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The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1907-12-26
JEWELLERS OF FLORIDA KEYS.
They Are Skillful Fishers, and Make
an Easy Living.

The people on the Florida keys are
known as "Chonchs,' and are interest.
ing In their way. They know their
own country, but are lost IL attempt.
ing to act as guides out of 1t. The
clear water about the keys makes the
use of the water glass common, and
they are very expert with It. This
water glass is simply strong bucket
the bottom of which is made Of de-
Sinking the bottom of this buck !
few inches under the water, a ChondN
will see fish and Florida lobeters, {
Or crayfsh, at considerable dGbth,
and spear them with the igrainsI They
also show skill with the casting net
and understand diving for turtlSs.
Near some Of the keys are 1904
sponge grounds, and With thees thd
all kinds Of dsh, helped ont WITH ~
occasional Job Of wrecking when 80
foolish vessel comes aahoeA ~
Ccnch makes an .sasy livinG-1io0sl
Mesasins.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1907-12-26

Eliott ", Msi"r, OF Bowling Green,
was IN Jefferson Ilty the last OF the
week anu tileI Passions from ninety
counties 10 have his nameput on she
next Democrats Iickes Tor Attorney
q neral, Mr., MAJ ar was she nominee
OF his party four years ago and went
down with the land slide. .tSlnce then
both Judge Wuodson and aRube
Oglesby have been re.nomina-
ted and elected and MIR. Major feels
shat the party will extend TO him she
same fair treatment, and renomina ate
him without opposition. He has
been practicing attorney for twenty
odd years and has served four years
In the State Senate.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1907-12-26

The county court at It's regular
session In January will, under a new
law passed by the last legislature, be
authorized to appoint a County
Highway Engineer for Bates county.
The TINES this week announces the
name OF Robert E. johnson for that
office. He is especially qualified both
by study and practice TO fill the
office. Mr.. Johnson took O special
course In engineering at the State
University. He served the county
two terms as Surveyor and Bridge
Commissioner with the very best OF
satisfaction. He would bring TO the
office ripe experience OF years In
the work Of active road construction.
The rock rosds OF Butler were made
under Mr.. Johnsons engineering. he
was also engineer for the construc-
ton OF the main sewer system OF
Butler. He has an intimate knowl.
edge OF road and bridge construc-
ton, provided by the law creating
the office, and would answer lis every
requirement, besides being OF inessi.
mable value to the county In this
very important work Of building
public highways for all time. The
court would make no mistake In MI
Johnson's appointment.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1907-12-26

Late Washington dispatches indi.
cate that Senator Joseph W. Bailey,
OF Texas, is seriously considering the
advisability OF resigning from the
Senate, for the purpose of going be-
lore his state seeking a vindication
from the charges OF This affiliations
with the Standard OIL Co., at time
he was publiclyidenounclng such cor.
porations. 1t Is hardly probable
that Senator Bailey will reach the
conclusion that IL is necessary for
him to take such a radical step. II
ne Is In need OF a precedent, be has
only to look back when Roscoe Con-
kiln and "Me too" Plat tried that
plan. Conklin was as strong in New
York as Senator Bailey ever was In
his state, and the fight In no way ef-
iecsed Conklln's standing as sena.
tor or as man, but simply dis
agreement with the president regard
Ing party policies. Conklin's appeal
to his constituents was In vain.
Bailey would probably meet the same
late, only its consequences would
prove much more disastrous to his
future career. No, Bailey won't re.
sign.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1907-12-26

The wide interest In American
genealogy is responsible for the publ.
cation by the government Of the cen.
sus returns of 1890 In the states in ex.
istence at that time. This census con.
sisted Of an enumeration Of the popu.
lation and was the original documents
as preserved in the census office In a
collection of oddly assorted volumes,
the marshals having been obliged to
furnish their own blanks. Because the
names Of heads Of families we're in.
cluded in this compilation the books
have been in great demand by people
tracing their ancestry, and 1t is for
the benefit of these that publication
Is being made. When completed the
pamphlets will be for sale.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1907-12-26

We are In receipt OF copies OF the
Daily and weekly Chieftsin, publish.
ed at Vinita, Okla. We notice the
name OF W. j. Hutchinson as the &C.
credited editor and manager. The
Chieitan Is bright, newsy and ,iwell
edited paper, fully up TO the times
and Democratic to the core. 1t an
nounces It's choice for President VII.
liam Jennings Bryan and Senator
Culbertson, OF Texas, Tor Vice Presi.
dent. Mr.. Hutchinson was born and
raised in Butler, learned the printers
trade In The TINES office and mar.
ried a Butler girl, so we are watching
his success with much interest.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1907-12-26
No Terr0rs in 10 for Him.

