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The Butler weekly times., 1896-02-13
Hardware, Hardware,

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We are now prepared to furnish
most everything in the hardware line
of the finest brands of everything.
We bought only the best brands, and
will save you at least one third by
buying Hardware of US. Our
large line of axes are the best
made, also our Hedge knives.
We intend to make the lowest
prices on garden hoes, rakes,
plows single and double trees, clev-
ices, lap rings, barb wire, etc. ever
made in Butler. This line OF hard
ware we put in with the intention
OF cutting the prices away below
what they were being sold at, for we
consider we have as good right to
handle hardware with groceries as
any other firm in Butler, parties con
templating building will save money
by getting our prices for we can fit
you out in everything.
Our line to-day comprises every
thing the farmers use. We want to
impress on the minds Of the people
that we have a good stock OF hard
ware, pocket and table cutlery,
Rogers triple plated knives, forks
and spoons, Western Square wash.
ing machines, patent churns, boys
iron wagons, wooden and willow
ware, Economy clothes wringer, tin
ware, the best steamed salt that will
not get hard, in fact everything, ex-
cept dry goods, you can get at our
store. We will just say in regard to
groceries to save further expense on
advertising, that we are to-day sell
ing groceries cheaper than all those
parties that are closing out at cost.
The truth of the matter is We can
sell at what the good cost them, and
make all the profit we need, besides
our prices are prices for every day
in the year, not for one week or two
weeks, we don't cay when you come
in, that you came too late, we were
selling that way, but our time is up
We ask the the people to stay will
US and you will see that we keep thu
prices down at the lowest notch
We cannot do it without a biz
trade. Trade divided equal al
around town means high prices al
around. For it cost US just 30 mucl
to sell $50 day, al it does 5000
day.
The people of Bates county kno'
J what we have done for them TO
} the last three or four years and y
. are in better shape to-day, to Civ
> you lower prices than every before
: and we are having larger trade no'
t than We have ever had since "
. have been in Butler, and our lo'
. prices and best goods, OF course,
), what is doing it.
n Flour is advancing fast. "
i" bought $4,000 pounds before th
raise, and are in position to sell yo
} -four cheaper than anyone, and "
q advise our customers to buy NO
II and save SOC per hundred.
u We will say in regard to poult
IS aud eggs. so that all will understan
l. L it; that we will pay as much fl
" them. either in cash oa trade, as an
b man III Butler Il our offer il n
7r as much as some oHe else offers yoI
~ let Us know aid we will meet 1t Fl
:, we cannot help any one fiom otte
st ING a cent more for something tha
as it j. worth, but will in all cases me
III their price. to protect our custom
era. Yours truly,
The Butler weekly times., 1896-02-13
hitter WEEKLY TIMES
LOCAL ITEMS

Frank Allen, at the Missouri State
Bank, writes fire insurance. Best OF
aupanies represented. Att
End Hand Feed Mill, nearly new,
IS sale. Enquire of Bennett Wheel
IxlMsr. Co. IL I'm.
Attend the Academy band concert
Il the opera house tonight.
II is time arrangements were be-
Ing made to nominate city ticket.
The sale of the Kansas City Sun
10y Sun has been stopped in Mober-
\, No.
Boots and shoes 35 per cent
cheaper at g. Elliger's than any place
10 theeity.
Rev. Culpepper is holding forth
a Nevada, and is shaking up the
inner in that town.
Joe Meyer and Silas Levy left for
(hicago Sunday to buy their spring
sock Of goods.
The street commissioner is clear.
Ing the mud from the street around
hs public square.
Never in the history of Butler has
goods been sold as cheap as they are
IM.red by G. Ellinger. Is 2'
The smelters at Rich Hill will not
be shut down, the owners having
Aanged their minds in regard tC
he matter.
Uncle Aaron Hart went to st
Louis Sunday to attend q meeting o
ns grand lodge A. o. U. w. as I
delegate.
The Kentucky Legislature hat
pissed q resolution favoring the cleo
aon Of United States senators b,
Popular vote.
J.R. Bailey, Of Harrisonville, die
the Pacific House, Jefferson Cit,
sunday, from the effectd of an owe
so's Of morphine.
Arthur Mcbride has sold his in
sfsst In the Clinton Tribune to hi
partnsrs, Hutchinson & Stark, an,
wi move to warrensburg.
ihe Butler school board ought t.
y very careful in experimental
n'n dustless oil. Dust is bad enough
'as remedy might be worse.
no trouble to select haudsom
y comic valentine at the postofhc &c
0oK store. You will find all til
assst designs these in profusion.
aarrled, at the residence of NJ
|. ". Buchanan, Butler, Feb. 5tl
ar I. E. Morgan aud Miss L.
-Ayd, Rev. J. F. Watkins officiatin.
lhe Kansas City papers say IL
= T. A. organization has split up
4As city and the lodges are goin
pieces. Too many political bose
d the work.
The Butler weekly times., 1896-02-13

