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The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1909-06-10
LIONS TERRIFIED A TOWN.
ST. Charles, No., Crowds Fled
When Menagerie Beasts
Escaped.

EoOoPC9s
SIS. Charles, Mo-, June Two full
grown lions, running through the
streets OF St. Charles, scattered a
carnival crowd In terror and emptled
the big car shops by she river bank
when they were driven to bay In the
shop yards. Shownen captured she
lions al hour after their escape and
after one OF them had fatally bitten
a pony.
Hundreds OF persons, many oil
them women and children, we're
standing near tbe show tents when
there was cry, THE lionel" Then
roar, loud trumpsting and a
sharp whinny were heard and the
two animals appeared at the side oil
the tent
Men, women and children turned
and fed, none stopping long enough
to see that the lions were not coming
toward them, but had taken the 9th
er direction. A few persons were In
the lions path and these ran terror
stricken into houses and barns.
The Snowman, at fret a talfdoren
then fifteen or twenty, followed the
escaped beasts. The showmen fear
ed that the appetite OF one OF the
lions, "Denver," had been whetted
by his attack on the pony. Caesar,
the younger Of the lions, had at
tempted TO attack an elephant, but
had been headed off by the men.
A few men we're at work In the
yards, while many more were BY
open windows inside the shops
These were warned by the showmens
cries as the lions approached ant
the yards and shops were sood de
serted. In the shop yards came {
long combat OF wits with the lion
and the showmen had IL all to them
selves. st. Charles, or 80 much OF 1
as had heard the terrifying news
was within doors and the doors wer
shut and In some cases locked.
The men made repeated attempt
to ca.ch the lions wish the lasso, bu
each time she animal jumped GU
and avoided capture. Caesar, tn
fiercer OF the two, seemed about 9
spring on some OF his tormentort
A big fearless hound sprang at hiI
and seized his name. George Card
then made more skillful throw an
jerked the lion, choking, along th
ground.
Denver, who had followed Csesal
rs one dog follows another, wa
placed In a portable cage a few mir
utes later without much difficulty
Attaches OF the show said that the
could not explain the escape. Some
one, 1t was said, must have left th
door improperly fastened.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1909-06-10
1882 Pupils in Vernon Co.

Nevada, Mo-, June.-The annual
school enumeration OF Vernon coun-
~ shows the number OF children oil
school age to be 1852 whites and
thirty negroes, almost equally divid.
ed as to males and females. There
Is not q negro pupil In the county
outside Of this city. The census this
year shows an increase Of $50,
The wealthiest school district In
the county has only nine pupils. The
largest rural district enumeration
shows 1876. Only nine Of 1913 die
tricts have q bonded indebtedness.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1909-06-10
Joseph IeffsrsOn's PrscOciOus
Doc.

There is also q story shat is told OF
Mr. Jefferson and she boys that had
so do wish the training OF dogs. Is
appears that there was q gentleman
in New Iberia who owned a very In.
telligent animal, and he was most
anxious FOR Mr.. Jefferson to see an
example OF his prowess. According.
ly he brought him 80 the Island one
day and pu. him through his various
tricks, which we're remarkably
clever.
When the performance was over
Mr.. Jefferson expressed his apprecis-
tion and wonder at what the dog
had done, but added that be had an
animal that was even more remark.
able, As she gentleman seemed TO
be In some doubt as to the truth OF
this statement, the dog, detected,
stupid.looking beast, was produced,
and Mr.. Jefferson ordered him to 60
into bis room and bring him a shoe.
Obedien.ly the dog trotted into
the house, TO presently reappear with
she shoe In his mouth. Taking Il
from him, Mr.. Jefferson patted him
upon the head and told him TO re.
turn to his room and bring him The
slipper for bis left foot.
"And mind you bring the left one"
be cautioned, as the animal trotted
away.
When he returned In q moment
with the left slipper the gentleman
could hardly express his astonish-
ment, but Mr.. Jefferson waved the
matter indifferently aside.
81. is nothing" said he. "How'
ever, we will now try something a
little more difficult" Then turning
to the dog he spoke to him very
slowly and carefully. "Now go into
the library" said he, ''look upon the
bottom shelf on the right-hand side
OF the room, and you will see set o
Dickens. Bring me the second vol
ume. Remember now, the secont
volume. Not the first or the third
but the second"
When the dog returned In a few
moments with the second Volume II
his mouth, the gentleman retired II
the utmost confusion declaring tina
In comp arson with such prodig,
his own much-vaunted animal wa
, little better than an imbecile.
And l may add that Mr.. Jefferson
: enjoyed the joke fully as much as di'
the boys who, according to pre.ar
! ranged plan, had placed each success
: sive article In the prodigy's mouth
As to the prodigy, his one accom-
plishment consisted Of trotting int
: she house and trottlng out Of 1
again.-Nevil G. Henshaw In the Jun
Bohemian.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1909-06-10
Thaw Must Stay in Asylum.


