The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, February 25, 1891, Page 8

A PLAIN STATEMENT. EK. S. Carrithers Proprietor of the American Clothing House Replys to the Records’ Interviews FACTS AND FIGURES. Ep. Tres:— In your issue of Jan. isd you quote the undersigned in re- 1 motto being, large sales and smalljthis fact, we wish to say that we are | gard to the McKinley bill on hosiery | &ec. That article was not authorized | by me, nor did I know of its publi-! cation, until your paper was for warded to me in New York. The cause of your article, I sup \ ocmerly. Vhat there has been no, pose, was acircular sent tothe trade, | in January, by Wilson Bros. Chicago, the largest wholesale men’s furnishing house in the United States, to the effect that on account of the McKinley bill, they were compelled to advance the prices on certain lines of imported hosiery. 1 spoke of this circular to Mr. Davis of the Times and said: “We are now beginning to feel the effects of the McKinley bill.” Had I known that he intended to publish my statement I should have informed him that, anticipating this advance, I had bought my hosiery last falland that therefore my prices were not effect- ed, since the advance did not occur until January. The Record of January 31st, in an article entitled ‘a local raise only, replies to yours, and gives my friends Levy and. McKib- ben quite a lot of free advertising my expense. These gentlemen's statements are true in part only, or it may be that the Record has mis- represented them as it did Bennett- Wheeler Mercantile Co., in same ar- ticle. ‘Chey are right ih saying there has been no advance on Ameri- can hosiery. Contrary to the pre- dictions of the Democrats, no class of Americau made goods in my line has been advanced by the McKinley bill; in fact many tines are cheaper than ever. Mr. McKibben is reported as saying, “why the tariff has had} no effect on such goods (hosiery), for everybody kuows that a/most everything in this line is made in the United States.” This statement is true in regard to the cheaper grades, but on the higher grades, the gen- tleman’s experience is different from my own, and also, differs from the statements made to me by the two largest wholesale men’s furnishing houses in thiscountry. Every dol- lars worth of our colored balbriggan hosiery to retail 25, 35 and 50 cents, is imported. The imported goods wear better and the colors faster than in American goods. Wilson Bros., of Chicago, say, that 95 per cent. of hosiery to retail at 25 cents and up, is imported. Weil Haskell & Co., the largest New York men’s furnishing house, say that from 90 to 95 per cent. is im- ported. That the price of all hos- iery émported since the McKinley bill went into effect, has been ad vanced, is absolutely certain, the Record to the contrary not-with- standing. The old tariff on all cot- ton hosiery, was 40 per cent. The MoKinley tariff on all hosiery cost ing over 60c. to $2 00 per dozen is 50 cents per doz. and 30 per cent. on all goods costing over $2 00 to $4_00 per dozen, it is 75 cents per dozen and 40 per cent; on all goods costing over $4 00 per dozen, it is $1 00 per dozen.and 40 per cent. A little figummg will show that the McKinley bill raises the tariff on hosiery costing $1 50 per dozen, from 40 per cent. to 63 per cent. or 23 per cent more; on goods costing $2.00 per dozen, the advance is from 40 per cent. to 55 per cent. or 15 per cént, more; on goods costing $3 00 per dozen, the advance is from 40 per cent. to 65 per cent. or 25 per cent. more. These are about the grades of imported hosiery we handle in Butler. Mr. Silas W. Leyy is reported as saying: “We have found no ad- vance except on a few of the fixer | imported articles.” He also says: “There is nothing that we handle whether in the line of dry goods, clothing or furnishing goods, that will cost the