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The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1909-06-10
Revision Upward Despite Party
Pledges.

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more clearly tell that New England
and Pennsylvania will not permit
tariff revision downward than do the
consistent and continual votes by
which the Aldrich following In the
Senate indorses or raises the SEIZED.
ules OF the Payne bill. Despite the
accepted meaning Of the Republican
party platform, despite the we'll
known attitude OF the President, de.
spite protest from every quarter Of
the country, the Senate is undeviat.
ingly, implacably, pursuing the pre-
else course which was planned for Ii
to follow even before the Payne
measure had been completed.
There will be no free hides, no free
wool, no free coal, no free ore, no
free lumber, no free wood pulp, II the
Senate leaders can helpit.
And now comes an astounding
throwing off Of pretext. Senator
Henry Cabot Lodge OF Massachusetts,
chairman OF the last Republican
National Convention, boldly declares
and argues, ON the Senate floor,
shat the platform OF that convention
did not mean 80 to do.
II 1t did neither OF these, the candi.
date thought 1t did, and the country
also thought so. 1t was heralded to
all the tottering ultimate consumers
that as soon as the grand old Re.
publican party was once more put In
full possession OF the ship OF state it
would proceed to take the Dingley
bill into It's reformed clutch and do
things to 1t which would make the
fatted interests" quail and would
fill the life OF the ultimate consumer
with music, raising 1t to the condi-
ton OF one long, sweet song.
No better proof exists that the re-
dictionaries are In the saddle and
know 1t than the attitude OF Com.
mander Aldrich and Spokesman
Lodge.
They have csjoled the protection.
list Democrats, fattered the insur.
gent Republicans, and now seem
ready to intimidate or defy the
White House.
The ultimate consumer has now
but small hope. The latest action
on the cotton schedules accentuates
the belief that from the hands OF the
Senate will be offered no tariff relief.
The Senate cares little about shear
Ing from the country" Most OF It's
Eastern members hold life jobs But
the House Is hearing from the
country" and when the tariff bill
goes into conference the House may
insist that some OF its constituents
have rights even Congress is bound
to respect, that pledges are pledges,
and that most OF our infant indus.
tries are now walking sturdily with
a stride which defies composition
ST T,Ouia Timas
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1909-06-10
Conventions This Year.

National Educational Association
Denver July 3rd to 9th 1909. Elks
at Los Angeles July II to 18th
1909. Grand Army at Salt Lake
August 9th to14th 1900.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1909-06-10
CNF AIR CRITICISM

Under she above caption the Kan
sas City Journal OF May 26th editor.
tally rebukes Governor Hadley for
his abus- of the Democratic State
Senate. Like the S.. Louis Globe
Democrat. the Journal Is a stalwart
Republican newspaper, but unlike
the CD. the Journal is occasionally
fair, even to political foes.
The Journal says: "The Missouri
Senate is now getting all kinds OF
abuse from the Governor and Others
who ought to be more just and fair.
The Missouri house passed every.
thing, good, bad and Indifferent.
Like an ostrich, 1t swallowed what.
ever came It's way and left the Senate
to do the digesting. The Senate
had no recourse. II 1t fixed a bill
the House promptly unfixed Il. The
whole game seemed to be, on the
part OF the House, to put the Senate
In a hole, and the Senate could do
nothing but kill the bills In seli-de-
tense and In defense OF the state.
Abuse OF the Senate under the cir.
cumstances is unfair and beneath
the dignity Of Republican newspaper
and Republican leaders"
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1909-06-10
Trouble Makers 0usted.

When a sufferer from stomach
trouble takes DR.. Kings New Lille
Pills he's mighty glad to Gee his
dyspepsia and Indigestion fy, but
mors-he's tickled over bis new, fine
appetite, strong nerves health vigor,
al because stomach, liver and KID
neys now work right. 26c ct F. T..
Gays.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1909-06-10
Some Things Democrats Have
Done For Missouri Schools.

