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BOER BOY OF 14 prison camp at Bermuda, where Pith of the Platform. | Was Detailed to Pace Death as Nurse “Mat” went to school and learned ‘ * 7 St. * 23.— | Fer C t. A WAR VETERAN. English. They received a letterfrom = Jomph, Mo., July 23.—Here is | er Chelers Paties ; 4 the pith of the platform adopted by : a re their mother just before they left, | re . ce Washington, July 23.—The epi j ; ; le_| the democratic state convention: | demie of chol hes particular. | urging them to take the oath of all The Kan City. platform indore- era been PRISONER FROM BERMUDA, | Bianceand come home atonce. Their! 4 .ng al apa | ty Baee cease Santee eae of ‘ *" |oldest brother, who fought all = ear aii iin pending th the army stationed in the Philippine | throught the war, is in Cape Town oi . es nk bill pending ' | islauds, and the casualty lists receiv- s Rode, Shot and Fought With Gray- ®2W, and he will meet them and go Tee on a of McKinley and * ca show 4.5 baal and |back to the quiet life of the farm of Goehel deplored and an ny de- | bo me al rne theirshare CASTORI Haired Meo. j i : 2 sass iain tile it Silesia |“Young “Sat” is a great favorite coe ite thin Surgeon General Forwood has re- The Kind You Have Always Bought, and which has beem | ; pita Ai Be eh an | among the others of the Boer party, na Purchase ™xp0st ceived a copy of one order in which in use for over 30 years, has borne the signatere of Hee Tey gage : tion assured of suppart. these casualties are announced as fol- has attracted more attention and | Thich includes Gea. A. P.Cronje, Gen. | Goy, Dockery’s administration in-| joys, + |d. B. Wessels, a brother of former aroused more interest in this city|\; : dorsed. “Death of Private Joseph G. M. during the past week than any other Pi dent Steyn. of the Orange Free The proposed constitutional | pis.man hospital United ¢ . State and Joubert Reitz, a son ofthe . . a » hosp! corps, of the 93 Buer prisoners of war who ' seeercaagie gen Sehaga ak amendment providing for the invest- | States army is announced. Private came last Monday from the British rs nee ic, He hae been in| MeBt of school moneys in county, | Fiseman was detailed to face death prisoncamp in Bermuda and most of nN ee ere township and school district bonds| ,. » cholera puree for one of our A . great demand to accompany the| » a he iol f the state whom will sail for their homes in| iy i Pager: wer-| oud for ti action of the | comrades and died from the disease, South Africa next Wednesday. sightseeing parties which havecover| interest tax from 10 cents on the bt trom Bite ol ‘. ; led the poiuts of interest in New York ; caught from his charge—an examp The boy is small for his ageand| tt oughly in the last week $100 valuation to not exceeding 3} of devotion to duty to be held up for wears knickerbockers. He has taken | PT® y ughly in the last week. | cents indorsed. mn to I ; - Aaa One day B. A. L, Botzen, who lives} 1, ‘ . all men to emulate. to the round of sightseeing in this 4 : * Under democratic rule Missouri af-| private Lofard B. Ste h : . 5 " at Etghty-ninth street and Fifth A ard 1}. Stevenson, hos city with all a youngster’s delight, Ye ; {fords impartial and honest election} ) i+.) United Si oo igh , avenue, Fort Hamilton, captured the pital corps, Uni tates army, Was but like his older companions he b Ahis teeth Pip cue tartar laws, which guarantee the 8@Me| detailed to nurse both of our com- wears a solid face through it all, and| OS ®"¢ ™'S rother and took them | picts and privileges to the minority rades, with knowledge that his pre- when he talks it is in a solid, com- to his home tor a vieit with his wife as are enjoyed oy the majority. Gecessor had been cut down while Stomach ying healthy and natural : ica} | 2nd daughters and a trip toConey| ¢ ti hould be fully pro- The poet wcdig matt Mothers Friend. mon sense way which se*ms comica ey /orporations shou! uly PFO! performing the same duty. Without in contrast with his juvenile appear- : tected in their righte, but any at-| . murmur he responded and 7 ance, Coney Island woke up the grave tempt of corporations to interfere quecclaserhpeey oe GENUINE CASTORIA ALWA ed until one soldier recovered and bi This boy left his mother and hie|YOUS veteran. He mounted | vith the public affairs of the people, iota arell sah edad Soy Bears the Signature of ' “alge horse, flung the bridle in the air ' other plague-stricken charge died, home in Bosdorf, Orange Free State, kicked his heels in the pony’s peor state or nation, should be forbidden] 14 now he returns to his routine and with his older brother, Piet, rode, by law, with penalties attached. ‘ ; H and yelled wildly. He wanted to] ‘pia 4: duties. ; . \ Contributi by corporations to} x P shovend aap in the open air and dash away for 20 miles or so and it re “serie P ; The men of this command who participated in seven months of con- v ‘. . political funds is wrong in principal, |), 4 ve 4 ren . , ‘stage 7 was with great disgust that he real- ave faced death amid the whistle of z vhic t 1 buses, and waldecn Bee sue ae ized the limitations of Coney Island and tends to public abuses, 204) bullets and the excitement of fight ithe! re hia should be forbidden by law in state small detachments and many wild BA ene 18iy Peep US NOeee ee oF ¢ é CJ can readily appreciate the courage 5 . and nation i i it hi 5 ai ‘ : » required to daily await } dashes to escape pursuing parties capable of long-distance galloping as The trust plank favors the most ae form Spe tgp The Kind You Have Always Bought one of the wooden animals on the A ‘ Fr that outnumbered the commando hero xonae, stringent national and state legisla il disasia ‘knows. 46:4ua-eoell hoe 1 U F 0 30 Y four to one. : : ; tion for the control and regulation | 4 d th A hn Use For Over ears. . He had another jolly time when at acpi ay, an e commanding officer LEFT AT HOME WHEN WAR BEGAN, Y of trusts. As aremedy a consistent THE GENTAUR COMPANY, TY MURRAY OTRECT, NEW YORK CITY. ashooting gallery. Mr. Botaen put], oie ois ; makes this an opportunity to public His father, who was a cousin of De nyse chy ee and asked “oh if tariff revision, to remove - be ly acknowledge that nauty well Wet, the famous Boer general, is|he could hit a target. The youngs- nem = ioe tas cee done,” the highest aim of a soldier, dead. He has two sisters and four] ter rang up bull's eves till the at- - parig Dicken ‘t po fae is a goal Private Stevenson has brothers, two younger than himeelf.|tendant’s eyes bulged, and then ‘ ie ae apt wa eo pape reached.” He was « schoolboy and had advane- broke pipestems till he was begged paueieattaes Gina “meena ed to the grade of the “Third Stand-| to stop. Professional lobbying is denounced To Capture the Next House. Stook Ex: ard” when his countrymen went out 7 to fight the British. His two older as a menace to public welfare in state) New York, July 22.—Congressman| Work of preparation for this great | * Stock brothers galloped away on. their and nation, and the democratic party | James M. Griggs, of Georgia, chair-| world’s fair and to get all the news ponies with the orange ri pledges itself to an incessant and un-| man of the Democratic congressional} of all the i Ho--8 ~ pound their hats and their rifles and compromising war upon it until it is}campaign committee, who is in this|Should at once subscribe for the No. 811 Local Fre cartridge-belts as full field equipment. wholly eradicated. : _ __ Jeity to meet other members of the|steat newspaper of St. Louis, the No. soDepsre ipeegehatcite. fs Young “Mat” begyed to be taken : Municipal ownership of public util-|committee, says the issues of the|@LOBE-DEMOCRAT. Itstands pre- No. 850 Arrive i with them. but he was too young ities favored the people of each mu-|next campaign, from a Democratic | eminent and alone among