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CONCLUDES HE IS A SUCKER. | Bald-Headed Man From the Coun- | H. J Taylor, the W; try Disappointed in the Opera. The man sitting next te bim no- ticed that the bald-headed person with the red nose was getting decid- edly nervous. Presently in the middle of a wag nificent quintet, the bald headed man turned round and said: “Say!” “Well?” was the reply, accompan A lover of opera hates interruption as Satan hates good. “What kind of « show is this any- way?” “This? Why, this is—” The sing ing was so beautiful just then that he stopped and whispered ‘Hush! Sb!" The other went on: “Ain't there no comic soug com g along presently?” For answer there the head. “Nobody get into a sawmill and escape by the skin of his teeth?” No.” “No horse race?® “No.” “When does the song and dauce act come ov? Say, ain’t there any laughs in this thing, anywhere? Gee, but Ireckon I struck the wrong gate altogether! I come in town to day and asked a feller what was the best show in town and he told me this was it. And I’ve been sitting here an hour an’ they ain’t done a thing but shout and weep and run around like beetles trying to turn right side up. ‘Tain't like any show ever I seen! Whatever it any way?” But the other man had moved away to where he could hear the music without interruption. The bald-headed man hailed an usher. “Any Amazons’ march in thi asked. The usher shook his head. “Any Midway Plaisance dancing?” “No.” “Well, then, blame the luck,” said the bald-headed man, reaching for his hat, “I guess I'm a sucker!” ied by a hardly concealed frown. was a shake of is, he 3 S. H. Chifford, New Cassel, Wis., was trouble with Neguralgia and rheumatisn his stomach was disordered, his liver was «ttected to an alarming degree, ap- petite tell away, and he was terribly re- duced in flesh and strength. Three bottles ot Electric Bitters cured him. Edward Shepherd, Hairisburg, IIL, had a runuing sore on his leg ot eight years’ standing. U ed thiee bottles ot Electric Bitters and sever. boxes ct Buck- len’s Arnica Salve, and his leg is sound and well, John Speaker, Catawha, O , had five large Fever sores on his leg, doctors said he was incurable. One bottle Electric Bitters and one box Bucklen’s Aanica Salve cured him en- tirely. Soldat H. L. Tuckers’ drug store. Specimen Cases. TOOK ‘THE CAR. There is a decision and energy about Englishmen sometimes which arouses admiration. A case in point occurred on Monday, says the Los Angeles Herald. Two men, whose clothes, monocles and accent forei bly announced their nationality, ealled at the ticket office of the Southern Pacific railroad and asked for two lower berths on the train to San Francisco. They are all gone. You can have uppers, though, was the response. “On, no; doncher know me friend is beastly ill, and he can’t go unless he has a lower berth. He must have one, doncher know.” The agent was sorry, but as he only had upper berths, he could do nothing. Then the spskesman in sisted on seeing Mr. Crawley, and that official again explained the ab- sence of any lower berth, only to re- ceive the reply: “Aw, yes; but we must have a lower, doncher know.” “All right, if you must, you: must” answered the official. ‘They will cost you just $2 We have an extra car here aud cau put it on for you at that figure, if upper berths are not good enough.” “Aw, yes. Thanks awfully.” They paid the movey, the empty Pullman was eoupled onto the train, and the boys at the depot say that before the cars left the Englishmen had made the porter make up every berth in the car. They said that they had paid for each of the sections and they proposed to come as near as possible to getting their money's! worth. Tayler For Recorder. Washington, D. C., April 2.