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The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1908-01-09
THAT NEW YEAR IL FR0zE.
Captain CarpIe's Renaissance
of a Fort Pillow Tragedy.

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Many OF C,t,thn Charles Carple5'
friends wished him "a happy New
Year ne he snt near the elevator
snail, IN she federal building this
morning. Tie Was there 80 tell per
sons who hue husiues- on the upper
floors tAaV the elevator operators
are takinRs holiday, and direct them
10 she stairway. Oueui the captain +
friends stopped 10 chat about the
weather.
"Nevpr saw such u fine New Year,
day." said the 'r.rnd.
"Nor l." replied Crpsnia CArpl4s,
~ he looked through the window
and saw the sun Vlttering on the
Kansas Cisy lie building across the
street.
Il was just thinking constituted
Captain Carples, "oi one Of the cold
est New Years day | have ever
known. 1t was January |, 1864, |
was stationed nt fort Pillow on the
Mississippi river, in TENNESSEE.
THAT night twelve picket5 we're
sent out. We had planned 10 have a
little celebration in the fort and the
men were reluctant 10 20. We will
have IL little New Years celebration
all OF our own out on the hillside,
one OF the men said as they should
cred their guns and left,
"The cold was intense that night
A blizzard had been raging all day
Shortly siser dark the clouds cleared
away and then it became colder thlI
ever. We sat around fires all nigh,
In the tort. Ii was too cold TO sleep
"The pickets did NOS return 80 thu
fort the next morning. We went out
In the hills and found their dea(
bodies. All>swel.e OF them had iroz
en- TO death. Empty whisky bottle'
VERIFYING near their bodies. The,
had had their New Years celebra
tion.n
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1908-01-09
PLEDGES FORTUNE FOR BANK
The Guarantee Of a Joplin ri.
nanCiaI Institution

Joplin, Mo-, ian BY observing
an ancient aud unrepeaed law,
Thomas W. Cunningham, preei ient
OF the Cunningham National bank, u
new Joplin financial insti.ution, has
pledged all his real aud Iersonsl
property to secure the payment Of
all deposits.
The almost forgotten statute pro
vides that atlidsvi; made by bank.
er and delivered inso the keeping OF
city clerk becomes binding and
irrevocable MIR. Cunningham has
,.iii.it.sit THAT itr-yiil con.
vert his property into cash II need
be.
The new bank began operations
Thursday and the Bank OF Joplin
was absorbed The new institution
has a capital OF 100000 The
Bank OF Joplin was capitalized at
only $1,000, but had deposits
amounting to almost a mllliCn dol
lars.
All persons connected with the new
hank, with the exception Of Mr. Gun,
ningham and his vice president, Joe
T. Livingston, are women, the force
numbering about twelve.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1908-01-09
Real Estate Transfers..
WARRANTY DEEDS

W. II. Hupp 80 A H Black lots 6 &
Z blk = Atkison Park add Butler 81 8
Charlotte Morgan to G W Rifle
tract sec % Mt Pleasant $500.
Peter Feraris TO Arthur Duvsll
240 q sec "a Mound $4,000.
J. n. Kline TO A Fl Black lots 5 sc
blk l Atkison Park add Butler 1856
FIR Allen tn Lydia A Whitaker
tract sec 33 Deer Creek s475.
St Clair Powell to A Elgin so a
sec 26 Mound So,
Urish Aver TO Jno d Moore I sec
Al Usage SIS.
Ruben Graham to DIN Stone pit
lot 205 9TH add Rich Hill $3.50.
AN Clark to Fred R Linton 40 a
sec 30 Summit $1,000,
Clark Epperson TO " H Patchin
240 a sec % West Boone $4,000.
Mary C. Midkiff to J " Evans pit
lot 4 blk 20 Rockville 5000.
II d Train TO II P rharp 200 a sec
80 Charlotte $500.
QUIT CLAIM DEEDS.
&c Clark to E r Power ct al pit lot
2 blk II Butler 800.
Arthur Buvaii so Mary feraris 240
a sec "a Mound Sl,--.---
ii J Blair to o VI Anderson lot IL
blk 40 / add Rich Hin $40,
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1908-01-09
Woman SWims in Ocean.