consumer more than last year.” Since the discussion was mainly upon hosiery, I assume that he means to include hosiery in his finer imported articles.” If he does include hosiery in this, then he ad- mits he has not been so fortunate as we, but has paid an advance on of} lis “finer imported grades.” | This advance as I have shown above the recent vacaney made in the is from 15 to 25 per cent. and yet ia Levy gravely informs us that ‘this < sery small advance will not change his prices to his customers. | Mr. Levy may not miss 15 to 25 per, |cent out of 47s profits but our books! | for the past two years will show that la loss of even 10 per cent. would without any profit whatever—our | profits on each sale. In buying my clothing for the coming spring, I found no advance j whatever, in fact, many lines of] | American goods are cheaper than} adyance on imported goods, is owing | to the fact, that clothing manufact- urers, anticipating the advance, im- ported their cloths before the McKinley bill went into effect. In| conclusion. I wish to say that I re- gret being compelled to write this article and that Ido so in a friend ly spirit only, but the Record eaat a slur on wy ability as buyer and that I could uot allow to pass unno-| ticed. That the American Cloth- leave the American Clothing House | Thos. J. Smith has been presen ted | In briefly referring this week to! WE MUST SELL | Judgship in the 22nd judicial cireuit, jeaused by the resignation of Judge! 'D. A. DeArmond we will say that in | the selection of Mr. DeArmond’ ‘S successor, Bates county rightly and | | justly deserves the honor. And we} \notice that the name of our well. | known friend and able scholar. Hon. | WE SELL FOR Cash Only. to fill the vacancy, and in view of personally acquainted with Mr. | Smith, and have been for the past Efore ar Some c ten or twelve years, and know him) to be a gentleman of high legal at-/ tainments, honorable and straight forward in all his dealings and bus‘! ness transactions, a man ef good! sound judgment, and a gentleman that would dohonor to the people Cash cacti Sa — 14 lbs of gramulated sugar, $% 15 lbs of light brown sugar, 117 Ibs of good brown sugar 15 lbs of fancy rice ee is to'be selected to fill the vacaucy, be Hon. Thos. J. Smith, of Bates! county.—Pleasant Hill Gazette. i 1 gallon of Kraut 8 Ibs of pearl hominy ing house neither pays too much for its goods (as the Record insinuates)'| | nor sells them for teo niuch. is evi deuced by the fact that its trade for | 1890 increased 30 per cent. over | any previoos year and that in the! short space of six years it has built} up the largest clothing and furnish ing business in Bates county. i E. S. Canrrirners. Ballard lees | We learn that Sam Price is going to California this spring. He sold his place well, some think... .Uncle Mose Greer’s house is almost com | plete outside...... Ballard is on the | boom; Several real estate oxchanges lately. ...John Lentz will resign his office as city marshal to Uncle Mose and furnish the court room free, as an inducement....The boysenjoyed St. Valentine's day splendidly. They all took the jokes well, except those that the shoe pinched. We could name them, but won't now. Some one said they sheuld have saved their two cts as the valentine suited them, but we wonder who sent it? .. We saw Rec. and Jas. Cole go ing north Sunday. but where, we could not say....Ode Reeder spent a day in Butler this week and brought home a fine banjo. ... We heard that Henry Goodwin's had're rented the Frank Teeter farm;to Mr. Mount from Summit townebip...... Oscar Griggs, son of W M Griggs, arrived home from Texas Feb. if 3 Oscar says Missouri is good enough for him. He will live on the old home lace... ... We hear of Uncle Buck iller meeting that unfortunate roeking chair at Uncle Billy's and true to his calling gave another vivid description of Kansas and Nebraska .Joha Hays says he wouldn't be president of v. S.A. if he had to work for the people. Mr. gentlemen, how is that fora F.