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The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1903-02-19

The Missouri State Bank has a
large amount of idle money to loan.
Parties waiting to buy stock or de-
string money for other purposes can
be accommodated. 51-tf
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New York, Feb. lin a trial pro-
crossing in the county court in
Brooklyn the district attorney had
occasion to show the workings of a
machine used to catch persons sus-
ceptible to the influence of the green
goods idea, and by which, it was said,
at least $4,000 had been obtained.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1903-02-19
Carnival Week at New Orle.ps.

New Orleans, Feb. 17.--Carnival
week in New Orleans opened with the
city crowded with visitors. The open
ing event of the week was the Allan
teams ball at the French opera house.
Miss Alice Roosevelt and Miss Root,
daughter Of the secretary of war, &C.
cepted invitations.
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Mysterious Circumstances,

One was pale and sallow and the
other fresh and rosy. Whence the
difference? She who ia blushing with
healt uses DR.. Kings New Life Pills
to maintain it. BY gently arousing
the lazy organs they compel good
digestion and head off constipation.
Try them. Only 25c, at Il. L. Tuck
er, druggist.
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The House Vote Was 2aI to 6.

Washington, Feb. 13.-The Elkins
rebate bill, an antitrust measure,
has passed the House by a vote Of
241 to 9. Those voting in the mega
tive were: Cochran and DeArmond
Of Missouri, Glass Of Virginia, Hook.
or Of Mississippi, Kluts Of North Caro-
lima and Neville OF Nebraska.
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Botanist for the Transvaai.

Berkeley, Cal, Feb. 17.-Joseph B.
Davy, instructor in botany at the
University of California. has been ap-
pointed chief agriculturist and
botanist of the Transvaal government
at an initial salary of $1,000 a year
and expenses.
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Los Angeles Gets N. Il. Conference.

New York, Feb. 1.-THE NJ. E. book
committee decided that the next
meeting of the Quadrennial confer
ence shall be at Los Angeles in May,
1904. More than 100000 Methodists
in all countries will be represented in
the conference by $50 delegates.
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Ex- Marshal Louis @. Bohls Dead

st. Louis, Feb. 17.-Louis G. Bohle.
former United States marshal and a
wsllknOwn republican politician Of
st. Louis, is dead as the result of an
operation for cancer. He was ap-
pointed in 1896 by President Mckinley
and served four years.
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Piano Tuning.
To whom it may concern:

10 whom IL may concern:
This certifes that the bearer, F.
M. Skaggs, has done considerable
work for US, and we always found
his tuning and repairing perfectly
done. We consider him an honest
and perfectly reliable workman and
anyone entrusting work to his care
are sure it will be done satisia ctorily
W. W. KnBALL 4 Co,
Manufacturer OF pianos and organs.
Chicago, Ill. By W. 81. CorTER.
5O-tf Leave orders at Mrs. Endres'
restaurant.
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Tax Payers.

You are hereby notified that unless
your taxes are payed within short
time / will be compelled under the
law to collect the came by distraint
and sale OF property.
LOOT" T. ID. RAFTER, Collector.
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Washington, Feb. IA house bill
was passed by the senate granting
pension of $50 per month to the
widow of the late Congressman John
N. w. Rumple, of Iowa, who was
captain of volunteers in the civil war.
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Will James Take Younger's Places

Lees Summit, Mo-, Feb. 17.-Frank
James is going on the stage. He is
to take the part selected in drama
for Cole Younger. Younger and
James were in conference for sew
eral hours yesterday. 1t was the
frst time the two men had met for
years.
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Iowa County On,cer Acou,,,.a.

Knoxville, Ia, Feb. 1.-THE trial Of
G. w. Vanderwelt, retiring county
auditor of. Marion county, charged
with altering the returns so as to
accomplish his own reelection, re-
suited in acquittal.
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Hay and Bower .slgn Up ..

Washington, Feb. 17.-Secretary
Hay for the United States and Minis
ter Bowen, for Venezuela, Tuesday
signed protocol providing for the
adjustment of United States claims
against Venezuela by a commission
to meet at Caracas.
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To Reproduce REST Cottsse."

