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The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1906-06-07
Virginia.

VIM Martin, OF near Amsterdam,
took dinner With L. 8. Colburn Sab
bath. Alvin Colburn and vile OF
Amsterdam attended Childrens day
at the Christian church and took
dinner with his father.
John Barton and wife, south OF
| Amsterdam, attended Childrens day
at the Christian church.
Childrens day at the Christian
church was we'll attended, very
large crowd being present. The
school IL running from go to 70 and
when the school from the NJ. K. came
the house was over filed, hall as
many outside a. in. The little ladies
and gents we're up to time In speak.
ing their pieces In plain way, putting
on no "puton" but simply going Into
into the spirit Of their pieces. The
young ladies, ten In number, went
through q fine hoop drill perior-
mance which many said was grand.
The two grandiathers were well
pleased to hear their grandchildren
speak q dialogue, Miss Edith Walk
or and Miss Bessie Wolfe. Aaron
and R. T. Judy are proud OF theil
grandchildren. There is a grand
iutureior all the little folks that took
part In the exercises. The amount
raised for foreign mission was $40.
The NJ. E. will have Childrens day
next Sabbath. That being theil
regular preaching day We suppose
the children's exercises will take the
place OF preaching.
Miss Lurs Park came home from
Adrian Saturday, where she is AZ
tending school, and left In the hack
that often passes over the Parl
Town grade Sabbath afternoon.
Fine rain Sabbath night. Some
say It rained all night, the farm
ers are feeling better. Judge Wolfe
will stay with the farm and let poll
tics alone as 1t Is an uncertain fielt
| to work in. We believe with j. W
Hall of Adrian "call II what 20,
please but every thinking man sar
see that even In politics reforms ar
looming" And one OF them, honesty
to the front political gamblers Il
the rear, as II was in Pennsylvania
last fall.
Lewis Porter left monday morning
Iior Ok, to start his threshing outfit
lie went through with bis wagon.
Last Thursday the neighbors o
Mrs. Peter Crooks surprised Der b,
looming at noon with baskets vel
filled. There were 80 present In 81
and among the number one grand
son, Master Lawrence Heckedon. L
is said all enjoyed themselves ant
made mother Crooks feel she hat
many friends In the neigbborhood
Mr. Crook moved here 10 '66. Moth
or Oldham, George zinn, Mrs. Mes
Nestlerode, Mrs. Hogue were amonl
the first settlers. We only mention
OF her early neighbours.
Albert Pilgrim was no better Mon
; day Of this week.
Festival at the NJ. E. church o.
Tuesday evening took In $50. WI
clear $40. About 8 or 10 from But
ler AARON.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1906-06-07

Riley Gilbert, one Of the lsubstsn-
tial young farmers and influential
Democrats Of Northeast Bates, was
IN Butler the last Of the week on bus
insoe bsiors the Probate court and
iAyorsd q pleasantly. Mr.. Gilbert
lint . largo hay barn THE spring In
prospects Of Q bountiful hay harvest,
but ihs dry spell cut the hay crop
short
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1906-06-07

