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

We heard 1t and jotted 1t down,
What happened in and out OF town.
Mrs. W. ]. Bard left for st. Louis
last week to visit her sister and at
tend the Fair.
Report says that s. M. Coulter has
sold his farm.
W. W. Park was at Warrensburg
last week.
The wheat and oats are ready to
harvest but most OF the fields are 80
wet that a binder mires down. 1t Is
q hard time to take care OF the crops.
Virginia was very quiet the Fourth.
The boys had some tre-crackers and
kept them popping occasionally dur
ing the day.
Unsupported that Mrs. Harry Simp-
son, who has been In the hospital at
Kansas City for some time, will be
able to return home soon.
N. NJ. Nestlerode moved to near
Amoret three weeks ago and Aaron
did not And it out until the other day
when Mr.. N. informed him.
Frank McElroy looks natural driv-
ing the binder.
Walter and Dow Wolfe are coming
to the front as hay pitchers.
Uncle Philip Heckadone was in
Virginia the morning OF the Fourth.
He looked like boy starting out to
have q glourious 4th.
Judge Wolfe was around Monday,
hunting up the Republican Delegates
as they have not been seen since the
convention. The Judge thinks they
have been boodling.
Mr.. Msnger is getting ready to
build q new house. Bailey Beckett is
the carpenter.
Rev. Sapp win preach at N. E.
church Sunday at II q. m.
The ladies OF the Christian church
at Virginia win give an Ice cream
supper at the church Thursday night,
July Z. Band viii furnish music.
Everybody cordially invited.
J. R. Blake and family ofSomerset,
KY. who has been Visiting his sister,
Mrs. R. W. NcCann for the past week,
returned home last Thursday night.
Mr.. Blake ID one Of Kentucky's most
prosperous merchants. He visited
the Worlds Fair on his way here.
AARON
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1904-07-07
Man Is Found Murdered.

Pleasant Hill, No., July "a man,
apparently about 35 years old, dress.
ed In q dark suit Of clothes and strip.
cd hickory shirt, with blue eyes, dark
curley hair and weighing about 1875
pounds, was found murdered by two
Rock Island coal chutes at Ii O'Clock
last night.
The body was lying on the ground
In q great pool Of blood. Blood was
spatted over the car. Officer Bailey
ordered the body taken to undertak.
ing rooms. Inquest was held and
postponed until next Friday.
None OF the Rock Island section
men or other employees know any.
thing OF the man. The wounds on
his body show that he had been kill.
ed with a 3S.caliber revolver, the
shots entering his head and body.
One shot passed through his head
and near the left ear, another
through the abdomen and another
grazed the right side Of his neck.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1904-07-07
Many Drown at Sea.

London, July 3.-More than 700
Danish and Norwegian emigrants,
bound for New York, were undoubt.
edly drowned on the North Atlantic
Tuesday. Out Of nearly 800 pas
sengers on board the Danish steamer
Norge, which left Copenhagen June
%, only twenty-seven are known to
be alive, and for the rest no hope is
held out.
When last seen the Norge was sink
ing, where it struck on the islet OF
Rockall, whose isolated peak raises
from q deadly Atlantic reef, some
200 miles of the west coast OF Scot
land.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1904-07-07

/ have completed arrangements iol
conducting q Teachers' Normal at
Butler, beginning July 18th and con
tinuing six weeks.
Ihave secured tine services Of Supt.
Il. C. Richmond, Of Butler, and Prof.
W. T. Hoover, Of Adrian, to assist
me. Instruction viii be given In nsub-
jects required for teachers eertifl-
Gates.
Credits made in this school will be
accepted in lieu Of examination In
two subjects at the August examine
tion.
/ recommend that all teachers In
the county who possibly can should
make arrangements to attend this
school. Very respectfully,
II o. MAxEY,
$685. Co. Supt. Of Schools.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1904-07-07

Recently the Missouri Pacific Rail,
way Company reduced the force ol
men at the round house by cutting
thirteen men of Of the pay roll. To.
day another cut was made, the pres.
ent being cut down to nine hours per
day and ordered to lay off on Sstur.
days and Sundays. The men usually
work s5 hours per week but now ex-
pectto work only 40 hours. Nevada
Mail.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1904-07-07

Portland, Ore, July 2.-"Thers
will never be another silver dollar
coined in the United States" said
George f. Roberts, director Of the
United States mint here, yesterday
Mr.. Roberts is on the way to Alaska
"There will be no more new silver
dollars turned out by the govern
ment mint unless by some chance a
16 to l Congress should be elected
for the supply Of silver bullion pur.
chased under the Sherman act Is ex'
hausted."
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1904-07-07
All standard prints at 4c per yd.