American - “ nicipality having the right to deter-] standpoint, should be the tariff, the| newspapers, and acknowledges no K. C, Pittsburg & Gulf Time Table, and he was told to stay home and * : ‘ look after the mother and children mine the natue of such ownership. —_| trusts, the Philippines and ship sub-|equal or rival. Its circulation ex-| Arrival and departure of trains at Worlama, De Wet, 14 years old and a veteran, and has been made under his pete QT Ez, “ems sovervision since Si tate , l Allow no one to deceive you in this, — All Counterfeits, Imitations und “Just-as-good” are bus Experiments that trifle with and endanger the health of Infants and Children—Experience against Experiment, =~ What is CASTORIA Castoria is a harmless substitute for Castor Oil, Parée goric, Drops and Svothing Syrups. It is Pleasant. Ig contains neither Opium, Morphine nor other Narcotie substance. Its age is its guarantee. It destroys Worms and allays Feverishness. It cures Diarrhea and Wing Colic, It relieves Teething Troubles, cures and Flatulency. It assimilates the Food, regulates WATCH ST. LOUIS. Missouri Pacific Railway Time Table ;: at Butler Station, The greatest world’s fair the world NORTH BOUND, has ever seen will be held atSt. Louis | x Of All Hot Weather Enemies of humanity cholera is the worst, must—be prompt When vomiting, purgin an sweat announce that the disease is present, combat it with Perry Davis’ Painkiller, All bowel trou- bles, like diarrbeea, cholera morbus anddysentéry are overcome by Pain- killer, and help in the management of the TT The party is pledged to use its} sidy. tends to every state and territory in No. 1 Kansas cuty daily sprees ....18:00ipcieb #reat farm, or “morgensfeif,” of Was an Ambush Rebellion. influence to secure the submission to] “T think there is a very, good|the union, to Canada and Mexico, hs sites Sete the people, by the next general a8-| chance.” he said, “for the Democrats |and to every part of the world where Eg {Siloam Spetnge Exprese. ck me ia me sembly, of a eonstitutional amend-|to control the next House on the is- | there are readers of the English lan- (ueen iassataee ane Popular short lies be ment providing for the application | sues I have named.” guage. It ought to be in your home| opin, Mo., Neosho, ig sei Bosna, Ark. Ki Mi of the principle of direct legislation] Mr, Griggs will meet Lewis Nixon, during the coming year. See adver- . Siloam Sp RES nearly 8,000 acres. 2 But when the British troops in- vested Bordsorf and a detachment went through the district burning houses and seizing horses and cattle, Piet, the 22-year-old brother, came home one night to join his neighbors in their own commando, and “Mat” went away with him the next morn- ing to enlist under Commandant Washington, July 28,—Major James Parker, of the adjutant gen- eral’s department has compiled in- teresting statistics regarding the in- surrection in the Philippines. There were 2,156 engagements with the enemy, more or less serious, between february 4, 1899, the date of the battle of Manila, and April 80,1902, fixed as the virtual downfall of the = 8 : initintiv : tisement elsewhere in this issue. Toute from the south to St. — the initiative and referen-) the chairman of the finance commit-| 18.66 Oden, Ban Fr seltco, Porton to Denvee, um, tee of the national committee, to- 9 to make the passes ealr hupmen The right of labor to organize for] day and arrange with him for the es- this line second to none in the west e iy via th . mutual benefit and protection is rec-|tablishment of the headquarters of CALIFO RNIA eine nijon't Pass, Agt...Ranasscity, Mo. ognized. The party is pledged to}/his committee in New York. The the enforcement of arbitration laws. | committee will have its home at the P, Ly Payne, M. D. B 4 Jacobs. He was the happiest boy in} jncurrection. The lanerpraportion Child labor and = by in-| Hoffman house beginning August 1. PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON, pe! the Orange Free State. He was go- sige ey junction are opposed. : Best Persona!. ted ‘ , ee inn te tals teas be and alone of a — Bid ng ks from The platform concluded with a re- Pg ag live on farms are espe- i fg Fl one pian ry " 5 : sean: ambush on the American troops, or] 5. y ‘- cially liable to many accidental cuts,| —.. * Pen aN east of West School building,-sonth-stdes rem ams ae believed to-be-invaders-and-spoiters spiniiishes in only small d ~peiew-of ee eet as gusineratasat burns and bruises which heal rapidly ‘Tourist Excursions of the country. He was with his ministration in the state and city of] .}, 1 tet lp ; ; , ‘ sadienente ugk part; gg ¥ "| when Ballard’s Snow Liniment is a —TO— OR. H. M. CANNON brother and between them they had] «ty almost no case in these en: St. si ee pied. Price, 25 and 50cents.—H. L. | ‘ J , i ’ ‘i 3 five ponies, but best of all he had alll vayenients,” says Major Parker, “did| a, 3ew Are Neer Miners | | | BN eed ca st San Francisco, Los Angeles, | pRNt INT. KUTLER, MO. og j » is y * 1 - . \ . Tr. ‘obbs' Spar: is is cure al ney ills. Sam- Wi 5. i cn ne ectgipsed aie American troops surrender, or have | dlefree. Add. Sterling »omedyCo.Chicag2orN-¥ | Co}. Vhas. H. Morgan, of Lamar, Leave KANSAS CITY prepared to4Seii kinds ot t+ Twang, Seaar and he was « the sole judge as to retrent, or have to leave their ET RT? Was at one time a democratic sore how to use them ; : ; Took $50,000 From a Car. : se . EVERY FRIDAY : i. dead and wounded in the possession % head. He then joi i Piet, who was taken prisoner with : egg sn nagar Via THE DR, E. 8. BALLARD, . of the enemy, notwithstanding that in many cases the percentage of loss was high. The number of troops that have been transported to the ron Philippines and have arrived there sented in his grave way. upto July 16, last, was4,135 officers DULL TIME FOR BOYS IN AFRICA, and 123,803° men. The average strength taken from monthly returns for the period of the insurrection was approximately 40,000." Major Parker summaries the casu- alties of the American army as fol- El Paso, Tex., July 23.—A holdup] Unfortunately the democrats took “Mexi , . : PHYSICIAN took place on the Mexican Central} him up on one occasion and elected Ge EAT AND SURGEON. railroad at about 12:30 o’clock yes | him tq congress, and Charley’s head Office indie Weat terday morning, just after the train | swelled rapidly because he imagined] ROCK ISLA ND : PT CPE - J. M. CHRISTY, M.D. | S.A. ROE, M.@ left Bernijillo. At Bernijillo three} he wasagreat man and a atates- ROI ITE Diseases of women and } Kar, Eye, Noes ead ee Children a Specialty. Throat ‘Spectatiac, Americans boarded the train, two]man. But Charley made such a mis- and Seenic Line. DR- CHRISTY & ROE. secreting themselves on the “blind|erable congressman that the demo- baggage” and the other entering the|crats refused to send him back, Tourist car via southern routeleaves | Office The Over Butler Ci Kansas City every Wednesday. ment Store,‘Butler, Mo, third class coach. As soon as the|/hence he was greatly disgruntled, train-putted-out-the two riding on find joined the republicans. They the “blind baggage” entered the ex-| looked upon him with suspicion be- An economical : ; » Pleasant and comfort Office Telephone 20, Honse Telephone 4. ress car, and ‘covering’ Messenger i" way of reaching the Pacific Coast in th pi and “co ig Messenger|cause he had the democratic egg Latest Improved Pullman Tourist }ar “Mat,” and who is with him at No. 20 East Ninth street, told his story in the Union Square Hotel while the veteran of fourteen listened and as- “In our country,” said Piet de Wet, “the boys do not play the -— gamesand have the amusements that : you have here. There is work onthe farm, in‘the garden, tending the sheep and around the barns even for|lows: Killed or died of wounds, six-| Buckner with their weapons, ordered | shell