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The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1882-03-22
A CARD.
Liquor Dealers Mutual Aid Associa-


EDITOR DAILY TIMEs-As l am
the individual who is not in fellon' s
cell as Temperance" would have
every liquor dealer, but am the very
naughty naughty man who is trying
to organize the ''Liquor Dealer S
Mutual Aid Association for the
sole benefit of the widows and or
phans, have been asked why / did
not reply to the dirty attack made on
the organization by the sneak who
was too cowardly to write over their
own signature, but hid behind the
Temperance mask. Truly there is
no language, unless | refer to the eth
verse, 18th chapter of Revelations,
that would depict the character OF a
person who is SO lost to charity and
so heartless as to make such a thrust
at an organization askidg no outside
aid, and the only object of which is
to provide a fund tor the relief of
widows and orphans. Let it be of
any class, high or low, and whether
the husband and father was saint
or sinner. Giteau was a great cow
ard though he pursued his victim
openly, but the viper under the guise
of Temperance is greater one
The article written by Temperance,
in the minds of respectable people
is its own answer. Respectfully,
GEO. A. ToDD.
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Neither mental nor physical labor can
be accomplished satisfactorily unless the
system is in order. When you feel tired,
languid, wearied without exertion, the
mind slow to act, and requiring great
mental effort, you can rest assured that
YOUR liver is not acting properly, and that
nature requires assistance to help throw
off impurities. There is no remedy that
will accomplish this so mildly and yet et-
tectuallv as "Prickly Ash Bitters-' A
trial will satisfy you of its merits.
I6-Im
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From Illinois.

MoRRIsrowN, Ind, March IS, 'S2.
ED. TIMEs-The riddle in the
TIMES of March Sth, must be a yard
stick. Our roads are nearly dry but
a little rough. Spring is opening up
early. Small shrubs are putting on
the green; wheat crop looks very
fine, completely covers the ground.
But l love old Bates county and live
ly Butler and cound not do without
the booming TINES. Yours respect
fully. sAGGIE RUTHERFORD.
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In another place iii the TIMES, to-
day can be seen the Bates County Ma
tional Banks financial statement.
1t is according to our knowledge
of banking business, highly credit
able to the largest and oldest estab-
lishment of the kind in the county.
So well are the officers known. and
so implicit the confidence reposed in
their honor and managing ability,
that we are relieved from any utter
ances of recommendation. believing rs
we do that it would be supertiuous.
An institution that has passed over SO
many years of business life without
even the slightest suspicion as to Its
reliability, certainly deserves and
should ever retain the confidence OF
the people and q full measure OF
their patronage.
Leis, Dandelion Tonic taken in small
doses after meals. viii in almost all cases
restore that loss of ssneTvous force" SC
humiiiating to the sufferer.
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There was an unknown man loiter-
ing around the premises of old Mr..
Cooper, the day of the night, on
which his mare was stolen, who, it
is believed committed the larceny of
the animal. We trust he may be
caught.
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Boss Pace has gone and numbered
in golden leaf figures the doors to
the business houses in his block on
North Nam. Lamb did the work.
It's nice. too.
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Henry County Democrat II

Henry County Democraf::-The
amount of public school money to be
distributed this year to. counties in
Missouri is $54o, SO, the largest
known to the history of the State.
This is derived from one-tourth OF
the ordinary, from March I, 1881, to
February IS, 1882. The interest on
the State school bonds amount to
SI64,54o. The distribution for
counties adjacent is as follows:
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ENDS In DEATH.
The Sixty-TwO DAYS Fast OF a
Highly Accomplished
Young Lady.