All standard prints at 4c per yd.
Light colored percals regular 10t
per yd at..6hc.
36 inch L. L. sheeting, regular ~
goods at sc per yd.
so pieces OF colored dimity regular
1Oc goods at 6hc per I'D.
20 pieces dress ginghams regular
1Oc goods at 7hc per yd.
25 pieces OF batiste regular 12l
and 15c goods at 7hc per yd.
Fine madras shirting, 12la and 15t
goods at SIC per yd.
20 pieces dress voiles regular 35(
goods at zoe per yd.
5pieces fine crepe waistings 75t
goods at SOC per I'D.
20 pieces dress lawns regular &c al
3Hc.
Colored linen suitings SOC goods al
25c der yd.
Colored heavy skirting crash, reg
ular 15c at 1oc.
5 dos washable underskirts, regu'
lar 75c:at40c.
10 pieces Worlds Fair suiting
regular zoe goods at 12K per I'd.
Big reduction in curtsin swisses.
Lace curtains at one-half price.
SO inch wide silkoline in all color
ct 10c per yd.
Linen colored suiting crashes 12Ke
per I'D.
A full line in colors In mohairs,
brillianteen both plain and figures
worth CSC and Too per I'D at 45c.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1904-07-07

Mems calf shoes, coin and plain toe
solid throughout, a $1.25.
Mems calfshoes, hand sewed a 81. 90
Ladies vici kid patent or stock tin
M$1.5O.
We have placed on our job counter
about 100 pairs ladies and misses
shoes-broken lots-to be sold a 75c
per pair.
Boys colored unlaundried waists,
sizes 10 to IA, regular price 35c to
5Oc to close them a zoe.
Boys white laundried waists were
SOC to 75c to clean them out 25c.
Boys summer underwear we're SOC
per suit; now 40c.
Boys work gloves Csc kind; 20c
per pair.
Boys two piece suits were $1.OO
and 1.50 at 95c per suit.
Boys two piece suits worth 81 90
and 3 90 now $3.50.
Boys two piece suits in fancy cash.
mers all wool worth $3.50 to 500
now 1925.
Boysiancy shirts were Soc now Soc.
5 dozens mems stiff bosom shirts,
excellent patterns, were 75c to $1.OO
now Csc.
5 dozens mems stiff bosom shirts
were 5ec to 75c now 35c.
30 dozens mems negligee shirts,
fancy pattern all sizes, were soc and
75c; while they last, they 60 a 35c.
so dozens mems negligee shirts, up
to-date styles, were $1.00 60 a S5c.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1904-07-07

Warrenton, NO., June 3O.-The
jury In the case nj William E. Church,
charged with the murder of his foster
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. II. w. Yeater,
on August 81, 1908, brought in q
verdict to-day OF murder In the first
degree, % the information charged,
Church's attorney has fled q motion
for new trial, which will be argued
before Judge Shelton on July 23.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1904-07-07

George Smith, store keeper at
Hsckner, Benton county, was ar-
rested the other day by a U. s. mar
shal, for selling booze labeled ''lemon
extract" II did Q big business
when the boys found out about my
lemon extract, said Smith, but l
knew / would be found out sooner or
later"
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1904-07-07
This Sale is No Humb17

