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The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1905-09-14
IN UPPER CURRENTS.
MANS SUCCESSFUL ATTEMPTS
TO NT.4DE TIE REALM
OF BIRDS.

Balloons Have Carried Daring Aero.
nauts Higher than Loftiest Noun.
tains.-hIgh Air currents Blow
Two Hundred Mill ) an Hour.
The recent sensational balloon flights
of Roy knabenshue i'm New York City
at which half of the street population
of the town WAS either ON the roof tops,
hanging out of windows. or racing up
and down the streets I'm trolley cars.
automobiles, cabs and afOot. in an en-
deavor to keep in sight of the air ma
chine sailing majcStically over the city,
Invites some attention To the high
places of the earth and the success at
tanned by men thus far i'm penetrat-
ing into and ascending above the
clouds. Mr.. KnahenShuc'S performance
was conducted on plane of only 1000
or LOO feet. lie sailed around over
the gigantic New York office buildings
AT distance only two or three times
their height. Had he attempted To
circle the Eifcl Tower in Paris instead
of the Flat Iron Building in New lor6
he would have had to 80 higher Or en-
danger his car.
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MaGSSz;aes!'
- ~ w.

Rowland Harvey was a gentleman
by profession with refined tastes in
horse flesh, old wines and biz game
shooting. These being expensive
things and his worldly possessions
amounting. in American money, TO
some fifteen dollars odd, the clothes on
his back and a file of unpaid bills. he
looked upon the world with a some
what cynical eye at the time of which
this small adventure is written.
Mr.. Harvey was lank, muscular and
bronZed, with a handsome mustache,
splendid health and a somewhat shiny
suit of clothes.
He was contemplating new start
in life, and not wishing TO be trammelled
with the possession of unnecessary
property. had determined to dispose
of his present cash holdings and start
square. With fifteen dollars he could
spend ut least one enjoyable evening,
living on the fat of the land and feast
ing ON rare dish ur two OF which
he had learned in foreign travels-for
good clothes he cared nothing. Care
less of appearance. he had, however,
been man of some parts, and he felt
that his entertainment would be in
complete If a mental diet was not In
cluded in his bill of fare; so 1t was to
that end, on a drizzly Thursday even
ing, close onto seven O'Clock, that he
strolled into secondhand book store
and idly scanned some tattered
volumes of old tales. Most of them
We're trash, but at last he found one
which suited his bizarre fancy-a
quaint little volume bound in brown
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Pointed Paragraphs

