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The Butler weekly times., 1884-05-07
Brudder Green Gets a Setback.
Detroit Free Press

Detroit Free Press
Unprincipled Green offered the
following before the Lime Kiln
Club:
Resolved, Dat it am de sense Of
de 100000 Guild populashun OF
dis hentrv das Iii, gov ment should
furnish each head Of de family wild
100 acres Of land an 4 mule
Dat resolushun viii be cut in
two in de m;ddle,'' replied Broth
er Gardner as dc laid It on the table.
Dis government owes de black man
list what he owes De white, an no
mo-. When we git 100 acres of land
it will be when We purchase 'em IN
lar ta>hun, an If any member Of
iI, club am anxious to boss mule
he must either buy or steal him. 1t
would be a very happy thing for
men who sot aroup' grocery stove
an let deir wives support de My
bv washin fur Uncle Sam to come
down, but he won't do 1t all the
same. Bruddcr Green will move
six seats back. an if he haln't heard
from again fur six months no one
Will be anv de wuss off,
lin brlngin' dis performance to 4
close,' continued the president, as
he nodded to Samuel Shin to strike
the triangle, ''let me say to one ant
| all OF you dat de present aiiment o
| dis kentry am de want of common
| sense. De man who Arms s. pc,
| week wants to lib an dress as wei
as de man who Arms SI2. an di
piles up deots an brings abou
| trickery, fraud an communism. No
| body am satisfied to be what he am
Eben de poo will 60 hungry soone
dan let ANYBODY kno" dey can't bu
fried oysters. De member of Iii
club who bankers fur luxurles mad
fur de tables of millionaires kin max
up his mind to pay fur 'em or b
known IN dis hall no noa'. Let II
| pernambulate hOmeWards.
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\ liberal reward will be paid II any par
y who will produce a case of Liver, Kid
ney or Stomach complaint that Electric
Bitters will not speedily cure. Bring
them along, it will cost you nothing tor
he medicine if it fails to cure. and you
will be we'll rewarded for your trouble
besides. All Blood diseases, Bi!iousness
Taundice, Constipation, and general de-
bility are quickly c;.red. Satisfaction
guaranteed or money refunded. Price
only fifty cents per bottle. For sale By
F. NJ. Crumly & Co. City Drug store.
Nos
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a Veteran Vagrant.

Exchange.
\ very aged man, clothed in rags
and with a long flowing beard. who
carried Il bundle of papers which
state that he was born in 1901,
fought with the great Napoleon at
Waterloo, Austerlitz and Leipzig.
and took an active part in the Polish
war OF 1891, was captured and sem
fenced to Siberia, but escaped and
came to this country with Carl
Schulz IN 1881. was recently brought
to the police station at Trenton. \.
j., charged with vaCrancy.
| Although 70 years Of age. he fought
| IN the war OF the rebellion. and since
| then has led a nomadic life. travel
| ing from one place to another, ano
| reIyIrg on members Of the Crane
Army tor support. He is known
as Count Lowaski. His appearan
| &C gives him striking resemblance
| 10 the makeup Of RIP Van WInkIe
| and the resemblance is strengthened
| by the old soldiers strong tOrelgi
accent He rather invited a scntenc.
| Of thirty days in Jail which the Justice
| imposed.
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store.

Never was such a rush made tor any Drug
Store as is now at F. NJ GRUMPY y COS.
for a Trial Bottle of DR.. Kings
New Discovery for Consumption, Coughs
and colds. All persons affected with asth-
ma, bronchitis, Hoarseness, Severe coughs
or anv affection of the Throat and lungs
can get Trial Bottle of this great remedy J
tree bv calling at above Drug Store. kes
Mar size 500. 40
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No <

A little bov was buried in Meridi-
an Miss. the other day, and behind
the hearse in the funeral procession
walked his pony, with its saddle
draped with Grape. Strangers even
looked with moistened eyes upon the
little fellows pet, upon which ne
had often been seen to ride through
the streets but little while ago.
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Bicycle, and TricYcles.

From Washington Letter.
The number of bicycles in the
United States IS estimated at 4O.OOo
The League OF American WheelmeiI
is an organization OF which DR.. \
NJ. Beekvith, OF New York Cit3. Is
the president. 1t has over 4.Ooo
members. The annual meeting will be
held in Washington on May 10 and
20, when from 200 to ZOO repre-
sentative wheelmen are expected 20
be present. The object OF the or
eanization is to promote the general
interest OF bicvcling and tricvcllng ;
to ascertain and protect the rights OF
" heelmen; to institute regulation tor
races; to secure favorable rates for
the transportation OF machinery and
TO encourage tours.
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mo. Pacific II. II.
Secrer SOCIefIes.
NASOSiL.

