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The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1905-12-28
He Trusted Rockefeller.

DR.. Gustav C. E. Weber, of Cleve-
land, Ohio, recently consul at Nurem-
burg is one of the pioneer doctors Of
his city. Years ago he was visited by
a young man who required surgical
operation, but explained that he was
only getting fifty dollars a month and
would have to pay by installment.
Weber said he would risk it and it took
the youth about year to pay up.
The lad was John d. Rockefeller, and
only short time ago he sent for
Weber, asking for medical advice, there
having been a recurrence of the trouble
for which Weber had operated forty
years ago. Weber made an eXamina-
ton and told Mr.. Rockefeller that any
medical student could do it and that
he himself was out of practice. Rookie.
Teller opened a drawer, counted out
$500, and handing the roll to Weber
remarked, 1T does not take so long
to pay the bill this time" Weber de-
clined the money, saying he wished nc
fee for friendly visit. Take it" said
Rockefeller, land give to some poor
medical student, who is struggling fol
his education" Weber remarked in
telling the story that he couldn't think
of any struggling medical student just
then and, but what was the all
ment that required a surgical opera
ton?
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1905-12-28

not been exterminated, and is very
common in those great dry stretches
of the continent where man has not
crowded 1t to death and where the
sage brush grows. To say that this
bird has its home in the droughty re-
gions of the United States is to say
how extensively it is distributed, for
everybody who knows anything about
the country, knows how vast is that
empire laid down on the early maps
as desert. The word desert as ap-
piled to the unwatered reaches of the
west is misleading. On those des
erts there is plenty OF vegetation and
animal life. Though in many places
water Is scarce, life may be easily sus
tanned in these American deserts. Ii.
rigation shows how fertile these lands
are when the water is poured on.
All over dry lands grows that wild
shrub, called by Eotanists artemisia
but which everybody else calls sage
brush.
Feeds Mostly on Sage.
No doubt it belongs to the same
family as does the garden sage Of the
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1905-12-28
THf FIRsT CoMpLETED GOVERNMENT IRRIGATION CANAL

The extent of the government irri-
cation problem is indicated by a rec
ent schedule issued by the Reclama-
ton Service of the Interior Depart
ment, showing that the work Of re-
claiming the desert is well under way.
At this time the government plan in
various stages Of progress requiring
the expenditure of $32,S70,OO0, which
will supply water for the irrigation OF
1 $780, 900 acres of land, the expense
being $3.50 per acre. Other govern
ment reports estimate that there are
about 100000 acres Of so-called
arid land, whose chief products are
sage brush and cactus. This amounts
to more than one-third of the United
States, and out Of witch might be
carved four countries the size OF
France, four more as large as Ger
many and two states as large as New
York. Private enterprise has reclaim
ed about 100000 of this domain
which is to-day the backbone Of the
West. The enormous possibilities ol
the government irrigation WORK u
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1905-12-28

mended for doing something to earn
an honest penny. II his pay is not
much, his duties are not particularly
OnerOus, and If ambitious he will have
plenty OF spare time in which to look
around for a better job. Meanwhile
he is comfortably dOmiciled at Dor
chester House, the marble palace in
Park lane, which Ambassador Reid
has taken as his London residence.
The Hon. Walsh is engaged TO be
married to Lady NOrah-Spencer-
Churchill, the youngest sister of the
Duke of Marlborough. Though she
can hardly be called youthful, she is
several years younger than her fiance.
AS far as pedigree counts for any
thing, however, the Hon. Walsh is no
bad match for her, for he can boast
ducal blood, too.
II the Duke of Devonshire's rule
against any of his servants accepting
tips" could be successfully introduced
in this country all would be we'll. There
are q few of the old nobility Of Eng
land who set a laudable example OF
prohibiting their servants accepting
gratuities from visitors or guests. The
Duke Of Devonshire, for instance,
makes it an inflexible. rule that no
servant Of his shall take a tip. When,
however, a party Of Americans recent
ly visited Chatsworth, the Dukes Der
byshire seat, and were entertained to
luncheon and shown over the beautiful
grounds by the Dukes steward, the
leaders of the party thought the usual
shell out" must be the climax of the
days enjoyment. The party consisted
of four men and three women, and
among them $50 was subscribed. With
commendable discretion the money was
not offered to the steward, who, of
course, Is above accepting recognition
OF the kind, but to an underfootman,
who saw the party to and from the
railway station. But the footman
pointed out that II was against the
rules of the Dukes establishment to
accept gratuities "in money" That
seemed 10 suggest way Of getting
around the rule. The next day various
articles Of jewelry reached the stew
ard from London with the request that
they be distributed among the staff at
his discretion. The leaders of the party
were Edmund II. Abbott, of New York,
and Alexander Cattanach. OF Salem,
Mass, and both had introductions
from Sir Thomas Upton. The Duke
and Duchess were not In residence at
Chatsworth at the time of the visit,
but the latter sent one of her maids
specially up from London to look after
the ladies. The beauties of Matlock,
Buxton and Blackwell were fully ex-
plored before they returned to town.
Van Calava.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1905-12-28
THE DESERT GROUSE.
KNOWN As The SAGE HEN AND
COCK OF The PAINS, 4 TYP
NCAL AMERICAN BIRD.

