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The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1905-11-02
Horse Than Tobacco Cigarettes.

London is reported to be in the throes
Of a new vice--a vice which is not only
getting society into turmoil, but Is
also attracting the attention of the
medical fraternity. 1t is the tea-leaf
cigarette habit-One in which women
are becoming the chief adopts, and
which they find great difficulty in over
coming. Once the taste for the new
weed is acquired, it is said the SEN
satOn of smoking tea cigarettes is
quite pleasant. Dizziness is caused by
constant smoking and the victims
clutch madly for invisible and
imaginary objects to support them
selves. They finally drop in an ex-
hausted and stupefied condition, and
then follows that wild state of dream
land said to be as varied as that caused
by powerful narcotics.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1905-11-02
Fortunes in Church SteepIes.

1t is the opinion Of Rev. DR.. Forbes,
Secretary Of the Board of Extension
of the Methodist Episcopal Church,
that enough money has been expended,
or 1t may be said wasted, in building
steeples, to pay OF all the church debts
OF the country. Besides, be says,
steeples are relic Of barbarism, and
money used In their construction can
be more usefully expended. A good
many people will hardly agree with
the reverend doctor in his opinion that
church steeples are useless or serve no
good end. Grace and beauty are lent
to thousands of otherwise common
place looking towns and cities by the
spires rising here and there from their
midst. Everything cannot be strictly
utilitarian, and II thing serves to
please the eyes and senses Of hundreds
or thousands of people, It 10 far from
being useless
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1905-11-02
Prehistoric SCULPTURE.

An idea Of the small brain capacity
Of primitive man can be gathered
from a crude stone head, now on ex.
hibition, which was recently found
in field at Moriches, Long Island
The head, while crude In its work.
manship, Is pronounced by ethno}o-
gists as doubtless true to nature
representation Of some savage and
prehistoric people who lived ages ago
The head is not particularly pleas
ing bit Of sculpture, as it calls up a
vision Of men and women with small
brain development and huge repulsive
jaws but a degree above the other
animals.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1905-11-02
Propose Tax On Medicines.

The question Of the taxation Of pat
ent medicines, which contain consider
able alcohol, is bound to receive seri-
Gus consideration by Congress, espe-
cially IL the present rate Of the Treas
ury deficit continues. The deficit ia
running about 81, 00O. 900 month now,
which il considerably less than last
year, still 1t 10 possible that it may
increase to an annoying extent and
necessitate some action by Congress.
There has been q number Of extra ex-
penses which has caused the deficit.
and there are other extra expenses
ahead, while 1t is, Of course, not certain
to what extent Congress will increase
or pare down appropriations. A num-
Der Of congressional leaders have had
in mind, as a partial increase in the
revenue desired, tax on patent medi-
cines, >
Patent Medicine Men Will Fight.
The Commissioner of Internal Rev.
enue has been called upon for unofficial
information and an opinion on these
non-revenue producing alcoholics. The
patent medicine people recognize that
q fight Is ahead and they propose to
meet It. They win resist efforts to
impose special taxes upon them, claim
ing with apparent force that the alco-
hol used in their medicines has al
ready paid Its tax
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1905-11-02
THE REAL HEART OF THINGS

York faced for weeks coal famine
that paralyzed her activities and al
most killed her poor. Manufacturers
could not secure enough fuel to run
their plants and women on the least
side"paid ten cents for as much coal
as would fill quart pail. The suf
fering in this city was out of all pro-
portion to that of the rest of the coun-
try.
All food products come from the
outside. New York uses three million
eggs every day, and beef arrives in
whole train loads daily. The city must
90 to the country for its building ma
terials, for wool. cotton. everything
that is needed to run its factories,
stores and banks:
Dependent on the Country.
The reckless expenditures of the
city dweller are continually giving rise
to the question, where does the mon
ey come fromT From the country,
Of course. Every wildcat scheme
that is Matched In New York, from
Wall Street to Madison Square, In
augurates its proceedings by send
ing circulars into the country, to
catch the dollars of the farmer.
The operations Of the stock ex-
change are all based on the condl-
ton of the country. A short wheat
crop, slump In the production Of
grain, or the prospect Of one, turns the
floor Of the Exchange into q pande-
monium. Year by year the eyes Of the
moneyed interests are turned to the
earth, fguratively speaking, and the
keenest minds of the metropolis are
specializing as to what success the
farmer IL going to have with his crops.
The results Of that speculation involve
millions Of dollars. All the country
knows what happens In New York
when the cotton crop fails. The beef
strike last year caused meat 10 van.
fsh from q million family dining
tables in New York city. In summer
eggs at Sc q dozen are too expensive
a. an article Of diet for more than half
the city's population.
Material and money she gets from
the outside; and rarely. indeed, does
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1905-11-02
Loosing the Dogs of War.