On receipt OF the news from the JEFF
'erson City in regard to capital re
noval.
The Nevada Post says the repub
lean congressional convention for
he 18th district will be held at Jop-
in March 18th, and that Judge Bur
ton would be nominated without op-
position
Col Harry C. Moore, who has
been for years the leading merchant
Of Nevada, Mo-, has accepted posi-
ton in the large dry goods house of
Scruggs, Vandervourt & Barney at
st. Louis.
Capt. ]. G. Martin, we are inform
ed, has resigned his position as cash
ier of the bank of Merwin. The con
fnment was not congenial to the
Captain and he desired to engaged
in other business more to his liking.
The funeral of William H. English
took place Sunday. The body lay
in state in the capitol, indianapolis,
Ind, from 9 to l o'clock and was
viewed by over 10000 people. The
funeral procession was over a mile
long and is said to be the largest
ever held in that city
The boiler of the regular passen-
ger train which left Denver, Colora.
do, at 8 o'clock Sunday morning
exploded within half mile of the
Georgetown depot at 12:lO, and the
cars were hurled from the track and
quite a number of passengers were
badly injured.
Francis o. Edwards, of st.
Charles, Mo-, committed suicide by
shooting himself at the Hillman
house, Washington City, Monday
He was % years old. His father
is an employee of the senate and has
been in Washington for twenty years,
It is a notable fact that the mel
most indebted to the democratic
party are the ones to condition theil
support on the provisions of tht
platform. Any democrat has {
right to insist upon the incorpora
tion of his ideas into the platform
but he has no right to make that th'
condition of his support.
The mining camps at Cripple
Greek, Colorado, according to reli
able newspaper reports, are over
stocked with laborers, work is scarce
and living high, and if any of ou
young men contemplate venturine
out there to increase their wealth
We would advise to take them along
a we'll loaded pocket book.
Mrs. Lizzie Bishop has brough
suit in the Vernon county circui
court against the Mo. Pacific rail
road for $4,000 damages for tn
death of her husband. Her husband
Charles Bishop, was killed last Au
gust by being knocked off the top O
the car by cross piece on bridg
on the Nevada & Minden road owe
Little Drywood Creek.
We see from the Rich Hill Tr
bune that wolf drive in which nearl
> the entire population of Metz town
ship, Vernon county participate
) took place Tuesday. The hunt too
. in the entire northwest corner of tn
l township, the round up being
. Charlie Falor' big pasture. No gun
were allowed and the hunters use
I dogs and clubs.
: Circuit court convened Tuesda
: morning. After charging the gran
Q jury, Judge Lay proceeded to ca
J. the docket and set the legal mill
r grinding. So far there is no intere
taken in the proceedings and
K know that court is going on it
K necessary to go to the court roor
: Tho docket is very small this ter
). and contains few cases of impor
~ anee. The Hackett Hays shootir
y scrape and McPeak suit against Il
Mo. Pacific railroad being the mo
% important.
D
The Butler weekly times., 1896-02-13

Hoods Pills cure liver ills, consti'
patton, billiousness. jsundice, sick
headache.
The Butler weekly times., 1896-02-13

ehaveb will
goods for the other the
s not cheap
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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1896-09-16
How TO Cure Potntoes.

