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The Butler weekly times., 1896-02-27
Why It Supports Mckinley.

"Why does The Republic writes
a Democratic voter of 40 years stand
ing, ''interest itself in McKinley'"
Because he is the man whom the
Democratic candidate can most sure
ly beat.
Because he is the logical candi-
date Of the Republican party.
Because he represents the issue
upon which the two parties are dis
tinctly divided.
Because his candidacy would bring
up for comparison the most import
ant affirmative measure passed by
the Fifty-hrst Congress and the most
important affirmative measure pass
ed by the Fifty-third Congress. BY
these two measures the effect of
Democratic government upon the
country can be weighed against the
effect Of Republican government.
Both have been tested by experience.
Under one the business of the coun-
try went to disaster; under the other
it has revived.
Because he is the only prominent
The Butler weekly times., 1896-02-27
The Whitney Move Is Still Alive.


New Orleans, La, Feb. 19-The
Whitney presidential campaign man
ayers for the State of Mississippi,
Arkansas, Louisiana and Alabama
opened headquarters here today at
the Grunewald hotel. Hon. ". S.
McAllister of Mississippi has gener-
al charge of the movement and will
be assisted by friends of Mr.. Whit
ney from each of the states named.
MIR. EcAllister said last night that
he had met q number of prominent
men since arriving here from the
States named and the refrain ssWhit
ney, Whitney, William C. Whitney
was general and rapidly taking a
popular torn; that ere long it would
be next to invincible. He extends
cordial invitation to the public te
call at the Grunewald. The organ
ization will be completed by Satur
day, when most Wig orous campaign
will be inaugurated.
The Butler weekly times., 1896-02-27

If we could trace Dyspepsia to its
source, it would lead back to our
kitchens. In fact, the secret of good
health is good cooking. If well
cooked, foods are partially digested;
if poorly cooked, they are less digest
ible than in their raw state. If you
are victim of faulty cooking; that
is if you suffer from Dyspepsia, the
rational cure must be looked tor in
an artifcially digested food, and a
food which will at the same time aid
the digestion of other foods. Such
a preparation virtually rests the tired
digestive organs, thereby restoring
them to their natural strength.
The Digestive Cordial, as prepared
by the Shakers of Mount Lebanon,
is just such a preparation, aud a
single 10 cent bottle will convince
you of its value. If your druggist
doesn't keep it. he will be glad to
get it through his Wholesale house
The Butler weekly times., 1896-02-27
A Great Book Free,

When DIR. r Y. Pierce, of Buffalo,
n. Y, published the first edition of
his great work, The Peoples Com
mon Sense Medical Adviser, he an
nounced that after 6SO,OOO copies
had been sold at the regular price,
81 so pei copy, the profit on which
would repay him for the great
amount of labor and money expend
ed in producing it, be would distrib.
ute the next half million free. As
this number of copies has already
been sold, he is now giving away,
absolutely free. $4,000 copies of this
most complete, interesting and valu
able common sense medical work
ever published-the recipient only
being required to mail to him, at
above address, twenty on (21) one
cent stamps, to cover cost of mailing
only, aud the book will be sent post
paid. 1t is q veritable medical library
complete in one volume. Contains
1908 pages. profusely illustrated.
The Free Edition is precisely the
same as that sold at 81 SO except
only that the books are in strong
MANILA paper covers instead of cloth
Send now before all are given away
The Butler weekly times., 1896-02-27

BOOK on Sidnye tro1ble and its treatment
will be mailed free to anyone who will wr;ts
for 1t, addressing the Buker Pill Co., Bangor
Maine; or patient may enclose 5s cents in
fos.al Note, or cash in registered letter; and
one box of Buker's Pills viii be maiiei toCeth
er with the book, post paid to the address
Buker's Kidney Pills is new and msryeII
Gus remedy assisting nature TO relieve clogyeC,
anu diseased Kidneys: will also relieve bladder
diseases, urinary troubles back ache and little
sches and pains throughout the BODY Back
acne anu kidney-ache are very often the same
aud these pills viii remove the kidney trouble
cure me aching back, and purity the blood
Being new discovery, Buker's Kidney pills
are not Yet on sale az sill drug stores. In EN-
palrlng, be sure you get Buker's, tprice 5Nctsl
or address B0ker Pill Co, as above and men
ton this paper.
Southwestern trade supplied by Meyer Bros.
Drug Co.. St. Louis No, .is1or -
The Butler weekly times., 1896-02-27
CarlisIe'S Manliness.

