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The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-01-23
Burned to Death.

Mrs. Spears came to her death by
burning, which happened Wednes.
day, Jan. 10th, 1902, at her home
near Johnstown. She was sweeping
the family room and was standing
near King heater, the draft being
open it sucked in her apron and set
it on fire She first attempted, on dis
covering the fire, to pull her apron
off, but being liable to do this tried
to smother the flames out with her
clothes, but not having good use OF
her left arm was not successful. The
fire by this time had gotten beyond
her control, and she started for the
back part OF the house, she was met
at the back door by her grown
daughter, who extinguished the
flames with water There were two
children in the house at the time, one
little girl about nine years old and
nanother girl who is helpless.
A physician was sent for immedi.
ately, and all that science and loving
hands could do was done to oalleviate
her pain. but of no avail The fear
tul accident happened few minutes
before eight in the morning, and she
passed away about eight that even
ing, living only twelve hours, during
which time she suffered untold agony,
All her children were present, when
the end came, but one son who is in
Kansas. She was conscious to the
last and told them she did not have
long to live, and gave her children
such advice as only a mother knows
how.
The funeral took place from the
Methodist church in Johnstown
Thursday afternoon, and was con-
Quoted by Rev, Vivian, whopreached
Il very appropriate sermon for the
OCCASION
A large concourse of friends were
present to pay their respects to the
departed and to sympatmze with the
family and relatives in this their
great allliction,
Mrs Mary Il. Spears, nee Tillery,
was born in Moniteau county, Mo-,
Aug. 11th, 1850. When quite young,
her parents moved to Polk county,
Mo-, where they resided until she was
thirteen years OF age, when they
moved back to Moniteau county
She lived there until she was married
to J. W. Spears, which took place
Nov. II, 1873. They came to- Johns
town, Bates county, and have lived
in and near Johnstown ever since
She was the mother OF ten children
nine of which survive her, she was
stepmother to six. She united witt
the C.. p church in 1873 and lived q
devoted christian ever afterwards
In July, 1897, she was thrown from
a horse and injured So seriously that
she never fully recovered.
: Mrs. Spears was a kind and devoted
wife, a loving and affectionate moth
er. She lived a conscientious chris
tian life, and she could leave hel
children no greater heritage than tht
remembrance of her pure noble life
We knox that mother will be missed
around that fireside, ,.fbut if each vii
| live as mother would wish they v Il
: meet i'll the hereafter-----------n.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-01-23
New Century Comfort.

Millions are daily finding IA world
of comfort in Bucklen : Arnica Salve.
1t kills pain from burns, scalds, cuts,
bruises; conquerS ulcers and fever
sores; cures eruptions, salt rheum,
hoils and felons; removes cornS and
warts. Best pile medicine on eprth.
only 25c. AT II. L. fuckers drug
store.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-01-23
Passaic Breezes.

We were glad to meet our old
friends A. II. Bell and brother of
Ballard and hear from our old home
friends.
p. & Y. are building that barn.
They are hauling the frame from
saw mill two miles south OF Butler,
We made several business trips to
the county seat last week, and are
again settled for time.
Mat Roster has added porches to
his house Hayden Ray OF Butler,
the timer, rooted them.
-KeeteA-Be -Ge,-heve- cur
thanks for wood. Let the good work
continue. Don't quit yet, boys.
Mr.. Radcliff has moved his shop,
and will put it in shape.
Cha. Zwahlen is now superintend-
ent oi this Sunday school.
Mrs Bullock of Archie, visited her
daughter, Mrs. Lee, and children, on
Bryan ave. last week.
A number gathered at Thos. Zim-
mer's II few nights since and enjoyed
the evening with music, etc,
We met our old friend Jim Carver,
of Pleasant Gap, last Saturday. He
reports health good and feed scarce,
A hot time is coming. Candidates
already at work, but our word for it,
the people will have say this time,
hence we are for primaries.
And they tell us our constable,
Tom Lynch, had a scrap one day
last week at a sale
Mrs. Gregg and child at this writing
are some better,
Mesdames 7, 4 4. visited relatives
at Elkhart Friday.
Mrs. Harry Robinson of Butler,
visited relatives here last week.
II aud l., Funk drove over -nOrth-
west one evening to their farm. They
keep it rented, but hear it is for sale
Mr.. Lotspeich has almost all his
fodder hauled to his home place,
where he is feeding stock.
Mrs. Mc(iuire is on the sick list.
Mr.. Henderson has our thanks. BE
glad to have others do as well.
W. f. Maddy has gone to Ohio to
visit his mother, who is quite sick.
Elder Walton filled his appoint
ment here Sunday.
Mr. Patton roped n COW and in the
scutlie he landed on his shoulder,
almost diSlOrating it.
Mrs. CriStoleer is quite sick
Mrs. l.. d. Reedy, after months OF
suffering with "a complication OF dis
eases. died at her home southwest oi
here one day last week Her hus-
band, together with two or three
married daughters and one son, were
constant attendants Mt her bedside.
She was held in high esteem by her
many friends and neighbors. Rev.
Scott conducted the funeral services,
after which she was laid forest i'll the
Park graveyard. The family have
the siucere sympathy of the entire
community in their sad bereave-
ment.
MFS. W Dlle Stltl llti lttllli VII .Nh'
creek To Charley Lee.
Geo. Hardin. We hear, has sold his
farm. Hope he VIII remain III this
-communitX.--------.---..----------.----------
John krimm and wife, Misses hoHg
and Wilcox, Messrs. George Crews
and Zwahlcn Sundayed with Miss
| Todd. on South Main street.
The sonthbound mail train was
almost three hours late Sunday.
A bargain in Butlerproperty you
see lis at once.
Glad to note that the wife OF our
friend W. T. Cole is improving
George Walls received wound on
the head from crossing the track
while the boys were pitching horse
shoes. Nothing serious.
Frank Lee reports his father as
able to be up. FAT.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-01-23
LADIES' Shoes.

