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The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-05-11

poses, is as follows:
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-05-11

Total majority for the levy 112.
This insures nine months school
and repudiates the idea that our
people are opposed to education.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-05-11
Special Rates.

ST. Louis aad return 81. Special
train to ST. Louis May 12th, good re-
turning on regulor trains at 18th and
morning of 18th exclusive of No. II
and on special train night of 18th,
leaving st Louis about nine O'Clock.
E. G.. VANDERvOORT, Agent.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-05-11
School Levy Carried.

The result of the special election
held on Tuesday to vote 25 cents on
the 500 valuation for school pur-
poses, is as follows:
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-05-11
To Cure a Coldin One Day.

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine
Tablets. All druggists refund money
if it fails to cure. 25c. The genuine
has l.. b. .. on each tablet. 52-6m
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-05-11
Probate Court Proceedings.

Court convened in regular session,
May term. The following proceed
iBgs were had:
Estate of Mary Herndon, D V
Brown, administrator, order approx
ing sale of real estate.
Estate of VIM, Alice and Charles
Weller, minors, Jacob D Weller, G
& G, final settlement.
Estate of Alice and Chas Weller,
minors, G A Emerson, curator; order
appointing G A Emerson curator
Estate of John Hall, deceased,
Mrs III NJ Hall, administrative, 1st
annual settlement.
Estate of Andrew Odds, decd,
D 81 Odds, admr'x, final settlement.
Estate of @ d Cole, decd, order
refusing letters of administration.
Estate of James A Nesbit, decd,
Florilla Z Nesbit, admr'x, letters
granted.
The following marriage licenses
have been issued by Recorder Viii
son:
May 3-Hiram Nichol to Miss
Kannie McCuan, both of Butler.
4th-C. ". Ray, of Charlotte
twp, to Miss Charlotte A. Brown,
of Pleasant Gap.
Sc. E. McClain, of Worland, to
Miss Carrie E. Gritton, of Foster
7-C. J. MAJOR to Miss Myrtle
Robinson, both of Butler.
S-Geo. B. Sproul to Miss Ella
Mcdonald, both of Drexel; Charles
Missioner, of st. Joseph, te. Miss
Katie Smith, of Windsor.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1899-07-12
A Few Questions,

We would like our Bryanite cx-
changes to answer a few questions:
If Bryan and his party were in
control of the government how long
would it he before the millennium
would be reached through free sill
ve+ and antitrust legislatio!
If such legislation should fail in
effect and no great ''beneht to
mankind" cnsue, which way would
you turn for an explanation for
such q result!
With the past record of the
Democratic party before you,
showing all its weaknesses and i'm
potency, don't you think the cNces-
sive claims of the miracle working
power Of Organism is likely to ap-
pear as extremely silly to people
endowed with an average amount of
common sense.
How is it that Bryan, a compar-
ativc novice in politics, should have
a greater knowledge of the situa-
ton than men who have grown old
in studying the political conditions
of this country Don't give us
, the "htine INSPIRATION reply to
| this question.
Are not the ''ohisis'' Il greater
inspiration to the Democracy than
the desire to work some great pub
lie reform!
After the grand fiasco made by
your party under Cleveland, what
makes: you think you could do any
better under Bryan!
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1899-07-12

present German nllr,e If it dis
covers that Van Wyci has no fol-
lowing outside of New York. No
body. of course, believes that Cor
man will be nominated. His fight
against expansion in the last days
of his service in the Senate. and his
antagonism to the army bill, to-
gether with his general and par
ticular politica! obli1uitics of the
past twenty years, make him too
heavy a load for even the jackass
party to shoulder. But Tammany
may find him good enough to serve
as a club with which to deal few
blows to Bryan in the convention.
The old fight between the East
and the West in the Democratic
party is still raging. Eastern as
semblages excited with wine and
the enthusiasm of national holi-
day may shout for Bryan, but they
will give no votes to him in a po-
litical convention. They will give
very few votes to him at the polls
if he is nominated. The Western
end Of the Democracy seems deter
mined to tempt fate once more I'M
der the silver banner. The East
tern Democrats will keep them
selves in position to say Il told
you 50" when the news comes in
November, 1900, telling Of the
Democracy's overwhelming defeat.
The ''jackass party" to use the
Picayune's graphic definition, may
do something in the future to purge
itself of this designation, but it
will not do it this year or next
obe-Dcmocratic.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1899-07-12

