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Mother and Son Dead.

Kansas City, Mo, Oct. 23.-Mrs.
Kate Bascom, of Clinton, Mo-, killed
herself and her little 4 year old son,
George, at lodging house at COS
Oak street last night by closing the
door and windows of the room and
turning on the gas.
Mrs. Bascom went to the rooming
house last Saturday She was with
out money, but said that she expect
ed money by every mail from bel
husband at Clinton. Day after day
passed and the money did not come
and she became SO despondent tina
she resolved to kill herself and he
son.
The letter containing money came
about moon, and when the lodgin:
house keeper went to Mrs. Baseom
room with it she found mother AM
son dead
The Butler weekly times., 1896-11-05
Turkish Afrnci,lea.

New York. Oct 20.-Madji Ria
sian is a Christian Turk who was
one of the passengers on board La
Gascogne, which arrived yesterday
Through al interpreter, be told
about the massacres of Armenians,
He was in Constantinople during
the three days massacre in August
last. During the three days 3,OOO
Armenians, he said. were slaughtered
throughout the empire. Wagons
filed with bodies were constantly
passing through the streets in Con
stant;nople. Cart load after cart lead
of these bodies were dumped into
the sea The sight was sickeninl
one. and what added to its horror
! was the fact tha. in those wagons
were piled the dead and dying, and
the feeble cries of the wounded cJu,4
be heard.
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Three Mrn Under n Wreck.

Wapakonets, o., Oct. ga dis
astrous collision happened on the
Cincinnati, Hamilton and Dayton
railway tonight. The through fast
freight train ran into three loaded
oil Car tanks, which were left on the
main track by local freight. They
were set on fire by the engine, de
stroyiug the engine and about twelve
loaded freight cars The engineer,
fireman and brakeman cannot be
found, ana are supposed 10 be III the
ruins. The wreck and fire are neal
the Manhattan Oil Company pump
ing station, and it is i'll great danger
The Manhattan pumping station II
on fire aud will be a complete loss
The Butler weekly times., 1896-11-05
COnsOiIng Her Intended.

She had agreed to become his wife.
For long time he had sat is silence,
too full OF emotion to say anything,
SO great was his happiness at having
at last achieved the fondest dream
Of his life. At length his face, hith-
erto wreathed with smiles, became
clouded. A scowl of annoyance set.
tied upon it. She, who had been at.
tentively watching his countenance,
was quick to observe the change.
"What is the matter, George" she
asked in alarm. You are not sorry
you asked me to marry you. and that
1 consented7 Oh, George, l hope
that is not it."
No, dear. You know that I love
you as never woman was loved be-
fore"
Then what is it that causes you
distress? Tell me tina. I may console
you. 1t is the duty Of little wife
to comfort her husband in :hict'' n,
and l am going to ho .our Ii'tle
wife Amt l, George"
"Yes. darling. you are
And there was silence during
which no sound fell upon the air ex
cept noise like the popping oI
champagne corks.
"Well, George, row tell me al
about it "
well, dear, I was wondering
what your father will cay when
ask him for your hand, You arr
such a precious jewel that I dar
not ask him for you I feet as if
J were robbiDg him of the creates
and most precious thing 10 tn
world"
WELL" she replied, "if that's a,
that's the matter with you I Nigh
AZ we'll tell you that father and
rehearsed the whole act last nigh
after YOU left, and am sure he wi
! reflect credit upon my lessons whe
you speak to him
And a great load was lifted fro1
his heart, while he Immediately d
posted another in his lap.--Chicae
Times Herald.
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BslEard's Horehound Syrup.

We guarantee this 10 be the best cough
syrup manufactured in the whole VIDE
world. This is saying great deai' oue
it is true. For consumption, coughs,
Colds sore throat, sore chest, pneumonia,
bronchitis, asthma, Group, whooping
cough. and all disease OF the throat and
lurgs we positively guarantee Baliard's
Horehound Syup 10 be without an equal
an The whole tace OF the globe. In sup
,or. NJ this ,tatrnent we refer to every
i,d;vidual who has ever used it, and to
e,,erv druggi,t who has ever sold il. SUCH
evidence Is indisputablc. Sold BY ii l.
Tucker.
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For I.u.s of Her Husband.

