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The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1906-06-07
MOTHER FINDS THREE
CHILDREN DEAD IN TRUNK
CrawIed in During Play and the
Cover Fell and latched.

Kankakee, H., June. AT the close
OF q four hours search for her three
younger children, Mrs. Adelford Nan
Sleete found them last night dead In
a trunk in an upper chamber. All
three were little girls, the youngest
Q msre baby. One dead body was
sitting upright, the Others lay hud-
died together upon q pillow. The
lid Of the big runk was tightly
closed upon them. 1t Is supposed
they had crswled into the tru nix dur.
Ing their play and that the cover fell
and latched and that they were sui.
located. The tray OF the trunk had
been lifted out and lay upon a bed.
With their six boys and four girls
the Van Sleets mo we'd here from a
farm a. Beavervllle\ \'year ago, Van
Sleete Is a teamster and is In good
circumstances. The whole family
occupy a Averoom honse. The
younger children OF the family had
been playing out of doors much Of
the day, listening to music and
watching a martial display.
Late In the afternoon the three
youngest, Ida, s years old; Rosella,
aged 6; and Pearl, aged 2, left the
Others, going into the house to con-
tinue their romping. Supper time
came and Mrs. Van Sleete called
through the yard and house, failing
to bring any response.
After supper was over Mrz. Van
Sleete, according to the story told
BY the family, turned her attention
to thehouse. She had gone throught
the room q dozen times and though
she had searched every nook and
corner. At last the mother, in q
sleeping room, In which was q round
topped trunk Of the Saratoga"
variety, observed something she had
overlooked before.
The light tray had been taken
from the trunk and was lying on the
bed. Mrs. Van Sleete lifted the lid
Of the closed trunk and saw her two
babies lying on pillow In the bot.
tom OF the trunk. Ida the Oldest Of
the three girls, was sitting upright,
her head dropping on her breast.
The children were 80 still that Mrs.
Van Sleete stood In sympathetic
stiffness for an instant. Then she
put forth her hand and touched Ida
and spoke. Contact with the girls
head and the lack Of response irose
the woman with horror. The chill
dren we're dead.
The trunk is not sell-locking, but
1t has clasps that easily might snap
and hold ii shut against the strength
Of children.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1906-06-07
Deadly Serpent Bites

are rs common In India ss are stom.
ache and liver disorders with u.s.
For the latter however there Is q
sure remedy; Electric Bitters, the
great restorative medicine, OF which
s. A. Brown, OF Bennettsvills, 8. c.,
says: "They restored my wife to per-
feet health after years OF suffering
with dyspepsia and q chronically
torpid liver" Electric Bitters cure
chills and fever, malaria, biliousness,
lame back, kidney troubles and
bladder disorders. Sold on guaran-
tee by Frank 7. Clay, druggist.
Price soc.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1906-06-07

against them, and they did not affect
him more than IN ordinary cold
"Peruna did the work for him and I
shall ever speak In favor Of Peruns and
DR.. Hartmsn's treatment.
HE took only Q little over tpo bot
ties Of Peruna.
"It brought the color 10 his cheeks
almost immediately, aad, o, what an
appettep
For free medical advice, address DR..
s. B. Hartman, President Of the Hart
man Ssnitsrium, Columbus, Ohio, who
will Owe OIL letters pronrt attention
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1906-06-07

Mr.. Caleb Conklin, Midland. Ohio,
writes:
"Aher studying snd wsfchin3 my
grandsOn's case, ! can frvthfuiiy say
he Is q well boy with no symptoms Of
cafarrh At all.
"Before taking your treatment he
was constantly clearing his head and
throat and gagging. The glands of his
throat we're swollen badly and he was
very pale.
she is quite different boy now. The
rest of us had heavy colds during the
past winter so as to be laid up for several
dave mt ,'e seemed TO he fortieod
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1906-06-07
At the MinstreIs
Interlocutor: Good eve ming, n

