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The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1908-06-04
CASTORIA
For Infants and Children.
The Kind You Have Always Bought
Signature sssss the Of &ZzNx
Threat of Death Penned in Blood

Chicago, June-An anonymous
letter, written In blood and wrapped
In small piece OF crepe, has carried
a threat Of death TO Father Peter j.
O'Csllaghsn, head OF the Paulist Or
der in Chicago, and Attorney Fran.
els E, Hinckley. Ii also threatened
the destruction by dynamite Of St.
Mary's Catholic Church, OF which
Father O'Csllaghan is pastor. The
letter was taken from she poor box
in the church.
Death to the priest and lawyer Is
promised, 1t is believed, because OF
their efforts TO obtain a pardon for
Herman Billek. under sentence to
hang June II Tor the murder OF six
members of the fralal family.
The letter was placed before States
Attorney HealS by Father O'Calla.
CHAN. He declared he also would
place the matter before Gov. Deneen.
The scrawl read:
death warrant to dam 0'Calla.
CHAN, dam Mary Church, Wabash
avenue. We are going to dynamite
Mary and her little lamb. Also the
dam attorney Hinckley, who is moth.
ing but q thief, raskel, murderer.
There days are numbered.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1908-06-04

Oklahoma has the guaranteed de-
post plan and the following Asso'
ciated Press dispatch tells OF its
operation In the first bank failure
since that law went into effect. Show
this dispatch to your republican
neighbor.
Guthrie, Okla, June.-Within one
hour from the time Il. II. Smock,
Oklahoma banking commissioner,
had taken charge OF the Information.
al Bank Of Coslgate he had author.
ity to pay the depositors in full,
though the banks cash and avail.
able iundsin other banks fell $22, 900
short OF the total amount OF de.
posts. The commissioner was en-.
abled to do this under the operation
OF the new banking law, and this IL
the first time it has been called into
use. Commissioner 8 m ock took
charge Of the bank for alleged gross
violations Of the banking laws and
notified the banking board at once
Governor Haskell, president Of the
banking board, Immediately author
lied the payment Of depositors iniull
and Il began. The amount Of de-
posts is $38, 900. The bank had
%, 900 cash on hand and $1,000 de
posted In other banks. When thu
cash wss exhausted the commisslon
Or drew checks upon the state guar
antse fund. Under the operation o
the guaranty banking Law In Okla
homa . tariff Of one cent b leyis(
upon The average annual deposits Q
The hanks end The money thusraissi
= ussd In payment In full'oi dspod
tors Of an insolvsnt STATE hank, q
~ the funds Of ths bank have bssl
exhausted.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1908-06-04

graduate herself on she fact that she
has an orator who possesses the
physical and men.a. qualities to
make him remarkable man in the
history OF the nation. And Y the
World. Herald reads the stars right,
the time viii come when W J. Bryan
will have a reputation which will
reach far beyond Nebraska-aud II
viii be reputation for the perior,
nance Of good deeds"
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1908-06-04
Smart Set Takes to Opium.

San Francisco, Understanding
to Charles B. Whilden, secretary oil
the State Board Of Pharmacy,
opium.smoking is increasing In this
city, and young men and young
women OF the smart set form q not
Uncomfortable part Of the growing
army Of smokers.
Since April 6 Whilden has made
twenty.six arrests In San Francisco,
nineteen OF whom have been white
men and seven Chinese.
"That the vice OF opium smoking
Is spreading In San Francisco is po'
tent to anyone who cares to give the
matter earnest attention." says
Whilden. among its new rscuits
young men and women Of the smart
set form q large portion. In the
majority Of cases whore druggists
have been convicted Tor ceiling thu
drug the chief source Of income has
been derived nom women who an
able to drive up 10 pharmacies In
their own automoblles."
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1908-06-04
GoIden-Egq Goose Dimmed.

Spearfsh, S. D., June 1.-Willism
Jennings, a miner living south of
Spesrfish, killed an old hen for bis
dinner and on opening Its crop, he
discovered three diamonds therein
The diamonds were unset and are
estimated to be worth between two
and three hundred dollars.
The hen had been on the premises
for a long time. Mr.. Jennings has
no idea how the diamonds came TO
find their way into the fowls crop.
He never saw them before they were
taken thereirom.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1908-06-04
Umbrella Lightning Rod.