t. pairs ladies Grand Leaders.
lace.-3 to Z, 90c.
3s pairs ladies Dongola, lace,3ls to
Z, was 81. 10 and 81 -. now 81.
- pairs Henderson dongolas. We're
S1.75, 81, 81 30 and 50, now Sl.5o.
73 pairs Honderson's dongola lace
worth LIS and s., for 81 %.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-01-23

Notice to the people living near
Adrian, hereafter | will be in Adrian
every Tuesday and Friday. Prepar-
ed to do all kinds of dental work.
9-4t III. VI. CANNON, ID. ID. !.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-01-23

lfyou want to buy, sell orexchange
ysur farm or city property. call on
or write to A. $. Millhorn, Butler.
Mo. Special attention given to the
exchange of real estate. Off
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-01-23

Having moved my office from the
west side OF the uare to office of
Scott & Porch. west room of Bates
County Bank. [ am still able to write
reliable insurance on farm or ritv
property at reasonable rates.
49.tf j. :. PIERCE.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-01-23
Naval Battle Raging in Panama Har-
Dor.

Colon, Colombia, Jan. 20.-In an
attempt to force a landing off Saoana
a revolutionary fleet, consisting of
the steamers Padilla, Darien and
Gailen, began battle with the gov
ernment ships Lautaro, Chiculto and
Boyaca at 6 o'clock this morning in
the harbor of Panama. The hottest
exchange of shots was between the
Chiculto and the Padilla. the latter
retiring shortly after the guns OF
Fort Las Bovedas began to assist
the government ships. The Amer
lean cruiser Philadelphia is close by.
The government forces are throwing
up intrenchments on the shore.
Washington, Jan. 20.-The navy
department at | o'clock this after
noon received long cipher dispatch
from Captain Meade, commanding
the cruiser Philadelphia at Panama,
giving details OF the naval battle be-
tween the revolutionists and the
government vessels in the bay.
The state department this after
noon received dispatch from Con-
sui General Gudger at Panama stat
ing that fight is going on in the
Bay of Panama, and that the gov
ernor of that province has been kilt
ed.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-01-23

20 pairs IIcnderson's American
Beauty, lace, patent kid, were s. Is,
now Sl.75.
- pairs SELF walking boots, lace,
were 50 80. now - OO.
10 pairs. Huiskamp Duchess dress
shoe. were -. 20 and -. .7Jfor - -.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-01-23
We HAVE
TOO MANY SHOES.
We Have Always Had too Many Shoes.
We do mol Intend to Have too Many
Shoes Much Longer.
Shoes Much Longer.

