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The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1908-10-08
Judges General Election.

The court proceeds TO sppont Judges for the
November election IS follows:
MlsCo; II N HUDSON, s N Berry, Wright,
q Guy, J II Douglass, j W Stayton.
DEER tREEE. Joe Cooper, Jno stevenson,
Jno Reeder. Wilson Adams. A Walters,
Arthur Wright.
GRAND EIvER. J Gloyd, Frank Chapman,
Dave Warford. VIII Schols, Thomas Green,
Henry Howe.
EAsr BooNE. l. Y Robsrds. A N Frazier,
Holland Mills, VI 4 Trowbridge, Buell. Nudd,
William Jenne.
wEsf RooSE; Henry Tucksr, Steit, Var
rem White, j Lacy. VIM n Franklin, Chss
Stewart.
ElkHARr: Jno Barton, $ : Fox, Harley
Johnson, " j Park. Nd Wyatt, Geo Cowdrey.
>WEsr Polst; RI Howe, " X Lewis, q II
Whitehead, I : Psschsll, a h Mckinley, + [
Robinson.
MorSptNl; Oscar Reeder. V l. Garrison, Il
IL Rush, Grant Wolfe. Jno Spear, NJ l. Dillon.
MorNp tsG Chas Zwshlen. Thomas O'pay
Webb shelby IL II Wilcox. II Z Hyatt, Fred
Church.
SPRrCE- ballard; " N kersey, Chas Nc.
Combs, Robt Alexander, W II Herrtll, Irl
Carwine, VI W Anderson.
suAvSEE' L l. Moore, T II Nighlcy, " II
Burke, j Moles, Harry Davidson, } h White
head,
srRrC E-JouSsT"ws; A Howard, Ben
Ireland, Walter McCombs, Z e Maupn, X
sweger, I A stevens.
DFErwATkR; w J Atkinson, Geo Vanhoy,
Rein Fisher, " r Compton, D I Brumley, c
V Peacock.
SUMMIT: I'll Fisk, IN Reynolds, " Pow
ell, Hanley Clark, " II Deweese, Ernest Black
MI Pleasant ~: CT Boxley, Il q Henry
A owen, II II Nichols, Frank Noris, Y NJ
I Kinney.
Nh. PHEASANT IN: james Smith, ILL., Rock
hold. K l.islc, Henry White. Z c Wander
WORT, John Guysnt,
| CHARlurrE; Nane Walker, { Crosswhitc,
{ J Browning, Andy simpson Geo Thompson,
! T Ilockett
HOMER a Downey, II Nsser, n W
Beall Thomas Lackcy Morton jenkins,
, Everett Schwenke
! NALSuT-WoRLANn, NJ 4 Hamilton, ] :
! Franklin, Gco Jennings, Clements Click, Lewis
J Clspp, L Miller.
WALSur-FosTER: j " Darby, Chss Briscoc,
William Collins, + + LaUghlin, W steele,
Grant Goodenough.
NEw Il ONE (N); j 4 Patterson, |. Duns-
worth, James strain, II T NcGuire,J 5 Taylor,
/ " |. Cooper.
NEw HoME ~; + L Swarcns, T II Tlson,
K Bennett, J q \ Cope, W II fralee, Thomas
Liyengood.
LoSs OAK II Mckinney, a Carroll, +
L Eckels. Done. : lson. l. |. Warren
V l. Cumpton, j ii Brooks, I'D Bassett, Fred
Hammer
PLEAsANT Gar NJ :; L0 Hall, IL Nafus, I
d Evans, james Gander, herber, Requs, wn
Padley.
ROCKVILLE. Frank Fix, Jack Evans, vii
liam Bolte, Joe Beacher, Theo Marquart, II |
Bishop.
HUpSoS: Boyd Williams, \ Zwshlcn, Ge
Pharis, John Browning, + " GilbrraIh Joh
McDsvd.
pRAlHlE: W I Kempcr, II Maxwell J
Hicksm, Herman steiner, August Stcvener
WIN Finklang.
! OsAGE 81. c + Perry, II NJ Ball, Ben Rand
N { Fry, X Martin Jr, j u Mooorr.
Usage t~l JR White, W VauDykr, W
Heddcn, ban Rasorc, .FranS Ggleton, F. c Car
men.
Howard HvNE. \ N Wallace, JeG lIern
don, J q Holland, " Wayts, " /. Rcs lIcs
Jas Harris.
HoNARD-srRAruE. J X kelso. j " Bai
gett, y Holland, GEO Arnold, " Bobbi,t,
II Raney.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1908-10-08