Jacksonville, Ind, March I6.-
Miss Anna Maria Hermann, who
was sent from this city to he
county poor asylum, slxty-two days
ago, died in that institution yesterday
of starvation. Miss Hermann was a
lady of superior intelligence, native
of Germany, and tor time taught
languages in this city to few young
ladies. One day in January last
she suddenly became violently in
sane and was arrested. She re-
quested the arresting officer to kill
her, as she desired to go to heaven
without delay. When this was re
fused her she determined to die by
starving herself. She was sent to
the insane department of the Clark
county poor asylum near Charles
town. The visiting physician and
the superintendent used every effort
in their power to induce her to par
take of food, but to no purpose.
She would drink little water once
day for awhile, but lately had been
unable to retain water on her stom-
ach. Many persons have doubted
the statement of Superintendent
Baldock to the effect that she had
tasted during the time stated, but as
he is responsible and truthful gen.
tleman, his statement canrot be sue
cessfully contradicted. He said to a
reporter: 81 am certain she has not
taken a drop of water or uoisel
of food without my knowledge.
Frequently we would place food be-
side her at night and 1t would re-
nam untouched. Sometimes we
would put some nourishment in
water, but she would spit it out as
soon as it touched her lips. She
would drink nothing but pure water
and | ann positive that during the
sixty-two days she remained in the
asylum nothing was given her but
what / have stated For the past
two weeks Miss Hermann has been
greatly reduced i'll strength, but re-
tanned her senses up to the last.
She conversed intelligently, and
Tuesday, when a doctor called upon
her. she SAID: Il did not send for
you, and as you are intruding, wish
you would retire. From very
stout person, sweighing more than
two hundred pounds, she was re-
duced to about eighty pounds, and
the little flesh winch clung to her
bones was almost mortified, having
turned blue. In the last few days
hundreds of persons have called at
the ASYLUM to see her, many of
them living far away. 1t is probably
the longest fast ever accomplished
by any person in this country. She
was fifty-rour years of age.
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S. B. LAsHBRook. THos. ]. SMITH.
+ ASHBROOK & SMITH, Attorneys at
IL Law, Butler, Mo. Will practice in
the courts of Bates and adjoining coun-
ties, Collections promptly attended to
and Taxes Paid tor Non-residents
Office, front room over Bates county Ma
tional Bank. M If.
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ANlOUHI
Distributed
Enumeration.

The nuber OF school children is
744, 3SI. and the amount for each is
nearly "a cents
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Special Notice.

Having met with quite a serious mistor-
tune by the late fire at Vinton, find NV
self somewhat embarrassed financially,
and would therefore respectfully call upon
all my friends who are indebted to me to
settle the same as early as possible, which
assure you will be appreciated very
much. Respectfully, + COX.
Vinton, No, March 10Th, ISS,
710A1 HAS SILK
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DARKINSON s. AERNA T HY, Attor.
Il neys at Law, Butler, Mo. Office ives,
side of the square n
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D S. KELSO, Al. D. Physician and
lOs Surgeon. Office first door over Post
Office Butler Mo. 22o- I2-tf
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g {. HOLCOMB, Attorney at law,
-. Office with VIM. Page, over Bank.
Butler Missouri. n2 am.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1882-03-22

So great a per cent of the ills of lite
can be traced directly to arrangement OF
the liver and kidneys that If these organs
could be kept in healthy state the sum
total of human suffering would be almost
inhnitel, reduced A trial will convince
any one that Leis' Dandelion Tonic is
the best article for this purpose ever pre-
pared.
Happy Thought, plug tobacco is the
y pest chewing tobacco, and the finest quail
ty manufactured. I4-;m
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IT c. BOULWARE, Physician and
l. Surgeon. Office north side square,
Butler, Mo. Diseases of women and chill
rem specially.
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ID A BATHURST, Physician. Altoona
LIMO. Will attend promptly to all pro
fessional calls. 1,-tf
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], Everingham, NJ. d E, L, Rice M. d,
Residence west side Residence east of
North Main street sqr, with I, G,
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EvERINGHAM & RICE.

PHYSICIANS and SURGEONS.
Having formed copaftnership tor the
practice of medicine and surgery, tender
their services to the citizens of Butler
and surrounding country,
OFFICE west side of square 1st door
north of Olive House. Calls attended to
at all hours, day or night, both in the
city and country, 24rI4
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r NJ. CHRISTY, NJ. D., Homeopathic
y physician and surgeon. Special at
tention given to female diseases, Butler,
Mo. Office, North side square over
Hahn & Co.'S. Residence, Ohio street, 4
doors west OF Wyatt & Boyd's lumber
yard. Is-tf
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II D. WOOD, Physician and Surgeon,
II. Butler, Mo. Office over Aaron
Hart's store.
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HENRY A. MlcGINDLEY.
A TTORNEY AT LAW, Butler Mo.
IA Office east side of square, Edwards
block. viii practice in all the courts of
Bates and adjoining counties, in the Uni
ted Statescourts at Kansas City and jeff
erson City, and in the Supreme court at
Jefferson .itv, mott
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Oar facilities Tor buying ard
elling goods are second ~ no
ionse IN the state rsd we gaarsp-
&c prices az 'o~ on same qlaiiJy
IF goods.
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TOHN s. & s. p. FRANCISCO, Attor-
- neys at Law, Butler, Mo-, will prac-
tice in the courts of Bates and adjoining
counties. Prompt attention given to col
lections. Office over Hahn & Co.'s hard
ware store. 20
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miscellaneous.

