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Willing tn Oblire.

"I'd like to see man kiss mel" she
said, with considerable spirit.
''Well," he replied thoughtfully, "as a
spectacle I think you would find it disap-
pointing. The value of kiss does not lie
in the looks of it, you know. However, if
you feel that way about it l would suggest
that you stand over here and look in the
mirror. There That's just it,"
tYou horrid thingP' she exclaimed just
about half a minute later
Afterward she confessed to her dearest
friend that she was so preoccupied that
even then she did not see any one kiss her,
but she was pretty well convinced in her
own mind that some one did Chicago
Post
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You Should Not Hesitate.

If you are troubled with dyspepsia,
CT liver and kidney trouble, DR.. John
w. Bulls Pills will cure you. 81 find
Dr.. Bulls Pills a good remedy for dys-
pePsia and biliousuess, and l DO not
* tate to recommend them to every
ouo in need Of such a medicine. L. j.
l}u Ike, Davenport, Ia" DR.. John w.
Balls Pills tsixty in box) cost but %
cents; trial box, 10 cents, at all dealers,
or by mail. A. G. Meyer s. Co., Bal
timore, Nd. Don't buy counterfeit.
For sale by NJ. A. snodgrass, u N. Queen
street.
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Don't tl'iaa that your liver needs
tt ating You are bilious. 1t don t.
lis your stomach. That is, your
stomach IS really what causes the
bi!iousness. 1t has put your liver
out of order.
See what's the matter with your
stomach.
Sick stomach peisons liver and
t|.en there's trouble. Shaker Di-
ees i've Cordial cures stomach and
then all's we'll. That's the case in q
nutshell.
Shaker Digestive Cordial is no
secret. Formulas on every bottle.
But it's the simple honest way it's
made, the honest Shaker herbs and
other ingredients OF which its COM
posed, that make it so effieacious.
Any real case of indigestion and
biliousness can be cured with a few
bottles of Shaker Digestive Cordial.
Try it.
Sold by druggists, price 10 cents
to Sl.00 per bottle.
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Ellen Terrz,s German.

A very amusing little scene is described
by Miss Ellen Terry in connection with
her inability to speak German: You can
not imagine how sorry l am cannot talk
German auently, and never have regret
ted it moro than the evening Able List
tame to Us to supper. sat next to the
dear old gentleman without being able to
talk to him. Yes, but / remember I did
talk German that evening-just five little
words, which, however, seemed to please
the able greatly. He had been present at
the representation of Faust, and teased
me about being Margaret who could not
speak German. l thought of how might
meet his raiilery ana said after awhile,
'Liobcr Liea;. ich liclo s,ich' fdear List,
love theo)
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Muggins-- Flyboy is always
abreast with the times.
Buggins-What's he been doing
now?
Mnggins-Well, he is SO firmly
convinced that We are to have aerial
navigation that he has invented q
cure for airsickness.
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A ROYAL Weakness.

The shah Of Persia has weakness for
cucumbers, which are a great luxury in
the east. On one occasion large dishful
had been placed before him, and the ex-
peetant courtiers were looking forward to
a good feast when their master had finish
ed. One by one, however, the vegetables
disappeared, and after. his majesty had de-
molished over dozen he quietly proceeded
to place the remainder in his pockets and
then left the table,
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WE LEAD<s~o
See lhe Woraa,s Fair Cor I5e

Upon receipt of your address and
Is cents in postage stamps we will
mail you prepaid our Souvenir Port
folio Of The Worlds Columbian En-
position. The regular price is fifty
cents but So We want you to have
one, we make the price nominal You
will find it work of art and a thing
to be priced. II contains full page
views Of the great buildings, with de-
scriptions of same, and is executed
IN highest style of art. Il tot sat
isiied with it after you get II, we
will refand the stamps AMI let you
keep the book. Address,
Fl. E. BUCKLEN 4 CO,
Chicago, I'll.
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End OF British Tin Plate

Before the tin plate industry was
established in the United States by
the Mckinley tariff, there were
qui e a numbtr OF Americans 10
Liverpool who acted as agents for
A American importers CT Welsh tin
plate, Liverpool being the chief port
Of export. Since we have been
making our own tin plate, all Of the
agents have returned home with the
exception of oae who is expected
bsck this month to take charge of
tin plate factory in Pennsylvania.
This will practically conclude the
American trade in foreign tin
plate and practically complete the
acquisition of the American market
By the American tin plate industry
which was established under the
Mckinley pro- ective tariff of 1890.
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Natures Warming,

All nature is full of reckoning hands
and welcoming voices, inviting man to a
truer and higher life. She says to him
from the heart of the rose, "Be beautiful
in soul as / am and fragrant with the
aroma Of good deeds She calls to him
from mountain heights of eternal SHOWS,
saying, Be white and pure as am, and
warm in heart as the fires that glow down
deep in my own bosom. Housewife.
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She Knew papa,s Circumstances.

