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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-07-12

Graybeard is found at all drug stores
81 a bottle. 6 for s.. Graybeard Pills
Csc. Little treasures.-ad.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1904-07-14

Geo B. Ellis, Secretary OF State
Board Of Agriculture, issu . extra
edition Of the Monthly Bulletin in
the interest of Road Dragging. The
King system of dragging dirt roads
Is strongly urged and very highly
recommended. A number of views
OF roads are given before and after
"taking," which shows a wonderful
Improvement. Mr.. Ellis gives some
strong arguments and reports u
number of lette 8 from parties who
have tried the system. He says it
adds from 100 to 1000 per cent in
the roads condition.
You all know that the big Butler
Cash Department Store is to be
moved to the east side OF the square
some time about September OF Octo-
Der and you have doubtless heard
that to reduce stock preparatory to
moving, the firm has employed Chas.
L. Parrott, professional and expert
in the line OF closing out stocks Of
goods, to take charge OF the store
and dispose OF the different lines OF
goods at sacrifice prices. Under the
management OF Mr.. Parrott the
store has been closed the past week
and twenty to twenty-five statesmen
have been going through the stock
rearranging and marking down the
price on each article offered for sale,
and some rare bargains will be OF.
fered. Mr.. Parrot is hummer when
it comes to closing out a stock OF
goods and In this sale he has both
the room in which to do business and
an immense stock Of goods to sell.
The doors OF this store were thrown
open yesterday and the sale is now
on. Be first to get the bargains.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1904-07-14

Ladies corsets 19c In our Red Tick
ct Sale -Hill's Cash Store.
Hon. Joe Folk is billed to speak at
Rich Hill Log Rolling Day, August
18th.
Miss Maud Oliver, OF Montrose, is
visiting her sister, Mrs. Geo. New.
berry.
Ladies good shoes at the lowest
price. Hills Cash Store.
Judge j. F. Smith was elected spe
cial Judge by the bar to try some
cases in Circuit court Tuesday.
The swollen streams are receding,
and without more rain will be back
in their banks in a few days.
Mrs. j. p. Edwards is reported to
be quite sick. THE TINES hopes her
illness will not be OF serious nature
t Children s shoes 81 90 worth 81. "a
in our Red. Ticket sale.-Hill's Cash
Store.
Armourdale, Kansas, was under
ten feet OF water Friday and ter
thousand people were driven from
their homes.
John Norfeet left Monday for Inde.
pendence, Mo-, being called by the
sudden death OF his sister-in-law
Mrs. Fsris.
Don't miss the Red Ticket sale at
Hills Cash Store.
Dick Combs, living south OF town,
was bitten by a copperhead snake on
Tuesday. DR.. Lyle was summoned
and at last accounts he had the case
well in hand.
Mrs. Hill and Mrs Coonrod enter
tanned the Ladies Aid society Of the
Ohio street NJ f. Church at theil
home on Fl. Scott street Tuesday
evening.
| Herman and Russell Trueblood, o.
Terra Haute, Indiana, on their way
to Spokane, Washington, are spend
ing a few days with their sister, Mrs
| Tom Keller.
| Work has begun on the addition
to the rear OF the Farmers Bank anC
postoffice buildings. An edition O
two stories high with basement is tC
be run back thirty feet.
Fancy dress shirts worth 75c, II
our Red Ticket sale at 25c.-Hill'l
Cash Store.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1904-07-14

