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The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1908-05-07
Bitten by a Snake.

S. B. England, residing south OF
town, was blsten by a snake last Fri
day morning. He Went 30 the barn,
and after feeding his horses reached
toa box for a curry comb and
Feeling something sting him he
quickly removed bis hand and was
surprised TO see snake about three
'eet long with It's isngs set in the
fl ,sh just back OF his thumb. Ii re.
quired another hard jerk before II
released its hold and was thrown out
at the barn door. Mr.. highlands
hand soon became slightly swollen
and panied him some, but not en-
ough 80 cause alarm. The wound
healed IN lew days. The snake was
killed by Mr.. England, and those
who viewed is remains declare it
was OF the moccasin species. This
snake Is poisonous at certain sea.
son OF she year Metz Times.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1908-05-07
CA9ToRIA.
p..,,.h. 1Ihe Kind You Have Always Bought
' g.; : ''' ,,;;':;z;::;:;:! K: '''''

at Ia not often" said General F.
d. Grant at a dinner in New York,
"thst man can perform at the
same time q swindle and an act OF
patriotism. Yet this happened dur
ing the war. A New York sharper
then conducted q swindle at which
even Washington would have smiled
approvingly. 1t was at the time
when we stood in the greatest need
OF soldiers. This man inserted In the
papers everywhere an advertisement
that read as follows: "Notice-For
one dollar l will give any person
positive Information whereby he may
avoid the conscription.' Replies
came at the rate Of 600 a day, and
dollars accompanied them. Then an
enraged dupe took the advertiser to
court, where the entire transaction
was periodically declared to be
legal"
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1908-05-07
To Curb Its Corporations.

Guthrie, Okla, May "A bill Gre
ating a joint Interstate corporation
commission for the states OF Okla.
homa and Texas was introduced In
the senate by Senator Henry S.
Johnston OF Perry. The representa-.
lives OF the public service corpora.
tions were surprised when they read
1t. The bill embodies suggestions
discussed by the corporation com
missions OF the two states when the
Oklahoma commission was lately In
Texas. The bill provides that this
Joint commission shall fix rates
tariffs, and prevent abuses and ex
tortions by railroad, pipe line, car
express, telephone or telegraph com
panies engaged In interstate bushes,
In the two states.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1908-05-07
A lap Cruiser Goes Down.

Toxic, May Admiral Yoshi-
matsu, commander OF she training
squadron, reports that an explosion
occurred In the stern magazine ofthe
cruiser Matsushlms, while anchoring
at Makang, u harbor OF the Pesca,
does Islands.
The Matsushima Immediately sank
until only the bridge was visible.
Efforts at rescue by boats from the
cruisers Hashidate and Itsukushims
continued until 0 O'Clock in the morn
Ing, saving the lives OF al men, In
Guiding some officers. The majority
OF the officers were not saved, and at
the time OF the admlrsPs report the
cadets saved numbered fi'ty.eight
out OF a complement OF 300
The sons OF Baron Chinda, vice.
minister OF the foreign office, and OF
Prince Oyams, field marshal, are
among the cadets who, i. is feared,
are lost, in addition to Captains
Name, Yoshmori and Yashiro.
The cause Of the explosion is no,
known.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1908-05-07

Congressman Shackleiord, OF Mis-
souri,, asked some leading questions
In the House about that shortage In
the sub treasury in St. Louis, the
question coming up In opposition to
the bill approved by the Secretary OF
the Treasury for the relief of Thomas
j. Atkins, assistant treasurer OF the
st. Louis sub.treasury. "Mr. Chair.
man," said Shackleiord, 1861. 500
Is a large sum. That amount was
stolen from the United States sub
treasury at st. Louis. Nobody had
any opportunity to take 1t but the
United States officers In charge. This
III oney has been wrung from the PEG,
pie 10y the memorable processes Of
taxation. 1t was the peoples money.
Mr.. Chairman, who got it?"
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1908-05-07
Against Free Use OF Streams

Washington, May THE Presi.
dents suggestion for legislation
authorizing the government to make
charge Tor the Use OF the water OF
streams Tor power purposes was dis
cussed by !he senate committee on
commerce, The matter received con.
sideratlon before the committee In
connection with a bill introduced
authorizing the construction OF a
dam across the James river in Mis-.
souri,. The vote was three In favor
of the proposition to five-against Is.
There was only bare quorum Of
the committee present and the result
can scarcely be accepted as fns
announcement OF the committee 4
policy on the subject.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1908-05-07
A COmmendable Move.