Interlocutor: Good eve ming, Mr..
Bones.
Mr.. Bones: Good eb'nin Marse
Paleiacs. How's you al on conun.
derundums dis eb'nin'f
Interlocutor: Iieel like tackling q
hard one this evening, Mr.. Bones.
What is IT.
Mr.. Bones-Disisisit: Why am
Mistah Willum j. Bryan you ell
knows dat man what run two times
fob president); why is Mistah
Bryan (you all knows dat Lincoln
Democrat; dat's one thing All neber
could understan'-hov dey could be
any Democrats sagsciatin' 'roun' a
town called Lincoln); (Ah knows All
talks jes' like Marse Henry James,
but All cant help it nowise how
somsver.) Az All Was sayin', to get
back TO dat conunderundum-
Intsrlocutor; II you have q con.
updrum In that old fog bulb Of
yours, Mr.. Bones, pry II out and put
Il over.
Mr.. Bones: Disisislt, Asrse Pale
he: Why am Missah william }.
nE3na (you know dat man - has
- etttin' ons county riGAt eltsr
go = plsdssd 70 him lstslsj Why
"A 1gfG>eh Bryan Hke 4 saTth7
na1 - = sonundssundum, MAsat
t. r1IEs . $50
no ~: Ths oonundssn =:
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1906-06-07
Why is Mr.. Bryan like the cart

Why is Mr.. Bryan like the earth?
You will have to tell, Mr.. Bones
Why Is Mr.. Bryan like the the earth
Mr.. Bones: He am like de earth,
Marse Psleisce, because de earth an,
Mistah Bryan both peter out at de
polls.
Interlocutor: Mr.. Hamm Patti
will now render that beautiful ballad
"She Was Kissed, But IL Was Only
q Bug"
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1906-06-07
An Alarming Situation

frequently results from neglect oi
clogged bowels and torpid liver until
constipation becomes chronic. This
condition is unknogn to those who
Use DR.. Kings New Life Pills: the
best and genslest regulators oistom.
och snd bowels. Guaranteed nv
Frank T. Clay, druggist. Price poe
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1906-06-07

Dallas, Tex, June.-The State Rail.
road Commission issued an order, ei-
iective July l, reducing rates for pas
sengeriares from three cents per mile
to two and ons-half cents on the
Houston & Texas Central.
Az this is the shortest route from
North Texas to the Gull, other lines
Of parallel direction will have to
meet the CentraPs rate as common
points in ordse to get bpslnass.
eHc9s1on 4 Tsxas Central msa.
aGs~n1t thzsstsns to CONTEST ths
eomwt lon,s Qq4se n yhs cog1ts. II
lookj - 49, = sllGsssy 4 1roAd
sar ~ Sbsah psse4pitstsd IN 1sxaA
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1906-06-07
DIR. JIM. NORRIS
SPECIALIST.
ON The EYE, EAR, NOSE
and THROAT.

Gives special attention to the treat
ment OF Catarrh and its effect upon
the Ears, Throat and Lungs.
Those in need of Glasses can have
the eyes tested free, and properly fit-
ted.
Office on the South side, over e.
mer Dixon's store.
Office Lours from 9 a. m. to 4 o. m.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1906-06-07

for the drinks were "on" him. TIE
band played lively airs, qri or. 81
the boys who pridud himself ON
his voice IN campfire days, heran
"Fpr He : Jolly Good Fellow -
CuMraie HeIler's funeral had been
all that he hoped .or
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1906-06-07
A Guaranteed Cure For Piles

Itching. blind, bleeding, protrndinx
piles. Druggists are authorized 10
reiunding money !iPAZOOINTMENT
fails to cure In 4 TO IA days. soc,
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1906-07-15

the marketing of the crops they
raise. A number of warehouses
have already been built.
The farmer women will doubt.
less be glad to know that pro-
vision is made for admitting them
to membership, and that they
will be in demand for social oc.
occasions. Farm life is too
isolated at the best, aud any.
thing that will get farmers and
their families to visit with one
another and become better &C.
quainted ought to be eucour.
aged. Recreation and learning
what ones neighbors arc doing
are often just as important As Il
IS to work industriously. 1t is
not good for man to be too much
alone. or for a family to be shut
of from the world surrounding
it. An agricultural paper can
help to keep one in step with the
march OF progress, but it can.
not wholly take the place OF
close personal contact such IS
can be gotata gathering Of ones
fellows.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1906-07-15
Cotton Field Pasturaec

Jesse Shoemaker. Tarncrsiiic. Miss.
EpiToR GAZETTE:
| wish TO thank the poultry.
men who wrote me for the kind
ness they showed me. l have
made a purchase OF Lcghorns,
- they are the kind that suit
my taste. There il a lot Of talk
about stumps and geese. l
think the best and easiest way
to &c, rid Of stumps is to use
the stump pullcr. ~ two men
can pull IS to 100 stumps a day.
and ~ to geese. think they are
the finest things you can put 10
a cotton field. | End that hogs
and sheep are also very good in
the cotton till !, begins to open;
but geese beat them nil. an they
do not inIurc cotton the least
bit. ! wish the editor aud all
the readers the best OF success.
Editorial note: All those who
have used any kind Of live stock
or poultry TO keep down grass.
weeds or insect pests 10 crops
viii please let the Gazette have
their experience. Every farmer
is interested ia getting gu, OF a.
much werk as he can profiiably.
We want TO know ali the ways
possible to turn pests into profit.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1906-07-15

