The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, December 28, 1905, Page 3

~I~ ~f The Butler Weekly Times. VOL. XXVIII. BUTLER, MISSOURI, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 28, 1905. | spring and the teacher can afford to teaeh for less money.” Do not both 9OSOSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSOSSSSSD | The Schoo! Term; START THE NEW YEAR RIGHT! —— INA PAIR OF —— Diamond Brand SHOES. An extensive Assortment of Winter Weights in BOX CALF, GUN METAL CALF, PAT. COLT, HEAVX VICI 5 5 5 s 5 5 5 5 i 5 § 5 § s § 5 5 5 5 S § S And other Dressy Leathers are here for your Inspection. PRICES--What you wish to wish to pay. 38 Full Cases just received and more to follow. MUMISSSSOSSS OS SSSSOSoSSooS When you can buy a $3.00 quality of us in the Celebrated Diamond Brand Shoes Shall it be Divided? It has become the custom in agreat | many districts in the country for the! schoo! boards to divide the school term, hoping that the echool may thereby accomplish greater results| than if the term were continuous. In| s few cases the people at the Annual School Meeting have voted to divide the term; but this is clearly illegal, since that is not one of the powers of the Anaual Meeting. To divide the school term is @ mistake, Instead of bringing about the desired results, it helps to defeat those results, In every case it is better and proper to havea continuous term for the fol- lowing reasons: 1. The school law contemplates one term during the year, and thata continuous term. The law says that the people at the Annual Meeting shail determine the number of months in excess of six; and in several places it speaks of “the school term,” but in nO case does it speak of the school terms, It {s evident, then, that there is no legal authority for dividing the school term. The law certainly con- templates a continuous term. 2. City and village schools always havea continuous term. If this is best for theee schools, is {t not best for the rural schools? The ends to be attained are identical; and the conditions do not differ materially. 3. The usual reason, and about Mrs. Ruth Thomes bas gone to’ EGGS SAME AS CASH. HILL'S CASH STORE Missouri “David” Slays a “Goliath.” Columbia, Mo., Bec., 26.—Mitchell Shadrick, a farmer of gis nt size, liv- ing four and a half miles west of here, was killed yesterday evening by his nephew, Henry Jonas, an 18-year- old boy, while engaged in a quarrel with several other farmers of the neighborhood. Shadrick was 6 feet 8 inches tall and weighed 250 pounds. The weap- on with which he was killed was a small, jagged piece of stone, which Jonas threw when his uncle was chas- ing him with a stick of cordwood. The stone struck Shadrick behind theright ear, inflicting a small wound like that of a bullet. He continued running for some time before falling dead. He was about 50 years old, and leaves a family of a wife and eight children. Jonas came to Columbia this morning and gave himeelf up. Peru Items. A Happy New Year to all. There was a Christmas tree at Peru Christmas night. A large crowd anda very pretty tree. The first we saw of old Santy his head was stick- ing out of the chimney and then down he came. Leroy Baker spent Christmas at home. Homer Jenkins has rented the Sweesy place. Carry McGaughey is home from Kansas City visiting heme folks and shaking hands with old friends. Mr. Lylesold a team of young gray mares to Lot Warren. Price $3815; 5 Albert Poindexter and little son, Sammy, are visiting his father-in-law Mr. Jack Walker. C.M. Thomas is bailing and haul- ing off straw. Will Little is visiting home * FOR $2.00. WHY PAY MORE? Childrens Gogd Shoes from Ladies Good Shoes from Mens Good Shoes from the only one, given for dividing the school term is, ‘‘to give the emall children a better opportunity to go to echool.” This is very commend- able; but in doing this the large boys, and perhaps the large girls, are 50c up. robbed of some of their time to go to school. If the school term {s to be $1.00 up. urranged to sult any class of pupils, $1.00 up. should {t not be arranged to spit the larger boys and girls, whose days of going to school are few? By divid- ing the school term and having @ few weeks vacation during January, February and March, the large boys are deprived of the very time, and in some cases perhaps the only time, at which they can go to school. They must stay out of school during the fall to gather corn and todo other farm work. When their work is done they can go to echool during the winter months. They must return to the farm again in March to get ready for the crop season. Now, it the school {s dismiesed during the winter months, when can these boys have an opportunity to attend school? On the other hand, the emall children usually have four months of good weather before the Christmas holidays; and then more or less good weather during the remainder of the term. A continuous term, then, gives the small children advantage in time. Why give them a further advantage by dividing the term and at the same time depriving the larger boys of their opportunity of going to school? 