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The Butler weekly times., 1896-08-27
The Uoolel Clothing Co.,
hns D10red to the north szlze
Of the square.
Republicans Get the Blues.

Carthage, Mo, Aug 19.-Ths re-
publlcans OF this city have got the
blues. A vote On the silver question
was called for at sale On farm
four miles north of this city. Be-
tween thirty aud thirty FIVE were
recorded for the gold standard and
the others We're for silver. In the
crowd were nearly 700. Some Nc
klnley ad locates wanted to know
how the crowd staod OF national
candidates When the vote was
again counted. only ~ wanted Nc
kinley and gold. The settlement
has always been strongly repu blican.
The Butler weekly times., 1896-08-27
SENATOR COCKRELl
Butler, Sept. 'zth.

Every body in the county knows
Hon. +. n. Cockrell, our senior
United Stated senator. He is one
of the ablest speakers in the nation.
Let's give him a rousing turn out. A
grand ovation. Everybody is invit-
ed, democrats, republicans, popu'
lists and prohibitionists.
The Butler weekly times., 1896-08-27


a c hes may come
from several causes.
She may have 4
Il c a d a he arising
from nervousness,
or from dige stive
disturbances. Nine
cases in ten, her
h E a d a C h c s come
from disorders pecu-
liar to her sex. 1t
The Butler weekly times., 1896-08-27

Gull 0R0 see tie Model
Cl0thinS Co., at their nezc
quarters on the north side
0fthe squire
The Butler weekly times., 1896-08-27
SENATOR COCKRELL

Will speak a. Butler Sept. 7th. The
occasion should be made grand
The Butler weekly times., 1896-08-27

Remember we have in stock fine
line OF hardware, such as the farmers
use and are making close price on
it.
When 1t comes to FLOUR. come
and see our large stock on hand and
the prices we are making On it
Bought cheap for cash and will sell
cheap Come in aud get our prices
as now ia T. good time to lay in flour
made from old wheat. Our Joplin
-four is the finest -four IN town, no
sacks returned. Csc, soc. 9Oc, 81 Der
sack.
Produce CT all kinds wanted and
at the highest prices as usual. Will
give you long list of prices soon.
WILLIAMS BROS.
The Butler weekly times., 1896-08-27
WiHliashlS
Cash Grocery

II 10 rolled oats S 25
II 10 northern beans 25
5 10 fae green coffee l 90
) II good brown - l 90
4 ID Java blend I" extra fine l co
9 b broken Java coffee | 90
l doz tin cans 30
l doz Mason jars 70
I II Dwishts soda 25
10 bars good soap 25
l bbl salt l O5
) ID finest tea dust 25
Is II grauulated sugar 1 90
l II best Japan tea 35
The Butler weekly times., 1896-08-27

J. M. Catterlin is very anxious for
some good farm loas for this month.
Loans closed at once, money ready.
1.tf
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-01-11
Expensive smoking.

There are several wealthy men In
London who are reputed to spend over
81 500 per year on cigars. This is con
sidered very large over there. but sew
eral American millionaires are said TO
exceed this. One of them Is reported
as spending $4,000 annually on cigars.
An English nobleman who married an
American woman who brought a bag
II money With her has astoundcd Lon
don with his extravaganza In cigars.
lie pays about $500 monthly for them.
and always trades with one dealer, who
posts sign TO that effect in order to
attract customers. Several prominent
Englishmcn, among whom Is said to be
Labourchere, buy cigarettes imported
from Turkey, at a cost OF 10 cents each.
One OF them smokes and gives away
100 In day which Is probably the rec
ord for expensive cigarette smoking.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-01-11
FLOTSAM AND JErSAM.

The largest cooperative creamery In
the United States is located at ST Al
bans. VI.
In Philadelphia a connection known
as hot pectoral" Is sold by the erss.
while ice cream vender.
Private companies in Japan have sub
mitted TO the government plans for
about 1000 miles Of new railways.
One man makes all the burglars
'jimmies' used In London. There is
no law by which their manufacture may
be stopped.
philosophical citizens OF Birminx.
ham. Ala. have given United states
nags TO the schools OF the city. both
white and colored
Philadelphia has forty-one national
banks. forty-hye trust companies and
savings banks and ninety six private
bankers and brokers.
The Scotchmen OF Cleveland are plan
ming the erection Of a building to serve
as headquarters for he several Scot
tish societies of the city.
This season there has been good sport
IN Connecticut on partridge. woodcock
and gray squirrels. bar the quail shoot
ing has been simply poor
An enormous iight " carrier pigeons
vas l"centiy held IN Parts. 81, 900 birds
having been set loose In one morning
from The neishborhood Of the Einel
tovs-
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-01-11

