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The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1908-08-20
Order OF Publication.
STATE OF MISSOURI, }

County OF Bates.
In the Circuit Court Of Bates County, Missouri,
In Vacation June 30th, 1905
The State OF Missouri Is the relation and to
the use ofw r. Bell, Ex-Omcio Collector Of
the Revenue OF Bates County In the state Of
Missouri, and Of Drainage District No. One
Bates Co., Mo plaintiff, VS.. Benjamlne II q.
Kinds, defendant.
Arizona republican., 1908-05-16

cepting advertising in payment for transportation. It raises generally the question whether under the Hep burn law, II ls necessary for a rail- road company to collect it's passenger rates in money. The position of the government is that the effect of the law is to require the railroad com pany to publish its schedules in which the rates are stated in money. and that nothing else can be accepted in payment for the charges as stated in the schedules.
 The railroad company claims that it may accept from passengers not only money but anything else at the valu- ati0n which it sees fit to place upon it.
 Another feature of the case is that the transportation is issued under a yearly contract. and there is no pro vision Tn the contract as to the time when the advertising is to be insert ed in the periodical. The govern ment claims that this renders the standard by which the charges are measured absolutely indefinite and uncertain.
 The case is a test case brought on a state of facts which is typical of arrangements which the govern mcnt believes to exist between all of the great railroads of the country and numerous publications.
 For the government the case will
Arizona republican., 1908-05-16
JOHNSON TOO FREE
 WITH A DEADLY WEAPON
The Jury Yesterday Found the GiIa
 Bend Shooter Guilty.

The case of William Johnson, in dicted for assault with intent to com init murder, was tried in district court yesterday. The hearing of the evil dence occupied all of the forenoon and the case was submitted to the jury. Late in the afternoon a com promise verdict was returned, finding Johnson guilty of assault with dead ly weapon and recommending him to the mercy of the court
 The crime for which Johnson is to be punished was the shooting of a Mexican at Gila Bend a couple of months ago. The brother of Johnson was running a saloon at Gila Bend. Late one night several Mexican rail- road laborers were in the saloon and when the proprietor got ready to close they demurred against going out as long as they had money with which to buy liquor. The proprietor undertook to put them out by force and was not making much headway when Johnson entered by a rear door and at once began shooting without any sort of discrimination. The man he shot was leaning peacefully against the bar. He lieiA Nelhtl llO par III lliG lIOublt- Ilt was wounded in such a manner that it was thought that it would be inn possible for him to survive but he has long since recovered from his injur- ies. Johnson probably had no inten- ton of committing a homicide. He was from Texas and thought the time to burn powder was ripe.
 The trial of Quong Yu was begun in the afternoon. Quong Yu is the Chinaman who was indicted for com plicity with Arvisa in the burglary of the New York store. He was a mer- chant and it is said that the greater part of his stock for some time had consisted of the goods that Arvisa had brought him as the results of his bur glaries. It is charged that QuOng Yu has more than a fence" or a receiver of stolen goods but that on the night of the arrest of Arvisa, caught in the act of burglary Quong Yu was sitting in the alley in a wagon in which the stolen goods were to be carried away.
 The case of C. Garcia, indicted for an assault upon c. D. Amos with in- tent to commit murder was reset for trial on May 20.
 In the case of D. H. Burtis against H. N. Cox on a contract the jury had returned a sealed verdict for s490 in favor of the plaintiff.
Arizona republican., 1908-05-16

be presented by Mir Sims. United States attorney MT. Wilkinson. spe- cial assistant United States attorney. and L. A. Shaver, solicitor for the interstate commerce commission. The Monon will be represented by Messrs. E. c. Field, G. w. Kretzinger and H. R. Kurrie
Arizona republican., 1908-05-16

It is CrystaIIized Cactus Candy, That makes the worId seem bright. Then keep a box handy Of CrystaIlized Canoy To keep you feeling right. And if there is a girl expecting That you will call tonight,
 If you want kiss that
 Is brim full of bliss, get A package of Crystallized Candy
 At Donofrios'
Arizona republican., 1908-05-16
ADVERTISING CONTRACTS
 UNDER THE RATE LAW

Chicago. May 15-The suit brought
 by the government against the Monon route came up for argument before Judge KChlSaat in the United States circuit court on Monday and an early decision is expected. The suit is petition filed by the government to eujoin the Monon route from ac-
Arizona republican., 1908-05-16