40 inch wide silk crepes in all colors
regular price s1.25, sale price S5c.
Sc inch wide black taffate silk
guaranteed stamped edge, regular
S1.25 at 95e per yd.
A full line OF cclored all wool dress
goods ior tall wear, AZ, 4G inch wide,
regular 65 and 75c goods, sale price
45e per yd.
A full and complete line OF lace
hosiery for children, misses and
ladies, prices almost cut In two.
tsCe EigFs at Une-haif price.
Our entire stock of embroideries at
prices to suit the times.
p inch china silks in black and all
colors at 45c per I'D.
SO inch black china silk, best quail
ty, regular price 81. 90, sale price S5c
Best r. & G. corsets, regular 81. 90
at 75c.
We show a complete line of table
linons, towels and crashes at q Csc
reduction OF regular prices.
$50 ladies waists made OF fancy
percales goods that were sold at 75c,
to $1.25 each will be cleaned out
during this sale at 3Oc.
We are showing . complete line Of
footwear and handle the best makes
Of al lines Of shoes for men, women
and children.
Aensi heavy Kipp shoes, solid
throughout usually, cell for s1.50
per pair to close them. We offer
them for $1.OO.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1904-07-07
Mems, Boys and ChiIdrens Hats.

'~~ SssS
4Oc to soc wool hat a 25c.
75c to $1.00 wool hats a soc.
$l.OO to 1.25 wool hat a So.
All up.to.date mems hats a prices
In proportion.
All straw hats, clean new and this
season'sgoods q actual cost to close
them.
Caps for children, boys any men.
Come and hear the price, and you
will buy them.
Mems and youths suits, regular
$500 and 600 suits now $4.OO.
Mems suits, cheviots and worsted,
plain and fancies regular $40. 90 suits
now $500.
Mems imported cheviot suits, tailor
made regular $12.5O goods a 5000.
Mems fancp cheviot, fine worstered
tailor made, hand made buttonhole
regular $500 suits a $3.50.
Mems all wool clay worsted black
and navy regular $1,000 to 1850
suits. Sale price $3.50.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1904-07-07

Mems summer underwear, the kind
thatsells for SOC per SUIT to close 35c
per suit.
80 mems union suits, medius Weight
regular 81 90 suit Gt zoe.
Mems summer underwear worth
$1.00 per suit 20 a 75c.
Mems brown drill drawers a zoe.
Mems brown drill 30 and IOc draw.
ers 6g 25c.
Mems bleached drill drawers, regu.
lar SOC al 40c.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-01-20

about covers the period of my medical
career. My skin is just as clean as
when I used to battle, l weigh 172
pounds, and 1 have better health than
l ever enjoyed before, whereas, form
erly, when l tried baths Of various
kinds-hot, cold and tepid-I was
scarcely ever free from cold in the
head. TO be clean is not to be moist,
but to be dry; not to battle, but to
keep clean clothes by changing gar
ments often. Is a miner dirty just
because he is covered with carbon?
Is the diamond dirt because it is car
bon? For what do you bathe-to be
clean or to look white? The bath
causes a useless waste Of fat, which
must be replaced with tissues Of the
body. Soap and water loosens and
destroys this fat, and nature is kept
busy manufacturing more. Boys in
the swimming season lose flesh and
get poor. To battle much is debilitat
ing Many people are bathed out Of
the world. Bathing, especially in win
ter, is frequently the cause Of pneu-
monia and other dangerous diseases.
Mature warns us against bathing in
winter by freezing all her bath tubs
Few animals battle in winter. Alco
holic drinks and bathing are respon-
sibIe for nearly all our pneumonias;
both send the blood to the skin, caus-
ing it to glow; both predispose to cold.
by dilating the blood vessels, and both
are dangerous. A skin that is bathed
frequently also has a greater growth
Of bacteria than one which is not sub
jected to soap and water. In a word,
he who bathes much must necessarily
be filthy, because, first, by rough fric-
ton he scars his skin and makes 1t 50
that loose particles Of dirt will cling
to it, and, secondly, he makes the
skin do part Of the work Of the kid
neys, and anything that carries sew
age can never be clean. To be clean,
then, is not to battle, but to keep clean
clothes"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-01-20
TROUBLES OF A GREENHORN station AGENT.
.I|11|I@(@4Ia OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

