The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, February 27, 1908, Page 4

a a 4 KG BAKING | POWDER is the wonderful raising powder of the Wave Circle. Thousands of women are bringing greater health and better food into their homes by using K C Baking Powder. Don’t accept a substitute! Use the safe, wholesome and reliable K C Baking Powder. If you have never used it you don’t know what you've missed, 25 ounces for 25 cents JAQUES MFG. CO. Chicago THE TRIBUTE WE tan, he will pay no more than the PAY YUCATAN. charges of the railroad and the fac: tory. The flax will be his own. Yueatun is the only cheap labor country that has been enriched by the harvester, Elsewhere {¢ ts the rule that the common people of the nation must reach acertain high Our Farmers Are “Stung” For Many Millions a Year For i String. level before the harvester trade can : begin. Where human labor has little Lee | Herbert Bi Cotsen ta Maren Rrorybady's value, it is platoly not worth saving. ee | Yucatan is scarcely a country at stones , all—only « scrap of coral reef upriaen Looking For Navy’ $ Critics. at the foot of Mexico, Yet this ts the ‘ land on which the Harvester trust aaulogton, Feb.—An effort fs be- B depends for binder twine, Manila ing made by Secretary Metcalf to as- z flber we can now get from our new “ertaln the source of she information alleged to have been furnished to magazine and other writers who nave critielsed the constructive fea- sures of the battle ships of the navy. With this object in view he has| caused letters of {rquiry to be ad- dressed to various oftivers including Lieutenant Commander Willlam 8 Sims, inspector of target practice, and Lieutenant Commander Frank R. Hill, now connected with the gen- eral board of the navy, requesting categorical anewers to certain lead- {ng questions on the subject. For what final purpose this information le sought 1s not stated. So many hints have been made, however, that the real basis for the criticisms which have appeared has come from naval officers, who are opposed to the policy followed by the construction bureau, that if was presumed the inquiry is being made with a view to determining whether they havy any foundation !n fact. co-Americaus—the Filipinos; but there is never enough of lb to supply the miliions of self-binders. Oaly sisal hemp ylelds abundantly enough And Yucatan fs the ouly spot in she world where aisal can be grown ip commercial quantities. Yucatan {s smaller than Soush Carolina, with not quite the popula tion of Milwaukee It was once the poorest of the Central Amer!can states; butsince the arrival of the twine binder {t has become the richest. ft sella from 15 to 18 mil Non dollars’ worth of sisala year. and the United States buys it all. Three-fourths of this money fe clear profit; and {t¢ {s an almost Incredible fact that the forty sisal kings of Yucatan have @ larger net income An 6 OWNArs O De ternational Harvester company. Roughly speeking the American farmer pays Yucatan 12 million dol lars a year for string—mere string, that {s used once and then flung CASTORIA. » Kind You Have Always Bought Cat Bites May Prove Fatal. Delta, Mo., Feb.—Mrs, Harry Gal- eener, 55 years old, {sin the throes of hydrophobla convulsfons, follow- ing two bites from @ house cat in December. Physiclans have little hope for her recovery. The cat strayed away into the woods and when it returned, a few days later, was ferociously hungry. One leg was badly injured, as if it had been caught {na trap. When Mrs. Galeener stooped to feed {t, the cat sprang upon her and bit through her cheek. She had to pry open its jaws before it would releaseits grasp. It then bit her again in the wrist. A : physictan cauterized the wound. away. It ts an extortion and a Siti waste, besldes belng the only un- Signature American factor {n the whole har. of vester business. How can we save these 12 millions and completely Americanize the trade? Thisisa problem that Wil liam Deerlng tolled at for twenty years. The Harvester trust has 4 solution. I saw {t at St. Paul—a new factory that twiets twine from iisx. Atarmer’s son named George H. Ellis has found a quick and cheap way toclean the flax fiber; and at the time I visited the factory there were more than 300 workers at the spindles Two million pounds of the twine were sold In 1906, 80 that the enterprise is no longer an expert- ment. This means, probably, that the farmer of the future will grow his own twine. Instead of ylelding trib- Brother William Effective. Kansas City, Mo., Feb.—The “Brother William” ie an invention which circumvents the Sunday blue | ; laws. It {s a glass casefull of cigars, r with slote for you money. i | The real name of the machine, of | course, isn’t the “Brother William.” That title was given itin honor of \J udge William H. Wallace, Sunday ‘law enforcer and candidate for Gov- | ernor. One of these machines in the lobby ORAEREM ENED EEE BE B00 | i as AA ieee ee. No person should be care- leas, especially with a cold. It {e almost sure to devel- op into @ worse malady, Nip {tin the bud. Ged d of it as soon as possible. HOw?