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The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1910-04-07

Several newspapers that know alb
solutely nothing except what they get
from the st. Louis Globe-Democrat
or the Hadley press bureau, have
joined in the silly cry that the state is
overtaxing st. Louis. The state has
nothing to do with the st. Louis as
sessments. Those assessments are
made by citizens of st. Louis elected
by the people of st. Louis and if they
are too high they are made so in or
der to raise more money for city eX-
penditures and city grafters. st.
Louis can lower her assessments
whenever she chooses. 1t is matter
of unconcern to the state. But ac-
cording to Governor Hadley's idea OF
actual values, farm property is as.
sessed as high as that in the city. II
a man owns piece of city property
he can generally get for it its "actuaI
value" but if he owns a farm anC
puts it on the market he finds thai
the actual value" is just about one.
half of what it is worth. -St. Clair
Co. Democrat.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1910-04-07
FRUIT PROSPECTS
ARE GOOD.
North Missouri Growers Look
For an Immense Crop.

Macon, NO., April.-Orchard men
of Northern Missouri say there are
better prospects for an immense fruit
crop this season than any time in the
last ten years. March has been a
most propitious month; the tempera-
ture has been moderate and the buds
have strengthened. II would take as
low as q degrees to do much dam
age, and even that would not affect
orchards in some locations. But it is
too early yet to rejoice. The entire
month of April is danger period for
the North Missouri fruit grower.
81 never draw a real good breath
until May TO-" said w. E. McCully, a
senior proprietor of "Fruitland, "a 200
acre orchard just north of Macon.
"0ur record shows there have been
three killing frosts in April and May
in the last ten years, and that one of
them happened on May 9. We have
10 record of a killing frost in these
parts later than May, but that's quite
late enough to keep a man in sus-
pense. The mercury went down to
q on the night of April 8, 1909, then
the buds began to liven up and we
raised enough apples to be worth
$4,000.
"The reason the trees stood was
because the blooms were not all out
when the cold snap came, and the
petals being closed the fruit was pro-
tected the same as if covered up.
This year we are experimenting
on 20 acres with a system of oil pots.
We have located so pots to the acre,
each pot containing from gallon and
a half to two gallons of crude oil.
The pots are connected with an cleo
trio alarm which arouses the keeper
of the orchard when the thermometer
gets as low as 20. He hurries out
and fires the oil as fast as he can walk
by the pots. The burning oil throws
out a heavy smoke, something like
the pineknots they used to use on the
river boats when making a landing at
night"
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1910-11-18
HIS POSTSCRIPT A SUMNER
Disastrous End to Mothers Efforts
to Keep Small Boy Engaged
While Dressing.

It was Saturday, and Mrs. Cushman,
having arrayed Bobby in his Sunday
best, was endeavoring to keep him oc-
cupied while she dressed hurriedly,
pending visit to the photographer.
Write mother letter on your cellu-
loid tablets" she coaxed
Bobby looked out of the window and
across the street for inspiration-and
found it, His fingers moved briskly,
and in less than three minutes he was
displaying his letter and pressing it
upon his mothers attention.
Dear mother she read. The boys
across the street in the Lothrop's yard
are playing new game. should like
to see it. May go?
"'Your affecshunate son, Bob
THAT is rather short, Bobby" she
said, still coaxing him, with a glance
at the clock You go back to your
room and write mother little post
script"
Bobby departed joyously, but when
the last refractory hook had yielded
and his mother drawing on her gloves,
hurried to his room, it was empty.
On Bobby's desk lay the letter with
the desired addition: "P. S. I have
went. Bob"
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1910-11-18
GROWN "MAKES" HIS ADDRESS
Important Parsonage, at End of Pro-
gram, Fills His Stunt In
Startling Manner.

