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The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-10-09
THE STARS AND BARS IL CHINA.
A Story of Dixie that Ought 10 be
True..-in the 0ctober's Mcclure.

Probably the author of His Faith.
er's Flag Eugene Manlove Rhodes,
in the October M,rlure 5. made the
st"r, uUt out of his own head, but
it : 50 e''"' one can't help hoping
that h" Il in't-'hat il is Il true story.
II is IA Incident uf the fighting in
China against the boxers. and tells
how a youry lieutenant of our army
IA Nireinian, and dhiscompany-Nir-
ginians, too-fuughtand died tosaye
the women of Il missionary post.
Aud he flag they fought under, that
they raised when all hope seemed
lost, was the stars and bars-the
battle flag OF the confeGeracy that
his father had carried at Fair Oaks
and Antietam and Gettysburg.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-10-09
Mound Items.

We are having fine weather an,
the farmers are glad, as it has beer
too wet to get in the fields to gather
corn to feed their stock.
We drove our calves to ]. u
Woody's the other day. He saws hi.
potatoes are rotting in the ground
Most of the farmers think the
wheat sowns this fall has rotted in
the ground on account of so much
rain.
Old Settlers day mt Butler was n
success, and thoroughly enjoyed 10y
all.
j. Is. Rice has gone to Washington
City to see the White House. Smith.
sonian Institute and Arlington
Heights
Ben Walls has sold his crop. and
will go west and engage in cattle
raising.
Mrs. J. n. Sharp is visiting rela
tives at Appleton City. and left the
Col. and little girls to keep house.
Reason Williams and Oskar Simms
have been trying to save their prai
rie hay, but failed
} ID. Maddy is trying to work the
roads in the mud, but don't do much
good. !
Uncle Vim. Walls is in poor health. .
We see a letter in THE TIMES from
Nj. l.. Wolfe. Glad he is enioyinp
only wish we had some bear
steak and wild honey. too.
Mrs. Bette Crowder is getting
along nicely.
Mrs. Ora Hardin went to Nevada,
meet her husband. They will make
that city their future home.
Mrs. J. W. Crews and family and
Mrs. j. E. Crowder and husband Sun
layed at Mrs s. j. Eirhler's and all
eport good time. Col J. n. Sharp
anne over and he and Mr.. Crowder
alked about Wyoming and old Ten.
lessee. F..
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-10-09
BIG CIRCUS COMING TO BUTLER
OCTOBER TWENTY.
OMAHA SPEAKS.

CAMPBELL BRoTHERs' SHOWS.
Circus day comes but once a vear
IN South Omaha. Yesterday the
campbell Bros. circus gave two per
formances and both were we'll pat.
ronlzod and highly spoken of by all.
The Campbell boys, incidentally, are
Nebraska natives. having left their
fathers farm at Fairhury ten wears
ago TO try their hand at the circus
business. They are regarded as
thorough showmen, have built up an
immense business and their show is
noted for its scarcity of grafters and
leeches. which usually follow circus.
Last nights performance crowded
the big tent to its utmost capacity.
.World-I Herald, Omaha, Neb., Tues.
day May ~, 1902.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-10-09
Enraged Elephants Kill Twentr.Eipht

81. Petersburg Oct. 6 A dispatch
from Mini Novgorod states that
eight malrreated elephants in a cir
Gus at Rikitin became enraeed and
ran amuck in the streets. The ele-
phants attacked every body in sight,
killing twenty.eight persons and
wounding sixty-three.
The city was thrown in panicand
e'eh'y-nVe persons were Injured in
the crush to escape.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-10-09
He Shot Himself,

X. II. Review.
Herman Frazier, a brother inlaw
-ot Jas. Price, shot himself with a re-
volver in the face this afternoon, and
the announcement that a man had
shot himself caused some littleexcite,
ment on the streets.
Frazier has only recently come 70
Rich Hill and to the home of his sis
ter on West Olive street from trip
through the west. The man, Mar
shall Meiwald tells us, hns seemed de-
mented since his arrival and claims
to be following the dictates ofspirits,
which are constantly advising him.
4 dav or two ago the spirits told him
he must get away with his sister and
he procured the family revolver and
cartridges. These wers taken away
from him, but it seems he procured a
new one. with which he shot himself.
1t is not known whether he was try
ing the gun, or dropped it and cans
ed if to he discharged. and he does
not seem to know how it happened.
The bullet struck him in the side of
the nose and ranpnd inward a nd nm.
ward. The man seemed to suffer no
Inconvenience or pain. and when seen
by a reporter in the city physician
office was sitting quietly reading a
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-10-09
Travis TAYLOR Shot,

Willow Springs, Mo Oct. 3 3-Wm
Williams shot and killed his brother.
in-law, Travis Taylor, to-day. Win.
Jams fired four shots, one taking ef.
feet near the heart, killing him in.
stantly. Taylor shot once at Will.
Jams, and would have killed him only
his revolver refused to 90 the second
time. Williams ia under arrest.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-10-09
Jessie Morrison Gives Bond.

