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. aan BUTLER mn BANK, —IN— Spedjnera, House BUTLE R, MO. Me \ Capital. - S66,000, ting aBPLus - $5,000 ; u a oe H.SULLENS. President Lord WALTO .+» Cashier. |.RUEJENKINS, - -Ast Cashier, | DON ut toe seat ietaa Clerk and Collector. DIRECTORS pr, 7. C. Boulware, Booker Powell, IM. Tucker. Green W. Walton, dge J. H Sullens, John Deerwester, R, Simpson C. C. Duke, rank Vorts, Ws, E, Walton, ¢.H. Dutcher J. Rue Jenkins. Receives deposits, loans money, and a general banking business. Weextend to ourcustomers every ac- eommodation consistent with sate bank- ing. CORRESPONDENTS. Kansas City. St. Louis. New York. Fit Nat’l Bank - fourth National Bank : — al Bank - BATES COUNTY National Bank, (Organized in 1871.) OF BUTLER, MOQ. (apital paid in, Wwplis - -- - 975 $ 71.000 RIL.TYGARD, - - - - President. HON. J. 8. MEWBERRY, — Vice-Pres, — 2's - Cashier. FARMERS It Costs Less to Feed 50 Hogs With HAAS’ ected =| DR. JOS rms, As A PREVENTA than to lose one by DISEASE, keanse the extra pork it puts upon the hogs Vill return three times its costs Farmers and feeders who have used it write wfollows Teonsider it a sure cure and do not iatend to dowithout it. M D. Johnson, Walker, Eas access and we cheerfully test Griffin & Bro. LaPlata itive used Dr. Jos. Haas’ hog remedy aa recominend it surecure for hog cho! ssaved me from $xi ‘0. ‘rank Lee, Hannibal, Mo. We have sold it in a dozen instances, no cure Mpay, and have never losta cent. It has never failed Brown & uisville, Mo. Thave used your me ne for several years . Walter, Knox City, mo Tand it the beat, piers tive for prevailing tise R. Dawson, Denver, Mo y cana it to all having hogs afficted with cholera. T. A. Butford, Louisville Iwill not be without Haas’ hog reme¢ cost three times the pi John Castin, Grant Ci DF Haashog remedy does all he clai c. Haxton, Louisville, Mo. “tm satisfied it will ya for itself in putting on flesh, a from keeping hogs healthy. Thos. H, Logan, Grant, © Your remedy gives better satisfaction than any other, S. B. Smith, Perry, Mo am convinced, ifthe medicine is properly fiven, it is the thing for hogs. W. J, McCray, Browning Mo. Since using your remedy | have not had the tholera among hogs. John S Courtright, Pecnliar, Cass Co, Mo. Kis the best ee atthe kind I ever used. J Leggett, Hannibal Mo Your remedy is sing eneral satisfaction. A. HL, wis, Boliver,Mo. PRICES, 82.50, $1.25 and 50 cents, yer box 2% pound cans, $12 50 Mo whe are authorized by me to receive and for- Nope agtplications or the insurance of young we st diseases. contracts of insurance will provide that I hall pay the ne Highest Market price every insured hog which dies from diseases le being fed the remedy. ps. Haas, V. S., Indianapolis. Ind. DR. STRONG'S PILLS! The Old, Weli Tried, Wonderful Health Renewing Remeaies. STHOG'S SANATIVE PLAS cs #7 A oe y cure for he Be ak Regulating the Bowels, Purifying ® Cousk RAL Lo . i erte Are Used to. aranteed superi ash refunded. 1): wWorthicas noetrums. morn Wie Hemedy Oret. Sold by ° Mailed te address. Send 4 ce: Wiicox SPECIFIC CO., Phiiat=.. Pas Block, .000. | HOG & POULTRY REMEDY For a. © acres ground in c Oc + room house, good cister addition, 700. 2 story 15 room house, x cistern and pump in kit chen, under cover, good bz arn, ‘ wor house, lots of fine fruit,” flowe tusion, nicest place square, in town rice $. Price $4 does eas story 6 roon 100 ho } g2 alley in rear, goo good cistern, small truit, shr ut ete,, price $1,100, dirt ck ue} 3 room house, goc y dition, price $3 Rene iiacetein Corner lot, Fort Scot porches, good Well, $750, eas sy terms Large corner lot Ohio st. wood house, alley’s ad- t st, $ rooms, new “rn, oad e rms. ; } se, good cist | Close in, $goo, easy | 4 rooms, 1-2 acre fruit, blue grass, splendid cistern, a price $1,500, Corner lot Ohio st barn, shade trees, st flowers, close i 3 rooms' location, of evergreens flows t aw vod ce Magnificent