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The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1904-11-17
TEA INJURIES CHILDREN.
Mothers Ignorant Of It's Harmful
Effect Give It to Their Little
Ones.

It 10 stated by DR.. Matthias Nicholl,
Jr., Of the Children's Out hospital,
Bellevue, New York, that among the
children Of the poor the habit Of
drinking tea is very prevalent. This
habit, Of course, is very disastrous In
its results, says Medical Talk for the
Home. Little children less than two
years old are given tea to drink three
times q day.
It seems strange that any mother
would do this, but there is a reason
for it They are too poor to buy mill
for the children to drink 80 they make
tea and add little milk to it. THESE
mothers do not know the harmful ef-
feet Of tea on growing child, and in
many cases no doubt believe the tea
IL good for the child.
1t Is too bad, Of course, that the
children OF the poor cannot have mill;
to drink. But II they cannot have
milk how much better 1t would be to
give them simply water, pure cold
water. Or even hot water with a lit
tie milk added to 1t does not make an
unpleasant drink, indeed 1t Is relished
BY some. and 1t will not harm the
children ~ the tea Is sure to do.
DR.. Mich p gives it as his opinion
that 1t Is duty of every physician
VINO work lmong the poor to make
= careful uiry a. to the dietary OF
the child who are brought to him
for treat instead Of simply pre-
Axtss-- lie Of medicine. He has
re ct mothers are grateful
II 4 along this line, II the
given in q kindly way
are ignorant, but they
fejoAg Gus as any mother to
hev can for their children.
: - have . great deal Of
physician and would
Fort. p. suggestions.
- mn
2og with Tomatoes.
1of carefully and cut Q
: fhidees 10 ends Place Il in
haM lalt and a dash Of
Of rich broth and
}. Cool sauce. Cover and
i onnd II an hour. DISH
Er,- tre not to break
It'll chopped pars-
Qe1e9a0. disadvantages
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-09-01
sun in . Church splrn

Not long a go an interesting discovery
was made at Quezac. France. by a cou-
pie OF officers of the customs. As the
result Of anonymous information they
climbed into the spire Of the church,
and after a careful search found q still
which, although dating from the sew
enteenth century, was yet In q per
feet state Of preservation and capable
of being worked Naturally the re-
quirsments of the law with regard to
apparatus of this description had not
been complied with In this case. but
who was the offendsr' The vicar in
charge of the buildingi The sacristan
who visited weekly7
Intercepted. the former declared
that be bad only recently come into the
parish and had never set foot In the
spirs. He was therefore totally ignor-
ant of the existence Of the incrimin-
atIng vessel. The sacristan. however,
could not allsse 20 valid an excuse. and
bis explanation not being considered
satisfactory he will be proceeded
against
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-09-01

Laxity and diversity OF the laws re-
lating to marriage in the various States
Of the Union are justly blamed for the
growth OF what may almost be called
the divorce habit In America. Yet
there are a few general tendencies
which do not derive their origin and
force from individual lives. Personal
reforms are often needed Nefore lexis-
lattve reforms can be effective. 1t
may fairly be asked whether the CON
fusion OF pleasure and happiness in
many minds Is not responsible for a
great deal of trouble. The two things
differ In that one Is transltory and the
other abiding. Now, II there Is any
one quality OF matrimony which should
distinguish II from other conditions Of
life. 1t Il the quality OF permansnce.
Happiness rather than pleasure should
be the token OF its success. 1t Is u
limited view OF marriage which looks
ing ones own establishment-thes sense
OF proprietorship on the part of the
man, the greater freedom In many
fields of activity for the woman. The
whole chorus Of experience proclaims
the rather tiresome, true story that the
real satisfactions Of marriage come
from quite other sources-the sharing
Of responsibilities and experiences, the
surrender of certain personal prefer
ences. the daily. yearly growth OF sym
patty and understanding. 1t is hard
to make all young persons believe the
truth OF these thrice familiar state
ments. 1t may be just as hard to give
them a realizing sense" OF the dis
tinction between happiness and pleas
urs. They must learn most Of II for
themselves This Is meant merely as
a guide-post, pointing in what seems
the right direction.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-09-01

