davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1908-04-30
What Science Doesn't Know.

One OF these mornings, when there
has drifted over the fields q Presence,
which the ancients called the Angel
of the Rain-you awaken to find
every orchard, every lilac bush, all
the wild fruit trees of the woods
afame with lights the color OF q
cataract in sunshine. The air is be.
witched with the perfume OF a thous-
and orchards, and when the bloom
hangs in mid air like great fakes OF
snow shower, you can hear the hum
Of an invading army-the bees har-
vesting the first fruits of the year.
Do plants feel? Do they see? Do
they know? Else why did they wax
en- to lie just at day-dawn with q
beauty like the incense OF a morning
sacrifice to Sun God? Science can't
answer that question. In fact, 1t
took long time to learn just at
what moment the simplest things OF
the farm do bloom, like wheat for In.
stance, whose tiny forets open to lie
just at sun dawn; or to be accurate
In northern ATTITUDES, between four
and five. All science knows Is that q
something In the sun compels and
wooes and awakens q something ir
the siumbering lie OF the flower; snt
religion itself, can't give very much
better explanation OF human wor
ship. As said before, everything II
doing something In spring, II it Il
only the dumb worship Of the tlowe
world at day dawn.-From 9TH
New Spirit Of the Farm" by AgneI
c. Laut, In The Outing Magazine To-
May.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1908-04-30
Real Estate Transfers.
WARRANTY DEEDS

wv Riley to Sadie Burk lot TO X
100 Is In blk 81 Butler $500.
GIN Magill to Leonard Davis 100
"a sec lG Hudson $500
A. f. Blachert 80 H H 4 katha'
rine A Tucker lot 17G 90 It pit sec
% Butler $4,000.
Ella P Knorp to Trustees Spruce
4 Walnut Grove Pres Church lot 10
rods by 800 It sec IL Deepwater
$3.50.
Mary A Clymer TO Clyde c Slime
40 a sec "a Elkhsrt S1,075.
Henry S Doley TO John S Gloyd
210 a sec 13 Grand River $500.
Williamson to A Black ) a sec 10
Deer Creek S75.
QUIT CLAIM DEEDS.
Bertha A Duncan to Preston Judy
10 a sec 26 Hudson $50.
Edith Davis to Ruth Lyons Riggs
blk 10 Sperrys add TO Rich Hill $115
W W Ferguson & Jno d Moore &c
R l. Riggs II a sec s Usage $500.
Jas H Cook to Paulene Cook X int
west part lot 2 & east 64 It lot 3 blk
81 Rich Hill $1,000.
+. l.. Dickerson TO Reece Geer so q
sec II Mt Pleasant $4,000.
] NJ Christy to W II French 5 sei
u Mt Pleasant SAP so.
S NJ Sheets to C NJ Clark 27lg a SCI
10 West Point 500 80
Isaac johnson 80 Clemens Ulricf
lot 5 blk 81 Amoret $25.
Herman Steiner TO John Yoss lott
/ & 10 blk II Prairie City $50.
John Yoss to Herman Steiner lott
6, I, 8 blk 16 and south \ blk 3t
Prairie City 5000.
Otto Suelz ct al to James Robin
son lots 5 \ 6 blk 1G5 Town Cos 2nC
add TO Rich Hill $3.50.
g A Henry ct al to A c Burkhar
so a sec II Pleasant Gap $1,000.
W FL Clouse to n NJ Hannamsn
wife lot 3 blk 100 Walnut $3.50
Rolon Smith to + f Esds 4 will
80 a sec Deepwater $500.
j. B. Albin to John Albin 50 sc
% Homer 5000.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1908-04-30
Bachelors Must Pay Tax.

Tacoma, Wash, April 2O.-Milton,
a town on the Tacoma.Seattle Inter.
urban Railroad, Tour miles from
Tacoma, has gone on record with a
tax OF 80 per annum npon all bach
elors living In that place, The town
boasts OF a large number OF single
men, and members OF the City Coun'
ell figure that II they get these bach
elors to bring In wives it will nearly
double the population. The tax will
also stimulate the city finances, &C
cording to Mayor Claude Weeks, who
signed the ordinance.
When the Town Council passed the
ordinance one OF It's members, who
was a bachelor, made a vigorous
protest, but he was quickly squelch'
ed. The Council did not even allow
him a vote on the score OF his person-
al interest in the issue at stake
Many OF the single men OF the place
declare they will retaliate by chang
ing their residence to other parts.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1908-04-30
Three Towns in Texas Swept
By Floods.