Rurallst
Bates, located In she southwest
portion OF the state, Is one OF the
best agricultural counties In Missouri
or any other state, for shat matter
and her tanners are doing com.
mendable work for corn improve.
ment. A movement Is under way TO
have the farmers OF each OF the "a
townships to raise 800 as premium
Tor the boys corn show, an amount
estimated sufficient to pay the ex.
pense OF the winner for the one week
"short course" at the State Agricul
tural College-this would give she
county "a representatives In tina,
course. Every county In the safe
could proftably emulate this ex,
ample.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1908-05-07
Home Seekers Excursion.

To points In Alabama, ,Arizons,
Arkansas, Colorado, Georgia, Idaho,
Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Next.
co, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska,
Nevada, New Mexico, oklahoma,
Oregon, South Dakota, Tennessee.
Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington,
Wisconsin, Wyoming. On all firss
and third Tuesdays OF each month
at rate OF one and one half fare plus
5000 Tor round trip, Twenty.ons
days from date OF sale.
Second class colonis.s rates so Los
Angeles, San Francisco, Santiago
and other California points $4,000.
To Portland, Oregon; Tacoma, So.
attic and other northeast points
S3l 90, City OF Mexico s3I 30. On
sale March lss so April 30th 1908,
L. {. VANDERvooRT.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1908-05-07
Woman Quits Prison at 79.

Columbus, O, May 4 -Nettie Nc.
Dennis, serving a second term at the
penitentiary, WAS released upon ex =.
piration OF q three-years' sentence for
embezzlement, having been sent up
from Oklahoma at the age OF 76
She was the Oldest woman prisoner
In the penitentlary and was received
June 8, 1906 She served a previous
term OF two years for forgery and
was released December "a, 1900.
She Is strong and hearty despite her
age. She is an American and most
other lie was spent with the Indians.
She will return to her old home near
Tahlequ alb, Ok.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1908-05-07
Kansas Frost Killed Bugs.

Topeka, May 4 Edward Bass, the
fl )rist hired by the state to see that
the statehouse grounds are kept In
good condition In the summer with
flowers and decorative plants, said
that the cold snap OF the morning
was "a blessing"
"While the frost caused setback
to many plants" he said, land pos.
sibly killed some fruit, It did not do
enough to hurt the crops much and
the plants will come out all right.
1t is the fact that the frost killed
millions and millions OF bugs that
damage fruit and plants. That will
help Kansas q whole lot"
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1908-05-07
Shot Into the Charivari Party

Springfield, Mo-, May.-John Pea.
cock, we'll known young farmer liv-
ing near Stafford, this county, was
arrested on a capias from the April
grand jury, charging ielonious as.
sault. Peacock was married two
weeks ago and party OF his friends
surrounded his house at night and
Joined In charlvari. Peacock could
not see any fun In the revelry outside,
and stepping to the door fred into
the crowd. Grover Swanson was
peppered with No. 6 shot. Peacock
furnished bond Tor his appearance at
trial.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1908-05-07
COURT DOUBTS
INFIDELS WORD.
Mississippi Judges Hold Dying
Declaration Invalid IN Law.

Jackson, Miss, Msy.-Becsuse she
victim was an alleged infidel and the
lower court declined so submit evil
dence TO prove she religious unbeliei
OF the deceased, the supreme court
last evening reversed the life sentence
OF W. l.. Campbell, a white man, who
was tried several months ago in she
circuit cour. OF Smith county.
Campbell, according TO the evil.
dence, killed an engineer on log
ging train named Grayson. The lst.
ter made dying declaration, sccus-
ing Campbell.
When this declaration Was sub
mitted by the district attorney, she
defense offered TO show shat Is was
not u valid dying declaration within
she meaning OF the Mississippi stat,
ute, because Grayson was an inhdel
and had no fear OF impending death.
The court declined to admit testi.
mony OF this character, and the su.
preme court holds that the ruling
was fatally detective; that the evi.
dence was admissible and should
have been submitted to the jury.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1908-05-07
The LittIest Sailor in the World.