W. J. Bullock, Democratic MONT
nee for Sheriff was In to see us Tues
day, and said that he was meeting
with gratifying encouragementin his
cany yass. He said il there Ia any
Democratic dist ffection he has failed
to find Is. He said that snent the
stories being circulated by the op-
position that he had promised dep.
uty ship Tor support; be wishes 1t
known that he has not, directly OF
Indirectly made promise Of "a deputy
ship, to a living man and will not
until after he is elected
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1908-10-08

Having decided to move to Oklahoma, will
offer at public auction at my residence, miles
sout Invest of Butler and $ miles north of Rich
Hill, on the Rich Hill and Butler road, on what
was formally the Burge farm and what is
known as the old Murphy farm, on
Alaska sentinel., 1908-09-03

the It publishes charts, sailing directions and other aids navigation; 1t is constantly searching out the dangers of the and putting its results into yenent form. It is truly the "track walker of the great deep. issue of its monthly chart shows five derelics washing about the North Atlantic. And with the perversity of inanimate things they be where they least wanted and where their presence is most potential of harm Partially submerged scarcely detectable by day and almost not wholly in visible by night their existence Is unsuspected and the question of pumping into them at night in thick weather Is of chance The sodden and suen things make signal give no warning.
 The danger that lies in them has been frequently empified Many disasters known to have been due to collision with these hafhidden dangers and It is believed that many In that mea ncholy roll of miss ing" have staggered away from such impact to plunge under crushed in and roaring into holds and fire rooms
 Most dereicts are the wrecks of umber-laden sailing vessels floating their cargoes. the Loyds phrase it. But not long ago steamship added to the list and drifted about the North Atlantic menace to shipping for nearly four months. This was the Dun more wrecked on the coast of Europe. No action taken for destruction until the British government moved by complaints, sent out squadron of warships to search for and destroy the wreck The search proved unavailng. the vessel probably having foundered before the quest was begun.
Alaska sentinel., 1908-09-03
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The Crows.

Faithful friends of the white man. comrades of the pioneer and thA soldier In battle with the Sioux and the Chey- enne, the Crow, or Absarake, are now passing from the face of the eartl. al most forgotten. The tribe inhahits n splendid reservation in southern Mon tana, and the whites are striving to open It for settlement, which causes protest from the Crows-a protest which will go unheeded. Gratitude for past favors done should protect the Absarake to-day, but when did the white man show gratitude to the Indian who owned good lands?
 The Crow, according to some eth nologists, are of the Shoshoni race, while others classify them as branch of the Dakota. They are probably n mixture of the two races. crystallized into compact tribe by the exigencies of war and the pressure of powerful enemies It Is doubtful If they ever numbered more than 4,500 souls-that was an estimate placed on them by Catlln seventy years ago-and they now total about HOO. The decrease among them has been greater in time of peace than when they were at war. In 1884 they. numbered 3,226; this number fell to 2456 In 1888. and has now shrunk to about 1.7o0. Consumption Is mainly re- sponsible for the immense death rate of the tribe.
 The Crows are of great stature, and rroud. yet courteous bearing. As war riors, they ranked high among the tribes, and, for their small number, did splendid fighting against the Sioux, Cheyenne and Blackfoot. Their Mon- tanu hunting range was one of the rich est in the country, and the Absarake managed to hold 1t despite the ceaseless attacks of far more numerous foes. From the first arrival of the wb'te man, the Crow nation was the new comer's friend The Crow warriors fought in countless battles with the prairie terrors. and 1t was a Crow who alone escaped from the slaughter of the Custer massacre.
 Of late years the Absarake have talk en great interest in farming, stock rais- ing and irrigation. They are fast ac- Quiring civilization, but are dying So rapidly that only a few of them will be left In another generation.
Alaska sentinel., 1908-09-03
Women Wear OveralIs.

