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The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-11-13
SOUTH DAKOTA'S WEALTH.
State Has 52.s22 Farms which. with
Equipments. Represent n Value
. of s295 sos, 1902.

The census bureau has made public
bulletin on agriculture in South
Dakota. 1t shows that in the census
year 1900 there were 52,622 farms in
ahe state valued at $500, 1913, 100, and
soyering an area of l9,O70,616 acres, or
about 80 per cent. of the total area of
the state. The live stock held on the
farms is valued at Sos. ia, 432, and farm
machinery sl2,21s,6s0, making the
sotal value of farm property for the
state Se9T,525.SO2.
The report places the value of farm
products for 1899 at S66,Os2,419, Of
which $2l.9O6.s0i goes to the credit of
the livestock product.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-11-13
RICH GEMS FOR MUSEUM.
Institution Two Magnificent
Sappnires.

j. Pierpont Morgan has sent to the
American Museum of Natural History,
as a gift, two of the most magnificent
sapphires in the world. They are to be
added to the collection donated by him
to the institution. This collection,
which is considered among the finest
existing, was gathered by Tiffany 4
Co. to be exhibited at the Paris exposi.
ton, after which it was bought by Mr..
Morgan at great cost. Prof Bumpus,
director Of the museum, said that the
value of the collection had never been
appraised exactly, as far as he knew.
'Nobody knows how much it Is
worth" he explained.
Prof. Bumpus described the two
latest additions to the collection as a
star sapphire, probably the largest in
the world, and yellow sapphire, "the
most beautiful gem in the whole col
lection"
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-11-13
THE CYLINDRICAL BOILER.
peclared Most Economical and Efgee-
tive in kepurt of Admiralty to
British Parliament.

The repor; Of the committee ap-
pointed "y Tie admiralty to consider
she comparative utilit. of various
types OF boilers. has been presented
70 parliament. The report says that
~ type "t water tube boiler at pres
sUt il u>r : 80 economical as the
gylindrica. boiler. The committee
recommends the use of cylindrical
boilers in all large cruisers and battle
sh,ps until such time as a thoroughly
satisfactory type OF water tube boiler
n obtained. Ii recommends also that
cylindrical boilers be used TO work the
vessels auxiliary machinery and to
te-1-- S77ETT II ordinary speed, and
shat the present water tube boilers be
detained in state Of efficiency for pro-
polling ships at high speed when econ
omy becomes relatively unilnportant
consideration.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-11-13
MUSl UBhl The Law
Titisd Foreigners 20 Be Questioned
Same as linn grants.
inspectors Mt Port of New York In-
structed to Carry Ont Provisions
of Law without Fenr
UTFavUr.

European tourists, titled or other
wise, who have been accustomed to
enter this country by way of New
York, are likely to be good deal sur
prised by the enforcement of the
treasury order, under which they
must as neglected law directs, an
swer the same questions that are put
To steerage passengers.
The law was enacted in 1888, when
Chester A. Arthur was president, AL
most from the time of its passage,
however, il has been a dead letter at
this port in the case of alien first and
second cabin passengers, although en-
forced at some ports, such as Boston,
The new order of things was insti-
tuted by Commissioner Williams near
~ six weeks ago. but he explained to-
day that the steamship officers were
only Just beginning to get used to it.
an the ease of cabin passenger
whose general appearance is all
right said the commissioner, "there
is a way to comply with the law which
would not he offensive. If | were
boarding Inspector, for instance, |
should take such passenger, explain
10 him that the paper had TO be made
out. and when came to some of the
questions, such rs the one about polyg-
amy, write in NO. telling him, per-
haps, that knew of course he wasn't
polygamst, So with the other
questions Of that kind. The passen-
ger would, Of course, have to give his
own answer MS to his destination, and
the questions Of that order which you
would have no way of telling about
yourself
with the use Of little tact there
is no reason why any passenger should
he offended, and ! don't believe one in
thousand would he, once they were
Informed that II was only done to
comply with the laws of the country
For our protection we have got to ask
these questions Of foreigners coming
here. ard tie fnreinner with any In
te'ligence will understand that OF
course II may seem unnecessary. and
insulting, to ask French count, for
instance, il he Is possessed Of $50 or
not, and whether he is able to read
and write. As said before, IT isn't
exactly necessary TINT he should an
swer those questions for himself. as
the officer filing ont the blanks, I'M
less he wants to be offensive. would
under ordinary circumstances write In
the answer himself"
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-11-13
Tobacco Raisers Unite.