Keep the hogs free from lice.
A small amount OF coal oil mixed
with lard will do, II rubbed over
the animal thoroughly by the
means OF q brush. A rag will
do the work, but hardly NO well.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1906-07-15
Farmers Union

oil the FARMERS Educational and
Cooperative Union of America.
called at the Gazette Office re.
Gently; and gave a glowing re.
port OF the way the Union is get.
tiog the farmers organized in
Mississippi. A few days after
his call, F. NJ. Rogers, who il
organizing Clay and Oktibbeha
counties, also dropped into the
Gazette Office and gave a similar
report. The Union is a secre,
order practically limiting il.
membership to farmers. In
this respect il is quite diffcrcn.
from the Cotton Association.
and Union men say that in con.
sequence farmers take q deeper
interest in il.
The Gazette has repeatedly
stated that the South 10 partic.
ulariy in need Of two things-or.
CARNATIONS among the farmers
and manure for the soil. Better
soil il needed. And a more
studious kind of farmer il need.
ed to get the best results from
any soil. The work OF the Tn.
ION includes social meetings and
others among the members and
frequent discussions OF qucs-
tons relative to farm work,
marketing crops. etc. The fol.
lowing are some OF the things
aimed 1t by the Union that mer-
It the support Of all who wish
the agricultural classes well:
To discourage as much ~ pos
siblc Through organized effort.
the present mortgage and credit
system; TO assist the members
(through o. gsnized efort). in
buying and selling; 10 labor for
the education Of the agricultural
classes Ia crop divcrsiica,ion
and scientific agriculture. The
Union il understood To have no
intention OF making = Eight on
any other class Of persons. but
TO confne itx cndeavorx TO the
work that might properly come
before = business and cduca.
tional organization. It's officers
report nearly 300 900 members
aud 80 1000 local Unions.
The building Of warehouses
by Union capital, which means
by the conditions OF the consti.
tuition money of its farmer mem.
bers, 10 one OF the things aimcd
for som ewhat later. The posi-
tion - saksn that in in murh hot.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1906-07-15
II costs you nothing to inspect
a set Of Washington Harness

Nend us solt dealer = name ami Nc will srud Won a
set through him, examine IL carefully, and II yau al,
not think II ~ u,nsr styt n, aud durable than any
ssu,m ~rt You have sr~n. f.tnru IL At our expense.
Washington harness u a set Ut single buggy hxr.
ness. stylish and made TO wear. Every possible
weak Toiat ~ rrinhafcrd. Davis rubber ar nickic trim.
msngs. Collar halt patent leather, lines Fcirlnrced
With steel hsiirts. traces single strap rcinurycd,
Specially designed saddle. tark tr "svashir vtou"
n~eties aud IN. name W ashington on the gig saddle,
Price With toiiar and Hau,s. t,e IN. With Rrea.t
Collar, SiaM.
TENNESSEE HARNESS CO., Nashville, Tenn.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1906-07-06
DISEASE IN MOST DEADLY FORM
REPORTED FROM ISLANDS,
-FORTY-ONE VICTIMS
THUS FAR,

Manila. -Cholera of virulent
type has broken out among the
natives of Manila and surrounding
provinces. Four Americans in Manila
have been stricken to date, and there
has been one death Of an American,
that Of Charles Sheehan. Twenty-one
cases and 16 deaths were reported
Tuesday. The provinces report 26
cases and rs deaths. The disease Is
one Of the most deadly type.
The suburbs near Fort Mckinley
have been quarantined. There has
been one death from cholera among
the soldiers, that of cook, Christian
G. Dwight, of company G, Sixteenth
infantry. The health bureau is taking
every precaution to prevent the spread
of the disease.
A circular has been distributed
among citizens, warning them OF the
danger and requiring that precautions
be taken. While the situation is seri-
Gus, the health officials do not look
for an epidemic of great proportions.
The greatest difficulty is experienced
in getting natives to report cases of
sickness. The Filipinos fear the
health officials and conceal cases from
them. To this cause is assigned the
spread Of the disease.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1906-07-06
SAYS THAW MUST WAIT.
District Attorney Jerome Will Show
No Favoritism in Matter
of Trial.

