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The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1901-07-18

! olier. and went TO town" kinC
friends took keen delight in showing
the boys the sights. They talked by
telephone, heard a phonograph ana
still the wonder grew.
PHONOGRAPHs SEEMED DREAM.
Il can hardly believe my own eyes
and ears, said Jim Younger alter
listening to n typical. coon song as
rendered by the talking machin" 1T
all seems like an Impossible dream
Just think OF IA machine. hp< OF
wheels, talking and singing,
Il tell you. old man. turiia.c to
the Older brother. we've 20; % pile
to learn. I've tried To inlaninr now
these things worked hur CAV il no.
Living now is going to be- one .ong
round of pleasures
The boys visited the BIG dyuumos
IN the electric power-house and never
seemed TO cease wondering at the
strange sights about them.
The trolley cars had a special fas-
clnation for them. They dropped
nickels in slot machines and nothing
went unObserved
The two Missourians drank in the
stories OF the wonders OF the age. as
told by friends that made up the
launching party. There will be won
ders in store, for ii trip has already
been planned to Minneapolis and St
Paul.
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Hoods C0rSdp0riiid

positively removes them, has radically
and permanently cured the worst cases, and
is without an equal for all cutaneous
eruDtions.
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SOLD OUT TO SUCKERS.
Secret History of the Rich Hill
Oil Boom.
How Smooth Swindler Worked Them.
Nevada Post, IL.


Nevada Post, H.
The following graphic description
OF the Rich Hill oil boom appeared il
yesterdays : st. Louis Globe Demo
crat ani its truth is vouched for by
more than one Nevada man, who wa.
caught on the deal:
Did you know that oil was strucl
in southwest Missouri years ago.
was the inquiry Of a Bates county
man yesterday, who is stopping al
the Laclede hotel, and who desires
his name suppressed because the facts
are still fresh III the minds OF several
| people III the vicinity of Rich Hill
oil was found within the corporate
limits OF the present city of Rich Hill,
and at that time it created great ex-
| element, ne continued. 1T was
about the time the city was founded
Rich Hill at that time was not the
city that it is to-day. 1t consisted
OF Il few shanties and lean-tOs The
men that founded Rich Hill discover
ed there was coal there. They did
not know there was so much coal,
but on the strength of what they had
III sight, they began to boom the
town. They advertised it extensive
ly, staked out broad streets, park
or two, and were determined to make
it the metropolis of the west. They
missed out some on the metropolis
proposition, but there is no better
town in the southwest than Rich Hill
to-day.
But to get to the oil business.
The enterpsising men started to bore
a hole in the ground for coal. The
drill went down several hundred feet
and one day the men quit work and
announced they had struck coal oil
in an almost pure state. The news
spread rapidly The scoffers laugh
ed, but visited the well. Every time
the bucket went down it came up fill
ed with pure coal oil. There was
great excitement about Rich Hill.
Prices of town lots went sailing sky
ward and everybody began prospect
ing for oil After several barrels of
coal oil had been pumped from the
syndicate well, the managers stopped
up the hole and announced that they
would get eastern capital interested.
The other people who bored holes
never found a trace OF oil and after a
few years they concluded the oil was
played out"
Did it play out?' was the inquiry.
Il reckon it did after the three bar
rels We're pumped out. 1t is not
known to this day that the well was
'salted, but that is just what hap
pened. The boomers at Rich Hill,
after they had sunk their hole, found
not an inch of coal, and they had to
make some sort of a showing. One
a dark night few days later a team
drawing a big wagon was driven up
to the drillhouse. A couple OF men
jumped down and, in a iiffy, they
rolled three barrels of kerosene out of
the wagon and drained them into the
drill hole. They loaded the empties
back into the wagon and were gone
before daylight. But the fellows
next day knew that they would find
at the bottom OF that
we'll, and they did. The town lot |
boomers disposed of enough inside
OTIS to net them a handsome sum.
Rich Hill still has its parks, but the
Dill well has been lost to the knowl- |
.dge of the present generation.
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cures made by DR..
Kiimer : Swamp-Root,
the great kidney, liver
and bladder remedy.
Il l. the great medi-
cal triumph Of the nine
teenth century: dig
covered after years Of
scientific research By
Or. Kilner, the emf
nen; kidney and bad
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Office of d. II. Hardy, Sec of State /
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have found Dr. Moffett ; Teethina
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teething children. When my eldest
boy was teething child, every sue
ceeding day warned Us that We would
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upon Teethina, and began at once
administering it TO him. and his i'm
provement was marked in "a hours,
and from that day on he recuperated.
have taken great pleasure in souRd-
ing its praises to all mothers of young
children. | found it invaluable even
after the teething period was passed.
36-2t Mrs. d. H. Hardy.
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Dr.. Kiirn>r's Swamp-Root il not rec
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practice, among the helpless too poor 70 pur-
chase relief and has proved 20 successful in
every case that a special arrangement has
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Sho have not already tired it. nay have
zmple bottle sent free by mail, also book
telling more about vzTnp-Root and how 10
find out If you have kidney CT bladder trouble.
When writing mention reading this generous
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send your address =
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Eczema

