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The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1908-08-20
Reward For Bryan Converts.

Altus, Ok, Aug Colonel Horace
Shepard, editor OF the Altus Times,
who is so turning In Denver for the
summer months, has offered re
ward OF $40 for each convert to the
Democratic party, made through
the publications OF Democratic edi.
torials In his paper, by Guy Horton,
who is in charge OF the editorial desk
during the editors absence.
MIR. Horton last week wrote an
editorial brimiul OF Democratic doe
trine. He proposes TO continue his
work OF evangelizAtion and in re-
cent editorial, says:
"To all Republican brothers who
are painting for the bread OF Democ-
racy we wish TO state shat we will
administer to their iamis6ed and en-.
ervsted ranks hypodermic injec-
tion OF Democratic truths, beginning
next week, until they are able and
prepared 80 receive the more su bstan-
tial food that will come after the ad-
journment OF court"
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1908-08-20
Mail Order Competition.

Is is safe TO say that any merchant
who goes energeticslly abous Is can
win back lot OF the mail order trade
OF bis community TO his store.
The trouble Ia that SO many mer.
chants MAXI she mistake OF spending
their time knocking" mail order
competition, instead Of "boosting"
their own business. They forget that
you can catch more flies with
sugar
Arguing that a catalogue house
customer lie not good citlz n. heap
ing abuse on the mail order houses,
telling people that they get cheated
MOST OF the times they buy OF them
doesn't count for much In she long
run.
The thing for the dealer In this
community to do is to tell bis trade
whatgood merchandise They can buy
In his stor, how far a little money
will 20 for reliable merchandise 10 his
store; that their credits is good, II he
does u credit business; that they can
see what they buy and pay for 1t
when they get 1t, and not buy with
out seeing what they're getting and
paying Tor is week Ia advance; shat
shey can get what they want when
shey want Is, without waiting week
or two Tor II to come by mail or OK,
press.
The dealer who carries the best
goods he can find, sells them at the
lowest margin of profits shat IL req.
sonable, advertises effectively, and
gives careful attentioD So the innu.
merable ways open TO him oiattract.
ing and holding trade will have little
so lear 40 lar a. mail order compe,i-
tion Is concerned
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1908-08-20
TWO NEW BRIDGES
TO MEXICO.
international Trade OF Both
Countries 10 be Stimulated.

Two new International bridges are
80 be bulls TO connect this eountr,
with Mexico. One Uf these lie TO b.
constructed by the SIS. Louis, Browns
Will X Mexico Road across the Rio
G ande 1T Brownsville. This will
m k direct connections with the
two linAs IL she Mexican National
entering Natam ,rar just across the
river from Brownsville.
Is IL exp, csed AL immense railroad
tonnage will pass over this bridge
lis completion will .erve TO develop
large section of n.w territory on
both aid $ ui the river, aud both Sec
Il ms are believed 10 be exceedingly
rich
The other bridge IL 81 be bu |.
across the same river at Laredo,
Texas, connecting that place with
Nuavo Lire Ia, Mexico. This bridge
will be- tn Il intly by she national
lines OF Mexico and the Gould lines
The government OF Mexico has Just
approved the plans for this bridge
Is will be I steel construction and
will cost 100000 10 gold.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1908-08-20
Real Estate Transfers.
WARRANTY DEEDS.

in Moore to c II Proctor pit sec
80 Merwin also lots l to II In blk l,
also lots l to 8 blk 4 all In Richard
sons add to Merwin $4,000.
Alfred Girard to Chas Pollard lots
4 & 5 blk Z Glssgos add to Rich Hill
1925.
Mary E Morrison to B B Robinson
lot IL blk Is Rockville 81.
II R Field TO W A Stacy lot IA blk
2 Fields add to Rockville $45.
John F Howard to W T Hoover
lot 30 Adrian 5000.
George W Wilson to James E
Foote 80 a 81 Walnut $2700.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1908-08-20
The fact that Geer re- J. Gould has

The fact shat Geer re J. Gould has
been obliged to 20 to Z Fl Harri,
mann for assistance In keeping the
Wheeling and Lake Erie from the
receivership that threatened, is re.
garded among railroad men as evil.
dence that Mr.. Hartmann has as,
sumed q prominent position In the
management OF the Gould roads-at
least those In the East. What this
would mean to the transportation
world and TO the country can be sp.
preciated rea lily by glance at Il
map showing the Gould and Harri
mann systems, extending from the
Atlantic to the Pacific and from the
great lakes to the gull. II Harri
mann-anally secures a supreme pc
sition in the management OF the
Gould lines affairs he will be the
oYershadowing mind In five great
eastern systems, three OF them trunk
lines, and six great western groups
Altogether the total mileage OF lines
which he thus would control directly
or over which he would have an in
fluentisl voice amounts to 1850.
or almost one.iourth OF the railway
mileage of the entire United States
The total OF stocks and bonds out
standing Of this vast system would
aggregate the immense sum Of 81,
46S, 100000.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1908-08-20
Good Roads.