Alhambra, ILL.,, Feb. 17.-The ILL
nois w. c. T. U. has voted to have an
exhibit at the worlds fair. The
building probably will be a reproduc.
ton of REST Cottage" at Evanston,
ILL.,, the home Of Miss Willard.
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Desirable city and suburban prop
erty; also farms for sale at bargains.
HART 4 EDRINGToN,
'121m West side square, Butler.
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stephens Land mn KILLED.

Washington, Feb. 1.-THE house,
by decisive vote, refused to pass the
bill urged by Mr.. Stevens. of Texas,
to open so5,o00 acres of land in the
Kiowa-Comanche reservation and dis
pose of it at public auction.
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Missourian Frozen to Death.

Browning, No., Feb. III. H.
Thrasher, aged 60 years. was found
dead in barn at his place, Is miles
east of here. 1t is supposed he was
frozen to death while doing his morn
ing chores
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President Roosevelt has expressed
3 desire to have DR.. W. d. Crum, the
negro. confirmed for collector Of the
port ct Charleston, 8. C.
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For Rock Island Grading.

Topeka, Kan, Feb q. The Rock
Island yesterday let their contract
for grading liz miles of proposed new
track from Tucumsari, l. T.. to .
point, interesting the Choctaw dvi.
sioA.
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joplin Postal Clerk IN Tro.s,..

Joplin, Mo-, Feb. 17.-Ernest w.
Human. a general delivery clerk of
the Joplin post Office. is under arrest.
charged with obtaining several hun
dred dollars under false pretenses.
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J.,, br,et et Jsotsopv,l,.. m.

Jacksonville, ILL.,, Feb. 17.-Four
prisoners in the Morgan county Jail
broke Q lock in the cellroom door.
overpowered the turnkey and escaped
at eight o'clock last night.
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Eighteen P.opl. Reported Drowned.

Elizabeth City, N. c., Feb. 1.-THE
steamer Olive was lost during the
gale last night. Eighteen people are
reported lost.
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Commander-in-C Chief Stewart, Of the
@. A. R., IL en- route TO San Fran
cisco 70 arrange for the national @.
- 3 sncampms1A
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RAin-warnsr Weather Predicted.
Kansas City, No., Feb. 17.-At eight
o'clock Tuesday morning the official
thermometer at the government
weather bureau registered nine de-
grees below zero. At six o'clock it
was IL below, the coolest of the sea-
son. The prediction for Wednesday
u for warmer weather.
SERIOUS Coal Famine II 81. Louia
St Louis, Feb. 17.-Because of lack
Of fuel at the city hospital, the lives
of 700 patients, some of whom are at
the point of death, are endangered by
the cold. Since the cold snap struck
st. Louis the hospital has been with
out enough coal and the authorities
have been compelled to economic in
the use Of what they had. An insult
ficient supply of coal at the court
house resulted in the closing of the
courts and Offices there to-day. There
seems to be plenty of coal in the city.
but owing to the condition of the
streets and the cold weather 1t is ex-
tremely hard to deliver.
Cold Kills southsra People.
Atlanta, Ca, Feb. 1.-THE severest
weather Of the winter prevails over
the south, following Mondays storms
which killed two people and injured
several. In Atlanta, all records for
high winds were broken when the
gale blew at the rate of 60 miles an
hour. This velocity was maintained
at several other places. The tempera-
ture was two above at Nashville, six
at Memphis and nine at Knoxville. In
Birmingham, the mercury has fallen
SO degrees in IL hours and in New
Orleans 43. Communication with
Louisville is cut off. Colder weather
is the forecast for Florida
Chicago Isolated for . Time.
Chicago, Feb. l7.--Chicago is shiv-
sring in the coolest weather of the
season. The cold wave increased in
severity throughout the night. The
intense cold practically cut the city
off from telegraphic communication
with the outside world during the
early part of the day.
Storm and Flood at Pittsburg.
Pittsburg, Pa, Feb. 17.-Pittsburg
Is in the grip of cold wave, heavy
snow and Q food. Luckily, the high
water missed the danger point and
beyond flooding the lowlands and
causing inconvenience to owners Of
plants along the river front, no dan
ger was done. During the night q
fierce snow and windstorm developed
and there is a half foot of snow on
the level and zero weather prevails.
At Schenectady Is Inches of Snow.
Schenectady, N. Y, Feb. 17.-Since
Monday afternoon more than Is
inches of snow have fallen and it is
still showing hard. The interurban
trolley systems are greatly impeded
and the local railroad service has
been tied up almost completely.
Storm 1t Boston Ties Up shipping.
Boston, Feb. 1.-THE worst snow
storm of the winter thus far is pre-
vailing here. Railroad and street car
service 10 badly hampered and ship
ping effectually tied up.
Twelve Below at Topeka
Topeka, Kan, Feb. 17.-Following
the heaviest snowstorm in years the
temperature also started out to break
the record. 1t succeeded in reaching
IL degrees below during the night.
Remarkable weather In Louisville.
Louisville, KY, Feb. 17.-Following
s6-hour rain and half-day's record
breaking snowfall, Louisville Tuesday
experienced the coolest weather Of
the winter-one above zero.
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The eighty-third birthday of Su-
sJn b. Anthony. February Is, was cel-
9brated ut her home at Rochestss,
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WANTED-All the old feather beds
In Bates county. LEE CULVER,
d tt West Side Square.
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EVERYBODY VAS FROSTY.
Thermometers Went Lower Tues
day Morning Than Any Prsvi-
Gus Time This Winter.
NO SECTION OF COUNTRY ESCAPED.

