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The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1895-09-19
RINGING BROS CIRCUS.


Cheap Excursion Rates to the World
Famous Ail-Feature Exhibition.
The TINES takes pleasure in an
nouncing to it's readers that while
the famous Ringing Bros. Worlds
Greatest Shows will not be seen IN
this place during the present season,
arrangements have been made with
the railroad authorities by which all
who desire to 60 to Rich Hill
where this aggregation exhibits
Monday Sept. % can do SO at great
ly reduced rates. A visit to this
biggest of big shows will constitute
a gala day long to be remembered,
and besides, it will furnish an op-
portunity for seeing the grandest
exhibition in the world Under the
largest tents ever constructed will
be shown the finest geological col
lection on earth, including the
largest living giraffe, bi-horned
gnu, the only hippopotamus in cap
tivity, two great herds OF perform
ing elephants, a whole drove Of
camels, a complete horse fair, con-
tanning 400 finely bred horses, and
circus performance embracing more
high salaried performers than any
other two shows. A gorgeous spec.
tacular entry and the most exciting
racing contests ever seen under can
vas will be given on the great guar
ter-mile hippodrome track The
mammoth procession occurs at ten
o'clock, when more than mile of
glittering dens of wild beasts, gold
en- tableau cars and other brilliant
and unique professional features
will be exhibited free upon the
streets. and ten different kinds of
music will fill the air with melody.
Excursion rates will be furnished by
the local railroad ticket agents
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1895-09-19
Mr w HGZimIner and wife went tn

Dir W HtZimmer and wife Went to
Butler one day last week.
Several of the south Deepwater
people attended the Maysbure as
sociation last week.
Mr. Joe kash, who has been on the
sick list, is now convalescent.
Miss Minnie Chambers left last
Monday for Nevada, where she will
attend school.
Miss Laura Embree, who has been
visiting in Johnstown, is now staying
at Mr. w l. kash's.
Mrs Nanaulstine, who has been
visiting her parents, Mr and Mrs
John Thompson, in East Deepwater,
will leave in few days for her home
in Kansas City. SINGH.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1895-09-19
Virginia Items.

["If we give you the happenings OF
of our town
At the ratio of 16 to /, we must note
them down,
And when you have read them
through
Don't you blame US if false or true. "
HB Francis, OF Mulberry, passed
through Virginia Saturday with a
load Of apple barrels.
Mrs Vote visited friends at Adrian
last week.
w A McElroy and family spent
Saturday and Sunday at Drexel.
In the suit brought against DIR
Brooks, which was called for trial
last Thursday, the jury sworn for
hearingi the question was asked.
'Have any of you been on the jury
where either one of the parties had
been on trial?" One of the jury an
swered he had, but the Justice did
not excuse him in marking of the
men. DIR Brooks attorney asked a
friend about Il certain person and
was told that it was James Quick,
but when the Jurors name was called
he found there had been mistake.
He made it known to the Justice and
asked that the man be released, but
Squire Dudley refused to take him
off. DR. Brooks attorney, Mr. Clark,
refused to try the case. A l. Graves,
attorney for plaintiff, went on and
tried his side while the defense looked
on and will appeal to the circuit
court.
Morton Jenkins and Miss Nena
Cumiford were married last week,
also Oscar Hensley and Miss Lizzie
Dugan.
Mr. Elliot sold his farm, two miles
north of Virginia, at S25 per acre.
Mrs Peter Crooks daughter and
granddaughter were visiting the
Gage family, in Kansas, last week.
Mr. James Pilgrim went out to work
at his hay last Thursday and failing
to come in at noon, the family waited
until . p III then went out and found
him living helpless i'll the sun, pros
trated by the heat.
The old Verge Brown house is no
more.
w H Hardinger and wife and
Clarence McElroy went to DreXel last
! Tuesday.
John Harper commenced his school
at Burdette Monday of this week.
DR. Mitchell says that Mart Burke
. has II very SIGN clliRt
Will Bateman's little boy got his
arm broken last week.
Charley Hensley is on the sick list.
Pleasant Hill is building wall for
a bank barn.
! James McMannis, of Passalc, was
visiting his sister, Mrs VIM Drysdale,
Saturday and Sunday.
Frank Doke and brother, of Foster,
were at James Cuzick's Sunday.
Mrs Carrie Henderson. of klncald,
Kansas, is visiting her mother, Mrs
Garner.
Look for another wedding soon. A
Young man went to see his girl
and stayed AZ hours.
Lewis Garner went TO Kansas last
week, where he will remain short
time.
Rev TIP Reid will preach next Sat
urday night and Sunday.
s s Convention at Virginia next
Saturday.
MRS Oldham is quite poorly. DIR
Brooks, Of Amoret is attending her.
Miss Stella Garfield, of Ohio, is vls-
iting her aunt, Mrs w } Bard.
Miss Bette Hensley returned home
! last week from LaCygne, Kansas.
where she spent week visiting rela-
tives and friends.
DN Thompson, of Butler, was In
our city Monday.
Win Hickman, of Butler, passed
through Virginia Monday.
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Mrs II w Pyle, of Golden City, Mo.
is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs
Washington Park.
Mrs Parish Nickel is on the sick list.
A Park and son were at Clinton
last week.
Will Durrest was east of Butler Las
Sabbath visiting friends.
Lewis Porter, Jr, was in our city
Monday.
o Drysdale is putting in stock
scales. NKLS' CLERK.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1895-09-19
Interest Reduced.