The Denison Herald, which has
long been an advocate OF the split
log drag has the following TO say OF
the results OF she use OF this imple-
ment on dirt roads In its vicinity
"a drive over the road TO she gov
eminent dairy farm win convert any
one to the doctrine OF the split log
drag as a remedy for bad earth
roads. This road was VIGOROUSLY
bad and was little Travelled prior TO
It's improvement but since 1t has
been graded and is being kept smooth
by the use II the drag, IL lie one OF
the most travelled roads out OF the
city. That traffic over this road has
been multiplied since lis improve
ment evidences she valu' OF the road
improvement and the wisdom OF the
Denison board Of trade 10 taking up
sucn WORK.
With the evidence oil the efficiency
OF the drag before them it is strange
that 80 few have put the drag to a
test. As a machine flr keeping dirt
roads In order increasing tbrir dura
bility and aiding she farmers TO get
their crops 30 market economically
the splis log drag is wishoutparallel
Jefferson county is getting some few
miles OF shell roads, bus Is cannot
hope to build all the roads of shell
that are necessary In the develop.
ment Of the county. The split log
drag will solve the problem Of good
dirt roads and that at slight ex
pense, and the farmers should awak-
en- 30 their opportunities Beau,
mont Enterprise,
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1908-08-20
Home Seekers Excursion.

To points In Alabama, Arizona,
Arkansas, Colorado, ueorgia, 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 first
and third Tuesdays OF each month
ms rate OF one and one hall fare plus
$500 Tor round trip. Twenty.one
days from dat OF sale,
T. {. NANDERyooRT.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1908-08-20
Summer Tourist Rates.

Season 1905. On sale June lst TO
sept. 30; final return limit Oct 81,
1905, 80 Pueblo, Colorado Springs
or Denver, Colo SIS 80 To san
Francisco, lbs Angeles or San Diego
direct lines 500 90
Ogden or Salt Lake. sab, S3l 80.
Mexico Clsy, Mexico, 81 10.
Portland, Ore, direcs line, G2 30.
Trinidad, Colo. - 80.
Caliiornia, Oregon and Washing
ton rates expenses 10Th
+ c NANnLRyooRr,
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1908-08-20
A N0n0genarian on a Hike.

Mexico, Mo-, Aug. Joseph Meyer,
an old soldier, 80 years old, who
started to walk from San Antonio,
Tex TO Indianapolis last winter,
arrived here last Friday. He had
walked the entire distance. Meyer
was met by T. 7. Turley, comrade
In the Uuion army, who obtained for
him ticket to St Louis. =
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1908-08-20
So 126 Cows Were Killed.

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, August.-By
order Of the state board Of control,
226 head out OF 166 cows at the
state hospital for the insane at Inde.
pendence were condemned as sfflIct-
ed with tuberculosis. The animals
were killed.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1908-08-20
Tammany is For Bryan.

New York, Aug -Tammany Hall,
through it's General Comm tte,,
adopted resolution undressing Bry.
an and Kern and the Democratic
platform and pledging to the ticket
Tammany's most earnest and loyaf
support. The 600 or more member.
OF the committee cheered for two
minutes when Mr. Bryans name was
mentioned. The resolution read, In
part;
"We heartily indorse and ratlfy
the action OF the vention In choos-
ing 90 our candidate for President
and Wee. President William j Bryan
and John W. Kern, aud we enthus-
iasticslly pledge TO them our whole.
hearted and unwavering support
throughout the campaign, which is
TO be waged against organized greed
and legaliz'd plumber.
"We see with pleasure she many
signs Of Democratic harmony and
unity wli,h are In evidence through.
out the country and which mark the
Intention Of the great mass OF the
plain people SO pns an end 80 the In
stability and uncertainty and the
dread which the present Republican
administration has created, and TO
bring ba' k again, under Bryan and
Kern, respect for the law. We again
pledge our united, untiring aud Loyal
efforts 10 bring about the election OF
Mr.. Bryan and Mr. Kern
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1908-08-20