LADIES SWISS EMBROIDERY TURNOVER COLLARS, eyclet em- broidcry. worth 25c. Special this day ........ ............. loo each
Arizona republican., 1908-05-16
JUNE coNTeIsgT0R.s

,ass,sN yssTos ERepeRteS H SrnFi W.h.F2ASER GARTER ooosLoE FAkasf k.JohhSCs SS-k uLsnss RUPERT HuoHE5 STEEL v llLiHttS EO1stn s.sss, RALPS Q. RzIrsE N-SfFA S'UbOanoai '"S"s'NN-A
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-08-11

sional conventions, for the nominaS
tion OF eight congressman, and to the
county and local conventions More
than usual importance attaches 70 the
election OF the full house and half
the senate, because 4 United States
senator's is TO be chosen this year In
also every county in the state two
factions are conteSting for control In
both parties In the Republican party
there is a contest on between the
Lincoln Roosevelt League and the
regular organization with both wings
expressing the confidence that they
have the majority in the legislature,
The democrats are in a similar pc.
sition They have regular organi.
zation known as the McNab faction
and adherents Of ex-congressman
Bell who routed McNab at Fresno
In addition TO the tickets OF the
great parties, there are in the field
those OF the Independence League
and the Union Labor ticket.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-08-11
The United States win Send a
Representative
WILL MEET IN GERMANY
Official Recognition is Given to the
Remarkable New Universal Lam
guage by the War Department
Congress to be Held in Dresden.

WASHINGTON. Aug, lo.-Espe
ranto has been recognized officially
by the United States government in
the recent appointment OF Major
Paul F, Straub OF the Army Medical
Corps. to represent this country in
the Fourth International Esperanto
Congress to be held at Dresden, Ger
many, August 1923, 1908 Belgium
was the first nation to give its official
recognition to this remarkable Ian.
guage by sending Lieutenant Cardi-
nal to the third congress, held at
Cambridge, England, last August
The War Department library was
the first institution in Washington to
recognize the value OF Esperanto as
an auxiliary language and it began
the accumulation Of Esperanto litera-
ture in January, 1906 The Washing.
ton Esperanto ociety was organized
in the Spring of 1907. its presidents
thus far have been James W. Cheney,
librarian OF the War Department,
and Charles w. Stewart, superintend-
ent OF navy war records.
Esperanto has taken firm root
throughout the world. This is indi-
Gated by the number OF groups form.
ed in various countries and the ii.
versity OF their scope and compost
ton. By its advocates Esperanto 4
destined to become one OF the most
factors OF the worlds pro-
gress. AT the end OF December, 1907,
the total number OF Esperanto schools
and societies throughout the world
was 753 At the present time the
total is practically 1000. A proof of
the progress OF the Esperanto move
ment is the appearance OF the new
gazettes, most Of them
an increase OF Is over the
in December, 1907.
In Bohemia, the Postmaster Gener-
al has authorized the use of Esper-
anto in kilograms on equal footing
with European modern languages. In
Japan, Count Hayashi, minister of
foreign affairs, has accepted the
honorary president OF the Japanese
Esperanto Association and in a
public letter has recommended that
MS countrymen take up Esperanto
which he called the gospel Of the
world.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-08-11
BROWN MEET Blue
Continued from page y

Febiger, U. S. A., commands the left
commanded by Captain Lansing, u.
wing, and the mountain battery is
S. A. Wagon trains are located a
mile in the rear, which is the base.
Cavalry occupies the lines Of COM
naunication, backed by raipd-hre gun
detachments from the Fourth U, s.
Artillery. The Blue brigade is made
up of the third battalion of the Sec
end U. S. Infantry, the Fourth Ore
gon, the Second Washington, the
Sixth U. S. Infantry, two batteries
Fourth U. S Field Artillery, two
troops Fourteenth Cavalry, and hos
pital, signal and engineer corps de-
tachments. AS soon as the battle
now under progress has been com
pleted hostilities will be suspended
during general discussion by Off
GERS of the tactical points involved.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-08-11