But II is now war 10 the knife be-
tween the two forces, trust and anti
trust, thrust and anti-hrust Wheth-
er the trust will b. successful and
absorb the independents, remains 10
he seen. Probably not so long as 1t
has to deal with men who know their
actor proteges, know the method Of the
trust, know how 10 produce a play
with unsurpa ssed taste and know that
the American people will pay admis-
sion TO witness an Incompatible pro-
duction all the more willingly because
of the herculean efforts made TO pre-,
sent IL to them. Belasco. in the new
combination which he has organized
seems to have gotten his knife well In
between the ribs of his antagonist and
is beginning already TO twist 1t vigor
ously.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1905-11-02

practice of making political contribu-
tons and to the question Of taxation
upon certain patent medicines, al
though this latter Is but feature Of
the general subject Of overcoming the
Treasury deficit,
1t is expected that the President will
refer in his annual message to the
question of campaign contributions,
and it is known that there are many
Senator's and Representatives who
would favor prompt action in the en-
actment of prohibitive legislation.
Chambers Bill to Prohibit Con-
l. tributlons.
AS far back as 1901, Senator Chand-
Ter of New Hampshire, introduced
bill to prohibit those national banks or
corporations which do an interstate or
foreign business from making any po-
litical contributions. and to prohibit
any corporations from contributing to
campaigns involving the election of
United States Senator's and Represen-
tatives. The bill was almost imme-
diately favorably reported to the Sem
ate, but 1t was near the end Of the
short session and it failed of passage.
The evident fact that it could not be
taken up and passed may account for
the entire lack of opposition to it.
What strength will develop against
such a measure this winter is problem
atical. 1t Is no secret that many cor
porations regularly contribute to both
political parties. MIR. Havemeyer, of
the sugar trust, has declared in plain
language, that he has contributed to
the Democrats and Republicans alike.
Publishing the Donations.
The discussion next winter is likely
to centre largely around the Presi-
dents plan for the publication of all
campaign contributions, with q view
to framing such law as will prevent
money from being spent for corrupt
practices. Every one recognizes that
in order to have the great political
issues properly contested there is a
certain need of money. The publica-
ton and distribution of speeches and
all classes of literature is quite gen.
orally regarded as not to be condemned,
but as of advantage in having tn,
questions of the day properly under
stood by the voters.
Leaders in Congress are but uni.
in declaring that it is only when
money Is expended in order to corrupt
voters that the expenditure can be crit
icised. But it is generally believed that
this subject will give rise to an i'm
mense amount of debate in the next
Congress. There are score Of Sena-
tors and q large number of Represen-
tatives who will wish to 60 on record
saying things about the corporations
and the practice Of corporations max
ing contributions to political cam
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1905-11-02

To actor and manager. The success
of this plan opened larger vista of
profit. and the securing Of all the thea
tres in the country has led to the de
struction of competition with the two
formidable exceptions noted. In the
other theatres the manager has be-
come the 'janitor," while the syndicate
dictates prices, attractions, and other
lea lures
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1905-11-02

main clearing house for the whole
country. All the mighty spectacle Of
commerce is merely the dramatic and
gorgeOusly staged representation Of
the nations money, material and men,
which build up the metropolitan mech
anism and set it in motion.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1905-11-02

tons will be a success or not. In Sep
TENDER, however, announcement was
made that he, i'm communion with the
Shubert Brothers, had acquired con-
troll Of the Lafayette Theatre in Wash
ington, and also had taken up 90
year lease on the ground on which the
theatre is built, giving them absolute
possession of the property.
AFamous Theatre Site.
Lafayette Theatre is a comparative
ly modern playhouse, and occupies the
site on which formerly stood the Sew
ard mansion. in which Secretary Sew
ard of Lincoln's cabinet lived when
an attempt was made to assassinate
him the same night President Lin
coin was shot. In later years the
house was occupied by Secretary
Blaine.
Last year David Belasco found all
theatres in the national capital with
closely barred doors. lie was arrang-
ing to make the initial production of
"Adrea," Mrs. Leslie Carriers latest
success, and found no building in
Washington suitable for conversion
into theatre, except Convention Hall,
probably the largest auditorium south
of New York. and in years previous
used for an ice palace, for six day BIZ
cycle races. athletic meetings, and
other institutions requiring great
space. This had hall some $50 feet
in length by 125 feet in width, with Il
roof carried on huge semi-circular ar
ches rising to height of nearly fifty
feet above the floor. Such a barn as
this Mr.. Belasco in q few days con-
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1905-11-02
MARY, MOTHER OF WASHINGTON
Handsome Monument Erected by
Patriotic Citizens.