Grand Army OF the Republic, Ma
tionsl Encsmpment, Toledo, Ohio =
$26 IS Tor round trip. o. sale Au-
gust n to both inclusive; good re-
turn to Sept. Is. Return limit may be
extended to Oct. 15th.byldepositing
ticket with joint agent land paying
81 90 fee.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1908-08-20

Take kodol whenever you feel that
you need It That Is the only time
you need to take kodol. Just when
you need 1t; then you will not be
troubled with sour stomach, belch
ing, gas on the stomach, etc, Sold
by c. W. Hess.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1908-08-20

DeWitt's Kidney and Bladder Pills
will promptly relieve all kidney and
bladder disorders. Sold and recon
mended BY C. W. Hess,
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1908-08-20

II you take kodol ia She beginning
the bad attacks OF Dyspepsia will BE-
avoided, but II you allow shese listle
attacks TO 40 unheeded 1t will take
kcdol long time 80 put your
stomach in good condition again
Get bottle of kodol today Sold
by E. W. Hess.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1908-08-20

DeWitt's Little Early Rlsers, safe,
easy, pleasant, sure, little liver pills.
Sold by G w. Hess.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-05-07
FACTS FOR SICK WOMEN

For thirty years Lydia E. Pink hams Vegetable Compound, made from roots and herbs, has been the standard remedy for female ills, and has positively cured thousands of women who have been troubled with displacements, inflammation, ulcera- tion, fibroid tumors, irregularities, periodic pains, backache, that bear ing-down feeling, hatulency, indiges- tion, dizziness nervous prostration. Why don't you try it !?
 Mrs. pinkham invites all sick women to write her for advice. She has guided thousands to health. Address, Lynn, Mass.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-05-07

The Crescent and Focus, both monthly publications, were on sale at the school. "Rcsurrcctlon," a story In tho Crescent, written hy Julius Cohen, an honor student and mem ber of the junior class, was one of the best stories written in Q high school paper in years The author has previously contributed to the Crescent having poetry and also an other fne story published.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-05-07
ROOSEVELT SUES DAUGHTER.
Cousin of President Begins Friendl,
 Suit to lncrcnse Her AIIowancc.

New York, May 6 In a friendly suit instituted by Robert B. Roosevelt, jr, cousin of the president, against his daughter. Miss olga Roose- welt now seventeen years of age to establish her right to have her allow ance for her support and mainten- ance increased from s5,000 to s1O,O0O year. Justice Davis in the supreme court, has appointed Magrane I'oxe of 63 Wall street as referee.
 Miss Roosevets mother died on July 20, 1891, leaving to her daughter an estate of Sl75,00o. An allowance of 5000 was made to Miss Roosevelt on November 2, 1903 Her father states that she has been nurtured in luxury, and now needs s10,0OO to en- able her to sustain her position in life. The family lives in 5ayville, l.. l,
The morning journal-courier., 1908-05-07
THE GERMAN PLAY
Successful Presentation of Komtesse Guckerl at New
 Haven Theater.

An indeed remarkably artistic pro- duction of the threc-act German play, Komtesse Guckerl was given at Bun nells theatcr last night under the aus plces of the Harugari Singing society
 The ensemble which made up the cast by It's splendid work won applause from even those critics who have no good words for any acting unless lt be of tho very best qualry
 Director II. Kratzer, who fin advance predicted . fautesa play, didn't ex aggerate in the least
 Morris Baumann as tho royal bureau crat and Mrs Adellne Peters. as his wife and Mrs Lydia Cross as tholr daughter, delivered their roles in a very credltable manner.
 Mrs Elise Roemer, as Komtesse Guckerl, Mir. Paul Zimmerman, as the Russian general. Mir. A. Linkenbach as the royal bathing commissioner of Carlsbad, the famous watering place in 1Sls Mrs. Marie Gross. as Rosa; Mir Ernest Koelbl, as Wenzel, and Mir. J. Goergen, as Baumann, could not have been done better
 Mir Kratzcr in inc role of the love- making soldier, by his faultless work won the admiration of all.
 All of them deserve the highest praise Flowers tn profuslon were presented to the ladies
 The house was well filled, the lower floor having but few vacant seats. The same can Dc said of tho balcony.
 The curtain rose at S;2l, ringing down for the last time al l1:2G
 The play itself may appear great to some, hut 10 New Haveners 1t cer- tainly seemed dry affair The cast made whole lot out of 1t, If the cast had not done so 1t would have fallen flat New Hayeners certainly don't like this class of plays
 After the play banquet was rendered the players in Harugari hall
The morning journal-courier., 1908-05-07

