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New-York tribune., 1907-10-06
DANGER IN A CARRIAGE.

ihose women who don't want proposal coy
SOout going for ride deux except upon horse
S"sE % True, a man can't get on his knees grace
tu.g IN a buggy an automobile but Is
su4Sk witted, and finds a way TO ask the vital
EOesuon in quite impassoned a manner and in
proximity 50 close to make the sisterly reply
.''cuit TO give. Every who knows any
Ing about il has felt the extreme discomfort Of
'0hhg into pair OF pleading eyes just a few
NHes distant, and discovering place where
=ias may be safely disposed of out of reach.
n snitor never takes his mo- well on such occa-
'H@ he knows that he has the upper hand;
'i4"t me girl cannot leave him without his consent
~. lu ne generally reasons, truly otherwise that
. aIe might have known what to expect" when she
@ ,ea on the rice. and hence that he is entitled 20
,.,y. i4s say as long rs he pleases Many q woman
80 recall With shiser the frig!dity of the atmo-
@ss5sation 80 on the homeward way. and so, unless
s'.i - ignorant Of the impending offer OF truly
-, - TIE man, or is Aiehty girls are
.i''iiS 10 hirt for while. she viii not 80 for a ride
Kept * upon horseback
. .l.@I doesn't mean that horses Gre bar TO pro-
I, "a 's-Lsf from &. They 10 invite them.
= - = sate TO say that more men propose on horse
ech IMAM In carriages. for the reason that women
49, '.ss on their guard 10 ward off the question
a u nave the comfortable Knowledge that they
os "a, Il u.ey please. ride away. Everybody knows
,[-s,A sA "iere TWO joyous people have ridden or
,,seI aho returned separately. with solne excuse
,iIeh wouldn't bear investigation on the other
,5 = morse Is no barrier to the proper acknowl-
f,,lls, sIl @ OF an acceptance Horses are wonder
iipdtheuc creatures. They will gently draw
sf. ana as considerably look the other way
cet,,sd '''s acceptance has been appropriately re-
men can't be kept from proposing One
New-York tribune., 1907-10-06

tmpassoned utteranse might Indicate One young
man, who had tried proposing in all the known
attitudes becoming lover. finally pleaded for just
tiny lock OF his loved ones hair that IL might be
placed upon his heart In his coffin. He intended.
as soon as the desired lock of hair was procured,
TO go out and shoot himself. 1t n decided
shock to his feelings TO have the object OF his
alteration coolly tell him to out and practise
shooting at the barn door first. Advice like this
is likely 10 take all the edge off the dramatic
features of a suicide.
Love Mt first sight is not altogether without its
commendabe qualities. but proposals At first sight
have their disadvantages Women never
made to make up their minds in hurry without
due opportunity for the natural process of chang
ing them. II a woman is woOed in day II is well
to clinch the argument by wedding in the even
ing. If she has few hours to think the matter
she will have another answer ready by the
next morning One of the happiest marriages
record resulted from the prudence of a who
wooed and married on the same day. True, he
knew, through his sisters. of the charms of the
lovely young governess who lived with them. and
she. in turn, knew of the noble qualities attributed
by these sisters to their brother.in distant medi
cal college The student came home to spend
Christmas Day, fell in love at first sight with the
lovely governess proposed, was accepted and mar
ried before the day over.
Women always like to be told that they were
loved at first sight, but they do not, as a rule like
TO be told so Immediately after a first meeting
They are prone to argue-and not always with
justice-that a man who could fall in love so easily
might find little difficulty in falling out of love
and so they usually decline such hasty offers of
marriage unless they have reached age pos
n style of beauty which would make 1t unwise
to decline any offer. however hasty without due
consideration.
Women rarely fall in love at first sight. Men
often do, and innumerable might be cited to
prove this fact. What is more remarkable. they
remain in love with the object of swift devo
tiOn more often than otherwise
One such man called with his sister upon a new
conner in the neghborhood He did not speak TO
the girl, except greeting her and making his
adieus. She monopolized by the in the
room and he talked TO others. Nevertheless al
though apparently otherwise engaged, he managed
TO fall desperately in love with the young stranger
and. calling his HON aside when he left. he said:
There is the girl mean To make my wife VIII
you help me all you canY' His startled host prom
New-York tribune., 1907-10-06

Some or the Alleged Reasons. from The
privafe's Ponf of View.