New York, dan. 3 Glad in a thin
bathing suit, Miss Helen Wilcox OF
Eltingville, Staten I-l.nd, last night
took swim in the ocean near her
heme. She remained In the water
for five minutes, altho the tempera-
ture registered 2 degrees below
freezing. The bath was taken on a
wager.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1908-01-09
Public Sale.

| will offer for sale at public auc-
ton at my residence, 10 miles north
east OF Butler on the farm known as
the Ashby Hamilton farm, or ) miles
northwest Of Spruce aud IL miles
south OF Culver on
Wednesday, Jan. 10, 1908,
the following described property:
4 Head of Horses: Consisting OF l
team OF matched black geldings
weight 1900 pounds, sound; l three
year old gelding, l yearling colt
coming two years.
so Head OF Cattle: I good mich
cows two OF which are fresh with
calves at side, three giving milk, two
to be fresh soon; ID coming two
year-old heiiers, Is coming two year
old steers, 8 steer calves. 4 heller
calves, l thoroughbred Hereford
bull.
good brood sows.
Farm Implements: Farm wagon,
top buggy, 7-ioot Deering binder
mower, feed grinder, broadcast seed
, er, John Deere Gang pillow, tanning
mill, new hand corn shelter, set Wagon
springs, dipping tank, 2 sets double
work harness. About IS posts.
Hay and Grain: 1000 bushels o
corn In crib, % bushel Reeds Early
Dent seed corn, IA tons baled timothy
hay, 8 tons loose hay, 100 bushels
seed oats, l stack straw.
l barrel good cider vinegar.
Household and kitchen iurnitur
and many other articles too numer
GUS to mention.
Lete will serve lunch.
Sale begins at $50 o'clock A. NJ.
Terms:-On all sums OF $1,000 an,
under cash In hand, over $1,000
credit Of II months will be given Of
note with approved security drawinl
6per cent. interest from date, 4 pc
cent discount far cash. Nopropert
to be removed until terms OF sale ar
complied with. FRANK GREEN,
Col. Ben Harrison, Auctioneer,
C. F. Norton, Clerk. IT.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1908-01-09
Notice.

Notice Is hereby given that letters tesla
mentary upon the estate of NJ. IL. Weleh, de-
ceased, have been granted to the undersigned,
by the Bates County Probate Court, in Bates
County, Missouri, bearing date the 26.h day of
December, 1907
All persons having claims against said estate
are required to exhibit them to me for allow
ance, within one year from the date of said let
tiers, or they may be precluded from any benefit
OF such estate; and II said claims be not exhi-
bited within two years from the date of the
publication of this notice, they will be forever
barred W. s.JAMES.
lott Executor.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1908-01-09
THE RURAL ROUTE REPUBLIC

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The Times and The Repub-
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The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1908-01-09
Without Any Exception.

The Fredericktown Democrat News
wishes all OF It's readers, those who
borrow the paper every week as well
as those who pay for II, q Merry
Christmas and Happy New Year.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1908-01-09
Notice.

Notice Is hereby given, that letters of admin.
istration upon the estate Of ferdinand schmidt,
deceased, have been granted 10 the undersign-
ed, by the Bates County probateCourt,l In Bates
County, Missouri, bearing date the 2lst day
of December. 1907.
All persons having claims against said estate
are required to exhibit them to me for allow
ance, within one year from the date of said let
ters or they may be precluded from any bene-
1T of such estate; anu If said claims be not
exhibited within two years from the date Of
the publication OF this-rotfrr. they win be ror
ever barred. WM. SCHAPELER,
l0-it Administrators.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1908-01-09
A BATTLING GOOD OFFER!
The Best Yet!

We are now in a position to offer
the Rural Route REPUBLIC 1.-THE
new mail edition OF the st. Louis
REPUBLIC) and TIE BUTLER
WEEKLY TINES Tor one year for
$3.50.
This Offer ia open to all subscribers
who have paid for THE TINES for
one year IN advance from date, and
new cash subscribers. Ia other wordI
ifyour subscription is paid Tor ole
year Ia advance, give us 81 so and
we will order the DAILY REPUBLIC
for you. Or il you are, not a sub
scriber remit 50 so and We will have
the Daily REPUBLIC mailed to your
address for one year, and also send
you THE BUTLER TIMES az we'll.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1908-01-09
REGULAR ThlnQ.