Conductor E, H. Spencer, Of this
city believes In the nun Der Is. "In
fact, will swear by the number 49,"
said Mr.. Spencer. "Six days ago was
Friday, Dec. -. l left for Kansas
City with 13 cars. | was the 18th
man out. From Pleasant Hill to
Kansas City l followed engine 10.
pulled up Little Blue with a load OF
$4,000 pounds. It took me 13 hours
to get to Kansas City. The number
OF the time table l was running by
was number IS. And still nothing
happened. Nevada Post.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1907-12-26

"Gabe" In the Rich Hill Review has
the following idea OF happiness:
"You frequently hear folks say they
wish they were a millionaire. But
our idea of happiness is the one that
owns forty acres OF land In the hills,
don't owe cent, has a wife and sew.
en- children, five good coon dogs, q
sorrel team OF mules, a good shot
gun, iorty.seven miles from a rail-
road and right on a good stream for
fish. II that would not be happiness
"unalloyed" we would like to know
where you would 60 to find it,
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1907-12-26
Rag Weed.

The country editors profess to be
greatly alarmed. over the news that
the government authorities are con-
templating calling in all the ten-thou-
sand-dollar bills.
"A disguised editor says nothing 10
more nauseating than hearing some
well-known liar telling a story which
he claims to be the truth. Yes, that's
nauseating, all right, but it helps
some to know the reputation Of the
aforesaid prevaricator. Once a man
told me there was gold buried back of
the bayou bridge and not knowing
the communicative gent" to be the
town liar, | dug for two hours and
unearthed q dead COW!
A well-known governor says the 70
public 10 lettering to its fall. Yes,
and I'm afraid the blamed Fall win
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1907-12-26

From the faded horde Of the years gone
mat have passed lock-step from the
saol Of Time,
! can catch but dreams as the phantoma
fly
And the ghosts move past in rhythmic
rhyme
Al. the rose was sweet and the sky was
clear,
And the brook swung on in its mystic
flow,
In the dear, dead days OF the boyish
cheer
When loved a maid-in the long ago!
Oh, her lips were ripe as the ruddy peach
And her mouth was sweet as a water
core,
While her eyes were depths in the limpid
reach
OF the deep, deep spring in the forest
hoar
Yes, her voice was thrilled by Apollo's
reed
And her breath was scent of the lily
In the fragrant morn when the buds are
And the day breaks forth on its light
shod feet!
All, she loved me then in a true-blue way,
When I pulled her hair at the village
school;
For our hearts were pure-and we vowed
some day
We would take our plunge in the nup-
tial pool.
But the years sped on and the path
forked wide
And the storms broke loose with their
riffs of light
When the winds 60 down and the pillows
ride,
There is naught but dreams in the fad
ing night!
Oh, my sweetheart fair Of the days gone
by,
OF the days lock-stepped from Eternity,
Let me dream of thee as the phantoms
fly
And the ghostly forms of the seasons
flee
For the rose was sweet and the sky WA
clear
And the brook swung fair in the mystic
flow.
In the dear, dead days of the boyish
cheer
When loved you true-in the long ago!
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1907-12-26

A Greenfield, Mo-, citizen tells this
as a true story: you've heard OF
smart dogs, | expect, but the shep.
herd OF mine discounts 'em all. The
other day he was lying on the front
porch when a couple Of Methodist
preachers called at my house. He
sized them up, trotted around the
corner, and presently came back
with one OF the neighbours plumpest
yellow legged chickens In his mouth,
which he solemnly deposited near the
door, and then resumed his nap.
How's that for dogology, anway?"
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1907-12-26

Jasper Bowman and son, Henry
were in Butler on Tuesday on business
and made The TINES a pleasant call.
Jasper was as bashful as q school
girl and as coy as a kitten, and when
pressed for q reason admitted that
he had just interviewed Recorder
Smith and had the license to wed the
best woman ON earthin his pocket.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1907-12-26
Sun Bath,