Austin, Tex, April 27.-Floods In
different parts OF this state are ap-
palling. The first overflow OF the
smaller streams tributary TO the
Colorado River has begun to subside
when heavy rains and a series OF
cloudbursts In the Brentwood and
Coleman sections forced the Pecan
Bayou and other streams out OF their
banks.
Report says the flooded water Of
Pecan Bayou and the Colorado have
met and that she towns OF Elkins
Regency and Ebony have been swept
away. The inhabitants OF these
towns narrowly escaped with theil
lives. Three deaths by drowning art
reported from that section. Anoth
er man was drowned In the San An
tonic River.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1908-04-30
MONEY TO DEFEAT BRYAN.
Nebraskan Declares il is Being
Used to Control Nomination.

New York, April 20.-Although re.
iusing so say by whom it is being
raised, or where Is Is being expended,
William j. Bryan declared to day
there was no doubt that money was
being used TO control one. third OF
the delegates TO the Denver Conven-
ton, and In that way debating the
nomination for President.
Mr.. Bryan is In the city primarily
to meet Mrs. Bryan, who will arrive
tomorrow morning from Europe.
He Is AZ the Hoffman House and
started his day with breakfast with
Henry Watterson.
Have you ever said that money
was being used TO defeat you?" be
was asked.
81 never have, but the Commoner
has stated that money is now being
used to obtain uninstrueted delega.
tons wish view OF obtaining one
third OF the delegates with the pur.
pose OF using the one-third to con.
trol the nomination"
"It has been said that you now
have an income Of between $50, 00O
and So, 900 a year; that you are, in
fact, u plutocrat, and not proper
representative ithe working classes
Have you anything TO say about
shat" MIR. Bryan was asked,
"Yes, have" he replied. "My In.
come is derived from lectures, with
some additional from articles ior
publication and from my paper, bu,
the amount Is very much exaggerat
ed. | make more speeches for moth
ing than | do for pay, and devote
more time to public work than | dc
TO private gain.
"My political prominence has beer
an advantage TO me, but could
have used that prominence In Other
ways to u greater pecuniary advant
aye
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1908-04-30
Recruiting to Be Resumed.

Washington, April 20.-Anticipat-
ing favorable action by Congress on
the proposition OF 5000 additional
men for the navy, of whom 1900
may be obtained prior to July l, in
structions have been given by the
Bureau OF Navigation TO resume re-
crulting, which was suspended some
weeks ago, at which time the full
quota had been attained.
The department is anxious to take
advantage of tine prevailing willing
ness of young men to enlist In the
navy, and It Is believed most OF she
advertisements inviting enlistment
will be through weekly publications
and monthly magazines OF class
which reach available young men.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1908-04-30
American Flag Given to Museum

London, April 27.-The flag Of the
American frigate Chesapeake which
was taken by 81. NJ. s. Shannon June
l, 1918, and which was recently sold
at auction In this city, has been pres
ented to the Royal United Service
Museum by William Waldorf Astor.
This is the first intimation that
Mr.. Aston was the purchaser Of the
flag, although It was announced at
the auction that the agent who secur.
ed she trophy was acting on behalf
Of an American. The bugle upon
which the famous Balaklava charge
was sounded, as well as some Crimean
medals auctioned at the same time,
also we're bought BY Mr.. Aston and
have been presented to the same
museum.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1908-04-30
Farmers Kill 100 Snakes.

Fairfield, ILL.,, April 20.-Farmers
made raid on "Rsttlesnake Bluff, "
on the Little Wabash River, a few
miles northeast OF Fairfield, and kill
ed more than 160 poisonous reptiles.
A charge Of dynamite was placed
under the bluff and exploded, and
the river was filed with dead snakes.
Those that escape the blast were
dubbed to death by hunters.
The place has been infested with
rsttlesnakes for years, and many
cattle, horses and other live, stock
have been killed by them. Severa
hunters who ventured too close to
the bluff also have been bitten.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1908-04-30
Big Stick for Missouri RepubIi
cans.

