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The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1903-12-03
MONK HAS ODD DUTY.
Franciscan Friar Teaches War 10
Youth Of Britain.
Gives Instructions 90 Students from
Gunmaker's shop Who Are Pre-
pairing to Follow a Mill
tary Career.

A curious mingling Of the medieval
with the modern exists at Firth. Eng
land. where articled pupils of Messrs.
Tickers. Sons. and Maxim are coached
by a Franciscan friar. Curiously
enough. our Roger Bacon. who is said
20 have rediscovered gunpowder. was a
brother of the same order.
According to the manager of Messrs.
Vickers, Sons and Maxim's works,
some difficulty has been experienced in
finding anyone to read with engineer
ing students for the examinations
which the firm DETERMINATIONS of
the same standard as those passed by
engineer students in the royal navy,
At or near Firth there are no educa-
tional establishments with professors
or masters to undertake sucn work.
So Father Edwin-such is the Fran
ciscans name-teaches mathematics.
natural science. and applied mechanics
10 apprentices OF the machine-gun
firm. The monastery Of which the
father is an inmate stands on hill In
the Carlton road, near Erith-a ten
minutes walk from the works. Here
live seven of the order in building
which has the appearance of a new
suburban library, except that 1t rests
half-hidden amid the trees Of Its own
grounds.
The father tall, robust. elderly
man, has a beard worthy Of his call
ing, and wears the brown serge gown
and hood OF his branch of the order
the Capuchins. Possessing university
qualifications. he held for IA years the
professorship Of higher mathematics at
St Peters college. Agra. This insu-
tuition was affiliated to the Rurki Col
lege of Civil Engineering, which does
the same work as Cooper's Hill, Father
Edwin has also published several
mathematical works.
The friar gives five hours day TO
teaching his pupils in the parlor OF the
monastery. Most OF them are from the
works and go In She evening.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1903-12-03
SERVE LUNCH LIN CHURCH
Evanston, ILL.,, House of Worship
starts an Innovation which
Proves a Success.

Free lunch as an inducement to attend
church has proved a successful expert
ment at the First Presbyterian church OF
Evanston. On a recent Sunday night
there was coffee and sandwiches, and Q
pleasant social chat. and after that there
were religious services, for which every
body remained.
The spread" was laid out on tables In
the church parlors, where half an hour
later the Young Peoples Society of
ing. As result of the Sunday evening
luncheon the Christian Endeavor society
added more than a score of names to its
roster and held an unusually enthusiastic
meeting.
This is no prayer meeting" an
nounced President Robert Candee, OF the
Christian Endeavor society. THAT will
come later Now, just pitch in and help
yourselves"
please pass the lady fingers" STAN
: meringly murmured blushlng coed
which helped to break an ominous sill
ence.
There. I've gone and forgotten my
Scripture text" declared another coed
In dismay. as she poised an olive between
her fingers. What shall do?'
"Ah. but have provided for that" said
Secretary Jeanette Lee There is q
Bible at every plate"
So. between the sandwiches and the
fee cream, texts we're cleaned and lessons
learned. 1t was happy combination
the luncheon and the spiritual food.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1903-12-03
To Test Fireproof Theater.

Coquelin, the celebrated French
actor. is about to embark upon career
as an inventor. At dinner party re-
Gently he explained that he had dis
covered q method Of constructing a
nrcproof theater and Is building a
small theater. with scenery and all
other accessories, In which he will be
locked up with the architect, who is
the co-inventor. and will have the
building fred. This test, he claims,
should satisfy any skeptic.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1903-12-03
HOW BE LEARNED TO SHOOT.
Raw Kentucky Recruit Gould Beat
Best of Army Marksmen-Seeret
of His Knack.

Among a big batch Of recruits as
signed to my company a while age"
said a captain of infantry stationed at
a far western post, according to the
Washington Post. was a gaunt, gawky
Kentucky lad, of the mountaineer
class, and not much above 20 years OF
age. He was growing so fast that he
was as clumsy as a St Bernard pup,
and he fell all over himself in drill.
Notwithstanding his perfect willing
ness, he was so inapt a soldier that 1
attached him to my quarters in the Ca
pacity of tog-robber or striker. Soon
afterward my company was sent out
+ for target practice on the ranges. My
striker from Kentucky beat out every
man in my company, some OF them
veterans wearing the distinguished
marksman' medals, in a common canter.
He was as crackerjack a rifle shot as
ever saw in the army and I'D be will
ing to bet that there's not a shootist
In that team that lately won the
Palma trophy in England that could
outshoot him. The gawky Kentucky
boys performance on the range filled
me with amazement. as II did every
body else who watched his marvellous
shooting. and when he was through
said to him:
look here, boy, where did you
ever get a chance to practice such fine
shooting?
"Pinkin' rev'noo oficehs, sub. he
replied with a grin. 'Yo' all fuhgits
sub. that Ah'm f'om Kentucky"
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1903-12-03
WORSHIP IN MOVABLE CHURCH
Presbytery of New York Erects Por-
table Structure for Mission Work
VIII Seat About 200 Persons.