- MASONIC.
Butler Lodge, no. s54' s meets the "'S'
D'rdsr p in each month. c,, ,roso,s
- = a.aar 81 meets second Thursday in ea'"
month"; r'isv Commandery Knights TemPiar
0ousf .bs first Tuesday in each month.
10. o. FELLOWS.
Rates Lodge No. $50 meets every Mon
Esy night. a,. No. -6 meets the
1and p .th Wednesdays in each 'noh'h
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A New York Policeman admitted
ir cour, that he was on the sick list
for six months because the night air
did not agree with him. He drew
h,> pay and also salary for day work
in hat store during the same period
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4 boy was convicted IN toronto
Canada. last week of profane swear
ing in English on the testimony OF an
Italian who did not understand IN
el,se." and was compelled to testify
through an interpreter.
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-.oTICE: IN another column viii be found
l.. ..relclc IN which all (whetAer ih.y ~ -
~ are interested. Nesiectlns 10 rcatI' Ii .
rove :. very serious IS well as an eS''c'sI's
s-4.s. Hc <. 10 the advertl>es'ie'- -
-. a-itcrr. \ aaowi-d-e e.: So
a. r. ~...t a .,..s.egii wa roar - :
r. - s-.:.s, A. = II. wi, sarc s-.!T - =.
q, na~s o;her-F:sr e.:v=f :
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EXECUTED BY HIS ENEMIES.
Tragic TRIAL and Death Of Indian
Charley at San Carlos.
Washington Special to the World.

IN Arizona. has sent report to In
dian Commissioner Price. which IS
full of sensational charges against the
military authorities IN Arizona, and
especially against Captain Crawford
assigned by Gen. Crook TO the COM
mand OF the troops in the vicinity OF
the reservation. After giving an
account of how Captain Crawford
1nterferes with his authority in pro-
tecting Indians who are murderers
and horse thieves, h. proceeds TO
give an account of a military muir
der committed under direction OF
Captain Crawford himself. He
shows. first, that Indian murdercrs OF
white men, one of them under lndlct-
ment, are protected by the Captain
from arrest. The agent says:
In striking contrast with the pro
lection afforded these murderers OF
some of the best citizens of Arizona
and New Mexico, including Judge
McComas, wife and boy, | will cite
the case Of Nez -ki-Za, a San Car
los Indian, we'll known about the
agency as .'Charlev, VINO had been
faithful agency scout up to the
time of the disbandment of that force
July 30, 1883. The story or Char
le,'s offense is too long to be detail
ed here. though 1t is full of interest
| and we'll calculated TO arouse the
sympathy of every lover of justice in
a country where hearty approval
| never fails to greet the acqulttal OF
| such as take human life and count il
no CRIME as against the betrayal of a
napplness, Charley had bought and
paid for his wife. She had been en-
tlced from his home and redress had
| been denied him. John Smith, chic
of a band. who had received the
| price as brother and guardian of the
woman, approved the desertion, bu
refused to restore ary portion of The
! money he had received for her
| Charley fred upon Smith with in
| tent 20 kill, but failed in the perform
ance. In the fight lic came upor
the faithless wife, who was living
c,iminally with another man. II,
,oal. I,.r hf. and esconed TO the
mountains.
~ fttr many MOI fhs he was cap
..I,,. .,,;I;t.,,. .,,,.,tsand taken be
r....s..l Il, ;,, ofI,
io'o N''l''' '''' -,
dlans was inpaneiea ana Nli"i IL
was condemned TO 3lc by the hand
~ b;s e,nmi.s No friend was pres
, 3.t.,a b;,,,
N''' r,-,
was revival OF INC ''''' O''''''''.
OF centuries ago ~ " ''''e 'l'''''
the service OF the Interior depart
,sn, a4 the AGENCY had a suspicio
.1,. .e be,,, re
'i''' i E'e''t y. Co.
hearsed at oapt- - ''' i'i u . ''N''>
| quarters.
"Between Q and 10 O'Clock on tn
,;al,, ,olIoxy;no the dav Of the tr,:
...., ~ .au \
oh"iley was ."he'' 1'on' '
} Al. Seioer. Military Nhlel oi 0oou'
conducted by hlm alone to the hi'
. ,ne place of seven of John Smith
- ,. .bro.ts and delivered
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|N {. BOULNTARE, Physician and
Surgeon. Office north side square,
Butler, Mo. Diseases of women and chil-
Fren a specially.
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. NJ. CHRISTY,

