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The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1914-02-26

Christian Science Services
Will be held at the court house in
the Probate Court room every Sun
day morning at II O'Clock. All are
cordially invited. Subject
q March l, 1914, Jesus Christ"
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1914-02-26

Walker Smith of Livingston, Mont,
who has been visiting relatives and
friends here left Thursday for Paris
Texas.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. E. Welton re-
turned Sunday from Adrian where
the latter has been visiting with rela-
tives for several days.
J. S. Newton, M. D. Physician and
Surgeon. Special attention to dis
eases and surgery of the eye, ear,
nose and throat Office Farmers
Bank Bldg. 9-tf
The Cass County Democrat presents
a handsome appearance with its is
sue of February 18th. It is dressed
in new clothes from head to foot and
would be a credit to any town several
times as large as Harrisonville.
Everett Zwahlen one of the most
wideawake young travelling statesmen
in western Mo-, was in Butler Tues
day and made us most pleasant cali.
Mr.. Zwahlen who represents gro
Gerry company was snow bound here,
but reached most Of his customers
by telephone.
''Gray Cables" the new home of
Mr.. and Mrs. j. D. Allen OH Jackson
street, was given a genuine house
warming on Thursday afternoon when
a number of friends of Mrs. Allen
were invited to an informal tea
Capital News,
Miss Ella Goodbar Of Freeman,
'Cass county, Mo-, and Mr.: Albert L.
Thomas of Archie, NO., were married
at the home of T.'J. Stubblefield in
this city on Tuesday morning. The
ceremony was performed by l.. r.
Elliott, pastor of the Baptist church.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas will make their
home near Freeman. where they are
we'll and favorably known. .
The blizzard which struck the coun-
ty Sunday evening was probably the
worst storm Of the kind which has
visited this section of the state in sew
eral years. Snow and sleet, accom-
panied by heavy gale, swept over
the middle west, breaking down tele-
phone and telegraph wires. Practi-
cally all train schedules were put to
naught the first of the week and many
Of the mail carriers have been unable
to make full trips over the routes.
Reports of loss of live stock have been
light.
The Cass County Democrat makes
the following complimentary COM
ment upon the appointment Of j. E.
Williams as postmaster for this city:
The Democrat congratulates Mr.
Williams upon his appointment as
well as the people of Butler. Mr..
Williams is one Of the hardest work.
ng Democrats in Bates county, and
mis- preferment is but a Just rec0gni-
ion for his years Of faithful and loyal
service. He is a fine business man,
With an extensive acquaintance which |
will stand him in good stead in his
lew position. :.
Willard Trout has been unloading
.wo car loads OF 12-inch clay tile, this
week, to be 1sed In closing up ditch
lcross I 4O.acfe field. Mr.. Trout says
ile pays for itsem With increased
:Fppe the l1rst year. Thsre ara con-
Iidefahle w11te farm lAnds that could
The Donaldsonville chief., 1914-03-14
A REAL NERVE AND BODY
bUILDING MEDICINE.

We believe Rexall Olive Oil Emul-
sion is the best remedy made for ton
Ing the nerves., enriching the blood,
building up wasted tissues, renewing
health, strength and energy-the
best medicine you can use if you are
rundown, tired-out, nervous and
debilitated, no matter what the
cause. It doesn't depend for it's
good effect upon alcohol or habit
forming drugs, because it contains
none. 1t may not make you feel
better in a few hours, but it will
make you feel better, we are sure,
just as soon as the tonic and food
properties it contains have a chance
to get into the blood and, through
the blood, into the rest Of the sys-
tenn. Pure olive Oil and the hypo-
phosphites have long been endorsed
by successful physicians, but here,
for the first time, they are COM
bined into one preparation which, as
nerve-food and builder of
strength and health, we believe has
no equal.
If you don't feel well, begin taking
leGAdi1 olIfS VII "
day, and build your health and
strengthen your system against more
serious illness. To convalescents,
old people, puny children and all
others who are weak, rundown or
ailing, We offer RexaH Olive Oil
Emulsion with our personal promise
that, if it doesn't make you well and
strong again, it will cost you moth
ing. If we didn't have the utmost
faith in it, we wouldn't offer it with
this guarantee, nor even recommend
it to you. We are sure that once
you have used it you will recommend
it to your friends, and thank us for
having recommended it to you. Sold
only at the more than 1000 Rexall
stores, and in this town only by us.
s1.-X-Ray Pharmacy, Edmond Rich
ard, Proprietor, Donaldsonville, La.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1914-03-14
The Roosevelt Way.

