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The Progress., 1897-09-25
Testimony.


Many who really love Christ aud de-
sire to serve Him truly almost never
speak OF His love either in public or
private. They really believe they have
no gift Of speech" They can talk
freely on all other subjects of interest
to them. but OH this one they are 81
lent This is an evil which in most
cases can and should be overcome. To
tell another Of one Christian hope and
purpose gives strength to that hope and
purpose and may lead another to share
in like blessings. All converts should
early begin to testify in the public serv-
ices Of the church. Pray in private. read
the Bible, mediate ON the things of
God, then in the meeting.
Testify promptly. Testify cheerfully.
Testify regularly. Testify humbiy. Tes-
tify persuasively.
Help me, dear Lord,
In every time and place,
To gladly Witness
To Thy saving grace.
The Progress., 1897-09-25
The Web Of Life.

The good that we work for is hard to win,
But our labor and worship woven in
To one marvellous web with the beauty see
Unfolding from blossom and star and tree,
That sradens and length and stretches above,
Out into the depths OF invisible love.
Lucy Larcom.
The Progress., 1897-09-25

When q man does not believe what he
says he does. he persecutes the man who
contradicts him; when he does believe il
he sits quiet Wendell Phillips
The Progress., 1897-09-25

1t is not until we have passed through
the furnace that we are made to know
how much dross was in our compost
tion.-Bacon.
The Butler weekly times., 1897-04-22
A Voice From Canton.
Post-Dispatch.

Post Dispatch.
Canton, Ohio, is President Nc.
kinley's home town. A municipal
election was held there last Monday,
and Mr.. James A. Rice, free silver
democrat, was elected Mayor. Hav
ing been asked by the New York
World to explain why the democrats
carried McKinley's home town,
which gave him large majority
last November, he wrote as follows:
Failure to make good the promises
made By the republicans last fall,
general suffering and distress among
the laboring classes, inability to dc
a prosperous business on s'conf
dence." have caused people voting
for Mckinley for President to realize
that the interests of the masses and
The Butler weekly times., 1897-04-22
MORE VICTORIES.
| A Democratic Landslide Strikes New Jersey.
Several Big Surprises Carried G. A.
L

A Democratic Landslide Strikes New Jersey.
Several Big Surprises Carried G. A.
Hobart's Town by About 500.
New York, April 1.-THE results
of the local elections in New Jersey
yesterday were combinations Of the
democratic successes that have been
gained recently in several states.
The greatest interest was felt in
the results in Newark and Jersey
City. In the latter city the oppon-
ents of Mayor Wanzer made vigor-
Gus campaign. and elected Edward
Hoos for Mayor against Judge
Potts. republican, by about 5000
plurality.
The democrats gained notable
victory in Newark. They elected
Herr, member of the Board of Pub.
lie Works, eight of the fifteen alder
men and SIX OF the nine scho u com
miss,oners They obtained majority
In the Common Council, now having
Is OF the 80 members. They will
also control the Board of Education
and the Beard of Public Works,
Paterson furnished one of the
greatest surprises of the day 1t
elected John Hichliffs (dem for
Mayor by 500 plurality. Garrett A
Hobart last fall carried the city for
the republican presidential ticket by
5000 plurality, although that phe
nominal vote was more an evidence
of his popularity at home than of the
strength OF the republicans there.
The republicans won in Aldermanic
contests, however, ,electing six of the
ten members of the board.
The republicans won their most
substantial victory in Trenton, where
they elected yelling g. Sickel by
2,100 plurality.
To Bayonne, Egbert Seymour
(dem) was elected Mayor. Lambert
vile went republican, electipg VIM
E. Wagg Mayor. This is ths first
republican Mayor elected in eight
years.
IN NEW YORK, TOO.
Lockport. N. Y, April 1.-THE
Republicans elected their city ticke,
here yesterday by msjorities ranging
from 800 to 1925 and will control the
new Common Council. The Myers
ballot machire was used, aud did
good work.
The town of Niagara, usually Re
publican, elected Democratic Su
pervisor by 80 msjority. Wilson
went Democratic by 142 majority
for Supervisor, but elected nearly all
the remainder of the Republican
ticket.
The Butler weekly times., 1897-04-22
BRYAN THINKS lT is USELESS.
He Has No Hope That a Monetary Confer
ence Will Do Any Good.