Is the Largest of the Grouses and
Feeds Mostly on Sage-has Hand
some Coat OF Rlumes and Makes q
Savory Roast.
The desert grouse is 4 representa-
tive American bird. 1t is, OF course,
not as exalted and heroic as the eagle,
and is not spread over so wide an
area as the common chicken, but for
all that the desert grouse is typically
American. The bird is more famil-
iarly known TO travellers, jewellers in
the arid and semi-arid regions of the
United States, and sportsmen, as the
sage hen" and, as 4 matter of course,
where there are sage hens there are
sage cocks. Often the bird is referred
to as the prairie chicken, but the ref
erence is inaccurate. 1t is O game
bird of great beauty. 1t was named
"Cock OF the Plains" by Lewis and
Clark who, though perhaps not the
first whites to make the acquaintance
of this bird, at least were the first
white men to identify 1t as distinct
pathological species and to pause
long enough In the ardous business
Of exploration to give it q name.
Found Throughout the Arid Region.
1t Is seen in all the arid and semi.
arid parts Of the land where 1t has
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1905-12-28

east. It has the dust-green color Of
sage, smells Ike sage, tastes like sage,
and animals that feed on its leaves
and yellow flowers favor their flesh
with sage. Well, wherever this plant
grows the desert grouse may be found
The grouse feeds and fattens on Slge.
There is nothing he likes better. He
must have it Let the sage be de-
stroyed and the bird moves on. The
desert grouse is the largest grouse Of
the western world and it is exceeded
in size only by the great grouse of
Europe-the capercailzie. 1t is very
superior in size and strength to the
common prairie hen or the pinnated
grouse, usually weighing twice or
thrice as much as that bird. II will
measure two or three feet from tip of
wing to tip. Living in a>gray land,
nature has provided for the protec-
ton Of the bird by making it also
gray. 1t is curious how nature looks
after its creatures by making their
color, as q rule, harmonize with the
landscape. In grouse-land tAere is a
great deal of alkali in the soil and
over that grows the gray-green shrub
berry. The sage grouse seeks its safe
ty in concealment rather than In
fight.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1905-12-28
Cost of DiscOvering America.

The great extent and value of Queen
Isabel's jewel bag, the proceeds OF
which fitted out Columbus. is more or
less Of a myth. But in these days, when
millionaire yachtsmen spend a hundred
thousand dollars for a little racing
yacht and think nothing of 1t, the ex-
pense Of Columbus's whole fleet seems
entirely insignificant. The sum Of
$1,000 covered the whole outlay neces-
sary to secure and equip the three yes-
sells, while the Great Admirars salary
was $500 per annum. The two other
commanders were paid 5000 each, and
the wages Of the crew were $3.50 a
month. Or course, money In those
days was worth a great deal more
than now. and there were not very
many places in America at that time
where the sailors cared to ask for
"shore leave" SO that their wages were
q clear laving.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1905-12-28

q long horseback ride during the af
ternOOn. While the Chief Executive
usually goes to his Office Christmas
morning TO give attention to the more
important affairs of state that may be
pressing for attention the remainder
OF the day is given over to , holiday
vacation and thus he is enabled to de-
vote more time than usual to his daily
horseback ride. The = Presidents
Christmas excursion afSO-diifers from
his ordinary daily outing in that in.
stead of being attended. as Is usually
the case. by the army sergeant, who
acts as the Presidents orderly, he is
accompanied by Mrs. Roosevelt or by
a party of personal friends.
The dinner to which the President
and his family and guests sit down
about O'Clock in the evening is
served in the private dining room
which is located in the northeast cor
ner of the White House. The state din
ing room where are served all the great
banQuets given at the Presidential Man
sion, is spacious and imposing but
lacking in that coziness and cheer
which is essential to a Christmas
feast and so the Xmas dinner party,
which numbers perhaps fourteen to
sixteen persons is served with the
traditional yule-tide delicacies in the
family or private dining room.
Coiored Walters at the White House.
The scene of the Presidents Christ.
mas dinner is the smallest room on
the main floor of the White House
although it is fully twice as large as
the dining room in the average private
residence in the land. The room is
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1905-12-28
Humor Of King Edward.