The editor of Kansas newspaper
evidently has some personal, first
hand knowledge regarding Garden Of
Eden history. At any rate, he says:
John Robinson and wife looked n
happy basking in the sunshine on the
south side of their corncrib last Sunday
as did Adam and Eve before they lei
snake ruin their chance of being with
us yet
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1907-12-26

The people of this county have
spoken In no uncertain manner OF
the local option question and they
should have It. We have always ad-
vocated q strict enforcement OF the
law and the sentiment Of the people
Is such that they will help to enforce
It and they should.-Adrian Journal.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1907-12-26

The man who tried to ride a pony
across the country within a certain
time failed and lost a wager thereby,
but the Wyoming girl who rode ESQ
miles across the mountains to marry a
man In Montana got there on time.
When determined young woman
starts on a Journey, with a husband at
the end Of 1t, there is no obstacle that
can stop her.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1907-12-26

Democrat:
No Republican president has at
any time In the past been compelled
to issue bonds In the time OF peace,
with which to raise funds to keep up
the credit Of the government. This
plainly shows the incapacity OF the
party In power to deal with the
problems confronting 1t. This state
Of affairs may continue until the Re
publican party regains the reigns Of
government four years hence, but
not q day longer.-Globe- Democrat
Of 1893.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1907-12-26
Mask Ball.

Butler Lodge 95S, B. P. Elks have
issued handsome invitations to a
mask ball at their club rooms on
New Years eve. All members are re
quired to be enmask and must pre-
sent their invitations at the door.
Cards and dancing will be the order
OF the evening.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1907-12-26

Quit kicking about the lack Of
American poets. What has there been
to inspire them during the season
when the muses. are usually the most
propitious and lays are spontaneous
outburst? Odes to such a spring-pre-
posterous! We find cold, hard prose
inadequate.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1907-12-26

Pope Plus X. has conferred the de.
gree of LII. d. on Edward Box of Phil.
adelphia. When it is remembered
that Mr.. Box is the editor of the
Ladies' Home Journal says Chicago
Tribune, the appropriateness Of this
becomes at once apparent
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1907-12-26

A four-year-old boy in Chicago killed
himself while playing with q revolver.
Perhaps after all the old.fashioned way
Of supplying infants with rattles 10
best.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1907-12-26

DR.. Thomas ]. See, the astronomer,
who is visiting his home at Montgom.
cry City, Mo, says in an interview
that the leakage Of the ocean bed
causes earthquakes. Perhaps DR.. See
can suggest a method for patching up
the holes in the sea.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1907-12-26
40 Acres at Barqain.

1t lies four miles east OF Butler, fine
neighborhood, fine soil, fenced hog
tight, terms to suit.
BLACHERT & KIPP,
2.tf Kansas City, Mo.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1907-12-26

Kuroki distributed several hundred
dollars in tips" before he left Chica-
go. He probably did 1t as a mark Of
his esteem for the bellboys and porters
who we're able to call him BY name
without waiting to be introduced.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1907-12-26

Americans are reported to be max.
Ing this a most profitable season for
the Paris cafes. This may have some
thing to do with the criticism OF
Americans that is being heard in Lon.
Con.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1907-12-26

The river Jordan makes the great
est descent in the shortest distance of
any stream. During its course of 100
miles 1t has q falls and descsnds
1900 fest.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1907-12-26

The only language Gen. Kuroki uses
4 japanese, and It is said he uses no
more Of that than is absolutely nsces.
sary.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1907-12-26
Gettinu CIoaer

Harve Siddens has moved his resslence
south of town to the northeast corner
OF his farm. This makes him as near IA
town as possible to get. Harvs has q
nice farm and his present location = e.
cellent.-Gentry MOI Sentinel.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1907-12-26

One hundred million.dollsr q. s.
Treasury note issue. With Roose-
velt's approval. Cortelyou also put
on sale $50, 100000 canal bonds.
Sub.treasury here to aid distribu.
tion. Certificates OF indebtedness, In
$50 denomination, at 3 per cent, will
run year.-Globe- Democrat of No
vember Is, 1907.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1907-12-26

A Detroit man has invented q comb
tAat toss away with the nosd q 1T.
- BIT VIII the comb stabf
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1907-12-26

Airship races have the advantage
of being comparatively safe for the in.
nocent bystanders.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1907-12-26
An Oklahoma Joker.