Our stock is too large by $1,000 We are going to re-
duce it by making the greatest ccaancc sale good st
class footwear ever naugurated in Butler The lines we
offer are Sell, Schwabs, G.. NJ Henderson and luskamp.
no better lines sold in This is catch
penny advertisement. We mean just what say. Our
shoe stock be made smaller. II YOU do not think
mean business read these prices. Come and look through
our stock No old stuff but good styles and qualities
The colored American., 1902-04-05

preachers, or train the young men for
the work Of the future Both subjects
are worthy OF careful consideration
but | am OF the opinion that the proper
step to take under the circumstances is
to raise a fund, the interest of which
shall be used to keep poor young men
and women in school and train them for
teachers and preachers of the gospel
The present church will take care Of the
aged and infrmed.
The ties of the aged formed in youth
Will enable them to draw many friends
and secure aid and assistance, but the
young men have not had the opportunity
for making friends sufficient to aid them
IN their work of self-training.
|, therefore. think that the best thing
to do wOuld be to have fund and con-
meet It with some TheolOoica1 Semi
nary where young men could be trained
IN their duties and privileges and quail
lfy them to become the moral and relig-
1Ous teachers of the people
1t you can III any way induce anv in
dividual or set of individuals to start
such an educational force it will be 4
blessing TO your fellowmen. Posteritv
will bless you and the future of the
race viii be assured to the cause of re-
lig1On and education. | trust YOU will
think OF this matter, and in any of your
plans in the future you will presentthem
in such form as to make some theologi-
cal institution the beneficiary.
Yours for God and the race.
B. w ARNETT.
The colored American., 1902-04-05

The Shiloh Baptist Ly ceum was ad-
dressed last Sunday afternoon by Mr..
Leonard G. Bailey. on "Gettine on In
the World" AS Mr.. Bsiley hiss gotten
on well in the word the address was
full Of interest. L nj. Hershaw presid-
ed and will continue in the chair un-
til the close of the season in May.
The colored American., 1902-04-05
TO TRAIN PREACHERS
Bishop Arnett's Opinion as to
What Should be Done with the
Proceeds from Sale of MIR. Ty
ler's History

The following letter from Bishop B.
W. Arnett to Mr.. Ralph w Tyler is
and makes a wise sug-
gestion for the disposal of the proceeds
arising from the sale of the forthcoming
history Of the A NJ. F. ministry:
Wilberforce. O., March 2I, 1902
r. w. Tyler, Columbus, Ohio
My Dear Friend The conversation
we had in relation to the ministers Of
the A. NJ Z. Church has caused me to
think about the matter, and as you de
sire to know the best thing to do.
to take care OF the worn out
The colored American., 1902-04-05

doubtless showing superior development
by indulging in baskets of champagne.
for we never heard that Rockefeller,
Carnegie or Morgan were able TO imbibe
a spoonful of Mumm's while getting
start
The colored American., 1902-04-05

The penitentiary was built as much
for those who think themselves too bril-
liant to work as for the actual thief-the
latter simply gets there first
The colored American., 1902-04-05

Common sense is the essential ingre
dient in race progress.
The colored American., 1902-04-05

Great speeches are inspired by great
occasions, and he who mollies aCerbities
IS a safer leader than he who contents
himself with mere denunciation.
The colored American., 1902-04-05
Boom the National Negro Business
League.

Don't miss single issue of THE Col
ORED AMERICAN.
The colored American., 1902-04-05

~-SNSSSsssss|~ --S
Boom the National Negro Business
League.
Don't miss single issue of THE COL
ORED AMERICAN.
Common sense is the essential ingre-
dent in race progress.
To the unesteemed Washington Mir
rOr: Stay in your own backyard =
All hands at interest in the C. A R.
encampment will please keep cool.
Talk peace, with honor. Talk coop
Grafton. Talk business and education.
The politician with the rubber shoe
finds the open door earliest in the game
Strenuous people miss the joys of the
present in a feverish chase for the flu
ture.
The young man who is superlatively
pleased with himself never learns any
thing.
Domestic happiness keeps wrinkles
away, prevents badness and premature
gray hair.
Diplomacy is the natural weapon of
the twentieth century-warfare a der
nleT resort.
=
ers are most successful in deCeiving
themselves.
The Freedman's Inquiry Commission
ought to be marked rush by Our ma
tiOnal lawmakers.
Editor Fortune is right. Negro news
papers must eschew personalities and
take higher ground,
We waste too much time worrying
about other peoples concerns. Attend
to your own business.
Negroes will help themselves if they
will cultivate a softer vocal key. Don't
make so much noise.
One half the world doesn't know how
the other half lives-and if we knew
would we be happier?
Don't waste a busy mans time by
oSking foolish questions or discussing
impossible propositions.
Jealousy and intellectual inferiority
are boon companions, but the first al
ways follows the latter.
Seriousness of purpose is the founda-
ton of a useful career. Too many of us
try to build without it-and fail.
No wise Negro sneers at the efforts of
an honest race paper-he helps to make
it better by kindly advice and subscriP-
ton.
Physical force is ever in danger of
being met by a superior physical force.
The victory of moral forces is perma-
nent.
You need not be discouraged because
neighbors always note the collectors call,
but fail 10 see the market basket you
bring home.
1t is a sign of political health when
our journals have gone to telling the
truth about what the parties haven't
done for the Negro.
Women who are driven to wrong
doing by the relentless hand of fate"
The colored American., 1902-04-05