New York, Oct. IS "A verdict for
so, 900 was rendered by the jury IN
the case of Bridget Burke of Brook
lyn, who sued John Ireland and 9th
ers in the Supreme court, Brooklyn,
to recover S25,0O0 damage for the
loss of the life of her husband, John
Burke, who was killed in the collapse
of the Ireland building, at West
Broadway and West Third street,
New York. The verdict was assessed
against Ireland alone, the contractor
being exonerated.
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Mistaken for Il Wild Turkey

Ell Reno, Ok. October p N, Il
Crunp, ASSOCIATION cattle inspector
at Darlington Indian agency. four
miles west of Ell Reno, was accident
ally killed by David Bruner at day
light Yesterday morning. Bruner
and Crump, il a party Of four, had
gone wild turkey shooting and when
the flock scattered Bruner shot at
what he supposed was turkey
moving on the ground. It was The
head of Crump that he had seen
and the shot took effect in the cen
tier OF the forehead.
The Butler weekly times., 1896-11-05

A correspondent Of II London re
ligious journal solemnly AYERS that
it is Irregular custom" for the peo-
pie in San Francisco and other hot
districts in the United States TO
vary their summer church services
in this eff, ctive way The worship.
ers "set up and stretch themselves,
and even take turn outside, after
the fashion of the theaters between
acts" The adoption Of "some OF
these sensible ways" would cause
the churches in England, the CORE
spondent thinks, to be generally
filed. even in spite OF the hot wealth.
er." This imaginary picture could
hav. been made appropriately com.
plete If the writer had added that
"while taking turn outside, the
overheated congregation occasional
ly shoot bear or indulge IN the
luxury of brief encounter with the
Indians.
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That Catarrh is Local Affection

of the nasal passages, is fact estab.
lished by physicians ;and this author
ity should carry more weight than
assertions of incompetent parties,
that catarrh is blood affection Ely g
Cream Balm ia a local remedy, com
posed of harmless medicants and
free of mercury or any injurious
drug. It will cure catarrh. Applied
directly to the inflamed membrane,
it restores it to it's healthy condition
The Butler weekly times., 1896-11-05
BREAKS THROUGH TROCHA
u.eeo is Now Reported Ia br Near
Havana.

u.ceo is Now Reported To b. Near
Havana.
Jacksonville, Fla, Oct ga
snecial to the Citizen from Key West
ssys: Passengers by the Mascot
from Havana, report that General
Antonia Laceo with 2 500 troops
broke through the Trocha and now
in the Havana district. He went
ovsr to assist General Gomez in his
march to Havana
Maceo left General Rios in charge
Of his troops in the Pinar del Rio.
The report that the Spanish troops
had captured his camp was true, but
il was the place where the insurgents
we're awaiting Il favorable opportun
ity to cross the trocha, and after
Maceo had bloken camp
General Munez of the Spanish
army with 1000 men made an attack
on Antonio Maceo. on the hill kuowr
m Cacarajacaras. Maceo i'll the
in the meantime retreated by thu
rear of his camp and attacked tn
town Of Artemisa, headquarters o
the trocha.
Maceo sent orders into the tow
for the women aud children to leav
before the bombar dment, but tn
Spanish general Arolas refused t.
allow them to leave saying that the
should all perish together. Mace
then bcmbarded the town and pass
ed through the trocha to the prov
ince of Havana, where he is now t
meet Gomez.
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Third crop af Apples. .

From tie Cincinnati Enquirer,
r. A. Breisfurd, farmer residing
ia Lynn township. tits county, has
an apple tree that has shown strange
productiveuess this year. 1t bore
crop OF good, large apples, and be-
fore they were gathered it blossom
ed, and second crop is now grow
ing, and ere they are full matured
buds and blossoms are shooting
fourth for the third crop this sea-
sDp. Flult trees III ,h- locality have
| been known to bear second crop
in one season, but for third crop
to appear has never before been re-
corded
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Money For "A yilied Weman.

