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The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1906-01-04

Of Oklahoma and Indian Territory.
Difference Of opinion does exist as to
whether the two territories should be
admitted as one state or whether
they should be admitted as separate
states, but on the main proposition
the preparedness of these two terri
tories for statehood-there is little
dissenting opinion. In fact, the pre-
vailing view is that statehood has
already been too long delayed In the
case of Oklahoma and Indian Terri
tory. 1t Is almost disgraceful. we'll
informed public men are saying, that
these two progressive territories
should be held back simply because
Of disagreement rs to whether those
unprepared territories. Arizona and
New Mexico, should be admitted. 1t
is high time, many men declare, for
congress to cut loose from the Ari-
zona and New Mexico proposition, no
matter what form 1t may take, and
admit Oklahoma and Indian Territory.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1906-01-04

is published In these columns, COM
ments upon these two land laws.
The Communication clause originally
provided that after eight months OF
residence on a homestead claim q
man could commute" by paying to
the government SLIPS an acre and get
immediate title to his land. After a
number Of years Of operation 1t was
conceded that this clause had opened
the door for much land requirement
without settlement, and amid a great
blare Of trumpets, Congress, In a
spasm of virtue, extended the time to
fourteen months. What has been the
result Of this amendment? The -op;
ponents Of the repeal Of the commute
ton clause have presented specific
reasons why this law should not be
touched; that the entryman needs to
prove up" and get title to his land
90 that he can mortgage his property
and with the money buy groceries,
tools, etc., with which to work his
farm, which may sound well, but the
fact seems to remain that the great
bulk of the commuted homesteads are
not to-day homes.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1906-01-04
THE CHINESE MINISTER'S DAUGHTER.

perience. At home they would not
dare.
Society is eagerly awaiting the ex-
pected announcement that Miss Liang
will be formally presented this season.
She has learned to speak English ex-
ceedingly well and is familiar figure
in a box at the theatres on Monday
nights, When she wishes to 60 shop
ping she does so unhesitatingly, and
her carriage is frequently seen stand
ing in front of some Of the fashionable
shops.
Fewer girls, especially among those
who have not been presented to So
ciety, are more popular than this
charming daughter of the Chinese Min
ister- She has made friends with
every girl in Washington society, and
her chief delight Is to jump In her car
riage In the afternoons and drive
about, calling on her young American
| friends. They are all delighted to see
her. and no matter what Is on the pro-
gramme It must wait II, the attractive
| little Miss LANG happens to call. She
| IL 30 piQuant, and appreciates an
American joke as we'll as any OF her
American associates.
Miss LANG il the constant compan-
ion Of her father and accompanies him
on all his drives They are great
friends and apparently enjoy every
minute Of their time together. The
Minister is very proud Of his daughters
progress In learning American Gus
toms, and It ID not unlikely that before
many more years are past the Chinese
LEGATION viii be enjoying even to Z
Greater extent the American freedom
IN living which makes the assignment
o. Washington diplomatic plum fol
lWhicA nany hands srs always ready.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1906-01-04
The STATEHOOD QUESTION.
LIKELIHOOD OF THE ADMISSION
OF OKLAHOMA AND INDIAN
TERRITORE

DISPOSITION to Grant Them Statehood
Irrespective of Arizona and New
Mcxico-New Cong resslonal Align
ment on Question.
The assembling of congress will
bring new blood In both the House
and Senate. There is promise Of a
long and very important session.
New policies are to be discussed and
material changes In existing economic
conditions are to be proposed. Coming
upon the eve Of congressional elec-
ton, the session will feel the effects, to
q certain extent Of political consid-
erations.
The admission of new states to the
Union will be one Of the hold-over
questions to occupy the attention Of
the new congress. 1t appears now
that there will be a decided shifting
Of position on the statehood problem,
some new lights having dawned since
statehood was discussed ut the last
session.
1t Is understood that the committees
on territories of both House and Sem
ate are inclined to stand by the old
program Of creating two states out of
the four territories, but 1t will not be
q surprise II this program fails to
meet the approval of a majority Of the
republican senators and representa-
tives. Since the question Of state
hood for these four southwest terri
tories was brought into congress
many senators and representatives
have personally investigated the exist
ing conditions in the territories, and
the result is that public sentiment
among public men is crystallizing in
favor of the plan of admitting Okla
homa and Indian Territory to state
hood and, II necessary, letting Arizo-
ma and New Mexico wait
There seems to be few dissenting
voices against the proposed admission
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1906-01-04