j II. Stearns, aged GS years and
an old settler and highly respected
citiz'n OF Nevada, Mo, is dead. He
was one of the earliest settlers OF
Vernon county, having resided there
since 1S43 at that time Vernon and
Bates counties were together. He
came to Missouri from East Range,
New Hampshire.
Chas Haas, OF Adrian, d. d. g. NJ.
OF the Odd Fellows Lodge installed
the new officers OF Bates Lodge $50
on Monday night. The following are
the new officers: j. NJ. Graves, n. & ;
Ed. Young, V. e.; c. NJ. Cameron,
W.; Walter Anderson, c.; W. W. Ross,
Chap; Bert Claunch, l. g.; Jas Moore,
o. &; Chas. Rogers and Frank Clay
s. s; Harry Cannon and A. I. Keller,
S.N. G H. l.. Clinkenbeard and Vim.
Herrell, 5. V. G.
W. 0. Atkeson has purchased the
Independent, formerly the journal,
at Ottawa, Kansas, and will take
charge next Monday. Mr.. Atkeson
is a practical newspaper man OF
much experience. He is a brilliant
writer, gifted orator and always
commands a following. He has had
his nps and downs in the newspaper
business as well as in politics, but
always comes up smiling and takes
his medicine like a man. He will run
a Republican paper and certainly
that ought to 90 in bleeding Kansas.
We wish Bro. Atkeson success in his
new venture and hope to hear OF him
filling his Golfers with shekels and
his career with honors.
While the continued rains make it
bad on the farmer, there is no reason
to become disheartened over the pros.
poets. We have had drouths, floods,
grasshoppers and devastating
storms, but our people have always
managed to live through and have
enough to carry them over to make
another crop. When one crop fails
something else takes its place. The
prospects for a corn crop are not EN-.
tirely gone yet. Our small grain Ii
ripe, and the rains are keeping us
from harvesting, and great many
are using the old.iashioned cradle
and thus saving the wheat. The hay
crop was never better, and there ID
plenty of time to plant and mature
an early corn, besides considerable,
acreage on uplands that will do well
There is no reason to become discour
aged. We will make 1t all right.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1904-07-14

25c Caps at 19c In our Red Ticket
sale. Hill Cash Store.
A tidal Democratic wave will strike
this country the second day OF No.
| vember.
Mr.. Bryan didn't bolt and the Re
publicans around here were disap
pointed.
Jerry Culbertson, OF Harrisonville,
spent Saturday in Butler with friends.
He was on his way to Hume to visit
his father.
Mems and Boys Hats worth $1.O0
at SOC in our Red Ticket sale.-Hills
Cash Store.
Col. J. A. Trader, cigar broker OF
Kansas City, was visiting his trade
in Butler on Monday and compli-
mented US.
"My health has not been good for
sometime, nstafiidd H. H H. " Use, who was
in the city Monday, and his general
appearance showed he was not iok-
ing.
NJ. s. Fletcher sends remittance for
renewal for the late j. II. Fletcher,
who died at his home in Cobb, Mo-,
June 14th, notice OF which was made
in THE TINES at that time.
Speaking for the democrats about
here they are satisfied with the presi-
Dental ticket and think the conven-
tion did the right thing both as to
nominees and platforms.
The Frisco railroad has been run
ming trains through Butler over the
Mo. Pacific tracks for several days,
owing to a washing out of their
tracks and high water.
The Marias des Cygne river was on
a regular bender Friday and Satur-
day, and q large force OF men were
kept employed day and night by the
Mo. Pacific railway company guard.
ing the grade.
Rev. ]. W. Hudiburg, a brilliant
young minister of Tennessee, has &C
cepted the passionate OF the Cumber
land Presbyterian church in this city
They will live in the DR.. Huffman
property.
Some good racing is taking place
at the fair grounds at Nevada, this
week. Over one hundred horses have
been entered and will contest FOL
purses amounting to elk thousand
dollars. There will be four day.
| racing.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1904-07-14

