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The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1915-07-01

George s. Newman, Denver
millionaire, died in q sleeping car
so miles west Of Kansas City
while he was enroute to his home
in Denver.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1915-07-01

The forty-four months strike
of shopmen of the Hartman, Hi.
nois Central and Pere Marquette
railroad lines has been declared
officially at an end at 10 o'clock
on the morning Of June %, 1915,
by the railroad employees depart.
ment of the Federation of Labor.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1915-07-01

Two children have died and 81
others between the ages Of 2 and
Is years are i'll from pelIogra at
the Baptist Orphanage at Month
cello, Ark, according to infor-
nation received Saturday at :he
office of Gov. George w. Hays.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1915-07-01
A GOOD APPOINTMENT.

The attitude of the Adrian
journal toward the appointment
of A. B. Owen to the county
bench to succeed Judge Estes
Smith is disappointment to
those who had regarded its edit
or, Mr.. Dowell as fair minded
gentleman who would not BELT
tie his journal with the partisan
bitterness which is so fragrant in
his comment of last week. Mr..
Dowell admits and reiterates
that "Mr. Owen is a clean, cap
able gentleman but he con-
demns his appointment upon the
ground that lone of the three
judges should be from the north
half of the county, This is
ridiculous, and for the benefit of
Mr.. Dowell and such of his read
ers who are uniformed, we
would presume to remind him
that Mt. Pleasant township, the
present residence of Mr.. Owen,
is in the North District of Bates
county, and is entitled to the
same, representation upon the
county court as Deer Creek
township, although Mr. .Dowell
apparently considered it emf
nently fair for Deer Creek to
have the judge for the third con-
secutive time when he, was a
candidate for this place last fall.
Although his paper makes pre-
tense of independence, Mr.. Dow
ell is a staunch Republican and
is so regarded, and his inconsist-
ent criticism of the appointment
of Mr.. Owen which was written
only for the purpose Of creating
dissatisfaction among Democrats
under the plea Of fairness,
will be read with tolerant amuse-
ment by all Democrats worthy
of the name and will give the
public generally true estimate
of Mr.. Dowell's idea of. fairness.
Mr.. Owen was born and raised
in Grand River township, one of
the extreme northeastern town
ships in the county and if a man
in the county has the interest of
northern Bates at heart is is Mr..
Owen, and his appointment was
made not only upon the grounds
of honesty and capability, but
because he carried strong en-
dorsement by the leading bust i.
ness men and Democrats of the
district. II
Mr.. Dowell's complaint re-
garding the bridges to be built
over the drainage district will
not hold water for the reason
that a higher court will pass up
on the question Of. whether these l
bridges must be built by the
County or by the Drainage Dis 9
trict and the county court will /
have no option in the matter y
whatever. a
Just why Mt. Pleasant town.
ship should not be represented
op the. court Mr.. Dowell does not O
explain in his -protest and FOR |
fear he may be laboring under t
misapprehension we would re- c
mind him that there has been no n
Judge of the north District from 0
Mt. Pleasant in the past twenty
years although Deer Creek
township held this place two o
terms, from 1919 to 1914 and Mr.. n
Dowell was himself the Republi- r
can candidate in 1914. O
1t was to be expected Of course o
that the republican bosses Of the b
county would attempt to stir up n
strife over this appointment no
matter who might have been Sc
lected. but it is astonishing that Il
Mr.. Dowell would regard the E
Democrats of his district as Il
feeble minded enough to be TAX n
en- in by the ridiculous wall I,
which he puts up. I,
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1915-07-01
M1ssouRKNoTEs.

Hiram P. Roller, 81 years old,
died at his home in Springfield
Monday from pellagra. 1t is TIE
second death here from pellagra
in two days. There are several
other cases.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1915-07-01

George Gordon Moore, Detroit
millionaire, who has been the
guest of Gen. French on the Eur
opean battle fields, has returned.
He thinks the war will end in a
year, when the Allies get all the
ammunition they need.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1915-07-01

All Chicago building trade in
dustries have shut down as the
result Of a strike and 200, 900 are
out Of work.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1915-07-01

drowned in the Republican Riv-
er Friday night when a small
boat capsized.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1915-06-17
SlGUIN MlCONCENTRANDOSE
Nicne de la Pas 4a.)