To the unesteemed Washington Mir
r0r: Stay in your own Backyard!
The colored American., 1902-04-05

All hands at interest in the G. A. R.
encampment will please keep cool.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-06-07
ONE THING SETTLED.

One thing which the Thursdays pri-
mary seems to have settled pretty con-
clusively is that the people do not want
state prohibition. We have no doubt
they would like to have a stop put
to the evils of the liquor traffic, but
they do not think anything is to be
gained in the direction of temperance
by a state prohibitive law. And there
are good grounds for that view. They
know what the experience of the states
which have enacted a prohibitive law
has been. In some of them the law
has been repealed and in others it is
not enforced, because there is not suf-
ficient public sentiment behind it. If
United States liquor licenses prove
anything in the so-called prohibition
states it is that in such states more
intoxicants are consumed than in
states in which there is no such re-
straint on the liquor traffic.
We have always contended that
state prohibition would do more harm
than good to the temperance cause in
lHlS SldlGs anu II AOOho do ~ Niiah NCAC
the opinion of the great majority of
the people. AS soon as prohibition be-
came a state institution the efforts in
behalf of temperance would cease. The
state would be expected to put a stop
to the sale and use of intoxicants, and
the state would fail to do so because
of lack of support by the people.
Mr.. Guerry made as good a fight as
ever was made for the prohibition
cause. There wasn't a nook or corner
of the state where it was not known
just what he proposed should be done
in regard to the liquor traffic. And yet
he made but a poor showing in the
primary. There is but one explanation
of this, and that is that the people
do not want state prohibition. They
are satisfied with local option. There
are III local option counties now in
the state, and Mr.. Query had reason
to expect that at least a majority of
them would support him. There is no
reason to think the prohibitionists had
any objection to him personally. The
only rational conclusion is that the
prohibition counties - at least the
great majority of them-prefer local
OptiOn
The Savannah morning news., 1902-06-07
mnd a rrine OF s1.ooo. ooo.

A small, slight and somewhat ordin-
airy appearing man walked into the
First National Bank at Wall street
and Broadway one day recently, says
an exchange. He carried in his hand
a small satchel that at once became
an object of suspicion to the attendant
who met the stranger.
Whom do you wish to see?" asked
the bank officer.
THE president, Mr.. Baker"
HE is extremely busy just now"
replied the attendant warily, land
cannot be SEEM
Then say to Mr.. Fahnestock, the
vice president"
He is at board meeting" inter-
rupted the attendant, land won't re-
turn for two hours"
Then the cashier will answer my
purpose" observed the stranger, ad-
vancing in the direction of the divid-
ing rail between the public office and
by the cashier with the remark: well,
sir, what can we do for your" while
the bank attendant stood by. watching
closely every action of the bearded
caller.
Il have $7,OOo,OOO in gold notes that
1 desire to loan at special rates." OBJ
served the stranger unconcernedly
opening the satchel and displaying to
the astonished gaze of his two specta-
tors numerous stacks of the best paper
legalized by this government. The at
tendant gasped. The cashier quietly
asked:
And your name is?"-
William A. Clark of Montana"
The Savannah morning news., 1902-06-07
BRIGHT BITS.