The state soldiers will 20 into camp
at Nevada Saturday.
Mems 25c neckwear 10c in our Red
ticket sale.-Hill's Cash Store.
( Mrs. ]. L. Mckinley, OF Hudson
township, is a new subscriber.
J. w. Sheriff., Of Rockville, has
The TINES sent to his address.
J Mrs. G. E. Cable visited Harrison
willie and Kansas City last week.
j. W. Qualls has his paper changed
{Hrom Butler to Osa, Barry county
Mo.
Mrs. Walter A. Lansdown orders
THE TINES to her address at Baxter
Springs, Kan.
25c stock collars for 19c In our Rec
ticket sale. -Hilrs Cash Store.
J.B. Adair has been spending G
week in Morgan county visiting BIZ
aged mother.
Quite a number from Butler an(
Bates county registered for land IL
the Rosebud drawing.
; Before another issue of The TINES
Mr.. Folk will have received the nomi
nation for governor OF Missouri.
Beautiful lawns and white goodl
worth zoe at 1Oc in our Red ticke1
sale.-Hill's Cash Store.
The Republicans around here who
have been scrapping over the post
Offices had just as we'll cease to worry
Mrs. Gertrude Turner, nee Mis-
Gertie Hannah, and her son, John
are guests OF Mrs. D. A. DeArmond.
Harve Miller put his new thrashtnl
machine to work Tuesday morning
on the Wilson farm north OF the city
Ed. Culver has returned from Soutl
Dakota, where he went to registe
Tor a land claim in the Rosebud reser
walton.
y The masons are putting in tn
foundation walls for Sheriff Joe I
Smiths new residence on South Mai
street.
Mrs. Fannie Billings, station agen
!. at Lenexa, Kan, is visiting her pal
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. W. B. Tyler, Q
Summit.
Elmer voris has purchased prop
srty In Butler and will move bac
from Amsterdam, where he has bee
secretary for Q coal company.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-06-09

when he wrote Josephine in praise Of
good, naive and gentle women"
And yet, both rs tyro and rs an
adept in governing. he called 10 his aid
the influence Of women. In 1914 IT hap
pened that Marshal Augereau showed
some weakness in his command. The
emperor wrote to King Joseph:
Il have written TO the Duke of Cas-.
ticlione (AugcroaW. | have told the
empress to speak TO his wife. | think
you had better speak to him also and
make the ladies in waiting speak TO
him. He must do as l do and main
tain his reputation"
Al the height OF his splondor. in 1907
the year Of Austoritz he conloscpnded
to ask for the intervention of the wife
Of an officer in the interests of the serv-
ice.
II believe" he wrote to the minister
Of marine, that Nine MisSicsSy is
sensible woman. with some ambition
Ask her to start for Rochcfort 1t IS
right that Admiral Missiessy should
see his wife. and let her make him I'M
dcrstand that it is his duty to 60
through the campaign"
Count Las Cases, another chroniccr
Of the exile at st. Helena, states that
one day Napoleon spoke Of the caprces
Of women in the presence of the ladies
Of his little court.
Nothing" said he. more clearly in
dicatos rank, education and good breed
ing among them than ovenncss of ten.
l"r and the constant desire to- please"
He added that they wcro bound by cir
cumstanccs to show themselves at all
timcs miStresscs Of themselves and to
bo always attending to their part on
the stage.
GEORGE L. EII.MER.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-06-09

These two utcrauces mark the ex-
tremes in Napoleon general attitude
with regard 10 woman on the social
side. He had strong likes and dis
likes. which he expressed with his usu.
al C1ndur. To Josephine he wrote in
1906. ten years after marriage:
MY Josephine-I have received your
letter in which you seem veXcd with
me for the nasty things which say
about women. 1t is true that hate
Intriguing women more than anything.
/ am accustomed to women who arc
good, sweet, conciliaung sort Of
women that l like 1t IS not my fault
IF they have spoiled me. 1t is your
fault And, besides, YOU VIII see that
] have acted very kindly toward one
who showed herself Scusible and good.
You see that / am fond of good, naive
and gentle women But it is true that
those are the only women who are like
you
The Duchcsse d'Abrantcs. who knew
Napoleon intimately all his life, gives
testimony rs TO the manner Of women
who pleased him offhand She says:
II have known women, and | have
right TO place myself among tie mum
Der who preserved in his presence a
dignity Of manner which pleased him
better than silly fear or base hattery.
When he made an unpleasant speech
10 "A lady and Il was received with re-
spcct and spirit. he never returned to
the charge. For myself, when have
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-06-09
CELESTIAL REFRESHMENTS
Fanny Little Restaurants In tho
Chinese Empire.