IS. Brown has his paper changed
from Gotten to Los Angeles, Cal, and
be doesn't Say a word about coming
back home.
Uncle Bert Woodfin was in town
Tuesday and reported a fine rain,
Just the thing needed 10 Pleasant
Gap township, Sunday evening
Our good friend ]. E. Leonard, a
successful farmer OF Charlotte, vas q
pleasant caller while In Butler she
last OF the week and favored US.
In spite OF the no.pass ruling oitbe
rail- roads, a larger per cent than
usual OF the delegates selected from
this county attended the state nomi-
mating convention at Jefferson City
this week.
Once In a while you will hear
farmer say the best field OF corn he
ever raised was planted along about
the hrst OF June. As there will be
several pieces planted This year In
June, the result OF the planting will
be watched with interest.
We heard a good Democrat say
thet while be did not ges all she can.
didates he voted for, that consider.
Ing both the personnel and location
OF the ticket, O better one eould not
have been selected from tho field Of.
iering,
The Republican State Convention
at Excelsior Springs last week nomi.
mated j. U, White, OF Brookfisld, for
Superintendent OF Public Schools and
William Flentge, OF Cape Girardeau,
for Railroad Commissioners. A good
ticket to beat.
Bates county is being handsomely
treated by the Democratic party In
that we have a Supreme Judge and
a member OF Congress on the ticket
and our people will show their appre'
citation by rolling up q substantial
majority at the polls In November.
The authorities at Amsterdam
have the smallpox epidemic In that
neighbor we'll In hand, says the En-
terprise, and II IL hoped the disease
will soon be stamped out. In the
past week only four new cases have
developed. These have been qusrsn
tined and all persons exposed have
been ordered vaccinated and isolated
John Desrwester, one OF the fore
most farmers OF Bates county, who
was In town Thursday, is q strong
believer In the benefits OF fertilizers
He Is a large wheat grower and say
he increased his wheat yield Z bushel
per acre last year by the use Of fer
tilizer. The fertilizer cost 90 cent?
per acre and the net profit per scr'
from the use OF fertilizer was fully IS
l-Wsrrensburg Star.
Bates county didn't fare very vel
at the Republican State Convention
at Excelsior Springs last week Ma
ior F. Fl. Crowell's many friends her
had hoped and expected that hi
would be madea state committeeman
from the 9Th district, but 1t SEEM
John Egger, OF Appleton City, bea'
him 10 Is. It may be they are reserv
ing the Congressional nomination
for Bates county, and then Dear
mond won't do a thing to Atkinson
| County Assessor Hardlnger ha
opened out his office 10 the basemen
room on the south side oil the cour
house, formerly occupied by township
collector E. B. Childs. This offic
has splendid big vaults. Mr.. Hard
niger and his deputies were busil.
arranging their books and papers
and getting their assessment blank
Saturday preparatory to an earl.
start Monday morning on the worl
OF assessing the county. Besides tn
three deputies mentioned last wee
Mr. Hardinger appointed A. c. Samr
ooo ~ OcoOo
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1906-06-07

For SALE-3lack Mammoth j ack,
15H hands high, weighs about 1000
pounds, guaranteed In every respect.
L. L. JUDY.
lit Amoret, Mo. No. l
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1906-06-07

Our good friend j. L. Leonard, a
successful farmer OF Charlotte, vas q
pleasant caller while In Butler she
last OF the week and favored US.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1906-06-07

]. S. Brown has his paper changed
from Gotten to Los Angeles, Cal, and
be doesn't Say a word about coming
back home.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1906-06-07

Uncle Bert Woodfin was in town
tuesday and reported fine rain,
Just the thing needed 10 Pleasant
Gap township, Sunday evening.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-02-18