c~eutavoS: en- ante que las import.CC-
clones del vecino pals mportaror.
un million. veintidos mil ochocientooa
setcuta Y nueve pesos. Ell algodon
&c Ia laguna fue el producto que
mas Sc importo, pucS solo csc arti-
culo produjo cuatrocicntos noventa
Y ocho mil pesos. .Ademas. Sc impor-
u, de la region lagunera. g~uayule Y
De Chihuahua y Coahuila, minerales
en- ORC y plata, por valor de doscicn-
tos cuarcnta Y I'm mil pesos.
FL CORRESpONS.NL.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1915-06-17

Vidal Perez y Juanita de la Gar
~.
Jose 3. Gonzalez y Aurora Mar
tincZ.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1915-06-17
E0FELAS DIVERSAS.

ASE0S PAGADOS. g. 5ISM0 DE-
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1915-06-17
de Ignacio E. Lozano DE- 2 7z7f>.
OBPAS
* VENT

! QUE SG RECIBE L 0RDEA
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1915-06-17

Fl. CORESPONSAI
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-01-02
sELF-FEEDER FOR FATTENlNG
Method Is Practical Under Some Cir
cumstances and Will Give Good
Results in Saving Labor.

The self-feeder method Of fattening
hogs is practical under some circum-
stances, and will give f1rst-class re-
suits at a saving of labor. Many in
quiries come to the Iowa State col
lege on this question, and consider
able investigation has been collected
concerning it. In one experiment in
which handled and settled hogs were
compared as to the rate of gain, those
which ate from seIf-feeders, getting
corn in one ard meat meal in the
other, made the largest and cheap
est gains, reaching the weight of 250
pounds the quickest, and paid the big
gest profit on a bushel of corn. They
weighed $50 pounds at eight months
old, and were sent to market &c days
before any of those from other fields
had reached the same weight.
One thing which this experiment in
Dictated was that hogs which are grow
ing and fattening on alfalfa pasture
and receiving a full feed of corn,
need a protein supplement in the "a
ton. 1t also showed that self-feeding
of corn and meat meal separately is
practical and economical with hogs
that are running on alfalfa.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-01-02
An Awful Vision.

On an English golf links there is .
notice to the effect that "mistresses
are invited to allow their housemaids
TO practice rifle shooting at the range
This excites great disgust among the
recruits. One of them told me Of an
awful vision he had in consequence
He saw the Germans arriving in town
and, meeting them in deadly combat,
the local corps of housemaids, while
the members Of the new army had
TO busy themselves getting the meals
and making the beds.-The By
stander.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-01-02
NEW IN CONFIDENCE GAMES
Mining Promoter Working in New
York Is Very Evidently Man
of Ideas.

Edgar Lewis, moving picture direc-
tor, told a story to-his guests in a cafe
of a confidence man with new ideas
He called the swindler- Nat Pierce in
telling the story. Mr.. Lewis said that
he was sitting near a group of rich
Westerners in the Waldorf when he
heard a page calling Nat Pierce,
please" The WesterneTs became in
terested. One OF them said:
That is the name Of the clever pro-
moter We met today. Let's see who is
calling on him"
They stopped the page and took the
card It was that Of Senator Elihu
Root
'cHa, hal" they said, ''he must be all
right Here is Senator Roots card
Soon another page came through
Peacock alley" calling Nat Pierce
Pleased"
The Westerners stopped him and
looked at the card. It was that Of NJ
Jusserand, the French ambassador.
This is enOughi" they chorused. and
went out to look for Nat Pierce and
his glittering opportunity. They found
him carelessly shutting a collection OF
cards ranging from Governor-eleci
Whitman's to that Of President Poin
care of the republic Of France.-NeB
York Sun.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-01-02