HIGH SCHOOL NOTES

Out of the twenty-two eligible can didates trying for a place on the sen for graduation stage five have been chosen with enc alternate. All these candidates are honor students at the school from whom Miss Ircno Lnsley, a member of tht college preparatory course of uillhoUso, was chosen be- fore her deliverance of her essay on account of her especially excellent work during her high school course Dr. Cushing presided al the trials while Miss Sheridan. the head of the English departments; Miss MacAllis- ter, an English teacher Of the Hill house school Miss Hall a history teacher of Hillhouse school; Mir kirschner, the principal of the Board man manual training school, and Mir Houston, a commercial teacher of Hillhouse school were judges Re sides Miss Linslet e judges decided in favor of three Hllhouse students and two Roardman. They arc simon R. Kleiner, a member of tho Hlll- house scientific course, and also an associate editor of the 'Foeus," Ruth Atwater, an academic student of the HIllhouse school; Kenneth Cartwright recently editor-in-chief of the Rada- tor, and a member of the scientific course of Boardman. and Helen Schadee of the girls general course of Boardman Miss Starin, member of the college preparatory course of Hillhouse, and a member of tho senior class play. was chosen as alternate The seventeenth annual Crescent Musical and Dramatic entertainment will take place at Music hall Friday evening A very good program has been arranged by the committee which is composed of Clifford r Mes singer, chairman; Frederick n Grave and Dwight r Bray The program con- sists of three parts, tho nrat of which will be well taken care of hv the Apollo Glee, Banjo and Mandolin clubs of Yale university The club this year consists of ahout fifty mem bers and will furnish the following program.
 Mother of Men" ..,. l.. D Bingham
 Glee Club.
 Meath the Films" Carmen Yalensls
 Glee Club
 "cp the Rocky Road to Dubla"---
 ................. Ephraim
 Banjo Club.
 | College medley .. Carmen Yalensls Glee Club
 Tuth Fruittl .. Arranged by Goodale Glee, Banjo and Mandolin Clubs. Absent ...........,.,#.#..... Metcalf
 Glee Club.
 1)-"Drlnk to Me Only With
 Thine Eyes" @ English Melody (0-Laughing Song .Goodale Glee Club.
 Valse, Merry Widow .,....... .Lehar
 Mandolin Club
 | Cofnrade song ,,,,,.......... .Bullard
 Glee Club.
 Bright College Years' .... Durant
 Glee Club
 The second part of tho entertain nent will consist of one act farce
The morning journal-courier., 1908-05-07
FAILURES FALL OFF
April Statistics Show Best Re port Since November of
 Last Year.
IN NUMBER AND 0UANTIT
Manufacturing Liabilities Alone Arc Smaller Than Any Since
 Last July.

Commercial failures in tho United states during April, according to sta tistics compiled by R G. Dun x Go, were 1903 in number and s2o BIG, l6S m amount of defaulted liabilities This Is the best monthly statement since last November, and the comparison is still more favorable If the brokerage and other more or less speculative concerns arc omitted Thus, the manufacturing liabilities are much smaller than in any month since last July and trading loss es are the lightcst since November. and the aggregate for these two classes, which embrace the strictly commercial failures is more than $7,000. 900 less than in any previous month this year. A large increase appears, of course, when the figures arc compared with those of April, 1907, when there were only 799 defaults involving S1l0S2, o96. The various sub divisions compare as follows with the same month last year: Manufacturing defaults were BIO in number and SI705,ll9 In amount, against 21S failures for sG,060,34 in the year l907 trading failures were S6S in against 543 defaults for $3,4S5,25l a year ago; other commercial including brokerage, Insurance, etc, were Fl in number and $GfS6.2SS in amount against 3S failures for Sl ,b66,5Ol last year Of banks and other tduciary institutions there were 12 suspensions for $2,G37,5i1 against five similar failures last year, when the amount involved was S633 S09.
 Aside from the few large speculative faiures, partly due to the sudden change iu the tendency of prices for securities, there is much encourage ment in the April failure statistics Business was exceedingly quiet last month. sn that thp 1pCreagn1 tOprtn if ' must be attributed to the fact that the effect of the panic last fall Is gradually wearing off, and the return to a normal money market makes ifs possible for mercantile houses to secure aCCOmmo. dalton from the banks. Many of the failures early this year were directly due to refusal of the banks to make ordinary loans, although the borrowers had ample security, and have, i'm a good proportion of the larger failures at any rate been able tO resume and make set dement's in full Had it not been for the sudden rise in prices of securities
 which is considered d. good sign by those who believe that Wall street Is beginning to discount approaching i'm. provcment in general business, the fail ure returns for April would be very en- couraging But if half a dozen brok
 craze houses that were heavily short of stocks defauted for several millions when the average Of the sixty most active railway securities Nattained tho highest point since the collapse last fall
The morning journal-courier., 1908-05-07
HARMON FOR OHIO GOVERNOR,
Tom ,Johnson's Candidate oNcrwhclm-
 ed--Dclcgation for Hryan.

