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The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-12-11
ShAp5H FUUtIiaItS.
Hidden ?'ctu-cs Of Mex nley and
Roosevelt N Cap.,oI Building.
Discovery in Statuary Hall Of the
skill of Artist Allison " no Paint
ed the Walls In Initiation
stone,

Pe#tHaits-ef President Roosevelt
and ex-President Mckinley were dis
covered the other day on the imita-
ton walls Of statuary hall in the cap
itol. They were not ordered by Uncle
Sam and will not be paid for. They
were painted into the walls by Mr..
Allison, the artist who painted the
big pillars in the pension office in
imitation of marble, and who deco
rated the shafts with the now IA
nous shadow drawings. The two pic
lures of the present executive ana
his predecessor are similar shadow
drawings, Both portraits are excel
lent, and, while il is difficult to dis
cover them at first, so skillfully are
they hidden, when once seen they
loom up lifelike in size and can be
observed from every portion of the
chamber, now adorned by marble
monuments to the nations great men.
The picture of Mckinley is in pro-
file and about is inches in length.
1t is in one of the four panels, inn
mediately above the statue of Roger
Williams, on the western side of the
hall, 1t is striking likeness, and is
said by the other artists engaged ON
the work to be one Of the best por-
traits of Mckinley ever painted.
The portrait of President Roose-
welt is on the south wall of the hall,
20 the right of the entrance, and Just
back Of the statue of Gen. Allen.
II is full view, and shows the pres
ident in his khaki uniform as a colo
mel in the volunteer cavalry of the
United States. Ii is about nine inch
IN height, and more complete piece
OF work than the other. Every line
and shadow in both pictures is abso'
lutely essential to make the initiated
marble perfect. The lines of the face
are formed by cracks in the initiated
stone. and every mark serves double
purnoSc.
When the pictures were discovered
the other morning the hordes of CAPT
tol guides became happy. There will
be two more Interesting things to
show the public next winter wher
congress conveneS and the building
swarms with visitors. The portraits
were hailed with delight, and ever,
guide Immediately set about discov
erng others. So far none has beer
found. Artist Allison declines to sa,
whether there are more pictures il
statlary hall or not, Meantime thu
guides expect TO find additional ones
and they are busy in consequence.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-12-11
YOUNG VANDERBILT TO WED.
Miss Nelson to Become the Bride of
One Of the Young Million
nire Trio.

The marriage of Reginald Wander
bilt to Miss Nelson, which will take
place soon, serves to draw attention
again to one of the wealthiest young
men in the country. Reginald Van
derbilt came of age last spring, and is
now manager of his own fortune Of
s7,5ea 900. He figured prominently in
big gambling scandal year ago, but
has since settled down. Alfred e. Van
derbilt, who received the bulk of the
Vanderbilt fortune. is the least health
full of the three brothers, and, al
though he appears to he robust in his
pictures, is in reality rather frail. Cor
nelius Vanderbilt, Jr., the man who
really should have inherited the major
portion of the wealth and represent
ed the family by right, estranged him
self on account of his marriage and
was cut off with but paltry few mil
lions. His brother Alfred generously
handed over $1,000 900 to tide the young
man over. Cornelius is an inventor and
has done good work ircivil engineering
and in mechanics. He worked for a
time as brakeman on the railway to
get practical knowledge. The social
rivalry between the wives of the two
elder boys has been bitter and long,
but Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt has
been triumphing of late years, and
when Prince Henry was her guest her
victory was complete over her rival.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-12-11
FRIVOLITY IN MARRIAGE.
the Thoughtlessness of Young
Men and Women.

That most men were careless and
most maidens frivolous before the
marriage altar, Rev. Newell Dwight
Hills declared in sermon in Plym-
outh church. He shocked some. He
said in part:
"Oh, the recklessness of young men
and the carelessness and frivolity Of
young women who 60 to the marriage
altar to-day! Why, young people have
come to my study to be mar
ried, and when l have taken the
young woman aside and talked to her
about the seriousness and solemnity
of the step she was taking she has
said: oh, well, when / get tired of
him I can easily. have it all dis
solved"
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-12-11
DELAYS BUILDING NAVY.
work Of New warships Is seriously
Iaampered by NoHdeIlvery Of
structuraI steel.