The monument of Mary Washing
ton, the mother of George Washing
ton, stands on the western side Of
Virginia, almost und-
or the shadow of Marye's Heights.
Of bloody Civil War memory. Mary
Washington died of cancer, August -.
lIS9. II was I'm April that year, that
Washington rode from Mount Vernon,
la say farewell-a final farewell
To his mother before starting for New
York 10 he inaugurated first Prest-
dent Of the United States. In a let
ter 10 his sister Betty Washington.
who lived in Fredericksburg, Wash
ington wrote. after learning OF his
mothers death, "When I was last in
fredericksburg | took my final leave
of my mother, never expecting to see
her more"
Neglected Tomb.
For hundred years the grave OF
this good woman lay unprotected, on
what had been part of the farm Of her
daughter Betty Washington, hut
| which became a common of the city
of Fredericksburg. For half cen
fury the grave was marked by little
stone slab. but this disintcgratcd
ana disappeared. Various fruitlrSs
efforts We're made to build a munu-
ment and in 1890 a New York bank.
er, Slas Il. Burroughs, offered to give
an elaborate monument. The corner
stone was laid with imposing ccrc-
monies by President Andrew Jackson,
but burroughs met with financial re-
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1905-11-02

she even produce the men to handle
them A glance at biographies will
show that her captains of industry.
merchant princes, men Of art, probes
sions, laborers, are country bred. from
A. Il. Stewart Ito go. no further back
to the Rockefellers, Clewes, Depews.
and all the rest Of the present day
leaders.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1905-11-02
Money Spent Like Water.

The regulations Of the District of
Columbia to protect theatre patrons
against the danger of fire, are ex-
tremely rigorous, and it was these
that the trust used as a weapon to
thwart Belasco in his endeavOr to
have this last production first appear
in Washington as have other plays,
which are known as general successes.
The burden of expense for this work
did not fall upon the owners Of Con-
vention Hall, but upon Mr.. Belasco.
who paid, in order to make this hall
into a modern fire-proof theatre, an
amount aggregating nearly $4,000.
The present theatrical combine or
trust" had first conducted legiti-
mate booking syndicate. charging for
the service five per. cent.Of the prof
its, an enterprise advantageous alike
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1905-11-02

SHOW tndI Her CdplulhS Va lhuuooss
merchant princes, men Of art profes-
sions, laborers, are country bred. from
A. T. Stewart Ito go. no further back
to the Rockefellers, Clewes, Depews.
and all the rest Of the present day
leaders.
Even The People From The Country.
DIR. John II. Girdner, an eminent
New York physician. said recently;
Build wall around New YORK city
illow no new men 10 enter, and In fifty
years the city viii depopulate ITSELF
This city makes too many demands
upon those who live and work In IL.
Thousands drop out each month 1t Is
the fresh country people fiocking here
day by day that furnish the brains.
sinews and pluck to carry the metror.
oils to Its destiny. Its success In the
past has been due to this out-0f-town
element and win continue to be-"
Men, men, men," Is the constant
cry that New York sends out over the
country and the response is adequate
eager and satisfying. 1t Is In this fact
that assurance of the city's still
greater advance lies. Capital flow
ing In from the country made Wall
street a by-word to all the world
Material drawn from the coun-
try has made her the greatest man.
ufacturing town In the United States
Men attracted from the country
have made her financial mistress ol
the western hemisphere.
Cities Not Self-Dependent.
Not only is she dependent upon the
open spaces for men, material and
money, but even for trade. AS COM
pared to the amount Of money spent
in this city by out of town buyers, the
sum expended by its own inhabitants
dwindles into insignficance. In recog-
milton of this, the Merchants Assocla,
ton of New York annually arrangeS
with railroads for cheap Transports
ton, and with hotels for rock bottom
rates, and runs excursions to gather
in the out-of-town buyers.
During the month Of August over
400 buyers from the south and west
were in New York, and during Septem,
Der this number largely increased.
Reckoning under the average of past
years each merchant spent more than
$4,000 and thus through the efforts
of the Merchants Association alone
more than $4OO,00OOOO is left in the
city each year. But this is merely a
fraction of the trade which the city
receives from the rest of the country
A conservative estimate places the
gross income at $1,250.0OO,
Each American city is a clearing
hn tstI1s N,.,;, Il.
surrounding it, and New York the
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1905-11-02

From Life.
verted into modern playhouse
through the magic touch Of gold,
which he has found to be the most Of
fensive and defensive weapon against
the combine.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1905-11-02
MONEY FOR POLITICS.
LEGISLATION TO PROHIBIT COR
PORATIONS MAKING CAM.
PAIGN P4YMENTS.
Question of Taxing Patent Medicines
to Be Discussed by Congress-One
Method Suggested to Meet Deficit.

