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The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1903-08-27
Mound Items.
Too late for last weeks Issue.

Too late for last weeks Issue.
The late corn Ia doing fine.
John B. Rice has been hauling corr
| to Passaic this week at 40 cents pei
bushel. He says he will wait and see
what the new crop will do before be
sells any more.
]. W. Packer is still buying hay for
a good price.
Mrs. j. n. Sharp and three daugh.
ters went to Appleton City last week
| to visit her mother and sister, Mrs,
Bowman.
Frits Chambers and wife went to
Blue Mound, Kan, to visit her par
ents and look at the country.
Bro. Ishmel is having a successful
protracted meeting, He says every
man must repent and be born again.
There has been seven or eight addi
tions to the church.
Mrs f. F Boswell and daughter
called on Mrs. S. j. Eichler and her
sister, Mrs. B. R. Gillespie, who
lives in Lafayette county. They
have not seen each other for several
years.
Mrs. Nettie Pollard, OF Independ,
ence to see us, and will stay until the
first week in September. She Gays
times are good.
Uncle John Mccain, who has been
confined to his bed for the past three
weeks by very severe pain over his
left eye, isable to be up,
Hacker and Fultz, living on the
Lockard farm. have been bailing hay
for the past few days.
Mrs. NJ. A. Harlow has been con-
fined to her bed for the past few
weeks on account OF old age, but is
some better at this time.
Mrs j. N. Sharp has returned home,
and the colonel had a broad smile on
his face. He says he won't have to
cook his meals any more.
Elmer Claunch and VIM. Hemphill
at ,rted for Kansas the 18th inst. to
look at the country. II they don't
like the country, they will go to the
Indian Territory. l.. +. {.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1903-08-27
The Sultan Has Apoloqized.

Manila, Aug. 22.-The sultan OF De-
seen has appeared before Major R.
81. Billiard with a large retinue and
hasmadea full and complete apology
for the insult to the United States
flag, for which reparstion was
promptly demanded by Major Bull
lard, then in command. The sultan
declared that his crazy son, since dis
inherited, was responsible for the out
rage. The sultan OF Bacalod Is re-
ported a. reiortifying his various
camps and demanding a substantial
Indemnity from the United States on
account Of war losses before he will
tender bis submission.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1903-08-27
Hot Weather Weakness.

II you feel tagged out, listless and
lacking i'll energy, you are perhaps
suffering from the facilitating effects
of summer weather. These symp-
toms indicate that a tonic is needed
that will create O healthy appetite,
make digestion perfect, regulate the
bowels and impart natural activity
to the liver. This, HerhiHe will d.;
it is a tonic, laxative and restora-
tive. II. j. Freegard, Propr. Grand
YieM -Hntel, Cheney, Kan Kan, writes II I
have used Herbine for the last II
years, and nothing on earth can beat
it. 1t was recommended to me by
DR.. Newton, Newton, Kan" soc at
H. L. fuckers Drug Store.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1903-08-27
CHINESE REVOLT BODIES DISASTER
Port Arthur Newspaper Urges Russia
and England to Come to an
Understanding.

Berlin, Aug. PA news agency
dispatch received here from Port
Arthur says:
From the different Provinces oil
China come reports Of a rising which
threatens to involve the whole coun'
try. The semi-official Novkkral says;
The moment has come when, IN
view Of the antsgonism OF German
and British interests, an Anglo-Ru
sian rapprochement is desirable as
counterpoise to the movement In
Germany and America, which is
crossing the interests Of Russia and
Great Britain, and to the activity oil
Japan, which wishes to make the
Straits Of Korea a yellow Bosphorus.
cat present Russian and British
interests nowhere clash. An Anglo
Russian alliance is possible, and it is
also necessary In order to protect
Europe against the yellow danger
"The Novkkrai proceeds to strong
ly attack the Russian papers, which
urge Russia to wind up her affairs In
Manchuria and which describe her
policy in the far East as a costly
blunder.'
A dispatch to the Cologne Gazette
from st. Petersburg. dated yester-
day, says;
"The situation in the far East is
becoming acute. Evenin Manchuris,
the Chinese are assuming an insolent
attitude toward the Russians, parti-
cularly toward the troops. At one
place stones were thrown at thecon :
mander Of the troops. While all
Russians are the objects OF insult, a
,pirit of opposition to the Chinese
Government is also manifested"
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1903-08-27
A Negro a Guest at Newport.

