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The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1904-07-21

WANTED at once a man in every
neighborhood to sell cream separa
tors, apply to Carpenter & Shafel
Mig. Co., Butler, Mo. 37.1m
On Saturday May IA, you can gel
anything in our store for \ price
Come early and avoid the rush.
2S-tf ARGENBRIGHT SISTERS
Dick Comb, bitten on the finger by
a copper head snake one day last
week, was in town Monday. His
finger is yet pretty sore, but the
swelling has about gone out. Dick
said he was holding mister snake
down with sythe and drew his knife
to cut it into when the snake struck
him. He let 1t go but the snake was
afterwards killed.
With q rock crusher like the one
owned by Mt. Pleasant township, the
bottom road at the Miami and Ma
rias des Cygne rivers between this
city and Rich Hill could be macadem.
lied In q short time and at q reason
ably small cost, and no one will DENY
shat it ought to bel done. No doubt
Butler and Rich Hill business men
would contribute literally to the en-.
tsrprise, while the county court
might Be persuaded to make a liber.
able donation. As it is, about half
the year this main Travelled road
through the county Is well nigh i'm.
passable through these two bottoms.
At a special meeting of the county
court held the 14th inst, Mrs. Mar
garet Rossen was adjudged Of un-
sound mind and ordered taken to the
asylum at Nevada for treatment.
Mrs. Rossen has been In very poor
health for several years, and being
quite an aged lady her mental facul.
ties gave way under the strain and
Tor more than a year she has been
gradually losing her mind. Her aged
husband, j. W. Rossen has also been
In extremely bad health for the past
two or three years. This couple are
among Buffers most esteemed citi-
Gems and the affection OF grandma
Rossen is deeply regretted by a host
Of friends.
FoR Champion Self Binder.
used part Of ono season and shielded |
Terms to suit. g.. /. LYNCH.
slim Butler, Mo.
For piano tuning and musical in. /
ytrument repairing, address Pm
5kaggs through The postofioe 3,
eave orders at the Endrss restan.
'ene zo-e i
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1904-07-21

Argenbright Sisters are making
special prices on hats, ribbons,
chiffons, and fancy trimmings. Come
at once before the stock Is picked
over. ARGENBRIGHT SISTERS If.
The Nevada Mail cites the fact that
the paving OF CHEEKY Street in that
town "has created demand for
Cherry street rental property. This
shows that IL pays property owners
to pave the streets upon which their
property fronts" This condition
exists in all towns, where streets are
improved.
Chas. Staley, who lives just north
oftown, Is having a run Of hard luck.
On July 4 his little son fell from a
wagon and broke his arm, and after
the electrical storm OF Friday MORN
Ing he found two OF his horses lying
stark dead Iunder q tree, killed
BY lightning. -Warrensburg Star.
NJ. Harris, editor OF the Messen-
ger OF Joplin, Q paper for colored
people, was In the city In the interest
oithe Emancipation picnic to be held
at Lake Park Springs August 4.
Mr.. Harris said there will be 5000
colored people from all over the l 9Th
district visit Nevada. on that day.
food speakers and splendid amuse-
ments will be provided.-Nevada
Post.
Last Saturday W. o. Dudley at
tached his two horse gasoline engine
to the frame Of a harvesting machine
belonging to John Green, for the pur-
pose OF harvesting his wheat crop.
Five horses we're attached to the ma
chine to pull 1t through the feld and
the engine was to run the machinery.
The ground was too soft, however.
and they had to abandon the idea,-.
Amsterdam Enterprise.
W. R. Mitchell, editor OF the Post
Nevada, Mo-, one Of the candidates
for secretary Of state before the DEM
ocratic state convention, who has
been i'll In Kansas City for SIX weeks
as the result Of an operation, is able
to be about the streets, but his
physicians do not think it is advisa- |
blefor him to return to bis home iust
yet, and il i doubtful Il be VIII BE- |
able to attend the state convention |
at Jefferson City.
An tho newest shapes and latest
trimmings win b found IN our ~. |
cial bargain hats.
20sH AnGEnBRIoar Gsvrrns
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1904-07-21

