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The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1903-01-01
Blind Man Catches Ties.

Harrisburg, ILL.,, December 81
Skiffmen along the banks OF the Ohio
river in Pope and Hardin counties,
as usual, are reaping harvest, ow-
ing to the rapid rise OF the river caus-
ed by the recent rains. Thousands
OF railroad ties have gone down the
river, having been washed from the
banks, and these skiffmen catch them
and haul them in, for which they re.
ceive from Is to 35 cents apiece. An
old blind fisherman and bis daughter
are among the most active in this
work, and they have probably taken
up more than any two persons
in the. business. The man is stone
blind, and is certainly a maruel when
it comes to fishing or catching stray
railroad ties.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1903-01-01
II BjiL0 THEATE2 FOR S-N.
Thomas q. Wash. the Gu. RADIO Viii
liOnaire. - Develop Ihe Drn-
matte Talent of His ilOy.

Thomas +. Walsh. the Colorado
millionaire. Is building private the
alter for the purpose "f developing
the dramatic talent a. has young son.
Vincent, who, at the aye OF II years,
has manifested a wonderful talent
for the tragic muse. The theater is
located over the stable, and near his
handsome Massachusetts avenue res
idence, and is to be fully equipped
with scenery and all necessary stage
setting, for the arrangement and
making of which MIR. Walsh has en-
gagged the best of New York talent.
Mr.. Walsh has one of the finest pri-
vate stables in Washington now, and
there will be private entrance for
the guests who attend the juvenile
performances of young Walsh and
his boy friends.
From earliest childhood Mr.. WalSh's
son has shown love of the theatri-
cal, and his parties for his young
friends at various Washington the
alters last winter were numerous,
several of which were attended by
the presidents children. For sew
eral years past he has been under the
best elocutionists of the country, and
will this winter have special coaching
for the various plays which he and
his young friends are to produce.
Young Walsh is sturdy, whole
some lad, with lot of common sense,
generous and thoughtful for his
friends. The presidents children are
his most intimate acquaintance. and
will doubtless participate in his per-
formanees, or at least he frequent
spectators.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1903-01-01
SEEKS LIGHT IN AMERICA.
Noted French Journalist Coming to
the United states In Search of
Information.

Jules liurct, of the Figaro, one OF
the most distinguished, cleverest and
kindliest of the newspaper men of
Paris, has reached New York. lie
comes to America without plans or
prejudice. He hopes to see Presi-
dent Roosevelt, and will visit all the
big industrial centers. One of the OBJ
jects of his trip, he explains, is to
show the Americans that the French
are becoming more interested in the
United States every day. And in or
der that his countrymen may know
the American better, he will spend
three months studying the industrial,
commercial and social habits of the
people of the North American re-
public. lie may lecture; he does not
know.
Few men are better equipped than
jules IIurct for the work the Figaro
has asked him to undertake. One
Of his most recent achievements was
a remarkable series Of contributions
on the social questions Of Europe
for which he travelled all over the
con. n"2.. interviewing all sorts of
people.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1903-01-01
Romance at independence.

Independence, Kan, December 26.
"A very interesting little romance
eliminated in this city Wednesday
with the marriage OF a handsome
Neodesha widow and a wealthy old
gentleman from Iowa. Some months
ago the daughter of the widow hit
upon the idea of having a little quiet
fun by advertising in a matrimonial
paper under her mothers name. Two
men answered and the girl was hav-
ing an amusing time of it, when the
mother one morning opened the mail
herself and was astonished to find
portraits and two bold, straight.
out proposals OF marriage. Not at
all displeased she wrote them to pre-
sent themselves for inspection. One
came and was "passed up" Then
the other one came and was pleasing
to look upon. Inquiries at his home
town brought the information that
he was well fixed with worldly goods
and SO they were married.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1903-01-01
CZARINA is FREAKISH.
Has Raise d a Storm I'm II uss In by Con-
verting a Historic Chamber Into
bathroom.

The czarina has an unfortunate fac
ulty of making herself unpopular.
A late mistake has been to turn Alex
ander lis cabinet into bathroom.
This was the room in which the pres
eut ears grandfather wrote hi> ep-
och-making ukasc !iberating $4,000
600 of Russian serfs. He expressed a
wish that the room and all its contents
should he preserved intact as a me-
mortal of his great deed. 1t has been
kept in that condition 40 years, but
the present czarina thought it could
he turned to better use as bathroom.
So she ordered all the papers. docu-
ments and furniture sent to a muse
um. This has raised "A storm of re-
sentiment among those Russians. prob
ably the majority. who are glad of any
excuse for attacking her majesty.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1903-01-01
500 Reward 500.

