The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, December 12, 1888, Page 6

The State of Affairs at Bevier. Bevier, Mo., Dec. 10.—A number of frame business houses here burn- ed Saturday night, causing a loss of 6,000 with little or no insurance. It is generally believed that the ori- gin of the fire was accidental though some think it was the work of in- cendiaries among the striking min- ers. Governor Morehouse arrived here yesterday afternoon to person- ally investigate the condition of af- fairs. After visiting and conversing with the different factions the gov- ernor ordered a portion of the Third regiment of Kansas City to report at Bevier. They will arrive this af- ternoon. It is believed that the miners’ troubles are in a fair way of settlement. This is the second time the militia has been orderd out under the Marmaduke and More- house administrations. Old Chiet to Die by Electricity. Cinelnnati, O., Dec. 9.—Old Chief one of the biggest and probably the most vicious elaphant in captivity, has been guilty of so many homicides that his owners, the Robinson Bros. of this city, successors to old “uncle John” Robinson of menagerie and circus fanie, have decided that he shall suffer the death penalty. Old Chief is 25 years old, weighs 10,000 pounds, and is worth over $1 a pound. It has been suggested that he be executed by an electrical cur- rent, and the Robinson Bros. have signified their willingness to have the experiment tried on Old Chief. California will have a monopoly of ; the total eclipse of the sun on Jan- uary Ist. Union in which the total eclipse will be visible. 5 ’Tis the only state in the | Wright & Walls, the popular gro- cery merchants on the west side. are offer ing their entire stock of glass and queensware at strictly cost, they have a handsome line and while you are making presents don’t for- get to call and see them and make your wife happy by buying her a set of,dishes and glassware. Their gro- cery stock is full and they will also sell you grocerias at bottom prices. They are clever gentlemen and will treat you right. Swallowed a Pin. Wichita, Kan., Dec 5—A 16-month old child of Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Helen of Wicita, is lying at the point of death from the result of of swallow- ing a safety pin. Last Saturday while the child was playing on the floor of the family residence it got the pin into its mouth. The pin was open and finally got lodged in the ‘throat. The mother became fright- | ened and as the child choked fearfully | pushed the pin down further with | her finger. Thepin wili have to be | cut out and the physicians attending | do not think they can save the ehild’s \life. The mother is almost insane | with grief. Almost everybody knows Lane, | the boss merchant on the west side, | who has made himself famous and | his name a household word in Bates | county, by paying the farmers such ‘unheard of prices for their poultry | and eggs. Since he opened out in | this city, his store has been made famous for low prices on goods and |high prices for poultry and eggs. Mr. Lane is a wide-a-wake merchant i and leads the procession, and in his new quarters he is better able than ever to accommodate the people that ( throng his store daily. EVER ON THE ALERT ‘| BADGLEY BROS. Lead all Competitors in the Line of Christmas Goods Suitable for Presents, Such as Swinging Lamps, Ch At the Same Time Have a La ina Sets, Vases, etc, rge and Varied Assortment of Fancy and Staple Groceries. Soliciting an inspection, We are Yours Truly, BADGLEY BROS. Shot Threugh the Heart. Holden, Mo., Dec. 6.—Yesterday morning, Bud Kennedy's step-son aged. about 12 years, and living six miles southwest of here, tooka shot- gun and went out to shoot a crow. He told his mother he would be back in a few minutes and then go to school. He did not come back and she went to look for him. She found him in the fence corner, not far away, dead. and attempted to draw the gun through a low crack muzzle fore- most. The hammer caught on a rail and discharged the gun and sent a load of shot through his heart. The gun was partially through the fence with the muzzle right at the fatal wound. The editor of the Republic is far better informed as to Chicago and New York politics than the editor of the Chicago and Tribune as to | “cotton States methods” inelections. | To the best of his knowledge and} belief, there are more frauds perpe- | trated at each and every election in | Chicago or New York city than} have been perpetrated in Florida | during its entire history as a terri- | tory and state, except in 1876, when | the republicans stole its electoral yote for Hayes by frands which | Were exposed and denounced by the | republican supreme Louis Republic. | He had climbed over the fence | To those persons who are seeking something elegant and nice in the present line, we will say goto the old rehable jewelry store of Franz Bernhardt, on the north side. Here you will find a handsome assortment of watches, gold and silver, clocks, rings of every description, and an elegant line of plated ware. Mr. Bernhardt has tried to please, and it will pay you to call and see him and look at his Christmas stock. The stories begin to come in of the men who were so much interest- ed in the canvass at the polls. They forgot that a good part of patriotism consists in every citizen first attend- ing to his own duties. We wish to call the attention of our readers to the advertisement of A. F. Hicckman, who has just open- ! ed out a complete line of staple gro- ceries three doors south of the Bates county national bank. Every pound | of his stock is new and fresh and will be sold at the lowest possible prices. You can depend on getting goods at his store just as represent- | Take our advice and go and see what he has for sale, and if you have produce to sell you can get the top of the market from him. George William Curtis sounds a) note of warning about Christmas. | He says the occasion is being over- court.