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The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-07-24
Largest Man in the World.

Lewis Wilkins. the largest man in
the world. whose home was in Enid,
oklahoma. died in Chicago hospi-
tai on the 10th inst where he had
ronef0r medical treatment. Wilkins
was 30 years old, 5 feet and > inches
tall. weighed 800 pounds, wore a OK
hat, - shoe and a II glove. He
measured IS inches around the chest
and - inches around the waist. He
had been on continuous exhibition
since 1888 and had made several
trips around the world. His death
was caused from n swelling in his
head. which began six months ago
while on exhibition in Europe. He
came to the home of his parents at
Enid for rest, thinking that he would
recover. His head, however, con-
tinued to swell, until both eyes were
closed. He was taken to Chicago
specialists, but succumhed under an
operation. The parents oi the giant
are of medium size. 1t is the belief
of scientists that his abnormal
growth was disease aud his death
a consequence.
At the hospital a special bed had
TO be ordered for him, and before the
hodvcould be forwarded to his home,
a special casket had to be construct
ed. 1t was nine feet in length and
five and one-half feet wide.
A ring Wilkins wore on the little
finger Of the left hand was large
enough to permit slipping IA hall dol
lar through it Wilkins had been ON
exhibition in all of the, larger muse
ums in Europe and America. He ar
rived at Hoboken from Hamburg,
February 10th last, thence home to
permanently retire from the exhibi'
ton field.
The funeral services of the dead
oiant were held ut Waukomis, Okla
homa. on the afternoon of the 18th
under the auspices OF the Elks
Knights OF Pythias and odd Fellows
of which orders he was a member.
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A Most Liberal Offer.

The st. Louis Mirror is a twenty
eight page paper, in magazine form,
edited by Milllam Marion keedy, as
sisted by "a staff oil contributors COM
prising the best writers and literary
authorities on all current subjects,
social, religious, scientific, financial,
literary or artistic.
The Mirror is a weekly review OF
men and affairs; treasury of short
stories and good poetry; paper in
which the best books, best plays and
best music are ably reviewed, and all
topics of contemporary interest are
given careful attention. 1t is the up.
to-date paper for the merchant, the
teacher, the professional man, the
student, the politician, as well as for
woman and the home.
fyOu will send US 10c, in silver or
stamps, we will mail the Mirror to
your address for ten weeks.
The MIRROR,
st. Louis, Mo.
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RATS DESTROY COMMISSION.
IJcut. Dinmont. Serving In the Phil
ippines, Fails to Get His Papers
because of Rodents.

!Adjt. Gen. CUrbin has received
package in the mail from the Philip
pine, which when opened revealed
tattered and shredded parchment. 1t
represented the remnants Of com
mission issued only a few months ago
to Lieut.. Dinmont. who was recently
appointed an officer in the regular
army. Gen. Corbin was asked for an
explanation of the mutilated docu-
mert.- Rats he replied, as he care
fully folded the commission out and
inspected it. \ strange feature was
that while the rodents had eaten into
the sides and upper and lower corners,
they had not destroyed sipgle por-
ton of any of the official signatures.
President Roosevelt's was in the lower
right-hand corner, Secretary Roots
opposite. and Gen. Corbin's in the up
per left-hand corner. Around each
name. however, the rats had scalloped
the paper to depth of three and -four
inches. 4 new commission has beer
executed and will he sent to Lieut.. Din
mont by the next return mail.
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SALON MEDALS TO AMERICANS
Miss Mary shepard Green, of New
York, and Others Win Honors
at Paris,

Among the American recipients OF
Paris Salon medals are Miss Mary
Shepard Green, of New York, a pupil
of Raphael Collin. who gets sec
ond-class medal for her picture of a
young woman reclining on couch
reading a novel; Lawton Parker, a
third-class medal for his portrait of
Mrs. W.. of Pittsburg, standing with
her back to mirrCr, which reflects
her hair and shoulders; and Miss
Mary T.. Dickson, of st. Louis, who
is undergoing serious surgical oper-
ation, gets a third-class medal for her
picture of mother teaching her
child to read.
There were no first-class medals
given this year. Themedal of honor,
as already cabled. went to Joseph
Bail for his Chardin-like picture,
1.-The Lacemakers."
Several of the finest pictures were
sold in the Lutz sale. including "Lago
di Garda," by Corot. which fetched
$4,000, and -D'Aubigny's Banks OF
Oise.'' small canvas little larger
than the cover of cigar box, which
brought $4,000 and viii soon be sent
to New York.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-07-24
FULL OF ENCOURAGEMENT.
ed More Largely Than Ever In Our
Imports and Exports.

