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The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1904-09-29
Virginia Items.

We heard 1t and iotted it down,
What happened in and out OF town. "
j. l. Wolfe came in last week from
Burlington, Kan, to visit his parents.
He came in bis automobile, a dis.
tance OF lib miles, In seven hours.
That beats horseback riding. He
scared a couple OF teams, but no
damage was done. He came over
Monday and took Mrs. Aaron and
son out for a ride, and they enjoyed
it immensely.
Ed. Jones and wife OF Superior,
Neb.. made flying trip among their
Virginia friends. VIM. Thompson
and wife OF Chicago, are also visiting
In this vicinity.
Mrs. Geo. Rubel and son Willie,
John Harper and wife, Jas l. Wolfe,
OF Burlington, Kan, and two sisters,
Andrew Simpson and wife and Mrs.
VIM. McKibben left Monday night
to attend the Worlds Fair.
Ed. Thornbrough and wife OF Am
sterdam, passed through Virginia
Sabbath.
Geo. Crooks was taken sick at the
depot In Butler Monday night. while
waiting for the train Tor st. Louis.
He did not 60 to the fair and was
not able to 60 back home until Sat
urday.
Miss Margie Hays Of Kansas, is
visiting the family Of C. W. Wolfe for
q few days.
II Geo. Rubel Of Virginia, is elected
Judge Of. the north district, with J..
W. McFadden now presiding Judge,
and if Aaron ia elected probate Judge
and D G Wolfe sheriff, we think the
court house should be, moved from
Butler and put up between Park
town and Virginia, on the King drag.
ged road Virginia's great men are
always at the front. AARON.
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Escada Legally Executed.

San Antonio, Texas, Sept. &c.
After appealing his case to the Su-
preme Court and carrying his prayer
for clemency to President Diaz. An
tonic Escada, the murderer of Geo.
'Lohn, an American mining man at
Antlan, Mexico, was legally executed
in the room where he committed his
crime last April.
After President Diaz refused to
intercede in behalf Of the prisoner,
the Jallsco State police stood the
doomed man against q wall In the
room OF the murder and fired q volley
into his breast.
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Teachers Association.

The Bates County Teachers As.
ISOLATION will be held at the court
house in Butler, Oct. CTS, 1904.
There has been an extensive program
prepared. Supt. W. 7. Darlington
will be with us Oct. 9th, and other
educators OF state reputation will be
present during the association. Sat-
urday afternoon will be devoted to
board Of directors duties, etc, and
we hope and urge that all directors
and others interested in education
will meet with US on Saturday. Let
each one make a special effort to be
present and make this meeting q
success.
H. 0. MAxEY, Sup't.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1904-09-29

Marie Dale and company presented
"Inielice" at the opera house last
night. That 1t was thoroughly ap-
preciated was evinced by the brilliant
audience Of the best people OF the
city who crowded the theatre to the
doors and gave the closest attention
and most cordial praise to the star
and her company. The play is a
pretty love story, carrying with 1t q
pathetic interest that brought Miss
Dale the most sincere applause-the
sympathy Of her audience The close
OF the third act Was very ably acted
and an opportunity for q touching
scene fully takan-Miss Dale having
to answer to three curtain calls ct
the close Of the act. The story comes
naturally to q happy ending. Miss
DALE portrayed the leading role ia g
manner that met nothing but ap-
peoyal. Dallas News. Butler Opera
Hose three nightss Sept. 20. so and
OF. |.
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Ballard Items.

B. W. Davidson's mother arrived
Saturday and will make her home
with him for the present.
Two baby girls made their appear.
ance at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Everett Wendleton.
Work IL progressing favorsbly on
the OAK. Grove school house They
hope TO have itcompleted In another
week.
Thos. Douglass, Chas. Wexford,
Robert Bradley and North Herrell
are in school at Warrensburg this
winter.
The Ballard and Spruce bah teams
crossed bats ct the latter's grounds
Saturday. The locals came home
rejoicing over their victory.
". s. Hurt returned Sunday from
4 visit With relatives b kentucky.
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Dynamite on a Doorstep.