Non4elivery of structural steel
strikes anu dearth of skilled labor
have oeis yea the construction OF new
naval vessSis during The last year, ae-
cording to the report Of Rear Admiral
Bowles, chief of the bureau of con-
struction. The battleship Ohio was
20 months behind her contract on the
first of July. The bsttleship Missouri
il over 20 months behind, the majority
.of the battieships and cruisers are
over ten months behind, and some Of
the torpedo craft are more than 40
months behind. However. Admiral
Bowles says the extensive delays ON
the torpedo boats are being terminated
by the newly modified conditions for
their delivery. The contractors de-
lay in beginning the construction Of
the vessels of the Virginia, Pennsyl-
vania and St. Louis class gave his bu-
reau an opportunity to revise the gen.
eral plans, which win result in a con-
siderable improvement in their mill
tary value and in their Availability.
The ships added to the navy during the
year were the battleship Illinois and
the torpedo craft Decatur. Perry.
Preble. Biddle, Thornton and Wilkes.
Admiral Bowles says there continues
TO be an urgent necessity for an in
, crease in the number of officers of the
construction corps, and renews his rec
ommendation for an increase from 40
; to 60 members.
An interesting portion of the re-
port is in regard to the work of the ex-
perimental model basin, in which min
iature warships are tried. Through
its use an increase of seven per cent,
in the size of battleships and of over
six per cent, in the size Of armored
cruisers has been accomplished with an
actual reduction of horse power neees'
sary to drive them at given speed.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-12-11
Sydney Shackelford Dead.

Glasgow, Mo-, Dec. 6.-Sydney
Shackeliord, one Of the best known
citizens OF Howard county, dropped
dead at his home near this place. He
had been afflicted with heart disease
for some time.
BE had been q resident Of Howard
county since 1S47 and for many
years was considered one Of the lead
ingiarmers and stock raisers in this
county. For several years previous
to the Civil War he was q member Of
the firm Of Shackelord, Finney &Co.
OF st. Louis. He leaves q widow and
five children.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-12-11
i.,...,A IN UAlNI rNODUCIe.
E.p.rts OF H..s y aud ;.-~Ss. show
CGntil-ueA Decline .-.isinE
Ike Last Year.

The exports of cAeC,C FROM he Uni
ted States in lie fiscal !tas ,uGet .rne
80. 1902. Wese smaller i....H IN an! ike
period for TIE past - years. a3d
amounted to only 27.2O3.1sI pOunus.
valued at S2.T45.5g7, against 39,sl3,5l7
pounds, valued at S3.950,999, in the
previous year Ia faet, as far as value
is concerned. the imports of this pro-
duct are now almost equal TO the ex-
ports, the imports of the foreign yari-
cites in 1902 having amounted 10 H.
067,714 pounds. valued at S2.55l.366,
against imports of l5,329.O9s pounds,
valued at $2.12O.293, in the previous
year. To appreciate the decline in the
export trade in this product, II is only
necessary to recall that in 1850 the to-
tai exports of cheese from the United
States amounted TO the large total Of
127, 533, 9O7 pounds, with value of s12,-
17l,720.
Exports of butter also continue to
decline. In the fiscal year is0l-02 eA-
ports of this product from the United
States amounted to l6,002. 1919 pounds,
valued at $2.SS5,6 900 against s3.sIS,5s6
pounds, valued at $4.Ol4,9O5. in the
previous year. Twenty-Five years ago
the exports of this product also were
at the maximum and amounted to 80
23G.65s pounds, valued al S6690.6S1,
constituting an export trade that in
value was worth about half the like
trade in cheese. In 1895 exports Of
butter had declined to the low record
mark of 5,59S.Si2 pounds, with value
of only S9i5,533, As early as 1897,
however, they recovered to 3l.345.224
pounds, worth s4,+03,364: but since
that date they have declined steadily,
excepting for the slight recovery in
1901. Exports of butter. as measured
by values, exceeded exports of cheese
in the last fiscal year by over $l40,-
600.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-12-11
KAISER TO QUIT SMOKING.
Emperor of Germany Trying to
Break Himself of the Use
Of Tobacco.

Emperor William has been suffering
acutely of late from painful chronic
affection of the ear, and, having been
advised by his doctors to stop smok.
ing strong cigars, he has begun to
break himself of the smoking habit al
together. When shooting he smokes
a pipe, and his cigars are of the mild
est sort. He rarely drinks wine now,
but when he is with the regimental
messes he absorbs an immense guam.
tity of beer.
When he goes to visit King Edward
next month at Sandringham he prob
ably will be accompanied by the
crown prince, whose tendency to firt
will be kept in check by his father'a
presence.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-12-11
TEXAS OIL FOR CAPITOL.
Furnaces in the Building ut WasA-
ingtOn Rem0de1ed So n to Use
Beaumont Product.

