The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, December 9, 1891, Page 12

ee ee wee = en MARSHAL S ENB. A Denial That That Brave Officer Was Executed in a French Prison, Rocheport, M Dec. 3.—Some weeks avo the Kansas City Times contained a dispatch from Fayette, Mo., in which .t was stated by the Rev. J. L. Gray of that city that Marshal Ney, Napoleon's “bravest of the brave” was uot shot in a French prison where he had been coudemn- | ed to death, Lut made his escape, | came to America and afterward i lan article that has come to be one of ‘the indispensables to an editor's i desk. comes to hand in the Colum- bia Daily Caleudar for 1592 Phe | } t | j i Esch shp bears a short | taught school in the backwoods of North Carolina. Rev. Mr. Gray claims to bave been a student of the schoo! Major Thomas W. Sampson of Rockeport also gives some very in- teresting facts in regard to the mys terious Ney which seems to estab- lish the fact conclusively that he was not shot on that dismal and foggy moruing when so many brave men fell victims to the merciless decree of the French Council of Peers. Ma- jor Sampson states that the late George H. C. Melody, of St. Louis, spent several weeks in Paris, France, in 1845, during the reign of Louis Philippe, King of the French. His Majesty extended to the American Commoner many tokens of friend- ship in recognition of courtesies ex- tended to the King by Mr. Melody in St. Louis during the King’s exile years ago. In the course of a confidential conversation during this visit Mr. Melody asked Philippe the question: "Is the statement in history that Marshal Ney was shot true?” _ The King replied: “Mr. Melody, I know the fact that you are one of the highest Masons in America. I am known as one of the most exalted Masons in Europe. Marshal Ney held a position among Masons equal to either of us. The prisons were full of men condemned to be shot. ‘These men were daily being march- ed out 10 meet their fate. Some other man may have filled the grave intended for Marshal Ney.” Mr. Melody replied very quietly: “May it plese your Majesty, Ney ‘was not shot.” Those familiar with the Masonie order can draw their own conclu- sions. * Prevention is Better WANT TO ANNOUNCE THAT THEY ARE Overloaded withGood Things to eat And want the Privilege of making you prices) We carry GLASS AND QUEENSWARE, and a large stock of Tinware. Our stock of Hanging Lamps, Vase Lamps and Stand Lamps, is large and prices are cut in two to close them out. We also have a large assortmens of Holiday Goods, ————— 1 Dol, Boys leds 7 lau, Than cure, and those who are sub-/ We keep a good assortment of Fruits Green and Dried, including ject to rheumatism can prevent at- tacks by keeping the blood pure and free from the acid which causes the disease. For this purpose Hood's Sarsaparilla is used by thousands with great success. It is the best blood purifier. Hon. Richard T. Gentry, of Pettis county, hus announced bis candida- cy for state treasurer. In a private letter he says: “I intend to make an honorable, friendly. action and earnest canvass of Missouri, as I did eight years ago for the same of- tice.” At the convention to which he refers he received the largest vote for several ballots of any candi- date before the fconvention. The St. Louis Republic in speaking of his race says: In 1878 Mr. Gentry was elected to the office of treasurer of Pettis county, and served one term and so well satisfied were the people with his administration that he was re-elected in 1882, serving another full term. During his in- cumbeney as county treasurer he successfully funded the indebtedness and made no charge for that extra and special service. It is an easy matter to go through the country and point out the news- paper readers. The farmer who prospers most, who enjoys life, who is selected as a leader in his commu- nity, is a newspaper reader. Wheth- er heis indebted to his readings for his prosperity or not, the books and newspapers can be found in his house, and he knows what they con- tain. The boy from the country who reads the newspaper is seldom the victim ef the confidence wan,and the way to teach boys to read is to throw newspapers around them.— Woman's Health and, Life e resu ot at of tunctions which mak vhat she is; immediate reliet ly sate guard against wreck ruin. in all cages of stoppage, delayed, pain- ful orothtr irreguiarities Bradfield’s Fe- ynaie Regulator is the only sure remedy, Sold by F, M. Crumley X Co. City Druggist. 