The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, July 19, 1894, Page 3

— ee ee er ee e cawe as transparent as glass. National Bank, “=, | “I bave succeeded perfectly with | BUTLER, MO. THE OLDEST BANK sumed, ‘and have made even | THE LARGEST AND THE perfect sp more | stone.” ens in all probability | d in nature. than can readily be fo , I have not With the precious o; as yet been so suc ty gained the ess BANK > ly expect ultimately to have the per- al sful, but Ihave | . and confident- | tia IN BATES COUNTY. fect stones. Took at those stones: CAPITAL, Ge $125,000 00 | he said, are perfect; see faint iridescen SURPLUS. - $25,000 00 can ce faint irid af especially in the sun liz F.J. TYGARD, - - - President. theve is no doubt that eat HON. J. 8. NEWBERRY, —Vice-Pres. ficial, because the spots eared J. C. CLARK - - Cashier |) » | jall square Af t Overy hits} | : | been made a kk BetieS ex] William Rose Engaged in) Making ‘ : | ments 18 generally mecosstsy to de Madstones and Opals in’ His aS * , termine upon the i: proportion | ee Siew | : : ? Laborator in i Ld jand adjustment, and Tain making | . (We clip the following from the those experiments vow | Kansas City Journal. Mr. Rose is “Ido not expect to make of | a former citizen and leading lawyer | ¢o, jewelry or to try to inteifere with of Butler, and as he is so well known the opal trade. The opal will always jhold its pluce—the beautiful of stones; but the artificial stones ed i }small inkstands, ect. beantifal things A small room located over a bank | g¢ gor pine has been the source of much mystery to the people of Independence for the past eighteen months. The oc cupant of the room was a man slight in this county, we are sure the fol- lowing interview of Mr. Rose’ scien tifical research will prove of interest to his friends hereabouts. } ino jean be devel into salt cellars, They will not cease to jbe valuable beeause artificial, because \they will be yery beautiful, cannot | be imitated in glass and ueed not be | produced beyond the demand for ly built. who passed in aud out of! ‘ thei. I do not intend to take out the room practically unnoticed by ny patents ut present. or to make the people of the town. But the con public my processes. but I have tinual smell of chemicals which was aecucto itthat it will not balosee A graduate of the state school of metallurgy visited Mr. Rose and ex- amined the opals which Mr. Rose claims to Lave When plied with questions by the expert, Mr Rose grew reticent and was not dis posed to furnish any information whatever as to his experiments Mr. Jones, who was formerly city engi neer of Independence, begged for a piece of the artificial stone which Mr. Rose claimed had all the essential qualifications of a mad stone. emitted from the room caused many wild rumors to be circulated as to what was going on behind the closed The ceeupant of the room was William Rose, the son of Hou William Rose, of Little Rock, Ark., formerly chancellor of the state and at present a member of the national Democratic committee. Tu a few friends it became known that Mr. Rose was engaged in scientific re doors. made, searches, but us he was uncommun icative few people were aware of the scientitic diecoveries made. Mr. Rose has been at Independence for over a year,aud in his rooms over the Bank of Independence has a complete lab- of The scientist acquiesced readily, and with the coveted piece of stone took it to a drug store, where acids oat "y : were used to make analysis for the During bis stay at Independence purpose of determing its ingredi Mr. Rose claims to have discovered ents. through, but all failed. Mr. Rose has lived a quietand un z Several processes were gone u scientific process for making mad stones. He is aé present engaged in experimenting on a process for tak. assuming life, and yesterday wns He | the first time that he allowed hituself partially with the} ing opals out of stone or silica. has succeeded to be drawn into a conversation as madstones, but with the precious |, jis experiments and the discover- opal has not made much progre faa nadie: | although he says he bas discovered | - i | Mr. Powderly says he is in favor | of the essentials He; confidently ex ow rail- pects to make perfect stone.in which [eee hip event his fortune will be made, ke | ¥#YS #8 & means of ending strikes jupou them. But Mr. Powderly A Journal reporter called at the omits to state how any difference as | laboracory yesterday while Mr. Rose | to the wage-rate bets i The 224 the government would be set-| ig|tled. ‘The could |compel the men to work at wages en employes was engaged in experimenting vovernment | government not | door was locked, but in response Mr. ap: peared and cautiously invited the | tha could it « knoek on the door Rose t they migiit deem too low, nor guarantees — sati “Have you been wages without taking the r * he reporter to evter. engaged in scientific researches conducting its enterprises at a loss. was asked. Yes," be