How it reddens the skin, itches, oozes,
dries and scaleSl
some people call it letter, milk crust or
salt rheum.
The suffering from il is sometimes in
tense; local applications are reSorted to
:hcy mitigate, but cannot cure
1t proceeds from humors inherited or ac-
quired and persists until these have been
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WANTS TO SEE AUTOMOBILES.

Cole is especially anxious to see u
horseless carriage, and can hardly
wait for the trip to the cities.
The paroled prisoners were up late
tonight, still talking about the
sights they had seen and of their
plans for the future The two men
will be free to go and come as they
choose, and they will be up bright
and early this morning, bent on new
mysteries to conquer.
Mexico Missouri message., 1901-06-27
DEATH IN STINGS.
The Flea, Flies and Rats
In Disease.

Washington, June %. Sturgeon
General Wyman has issued a gem
eral circular to the marine hospital
service calling special attention to
the Importance of insects as fact
ors in conveying disease. The
circular says there is no longer
doubt as to the relation of the
mosquito to malarial diseases and
to filariasis.
According to Simond," it says,
plague is transmitted from the
rat to man by the flea. The in
fection of typhoid fever and, to a
certain extent, cholera, may be
conveyed by flies"
Medical officers are directed to
place mosquito nettings over the
beds of communicable diseased pa.
tients.
Hospitals are to be thoroly pro-
tected by fly screens at all open
ings, particular attention being
paid to the kitchen, dining room
and the protection of the food.
Sulphur fumigation is given as the
best method of killing insects in a
large room.
Mexico Missouri message., 1901-06-27
IN MEMORY OF D'ARlINE MILLER.

Five summers have come and
gone since, in happy little family
at Bowling Green, Mo, there came
another precious life, another ray
of sunshine. This was little OAR
line, third child of Mr.. and Mrs.
j. 7 Miller. OF a bright, happy
disposition, she was the JOY and
pet of the household. While yet
in her babyhood her parents NOV
ed to Illinois, and there, at Month
cello. the loving mother, Mrs.
Carrie RuSc Miller. was taken a.
way, less than six months ago.
Little ID Airline and baby sister
have since made their home with
their grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Jas. Ruse, of Mexico, where their
aunt, Anna Ruse, cared for them
with all the love and tenderness of
a mother.
About two weeks ago D'Arline
was stricken and lay in state of
unconsciOusness until her death.
June p, 1901. Altho we know
God in His superior wisdom "do-
eth all things we'll" yet we cannot
but mourn with the father and
relatives in their bereavement.
The cloud has for time Shrouded
their sun and they see but the cy-
press trees. Our darlings life
was AS that of flower; she came
into our midst, diffused her sweet
ness into our lives, and passed
away. From the sweet, grave
words that fell from the baby lips
Immediately before her illness it
would seem that the angels were
even then whispering to our dear
ones spirit to come home.
The fairest fiOwerwe fondly love,
How soon it fades and dies;
But purer it will bloom above
In bowers of paradise.
a Friend.
Mexico Missouri message., 1901-06-27
Ate a Human Heart.

Wichita, Kan, June pa
warrant will be issued this week
upon information furnished by DR.
Cave, chief medical examiner for
the Modern Tonties, for the arrest
of Alexander Johnson, charging
him with lunacy,
johnson was the former JanitOr
for DR.. Cave, and about Is months
ago discovered IA heart wrapped in
brown paper, which he supposed
was a beef he art, in the doctor S
office, and took il home and ate
part of it. He became i'll and sent
for DR.. Cave. When the latter
learned the negro had eaten the
heart, he informed him it was that
of IL man he had that day dissccted
Since then Johnson has been act.
ing qneerly, and now he positively
states the dead man appears to him
regularly at night with his left
hand extended, holding the heart,
and points at him with the right
in threatening manner.
Mexico Missouri message., 1901-06-27
SOUL SAVERS WANTED.
Too Many Preachers Follow
ing Side Issues and
Fads.

