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The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-02-13
POLITE BURGLAR
ADMIRED BABY.
Bow or Grip" He Asked the
Frightened Mother,
"Ill Return This s, As Soon As |
Make a Stake.

Make 4 Stake.
New York, Feb. T.-"What a pref.
ty baby! Its a shame to rob a
house where there is such pretty
child. Is it u boy or a girl?
These remarks were addressed TO
Mrs. j. II Wright, who covered in
bed in her home in Jersey City. The
person who addressed her was bur-
glar, believed to be one of the same
polite pair who robbed the Hockesin
Bayonne the night before, and whose
amazed behavior was told OF in the
Post-Dispatch yesterday. This last
time he wore a raglan oyercoat and
had a black silk handkerchief tied
around the lower part of the face
As he spoke he held n revolver close
to Mrs. Wright's face, The baby was
her 9-month.old son, who was in his
mothers arms, and who was star
ing interestedly at the glittering bar
rel of the pistol and extending one
chubby fist toward it as il he wanted
to grasp the weapon,
A second gentlemanly burglar,
masked like the other, meantime held
a pistol at Mr.. Wright's head, Mr..
,, Wright's bed adioined his wiie's, Be-
side him was his 6-year-old son,
Edward, who stared at the burglars,
but made no whimper.
A third burglar, also masked, was
holding revolver at the head OF
Edward Beakey, Mrs. Wright's
brother, who slept in an adjoining
room.
The burglars had lighted the gas
in the two rooms and had demanded
all the money there was in the house.
But they were excessively polite in
their demands and made profuse
apologies, deploring the necessity
that caused them to act as they did.
"Yes, that is certainly a cute child
resumded the burglar who stood
near Mrs. Wright. "Boy or girl, did
you say?'
Boy" family responded Mrs,
Wright, who had been too frighten
ed to answer the cracksman's polite
queries,
81 trust he will grow up to be a
credit to you and that he won't turn
out as bad as | have said the burg
lar.
"But to get back to the point
again. Where do you keep your
money? We must be going and you
must speak up, quick
1--WE haven't any money in the
house." said Mrs. Wright, and her
husband corroborated her. Then,
while two OF the men kept their revol-
pers lepeled at the tive men and the
the woman the third searched the
closets and -bureau.-They-feaRd- "A
purse containing 81 but overlooked
Mr.. Wrights gold watch and $50
which were in clothing hanging far
back in closet, and missed also a
jewel case containing several hundred
dollars worth of jewelry.
"Aren't you the same men who rob
bed Julius c. Hoche's house last
night in Bayonne" asked Mr. Wright
at isn't polite to ask questions,
responded the burglar. Were go
ing now, and if any OF you give ar
alarm we'll COME back and shoot
you all. "
Then the burglar in the raglan sale
to Mrs. Wright:
"We're really sorry to have intrud
ed in this way. We had to do it tc
raise money to get out OF town. And
as soon as End a job I'll return this
81. Now, if you don't scream or
raise any cutlery you have nothing
to fear"
| Then he shook hands with Mrs
Wright, and then they backed to the
door and disappeared.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-02-13
NEGROES LYNCHED.
Tom Brown Taken from Officers and
Hanged in Courthouse Yard.

Nieholasville, KY, February g.
Tom Brown, the negro, who assault
ed Miss Della Powell yesterday, while
she was on her way home, was taken
from the officers this afternoon and
lynched. This morning County At
torney Mitchell, Sheriff Chrisman and
Deputy Scottremoved the negro from
Jail to take him to Miss Powell's
home for Identification. About 100
men accompanied the officers and
prisoner. Notable among them was
William Powell, brother of the girl,
armed with a double barreled shot
gun.
Miss Powell is a student at the Jes-
samine institute, in this city, and
lives at her brothers home, abou
three miles north of town, After the
assault Brown, aged 10, was arrest.
ed, and this morning was taken TO
the home OF the victim, who fully
identified him. When nearing the
courthouse yard on the return trip,
the carriage. was SURROUNDED, and the
mob dragged the negro from the au-
thorities, Brown was hurried to the
courthouse yard, two blocks away,
where rope was quickly putaround
his neck and thrown over the limb of
a tree, when he was drawn up. He
strangled to death and made no con-
fession or statement. The town
turned out, and ladies applauded at
the end,
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-02-13
LYNCHING IN TENNESSEE.