There are prospects that two pieces
of legislation will be strongly advo-
Gated at the coming session Of Con-
gress, both Of which, however, will be
vigorously opposed. They relate to the
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-10-14
IS GRANTED
TO- Captain #TAGGART.
(By Associated Press.)

WOOSTER, O., October 1s,-Judgo
Eason. who heard the divorce case Of
Captain Fillmore Il, Taggart against his
wife rendered his decision this after
noon. i The court grants Taggart the d,
vorce and the custody OF the two chill
dren-Culvert, aged II, and Charles
aged Z. Although Mrs. Taggart is de-
,ied possession OF the children, she VIII
4 permitted to SEQ them. Captain rag
CART was In court during the reading Of
the decision. Mrs. TagEart Is III, and
J ms not present, Tho courtroom was
crowded with an eagerly expectant
throng OF people.
Judge Esson before giving his decision
reviewed the petitions, cross'petltlons..
answers and pftidaylts, In tho course q
his statement, Judge Eason sald lnAt
the testimony was deeply touching The
charge Of drunkenness against Captain
Tuggart, the court said, was not sus-
tained, ~,
The trial lasted seven weeks, The case
cent 10 the court month ago The
suit was first started In July 1904, by
Captain Taggart, who fled q petition
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c. & O.TRA|A.s||' T 0 D
VA HARR|s0hB.u|.|R'|.G|:,v!| VA. A.
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(From Our Regular CORRESPONDENCE
WASH NGTON,9 p. c., Oct ober ia "a
washington business man, who has large
interests in virginia and West Virginia,
said to-day he believed 1t was not entirely
improbable that there would bc two rail-
ways BUILT from Tidewatcr IN virgl MIA TO
tho coaineds OF Southwest Virginia and
West Virginia. He takes this view be-
cause OF the fight now In progress, almost
ended In fact, between George Gould ana
Joseph Ramsey for the control Of tho
Wabash. The Wabash and the Standard
DIX crowd arc unders TODD to be behind
the construction OF the TidewAter4 road
from, Norfolk to deepwlter, on the Chesa-
peakd and Ohio, In West Virginia. IN
"Ciould appears to have won tho hght,"
said the man$to whom reference has becil
made. 4 Ramsey owns thousands Of acres
OF coal land in tho section which the
Underwater road will penetrate. lie con-
trolls other thousands of valuable mineral
lands It,$the same section. It would look
as though he would not be satisfied to
allow another road to have all the profit
resulting from the carrying Of That coal
TO tidewater." .5 ~ q
The Underwater road Will, It is believed.
locate It's repair shops at Roanoke. which
Is about the central point on the line.
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Southern Railway,