THE Democrats keep right on
giving dinners, holding convcn-
tions, ETC.. without arriving ut any
results or conclusions as to what
they are trying to accomplish.
The supposition is, however. that
the party is cndeavoring to locate
itself upon some kind of a policy
or which to make its campaign in
1900. There is an air Of indccision
and confusion about these meet
ings which creates the impression
that the leaders of the party are in
doubt as to which direction their
plan of action lies. While free
silver will again find a place in the
Democratic platform Of 1900, its
conspicuousncss will scarcely be as
prominent as it was in the platform
of 1896. There is at these meet
ings much talk Of giving She trust
question precedence to free coin
age, but while there is much discus
sion on the subject of ovcrthrowing
the trusts, no one seems to be able
to project a plan of action. The
idea seems solely to be that war
upon the combines would catch the
popular fancy and, consequently,
votes also. As long the Democra-
cy keeps eating and talking no
harm will result, but when the
party is placed in position to ap-
ply its haphazard, half conceived
impracticable ideas to our institu
tions the country is made to suffer.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1899-07-12
500 Per Hnnum.

foGG, of Texas, still seems tC
Il Rryan rootcr.
HERE are indications of a Dem.
ocr;itic revolt against Gocbcl in
L entucky.
WIEN the French have settled
the Dreyfus case the will get into
some other kind of a fuss.
ROBERT BONNER, the New York
publisher who died a few days ago,
left fortune of SIS, 100000, the
result of judicious advertising.
LABOR organizations are trust
+, / event competition in the wag
es Of labor. Do we hear that the
democrats want them destroyed.
GEN'L WHEELER will go the
the Philippines to convince Aguin
al 10 that all Democrats in this
country are not anti-expansionists.
THE most enlightened nations in
the world are the most happy and
prosperous, and the United States
is at present in the van in this
respect.
NONE of the Aguinale'ist organs
will 90 so far as to say that the
Tagal leader has the consent of all
the people of the Philippine Islands
to he governed by him.
OUR Democratic friends persist
in eriticising the present prosperity
of the country. Still the brand
is much superior to that offered by
the Democrats few years back.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1899-07-12
Boys See The Point.
They Make Big Money. Make
1t Easy. No Capital Invest
ed. How They Do 1t,

There are several thousand boys and
hundreds of men engaged in ST Louis in
business which brings weekly profit Of
from So, 900 to SIC. 900. It's the selling of
daily papers. Hundreds of families live
comfortably on the profits of The sale of
daily newspapers.
In ST. Louis the favorite newspaper with
the boys is the POST DISPATCH, be-
cause it sells best. An investigation has
shown that the boys ell more copies Of
the daily POST-DlSPATCH than the
combined sales Of the two other English
evening papers,
One Of the pleasures the boys find in sci
ling papers is they are their ''own boss
They come and go when they please
While many have regular corners and
newstands, others merely walk the streets
each having his own peculiar way OF
| ''crying" out his papers.
The situation is quite different on Sun,
| day. The papers are printed in the morn.
ing and by six O'Clock the boys and men
are out in search of buyers.
! There are four English Sunday papers
Many boys take out 800 papers A boy
taking from two to three hundred papers
has all he can do to get over the ground.
| Sundays as on week days finds the
| POST-DISPATCE everywhere. It's 4
ready seller It's the most for the mon
ey" The Sunday PGST-DISPATCH ka:
many original and exclusive features. in
Guiding the Co.o-.ed Comic Weekly.
These great newspaper Offices have wha
| is called circulation Department.. ths
object of which is to promote the sale o
tbs papers. This department answers al
requests for sample copies (which are sen
free). and SC on. In the country as in 81
Louis. they are constantly looking fo.
agents {boys or men to represent ther,
This is done by the aid OF travelling mer
arl correspondence. All letters are
promptly answered. It IS pleasaEt work
ESPECIALLY in the towns outside Of ST
Louis. Boys in outside towns a-e moi
called newsboys. but agents.
More money is made outside OF 81.
Louis because the selling price is more
and the profit greater.
If you would like to be an agent for h,<
Post Dispatch in this city write to the ci1
culation department. Of Post Dispatch. St
Louis
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1899-07-12
Wool Cardinu.