New York, June.-Harry K. Thaw
must remain In the State Asylum for
the Criminal Insane at Matteswsn.
under a decision rendered by the Ap-
pellate Division Of the Supreme Court
In Brooklyn.
Thaw's application for q writ Of
habsss corpus releasing him from the
Asylum was dismissed by a Justice
Of the Supreme Court several months
ago. He then appealed to the Ap.
pellate Division, which sustained the
lower court and dismissed the writ.
Thaw's application was based on
the contention that Justice Down.
ing's order committing him to the
ssylum after he Was declared not
guilty OF the murder OF STANFORD
White was illegal.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1909-10-01
Wishing Tree Where Wishes Come True

There were more believers in the
tree some years ago than there are
now, but that does not mean thai
there are not great many who be
iieve in it to-day. Nor is the number
by any means confined to the old
"mammies,' "aunties" and other BLACK
folk. Ninety-nine per cent of the
persons who pass under the tree OF
their way through the square probably
never heard or read of it. But there
are others, and in this case there are
great many others.
The most marvellous stories are told
about the tree, and many of the
stories have believers. Also many oil
stories have some element of truth
about them. In many cases it is q
great deal of story and a very min
ute particle of truth. But it is be
cause there is some truth in then
that the tree has such a clientele.
Faith does not cure all the ills that
it is asked to cure, but it's followers
are sure that it cures in some in
stances. Hence there are faith cures
The thousands of wishes that are
made under the wishing tree may END
up in only one coming true, but the
wisher who has been rewarded by its
favor never loses an opportunity tc
sing its prasises, and that is what
makes the wishing tree so much more
famous than any of the other trees
that are in the same park.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1909-10-01
Rare Curios Fill Home of Minister

The walls and windows will be EN-
bellished by rich embroideries o.
China, Japan, India, Korea and other
far eastern countries.
There will be rare old gilt WOOD
carvings from Buddhist temples
placed in the dining-room; old Jap
anese candlesticks of exaggerated de
sign will be suspended from the chan
delieres; coal buckets will be made
out Of century-old and fancy-wroughl
designs of incense burners; woyer
camels hair curtains for the front
windows are among the collection.
Throughout the house there will be
brasses and bronzes and inlaid furni-
ture of remarkable patterns, shapes
and forms.
When all the goods are set in place
the legation will be unique, and one
entering its doors might well harboI
the Illusion that he is entering home
in some far eastern land.
Every article in the collection has
some highly priced association to the
minister personally, or to his family
and his household goods, he says, are
priceless.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1909-10-01
Taking New Census VIII Be Big Task

Each enumerator is to receive for
his work from two to four cents per
capita, and in some regions where
there is not much density Of popula.
ton they are to receive a per diem
Of from four to five dollars. Enumer.
ators are required TO work eight hours
a day and must have their work com.
pleted In two weeks in cities Of 5000
and over, and in sparsely settled com.
munities within 30 days.
In districts where foreign languages
are spoken 1t will be the duty of 81.
pervisors to select enumerators versed
in foreign languages if possible, and
where these are not available, the
services Of interpreters may be en-.
gagged.
approximately 1000 temporary
clerks clerks will be appointed for the
census work, and the date of the first
examination will be October % next,
throughout the United States at yari
Gus cities.
The work required of the 5000 TEN.
porary employees is, according to the
circular, to consist Of four classes:
The operation of card punching and
card tabulating machines; operation
of typewriters, adding machines and
combined typewriting-addi ma.
chimes; manuscript tabulation and 9th.
er clerical work; sub-clerical work
such as that of messengers, messenger
boys, watchmen and laborers.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1909-10-01