The State b. Y. L. L. conven-
ton closed its annual meeting in
this city last Thursday night. The
next meeting will be held at Han.
nibal.
There was crowded house
Thursday night to hear the address
of Rev. Johnston Meyers, of Chi
cago. The address was one of the
most forcible ever delivered from
II Mexico pulpit. a startling dec
laration was that there is some
thing wrong, in these latter days,
in the Church of Christ. Follow
ing is the keynote of his address:
Heartfelt religion is what the
people are looking for and the
church of today is not giving it.
y variety of fads has swept the
church, and preachers in some cas-.
es have gone after fads instead of
souls. The ministers are in socie-
ty, some of them. They are pop
ular with the people. They are
good fellows instead of soul win
ners. 1t is not the part of univer-
sity graduates to 90 down to hell.
If | had million dollars, | would
give one hundred to education and
the rest to salvation. The church
is to save men from hell, not to
educate them. Therefore fifty
weeks ought to be spent in soul
saving and two weeks in caring for
the church members. AS soon as
we get at that, the church will as
sumc the proper place in the world.
We want the soul-savers in our
pews."
Mexico Missouri message., 1901-06-27
SEVERE STORM.
Residences Damaged and
One Woman Hurt.

Moberly, Mo-, June 22.-At
G:30 this evening small cyclone
passed over the northwestern por-
ton of Moberly, swapping off tel
egraph poles for about half a mile
One residence was demolished,
several small barns damaged and
several houses partially unroofed.
Trees and fences were also dam
aged. Mrs. Sarah Considine was
Injured. She took refuge in II
barn from the storm, aud the wind
blew the roof off, a portion of
which struck her. The storm came
from the west and passed in a
northeasterly direction. No rain
fell.
Mexico Missouri message., 1901-06-27
Epworth Leaguers.

Fulton, Mo. , June 2O.-The last
days work of the Epworth League
of the Mexico District, Missouri
Conference, was concluded this af-
ternoon. Before adjournment,
the officers for next year were elec-
ted and Moberly named as place
of meeting. The officers are: :
President, G. o. Ransford, Cen
tralia; vice-president, c. {. Me-
Intyre, Fulton; secretary, Miss
Adah Jones, Montgomery City;
superintendent, Juniors, Miss Lii
ma Pattison, Moberly; T. T. Me
Kinney of Moberly, treasurer.
Mexico Missouri message., 1901-06-27
Could Wreck The *
* Federal Government.

nerves tingle. The power of this
bank if organized would be SO DO.
tent as to absolutely control the
markets of stocks aud bonds. II
could make or wreck railroads; il
could make or wreck the Federal
Government.
There is no law to prevent the
organization of such bank. If
such Il law was passed it would be
contrary to the spirit of our con-
stltution. 1t would cndanger the
right OF personal liberty and legis-
latlon of that kind cannot be con-
stltutional. Yet, the organization
of this bank and its manipulation
would cndangcr the Constitution
itself, provided the trend of the
owners of the bank led in that di-
rcctlon. There L. very little doubt
that great capitalization did
change the spirit of the constitu-
ton when the income tax was de-
clarcd unconstitutional.
This movement shows the tend
cncy of the times decentralization.
1t shows struggle of giants. Ii
is the secret of the trust combines.
1t is the qnintcsscnce of organiza-
ton. 1t is the spirit of American
institutions.
The United States today is the
iinancicr of the world. The bal
anrc of trade is in our hands.
The national loans of the world
are seeking our money. The int
crcStS of the world will be pouring
into our Golfers The trade of the
world will be- coming To our ports.
and while the danger signal is fly
ing, it will take cool head and
clear mind and IN honest heart to
to prevent wreck.
Mexico Missouri message., 1901-06-27

Paris, up in Monroe" has a
sensation. a child was born into
a negro home a few days ago with
five fingers and IA thumb on each
hand. 1t is reported that the
grandfather of the child, in order
that his family might not be dis
graced by freak of nature of this
sort, deliberately cut off the extra
finger from each of the child S
hands with a pocket knife, the OPP
Grafton causing the child to bleed
to death. After death the child
was buried next morning soon af-
ter sunrise. Paris citizens are
clamoring for an investigation.
Mexico Missouri message., 1901-06-27