--~~~s vssScs5>r 20 tho master OF TIL,
plant weapon, he sent the long linA
whirring through the air, the moose a..
49, S,s. svcugag over Leon's shoulders
Just aa a loud below from the bun an"
nouneed that II had seen him. At the
So ra=ueSs Tippo threw his lance
Arlo turned his horse sharply 10 IN"
right aud ~ tae taut iasso lcrked l"or
forward upon the ground lippo lance
Whllxed harmlcssly over MIN.
And then. before the would-bo mul
derer was aware OF his peril, the mad
dened bull was upon him gorlng ana
trampling him 10 death.
Having wreaked his vengeance upon
the enemy that he had found In his
path, the brute dashed on across the
pampas, leaving the two boys unhurt'
You may be sure that they were thank"
ful for their deliyeranoe, In spite OF
rippos awful fate.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-01-11
THREE ENGLISH GHOSTS
The Lady la Cream" and % Man with
"a heard.


heard.
There Is hardly castle or ancien
manor house in an England that has
not some ghostly tradition connected
with H. says the New York World. 10
some mansions the spectres are said To
stalk and gibber and shrek night after
night, while In others they appear only
az long intervals, The latter seems 10
| be the case at ClandOn house, near
Guildford, which belongs to the earl OF
| Onslow, but which is at present let by
| him 10 tenant Here the ghosts, for
there are three of them. nave but re-
Gently made their appearance. and,
though they seem quite familiar with
! the centuries-old structure which they
| inhabn, no one of this generation has
been able 10 recall anything about
them The tirst is that OF beautiful
| lady, richly attired in u cream -eolored
silk robe and wearing a profusion of
great Jewels. Sometimes she covers the
cream oolored silk with black CLOAK,
and occasionally she carries a dagger
or lumber in her hand. All the do
mestics say they have seen her many
times, ana the under footman stoutly
maintains that ne once saw the lady
in cream" take book from the library
shelves, and. after glaneing through its
pages, carefully replace IL. The second
spectre Is more terrifying, for Il ap-
pears in the form of a very ugly female
black dwarf. with glittering ring Ia
her nose, and whose dress indicates
a condition of seryitude. She always
bears in her hand lighted lantern, \
rough looking man makes up this
phantom trio, and he has a great beard
that is evidently the pride and JOY OF
his ghostly existence. Vie ~ rst so often
seen as the lady in cream end her hide
Gus companion and has the bearing OF
one oppressed by great sorrow A lady
sBiritualist has had the hardihoOd 20
visit the house and converse With the
cream cOlored apparition wEs, IL is re
ported related TO her as sac syS-y as
ghost ever told In her time she had
siuned she said, and her husband found
her out. lie accordingly bribed the
black dwarf, his wife's attendant. 10
Kill her mistress. which she did and
she has ever since been going about
with lighted lantern looking roT for
giyeness. The appearance of these
ghosts has caused great excitement In
the quiet country neighbc"h and
many people besides the 5amsstics
alain>, - rsls.,t, .eNr .Pp chyes. -
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-01-11

The following story is told OF Lord
Roberts first experience with the Dub
lin postofiice: Having taken up his
quarters at the Shelbourne hotel he
later on walked up to the postotiice to
give instructions about his letters and
kilograms. The postoflice dignitary
gave him the usual form TO an in. which
he did, and signing it Roberts. Shell
bourne hotel handed it back to the
clerk. who. after scanning il In a con-
temptuous way. flung it back 70 tho
field marshal eXclaiming. with wither-
lug sarcasm: What dye name wild
this at all2 Maybe, perhaps. yen be
atther putin your Christian name
afore tother one ay We have oner"
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-01-11