Copyright 1907, by John EIfreth wstrInsN
washington Oct. tSpecial)-That necessary evil
Of ours-the army-has run lort of men.
eremiad to this effect has just been uttered Nv
the Wa Department, whose Powers that be viii
row pu- their hsads together over ways and means
for restoring the glamour Of The military life The
growing discomfort Of our army must insnra ory-
iety ia al good citizens who down in their hearts
believe that the surest preservative of peaca is
tain preparedness for that relic of bar,oris,,, -
THIS scontcnt has reduced our enlisted force Co.
below lis authorized strength. The Fundamental
principle Of our military organization is that tho
sandins aTEE must be ever available as the strono
first line OF defence; that the stronger If is main
tsned the more time viii be gained in mrsterine,
our latent fighting force-the volunteers U-o ~
indeed in a plight when are unable to 6u tho
ranks Of this first Iine-hy far the smallest s,.ndr
army. proportionately, in the whole farniI, of oo3
world powers.
Desertons have increased from 6S per cent 10
per cent in two years. and for the Iac,,7o ,,s
that tie average was only 40 per cent Last vear.s
list Of daserters was no less than 62S rnen-a mum,
Der greater than those which have won snr,,e of i
great jatJIes OF the world
Here would be a pretty list of guests at one os
Uncle Sans free hotels. If all were caugbt and
got the long term Of hard labor which the law
prescribes. and all would have 10 be clothed and
fed at the nations expense.
More than three-quaTters Of these deserters were
men serving their first enlistment. and more than
one-hslf were serving their first year
Another index TO this discomfort is that only ono
out OF three men who serve their terms are re-
enlsting. Stating this in another way two out of
every three enlistments by ''greenhorns" more
than half of whom are deserting before the first
Of their three years has been served and It takes
the whole Of this first year TO break in" recruit
New-York tribune., 1907-10-06
SHORTAGE EVEN OF OFFICERS.

But most ominous Of ali. officers too are not to
be had. There are now ninety-six vacancies in the
grade Of second Neutenants and only thir-
teen enlisted men have come this month for final
examinations 10 fill these places. Even should all
Of these pass eghtythree pairs of shoulder straps
must be given TO civilians Army life has indeed.
lost lis oldtine glamour when in the ranks are
not even tempted by the chance to enter the gided
sTistocracy Of officers and to do unto others
they have been done by.
But the cause Of the soldiers growing discomfort?
While the conservative powers that be have been
talking about the heinous crime of desertion the
necessity for turning the Secret Service bureau
loose deserters and the increase of punishment
for the offence others have gone in for heart-to-
heart talks with the man behind the gun and have
sought his grievances. They have found the chief
Gauss OF his discomfort to be concerned with his:
PAY
Ra tons.
Uniforms.
Lack Of home surroundings.
Menlal duties.
Discipline
General Funston, in his last report says that the
New-York tribune., 1907-10-06
THE SHOOTING OF HIaHBALL.

Down at Brighton Beach one afternoon In July
lsoi racegoers saw the end of one of the most
promising horses at that time under colors and
his death also furnished good illustration of the
danger and uncertainty of racing thOrOughbreds
IL a stake race, with only four horses en-
tered. Although carrying top weight HighbaII
was the favorite He the acknowledged two
year-Old champion of 1903 and the winner of the
American Derby His gameness in the stretch
made him thousands of friends, and he went to
the post that afternoon heavily backed.
After delay they finally of. with
Hghball always within striking distance. just be-
fore they reached the far turn HighbaI tried to
run out. but his jockey clipped him the head
with his whip, and he soon began to close fast
Come you Hghballi'' the crowd rooted know
ing that he had begun one OF his game finishes
In moment he was on even terms with the lead
er, and then he began 10 draw IL looked
Ike Highball In walk lie was swinging into
New-York tribune., 1907-10-06

patient wooer could never be cured OF the habit
and as the girl OF his choice fond OF him, a
ssterly sort of way, it unpleasant TO her. She
did not give up driving with him, but she calmly
inserted a youthful relative between herself and
her persistent wooer, and allowed this small boy
10 hold both her hands all the while This did not
stop the proposals. oh, 1t merely made the
man grit his teeth and phrase his conversation
above the small boys head. This could make
a standing offer. sitting kneeng. II
all the to him. Results demonstrated
the fact that it was all the same 10 her
New-York tribune., 1907-10-06