Il want Perdicaris alive, or Raisul1
dead,"
This was Theodore Roosevelt's de-
mand through Secretary of State
Hay. to the Sultan of Morocco, when
Perdicaris, an American citizen, had
been seized and held for ransom by
Raisuli, a Moroccan bandit. An
American squadron anchored off the
coast of Morocco. and Perdicarls
was promptly rescued and given over
TO the Americans.
Thereafter throughout Theodore
Roosevelt's seven years as president
no American suffered indignity in
foreign land In all nearer Latin
America there was profound peace,
Since William Howard Taft and
Philander C. Knox assumed charge
of Americas department of state,
down through the regime of Woodrow
Wilson and William Jennings Bryan,
there has been constant turmoil
about our borders-thousands OF
Americans have been robbed, other
thousands have been ruined, and near
two hundred have been murdered!
And the only word of rebuke has
been-not to the murderers and the
bandits-but to the Americans them
selves for not running away in time.
New Orleans Item.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1914-03-14
Advice Home Merchants Should
Heed,

We consider it a duty as citizen,
as a lover of our home town and Of
our home people, to wage an un-
relenting warfare against the cata-
log houses that are destroying our
home enterprises. Only with the
assistance of home people can our
/ local merchants expect to make
| success. However, they cannot dis
pose of their goods to an advantage
unless they let the people know
through the home paper-What they
have to sell. Every day we receive
| through the mails, from distant cit
les, requests for space in our paper.
And yet We have merchants right
here in town whose name you never
see in any one of the papers unless
they go off or return home, get sick
or die Then we have to come for
ward and tell the world his good
qualities. his many charitable deeds,
how kind and benevolent he was.
In fact we take him as near to the
pearly gates as we can Con paper),
| knowing full well st. Peter will new
er allow him to enter within those
golden walls.
| The merchant who makes the
greatest success is the one you find
doing the most advertising in his
home paper How can any business
man expect to sell his goods when
| people do not know what he has to
sell? You may have an overstock of
certain articles you want to get rid
of at a reduced price, but how can
she people know it unless you tell
them, and that can only be done
| through your home paper. You can
distribute circulars and posters only
at a great expense, which would cost
you more than newspaper adver-
tisement and not be read by one
tenth the people you want to see it.
| Papers are read by everyone in and
| out of town. For your own interest
you should advertise, get rid of cat
alog houses, and build up your own
| business ess.-Plaquemine Champion.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1914-03-14
\ New System Of Cotton Culture.

a New System Of Cotton Culture.
A new system of cotton culture,
which lessons the danger of injury
from the boil weevil, has been de-
veloped by the office in the Bu-
reau Of Plant Industry which is in
charge of cotton breeding. By this
system it has been made possible
u control the formation of the
branches and shorten the season re-
CURED for the setting Of the crop.
The formation of the branches is
controlled by an improved method
OF thinning. By leaving the plants
closer together during the early
stages the production of vegetative
branches is avoided and larger num-
bers OF bolls are developed on the
lower fruiting branches of the main
stalk OF the plant.
This method of later and more
st.adua2s= ehifRffrasgs- possible
to leave more plants in the rows
than is now customary. and yet in
furious croWding is avoided because
the vegetative branches are sup
pressed, instead of being allowed
to grow up and smother the lower
fruiting branches where the early
| flowers and bolls are produced.
Earlier planting is means of Sc
curing larger yields in regions
where the. period of crop production
| is limited either by short seasons
Or by the presence Of the boil wee
vii. Greatly increased yields have
been secured in this way, even as
| high as so per cent.
The Bureau of Plant Industry will
supply free to cotton growers on
application its circular which de-
scribes this new system.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1914-03-14
TO 8eautIfv Lincoln Njohway

