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New-York tribune., 1901-12-15

rIeIICn di4C lySeII
]. E Bierhardt, manager of the Western
Union Telegraph Company in Syracuse, one of
the aIternates from the Onondaga Association,
told the following story:
Two friends of mine, insurance adjusters, one
from New-York and the other from Scranton,
Penn. came to Syracuse about two years ago
to adjust d claim. Having finished their work
they to to ask where they could have
d good days sport with the rod and reel L
recommended Brewerton, at the foot OF oneida
Lake, where the Oneida River flows out. They
went away, and the next day went down 70
share the sport. They had disappeared, but the
boatrnan told me they had caught a string Of
thirteen big fellows and had lost them over
board on the way in 1 took boat and fished
nduStriOusly, bat it hour before got
a strike. 1 hooked a fish, which acted very
queerIy, but I it good sized
bass At last / killed him and began to reel
him in I noticed large number of big fell
lows strung behind my catch, and Won
dered why they followed my fly when it must
be of sight in the hooked fsh's mouth l
landed the whole thirteen and quit When 1
got back 10 the boathouse the two insurance
adjusters were there.
What luck ?' asked one. I held up the string
proudly and said I had got them all in less
than two hours. They examined my catch criti-
cally and then one of them said deliberately:
"Bierhardt, that's lie" 1 was mad, and
drew back to strike him, and but for a peculiar
interposition Of Providence would have given
one Of my best friends a black eye.
What was the accident?" asked John H.
Forey, and Bierhardt dryly replied:
MY elbow struck the bedpost.'
I'VE heard of catching only fish and
catching no fish at ALL said Charles H. Mowry,
chairman of the law committee of the league
but / know of two men who have made a
record for small catches. I'm one of them, and
ex-Mayor William Cowie. of Syracuse, is the
other" 1t was at this juncture that Major
Pond, Sheriff ]. E. Leavitt of Fulton County;
W II THOMPSON, of Alexandria Bay, and C.
II Wilson vice-president of the North American
Fish and Game Association of the United States
and Canada. entered the room and temporarily
resolved the meeting into a glee club. Mr.
Mowry's story was forgotten until after Luke
Minahan the chief clerk of the Yates, came in
and officially demanded resumption of the
regular order, account of an alleged desire
on the part of guests not affiliated with the
1eague to sleep. Mr.. Minahan was locked IN. a
drumhead court martial organized, ana ne
was condemned to tell a story or sing song
He said he could not in view or ms previous
remarks consistently sing, and, as he mao never
gone hunting in his life and hshing only once
story was severe penalty indeed for MS
offence There was unanimous demand Tor
Ahe story of that fishing trip, and Mr. Minanan
| said:
1.-The remembrance of that outing is the most
| najnful of my life 1 ten years OLD. anu
| played hockey to go fishing
What did you get?' demanded A c. CORE
| wall the Alexandria Bay angler Minahan sao-
Iy answered.
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+au his story and mine. and that the hiee'i'-7
mass upon our respective veraeities-
$50 ordered" said the president thus uheo1- IN
sciouslv officially recognizing the Room w. 80
Convention Mr.. Bierhardt 10 the oai NJ.
..yvhat will you have. gentlemen askeo MI
Bierhardt. ble
..,Tbe inexorabe. unalterable and imperishaO-e
+,,,, e" said Mowry. ignoring sraho oPPo-
+,.nitv as Mr. Bierhardt is total aos'aliei m
.Tf that's wanted" said Mr. Bierhaiu''
realize the necessity for calling on iiie -,
e"ii- 1 ~ ,forvrv,s sincerity l don't see any
-, why, he should invoke plain, unVarnlsheo
facts on the subject of buck fever
called" interrupted Mowry - VI -
cd F,ierhardt You see. Fred Devine anu
RaInh of Utica were at their camp III 'le
dondacks. when they thought 1t woulo hiaAe
o ,ood snor: to have Mowry up there, too
Nearly everybody takes to Mowry on first ac-
ouaintance. and regrets it when too late Ines
told Mowry they would guarantee MIN sno'
New-York tribune., 1901-12-15