Independence, No, June John
Crick, OF Independence, is thankiu.
be Is alive On his way home light
ming struck bis house when Mr.. Crick
was within a few fee. oiit. Il knock.
ed cigar out OF bis mouth and took
all the feeling out Of his right arm.
Mr.. Crick believes the only thing
that saved bis life was an umbrella
be carried that served as a lightning
rod. He was not dangerously injur.
ed, and no other members OF the
family suffered. The roof OF the
house was torn OF. ~
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1908-06-04
100000 in Prizes For Stories

The Bohemian Magazine, Deposit,
N. T., is In the field with an offer
that surely must bring forth good
fiction and pictorial material. The
editors are Offering q total Of
q, 100000 for good fiction. The offer,
which will be found In detail In the
June number Of the Bohemian, In.
cludes $500 as Q Arst prize, $175 as
q second prize, and substantial
amounts Tor the third, fourth and
9th. prizes. Manuscripts which do
not vim . prize, but which provs
available, viii b bought At sttRac.
tive prices. Every manuscripts oasr.
"a In the prise competition must b
accompanied BY The cupon printed
In NJ June Bohemian and 10 b
printsd n svsey Issue Of The Bohs.
miaa during Ne summer.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1908-06-04
system out OF Balance.

Senator Robert l.. Taylor, OF Ten
nessee, delivering his maiden speech
in she senate, talked on tariff and
currency legislation. Senator Tay-
lor drew parallel between the solar
system regulated by censripetal and
centrifugal forces and the govern
ment, the federal power Being the
centripetsl and the states power the
centrifugal force. He declared that
as the coniederacy was an emphasis
OF she force seeking disintegration,
the federal power, representing the
other extreme, now is endangering
the rights OF the state. Discussing
the president he said: "The system
Il as surely out OF balance to-day as
1t was in 1861, and what is the dii-
ference to us whether we leave our
orbit and go cavorting among the
stars TO freeze to death on the out.
skirts OF creation or whether we are
drawn the other way to be converted
into fuel for the sun? What Is the
difference whether we go the seces.
sion route or the Capitalization
route? They both mean destruction
OF the union. / do not pretend to be
Il great constitutional lawyer, but II
that instrument means anything II
is that all power not expressly con-
ierred upon the federal government
is reserved to the states. In these
imperial days when concentrated
wealth is intrenched under the dome
OF the capitol and centralized power
is en.hroned in the White House,
what can be expected but the grad.
ual encroachment OF the iedeaal gov
eminent upon the reserved rights OF
the states? How can the equilibrium
be preserved under the reign OF big
stick and a bag OF gold? Are not
concentrated wealth and centralized
power debating the policies OF the
party In power and controlling the
legislation OF congress? would not
reflect upon the chief executive OF the
nation. On the contrary would
praise him for the noble things he
has done during his incumbency,
chief OF which was turning on the
light and revealing the enormity OF
the crimes his party has committed.
But our peerless president reached
the limit when he seized all the best
reform plsnks OF all the democratic
platforms OF the past and planted
himself squarely upon them. Was
there ever a grander spectacle OF
coup d'etat than this In the history
OF American politics? The question
for you on the other side OF this
chamber is: Are you going 20 put
his reform policies In your platform
at Chicago? II you are, why don't
you indorse Bryan and be done with
it? Ifyou are not, you willrepudiate
your president. "-Commoner.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1908-06-04
Ne0sha Was Confederate Cap
ital of Missouri-Three
Battles in Newton
Countyseat.