vansd-Pittsburg. Pa, Had Both Storm
and Flood-At Loulsvtiie. KY, Record
Breaking Snowfall Followed . ST. Hour
RAin-wArmsr Weather Predicted.
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Kansas City, Mo-, Feb. 17.-At eight
o'clock Tuesday morning the official
thermometer at the government
weather bureau registered nine de-
grees below zero. At six o'clock it
was IL below, the coolest Of the sea-
SON. The prediction for Wednesday
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a Bath for Freedom.

1.-THE statue Of Freedom surmounting the dome Of the
capitol is about to be washed That two
things: first that Freedom enjoy the luxury of
bath often, then that the washing is diff
cult say dangerous Johnny who does
hands, the fulness of his
wishes statue of Freedom would not
have oftener he to take Freedoms
place the black pudding flew stuck
lady fairy tale might glad
to have two wishes with which to get down.
been nearly since the statue placed
in position, this is its first cleaning 1t is 1917 feet in
height weighs $4,000 pedestal
Is feet high. scaffod erected the
but the structure only
lodges twelve the four inches wide.
grease dscoloration
the in the ar-will be: by
ton acid and statue will given coating of
lacquer protect It. Altogether giving Freedom
isn't any joke.
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LAMPS WHICH NEVER co OUT"

The Famous ToWneey Hall England Possessed the Last of
the Ever Burning Lights
Since the reign of King Alfred. something like
sand years ago, ToWneey hall and park England have
been in Towneey family,
its origin back years
of this family have distinct claim celebrity
be feared that famous
last of the called burning lamps England
beginning of the last there
known to fame still alght which had burning
ton Of the monasteries King many
hundreds of them that burning
from the time of the Norman conquest.
Doubtless these perpetual lamps Of that
form OF pagan worship known the everlasting fire. which
kept aght by guardians both male female the
ter known vestas punishable death
If they allowed the fire to How
attached even after the reformation
seventeenth century in Europe burning
is by the fact that the
discovery of species of llumnant
ever Many works have been written about
FRENCH Italian and English writer's,
the most extraordinary details the subject Thus
stance it is solemny asserted that opening
tomb of Tullia the daughter Cicero,
Appa in the sixteenth century, lamp found burning
there, which, if the authenticated
vatican and bearing the signature Pope Paul
be believed, must have been burning
years Bailey, in his English dictionary
the dissolution Of the monaseries Henry
there lamp found had been
LOO yearsthat is to since
Christian eraand declared that this lamp days
to be at the Of rarites
Shaspere his
lamps and Spenser, to- alludes clamps
out From purely antiquarian point view therefore,
must be of
init the extinction Of which, according to tradition
King Alfred-that say than 1000 years-in
the chapel the estate
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6be wireless in Alaska.

because Alaska situated almost at the other Of
place in particular is why it should not be
strictly uptodate in respects. SO the govern
and tho that not be the real Alaska is
going wireless biography all
that the apparatus is travelling thher
ship it. The party in charge Of the
will establish stations along the
tributary of the Yukon flowing into it the
leading Gibbon at the mouth to
fields There telegraph line this ground at the
time, the which
rough and there is difficulty in keeping it in Should
experiment prove successful the government may
place the old system by the Alaska nothing
Of residence Summer Boreas,
anyway the old fellow will be
wingless wireless things flying kingdom
When Juniors from their trip to
they bring with them samples of the music,
plays which instruct the Marans
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6be Servian Tragedies.