New York. - With the, return Of
District Attorney Jerome from his
vacation in the country the inves-
tigation into the Thaw-White trag-
edy was given renewed impetus
Monday. Attaches Of the district at
torney's Office had been engaged in
whipping into shape the information
concerning the case already at hand
and everything was in preparation to
be submitted to the chief upon his
arrival. District Attorney Jerome
said that there would be no speedy
trial Of Thaw. During the summer
vacation there were only two parts
in the general sessions court in ses-
sion and Mr.. jerome believes that to
put murder trial, which would prob
ably last two or three weeks, in the
calendar would be unfair to at least
so or 60 per c; mt. Of the other pris-
oners who have prior claim to have
their cases settled.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1906-07-06
Latest Table Delicacy.

'Hothouse lamb" is beginning to
appear on the menus at many of the
aTst-ciass hotels. A quarter of hot.
house lamb can now be bought, If one
is willing to pay four or five dollars
for it. But up to week or so ago
the butchers refused to divide the
carcasses, finding ready market for all
they could get at from $25 to $50
apiece. AS such a lamb seldom weighs
more than rs pounds, including pelt
and head, 1t makes the meat come
pretty high. "Hothouse lamb is an
answer to demand for new kind
Of edible animal" said butcher. but
its invention was almost an accident.
A farmer out in Kansas conceived the
idea that an animal could be pushed
An its growth the same as plant or
flower, SO he took ten ewes and put
them in the cellar Of stable, keeping
the place at uniformly high TEN.
perature. When the lambs were born
he increased che heat and fed them
all they could possibly - eat. The
lambs developed rapidly and were
ready for market six weeks ahead OF
those born and reared under ordinary
conditions"
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1906-07-06
DEAD IN TRAIN Wreck
cWENTY SEVEN AMERICANS
VICTIMS OF SMASH-UP.
BRITISH EXPRESS SMASHED
Passengers from New York for London
Are Caught in Twisted Mass Of
Debris When Engine
Leaves Track.

Salisbury, England. - Twenty-seven
persons, nearly all Americans, met
death, and more than a Dozen were
injured early Sunday morning in
one of the worst railroad disasters that
mas ever occurred In Great Britain.
The London & Southwestern steamer
express, carrying passengers from the
American liner New York, bound from
southampton to London, met disaster
In this city while running about 70
miles an hour. The engine in rounding
curve jumped the track, piling the
cars in a mass OF wreckage 80 feet
high and smashing them to match
wool. Most OF the victims were
killed instantly.
The train consisted Of a powerful
express engine, three first-class CORR
dor carriages and one combination
guards van and buffet. The passen-
gers were soon entrained and at 1850
p. m. Saturday the express pulled out.
1t was given clear track on the run
Of $50 miles to London, on which the
express generally maintains an average
speed of mile a minute.
Driver Robins quickly gave the en-
CINE her head and the special was soon
speeding swiftly through the night. 1t
ran on safely and without incident I'M
til it entered the long railway yard at
Salisbury, when the passengers noted
that the coaches began swaying from
side to side. ..
Suddenly at the end Of the long
platform, when the track begins to
curve towards the bridge spanning
Fisherton street, the main avenue Of
the city, the engine seemed fairly to
leap from the track.
1t swung across the adjoining track
with terrific force and destroyed the
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1906-07-06
FALLING CHIMNEY KILLS MAN,
Rev. Alexander n. Rule Dies As Re-
suit Of Accident.

Rev. Alexander n. Rule Dies As Re-
suit Of Accident.
Des Moines-Rev. Alexander H.
Rule, a missionary and pastor of the
Plymouth Brethren church. Thir'
teenth and Lyon streets, East Des
Moines, was killed in an accident
which occurred at a residence own
ed by him at I'll East Fifth street.
The minister, was tearing down an
old chimney in the residence. Sud-
denly about ten feet of the chimney
gave way and fell towards him. The
preacher was knocked to the floor,
the brick falling on top OF him. c.
w. SHERMAN, who lives in the dwell
ing, heard the noise OF the falling
chimney and hurried into the room
in which Mr.. Rule was working. He
was found unconscious on the floor.
On examination it was found that his
collar bone was broken and several
ribs fractured. One of the ribs pune
tured the left lung. Mr.. Rule soon
recovered consciousness, but In spite
of the attention given him by the
physicians, his condition grew worse,
his death resulting about Z o'clock.
The Rev. Mr.. Rule was born in Scot
land sixty-two years ago. When
young man he came to the United
States. For a number Of years he
was missionary in the Burmudas
and in the West Indies, besides spend.
ing a portion of his life in Scotland.
In 1880 he came to Des Moines and
took up the passionate of the Plym-
outh Brethren church. an undenoml-
national church. Since that time he
has been it's pastor. He is survived
by a widow and six children. one OF
whom, Mrs. Paul Baridon, resides in
Des Moines. Arrangements for the
funeral have not been announced.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1906-07-06
CLEVER DOCTOR.
Cured a 20 Years. Trouble wlthou
Any Medicine.