The presbytery of New York has
launched novelty in church construc-
ton in the house of worship just COM
pleted in the borough of Bronx. The
house is portable. 1t can be taken
down and rebuilt on another site. The
presbytery does not hold title to the
land on which the church stands, and
could not find another site In tke
neighborhood so favorable for the
planting of its new mission work.
The church Is IS feet long. rs feet
wide and 20 feet high, and will seat
about 200 persons. The roof ia of as
bestos. and the building of yellow pine.
The sections are bolted and there are
neither nails nor screws.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1903-12-03
The Best Is the Cheapest.

Not how cheap but how good Is
the question.
The Twice-a Week Republic Is not
as cheap as some so-called newspa-
pers, but it is ascheap as possible
to sell first-class newspaper. II
prints all the news that is worth
printing. II you read it all the year
round you are posted on all the i'm.
portant and interesting affairs oithe
world. 1t is the best and most rel.
able newspaper that money and
brainscan produce-and those should
be the Distinguishing traits OF a news
paper that is designed to be read by
all members OF the family.
Subscription price, 81 year. Any
newsdealer newspaper or postmaster
will receive your subscription or you
may mail it direct to
The REPUBLIC,
St. Louis, Mo.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1903-12-03

II Prof Langley will look over the
models In the patent ONCE he will OBJ
serve that he Is far from being the only
man who has had flying machine dis
aDpointmsnta
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1903-12-03

A speed Of LA miles an hour has been
developed on German electric rail-
road. Here Is q new mark for the auto
mobile scorchsr 70 aim ~
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1903-12-03

The bottom of the Pacific between
Hawaii and California is said to be
so level that railway could be laid
for 500 miles without any grading
whatever.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1903-12-03

Germany has already sold the sultan
of Turkey 10O.OOO.OOO cartridges and
10000 pounds Of smokeless powder.
and is looking for further business In
that line. The Washington Post re-
marks that her hesitancy about inter-
vening to prevent Balkan war Is still
q mystery.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1903-12-03

n c. BoULwARE, Physician and
Surgeon. Office NORTH side squarv
81tier. Mo. Oiseasesof women and chm
en- aspecialtv.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1903-12-03
K. Q. Pittsburg : Gull Time Table

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ARK. SLOAN springs, Arb, and ths dfrssI
route from the south to 81 Louis Chioaeo.
Ogden, San Francisco, Portland and peints
west and northwest. Ne expense hes hssE
spared 20 make the passenger equipBept {
this line second 90 none In the west. Trays
vie the new line II. 0xs.
Gen'IPsss. Agt. Esnssfofty, Ne,
The Jersey City news., 1903-03-21
Coming to Days.

klaw & Erlanger have secured from
George v. Hobart. the humorist, the
stage rights to his series Of comic books
called John Henry In collaboration
with Edward g.. Rose. Mr.. Hobart Will
make dramatic version of these stories
as the vehicle for Dan Daly's appear
ance, as star under the direction Of
klaw and Erlanger, at Days Theatre,
the latter part Of May. Mr.. Hobart's
stories, which are printed in four vol
umes, have had a circulation of over
100000 copies. Several light comedians
endeayored to secure the dramatic rights
TO these stories, but Mr.. Hobart decided
that Mr.. DAILY would make the ideal
John Henry, Klaw & Erlanger will give
the new piece very elaborate produc-
ton and will surround Mr.. DAILY with an
important cast.
The Jersey City news., 1903-03-21
tographs taken in Pittsburg, Butler
County, and other places in the vicinity
of the tragedy.
Mrs. Leslie Carter in Chicago.