He Has No Hope That Monetary Confer
ence Will Do Any Good.
Washington, D. C, April Is -
Speaking of the Presidents appoint.
ment of commissions to visit foreign
countries in the interest of an inter
national monetary conference, VIM
J. Bryan to day eaid he thought the
personnel of the committee was ex
cellent, SO far as Mr. Stevenson and
Mr.. Wolcott were concerned. Mr..
Payne he did not know.
"Mr. Wolcott's visit abroad last
summer" said he, especially fits him
for service a, one of the commission
ere, and Mr.. Stevenson's conspicuous
position in the democratic party and
the nation makes his appointment
entirely appropriate. The fact that
Re is a bimetallist and actively sup
ported the democratic party in She
demand for independent action by
the United States instead of being
an argument against him will lend
weight to his influence as one of the
commissioners. All independent bi
metailists favor international bimet
allism if that is possible, but do mol
believe in waiting fer other nations
to act. The six and half millions
who supported the demand for indie
pendent bimetallism will hesrtll,
rejoice if the commission is able tt
bring about a restoration of interna
onal bimetsll'sm. But large ma
jority, if not al independent bimet
allis.s, regard bimetallisn as a yer,
remote .ibility. II the commits
siopers fail to se.ure an internationa
confe, ace, or if successful and a,
international conference does no
secure foreign co operation for tn
restoration of bimetall;sm, the caus
OF free silver Will be stronger in 100
than in 1896, because many VIII
have been inclined to rely On foreigt
aid will see the necessity of self rel
ance On the part Of the people OF .h
United States
The Butler weekly times., 1897-04-22

The Short Line, across from Burl
ingt ton, entirely disappeared from
view,aud now only the upper portion
of the trees are visible, while the
back water reaches for miles back
into the country. The dwel!ers in
Illinois bottoms have given up all
hope of making sn early crop this
season.
MINNESOTA LowLANDs INUNDATED.
Brainerd, blinn., April 15.-The
Mississippi River at this point has
overfowed its banks, and all the low
land on each side are covered with
water 3 to 10 feet deep. The river
rose inches last night, and Is still
rising fast. 1t is within foot Of
high-water mark of last year, the
highest on record.
There is still considerable snow in
the woods. The 50,OOO,00O feet of
logs on the landing of Wright &
Davis at the mouth of Swan River
are being broken into the stream
and will come down with rush with
the flood.
BEAVER IsLAND COMPLETELY FLOODED.
Clinton, To-, April, 15-The Miss
issippi has reached 16.4 feet. The
water is invading cellars and all low
ground near the city is covered.
Beaver Island is completely flooded.
and residents have had to remove all
live stock to the mainland. A fur.
ther rise will interfere with manu-
featuring interests. The water is
still rising.
The Butler weekly times., 1897-04-22
A TEN MINUTES SESSION.
Long Enough, However, for DeArmond and
Bailey to Cross Swords.