HAVE you ever sat under the benign
II shade of Washington's wishing
tree?
1t has been one of the unique at
fractions of Lafayette park for, 10.
these many years. 1t is not described
in the official guide books, but it is
there just the same, and has been ever
since the square was laid out-in the
forties. The tree itself is a dwarf
chestnut, although it has grown out of
Its dwarfness to a great extent. It
is scion of the famous wishing tree
in Hyde park, London. 1t is located
Immediately west of the Jackson
statue, about 25 feet, and is in full
sight of all the windows on the north
side of the White House.
The wishing tree, as its name fndi-
Gates, possesses rare powers, or at
least it is supposed to, in that every
wish that is made under its branches
comes true some time or other. Gen
orally it is other, but that does not
seriously interfere with the reputation
Of the tree.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1909-10-01

WASHINGTON.--It will require about
w $1,000 enumerators to take the
thirteenth decenniaI census of the
United States, and Uncle gam is go
ing to pay $4,000, 900 for the service.
Ihese enumerators, appointed by 800
supervisors throughout the country,
VIII begin work April Is, 1910.
Between the time OF their appoint.
ment and the commencement OF actual
work, the enumerators will be
schooled in the method of enumera-
ton and the preparation of the
schedules. The custom heretofore has
been for the census bureau to send
out sample schedules for the enumer-
ators to fill in.
For the last two months ecouo-
mists, scientists and farming experts
have been at work on schedules in
Volving population, manufactures. and
particularly agriculture. 1t is esti-
mated by the census bureau that fully
100000 farms will be enumerated
with a population of more than 12.-
100000 to be collected by the emu
merators
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1909-10-01
INTERESTING ITEMS.

About one-third of the human race
lives on rice.
The London Stock Exchange has
$500 members.
st. Peters, in Rome, will accom-
modate $4,000 persons.
The lungs of an adult human being
have 175,OO00OO cells.
Two million American made cigar
cites in boxes and tins AMI sevenly
thousand pounds of tobacco in tins
and plug were imported into Bang,
kok last year.
Stealing electricity in Colorado is
punishable by a fine of $50 and i'm.
prisonment for thirty days.
An electric glue heater ras been
put on the market which is said to
melt glue in thirty minutes, and to
keep it at temperature of $50 de-
grees for several hours after the cur.
rent has been switched off.
In the seven years, 1901 to 1908,
China's postal service expanded re-
markedly. The postal routes now
cover $4,000 miles and the postof-
fees number S,493. as against 176 in
1901, an increase of 3,317 in the seven
years.
Experiments and Investigations
made both in Europe and in America
indicate that fully one-half of the
deaths from consumption occur
among people who are compelled to
breathe dust in its various forms.
The advance in stumpage dues on
lumber cut on crown lands in Quebec
province, Canada, for export is ex-
pected to occur in September, 1910,
and will, says our consul at Sher-
brook, practically prohibit the ship
ping of wood pulp to the United
States.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1909-10-01
HARRY J. ROBINS ON
ATTORNEY AT LAW
3c4-3oB Judge Building, Bait Laks City
He Won't Vote This Year.

When Dominica opposite was ques
toned in the United States district
court to test his qualification for citi
zenship he showed a lack of careful
coaching.
What is the constitution of the
United States?" opposite was asked
"The biggest ship" was the reply
What is the meaning of the
Fourth of July?"
That is day Easta riv' froze over
who was George Washington
Georgia da Wash was big Tammany
man. Had much contract"
rs Governor Hughes state or a
national ofiicer?"
Yes. I dunno. He stop mucha
horse race. guess he want Teddy's
job"
DO you believe in anarchy"
Il dunno. He from Sicily. Never
heard of him"
Are you willing to take up arms at
any times to destroy the United
States?"
ANY time what 1 can."-New York
Sun.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1909-10-01
Ring Of Chinese "erafters. .