The readers of this paper will be pleas.
ed to learn that there is at least one
dreaded disease that science has been
able to cure in all its stages, and that Is
Catarrh. Halls Catarrh Cure is the
only positive cure known, to the medical
fraternity. Ca.arrh being a constitution.
al disease, requires, a constitutional
teatment. Halls Ca arrh Cure is taken
internally, acting directly upon the
blood and mucous surfaces OF the sys-
TEN, thereby destroying the foundation
of the disease, and giving the patient
strength by building up the constitution
and assisting nature in doing its work 4.
The proprietors haye so much faith in
its curative powers, that they offer One
Hundred Dollars for any case that II
tails to cure. Send tor list of testimon.
als Address F. J.. CHENEY IL Co.,
Toledo, o. s@-Sold BY druggis 7Sc,
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1903-01-01
SHOT HIS WIFE AND HIMSELF.
William HOllenback is Dead, But the
Woman May Recover.

X. c. star.
"Here's a Christmas present for
you"
William P. Hollenback, weighmas-
ter for the Missouri Elevator COM
pany, spoke those words this morning
as he entered the room at 1901 East
Eighteenth street, where his wife lay
i'll in bed.
Mrs. Hollenback, willing to forget
for the time the troubles that had
caused them to separate last week,
raised hersli to receive the gift.
As he did so, Holleback tore off its
wrappings and displayed a revolver,
cooked it, and with the exclamation,
you must die with me-" shot the
PROSTATE woman three times.
Pearl Osborn, his stepdaughter, II
Sears-old, sat at the foot OF her
nj other's bed, and upon her the des-
pdrate father turned his weapon. The
girl rushed irantically to the door
and, although it had been locked by
Hollenback, managed to unfasten it
and escape.
From the room where the mother
lay, Hollenback followed his step
daughter into the hallway, ami there,
seeing that she had eluded him, he
sent bullet into his own breast near
the left collar bone and another into
his heart. Then he staggered back
into the room and fell forward on
his face, dead, still grasping the re-
volver in his right hand.
Mrs. Hullenback Mas shot through
the left side and again through the
left shoulder. A third bullet inflicted
slight wound in the left hand, DR..
Gardner, who attended Mrs. Hollen.
back, says she will recover.
Hollenback and his wife had quar-
relied repeatedly during the past few
months and separated last week
with a mutual agreement to live
apart in the future.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1903-01-01
A Suicide at Odessa.

Odessa, Mo-, Dec. 25,-John Scott,
a grocery clerk, II years old, shot
and killed himself just outside the
Chicago & Alton depot herelast night.
He had come to the railway station
to meet some guests who were CON-
ing to his sisters wedding The
guests were not on the train and the
young man ran through the care to
find them.
After the train started he tried to
Jump off. His overcoat caught as
he jumped and he was dragged fifteen
yards by the train. A cash was cut
in his forehead. Scott left the station
and it is supposed that he shot him
self while temporarily insane from
the injury. Five bullets are in his
body near the heart.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1903-01-01
CITY HALL TOO SMALL.
London Awakens to the Fact That
civic business Is Hampered by
Lack of Room.

London has suddenly discovered that
it ought to have respectable home
for its rulers. One of the queerest of
all the topsy-turyy things about this
center of the empire is that probably
100000 of It's inhabitants don't know
where its city hall" is. The building
from which the worlds metropolis is
ruled is an insignificant affair, beside
which the municipal headquarters of
any American city of 10000 inhabit-
ants would look imposing. 1t is quite
overshadowed by the back part of Will
liam Waldorf Astor's house, which adj
joins it on the north. The building is
too small to hold half of the depart
ments of a concern that spends $780,
100000 year and reioices in gross
debts of $25O,0OO. The county council
recently voted down proposition to
build new city hall
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1903-01-01
CAS TORIA.
Bear. the ~ The Kind You Have Always Bought
''s' s G<NZzZw
Lynching After a Murder.

