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e Table Mo. Pacific R. R- (LEXINGTON & SOUTHERN BRANCH.) roth, will leav and jj turther notice, ZI ier a5 follows: ; c GOING NORTH. 33—Texas Express pe 23k. C. Express. 6 133—Accommodation 5PM Sey r14.PM *Ss15 AM « yjo—Accomm oda “9:55AM <3 : er trains Cc "Louis and all points east points south, Colorado, s0ints west and north- intormation Agent. direct con- ‘igornia and all f ¢, Forratesand o i K, secret Societies. iv to MASONIC. Lodge, No. 254, meets the first in each month. yiami Chapter Royal Arch Masons, | , meets second Thursday in each uley Commandery Knights Templar ts the first Tuesday in h month. 1.0. 0. FELLOWS. | Bates Lodge No. 180 meets every Mon- yy night. ss Sutler Encampment No. 76 meets the ; and ath Wednesdays in each month | Lawyers. HHOMAS J. SMITH, Attorney at Jaw ButlerMo- Will practice in the arts of Bates and adjviuing counties. | e over Bates county National Bank. 7-tf. §, FRANCISCO. S. P. Francisco, ANCISCO BRO: Attorneys at Lew, Butler, Mo., will practice in; courts of Bates and adjoining | ties. Prompt attention given to cc jons. Office over Wright & Glorius’ ; ware store. 29 ARKINSON & ABERNATHY, At- torneys at Law, Butler, Mo. Office | side of the square. 22 V.BROWN, Notary Public But-| ler Mo. Will draw and acknowledge is, contracts, leases and all p ring the acknowledgment or Eclectic Physi- | . cian and Surgeon. Allcalls prompt- | attended to. Office up stairs over | lorris’ Drug Store. W. HH. BALLarp, te [. M. cunsty, | | | (DRS. CHRISTY & BALLARD, | HOMOEOPATHIC \ st PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS, | ce, tront room over P. O. All calls wered at oflice day or night. Tele- ne communication to all parts ot the ty. Specialattention given to temale 8. C. BOULWARE, Phy } eSurgeon. Office north side square, | t, Mo. Diseasesof women and chil aspecialty. | | | F.RENICK, D., Physician, Sur- | egeon and Obstitrician. Office, east | square, over Levy’s store. Residence | er Main and Ft. Scott streets. i ACADEMY WILL OPEN tember 7, '89 For Particulars Address uM. NAYLOR, Butler, Bates County, Mo. THE ACME PLVERIZER, RUSHER : AND LEVELER,S °r Sale at the arange Store PATENTS! eee * | Wm. G. HENDERSON, TET ATTORNEY A\B S@LICITER, OFFICE P STRE Pp, " 0. Box so, Washiagtoa BD. U- Merly of 30P Mj PROVI,DENCE Helps those who help themselves. Nature bas provided herbs for the cure of human ailments and medical science has discov- ered their healing powers, and the proper combinations necessary toconquer disease. t The result cf these discoveries and com- binatiozs is WISHLER’S | AEBS BitTtERS: For many years it has keen test) severe cases of Kidney and Liver Dice: Malaria, Dyspepsia, Indigestion, Weak- ness, Lassitude, etc., andinvariably it has given relief andcure. Thousands of testi- monials have been given, and it is most popular where best known. J. O. Steinheiser, Superintendent of the Lancaster Co., Pa., hospital, writes: “Tused itina great many cases Of dyspepsia, Kidney disease, liver complaint, rheumatiem asthnis aud ecrofula, aud invariably with best results.” F. Hoffman, of Circleville, Ohio, says: “This is to certify that I have had the dumb ague, and by using one bottle of Miskicr's Herb Bitters a complete cure has been effected.” MISHLER HERB BITTERS CO., 525 Commerce S*., Philadelphia. Parker's Pleasant Wo-m Syrup Never Yai ii | How Watch Cases are Made. Most persons have an ambition to carry a gold watch case, and yet few people know | how a watch case is made, or the vast dif- | ference in thequality of them, InaSoxmp | Goxip Warcu Cass, aside from the neces- | sary thickness for engraving and polishing, a large proportion of the metal is needed | only to stiffen and hold the engraved por- | The } tions in place, and supply strength. surplus is not only nee ble, because gold is a soft n s, strength and el: furnish the sti n ary to © strc case must combi that wi 1 which the gold is deficient. n accomplished by the James woe uae | + SoLIDITY and which saves t} less gold STRENG the same time reduces the vost ON? Bend 3 cent stamp to Rcyetone Wateh Case Factories, Phila- Geiphia, Pa., for bund Tames Bow! and hey ot Pamphlet showing bow Wateb Cuses arc made. | THE HORN | wart PASSED InN. ter, and requ ‘You claim to b glan ?’ asked the ager, tously at the good clothes and innocent expression ot the "Yes, sir. a Peay ‘Hum; growled the showman, *] was a news- { Ido; I'm on what’s vour departmen paper man once myself.’ ‘I do the ‘Answer to Cerrespond- ents,’ ’ asserted the youth “Do, ch; the fastest mile skated for money in this country. Lemme see! what was Come, now.’ ‘That question is always signed: ‘Amateur,’ said the young man, promptly, ‘and the answer is ‘Died in Brazil, 1441." ‘Correct,’ said the manag what year was Cleopatra hung “Trim with three-ply ruchin’, ar ke before « ‘Did O! on his chi ‘B takes the trick ot ‘PI the George Washi course.’ ase tel! us exact size of 1's shoe? ‘See patent-office report tor May.’ ‘One. Was } 1 legged Queen Elizabeth ; lied indied banc or only t lone and wi ich one? Two. How do you take marble cut ot ink-stains ?” “One. store. Inquire at any hz ‘Two. covered by 1293. ‘That settles it,’ said the ma 7em all by he “T see you’ve got a private box. Pass right im. Here —San F anciscan. GRiPPED BY AN OCTOPUS. | It you can stand betore the glass | case in the Smithsonian Institution | inclosing 2 specimen ot the octopus | and not feel r flesh crawi you As | one looks over those long, hairy arms, have more nerve than most men. each one provided with suckers at every joint; as one notices the cruel beak and looks into the wicked, star- iag eves he instinctively shrink as 1f the dead monster still had pow- Way, er to harm. We were off the gathering sponges. In those days— and the practice is still pursued by Florida coast the poorer class ot sponge-gatherets | —we got our sponges im anchoring our small slcon or schooner over the bed and then diving from her rail to the bottom ot the sea, weight along to sink us taster. A good pair of lungs and years of pra tice enabled me to reach the bottom i : 2 = m thirty or thirty-fiye feet of water carrying a Grocery, ,House C. DENNEY at their well known and popular stand on the East sie of the square, are leading the GROCERY TRADE IN sa- BUTLER. 27 Their stock is composed of Feed Flour and the best qualiy of Staple and Fancy Groceries Glass, Queensware and Cutiery. THEY ARE AT LESS EXPENSE Tha tore di liberal pri many stomers, and wi to their wishes at anv anda Goods delivered in the city promptly. Chas. THAT LORILLARD’S CLIMAX PLUG OBACCH i i y | Sennev. DO YOU KNOW : and come up with more or less ot a haul. | } On that warm co the shark and i | } belonging to the fish or reptile spe octopus and other horrible things | trawl showed the bottom to be clear | j had a knite in my belt. | cies, are present, and often lying in i The diver has a horror of them | at first, but the feeling soon wears away, and sonie men De come During the down per- reckless. r I never i sharp knite .n my belt to give any | tec y went prowling sh: k a thrust, but later on I would take a header off the j when a shark’s dorsal fin was cutting 1 yards away. | | | | the water not a hundrec | ; | Derz | g the second son two men by sharks, but I took no ) precau and had no narrow j capes. In the beginning of t season we anchored over a sple j bed, a location well sheltere: | s nd swell, and we had reason a profitable catch. rst man over tha rail was an This morni old diver named Peterson. was o’clock in the 1 bee h we up {hours the bay had been of sharks. We Pet watched Peterson go over. but we watched without aj} I ever mace, for I e, the and it > any of gotready | a long, just put an edge. Laccepted it,more | in hopes it ht be usetul m= ena- | bling me to send up the dead body | n through any bodily te. It ae } : Peterson had been caught in a crev- was held fast e would loosen ice, or by a marine the k him. , over 1 went at last, and it wasonly a few seconds before I ick bottom close to a large rock. growing all uround out tor the near- across of trunks, leaving body naked. That tsometatr stung and burned and ling had passed from my waist, a in another second it was in nmiy my | | All the dress I had | | arms and most of the | i listered, but in two | | POWDER Pure. JOHNS NS Commercial College! 