Prince Ching, head OF the foreign
department Of the Chinese govern.
ulent, is pictured as an eminent ori.
entail CRATER by the Picking CORE
spondent Of the London Times, who
writes: Since the downfall of Yuan
Shih-kai the Waiwu-pu foreign Of.
fice) has relapsed into its former state
Of incapacity, and for this Prince
Ching is to blame. Amiable but cor.
rupt, he has stood for a generation for
all that is worst in Chinese oficial.
dom. All stories Of his rapacity, his
greed. his INSCRIPTIONS sales Of Office,
his indifference to the affairs Of state.
His wealth is enormous, yet no gen
erOus or charitable action has ever
been recorded in his favor. Every new
minister in every Office Of emoIument
has 70 pay him toll"
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1909-10-01

EGAETNISTRE de Suisse, Washington,
Wl D. C. was the simple label
neatly stamped on an immense box
which caused no little curiosity and
speculation as to its contents as it
passed slowly through the streets OF
that city on its way to the abode of
the new Swiss minister.
The minds of the spectators were
set at ease by Paul Ritter, the Swiss
minister, when he told them that the
box contained furniture, and that
there were is more coming.
Furniture and house furnishings
collected by Mr.. Ritter during the IS
years of his Diplomatic career in the
far east were to be found in the boxes.
The minister's residence will
abound with these rare curios and odd
art treasures collected in the Orient.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1909-10-01
PAINT FAULTS.

II ia a common occurrence nowa-
days 70 hear man remark with dig
gust: 1T fs impossible to have good
painting done these days; either the
paint ia not good or there are no good
painters" This, however, Is not true.
There is good paint, and there are
good painters. But the question is.
bringing them together.
One cannot expect a satisfactory
painting Job without pure white lead.
There is q way to make sure you are
getting pure white lead without test.
ing it. See that the keg bears Ma.
tional Lead Company's famous Dutch
Boy Painter trademark, which is a
positive guarantee Of purity. However
anyone can test white lead. National
Lead Company, 1902 Trinity Bldg
New York City, will send yen a lead
tester and painters outfit, consisting
Of book Of color schemes, specifca.
lions, etc, upon request.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1909-10-01
Favored Home Indnstru

A Cleveland bookseller tells the fol
lowing amusing story of a converse
ton he held recently with weIl-to
do but illiterate client i must hav,
some books the latter remarked. anC
went on to explain that he had found
an empty library in a house which HI
had purchased in Kensington. Hi:
only condition was that the volumes
should be handsome. The bookseller
suggested that half of them should b,
bound in Russia and half in Morocco
What on earth is to hinder you iron
having the lot bound in Cleveland .
was the unexpected respouse.-Drift
wood.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1909-10-01
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR

The longer ago a woman was born
the easier she can remember to for
get when it was.
A queer thing about the lies you
tell is how brazen they seem when
you hear somebody else tell the
same ones.
The reason girl likes to wash
her hair is how romantic it would be
to have prince catch her drying II
all down in the sun.
No matter how much a woman is
sure man loves her, she wishes ii
was more so she could ask him tc
say it in bigger language.
One great trouble a woman saves
herself by marrying a preacher is
how she doesn't have to nag him to
get him to go to church.-New York
Press
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1909-10-01

DAT CLUBS and other societies fol
N systematic warfare on destructive
rodents may leap into popular favor
| among housekeepers, now that the
| government has officially sanctioned
this method of determination of the
worst mammal pest in the United
| States.
The rat has been recognized by the
government as a problem. Its activ.
ity in disseminating infectious dis
eases has long doomed up as a dan.
ger signal to the health authorities,
and losses from its depredations run
into many million dollars year, &C
cording to an official statement Just
issued by the department of agrieul.
tuTe.
DR.. David E. Lantz of the bureau OF
biological survey has taken vigorous
hold of the question. and thus he pro.
ceeds to throw bomb into the carp
of believers in the cat as a rat de-
stroyer.
However valuable eats may be as
mousers, few of them learn to catch
rats. The ordinary house cat is too
well fed and consequently too lazy to
undertake the capture of any animal
as formidable as the brown rat. Birds
are much more to its liking.
Rats have developed so much intel
iigence and such extraordinary caution
that attempts to exterminate them
have rerely succeeded. The failures
have been due not so much to a lack
Of effective methods as a lack of GER
tain precautions and absence of con-
serted action"
The department in a bulletin empha.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1909-10-01
Those in White Array.

