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The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1906-12-27
TO HELP THE CHINESE.
President Roosevelt Issues Proelama
ton Calling for Aid for StarV.
ing Millions In China.

Washington, Dec. "a. - President
Roosevelt Sunday issued a proclama
ton calling on the people OF the Unit
ed States to contribute funds for the
relief for the million famine sufferers
in China. who are on the verge Of
starvation. The president says that
he will ask congress for authority tc
uce government transport vessels Il
carry food TO the tamine-stricken re
sion. The proclamation follows:
To the People Of the United States:
There is an appalling famine in
China. Throughout a district cover
ing over 10000 square miles and sup
porting a population of 100000. the
crops have been destroyed by floods
and millions Of people are on the verge
of starvation; thousands of dwellings
have been destroyed and their in
mates are without homes. An urgent
appeal has been made for the assis
lance of the United States.
Our people have often under SINH.
lar conditions of distress in other
countries responded generously to
such appeals. And our Astounding
prosperity and in this holiday season
Of good will to man assuredly we
should do our part to all the unfortu.
nate and relieve the distress among
the people of China to whom We have
been allied for so many years in
friendship and kindness.
Il shall ask congress upon its next
day of session for authority to use our
transport vessels to carry flour and
other food to the famine-stricken re-
gion.
Il recommend that contributions
for the purchase Of such food and
other appropriate relief be sent to the
American National Red Cross which
which will take care of the expendi'
lures.
such contributions may be made
either through the local Red Cross
treasurers, or through the department
of state, or may be sent directly to
Mr.. Charles Hallam Keep, Red Cross
treasurer, United States Treasury De
partment, Washington, D. c.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1906-12-27

Paris, Dec. "a Amid.wife living
In the Vivienne quarter has been ar.
rested on the charge of the systematic
murder of newborn infants. The at.
tention of the police was attracted by
the fact that no deaths of children
were reported from the establishment
and an investigation resulted in the
discovery that the midwife, with the
completely of servant had cut up and
burned the bodies of the children in
a big stove in the dining room of the
mid-wife's residence. The evidence
obtained indicates that 125 children
were murdered by the two women.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1906-12-27
Result Of a Year
Of Law Enforcement,

While II may be impossible to
make men good by legislation, the
operation OF the Sunday closing law
in Missouri during the last year has
demonstrated the possibility Of 80.
curing marked improvement In 60.
cial conditions by the enforcement
Of statutes. According to the sta.
tistics OF the state labor bureau Gov.
ernor Folks policy has secured to
Missouri in the last year a reduction
OF 20 per cent 10 the number Of
arrests for crime and Of 40 per cent
in tho Sunday arrests, while il has
saved the state more than 500, 900
In criminal costs.
These, Of course, are only the di.
rect benefits. The indirect gains are
beyond computation. For a large
share Of the offenses for which Sun.
day drinking was formerly RESPONSE
BILE must have involved moral dlsas-
ter to the persons concerned and
must have brought suffering and
sorrow on tens OF thousands of
households. At best, figures can
give only an indication Of the truth
behind them. To say that crime
has been reduced to q certain pre-.
centage and that there has been q
saving Of so many dollars on crimi-
nal costs is not to tell what has been
accomplished for the welfare Of Mis-.
souri, by the law Of enforcement oil
the last year.-Kansas City Times.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1906-12-27
Ready to Marry at Age Of IS.

Louisville, Dec. "a William P.
Booker, aged So, obtained a license
to marry Mrs, Amanda Chaplain.
The clerk who issued the license
asked whether 1t was his first ven.
ture.
Eyes" replied the applicant. i've
never been married before, but l find
I'll have to do it. I started out at
the age Of IL with q mother and five
sisters to support. The last sister
died eleven months ago and l am
both free OF obligations TO them and
onely without Q family. l csn't get
along alone and I am going TO join
the married men on the principle
that its better late than never"
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1906-12-27
Engineer Dead at His Post

Toronto, Ont, Dec. 24.-With the
engineer dead at his post and his
hand on the throttle the Canadian Pa
cific Railway Hamilton express tore
through Parkdale station Saturday
afternoon. The fireman, alarmed al
the increased speed made for the en-
gineer's box and found the man dead
He applied the emergency brakes ant
the train came to a standstill. The
engineer was John Paul. 1t is sup
posed he was struck by a semaphore.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1906-12-27
When the Dear Sex Votes.