Congressman Benton had no oppo.
sition in the Fifteenth district, and
was re-nominated Saturday.
Our good reliable friend, farmer
and fine stock raiser, j. B. Hays OF
Spruce, called and renewed. Mr..
Hays is not only a good farmer and
money maker, but he is a stalwart
Democrat and stands for the ticket
from Parker to DR.. W. H. Allen.
Psomaine poisoning from eating
ce cream cause d the dangerous iii.
ness OF Mrs. Victor Murdoch and her
little niece the other day. Mrs. Muir
dock is the wife Of Victor Murdoch,
representative In congress from the
Seventh Kansas district, and resides
at Wichita.
d. K. Walker, business manager of
the McKibben Mercantile company.
after q two weeks vacation and Wis
iting the st. Louis fair, is back at the
store again, coat off and hard at
work getting ready to invoice. Mr..
Walker has been closely confined for
the past year, and he enjoyed his
needed vacation and rest very much.
In q private and business letter
from our old friend and excellent sub.
scriber, j. A. Summers, now residing
near Mound City, Kansas, and pros.
pering, We make this extract: ''Say.
Jake, BY the way, am q Democrat
here In Kansas, where the Democrats
are In the minority, but all the same,
il | am able to get to the polls Will
vote the ticket straight from TOP to
bottom. Hurrah for Parker and
Davis, Folk and the Missouri Demo-
Gratis, and send me good greetings
from old Bates In November Nj.
Summers letter has the true ring
The TINES wishes him continued sue.
cess, and extends thanks for remit.
tance.
Homer Owen, the 16 year-old and
only son OF Mart Owen, OF Adrian.
was very seriously hurt Friday even
ing. While assisting his father In ar.
ranging traveller In the loft OF the
barn to hoist hay, he made q false
step backward and fell through q
trap door, q distance Of ten or twelve
feet, lighting on his head and shout
ders. The fall rendered him uncon.
scious, in'which condition he Law un.
ill Sunday morning, when he grad
ually came to himself again and was
able to talk. When he Tell, his father
Immediately went to his assistance
and picked him up. Homer was per.
lectly limpt, and Mr.. Owen at f}rst
thought him dead. He was taken To |
The house, and . physician was sum. |
noned and everything that could be |
was done to restore him. Mr. Oven |
d one Of our best citizens, and vhlle |
he many friends deplore The accident |
Ehich befell his son all rejoice that 4 |
rs no worse, and that the younr |
nan = II : iair way to rscoysr.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1904-07-21

Miss Nellie Walton is visiting
friends and relatives in Warrensburg.
Jas. H. Trimble, of Eldora, Iowa,
is visiting his nephew, Jesse Trimble.
Mrs. A. E. Foster and son, Ota, OF
Illinois, are visiting her sister, Mrs.
j. T. Galley.
VIM. E. Walton will leave this
week to spend a few weeks recreating
In Colorado.
j. r. Cobb is taking q chance at
160 acres OF land In the new Rose.
bud country.
B. F. Richards sells the best cheap
Cotton Top mattress in Butler for
1926. LIST door west Bazaar.
The whole town of Butler will re.
joice when dirt begins to fly on the
foundation for the new hotel.
Miss Jessie Majors has accepted q
position with the Winning Blair
Wholesale Millinery Co. In Kansas
City.
Sorry TO learn our aged and ss.
tsemed friend David B. Heath is quite
sick. Mr.. Heath has turned his ninth
mile post.
II. G. Cook, the American Clothing
House man, has joined the process.
sion and gone to Dakota to get a
farm.
Mrs. Martin who has beenspending
the past two weeks in the city with
her mother Mrs. Hemstreet returned
to her home at Webb City Sunday
morning.
Preaching at Elizabeth Chapel next
Sunday at IL a. m. and 8p. m. by
Bro. c. r. CAMS. Regulars s. and C.
E. services morning and evening. Cor
dial invitation extended to all.
The excavation for the septic tank
of the sewer system has been com.
pleted, and the contractor arrived in
the city Monday to begin work on
the concrete Of which the tank Ia COM
posed.
Mrs Joseph McKibben, of Excelsior
Springs, is visiting her many friends
In the city. Mr.. McKibben has been
here the past two weeks assisting In
the store during Mr.. Walkers alb
sence on q vacation.
In order to close ont our entire
line Of summer goods, we have decid-
cd to cell our line Of beautiful trim
med and street hats at greatly re-
duced prices. Come ct oncs and buy
What you pAy full pricsior elsewhere.
Esd AnaENBRzonT 6uTsns.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1904-07-21
.Legg repairs buggy tops. 3S.4t