Plans to beautify the Lincoln High
ways making it attractive in appear
ance as well as useful, are now be-
Ing considered by the officers Of the
association. It is proposed next
spring on Arbor Day to have the chill
dren Of the public and parochial
schools plant trees along the side Of
the road. William Miller. professor
OF horticulture of the State Univer-
sity OF Illinois. and Edward C. Rum
ley, Of the Interlaken School, Rolling
Prairie. Ind.s have both indorsed the
project
During six years of residence
IN Germany the advantage Of their
system Of growing trees along public
highways interested me-" saws Prof
Rumley. 'The state Of Baden col
ieets from $250,00o to s4o0. 900 annual
~ from the fruit Of these trees, and
,hey also add greatly to the attract
iVeness Of the highways. 1t should
pe possible to create further inter
est In the Lincoln Highway by in
aaIihs the schools of the country.
aa!scent to the Highway, to set
s.ae tIsN . Gay next spring on which
nsa,, ,nsr children could plant trees. This
sas nuuiu De an invaluable lesson in
.S ssnooi work, as we'll as a contrjbu-
tlon to the Highway"
stra. - 'akes live fish to swim I'D
The Chief. ' Il Use Ill
The Donaldsonville chief., 1914-03-14
Official Cali for All-Southern High
way Convention.

way Convention.
Whereas. the need Of a continuous,
hard surfaced, free from toll high
way from ocean to ocean through
the south is apparent, and its perma-
nent value to the communities
through which it would pass general
ly recognized and admitted, and
Whereas. it is believed that an
association broad enough in its scope
and purpose to comprehend the en-
tire route as a whole would be able
not only to hasten the construction
Of such a highway. but to render in
valuable aid in it's building and
maintenance; therefore, be it
Resolved, by the Chamber of Com
merce of Lake Charles, Louisiana,
that convention be and the same
i eas-s Tuesday and Wednesday, psif
and 8, 1914, for the purpose Of or
gan,zing an association which shall
have for its main object the pro-
motion Of an all-southern, free from
toll. open all-the-year-round highway
from ocean to ocean; and for the
transaction Of any other business
that in the judgment of those pres
ent may be incident and necessary
in the premises.
Resolved further, that the govern
ors OF the states through which
said highway would pass, the county
and parish authorities, the mayors
Of the cities, and the commercial, au-
tomobile and other Interested clubs
and associations along the proposed
route be and they are hereby in
vited to be present or represented
at said convention and to cooper
ate with the association in the MAX
ing Of it success. J. S. SMITH,
JNO. B. KENT, President.
Secretary
The Donaldsonville chief., 1914-03-14
Neuro School Begins Session.

The Southern University for ne
groes, which was recently removed
from New Orleans to the Scotland
plantation in East Baton Rouge par
ish, opened for the first session in
its new location last Monday morn
ing, with an enrolment of between
sixty and seventy students. The fol
lowing day ten plows were running
IN the field, and the blacksmith and
woodworking shops were in oper-
alton.
J. S. Clark, president of the in
stitution, and the members of his
faculty had been on hand since last
week making arrangements for the
opening.
One of the temporary buildings was
finished, and the other will be COM
pleted within the next few days.
The machinery and apparatus that
was in the school in New Orleans
had been brought to the new domi-
cile, and was installed ready for the
opening.
State Superintendent Harris and
Dr. B. C. Caldwell were present and
made addresses, outlining the work
the state expected the school to do,
and the policy that would be follow
ed by the educational authorities of
Louisiana in dealing with the in
stitution.
One hundred and ten acres will be
planted in corn and other products
this spring. The work both in the
field and shops will be Of an ex-
tremely practical nature.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1914-03-14
THE LOCKS MUST
BE BUILT
EXTRACTS FROM ACT NO. PASSED BY THE
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF LOUISIANA IN
1900. AND ACT NO. 81 PASSED IN 1902:
(Sec. l of Act No. 81