4. By having a vacation of a month or two during the term, the pupils lose interest and the study habit. It. is very common to say that {t takes about a month for the school “to get started.” If thie is Bromson, Kan., to spend Christmas with her children. There will be a protracted meeting at Peru commencing Wednesday night, by the Presbyterians, Unc. ABB, Virginia Items, Elder Ishmel preached his farewell sermon at the Christian church last Sabbath. Heis employed at Pleas anton, Kan., for half his time next year. The debate at Nestlerode school house last Friday night was largely attended and much interest mani- fested. Thequestion: “It was wrong for the United States to take the Phillippine Islands away from the native people.” Decision was unani- mously in favor of the affirmative. A Christmas tree at Mothodist church Sunday night. Large crowd and all seemed to have a good time. The little folks' made speeches @nd | true, why divide the term and neces- gave recitations. sitate two “starts,” thereby losing Christmas tree at the Christian | time and interest in the school work, church Monday night was also well/®2d breaking up the study habit the attended. The little folks gave| Pupils have formed? recitations and many of the pleces| 5 Not only is the school term fre- Smee hapeeep iste, Le Laeel Ueasts. oti dense ec n change one rent Fagan pe oie teachers. Perhaps there is no one the past week. Health good. The | CoBdition so detrimental to good holiday festivitios have the right|*eboo! work au the breqnent cle of away. Next week we will give the number arerhenaalae hs ae one good of marriages and deaths during the| work, the eooner he is disposed of the gy apt hah dl better. Some echool boards are will- supper ing to pay $40 per month for distchurch Tuesday evening waswell| teacher for the “fall and winter attended anda splendid eupper was) orm,” but only $20 or $25 per month served. The proceeds were forty dol-| tor teacher for the “spring term,” lare,which will go to improvement of | ag they call it, when the echool at- the church building. tendance perhaps {fs less. A cheaper Bert Orear, of Kansas City, is vis-| teacher nearly always means inferior paw beg, 5 who lives with her|instruction. Are not the pupils who son-in-law, John Hensley. attend echool in the spring entitled neighborhood this week. “But,” some une says, ‘there are teachers devote the same amount of time to the work? And dors nota schoo! of 15 pupils usually require as many classes as one of 30 pupile? Why, then, reduce the teacher's wages? Anda really good and am- bitious teacher would rather teach a school of 30 pupils than one of 10 or 15. Indeed, it may be easier to teach a echool of 30 pupils than another of half that number. Itecems to me, then, thatthe in- terests of the community will be bet- ter served by having a continuous school term and one teacher for the whole term. I hope that school boards will consider the matter very seriously before deciding to divide the school term this year. I have no desire to dictate what any school board should or should not do; but this is a matter of consequence to the achool children of the county and one that deserves caretul consideration, A.L. Ives, Oklahoma Bank Robbed. Oklahoma City, Ok., Dee. 27,—The Bank of Moore in the town of Moore ten miles south of here, was robbed at 2 o'clock this morning and about $10,000 taken. The safe was blown open with nitro glyceria, It ts be- lieved that from four to six men were in the gang. Tnis clty is being searched to-day for the robbers. CEN. MORALES FOIE Presideut of Santo Domingo Flees From the Capital of the Repub- lic With a Few Followers. CONFLICT WITH REBELS IS IMMINENT Several Insurgent Chiefs Have Already Taken Up Arms Against the Govern- mentand the Domivican-American Fis- cal Convention—May Establish New Capital and Create New Cabinet. San Domingo, Dec. 26.—Following the announcement Monday that the president of the republic Gen. Carlos F, Morales had left the capital for an unknown destination, troops were sent in pursuit of the chief magistrate. What took place after that cannot be defintely determined but it is known that a fight occured about ten miles from here and it is supposed that Gen, Pimental, the rebel commander, was attacked by government troops. PRESIDENT MORALES. The whereabouts of the fugitive president is not known. It is generally supposed that he endeavored to reach the coast and board a sloop with the object of reaching Puerto Plata, on the north coast of Santo Domingo and there join Gov, Perez who has been dismissed by the government from the post of governor of Puerto Plata, but who refuses to surrender his office. Washiington, Dec, 26.—Advices re- ceived by cable at the state and navy de ents from Santo Domingo in- dicate that a eerious condition of affairs killed during an ingurrectionary move- ment, and the governor of that prov- ince has defied the general government and barricaded the town. The Domin- fean government has issued a decree removing the governor. The state department has determined that this ig an internal difficulty and will not intervene at this stage. The secretary of war Tuesday re This Merry Season will be wii the merrier if you take time to pay a visit to our store. ingly attractive ussortinent of features here. You will tind an amaz- iverything veo have been desiting along this line and many new things that will prove decidedly alluing to the discriminating purchaser- You will find nothiag but Christ- mas cheer and good will here whether you come to buy or just to look around! AH. CULVER FURNITURE CO. ’ tidh is said to be to join the followers of Jiminez in opposition to the follow- ers of Horacio, Conflicts between the two forces is imminent, probably vicinity of San Juan or vicinity of Puerto Plata, Carlos F. Morales may make attempt to establish new capital and create a new cabinet, Political excitement but without disturbance here, Receivership is not affected yet, George R, Colton should be in Monte Christi Tuesday.” George R. Colton, above is the customs, referred Turks Island, Bahamas, Dec, 26.