chinese Empire.
Places Of rest and rcfrcshmcnt are
commonly to he found in China at the
hating stations on the highways in
the interior or at the villages on the
banks of the great rivers Of China.
They frequently take the form of a
small mud hut. having a dark interior
filed with smoke, tea tables, forms and
an oven. where a cook is kept busy
baking tea bread and frying puddings
for the entertainment of the customers.
whose faN0rite beverage is tea. al
though when times are good and the
weather cold they indulge in something
stronger which often incbriatcs and
that an very cheap rate. In the dark
est corner there are II row of glazed
carthcnwarc jars containing n Kind of
Chinese whisky, of which n thirsty
carter may have Il skin full for sol.lr-
thing considerably under n penny,
when he will 90 quietly to sleep on
The shaft of his cart, and his pony or
mule, being used to it. will take him
home.
In addition TO these COnvcnicncrs
there Is an ingenious little furnace in
front. having a long tluo, through which
the flame Is driven 10y an ar pump.
and row of hot water kettles. gradual.
~ increasing in size to suit the heat
or the tongue of flame that passes up
the tluo beneath, so that they may all
be kept boiling. The hot water is sold
to passcrsby who usually carry with
them their teapot and tea 50 that they
may have n cup at every station. This
custom of carrying ones own tea is 80
common that it is difficult to procure a
cup of tea in any of the restaurants. rs
they do not keep it and do not care In
90 ont of their way to buy it for YOU
Although the plant may be growing all
round ana at ones very feet. ii is next
to impossible to get cup THAT n for
cignor would consider worth drinking
and as tn using milk and sugar. tn"
Chinese look upon the practice as a
barhHrouS device of the "forcign devil"
Golden Penny
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-06-09
NAPOLEON, A. Seen
by His Associates
NAPOLEON AND THE WOMEN
Copyright. 1904 by G.. l.. Kilmerl

tween his impcrious temper and rude
manners and the desire to please a
princess accustomed to that kind Of
etiquette which is never relaxed in
Germany on any occasion whatever.
Tie queen of Bavaria contrived to ex-
act respect from her strange adnirer
and yet seemed to be amused with his
devotion"
Yet at timss Napoleon was the re.
verse of gallant, according to this same
authority. from whose memoirs the
above extract and the one following
are taken;
"Thc emperor. who was convinced
that the influence of women had harm
cd the kings of France was irrevocably
resolved that they should never be
more than an ornament to his court,
and he kept his resolution. lie had per
suaded himself. | know not how, that
in France women are ccverpr than
men, or Mt any rate he often said so.
and that the education they receive de-
velops certain kind OF ability against
which one must be on ones guard He
felt, therefore. slight fcnr Of them
and kept them ut n distance on this ac-
count"
In his official relations Napoleon be.
frayed his general an,ipathy to wom
ems influence in public affairs In a
bulletin of 1906 he wrote:
The paper; discovered at Charotten-
burg would prove. were proof neces.
4.
low women any influence in political
matters"
The ink was barely dry upon this
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-06-09