A man named Brown was invited to
speak at town meeting, and when
he seated himself on the platform and
looked over the program he discover
ed that his name was the last one,
Considering himself somewhat of an
important parsonage, this fact made
Mr.. Brown exceedingly angry, and
during the entire meeting he sat and
thought over the insult
The speakers during the evening
were unusually stupid and by the time
Mr.. Browns turn came the audience
was paying scant attention.
The master Of ceremonies finally
stood up to introduce the last speaker.
saying as he did so, Ladies and gen
tlemen, my esteemed friend, Mr..
Brown, will now favor us with his
address"
Certainly" said Mr.. Brown, spring
ing to his feet, his face purple with
indignation. My address is Clare
mont street. Seattle, Washington. Now
good night, I'm going home!"
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1910-11-18

turkeys used in the absence of presentday facili-
ties for transport to be driven long distances on
the roads, couple of noble sportsmen laid a wa
ger as to the speed of turkeys and geese over a
course which it would take matter of days to
traverse. Each nobleman provided with a
little flock of four Of the fowls of his fancy, and
of course betting was high in favor Of the tur-
keys. And at first they seemed to Justify their
hackers for they stalked away from their
waddling rivals and left them far behind. So
things went on all day, but as dusk came on the
aristocratic turkey herd found his charges becom-
ing passive resisters, and displaying an 1ncurable
desire to go to roost-no amount Of coax1ng would
propel them farther Meanwhile the despised
geese with whom night and day were not OF any
very great Importance wadded sedately past, and
ultimately the race with plenty to spare IL
was pretty nearly the old tale of the mare and
tortoise over again. In fact
T have known the farmyard bully pretty well
bested on two occasions myself-tragically so.
in fact One of the most valued possession OF the
Calcutta animal dealer have mentioned was a
fawn- colored European-bred turkey, whose color
much commended it in his eyes, since turkeys OF
this hue seem not to be found in India. This
privileged fowl used to circulate about his mas
ter's chair strutting and gobbling; and though ne
often resented the entrance of natives Into the
compound he respected Europeans, piece or dis
elimination does not expect IN a Delng OF sucn
limited intelligence as a turkey. another inmate
of the menagerie was a young cassowary, and he
wrought the turkeys downfall; for, coming into
the compound one day, missed the ginger-hued
gobbler. and asked what had become of him.
"Ah my poor turkey" said the dealer; he
gave cheek tc the cassowary, and the cassowary
kicked him and burst his bag! 1t sounded as II
the impudent bird had been collapsed IKE TOY
balloon but did not inquire into details
The dealer however, consoled himself with
nair of local turkeys or the ordinary dark color,
and the gobbler beginning to take the place
Of his deceased predecessor in the economy OF the
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1910-11-18

olay OF expression which nothing in the animal
world equal.
1t is all very we'll to talk of the wonderful
mobility of the human countenance, sensitive to
every change in the emotions of the soul; it is
nothing TO the turkey cocks. See him elongate
his till it comes down to his chest, and OBJ
serve the number of double chins he pro-
duce to add to his Importance if he wishes to
impose presumptuous rooster or to impress
a fair young turkey pullet
Then, as TO blushing, there debutante
ever Aoated on the social who could blush as
our gobbler can his complexion plays through
all shades between lvid blue and CHASTITY white
to lively scarlet and, taken in connection with
the changes in his features, makes him quick
change artist Of the first order, before whom the
chameleon cOllapses ashamed,
If anybody wants to practise drawing por
traits let them get hold Of a turkey gobbler for
a sitter. and If they succeed In getting MS
features properly fixed on canvas / will undertake
they will find anyone else's easy In comparison
But 1t is not only in the display of his charms
that the turkey proclaims his advantage over the
world OF our feathered dependents; his stentorian
gobbling arrests the attention of all.
The said gobbling by the way, has given rise
tn the only bit of folklore about the turkey that
know of Being American, he is too modern
10 have legends associated with him as a rule;
hut Indian Mohammedans profess to hear in the
turkeys voice a blasphemous mcckery of their
brief creed as spoken in Arabic. Hence when a
turkey has to killed in India, the native takes
a cruel pleasure in executing 1t by cutting out
its fmpious tongue; and so widely spread is the
belief that d little native boy retainer of an
animal dealer in Calcutta, replied to me, when
asked him-just by way of trying his knowledge
the name of an American curassow bird that was
In the ward, THAT is turkey, sahib. but it does
not repeat the creed!"
What with struttng and gobbng himself and
with proving congenia to the gobbng process as
conducted by human beings, the turkey fairly
bounced the poultry world in general, and actual
9y ousted the goose, the most ancient member OF
the poultry association and the savior of Rome
from popular estimation holiday dish. The
turkey is good type of the product OF his native
continent In more ways than one, and some
Americans, impressed by the fact that the ma
lions emblem the whiteheaded eagle, Is not
only a bird of freedom but freebooter, rob-
bling the respectable fshhawk OF his catch, and
generally playing the needy sharper. have claimed
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1910-11-18