sticking to his back and refused | Write for information and literature C; BOULWARE, Physic eS the youngest. here is the horse for| ty-nine officers and 936 enlisted men;|him to throw up his hands. The|to invite him up to the pie counter. eG ba caley T Surgeon. Office nortnside = deaths from diseases, forty-seven of- | messenger offered no resistence. The Butler, Mo. Diseasesof women aad : amusementand hunting. The great- 2 est recreation that a boy can have is to shoot the wild buck. “Weall handled a gun from the Ps time we were strong enough to lift ue, one. “Mat was with me for several months. There werefrom 150 to 200 men in our commando, and we gtay- edin the Bosdorf district, never trav- eling more than 150 miles. “There were no cowards in our commando. Mat, here, was never in the front rauk when we were running away. He used sometimes to laugh at some of the older men and tell them not to be in such a hurry toget away. Everybody liked the boy be- cause he stood his work like all the rest of us and he could shoot as straight and handle a horse as well as any one in the command.” But Charley is ambitious and wants office so badly he can almost taste it. He wanted the republican nomi- nation for congress, but when the convention met at Joplinit nomiat- ed Theodore Lacaff, of Nevada, which puts a Vernon county man in contr@ of the postoffices and next to the administration. Thenomina- tion of Lacaff leaves Morgan stand- en aspecialtv. robbers then went leisurely through thesafe, securing $50,000 incurrency consigned to the Banco Minero, at Chihuahua. They also took what other money packages were in thesafe and stood by until the train stop- ped, making a hasty exit and drop ping off the train as it was slowing down. After alighting they disap- peared into the darkness of thenight. “ About the time the robbersentered the express car the conductor of the train became engaged in an alterca- tion with a passenger who refused to pay his fare. Finally the conductor had the train stopped and the pas- senger ejected. The robbersalighted at the same time. It is now believed the troublesome passenger was a ficers and 2,535 enlisted men; deaths from accident, six officers and 125 enlisted men; drowned, six officers and 257 enlisted men; suicide, ten of- ficers and seventy-two enlisted nien; murdered, one ofticer and ninety one enlisted men; total deaths, 139 offi- cers and 4,016 enlisted men; wound- ed, nineteen officers and 2,707 enlist- ed men, a total of 2,897; killed and wounded and deaths other than by disease, 282 officers and 4,188 enlist- ed men; total, 4,479. ve Alarge proportion of the deaths by drowning occurred in action or in active operations against theenemy. Major Parker makes the percentage of killed and wounded to the strength of the army, 9.7. DR. J.T, HULL f Catrance. thatlead! studio. nor! tide ing ‘Satie The Best is the Cheapest. - Not how cheap but how good the question. 7 a The Twice-a Week Republic is ascheap as some so-called 7 pers, but it is ascheapas 5] greatly demoralized and that his head is more sore and bruised than when he left the democrats. Charley is so constructed that heis compelled to go with some party, and if hecan’t get office from the republicans he might join Mra. Lease’s party or try 8 Mrs. Carrie Nation. He evidently partner of the robners and his ac-| belongs somewhere and democrate tions a ruse to secure the stopping of | and republicans don’t seem to have dependence, August 22 and 23. The TAI breehign jot I 0: Rig rare meeting place will be Hocker’s grove. “I Never Knew Painkiller to Fail | There are still 100 men who belonged | {ail to f BoM to the once famous command, and within er eee ae wt The survivors of (uantrell’s bagd wil! hold their annual reunion in In- estly of his juvenile brother, is only 22 himself. He and the boy were surrounded by an English regiment one night when they were sleeping in afarm-honee near their home. They