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The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1907-04-25
Night.

highland the mystic beauty Of the lake,
The low long stretch of ripping blue;
The hazy outline of the distant hills,
The meadows sprinkled Ger with glis-
tening dew.
highland the silence Of the stars;
The cold. calm beauty of the moon;
The wavelets tapping on the silvery
strand;
The distant. plaintive calling of the
loon.
highland the quiet rustic of the pines,
Silent, lone, guardians Of the shores,
Stirred by the gentle southwest wind.
IT'S night In Gods own out of doors.
u. q. Rockwell in The Cutters Book.
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Fifteenth Anniversary.

Saturday was the fifteenth aninver- sary of the marriage of Mir. and Mrs. Peter Byrd, and that afternoon the ladies of the Magazine club surpris- ed Mrs. Byrd by going to the Byrd home and presenting her with a handsome piece of cut glass. There is not a more popular lady in Pine Bluff than Mrs. Byrd, or one whose home is freer to their friends than is this one, and to show her the esteem in which she is held by the Magazine club, they presented her With thls token of her crystal anniversary. The members of the Magazine club are Mesdames c. R. Fitzhugh c. II. Owens, Fay Chew, B. H. Hummer, Will Riley, H. l. Holderness and N. A. Waldron.
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A Progressive Luncheon.

On last Thursday Mrs. H. c. Mar tia gave a progressive luncheon in honor of her daughter, Mrs. Jo Ni- chol of Pine Bluff, says the Warren Democrat-News. The guests were received by Misses Hankins and Martin. The luncheon was. served from small tables in the parlor. Red heart shaped valentines formed the place cards and unique souvenirs were given with each course. The first course was mushrooms with crackers. with little men as sou venirs, the second was turkey, cheese salad, pickles, cranberries, jelly, peas, hot rolls and frozen punch, with swans as souvenirs; the third course was ice cream and cake, with whistles as souvenirs and the fourth was coffee and cheese sandwiches with animals as
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routes came under discussion, the lat ter receiving the most favor and being adopted as the route of the waterway to be constructed by the United States. In 1879 the Mexican government gave q concession to q syndicate Of busl- ness men, mainly residents of New York. for the construction of rail way across the Tehuantepec isthmus and operations on the project began. but the enterprise met with obstacles in the way of disa greements between the Mexican officials and the American promoters, and work was discontinued. The road has now been finished under a fifty year contract entered into be tween the Mexican government and the English contracting firm of $. Pearson x Son, limited, the same firm which is building the Pennsylvania Long Island tunnel under the East river at New York. The railway is to be operated jointly by this firm and the government The line is about 1S9 miles long and crosses the Sierra MaGre mountains at an. elevation of about 800 feet above sea level.
 The Tchuantepec railway is a much less expensive affair than the Panama canal is expected to prove, the former. having cost to date about 4O,O0O.tsW. It connects the ports of Salina Cruz. on the Pacific, and COatZacoalcos. on the gulf of Mexico, and great deal of money is being expended in improv- ing the harbOrs of these ports and ere ating terminal facilities. Sir Weetman Pearson, head of the British .' firm which has constructed the railroad, is a member of the British parliamen! and q man of international reputation as an engineer and contractor Be tween his duties in connection wit the East rive. tunnel and his interest in Mexico he spends much of his tmr on this side of the Atlantic. Unde him ill the management of the Tehuan tepec project in one or another of # phases are large number of enginee 7 and other skilled employees who ;i citizens of the United States, so thu. people from this side the line have ha a good deal to do with the success 6. this big undertaking for increasing tho prosperity and commercial prestige O the republic on our southern bor,le' When President Diaz crossed the isih mus in his special train and entere.l the port of Coatzacoalcos, there was notable demonstration. The train pass ed under triumphal arches. gi1ps boom ed, and fireworks were eSasywhcr, Mexico Is very proud of this new eyi dence of her enterprise and commerci: progress.
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ONE HUNDRED
 MEMBERS WANTED
Knights of the. NIaceabees Looking Forward to Big Doings"'' at a"
 Initiation to. Re Carried Out March :7.s