come to cats There. you've got u.
Now how do they undertake to keep .
Malty cat from shedding all over lis
ItorS clothes and the furniture. 80 tile
whole family won't be picking m eat.
ing Erny hairs the enduring timer
The agent shut the book with a slam
and rose abruptly. In spite OF Mr.. Ran.
SONS benevolent smile.
you stan there q minute I'll moth.
err fetches ye q glass o. lemonade: It's
a wsrmish day" said Mr. Ransom. cor
daily. But as to the book you're
peddling. why. mothers got a Helps
to the Handy that her mother had be.
fore her that you'd ought to take
look at some time. What with that
an the Worlds Atlas an the diction-
AIRY, guess mother an I'll make out to
get along without any cyclopedy.
young man"
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-09-01
NOT WHAT IT USED TO BE.
Trsnic on the Nississippt Has Expert
eneed . Decline In Recent Years.

Trsnic on the Mississippt Has Expert.
eneed Decline In Recent years.
The best days Of the Mississippi
River trsflc are long since past. and
the scenes that once endenred that
stream have apparently gone never to
return.
The best year for steamboat bust.
ness on the Mississippi il said to have
been the one Immediately before the
outbreak Of the Civil War. says Mr..
Chlttenden in the World To-day. Dur
Ing that conflict. until the North gain
ed control OF the river. commercial
boating below the mouth of the Ohio
was broken up entirely. On the Mis-
sour q new source Of business sprans
up in the early years Of the war by
the discovery Of gold at the head
waters Of that stream. Then began
that most remarkable episode In the
history Of river navigation. the send
ing of cargoes from st. Louis to the
base Of the Rocky Mountains, more
than 1000 miles distant and half
mile vertically upward.
Long before the steamboat business
on the Mississippi and It's tributaries
had reached its maximum the forces
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-09-01
LACKED JUST WHAT ne wASIfp.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

The agent for the "InexhaustibIe
Cyclopedla, In Twelve Parts" np-
preached Mr. Ransom with q light and
springy step. and was greatly cheered
when he received an Invitation to
drawn up an show your wares" and
the other rocking chair on the shady
porch was pushed towards him.
you say there's everything anybody
wants to know In IT," said Mr.. Ransom.
genially, when the agents flow Of con-
yersation had ceased for a moment and
he looked hopefully at his host well.
guess shall have to buy H. Lawzes,
yes. can see how easy the pay
ments'Il be. But now I Just want to
make sure o. one or two things before
1 pay ye down the fust money.
Les see, what parts have - got
with yer Vol. One, A to Conn., that's
al fright. Now you ind me the place
where 1t tells about snt-hiils. and the
best way to rid your doorysrd OF 'em.
I've tried more'n forty different ways
already"
Mr.. Ransom leaned comfortably
back In his chair and rocked with a
loud creak while the agent searched
the pages Of vol. One" with an anI-
ious face.
TT doesn't tell about them" he
stammered at last "You see" But
Mr.. Ransom raised his hand in protest.
ITS too bad" he said. but prob
ably that slipped their minds. Jest turn
over to the BIS, and find butter Now
see how you can make II come when
it's contrary. same as II is sometimes
when you're In q hurry to get through
churning."
Again he regarded the agents red
dening face with q calm and genial
gaze.
mot therer' he said, when the re-
suit Of the search was reluctantly sd-
United. THAT seems curious. don't 1T
But still I'll give 'em another chance.
Now you turn over the c's till you
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-09-01

Far away in the mountains OF the
Canadian Northwest. on the borders CT
the Canadian national park. near
Banff. bed OF fine anthracite has
been discovered which Is from six TO
ten feet thick. 1t has been traced about
ten miles. Such deposit Of hard coal
will be OF much use to Canada in many
ways. So the development OF the Do
minion goes on steadily and Canadian
prospects are excellent The more
Canada fourishes the better for the
United States. Our neighbor to the
north cannot prosper without benefit
to this country.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-09-01
MOHAMMEOANs AND DOGS
CANNES Are Killed II They Are Found
In a Mosque.

