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5000. Here are the figures
Round Prairie Items.

Miss Grace McDavitt is on the sick
list this week.
1t is rumored that we will have
three weddings to write about next
week.
Eugene Wilson of Galway county,
is visiting relatives on our beautiful
prairie this week.
Jim McDavitt bought 500 bushels
of corn of his father last week at 15c
per bushel.
Clarence Dean was kicked by a
mule on the side of his face and leg
Thursday evening.
Mr Gosse of Vernon county, was
talking with friends on our prairie
last weeks.
Mrand Mrs Q l. Housley of Apple
ton City, st Clair county, We're visit
ing her parents, Mr. and Mrs DR. Il F
Sharpless.
1t is rumored that one of our young
men, who took a young lady TO the
supper Wednesday oni account of
bad weather or something he hasn't
taken her home yet.
&C Wilson moved his brother and
sister to Butler Tuesday.
Several of our young men went to
Vernon county last week to seek en-
plovment in the coal mines which
opened Tuesday morning.
The old Valentine house, one-half
mile west of Rockville, caught fire
from the fiue Saturday Nov. IA, and
burned to the ground.
John Gilbreath purchased a span
of mules, wagon and a set of harness
in Appleton City Monday.
LAST Wednesday night the Chris
tian church gave a supper at the res
idence of Chas Meyers for the benefit
of the Christian Sunday school at
which oysters and peaches were
served at ten cents dish; a large
and glorious crowd present, and a
profit realized.
DIR B F Sharpless is having a six
room residence erected in Rockville,
where we understand, he Will engage
in the drug business.
ia Hall of Vernon county, spent
Saturday night and Sunday on our
beautiful prairie. CLIMAX.
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Homestead says, the plot having
been fathomed negotiations were
broken off.
The next chapter takes up the
record of Henry Wallace. editor of
Wallace's Farmer and formerly edi
tor of the Homestead, aud shows
that he was silver man. Then it
prints from the farmer an article in
which notice is given, August IA,
that series of mon partisan" arti
clss on he financial question were
about to appear. The Homestead
charged that these are the articles
furnished by the republican commit.
tee. It prints table Of the circu
lation of the Farmer previous to
and during the campaign. Before
the articles commenced TO appear, it
asserts, the circulation was but
1000 week, but that during the
time the alleged deal WAS in progress
10000 copies week were sent out.
Advance proofs OF the articles have
become public and have caused a
big stir IN political circles. The re
publicans threaten to join with Wal
lace in suit against the Homestea d
for libel. The Homestead editore
say they court this. as it will give
them a chance to produce their evi
dence, and promise to drag into
court scores of prominent politician 8
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Five Cremated,
please.

Hamilton, No. Nov. 23-Five
children of Mr. and Mrs. Snyder
Neal, living i've miles north OF this
city. were burned to death The
Neal dwelling was burned while the
parents were attending dance.
Soon after starting home. the
Meals and those accompanying them
discovered that the Neal residence
was on fire. When they reacted
the burning building the father saw
bis II year-oId girl lying burning in
the front door. clasping her 8 year
old brother in her arms. The father
fell in a swoon. ard has been a reviug
maniac ever since
The mother is Frustrated With
grief aud it IS feared that she will
die Il has been a.certained that
the fire WAS an accident and was not
of incendiar. origin. as at Erst sup
posed.
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One Trust Has Collapsed.

Chicago, Ill, Nov. 22.-The wire
nail trust has collapsed and will en-
deavor to wind up its affairs Decem-
Der 1st. Sale agents representing
mills within the pool were to day
scrambling to sell nails at 81 10
per keg in Chicago, which is a dollar
per keg lover than the trusts circu-
lar price, and jobbers were selling in
lots OF from one to 1000 kegs from
store at 50 per keg. Before the end
of the present week the price. It is
said, will be down to S1.25 per keg,
or within thirty cents of the lowest
price they ever sold here. The trust
in circular to the ioboers gives
them liberty to sell at any price they
please
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KNIGHTS OF LABOR.
They lndorse Free Silver at 10 to | and In
sst That Government Only Shall
Issue Money.

