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The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1905-12-28
Tee SchosI Term:
Shall Il Be DlYIded7

IL mas DecOfne tie custom IN a
good many districts in the coun- |
ty for the school boards TO divide |
the school term, hoping that the
school may thereby accomplish !
greater results than II the term
were continuous. In few
cases the people at the Annual
School Meeting have yoted 10 di-
vide The term, but this is clearly
Illegal, since that is not one Of
the powers Of the Annual Meet
ing. To divide the school term
Is mistake. Instead Of bring
ing about the desired results, Il
helps to defeat those results. In
every case Il is better and proper
to have a continuous term, for
the following reasons:
| /. The school law contem-
plates one term during the year,
and that continuous term. The
law says that the people at the
Annual Meeting shall determine
the number of months in excessof
6;and in several places It speaks of
''the school term, but in no case
does it speak of the school terms.
It is evident, then, that there is
no legal authority for dividing
the school term. The law GER
tainly contemplates a continu-
lOus term.
,. City and village schools al
ways have continuous term. II
this is best for these schools, is
lit not also best for the rural
schools The ends to be attain
ed are identical: and the condi-
tions do not differ materially.
3. The usual reason, and
about the only one, given for di.
viding the school term is, TO
give the small children a better
opportunity to go 20 school. "
This is very commendable; but
in doing this the large boys, and
perhaps the large girls, are
robbed of some of their time 10
go TO school. II the school term
is to be arranged TO suit any
class of pupils, should it not be
: arranged To suit the large boys
! and girls, whose days of going u
, school are few BY dividing the
school term and having a few
weeks vacation during January.
February and March. the large
boys are deprived of the very
time, and in some cases perhaps
the only time, at which they car
60 10 school. They must stay
Iout Of school during the fall I,
gather corn and to do other farm
work. When their work is don'
they can 20 To school during th'
winter months. They must re
turn 10 the farm again in Marcl
to get ready for the crop season
!. Now. II the school is disnisse'
during the winter months, whel
can these boys have an opportu
nifty 10 attend schooly
On the other hand, the smaI
y children usually have fou
months Of more or less goo
y weather during the remainder 4
? the term. A continuous tern
then, gives the small childre
the advantage ia time. VIII
n give them further advantage b
"a dividing the term and at IA
same time depriving the larg
u boys OF their opportunity of -
ing tO schools
y {. BY having a vacation of
o month or two during the teri
the pupils lose interest and ii
- study habit. II is very commo
a 20 say that il takes abouta a mon,
"a for the school TO get started.
II this be true, why divide Il
~ term and necessitate Nv
q: starts, thereby losing intere1
~ in the school work. and breakiu
NJ up the study habit the pupi
have formeds
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1905-12-28
CASCAIoNI COMPOUND,

A Superior Tonic and Remedy
for nll Diseases arising from
a disorderea condition of the
liver, stomach and Bowels.
Cures Indigestion, Sich Head.
ache, Bilionsness, C9nstipa
sion, and acts as a general
tonic IN che treatment ~ ner.
vous debility, eataarh, etc,
PglCe. Sl.00 pee Bottle.
For sale by all Dealers, and
Cascasons Medicine Company,
No 6th So, Rich lIiil. Mo.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1905-02-16
Three Trains In A Ditch.

Gypsum City, Kas., Feb 14.-Five
Missouri Pacific engines, two freight
trains and a relief train are in a
ditch here and twelve train men hurt
as the result OF an accident.
A freight train drawn by two en-
gines ran into q snow drift near this
place this morning. A relief train,
running double header, was sent
from Council Grove. The wrecked
train displayed no signals and the
relief train crashed into 1t, being bad
ly wrecked.
Following the relief train came q
freight which also became a part OF
the wreck, owing to the inability Of
the engineer to control bis train. All
Of the engines are badly smashed
The Missouri Pacific authorities have
secured help from the Rock Island
In the way Of a steam wrecksr and
the track will be cleared in q few
hours.
The most serious injured are Chas.
John and Peter Rose, trsinmen oil
Council Grove.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1905-02-16
DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION
dominates A. |. Ives For Coun-
ty School Superintendent.