home, } Too irubbery, in, price $1,200. Mechanic st stable, coal house, g | $500. | _4 rooms, South Main, ad | lie square, lot 40x100, make ness property $1,500, ss good well, yood lot, well, ood ne ghborhood, ining pub- yood busi- | 6.4 Sy Sy 2 a | © rooms ote lots, smoke house, coa | noua, stable, fine well, $1,00¢ Sas | k t $1,000, eas 4 rooms, North Main, close in, lar: we | lot, stable, coal and wood | well, price $700, easy terms. Farms, oceans of them to sell or ex change, trom 40 acres to Goo we can fit you out in any kind of a trade vou want. We have 200,000 acres of land in Minne- sota and Iowa, $150,000 in Kansas, 6,000 in Dakota, besides town property every- where. Don’t buy until you see us House 1 story, 3 rooms, good well, 41-2 | acres adjoining corporation, good young | orchard, large Supply smal! truits, 1 y pretty Braces ES t000- a close in, ter | @asy. One large large Ict o: house, fine Waters 75 er street 75x 247: price $450, on ea rms. | § room house, North Main strect, lot | 75X150, cistern, new r r place; pric $1,000, ance one and two years. | | | What a man does is the thing.’ | LEFKER & C eG North M 26 NORTH MAIN STREET 1 o—— | DRUG STORE First-elass in every a OPEN EVERY DAY TN Y VEE Like | | FRIZELL & RICE, BUTLER, MO. THE HORNS At Old Stand, East Side Square. NEW GOODS Nice and Cc thing in th = |G ROCERY, Fresh and COME AND Chas. 4 rooms, 3 | ergreens, | te! can learn the exact cost | advertising in American prs SATIN. | SEE ME. Denney. AN EXTRAORDINARY OFFER. JUDGE FOSTER P. WRIGHT. To All Wanting ——————— = ee Biographical Shetch of a Well Spent Life. aa Lt. whose + July 1, 1857. --is so well known 1 was so lor g per now at work are making from $150 to Sco a clear and this fact makes It safe fo and prospe jthat the rity of southwest Missouri. Deu at cannot this at “as us eee we will moe! money 7 aie for them. Any agent or general ent who would like ten or more counties and work them through sub-agents for ninety days nd fail to clear at least $75 PENSES, can return all money back, No other employer of agents ever dared to make such offers, nor would we if we did not know that we have agents now making more than double the unt we guaranteed ; and but two sales aday would give a profit of over $125 a month, and that one of our agents took eighteen orders in one day. scriptive circulars explain our ¢ these we wish to send to ever ployment who will send us three one cest stamps for postage at once and secure the agency in time forthe boom, and go to work on the terms named in our extraordinary offer. We would like to have the address of all the agents, sewing machine solicitors and carpen- ters in the country, and ask any reader of this paper who reads this offer, to send us at once the name and address of all such they know. e the best chance memory. Warsaw. zen of He was long a resident of Benton county. then a citi Jetferson City and Sedalia. |; We append a biographics takeujfrom the ~Illustrated History of Missouri,” printed in 1876. full and complete so far as. it goes, | but of Judge Wright's personal history and that of his family, it is deticient. Serie de- We have written to parties for additions to this sketch, and will print them when received: Foster Pelletier. Wright was born — January 20th, 1807. His father’s farm, upon which he was principally | A & K | N E raised, adjoined the village of Sugar Ne 2) aie ae coals Gil enteest aan ve, Warren county, Pennsylvania, (THE NEW QUININE.) —convenient to the village school, which he attended until he arrived Gires jat the age of sixteen, except when | ussisting his father on the farm. He fy aed sai abids | tyeewe | afterwards attended for several terms New § an academy in western New York. He then entered Miaini 1 Ohio, being Having completed University nineteen years © he course pre- seribed, he commenced the study of eel Os the law in an adjoining county, which S atthe he pursued with dilligence for nearly SE i 0 Ot