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The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-10-30

Corn-huskers' spralned wrists, bar
bed-wire cuts, burns, bruises, severe
decorations and external injuries of
any kind are promptly and happily
cured by applying Billiards. Snow
Liniment. Price, 70 and 80 CENTS
H. L. Tucker.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-10-30
Guillotined By Trolley Wire.

While on thewing pigeon was gull.
lotined recently in Cardiff, Wales, by
beibg caught between strolley and .
power wire on the street railroad.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-10-30

Put-in-Bay, Ohio, Oct. 25.-Jay
Cooke, the tinancier, was again strick-
en- with congestion of the brain at
his home on Gibraltar island last
night. He rallied to-day and is now
S aid to be resting easy"
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-10-30
Not with Cupid.. eouueut

The girls mother says that story
about the princes .infatuation isn't
true. But, asks the Chicago Record.
Herald, do girls mothers always
know?
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-10-30

The first automobile ever seen in
Shelbina reached that town Tuesday.
just 80 that it wouldn't create any
false impressions the machine broke
down while there.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-10-30

Stops the Cold and Works of the
Cold.
Laxative Bromo-Quinine Tablets
cure a cold in one day. No cure, no
pay. Price % cents.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-10-30

Educate Your Bowels with Cascarets.
Candy Cathartic, cure constipation forever
i0c, 25c. II c. G. G. fail, druggists refund money
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-10-30

We have seen the irail infant when
the faint struggle for existence seen.
ed almost ended, resuscitated and
made strong by the Use of White :
Cream Nermiiuge. Price, - cents
II. l.. Tucker.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-10-30

There are thousands Of people, sui
fering untold torture from piles, be-
cause Of the popular impression that
they cannot he cured. Tabler's Buck
eve Pile Ointment will cure them and
the patient will remain cured. Price,
so cents in bottles. Tubes, - cents.
H. l.. Tucker.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-10-30
To Cure a Cold in One Day

y V"rV q N"Iu III VIIt Duy
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tab
let's: All druggists refund the money
If it fails to cure. f. W. Groves sig
nature is on each box. poe.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-10-30
Sentiment Oyerruled Law.

Jefferson, Mo, Oct. 25.-Sentiment
brushed aside the law to do Justice
when Judge John F. Phillips dis.
charged several Camden county farm.
ers, accused of cutting timber from
government land.
They admitted that they were
guilty OF cutting governmenttimber,
but stated that they were compelled
to do SO last year during the drouth
To keep their families from starving,
as their crops were a failure The
men made n few ties from timber on
Uncle Sans land and sold the ties
for the bare necessities.
The charges against them were dis
missed upon this statement.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-10-30

This signature Is on every boz Of the genuine
Laxative BromO.Q uinine r.sl...
the remedy that enr"s cold In ,s.s Az
The suburban citizen., 1902-05-31
Justice Harlan ma n Golfer.

Justice Harlan is golfiac. he says
1t is the greatest game in the world.
He is more than six feet tall, weighs
fully 300 pounds and has a deep chest
and shoulders a yard across. When
he hits a ball squarely it goes soaring
through the air for yards and yards.
There is one hole on the Cherry
Chase links called "Harlan's hole" In
some wonderful manner the Justice
once made the hole in one stroke. He
drove the ball off the tee and it rolled
into the hole. The caddy spent half
an hour looking for the ball in the
high grass while the Justice fumed and
fretted. Then somebody shouted:
"Why, here's your ball in the hole"
The Justice was so proud that he
would play no more that day. No one
has duplicated the feat.-New YG-
World.
The suburban citizen., 1902-05-31
X-Raxa and Epcs.

A cackling Plymouth Rock hen. that
has just Matched half brood Of
chickens in the laboratory Of DR.. Ell
mer Il. Prescott, in Chicago, has set
tied, the physician believes, a question
regarding the action Of the X-ray on
organic matter, over which scientists
have disputed for years, Six of thlr-
teen eggs that were placed under the
hen were treated with the Roentgen
ray. They failed to hatch, while the
.emaining seven shells were broken
at the end Of the regular period of in
cubation.
The six eggs, by failing to germinate.
indicate, says the experimenter, that
the X-ray destroys the germ cell.
from which it is deduced that the cure
Of cancer and consumption by the
Roentgen machine is permanent in
stead Of temporary .--New York Sun
The suburban citizen., 1902-05-31