Birmingham, Ala, Sept. 25.-A
neighbor passing the residence Of j.
9. Maben. president Of the Sloss- Shei
Geld Steel and Iron company, to-day,
found upon the front steps 9 pickle
bottle with Q burning fuse attached.
The 6re was extinguished and an
examination OF the bottle showed
that IL contained enough dynamits
to wreck the building. A strike Of
union miners II on 81 the mines Of
the Sloss-Shs dconpany and Prss-
ident Maben has been vsfy active Ii
bis elIorts 70 bresk II.
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Road boss Lynch is taking advan-
tage OF the nice weather to improve
some OF the roads.
C. A. Teeter is home on q visit.
j. 8. Arbuckle has announced q
sale OF his personal effects Oct. 9TH,
and will start In a short time to CAL
iiornia, where he will make his future
home.
M. T. Mabrey is digging coal in
Henry county. All parties wanting
fuel for the winter will do we'll to see
him at once.
s. P. Evans has been out buying
calves the past week.
Rice Scott is teaching school in the
Mckinley district.
B. F. Teeter is very low at this
writing. c.
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A Missouri Farmer Slain.

Savannah, Mo-, Sept. 28.-The
body Of William A. Simerly, ir, q re-
tired farmer who lived about a quar-
ter OF a mile north OF Fillmore, was
found within few yards OF his home
early this morning. There were evil
dences of murder. Simerly had been
missing since yesterday forenoon.
The body had been thrown in a hol.
low and was covered with, brush,
which Was set afire in order to con.
ceal the deed. Mr.. Simerly was a
bachelor and lived with bis niece. The
motive for the crime Is unknown.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1904-09-29
Stole Peaches and Harness.

K. ii. Review.
Another hold up was practiced on
W. II Johnston, OF the Fairview
neighborhood, Saturday night or
Sunday. Some miscreant entered
the premises and carried off 60 bush
els OF peaches and a double set OF
harness. No particulars Of the rob.
berry are known to the writer, but we
are told Mr.. Johnston has a pretty
good clue to the thiei. This is the
second haul Of peaches made at the
Johnston farm this season, and the
guilty party should be given an extra
benefit when captured.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1904-09-29
Tom Watson Strikes Negro.

Houston, Texas, Sept. 22,-Tom
Watson Of Georgia, who is to speak
here to morrow, arrived unexpected.
ly tonight, and the committee failed
to meet him.
At the station Mr.. Watson hired q
hack to drive to q hotel, and was 70.
quested BY the driver to admit
another passenger. The driver pre-
sented q negro woman as his seat.
mate, whereupon Mr.. Watson left
the hack and struck the negro driver
q blow.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1904-09-29
Bucklen's Arnica Salve.

Has world wide fame for marvel.
Gus cures. 1t surpassss any other
salve, lotion, ointment or balm for
cuts, corns, burns. boils, sores, felons
ulcers, letters, salt rheum, fever sores
chapped hands, skin eruptions: infal-
lible for piles. Cure Guaranteed. Only
Csc at Frank T. Clay, Druggist.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1904-09-29

10000 ACRES of western lands
for sale. Call and see me.
40 3m. j. NJ. VAUGHAN, Butler, Mo.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1904-09-29

CoAL-3,000 bushels on the dumps
at Hunts bank, Hudson township,
at Z cts per bushel. 4Stf C. G. HUNT.
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Horses and Mules Wanted.

Having removed from my old stand
northeast of the square l am now
located with Harle Smith, at the
Geo. L. Smith stables, where | will
offer the highest market price for all
sound, fat horses and mules OF mar
ketable age and qualities.
46-4t. JOHN W. SMITH.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1904-09-29

Hosiery for children and women
from 0 to 4Sc Hills Cash Store.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1904-12-22

for his mother and little baby brother.
He became messenger at the Postal
Telegraph company's Morristown Of
flee. A few days ago he told w. H. Lin
der, manager Of the Western Union Of
flee here. that he was going to apply for
place as operator. Mr.. Under knew
that the place in Madison would become
vacant, and wrote to the Western Union
urging them to put Julius in there. At
first the New York Office thought it was
a joke, and laughed about 1t over the
wire, but when they found that the joke
was absolutely serious, they were thun-
derstruck. The idea of putting q boy
of IA in as manager at an ot4ce did not
appeal to them. They began telling Mr.
Under various things over the WIRE
Julius was there and, hearing the con-
versation, concluded to take hand In
it himself, and sat down at the key.
In Is minutes he convinced the New
York Office Of his ability.-N. 7. Trib-
une
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1904-12-22
A Boys Essay on Water.