On Farm Loans Of $4,000 and up
wards, the Missouri State Bank will
funish money at seven per cent in
terest. Making no charge for Com
mission, drawing papers, making
abstracts or recording. "a
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1895-09-19
Williams
Cash Grocery.

We are so well pleased with the
large trade we have had during this
year so far. that We will in return,
give our customers goods at as near
cost pTIca aS we can, to meet ex
pense OF running oar business for
awhile, and while we have at all times
done everything IN our power to
Please our customers by giving
them goods. at cheapest prices, and
taken back everything that did not
suit them. We want to say that we
will pursue this course to the end.
We want everybody to know that
they cannot possibly lose anything
by trading with US, as we make ev.
cry thing good that does not prove
satisfactory, and all We ask of the
people is, to either pay US cash or
produce for our goods. We have
had several customers of late to ask
us for credit; now we ask Que and
all to please not do it, for we cannot
possibly sell on credit, and will have
to refuse you, so please don't ask US.
We will accommodate you in any
other way in our power, and will sell
ro, TO-DAY
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1895-09-19

other way IN our power, and will sell
you to-day
20 1b fine granulated sugar 81 90
21 fb light brown sugar 90
so 10 Jersey Cream flour 90
SO Ii Hawkeye flour 80
so ID A l -four rs
l fb Java blend coffee 25
l fb pure Mexican coffee 25
4 pckg coffee, any brand 95
l ID dry salt meat u
20 fb pail jelly 35
2 pckg soda, any brand Is
3 fb best tea dust 25
l ii pure Hyson tea %
l tb Moyure Imperial tea 30
l fb sun cured Japan tea 80
81 fb large mountain Java coffee 90
81 fb large African Java coffee l 90
Western square wash'g machine 2 Is
Economy wringers l IS
Boys Iroa express wagons S1.00,
81 35 and S1.45 each.
Screen wire 1ac foot
l qt tin cans 40
l at Mason jars per doz So
agal Mason jars per doz l 05 |
1gal stone fruit jars per doz l 20
No. s copper bottom wash boiler 50
No. s solid copper g 8 2 Is
Galvanibed Iron milk pals 25
Best tubular lanterns Is
l bu feed baskets %
Lilly hand fax fiber pals SO
3 doz clothes pins 81
Wood chopping bowls Is
Best loaded shells per box 30
Large size felly glasses pr doz 35
Large glass water pitchers %
l set heavy hotel goblets 35
2 lead glass jelly stands 20
Large flint tumblers 70
Large footed foot bowls 20
Large glass bread plate lol
set Meakins best dinner plates 80
l set g '' cups & saucers 30
We will sell anything on our
glass and queensware side for the
next 30 days, at 20c off on the dollar.
We intend to make grand rush OF
these goods, to make room for a
larga stock we have bought, to ar
rive about October 18th. Now is
your time to buy some beautiful
colored glassware, or decorated por-
celain china dinner sets at what they
cost US, you will never have another
chance like this. We hope by this
time that everybody knows that We
do just what we say we will; if there
is anyone that doubts it, come in and
see for yourself. We have said. and
will say it again, that we sell more
tinware than any house in Butler,
because We keep the best and sell
it cheap, Notice our prices on fruit
jars and cans, sugar and flour, in
fact, every article we have presented
to you We will sell you Rogers
Silver knives and forks, tea and ia.
BILE spoons, cheaper than anyone;
and don't forget our glass and
queensware sale for the next 80 days
only, to October 18th.
We have often told you. but will
repeat it again. that we will pay you
cash for Your butter, eggs and
chickens, or for anything else you
have to sell. and will not allow any
one to overbid us, or in other words,
will meet any price you may be Of
fered by other grocers. We do this
whether you ask US the price or not:
so drive up and unload, you will be
perfectly safe.
Yours truly,
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1895-01-12
HE HADN'T JONAH'S LUCK
Twice Swallowed by Whale, the Second
Time For Keeps.