Joplin Globe.
At the outbreak OF the civil war
the majority OF she population Of
Jasper and Newton counties favored
slavery and were about equally di.
vided between those who favored
secession and those who did not.
After the war began, the counties
being upon the border, rsidents were
compelled to take sides In the mat.
ter. Former lifelong friends became
the bitterest OF enemies and Joined
small detatchments which devssta-
ted the country.
Before the war had progressed
year Jasper county practically was
depopulased, except for the soldiers
OF both the north and south, who
occasionally marched through.
100 KILLED AT CARTHAGE.
The battle Of Carthage was fought
on July 8, 1861, In which engage
ment were the federal troops under
General Sigle and the coniederates
under General Raines and Governor
Jackson. The unionists we're driven
into Carthage, but the coniederates
lost more than a hundred men.
General Jackson then went south
to Neosho, where he Joined forces
with General Sterling Price, and
the confederate capital Of Mis-.
souri, was located at Neosho during
the remainder OF the war. Upon
three occasions there were engage
ments near Neosho between the con-
iederates and the federsls, but the
town remained In possession OF the
secessionists during the greater part
OF the four years after 1861.
THREE BATTLES AT NEosHO.
The first battle OF Neosho was
fought on May 80, 1882. This was
several months after the passing OF
acts OF secession by the confederates
at Neosho, on October 81, 1861, al.
most q month before Kentucky left
the union.
The second battle OF Neosho was
fought on Septe mber %, 1862, and
the third on December Is OF the same
year.
After the war had gained Roadway
the border counties OF Missouri, par.
ticularly In the western part, were
subjected to attacks BY bands OF
guerrillas and small detachments OF
both federal and confederate soldiers.
From Kansas the Quantrell band
came, killing and burning with the
slightest prevoeation, andaifegiance
to neither army would save. The
Anderson guerrillas from Arkansas,
while claiming to be In sympathy
with the confederate cause burned
towns and committed robberies
wherever opportunity presented.
Jasper county, except for the por-
ton near Ssrcoxie, where body OF
federal soldiers from Springfield was
stationed, was laid waste and little
remained after the war except the
natural resources.
GA
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1908-06-04

Dark bay DID, 16 hands, 1900 By 24457 inbred 70
Baron Wilkes and sahmo scythan has dams q 20
Performer bic pedigree than has other stallion Wen He
Will make the Of 1908 "a ipe,s
living ioal
Also Jak and n young Horss sired By Avs
Ihy VII b psrmd g sv low mares At S12 for jack and 80
horse 10 insure living ioal
=. T. HYATT 3 soNs. euFEEn, Mo.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1908-01-03
ID THE MUD.

Election day is still a considerable
distance in the future but that is
not lettering the politicians in get
ting their wires in working order.
All over the forty odd states com-
,prising our great and glorious IN
ion the editorial columns Of certain
"'oficial' organs are already taking
on a prediction hue, and as usual
the opportunity to do a little mud
singing has not been lost sight of,
a statement that casual reference to
the pages OF many a newspaper will
bear out .ss15.
Woe .betide the man, who, aspiring
for office, cannot satisfactorily ex-
plain every act of his past, for the
opposition press will dig it out to
make capital thereof. His every
move is liable to be interpreted az
q menace to the welfare of the poor
unsuspecting public, who fortunately
are in the habit Of taking such IT,
rades with the proyerbial grain OF
salt.
Just now South Dakotans who
have a moment or two of leisure on
their hands, can use 1t to good ad-
vantage in studying the state polit-
lcal situation. The 'stalwarts" and
the insurgents" are girding up
their loins for the conflict, in the re-
publican fold, and voters will do well
to dig down under the quantities OF
mud that is being directed at the
candidates with a view. in some in
stances of attracting the attention
from the real issues at stake and
make more than a passing effort to
discover which faction represents
corporate or personal interests as
opposed to, those of the people.
The next few years are bound to
be of great Importance in the history
Of the state and representatives with
strings tied to them cannot serve
people the best. The man behind the
ballot has a momentous question be
fore him that will be answered al
the polls next November, and his
choices for the various offices should
be made only after looking over the
ground, carefully noting and 4weign-
Ing the merits of the respective can
didateS. 90 AssfsF ajFf5as s.a
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1908-01-03

%,chanical process. In 1899 65 per
cent of the wood was reduced by
the mechanical process; in 1906, less
than 40 per cent.
All importations of wood for pulp
are from Canada, and comprised, in
1906, 10000 cords, nearly all of
which was spruce. Four and a half
million dollars worth of pulp was
imported in 1906, a slight falling
off from 1905.
Circular 120 of the Forest Service
contains a discussion of the consump-
ton of pulpwood in 1906, based on
statistics gathered by the Bureau of
the Census and the Forest Service.
The pamphlet can be had upon ap-
plication to the Forester, United
States Department of Agriculture,
Washington, D. c.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1908-01-03
THE NEW LINES.