margin OF their official record by the
significant word "factum."
On Dec. 15, 1913, John of Raguba
offered the council selection Of pol.
sons and declared himself ready to re.
move any person whom they deemed
Objectionable out Of the way. He
calmly stated his terms, which for the
first successful case were to be pen.
sion Of 1900 ducats a year. to be In
creased on the execution of further
services.
The presidents Guolando Duoda and
Pietro Guiarni placed this matter be-
fore the council on Jan. 4, 1914, and
ON division 1t was resolved to accept
this patriotic offer and to experiment
first on the Emperor Maximilian. John
who had evidently reduced poisoning
to fine art. submitted afterward a
regular graduated tariff to the council.
The highest fee was for poisoning the
sultan, 500 ducats; for the king Of
Spain. $50 ducats. including the ex-
penses of the journey; for the Duke of
Milan, 60 ducats: for the Marquis OF
Mantua. so ducats; for the pope, $50
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-08-11
A CHINESE DROUGHT.
Tragic Scenes That Come With Z
Long Spell Of Dry Weather.


In many districts OF China water be
comes very scarce during the summer
months. Some OF the fearful results
Of the drought are described thus BY
the Rev, John MacGowan: "Thc grea'
sun blazes down from an unclouded
sky and drinks up the water that \
cllnging to the roots OF the rice, The
soil now cracks with the ferven heat
and every blade OF rice seems 10 be
making an appeal TO the heartbrokel
farmer for the water that alone viii
enable II 10 live, He Is now at biz
Wits end TO save his crop. for that per.
haps Is the only thing now that lies
between him and poverty and despair
A failure of crop means very likely
that he will have to sell his daughter
or son perhaps or even barter away
his wife II he would keep the home
stead from slipping from his grasp
Some Of the most plteous scenes In the
many tragic ones that east their shad
ows over the home In the experience OF
the Chinese husbandmen can be wit
messed during the summer months
when there has been shortage In the
fall Of rain
"The wells haye become dry. aud the
little ponds have been drained OF every
drop OF water they contained The
.too In 4ha NatI hoa lnat fba ia rL xroap
color that with Its rich sheen tells OF
health and vitality and IL turning into
sickly yellow that means decay and
death. Water must be got now and at
any price. for two or three days more
Of this will see the grain blasted In the
fields. They accordingly dig the ponds
deeper to catch the tlniest rills that
may how into them. and as the work
In the blazing sun might at once drink
these up the work Is carried on during
the midnight hours, so that not drop
Of the precious fluid may be absorbed
by the great thirsty dragon In the sky
"Often these most pathetic endeavors
to save their crops end In tragedy and
death. Men are making supreme ef
fort to avert disaster from their homes,
and In the mad endeavor to gain the
water for themselves the widest pas
sions of the heart are aroused, and
nelghbors will struggle with each 9th
er for the slowly trickllng drops Of
water The solemn air OF night Is
broken With the sounds of conflict. and
the stars looking down from the mid.
night sky see murder committed by
men whose sole and controlling motive
is the preservation of their homes
Chicago News.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-08-11
SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES.
Agricultural College
CORVALLIS, OREGON.

Offers collegiate courses in Agri-
culture, including Agronomy, Horti-
culture, Animal Husbandry, Dairy
Husbandry etc; Forestry; Domestic
Science and Art; Civil, Electrical,
Mechanical and Mining Engineering;
Commerce; Pharmacy
Offers elementary courses in Agri-
culture, Forestry, Domestic Science
and Art, Commerce, and Mechanic
Arts, including forge work. cabinet
making, steam fitting. plumbing, ma
chine work, etc.
Strong faculty, modern equipment;
free tuition; opens September rs.
Illustrated catalogue with full in
formation on application to the
Registrar, free.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-08-11

Regarding Political Outcome Affect,
ing His Candidacy.

FAlRVlEW, Aug. l0,-From the
lips OF number OF callers from var
ious parts Of the country and letters
received Colonel Bryan today heard
gratifying reports regarding the po-
litical outlook as affecting his candi-
dacy.
Altogether he had one Of the bus
lest days since his nomination. In
addition to some travelling men and
visiors, including Representative
Clayton Of Alabama, delegation Of
Of Christian Scientists from various
parts of the country and 800 Epworth
Leaguers to whom he delivered a
brief address. Numbers of the noti-
fcation committee are rapidly coming
in. Tomorrow important conferences
by the democratic managers will be
held in Lincoln. One of these will be
between Chairman Mack and the
members Of the executive committee,
and others between Mack and the
committee appointed to compile the
campaign text book. In the after.
noon it is expected Mack will go out
to Fairview where he and the demo-
cratic nominee will discuss the gen
eral Of the camapign.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-08-11
BIG TREES IN DANGER.
All Efforts to Check Forest Fire Are
Unavailable.

