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The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-12-21
FLOUR AND FEED.

We are headquarters for the Pleas
anton and Power Bros. -four and
will make you wholesale prices on
same in 800 TO 1000 fb lots. We
are retailing same from 6:Je up per
sack of 30 ID. We have a large stock
of bran, shorts, corn chops, baled
hay, corn and oats and will make
you very low prices on same.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-12-21
BENNET[-WHEELER
Nero. co.
Hardware. Groceries, Queens
ware. Farm Machinery,
wagons, Surries, Bug
gies, Road wagons,
wire. Nails.
Field Fencing. Stoves, Bale
Ties, Stoves, Harness,
Feed, Coal. etc.

In order to reduce our stock before
taking inventory January LIST. We will
make you some very low prices on
anything in our store, and il You are
going TO need buggy, wagon, sulky
pillow or any kind of farm implements,
it will pay you to buy now, as there
is going TO he quite an advance over
present prices after Jan. l. We have
Just unloaded two ears of farm wag-
ons, one car of bnggies. surries and
road wagons, and can show you the
largest and handsomest line that
was ever in Butler. Why not buy
buggy for a Christmas present?
Ii needing any barb wire, nails, hog
fence or bale ties, We have the right
kind of price. Have shipped three
ears of nails and barb wire to Neva-
da and Joplin, Mo, within the past
ten days. Also several local lots to
points in Kansas.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-12-21
Henderson Sltcht~d Them.

Washington. Dec. l9.-The Missouri
ans did not fare as well as was ex-
pected in the committee assignments
announced by Speaker Henderson.
The speaker did we'll enough by the
Missouri democrats, but he rather
sighted the Missouri republicans. Mr..
Bartholdt was the only one of the
three 10 receive proper recognition.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-12-21
Suicide Of . k.a.aa Soldier.

Topeka, Kan, Dec. 19.-Frank Nc
Fadden, q member of Company A.,
Twentieth Kansas. committed suicide
here yesterday by taking morphine.
While in the Philippines he was de-
tailed 10 act as assistant mana@er
OF the Manila military railway. lie
was the son of Ex-City Clerk S. 3.
McFadden. O veteran of the civil war.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-12-21
Groceries,.

We have the largest and best Sc
lected line OF groceries in Bates coun-
ty, and will make you prices as low
as the lowest. We have too many
articles to name prices on everything
but you drive up to our store and
you can depend on getting the lowest
prices going.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-12-21
CHRISTMAS CANDIES.

We have just received one Of the
largest shipments Of candy that ever
came to Butler and are selling same
over than the lowest. So do not
fail to see us when ready TO buy your
Christmas candy.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-12-21
TURKEYS, TURKEYS.

We want To buy all the turkeys,
geese, ducks and chickens jim Bates
County that are forIsale and will pay
you the highest market price in cash
or trade. So drive right up to our
store when you come to town and
you will get the top pricefor all kinds
of croduoe. Bring us your butter.
eggs, hickory nuts. potatoes. etc.
Thanking you for the trade you
have given US the past year and So
Letting a continuance of same. we are
yours, truly,
BENNETT-WHEElER MER co.
Leaders of Low Prices.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-12-21
Gov. Stanley and Prison Reform

Topeka, Kan, Dec. 19.-Gov. Stanley
is formulating a plan for simplifying
and improving the control of the state
institutions. His first suggestion is to
establish a state system of civil serv-
ice for the selection of competent EN-
ployes. He would have applicants
pass a suitable examination, and then
protect them by law in their tenure
of office
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-12-21

Washington. Dec. 19.-January the
following fourth-class post Offices,
among others. will be advanced to the
presidential class: Bloomfield. Mo-,
81 900: Maitland. Mo-. sl,l00: Sedg-
wick. Kan. 81 .0C0: Duncan and Miami.
L. T.. each 81 600: Pawhuska and
Stroud. Ok. each 81 900.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-12-21
Laid with Ma. Onic Ceremonies.