l will be ready to card wool
about May l, 1899. Will re-
ceive wool at depot in Iron
dale and return to depot free
of charge for hauling to and
from carder. When shipping
wool be sure to give name,
postoff1ce address and ship
ping point in full on package,
SO that all mistakes may be
avoided. My terms are lib
eral. J. M. HUGHES.
Irondale, Mo.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1899-07-12
The Jackass Party.

The Democratic New Orleans Pic
ayunc says ''there is yet hope for
the Democrats" and adds that
'sthcirs will not always be the
jackass party, as it is represented
by the caricatu,ists." The Picay-
unc. however, does not pretend to
see anything in sight at present to
Justify this optimistic view. In
fact it realizes that the pranks of
ex-Gov. Hogg, of Texas, at the
FTammany dinner on the Fourth Of
July and Tammanys jubliation
thereat furnish, a very good reason
why the designation ''jackass par
ty'' is applied to the Democracy.
The cheers for Bryan and silver a,
the Tammany gathering convince
that paper that there is at least one
more overwhelming defeat in store
fer the Democracy.
1t is easy, however, to overesti
mate the significance of the Tam
many shouts for Silverism an Bry'
an. Tammany will fight both il
the convention next year. 1t vii
probably have an aspirant of it,
own in order to make lis assault os
Bryan more effective. The chance.
arc that it will support Van WY-k
Therc is a'poSsibi1ity that it may
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1899-07-12
Country Produce Taken in Exchange For Goods Highest Market
BENNETT & HARRISON


Land Office al trenton. No. MAY - g.
1S99.-NOlice Is hereby given that lie
tOlloWing-nameC settler has filed notice
of his intention to make iinal proof in
support OF his ella i'm. and that said
proof will be made before The Register
or Receiver ut the Land otlicr at Iron
ton. Mo-. on Friday. July IL. 1899, viz :
James I. Yates. II. +. No 1854. for
Lot IS. ". /, Sec. ID. Twp. 81 n. r.
, Z. He names the tolIowing:witnesses
to prove his continuous residence up
on and cultivation "f, said land. viz {:
William Sutton. John G. Yates. Will
liam HIgheS and John Sutton. all of
Belgrade. No. GEORGE STEEL.
HcgiStcr.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1899-07-12

insurgents. Consequently, these
uttcr:inccs and publications serve
no purposes and have no character
other than that of the communica-
ton of false aid ant. fatal comfort
TO this poor enemy.
There is among the wanton
butchers of history no more blood
guilty wretch than these little essay
writer's and speecllmakers, who,
without even a selfish human lust
for spoils Of power. who for the
sake only Of keeping full their
shallow stream Of ''humane" plati-
tudes, mislcad feeble folk to their
ruin by the misrepresentation of
Il mighty people. New York
Press.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1899-07-12
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Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1899-07-12

WHATEVER the outcome Of the
next national campaign may be.
the fear of an adverse decision will
not deter Mckinley's administra-
ton from fulfilling its duty in the
Philippines. The Republicans have
still year and a half in which to
uphold the honor and dignity of
this nation and while they hold the
reins our prestige in the world of
nations will not suffer.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1899-07-12
TIE Independent says that it re

TIE Independent says that it re-
members something about the
Republicans promising dollar wheat
and tells us that wheat is now SELL
ing somwherc around Coo. We also
remember distinctly that Bryan
and his friends GnciudinS the In
depcndenn predicted. 25c wheat
if the gold standard was continued.
Inasmuch As wheat has gone to Il
dollar several times since Bryan
defeat and has never declined any
where near 25c, wheat furnishes
a poor ARGUMENT in support of free
silver,
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1899-07-12
Strikes and Wages.