A good deal 0f encouragement to
the manufacturing interests of the
country is found in the detailed state
ment of commerce for the month of
April and the ten months ending with
April, just issued by the treasury
bureau of statistics. 1t shows that
manufacturers materials formed one
half of the importations during the
month of April, and in the ten months
formed over l6 per cent. of the total;
while the exports of manufactures III
the month of April formed 1854 per
cent. of the total exports. against 29.15
per cent. in April. 1901, and for the
ten months ending with April. 1902,
they formed 2Sjj per cent. of the
total exports. as compared with. 21.4O
per cent. in the corresponding months
of the preceding fiscal year The total
value of manufacturers materials i'm
ported in the ten months ending with
| April this wear is S3iS.65, 06l, as
| against $3.50. sol .401 in the corresponds
inc months Of last year. an increase of
| SCI. Sj5. Gj4. or 81 per cent. Exports OF
manufactures it will be observed, are
nearly overtaking those IF last year,
the gain in the month Of April alone
being $4.50OOOO over April, 1901, while
for the ten months the total value OF
manufactures exported falls but
Ss.4SG,S14 below that for the CORE
spending months of last year Manu-
features formed considerably more
than one-third of the exports in thu
month of April, having formed 36.5'
per cent. of the total. against 300
per cent. in April. 1901: while for TIT
ten months the percentage which man
ufactures form of the total exports
higher than in any preceding year eS
cept 1900.
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TO HAVE WIRELESS LINE.
business Men of Alaska Territory
Are Asked to subscribe S.o,ooo
TO Establish II.
The neonle of Alaska are heing

The people of Alaska are helng
asked To interest themselves in wire
less telegraphy, In its last issue the
skaguay Alaskan says:
Wireless telegraph propositions
for Alaska are coming thick and fast.
One was submitted to the chamber
of commerce last night, emanatinS
from the Alaska Wireless Telegraph
company, of Seattle, Robert l.. Moore,
manager. 1t asks the business men
of southern Alaska to subscribe S2O,-
600 to the undertaking, to be re-
turned in telegraphic service at the
rate of So per aerogram of ten words
and ten cents per each additional
word for transmission between
northern and southern terminals.
The pledged subscriptions are to
be paid when the line is in working
order. If any competing company
lowers the rate this company is to
meet the rate and recoup the sub
scribers at the lowest rate. The CON-
pany will, moreover, redeem their
subscriptions at the premium of ter
per cent. off their rates. The cou-
pons will be transferable, and the
| line is to extend from British Column
bia, touching all the larger Alaskan
| towns, to Naldes. The line is to be
completed by December
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RELICS OF THE STONE AGE.
prof LeedSnnd Party Of Natives Dis
cover Implements In Large
cave in Washington.

While prospecting for copper on the
shores If Prince William sound. Wash
inrton. Prof. Leeds and Il party of ma
tives discovered large cavern in
which they found IA wooden canoes,
each canoe containing a body. Stone
implements were found beside the
bodies. and stone slabs covered the ca
noes. everything indicating that the
bodies had been placed there during
the stone age.
The find proved as mysterious tn
the natives rs to Prof. Leeds. Their
tribe ha inhabited the shores of Prince
William sound for centuries. yet they
had never heard Of the cave. or of the
people Inferred there. Prof. Leeds did
not distruh the bodies, and CAREFUL,
marked the location.
An expedition is being organized b,
Capt. storey. ~ the Alaska Packers
association. to thoroughly explore til,
cavern.
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To Protect Negroes.

Springfield, H., July 1O.-Govern-
or Yates received word this morning
that negro outraees had been re-
pented i'll Saline county, around
Eldorado. The governor has ill.,
structed Assistant Adlutant General
Ewart to proceed with sixteen men
and one officer from Mt. Vernon TO
that county and remain until the
negroes are safe.
Carbonate dispatch says a mob OF
armed men went to the home OF the
Rev. Peter Green, pastor OF the Afri-
can Methodist church at Colorado
and opened fire when the pastor de-
clared he would not leave. Green
returned the fire with shotgun and
it is rumored that one white man
was wounded.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-07-24
ELLA MI O