Topeka, Oct. 6 The esuprene court
to-day formally approved the $1O.-
600 bond OF Jessie Morrison, who il
serving a fifteen year sentence in the
penitentiary for killing Clara Wiley
Castle. Miss Morrison will now be
released pending the rehearing Of her
case 10y the supreme court.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-10-09

| hioileJS themselves break down and waste
away cell by cell.
Bladder troubles most always result from
arrangement Of the kidneys and a cure is
obtained quickest by pro per treatment Of
the kidneys. If you are feeling badly YOU
can make no mistake by taking DR.. Kiiner's
owamp-Root, the great kidney, liver and
bladder remedy.
tcorrects inability to hold urine and scald.
ing pain in passing it, and overcomes that
unpleasant necessity of being compelled to
60 often during the day, and 10 get up many
times during the night. The mild and the
extraordinary effect of Swamp-R Root is soon
realized. II stands the highest for its won
oerful cures Of the most distressing cases.
Swamp-Root is pleasant to take and sold
BY all druggists in fifty-cent and one-dolIar
sized bottles. You may St0v
have sample bottle Of 1-rs.,.
this wonderful new dis es,,s:s.i a.;ts:.
covery and a book that sisi, li...npyo
tells all about it, both Nom. q, srsmnpoo,
sent free by mail. Address DR.. Kilmer & Co. |
singhamton, N. Y. When writing mention
reading this generous offer In this paper,
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-10-09
U. 5. Might Operate Mines.

Washington, Oct. tit is my
firm belief that Congress can acquire
and operate the anthracite coal
fields. y
This statement was made to day
by former Senator Chandler, of New
Hampshire, now president of the
Spanish Treaty Claims Commission.
in doing this the Government
would not of necessity have to ac-
quire title to the mines. 1t could
take possession of them and operate
them for single year if desired, orit
could continue to hold them in
definitely. To be sure, the mines are
private property, but coal is public
necessity, and where a public neces-
sity is endangered the Federal Gov
ernment has ample authority totake
action for relief"
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-10-09

An effort is being made to create a
fund with which to erect a monument
at the confederate home at Higgins
vile, Mo. Mrs. VIM. Aull, clicking
ton, Mo-, and Mrs. A. E. Asbury. Of
Higginsville, have undertaken the
laudable work.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-10-09
Farm Loans

At very low rates. No delay. Money
ready. Any land owner wanting to
borrow will find it to his advantage
to call and get our rates.
The WALTON Trust COMPANY.
Butler, Mo.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-10-09

% ooCduSe SO decep-
tive. Many sudden
deaths are caused by
it heart disease,
pneumonia. heart
failure or apoplexy
are often the result
Of kidney disease. It
kidney trouble is al
lowed 10 advance the
kidne y pois soned
blood will attack the
vital organs or the
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-10-09
The Cause of Many
Sudden Deaths.

There is disease prevailing in this
country most dangerous because so decen-
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1902-02-06
NOW LOOK OUT!

"Take care of yourself" say our friends.
"I'll try to-" we answer. We do take little
care, yet in spite of warm clothes, rubbers
and mackintoshes, an army of people were
bowled out by pneumonia and other lung
and chest diseases last winter They
caught cold, neglected it, let it Ak upon
them, were torn by coughs, choked by
infammations and COMPOSITIONS, wasted by
fever, tired out by pain and then gave up
the fight. The hour you realize that you
have a cold on the chest, place Benson's
Porous Plaster where the pain or oppres-
sion is felt. If you think two are needed
make it two. No harm if you were COW
cred with them. They act quickly and
prevent the engagement of blood in the
organs. In this way-with ordinary eau
ton as to exposure-you will break up the
cold and avoid serious sickness. No
other applications, or any other form Of
treatment, will accomplish this as certainly
and speedily. Benson's Plasters have dis
tinct and positive action and are curative to
the highest degree. Use them with the same
confidence for coughs, muscular rheuma-
tism, the grip (back and chest and all sim
liar ailments. Women, who are chief suffer-
ers from cold weather complaints, should
keep these plasters always within reach.
Get the genuine. All druggists, or we viii
prepay postage on any number ordered In
he United States ON receipt of Csc. each.
Seabury * johnson, Mfg. Chemists, N.Y.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1902-02-06
New and Improved Service to ST
Pau. and Minneapolis