The members of Maspha Tent No. 3. Knights of the Maccabees, met Friday night at their hall. The meeting was largely attended and fifteen applications were voted up on ,hey will be initiated March ' at the big meeting which the To- cal Knights are looking forward to. The members of the Maspha tent are putting for.h an extra effort to add one hundred members to it's membership list. Deputy State Com mander -, Snyder is in the city experimenting the canvass.
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The following persons attended the wedding of E P. Mizell and Miss Flournoy Culpepper, February 17, at Monticello: Felton Cothom, John Me- Clerkin. Carl Bondeaux, Albert An rens, Will McCloy, Harry Stark, Wal ton Parrot, Garvin Cavaness. Misses Lou Fryar. Vivian Rogers, Myrtle Clowers. Ella Mae Brooks, Gertrude Brooks, Frances Brooks, Ladelle AL len. Virginia Cavaness, Sarah Cava- ness. Mrs. E. P. Cavaness and Mrs. IT. R. Mizell. Harry Stark of this city acted as best man
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His Trouble.

In a small Georgia town live an old negro couple, the support for both be- ing the wife. Uncle Zeke spends most of his time fishing in the brickyard pond, not that he expects to catch any f1sh, but "des ter hab some harmless 'musement. chile" Aunt Mary takes in washing.
 One day one of Aunt Mary's patrons broached the subject to her and sug- gested that she should not encourage her husbands laziness by supporting him in idleness, but Aunt Mary pro- tested.
 "'Deed honey, nah ole man ain't lazy" she declared; tits des dem sci entific notions he dun got when he was a-wuckin' at de college"
 But what have scientific theories
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.-~ &-s<<
 Panama Canals lsthmian Rival.

R N view of the fact that it is likely
 to prove q rival to the Panama
 canal, the Tehuanterec railroad ir
 Mexico has received surprisingly little attention from the public of the United States. When it was opened with imposing ceremonies the oth"r day, President niaZ starting the first 1 freight train across the isthmus of Tehuantcpec. q great many people heard of the enterprise for the fi>t time. Perhaps it is it's rivalry to the Panama canal as q system of tran. pOrtation from ocean to ocean t.At gives the Mexican undertaking iti: chief interest on this side of the in ternational boundary line It is the opinion of some who have studied the question that when President piaz pressed the button at Salina Cruz, thus putting the new road in oi eration, he started a competition that will never end. It is maintained, however. that neither enterprise will put the othe, out of business, as there is room for both. and each route from sea to sea has it's own special advantages. The competition between the two will. it is thought. prove beneficial to the inter- ests of trade. The Tehuantepec route is on an average about 1,25O miles shorter than the Panama voyage be tween New York and San Francisco or Honolulu or Japan.
 For certain classes of freight this is q very important advantage for a saving of few days time ill delivery and may make considerable difference in the value of a cargo. On other classes of freight the saving in time is not of so much account, and 1t is a great advantage in favor of the Panama canal that vessels taking this route can carry unbroken cargoes.
 The Tehuaatepec railway was really originated by American enterprise. More than fifty years ago there was talk of canal under the supervision of the United States which should cross from ocean to ocean on about the line of the railway just opened i Later the Nicaragua and Panama
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MELBA'S TRIUMPHS.
Some Of the Greatest Successes of the Operatic Stars Remarkable Career.


 Operatic Stars Remarkable Career.
 Mime. Nellie Melba. who is one of the foremost attractions at Oscar Ham merstein's new Manhattan Opera House in New York, is an Australian. On one of the evenings at which she ap peared in the opera at the Manhattan some of her eonnt".::.c;;, ..- the United States formed a lartv to hear her sing. and the Australian bush cry. "Coo- eel" which has often been heard at Covent Garden, London, when Mel ba sang, greeted for the first time the startled ears of the opera goerS at the Manhattan.
 The number B is generally regardel as a h3odoo number. but that depends. Mime. Mellla did not consider it such when she was recalled that number of times oil her first appearance in Phil adelphia iA tine rol,. of Mimi in Puc- cini'S opera. "i.a E ,leme.' several se;l sons ago. The great cantatrce has enjoyed many trinlnphs. but that onf stands out above all others. She ans Kubclik. the vioiiniSt. are said to hoi. the record in the matter of encores.
 Mme Melha was successful almost from the very outset of her career She has been a.gre:lt fayorite at the
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Picture for Mrs. Smith.

