The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, January 15, 1903, Page 2

» CATARRH The treatment of Catarrh with antiseptic and astringent washes, lotions, salves, medicated tobacco and cigarettes or any external or local application, is just as senseless as would be kindling a fire on top of the pot to make it boil. True, these give temporary relief, but the cavities and passages of bronchial tubes soon fill up again with mucus. : Taking cold is the first step towards Catarrh, for it checks perspiration, and the poisonous acids and should pass off through the skin, are thrown back upon the mucous membrane or inner skin, ¢ producing inflammation and excessive flow of mucus, * : . much of which is absorbed into the blood, and through the circulation vapors whic the head and the reaches every part of the system, involving the Stomach, Kidneys and other arts of the body. When the disease assumes the dry form, the breath omes exceedingly foul, blinding headaches are frequent, the eyes red, hearing affected and a constant ringing in the ears. No remedy that does not reach the polluted blood can cure Catarrh, S.S. S. expels from the circulation all offensive matter, and when rich, pure blood is again coursing through the body the branes become healthy and the skin bonds and $4,392,839.42 school cer- tificates of indebtedness. Since Janu- ary 1, 1901, $5,000 of additional certificates have been issued—$4,000 in favor of the seminary fund and $1,000 added to the endowment of the school fund. This increase of school certiticates has been offset by the retirement of an equal amountof bonds. The bonded debt of thestate has already been reduced $1,400,000 during this administration, the out- standing debt being only $487,000 at this time. In addition to the re- duction of the principal of the debt, $592,751.12 has been applied to meet the interest upon the bonded debt and school certificates. The people of this state are to be congratulated upon the inspiring ‘Ss mem S S S ave, all the disagreeable, painful symptoms disap- |fact that the last of the outstanding pear, and a permanent, thorough cure is effected. bonds will very soon be paid. Thirty S. S. S. being a strictly vegetable blood purifier does not derange the | years ago Silas Woodson was iuav- Stomach and digestion, but the appetite and general health rapidly improve under its tonic effects, Write us about your case and get the best nfedical advice free, Book on blood and skin diseases sent on application. THE SWIFT SPECIFIC CO., Atlante, Ge. THE GOVERNOR'S MESSAGE. Recommendations Sent to the Missouri Legislators This Afternoon. Jefferson City, Jan. 8.+The follow- ing is the message of Governor Dock- ery delivered to the Forty-second general assembly of Missouri this af- ternoon: Gentlemen of the Senate and House of Representatives: Accept my hearty congratulations upon your assem- blage under such favorable auspices. Prosperity has showered its blessings lavishly upon our people during the twelve months past. Missourians are uot only prosperous, but proud of their glorious commonwealth and devoted to our great republic, Dur- ing the more than four score years that have passed since Missouri was admitted to the American Union she has steadily progressed in all the es- sential elements which promote the happiness and prosperity of the peo- ple and contribute to the grandeur and glory of this sovereign state, Wehave made splendid progress dur- ing the entire history of the state, but the development of all our varied resources during the past two years hasbeen phenomenal. And thereare grander triumphs yet to be won, Missouri is now first among the states in agricultural pre-eminence, sinking fund. The receipte of the treasury show a steady growth, due in most part to the income arising from the beer inspection fees and the natural growth and increase in the taxable wealth of the state. The fees collected under the modifi- ed beer inspection law passed by the last general assembly, aggregate 770,613.78, of which $201,341.83 accrued prior to the passage of the amended law, and $560,271.95 since that law became operative. The average monthly receipts from in- spection fees is in excess of $25,000. This law has fully vindicated the judgment of those who favored its enactment, and has proved to bea popular and beneficent measure. The “act to provide for a state li- cense tax on distilled liquors, inelud- | ing whisky, brandy, rum, gin and dis- tilled spirits of all kinds, wines and all kinds of vinous liquors,” ete., has been declared unconstitutional by the supreme court of Missouri. Prior to the decision of that honourable body, the special license commission er collected $20,742.06, under this law. This money has been paid into the state treasury. | | TAXATION OF FRANCHISES The franchise law, enacted by the last general assembly, has greatly gurated governor of Missouri. At that time the bonded debt was $21.