2-1m living death is t the on- Bananas, Oranges, Lemons, Grapes, Figs and Nuts, of all kinds. We pay CASH for BUTTER, EGGS AND POULTRY, AND ALL KINDS OF Game, Hides, Furs and Feathers. Get our prices on produce before sell- We are also selling the celebrated Champion Washer. We are making a big reduction on Dishes and Lamps, All we ask is a call. We would like to advertise prices on everything we carry but it would take the whole paper to do ing. lit, so come and see tor yourselves. Ex. | nc COMPA, NORTH SIDE SQUARE, BUTLER, MO. J The Columbia Daily Calendar. An old friend in a new dress, and graph perta ng to cycling or some ct. At the x blank for stand is an ent bottom of each | da departure, being made of sheet met- fal finished in ivory black, and is very [compact At the close of the year | the stand will be available for anoth- er pad. This is the seventh issue of this now well-know1 calendar, yet all the matter is fresh and new, and comprises notable events in cycling, opinions of physicians and clergy- men, hints about road making and numerous other topics. minemoran- ely new The world is better for it. The world is better because of such a remedy as Baliard’s Snow Liniment, be- cause this artrcle relleves it ot much pain and misery, and we are thus enabled to enjoy its brighter side. It positively cures all torms otf Rheumatism Neuralgia, Headache, Sick Headache, Lame Back, all sores and wounds, cuts, sprains, buis es, stift joints, contracted muscle, poison, eruptions, corns, weak back, and all pain and inflamation on man or beast, Its the best because its the most penetrating. Beware ot all white Liniments which may be palmed oft on yon tor Ballard’s Snow Liniment. There is none like it. Sold by H. L. Tucker. - Frank Walker, in his candidacy for Attorney-geueral will probably have the active, earnest support of quite as many personal friends as any candidate for a state office. He is uniformly agreeable, in a canvass or out, makes friends rapidly and retains their friendship. As assist- ant to Attorney general Boone he won the respect and esteem of the best lawyers in the state; while in charge of the annotation and ar- rangement [of {the revision of the statutes of 1889 he extended the circles of his friends and show- ed his thorough familiarity with Missouri law us secretary of the state democratic committee he proved to the politicians that he was an organizer of no ordinary ability; as secretary to Governer Francis he is proving a valuable and, and if chosen he will make au Attorney- general whose opinions will be re- spected by the best members of his profession und quoted with conti- dence by those to whom they are given. The Cause ot Rheumatism. An acid which exists in sour milk and cider, called lactic acid, is be- lieved by physicians to be the cause ef rheumatism. Accumulating in the blood, it attacks the fibrous tis- sues in the joiuts, aud causes ago- nizing pains. What is needed is a remedy to neutralize the acid, and 80 invigorate the kidneys and liver that all waste will be carried off. Hood's Sarsaparilla is heartily rec- ommended by mauy whom it has cured of rheumatism. It possesses just the desired qualities, and so thoroughly purifies the blood as to thoroughly prevent occurrence of rheumatic attacks. We suggest a trial of Hood's Sarsaparilla by all who suffer from rheumatism. An Indiana woman does them all up. She was married five times, but never had but two husbands. She married George Swearinger and they were divorced. She then mar- \ried George Thompson and he went |to the pen. She gota divorce, but when he got out she married him again, but soon got tired of him and got a divorce. About this time Swearinger got around and she hitched onto him again but could jnot stand it, and got another di- ca Thompson got rich out west tend as Swearinger dropped out he dropped in and Mary gave him an- lother trial and says it is a go this | time. —Pierce City Democrat Do you know it. 4. his the most danger- he world to neglect: a ‘ough is also very den- leads to bronchit Don’t neglect ther remedy for Coughs coid re and get one that | { | j © ng medicine consumption, i cor , ds, sore throat, ; Whooping cough, croup, ! Hearseness, sore lungs, i throat and greatly (after Pneumonia, Sold bv H. L. Tucker, troat and | it cur bronchitis, tickling in the strengthens the tungs j i hma, | A VOUDOO DANCE. The Weird and Repulsive Scene That Wig Witnessed in a Tennessee Syamp. The famous ‘voudoo” dance of tig old-time Southern negroes took pla bout for in Wayne : precedi in to am} S of five) ited, there being | rnessec, Al and the 7 ew of the persons were pr r s except the lobe-Democrat” re- ter and a lawyer of Waynesboro. j meeting place was in Ocoltee | Swamp. down in the wiregrass, where | the pine and the hemlock, and the cy- | press and the juniper grow side by side. Very few human creatures have ever traversed its hidden recesses, or gone beyond the open close to the margin of the sluggish black pools, which abound In all kinds of creeping serpents and fish. It is a dense swamp as nearly im- penctrable as the Dismal Swamp of Vir ginia. Briars of lusty growth, and the creeping roots of the trees and shrubs, make it dangerous for one to walk eve® in the edge