which occasionally wounds only, allowing its vic
tim TO live out his natural days and to die in bed.
There are no wounded to be picked up after a
battery Of monoxide of carbon has been at its
work. The casualty list is one of the dead only.
Rats as has been said carry the parasite, which
is a flea, from which it is possible for man to
become infected with the disease, bubonic plague.
The public health service has classified all the
commercial ports of the world as follows
s. Clean Suspected" Infected" When a ship
bound for New Orleans, reaches quarantine, which
is good ways down the river from the Crescent
City, it is boarded. There, if unusual number
of rats found on board, or if other conditions
seem to require it, there is a sulphur fumigaton.
Then the ship proceeds on its way to New Or
leans. 1t is then that the public health officers
take up a watch the vessel.
There have been plague rats in New Orleans.
There are certain places where rats
likely to succeed in getting onto a vessel
than they are at others. There is greater de-
sire that rats which possibly may be infected
shall get on, to a ship than that rats in the
possible condition shall leave it for the shore It
is possible for precautions to be taken which will
prevent the rodents either from leaving or enter
ing the vessel Their ordinary way of egress or
ingress is along cables or ropes which lead from
the vessel to the shore. To prevent entrance and
exit guards attached to the ropes and no rat
is able to pass them.
When the public health officials find that it is
necessary to turn their monoxide of carbon bat
terry loose on a ship the matches battened
down, every window of every cabin is sealed, and
all the cracks of the doors are closed with paper
attached by means of -four paste. Then the Nep-
tune steams up alongside the coke in the closed
furnace is started burning and the generated
monoxide of carbon passes through hose into
the hold of the ship until it is filed with the dead
ly gas. Then attention is turned to the cabins
and staterooms, each of which is given its full
charge Of the overpowering fumes.
The vessel is left alone for six hours and then
the matches doors, windows and port holes are
opened and the gas escapes. All that remains to
be done is to go in and gather up the dead rats
The fumigatng process kills not only the rats,
but everything else living that is on board and
this means everything living down to the minutest
form of animal life.
Danger is passing quickly from New Orleans
and it is passing because not only the health au-
thorities of the state and city, but those Of the
government took hold of the situation at once
and saved It, If it really needed saving, and there
are those who believe that if unchecked, the bu-
bonic plague might have obtained firm foothold
DR.. William c. Rucker, who has been N charge at
New Orleans, is experienced in antiplague work,
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-01-02
LARGE WORK ANIMALS BEST
Mule Is Most Economical Machine for
Production of Power-Break Them
When Two Years Old.

Large draft horses furnish the
Drawn to save mems energies for the
work that requires skill and care.
If you have mules on the farm that
are coming twc1year-olds, break them
now-that is, work for half day at
a time-it won't hurt them; but, on
the other hand, will do them good.
The mule is easily broken, as all
farmers who have handled them will
testify, but it is a good thing to get
them used to being handled before
they get too old; then they are ready
for the regular work when you need
them.
The great superiority of the mule
consists in his greater endurance of
heat and severe labor, and ability to
subsist on less food. He is undoubt-
eddy the most economical machine for
the production of power.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-01-02
AE/HN ASIz1YG Il %AT R0oNE7eY0

having served in San Francisco, where he
executive officer when the crusade against the
plague instituted in that city.
The rat ship Neptune docs its work on the
waterfront of cities, but it must not be supposed
that vessels alone the habitation Of rats which
may carry with them the germs of a dread dis
ease. In any city which may be suspected of har-
boring rats afflicted with the plague parasite, the
crusade against the rodents is carried on in all
sections of the town where the rodents abound.
Thousands upon thousands of the rats caught
In traps and every rat caught is tagged, so that
the place where it taken be known def
nitely. The bodies of the animals are taken to
the public health laboratory and there they
examined, the examinations sometimes reaching
the number of 1000 day.
Each of the dead rats is examined thoroughly
and an experienced tell instantly those
which appear to be affected. In the case of
pect, where it is definitely determined that the
rat actually has the disease the tag is consulted
and the place of capture of the animal is learned
Then the work of determination and of fumigation
and perhaps demolition of buildings begins in the
neighborhood from which the infected rat came
Here is what Assistant Surgeon-GeneraI VIII
liam C. Rucker has said in one brief paragraph
concerning the eradication and prevention Of bu-
bonic plague:
Plague is primarily a disease of rodents, and
secondly and accidentally, a disease of man. Mans
safety from the disease lies in the exclusion of
the rodent and its parasites. This is the basis
of all preventive and eradicative work. If
live in rodentfree surroundings he need have
no fear Of plague, because if there be no rodents
there be rodent parasites, and for all prac
teal purposes the flea may be considered as the
common vector of the disease from rodent to
rodent and from rodent to man. The eradication
of bubonic plague, therefore means the era,iica-
ton of rodents
Now, In layman's language, the path of the
bubonic plague from rodent to man is something
like this: a rat has the plague. Where It got It
we viii say nobody knows. for the origin of the
thing is as much OF question as which came
first. the hen or the egg. Every rat has heas
The rat which has the plague Is bitten by a flea
which absorbs the plague poison. The rat dies
we viii say; the flea leaves it and IN some way
gets on to a man; the parasite is charged with
the disease and if the poison is transmitted be-
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-01-02