Wan slahu The pIes.nt seasoh vi lyvz at my
barn . Ihiivs uuc Oast u butitl, anu d llllie
svuln Vi AlUhtIVse anu Dutief ruau anu 10
hil,e Mtst "a spruce.
uvscIIpllUn a. r>uIgree:-Elaino 10 coal
blach, ni,aiS hUsv aEu INT lise vi ~ nnhus
hihh ahu ue Mo,eneu IZOO pounds, Was slreu by
INT hne lmpollcu JAVA uleNl llOln Spaih,
Drought 10 ,vop,I Co., 40 Snaiies L,vhafu. Inc
ualu ElaIlv Nas u. 81 out Va al iIhpvr tou JACK
anu DIavA hnlgns uain VMhvu DS a. feissr,
SIarksUurg. Mo.
a sau..u s,alnVn WIN be kept az the same
stabIvs.
Irllus;-Se 10 insure GOA W slanu hIiu suck,
the money 10 uuv wnvh IvIt 40 iUai,u. Lac colt
MIA STAIN kuvu me SEASON. Alter service
nas UCvG INhutIeG any Ohv svIilhe, - sUlhs Ut
'aUuut ~ IvinVNe II,aLv IVrIeIts LhSuA hh.e ahu
niuhel nust De pau.
lhvIv Is no Ur,ter breu JacA ia The state VI
Mlss.hri, tAcIpI LIs la.htr MhU Mas Imported
from spain. Ane peopio Mhv pa,lvnlLvu tnis
Jach are VIII piea-,u with has ,UIts anu inost vi
lAen hIe vUllInb DhSk. Ane NaIue Vi Ainpvrteu
slUCA uvIIIvne.alvu ny me laCt, that VI v~uers
vi thoroughbred IattIc IiLpvi s,vcA W Acep up
me Dreeu lLtir nelus. Dreeuels snouiu
COME ia. Iy III the Inurnihs or iate IA the even
lns.
AoI.NAlEl
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-07-24
She Will Sell Claim No. :.

I.awton, Okla, July 1I.-Mrs. [.
W. Payne, who was up to Wednes-
day evening Matte Helen Beal, when
she married Mr.. Payne at Wichita,
Kan, has telegraphed here that she
will auction off her farm, beginning
August 10. The so.called farm is an
addition to Lawton lying just two
hundred yards south OF the town and
has been laid off into 456 lots, fifty
feet by 100. While the lots will be
sold at auction to the highest bid
der, Mrs. Payne states that she will
accept S55, 900 for the 100 acres, ii
some company desires TO purchase it
as n speculation. This is the first
addition to this town and the lots
will be in demand, since the ground
oyerlooks the town and is in very
fine location for a residence portion.
In order to bring it in the market be-
fore the usual fourteen months, Mrs.
Payne had to pay $1,000. Had she
waited until October the land would
have cost her $500.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-07-24
AMERCENARY SUIT0R
British Peer Aivert:sss for Ameri-
can Wife With Money.
Attorney for Man Seeks Aid of the
American Consul General, Who
RebukeS the Request as an AZ
front TO His Countrywomen.

"Wanted-An American to sell one
of his cuuntrywomen for go guineas."
Such i the tenor of a letter received
at the United States consulate in Lon
don. Here i a copy Of the letter which
Richard Ne>tcott. acting consul gen.
era. showed the correspondent:
clarendon Art Depot tOld and mod
ern masters bought and sold on COM
misSinnl. III New Bond street, London.
MAY -. 1904 (CuntidentiaO. Dear Sir:
\ client of mine has asked me il knew
an American lady Of means and social
ambition willing tn marry an English
peer If high rank. middle-a"cd. lint
amiahle and handsome, widower, with
children
"Of course it wcu'd be a marriage OF
mutual convenience. the lady contrib
utiug certain amount toward the
keeping up of the family estates. The
lady may he a widow, hat she must
be of good rcpute not a divorce,
81 am aware that have no claim 10
address Nou on this matter, and ! beg
Won to pardon the liberty am taking
in doing 50 on the assumption that
You know, perhaps, lady To whom the
position in question may he accept
able or that You have a friend willing
to assist in finding what is required
! for n consideration.
"My client. who is acting for third
PARTY, offers $50 guineaS (Sl,3l2,5o) to
/ anyone whose assistance may lead tea
success ful issue Of the purpose in view.
"Shmld you desire any further &C.
| tails on the subject shall be happy to
hear from YOU. In any ease. hope Won
will kindly excuse this intrusion on
Your valuable time. Yours faithfully,
F. lie Normand,"
Mr.. We>tcott was naturally indig'
nant at being the recipient Of such a
| letter. "PerSunS with titles To sell
need not expect to make the United
States consulate clearing house" he
said 81 should like II understood | re-
sent such n proposition as a deliberate
rrr-ll tirrr,-firr~-rii+t- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
"Yes." said Mr.. Morse, n well-knowI
lawyer of Boston, who was present
ut is certainly grievous insult. lo'
violate no confidence in publishing II
am father of four daughters, and per
sonally feel If get the originator o
such a proposition by the neck,
should take great pleasure in wiring
ing It."
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Notice.