New York, Oct, IS "A jury i'll the
Supreme court returned verdict
TO day awarding Bertha Robinson Of
Chicago 81, SEQ damages from David
Wiesberger Of this city, for breach
of promise of marriage. The plain
tiff sued :or $4,000
She claimed that she met the de-
feadant while visiting in New York
in the winter Of 1898 "a, and they
became engased; the wedding was
set for May Is, 1894, aud she pur
chased and elaborate trousseau at
considerable expense and made other
preparations for the wedding.
The defendant pleaded that he haG
become betrothed under false repre-
sentations, and that. instead of NOV
ing IN high social circles in Chicago
Miss Robinson's family was beneath
him in standing; that her parent
had been divor ced and that her uncl,
had bad record Counsel for Wies
berger asked stay OF ninety day
in which to appeal from the verdict
The Butler weekly times., 1896-11-05

Cincinnati, o, Oct. 2S.-Charles
Doran. a business man of Glendale,
took a pinch of snuff for cold. So
severe was the sneezing that follow.
ed that the interior oblique muscle
of the left eye was ruptured, and as
he continued to sneeze the exertlon
forced the eve out of its socket
Dorau says be felt as if something
had broken in his bead. With hi:
right eve be saw the left optic hang
ing down his cheek. DR.. Heady re
placed the eye and applied lotion
to the muscle. The eye was thel
bandsged so it could not fall GU
again. Dr.. Heady believes the ey
ia not destroyed.
The Butler weekly times., 1896-11-05

Ernest Fabsr, director OF The
Johann Faber pencil works IN Ger
MANY. has stated that there are 70
pencil factories in Bavaria. employ
ing about 10000 workers. and turn
ing out 100000 pencils per week.
The firm of Faber alone makes neat
ly 125.OOO pencils per week,
The Butler weekly times., 1896-11-05

The smallest lock and KEY ever
manufacture d was that made by a
London blacksmith, Mark Scallot. in
the reign Of Queen Elizabeth. The
lock contained eleven pieces, made Of
iron. steel and brass. and, together
with a pipe key. only weighed one
grain. Scaliot also made chain OF
gold OF forty three links. weighing
half grain The chain, to which
was fastened the lock an1 key, vas
mt about the neck Of fla, and
was drawn bv it with case.
The Butler weekly times., 1896-11-05

Washington, D C. Oct. 20 The
President has denied the application
for pardon in the case Of Luther A.
Hall. sentenced in Georgia 10 1891
to imprisonment for life for consplr'
acv to commit murder
The Butler weekly times., 1896-11-05
r..ou1 Pacific Railway Time Table.
n Pittsburg Il Gulf Time Table.

.-.,v.I and departure OF trains at "orland.
NORTH BOUND.
:. Freight daily except Sunday l2:lOp. III.
No. - Sat 1850 y. III.
%.Ii 70 Express daily y................l2:-7 p. IN.
SOUTH BOUND.
xo Q Express daily ....,.....,,....2 ~ p. m.
70 70 Freigh. daily except Sunday 800 Il. III {.
w. - " 2.2J u. III d.
Mo
p.member this Is the popular short line be-
.an Kansas City, Mo and Pittsburg, X an. ,
merr Min. Mo Eeosho, Mo-. sulphur Springs,
,op ~. Sloan Springs, Ark AMI the direct
h.., ,ynm the south to st. Louis, Chicago ,
loI'v la noints north and northeast and to Denver,
ordan mJ san Francisco, Portland and points
W., and northwest. No expense has been
VI, sarsS 10 make the passenger equipment OF
lns ln,tn 1 Now line II. G. ORR.
VI Gen'i Pass. Agt. Kansas City, Mo.
The Butler weekly times., 1896-11-05
RuckIen,s ArnIca Sa.ve,