— Our Nox-a-Cold L.. Sunday. Sane Persons to Asylum. Guthrie, Okla., Feb. 24 —That per- eons, whose minds are perfettly bal- anced have been incarcerated in the upper house. an attack on the bill appropriating money for the removal of thessylam | to Fort Sopply. Johneon claims Nominate Good Men. lu making up petitions preliminary } to the August primary the voters of | Missouri should not allow the inter- est in the governorship to over shidow the other state offices and county offices. [Is ts just as impor- tant that we have good and compe- ney general end all county officers The voters of the county should not wet eo interested In the State and saional electlon that they would! permit fncompetens men to be nomi nated on the county ticket. not be much ndvautage to the com- munity f state affairs went well while iseown went wrong. Every Demo- erat in the country should before singing 8 petition that he fea good man and competent to fill the ottice to which he uspires If wo nominate the bess men we are pretty sure to have good otticers —Appleton City Tribune, Cary Crocket Commission. Memphis, Tenn , Feb 24 —Cary L.|' ute to the forty sisal kings of Yuca|orockess, greabaraudeon of Davy Crockett, Alamo hero, has been com missloned a Second Lieutenant at Fort Oglethorpe. Later he will be sentto the Ninth Infantry at Fort Sam Houston, Tex, pear where his {ilustrious ancestor fell. Crockett ts past 30, He served tn the Pbillp- pines, having resigned from the con- stabulary to acceps an army posl: tion. He bears wounds recetved during the Philippine troubles His brother was killed 1nthatwar Late- ly he has been ving near where his great-grandfather made his home in frontler days. Thaw Will Not Ask ‘Shae. Matteawan, N Y , Feb.—Attorneys Daniel O'Rallley and A. Russell Pea body were in consultation for two hours with Harry K. Thaw at the asylum. Later they declared that Thaw had no intention of bringing suit for divorce, and that all rumors of an approaching attempt to annul his marriage with Evelyn Nesbit Thaw were groundless, An Ozark County Feud. West Plains, Mo, Feb. 24.—Near Prestonia, Ozark county, Riley Craw- ford and Drew Smith, farmers, met in the road and quarreled. Both men carried shotguns and Crawford attempted to shoot Smith, but his gun missed fire Smith then shot Crawford in the neck, killing him. Nicholas Crawford, brother of the dead man, who was present at the shooting, then drew a knife and cut Smith so severely that he may die. John D. Gets a Penny. Atlanta, Gs., Feb.—John D. Rocke- feller is a penny richer to-day than he was yesterday. He attended are- ception given by the new Planters Bank. As he was leaving the bank the president handed him a souvenir —a bright, new penny, with an aluminum ting, inscribed, “Keep m2, and you’ll never be broke.” “Good advice,” said the ofl king, “ll keep the penny.” An Old Indian Fighter Dead. Washington, Feb. 24.—Brigadier General Francts 8. Dodge, U. 8. A., retired, who was awarded 8 medal of houor by Congress for distinguished gallantry at the battle of White river {n Colorado in the Indian cam- paignin the ’60s, died at his rest- dence here. General Dodge served with the Twenty-third Massachusetts volunteer regiment during the Civil war. He was 66 years old. More Navy Records Broken. San Diego, Cal., Feb. 24 —Wireless messages from Magdalena bay say that the crulser Charlestoa, the flag- ship of Admiral Swinburn’s equad- ron, has been breaking records again. ‘Last year at target practice its crew of the Savoy Hotel took in $32 last: broke all previous records and this year they have beaten themeelves. the navy. Innocent Man Lynched. state insane asylum at Norman! Statesberg, Ga., Feb. 24 —Itdevel-|@ shorter term than one year. Make through personal animosity, ‘s the|oped that an innocent man was/all remittances to THE TIMES, not) . sensational accusation Senator G.O. | lynched by 4 mob two nights ago. }to THE REPUBLIC. Take advan- Johnson made in a speech before the|Thompeon Gilbert, a negro faith| tags of the a healer, was called to see Mrs. Mat-| beat anyyrhere. The charges came as the climax to| thew Howard, wife of a well-known planter. When Gilbert Mrs. Howard screamed. A Jasthered and shot the tent men in thejottices of auditor, | treasurer, secretary of state, attor- | Ivwould } It is understood that for sub-caliber records it has set a new standard for to to be able to back up his assertion. ‘eemaeagramersenan Salvetionists Under Arrest. Rock Island, Iii, Feb 24 —Ensign and \Virs Rotert Boostb, in charge of; the Salvation army post here, were beldnsa result of the coroper’s ia- vestigativn on accusation of murder ing their two-weeks old son who was! Tfounttient tor their bedroom: : was 8 fearful yash in the child’s neck. | metends that the child was } murdered by an usknown person who left the door open and ablooty rez or ona table. The wife tells of a dream in the nizht