Foote Lighte-l see in some Wen
nese schools a photograph which re-
peats speeches as recited by eminent
actors has been introduced In order
to teach the pupils defamation
Yonkers Statesman.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1908-01-09

Thomas N. Johnson, OF 0sceols,
has picked out ten poems which be
says are the noblest In the English
language, but the Springfield Leader
demurs that he is giving the plain
people a "bum steer" Says the
Leader; He flstters the vanity OF
the "intelectusls" By making a list
Of poemsithst are angels food. The
lest man who read Millions "Comus"
because he liked it, was killed by
Georgia crackers.st the first battle
Bulls Run. The men who have gone
crazy from .trying to understand
Emerson's "Brahma" are now cost
ing the scitizens OF New England
clearing house checks that they can
III afford to send to the treasurer OF
the foolish house. Placing Shelley's
"Aymn to Intellectual Beauty" on
the list was nothing but a fox at
tempt to stand In with the young
lady teachers. a piece Of Platonic al
lection for a bunch OF good lockers,
A list OF the ten greatest poems In
the English language should be made
up something Ike this; John Hays
"l.ittle Breeches," or "Jim Bluds,"
"My Name ia Norval, ""Joe Bowers, "
"The Boy Stood on the Burning
Deck y "rhe Blue and the Gray, a
Am Dying Egypt, Dying" III !
Should Die Tonight" Lines on Re-
ceceiving a Registered Letter From
My Aunt" THE Charge OF the Light
Brigade" "Little Drops of Water.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1908-01-09

Eva-How queer of Ethel! Every
time she glances at her old beau's
watch she starts to cry. | wonder
why?
Edna-Oh, there is another woman
In the case.-Chicago Daily News.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1908-01-09
As They Pass.

Gerte-He says we are so alike he
took us for sisters.
Winnie-Just like him! He owes
me a drudge.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1908-01-09
A Matter OF Economy

But what earthly use is it to dis.
cover the North Pole. can't see"
TT will save future expeditions.
Royal Magazine.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1908-01-09

The licen-e o, both dramshops In
Panama, Mo, ran out Saturday
night. AS they cannot be renewed,
this susn will probably be dry for at
least four years.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1908-01-09

The residence Of 5. 5. Dunn, at
Walker, was destroyed by fire last
week. The building was insured for
about halt its value.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1908-01-09

John IL. Shirky OF the Rockingham
country missed one OF his hogs four
or five We, ks ago and after diligent
search concluded that the animal
had either strayed away from home
or WAS dead. A few days ago the
hog was discovered under the floor
OF she barn and was rescued. The
animal was emaciated and weak, but
hungry and ate rsvenously when it
was led. Mr.. Shirky says that In tie
four weeks or more shat il was under
she barn It had neither food nor
drink and that 1t was seventy five
pounds lighter than hogs OF the
same age which he Was feeding Elk.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1908-01-09

The fact that person who has
made hundreds of thousand dollars
buying Atchiscn county land Is will
inv to pay $50 per acre Tor lake In
dicates a faith amply demonstrated
by experience, d. Rankin paid this
price Tor Manning Lake and will
drain of the water and reveal land
thu, will produce seventy-tive bush.
els OF corn t. the acre Elk.
Robbers broke into til" bank 1T
Raymore, and gat away with "A bag
-ev-n- shonsuntf ppnntes,
They blew the three outer doors OFF
the vault but di1 rot force the Inner
door, behind which Was three thous,
and dollars.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1908-01-09

me a grudg
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1908-05-15
Poetry Won Bandits Heart,

Prof Bliss Perry tells story to Ii
lustrate the advantages of literary
wisdom. A friend, he says, was trav-
cling in French mountains when on a
lonely road he was stopped by high
waymcn his life threatened, and his
valuables demanded. His literary in
st acts were to the fore, even in his
extremity. and half unconsciously he
burst forth with an appropriate coup
let, quoted from some obscure French
poet
"Holl!" cried the leader of the high.
waymen. MY comrades, this gentle
man is acquainted with the works of
our friend, NJ. SoandSo! He is, then
our brother"
The purse was returned, courtesies
extended, and the traveller and three
bandits adjourned to an inn near by
and spent a pleasant evening"
ton Herald.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1908-05-15
TEC MUCH FOR MAIDS NERVES..
n Nv Girl Felt Herself Unequal to
Elaborate Ceremony.

II Youns wife was perhaps the
I $ puuctilious housekeeper in the
{ .t=r city. She fairly lived for the
imitation of dust particles, and her
Il! on maids knew degree Of disci.
! - more rigid than that of Gen
! r One day her waitress de,
J !, an exceedingly common occur.
in even flawless establish.
y new maid came to take her
He After an elaborate inquisition.
I NOW servant was engaged on pro
,. The young wife explained:
E.e &c tGe dining room with me.
! Ain have rehearsal want to
III spread the table for dinner
i l.. Now so into the pantry
%cu will find my table china on
shelves. My forks are all
! ! and | shall sit here. Now you
of course with blank plates
having oyster cocktails. soup
AZ entree, a roast, salad. ices and
CT r."
new maid groped through the
" -eTe.uCny, and the foodlcss faas.
ID amid silence. Finally the
- wsilipered:
US ! am going cou.dn'. dc
i..- e,e.y night" She fed.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1908-05-15
The American in Canada.

