The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, March 14, 1907, Page 5

UNWRITTENT LAW PREVAILS. Strothers Brothers Acquitted for Avenging Sister. Culpepper, Va., March 11 —The others brothers, James and Philip found not guilty ol murder in court here. Tue jury took into consideration all the facts in the ease and decided that the brothers could not be held for the murder of William F. Bywaters, whom they killed within an hour after they had forced him to marry their sister. The jury was out just ninety-three minutes. There was much handclappingand houting when the verdict was an- nounced. Mrs. James Strother fell weeping into the lap of her husband and James also cried. After complimenting them on ‘the attention given to the evidence and their arrival atthe verdict after a reasonable time Judge Harrison sald: “Your verdict, gentlemen, has fol- lowed the precedent of American juries generally so fur as they have come under my observation. ‘Law books may lay down correct doctrines, but American juries will not punish a man who kills another if that other, by aggravating and damnable treachery iuvades the eanctity of his home circle and de- atroys his peace.” z= Perkins Sends Check : AO The New York Life. New York, March.—George W. Per- kins, former vice president of the New York Life Insurance Company and now a member of the firm of J. P. Morgan & Co,, has sent to the New York Life his personal check tor $54,019,19 to reimburse thecom- pany for the republican campaign contribution made from its funds in 1904 in connection with which Mr. Perkins recently was made defendant on a charge of larceny. Announcement of the restitution of the principal of 48,500 and inter- est to date was made public by President Alexander E Orr of the New York Life, to whom Mr. Perkine addressed 4 letter Inclosing the check. President Orr also gave out the let- ter. Init Mr. Perkins declares that in dismissing the criminal proceed. ings against him the courtintimated that the campaign contribution was not of proper corporate purpose. He again declares he was acting up- on & requess of the then president of the New York Life when he advanced the money for the campaign in 1904 end says when the president reim- bursed him there was no thought on the part of either of any personal knowledge, but a bellet that they were ‘acting for the best and broad est interests of the policy holders, both at home and abroad.” 37,323 Rural Mail Routes. Washington, March 11.—The re- port of the operation of the rural de- ‘ mainder fled. livery service up to March 1, 1907, emade public by the Fourth Assistant ‘RBogsmaster-General, shows that the total number of petitions received up to that date was 59,920, upon which 15,701 adverse reports have been made, .There are now in operation 37,323 routes, on which 37,174 reg- ular rural letter carriers are employ- ed. | On March 1,0f last year there were pending 3,180 petitions. During the year 2,693 petitions were filed, mak- ing a totalof 5,828 petitions handled and noW only 1750 are pending. Of y -“4file number 284 have been favorably acted upon and ordered established, leaving the net number of petitions pending 1411. $100 Reward, $100. The readers of this paper will be pleased to learn that there is atleast one dreaded disease that sclence hae been able to cure inall ite stages, and that is yg Cetarrh Cure is the o ve cure now sora 2S anon die. sarrabh 6 cons a uires a constitutional treat- ment. -Hall’s Catarrh Cure fs taken internally, acting directly upon the, blood and mucoue surfaces of the eyatem, thereby destroying the foun dation of the disease, and giving the Y patient strength by building up the constitution and assisting nature in doing ite work. The proprietors have so much faith in ite curative i owers that they offer one hundred ollars for any case that it fails to cure, Send for list of tret{monials. Address F. J. CENey & Co.Toledo, , Sold by all draggists, 75c. i Orake H ’s Family Pills for con- etipation. Jap Praises Kuropatkin. Victoria, B. C., March 11.—The steamer Shaymut, which arrived trom Kokohoma, brought Japanese Dewspapers with interviews given by Japanese generale regarding Kuro- patkin’s comments fn his recently is- sued book on the late war. The HochiShimbun says Gen Count Nodzu, who commanded the main Japanese army, writes, praie- ing Gen. Kuropatkin’s personality and admitting that be only un- sheathed his sword out of loyalty to the fatherland. He was handicap- ped because the Russian troops were disnirited and, consisting of various races, were not inspired by strong patriotic spirit. Prior to the war, sald Gen. Nodzu, Kuropatkin thought it premature to open war with Japan and would have refrained from taking command | of the Russian armies had not