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The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1904-06-02
American Held for Ransom.

Tangier, Morocco, May 2S.-An
American citizen named-Perdiearis
and his step son, a British subject,
were carried off by the we'll known
bandits Raiuli and his followers last
night, and will doubtless be held for
a heavy ransom. The captives were
staying at Perdicaris' summer resi-
dence, only three miles from Tangier,
when the bandits attacked and cap.
tured them.
Perdicaris is OF Greek origin, but is
q naturalized citizen of the United
States. He is very wealthy, and has
lived in Tangier for years. He mar
ried an English woman, whose son Ia
his companion in captivity.
Foreigners are much excited over
this bold raid so near Tangier, and
attribute it to the supineness OF the
government in falling to punish the
bandits who last year captured Wal
ter B. Harris, the correspondent In
Morocco Of the London Times, and
their failure to deal with general law
lessness.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1904-06-02
Bombs on a College Campus

Mexico, Mo, May % President
Million OF Hardin college, and the
electric light company OF this place
have offered rewards aggregaiing
800 for the arrest OF some person or
persons who has cut electric light
wires and exploded bombs on the COL
lege campus recently. Young men
who have not received invitations to
various entertainments at the college
are suspected.
Several bombs wereexploded on the
campus Wednesday night. Saturday
night electric light wires were cut
throwing the college building In which
an art reception was being held, into
darkness. Two more bonds were ex'
ploded Sunday morning.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1904-06-02
SAYS Japan is for Christianity

Greenville, Pa, May 26.-At Its
first business session to-day the
United Presbyterian General Assem-.
bly, elected unanimously as modera.
tor Doctor j. W. Witherspoon OF
Allegheny, Pa. The committee on
narrative and state religion reported
seventeen more congregations and a
net. gain in membership of 2,494.
The total membership is now 1885,.
145. Total contributions for all
purposes we're 81, 1867, 444, or $780,
900 more than last year.
John H. Hykes, American Bible
society agent in China, and o resi-
dent OF the Orient for thirty-one
years, electrified the assembly by
saying:
"Japan is, unconsciously fighting
the battle OF christianity. Her sue
cess or failure means the success OF
failure OF the Anglo-Saxon principle
Where the Union Jack and the Stars
and Stripes are there is civil ant
religious liberty. Where Russia rulel
missionary and Bible work is difficult
almost perilous.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1904-06-02
WAS TAKEN BY STORM.
Kin Chou, North Of Port Arthur
Falls Into Japanese Hands
After Desperate Fighting
RUSSIANS STOOD BRAvELY

London, May 26.-The correspond
eut of the Central News In Toxic
cables that the Japanese attacked
Nan. Kwan-Ling, on the narrowest
part OF the Kwsn-tung peninsula,
yesterday, and drove back the Rus
slams by main force,
An attack on Kin Chou, about 81
miles north OF Port Arthur, began at
dawn to-day. After fierce assault
Kin Chou was in the hands OF the
Japanese by noon. They occupied
the castle. The fighting continued
during the afternoon and was OF the
most desperate character. 1t is be-
lieved the casualties we're heavy. In
an earlier message thecorrespondent
cabled that Japanesesp spies had ascer-
tanned that the Russians had thirty
guns at Kin Chou and numerous
mines and wire entangl ments at all
the points whore Japanese attack
was looked for.
After the occupation OF Kin Chou
the Russians retired in good order
to the heights further south, which
were attacked by the full japanese
force and carried after a stubborn
resistance.
The Japanese legation up TO I;45
o'clock at night had not received any
news In connection with the reports
OF severe fighting in Kin Chou.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1904-06-02
Still Held BY the Bandits.

Washington, May 2S.-Consul
Gummere reports little progress in
the attempt to secure the release OF
the American, Perdicaris, who was
kidnapped from bis country home
near Tangier last week. In a cable
gram received from him at the State
department the consul says:
Situation at Tangier is not reas-
surfing. The sultan has sent strong
orders to the authorities to act In ac-
cordance with the directions OF the
British minister and myself. The
negotiations are proceeding in a
highly unsatisfactory manner though
the sultan appears to be trying to
stimulate the local officials to active
Efforts"
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1904-06-02
Phil Kearney's Grandson
Disappears Under Cloud