S r n I G E l. 9
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Snu the eye Ol IIle SJIlIlS easily lItO
place. Now l pray thee to unstring
it again. " handing it to the bowman.
The youth with an effort did so, but
he was too slow in disengaging his fingers,
and the string sliding down with a snap
from the upper mock caught and pinched
them sorely against the stave. a roar
of laughter, like the clap of wave,
swept down the deck as the luckless bow
man danced and wrung his hand.
Serve thee we'll right, thou redeless
fool" growled the old bowyer. 80
fine bow is wasted in such hands. How
now, Samkin? | can teach you little of
dressed as it should be; but it would as
you say, be the better for a white bard
to mark the true hooking point in the
center of this red wrapping of silk. Leave
it and | will tend to it anon. And you,
Wat? A fresh head on yOnder stale'
Lord, that a man should carry four
trades under one hat, and be bowyer,
fletcher, stringer and headmaker! Four
mems work for old Bartholomew and
one mans pay!"
Nay, say no more about that,
growled an old wizened bowman, with a
brown-parchment skin and little beady
eyes. 1t is better in these days to
mend a bow than to bend one You
who never looked a Frenchman in the
face are pricked off for ninepence a day,
and |, who have fought five stricken
fields, can earn but fourpence."
1T is in my mind, John of Tuxford,
that you have looked in the face more
pots of mead than FrenChmen," said the
old bowyer. g | am swinking from dawn
to night, while you are guzzling in an
ale-stake. How now, yOungster? Over
bowedo Put your bow in the tiller. 1t
draws at sixty pounds-not a penny
weight too much for man of your inches.
Lay more body to it, lad, and it will
come to you. If your bow be not stiff,
how can you hope for twenty-score
flight. Feathers? Aye, plenty and of
the best. Here, peacock at a groat each.
Surely a dandy archer like you, Tom
Beverley, with gold earrings in your ears,
would have no feathering but peacocks?"
so the shaft fly straight, | care not
of the feather" said the bowman, a tall
young Yorkshireman, counting out pen
MES on the palm of his horny hand.
Gray goose-feathers are but farthing
These on the left are a halfpenny for
they are of the wild goose, and the sec
ond feather of fenny goose is worth
more than the pinion of a tame one,
These in the brass tray are dropped
feathers, and dropped feather is better
than a pluCked one. Buy a score of
these. lad and cut them saddle-backed
or swine-backed, the one for dead shaft
and the other for a smooth f1ier, and no
man in the company will swing a better
fetched culver over his shoulder"
1t CHANGED that the opinion of the
bOwyer on this and other points differed
from that of Long Ned of Wellington, a
surly straw-bearded Yorkshireman, who
had listened with sneering face to his
counsel. Now he broke in suddenly
upon the bowyer's talk. You would
do better to sell bows than to try to
teach others how to use Them" said he:
for indeed, Bartholomew, that head of
thine has no more sense within it than it
has hairs without. If you had drawn
string tor as many months as | have
The Washington times., 1906-07-22
Housefurnishings
AT Deeply Reduced Prices

Using time is half over-but selling time the
We must reduce stocks once-and the prices have been marked with
this solely in view Prudent buyers pick up best bargains of
the summer tomorrow. The price details follow
The Washington times., 1906-08-28
OLD CARPET BAG
HELD A FORTUNE

ROCHEST R. Ind. Aug. 2S.-Whhe
cleaning out a room occupied by Jacob
RaiIsback. eighty years oId, who died
a few days ago. Mrs. Harry Lough,
who had taken care of the blind man
for seven years, found an old carpet
bag and threw it out of the window
When II aUghted on the ground the
bag fell open. disclosing ii number OF
packages, which. upon examination
were found 20 contain currency amount
ing to nearly $4,000.
There were eleven packages in all. as
follows: one OF nine 500 bills. sixteen
$40 bills twenty $50 bills, fifty $40 bills,
ifty $50 bills, fifty $50 bills, seventeen $50
bills. 100 $40 bills. eighty $40 bills, 200 50
hills and an envelope containing one
$500 bill; two pocketbooks, one with $40
and another of IS and a SO bill torn in
two. making a total OF 1881
The bills were all musty and many Of
them are dated previous TO 1850
For wears Ra5Isback was hermit llV-
ing on a l60-acre farm he owned IN the
western part OF the county, and ne was
seldom known to leave IT, He would hol
allow anyone TO trespass. several tunes
having been known To chase lhIIHueIs
of the premises with shotgun. seven
wears ago he became totally blind ana
was finally induced TO stay with a WldoW
Of one OF his nepheWs, Mrs. marry
LOugh
since living with Mrs. Lough Rails
back has frequently gwen ner money
which was so old that merchants would
not recognize IL as good. previous 10
his death there were no known heirs.
with the exception or Mrs. LoVgh, but
now there are several who claim close
relationship.
The Washington times., 1906-08-28
Back OF the Revolution.