A very original essay on water by q
very small boy is quoted by contem-
porary. He divides all water into four
subheadings-rain water, soda water,
holy water and brine. water" he con-
tinues, lis used for good many things.
Sailors use water to go to sea ON.
Water is a good thing to fire at boys
with squirt gun and to catch fishes IL"
But the strangest Of all uses for water
is this: Nobody" he says, could be
saved from drowning if there wasn'
water to pull them out Of" One is here
reminded of similar essay on pins. in
the course of which the boy writer said
that pins had saved many lives by PEG.
pie not swallowing them.-Ram's Horn.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1904-12-22
Entertaining P0rdChut6 Gun

Parachutes used by ballOonists are
generally very large and have no stick,
but some daring persons have jumped
from housetops with common umbrellas
and escaped without serious injury.
1t would be rather interesting to drop
4 small parachute from the roof or a
window and watch it sail gracefully to
earth. but the fun would hardly pay for
the work, as you would have to carry It
upstairs for each flight, unless it was
destroyed or captured by some other boy
on its first descent, which would prob
ably be the case. What you want, clear
", is some means by which you can
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1904-12-22

paper and the stock will make all secure
The ribs, if they may be called such,
are merely six or eight threads or fine
cords pasted to the outside of the para
chute from the top or center to the edge.
The upper ends of the cords may be tied
round the stick; the lower ends should
project far beyond the edge of the para
chute, and be fastened to a metal ring,
through which the stick passes. The
lower end Of the stick has q knob too big
to 60 through the ring, and on the bot
tom of the knob is groove for the rub
Der band. The shooting tube, which
may be Of paper, should be as long as
the stick and large enough to let the
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1904-12-22
RAILWAY RUMOR.

American railways handle about $12,-
100000 worth Of grain year.
A new railroad planned to scale Grays
Peak, near Dillon, COL, will attain a
height at least 200 feet greater than the
road which climbs Pixies Peak.
The experiment made about a year ago
of employing Mexican porters in Pull
man cars has not been successful. Forty
Mexicans have entered the service Of the
Pullman company, and of that number
only five are left
Timothy ]. Lee, an American locomo-
tive engineer. has been held responsible
for the wrecking of train he was driv-
ing. near Zacatecas, Mexico, and SEN
fenced to hard labor in the salt mines for
four years. He was badly hurt in the
wreck. His brother Is q Denver poles
captain.
The Southern Pacific company has
forbidden it's men to bring cocaine into
its yards or shops. 1t has been custom.
ary for the men to use it when they get
a cinder in an eye. but it has been used
for other purposes; and, besides, the
doctors say, its unskilled use in the eye
Is dangerous. The men have the use 81
q well-equipped emergency hospital.
OF the sum which had been invested In
the worlds railroads at the close of 1907
1t is estimated. according to the Eng,
lish Railway Magazine, that more than
&3,760, 100000 has been spent on 1884,
900 miles Of European railroad and
1929. 900, 900 on the 337 900 miles owned
BY tie rest of the world. On this basis II
is found the roads Of Europe represent
an investment Of 222,952 4 mile, while
those of the rest of the world average
e11,402. Great Britain's railroads rep
resent the highest cost per mile, figure.
standing: at 251 1868, while those of Bel
GUM come next with E30,048
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1904-12-22

closed parachute slip through easily.
Tie rubber band is attached across the
bottom of the tube, one end being tackled
to each side.
Put the folded parachute into the tcbe.
seq that the rubber oand lies In tbs
groove, and hold the tube firmly with
the left hand. and, with the right, pull
down the knob and the ring together
several inches and let 60.
The stretched band contracts ane
shoots the parachute up into the air like
Q pea from . pea shooter. When the
parachute has reached its highest point
it begins to fail, but Immediately opens
out, fills with air and descends very
slowly. If there Is much wind II will
sail quite a distance before 1t re>"bes
the ground, especially If you stand with
your back to the wind and incline u
gun forward.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1904-12-22
WOLVES HEEL D At BAY
A GREEDY PACK OF ILLS SURROUND
A OLERGYMAN'S WIFE. :
Through tho Arrival Of Timely Aid Ne
Escapes from tho Terrors Of
Prolonged 6iee9.