iLhlteq States soldier is the most poorly paid man
al @ any occupation in the country to-day. and rec
otatiihehuS % per cent increase. An enterprisng
otllGer on OF twenty years experience called lately
az NoI,nlSsoner NeilIs bureau of labor and dis
covered that the captor of little George Washing
tH ION ,Ag1lnaldo was correct. He discovered that
G.e lowest paid adult civilian laborer in United
StlIeS Is the plantation negro of the Louisiana
Cdih5eIeIds who averages 81 a day. The Yankee
Sp!uIeI gets 45 l-3 cents day in fiat pay. Add to
ms ms clothing allowance of 10 cents and the
Is0 Ial0h allowance of Is cents day. and you have
80 ID cents. as compared with dollar received
by the image of his Maker in ebony who works
New-York tribune., 1907-10-06

ised to do his best TO further the suit and did So
Yet. although the sutor loved for years and with
intense devotion the girl appreciated the
value of a love as spontaneous true and mar
another
New-York tribune., 1907-10-06

Here lies the feetest the American turf has
ever known and one OF the gameSt and
most generous OF horses,
DOMINO.
New-York tribune., 1907-10-06

-Harper's Weekly.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1907-09-19
Oklahoma Student
Commits Suicide.

Norman, Ok, Sept. 16-Despond.
ent because his health was iailin g
and would not permit him to con.
tinue to work his way through the
Oklahoma University, Frank Herzog,
81 years old, a sophomore OF the
university, committed suicide by
swallowing an ounce OF csrbolic acid.
Herzog entered the university with
the intention OF becoming q seli-made
man. He worked his way during the
two years that he was enrolled here.
He was among the leaders Of his
class and was we'll liked generally.
During the past summer Herzog's
health began failing. Until this
morning he had not despaired OF en-.
rolling for another years work in the
university. Herzog was found dead
In the yard In the rear OF bis board
ing house. His lips and throat were
eaten by the acid.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1907-09-19

Montgomery City, Mo-, September
16.-There was much rejoicing At
the temperance and prohibition
headquarters when the news came
that three more counties had been
added to the prohibition column Of
this state, making iorty-one counties
now known to be without legal
saloons. The three counties are
Morgan, Dekalb and Nodaway. The
counties that are already In the local
option column, although In some Of
them there are saloons in the larger
towns, while the rural portions Of
the county are dry, is as follows:
Galloway, which recently voted dry;
Atchison, Barry, Bolinger, Christian,
Dallas, Dent, Douglass, Dunklin,
Gentry, Harris, Henry, Howell Lin
coin, Mcdonald, Madison, Marion,
Mercer, Mississippi, Newton, Oregon,
Ozark, Pemiscott, Putnam, Rey-
nolds, Ripley, Schuyler, Scotland,
Shannon, Shelby, Stoddard, Stone,
Texas, Wayne, Webster, Worth and
Wright.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1907-09-19
Black Cat Kills Child.

City OF Mexico, Mexico, September
16.-Gsnaro Godinez, an infant 8
months old, was killed while lying In
his cradle by a large black cat at
Plsteros, the home OF the Godinez
family.
The baby's mother had gone away
from the house TO see q ne'ghbor,
leaving the little one sleeping In his
cradle. There were no others In the
house at the time, and though some
OF the neighbors heard the baby cry
ing they thought nothing OF II, as
the screams OF the child lasted but q
short time.
When the mother returned home
she was Mortified to find the infant
dead. The cat had chewed the baby's
face almost completely up, and had
terribly lacerated his arms, breast
and legs. The shock has left the
another in q very critical condition,
and fears are felt for her recovery.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1907-09-19
STONE WOULD GIVE
LIBERTY TO FlLIPlN0S.
Senator Declares People Capa.
Bile Of Self Government I'm
der U. s. Protection.


