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The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1903-04-09
Horse Show.

The stallion show at the Cannon
feed yards in Butler last Saturday
afternoon was well attended and
excellent stock shown. The following
parties had stock on exhibition:
j s. and J. W. Warnock, Road
Chief, roadster and all purpose horse
j. W. Warnock, two year old road
-ster by Road Chief.
Ebert Thomson, coach stallion.
J. T. HYATT, Percheron stallion.
j.. W. Ginn, company horse, Per
cheron bio ID.
Wilburn Gibson, Percheron.
j. W. and E. P. Phillips, Amoret,
WILDER b. standard bred trotter.
ID. Creath, Altona, Bay Jim,
roadster
Capt. Johnson, "Hall B." standard
bred trotter.
T. X. Lisle, "Alva W." by Artist
Montrose, saddle stallion.
Geo. Palm, Percheron stallion.
T. K. Lisle & Co., Cox, Gen. Boay,
Major Cox, standard bred trotters.
]. W. Barnhart, two iron gray reg
istered Percherons.
Some fine young colts and mules
were exhibited at the same time.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1903-04-09
GOV. LEE GIVES REASONS.
The Experience Of Physicians Proves
That Alum Baking Powders are
Unwholesome.

Lieutenant-Governor Lee con-
POUNDS his political enemies who criti
cised his vote in the Senate against
the repeal OF the anti-alum baking
powder law, by publishing in the st.
Louis papers several columns from
the hundreds OF letters which he has
received from prominent physicians
OF the State, and upon whose state
ments that alum baking powders are
prejudicial to health he founded his
opinion IA to the correct side OF this
much agitated question. Gov. Lee
says with emphasis that with all this
evidence before him he is prouder of
this vote against the alum baking
powders than of any Others he has
given in the Legislature. 81 think, "
he SAYS, "the most appropriate label
for alum mixtures would be the skull
and crossbones, which we require
druggists and pharmacists by law to
put upon poisons. | do not believe
that food should be usad by human
beings that has attached o II oven a
suspicion Of EMBELLISHMENTS The
law prohibiting the manufacture AID
sale OF alum baking powders was snot
repealed
Among the letters published by
Gov. Lee in the st Louis papers, is
the following: .
Butler, Mo, Aug 81, 1902.
"Alum in baking powder is deleter-
ious and harmful to the health.
would suggest that you attempt to
defeat the repeal of the present law,
believing it to be for the welfare and
health Of the people,"
T. W. FOSTER, NJ D.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1903-04-09
Ballard Breezes.

The Ballard literary society is u
thing OF the past or until fall.
Several accidents have occurred in
our vicinity recently
Jim Barker lost finger in a corn
shelter; Little Fred Keirsey thumb
in corn crusher, and Jim Bryant is
recuperating from Jhe effects of a
nail in his foot. DR.. Crabtree was
called to perform surgical operations
in each case.
The Democratic ticket was elected
in Spruce by majorities ranging from
25 to 61. Lon Keirsey for Trustee
leading the ticket.
DR.. Miller was called to see Roy
Hays, who had a severe attack of
Group.
7. Hickman, son OF VIM. Hickman,
was buried at Walnut Grove ceme-
terry last Thursday, Deceased was
about 15 years of age and leaves n
father and one brother to mourn the
loss, his mother having preceded him
to the better existence a little more
than year. Consumption takes the
youthful as we'll as middle aged and
old
Lon keirsey and Mute Choate are
in Kansas City this week.
1t is time for your humble scribe
to get between the plow handles, SO
we will throw down our pencil and
give the lonely widow and "DittO" a
monopoly. RIBBLER.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1903-04-09
Spruce Items.