A few days ago several of Senator
Blackburn's friends in the Kentucky
Legislature wired Secretary Carlisle
asking him to request and urge the
gold standard Democrats to vote for
Blackburn for Senator. The follow.
ing is his reply published yesterday:
Treasury Department, Office of
Secretary. Washington, D. c., Feb.
II, 1S96.-Gentlemen: Your tele.
gram, in which you appeal to me TO
request and urge the five Dem mocratic
members of the General Assembly
who are not supporting nominee to
join with us (you) in voting for him,
was duly received and has been Civ
en- the careful consideration which
its object and the number and char
acter of it's signers demanded. Inas.
much as the FIVE gentlemen referred
to are acting in representative c.
pacity and are familiar with the
whole cituation and all the circum-
stances connected with it, l am
bound to assume that they are NOR e
competent than am to determine
what their duty to their party and
to their constituents is. and how
that duty shall be discharged, and
an attempt by me to influence their
action might very properly be re-
garded by them as a presumptuous
interference in matter of the great
est Importance, which has been com
mitted solely to their own judgments;
but even if this were not so, I have
no right to assume that the honest
convictions of the five gentlemen al.
luded to in your communication
could be changed by my interference,
nor that they could be induced to
act contrary to such convictions by
advice which they have not solicited.
"Having heretofore rendered no
advice or made any suggestion, di.
rectly or indirectly, to any member
of the General Assembly on either
side of the unfortunate controversy
now existing, I must respectfully
decline to do so, now or hereafter.
ut may not be considered inap-
propriate in this brief response to
your appeal to assure you that I
will at all times cheerfullY CO operate
in any proper manner with you and
all others in any effort that may be
made to unite all our friends in SUP
/ porting the Democratic organization
IN Kentucky and in maintaining 9
sound Democratic principles and
policies, as declared by the consti
tuted authorities of the party, State
and national, and to repeat what has
been said to all who have cared to
ascertain my views upon the subject
/ that l sincerely desire to see the
present General Assembly elect to
the Senate of the United States q
Democrat who is in full sympathy
with these objects. I have the hon.
or to be, very respectfully yours,
| Signed 50. G. CARLISLE.
The Butler weekly times., 1896-02-27

Laxol is the best medicine for
children. Doctors recommend it in
place of Castor Oil.
The Butler weekly times., 1896-02-27
NATURES
REMEpy
FOR %-
LIVER
'ScrEnck.s
J MANDRAKE
'LlvERPILLs
FIiZ Must Take it Back,

Chicago, Feb. 19-When Corbett
read in the evening papers that Fitz
simmons had called him a name. be
seized a telegraph blank and sent
the following:
To Robert J. Fitzsimmons, FL PaEo
Texas.
Read il tonight's..papera that you
said was a cur. The first time ]
see you I will make you take it back.
as I did before.
JAMES j. CoRBErr.
The Butler weekly times., 1896-02-27

A young lady is awfully green
that will hang around store where
her ''feller" is at work or clerking,
and young man is equally so that
hangs aroung the place where his
''gal is employed. And the ssgar'
or the "feller" that will allow his
gal or ''feller' as the case NAV be,
to thus hang around. is about as
soft as the one that does the hang.
ing around In other words, i;
would be case of where two sssuck.
ers met.-Bloomfeld Farmer.
The Butler weekly times., 1896-02-27
The Criticism of Public Officers. 8

It is necessary in a republic to
pardon great deal to the spirit of
liberty in the way of the criticism of
public officers. The men who &C
cept places in the service Of the
Government must expect to have
their actions sharply discussed. and
their motives questioned more or
less. But their is no limit to the
legitimate use of this privilege. Pub,
lie officers haye some rights and are
entitled to some protection, not only
in personal sense, but also because
of the respect that is due to their
offices apart from themselves. There
are great many people who dis
like the course of Mr. Cleveland, but
that is no justification for assailing
him with coarse vituperation. He
is President of the United States,
representing the highest idea
of authority and dignity under our
Constitution, and as such all citi-
zens owe him a certain measure
of respect, whether they agree
with him or not. When he is spoken
of in scurrilous manner, the great
Office that he holds is treated with
with contempt. 1t is possible to
criticise his official proceedings in
sufficiently severe terms without re-
sorting to blackguardism and inde-
cent personal abuse; and in the Sem
ate as elsewhere this fact should be
enforced as rule of conduct.
There is entirely too much loose
expectoration of speech in this coun-
try with regard to men who are
chosen to manage the affairs of the
Government. All public officers are
human and they make mistakes but
it does not follow that they should
be venomously condemned and de-
rided because they fail from time to
time in their efforts to please the
country. 1t is right to point out
their errors and call them to account
for their derelictions. but it is not
right to empty buckets of filth upon
them. This is particularly trues as
to those who occupy exalted stations
of special Importance to the outside
world. When these conspicuous Of.
ficials are vilifed in an extravagant
and vulgar way, their offices are
discredited and the good name Of
the Government is aspersed There
must be criticism, of course, and i,
is advantageous to the country when
properly framed and directed; but
no benefit is ever derived from wild
and wanton personal abuse. The
people do not indorse the low and
scandalous antics of man like Till.
man. Whatever they may think oi
the public acts of those whom be
selects as targets for his arrows OF
detraction, they do not favor that
method of political warfare, and do
not entertain any better feeling to
ward the many who employs it than
that of unqualified disgust.-Globe
Democrat.
The Butler weekly times., 1896-02-27
Is YouriT ougue