Somewhere in the background of
the Cuban situation there is little
doubt there would be found, on
careful Investigation, some large
and sinister interests, for whose
conflict the revolution is and will be
little more than a cloak. So long
as Cuba remains outside the United
States this contest win 60 on. It is
the irrepressible conflict of diamet-
rically opposed financial interests.
People who produce fruit in Cali
fornia and Florida, tobacco in Con-
necticut and Kentucky, sugar in
Louisiana or on the plains of the
far West, don't want Cuba admitted
10 the Union. 1t would mean free
Cuban sugar.
People who have money invested
in Cuba. whether in plantations,
forests, wild lands, railroads, or
commercial enterprises - and of
these the number is very large, and
their investments correspondingly
important Cuba taken into
the American union. They know it
would mean good government, Sc
curity to their investments, and an
era Of prosperity and development
such as probably no other country
in the world ever enjoyed. For Cuba
IS estimated by calculating scientists
TO be naturally the richest country
i'm the world in proportion to area.
There is much mystery about this
revolution, because there are far
reaching complications. If it de-
velops halt its possibilities, it will
The Washington times., 1906-08-28
.DIVORCEE Of l9
WEDS FIRST Love
Initial Marriage Made Only
a Brief RuptiOn in
COurtship.

MAPLETON, Iowa, Aug. 22.-The
elopement of Leila V. Douglas, OF Sac
City, and Albert L. Alexander. of Ma
nleton. 10 Chicago, and their subsequent
marriage at Milwaukee. has revealed a
remarkable story TIE groom, though
bat nineteta =, and five years the junior
Of his bride, is a business man Of Ma
pleton. and possesses considerable prop
erty in his own name. lie was recently
divorced, having married a Bleneoe girl.
Miss CarmOdy. at the age of seventeen.
She left him soon and he sued for de
cree on the ground Of desertion.
Miss Douglas, the bride, was tho
daughter Of Newell Douglas, an Episco-
pal clergyman residing at sac city. The
DouGlases formerly lived at Mapleton,
and Alexander and LEILA were sweet
hearts before AleXander's first marriage
The parents objected 20 his attentions
10 Leila, and il was on this account thar
ne married the BlencOc girl He soon
left her. however. and the courtshir OF
Miss Douglas continued until few
days ago. when the youthful lover. free
TO marry again, induced her TO steal
away from home.
The Washington times., 1906-08-28
I'm THE CIRCLE or SOCIETY 81
German Ambassador on Visit
To SaTanaC Inn for Few Weeks
He and Baroness SpeckvOn Stenburg Leave Bey-
erly Farms, Massachusetts,, Where They
Have Spent the Summer.

ding viii take place in Calvary Baptist
Church, September IL.
Miss Anna Chapman. who has been
spending the past three years ln the
West, has returned to- her nome IN
Washington for the winter
Mrs. Ernest wilkinson. accompanied
by her son. Midshipman Theodore VII
klnsOn. who has just returned from Hts
practice cruise. left Washington this
morning for Narragansett Pier, where
they viii remain unit! late IN the au-
tumu. Mr.. and Mrs. Wilkinson re-
turned 70 their home on r street only
short time ago from several short
visits 10 different resorts
Cen j. II. Briuker and his daughters
have moved 10 1905 / street northwest.
The Misses Eriuker, who are now in
New York, viii not return 20 Washing
ton until September 10.
Dr. and Mrs. Clarence Weaver. OF 1914
q street have as their guests Mrs.
Weaver's parents, Mr. and Mrs f. s.
Benny %, Philadelphia. SIR. and Mrs
Louis Gorieu. of 500 Ninth street enter
tanned I'M honor OF Dr. and Mrs
MeaEers guests last night
Miss Mary f. Moore. formerly of Bris-
tol. Tenn and John T. CIOWder. of
the navy YARD, whose home was for
merry u Richmond, were quietly mar
rl Cd here yesterday the Rev. NoIhlai
Ward. Of 1915 East Capitol street.. on
ciatsue. Nr. and Mrs. CroWder ieI-
Tor New YORK ana other Northern clues,
and viii return by way OF NorIolk ana
various summer resorts 20 Richmond
"a UEeIe they VIII visit Mr. and Mrs. e.
IS C~owder. parents o. the bridegroom
Mr aHd Mrs. CraWa9r VIII make their
home iu Washington
The friends OF Mrs. Margaret C.. Roller
viii regret 90 learn that she i- Il Wirl
typhoid fever az her home, 1900 Colum-
bin road
Milford stern has gone to Join mis-
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Myer Stern, al
EraddolE- Heights. Nd
Mike Jacobs. who has been spending
some time al Colonial Beach. mas re-
tarned % the city.
Mrs. Rachael Wauach. Mr. and Mrs.
Henry =. Harris ~ New York city,
and 1tT. and Mrs s. Moot and Miss
jeanette Moot. uf baltimore, were iu
town last week to attend the gold De-
s Heller, which took place last Sunday
evening
Miss Laura Behrsud and Miss j.
Young have returned from a trip 10
Mage pa Falls the Thousand Islands
and ether points rf interest.
Miss Hetty Abrams is spending a week
ig Philadelphia and Atlantic City.
Mr. and Mrs Amouou BeLrCld and
family have returned % their home from
Hot Springs, Va.
Mrs. E. Cohlinger and her daughter. ot
the Len0N apartment, have returned %
their home after two months travel iH
the mountains and a visit % Atlantic
City.
MP. and Mrs s. Cams r. Held
EeimeT, aud Miss Helene Hona are az
the Hotel RitJenHoGsc. Atlantic City.
The Washington times., 1906-08-28