Washington, April 20.-President
Roosevelt raised his "big stick" at
1915 noon to-day and smote the
Republican organization OF Missouri
and that OF st. Louis squarely be-
tween the eyes. At that moment the
nomination Of Frank Wymgn for a
second term as Postmaster at st.
Louis was sent to the Senate. The
nomination, proiessedly at least,
came as q thunderclap out of clear
sky to Representatives Bsrtholdt
and Caulfield, and to Senator War.
ner, all OF whom have registered their
own as well as the protests OF the ST.
Louis politician in general against
Wyman's denomination.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1908-04-30
KILLED HER SISTER.IN.LAW.
Then This BodysvilIe, NO., Wo-
man Attacked Her Attorney.

Fulton, Mo-, April 27.-Mrs. Fan
ME Msude Hale, % years old, WAS
shot and killed by her sister.in.law,
Miss Victory Hale, "a years old, at
the latter's home near Bodysville, q
small town in this county. A family
trouble OF several years standing Is
said to be the cause OF the killing.
After the shooting Miss Hale went to
Darlington and there took a train
Tor Fulton. She gave herself over to
the county officers here.
While comforting with her attorney,
D. Fl. Harris, in his Office, Miss Vic
tory Hale became insane and attack.
ed him with pair Of scissors. DR..
Martin Yates, who was present, help.
ed the attorney and the woman vas
overpowered. Later In the after.
noon physicians declared her insane,
and she WAS committed to the state
hospital for insane In this city. I'm
mediately after the shooting Miss
Hale said she shot In self defense
She also says that her sister-in.law
and her husband had deirauded heI
out OF small piece Of farm property
The husband OF the woman who was
killed escaped from the state hospi
tai for insane in this city last Sep
TENDER and is now at large. Anoth
er brother has been an inmate OF the
same institution and a third com
mitted suicide several years age
after numbering his sweetheart al
Cantrill, la.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1908-04-30
A Brave Man Who Was a Cow
ard.

In the May American Magazine
"The Interpreter" tells OF brave
man who was q coward:
"But everybody is coward and
hero both. Some people are afraid
OF one thing and some are afraid OF
another. One man would go TO war
who would not 90 to sea. Another
man delights In the 'terrors OF the
deep who is afraid OF lightning. |
knew an English naval officer who was
described as the 'bravest man In the
service He was not only brave. He
was byword OF recklessDess wherev.
er soldiers or sailors met. On one
occasion, on q bet, he went up in
bsllon, agreeing to descend In a para
chute. He knew little or nothing
about parachutes. When be was
ready TO come down he found that
the harness OF the parachute, which
was supposed TO 60 under his arms,
couldn't be dlsentangled, So he SELF
ed the bar OF the parachute In his
hands and dropped out OF the basket.
In Cuba he Joined one OF our batter.
les at FL Caney. Our men proceeded
TO lombard Spanish blockhouse.
The first shot was a good one and
the English visitor showed his appre.
citation by shaping the artillery off,
Ger on the back At that minute the
Spaniards replied with an even bet.
ter shot. The correspondents and
some OF the soldiers behind the gun,
seeing the shell coming, dove into
the bushes for cover. The shell burst
with terrific explosion. Everybody
thought that everybody else was
killed. Out OF the cloud OF dust and
splinters emerged the sailor man
His face was red but only moderate.
ly excited; his monocle was held firm.
ly In his eye; he was leaning forward,
clapping his hands and shouting to
an enemy some miles dist Ant: "Well
played sir Played indeed! Capital
Gapitaft as II he we're applauding a
fine catch at cricket. Another time
a shell burst very near him and ev'
erybody in the neighborhood though,
he had been killed. But by some
curious chance he escaped and was
heard to remark Extraordinary
The same thing happened to me at
Omdurman.' These and a hundred
stories are told about his intrepidity
and GOODNESS In the presence OF dan
ger. No doubt some OF them are
fables, but even the existence o.
many fables about a mans gallant
deeds is pretty good proof OF bill
courage. | was talking about thes'
stories one day with a man wht
knew him well. Most OF them ar,
true, said he, but, do you know,
never saw a greater coward In illness
than. Whenever he has a tooth
ache he's sure he's going to de-"
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1908-04-30
HoW's This?