with man IT freouents the great highways OF the
world. travels long distances in ships and occa-
sionaIIy on trains The ground squirrel does not
live in human habitations and it makes only snort
vibrations As Doctor Rucker puts It. II is al
most negligible factor in the direct transfer o.
the disease to man The ground squirrels great
function in the plague scheme is that OF fuIai
reservoir from which from time to time the as
ease flows over to the suburban rat, thence 10 ms
city cousin and thence to man.
In parts of the West the public health service
is conducting crusade against the ground squir-
rel. This animal looks not unlike the common
gray squirrel and the help of the scientists OF
the biological survey of the department OF agrcul-
ture in Washington has been given to the Work
of the determination of this animal over large
tracts of land.
The public health service has given in its re-
taken to prevent the spread of the disease with
which the rodents affected. Instructions are
given in rattrapping, ratproofing, in methods Of
destroying rat habitations and to these are added
chapters on the natural enemy Of rats, owls,
hawks, weasels, cats, dogs, ferrets and the other
creatures which either consider the repuisive rat
a delicacy like to prey upon it from sheer love
of killing.
The country probably has little knowledge Of
the constant work which is being done by the
public health service OF the United States govern
ment to safeguard the people from disease and
death. The plague preventive work which has
been done Is to scientists of the most inter
esting works in the whole field Of their study and
endeaYor.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-01-02
Wives Have Money Now.

Soldiers wives find themselves in
many cases in receipt OF much more
money than they were when their hus-
bands were at home.
is a this money for me-" asked
the wife OF a Glasgow soldier when
she received her first weeks allow
ance.
Aye, a for you" responded the
genial pay sergeant.
viii I haze a this money every
week."
AYE, every week"
''Wee1, then" said she, eye can TAX
my guild man an keep him as long as
ye like. I never had sac muckle
money before london Chronicle.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-01-02
InduEfrloua So.

They have very industrious spiders
down in South America We think
our spiders here work hard enough,
but down there they are said TO work
overtime Upon one occasion, at
least, they completely disorganized the
telegraph service in part o. the Argen-
tine republic by spinning too many
webs across the lines As soon as dew
fell or q shower Of rain came on, each
one Of the innumerable microscopic
threads, becoming vet, set in motion
q tiny leakage Of electric current
These millions OF leaks practically
stopped the operation OF the lines,
thus putting the government telegraph
department, especially In Buenos
Aires. to serious inconvenience and
expense
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-01-02

NOTHS q
There is no profit in sick hogs.

There is no profit in sick hogs.
Be careful how you handle the colts
in the stable.
Keep a liberal supply of charcoal
where the hogs can get it.
Sunshine and exercise are the in
dispensable rights of all farm animals.
Some one has very properly called
the sheep the animal with the golden
hoof.
Sheep will thrive wherever dry foot
ing may be found. Keep them of the
wet lands.
Every farmer can afford the invest
ment of the small capital required to
own few sheep.
= A mule is no more prone to kick
than horse unless he is taught to do
SO by bad treatment.
From eighteen to twenty inches
SAAO0A0 given III O"O a. INC
feeding racks and troughs.
If farmers made money feeding
cattle when fat stock sold for less
than half it is bringing today, why
can't they do it now?
Where stock is allowed to drink ice
water it is only reasonable to think
that this must be warmed up by their
bodies before the feed can be digested.
When buying or selling live stock.
have the boys present. If they ask a
lot of questions, SO much the better,
for they are acquiring valuable knowl.
edge.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-01-02
Her Collateral

Excuse me-" said Bridget, putting
her head in at the cashiers window,
"but do Oh understand 'thot yez lind
money here on character?"
"Why-yes," hesitated the cashier.
''Thin Old loike fifty dhoIlars, sorr,
on moine," said Bridget, producing a
number of greasy references. "They's
swim Nv thin from me previous i'm
plyers-"
But the cashier had fed. The idea
of explaining the intricacies Of col
lateral to a lady with seven charae-
tiers was too ppalling.-Judge.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-01-02
Fastidious Shopping.