be far and away the most romantic
product ever wrought ont by the
workings Of intrigue, interests,
finance, and politics. What really
started it? Who is actually back of
it? Why is the Palma government
So unexpectedly weak in the emerg-
ency?
It is said that most of the people
and all the great Interests" in Cuba
want annexation. There are broad
intimations that Palma and the in
surgents both want it, but have diff
ferent notions of how to attain it.
In all this maze of conflict and un-
certainty. the Washington Admins
tration is keeping its head cool and
apparently waiting to know more
about the facts-the ultimate facts
1t is refusing absolutely to get agi-
tated; or, if it is agitated, to display
evidence Of the fact. Whether an
nexation is possible, practicable, or
desirable is not now discussed. The
important thing now is to find out
what are the forces at work.
The Washington times., 1906-08-28
ALL FOR BRYAN.
TAGGART'S VIEW
Saws Democratic Outlook Is
Brighter Than Ever
Before.

PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 2S-On his
Way from his home in French Lick
Springs. Ind. to Atlantic City, Thomas
Taggarr. chairman Of the Democratic
National Committee, paused In Philadel-
phia long enough TO predict that VIII
liam Jennings Bryan would be the next
President
Mr. TaggsTJ was accompanied by his
wife and TWO daughters. 1llss Lucy and
Miss Emily. They reached this city at
Il o'clock in the morning. and ferried
over To Camden, where Nr. Taggart's
6o-horsepower automobile was wait
ing % take the party 10 the shore.
"NVhy do I say Bryan viii be the next
President" queried NIT. TagEart. II
sa- it because there's nothing 10 IL but
BRYAN. I am daily in receipt Of report;
from an parts of the country ry--NOrIh
South. and West. and i'm the Middl
States. TOO. Everywhere its Bryan
Bryan, Bryan.
The outlook for Democratic suprem
acy in 1905 is brighter than ever before
and the party will have no difficulty {
eIecti1g its candidate. providing that II
candidate be Mr.. Bryan.
The Washington times., 1906-08-28
SUICIDE IN PARIS
BECOMES EPIDEHI

PARIS, Aug. 2S.-An epidemic of So
cides has broken out here during .
last two days.
A doctor from Buenos Ayres. who is
lived in Paris for the last thirty yea
shot himself at the Bois de NincenT
yesterday. a young man shot himS
in the Square A1outhclon leaving a L
ter saying that he took his life oeoae
the woman he loved had rejected him
A young man of twenty-five shot Hi-
sell opposite the TrocadeTo tnis moi
ing. having nrst dressed himself in ny
clothes from head 20 foot
AT the Care de Lyon railway O.
ploy threw himself in sI0uL of tra,
aud a working man killed himself +
jumping IrOm the fortihcauons into e
dry ditch below. because DE had stoh
q comrades bicycle and been found o..
The Washington times., 1906-08-28
Smashing Our Prosperity.