Lexington, KY, November s.-A,
meeting of tobacco growers was held
here yesterday to further the growth
OF the Tobacco Growers association
OF Kentucky, Indiana and Ohio.
When Incorporated the association
will have 10000 members and a
capital OF $1,000,0OO. The mem.
bers pledge themselves to sell exclu-
sively to the association, which agrees
to pay higher prices than the social
ed trust. The purpose of the organ
ization is to fight the trust. The
members will all be growers OF white
hurley.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-11-13
Died After Being Elected.

Joplin, Mo-, Nov. 8 Judge F. M
Redburn, 60 years old, died here this
morning. Judge Redburn was elect
ed circuit Judge Of Jasper county at
Tuesdays election. Monday he be-
came i'll from over exertion during
his campaign, but was aware Of his
election before he died. He had been
a candidate for office often in the last
twenty-five years, but Tuesdays vic
tory was the first he had ever won.
In politics he was Republican. 1t
will become necessary now to have
special election in Jasper county to
elect another Judge.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-11-13
CHICAGO'S SCHOOL CENSUS.
shows Fewer Numbers Than
Census of 1900.

The report of Secretary Larson on
the census recently taken in Chicago
under the direction of the school
board shows that there were found in
the city 627, POP persons under 2l years
of ge--Ihs- poE-StateS- that this
number is 245,gs5 less than the total
for the school census of 1900.
The census of 1900 exceeded the fed
eral census for the same year by 1885,
40, and Mr.. Larson gave as a reason
for the apparent falling off in the
minor population of Chicago the diff
ference in the system of enumerating.
In 1900 the census was taken in groups
by ages and it is probable. according
to MIR. Larson, that many were counted
twice in the confusion.
OF the 627.a62 children 3l4.354 are
boys and 3l2,9OS girls. of those be-
tween IL and n years old there are
433 who cannot read and 400 who can
not write. OF those who cannot read
2oi are boys and 229 girls. One hun
dred and niHety-iive boys cannot write
and the number of girls in the same
group is POS.
llliteracy is traced by the enumera-
tors to the following causes: In
digence, "a; i'll health, 81; mental weak
ness, aG; negligence of parents, g.;
mutes, lG; blind, IL; idiotie and in
sane, 3; other causes, Is.
In the enumeration by wards the
count gave the prize for population TO
the Twelfth with its l5,SIO boys and IA
PSI girls. The First ward has the
smallest number, showing 2,S52 boys
md y Scq ,,;,le
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-11-13
HARD ON THE POETS.
Prof. Guthrie Doubts Immortality of
Homer and Shakespeare.
Predicts New Literary Era which
VIII Cast Into the background
the Genius of the Loved
HnrsIs
Bards.