Hannah Price, the last and only
horse OF Cap Price, after suffering in
ktensely for several days from blood
poison, passed peacefully away on
Ethe 3ls, ult.
\ Between showers and the "heauti-
iul'' the farmers are plowing and SOW
fling oats, planting potatoes and 9th
Ter garden.
George Fisher, wife and Miss Minnie
Colson went fishing Monday after.
noon, and on returning, reported
mildly that they landed but two.
I'VE don't know whether they were
klarge enough or not.
George Price and family, of near
EOak Hill, were visiting and trading
pin this city Monday. They are well
(come visitors here.
y Mark Young and George Borum
awere at the hub Monday for the
household goods OF Daley Bradley,
who is moving here from Wyoming,
And will occupy the house vacated by
EBurt Stanton.
Chas. Parder, who was elected for
Justice of the Peace last Tuesday,
went to the county seat Monday and
{qualified for that Office. We are
glad this honor has been conferred
on him, but he must not "meddle with
the parsons business.
George Borum and family visited
his brother, John, OF Johnstown, last
Sunday.
We were sauntering around Bethel
last Sunday, and to say the least the
finest crowd OF the season were out,
and the way they did sing it was q
caution Our hearts were made to
rejoice for the day and the great
blessing it brought to us.
H. F. Henton, our congenial mer.
chant. and wife visited in Butler and
the old folks at home" last Sunday
and Monday.
Miss Riddle began the spring term
OF school here last Wednesday. May
success crown her labors.
Miss Mary Harshaw, OF near But
Ter, is teaching a very successful
school at the valley. WANDERER.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1903-04-09
Robbed the Grave.

A startling incident is narrated by
John Oliver of Philadelphia, as fol-
lows: 81 was in an awful condition.
My skin was almost yellow, eyes
sunken, tongue coated, pain contin-
ually in back and sides, no appetite,
growing weaker day 10y day Three
physicians had given me up. Then l
was advised tor use Electric Bitters;
to my great Joy, the first bottle made
a decided improvement. continued
their use for three weeks, and am now
a we'll man. | know they robbed the
grave OF another victim" No one
should fail to try them. Only so
cents, guaranteed, at III. L. fuckers
drugstore.
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not been home for seveal weeks on
account of bad roads.
Harvey Dudley died Monday,
March Both, and was buried Wednes-
day in the Morris graveyard beside
his children who had preceded him to
that better world. His father moved
to Bates soon after the close OF the
war, settled on the farm just east Of
the iron bridge across the Miami.
He owned a fine farm southwest Of
Virginia. He had beenin poor health
Tor several years. He leaves a wife
and three children to mourn their
loss.
Thomas Wright moved into Ho.
mer township the first OF March and
was elected road overseer the both.
Miss Cooper, who is living with her
sister, Mrs. Gilbert, will leave this
week for Nebraska to look after her
farm.
R. 7. Judy Is having a well drilled
on the south side OF the road from
his house. He expects to go down
till he strikes enough gas to supply
him with light and fuel.
Aaron received u letter from his
brother Isaac stating that his car OF
goods arrived at Moundville Satur.
day morning and by night he had
them on his farm. Says it's handy
to live near railroad. Also same
day received a letter fromC. c, Park,
Balsam Lake, Wis. he is enjoying
good health. and is prospering. He
says winter has broke and the grass
is getting green. He invites us to
come and help him eat fish, as he il
doing his own cooking.
Mrs. VIM. Pyle, who was visiting
her mother, Mrs. Washington Park
left Tuesday to Join her husband al
Marion. Mo.
Mr.. Martin, living on the A. J
Park farm has a house and garden
spot for rent, south of Virginia.
Many OF the farmers are working
their ground pretty wet. AARON.
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Virginia Items.
We heard it and jotted it down,
What happened in and out OF towr

We heard it and jotted it down,
What happened in and out OF town.
Mrs. Geo. Thompson returned to
Hume last Friday, after several
I weeks visit at home. She is still re-
ceiving treatment for cancer from
DIR. Chastain OF Hume, Mo-, who
uses the Y ray. She is rapidly recov-
ering, and feels certain OF perma-
nent cure.
Frank Erwin will be a reader OF
THE TIMES the coming year.
Mrs. Isaac Park has The TINES to
follow her to her new home near
Moundville, Vernon county. She has
longing to hear what is going on
at Virginia each week. They have
lived here 32 years. Have seen it
transformed fran vast prairie to
we'll improved farms.
Ned Maloney and Miss Ethel Gar
ner were married March 25. They
are both Industrious, energetic young
people, and we predict for them a
bright future.
Miss Maud Hacket will leave for
Fulton, Kan, this week to visit her
sister.
Rev. Stewart, NJ. E. church, south,
OF Passaic, spoke at Virginia Satur-
day night, on temperance. A large
crowd was present.
r. G. Robinson of Kansas City,
will lecture Thursday night at Vir-
ginia. Subject, "God's witnesses to
Divine healing"
Elder Coffee preached Sabbath at
IL a. IN. and night. He had hard
ime getting here, as the water on
the river bottom was 20 high.
The new NJ. Il. preacher at Virginia
next Sunday at IL a. LII.
Prof Maxey Of Amsterdam passed
through Virginia Sabbath.
DR.. Lamb returned Saturday night
from Iowa.
Isaac Park and two daughters Mat
tie and Edith, left overland Thurs
day for their new home in Vernon
county.
Guy Park, who is. teaching school
north OF Butler, and sister Miss Lura
who ia going to school in Butler,
spent Saturday at home. They bad
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1903-04-09
A Great Sensation.