- 768,000, the tax rate being fifty cents on the $100 valuation. Slow- ly, but certainly, this debt and inter est has been liquidated, while the tax rate has been reduced just one-half The final and complete extinguish- ment of the bonded debt, to be con- summated and announced at an early date, will be the occasion of great rejoicing among the taxpayers of Missouri. In addition to the pay- ment of the outstanding bonds, Mis- souri has set apart 1 million dollars from the sinking fund to meet the re- quirements of the World’s Fair ap- propriation, SCHOOL CERTIFICATES, The state certificates of indebted- ness, commonly known as “school certificates,” now amount to $4,398,- 83442. The school fund amend- ment, recently adopted by the peo- ple, requires the legislature toextend these certificates as they mature for such periods of time and at such rates of Interest as may be provided by law. It also requires the legisla- ture, upon the payment of the state bonded debt, to reduce the rate of state taxation to meet the require ments of the public debt from ten cents on the one hundred dollars vaiuation to not exceeding three cents on the one hundred dollars val- uation. That is to say, with the ex- tinguishment of the bonded debt, all the requirements of the constitution | performed their duties as required by | tion for the support of the national law. All of these branches of the} guard be largely increased. state government dre important. but | The board of -commissioners ap inasmuch as these officials will sub-| pointed to conduct the Missouri mit reports I shall not in detail re-| exhibit at the Buffaloand Charleston view their labors. exposition have completed their The insurance department has|labors and submitted a final report, grown in recent years to bea very| which will be transmitted to your important executive office. 1t isone/honorable body. I cannot too of the larger revenue producing| strongly recognize the ability evi- branches of the state government, |denced by the members of this board annually paying into the state treas-|in displaying the resources of this ury several hundred thousand dol-|great state at these expositions. The lars more than the cost of ite main-|exhibits of Missouri commanded the tenance, The receipts from fees paid|odmiration of the multitudes in at- by insurance companies anounted to | tendance, and I feel assured that the $83,066.64 during the biennial period |expenditure of $45,229.78 for this ending the first of the present yegr. | purpose was a wise one. In the ag- The insurance department is required | ricultural, horticultural, mines and annually to assess against every in-|mining, educational, forestry and surance company not organized un-| dairy exhibits of Missouri wasaward- der the laws of Missouri a tax of 2/ed at the Buffalo and Charleston per cent upon all premiums collected | expositions sixty-eight gold medals, fn this state. During the last two|130 bronze medals, forty-nine silver years $624,058.08 have been collect- | medals and received “honorable men- ed under the provisions of this law. | tion” in 206 cases. Inasmuch as a number of insurance} Inthe opinion of the Missouri companies retired from business in} board of commisioners the adver- the United States during this period, | tisement and exploition of our re it was feared that the 2 per cent tax | sources in the eastern and southern for the past two years woukd bring|states willenlarge the markets for very much less to the treasury than| our products and result in the eatab- for the two years preceding. But it} lishment of closer and more profita- seerhs that this apprehension was|ble commercial relations between groundless, the income during the|Missouri and other states of the last two years being greater by| union. $107,541 than during the years 1899 and 1900, The financial exhibit of this department shows that it has been faithfully and economically man- aged, and its widely extended busi- ness carefully administered. _, _ SEATH NSTITUTIONS. 1 also earnestly urged the necessity Missouri has twenty-one wellequip- 47 the enactment of an effective law ped institutions, fully the equals of} ;,, protect ame and fish, The pres- their kind in any state of the L ION.) ont etatute is ineffective, and the ne- The State university, School of Mines cessity for amendment is obvious and Metallurgy, three normal! ‘state board of charities and school, Lincoln institute, four hospi-| «. prection recommends the creation tals for the insane, school for the! of 4 juvinile court, applicable to the deaf and dumb, school for the blind, larger cities of the state. I cannot . L . ad 7 colony for the feeble minded and) too strongly indorse the enactment epileptic, Confederate home, Federal! of such legislation, and trust it may home, reform school for boys, indus-|) set with your approval : irial home for girls, state fair, fruit) 44 thie time | do not desire to eub- experiment station and our state) nit further recommendations in re- penitentiry are all under capable, spect to prapored legislation, I will economic and humane management: | qo go from time to time by special The reports of the managers of these message’ in the event the interests various institutions will be submit-| 45 the people should seem to require ted to the legislature, and I shall) i, not, therefore, weary you with vol- LEGISLATION, learnestly invite the attention of the general assembly tothe necessity of fulfilling the pledges made to the people which require legislation for their enforcement. And now, gentlemen, permit me to simplified the assessment of public |inrespect to the public debt will have service corporations. While fran-| been fully met when the