Columbia, Mo-, Dec. 19.-The corner
stone of the Parker memorial hospital
on the state university campus was
laid to-day, the Masonic grand lodge
of Missouri conducting the cere-
monies. DR.. Briggs, grand master,
laid the cornerstone. The address
was delivered by DIR. Victor C..
Vaughn, of the University of Michi-
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-12-21

Kansas City. Kan. Dec. I9.-The an
nual meeting of the Kansas Municipal
league, composed of the officials from
all Kansas cities of the first class. is in
session here. The meeting viii close
with banquet Friday night.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-12-21
GEN. HENRY w. LAYTON.

printed page was to him always a task
and never a pleasure. His folk were
plain farmer folk. From them he de-
rived his length and size of bone. The
tremendous muscles, the tireless en-
durance which marked him in later
life had the beginning of their devel-
opment in the open air of the fields of
his boyhood. His memory was always
one Of his strong points. He remem-
bered well-particularly his enemies.
A better hater was never born. 1t
followed that he was true in friend
ship.
Lawton entered the volunteer serv-
Ice of the United States in April, 1861,
rs q sergeant in company of the
Ninth Indiana infantry, and was mus
tered out of the service in November,
1865, as a colonel by brevet. He had
had practically four years of the most
tremendous war in the history of the
nations. He had been a participant
in q dozen pitched battles.
After the civil war Lawton was in
many Indian campaigns. His Indian
name was n-who-gets-up-be-
fore-breakfast-to-fig
Lawton fought through the Santa
go campaign under Shafter, in COM
mand of a division. After the insur-
rection broke out in the Philippines
he was sent there, early this year, to
take command in the field, under
Otis. who was to be chiefly busy in the
civil administration.
He was first in command south of
Manila. When the operations became
more serious in the north he fought
there with Macarthur. His great
campaign, however, opened the last of
October, when he started on the expe-
dition that destroyed the insurgent
army. He took his men through the
jungles of Northern Luzon in a cam
paign from which they dropped ex-
hausted. But he believed this would
be the most merciful and shortest
way to end the war and events showed
he was right.
sorrow at the National Capital
Washington. Dec. 19.-The dispatch
announcing Lawton's death was sent
TO the white house while the cabinet
meeting was in progress and was inn
mediately sent to the cabinet room,
where it was received with express
sions Of sorrow and regret. 1t was
learned at the war department that
instructions had been received last
night from the president to prepare
Gen. Lawton's commission as briga-
der general in the regular army TO
fill one of the existing vacancies and
the adjutant generals clerk were at
work on the commission when the in
formation of Gen. Lawton's death was
conveyed to the department. Gen.
Lawton was native of Ohio and
wen his commission in the army by
signal gallantry during the war be-
tween the states.
Grief 1T Lawton's Home.
Fort Wayne. Ind, Dec. 19.-Grief is
general and genuine in this city over
the announcement of Gen Henry W.
Lawton's death at San Mateo. He was
q member of the G. A. R post here.
and a member in good standing OF
Harmony lodge. 1. o. o. F. The q. 4.
II. post had raised fund of nearly ST.
600 to purchase a testimonial sword.
which was to be presented to GEN
Lawton upon his return from the
Philippines.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-12-21
Few Accident. In Missouri Mines.

jefferson City. Mo-, Dec. 19.-Casual-
ties have been very few at the coal
mines of Missouri during the year and
Inspector Evans says that Missouri
has the best record in the history OF
coal mining in this or any other state
in the union. as only to fatal ac-
cidents have occurred III :he last six
months. with 5000 miners employed.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-12-21
Vengeance Quick and Terrible.

Dunbar, Pa, Dec. 19.-Sanford
White, superintendent of construction
of the W. j. Rainey Coke company.
was shot and killed to-day by David
Pierce. colored employee. Pierce
then fled to the mountains, followed
by an angry mob. He was discovered
in hiding and riddled with bullets.
Death was instantaneous.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-12-21
Burglar Made /. R:eh Hall

Philadelphia. Dee 19.-Mrs- w. W.
Steel. of this city, was robbed of 200
worth of diamonds. The thief entered
Mrs Steei's apartments while she and
her husband were at dinner and alb
stracted the jewels from trunk
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-12-21
Turk. a, Their Old Pa.t,m..

Constantinople. Dec. 19.-An Ar
menian patriarch here has received
word that party of Turks entered
the Armenian village at Patcdour and
sacked and burned houses and mas
sacred ESQ persons including women
and children.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-12-21
Ftf,eeo Were Dur Ont

Kingston, \. Y. Dec IA cave-in
occurred in the cement mines at Rose
dale this morning. Fifteen men were
buried. but heroic work rescued them.
Thousands of tons of rock and dirt
caved in, carrying down buildings and
machinery
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-12-21
Speed N.mrd for a,t,rr~v

Washington. Dec. 19--The president
has named Horace Speed to be United
States attorney for the district of
Oklahoma.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-12-21
Grief 1T Lawton's Home.