the gas can only escape at intervals,
one or other of the balls always re-
turning, in virtue of the force Of gray
ity, to seal the orifice of the funnel,
until such time as the pressure of the
escaping gases sutfces once more to
lift the ball. At such an instant part
of the gas escapes, the pressure in
stantly diminishes, and another or the
same ball falls into the aperture.
These phenomena continue, and if you
have painted the balls in different col
ors, that are thus abruptly dancing in
the funnel, you will see rather odd
effect.
You can give a pretty effect if you
cut colored tissue paper to represent
the wings of butterfly, which will
now appear to fiutter with consider
able truth to nature, as though it
were a real butterfy.-Magical Elk
periments.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1910-11-18
FEATHERED TRIBE IN pIw
Whole Bird Family May Be Ram.
scented in Game Played BY "
Boys and Girls.

A playground or a picnic woodo :,
an especially good place for thi'
game. One of the players is choon1
as mother bird and two other nI.r
ers are selected for hawks" M,
other players are given the names ~
several feathered creatures. Five a,
six may be called sparrows, two a,
three robins, few might be know
as bluebirds, while still another grorn
might take the name of another hiri
such as oriole.
AS soon as the birds are named bv
their mother they move their arm,
up and down, to initiate a flying mn.
ton, as they fly to the forest" which
is one corner of the play space set
apart for the game.
The mother" flies to the "nesto
which is the corner diagonally oppc
site to the forest" Each of tho
hawks flies to one of the two other
corners, for each hawk has his own
nest. The mother bird calls: 1T is
time the orioles were tucked in bed"
The orioles then fly from the forest
to the nest, trying to avoid being
caught by either of the hawks, which
chase them.
When bird is captured by hawk
it is taken to the hawks nest The
birds, once reaching the mothers nest
in safety, cannot be caught by the
hawks unless they accidentally 20
outside the boundary of their home.
The mother bird calls for all of the
birds, just as she did for the orioles,
and the hawks continue their efforts
to capture them. At the end of the
first game two Of the captured play.
ers become hawks for the next game
and a new mother bird is chosen
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1910-11-18
ACTS LIKE REAL BUTTERFLY
Bottle Filled With Effervescent Liquid
viii Supply interesting and Odd


Procure a wide-mouthed bottle,
closed by a hollow cork, in which Is
inserted the pipe of a tin or a glass
funnel, and, with the help of sealing
wax, make air and water tight all the
crevices that night leak, both between
funnel and cork and bottle.
Half fill the flask with water, and
throw in the two well-known powders
that are used to make settler water
(tartaric acid and b1carbonate OF
soda), which can be bought at drug
stores ready for use. A lively efferves-
cence Is produced in the liquid, in con-
sequence of the swift creation OF car
bonic acid gas, which tends to escape,
In proportion to the violence OF its
formation, through the funnel. But II
you have placed within his funnel two
Or three little balls of common cork,
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1910-11-18
RATHER HAVE WHOLE HALF
Story Illustrating Difference ee'"''"
Common Sense and Maine
matics-More Juice.

The difference between colDI .od
sense and mathematics was llluS'i@''
in a remark which was maze IL
school one day. ,o..
It was the mental arithmetic ,, U,II
The master asked Smith, ~.
would you rather have, half al OPP
or eight-sixteenths of an apple .
Wouldn't make any dlllel0A'
said Smith.
why not?" -. ore
"Eight-sixteenths and one-haA
the same. sit.
At this reply Jones, who W0' ,o..
ting near, shifted scornfully' ln' 49,
ter heard him. ,. vol
well. Jones'" said he' oon
agree with SMITH" ,nch
No, sir" said Jones; I'D n0'D
sooner have one-half an apple
And why. please" oros
"More Juice. Cut up half al "t Ia.e
into eight sixtcenths, and you
half the juice doing til"
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1910-11-18