A butcher in a mice part" of town
tells Of the curious whims Of some Of
his welI-to-do patrons
One Of them, it appears, rushed into
his shop Just about closing time and
exclaimed:
My husband desired that I should
come in this afternoon and order some
special English chops, and I've been
so busy until now 1 haven't had the
time Now I shall be compelled to
carry them And couldn't you please
have them wrapped so that they viii
look like a book?'
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-01-02

The buIwarks of liberty are totter-
ing to their fall
shall this country be ruled by pa
triots or traitors?
rs Bunker hill to go for nothing.
and are our liberties to be sold for a
mess OF potatoes?
Shall stand supineIy by and see
this great and glorious country go to
destruction, or shall I lead the move
ment to still further exa1t herr
Shall the American eagle still con-
time to soar on pinions proud, and old
glory wave in every breeze that blows,
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-01-02
Overheard by Mr.. Mills.

At lunch, a Western Union ohce
girl was reading a letter from q chum
to the other girls. Describing a new
dress the letter said: 1T is certain
ly fin de steele"
Fin de SICKLE" repeated one OF the
girls, what does that mean 90
81 don't know Fin sounds like a
fish. Maybe it means it was trimmed
with fish net.''-New York Sun
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-01-02
A. +h. First sInna

OF falling hair get Cuticura- y
works wonders. Touch spots Of dam
druf and itching with Cuticura ONT
ment, and follow next morning with q
hot shampoo Of Cuticura Soap. This
at once arrests falling hair and pro
notes hair growth. For free sampie
each with 32-p. Skin Book, address
post card: Cuticura, Dept <, Boston.
Sold eVerywhere.-Adv.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-01-02

only until the war closes, my
dear"
~But don't see that it is necessary
for you TO be out every night until
midnight. During the Spanish war
you were not out a single evening. In
fact, you said the men who we're
whooping around nights were a pack
of soft heads. .
$50 they were. dear, but last cam
paign is not this campaign Last
there was nothing for the patriots TO
do.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-01-02

or shall the bird become a crow and
the flag become a dishclOthz"
Why, Thomas. is It as bad as that7"
asked the wife IN alarm.
It's worse. The next gale that
sweeps from the North"
'eThen hurry along, and be gone
as long as you want to-"
And Jones went down to his club
and played poker until three O'Clock
next Exchange.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-01-02
HERE'S FRAGMENT OF FICTION
OF Course No Such Deceptive crea-
ture as Mr.. Jones Existed in
Real Life.

Dinner had been over only ten min
utes when Jones made a move down
the hall for the hall-tree and his hat.
and the long-suffering Mrs. Jones fol-
lowed after to say:
"You have been out every night for
a month. How long is this thing to
Iast2'
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-01-02
A SLOW Learner.

'T fear that Jobson was not intend
ed to have a cooking school wife
"And why nOt?"
He's been married two years and
hasn't yet learned how to use a can
opener with neatness and Dispatch
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-01-02
Knew His Daughter.

Young Mani have called, sir, to
request the hand of your daughter In
marriage.
GrumbelIs-Has she accepted your
Young Man-Yes, sir.
Grumbells-Then why do you want
to come round and bother me- with
your troubles?
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-01-02

sWhy did Congressman BIowster r.
tire 20 private life?"
"Oh, for the usual reason"
and what was that2"
Another man got more votes than
he did"
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-01-02
A BLOW to Esthetieism-

What's the matter with Professor
Biggers. Is he suffering from palsy %
NO. He began to shudder when
the Germans first bombarded Reims
and he hasn't been able TO stop yet I"
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-01-02

By the time a woman acquires a
third husband she begins to think her
attractions are irresistible
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-01-02
OUT OF COMMISSION.

Nervous Wife-Oh, Harry. dear, do order q
mousetrap to be sent home today.
Harry-But you bought one last week
Nervous Wife-Yes dear, but there's a mouse
in that.-Pearson's Weekly.