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The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1903-03-26
BABY'S FUTURE
Something for Mothers
to Think About.
Lives Of Suffering and
Sorrow Averted
And Happiness and Prosperity
Assured by
CuticuraSoap, Ointment land Pills
When All Else Fails.

Every child born into the world with
an inherited or early developed ten
dency to distressing, dishguring hu-
mours of the skin, scalp and blood, be-
comes an object of the most tender So
licitude, not only because Of its suffer-
ing, but because of the dreadful fear
that the designation is to be lifelong
and mar its future happiness and pros
perity. Hence it becomes the duty of
mothers of such afflicted children to ac-
quaint themselves with the best, the
purest and most effective treatment
available, viz, The Cuticura Treatment.
Warm baths with Cuticura Soap to
cleanse the skin and scalp of crusts and
scales, gentle applications Of Cuticura
Ointment, to allay itching, irritation
and Inflammation, and soothe and heal,
and mild doses of Cuticura Resolvent
Pills, to cool the blood in the severer
cases, are all that can be desired for the
alienation Of the suffering of skin tor
tured infants and children, and the COM
fort of worn-out parents.
Millions of women use Cuticura Soap,
assisted by Cuticura Ointment, for pre-
serving, purifying and identifying the
skin, for cleansing the scalp of crusts,
scales and dandruff, and the stopping
of falling hair, for softening, whitening
and soothing red, rough and sore hands,
for baby rashes, feelings and chafings,
In the form of washes for annoying
irritatiops and inflammations and for
many sanative, antiseptc purposes
which readily suggest themselves.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1903-03-26
GOVERNORS CALL
FOR MANY TENTS
Secretary Root Orders Six Hundred

Secretary Root Orders Six Hundred
Tents Sent to the Flood Sufferers.
Washington, March 2l.-Secretary
Root to-day received kilograms from
the governors OF Tennessee and Ar
kansas in response to his telegraphit
inquiry for information as to the
needs of the people in those states in
the matter OF tents, etc, in conse
quence of the river floods.
Governor. Frazer OF Tennessee tele
graphed from Nashville as follows:
"Please send at once 500 tents to
Memphis, consigned to Mayor ]. J.
Williams The city OF Memphis will
pay for the transportation and see
that they are returned after use."
Governor Davis OF Arkansas tele.
graphed from Little Rock as follows;
"The food conditions along the
Mississippi river in our state are dis.
tressing. We have no tents in the
armory for distribution Please for
ward by first express 100 tents to
Judge Derrick, Mariana, Ark for
the use of food sufferers. | pledge
the honor OF the state that the same
will be carefully cared for and when
no longer needed will be sent free of
charge to Jacksonville, Ind. Please
rush the tents as the demand is press
ing.
No time was lost in complying with
these requests for assistance. Colo
mel Patten, acting for the quarter
master general, Immediately tele-
graphed instructions to the quarter
master in charge OF the depots at st.
Louis and Jacksonville, Ind, to send
with the utmost dispatch 4SO CON-
mon tents and 20 hospital tents to
Memphis, and 90 common tents and
10 hospital tents to Mariana, Ark.
MEMPHIS SITUATION IMPROVED.
Memphis, March 21.-Ths river is
now falling at Memphis and it is be-
lieved the worst OF the food situa-
tion is over. The situation south OF
Memphis shows a weak place at L.
land, Ark, opposite Greenville, Miss.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1903-03-26

Washington, March 22.-Grover
Cleveland, while on his st. Louis trip,
viii 60 600 miles farther west than
he ever Travelled before. His journey
win extend to Denver. Previous to
this be never was farther west than
Kansas City. He will travel in q
special car, and be accompanied by a
few friends, but no one here seems to
know anything about his arrange
ments.
His appearance on a platform in
st. Louis with President Roosevelt
Ia sure to cause o great cheering
match, possibly one which willexceed
anything ever heard in a national
convention. 1t is impossible for
Roosevelt to stand up before /, 900
people without causing a big demons
GRAFTON.
Cleveland sent word to friend
that be was going west a. an lad
vsrtising agent" for tariff reform.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1903-03-26
SCHOOL COMMISSIONER.