Via the North Western Line. To fur
ther accommodate it's many patrons en-
route to the Twin Cities" from points
north of Milwaukee the Chicago 81
North-W Western R'y now runs a Free Re-
Ginning Chair Car on the evening train
Milwaukee, Via Fond du Lac, connect
ing at Appleton jet. with train leaving
Manitowoc at 4.20 p NJ, connecting
with train leaving Appleton Jet. 1925
Z. M. arriving at St. Paul and Mime
apoiis early the next morning, and con-
Meeting at Mcmillan with similarly equ
ped train for Duluth and the Superiors.
Like service southbound This in addi-
ton to the Pullman Sleeping Cars which
are run on the same trains daily between
Fon du Lac and Minneapolis. Apply to
agents Chicago andNorth- Western.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1902-02-06

London has what is known as a spec
tacIe mission for those who cannot
Afford to buy spectaeIes for them
elves, On certain days each month
the applicants repair to he headquar-
ters Of the mission for their specta-
cles. 1t is one of the most pathetic
sights To see the Woodworking seam
stresses and such men as compositors,
70 whom good sight is especially es-
sentiai, and who have never been able
TO make much of success in life, Sc
cure The spectacies that will enable
them to earn their livelihood in the
future much easier than in the past.
The mission performs it's work well,
.ests the Eyes thoroughly, and care is
AIKEN that glasses of the exact
strength are supplied.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1902-02-06
" ~ On the Il ~
Cathedral Roof
BY FRANK L. POLLOK.

IT HE front Of the cathedral in a
city on one Of the great lakes
rises i'm square stone tower to a
height Of 80 or 90 feet above the
ridge Of the roof. On the street face
of this tower shines a large gilded
cross. 1t is illuminated at night by
nine incandcsccnt electric lamps, and
a great deal OF pride i, taken by the
Pensioners in this decoration.
One night in February however,
the lamps failed to burn, and the
next morning Willis Carter, a line
man Of the Electric Light company,
was sent up the tower ladders to as
certain the reason. Without any
great difficulty he found and repaired
a break in the circuit, and then de
seconded again to the open-arched
bclfry below. Here he stopped for a
moment and leaned from one of the
large, unglazcd windows TO enjoy the
view.
He was nearly Is feet above the
city, and he could see far out over
the green lake. \ hard east wind
swept through the bcIfry with a
force that caused the bells to yibrate
with faint humming as they hung
The window from which Carter
leaned overlooked the rear of the
cathedral and was not more than
four or five feet above the ridge of
the gently sloping roof. The cold
breeze made his position anything
but comfortable, and hc was about to
go down when an unusually sharp
gust whipped the cloth cap from
his head and dropped it on the
roof below, four or five feet out from
the tower and about yard dowa the
slope.
There seemed to be no particular
difficulty about recovering it, how
ever; Carter was used TO clambcring
about giddy heights, and he promptly
swung himself out Of the window to
the roof below. Rain had fallen dur
ing the night, mixed with little
slcct, aud the slate roof was slippery,
although not iced. So he had to sit
down astridc the roof and hitch him
self along slowly tin he came oppo-
site the spot whore the cap lay.
He leaned over TO reach it, but Il
was little farther than he thought;
probably it had been moved again by
the wind. He leaned farther, over
balanced suddenly, tried to throw
himself backward-aud in the space
Of single gasp he found himself on
the fat of his back and sliding head
foremost down the inclined roof.
The horror of that moment was in
dcsrribabc. He expected at every IN
slant to 90 dying over the edge 1t
seemed tR him chat he was moving
with terrible speed, and he had a
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1902-02-06