Nashville, Tenn, February g.
Euless " hittakery eelered,r charged
with the murder Of John Doster three
weeks ago, was taken from Jail at
Lynchburg last night and hanged
by a mob. Whittaker's case was
called in court yesterday and con-
tinued. Late last night the mob ap-
peared and, securing possession OF
the negro, hurried to the courthouse,
where a rope was placed around his
neck and he was hanged.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-02-13

For which viii pay the highest
market pricein CASH, Come and
see me at N.Y. new yard, adjoining
the Baptist church, Ohio street.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-02-13

Stops the Cold and Works off the
Cold.
Laxative Bromo-Q uinine Tablets
cure a cold in one day. No cure, no
pay. Price 25 cents.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1902-05-02
Tou KNOW HOW I STAND ON RELIGION"

you KNOW HOW l STAND ON RELIGION.
her husband had been dead year. She
lived in the same quiet routine and had
a hired man to see to the farm. Uncle
Jerry was uneasy right along, but
stuck to his text and contented himself
with sending Hannah over occasional
ly to ask If everything was going right.
One afternoon. much to his own sur
prise, he found himself over the line
fence between the two farms. and, the
Rubicon having been passed, he kept
on until lie had reached the house and
found the widow drying apples in the
sun.
You know how | stand on religion,
Martha" he said. with the freedom
of neighbor, but mebbe 1t don't
allus apply to widders. Anyhow I'm
kind of feelin' as If it was my duty to
see that the hog holes in the fences
was stopped up and that your cows
didn't git the boiler horn for lack Of
salt twice week. Is your hired man
the right sort?"
81 haven't got any," replied the wild
ow. lie got sick two weeks ago, and
| have only boy to look after things.
| don't want you to risk your souls
salvation. though"
81 shouldn't want to. of course. but
I'm willin' to take a few chances for
your sake You was allus set down as
a Baptist. but don't believe you are
a real hard shell. I've sometimes
thought that IL YOU married again, and
married a Methodist you'd culns Int0
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1902-05-02
Forgot Their Sorrow.

In his autobiography. THE Making
Of an American" Jacob A. Riis tells an
amusing story of a visit he once made
to the house Of three sisters whose
brother had been drowned:
1T was very hot July day. and to
guard against sunstroke | had put Il
cabbage leaf In my hat. On the way
over forgot all about 1t. and the leaf.
getting limp. settled down snugly on
my head. like ridiculous green skull
cap. Knowing nothing Of this. WAS
wholly unprepared for the effect my
entrance, hatless, had upon the weep
ing family. The young ladies' ceased
crying, stared wildly and then, to my
utter bewilderment, broke into hystcr-
ical laughter. For the moment |
thought they had gone mad. For some
years afterward the thought of it had
the same effect upon me that the cab
bage leaf produced so unexpectedly In
that grief stricken home"
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1902-05-02
Making "He1en.. BabJe.v Go.

John Habberton, the author of Hell
ems Babies" said to his publisher when
the novel was about ready TO appear,
IF you want to save the cost of q
great deal Of advertising, just give me
800 copies Of this book, and I'll guar
autee to distribute them so that we'll
have a success without cents worth
Of advertising being needed" The
publisher, little reluctantly, took Mr..
Habberton at his word.
The author thereupon made list Of
all the important bookstores in the
United States and found out the name
Of the head of the department of tic-
don In each store. Now, the heads of
all book departments are all ficnds in
the collection of autograph first edi-
tions-that is, with the authors sigma
ture upon the imprint. There is scarce
ly an exception 10 this rule. Mr.. Hab-
berton, being wise in all that concerns
head a copy of "IIelen's Babies" that
contained not only his autograph. but
a pleasant letter also that eXpatiated
on the merit of the work The heads
were delighted. They instructed their
statesmen and saleswomen in the book
department to boom "Helen's Babies"
to recommend it to every hesitating
customer. And thus the book succeed
ed, though it would have succeeded
anyway upon its merit-Philadelphi
Record
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1902-05-02