He-Do you think your father would re-
ceiye me civilly If were to go to him and
ask for you?
She-Let's see. I believe you hold a
mortgage on papa's business, don't your
He-Yes, and it's about to mature
She-You will be perfectly safe in APP
preaching him at any time or place that
may suit your own convenience. Pitts
burg Chronicle
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Photographer-Yo are all right now
except your expression. Please look pleas
ant.
Jay Green-Hang it, man; can'tl I'm
bowlegged an am trying to hold me knees
together SOS it won't show When smile,
forgit all about my knees, an when pay
attention to my knees forgit to smile
London Tit-Bits
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Eyes, Julia rejected him, and sho was
afraid to open the morning paper for fear
she would read an account of his suicide. ;"
"She didn't find it, did she?''
"No. The first thing she saw was the
announcement of his engagement to q
prettier girl detroit Free Press
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Over 1000 ships of all kinds and sizes
pass up and down the English channel ov-
cry "a hours, and there are scarcely ever
less than 200 near Lands End, leaving or
bearing up for the channel.
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Byron said Homer, adid you
really swim across the Hellespont, or
did Jon have a tow r.
aBoth, 2 said Byron. TN fact old
chap. had ten toes. 7
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1897-09-25

Why may beggar wear very
short coat /?
Because it will be long enough be-
fore he gets another.
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The foreign market appears to be
opening to an industry which would
not exist in this country at all, but
for the assistance it has received
from recent tariff laws. There
never was greater triumph for the
protective principle than that of
tinplate
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ForMa1aria, Liver Trou-
Bile, or Indigestion. use
HRoNN s IRON B1TxEaD
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How do young ladies sometimes
show their dislike 10 mustaches I
By setting their faces against
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The Irony of Fate.

It's hard, I" said the menagerie lion.
What's hards" asked the kangaroo.
TO be starved when I'm alive and
stuffed when I'm dead. Pick Me Up.
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Londoners spend about $40, 100000 an
nually for umbrellas.
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The BEST SALyR ia 4ae SDrld Tor cuts,
bruises. sores, ulcer, salt raeuns. fever
sores, tettss, chappesl hands, UElhIains
congestion, srHntiVns, and il positively
cures piles OF Eo pay required l; IS uar-
anteed to give satisfaction or money re-
funded. Price . cents iser Eox, at l.. O.
Matthae3'S iFu. store.
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Act on new princip,e-rcgulst-
ing the liver, stomach az bowels
through the nerves. A new dis
covery. DR.. Miles Pills speedily
cure biliousness, bad taste, torpid
liver, piles, constipation Unequal
ed for men, women children SMALL
est, mildest, surests so doses, So
cts. Samples free at A NJ. Gilbert's
Drug Store. ian Is ~
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Much i'm Little

Is especially true of Hoods Pills, for no med-
cine ever contained so great curative power in
so small space. They are o whole medicine
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DIRECTIONS
for using
CREAM IA l. II

Apply a particle
OF the Balm up in
10 the nostrils.
After a moment
dra W 8 tr o n g
breath through
{ h G nose. Use
three times a day,
after meals pre-
ferred, and before
retiring.
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During 1896 the big Anaconda copper
mine in Montana earned q profit of s., 600, :
600, the output in that year being 107 ,000,-
900 pounds of copper, nearly 500, 900 ounces
of silver and about $4,000 ounces of gold.
More than $1,000, 900 was spent on i'm
proyements.
There are said to be $50, 900 bound vol
umes in the library of Harvard university
and as many more unbound. There are
also several thousand manuscripts
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DERFEcT and permanent are the
cures by Hoods Sarsaparilla, be-
cause it makes pure, rich,s healthy,
life and health-giving BLOOD
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Castoria.

sCastoria is an excellent medicine for chill
iren. Mothers have repeatedly told me Of its
good effect upon their children"
D.. G. G. osGooD,
Lowell. Mass
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Castoria.

The Company "a na-say Street, Nov York City
The Butler weekly times., 1897-04-01
Virginia Items.