—St. | done so much that people will tire of | it. GENIUS iS INDUSTRY. Succe-s in Life Dus and There gen It e poor and th Unlike what w herited by no on possession of the of the family. io Hard Work, Patience is no ve lustrous se’ poets, novelists, reforme general. Twenty. ny to the aristocr ren to the middle-class y-seven to the working class, from which fact it seems to be true that great men come from all ranks and classes. A great genias resembles Melchize- dek, in that, intellectually, he is *+with- out father, without mother,” without genealogy. He is his own ancestors and posterity, for he begins and ends with himself. The Adams family, the Bayard family, the Breckenridge family and the Beecher family are illustrations of the fact that great talent may descend to the third and fourth generations; but from these four illustrious Ameri- ean families there has risen but one genius—Henry Ward Beecher. Six of the leading representative statesmen of the formative period of the Repubiic— Hamilton, Sam Adams, Jefferson, Clay and Webster—have no “genealogy.” It is hard todefine the word genius, by which we express the subtle, elusive something that makesa man great. The word itself, coming from the Latin, emphasizes man's belief in the super- natural origin of the something which dies with him. For the genius of the Latins was a guardian ceity, which was born and which died with the person whose actions it directed. Ruskin says that genius 1s the powe® of penetrating into “the root and deep places of the subject.”’ This definition recalls Newton's explanation of his achievements in science — ‘always thinking of it’’"—meaning his ability to concentrate his intellect on the subject of his search. But then Newton, it may be observed, was a very modest man. He was more. He was uncon- scious of his great mind, and illustrated the remark of the physiologist who said “No man was ever a great man who wanted to be one.”’ But John Dalton, the great chemist who developed the atomic theory, held with Newton that his genius was nothing but the power of patient in- dustry laboring continuously at a sub- ject until he saw through it. We com- mend his words, when complimented at a public meeting, on his discoveries: “If [have succeeded better than many it has been chiefly, nay, 1 may say al- most solely, from unwearied assiduity. Itis not so much from any superior genius that one man possesses over an- other, but more from attention to study and perseverance in the objects before them, that some men rise to greater eminence than others. This itis, in my opinion, that makes one man suc- ceed better than another.” Dalton’s “unwearied assiduity” im- pelled him to observe and compare un- til his death, in his seventy-eighth year. On the last night of his earthly life, he wrote the day’s record in his book of meteorological observations, of which he had made more than two hun- dred thousand during half a century. One can not promise himself, and keep his word, that he will be a genius, but he can be industrious, and he can train his mind to concentrate itself. “If it pleases God to take any of my children, I hope it will be Isaac,” said afather. Isaac was avery dull boy. But when the “dull boy” died at the early age of forty-seven, he was known as the great Dr. Isaac Barrow. He had filled the Greek and the mathe- matical chairs at Cambridge, had writ- ten several books on geometry and mathematics, and composed a series of sermons, which are still read because they are storehouses of thought, and enforce lessons of industry, godliness, prayerfuiness and truthfulness. He, too, ascribed his suceess to his indus- try, and not to his nataral parts.— Fouth’s Companion. —_+ e > __ —Senator Edmuuds was given the degree of LL.D. by Trinity College, Hartford, Conn., recently. Mr. Ed- munds at once sent the college treas- urer a check for $100, s ying that it was customary in England for the re- cipient of a college degree to pay the cost of registering, engraving, printing and such other expenses as might per- tain to the graiting of the diploma. = —China sends to this country each year 220,000 dozen of eggs. —Merchant (on collecting tour)— “Mr. Brown, ean you tell me why my errand here this morning is like a well- baked loaf of bread?” Brown—‘No, I can not. Why is it?” Merchant— “Because it’s dun Brown.” paid the bill. ——__e-ee—___ —An Abel discourse—A sermon on the first murder. —He—*Handsome woman, that Ma- | jor Bold’s wife; but why will she wear such loud gowns?” She—“Ont