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The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1885-03-18
The Cost of the White House

Most people believe that the $50.
600 a year which the president gets
as his salary is the sum total. This
is a mistake, The estimate OF the
amount which congress is TO appro-
pirate this wear lies before me, open
at the page relating to the president.
I see that $35, ,o64 Is asked tor him
IN addition to his salary of $50, 900
to pay the salaries OF his subordi-
mates and clerks. His private sec
retary is paid $3.50 his assistant
private secretary S., $50, his stenog-
rapher S. 500, FIVE messengers each
SI.soo, a steward ST. 500, two door
keepers who each get $I.zoo, tour
other clerks at good salaries, one
telegraph operator, two ushers get
| ting $1,000, watchman who gets
5000 and a man to take care OF fires
who receives $S64 year. In ad-
d,tion to this there is set down SIS,
600 fer incidental expenses, such as
stationery. carpets and the care oi
the presidential stables. And fur
ther on, under another heading,
there Is a demand for nearly $40
coo more. OF this S12. 500 is fol
repairs and refurnishing the White
house, $7,5o IS for fuel, s. 900 is
for the green house and $4,000 !"
tor gas. matches and the stables
| The White house. all told. costs the
country in connection with the pres
ident considerably over SIc5,ooo Z
wear.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1885-03-18
Growth of Mormonism.

hormonism is adapted TO the in
teliectu2l capacities OF the masses,
the multitude OF the ignorant and
poor. the wretched. the pariahs of
society. To these are offered Just
what they are sure ALWAYS to hunger
for. bold assumption aud boundless
assertion, great show OF authority,
these helping TO gertrude in faith;
salvation by forms, ny the legerde-
nam OF rite, the hocuspocus o ini-
tlating and anointinc: literal inter
pretation Of the Scriptures, and pro-
tuse quotations 81 texts, and special
" such as ATE set in the poetical and
obscure diction of the prophets. The
same minds delight in prodlgies.
"SHsd tgnot.m, pro mtrsfco.
The more mysterious the more true.
! The secrecy, too. OF the endowments
has a charm, and as well the offices
and titles which each one may pos
.ess. OF such ee"gaws and tlnsel
this church has unlimited store. And
who is not fiattered BY the assurance
that he is of the few wise and bless
cd Of the race. that the MANY outside
his coterIe are foolish and doomed ?
No dosbt, also, by setting the stand
ara of morality so lament2bly low.
and offering salvation to- the worst
OF sucn easy terms as external ODE
dience and service. thousands have
been captured and held. The prom
Use, too, of land Is lure to many.
Bibllotheca Sacra
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1885-03-18

When a Missourian wants an Of
fee he wants 1t bad. One OF the
candidates who has been on the
ragged edge tor three or four days.
irving to get Senator Vests ear ali
to himself for briet period. got up
az s O'Clock this morning and sailed
forth. The senator lives OF CapI-
tol hill. The MlsSourian hired =
hansosn and rode out He SAYS his
plan Was to stop M front OF hr-
Vests door and sit there until the
inmates began to show Signs OF lIfc-
when he would get admittance to
the senator's room and secure the
much desired conference. Perfect
" satisfied in mind with MS scheme
he drove up n front ot the house snd
hooked oct. There was Charles Il
Aians,sr, sitting oo the doorstep,
while Gil Colonel Svi5z'er was han1
ing II the door2el, The Missouri
an says ta took ooe good look =
he zceac. and taen told tae driver :,
ret bac.z doy.a town as fast a b
cou},.-W as2ainEtoa Dispatch
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1885-03-18

J. L. Talbot. our merchant tail
or has Just received an elegant lint
of furnishing goods.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1885-03-18
WEEKLY
MISSOURI REPUBLICAN
A chance ia Get Valuable
HOusehOId Articles for buU
Fraction Of their Value:
Every Article in the Following Ln'
Guaranteed as Represented by
the Old Reliable Missouri
Republican.