From the New York Herald.
Bringing the littlest sailor, the
Preussen, biggest sailing ship In the
world, came to anchor off St,pleton
and was berthed at pier B, Bush
Docks, where the ballast will be un-
loaded. Captain B. R Petersen said
that the voyage from Hamburg had
been without mishap and, had the
iavoring winds OF the first three days
out OF the English Channel continu.
ed, the ship would have been here
twenty days ago. Mrs. Petersen and
her little son, Heine, two years old,
made the trip, coming from the
Petersen home on the small island OF
Fuhr, In the North sea.
Heine, who Is already a sturdy
sailorman, is the idol OF the fifty.
eight men in the crew, and he was
not Ill q single day through ell oithe
rough weather experienced. Within
q few days Mrs. Petersen will take
him back to their island home, going
before the Preussen starts out on her
long voyage to Japan with two mill.
Ion gallons Of petroleum In cases.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1908-05-07
c. B. Booth Shot Himself.

Hallsville, Mo-, May.-C. Belvord
Booth, founder OF the Hallsville
News aud contributor to Eastern
magazines, was probably fatally
wounded Wednesday by the accident.
al discharge Of q rifs In his own
hands at bis homein Centralia, seven
miles north Of here. Booth was tax.
en- to the Parker Memorial hospital
at Columbia, where the ball which
pierced bis intestines, was extracted,
Little hope is entertained for bis re-
covery.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1908-05-07
CASTORIA
For Infants and Children.
The Kind You Have Always Bought
Signature ss.s; '.: Of AM2zM

The many friends in town and sur.
rounding country OF Mrs. Al. Prier,
OF Bates county, who has been a
very sick woman for some months
past will be pleased to learn that her
condition has greatly improved with
In the past few weeks, with very
favorable prospects of her complete
recovery. For time the family and
friends had almost lost hope OF pro.
longing her lie and Is is needless to
say that there Is now rejoicing In the
home over the change for the better
that has been brought about
Appleton City Journal.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1908-05-07
Nude Pilgrims Cannot Land.

Winnipeg, Manitabo, May 1 The
citizens OF Yorkton declined to allow
the seventy.oue Doukhobors ship
Ded from Fort William back TO the
west 80 leave she cars, which are now
guarded by the mounted police,
Several OF the Doukhobors are
nude, and do not hesitate so sit be.
fore the windows in view of the crowd
oisighsseers, All OF the "Douks" are
living on IA diet OF peanuts and ap
ples.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1908-05-07

Arch. X, GIL, editor Of the Wapa
nucka Press, has written the fret
testimonial for the advertising de-
partment Of the state dispensary. Ii
reads; Manager Dispensary. Dear
SRI was completely run do Sn and
could not sleep. tried several doc
tors, but they could give me no re,
lief. When all hopes OF recovery had
vanished, a neighbor advised me to
try Sunnybrook Sour Mash, and al
ter taking several gallons | do not
care to sleep at all, My little boy
got snake bit and 1t completely cured
him."-k c. Tins.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1908-05-07
He Found a Pot Of Gold.

Appleton, Wis. May Awhile
blowing on bis farm near New Lon.
don, recently Louis Hoffman un.
earthed q pot OF gold said to be val.
ued at 100000. Hoffman had just
purchased the farm from Mrs. John
Schmall, and she brought suit to re.
cover the gold. She says she only
sold the farm.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1908-05-07

All farmers realize that a grain,
forage or vegetable crop takes fer
tility from the soil and that unless
such fertility Is returned In some
form, the land will ultimately become
tooimpoverished toproduce aproit'
able crop. But scores Of these same
farmers appear to ignore the heavy
drain which a bearing orchard makes
on the soil-leastwise many orchards
are "stuck into the ground" and al
lowed to subsist without fertilizers
OF any kind being given the SOIL
Ruralist.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1908-05-07
Sour
Stomach

No appetite. less d strength. sesvee
nsss. hsadachs. eensupausa. ~ bssad4
general debility. sou nsngA aa1 saAasS4
Of the stomach ars Ill Due y iaAgesoeA
Kodol relieves in6gsstisa. 1hh nsv aees~
sEy represents tAs natural jaces = 49,
hon - hey sxia h . hsalsAy ses0a1A
ssmhinsd vitA ~ greatest kneye ~
And rsosaserusofvs psspssuas. Eo1d -
dyspsPaa 49, ~ saly ss1svs iaAes1nea
and dyspssaa, ~ ~ iaasss saslD
hs,ps I'll sesAssA keSbsss y s1seaA16
lusHisg. svsseeslag aal sesagAae>.o
II moso0 nsabsan6s naIag - 0s0aGk
.iGs7.sS :. -: - 49,
s. - = t. - % - 90 . -
Reid begsso Whae YOu EAl
ouGnDs ~. As1gvss leAssenm. ~ anmA
eekA1ae u - -.
pv~pass1 ~ Z Q. osWtyv q -. oeooA0A
Sold by C. W. HESS.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1908-05-07
To Improve Drury College.