A correspondent writing to the
Buffalo (Okla.) Post from "Pikes
Peak" says:
Neighbors beware, look well to thu
lock on your chicken house, there arr
preachers turned loose in this neigh1
hood and more spying around.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1907-12-26

Entered st the pOstoaice Of Butler. No. Sc
eeond-elass mail matter.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1907-12-26
We are authorized to announce the name OF
RE JOHNSON,

OF Butler, Mo-, as = candidate before the eoun-
~ court. for appointment to the ONCE of Coun-
~ Highway Engineer, OF Bates county, No.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-06-15

matter in which all central Idaho is
vitally interested, and that negotiations
have progressed so far that an opinion
expressed would not result in injury to
any one of the principals. There is no
occult science connected with the, opin-
ion-no trust is violated and no inside
information is in possession of the
writer aside from that CLEANED by one
whose "nose for news" was cultivated
while employed in daily newspaper
work
Outward evidence shows there is a
difference of opinion among the men
who hold the bond on the Buster, but
all have agreed on asking for extension
of time.
Mr.. Smith will be called to San Fran
cisco within a few days, and at that
time the immediate future of the prop
erty will be decided. At present the
owner of the Buster feels enough work
has been done on the property to enable
the bond holders to arrive at definite
and final decision, and, if Mr.. Smith
does not change from his present posi-
tion, payment will be made before
time on the bond is extended.
1t is altogether likely there will be
disagreement among the bond holders
and that the property will be held by
only two of the men at present inter
ested in the bond.
The purchasers will carry on develop
ment work year or longer before
machinery is installed. :,
In the event Mr.. Smith and the bono
holders fail to agree at the San Fran
cisco meeting, and negotiations ar
broken off, the Buster mine will be helt
at much higher figure than now.
Full Crew Still at Work.
In the meantime, work on the surfac
and in the mine is going on, and not ;
man has been laid off.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-06-15
A Few Points That Would Be of
Use in His Business.
SINK SHAFT ON VEIN
Or if Tunnel Proposition Drift on the
Vein.

A knowledge of mineralogy is
important to the prospector. but
it is of less value than an insight
into structural geology. 1t is not
necessary that the prospector
should be either a paleontologist
or a Photographed expert, but
he should know something of
rocks sufficient, at least, to en-
able him to distinguish between
an igneous rock and one of sedi-
mentary origin, says Los Angeles
Mining Review. He should also
know something of the form and
common characteristics of veins,
deposits and ore-bodies generally.
Such Knowledge will prove of
great value in the proper location
of the claim and in the planning
and prosecution Of development
work. For these reasons all
prospectors and those having in
charge the work of opening a
new mine are urged to secure a
copy of some standard work on
geology and to read it with care,
particularly the portions devoted
to structural geology.
After claim has been located
the next important matter is to
decide where the work Of develop
ment shall be done.
The average miner believes
firmly in gaining depth on his
vein, but often he is Unable to
sink a deep shaft, and compro-
! misses on a tunnel, as being less
expensive. One man can drive a
tunnel unaided unless he reach
: very bad ground which would re-
quire the services of a crew of
expert timbermen,
Serious accidents are of fire.
/, quent occurrence in the sinking
of prospect shafts, due largely to
S the carelessness of the men en-
2 gagged in the work. Some of
!. these accidents are due to pre-
: mature explosion of blasts, some
i, to falls of rock from the sides,
e owing to insufficient timbering,
T and some from tools or other OBJ
jects falling into the shaft from
9 the surface, but the most COM
J. mon cause is the falling of the
e hosting bucket sometimes load
IS ed with rock, but as often empty.
! This suggests the need of
e proper hooks for buckets used in
e shafts. Excellent safety hooks
IS are made for this purpose. The
bucket may be quickly detached
, either at the bottom of the shaft
i or by the topman on the surface,
e and as quickly made fast again.
/ Above all things avoid that in.
$ fernal spiral invention commonly
known as the ''pigtail',s hook, and
e shun with equal care the sailoi
k loop at sthe end of the hoistinQ
h rope which is SO deftly rur
III through the blight at the top Of
the bail of the bucket, turned
back and secured by passing {
n wooden pin through the coil
lns n Many good men have been made
a sacrifice, to these two crude anc
i criminal Fnake-shifts of the pros
lie pecting miner.
:. The danger is generally no
IContin1,ed IN 'na16e q
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-06-15
Gold is to Business What Steel is
to Cement Structures.
AN ECONOMIC PROBLEM
Whot Would Happen Should Mines Foil
To Produce.