Long chouSH, however, TOT UeHfmon0 and
Bailey to Cross Swords.
Washington, D c, April Is =
The House was i'll session but ten
minutes today and then adjourned
until Saturday without trsnsaciirg
any business The session was long
enough. however to furnish occasion
for display Of the division amoug
the Democratic members which the
recent caucus had not been able to
hea'. In this division Mr.. Dear
mond Of Missouri appeared as the
leader of the OPPOSITION to the leader
ship of Mr. Bailey
As soon as the journal had been
read Mr.. Dingleo made motion
that when the House adjourned it
would be until Saturday. Dir. De
Armond and Mr.. Simpson immediate.
ly demanded division. The vote
on the motion was 131 to 38. Mr..
Bailey and his followers voted with
the Republicans, while Mr Dear
mond and other democrats and POD
ulis's opposed the motion.
Many democrats refrained from
taking sides while those who rose
for the division seemed about equally
divided on the que ion Mr.. De
Aruond. Mr Terry OF Arkansas and
other Democrats tried to secure a
yea aud nay vote. but only 81 mem
bers supported the. demand, which
was not a sufficient number. As
soon as the House had adjourned
the Democrats gathered in groups
discussing their policy with great
earnestDess
The Butler weekly times., 1897-04-22
OPPOSED TO THE DINGLEY BILL.
Hide and Leather Traders Against the Pro.
posed Tariff.
WILL FIGHT 1T At WASHINGTON,

1t is Claimed That $40, 900, 900 Worth of
Business Will be Destroyed by the Bill.
New York, April 10 Members of
the hide, leather, shoe and kindred
trades oppose to a duty on hides
and skins met today to prote st
against the clause of the Dingley bill
taking hides and like articles from
the free list,and Charles A. Schieren
ex Mayor of Brooklyn, was elected
permanent chairman.
Mr. Schieren said that the trade
had learned that it was proposed to
put duty of 2 cents pound on
hides and skins Ii this were done,
the export trade in leather, shoes.
etc, would be destroyed. Since
1871, when hides were placed on the
free list, a great export trade had
been built up, which now amounts
to more than S2O,OOO,OOO annually,
and gives employment to 100000
men, all this trade would, he said,
revert back to England and Germany
if this government placed a duty on
raw material.
Resolutions Of protest were adopt
ed, and several severe speeches were
made, in which it was charged that
the action Of Congress was caused
by a desire to buy Western senti-
ment, which only desire the down
fall of the East. A committee to 90
to Washington was then named.
Boston, Mass, April 1O.-At a
meeting Of the Board of Directors
of the New England Shoe and Leath
er Association a committee was ap
pointed to go to Washington to
protest against the Dingley bill.
This committee will CO operate with
similar committees from New York,
Philadelphia, Baltimore. Newark and
other cities having large hide and
leather interests. It is stated that
the tariff on hides would kill the ex
port leather business.
The Butler weekly times., 1897-04-22
What a Promluet Insurance Man
Says. 2

Blossom, senior member OF II "
Blossom X Co., III y. 50 St, St. Louis
writes: had been left with a very dis
tressing cough, the result OF influenza,
which nothing seemed to relieve, until
| took Ballard Horehound Syrup. One
bottle completely cured ne. I sent one
bottle to my sister. who had a severe
cough, and she experienced Immediate
relief. | ALWAYS recommend this syrup
to nv friends.
John Cranston, eoS Hampshire street,
Quincy, Ill. writes: l have found Bal
lard's Horehodnd Syrup superior to any
other cough medicine have ever known.
1t never disaproints. Price soc. Sold
by H L Tucker.
The Butler weekly times., 1897-04-22

Warm the jainss. ease the pain and drive on.
all rheuustic influence in the body By using
LaFfamsnd's Specific for RheamA.ism II il
one the very few old time remedies which
modern medical science has been unable 10
improve on. Cures quickly and permanently,
Price, 81 per vial. Sold By XcClsmeus L Co.
The Butler weekly times., 1897-04-22
Deacon Bros. & Co.

Cutlery Backshs supplies Iron Steel Nails Wagon
wood work. ammunition, Bugge Wagons and Farm
chine Buggy paints Machine ellis Garden Seeds
Pumps shelters Chicken netting Screen wre Screen DOORS
Groceries, Fus MUTE Cigars and tobacco confectionery Tnwae
and Stoves Steel ranges, Rope and Twine Fishing Tackle
The Butler weekly times., 1897-04-22