answered, “and I have made a few discoveries.” |And every oue may be very sure He led the way to his laboratery, that the people of the United States loutside of the railway where he showed some white stones, very much in appearance like ordi would protes Lie ‘ ing taxed to run the railroads at a There is at look to the of anything nary stones, except for their light loss. ‘y just now Ss govert ownership | ‘This is a madstone.” he continu- and « thing as a ed, “and I have found a way to make eS losy It is not them in avy quantity aud of any de-, PAnacea for re pibbiace the sired quality.” Handing a stone to proper remedy. Itis not the pro vince of the government to run rail- the reporter it was placed to the tongue, where it stuck fast and be wan to draw as if it hada thousand little “The madstone,” | said Mr. Rose, “is popularly believ-| ed to be xn cure for the bite of a rabid dog, and in India, under the ways, or any other business of t sort.—Toledo Blade. mouths Lost Both Legs. A telegram from the marshal of Ft. Worth, Texas. in} this city last night at midnight an- nouncing the horrifying news of an awful accident. The sent to Mr. Mike Fortune, and stat-| ‘ed that his son Charlie, a young “This,” be said, showing a trans-| man well know here, had been run lucent stone, “is the common opal. over by a railroad train and that It is an opal in all respects except both legs were cut off. No further that it does not show irridescent col- , particulars But this ors. It whiteas the b'ow- was enough to cast a gloom over all pipe, but does not melt. It is com-| who heard it. Charley Fortune is posed of pure silica and is harder! scarcely more than a boy. Heisa than glass," and taking it to the bright young fellow, of rather a rov- ing disposition, and went to was received name of ‘snake stone,’ it is believed to be 2 cure for suakes bites. Here- tofore these stones have been rare, ind are quite yaluable. message Was were given. before window pane it cut the glass like a Texas diawond. “And these,” he continu | but a short time since from St. Louis. ed, showing some white stones, That was the last the family knew of him till the receipt of this terrible “hav g been considered to be have long been considered r scab — techs TI Tonto. among the greatest curiosities of nature. ts : About colds and cou; *You see they are white and opaque | er time. You may haye a tickliug now, but note how changed when | cough or a little cold or baby may have b wet. They are hydro hane| the croup and when it comes you ought they are 7 y P. to know that Parks cough Syruy is the opals.” He then gradually dropped | best cure for it. Sold by H. L. Tucker. . water onto one of them and it be-| A. O. Welton fa rich \near the Milly } On | Staple:Fancy Groceres, Feed 99 nd Provis AUEENSWARF A . #47) a Aa ions of all Kinds. ND GLASSWARE CiCARS ANS TOBACCO, Always pays the nighet market price for County Produces East Side Square. Butler, Mo- ir engine and most complete stock this section of the THE CREEDINESS OF és in McFarland Bros. To carry the largest and of harness and saddl state proved too much for the der see the and £3 FEROS. But » Call ices and the endless variety of and the drive wheels gave way un 10n pew » best STE 7. F < ~~ . alos ae Rely 2 ih ae oO Sisas alm E4 a2 we 2a aos n m5 Ss MoES ome 3? Ke) dae | GOS gra, ESE ties a) Bee ae . v 5 a 2. ic wn horse millinery. rooster, smash FIFTY YEARS IN A TREP. Where Billy Mustard Has Lived Ever Since He Lost His sweetheart. Cincinnati Enquirer During the early years of the present century ove Joshua Dilla- planes came to Eastern Obio from settled on acres of ground that now constitutes Pennsylvania and 500 Clair lothed in of primeval a portion of Hanover and St The } growth townships forest, watered by a rivulet now known as |the Two-mile. On the west bank of the stream astic sycamore that tow- feet above its most ambi The Dilla anes discovered to be hollow, and tious companions. tree it is suid that the settler took up his abode in the hollow and began land thac now consti- the meantime a clewing the farms of In the 1 Mustard,soon fc tutes representative Miami v fam lley 3 llowed by another named O'Malley, settled Pike. In the Mus mily was a boy whose tard fe was W ame liam The youth found a companion and playmate in the person of Anna | O'Malley, a daughter of the nearest neighbor. The treachery of Indians and the scarcity of students prevent ed the of a district yuration inaug school, so the two grew to manhood |and womanhood in the blissful igno- rance of books. The boy, however, became marvelously proficient with the violin, thus making up in one particuft? that which he so sadly lacked in many others folks fell in of r puns The young love, and in the course e the wedding day was fixed. t to weeks Ab wedding day a stranger, who said prior to the his name was Shay, appeared upon the scene. to be au The neweomer appeared ot of wonder to the folk. His dress was elegant. bis manners gen- teeiand