The receipts of ores and bullion
steadily increase. Those receipts
are really the most perfect baro-
meter of the country's progress
that we have. They are the
steady reinforcements to the
money supply and the money is
what counts. 1t is what the
steel rods are to reinforced ce-
ment structure, says Goodwin's
Weekly.
Let the Steady flow of bullion
from the mines begin to slow
down and it's effect would be per-
ceptible in all lines Of business in
the country before six months;
let it cease and before two years
the volume of business would be
reduced one-half, and a great
deal of business that is now car
ried on with money would be H.
duced to barter. There would
be a gradual slowing down of
business everywhere. 1t would
be noticeable first in the carrying
trade of the through railroads,
then one and another branch of
business would feel the strain;
there would be a reduction of
hours of employees in the manu-
facturers; there would be less
food eaten and more for export;
there would be steady falling
off in the demand for clothing,
furniture, vehicles for all neces-
sites and luxuries.
When the usual fall of snow
fails in the mountains, the vege-
tation in the valleys suffers, in
the same way when the money
supply begins to fail, it is to bust
ness what comes to the lawns
and foliage when the springs in
the hills fail.
The average eastern man
, knows nothing of this. When
farming lands in the east in
creased 40 per cent in value be-
tween 1849 and 1856, not one in a
thousand of eastern people had
the slightest idea that the ad-
vance was due to the fact that
the placers in California hao
doubled the real money supply OF
the country; not many of them
now realize that the great boom
in business all over the republic
is due to what miners in the west
are doing and producing. j
9 And the very strongest guar.
antee of continued prosperity lies
in the result Of the work of these
same western mines.
j, So when the press and the mer
who deal in money in the eastern
centers, rave against the dealing
in mining stocks and talk about
the wickednessf of Investing
good money in wildcat shares,
they ought, now and then to stoI
and think how it happens thai
they have so much money, anC
what the result would be were
those western mines to closedown
It would be what it is to trucl
farmers around a great factory
when the factory stops its looms
and discharges its employees.
The republic raised ample crops
it built up many manufactures; j
sailed many ships on the sea, fol
sixty years, but it was very poor
until business was vitalized by the
treasures from the mines of the
west, for it's trade was mostl!
barter. The transformation wa
!. brought about by the virgin gol(
from western mines.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-06-15
THE BOND HOLDERS
MAKE LAST INSPECTION
Every indication the Buster Will Be Sod---Very Likely
More Time Will be Asked For

slightly indisposed while here and left
Thursday morning for home. The i'm
portance of the news he carries back to
the Office in San Francisco is shown by
the fact that when he arrived in Sites
he wired Bradley when he would arrive
home. Messrs. Mackenzie and Thorn
are still sampling, and will remain at
the work for several days. The samples
will be assayed in San Francisco.
How the Buster Looks.
After continuous work on the Buster
for months, and an outlay of cash,
estimated by this paper to reach close
to $35, ,OOO;i the property has been devel-
oped to point that is claimed by many
good mining men places it above any
gold mine in Idaho, and number give
its preeminence wider scope than just
one state. The ore, while base in char
acter, is of high grade, and plenty of it.
Every face shows gold-bearing quartz,
and the bottom of the sump at the 300
foot level (water mark) broke into sui
phide ore indicating that values are TO
be found at much greater depth. The
ledge at the lower level has proven a
width of Is to % feet, and the shoot of
ore on which the shaft was sunk is 400
feet in length. Only an engineer can
estimate with any degree of accuracy
the tonnage blocked out. but great
amount of satisfaction can be had from
the fact that the average value of the
Buster ore runs close to $50, while the
average value of ore from the great
Homestake, Mercur and Treadwen
mines, it is said, does not exceed 81 in
any case.