-Willy-"I met our new minister on
my way to Sunday school, mamma
and he asked me If I ever played mar
bles on Sunday" Mother-"H' m! And
what did you say to that?" Willy
IT said, Get thee behind me, Satan!
and walked right off and left him.
Tit-Bits.
Amenities of the Game-Mr. Med
dleton Cat the amateur athletes" ex-
hibition)-"I say, Bixby we'd better
put a natural fool on first base. He
might accidentally catch the ball some
times" Mr.. Bixby (amiably)-"Oh,
very well. I'll exchange places with
you, sir."-Judge.
-Guilty-"Do you know anything
about hypnotism?" asked the girl in
the pink waist. We'll" replied the
fiuffy-ha maid, as she held up her
left hand to display a sparkling SOL
taire to better advantage, you can
judge for yourself. Chicago Daily
News.
-Discouraging-The Messenger Boy
-'Well, how d yer like mercantile
life?" The Office Boy-"Aw, de boss
don't give me any encouragement"
The Messenger Boy-"How's dat?" The
Office Boy-"Why, he never gives me
a look when I'm workin; but just as
soon as I start ter loaf bit, he's John
ny-on-de-spot wit his eagle eye
Puck
The Savannah morning news., 1902-06-07
A story of Judge Bartlett.

81 heard a story on Representative
Bartlett's father which ought to be
told in these parts" asserts Represen-
tative Roberts, Of Massachusetts. &C
cording to the Washington Post.
This man was long a Judge on the
Georgia bench and highly respected by
a wide circle OF people. In murder
trial he came to a charge to the jury in
which he eloquently and WILDLY laid
down the law as to the folly of carry
ing pistols. 1t seems that the defend
ant had gone out for walk, became
engaged in a fuss with the deceased,
drew his pistol and fired the fatal shot.
The details of the shooting, as we'll
as the law bearing thereon. were re-
hearsed by Judge Bartlett, who told
how the defendants pistol had been in
his hip pocket, how he put his hand
back there in anger, and how he drew
the pistol forth. He was illustrating
by vigorous gestures, but right in the
midst Of the charge, as Judge Bartlett
put his hand back to his hip pocket
by way of demonstration, a pistol
dropped therefrom and fell with a
thump upon the floor.
THE scene in the court room can be
imagined. There was a stiffness, the
while the judge flushed with embar-
rassmen.
" Mr.. Clerk he exclaimed, as soon
as he had recovered, put me down
on the book as fined $50 for carrying a
Weapon,' F"
The Savannah morning news., 1902-06-07

e. D. Price tells of Richard Mans
fields second visit to an interior Ohio
town in the days when that self-suffi-
cient player employed Price as his
manager. The eXigencies of route
making made it necessary that Mans
field should appear on successive even
ings in three one-night stands in that
state. When he reached the town in
question, he remembered it as a place
where he had appeared to very small
audience two seasons earlier. When 8
o'clock came, he appeared on the stage,
dressed for his role, and peeped
through the hole in the curtain to size
up the gathering. Evidently, he was
not pleased; for he returned to his
dressing-room with a scowl on his face.
Ten minutes later, he reappeared, told
the stage manager to get ready to
ring up" and took another look
through the peep-hole.
"Forty-siX persons-forty-six!" he
angrily muttered. 81 counted emf"
Then he found himself face-to-face
with the janitor of the theater, who
was on the stage in the hope of pick
ing up a'tip or two by helping the
actors dress.
"Forty-six people!" repeated Mans
field. "Say!-did you ever have good
house in this town."
co. yes, sir" said the janitor, conf
IDENTIFY; but it burned down about
seven years ago"
The Savannah morning news., 1902-06-07
INDEX ~ NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

Special Notices-Two Bands of Mu-
sic at Hotel Tybee. Sunday; P. P. p.
Lippmans Great Remedy; Andrew
Hanley Company; Basket Picnic,
Christ Church. Sunday School at War
saw, June I; Ship Notice, j. F. Minis
& Co, Consignees; Bill of Fare. Union
Station Restaurant; Listen, People,
JAS j. Joyce; At Gardners.
Business Notices-Ginger Preserves,
A. NJ & c. w. West.
Legal Sales-City Sheriffs Sale.
Mems Suit Sale-B. II. Levy & Bro.
Piano argains-McArthur & Sons
Company.
Saturday, June Get 1t At Rowlin-
skis.
Steamship Schedules-Merchants and
Miners Transportation Company's
Steamship Lines; Ocean Steamship
Company.
Summer Resorts-West End Hotel
and Cottages, Long Branch, Now
Open; Greenbrier White Sulphur
Springs, West Virginia.
Grape Nuts Food-Postum Cereal
Company.
blications--"Cupids House Party, !"
in Town Topics.
Soap-Munyon's Witch Hazel Soap.
Medical-Paine's Celery Compound
Blood Wine; Crossmans Specific Mix
ture; Lydia Pinkhams Vegetable Pills:
DR.. Hathaway Company; TUFTS Pills.