his talk entertaining. He claimed to bea civil engineer, and boarded for awhile with the O’Mal- ley’s. In her environments the girl, Apna, had known only Billy and Billy's violin. This new specimen simple minded country of manhood was to her like a new and pleasing dream. Soon her man- ner toward Mustard grew cold, but the lover was unsvuspicious, finally the wedding day dawned. One of the O’Malleys then inform ed Mustard that Aura and the stranger bad ppeared som during the vight. Then began a rch that lasted far into the night | and ceased on said he saw the e the bt lonely forest path lowly fled His aged parents griev- edinto the grave. The O’Malleys drifted to the same destiny and by the same path; for a few months after Anna's sudden depurture rumors ple riding on one before the Mustard’s reason horse ng s Auna, deserted and friendless, had ing his only op, the violin, Wil remaining com Dv followed the example by planes years before. shelter in the hollow of more, where he has rer He t ou ever since 5 and then to himself, in an inaudible mumble im the dark recesses of this tree. ance, and those ebaritably inclined are com- He refuses all a pelled to resort to strategy. When Mustard’s frame,now nearly 70 years old, needs covering a suit of clothes is left lying at the root of the historic sycamore. Even then the hermit trudges from door to door in vain search for the owner. Fourteen years ago a descendant of the Dillaplanes. upon selling the farm, made a special provision that po harm should befall the tree or the venerable hermit. Once the latter was taken to the poor house, but water and soap proved almost fatal. and be was allowed to roam about his favorite haunts. Mustard is altogether a displeasing ight, ouly redeeming feature g a pair of benevolent blue eyes, pathetic, that peer through massive eyebrows. When red that a visitor who called to see him was not an infirmary director, the old hermit. in childish pride, exhibit- ed the confines of his habitation. A ten foot pole can be swung around in its interior, the furnishings of lwwhich consist of a little stove anda bed of straw. and | tera traveler had} t that} SORTER AGAIN FREE. HARRISON IS AVENGER. Enoch Link's Slayer Pardoned Out of Prendergast. His Assassin, Dies Upon the Seaftold. >, Tl, July 13.—Within the the Cook county rene the Penitentiary. Fred Sorter, the young Quindaro farmer, who Enoch Link, a blacksmith at that place. four years ago last decoration day, is to-day a He was pardoned from the penitentiary yesterday, and is now at the home of his parents, just north of the city. slew Prendergast, the assa of Mayor Carter HI. Harrison of this city, was hanged at W1:48) o'clock thi His neck was broken by the fall and he ced dead just nine min- free man. morning. The pardon was ireceived by police judge S.S. King, of this city, from Was pronouw utes aft pected t on the + drop fell t was ex- Gov. Lewelling Bes I _— would crea a scene slight his 1] dlegs were being pinioned yesterday morning and the took the tirst train to secured the release of Sorter udge 2 : ae seaffold, but only a Lansing and} . nervousness They | returned togetber at 2 o'clock and ted from the train at Wel . wkere they were met by po- vas exhibited whil His carefully prepared speech was orn ‘not delivered, be being dissuaded by Sheriff Gilbert not to attempt to do He refused until late last even- arrival Of Sorver| eee ceive spiritual consolation, ‘but when night fallcame on he asked SUFPMSE | that Father Muldoon be admitted, das the} 4 : 2 jand when the priest retired he at }once went to sleep and rested well statio lice commissioner Pray and driven to the Sorter home. ae The pardon and yesterday wasa comp! to his aged parents |young man stepped out of the car riage both of ther him for the} jfirst time in several months. and cE j made a rush for him. ate saw Gand 7 o'clock this morn- The old peo |. : 1g t partook heartily of ple could not conceal their joy: they aan : : oF hear aso FAacht io “|the breakfast of ham and eggs. He S jshowed a ravenous appetite, and For awhile it was nip and tuck to} a : : {about Y o'clock sent word to Jailer see which of the two would have} : . Breeds poration Gp a Thev Morris that he was again hongry.The JUSSESS: Pa Ss ody. ey |. P : ~ |jailer served auother hearty meal to |tbrew their arms around his neck, se ‘i (Eoea to, iapted Gee Gos el This he disposed of easily and : ; ie he | seemed to rel {then both began to weep. Mr. Sorter | TL | he @ alked freely with |Sr.. after the meeting, declared that}. . : talked freely w |his spiritual advisers, and several times, apparently fearing that they would desert him, remarked: “You must stay with me to the evd.” As the hour of the hanging drew nearer, Prendergast showed some signs of slightly increasing nervous- ness. But on the whole he was re- markably calm and well collected. Throughout the jail the officers and {other attaches remarked about the behavior, for it the general opivion that be would weaken badly a good while before the hanging. At 10:35 Jailer Morris aud his as- the final test of the rope, trap and trigger and at 10:50 all the prisoners in the three tiers of cells immediately in front of and to the left of the scaffold were marched out an] taken to the south wing in order that there might be no demon- stration during the final scenes. ish greatly. ssin jhe was ten years younger, and gave vent to his feelings in amanner that | would convince anyone that it was |the happiest day of his life. He jw ould scream, Jaugh and cry almost and it looked as | though he was hysterical. The sur | prise completely overcome them, at the same time, Buried By Au Earthquake. July 11.