ropes, tied and bolted through the 10Y
cross timber, bore two holes lalS'
enough for the ropes to pass through
easily. Pass the rope along the cross
piece and down the post and tie II "
cleats nailed at the height that CAL
be easily reached.
At the ends of the crosspiece 0rN'
two nails, allowing them to proJ'C'
one or two inches. This Will he'p
the rope from slipping off when 'n'
rings and swing are raised ana lo"e,'
ed. All sharp edges should be sSnu'
papered to prevent the rope 1roDl "
ing cut. A board with notcnes 'u'
in the ends will make a good sWlnS
board which can be removed lnsIan'
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1910-11-18

which is an important part Of the fes-
tivitfes of the day.
The fact is, of course, that turkeys
don't come from Turkey, and were I'M
known before the discovery Of Amer
lea, In the north Of which continent
the wild turkey still roams in unre-
strained freedom, though not, alas, in
undiminished numbers.
When the enterprising Spaniards
began TO explore the resources of the
new world that Columbus had opened
out for them, they found that the ma
tives had tanned a big bird, which they
regarded as a sort of peacock; and it
was not long after the discovery of
America that the new bird made his
appearance in European poultry yards.
Great must have been the disgust
OF the original occupants Of these
when the invader appeared. For one
thing he was much bigger than any
of them, and could look down on
them I'm the most literal sense. He
was also fully aware Of the Importance
Of his expensive personality and lost
no time in impressing it on all and
sundry. The peacock, who had
reigned supreme both as an artist in
posing and as a table delicacy-the
Romans used to talk of having "ham
and peacock as we would speak of
ham and turkey-found himself con-
fronted with a rival who made up for
inferiority Of plumage by displaying
with much greater energy and fire.
quency what he had got, and by a
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1910-11-18

Thanksgiving day is the one day In the year
when the nation turns to heaven In thanks for its
preservation The life of the nation is the principal
considerations not only its life but its health, and
its preservation in that condition in which 1t was
established by the fathers of the country. Men
can thank God for their own accumulations or sup
plicate him to tighten their burdens but that is not
the purpose of national Thanksgiving The nation
itself the political structure which framed and
handed down-it is the preservation Of this for
which the people to be thankful
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1910-11-18

into AAA0A0S "~A~
bovo o.+on nm all the corn, it never occurs 20
them tn stoop under the bridge beneath "n1cn tney
nassod in hut they continue to wander round ano
round iii the trapper comes and gamers Ihen
in-a proceeding which does not argue any great
amonnt of intelligence on their part
One can even get turkey by hunting MIN WIN
g. dog circumstances being favorable Inc said
circumstances are the fact Of the turkeys oelng
little way off from their woodland retreat reed
ing out on the prairie, and ones dog being grey
hound. moreover ones horse should know now TO
60 The turkey when wild, IS not long
distance fier but he has not sense enough TO re-
member this when he finds his foes between him
and the wood and tries to fly straight away from
the pursuing hound instead of turning about over
head and coming back to cover After about
mile he has had enough of flying and takes to his
legs only to find that his four-legged opponent Is
close behind and he must perforce take to the air
again But this time his flight Is not for so long
q distance and he is ANONYMOUSLY run into" a
victim of misplaced confidence In himself as an
aeroplane.
Let us be thankful that we have got the tur.
kew as he is with all his comic extravagances, and
that in one respect at all events, he can challenge
comparison with many worthier people: his last
appearance is always creditable and no can
deny that he cuts up well!
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1910-11-18

that the turkey would
b etter represent the
United States, and he
certainly better suits
the ideals of an emf
nently practical people.
Go-ahead as he is
in his methods, how
ever, the turkey gets
scored off" now and
then. A century or so
o0o WHOM oooco and
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1910-11-18
The Onlookers

Teacher Suppose five of my BOYS
went out to skate and they had only
three pairs of skates, how many bows
would have to look on?
Tommy-The two that got the worst
Of the fight.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1910-11-18
TURNING RINGS AND SWING
Combination Trapeze SO Arranged Thai
Both Large and Small Boys
May Have Pleasure.

This trapeze with rings for the
large boys and a swing for the smaller
ones, can be made on the same stand
ards, says a writer in Popular Mechar
les. Instead of the usual two short
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1910-11-18

thanksgiving with
out the turkey is al
m ost unthinkable.
For this great bird,
which has become
inseparably associat-
ed with the season
of Thanksgiving, is
peculiarly an Ameri-
can bird and as much
an American institu-
ton as Thanks giving
day itself. Within
the reach Of poor
and rich alike, the
great national bird
is the principal fea-
4,~o ~ 4ho Foo cfin o
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1910-11-18
wb,+ He Would Have.