Visitors to the Chinese Legation at
Washington have often been attracted
to . tiny little figure perched at the
head Of the grand stairway. 1t Is al
ways there when a dinner party is go
Ing on or when Sir Chengtung Liang
Cheng, the Chinese Minister, is giving
3 reception. It never fails to appear,
and the uninitiated have been heard to
remark In undertone that It is a queer
little figure which guards the head OF
the stairway.
However, II is q very animated some
body after all, for 1t is no other than
the young daughter Of the Minister,
Niss LANG, who, though barred
through the custom Of her country and
her youth from taking actual part IN
these entertainments, is, nevertheless,
determined to see as much OF them as
she possibly can. Perhaps her father.
the Minister, does not know she is
there and perhaps he does, but nobody
knows. for no mention of.the fact has
ever been made to him, and Miss LANG
continues to enjoy these many social
k4airs from affair."
Thu dainty little Chinese maid has
beon in this country ever since her IA
thor was delegated to represent his
SlSparor ct Warrington. She Ii Just
s11Sonteou years old, and until she came
= America she did not know what II
~ 70 be allowed TO 80 out unat'
1enAod:
dvor IN China the women never show
tno1r faces on the street, but with the
xnfment 10 WaShineton OF WI
1T Dang, former Chinese Minister
lro1Gb61b % the legation. and especially
q Qqnou. swsre sgiteu ereatef free'
- sss ~, s';a - ss, g
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1906-01-04
, MISSOURI, THURSDAY, JANUARY 1, 1905.

intend to take any. Exercise is loath-
some. And it cannot be any benefit
when you are tired; was always
tired.
IL have lived severely moral life.
But 1t would be a mistake for other
people to try that, or for me to rec
ommend ii. Very few would succeed.
You have to have a perfectly colossal
stock Of morals, and you cannot get
them on margin; you have to have
the whole thing and put them in your
box. Morals are an acquirement-like
music, like n foreign language, like
piety, poker, paralysis-no man is born
with them. l wasn't myself. l start
ed poor.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1906-01-04
4 COUPLE OF
@HOMES" IN THE
WEST.

Gen. Morgan Neville, a rich pioneer,
and taught the district school. He had
word from France that there was a
chance to regain the Bourbon throne
If he could but get to Paris, but he
had not money enough for the trip.
Gen. Neville lent the prince the money,
something like $500, and the prince
gave in pledge the ring that Miss
Strong now wears. Going to New Or
leans by boat, PHILIPPE got to France
and the rest is history. He regained
his throne and the money lent by Gen.
Neville made it possible. The king sent
back the amount of the loan, told the
general to keep the ring and asked him
to visit him at the royal palace. The
ring is'a pear shaped diamond, set In
black enamel and Is naturally highly
priced. ..,,..,.,, e1s..I
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1906-01-04
The Royal Crown ofEngIand.

UNEASY is the head that wears the
crown" The crown of England is q
costly toy and is better to look upon
than to wear. Around the circle there
are twenty diamonds, worth $500
each, two large center diamonds, $10,.
900 each; fifty-four smaller ones at the
angle of the former, $500 each; four
crosses, each composed Of twenty-five
diamonds, $uo,000; four large dia.
monds at the top of the crosses, $40
900; twelve diamonds contained In the
feur-de-lis, $4,000; eighteen smaller
ones in same, $4,000; pearls, dia-
monds, ETC., upon the arches and
crosses, $50, 600; also one hundred and
forty-one small diamonds. $4,000;
twenty-six diamonds in the upper
cross, $4,000 and two circles Of pearls
about the rim, $4,000. The cost of
the precious stones alone is nearly
half million dollars.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1906-01-04
MARK TWAIN AT SEVENTY.
THE HUMORIST ENTERTALNS
GROUPS OF AUTHORS At
BAHQUET.