"Oh, yas, yas, homes men do; but
they're kinder skase. kinder skase,
Mr.. Howe"
81 haven't found 1t So" was the re-
ply Here's Jack Morton, for in
stance-Deacon Putnam's grandson.
saw him packing apples last month,
and I'm sure he wouldn't be afraid to
dump them anywhere"
THAT 1 would not, Mr.. Howe" 1
said, eagerly. for l was nettled at
what l faucied was n hidden taunt in
Lynch's remarks. Here is a barrel
Of Long Island Greenings; let us see
If they won't match Mr.. Lynch's Bald
wins"
Hastily drawing up the hoops till l
could pry out the head, disclosed the
golden-green beauties beneath it, and
then poured them out upon the floor.
AS l tossed the empty barrel to one
side my eyes fell upon an object that
completely unnerved me for an instant,
From the center of the barrel had
rolled n twenty-pound pumpkin. sur
rounded by about a peck of the
gnarliest, smallest cide-apples l ever
saw.
oval, walr' Moses drawled, smiling
queerly. "Plcked the wrong barL
didn't We, young feller? But I'm In
trudin'; this amt none O. my bust
ness" and with the last word the man
rounged out of the building, still smil-
ing.
My first impulse I7as to spring after
him, shouting accusations and threats,
for 1 was convinced that he was the
author Of this fresh misfortune, more
CALLING and unbearable than all that
had gone before; but the shame of my
false position held me back till he had
disappeared, and afterward was glad
that had kept silent.
what does this mean, JackT' Mr.,
Howe asked, in a kindly tone.
The suburban citizen., 1902-05-31

In reply l told him all that had oc-
Cured, stating my belief that Moses
Lynch had in some manner contrived
to place the pumpkin and worthless
apples in the barrel during our alb
sence at the institute. To my great
relief, the dealer showed plainly that
he believed me. He advised extreme
caution in speaking Of the matter till
we were in possession Of some tangible
evidence. which he said he felt sure
would be obtained sooner or later.
1t was arranged that we should reas-
sort all our apples at his warehouse,
locked room being set apart for the
purpose.
Henry was almost speechless with
rage and shame, and grandfather was
greatly disturbed when told them
the miserable story that night. Both
feared Lynch would spread it broad
cast, but l suspected that he meant
instead to hold it as a club over our
heads.
1t took us several days to inspect
the barrels, although in the end we
found only twenty-fOur had been tam
pered with. From them we took an
equal number Of pumpkins and be-
tween four and FIVE bushels Of cider
apples. The net loss to us was seven
barrels. besides our time and labor.
We piled the pumpkins in a corner
] n nd falaagn tho 1safngtnn q nlIpc I'm
! sacks. Just as we were finishing our
unpleasant task Henry happened to
glance at the heap Of pumpkins, upon
which a strong light fell from an ad-
! jacent window. With muttered ex'
clamatlon he hastily crossed the room
and picked up one.
"What does this mean, Jack" he
asked, eXcltedly. See! 'T.-E.-L.'
Dimly outlined on the surface Of the
vegetable were the three letters. They
were between green and brown in
color, and We're scanned with tiny
wrinkles. while all about them the Skin
was smooth and yellow.
'Thats a Halloween pumpkin"
! shAhf eALLNt a. hlOulthA . lLDu-HAs 9OLAA
child has pasted his initials cut from
paper on the upper side while it was
still green. And say, Henry, L..
stands for Lynch"
"And ~. f. FOR Thomas Ellsworth,
ell, Jack? We must let Mr.. Howe sec
this at once" Thomas Lynch was
Moses only son, a lad about eleven
years of age, who had been one OF
Henry's pupils during the preceding
winter.
The practice Of marking apples and
pumpkins in this way was a very com
mon one. The space covered by the
pasted paper of course did not take
J the ripened color OF the rest Of the
fruit, and the initials or other design
would stand out very prominently
when the paper was removed. Oul
Halloween Jach-o'-lanterns were al
most always marked in this way.
We ta:aed the matter over with Mr.
Howe, and afterward waited in hl
Office, Tor Lynch then was delivering
The suburban citizen., 1902-05-31

