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nanan sealer onetImMneNEMaNRERaACNEaEomEMUNeUeRaaINeeeTT emerson nasi ane ~-Anieilemps llineeencetnesrrrapm BUTLER NATIONAL BANK, 2 N—h Opera House BUTLER, Block, Cash Capital and Surplus, JOHN H SULL T.W- CHILS,. Wm. E. WALTO c.C. DUKE, DON KINNEY..- DIRECTORS President ice President. -- Cashier. *t Cashier Clerk and ¢ ollector. Booker Powell, Green W. Walton, Dr. N, L, Whipple, T, W, Childs, Wo, FE, Walton, J. Rue Jenkins. Dr. T. C. Boulware, R, D. Williams. Judge J. H. Sullens, A. L, McBride, Frank Votis, C, H, Dutche. OTHER STOCK HOLDERS: G, B, Hickman, Cc, C. Duke, John Deerwester, oO. Spencer, Jobn B. Ellis, J, R, Estill, S, Q. Dutcher, J, |, McKee, Henrv Donovan, A, H, HumpF rey, Large Fire and Burglar Proof Safe with time lock. Receives deposits subject to check at sight, Loans money buys and sells ex- change and does a general Banking bus- iness. Your business s respectfully solicited. BATES COUNTY National Bank. BUTLER, MO ORGANIZED UN 1871, o Capital paid in, - - $75.000. Surplus - - - - $20.000 Large Vault, B urglar-Proof Safe with Time Lock We are prepared to doa general bank- ing business. Good paper always in demand. Buy andsell exchange, receive depusits &c., Xc. DIRECTORS. Lewis Cheney, . C. Clark, Dr. Elliot Pyle fon. J B. E. P. Henry, I. N. Mains, Dr. J. Everingham, J. P. Edwards, bi Ryan, W. J. Bard, r.D. D. Wood, J. M. Patty, Geo. W. Miers, F. Coleman Smith. F. J. Tygard. OFFICERS. YIS CHENEY - CLARK - - - .TYGARD - - - ewberry resident’ ide Cashier. THE HORNS | Crittenden will not only eccupy an important place therein, but also a | and daily paper, and what great in- | 1) that State are engaged in Hl at | | } { ABSENT MINVED. (a S Crossing the Ail ntic Fer a Paper in His Coat Pocket. { | A Boston correspondent of the | Philadelphia Press tell the follow- | ing of Professor Sylvester, formerly of the Johns Hopxins University: hi to be told Mathematical genius is apt erratic, and the stories Uaat are | ot Professor Sylv ester’s absent mind- : | adness are aimost beyond beliet. It | when | | is said that on One occasion, he had been passing the sutn-} England, he had } mer vacation in }returned as on his way to Baltimore, when | he missed a paper upon which he | | had w mathe: | tten some tmpcrtant Turning upon matical conclusions. his heel, so to speak, he went back to England to find it, and on land- | ing put his hand into the pocket ot j the cout he was wearing and pulled | out the object ot his trans-Atlantic | search! On another occasion _he pr out for recitation, but, coming to a place where the street was un- ; dergoing repairs, and was impassible | retraced his way homeward, and lett his classes to their own devices. A second day weut in the same fashion it never occurrmg to the eminent schollar to go through the next street but on the third day a plank hap- that class pening tolie across the sewer was being dug, he went to his room and gravely informed the stud- ents that the streets had been impas- sable for the last two When a man’s mind, however, 1s occupied days. such how to two with problems as take interlinked rings apart without cutting either, how to turn a sphere wrong side out with- out breaking the surtace—both ot which teats he has proved would be dealt or possible it mathematics only with four dimensions instead of three —what can one expect? The late Professor Pierce of Harvard, had a great respect for Protessor Sylvester and once said toa student: ‘*You Ses in three dimensions—length, breadth and thickness. Protesser Sylvester and I habitually think in half a dozen, sir!’ Gov. Crittenden. From the Lamar Democrat, We are astonished that a tew | Democratic papers in Missouri on account of some personal grievance, generally, should so far torget them- selves as to be eternally flinging mud these look Crittenden. It permitted to at Governor yentlemen over the history of Missourt ten years from new, they will find that Mr. are place in which he will receive gr credit for the benefits derived to ihe State. We recognize the fact that it { | | | i i i | i Grocery House i OF Cc. DENNEY is human to err, but it is devine to iorgive, and if Mr. Cntrenden shall have failed in every thing to please these gentlemen they should take in- to consideration his surroundings. When he was inaugurated as Gov- ernor, railroad robberies were of monthly occurrence, real estate in some counties where the robber made his headquarters, had decreas- ed in value 50 per cent. The state ! was known as the robber state, and | exclamations of pity, ‘Poor old} Missouri’’ was not only thundered by i To-day | robbers. in} in every state in the Union. there Missouri, the bold band is broken, are no railroad far as Philadelphia, | unstained honor of Crittende not afford to bu UTLER WEERLY Hg Crittenden 1s not asking any zines, and who wants diver: : but justice is due him, es entertainment. uae ma r from the Democracy. We opposed ¢ Sees 2 him for Governor, but when he was ular reg y on Sunday. FOR 75 Cents. Lo nominated, we came home i tively religious papers have ¥ went to work for t He Ac- eading in them. But tew fr complished a grea of tor ad the day with r : r the state aa we - From Mch. Ist, ’84, to Jan. Ist, ’85 tlemen who t sive fight on : z j cease. 2 ty of leisure they N E \W tor readmg—in tact multitudes have ; Journalism. searcely an hour for readi during cued pps prea tnbeoa nee whole veck, and they feel that HOLABV TOR No. ‘ i are entitled te something =m A 2 e One of the most difficult things in the world is the establishment of 3 avrarer com- other | newspaper. It require bination of qualities than any H calling, financial ability, knowledge of human nature, far-sightedness, | coolness, boldness and caut: bined, push, and unyielding perse- Nearly every man_ feels yn com- verance. { newspaper, and yet no is more perilous. Generally thous- fands of dollars are sunk ; paper is on a solid foundation. | every day. Newspaper men are probably the hardest worked men in the land. As atule they work more hours-—cer- tainlv those with daily connected papers. f y at night when most men are slum- | cago Times from Mr. Morrison's | empty a load of corn in ate minutes. aie gd to team or wage = uae teril GAl hat Mac. Mowon went | mark t price cash up no grumbling, ones! gl ry bering peacefully in their beds, | tariff bill that M once. Webhave regenerated the Grain Market of Butler, and have bee Their work is exciting. Itis thrown off at fever heat. So much time for sc much copy, and it must be forth- coming, and be tresh, the latestnews before the white paper is caught up between the sharp tecth of the type. No wonder newspaper men so tre- quently break down in health us remember when we pick up our morning paper that it represents bone, blood, muscle, weary brains, over-taxed nerves, the wear and tear of the bodies and minds of men. No class of men receive more abuse Where they receive one compliment or word of twenty are than newspaper men thanks, perhaps men ready to ‘put ahead’? onthem, The ty of modern civilization. Civ tion could not exisi in its present forms without it. Commerce, busi- ness lite as now conducted, are de- | der.” | pendent very largely on the press.) The Democratic managers in| — and best selected stock of Hardware in the City. What a luxury, too, is the weekly | Louisiana fear that the Republicans | ? ilow they have | al | Structors they are’ diffused intelligence and ger culture? Tne reason there <o | ative man tor Governor. with the | few men at present who loom up | understanding that the disaffected above their tellows is because the | Democrats are to support him. people have been breught up to a higher pla intellectually. And*} Meet on March 5. this 1s due to the newspapers more | A canvass of the Republican mem- than to all uther agencies. | bers ot the House ot Representatives ok Eectihe ues me ato ae It should giye us the latest news. lof Massachusetts exhibits a plurality The é rile Sulk beriee sie