l. Increased Missouri school and
seminary trust funds from S2,67S,.
500 In 1872 TO $4,4O7, s67.26 In
1908. The permanent county school
iundsnow amount TO Is, 096, $50 SO;
the permanent township and special
district funds amount to $4,5O9,.
sol IL; total permanent school funds
OF the state, $14,014,355.45.
2. Established and developed five
Normal Schools, Lincoln Institute
and the Teachers College OF the State
University Tor the education and
training OF teachers. In faculties
and equipment these schools are
equal 10 the best schools OF she kind
in the Udited States.
3. Encouraged the Development
OF rural, village, town and city high
schools TO bring secondary education
within easy reach OF she girls and
boys who live In the country, and en-.
courage them to attend college.
There are now more than 400 high
schools In Missouri, nearly 800 doing
standard high school work, against
less than one-tenth this number thir.
ty years ago.
4. More than twenty years ago
the State, under Democratic rule,
established q school for the blind In
the city OF st. Louis. This school
has been supported handsomely all
these years, but within the past eight
years a handsome, modern home,
one OF the best In the land, has been
provided.
The Milan Standard: at develops
that Gov. Hsdley is now trying to
use the Board OF Equalization as q
means TO hoodwink and bamboozle
the people to his own advantage
Auditor Gordon. cool.headed bust
ness man, who know but one way
TO do things, and that the right way,
has ca lied the gentleman down and
hard. Hsdley has many very at.
tractive ways OF driving his 1850.
ciates away from him. He has gone
out OF his way to insult Attorney
General Major and degrade bis office,
to try and use the Board of Equal
ization for political and selfish pur-
poses, and TO manipulate the Senate,
and now he + discredited by all OF
them, as he should be-"
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1909-06-10
BRYAN CHIDES SENATORS.
Members Of the Upper House
Accused Of Regulating the
Platform and Encouraging the
Destruction OF Forests.

Lincoln, Neb,, June In the cur
rent issue OF the Commoner, W. j.
Bryan reprimands the Democratic
senator's who have repudisted the
Denver platform by voting for q
tariff on lumber. Mr.. Bryan says:
1.-THE Democrats who voted against
free lumber have voted to repudiate
the national platform OF the Demo-
cratic party; voted to encourage the
destruction OF our forests; voted to
raise the price OF one OF the chief
necessaries Of life; voted to tax a
material that enters into q multi.
tude OF industries and thus to place
an unnecessary burden upon these
industries; voted to tax the people Of
the whole country for the benefit ola
comparatively few owners OF timber
lands and voted to tax a majority
OF their own constituents for the
benefit OF minority OF those constit-
uents. To cast such vote Dem.
ocrat must have arguments that
have not yet been given to the pub
lie and must be prepared to present
these arguments to his constituents.
HOW CAN THEY EXPLAIN IT?
aside from having to meet the
question OF platform, the anti-iree
lumber Democrats will have to be
prepared to defend their votes upon
the merits Of the questions. VIII
they insist that as a national prop.
osition tariff On lumber is desira-
BILE? Or will they defend their action
on the ground that they speak for
the interests OF their states or dis.
tricts?
"Nothing Is more necessary to the
welfare OF all the people than lumber,
and 1t ought to be as cheap as pos
sible. To put a tariff on lumber Is
like putting a tax on salt and the
salt tax has ever been considered q
hardship and If has always been re.
sorted to by despots, for no one can
escape such a tax. Lumber Is not
only necessity, but It Is 8 vanish
Ing product, and a tariff upon 1t sim.
ply stimulates further destruction
II there is any one product that
ought to go on the free list it is lum-
Der.
NOT RIGHT TO TAX A NECESSITY.
mot only Is lumber one OF the
necessaries OF liie-not only do our
timber lands need such protection as
can be furnished them by the free i'm.
portation OF lumber-but q tax on
lumber imposes heavy burden up
on all the people for the benefit Of a
very small percentage OF the people
What proportion OF the American
people can possibly be benefited by
a tariff on lumber? The percentage
Is exceedingly small. Even in the
states where there are lumber inter
ests, the majority OF the people are
buyers LOT lumber rather than pro.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1909-07-08
More Appies Needed

Radical changes are necessary In the
culture of apples on this continent or
the United States. and Canada will ba
forced in q few years To import apples
instead Of exporting them If It had
not been for the enormous crops in
the orchards OF the Pacific and north
western states and provinces last year
an apple famine would have resulted
Many OF the middle western and
eastern states reported small yields
In 1908 due to failures in numerous in
stances. but generally because Of pests
Many orchards were neglected. and in
scores Of places the trees were per-
mitted to die because cf inattentio.
In 1906 the total product Of the crop
OF the country was 69,O10OO0 barrels,
or 1859. OCO bushels. Since then hun
dreds Of thousands Of acres have been
added. and methods Of fruit growing
have improved, yet the government
reports show that the aggregate crop
in all the states in the Union was not
more than 25.0OO.00O barrels, or g.
100000 bushels in 1908
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1909-07-08
Woman on the Bench.