Coated, your throat dry, your ewes
dull and infamed and do YOU feel mean
generally when YOU get up in the morn
ing. Your liver and kidney are mt
doing their work. Why don't you take
Parks Sure cure. If it does not make
You feel better it costs YOU nothing
SOLD ny H. L Tucke,s
The Butler weekly times., 1896-02-27
DEACON BROS. E. CO.,
and Iron Cutlery and Guns Bugges and lmpement
Stoves, Tnware and Groceries,
SELL CHASE & SANBORN'S FINE BOSTON COFFEES
coon IMpR ECCI LON .-tN->
G GOD IN PR ESSIO O n

There are good things in this life
as we'll as bad. Perhaps if it wasn't
for poor Hardware you wouldn't
be able to appreciate the good.
With good Hardware and low prices
we have managed to keep things
lively enough to prevent the blues,
for ourselves and customers. all over
this vicinity. Now they're coming
from other parts.
Mavs Northern Grown
Bulk Garden Seeds,
are all pure strains and true to name.
Our customers who have bought
Mays seed of us for the past eight
years, say they are the best seeds
49, -o,, -opk fror> n nib o1'o xpnrfh ,
The Butler weekly times., 1896-02-27
To Take Up the Tariff Bill.

Washington, D. c., Feb. 20.-The
populist senators have now decided
that when the motion is reached for
the consideration of the tariff bill,
they will cast their votes in the af-
frmative. If they adhere to this
decision, they will be able to turn
the result from the negative to the
affirmative side of the scale, and
thus secure the consideration of the
measure in the senate, providing as
large number of republican sena
tors vote in the affirmative as did on
the first occasion. The populist SEN
ators say they have never been op.
posed to the consideration of the
bill, but that they were taken by
surprise by the first motion. They
will not now initiate the vote, but it
is expected this will be done by Sen.
ator Morril It is understood Mr..
Morrill, considers it in the interest
of the bill to postpone for some time
another effort to secure action, SO
that considerable delay is possible.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-01-23
4 Physicians Story.
PHYSICIAN, HEAL THYSELF."
THE ADAGE APPLIED,
Or. Porter, OF Kentucky, Tells How b
was Done.