legislature uminous citations from such reports affecting the scope-and extent of their work, again congratulate you, and through you the great people you represent, eighth in wealth and fifth in popula- chises were in f1ct assessed prior te | provides a sufficient amount annual- tion. Our agricultural, horticultur the passage of this act, grave uncer-|ly to pay the interest upon the schoo] al, railway, manufacturing, mining , tainty existed as to the power of the certificates, which now constitute an and all other industries have greatly | State to tax this class of property endowment fund for the benefit of . P ‘ _ |upon this auspicious opening of the Missouri appropriated, for the bi-| torty.second general assembly. It is ennial period just closed, nearly] 4 exalted privilege to be a citizen of $900,000 to construct and equip} ni, proud commonwealth. It isa ~Feven te 1 prospered. Our educational system is constantly expending in scope and increasing in effectiveness. Our cities are teeming with a busy population, engaged in profitable industries. Ou every hand there is well directed en- ergy, thrift and enterprise. The laws have been impartially adminis- tered. Crime lias been punished. Life and property have been fully prote-ted. The admiuistration of the tiscal affairs of the state has been Wise, honest and fragal...Missouri has the lowest tux rate of any state in the Union. is unsurpassed even by the national government. Immigration, is press- ing into our state. Churches and schools are multiplying. In every arena of business life there isactivity and advancement. Already our diversified and opulent resources have attracted the most favorable atten- tian of the people of this republic and of the world. Missouri is the indus trial prodigy of the great valley of the Mississippi. Carved out of that magnificent domain which the states- mauship of Thomas Jefferson gave to the American nation, our state is already the focus of a vast and in- creasing commerce. In our chief metropolitan city, at the great World’s exposition, Missouri will marshal a display of resources with- out a superior. and but few equals, Indeed, it ia almost beyond the ken of imagination to fully grasp the mighty possibilities of this wonderful state, FINANCES, Thecondition of the state treasury is most satisfactory, Ou the 1st of January, 1901, there was an avail- able cash balance in the treasury of $1,078,951 53 belonging to the various funds whie total ineludes $179,222 19 belonging to tie state Lamar OTS Me Ws So) the state siaking fuud. The total income of the treasury, from all sources, for the two years ending January 14.1903, was $10,550,359.- 76; the (@tal disbureements for the same period being $9,681,358.5%, The balance to the credit of the vari- ous funda on January 1, 1903, was The credit of thestate | under the then existing laws. The} Missouri’s magnificent educational new law leaves no question as to the | system. legality of the assessment. The as-/ The interest charge upon the treat - sessment of public service corpora-|ury on account of the school certifi. tions has reached 120 million dollars, | cates will amount, in round numbers, an increase in the past two yeurs of| to million dollars annually, Upon } of 17 million dollars, or more than | the basis of the present assessment of | 15 per cent, while the increase in the| the taxable property of the state, a | assessment of real and personal prop- | levy of two and one-half ceuts on the erty for the corresponding period is]one hundred dollars valuation will scarcely 5 per cent. be ample to meet the liability. Ho The constitutionality of the actjever, ivasmuch as a fractional levy | providing for.the taxation of “col-}willlead to annoyance and confusion, lateral inheritances, legacies, gifts|I recommend that in lieu of the ten and conveyances in certain cases, to | cents on the.one hundred dollars val- | provide revenue for educational pur- uation heretofore levied a levy of | poses, for the maintenance and sup- | three cents on the one hundred dol- | port of the Missouri state university | lars valuation be authorized for the |and its departments,” has been sus | fiseal year of 1903, and a levy of two tained by the supreme court. The | cents on the one hundred dollars val- first payment into the state treasury | uation for the fiscal year of 1904. | under this statute was made ou the} The complete payment of our out- | 31stof January, 1900. Since that | standing bonds, together with the date $447,034.57 hws been received | reduction of state interest taxation, on this account, $347,627.69 being | will constitute a chapter in our fiscal apportioned to the state university | affairs most pleasing to every tax- and $89,406.84 to the Rolla School} payer. Such a record speaks for it- of Mines, The last general assembly | self. It needs no encomium. It appropriated $304,700 of this tax | justifies the widsom and theeconomy for the benefit of the state university | which have distinguished the man- and $87,000 to promote the inter-| agement of our financial affairs dur- ests of the School of Mines at Kolla.