To turn ont twluc the market went
down and now the state has cstab-
llshcd the uniform price of I I-4
cents, which the Irvine trust has
met.
y novel complaint against the
state plant comes from the Coop.
crativc Mercantile Company of o.
lathe. This company has been in
profitable existence for many years
and is owned by the Patrons of
lluShandry, ,othrrwisr the Grange
AN organization created for the
purpose of fighting middle men"
1t turns ont that il has been buy
ing It's twlnc of the Cor,lagc trust
instead of getting it of the state,
and last winter it laid in It's stock
for I'll" season, paying the trust :
prlc" with II discount off for cash.
Attcrward the state put the market
down t" : 3-lc aud the grange
store complains that by this action
OF the state > cooperative plant the
store will not make ANY money on
twImc this season. Next year the
gramg" stor" will buy its twinr of
Mexico Missouri message., 1901-06-27

The Interstate Manufacturer, of
st. Louis, publishes the following
observations:
Pierpont Morgan is the moving
spirit i'll an undertaking to organize
II bank with capital of
81, 600, 900, 900.
The Bank of England is now
and has been for many years the
greatest bank in the world. The
capital of the Bank of England is
about S12, 80 900. The capital of
the Bank of France $3G, 800 600.
These are the two largest banking
institutions today.
The combined capital of the
Banks of England, France. Berlin,
and Turkey falls far short of the
proposed American bank of
81 900, ,0OO, 900 capital.
\ bank with Il capital of
81 900, 900 is considered substan.
tlal institution, yet this bank pro.
poses to have one thousand million.
If the bank was confined to mil
llonaircS, it would take thousand
of them to be equal holders and
each must put in II million dollars.
II Is the most Stupcndous under.
taking known To the world of
finance.
The recent fight in IA ilroad
stocks caused the organization of
this bank. The Standard oil in
tcrcstS thru the city bank in New
York and other interests combined
pointed out to Mr.. Morgan the ne.
rcSslty of having TIE strongest
bank in the world to compete with
these combined forces in the ma
nipulation of stocks.
The daring rs well as the mag
nltndc of the scheme makes men :
Mexico Missouri message., 1901-06-27
Secrecy of Ballot Preserved

Jefferson City, June l9.-The
Supreme Court has made absolute
writs of prohibition issued against
judges of the st. Louis courts who
ordered a recount in four contested
election cases. In deciding the
cases the Supreme court declared
that if the order of judges were
complied with the secrecy of the
ballot would be violated.
Mexico Missouri message., 1901-06-27
Kansas Successful Against the
Twinc Combine.
The Trust Beaten. s

Topcka, June 2l.-t;rorgc +.
Cole, auditor of state, who visited
the pcnitcntiary yesterday, says the
prison binding twinc plant has not
only put the price of twin" down,
but l. running at II fair profit to
the state. The entire output of
the plant has been sold or contract
ed for and next week the plant will
shut down for want of SiSal to run
on.
The plant has turned out to be-
50 useful Ia the farmers that il is
proposed to increase the product of
binding twlnc next year. To that
end il has been decided to issue at
once $40, 900 of the revolving
fund bonds authorized by the leg
iSlaturc of 1899. The total amount
authorized was $50, 600, of which
SlIO 600 has been issued. The
bonds bear interest of I per cent
but the taxes levied to meet them
come III 50 promptly that the entire
81 III, 600 has been taken mp and
there is nearly $23, 600 now III the
state treasury to apply on the pro-
posed issue of SiO,OOO. By July
H. the remaining Tl7 900 will come
in.
Warden .cwctt will 90 to Nuca-
tan in July or August and invest
$l2O, 600 in Sisal, aud early this
fall the plant will resume opera
tions. Before the States plant
was started twimc was selling at 10
cents II pound, and sometimes at
II cents. When the prison began
Mexico Missouri message., 1901-06-27
OLD MIZZORRHH.

