The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, December 4, 1902, Page 2

ee RRR = Nee 2 nee COMING FOOD 4 Government Neariy Ready to Enter Upon Interesting Experiment. Young Men Whe Have Volunteered to Unquestioningly Eat What is Set Before Them Will Dem- onstrate Food Values, men have of- the altar of their Twenty-four yi fered themselves ¢ country. They have signified a wil- lingness to evt any and all kinds of food provided vhem at the government expense without asking questions and agreeing to abide by the consequences, They are to do this for two reasons— first, because they will obtain food , free durifg the progress of the ex- | periments, and, secondly, in behalf of science One of the concitions is that they gliall not know what they are eating. | They will be diviced into two squads and each squad wij alternate between the ordinary table and the training table. They wil be plied with all} sorts of preservaiiv®s, Sierne mat- ter and baking powders and the ex- periments will continue for monthe, When the experiments ¢ through they will be able to give an im- n e amount seful i mation on this subject di and its effeets | on the human system, Phe United States government has authorived a serivs of experiments on human beings, which will be begun in Washington early in November, under the direction of Prof, H. W. Wiley, of the department of jeulture, The professor celivered an address on “What the Chemist Can Do to Con- serve the Public Health” before the Cc f the American Chemical society the other night, ® seetion “We propose to begin in a few days, he said, “a series cf experiments ona mimber of healthy young men witha view of determining the effect of pre- servatives, coloring matters ulter- ations and substitmtes in human foor prepar ns on the human body, The newspapers have announced that we could not get a young men to ex- periment on, but the exact t ds the tru ve secures services uf live on small vsed at the pros- g elegant bo: At gov ernment exper They kr ONC ly what they wi ve tos i an? have all taken a solemn oath te conform to our “tf wleotor tn fts thousands w ter has slain its tens of thous de professor continued. “The v ntoxicution c p Unt of number germ-laden wate hecu u ith the victims of r whether crunk water or as om Typhoid fever the grent scourge of the humun far ily.” LIFF-SAVING GLOBE. Novel Invention ef —a—Xorwemtan Picked Upi English Chane nel by a Tug, A Cemon of a nov wir place inthe Ene Londoncorres: Heral About four +r tug sighted a water. Upon ¢ found tobe a large g hole on the top | ter and a star at each of the four cor also introcucec. and in the future 1 tress.” mes tic.” rvant.” and “oe be dropped frem the veeabu- fHeE FRESivENi’s ¢ Dispute Retw War and Navy Departmeats as tu Proper Lesign is Settled, E esign for gi 2 war tmet been sete cepartiment of state, which as arbitrator. When it was e- d during the MeKinley adminis- tration that the president should have an_ensign of his own. to be displ on ships of war when the president was visiting them, the navy dcepart- ment was intrusted with the work of, making gn. The depart- | ment decided on a blue flag, with the} shield of the United States in the cen- suitable des ners. Not long ago the war depart- ment had a number of these flags made, in accordance with the navy depart- ment’s design, and printed in colors in a book of flags of all nations which the navy department published offi- cially, Col. 'T. A, Bingham, of the army, who is a sort of chamber recently discovered there was a ditference between the president's flag used on ships of war and the design adopted by the war department. The flag in use by the navy shows a shield vin to the presi- dent with seven red stripes and six white ones, while the flag printed inthe book and used by the war department has even white and six red stripes. Col. Bingham breught thi repaney to the attention of the navy cepartment and it was decided to leave te the de- termination of the state department, whether be more white than red or more red than white stripes, ate department produced the | design of the shield, which showed seven white and six red, And whith designed the shield, there shoul there was no getting around the evi- derce of the original design, the navy d rtment will have to recall its first “ nv of the presi gn and vetnre new fh DIPLOMAS FOR SERVANTS. Association ot Chicage Plans to Have “Graduate” Cooks and Laundresses. According to plums made by the Housewives® intion serv Say Tereatter be a diplomas issued by thea ci tinen ! theorgar tion i inneunced by the womer meeting. is the latest “1 or the lution of the prob The ve 1 we the ¢ ing of the diplomas are ecetinite. The i imienl ‘ be granted to bmi nly after sbe has been in one family fora yaund has performec Y of rentowitt he in degree Rend porte The Ceseribed “or “remuark- the holders w “will a “laundress ses of household women servants. The association is enthusi- astic over its new project. “We have graduate nurses to look after us when we rick." said one of theamembers Why shunldn tive have graduate n to look after us when we are well and kecp us in that condi tion.” A reform in the social nomenclature denoting employer lary of families of the members. Ma- tron” and “maid,” the association in- The tug went «! emerged from to be the inve both Norweg t the g which is composed luminiuin, w put overhe pamer off Tiavre These sists, are the proper terms to use. FROGS AS BIG AS OXEN. Fossil Bones Discovered in Okinhoma by Scientist o eld Colam- bian Museum. Seen etek: — HW tee ot bian museum, Ch koma collecting f« is in Okla- A few years The i Bover, where it tion. It isabout eieht feet in diameter. tug towed the enrions era attracted much a An airshaft is provided with a waterpump, sailand rudder. Its capacity is claimed to be sufficient for 16 persons. together with 850 pounds of food and pounds of water. SCHOOL SAVINGS BANKS. 