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The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1914-10-08
Where Railroad Receipts Go.

We now wish to briefly analyze what
the railroads do with the money which
they collect for carrying freight and
passengers in order that the reader
may realize what tremendous factor
they are in the every day business life
and prosperity of the country. Just as
the idea has prevailed in the minds of
many that the railroads are owned by a
handful Of rich men, so the thought has
also found deep root that they collect
millions of dollars from. the public
which goes into the Golfers of the few
and which is permanently removed
from the thrift and industry of the peo-
pie.
At the end of the fiscal year ending
June 30, 1913, the records at Washing
ton show that the railroads of the Unit
ed States had collected q gross income
from all branches of their service
amounting to $3,l18, go, 1913. Of this
sum, 81, $40, $50, $50 was paid out for
labor-or. to put it in another way, al
most so cents out of every dollar they
took in was Immediately paid out to
the hundreds Of thousands of men and
women whom they employ in the con-
duct Of their business. For mainte-
nance of way, equipment, depots, ETC..
they disbursed $929, 1877, 19l-or almost
another billion dollars sand in this
vast item the reader can grasp what
railroad prosperity means to the great
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1914-10-08
Along the Miami

Mr.. and Mrs. r. D. Bond, Mr.. and
Mrs. VIM. jackson and Mr.. and Mrs.
J. L. Fisher attended the La Palma
Christi class meeting at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. John Silvers, Friday
evening.
Clark Brown and family visited
relatives near Spruce Saturday and
Sunday.
j. l.. Fisher and family were guests
at the home of Merton Shillinger and
family near Spruce Sunday.
Mrs. Newell returned from Kansas
City Sunday. Her sister, Mrs. Tiff
fanny is improving in health. She has
many friends here who are glad to
learn the good news.
Miss Ola Guyton and nieces, Mil
dred and Martha Beach were pleasant
visitors at the home of MIR. and Mrs.
R. D. Bond Sunday. MIAMI.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1914-10-08
Real Estate Transfers

o M Drysdale to S P Smith lots
6, 7 blk "a Amoret ........... 220t
Herbert Smith to o M Drysdale
lots IA, Is blk 25 Amoret ...... 1000
Ernest Bierie to C A Savage 200
sec rs, 36 East Boone ......
Sarah Smiser to Martin How
- ard 40 a sec II Summit ....... 250C
wv Rogers to Rebecca Bragg
12O sec 20 Homer. ........... 7S0C
Serepta Standish to w D GODDARD
lots B, C, F, G blk s Standish
M C Turner to Harve Hinchman
i int 100 sec 25, 26 Spruce. 22OC
Geo Sisson etal to D McComb 40
sec 90 Usage ................ 1900
R C Wiseman to Elizabeth Wise
man pit lots Z, IL blk GA. pit lot
6 blk Is, lot blk Williams ad
Rich Hill ....... ............ l
Lettie Luhens to Samuel Russow
lots 3, blk III, lots Z, 8 blk
l73 I'd ad Rich Hill ........ 20
r Dubach to A H Elledge rs SC
"a Lone Oak ................. 1000
Gustave Seelinger to VIM Selling
err 200 a sec II Prairie. ........ 10000
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1914-10-08
List of Letters

remaining uncalled for in the post
office at Butler, Mo-, for the week
ending October 6, 1914:
C. D. Arnold, Oliver R. Brown, F.
R. Hedrick, A. w. Murphy, Lee o.
born, S. Y. Vedder, Vernon Wallace,
j. L. Williams. Mrs. Allie Hamilton,
Miss Jennie M. Kersey, Miss Pearl
Largine, Miss Maude Marshall, Mrs.
Jessie West.
These letters will be sent to the
dead letter office October 20, 1914,
If not delivered before. In CALI
ing for the above. please. say "Adver-
tised," giving date of list.
j. E. Williams, Postmaster.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1914-10-08