Kind friends if you wish the Virginia news
another year,
Do for Aaron what he does for you, tell him all
the news you hear.
The TINES goes to friends in other states that
set up till eleven,
To read what happens you and what other folks
do in 1897.
RE Hoover, OF Rich Hill, special
agent Home lns Cs was in Virginia
Wednesday Of last week.
Ben Verraillion says a little boy
came to his house Thursday night of
last week; he is not sure that it will
vote the pop ticket for the reason
that it looks now, by that time the
pops will be a thing of the past.
Carter Wallace tells us that two of
his cows and one fat steer died lately.
Mrs Charles Gardner will start
Thursday for Idaho to visit her
daughter, Mrs Frank Scott.
Alfred jackson informs US that Mil
| ford Boon, who has been living in An
derson county, Kan, for the last ten
| wears, was out rabbit hunting on the
22d of March, was accidentally shot
| bv a fellow that was with him. He
lived until the next day. Mlntle, as
he was called, was raised northeast
Of Virginia till he was young man.
He then went to Kansas and married:
His mother makes her home part OF
the time with her sister, Mrs John
Jackson. He leaves a wife and four
children.
rs Harper is setting two hundred
and fifty apple trees on his farm
south Of Virginia.
Miss Lena Durrett Of Lewis county,
Mo-, is visiting her cousin, Mrs Cor
don Wallace.
Milton Flesher and Will Smith, OF
Butler, had mallets with long han.
dies hitting wooden balls, making
them go through the arches, foul
miles northwest of Virginia last Sab
bath afternoon.
VIM Hutchinson, of Eldorado, wa
at Virginia Saturday.
Albert Bower, of Tulsa, T, is Wis
iting old friends round Virginia.
Jeff Porter Of Iowa, is visiting hi
relatives here.
Frank Addison Of Panama, bough
a load of corn of John Hedger las
week.
WIN Vogt has timothy hay TO
sale.
III Bratton of Pawnee City is her
setting out an orchard on his farI
northwest of Virginia.
Rev w NJ Coulter will organize
Sabbath school at the Peter Crool
school house next Sabbath aftel
noon.
las Drvsdale and wife, OF Butlel
visited his fater, VIM Drysdale, SUI
/, day. ,
after his daughter, Mrs CaInpbe!
Friday. She is teaching scnooi
the Crook district.
# Hundred and one at the al +. SUI
,s day school last sabbath.
y Aaron was at Mulberry church la
The Butler weekly times., 1897-04-01
How to Find Out.

Fila hottie or common glass with
urine'and let it stand twenty-four
hourza sediment or settling Indicates
an Unhealthy condition of the kid
neys. when urine stains linen II Is
positite evidence of kidney trouble.
Too fAouent desire to urlnate or PAIN
in thehaek. is also convincing proof
that de kidneys and bladder are out
of ordr.
WHAT TO Do.
The. ia comfort in the knowledge
an oftrn erpressed, that DIR. kilner' S
swans Root. the great kidney rem
edy. K,fills every wish in relieving
pain il the back, kidneys. liver, biad-
der Der a.. every part of the urinary
% 1t corrects inability to hold
urine and scaIding pain in passing 1t,
or bad effects following use OF iquor'
wine a beer, and overcemes that un,
nIeasant necessity of being coinpelieo
TO get mn many times during the
nieht h. prinate. The mild and the
a1framdinary effect of Swamp Root
is soon realized. 1t stands the highesI
for its wonderful cures OF the mos
distressing cases. II you need medl
cine vcu should have the best >oie
bv druggists, price fifty cents ana on
| doIIar.Y on may have sample oottl.
and pamphlet both sent tree oy mali
NentioA RrTLER WEEKLY ZINES ans
.end vsur Addresst to DR.. h1lmer 3 20.
Binghmpkpn, \. \. sf'
The Butler weekly times., 1897-04-01
A Difference.