st. Joseph, Mo-, May 26.-Robert
S. Kearney, grandson OF the noted
Gen. Phil Kearney, OF Mexican and
civil war fame, has disappeared. Sew
eral business men of prominence are
agitated over the fact that they
recently signed bonds for $4,000 to
insure the appearance OF Kearney in
the criminal court TO answer a charge
OF highway robbery, alleged to have
been committed last week.
The victim OF the alleged hold up
was Frank johnson, a wealthy cat.
tleman Of Stewartsvllle, Mo. Bonds.
men for James Troutman, who con
fessed to completely in the hold-up
and who named Kearney and Geo,
Manser as his accompIices, turned
him over to Sheriff Spencer to day
Manser has also disappeared.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1904-06-02
Attorney Says he Knows
Slayer Of Indiana Girl.

Bedford, Iud., May 26.-'Give me
a grand jury and three weeks and l
will hang the guilty man. l have
the knowledge locked in my breast.
II | could unfold 1t to you the evi.
dencs here would fade, as does the
mist before the sun. With this i'm.
FASHIONED declaration Judge R. N,
Palmer stood before jury for oveI
two hours and pleaded for the life o
James Mcdonald, charged with tn,
murder Of Miss Sarah Schafer,
school teacher, last January. Ri
closed the argument for the defense
His TRADE Of irony and sarcasm
against Pinkerton Detective Reed, q
Chicago was biting.
Attorney Palmer's challenge =
the state created q decided sensation
| In Bedford today and was the on
topic Of conversation.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1904-06-02
Killed Shooting at Rats.

X, Z, Times.
A. j. Myers, a Mormon, came to
Independence from oklahoma with
his family about two weeks ago and
rented house one mile east OF lnde-
pendence on the Lexington road. The
house was infested with rats and he
and his son Ralph F. Myers, Is years
old, had been making war on them
with a target rifle. Myers and his
wife went to church Sunday morning
and when they left home their son
was making preparations to shave
himself. Two hours later they re-
turned from church they found him
dead on the floor with a bullet wound
In the middle OF his forehead. On
one side OF his body Icy the target
rifle and on the other side lay the
open razor. He was half shaved.
1t Is supposed that the young man
was engaged In shaving when he was
interrupted by the appearance OF a
rat. In preparing to shoot the pest
1t is thought he accidentally shot
himself.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1904-06-02
Saws Missouri Needs Folk

Kansas City. Mo-, May 27.-Con-
gressman W. ID. Vandiver, manager
of Joseph W. Folks campaign, au-
thorized the statement at the Hotel
Baltimore to-day that the circuit
attorney name willnot be Sprung
as a candidate for the presidential
nomination in the national Demo
cratic convention.
"The attitude al Mr.. Folk and his
friends Is such that the Democrats
will speedily learn that not only the
Missouri Democracy, but that the
people Of the whole state, demand
four years of Folk atJefferson City,"
said Mr.. vsndiver, "snd to attempt
to use his name to stampede the con.
vention will be a very impolitic
move.
"when Mr.. Cochran paid Mr.. Folk
that glowing tribute few weeks ago
on the floor OF the house oirepresent-
atives, suggesting him for president,
| congratulated the New Yorker, and
told him In plain terms Missouri
wanted Folk. In a later converse
ton pointed out to the congress
mans satisfaction why Mr.. Folk
should remain here. Tuesday night,
at Lafayette, Mo-, | met Mr.. Bryan
be delivered a lecture there. We
talked matters over, and especially
the attitude of Tom johnson Of
Cleveland, who Is openly advocating
Folk for president. MIR. Bryan and
Mr., Johnson are close political al
we'll as personal friends. ] may safely
say that Mr.. Bryan ia convinced
that Mr.. Folks duty is In Missouri
and 1t is to the interest OF the ma
tional Democracy that he be per
mitted to remain here"
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1904-06-02
Will Quit the Cattle Business

Kansas City, Mo-, May 2S-Col.
W. H. Phelps, the Missouri Pacific at
torney, and his son, W. II. Phelps,
jr., are at the Hotel Baltimore. Col.
Phelps denied that his presence In the
city had any connection with politics.
1--WE have just disposed Of ship
ment of CATTLE" said he. My son and
are going out of the cattle business.
There's no money in 1t at the pres.
emit price of corn and the day Of big
ranges has passed.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1904-06-02
A DEPUTY MAR
SHAL ARRESTED.
Charles H. Clark Mistaken for a
Horse Thief in CasS Co.