We offer One Hundred Dollars Re-
ward for any case OF Catarrh that
cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh
Cure. F. J. CHENEY 4 Co.,
Toledo, o.
We, the undersigned, have known
F. }. Cheney for tue last Is years,
and believe him perfectly honorable
In all business transactions and
financially able 80 carry out any
obligations made by bis firm.
WALDING, KINNAY & MARVIN,
Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, o.
Halls Cstarrh Cure Is taken In
nally, acting directly upon the blood
and mucous surfaces Of the system.
Testimonials sent free. Price rs
cents per bottle. Sold by all Drug
gists.
Take Halls Family Pills for con
stipation.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1908-04-30
How 10 Know Rabies.

The symptoms Of hydrophobia In
dogs, transmltsable 80 man, are gen.
orally described under two types, she
furious or irritable and she dumb or
paralytic, says George H. Hart, Y,
VI. D., a Government scientist. The
latter type is always seen in the ter
minal stages OF the former; and, when
she cases are OF the dumb form from
the outset, Is Is probable thas the
toxemis is overwhelming, and such
cases usually run "a more rapidly
fatal course.
In she furious type, following the
variable period OF incubation, there
Is first noticed a change In the dis
position of the animal, which should
al once excite suspicion. Playful
animals become morose and quiet,
reserved dogs may become unusually
aifactionate The animal IL nervous
and easily excited, but obeys any
command OF It's owner. In the course
OF a day or two the nervous condi.
tion increases and the animal be-
come irritable and may snap II ap.
preached suddenly or startled. The
bark becomes changed TO a long
drawn out combination OF whine
and a howl, impossible TO describe,
but never forgotten when once heard.
Some dog owners speak of 1t as being
somewhat OF the nature OF the bark
0, IA foxhound while In the hunt, but
this does not properly describe Is.
The animal, II loose, may pick up
and swallow straw, sticks, stones,
leather and other foreign bodies. In
some cases there is tendency to bite
parts OF the skin, usually at she point
where the animal was bitten. This
tendency to bite the skin Is probably
due to On intense localized pruritis.
There is o marked tendency In these
early stages for the animal 80 seek
Iuiet spots and to hide In corners oil
dark places. II an attempt is made
TO remove the animal, the person IL
In great danger Of being bitten. The
restlessness OF the animal become
more marked. He may stand look
Ing intently into space as II at al
imaginary objecs. There is difficulty
In swallowing, and saliva may drib
BILE from the mouth. The irritability
increases until the animal becomes
furious, biting at stick or othe
object thruss toward him. At thi
stage II the animal ia not secured h
may leave home and travel Tor miles
During the long journey he will figh
with dogs and attack other animal
In his path, but never barks or make
any cutlery during these attacks
The animal may 60 90 or 20 mile
from home, but always returns,
not prevented, In an exhausted cor
dition, covered with wounds and dir
and greatly emaciated. Signs {
commencing paralysis now appear
with dropping Of the lower jaw, II
ability to swallow, and irregularit
In the pupils. The legs finally b
come parslyzsd and the anime
passes into the dumb form OF til
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1908-04-30
Evans Quits Navy May 9.

Washington, April 27,-Orders
were Issued at the Navy Department
detsching Rear Admiral Charles NJ
Thomas from duty as commander oil
the second squadron on board the
Minnesota to duty 10 command ol
the United States Atlantic feet, on
board the Connections. This change
is TO take effect May 8. when Rear
Admiral Evans is relieved.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1908-04-30
Liars, All!

Buffalo News.
Whene'er see q strapping guy
In perfect health and six feet high
Who looks and feels, In evry way,
As II he'd live till Judgment Day,
l alwsys think: "How he must feel
When oldsime memories backward
steal,
Reminding him, now and anon,
OF msidens he's gone daily on
The score he's thrown his ARM
about
And sworn be couldn't live Without
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1908-04-30
RepIevins Wife; Value $40.

Columbia, Tenn, April 27.-W. j.
Higgins, q white man, replevined his
wife, formerly Ada Templeton, from
her parents.
Esquire Farriss required bond Of
twice the value Of the property in
question, and Riggs placed q value
Of $40 on bis wife, giving bond In
the sum Of $40.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1908-04-30
Plenty Of Trouble

Is caused by stsgnation Of the liver
and bowels. To get rid Of II and
headache and biliousness, and the
poison that brings jsundice, take
DR.. Kings New Life Pills, the reli.
able purifiers that do the work with.
ont grinding or griping. Csc ct
Frank T. Cley's drug store.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1908-04-30
Must Pay For Killing a Dog.