-
tiouslv to tbe riUht and tried to
roll over. bnt before ne could
cb,rra his nosition /, the least
the rfTort had starh, d him Sid
inc as before. This slide lasted
lancer thou either of the OTHERS: so
Iong that no made sure of the fatal
end at every moment. and complete
" lost hone But the roof seemed TO
nroloup itself interminably; il wa,
a1nost with q shock of sunrise that
he found himself STONED AT last be-
core raocbing the caves
I'm. ,no+ber ,riae yould certainly h.
the last and warned by the result Of
III f,,rr,,r attemnts ne nat-e. no more
o,.na.;r,ar,. ,rba,,frg,,,s hitter cold.
i ,,ay fraazinu and the inca occurred
70 hin, IF vino unite sim untT his
clotbing sbonld freeze tn the wet roof.
Of course he n,iobt ne frozen TO death
himself before that time. or more ike.
~ the abnormal posture would depriye
Mn, Of his cansee Rut he could think
of M other nIan.
All this time he had NOT once tbouoht
If bis heIt Of toofs- in after recalled.
tior he couId never comDrpbeud why
Like every Iiueman. he wore a stout
leather hell in which were stuck sev.
erol nairs of nliers If different sfzes.
scre,y-driver wrench and y wire cut.
tor He recoI1acted these when the
sore,p.d,iva, sbifted lis nosftion Sd
that its handle made an unpleasant
l,,n,nupdar his hack
One of the states within easy reach
bod aol,ed leaving parroyy creyice mn.
darnaatb chad noticed if before with
the microscopical observation that
comes Tn = man in desperate peril. anC
had wished yain]y for the claws of a
cat in default of the wings of bird.
And now he had them, sitter all--or
their equivalents. He glued himself 5
closely as possible to the surface of
the roof, and with infinite precaution
drew the smallest pair of pliers from
his belt. II was thin in the Jaws, and
he inserted il a 5 far as possible in the
crack unGpr me STATE anu 3FIppeN ldFN,
1t was fulcrum enough, and he CON
trived to wriggle round, first to hori.
2ontal. then TO a normal head-upward
nosition. supporting himself by the
pliers. and in deadly terror lest the
slate should break away under the
steel. But il held. and the flood of
ioy that rushed over him when the at
tempt proved succe ssful told him how
far he had fallen into despair. The
change of attitude let him down a
little lower at first. and as his feet
came round they ratified on some
metallic substance. He craned his
neck. and a single glance was enough.
His feet touched the tin quit er-pipes
At the edge of the roof.
But now trouble seemed nearly over.
He got out another paid of piers and
secured another hold on a similarly
chipped slate ward higher. The roof
was old, and slightly defective spots
were numerous. Where he could not
find one he boldly hammered at the
surface till it broke. holding on by the
other hand. and so, little by little, and
very slowly. he worked his way up.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1902-02-06
Old S1ouch'S
Dilemma

ong-distance author of the world. IL
was his proud boast that he had once
written two complete and hair raising
novels of about 100000 words each
within the space Of six working days,
and he was wont 10 aver with conf
dence that he could repeat the per-
Torrance with one hand tied behind
him.
He was known to tens of thousands
Of youthful readers of red, yellow and
pink fiction as "Old SLOUGH and he
wrote Of strange and weird happen
ings in strange and weird places ~ a
manner vet more strange and weird.
Old SLOUGH had started life as a
printers devil" in the Office Of the
Fireside Reflector bu1 he was ann
bilious and soon Uacamc am office boy.
Then he took 10 night school and made
such progress I'm the three RS that
his culture was recognized in due time
by ain advance 10 thc position Of copy
reader IN which capacity be- wa called
upon 10 read several million words
from The accompI -hcd pen Of Cali
fornia Charlie" who was az that time
the mau-'ny of the fiction department
Of the Reflector.
His chance came one night when a
messenger arrived ,H hot haste from
the lodgings uf "CaIrforn.a Charlie 70
report that the gifted author was un-
able to finish The concluding INSTALL
mcnt Of his thrilling uoNrIctlc en-
titled: "Ihrcc-Fiuecrsd steve; or,
The Cowboy Curse for the reason
that he was greatly iucomruudrd by
the presence in his room of three pink
ard-blue zrbras with yellow polka
dots and six old-guld lizards with
purple tails.
The editor was ir despair, for the
Reflector must go TO press in six hours,
until the new copy reader volunteered
to finish the story from the point
where the lizards had so incontincntly
interrupted il. This he was allowed TO
do, and he accomplished his task with
such success that when, few months
later, California Charles lcquaint-
anceship with reptiles and such land
ed him in thr iuouruhlc ward the fu-
mre Old SLOUGH stepped easily and
gracefully into hs place.
Probabilities never hampcrrd Old
SloUch What his readers wanted were
improbablitins, nor would they even
balk at an occasional impossibiIity,
which was just as well. Ina the most
successful Of his works, q tale Of ro-
nance and adventure entitled: wick.
ed Bill; or, The Dauntlcss Hero Of
Bloody Gulrh" the talented author
landed his people ON the rocky shorcs
Of one Of the FIJI islands, shipwrcckcd,
starving, and dcfcnsclcss. Up rushed
a band Of cannbals bent ON a good
meal. Did they Pctit? over my dead
body" said Old SLOUGH to himself and
he wrote:
ut so CHANGED that our hero had
once known FIJI islander in san
Francisco and from hiD had learned
the language Of those parts He there
FORE addressed the lender Of the band
N the ycrnacular. Amazcmcnt seized
he savage cauuibals. They dropped
their cruel weapons, graspod Bins
horny hand, and hauled him a. broth
cr. They were saycd!'
But with assured success laupuor
overlook Old SLOUGH Only when be
was pennies could he be induced 10
write, and that was why be- sat one May
morning with bis feet upon the win
dow sin, looking out over the neigh
boring chimney pots, although he had
III 0.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1902-02-06