a recent writer on Arabia gives quite
q list Of adventurous travellers who
have visited the holy city of Mccca,
which ID not open to any but true bI-
levers in Mohammed He says: I'VE
can name Italians. Narthema and
Finati; Germans, Wild, Sectzen and
Won Nathan; lsnglishnen Pitts, Bur
ton, Keane: a Swiss, Burckhardt; a
Spaniard, Badia "A Swedc, Wallin; n
Dutchman, lIurgronjc; Frenchman.
CourtellCmont. Nicbuhr heard of Il
French surgeon and two E1glishmrn:
burton quotes an unnamed pilgrim;
Doughty heard of more than one Frank
and himself met an Italian. calling
himself FerraIi who was on his way
to Mecca with the Persian hail; Pitts
found an 1rshman, in the town, Malt
IAN says that Leon Rochcs, French
consul in TuniS, had made tho pilgrim
age, as had also an English sailor
Narthcma. Wild. Pitts. Scetzeu Bnrck-
hardt. Wallin. Burton and Keane Wis
tied Medina also" The Dutch Arnbist
Snouck Hurpronje, spent five months
In the holy city as late as 1886
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-06-09

WV chat ono day at st. Helena
m with the English bred physician
M who attended him in exile. Or.
O'Meara. Napoleon spoke of the
custom among Englishmcn Of allowing
the ladies' To- 20 away from the table
and remaining for hours to drink and
1ntcXiCatc themselves. O'Meara pro-
tested that the men remained more for
the sake of conversation than for wine.
Napoleon profcssed to doubt this
1T appears to me-" said he, that you
do not pay regard enough to the ladies.
If your object IS TO converse instead of
IN drink why not allow them to he
present? Surely conversation is never
so lively or so witty rs when ladies
take p3H in it. If were an English
woman should feel very discOutentcd
at being turned ont by the men to wait
for two or three hours while they wore
guiding their wine. Now. in France
society is nothing unless ladies are pres
ont. They are the life of conversation"
Another view of Nnpoloon's ms 10
woman's proper sphere is reported by
Roederer. who served the empire as adj
mfnistrator:
Women had far better work with
thoic needles than with their tongues
especially II they are going to mix in
politics. A state IS lost when n woman
manages it's public affairs France per-
tshed through n queen. Look ut Spain
the queen governs there. For my part
# my wife wishes thing it is rea
SOD for me to do The contrary"
The wife referred to was Josephine
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-06-09
Discomfort IS the want of self rel,-
anco. 1t Is infrnity of will Emer
HAD MADE A AlISTAl\ r..

An American gentleman was recently
stopping With his wife at tho Hotel
tccil in London. ON their first even
Ing there h" happened to retire some
what earlier than his spouse Arriving
At The door of what h" imagined was
his own room. and finding it locked, be
tapped ana called "IIoncV,"
No answer came Hnd he again called
more loudly "IloncN!'
SIN h' cot NO reply, ana becoming
somewhat uneasy, ne shouted the cud,ar
mg term with his full lune power
This time a reply came, ana in a male
voice.
Go away, YOU hlithering idiot This
Is a bathroom not a blooming hcchIIc.'
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-06-09

settlement at Plymouth rock n s1c-
cess? Were the old pilgrim fathers
any Drawer men than the Virginig
planters? Was not John smith Of as
heroic mold as Miles stnndishy Tho
reason for the faiupe OF the James
town colony WIS due To the fact that
those southern colonizcrs did not bring
their wives along with them. while the
plymouth fathers stuck to Plymouth
rock because they were anchored there
by the Plymouth mothers why do
men herding together as class dcyen
crate morally. mentally and physical.
ly1 Because they lack the moral snd
spiritual heaven which comes from n
noble wife's love. Therefore. brethren.
If as men you would he true 10 your
country, true TO your city. true to your
children. true to yourself and true 70
your Christ you will be true to you-
wives. Husbands. hear " not the far
reaching commandment. Love your
wivesi"
Respect and Difference
How shall we love our wives1 wv
giving them few silly compliments?
Oh no, Not that. 4 wife is Quick 20
detect insincerity in such inanitles.
But you can show her your respect and
Difference You can prove n her by
your pleasure in her society by the 1T.
tie attentions That when you were a
lover came naturally 20 you and hv
your preference for her over younger
women that your heart is still IN hnr
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-06-09
Tf,c Delicate Method.