of the thickets, for feat of being tripped. The swamp is = ter rible place to enter after nightfall, as the wild scream of the panther, thé growl of the wild boar and the hooting of owls make one's blood run cold. Step by step, slowly and as noiselessly as possible, the scribe and the lawyer, with pistols ready for any kind of four- footed denizens of the swamp, made their way from hummock to hummock, miring into slush and mud, and wading through the sluggish pools. The weird loneliness of the swamp, with no light except the rays of the bull's eye, terri- fied them, but it was ‘‘see the ‘voudoo’ dance or die,” and disturbing a snake here, a lizard there, or hearing the frightened chirp of a little bird that had left its nest, they made their way, for three-quarters of a mile. In the center of the swamp fs the Devil's Lake, a small, brackish body of water, and into this a peninsula runs out for several hundred yards, and instead of tapering to a point widens at the end. On the end of the little peninsula ise thick growth of trees; in the center is an open. In this open the voudoo wor shipers were to make their sacrifices, Before the war this spot used to bea favorite meeting place of theirs, but of late years the dances have been con- fined to Louisiana, Georgia and Missts- sippi The two spectators found shelter in the hollow of a gigantic oak, and for two long hours sat cramped up in their narrow quarters awaiting the appear- ance of the negroes. As the hands of the watch pointed to the hour of midnight a shrill scream woke the echoes of the swamp, and was answered by yells on all sides of the swamp. Ina moment a light loomed up through the thick underbrush about a quarter of a mile to the east, followed by others until in a moment the jungle seemed to be alive with torches. The priests, followed by the negroes, ap- proached the peninsula, and singing a monotonous chant ‘entered the clearing and circled around the priest three times, when at a wave of his hand or stick the men threw their torches to the ground in a pile and rushed off to the woods after fagots and firewood. Four out of the thirty-four women grasped a heavy kettle, and going to the edge of the peninsula filled it with the black water of the lake. They brought it back full to the brim and placed it on the roaring bonfire which the men had made. The fire lighted the scene for 100 yards or more, and the two spectators crept farther back for fear of being seen. The crowd of about eighty-five then joined hands and began circling around, sing- ing and yelling, while the old priest in the center—a gaunt, hollow-faced, tooth- less and aged negro—lay flat down on his belly to invoke the spirits. Over the backs of each one of the worshipers was strappeda long sack. They stopped when the priest arose, and each one lay flat on the ground while the doctor walked around the circle touching each one’s head with his wand, which was no sooner done than the one touched would rise and stand motionless in his place. When they had risen they began to march around the big kettle, which way roaring now. Their sacks were trans- ferred to the front, and each one dived his or her hand into the sack and drew out awriggling snake, a lizard, scor- pion, frog, turtle or other reptile, which was flung into the kettle. This was kept up until they hadeach put into the loath- some mass three reptiles or animals. When this was done the doctor begana harangue, while the worshipers stood with bowed heads and folded hands. Then began the dance around the ket- tle. No human pen could describe the gyrations, contortions and twistings of the writhing mass of humanity. Yells. screams, screeches and cries filled the atmosphere with hideous vibrations It looked as if cach one was doing his best tothrow himself out of joint and outshriek his neighbor. The awfy) dance was kept up until one by one they fell to the ground exhausted. Presently all was still. The priest cried out something in a sharp voice, and, as if by magic, all srose. From their sacks each one drew a sharp stick, and the circle began mov- ing about again. Each one thrust his stick into the seething caldron and drew it forth with some reptile impaled upon it. Ina moment each one of the whole fiendish crew had a sickening mass on his rod. Then followed the same writh- ing dances aith stick and reptile held high in the air, until again they fell te the ground in an exhausted state. It Was now that daylight began to dawn. j and the fire went out, leaving the ex- j hausted dancers stretched ont on the “s of the Federal tted a body servant the contingent fund These servants repo at nine at the residences of the justices, whom they attend constantly during the day. Ther shave the justices, do their errands and occasionally act as coachmen for them. Each justice is also furnished with a private secretary. id out of i