We will give the Weekly Missouri Re
publican, the regular subscription price
OF which is 81, with the following aTti
cIes at the prices named:
The Waterbury Watch, an excellent,
reliable and good looking watch. IL r.
manufactured by the Waterbury Com
pany, especially for the Missouri Repub-
Ii an, and is scut to subscribers through
the mail in a satin-lined case The reg
ular price of the watch Is 81 so, but we
send the Weekly Republican, one yea,
and the watch and chain for the price cf
the watch, So 90; with the Ti-Weekly
one year SO so.
An elegant Sewing Machine warranted
tor five wears. This machine Is fully
equal to If not better than similar ma
chimes that have been selling all ove'
the country for from $3s to $50. Our
is only SIS and Weekly for one year
thrown In. With the Tr,-Weekiy for oDc
year il is $40.
Farmers and Mechanics Blacksmith
| shop, $50 worth OF tools for S15. This
set of tools consists of
4o-lb anvil and wise,
I8-inch tongs,
z-lbs hammer, with handle,
! rh-lb. hot chisel, with handle,
No a stock and dies,
FarrIer's pincers,
| Farrier's knife,
| ShoeIng hammer,
Backsmith's drill,
| Forge will heat az inch iros
/ These tools are OF the best quality, ann
will last a life time. Price $50 Ifp-
kit o. tools and the Weekly Republican.
one wear, S15; with Tri-Weekly SIS.
beautiful Family Clock, made by Set
Thomas Athens patent: height, ~ in;
Solid walnut case; spring -winoing; rnr
S DAYS; strikes the hours. Guarantees
10 keep perfect time. tetatl price, 10
We give this clock and the Weekly Re-
publican one year tor S5; Tri-Weekt
for 20: Daily tor SI4.
Family scales OF two kinds: The Ii,
tie Detective. This scale weighs accup
ateIy any article ranging from one quArts7
OF a pound TO twenty-five pounds. r.
the Weekly one year, @3; with the m
Weekly, 50. The same scales, with a
scoop, tor the purpose OF weighing loost
articles. is : cents higher,
The Union, o. Family scale, il a piat
form scaic, and weighs up TO $50 pounos
With Weekly, one year, -, *; with y
Week.yS7 a..
! The watch goes by mail, postage p9k'
bv ire Z Republican. Each Of the oths-
articles will oe shipped By freight. or q
pres, ~ tise 81 -scgioeT may direct H'r
/ at his expense.
CLUB LIST.
Anyone sending sag with ci.b OF ~
: sssekiY subscribers wi. g@t "4t@rDufJ
.sztch and chain free,
Arvone ending S3s with csuo o'
.v-eL.. subscribers y...I -; a DEN -"0ii'
- ~ TIE MISSOURI REPCBLICAk,
II Louis.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1885-03-18

A Wisconsin editor, in writing on
religious matters, remarked ti1at
Moses was the man who was swaI-
lowed by the whale, and the next
saY he apoloe,zed tor the error. al
n'hutng it 70 the pfoof-fea der The
pFooI reader then whipped the editor,
aud dared the whote :oyyl. % come
on. It IS little incidents Ike this
iaa;maNe things lively in this wes.er;,
Country, whether business i d5" or
no5.-Chlcaso Herald.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1885-03-18
Bucklen's hrnlca salve.

The greatest medical wonder OF the
world. Warranted to speedily cure Burns
Bruises, Cuts, Ulcers Salt Rheum, Fever
Sores, cancer, Piles, Chilblains, Corns,
Teter, Chapped Hands, and ! skin erup-
tions, guaranteed to cure IN every in
stance, or money refunded. Prize Is Cts
per box, For sale by F. NJ. Crumly & Co.
e II
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1885-03-18
Important.