.Legg repairs buggy tops. 3s.4t
G. w. Walton and Lon Edwards
have gone to South Dakota.
Judgesam West is spending week
at the fair in st. Louis.
Sickles welded, first.class work.
3S'4t Legg Carriage Shop.
Jas. A. DeArmond, OF the Demo.
craft, attended the state convention.
c. Nantrees and j. Y. Whitsitt left
Monday for Bonesteel to register for
a farm.
All buggy and wagon repairs.
3S-4t Legg Carriage Shop.
Miss Lena Adkins is down from
Kansas City to spend a few days with
home folks.
Mrs. Jas. A. DeArmond has gone
to Liberty, Mo-, to spend q few days
visiting home folks.
Deputy sheriff Joe Whipple has
gone to see the fair and take in the
Jefferson City convention.
Miss Pearl Weidman, who has been
visiting Mrs. W. +. Hill, has returned
to her home in Kansas City.
Moses Morris, s. W. Dooley, o. A.
Heinlein and Dr. j. T. Hull are at
tending the convention at Jefferson
City.
Harry Cough, Frank Bernhardt,
Frank Jackson and Will Smith have
gone to Rosebud country to register
for a farm.
j. E. Williams is at Jefferson City
attending the convention. He is a
candidate for state committeeman
from this district.
The contractors can't get men to
work in the sewer ditch and work will
be almost suspended in this line, un-
til hay harvest is over.
Miss Elsie Moore, who has been
spending the past two weeks with her
aunt, Mrs. Joe Meyer, has returned
to her home 10 Kansas City.
A hail storm at Enstis, Nebraska,
ruined several thousand
acres OF small grain. The hail storm, /
Il Is said, was one OF the most de-
structive in the past eight years.
The parties who opened out .
stock Of clothing on the
rest side q short time ago have kft
he city bag and baggage. Ths out
Il met with poor SUCCESS n salss.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1904-07-21
Brutally Tortured.

A case came to light that for pa,.
slsIens and unmerciful torture ~
perhaps never been equalsd. Jos
us,oiobIck, OF Colusa, Cali. wrifse:
For 10 years / endured insufisrnhIs
PAIN rom rheumatism and nothinU
renewed me though / trisd every.
lining known. | came across Eject,I,
blsters and its the greatest medicins
on earth for that trouble. a -,
bottles o. Z completely relieved 49,
cured me- just Is good Tor Hvss|
end kidney troubles : and -. s.,, y
debility. 0nly Soc. $40 Ss3ss,.'
e;1ersnsssd ~ Frank Z. Cla5, I1Ss
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1904-07-21