NE of the most dramatic events history took
- place when the king and queen OF Servla
lost together with brothers of the queen the
premier two aides camp and Two
soldiers The tragedy result of plot formed by
conspirators Peter
pretender Servan throne aided by dissatisfied army
popular discomfort because the queen had
been Natalie The revolution
was FASTENED by the leaders, and Colonel
Mtschtch King Alexander was about
proclamation naming the queens brother as his
successor s.E.s-sss.&
A dynasty Of servian rulers ended with the deatho
King Immediately after the first step had been
assumed control and proclaimed Prince Peter
king servia the people to stand by the
maintain and order This the people did
and tho little demonstration it OF JOY rather
than grief Belgrade the capital the new
king Peter Karageorgevch, formally elected by the
servian body corresponding English parliament and
thus dynasty instituted At present the coun
try military rule the real being in the
hands of the leaders revolution King Peter is
almost personal following and should he oppose
those power another tragedy might be
enacted. There some talk Of republic but the gov
thought might object and then
servian people not really ready for it.
These are facts the world and drew
of servia Indeed it is only
stirring which recall the of little
obscurty, make of it
Of its shadowy monarchs living, breathing
people, years ancestor of King Peter T.
Black George led revolution against the Turks and
driving ervia and keeping them out
time he compelled to flee to
Austria returned ancestor Of
King Obrenovitch, had taken his place
against the Turks Finally serva gained her indie
pendence Turks the Obrenovitch family
reigning house, the families
warning, awhile
other army enthusiastic readoption
liberal constitution the revolution was in the
the preender than of and the
world awaits the outcome
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CURIOUS CORONATION CUSTOMS
croWning Ceremonies Of Various Countries SYM
boIs Play important Parts.

Growing Of Various Countries in Which svm
bos Play important Parts
Styles differ quite as widely as any other
has at last taken interesting just
it is done in other countries.
At the coronation the present Emperor Austria
the inaugural diploma written dogskn parchment
Dogskin fidelity with which the
compact should be regarded by both the and the
subjects.
novel performance concluded the ceremony of
installation Emperor
Of Hungary. The parish church Budapest
of the coronation in outside
immense mound built of earth brought from
province of the Hungarian kingdom
The newly made monarch mounted splendid cream
colored charger, up
of the four quarters of the
compass
King important feature of the rite
of two leaves to him. of silver the
other gold He is also given golden apple which is part
regala The archbishop it is being
presented This not only from its roundness sign of
that power perishabe all that is earthly
The Norwegian regalia also includes apple. The
of Oscar King Of Norway entirely dis
in the old cathedral at Drontheim
bishop Of Dronthem placed the Of Norway
ministers presented him with the regala
which composed Of scepter sword apple and key.
Sweden crowned with three
the Gohs and the Vandals The treble
crown is used upon Of the Swedish coins
the first kIg of Denmark to wear the
closed which signifies the hereditary monarchy For
kings elected by their subjects and there
the crown
browning Car of Russia always takes place in
the Kremlin the most important symbol in
holy banner Of Russia and the
said to have in it piece Of the wood Of the
After being sprinkled with holy water the an
cent flag to the who waves it three times
before the assembled congregation.
plays really important part in the coro-
kings than does the ITSELF It
is rich massive gold containing barbaric
profusion Of Jewels some ancient At the
time 1t is brought from its safe keeping
in the and reverenty hung around the
sovereign's neck.
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TWO KINDS OF WONDERFUL EYES
Camera" Optic Compared to the Compound Organ OF
Soht Insects.