n v. BROWN, Judge OF Probate, But
LIZ Ter Mo. VIII draw and acknowledge
deeds, contracts, leases and all papers re-
quiring the acknowledgment or Iurat of a
clerk of court of record
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9 A. RIGGS, Attorney at Law and
-. Notary Public. Office in Probate
Court ROOM
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TT CLAY TUT, Attorney at Law,
LIZ utler, Mo. Special attention
given to Probate business
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oUR a.sTra:

A :nbie penny ratb fHa1 y
low sixcABc,."
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NJ. .. CowLEs Il co.

Every Department complete In
tself. having a great variety OF
.oods; IN fact. one of the argest
combination stocks II be tornd
my where.
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/ and sent it down with the rest, unbeknown
to anybody, so as tosurprise YOU. You
| didn't even suspect did you Phil ?"
But Uncle Phil was. still speechiess. and
even Johns ready tongue refused to do its
usual work.
While they vet stood, a silent, crestfallen
group a shrill high treble broke upon the
silence, and Aunt "Marthy" came walking
in.
wall, do say you look meeching
enough | told YOU Phil. that Susan would
find YOU out, thought should bust
when Susan went to Caleb TO go down to
the depot to haul up these things Just ten
days after he hauled um down. though as
for that, twas dark enough when he took
um down, being night"
At this awful stage John recovered him
self sufficiently to confront Aunt Martha
and hy dint Of winks aud mods make her
understand that she was making a mess Of
il.
Poor "Marthy" stared as opcn-mouthed
as the rest but the warning had come too
late Aunt Susan was hy no means slow,
and the whole plot was As plain as daylight
10 her.
"And SO, Philip Wheeler" she burst out
with Nitherins scoru. "vou thought 'twould
b, fine fun To deceive me with your trump
up story Of thieves that has made the
shiycrs run down my back ever since
came home f, On. YOU needn't say nothin
As Uncle Phil attempted to speak ITS
mighty honest. mehhe and does great credI,
to Your profession. As fur ypu. John,
wouldn't he, bciivcd YOU would hcv treated
YOUR old auntIc In such a way. You ken
| take them old things and send um back 20
Z c. hate the site Of um - Aud Aunt
Susan fairly broke down. aud bowling her
[ head on MARY, shoulder burst into shower
of tears which caused | Unclc Phil and John
to feel not only like sncaks and sCOundrcs.
/ but like the midnight assas,,ns and burg
I lar, As we'll.
There vas not much to say, but what
I could be SAID. John SAID he explained that
no harm was intended, Pnd that i was but
a foolish. bo,t~h trick. And Uncle Phil
. scratched HI. head aud tried 10 look buytsh,
aud failed uticri, because he already looked
so ,hecpi>h and mean.
But MARY did Just what warm hearted.
clear headed woman should have done.
She kissed Aunt Susan affrciiuuaicly, and
said
.tucle Phil and John meant to play of a
good Jokc ON you, but you have turucd the
table, finally, and | am duubiy g.Ad--ir~t
because dn lone % grt the best ~ JOKE.
and secondly, bccau>e dllr ou these dear.
quaint old things. Why. auult. You have
gwen me tr,4,ary.' Just MAJ, tl., You see
how sweet III. make tht. place .ook-"
/ And 50 she did 50 quantity sweet, and
altogether charming d.d the ht,lr house
grow under hcr ,Au.tul fingers THAT Il he-
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Mists!!
The Biters Bit.

