The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, August 20, 1914, Page 2

oad BRAK Public Sale of Dairy Cattle We will sell at public auction at the ROUND BARN FARM 2', miles south of Adrian, Mo., on White Band Road Tuesday, September Ist, 1914 Beginning at 11 :00 o'clock a. m. 40 Head Jersey Cattle Consisting of cows giving milk, ling heifers, heifer calves and two y young HOME-GROWN STUFF whi Jf you need milk stock attend this sa ing dates etc. dry cows, 2 year old heifers, year- oung bulls ready for service. All ch must be seen to be appreciated. le. Write for list giving age. breed- TERMS:-—A credit of nine months time will be given with interest at the rate of 6% {rom date, purchaser to give bankable note. count for cash. JOHN SPEER and J.R. BAUM COL. C. E. ROBBINS, COL. JEFF McCOMBS, j * | Auctioneers. 2% dis- GRANT WOLF, Clerk. | History of Panaina Canal Project Washington, D. C., Aug. 15.—The opening of the Panama Canal crowns a series of more than a score of in- teresting points in the history of the isthmus. As briefly told, they are: First Crossing the Isthmus—By Balboa, who, September 25, 1513, found himself gazing upon the Pacific ocean after 23 days’ journey on foot. First. Ships to Cross the Isthumus —In 1514 Balboa and his men carried two small ships, peacemeal, across the isthmus, intending to use them for further exploration in the Pacific. « First Settlement of Old Panama in 1517 to become known later fora time as the richest city in the world. First Regular Traffic Across Isth- mgis--The spoils of conquest sent back to Spain from Peru, which be- came so heavy that highways paved with stone were ‘laid for the pack trains. First Thought of a Canal—Credited to Savadera, a Spanish engineer, one of Balboa’s followers, who was about to forward his plans to King Charles V of Spain when the latter died. First Official Decision on Canal Project—By King Phillip II, in 1620, adversely after referring the matter to the Dominican friars. The latter, desiring to obey the King’s orders, | but unable to report intelligently, suggested that the project was sacre- ligious. They auoheD, Hesu! the le! the Isthmus of Darien, south of the present Panama, with the ultimate in- tention of establishing a transisthmian route. The plan proved an utter fail- ure, Many other British surveys fol- lowed in later years. First Decision to Build—In 1814, just 100 years ago, the Spanish gov- ernment by decree entered upon the} construction of an Isthmian canal, but the idea was blocked because the Central American colonies succeeded in throwing off the Spanish yoke. First French Interests—Came in] 1825, when President Bolivar of the Republic of New Grenada gave a franchise for a canal at Panama, to a Frenchman, Baron Thierry, who fail- ed to raise the required capital. First Action by the United States— In 1835, as the result of a resolution introduced in the Senate by Henry Clay, Charles Biddle was. sent by President Jackson to visit the isthmus and report on the various routes-pro- posed. First Railroad Built—From 1849 to 1855, more than half as long a time as has been taken to build the present canal. Fever killed so many thou- sands that it was said a laborer was buried under every sleeper on the Panama road. First Acfual Canal Building Be- gun—In 1878 the Universal Inter- /oceanic Canal Company incorporated in Paris by Ferdinand de Lesseps, who had built the Suez Canal. | | | | | The Causes of Many Wars. Opinions may differ as to whether the dispute which led to the present conflagation in Europe was sufficient to justify the loss of blood and treas- ure which, it is feared, will -be ex- pended, but it is certain that many great wars in history have resulted from much more trival causes. The - |dogs- of war have been let loose and continents deluged with blood fre- quently as the result of amazingly in- significant incidents. A man may start an incipient riot in his-own home by appearing unan- nounced with a clean shave after having worn a luxuriant hirsute a- dornment for years, but ordinarly the trouble does not go beyond his own door. Louis VII, of France was: less fortunate. A visit to the royal barber plunged two nations—France and England—into intermittent warfare which lasted 300 years. According to the story, the. Arch- bishop of Rouen persuaded the King to remove his beard, in common with ‘his subjects. The act led to so much friction with the Queen that at last | Louis divorced her, to become a few | months later the wife of Henry II. lof England. From this marriage | centuries of bloodshed may be said to | have followed. | Inaniron case in the tower of the | Cathedrial in Modena, Italy, a bucket which 900 years ago was the cause of a terrible war may be seen today. Soldiers of Modena in a mischievous mood stole the bucket from a public well in Bologna and refused to return it. The States were rivals and were jealous of each other and fights be- tween soldiers of the two followed. The spark kindled the fire of war which devastated a large part of Eu- | |rope and led to the imprisonment for life of the King of Sardinia, son of the German Emperor. A_ broken—-teapot 250 years ago started a war in China, which cost half a million lives. The teapot was the cherished possession of a digni- tary high in favor with the Emperor. When traveling through a lawless province in the northwest of China some of his retinue who had fallen behind the main body were intercept- ed bya band of aobbers, and among the spoils the teapot was found and contemptuously thrown on the ground and broken. The mandarin reported his loss to the Emperor, a force of soldiers was sent out, and a long and terrible war ensued. Lord Palmerson once said that only three men had ever known the exact nature of the troubles in Schleswig- Holsten which led to two great wars. Two of them had died before thei wars broke out, and he, the third of the trinity, had completely forgotten whatit was all about. The maiiipulation by Count, Bis- | marck, then Prussia’s Foreign Minis- | ter, of a telegram set Prussia: and France flying at each other’s throat in 1870. The French Ambassador went to Ems, where Emperor William 1. then was, to ask him not toapprove the ambition of Prince Leopold to be- come the King of Spain. The King refused to give a definite answer, but Prince Anthony of Ho- henzollern withdrew his son’s candi- “What God ha no man put esa hene Recheainaly the project was put on the shetNor three centuries. : | First British Interest—In latter part of seventeenth century, when the ex- pedition launched by- William Peter- | son, founder of the Bank of England, | attempted. to found a community on: The Kodak has become the in- seperable companion of’ almost every traveler or vacationist.— it’s half the pleasure. No_matter. what you want in First Failure—In 1887 the impos- sibility of. digging a sea-level canal within the estimated twelve years and at the estimated cost of $240,000,000 became apparent. More than $260,- 000,000 had been spent. The com- pany went into bankruptcy. First Work on a Lock Canal—Was- taken up by the New Panama Canal | Company in 1894, which ceased oper- eree after five years’ work. First Digging by Americans—May /4, 1904, they taking over the rights land property of the French Canal |Company, and obtaining necessary ‘concessions from the Republic of , Panama. | First Boat of Any Kind to Make | Transisthmian Passage—A nameless mud scow of the Panama Railroad, which passed from the Pacific en- trance to Culeba Cut in November, 1913, and was sent to the Atlantic en- trance in December, 1913. was submitted by telegram to Count Bismarck with authorization to” pub- lish it. Bismarck altered the text, and in the changed form gave it to the newspapers and through them to France. As Bismarck wrote it the report was unfavorable to France, and the international war with all its horrors followed. Years later Bis- marck confessed the forgery. The war of the Spanish succession, in’which the great Duke of Marl- borough played a brilliant part, was said to be the out come of a glass of water at ‘a ball at the Tulleries in Paris. One of the court ladies had expressed a wish for a drink of water in the hearing. of the British and Spanish Ambassadors, who hastened to get it for her. Returning each with-a tumbler they found the fair bird had flown and was dancing with a “French statesman. The English diplomat ac- First Vessel-to Steam-Through the}cidentally, it is presumed, brushed Canal—The crane boat, Alexander La Valley, an old French boat of 1,200 tons, which passed from the Atlantic to the Pacific January 7, 1914. Coming Events. . “Sheldon’s Old Settler’s Picnjc— against the Spaniard and upset the glass he was carrying. This ridicu- lous incident inflamed the jealousies of the nations and turned the balance in favor of war. [LIVE I will sell-at public, sale at my place 1 mile southwest of heifers; 8 good Shorthorn 300 Head o *, FOSTER, MO. 8 good 3 year calves. f Hogs 2% discount for cash. with which a Herzegovian blacksmit! killed a tax collector who had insulte his daughter. The stealing of a Castile lady’s lace petticoat by a Moor led to many years of fierce warfare between the Span- iards and the Moors. The emptying of a bucket of a Florentine citizen on the head of a Milanese gave rise to an interprovincial war in Italy. ing to return it kindled a civil war which lasted for years among the of snails and vipers as food started 50! Pisa.—New St. Louis Star. George -W. Holland Brief mention was.made in these Appleton City-—-a man who had resid- | ed in this community and city for far more than the average life time and whom to know was to réespectand es- teem in the highest sense. The writ- er esteems himself fortunate indeed in having had familiar acquaintance with many men of exalted character, yet if he were required at this time his acquaintance, good and noble, liv- ing and departed, he could not pause in designating George W. Holland. While we realize to the fullest ex- tent our inability to add‘in our feeble words anything to the esteem in which the deceased was held by a large circle of friends in this and oth- er states, yet we feel in our heart a deep desire to attempt at least to pay a little. tribute to his memory. character