Or. Porter, OF Kentucky, Tells How b
was Done.
from the NJ. Sterling, Ky, Gazefse.)
In the mountains of Eastern kentucky
lives DIR. &. III. Porter, who for AZ years has
ministered to the sick in the counties O,
Rowan and Morgan, and has during that time
suffered more than many of the patients on
whom he called. He was at last cured, and
his cure was 50 startling and miraculous thai
1t was soon the talk Of the mountains, and
finally reached the Bluegrass. A reporter Of
the G1:'1; c,n;luled to investigate in the
in;c.es: Of suffering humanity, and to hin
question the doctor replied:
Twenty years ago, while living in Nor
gan county and practicing my profession, 1
MI terrible nervous shock that complete
iy pro'tra.ei me, AMI from that time until
sf.w m ,1ths ayo suffered untold agony,
anf in fact never knew 4 we'll day. / tried
everytiin. in the way of MEDICINE that /
knew and c)l'ultel other physicians for
NILS around, but l found no relief, and I
redyn,i myself to the inevitable and await
FL tn, cad. 4 few months ago my son saw
IN accDIat in your pIo,- OF new m 1icine
:lMel DR.. William Pink Pills and wanted
II; - try it. toll him tn ~ would do IN,
n S,oJ, bGs after taking few doses l felt
,.t:sr, ani a. lin hope revived in my breast.
{ cIl:inIel ti'siny the pills, and continued
20 i'no ,ve, a,d now | believe l have finally
re:,s,-ei. Tia. is about all Of the story.
l believe Pink Pills savel nv life, and I
nev.r fail t. recommend them in my prac-
tic. In fact, cih tell you OF a man that
yoI VIII pas on your road home who has
besa alnpit completely cured of rheumatism
afi,r yrlrs of suffering, Mr.. S. q. Bailey
is MS name AL you can stop and see him"
Arr thllking DR.. Porter the Gazette man
sti.t.i for Mr.. Bliley's residence. He was
fbIll % hi, firm cutting some trees down.
Ia r,,lv to our inquiry, 'tr. Bailey said !:
"Gr;, DR.. Porter told You the truth. / suf-
f.:.l f,c yelrs with rheumatism, and was
oliv a i. I, leave my room in good weather,
al "a n was no. able 70 do any work. | was
urr,i by T.. Porter to try Pink Pills, for
several wes>s ppsitivel, refused. lie finally
oyercIn. my preiudices, however, and | am
2, l of il, tDr ynu can see yourself what Pink
Pills have lone f,r me. Come to the house,
al | will show you my crutch and cane
which Pink Pills have enabled me to Law
aside. have also been giving these pills to
a nei. ,bors chill, which has scrofula. and it
is improving right along" The address OF
all tht gentlemen referred to is Ellottsyille,
Rowan County, Kentucky. and anyone car
| hav. these statements verified by writing to
them.
DR.. Williams Pink Pills contain all thu
| elements necessary to give new life and rich
ness to the blood and restore shattered nerves
| They are for sale by all druggists, or NAV he
| had by mail from DR.. Williams Medicin,
| Company, Schenectady, N. Y, for SOC. pei
| box, or six boxes for $3.50.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-01-23
A Golden Floor.

King George II was once invited out
to dine with wealthy and eccentric
old duke, who possessed more money
than he very well knew what to do
with. Upon this occasion, wishing to
impress his majesty with the immensely
of his riches, he had the floor of the din
ing hall paved from end to end with
sovereigns, the head being up. Each
coin was stuck in mixture of lime,
which soon dried. leaving the precious
title" securely fastened. When the king
arrived, and was shown what had been
done in his honor, his amazement knew
no bounds, and it was with difficulty
he could be persuaded to set foot upon
the golden floor.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-01-23

JOHN SMITH.
90 years ago being revived. They never
seem to get too old to be worked, any
more than men do.
After that went into counterfeiting.
I was the leader of the Centralia Ulls.)
gang of counterfeiters. Yes, we got caught
after awhile, and was prisoner Of the
United States for several years.
"Once-it was the day 1 got out of tho
Galesburg jail went up to Chicago and
was standing on a corner near the Polk
street depot when over came a policeman
and detective and said: You're wanted.
Come along They locked me up. The
next day l was taken into court. The
policeman, the detective, a cigar dealer
and n woman sworc I'd been seen trying
to do the bunko act on that corner every
day for three months, and SO I was held
to the grand jury. lay in Jail 30 days.
Then 1 sent for A. S. Trude, the lawyer,
and told him my story. He looked the
thing up little and then said to me:
'I'll look after your case, but l don t
want your money The satisfaction of
showing these officers up will DO enough
for me-
"Well, to make long story short, I
staid in Jail AZ days, and then my case
| came up. The four people 1 mentioned
before swore to the same thing they did at
| the preliminary Then called the chief
| of police of Chicago and proved by him
| that had been in Jail in Galcsburg up to
the day of my arrest. The woman con-
fessed she had been forced by the officer to
| testify as she did. There's q sample of
| Chicago justice.
"After awhile made up my mind that
I'd try to DO honest, SO l got a job with
Field, Letter & Co. in Chicago. They
knew was an ex-convict. One day met
two detectives on the street, and they said
if didn't give them money they'd show
me up. l refused, and they said, You'll
be sorry for this within 4S hours The
next day they went to my employers and
| told them was an ex-convict. They were
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-01-23
HERE'S A SERMON.
Perhaps You Can Find 1t In This Story q
Habitual Criminal.