When nature wants something done,
she is apt to inveigle an animal into
doing it. The mole is bent only on
catching earthworms. He makes his
long burrow near the surface and then.
travelling up and down its length, he
picks up all the worms that stumble
into his way, his slender nose serving
rs an effective instrument for with
drawing them from their burrows.
think, too. he eats the beetles and cut
worms that lie in his path.
But while he Is intent on his own
work he is at the same time loOSening
up the soil and letting the air through
It and mixing up the leaf mold with
the earth. thus enriching the land. 1t
is aggravating to see the ridges that
mar the surface of our lawns and gar
dens, but we must put up with that
for the sake of the good of the soil
Besides. suspect his claim 10 the land
n an earlier one than ours.-Ladies'
Home Journal.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1902-05-02
A Strange
Ally.
ssH By c. B. LEWIS
Copyright, 1909, by
s. s. Mcclure COMPANY

Everybody that knew Uncle Jerry
Billings recognized that he had no
earthly use for anybody on earth who
didn't believe In the Methodist religion.
1t was mania with him. He hired
farm hands of that persuasion only:
he bought of and sold only to those he
called the true believers; he would not
give sup or bite to tramp who had a
leaning In any other direction
He was a widower with a grownup
daughter who kept house for him. In
one way 1t was unfortunate for him
that most Of his neighbors were Bap-
lists. His opinions were so strong that
he would not visit, borrow or lend, and
Of course they were forced into the
same policy. One of his neighbors was
Joseph Shields, and they had let each
other alone for five long years because
they differed as to how their souls
should be saved. yet Uncle Jerry often
said:
"Joe Shields Is a good Teller and a
is mighty good woman. II they'd
only turn Methodists. I'd be glad to go
over there once n awhile"
One day Farmer Shields died. If
Uncle Jerry hadn't been away in ILL.,
nois on visit to his sister, he might
at least have stood ut his gate and seen
the funeral procession pass. but he
didn't get home until n week later
Then he said to his daughter:
Hammer. I'm a determined man. and
| can't go back on what I've said, but
mebbe it wouldn't hurt the Methodist
religion very much II you should go
over to see the widder and tell her I'm
little sorry Joe has been called
away"
SHALL | tell her that Of course he
couldn't go to heaven believing in the
BAPTIST religion?" asked the daughter.
mo, not skassly. It's jest possible
that few Raptists do creep in, and
we don't want to hurt her feelin's. !
allus did like Martha, and If Joe hadn't
met her first mebbe should have ask
ed her to marry me. You might ask
her if there was anything | could do.
and you needn't hurry home. If you
amt back by shutdown, I'll have bread
and milk for supper"
The widow wasn't "sot" In her re-
ligion. but there was nothing Uncle
Jerry could do and time passed until
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1902-05-02
Crafty Master Fox.

A fox was one day seen coming out
of a pile of stones near the water side.
He hid In the heather for awhile and
then pushed out something ON the Wa
ter. which proved to be a bunch Of
moss. The wind took 1t into the middle
of the lake and blew it past some ducks
sitting on the surface.
Having watched his venture for per
haps ten minutes with apparent salts
faction and observed that it neared the
ducks without arousing their suspi-
cions, our friend began to collect anoth
er and larger bunch of moss. which he
allowed to font In the same direction.
but this time he swan behind 1t, TAX
Ing care to show only his eyes and nose
above water.
Just as 1t was passing the group Of
ducks he made a sudden dive, pulled
down a bird and swan back to shore
under water. Arrived there. he car
ried the duck to the pile of stones.
where his wife and daughter were no
doubt waiting to enjoy the fruits Of his
Years of Sport"
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1902-05-02
Discipline Among Ants.

The region of the Amazon is overrun
by an interesting species of ants known
as saubas. They are represented as
the curse Of the country because of
their social and military organization.
Some observations upon the discipline
maintained by them were made by C.
Darlington Brown:
We were greatly amused by Singh
lar struggle going on between a soldier
ant and his working fellows at the
mouth Of their underground nest. Some
eight or ten of the workers clung on to
his legs and antennn and tried to drag
him back as he endeavored to come out
Of the hole.
Although he was furnished with
huge mandibles, he did not lose his
temper nor try to bite them, and it
was evident that, although they de-
tanned him by force, they never nipped
him hard.
During the struggle they allowed two
or three other soldiers to sumter out
past them and go roaming by them
selves. 1t appeared as If this particu-
lar individual had behaved badly. was
under arrest and was now being pre-
vented from breaking barracks. The
end of the struggle was not witnessed
by US, and It will never be known who
gained the day. but from all appear
ances 1t went against the soldier.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1902-05-02
Riley and the Scotch