University of Cincinnati team. Cant
Ewing will take at leAst twenty men
south with him. number of them
being from the Western league. and
he expects 10 develop one or more good
ones. Ewing considers his catchers
pitchers and infeld strong enough. but
would like 70 get another strong out
nelder TO go with Holiday and Mil
Ter. but II nothing better turns up he
has Hoy and Burke 20 fan back ON.
After President Brush had failed %
obtain Clarke's release from the Louis.
Vile club he said: II sincerely hone
that II any club succeeds in getting
Clarke il will be a Western club. There
is no doubt about it that the Eastern
teams as whole are stronger than
those In the West. A Western man.
aGer cannot get a player from the
East. Time and again has il heen
tried. bur the Fasteners appear 70 be
arrayed against us The only thing
that we can do Is to build up our teams
with young players. and in time We win
he able 10 dictate to the East. At tho
present time the East depends moro
upon the West for players than does
the West upon Che East. In time mar
ters will come out ell right. but II
requires time
The Cleveland and Pittsburg teams
will 90 to the Hot Springs. Ark. TO get
themselves into PLAYING trim Wheth.
or or not the Two viii NEE, in exhihi-
ton games while there has not VET been
decided The chances are thar thew
viii The Piusburgs expect 20 be-
much stronger ueXt year than thev
were this The club las a whole string
OF young PLAYERS. from whom Il win
try and develop one Or two good ones
Ia tact The club has thirty -oue men
rom whom TO select its team. OF this
number at least one-trird are pitchers
IL Is not likely that many changes out.
side the pitchers pos! sion. except third
oase viii take place Denny LYONS
inc veteran hird hassm1n. viii be
-o9n5 IN hat eurBsr OF the diamond
Lyons. u he can keep In condition
should make a good man, and strength
en- the team In a spot that has been
very weak for some time. Lyons Is a
hard hitter and fine fielder.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-01-11

al Nashville In 1870. His professional
career did not begin until 1894, when
he accepted his first engagement with
the Lynchburg club. His all around
work that year was OF such satisfac-
tory nature, and he gave such promise
OF doing still better with more expert
ence that he was re-engaged for the
season of 1895, which lasted five months,
beginning on April 10 and ending on
Sept. IA. Leahy taking part during the
period in one hundred and seventeen
championship contests, In one hundred
and ten of which he credltably filled
the position of short shop, and in the
other seven games he played at second
base and in the outfield His work at
short stop was of the highest order.
having a dash and snap that infused
life and energy into that done by his
fellow players. While not being rec
ord player, he is credited with num-
Der OF fine fielding feats. The most
noteworthy OF these performances was
a game against the champion Rich
mond team, played on May 81, at Rich
mond, Va, and the accepting of four
teen out of fifteen chances in game
against the Roanoke nine. Aug. %, at
Lynchburg, Va. On Sept. 3. at Lynch
burg, in a game with the Portsmouth
team, he was credited with ten assists.
some of them being very difficult to
handle. While he was never known az
a hard hitter, he has done some good
and timely batting. In a game against
the Roanokes, on April 20. at Lynch
burg. he made three safe hits, includ-
ing three triple baggers. He also made
home run and a double Dagger in
game against the Richmond team.
on April "a at Lynchburg. In a game
against the Norfolks. on Aug. 15 at
Lynchburg, he was credited with four
safe hits, including triple Dagger.
He also made three safe hits, includ-
ing a double Dagger, in a game with
the Champion Richmond team on Aug.
II, at Lynchburg.
The Cincinnati ,lub officials have de-
cided that their team shall do their
preliminary work in tho South. As
soon as the matter had been settled.
Manager Bancroft set the wires going.
and finally secured the grounds at New
Orleans for month and he and Capt.
Ewing will take their players to the
Crescent City about March s. and re-
main there till the last part of
the month. when they will work their
way home playing games in the prin-
,ipal cities en- route. anu arriving
home in time to open the preliminary
season on Saturday. April 3. with the
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-01-11