Pittsburg, Kas., Dec. 25.-Mont-
gomery Cooley, a negro, shot and
killed Polio Officer Milton Hinkle here
early this morning while the officer
was trying to protect himself against
a crowd of negroes hehad ordered to
stop making noise. The negro jerked
the officers pistol from it's scabbard
and shot the officer with it from be.
hind.
Two hours later mob took the
negro from the city jail were be had
been taken after be was caught and
hanged him to a telephone pole. As
he was choking to death one Of the
members OF the mob cut his throat
and ended his suffering. At 4 O'Clock
this morning the by officers.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1903-01-01
A MARKED SUCCESS.
Rural Free Delivery Proves to Be
All That Was Eop,d for 1t,
Extension to Rural Carriers Power
To Receive and Register Letters
So Successful Ii Is Proposed to
Add Money order system.

Assistant Postmaster General
Wynne. in his annual report, dis
cusses the rural free delivery serv-
ice:
THE rural free delivery system
has become a permanent feature of
the postal service. Five years expe-
rience has demonstrated this. I'm
der the executive order the clerks
therein have been placed on the same
footing as the employees in other
branches of the civil government.
The service has increased the postal
receipts and improved conditions
wherever it has been put in opera
ton. The educational and other ben
etits derived therefrom are ines
Unable. No deficiency will be created
by this service.
at remains with congress to say
whether we shall hasten the estah-
lishmcnt of routes already laid out
and also expedite the installation Of
routes in course of Investigation. Nd
ditional appropriations made for this
purpose will thus be applied. II is
recommended that congress make
provisions for leave of absence with
fun pay for rural carriers not TO eX-
ceed Is days in Il fiscal year.
"EXtenSiun to rural carriers power
IT, receive and register letters has
proved SO acceptable a public benefit
that it is proposed further 70 in
crease their usefulness by adding, un-
der proper regulations, an extension
of the money order system to rural
routes. Rural carriers are now EN-
powered to receipt for money orders,
1t is intended after January to en-
power them also to pay money or
ders at the residences of known pa
irons of the routes.
Taking into consideration the sue
cess of the system, and carefully con
sidcring its necessities in the future
II is thought that the recommended
ton for So, 655,S00 in the estimates
an increase of little more than
| s5,00n,nn0 over the ensuing fiscal year
for the conduct of the sural free
delivery service for the fiscal year
ending June 30, 1901, is reasonable
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1903-01-01
The Suicide of a Io.Year.Old.

Lincoln, Neb., Dec. 24.-Adelbert
Lemon, 1.-The 10-year-oldson OF the Rev.
H.A. Lemon, state evangelist for the
Christian church, shot himself this
afternoon and died tonight. The
boy was conscious several hours af.
ter the shooting and said his act was
deliberate and premediated. Hetold
the doctors he had bought Christ
mas presents, had good time and
wanted to die. The Rev. DR.. Lemon
is prominent in church work and his
son had everything be could wish for.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1903-01-01
FINDS A NEW RIVER.
Stream In james Bny District in Can
ada Discovered by Member of
Geological Survey.

W. j. Wilson. an explorer Of the Ca
madam geological survey. has returned
to Ottawa with his party from tour
through the UNEMPLOYED country to the
southwest of James bay. MIR. Wilson
reports tie discovery of large river,
hitherto unsurveyed, and running be-
tween the Albany river on the south
and the Ottawapicket river on the
north. The newly-diacovered,river has
a course of over 300 miles, and near
James bay divides into two branches
emptying into Hudson bay. Several
new lakes were also discovered 10y the
exploring party.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1903-01-01
POLICE USE AN AUTOMOBILE,
New system Is Adopted In Paris for
ReIulndlng Reckless
C,haulcurs.

The energetic project of police, NJ
Lcpinc, has added yet another cate
CORY to the long list already existing
of police officials. The new office Is
the agent chauffeur, and Sergt. Nate
tet is the first Paris policeman proNid-
ed with an automobile, He watches
other Automobiles, and gives chase
to anyone driving at an excessive rate
Of speed, lie is not likely to be re-
-reivcd with enthusiasm by the auto
MODELLING world, but foot passengers
hail his advent with gratitude,
A free public school for cGautrcurS
has been organized TO teach all
branches, giving graduates rcgu-
lar degree and recognizing them as
fully capable of handling automobiles,
with special prizes for pupils show
ing the greatest progress, The course
of study is as follows: Electric en-
ergy. the traction alcoholic industry
gas and petroleum, motors, geometrS
applied mechanics, industrial drawing
and the general mechanics of con-
struction.
Boulaine en- automobile for 50 CEN
times--such is the latest Partisan nov
city sold by hawkers of the bouleyards
around the well-patronized restau-
rants. Crowds stop to view the small
ear of white metal surmnuntcd with a
balloon, which. when inflated by blow
ing into it, gives motion to the car
The novelty finds ready sale. King
Carlos was a purchaser of one of these
TOYS
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1903-01-01
NUN A PROFOUND SCHOLAR.
Learning and Ability Of Sister Thom-
asia RuJze AstOnish the Pro-
fcssors mt Prague.