Eugene Field was fond of relating
the following story of James WhitcOmb
Riley: ITO beguile the tediousness of
the return voyage from Europe 1t was
proposed to give a concert in the saloon
Of the ship. an entertainment to which
all capable Of amusing their fellow
passengers should contribute. Mr.. Ri
ley was asked to recite some of his
original poems, and of course he cheer
fully agreed to do so. Among the num-
Der present at this midocean entertain
ment, over which the Rev. Myron Reed
presided, were two ScoIchmen, very
worthy gentlemen, en- route from the
land O. cakes to the land of biscuits
upon a tour Of investigation. These
TWIN shared the enthusiasm with
which the auditors applauded Mr.. Ri
ley's charming Rotations. They mar
veled that so versatile a genius could
have lived in land reputed for un-
couthness and savagery.
'Is 1t no wonderful. Donald" remark
ed one of these Scots, that a trades
man suid be sic n bonnie poet7"
"And Is he indeed a tradesman"
asked the one.
Indeed he is" answered the other.
Ibid We no hear the dominic intryjuce
him rs the hoosier poet7 Just think Of
1t. mon-just think of sic a guide poet
dividing his time making hoosiery"
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1902-05-02
A Mine Under the Sea,

There are in England several coal
and metalliferous mines which extend
and are worked at a considerable dis
lance out to sea. but perhaps the most
remarkable submarine coal mine is
that at Nanaimo. on Departure bay,
beyond Victoria. B. G. This mine is
known as the Wellington. and its gal,
leries are situated GOO feet below the
surface of the ocean. which here in
closes an archipelago Of islands very
similar to the Thousand islands at the
head OF the st. Lawrence river. The
galleries Of this pit. which are contin-
lually developing. extend at present a
length Of six miles under the bottom of
the waters Of the Pacific ocean.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1902-05-02
LITTLE BATEESE.

You bad leetle hoy, not moch you care
How busy you re kipkin your poor gran'pere
Tryin to stop You ev'ry day
ChaSin de hens aroun de hay
Wy don't you geev' dem chance to lay?
Leetle Bateesc!
OF on de feel you foller de plough.
Den EN- YOU tire you scare de COW,
Sickin' de dog till dey jomp de wall,
So de milk ain good for noting at all
An you're only five an a half dis fall,
Leetle Bateese!
Too sleepy for sayin' de prayer tonight?
Never min; S'poSe II be all right
Say dem tomorrow-ahI dere he gol
fas' asleep i'll a minute or so
An he'll stay lax day till de rooster crow,
Leetle Bateese!
Den wake us up right away toute suite
Lookin' for something more to eat,
Maxim me tink of dem long leg crane,
Soon as dey swaller. dey staIt again,
l wonder your stomach don't get no pain.
Leetle Bateese!
But see heem now lvin' dere in bed,
Look at de arm onderneat' hees head;
If he grow lax dat till he's twenty year
bet he II be stronger dan Louis Cyr
An beat all de voyageurs levin here,
Leetle Bateese!
JUS feel de muscle along hees back.
Won geev heem moch bodder for carry pack
On de long portage, any size canoe.
Dere's not many ting dat boy won't do,
For he's got doublejoint on hees body too,
Leetle Bateesei
But, leetle Bateese! please don't forget
We raider you're stavin' de small boy vet
So chase de chicken an max dem scare,
An do wat you lax wit your ole gran'pere,
For wen you beeg teller he won't be dere-
Leetle Bateese!
William Henry Drummond.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1902-05-02
the fold after awhile"