LYMAN Lazarus, for many years re-
corder Of Payonne, knew the people
who came before him. When wo-
man appeared to accuse a husband
who had beaten her he said. "lf |
send him to Jail you'll come back here
tomorrow In tears and ask me to let
him out" NO" she said, II will not
I'd like to have him punished" How
much shall give him them asked
LAZARUS months. one month, SIX
monthsT The woman. who had begun
to relent. WIS speechess "Ill tell you
what I'll do" he said You come up
here and take my chair. ard whatever
sentence you pronounce will go" The
woman hesitated but the recorder In
sisted. The husband was arraigned be-
fore her. and the recorder In a grufI
voice ordered her to pronounce sen
tence. "Six months, three months, two
months. month-quick." he said: "let
us have It." The woman burst into
tears. She and her husband embraced
and went out Of court rejoicing
There" said Lazarus. "lf you come
back III give you six months EACH
New York Press.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1909-07-08
WIRE PLANT PROTECTOR.

when no longer needed. II given
coating Of coal tar or some weather
proof paint occasionally these protect
ors should last for years. Some OF the
smallest beetles can crawl through the
meshes of wire screen, but one can
easily kill the very few that get inside.
The bush or summer squaShes If
taken when tender and cooked like
eggplant are much superior to that
well known vegetable. or course
where the bush sGuashes are about
mature and before the borers leave
The stem to hibernate In the soil the
vines should lie pulled and destroyed
IL Kill the borcr, This should be done
about Aug. ]: the time varies with the
latitude. Spraying the first four or
five joints OF the SQUASH vine mot the
iclvcSl with Kerosene emulsion Is
good plan. as also are catching and kill
ing the adult moth. which Is very con
flicu0nS and easily found when once
known. However. the trap crop plan
will he found 20 he the most practical
and satisfactory method Of dealing
with the squash borer. In using the
above described screen protectors It Is
well to remember that the soil should
lie drawn up about the edges OF the
box or wire screen ard hrmrd down
s" as TO be sure that none Of the bugs
can crawl under the sides.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1909-07-08
A Mistaken Uniform.

Uniformed officials are often puz'
zle to American travellers. An instance
of this is given in "Recollections or a
Varied Career" by General W. +.
Draper, formerly American ambassa-
dor to Italy. General and Mrs. Draper
were travelling in Russia when they
had the following amusing experience
in the sleeping car:
Mrs. Diapers maid, Marie. speaks
German as we'll as French, but Rus
sian Is beyond her. After Mrs. Ora
per's bed was made she desired an
other pillow. and Marie rushed into
the corridor to get one. Seeing a man
I'm uniform the railway porters wear
uniforms-she demanded a pillow IN
German.
81 have no pillows" said he.
"a bolster, then" snid Marie.
81 have no bolster"
'"Then give me a couple OF towels TO
wrap up one Of these dirty cushions"
81 have no towels either" said the
uniform II am colonel In his mai
esty's imperial guard"
Poor Marie nearly went into hyster.
les, and was called in to explain thar
no offense was meant.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1909-07-08

While easily stalked. the rhinoceros
Is dangerous customer. as most men
will agree who have hunted him. II
the rhinoceros gets ones scent he al
most invariably charges. often proba-
bly, from sheer curiosity. but that does
not make him any the easier to dis
pose Of. Moreover, he runs and turns
ut n speed Uncomfortable In a beast OF
his vast bulk. Against his massive,
sloping head the heaviest bullet Is
mere flea bite. leaving no possibility OF
stopping shot except with n hard
nose ball sent fairly into the heart
through the chest. An alternative IS to
stand absolutely motionless. when
with his bad eyesight there is posi-
bility he may mistake you for tree
and veer past. Indeed, the best ruse
in the crisis Of any charge Is to stand
fast and still. for even the unwounded
lion sometimes swervcs In his charge
and retires before a man who has the
nerve to wait his coming. - Edgar
Beecher Bronson in Century.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1909-07-08
Cleanino a Well.