ineY iNuOESe fF6e SiiVeT al ! o 10 | ana III
sist That Government Only Shall
Issue Money.
Rochest-r. y Y, Nov. 20 0-The
genera assembly of the Knights of
Labor declared 10 day for free silver
The action taken WAS iu the adop-
tion -. ,, nsi!s"l clause to the sov-
enteeuth plank in the declaration
submitted by the committee on Law
AS originally framed this plank held
that interest bearing bonds, bills of
credit or h"f-~ should never be is
sued by the GoveI nnent, but that if
need arises the emergency should be
met 10y the issue of legal tender non
interest bearing money.
To this was added the following:
"And that gold and silver when so
issued snail be the free and unlimit-
ed coinage at the ratio of 16 to l,
regardless Of tie action of any other
nation
The General Assembly voted down
the proposition to reduce the ratio
of representation of District, State
and National Assemblies.
A proposition granting represen-
tation to isolated local assem- blies
attached directly to the General As
sembly on basis of delelegate for
the first thousand members, and one
for each additional thousand, or ma
jority fraction thereof, was adopted,
which gives representation to De-
tween $4,000 and 60 coo members
who are now entitled to representa-.
ton.
A resolution was adopted that the
General Assembly denounce the at
tempt soon to be made to take from
the Government of the people The
sovereign right to issue money and
leaving it entirely under the contro
of the national banks, and calls upor
the people everywhere to watch theil
representative in Congress and de
mand from them such legislation a,
will continue the issuance of Gov
ernment money in preference tt
money OF national banks or copora
tions
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Austin Items.

JW Cordell has returned from h
c. with so bushels of potatoes for sale
at 35cts bushels.
Miss Katie kimberlin and Mr. Pen
ME were married last Sunday; they
leave for Arkansas, their future
home, this week.
Miss Emma Wilson has returned
home from her trip to Tennessee.
Mr. Collar and MIR Demott brought
two big loads of potatoes to town.
Mr. Smiths 1s-year-old daughter,
died Saturday of pneumonia.
Mr. NoSker, our Baptist preacher,
is going TO move on the widow Gar
ret place in Austin.
Walter Dallas has got home with
his father, who has been in the asy-
lum for several years.
Mir Higgins has so acres of bottom
land to sell at So2 per acre.
NELS' CLERK No. s.
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Virginia Items.
IN writing news for the TIMES this

In writing news for the TIMES this
yea",
II will be things we see and hear,
And il we get them wrong or mixed
Friends forgive us for this is '96.
Miss Sadie Whinnery spent Satur-
aay at home with her parents.
.ias Crook, Of Amoret, was in Nir-
cinia Monday after chickens.
Harper Bateman preached at the
Peter Crook school house sunday eve.
AW Simpson is building a new
cattle shed.
Ed Dudley is buying turkeys, hogs
and furs.
Jno Nance has turned part of b F
Jenkins barn into repair shop.
Anyone wanting work done in his
line will do well to give him a call.
Preston Cooper is the boss corn
husker Of Charlotte township.
The trustees of the Virginia grave
ysrd reuests all those interested, to
meet them Friday morning to clean
up the yard and put up hitching
posts.
Sixteen families took their children
out of the Bethel school on account
Of diptheria. The school was closed.
All Jackson had 25 stolen out of
the pocket of his Sunday pants,
which he left hanging in the hall.
Mrs Jas Cuzick lost pocket book
containing 81 between her home and
Virginia one day last week.
Miss Davis, who is teaching the
Willow Branch school, spent Satur-
day and Sabbath with friends here.
Geo Thompson lost Il mule last
week from eating wormy corn.
Mrs Henry Feebeck and two chill
dren were taken sick Thursday, the
mother threatened with pneumonia,
the children with diptheria. They
got better, but Saturday little Cora
grew rapidly worse and died at II
o'clock, and was buried in the Vir.
ginia cemetery Sunday. The funeral
service was held at the house by Miss
Lydia Witherspoon. To the memory
Of little Cora Feebeck by her grand
mother, Mrs Jas Pilgrim:
Tis hard to break the tender cord,
When love has bound the heart
Tis hard, so hard o speak the words
We must forever part.
Dearest loved one we must lay thee
In the peaceful graves embrace,
But thy memory will be cherished
Till we see thy heavenly face.
There is quite stir about diptbe
ria again. A number have takeI
their children from school on accoun
Of it.
Geo Paulman's children have th'
diptheria, and it is reported that on
Of Cal buttons children has it.
Rev Galbreath preached Sabbatl
night at the Nj Il church.
g w Wolfe goes around partl
shaved since Bryan did not get there
Mrs Geo jenkins and daughters
Misses Ethel and Esther, visited rel
atives in Butler last week.
John Rogers and wife of Amorett
attended the funeral of Cora Fee
beck Sunday.
Miss Lula Schlichman Of Mulberry
passed through Virginia on her wa
home from Butler where she ha
been visiting old friends.
Portable wells are moving roun
Virginia of late.
Jefferson Park was under the doc
tors care last week; DR. Christy wa
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called to see him, Sunday he was
little better
Amos Herrick went to X c the first
of the week.
John Asher will move to near
Springfield, Mo-, this week.
Mrs Clouse and daugher, Mrs w A
Ephland, of Foster, visited Mrs Joe
Whinnery Tuesday of last week.
Mr. Fairchilds of Butler, attended
church at Virginia Sabbath night.
Uncle Billy Drysdale's back has
been hurting him for several days;
Grandma Drysdale had a sick spell
Sunday night but is better now.
Grandma Craig left for the Nation
on Friday, accompanied by Mrs w K
Craig, who has been to st Joe having
her eyes treated. Grandma thinks
the winters milder there, but she
hates to leave her baby girl, whose
home is there.
Monday of this week was court
f Morewood of Mulberry, COW and
calf in dispute; witness from Amoret,
Robt Barton and wife, ThOs Lockey.
The suit was decided in favor OF
Hensley. During the time waiting
IOT Juc Id CHS W Cclhc IAoS 1LoNhCy
and Chas Morrison had little round
on politics. Mr. Lockey asked Morri.
son if Mark Hanna did not have the
money? Charley said, yes. Jockey
asked him if he did not believe that
all the parties were u little dishonest
and Charley said his party was not.
Mr. Jockey said Hanna having all the
money and buying votes he must
have bought them of Morrisons party
The Virginia Literary was reorgan
lied last Friday night and will meet
every Friday night in McFadden''
hall.
Miss Lizzie Bones, Of Rich Hill, who
has been visiting her grandparents
Mr. and Mrs Philip Heckadon, for g
| few weeks, returned home Sunday
accompanied by Pearl Heckadon.
We copy from the Church Budge1
the following which will be of inter
est to the many friends of II p Reid
"Bro Il p Reid writes us from Brent
J wood, California, where he has locat
ed, that they enjoy = delightful eli
mate free from cold, fresh with fruit
and flowers, and that the whole
country abounds with good people.
Look for a marriage northeast Q
here soon. Both parties are of age
Young lady from the west Will return
| home this week. AARON.
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Tuesda
Trustees s Sale.