1,100 Fifteen Handred Schools Adopt Fea- ture and Scholars Deposit a Total of 81,350,611, The report of Mrs. S. L. Oberheltzer, of Pennsylvania, superintendent of school savings banks. delivered hefore the Woman’s Christian Temperance anion at the convention at Portland, Me.. shows the splendid results accom- plished by this department. She says: “Thrift is the ability to spend time and money wisely: to get the best re- sults from them both; hence it antag- onizes intemperance, waste and vice. School savings banks is the most sys- tematic and general method of incul- cating thrift known and has proven it- | | historic monsters ago many fossil bor near Orlando, bones, leg bones, and a and teeth. Most of these were sent to Dr. S. W. Williston, of Kansas university, now of the Field Columbian museum. He sent Mr.. Menke to Oklahoma, where he has collected a number of . these. great bones. Speaking of the animals to which the bones belonged, Mr. Menke said they probablygwere members of the class known as amphibians, now re- presented by frogs, toads, and sala- manders, as-big as an ox he will have some idea of the appearance of the pre- to which these were found They were small back- few skulls vecimens bones belonged. “The Task Was Infpossible. The plan to erect eight granite monoliths in the chancel of the cathe- dral of St. John the Divine in Man- hattan has been given up at last. The |contractor has for years been trying to turn out these columns entire, 60 | feet long, but no machinery exists by i which they could be turned without breaking by their own weight. So the! contract has been modified to allow! self worthy of extension as a reform philanthropy and educational measure the slough of intemperance, impure and idle thoughts that lead to worth- lessness, The schvol savings bankyhas become a feature of 1,500 schools (seat- tered through northwestern, western, eastern and midcle states), and the ils in these schools have saved and deposited to their credit $1,350,611. “Hawaii has ity school savings bank “it is anticipated that the ‘onoluly will adopt it this --+by ali whe woulduplift humanity from the colnmns to be in twe sections, 36 and 18 feet long, respectively, the bases, plinths and capitals to be add- ed. Three of these will soon be erect- ed. Each one will cost $16,000, will be the gift of some individual and named after eminent men of the church. Hamiliating. A New York lady who sued for $25,- 000 for breach of promise hus been awarded damages in the sum of six cents, That, says the Chicago Record Herald, ought to take the conceit om of the fellow, © : VS itiet & If one can imagine a frog|§ 9) 3k ERA CE any woe (SSDASDLSLSIASA- Sf a a Tee DRUGGIST’S HELP. When sick you want the best physician, and | the best physician requires the aid of the best druggist. Pharmacy is now a more exact- ing seience than it used to be. New discov- ies, new remeuies and new ideas require the modern druggist to be up to date. This is a thoroughly modern store. It ex- emplifies all that is latest and best on the professional side of pharmacy. Those who | are careful in their drug buying, who want to feel secure, can find good reasons for | bringing us their prescriptions. We can fill them no matter by whom they were written, H. L. TUCKER, Best Drug Store in Bates Co. Butler, Mo. ane arene LOOODOLIOOSDOOOOOIOOO OOOO WANTED. All the produce you have. In exchange we will give you values better than cash, Great reduction of 10 per cent on queensware, We have a complete line of Holiday Goods. Come in.and look over our stock and get our prices. We also have a complete line of GRUGERIES, FLOUR AND FEED, that we are selling at the bottom prices. Get our prices on flour and feed in job lots. Also,have the best bread in Bates county, 8 Cheaper than dirt these AM, loaves for 25 cents. high times, HORFLEET & me RE PUBLIC SALE _ —Or— SHORT HORN CATTLE. 