poor wretches out on the line, BULLDOG
ing us into sendin him a regular trib-
ute Of fruit, fresh eggs and butter.
Heroism! Respo sibility! We'll, If it
amt enough to give a person dis
taste for strong drink And he dis
appeared in the direction of a saloon
about half mile down the road.
When he returned he gave me an
idea Of my duties as assistant agent.
"You are familiar with the inter
state tariffs and the transcontinental
classification, I suppose?' he said.
was obliged to confess my ignor-
!; zee.
hats bad" he replied. you bet
ter right down and familiarize your
sell h them. You'll find 'em all in
those files. Besides the tariffs, there IS
724 supplements and 1,647 amend
ments, in addition to 2,2S6 circulars
that you should post up on. Then,
there's the special commodity rates,
and the modified rulings as applied to
the different tariffs and the new rul-
ings-there's 489 Of 'em-that have ap-
peared since the last classification was
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-01-20
ANTS KIDNAP THEIR FOES.
Raids Neigh boring Villages and Carry
Off Many Prisoners.

Raids Neigh boring Villages and Carry
Off Many Prisoners.
DR.. II. C. McCook tells Of a species
of kidnapping ants which make organ
lied attacks on other ant villages for
the purpose of capturing slaves. Here
is an account of the attack:
"At last the muster is complete.
Mysteriously but effectively the signal
Forward is given and the column
moves from the hill. There Is no
regular alignment, but show Of SOL
idarity, a holding Of the ranks within
close compass and touch-a 'rout step,
in fact. There is no general; there are
no subordinate officers, but such is the
sympathetic unity that they seem to
move in response to one will and COM
mand. If every warrior is law unto
himself the law so binds and ami
mates and compels all alike that the
ends Of an organized cOhort are served.
Assault, battle and pillage follow
quickly upon the sortie. The object
i've point Of the march is not far away
A hundred yards distant is a Tuscan
village The route thereto lies across
the edge Of a grove, over footpath,
along fallen tree, under whose shelter
and shaded by tufts of grass is the de-
voted commune. 1t Is feeble in num-
brs and there is a bare show Of de-
Tense as the freeboOters hurl them
selves upon the hill and plunge into
the open gates. The villagers flee at
the first onset through unassailed or
secret passages. Some run the gaunt-
let through the assaulting ranks. All
who can, carry a part of the family
treasures-eggs, larvae and pupae. Like
their brobdingnag ian brothers of the
human race, when disaster befalls,
their first care is for their offspring.
The fugitive mount into nearby
clumps Of low wood plants, whence
they look down upon the devastation Of
their homes-with what feelings? For
one must suppose that the midgets do
feel, though sometimes he would fain
hope otherwise
Meanwhile the invaders issue from
the gates, bearing in their jaws the
Tuscan young and occasionally an
adult They take the home trail, but
not in ordered ranks. 1t is go-as-yOu-
please now. They are welcomed back
by their black confederates, who re-
ceive the captives and take them
their very own sisters perhaps
the domestic quarters. The soldiers
hurry back to the scene Of action, for
their work is not yet finished. ''-Har
pers Magazine.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-01-20
Reasonable Marriage.

1t Is the habit to say that, in its
Iove-making, the world wags on I'M
changed, in spite of all the talk about
the sexes cycling each the other with
increasing deliberateness and discrim-
ination. But is this true? Is it not,
on the contrary, an established fact
that those Americans who have been
subjected to the enlightening intlu-
ences Of American civilization long
enough to be Influenced, are, as a
mass, less eager to rush into matri-
mony, and more restless once they are
tied? Whether this be we'll or ill is
aside from the present purpose, which
is to say, that world where men and
women were deliberate about mar
riage would be worth putting off death
while just to seas curiosity,
if nothing more. For example, sup
pose that the men were really critical
about the capacities Of women as
homemakerS-a that to their al
ready long list of expectations of the
sex from which their wives are chos-
en-. Or, suppose that the women cried
calmly to picture what manner ofNbe-
ings candidates for the responsible po-
sition of husband would be ten years
after marriage would be, physically
mentally, materially. Suppose it
should come to pass that man would
lose his present advantage, Wherein
der it is possible for practically any
unmarried man to get married at any
moment, If he is not particular as to
the kind of woman. Suppose that it
were as difficult for q man to find
husband. What an all-around bracing
up there would be in such a society?
How vanity would wither! How
eagerness to please would thrive!-
Golfers Weekly.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-01-20
miscellaneous.