Teacher-Tommy, If you ate , That
apples and l gave you two peai'' "
would you have? nain
Tommy (promptly)-A fierce p'
Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1910-01-13

the union. Conley now decides to
have revenge and has notified the
merchants of Deer Lodge that, COM
mcncing on Feb. 1st 1910, they shall
pay tribute to Caesar to the extent
of an increase of rent to the amount
OF from forty to fifty per cent.
The rents in Deer Lodge are very
high now, even to the extent OF being
exorbitant, and the present threaten
ed increase of rent taken together
with the increase OF wages to the
store clerks means that the merchants
will have to increase the price of the
ncccssarIes OF life and that the work
ing people will have to pay the trib-
ute to Caesar.
Conlcy works the convicts Of Mon
tana for the purpose of creating
wealth for the firm of Conley & Nc
Taguc, and now he proposes to make
the wage workers OF Deer Lodge and
vicinity work and create wealth for
the firm Of Conley & McTague also.
Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1910-01-13
WAGE WORKERS MUST PAY
TRIBUTE TO CAESAR

Mayor Conley, Warden Of the State
Prison, has commenced to retaliate
on the merchants of Deer Lodge for
signing an agr ement with the Clerks
Union. which in an indirect way Is
an attack on all the people of Deer
Lodge.
Conley owns considerable property
In the business section of Deer Lodge;
in fact he is the Great Caesar of the
town, and now proposes that the
merchants shall pay him fifty per
cent more rent for the store they rent
from him than they used to do.
1t would seem that Conley thinks
that II the merchants can afford TO
give an increase in wages to their EN-
ployees that they can afford TO pay
him raise In rents.
Some time ago Conley had his
agent draw up forms OF lease COW
ering two years tenancy of stores in
Deer Lodge, and left copies OF the
Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1910-01-13

The wage workers OF Deer Lodge
will now have the pleasure of turning
their pay checks over to the Warden
OF the State Prison through the coll
lecting agency of the merchants OF
Deer Lodge.
Conley & McTague, you have made
slaves of the convicts of Montana;
you have made the convicts compete
with wage labor in order that they
create wealth for you. 1t is a great
graft. oh, so easy, Not content with
the nice graft you have received from
the officials OF the state of Montana
for the political services you have
rendered to your boss Senator Tom
Carter & Co., you now propose to
graft on the hard working wage
slaves OF the Milwaukee railroad.
Conley has started this fight against
the unions and organized labor will
be in the fight at the finish. Organ
Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1910-01-13
The Warden of The State Pententiary Knocks
Down an Inoffensive Real Estate Man for
Handing Montana News to Friend
Outraged Justice Fines The Brute
Twenty Five Dollars

Frank Coney Warden
Penitenuary
with
brutaly assaulted reputable bu
njung
a hospital
John shawbut vicousy
evidently
the Penientary ugging convicts
Descriptions o Coney he
bulky massive brute, weighing 200 pounds.
physically 20 a
keeper conycts
a criminal,
acts a a friend
News made statement,
substantially as follows:
meeting friend
post Montana
gave parties
with when Conley
along stopped pedding
wIereupon a
the times his knocking
down. is rue it.
seconds and
a nearby
my and
ducing he swelling before 1 presentable
hearth a the
notion strike
YOU, upon toward
version did not
from m make a motion toward him.
readily should wish his story to be believed
be in assault and also
public assault by Of his size
upon pounds and In osth for
handlin n o News"
Montana news. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-191?, 1910-01-13

lease with the various merchants of
Deer Lodgeto sign. The agent never
called for the papers or waited for
merchants to sign the lease contracts.
Some Of the merchants signed the
copies of the lease contracts and mall
ed same to Conley to have him sign
them; the merchants to retain a copy
and conley copy after the papers
had been signed by both parties to
the contract. Conley has held the
papers up and did not hl his part
of the contract In signing the leases
and never returned the duplicate copy
to the merchants. This happened
some three months ago.
In the meantime a strike of the
clerks took place for higher wages
and the merchants of Deer Lodge
were in favor OF granting the same
until the Great Caesar commenced to
bulldoze. However. the strike was
settled favorably to the clerks, and