" panied and obviously hesitatlng, Il
know of no one, unless it might be
Mo-" He stopped short and shook
his head.
UNLESS it might be Nose Lynch
said Henry, bluntly, completing the
sentence. Hes over on the old Spen-
Ger farm, across the brook, where the
picking is mighty slim compared with
what he had here, especially as Uncle
Hiram watches him as a cat would Il
mouse"
1T doesn't seem possible; indeed, it
does mott! said grandfather, under his
breath, walking away with bowed
head. He would not accuse another
without proof, even in thought
"Really, Henry, It is hard to believe"
I remarked, especially as We never
have laid straw in his way, and
grandfather has befriended him score
Of times"
"Who is it, If he isn't the man?" my
cousin demanded. Don't you remem-
Der how he delayed leaving the place,
and hindered our springs work by clut-
tering up the barns as long as he could?
That was pure malice, for all his soft,
oily words and his smoothing his whis'
kers between words. l tell you. Jack,
he's a scoundrel, and If We don't trip
him up somehow he'll make a good
deal more trouble for u.s."
But grandfather wouldn't take him
back under any conditions; he'd let the
farm stand IDLE first"
That's all very true, but Lynch
doesn't know it. Grandfather is so
careful not to hurt peoples feelings
The suburban citizen., 1902-05-31

oats at the warehouse. His team soon
arrived, and to our joy Thomas was
the driver and had come alone.
Ever see this before, Tommie?"
Mr.. Howe asked, calling him inside
and pointing at the pumpkin.
why, cracky, yes" the boy ex.
claimed, grinning broadly, "T lettered
that down in pas back cornfeld. He
said he must "a fed it to the cows by
mistake. How'd it git up hereP
We evaded his question, and carried
the telltale pumpkin in triumph to our
lawyer. Not much more remains to
be told.
Within week Mr.. Stone found
man who had seen Lynch at work in
the back part of our orchard on the
Sunday afternoon following our de-
parture for the institute. AS he knew
grandfather well, he had wondered
that Deacon Putnam should permit
labor on the Sabbath, but had said
nothing about it till the lawyer ques-
toned him.
In company with this man. and with
our proof we'll in hand, we called ON
the vindictive fellow. Mr.. Stone had
advised us to collect just what his
evil work had cost us, and to make a
further condition that he leave the
country at once, or we would prose-
cute.
"You probably could get heavier
damages in money alone,' the lawyer
said, "but you and your property never
would be safe If he were near"
We followed his advice, and after a
stormy interview, in which Lynch
dropped his mask of smooth benevo-
lence, we forced the rascal to come to
our terms. He paid us $3.50, and with
in month left for the West, where he
still lives for aught we know.-Youth's
Companion
The suburban citizen., 1902-05-31

that he never has told the man frankly
what he thinks Of him. Ill guarantee
Nose feels sure he could come back if
We We're out OF the way, and that the
only reason he was forced to leave was
because we wanted to work the farm -
We said nothing Of our losses except
TO Mr. Stone, our grandfather's lawyer,
who advised us to keep our mouths
shut and our eyes and ears open, for,
as he explained, we were helpless with
out positive legal proof.
OUR amateur detective work resulted
in nothing except to make us so alert
and cautious that possibly we prevent.
ed other attempts. At all events we
were undisturbed for several months,
until we had grown comparatively
careless again.
Our yield Of grain was below the av-
erage. and the drought also reduced
our receipts from milk delivered at the
cheese factory, but the Putnam or
cnards were heavily laden for an off
year. when many Of our neishbors had
not enough apples for their own use.
The quality Of the fruit was excellent,
and the price promised TO be high.
Instead of 200 barrels of apples, as
as we had estimated, we found late
in October, when the last tree had
been picked, that we had 42S barrels.
These we picked with great care. We
rejected all inferior fruit, and sold
it at a neighboring evapOrator for six
ty cents q hundred pounds.
While we were Mt work grandfath-
er's old friend and fellow citizen, Nor
ris Howe, one Of the Springbrook pro-
duce dealers, drove to the farm, saw
US put up few barrels, and bought
the entire crop for S3.G21a a barrel,
delivered at his warehouse We had
made a good sale, but we felt the ap-
pies We're worth the price offered.
The following week we were COM
PEELED to go TO Arden to attend the an
nual teachers institute, as both Henry
and l had secured schools for the COM
ing winter. Grandfather promised to
keep a sharp eye on the barreled ap
pies. which were piled under the trees
| where they had been packed.
Upon our return we found their mum
Der undiminished and as soon as pos
sible we drew them to the warehouse
in Springbrook village. When | ar
rived with the last load found Mr.
Howe talking with Moses Lynch, who
was delivering his apples at the same
time.
With a wholly gratuitous show Of
virtue Moses removed the head from
one OF his barrels and very ostenta
tously emptied its contents on thr
floor The apples were Baldwins o
large size and well colored.
"They'S not many care ter do that
Mr. Howe" he drawled, with self
satisfied air "They don't cal'late OF
shown what's in tn middle, but
put 'em up all alike clean through"
"oh, fancy all honest men do til,
same. Mr.. Lynch" said the dealer
J pleasantly.
The suburban citizen., 1902-05-31
HUNT FOR A NEEDY MAN.
How Reporter Filled an Assignment
and Lost His Position.