Whereas Filler Sackei and Caroline s sAex~
EFT his wife by their deed OF trust dated May
18th 1891 and recorded in the recorders ofEcse
within and for Bates county Missouri. in
book No. l02 page 100. conveyed to the under
signed trustee. the following described reA1
estate lying and being situate in the comfy a.
Bates and state of Missouri, to-wit:
Lot No Three 81 in block FIVE 90 ia War
ren's addition to the town, now city OF Butler
which coBveya ance was made in trust to secnrr-
the payment of 8 certain note fully described
In said deed OF trust; and whereas default has
beer made In the payment ofthe principal an.
five years interest thereon now pact d1s and
unpaid. Now. therefore. st the request OF the"
legal holder of said note and pursuant to tie
conditions of said deed OF trret. ] will pro
ceed 10 sell the above described premises at
pu hlic vendue. to the highest bidder for cash.
q. the east front door of the court house. Sn
the city of Butler, county Of Bates and state
or Missouri.
Tuesday December %, 1896,
bet w cen tin honrs of nine O'Clock in the fore
noon and Eve O'Clock in the afternoon Of tAss
day for the purposes Of satisfying said s.ek..
interest and costa. Z l.. HARPER.
-, Trustee.
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Monday, December 81. 1896,
Trustees Sale.

Whereas John c Hirni and olivia % HIM
his wife, by their deed of trust dated Dacszs-
Der goth 1894. and recorded in the feeort.e-'es
ofice within and for Bates county, ,Missouri .91a
book No. los page 4s3. conveyed to the under
signed trustee the following described Yeas
estate lying and being situate In the county OF
Bates and state of Missouri. to- wit:
The southeast quarter Of section twenty tY4
in township thirty nine t391 OF range tasrsr
$50, containing (l60l acres more or less which
conveyance was made in trust to secure tbt-
payment OF one certain note fully described
in said deed of trust and whereas. defhEh
has been made in the payment OF the principal
and accrued interest thereon. now pact dHs
and unpaid Now therefore. 1t the request Of
the legal holder # said note and pnssaant to-
the conditions OF said deed oftTnet. i will pro-
ceed to sell the above described premises nj
public vendue. to the highest bidder fer eash
at the east front door OF the court hease ifI.
the city OF Butler. county Of Bates aro siAss
OF Missouri, on
Tuesday. December %, 1896.
between the honrs of nlne O'Clock in the fore
noon and I've O'Clock in the afternoon Of thaa
day Tor the purposes OF satisfying said ssahs,
interest and costs. x. q HAkTWELL.
"a. Trustee.
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Elkhart Items.