was mis- wife, holding a puny' pailia
four-months-old babe 10 her breast, by
the shelves stood the Oldest ehlld' MA
ME. a girl fourteen years OF age, Gu
deayoring In her poor little way 10 uuy
mn" and make things nice for mother
Mother needed To be helped-ho ohe
more. For Il Is not one OF the least OF
1ohn Sulliyan's troubles. terrible anu
hard ms they are. that he has erippieu
wife
Retween Mamie. the little housemaid'
ana the baby of four months, Wlllie'
there are four little Sullivans. Nine
came In an 10 this household, the most
of them I'm the days OF SulliNans com
parative prosperity, but three nave
died. The six living are Mamie VINO
bids fair 10 be the prettiest sifi on
Cherry hin within a few years Win
her piquant mouth her prettiIy unteu
skin and her beautiful black hair LIZ
zie. aged ten Johnnie. six and ha'l'
Tommy. nearly five; Joey, one ana a
half. and the baby. whom they eali
Wiliie.
Troubles, OF course, never come SIN
ely. Il Is not alone poverty that TINS
man sullivan has To fight. Besides mis-
MANNED wife, and his baby. that LOOKS
almost as II breath Of air would blow
IL away, the next TO the youngest child
Joey. is a pitisble sight. Joey was
born with what are called In the talk
of the great east side rabbit feet
That Is. his delicate little limbs have
been twisted from birth so that they
cross each other almost and are shriv-
elled and do not grow. The toes turn
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-01-11
BEE FARMS IN sENH..
Erorts Made 10 Improve This Profitable
Industry.

kror5s Made TO Improve This Profitable
Industry.
A new industrial deparu,"s " great
interest has been taken in Seryia,
whore Society for Bee an1 Fruit Cul-
ture has been established. says the ST.
Louis Globe Democrat. This society
seeks 10 Introduce a system OF bee
keeping on scientific principles aud OF
I developing the industry on a profitable
basis throughout that country. where
until lately The peasants have been In
the habit Of keeping their bees In cont
cal straw skeps daubed with mud or
plaster and destroying the bees to OBJ
tain the honey. 1t is probable that the
society will provide the peasants with
cheap straw skeps with supers as we'll
as bar-framed hives and other desirable
agricultural appliances. The farm OF
the society contains about 200 hives.
placed in regular rows over the ground.
. feet inches from each other. facing
north. These hives are all on the bar
frame principle, and Of the pattern gen
orally known as Dzierzon hives. ana
they contain about eighty pounds OF
honey In the comb when full They
are made Of wood with straw sides.
and cost about $225 each. The bees
appear to be species OF the common
bee apis mellihcO, but are rather
small in size and usually tractable. The
Italian bee lapis ligusticO does not
succeed we'll in Seryia, becoming
quickly merged into the indigenous
stock. The bee farm is provided with
Two centrifugal honey eXtraclors of
very simple design, but perfectly prac-
teal After extraction the honey is nut
into glass bottles with neat screw tops.
imported from Austria. containing re-
spectively half-pound one pound and
TWO pounds. The price of the honey
Is about II cents "A pound, exclusive
or the bottle, for which an extra
charge Is made. The wax is sold 10
the wax dealers for making into church
candles, and realizes about 30 cents a
pound. The Importance OF encouraging
bee culture is evidently fully realized
by the members OF this society and
others Interested, and the Introduction
OF law Is in contemplation obliging
all priests, schOolmasters, and certain
others holding employment under the
government 10 turn their attention 10
the keeping Of bees
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-01-11

in instead of out, and the sight he pre-.
SCENTS is very sad one.
1t was AT Bergen Point. said Sulli
! van. -. he looked with sax e~S's taSs-t'
his Wife. that she hurted
You know the houses out there have
high stoops, and she slipped on the ice
on ours one day In the winter, ten years
agone, and had bad fall.
I'D little money saved up then. "
went on the strong limbed man in the
blue jumper, but we had TO spend it
all. She was in he'd nigh three years
got a doctor ont from New York. and
he thought at first that he could pull
her through, Bnt he couldn't manage
it,"
What will be the fate OF Sullivan, his
Wife aud children? IL don't want char
ity' he said manfully, stretching out
his good right arm and looking at his
wife With the baby at her breast and az
his six children. II want work, and |
want to meet the man who will give IL
to me. That's all"
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-01-11