three years, when he was admitted : ; * : to the bar by the Supreme Court of that the most delicate stomach will bear Ohio, at Hamilton. He settled at Bowling Pike county, Missouri, in May, 1832, and soon A SPECIFIC POR MALARIA, REEEC MATES. NERVOUS -:- PROSRATION. all Germ Diseases. AND SUCCESSFUL Superior jto quinine Green, im after was licensed to practice in this State. He had made himself familiar with the elementary books, both in law and equity, and especially with the law He quently called on by attorneys from tand THE MOST SCIENTIFIC BLOOD PURIFIER ** For eight years [haddum ue intolerably Wished myself dead a score of tim I never found a medicine worth the bottle held it, until] took Kx a happy day of evidence. was fre- orine. It gave trength. 1] other counties in the district, to aid can sleep like a top ery word of . a this.—Thos. Toole, N.Y them in making out briefs, oa in down: fe nae ft Court. In polities. Mr. Wright was helped me at a democrat, and after the “Salt River Journ ad such 1” was established at Bowling Mr N. ¥., 8 . : } Ls nm ma |G se vrote for the paper under ‘ ne. | rangement between the general ; think but | 10¢1 { Pike county and the for Kaskine Lshouid now be derd.’* i . , " E >: Letters from the above persons, giving fan | Proprietor of the paper. Pike, then, details will be sent on appli Was among the most populous coun- At the election that took place in August, 1536, he Kaskine can be taken withou medical advice. $1.00 per bott for $5. Sold by or sent by mail on recvipt of price. en St, ties in the State. EE oe veer eee » New York | Was elected a representative to the = rener? Assembly, ¢ ouch , WANTED Ladies to Work for us General Assembly, although — the at their homes. $7 to $10 per | county was strongly whig. He became week can bequictly made. No photo painting: y als: no canvassin For fall. particulars, please | an active member of that body. and address, at once, CRESCENT ART CO., 17a 3 : oan Milk St., Boston’, Mass. Box 5170. was chairman on internal improve- ments. About the close of the sion, there became a vacancy in ses- the KiiovvROOT BEER Fac cents, makes 5 gallons of a de- reship of the seventh judicial lie parkling, temperance beverage. : oa Stre ens and purities the blood. _ Its purity rcuit, and about the first of Febru- and d mend it to all. Sold by all d storekee ary, 1837, he Governor Boggs for that position, drugyist ses and EAFNESS fics CU Re eat ur own home, by one who was deaftwen- which nomination was unanimously confirmed by the Senate. In eight years Treated by most of the not~ pro- Silene peneetnon ae penaroaa. of curing this appointment he took no otners. SAU EP Nodal Weet slst st geplvation- | part whatever. The constitution having been changed so that the term of the oftice of the cireuit judges | was reduced to eight years, he was re-appointed by Governor King—the constitution was again changed and | ARKER’S GINGER T Ch ‘The Best Cure for ‘Weak Langs, Asthma, In: gestion, Inward ane"BtPanction. Combining the a Waluablo medicines with Jainacia Ginger, ttexerta a Cura tive power over disease unknown to other remedies. Weak Lange, Itheumatisra, Female Complaints. and the CURE™:.DEAF ECK’S PATENT IMPROVED CUSHIONED EAR DRUMS aeokomiy SasTORE THE NEARING and perform the work ofthe natural dum. Invisible, comfortable and always in position, au conversation and even whispers beard distinctly. ‘Send for illustrated Poak witb testimonials, FREE. Address or cal! on F. HISCOX, G4@ Broadway, New York, Mention this poper. his profession. companying briefs. 1861, when he again returned to the bar. | of the seventh ADVERTISERS judicial cireuit were reversed, of any proposed line of | ntrv was mostly new prence extremely scarce. 