4 woman can wear overalls any old time in the State of Arkansas and not violate any of the laws, providing that she does not attempt to disguise her self as a man.
 This, according to a Little Rock dis patch. is the glst of a decision handed down by Attorney General Kirby, at the behest of woman lnquirers. Kirby, 1t Is said, admitted in his opinion that the wearing of oyeralls by women might be desirable at times, but hoped that 1t may not become general pre- yailng style.
 But there Is lot of uneasiness all over Arkansas, from the hotel rotundas of the cities to the front porches of cross-road stores. For 1t is feared that, in view of the decision, "wom- ems rights leagues may be started and the members urged to wear over alls If they care to.
Alaska sentinel., 1908-09-03

Over year ago the Treasury Department invited bids for construction of craft specially equipped for the destruction of many derelicts which continued menace to vessels the high
 This derect destroyer which has been named the Seneca has wireless equipment which enables her to receive and give information to the location of dere- cts In addition the vessel is provided with an am intuition room. stored with high explosives for sinking and blowing pieces floating hulls and wreckage As in wa rships provision made flooding the magazines in case any emergency The destroyer is furnished with an equipment designed to assist her in salvage and fesaving work which her size and the 1,1Oohorse power engines will render her highly efficient
 It would to require some vessel, specially equipped as this clear the of the wrecks which now incumber them In recent years 1t has been the custom for rescung ship, after taking off the crew of storm-beaten vessel to set fire to the wreck But derect is rarely, if ever, destroyed by this means and for the good that when wooden sailing vessel which is the type of craft that the majority of derecs made of reaches condition when its crew finds It imperative to abandon it, the hull as rule has become waterlogged and therefore efforts to de stroy 1t by fire almost always unsuccessful Such fires as are kindled do little else except to burn away the upper works thereby leaving the wreck still more invisible
 Through Its hydrographc office the Navy Department contributes much to the safety of all who travel upon
Alaska sentinel., 1908-09-03

home. A wooden stairway winds around the trees trunk leading to the single chamber above, allowing an easy ascent to be made. The entire structure is made of wood.
 At first the intention was simply to build crows nest" where the tree sleeper" and his companions could se- clude themselves on rainy afternoons and days when 1t was too hot for ac- tive exercise. The crows nest" did not prove to be large enough, so the boys added large platform, which forms what they call their piazza. This piazza is roony enough for an ordl- nary sized dining room table and con- fortably accommodates six or eight diners
 Then the boys decided that they would like to see how 1t would feel to sleep out in the open. They covered the top of the house with panes of glass, and this gave them all the light, day or night, they needed. The trial worked so we'll that they declared that thereafter they would, while the weath- CT was warm, sleep in the tree.
Alaska sentinel., 1908-09-03
Life Saving and Law.