Rear Admiral Sampson was mus
tered into the Grand Army of the Re
public at Palmyra, n. Y, last night
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-12-21
Lamps, Lamps.

Why not buy n nice lamp for a
Christmas present? Wehave a large
line and can make you good prices.
We also have a large line OF silver
knives, forks, spoons and carving
sets that would make an elegant
Christmas present and our price is
right.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-12-21
Stoves, Stoves.

We still have n good assortment of
wood and coal heating stoves and Il
full line of cook stoves and steel
ranges. Why not buy your wife Il
nice steel range for Christmas pres
ent. We can make you some very
low prices on same.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-12-21
China, China.

We have the largest and finest as
sortment of fancy china plates and
salad dishes that were ever shown in
Butler and can sell same lower than
ever. We also have some Haviland
4 Co. dinner sets that We can make
you good prices on. II needing any
thing in the queensware line please
call and examine our stock.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-12-21

tai Norev ~ Eight Per Cent.
New York. Dec. 10.-CaIl monay
Oaned to-day at eight per cent.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1899-05-12
Teachers Against 1t.

Apparently the Kentucky tea
chers are against he Chinn School
Book Bill. At the meeting last
week of the lst District Edaca
tional Association, at Princeton,
more than 100 teachers were in
attendance, aud resolution CON.
demning the Bill, offered by Snpt,
-. l.. Wilson, of Fulton County,
was almost unanimously adop'ed.
However, a few of the best teach.
ers in the Association approved
and defeated the bill. The main
feature of the Chinn Bill Is to Sc.
cure uniformity of text books
throughout the State. Under
our present system each county
selects it's own text books. There
may be, aud doubtless are, %.
jections TO the Chinn bill, but i, is
only fair TO say that its advocates
claim that it will secure much
cheaper school books, and JUS as
good. The opponents fear that
standard text books will be sacri.
feed for cheaper ones.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1899-05-12
The Greatest of All Issues.

The greatest of all issues that
should be before the American
people is the question of the
Trusts. Politicians may talk of
Bimetalism, Free Silver. Gold
Standard, &C., but what does all
that amount to, if the Trusts by a
few twists of the screws can alb.
sOrb all the money no matter
wha. kind il may be, or how much
of it may be in circulation. Bnt il is
the question because of its enor.
nifty, and because of the difficulty
in dealing with them BY law. The
principle of two or more men
combining their cap ia ! and
brains for business purposes. is a
fundamental principle of right,
that cannot be wantonly denied
the people. And yet there should
De some rellef from the arbitrary
and sometimes exorbitant exact.
ions of these combinations. 1t is
perfectly legitimate, right and
proper, TO turn free trade loose on
these Trusts, and this with the lie.
climate taxing power, it appears
to us, gives the only re Iii Q f.
The humbug denunciation of
Trusts by demogogues and candi.
dates, without giving any sensi.
BILE remedy, Is a crime npon the
people. The whole people are
against Trusts. but who can and
will apply the remedyf
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1899-05-12

EX.CIRCUIT JUDGE. CLIFTON
j. PRATT, OF Madisonyille, has an.
nounced himself as o candidate
for Governor, subject TO the &C
ton of the Republican party.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1899-05-12
SPELLING As NOW TAUGHT.

Commenting on the failure OF
the schools of the present day
properly TO teach spelling. writ.
er in Self Culture assumes a rem.
iniscent vein and tells how the
BOYS and girls of many years ago
were drilled in this prerequisite
to q good education. When the
old Webster's blue back speler
was ia use spelling bees were a
daily feature of school life. la.
tense interest was aroused by
these contests. Sometimes the
bows were arraigned against the
girls. and the girls usually won,
too. Even when the next gener.
alton had progressed to McGuf
fey's yellow backed spelling book,
much the same system prevailed.
Spelling was taught from the first
10 the last grade, and the college
boy found it still the ogre which
he must face. Our latter.day
spellers," says the writer. 'are
constructed on the theory that All
spelling lessons are to be written.
The advocates of this method tell
US that it defeats parrot.like de.
pendence upon sound; that Il
trains the eye to distinguish be.
tween bothersome is and e's. or
the presence of silent letters; ard
above all that 1t develops an ehiy
aud quick chirography." BuIas
the writer goes on to say, I'll >.
suits achieved do not bear Eit
this theory. The rising generation
are poorer spoilers than those
that preceded them The hand.
writing is also below the average.
One other essential fact Is that
there is an endeavor made TO con.
fuse the child's mind by the intro.
duction of many foreign words.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1899-05-12
THE ERA OF GREAT FORTUNES.