New York, Aug. 22.-Newport will
be called upon in a few days toenter-
tain a negro politician of North
Carolina. He is not coming to New
port on business, but by invitation
OF one OF the society leaders. and
without doubt he will be entertained
in a fitting manner by the smart set,
or at least some Of them. The negro
is Joseph Loftin and his hosts are to
be Mr.. and Mrs. Pembroke Jones.
Loftin is in charge OF the Jones estate
at Arleigh, N. c., and for several
years has met there and arranged
entertainments for some OF the social
leaders. Loftin will arrive here TO-
morrow and remain for the yacht
races az the guest Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Jones on board the steam Yacht
Narrada, after which he will 20 to
Newport.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1903-08-27
Negro Kidnappers Caught.

Fort Smith, Ark, Aug. 22.-Will-
iam Hicks and his wife, the supposed
leaders of the band OF eight negroes
who are accused OF kidnapping a
white girl of Fort Gibson, |. T have
been captured and lodged in jail
News has been received OF the capture
Il all the other members of the band.
A party of farmers who attempted to
rescue the girl yesterday was fired
upon by the negres, and one of their
number, a man named Pate, was xii :
ed. The Hicks woman saws that the
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1903-08-27
Physician and Druggists.

Ford & Sturgeon, prominent
drug firm at Rocky Hill Station, KY,
writes: 1--WE were requested by DR.
G. B. Snigley to send for Herbine for
the benefit Of our customers. We
ordered three dozen In December, and
we are glsd to say, Herbine has Civ
en- such great satisfaction that We
have duplicated this order three
times, and to-day we gave your sales.
man another order. We beg to say
DR.. G. B. Snigley takes pleasure in
recommending Herbine. SOC bottle
at d L. fuckers Drug Store.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1903-08-27
Grand Army Has Elected General
Black Commander.

San Francisco, Aug. 22.-Tht
Grand Army Of the Republic to- day
selected Boston as the place in which
the encampment OF 1904 will be held
and elected the following officers:
Commander in Chiei-General John
G. Black, OF Illinois.
Senior Vice COMMUNICATIONS
c. Mason keene, OF California.
Junior Vice COMMUNICATIONS
Harry C. Kessler, OF Montana.
Surgeon-in Chiei-George A. Har
mon, OF Ohio.
Chaplain-in-Chief- Winfield Scott
Of Arizona.
The only contest in the election O
officers was over chaplain, for whlcl
Two ballots were taken. On the first
ballot, Bross, OF Nebraska, received
2SS votes; Scott, OF Arizona, 306
and Bradford, of Washington, 30
Bradford withdrew and Scott wa,
elected on the second ballot.
Boston and Denver were the only
places named Tor the next place O
meeting Before the ballot had pro
ceeded far, it became apparent that
Denver had no chance, and it wa
withdrawn, Boston was selected by
reclamation.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1903-08-27
Turkey Begs That Russian Warships
Be Withdrawn.

Constantinople, Aug, 22.-Tewfik
Pasha, the Turkish Foreign Minister,
yesterday visited the Russian Ambas-
sador and notified him that the
Turkish Government accepted all the
Russian demands and begged that
the Russian squadron be withdrawn
from Turkish waters.
The news OF the arrival OF the Rus
sian squadron is spreading, notwith-
standing the continued suppression
OF all kilograms aud announcements
on the subject.
The general opinion OF the Euro
peans here is that the time has ar.
rived for a vigorous intervention and
the abandonment OF all semi-meas-
ures, which are regarded as the
cause Of the present rising.
According to the Turkish official
reports the strongest positions OF
the insurgents are at Krushevo,
Merihoro and Florina.
Contrary to previous reports, it is
now stated officially that Krushevo
is still occupied by the insurgents.
The headquarters of the revolu-
tionists are in the Peristeri Noun
tains in the vicinity of Monastir.
Women and children are not mo-
Tested by the insurgents, who have
destroyed only fortified dwellings oc.
cuped by rich Turks 1t isnot denied
that they kill all Bulgarians and
Greeks found acting rs Turkish spies,
but the strictest orders have been is
sued not to interfere with Mninen OR
children.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1903-08-27
Cured Paralysis.