X. c. Times.
Charles Ii. Clark, a deputy marshal
OF this county, went on a fishing trip
to Cass county this week and was
there mistakenly arrested by the
sheriff Of that county as suspected
horse thief. Mr.. Clark drove from
Kansas City with horse andbuggy.
Beyond Pleasant Hill Il man who had
been following him caught up to
him and demanded him to halt. Mr..
Clark did so.
you've given me long chase,
young fellow" said the sheriff.
"How long?" asked Clark.
"fve chased you ten miles"
"well, who are you?" asked Clark,
"I'm the sheriff." he replied, He
produced printed postal card offer
ing a reward for a horse thief which
Tailed closely with Mr., Clark and his
rig.
IL am sorry to disnppoint you nj
ter so long a chase" said Mr. Clark
"but I'm In the same business ne
YOU" and he showed his star. Mutu
alexplanations followed. The sheriff
apologized and drove away very
crestiallen.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1904-06-02
Queer Adve easements.

The following copies OF queer adver-
tisements have been collected and
printed by club wome':
Bulldog for sale; wllleat anything;
very fond of children"
"Wanted-A boy to be partly out
side and partly behind the counter. "
"Widow in comfortable circum-
stance wishes to marry two sons"
annual sale now Oh; don't goelse-
where to be cheated; come in here"
"A lady wants to sell her piano, as
she is going abroad in a strong iron
frame"
"Wanted-By a respectable girl,
her passage to New York; willing to
take care OF children and a good
sailor"
"Lost-Near Highgate archway, an
umbrella belonging to gentleman
with a bent rib and bone handle. y
"Mr. Brown, furrier, begs to. an
nounce that he will make gowns
capes, etc, for ladies out oftheir owr
skin"
"An airy bedroom for gentleman
twenty-five feet long and elevenieet
wide"
Acontemporary contains the start
ling news that, A carload OF bricl
came in for a walk through the park
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1904-06-02
600 Hanged Without Trial.

London, May 2s.-From iniorma-
tion furnished by Russian cores.
pondent the conditions in that
country are alarming. Wholesale
executions are said to have taken
place without the iormality Of civil
trial. In Warsaw 600 persons are
said to have been hanged. These
bodies have been buried at night BY
the troops.
Business 10 at . standstill and cit
liens are plunged in gloom. Nearly
Ill Of The ssgimsnts stationed In En-
ropsan 1nosia - in their accustom'
u 49,, while the reserves have
- - - ~ 'front.'.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1904-06-02
To Cure d Cold ln One Day.

Take Laxative Bromo QUINN
Tablets. All druggists refund tn
money n It fails to cure. E. w
Groves signature is on each box
Csc.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1904-12-03
"a SECRET"

One great secret of youth and beauty for
the young woman or the mother is the
proper understanding of her womanly sys-
tenn and well-being. Every woman, young
or old, should kuow herself and her phys
ical make up. A good way to arrive at
this knowledge is to get a good doctor
book, such, for instance, as the "People's
Common Sense Medical Adviser" by r. v.
Pierce, NJ. D., which can readily be pro-
cured by sending twenty-one cents in one
cent stamps for paper-bound volume, or
thirty-one cents for cloth.bound copy, ad-
dressing Dr. R. v. Pierce at Buffalo, N. Y.
The change from maidenhood to woman
hood is one that involves the whole body.
The strain at this time upon the blood
forming structures may be too great. Dis
orders of the functions peculiarly feminine
are nearly always dependent upon de-
fective nutrition. In all such cases DR..
Pierce's Favorite Prescription is just the
vegetable tonic for the female system.
III cannot express my thanks for the benefit
have received from DR.. Pierce's nedicines,n
writes Mrs. julius Wehrly Of Cambridge. Dor
chester Co.. Md III took Favorite Prescrip-
ton and feel that perfect cure has been
effected. !! feel like thanking you for the kind
and fatherly letters which you wrote"
Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription was
the first exclusively woman's tonic on the
market. 1t has sold more largely in the
past third of century than any other
medicine for women. Do not let the drug
that has not had the test of so many years
success.
DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets should be
used with uFavorite Prescription when.
ever laxative 10 required.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1904-12-03
"SLEEPY" WOODCAUCK.
Tho Little Animals Are Far More
Alert Than They AppeRr.