Pursuant to call OF the Bates
county Democratic Committee, the
county convention to nominate a
School Superintendent was held in
Butler, on Monday, February 18th.
Called to order at o'clock p. III, by
J. A. DeArmond, Chairman OF COM
mittee. On motion Prof. II. o.
Maxey, the present county superln-
tendent, was elected temporary chair.
man and Arch l.. Stone, of Usage
township, was elected temporary
secretary.
On motion the chair appointed the
following committee on permanent
organization and credentials: j. d.
Allen, j. B. March, Geo. ]. Moore;
Charles Spillman and Fl. W. Jenkins.
This committee recommended that
the temporary organization be made
permanent.
1t was found that all the townships
we're represented by regularly elected
delegates or their duly accredited
proxies, with the exception OF
Prairie
No contests were reported.
The committees report was adopt
ed and committee discharged. =
Judge Jno. J. March OF New Home
placed the name Of Prof. A. L. Ives
In nomination and L. L. Coleman oil
Mingo performed a like service for
Prof. s. N. Gragg. On roll call the
vote stood, Ives n, Gragg 3S. Chair.
man Maxey announced the result Of
the vote and declared Prof. Ives the
party nominee. Prof. Gragg moved
that the nomination OF Prof. Ives be
made unanimous, which was carried.
Prof. Ives addressed the convention,
thanking the delegates for the honor
and pledging his best efforts to the
faithful performance OF the duties oil
the Office II elected, and asking the
united and enthusiastic support Of
the party at the polls. Prof.. Gregg
addressed the convention, gracefully
accepting the verdict OF the conven'
ton and pledging his support to the
nominee.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1905-02-16
A Field For Legislation.

Among the last of the 600 bills
thus far introduced in the Missouri
House OF Representatives is one pro-
viding for laboratory for the study
oicriminals at the penitentiary. This
would make a snug berth, with a
salary OF $4,000, for some hungry
office seeksr. Other bills on similar
lines may be suggested.
Why not provide for racetrack
gamblers and touts? Why not have
a laboratory for the study OF drunk
ards? A scientific Investigation OF
the cigarette, oking boy. might
turn up something, Of interest. A
law to provide a bacteriologist for
every barber shop would be in line.
And a laboratory to investigate and
classify the stray cats and dogs
would not be amiss.
There are plenty OF self sacrificing
citizens who would be willing to de-
vote themselves to these studies
for fat salary.-Post Dispatch.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1905-02-16
Township Primary.

A primary election for the selection
OF a Democratic township ticket for
Mt. Pleasant township is called for
Saturday, March 18th. The hours
OF voting will be from one ~
to six (6) p. m. The place Of voting
will be in the basement OF the court
house. Judges of election will be
George Ellsworth, c. H Thompson
AID J. X. Ford. All Democrats and
otheT voters who will support the
Democratic ticket are entitled to
vote. Rules for the conduct of the
primary will be announced by the
judges, The names OF those who will
be candidates will be given to T. K.
Lisle on or before Wednesday, March
8 n, in order to be printed upon the
ballot. JAMES A. DEARNoND,
Committeeman.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1905-02-16

1t is not so much OF wonder that
the enthusiasm continues among the
heelers at Jefferson City for Niedring.
haus when it is known that they are
on the pay roll Of the Republican
State Committee at from $50 to Sc
a week. Forty Of these heelers vert
sent out by the committee in the in
terest OF Mr.. NiedIinghaus for senat
or. This is not a Democratic story
1t is taken from the testimony o
Heller Mccoy before the Legislative
committee. Mr.. Mccoy is still In thu
employ Of that committee.-Nevsds
Mail.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1905-02-16

Thos. W. Lawson, Of "Frenzied
Finance" notoriety has entered the
fight as q champion Of Kansas
against the Standard Oil Company,
and announces that he has certain
evidence which will be Of great value
to the legislature Of that state in itt
fight against the octopus. 1t is an
nounced that within a few days, every
important man in Kansas from
Governor down will receive literature
specially prepared by the Boston
Copper man, showing how thu
Standard OIL people and certain
railroads work together in Kanss.
and further west to California.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1905-02-16
At Work on the Farm.-Praises
Pe-ru-na.