1hrOuHh tho Arrival OF Timely AID 0h0
Escapes from tho Tcrrors Of
Prolonged siegs.
The Rev. w. A. Denton, of Girard,
Crawford county, Kansas, tells the fol-
lowing story of narrowing experience
Of one of the members Of his family
"My wife," he says, $" was assailed for
fifteen years by combination Of all.
ments following the birth Of our first
child. The food she ate fer,nented in
her stomach, she had frequent dizzy
spells, her limbs were swollen and pain.
full, her nerves were quite shattered, she
was unable to sleep and she was many
times on the verge Of heart failure.
"Physicians gave her only temporary
relief. Finally the favorable reports Of
some relatives and neighbors led her
to make trial Of DR.. Williams Pink
Pills for Pale People. She expert
rienced improvement almost at once.
They relieved her sleeplessness, the
smothering sensations have disappeared
anu have not annoyed her for years.
They freed her from stomach trouble
and the dropsical tendency was miti-
gated. The progress Of the rheumar
tism, which had begun to make her
fingers crooked, was stayed and the pain
was banished. In every respect they
gave her more help than any other rem
edy she had ever used, and she is today
in better health than for many years.
"Dr. Williams Pink Pills are our Sta
pie household remedy, and1 am in tho
habit Of recommending them to all who
suffer from troubles like those which at.
aicted my wife,"
All the elements necessary to give new
life and richness to the blood aud repair
shattered nerves are contained, in con-
densed form, in DR.. Williams Pink Pills
for Pale People. They are also specific
for troubles peculiar to females, such az
suppression, irregularities aud all forms
Of weakness. In men they efectta rad
ical cure in all cases arising from men,
tai strain, overwork or excuses of what.
ever nature. DIR. Williams Pink Pills
are sold in boxes at fifty cents boz
or six boxes for two dollars and fifty
cents, aud may be had Of all druggists,
or direct by mail from DR.. Williams Med
icine Company, Schenectady, NY. Be
sure you get the genuine: substitutes
never cured anybody.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1904-12-22

shoot the parachute up into the air from
the ground.
Such a parachute gun, says the Chi
cago Inter Ocean, is easy to make. You
need only a tube large enough to contain
the parachute easily and stout rubber
band.
Thu parachute may be made of tissue
paper or other thin, tough paper. or OF
thin m,.slin or silk. 1t needs neither the
stiff rits of an umbrella nor any mech
auism >,r opening and shutting; its
weight and the resistance OF the air at
tend to that.
It does need . stick. howev~s, and this
should be very thin and light, and ut
least twice as long as the closed para
chute-that is, as long a. ths diameter
Of the open parachute. This stick may
be simply poked through the parachute
snd a thread tied around the top Of the
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1904-12-22
MOTHERS LITTLE GIRL.

Mother knows little girl
Mother won't tell who
Helps with all the many things
Mother has to do.
Sings to baby when he cries.
Builds his. shaky blocks;
Irons grandma's neckerchiefs.
folds up fathers socks;
Picks the berries, dusts the hall
Neat as neat can be.
Draws out grandpa's easy chair.
Sets the plates for tea;
Buttons little sisters dress.
Let's her come and play
When another little girl
Sometimes runs away.
Mother knows a little girl
Don't you wish you knew
Which it is who helps her so?
Mother won't tell who.
Carolyn s. Bailey, in Good Housekeel
ing
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1904-12-22
Almost Human.

ALMOST human.
THAT dog certainly seems almost
human at times" said old Mr.. Pussy.
"Yes," replied Mrs. Pussy. "Hs
growls over his food quite as much a.
you d0."-Smith's Weekly.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1904-12-22

But he will throw you away, as ~
has thrown her," pleaded the priest.
What care I for the future? love
him now," said the girl.
$50 did my sister" replied the priest
But I am not your sister," said the
girl. ''Your sister was sure Of nothing,
not even of herself I am sure OF my
SELF"
The words were spoken quietly and
slowly, In IN even level voice, without
a touch.of anger or Of passion. She was
strong and unfaltering, confident of her
self. She had no need Of outside slim
illus. She was self-sufficient. Even tho
man who had won her looked small and
insignificant beside her, and the priest
merely an epitome Of culture-hardly a
man.
There was another of the awkward
pauses which the priest broke. Il can
not marry you," he said. "You see, It
is impossible; 1t is against the canon. |"
The man and tho girl moved towards
the door. Tie clergyman raised his
voice. Il shall 90 ia Denver" he said,
"for my sister. II what you have said
Il false. the Lord will Judge YOU"
IF what he said is false. he will reck-
on with me-" said the girl.
And the two went into the sunshine
where the roses hung thick In the
churchyard. The priest watched them
up the path. then turned to tho little
oratory which led OF the vestry. entered
| and closed the Overland Monthly.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1904-12-22

he did not know
what the sounds
of the instrument:
meant. He worked
the telegraph key
as soon IS he was
able to spell. His
mother and father
were both tele-
graph operators.
Last spring Ju-
lius' father disap-
peared and julius
had to assist In
earning a living
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1904-12-22
BOY TELEGRAPH MANAGER.
Fourteen Year Old julius Diel Given
Charge Of an Office in New
Jersey.