Before going down into well ttst
the purity OF the air hy lowering Il
lighted candle or lantern. If the light
burns dimly or goes out the poisonous
'arbonic acid gas "dampS can by
'iven out hy ienitlng quantity OF
,rpentine and sawduSt or Kerosene
nd rags In II kettle and lowering II to
he surface OF the water. ana then
later pour several hucketfulS Of water
into the we'll from the top. Test again
with the lantern and note the improve
ment. We want our folks 10 be on the
safe side Farm journal
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1909-07-08
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FARM WORK PAYS WELL
Investment Concerns Are Forced to
Advertise In the Northwest.

Investment Concerns Are Forced to
Advertise In the Northwest.
During the last few months 1t has
become harder and harder to secure
farm mortgages upon which to loan
money. The farming districts recently
have been actually secured for farm
ers needing ready money. The situd-
ton is such that. with plenty OF mon
ey available to lend ON farms and no
farmers in need of that money. the
usual rate Of per cent Is being pared
down to 5la and even as low as 8 per
cent
This at least Is the outline Of exist
Ing conditions. particularly with ref
erence to Minnesota and the two ia.
kotas, given by Grant Van SAINT, who
has been active In securin ~. 'rtgages
I'm this connection for farm loan con-
Germ.
Whatever the farmer may be doing
with himself, he Is not asking for
money. He may not be spending us
much at the general store; he may not
be restocking his farm or replacing
his machinery. but at any rate he
scorns proffered loans. even ut low
rates. 1t is not thought however, that
he Is neglectlng to improve his plant
or is foregoing the pleasure Of elevat-
ing his standard Of living somewhat
Such abnegation would hardly be con
sistent In a person with big balance
in the bank and a check book In his
pocket.
The gradual development Of this sit
uation has been coming on for some
time Two or three years ago farmers
needed money occasionally and gladly
offered mortgages Gradually this d.
minished little by little until now, eX-
cept In the case Of extraordinary cir
cumstances. the worker of farm not
only is Indifferent to investors. but Is
seeking to do a little investing on his
own account.
Farm loan institutions. It is said.
first worked through Minnesota Offer
Ing money. Then came the two pa-
kotas. Now agents OF these concerns
are going through Montana III tne un-
pleasant hope of finding some unfor-
tunate possibly who wants ito mort
gage the farm" Their quest has not
been particularly encouraging.
AS indicative Of the paucity OF avail
able mortgages happening In we'll
known farm loan company may be
cited. An eastern investor came In
and called for 100000 In farm loans,
secured by mortgages. which must be
delivered within year Simultaneous
" he wrote out check for $4,000
and asked for immediate Investment.
The company was able to place only
$4,000 OF II and now has gone to the
eXpedient Of advertising for mort.
cages
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1909-07-08
BOX PLANT PROTECTOR.

second cut, is made entirely Of wire
screen. The one shown was made by
cutting n circular piece Of wire screen
twenty-four inches in diameter and
then folding over q section. amounting
to one-fourth to one-thrd Of the cir
conference, and fastening with short
pieces Of small wire pushed through
the meshes and the ends twisted to-
gether. 1t gives a good idea as to
how these protectors are made. At re-
tail prices the protectors made this
way will cost cents each, but they
have this advantage over the box
style-the light and air have full &C,
cess to the plants, as glance at the
ink bottle in the wire plant protector
will prove, the BOTTLE being placed In
the center Of the protector. These
pictures We're taken early In April, and
the ink bottle had to do duty In place
OF the plants. Another advantage OF
this style is that the protectors may
be nested together and stored easily
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1909-07-08
Early Trottinq Races.

The earliest trotting or pacing race
Of which any record has been found
was started from a New York road
house called the De I.ancey Arms.
This WaySide tavern stood in the Bow
cry lane near what IS now the corner
Of Fourth avenue and Eighteenth
street 1t seems to have been an all
around sporting resort in colonial days
for in 1863 II was the scene Of bull
battling, and in the previous year il was
the meeting place for four horses that
raced up the road about half mile 10
Watts gate, near the present corner OF
Fourth avenue aud Twcnty-ninth
street. The jamaica turnpike was the
first famous speeding ground in the
vicinity Of New York l'nti the New
York Trotting clubs track came into
existence, In 1896. It was the accepted
course for the decision Of match races.
and as early as 1918 it was the scene
OF the first match against time OF
which there is any record. Exchange.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1909-07-08
"Junp Short Pie"