A wise Indiana physician curea y
years stomach disease without -
medicine as his patient tells:
81 had stomach trouble for ~ yeals
tried allopathic medicines pa.u az.
medicines and all the simple remeul1
suggested by my friends, out sl''
worse all the time. :,
FINALLY a doctor who IS the a'O :,
prominent physician In this par. - -
the state told me medicine woulu ~ :.
me no good, only irritating my ssv i've,
ach and making it worse-that ms''
look to diet and quit drinking cons ,sy..
II cried out in alarm, QUIT aI, ,ls
Ing coffee! why, What will dlinA' 4
"'Try Postum, said the doctor. i,
drink it and you will like 1t wnen ., i
is made according to directions, W. W..
cream, for it is delicious and mas g
of the bad effects coffee has. "a
'tWell, that was two years ago, . -.
I am still drinking Postum. MY ssU -,
ach is right again and ! know ao'l =
hit the nall on the head when =, - =
cided coffee was the cause OF 81 -. i
trouble. l only wish I had gun u
years ago and drank Postum - =.
place" Name given by Postum -
Battle Greek, Mich. IN,
Never too late to mend. Ten ~. 80
trial of Postum III place OF 80 '
works wonders. There's 9 reason. N
Look in pkgs. for the famous no. !. N N
tie book. "The Road to WellViils
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1906-07-06
<AA@11!
IOWA STATE
NE w $ Event. ), Recon,
Occurrences Throughout the Commonwealth
NEW GYPSUM MILLS.

.
Three Organized Within Past Month
At Fort Dodge.
Fort Dodge, July 3.-The organi-
zation of the third gypsum company
has been completed in this city with.
in the past month. Two Of the COM
panies were organized the middle Of
June and the last one on the last
day. All three Of the companies are
composed largely, Of local stock hold
ers and all are to be independent
mills. II the three plants are built
this summer as intended it will give
Fort Dodge twelve mills.
The Iowa Hard Plaster company,
the Hawkeye Plaster company and
the American Independent Gypsum
company are the names of the three
new companies. The United States
Gypsum company, commonly known
as the trust, with headquarters in
Chicago and it's western sales offices
in the city, owns seven Of the mills
at this place. Most Of the stockhold.
ers In the trust, who reside here, have
disposed of their stock and are free
to engage in a similar enterprise.
The improvements being made by
the trust and the organization Of
the three new Independent mills
would indicate that sooner or later
there will be clash between the In.
dependents and the trust. The lat.
ter has been holding up the price of
the finished product to $3.50 per ton,
which affords liberal profit to the
and has no doubt been
the means of attracting capital to
the industry.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1906-07-06
ELEVEN MEN KILLED BY CARS
Loosened Brakes Permits Coal Car
rier to Speed Down Inclined Track
and Spread Death.

Altoona, Pa, July "A runaway
mine car, flying like the wind down.
a mine branch track that runs from
Puritan to Portage, just before mid.
night Tuesday, reaped frightful har-
vest of eleven men killed and several
injured.
The car had been left standing near
Puritan when the mines closed, and
some malicious person loosened the
brakes and permitted the car to speed
down the sharp incline.
The disaster happened on what is
known as Martins branch, a stretch
of track four miles long that acts as
feeder for several mines that are 10.
Gated between Portage and Puritan.
The car was stopped one mile west
of Portage, but in the short space Of
three miles eleven men were instant
ly killed.
The car crashed into number of
cars standing on the track and wa
wrecked.
The accident is one of the most Pc
culiar that ever occurred in the his
tory of railroading in this section.
More lives have been snuffed out at
one time apon the railroad, but never
have the deaths been so evenly dis.
tributed. Like juggernaut, the
wildly moving car exacted its toll of
death every few hundred feet.