SONORA, Aug. l0-The forest fire
which has been raging has reached
the outhern Grove near the Calaveras
big trees. All efforts to check it have
been unavailing so far. Advices from
the scene are that the big trees are
in no immediate danger owing to the
nature of the ground and the fact that
the underbrush is cut out. The area
Of burned section is now about 30
miles square, but the property loss is
small. The trees are on swampy
ground which makes the fighting cas-
ier than elsewhere. 1t may be set
down that unless unforeseen circnm-
stances arise they will be saved.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-08-11
DUELlNG STORIES.
eirardin's Satisfaction and a Winning
Choice Of Weapons.

eirardin's Satisfaction and Winning
Choice Of Weapons.
NJ. de Girardin. the father Of the
statesman and author. Emile de Girar-
din, on one occasion entered place
where several men were firing at a
target A gentleman present whom
d. de Girardin did not know, hit the
bullseye at every shot Several by
ISLANDERS expressed themselves in very
great admiration of the gentleman's
precision.
"Yes," said De Girardin. "he shoots
remarkably well, but it's quite differ
ent thing to hit man in a duel from
hitting piece of pasteboard."
The marksman overheard the remark
and was offended.
II think you are mistaken. sir" he
said to De Girardin. Il assure you that
Il I had you before me shouldn't miss
you"
NYou can have me when you like, !"
said De Girardin.
"Let 1t be Immediately. then" said
the other.
An attempt was made to patch the
matter up. but neither man would
agree to an amicable settlement. The
seconds were chosen. and the men
went to a locality favorable for the
duel. 1t was decided that they should
fire separately. and it was left to de-
eision by lot which fired first.
The lot fell to the mysterious marks.
man. He fired at NJ. de Girardin and
missed him. De Girardin stood still.
making no sign as if to fire at his an
tagonfst
Come. why don't you shootT asked
his seconds.
why should shoot?' asked De Gi-
Eardin. There is g. reason why
should kill this gentleman. | main
tained that even a crack shot could
easily miss his man at twenty-five
PAGES. This gentleman maintained the
contrary. He must now be convinced
that he Is wrong. owe him no i'll will
for having discovered that"
A better method of meeting a duel
ing challenge was no doubt one which
was employed on a certain occasion
by French statesman against NJ. Vic
tor Noir, an illiterate bully of the press
1n the time of the second empire. The
statesman received from Noir, for no
real reason whatever, a challenge to
fight duel.
Eoir was densely ignorant man.
and nearly every word in the challenge
was misspelt. The statesman respond.
ed with the following letter:
Dear sir-You have called me out with
cut any good reason. ! have therefore
the choice Of weapons. choose the
spelling book, and you are dead man.
The duel was never fought.-London
it-Bits.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-08-11
The Ring Finger.

To the question often asked why the
marriage ring should be placed on the
left hand many answers are given.
Some say because the left hand is
much less used than the right, and
therefore the ring is less liable to get
broken In the British Apollo Of 17SS
it is stated that for the same reason
the fourth finger was chosen, which is
not only less used than either of the
rest. but is more capable of preserv-
ing ring from bruises, having this
one quality peculiar to itself-that II
cannot be extended but in company
with some other finger. whereas the
rest may be singly stretched out to
their full length and straightness.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-08-11

A class Of boys averaging about
twelve years Of age had been exam
ined In geography. which had been pre-
ceded the day before by grammar.
Among the questions ID the geography
paper was the following:
Name the zones"
One promising youth Of eleven years
wrote this answer:
There are two zones, masculine and
feminine. The masculine is either
temperate or Incorporate; the femi-
nine is either torrid or frigid."-New
York Sun.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-08-11
Noltaire,s Church.