There is a difference in the way
some people discontinue their pat
ronage to country newspaper. For
instance, the first thing you hear
from one class of subscribers Is the
official notice from the postmaster,
which reads as follows:
SIR: Pursuant to instruction from the post
master general. l beg leave to inform you that
Jour paper addressed to Theo; Dssdeess 10
not taken out. but remains dead in this ofhce.
You will please discontinue the same,
SQUARE DEAL, P NJ.
Reason: Moved away. Do not know his pres
| ent P. .. address.
Upon examining your subscription
books you find that Mt. Deadbeat
owes from two TO five years.
How different and refreshing is a
postal which reads as follows:
Ep,ros Rkcopp: Very reluctantly We re-
| Record sent us. We have been away from
Bates county SO many years that we Are stran-
| gers TO most of your people. consequently are
not interested in your local matters Is we
were when We moved away. see by the mark
/ on the paper that am paid up TO Apr. !.
| 1897. Please discontinue at that time Wish
ing the paper and its editor health prosperity
ana long life. remain yours. etc,
| WM. FAIRpEAL.
Reader, which one of the above
methods would you use in stopping
your paper?''-Recerd.
We are not pleased with either o1
the above samples. The following
lis more to our liking, and is q fail
sample of what we receive weekly
from our subscribers in other states
CrcAxoxeA. CAL, MARCH Is. 1887.
DKAR FRIEND ALLEN:
Inclosed hnd order for e. for which
, mark I'D ny paper couple of neschss. Al
though i. las tean nine years since left oil
, Rates, the TINES has 70. missed me more tha
once or twicein that time. to tell me week.
what Is doing in my old home county Ma
.he long live and prosper. Yours truly,
RI ". B. EwTss.
The Butler weekly times., 1897-04-01

Sabbath, listened to an able sermon
delivered by Rev Williamson, also at
tended the Sunday school afterward.
VIM Clark il superintendent; every
thing moved at the sound of the heii,
old aud young are obedient to the
cali Of the bell. There were 81 pres
ent; the teachers We're Mrs Clark,
VIM Crawford, Albert Braden, Mrs
John Leach, Mrs d r Braden, Mrs
l. Mitchell, Miss Maggie Matthews.
We met uncle Tony Williams forthe
first time in a long time. He looks
younger than lie did 20 years ago.
We stopped at Henry Francis for
dinner. Mr. and Mrs Francis lad
gone To Amsterdam to hear their
new preacher, Rev William Stephens.
When they returned home repored
good time and it was not long pc
fore we We're around the table.
The birth day party given ON Sat
urdav last by Mary, the Syear3ld
daughter of ! L Whinnery was quite
| we'll attended. The day was fine md
about twenty children, boys and
girls, were there. They spent ,he
day in swinging and various games
and a general romp. When dinner
was announced they drew strawsfor
the first table; the boys won and With
great rejoicing they Hanged thsm-
selves at the table and seemed toen
| joy their dinner, as did the girls
when their time came, a little iaer.
Their enjoyment ended only With
the day and without a ripple on The
sea of JOY and pleasure all departed
to their homes we'll pleased, Thse
present were Claud Wallace, Fed
Drysdale, Voleny McFadden, Cliff,rd
Park, Glen Biggs, Roy Cuzick, Lee
Dudley. Earl and Sam Wheeler; Su-
lah and Lottie Wallace, Minnie md
Anna Wheeler, Lula and Flossie Nes-
tlerode, Vita and Jennie Berry, .es-
sic and Dena Goble, May Short, 1rs
A Park, Miss Harriet Arbogast and
Mrs B J Berry.
Nels Nestlerode left Sabbath mon
ing for ILL.,, to be absent all sumner.
CARD OF THANKS.
We wish to thank our many kind
friends of Virginia for their kindn.ss
to us during our illness of the past
few weeks, while we were yet resh
ing among you. And now we are a.
home again, we again thank you fol
your kindness and would be please
to have you call and See us.
MRS II G. WILSON.
Mike Maloney reports the healtl
of his neighborhood as being good.
AARON
The Butler weekly times., 1897-04-01

office are making strenuous efforts to
get in their work during the early
days Of the administration. The ap-
plicants are r l. Gwynn, VIM Hern
and Miss Dorsey. Mr. Gwynn is back
ed by the patrons of the office and
the local republicans and if success
full will make model postmaster
Mr. Hern is making his pull directly
with Mckinley and bases his claim
on the dollar he sent Mckinley when
the latter failed. Miss Dorsey is an
old time friend Of Col. Dick kerens,
and is also a member OF the same re-
ligious faith with him. She expects,
through his influence, to win in this
fight.
Our public school has organized
itself into q mock congress in order
to study the practical working of our
national Legislative body. Frank
Mcdonnell wields the gavel and VIII
Thurman is Mark Hanna from Ohio.
Each girl and boy represents a con-
stituency from some part OF the
United States and has all the rights
and privileges OF a real congressman.
We commend this method of teach
ing as likely to arouse interest and
| impress upon the minds Of pupils
the powers, prohibitions, etc, of
congress.
The celebrated case of Bales vs..
Royce, sent here from Rich Hill on
change of venue was tried before
Squire Mitchell Tuesday. This Is q
! suit in which the amount in contro-
versy is forty cents, the price Of two
packages of coffee The costs already
accrued are probably more than one
hundred times the amount in contro
versy. Attorney Hale, of Rich Hill,
appeared for defendant and Dl
Williams for plaintiff. The jury re-
turned q verdict for plaintiff. 1t has
been said if you want to win a cast
in Howard township, employ DIR Will
liams as your attorney. He makes &
speciality OF law cases and under
stands just how to manipulate then
to win. Il. l. MIzER.
The Butler weekly times., 1897-04-01
CORTLAND Items.