& L. U. man. -....-We would like to know who that young lady is that Jim Cole met, as he came from Adrian; Uncle Billy says she wore a red shawl and rode a blazefaced horse....We are very sorry to learn of the fire at Al- tona....Some of the Ballard boys attended the dance on Elk Fork Monday night and report a splendid t'me....Has Frank LaFollett learn ed anything about Mr. Rutlege yet? Boys smoke....W B Cole must be mad over his valentine as he is rust ling now....Mr. Hurt has his new house in progress. Success to you Mr. Hurt....We are glad to know that Fairview had a good teacher this term. Miss Lydia is an excellent teacher...... Judge Cole has some red hogs; they are Wheeler hogs which accounts for the color. We | expect to see them whitewashed if: Judge keeps them. .. . There is some- | thing unusual about 1891. To the | second figure add the first and you have the 3d; from the 3d subtract! the 4th and you have the 2nd, com- | bining all you have the number of the century.—Puck....We hear of | a petition afloat to open a road from Ballard due west to the township line. It would beof great conven- ience and profit to. some farmers.on| that line. What do you say, Peter? .Any person wishing to learn to! schottische should call on Jas. Cole of Ballard... -Everything sold well at John Embree’s sale on Wednes- day....Glad to hear that Charley Greer is still improving... . Buck Miller took a trip “ Osceola this week on business. . E P Mosh- ier’s sale was well sc consid- ering the weather. Everything sold well..Uncle Sam hasa sale the 28th of this month....We understand that Bill Cole, Mr. McCliney and Bill Hughes are going to purchase most all the stock. Good notes i is all Unele Sam wauts...... This is bad weather for stock; the farmers should have stock sheds. . . at the residence of the bride's pa: rents in Shawnee township... . Mrs Billy Tyler is sick with pleurisy, we wax, rags and grease. North Main hope not seriously. though. Jack. | can citizen in public or private life GOODS pe Flying Dutchman Riding Plows, F | BARLOW AND TATE Com Planters, Little Joker Cultivators: MOLINE ree ye Cultivators, = Harrows'! And a Five Line of =| BUGGIES and SPRING WAGONS! DeArmond. aa os e . 9 a ae 7 Ibs of dried gteen peas 25) A pleasant feature of the adjourn- | 12 Ibs of dried grapes 100\ cd term of Circuit Court, which | When Baby was sick, we gave her Castoria. 1ib of Star tobacco 4 When she was a Child, she cried for Castoria. 1b of Free trade tobacco Bes oon Miss, easiest pare 1lb of Old Kentucky tobacco 45 Children, ve thera Casto: age es oor | 11b of Early Bird twist Lone Oak Items 6 bars of Old Hickory soap 25 Winter, winter, winter will stop some of the boys that are talking of sowing oats....Quite a squal struck this country Tet Mon- day.... Wonder what Joe was going to do aa those little rocking chairs ..Vinie Vandiver returned home Soturday....Mrs. Cyrus Requa is very sick this week; also Mrs. Bent- 15 piggs feet 2 1 Ib of loose Muscatel raisins 1 1b of Fard dates 30 tb pail of jelly L 1 gallon of fancy sorghum 1 gallon of white honey drip 1 gallon New Orleans syrup 1 gallon of faney corn syrup 35 ly is no better...:Mr. Welch closed} 1 quart can Maple syrup : 35 ey eee oo aoe a his school Jast,Friday....The party} 4 gallon can Maple syrup 55! Wubneas, He poe filed with the given at Fy. M. Steele's house last Sugar cured hams 103} Governor his resignation as Cireuit| Friday night was well attended.... Whole strip break’ast, bacon 10 Jude of this cuca to take effect Prof. Young will close his school in| 3 caas best tomatos 35 ay 1st, 1891: Teecpies beat two weeks....Willie Requa is at-| 3 cans of best corn 35 Rasoitven That Jade DeAritond, tending school at Double