Whereas the necessity of closing Bayou La
Fourche by locks is recognized by the engineers
both of the state and of the national government,
and has had the sanction and appreciation OF
congress, which has made appropriations for sur
veys looking to that end.
Be it enacted by the general assembly Of the
state of Louisiana, that the boards of commission
ers of the Atchafalaya Basin and Lafourche Basin
Ievee Districts hereby authorized to place
locks at the head Of Bayou Lafourche; and for
said purpose authorized to appropriate lands
enter into contracts, and exercise all other pow
ers proper, useful, expedient for carrying out
the purposes of this act.
(Secs. l and of Act No 84.)
Be it enacted by the general assembly of the
state Of Louisiana, that the boards Of commission
ers Of the Atchafalaya Basin Levee District and
the IafOurche LeVee District hereby au-
thorized to place temporary dam at the head
of Bayou Lafourche, pending the construction of
locks as is provided for in Act No 8 of the gen
eral assembly Of the state Of Louisiana for the
year 1900 and act Of the fifty-seventh congress
of the United States; provided, that the dam
shall not be placed or begun before January l.
1908.
Be it further enacted, etc, that before the be-
ginning of the construction Of said DAM said
levee boards shall enter into agreement with
the proper officers of the United States, with
good and sufficient security for the removal of
said temporary dam at or before the expiration Of
The period set by said act Of congress.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1914-03-14
|. 6. i. NEWS AND NOTES.
Weekly Letter from School of Jour-
naIism at State university-Em-
bryonic Reporters Write interest
ingIy of Student Activities.

President Boyd has announced that
he will request an appropriation from
the general assembly this year to
erect a central agricultural building
at the Louisiana State University
The necessity for such a building
has long been apparent, and was COM
mented upon at the last session OF
the farmers short course by many
OF the leading agriculturists. This
need was stressed by Homer Chas.
Lane, chief specialist in agricultural
education Of the United States De-
partment of Agriculture. He said:
You have an excellent corps of in
structors who are handicapped in
their work by inadequate equipment.
| The legislature should by all means
provide for better equipment for the
agricultural department at the State
University If secured, the central
agricultural building will afford IA
cilities for all the courses pertaining
to the agricultural school.
| Director of Athletics Stroud is
making efforts to schedule baseball
games with one or two Of the Fed
| ing in Shreveport, Alexandria and
Monroe. Louisiana States team is
| fast getting into shape and the
coaches are pleased with the out
look. The squad has been cut down
to twenty-six and each week will
trim off a few more until the Var
sitv nine is selected.
THE Battle of the S1ums' was the
subject of lecture by Jacob A.
which ever assembled to hear a
speaker at the University. The man
characterized by Theodore Roosevelt
as '*the most useful citizen in the
United States was heartily received
by both the students and town peo-
pie. AS an introduction to his lee
ture proper, Mr.. Riis told of his ear
ly life in America "Forty-four
years ago l landed here,' he said.
Il was homeless and friendless-only.
a boy out in the unknown world
Ny only friend was a dog, which was
finally killed by a cruel policeman,
and right then and there I deter
mined to do my best to remedy some
evils
For a number Of years Mr.. Riis
was police reporter for the New
York Sun, and for twenty-five years
he collected data around the police
stations and places of debauchery ara
crime. This information was col1-
piled to assist him in ridding the
city of its obnoxious places, and
great naEi--af-his lecture aken
up with lantern slides illustrating
these places and showing the work
which has been done and the work
still to be done. Mr. Riis said that
where the slum has been abolished
it can never return, and that the
best way to fight the slum is to
never allow it to enter city. -Four
thousand people sometimes live in
one block of tenement houses, and
light and air are almost unknown
quantities. In closing Mr.. Riis said:
Help US to build laws that will
drive out such conditions and make
impossible their return. Give light
and air a legal claim
The Donaldsonville chief., 1914-03-14
New Industry for St, Elmo.