perity of all. When times are good,
the railroads spend around $500, 900, 600
a year for betterments, extensions and
new lines--and this expenditure always
opens up market for thousands of
mules used in heavy construction work.
Another fact which the average man
doesn't take into consideration is the
effect of drouths and crop failures on
the railroads. While admitting off
hand that these things hurt the farmer,
merchant and manufacturer he forgets
that when the farmer doesn't produce
big crops and ship lots of live stock
these things cut big hole in the re-
ceipts of the transportation companies
forcing them to run trains that are
only half loaded while thousands of
empty box cars stand idle on the side
tracks. During the last four years
Missouri and the Corn Belt generally
has had three severe drouths and the
railroads possessed no magic power
which enabled them to escape their full
share of the resulting consequences.
They bear no charmed life which places
them above the memorable law of cause
and effect--no necromancer's art which
changes dross into gold or deficit into
surplus. Well might they exclaim
with Shylock in his pathetic defense of
the Jew: eff you prick US, do we not
bleed? If you tickle US, do we not
laugh? If you poison US, do we not
die"-Adv. Ito be continued next
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1914-10-08
ENTIRE UNITED STATES
!. JOINS IN PEACE PRAYERS
All Denominations Hold Ser.
vice in Response to PFesi-
dents Proclamation.

Washington, Oct. 5.-prayers for
peace in Europe arose from all parts
Of the United States in accordance
with President Wilson's proclamation
Clergymen of all denominations
read the presidents, proclamation, it.
self fervent peace prayer, and con-
gregations gathered to sing peace
hymns and take part in peace serv.
ices.
The president attended the Central
Presbyterian church here and heard
the Rev. James H. Taylor pray that
the United States might be instrument
tai In restoring peace to Europe and
that Mr.. Wilson might be given wis
dom and strength in his mediation
proposals. The president was accom-
panied by Secretary McAdoo and Mrs.
McAdoo, and several White House
guests.
DR.. Taylor declared the war in Eu-
rope meant not the breaking down of
Christianity but the failure of some
people to follow Christian principles.
He added that permanent peace would
come when the nations of the world
turned more to prayer. people who
pray" he said, get better perspec-
tive and forget their passions and
jealousies.'
The church was packed until there
was not even standing room inside.
After the services large crowd wait.
ed until the President had taken COM
munion, to watch him ride away in his
automobile.
Chicago, Oct. 5.-Chicagoans visited
the churches in record numbers and
prayed for worlds peace. Descendants
of Europe's warning nations knelt ev-
erywhere, together with the sons and
daughters of their country's enemies,
and offered heartfelt protests against
the further destruction of human life
in Europe.
st. Louis, Oct. 5.-Three hundred
thousand persons, it is estimated, at
tended church here in accordance with
President Wilson's proclamation call
ing for special prayers for universal
peace. The attendance In most
churches was larger than on the re-
cent go to Church" Sunday.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1914-10-08
Can euv Jefferson's Home.

Washington. Oct. 6.-Representatlve
Levy of New York has notified Secre-
tary Bryan that he would sell Month
cello, Jefferson's old home, to the
government for one.half million dol
lars.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1914-10-08
Why Hen Are Idle

Every man whotreads the newspaper.
knows that our large cities have beer
crowded with idle men for number Of
years. This has not been due so much
to politics but rather that we have beer
passing through one of the most mark
ed business depressions in the history
of the country-a period of re-adjust.
ment in the industrial world in which q
cropping after sound economic policies,
bad crops, etc., have all played thei,
part. That mucsl of the troubled stu.
alton in the labor world however has
been due to the fact that the railroads
have been and are now facing the most
critical period in their history is so true
that extended argument is superf1uous 3.
Struggling against an ever increasing
cost of labor, operation and supplies
and an ever diminishing net income
they have had to economic in every
direction in the frantic endeavor
to keep their heads above water they
have been forced to discontinue hun
dreds Of trains, to cut the forces work
ing in their myriad railroad shops and
thus dispense with many thousands of
former employees. In like manner, cut
ting down the purchases of steel, lum-
Der, coal, new cars and locomotives has
likewise affected the payrolls of these
industries--and hence the army of un-
employed which for some years has
been haunting every city in the land.
The Farmer vitality Concerned
That the farmer has a very vital and
personal interest in this situation should
be apparent at glance. When the
millions of laboring men in the United
States are profitab:y employed and
when all our great industrial enter
prises are running full shift, it means
that he will have larger demand and
receive higher price for the things he
produces on his farm--for his corn,
wheat, pork, beef, mutton, cotton.
wool and other farm products. In 9TH
er words, so inter-dependent have we
become, and 50 closely allied are the
interests of the farmer, the merchant,
the manufacturer, the laborer and every
other great National industry that the
Of one has become the pros
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1914-10-08