The Railway Age recently publish
ed figures to the eject that $3.50
miles Of new track were laid during
the past year, a mileage, equal for
all practical purposes to that OF last
year andsnot exceeded In any proceed
ing twelve months since 1888. Ida
no Is In the a with TAB miles,
followed by Louisiana and South Da.
kota with 422 and 358 miles respec-
lively.
The onward march Of progress as
exemplifed. by. railroad building is
an. important event in any section of
the country, but it it is doubtful II
the advent of the track-laying ma
chine has opened up greater pros
poets for inc territory through which
AT has passed, leaving shining
trail behind than In the case II the
building operations within eur own
state. 3,ass n 81
Practically strangers to one an
mother for years. eastern and vest
South Dakota cut Of,
from 4 another Tor years are
rapidly ahecomipg acquainted
SNashNone smother, sincesa means, Of
I .allmnniclfaQs has6been established
ssSsnthsJp. IA
@ assgt gEIsss RAH Eailroaasfhave made
l9 sGli1ls msrsiy ccnnsctiSx
ssAtats; ~ -
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1908-01-03

the instruments by which the vast
of western South Dakota
can now be developed.
The soil, the most of it the equal
Of any within the Union for agricul-
tural purposes will be given an OPP
portunity to show how, under a
proper system of cultivation, it can
be made to bear in a way that will
open the eyes of those whose ieered
at the possibility Of its ever being
profitable for other than grazing
purposes. Dotting the landscape
from the Black Hills to the Big
Muddy are. the homes of the settlers
in whose hands the country will be
made to bloom like a garden. Dry
years may come rs the pessimist pre-
diets, but the railroads have mater
ialiZed, the homesteader is in the
land and he is prepared to take
on the claim" is relinquished. If
the man on the quarter section can
stick 1T out, the day is his.
1t remains for the future to dem
onstrate to what extent the entire
state in general anc sne western por,
ton particularly have been benefit
cd by railroad CONSTRUCTION during
the past eyar, however, it - certain
that the operations represented by
the 1856 miles Of new track are des-
tined to become one of the most i'm
portant items in the history Of S"uth
Dakota.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1908-01-03
Found His Fathers Asses.

Theodore Hook was a great vii
and practical joker, but on one oc
casion met his match. Walking with
two companions in the early morning
at Oxford, all Of them feeling par.
ticularly fresh after their bltt and
milk punch, Hook suddenly espied
a Quaker, with the round hat and
knee breeches Of the period ap-
preaching, and whispering to his
comrades to back him up, he ad-
vanced rapidly to meet the Quaker
and taking off his nat and making
a low bow, remarking, "Good morn
ing, Father Abraham!"
The next conspirator, bowling low.
er, said: Good Morning, Tathe. Is
aac." and the next, bowling almrst
to the ground, said, Good morning,
Father Jacob"
The old man looked at then, and
said. II am neither Abraham. Isaac,
or Jacob. but Saul, the son oe Kish.
who went to. seek his fathers asses,
and taking on his hat and howl g
low, he exclaimed:
land low i have found them
Buffalo Times
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1908-01-03
Pointed Paragraphs.


Even a little miss may make a hit
when she grows up.
The man who foots the bills al
ways has a kick coming.
candidates who "also ran" &C
CURED a lot of experience.
Everything comes to the man who
advertises while he waits.
Some men are born liars and the
rest speak the truth occasionally,
It's the bill fur Il womau!s stun
ming gown that shocks her husband.
Don't borrow trouble; any of your
friends will gladly give it to you.
No man ever has as much sense as
the woman he is engaged to thinks
he has.
Lots of men are lenient with them
selves because Of their belief that
charity begins at home.
After a man gets about so full he
can make himself believe that other
men think he is perfectly sober
Chicago News.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1908-01-03
Mark Twain's Hat.