Notice is hereby given that letters of admin
henry Lutsenhizer, deceased, nave been grsnt.
ed to the undersigned, by the Bates Conntv
Probate Court, In Bates County, MissonrJ
bearing date the 10Th DAY Of May A. d.. Ian
All persons having claims against said estate
ance within one year from the date of said is,-
tiers, or they may be precluded from any benz.
NJ OF such estate; ana il said claims be- NOT sS.
nipited within TWO years from the date Of IN
barred. DEL IIjTSENuySSEl Y,eser
Ss-4t Administrator with will annersa
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-07-24
NEW LIGHTS IN ST. PAUL'S.
Part of Electric Plant in Magnificent
London Cathedral Installed And
Ised for First Time.

A private view of the electric light
ing If ST. Paul's cathedral at l."TCon,
which has been in course IF in>talla-
tiou for three years. was grTen 1" rep
re>entatives Of the press the other
day. The work is not yet completed,
and il is estimated that il will he
wear before il is finished. Eight hun
Gred of the 1.250 lights are yet To he
placed in position. The main features.
are completed. however, and they give
a comprehensive idea of the scheme.
The electricians have succeeded in
making the cathedral light without
gari>hue>>. The west portico l. light
et by TWO immense artistic bronze
standards and the nave by five smaller
ones. Beneath the dome are eight
bronze pendants, while two others are
in the transepts. The dome itself is
not finished II is proposed t" place
800 lights in the positions occupied 10y
the old gas Jets.
The beauty Of the exhibition lay in
Inc tNHnttl. mere lUtIt dlt IN S'iN7
ed brass pendants (which, it is said,
were accidentally made in the shape of
crowns, In addition 10 bringing out
the details Of the carved oak in the
choir 10y means of concealed up nrncd
lamps. the light also brings cut soft
" the glorics nf the moSaics of the
vault in the most effective manner
The choir, ai>les, entrances, consiStory
court and whispering gallery are not
vet completed, The lighting of the
crypt In the basement is completed.
The architects encountered great
difficulties in piercing the walls and
floors so as to avoid the tomhS, Some
thing like 1G miles ~ cable, contain
ing II, tons Of copper, have hcen used
thus far in the work, j. Picrpont Nor
gan. who pays for the installation, has
seen the chaucrl and expressed his sat
iSfuction with il. The cost of the worl
already amounts 10 $4,000, Mr., Nor
gan has agreed to pay the $4,000 nee
essary to complete it.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-07-24

We look into ID cradle and behold q
male child. AT the age OF lO he ID
noisy kid With hall tile buttons OH his
pants and holes III his pockets; and
at 10 Il devIl III d print snop, with an
eve Tor meanness; ut 70 tile publish
er OF II newspaper, engaged Ill pub
llshlng the RESOURCES vi tile country;
AL 50 enaclateu and worn out; atoO
a corpse III cheap coffin ana his
only resources are Washington
hund press, ii lew cases OF nonparlel
type and subscription book, the
names vi oUO delinquent subscribers,
who line up and march past MS col
lin saying, "He was u puDllc SPIRITED
fellow DuU he just coulun't save any
thing, "-Ex.
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Educate Your $50" o,s 49," cascarets
Candy Cathartic, cure constipation forever
ioc. Csc. nc. c. G. fail, druggists refund money
THE BABY AND THE BRlGANDS
Miss Stone in McClure's for July.

Miss Stones third paper Oh her ex-
.periences with brigands, which APP
pears III the July Mcclure s, Is GER
talnly the best part SO lar OF this ex-
traordinary narrative. 1t Is devoted
entirely to the birth OF Mrs. Tsilka' S
baby and the events ot the first weeks
OF It's life i'll captivity. 1t is a story
that only a woman could write, and
HIS Miss oLune has written II no one
can read IL unmoyed.
McClure's, however, knows always
how 10 20 It's best one better, and al
the end vi The article Is the startling
announcement that III the August
number Mrs. TsIlka herself will tel
the story ot the coming OF the little
brigand."
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DEMlll MCDANIEL.
A Most Liberal Offer.