W. s. Baily, P. o. True, Texas,
writes: My wife had been suffering
Eve years with paralysis In her arm,
when was persuaded to use Bal
lard's Snow Liniment, which cured
her all right. have also used It for
old sores, FROST bites and skin erup-
tions.s Il does the work" 25c. SOC
and 81 90 bottle at b. L. fuckers
Drug Store.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1903-08-27
Sour Lake Oil Fields Afire.

Beaumont, Tex, Aug. 22-Flre
this afternoon destroyed twenty five
derricks IN what rs knUwu as the
Shoestring district in the Sour Lake
oil fields. The flames were started
by man throwing a gallon OF crude
oil in the fire box to start fire in a
boiler. A telephone message from
Sour Lake Gays the flames are now
under control. The loss cannot yet
be estimated.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1903-08-27
Watch For a Chill.

However slight at this time oiyear
and in this climate, 1t is the iorerun
ner Of malaria. A disposition to
yawn, and an all tired out feeling
even comes before the chill. Herbine,
by its prompt stimulative action on
the liver, drives the malarial germs
out Of the system, purifies the blood,
tones u p the system and restores
health. SIC at H. l.. fuckers Drug
Store.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1903-08-27

in the battle at that place, and was
hunted for months in that part Of
the State, there being 8 reward for
his capture, dead or alive.
His many experiences and the long
term in the Saltwater prison seem to
have had no evil effects on his health,
for he appears to be as strong and
healthy as any man Of bis age.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1903-08-27
children.
Twenty-One We're Injured.

Nevada, Mo-, August 1.-THE
northbound Katy flyer was derailed
seventeen miles north of Nevada at
11:30 O'Clock last night. The wreck
was caused by spreading rails. Two
cars were splintered and three derail.
ed. Twenty-One passengers were in
iured, three seriously. A special
train was sent from here and the in
jured were taken to the company
hospital at 6 o'clock this morning.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1903-08-27

The man who is serving time in
the Ohio prison for stealing 60 cents
will know better next time. He will
steal enough to permit him to found
q college and then enjoy the reputa-
tion Of being a phhanthrophist.--
The Commoner.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1903-08-27
Former Bandit Says Show Life
is Harder Work Than
Eluding Posses.
TRUE STORY OF WHITE DUEL.
During the Next Month BE Will Teur
Missouri Towns Which he Once
Awed as q Desperate.

81. Louis Republic.
Cole Younger, the Missouri bandi
OF the sixties and the early seventies
who visited The Republic Office las
night, thinks the duties oil q show
man, who is compelled to be up q
all hours, to contend with penuriou
managers and to keep peace amonl
the members OF bis show, is hardel
work than fighting duels, robbine
trains or eluding hosts OF Deputy
Sheriffs and tirelees posses.
Younger is, with Frank James
joint proprietor Of a show entitlet
"the Cole Younger and Frank James
Wild West Exhibition" The show
gave performance in East st. Louis
last night.
Younger spent the day here, the
guest Of his cousin, Mrs. Carrie L.
Hayes of No. 3137 Lawton avenue,
Itwas his first visit to st. Louis since
1867, when he was here Immediately
after fighting the famous duel with
Captain White in Louisiana,
ST LOrls MUCH CHANGED.
Younger talked with interest OF the
change in complexion" as he ex-
pressed it. In 1867 he stayed at a
downtown hotel, and remembers go
ing to house numbered 2505 west
which was then in the extreme sub
urbs.
His explanation OF the White due
to The Republic, last night, was The
first authentic account OF the affair
that has been given to newspaper
ia speaking of it Younger said:
'Tn 1864 Prices army was campeC
In Arkansas. happened to b.
there, and one afternoon heard al
insulting remark made about a wo
man, whose name | do not care tt
mention. | gave the author Of thu
remark the lie, and announced tina
| would defend the woman's honor
1t was then explained to me that thu
story had been first told by Cap
tain White. went after this Cap
tain White; but found that he was
no longer in the vicinity, and left a
letter for him saying that il | ever
saw him the insult should be aveng
ed.
"Three years after that, in 1867,
was at horse race near Monroe
La, and after the end OF the contest
which was an unfair one, declared
myself ia favor of the man who hat
been wronged.
While the argument was going
on, a man stepped from the crowd
and applying an epithet to me, IT
marked that | was only blutiing and
would dare do nothing as | had not
two or three hundred men at my
back.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1903-08-27
Constituted Bowels.