— | Mail advices received here from Monte Christi, Santo Domingo, Monday, say that Guayaubtn Dajabon and Sebaneta have taken up arms against the gov- | ernment and the Dominican-American fiscal convention. Gen. Demetrio Rod riguez, Joaquin Barba, Navarro Mar. tinez and Pedro Alvarez have gone with 600 men to attack Santiago and Gen, Perico Lasala has marched on Lavega with a force of about 100 men. Gen. Deschamps, former vice-presi- dent of Santo Domingo leaves here shortly on board a sailing vessel to operate against Puerto Plata. It is rumored here that President Morales is a prisoner in irons at the capital, Santo Domingo. Still Guarding Shanghal. Shanghai, Dec. 26.—All is quiet here A force of 250 men has been landed from the- British cruiser Andromeda and blue jacket guards. are maintained all through the foreign concession, The British assessor, Twyman, will resume the mixed court Wednesday . The Chi- nese officials have tardily nssued war- rants for the arrest of the promoters of the riot who have ecaped. Banker Gets Light Sentence, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Dec, 26.—E. E. Snyder, former banker at Olin, whose failure cost depositors $100,000 and who fled and was later arrested at St. Louis, was setenced at Anamosa Tuesday to; pay a fine of $100 and costs. Snyder pleaded guilty to fraudulent banking but creditors signed a plea for clem- ency. ' High Price for Money. New York, Dec, 27.—Just before the close of the stock market Tuesday call money advanced to 30 percent. Im- mediately after the 30 per cent rate wag touched, the rate advanced to 35 per cent. Mrs. Mary C. Finley, of Elk City, Idaho, sends remittance for renewal, John York has returned to his home at Frannie, Wyo., after a visit = relatives and friends at Johne- wn. Onr old friend Jos. Smith, formerly @ prominent citizen and active Dem- ocratic worker of Howard township, now in Pueblo, Col., sends us Christ- mas greeting in the form of renewal. Mr. and Mrs. C, A. Lane, of Osage township entertained a number of relatives and friends ata Christmas dinner. The fine turkey, cranberry sauce and other substantials and delicacies to makeup @ menue for euch an occasion was served, and a time {s reported by the to in receiver of Dominican | It’s Revolt For Poland. | St. Pesersburg, Dec, 27 —Accord- {ing to information received by the revolutionary leaders here, an armed rebellion has been planned in Poland. The Soclaliss revolutionaries, en- couraged by the success of the insur- gents in the Baltic province and of the situation at Moscow and in | Russio generally, have decided that | the moment has come to try to cast off the yoke of the autocracy. A Missouri “Joint” Wrecker. Archie, Mo., Dec. 27.—An attempt was made 3 o'clock this morning to blow up the two-story building own- jed by F. N. Jesse. Dynamite was placed againss the north side of the building and tired with fifty feet of fuse. A hole two feetequare was blown in the wall, but little damage was done inside. The total dam was about $50). The building of W. E. Leonard, across the street, wae slightly damaged. Mr. Jesse slept in the upper story but was notinjured. This building has been occupied asa “joint” for the last two years. About six weeke | ago the business went into thehande ; of vhe “Archie Stovk Company,” @ | club of sixty-five members, chartered | under state laws. There is no clew | to the dypamiters. Deepwater Items. C.N, Stevens and wife, also Geo. Allison came home Monday to spend | Christmas with home folks. The Christmas dinner at W. 0. Shillinger’s was a swell affair. At 12 | o'clock dinner was announced and | all did justice to the splendid repast, the table being loaded with that which always satisfies a good ap- petite. Atwlate hour all departed wishing that such dinners would oc- jcur often. ‘ Messrs John Radford, James Spears and Sam Spears, three of Jobns- towns popular citizons left for Sum- ner county, Kansas, Saturday to spend Xmas with relatives and friends. The post office in Johnstown has been moved one door west into Dr. Berry’s drag store. Ramie Maxey and family from Stumptown came in Friday to spend the holidays. C. Maxey closed & very successful term of school at Elm Grove Friday. He treated his pupils to oranges and bananas. * Mise Tildy Burnett, who has been staying with her grandmother, Mrs, Gilliland, going to school, returned home Sunday. 8. L. Coleman was on the sick list Saturday and Sunday. Rev. Bell, of Odessa, Mo., is hole {og protracted meetings at theChris- tian Church this week in Johnstowa, The Christmas tree at the South Methodist Church in Johnstown wae @ beautifal one. Many nice presents were received. The program was good. Everything passed off ins good humor and in‘honor of Christ, — er . Oe a