SEIZED uLE IN EFFECT MAY Is. 1906, S$ III
STRAINS LEAVE RICHMOND. sSSs
100 a.. M.--Datly---Local for charlotte, N. c. XXI
II 80 P.G Observation-Disclosures Pullman 10 y
III Atlanta and Birmingham. New Orleans. n
Memphis, Cha tanooga and oil the South,#
Esl with through coach for Chase City. Ox-&
ford, Durham and Raleigh sS5sS 5.tsffa
500 p. MEX. Sundn r--Chase City Local.sf$B
II $50 r. aily--Llmlted-Pu lman ready ~ Il
p. M, for all tho South. t4 & 38
sii Va YORK RIVER LIN E. 5588s
The favorite route to Baltimore and Eastern
points, Leaves Richmond AGO r P. NJ. daily
except Sunday. rs, Eatf
#2:16F r. M. !Loca l-Dntly -E xcept sunday.
80 p. M.-Except Sunday--Fori West Pol nj, 4;
connecting w tn steamers 4 for fillmore
and river landings, Steamers Gail Mt 1prk-{
I8f town and Clay Bank, Alondays Wehnss-Si
days and Fridays. and at G lnucester Point
8 NJ and 4 1lmonds Tuesdays. M rhursde ys::5an "a
l3&t Saturda sf
4.4s a M.--Escept Sunday Locai s,,rs;, ffrS
West Point Ri ss MI 49, ifsS 3S M
TRAINS ARRIVE RICHAIO:Sp.9l&&iSsTsstts al
&6 :53 a. NJ. and 6.42 r. From nil TIM SOUTH.
y8: $50 p. M.-E'rom Charlotte and Hale nj. vi 8
/ $40 A. M-Fron Chase City and Intermediate 4
Z e:25 A. Nj Baltimore and West Point. III
.t0:45 A. hI-Dn!ly-E Sunday and Nom
5 day; $40 r. NJ, daily. except sunday
81 From West Point. q
C.. W. WEsTBuRY. D, P. A. Richmond Va
# s.. II. dARDWICIl, II ETAYLOE. isS
p T. IS NJ, sf3 O. P. S5g
i8 FI.IB SPENCER Gent. NJ r... ri UNIV
Washington D. c. Vt ::tS
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The company has purchased the land on
which tho Roanoke Fair Association has
been giving It's exhibitions. q beautifully
located tract. about a mile from the city,
II Is understood that the shops will be
located there
Tho publication in this correspondence
some weeks ago OF the report that the
chesapeake and Ohio Railway would In
the near future begin the operatlon of
through trains over the Baltimore and
Ohio from staunton to Eiarrlsonburg,s and
thence over the Southern to Washington
by way OF Manassas, attracted attention,
and now finds confirmation In the fact
that engineers Of the Southern Railway
have recently made a tour Of Inspection
over the route for the purpose Of ascer,
,taln!ng what improvements III roadpea
are necessary III order to accommodate
the heavier traffic which would be al
yerted to the route by the change. The
bridges and trestles will have to be
strengthened, and heavier rail- WILL have
to be laid. 1T is said that double-track
will eventually ba put down II the Chesa-
peake and Ohio begins to run Its trains
to Washington via Harrisonhurg.
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MARKET [. .
Dull THROUGHOUT,
,I1ipl, Price Of Money Operated to.
Check All spcctlaa.-
ton.
a GAIN IN Cash EXPECTED E. { 4 E
"a. Nominal Increase Indicated BY
the Figures Of the Bank
Statement.

NEw YORK, October lS-There were
Intervals to-day when trading cnino 10
4 s,andstill nj the stock exchange. rho
market wns dull and ,unntercsting
throughout. The mcagrc business, how
ever, was nearly all done ut prices above
those of yesterday. rs.
The firm ltonc OF the money market
put Il stop to any large extension of tho
speculative operations and prices were left
10 fluctuatc sluggishly after the nrst hour
IN an almost Idle market. The rate for
money was pretty firmly held around
q s per cent. Until the principal needs Wcro
satisfied but fell 10 some extent later
In the day.
,rhe bank statement figures indicate
nominal gain In cash&for the week,
compared With the recent largo losses
The usual obscurIty surrounds the loan
item as between the conflicting Influences
OF the weeks liquidation IN the STOCK
market and the preparations Tor ING
Japanese loan subscriptions. ~
K The figures OF the agricultural exports
for September sho :" a heavy slirnknge w
the value OF cotton exports compared
with the September preceding, although
there was a heavy increase compared
with August OF this year. The result ~
an unfavorabc comparison for the total
exports compared with last years, ~
spite OF the value OF exports OF bread .i
SUNS being practically doubled. The
purchase OF d large independent coal
company In the Interest OF the CONSOLE
dated anthracite properties wns O spe-}
cyal factor OF strength for tho coalers.
But the whole market turned strong IN
the latter part OF the day on the pros
rect Of q good bank statement and closed
al the high level. s q
Bonds were irregular. Total sales. par
value. s2.el5ooo.
United States new As advanced s-s 4. on
call
4 MONEY AND EXCHANGE: CLOSE
Money on call nrm. s 1-2Q6 per cent?
closing bid 5 IL: offered at 6 "a. Time
money firm; 60 days and % days 545 II;
six months, s-AG5. i,5
4 Prime mercantile paper. EOS Ia per.
cent. sterling exchange strong with
actual business In bankers bills at q, $40
l4.s55.75 for demand. and at ;4.S215f4.s 80 20
for sixty-day bills. Posted rates. 81. ia
64.ss and 3issa4.ss 1-2. Commercial bills
s4.s1 3-4a4 81 rs. Bar silver, q "a cents;
Mexican dollars, 4 II.