|ing the last thirty years, and isa These appropriations were addition- | high tribute to the honesty and busi- al to the $184.700 appropriated | nesss sagacity of Missouri’s officials, from the state revenue fund to meet | both living and dead. the salaries and current expenses of} Now that Missouri is soon to be both the university and the School |freed from the restraint of bonded of Mines. It is estimated by State| obligations, it should be our con- Auditor Allen that the income to the | stant aim, by the continuance of lib- university and School of Mines under | eral and progressive policies, to pro- the provisions of tue collateral in- | moteevery interest of\this great com- ‘heritance tax law will not be less) monwealth, and keep it fully in har- than $200,000 yearly lemeg with the advancement of the Auditor Allen also estimates that | marvelous century in which we live. the total recelpts into thestatetreas-| While it is trae that much bas al- ury, on account of the state revenue | ready been accomplished in the devel- | fund, will be about 54 million dollars opment of our resources, yet much |for the ensuing bienual period. | remias to be done. We have not 7 Trecommend that the appropria- yet tilly mensnred the extent of our aw generous as may be consistent! zenith of wealth and power beckon {sound public policy, however, abso | must eoutinue to go forward. ‘lntely and iuflesibly commands that | ‘The departments of insurance, la- ‘the total of the, appropriations be; bor, building and loan, mines and | brought within the limits of our esti- mining, factory and beer inspection mated revenues. | tions for all our state institutions be ‘everexpunding reseurces. and the! buildings for state institutions, These appropriations were all a charge upon the state revenue fund, except those for the buildings of the State university and the Rolia School of Mines, which were paid out of the collateral isheritance tax. Tearnestly urge that provision be made for adequate insurance upon all bu'lting. But few of these strue- ‘y snfficient: insurance, and inuet of them wire wholly uninsured. _The state board+ of health, agri- culture, pharmacy, deitalexamiaers, embahiuing, barber examiners, fish commission, charities and corr. etien, geology and mediation and ai bitra- tion are all actively and efficiently Ores aL at work in the verious fields of labor! assigned them hy the laws uvder which they were created. Where all }iave done so well it is perhaps invidious to discriminate And yet I feel constraineed to espe- cially commend to your favorable notice the achievements of the state board of mediation and arbitration. Since its establi8hment this board has over and over again successfully adjusted differences between employ- ersand employees. With ability and tact it has discharged the important duties committed to it. However, the law creating this board requires amendment to make it still more ef- fective, and I bespeak for this recom- mendation the earnest and thought- ful consideration of the general as- sembly. Arbitration is the most potent agency for the settlement of oft- recurring differences bet ween capi- taland labor. These differences so vitally affect not only the parties to the controversies, but the public in- terests as well, that they call for the wisest legis!ation on the part of both the state and the general gdvern- ment. NATIONAT GUAT, I most earnestly recomend a lib- jeal appropriation for the support of | with the revenues of the state, A}us to still greater conquests. We the national guard. L believe with | Thomas Jefferson, ina well organized and well equipped militia. Daring the coming year the Louisiana Pur- chase exposition is to be held at St. and the office of the adjutant gener- Lonis and our national guard, will $1,998,402.71, of which $568,741.04 | The outstanding debt of the state ‘ al, which are branches of the execu- of necessity, be called upon to meet was credited to the state revenue | on January 1, 1901, consisted of tive department, are all in charge of unusual expenditures. I respectfully fund and $520,204.38 to the state reer 3% per cent refunding capable officials who have faithfully | urge, therefore, that the sppropria- ie privilege to be a citizen of this great republic. The fundamental doctrines of gov- ernment announced by Thomas Jet- ferson dedicated this young republic to freedom, its development is the romance ofhistory, Our progress in jinvention; theexpansion of territy.:) ; the increase of population; the stu- pendous accumulation of wealth and the development of all our vast wealth and the development of all ourvast eet vied resources” will live in song and story while the ever- lasung hills endure. To-day we oc cupy the vantage position of the freest and most progressive nation in the history of thehuman race. The imperishable achievements of the fi st century of our constitutional #vinteuce could be porsible only by a uuited, enterprising, free people. Hower, great as have been the tri- umphs of our peopl, more liberal commercial policies invite us to yet greater triumphs. Under the policy of freer trade this republic will soon becowe a masterful commercial world power. Unhampered trade; a new merchant navy; cheap capital; unsurpassed inventive genius; intelli gent labor; unexclled productive machinery, and the tireless enter- | prise of the people will destroy trust monopolies now sheltered by legisla- tion, and also enable the productive industries of the country to dominate the highways of