ar a deer the first night he was IN camp anu
he went. That was in the old days Wnen 9aeA-
inc deer was not unlawful Devlne TOOK NOW
rv ont the night of his arrival. ana ro"eo hi.
along the shore of Indian Lake haVins =" -
60. -. , doors ewes looked in the dark and
4 hin, af the need for silence ana fer
shooting between two bright spots wneh uis
covered Now. Devine could beat any INDIAN
naddling a boat. There was not a ripple as =
gudad along the bushy shore MONTY ha~
never shot at deer and eagerly Wa.teu ule
signaI Devfne was TO give At last II eaire-
-7.r bisnered Devine Mowry's shotgun
,,,as AZ his shoulder, but he did rot hre he
seemed transhxed 'Shootr Devine fairy hlsSeu'
hut Mowry did not obey The TWO iuhlnops 'ss
snots disappeared there was splash IN tn1
water. and Mowry Nd The aeer :. So.
- - cIin,b the bank. but could not. ana
na,-;ra rowing to within ten feet Of it, told
Ou Third RaSe.t
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ers from one Of the best bass streams in the
State.
How three, if you had but one striker" inno-
Gently asked Charles H. Mowry.
'Wen,' drawled Forey, there was the redfin,
French and myself
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1Continued ON Third Pase's
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West 2lst and West
FINE CHINA. RICH CUT GLASS
EXCEPTIONAL OPPORTUNITIES
FOR CHRISTMAS.

Rich Brill
Glass dainty And
world
Monday December 10th
do standard OF
New-York tribune., 1901-12-15
"a LESS THAN ELSEWHERE.

cordial and hearty invitation
which the largest OF its KIND IN the
descriptions OF the goods which are ready o
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1901-08-01
BREVITIES OF FUN.

Fred-"Are you one Of Elias suit
ors:s" Henry-"Oh, | think lots Of
her, but l don't seem 10 suit. "-Har-
lem Life.
a newspaper editor once on recelv-
ing his tailor's bill returned it with
this Endorsement: Declined; hand
writing illegible London Tlt-Bits.
AID That's No Joke.-"I see that
the distinguished guests were warmly
received at the club" Yes, the Their
mometer was at 69."-Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
so YOU really think Jones has
swelled head, do you:" "Swelled
head! Why. hes got such big head
that he imagines he has taken bath
every time he washes his face IN
dianapolis News.
A Reasonable Conductor.-Pikey
-"And just because YOU lost your
nickel the conductor made you get off
the car and walk all the way home"
Bilkey-"Oh, no. He only put ne off.
| could have sat by the roadside all
night if | had wanted to.'-Balti-
more World
"You see, Pm familiar with your
music" remarked the amateur pianist
after his performance at.the musicale
at seems So" replied the popular
composer; sat any rate, you took q
great many liberties with it. "-Phila-
delphia Record.
The Main Thing.-Miss Summer
gal-''What have you been BUYING:
Miss Ditto-"A lot of nice novels fol
seashore reading" Miss Summergal
-"What are they?" Miss Ditto-"1
didn't notice their names; but they re
al bound in green and viii 90 well
with any gown. ''-Philadelphia
| Press.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1901-08-01
Bloody Deeds in Bolivar.

New York, July PA dispatch to
Herald from Ciudad, Bolivar, says:
General Rodil, governor of the
Yuruari district, covering the region
of the gold mines (Callao, Guasipati,
etc), was assassinated last week for
political reasons by General Zapata,
who took possession OF the arms OF
the GARRISON of Guarascpital, where
the assassination took place, armed
about one hundred men, with whom
he fed.
''These occurrences, similar to
others which have lately been taking
place daily in Venezuela, give some
idea OF the state of the country.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1901-08-01
A Gentle Hint.

In our style of climate, with its
sudden changes of temperature, rain,
wind and sunshine often intermln-
gled in a single day, it is no wonder
that our children, friends and rela-
tives are so frequently taken from us
by neglected colds, half the deaths
resulting directly from this cause.
A bottle of Boschee's German Syrup
kept about your home for immediate
use will prevent serious sickness, a
large doctors bill, and perhaps
death, by the use of three or four
doses. For curing consumption,
hemorrages, pneumonia, severe
coughs, Group, or any disease of the
throat or lungs. its success is simply
wonderful, as your druggist will tell
you. Get a sample bottle free from
81. l.. Tucker. Regular size, as cts.
Get Green's Prize Almanac.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1901-08-01
A Unique Industry.