K. G.. Times.
George Stromenger was given
$3.50 damages against Frank VII
Hams, q policeman, In the Wysn-
dotte county court Of common pleas
yesterday. The policeman shot q
dog belonging to Stromenger. Then
Stromenger sued Tor $50.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-11-24
BEFORE FISHERIES COMMISSION.
Representatives Of Several States APP
pear at Conference In Washington.

Washington. Nov. 23.-Representa
tives of fish commissions of number
of border states conferred here today
with Prof David Starr Jordan, the
American representative on the inter-
national fisheries commission organ
lied by the United States and Great
Britain under a treaty approved April
II. 1908, to consider the draft OF pro-
posed international regulations for the
protection and preservation of the food
fishes in the boundary waters of Cana
da and the United States from East
port, Me-, to Vancouver.
At the conference We're representa-
tives of the states Of Maine. Vermont,
New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michi-
gan, Wisconsin and Minnesota. Others
interested in the proposed uniform in
ternational regulations also were in
the city to make suggestions. Prof.
Jordan will confer soon with DR.. E. E.
Prince of Canada, the representative
of Great Britain on the commission,
and an attempt will be made to lay
the proposed regulations before Con-
gress for approval this winter
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-11-24
Elderly Couple on Honeynoon

An elderly couple started from hcra
yesterday mOrr ing on their hnneyn,con
they We're Henry H. Catln Of Torrirs-
ton, Ct, IS years of age, and Mr.
irene e. Baker Of this city, 81 wears
o!d, who We're married Saturday night
by tlty Clerk Wadsworth at the homo
OF Mrs. Hutchins in Dinglay court. Tn.
marriage was the result of an adver
..seliielt IN Il matrimonial pap,r. Mr..
Catiln saw the advertisements and has
been corresponding with Mrs. Baker far
about three months. He came to Gar
d!ner about a week before the 1narriay.
from Torrington, CT, where he IS said
10 OWE Sour tenement houses in one NJ
winch he lives and has a store. The
weeks acquaintance seemed to he en-
'irely satisfactory and Saturday night
the couple We're married. They win ra-
side in Torringtop, CT.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-11-24
TUNNEL OPENED.
Continued from Page One.)

and several telephone booths. the lat
ter set into the concrete wall. The
stations are brilliantly lighted, and
each has a distinctive color scheme OF
decoration, the effect of which Is
pleasing. .-
The tunnel is Clio feet long. and at
one pOint ia 4S feet below the sur
face. Except at it's southern end the
tunnel runs exactly under Washing
ton street. the main business thor
oughfare OF the city. With the excep-
ton of the hand rails on the stairs ev-
ery part of the tunnel is constructed
of non-inflammable material.
The Washington street tunnel was
built by the Boston Transit Commits
sion and has been leased to the Bos-
ton Elevated Railway Co. for rs years.
Its cost, including approaches and
equipment, exceeded $10.00O.000
The opening of the new tunnel will
give Boston a total underground rail-
road system of approximately four
miles.
Trains running in the new tunnel
leave the present elevated structure at
the corner Of Washington and Castle
streets. and enter the tunnel just
north Of the Albany Railroad at Oak
street. The tunnel then runs mainly
under Washington street until it joins
the old fremont street subway near
Haymarket square. Here the trains
rise to the elevated structure at the
Boston & Milne North Terminal sta
ton, The new tunnel provides two
track system. throughout its entire
length, with five stations for north
bound and five for southbound trains.
The northbound stations are at Essex
street. Summer street. State street,
Union street and Adams square. The
soathbound stations are at Boylston
street. Winter street. Milk street. Wa
ter street and Union street. Each sta
ton has d platform $50 feet long capa-
bic of accommodating eight car trains.
The extreme length Of the platforms
almost overlap each other and consti-
tute AN almost continuous station.
The stations are in the very heart of
the shopping. theater and hotel dis
tricts. There are no doors at any of
the entrances or exits of the tunnel
all being left open for the free pas
sage of air being closed when not in
use only by grill work. The entrance
Hobbies arc Of hammered granite COM
position and the interior of the tun-
mel for the most part is of white glazed
tile. Mosaic lettering designates the
name of the station and indicates the
various stations of the tunnel in both
directions.
Each station is supplied with par
Gel rcom.+ telephone booths, news
stands and clock while a limited space
is reserved for advertisements. The
lighting is by incandescent lamps, ar
ranged in the hollows of arch ceilings
so as to be but little seen. Three
scores of electric lights prevents the