To have good health, the body
should be kept in a laxative condi-
ton, and the bowels moved at least
once day, 80 that all thepoisonous
wastes are expelled daily. Mr.. G. l.
Edwards, 142 Main St., Wichita,
Kansas, writes: II have used Her
bine to regulate the liver and bowels
for the past ten years, and found it a
reliable remedy" SOC at Il. L.
fuckers Drug Store.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1903-08-27

Congressman Littauer's defense
reads something like that Of a man
who was asked to pay for a kettle he
had borrowed and broken. 81 sent
the kettle back. l never borrowed
your kettle. The kettle was broken
when | got it, The Commoner.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1903-08-27
Why He Advertises.

A prominent merchant o! Joplin
was recently asked by a curious &C.
quaitance, why do you have your
advertising in the News-Herald every
day" The answer was, Just to have
people talk about it and notice it as
you have done" The next question
vas, "Does it pay you?" Promptly
the merchant replied, III it did not
would quit It,"
That is the proposition pure and
simple. A merchant will not carry an
expensive account that Is useless to
him. Hemust "ms Ike both ends meet
any expense which is not justified ID
very soon discontinued. The success
full merchant Of to-day advertises fol
the same reason that he opens biz
business house every morning to dc
business. You read the daily papers
and you must certainly believe that
others read them as closely as you do
II a business man keeps his name il
the paper every day you see it and
when you need somethingin that linz
yon will patronize the man who il
best known to you-the fellow will
his name written there Joplin New
Herald.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1903-08-27
To Cure q Cold In One Dsy.

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine
Tablets. All druggists refund the
money il it fails to cure E. w.
Groves signature is on each box.
25c.
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-lnt+f 3t-H ~ Il a1+H4s- 4H4EAk-Al44r

II recognized in this man the sans
Captain White to whom | had writ
ten the letter. challenged him to a
d iel, which was fought Immediately
and in which Captain White was
wounded in the right side and arm.
Alter he fell he apologized to me.
81 came Immediately to s.. Louis,
and one Of my men told that | had
killed three men at a horse race in
Louisiana, after throwing u blanket
over the head of one OF my oppo
nent's horses. That is how the
absurd story that was printed not
long ago originated
All OF Younger's experiences are
told in his book, which has just been
pablished and whose title is "The
True Story OF Cole Younger, by Him
SELF"
Younger says that from sixty to
seventy books are sold in every town
his company visits. By the promise
to the Minnesota authorities he isre
strained from appearing in a sh v
or ex hibiting himself for money.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1903-08-27
Missouri Guard Officer NystsriOusly

Missouri Guard Officer MysteriOusly
Missing.
Kansas City, Mo-, August 90
Schuyler C. Kelly, lieutenant colonel
Of the Sd regiment, dissemination
al guard, has been mysteriously
missing from bis home in this city
since Wednesday morning. His wife
Joined a party to-day in a search
along the river bottoms for the miss
ing man, but found no trace Of him.
Kelly Is known to have carried q big
sum OF money. Mr.. Kelly was clerk
oithe police court, and handled $25,.
900 OF the city's money In the course
Of a year. An investigation Of his
books shows his accounts to be
straight, and IL Is known that he
owes the city nothing.
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MEETS FORMER FRIENDS.

His company will give an exhibit
tion tomorrow night at Warrenton
and tine next night at Montgomery.
August % it will visit Mexico, and
the 25th Macon. From there itgoes
Tn Kirksyille and Brunswick.
In travelling over the country
Younger meets scores OF persons he
once knew intimately. He is expect.
ino an interesting experience when
his company shows at Lexington,
Mo-, on September 7. Younger was
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1903-08-27

GAS ri "A.
Bear. IL HIs Kind YOU Hsm Llsar Bsgia
So" IzHzZzM
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-10-14
Push and Pull.

A certain judge, well known to the
present generation Of Philadelphia law
yers, was recently invited to deliver an
address before the graduating class of
a Southern law school. AS he enter
ed the commencement hall he read an
the swinging door the word Push"
That's a good text for my speech"
he said to himself, as he related the
story afterward.
He began his remarks something like
this:
Gentlemen of the graduating class:
AS 1 entered this beautiful hall a word
met my eye which would wish you
all to take as a motto in your profess
sional careers"
Every one instinctively turned to
glance at the door, the orator among
the rest. There, on the inside, in let
tiers only too easily read, was the in
scription, Pull"
''It was a clean give away" said
the judge later; I'D let the cat out
Of the bag then and there, and there
wasn't thing to do but to confess"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-10-14
Flowers for a Mummy.