The officials in charge Of the heating
of the great capitol building are going
to give up the use Of coal. 1t ID. an
nounced that Beaumont oil will be used
to heat the big home Of the lawmakers
during the coming session Of congress.
The furnaces have been remodeled for
the purpose Of burning fuel oil, and Q
supply of the Beaumont product has
been contracted for. 1t is not improb-
able that the superintendent Of the
departments will follow the example
Of Elliot Woods, superintendent ofthe
capitol building, in arranging for the
use Of oil for heating purposes.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-12-11
The SOoTHERN OIL FIGLDs.
Exhaustive Report After rhOrsusA
study by the Geological survey
Of the Government.

The Texas-Louisiana oil field Is dis
Gus. ed exclusively in a report OF the
nited States geological survey. Ihe
existence of petroleum in the gulf
costal plain, extending inland to-
from so TO 100 miles, has been known
as far back as 1890. The report ssys
the extreme porosity of the Spindle
Top oil rock favors the storage OF
very large volume of oil and very
rapid yield when the reservoir -
tapped. But Il also favors the early
exhaustion of the oil in the pool and
its. rapid replacement by the underly-
ing salt water. Beds of sulphur
bearing sand are reported from some
of the wells on Spindle Top, and beds
OF gypsum and of salt from others.
The conclusion is reached with re-
gard to the Spindle Top field that
the Spindle Top oil rock contaips
about one-fourth of its volume Of oil.
Even II the estimate is one barrel OBJ
tanned for every 20 cubic feet for
Spindle Top, and q little less for
other fields, there should be q yield
equal to the Baku field in Russia, and
a much greater output than that OF
any of the other American fields. The
yield of the Baku field has been -
timated to equal about one-fourth OF
the volume of the rock. The Pc
troleum stored in the Trenton lime
stone. one of the best producing lime
stopes in America, has been esti-
mated at about ten per. cent. OF the
rock, and the statement is made that
smaller portions Of the best Pennsyi-
vania fields have yielded 100000 bar
rels per square mile.
The report says that the apparent
consensus of opinion among chem
lists who have examined the field u
that the gulf coast petroleum IL UNI
suited for the production of illumf-
mating oil, and that II is doubtful Il
it can be made to yield a good lubri-
eating oil on commercial basis. Its
value as q source of asphalt and - Q
gas oil are, as yet, undetermined. The
experiments seem to establish both
| Its availability and its economy az a
generator of steam. Whether the
Beaumont petroleum may be success
1 fully used in metallurgical processes
is not vet settled.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-12-11
he Insisted on Talking.

Berlin, December GA Socialist
deputy, Singer, caused an abrupt
termination OF the session Of the
reichstag to-day BY taking ambfage
at ce-Prsidsnt Count Stolberg,
who interjected remark during
Singers speech. The deputy began
= wild haraDgue at the speaker aud
us ordered to his seat. Singer To-
fused and the session adjourned for
hall an hour. When Il was fesumed
S5olberg refused to allow Singer to
participate.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-12-11
No Pardon For Mcknight

Washington, Dec. 6.-The Presi-
dent has denied the application for q
pardon made on behalf Of ]. M. Nc
Knight, who was convicted oiembez.
cling the funds Of the German Ma
tional Bank Of Louisville, KY, while
its president. The President indoors
ed the application as follows:
Denied; this seems an absolutely
clear case Of guilt with no excuse
whatever for pardon.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-12-11

The award In the United States court
in Trenton. N. j., Of SIC ,O7o damagesto
the victim Of an automobile accident
may open the eyes Of the scorchine
chaufeurs to their responsibilities
upon the road, says the New York
World. The principle which seems
now perfectly. established, that he
who causes damage must pay for it,
viii do more to check reckless misuse
Of the toadx-.than the imposition of
any number Of $40 fines.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-12-11
sim u.sslvea,

The worlds greatest thinkers, hsve
solved many problems, but they a1fll
have to figure out whether college hsz-
ing is a training for football or whetA-
er football is a preparation tor hazp
ing. 1t is the old question, ssys tho
Chicago Chronicle, respecting ne N.
GRITTY of the egg or the chte12H 6of<
again. 4
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-12-11
PERTH. d Bones Unearthed,

Nine petrified bodies have been
found in the cemetery attached to
the New York infant asylum atMount
Vernon. The asylum was closed re-
Gently and it became necessary to re-
move the bodies in the cemetery.
While the work was going on the
workmen exhumed nine bodies that
have the appearance Of marble slabs
and are as solid as a rock. -------
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-12-11
Hte ohJecf l. Life.