Twould give the Philippine Islands
TO the Filipino people and arrange
treaties with the leading Powers Of
the world, insuring the integrity Of
the Philippine Government" declsr-
cd United States Senator William ].
Stone, Of Jefferson City, who has just
from q visit to the Philip
pine Islands and who was at the
Southern Hotel yesterday.
~ am not In favor OF the United
States retaining control Of the
islands," he continued, I'll for no
other reason than that we oughtnot
to have colonies. Its not q CON-
mercial question with me. don't
put matter OF this kind on q dollar
basis. The United States is there,
not with the consent Of the Filipino
people, but against their wish. While
the Filipinos have high respect for
the States, and We are doing q good
work for them, It still remains that
the Filipinos are DESTROYS Of national
independence"
Senator Stone believes the Filipinos
are intelligent enough to manage
their own affairs. They lack only
experience, he says, and for this rea.
son they should be protected against
foreign Powers by the United States
On national and State political
issues Senator Stone was reticent
He SAID he had no Idea what the
issues in the coming campaign might
be.
"But you may state one thing with
certainty" he added. "That l am e
candidate for reelection to the
United States Senate. As to my
choice for Governor, | have none at
this time. l will, however, favor the
man who stands for old fashioned
Democracy. l have no patience with
this nauseating hero worship seen at
different times. want to get back
to the old solid Democratic princi'
pies. Some people, calling themselves
Democrats, have told me they would
vote for Roosevelt, but no man who
votes the Republican ticket Is a Dem
ocrat, In my opinion.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1907-09-19

Washington, September 16.-Ofi-
cials at the War Department inform.
ed Senator Curtis, Of Kansas, that
they proposed to establish at least
three remount stations In the west
for the breeding OF army horses and
mules. The department. has had
much difficulty In recent years In get
ting a supply Of horses and mules,
especially adapted for army pur-
poses.
One station will be established eth
or In Kansas or Missouri, 80 as to
have advantage Of the Kansas City
horse and mule market. The Others
will be established In Texas, as near
Fort Worth, and In Montana. Sena-
tor Curtis recommended that the
station near Kansas City be estab-
lished at Fort Riley.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1907-09-19

An excellent illustration of the
complicated racial ancestry which
goes to the making Of an American is
given by q correspondent OF the New
York Sun In a letter whimsically as
sorting that the new Spanish heir is
logically an American. The CORE.
spondent, who is a citizen OF this
country, says that he was born In
Spain of an English mother and a
Spanish father while his parents were
visiting that country; one of his
grandparents was German. another
Austrian, a third French, and the
fourth Spanish. The blood of the
prince of the Asturias is almost of the
same strain as his. The queen of
Spain is English with a German
father. Most of the ancestors of the
king Of Spain were Spanish for sew.
eral generations, but his mother was
an Austrian. or course American
citizenship is not matter of blood
but Of allegiance. II the little prince
In his mature years, should grow tired
Of Spain, he could qualify as sn
American citizen by living here and
taking the proper oaths
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1907-09-19
Wife Sees Husband Killed.

Kirksville, Mo-, Sept. 16 As Mrs.
Joseph Hope succeeded In barely
escaping being ground to pieces I'M
der a Wabash passenger train near
here, she turned to see her SO-yesr-
old husband hurled fifty feet through
the cir TO his death.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hope were walking
along the Wabash tracks near their
home. They did not hear the ap'
proach OF the passenger until IL was
almost upon them, and 1t is believed
that Hope was too frightened to leap
from the track OF the speedily NOV
lag train.
Joseph Hope was chaplain OF the
G. A. R. post here.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1907-09-19
American Expansion.

Evidence accumulates that the Unit
ed States Is expanding In influence
and that American devices are abroad
In the world. Rev. Newell Dwight
Hills Of Plymouth church. Brooklyn.
is q competent witness. In his bacca-
laureate sermon to Rutgers college
students, In the course OF an allusion
to the growing power Of democracy.
he said that during a recent visit to
England he stopped at hotel In Lon
don where he rode up and down stairs
In an American elevator, ate rolls
made OF American -four. dictated cor
respondence to an American stenog-
rapher who wrote on an American
typewriting machine. and heard all
London talking about the American
president He could have ampliHed
the statement and gone into detail
showing how American appliances.
productions and ideas enter into the
everyday life of the English people
and to greater or less extent into that
Of many other nations, but his pre-
sentation Of the matter win carry .
significance not to be lost The
American impress. says Troy Times.
is being stamped all over the earth.
and this means positive II not obtrus.
i've furtherance OF democratic ideas.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1907-09-19

Warnings are beginning to come Of
the danger of the transmission of dis.
ease by house flies. The average man
is more concerned about having them
walk over him and bite him. especial.
ly The baldheaded man, remarks the
indianapolis Star. 1t is said that a
most effective fly trap can be made
by taking a globular white gas shade
Of glass, and FASTING some hair on the
sides and false face in front. The
exposed portion OF the glass Is then
smeared with the varnish or gum used
on flypaper. Flies will come miles to
bite it. especially If mounted on a
stuffed form, and set in a rocking
chair, in an attitude of sleep.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1907-09-19
GA 6ToRIA.
Bear, Ii. IIhs Kind You Have Always Bought
''s,: q Z1ZzMx
Boulder Falls on Engine.