New York Times.
Ernest Lamson tells OF Colorado
woman who presented herself one
day at the registration booth Of q
town in that state for the purpose
OF qualifying to vote upon the school
question at the next election.
"With what polltical party do you
afiliate?" asked the clerk. The lady
blushed and otherwise showed con.
fusion OF manner.
''Is it obligatory that l answer
that question:" she inquired.
Certainly, madam; the law re.
quires It,"
"Then," said the woman, II don't
think care to vote il l must men,
tion the party's name. However, /
don't mind saying he is one OF the
incest men I ever met"
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1906-12-27
Capt. Maoklin Will Recover.

81 Reno, Ok, Dec. 24.-At the fort
hospital Monday morning 1t was stated
that Capt. Edgar A. Macklin. who was
shot at his home here on Friday night
by a negro, had passed a good night.
The physicians reported him slightly
improved. Capt. Macklin's assailant
has not yet been apprehended. al
though officers are following up q
number OF clues.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1906-12-27
A New York Wreck,

Rochester, N. Y, Dec. 24.-A light
locomotive collided with a passenger
train on the Buffalo. Rochester &
Pittsburg railroad near Eagle early
Monday. Michael Lynn Of Rochester,
engineer, and Henry Gath of Warsaw,
fireman, Of the passenger engine were
killed; George McNally. engineer Of
the light engine was badly injured and
e. Palmer. fireman of the light engine
IL reported to have been killed.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1906-12-27
President castro's Condition.

Trinidad, Dec. 24.-Advices re
ceived here from Venezuela are to the
effect that the health of President
Castro. who is at Macuto. is becoming
more and more alarming. An opera.
ton is deemed necessary but the
weakened state Of the sick man does
not permit of an attempt in this re-
spect being made.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1906-12-27
Former Duluth Mayor Dead.

Duluth, Mimi, Dec. 24.-Horace B.
Moore. 60 years old. secretary and
treasurer Of the Duluth Board Of
Trade, mayor Of Duluth in 1885, and
customs officer for Duluth during
Cleveland's first term, dropped dead
at his home In this city Sunday.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1906-12-27
Frank N. Hair Dies Suddenly.

Kansas City, Mo-, Dec. 24.-Frank
N. Hair, 10 years in charge Of the
musical department of Baker uni
yersity at Baldwin, Kans., died sud.
denly at Excelsior Springs Sunday
afternoon.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1906-12-27
Christmas Greetings 70 pope.

Rome, Dec. A.-The members of
the sacred college went in q body
Monday morning to the pope to pre-.
sent their Christmas greetings. The
pontiff received them in his private II
brary and conversed cordially with all
the distinguished prelates, especially
with Cardinal Oregilia, dean of the
college. The chief topic Of converse
ton was the situation in France.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1906-12-27

Cythiania, Ky., Dec. 24.-Aiter b.
Ing on ths stand IL minutes IN his
tsial tor ths essassinstion ol 'sJim"
Coekrill, Curt Jstt mads . complste
confession. saying b fred DIX shotD
ct Cockrsll from the court houss
window, and was the only man IL
the building atthe time oiths shoot.
ing. The murder was the result az
political troubls.
Ons witness identified Jett a. IL
man who fired, she shots. Jett q,
serving Life sentence Tor the mus
der Of ]. B. Msrcum. Ats iorn6r!
trial be was sentenced to death Ia
the Cockrill assassination.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1906-12-27
Cold In New York,

New York, Dec. 24.-The coolest
weather of this winter came Monday
when the thermometer went down to
eight degrees. A keen northwest wind
blowing 20 miles an hour, added to
the discomfort.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1906-12-27
A dispatch from Omaha says that

A dispatch from Omaha says that
He'rGs A. McNutt, Of Kansas City, .
.dissrlcs passenger agent Of the Ms
souri, Kansas 1 Texas railway, Who
sas in this city, announced that IL
company has decided to make q =
tracts for the coming year
newspapers for advertislug "a
paid for IN trensportstJpn. gots
standing The ruling q ths M
commerce commission. e. Q. n
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1906-12-27
Henry Watterson In Spain.

Barcelona. Spain, Dec. 24.-Henry
Watterson and Mrs. Watterson of
Louisville, KY, have arrived here and
will remain in this city a month after
which they will 60 to Egypt
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1906-12-27
Made Sane By a Legacy.