Geo. II. Thompson, Raleigh, Miss,
writes:
al have been cured of catarrh by your
medicines, Peruna and Manalin. had
been affected with catarrh Of the
stomach about all my life, and was
taken bad every spring and summer,
al used several kinds Of patent medi.
cines, but they did me no good. I then
took a treatment under an NJ. D., which
did me but little good. BY this time I
had got where could eat nothing but
a little soup. had severe pains, had
lost in weight and could not do any
thing.
~ began taking your medicines,
Peruna and Manalin. l then weighed
l2G pounds, but after taking II bottles
of Peruna and one bottle Of Manalin, l
weighed 1865 pounds.
al am now at work on the farm and
feel well all of the time. / eat all ]
want to and my friends say that look
better than ever before. I will ever
praise Peruna for Its healing power"
Geo. H. Thompson.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1905-02-16

Mr.. Fred Schnell, Lakeview, Erie Co.,
n. V, writes:
~ had been sufferer for more than
thirty years with catarrh Of the intes-
tines. l had used a great deal of medi-
cine to no avail, so I decided to try
Peruna.
al have now used thirteen bottles
and can give you the joyful fidings that
I have no more trouble. always keep
Peruna on hand. "--Fred. SchneH
The people generally are very much
misinformed as to the nature of catarrh.
Catarrh is usually believed to he con-
fined to the head, nose and throat. Lat
terly we sometimes hear of catarrh Of
the stomach and catarrh of the bladder.
Seldom, if ever, do we hear Of catarrh Of
any other organs.
1t is not because these organs are not
subject to catarrh, nor that catarrh Of
these organs is not very common dis
ease, but simply because it is not gener-
ally known that affections Of these
organs may be due to catarrh.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1905-02-16
A Farmers Talk to Farmers.
Pe-ru-na a Household Friend.

diseases, believing that obnoxious symp-
toms would disappear If the cause of the
disease was removed.
In other words, DIR. Hartman ap-
piled the common sense of the practical
farmer to medicine, and after much
experimentation Pernna was COM
pounded.
The sensible farmer does not think of
cutting off the tops Of weeds to kill
them. lie pulls them up by the roots.
DR.. Hartman Interested in Farming,
Notwithstanding DR.. ITartman's busy
professional career, he still continues to
be interested in farming. He is the
owner and manager of one of the largest
farms in the State of Ohio, with several
thousand acres of the best titled land in
the Middle West, and with hundreds of
the best blooded percheron horses ever
imported or raised in this country.
DR.. Hartman relies upon Peruna en-
tirely in case Of sickness in his own
family.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1905-02-16

THE human heart, in healthy man weighs
but eleven ounces. 1t beats from long
before birth until death, in an average
lifetime, about seven million times, allow
ing seventy beats to the minute. Every
twenty-four hours this slight organ per
forms labor equivalent to lifting ton Of
material eighty feet into the air. Could II
be applied to the man 1t would raise him
over three hundred feet from the ground
This it does, day in and day out, for years.
There Is no resting or stopping till death.
But to do this work the heart requires fuel
and water the same as the steam crane.
A modern steam crane is . triumph Of
mans ingenuity. Great blocks of rock OF
into place with apparently as little effort
as that of a baby picking up his toys.
The steady putting Of the engines in the
little house seems to be but an accom-
paniment, rather than an essential part Of
the machine. But without generous sup.
plies Of food and water, the engine stands
cold and still, and the machine IL useless.
If the blood becomes poor, and filled with
poisons from diseased kidneys, the heart ID
not only starved, but poisoned as well. II
soon becomes exhausted and unable to meet
any extraordinary demand which may be
made upon 1t. Supply pure blood get
the kidneys to working; tone up the feeble
stomach DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical
Discovery puriies the blood, relieves the
kidneys and tones up the alimentary canal
Give the heart the food it needs and Il
will continue to work till the natural end
of life.
People who have been treated for disease
Of head, heart, lungs liver, nerves or blood
have often been treated in vain, until they
began the use of DR.. Pierce's Golden Med
ical Discovery. When this medicine had
healed the stomach and cleansed the blood
the other diseases disappeared.
NJ was attacked with malarial fever write,
Mr.. Daniel A. Carter, Of Yost, Rowan Co., N. c
sMy spleen became enlarged. used ten bottle,
~ ~. refSes Coloen Mecioi Usc1y, sne
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1905-02-16
Coal Famine is Threatened.

st. Joseph, Mo-, Feb. II This city
is threatened with a coal famine by
reason OF inability Of railways to
move fuel in fast enough, due to the
extreme cold.
The Federal building has less than
a weeks supply on hand and many
manufacturing plants will have &c
suspend unless relief is afforded this
week.
The railways today confscated al
coal In their yards on the way
here, The power plants OF the street
railway company are deficient in fue
supply.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1905-02-16
Salary Grab at Jefferson City.