In catalogue of out of the way
dishes Il feast Of the Rev. II. ii. Bar
ham may be included The author Of
"Ingoldsby Legends" his son relates.
on visiting one of his pariShioners was
asked to dine and have some Jump
short pie" He did SO and made a
hearty meal. ITS very nice--tastes
like lamb, Why the odd name?" he
asked. We'll sir" said his host. 1T
is lamb. You see. the young lambs in
the mesh try to get over the drains A
good many Of EN- jump short, tumble
in and get drowned. Then we hooks
EN- out ard puts EN- into pie Have
another help, sir?" Barham declined
London Taller.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1909-07-08
Effect of Fear.

vigorous young greengrocer, aged
twenty-seven, was arrested on Tues
day on charges Of drunkenness and
assaulting policeman. who was as.
sisted in securing him by Ii Mr.. Lyons.
On Wednesday 1t was announced In
court that Mr.. Lyons was dead. and
the greengrocer was remanded to sec
whether the coroner's jury would hold
him in any way responsible for the
tragedy. P.5 Saturday it had been
found that Mr.. Lyons death was due
to heart dis aSe of long standing. but
meanwhile the agoniziug suspense had
aged the young prisoner terribly, his
black hair having become completely
whitehall Mall Gazette.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1909-07-08
Rapid Hedce Trimmer.

Among the numerous tine and labor
saving devices fer gardeners use the
geared hedge trimmer. invented by a
New York man, is one of the most in
terrsting With II Il hedge that for
merly required five hours To trim can
he clipped in one hour, or one man
can do the work Of five. This nppnra-
tus consists Of n long r. d with Sh"ul-
der piece at one end and pair OF
drive wheel come ting with Il rotary
piNiCn. which operates the crank con
trolling the shears, The device IS held
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1909-07-08
Farm aua
Garden
PROTECTION FOR SQUASH.
Two Practical and inexpensive Plane
to Prevent Ravages Of Borers.

Two Practical and inexpensive Plans
to Prevent Tlavages Of Borers.
The most difficult matter about
growing squashes is to protect the
vines from the various Insects THAT
prey upon them. This is especially
true In the home garden and small
plots near buildings or near >where
squashes or other vine crops were
grown the previous year, because the
insects hibernate In the buildings and
in the ground near the vines they fed
upon for the winter For the striped
cucumber beetle there is no poison or
repellent that will prove effective and
satisfactory at all times. The box
plant protector shown In the cut Is II
by u inches and six inches high cover
ed with wire screen, which is set over
the hill when the seeds are planted
and left on until the plants get too
large. Protectors Of this type may be
made of old pine boxes or other odds
and ends. and they need not cost over
8 cents apiece, even II the lumber must
be purchased. Another style. In the
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1909-07-08
Trim Small Fruit.

Now Is Il good time to trim the rasT.
berry and blackberry fields. Not much
fruit can be expected from feeble
canes. and even the best canes will not
give much fruit II they are too close
together. Manure or fertilizer is also
required. Blackberry fields have been
known to give good service for years
without fertilizers. but II the field Is
given good cultivation and well SUP
piled with plant food the increased
yield and better quality OF the fruit
will make some Improbable fields pay
we'll
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1909-07-08
DOES WORK OF FIVE.

against the shoulder by means Of
handle in the middle Then the drive
wheel Is turned, and by means Of the
multiple gearing 1t opens and closes
the shears five times with each revo.
luton. thus making the apparatus a
saver of 80 per cent in either time CT
labor All the operator has to do rs t.
keep turning The wheel and moving
the shears along the hedgerow where
It needs clipping.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1909-07-08
The Echo.

A little boz was amusing himself by
halloolng then listening for the pcho
Ills mother attempted to explain. feel
Ing all the while how inadequate her
explanation WIS. The little fellow
trotted along at her side. silent for
some minutes. Then his eyes fell
upon his shadow
"Oh. | know what echo Is" he ex.
claimed joyfully. ITS the shadow Of
our voices."-Los Angeles Times
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1909-07-08
Mot That Kind

Weary Walker-Lady, could yer help
n poor Teller little? I've got hack
in cough an headache. Mrs. Kin
dling-Well. I've got little wood out
side you could hack. and 1t might cure
your headache. Weary Walker-Much
obliged, mum; but. yer see. my head
ache amt of the splittin' klnd.-Lon-
don Scraps