A yelled nun, Sister Thomasia Rujze,
of the Dominican order. md a native Of
Moravia, is the most distinguished stu
dent attending the University Of
Prague. The professors say she is the
most gifted woman they have ever
known. She has been proficient in the
most abs truse forms of the higher
mathematics and physics. and now is
beating all rivals in mental philosophy.
Sister Thomasia is one of II children
Of i very poor shopkeeper. She is not
aar-. tome. but is a remarkable look
ing woman. with brilliant dark eyes.
long. oval face. and olive tinted COM
pl,Xiun.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1903-01-01
Psychology of n Bandit.

Prof Morselli, of Genoa, and Prof.
De Sanctis, of Rome, have made an
exhaustive psychological study of the
NOTORIOUS bandit Mussolino and will
publish soon the result of their re-
searches in "The Biography of a
Bandit" They have also made in
designations in Calabria and Sicily te
discover the secret of the peasants
sympathy with the brigands, who in
fiict on them terrible wrongs-a SYM
naihy due neither To terror nor to
bribery.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1903-01-01
MORE MONKEY TALK.
Prof. Garner Returns from Re-
searches in Jungies of Africa.
Brings Eack with Him Many PhonO-
Emphir Records OI conversations
Carried On by Alleged An
cr~tors of Human Race.

Firmly convinced that he has
learned the language spoken by the
monkey folk in the African jungles,
Prof. X. l.. Garner has arrived at
Philadelphia. He brought with him a
big iron cage. in which he had inn
prisoned himself in the jungles. and
thousands of photograph records,
loaded with the dialogues of the
"Banderlog" Resides studying the
speech of the monkeys, Prof. Garner
had an opportunity In study the hab-
its and actions of lions, panthers,
deer, zebra, giratfes and other AZ
rican big game in their native Willis.
He took hundreds of photographs.
ayes, the monkeys are very inter
esting folk" said Prof. Garner, but
i must confess that after n time
their society becomes monotonons,
and | am very glad indeed Ia he
again ~ america 70 uinglc with the
more exc. 'rg Whit bore. / have no
doubt ro~ ,aa, tine monkeys converse
t..,. u# u,l cr in "A langu2"n u
!. u,.... language is difficult
COOS .,u D.. r...l, but / believe. taat
4 has ..-.,,..u &. .east a consider
able .t, ,. ... .cabulary, and I
am now able To continue my studies
at my leisure by the use of the pho
nographic records which have
brought With me-"
Prof Garucr, whose home is in
Roanoke. Va, has been in Africa
since Juy. 1901 most of the time
alone, far in the interior, where a
white man never before visited. This
visit to Africa was his second for the
purpose uf observation.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1903-01-01
Big Figures.

100,000,000 bottles OF Perry d.
Wis Painkiller sold in go years. Just
think Nearly enough placed end to
end to reach around the world.
What other remedy can boast such a
record OF services to humanity in
curing stomach and bowel com.
plants and the many other ailments
and accidents constantly occurring
even in the most careful homes.
There is only one Painkiller, Perry
Davis. Beware OF limitations.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1903-01-01
Good Goods and Good Wages.