—Four | fresh shocks of earthquake were felt j here today. Up to this morning | At the Grand Bazaar the jewelers quarters fell today, oceasioning the greatest | confusion. | Coustantinople, was many§houses have fallen sistants made The mwerchauts fled in| terror, leaving their valuables be \hind them. ers and | pa ers by were buried beneath the | ruins Many shop ke It is impossible as yet to give the number of people killed and | jthat here and in the suburbs 150 people were }uried beneath the over At 11 o'clock Prendergast was re cell murderer's row to ante room off the jail office, debris. moved from his in The Regie tobacco factory and & J other houses in Djouvali have been }where the lust kindly offices were seriously damaged and several per | performed for him. He especially re- |sons have been killed in that quar | quested Sheriff Gilbert to allow him jter. Tke shock was very great xt [twenty minutes in which to make |the Princess islands | | | | | his dying statement, but his temper | At Prinkipo the orthodox ebureb | jad been iaily uncertain and and many elegant houses and villus | he was e: aded not to do were destroyed | so. | At Galata ten people were killed TEE MARCH TO THE SCAFFOLD. anda great damage At Catholie , burying | to property Jailer Morris then placed the rope about his ne the white cap over his head. An instant later, at 11:45, the village of Stefano t cf lehureh and | monastery fe leven people reath ruins. | ie ne esa a the TUIUS-) and he shot downward, the head From nearly all the villages he | : . HE illages in the |t yicted to one side, the neck having | ice imilar reports, except) ayyarently been broken. Slowly Rees SB AR niariR hare ; jfrom about the Bosphorus where the swaying back and forth the body | damage was slight; public bail ii z a Lung for afew moments while the generally escaped. N ews iS H 17h: . ie a oeee ‘a ee Is 0! Dhysiciaus Leld his wrist. A slight Seeds Or ube (pre vinices HE‘ spasmodic movement of the legs wires areal! down. a erp t lif was all the sign of life apparent. It reported that the village of Ad Surrounded by the jury of physic- ians the corpse swung to and fro, and at 11 e minutes after the jabazar has been completely wi In Soythe Missi four person were ed out of existence oa trigger was sprung, he was pro- On the island of Halki nearly all iS ‘i a the island of Halki neatly all) ounced dead be ouses were PCKE( or oi : ™ jiae ou foe are, Wrecks f a Loy The assin made no audible tion of the Ottoman naval college sound fre ft his cell apparently being lost in contempla- He took his final leave of bis spiritual adviser, gave a handshake gto his guards and with a the time be ! feil, killing six people aud injuring At and a several Montclair the of of | the priest ana injuring several oth others : : z purer tion of his awful fate. orthodox church portion of the seminary fell, killing one : : : low and choking voice ers, On the island of Antigoui all the buildings except the were wrecked bade them a last adieu. Mmonaste ry Speaker Crisp Called Hoine, D. C., July 11.— Speaker Crisp was called to Georgia last night by the sickness of a mem- ¥. Speaker Crisp bas been very unfortunate in deaths in his family. As it bas happened, he has always becu away | 2 Washington, Shot Guns at Eldorado. Eldorado, Mo., July 10.—As a re- sult of an old family feud a shooting : ber of bis far scrape occurred in this city yester day which came near end g fatally. The Freye and Lusk families are the from home a to the trouble. Yesterday when these occurred. Three years , H. Peters who was champi NIDZ aco he was seated in his room in the cause of Mrs. Freye came in a New York hotel when he got a Sone ae Last and some rapid telegram notifying him of the death a ff g was a “ith ; Fore ges done; neither ofa gon. He has made up his mind jared. More trou wheneyer there was the slightest sickness in the family to start ims mediately for the sick chamber. Mr. Richarson, of Tennessee, bas been lected Speaker pro tem. Mr. Crisp the expects to be back and on band o that is| when a strong arm is needed to keep ola be Ti. 7. | the House in line to pass the tariff ” | bill. Lusk was arrested. Parks Sure Traces of rheum2 roubles and liver co: i fuser. Itis th 1 | guaranteed to c ‘pay. Parks sure c {| Tncker, i