From the Chicago Chronicle,
Most of the serious slips occur after
the cup has been to the lip.
Some people never realize that they
are wrong until they are found out.
Our idea of a pleasant conversa-
tlonalist is one who knows how to
make a long story short
It is easier to make q new quarrel
than it is to patch up an old one.
Many man who thinks he thinks
has wife who does most of his think
ing.
The self-made man will be a good
thing-if he ever gets himself finished.
1t Is always difficult to separate the
man who claims to have soul above
mere gain from a little Of his money.
What a delightful world this would
be to live in II our neighbors knew
half as well as we do what Is good for
them.
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The balloon, however, has assembled
into the sky as high as il has been pos
Sible for man TO exist. In 1901, NJ.
ierson went up TO the record height of
$4,000 fect-almoSt seven mileS-and
nearly 5000 feet above the region OF
the highest clouds. The following year
Il balloon from Strasburg Observatory
reached a height of 1900 feet. This
balloon was, of course, un0ccupied.
Of things more substantial than bal
loon asccnsions, the Eifcl Tower which
rises 0S4 feet is the highest building
in the world. Mount Everett rises
$500 feet. the lofticst peak on ear, H..
It's summit has never and probably
never will be reached by man unless
in an airship. DR.. Workman. of
Worcester, Mass, holds the highest
record for mountain climbing which is
-3,993 feet. Ills wife is a close com
petitor and has the woman's mountain
climbing record for 21,9l0 feet.
Something was learned of the upper
air currents at the time of the vas.
volcanic disturbances in the Island of
krakatoa in the East InLIcs, a sesmi2
disturbance to which the recent Mont
Pelee eruption was slight ebullition.
With the final bursting of the moun-
tain, hundreds Of thousands of tons Of
impalpable ashes were discharged
hourly into the heavens, rising to a
height of probably 20 miles, where the
mass took on a dull reddish hue.
Through this phenomenon science dis
covered that at that height vast
wind constantly RACES at the rate of
POO miles an hour. This fierce air cur
rent swept the ashes of Krakatoa en-
tirely around the globe.
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for | killed him. The red stones are
SaIely hidden. Go and fetch them and
sell them to Massena, the Jew. II was
Antonio who killed the old English
man, Raymond, against my wish
Many Of the Jewels have been taken
from us through AntOnio's folly. and
are past recovery, but the red stones
are safe. Go to the old miIlhouse at
the end of Brayford Grange. by the
river. and there you shall find them II
you follow these instructions.
| "On the lowest floor of tho mill.
house Is an opening. Down this
descend, using caution. The stones
are in bag of soft leather, inside of
a canvas bag, to which is a cord of
strong silk and this Is attached to a
bar of iron. the whereabouts of which
YOU will find plainly bv the diagram
The water Is of great depth. | die al
the hand of AntOnio's brother. who
thought to discover this hiding place
To you alone l leave the secret"
There was no signature, no hint as
to the writer's identity.
The little man looked up. His face
was pale and his eyes spoke greed.
'"And the diagram" he said, speak.
ing quickly in his excitement.
"Ah, yes, the diagram" said Harvey
"there must have been one"
"There was! You tore it off as sure
as my name is Mr.. Vyse." q
| swell, then, Mr.. vyse." retortet
Harvey, coolly, "What then? 1t was
mine to tear and that paper is my
property"
Il 81 am a poor man." the other re
torted. 81 have been poor all my life
!. and this paper-do you think"
81 don't think at ALL" said Harvey
CURLY, II know one thing and that II
that / wish you very good evening"
, wait" said Vyse. "You have for
gotten one thing. Raymond-ah, yes
/. l recall the case well. Raymond dice
:. without friend or relative and hi.
, property reverted to the Crown. There
, would be a reward offered for sucl
information as could give the police,
, be said, spitefully.
a Dangerous Bluff.
"You venomous little beast, 70,
, sneaking humbug. Police! Oh, yes,
know all about treasure trove and tn,
| law and all that sort of thing. If you't
: been decent. I'd have shared a bit witt
you for your pains. But blackmailinf
don't 60 with me. Call all the police
: In London IL you want and you will
| get locked up for a lunatic" And b,
strolled out Of the cafe.
III
, Harvey caught the late train fol
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leather with the date, 1865. It was
dedicated to the "Nfost hich and
puissant, the Marquis de Noailles."
and purpOrted to he the private
memoirs Of period when to keep a
diary was an indiscretion.
1t was too early to dine-as he in
tended to dine-sO he turned into a
neighbOring cafe. ordered a glass OF
absinthe and began to inspect his pur-
chase.
1t proved Interesting and not little
scandalOus: and. Needless of the pass-
age of time, he had read maybe
twenty pages. when slim of paper de-
tached itself and fell to the floor.
The Pulling Diagram.
He picked 1t up and glanced at it,
a half sheet Of modern note paper
covered with writing in modern Greek.
At the bottom was a diagram. With
casual interest, Harvey began stumb.
ling through it, picking out word
here and a sentence there by the aid
of his almost forgotten scho0l-boy
education.
Suddenly he sat up and rubbed his
eyes, for in the midst Of the Greek he
had come across some scattered
English words. One was Raymond
another was Brayford Grange. and
then there was some mixed Greek and
English reference to mill house.
His interest was now thoroughly
aroused, for, as he was well aware
these names were connected with the
tale of a famous jewel robbery Of the
'GVs, a crime with which the whole
country had rung at the time, ant
for which an innocent man came neal
losing his life.
In the summer of 1860, to be pre-
else, an eccentric old gentleman hat
taken Brayford Grange on thu
Thames. Among other hobbies he ha(
a mania for jewels which he kept un
mounted in trays in safe. The Ray
mond rubies were world-famous. Lat
one night the safe was rifled and thu
old man brutally murdered.
The crime was the sensation of thu
day. The Scotland Yard people re
covered the greater portion Of TIL
stolen property, but the rubies, thu
most famous of all the Jewels, wer'
never found, nor were the perpetra
tors of the crime captured. After
nine days wonder. public interest sub
sided, and nothing had been heart
since of Jewels or murderers.
Harvey scanned the paper with re
doubled care. He remembered tina
the crime was said to be the. handi
work OF a foreigner. but the crabbet
modern Greek was too much for hi
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1905-09-14

the fighting tops of battle ships have
been supplied with small caliber quick
firing machine guns, the idea being
when vessels came together to sweep
the enemy's deck of every living thing.
But it has been found that one or the
other ship either goes, to the bottom
or is placed 'hOrs de combat before ever
they get close enough to allow the lit
tie guns to do serious execution.
Therefore these little war devils are
being removed and range-finders in
stalled In their place. For the pro-
lection of the vessel from torpedo boat
attacks, reliance will be placed on the
small guns mounted on deck.
The range-finder in the tops will tell
the crews of the big guns below how
to aim. And this is certainly one of
the most marvellous and eerie things of
modern warfare-that gun and its
crew can be entirely out of sight of the
obstacle at which they train their guns
and can be mathematically instructed
how to hit that object. Such is truly
"a practice Of the black art. Japan fol-
lowed 1t and the accuracy of Togo's
gunners was one Of the startling things
about that terrific battle In the
Straits Of Korea.
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PRACTICE OF THE BLACK ART
Change in the Navy as a Result OF
.Japan's Sea Victory.