King Leopold seems TO count that
Oar lost. says the fh icsgo Recorder
cd whose lsw de S'sfre un sees -
1pelish thing that he has donss
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-12-11
rnnlea.ant Thonghf.,

Consider. says the Chicago Tribune.
what the world might have lost II 'the
man that ate the first oyster" hadn't
happened to IKE It. s.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-12-11

Educated eats are all the rage nolo
in Christian society, says tie 0ieaf>
Record Herald. This SCENE - ~ Il.
case Of education going to W16te,
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-12-11

AnfhracIte In oeRln4mU q =
The production OF anth( y -
in 1900 in Germany WAS lpDjl
tons. as against lol, OK, 90
1899. q 10 E. :
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-12-11
Hou IN CIrcumxept Lxncher.

HOW Tn Clrcumxenf Lynchars.---
A way to circumyent the Texas lynch
err has been found, says tbesC Chicago
Tribune. Hang the villain legally be-
fore they can get at him.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-12-11

New Englsn nd makes nearly GO per
cent Of lie baots and shoes made II
this country.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-12-11

The new ameer Of Afghanistan has
declared against the admission Of
missiobaries to his country.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-08-20

Five little minutes are all the time Perry
Davis Paiukiller needs to stop a stomach
ache, even when it is sharp enough to
make a strong man groan Don't be
fooled by limitations. % and SOC
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-08-20
ANNIE'S ART.

There is something patheticallv rouan
tic i'm the Annie Kin Chin Davis-Audrea
Soldrri city court episode, when the
events are reviewed Annie was found
in drunken stupor on Nicholas hill aud
lodged IN jail she was convicted in city
court aud sentenced to long term in the
house of correction, if her fine was not
forthcoming. 80 hiun became enamom-
ed of the unfortunate and deserted wOm-
an and spent the day to raise the pl ice {
her liberty, and, when he paid it, appear
ed as tickled as boy with new top. An
ME was released and Chin took her to his
home Andreas, "a former admrer, then
appeared on the scene and there wa Il
controversy over the fair one, i'm which
"Chin' displaced some of the facial ar
rangements of Andreas. Both men were
arrested. Annie testified in favor If An
dreas and against "Chin' Andreas got
ten days in jail for being drunk, Chin"
SIX months in Rutland for disturbing the
peace, and Annie got a dollar Us witness
fees, which she proceeded to spend ac.
cording TO her own notion of enjoyment.
.. man, man. will you never catch on
to the artfulness of Evei
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-08-20
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT.

Col. G. S. Forbes of ST. Albans, sec
retary of the Vermont Society of the
Sons of the American Revolution, was
in the city Satu rday and held a con-
ference at the Pavilion with Senator
Dillingham;, Mayor Boutwell,, Judge
Carleton, F., w. Morse and A. j.
Sibley in relation to completing the
arrangements for receiving President
Roosevelt.
Mayor Boutwell,, in behalf of the
city of Montpelier, has accepted the
invitation to join i'll the reception
of the President and will call meet
ing of the people to made arrange
ments to receive the distinguished
visitor Mayor Boutwell,, Admiral
Clark and others will meet the Pres
ident and party at the station and
/ drive them through the principal
streets 1t is also expected that Sec
retary Shaw will be present. The
escort will be the Montpelier Military
band, Company II and E, " N. g.,
and the Vermont Society, 5 d.. A. r.
| The citizens will be asked to decorate
their residences and other buildings.
The railroads will run special trains
at excursion rates from all parts of
! the State,
President Roosevelt has notified Sen
ator Dillingham; that he desires the
meetings to be partisan, that he
does not care for receptions but
would rather substitute drive about
the city. After the drive the city
will turn tho President over to the So
ciety at the grand stand whore he
will be introduced by Hon +. d.
Proctor, president of the society, fol
lowed by a half hour address by the
President The grand stand will be
in the State house grounds, on one of
the terraces.
Mayor Boutwell, will be chairman
of the executive committee The com
mittees will be made up of members
Of the society and citizens of Mont
pelier.
Company f and the Norwich ca
diets of Northfeld, and the Montpel
ier High school batilion have beer
invited to share in the escort.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-08-20
CLEMENT CROOKEDNESS.