oceancommerce und the marts of the world. With joy Missouri will hail the com- ing era, when the glories of commer- cial freedom shall crown our country with the laurels of resplendent, fade- less supremacy. A. M. DOCKERY. State of Missouri, Executive Depart- ment, Jeffersoh City, Jay. 8, 2903. R-v. Carlisle P. B. Martin, LiL. D, Waverly, Texts, writes: “Ofa imorn- ing, wien first rising, 1 often find a troublesome — cc ion of phiegm, whieh produces a cough, and is very hard to dislodge; Lut a smell qua tity of Ballard’s Horehound Syrup will at once dislodge it, and the trou ble is over. [know of no medicine | that is equal to it, and it is 80 pleas- ‘antto take. I can most cordially [recommend it to all persons, needing ja medicine for throat aud luug trou- bles.” Price 25e, 50e and $1 bottle at IT. L. Tucker's dru, store. Dlicati | pabtigation of this notice, they wie t agid ’ | This 2nd day of Jany, 1908. 1O-dt? ay ol ¥, 1908, Ate Anything Put Before Her. New York, Jan9.—The birthday an-, niversary of Mrs. Alice O’Connor, 103 years old, will be celebrated to-day. She was born in Limerick county, Ireland. “eam as Spry as & woman half my age,” Mrs. O'Connor said last night. “I am the motherofnine children, a grandmother of thirty-six and great grandmother of about sixty children.” : Mrs. O'Connor said she never was particular about her diet. “I ate everything put before me, she said. “If other persons did the same they would live to be as old asIam. I never knew what it was to be trou- bled with sickness. I never had a i pain or an ache that I canremember. My eyesight is good and I ean gee as well to-day as I did when I wasa girl.” Best Liniment on Eearth. Henry D. Baldwin, Supt. City water works, "Gullebury, Wis, wnitea? “I have tried many kinds of liniment, but have never received much benefit until I used Ballard’s Snow Liniment. for rheumatism and pains. I think it the best liniment on earth.” 50c and $1 bottle at H. L. Tucker's drug store. Pen of Gen. Phil Sheridan, New York, Jan. 9.—Miss Kate Griswold, an aged woman of Islip, L.L, says @ dispatch from that place to the Press, recently found among hereffects, while rummaging through her bureau, a gold pen which had been the property of Gen. Phil Sheri- dan. The pen had been given to Miss Griswold years ago by her em- ployer. She wrote a letter to Preaf- dent Roosevelt at Washington and sent the pen for a Christmas gift. The woman is in receipt of a letter from President Roosevelt acknowl- edging the gift of the pen, and in which he says he will use the pen in his executive work in the future. The president also sent her a photograph of himself which she prizes very high- ly. \ casTorra. ( Boars the The Kind You Have Always Bought Signature of 4 This paper Inst week referred to the suit of John B.* Henderson against St. Clair county for the re- newal of the railroad judgments. Originally Mr. Henderson’s claim was $165,000, but the amount he took judgment for last week was something over $550,000. In eon- versation with Mr. Julian who repre- sente : the county, he stated that he was ‘villing to compromise with ew’ country and take what the bonds’ cost him. Mr Julian, in reply, atated that if che other bondholders would enter into such an agreement he had ho donht thata satisfactory basis of ‘gettlement could soon be arrived at, a statement in whieh Mr. Henderson acquiesced, Some of the other bond- holders stillinsist that the county accomplish the impossible, so we presume thats the long drawn ouf fight will continue on the board for some time yet.—Osceola Democrat. A Most Liberal Offer. All our farmer readers should take advantage of the unprecedented club- bing offer wo this year make, which includes with this paper the Live Stock Indicator, its Special Farmers’ Institute «ditions and The Pgultry Farmer. These three publicationa are the bestof their class and should be in every farm home. To them we add, for local, county and general news, our own paper, and make the price of the four one year only $1.25. Never before was so much superior reading matter offered for so small an amount of money. The three papers named, which we club with our own, are well known throughout the west, and commend themselves to the reader’s favorable attention upon mere mention. The Live 8tock Indicator is the great ‘agricultural und live stock paper ofthe west. The Poultry Farmer is the most practical toulrry paper for the farmer, while the Special Farmers’ Inatitnte Edi- tions are the most: practical publica- tions for the prometion of farmin.cever published. Take ad- vaniave of this great offer, as it will hold good for a short time only. Samples of these papers may be ex- amined by calling at this office. 7-6m Administrator's Notice, Notice {8 hereby gi ters of -ntministration upon R. Clark, deceased, have been @ ndersigned, b the Bates Cor pbate Court, pa Bates County, Missou hesvise date ae 3bth day of Dee A D.; persons having claims against.eaid eatate - required to exhibit them to me for sllow- ce within one year from the date of satd let- ers, or they may be inded from any bene- fit of euch estate; and if said claims be not hibited within two years from the DY. . Ds 88. Public Administrator For Sate—A ch A. 8. MILLHORN, 40-tf Ren] Eatate Ag't, Butler, | Call or write for prices and termay- ¢ e good { —_--