At the head of a grave in the Glen by
berry Cemetery at lIonesdale, Pa, is a
weather stained marble slab containing this
inscription:
In r1emory of Jonathan H. Salmon,
second mate of the ship Arahella who was
killed by a whale off the south west coast
of South America, Dec. s, 1877, aged 2~
years.
The whaling ship Aabella sailed from
sag flarbor on August :, 1877. She fell
in with lot of sperm whales on December
9th, following, off the southwest coast of
South America. Three big fellows had
been killed, and the boat commanded bv
Second Mate Salmon started in pursuit of
a fourth. Salmon was native of Homes
dale They got close enough 10 the whale
for the harpooner to launch his weapon
successfully at the monster. Before the
crew of the boat could pull away the
wounded monster struck it an upward
blow with its terrible iluke The boat was
lifted out of the water several feet, so high
that it turned entirely over in the air. The
men dropped into the water. Salmon fell
near the furious whale. still having his on:
in his hands The whale rushed upon him
with its tremendous jaws wide open. and
engulfed both Salmon and his oar. 1t was
the oar that saved Salmon for that time
The whales jaws came together on the oar,
which stuck out on each side of his laws so
far back near the hinges of the jaw that it
kept the huge mouth from closing suttc-
emily to crush the seaman. Before the
whale could change the situation Salmon
jumped from its mouth into the sea. An
other boat, in which was brother of sal
mon who was also a sailor on the Arahella
had come up by this time, and Salmon
succeeded in reaching it and was rescue
from the whale. But his safety was only
momentary, for the whale treated this boat
as it had the other. Salmon was throw
into the water near the whale, as he had
been few minutes before. The whale
took him in once more. This time Salmon
had no oar to stay the monsters jaws, and
they closed downed upon him like gigantic
trap. The whale went down out of sight
and none of the crew ever saw it or their
shipmate again.
The story of the sea tragedy, the memory
of which is perpetuated by the stone at the
tenantless grave in the Honesdale Cemetery
is recalled by recent visit to this village
of the brother of Jonathan Salmon, who
was with him on that fatal voyage. The
grave was made and the stone erected in
in 1Sl9, in which year the surviving
others death.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1895-01-12
WHAT HE FEARED.

"The trouble with us, " said the druggist
thoughtfully, sis that we don't keep open
late enough. There is lots of late business
at drug store, and Il man will pauronize
that store in the daytime that he is obliged
to mtronize at night. 1t would pay us to
keep open later and not rely so much on
the night bell"
The partner was a little doubtful and
called attention to the extra expense for gas
and clerk, but he finally gave in, the
main argument being thai the late sales
would certainly pay the extra expense, and
that the number of regular patrons secured
would result in a profit.
Both staid up the first night, one enthu-
siastic and the other skeptical. One ex-
planned that, of course they couldn't
expect a customer TO drop in the first thing
and the other remarked he would he sur
prised if they sold enough in three nights
to pay for the gas burned by one jet in half
an hour.
They watched the people who occasionally
passed the store and the partner shrugged
his shoulders and said, ''See?" every time
a man went by
1t was nearly time to close up when a
boy came in and bought Il ten cent package
of cigarettes, The druggist would have
enjoyed throwing the boy out, as he heard
his partner laugh, but he RETAINED. 1t was
nearly midnight and the extra two hours
they had remained open had resulted in u
profit Of IA cent or IA cent and half.
Then IA man came hurrying along the
street. He saw a light in the window and
made IA bee line foI the store
''fIere he comes exclaimed the druggist
joyfully. Some one sick sure. | tell you
we ought to keep open for humanity S sake
if not for profit"
George! was afraid | wouldn't find
you open," exclaimed the man as he
entered.
"We intend to remain open till twelve
or half past twelve after this exclaimed
the druggist as he went around behind the
counter.
ITS good thing, a good thing" said
the man approvingly. One can never tell
when he may need something from a drug
store. Give me three tNo-cent stamps,
please.
Not word was said as they closed and
locked the doors. The druggist did not
feel like saying anything, and the partner
thought it dangerous. And the next night
they closed between nine and ten as they
had formerly done
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1895-01-12
ANTIQUE MONEY.
The Kind That Was Used in Greece and
Rome.