All sizes in boys suits and shoes
Everything New, Black 4 Arnold.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-13

ny Capt GEORGE L. KILNfER. Lzte u. 5. ".
~ Feb. Il. 1854. the United
n States sloop Of war Housatonic
W was sunk in Charleston harbor
10y spar torpedo thrust
against her side a the water line. This
was the first use of the torpedo known
10 history The deed was performed
by Lieutenant George T.. Dixon OF the
Twenty-frst Alabama regiment. II
proved that the dreams of inventors
from FultOn's time Ia that time were
not wholly wild and that torpedo boats
could play a part in warfare Dixon's
craft was built Of boiler iron in the
shape Of cigar. Her length was thirty
feet. breadth four feet and depth six
feet Originally designed for subma-
rine use. some thirty-five lives had
been sacrificed in experiments Dixon
rieged the boat 70 skim the top Of the
water and strike with percussion tor
pedO.
The HouSatonic was one Of the finest
Of the Federal wooden feet and lag in
the north chsnnel. completely blocking
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-13

line. For more than two hours thi
brigade faced the cross and direct fir
Of the eEcmy's cannon and rifles. H.
this terrible struggle the Confederate
exhausted their ammunition and. nm
able 10 longer return the CALLING fire OF
the New Workers. began 10 steal away
10 search for cartridges.
Barion'S men also emptied their box
-. hut retired 10 refill them and went
In again. The battle WAS finally given
70 Finegan by the skillful maneuver
of COiquItt who threw two fresh Geor-
gia regiments against Seymour's right.
with q cross fire on the Federal guns
This blow. which was followed up by
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-13

stretch Of land between two ponds
with another pond and a bay or jungle
In front OF either flank.
The comhatants met about midday IN
a thin woodland two miles east OF
Ocean pond one OF the Confederate
regiments was new Ia battle and I'M
mediatelv formed a square. according
10 the manual. on sighting the Federal
troops. one Of Seymour's batteries In
stantIy began to play upon the square
with shells Seeing with soldier
trained eve that the square would ne
demolished. the Confederate hrigadler.
General A. II. Colauitt. quickly rushed
two regiments 10 the front on both
sides OF the square. with two cannon
in the center. and advanced boldly on
the Federals-
Seymour's line yielded stubbornIy-
and CoIquitt. supposing that he had 10
contend with the main body OF Fed
erals. prepared to fight and sent back
70 Finegan asking for REINFORCE
nents. In short order second Con
federate brigade lined up on the left
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-13

met with a whitening fire concentrated
upon a narrow front. Forrest was
killed.
General Forrest then led his broth
cr's brigade in a mad rush over the
hreastwo-ks Of logs and rails. where
Smiths rear guard battled with fierce
ness equaling that OF the assailants.
Two Confederate colonels fell, and For
rest was soon left with only 300 men.
fighting with pistols. hand 10 hand.
His horse fell under him. pierced with
five bullets. Mounting another. this
was killed before the impetuous fighter
had ridden thirty rods. Meanwhile
Smith ordered a retreat
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-13