! Ordinarily the prevalence Of
strikes is regarded us an indication
Of industrial depression. The pres.
ent affords an exception to the
rule. Within the past few months
there have been a number OF
strikes, some of which still remain
unsettled. With scarcely an OK
ccption these strikes have been III
agurated to secure higher wages,
shorter time. or both. There is
scarcely an instant-if, indeed,
there is a single one-in which
men have gone out in opposition
to reduction. Wage carners have
simply grown over confident in
some cases where wages have not
been advanced, have become i'm
patient because they were not in
cludcd in the general bctterment
Of Industrial industries.
Since the memorable campaign
Of 1896, when Bryan and his allies
made sensational appeals to the idle
OK underpaid laborcrs Of the coun-
! try, the wages of more than 5000,
900 of these workmcn have been
advanced, and hundreds of thou
sands who were then not employed
are now working full time on good
pay. 1t is estimated that the in
crease in the gross daily earnings
of the laborers of the United States
since 1896 is about s., 800, 900.
New advances arc reported almost
daily. 1t was only a few days ago
that more than $4,000 steel work
ers received Il very substantial in
crease in wages. Indeed, these inn
pr0ycnlcnts are so common that
they have ceased to attract more
than passing attention. Mean
while. however. the enemies Of the
administration arc making much OF
the fact that a few hundred travel
ing men have lost their positions
because of the multiplication OF
trusts. The plight of the idle com
mercial travcler-with which the
Republican party has no more to
do than has the the Democratic
party, by the way is bad enough.
bat when it is set against the gen
eral Improvement in wages and
wagc-earners employed, it becomes
an insignificant argument against
general conditions.
1t must also be borne in mint
that the tendencies arc still in thu
right direction. 1t is not onl,
gratifying topoint what has beenac
complished since President McKin.
lev was elected, but it is addition
ally encouraging to bear in mint
that conditions are still progres
siye with prospects Of still greater
improvements. - Kansas Cit,
Journal.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1899-07-12
The Real Culprits.

There is no 'agitator so reckless
as'topropose opposition to the ad
n,iiistration ON this ground of the
maintenance of United States So
'thority in the Philippines. There
is and can be no response in this
country to these exhortaticns ;fe,
the surrender of the isfani'sr,to The
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1899-07-12
ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given, that letters
Of administration on the estate Of a.
L. Gloriod. deceased. were granted to
the undersigned on the 14tl day of
June. 1899. by the Probate Court of
Washington County. Mo. All persons
having claims against said estate are
required to exhibit them for allow
ance to the administrator. within one
year after the date of said letters. or
they may be precluded from any benc-
tit of such estate: and if said claims
le not exhibited within two years from
the date of said letters they will be
forever barred. This. l4th Gay of
June. 1899. ALBERT GLOKIOD.
Administrator
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1899-07-12
The Making of Statesmen.

No agency is more potent in the
making of statesmen than the
press, in city and country. The
newspaper may take the most OBJ
scure, most uninteresting and dull
est citizen and by adroit and skill
full booming give him prominence.
An ordinary wireworker may thus
be converted. to all outward ap-
pearanccs at least. into 4 genuine
statesman. Nine-tenths of the
statesmen of the country are paper
made.
In the construction Of statesmen
it should be remembered that it is
much easier and pleasanter to make
than to unmake. The press can of
course tear down as we'll as build
up. But when once a politician
has been placed upon the pinnacle
of prominence it is often hard to
convince the world and always diff
ficult to convince him that he should
not stay there.
There is no power which the
press possesses which is more reck-
lessly used than its ability to call
into existence statesmen and public
men. A few pats rightly bestow-
ed puff up the head of the patted
and stimulate an ambition. A few
more pats and the modest citizen
swells into politician. The result
is the creation Of popular idols
srmetimes ont of mighty mean
clay.-The Country Editor.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1899-07-12

SHOULD tho Democrats be sue
cessful in 1900 they will be expect
ed to deal with the trusts Just as
they dealt with the tariff after
their accession to power in 1894:
pass a nlakestift and Intellectual
law against combines. The trusts
doubtless involve as many Demo
Gratis as Republicans, and the Dem
pcratic party always takes care of
the welfare Of its individual adj
htrents.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1899-07-12