There is no teacher to compare with
experience and the wise man profits by
the experience of others. Uncle Sam
has applied to his own war fleet one of
the lessons of the Japanese naval bat
ties. Heretofore what are known as
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1905-09-14

Scant memories of the classics.
Hang 1t ALL" he exclaimed aloud
Il can't make head nor tail of it"
y touch on the arm aroused him.
\ little, ferrity sort of man. seated
at the next table, leaned across toward
him.
Excuse me-" he said. "but you are
puEzling over Greek; can l be of any
service? I-er-in fact, used to be a
teacher II the language"
A Startling Translation.
"The deuce you did," said Harvey.
Good. Give me a hand and shall be
awfully obliged"
with pleasure" said the other,
seating himself at Harvey's table.
The latter pushed the paper across to
the newcomer, tearing off, however.
the bottom portion containing the
diagram.
'This-er-is a most extraordinary
document" said the little man. at Is.
pardon me, jest of some sort, or may
ask how you secured itT' There was
latent suspicion in the tone. Harvey
glanced up sharply, and returned a
vague and evasive answer.
ut seems to be" said the small man.
lin the nature of a-er-confesslon a
neutrality-suspicious. stones-a curl
GUS document altogether Shall | read
1t to your
"Yes," said Harvey, with concealed
interest.
The little man adjusted his spccta-
cles and began:
II am dying. Antonio also Is dead,
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1905-09-14
To Be Married In October.

"But do you really love me Just a.
l amP''
Just as you are, dear. There Is net
a thing about you that would change
except your name"
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The Clean of Dark Waters.

Below, he could Just catch the CLEAN
of dark. swift water. Across the
opening at n depth of some six feet ran
two parallel beams, Shiny and rotten
with age. To get ut the bar he must
lower himself on to one OF these. Set
ting the candle on the edge of the open.
ing, he cautiously dropped down. The
next second he was standing firmly,
ncering into the space. With a quick
impulse and feeling of disgust that
he was about to he disannointod 10
selected the fourth hoard on the left
side. as directed. and attacked II with
his knife. 1t yielded at the first touch
'nd fell with smash into the dark
water below, disclosing TO Wow n
rusty iron bar from which depended
thin. rottcn-looking line. He canrht
hold OF 1t and pulled In terror. lest II
should snan In his graSn. There was
w"i"ht at the end. Finally. inch nv
Inch. he coayed 1t upward and hauled
" in. annarcntlv n hundln Of woods.
However nv the feel of the thing
there was something in the midst of
IT. and with trembling fingers he dis
closed q small, drinning black bundle
Il bag-sodden, and nearly rotted to
pieces.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1905-09-14
Ransom for a King.

A slash Of his knife laid the bag
open, disclosing to view hoard OF
small. grlttv-looking pebbles Of varv-
inc s-rubies-wealth untold. He
nicked out some of the largest and
endonvorod to clean them on his coat
sleeve. Two needed washing before
he could make ANYTHING of them, and
he Slipped them into his pocket. Tho
largest of all was less bcgrmed. and
taking 1t gingerly between his finger
'n1 thumb. he raised it toward the
light. There he held it in blank
amazement, for peering over the ed"o
Of the Oponing. his face twitching with
excitement. was the man. WISE, carry
in~ in his hand with obvious fear, n
ch"an. nicFln-n'ntcd revolver.
"Oh." said Harvey. $50 you're there ?
How about the police"
The little man lifted the revolver
with shaking hands.
"Give'cm to me. give'em to me, curse
You. they're mine"
"You Internal little shyster," cried
Harvcy. ''put that gun down. Put 1t
down. I tell you, or I will wiring your
scraggy neck" And with quick
movement he reached upward to seize
the weapon.
WISE started In terror The next In
slant there was n flash and a renort
nnd the bullet scared IIarvey's fore
arm. He struck with his other hand.
but lost his balance, slipped. and fell.
Mr.. Vyse shriekcd with fright and
law grovcllng on the floor. as Harvey
sank into the water with n dull splash.
The bag Of Jewels. already open, fol-
lowed him. emitting tinkling sound,
as one by one the famous RAYMOND
rubies sank toward the soft, black ooze
of the river bed.
When he recovered his senses, a
matter of probably some five seconds,
Harvey was swimming mechanically
in the calm back-water with the mill
house behind him. He still held the
big ruby tightly pressed between his
first and second fingers.
CHANGING about him. he struck out
for the nearest bank. and then began
to swear vehemently. His arm hurt
him for one thing and he yearned for
the blood of Vyse with a most unholy
longing. His hand instinctively sought
his pocket with the idea of finding
handkerchief to wipe the water from
his face. He did not find it. but in
st"ad he found the two other large
rubies which he had placed there not
five minutes before. Then he stopped
swearing and began to laugh. After
all. three immense ruhies were not so
bad. They would bring him figure
well into the thousands. very good
nights work-further his keen sense
of humor conjured up a vivid picture
Of little, ferrity man. running, terror
stricken, through the dark night,
quivering with a guilty remorse for a
murder which he had never intended
and never committed. Mail.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1905-05-23

