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Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1906-05-09

Ignorance loves TO wear borrowed
plumea and SIT in the same pew with
wisdom.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1906-05-09

You can generally come 10 a square
understanding with an honorable man.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1906-05-09

Try Garfield Teal 1t puriies the blood,
cleanses the system, brings good health.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1906-05-09

Luxuraes wpiered by Blood viii bear
fruit OF bane
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1906-05-09
CONGRESSIONAL NOTES.

The army appropriation bill, carrying
about $74,O00,OO0, was passed by the
senate.
The house completed and passed the
agricultural appropriation bill 1t car
ries S1,4S1 ,440, including the usual APP
preparation for free seed distribution.
The house passed the military acad-
envy appropriation bill, carrying sl,60S,-
lis.
The house adopted a resolution OF
thanks, on behalf of the people OF the
United States to Gen. Horace Porter, late
ambassador to France, for his untiring
efforts to discover and disinter the body
OF Admiral Paul Jones; also that his
speech, delivered at Annapolis on the
occasion Of the refinement of the body
be printed in the Congressional Record.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1906-12-19
BUYING VOTES.
when British Electors Got Golden
News From the Moon.

when British Electors Got Golden
News From the Moon.
Votes have been purchased shame
Iessly and on a huge scale In British
elections. An arrangement was once
made in the borough of wendover by
which two candidates were to be elect
ed after a distribution Of $4,000 $780,
900 among the voters. The account
reads: This being settled, gentleman
was employed TO go down. when he
was met according to previous ap-
pointment by the electors about mile
from the town. The electors asked
the stranger where he came from. He
replied, From the moon They then
asked, What news from the moonF
He answered that he had brought from
thence 10000 to be distributed among
them. The electors, being thus salts.
fed with the golden news from the
moon, chose the candidates and receiv-
ed their reward"
At HindOn a man dressed fantastic
ally as the dancing Punch called at the
houses Of the voters and left behind
him sums Of to 10 guineas 025
10 $50. Another device was to collect
the citizens at the inns and hand them
their reward through a hole In the
door. For these offenses the house Of
commons passed 4 resolution that Hin.
don should be disfranchlsed. but % lax
were the morals Of the time-the close
Of the eighteenth century-that the res
olution was never acted upon.
Again in 1850 the IMAM In the moon
turned up in Wakefield. He went
about openly distributing money and
did not appear TO be in the least
ashamed of his occupation. At Dub
lin in 1868 a hole In the wall served
the purpose Of distributing center for
Eve pound notes. while at shaftes-
bury an alderman paid through a hole
In the door Of his Office a sum OF 20
gulneas $500 TO each elector. Chicago
News.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1906-12-19

the rat boy IN the quartet, started 10
sing when the WhippOorwill Sings,
Marguerite"
The wild crowd Of moment before
settled down with faces like angels
and as though they were at a Sunday
afternoon concert OF the Bible class.
There really was a cop in sight He
walked over, piped the crew and be
ran to look for evidence. There in
corner were the gloves and under
clothes of Mickey McDonough. The
song stopped, and a bunch started for
the stairs. One lone cop stood there
guarding the evidence. He held the
gloves in his hand and faced the crowd.
One fellow stole the clothes as the
cop watched those in front. ana then
another genteel looking young man
with two caulihower ears spoke 30
him. asking what he meant to do with
the gloves. Before the copper knew
'-h:t was coming they grabbed him,
FITTED him over the benches and crowd
ed him to the rail.
The gang aimed the struggling de-
fender of the peace at the river. The
r>ver was about forty feet below. and
II looked very cold and very wet.
up wild him! Up wild himT And
-. ~ rim OF the rail pushing him
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1906-12-19

likely to upset, skid into the ditch or
strip tire. When the power is shut
of and the brakes applied 1t will go
sixteen times as far before 1t can be
brought to a stop. II it comes upon a
pedestrian suddenly the latter will have
to exert sixteen times as much energy
to get out of the way In time and II
struck win be struck with sixteen times
the force. The third machine will be
sixty-four times as likely to get into
trouble In going around a curve as the
first.
IAN object going five miles an hour
Is moving with the same speed as 1t
would have attained In falling ten
inches. In moving ten miles an hour
1t Is going as fast as though IL had
fallen three and a half feet. Twenty
miles an hour is generally considered
a very conservative speed. Now. TWEEN
ty miles an hour Is the same speed
that would be obtained were the ma
chine to fall thirteen feet through the
air, thirty miles an hour Is equivalent
to fan Of thirty feet, forty miles an
hour to a fall Of fifty-two feet. sixty
miles an hour to a fall Of 40 feet and
100 miles an hour to a fall Of $50 feet.
"A person struck By an automobile
going twenty-five miles an hour re-
ceives the same jar as though he him
self had fallen from height Of twenty
one feet, or. say, from u second story
window; by one going forty miles an
hour, as though he had fallen fifty
two feet or, say, from the top of lofty
tree; by one going 100 miles an hour, as
though he himself had fallen from the
top of the Washington monument"
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1906-12-19