of con- sideration for the Major, I fancy. He is so shockingly deaf, don’t you know.” | —ltfe. —Boarder—“‘I don’t know what's the matter with me, but I haven’t been able to eat worth a cent since I came to this house.” Landiady—‘‘Were you ; #museum freak before you lost your | appetite?” —Lincoln Journal. THE most complete line of at the very highest market prices. RMERS! Farmers I wish to inform you that I have moved into my new quarters two doors south of my former place of business, and I wish to imform you that I am now prepared to take your IHGGS AND CHICKENS Ialso wish to inform you that I have the Finest. Largest and adios Goods and Notions, Of any house in the city. I also wish to inform you that I will not be UNDERSOLD in anything in my line. Farmers if you will give me a call when in town I will convince you of the following Startling Facts Ist. That you can buy more Goods here for the money than elsewhere. 22d. That youcan get the very highest market price for your Eggs and Poultry. 33d. That you will receive the best of Goods at the most reasonable prices. -Lth. That my goods are just what I represent them to be. &th. And last, that we are always ready and will ing to wait on any and all customers. Thanking you for your past patronage and asking a continuance of your favors, I Remain, PETER LANE. Christian Co-Operation Meeting. The third annual meeting of the Bates County Co-operation meeting of the Christian church met at But- ler on Monday night, Dee. 3d, 1888. Preaching Monday night by C. A. Hedrick, of Sweet Springs, Mo. On Tuesday delegates and visit- ors reported from churches as fol- lows: Hume—Mrs. M. E. Jones, Mrs. Bettie A. Miller, B. F. Senior. Sprague—W. B. Miller, Mrs. A. G. | Clark. Foster—J. G. McPeak, Mrs. J. G. McPeak, Miss Lena McPeak, Miss Ella Petty, Geo. Webb. and Mrs. Anderson. Goodwin, Miss Nellie Bussey, Mrs. Lee Beall Virginia—Miss Annie Nickell, Mrs. H. P. Nickell, C. H.! Durrett. Elizabeth Chapel. Preachers in attendance, G. A. Hoffman, Cor. Sec’y., Clark, Mo. C. A. Hedrick, Sweet Springs; J. W. Randall, Appleton City; A. D. Good- win, Rich Hill, —— Bullock, Lind- ermen, Mo.; W. B. Miller, Sprague; Geo. Webb, Foster; E. C. Brown-| ing, Butler. An interesting feature oi the meet- ing, Wednesday was the ordi-! nation of Geo. W. Webb, of Fos-! ter, to the Christian ministry. A} very practical and interesting dis- | course Tuesday night by Bro. Hoff- | man. Wednesday night by Bre. | Goodwin. { About $130 was pledged for coun- | ty work during the coming year. ; The executive committee will have | about $200 or $220 it collections are promptly made, to expend in| the county the coming year. The! committee is composed of Dr. W. E. Tucker, Chairman, W. E. Walton, | Brown | Treas., E. C. Browing, Sec., and Al-! ‘len Wright and J. G McPeak. vice | | president. The See. i | structed to notify al! delinquents | that the money was wanted for a! | vigorous prosecution of the work, j aud that the first quarter.of the | j new pledges is now due. |W. E.Tccrrn, E. C. Browsrs. | Pres. Sec’y. J. N. Smith of Archie was in the! city Monday on business. im- Rich Hill—A. D.: | i ! } PERSONAL AND IMPERSONAL. —The late Elizabeth Tabor, of Ma- rion, Mass., bequeathed $187,000 to re- ligious and charitable objects. —Mne. Christine Nilsson is an hon- orary member of the Young Women’s Christian Association of New York. —Gener herman says that of all the nuisances on earth, the shaking of | hands by American people is the worst. —The housekeeper of Warwick Cas- tle, England, who died recently, left a fortune of $350,000, all of which had come to her in the shape of fees from visitors. —The power of persistence in mat- ters of love was well illustrated in the courtship of Browning’s son. For four- teen years he maintained a suit at first unsuccessful, but finally rewarded with success. —The richest widow in this country, if not in the world, is Mrs. Moses Tay- lor, whose fortune is estimated at $40,- 000,000. She lives in New York, Long Branch and several other places, as the mood strikes her. —Miss Emily Faithfull has com- pleted the thirtieth year of her phil- anthropic work. She received a por- trait of the Queen, bearing an auto- graph inscription, as a token of her Majesty’s recognition of her services. —When Bismarck is staying at Kis- |; Singen he goes regularly three times to be weighed, and, as the young girl in charge of the weighing machine says, *‘makes himself very agreeable and talks most friendly to me.” At his last visit he weighed sixteen stone and three pounds. —The richest Japanese outside of the royal family is said to be R Kondo of the Mining University of Japan. He is the operator of sixteen gold, silver, and copper mines, and is about to visit the Lake Superior min- ing districts in order to get a knowl- edge of the mining machinery used | there. —David Crack, of Marlboro, Md., said to be one hundred and seven years old, was recently married to Susanna Oaks, a buxom widow of sev- enty-five years. The groom was an | old slave of Major B. Bruce, then was bought by John B. Brooks. Crack | says he took part in the war of 1812, at which time he was a robust young man. —W. P. Taulbee, of Kentucky, rep- resents the largest Congressional