They are still telling stories about
Mark Twain's recent visit to Eng
land. The celebrated writer, it seems
attended a very successful tumble
sale held in connection with a GER
tain church in North parish.
Immediately upon his arrival he
was called upon to assist in propping
up a stall which showed imminen,
signs Of eollapsing. 30 placing -.s
shining tall hat on an adjacent stall
he hurried off to the rescue. Tine
work having been accomplished he
returned to the stall where he had
left his hat; but no hat could be
found.
ooh, dear mel" said the youne
lady in charge, was that your hat
sir? l have just sold it for a sour-
pence!"-Omaha News.
Everybody is anxious to know the
truth" remarked,the moralizer, But
everybody isn't anxious to tell It,
said the demoralizer.-Chicago Daily
News.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1908-01-03
"Count, Your blessings

"a fingers breath at hand can maj
A owrld of light in heaven affair,
A mote eclipse a glorious star"
One day early last winter an ocean
steamer was sailing rapidly toward
the south. The weather was spark
ling with perfect sunshine and balmy
air the blue shining ocean was as
calm as an inland pool; the service
on beard the steamer was perfect;
company. Yet one lady was very
the passengers ~ere pleasant, CHEEKY.
unhappy; her voyage was spoiled be
cause the noises about the ship would
not permit her to sleep after seven
thirty in the morning. 1t seems pre-
posterous to tell It, that a rational
human being could let SO little eclipse
so much, but she actually wished she
had stayed at home!
True, tries flhave no small part in
human everyday life, yet every sin
gle trine is very insignificant, and
one can easily enough insist hat it
shall not eclipse a glorious star of en-
joyment or of hope. Even the sum of
all the trifes, set G against the
sum o blessings that God bestows on
those who live in civilized countries,
would show a large balance in favor
CT the blessings.
Count your blessings" is a wise
bit of advice. Learn to count all
your blessings and you'll have little
time to count anything else" says
one whose life is radient with bright
ness. The beautiful thing about all
this is that the more ono counts, the
more one will find to count, for his
ability to see will improve as he goes
on.-The Wellspring.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1908-01-03
THE THIRD TERM.

Evidently the discussion concern
ing Roosevelt and a third term is
destined TO be Kept alive for a while
longer AID possibly until the repuNb-
lican convention settles the question
beyond all doubt.
The presidents declaration made
in the hour of victory a little owe
again Under any circumstances ac-
cept the nomination for the highest
honor the American people may be-
stow has not been taken very serious
ly in many quarters, although the
president has spoken quite emphati-
call yon the subject of a third term
more than once since the day OF his
election, some n is continually
bobbing up to express their opion
that Roosevelt might be pursuaded
to run next fall, if given the nomin-
alton.
The president saw fit recently to
make a few remarks apropcs Of the
situation taking the occasion TO
state that his former utteranccs con-
corning third termc had not been -s-
yised. In looking Eel the state
ment e has discovered that
Mr.. Roosevelt unintentionally or
otherwise left himself i %l,ophole,
through which he might escape the
charge Of changing his mind should
the nomination be forced upon him
at the convention in June. The
thing that troubles certain persons
is the statement contained in the
ultimatum, II shall not change
my decision" shall" being substi-
tuted where the use of will" would
naturally be expected. To all in
tents the chief executive merely fell
down on a point in grammar, and
this explanation of the matter is prob
ably the generally accepted one
In spiteof the wise ones inttma-
lions that possibly the president may
cherish an ambition to continue in
power. 1t is safe to say that he has
not retracted an inch from the po-
sition taken over three years ago,
which no doubt still holds good re.
CARELESS of subsequent grammatical
errata, whose occurrence might sug'
gest a meaning not intended by the
writer.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1908-01-03
BUSINESS

Business ethics teach there is no
road to unqualified business success
which has even the suggestion of a
single curve in it. There is no for
tune worth having at the other end
of the line which does not bear the
distinctive marks Of an honest gath
ering."
These we're the words used in an
address made last Saturday evening
by A. C. Bartlett, Of the well known
Chicago finn, Hiboard, Spencer &
Bartlett.
This statement eminating from IN
up-to-date business is worth con-
%sidering carefully in this age Of mon
ey madness and dubious get-rich-
quick methods.
In the same vein are the words of
another successful business man to
the effect that money obtained dis
honestly through trickery or shady
dealings of any nature, d~eterioratGs
in the hands of the person who thus
obtains it, and furthermore the men
who have acquired millions dishon.
estly are the true breeders Of an
archy,
r. csc go strong statements but
there can be littls doubt as to the
soundness of the doctrine eXpounded
by the gentlemen who have been
quoted. Many a supposedly success.
full business man, could, If he wished
testify to his inability to obtain any
real enjoyment from his ill-gotter
gains. Money is a fine thing hon
estiy obtained but accumulated other
wise 1t becomes a curse.