Mrs. Leslie Carter's Chicago season
begins at the Illinois Theatre in that
city pet Tuesday night. 1t is destined
to be, as far as the Chicago public is
concerned, triumph of the most sweep
ing kind. The advance sale is beyond
anything ever known there. Even be-
fore the box Office was opened, the man
ager Of the house had received more
than ls60O mail orders for seats, 1t
was thought that Mrs. Carters business
with "Bu Barry in Boston and Phila-
delphia could not possibly be equalled.
for she played to over 100000 during
her eight weeks at the Hub, and has
averaged $4,000 for each Of her six
weeks in the Quaker City, or $4,000 for
the complete engagement. Chicago, how
Ger, will certainly equal, if not actually
surpass, these almost incredible figures.
David Belasco has received a wire from
The Jersey City news., 1903-03-21
SATURDAY, MARCH q. 1903.
Cleveland As Presidential canai-
date.

There is a remarkable resemblance be-
taveen the political conditions now and
those in 1891. when Grover Cleveland
began to loom up large as candidate
for a third Democratic nomination for
the Presidency. Then, as now. the coun-
TRY was prosperous, the treasury was
teeming, the President was popular and
sure Of denomination. But now, as then,
the conservative, thinking element among
the voters saw great danger TO the coun-
try in the continuance of the Republican
Party in power, and now as then Grover
Cleveland is emphatically the man
whose wisdom and unseltish patriotism
guarantee return of the Government
to lines of safety in case of his cleo
tion.
An admirable interview with the ex-
President at his home in Princeton, pub
lished in New York paper the morn
ing after his sixty-sixth birthday, this
week, pretty clearly indicates that Mr..
Cleveland would not be ayerse to serv-
ing again. Why should he? He is in
the full yigor of his faculties. He no
doubt has a manly confidence in his
own ability to serve the country well,
and his eager desire to do all he can
for the National good cannot be doubted
by those who have watched his career.
His picturesque resentment of the eff
fort to make him 'ssort of old Brah-
min to sit back and furnish wisdom for
the Democratic party shows that he
still has the spirit of activity upon him
and his desire is to do and not to say.
The opposition of such half crazy ma
lignants as Henry Watterson ought not
to alarm those who desire to see Mr..
Cleveland again the standard bearer of
the Democracy The revilings of such
people viii help elect. him.
The Jersey City news., 1903-03-21
ADJUSTMENTS.
Hen TON Theatre.

For next week Manager Dinkins an
nounces an all-star programme of fash
ionable vaudeville, comprising nine acts
| in all, each act considered a hedliner.
All clever, all high-salaried, and it is
safe to say that this is one of the best
shows ever given the Bon Ton Among
the clever people to appear may be mem
toned Lewis McCord and Company in
a funny one act play entitled ''Her Last
Rehearsal" The Leyine-Cameron Trio.
consisting of Alfred Levine, Tudor Cam
eron and May Levine, in. the laughing
absurdity, entitled "The Demented In
truder, introducing singing, dancing and
acrobatie comedy; Mr. and Mrs. Alfred
Kelley, two of the best known actors in
vaudeville, presenting charming little
farce entitled Uncle Phineas;'' most
remarkable and precocious child, La
Belle Blanche, introducing songs and
mimcry; Roberts, Hayes and Roberts, in
their laughing hit entitled "The Infant"
introducing whirlwind dancing finish.
Carson and Willard, known as the Roger
Brothers of the vaudevil world: Morris
and Bowen, in funny. bar act; Russell
and Lock, singers and dancers; and the
iVtagraph with new views. Souvenirs
will be given as usual, every lady being
given one who attends the matinees.
These souvenirs have become quite the
rage and have attracted large audiences
of ladies during afternoons.
The Jersey City news., 1903-03-21
FOR WOMEN D
Much That Every Woman
Desires 10 Know
About Sanative Antisep-
tic Cleansing
And About Curing Ulcerativs
Pains and Weaknesses.

:
Too much stress cannot be placed on
the great value of Cuticura Soap, Oint-
a,ent and Pills in the antiseptic cleans
ing Of the mucous surfaces and of
the blood and circulating fluids. thus
affording pure, sweet and economical
local and constitutional treatment for
weakening discharges, alterations, in
Examinations, itchings, irritations, relax
ations, displacements, pains aud irregu-
larlties peculiar to females, Hence the
Cuticura remedies have wonderful
influence In restoring health. strength
and beauty to weary women, who
have been prematurely aged and in
valided by these distressing ailments,
rs well as such sympathetic affections as
anamia, chlorosis, hysteria. nervous
ness and debility.
Women from the very first have fully
appreciated the purity and sweetness,
The power to afford Immediate relief,
the certainty of speedy and permanent
cure, the absolute safety and great
economy which have made the Cut,cura
Soap, Ointment and Pills the standard
skin cures and humour remedies OF the
civilized world.
Millions Of the worlds best people
csc Cuticura Soap, assisted by Cuticura
Ointment, for preserving, purifying
and identifying the skin, for cleansing
the scalp Of crusts. scales and dapdruff,
and the stopping of falling hair, for
softening, whitening and soothing red.
rough and sore hands, IN the form of
baths for annoying irritations, infiam-
The Jersey City news., 1903-03-21