CANNES Are Killed II They Are Found
in Mosque.
In Egypt dogs are never permitted
to enter the dwelling house Of Mo-
hammedan. and II one is found In a
mosque he Is Immediately put to
death In consequence OF this ex-
communicate from the society which
this animal seems so instinctively dis
posed TO cultivate. Egyptian dogs live.
for the most part. In the open air.
feeding upon garbage and any other
filth that chance throws In their way.
Yet they are found to be faithful pro-
tectors OF the property and even per-
sons Of the very men by whom they
are thus despltefully treated. although.
Sonini remarks, It Is extremely curious
to see the pains taken by a Mussulman
and a dog when they happen to meet
to avoid coming in contact with each
other. Notwithstanding this state OF
persecution. dogs are remarkably nu-
merous In the towns OF Egypt The
species Is a large one. about the size
a--1 A-oec Va Nlo bANg at
proof OF the Mohammedan prejudice
against this useful animal, II Is sum
Client to state that they regard the
terms Christian and dog as synony-
OF course, in the most op-
probrious sense. As singular con-
trast for their dislike for dogs. the
Egyptians have ever held cats In great
est veneration, and in ancient time
even worshiped them. And historians
tell US that Bubastis and Atribes. two
towns in Egypt, the former a votary OF
cats and the latter of mice. contracted
On that account 50 strong an antipa-
thy to each other that the inhabitants
were never known to intermarry, al
though only a few miles asunder. In
soms parts OF India. too. we are told.
hey have a similar reverence for
a. the only crimes pun
shed capitally there are the murder Of
If q man and q cat--New Orleans
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-09-01

Are the sacred words. Il love
you" for lovers lips alonsl Is the
tender message but for youths May
dayl Why. when the hair is gray
must the tongue forget its skillf Why
must the aging heart forget its ten
derness? Why when youth has fied
must the message OF love express IT.
self in colder words. or not at ALI
Who knows how the older heart may
hunger for the words of hong ago!
Why does the husband forget that the
wife still listens for the words he has
forgotten? Why does the wife forget
that the husband. who should still be
her lover. can, by the long-ago words.
Il love you" be drawn swiftly to her
side Why does the daughter forget
to say. Mother. l love you" until II Is
too late, until the mother IL gone. and
the daughter can only say with rears,
Il loved herr" Why Is the son, strong
and sturdy. ashamed to say, Mother.
love your" Why does he choke and
stumble over the words that In the
presence OF his sweetheart come so
glibly to his tongue? Husband. only
this day Is yours Say to the wife, Il
love you" Wife. but this hour can
you call your own. Breathe to the
husband. Il love you" Daughter, son,
but this neeting moment belongs 10
you. Say to the father. who Is tot
tering. TO the mother, whose hair is
gray. to the sister who was your child
hoods companion. to the brother who
nshed with you. who climbed with you.
and who is now growing old with
you-say TO him. TO them all. Il love
your Speak the words now while the
ears are listening. now while the eyes
can smile back their gladness, now
while the heart can throb its Joy.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-09-01

otd Metal IL Ussd In the ceas&ruetiea
Of Railway Freight Cara

Old scrap iron. lying In heaps ana
rusting away under the influence OF
the weather. has been utilized by q
street railway company In a Western
town. 1t has been found that from
this material can be secured much
better axles than those purchased In
the market or that can be obtained
from rolled bar iron. Instead OF dis
posing OF all scrap to junk dealer.
as is usual. the metal is sorted into
several grades. east iron. wrought iron
or steel. Part OF this is then disposed
OF through the regular channels. but
the No. i and No. wrought iron scrap
is set aside for the manufacture OF
axles- The several pieces, which are
OF all skies and shapes. are arranged
In binders. made OF bent pieces of
scrap plate. eight inches thick and
sixteen inches long. which is not too
large to be conveniently handled
These bundles OF scrap are then
stored until needed. A reverberatory
furnace. heated by oil. which is made
economically possible by the cheap
ness OF fuel oil on the Pacific coast.
is employed for heating these bundles
Of scrap TO welding heat. for forg-
ing by steam hammer into slabs.
About twelve bundles are worked at a
heat and when each issues from under
the 8.30O-pound steam hammer the
volume Is reduced more than half.
there only remaining slab six inches
by two inches and three feet six inches
long. Three of these slabs are then
welded together TO form the smallest
size axle After being worked TO the
proper shape the rough ends are cut
of and finished In lathes to dimen-
sion sizes.
The car company officials assert
that the axles thus produced from
scrap are cheaper and possess great
err ductility and better fiber than any
axles they can purchase Incidental
TO the process the fue heat from the
furnace is passed through waste
heat boiler that produces sufficient
steam TO operate three steam hammers
In the blacksmith shop.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-09-01