Returned tourists who have been In
touch with the nobility in Europe
bring back few good stories of King
Edward. One tale runs like this: The
King was driving alone in dog cart
near one of his country palaces one
day and caught up with an old Mh
woman, who was trudging to the vii.
lage to sell her wares. She did not
recognize the king and asked him for
a lift. He responded graciously and
helped her into the cart. As they
drove along she begged him to buy
her fish pleading poverty and a big
family at home. The king said he had
plenty Of fish at home and would not
buy any. However, he would give her
his portrait which he thought would
be just as good as buying her fish
I'VE are q fine looking man, but your
portrait would not buy shoes for the
children" said the old woman. ooh
I think it will help you," he responded
and handed her a sovereign which has
on one side his profile. When she saw
that she was riding with the king and
spilled her fish. The king handed heI
another coin and dropped her. out al
her destination. At another time
when he was Prince and attending q
theatre, fire broke out near by and
every one helped to quench the blaze
The Prince in evening dress, worked
with the others in passing buckets OF
water. A big pompous man was stand.
ing by doing nothing. why don't
you help?" asked the Prince. The
pompous man swelled up and remarked
Il am gentleman, sir, and do no such
mental tasks" Don't let that hurt
you" responded the Prince. II am
only the Prince of Wales"
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1905-12-28
CATHOLIC DIVORCES.
VATICAN ANYULS MARRIAGES
IN CERTAIN CASE&.-ATTOR.
NEYS OF ST. PETER.

Ambassador NhiteIaw Reid appoints
son of English Earl as Chief Lackey
The Tipping QuestiOn.-Other tor-
eiCn Gossip.
II is stated on authority that the
Vatican will always annul a marriage
if II can be proved to its entire salts
faction that one or the other Of the
parties to the alliance was not free
agent in the matter. One OF the most
notable cases of annulment of a prince
ly marriage, on grounds such as these,
was the dissolution some years ago Of
the marriage bonds of the reigning
Prince OF Monaco and his first wife,
Lady Mary Hamilton. At the same
time the Vatican pronounced the mar
riage null and void II also pronounced
that her son was, in every sense Of the
word. legitimate. Princess Mary. whose
mother was a princess Of the reigning
honse of Baden and whose father was
the English Duke of Hamilton, was
forced by her kinsman and guardian,
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1905-12-28

shown by the various expert estimates
which place the additional area which
can he irrigated at from 100000 to
100, 0O0,0O0 acres. The government
plan as provided for in the irrigation
law is to store the flood waters Of the
western rivers. retaining this land
as fast as possible; but the settlers
who take the land are required to
pay back to the government the cost
Of the construction Of each project, so
that the actual expense to the gov
eminent will all be paid. The final
estimates Of the possibilities of in
creased population are one person to
each irrigated acre, 80 that there
seems a future population for the
West as great or greater than the to-
tai population of the country to-day.
Ten or twenty acres, In the more high.
ly developed irrigation sections of the
West is stated to be sufficient for the
support Of a family. owing to the
fact that under irrigation numerous
and sure crops can be raise !. In the
Southwest, three or four crops are
grown on the same land each year.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1905-12-28
HANDSOME Though not Brilliant.

Though the general color effect OF
the grouse is gray yet II has markings
of white and black. 4 large black patch
underneath the birds body is feat
ure of the desert grouse. On his
shoulders he wears epaulctts Of white.
The reason for these white shoul'
ders is that in browsins; through
the sage brush all his days
the heavy gray feathers are worn Off,
exposing the fine white neither
feathers.
The grouse, though not q high
flyer and not SO agile on the wing as
his eastern cousin, possesses great lee
power. He is active and speedy as a
runner, rather quick to take fright and
is an expert in losing himself among
the brush. Ii should not be under
stood that these birds do not rise from
cover. They often do. Hunters seek
so to frighten the birds that they will
rise. 1t is not difficult shooting then.
The grouse of the desert has that
general grouse trait the "whlrr'.
When he rises it is said that he whirrs
louder than the eastern grouse. When
thoroughly reused to his task he Is 4
pretty strong flyer and can go mile
at stretch, alternately sailing and
tapping.
The flesh of the desert grouse Is
good when not too sagey, The young
birds, when feeding on grass-hoppers,
are unsurpassed for tenderness and
flavor. The older birds, as with all
the other feathered tribes, are not so
tender rs the young. When feeding
exclusively on sage their flesh is
strongly impregnated with the flavor
Of shrub, somewhat unpleasantly so.
One is reminded of the taste OF par
fridge meat when that bird has been
feeding on resinous buds in the au-
tumn.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1905-12-28