capture of the famous BiddIe Brothers
in Pittsburg and vicinity lately. 1t was
a well known fact that the elder brother,
Ed, had a wonderful effect on women,
many sayig that it was hypnotic power.
While this may not have so. certain it is
that he was fairly loaded down with
presents, flowers, and visits from the
gentler sex, and it is this mysterious
power that Mr.. Kremer has made the
central theme Of his story--causing the
warden's wife to forget her marriage
VOWS, her home and her friends to aid
the condemned murderers to escape.
B. E. Forrest and Mittenthal Brothers
who have the production In hand, have
had al 1.-The scenes reproduced from pho
The Jersey City news., 1903-03-21
]. c. RANKIN DEAD
Former Mayor Elizabeth
Succumbs to an Opera
alton.
Special 10 The Jersey CITY News,

(Special to The Jersey City News")
ELIZABETH, March p, 1so3.-John
G. Rankin, member of the State Board
of Assessors, several times Mayor of this
city, and one Of the foremost citizens Of
Elizabeth, died at six o'clock yesterday
morning in the Elizabeth General Hospi-
tai.
Wednesday an operation was per-
formed upon Mr.. Rankin at the hospital
for cancerous growth on the face. He
rallied after it, but it was tsated, he suf-
fered stoke Of paralysis
Mr.. Rankin was borin in Simla, Hin
dustan, July Is. 1s47. His father, the
Rev. John Rankin, then a missionary
there, was later pastor of the Baskine
Ridge Presbyterian Church of this State
for half century,. When a small boy
Mr.. Rankin was brought to this coun-
try. He was for two years and hall
a member of the class of 1867 Of Prince.
ton College.
Mr.. Rankin's business career began in
1867, when he entered the stationery and
printing establishment, of William Ill
Arthur, of New York City. Later hs
associated himself with E. Wells Sacketl
4 .
in the same year and in 1881 wa sadmit.
ted to the rm. Mr.. Rankin subsequent
ly purchased the business, and in. 1891
recognized under the laws of New Jer-
sey as the John 9. Rankin Company.
Mr.. Rankin; moved to Elizabeth in
1869. For six years he was a member
fthe Board of Education, thre years
as president; seven years d Councilman,
four years as president of that body; and
for eight and one-half years, beginning
January /. 1890, Mayor Of the City,
having been four times elected.
While a member Of the City Council
he took prominent part in the reorga-
nization Of the affairs Of the city, which
had gone into bankruptcy, His services
to the city during this period were recog-
nized BY all classes . fcitizens, and paved
the way for his election as Mayor.
Governor Voorhees, in 1891 appointed
Mr.. Rankin member Of the State Board
of Assessors, and in 1902 he was made
president Of the Board.
Mr.. Rankin married Miss Althea
Dickinson Of Belvedere, N. J., sister
Of the Rev. George 4, Dickinson, Of the
Hilton N. E Church. He is survived
BY the widow and four daughters, one
of whom is the wife Of Leon F. Alex
ander, son of the vice-president of the
Standard Oil Company.
The funeral services will be held at the
First Presbytefian Church tomorrow at
three o'clock.
The Jersey City news., 1903-03-21
Low and Liquor Men.

Mayor Lows treatment of the Liquor
Dealers Association in New York is one
Of the most utter instances of bumptious
bullying that we have ever observed.
It is besides fatuously foolish. The as
sumption that these men raised and spent
FOR purposes of corruption sa,o0o,ooo an
uuaily is an Aladdin tale which would
make anyone less adipose about the
brain than Mr.. Low smile audibiy.
Anyway, the legislation now contem-
plated at Albany is Of sort to vastly
The Jersey City news., 1903-03-21
Cal Cura Solvent
The King Of Spring Medicines
isthis Great New Blood Pur-
ifier.
DR. DAVID KEHNEDY'S NEW AND LAT
EST MEDICINE.