well. | snum - exclaimed Uncle Phil
Wheeler, in his characteristic way finishing
the speech with prolonged whistle.
What's the matter p
why your Aunt Susans just bought
another bureau
The speakers we're Philip Wheeler, COM
monly called Phi, and ms handsome nephew,
| John Langdon Uncle Phil was standing
| under the biz brown horse chestnut tree whit
| tling a new handle for his hammer, when a
| hay wagon containing bureau, stopped be-
/ fore the gate.
| Whose bureaus that? ?" demanded Uncle
Phil.
Its for Miss Wheeler" was the answer.
She bought it down at Squire Thomas auc-
| ton.
! well, snum."
John Langdon, just coming from the
woodhouse, armed cap-a-ple, with rod and
| line, heard the exclamation and inquired the
cause.
80 Aunt Susan has bought another bu-
reau, has she p he remarked after a mo-
ment's scrutiny of that awful piece of house
hold furniture. Il say. Uncle Phil, where
is She going TO put it ?'
Uncle Phil shook his head and renewed
his whiting.
lin blamed if | know" he said at last
Il reckon twill have to step atop of sum
thing, for don't believe there's floor room
for it in the house"
ave got three in my room now, and
shall protest against a fourth,' laughed
John. Aunt Susan" addressing that lady,
who appeared on the piazza to superintend
the removal of her newly acquired treasure
from the cart to the house, where are you
going to put that thing?"
"Well, John, If you want it, WHY of course
YOU can have it; but ] did think I'd put ii
in the buttery, il would be so handy"
"By all MEANS" interrupted John "the
buttery Is just the place for it; three are as
many as | can occupy, inasmuch as | only
brought handbag along on my little visit.
If you were To give me fourth, | should
be reduced to the necessity of remaining in
bed in order to use it"
'Oh, go away, you rogue " cried his aunt,
looking lovingly at him land stop laughing
al your old auntie. Here you !" in alarm to
the driver "rake care there you'll have
that leg off, Hold on to the glass My
my How careless you BET"
After much anxiety on Aunt Susan's part,
hairbreadth escapes on the bureaus and a
good deal of harmless swearing, such as 81
snum :" 'by gollyl" etc, on Uncle Phil's,
the old bureau was at last safely deposited
! in the huttery, where it took up just three
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with the reply that it would cost 81 900. |
(hear the speakers words will be drowned
by the band-at the close of which there
will be heard a slight murmur of proud rec
ord-my part-building up the glorious
State-nia.1"
Gen. E.'s story: landed on the shores
Of the Golden State in rs. Although nv
stay was but lj minutes. assisted as
spectator in hanging two men without Judge
or jury. There was no delay in justice in
those days. believe that one Of these men
was afterward found innocent. But he was
an awful example to the guilty party, who
ever he was, and who was never-no never
N discovered Our vessel sailed then i'm
medlatcly to China. Although have never
seen the shores of the State | assisted to
find and make history for. still the humble
part in which it was my glorious privilege to
take III eeyating her to her present proper
tons i one Of the proudcst, etc"
Maj. F.'S story "During the spring Of
40 the Wallop-o-W Wogga tribe Of Indians
used often to attack our camp at D.rty
Blanket bar. We expected attacks from
them nightly and were IN the habit of sleep
ing on ou. arms. had no arms then bat a
pocket pistol | had brought ont from the
States, used to sleep on that. So did
nv brother. These pocket pistols we're
fully charged every night. They we're gen
orally empty 10 the morning in consequence
Of the repeated and furious attacks from
these Indians and snakes Il kept one
man busy getting them charged next day
al the nearest grocery. They we're loaded
from a barrel. Those were Wild old times
! can tell YOU. One day two Wild Indians
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Judge BIS story: When | arrived N
san Francisco there was ans amount Of
hanging gong on by the vigilance commit
tees. There was u great scarcity Of rope for
haIlers. | happened TO have with me a
bale Of choice hemp Law business was
lust then yer, dull. II had opened a law
office and hung out my shingle.l Nv ex-
pen,e, were iity dollars per day. An IN
splration seized me. | occupied nv spare
time (which has all my tlmel in ma iug
halters and selling them To the vigilance
committee at one hundred dollar, each.
Some DAYS made FIVE hundred dollars. A
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Nonchalance.