1 will offer the following thoroughbred cattle at public aue- tion at Gailey’s new feed yards, just east of Carpenter & Shafers creaniery, Butler, Mo., on Wednesday, Dec. 10th, 1902, Sale commences promptly at 1 o'clock, p.m., 28 HEAD SHORTHORNS 28 SSSSSSSLSLSLSSLSSSASALSL AG a aS RVR PURIFICATION FLAG ON NEW STAME New Facts in Regird to the Sani- tary Condition of Streams. \ ! Old View That Running Water Puri- fied Itself Every Twenty Miles Is Proved Faliactous — Slaggish Streams Purify Fastest. i “During recent years there has been a change of opinion as to the self-puri- ‘fication of river waters,” says @ re- port of ‘the geological survey. “The most rapid purification is found to take place in still water, and not in deep, as formerly held, The issue be- tween Chicago and: St. Louis, occa- sioned by the opening of the Chicago ‘ drainage canal, through which the ; sewage of Chicago is conducted to the Mississippi river via Desplaines and | Iilinois rivers; is based upon the condi- tion in the minds of the people of St. Louis that there witi aris. efiects det- rimental to the water of the Missis- sippi river at that city, The w hole dis- pute centers, therefore, about the old moot question as to how long a dis- tance is ecessary for a river to flowin order to purify itself. “We know from cliemical analysis. and physical examination that a vary- ing degree of purification takes place in a river, In early days this was thought to be due to aeration, and the tumbling of water down mountain sides became the basis for poetic typi- fication of purity, The experiments of the Massachusetts state board of health have shown that aeration has little or no effect upon the condition of organic matter in water--that is, the organic matter is not assisted in its oxidation by agitation in the air, It was also found that the highest de- gree of activity in oxidation processes is to be found in quiescent or stagnant s. It then became clear that self-pur ation in a sluggish stream is far more effective than in a swift current, and that dams and other im- pediments have a beneficial effect up- on the condition of water in river chanuels,” “Promulgation of the facts relating to the self-purification of waters,” says Prof, Leighton, who is the aus thor of the report, “led to an entire change in the ideas concerning the dis- tance necessary for stream purifica- tion, and it is now understood that no hard and fast rules can be set for guid- ance in determining the purifying power of any water course, A royal commission, appointed to inquire into the conditions of England’s rivers, reported to the English parliament in the early seventies, held that no stream in the United ngdom was sufficiently long to effeet its own puri- fication, The familiar and oft quoted principle is that a stream purifies itself in 20 miles, but_how this distance was determined and who was responsible for it is a matter of doubt; certain it is that the statement is entirely wrong DPLA FODOOBOGOOIOS CE IOOOSOSOOOOs Innovation to Be Introduced in Next Two-Cent Postal Issue. ——— The Portrait of Washington WIII Oe , eupy the Central Oval Resting Over the Background of the Draped Flag. For the first time since 1869, and aa practically since the establishment of the United States postal system, the people will have the privilege of Us ing a postage stamp bearing the flag of the republic with the issuance of the new series of postage stamps now in‘process of printing. The postage stamp displaying prominently the stars and stripes will be the 2-cent denomination, but it will bear no resemblance to the 2-cent stamp in use to-day. Washington's portrait, which has appeared upon the com- mon letter postage stamp since the beginning of the use of stamps ex cept during the single year 1869, when the portrait of Washington was dis- placed to make room for a wild and woolly, wide-stacked, wood-burning locomotive of the “rocket” type, will ¥ again occupy the position of honor upon the label, but the bust of Wash- ington, so long familiar tq the public will disappear, probably forever. The portrait of Washington, drawn from Houdon’s profile cast, is abandoned, to be succeeded by a photograph from Stuart's famous painting, which now adorns {he national capitol build- ing. The first postage stamps issued by this government were the 5 and 10 cent denominations in 1847 bearing portraits of Franklin and Washing- ton, respectively. The Washington picture was Stuart's, This portrait continued until~1870, with a few ex- ceptions, a type of the Houdon cast appearing upon the 3 cents value a portion of the time, In 1870 the Stuart photograph disappeared —en- tirely, being superseded by Houdon's profile cast, which has been used exe clusively upon the current letter postage denomination up to the pre- sent time, ‘ Now Stuart's representation of the first president is about to resume its places The likeness of Washing- ton is-the most important feature of the design upen the new stamp, but the An two flags, in fact—is conspicuous and inspiring. The photograph occupies the central oval, somewhat smaller than the oval in the current stamp, Above this in a panel are the we ‘United States of America” ped upon either side occupying two-thirds the length of the stamp are two flags forming a background against which the oval seems to rest. Immediately beneath - the bust of Washingion appears his name and at the sice in small figures the dates of Washington's birth and death, 1732—1799. ean flag and ¢ in the majority of cases, Pettenkof- fer, Nering, Stearns and others have given formulae which are undoubtedly true for the rivers upon which these men worked, but which can in no wise be-aceepted- for rivers-in-general, and it remains for the investigator to de- termine by actual experiment the pri- ying power