that entrance 10 Charleston harbor-
Dixon and Captain J. +. Carlson of the
artillery and Seamen Becker. Wicks.
Collins. Rdgeway and Simpkins of the
navy volunteered to destroy her Their
little boat snesked along the beach at
night and lay hidden all day near their
victim. At o O'Clock in the evening the
lookout on the Housatonic saw a speck
on the water moving toward the ship
On approaching nearer the speck
hooked like a plank moving swiftly
over the water. He sounded the cry.
and all hands rushed on deck The ship
sank instantly up to her tops. Five
men went below in her. The plank
disappeared. and the mystery was not
solved until after the war. when divers
cleared the channel of wrecks They
found the Housatonic with a hole at
the water line and 100 feet away the
David. which had destroyed her.
The daring crew lay securely cofined
In the iron machine they had so skill
fully guided to strike the blow
The David's Tragic Career.
The new David was originally in
tended to dive in the water like FISH,
but had no provision for storing air.
and on an experimental trip suffocated
a crew Of eight men. Lieutenant
Payne Of the navy found a crew OF
eight men willing TO risk their lives
i'm a second trial. One night while pre-
pairing for a dive the wave of a pass
ing ship washed over the little boat
and she carried 70 the bottom the
whole crew. Payne alone escaping.
81. -ad ha-
Of the victims and promptly secured
another crew Of eight for third trial.
She again went TO the bottom in the
same manner as before. Payne and
two men escaping. The craft had
earned fatal reputation in Charleston
harhor and was taken into Stone river.
where she made several dives and
came up all right. Finally. however.
she stuck I'm the mud At the bottom Of
The river. and I'll on board persisted.
once more she was raised. the dead
rcrnoy pd-the fourth shaStiy cargo
from her iron bound hull-and brought
bark To Charleston hlrbor. 4 fifth
crew volunteered FOR further expert
mrut~.
While rchparsiu. FOR the attempt on
the Housaioui. tile boat dived under
TIE Confederate receiving ship Indian
ia Charleston Hirbor. foulcd cable.
and ali On board persisted The craft
was recovered. and General i. T g
I;saureeard. comma nder ut Charleston
stipulated that in future she should
operate on tne surface a. torpedo
boat. torpedo which would explode
hv ~oncussion WIS fxed on q spar at
tho how
Battle Of olustee. Fla.
Feb. ~ j. thc anniversary Of the
battle ~ Olustee 1850. the severest
engagement Of tie var on the soil
or FIorida. General Truman Seymour
landed about 200 I'eie-ais at Jack
SoBvilic ." bolster up % political uPriS-
ing with s,1yonei-. General Joseph Fin
ssau. the '0uFcderat" commander 81
fhe district endangered. gathered forces
10 the number OF $50 near Lake city
70 oppose Sevmot5r's march inland.
The Federal piaL WIS 10 get force
we'll into the interior of the state.
Marching eastward from Lake City.
FineEsn arrived al Ocean pond. on
the OIusfee. and began 10 iutreBch for
battle. He chose fOr rs position a
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-13
carIsnEnr nanoina Men.

You can carry one or two extra COL
lars inside the band of your silk Int
Men who ncrspire freely when dancing
70 to the cloak room when their col
lars wilt AID return I'm few minutes
with AN unfaded collar.--New York
World
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-13
The War Fifty Years Ago

First Torpedo Boat Known to History Sinks Federal
Warshp In Charleston Harbor--Tragic Career OF the
Dsvid---BattIe of Oustee. Fla.--Defeat OF Federal
Expedition Led by General Truman Seymour---Fierce
Artillery Duel---Cavalry Campaign In Mississippi
Wiids---Confederates Under General N. b. Forrest
Defeat Federal Mounted Expedition---Re -enforce-
ments For Sherman Turned Back Home
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-13

Memphis. Tenn.-C. Hunter Paine
pleaded not guilty to Il indictments
in the caes OF embezzlement OF $1,000
900 from the defunct Mercantile bank.
of which he was president. He was
returned 10 Jail.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-13
Elstteror.

Lady of Uncertain Age-Have you
any small wax candles? Tomorrow Is
my birthday. and 1 want to put them
in the cake. Diplomatic Grocer-fes.
ma'am. About two dozen:-Life.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-13
Their Trade.

What business is this Cupid Il Hy-
men firm in Won read so much about?"
They're In the wholesale match-
making business. Amer
lean.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-13

. All the news all the time-The Argus
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-13
Fierce Artillery Duel.