|
The office OF School COMMISSIONS,
is OF great Importance and one ir
which every parent in the county il
directly interested. The success o.
the country schools is dependent up
on the grade OF teachers, and Tie
commissioner can regulate that to q
large extent, il not wholly. While
we believe in rotation in Office; Hike
all good rules, there are some excep.
tions, and this is one. Our present
commissioner, Prof. Herman o.
Maxey, has served so faithfully and
well in that capacity, that his party
has re-nominated him by acclama
ton, an honor well deserved. While
some able and distinguished teachers
have held this position before him,
we believe the facts warrant us in
saying that never before in the his.
tory OF the county has the standard
OF the teachers OF the country schools
been higher. Prof. Maxey has by en-
ergy and perseverance succeeded in
keeping up much interest among the
teachers and his Institutes have al
ways been successful. His experience
better qualities him to further pro-
mote the interests OF the schools in
which he takes much pride,
A mans standingat home isusual-
ly a very good index to his character
and worth. Prof. Maxey has been re-
tanned as principal Of the Amsterdam
schools for long term OF years and
has been reelected for nextyear with
out opposition. He has twice been
elected trustee and treasurer OF West
Point township, a republican town
ship, by the way, and has just been
re-nominated for the third term by
the Democrats. His popularity at
home, and the high esteem and conf
dencein which he is held by his neigh
bors is certainly recommendation
to the voters OF the county. BE
should and will be elected as his own
successor.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1903-03-26
School Election Notice.

Notice is hereby given that at the
annual School Election to be held on
the 7th day Of April, 1908, the fol.
lowing proposition will be submitted
to the qualified votes OF Bates coun-
ty, Missouri, to wit:
Shall the county adopt County
School Supervision in and for said
county and elect a County Superin-
tendent. Those voting therefor shall
have written or printed on their bal.
lots, "For Supervision" and those
voting against shall have written or
printed on their ballots, against
Supervision" JNo. F. HERRELL,
19.td County Clerk.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1903-03-26

Ex-President Grover Cleveland will
attend the dedicatory ceremonies Of
the Worlds Fair at st. Louis on
April 30th. He will be the special
guest Of President Francis and will
divide the position Of honor on the
speakers platform with President
Roosevelt. Whether or not there is
any political significance in this fact
remains to be seen.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1903-03-26
COUNTY SUPERVISION.

The theory of supervision iorcoun-
try schools is unquestionably good,
and il it could be carried out as con
templated by its advocates would be
OF inestimable benefits to the district
schools. We are willing to admit
the claim that a uniformity in the
teaching and conduct OF the schools
throughout the county is very de-
sirable, and that to bring them all
under one superintendent who could
supervise their management and
exercise control over them all at
once, would be an ideal way and set
tie many heretofore vexed questions.
But does or can supervision, when
applied to counties the size Of Bates,
supervise? Let us see? There are
about 135 school districts in the
county. Six months is a fair aver
age OF the school terms, with twenty
school days to the month, making
120 days in which the supervisor is
to visit and supervise 135 district
schools. Not taking into account
the inclement weather or bad roads,
We are unable to understand how
the superintendent could visit them
all even once. Does anyone believe
that an intelligent, effective super
vision can be had OF the schools by
the superintendent visiting them one
time in year and then for only a
very limited time.
The law that provides for county
adopting supervision, also provides
for the pay OF the supervisor. In
Bates county the salary would be
seven hundred dollars, Will any one
seriously contend that man COM
petent to supervise the schools OF
Bates county would be willing to de-
vote his whole time to the work, keep
a horse or team, stay on the road
during the school terms and the bal.
ance of the year keep up an office in
Butler, all for the muniicent salary
OF 500. We are of the opinion that
a man who would accept the office at
that salary would not be the man
we would want over the schools Of
the county.
The TIMES never opposed meas
ure that it thought was for the best
interests OF the schools. but We can
not approve the adoption Of county
supervision, because we believe it to
be impractical and an added expense
with no corresponding benefits.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1903-03-26
The Session is Over.
successor

Jefferson City, March 23.-Tbe
house passed bills enough this morn.
ing to keep the enrolling forces busy
until dark. The clock was turned
back and finally swung over on it's
side so that that the pendulum could
not swing. Finally, when noon, the
hour fixed for adjournment, had act.
ually arrived, a resolution by Gard
ner to indefinitely postpone all bills
on the calendar for third reading was
adopted. That left nothing to do
but adopt resolutions thanking ev.
erybody and expressing good will or
discharging some clerks and retain.
ing Others for . few days to clean no
work. Everybody from the speaker
down was thanked. This practically
ended the work Of the session.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1903-03-26
Doctors Mast Be 0ptimists.

The longevity of the medical man
il materially less than that of work
ers Of other professions. Only those
with a sound physique, other things
being equal, can win fp struggle for
success. The sick look with conf,
dence to the we'll. They demand the
hearty dogmatism that comes from
the Overlooking OF animal spirits.
They enjoy the cheerful optimism
that comes from a good digestion.
They lean upon the doctor in their
weakness, and yield willing obedience
to his kindly influence. Much of the
power possessed for good may be
outside Of pills or lotions, correct
theories or sound deductions. The
April Cosmopolitan.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1903-03-26
Made a Circuit of the World.