b. +. Stewart, formerly deputy cir
cult clerk Of Vernon county. was
stricken with paralysis Sunday at his
home in Nevada, and died in a few
hours.
Miss Hester Howell, Miss Kate CAL
vert, ElmerC Guild and A. R. House.
OF Kansas City, we're all drowned in
the waters Of the Blue, while taking
q pleasure ride In a rowboat Satur.
day night by the boat capsizing.
M. J. Harris, editor Of the Msssen-
ger, paper published at joplin and
devoted exclusively to the colored
population, was arrested Tuesday,
Tor obtaining money under false nrs-
lenses and jailed In default Of 5000
bond.
The marriage Of Miss Agnes Eliza.
Getn Walls, daughter of Dr.. and Mrs
>. L. Walls, to Hubert Franz Pa-.
sons was solemnized Wednesday
June 10. The wedding took place st
noon, at the residence OF the brides
parents, on Stanton street, the cara.
mony being performed by Rev Fnth. )
er William A. DAILY, of st. Marv's
church. Only relatives and intimate
trends OF the contracting partiss
were In attendance. Many beautiful
presents were received by tho BRIDE
ana groom, who have q host ~
Irlends throughout the state. Mr..
ana Mrs. Parsons will reside In Port.
land at 1862 Stanton street. vha,e
sney WIN De at home after July L.
Portland, (Ore.) Evening Telegram.
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-02-19
Evergreeus.

The leaves of n green plant are chief.
ly useful as feeding organs. which util-
tze sunlight In building up plant sub
stance from water, carbonic acid gas
and simple salts, Declduous forms and
evergreens have been evolved on diff
ferent lines as regards foliage.
On the approach of autumn the for
mer withdraw all nutritious substances
into their trunks and branches. A layer
OF cork Is then developed across the
base Of each leaf, which aftcrward
falls Off, leaving a neatly covered scar,
which excludes air and germs.
These changes do not take place In
evergreens, for these possess tough.
leathery leaves capable of resisting
frost, which are shed gradually all the
year round as they become old and eff
fete. Such plants use sunlight year
out, year in. while deciduous trees and
shrubs do during the warm season
only, though they work very vigorous
ly In summer, getting ready the buds
which open the next spring and stor'
ing up starch and the like to serve us
food till the new leaves are unfolded
and ready for work.
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-02-19
MacMahOn and Greyy.

In Paris in the revolution of 1880 a
law student vas soundly kicked by one
of the kings officers for tearing down
n copy OF the ordinances placarded on
the wall. The officer vas armed, the
student was not; SO the latter ran
away. Nearly a half century later, In
1879, the officer called upon the stu
dent to bid him goodby, having just
resigned the presidency of the French
republic on account of a radical differ
enc with the majority of the national
assembly on questions of state policy.
He combined with his adicus also a
graceful word of congratulation on
the students election to succeed him in
the presidential chair. The student
was Jules Grevy; the officer was Pa
tricc de MacAlahon, who died ripe in
years and honors.
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-02-19
Iakea of Hood.

The name Lake of Blood or its equiv
alent has been given to places as far
apart as England and South America.
"Sanguclac'-i. e., the Lake of Blood
was the name given by the victo-
rious Normans TO the battlefield at Hast
ings, where the Saxons were over
thrown and slain with terrible carnage.
For a similar eason Lake Trasimene
has borne the name "Sanginetto" be-
cause its waters were Redeemed during
the second Punic war by the blood Of
some 10000 Romans who fell before
the troops Of Hannibal.
Yet another Lake of Blood. called
also "Yaguar Cocha," is situated in
the state of Ecuador. 1t is one of a
series OF lakes formed by the extinct
craters of volcanoes on the towering
heights of the Andes range of noun
.-s-
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-02-19
He Was Not IacOntc.

John Morley in his life Of Gladstone
tells the story Of the statesman's ex-
animation for admission to oxford uni
verslty when he was n youth. The ex-
aminer, having utterly failed to floor
the candidate on some point Of the
ology, said, "We will now leave that
part OF the subject" mo, sir" replied
the candidate; III you please, we Will
not leave 1t yet" and proceeded to pour
forth a fresh trcam. The dean In Mr..
Giadstonc's day was Gaisford, famous
among other things for his trenchant
brevity. "This laconic gift" observes
Mr.. Morley slyly. 1.-The dean evidently
had not time to transmit to all Of his
flock
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-02-19