Speaking of the babies in the
parks" said man 10 reporter.
brings to my mind unique industry
which is followed al Atlantic City. |
was passing ,long tse board walk
there not loEg ago and | saw sign
which read as follows: Children
carefully cared for; five cents per
hour TIE man who managed the
enterprise had several assistants and
was doing thriving business. Many
tired mothers left their children with
him while they took bath, and | sus-
pect that nurses sometimes shifted
their responsibility al the rate Of five
cents al hour."-WaShington Star.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1901-08-01
SUICIDE OF 4 BRECKENRIDGE.
Young Grandson of a Former Vice. Pres
ideut Kills Himself

san Francisco. Cal. July 26.-Lloyd
Tevis Breckiuridge. grandson on the
paterual side OF the late vice-presi-
dent Breckenridge. and grandson on
the maternal side of the late Lloyd
Tevis president of the Wells Fargo
express company. committed suicide
last night nj the family home i'll this
city, where he lived with his grand
mother and uncle. DR. Harry Tevis.
4 rubber tube leading from the gas
Jet TO the bed where the body was
found told the story Of his death.
Dependency due TO nervous truble
from which the young man had sui
fered for years lead to the suicide.
He had just passed his twenty-third
birth day He was the son of the
oldest daughter of the late Lloyd
Tevis, now Mrs Frederick W. Sharon.
His mother Is in Paris with her
daughter. Miss Florence Breckenridge
| and has been cabled of the death OF
her son. The shock to Mrs. Lloyd
| Tevis. following so closely the death
OF her son Hugh Tevis, i'll Japan, was
almost more than she could bear,
| and her condition verges on nervous
prostration.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1901-08-01
THE END SEAT QUESTION.
Curious Position Taken on Point in Street
Car Etiquette.

There is one point in the discus
sion of the end seat question which
should not be overlooked, and that is
the mathematical side Of it" said the
treasurer Of a local theater to Wash
ington Star man, as he slipped two
tickets in little envelope, and hand
ed them to the man at the box office
window with the remark: ~ es, sir,
aisle seats, third row, center, for to-
night; thank you
In the orchestra of the average
theater there are about % rows Of
seats, running back usually to V.
There are, therefore, but A center
Isle orchestra seats in the house, with
twice that number Of end seats, max
ing only IS of these desirable places
on the lower floor, exclusive of the or
chestra circle. In the latter, there
are on an average Of about 20 center
aisle seats.
In a closed street car there are but
foSlr corner seats, and in an open car
with ten rows Of seats but twice that
number Of end seats. In a railroad
car there are 24 window seats. All of
these desirable seats added together
make a total of only 156, and as the
average theater will scat about 700
persons downstairs. and the remain
ing seats in the cars | have named
amount to 1874, it IS 156 against S34.
Naturally, people want the best they
can get.
4 considerit perfectly natural that
a man buying seat in a theater
should ask for an aisle or an end seat
and do not consider that it indicates
any selfshnesS on the part Of those
whose money is showed in the box Of
fee window accompanied by the re-
mark: Aisle seats, as far down as you
have them, please
1T is the same with the end seat;
on the cars. The persons who occup,
these seats are in them before thOst
who come after, and by right Of occu,
patton and first presence, they are en-
titled to them. These particular
| places belong TO these persons by right
of purchase. They paid for then
| when they gave the conductor MI
fare. They own them temporarily
mo one expects man in thea
ter occupying an end seat 70 move
along TO the inside seatsand surrende1
his place to those VINO come after him
and l fail to observe any distinction i
point of principle between theate,
seat and an end seat in car, excep
the difference in price"
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1901-08-01
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 CatarTh Cure Is the
only positive cure known to the medical
paternity. Ca:arrh being a constitutions
| disease, requires, a constitutional
reatment. Halls Catarrh Cure Is taken
Internally, acting directly upon the
blood and mucous surfaces or the sys-
TEN, thereby destroying the foundation
OF the disease, and giving the patient
strength by building up the constitution
and assisting nature in doing it's work.
The proprietors have SO much faith in
its curative powers, that they offer One
Hundred Dollars for any case that IL
tails to cure. Send tor list of testimon-
ials. Address F. J. CHENEY & Co.,
Toledo, o. Sold by druggis 7sc.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1901-08-01

Norman J. Colman, former secre
tary of agriculture, who has been re-
ceiving for the last week full reports
on the hay crop from all the agricul-
tural domain of Missouri and Kan
sas, asserts that this is the most dis
astrous time that has visited the
country for a generation.
The conditions right now are
much more dangerous than they
were one week ago" said Mr.. Col
man. The failure of the great pas
lures OF the state to feed the stock
dependent upon them for life has
made the beef unfit for the market.
Mutton has suffered in the same way.
These products are poor and thin
and must be disposed of at loss to
the farmer.
MANY farmers are needing the adj
vice to plant turnips, grass, barley
and even wheat. OF course, the sue
cess of the experiment depends on the
promised rain. There is now no re-
lief for the pasture grass that was
planted early in the season. This
has been destroyed. Nothing re-
mains but to make an attempt to
stem the disaster by sowing a second
supply of feed for the stock.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1901-08-01
TO SUCCEED OREAR.
Governor Appoints Thomas H. Wagner
Insurance Commissioner.

