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The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1909-12-23
VIRGINIA.

The Republicans held a convention
in Virginia Saturday and elected the
following delegates to the county
convention to elect delegates to the
congressional convention to nominate
q candidate for Congress: ]. j.
Wolfe, I. s. Harper, Peter Denning,
and win Archer. They did not give
the delegates instructions to elect
delegates that would nominatea a man
that II elected would use his influence
to have a law PASSED to stop the sale
Of liquor in Washington, D. c., and
prohibit the shipping Of liquor into
territory voted dry. Probably they
think aunt Carrie is able to accom-.
plish II without their help.
Mrs. John Hedger went to New
Home Saturday to gpend a few days
with Mrs. Peter Crooks who is very
sick.
The cold weather has been work.
ing wonders along the Miami north
east Of Virginia, a II pound boy
arrived at the home of Mark Rudy's,
and an 8 pound boy at John Barton's,
When old enough to vote they will
be Prohibitionists as that will be the
only party alive by that time.
Miss Susie Hedger got up supper
at the Crook school house some time
ago and they have just received SO
nice books for their library from the
proceeds Of the supper.
Grandpa Corlett is about the same
He is confined to his bed most Of the
time.
Will burst reports that he got filled
up with turkey Sunday.
Roy Cuzic came home Tuesday Of
last week.
The teacher Of our school, Geo. H,
Pahlman, is preparing a program fol
Friday afternoon. They are going t
have a Christmas tree at the schoo
house. RS
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NEW HOME.
These notes were minus last week,
but we will come again this week.

These notes were minus last week,
but We will come again this week.
Last week was a regular hog kill
ing time. Among those butchering
were j. @. A. and Seth E. Cope.
Uncle Seth said that he was tired of
borrowing meat and carrying il home
on his shoulder, though carrying il
home was not so bad as the dread of
carrying il back. We learn also that
Edgar Waller and Uncle Joe Lewis
butchered beef. Very few country
people can afford to eat beef; looks
as though they might divide.
c. A. Patton, George Cope, Mark
Cole, Paul Goodrum and Jim Cum
ningham have been warming their
fingers husking corn this cool wealth
er, and as We went to Foster, we saw
Mr.. Myers husking corn in his shirt
sleeves, while we were freezing with
all of our raps on.
While in Foster we learned that
Squire Darby's sister died very sud-
denly.
Bob Bennett has been exercising
himsel, some this cold weather fenc-
ing his shredded fodder, so that he
can feed easy and not be compelled
to get out in the cold.
Mr.. Prose has sold his l2O acre
farm to Edgar Waller for 5000 per
acre. We also learned that Mr..
Reece, son-in-law Of Colonel Welch,
haslbought the Cy. Agnue farm, west
Of New Home.
The coal men had harvest for the
past two weeks.
We learn that Grandma Crooks,
who lives with her daughter, Mrs. j.
A. Cope, has been quite sick.
W. B. Miller has been freezing him
self getting feed and hauling coal
this cold weather, as it is lucky to be
out of feed, coal and wood, when bad
weather comes on.
We. learn that Dr.. .Rhoades and
family are to eat Christmas dinner at
Bob Benefits Xmas. We are think
ing about going over.
Fern Snuffer butchered last Tues
day, and we passed there Friday cold
as it was he had a fire out in the yard
rendering lard. With what warmth
he got from the fire confined with his
labor he could keep from freezing.
Miss Ada Miller went to Ovid for
Jessie Saturday morning, and they
went on to the Hill, and they saw sew
eral members of the Salvation Army
on the streets singing and playing on
their instruments and begging for
money, and there were several men
their full of booze, and they threw in
there dollars pretty lively. Well, that
was a better investment, then putting
it in the saloon.
Bob Bennett has three barrels of
m0lasses yet to sell. CLOVER -
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JOhnstOwn.