the war party in Russia precipitated the outbreak. Gen. Oku, who commanded the Second Japanese Army, writes criti- elsing Kuropatkin, stating his book to besimply an excuse for the Rus- slans. Kuropatkin, he says, should have been able to restore order in his army between Liao Yang and Mukden with better results, Awarded the $25,000 Prize. St. Louis, March 11 —After two years of litigation decision was ren- dered by Judge McElhinney 1n the cireuit court at Claytonawarding to M. Logan Guthrie of Fulton, Mo., the priz» of $25,000 offered in a con- test to the person who entered the nearest guess to the total number of patd admissions Into the World's Fair. Guthrie guessed 12,804,616, which was announced as the exact number of admissions. Several oth- er claimants appeared and payment of the prize was held up pending set- tlement of the different claims. Guthrie instituted sult in 1905, Fi- naly the other claimants dismissed their claims and the court awarded the money to Guthrie. No Clew to the $173,000. Chicago, March.—Chief Wilkie of te United States secret service, wlo hes been in charge of the investiga- sion In Chicago of the disappearance of $178,000 from the subsreasury, returned to Washington. “We have found out nothing,” sald Chtet Wil kie. “We areno near-ra solution of the mystery than when the lors was firsts discovered. At no time have we even had a clew that was worthy of consideration.” A Russian Clerk Routed Twenty Robbers. Barkhmut, Russia, March 11.—An unsuccesstul attempt was made to rob the postotfice at Pavlovka, where $12,000 was on deposit. Twenty armed men gathered at the oifice and ordered the lone clerk tn charge to turn over the money. Un- der cover of his desk the clerk open ed fire on the robbers, killing two of them and woundiog four. The re To Arrest John D. St. Louls, March—The Ualted States circult court issued an order for the arrest of John D, Rockefeller, wherever he may be found. He will be compelled to come to St. Louls and stand trial in the government’s ouster suit against the ofl trust The decision of the high tribunal in which all the justices concur, holds that the order ie eufficlentfor the oll king from any partof America where he may have legal residence. ——. for Panama Hats. Mr, William C. Hesse, who is the government authority on Panama hats, gives the following rules for the care of your best Panama, says Tech- nical World Magazine. Don’t crush up a Panama hat as though it were a cloth cap. It cannot stand such treatment; it will break. The stories of the indestructibility of Panama hats are untrue. Don’t attempt to clean a Panama hat yourself except with soap and water. It is folly to use lemon or acid on this sort of hat, and it is the height of folly to let the irresponsible and ignorant street fakir do your cleaning, for he invariably uses the rankest acid. Don’t fail to brush your Panama at least once a day. Straw hats should be brushed as c%ten as derby hats. I brush mine twice a day, and it is as clean at the end of the summer as it was at the beginning. Don't fail to remove a crease that may be any- where in your hat. Such a crease is bound to cut the straw, Don't be careless of your Panama hat. Treat it with consideration, and it will last you all your life. What Americans Like to Read. Notwithstanding that the realistic novel finds warm defenders like Mr. Mangasarian, Americans as a rule do not find pleasure in it. During the! past 20 years many such novels have been published here, but who can re member one that has achieved great popular success, enduring and grow- ing into permanent demand? “The Jungle” attracted a great deal of at- tention for a brief period, but to-day, only a few months after its appear- ance, it is dead and buried. Zola’s novels, perhaps the strongest of that school, have never had much vogue in this country. George Moore is al- most unheard of on this side cf the Atlantic, Frank Norris’ books had a brief season of notice, but it is safe to say that nobody ever read any of them a second time. The novels that have the largest sale, in this country, like those which have the most faith- ful clientele, are romances of adven- ture, says the Chicago Journal. Even such stories as those of Georg McCutcheon find weaders in plenty, ignoring their lack of literary form for the sake of the incident. It is per haps not altogether true that this state of affairs is a good one, or that American literary taste is sound. But the fact remains that the people at large have no use for realism, in the sense that it is a faithful report of the sadness of life or its horrors. Americans prefer to have their leisure time filled with tales of romance and adventure, stirring their blood to quicker flowing and exciting their fancy to broader