Cha Irwin of Ovid, was in our vii
lage iunday shaking hands with
friend.
MrsIartha Everman of north Mo.
is visiting her sister, Mrs Courtney
of thilpiace. -
Thefarmers have commenced TO
sow OTIS in this part of Bates.
Ourcity mayor, Jas Morgan, Is
able + be out again after quite a
siege rheumatism.
Marhal Galloway made business
trip taButler Tuesday.
Hissluia Mccoy was the guest OF
Miss Lssie Tharp last week.
GeoManion, after a sojourn OF a
wear i Arkansas, has returned &c
Cornhnd again and report pleasant
| time
RevHenry Allen filled his regular
appointment at this place on las
SundE.
| Chs Melton and J w Nolan arr
doing quite an extensive business
gettine out timber at this place.
MIAMI.
The Butler weekly times., 1897-04-01
Summit Center Items.

Bro Cofrey will preach at the Chap
ell Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs John Jackson, of Sc
dalia, are visiting relatives and
friends in Summit.
We noticed several young ladies
out horseback riding Sunday after
noon.
Come to the box supper Friday
night, April end, at the Chapel. The
Lone Oak band will be present and
furnish some good music. Mr. Ed
Potts little twin boys will sing a
duette. 1t is worth more than 15c to
hear them.
Miss Stella Raybourn Is visiting
her sister, Mrs Henry Smiser this
week.
Mrs Charlie Haines, formerly OF
this county, but now of Cass is down
visiting her daughter Mrs Lester
Phillips.
M q Parker went towards the
"Gap" Sunday.
Miss Emma Bolin came home Fri
day afternoon. She is teaching IL
northeastern Bates.
| Our Christian endeavor is progres
sing nicely, quite a crowd out Sun
dav night. Miss Maud Miller is ou
president.
Mr. and Mrs Will Tyler gave us I
pleasant call one night last week.
Ira Crouch is down in Vernon
county at present.
Miss Alice Tyler's horse fell dow
in a very bad mud hole last Satur
day. This is the second time she ha
been unfortunate. But however, di
not pat burf oit her time
| DAISY.
The Butler weekly times., 1897-04-01
Aaron Items.

Planting potatoes and sowing oats
Is the order OF the day with the far
mer.
Sam Stayton went to Clinton with
a load Of produce Wednesday.
We are informen that Tom Frank
lin OF Urich has rented the black
smith shop at Aaron and will open
up for work as soon as he gets moved.
Alice Erhart OF Dayton, was in
Aaron Saturday.
A Crust is making a Wig orous CALI
paign for road supervisor OF distric.
No. 2.
Prof knight commenced the spring
school Monday last with All enroll
| ment Of 10 students.
| Mrs J b Lakev and daughters on
| Strawsburg, Cass Co, are visiting rel
atives in Mingo.
| A proposition to build q new school
house at Peter Creek will be submit
ted to the voters at the annual school
meeting. Indications are favorable
for q new building.
TR Staley and wife visited At En-
cry Bennett Sunday.
Prof J Y knight spent Sunday
with l. l. Coleman.
Mrs F Ii Staiey and daughter Miss
Maud, moved to erich last week.
FELIX
The Butler weekly times., 1897-04-01
FLOOD CLAIMS SIX VICTIMS.
Family of a Nemaha County Farmer Drown
in Creek.

!
in a Creek.
Seneca, Kan, March 29.-Ihis
community has just been shocked
by one of the most appalling accl
dents in the history of the commu-
nifty. Last Sunday morning Mrs.
john McGrath, wife of one of Oar
pioneer farmers, living sixteen miles
northwest of here, hitched up the
team, getting the children into the
wagon, and started 10 visit neigh'
Dor.
The stream, Pols creek, which she
had to cross, was greatly swollen by
heavy local rains, but shs did not
think the water as high as it was.
The swift current upset the load oil
six children aud herself into the
stream, and all were drowned but
the mother, who managed to save
hersslf. Friends and neighbors
were summoned and haye been
dredging the swollen stream for the
bodies.
| The six children ranged from IA
wears of age down to S months. Only
two of the SIX todies were recover ee
that evening.