New York, March 20.-.Tohn Bar
rett, commissionergenera Of the st.
Louis exposition, was among the
passengers on the White Star steam.
ship Cedric, which arrived to-day
after her second westward voyage.
MIR. Barrett said: 81 return after an
absence OF a year. in the course OF
which have Travelled 10000 miles
making a circuit of the world, visited
tft,e countries and have solicited
and urged participation in the expo
sitiOn with such success thai now
that my mission is over, | feel graf.
flied at its extent"
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1903-03-26

The editor OF The TINES is in re.
ceipt OF a fine and very handsomely
designed and executed Autographed
invitation to attend the dedicatory
ceremonies Of the Worlds Fair ats
Louis on April Both and May LIST
and End, 1908. At which time it is
expected there will be larger crowd
than will be in attendance on any
three days after the Fair is opened in
1904.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1903-03-26

The binder Irvine bill has been sign
ed by Gov. Dockery and is now a
law. The bill carries with it an ap-
preparation of s135, 900 to establish
a binder Irvine plant at the peniten-
tiary. 1t will be Of great benefit to
Missouri farmers by furnishing this
staple article at much less than trust
prices.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1903-03-26
MRS. MAVERICK WILL BE
SET FREE NEXT YEAR
English Government Will Pardon Amer
lean Woman Charged With Murder


London, March 23.-It was ar
nounced at the home Office this
morning that Mrs Florence May
brick, the woman undergoing a lie
sentence for the alleged poisoning OF
her husband, James Maybriek, in
1899, will be set free in 1904 The
fact OF Mrs. Maybrick's release will
be used by her Washington lawyers
to secure n postponement OF the trial
OF lawsuit bearing on the prison
er's interest in land in Kentucky and
Virginia. Mrs. Maybrick has had
her suit pending some time to recover
these lands and her attorneys had
applied for a postponement OF the
case, appealing to the government
In the matter.
The Maybrick poisoning case is
world famous. Her husband was a
merchant OF Liverpool, so years old.
His wife was 26. Not long before
his death she discovered that he had
been carrying on an intrigue with
another woman, to whom he paid an
allowance
She then formed an attachment
for a Mr.. Briefly, which was suffi.
GENTLY proved by their correspond
ence. Maybrick for years suffered
from dyspepsia and was in the habit
Of dosing himself with arsenic, boast
ing OF his knowledge OF medicine. 1t
is said by some that he was habit
uel arsenic eater.
Sympathy for Mrs. Maybrick was
excited everywhere, but all Efforts by
persons OF eminenca to secure her
pardon failed repeatedly.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1903-03-26

The appropriations OF this legisla-
ture have exceeded the revenue about
a hall million dollars, and Governor
Dockery threatens to do some prun.
ng. When the Governor ge 8
through with the appropriation bills,
they will be just about right.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1903-03-26

The Rev. Frederick William Farrar,
dean OF Canterbury, and England's
famous clergyman, is dead. As the
author OF "The Life OF Christ" Rev.
Farrar was known to the whole relig-
ious world. He was ~ years cid.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1903-03-26
DEMOCRATIC TICKET.

For County School Commissioner,
PROF. II. o. Nancy.
Mt. Pleasant Township.
For members township board,
CHARLES DIXON,
HENRY DONOVAN.
For Assessor-C. W. WARD.
For Collector-E. B. CH1LDS.
For Constable. r. ANGLE.
For Justice OF Peace,
d. Y. BROWN,
W. F. HEMSTREET,
b. +. JETER.
For Township Trustee j, S. PIERCE
CITY TICKET.
For member School Board,
J. S. FRANCISCO.
For Treasurer,
kOBT. l.. MCDONALD.
ALDERMEN.
ist Ward, j. c. CLARK,
2nd Ward, j. W. BERRY.
Bird Ward, S. d. WALDEN.
nth Ward, ". II. HUPP.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1903-03-26

EPresident Palma has issued call
for an extraordinary session OF the
Cuban senate on March oath for the
purpose OF ratiiying the reciprocity
treaty as amended by the United
States senate
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1903-03-26

DR.. Crum, the negro, appointed col
ector OF customs at Charleston, s.
c., by President Roosevelt, has
obtained that Office. The senate re-
fused to confirm him, but the Presi-
dent re.appointed him after the adj
ournment OF Congress.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1903-03-26
RU7S

The walking sick, what
a crowd of them there are:
Persons who are thin and
weak but not sick enough
to 60 to bed.
"Chronic cases" that's
what the doctors call them,
which in common English
means-long sickness.
To stop the continued
loss of flesh they need
SCOTS Emulsion. For the
feeling of weakness they
need SCOTS Emulsion.
1t makes new flesh and
gives new life to the weak
system.
SCOTS Emulsion gets
thin and weak persons out
of the rut. 1t makes new,
rich blood, strengthens the
nerves and gives appetite
for ordinary food.
SCOTS Emulsion can be
taken as long as sickness
lasts and do good all the
time.
There's new strength
and flesh in every dose.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1903-03-26

Telegraph reports announce that
President Castro, OF the republic of
Venezuela, has resigned the presi-
dencY.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1903-03-26
TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION:

The WEEKLY TIMES, published every
thursday, will be sent to any address
y-e year, postage paid, for SI.oo.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-03-22
No. rs PRINCIPAL TO RETIRE
James Frank wright Has Been Teaching
Nearly Half q Century.