range. That is a good sign, so far as their moral health is concerned. When the realis- tic novel becomes popular we may expect to find that a great change has taken place in the people, a change that makes them pessimistic and dis- heartened. But who could be pessi* mistic or disheartened with the coufi- try more prosperous than any other land has ever been since the dawn of history? arr —[SSEe = Daring of the Past. The criminal industry of holding up and robbing railroad trains has lan- guished of late, but an instance is re- ported from Gallup, N. M., where the robbers secured several hundred dol- lars from passengers. This is small business compared with the daring deeds of the past, when the brigands have often made off with the contents of an express car, sometimes run- ning up into the thousands of dollars. But train-robbing has become _peril- ous since the companies have taken vigorous steps to prevent. On some lines there is a well-organzed staff, every person being a dead shot and a skilled rough rider, kept ready to start in instant pursuit of a b: robbers, and generally the mi ’ are caught. The practical certainty of adequate punishment robs the busi- ness of its old-time charm and ro- mance. New Dictator of China. The most powerful individual in China to-day is Yuan Shi Kai, the viceroy of Tientsin. He is virtually the dictator of the empire, having as his ally the old empress dowager. No decree is issued from Peking without his approval. He is credited with having caused the Chinese govern- ment to issue the recent anti-opium decree. Yuan is a man of great force of character and a believer in progress. He has taken many steps to modernize his country. Numerous attempts have been made to assassin- ate him. It is hoped that through his efforts China will be transformed into a@ progressive land. Somehow, said a woman cashier at the late bankers’ convention, when the Lord made woman he gave her a peculiar insight that always ena- bles her to discern whether a man or a proposition is good or bad. This was her point in maintaining the proposition that her sex is better equipped by nature for the responsi- ble duties that bankers are called upon to perform than the masculine. And yet how often we hear and read about her being taken in and done for by gay deceivers! * Oren Root, a nephew of the secre- tary of state, while scarcely over 30 years of age, was recently appointed vice president of the Metropolitan street Railway company of New York. Root started at the bottom of the lad- der. He began with a construction gang as a laborer, and later, before going into the offices of the company, he acted as a motorman, and for sev- eral months rang up fares. They’ve indicted a concern in Ver- mont for rendering lard from tainted meat. Alas, even the New England fried cake proves to be a white sepul- cher. The Pullman porter does not get all of it. The company has just decided to divide $25,900,000 surplus among the stockholders. The heart that sees goes always be- fore the hand that obtains. Too many think of religion as sow- ing wind and reaping wings. Our borrowed trappings account for half of our trippings. “a a tal work. i The New Pure Food Law protects you— if you protect yourself— by examining the label to see that it says PURE CREAMof TARTAR For Pure Food— ’ De. PRICE’S Crean: Baking Powder A_PURE, CREAM OF TARTAR POWDER MADE FROM GRAPES iets cies fae = DR. E. N. CHASTAIN. Butter, - Mo. Office over Bennett-Wheeler Mer, Co, Residence High Street. Office Phone 213, Residence Phone 195, ) AIA Pe CODOOOOD GOON | Pr : Dentist, BUTLER, - MISSOURI, WILL BE IN s ADRIAN EVERY FRIDAY, § g prepared to do ail kinds of den- T. C. BOULWARE, Physiclan and Surgeon. Otlice North Side Square, Butler, Mo. Diseaves of women and children a specialty. DR- |. Me CHRISTY; Olseases of women and Children a Specialty Jtfice ‘The Over Butler Vash Depart ment Store, Sutler, Mo, Jfice Telephone 20, B. F. JETER, Attorney at Law and Justice, 1Office over H. H, Nichole, ‘ast side square, DR, J. T. HOLL DENTIST. ¢ {ntrance, same thatiead to Hagedorn’s tauio,aorth side square, Butler, Mo,s THE ORIGINAL LAXATIVE COUGH SYRU Red and assists in) clover Bloe- and the EY'S aie LAXATIVE HONEY TAR PREPARED AT THE LABORATORY OF © ©. DeWITT & 00., CHICAGO, U. 6. & Clay’s drug store north side square. bvexeve PILE y meeseme emesis 9 OINIMENI P CURES NOTHING BUT PES. } known for (5 years as the 3} BEST REMEDY for PILES. —_—_—- SOLD BY ALL DRIUGISTS, DR. H. M. CANNON, i wrennneed Honee Telephoneld, Butler, Mo. UA SURE and CERTAIN cure ~ perse| & Auctioneer. | When you have a sale do you want toget the most for your money, or do you em- ploy an auctioneer to please your neigh- bor. 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