Tho Little Animals Are Far More
Alert Than They Appear.
If there is any one Of our native ami.
mails that looks slow, clumsy, lazy
and generally unfit to survive in the
struggle for existence 1t ls the wood
chuck. After he has built, or rather
excavated, his home-which, to tell
the truth, he does in rapid and bust
nesslike wayne does nothing but eat
and sleep. Yet any one who sizes him
up as an Incompetent ia likely to get
fooled, for . Is source Of continual
surprises.
When your garden is not far from
the woods you may be awakened in
the middle Of the night by series o
most alarming yells and howls, oc-
casioned by some hungry woodchuck
that has come for q nocturnal visit
the cabbage patch and met with a
warm reception from your dogs. The
woodchuck usually gets away appar-
emily unharmed, while the dogs are
left to nurse their scratched noses and
fore paws. The woodchuck, In fact, has
plenty Of courage and will always fight
In preference to running away.
Throughout the summer this little
wood pig" spends most Of HIS time in
the vicinity Of his burrow, coming out
early In the morning to take his break
fast, returning to his nest for morn
ing nap, appearing again at noon and
late in the afternoon for his dinner and
supper, only to return again for an
other snooze. Occasionally he makes
a visit to some netghboring orchard or
garden. By Oct. 1, when he is fat, he
retres into his subterranean home for
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1904-12-03
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

There is type of man who doesn't
know he's Il fool. He Is always fool
This is finally sail of every secret
II don't see how in the world it ever
got out"
You sometimes hear people say they
do not hear gossip. It's tlb. We all
hear gossip
If you discover something important
for yourself the doctors say they knew
1t oil the time.
1t is hard to get good washer
woman, but then it is mighty hard to
wash for a living.
If you do not label your good will in
your intercourse with some people
they accuse you Of being disagreeable.
Give boy toy, and the first night
he takes it to bed with him, and the
second night lie leaves it on the stairs
so that some one falls over it.-Atchi.
son Globe.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1904-12-03
GREAT WESTERN SOLD
PERsfsTENTLY REPORTED THAT
UNION PACIFIC HAS BOUGHT
THE MAPLE LEAF.

Chicago, Nov. 26.-The Post says:
The report that the Union Pacific
has purchased the Chicago Great West
ern road was reiterated during the
afternoon with such positiveness and
circumstantial evidence In its favor
that it received general acceptance.
The deal, which has been pending for
some time, was said to have been
closed and the Chicago Great Western
will shortly lose its identity as an in
dependent road and either be wholly
absorbed by the Union Pacific itself
or distributed piecemeal among the
Eastern connections Of that system.
One report has it that the Chicago
Great Western will be divided between
the Chicago and Northwestern and the
Milwaukee and st. Paul systems, both
of which have for several years been
close connections Of the Union Paci-
fic. The Northwestern, it is said, will
take that portion of the Maple Leaf
which runs from Marshalltown, Ia., to
Kansas City, and the Milwaukee and
St. Paul will take the st. Paul end of
the line.
There is another view Of the case.
however, which is that the Union Pa
cif1c will keep the Maple Leaf and
operate it as the Eastern end Of its
own system. It will, it is declared.
give the Union Pacific a very good
outlet from Omaha to Chicago and the
short line from Omaha to st. Paul.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1904-12-03
CONFIDENCE UNDER WATER
How This First Essential In SWIM
ming May he Acquired.