Notice.
The NnderslsI will under On cir
cums1ances be responsible for any
debts contracted by parties represent
IN the United Mining Company or
Sme'ter unless by personal order
G. n. ROOT.
Manager
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1905-05-23
S4C0 Reward.

STATE or NEVADA. EXECUTIVE
CHAMBER,
CaTsoi. City, Nevada, april cS. 1905.
By virtue OF the authority in ne
vested by the Constitution and laws of
the State Of Nevada, |, JOHN SPARKS
Governor Of said State. do hereby is
sue this official proclamation and offer
q reward of FOUR HUNDRED DOL
.hS5. ia he paid for the arrest and
delivery to the sheriff of Nye County,
State Of Nevada. one
FRANK CROUCH, who is accused Of
having Killed HARRY MANOR. Dep
uty Shes..- Of Nve County, by shooting
the said Harry Manon with a qua
vhiles eaGaevorirg to arrest the sail
Frank Crouch for highway robbery,
on the cd day Of March, 1905.
TIE. said Frank Crouch is about )
| feet 9 inches tall. weighs about To-
pounds; dark complexion: dark eyes;
black hair: about % years cid; weac-
ing dark suit Of clothes, seek coat,
black oyarcoa-. dark felt hat; and is
heavy user Of tobacco. His COM
plexion is gerv swartfy similar To
that Of an Italian. but flushed all the
time as L he rad high fever or had
| heen drinking heavily.
The above ~award will be paid 1t
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1905-05-23
Just as the Man Said.

chica 50, February e. 1895.
home yesterday On time, We had
iuvly iurney and Didn't get tires s!ait
all the l.yly scenry on the denver an
rio grand road in the DAY time jas'
IS the man said re would and ges
Ehiz the mountains was high 4
man came with our car al the way
and he took good care W. ad nica
time. When you come hoe be sure
you take the denver ar rio groni
tourist excursion car ani you vii
have as coed fun as we did and NOT
cost much neither. Their office Is -;
62o Market street n San Francisco
If you will write there they will send
you some nice books for nothing
With love from your son,
JOHNNIE
The praise of our patrons are oal
best cred entails. For women and child
rem travelling along the Lilo Grands
Scenic Line excursions personally con,
Quoted TO the east, just fill the bill,
Write or call for lowest rates to all
eastern points and handsomely illus
trated travellers literature. w. j
Shotwel, Gen Agent, Denver & Ria
Grande r. z Co, San Francisco, Ca
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1905-05-23
Notice to Hunters

No hunting of any sort is allowed
upon the Holstine ranch. The under
signed objects to the killing of either
stock or birds there.
S. P. Davis
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1905-05-23
Through Car Service From, Kansas
City.

The Southern Pacific Company. "
conjunction with the Union Pacifi.
Railroad, have ;ncugurated a through
car service for less than carloa5
freight shipments from Kansas City tc
Reno, which will be accorded the SAM
fast and preferred service as is a.
corded straight carload lots. For fur
Their particulars apply to A. H. Rising
acting H. F. and P. A.. Southern
Pacific Company, Reno, New
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Exeuroioa Rates 70 lessio and Clark
Exposition.
Via Southern Pacific.