AT this writing the weather reminds
us that Christmas is near.
Several are reported on the sick
list.
Mrs. Belle McCoole and Miss Esta
Callahan were visitors at Robert
Hurts Friday.
The box supper at Oak Grove on
last Friday night was well attended
and a good time had by all.
There will be Sunday School at the
Methodist church in Johnstown every
Sunday at 2:SO p. m. Everybody in
vited to attend.
We are sorry to learn Of the sud-
den death of Mrs. Allie McCracken
which occurred on last Sunday morn
ing at a, m. This community, with
the writer, extend their sympathy to
the bereaved family.
Among those reported cn the sick
list this week are Mrs. Jim Shelton,
Mr.. Dali Drake and Mr.. Geo. Gala.
han.
Bert Gilliland and wife were the
guests of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs
Hugh Gilliland, one day last week.
c. p. Coleman made a busines.
trip to Butler Monday 2ry'-s-' -,p
Mother rumor says the wedding
bells will ring in our community be
fore long.
John Jackson made flying trip t
Butler Saturday after his father, who
arrived on the noon train from Kan
sas City.
E. L. Shillinger is suffering with {
sore hand.
The little son of Antoine Hake whit
has been dangerously illis reported
better.
Mrs. viii Stone, of Kansas, whit
has been visiting her mother and sis
ters in Johnstown and vicinity lef
Saturday to visit her husbands par
ents, at Stone Chapel, for a few
days.
Tom Strobe delivered hogs at Ap
pleton City Monday.
The revival meeting at the Metho
dist church in J0hnstown at this writ
ing is progressing nicely, with sever
al conversions every night. Rev
Hargis is certainly fine preacher
]. E. Coleman and wife spent Sat
urday and Sunday with his parents
Judge Coleman and wife, Of Butler
| Protracted meeting commenced a
Antioch Sunday night We wisl
them success.
/ .Messers Willie Shelton and Jess,
Allison were the guests of Marver
Borum Sunday.
Ruth" wishes The Times and al
its correspondence and readers ,
Merry Christmas and happy New
Year. RUTH.
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John Henderson is suffering with
several broken ribs the result Of q
kick from a cow he received Tues
day. II will be some time before he
is able to continue his work.
A fire in Drexel last Thursday
night burned the personal effects Of
Mr.. and Mrs. S. A. Mudd. Their loss
win be about 800 and the damage on
the. building about 800 They car
ried insurance.
Mrs Patchen returned from Kan
~ City the iirst Of the week xhere
she had been with her hushand who
~ rsosntly iniursd 4 TIE Fritts nv
min shs reports hin setting alone
. van = could - oipected.
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FOSTER.

w. T. Slower was a passenger for
Butler Saturday evening.
Lee Keith left for Butler Thursday.
w. M. Welch was up from the
Metz neiQhborhood Friday, shaking
bands with old friends.
Mrs. Sarah Grant sold her 4O-acre
farm last week, known as the Smad-
ding land, west of town, for $500.
Frank Mace and wife came down
from Kansas City Friday, and will
visit her father, C. E. West, until af-
ter the holidays.
Mrs. Robert Treasure left for Iowa
the first of the week to spend Xmas
with relatives and friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Plymell spent
Sunday with her brother, Walter
Shofner, and family.
Rev. j. H. Boner filled his regular
appointment Sunday at the M. E.
Church. He preached at Independ-
ence at night.
i ]. o. Shofner and daughter, Miss
Minnie, made flying trip overland
to Hume Wednesday Of last week.
| Collie Collier returned Wednesday
morning from Kansas City, where he
had been with a car load Of hogs.
i Died:-Lavenia B. Darby at the
home Of her brother, j. w. Darby, in
the south part Of town, Sunday, Dec
| 18th, of heart trouble. She had beer
in delicate health for some time. Blu
her last sickness was Of short dura
ton. Obituary next week.
Mrs. c. B. Cullison and son, Ed.
came in on the westbound passenger
Sunday from Iowa, where they hat
!, been visiting relatives.
i W. w. Russell is critically i'll at hi
home on East 8th street He has re
signed as postmaster, but his success
. sor has not yet been appointed.
! Miss Pinky Darby, Of Oklahom'
City, Okla, came in Wednesday 4
attend, her sister during her sickness
Ed. Lloyd and son, Otis, of Pitts
burg, Kansas, came up Thursday OF
business, and will visit relatives for {
few days.
Grant GoodenouQh, Of Texas, whit
has been here on business, departed
Wednesday evening for his sum!
southern home.
| Walter Shofner and D. H. Arbogas
1were business visitors to Rich Hill
Thursday.
Mark Thomas and wife were il
Rich Hill shopping Thursday.
The pie supper at Mount Zion wa
a decided success. The proceed
amounted to $30.35, which will 90 +
fence and improve the school ground
l
Edgar Waller bought the Henr.
Proce farm last week, consisting o
100 acres, southeast Of town. Tn
price paid was $50 per acre. MT
Proce left for Peoria, Illinois, Frida,
evening, which place they make thei
future home.
Luther Grant, who has been quit
poorly with rheumatism, we are gla'
q to note, is able to be out again.
The Brenal Cat Mine is scratchin,
out considerable coal, also the Bhcl
Duck Mine, south Of town.
Frank Ashmore moved his house
hold goods to Stotesbury Friday
Mr.. Ashmore recently sold his gro
cery business here to Jessie Mullis
Of Worland.
Prof. Kinion, principal Of the Fos
tier Public Schools, reports the schoo
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's0ood Pslntsrs - Mound City
Co'6 Horso Shoe" Byand HouGo
rsink ezdlu1lvoly. ". H Hppp =
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1909-01-07
carlyls,s Curious study.