An interesting feature of the meeting of the Musical Coterie Wednesday morning, was the pre- sentation of a handsome and appro- priate picture to the retiring pres ident Mrs. George w. Smith. Mrs. E. A. Peck in a charming manner expressed the regret of the Coterie at Mrs. Smiths departure and it's appreciation of her earnest efforts which have been crowned with such signal success.
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THE WEEK IN. SOCIETY

souvenirs. After the luncheon the containing questions to be answered with the names of nuts. Mrs. k. D. Treadwell received the prize, a dainty handmade collar. The guests were; Mesdames Clapp, Der by. Lowry, Milner, J. P. Scobey, Wheless, Treadwell, s. B. Meek, Roane, w. s. Goodwin, Appleton, Savage, Watson, Abernathy and Miss Columbia Martin.
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Mrs. Hearn's "Sewing Party"

Mrs. w. D. Hearn entertained a number of her girl friends yester- day with a sewing party in honor of Miss Evans of South Dakota.
 Mrs. Hearn adds something bril- liant to every season, and this com- pliment to a visitor, was in keeping with her reputation long ago made as a hostess.
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got to do with his not werHing?" the lady demanded.
 Got or whole lot t," do. T. -t;aey. Aunt Mary said, gathering Gp s,ez' basket. "Yo' see. danl o1s wiia' sa. got was dat hit wasn't hea.thy te1- wuck after meals. an' lln ain hs4Ts able ter figger ont 10 w;:y t"r 'es.'ks- plish dat, not ye, less !.r gibs un eisf~ ln' an course he can; q dat ihstss~ delphia Ledger
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.2 The Washington Tea.

The largest affair of the past week, as well as one of the most brilliant of the now waning season, was the reception and tea given by the ladies of the First Presbyterian church, Thursday, from to 6 in the afternoon, and to II in the evening.
 The entertainment was styled a Martha Washington Tea Party" and had for a setting the Speers home on West Fourth avenue, in rooms which are noted for their many gatherings of congenial guests
 Time semed to have turned back ward in his flight and the days of Washington held sway. The scene in the Speers home was pictures auely beautiful, and historically cor rect. Throughout the rooms a pretty arrangement of tiny flags, miniature cherry trees and hatchets made a picture quaintly beautiful The chandeliers were crowned and earlanded with flags while the pret- ty crimson lights fell softly upon the ever moving guest company.
 The dining room was like unto a patriots dream. Sllken flags, palms and lights of meteor hue, all com bined to make a setting of patri- otic beauty for the guests. The en- tire auxiliary received, each and every one of them attired in colon- ial costume. Little Misses Doris Byrd and Mary Etta Speers, two cute little tots of Z 1-2 summers, were the recipients of many com pliments. They were quaint1y dress ed in gowns fashioned after their grandmothers of generations ago. Promptly at 3 o'clock the orchestra began it's concert, which lasted throughout the reception hours.
 The proceeds from the tea netted quite 8 neat sum.
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 courts of .Ellfof,a s Queen Victoria was one of the frs; royalties to join the ranks of her admirers. for she com mandea Mella tO visit Windsor whe she had been singing in London bu! |; short time. Tae emperor of Austria conferred upon her q coveted order When she sang at Stockhsim, King O. car on:mundad her to come to the pa, ace and conferred one of the grea:eSt swedish orders upon her. He was about to pin the order to her dress but found be had not q pin. whereupo,l Melba produced one and offered it t1 him. But hA at first refused it, saying w am afraid if q .:ei:t pin from yO,! it will l,:ea'. our fr.cndship.' Uit:- mate!y he did so and added, 'If I ae cept the pin. will kiss you to seal tn cOmpact" And he did so.
 Mamie - There were three opera glasses leveied ol me from the left box in the last act.
 Mazie-Was Ton then?
 Mamie-Yes.
 Mazie-Then how could any one see you ?-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
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Friday afternoon, Mrs. w. H.. Langford was hostess for the Bridge Whist club. The meeting was very informal, only two tables playing. Mrs. E. A. Peck captured the cut-glass candlestick, the prize of the afternoon.
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Papa Rehukad.