Corn husking Is now the order of
day.
Lee Culver of Butler, was in Elk
hart last Friday buying eggs and
game.
Abe Talbot, one Of Kansas City's
big policemen, was hunting in this
part of the country last week.
Andrew Erhart and Ross Connard
have gone to south Missouri to buy
cattle.
Jim Romine has the cheapest gun
in town; the gun and box of caps cost
him seventy-five cents.
Cora Henson visited relatives in
Cass county last week.
Some of the boys went coon
hunting Saturday night. One gang
caught an o'possum and the other
caught a rabbit.
Tom Fugate, who got his leg broke
at the Bryan speaking at Kansas
City, is able to get to town again.
We understand that Miss LentZ,
the teacher ef the Lone Star school,
is making the bad scholars hard to
catch.
Payton Neafus has snapped his
violin for a shot gun, and the rabbits
had better hide out.
Ellis Hand has lost three fat steers
from spinal affection of some kind.
Thornbrugh's boys have broken
the record on hunting; having caught
13 o'possums and five coons this fall.
Several of our people attended
church at Concord Sunday night.
Harvey Robbins would be much
obliged to the fellow that got his hat
at the party if he would return it
and get his own property.
MOLLIE GAZOo.
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Trustees s Sale.

Whereas Casper Stammen and Mary STAN
men his wife. by their deediof trust dated No
Vember :. 1884 aud recorded in the recorders
ONCE within and for Bates county, Missouri
in book No. IL page 30 conveyed to the asf-
dersigned trustee the following described "a n
estate lying aud being situate in the county OF
Bates and state of Missouri. to-wit;
beginning at the sontheast corner Of tht-
northwest quarter of the southwest quarter of
section twenty three teS) IN township forty
t+0) of range thirty -one (5n, running thence
north two hundred and ten talol feet, thencs
west three hundreh and fifty tS50) feet. thence
south two hundred and ten t2l0) feet, thence
east three hundred and tifty tSso) feet to place
OF beginning. which convey ance was made Ia
trust to secure the payment OF one certain
note fully described in said deed'of trust amt
whereas. default has been made in the pay
ment of said note, and the came 10 now pact
due and unpaid Now therefore, at the re -
quest of the legal holder of said note and paY
snant to the conditions OF said deed Of trust, :
will proceed to cell the above described prem
ises at puhlic vendue. to the highest cid Ter
for cash at the east front door Of the court
house, In the city of Butler. county Of 9Gtes
and state OF Missouri, on
Monday, December 81. 1896,
between the hours OF nine clock In the ssrs--
noon and five O'Clock in the afternoon ef that
day. for the purposes of satisfying said tsbt-
interest and costs. c A. ALLEN.
2-4t Trustee
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Lewis Home District.

Clinton Democrat.
Grand old sixth district. How
nobly sie rallied to the suppora Of
Lon V. Stephens. He carried every
county in the district, and his total
plurality in the seven counties is
over 5000 Here are the figures:
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1896-12-16
OUR OFFICE BOY, jim.

Jim was boy with freckled face,
Which yet was full Of a reckless grace:
The merriest mouth. and two bright blue
eyes,
Which sparkled and gazed with wide
surprise;
For all the world was a show to him.
And life was joy to our office boy. Jim.
The noisiest lad in ne building tall,
He vexed US each day with Is piercing call:
Ills whistle so shrill made the Railways
ring,
And we stopped our ears when he tried to
sing;
With glad life filled to the very brim.
And perfect torment, this bad boy, Jim.
But when the boss" was at home in bed,
When the head clerks dear little child lay
dead.
When sorrow had Swallowed the girl cast,-
Ter,
That Jim was darling. very dear:
His hands were black. and his neck was
But his heart was treasure. that odd hoy.
Jim.
And there came time when he stayed
away
From the office. and all of that long. sad
day
We thought Of his face and his rough red
head
With reverent pain-for the boy was dead
And we missed him so much that our eyes
were dim,
For he'd stolen our hearts. had that queer
boy, Jim.
And we wept when his story was TOLD
around,
For he'd given his life away. we found.
To save woman, forlorn and old,
From the wheels of street car. With
courage bold
He'd leaped to his death, and Ger deaths
dark rim
Was changed to hero, our Office boy, jim
Ethel III. Colson, in Chicago Inter Ocean.
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A Good CHESS.