Thomas Carlyle. the noted English
philosopher and historian, had a curl
GUS study. It comprised the entire
third floor Of his narrow brick house
at Chelsea, q London suburb. The
walls Of the study were Of double
thickness. to prevent street noises
from annoying the master while at
his work, and a skylight afforded the
light. Just how fresh air was fur
nished the room was not apparent to
the visitor. There Ia nothing about
the room to suggest comfort, only q
close, thick-walled. skylighted long
apartment where the great dyspeptic
worked and worked ceaselessly, and
from where he hurried to the kitchen.
in the basement Of the house, as soon
as his days labor was done. In the
kitchen he received his most intimate
friends, and there they smoked their
pipes together.
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RKpYlLEs ALL OF SHoRT SioHr'


The corps OF naturalists attached 10
tho Geological park At Washington has
recently concluded some interesting
experiments to test the vision Of GER
tain animals. 6a
It appears that the sight Of reptiles
10 generally very good. being probably
their most acute sense, but not so
acute as popularity supposed, possess
Ing = limited range. indeed, a. com
pared with most animals.
Crocodiles cannot distinguish q man
ct q distance exceeding ten times their
length. Fish see for only short dis
tances. The vision Of most serpents
II poor, the boa constructor, for exam.
pie, being able to see no further than
one-third Of its own length. Some
snakes sec no further than one-eighth
Of their length. Frogs are better an
dowed with sight for they can
distinguish objects clearly at a dis
lance Of 20 times their own length.
The hearing Of nearly all reptiles II
even worse than their vision. Most
Of them are quite deaf, especially the
boa constructor. The phrase deaf as
an adder" represents tho careful OBJ
servation Of our forefathers. --Harper's
Weekly.
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1909-01-07
TRULY THE WHITE MANS GRAVE.
Sierra Leone Looks Attractive In Spite
Of We Bad Name.

Sierra Leone-known To fame an
"The White Mans Gravs"--viewed
from the deck Of m incom,rs steamer
presents an appearance did ~ ;
tractive.
As to climate, the soubriquet white
Mans Grave" IL sufficiently instruc-
tive. Sufioe II to say that the first
daily regimental orders ran thus: Flu.
neral parade At $50 =. m. tomorrow"
and It was seldom indeed that the pa
rade was dismissed for lack Of q VIC
tim to the pestiferous climatic condi.
lions. Indeed. 80 arduous became the
duties Of sepulchre that whereas 1t
was customary In the beginning for
the entire regiment and band to at
tend, only the company Of the de.
ceased and the firing party did 80
later on.
Sierra Leone Is infested with snakes,
large and small. former are Of
tho constructor species; .-latter are
all extremely venomous. The most
deadly Of all. perhaps. is the yellow
jack, q beautiful yellow and black
reptile whose bite is reputed to prove
fatal within space Of 20 minutes.
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rloERs FOND OF HUMAN FLESH
Many Natives Of india Yearly Made
Prey Of Jungle Monarch.