The Roumanians are as curious IT some things as the Chinese. A gir who fell into the river and was swept down by the current finally seized 6 bush on the bank and drew herself tc shore The owner of the land on which the bush grew Immediately claimed q reward of shillings because his bust was there and had saved her. Ht. ia ther refused to pay, and there was g lawsuit. What the law has to decide is whether drowning people can make use of bushes on the bank without pay ing for the same, or whether the assist ance of the said bush is worth cer tain sum of money.
 In China if a person falls into the water no one must help him out, but at the same time a spectator can be I'm prisoned for not advising the victim tt stay on dry land
Alaska sentinel., 1908-09-03

The failure of Harry Thaw to ob- tain his release from custody Is highly desirable outcome of the habeas corpus proceedings instituted in his be half. There is no doubt the effect upon a public opinion already sufficiently cynical as to the efficiency and recti- tude of our laws would have been of promptly from the dock to absolute freedom. Only one interpretation would have been put upon this se- quence by the average American- namely: that evasion of law is the secure privilege of the rich. The rough reasoning of the public at large would have brushed aside the possibility of recovery and would have struck straight at the fact that by a liberal expenditure from the Thaw millions experts and shrewd counsel had first saved Thaw from the consequences of his act by establishing one hypothesis and then saved him from the conse- quences following upon this hypothesis by repudiatlng It. Insane delusion sometimes Is cured. But the judge who committed Thaw to Matteawan gave 1t as his opinion, based upon the opinion of authorities In alienism. that Thaw's type of alteration was Incur able This declaration would have given to the popular opinion a final certainty that Thaw had evaded the law. Happily the public has escaped this disturbing conclusion and the ad- ministration of justice has been saved from another blow in the popular esti- matiin. It Is devoutly to be hoped that. not only for the safety of those upon whom a recurrance of Thaw's mania might be wrecked but for the welfare of the public at large. the courts of New York will not take chances with his case When Thaw Is proved sane and permanently cured beyond a reasonable doubt, let him be allowed to go free. But not till that proof Is given.
Alaska sentinel., 1908-09-03
Peculiar to Terre Haufe.

There Is just one city in this coun. try where new guests in the two lead ing hotels drink water just for the fun of 1t. That Is Terre Haute, Ind, says the New York Sun.
 It Is the joy of the life of the In itiated to invite an unsuspecting visitor to the hotel to eat. There Is always an expectant look on the face of the hos, as the guest settles himself, and the host who does not get his looked for laugh is rare.
 As the guest settles himself sudden ly there descends by his ear down to. ward the table like shot stream of water. Most people jump, according to their jumping abilities.
 The stream always safely hits the drinking glass, and as the guest rallies and looks up for the source of the stream there is grinning colored gen. tleman holding high something like q small tea kettle with a pretty long spout. The higher the guest jumps the more gratified this person looks.
 Almost everybody will drink two glasses of water and signal for a third just to be sure the knight of the tea kettle can hit that glass. Where the custom originated nobody seems to know. but Terre Haute always refer, to 1t with something like pride.
 For the colored gentleman who h Al trick three feet Is nothing to fire a stream from the water can," as 1t is styled. He will juggle 1t first close, then further away. and gradually fur ther and then down again without spllling a drop Doctors don't have to advise water drinking to people v those hotels.
Alaska sentinel., 1908-09-03

over Joanna Glockner an all the gals jest nachelly deespised her. She was the plumpest, peachiest. sassiest little gal I ever laid my two eyes on. l reckon the Lord Almighty never turn ed out prettier job in the woman line before or sence. If He did there was a lot of young fellers that got the wrong idee about 1t. They was swarm In around the Glockner place thicker Il flies. and It went on hathaway for nigh to four years.
 "Finly Caleb Wells got Joanna of by herself one day an says he, I ain't comin' round here no more.'"
 "'Why not? asks Joanna. smilin' up at him. Don't you like us?
 "'I like you too blame well to stand around an watch a hull passle O coots maxim sheeps' eyes at you says Caleb. I've tried my derndest to get you to say whether or no you'll take me, an bein' as you cant make up your mind I'm goin' to sell the place an move out to Utah
 "'How do you know cant make up my mind? she says. 'P'raps I've made it up. But O course if you're goin' to Utah 1t ain't no use my tellin' you How many wives do you allow you'll take out there|
 Caleb ketches holt of her an she didn't squlrm none particular
 "I reckon I won't go to Utah. says Caleb 'Mlzzoura's good ernuff for me-
 "'But there's this about it. says Joanna. after a while Things has
Alaska sentinel., 1908-09-03