Cal-curd, Solvent, DIR. Kennedy's new
medicine, is unquestionably the Crowned
King Of Spring Medicines. 1t purifes
the blood as q food Of water cleanses a
stagnant sewer. or as the air and sun
shine sweeten foul room What soap
and water do for filth in the house. Cal
cura Solvent does for the filth in the
body--in the tissues, the lungs, the liver
the Kidneys ana the blood. 1t expels the
huinors and impurities which makes US
all feel 50 dull, heavy and tired in the
spring. It leaves our bodies clean. heal
thy and safe against the complaints Of
summer. You may use it with implicit
confidence.
DR.. Kennedy said Of II: Il regard Cal
cura Solvent as the crowning achieve
rnent Of my lifes 1t will not disappoint. &
Remember: Only one DR.. David Ken
nedy ever lived in Rondout, City of
Kingston, n. u, and the name Of his
new and latest medicine Is Cal-cura Sol
vent. All druggists. $1.O0 d bottle or
six for $500.
The Jersey City news., 1903-03-21
Academy OF Music.

Among the many new productions
that are announced for the l.ca-
denny Of Music none have caused
greater comment than "a Desperate
Chance has, which will be given its in
itial production in this city next week.
Mr.. kremer, the author, has taken as
a foundation for the story, the scenes
surrounding the trial, final escape and
The Jersey City news., 1903-03-21
MUSICAL MATTERS.
Duss Concerts at Madison Square
Garden.


The following is the programme 70,
the opening night Of the Duss concerts
in the Madison Square Garden, Sunday
evening, May 81, 1908:
Part I.-Ovarture, William Tell,'
Rossini; Allegro con grazia from Sym
phonie Pathetique," Tschaikowski; bass
solo, s'The Palms, Faure: NJ. Edouard
de Reszke. with orchestral and organ ac
compartment; yalse, ION the Beautifu
Blue Danube Strauss.
Part II.--March. ssThe Fair Debu
tante'' tnew), Duss; infammatus from
sStabat Mater Rossini; Madame Nor
dica, chorus and orchestra; + S. Duss
conductor; Introduction to Act III, 10
hengrin, Wagner.
Part III.-Sextette from Lucia, =
Donizetti; scored for trumpers,. from.
bones, euphonium and orchestra; Halle
iuJah chorus from Messiah, Handel,
chorus, orchestra and organ; Tall Esen
Morgan, conductor; intermezzo from
"Cavalleria Rusticana," Mascagni; or
chestra and organ America BY the audi
ence
Mr.. Duss is plnning the erection of q
pipe organ in the Garden, to be used in
connection with the orchestra. Specif.
cations have already been submitted and
the instrument is promised for the open
ing night. The festival chorus Of eight
hundred selected voices are already re.
heafsing their numbers under Mr. Tai
Esen Morgan.
The Jersey City news., 1903-03-21
NEW PUBLICATIONS.
Frank Leslie's Popular Monthly
for Auril.s

Tor Apr1lss u
The child labor problem, which is agi.
tating the entire country at present is
ably discussed in the leading article in
the April number Of sLeslie's Monthly z
an article which is written authoritative
" By w. s. Waudby, special agent fol
the Y. 5. Department Of Labor. AM
other article as remarkable for its pho
tographs as for its text, is that on the
Fire Walkers of Fiji, one Of the unex-
planned miracles Of our own day. The
Autobiography of Shop Girl, true
story Of life, on the same lines as the
successful Autobiography Of Thief, be-
gins in this number 1t is personal
narrative Of every day experience aad
Of the greatest human interest There Ii
also a timely study of Pope Leo Kill,
with some interesting portraits Of the
cardinals from whom his successor wii
be chosen.
a story By $. r. Crecket, Of SNUG
Cling in Spain, and an Irish newspaper
yarn BY seumas MacMapus, sympathet-
ically illustrated, with thrilling SEA
story, and IN excellent animal tale Of d
mule in the coal mineS make up the
I4lt r =
chief part Of the fiction ii this number.
At the end Of the magazine II clever
sketch BY Carolyn Wells az the best
scheme for producing the great Ameri-
can Trust made novel Of the future, ana
number Of light verses ana short
stories.
The Jersey City news., 1903-03-21
The Popular 'Auctionssr. .

David Wareld continues to play to
such phenomenally large business during
the road tour of "The Auctioneerg that
David Belasco nds himself continually
besieged with demands for return dates.
Wherever Warfeld has played return en-
gagements this season, his business has
been even better than a year ago.
The Jersey City news., 1903-03-21

Manager Davis of the Illinois Theatre,
saying that Mrs Carter's engagement
VIII be the gretest theatrical event in the
history Of Chicago, for the box office
sale in advance Of her first appearance
as Du Barry next Tuesdya, is many
thousands ahead Of any record ever
known in that city.