Mother Kathi. listen what papa says on this post card Tell Kathi to bc q good little girl and not so tirestsrBe sxss she has been lately What shall say to him i'll reply?
 Kathi tmdifnant!s- !s-1-'rell him 1t isn't proper to wiis, si!cil things 0n post card, where every one can see them---- Flie@ende Batter
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Miss Grace Prather arrived in the city Saturday to be the guest of Rev erend and Mrs. T. Y. Ramsey for a few days. Miss Prather is one of Lit tie Rocks sweetest singers. She will sing a solo at both morning and even- ing services at the First Methodist church today
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Teacher Ito class in Shakespeare Now, Henry, what was the cause o6 Cleopatra's death? Pupil-Indigestion.
 Teacher (angrily) - Henry PerkfnSc What do you mean by giving me sucxn. an absurd answer?
 Pupil We'll anyway. she died be- cause she had a ,:.e iefore retiring Boston Ev"nin:; Transcript.
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Judge A. B. Grace and Prosecuting Attorney w. D. Jones returned Friday from Warner, where they have been conducting session of the Llincoln cicruit court.
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Superior Rebekah lodge No. S5, was to have given a dance Febru- ary 26, but owing to the fire in the East End the affair has been in- definitely postponed.
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Customer-Look here! boIgfss sR bottle of your hair restorer last week. and all I've got for using it is couple of large bumps on my head.
 Hairdresser Good gracious! l must have given you bottle of our bust dt.- velOper in mistake!-LondOn Opiuboza-
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Elaborate preparations are being made by the la1ies of the Jewish Temple for the Purim Ball which is to be given under their auspices at the Bluff City club on the night of Thursday, February 2S The list for the older couples is in the hands of Meyer Solmson. who has the dance in charge. He requests the interested young men to instruct him as to their lady escorts, that their names may be listed properly
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Quite Likely

Some doctors contend that onions are good for weak nerves. Did you ever hear that?''
 'No, but I can readily imagine thN4 Nhey'd be good for a weak breath."- Atlanta Constitution.
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HIS ABLE DECISION.
Justice as 1t Was Dealt Out In Cor.
 tain Village.


 The mayor of a village in a western state, under law by which the mayor Is also police judge, had before him 8 cattle stealing case.
 Two men had stolen two steers and sold them to butcher in the town for the extremely low price of $37.
 Now. the jurisdiction of this mayor police judge extended in such cases only to the limits of petty larceny, which required that the stolen articles be not of a value of more than $335. Beyond this amount the magistrate had to bind the prisoner or prisoners over to the circuit court, subject to the action of the next session of the grand jury Likewise, in cases thus beyond his jurisdiction, the judge got no fee. and at this particular tinle as ;,i many others. he needed tlle money. When the evidence had all been ad | ducea tine ease Was Il plain as tha pro {, EeScis on an elephant seen in profile. i The men had stolen tiic cattle, had sold | them for S.97 No amount of 4uastip.i | ing could make the butcher who ha1 | bought them say that IT was H14..!U oi any other amount short of the oriGi nal!y mentioned sum. Appareilti; 7: mayors fee was in sight.
 Then the mayor thus summed up the ease:
 eve have heard the evidence in th case and the duty of the court is clear These men stole the cattle. They sold them for $37. Taking the mere prima facie evidence and the bare letter of the law, it would seem that it was clear and unmistakable case of grand larceny. But I have decided to allow the two prisoners S4 for driving the cattle in to the market This reduces the selling price to $33, and fine the two prisoners each $2O and costs. The court is adjourned. ."-Chicago News.
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R. w. Brown, an employee at the Cotton Belt shops, is on the sick list.
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Bruce Green and Sorrells Dewoody left yesterday for several days stay with friends at Fayetteville.
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The first cars built at. the new plant at the Cotton Belt shops are now under construction.
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Afternoon Luncheon.

Mrs. c. R. Fitzhugh entertained with a luncheon after the matinee performance of Max Figman in "The Man on the Box Friday afternoon
 The luncheon was given in honor of Mrs. Fay Chew and her guest, Mrs. J. E. Rofe of New York. The flow CTS used in tRe decorations were mar cissus and their beauty and fra grance was noted everywhere Mrs. Fitzhugh received her guests in a cor dial manner. Covers were laid for Mesdames Rofe, Fay Chew, N. A. Wall dron, c. H. Owens, H. l. Holderness, Will Riley, Peter P. Byrd and c. R.. Fitzhugh, Misses Kettle Byrd and En- ma Byrd sg glE
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Why She Died.