At Three Score and Ten He Is Hale
and hearty-Cives Views on How
to Live-Never Smokes or Drinks
While Asleep.
Mark Twain. that prince of humor-
lists has reached the limitation of life
as laid down by the Scriptures-three
score years and ten. And yet he is
still able to give us gems Of humor
and wit-such gems as attained fame
for him years ago when Huckleberry
Finn, Tom Sawyer and Innocents
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1906-01-04

Home Communication and Desert
Land Act, Supposed to Encourage
Settlement-Largely Utilized for
Land Grabbing.
Land monopoly is black cloud OF
dread from which Ireland is just
emerging, and we applaud England's
act, while we may yet possibly be a
little skeptical. in providing a plan
whereby free Ireland may become a
fact.
Yet we ourselves are as rapidly ap.
preaching land monopoly in America
as it Is possible to do, considering our
vast extent of territory. Land monop-
oily brings with 1t more state evils
than can be recounted in any single
article. It retards every internal de-
velopment, 1t smothers individual ef-
fort and enterprise and finally it
transforms the stem and fiber Of the
individual citizen from that OF a sub
stantial, self.reliant supporter of free
government to supine, Indifferent
and passionless individual, lacking in
mental and moral poise and in those
sturdy and heroic qualities which
have made America the greatest name
in history.
Land monopoly did you say?"
says the American land grabber.
why, there is enough land for the
children of the nation for generations
II not centuries to come. The gov
eminent owns in the West alone near
ly half billion acres and how can
there be any land monopoly when this
vast area is always open to free entry
under our various land laws?"
Half Billion Acres Rem tanning.
It is true that there are valuable
lands in the West yet remaining open
to entry or at least land which will
be valuable when it shall have been
furnished water for irrigation, but
what Is the general description of this
half billion acres yet remaining under
Uncle Sans control? Is it reasonable
to suppose that the shrewd land oper-
ators, living on the ground, have not
skinned the cream Of this land. and
are not doing so to-day-the fertile
valleys and the rich plains, where
water can be applied-and leaving the
great bulk of the land to their pos.
terity, land composed of mountain
tops and impossible canyon sides
which will probably forever remain in
the hands of the government and at
least can never support life. Glance
at a physical map of Colorado, just
for an instance. and note the vast
preponderance Of mountains. There
are many fertile valleys in Colorado,
for the map 10 on much reduced
scale, but from its appearance you
would think the entire State was COM
posed Of nothing but chain upon chain
and range upon range of untillable
mountains.
Denounced by Commission.
This question of land monopoly in
the West, as it is fostered through the
use Of the communication clause of the
homestead act and the desert land act
has been studied by the Presidents
Public Lands Commission, and their
report, the third installment OF which
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1906-01-04
A Ring for q Throne.

Miss Josephine Strong, who was
private secretary at Washington for
Congressman Hawley, has a diamond
ring that was once owned and worn
by Louis. PHILIPPE. king of France.
The ring has peculiar history. 1t
will be remembered that PHILIPPE lived
in this country when he was an exile.
He lived one winter in GAINESVILLE,
Ohio, and spent another winter with
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1906-01-04
Info fhe Earfh's Bowels.

At Bendigo, Australia, there IL Q
gold mine $500 feet deep, or only 80
feet short Of threeQuarters Of q mile.
This IL said to be the deepest gold
mine In the world.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1906-01-04

Here lies my wife's nearest relative.
All my tears cannot bring her back.
Therefore | weep.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1906-01-04

Continued on next page,)
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1906-01-04
AMERICAN LAND MONOPOLY.
IS BEING FOSTERED BY OUR PRES
ENT SYSTEM OF LOOSE
LAND LAWS.

Homestead Communication and Desert
Land Act, Supposed to Encourage
SettIement-LargeIy Utilized for
Land Grabbing.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1906-01-04

This question of land monopoly in
the West, as it is fostered through the
use Of the communication clause of the
homestead act and the desert land act
has been studied by the Presidents
Public Lands Commission, and their
report, the third installment OF which
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1906-09-25

1t so happens, however, that Fair
field was never counted as against the
dispcnsary.
The senate has been counted as hav-
ing one majority in favor of the
state dispensary. The death of Sena-
tor Johnson, of Aiken, may change
the status Of the senate on this ques-
tion. We notice that Mr.. Toole will
be a candidate to succeed Senator
Johnson, and in the last Legislature
he opposed the state dispensary, and
the probability is that he will be elect
cd from Aiken and if his views remain
the same, the majority Of the senate
will be reversed, and the anti-dispen-
sary forces will have majority of
one.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1906-09-25
TEN CENTS FOR COTTON.