classes ere not mutual so far as
republican rule is concerned.
This causes tho falling off in the
republican vote from last fall and
the general democratic victories
throughout the country. People
now believe that change of condi
tons can be accomplished only by
restoration of bimetalllsm.
This explanation is not only true
OF Canton but of most of the other
cities and towns in which elections
were he'd last week, and in which
the republican majorities last No
yember were completely reversed
And it is a noteworthy fact that
wherever the issues of the national
campaign were made most promi-
nent-that is to say, wherever the
voters were given al opportunity to
administer direct rebuke to the
plutocratic combine that bunkoea
| them last fall-there the democratic
| victories were most decisive and the
republican losses most marked
Wherever the democrats tried to
win on ''local issues" as in st Louis.
they failed The people are still
thinking about the issues formulated
in the Chicago platform, and their
thinking is bringing & forth fruit You
cannot interest voters now in local
issues. The troubles they are con
fronted with and that absorb their
attention are not confined to locali
ties, but are national in their scope
and bearing.
Until bimetallism is restored, ev
cry so called local contest will be but
a segment OF the national campaign
And wherever tho democrats recog
nize this they will win. The tide o1
popular feeling is with them and il
rising
"Going into a decline, How of
ten do we hear this expression
What does it mean! It means thai
people are losing flesh, growing thin
wasting.
The way 10 correct this condition
is to improve the digestion, Th'
condition arises from an inability t,
eat and digest food. In fact foot
does more harm than good becaus,
it ferments and putrefes in tn
stomach. developing poisonous sub
stances which when absorbed csus
various disorders.
What is required is that the stom
ach be made to perform its duties
The Shaker Digestive Cordial is
food already digested aud a digeste
. as well. 1t will make the stomac
, healthy. Get cook from the drug
gist and read about it.
4 California chemist has robbie,
Castor Oil of its bad taste. Lake
is its name.
The Butler weekly times., 1897-04-22

4 California chemist has robbed
Castor Oil of its bad taste. La1ol
is its name.
The evening times., 1897-12-24
HOLIDAY JOTTINGS.


The new plaid umbrella robs the rainy
day of half its gloom.
A hit OF holly sometimes infuses Christ
mas spirit into the heart of the pessinihst
when the most ornate exhibits fail.
We stand aside and marvel at the woma n
who takes time to ttRnrof from the
giddi.r walks of life Just now to buy
pots and pans and kettles for the kitchen
Only the girl who "a used to the good
things OF life can appreciate the worth
OF soine OF the costly tOnbonnieres which
the confectiosrs put on display.
Foresight upon the part of a doting
grandmother will provide one girl with
half a dozen pairs Of eXquisitely hand
Embroidered stockings.
When, ycu feel inciired TO grumble at
the uncercnonions jOstling of your fei-
low shoppers. re,r,crnier tnat ten chances
to one there is an unselfish thought back
OF each ir,petuous move to he first in th
buying scramble.
The evening times., 1897-12-24
FOR IHE, H0USEKEEPER.

When making pies with n bottom crust
and you wish TO prevent the gravy soaking
through it, brush It over well on the inside
with beaten egg.
During frosty weather windows ma Y be
cleaned W It'll a cloth moistened with meth
ated spirit, with VIM give most bril-
liant polish. The same method may he
used st all times for the cleaning of mir
To cleana stained decanter put into it =
dessertspoonfuI of small pieces OF washing
soda ami one tabfespoenful of vinegar.
Shake the decantef we'll, but do not put
in the stopper or close with the ha nd or it
ma burst. You will find that the bottle
is quickly cle9ne in this way.
To remove long continued ink stains
from silver writing appIia noes take Il
small quantity of chloride of lime and
make a paste of it with cold water. This
must be rubbed ON the stains till they
disappear and then the silver will only
need to lie polished with chamois lea ther.
The evening times., 1897-12-24
MOTHERS HND
DAUGHTERS
Fashionable Fad to Keep the
Youthful Sexes Separate.
Sensible Talk From One who Has
Several Attractive Young
Girls,