Jefferson City, No., Feb. 14.-The
senate this morning passed the joint.
and concurrent resolution introduced
by Senator Brown placing the gener.
al assembly on an annual salary
basis instead Of on a per diem rate
as at present. The resolution passed
by a vote Of % to 5. The resolution
provides for a constitutional amend.
ment giving the legislators $1,000
per year, payable quarterly. This
means that the men shall virtually.
receive $4,000 q session instead OF
IS day, which amounts to from
$3.50 to $400 a session.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1905-02-16

1t is estimated that there are A.
millions Of eggs in cold storage in
Chicago. The big meat packers are
said to have n coroner on the mar.
ket and householders are paying rs
cents per dozen. The eggs the pack.
ers are holding were bought early in
fall at cost OF fifteen to seventeen
cents dozen.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1905-02-16

1t is reported that a subpoena has
been issued for former chairman
Thos. j: Atkins, OF the State Republi-
can committee with the view OF OBJ.
tanning an official explanation OF the
charge that the government was
taxed for the services of a private
porter whose name was placed on
the sub-treasury pay.roll-Ex.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1905-02-16

The Association of Teachers OF
Mathematics in Missouri will be held
at Columbia on May 16 Of this year.
The purpose Of such an organization
Is obvious, and every teacher Of math-
ematics In the state who possibly
can should join this association. The
membership already comprises about
eighty OF the mos. prominent teach
ers OF the state.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1905-02-16

Friday the lower house Of the
Missouri legislature passed bill in
creasing the salary oithe state libra.
Ran at Jefferson City from 5000 to
$1,000 year. 1t is said the state
librarian has little to do except to
spend part Of his time IN the comfort
able quarters OF the library.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1905-02-16
Mr.. Bryan's Pleasant
Frame of Mind.

New York World.
my position at present" said
William Jennings Bryan to some
friends in Washington a day or two
ago, "is that Of the young man down
south who was In love with a fine
young woman. He proposed one
night and she accepted him. After
the protestations oiundying affection
had been made a hundred times the
young man went out into the night
and looking up at the stars raised
bis arms above his head and. said:
oh, Lord, I amt got nothing agin
nobody"
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1905-02-16

In consequence Of the effort being
made by the Kansas Legislature to
establish a state refinery the Stand.
ard Oil company has laid off over
900 pipe line men and tank men and
the product OF Kansas has been cut
off for the time being. The STANDARD
Oil company rules or ruins.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1905-02-16

The state Senate passed a bill
Friday which provides for two as
sistants for the attorney general at
a salary of 81, 500, each, and a chief
clerk at $500. Heretofore the
Office has been conducted with one
ooolotonf
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1905-02-16

Washington, Feb. 13-Statehood
for Oklahoma and New Mexico, will
not be granted during this session OF
congress, unless it be on lines pro-
yided in the house statehood bill.
This was decided yesterday at a
conference OF Republican members oil
/ e house
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1905-02-16

tn" supreme court Of Kansas in a
decision handed down last week, held,
in effect, that it is not a crime for q
public officer to solicit a bride in that
state
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1905-02-16

Gov. Folk has appointed as man
ayers OF the Confederate Home, Chas
II Vandiver, of Higginsville; James
Eauncrran, OF st Louis; and W. S.
McClintic. OF Munroe City.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1905-02-16

The tariff is put on eggs when the
hens stop laying. Thirty-eight to
forty cents a dozen for eggs in the
cities Is a pretty stiff price. A few
DAYS Of warm weather and the hens
will cause the price to drop material
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1905-02-16

The State probably will place
Thomas J. Reaves, who claims to
have seen q woman thrown from the
New London bridge, on the stand in
rebuttal to the Watson case.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1905-02-16

Oil PRODUCERS at Chanute, Kansas,
ext nd an invitation to Thomas
W'Lawson and the Pure Oil Com
pany of Pennsylvania to aid them in
their SIGHT on the Standard Oil
company.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1905-02-16

A reward Of $4,000 has been deposited
in the Market Exchange Bank, Colum-
bus, Ohio, as a guarantee that the above
testimonials are genuine; that we hold
in our possession authentic letters Ger
tifying to the same.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1905-02-16

By a vote OF 65 to 80 the lower
non .'tao Kansas legislature pass
Ella bill giving women the right
to yotp Or presidential electors.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1905-02-16
Pe.ru.na a Necessity in the Home.