421 N. 3d St., St. Louis, Mo Open All the Year! ,¢ ¢ Refers to thor ) namental s ot 1Teac Penma rmer st dents who have completed under our instructious. pay A Full Corps of Protessors. Write for Circulars, Specimens enc Penmanship and Catalogue of Stu- P Sr. Louis, A marvel of purity, » economical » sold in | f low test, | short weig phosphat wders. Sold only in i BawING DER Co., 106 Wall st B5-48t THE OLD RELIABLE EAT MARKET NORTH Keeps more meats and more kinds hit was notuntill tried to spring away tlrealized my situation. At 1 t move I was jerked most in the | violent manner towards the rocks.anc | he burning increased ten told. He had three ot his terrible arms around An octopus had gripped me! ime, and was drawing me to the rock. blister- gripped How his suckers burned and i! How the | and twisted! ec ry arms I tell you I was a frightened man, and for several seconds forgot that I When | fin- octopus ally reached tor it the dragged me into the shadow of the rock, and there I saw old Peterson’s Two of the creature’s were around it and I was to make a body. arms second victim. My left arm was bound to my side, As I but the night was tree. drew | the knife 1 caught sight of the body ot the reptile. In fact, the arms were drawing me within reach ot its beak. I did not slash at the but struck straight at the jelly-hke body, arms, that my ears were roaring and I re- | alized that I had only a few. seconds to spare. Luck guided my blows and Islashed at the pieces ot the body floated around me creature until and the arms let up on their grip. Then I started for the surtace, and I reached it about as near dead as a left. They pulled me inboard, ana with three terrible man could and bave any lite me came the arms | which had been cut from the body. | Not a sucker wou!d loosen its gmp, | and they had to cut them off with | kniyes, one by one, clese to my flesh. Effects? Well, that wasthe lastdive was in bed for I canshow you thirty spots } months. yebody where the flesh looks e i i the remembrance MLUALIC e will start a The rk are y when they but don’t n octopus— it Free Press. 3s Arnica Salve. world tor (nts Rheum, Fever he groom, a z ds nerve US hysteric. I had then been aown so long ns, Corns, d all skin erup-j P-} J and the best that can be procured both fresh and cured. so tresh Fish and Oysters in their season, | When you want anvthing in mv hne give me a call. S.J. GROVES. i i | —— i W. W. LITTLE. FRANK TURPIN We JARVIS. w. D. FARRIS. Little, datvis & Co., COMMISSION For the purchase and sale of nal Stock Yards, East St. Louis, Ils Room 13, Liberal advances made on consignment | ;. W.-W. Atherton, AGENT, BUTLER, MO. But before you do that come round to Southeast corner square, next dvor to Grange store and buy yourself anew set of hand-made HARNESS, OR ”« Also a general line of Horse one t men Harness, Saddles, Whips BEST HORSE COLLAR DON KINNE J. T. GRAVES & SON The BUYERS’ GUIDF is issued Sept. and March, each year. £97 206 pages. £1, x11%; inches, with over 3.500 illustrations — a whole Picture Gallery. GIVES Wholesale Prices dircet to consumers on ail goods for personal or family use. Tells how to order, and gives exact cost of every~ thing you use, eat, drink, wear, or aveme with. These INVALUABLE | BOOKS contain tnforma:ion cleaned from the markets of the world. We will mail a copy FR&+ to any dress upon receipt of 10 cts. to de expense of maling. Iet us hear fro Respectfully, ERY WARD& Co \ venue. Chicage- ce rn a ea 4 sent Now e Hom 2 Grrens You S. J. GROVES | MERCHANTS, CATTLE, HOGS AND SHEEP. HPECH UP. SADDLE, ro ts and References. iJ W.JO Mo. FINE SUITS. In every style price and quality ‘Made to Order t ( 47 Vy. BATES ‘antee a fit National Address: nean inson, PRESIDENT in ev all and see me, south grange store. JE. TALBOTT, Mercl ery ca ant Tailor COUNTY Bank, OF BUTLER, MO, |Oldest Bank in the County. Capital paid in, - - $75,000. Surplus - - - Dr. J. BUGGY AND WAGON | NAT! ) i JOUN |} J. J. Rs Dr. D.D. Wood, | Geo. W. Miers, J.T. GRAVES & SOK, | J. C. CLARK *.1. TYGARD - - Ev We are prepared to « ing business. demand. receive deposits Xc., - $27.000 |Large Vault, B urglar-Proof Safe with Time Lock oa general bank Good paper always i Buy and sell exchange, xe. DIRECTORS. Lewis Cheney, Dr. Elliot Pyle E. P. Henry, ringh n, F { .C. Clark, on, B. Newberry IN. Maine, am, J. P. W.. J. Bard, M. Patty, *, Coleman Smitt LEWIS CHENEY - - - Vice Pr dwards, President Cas BUTLER Capital, SURPLUS BUTI E, SOGO000. ONAL BANK, —In— Trimming Goods. Opera Ilouse Block, NIQO. $43,000 DIRECTORS , _ Deere {R,D.W iJ - Boul illiams. P Booker Powe Green W. 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