Now Orleans county does not pro-
pose too be outdone when it comes to
giving evidence against the crooked"
dealings OF Hon p w. Clement and
his understudies AT Barber q Darl-
ing's office in Bennington during the
past ten days hundreds of depositions
aud sworn statements showing up the
Clement methods of securing evidence
against Gen. Mccullough have been
received.
Sworn statements were received
from Addison and Orleans counties
which showed that the Clement
managers confined their operations
quite extensively to voter so small
mental calibre, who in many cases
could not read and write. They made
no particular effort to obtain truthful
af1idavits and evidently showed a dis
regard for the sancity of an oath.
A sample of the work of these out
laws and political savages appears IN
the statement made by Henry Leach
of Westfield before notary public
in which he says he was offered $40 to
swear that he had received money to
vote for either Proctor or McCul-
odgh. The bribers did not care wheth'
er he swore to lie or not.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-08-20
Business M ere M ention.

Fred A. Ainsworth, druggist, Williams
town. Vt continues to solicit and supply
trade at his old stand on Depot street
DO you want anything in his line, no
matter what? He w . undertake to sup
ply it, and give you satisfaction as to
quality, quantity and price. Let no one
else Halter You that he can, or will, do
better by you in the drug line, till you
have proved it by visit at f a Aims
worths store
STOCK AND FARM FOR SALE
Farm containing 100 acres suitably divid-
ed into pasture, tillage and wood land
stock consists Of 6 young cows giving
milk, running water at house, short dis
tance from creamery. John l.. Shepard,
Topsham, VT
WANTED. To buy or rent a sec
ond hand horse power with attach
ments for saving wood Address
Charles French, Graniteville, Vt.
WANTED. Block wood. body, II inch
thoroughly seasoned. Inquire at Watch
man office
HORSE POWER MEN, ATTEN-
TION Full set polished steel rods
for any power. Send lengths Price
ST. Williamstown Machine Shop
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-08-20
Letter to Jerome Leland.
Montpelier, Vt.

Dear Sir: There are two sorts of farm
ers; one wants his house and farm build
ings to say "I'm comfortable and owe no.
body, thank you;" the other don't care =.
The paint for the thrifty one is Devoe lead
and zinc
Mr.. Thriftless, no matter, one paint is
as good as another for him. Any white
wash stuff will do. His clapboards are
loose and windows out.
a man can't look thrifty, unless he is
thrifty Takes more than paint to save
his property. Look at his horses-can't
paint them!
Yours truly,
70 f. w. DEvoE & Co.
Sold by Abbott & Bailey.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-08-20
AGENTS WANTED

To represent the Connecticut General
Life Insurance Co, Apply to f. l,
DRURY, General Agent, Room 3.
Walton Block, State Street, Mont
pelier, Vt.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-08-20
TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY.

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets.
All druggists refund the money If IL fails
TO cure. E w. Groves signature is on
each box. 25c
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-08-20
DAYTON II. JONES DEAD

H. j, NJ. ones Of this CITY received a
telegram from Boston Monday stat
ing that his brother, Dayton T. Jones,
died i'm that city Thursday evening. He
had been i'll for the past three years He
was a member of the granite firm OF
Jones Bros, of Barre and prominent as II
business man in this locality. Mr. Jones
was born in Ebenburg, Pa. aud was forty
-four years of age Mr.. and Mrs fl J
ones have gone to Boston to attend
the funeral which will be held in that
city. IUterment will be made there The
deceased leaves a wife aud two children.
MIR. Jones has been in Philadelphia for
some months undergoing treatment for
nervous prostration Mr.. Jones was a
Mystic Shriner and member of the
Apollo club of this city.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-08-20
TE1PLE=MCCUEN Co.
MONTPELIER, VERMONT.
g BARGAINS!
A Grand Clean up Sale on
Summer Merchandise.

20 Figured Lawns Dmtes, yard
25 Fancy White X and Mercezed goods value 35c 19
20 pieces Wash Stripe silk 39c value 62c
pieces Black Cbeiot, 54-nch value S125
White Maaies Spreads the 81 75 grade to close
White andC Paraos, sold
dozenC Chidens Parasos, o ose
o hose silk Gloria Umbrellas, sold for $500
live
Shaw White Honey Comb and silk Embroidered Swl close
10 dozen Summer Corset close for 3Dc
White, Pink and Blue, value 75c
borders pink blue and lavender value
black blue brown
gray,so 70 o S16.5O,
for Children, % close
All coors value o
NIacknoshes. blue, and red, S1S value
New Golf fVessn in handom sat 10, SandS25
values in and
and colo