Mr. and Mrs. w. \. Bolin, OF the
Tirzrh neighborhood, returned on
Thursday from an eight days tour in
the mountains Of North Carolina, and
Mr.. Bolin stopped at The Yorkville
Enquirer office to exhibit q curiosity
that was picked up on the trip. The
curiosity referred to was some fine
sweet potatoes, Of the red yam variety.
in i perfect state OF preservation, and
two years old. Il got them up in
Caldwell county, n. c." explained
Mr.. Bolin. They were raised and
cured by Mr.. II. E. Lutz. They do
not bank potatoes up there like we do
down here. Instead, they have regu-
lar potatoes houses. The houses are
easily constructed. The sills are en-
bedded in the earth. Then the walls
are put up double and filled with saw.
dust, we'll tamped in. 4 good air.
tight roof, earthen floor, and double
doors. completes the arrangement.
"Mr. Luts informed me-" continued
Mr.. Bolin, that it takes about 80
days to cure potatoes. During that
time the potatoes must be kept at q.
temperature of not less than 55 nor
more than Is degrees. Warmth, when
necessary, is supplied by means of g
washpot filed with burning embers,
After 80 days Of such treatment, ex
cept from freezing, The potatoes will
keep indefinitely. Mr.. Lu!z says he
has seen them sound after having been
dug five years.
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THE GOVERNORS BROTHER
be Editor of The State:

To the Editor Of The State:
The card of +. NJ. Mixson in which
he attempts to answer the statements
made in Gov. Evans expose of dis
pensary matters, has just been shown
me. Mixson, after alluding to my
support of his candidacy for commits
sioner, makes weak attempt to con
meet me with the muddle from which
he Is vainly struggling to extricate
himself and his unfortunate sons.
Quoting from an alleged conversation
between his son and myself, he tries
to make it appear that ! proposed to
his son, W. 7. Mixson, thai we should
90 into deal and make something if
be (F. NJ. Mixson) was ele cted. 1t IS
true that was an ardent advocate of
Col. +. N. Mixson for the position of
commissioner, because | believed him
both capable and honorable and en-
tertained friendly i. feelings towards
him on account of his Jealous support
of nay brother In regards to the other
statement the facts are simply these:
Just before +. NJ: Mixson was appoint
ed commissioner he came TO me and
proposed that | should take his son,
w. T. Mixson, as a partner, and we
could run a brokerage in connection
with my insurance business. That we
could represent whiskey houses and
he, T. M. Mixson. would purchase all
the whiskey for the dispensary
through US. told him did not wish
partner in my insurance business,
and the conversation ended there.
Ole morning in December, 1894,
while in the senate chamber, / was ap
preached by w. T. Mixson, who in
formed me that his father had told him
him of the conversation had with me
and that he would like to join with
me, as we could make good money
and profit. 1 told him l would not
consider his proposition and declined
to confer further with him. After the
appointment, mentioned the matter
to my brother, Governor Evans, and
also to Judge Eugene B. Gary, and
they advised me to have nothing to do
with the dispehsary business under
any circumstances, and no further
mention was ever made of it. Doubt
less, / would be justified in using Sc
we're language to characterize this at
tempt to bring me into this matter in
tended to affect the race for the Unit
ed States senate, but l think they will
have trouble enough before they get
through without any helpon my part.
BARNARD B. EVANS.
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PRICE Must Advance

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10.-The cotton
report of the Department Of AgcicdI-
ture for September shows a decline
from the August condition ofthe crop.
which was S0.1 to "a. per cent, ds-
cline of 1919 points. This is the low
est September condition report in the
last twenty-seven years. The States
averages are as follows: Virginia, 80; /;
North Carolina, 70; South Carolina,
70; Georgia, II; Florida, 72; Alabama,
&c; Mississippi, 81; louisiana, SO;
Texas, 62; Arkansas, TO; Tennessee, 81 !;
Missouri, 81; Indian Territory, 60;
Oklahoma, G5. There has been gen
eral decline in the condition of ths
cotton crop throughout the cotton belt
in the past month. a few counties
and parishes in Mississippi and Louis
lana report fairly good crops, but the
complaint is almost universal that the
excessive heat and dry weather have
caused the plant to shed leaves,
blooms and bolls, and that, where
rains have fallen, they have come too
late to be OF materia: benefit. The
plant has consequently y matured prem
aturely and bolls have opened SO rap
idly that the crop is being gathered
earlier than for many years. Some
counties report that the crop will all
be harvested by October /, others by
the middle Of October. a few coun.
ties in Mississippi report damage to
open cotton by heavy rains. The staple
is much lighter than usual in conse-
Quence OF drought and heat; and the
of leaves and bolls will result
il material damage to the yield from
the top crop.
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vas solely responsible for it.