:. 4, Alexander, Publisher of the
"Frut and Floral Guide, \ MAGAZINE
Of horticulture, published in Hartford
Ci,y, In, gys of Pcrma:
81 was afflicted with catarrh Of the
throat and head for over ten years. |
was treated by many physicians, hut
grow worse until / was seldom able to
&" rut in cold weather.
"AhpUl one year 40 wa advised To
try pcruna, which did, and am now
entirely we'll of the catarrh.
"Peruna Is a necessity in our home.
Win The first symptoms OF q cold we
use il, and are never afflicted with ca
tarrh.
81 advise all who are afflicted with
ca'srri to try Peruna. There is Ger
tainly nothing equal to ii is catarrh
mcdicino,"-J. b. Alexander.
Pe-ru-na is q Systemic Remedy,
II Peruna will cure catarrh in one
place, it will cure it in any other place,
because it is systemic remedy.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1905-02-16

jefferson City, Mo-, Feb. 14.-Gov.
ernor Folk has settled the Kansas
City police board appointments and
the names OF A. E. Gallager and F.
F. Rozzslle will 60 to the senate for
confirmation.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1905-02-16

Before DR.. Hartman began the study
of medicine he was farmer boy. He
was brought up on farm in Southern
Pennsylvania.
He belonged to that industrial, sue
cessful class OF farmers known as the
Pennsylvania Dutch, the best farmers
in the world.
1t was here that he early learned the
lesson of pulling obnoxious things out
by the roots.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1905-02-16
Pe-ru.na is 8 Systemic Remedy
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The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1905-02-16
DR.. Hartman's Method of Treating
Catarrh.

Naturally, when he began the study
Of medicine his mind turned instructive
ly toward the removing of causes. He
could not content himself with doctor
ing symptoms any more than his enter
prising father could have contented
himself by pulling off the tops of weeds
to eradicate them from the soil.
The Doctor turned his attention early
to the science of removing the cause OF
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1905-02-16
DR.. Hartman Makes Personal Use of
Pe-ru-na.

In speaking of his own personal use
of Peruna, Or. Hartman says:
"For a number of years my profess
sional duties have compelled me to be
much on the road, travelling long dis
tanccs by rail, night and day, exposed
to all kinds Of vicissitudes, sleeping and
eating in different hotels continually,
and through it all have preserved my
self from any arrangement Of the body
resulting from catching cold.
"At the slightest evidence Of cold, q
few doses Of Peruna invariably checked
it.n
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1905-02-16
Had Catarrh Thirty Years.-Pe-ru-na
Cured Him.

Mr.. Gustav NJ. Schmidt, Spring Valley,
ILL.,, writes:
az had catarrh Of the heas and throat
for over thirty years. 1t became worse
every year.
"Ahout three months ago commenced
to take Peruna and Manalin, and now
am entirely cured of that troublesome
sickness. Your medicine is surely a
blessing TO mankind.
"You can truly say that you have not
lived in vain, Doctor, and thank you
for the good you have done me. May
you enjoy long life TO help suffering
humanity. "-Gustav M. Schmidt.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-01-22
Continued From Fifth Page)

notes from women do, And think
that every actor of merit does. But
they are not the notes you probably pic
ture in your mind. silly, gushing epis-
ties. dealing with my personality or my
appearance. The matinee girl of today
writes a good clear analysis Of what she
likes in your acting, generally most dig
nifea in tone. Or if she does not Ike
the role you play. she tells you so in
clear, terse English And whether or
not she likes the role, the actor is
pleased TO receive her expression of
opinion. It always gives me a thrill of
pride and satisfaction to read such a
communication when the writer sticks
to my acting and does not send the note
anonymously. Successful writers Of
novels and poems painters who catch
the popular fancy, musicians, sculptors
all these receive congratulatory letters
from women they have never met, ex-
pressing approval of their work Why
should the actor be ashamed Of the
same communications I viii tell you
why. Simply because so much tommy
rot is published about US. so much that
is unjust and undeserved-"
Something told me that the press
agents and the cheap writers were in
for it again. so switched the converse
ton