Grundy Centre, L., Dec. A.
While attorneys for heirs Of the late
George Wells, Q millionaire, were
preparing to fight the viii bsca use II
lsit e1t0, 900 to Ralph Wells, an In.
sane brother, the brother rsgained
his reason.
Wells has been confined In the
Rochsstss, Mimi, hospitalior the In
sane nearly twenty years, and ID al
most eighty years Of ego. BE had
besn declared an incurable.
When news Of the bsqusst reached
him he bsgAa 10 compute the inter.
ct and biz mind recovered.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1906-12-27
Bishop Mccabe's Funeral.

Chicago, Dec. 24.-The funeral OF
the late Bishop Charles c. McCabe
was held Monday in the First Metho-
dist Episcopal church at Evanston.
The interment was In Rose Hill Gene
fary. s<
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1906-12-27
MA2kET REPORTS.


'ts
Kansas City. Dec. notwithstanding
5000: market strong to 10c higher; native
steers, $i0Uae.S0; southern steers, s3.00Q
500; southern cows, s2.OOa325; native
cows and heifers, $2OOa5.0O; stockers and
feeders, s3.00G4.60; bulls, $2.25Gi4.0O; calves
$3.00d7.00; western steers, $360@5.50; west
ern cows, s2.25GiIOO.
Hogs-Receipts 1000; market 5Q1oo
higher; bulk of sales, s6.27ik@6.S5; heavy,
$6.SOa6.S71a; packers, s6.25d6S5; pigs and
light, s5.6Ja6.25.
Sheep-Receipts 2,OO0 market 5a10c
higher; muttons, $4.50d5.75; lambs, $500
@7.5O; range wethers, s4.75q6.25; fed
ewes, $.OOq4.25.
Chicnxo live Stoci
Chicago, Dec. 24.-Cattle-Receipts 49,
900; market 10Q20c higher; beeves, A.10
@7.00; cows and heifers, s1.65G5-30; stock
ers and feeders, $2.40Q4.50; Texans, $3.75
@4.6O; westerns, $S.sOQ5.75; calves. $5.75
67.50.
Hogs-Receipts $1,000; market 5@10c
higher; mixed and butchers, s60506. So;
good heavy, $6.2OG637h: rough heavy,
$5.s0d6.10; light. s5.9O@6. $50; pigs, $500
$40; bulk of sales. s6.1O@e.3S.
Sheep-Receipts 1000; market loo
higher; sheep, $3.50Q5.7o; lambs. $500
7.5.
-
~ Louie Live 81"
st. Louis, Dec. Administrations, l.
800; market higher; beef steers, $3.50
TOO; stockers and feeders, $1.4o@4.50; cows
and heifers. $2.4o0625: Texas steers, $2.so
@35.60; cows and heifers, $1.7543.50.
Hogs-Receipts $500; market 5010c
higher: pigs and lights. S6.s06s. IS: pack
ers. @fs8e8; butchers and best heavy.
oe3o6&M
,sheep-Receipts 800: market strong;
natives $s0o06.o0; lambs, Noo@.1.
"s"ss L',- -,
Omaha Dec. A.-Cattie-Receipts l.
900; market active and ioc higher; natlv.
1.So: western :teers. sassos1: rexss
steerv. Ss.0o 4.6o: cows and heifers. e
04oo: Gamer. n .7s01 30: stockers AZ
feeders n Sp4' 30: osives. n. oo6s. 90: bull,
snd stass. r. oo04.oo.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1906-12-27
MINER HICKS RELEASED
Rescuers Worked Continuously fol-
Nearly 10 Days to Save the
Entombed Man.
VICTIM IN GOOD PHYSICAL CONDITION

Surprised Attending Physicians By
Walking TO Mouth of SHATTERED,
Horseback to Hospital - Hicks
Flooded With offers from Theatri
cal Managers for Engagements.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-04-26
ACCOUNTING FOR IT.

In view of the great San Francisco
earthquake it seems probable that the
recent disaster at Lake Tulare, by which
the waters of the lake reclaimed the
greater part OF the ancient domain,
engulfed territory OF about one hun
dred and fifteen thousand acres and
DESTROYED the reclamation works OF
more than two decades. may now be re-
garded as haldinger OF the appalling
catastrophe which followed SO closely
upon it. A. shown by Professor lie
Conte, the lighter earthquake distur.
Dances of San Francisco always ap.
proavh by the way OF what geologists
call the San Joaquin fault. and as Lake
Tulare lies in that region its recent
overflow may not have been altogether
due to the floods and melting snow.
However that may be be, the whole San
Joaquin valley, the region of the fault.
has recently been carrying an abnormal
weight of water, thus increasing the
tendency to break down in the line of
the fault and therefore to produce
tremors of the earth. In the recent
earthquake, the southwest movement
always connected with oceanic distur-
Dances. and the eastern wave move
ment appear to have joined, and as a
result San Francisco has had the great
est catastrophe of its history,-N. y.
Tribune.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-04-26
UP TO THE CANDIDATE.