The railroad rate law goes into
effect today. There will not be "a
sign on the horizon by which the
fact could be guessed. The stock
market in Ne,c York will not pro-
duce "a quaver. II has been boom
ing as never in many years, right
ON the eve OF the application of
this law.
Does anybody recall the dire pre-
dictions of disaster to follow this
laws passage. of ruin to the whole
commercial fabric, of tearing down
Industries, of knocking the whole
framework of transportation and
business avry? II is "a good dead
less than "a year since the pub
Hcity bureaus to their
waste baslets-were grinding out
this sort of argument by the ream.
by way OF setting the country by
the ears and frightening IL away
from its demand for rate lcgisla-
tiou.
The legislation passed. however.
1t goes into effect today, IT is a
good deal worse than the railroads
expected; "a good deal better than
the public expected; and it hasn't
affected prosperity, business, indus
try, capital, OF confidence. business
is adjusted to it before it takes
effect.
Wouldn't it work the same way
If the tariff were revised? There
is always the same protest against
Jarif-dnllering that there was
against ratc-tinkeriug. We mustn't {
revise when times are good for fear
OF making them bad nor when they
are bad for fear of making them
worse, nor NJ amy time except
through the iustrumentality of the
people who don't want to revise AT
ALL The picture of wreck and ruin
to be wrought by revision is always
painted in just about the same tones
which were employed to present the
rate regulation bogie.
And the one is about as much "a
figment of fancy as the other. Busi-
ness adjusts itself to such condi-
tions, readily and easily. It does
it more easily and naturally i'm pros
porous times; but it always does it.
There is no more unfair claim i'm
the whole realm of misstatement
and misrepresentation that passes
for tariff debate than that tariff re-
organization always Injuries bust
ness. There have been numerous
tariff congratulations. ranging from
the change of few schedules to
the general and thorough-going re-
vision of the whole scheme. that
did not produce any more effect
than viii the taking effect of the
rate bin today.
These bogies that are set up to
scare people only need to be studied
in the light of experience. But peo-
pie forget. How many viii even
stop today to recall a year ago and
compare the predictions then made
with the present fact?
The Washington times., 1906-08-28
MARRIAGE LICENSES.

Heary Graves and Annie L. Jackson,
both of Fairfax county Va
Donald Mckenzie and Mary Radcliffe.
Levi l. Hooper. West Chester. Pa.
and Zula Zay Engle. Watsontown. Pa
William II. Peters and Eva Ross.
Fred Modsen and Emma Seesen. both
of Prince William county Va.
James z. Dent and Marie +. Arnold.
Thomas G. Hawkins and Cora Lee
Craft both of Richmond. Va.
Thomas H. Martin, District OF Coum-
bia. and Annette y, -Owyer. Aspen. Nd.
Zeddie Henderson and Alma Thurston.
DOminick Rosetta anl Nettie o. VIII
lis.
Lewis Deshmon and Lanna Settles.
Charles NJ. Thomas and Ida NJ VIII
Iiams, both CT Healing Springs, Va.
The Washington times., 1906-08-28
DOVES SWISS FOLKS
DESERVING STANDARD
Disguised Because Of the Loss o.
100000 Francs, Invested by
Them in Zion City.

GENEVA, Switzerland Aug &--Two
hundred deseruons among the Swiss Ioi-
lowers of John Alexander DoWie are
announced. following the receipt of news
from Zion City by the devotees OF Eli
jah II that money contributed for in
vestment i'm Zion CITY has been lost.
The Swiss Dowieites invested 100000
francs I'm Zion City.
They have now been informed from
Chicago that the bulk of their money
has been lost and it viii be necessary to
institute law suits 70 recover the little
that remains The former followers of
Davie have now changed their religion.