"Ict lis talk Of something we don't
know anything ;'hout," he suggested.
such as whatE' she asked
"Marragc,' he replied. after which
they went into executive session Chi.
cago Post.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-06-09

He was quoting TcnnySon's Ring,
happy bells. across the snow"
whats that line Molly" he asked,
about Ring in the new: I've forgot.
ten it,
so have l." she replied, "but how
viii this do:
This dress I wear
VIII never do.
Ring out the old.
Ring in the new"
Atlanta Constitution
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-06-09

Farmer SAWYER, what is your
daughter Mary going to hc when she
finishes at college,"
"Wnal. kinder reckon she'll teach
school she thinks she'd like the va
cations. "--IIarpcr's Bazaar.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-06-09

But there is promssory note con
ncctcd with every marriage certificate
which should compel II husband 10 give
his love to his wife as well rs his graft
tudc for what she does. 1t was on ac-
count of this loving promise which he
made to her that she, young girl. was
persuaded To leave her fathers home
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1904-09-07
SURREY IS AROUSED
FROM HER SLEEP
Correspondent Tells Of Unusual Activity
Among Citizens-Blacksnith plays YAM
kee Doodle on Anvil-Elevators being
Built-New Depot Agent-Social Functi on

the pleasure OF meeting Allen, be-
fore November, don't forget to
put an X after his name and it
will help to make his majority
larger. and the larger the major
ity you know, will give the out
side public more confidence in the
new sheriff.
Track grain buyers have al
ready arrived. j. J. Hill motto
ing the hustle that our village 10
taking on has punctuated the
whole thing, by sending to us
post haste, depot agent, a Mr..
A. A. Bury, of Todd county,
Mimi.
On Friday evening, an ice
cream social was held at the
home OF Mr.. and Mrs. Wilton
Perry for the benefit of a church
organ, for the Christian Brother
an church. An unusually large
number of people attended, for
the busy time OF the year, con-
sisting mostly of youngsters,
though a generous sprinkling of
elderly married folks were in evil
dence, who notwithstanding their
age and soberness, could handle
a spoon apparently as clever, as
they may have done in their
teens. An abundance OF cake
ETC., was served with the delicacy
and although a goodly supply
of the CONCEALED dainty was on
hand, the freezers were kept busy
till midnight. Many vocal and
instrumental numbers were Civ
en-. Walter and lola Perry and
Mrs. Johnson doing thrilling Or
gan and violin stunts in the lat
ter, while CULBERSON and MISS
COLVIN favored the party with
some choice songs. We should
Judge about SIS. was raised.
Among those present we noticed
Messrs. and Mesdames VIM. AL
len, VIM. McCutchin, Brey, Sim
lar, Hardy, H. johnson, Luts-
niger, Jesse Pearson, Eustice,
and Mrs. Cole, Mrs. Welgus, Geo.
kennefck, Loss and Fred Brey,
Similar, and Myrtle Allen.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1904-09-07
Three New Banks

Register OF Deeds Briggs re-
ceived the organization certiti-
Gates of three new banks start
ing in Ward county. The First
National bank at Sherwood, a
new town on the Mohall branch
starts with S. H. Sleeper, Pres.
He has so shares. His wife has
40 shares and Carl S. Hendrick-
son has 10 shares. The Flaxton
State bank has a capitalization
OF $4,000. w. R. Bond, the
President, has 40 shares. S. W.
Bond has 20 shares. John O..
Hanchett 20 shares and R. f..
Young 20 shares.
The Sawyer State bank has a
capital of $4,000. Julius Ros-
holt of Minneapolis has 60 shares.
Luth jaeger, OF Hunter, N. D.,
has 10 shares and R. H. Murphy
Of Mayville, N. D., has 80 shares.
Rosholt is president OF the May
vile bank.