About 1000 men were eaten BY
tigers in India between 1900 and 1904.
A large proportion Of these unfor.
tunates persisted during periods Of
famine, when the beasts are made
bold by hunger and are driven to the
plains In search Of watsr. The deaths
caused BY tigers In India constitute
~ per cent. of tho whole number due
to wild beasts. All tigers are not man
eaters. but when . tiger has once
tasted mans flesh no will not DO con-
tent until he has had more Of II
Where hocks and herds abound. how.
ever, man is rarely victim Of the
tiger. An old man-eater is usually very
clever and tricky and can avoid the
most skillful hunters. It ID affirmed
that q single tiger in southern India
has killed 200 men, and that one In the
Himalayas has killed more 800.
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The Order Of Fools,

April is not the only Fools day In
the year. On November IL, 1881, the
Order of Fools was instituted by
Adolphus, count Of Cleves.
Members were not by any means
idiots, however, for the word had a
different meaning then. They were
the prototype Of our modern Order Of
Foresters or Odd Fellows during
similarly benevolent work. Their In
sigma consisted Of a mantle, upon the
left shoulder Of which was en-
broidered a jester. or fool. In cap and
bells, yellow hose and silver vest. So
these CHEEKY. useful jokeg had q
bright, happy outlook upon life and
met together to dispense the earnest
Of their healthful existence at stated
intervals. the chief day Of which was
November IL.
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A Gold Farm.

Thanksgiving Football is one form
Of gold farm" said a metallurgist;
'but gold growt and when the secret
Of its cultivavx1 Is discovered, we
shall have gold farms literally.
Miners, having set timber braces In
gold mines, often find on the timber
growths of gold. Growths Of gold
have, too, been perceived on the rocks
Of gold-bearing rivers. Gold has been
discovered growing on sluice boxes.
what causes these growths Of gold
we don't know. We do know that one
essential is the percolation Of water, a
feature without which gold growths
are never found. When we discover
the other features-and no doubt
science will discover them some day
the gold farmer will perhaps be as
common as the farmer Of fruit or
truck"
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Lack 81 "Progress" Might Have Proved
Serious Thing.

when people In our part Of the
country select q family physician they
stick to him." says an Illinois physi-
clan. III he goes away they won't call
IN some one else II they can possibly
help It. They have faith In nobody
but their own man, 50 long AZ he man
ages to bs fairly successful. Last
spring went UP to Chicago for = few
days, much to the distress Of young
mother in our town, who expects me
to inspect her only baby every other
day at least. The second day Of my
stay she telegraphed me to come home
1t once. Baby was sick-she told me
the trouble-she didn't know what to
do. II wasn't an urgent case, ! knew.
10 ! wired back reassuring message.
told her to give the baby q dose Of
some medicine she had at hand, and to
I'LL out the ten words I put in Prog
nosis admirable / always like to use
large words when I'm telegraphing--
makes me feel that I'm getting tho
worth Of my money, you know. When
! got home two days later ! went to
see the baby.
all right now" the mother
told me, but we were awfully worried.
We had to rely on the medicine you
left, though. The boy at the drug store
didn't have . bit Of prognosis in the
place."
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Capitalize Remarkable Action Designed
TO Avoid Scandal" AZ

j y d. . VI
ION the slow and cheap ships" said
3 purser, "the souvenir thief does no
harm; but on q famous liner like the
Ruritania. where records are broken
and tip-top prices abound. tho amount
Of stuR that disappears Is shocking. !.
Only things with the boats name
on go-champagne glasses, inkwells.
curling tongs, buttonhooks and SO
forth. And what are we to do about
III
"Wehad an American peeress aboard
last voyage. The day we reached New
York . stewardess came to me and
said:
"'Oh, Mr.. Meet, Just seen Lady
Blanks cabin trunk, and she's taken
two Of our finest silver inkwells.'
Here was quandary, Ell? The cap
tain was called in, and he settled the
matter in the unsatisfactory way such
things are usually settled.
1--WE must teach Lady Blank a les
son., he growled. AT the same time
scandal must be avoided He thought
Z moment, then said to the stew
ardness: Take one Of the inkwells
and leave the other. That'll show
hort"
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1909-01-07
10 STOP BLEEDING al the Nose.

A man in travelling from New Eng.
land to his home in New Jersey had a
violent nosebleed on the train. Every
aid was rendered. and the usual RENE
dies, such az ice on the neck, key
thrust down the back and all sorts Of
things, were Intellectually tried. So
profuse was the hemorrhage that
when New York was reached he was
too weak to 60 to a physician unat.
tended. The application Of tincture Of
eucalyptus promptly stopped the bleed.
ing. This Ii an exceedingly valuable
remedy, and should BIO indelibly
stamped upon our memories. A small
vial should be placed In every family
medicine chest.
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1909-01-07
Geoaraphical Distinctions.