1AEr AIMED THE cor AT THE RIVER"
q way. a chill wind blew from the
'g' and every one was there with
cold feet AMI the red beaks.
suddenly a big fellow with a broken
- who looked like an Indian chief
s IN, followed by about eight
ueres Lucas" piped one Of them.
Jul with the necks to see the fight
ne sat down, and then came Nc
-Vugh as serious as a Judge. He
.-A'ed in the other corner, but as
Is his weight settled on the chair
StOAe, and he went to the door like
- OF putty. The big laugh and
- another chair.
~ now the cold wind blewl
Hey pulled OF hls clothes to strip,
ney noted his grand form. Hes
la as whalebone." piped one o9
n, ,O"ing ones. Mickey would
N. uere was snow on the ground"
Ia appers were both ready now
~ tsallng on the gloves when sud
80. .Un The rear there was a yell
u ~ Mickey pulled on a coat.
=, y eot busy and started to jump
lAlrrss - benches, when Kid Murphy
~. out over the noise, "Sing q
sins a songr'
4 - = VITA a black eye and a scar
\ ~ . nee walked ont to the center
and, with a sweet voice like
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1906-12-19
DANGER IN HIGH SPEEDS.
The Foree Developed ~ Swiftly
Moving AmtomObAles-

The Foree Developed ~ Swiftly
Moving Automobiles.
Danger to drivers Of automobiles
grows rapidly greater with each new
burst of speed A correspondent OF
the Scientific American develops the
theme as follows: The danger In all
cases increases as the square OF the
speed. Take three machines OF the
same make. one going i've miles an
hour, one twenty miles an hour ana
one forty miles an hour. The second
has stored up in IT, due to its rapidly
Of motion. sixteen times as much
energy as the first and If it leaves the
road and runs into an obstacle. such
as a tree. q stone wall or a ditch. II
will strike with sixteen times as great
force In going around a curve OF
turning a corner it is sixteen times as
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1906-12-19
---------
|The Ro0ndup
BY WIzzIe W|est
HodD a Classic Prize Fight
DeVeloped Into a Sprint
ing Match.

A crowd of real New York sports re-
eertly held fstic powwow ON a de-
Derted pier that juts out into the East
liver, and the results were numerous,
Tarious and each more pathetic than
he other. Mickey McDonough was to
battle Fred Lucas at 1876 pounds, win
Der to take all OF the 500 purse that
be could reach in the scramble that
would occur at the finish.
The crowd gathered at the appointed
lime on the pier. Canvas was spread,
md the benches were fixed up making
be ring, which was about twenty feet
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1906-12-19

yer when some others grabbed his
act and held him.
A determined shove by the first at
tackers sent the policeman headlong
INTO the river. The splash was ter
rifle. Just at this moment ten other
pol.cemen arrived. and a grand scram-
HE followed. At last reports Lucas
and McDonough were hotfooting 1t
across Cherry hill in tights eight yards
In the lead of almost the entire New
York police department.
VINO got the money! Search me.
WILLIE WEST.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1906-12-19

At the close of the contest the
by a disinterested committee.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1906-03-15

George Fulkerson, who recently
resigned as night policeman, has 10.
Gated a claim In western Kansas, on
the Colorado border, and will move
there about April LIST.
B. +. Williams, clerk OF the Dis.
trict Court at Norman, Okla, was In
Butler the first OF the week and
favored US pleasantly. He was here
on business of a personal nature.
He said the people down there are
not shooting OF cannons on the
prospect of admission to the Union,
but are reasonably certain that the
House will concur in the Senate
amendments.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1906-03-15
Mr.. Harry Gordon, in introducing

Mr.. Harry Gordon, in Introducing
"a Royal Slave" to the patrons OF
our theatre, not only promises, but
assures us that this production is a
distinct departure from all Others
that have been presented in our city.
"a Royal Slave" was taken from an
actual occurrence, the scenes being
reproduced from photographs OF Old
Mexico around which the play was
written. Thecharacters of "Aguila"
Gel Capitan"-a noted bandit-and
"Jusn Aluarez", figure In many parts
Of Mexican history. The cast has
been carefully selected, the members
being especially engaged for their
respective rules. Opera House Fri,
day, March 16, 1906.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1906-03-15
Notice to Teachers.