Methods Is f,fSSishtd by n correspond.
pnt on one Of orr stations. An officer
having occasion for the use of Il screw
driver made application for the supply
Of that humble but handy implement
from the government stores. His appli-
cation was banded about In the usual
manner from officer to officer and final
ly reached the upper authority, from
whom n reply filtered back by the same
devious ways TO the effect that screw
drivers were only supplied In tool
boxes and not singly. Nothing daunt.
ed, the officer at once applied for a
box of tools and after the usual cir
cumlocutory tactics was informed that
boxes OF tools were only supplied
to carpenters shops. BY this time the
officer, who had quite forgotten what
he had wanted the screwdriver for.
had thoroughly entered into the spirit
of the campaign, and his next applica-
ton was fC: a carpenters shop. He
got it.-London Tit-Bits.
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-02-19
Where Whey EnI Tobacco.

Perhaps there is nothing more pccul-
lar about the ESkimos of Point Bar
row than their methods of using tobac-
co. which, OF course, they procure from
the whites. They know good from bad
tobacco. When they get hold of n few
plugs, they show a marked apprecia-
ton of 1t. The habit Of chewing the
weed seems to be universal. Men, wo-
men and evcn unweaned children keep
a quid. often Of enormous size, con-
stantly In the mouth. The juice is not
spit out. but swallowed with the saliva
without producing any symptoms Of
nausea.
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-02-19
LEFT MINDED PEOPLE,.
The Way the Drains Orders Are An.
md Obeyed.

and Obeyed.
Both sides of the brain are capable
Of performing the duties of giving
commands to the limbs. but the orders
only come from one side, either from
which the speech center lies gets in
jured and Is rendered incapable Of per.
forming its duty then the other side
takes up he work, though ii requires
some time before 1t can do sc properly.
Surprising n man meets with n bad
fall or accident of any kind which
damages the speech center on the left,
he becomes dumb for the time being.
Then the right side slowly learns how
to give orders, and the man gradually
regains power Of speech after some
years, but In many cases he becomes
left handed because now the orders
from the brain are transmitted more
rapidly to the left than to the right.
You have often experienced, | sup
pose, the curious feeling that you have
done something or met some one Mt
some time or other when in reality you
have not done so Mt all.
Surprising the left side of your brain
conceived the idea that you were GO
ing to tie your boot lace and that the
right side was, say, a t%housandth part
of a second behindhand in grasping
the same idea, the result, when the
right side did grasp 1t, would be that
you would imagine that you had nj
ready tied your boot lace.-Dr. With.
row in London Answers.
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-02-19
A DANCE IN THE kuONOlKE
Joaquin Miller's story and the way
He Clinched IL.

He Clinched IL.
At n of his lectures just after his
return from the Klondike Joaquin Mil
Ter told the following story: "One night
I vas invited to n dance In a miners
cabin. and while Bill Dalton scraped
away on his fiddle we Just hOed II
down. But the miners tramped in and
out 80 much between dances that be-
fore midnight the ladies declared the
dance another step unless something
was done. Then something was done
that was possible in mining
days In California. Each miner gal
lantly opened his buckskin powder
pouch and %sprinkled gold dust on the
floor! And this was repeated through
out the night. And In the morning.
never troubled themselves about sweep
ing up that gold dust. They just hitch
ed up their dog sleds and rode away
At this point of Miller's narrative
there was n slight agitation In the au-
dlcnce, an ominous sign of ~incrcdullty,
but Miller was equal to ii. With n
wave of his hand toward one of the
boxes, he said, And my old friend up
there in the box, Captain John IIealy,
Will s~ubstantiate what | say"
1t was n master stroke of the poet,
for the house burst into applause and
greatly embarrassed the modest mil
lionaire mining and railroad promoter
Of Alaska, who unsuspectingly had ac-
ccpted Millcr's invitation to attend the
lecture In the afternoon.
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-02-19
Paruell's SuDerstttiOus.