Columbus, O., May G.. The Ohio democratic state convention 'n ses- a'on here to-day, indorsed William |. Bryan for the nomination for pres idcnt and instructed the Ohio delega- ton to vote for him. The indorse- ment of Bryan was a foregone con clusion, so that the plank of the plat form pralsinG him but but a formality.
 On national issues the convention was harmonious on state issues, dis rupted The main fight was on the gubernatorial nomination, but late this afternoon 1t was conceded that Judge Judson Harmon of Cincinnati would he nominated and Atlee Pomerene, Tom Johnson's candidate, defeated.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-05-07

pr Cushing has announced in the high school auditorium the victory of the local high nine over Bridgeport saturday after which he said that Manager Chandler had cancelled his next regular game, which was scheduled with the Wesleyan fresh- men Manager Chandler cancelled this game on account of his inability to meet the expenses of bringing the team to Now Haven. The attendance at tho games have been very small and not enough money was taken in at the gate to defray expenses for the teams already played Manager Chandler yesterday said that if all those witnessing the game paid ad mission he would be able to just about clear his expenses Many of those present failed to pay, which fact has placed the management in poor finan- cial standing Y is too bad 10 think that a high school of about l,sn0 pupils cannot support baseball team which has been winning games stea3i- ly, and one that is making q bee line for tho initial place Az Dr Cush ing yesterday morning said "A word to the wise ought to he sufficient A game has been secured with a strong Wcstvllle aggregation in place of the Wesleyan nine for Saturday after noon, and a fine game is expected when they meet at the Westyille grounds
The morning journal-courier., 1908-05-07

entitled The Peacemaker," hy Derby Brown, This farce was first played in the Lyceum theatcr In New York In 1905 It was again produced this year in Hartford, Conn, by the Mask and Triangle Club of Hartford high school where it scored a great hit. Irving G Boebe has been assigned to the leading part M Grant Blakeslee, a member of last years club, will also be in tho cast Tho farce Is again under tho direction of Philip Vain wright of the Yale Dramatic associa- ton, while Robert r, Buck Is stage manager Tho play this year, without a doubt, will ho the best the club has ever produced. The east Is as fol- lows:
 Jack Freeman, the husband
 ,,.,.,..,,,,,,.,I Irving Beeho 1908 Billie Van Deusen, tho friend
 .,.,,,,,.,M. Grant Bakeslee 1908 Claire, the wife Paul NJ, Walker '0S Yvctter, the maid Frederick Pennell Mary, the cook
 .,,,,,,, Harold n, Kennedy '09 John, the butler Can ex-pugillsD
 .,,,,,,,,,... Roger T. Bacon 0S
 A program of sixteen dances with two barn dances will follow the play With extras if time permits, Albert Williams full orchestra win furnish the music Tho entertainment will start promptly at o'clock and those desiring to rent boxes should confer with the committee al once.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-05-07
This woman says she was saved from an operation by Lydia F.. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.

Lena V. Henry, of Norristown, Ga, writes to Mrs. Pinkham:
 '" suffered untold misery from fe- male troubles. My doctor said an opera tion was the only chance l had, and I dreaded it almost as much as death.
 "One day read how other women had been cured by Lydia E. Pinkham' s Vegetable Compound, and I decided to try 1t. Before I had taken the first bottle I was better, and now I am en- tirely cured
 Every woman suffering with any female trouble should take Lydia k. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound"
The morning journal-courier., 1908-05-07

The seniors will have their pictures taken again to-day The committee in charge are Mir Grave, chairman, Miss Griswold and Mr Falscy
The morning journal-courier., 1908-05-07

An inter-class debate will be held to-day at the science lecture hall be- tween the juniors and sophomores. The subject for debate will be Re solved, That a tax of per cent, be levied by the federal government on all incomes of s5,OOO or over" The juniors will uphold the affirmative side of the argument and the sopho- mores tho negative Bailey. Finley and Kcnne will represent the juniors while Bastlan, Leitjesky and Murphy will debate for the sophomores Miss Cleveland, Mir Porter and MT. Perry will be the judges, while Mir Vent worth will act as critic.