Kirsty McDougall, who lived in a
remote Highland parish, had a visit
from her Edinburgh nieces, who were
to spend a week or two with the
old lady. She determined to show
them off on Sunday at the ancient
village kirk of Lochaber. The young
ladies' wore costumes of the purest
snowy hue. At the point of his ser
mon the minister, in speaking of the
angels of heaven. was heard to say:
And who are those in white ar
ray?"
To the CONSERVATION of the con-
gregation Kirsty was heard to ex-
claim:
IT'S ma two nieces, sir, frae Edin-
burgh. It'd bits.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1909-10-01
Mars the Next EieId.

There are many who will part from
the north pole with regret. All their
lives it has seemed the one unconQuer-
able salient OF natures fortress, the
very synonym Of the impossible goal
of human endeavor With the pole
itself succumbing. the world is no
longer the same, and everything seems
within the realm Of mortal achieve
meut. We must now think Of talk
ing with Mars with more respect
The professors mirrors may prove
any day a reality.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1909-10-01
Uncle Sam Urges Campaign on Rodents

! sizes the Importance of rat clubs and
suggests that interest in organized raj
hunts may be stimulated by Offering
prizes or rewards in various commu
mites to the individual hauling forth
the greatest number of dead rats after
one of the crusades.
Pamphlets dealing with the roden,
problem and suggestive of ways in
which the rat may be eventually rout
ed from its haunts have been scat
tered broadcast among the farms anC
villages all over the United States
and the department expects to make
its campaign in this direction one o.,
thoroughness.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1909-10-01

The dull silence that hung over that
New England dinner table has been
lifted Of late. 1t is gone like the
dew in the sunlight Of the new social
influences. The isolation Of the farm
was the chilling cause that drove men
into the cities. Now, by telephone and
free mail delivery, all the warm
world currents are being carried to
the country and are vitalizing the ru-
raj community into a life that is rich
and abundant in the variety of its in
terests. A real heart hunger has
been answered Over hill and down
dale flashes the impulse that electri-
fIes existence with the thrill Of human
life touching other human life.-De-
linestoF.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1909-10-01
HUMoR BURNED AND ITcHED
Eczema on Hand, Arms, Legs and
FACET Was Something Terrible.
Complete Cure by cutieura.

About fifteen or eighteen years
ago eczema developed On top of my
hand. 1t burned and itched so much
that I was compelled to show it TO a
doctor. He pronounced it ringworm.
After trying his different remedies the
disease increased and went up my
arms and to my legs and finally on my
face. The burning was something
terrible. went to another doctor who
had the reputation of being the best
IN town. He told NE it was eczema.
His medicine checked the advance of
the disease, but no further. / finally
concluded to try the Cuticura Rene
dies and found relief in the first trial.
I continued until I was completely
cured from the disease. and l have
not been troubled since. c. Burkhart,
236 W. Market ST., Chambersburg, Pa,
Sept. 10, 1905"
Potter Drag Chen Corp Sole Pro2A, Bossoa-
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1909-10-01
Paw Paw, Mich
Another Operation Avoided,

Another Operation Avoided.
Chicago, I'LL want women Ia
know what that wonderful medicine.
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Corn
pound, has done for me. Two Of IA
best doctors IN Chicago said / would
die if did not have an operation. ard
/ never thought of seeing a well day
again. hada small tumor and fenaIs
troubles SO that / suffered day and
night. A friend recommended I,Tdis
Z. Pinkham's Vegetable Componnd,
and it made me a well WOman.'eMrs.
ALYESA sPERLEG, II Langdon St,
Chicago, Ill
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound, made from roots and herbs,
has proved to be the most successful
remedy for curing the worst forms OF
female ills, including displacements
Inflammation, fbroid tumors, irregu-
lar1tes, periodic pains. backaehe, bear
Ing-doEn feeling, fatulency, indiges-
ton, andnervons prostTation. Itc0sts
but a trifie to try it. and the result
has been worth millions to many
suffering women
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1909-10-01
G. A. &. Posts Ahrnad.

The first Grand Army post in Ell
rope has lately been organized at Old,
ham, in Lancashire, England, where
20 former union soldiers reside. Al
though it is the first European post,
it is not the first outside the limits
Of the United States, as there are al.
ready four in Canada, one in Peru, and
one in Honolulu.-St. John IN. b.
Globe.