The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, June 13, 1883, Page 2

i H | FEANK JAMES. rom the Sedalia Democrat, Within a few weeks a Daviess coun- | ty jury will be called upon to hear | the evidence adduced in the celebrat- | ed case of the State of Missour: | against Frank James. For the hon- or, honesty and retrieval of the States good name, we hope the jury will be ; ar unpredjudiced one, fully compe- tent tosit in judgement upon a man whose career has passed from the realms of a fabuluus romance into txat. ef history. Perhaps Frank | James was anight-rider in those per- itous times when Southern blood in Missouri was hunted down, proscrib- ed bedeyiled by the hell-hounds of | Kansas: perhaps Frank James wasa | daring leader amidst a band ot gue- rillas whose names were a terror to the military thieves and cut-throats whe plundered the border for the | pleasures of ill-gotten gains ; perhaps | Frank James was foremost in every | dashing charge that meant death to, am armed enemy and scattered the | bones ef a misled mititia to bleach | upon the broad prairies of the West. | Possibly ke was associated with Quantrell’s black flag and all the at- | tendant horrors of the border war- | fare; and perhaps he gloried in the wild rides that carried vengeance and | slaughter in their trightful train. But that was warfare. The time has now arrived when amnesty should be granted; when the white-winged | dove ef peace should fly across the troubled waters and proclaim aland- | | | ing place for the bitter memories of | the past. Everybody has been tor- given and forgotten except Frank James, who has come at last to seek rest and refuge within the confines efa magnanimous commonwealth, | trusting all te the honor and honesty | of a people for whom he has ten thousand times imperilled his life. {t mest be remembered that Frank James was not compelled to surren- | der. In his seclusion he remained as } secure and invincible as ever he was | upon the open prairie, when he de- | 1 venge- | him on} have | One of the Statesmen of Long Ago} ' mansion to the Critic this | printed on the pages of history. | a call from up stairs. THE WHITE HOUSE GHOST. “Hauntsth- Presidential Mansion. | From the Washington Critic, “Yes, this building is said an attache of the haunted,” | Presidential | morning, ‘sand it 1s said that supernatural | sights are not trequently witnessed in | these large, old-fashioned rooms and | ary halls. Several weeks ago the President changed the location of his bed-chamber by removing from the East to the North room, and it | was vaguely whispered then that his slumber had been disturbed,by anoc- turnal and weired visitor, the same | that one of our chambermaids said | at she Bad son walkie | THOROLGH TREATHENT WILLOLRE| BUGGTES, SPRING WAGONS &C.,, erect through the upstairs hallways | on several occasions. i “Yes, the ghostly visitor is a man,’’ continued the attache, ‘‘be- cause lremember well of hearing the chambermaid say that he had long, flowing white hair and beard, and very much resembled statesman of long ago, whose pictures we see At any rate, sir. [know that the Presi- dent’s rest is often disturbed at night, because | have listened to his steady and continued pacing acress the floor when every one else in the house was slumbering, and wondered what was disturbing him.’” ‘His great responsibility or dys- pepsia might have been the agent,’” | suggested the critic. Oh, no.”’ quickly rejoined the at- tache, “‘neither of them, I’m _ sure. It was the White-House ghost,, and I'll bet on it. This ghost is the same one that made Gen. Grant’s nights bere so scarce and suggested his fre quent trips through the country, as | have heard the attendants, who were with him frequently, say, and I will tell you candidly that I think the ' | ghost’s frequent appearances of late have put the notion into President Arthur’s head of going off on his proposed trip.’? Concludmg, the presidential individual lett to answer The Critic subsequently got the following description from one who claims to have seen the white otthe White House. aged and bent man, with long, phos- spirit ‘He is: an phorescent white beard and_ hair, ghastly and wavy, bright and glaring eyes and long, scrawny fingers. His walk is noiseless but stately, and nis | presence is always indicated by a pe- culiar electric sensation which per- | The Presi- preambu- vades the surrounding _ air. electricity is what breaks the dent up and’ makes late.”’ him As Told by the Hero. From the Macon Telegraph. The following is an extract from a letter written from Texas by a young man formerly of Macon, to a friend here: -‘The other night I went into a saloon where there were eight cowboys who had just got in from a long drive, They crowded around me andasked me to set ’em up. Just out of politeness I set ’em up, When they got through they asked me to set em up again, and I refus- ed. They crowded around me, evi- dently taking me for a sucker, and swore they’deatme up. I stood my ground, and told them if they would let the barkeeper hold their, pistols I'dtry thema few rounds. Then they took out their weapons and gave them to the barkeeper, and in ten fed an army of gallantsoldiers. But | play; promised him that no court of | part heoccupied in the annals of general principles, under the guise | life ; possibly he was weary of the quietly remained in seclusion—as he | years— without | tions of trusting to the minions of the | gal authority, and with the added | ot his friends and yield his case to | day tor his wife and child; a_glori- | frank James has returned under the the grave cover the resentments of | ow.” It is time to quit. Lt is time draw the veil of charity ever the ter- maining link ot a wartare that had fooled with and we shook hands. he came at the instigation of friends. who promised him justice and _ fair! to-day would seek to wreak ance upon him tor the conspicuous border warfare ; promised him that no jury would now convict of an impartial and legal _ trial. Possibly he had tired of the race ior | night-riding and the constant perils j of his existence; but he could } had done for fifteen | the formality and the added vexa- | law. With his brother murdered in| cold blood, at the connivance of le- | peril to all who bore his name, he | determined to believe the promises | the judgment of an honestjury. The i return of Frank James was a happy | ous day ter the people of Missouri. | But it should be remembered that honor of a flag of truce, and is en- titled to an impartial hearing. Let} the past, ana ‘‘let net Caesar’s ser- vile minions mock the lion thus laid to hush the ranklings invoked by a/ memorable struggle. Itis time to rible past, and to deal honorably and | minutes I had whipped all eight of fairly with Frank James—the last re-, them. They saw I wasn’t to be ao equal in the history of the world. Dressy basques are cut open in oval-shape below the throat and fin- ished off with a standing net collar embroidered with gold, silver or steel “beads, and made to project by fine thread-like wires, and fastened by a diamond brooch that represents but- tons. The sleeves are of lace to the elbow with beaded ruffles, and there are satin creves for epanlets. John D Rockfeller has given $40, 000 to'the Baptist Theological Sem- inary of Ihnois. in order to teach the brethren that the Standard Oil mGnopely ts not so black as it has been painted. | Every time I meet a cowboy now he takes ott his hat to me.”” The Bravest Boy. From the Coushatta Citizen. | We clam the blue mbbon for the | bravest six-year old bey in Lousiana He is the son of Mr. D. M. Giddens, of Coushatta. A few days ago his little sister fell into the river, and as he could not swim he looked around for some other way to save her. A | | skort distance down the stream he 1 saw a cottonwood twig in shallow | water, and as the little orl floated | = he shouted to her to “‘catch it." | i Thisshe did although almost ex-| hausted, and the little fellow waded | in and dragged her ashore. | On Tuesday J a twelve year old bov in Monroe+ county was driving a roller when the | seat gave way throw ng him in front | of the roller, which crushed the life | out of him. | i Bucklen’s Arnica Salve. The greatest medical wonder of the world. 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Forcomplaints ot the kidneys, bowels, stomach, liver and lungs, tor all the subtle troubles of women and for those bodily disorders induced dy anxiety, care and mental strain, its effects will surprise and charm you. It is not an essence of ginger. Delicious to the palate, an antidote to the liquor habit, and exceedingly helpful to the aged and feeble. soc and $1 sizes. 25 4t Hiscox & Co, New York. Is OPINION. Inc earSentences an Authority adds his own to the. Popular Judgment. 191 West Tenth Street, 1 New York, Aug. 18So. § Messrs. SEABURY & JOHNSON: 1 am slow to pin my faith to any new curative agent. Benson’s Capcine Per- ous Plaster has won my good opinion. find it an exceptionally cleanly plaster to use and rapid in its action. Many tests of its quality in my own family, and among my patients, have convinced me that there is no other single article so va ua- ble for popular use, none so helpful in c of lame back, local rheumatism, the bronchial neu gia, congestion ot tubes and lungs and lumbago. You may feel tree to use my name. Very truly yours, H. H. KANE, M. D. Physician-in-chief of the De Quincy Home. P of the Capcine 25 cents. abury & Johnson, chemists, N. Y. ‘Lhe est Washer. We the undersigned having bought and are now using the Test Wast now being in- troduced and sold in this coun- try, unhesitatingly say that itis the best Washing Machine ever offered to the public, and from a_ personal knowledge of its merits recommend it to all our friends and neighbors. G- W. Cowley, G. W. Seevers, Mrs. S, McFarland, Mary Nyhart, Mrs. D. B. Heath, Mrs. L. Duncan, Mrs. J. McFarland, Mary J. Burchfield, Mrs.J. . Harriman, Mrs. P. H. McCoy, Mrs. R- J]. Burgess, Mrs. E. 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HARDWARE BUTLER, = = There is no Doubt BUT WHAT Dry Goods, Clothing and Groceries can be ——BOUGHT OF— ; So UN - Se ED Bee —AT VIRGINIA, as cheap as such goods can be obtained for in Butler. A $6,000 stock as good an assortment as can be sound in the country is guaranteed. Give Him A ‘Trial. Coa ]andW ood | | You can get more dry stove wood at the AND WOOD YARD COAL For the money than any place in the county also keep on hand a large supply of the very best ALSO ANTHRACITE AND PEIDMONT SMITHING COAL, West of Letker’s mili. 27 4t JAS. —_—_ | North Main Street, - BUTLER, MO Lyons & Nolf (North Main St.) Two Doors South of The POSTOFFICE GROCE ZARDW. —Dealers in— RIES QUEENSWARE BUTLER, MU. no ft HOME SIMPLE E SPRAGUE & HUNTER. AGENTS, BUTTLER‘ - MISSOURL