2 addressing tn. the. st of Henry count becoming the center of h Rowell & cs, fy ce. he aes SEWARD a H PATENT SOLICITS: i SPRING= | Having ‘ he was re- given general distressing ulsof the Stomach, Liver, Bowels i i tees Fflacrigengisn the judges made elective. He took Tien ess Gov ie) Willata Baroets 8. Y- * | no active part in this election, pre- ferring to return to the practice of His ability and suc- cess are evidenced by the reported decisions of the court, and his ac- In 1858, Judge | | SOL - identified with the growth | applied to the courts for any of this | itgpay a proper tribute to his | far from the public square, in the ing, with suitable out houses and |He moved to Clinton about 1875. | well arranged g sketch | it is}, i was nominated by | on, in 1875, without any oppo-| A PERILOUS sition—receiving the entire vot The busine being larger than any ne VOYAGER, eireult : \eronauts. in the State. the legislature : ~—.ee- passed a complime ntary ac wr -ortland, M 5 Ti bal ete ¢ d, Me.. July 5 lio bal- izing the county cour : ounty courts loon ascension made from Lincotn to pay him two hundred and fifty ¥ ve e es u ark yesterday by Prof. Charles H. each, out of the ount tes i es re eeur by. the distinguished seronaut, as He, however, has never and a reporter in the balloon » the Boston Globe, ~Coluiubus,” was the taken It was event ful from the start, and the two oe extra pay. Judge s : 2 dence is in the city Wri | tht’s re : of Clinton, not | most exciting has that place in this vieini ty ever center of the city His dwelling cupants had a narrow squeeze fe mmodious two-story brick eaten build The start was witnessed by an immense crowd. At 5 o'clock the order to let geo* was given and the balloon shot up; sarden.—Henry Co. Democrat. Nou cash werkt much iairmorerene ward rapidly. Fi ifty feet in. the air ess you are well, but you can build up | it crashed into a bunch of telegraph ve health and strength with Par 2 er’s Tonic, and work will then become easy. and telephone wires with great foree It sets the lungs, ile and kidneys vin = and the crowd thought the two men : tore its way through and mounting Imprisonment For Debt In Illinois. quickly soon reached an altitude of, The Chapman Dill, passed by the | 390° feet. The course of the bal gislature of Tlinois at its late | loom had been toward the west, but session, amends the existing law re-] it suddenly struck another current lating fo imprisonment for debt by | Which carried it out toward the open providing that no personshall suffer | ocean. To be taken out to sea such imprisonment for a period lon. | Meant almost certain death, and the ger than sixmonths. Doubtless the Professor determined to descend and author and supporters of this meas endeavor to secure an ure imagined that they were 1 of the islands in Casco Bay, over which they were passing at great speed. The valve was opened and the balloon began tc A long drag rope was thrown out and anchorage on aking | O72 a great step in advance, and in one which principle at is to be condemned without qual ification. The cruelty of the tice istnot to be mitigated by a ques tion of time. sense they were, but any law ins this barbarous } arop. as they neared the water it dragged through it leaving a boiling wake. Crossing over prac Windward Island a number of men ran toward the drag to try it, but the speed of the balloon was so great Imprisonment for an hour is an outrage upon any poor man in an era when, if there be grounds | TCP® to fasten for suspicion of fraud against him that those who seized the rope were thrown forcibly to the ground. Fe nally a turn was made around a rock, which stopped the balloon and held he may be proceeded against in due form, like any other person charged with crime. Tn operation this law is a conyeni- ent instrument in the hands of ma it. But it was only for a moment. ignant men for the gratification of The balloon tugged and jerked furi- ously and the rope parted. The re the meanest and most contemptible leased balloon jurmped into the air, It is the ancient ex talionés reduced to the forms of of human passions. but the gas was hissing out and it fell into the