The regular examinations OF ap-
plicants for teachers certificates will
be held at the west school building
in Butler on Friday and Saturday,
March 20 and "a, beginning at eight
O'Clock each day. The subjects will
be given in the following order:
Friday-Geography, Grammar, Alge-
bra, Spelling, Language, Arithm etic
and Literature.
misunderstanding, Civil Govern
ment, United States History, Science,
Physiology and Advanced History.
Applicants who took part Of the
branches in August and have grades
to their credit should finish at this
examination. Some ofthe first day q
subjects may be repeated on Satur.
day for the accommodation Of those
who are teaching and cannot attend
the first day. Others will be expect
ed to take the subjects In the regular
order. A. L. IVES,
Co. Supt. OF Schools.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1906-03-15
Worth Hearing.

The Meneley Quartette will be at
the Court House in Butler on the
evenings OF March Gard and Oath in
q free concert. Wherever this quar-.
tette has been words OF praise and
commendation follow them. Il. P
Farris, of Clinton, writes they are No
l and deserve q liberal patronage
Grant Lovvorn, writing from Do'
Run, says the people we're delighted
and the church was crowded. NJ
admission but silver Offering ex
pected.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1906-03-15

J. ". Maxey, blacksmith at Ad-
rian, advertises that he will make all
irons for road drags Mt halfprice and
II not too much work wanted will
donate 1t all.
The Journal says that through a
late decision OF the state supreme
court OF Colorado, Miss Celestine
Westlake, of Adrian, comes into an
estate OF $75, 900 left by her father.
An eye specialist Of Kansas City
who was consulted, pronounce the
sight Of young Homer Cameron COM
pletely destroyed. His eye was In
jured by rock thrown by a COM
panion week ago, account OF which
was given in last weeks TINES.
Mrs. Lester and her daughter
started home from the lecture Mon
day night, their horse was restless
and fractions from standing and ran
away wrecking the buggy. The
mother and daughter were both cut
and bruised about the head and face
but neither was seriously Injured.
Grandpa Naius died at his home
near Elkhart Tuesday night. He
was 70 years old and had lived in this
county many years. In his death
the community lost one OF it's best
citizens and a wide circle of friends
are deeply grieved to part with q
loyal companion.-Adrian Journal.
The autopsy on j. NJ. Olive, neal
Hume, was performed by DR.. W. d.
Allen OF this city, We learn since oul
publication OF Saturday. The au
topsy was ordered by the children
though DR.. Chastsin OF Butler was
present on behalf OF Mrs. Olive
There are no further developments
In the case Review 18th.
In the proceedings OF the city Dem
ocratic convention at Warrensburg
published in the Star, we notice thu
following concerning a former Butlel
boy: "U. A. Mcbride was the u1ani
nous choice for councilman in tn
first ward, and he has the solid in
dorsement of all Warrensburg Demo
Gratis" Arthur is a worthy yOuni
newspaper man, active, energetic ant
enterprising and will make a liv
member of the council OF that stai'
old town.
H.G. Cook. Exalted Ruler Butle
Lodge 95S. B. p. 0. Elks is in receip
of a set of fine horns for the lodg'
rooms, nicely mounted to fit the al
ter, a present from Hon. John 7
Smith, OF Livingston, Mont. Johl
T. Is an Elk and takes great prid
In the order, and he never forget
Butler and her people, where b
started into the practice OF law ant
spent 80 many years OF his early lite
The old settlers here have might.
warm feeling for John T. and Away
rejoice to hear Of bis prosperity ant
happiness.
Miss Laura Kirkpatrick died q
her home in Alton. Ills, early Mon
day morning. The remains wer
brought to Butler by her sister, Mrs
w. Il. Warnock and her son Wilbur
arriving here Wednesday morning
Funeral services we're conducted
from the Baptist church by the pas
tor, Rev. W. J. Laster, and inter
ment IN Oak Hi cemetery. Mrs.
Kifkpstrick and her two deughtsr
MN the first settlers In Butlsr altel
5 10 va and conducted IT, 1fS
boardlne houee hsre. They s6ool
hieh "a d 61)1mAtiou % our reop1
- W. Lnsien ~ nlWayoA 49,
tg0cloo. ~ 80 a1np &
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1906-03-15
Notice.