The American farmer is 4 pract.ca,
man; there is no clevere--headed citi-
gen in the world. and moreover he is
frankly honest. When he finds In
Canada system of juris; prudence un,
der which law Is everywhere respect
I'd. when he learns that Canada has
never seen a lynchIng, that Canadian
history tells of no Indian wars, he is
very willing to acknowledge that
there is little here he would wish to
change. The fact Is that in his gen
eral views and attitude toward life
no one is more like Canadian than
an American. The fact that they are
subjected to similar environment and
to the same broad sweeping continen-
tai forces readily explains how by
merely crossing north or south an
imaginary boundary line Canadian
am American alike pass from one citi-
zeuship to another with far less fric
ton than an Engiishman can be trans
planted to either american or Cana
dian sCil.-Atlantic Monthly.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1908-05-15
Story of trvino.

ll~,ns memories continue to spring
up. Lionel Barrymore played on the
stage with Sir Henry the night of his
death and he told of the last moments
Of England's greatest actor as fol-
lows.
81 noticed" said the actor, that
the little child who played Godfrey
that night had too much red on his
cheeks, and | said to myself that as
soon as the curtain fell on the act
| would speak to the child about it.
was crossing the stage to overtake
'le little one and make the correction
in his makeup when l heard Irving,
who was walking in before me, say,
Leo you've got too much red on your
face That was As minutes before he
o.e:thed his last, and as l afterward
learned from the doctors, he was liter
ally dying all tt rough the perform
anCe."
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1908-05-15
French Married Life.

The high average of reasonably
happy marriages in France where
marriage is mostly a family arrange.
ment, is not so inexplicable as we
might think. One thing, we suppose,
the foreigner will never be able to ex.
plain. and that is how the French girl
passes from her obscure and untried
existence before marriage to the wis.
dom and selt-possession Of the young
French married woman, who seems to
WELD the experience of all the ages.
The adaptability of French women is
beyond praise. as it is beyond expla.
natioS.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1908-05-15
"Jayhawkers Of '4s" in its May num-

"Jayhawkers Of '49" in its May num-
ber. The "Jayhawkers' discovered
and gave Death Valley its name. The
story will be written by John B. Col
ton, one Of the survivors who is now 10
years old. He was the youngest men,
ber of the party, being IS years old at
the time.
April 5, lS49, the party, consisting
OF f36members, organized at Galesburg,
Illinois, under the name of ''Jayhawk-
ers, and started to the gold fields OF
California. They were on foot the last
% days of the trip, having abandoned
their wagons and butcheIed their oxen
for food.
There are four survivors, one a
woman Of "a years, who carried a
child upon her back and kept in line
while strong men fell dead or went in
sane upon the trail.
All of the story will Abe told for the
first time, the humorous as well as the
pathetic. Publishers have sought it
for so years, but the survivors have
now deemed it fit and proper to give it
to the Death Valley Magazine.
No pioneer or flower OF American
history can afford to'miss it.
The subscription-pr OF the maga-
zine, is 81 a year. Every issue con-
tains stories and pictures OF the desert
worth the price.
The publishers are also giving five
shares of stock in the aDeath Valley
Quartz 4 Placer Mining Company as
, uranium. The stock is of the par
value of 81 per share. Rush your or
ders or write for particulars.
Death Valley Publishing Co.
Rhyolite, Nevada.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1908-05-15
Earliest. kno,yu Trousers,

was carefully protected from the SUI
by various wralpines. it was sul
licient for the rest OF the body to wear
a thin WOODEN or linen garment bound
at the hips with a grdie or shawl
over which sometimes another gar
ment was ricturesquely draped. In
Babylonia. and Assyr!a also, head and
foot coverings were subject to fashion
but the long c!osetitting garment for
tunately never went OCT of style
Trousers-the unaesthetical invention
Of the Medes-are first found on the
tury, B. G., which was eXcavated in
ASsyria
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1908-05-15
iHAT RARE ANIMAL, MAN,
Seldom Caught Before 8 O'Clock In
London, Never in Day Time.