Voltaire at no time claimed TO be an
atheist In the generally accepted sense
Of that term. So far as can be learned
from his own utterances and those Of
his contemporaries he was deist,
believer In God. but not In revelation"
save as the revelation comes through
Gods visible creation. Voltaire built
a church in Ferney. Switzerland. above
the door of which he had inscribed the
words. Erected to God by Vcltalre."-
New York American
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-08-11
L0NDoN'S SAFETY VALVE.
Trafalgar Square, Where Agitators
aBIow OF Steam"

Trafalgar Square, Where Aoitators
"BIow OF Steam"
There is perhaps no other great city
where the measure Of free speech
which is accorded to agitators Of all
kinds is larger than II is In London II
Is the practice there to give anybody
and every body chance to spout away
to his hearts content in certain well
recognized places of rendezvous, such
as the spacious Trafalgar square, and
especially the far more spacious ex-
panse of field or common In that por-
ton Of Hyde park where the IRE
formers tree" stands and where there
Is room not only for thousands and
tens Of thousands. but even hundreds
Of thousands.
Ordinarily In favorable weather on
almost any fine afternoon or in the
early part of the evening little meet
ings are going on there, each having
piece Of ground allotted to It by the
police, but on a Sunday, from early In
the morning until well into the night.
these assemblages are very numerous
and In full blast. Twenty, thirty, forty,
even more, have seen in operation at
the same time. the speakers, men and
women, harangulng to groups or to
big crowds on every theme imaginable
religion. spiritualism, politics. the
tariff, woman's rights, astroIogy. Pc
nology. the faith cure, bad literature.
theosophy. socialism, anarchy, govern
mental abuses. the abolition of the
house of lords, home rule. local re.
forms and the vices Of the aristocracy.
while the red flag was as likely to be
as conspicuous as any other emblem
on the poles that are stuck In the
ground or on the folding platforms
which are rolled In on wheels. The
whole practice has long been regarded
by many Englishmen as an excellent
means Of letting the people blow Off
their steam. "-Philadelphia Bulletin.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-08-11

WASHINGTON Aug. l0.-With
interest aroused by Count Zeppelin
airshlp fight several days ago and the
tests now being held at Fort Myer.
the Smithsonian Institute is being
deluded with requests for the works
on aero.dynamies, by Professor s, +.
Langley
To meet these demands the insti.
tuition has prepared a booklet con.
tanning four of the principal papers
written by Professor Langley. on his
flying machine. The Stories oi Ex,
perimcnts in Experimental flights"
THE Langley Aerodrome," "The
Great Flying Creature" and expert.
ments with the Langley Aerdrome, -
in which Professor Langley gives his
version OF the last attempt 10 hy his
airship which ended disastrously
Professor Langley was probably
the pioner instigator aud experiment
ter with machines heavier than. air,
that were supported in flight only by
their own mechanical energy. He dc.
signed and built several small mod.
els and a quarter size model OF lar.
ger carrying machine which
made successful flights Of over half
minute each, keeping in the air as
long as fuel lasted, The first OF these
flights was made in May. 1896, over
Il years ago. The small aerodromes,
two driven by steam and the third by
gasoline engines, arc on exhibition in
the United States museum
The latter large machine bull, not
long before Professor Langley's
death, has never been fully tested. a
break occurring in the launching ap-
paratus at each Of the two trials in
1908
The underlying principle OF Pro.
iessor Langley's experiments work
ed out through his scientific study is
expressed in one Of the papers pub.
lished originally in 1897:
What is popularity known as Fly.
ing Machine Is literally a machine
without gas to support 1t, in no way
a balloon and which It's
inventor has called the acrodrome
The aerodrome (from words signify.
ing air runner) is then the name Civ
en- to this apparatus by Mr. Langley
to indicate the principle OF It's action
which in no way resembled that OF
balloon that floats because il is lighter
than air, while the aerodrome is
o[ times heavier than air :"
Although some Of Mr. Langley's
models had flown short distances be-
fore, he preferred to consider the
flight Of May 6, 1896, over Il years
ago, referred to above as the first
really successful one. DR.. Alexander
Graham Bell, Mr. Frank G. Carpen-
ter, and others, were witnesses on
his occasion The model repeatedly
lew a distance estimated by DR.. Bell
1t about 5000 feet or more than half
nile.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-08-11
Mixed.

The following appeared in an Irish
newspaper:
Whereas, John Hall has fraudulent
ly taken away several articles Of wear
ing apparel without my knowledge,
this Is therefore to inform him that
If he does not forthwith return the
same his name shall be made public"
London Tattler.