The Best Salye in the world for Cut,
Rr-,;ses. Sores, Ulcers. Salt Rheurn Fever
sores, letter, ,Chapped Hands, Chlbiaini
Cons. md all Skin EruPtions, and posi-
.;vsIr cures Piles, or 10 pay required.
IS guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction
or money refunded: Pries7s cts per boz
FOR sale By HI. Tucker druggist
The Butler weekly times., 1896-11-05

London, Oct. 29.-Advices from
Simla say the prospects that fam.
inc will occur in India are increasing
and tha. the outlook is very serious.
In the Northwest, Puniab aud Cen.
| tral Provinces there is more scarcity
of food production, extending as ia,
Behar and Bombay, and prices have
risen materially.
The Butler weekly times., 1896-11-05

The only permanent cure for
chronic catarrh is to thoroughly ex
pei the poison from the system by
the faithful and persistent use OF
Ayers Sarsaparilla This wonder
ful remedy proves successful wher
all other treatment has failed to re
Eava tha sufferer.
The Butler weekly times., 1896-11-05
TO Cremate hate Fipid's Body.

San Francisco, Cal, Oct 2S.-The
body of Miss Kate Field is expected
to arrive at any hour from Honolulu.
Mrs. Sol Smith, cousin OF Miss
Kate Field, and a member Of the
Julia Marlowe.Taber company, is
here, and will receive the remains.
At the urgent request of a number
of Miss Fields surviving relatives
the body will be cremated in this
city with appropriate services ano
the ashes forwarded to Boston fol
final interment in Mount Auburn
cemetery, in accordance with thu
will of Miss Field, which vas recent
ly found.
MIR. Fl. II. Kohlsaat of the Chicag'
Times Herald, on whose staff Mis-
Field was engaged at the time o
her death, has telegraphed saying
he will bear all the expenses.
The Butler weekly times., 1896-11-05

The German empress possesses a
unique tea service. The tea tray has
been beaten out of an old Prussian
han penny, tho tea pot is made out
of a German fathering and the tiny
cups are made from coins of differ
ent German priucipalities.
The Butler weekly times., 1896-11-05
Three Blessings,

Au old clergyman who formerly
lived i'll a New Hampshire town was
remark able for his eccentric modes
Of speech, His way Of asking a
blessing was So peculiar AS to some.
times effect the rislb,es Of his guests.
although he apparently was uneon-
scious Of this fact, When he seated
himself ~ the breakfast table, aud
saw spread upon i, meal greatly to
his liking he SAID:
Lord, we thank thee for this ex
celleut breakfast OF which We are to
paitake."
A more simple meal, but one he
still regarded as a comparatively
satisfactory, would cause Lim TO
SAY:
Lord, We thank thee for this
good breakfast set before us
Bat when the minister eve roam
ei over the table aud saw nothin z
which was especially to bis taste,
although the tone in which be ut
tered his petition was not lacking ir
felvor, his sentiment WAS clearly t
be discovered
Lord, be invariably said OF
these occasions, .'ill our hearts witt
tbankfulness, We beseech thee, fo
this meal SET before US. for Wit
thee all things are possible, :
Youths Companion.
The Butler weekly times., 1896-11-05

pricklv Ash Bittcrs is not Il ''hittersf as the
word is generally understood. Ii could not he
used drink because of its highly medleated
and cathartic properties. Nor Is IL drastic,
disagreeable mixture. 1t is pleasant To take,
mild and agreeable. does not nauseate the
stomach, nor produce gripping sensations, In
curing diseases of the kidneys, or the disorders
common to the liver, Its great value Is weii
| known and admitted by the medical profession.
| 1t is kidney remedy par-eXcellence. Sold by
NcClenent { Co.
The Butler weekly times., 1896-11-05

Leading electricians Claim that the
new vacuum tube light will be three
times as brilliant as the present light
and iss cost nuiy one third as much.
The Butler weekly times., 1896-11-05