From The Sl'artmhur" journal Of
last Thursday We take the following:
~. l.. Archer. Of the County Cot
ton Growers Association has sold
3I4 bales Of association cotton since
Wednesday morning. receiving 10
cents per pound for every bale sold.
The cotton waS sold to the mills about
Spar,anburg.
What WAS done for the farmers Of
Spartanbur" through the president Of
the County Association could be done
for every county in the state and in
the cotton bell if the farmers would
only cn-"pcratc and unite upon some
plan as they seem to have done in
Spartanburg. Cotton should not be
below 10 cents, and would not be if
the farmers would get together and
determine that they should have 10
cents.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1906-09-25
ORPHANS WORK DAY.

Saturday September 29th has been
designated hy the orphanages Of this
state as work day for the orphanagcs.
The idea is that each individual shall
give his earnings for that day to one
or the other Of the orphanags. If
this day does not suit, however. any
other day will suit just as well. but
it would be better to have all of il
come in at one time. One of the
supcrintcndcnl> i'm writing us in re-
gard to this matter says, Everybody,
big and little, jew and Gentle, is in
vitcd to join in the movmcnt and to
forward his money to the institution
of his choicc.' 1t will be small
matter to each individual, but it would
mean great deal to the fatherless
children who are being cared for in
the orphana"cS in this state. You are
only asked to give one days work to
the orphans. Certainly you will 10
that.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1906-09-25
No. 6oo4.
REPORT O.

OF the condition Of The First Ma
ti"nal Bank, at Whitmire. S. e.. in
the State Of South Carolina. at the
close Of business. September 4th. 1906.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1906-09-25
RACE TROUBLE.

The situation in Atlanta was very
acute. Five assaults by negroes upon
the white women of the city in one
day and seven within week was suf-
ficient to make the situation acute.
It is pity that the whole race should
suffer for the deeds of few Scoun-
drels, but the numerous assaults in
the last few weeks in all part of the
country is cause for thoughtful men
to give consideration to the problem.
The fate of the brute, if caught, and
he usually is caught. is fixed and GER
tain, but that seems to have no cf-
feet. just what the solution is no
one seems to know, but conditions
cannot 60 on as they are without de-
triment to the negro race.
The Constitution is clamoring for
cleaning the dives and putting the
vagrants to work. That is all right
so far as it goes and will do god. but
it will not solve the problem.
Thomas Jefferson said in 1921 that
it was certainly written in the book
Of fate that the negroes would be free
and that being free and having the
same rights under the government it
was equally certainly written in the
same book that the two races could
not live under the same government.
This is the best country the negro
can find and the white people will
treat linn ri"hl If he will 90 I" work
and behave himself and know his
place. He will be protected in his
life and property. but if he does not
and continues his assaults upon the
white woman and attempts social
equality or political position il means
cXterminati"n. and he had Just as well
realize it.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1906-09-25
A LESSON.

We read "BuStrr Brown in the
"Funny papers, every Sunday Some
times and generally V he is very clever.
Last Sunday his mother advised him
she was goin. t" advertise for Il tutor
for him and Mary Jane Buster de-
cided to do his own advertising. Ti"c.
the faithful dog. saw lots Of possibli-
ties in this teacher. The following no.
tice was put up in front of Mrs.
Browns door:
"W.antcd-A tutor to tutc tw"
tots in all Of the studies they need
tuting in. Tutu three hours daily.
Good pay and good luncheon.' Soon
there was an applicant. Tie recognize
ed Buster when he wa> brought in
and the applicant made haste TO de
part. lie preferred I" q" back to his
old trade of lion training. In depart
ing he ran amuck Busters goat and
there was trouble, for he was recognize
ed by the goat as the former owner Of
the animal. Buster was sorry. So Sor-
ry, for il was such mean goat.
But il is Busters final resolution
at this time tn which we desire I" di
rect attention. II runs:
"Rcsnlvcl--~Th dictionary says
tutor is one VIII" i guardian o.
teacher. Poor tutors. it is Il hard .i"l
to teach those who wont learn. An,
those who will learn ,l"n' need an,
teacher but experience and nature
The most dismal failures I know ar
those educated folks who have ha
their faces in books SO much that the
didn't sec all the real things ontsidt
1t isn't the money You make-it
what you save. Same with learning
not what you read. but what You d
gest and apply. knowledge is powe
not education.'
There is food for thought in th
resolve, especially at this season whe
all the schools and colleges are opel
ing.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1906-09-25