V lez yo1 visit o. leave New YORK City. save
Baggage fNU-esS3se aaEi Carriage Hire aud stop
- tsse G-aEd Union Hotel. opposite Grand Cen
sral nepot.
Elegant -3eTas fitted m s. a eos. of ore mil
lion dollars. reduced % = ~ and upwards per
tay- European plsn- Elevator EastagI-aHt
supplied Win ne hes Horse c4r$- stages ana
elevated railroad - al GeTot7- Families can
tive better for less no9eE 81 tGa Grand Union
hotrl t121 - sTv omar .E--t-cia=@ Eo-ei II -er
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1885-03-18
TROUBLE THREATENED.
=. proe,amat on Of BarrIos Deelar-
lao Himself Dictator of Central
America May Cause Serious
Trouble
lad Inyoy We the United States
Mex,co and European Powers IN
an Unpleasant Controversy.

Washington, D. e., March IA
tn those conversant with all facts IN
,.oard to the spec OK of war which has
arisen in Central America, the mat
FER i. considered of tar .rsger i'm
oortance than the SIZE otthe countries
directly involved would make 1t.
The fact is, if Barrios persists in his
a.,umpt,on of dictatorship, not only
will Mexico take lively hand IN
the scrlmmage, as indicated by
President Diaz' energetic pronuncla-
mento. but the United States can
earcely avoid taking q hand IN it,
with the by no means remote proba-
bili,y of European Intervention, at
least diplomaticallv. and bringing
no the Monroe doctrine again for
ADJUDICATION, poss bly, of arms be-
tween the United States and one or
more European powers In that
event the little ructions now gong
on IN Madagascar, Egypt and China.
and threatened in Atghanistan would
cut a very small figure indeed. The
understanding in diplomatic quarters
here is that Barrios is inspired by
France, and possibly also by Eng
land, in order to render completion
Of the NicAraguan canal impossible,
and it IS readily understandable how
a casus belli is liable to arise any
day if Barrios' troops go charging
through Nicaragua. which would
compel armed intervention bv the
Uu,ted States. A thing which adds
to the probability that British in
Auence is at work there is the fact
that Honduras has conceded Barrios'
pretensions. Diaz' readiness to
throw down the glove to 2arrios is
also attributed to American in
huence.
Jaw Gould has a scheme on foot to
build railroad right down through
these troubled states into South
America. The money king has
been wise enough to secure Diaz to
HIM by strong ties, and diplomats
here see Gould back of D,az' herce
PROCLAMATION. In this connection
President Cieyeland's actor this
afternoon in sending message to
the senate for the purpose OF with
drawing the Spanish and Nicaragua
treaties has a deep significance.
Barrios' proclamation has led friends
OF the Nicaragua treaty to urge its
immediate ratification by the senate
President Cleveland evidently doe,
not want this done Just now, and, tc
provide against all contingencies
proposes to get it into his own hand,
as soon as possible. Whether it is
Tor the purpose of negotiating fol
more favorable terms from Nicara-
qua, or with view OF suppressIns
the matter entirely until congres:
convenes next December, and 81
doing whatever he can TO keep on
OF the bad mess hi winch the repub
hean administration has been lnvolv
ed through the stupidity ot Arthu
and his dotage cabinet. remains t,
DC seen, hut the belief is expresse,
IN diplomatic circles tonight tha
neither of these bungle.o.ne treatie
will again be seen bv senators durin:
the existing session.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1885-03-18
Notice OF Dissolution.

Notice is hereby given that the CO.
partnership heretofore existing between
John Pharis and w. N. Porch, under
the firm name of Pharis & Porch. has
this da, been dissolved by mutual con-
sent. The business will still be conducted
by John Pharis. w. n. Porch retiring.
All persons knowing themselves indebted
to the said firm will please come forward
and settle their accounts either by cash
or aote without furt' cr notice,
March I3th, 1855. JoHN PHARIs.
w. n. Porch
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1885-03-18

l. /. Talbot The fashionable tailor
d; 8u'lcr. is now resdY % furnish
YOU with handsome ~et made 70
order.
Weston weekly leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 1878-189?, 1885-07-17

One of the secrets Of doing we'll
in the world is pride. We do not
mean that offensive quality which
SO often displays itself to the dis
comfort of people in general. Pride
is good thing when well hardled,
and the pride we refer to is that of
doing even the srallest duties in
the best possible manner. "He
that is faithful in little will he
faithful also in much" Is a very old
idea, but it seems to be as of:en
forgotten, as if it were one of the
fresh jokes of the day, which are
laughed at and dismissed from men,
ory. Pride in good work is the se-
cret of mechanical success. 1t is
the foundation of literary fame as
well. Talent will do much for
young people, but pride will do
more. There are many people that
seem to think their work is only to
be gotten over with by hook or
crook. There are the ones who re-
cruit the ranks of tie unsuccessful.
They 90 to swell the crowds Of id
lers and GROWERS. Their pride j.
exercised in evading work. A pro
per pride will not slight the hum
blest task.
Weston weekly leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 1878-189?, 1885-07-17

Parents are fond Of presenting to
their children large ideas, of en-
couraging them to high endeavsrs,
Of putting before them fine models;
and this is right. But they are
less selicitous to inculcate habits of
faithful and accurate performance
in every particular Of life. This
can be done without overburdening
their young minds or overtaxing
their tender powers. 1. is far bet
ter to limit demands upon them to
4 very few, carefully showing them
how 10 fulfil them in the best and
most orderly way, and insisting on
prowptituds and accuracy in each
particular. than to crowd upon them
numerous vague commands and
general directions which we cannot
and ought not expect them TO OBJ
serve with any degree of thorough.
ness or exaotness. Let them be
well grounded in one study rather
than have a smattering of ten. Let
them learn how to do one thing
methodically and completely
rather than twenty in q dssultory
and feeble fashion.
Weston weekly leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 1878-189?, 1885-07-17

"See here," said q citizen of St.
Louis to the proprietor Of a book
store, "you'll have to take the book
back. l asked You to give ne a
volume of poetry to put on the Tar-
lor table, but every word in this
book is straight prose"
"Why, man, that was written by
Shakespeare"
Il don't care who writ it, it's
prose; I've looked it all through.
For instance, here's specimen:
How silver sweet sound lovers tongues by night,
Like s,ftest music to attsndin' east
Do you call that poetry, rhymin'
ears with night You can take it
back. dent want it."
Weston weekly leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 1878-189?, 1885-07-17
Too Modest by Half.

"Your beau seems very lash.
ful," said ST. Paul mamma to her
daughter.
"Bashful!" echoed the daughter;
"bashfuPs No name for it."
"Why don't you encourage him
a lirtle more2 Some men have to
be taught how to do their courting.
He's good CATCH"
Encourage hlm" said the daugh
ter; she can't take the most palpa
hls hint. Why, only last night
when l sat all alone on the sofa
and he psrched up in a chair as fa1
away as he could get, asked hin
if he didn't think IL strange that {
mans arm and q womap's wais
seem always to be the same length
and what do you think he didl'
"Why just what any sensibl
man would have done-tried it."
"He asked me if / could find
piece of string, so we could messur
and see if it was so. Amt be hur
ridF'
Weston weekly leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 1878-189?, 1885-07-17

It is the part of an indiscreet and
troublesome ambition to care too
much about fame, about what the
world says of US; to be- always look
ing into the faces of others for ap-
proval; to be always anxious for
the effect Of what we do and say; to
be always shouting to hear the ef-
feet Of our own voices. If you
look about you you will see men
who are wearing life away in a ts-
verish anxiety for fame, AMI the
last we shall ever hear Of them will
be the funeral bell that tolls them
into their early graves.
Weston weekly leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 1878-189?, 1885-07-17

Accurate fitting of the parts of a
machine is not all that is needed.
Oil is required. Our life functions
bring US together, our movements
and doings working together.
Something il aeeded to make all
work smoothly together. Good
manners, courtesy, pleasant beha-
vior, in this ell which is needed.
Some say, what have we to do with
good manners between master and
wsrkmanl Every breaking bearing
in the social machine means loss of
power. All heating add friction
must bsavoidsd. "Fair words but
ter no parsnips' is an old adage.
But they do much in house OF
business where the clerks are atten.
tive and ohligiHg. Customers will
be more likely to csae. So in all
things The hcsltY Of mastership
is largely behavior. Tho man on q
committee vhs 10 courteous is worth
two who ars net. Courteous man
Hars knd fsirzords, if they do ne,
put popsy into the pocket. awest
ei life and make il more sDdsrable
Weston weekly leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 1878-189?, 1885-07-17

A woman who obeys her husband
in ell things is at least graceful and
pleasing; but o man "under his
wifs's thumb" is one of the most
contemplate spectacles in existence.
II would be better for any woman
10 have her every action directed
by sensible man than to be the
wife Of . mean.souled, little crea.
ture, subseryient to her will.
Shocld she contrivs to rule her hus.
band, to bs the better of tho two
openly and in tho estimation of all
observers, she would only bring
contempt upon him without" win
ming any sensible persons respect
for herself.
Weston weekly leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 1878-189?, 1885-07-17
The wheat OUTLOOK.

The New York correspondent Of
the Minneapolis Miller, under date
of june 9th, wrote: The price of
No. 2 red winter at New York has
declined y cts. since Monday,
when it touched Sl.02. No. q
mixed corH has gone of at ! Ct,
closing last night at 534 cts. And
this in the face of renewed reports
OF heavy shortage in the next
harvest Of wheat and the small Wis.
ible supplies of corn,
Il il announced that Washington
Territory and Oregon will produce
IL, 600, 900 bushels more wheat than
had been credited to them in pre-
viossly published reports and esti-
mates A prominent official # the
exchange, locking at the Milwau-
kee experts total of 331, 900, 900
bushels, nodded his head briskly
and said, "those figures are undoubt-
edly large enough" I asked him
what be thought of the report from
the north Pacific coast about an in.
crease of 100000 bushels, and
with some spirit be exclaimed;
Exaggerated; exaggeratedp An.
other member of the board said to
me: notwithstanding the strong
statistical position of wheat, there
is evidently an organized beal
clique which is engaged in hammer
ing prices with some effect. Tht
visible supply is large, it is true
but it is declining. Stocks abroad
are small England has yet t,
pass through the critical period o
harvesting. The weather there la
beon of low average temperature
Old Sol generally keeps the aver
age of one whole season pretty near
, ly equal to that of another, whicl
. points to the probability of hot
scorcbing sun between the presen
time ard the close of harvesting i
England. With showers inter
I persed this will greatly curtail tn
J. yield. There is, tell you, almos
J. every reason for believing in quit
!. short English wheat crop. Ou
turn will come soon, and the d
> mand for American wheat fro
u abroad with it. Then look out"
Weston weekly leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 1878-189?, 1885-07-17
"A Bay In the Woods"

1t is a glad picnic party. The
Sunday-school has gone out into the
forest. The dark object in the
heavens, 800 miles wide and 1000
miles long, is cloud. 1t got to the
woods about as sion rs the picnic,
and it is there yet. .-
Under the great oak you can see
the dinner. TIE large waterproof
mound in the middle of the table,
sulienly laughing at the storm, is a
fruit-cake. The teacher OF the in.
FAINT class made it herself for the
little ones. But the storm saved
them. See, the lightning struck
the cake. It will never strike any.
thing else. There stands the cake,
without dent; and under the ia
bic, shattered and blIghted, lies the
thunderbolt.
Under the cedar tree is a dying
dog lie got in the way, and the
Superintendent felled him to the
earth with one blow of biscuit.
The tall figure in the ghostly dra
perry of q va.er.soaked linen duster
leading the way o5tbe cars, ia the
teacher of the Young Ladies' Bible
Glass. His influence with tha
class is gone forever. The youn!
ladies will never be able to look a
him again without thinking how h
locked on this occasion.
| Ur in the hickory-tres you see
sriefstricken face peering down
It Is the Superintendent. H
climbed up there to fix the swing
and before they could throw him
rope the storm came up, and th
picnic adjourned sine die and sin
mere. And he is waiting for th
last straggler to disappear before b
comes down. He has oficiated a
Sunday school picnics often enoug
to know better than to slide dow
a shell. bark hickory before an aue
ience.
The man with the umbrella ur
der his arm is the Treasurer. H
is getting drenched, but he doe
not raise his umbrella. He know
there is name painted on the il
side of it, but for the life Of him h
, cannot remember whose name it il
He is watching his chance to Civ
!, the umbrella to stranger.
Weston weekly leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 1878-189?, 1885-07-17

The balance sheet of the United
States for the past fiscal year is
unique among Nations. In time
of universal depression in business,
the United States was able, not
simply to make both ends meet,
but to pay its creditors sixty-eisht
million dollars out of its surplus
revenues. This exhibit is in start
ling contrast to that of every gov
ernment in the family of Nations.
Ever such a rich and wisely maD-
aged country as Great Britain is
considering the expediency Of in
creasing its debt to defray current
expenses.
Weston weekly leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 1878-189?, 1885-07-17

I landed my first pickerel the
first evening We were on Lake
Minnetonka- I am not q skiilful
fisherman. I told the boys that
could do a little plain fishing, but /
didn't want to be set down for any
thing with any kind of fiuting, en-
broidsry, anticipating, or anything
Of that kind about it. I fshed from
the shore, by the side Of veteran
fisher, Mr.. A. K. Dunlap Of Titus
vile. He knows every fish in the
lake by name. He can tell BY the
movement of the line what kind Of
a fish is at your hook. Something
ran away with my line.
"It's a pickerel," shouted H..
Dunlap with intense excitement.
"a big fellow,-taks out your lines, :"
be yelled to the rest of them. "Give
him plenty Of room! Play himl" he
shrieked at me. 'Let him run!
Keep your line taut! Don't give
him an inch Of slackl Look out!
Don't let him do that again! Let
him run! Now bring him this
Look out! Don't let him do that
again!"
| By this time I was so excited
was on the point cf throwing down
the pole and rushing out into the
lake, intending to run the fish dow n
and kick him to death. I screamed
to MIR. Dunlap, "You can take the
pole and land him-I never can"
He refused. He turned ano
, hurled his own pole, lance fashion
[ into the woods.
} "Here!" he shouted, rushing dowr
/. the bank about twenty feet belev
: me, STOPPING down and spreading
!. out his arms. "Herei Now! Brin;
} him in here through the shoal water
!, I'll ge; him! Careful, now! Careful
Steady! Ah-|
n And flip, flip, 1 had him on tn
;, shore. He was beauty. A .ittl
e suntish, shout 81 inches long.
It 1t was long time before we sal
e anything. Mr.. Dunlap climbed
r big birch-tree in the top Of whic
= his pole had lodged, and we resume
IL our fishing. Presently Charle
Armknecht coughed, and l sale
"How funny the frogs sound owe
Il in the marsh"
1t And then we laughed a long tin,
h at the frogs. A long, long tin
S, and very hearty. They were yer
le funny frogs.
j, But Mr.. Dunlap 6sbed on We,
If silently, and by ard by he said IL
n fish won't bite when there was
[e much noise. So we held our hus
We and the fish bit. But they didn
Id bite any Of US very badly.
Weston weekly leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 1878-189?, 1885-07-17

The .self.indulgent man thinks TO
secure the qualification Of appetite
without paying its price. For a
time he may enjoy sensual pleas
ures, but by degrees his course of
life brings forth its natural fruits.
His vitality is sapped, his self-re.
spect is gone, his very power of en-
joyment is diminished, and be is,
perchance, the victim of disease, OF
poverty, or self-rsproach.