which were TO accomplish its ruin had
begun to operate. The beginning OF
practical ralIroadlng followed msay
years after that Of strsmbostinx. but
when Il ono. got well under way its
progress and development rapidly out.
stripped those OF It's older rivals. Here
was q steam engine that could 70 with
to follow water courses. IL could
climb mountains II they were in Its
way. II could serve the inland town
as well A. the river port Its speed
WAS four times or more that Of the
steamboat II was not put out Of
commission by the winters Ice. but
served the public the year round.
Clearly. the steamboat stood little
show In Its struggle with q rival like
this.
For many years. from one cause
and smother. the boats held their own:
but finally the railroads got the up.
per hand. and their vast development
in the twenty i've years following The
Civil War practically drove the steam.
boat business from the rivers.
The commercial interests Of the
country have always looked with re-
greet upon the disappearance Of tho
steamboat There IL q deep.rooted
conviction that our rivers have some
value In the commercial economy OF
the country. a. regulators OF freight
rates II nothing more. and there has
been q strenuous effort to maintain
active navigation. There 10 q hopeful
belief that the future will see tho
rivers again tecming with boats. ~
they do In Russis. Austria and France.
But the logic Of statistics IL against
II
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-09-01

Under skilful business administra-
don the French colonies along the
west coast Of Africa are attaining re-
variable prosperity. In Dahomey a
railway IL under construction from tho
chief seaport, Kotonu. to Tcharu, three
hundred and seyenty-ssven miles In
land The Niger Il to be ultimately
the terminus. French Guinea II build
ing 4 line from Konakry. the capital,
to the Niger at Kurussa, three hun
dred and forty-two miles, Of which
ninety miles are completed Senegal,
which has several railways In OPERA
t1on, u planning to drsdge the Senegal
River and connect It by ran with the
Niger, a. 4 route for exporting cotton
and other interior products. The Ivory
Coast II planning = railroad to the hin
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-09-01
Only Women Live There.

An Adamless Eden Ia said to exist
somewhere In the Caribbean Sea. but
Just where 1t IL located no one IL abls
TO tell. There il an old legend In the
West Indies which has been handed
down from the time of Columbus to
the effect that somewhere among the
numerous Gays Of the Caribbean Sea
there exists an island inhabited only
by women.
The aboriginal Csribs and Arar-
walks found II inconvenient to have
women around In times Of war Us
uaIly when the enemy conquered q
number of the tribes fairest mafdens
were carried OF. SO goes the story.
The deplorabls possibility Of losing
all the women Of the tribe was avert
ed, however, by the prompt action Of
the chiefs, who ordered all Of the re-
female element to this I'M
known island in the Caribbean. Ac-
cording to the legend the place il CO
piously watered by ideal streams,
by breadfruit mango,
plantain and all the necessaries to life
and poetry. The husbands and lovers
were allowed to visit the island not
moro than twice q year In times of
peace.
But 1t IL further handed down that
all the men Of the tribe were eventual
~ wiped out In an Indian war. and
that all trace Of the isle Of women
was lost According to Washington
Irving, even Columbus made vain Of
forts to ind IL
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-09-01
/ MfDITORIALSssss
Opinions of Papers important Subjects.

and the suburban roads infested
with automobiles the possession OF lot OF bowling
Yahoos who OF their be offensive TO people
who happen like the smell OF gasoline. They de-
beratey try Brighten horses pedestrians and
splash them with mud IL would be interesting TO know
how OF the cads TO be Ia temporary
the machines They certainly do not belong TO
the class afford 10 To hire such Injuries
IL would be worth the while OF all respectable people who
Interested In sutomobng 10 make combined effort TO
suppress this nuisance Anybody walking along highway
frequented by automobilsts readily understand why
hatred has the East Side and the
New York observation-disclosures Star
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-09-01

smokeless powder Is very different
from the old-fashioned black or the
later brown cocoa powder. These lat
ter are quick to explode. becoming
transformed into gas almost instan-
taneousiy. but the nltrocellulose COM
pound now used in our navy guns
burns much more slowly. even when
confined When not subjected to con-
6nement IT may be said hardly to ex-
plode at all Owing to this deliberate
decomposition Of the powder In the
Enclosed gun and in the handling
room below the turret. there was lit
Tie or no rending effect of the explo-
sive upon the structure of the NILS
souri, The loss Of life was due al
most wholly to tho intense heat.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-09-01

No writer in the English tongue
Glands in the same rank with shak-
spsare. and yet mono was 30 incessant
Q debtor a he to the classic writer's
and the folklore of other countries.
From "Hamlet' to "Shylock," from
'Coriolanus" to "Cymbelfne" his play
wright path IL strewn with the frag-
ments of an older literature from
which he had pilfered the best he
could lay bis hands upon without 50
much as q by your leave" 1t IL, after
oil. the people who populsriIs rather
than the people who suggest or invent
an idea who deserve whatever praise
attaches to its success The geologist
tells tho miner where he might wisely
dig for gold. but 1t is the miner whom
we pay for getting out and giving u
the precious metal
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-09-01
Weight At Birth.