dis- trict in the country. It is composed of twenty-one counties, and extends from the famous Blue Grass regior. to Cumberland Gap, a distance of over | It is a backwoods | | district, without railroad or telegraph two hundred miles. communication, and is canvassed on horseback by the candidate for Con- gressional honors. THE HOT siROCcO, Origina relia ee to Europa Most of the hot winds of the Oy F World are modified forms of the a moon. The sirocco originates in g Sahara and travels northward to the Mediterranean and Southern Europ, but it is not so deadly as its pr It brings with it great quantities @ the desert sand, and the air so dense at times that the sun jg scured as if by a London fog, it remains on the African is characterized by a very marked, ness, as there are no extensive wai, surfaces to supply it with e As soon, however, as it is Taunchet over the Mediterranean it deging ty take up.copious draughts, s9 when it reaches Malta, Sicily 0d thy southern shores of Europe asa from between southeast and south; it has undergone a change from a he § dry wind to a hot damp wind, 3 result of this alteration is that ith. comes most enervating to the constitution. Indeed, while it Prevaila | from one to several days at a time, lity: is scarcely worth living, so depressing and burdensome is the wind. It ig plumbeus Auster of Horace § man energy is quite under its fatiguing influence, and with a temperature ranging between 9§ grees and 110 degrees the streets of towns affected by it are deserted. cording to the Italians a’ stupid is put down as “era scrittoin del scirocco.” Fo the Sicilians pressive wind is a perfect plagug, although naturally indolent, they not stand the further loss of . duced by it. During its prevalens iron rusts, clothes spoil with g meat turns putrid, grapes and leaves wither. wine will not fing; paint will not dry. Sicily ex the sirocco about a dozen times & but it is not so frequently met other parts of Europe. There mistaking the origin of the the reddish sand is still present # it arrives on the northern . the Mediterranean and causes a3 atmosphere. In Turkey the siroceg § known as the Samiel, or Sumyel, g | name identical in meaning with sij It is supposed to have some conneet with cattle disease in the sout Russia. On the Spanish Meditei coast the wind draws more to the and is known locally as the damp wind, sometimes accomp rain, causing feverishness, and restlessness, and people are “done up” under its debilitating § fluence that we must “‘ask no fav@ during the solano.” According to ¢ Spaniards only a pig and an Engi man are insensible to the wrete breeze.— Cornhill Magazine. _——s +o @ HARD ON BACHELORS, How the Earlier Races Looked Upoa Ow married Men. Although hardened bachelors 4 treated with more respect than they deserve in these degenerate days, they _ were not in favor with the earlier races of men. In the time of Moses, with only rare exceptions, marriage — was obligatory among the Jews. Ly- curgus treated bachelors with in- famy. They were excluded from civil and military positions and even from spectacles and public games. On cer- tain solemn occasions they were ex- posed to the jeers of the populace and paraded naked around the public places. The lashing of bachelors was an annual ceremony, publicly per- formed in the Temple of Juno by the women of Sparta. In other republics of Greece there was established penal laws against celibacy. Demosthenes in pleading against Lescharia says that certain emblems were placed upon the tombs of bachelors, which were not honorary to the deceased. It was the custom for young men to rise and surrender their seats to their elders. But no one found fault with the young man who refused this courtesy to Ducyllidas, saying: “‘No_ child of yours will ever make room for me.” Plato exclaims against celibacy, and imposes a penalty upon it in the - sixth book of laws for his imaginary “Republic.” He wished no deference to be paid to the unmarried. Diony- sius of Halicarnassus mentions an ancient law by which persons of ma ture age were obliged to marry. At Rome a penalty called the aes uxorium was imposed, and after the siege of Veii, Camillus forced the single men to marry the widows of those who had fallen in defense of their country. In B. C. 18 Augustus enacted a law (it does not appear, however, to have come into operation until B. C. 13), which was known originally as the Lex Julia de Maritan dis Ordinibu and afterwards as the Lex Julia et Papia | Poppea. By this law various penal- ties were imposed upon those who lived jin a state of celibacy after a certain | age. An unmarried person could not take a legacy, unless he altered his | condition within one hundred days after the death of the testator.—Notes and Queries. _—s oo | —A certain Georgia preacher says { that the lowest cannibal witi not eat | the flesh of a man who chews tobacco. eres ns sess essesennssseenss onsen sessed ae ss sv snsanetSSSSSSNNSASSEASE would be to make missionaries of to- bacco-chewing preachers. — B: (Ga.) Reporter. _—— seo —Polite conductor —~Your fare, madam.” Miss Cossy Cobb (from Stamford)—*You'd orter see me be | fore I got sun-scorched at Aunt Hap- j aer’s clam-bake.”— Time. | i | This being the case, a fine scheme it ¢