was conspicuously shown in his daily life, in every business trans- action and in every social intercourse, characterized in every way by the strictest fairness and that high de- gree of sincerity that’ won for him the esteem of every one with whom he came in contact. He-had a heart without guile, a mind capable of grappling complicating business prob- lems and meeting the adversities of life, a conscience so active that he de- spised a wrong, regardless of what ad- vantage in a business way, because it was coritemptible. and unworthy. None was kinder hearted and that kindness made him duly considerate ‘of the rights and feelings of his fel- lowmen. Mr. Holland’s‘death. marks t the pass- Borrowing a tobacco pipe and fail- | to name the best ina geat many re-| spects from the most honorable among | community in which he lived. | The very large assembly of sympa- ‘thizing friends who attended the fu- neral, many prominent men coming} from neighboring towns, was the! greatest attest to the esteem in which} Mr. Holland was held by the people, ; that could be made. His sudden death | is deplored by all, while his memory is Tuesday, Aug. 25, 1914 335 Head of Live Stock 35 Head of Cattle Gi Shorthorn cows ‘with calves by side; four 3 year old Shorthorn cows to be fresh soon; 7 good Jersey cows all young me giving milk; 2 Jersey 30 brood sows with pigs at feet; 160 shoats weighing from 50 to 150 bb. These hogs are all thrifty and in good condition. TERMS:—A credit of 10 months time will be given on bankable note to bear 8% interest from date. Sale to commence at 10 o’clock, a. m.’ Ladies Aid Society of the Christian church will serve lunch. JOE: TT’. SMITE COL. C. E. ROBBINS, Auctioneer JESSE DOOLITTLE, Clerk | erecting one of the finest and most modern homes that now ornament jour town and in which the death | angel: -so recently came for the head of the family. Mr. Holland united |with the Cumberland Presbyterian | church when a very young man and lived a consistent Christian life. Three children came to bless the a rich legacy to his family and to _the!home of these excellent people, all of ‘his life so greatly honored. | George W. Holland was born March | July 31, 1914. He was united in |son, of Danvers, Ill., April 11, 1867, ‘after which they resided at that place | |for four years, coming to Missouri in the fall of 1871. They lived: on the coluthns last week with reference. to|fine farm.a few miles northwest of the death of the above named well Appleton City until February, 1911, | died at her home near Mt. Olivette known and highly esteemed citizen of | at which time, owing to ripening church Saturday, August 15, 1914, as iyears and desiring to be in a position | ‘to’enjoy life without so many respon-} | sibilities and hard work, Mr. and Mrs. } Holland became residents of this city, | | | Has already caused has already advanced 30 TO ALL. My 40 years price. In addition to my for men’s and- women’s ments, oils and greases. ties of all description. community in which he lived and by | whom are living: Frank Holland, a | prominent stockman and farmer near Butler and the Democratic nominee rival races in Pamirs and Afghanistan. | 3, 1840, in South Union, Logan coun- | for County. Clerk of Bates County; A dispute as to the relative attractions | ity, Ky., and died. in Appleton City, | | Miles’ Holland, a well known busi- | hess man of Appleton City, and Mrs. years of fighting between Milan and | marriage with Miss Medora E, John-' |Gertie Williams, a -most estimable land popular lady of the ‘city.—C. C. H. in Appleton Ci City Journa Journal. Mrs. George Moles e Moles Dead Mrs. George Moles, aged 32 years, | the result of an attack of heart trouble. Funeral services were held at the residence Monday and _ interment | made in Crescent Hill cemetery. The Terrible European War sharp advance in all im- ports, and it is only fair to assume that it will soon be felt in the leather market—cattle are higher than ever known, and the available supply less—rubber . to 35% and all markets unsettled; however, I have on hands a big supply , of A No. 1 leather i in tolls, as well as an immense ¥ completed, that I will continue to sell at the : same old ONE PRICE business before you and my first class workmen, absolutely guarantees, good,‘ honest goods, at the very lowest possible heavy harness, in light : driving harness I have every kind and: pattern to be found; a splendid line. of Stock and Spring Seat Saddles, bridles, halters, whips, etc. , Collars of all - kinds and sizes, coil'and lariat rope, wagon sheets and bows, cotton gloves, sole leather, rubber heels shoes, salves and lina” Fly nets, covers and dusters, harness novel: I will oil your harness for you for One Dollar, or I will trade you a new set for your old ones, so be sure to come and see me for anything in. har- | ness or for the horse. itg of another of the highly’ honora-. bié pioneers who contributed so much rive it an honored and well deserv- name abroad as.a community »eultured and God. fearing He was a self made man. in|} nee The Seven Years war was largely | ols den seni Sen to the vanity of the Great,