. IT is stated by the Orangcbur" Times
and Democrat that Mr.. J. \. Banks,
who was recently elected to the lcgis-
laturc from that county and who has
been put down rs against the state
dispcnsary. stood for the state dis
pensary in his speeches in The county
campaign, and that Mr.. Banks is a
man of character and will stand to his
pledges in the campaign. Therefore,
Mr.. Banks cannot be counted in tho
anti-dispensary column.
The Winnsboro News & Herald al
so says that all of the representatives
from Fairfield county are pledged to
the support of the state dispensary.
If these have been counted in the
5anti-dispensary column it will be in
order for the State newspaper and
Col, August Kohn of the News and
Courier to review and revise their esti-
mate of the next house on this import
ant question. We shonld think, how.
ever, that the majority against the
state dispensary would be large
to give these gentlemen from
and Orangeburg to the dis
forces and still have safe
majority against the institution.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1906-09-25
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
COUNTY OF NEWBERRY.


BY John {. Wilson. Esquire, Probate
Judge.
WHEREAS. :. y. Duncan hath
made suit I" me. To grant him Letters
of Administration of the Estate Of
and effects Of DR.. John b. Simpson.
THESE ARE THEREFORE, to cite
and alm"ni$h all and singular the
kindred and Creditors of the said Dr.
John b. Simpson deceased. that they
be and appear before me. in the Court
of Probate. to be held at Newberry on
Wednesday, 10 October next after
publication thereof, at II o'clock in
the forenoon, to show cause, if any
they have. why the said Administra-
ti"n should not be granted.
GIVEN under my Hand, this Oath,
day of September Anno Domini, 1906
j. G. Wilson,
] y. N. G..
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1906-09-25
ORIGINAL COL. SELLERS.
Mark Twain Tells Of the Man AS He
Knew Him,

Knew Him.
In the opening chapter of his eau
photography" printed in the first
fortnightly number Of The North
American Review, Mark Twain tells
thus of the Original Col. Sellers:
Many persons regard "Col. Sell
lers' as a fiction, an invention, an
extravagant impossibilitv, and did me
the honor to call him "creation." "
But they were mistaken. l merely put
him on paper as he was; he was not
person who could be exaggerated.
The incidents which looked most ex-
travayant, but in the book and on the
stage were not inventions Of mine,
but were facts of his life: and I was
present when they were developed.
John T. Raymond's audiences used
to come near to dying with laughter
over the turnip-eating scene, but, ex-
travagant as the scene was. it was
faithful to the facts in all its details.
The thin" happened in hampton s own
house. and I was present. In fact, I
was myself the guest who ate the tur-
nips. In the hands Of a great actor
that pitcouS scene would have dimmed
any manly spectators eyes with tears
and racked his ribs apart with laugh
ter at the same time. But Raymond
was great in humorous portrayal only.
In that he was superb. he was wonder
ful-in word, great; in all things
else he was pigmy Of the pigmies.
The real Col. Sellers. as I know him
in James Hampton. was an pathetic
and beautiful spirit. n manly man.
straight and honorable man. a man
with big. foolish. mSclii>h heart in
his bosom. Il man born /" he lnvcd:
and he was loved by all his friends.
and by his family w"r<hipped. 1t is
the right w"rl. To them he was but
little less than god. The real COL
Sellers was never on the stage. Only
half of him was there. Raymond could
not play the other half Of him: it was
above his level. There was only one
man who could have played the whole
Of COL Sellers. and that was Frank
Mayo.
James hampton fl"atcd all his days
in Il tinted mis-, of magnificent dreams
and died at last without seeing one
Of them realized. I saw him last in
1884. when it had been twcnty-six
wears since 7 ate the basin Of raw
turnipS and washed them down with a
bucket of water in his house. He was
become old and white-headed. but he
entered to me in the same old breezy
way of his earlier life, and he was all
there yet-not detail wanting: the
happy light in his eve. the aboundinc
hope in his heart, the persuasive ton
que. the miracle breeding imagination
they were all there: and before
could turn around he WAS polishing
up his Aladdin'S lamp and flashing
the secret riches Of the world before
me.