Owing to the resignation OF S. D !.
Walden as alderman for the third
ward OF the city OF Butler, Mo-, a
vacancy exists In that Office which
will have to be filled by the election
OF an alderman at the coming Spring
election, to be held the first Tuesday
In April, to fill out the unexpired
term OF one year. A. B. OWEN,
Mayor.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1906-03-15

For SALE-Black Mammoth Jack,
15k hands high, weighs about 1000
pounds, guaranteed In every respect.
L. L. JUDY,
17tf Amoret, Mo. No. 1
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1906-03-15
WASTED-A girl to do general
house work. Apply to
JOE MEYER, east side square.

b. +. Richards has some nice sec
ond hand bed room suits cheap, nice
extension tables, sewing machines
and organs, Cali aad see him, south
side square, l door west Bazaar.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1906-03-15
Choice Brahma EqQs.

Fifty cents per setting Of Is, one
hundred Tor three dollars. Cash
must accompany all orders. l will
deliver at Butler at above prices.
Address, Mrs. DORA HARRISON,
1926 Butler, Mo-, Route 6.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1906-03-15
Flax Seed.

Choice seed for spring seeding on
terms to suit purchaser. Also full
line OF grass and field seed. Call at
our store up town or at Elevator.
19ti PEOPLES ELEVATOR Co.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1906-03-15
FATAL ACCIDENT.
Owen CantreIl Killed by the Dis.
charge Of a Shot Gun. Had
Been Duck Hunting.

~
old son of John q. Cantrell, was ac-
cidentally killed by the discharge OF
a shotgun, on Wednesday evening
last. Owen and Linden Wright, son
of DR.. L. NJ. Wright, went duck hunt
ing that afternoon, both riding one
horse. Il is supposed the gun was
discharged, while Owen was pulling
1t up after mounting the horse, by
the hammer catching in the wire
fence, as the body was on one side OF
the fence and the gun on the other.
Young Wright was 80 badly brighten.
ed that he could not tell just how the
accident occurred. The charge OF
shot entered the boys breast, tear.
Ing a great hole, killing him instant.
ly. The accident occurred near the
home Of j. r. Broughton, where the
body was taken and the mother mott
fed. Mr.. Cantrell was out in his can.
vas for Recorder and was reached
west OF Adrian A sad feature OF the
deplorable accident, and one which
should prove a warning to other
boys, was that Mr.. Cantrell had eau.
toned Owen not to go hunting dur
ing his absence, and his mother had
concealed the gun to keep it away
from him, and she did not know he
had gone hunting until she was mott.
fed OF his death.
Owen was a precious youth, and
owing to his brightness and sunny
disposition was a general favorite in
that neighborhood. The blow fell
heavy upon his parents and has cast
a gloom over the entire neighbor.
hood.
Funeral services were conducted at
Altoona on Friday morning by Rev
Ware, Of Adrian, largely attended by
neighbours and friends.
The afflicted parents have the sym
pathy OF allin their great sorrow.
The Warrensburg Star says thai
Prof. Ben E. Parker has traded hil
Electric Springs property for thu
Commercial Hotel property, which
he will use for the Warrensbure
Business College. The Star add
that Warrensburg's business schoo
has entered On new and more bril-
liant career.
The Leavenworth Times gives al
, account OF the supposed suicide O
T. Msrica, an old veteran from tn,
Soldiers home. He was disappoint
: ed In a matrimonial venture and lef
a note on the bank OF the river, ad
, dress d to the Times, in which b
! said he had taken his own life. Thu
body wasnever found, but The Time
thinks he carried out his suicidal in
tentions Merica was formerly {
citizen OF Butler and was quite {
noted character around town. l
was common saying around Butte
. that it was sure index to the meet
!, Ing OF the pension board when Meric'
> hunted up his clutches and bundles
up his game leg.
IN order to make room for q soil,
7 car Of WHITE FLOUR which v
have orderd, we will sell for q limite
time:
. White Loaf Flour at SIPS 70
an IL 0>~l.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-12-07
COMPANIES PAY eighty
PER Cent or LOSSES
Fine Showing Made by Insurance
Concerns IN Connection With San
Francisco Fire.