that she was attacked by a ssake which she killed witha koifi+ The police bave a theory that the woman killed the child in a fit of temporary insanity. The mother ts 18 years old. The couple came here receti tly trom Monmouth, ty CASTORIA For Infants and Children, The Kind You Have Always Bought CM LITE His Investment. Old Lady (who had given the tramp & uleckel)—Now, what will you do with ft? Hungry Hobo—Waal, ve see mum, ef | buy an auto, there ain’s enough left to hire a shofur. So I guess I'll git a schooner. I kin handle that meeelf —From the March Bohemian, $10, 000 Robbery at Dallas. Dallas, Tex., Feb. 24 —Diamonds and other previous stones worth in excess of $10,000 were stolen from the home of the family of J. 8. Arm- strong, banker and meat packer. No clew has been obtained by detec- tives. The burglars left no trace be- hind. Boothe Bears the j Signature of Knew Its Habits. Explorer—Yes, I have decided to make my dash in an automobile, Reporter—And you think your chances of locating the polé are good? Explorer—Sure! If I get within a thousand miles of it, this machine of mine wil run into it,—Puck, Not His Fault. Young Housekeeper—Those soles I bought of you were not fresh. . Fishmonger—Well, marm, that be your fault; it ain't mine. I've offered you ‘em every day this week, and you might ‘a’ ‘ah ‘em days before if you'd ‘a’ loiked——Royal Magazine. But Not te Pay Back. Dinks—I see Rouge has bought an automobile, I didn't bal he had o-to-tha Winks—Oh, he has all means of borrowing money, and fust as many means of spending it.—Judge. “ sorts ot A RATTLING GOOD OFFER! The Best Yet! We are now ina position to offer the Rural Route REPUBLIC (the new mall edition of the St. Louis REPUBLIC) and THE BUTLER WEEKLY TIMES for one year for $2.50. This offer is open to all subscribers who have paid for THE TIMES for one year {n advance from date, and new cash subscribers. In other words if your subscription is paid for one year in advance, give us $1 50 and we will order the DAILY REPUBLIC for you. Or if you are not a sub- seriber remit $2 50 and we will have the Daily REPUBLIC mailed to your address for one year, and also send you THE BUTLER TIMES as well. THE RURAL ROUTE REPUBLIC What ts it? It is the old reliable St. Louls REPUBLIC with a new daily {ssue. In fact the Regular Edi- tion (ten pages) exactly as {t ap- pears in the Fast Mail Edition, only the details of Sporting News being omitted. The Telegraphic, Market and Financial pages are complete in every particular. There is also mis- cellaneous reading interesting to all the family. This edition is delivered by mail only, DAILY EXCEPT SUN. DAY—812 copies a year. Subscrip tions will be accepted only from per- eons who reside and receive their mail on the rural free delivery routes. No subscriptions are accepted for The Times and The ‘Repub- lic Both One a $2.50 ——$).}. $$$] | We had the horse doctor out and be|},k to this coustry, a prisoner in ‘How | Cured Sweeny Chased Him 27,412 Miles. San Francisco, Feb. 24 —Pale of and Fistula. face from continued seasicknees that “I want to tell you how Isaved gi cted him all the way across the one of our horses that hada fistula pyoifc, Horace G. McKinley came jsald {twas so bad that he did not 4h, onetody of Deputy United States jshink he could cure tt, and did n08| yarshal J.P. Kerriywn, of Portland, jcome again. ‘Then we tried Stoan’s’ Liniment and {t cured {t up nicely. “One day last-spring-t-was plow | ing for a neighbor who had a horse with sweeny, and! told him abcut Sloan’s Liniment and he had me get a bottle for him, and tt cured hie horse all right, and he goes off now like a cols. “We had « horse that had sweeny | awlully bad and we thought it was) never going to be any good, but we) used Sloan’s Liniment and it cured it up nicely. I sold another neighbor about It and he sald {¢ was the best Liniment he ever used. “We are using Sloan’s Sure Colle | Cure and we think it {s all right.” A.D. Bruce, Aurelia, Ia. who upon landing from the Hner~ America Maru with McKinley, had | traveled 27 412 miles since starting out after his man sowe months ago. | McKin’ey is implicated in the not- ed Oregon lund frauds, involving a United States senator, several con- uressmen and other prominent men. |Over & hundred indictments have been issued and the trials arein prog- | ress. | The pura.it of McKinley has been vhe most sensational ever made for {his original escape so the Astatic | coast as well as hie escapades at Shangbal, Tien Tsin, Pekin, Mukden | und Harbin, McKinley's nerve stands | out as something extraordinary. ee PPLE | DUVALL-PERCIVAL TRUST CO. CASH CAPITAL, $50,000. FARM LOANS. estate at a low rate of interest ABSTRACTS. g tract booke and will furnish Farmers Bank Building, Butler, Missour!. We have money to loan on real with privilege to pay atany time. We havea complete set of abs- abstracts to any Real Estate in Bates County and examine and perfect titles to same. 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