Principal James Frank Wright OF Pub
lie School Z. at the corner OF Chrystie
and Hester streets, will retire before the
Glove OF the year after nearly half GEN.
fury as a teacher. He began teachngin 1855.
at Hudson. N. Y. In speaking Of his earlier
experiences Mr.. Wright says:
I'm 1855 received an offer Of $500 year
at Hudson and promise OF $500 " j sue
ceeded In governing a very tough lot OF
BOYS. ! succeeded. but when ! asked for
the promised increase the trustees pleaded
poverty and returned 10 New York.
In 1850 I entered Public School 70.
In the Tenth ward. The neighborhood
was then populated mainly by Germans
and Irish. In isss ! was appointed vice.
principal and Ia 1873 principal Of Public
School 7.
'-In q case In the school building 10 prs-
served the tsttered nag that waved on
the roof of tie rickety school building
during the Civil War ] r.member well
the days of ths Draft Rio,s. for came near
losing my life.
my father came 10 visi, me one day.
and Ne started Ia drive To the Park along
Finh Ayeuus Near foririh s'p-' We met.
the rioters. Who had Iusi burned colored
orphan asylum
They surrounded W and ssizsd my
I4,ek-tlsOnk ANA my fathers watch, We
w.r. really in danger ~ oar live. When
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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-03-22
DAY OF THE STAGE STAR.
I.ast stock Company st Hish-Cas Thea
tire Soen % Dlsappesr.

ire 9O0n 70 DsoeOpcer.
With the disappearanoe Of the Empire
Theatre stock company next season New
York will be without . representative OF
this kind OF troupe In any Of its high-class
theatres.
Two stock companies giving two repre-
sentations daily are prospecting famously
at cheap prices; but the stock company
plan seems impossible nowadays at the
first-class theatres.
The public pays higher prices for novelty
to-day than for anything else New plays
may not be nearly 30 good a. old ones.
but even the persons who have never seen
the old dramas would rather pay high
prices for the new ones.
Thus IL happens that the high-priced
theatres all over the country have been
able to hold their own against the cheap
stock companies. In the latter the plays
may be as we'll acted or nearly rs well.
They are not new. but more or les familiar.
The public demand being for novelty In
the first place. II wants the new plays even
at high prices. So the managers are able
10 compete successfully with the stock COM
pAnies.
But they began to And difhcult two
years ago to maintain their superiority
20 long a. they had to dspend upon . play.
The play h the thing In the cheap stock
companies not the star. 10 the high-priced
ATTRACTIONS even whsn they had good plays
began TO realize tina; they must also have
starr
Then the manufacture Of stars beGac.
Pretty young women with no particular
talent or eHp~rienos and young msn who
hapJ~ned 20 bs tall enough and good look
ing enough found themselves stars In
plays that they suoo~edsd In making very
popular. whereas " they had been msr.iy
acting one VI the lee in the play they might
have made very little impression,
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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-03-22
1.-THE LOCKED OUT" :

keyisss Young Women Tell What Happened
When Thy Couldn't Vale tie Janfto,.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-11-08
VENT NOT HELD FOR RANSOM.
There is No Clue to His whereabouts, Bis
Father Gays.
(By the Associated Press.)

Bristol Tenn, Nov. 6.-No develop
ments; deny emphatically all rumors; my
son is yet missing and there is no clue to
his whereabouts" was what DR.. j. >.
WentZ. father of Edward l.. WentZ, who
disappeared from the mountains near Big
Stone Gap, four weeks ago last Wednes-
day, said when asked for statement to-
night. Dr.. and Mrs. Wentz arrived IN
Bristol today over the Virginia and South
western railroad from Big Stone Gap,
where they have been since few days
after the mysterious disappearance OF
their son. They were enroute to their
home in Philadelphia and lett here to-
night.
Reports that the family of the missing
man had received a postal card from the
alleged kidnappers of young Wentz were
exploded by the fact that the father and
mother were leaving for their homes.
The rumors current that the kldnappels
were holding the young man until ran
som of 100000 was paid them are most
emphatically denied, not only by the
father, but by others closely allied with
the Virginia Coal and Iron Company and
the Stonega Coke and Coal Company, III
which the missing man held large in.
terest.