Branch} 3 cans of mustard sardines 35) during bis Judicial peru has faith- this week....Hurrah for the Stump-| 3 cans Oil sardines 25} fully 8 Ree ae ‘tial and town stubbles....Now, Mr. Editor, !100 Ibs Davis Blue D. Flour 2 70 efficiently Hei ad oe of of- as some one is writing from this part} 100 jh Hawkeye (straight patent) 250) ficial duties in shale manner as to of the county we will close and hope | 100 Ibs Undue, good flour 2100 oat tran cnr anonithe iain he will continue to keep the vews | 90 boxes matches $5 54a credit es —— ahd tia ii from thie part going. Now hurrah | 19 1b California honey 1 00 ple whom he has so faithfull: om for the Trues. Grover Cleveland and} 3 boxes of French blacking 25| and it is with pridernd Gace P Pigsete { Nojncm or 1 doz faucy lemons 25) that we point to bis unsullied and peal he Se Bios. 3 large mackeral ; 25! brilliant record as a gentleman, jur- Fryp Jutke tor Sale. 2 packages macaroni 25) ist and public officer, and regret our D. A. and H. H. Colyer’s herd of 1 bottle English table sauce eighteen fine Kontucky jacks arrived 2 boxes deviled ham in Butler Thursday and can now be |= boxes deviled Tongue seen at the sale atable of Harris &| 1 bottle horse redish Lilse! Thene jacks range from 144} 2 lb Imperial tea worth 60c for to 16-hands high, and if we are = 1 Ib gun cured Japan tea worth judge are far superior to any pre- 60c for vious shipment. They are black with’ 1 1b pure codfish mealy nose, high headed, well made, in short are perfect pictures These avimals aye for sale and a guarantee | - goes with each jack sold. Mr. Co!- yer says he found good jacks very| in the City. 30) 6 bars of Clairette soap 25) ee This | “1 quart bottie of best bluing 15 ing resolutions were presented by | 10 10 30 40 60 50) 5| jclosed Judge DeArmond’s career as 5 ,Cireuit Judge. was the presentation Henry county | 5] of resolutions by the bar. Court adjourned at 10:30 Tuesday, | | 6 bars of white Star soap 25) after which Thos. M. Casey was | +> called to the chair, when the follow 5 General B. G. Boone, with the re- | quest that the same be spread upon the records of the court: Wuerras, Judge David A. DeAr- Circuit, having been elected to Con- | gress fromthe 12th Congressional | 25] professioval relations with him are 25 | to be severed, while we feel partially 25 | compensated thereupon in the fact 10/ the people of the State are to have 35!the advantage and benefit of his| ability and public fidelity and labors 5 !in a more extended field of public 10| services; and we hereby extend to! him our highest consideratien and The Best Garden’ Seas most grateful appreciation as judge, lawyer and citizen, and our best wishes and friendship personal- ~~~ |ly in the future. scarce in Kentucky and it was with| We have in our store everything|B. G. Boone, R. E. Lewis, great aes be found those he|keptina first class fancy grocery Thos. M: Casey, W. E. Owen, bought. weled over seven or | house: from the best he found on the mar-|Perriens table ing buying a jack this season we would advise you to call and take ajin imported vinegar, Epps cocoa look at his herd, and investigate for yourself. No recent utterence of any Ameri- Mustard has created so much comment as! Mr. Cleveland's letter on the silver | Spiders catsup. question. The criticism which | it has aroused illustrates the conspic uous personality of its author. “Bie | Views to which “be gives expression | drop prunes. touching the problems’ of govern- teas, Mocha and Java coffees, ment never fail _to attract wide | can coffee, Aca > spread and earnest aftention. The! j a ee colle: ,interest which the people continue jda oranges, Cal to manifest in what he says and) and canned fruits, jdoes prove that he is not a less im- |you want. portant figure today than when he | oceupied the White house—K. C.) ———— a ca ie Star. infact anything BARBER