\ stranger in certain town over Sunday
improved the opportunity of attending
church. lie was escorted by the usher to
a pew, and took a seat, and for awhile was
the sole occupant, Before the service be-
gan, man entered the church and took a
seat in the pew beside the stranger. He very
closely ScIutinzed the visitor and eyiuced
by his demeanor that he regarded MS pres
ence as an intrusion. Taking from his
pocket card and pencil he wrote a missive
aud handed ii to the suspected intruder
he stranger took the card and read upon
it: This is NY pew" Whereupon he
calmly took from his pocket pencil and
wrote upon the back Of the card and handed
it back to the pew-holder, who read at
is a very good one ; what rent do YOU pay ?"
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Vol. XVIII. Whole No. l422. NO.l7.
A Visit to DR.. 0. W. Holmes.

Lady Duffus Hardy, in her recently pub
lished work, Through Cities and Prairie
Lands" gives the following account of
visit to the genial poet;
We reached Beverly Farms about noon
the iercest, hottest part of the day. We
had no idea how far the doctors residence
might be from the station, but trusted to
lind some conveyance to take us there, feel
ing that it would be an effort to walk even a
hundred yards in the heat of the blazing
sun. The tram steamed away from the plat
form and We looked around in search of
some one of whom We might enquire our
road, and then looked blankly at one anoth-
er. We had no idea which wav to turn and
here was not living creature in sight to
icll US. We walked through the empty sta
non the ticket office was closed, and not a
railway official was in sight. Only big
black dog was living curled up under one of
The benches; every other living thing had
my>terIously vanished. Some iaborers were
working in a field not far from the station,
and We noticed a pretty white cottage close
To the roadway on the opposite Slde-scarce-
N a stones throw from US. 4 gentleman in
a linen suit a straw hat, and carrying green
umbrella came out of the gate and walked
quickly towara the station We advanced to
meet him and inquired if he could tell us
where DR.. Holmes lived.
Il am DR. Holmes he answered. land
YOU, presume, are the ladies was hurry
ng To meet" We acknowledged that We
believed we were lie turned back with US,
aud IN another moment We all three entered
the garden which we had seen him leave
moment before. 1t was a pleasant first in
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Melancholy Humorists and Old Jokes.



'iA'' ~ n H''"''h'' III "r apprrhrnd'
'N'r y ~ ~. Inconsistent Win genius ior
jos "''i''N' ''''."'''s'' "H'' h'\i 70 no
-'"e'' 'A'' maps, more -''d th'hE' man
aHN ''hcF p'.l'>'PH'F n antiquity y a.
''Ft''" as VERY melancholy o! nature.
"''F>' '''h company i' a'> later aAy~' and
u''',h -'''h NJ >"'. "'.'A'.a'''. l''u-l'N JeT-
'''''' "'' ~ l"' Nf'"''' WIS n ihe. N'c-
tnIl'" era was "'' ohl1 grave hn' anxious
'N "''n''.nF 'h' Ih''nlN i'o' nc cider.
"ho .'"4 tNANc -cfe'mih- JoNe' r'rn
"H' '' '"' '""'i"'t'''h '' h'.A-''' "hieh
l"F'"i'1 ".,,i' "A' 'As'A'H the picture 'i
sadness. " pen W 'aFn Z" me TWO great
masters p h-n'r ANu p',h"' q "ar age \
VIII DE r'ite'.n''rd 'h't th' HAh'tni1 eX-
i'''>i'" Oh 'h'F'e' Dickens "AN one ot
concentrated ,',,hi""'' aui 'hAt the "roi-
nary mem N " i''t'm MaAep,Aee IhacA-
aFN was ~ 'N'f'JA4i''" srH'i'y. Inrrc j.
hn,' '' E',.' N''Iir> I" ~" lahir lnA
~ N4'hA'' h'-'f'' nHt the outward and
''''''' appearance o' 'Ne pA"Ner -p''' was
tAe reverse "' nii'h'ui u "a' CHASTITY and
''"A''''u' z" ah alarming degree s'
'nA'A r. 'H"r'"' lfAl a firheh t""iman 7"
"h'n Roger, hld' on entering room s''-
ei' '"e '"'d "' l""lh'' Moore instead "i
~, ""h A''lS' ,m't" h'ih t' the company A.
't'N'''N. 'A N"'l-
II j curious 'I'' '''''.''ih 'H"Hid have