Springfield, Mo-, May 4 The com
mittees began to raise $50, 1000 as
Springfeld's share Of the Y million
dollar endowment fund pledged to
Drury college. The money contrib
uted in Springfield will b. used tn
build q new gymnasium. The alumni
association Of the college has already
pledged %, 900 for this purpose.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1908-05-07
The Evolution Of Food.

From Hsrper's Weekly.
What would be the sensations Of
one OF our ancestors OF the Middle
II be could sit down 80 a modern
breakfast table?
To begin with fruits, these were al.
most unknown so the men of his
period; certainly In their present
form. So we're most OF our vegets-
bles. The only vegetable which seems
to be more or less Indigenous over
the greater part OF the world Is the
ussh.pumpkin tribe. The pump.
kin is very ancient, for II dates back
to Cinderella.
or course, he knew the small wild
cherry, with It's bitter flavor, she lis
sic wild strawberry, the raspberry,
blackberry and plum. Apples, or
"crsbs," as Shakespeare calls them,
were used In England and generally
roasted In order to deprive them OF
their astringency. The wild-hedge
orange OF China and India filtered
into Europe occasionally, but 1t was
scarcely eatsble. Potatoes were, OF
course, unknown. Bananas were In.
troducedin quantity to Europe with
in the lifetime OF many middle-sged
men. The grapefruit is the product
OF the past two decades, and even yet
has seldom crossed the Atlantic.
The peach was poisonous shrub In
Persia.
Strangely enough, it was the lack
OF fruit which led TO the discovery OF
Asia. 10 those days, when salt fish
was the usual diet Of all nations,
pepper became a luxury. Pepper
plays disproportionate part in his.
tory. Who speaks and sings oil
spices nowadays, when they can be
procured at every grocer's store?
Yet II was to obtain pepper that the
East India company was chartered
during the reign OF Elizabeth.
Oats were defined scorniully by DR..
johnson as q food fed to men in
Scotland and to horses in England,
What would the worthy doctor have
thought OF our very modern break.
fast ioods-the fl axes, the brsns, the
husks, the shreds and various con.
ssituents Of grains? Tea, coffee and
cocoa we're, Of course, unknown until
the beginning OF the Eighteenth cen
fury. Sugar was the most costly Of
condiments. Bee keeping was the
practice OF every farmer.
Our worthy ancestor broke his fast
Upon sals fish or meat II he were
wealthy or had access to some deer
forest. He washed down his food
with hot beer, spiced, or honey brew
A roasted crabapple Sang in the
bowl" OH the very numerous Saints
days. Our modern breakfast would
startle our ancestor very much In.
deed.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1908-05-07
Fell 1856 Feet Into a Mine.

Carthage, Mo, April p ENewton
Kizett was killed and Albert Kim.
berly was severely injured In mine
accident at Neck City. Kizett, the
ground boss, and Kimberly, an engi.
neer, were lowering column pipe
into the shaft. The weight Of the
pipe broke the board across the
mouth OF the shaft and both fell 1875
feet into twelve feet OF water.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1908-05-07
After a l0,000.Mi|e Chase.

Trinidad, COL, May 4-Steve
Chotea, said to be an anarchist want
ed in Hungary on the charge being q
leader In recent attempted sssss-
sinstion, was arrested at tokevale
by q secret service officer from
Hungary, and will be taken to Den.
yer, from where he will be removed
to New York and deported to Sueme
Hungary, for trial.
Chotea has been followed 10000
miles by European secret service men.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1908-05-07
Valued Same as Gold.

B. q. Stewart, a merchant of Cedar
View, Miss, says: 81 tell my custom.
ers when they buys box oiDr. Kings
New Life Pills, they get the worth Of
that much gold In weight, II afflicted
with constipation, malaria or bilious
ness" Sold under guarantee at F
T. Clsy's drug store. 25c. 4
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1908-05-07
Down in Wild New Jersey.

Irvington, N. j., May 4 -Thieves
took q safe weighing 700 pounds and
said to contain $4,000 worth Of
jewelry and rare coins from the
Union avenue hotel. They dragged
II a distance Of 600 feet, blew II open
with nitroglycsrin and escaped with
the contents.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1908-05-07

A seat on the New York stock ex-
change sold Monday Tor $4,000.
this was an advance OF s., 900 over
the last previous sale, which was
made late In March, and represents
a gain OF $4,000 since last Novem'
Der, when an exchange membership
was sold for $51, 900. About a yesl
ago an exchange seat was sold ior
100000.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1908-05-07
A Californian's Luck.