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The Sesame club will meet with Mrs. John Wilbourne Tuesday after nOOn
 Mir. and Mrs. Earl Phillips enter tained a few couples last night at thei rhome On Lakeside compliment ary to Miss Grace Evans of soutfa Dakota.
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IT N view of the fact that it is likely
 canal, the Tehuanterec railroad ir
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-05-20

ernment in relation TO those lands
was utterly defeated.
Instead of the lands being retain
ed by the national government so
that they would gradually be ac-
quired by individuals in small tracts,
they became under the lieu land act
the spoil of rich predatory corpora
tions which acquired them in such
immense tracts that their owner
ship will always be a menace to the
business interests of the citizens Of
Oregon.
The amount of land acquired from
the national government in Oregon
through fraudulent methods, such as
those adopted by 8. A. d. Puter and
others. is Insignificant when COM
pared with this legislative robbery OF
the people for which your represen-
tatives in congress ought to be held
responsible by the people.
The greatest beneficiaries Of this
legislation were certain large rail-
road corporations, and some of their
friends among the millionaire lum-
ocrmen Of the middle northwest, who
purchased grant land from them at
from 10 to 40 cents per acre, and ex.
changed them under the lieu land
act for the finest timber lands which
were worth from $40 to $40 per acre.
When are the people of Oregon and
California going to awake to a reali-
zatinn of the fact that their repre-
Ia llxy
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-05-20

cousins into the United States over
the Idaho line, was In court today
and entered II plea Of not guilty.
cwoon is IN plenty trouble accord
ing 10 the statement made to the
court by the attorneys.
H. appears that after he was ar
rested ON the smuggling charge, an
or.'er OF deportation was made
against him and he was also indict-
ed in the smuggling case. Still later,
the state authorities thought they
Identified him as being a Chinaman
who twenty-one years ago was con-
victed in Ada county on the charge
of attempted murder and who es-
capped from the pcnltentiary after
serving one year OF scven-year sem
tence. The state was unable 10 es-
to blish Gwoon's identity as being
that of the penitentiaiy escare, and
he was released upon a writ Of ha-
hear corpus, to again come under the
jurlsdit ton of tho federal court. At
tornoy Pickett for the defense stated
that inasmuch as an order Of court
was in existence for ,iwoon's deEor-
tatior. he did not see the object CT a
trial relative to the smuggling charge
for in the event of either acquittal or
conviction, the Chinaman would have
to 20 to China anyhow. The hearing
in the case will be held some time
next week.-.Moso Mirror.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-05-20

mel with bucket to get some water.
II was currently reported and be-
lievcd at the time that Pettibone fir
ed the shot that killed tile man.
at was also generally believed
that Pettihone personally dynamited
the San Francisco mine. which de-
stroyed property valued at from
$3.50. 900 to 100000. The building
was bl.wn uI, and came down. brry-
ing 30 rnep beneath the debris. None
Of tne men we're killed, but sew
cra' were seriously wounded. as re-
suit of Pettibcne's successful manip-
nlatiGns o: the explosive.
'T recently visited Wallace, where
have interests. and while there met
d number Of miners who participated
N the strike of 1892. and every one
df these men. with whom I con-
verscd, openly repud'ated Peitibone
md his class, AMI denounced them
as enemies Of prstnilrl labor. 1t was
safd in my presence on several occa-
.ions. that If PettlbJnr should come
back to Wallace he would be tarred
and feathcred. AMI driven from
town. The miners in the Coeur
d'Alene have had enough of such ag-
,tators and leadcrships, and now
readily see tEat the honest demand
Of labor can BE- secured ani sctued
by other than revolutionary meth
ods."
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-05-20
pErrlBoNE's RECORD.
Federation Official Had AN UTnsavory
Reputation.

Van p. De Lashmutt, an ex-mayor
of Portland. who spends much Of his
time. when not engaged in looking
after his mining interests In eastern
Washington and Idaho, at his Witch
Hazel farr, in Washington county,
was in town yesterday. ami incid"n-.
tally talked of the Meyer. Haywood
and Pc,tibane trial. now in progress
Mt Poise, says the Portland Oregon
ian.
Speaking of Pettibone. one Of the
intn confined in Poise, awaiting trial
Cor the alleged murder of ex-Gover-
nor Steunrnherg, Mr.. De Lashmutt
said Y
"Pettibone was one Of the leaders
Of the war in the Occur d'Alene. He
had saloon and boarding house IN
Gem, a little mining town near Wal
lace, and was known to be an expert
In the use Of dynamite.
"Some OF the non-unlon men were
fortified in the tunnel Of the Gem
mine, during the battle. which oc-
cured on July II, 1892, when eight
men were killed, singular as 1t may
shkam,, -four on each side. On the
morning Of the day following the
fight. one of the non-unlon mon in
the Gem mine. started from the tun-