the fold after awhile"
But we won't talk religion" sh,
said, turning away to hide her smile.
and bushes.
NO. we won't. Hannah was tellin
me that you had a new cow"
Yes"
And she's q kickerT
"She is bad one. and the boy won't
go near her, and fear for my life
every time go out to milk"
"Shoo! Is that SO? WAL, we'll sort
Of forget religion for awhile, and III
take that COW in hand. l amt afraid
Of no kickin' COW on earth I'll kind
Of tell the boy what to do about the
srops and see that the cattle don't get
into the corn, and twice a day I'll come
over and milk that kicker Better leave
the pail hangin' on the barnyard gate
in the mornin', as I'm an early riser"
You are too good, Uncle Jerry" she
murmured
That's on account Of my Methodist
religion" he answered rather proudly.
1T allus affects person that way IL
he's in earnest about 1t, while the Bap-
fist belief But never mind. I'll show
that cow trick or two If she lifts her
leg at me-"
Night and morning for the next three
months Uncle Jerry MIXED that kick
ing cow as punctually as the sun rose
and set. At long intervals, when the
COW happened to be mentally busy on
other subjects, he got through peace
ably. but on fourteen occasions out of
fifteen she raised a row and generally
got the best of it He might have
grown discouraged and advised her
slaughter or sale, but he had come to
look upon It as a case Of Methodist
versus Baptist. and he was determined
that the Baptist should knock under.
Then came a day when his religious
zeal carried him beyond due bounds In
speaking to the Widow Shields, and
she resented 1t by saying that he
needn't trouble himself further. That
angered him In turn, and he went
home to say to his daughter:
Hammer. you needn't mind about
IAS "iuuCi ULiy ohC ilh0 ali
them Baptists, and l hope that old
COW will kick her clear across the
barnyard the first time she tries to
milk"
He went to bed trying to make him
self believe that It was n case of in
gratitude. and he vowed he would
never climb the line fence again, but
his sleep was broken with bad dreams.
and the still small voice kept whisper
ing. So when morning came he took
his way over the old path to do the
usual milking. He was too late. He
coached the widows barnyard to find
that she had been ahead of him. Even
ting down beside the COW In a ginger
ly way, determined to milk or die
Uncle Jerry started to turn away, but
a vicious switch Of the cows tail made
him pause. and twenty seconds later
out shot hoof. Widow, pail and milk
stool went flying.
You can't do 1t, Martha. and there's
no use tryin'," said Uncle Jerry as he
lifted the half unconscious woman In
his arms.
"Wh-what's happenedT she gasped
as she opened her eyes.
1.-THE old COW has histed YOU"
"And you-you"-
I'm a-holdln' you In my arms and
lovin' you and sayin' that after we are
married I'll kind of give way ON my
Methodist religion and you'll kind Of
give way on your Baptist and we'll
turn that old COW into corned beef and
be happy evermore."
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1902-05-02
The Kid Glove Kid.

The average kid glove, according to
those who should know, is not made Of
kid at all, but of goat or lamb skin. The
kids from which the real kid glove is
made are nurtured and cared for al
most as, carefully as are race horses.
Most of them are reared in a mountain
Gus district of France. The kids are
nourlshed on milk alone and are never
allowed to cat grass, as that would
coarsen the skin. The kid Is kept in
pen, where he can receive no scratch
or bruise. They are thus kept, as it
We're, in cotton wool until the age when
the skin is of most value. They are then
carefully killed and the skin dressed
with the utmost skill. Sheep, deer and
colts are also pressed into service for
80 called kid and dogskin gloves.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1902-05-02
EnticinE Lobntern to Death.

In the neighborhood of the Bermudas
the sea is extremely transparent, so
that the fishermen can readily see the
horns of Holsters protruding from their
hiding places in the rocks at consider
able depths. To entice the crustaceans
from these crannies they tie a lot Of
snails in a ball and dangle them in
front Of the cautious lobster. When he
grabs the ball, they haul him up.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1902-05-02
The Napkin.

Nothing is so humorous as the writ
inss upoa etiquette by people to whom
such knowledge is n sealed book. A
cookbook which extends its branches
Of information in many directions is
responsible for the following: always
pin your napkin to your dress when at
dinner. that 1t may not fall under the
table. 1t may be pinned so that the
pin cannot be seem"
Imagine n dinner table full of men
and women returning to the drawing
room, each wearing a serviette apron
which he or she has forgotten to unpin!
New York Timea
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1902-05-02

Mrs. Gossippe-It is positive shame
to see how poorly Mrs. Charitee
clothes her children.
Mrs Clubb-But you must not forget,
my dear, that her time is so much taken
up with noble slum work that she has
no time to look after them."-OhiO
State Journal.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1902-05-02
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The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1902-05-02

The operation Of breaking the bank"
at Monte Carlo consists merely in ex-
hausting the temporary capital Of one
Of the tables. When this occurs. that
table goes out Of business for the day.
Washington Star,