Do you feel dull and bilious, heavy tired
feeling, bad taste in the mouth and aversion TO
food? These are symptoms of torpid liver
and need prompt attention TO prevent the deNel-
opment OF serious kidney disease. Prickiy
Ash Bitters will set things right. 1t drives out
all foul matter and impurities in the bowels,
stimulates the liver and digestion. cleanses the
system of bilious influences, and imparts a
general feeling of health and cheerfuness- Sold
hy Mcflement Il Co,
The Butler weekly times., 1896-11-05

Carthaginlaus are sa'd 10 nave
been the FIRST to pave Their towns
With stones. London was hrss paTeo
about the year 1888 Wood pave
ueut commenced 10 1889
The Butler weekly times., 1896-11-05
Dastardly Attempt To Wreck an Ex
cur.i,n Train.

Paris, Ill, Oct. % Some mis-
creants put obstruction On the tracks
on high bridge over Big Creek and
pulled spikes from the side of the
rails in order to wreck the return ex
cursion train from Marshall Tuesday
night. The engineer saw the OBJ
strucsion in time to avert the plung,
ing of the train fifty feet below and
the killing of many people.
The Butler weekly times., 1896-11-05

No .reutlon o. the ca. occurs IN
the Bible or II any Assyriaa record
Fven ir India. Prot. YAK Muller 10
Quoted as saying, it was bu. recent
10 known ss q domestic animal. Its
ssssErit name is narjafa. from
root meaning to clean, from TIE
creatures habit of licking itself as
ira toilet. The cats mousiEg habits
vere well known to the Romas, ana
even to the Etruscans.
The Butler weekly times., 1896-11-05

famous old taverr, the Green
DRAGON. in BlackfriarE. London, is
being torn down. Il tstan1a close 10
the site Of the house o"ned ny
Shakespeare and left By hia VIII to
his dauel,er. Sasannab Hall
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MICHIGAN ITEMS.
PENNINGTON.