Jefferson City, Mo, July 2O.-Gov-
ernor Dockery to-day appointed
Thomas II. Wagner of Memphis,
Scotland county, to the position OF
superintendent of the insurance de-
partment.
Mr.. Wagner is a native Missourian,
30 years of age. He is not only a
successful lawyer, but has won dis
tinction in the practice OF his PROBES
sion. The appointment of Mr.. Wag-
ner to the SUPPLEMENTARY OF the in
surance department is construed to
mean that Mr. Seibert is to continue
in the office of excise commissioners OF
the city of st. Louis.
Superintendent OF Insurance Ed. L.
Orear will retire from the office Aug.
1st and has been rendered the posi-
ton of agency director for the New
York Life Insurance company in
charge OF central and southern Mis-
souri,, with headquarters at Jefferson
CITY, and will assume IKE duties OF
the position Immediately upon retir'
ing from office.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1901-08-01
Missouri Town in Darkness.

Chillicothe, Mo, July 19.-At q
meeting of the city council last night
it was ordered that the street lights
be discontinued after July %, when
the contract with the Peoples Gas
and Electric company expires. Bonds
we're recently voted for the purpose
Of putting in a municipal lighting
plant, but injunction proceedings
we're brought by the Peoples COM
pany to have the election declared
Illegal. The case will come to trial
at the September term OF the circuit
court until which time and thereafter
until some other arrangements can
be made, the city will be in darkness.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1901-08-01
Died of Cold and Hunger.

Nome, July 10, via Seattle, Wash,
July pa tragic story comes from
st. Michael. A party of men en- route
to Nome recently found the bodies OF
six men at a point near Cape Roman
of 1t is presumed they all froze to
death during some one OF the terrible
billiards. that prevailed last win
ter. The bodies were scatterd at in
tervals-five of them about quarter
Of mile apart. They were out
stretched upon the tundra and each
was found wrapped in blankets.
Each had some camp equipment
near him, but no food.
One of the men evidently had been
either wounded or sick, as he lay on
cot constructed OF a pair OF oars
and canvas sheet. 1t would seem
that storm must have overtaken
the men carrying him. Evidently be-
coming exhausted they abandoned
him and wandered off, each for him
self, to perish where found.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1901-08-01
How il ia Done.

The first object ia life with the
American people is to "get RICH"
the second, how to regain good
health. The first can be obtained
by energy, honesty and saving; the
second good healthy by using
Green's August Flower. Should you
be a respondent sufferer from any of
the effects of dyspepsia, liver COM
plant, appendicitis. indigestion, etc
such as sick headache, palpitation
of the heart, sour stomach, habitual
costiveness, dizziness of the head,
nervous prostration. low spirits, etc.
YOU need not suffer another day.
Two doses of the well-known August
Flower will relieve you at once. Go
to III. L. Tucker and get a sample
bottle free. Regular size, rs cts. Get
Green's Prize Almanac.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1901-08-01
DEAF AND HOT-TEMPERED.
A Combination of Defects That Led to
Misfortune.

Assistant Secretary Of Stale Adee
is very deaf. He Is also. according TO
the New y ork Times. a somewhat hot
tempered man. 1t is his custom TO
take cup Of tea. chop, and piece
of pie during the afternoon While
working at his desk in the depart
ment at Washington.
One dav his colored messenger
brought the ''snaek" on tray and
placed it at Mr.. Adee's elbow. The
assistant secretary was writing buslly
and gave no sign that he was aware
of the fact. The messenger knew
that it was useless to say anything.
for Mr.. Adee could not hear him.
Still, he wished to aPprlse his chief
that the tray was there. and to 90
it as unobtru>ively as possible, for he
knew that MIR. Adee was sometimes
irritable. So he moved the tray q
little nearer to The official elbow.
Mr. Adee still wrote on. The mes
senger coughcd. bur Mr. Adee could
not hear him. He gently moved the
tray nearer. Still Adee gave no sign
| At last the messenger got the tray
50 near that in the last movement ht
planted it on the edge Of the paper
on which Mr. Adee was writing. Mr.
| 1 -, - 7
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1901-08-01
Ignore Kansas City Platform.