Homer and Shakespeare were
shaken from their high and lofty
pedestals in the immortal row of
classic poets and writers by Will
liam Norman Guthrie. director of the
Cincinnati conferences of art and lit
erature the other afternoon in a pub
lie lecture at the University of Chi
cago. Not only did the lecturer de-
clare that these two peers in the
realm Of literature were not immortal,
but he insisted to the establishment
Of his audience that he should be Bit
terly disappointed if they were i'm
mortal.
According 10 Mr.. Guthrie, who deliv-
cred two lectures the other afternoon
to crowded houses, there Is a bright
day coming FOR the future man and
woman. They will be so far above and
beyond the tastes, feelings and intel
lectuality of the present-day reader
that Homer, Shakespeare and other
literary lights, dear TO many genera
tions, will no longer be fit to read
Shakespeare and Homer are ac-
knowledged by Mr.. Guthrie to be great
poets-even supreme AT the present
time-but he does not want to think
that they are going to hold their
places in the front rank Of great lit
erary merit.
The penny novel came in for praise
when he said that he had a certain
amount of respect for people who
read the penny dreadful" because II
is the beginning of Imagination. 1t
is the lack of imagination in many
books that called forth criticism from
the lecturer.
The lecturer caused quite stir
among the women in the audience
when, in presenting the idea that lit
erature TO be understood must be
practiCed, he said "the proper I'M
derstandirg Of this idea will kill the
idea that literature is a diversion for
a certain class Of idle ladies'
ITO some extent" he said, 'litera-
ture has been mistaught, because it
has been the only art which people
have tried to study without trying to
practice. If you are going to Study
novel, write one; if drama. write one.
| wrote six dramas, one after the
other"
The art Of reading has been lost, ac-
cording to Mr.. Guthrie. Students do
not know how to read, because they
do not know the agony with which
construction is effected. They never
VIII know until they get their hands
in. No man, he said, can read verse
without being able to write it.
"Sugar-coated novels" are read by
q great many people. who would
never read them unless they con-
tanned religious story or many moral
lessons, declared the lecturer.
"Inquisitiveness." he said. "is the
natural feeling of normal. healthy
body. If women are more inquisitive
than men, ii is because they are more
healthy and have better appetites anG
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-11-13
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
fraternity. Catarrh being a constitution
al disease, requires, constitutional
.eatment. Hairs "a -arrh Cure is taken
internally, acting directly upon the
blood and mucous surfaces OF the avs.
tenn, thereby destroying the Foundation
OF the disease, and giving the patient
strength by building up the Constitution
and assisting nature In doing Its worL
The proprietors haye 90 much faith N
Its curative powers, that they offer One
Hundred Dollars for any case that n
tails to cure. Send tor list of testimon.
ials. Address F. j. CHENEY & c.
Toledo, o. Sold by druggis src.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-11-13
"OLIvE DRAB" UNIFORM.
Few Army Dress VIII Probably he
Changed from Hue Ia That of the
Less Conspicuous shade.

IL l. ~ halle that the new army
1'it'r'n : - Doe Of color entirely
rev 2" he military service of this
country ar Europe. The report of
the drIu! -ui.uvM board, NOW before
;Ae ~csre---r uf war recommends
th2t tie uniform If the soldier he
ride ~ color known officially as
'9.iye crab !; Is not quite Il brown,
aur = % green. uut a mixture o.,
HryWL .... ....u ALoUn commercially
a. olive r..y."
y 7TTTT0FftS madC by The
t'ccr> nt -ae board demonstrated the
Fact thar I.ls shade is less visible
i the .a.I .Aas any other color.
'le wr...-la.. Khaki was easily dis
covered .Hoar-c = lis yellow SHADE.
blue was rejected without much dis.
cnSston. and the gray of the West
Point cadet turned To "a pronounced
sack when seen A. a distance.
The board Goes not advise the adop-
hon Of kuicSerhockers, but adhcres
)" the present shaped trousers tor
Infantry. and prnNides for tighter
hrtius riding trousers for the cav
Airy. In the opinion Of the board
some change should be made in the
cartridge hell. but no new design is
sdered. as the board considered it
advisable To have the ordnance de-
partment make further experiments
Before making a permanent change.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-11-13
GUNCOTTON INEFFECTIVE.
That Army and Navy Must Lock to
Maximite for Effective Explosive.

The recent improvements in ARMY
and naval ordnance and armor plate,
the various forms OF rifle cannon, the
use of the modern high explosives.
and the effect of decorating charges
of explosives upon heavy plate were
discussed by Capt. Charles {. Jamie
son, instructor of ordnance and gun
merry at West Point, at n special meet
ing of the Western Society of Engi-
-neess -GAieage.-GaPt- Jtttiesetf
subject was Ordinance and Armor
Plate"
In the course of his address the
captain said the guncotton had been
long since proven ineffective, and that
before long il would he altogether
supplanted by newer explosives. OF
these the speaker said that i'm his be-
lief maXimite was the most powerful
and readily adaptible to the needs
of the ordnance department. and the
requisites of war.
The great aim of the ordnance ex-
perts, he said, is to manufacture a
shell which will explode after it
reaches the interior of warship.
lie looked to mayimitS to solve the
problem. With this accomplished
every warship would become n prize
instead of being totally destroyed
and rendered valueless to the VIC
tors. Capt. Jamieson's address was
supplemented with stereopticon
views showing the effect of the vari-
GUS explosives on armor ranging in
thickness from four to twenty inches.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-11-13
Aarvard's Mission in India.