There seems to he great diversity Of
opinion among. The mothers in the social
world in regard to the advisabi.ity oi
bringing their daughters into contact wit
the other sex at the vafious children S
entertainments. II appears to lie FASH
ionabie rth f s,ie years To seepthese pr','
suuiably Csnse erous elements entirely sepa-
rate III, idea being that until she Is Teady
to come ou'' girl should have nothinG
whatever 60 do with boys. who are spoken
of as IL they wrfe dangerous animals Ia
be avoided at all llazards.
Another faction argues. and apparently
with reasob. that this new method of
proceupre resIs,f in eaasing girls .. i. .ttaoii
too much or tos, little Importance TO the
-nndeniaiic fact that later ON these Ia bDo-'l
youths Will hold more or less Important
plac. ia their lives: that they are apt 10
Iegard the other sex in the light OF :or-
hidden fIuu, and when they come ),It''
and meet, young men for part ners MI friears
they feel 81, i'll At. case and strange IN
general society that they appear uo1 {
traCtiye aid stupid.
Another and still mprc undesirable al
strong characters 50 independent that they
VIII become absorbed III their o"h .'ur
suits and take dislike to society Alto
Sether. ,--> -,--s
The whole Grestion,' SAIL Il woman
who is llessed with several aftrActi''
youngdanghters, but whose, income Is some
what limited, res Olives itself into Z
question OF money. For rich people wn'
can cnI.IuapG The situatton, and can giv'
their daughters brilliant winter ant
cuuntrrsa lance their former seciusiol, i
is all. very ,v.ell hut wnnM consider n
the height Of folly, If l want my girl.
to be popular and TO have a good tinl'
and finally when the right time coae'
along tc marry and be taken care of, Il
bring them up In such n fashion: as IL IS
they consider their brothers friends a
their friends.
''TlYylh.tye moan Or, tuilsciousncss with !
boy than with a girl, and it is just fo
that reason, think, that my Clara, wnt
has just cpme out, has such II fine time
She knows all th,. young feiiows in hel
set very well indeed, and is 90 od comradt
with. all, without being particularly in
terested in any one
The evening times., 1897-12-24

The Morning. Evening and Sunday
Times for fifty cents y month.
The evening times., 1897-12-24

A Little Girl S:ss i,s';.' S:s IS: s.: 81:
vbs, Eto with snrap pictures. fancy IapH.
90 ]. JAY 6CuLD. al sth q
The evening times., 1897-12-24
WOMAN AND HER CLOTHES

How our clothes torment us. The finer
they ate the more they torment. We are
ahiect slaves To them. No wonder. 1t
is a. tug To get the material together
for them, n harder tug to get them ma lie.
and then, il the resky things are not
looked after as carefully as ones morals,
to rags and iags they go. 49,.
Says wuIiiei one, MY clothes are no,
only on my body during the day, but on my
mind day and night
One female philosopher believes life 10
he entirely too brief to waste a moment
in Lamentations over wardrobe misiiIs.
50 she chuci:s- mined ticies of apparel
out OF sight Iist as quickly as possible,
and tries not 10 give them a sec1nI
thought.
Dainty women are ia stidious abolt
spots and wrinkles and rips and crea,es.
and vet the most fas,idiOus of the lot
has, ! warrant. moments when sh. longs
To toss aGd tumble and Inuss and not
fuss.
II requires Spartan coura se to pi. vcils
gloves. scarfs and the dozen and one 6ilier
things that are pcrisha ble and that women
,iotc ON II place. when the owner of the
articles IL ~ done for she Ia sn' leg
TO stand IN.
Carefully trained daughters of meth
| odical HOthers have moments when vhey
would bc delight ed If they could just make
up their minds Ia sling things
1T seems gruWlIes one haras sed
woInan. '.betwceH my desires to be neat
and my instincts tn he Careless my mind
is in a perpetual ferment. Any one
with any conscience to speak of mt st
keep her street Trocks fresh 10y chang
ing them for house gowns soon As She
gets indoors. Oh there are 80 many
things she is obliged to b. fussy about
TO keep clothes respectable that I really
| don't know how we manage to stand he
st in.''-Dorothy Maddox, in Philadelphia
Inquirer.
The evening times., 1897-12-24
NO FAITH CURE
ABOUT STUART'S DYSPEP-
STA TABLETS.
They Cure stomach TrOuhles and
Indigestion Anyway, Whether
Yau Have Faith IN Them or NOt.