feet in length, less than one-third the length of those on French flyers. This consists In different models of one or two vertical cloth-covered frames.
 At the rear. balancing the machine and as near the center as possible, are two propellers. Below the frame work and toward the rear Is a skid, similar to the runners of sleds. This is used for landing and differs In this par. ticular from the French machines, which are equipped with wheels. For a portion of twelve feet at each end the upper and lower frame work ls provided with a surface of strong cot. ton cloth.
 ''In the center of the machine at the bottom is small double-wheel truck which. running on monorail, Is used while the machine Is acquiring speed enough to leave the ground. The monorail Is easily movable In any al. rection.
 'The Wright machine weighs abou, 500 pounds, and in addition to its own weight, including four-cylinder mo tor of between twenty-five and thirty horsepower, devised and made by the Wright brothers, the machine can carry two men and fuel enough to drive the machine 300 miles. It can carry enough fuel with one man aboard te travel 500 miles,
Alaska sentinel., 1908-09-03
THE ORIGIN OF FLOWERS.

There were no roses till the first child
 died,
 No violets, no balmy breath heartsease' No heliotrope, nor buds so dear to bees, fhe honey-hearted woodbine, no gold-eyed And white lasht daisyfiower, nor, stretch
 ing wide, Clover and sowslip-cups, like rival seas, Meeting and parting, as the young
 spring breeze Runs giddy races paying seek and hide; For all flowers died when Eve left Para
 disc,
 And all the world was powerless
 awhile,
 Until child was laid in earth, Then from its grave grew yiolets for its
 eyes,
 And from its lips rose petals for its
 smile,
 And so all flowers from that child's
 death took birth. Maurice Francis Egan.
Alaska sentinel., 1908-09-03

One of the largest cantilever bridges n the world will be opened to the pub lie in the early autumn, when the bridge connecting Manhattan Island with Long Island, by way of Black wells Island, is completed. The bridge will be In three spans, the long est of which Is nearly twelve hundred feet. The spans of the Firth of Forth cantilerer bridge are each seventeen hundred feet long. The new bridge carries two floors. On the lower one there will be four tracks for surface cnrs and a driveway for carriages There will be four tracks for elevated cars on the upper floor, besides two foot paths This Is the third bridge across the East River between Man. hatten and Long Island. but 1t will not be the last Work Is progressing rapidly on fourth one, between the old Brooklyn Bridge and the new Will liamsburg Bridge
Alaska sentinel., 1908-09-03
In the Spring, Etc.

Perhaps it's oyersensltiveness on my part" remarked the old bachelor, but from this time on until autumn sets In again in earnest I am going to be con tlnually embarrassed by public love making Last Sunday afternoon I went for my usual stroll In the park, and I suffered any number of minor shocks from coming on couples spooning on the benches along the paths. Later on l had to ride down town in the subway, and I saw two more couples talking into each others faces as If there wasn't q human being within a mile of them. Of course they don't mind me. But hate to be put in the atti- tude of an intruder on loves young dream"
Alaska sentinel., 1908-09-03