Close upon the announcement of
the Yale mission to China has come
information of a movement on the
part of Harvard university which
y-9rnises To put into India Harvard
men who will directly represent the
university there in the. same way in
which ether bodies Of students will
stand for Yale's interest in China.
The first of the Harvard men to go
est will be F. c. Carter. for the last
three years secretary of the Student
Christian association at the univer-
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-11-13
GAS To1rA,
' 6; &c ''::;,,;!;z;;;z;;;;;;!: 300"
Banker and Editor Fought.

Joplin, Mo-, Nov. s.-A desperate
street fight is reported from Carter.
vile, Mo-, near here, in which W. B.
Kane, president of the First Nation.
al bank, and Henry Price, editor al
the Daily Record, fought bitterly d
a late hour last night. The edit&
and banker met in front Of a drug
store, where a political discussion
arose. The men were separated by
friends. Both were badly bruised,
but neither was dangerously injured.
They used only their fists. Both are
men OF strong personality and both
have many friends.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-11-13

Before Mr.. Morgan goes too far
in the matter of offering to hand
over ships to Great Britain in the
event of war, It might be as wei for
him, perhaps, to secure the consent
of the United States government to
the plan, says the Chicago Inter
Ocean. 1t is easy to see how. in GER
tain contingencies this proposed ar
rangement would not work at all to
his country's satisfaction.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-11-13
GA = II oRIA.
Bears the zlIh' Kind You Have Always Bought
Signature "a &1NzIMx
Wireless Telegraph Feat.

Sydney, N s., Nov. S,-Wireless
telegraph messages have been flashed
across the Atlantic ocean by til
Marconi system, according to state
ments made here, where Marconi is
conducting experiments.
Several wireless messages have
been received on the experimenting
ship in this harbor from Cornwall,
England. The messages were all re-
ceived in the Morse code and without
exception were completely taken.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-11-13
Lynching Is imminent.

Admission, Ala, November S.-The
state troops have been ordered out
here to prevent the lynching of a
negro who attacked Mrs. Williams
and who is said to have been caught
near Admission. A mob Of /, 0OOis at
the scene threatening to burn the
negro.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-11-13
when prefe.sers- Should r.lk.

President Harper does not propose
to muzzle his professors, but he in
sists that they shall not talk here
after unless they have something to
say. This seems harsh, says the
Chicago Inter Ocean, but discipline
Il as necessary in a great educational
institution ~ Il u elsewhere.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-11-13
south Africa Need, Live stock.

E. R. Cobler, who represented the
Orange Free State at the worlds fair
at Chicago in 1903, has written the Sec
rotary of agriculture stating that
large numbers of live stock, especially
sheep and cattle, for slaughtering,
breeding and dairy purposes. are need.
ed in South Africa, and that an excel
lent market is offered there for agri-
cultural machinery and farming imple-
ments..
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-11-13

Whites Cream Vermifuge removes
the unhealthy tissue upon which
worms thrive; it brings, and quickly,
a healthy condition Of body, where
worms cannot exist. Price, 25cents.
H. L. Tucker.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-11-13
one specie. Already Extinct.

There are not more than 10 wild
Bufaloes in the United States. The
tame. ordinary. li-cent buffalo, once
30 numerous. says the Chicago Trib-
me, has disappeared entirely.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-11-13

Many people are suffering iearfully
from indigestion or dyspepsia, when
one single bottle of Herbine would
bring about a prompt and perma-
nent cure. A few doses will do more
for "a weak stomach than a prolonged
course OF any other medicine. Price,
90 cents.-H. j.. Tucker.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-11-13
when the squeeze win Come.

The people are not worrying much
now about the exactions of the hard
coal trust, says the Cleveland Leader,
but the squeeze will come next winter.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-11-13

To Cure a Cold in One Day
fake Laxative Bromo Quinine Tab
let's. All druggists refund the money
II it fails to cure. E. W. Groves sig
nature is on each box. 25c.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-11-13
M%,c
This sisn.ture is on every boz Of the esnu,ne
Laxative Bromo.Q uinine tablet.
the remedy that cures cold in 80 A.v
Ashes Covered 200 Miles.