Charles Stewart Parncll was one of
the strongest men that ever lived, but
he had numberless supcrstitions. Once
n colleague of his brought him the
draft of II bill TO the cell he was then
occupying in Kilmainham. II was In
thirteen clauses. Parncll was Mortified.
He Insisted that somehow or other n
fourteenth clause should be added.
once Parnell saw a colleague with
three lights In his bedroom. He was
quite uneasy until he saw one of the
lights put out. | Travelled with him
once when he had n scarf that had
been presented TO him by a lady adj
mirer. There was some green in the
scarf. One Of his superstitions was
that green was an unlucky color. He
used to say, half joke. whole earnest,
that all the misfortunes of Ireland
came from the fact that her color was
green. He was very much put out by
this scarf. 1t was In the days when
the habeas corpus was suspended In
Ireland and we were sleeping on the
mail boat at Kingstown and wsre.not
to start for HOlyhead till next morn
ing. He was quite sure the green scarf
would have us arrested before we left
In the morning.-M. A. +.
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-02-19
On the wronE Tack.

A young man in New York was deep
" impressed with the beauties of Free
masonry and after considerable effort,
mental and otherwise, had fitted him
self for the ceremony Of initiation into
the order. He had heard of the goat"
and the 'gridiron" and many other
things connected with the first degree
and was prepared to be surprised at
nothing. In the course of his first even
ing at the lodge he stepped on a tack,
which stuck into his foot and gave him
considerable pain. He said nothing
and made no effort to remove II, pain
full though II was. Two hours later,
when 1t seemed to him that there was
lstetas mare to come. in the. NAY of
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-02-19
OIdcst Fire Engine.

The original fire engine, the first ma
chine of its kind ever made. Is pre-
served in the old parish church mt
Dartmouth, England. 1t Is only 4 feet
long and 4 feet 6 inches in height. The
car rests on four small wheels, and the
hose Is attached TO the top. A clumsy
lever placed ut the back of the car sets
thus forced through the pipe was very
small and doubtless had very little eff
ticicnCy.
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-02-19
Careless.

ut was careless of me to say that |
admired Bacon" remarked the young
woman with glasses.
did you offend some Shakespcarean
studcntI'
mo. 1t was n Chicago pork packer,
He frigidly remarked that he didn't
care to talk s~hop."-Washington Star.
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-02-19
AZ OF UTILITY.
Tie Pointers Evolution From the
bloodhound type.

Type.
The evolution of the pointer from
what may be described as the blood
hound type to the modern English
foxhound kind has taken. perhaps,
close on 100 years. He is essentially,
above all others, u dog of utility, and
az the pointer has always been looked
upon u n OF the chief helpmatcs of
the man who loves to take his pleasure
behind q well broken brace of dogs, a
pair Of barrels and straight powder, 1t
stands to reason that that man has
called In all his ingenuity and all his
knowledge Of breeding to provide him
seae, with u sporting dog that Is best
adapted for the sport that is provided
for. lim. Therefore In some places In
pARsNca, where the plains are so vast,
An fast and wide ranging pointer
: nj auired-one. too, with bird sense
4 Whsre true ranging, a good nose and
~stanchness on game are to be found
Nemeo6fed In one single dog, there. per-
0av& h4ve we found the perfect ami
md a retrieving pointer at that.
.k.ls ~ other breeds Of dogs, there are
all sizes and sorts Of pointers. The
short headed, cloddy s~ho,hdered and
often weak thighed and COW hooked
pointer has gone by the board. 1t
stands to reason that. although the
cart horse can gallop. he cannot gallop
with the thoroughbred. the clean neck
ed, oblique shouldered. deep BANNED.
live racing machine. Half a day Of
real going will knock up the heavy
headed, loose throated pointer. lie has
had to give way to the more elegant
quantity; but even such as he should
not be too small.-Illustrated Sporting
News.
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-02-19

date a Homogeneous empire VT crt,,.
ed the social system of the south, and
lastly we cast forth Spain. The story
teaches us that as the past has been, so
will be the future. Nature has decreed
that animals shall compete for life, or,
in other words, destroy or be destroyed.
We can hope for no exemption from
the common lot.-Brook Adams in At
lantic.