The direct primary law imposes two
campaigns on the candidate, and he Is
certainly entitled to the honors and
emoluments rhat fall his way after
he takes over his office He will have
to run his campaigns in and out of the
party he represents, and at a dual
cost in time and money and his account
of wear and tear" is big one when
he begins to earn his salary. but he has
the gratifying assurance that he was the
man wanted and this is no small
compensation; and yet this imposes, or
should impose, still greater sense OF
public duty and responsibility. And
speaking of pro-primary obligations, the
defeated candidate has very plain
and manly duty confronting him if he
would preserve the status and claim
he had upon public consideration when
he entered the primary race. He owes
it to himself, his party and the people
in general, to see to it that their man.
date is made effectual and the candi
dates of the dominant party elected to
office. Grouching and mucking and dis
loyalty are but the patent signals of a
paueity of stamina and manfullness,
that may make the people before whom
he but lately posed as a type of ef-
fciency and solidity, infinitely glad they
were not misled into nominating him;
whereas, the way of patience, of cheer
fulness and pluck, and the giving of
'the glad hand" to the man or men
who had his identical ambition and won
out, will fix him in line for future con-
sideration as Jan aspirant for public
honors rejecting upon him he
universal respect due to real personal
worth.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-04-26

Paper milk bottles which were prom.
ised to the public a year or two ago
are likely to appear in the market al
most any day. Their great merit is
that they cannot be used second time.
Hence, neglect to wash them properly
cannot be attended with the consequen-
ces which often follow similar treat.
men of glass bottles. There is talk,
too, of manufacturing beer and
soda water bottles from the same ma
terial. Whether these would have any
particular sanitary value may, perhaps
be questioned, but reflling a receptacle
with an imitation Of the original con-
tents would be effectually prevented.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-04-26
THE IMP0STER ABROAD.

Now then, look out for the inevita.
bic imposter who is abroad in the land
with his tale of ruin and suffering in the
awful disaster at San Francisco. He
is as sure to appear as the sun is to
rise, and nothing short of a cataclysm
which precludes the rising of that orb,
can keep him in allegiance. He is CO.
ing to make it hard for the men and
women who are really in need from
this devastating cause. and human sym
pathy, which invariably fails to ask
enough questions, will be imposed on to
the uttermost limit. Be on guard and
ask leading and pertinent questions,
satisfy yoursely, at least, that the par
ty seeking assistance knows that San
Francisco is in the State of Califor-
MIA.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-04-26

with it the imperative requirement of
making everything upon the best and
highest standards of material and work.
mauship. Viewed from any standpoint
It cannot fail to be conducive of good
in many ways, and the fair that is to
exemplify the origin and real value of
the sign.manual, in Portland, next
month, should prove landmark in
the commercial progress of this great
state.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-04-26

A comedian appeared in four act
comedy in Western mining town, ac-
cording to "The Buffalo Commercial"
At the end of the third act the miners
rose in body. gathered up their be-
longings and started to depart The
comedian, in dismay, rushed before the
curtain. Gentlemen" he said, there
is another act yet" eyes, that's why
we are going" said the miners.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-04-26

There is perhaps no time when a
member of a deliberate assembly feels
so much his own Impotence and the
power of the speaker as when he fails
of recognition with a joke on the end of
his tongue. The unspoken speech is
cruel enough, but the unsaid jest of the
the direst punishment of parliamentary
law. An English paper considerably
prints one that the Speaker of the
House of Commons failed to let out.
A correspondent to Canada wrote to a
member declaring that Great Britain
had become so nervous as to the ad.
mission of diseases through her ports
that she would soon persuade herself
that the germs of swine fever were
conveyed in imported pig iron.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-04-26
Is The Moon Inhabited.