III. NJ. CHRIsTY, w. H. bA'-i-A>D' ;
InRS CURISTY & BALLARD, lio-
III homeopathic Physicians and surgeons
uOthce. front room over p. o. All calls
answered at Office day or night. leie-
Ibhone communication to all parts OF the
Eity. Special attention given TO female
diseases.
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h y.BROWN, Notary Public But
u Ter Mo. Will draw and acknowledge
taeds. contracts, leases and all papers re-
-.u;r;ne the Acknowledgements or 1urat OF
n officer.
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,sco S. p. FRANCISCO.

S. FRANCISCO. D I N>o'7N0
1pANcISCO BROS. Attorneys at
law. Butler, Mo-, will practice IN
h. courts of Bates and adjoining
kornties. Prompt attention given to col,
.e.;ons Office over Wright & 6ior1us'
hardware store
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PhySIclstai-.

T EVERINGHAM, NJ. D., fhyslciah
and Surgeon. Residence west sioe
North Main street. once UP SlAiN9 On
kest side of Public Squares hrat room
north OF Olive House.
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Il. HENRY, Attorney at Law, Butler,
Ia No. Will attend to cases in any
fonrt Of record in Missouri, and do gener-
Il collecting business.
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thorough and practical business course
will be presented consisting Of Penmanship,
Mathematics, Grammar, Spelling, CONNER
cial Law, Business Correspondence Tele-
graphy and bookkeeping inits various forms
VIZ: Merchandise, Bank, Railroad Express
and Telegraph. Ornamental Penmanship
and Drawing will be taught to those desir-
ING them.
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THOS. 7. SMITH.

IAsHBRooK. THoS' /. sMi H.
,supOOK & SMITH, Attorneys at
ho,r o,r ButIer, Mo. Will practice in
Courts n" OF Bates and adjoining coun-
(he r.: c0., @ollections j &c promptly attended to
[lesi' Taxes Paid tor Non-residents.
m.o M front room over Bates county Ma
[ional Bank.
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,pKNSON s. ABERNATHY, At
torneys at Law, Butler MO. Once
kes, side of the square
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h, l., RICE, NJ. D., Eclectic PhHst-
liz, clan and Surgeon. All calls prompt
i attended to. Office up stairs over
Erumly's Drug Store.
Smyrna times., 1884-04-02
Does This Mean the Kent County
Railroad.

The Baltimore Sun of Saturday, in
discussing railroad affairs, makes a
statement that seems to indicate that
Robert Garrett is now the president of
of the Baltimore & Delaware Bay r.
P. Probably when the Sun speaks of a
little road that runs from Delaware
river into Maryland it means road
running from Delaware bay into Mary
land and the Kent County Road is the
only one so running. The fact that
the name of the road has beon recently
changed from "Kent County, Smyrna
& Delaware Bay" to Baltimore &
Delaware Bay" would also. seem to
lend some support to the statement of
a change of controllership. The note
in the Sun is as follows:
Pennsylvania Railroad surveyors
are in Hartford laying out route for
an extension of their Philadelphia and
Baltimore Central by way of Deer
Creek and Belair to some station on
the p. w. & B. Road. The Belair AgiS
says that such road would deprive
the Baltimore Il Ohio's Philadelphia
branch of large amount of local traffic
which it would otherwise receive. Il
is also conjectured thatif the Baltimore
& Ohio builds branch road over theil
recent survey by way of Churchvillt
and Cooksville north, it will be carry
ing out q scheme for reaching thu
Pennsylvania coal regions. Rober
Garrett has been elected president o
little railroad on the Eastern Shor
: running from the Delaware river owe
into Maryland. This was holding o
the Jersey Central Railroad, which !
now an ally of the Baltimore Il Ohio
and the line is looked to with some in
terest by the Baltimore & Ohio peopl
who say they intend to go down tn
Peninsula. -CbestertolOn Transcript.
Smyrna times., 1884-04-02
France and China.