At O'Clock in the afternoon the bat
tie broke out fiercely with an artillery
duel. Seymour massed his guns in the
center. with demi-brigade Of infantry
on either flank. and held two full bril-
gades ready for a grand charge the
moment the enemy's line was shaken
A section OF CANDLES Confederate bat
terry was speedily knocked out and re-
placed by the Chatham artillery of Sa-
vannah. However. the -Confederates
didn't wait to he smashed according to
Seymour's program, but rushed for
ward in steady column. routing the
Seventh New Hampshire on one side
of the Federal guns and the Eighth
United States (coloredl on the other
flank. These two regiments had been
pushed to the front by order of Sey-
mour. who supposed that the enemy
had only a section OF artillery at hand
and il could easily be captured.
Seeing his center in peril. Seymour
put in the New York brigade. led by
Colonel W. p. Barton, TO steady the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-03-13

OF Colquitt's. and in this accidental
way the battlefield was fixed on the
level ground of an open forest, offering
equal advanta ges 10 both sides.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-07
MONEY AND EXCHANGE.

Call money ruled between and I per
cent.
Time money was easier between 6a1
and : per cent. for all maturities.
Commercial paper was dull. with rates
nj from to per cent.
Domestic exchange on New York So.
Louis SOC. premium. Chicago. &c. dis
count Cincinnati 35c. premium; Min
neapoiis. soc, premium
Cali money IN London was l61A per
cent.
Sterling exchange was steady Final
quotations were: Demand. 490hs cables.
L9lis.
The statement OF tho Imperial Bank
Of Germany for the week ended October
u shows the following changes Emer-
gency notes and notes OF other banks in
creased l4b.47O.OO0m discounts and
Treasury notes decreased 1855. 1876. Doom.
I,ombards increased s.sss, Doom. bank
, note circulation increased 202, 1894. Doom.
deposits decreased 1868, Doom, and
gold Increased 80. 222.00
Bar silver IN London 23d.; IN New
York 497sc.
New York Cieaf,ns House statement
Exchanges, s240,7o2.o34 balances. Sl6.-
339,6 Sub-Treasury debit balance
Ss279aO
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THE STEEL MARKET.
better Misunderstanding Among
Producers More Cheerful.

A better inquiry is reported for certain
lines OF steel. but the tonnages involved
continue to run very small Sentiment
among the producers liz unquestonaby
more cheerful and definite Improvement
in the volume of buying by domestic con-
sumers is looked for soon owing to the
very low state OF stocks \ discouraging
feature of the situation Is the very small
demand from rallroade Mn operations
continue around 40 per cent. of capacity
and prices are soft
Tho London correspondent OF IRON Age
says Pig iron Is very slow Home ex-
port makers want orders. but prices keep
wonderfully steady considering every
thing. Iiematte pig shows weakness and
ore Is falling. Nothing is being done IN
ferromanganese. which Is quoted at f12
tS5S.39. Furnaces in blast are 100.
against 1877 last year Stocks of pig iron
IN Connors stores are 1O4,99l tons,
against 1O7,72J last week. Seml-hnishcd
steel is easy. but British prices ara
cheaper than American. though the latter
seem more inclined to cut In. II Is inn
possible to trace any serious business yet.
The demand for finished steel Is poor and
prices are easing down continually. while
American independents are more anxious
for business. Tin plates are rather
steadier. mainly on the tin position. and
big line OF quarters for the East was
sold AZ i3s. CS316)."
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-07
GOSSIP OF WALL STREET.
Financial Plans Delayed.

The New York stock Exchange has not
been directly represented in the confer
ences at Washington between the British
flnanciers and the home financial au-
thorities. II was expected. however that
before this the exchange would have been
notified OF the completion of arrange
ments looking forward to a resumption
OF stock market business at some future
date. The absence of any such notiilca.
ton after prolonged deliberations has
greatly modified tho recent feeling Of
cheerfulness in exchange circles. Natur-
ally the delay has aroused suspicious that
the recent confident predictions OF Sir
George Paish in regard to an early re-
opening are no longer justified. one
explanation OF the failure of hof,ee to
materialze so far is that the reported
defeat of a British naval squadron OFF
the South American coast and the activl-
ties of the German navy in the North
Sea have upset calculations rather badly
II Is pointed out that the international
trade In the crux of the situation. the
possibility that the British command OF
the important trade routes may be Sc
riously interfered with might have called
for postponement for an indefinite time,
or even an important revision OF financial
arrangements.