D H0bitu0l CRIMINAL
"I never forget a face or q name. I do
not think there is a man in the United
States who knows by sight as many Grim
inals and officers of the law as myself"
The man who made this sweeping state
menr conceals his identity as we'll as he
can under the name of John Smith. To
the officials at Sing Sing prison he is best
known as ''the walking encyclopedia, or
the man who never forgets.
Smith is a trusty at Sing Sing. His
duties are those of record clerk. Every
prisoner who enters Sing Sing is inspected
by him. To every one who leaves he says
goodby.
II am" said Smith to New York
journal reporter, "a habitual criminal.
The police would tell you l am n hardened
criminal also-through dissipation and
force of circumstances, yes; by instinct
or natural inclination, no. Not % per
cent of the criminal class continue crooked
from choice. Once they begin there seems
to be no escape.
~ started out in Missouri. Forgery was
the first trick 1 turned. I was always
handy with my pen, and I used to do a
bit of scratching for different boys and get
my whack ont of it. l did this in n small
way for some years. Then got married.
lived an honest life after that for about
| year, when my little one came. But
that coming was death to my wife. She
died on Christmas day, and the child
| followed her.
"Well," brushing aside the tears, "after
that took to drink and gambling again
anything to forget-and it wasn't long
before landed in Jail in Ohio, and since
then I've been in Jail in every state in the
Union. Thirty years I've been crooked.
Twenty years of that time have been spent
in prison.
81 was the leading spirit in the Lincoln
body case that stirred Chicago so good
many years ago. 1 did time in Joliet for
that. After that l went south. l was
the first man to introduce the gold brick
| game south of Mason and Dixon's line
1t was new then and the easiest thing
l ever struck. Make money? Why, I've
often cleared $1,000 in week. Still, tht
money went as easy as it came. Many's the
time I've broken u hundred dollar bill and
in two hours it was gone. Of course
got into Jail q number of times, but nevel
into state prison, for it. The gold bricE
line isn't what it once was, and yet il
don't die out. You hear almost every day
of some of those old games that 1 worked
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-01-23
Administrat0r's Notice.
Estate Of Eliza Waugh, deceased.

The undersigned having been appointed admin.
i-tratrix with the will annexed. Of the estate Of
state Of Illinois. deceased, hereby gives notice
that she will appear before the county court
Of Rock leland county. ct the office Of the clerk
~ said court, In the city Of Rock Island, at the
February term, on the frst Monday In February
next, at which time all persons having claims
against said estate are notified and requested to
attend, for the purpose Of having the same ad.
justed.
All pcrrons indebted to said estate are re-
uestcd to make immediate payment to the un-
errigned.
Dated this 18th day Of Dec. A. D.. 1895.
LENA WAuGH,
Administratrix with the will annexed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-01-23

ESTATE Of Mary G. Hoffman. deceased.
The undersixIed having been appointed ad-
ministratrix Of the estate Of Mary Z. Hoffman.
alto Of tho county OF Rock leland, state OF
Illinois, deceased, hereby givee notice that b.
will appear before the county court Of Rock Island
county at the once Of the clerk OF said court. In
the city 81 Rock Island, Mt the February term. on
tho ART MONDAY in February next, at which time
all persons having claims against said estate are
notified and requested to attend, for the purpose
Of having the same adjusted.
All person Indebted 10 said estate are request
81 to make iu mediate payment 70 the under
s,vned.
Dated this Goth day Of December, A. D. 1895.
GRACE BCFORD, Administrative.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-01-23
Masters sale.
STATE or ILLINOIS LIMOS -.


In the circuit court, in chancery. Foreclosure.
General No. 1896.
John Crubaugh vs. Myra Walker and George ".
Walker.
Notice IL hereby given that by virtue Of a de-
cree Of raid court, entered in the above entitled
cansc, on the tn Jay q December, A. 1895,
shall saturday, the let day Of February, A. L.
Isa. Mt the hour Of o'clock in the afternoon, at
the south door OF the court house, In the city OF
Rock Island. in rad county Of Rock Islard. tn
satisfy sa'd decree, sell Mt public vendue. to the
highest bidder for each, that certain parcel OF
land. situate in the county Of Rock Island, and
state OF Illinois, known and described as fol
lows, to-wit.
The west ninety. i've Cs5, feet Of lot number
az and the west nlnety-ive 1851 feet Of lot
number eight ~ and also the north thirty go,
feet Of lot number nine (9) all In stevens adai
tion To- the city Of Moline.
Dated at hook Island, Illinois, this 2ith day oil
December, A. d.. 1875. -
EI.WIN r. PARMENTER,
Mastery IN Chancory. Rock Island County, III.
JACKSON Il HUusT,
Complainant's SOLICITORS.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-01-23

What is lovely never dies. but passes
foam, flower or winged air. If this be-
falls our poor, unworthy flesh, think thee
what destiny awaits the soul. what
glorious vesture il shall wear at last
Aldrich.