"But I want to offer these flowers
to the mummy" Such was the rather
odd explanation given by pretty
young lady when she made her APP
pearance at the Musee Guimet, Paris,
bearing a large bouquet, and then she
related the little adventure which had
been the cause Of this novel pilgrim
age. She had visited the Antique Ex-
hibition there some weeks before, and
had nearly forgotten all about 1t,
when, a few evenings ago, at a spir-
itualistic seance, she had heard spirit
say that it was 1.-The mummy" and
that it's name was Leuky-One.
"Why have you Gomez" it was ask
ed, and then it warned the fair young
woman Of an immediate danger,
against which she was careful to
guard So, in her gratitude, she want
ed to lay these flowers on the case in
which repose the remains Of the little
magician Leuqone Her wish was
complied with, and visitors to the
museum have had the opportunity of
admiring and marvelling at this trib-
ute to 'the mummy"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-10-14
WORDS USED IN WRITING.
They Are Fewer in Number Than TIA
Ordinary Person 6upposes.

They Are Fewer in Number Than the
Ordinary Person 6upposes.
There often appears in print an
item which reads something like this:
An ordinary man will say everything
that any occasion calls for with a yo-
cabulary Of 1000 words. OF these ne
commonly uses but 400 or 500, reserv-
ing the remainder for the emergency
Of an idea out Of his usual line of
thought.
In accordance with this is a state
ment once made by speaker at an
educational meeting: 1.-THE best edu-
Gated persons in this room will not
And he added than an ignorant man
would not use more than 800 or 400.
Some years ago writer in the Chau-
tauQuan said: "It is estimated that
all English farm hand has q yocabu-
larry limited to 300 words. An Ameri-
can workman who reads the newspa-
pers may command from 100 to 1000
words. Five thousand is a large unm-
Der even for an educated reader or
speaker" This is a step forward, yet
speare's vocabulary of $4,000 words
or even to Millions 5000.
Anyone may, with little trouble,
estimate the number Of words whose
meanings would be plain to him in
print OF in speech. Of the writer's vo-
cabulary an estimate was made in this
way: An abridged dictionary was used
because almost all unusual words
would thereby be at once eliminated.
Under each letter of the alphabet a
page or more of words was selected
at random and counted. A separate
record was kept Of primitive and de-
rivative words. That is, among the
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-10-14
Born with a Love of Beauty.

Italian children nearly always dis
play q strong imagination-a possess
sion which gives to childhood so many
Of its golden hours and expresses it,
self so quantity in the schoolroom.
Everybody's Magazine gives these In
stances:
One little italian was asked to solve
the simple problem, IF little boys
mamma gave him q penny, and by
and by his papa gave him another,
how many pennies would he haveW
He insisted that the boy had only
zone penny"
"But what became of the first PEN
ny" finally asked the teacher.
"He lost It," replied the small boy,
with the absolute conviction Of high
ly imaginative child.
An instance Of the italian child'S
quick, poignant perception Of the beau
tifu1 occurred the other day in one
Of the settlement libraries. A shy lit
tie maiden, with world Of dream
thoughts in the depths Of her dark
eyes, stood by the librarians desk
waiting for Andrew Lang's "Gray
Eniry Book" But when 1t was given
into her small hands, all the wealth
Of fairy lore between it's covers was
for q moment forgotten In contem.
plation Of the cover itself, dainty
design In gray and silver. All thought
of the story vanished; the child stood
there eying the book with look that
was caress, her hands just touching
the binding tenderly, as something Of
fragile beauty. And then, very softly,
as if to herself, she said Il mustn't
get it the least little bit dirty It's
30 nrettyr
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-10-14
An Essay on the Horse.

The following remarkable essay OH
the horse is said to be from the pen
of an Indian student:
"The horse is very noble quad
ruped, but when he is angry he will
not do so. He is ridden on the spinal
cord by the bride, and sadly the driv-
er places his foots on the stirrup, and
divides his lower limbs across the sad
die, and drives his animal to the
meadow. He has four legs, two are
in the front side and two are after
wards. These are the weapons on
which he runs, he also defends him.
self by extending those in the rear
in a parallel direction towards his foe,
but this he does only when in a vexa-
tious mood. There is no animal like
the horse; no sooner they see their
guardian or master than they always
cry for food, but it is always at the
morning time. They have got tails
but not so long ais the cow and other
such like animals"