All cdetf'u mdni WHO ms never
been on terms offamiliarity with any
great amount of money, has visited
the fashionable stores where wealth
assemblies witnessed both buying
and paying, and declares that the
country is going to the dogs; that
the people are spendthrifts, and that
home life in New York is on such
scale of magnificence that ruin must
come SONS day.
A fur coat Was sold for 81, 900.
A man paid $500 for a basket of
roses.
A set of undergarments for wo-
man we're eagerly purchased for
50, 900, and a baby's bib was mark
ed $50.
Those are scattered samples. The
complete list of costly things to eat,
wear and admire is almost endless.
1t is possible to stand in more than
one American store and spend ST..
900, 900 for things that are on the
shelves and in the cases awaiting
purchasers.
Where is the harm or the danger?
The people who sigh for the good old
days Of simplicity do not know what
they are talking about. Few Of
them are sincere.
There are spendthriits, Thousands
OF people buy things more expensive
than their means warrant. They
did in the rag-carpet and log. cabin
DAYS.
1t is natural to enjoy luxury. 1t
is the common lot to enjoy comfort.
Because all of us cannot have silk,
shall all OF US wear cotton?
The rich goods in he stores are a
sign of prosperity, They are there
in increasing amount, because more
and more people can afford to buy
them
There is hardly a man, no matter
how humble his position, who would
be satisfied with the luxuries that
were the privilege of his ancestors a
century ago..
Another thing; Good goods means
good wages.
You may see a priceless diamond
in store window, or a $4,000 lace
dress, or cunningly wrought gold
ornaments worth a kings ransom.
Those things were not formed in a
sweatshop. They are the product
OF skilled labor, of artists in their
various lines. They are expensive,
because only those who are quick
with their brains and fingers can do
the work that makes up a large por-
tion OF the cost OF every article.
Don't rage at the people who are
spending their money. They are
only passing it on, 1t isn't idle. 1t
reaches the plain people. 1t turns
over and over.
The rich who spend their money
are, unconsciously perhaps, public
benefactors, and the more costly
things they buy the greater the pros.
perity among the high order OF skill
ed toilers.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1903-01-01
-trruhnrdt Growing Old.

Sarah Bernhardt's celebration Of
her birthday IN Norway prompts the
Paris Daily Messenger to exclaim;
at seems difficult TO realize that the
r. at actress is So years of age, and
the creator Of the part of the
e. ne of Reiehstadt in 'L'Aiglon' Is not
q Dung woman Of 90"
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1903-01-01
A Nebraska Bank Robbed.

David City, Neb., Dec. 24.-The
safe of the Bank Of Surprise, fourteen
miles southwest Uf here, was blown
last night. There was 81, 100 in the
safe at the time, but whether all this
was taken il not known here. The
officers of the bank have left every
thing in and about the bank undis-
turbed, as they are awaiting the ar
rival of bloodhounds from this place.
. a . TO II a.
Bear. tn. hlhs Kind You Haze lxsE Bought
a''' q &1AZAM
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1903-01-01
EXPLOSION HURT THIRTY.
Pool Room Wrecked as by a Tornado
At Hot Springs, Ark

Pool Room Wrecked as by a Tornado
At Hot Springs, Ark
Hot Springs, Ark, Dec. 24.-By an
explosion at gas or gasoline this al
ternoon in the cellar of the Tuft Ex-
change, a club house and pool room
operated by Chambers 4 Walker, the
building was badly wrecked and
thirty persons were injured, sixteen
of whom are in q serious condition.
FLOOR AND WALLS FELL.
When theexplosion occurred about
4 O'Clock this afternoon, the pool
room was crowded with more than
100 persons. Just as race ut New
Orleans WAS being called by the OPP
orator the floor oil the building seem
ed to rise and in an instant shock
that shook the entire block rang out.
The upper floor and back walls OF
the building fell on the mass OF strug-
Cling men, who were wildly scram-
bling to escape to the street. The
entire house looked as if tornado
had plowed through its center. The
front glass windows were broken and
both sides Of the structure were shat
tered by the concussion.
The news Of the disaster spread
rapidly and soon Centralavenue was
ammed with people. Reports were
current that severalpersons had been
killed, The police and tiremen took
charge OF the building and the work
of rescue began. Men were pulled
from the debris in a terribly shatter-
ed state. One OF the most pitiable
sights was when BILLY" Helwig, the
blind manager Of the Lamar bath
house, was taken from the ruins.
Helwig is widely known to the thous-
auds OF visitors who come TO Hot
Springs annually.
Il, Z. Chambers, one of the propri-
etors of the Tult Exchange, is one OF
the lessees of the Fort Erie, Ont,
race track and is one OF the best
known sporting men in the country.
His condition is serious. The injured
were taken in charge by the local
physicians and everything possible
is being done to alleviate their suffer-
ings.
The exact cause Of the explosion
has not yet been determined. 1t is
said by some that gas which had
escaped in the cellar of the building
was ignited in some manner, causing
the terrible accident. Another report
which is probably correct, says q
driver OF a gasoline wagon was fill-
ing tank in the cellar when the ex-
plosion occurred.
The police made a full investiga-
ton and have held Ben Murray, who
is alleged to be responsible for the
disaster, in carelessly handling the
high combustible. The bank roll OF
the pool room consisted of 500, 00O,-
900, and was blown away in the e1-
plosion, but the greater part of it
has been recovered.