julius Diel, IA years old, has just been
made manager of the Western Union
telegraph Office at Madison, N. J. This
place requires an experienced operator.
and one who is we'll versed in all tho
details of an office, but Julius 10 we'll
qualified for it.
Born within sound of the telegraph.
he says there never was q time when
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1904-12-22
Natural History,

Natural History.
Benevolent Old Lady-And can you
tell me where the swallow goes to in
the winter, my boy?
Boy-Dunno, mum. Mine goes down
to my stomich.-Ally Sloper.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1904-12-22
TW1oE-ToLD TALES.

James Jeffrey Roche was having ,
chat with President Roosevelt in thu
whito house recently when the tele
phone began to ring. There seemed
to be nobody at hand to answer 1t
so the president performed the dut,
himself. The visitor says that this
conversation took place: "Well. wha'
is 1T" Hello. is Archie there7" mo
he's not" who's this I'm talking
tor "Ths president" ''Well, you'll
do. Tell Archie to come over and pla,
ball" And the president proceeded te
execute the order as directed.
An irascible old colonel who used tc
play golf at Sandwich, on the River
Stour In England, had habit, com
mon with many, Of blaming everybody
but himself for his bad strokes. Fin
ally one day. becoming badly
bunkered, he first took mighty ven
geance on the turf with his club
Then, glaring around in expectation
Of the usual friendly comments, ano
nobody saying anything, he blurted
out: "How can you expect a man tc
play decent golf on these cursed links
with ships passing up and down the
ckannel?"
Two fashionable women were re-
Gently calling on new neighbor, and
while awaiting her appearance lit,
tie girl came into the room, evidently
bent upon the rescue Of a doll recent
ly abandoned there. Naturally she
was viewed with some curiosity, and
one Of tho callers. secure in the child's
obviously tender age. spelled a low
voiced comment: "Not very pref.
IT," To her horror. the small maiden
paused on the threshold. and, fixing q
contemptuous eye upon the culprit
remarked. with lofty composure:
"No. not very pretty. but rather
s-m-a-r-t!"
Prof. Simon Newcomb tells Of the
following incident which occurred dur
ing: 4 recent visit paid by several
young western women to the Wash
ington observatory. II had done my
BEST" said the aStronor Ito answer
with credit to the government and to
myself the running fire of questions
which my fair callers propounded.
think l had named even the remotest
consultations for them, and was con-
graduating myself upon the outcome,
when one of the younger members of
the party interjected: But, as it has
never been proved that the stars are
inhabited, how do the astronomers
ever find out their names?"
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Chuldren's Day.

The First Methodist church viii
observe Children s Day Sunday.
DR.. Ell. M. Hamill distinguished
Sunday school worker and his wife,
will have charge of the services of the
day. The following programme will
be followed:
At $50 a. M. DR.. Hamill will teach
the lesson in the Sundayschool. Al
the same hour Mrs. Hamill will teach
the lesson in the primary department.
AT II O'Clock, DR.. Hamill will
preach.
At O'Clock, Mrs. Hamill will de-
liver an address. DR.. Hamill will
speak at o'clock.
The Sunday school will meet at $3.50
a. IN. instead of 8 :45 a. m. An inter
esting time is anticipated and all Sun
day school workers in the city ale cor
daily invited to attend as much as
they can without neglecting their own
work.
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may It

English Literature. awarded 10 Misses
Florlie Fulkner and Annie o. Haw-
kins.
The Bishop Gailor prize in History
in the senior class was awarded TO
Miss Porter Amis. Bishop Gailor pre-
scented this prlze in person. and made
an appropriate talk on History and It's
value.
The magnificent was then sung and
the benediction pronounced, and thus
ended one of the most prosperous
years the Institute has had in years.
over forty young lady boarders being in
school.
A majority of the young ladies will
leave tomorrow for their homes, though
two or three of them will remain in the
city week or so to visit friends.