ming h1oy bc acquired
A person who is timid about the wa
ter can overcome the greatest part Of
the difficulty of learning to swim by
the proper use of a wash basin.
The obstacle that nervous persons
meet in the water Is not the conscious
fear of drowning, but an involuntary
nervous shock that causes them to
gasp for air even before their faces are
under water. 1t is this gasping for
breath that browns people.
They cannot control the gasping, and
consequently they often snap for
breath when their mouths are under
water. AS the buoyancy of a human
body is easily disturbed, few pints or
quarts of water swallowed in these in
voluntary gasping acts serve I'd sink a
person who otherwise would float long
enough for help to arrive.
Now if a person afflicted with this
involuntary fear OF getting under wa
ter will thrust the whole face gently
into an ordinary basin full Of water
every day and stay there as long as
possible it will be only short time be-
fore the gasping sensation begins to
disappear.
Then the bathtub should be used. so
that the bather. lying full length, can
immerse the entire head. At first this
will bring back all the old frightening
sensations of suffocation. but the at
taclis will be of short duration, and
within II few days it will be found that
the total immersion can he maintained
for almost full minute without dis
comfort Of any kind.
Once n person has learned how per-
fectly comfortable one can be under
water the first great step has been
taken toward learning to swim.
Many otherwise good swimmers have
never really acquired this calmness
under water The result is that when
such a swimmer is caught in an under
tow or a swirling current his conf
dence leaves him as soon as he feels
himself dragged under the surface In
stead Of diving or remaining motion
less and so preserving his breath he
gasps involuntarily and naturally swal-
lows water. and the choking sensation
Mt once forces him to eNhnle what
breath he has left and gasp again.
Confidence under water should be
the first lesson in swimming.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1904-12-03
THE BEE HIVE STORE!
Cheapest Store in North Dakota.
We have placed display
x M A . = GOODS!
Now the time to buy real bargains in Holiday goods
PROFESSIONAL. EATERS.
Indians Employ Substitutes to Con
sumo Food For Them.

Indians Employ Substitutes to Con.
sumo Food For Them.
One Of the most striking customs of
the past that are preserved by the In
dians Of today is found among the
tribes on the DEVILS Lake reserva-
ton in North Dakota. An official of
the Indian service gives the following
account of this peculiar practice:
From time immemorial the Devils
Lake Sioux have adhered to an old
custom in regard to the treatment of
a guest. According to their etiquette,
1t is the bounden duty Of the host to
supply his guest with all the food he
may desire, and as rule the appor-
tionment set before the visiting Indian
is much in excess of the capacity Of
single man.
"But by the same custom the guest
is obliged to eat all that is placed be-
fore him, else he grossly insults his
entertainer. 1t was found that this
practice would work a hardship, but
instead of dispensing with the GUS
tom the Indian method Of reasoning
was applied, and what is known as the
professional eater was brought to the
front.
"While the guest 1s supposed to eat
all that is placed before him, it serves
the same purpose If his neighbor as
sists In devourlng the bountiful repast,
the main object being to have the
plate clean when the meal is finished.
ut is not always practicable to de-
pend upon neighbor at table to as
sist In getting away with Il large din
ner, and in order to insure the final
consumption Of the allotted portion
visiting Indians call upon these pro.
fessional eaters, whose duty it is to
sit beside them through n meal and
eat what the guest leaves. The pro.
fessional eaters are never looked upon
in the light of guests, but more as
travelling companions with particu-
lar duty to perform.
"These eaters receive from 81 to So
and even So for each meal where they
assist 1t Is stated by the agent Of
the Devils Lake reservation that one
Of the professional eaters has been
known to dispose Of seventeen pounds
Of beef at sitting. That they are
capable Of eating an almost fabulous
amount 1 myself can testify."-Hy-
g1enic Gazette.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1904-12-03
Famous Physicinn's Diplomacy.


Some Philadelphia physicians recent
ly were playfully discussing the diplo-
macy to be employed with young
mothers.
"When am called to a house where
is baby whose sex I do not know"
said one, II am always embarrassed
as to how to speak Of it. A mother al
ways feels better If you ask her, How
is the little girl" or How is the little
boyY as the case may be, as she usual
ly takes pride in the sex Of the child,
whichever it is"
One of the most famous physicians
in the world remarked:
u never have any trouble in that re-
gard. I make 1t rule to call nll babies
whose sex is unknown to me francis.
The mother doesn't know whether 7
spell it with an II Or an e. '"-Philadel-
phia Ledger.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1904-12-03
Tho Curse of Money.

A negro was arrested fo4 stealing
He had been caught helping himself
to the contents Of the cash drawer in
the store of Mr.. Appleton. The mag
istrate before whom the negro was
brought knew him and was much sur
prised to learn the charge against the
prisoner Looking at the negro ear
pestly, he said: "sam, Pm sorry to
see you here. Didn't you know that
no good could come from stolen mon
ey? There's a curse on It."
"Well jedge," replied the prisoner.
II didn't know Mistah Appleton stole
dat money. couldn't tell dat by jest
lookin' at it."-Harpers Weekly.