Aisi cafegand 4 i # : P casaday Sulky low, Farmers Yriend, It should be a mirror of the world. | for Edmunds, Arthur tollowing clos- Brown & Keystone Planters, the Haworth check It shoula give us the evil and the | ly behind, ‘*We think,”’ says the! , Rower tor all planters. good. It should bring the commun-/ Boston Transcript, ‘that Senator | firesides. ot ity and the world to our Care should be taken in the use competent to establish and run a} undertaking | before a! Itis | said that in the United States alone | papers die at about the rate ot one | Their work is largely done Let | advice they receive every week | been a disagreement between Elam | is enough to sink their paper. and | 4nd Mahone or not. ‘ they are expected te follow it all. { A prominent Democrat at the cap- And ' if d S W. ey are expected te follow it all. | Dene ncsen eee j ort an Tin a ons, Moses and Job would have both lost | tal was asked what test he would their reputatic they had attempt- {make tor offfce-holding. **What idav Wi Can nie ae 30) J ) . aie | ed to run a newspaper. test? saidhe. ‘*Tuere 1s only one | Holliday W ind Engines and Deep Well I umps. Haisi The daily newspaper is a necessi- | Question I would »-k aman: **Are | } Republican State Convention ious reading. POLITICAL DRIFT. WE ARE IN THE Thurman Anti-monopoly Club San ran- } ‘cisco, Cal. a Gov. Sherman ot Iowa, to a Chi-| g | |cago reporter: * regards the} P | | residency, I think thai Iowa favors | Blain«.*+ “It is generally conceded now,’’ Alive and kicking. Best faciliti 04 | Arthur will make a very respectable | County. DUMPS We carry our corn up by ms | There isa Butler and 1 fn | remarks the Boston | ex-President.”’ } One politician in Detroit has given an order for fifteen sand clubs ot the | latest patter.a, and will soon be pre- | | pared for the emergencies of a Pres- | idential campaign. It is painfully evident to the Chi- | easy and safe, only 5 feet high. inery, cal be President a good deal more than | he wants to reform the tariff. It is suggested that perhaps Presi- dent Arthur will be estab- | . lishing rules of etiquette for Wash- j ington society that he won’t have time to run tor President next year. The Augusta (Ga.) Chronicle be- lieves and savs that the Hon. Wil- | ham Eaton, as a Presidential candi- date, can carry New York, New Jersey and Connecticut for the Dem- ocratic party, The Lynchburgh Virginian gives | currency to the reportthat Mr. Elam | Celebratea John Deer Plows, Cultivators and Stalk Cutten ise looper editanonthe Richmond MITCHELL FARM W AGON worth thousands of dollars to the farmersof Bates county. In addition corn we handle all other kinds of Grain. LEFKER & CHILDS, run, ESTABLISHED 1870. Bennett, Wheeler&Go FOR so busy HEADQUARTERS THE Va., Whig, Mahone’s organ. It {does not know whether there has Fence Wire, and the finest line GROoOCERIE That cov- | Close “S” Barb Steel \ good Democrat } “1 ‘ good oftice-hol-/ CS THQ) CHL you a good Democ cat ?’’ ers the ground. is bound to make ¢ a stil! NORTHEAST CORNER SQUARE, - BUTLER, MO. bunt. The plan is said to be for the Republicans to nominate a consery- ! “The Langest and Best Lin Edmunds is the choice of a majority | W of the Massachusetts Representa- | EIR CULTIVATOR language, and stil the world as it is | must he faithtully presented. But i the Globe-Democrat, but re-echoed | the noble, Feroic, selt-respecting acts of men must be sought out, as well as their evil deeds, and held up for} praise iimttation. A daily pa-| tives to-day, but that a kindly teeling toward Arthur exists throughout the | State.’’ > new Weir all Iron and steel combined cul- tivators, the new Pekin, all 1ron and steel! com bined cultivators, Butord Rock Island, Weir, Furst & Bradly, Canton, Chpder & Morrison Plows. Headquter- tor a Wise Young Cook. “rom the Marathon Independent. }and poor old Missouri bonds are | i at Sherr well Known and popular { i puie.4 Pp i quoted at $1,23. He is charged by | gent; short, crisp sentences; down- stand on the East s' wee = Tae S a “ Z i rece ct the | one Martin Williams with riding on | right declarations; full of fire and a pass, and as quick as a flash, with- | enthusiasm; hopeful, cheerful, square, are leading the GROCERY TRADE te- BUTLER. ov ‘Their stock 1s composed of ; OUL Waiting to learn the truth orf. brave. It should have convictions, { { { IN and ty of the charge, these papers seize uoon this item with a greed that is/j | astonishing and parade it all over the | Feed Flour and the best | tate and ask the Governor to deny | : fit, They charge him with working | , . ! g rking qualiy of Staple and | against the best interests of Jeffer- | fancy Groceries, | son City, and when he denies the Glase, Queensware and Cetiers. | sott impeachment, they denounce his THEY ARE AT denial a he. Whatisit the gentlemen LESS EXPENSE | wish What would they have? Do Bas sas Nouck contac eka | — want the Governor of this grand } therefore do uot fear competition. | oid commonwealth with humble sup- | les, and stand for them, should ever be on the side of morals—an advocate of everything good, a terror to all evil doers. I reply. however that is, the Suada newspaper hascome and sta i | ~ Opposition against it will increase its circulation. It strikes me that itis more in harmony with Sunday ob- servance than the Monday daily. A ‘They pay liberal prices fi } pli ¥ y 1 for Produce. ; piiant knee and bated breath » Saturday eveni or woul They solicit a mehichanoa of che nites Rieu eacge ee eath to go i SEL SSIS paper would not ronage of their many customers, anu. | a otter crumbs of comfort i be read but little. it anv. until Sun- will gladly attend to their wishes a: | Of ask them to dictate his policy. his all times. | every act. Gentlemen, it il! becomes Goods deliv. i i : usec oe “ea ered in the city hmits | a Democratic paper to take up the Chas. Denney. day. When it is not wholly evil in its influence, there is mu h erobling pectable reading in the average an it acainst > uns { at id place it against the unsulled and | comfort to the poor man who can i H fadle, silly vaporings ot a Williams | Sunday daily. It brings as much! i Brewington & Brough on west gare oe FRANZ BERNHARDT, Butler, Mo per should also be alive, bright, pun- | good | Should there be a Sunday paper? ! come to! and, in my humble opinion, all | BARBED Wine **How is this, Minnie ?’’ asked one {Marathon girl ot another. ‘You The Bain Farm wagon, Racine Spring | have aticed allithese folks (40 oe Wiayon, the Baker Gram D Harrows ot all | i kinds and a tull line of party that you scarcely speak to and ss, lett Gut some of your most intimate | Tr r > PP I 3 fi y Gi G I EK | friends.”’ “Oh, that’s all right; I’m prac- Tron, ails, and wagon wood work, and — sialic cx Spent send in gots the or wsive line of Shelf Hardware in the city. i to bake the cake for the party my- > ? I JE A ( ‘ON Le . ad SIRE selt. [don’t want to kill any of my; } friends.’ | EEE PES TN TIN te, AA NR Ble Mtl ENA iL take pleasure te the publie that Butler to make id have the lurg sorted stock of clocks NIL W JW ELER- announcans to Notice of Dissolution. I have The co-partnership of A, C. Brewin, ton & James Brougn doing business un der the firm name of Brewington & and Brough, is this day dissolved by mutual | jewelry and spectacies ever brought consent. By the terms of dissolution | t@ this market. wh f will sell James Breugh isto coliect ali notes and | ‘ » for casi Having had many accounts due said firm, and to pay all ‘ars exper r 5 ein } ture of watches and clock~ in Eu- am now prepared to repair se8 und clocks. no matter how complieated nor debts said firm may owe. A.C. Brewincrox, | James Brovcn. { Butler, Mo,, Jan, 31, 1834- how badly they All ‘persois indebted to or having Mave been abused. By bringing ~ | htem to me. you can have then pt claims against the above firm are request- edtocallon James Brough for settle- ment atthe store tormeriy occupied by witgood running order and guy ‘ tee satistactio square. Bo ae