IN the Colonial style with white walls
and woodwork and is furnished with
rare old pieces of mahogany furniture
most of which were discovered by
Mrs Roosevelt in out-ofthe-way local
tiles in Virginia and Maryland. The
dinner is served by colored walters
aud the table is laid with Mrs. Roose-
yelts new china-delicate ware taste
fully ornamented with Colonial pat.
tern III gold, each piece bearing tiny
representation OF the seal OF the
United States in cOlOrs.
The dinner il prepared in the re-
fitted White House kitchens, which are
located in the basement directly below
the private dining room. There are
two kitchens, one about rs by 40 feet
In size and, opening from it, smaller
kitchen of about one-half the size. Or
dinariy the equipment of the smaller
or family kitchen Is sufficient for the
preparation of the dinner for select
party at the Executive Mansion, but
at Christmas the great hooded range
in the larger tiled kitchen is brought
into use for the roasting OF the thirty
pound Christmas turkey. sent by Hor-
ace Vose, the Rhode Island farmer who
for thirty-fve years past has sent each
year magnificent specimen OF the
king of fowls for the Presidents
CHI iStmas dinner.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1905-12-28
GobbIers from r ar and Wide.

Indeed, the Presidents Christmas
dinner does not cost him very much, for
Uncle Sam pays the wages Of many OF
the White House employees who have
a hand in preparing it and almost all
OF the goodies which grace the fes-
tive board are donated by admiring
friends of the President. Not only does
Horace Vose send prize-winning
turkey. but gobbers that rival 1t in size
come from poultry raisers in other Sec
tions of the country. and there are
donations of cranberries from Cape
Cod, a parcel OF the famous Roosevelt
potatoes" sent by the farm hands on the
Presidents estate at Oyster Bay and
other delicacies sent by 'neighbors"
far and near.
Such marketing as is necessary to
fill out the menu for the Presidents
Christmas dinner is done by Henry
Pinckney, colored man who holds The
position of White House Steward and
draws a salary Of 81 800 year from the
government for managing the domestic
affairs at the White House. A day or
two before Christmas Steward Pinck-
ney sets out in the unpretentious
vehicle which serves as the Presidents
private market wagon and makes the
round of the markets-for the White
House patronage is not confined to any
one merchant. In preparation for the
Christmas dinner it is presumably moi
necessary to purchase any coffee, sugar
salt or other staples. for all such sup.
plies for the Presidential mansion are
purchased in quantity and kept In 9
storeroom adjoining the kitchen. which
looks like a full-fedged grocery store
All in all, the White House Christ
mas festival comes pretty near being
a counterpart of the old-time, old
fashioned institution OF our forcfa
theirs.
1t is well on toward $50 o'clock err
the last piece Fof mince pie has disap
peared, and then the entire party, from
the President to Quentin, the younges
occupant of the White House, make
a bee line for the big East Room
where a rousing frolic winds up tn
holiday.
Danskeren. [volume] (Neenah, Wis.) 1892-1920, 1905-03-24