The average weight Of boys At birth
IL q little more. and Of girls q little
less, than six and q half pounds. For
nine years the sexes are nearly equal
in their growth; but then the boys
range rapidly ahead, 20 that at 20
they average about LAB pounds. and
young women of the same age but
120. At 30 4 man generally reaches
his heaviest. at about 152 pounds; but
women slowly increase until 50. whom
they average about 1872 pounds. Aver
aging men and women altogether. at
full growth they are about twenty
times a. heavy A. At birth. Tho COM
mon range Of weight for men II 10e
to 40 pounds. and for women s8 to
207 pounds.-L0ndon Medical Rec
ord
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-09-01

China. highly civilized country. tho relatives OF
assassin forced 10 share the penalty with him.
indeed bear all OF IT, IN OF the criminals
The courts OF Pennsylvania may understand Law and
ability H. To such credit they
entitled purity and feaFlessness they
heartily And doubtless the lofty plane which
they operate the OF justice they above feel
Ing pang discomfort the ntimaton that tho Chinese
theory refined modified and made prsentabs by set
OF appears In this decision IL would DO unfsr
hang the innocent wife OF murderer sad his chill
dren prison; IL Is daxzlnzy fair 10 Stare
them send them 20 the poor house.
Nobody desires the insurance company 20 be deprived OF
any legitimate protection As rule u does not suffer
much Generally the swindier IL caught and heavy
penalty exaeted.
Policies carried for certain time become Ineontrst
able" That Is say tho company will them
unless through circumstance probably trehacsity
reasonable chance OF beating the claim OF the
heirs II II has agreed 20 pay certain the
death OF certain and the having fulfilled his
share OF the contract Is dead nothing r~ans but the
OF th. dsh0norabls attempt at ersson-
In the Instance undsr consideration III. had
med murder This the business % the company only
II IN. OF all law abiding eiiizsns IL Ia
folly that be committed the murder with tho
purpose OF getting himself hanged aud thus securing FOE
his heirs Of money The law prrsrrib~s the pun
ishmsnt for murder II stpust-s In fenn.yranls. that
the guilty shall be hanged IL add "snd bis
heirs deprived OF the Insurance which hs have
paid pr-mlums"-Sew York American
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-09-01
rrsmo on the sucs De nal.

In spite OF the reduction OF trans
portation charges Of 10 cents . ton.
the receipts from the trsnic Of the
Sues canal for the year 1903 are only
little less than those Of the previous
year, 20 q further considerable In
crease Of trafic can be stated. The
receipts were s2o.7oo.0oo. or $4,000
less than in 1904
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-09-01

Hetty Green has taken the trouble
70 deny another report that she has
given away a lot Of money. Hetty
must believe there is somebody some
where who thinks she would really do
such q thing.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-09-01

A scientist has discovered that loaf
Eng Is conducive to health and longev-
lty. Come to think OF 1t. who ever saw
4 tramp suffering from arteriosclero-
ais?
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-09-01

tsriand from Bassam. Al this w9k.
a. we'll a. harbor improvement sanl-
tation and wagon-roadu. IL done BY ma
tive laborers directed BY native chisfs-
thus retained In authority. and paid
for from the colonial revenues without
extra taxation
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-09-01

An ambitious lady OF Connecticut
n2s applied for admission to the
Daughters OF the Revolution on the
ground that her great-gra ndfatherm muir
dsred the Kings English.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-09-01
Art of War.

And II one IL unable to keep the en-
envy from crossing the rivsrT asked
the pupil.
SIN that case" replied the master of
strategy, the press censor should al
low rumors to circulate that you are
trying to lure him across-"-Puck-
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1904-09-01

dig" Is the terse motto under which
at least one graduating class moved
cut into the big. busy world this year.
1t might be passed on to the Panama
Canal Commission