and Lost His Position.
Referring back to a note in this
column on generosity in editors,
reader contributes this true story:
LAS a reporter my friend had not won
the regard Of his city editor-he fire.
quently failed to return from an as
slgnment with "a good story SO when
he was told to draw $40 from the Office,
so out, and give it to a man genuinely
in need of it, and then write, as a So
cal study, the needy mans valuation
of current reports of abounding pros
perity in the country, my friend
thought he had a task that was easy.
But Organized Charity would not, be-
cause of principle, encourage such in
discriminate giving and refused to tell
Of any one who was in extremity. Co.
ing down to the BOwery, the reporter
questioned a policeman, and was di-
rected to a certain tenement. When he
got there the man had been dispos-
sessed and had taken his family out Of
the neighborhood. After no success
with two other devices for discovering
a man really in want it looked as
though the reporter would once more
have to go back to the Office and re-
port failure.
But what so preposterous as to say
to the city editor that a man who was
badly o6, for the lack Of $40, and who
had views on the subject of prosperity
was not to be found?
"Press time was near Some plan
Of action had to be decided on. Meet
ing a friend who, though earning
good deal. always spent more, the re-
porter said: For Heavens sake, don't
you need $40? With excellent pres
ence Of mind the man answered in the
proper way, and the reporter dashed
back to his desk to write his little
social study. He imagined poor man,
who had a pitiful need, and told an i'm
aginary tale about him.
ut was charming, but very sad. The
city editor next afternoon praised him;
1t was the finest story Of the day. He
added: Already several men have
stopped in to leave checks, and here Is
a $50 bill the chief himself just dropped
on my desk for the poor man. You
cash these checks and take all the
money to him, and write something
about the relief it will afford to him.
Wait moment-here's another $25-
why, It's from the chief again; you see
what an impression you've made"
Taking the money, the young reporter
hesitated, fumbled it. 'WellY inquired
the city editor.
"Then the young reporter had to give
the account Of the hunt for a needy
man as here set forth. After looking
out the window a long time the city
editor said:
"'Of course, you are indefinitely sus-
pended. ought to devise some torture
for you, also. You might he con-
cluded, rising, picture to yourself what
feelings the Old Man will have-that
kindly old chief, to whom 1 must re-
turn this $75-when he hears that he
was cheated by a fake in his own
newspaper New York Post.
The suburban citizen., 1902-05-31
HELPLESS

Delays are dangerous you know"
he said, when she again insisted on
postponing the wedding.
Il know" she answered, "but the
dressmaker ran a needle through her
thumb this morning, so what in the
world can We do?'-Chicago Record.
Herald.
The suburban citizen., 1902-05-31
NYnd Animals stin Plentiful.

Most boys have the idea that wild
animals are very rare now, or that
you must go into the far West to find
them. While this is true Of some Of
the large kinds, it Is yet safe to say
that any one in the Eastern States
can, within five miles, and usually
much less, get into region where he
may discover some wild creatures. He
may walk through a place again and
again without seeing anything alive
except a few birds, but he may be
sure there were many bright eyes and
keen ears and noses that were Observ-
ing him and fully taking IN the fact
that their deadly enemy was passing
near. Especially at night or late in
the evening is this the case, for the
wild Fourfoots have learned to come
out only at night when men cannot
see them.-Ernest Thompson Seton, in
the Ladies' Home Journal
The suburban citizen., 1902-05-31
The Amenities,

"There is a great deal in having SER
wants who are accustomed to the ways
Of good society,"" said the experienced
housekeeper.
1--WE have been remarkably fortunate
in that respect" answered young Mrs
TorlSins. "Our new girl won't do a
thing we tell her unless we say
please "-Washington Star.
The suburban citizen., 1902-05-31
Long Drawn Out.

The Rev. Mr.. Tallman--"And what
did you think Of my sermon"
Miss Sharpe-"Oh, it was so like you,
Mr.. Tallman."
The Rev. Mr.. Tallman-"Character-
lstic, eh?"
Miss Shsrpe-"Well, no one could say
1t was stunted. philadelphia Press.
The suburban citizen., 1902-05-31
PlnusibIe Enough

Ascum-"How did you make out with
that story you sent 10 the Klaptrap
Magazine?"
ScTibbler-"Rejected fancy it was
too clever"
Ascum-"Too cleverw
Scribbler-"Yes. suppose they were
afraid it would distract attention from
their advertising. pages"
The suburban citizen., 1902-05-31
A Bad Beginning.