Marquis Tseng is reported to have
broken his usual prudent silence to ex-
press a contemptuous disbelief in the
ability of France to either take Hoang-
no or to compel China to pay any in
demnity. The French papers are
equally confident that both one and
the other will be done. Which is right
only time can decide. Which is likely
to be right we may infer from the fact
that the Chinese are habitually as cau-
tious and moderate in their statements
as the French are the reverse. Ifthere
be any injudicious Dragging in the mat
ter it will not come from the Asiatic
diplomatist.
He certainly does not go too far
when he asserts that China has every
advantage of numbers and position in
her favor. The Chinese army numbers
over 100000 of men, of which more
than one-half are Chinese, a large
share of whom are armed with weap-
ons of precision. The Government at
Pekin have been quietly preparing for
war since Russia began to bluster and
threaten in 1873. They have been
lavish in their expenditures, importing
Krupp cannon, ChassepOt rifles and
the finest modern weapons made in
Germany; they would buy neither
English nor American guns. Arsenals
have been built at Kiang-nan and Sou
chow, and placed under the manage
ment of skilled German workmen
The army was also Officered by Euro
peans until the Chinese had learned
how both to make guns and to drill
men in the use of them, when the for
eigners were gradually and quietly dis
missed.
Two years ago the Chinese nav!
numbered eleven men of war, who's
: guns exceeded in penetration ant
range any in the world, excepting thre
on one English and one italian vessel
No armoured vessel afloat, it was stat
ed in England, equalled them in speed
These are but the nucleus of larg
, feet armed with the best Gatling guns
, The line of forts from Hainan to Fol
. mosa Straits have lately been rebuilt
strongly armed, and manned by owe
10000 soldiers.
Whatever preparations have bee
> made have been thorough. The
= mean business, and that by quie
! practical people. Back of this militar
. power China has the advantage Of
4 patriotic, vast population. Her noma
= tribes, in case of war, would prove ;
9 dangerous as an army of scorpions
the invaders. She has also the sol
n backing of wealth. Her people al
y lightly taxed, but her ordinary annu
a revenue averages $320,000,O00.
any case, the French will probab
= find they have undertaken a more Sc
- ious business in the capture of HOan
% hoa than they anticipated.-PhiIdd'
Dhid Press,
Smyrna times., 1884-04-02
General.

Augustus Schell, the well-known
New York politician and railroad mag |
nate, died on Thursday.
Postal card voting for President is
now in high favor. However, no man
elected in this manner was ever in
augurated.
The Philadelphia Record has donned
a new suit, which will make it more
acceptable to its one hundred thousand
daily readers.
The Pennsylvania Democrats seem
to have the Randall fever to about the
same extent that the Pennsylvania
Republicans have the Blaine fever.
A terrific cyclone swept through the
West last week. Over one hundred
families are destitute in one town, and
hundreds of other places in the same
condition.
The whiskey men are ready to help
Mr.. Randall defeat the Tariff bill, if
Mr.. Randall will let up on the Whisky
Bonded extension bill. Mr.. Randall
won't trade, and proposes to defeat
both measures.
Hon. R. C. Holiday has resigned his
position as Secretary of State of Mary
land, on account of Ill health, the res
ignation to take effect May lst. Gov
ernor McLane has appointed Geo. B.
Milligan as Mr.. Holidays successor.
The breaking of the levees has made
the Mississippi Valley a vast sea. The
people have appealed to Congress
for immediate aid. The wateris higher
than in 1882, and is still rising. A ter
rible storm of wind and rain on Sun
day added to the general desolation.
The important question as to wheth-
er or not consumption is contagious is
being freely discussed, and the Opin-
ions of eminent medical men seem tC
differ as to it. fit should prove to be
true that it is contagious it would rev
olutionize medical practice i'm New
England, where consumption is the
most prominent enemy of human life
) But where doctors disagree it will b'
an open question probably for years tC
. come.
Under the head of "let him go" th'
Wilmingtonidn says: "Since Mr.. Ran
|. dsll's defeat in the contest for thu
Speakership he has never lost an op
portunity of thwarting the objects o
the party to which he processes to be
; long, and matters have now come L
such u pitch that the sooner he ]
: driven over into the Republican rank
the better it viii be for any chance
that the Democrats may yet have foI
= the Presidency" G
Smyrna times., 1884-04-02
Divorce and the Church
ALARM AT THE EXTENT OF THE UN-
TYING.

No subject appears to be creating SO
great an interest among the religious
denominations in this country as that
of marriage and divorce. One of the
first and most interesting matters to
be presented to the great Methodist
General Conference, which meets in
Philadelphia next month, will be
paper offered by prominent delegate
from that city providing for thorough
discussion of the question, with the
purpose of having the church take
some effective action either by the
Methodists alone or in concert with
other denominations. The Episcopal
ians are also exercised over the matter
and at their last General Convention,
held in Philadelphia last Fall, appoint
ed a large general committee composed
of the leading lay and ministerial
ecclesiastical lawyers of the Church ia
go over the whole ground and report
at the next Convention.
The Preshyterians are not any more
satisfied with the situation than arc
the Methodists and EpiscopalianS
"People have no idea of the extent o
the evil" said a prominent Presbyter
ian minister last week, 4" it is frightful
Marriages are now deliberately under
taken as a mere trial. If the partie
are satisfied all may be well. If the.
find out that they would rather be un
married again, it is az simple AS rolling
off log. The Courts are applied to,
few formalities are gone through with
and the bond is broken" So the Pres
byterian Synod has appointed a com
mittee, which will report next Fall a
, to what changes should be made in tn
| Church law upon the subject of mai
D riages.
The Baptists are already in tn
midst of a discussion of this question
Their peculiar Church governmer
e does not allow the passage of any la
J. on the subject. which will be bindin
: upon all the churches but the crystal
!, zation of opinion and purpose in ii
r Church is toward extreme measure
The Catholics, who do not believe
n divorce for any cause, in some parts
v the country cooperate with PrOtestal
t, denominations in appealing to Il
v Legislative power of the States to ca
a a halt.
d So far as the laws of the several d
IS nominations go it does not appear tn
o there is, except in the case of the Cat
d olics, any well-defned exposition
e law either as to how many, if al
Al moral causes there are for divorce,
n to what any extent divorced perso
" may marry. All this is expected to
r changed by the actions of the differe
p governing bodies of the churches in
L. very short time.
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WHEN SPRING BEGAN.

While roaming in the woods one day,
asked this question, half in play,
" Who can tell when Spring began?"
straightway the answer came, "Icanw
And Robin Redbreast cooked his head
"All right! Then pray proceed" said.
Il must" said he, express surprise
That any one with two good eyes,
Or even one, should fail to see
Springs coming must depend on me-
When l come, then will come the Spring.
And that's the gist of the whole thing"
HO, no! He, he! Well, l declareP'
Squirrel chuckled, high in air.
60 That is to droll-that you should bring,
Instead of being brought by, Spring.
/ hadn't meant to boast but now
The cause of truth will not allow
My silence; so I'll merely state
That Spring for me must dttuays wait.
The thing admits not of doubt:
Spring can't begin till come out"
well, bless my starsl For pure conceit,"
Began the Brook, "you two do beat
All have heard. AS if 'twere true
Spring never came at all till you
Were born, and can't come when you're dead!
I'm sorry sir, you've been misled,
Bnt can set you right. know
Spring comes when | begin to flow.
When my ice meltS and not till then,
Spring dares to venture forth again"
"Whew !" sneered the Breeze, in high disdain.
you're wrong as they are, it is plain.
When first came, not long ago,
found you naught but ice and snow.
Twas my warm breath, you thankless thing,
That broke your bands and brought the Spring.
The Robins and the Squirrels all
Come only when they hear me call.
In fact, may assert with truth
am the Spring itself. in sOoth.
Springs here because I'm here and when
leave, you'll have no Spring again."
E J. Wheeler, IN 50. Nicholas for ApiH.
Smyrna times., 1884-04-02
SMYRNA. DEL. WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. APRIL 2, 1884

he prefers Logan as presidential can
didate. 1t is said on dit that one Of
General Grants projects is to write a
book and that he will do it the coming
Summer, if he RECEIVERS his strength.
The aim is to get it out about year
after Blaine's production finds its way
to the secondhand stores.
LENoX.
Smyrna times., 1884-04-02

WITNESSING THE FLIGHT OF A Soul.
III. F. NJ" of New Britain, writes to
the Hartford Times az wish to relate
in few words to the readers of the
Times my experience last evening at a
death-bed. was permitted for once
to see, plainly and Enthusiastically. the
passing away from the body of the i'm
mortal spirit. As we were watching
by the bedside, could plainly see a
form, white and vapory, commencing
to leave the body from the feet. Isaw
it slowly rise, until he ceased breathing,
when the whole form seemed separated
from the body, and suddenly, like an
electric flash, the whole room seemed
filed with white and beautiful light,
in which the spirit form seemed to
linger for a few moments. Then, as
suddenly as the electric light goes out,
the spirit form, the light and all had
vanished from the rOom-and we stood
alone with the deserted clay tenement.
This is no delusion. l write these
words, as l would were they the last
words could ever write or speak. This
evening have witnessed the passing
aw@v into spirit life of the immortal
SOL"