"The luckiest day Of my lie was
when bought a box OF Bucklen' &
Arnica Salve, writes Charles f. Bud
ahn, OF Tracy, California. 1.-TWO 25c.
boxes cured me of an annoying cSse
OF itching piles which had troubled
me for years and that yielded to no
other treatment" Sold under guar.
antee at Frank T. Clay's drug store.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1908-05-07

DeWitt's Little Early Rlsers are
small, sale, sure and gentle listlepills
Sold by c. W. Hess.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1908-05-07
You prove your intelligence
when you pick Arbuckles' Ari-
osa Coffee instead of the mis-
branded, misnamed mocha &
Java" as the cheapest good
coffee in the world.
ARBUCEI.B BROS New York Csty. - .,
coffee in the world.
ARBUcKLB BROS. New York c,ty.

Uncle Pat Hines returned home
saturday from Gentry, Arkansas,
where he has been looking after his
'rult farm. He says we did not have
near she rain here shat they had
there. Hail also was much in evil
tence and did much damage to the
fruits crop.-Drexel Star.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1908-05-07

kennedy's Laxative Cough Syrup
does not constlpate, but on the 9TH
er hand its laxative principles gently
move the bowels. Children Ike is.
Sold by c. W. Hess.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1908-05-07

An unofficial statement says that
six State committeeman are declared
for Evans, six for Cowherd, one for
Stspel and the others uncommitted.
This means that no committeeman
has come out for Ball, who is admit
sedly stronger at this time than
Evans. Il shows, too, that Admin
istration strength, all OF which, I'M
der the rules, might we'll 60 to Evans,
has been somewhat scattered. Stu
dents OF the Missouri situation will
probably agree that the preferences
of committeeman are not rs signifi.
cant as usual this year. Certainly
Judge Evans is not the second man
in the contest, although he is tied
with Cowherd In the number OF dis.
trict leaders who are pledged.-St.
Louis Times.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1908-05-07

kodolcompletely digests all classes
OF food. 1t will get right at the
trouble and do the very work itself
for the stomach 1t Is pleasant to
take. Sold by C. W. Hess.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1908-05-07

Fortunately the hsir-brsiued New
York white women who disgrsced
their sex by dining with negroes at
the social equality" dinner, repre-
sensed only the submerged section OF
an irresponsible cult ST. Louis
Times.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1908-05-07
T. C.. B0UlWARE,

Physician and Surgeon. Office
North Side Square, Butler, Mo.
Diseases of women and children
a specially.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1908-05-07

Insist upon DeWitt's Witch Hazel
Sslve. Itis specially good for piles.
Sold by c. W. Hess.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1908-05-07

J. NJ. Mock, who visited his farm
on Round Prairie Tuesday, reports
the damage resulting from the terri
BILE hail storm In that locality a week
ago much greater than generally re-
ported. 1t was by far the worst
storm OF the kind ever known In the
history Of the country, practically
destroying the wheat, fruit and other
crops in a strip three miles wide
across about the best part OF the
prairie. The hall fell Wednesday and
Quantities OF 1t remained In the drifts
until Saturday. The little streams
were also higher than ever before =
Appleton City Journal.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1908-05-07
The Missouri Pacific Time Table ST

The Missouri Pacific Time Table SO
Butler Station.
CORRECTED TINE TABLE.
SOUTH SOUND.
Na. 70 Joplin & Southwest mail 4 Ex Sos z
No. 20 X L. 4 Joplin mail 4 Express I2 IS N
No. 81, y e 4 Nevada mail 4 Expressg:ls n
No. ii Local freight ll:lbsn
NoRTH SOUND.
No. 9si Kansas City and st. Louis III. T.5osn
No. y ; kansas City mail and Express IL IS NJ
No. sl0 ksnsas City limited mall ll;5p m
LOCAL FRIGHT
No. ~ Local Freight llSsu
NJ. - Kansas City stock sSpu
INTERSTATE DIVISION.
wEsT ROUND.
No. al Local freight sud Pas mixed s:0osn
EAST ROUND.
No. az Local freight and Pas mixed ar 500 pm
No. rs sunday Passenger 500 an
No. 1lt sunday Passenger, arrives ls:Spn
r. e. NASDERyooRr, Agent.