"I have known better days, lady"--
began Faded james.
"Yes it's wretched morning" re-
piled the farmers wife, "but I've got
nc time to discuss the weather with
you, bad as it is" And she shut the
door and left him.-Philadelphia Bulle-
tin.
The suburban citizen., 1902-05-31
Love at First Sight.

His Dog-"Are you certain that yom
mistress loves my master"
Her Dog-"Why, it was love at first
sight. She pushed me off the sofa to
let him sit down. ."-Detroit Free Press.
The suburban citizen., 1902-05-31
His Speech.

II wonder what he meant" said the
man who had been trying to make a
speech.
"What he said, very likely" some
one suggested.
"Yes, know, but he said my flow
of words was continuous without con-
inuity."-Chicago Post.
The suburban citizen., 1902-05-31
Santos Dumont's Early Trims.

Santos Dumont, whose Christian
name, by the way, is Alberto, was at
tracted by the navigation of the air
when a small child, and used to launch
fiotillas of diminutive balloons. When
he was twelve years old he bribed a
wandering aeronaut who was prepar.
ing to ascend from the village square,
and he consented to take the lad with
him. Unlucklly, before the start his
tutor discovered him crouching in the
basket to avoid detection, and he was
hauled out in time, so his money went
up and he did not However, he found
means to ascend often after that.
MI. A...nno., in n-n fnnt dnnn 1000
The suburban citizen., 1902-05-31
Biting.

Ethel-"Alrs. Youngwife is worrying
because her husband is fond Of adven.
ture and not Of domestic life"
Edith-"In that case 1 don't see why
she need worry. He's likely TO be very
happy at home."-New York Times.
The suburban citizen., 1902-05-31
Our u BUDGET
OF FEUMoR.
Tho banquet Habit.
....AuA...u

A curious thing is digestion.
IT'S fraught with power complete.
Whenever there's anything big to be done
We all get together and eat.
Washington Star.
The suburban citizen., 1902-05-31
Her Remarkable Talent.

"Why do ycu think that she is such
a remarkable woman?'
"She can study railway time card
ana learn something about trains from
it."-New York Herald.
The suburban citizen., 1902-05-31
It's All or,

"Have you heard that vickie and 1
have parted for ever?"
"No. Are you sure?"
"Yes she told me in each Of her last
three letters that she would not even
write to me again. New York Times.
The suburban citizen., 1902-05-31
Rank Inpratitnde.

First Tramp-"I ran across rich
uncle of mine lately, but after all |
done fer him, he wouldn't gimme a
cent"
Second Tramp-"What did you do fer
him?"
First Tramp-"Fer ten years I've
been travelln' under an assumed name
Jest to spare his feelin's." Town and
Country. -.--.-..----.---.-....
The suburban citizen., 1902-05-31

In return, just issued, 1t is stated
that during 1901 41,s7s,345 tons of coal
were exported from the United Kin
dom, decrease of 2.210, ,s52 tons on the
previous year
The suburban citizen., 1902-05-31
An Oddly.

Chorus-"Great Scott! Look wot's
drifted along an not a loose cobble.
stone in sight"'-New York Journal.
The suburban citizen., 1902-05-31

The Amazon is go feet deep 1000
miles from the sea- -..-.--.--. --
The suburban citizen., 1902-05-31
Waiting in Vain.

"What are you crying for?"
II just put er letter in dere, an I've
been Ell waitin' two hours fer an an.
sver Boo-hoow-New York Journal.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-12-03
PACHECO'S DANDRUFF KILLER
For sale by all Druggists and at the
Union Barber Shop. Tel. Main 2S2.
RAMIE DECORTICATION.

f. de Harne of North Kohala, who
recently sent a specimen of ramie de-
corticated by a new French machine
thus writes of its workings:
1T works automatically, two children
feed on one side, and the fibre comes
out on the other ready to be turned in
to rope, coarse cloths, or to have the
glue taken out and woven, into the
most beautiful tissue. 1t cleans 2A
tons of green twigs in hours, and
needs 3 horsepowe to be set in motion.
Two women will do the feeding, two
the gathering, and two men the general
work. The price of the machine will
be about $3.50 in France