San Diego, CAL, November S.-Tbe
steamer Luxer has arrived FROM
so uthern Mexico. The vessel was at
San Benito when a lack cloud from
the Santa Maria volcano enveloped
the heavens. The shower Of ashes
extended for 300 miles, turning day
into highland creating terror among
the crew and passengers.
GA ST oRFA
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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1902-01-07
Q O VEN 10 THE RESCUE
Futures Close Firm Net Two to Nine
Points Up
BANK STATEMENT A DlsAPPONT MENT
A Good Portion Of the Gains on The Stock tx
charg. We're Wiped Out After Ap-
pearance, Weak Stocks Falling
Still Lower.
(By the Associated Press.)

Wy III ASboNIdt'N 49,
New York, Jan. 4.-The dry goods mar
ket closes the week with a very quiet
business in progress in all departments.
There has been only a slim attendance
descriptions of piece goods continues
firm. Cotton yarns are in quieter re-
quest. buyers being Influenced by the de-
cline in raw material, but prices are
maintained. The worsted yarn market
continued strong. Wooden yarns quiet
and unchanged.
COTTON.
New York, Jan. 1.-THE cotton market
opened steady with prices 3 to 4 points
lower in sympathy with a batch of weak
Liverpool cables, and under tremendous
receipts at the Southern ports. The ca
bies were fully 2 points lower than ex-
pected. while receipts reached close TO
SIS, 600 bales, against q, 500 same day last
year. Shorts made the most Of the news
and vigorously pounded the market on
the call, forcing March off to 1856 and
May to 1886. Bat lust when everything
seemed to point to still further declines
and to additional shaking out OF weak
long interests, prominent room operators
stepped out into the open as advocates
of the market. Shorts made a quick
change of front and prices were back to
last nights bids in almost less time
than it takes to tell it. March jumped
to 7.94 and May to SOP, after which the
market backed and moved within narrow
bounds. Trading was active from the
start, with European commission houses
and Southern interests; room short and
Wall Street bought on the decline and
subsequent rally. Private wires told of
easier Southern spot market and prime
weather for moving the crop. The de-
cline in Liverpool was attributed to the
big movement and severe breaking Of
American speculative markets.
The market for futures closed firm
with prices net 2 to 9 points higher.
NEW YORK
NV YORK, Jan. f. Cotton futures opened
steady
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1902-01-07

NAVAL STORE :
NuMINsToa, x. G.. Jan. t.-Turpentine
notIiug doing @5M136. receipts 80.
Rosln steady at $i@.fi.U5; receipts 1875.
Crude turpentiue 4ui t at 81. iUl2.0u; receipts
a. barrels.
Tar steady at sl.20 receiuts ;3
SASASaAP Ca. ar. 4--Turpnutinc firm at
33H; receipts 3s,: sales so: exports $50.
Eosin urIn, receipts a.lao; safes 1921; ex
ports $50
81 Is. g, &tl3: II, 81. 10; I. o.. 10; K, g.. p; Nj,
Res; r, S:.25; " G, Is 20; w =, 49,.
CHARLESTON, s. O., Jan. l. Turpentine
Arm at 81; receipts sales =; exports -.
Rosin nrm; receipts - sales -; exports
Quote: L. B, C, sL.O5; ID, sLO5; Z. si.o5; +, 81 10;
G. Si.t5; Fl, si.25: L, Sl.35; x sl.eo; NJ, q. 25: 4,
III: VIC g. Is; W ". g. 50.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1902-01-07

Spot cotton closed quiet; middl:ng upInnds
8 o-l6; middllag gulf s 8 Is; sales - bales.
Ii o
LIVERPOOL, Jan. IA p. M.-Spot cotton,
limited demand; prices 3-32 lower; American
mid1ling fair 4l3-l6d; good r%niddling 4 9-l6d
miduIing 4 7-16; low middljng 4 ll-32; good ordi-
nary ! 7-32; ordinary 3 81 32d.
The sales Of the day were 5000 bales Of which
so were for speculation and export, and includ
ed $50 American. Receipts 9,GOO bales, includ-
ing ego American.
LntIrn. o1,anaG uns;ar n1d cloScA -toaa: