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The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1890-10-15

The boys of shool district No. 4
hoisted their new bell into the bell
tower on their beautiful school
house October 11th. Oyster supper
and grand musical entertainment at
the above mentioned school house
Saturday evening, Oct. 25. Pro
ceeds to pay the balance on the bell
50 cents and a leather medal,
beautifully engra;ed,to the one that
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1890-10-15
taS- BLAck.DRAuGHT tea cures Constipation.

Our Mr.. Sam Levy has been in the
market the greater part Of the sea,
son and during that time watched
the market closely and has secured
for spot cash Il great amount Of
merchandise at sacrifice, which re
are now retailing for less than the
manufacturer cost
SAM Lew & CO.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1890-10-15
Vagina Items.

EtI@ VINE Or Chr p....., .oul,
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1890-10-15

Both tho method and results when
Syrup Of Figs is taken; it is pleasant
and refreshing to the taste. and acts
gently yet promptly on the Kidneys,
Liver and Bowels, clcanscs the sys-
tenn ctlectually, dispels colds, head.
aches and fevers and cures habitual
consiipation. Syrup Of Figs is the
only remedy of its kind ever pro
duccd, pleasing to the taste and ac-
ccptable TO the stomach, prompt in
it's action and truly beneficial in its
effects, prepared only from the most
loalihy and agreeable substances, its
il%My excellent qualities commend it
TO all and have made it the most
popular remedy known.
Syrup of Figs is for sale in SOC
and 81 bottles by all leading drug
gists. ANY reliable druggist who
may not have it on hand will pro-
,ur" it promptly for any one who
@isncs to try it. Do not accept any
ubstitute.
cdJ /EOpNIA Eyc SyPVo m
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1890-10-15
Notice nf Final Settlement

Notice is hereby given .hst the un1nrz sBaI
afrriiuiE.raIcr of til. estais ~ john Irwin De-
cea.ef, will make final settlement Of hls a.
canuts with saii estate "a such Administrator
at fna next term Of III" probate court Of Bates
e0gns~ Mi-aogr. 70 bs holden q. Bai!er Ia
said county on the In,h day OF Nov ernber l-.y
g. e. +. PHARis Atministratcr
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1890-10-15
McElree's Wine of Cardui

and THEDfOROS BLACK CRsuGHT are
ior sale by the following merchants in
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1890-10-15

ScE
0Os
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1890-10-15
Election Notice.
Tuesday, November 4th, 1890,

Notice 70 hereby given thEf thtre v III De huD-
mitted to the qualified voters Of Bates county,
al a specisl election to be held on
Tuesday, November 4th, 1890,
aproposition TO build q county jail at Butler.
the county seat OF said county ,said all TO cost,
completed not TO exceed the sum OF ten thous-
and dollars tsl0. 600 and to authorize an add
tionai levy of I2 ~ cents On the one hundred
dollars valuation Of the real aud personal
property OF Bates county to pay for the same.
Plans an d specifications On file In the once OF
the clerk for examination. BY order OF the
county clerk
T. l. HARPER, CLERK.
4g-At ByW. II. WAgsoCs. -. &.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-10-08
New Finds at Pompeii.

At Pompeii some mural paintings Of
more than ordinary interest have recent
" been disclosed IL the Eighth Region.
between Nos. 10 and = Of the Second
Ursula. via III and ". the remarkable
discovery has been made Of a house i've
stories high. The upper floor. which Is
entered from the higher level formed by
a mound OF prehistoric lava, Is profu>ely
decorated. and the principal hall displays
on one wall the myth Of Bellerophon. a
nude figure. who. holding with one hand
the bride Of his horse. Is in the act Of
receiving the letters and orders Of King
Pruetus, who Is seated on a throne before
him.
The lower part Of the house. looking
toward Stable and the sea, was used as
a bathing establishment. Three steps
led into the friridarium, which i per
feet. the lower part Of the surrounding
walls being painted blue and the upper
red The middle Of the right wall ! &C
cupled by a picture representing a
nvmph sani-uude, borne over the waves
on a ga horse The horizontal band d.
Udng tn bIue from Jua rSl surface =
kind OF friezs Of connie q caUC2-Ure
scenes, representing dwarts o. g--.-ils
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-10-08
Could Not Promote Him.

1t is well known that Charles XII Of
Sweden was q man who united to an in
vincible obstinscy restless energy and
indomitable valor. II is not so well known,
however, that he was equally distinguished
for his love of truth. His biographer,
Lundblad, tells the following anecdote Of
this last characteristic Of his royal hero:
The king had issued most stringent or
ders against dueling, and a major who had
disobeyed and had killed his adversary in
a so called affair of honor" fed the coun-
try.
During the absence of the monarch in
Turkey, however, he returned to his native
land, and again received an appointment
in the Swedish army
When Charles escaped from captivity
and resumed command of his troops he
met the major by chance and recognized
him at once. He said nothing, however,
for he had need of efficient officers. A short
time afterward the major distinguished
himself in battle and Charles desired TO
promote him, but was unwilling TO let the
officer suppose that he had not been recog-
niZed.
One day when reviewing his troops he
suddenly approached the major, and put
the question to him If he were not the man
who had killed a comrade In a duel
The poor fellow, thrown into confusion
by the sudden accusation, denied bis guilt,
whereupon the king turned to his general
and said Its too badl The man lies and
lcan'treward him. Youth 5 Companion.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-10-08

a family reunion was held At Lancas-
ter. Mass. Aug. l6 which was somewhat
remarkable. Mr.. and Mrs John W
Barnes were married there in Nav, 1875,
and have been blessed with eight chill
dren. four girls and four boys. The en-
tire family were gathered under the
parental roof on the above date for the
first time IN eighteen years. Instances
q tifty-five years Il married life. with
ont a br,'ak IN 50 large 4 number q chill
dren, are certainly very rare. and the
Barnes family q Lancaster ought 70 Be
desirable risks for life insurance com
panies- The average aye of the whole
family was found 20 be 30 : years, rang
ing from - 70 -. and the average
weight was 1873 pounds. ranging from
223+ pounds the weight Of the baby %
leJ pounds. the weight q the Oldest
child-Boston Journal
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The African PygInicS.

The name of dwarfs, applied by some
to these people, has been objected 10 az
implying defor1nitv or arrested growth.
and therefore conveying a wrong i'm
preston. Nothing of the kind can he
said Of the African pygmies, who,
though of short stature. are well shaped
people IF perfectly normal formation. Ii
IL true that the Hottentots and Bush
men show certain strange anatomical
pecuhauues but these NAV be said 10
be more or less accidental. being in part
at least, the result Of special and IN
favorable conditions Of life.
The pygmies are nomadic in their
habits. and neither keep cattle nor till
the ground. but hive by hunting and
SHARING wild animals and birds, or,
under the most unfavOrable Circum-
stances. on wild fruits. roots and berries.
Their weapons are always bows and ar
rows, the latter usually poisoned-ths
resource Of the weak.
They have no fixed abode. and If they
build shelters at all only construct rude
nuts Of branches. They have no gov
eminent. nor Go they form regular COM
muniles; they usually wander about.
like our cyTsies. in hordes composed of
a few families each. This. however. de-
ponds on the nature q the Country-in
the parche1 deserts Of the south they are
not even united IL this extent Some
times they are 20 4 certain extent de-
pendent on more powerful tribes. VINO
afford them protection n return for Ger
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-10-08

A singular phenomenon is described IN .
Scotch Journal A particular species q
willow tree wss .u flower. aad AttArhed 70
these blossoms. y hIcn r~-erl Died 40 Old fasl-
Toned bottle brush we're rs large uun Ter Il
the big black humble Ds-s' with which
every scho0, Doy r. familiar They re-
NAMED a whole Day ping rhe extract %
juice and then drupgsd help.~s-ly 20 the
ground, hardly allie % move. ard next
morning were almost decd from exposure.
One was Observed % ci.r b a vertical beard
q a fsr inches and when near the TOP 20
throw oUt his Iegs and fell backward after
the uAaaar q the ordinary iJs1r4Ats--
frEIcz-y Head
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-10-08

r1and - che sphere. a-f ran cit the plate
Whenever hs feel. -1 disposed. weighing
T. a FAIR RAN with tae f,irs. and hia Geld
INK - excellent 10 Was born HeVt. -.
1851, a. Louisville. Ky. and bis frEt i'm
portart engagement was ia l--j. when
be pitched pr tse Eer.y club. - Rich
.aoud. Ind Ga -eft I ~ that year 20
created something ~ a seraation by PM
zlIug the Za1esrfl.r team. ard giving them
only one safe tit during che entire game.
In Isss WeTtirg pitched Tor The Char
lesion team. and at1JI third i1 ne south
eru leagues Official Averages. TIE younZ
twirIer oor1plet tie Dar f.r fbe Athlete
club. u Phiitle gh-4. i.r t8athrss asasons
susulug u '-s champ lglstly cGnteat
July .I t-- ~ ayn.1E retired che Kaassa
CITY tsa-l ia r-.r. TWO. 'arss order. Not .
rL1. uo. s.- y.e s1fe h.t Cid the KAunaa
men ret in L.ls inning Wsyhl1x A.so
shut out The Brookivra April a. ~. CIV
i-Z them only 0ue SAFE BIZ IL the Amer
lean as-1c4A-4o5 records BE- ted f9r thiff
place bra l.ss and ranked serofs6 The year
following - ths con.nlrDoeH sglt q thu
ssssOu - is1J Weybicg -4a E.Tnsd ~ The
Brooklyn ~. J.. team. with uhl1h be EAs
done and Is SRA ,.-4lg sd ~ork-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-10-08

The records show that men and women,
at the rate of ncarl- 1000 year, disappear
from among their friends more completely
than if the earth opened and swallowed
them up Some Of them turn up again,
but more do not. There il one prominent
name among those missing, one that most
persons in New York will remember IL
IS that OF 5. s. Conant. He Was in com
Portable circumstances. WIS editor Of Har-
per's Weekly, had hosts Of friends, a do
lightfuI home and an interesting family.
One day the sergeant who keeps the rec
ords bad occasion 20 write in his big book,
Musings. s Conant and then followed
with a description Of the man. Money and
the best talent 70 be found in New York
were used and without result. 80 far as
finding him was concerned. Neither the
man, his body nor any trace Of him was
found, and it still stands on the records at
police headquarters, "MissinE-S S. Co
nant. New York Mail and Express
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-10-08

Careful observations and comparisons
made by scientific Americans prove that
the hottest region on the earth Is on the
southwestern coast Of Persia. where Per-
sla borders the gulf IF the same name.
For forty consecutive days N the
months Of July and August the ther-
mometer has been known not 70 fall
lower than 100 degs. night OF day. and
10 often run up as high as rs dess IN
the afternoon
At Bahrin. IN the center Of the tornd
part OF the torrid belt. a. though II were
natures intention 70 make the region as
unbearable A. possible. 10 water can
be obtained from digging wells 100. 20
or even 80 feet deep. yet a comparative
II numerous population contrlve 70 i've
there. thanks % cop.ous springs winch
break forth from the bottom q the gTil.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-10-08

by Harry NJ. Jewett at Detroit on Aug. II
was accepted. and DO now becomes the best
American amateur record, eNcelling by 90
inches the previous one held by J. III.
Clausen, OF the Boston Athletic associa-
ton. Jewett Is 20 years Of age, II. in
tall, weighs lG95 pounds in athletic clothes,
and his chest Wca~grr- 59if inches, natural
He has been % student Of the Notre Dame
university OF Indiana for the past five
years and w-s graduated in the civil en-
cheering course lisI spring He has par
taipatcd iu rowing. baseball. football and
Geld confess .or t.. urst four wears. and
has made some r.Ihie records lilo
has cleared Co. Ie lu. .0r tine running high
jump and ~ &c. iu for the running
broad jump His running time for 100
yards Is 10 - seconds. aud Inc can put a ID
pound shot 80 G.. .I
Last Nay hc joined tine Detroit Athletic
CLUB On june % De- won the Western
championship 300 yurf run. defeating John
CIV 70, the champion oi America, and also
the running broad jump. On Aug. 81. at
Syracuse in the 100 yard run, be defeated
Mortimer Remington, the celebrated
sl-iutrr II the Manhattan Athletic club.
Although the track was very muddy,
owing 10 rain. the time returned for tho
race was 10 ID seconds. Icwett also won
I'm The running broad jump and in put
ting the 10 pouud shot When ho broke
the record Tor The running bop, step and
jump the ground was su iag'' That 10 gave
HIM "a stone brlI-c on the foot be hops
with. His hop on this occasion was II
feet He is quite slr. tHur on ground
suitable for the gam. ,. Ca. cover consid-
erably more than the It.... record. lie
intends 20 take TIrt ir the l0D and 20
yard runs at the American championship
game at Washington on oct a. Jewett
is unquosfionably very promising anna
teuT athlete.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-10-08
Pen Made Money.

Regularly every six months the treas
ury department receives either a twenty
or fifty dollar bill which. from all APP
pearances, instead Of being made from a
plate, is executed entirely with a pen.
The work is Of very high order. and
several times these bills have dehed de-
lection and passed on their tour of cir
culation unhindered. The counterfeiter
seems TO be a genius who yearns for no
toriety, as he could not make ms living
by his penmanship. The culprit has not
yet been captured, although efforts have
been made to find him, and it is believed
that he has had the pleasure of viewing
his handiwork il little frame which
bangs on the walls Of the treasury build
ing.-WashinStoa Letter
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-10-08
A Whimsical Frenchman's Burial.

A worthy citizen Of the republic Of let
ters has been inferred at Dole, in the Jura.
According TO his written request, he was
put in his coffin ready dressed for re-avak-
ening. Under mis- head was placed French
edition of Horace, at his feet a copy Of Mil
ton, in his right hand Greek Testament,
in his left hand an Elzevirian edition OF
Horace, while under his back lay an En-
glish edition of the same Latin poet. The
coffin was painted green-syInbolical Of
hope. On his tombstone he had engraved
in advance:
He that you seek still lives"
The funeral cortege, details drawn up by
himself, was limited TO his six most init
mate friends and co-admirers Of Horace
During the lowering Of the coffin into tho
grave they sang stanza from an indicated
ode The funeral ceremony over, the
friends repaired 10 the residence of the de-
ceased's sister, who had been ordered TO
serve Lucullian supper, after which
other indicated stanzas from an ode were
sung. 1t was Furthermore stipulated by
the injunctions that when his friends bad
become slightly hcady" and all the for
malities had been executed they were at
once and forever TO forget the defunct.-
Paris Cor. Panama Star and Herald
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How E.auImauI Keep Tab.

When an Esquimau baby ia born bag
Of skins is fashioned for its sole use, and
IN It n record Of IT, age IL kept forever
after. Into this bag litsis bone Is put
once every year, and il Is considered kind
Of sacrilege either 70 take ont or put In .
bone except AT the proper time The year
Is reckoned from the time the person first
sees the sun appear upon the horizon-for
that luminHry Is not a daily visitor In the
land Of the frozen north. -Four long months
Of continual night, lighted only by the
stars and moon. four months Of daylight,
without rest from the binding sun; two
months Of glimmeriug twilight before and
two after the coming % the sun make up
the Arctic year They have no register or
notation ~ tjne. nor routine 81 daily llfs
a. we understand h.. They cat when they
are hungry and sleep when they are sleepy.
st Nicholas
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-10-08

IN scenery evidently OF the Nile country,
fighting with various animals. One
dwarf is in the act Of throwing a large
stone at an ibis. while another Is trying
10 save by drawing 70 the land a figure
probably a womanl fallen into the river,
when. seized himself by a crocodile. he
has tied himself with q rope 10 another
dwarf standing behind. who Is striving
with might and main 20 prevent his com
rade from being drawn down into the
water.-London Atnenaum-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-10-08
ghs aaihita naig eagle asanesaau orin s. 1890
AN o. .~....--

An o. .>-.----
Il stands beside the winding way
Where COUNTLESS flowers smi.S
Tme-toned into a silver gray
An ancient shingled pila
Beside the gate lilac fair
Is bright with May-rAin pearls.
And from the chimney in the ar
a smoke skeln softly curlS
A willow ripples Ike the scs
In musical unrest.
And cradles in u drapery
An ashen hornets nest
Bright tulips at the doorway set
Their airy fragrance spill
A jar OF creamy mignoaetts
Is on the window sin
There is q struggling hedge OF box
Beneath the dTowsy trees.
The air IS rich with rose and phloK
And murmurous with bees
The happy insects drone and hum
Mid daisies white as curds,
And in the swaying pear and plum
Ripple the songs Of birds
The garden pathway wanders through
The quiet shade until
Beneath an elm IL falls into
creSSy crystal rin
The dusty road begins TO wind
And all the balmy scene
Melts softly from my view behind
a cedar's billowy green
r. L Munkittrick in Youths Companion
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-10-08
soda water a. Home.

The Introduction q the syph0n has
raze . reTo!z=Jn IN szmns- potahlss-
L Il noE possible 70 I-ocure tAe Eos'
delicious soda vsse- fer hone uSe. Sy-
ph1-s q PlsI1 so6a rHsy b procured At
GolA- aosen, WITH : DEPOSIT IL the
80 Of tee syphozs. A syrhcn Il tsss
7-1-.s- h-sp: = - il b. sz& sdcsH 70
Nv - k--e made f-ut- Erup VII
z-s. i G rs3cs retresh.sg ES7C~
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-10-08

tain services. Their notions of the I'm
seen. when they have any. would appear
% be OF the very crudest. Their Ian
guages seem TO be distinct from others,
related among themselves and very Pc
culiar.-A. Werner IL Popular Science
Monthly.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-10-08

A great two mile record was made on a
pneumatic tired safety bicycle in England
during the last week Of July At the Pad
dington recreation grounds X. j. Mecredy,
ot Dublin. rode with pace makers one mile
IL IN. y G-,is.. and two miles in 5m - lis.
Both are records for safety machines.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-10-08

Joe Acton, tie king q ca1ch-as-catchs-
can wresi.srz. kAs .efi san Yr4lclsoo for
tGgr north Tor ex1lu.t.sa PURGE re
1..ghs 10 poan1s N at1l-f41 cl9ti.ss, I'D
b. kays thz1 5-iCrs Es a.a-1 wrest.es fsf
b.ood hs wsli c1Eus tlack - IA torl-leE
Ee.sLf-Ls- lg-EtA
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-10-08

Head a the Est&blishment-Ds yo1
are fool
David-Wsil. sir. esn's help q. When
yo1 engaged re you tod ne - initiate
you. ard sc done the bezt I oclld--Ssw
fozk Led.er
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-10-08
THE RIFLENEN's DRESS.

The American riflemen wore the dress
that was in its time the best possible
service uniform. 1t was an ample pro-
lection from the weather, for it might
be Of cotton in summer and Of wool in
winter. 1t was not burdensome. 1t
permitted the unobstructed use Of all the
wearer's powers 1t did not distract him
by petty annoyances. The shoes were
closed and guarded by the buttoned
bottoms Of the trousers, so that during
long march dust and gravel did not in
trude to the wounding of the feet and
the tanning Of the men. The hat was a
soft wide brimmed felt. not pressing too
much on the head and shading the eyes
The accouterment of the rifleman con-
sisted of what was useful to him. OF
all the soldiers of his time he alone wore
body belt. Into this belt he stuck
hunting knife. with which he cut his
fuel, his food, or his pathway through
the forests. His weapon was better than
that issued to the troops opposed to him,
and the British soldier with his Brown
Bess feared the Yankee rifle. Finally
his cartridge box and canteen were car
ried from his shoulders. This was a
virtue of the period however, for hun
dred years ago no soldiers carried weight
on their waists.
1t is probable that the absence Of uni
forms greatly assisted the American
Hrmy in its struggles with the well clad
enemy. The dress of the period was
certainly not calculated to aid action
1t is almost impossible 10 imagine any
thing that could make a fighting man
more Ineffective than the heavy hats
the full, long skirted coats, the skin
hight breeches and the leather stocks
with which custom clothed the British
soldier. Most Of the muscles of the BODY
were cased in. and were directed to pre-
serving the rod like stiffness which was
prescribed by the dill master 1t is
easy to understand how, other things
being equal, men whose clothes per-
united them TO be active and agile could
easily overcome the huckram men. who
had TO shoot over leather stocks.-Har-
pers Weekly.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-10-08

'Th@ST5s mus: have bad a fearfuIly
large hez3--
I dat SO Why
she lad % E-z1y teraplea- --Hzrp1E' .
RaEsr