A "Camera" Optic Compared SoHpouHo "
Possessed by Insects.
We all understand that our eyes like little
with of lenses with stops TO cut
unnecessary light having arrangements for focus
that is needed to form the little
picture the sensitive etna at the back OF the eye
creatures indeed much ike
of the large domestic ANIMALS But any
all must have noticed that their eyes
different from For in the first place each
often larger than all the rest OF the head Ihele IS no
iris pupil insect does not have to turn
his straight anything we do when we
wish to see clearly things that notice
about an Insects it is into hundreds Of
little surfaces facets is as we say "a compound eye
Now at the end of little tube with
Sides filed with clear jelly and the entire eye
IS built up these little tubes side by side.
insects not camera eye like our own but
called mosaic eye after the pictures which are
by putting together little bits OF coored glass and stone
of how this sort of acts if we look
small roll of When we do this We OF course
only which point the tube Now the IN
sec number Of such tubes put together
into insect looks out thru all the tubes at once
and sees the spot the animal with
his all directions at the time and sees
many Of color there cubes in both eyessev
thousand perhaps all combined into single picture
carpet. We get some idea OF an
insects power sight it, while looking straight at some
object what there is at sides as far around as
We then shapes only dimy but we can
well and detect anything moving
An insect seems to every OBJ
ject thing when we look at another It sees
shapes vaguely shades color perfectly we'll and
knows at once if anything it moves.
compound eye appears to be good only for seeing
distance and is not practically OF much use at
little eyes, which, be made out to help
things at hand These ocell, as they
called are somewhat like but much simpler and
minute dots the front OF the head between
compound How much an insect sees with these
ocelli really knows. But if we watch one and
notice depend the Of touch
IN his antennae it will appear he acts like
partially feeling the ground with his stick than
like being who clearly as we do-scence sftings
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Mae Harris Anson

published The Minneapolis Journal for
ihepub of Northwest In AMI above the NTH
grade principally their writings There IS no
expense competitors The editor
encourage and suggestions teachers
should Juni,
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JUNIOR MINNEAPOLIS MINNESOTA SATURDAY JUNE 90 1908

but them if that will afford them either
knowledge pleasure celebrated physics and
inventor Ernest RUNNER by has invented photo
gaphophone photographs reproduces Them
Pictures talk merely little Ines all
ferent doctors all
agog the invention and consider it of the
greatest inventions of age.
And French chemist comes along says
that he has process making illuminating Oil from
cost of a gallon. enterprising
sea into oil we may
version of the old nursery rhyme,
II water, 3
& nk
What md cheese.
What drink?
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ll.-ABsENT NOVELS.
nl.-ENlGMAS.

OF /, @ 8, 4, g. you all must have heard,
Who survived whole night in u, 5. g.
And how the kings anger T. 2, 1910, H. 13, 13, 12
Against his accusers you ken.
How TO- p, l, - 10, 10 in 10, A. 37, 9,lo
And how them sparkles the L. S, T.
How southerners the Is, II, g. TO-
But brethren true.
If these things you know, then 4, g. /, S, s, 1,
My whole you will readily 10, S, -,
An elegant lawyer to plead
A statesman and orator he.
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prx,.., - Name.

DryAms suS Name.
little witnessed the baptism Of his
tiny sister and about afterwards he asked Mama,
lie Esthers name dried ?The Little Chronicle
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Brain Teasers.
l.-cohuNDRuMs.

When is sailor sailor?
2-What shoe would make good box?
3-When does dog become musical?
4-f baby could express wish for mountain home,
where would it probably be?
II-ABsENT voWELs.
Insert in all blank spaces make complete
sentences which central letter
from in the together
to spell the of distinguished naturalist who died
January 81 1851.
1sm-nr- -nl-ys|-|gr-t|d-s
2-s-ch -sth- IAr-.ls-ch- stheIfr--t.
3-L--nglr SIN Id-bt'sIb-ck.
1T |b-rr- wi nj -s-r- br-n gsis dd-n b-gg-r-.
Sick wh-n-s Ib-t|-b- r wis sits
g r-wdI -sIn-t c-mp-n-
Ppm VS. p--nd fish
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lv-soME NATURAL HISTORY QUESTIONS

What animal an involuntary sigh?
2-What animal is the most tresOme?
3-What animal has the most feeling?
What animal is the merriest?
5-What animal protect shipping?
6-What animal do teachers endure patiently?
What animal well dressed man affect?
8-What animal is the most beloved?
. 9-What animal is the LATEST?
1O-What animal do basebalists love?
11-What animal is most conceed?
!. 12-What animal has learned trade?
13-What animal sheds the most light?
14-What animal often with a letter!
15-What animal is the most yoracious?
16-What animal garb of woe?
( 17-What animal comes with storm?
1S-What animals live and thrive in Wall street?
19-What animals most anxious to hear OF every
W.