sum states are ordinary good.
Sum better than the rest.
But ! tell you ole Mizzurrah
Is su-par- best.
Why, the corn in ole Mizzorrah
Chimes simply ont Of sight.
An her iicl's nh wheat uh wavcn
Ar plctycrs NV delight.
II 'twarn't fur ole Mhznrrah
Thu Bars" an bulls" ud stop
dcalin'.
II 'twarnt fur ole Mizzurrah
Thar'd h lots uh hungry fcclin'.
With all her bud au' blossom
4 laflln' to III" sun.
tell you ole Mizzorrah
Has her critics on the run.
With fruit Il swingin' overhead.
An plenty at your feet,
Life in ole Mlzorrah
Is mighty hard to beat
Thar's iron in solid mountains.
Lead AN link thu world to- spare.
An' various other minerals
Piled prumiSruS CVcryw here.
Thar'S forests in our valleys.
Thar's coal beneath our soil.
An' just to be- in fashun.
We're turnin' loose our oil
Thar'S royal men an women.
Even CRITTERS" born tu rule.
For famed among all nashunS
l. Tia" great Milzurrah mule.
We ave everything reckon
\ mortal ortcr crave.
In all thu years uh travclin'
Tween the cradle and III" grave.
II You want to live near heaven
While dwcllln' here b"luw.
Pitch your tent in ole MlLurrah.
Whar all the good things grow.
VI. T. MoupY.
Mexico Missouri message., 1901-06-27
The Wagon Factory.

Work at MeXico's new wagon
factory, near Pollock's mill, has
begun. The proprietor, Mr.. j. j.
McCully, of Clifton Hill, Mo ,
moved his family here last week
The factory opens with six men at
work, but we hope Mr.. McCully
will soon find employment for 100.
Mexico Missouri message., 1901-06-27
a Friend.

Lee Meriwether, st. Louis, is
at the head of a new political part,
in Missouri, The party was born
at Kansas City last week 1t pro,
fesses to be an alliance of public
ownership people, Bryan Demo,
Gratis and free silver Republicans
Mexico Missouri message., 1901-06-27

New London has within her lin.
its an old grey-hcadcd mana
husband aud father says the
Times, who will stand around for
an hour to get to hold an umbrella
over "A young lady while she goes
home in the rain, aud who refuses
to sit beside bis good wife while
attending preaching.
Mexico Missouri message., 1901-06-27
Meadow Burned.

The 100 acre meadow on the
Lakeland farm, just southwest of
this city, was burned last Satur-
day. Fire caught from IA G. q A q.
engine. The drought has done its
work or Il large field like that
could not he burned over this ear
ly in the season.
Mexico Missouri message., 1901-06-27

John Back, at Santa Fr, writes
us desiring to be enrolled as sub
sdriber to the MESSAGE. Mr.. Back
is blacksmithing at Santa Fe aud
says he is doing very well". He
is a good workman as well as a
most excellent fellow.
Mexico Missouri message., 1901-06-27

Judge s. NJ. Edwards pronounc-
ed the words in this city last Fri
day that united as man and wife
Mr.. f. j. Flaskamb, of Spencer
vile, Ohio, and Miss Emma Mar
tin. of Martinsburg, this county.
Mexico Missouri message., 1901-06-27
PEAS FOR HAY.

Break ground moderately deep;
pulyrriHc thorOly, similar 10 prep
arutim for hungarian ground.
The Clay or Red Ripper are the
fayoritcS for hay, aS the Black or
WhippoorwilI are dwarfS and grow
too small for this climate Sow
broadcast, 3 pcckS to the acre. If
ground is too dry, put in with
wheat drill or corn planter, Put
three rows of peas to where there
would be one of corn.
Mexico Missouri message., 1901-06-27

In Salina the street investi
gated the stoppage of IA sewer and
found it was due to an accumula-
ton of beer corks. The papers
are undecided whether to point to
it us an evidence of prosperity, or
as a proof of the evils of intemper-
ance,
Mexico Missouri message., 1901-06-27

New London has within her linn
its an old grayheaded mana hus-
band and father-who will stand IA
round an hour to get to hold an
umbrella over a young lady while
she goes home in the rain and who
refuses to sit beside his good wife
while attending preaching.
Mexico Missouri message., 1901-06-27
Christian Church Convention

The Christian Church will hold
its State Missionary meeting and
the State Woman Board of Mis-
sions in this city the 1919 of next
September. There will be an at
tendance of near 800 delegates.
Mexico Missouri message., 1901-06-27

a man who said his name was
Mudd, with one arm and one leg
dcfOrmed, and with his breath aud
brain well soaked with whisky,
visited the Mexico calaboose last
Saturday.