Inhabitants of the Isle Of Wight
speak Of going to England" when
they leave their own fragment of the
Kingdom. A patriotic Cornishman also
goes to England" when he crosses
the lamar. Similarly inhabitants OF
the Balkan peninsula talk Of going to
Europe" when they leave their own
corner Of the continent-in curious
contrast with the people of Great Brit
ain. who regard themselves as both Of
and In Europe" and it is only "the
continent" that they visit. There is
an old story Of a Scottish minister
who prayed for a blessing upon "the
inhabitants Of Great and Little Cum.
brae Islands in the Firth Of Clyde)
and the adjacent islands Of Great Brit
ain and Ireland" Massachusetts, peo-
pie speak Of going down east" when
they start for the Maine coast.
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Preferred the Insomnia.

A story is told Of the late bishop of
London, DR.. Creighton, and Lord Rose
berry. Lord Rosebery complained to
the bishop Of want of sleep, to which
the bishop replied that he never suf-
fered from insomnia. The earl OBJ
served that he wished he knew the
remedy. The bishops formula was
very simple. II he felt drowsy he
started to write q sermon and In .
few moments he was wide awake On
the other hand II he wanted to sleep
all he had to do was to start to read
q sermon. Then sleep came In . few
seconds. Lord Rosebery replied that
II was his practice to choose the less
or evil. and he preferred want Of
sleep to reading sermons.
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colno 20 sIsep.

What is this thing that ,knits up the
rayeled sleeve of care? Cabains, In
his Investigations on the mind, en-
deavored to fix the order In which the
different parts Of our organization 60
To sleep: namely--frst, the legs and
arms, then the muscles that support
the head and back. The first sense
that slumbers is that Of sight, followed
In regular succession by the senses Of
taste, smell, hearing and feeling. The
yiscera contents Of the body cavi-
ues), he says, fan asleep one after
the other, but with different degrees
Of soundness.- New York Press.
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Asked MUCH IN SHORT PRAYER.
Remarkable Invocation Of Scotch
!, Minister, Reported by Magazine.

70 Lord. we approach thee this
mornin' in the attitude O. prayer, and
likewise O. complaint. When we cam
tas the lam O. Canady we expected tae
nm q Ian flown WI milk and honey,
but instead o. that We foun' a lam
psopled WI ungodly Irish. o Lord. In
thy great mercy, drive them tae the
uttermost PARTS o. Canady; max
them hewers o wood and drawers o.
waiter; gle them nae emoluments; gle
them nae place O. abode; n'er max
them magistrates or rulers among thy
people.
But II ye hae any favors to bestow,
Or any guild lam tae gle AVA gle It
tas thine ain. thy peculiar people, the
Scots. Max them members O. parlia-
nent an magistrates an rulers among
thy people. An as for the Irish, TAX
them by the heels an shak' them over
the mouth O. hell, but dinna let them
fa' in, and a. the glory shall be thine.
Amen."-Success Magazine.
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Unsatisfactory Education.

We ought to train our boys to be
more methodical and more thorough.
going In everything they have to do.
Constantly we hear complaint from
business men that boys from the
grammar schools. and even from the
higher schools, are very hazy about
arithmetic. Now, IL there 10 any sub
feet requiring precision It IL that
which deals with figures. II boots lit.
tie that boy has gone through q
high school course II he cannot make
out the extensions Of an ordinary bill
Of lading. Yet the latter difficulty pre-
ssnts itself to business men continu-
ally.-Philadelphia Inquirer.
The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1909-01-07
Beans and Bacon.

An old Scotchman surprised US all
by remarking: Your famous New Eng.
land dish of pork and beans came d.
rectly from England, where for CEN
turtles it was the reigning favorits
with all classes. The English called IL
beans and bacon In New York you
have corned beef and beans-the same
old beans. never could understand
why beans and bacon were never
naturalized In the Land O. Cakes. I
cannot charge myself with ever hav.
ing seen such a dish in Scotland"
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VIVA, II Reminded Him OF.

When Gen. Schenck, whose greatest
fame rests upon his having introduced
the game of poker into England, first
arrived in London as American min
lister to the court Of st. James he took
q little Of his spare time to visit the
sights of the British capital Among
other places he visited Nine. Tus-
saud's wax works. 1
"And what do you think Of our great
wax work exhibition" asked friend.
WELL" replied the general, 1T
struck me as being very like the or.
binary English evening party"