-N=A@A~NNA AaAAAAa 4 Tx w ANAi.
bad been corrupted into Tippo was a
tall swarthy. fierce looking native.
whom few liked. but many feared. lie
was known 10 be a desperate fellow
when aroused. and his passionate ma
ture would brook little or no opposition
II was he that Arlo meant In his warn
ing 70 Leon, for IL had been the Iatter's
misfortune 20 incur the cnmity OF Tin
pc at game Of bOlas the day before.
when, quite accidentally. the American
lad had won the laurels from the boast
full gaucho
Little dreaming OF what was likely
10 follow the simple affair. however
Leon Joined enthusiastically in the
wild work OF cattle-hunting on the
pampas. He had never known such
sport before. and feeling his blood
Jingle under the excitement OF the mad
races, he dashed hither and thlther
with more pluck than prudence.
IL was the agreement that he and
Arlo should keep together. but II is not
always easy TO carry out the plans on
such occasions. Thus. toward midday
IS the latter dashed through a clump of
date palms to head or a bunch of cat
tie. he suddenly missed his companion.
Knowing the Importance of quick
action then, he wheeled his horse and
glanced huryledly over the scene. lie
did not look in vain. for away to his
right ne saw Leon standing over the
dead body OF his horse.
What had happened to bring about
this calamity he did not have time 10
consider, for at that very mo-
ment more startling aspect
was lent to the scene. From
Icons left. concealed from him
no doubt by the tall grass, was one of
the old bulls that were the terror OF
the herds sweeping furiously toward
the dismounted boy. II was doubtful
III the enraged animal had seen the help
less victim in his pathway yet. but that
fact could not change tho inevitable
result, for he was sure to catch sight
OF him soon.
Arlo was about TO shout TO Leon OF
his peril and dash to his rescue. when
the cry froze on his lips at the sight he
beheld on the other hand. The second
peril was nothing less than Tippo rid
ing like the wind down upon the boy,
with his lance poised 10 be- hurled at
his head the moment he should get near
enough 10 be sure Of his aim. A dense
clump of mimosa concealed the APP
preaching bull from the sight OF the
gaucho.
II Arlo failed 10 give his warning cry
70 his friend ne did not remain mac
tive, but urged his horse ahead at the
top OF it's speed and so evenly were
these onsets made that IT seemed GER
tain that triple meeting would take
place az the conyerging point
Bat Arl0 realized that this must
prove fatal TO hir friend II not 10 him
self, and he suddenly raised his lasso,
and with that cIisk, oeKterous move
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-01-11
WHAT THEY SAY ABOUT Us.
some Interesting Tales from the Foreign
Magazines


One must read the English magazines
10 find out what queer things we DO In
this country. says the New York Press
Americans have, II is'admitted, deep
interest in potatoes. In many parts ol
the country potatoes are considered Oh
eoual importance with hominy But
that the potato flower was born 10
greatness had never dawned upon us
until we read that: The miliionaires
Of the United States are getting weary
of displaying their wealth In gorgeous
hot house flowers. palms. orchids ililes
and other botanical rarities. Instead OF
some hundreds OF pounds being spent
on the floral decorations at some big
dinner or reception, sweet and pastoral
or. more correctly. observation-disclosures
plicity is row the fashion. The modest
potato flower reigns supreme. There
ayvavs have been fashions in flowers,
but we do not remember that the nckle
goddess has ever yet sought her faVor-
tie in the kitchen garden. was IL
chosen as a delicate compliment 10 the
Irish nation? Did the Americans sud
denly feel consclence-stricken that due
honor had never been paid to the harm
less. necessary vegetable? So now,
with cultured Boston leading the way,
the potato flower adorns the proud
beauty in the ball room and blossoms In
the buttonhole OF the dandy" Ameri-
cans themselves believe such foolish
stories in regard TO the wild and
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-01-11
BASEBALL PERSONAL

Joe Corbett says that he has
TO pitch for the champion "a
J team next seasGa-
Word comes from Detroit. Mi
the effect that George Stallingi
managed and played with the Ma
team. of the Southern associate
season, has been engaged by Pre-
Nanderbeck 10 captain and mana
Detroit team next summer
1t is said that George 5. Davis,
New York team, wiz probably
the players from whom a nine I
selected 10 represent the Uniyen
Pennsylvania next spring.
William J. Shettsline. secreu
the Philadelphia club, recently re
a letter from Captain Nash. who
tering in California, in which the
says he was perfectly satisfied wi
deal in which he and Hamilton q
and that with such material
Philadelphians are made OF Oul
turn out a pretty fast aggregat
ball players for 1896.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-01-11

so poor that half a loaf OF bread must do
for your Christmas dinner-yes. half n
Loaf of bread, divided among father,
mother and ak lttle ones?
Christmas afternoon New York
World reporter and photographer
started down into New Works. east side
tenement district to find just such a
picture OF suffering and want as this.
In $4,000 iresides, happy children and
men and women were clustered. $4,000
tables were spread with bright silver,
glistening glasses, luscious turkey, rich,
red cranberries and fiaky pumpkin and
mince pies. In 100 900 other households.