (Rrl Stir
ratt New York via 81 rohn's. n F. Glasgow
Southampton. Oct ARRIVED, Haverford tBr)
Nielsen. Newyork for Antwerp passed Hurst Castle
London Oct ARRIVED. steamer Menominee CBr), Lucas
New-York.
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Flushing, Oct Arrived. steamer Washington (Cser)
Tholen New-York.
Bremen Oct ARRIVED. Steamer Kaiser Wilhelm der
Crosse tfier). Hogemann. New-Yori CherboIirs
and Southampton.
st Vincent v, Passed. steamer Indraghiri 0r)
Harwood New-York for Melbourne. etc.
Gibraltar 1-Saiied Peconic Br) (fronl
Almeria), New-YOrk.
Sagres. Oct Passed, Spartan Prince Osrl.
Hanks. New-York via st Michaels
Pona Arne. Oct Passed. Bucentaur Usrl
Ritson, New-York for Zanzibar. Calcutta,
Venice. Arrived Pontiac Csr) Scott New
York for Trieste
st kits. Oct ARRIVED: steamer Monmouthshire Br)
Carey, New-YOrk for Demerara.
st Lucia Oct 1-Saed. Coleridge (Rrl Fisher
(from Rio Janero. etcl. New-YOrk
Montevldeo. 30-Arrfved steamer Canova
guson. New-York
st Mchaels. Oct 2-Passed steamer Hoheuzolern (GeT
Cuppers. Genoa; Naples and Gibraltar for New-York
Southampton, Oct ARRIVED steamer ST Louis
New-York passed Hurst Castle at 1918
Southampton. Oct .. u m-Saied,
Pohle, from Bremen for New-York.
Cape Spartel Oct Passed, steamer Hudson CBr) Kelly
Yokohama, Hiogo. Shanghai, Hong Kong etc for
New-York.
Hong Kong, Oct ARRIVED previously Anapa
(Br). Williamson NewYork Colombo for Shang-
hal
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1901-10-03
IDENTIFIED IN HIS COFFIN.
ONE OF THE MEN WHO USED DYNAMITE IN CHI
CAGO SIX WEEKS AGO

ONE OF THE MEN WHO USED DYNAMITE IN CHI
CAGo SIX WEEKS AGO
Chicago. Oct. 1.-The funeral services over the
body Of Thomas Brow Were Interrupted in order
that the body about to be buried might be identi-
fed as one of the conspirators in the wrecking by
dynamite of the Heldmaer and Edgeworth stone
yards six weeks ago. The identification will release
innocent man, who is present locked up in
the county jail charged with knowledge of the
crime.
Frank Hardy. who had turned States evidence,
taken 10 the Brow house TO make the identif-
cation He not told what was wanted of him.
but led into the house where the mourners
and friends gathered about the coffin. APP
preaching the coffin. Hardy told to look upon
the face of the dead man. One glance, and Hardy
face turned white and q visibly agitated. He
said THAT body is of the they called Lew,
and he lit the fuse at the stone yards.
Brow's death adds a phase of mystery to the
case He arrived in Chicago two days ago suffering
from severe injuries to his legs While being taken
home in the police ambulance he became uncon-
scous and died a few hours later. The police are
now investigating the of his death At the
time of the explosion the stoneyards the lives
of hundreds of persons in the neighborlng houses
were endangered They Were saved only by the
had manner In which the work was handled. The
dvnariters tried TO wreck the machinery in the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1901-10-03
NEW ITALIAN EMIGRATION LAW.

NAPLES GENOA AND PALERMO ONLY PORTS
FROM WHICH EMIGRANTs MAY DEPART.
Washington Oct. "A report to the Marine Hos
pital Service announces that September a
new italian emigration law took effect. 1t makes
Naples. Genoa and Palermo the only Italian ports
from which emigration will be permitted
The companies carrying emigrants are TO be
represented by agents known "vettore," who are
responsible to the Italian Government for the en-
forcement of the regulations Emigrants refused
for any malady must be returned without expense
the italian Government to the place where they
live; or, if foreign to Italy to the frontier by
which they entered Italy for embarkment. The
'vettore" responsible to the emgrants for civil
damages in of rejection at their final destina-
ton account of foreign immigration laws when
II be proved that the 'vettore' aware, be-
fore the sailing, of the circumstances
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1901-10-03

immigrants willing spend from 500 TO $500
each 10 get into the United States.
In BaXter-st., New-York it is said, gowns of
priests and clergymen's garments in general are
available 81 and IS each for this purpose In
other places there shops that make spe-
cialty of selling Quaker garments. The Quaker
disguise was worked successfully last year. until
finally sharp inspector caught party OF twenty
For miles along the border east of vancouver
the smugglers disguise Cinnamon as Indians Wnen
this scheme is followed the Chinaman is schooied
TO drop his natural walk and to artcuate nke an
Indian. When disguised priests the Celestlals
are taught act that part Smugglers nave been
known to drive twenty thirty Cinnamon from
70 to $50 miles away from immigrant station
This obviate the necessity of presenting ere
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1901-10-03
NAY FORM BIG LEAD COMBINATION

Philadelphia, Oct. 2.-"The Evening Telegraph
to-day prints a story the effect that complha-
ton OF all the lead interests or the country inlo
80 ,orga COMPANY with a capital Of about $780,
600 600 Is a probability OF the near future such
combination # is said, has been attempted IN me
mast bur has been always blocked by the attltuoe
s The arm OF Wetherill & Bro OF this city, VINO
have eteadfastly refused TO put their plant into any
ia alton Recently The Evening Telegraph
@ hTsIness conditions have been such as 10 pro
Snc change in the attitude of the Wetherills
go q member of the firm is quoted as IaVoflhs
a. cornhination under certain conditions
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1901-10-03
METBODISTs TO CELEBRATE.

The Methodists of Staten Island will to-day oele-
brate the 125th anniversary OF the establishment of
Methodsm in that part of New-York The meet
ings will be held In the Auditorium in Prohibition
Park.
In the morning the Rev DR.. OHanlon president
Of Pennington Seminary will preach the sermon.
In the afternoon there will be address by the
Rev. DR.. George c. Wildng. of Elizabeth. y. j.
His subject will be ''Methodism and the Young
People" General James Rushing. of Trenton, n j.
will spreak on The Model Layman OF the Tween
tieth Century" At the evening meeting the Rev
DR.. Upham. of Drew Seminary, and the Rev f.
NJ. North, of Manhattan. will make addresses.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1901-10-03
JAPAN GETS An EXPLANATION.

Washington, Oct. 1.-The Japanese Government
has been told courteously that the United States
officials had intention to discriminate.
count of race, in making the personal eXamina-
tions in quarantine at San Francisco and Homo
lulu which have led to the filing of remonstrances
by Japan. The quarantine rules said have
been based on purely geographical and sanitary
considerations. and enforced toward Jap
anese with greater rigor than toward other peoples.
It is believed that the explanation will be satisfac-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1901-10-03
THE FIRE RECORD YESTERDAY.

,..sa Mo ass Third owner unknown; slight
5.45 a m-No s29 Ninth-ave.; Mrs Lentz; no dalnase
ga m-No l03 Park Row; John salomone: So
Gao m-No 40 West Third-st.: LAngheld Co;
trining. an
a:1o a. m-No Sc Murray-st; Lazarus ana others sso
600
1910 \ m-No 1877 Goerck-st.; Fl. Pinch: $50
s.1s n Mo AID East Ninth-st.; owner unknown no
$50 o. Mo 2s7 West Houston-st: owner unknown
s75
Scheller; IS.