In the boys to keep right at It, he fol- lers Caleb around to the back O the barn.
 "I want to tell you that me an Jo anna's goin' to get married, an l thought I'd see if you didn't want to give me your blessin',' says Caleb.
 'The ol' man looked at him steady for minut'. Then he says very slow : I don't want to give you a cussin' on- less you drive me to 1t, Caleb, but you ain't goin' to do no sech a thing. You're welcome to come here with the rest of the boys an be neighborly like they all are, but I don't want Joanna to decide on nothin' yet awhile.'
 "'Why notT says Caleb.
 "'I'ye got my privit reasons says the old man, strokin' his bllly-goat beard. An I've also got a shotgun.
 "'It's In the house, ain't itY says Caleb
 "'Yes, it's in the house right handy, says the old man.
 "'Onless you're a better foot-racer than I take you for I can beat you to it. says Caleb. 'Jpanna's in my buggy right now an If I can't make Squire Peterson's with her by the time you're out to the front gate with your shotgun I'll farm this place five years an To, charge you a cent
 "Old man Glockner looked over tt the house. an there by the gate, shore f huff was Joanna in Caleb's buggy.
 "'Caleb.' says the old man, why nol let things go on the way they are fol few years an not say nothin' to no | body? Then If you want her yor can have her.
 Caleb shook his head.
 "'Will you wait till after harves, thenT
 "'No, siree,' says Caleb. I'll wait long enough for you to get on a billed shirt an go with us to the squire's.'
 "'See here, Caleb says the old man 'Thar's no use bein' mulish about this thing. I'll compromise with you. Yor | wait till evenin'-until after Lee an Jack has got that corn shucked an In the crib-an' I'll go with you to the | squire's. But I'm bound to get tha much done It's the last free help get '"-Kenneth Harris In Chi Daily News.
Alaska sentinel., 1908-09-03

got to go on jest the same as they has been goin'. Paws goin' to be mad er- huff as 'tis'
 "'What do you meanT asks Caleb.
 "'You go see paw an ask him. says Joanna. He's over by the corn crib watchin' Lee Robinson shuck. Paws hands has got the rheumatiz an Lee said he'd come over an help him out. Mebbe Jack Ritchies there. too.'
 "I'll see to Lee and Jack later on, says Caleb. Here goes for the old man.
 He goes orer to the corn crib an there's the boys up on a wagon shuck- in away for dear life. Old man Clock ner, he's settin' down smokin' his pipe an encouragin' 'em. I never see bet ter, quicker, cleaner shuckin',' he says, as Caleb walked up. I must have Jo- anna come out this afternoon an see you all shuck. Why, here's Caleb Howdy, Caleb? Do you reckin you'll ever git sos you can shuck corn as lively as that? Try 1t wunst.'
 "T hain't got time, now, says Ca leb. I want to speak to you on some private an particular business right away
 ''The old man got up an after tell
Alaska sentinel., 1908-09-03

French government issued last Janu- ary.
 To the partial description of the in- yention given by the Wrights them selves, but one new fact Is advanced, the plan by which the aviator Is en- abled to maintain the equilibrium of the aeroplane despite sudden and vari- abled to maintain the equilibrium of by means of building the main planes In three sections, the center one of which is rigid while the other wings are so plvoted that turn of a wheel at the operators hand causes one wing to lift slightly while the other Is correspondlngly depressed, thereby In creaslng the angle of resistance In one wing and decreasing it in the other,
Alaska sentinel., 1908-09-03
His Cold Joke.

The American auto was In the lead One of its occupants espied the hut of an Eskimo not far off and a pleasant looking Eskimo maiden standing before It.
 Say" he said to his partner. do you think that girl would know how near we are to Parisi"
 "I don't know," replied the other Alaska"
 The machine, running Into the point of the joke, punctured one of It's tires
Alaska sentinel., 1908-09-03
the effect of which Is to return the ma chine to an even keel.

the effect of which Is to return the ma chine to an even keel.
 Prevention of rotary movement be Ing given to the machine by the action of the air currents on the wings Is effected by a "tish-tail' rudder that Is set at the rear of the machine and Is connected by cables with similar rudder on the front of the machine. \ horizontal rudder Is also fixed to the front of the machine.
 Orville Wrlght's description of the machine Is quoted as follows:
 Approximately 1t consists of box, like frame 40 feet wide. feet long and 719 feet deep. made of spruce and ash. At the center and top front Is a front rudder, a feature which the Wrights introduced and which has proved SUI perior to the old method of a rear rudder.
 "In the center. to the rear. Is the tall of the machine. approximately twelve