n recent decision in u suit filed
against one Of the Standard Oil
magnates emphasizes the tact that
the Standard Oil properties had
increased In value in u few years
from Sl60,000,O00 To nearly $500
000,0 600. OF which more than hall
is said to he OF n single individual
Within year the merging OF
corporate aud business enterpris
es in the new ordinations gen
orally known nv trusts had added
not less than : 1000, 00O,0OO Ia the
value of the securities issued Nv
these trusts, III every one of which
the controlling interest is held by
u few individuals.
Never before IN the history of
the world has the accumulation ut
great fortunes gone on so rapidly
AS il has done In this country in
the short seventeen years since
the Standard Oil trust set the ex.
ample aud marked the methods of
success. Never before has the
process of accumulation been so
rapid as in the past twelve months.
What ~ 10 be the ultimate re.
suit of this movement How is
il destined TO effect our social aud
business conditions SIN more
important is the question, How
viii it finally affect our political
conditionsi
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1899-05-12
LOCAL NEWS.
This is the merry month of May.

This is the merry month of May,
The robin and the noisy jay.
And Jennie Wren have come tn stay
The mock bird sings its morning lay,
And lambkins in the meadows play,
While children after flowers stray.
The maiden dons "A shirt-waist, gay
Aud then she gads around all day
The apple blooms, in bright array,
Like fragrant censers swing and sway
The twnkling stars their light display
And angels walk the milky-way,
While hcecy clouds in diSarray
Trail in the skies their skirts OF gray
And COWS that roughcd it thro on hay
They. too. get in the milky way,
And that's about all we've got TO say
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1899-05-12

The SILVER service for the bat
tleship Kentucky is 10 be made
by Philadelphia firm at a cost of
six thousand dollars. To the
credit of the people OF the State
it will be finer than any set ex
cepting, perhaps, those of the
New York. There are to be
seventy pieces aud the loving cup
will be adorned With n likeness of
Daniel Boone and the seal of Ken.
lucky.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1899-05-12
A Dog Fall.

The Democrats, Republicans and
POpulists, the three leading pollt.
ical parties of this country, are
incorporating in their county and
State platforms planks bitterly
denouncing Trusts, and promising
their best efforts toward breaking
them up. The National platforms
will be in line the same way. This
shows, at least, the practically
unanimous sentiment of the pub.
lie against such combinations. But
it also divides the power of the
people in their opposition to the
Trusts. The Republican anti.
Trust people are to be held in line
under the promise that the Re.
publican party will deal with these
commercial monsters known as
Trusts. SC. The effort of the Re.
publicans is to throw the next
National campaign on some other
issues, the war, finance, &c.
A WASHINGTON dispatch says
that an approximate calculation
places the total expenditures of
the treasury on account Of the
war with Spain, from the begin
ming of the war preparations in
March of last year up to this time,
at &275, 100000. 1t is expected
that..the war expenditures for the
remaining two months of the ifs.
cal year will bring the total TO
that date to at least 100000, 900.
The Acting Secretary Of War,
MeiklejOhn, has made very in.
teresting report upon the com.
mercial aud industrial conditions
in Cuba. showing that the future
of the island under a stable gov
eminent promises a wonderful de.
velOpment of wealth. The bene.
fetal effects of an economical ad-
ministration of the islands affairs,
such as ia now being given under
the direction Of the War Depart.
ment, are already apparent. A
good deal of the capital which
was removed, or which went into
hiding, prior to and during the
Spanish war has been returned
and new capital is being attracted
by the safer and more stable con.
ditiOns.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1899-05-12