Time was when London was one M
The capitals where man could be dis
cerned with the naked eye in the day.
time; but now he is almost invisible
except at certain favored spots in the
city and few eclectic clubs at Pail
Mall.
There was a period considerably
later than the stone age, when this
interesting but rare creature was To
lie observed, feeding quite tamely, at
literary ant political breakfasts. Later
on, he was still to be eutired by fair
land to lunch parties, and was some
times found lowering near the tea.
table CT some beautiful and expert
tar = between five and seven.
Ea- with The new century this rare
creatures habits have altered most
conl leteiy, for he is seldom to be
caught before eight p. m. on week
days, and has habit, moreover, of
retiring to remote haunts and OBJ
scure thickets from Friday night till
Monday afternoon.
1t has been observed that the
younger and best bred specimens ex-
Eibit curious dislike both to the
immature and elderly females of their
Kind. but have been known to show
marked animation when enticed by a
young and comely matron. and will, on
these occasions, approach without
fear. and even feed out of her hand
London Sketch.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1908-05-15
- = TO MAKE THE SACRIFICE
t len of lob or Mustache and tbs
Latter Went

: :aa1 whOse chief claim to good
- vas a luxurious brown mus
n't long ago applied for a place
'ari sale dry goods house He
a.. -r.! commended and the man
l. VS. wiling to employ him.
'l'g-sra settling the matter, how
e. 81, said the manager. Il wish tc
VI; 'eW words on a very persona
S alect. . refer to your muslachc |,
, = accc,r this position you will have
rCeu that shaved off. One of your
-' dGtios will be to dictate letters
{ Il stonographers claim that a heavy
l+5a ache Ike yours prevents clea!
: - and that the difficulty in under
; .i"g is responsible for their ma
many mistakes. Once before q
! with mustache like yours hel
; joO. Upon the united request o.
I st@ncg:aphers he had to cut it off
! ..sk you to do the same thing
tHe man eyed his crowning glory
= @,;ully, but as he needed the iol
v Sc than he did tie mustache he be
WCrk the next day with smoot.
t..-e.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1908-05-15
VIE as a Companion.

\ distinguished author says that :
v man who cannot read or write. b.;
V ma..es her home and husba nd
tY.. Portable, is a far better wife than
1iIl who can speak six language
an does not know how to cook a
'.Guer and keep mouse clean, say
q writer Unless a brides brains ar,
tGrnei to domestic account they are O!
Y = Iittlc rracli"al use to a husband
TIE fact iiat she Is a brilliant INV
"i9n and I mistress Of French an.
Italian is poor rolsoiat!on for burn
ouoIs and muddy conee. Talent. Hk,
charity. should gin at home. an.
H. woman can be called clever wht
does not use her wits first towar.
achieving home comfort and skill, y
hon ekeepirg. At the same time
know many bride who is ignoran
of book learning shaky in he.
spelling an shocking housewife
too, After all. to b. clever and tr
ca .ivate Gnr's mind-without nesiect
irg cookery and the domestic arts
makes wife more charming com
pgaiUn to her husband.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1908-05-15
THE WORLDS BEST CLIMATE

is not entirely free from disease. on
the high elevations fcvers prevail,
while on the lower levels malaria is
encountered to IA greater or less eX
tent, according to the altitude. To
overcome climate affections lassitude,
malaria, jaundice, biliousness, fever
and ague, and general debility, the
most effective remedy is Electric Bit
tiers, the great Alternative and blood
purifier: the antidote for every form
OF bodily weakness, nervousness, and
insomnia. Sold under guarantee by
the Julesburg Drug Company. Price
80 cents.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1908-05-15
Countess Danctr for a Uivino,

great sensauL has been creac-
ed throughout Sweden by the ap-
pearance on the stage as a dancer
in national costume of the little
Countess Won Nordenfelt, who Is only
12 years old, and whose family,
through continued misfortune, has
fallen into evil ways. According to
a German newspaper the little titled
dancer will before long appear at
German, French and English thea
sers. She is receiving the magnifi-
cent salary of $3.50 week.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1908-05-15
ChiIdren's EaXorite lows.

A hundred and thirty-two school.
boys of Paris and 72 girls were invited
to describe their preferences In the
way of toys. Among the former 81
voted for railway train, % for tin
soldiers, ten for steam engines, nine
for building bricks and eight each fer
toy typewriters and mechanical horses
Forty girls-a solid majority-de
clared without hesitation that doll
was superior to any other implement
of recreation. The super.child seems.
happily. long way Off
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1908-05-15
Concrete Liohthouae.

By the use of concrete a tall light
house was constructed In short pc
riod of time at the Point de la Coubre.
at the mouth of the Gironde river, in
France. The building is 225 feet high
and about 35 feet in diameter at the
base. 1t was finished in nine months
after the beginning of the work, and
cost 100000. The haste was due tc
the fact that the sea threatened to
wash away the old structure.