Washington, d. c. July 24.-Rep-
resentative Livingston of Georgia,
the ranking democratic member OF
the committee OF appropriations of
the house, who is in Washington, to-
day discussed the democratic plat
form likely to be adopted by some OF
the southern states this year.
He expressed the opinion that the
democrats of Virginia and Maryland
will follow the example set by the
Ohio democrats and confine their
platforms to state issues purely, pay
ing no attention to the Kansas City
platform. Mr.. Livingston believes
the silver issue will be completely
eliminated by 1904, and the tariff
question will be the dominant issue
in that campaign.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1901-08-01
BUSINESS EDUCATION.
Importance or the "Ihree RS" En-
pR2s-zed by Banker.

Al interesting opinion on the ne
eessi,.es for good business education
has been contributed by The president
Of leading Chicago bank IL al al
dress before d coliege graduating
class, says the Pittsburgh Dispatch.
This tiuancicr states requisites for
a business education 10 be: o. Io
write .egible hand. 10 make good liz
ures, and to st them down L stra.g4,
columns; % to be able to add. sub
tract ana multiply rapidly and cor
rectly, ana 81 10 be able 10 write
clear, brief and gramnatca. letters,
and II speL. The words correctly,
In >hor;. TINS authority emphasizes
the necessity Of III, three r. are
declare, tina; young men thoroughly
grounded in thr~. elementary "i.o.n-
ments are scarce and wanted lie
inference Is positive that young ma'.
who has taken care 10 be perfect L
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1901-08-01
DEVELOPS BAD TEMPER.
Diver Notes Strange Effect Of Pressure
of Deep Water.

One Of the strange effects that
diving has upon those who practice
it, said a diver to ! Washington Star
writer recently. is the inyariable bad
temper felt while working at the bot
tom. and a. this irritability passes
away az soon d. the surface Is reached
again il Is only reasonable to sup
pose that it Is caused by the unusual
pressure Of air inside the dress, af-
fecting probably the lungs, and
through them the brain. Ny expert
ence has been that while below one
may fl into the most violent passion
al the merest trifie. for instance, the
lifeline held too tight or TOO slack,
too much air or too little. or some
imaginary wrongdoing OF the part
Of the tender or men above. will often
cause the temper to rise. have some
times become so angry in similar
way that | have given the signal to
pull up with the express intention OF
knocking the heads off the entire
crew. but as the surface was reached
and the weight Of air decreased, ny
feelings have gradually undergone q
change for the better, until by the
time | reached the ladder and had
the face glass unscrewed | had for.
gotten for what came up.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1901-08-01
Negroes Will Return Home.

Chicago, Ills, July 26.-The Ala
ma negroes, whose advent yesterday
threatened to cause riot among
workingmen at haywood, whose
places they were going TO fill, will be
returned to their homes unless they
find work in this section OF the coun
try. They spent the day camped out
on the banks of Salt Creek, near
haywood, and were literally suppli-
ed with food bv citizens.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1901-08-01

II the stomach, liver and bowels
fail to perform their functions regu-
larly and naturally, the blood be-
comes contaminated with impurities
and the whole system is in conse-
quence debilitated Herbine is re-
markable for it's efficacy in curing
the ailments of summer, and the dis
orders prevalent during hot weather.
Price so cents. For sale by II. l..
Tucker.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1901-08-01

Herbine clears the complexion,
gives buoyancy to the mind, cures
headache, regulates the stomach and
bowels, stimulates the liver, and is,
in fact, a perfect guardian OF the
health. Price so cents. For sale by
FL. L. Tucker.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1901-08-01
Uncle Sam Wants Oats.

Seattle, Wash, July 26.-Maior
George Ruhlen, the local quarter
master general, will today advertise
for bids for the contract to furnish
the government with 1000 tons of
oats for shipment TO Manila. The
specifications require that the oats
shall be delivered at either Seattle
or Tacoma, at the option OF the
ouartermaster, on or before Aug. 10.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1901-08-01
g MKrs;-

This signature is every boz of the genuine
Laxative BrOmO.Quinine Tablets
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1901-08-01

Educate Your Bowels With Casearets-
Cansv Cathsrtic, cure constipation forever.
fne - nc. G. c. fail, druggists refuEd money.