water. The car was al most completely submerged and the modern civilization. Under it a creditor may gratify personal spite to his heart’s content. He may not men were alternately under and hereafter keep his debtor in prison above the wate ras the balloon was indefinitely, but the spleen which | #7ied dancing along by the wind. will not be satisfied with jx | The balloon twisted and swayed and ,onths’ confinement , was thrown violently in every direc- i 1 tion. The two men cluny to the thet they would be an sides fearful dashed men ching to the sides, The two fearful that they would be dashed into an island. They were when the into island. Legislature has simply strengthened an abuse by depriving individuals of the power of pursuing their victims : hecoming exhausted, Mermaid, ran up catching a line, they were haule Anhoard after some difficulty. The but recovered rapidly The balioon was Jost Prof. Grimby said it had been the most exciting and dangerous trip he to a point where their vindictiveness would The number of such prisoners will not be diminished by the act, and it may be increased. It is natural that the created by the law should be one of confidence that something had been in’ the line of putting an end to this abuse, and with the public mind satisfied that the evils of the old system have been mitigated, it will require many cases of grievous hardship to draw atten- tion anew to the odious practice. Imprisonment for debt has been abandoned by most of the civilized States of the world. It is wrong in principal and most vicious in its re- sults. Ifa debtor has been dishon- est he is entitled to trial in an hon- | est court, and must be punished by society and not by an indiv idual. If he has been merely unfortunate, his imprisonment at the behest of a vil- lain who takes advantage of a heath- enish law is nothing else than a spe- cies of mob law under legal forms. | The process gratifies no one but the prosecutor, pays no debt, carries no | lesson. preserves society from no ill, and can be defended upon no recog- become a public scandal. yacht. close to them and aeronauts were prostrated, after. impression ¢ soon done had ever made. F onaty th 1e system, by the use of willa, against the dis- eases peculiar to hot weather. This medicine induces a healthy action ef the stomach, liver and kidneys, caus ing them to prevent the accumula tion of the poisons which produce disease. Ayer's She Jumped Into a Well. Hannibal, Mo., July 6.—This after noon Mrs. Thomas Bennett, who one night last winter lay down on the grave of her dead child to die and was almost frozen before she was found, made another attempt to end her unhappy life by jumping into a well twenty feet deep. In the de- scent she struck its rocky sides and was badly bruised. She was seen to Ballou having resigned, he was | SEE elected to fill the vacancy thus oc- casioned. without opposition. He | ecntinued to perform the duties of the office urtil the latter part of | He had filled the office of judge | . for sixteen years. and few of his decisions notwithstanding the and books . 1853. satisfac tion, elected at the November ‘gutter and given achance to succeed. disappear into the well by neighbors who rescued her, but not until life was almost extinct. nized grounds of morality and de- It is personal vindictiveness \ and that alone, resulting, as the tri- | umph of that quality always does, \ cency. ias Splitlog, of W Math andotte, Kan., a full blooded Wyandotte In- $1,000,000, and United in great wrongs andhardships to the innoce The six months’ limitation simply adds a fresh stigma to the dian, is worth over is the richest States Indian in the great State which is disgraced by so .—Chieago Her inhumar 1 An Endt to Bone Scraping. a practice ¥300,c00, bad his for eight id have to ] suld let care of st € mies are 1d at th wareal se m - 4 the men he has picke« d out of the } Cents a bott per ae by John G. Walker. at 25¢. Arnica Salve