Unlike the Greeks and Jews, the Romans
were not particularly gifted with the COM
mercial instinct, and long remained poor
and frugal people, using IA copper coinage.
Silver was only introduced in 300 B. c.,
just before the Punic wars, nor did the
precious metals become abundant until
after the fall of Carthage, more than a CEN
tury later Between the death of Cato,
however, and that of Cicero, in the year 10
B. c., a complete social revolution took
place. Treasure poured in from many con-
quered countries, the accumulations grew
to be vast under Julius Caesar and under
Augustus, when the civilization culmin-
ated, the flood was at the full, and the cur
rency was made bi-metalic
Meanwhile, natural selection did its
resistless work. Masses of capital were
concentrated in the hands of those who
were economically the strongest, and a
fortune of $500, 600 was thought poverty by
the wealthy. Even so late as the fifth CEN
fury families Of the second rank had in
comes of that amount
OF all the ways under the empire in
which moneyed capital could be employed,
none seems to have been so lucrative as
usury, for the structure of society favored
the trade of the money-lender At home
pc itics engulfed fabulous sums. Mark
Anthony, while still youth, owed
$3.50 600, while Caesar owed million and
a quarter before he held an office. Added
to this was the general extravaganza. A
man of moderate fortune like Cicero, for
example usually lived beyond his means,
end was in constant difficulty with his
creditors.
ct Rome was comparatively a poor field,
for there the rate of interest was not GUS
tomarily more than twelve per cent, and
was often lower. 1t was in the provinces
that the rich harvest was rcaped, for the
fiscal system was so oppressive that the
inhabitants had to have money at any
price, and they were sorely squeezed
through many generations Verres lent at
twentyfour per cent. in Sicily, Brutus at
forty eight per cent. in Cyprus, while
Seneca, who was worth about 81 ZOO, 900,
made usurious contracts in Brittany.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1895-01-12
A Household Treasure.

DIV, Fuller, of Canaioharie, n. Y. says
that he always keeps DR.. Kings New Dis
covery in the house and his family has al
ways found the very best results follow its
use; that he would not be without it, il
procurable. G.. A. Dykeman Druggist
Catskill, n. v, says that Dr. Kings New
Discovery is undoubtedly the best Cough
remedy; that he has used it in his family
for eight years, and it has never failed to
do all that is claimed for it. Why not try
a remedy so long tried and tested. Trial
bottle free at R. B. Frazer's Drug Store.
Regular size SOC, and $1.00.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1895-01-12
GRAVES OF FAMOUS MEN.
How They Are Guarded From the De-
predatiOnS of Relic Hunters.

The footing of the graves of the famous
dead in this country is no new thing. It
is a matter of record that the graves of all
the Presidents have suffered from the petty
criminality of relic seekers. Until private
contributions had insured proper protection
the tomb and home of Washington were in
danger of being carried away piecemeal.
The grave of William Henry Harrison
ninth President of the Republic, remained
obscure and unnoted at North Bend,
Hamilton county, O., until his dstin-
guished descendant, Benjamin Harrison,
became candidate for the chief magistracy
Then the vandals focked to that humble
and obscure spot and despoiled the grave of
the hero of Tppecanoe, so that for the time
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1895-01-12