A series of meetings was held here
February IL, II, and 49, In spite OF the
extreme weather a large attendance
greeted all the meetings. Rev. ID. l..
Thorntorp, of Lapeer, preached on
Tuesday evening an excellent sermon
directed especially to the young people.
Wednesday evening Rev. I. W. lllman,
of Grand Rapids, delivered sermon on
the theme, THE Art of Forgetting" and
on Thursday he spoke on "a Living Re-
ligion." This first visit of Mr.. Illman,
at Pennington made for him host OF
friends.
Saturday the Ladies held Martha
Washington reception and state dinner.
The hall was crowded with guests and
over twenty dollars was added to the
Ladies' treasury. Miss Carpenter, the
faithful pastor here and at Plymouth,
has much to cheer her work. These are
faithful people and they respond
heartily to her suggestions.
EAGLE.
Since the departure of Rev. w. S.
Goodell to New York State there has
been no stated preaching here, but
word now comes that arrangements have
been made whereby Rev. Mr.. Crane, of
Charlotte, will come up here and give a
service on a week day evening. This
plan will suit the friends WE'LL for this is
the way the parish first started, by Mr..
Goodell's coming from Portland for a
week evening service.
LIBERTY.
Rev. w. L. Gibbs has been holding
week of services at Liberty. He has had
several outside pastors to help him
though some he counted on failed him
at the last. Liberty is one of our strong
country parishes and is made up of
thrifty, successful farmers. Under Bro.
'Gibbs's preaching theyhave grown warm
in their interests for our faith.
REV. J. J. LEWIS.
Grand Rapids as we'll as Detroit has
been favored with lectures on the Pas
sion Play by this now famous speaker.
At Detroit, as noted above, he had
crowded house on Sunday evening,
February 16. The lecture was 80
much enjoyed that all would be glad
to see him here again. and as one who
has heard the lecture before, we can
say he improves it constantly. Though
delivered nearly eleven hundred times,
Mr.. Lewis gives it now as il it was warm
with it's new forging. The Detroit PEG.
pie also enjoyed Mr.. Lewis in a sermon
at the morning hour. So much interest
did Mr.. Lewis create at Battle Creek
that he was called back for second lee
ture a week after his first appearance.
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though too feeble to longer engage
actively in campaign against error of be-
lief. still finds work for her hands:to do
in Scotland and she gets great deal Of
satisfaction out of it, for she has;come
to see that her business is sowing where
others perhaps are to do the reaping.
In writing letters and in distributing
literature she finds field ready at hand.
She calls this distribution of papers and
books, Paying my interest on the debt
owe to so many friends in America for
the means of doing this work." She
writes me: Orthodox people will read
our church papers who would not go to
hear Universalist preach. One of my
orthodox neighbors-good enough to be
a Universalist-comes regularly on Sat.
urday to me for her Sunday reading.
She is always glad of the Independent
and the Outlook, but far happier when
l can give her fresh UNCONVENTIONAL
papers. She does more than l do,-she
reads every sermon in them.
"The past six months have given
away seventy Eve books and over two
hundred magazines. for l am greatly
blessed in numbering on my list of
friends wealthy gentleman who gives
me the run of his library for charitable
purposes. He is one of the few who
gather only to scatter, and am proud
to be one of his seed sewers.
Zone of my correspondents writes
me,-he is, or was hard headed old
Calvinist-The parable of the sheep
and goats which was for so many, many
years to me such piece of tragical
writing that it nearly drove me mad to
read it, is now to me the grandest poem
in the New Testament. 1t should al
ways be read in connection with the
thirteenth chapter of 1st. Corinthians.
l am doing as you said buying the
Christian World and throwing it down in
the library without word, and the
family are reading it eagerly.
when see how much there is to do
over here for Universalism | cannot
help wishing l could somehow roll back
the wheels of time and get twenty years
off my age. The density of the darkness
as to Universal Salvation is appalling.
feel that l must stay and do what l can
to broaden thought. enlarge and advance
hope and faith. My work, l know, is
like that of pebble cast into the ocean;
but if l keep on throwing pebbles l
shall keep quite space in agitation"
Yours faithfully. the Old Missionary,
CAROLINE A. SoULE.
PERSONAL
Mrs. M. r. Libby. who was taken ill
at the meeting in All Souls Oh urch in
Brooklyn few weeks ago, is now con-
valescent, and hopes soon to be able to
resume active duty as State President
of New York in the field.
QUESTION.
Who is planning to attend the annual
meeting in Stamford on May IA and Is?
1t does not matter if you are not dele
gate. You will be interested in reports,
and your enthusiasm auickened il you
are there. EMILY L. SHERWOOD,
Box 90, ANAcosTIA, D. G.
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MICHIGAN.-Detroi t.-Sunday, Mich.
L. the pastor began a series OF Lenten
sermons. which are meant to be medita-
tions rather than sermons "a thinking
aloud on subjects that belong to our
inner experience. The themes are; "A
Lenten Meditation" Appreciation;
Grinding Heaven" 1.-THE Love OF the
Beautiful" The lecture in the evening
was on New England Witchcraft, its
History and Meaning" illustrated oy
special views of the old witchcraft houses
and locations.
A recent Sunday was made notable by
the visit of Rev. ]. ]. Lewis, OF Boston,
who preached in the morning and lect-
ured ON the Passion Play in the evening.
The sermon was on 'Doing Good and
Being Coed" and was an entertaining
and profitable presentation of practical
subject. In the evening the Passion
PLAY brought out a crowd, many stand
ing during the whole lecture. Inc story
of the play was happily told by MIR.
Lewis, and the reason, method and char
acter of the play were made clear. The
pictures we're exceptionally fine and
were so perfectly introduced and de-
scribed that it seemed as if the audience
was actually witnessing the play. Inc
emphasis laid by the speaker on the re-
ligious spirit of the play gave new
meaning to the work of the people, and
to several important passages OF Script
ure. 1t is certain that Mr.. Lewis treats
this splendid subject in unique and IN
spring manner.
Mr.. Lewis is a clergyman OF our de-
nomination, and has held important
charges in our church. OF late he has
devoted himself to lecturing and has
subjects covering wide range OF travel
and history. The Passion Play Is only
one of the twenty-five illustrated lectures
which he offers the public.