From the monthly letter sent out
by President E. P. Brady Of the Allu-
vial Land Purchase Company, which
is developing the new toWnsite of st.
Elmo across the river from Donald
sonVlIIe, We extract the following
item of local interest:
III. Arthur Morgan, of Burnside,
has just purchased the Geo. Bent
home. On the corner of Tennessee
and Mexico streets, which he is hav-
ing papered and re-painted, together
with one-quarter square of ground,
and is now having his fences en-
!arged and erecting a stable and out
houses. including, of course, a mod
ern chicken house. Mr.. Morgan has
been one Of the successful planters
and cattle men Of Ascension parish.
With the era Of free sugar he has
given up the cultivation of sugar
cane and is going exclusively into
the cattle and dairying business. He
has now about SO mich COWS which
ne will place On pasture at St. Elmo
within the next few days, and will
ship milk to New Orleans for distrl-
button. In handling his business he
will require extra labor all the time.
Mrs Morgan comes to ST. Elmo with
some 200 Plymouth Rock chickens
and has already become a member OF
the St Elmo Poultry Association and
is furnishing her eggs to the associa-
ton to be handled. We expect her
to increase her flock to 500 choice
chickens very soon.''
Attractive stationery is the only
Kind We print. Give US your orders.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1914-03-14
DoNALDsoNVLLE, IA, SATURDAY, MARCH "a, 1914.
Jurors and Newspapers.

| Recently, in ruling upon an appli
cation for a change Of venue in {
murder case, a Missouri judge IaiC
down the proposition that 'the time
has come when, if man doesn1
read the newspapers, his qualifica
ton to sit as a juror in any kin6
Of case is seriously to be ques
tioned''
1.-THE newspaper articles offered
in evidence" said the court, ''are
absolutely free from unfair, inflam
matory or prejudiced statement, mol
| did any of the newspapers indulge
in any editorial comment. The
newspapers did nothing more than
detailed and circumstantial bui
fair, accounts of the various occur
| rences Every newspaper worthy
of the name is expected to do this,
and it is expected, further, that
| these papers will be read by citizens
generally, including possible jurors"
The position taken by the Mis-
souri, judge, the soundness of which
is not open to dispute, is not a
1iST oAC LII CA1S oI1SCe WSAly
years or more ago, Judge Boarman,
presiding over a criminal case in
this city, took an Identical posi-
ton. When the district attorney
persisted in putting the old-fashion-
ed question to the jurors whether
they read the newspapers, His
Ho1pr interviewed, and, like the
Missouri judge, declared that he
wa1Hed no juror to sit in his court
wha did not read the newspapers.
A Ran who did not read the news
papers, who did not keep up with
contemporaneous events, who took
no interest in public questions, was
not possessed, he said, of the in
telligence to serve as a juror.
The view then expressed by
Judge Boarman is the view now fol-
lowsd generally by the best judges.
Th&re are times when news Of a
cri1Me is colored. The public it.
self occasionally becomes inflamed
ovex some unusually violent breach
of SHe law. But in a large major
ity Sof cases the newspapers print
botR sides Of the story, and. the
mag intelligent enough to serve as
a Ihror, if he is honest, forms no
Option that will not readily yield
to the evidence as lie hears it in
couxt.
: There was a time when the price
of newspapers was high, their size
limited and their circulation small.
1t was possible then to find con-
siderable percentage 3 Of people in
every community who were not
habitual readers Of newspapers. But
in these days of cheap and highly
developed newspapers there is
scarcely home into which they do
not enter, and if the courts under
took now to bar regular readers OF
the daily. press the cIrcle s,sgaas ~ 4
Jurors could be selected would be so
small that the wheels Of justice
would be constantly cIogged.
The man who doesn't read a news
paper is either illiterate or he is SO
narrow in his vision that he could
not possibly do justice as between
the state and the prisoner at the
bar. Unless he is intelligent enough
Or broad enough to read a neWspa-
per, he lacks the essential qualiflca-
tions of a good juror.-Daily States.