pei for6erebt ino til. Ollie andre Ser
ninger forbereber man zig til; men
Opbrogergsrningen, 5orGiore9ernin
gen, ben tan mai tilf9l0ig oumpe
Iino til gennem 9etiinosporten, bres
ben Blot af 2piter % eiOenIiaber.
Ter maa tales aloorli9I msO d
unge ON bette 5orbol0 pg BET mac
IarIig bliOe 9iemmenes Sag at go
re BET.
Oct par goOt. ON mango unge barr
De faa liar 5orItdaelIe at QnIOaret
ober for ben atu, be tunbe fOmme
til at 9ipe oeres 8srn, Tom bet Trems
off af en- un9 Pi9es uototelie, at
bun bupbe.
Sun 6apbe onret forlopet, 5orlos
belIen bar blroet 6Gbct. 9d bun BAR
en- COB, aloorIig qise, tun6e man
rente, at bun babbe en- 9rnnb, bOors
fer bun babbe giort bet. Sun ibas
reoe, at bun life tunbe forfpare for
fine Born at gioe Dem en- 9ranter til
5aber. Raar SIa9tsarpen faar fua
flor SnbfboeIfe paa Nenneffer, iaa
er bet oQIua forbi, at ben ~opbragenoe
Snbpirtning / Reglen fulber fam
men meb % gddr | famine Retnine
Iom be arpebe Qnlng. Der bar bGs
ret Strio ON, ON 8arneii9len fan
flames beo en- beifrebet Gable e1er ell
ubeffrepet. Ter er mebfsote NnlR9
90 Wuliq6eber / garnef9len; men
ben er | mango Mlda6er mere at lignf
beb ct blgbt Bots, Der fan pr9ees
gennem qdapirtning. gennem Sps
braoelie. De boarlige 9inier, fom
drpeliat er inbriItet / Sj9len. ffuloe
ubpiIfes % andre 9inier BRACES; men
bette er bonifeligt, uIige lettere 6liper
bet. naur Der er gobe aroebe 1inier,
Iaa Opbraeergerninsen biiDer at uo-
bbbe bisfe ainier, ba fan bet Iettere
lDffes at fad BEN Hare og rene.
Spbrogelfens fsriie OpgaDe er al
9ipe gsrnens gObs ganer. % benne
gerninq bsgpnber, ia indrt gsrns.
ne er fsbt. Cab os ab a1e bisfs
@eie itrGbe at sips 9srnene en- got
4rp.
Danskeren. [volume] (Neenah, Wis.) 1892-1920, 1905-03-24
Sorifelliot

FRO. Gn Manb tom og iagos
til Mooop: ,,3ror 8e 6iitorien ON
Spnbflobsn; aGe larbe 5oIt Tiger, 1t
ben er meningitis"
NoObn fporebe bertil: oSeg Oeo,
at SeIus taller ON SpnbFoben, %
faa tror jeg BAN troos be l9rbs.
giogle tror befIer itte5Ort9tfingen ON
Soboma % @omorrd. ifsnt ben er
fabfaffet | BET M 3eitdmente. Sc
Ius taler Ielu ON, bborleoes bet par
/ Sobomos og @omorrus 9uge.
Monge tror bener life 5orte1ingen
ON aotbs 5uiiru, ftsnt Sefus flyer:
,,9om 2ot6s 6uftru ibu."
De flyer ooiuo. at Sonus umuligt
funbe Huges of en- 6boffif, bd Sp9ls
get bar for file. De glemmer, al
6DalFften, iom Der ffuar, par btttif
bcifittet at Sub.
Spm ReeertDinben ia9be: Cub
fan befiffs Il Isnueite til at Huge
en- 6balfif. iuu fan ban ba fagtens
beIfifte en- SbulFft til at Tuse ct
MenneIfe."
Danskeren. [volume] (Neenah, Wis.) 1892-1920, 1905-03-24
DR.. Niles Anti Pain Pills.

q burtssi. nffert o. paaIiOeIist gtibbd for iba snn
uerpa oopebpiue, abaImsrier, Eapepins 5lsnraIsia
Rerppatst, JrritabIlitet, SsbnIesbsb, Sisf, sflatiea.
Snbsholber bpsrfen Opium eIer aQoriin os ~sfterIdbsr
masn usmms eitsruirtuinser. rs Dofis Is gents. gaa
apotefsr enu isnbes al
Dr.. Niles Medical Co.. Eikhardt. Indiana.
Danskeren. [volume] (Neenah, Wis.) 1892-1920, 1905-03-24

Cub bofbsr line qsfter.
So isbiIfe Striftlarbe rejite til Sc
ruialem. aigs for be Tom til ben
6enige Stab, foa be en- RaO lsbe
oper Sions 6cj.
Rd6bi SofOo IF Tuurer 1 9inens,
men adbbi Glisier fmifsbe, bu be
Iaa bette.
,Sborfor grebsr DUP" fpurgte
Robbi Glieier.
Den onben Tbarebe: o5orOi ieg fer
Danskeren. [volume] (Neenah, Wis.) 1892-1920, 1905-03-24

en- garanttret aur Tor
aIsenbe. inbs
penbige. blsbenbe eaer fremffubte.
penosne tiTbose fra M~pctheferen,
bpis .paso Ointment lite turerer
/ 6 til IA Daee. 5Ot.
Danskeren. [volume] (Neenah, Wis.) 1892-1920, 1905-03-24

5orfsfslfs bslbrebtt
pno en- Dag. gag 2oratiDe Bro
mo Quinine 5ablets. pengene tils
boqe fra ale M~potbeferc, bpis lite
kfbrebet. 6. SO. groOe's RaDn pao
boer aGffs. 25.