Jinks (at a party)-You never met my
wife, did you?
Blinks-Wife? l didn't know you
were married. Is she in the room?
Eyes"
well, then, it must be that beautiful
creature over there"
by George! You hit it the first time.
She's the most beautiful woman in the
room, isn't she?"
"fes; that's why guessed she was
your wife. You are the homeliest man
in the room, and people always marry
that way."-N. Y. Weekly.
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The Writer'S Misfortune.

"There," said the tired author, with
sigh, you'll have to economic. We
can't expect any returns from my last
book now"
Why" exclaimed his wife, "what has
happened?"
THE critics have all pronounced it a
good, clean, wholesome story, and, of
course, after that, nobody'll buy it,
Cleveland Leader.
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The Wheel OF Love.

He-Dearest girl. the tire of my heart
has been punctured by the tacks of your
charms. Be mine, and let us ride tan
dem through life.
She-How sweet and strange! Yon
have scorched your way into my af-
fections and cannot back pedal against
your attractions. surrender the
handle-bar of my life to your hands
and am sure you will steer our united
lives wisely.-Philadelph Review.
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He Secured the Job.

Lord Bareacres-You have called re-
'garding the situation of footman?
Applicant-Yes, my lord.
Lord Bareacres-VVas there not some
one in the ante-room as you came in?
Applicant-There was, my lord. There
was man with writ for your lord
ship, but threw him out.
Applicant engaged on the spot.-Tit-
Bits.
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1t Might.

"Oh, Henry" exclaimed his little wife,
as she threw her arms rapturously
around his neck, IL do love you so!
Don't forget to leave me $40 when you
go in town this morning, will you,
dear?"
"And this" muttered Henry, softly
disengaging himself from her fond en-
brace, "this is what you might call be-
ing hard pressed for money."-Somer-
vile Journal.
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A Furniture Mystery.

Mrs. Wiggsy-That family who have
moved in next door must be either very
rich or very poor.
Wiggsy-Why SO?
Mrs. Wiggsy-Their furniture was
all done up carefully in sheets and
blankets. and don't know whether it
was done to hide its shabbiness or to
protect it's beauty.-N. Y. Tribune.
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Not a Close Imitation.

What sort of stuff is this?" inquired
the young husband.
THAT is mock turtle SOUP" said the
bride. II made it myself. Don't
don't you like it?"
'Well, l dunno,'' said he. But you
can be sure that you will never be ac-
cused of plagiarism."-N. Y. World.
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yery Amusing.

The Heiress-Yes, when / don't wish
to accept certain mems attentions, and
they ask me where live, l say, in the
suburbs.
Mr.. Selfsure-Ha! ha! An excellent
plan. (After pause)-But where do
you live, Miss Brownlow?
The Heiress-In the suburbs.-Tit-
Bits.
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On to Washington /!

Those who contemplate visiting the CAPT.
tai during the Inauguration next March will
do well to travel over the popular 'sBie
Four" and picturesque Chesapeake and
Ohio Ry. Write for descriptive pamphlet
and excursion rates. U. L. TRUITT, N w.
p. A., 234 Clark ST., Chicago.
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SarsapariIIa
The Modern Mother

Has found that her little ones are improved
need of the laxative effect of gentle rem.
edy than by any other, and that it is more
acceptable to them. Children enjoy it and
1t benefits them. The true remedy, Syrup
OF Figs. is manufactured by the California
Fig Syrup Company only.
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BEAUTIFUL heiress (after the balD-
MARY, go back to the hall and see if per-
haps there are any more lieutenants kneel-
ing about."-Fliegende Blaetter
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Siten Doze-Say, pard, wot's de diff
ference between free silver and free
lunch?
Wauken Sleep-Lots. Ones sixteen
TO one, and de others eleven to two
n. Y. Journal.
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Undoubtedly.

Mother-Here's wedding present
from some one who didn't pay the ex-
press charges.
Prospective Bride-It must be from
relative.-Brooklyn Life.
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MRS. BINGo-"What does a silent partner
mean, dear" Bingo-"That's term, my
love, that don't think it would be possible
to explain to you."-Detroit Free Press.
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FEEBLE nerves-severe weather-neural-
gia. Soothing cure-St. Jacobs Oil.