There was big sensation in Lees
vile, Ind, when W. H. Brown of that
place, who was expected to die, had
his life saved by DR.. Kings New
Discovery for Consumption. He
writes: I endured insufferable ago.
nies from Asthma, but your New Dis
covery gave me immediate relief and
soon thereafter effected a complete
cure" Similar cures OF consumption,
pneumonia, bronchitis and grip are
numerous. 1t is the peerless remedy
for all throat and lung troubles.
Price SOC, and 81. Guaranteed by
II. L. Tucker, druggist. Trial bot
ties FREQ.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1903-04-09
List Your Property.

II you want to dispose of your
farm. let me sell it for you; il you
want to exchange it for land in west
|ern Kansas and get three to six acres
|lor one, / will make an effort to do
-. / will be at Adrian March 10Th,
Rich Hill March 13, and W. o. Alike
son's law office in Butler March 14th.
|f.ome in on the above dates and list
your property or write me giving de
sscription, price and terms. | think
4 can sell or exchange your farm for
ron. If the price is right. Cheap
s{Fnnsportation to western Kansas
1ferch 18th. E. B. ATKINSON,
61-H Grainfeld. Kan.
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A Thoughtful Man.

NJ NJ. Austin OF Winchester, Ind,
knew what to do in the hour OF need
His wife had such an unusual case of
stomach and liver trouble, physicians
could not help her. He thought OF
and tried Dr. Kings New Life Pills
and she got relief at once and was
finally cure. Only 25c, at Fl. l..
fuckers drugstore.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1903-04-09

New York, April Col. Louman
Louis Lennard,a n 10 year old veteran
who was aid-de camp to Gen. r. E..
Lee, is in u precarious condition from
internal injuries and blows on the
head.
In statement to Coroner Golden
kranz Col. Lennard said he was as
saulted by Gilbert Moore, proprietor
of the American carriage exchange,
because he refused to pay wine bill
at house where they drank togeth-
er.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1903-04-09
Makes a Clean Sweep.

There's nothing like doing a thing
thoroughly OF all the salves you
ever heard of, Bucklen' Arnica Salve
il the best. 1t sweeps away and cures
burns, sores, bruises, cuts, boils, ul-
GERS, skin eruptions and piles. It's
|only 25c. and guaranteed to give
|satisfaction by H. L. Tucker. drug
|eiet,
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1903-04-09
A Tammauy Chieftain Dead.

New York, April 3-John Nc
Quade. for thirty-three years treas
urer of Tammany ball, died to-day
McQuade was an ex-police justice
and district leader. He made for
tune as d contractor.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1903-04-09

John McQuade was born in Ireland
oa aCbristmas day, 1927. Hisparents
came to America in 1929. He at.
tended the public schools of New
York city and at a very early age he
began to earn his own livelihood. In
1856 he started in the general con
tracing business and had been in
that business ever since.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1903-12-12

The feats of Grace Darling In life
saving in England years ago and OF Ida
Lewis of Newport are now challenged
By a Breton lass, who swan out alone
to q boat containing six shipwrecked
sailors and piloted them ashore
through dangerous reefs which would
have wrecked them.
Grace Darling accompanied her fa'
ther, a lighthouse keeper. in the boat IN
which he put off to rescue some sur
yiyors Of the wrecked steamer Forfar-
shire who had found refuge on a rock.
This was in September, 1888, and II
created a great outburst Of enthusiasm.
The Humane society voted medals to
Darling and his daughter, the treasury
gave $3.50 to Grace, while $1,000 raised
by subscription was invested for her
benefit and that of her father. She
died of consumption at twenty-seven.
Ida Lewis, the life saver OF Newport
still lives at an age past fifty years.
with a record of half dozen rescues
performed quite alone. She is the only
woman lighthouse keeper in America,
was appointed for life in 1879 BY Gen
eral Sheridan and will be the last OF
her sex-unless there is some day an
other Ida Lewis.
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10. the Rich Indian.