EX.CIRCUIT JUDGE, CLIFro.
j. PRATT, OF Madsonyille, has an
nounced himself as q canddat,
for Governor, subjec. to the &C
ton of the Republican party,
CHARLES SoMERs, of Eliza
BEETHOVEN, who was tried IN Frank
fort last week upon the charge
Of attempting to bride a delegate
to the McCOrd railroad conyen.
ton was not found guilty. The
jury is said TO have stood four tc
eight for conviction.
In recent Issue the Padnca!
Sun said that Jerry Porter woa!i
be the Republican nominee fol
railroad commissioners from this
district. Mr.. Porter was inter
viewed by the Clinton Democra,
and stated he never authorized
such a statement and that under
no circumstances will he enteI
politics this year.
The st. Louis court of appeals
have given the trusts a body blow
1t has ruled that % trust canno,
cloak it's objects under the form
OF a corporation and evade the
penalties provided for violations
OF the antitrust law Of 1891. Tn
der the decision, accounts with
trusts operating as corporations
are Outlawed and not collectibIe
The Missouri Legislature has
authorized bond Issue of 50 900.
600 by the city of st. Louis TO,
the st. Louis Worlds For I'm 1903
and a vote on constitutional
amendment allowing the State IA
appropriate 81, 900 900 for the same
purpose. Individual citizens OF
st. Louis have already subscribed
nearly 50 900 900 to the stock OF
the Fair, and the indications are
that 1t will be great success.
A NEW YORK correspondent
says that the great life insurance
companies with headquarters in
that city are "getting ready Ia
show their great power" meaning
that they are going into politics
with view Of controlling certain
public officials having authority
oyer some of their affairs. Never.
theless we doubt that any such
corporation has thus deliberately
determined to invite self destruct.
ion. This is good year for the
corporations 10 keep out of poll
tics.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1899-05-12
r. IT, TYLER
REAL ESTATE
AND INSURANCE AGENT.

Special attention the selling kinds;
and represents full line OF the best and reliable Fire insnr
Companies doing "Od Reliable"
MUTUAL BENEFIT LIFE INSURANCE 90, that has already
paid largely SO00O0 lAfe Hickman cn
and issuing the cheapest policy regular le
Insurance Company doing business this lie socts
your patronage. Call aud see him
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1899-05-12
Railroad Time Table.
n, G. Il st. l.. II. X.

LEAVES: ARRIVES:
Train No. 53 at $3.50 =. m Train No. 50, 7l5 a. m,
Train No. 3, at pos p. m. Train No, 4, 300 ?. m,
Gilpin observer., 1899-02-23

ferior to the expansive force of gun
powder, or other explosive. Mr.. Schaw
continues: Under the supposition,
however, that the force SO developed
would be sufficient to break down the
undercut coal in mine, the writer
thinks that the practical working of
the proposed method would present no
great difficulties, and that it would be
perfectly safe in any coal mine; and
this is its only recommendation, for it
certainly would be more expensive and
troublesome than the usual methods
Of blasting. AS an approximation, the
writer would observe that water car
fridge ~ inches in diameter and 31h
inches in length, to be used in a two
inch blast hole, would hold about S.4
cubic inches of water 1t would be
converted into high pressure steam
and burst the cartridge in about 11a
minutes with the electric power the
writer suggests, and would thus exert
a sudden force of about one and one
third tons.
Gilpin observer., 1899-02-23
BLASTING WITH STEAM,
To He Generated In Cartridge b,
Electricity.

III. Schaw, an English engineer, sug-
gests high pressure steam instead of
inflammable explosives to blow out
coal or ore in mines. Briefly the sug-
gestion is that cartridge of pure wat
er lodged in a shot-hole should be
converted into steam at pressure of
about $50 pounds per square inch by
means of electricity of low tension, the
cartridge or boiler to be made OF such
strength that 1t would burst at about
this pressure. when the force set at
liberty would break down the coal.
Mr.. Schaw made an experiment to as
certain whether 1t would be possible
to boil water by the heat produced by
a current of electricity passing through
Il platinum wire similar to that used
for firing mines immersed In water,
and found that 1t was successful. Mr..
Schaw is OF opinion that at the mo-
ment when the boiler bursts the wire
will fuse and the electric circuit will
be broken. and no risk OF Ignition OF
damp or coal dust will remain
from the heated wire But the main
question Is. Would this force be sufii-
cient? 1t Is. Of course. very much in