All uLr alHhtl ltau.ls Should TAX
club
blng uner We Tins Year make, which
Includes with ILLS paper 1ne Live
Stock Indicator, Its special arIners'
Institute Editions ana lie Poultry
+ arnier. Ihese three puDilcaJiOns
are tile best of their class ana should
be III every larln nome. 40 them we
add, lor local, county and general
news, our own paper, anu make the
price OF the four one year only $l.25.
Never before was 80 much superior
reading matter offered lor so small
an amount OF money. Tie three pa
pers named, which we club with our
own, are well known throughout the
West and commend themselves TO
the readers favorable Afternoon up
OH mere mention. lis Live Stock
Indicator is the great agricultural
and live stock paper OF the " est and
Southwest; The Poultry Farmer is
the most practical poultry paper for
the farmer, while The Special Farm.
ers' Institute Editions are the most
practical publications. Tor the promo
ton OF good farming ever published.
lake advantage ol tins great Offer,
as it will hold good Tor short time
only. Samples OF these papers may
be examined by calling al tnls office.
5-6m
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Notice OF Final Settlement.

Notice Is hereby given to all creditors, and
Ali others interested in the estate Of william
Minnick, deceased, thst 1, b Is Campbell, sd-
ministrator OF said estate. intend TO make
nnal settlement thereof, 81 the next term OF
the Bates County Probate court. in Bates
county, state oil Missouri. TO be neid at Butler,
Missouri. on the llth day OF August, A. ID. +,
1872 X Is CAMPBELL.
Sat- Administrator.
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Administrators Notice

Notice Is hereby given, that letters of admin
istration with viii annexed, upon the estste OF
william M. Griggs, deceased were granted 10
the undersigned on the 18th day of April.
Missouri. 10y,
All persons having claims against said a.
tate, are required to exhibit them tor allow
ance 10 the Administrative within one wear
after the date VI SAID letters, or they may be
preciuued from amy benent OF said estate: And
II sucn claims be NOT exhibited within two
yeers from the uate OF tins publication, they
will be foreYer Dsrreu.
=. =. ,,...,-.,, L. II BELL,
-o-' WIN VIII annexed. Admipistrstor.
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Notice OF Final Settlement.

Notice Is hereby given TO all creditors and
others interested In the estate OF Florence
boswell. deceased. that 1, s A Mcdaniel adj
minis,rator, OF said estate, inienu to make
nnal settlement OF said estate &C the next
term OF the Bates county Probate court, in
Bates county, state VI Missouri. TO be held at
Butler, Missouri, ON the llth day OF Aug.
A D., 1872. 3. A. MCDANIEL, -
SAT- Administrator.
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Father Now Insane.

Union City, Tenn, July 17.-Hon.
J. Ii. MeDowell, the ex senator, who
was compelled to shoot his insane
son yesterday in order to save the
life of himself and wife, is himself IN
sane to day. He seems TO Delleve
that he has killed his son. The vile
and mother is also Frustrated with
grief.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-07-24

Locu>t> a, diet are only to he con-
sidered tolerahle. of course. with the
understandings they shall he Of the
variety thar appear only once in II
wears. saws the Chicago Inter Ocean
Most rerpir. however, would prefer
the 70-year kind
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Lesson from Mont Pelee,

Mont Pelee wa, ! 600 feet higher be-
fore the eruption than it IS now. says
the Chicago Recnrd-Herald. Mont
Pelee. however. is not the first thing
that has lowered itself by too much
blowing
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-07-24
Chinese Fear Rain.

The ChineSe. according to Parsons
Weekly. fear rain. believing that the
rain dreps breed vermin.
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DO not overlook the First Special Sale OF
Town Lots in nine different towns in the Greek
Nation, along the line of frisco System, per-
feet titles guaranteed by the government.
Sale begins July eth, continuing until July
Goth. Round trip tickets at Single Fare, good
going on date Of sale Of tickets, only, will be
sold on July 9th, good to return until July Is,
and on July Il, good to return until July %,
1902. There is Money to be made, and made
quickly, by attending these sales. For further
/ Information apply TO any passenger repre-
sentative OF the Frisco System.
JAS. DON0HUE,
Asst Gen i Pass'r Agt.
Kansas City. Mo.
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How Are 1our Kidneyss
Dr. Hobbs sparagus Pulls cure all kidney ills. sam.
pie free Add. Sterling Kennedy Co. Chicag' OF n. Z.
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@M%~,r

This signature ia on exery- box OF the genuine
Laxative BrOmo-Quinine Tablet.
the remedy that cures n cold I'm ONE day
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