| being only a mutilated tombstone remained
to mark the long home of gallant soldier
and honest gentleman. For months a mill
tary guard was kept over the last resting
place of James Abram Garfield in Lake
view Cemetery, o. The troops have some
times been withdrawn, but Waterman,
with constabularly authority, still remain
on duty. Less than a score of years ago an
attempt was made to steal from beneath
the noble monument in Oak Ridge Gene
terry, at Springfield, ILL.,, the remains of the
martyred Lincoln, and but little later a
similar outrage was planned upon the body
of lincoln's noble rival, Stephen A. Doug
las, whose coffin rests beneath beautiful
park which lies in the centre of City of
Chicago, and on the shores of Lake Michi-
gan.
The most recent outrage attempted Of
this sort was upon the grave OF Andrew
Jackson, at his famous home, The Her.
mitage II miles from Nashville, Tenn. II
appearances are to be relied upon, it was
carry away the body, with the purpose Of
holding it for ransom. Luckily, the scheme
proved unsuccessful and now the last rest
ing place of the man who won the battle Of
New Orleans is provided with a constant
guard.
The tombs Of seven Presidents of the
United States are today under unremitting
surveillance. They are those of Washing
ton at Mount Vernon, of jefferson at
Monticello, of Jackson at The Hermitage,
of Harrison at North Bend, of Lincoln at
Springfield, of Grant at New York and of
Garfield at Cleveland.
The belated wayfarer whose coure lies
through Riverside Park, near the tomb OF
General Grant, will observe two stalwart
figures. They are the watchers at the last
tomb, placed there to prevent the baser sort
OF dissertation, such as is practiced by relic
hunters and the more serious crime of
attempting to steal the remains of the
honored dead
1t was the gifted O'lIara who wrote:
And glory guards with solemn round
The bivouac of the dead.
That is poetry. The prose Of the whole
thing is that something beside glory is
necessary to protect the last resting place
of people who in their lives were either
notorious, wealthy or famous Not the
famous alone, but the rich also, are the
prey of these vandalS as witness the cele-
brated and yet unsolved mystery connected
with the theft Of the remains of Alexander
I. Stewart, New Works dry good prince.
1t is because of such perils to which the
dead are subjected that the graves of their
loved ones are guarded by the wealthy,
even more etfectually than are the graves
of patriots and martyr. The Vanderbilt
mauSoleum is IA type of the existing
style of mortuuy architecture.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1895-01-12
UL-COMFORTING
Epps's Cocoa
.BREAKFAST-SUP

"By thorough knowledge of the natural
laws which govern the operations OF digestion
and nutrition, and by careful application OF
Epps has provided for our breakfast and sup
per delicately ilavoured beverage which may
save us many heavy doctors bills. 1t is ~ the
Constitution may be gradually built up until
strong enough to resist every tendency to
floating around us ready to attack wherever
there is a weak point. We may escape many
a fatal shaft by keeping ourselves well fortified
with pure blood and properly nourished
frame"-Civi Service Gazette.
Made simply with boiling water or milk. Sold
only in u ID tins, by grocers, labelled thus
JAMES Epps & Co., Ltd, HomGpatheic
Chemists, London, England
The Van Buren press., 1895-08-03
small Corn.nfsal Plants.

There are many thousands OF barrels
Of corn meal shipped from the north
and west into the south every year,
and why should it be 30? 8v sa4y ~ .
There can with safety be hundreds
of small corn-meal plants placed
throughout the ain-producing parts
of the south just 70 supply home de.
mand. and make quite nice little
home industry. ~ WI, fe,'
It is not burr corn mills that Is
meant, Tor there are q, great many Of
those now, but the little roller plants.
,y Roller corn-meal may make NO better
Johnny cakes or other kind OF bread
than burr meal, but II looks newer
and makes nicer looking bread, and
besides It Is the fashion, or prebabl 50
much meal would not be shipped in
from the north.
II does not cost very much TO at up .
small roller meal plant such as might
Be needed in every town of 4,OOO
Inhabitants and upward. The sys-
tam Is down very short and very
fine, and there IL none Of the
general mill furnishing houses but
what can furnish IN inexpensive plant
that will make - good meal as will be
generally needed in any locality.
{ Then, too, the gasoline engine sim
plifies the business. An engine OF from
ten to twenty actual horse power will
be large enough TO run the average Of
such mills. +aa..i "A hus .is3 t7..srs
~ It 10 > small business, but generally
. very sure business, and, - said. ear
be safely placed in any community
large enough to support one. --Rursl
Mechanics. % & tliret ansie l!iA