Every member of the Usage tribe
has a balance of $4.644 deposited In
the safest place on earth-in the vaults
of Uncle Sans big bank at Washing
ton-drawing per cent interest. In
addition to this they have each oof
acres of land. says the World Today,
about one-fifth of which Is In a good
state of cultivation and Is worth $40
to $50 an acre.
OF the total remainder $4,000 acres
are leased for pasturage. mostly to Tex
as cattlemen, at an average rental tnat
gives the land a value Of 50 an acre to
the Indian. But, averaging up the
whole at the low valuation OF SO an
acre-and this does not take into con-
sideration the oil. natural gas and coal
TO be found throughout that region,
nor the leap in values that must FOL-
low the several lines Of railway now
being constructed through the reserva-
tion-the land holdings of each Usage
are easily worth S6,S56.
That is to say, very conservative
statement Of the wealth Of these peo-
pie must place It at not less than SILL
500 for every man. woman and child OF
the tribe.
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RAILWAY MAIL CARS.
The Fragile Coaches In Which POST
nj Employees Work.

II Is asserted. an'' 0of Of tho truth
of the assertion A. not wanting, tnat
measures for the protection Of railway
mail clerks from injury by collision
and other forms OF railway disaster
have not kept pace with measures with
which the great railroad systems have
in recent years been busy for the pro-
lection of other classes OF travellers.
For example, engines have increased
In weight and strength Of construction
and yestibule cars have been built that
are almost proof against telescoping'
whereas such changes as have Deen
made I'm the mail car render II more
likely than ever to be crushed between
the heavy masses before and behind
II in case Of collision. In ghastly
proof Of this neglect is the large per-
centage of mail clerks who are killed
or injured in the service. Congress
will be asked to look into the matter
and enact law compelling railroad
companies to extend improvement In
car building TO the mail cars that are a
part and q very important part, OF
their rolling stock.
Car building has become a science,
the details of which are worked OUT
carefully in the interest Of the safety
and comfort of the travelling public.
The solidity and strength Of the sleep
ing car are regarded as guarantees OF
safety for which many people cheer
fully pay the additional fee required
for occupying them. A review OF rail-
way accidents for the year shows that
a very small percentage Of those who
suffered from them were occupants OF
sIeepers or chair cars, the principal
reason being that these cars were
heavy enough and strong enough to
resist shocks that wrecked the ordinary
Messenger coaches and reduced to splin-
ters the mail, express and baggage
cars.
The modern engine is a machine OF
wonderful power and endurance. The
yestibule system makes q compact and
solid train, the resistiye powers OF
which reduce very largely the danger
] TO passengers in case Of wreck. Be-
tween these two extremes, drawn by
the one and pushed, in case Of sudden
stoppage, by the other, are the mall,
express and baggage cars that are ecu
structed on lines that have followed
the road for years, showing almost no
Improvement. 1t follows that the work
ers on these cars are engaged In voca-
tions of extraordinary hazard, and the
government, in behalf Of its faithful
servitors, the railway clerks, Will be
asked and urged to pass a law requir-
ing mail cars to be more substantially
constructed. Oregonian.
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John Stuart MIL.

Describing his impressions OF Jonn
Stuart Mill, Sir Leslie Stephen said: y
heard him speak in the house OF COM
mons. Instead of an impassive philoso-
pher 1 saw a slight, frail figure trem-
bling with nervous irritability. lie
poured out a series of perfectly formed
sentences with an extraordinary rapid
ity suggestive Of learning by heart and
when he lost the thread Of his discourse
closed his eyes for two or three min
utes till after regaining his composure
he could again ! ke up his parable. AL
though his oratory was defective, be
was clearly speaking with intense feel
ing and was exceedingly sensitive 10
the reception by his audience. Some OF
his doctrines were specially Irritating
TO the rows Of stolid country gentlemen
who began by listening curiously TO SC
strange an animal as a philosopher and
discovered before long that the AMI.
mails hide could be pierced by scornfu
laughter To Mill they represented
Grass stupidity, and he became unable
either to conceal his contempt or keeE
his temper"
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The Songs That Reach the Heart.