Science has proven that the moon has
an atmosphere, which makes life ip
some form possible on that satellite /,
but not for human beings, who have a
hard enough time on this earth OF ours /;
especially those who don't know that
Electric BitteH cure Headache. Bilious.
ness Malaria Chills and Fever, Jaundice,
Dyspepsia, Dizziness, Torpid Liver. Kid.
ney complaints, General Debility and Fe.
male weaknesses. Unequalled as gen.
eral Tonic and Appetizer for weak per.
sons and especially for the aged. It in.
duces sound sleep Fully guaranteed by
Chas. Rogers, Druggist. Price only Soc.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-04-26

The invasion of America by alien
hosts rivals in magnitude the historic
migations of olden timts-ot the Dor.
ians, of the Goths and Vandals, of the
sakons, of the Tartars, and others. But
we hope the nation they are invading
is big enough and strong enough to
receive them without being materially
changed or dominated by them.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-04-26
HER RED-LETTER DAY.

Up to last Wednesday. the red letter
wear of the Californian has been 'lS49'
from the fateful Wednesday upon which
the tremendous evil of her whole career
fell to her, the date, par excellance,
will be, april Is, 1906"
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-04-26

II health Is wealth and money talks
For so the proyerb runs.
A fortune you may plainly ace,
In taking Rocky Mountain Tea.
Sold by Frank Hart.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-04-26

ancestral plant the asparagus, wc
may be sure that this plant was tabooed
as food to every man, woman and child
Of the Ioxldae. New York Post.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-04-26
MADE IN OREGON"

This slogan sounds good And it
means a whole lot for the state in a
commercial way. 1t is worthy of cul-
tivation in every busy center within
the commonwealth lines and carries
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-04-26
Many a tongue shakes out Its mas
ter's undoing, Shakespeare.
had Management.

Dosing fowls for disease cannot re.
place maintenance Of health, II II a
silent indication OF erroneous manage
ment. This corrected dispenses with
drug bill,
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-04-26

State oil Oregon, County Of Clatsop a.:
!, s. s. Gordon cashier Of the above.
named bank, do solemnly swear that the
above statement is true TO the, best Of
my knowledge and belief.
), s. s. GORDON,
Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this 9th day Of April, 1905.
Y. BoELLING,
Notary Public.
Corect-Attest:
G. G. FLAvEL,
W. r. McGREG0R,
]. WESLEY LADD,
Directors.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-04-26
A~%~ &~%&~ v~%&%%
. EDITORIAL SALAD. =
. q q + A% . . - %AS

1t is a curious condition in a coal
strike when operators are indifferent to
operating and strikers are not anxious
to strike.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-04-26

Send In your San Francisco relief
money, taint or no taint.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-04-26

Total ..,... ,......".. .ss2s.O5
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-01-06
.s2k~~< E4a@
aELLEw,s EARLY pAYs.

Kyrle Bellew has had a varied career
both on and of the stage. His account
of his adventures in Australia is par
ticularly interesting. He had gone to
Melbourne with a letter of introduction
70 Gavan Duffy who offered him a post
as census collector.
THAT didn't come to much" said Mr.
Bellew. but at that time in Melbourne
there was being exhibited a show which
represented the Franco-Prussian war
It was a sort of panorama, and DIR. W.
II. Russell, the famous war correspond
ent had written lecture for it.
George Coppin came to me and asked
me If I would give the lecture, which I
gladly consented to do. I did this for
seven weeks, after which I applied for
a post at the Melbourne theater with
out success
Then came a great gold rush. and !.
went up country Here I had great
luck and made quite a little fortune
! but it did not last long, and again
was on my beam ends. doing everything
that men do in Australia when luck has
turned against them-sometimes work
ing as a miner, sometimes on a station,
often a sundowner, begging my way
from station to station, bushing, look
ing after sheep, a newer of wood and a
drawer Of water.
zone day luck came. painted a big
white lion for a public house sign and
got $50 for it. Then ensued an cpl
demic of white lions, and for awhile 1
lived on the fat Of the land. But fever
came, hundreds died, and my chum and
started a burial ground, where we
not only buried the dead, but read the
service over them too. A food came
then, and he and built a special boat.
which is still running. After this I
went south to civilization. 1 met a
newspaper man the first day I was in
Melbourne and became a reporter on
the Age. and worked on newspapers
till I left Australia. I was told to re-
port a police case on a Chinese lottery
for the Sydney Herald I viewed it en-
tireIy from its humorous side, with the
result that I was always assigned tc
police court work until at last 1 grew
sick of it and came back to England
I worked my way home as third mate
and landed in town with $40 in my
pocket"
It was after this Mr.. Bellew want or
! the stage.