San Francisco, Dec, THE report
of a special committee of the board
Of trustees OF the chamber of com.
merce on insurance settlements after
the big fire, which is just published,
says in part;
An immense amount of insurance
money has been paid A far larger
sum than companies have ever been
called upon TO pay at one time. In
spite of the earthquaH,, I'm spite of
the nearness OF the time of the Balti,
more and Toronto conflagrations. the
companies win undoubtedly have fin.
ally paid In the neighborhood of 80
per cent of the insurance involved.
At Chicago there was so per cent paid
In Baltimore 80 per cent. The amount
OF insurance In the burned district
was approximately $235.00o,o00, and
the value of the buildings and con-
tents destroyed must have been about
$3.50, 100000. This is estimated upon
insurance liability and the known ra.
ito to the value (about 10 per cent?
and the guess that about 5 per cent
Of the property carried no insurance.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-12-07
CAL/EORNIA,S
PROPOSITION

Chicago. Dec. IA dispatch to the
Tribune from San Francisco says:
California proposes a settlement Of
the embroglio with Japan over the
San Francisco school question on the
following grounds:
The federal government to enact a
new treaty with Japan. excluding
Japanese coolie labor from the United
States and Hawaii and American la.
Dor from Japan. Japanese contract la
Dor importations to cease. Equality
In the public schools with separate
schools for adult Japanese desiring
primary and grammar school training
A decision by the United States su-
preme court on the states right to
pass anti.miscegenation and school
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-12-07
MuRDERERS OF BILL.
INGSLEA PLEAD GUILTY

s~orro. n. M. Dee.k-abssas1ast
evening the jury In tss astFict court
after being out one loar' and .forty:five
minutes brought In a verdict 70 the
effect that Carlos SAILS is guilty of
murder In the first degree. Eliseo
Wales earlier In the day plea L
guil.y 10 the charge Of murder In The
second degree. his plea being ars ept-
ed by Judge Parker. Tic hcn are
murderers who treaeheroas'y sho: In
the back on September 20 last Jobn
Billingslea and William Mclaughlin.
American prospectors. the killing hav'
ing occurred in a lonely g1rge In The
Manzano mountains. Ne!the" had n
word TO say in extenuation OF their
crimes. No motive has transpired
further than a covetous desire 20 OBJ
tain the rifles which the pIospeetor*
carried and which were seemed from
them by guile.
sals was defended as far as any de-
Tense was possible. by Attorneys
James @. Fitch. Elfeeo Baca and A. A.
Sedillo. appointed by the court for
tina, purpose. Sais AMI Valles were
remanded TO jail tsawait sentence.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-12-07
MANY INDICTED FOR
utah Land FRAUDS
Charges Of Railroad Determinations
Made Against Shippers and con,pan'
les are Indicted.

Salt Lake City. Dec. THE federal
grand jury investigating the coal land
frauds in Utah and charges OF rail.
iGoad discrimination against certain
shippers, made a partial report this
afternoon. Indictments were returned
against the Union Pacific. Oregon
Short Line. Union Pacific Coal COM
pany. Utah Fuel company and sever
al of the highest officials representing
the Hartman and Gould corporations
: in Utah. The indictment against the
Hartman companies embraces the
Union Pacific. Oregon Short Line,
and the Union Pacific Coal company.
Everett buckingham, general superin,
tendent of the Oregon Short Line
and n man named Moore are also in.
cluded. The indictment charges a
violation Of the interstate commerce
law. alleging discrimination against
n.J Sharp. a coal dealer of Salt Lake
City. who was forced out of business
The indictment against the Gould
companies embraces the Utah Fuel
company, II. J. Williams. general man.
ager of this company: Robert Fores-
ter. the company's geologist: w. r.
Foster, Forester's secretary; Alex N.
COwie. general manager of the com
pany's store at Sunnyside. Utah: e.
roy n. Clark, Utah Fuel company at.
torney at Denver. and G. A. Moore,
the companys agent at Denver. They
are charged with defrauding and at
tempting to defraud the United States
government, the charges being based
on the methods pursued in acquiring
coal lands In Utah.
Will Adjourn for Holidays
Salt Lake. Dec. 1.-THE federal
grand jury. which has been investi.
eating the alleged coal land frauds
and railroad discrimination. will adj
journ this afternoon for the holidays.
making a partial report. There will
be number of indictments.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-12-07
PHYSICIAN or Pope
DIES OF PNEUMONIA

Rome. lssc- .T.~DE. aApponl. uhy.
siciaa TIA the pope. died t,sday. as
had been iIi for some time a. cancer
of the stomach. ana pneumonia set.
ling In. he eaRld not In his weakened
eonassion Withstand its raragss.
When l4apponi wes sinking tho
pope seat him the apostolic benefie.
tion. and when the ness NJ his death
resehed the poBtiff. h. was exceed.
sngly grleveA.
II IN reported that before loslng
consciousness. I.apponi. referring ia
the pope. said:
He has a strung eonstitmtion and
having studied himself carefully. |
think he win live longer than Leo
XIII"