Thew Cure stomach Troubles and
Indigestion Anyway, Whether
You Have Faith in Them or Not.
All physicians agree tLat the element
of faith has a great deal to do in tho
cure OF disease.
Firm belief and confidence in fam
lily physician or the same confidence and
faith In a patent metlieiHe, lave pr
duced reinarkab,e cures in all ages.
This is especially true In nervous truubl IS
and Ic field offers so prolific harvest
for the quack and the chariatan the dis
eases ;.risine from i weak or run .iown
nervous system,
Nevertheless, the most common of Ill
diseases, indigestion and stomach troubles,
which in turn cause nervous diseases, ne art
troubles, consumption and loss Of flesh,
requires something besides faith to cure.
Mere faith Will not digest your food
for you, will not give you an appetite, will
not Increase your flesh and strengthen
Your nerves and heart, but Stuart's Dys-
,pepssa Tablets will do these things. De.
cause they are composed of the elements
OF digestion. They contain the juices acids
and peptones necessary to the digestion
and assimilation of all wholesome feed.
Stuatt's D.Spcpsis Tablets will digest
fool if ylacei in a jar or tottle in water
heated to 90 degrees. an,t they will do il
much n orc effectively when taken into he
stomach after meals. whether you have
faith stat they will or not.
They invirosate the ssomachs make purc
Hood and strong nerves. ifs tie cniy wav
that nature can do it, and that is fTo;a
=
II isrot what we eat. brit what we digest
that tic es rs good.
Stsart's Dyspepsia Tablets are sold by
druggists :er 20 tsfor full sizei package.
Little book on cause a nd cure OF stomach
tgo;ibies mailed free by addressing Strart
Co.. Marshall. Mich.
,tacC 90 2<
The evening times., 1897-12-24
Lsnsburgh l & Bro.

Wa're open
rn.il | l O'Clock tonight.
Clio :ed all day on Christ
mas.
The evening times., 1897-12-24
The Iom,la.ula,,i Co,.c,, Ava,n

From what was learned this morning It
is evident that the last has not been heard
of Tony. TomasuIatti, the little Italian
hoy who yesterday. ON account OF i'll
treatment by his father. was turned over to
the care OF the Board OF C.ildren's Gusr1t-
ans. Nr. Celso. Carsar Moreno, who las
taken deep interest In the case. saiti
this morning that there is no doubt that
an effOrt will he made To, have the boy
released OF a writ OF habeas corpus. IL ID
also very probable, he said. that he
mattel will be placed before the State De
partp ent for adjudication.
The evening times., 1897-12-24
PRrsB YrERIAN

Assembly Presbyterian church, corner
Fitth ami streets northwest, thev. ueo-
U. Little, ID. D., pastor > Sunda y, December
20, at ] i a IN, ami A p. III. Morning serv-
ice: Anthem, ''fne Story OF the Christ
child,' Snepperi: solo, Rejoice" from
the Messiah, Handel, Mrs: L. j.. Speer.
y esper service: Organ. Roma MI, Pc
c..u., -, W.. ..'s,,-,. n ,tnan, -, Vim
The evening times., 1897-12-24

ST. Luke's Church, Fifteenth and
| Madison streets northwest tRev. owen
NJ. Waller, IcctorD-. nristmas Day, holy
Communion, q a. m., choral celebration OF
4 the holy Communion, with sermon, III
a. m. All seats free Strangers well
/ come. Program OF music at II a. III:
| Processiofiai "A deste fffielis: comiiun-
/ ion service, CaIkin in g. oifeItory, Hal
| leluah chorus, IccessiOnal, Herald An
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