BARBER: for CASH ONLY Artistic Hair Cutting, Shampooing. | ————- Sea Foam. All clean and fashiona- | ble, on North Main St. | FRED DORN, Proprieto: warrant everything to be the or refund your meney. French Mushrooms, French | James Parks, eight coubties and wade his pick|Peas. Importea Sardines, Lee & sauce. Lobsters, ket. To those who are contemplat-|Schrimps, Salmon, Richard & Rob- bins potted meats, Bottled pickles French Mustard ,Colman’s Anderson's mince meat, fancy combed Honey, pure |pressed the sentiments of those who | Maple sugar, fruit pudding, gold | bad signed them. The Bice Prices are! best | Peyton A. Parks, C. E. Miller, E. A. Gracey, W. R. Jeffries, C. C. Diekinson, Jas. D. Lindsay, C. A. Calvird, C.S. Robinson, F. E. Savage; »| Rollen B. McConnell, Circuit Clerk; James H. Callaway, Sheriff. To these resolutions — See ; mond made a very happy #: ing respense, in which he ae ocea- - iron to say that while the resolutions | flattered him, be believed they ex-! which aid is necessary to| mond, Judge of the 22d, Judicial | | ! \ | \ 4 | [LOW PRICES = CALL FOR POULTRY The bar and the sago, Tapioca, “fine | officers of Henry county had aided! Afri- ; the court in a manner more than | Flor’s | usual, fornia Evaporated | make a court a success, for all of! ,/ which he felt profoundly thankful.— | Clinton Democrat. A Boon to Wiyes. Having used “Mother's Friend” I | woald not be withont it. | boon to wives who know they must ~ | pass through the painful ordeal of We are running a cash grocery, | childbirth. “Mrs. C. Melburne, Iowa. | cash for Poultry detivered at A. L. © and handle only the best goods, and | Write The Bradfield Regulator Co., Atlauta, Ga., for further particulars: | Sold by all druggists. 121m It is a! of the = judicial cireuit in that) 19 Ibs of fancy dried apples a Fresh Grass Seeds. responsible position. As Bates 4 lbs of Golden Santos coffee 00] elected their mau without opposition | 4 1. of best roasted Rio ool Shirley Childs at the'last election, it is entitled to 34 Ibs of roasted Java 00| the full term; let the gentleman who | 6 Ibs of hominy flake 25) RESOLUTIONS OF CLINTON BAR. | = Complimentary to the Hon. David A | | Pitcher’s Castoria. | 5 lbs of pure navy beans 25 Pitcher’s Castoria. 'Pitcher’s Castoria. * */ -DRUGGIST, 4.0. WAT ast Save money by calling on us tor? LUMBER UT, | Building Material 'HIGH GRADES We will pay the prices below, in. McBride & Co’s store, on SATURDAY AND MONDAY Children Cry for é Children Cry for Chitdren Ory for - HA L.TUGKER, (Successor to J. Q@ Walker) | i Dealer in | Drugs and Medicines Prescriptions Carefully. Compound- ed. A night Clerk can always be had by pulling the Knob m frost. gaeees SHINGLES: PAINT: 3. | And ‘all — Our motto 1s—— ———~And . Married:—Miss Hattie Martz and Mr. Scott Sloane. : ee — of each week. s Flax Seed to Loan. | If you apprecitate our endeavors | Notice to Taxnayers. ' Hens and Chickens ib. ee. We are prepat ed to loau flax seed to save you money—help us out, and! You are hereby notified that i Young Roosters ae ee 1 pe to — in a a 2 To stay clear of the dishonest merchant |Your taxes are uot settled at once | T. Ib Peer: x secure seed apply early. Call at who tells you. we are selling only ‘the per cent will be doubled. anker® DEE D+ FE ni. -- - os ‘ Butler elevator. lel = at Gro. P | Pekin Ducks per doz...... $2.25 12 Brvast Bros. K McDayrer. _ Second class goods. 2t pacman Co Fe SEES: City Collector. mmon Ducks per doz... $150 Wanted ! aoe ee Geembse eS . ee 5 $3.75 © { | STOP AND READ:—If Hides, pelts, feathers, nice hair cut, shave or Bt Patan peak 5 J. L Parxs 4 ‘street, opposite i = E Wiliams & Ca to the first class barber shop of J R Patter- | 6-James Smith, th poultry F ete — 2 the parporiaia macpeaee O18 and | : som ther | buyer of Bates ccunty, will receive kind poor eg ; the poultry. Call's and see aig