Via Southern Pacific.
Round trip rate between Reno and
Portland $1,000. Tickets are limited
to ten days to make round trip with
continuous passage in each direction
and only good on train No 5, allowing
passengers to connect with special
train at Sacramento every Saturday,
commencing June Bird. Twenty-one
day round trip tickets will be sold on
payment of $500 in excess Of above
rates, going trip under same conditions
with stopovers allowed returning.
Eleven days extension will be al
lowed on tickets at Portland on pay
ment of $500, and twenty days on
payment of $1,000.
Excursionist can avail themselves
of steamer ride, Portland to San Fran
cisco on payment of 81 90 at Portland.
Sixty day round trip ticket ollow-
ing stopOver will be sold from June
lst to September Goth, inclusive, go
ing via Sacramento and returning via
Salt Lake City, Utah, at rate Of
$4,000.
For futher information apply to
A. H. Rising,
Reno Nevada
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1905-05-23
AfE%t-
COUNT CT STATE
FUNDS.
STATE OF NEVADA
County OF C~mscy. 5. =

STATE OF NEVADA.
County Of C-nsoy, $. :.
John Sparks w. G. Douglass
oaing duly Sworn saTerallv
say they are members Of the
Board cf Examiners % the G-ata Of
New. that On the q tn day OF april '05
they, (after having ascertained from
the books OF the State Controller the
amount OF money that should be in
the Treasury made an Official exami-
nation and count Of the money ana
vouchers for money in the State Ire
asury OF Nevada and found the same
correct as follows:
Coin 231,3.3 81
Paid coin vouchers not re
turned TO controller 31,7o9 73
Total ZS3.023 "a
State School Fund Securities.
Irredeemabie Nevada State
School bond $4,000 90
Mass. State ; per cent
bonds 53T 600 90
Nevada State bonds 255, 100 90
Mass. State 81 per cent
bonds 1000 90
| United States Bonds 900 90
John Sparks
| W. G.. Douglass
Subscribed and sworn before me this
28th day of April, A. d. 1905.
| ]. Doane,
Notary Public, Ormsvy County, New
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1905-05-23
epEClAI RATES TO EA9TeaN
POINTS. e
Via Southern Pacific Company.

Via Southern Pacific Company.
Round trip tickets between Reno
and points hereinafter mentioned will
be sold May 9th, 9th and 18th. June
18th to 18th and 25th to 3Oth. inclu-
eive July 9Th. 9Th, 24th. 18th and
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1905-05-23
s25 Reward.

The above reward will be paid for
information leading to the arrest and
conviction of the hunters who wound
ed a stock animal on the Holstina
Ranch May 10th.
S. p. Davis.
Mn
Take a look at the i,ev ties that
are being shown at Platt's
Try Golden Gate Mocha and Java
coffee. and you VII 10 rlsao~4 r.
rtr-t
TIE new lines cf foatwoar n~w b
irs rrpaclsed at Ed Pi,ri;--tr-7s sIr-
snarp- footwear goods hat q 2 -
pass 81 previous records in new ag.l
.,~c1 as god. ;-aeias. Gents. Misses.
Bys and Childs IF all grades. Here
is the place to buy yoNr footwear
His prices are below all competitors.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1905-05-23

of Nevada on going trip with ten days
in which to reach destination. Stop
overs are allowed at all points on re-
originating point within ninety days
from date ticket is purchased
For further information apply to
A. II. Rising,
Acting u. F. & P. A. So. Pac Co
Reno. New.
SdEn Reward
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1905-05-23
Stray Cow.

Stray Cow.
Came to the premises Of the under
signed brindle cow. Owner can re-
cover same by proving property.
s. p. Davis
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-05-20

and cigarettes and fewer Flora Cab
bagadoras. There hasn't been ci-
gar dealer hanged for killing another
since the trust went into operation,
and owing to the greater purity OF the
product the atmosphere of the coun-
try is fresher and sweeter than it used
to be when people smoked red flannel
cigars and cigarettes filled with pre-
digested cork and sawdust."
But how about the people who did
not come into the Trust?" asked jim
mieboy, who was always thoughtful OF
the fellow on the outside.
.Oh. their condition was vastly i'm
proved" said the Princess with nap
py smile They died quicker. Linger-
ing deaths are very painful, SO you see
what a human process ours is.
Beautiful said Jimmiboy. I'll
make a little memorandum in my note
book for Uncle Sam, so that l won't
forget to tell him when l get back what
a beautiful charity the Tobacco Trust
isl
That's a nice little fellow" said
the Princess, patting Jimmieboy on the
back and now, Cigarette, will you
take our little visitor to the gate? l
understand that the ArmourdillO is
waiting there to introduce him to the
Amiable Cow
Next Week:-The Armourdillo in
PRODUCES Jimmieboy to the Amiable
Cow.)