was solely responsible for it.
He might not have thought there
Was any necessity to call meeting of
the beard CT control to grant Marcy
the privilege OF selling beer in the city
of Columbia, when his petition to be
allowed to do so had been disapproved
by both the other members OF the
board, but others might think it
should have been done. He also
might not have thought it necessary
to call the beard together to grant NJ.
Seegers the privilege OF selling beer in
the city of Columbia, in Spartanburg
and in Greenville, but other people
may think otherwise. He might not
have thought it necessary to call the
board together to license the various
distilleries which have been opened in
the State in the last IS months, but q
great many people think otherwise.
D. H ToMPKlNs.
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Another Letter From Gov. Evans.

COLUMBIA, Sept 7.-GovernorE Evans
was shown the statements of Messrs.
Tompkins aud Mixson and gave the
following reply at o'clock this morn
ing;
retary Tompkins and Commissioner
Mixson and so far as they affect my
statement there is no material contra
diction. Mr.. Tompkins endeavors to
make the point that my recommends
tons as to the changes of the law were
made before Mr.. Scruggs had returned
from Cincinnati. This is true and it
is also true, as he is perfectly aware,
that these unsavory charges had been
in circulation months before the meet
ing OF the legislature and Mixson was
continuing to purchase from whom he
admitted to me had offered to bribe
him and for which I had reprimanded
him. made no charges or insinua-
tons, but simply stated facts. So far
as the board of control is concerned
there was no mismanapement OF the
dispensary, there Was no necessity for
calling the board together and Mr..
Tompkins shows that usurped no au-
thority, but called the board together
whenever it was necessary to do so. l
have not charged Secretary Tompkins
with attempting to manage its affairs,
my only criticism IS the manner in
which he has managed Mixson while
a member of the board. Mr.. Mixson
pleads guilty to every charge and con-
firms my statement in all matters ma
terial. Inever heard otthe statement
which he says Hubbsll made to him
in the sample room until it appeared
in the newspapers and his statement
that he submitted it to me is untrue.
Mixson submitted nothing to me in
reference to his purchase Of whlskey.
The statement that told him to de-
stroy his boys letter is likewise un-
true; it should have been preserved.
He never stated to me that he would
suffer removal before buying from
Hubbell, for he knows full well that
as soon as he stated it to me that Hub.
bell had offered him bribe, | replied
that he had served him right.
So far as my expense account IS
concerned for going to Washington
and New York to save to the State
about $4,000 worth of contraband
whiskey, I am prepared to furnish al
itemized statement as it was made out
at the time. Ipromise the public that
they shall know all, let the chips fall
where they may. The animus of this
persecution of me shall be known.
JOHN GARY EVANS.
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TOMPKIES IN REPLY.
To the Public:

To the Public:
have read Governor Evans state
ment. Also his statement that knew
Mixson was continuing to purchase
LIQUOR from a man who had offered
him bribe and for which he was re-
primanded, is not true. | did not
know that be had ever purchased any
LIQUOR from a man who had offered
him a bribe. i didn't know that
White, the man referred to, had any
thing to do with the Live Oak Dlstill-
ing company until after Scruggs re-
turned from Cincinnati and told me
the Live Oak Distilling comnany had
paid him commissions The statement
that l managed Mixson at al while 8
member Of the board is simply untrue.
never managed or tried to manage
him and didn't wish to do it. l have
not charged that the dispensary was
mismanaged, but said that ii there
was any mismanagement he (Ecans}
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to the will of the majority. He fre-
quently deprecated the strife in the
Democratic household subsequenent
to 1890 and appealed for peace and
unity. The Reformers recognized his
sympathy with them and elected him
Judge over an original Rsformer.
His refusal to advocate keeping up
strife and bitterness earned him the
emnlty of the hotheads among the
Conservatives who professed to despise
him as a traitor and turncoat because
he was man and a Democrat. When
ne announced his Senatorial candi
dacy, he wrote the people of South
Carolina letter in which he planted
himself squarely upon those principles
in national politics endorsed By the
Reformers and pledged himself to Sec
ond Tillnaan's efforts to carry them
out. No factional line could be drawn
against such man, none was drawn
and if his election is a factional
triumph, it is Reform triumph and
not Conservative.
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A NewbacrY Hanging.

NEwBERRY, Sept. Aaron Dufe,
who was convicted at the July, 1896,
term of court of the murder Of James
Hargrove, ard sentenced by Judge
Witherspoo1 to be hanged on the 4th of
September 1896, was executed today
at II o'clock and thus paid the penal
ty of his crime. Dufie exhibited
great GOODNESS on the scafold. He
did not finch from the time he was
led from his cell to the time the black
cap was adjusted and the moose fixed
He stepped upon the scafoid with as
much calmness as an ordinary man
would take train. He left his cell
singing and acting very much as ne
groes act at revival, and said he was
ready to 60. Just before he was led to
his doom he smoked a cigar which the
sheriff mad given him, and thanked
that officer for his kindness. Sheriff
Riser had been very considerate for
the welfare of the condemned man.
and was anxious that death should be
instantaneous, but the moose slipped at
the drop and the unfortunate man
strangled. He was pronounced dead
by DR.. j. II. Mccullough and his
body cut down within Is minutes af-
ter the springing of the trap. The
prisoner made no public statement.
In answer to a question he said he had
nothing to say. He had previously
stated that he had no intention Of kill
ing Hargroves when he struck the
blow. While the black cap was being
fixed the doomed man, who in few
seconds would be in eternity, told the
deputy sheriff to be careful in adjust
ing the knot as he wanted it to be over
without any struggle The ReVs.
T. K. Wallace, NJ W. Lomax and
others were with Duftie all the morn.
ing and looked after his spiritual vel
fare. 1t will be remembered that Duff
fe killed young Hargrove on the 26th
of last March near Whitmire. Har-
grove was guard at the convict camp
at the time and Duffie was a convict
at work. State.
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cal interests. The demand OF tie
platform that officials appointed to ad.
minister the government Of the terito.
res, the District Of Columbia ard
Alaska should be bona tide r.Si-
dents Of the territories or Distric. is
entirely il keeping with the Dem
ocratic theory of home rule 1
am also heartily in sympathy with
the declaration that all public
lands should be reserved for the estab.
liShnent of free homes for American
citizens.
The policy OF improving the great
waterways of the country justified by
the national character of these water
ways and the enormous tonnage borne
upon them Experience has demon
strated that continuing appropriations
are, IN the end more economical than
single appropriations separated by
long intervals.
It is not necessary to discuss the tar
if question at this time. Whatever
may be the individual views OF citizens
as to the relative merits Of protection
and tariff reform, all must recognize
that until the money question is fully
and finally settled the American peo-
pie will not consent to the considera-
ton of any other important question.
Taxation presents problem which in
some form is continually present, and
postponement of definite action up
on it involves no sacrifice of personal
opinion or political principles; but the
crisis presented by financial condi-
tions cannot be postponed. Tremen
dous results will follow the action
taken by the United States on the
money question, and delay is impossi-
bic. The people of this nation, sit
ting as high court, must render
judgment in the cause which greed is
prosecuting against humanity. The
decision will either give hope and in
spiration to those who toll, or shut
the doors of mercy on mankind " In
the presence of this overshadowing is
sue, differences of opinion upon MINOR
questions must be laid aside in order
that there may be united action among
those who are determined that prog.
ress toward a universal gold standard
shall be stayed and the gold and sily-
er standard OF the Constitution resort
ed. w. J. BRYAN.