New kid gloves, if warmed before
the fire, may be put on without diff
Guilty.
To clean a sponge, rub half fresh
lemon thoroughly into it and rinse
in several lukewarm waters.
Gasoline put on stains on a white
silk waist, followed by as much lump
magnesia as the gasoline will take up,
we'll rubbed in, will generally remove
the stains.
Unslacked lime or plaster Of paris
mixed with white Of egg to the con-
sistency Of cream, is said to produce
an excellent homemade cement for
mending broken china.
Flat irons should be washed every
week and always kept in a clean, dry
place. Few housekeepers use suffi-
cient wax in ironing. Do not allow
will never again retain the heat.
Brooms will last longer if they are
dipped, before using, in hot soapsuds
until thoroughly soaked. If dipped
in hot, soapy wash-water weekly, the
splints will become tough, though fiex-
ible. Put a screw-eye in the end Of
the handle, by which to suspend the
broom from a long nail in a convenient
place.
To prevent new wooden bowls from
cracking, pour hot lard into them from
the frying kettle, then turn until ev-
cry part is coated. Pour out the lard,
leave twenty-four hours, then wash
in hot, soapy water; or submerge the
bowl, covering every part, in cold wa
ter, bring water to boiling, and boil
an hour; when water is cold, remove
the bowl and dry slowly in a cold
room. Paint the outside two or three
coats.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-01-20
Athletics Harm College Girls.

Athletics Harm College Girls.
Women will never compete with
mems colleges in athletics. 1 see abb
solutely no possibility Of that ever TAX
ing place. The women do not seek
competition, and it would be of no
benefit to them. Women were not
originally intended for such violent
exercise as man, and some Of the
things that they so into must strain
them. For women to put the shot Is
preposterous.
There may be women living who are
made in such a strange and unnatural
way that it is not injurious for them
to put the shot, but for the majority
Of women it would be enough to hurt
them for life. Boating, also, is bad
for women. Women's colleges do not
have crews to any great extent, but
the women who do go into it will not
last long in their athletic life. Wonl-
ems athletics are q good thing in mod
Grafton, but for them to try to do all
that their brothers do is a mistake.
They can never attain to what the
men are doing and will only hurt
themselves in the attempt.
Eliot of Harvard.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-01-20
Korean Women.

The canons Of society in Corea re-
quire respectable woman to stay at
home. Should circumstances compel
her to go out, as is often the case with
women Of the lower class, she must
be closely yelled. Women of the high
er classes never go out except in a
covered sedan chair, anu that general
ly at night. Less than thirty years
ago curfew bell was rung at o'clock
in each city, at which hour the men
were compelled to go home and leave
the streets free for those women who
were obliged to 90 out.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-01-20
Care of House Plants.


Colder weather means increased fire
heat, the latter also meaning an In
creased aridity or dryness Of the at
mosphere. The latter condition will
probably induce a visit from insect
pests on house plants unless precau-
tons are taken to prevent their ap-
pearance. Green fly and red spider
are most to be feared, especially the
latter, as their appearance Is not as
easily detected as that Of the aphis, or
green fly. Copious sprinkling and
Swinging with cold water is the best
preventive for the attacks Of the so
called red spider. Salvias, fuchsias,
roses and carnations are first faYorites
with this little pest. When first at
tackled the leaves Of these plants pre-
sent whitish, dusty looking appear
ance, especially on the underside, and
the leaves will soon commence drop
ping. Tobacco water is the best rem
edy for green fly, although tobacco
leaf or stems or even a cigar thorough
ly dried and rubbed into fine powder
and sprinkled on the plants infested
with green fly will generally rid the
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-01-20
The Real Thing.

The fishing schooner made a desper-
ate but unsuccessful effort to get out
of the man-0' wars way.
AS the big vessel crashed into it the
little schooner groaned.
"At last" she remarked as she sank
beneath the waves, Il can realize what
Ia meant by a real hardship" Gin
cinnati TimeS-Star.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-01-20

the Hospitality open door great home
sickness and a yearning stole over me.
For moment 1 hesitated, but a
scream Of mortal anguish reached my
ears from the direction Of the saloon,
and decided me.
Softly closing the office door, crept
into the untenanted car, and when the
engineer had "taken up the slack" and
pulled out Of Doneril, my career as an
assistant agent was at an end.-The
Gateway.