At time when the fashionable opera
was in highest vogue Jenny Lind came
TO America and achieved her greatest
triumph by singing such simple airs as
Comm Through the Rye" They
touched popular chord, and 1t viDrat-
ed throughout continents. 1t Is the
touch of nature that makes the whole
world kin. And just as the simple
songs of Burns gave pleasure without
initiating against the culture OF a
taste for the higher creations In vocal
music, so the enjoyment of the simple
melodies which we know as ragtlme
are harmless and without danger OF
taking the place Of the more elevated
STYLE of music. We cannot play trag-
edy all the time, but must have the
melodrama and the farce as the lighter
features of the stage. And SO IN mu-
sic. literature and art the philosophy
applies with the same force.-Louisville
Courier-Journal.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1903-12-12

At the beginning Of the last century
the royal college Of Bavarian phy-
slcians sought to forbid steam railway
travel because It would induce de-
lirium furiosum among the passengers
and drive the spectators crazy, whie
an English quarterly said that 1t wouio
as soon expect the people to suffer
themselves to be tied to one OF Con-
greve's rockets as to trust themselves
TO the mercy Of a locomotive going al
the prodigious rate Of twelve miles en-
hour,
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Hamburg has q sort Of animal uni
versity. at which beasts from all parts
of the world are trained and acclimat-
ed for the geological gardens Of Europe.
The most expensive animal is the hip
popotamus, a good specimen Of which
costs $4,000 The price of a rhinoceros
is $500, and q trained elephant from
India costs about the same. Lions are
$500 a pair. Bengal tigers $1,000
apiece. A giraffe costs $1,000, a camel
$50. Snakes range from s25 to $500.
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Chicago. Dec. Cir this sermon the
preacher urges as Citing commem-
grafton OF the Christmas time the heal
ing of family differences and the put
ting aside forever Of all di'sensions, In
accordance with the spirit and teach
ings of the sacred season. The text Is
Luke II, IA, "On earth peace, good VIII
toward men,
Christmas day has the manger for
its gem, with the home for setting.
From time immcmOrial the commemo-
ration of the birth OF Christ has had its
true and real celebration not so much
in public festivity and church cere-
monial as in the family gathering
around the domestic lrcs!de. Other
customs may change. ne" movements
NAV transform our social life. bat the
Christmas family gathering maintains
its hold on society iAe OiIer day q
convict was liberated from sing sing
penitentiary. He had been imprisoned
there for nearly thirty years. He was
hardened. white haired old man oil
sixty-four years. He went in strong
limbed young man of ti,irty-hve. Up tC
1903 he had never ridden on an electric
car: he had ne er seen the wonderful
DEVELOPMENT OF the telephone; he hao
never seen an automobile or the mar
yelous development Of doing business
through the typewriter. lie said tha'
he was coming into Il strange ana {
new world - not the world he lett
but another he had never seen. Bu
though many customs may change
within q quarter of century The Gus
toms Of Christmas day neither change
in q generation or century. christ
mas day always has been and we hope
always will be a family day. Ii L
well that at least once year the chil
dren and the grandchildren. the broth
ers and the sisters and the nephews ant
the nieces, as we'll as the fathers an'
mothers and grandparents, should b'
gathered within the four walls OF TIT
old homestead. and it is appropriate
that the season for such reunions shoul'
be that at which we celebrate the ad
vent of our Lord.
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AasaYed.

She had a silvery laugh and golden
hair. He had plenty Of brass. DE
knew she was engaged to another man,
but believed he could copper the otner
fellows bets. But one day he met her
on the golf links. Her arms were
hronzed and her teeth cleaned as
pearls when she smiled at him.
"Your lips" he said, "are Ike rubies
and your eyes are like great dia-
monds."
"And your nerve" she Uttered, rs
like steel, but you haven't got enough
tin."
It was then that the iron entered MS
soul. Alas" he sighed, "she can never
be minew-Judge.
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Rest Remedy For Constipation.

"The finest remedy for constipa-
ton / ever used is Chamberlain's
Stomach and Liver Tablets" says
Mr.. Eli Butler, of Frankville, n. 4.
@They act gently and without any
unpleasant effect, and leave the bow,
els In a perfectly natural condition"
Sold by All Medicine Dealers,
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Family dlssensions should cease.
Dare any one, old or young, gainsay
this tmmanent truth? But If this warn
ing comes with mighty force to broth
ers and sisters how much more Should
It come to the faith, md mothers who
are angry or indiffe. -nt with their chii-
dren! Many people are apt to judge
the children harshly when domesuc
troubles arise between parents ana
their offspring. But as men and women