Jefferson City, Mo-, Sept. 16.-A
boulder Weighing five tons iellin front
OF the engine Of Missouri Pacific pas
senger train, No. 5, at st. Aubert's,
twenty miles east Of here, breaking
the pilot and tearing up the track
for q hundred feet.
Fireman ]. B. WEIGH, OF st. Louis,
jumped when he saw the boulder COM
Ing and sustained severe bruises.
Engineer Andy Cope, Of st. Louis,
remained at the throttle and stopped
the train after boulder had been push
ed 100 feet. Trainmen say Il was q
remarkable escape from q serious
wreck.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1907-09-19
Asiatics War on Ship.

San Francisco, Sept. 16.-With q
dozen OF Its $50 Asistic passengers
suffering from wounds SO serious
that a number Of deaths are expect
ed, and a dozen or more In irons in
the brig, the bark Electra reached
port, after a voyage Of almost con-
tinual battle between $50 Chinese
and Japanese cannery hands taken
on board at Mushagak, Alaska.
The fighting between the two
nationalitles began almost before
the Electra got to sea, and continued
Internationally until port was reach.
ed.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1907-09-19
China Refuses lap Demands.

Mukden, Sept. 16.-For two months
the persistent demands Of Japanese
concessions OF forests, mines, land,
salthouses and other things desired
have been stubbornly refused By the
Chinese viceroy and Governor.
In consequence Of this I'll success,
the Japanese Consul General has
been transferred to another point
and the struggle, In the meantime,
being abandoned, though reprisals
are threatened.
The Chinese conducted the difficult
negotiations With great ability, IN
dicAting q restoration Of ssliconn-
dsnoe and an Intelligent perception
Of political conditions.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1907-09-19
No Novice.

why" asked her mother, do you
think Mr.. Sniggslcy has had expert
ence in lovemaking?"
81 noticed that he took pains when
ever he tried to kiss me to arrange
It so that we could not be seen by any
one who might be peeping through
the keyhole Record-Her-
aid.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1907-09-19

About thirty farmers have made
application to Internal Revenue Col
lector Simpson at Topeka, Kan, for
permits TO distill denstured alcohol
The federal law went into effect on
September /. Aiarmer can now light
bis house out Of q product manu-.
featured BY himself from beet tops,
potatoes and corn stalks.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1907-09-19
Another Grievance.

II am particularly and unalterably
opposed to these grafters,' said Sena.
tor Sorghum.
"They have done a great deal Of
HARM"
Il should say so. They have
brought into disrepute things that were
heretofore considc. ed legitimate per-
Quisites. Washington Star.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1907-09-19

The princess of Wales sets a good
many styles for women in a quiet
way. She keeps up with most Of the
fads, but there Is one she will not toll
crate. She insists that all her gowns
have sensible pockets. The pocket in
all her skirts is always placed in the
seam and appears on the left Of the
front breadth of the skirt.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1907-09-19

A farmer over in Saline county Is
turning to q fish, scales are growing
on his ankles and going up his legs.
The doctors are In 9 dispute as to
whether he is going to be q black
bass or jack salmon, but they soy he
IL biting at the state automobile
road, which would indicate that he
Il q sucker. Missouri Sharp Shoot
er.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1907-09-19
A Theory.

"Wny is there so little appreciation
of oratory?"
II reckon" answered Farmer Corn
tossel, cts because most O. the pieces
they speak nowadays sound kind O.
home made compared to those we
used to get out O the Fifth Reader. i"
Washington Star.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1907-09-19
Mans Mental sunerlorltx.

Mrs. Hayseed ION a crowded New
York OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES alive,
How air we goin' to git across the
street?
Mr.. Hayseed (pointing to an eie-
waited railroad station)-Now. see
here, Amanda, you must stop actin
as eff you was never in a city before
Can't you see that bridge?-N. Y
Weekly.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1907-09-19

Mr.. Stead is wrong when he says
that Americans have no ears for any
thing but the chink of dollars. They
greatly prefer the rustic of twenty.
dollar bills.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1907-09-19

The world Is gaining in wisdom
every day, as 1t has for thousands Of
years, but occasionally there will bob
up man who doesn't know any bet.
ter than to look for gas leak with q
lighted match.