not want 10 fFl0lItN . lt4A. bNi4 iIl' u
hat camp Of Tim was sticking so
per.fsfentIy TO her side!
So he ratified his p cents bravely in
hi, pocket and clambered doggedly
aboard the train. He even squaudered
rwo precious nickele in the purchase
of peanpts. for. thought he. "27 cents
are no more use TO me than :. Let me
1 therefore cultivate reputation for
lfberality"
1 While the rest were chatting with al
/ he enthusiasm Of care-free youth Cd
SLOUGH lat miscrab,y trying to figure
out some pan of campaign. II Wicked
Bill had been in his shoes Old SLOUGH
could have saved him without turning
hair. AT this critical iuncture, y
he would have written, "Bill anXiously
thrust his hand into the pocket Of his
/ coat. Iii, index finger discovered
| hole in the lining, and at the bottom
81 the aperture. be felt something fat
it forth. II was a twcnty-d"I.ar gold
| piccc,"
But fertile as Old SLOUGH was in re-
sources for the relief Of suffering ban
| dts and imprisoned and Impoverished
/ heroes, be- was absolutely barren OF in
yention in his own behalf 50 dis
twbed was he that when the bright
! eyed TilIy turned from the attentive
Tim and called 90 him across the aisle
be- answered her so absent-minded'y
that she was p,qucd and turned again
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1902-02-06

The early suburbanite catches the
train.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1902-02-06

Blessings in disguise are responsible
for a lot of profanity.
Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1902-07-07
IN FAVOR OF SHEEPMEN.
Judge Holds There Is no Law of Con-
gress to Keep off Reserves.

In the United States district court
Judge De Haven granted the motion
in arrest of judgment in the case of lie
United States VS.. Peter Camou, follow
ing the decision of District Judge Wei
born. of Los Angeles, in a similar case
brought before him in 1900, says a re-
cent dispatch from San Francisco.
Peter Camou was charged with vio-
lating the regulation of the interior
department which prohibits the pas
turing of sheep on the federal forest
reserves, and provides a punishment
for those violating this regulation. In
passing on the matter the court said:
There is no law of congress making
it an offense to pasture sheep upon for
est reservations. and | fully concur in
the opinion of Judge Welborn."
Three similar cases are now pending
in the same court and Assistant United
States Attorney Banning said hat un
der this ruling it would ue necessary
to enter a nolle prosequi is each case.
This will throw open the reserves Ia
the sheepmen unless the forest guar.
dams take the advice of Banning, and
Immediately on learning that sheep are
herding on the reservations apply fol
an injunction. If a restraining order
is not needed the owners and herders
may then be punished for contempt OF
court.
Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1902-07-07

move quite a burden from this county.
as the expense of the woman's keep
ing was no small affair.
Miss Pansy Smith, who for the past
nine months has been absent from ner
home in this city attending school in
New York, returned, and IL is hoped
by the many friends of Miss Pansy
that she will now remain in Deming.
where she has a host of warn friends.
Miss Dot Galloway, accompanied by
Mrs. Mcintosh. of Salt Lake city. and
with whom Miss Galloway has been
visiting for the past three months,
passed through Deming for her home
in Silver City. Miss Galloway is prac-
tically cured of the rheumatism with
which she was a great sufferer when
she went to Salt Lake.
w. H.. Greer returned from a hurried
trip to California. Mr.. Greer was ac-
companied on his return by ID. NJ.
Linnard, of Pasadena. Cal. who is
now looking over the country with a
now that Mr.. Linnard. in company wi
view to investment. 1t is expected
now that Mr.. Linnard, in company
with other capitalists who will come
here. will soon open a bank in this
city. We are reliably informed that
the new bank will be opened in the
new Clark & Co. building that is now
being built at the corner of Gold ave-
lux and Pine street.