GoEBLE, the Democratic nolni-
nee for Governor in Kentucky, is
s-obahly not much disturbed over
tho opposition to him in his own
party. He has the aid of an clcc-
tion law which makes him indie
pendent of the ballot-boX.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1899-07-12

Our two by four Democratic
exchanges have become apologists
for Gov. Stephens, and while they
still condemn the trusts of else
where they are indorsing the trust
fayoring law in Missouri, passed
by a Democratic legislature and
signed by Stephens.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1899-07-12

CHAMP CLARK is calling Bryan a
modern Joshua. We know that
Bryan has for the past three years
been frantically commanding the
sun Of progress to stand still while
he catches up with it.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1899-07-12

As long as strikes do not occur
as result Of wage cutting they will
furnish the Bryanites with poor
campaign material. The strikes
now going in the United States arc
to secure higher wages or shorter
hours of labor or both. Such strikes
only occur in Republican times.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1899-07-12

TnA1 the Treasury deficit at the
close of the fiscal year was some
thirty millions less than previous
estimate placed it at is no reason
why our Democratic friends should
donounce it Us a Republican trick
to injure their prospects. The
people are satisfied with the result.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1899-07-12

w. f. Crow, postmaster at De
Soto, has rcentered the ncwpapcr
field by purchasing an interest in
the De Soto Facts. We are glad
to see Bro. Grow back in the ranks
srgip
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1899-07-12

BRYAN has not yet announced
what he would do if he were deal
ing with the Philippine question,
he simply confines himself to de-
nouncing the course of the Admin
istratiOn.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1899-02-02
sampson ut the stock Exchange.

New York, Feb. 1.-Just before II
o'clock yesterday Admiral Sampson
appeared in the visitors gallery of the
Stock Exchange. Word had been re-
ceived little before his arrival that
he would be there, and Chairman Tho
mas of the committee of arrangements
and President Keppler at once invited
him to the rostrum.
He agreed to go down on the under
standing that he would not lie called
on for speech.
He was greeted with loud cheers, but
simply bowed his acknowledgements
and thanked the members for his re-
ception. When he descended from the
rostrum the members of the exchange
crowded around him and there were
several minutes of handshaking, dur
ing which business was practically
SUSPENDED.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1899-02-02
WHAT SPAIN HEARS FROM MANILA.
barcelona Paper says Our Troops Are
Waiting to Give Aguinaldo u Lesson.

Barcelona Paper says Our Troops Are
waiting to Give Aguinaido n Lesson.
Barcelona, Feb. 1.-the Barcelona
Diario publishes advices from Manila
sayin gthat the Spaniards there prefer
the Independence of the Philippines to
annexation by the United States, for
getting the conduct or the Insurgents
when compared with their hatred of
the Americans.
The natives are emboldened by their
success and will be content with moth
ing less than independence. The Am
orleans are confident with their cannon
and warshiUs and are calmly await
ing reinforcements in order to give the
rebels sharp lesson.
General Otis, the Diario advlces say,
has given to Americans several inn
portant civil posts. The American po-
lice maintain an exaggerated super
vision" over the people, seeing an enc
my in every one. The revolutionists
are tired of American promises and
demand acts.
Aguinaldo after taking the oath re-
nounced the presidency of the Filipino
republic. remaining simply general of
the native troops.
The report Oh. a conference between
General Otis and Aguinaldo is not con-
firmed.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1899-02-02
Hapid Travel in the Yukon.

Seattle, Wash, Feb. 1.--All records
of ice travel on the Yukon have been
broken by the recent feat of the noun
ted police of the Northwest Territory
in bringing a big shipment of mail
from Dawson to Skaguay in nine days
and ten hours.
The mail left Dawson on the morn
ing of January Is, and was in Skaguay
before noon of last Tuesday. The rec
ord was made by the Canadian officials
it is said to show that they could
greatly reduce the time being made by
the United States mail contractors.