of cacirstream with whieh he has to deal.” The work of examination of the sur- face waters of the United States re- cently inaugurated by the geological survey in cooperation with the various college laboratories throughout country, will be useful in the determin- ation of the self-purifying powers of many of the interstate rivers. These results will be highly beneficial to the municipalities and corporations which may be looking toward the establish- | ment of sewerage systems and purifi- cation works, PRIZE-FIGHTING IN ARMY. (War Department Refuses to Sa’ ETILEPSY IN UNITED STATES, ° National Association for Study of Disease Reports 140,000 Cases in Phis Country: At the annual meeting of the Na- tionat—Arsociation tor the -Study-of— Epilepsy and Treatment and Care of Epilepties in New York, President Frederick Peterson, in his annual ad- dress, said: “There are 140,000 cases of this dis- ease in the United $ only. Time was when the hospital, the school, the ehureh and employment were closed to him; he was even a burden to his family. Now in 19 states there are provisions made for their care and treatment, and in some cases cures have been established. In Europe also there are many homes and ecol- onies established for the care of these unfortunates, and the movement has even extended into the countries of Asia and South America.” There are 13 bulls from 6 months to 2 years old, all good, growthy fellows and mostly reds. 1 will also offer my old breeding bull, Diamond 129,957. 14 COWS AND HEIFERS 14 All old enough will be bred to or have calves at their side by Chief Elector 2nd, a pure Cruikshank, got by Imported Grand Elector out of Rosedale Violet 3d by Imported Chief Justice. All the bulls but one and all the heifers are out of Diamond 129,957. Certified copies of pedigrees furnished on day of sale. : TERMS OF SALE:—Cash or six months time on bankable note with interest at 6 per cent from date. No stock to be removed until settled for by cash or note. H.C. DONOHUE, «WC. SELLON, Auctioneer, OUR GREATEST NEED in a financial way just now is a larger demand for loans. ,We have a large surplus, which is steadily growing larger. The terms and conditions of our loaning are all good — borrowers. PRE: MISSOURI STATE BANK. such as to make them acceptable to ~ Whether Enlisted Men May En- gage in Fistic Encounters. —— The war department is reluctant to commit itself ups the subject of prize fighting in the army. Some time ago the commanding general of the di partment of Missouri requested a de- cision of the department upon ‘the question of the right of an enlisted man in the army to participate as a principal in an athletic boxing con- “there are some subjects as to which it is impossible for the war depart- ment to prescribe a uniform rule, and that this is one of them. But apart theway of its preparation.” mander. Yale Students’ Must Swim. i hi test. In reply, he was informed that from the strict law in the case, it isa matter of common information that local sentintent is divided in respect to contests of the kind described, and this adds’ to the difficulty of framing a rule, were there no legal obstacles in There being no legal power in the | department to establish a rule on the subject, the aeting secretary of war writes respondent decides that the question presented be hy? $n left to the regulation of the post com- Every t entering Yale will be- come‘dn ‘expert swimmer if he can-| being ‘excused from taking swim- ‘mig lessons. The faculty has found Among the other Speakers was Dr. Roswell Park, of Buffalo, who dis. cussed “The Treatment of Epilepsy by surgery.” He advocated the early diagnosis of the case for the attain- ment’ of the best results by surgery, It will be well, he said, to have the epi- leptic carefully studied by an accom- plished surgeon, who should review o the case with a view to the possibility y of surgical intervention. The operation, when undertaken, he thought, should be regarded as a first _ measure, to’ be followed by others looking to a correcting of all faults of diet, of elmination, and so forth. - ecies Gone, Ornithologists will regret to learn it. Guilding’s Amazon parrot, 9 © rare bird jinhabiting the mountains of St. Vincent, has in all probabil- ity become extinct, owing to the re- cent voleanic phenomena in the fe . Innd, ‘he species was said formerly: to occur only on the Souffriere, hence — it became known as the. Souffriere he Scotsman. The great of 1718 drove many specimens to seek shelter in the other highlands of 8 Vineent, but their numbers we considerably reduced by the f hurricage of 1898, and there is: logical friend, that the few survivors \ sons te count for the required ~/ that .t€p per cent. of this year’s en- tering class cannot swim. A rule has jibeen passed ty ermit swimming les- \ 48 as have all perished in the truption of Oll Paintings @ Drug on Market. in art must | have : fis ative j the Ma: ‘ pasium work, and that students who. are not proficient in the natatorial’ So stagnant has the market for ros atta ang Fb indent. o! Tribune, that many artists of tation despair of ever again ma “ing 8 living by the scale of " The demand for water colors, ever, is constant, works of th