—C. andotre county ,eolored politician, was to day nomi- ‘mated by the Pr- bt for recorder | for the district of Columbia. The ys $5,000 a year, aud was position p: heid by a negr» for several adminis trations B. K. Bruee, the we!! known color ed min appointed by Harrison to the place,tendered his r Tt was for this po secure] most of but the President, change the list of offices ignation today. tion | | lis mdorsements, desiring tilled colored men, nominated tim as Min sion, expecting to appoint a white| The Senate refused to contirm Taylor for the diplomatic position, the President finally sent in the name of Thomas Moonlight of Kansas. Sen- ator Martiv, wh> interested himself anticipates man recorder for the District and in Taylor, suys he no trouble in securing his contirma- tiou But indorse ment counted for more than did one of Taylor’s Istters at the time Cleveland elected Gover nor of New York. Taylor was at the time practicing law at Atlanta, and wrote Cleveland a letter of con gratulation pronouncing him the child of destiny, and predicting his certain election to the Presidev ey. Siuce that time Mr. Cleve land bas always remembered Taylor and cared for him. Taylor had tie iudorsemeut of all the prominent uegro politicians of the country, and his appointment will greatly please this element. neither Senatorial written was 3 This wondertul Liniment is known from the Atlanti> to the Pacific, and trom the lakes to the gulf. It is the most penetrating lintment in the world It willcure rheumatism, neuralgia, cuts, sprains, bruises, wounds, old sores. burns, sciatica, sore thaoat, sore chest and all inflammation, after all others have tailed. It will cure barbed wire cuts, and heal all wounds where proud flesh has set in. It is equally efficient tor an:mals. Try it and you wiil not be withoutit, Price soc. Seld by H L Tucker, Butler, Mo- Strike is Broken. Uniontown, Pa., April 5.—Unless there is a radical change in the situ ation in the Pensylvania coke regions Ballard’s Snow Liniment. to night the strike of the miners and cokers is about broken. The au thorities have taken a stand and are determined to put down the rioters at any cost. This policy has thrown the Jaw breakers into a demoraliza- tion. After the sheriff's posse con euded the engagement with the mob which murdered Chief Engineer Paddock yesterday afternoon and landed the leaders and over 100 strikers in the county jail everything quieted down immediately, and the reports from every point in the re gion at the close of the day. show that lawless hordes have generally been subjugated Several outbreaks occurred at sev- eral places early this morning, but as the day advanced the strikers lost courage, and the mobs which camp ed out last night itending to make raids at every working plant at day to size, wud by the time that balf the route of each mob was covered the force were almost completely dis banded. break, commenced diminish in Thus commenced the be ginning of the end of what was in tended to be the greatest strike of jcoal miners aud coke workers in the history of the country. Damage to Ohio Fruit Columbus, O., April 2—-The cor respondents of the State Board of | Agriculture are sending in their re ports in regard to the efiect of the recent cold snap on the fruits and cereals. The report willbe formu lated and the results will be summed up definitely Assistant Secretary lemming examined many cf the reports in a casual manner The cold snap set in Sunday and contin- ued most of the week. The report ‘shows that the southern part of the! j@tate bh. suffered the; | frost. fruit, cherries, \ | peaches. plums, ete, bave be-n killed ; but the later fruits are not mj } Reports ft most from e early red eounties in the no ; buds of the fruit trees iently advanced to be | brief, the early fruit in | not suf In) he southern | counties is likely to be a failure, but | | there is hope of a crop in the north- ern counties. In Central Ohio there | will be fruit in spots. | i t oo. that Taylor | ister to Bolivia during the extra ses | ern part of the state show that the! ; “Just Landed” Picture Frame Moldings Also a new lot or ROOM MOLDING Oar line of | CARPF WALL PAPER, CHE- | NILLE CURTAINS AND H WINDOW SHADES has nevar been equaled in variety, beanty, quality or price, in Butler col RUDENt PEOPLE | REFER PERFECT by| AINTING which ia{produced by the use of the Sherman-Williams Co. and The Weider Prepared Paints The residences of H_E. Percival, ES Carrithers WE Walton, Joe McKib- ben, and very many others both in But jer and various parte of surrounding e monuments to its beauty, te. For sale by 0. W. Drummond Who has also the completest line of white lead. oils, Varnishes, brushes and Painters Supplies in general in Bates county. Here is also the place to get your WINDOW GLASS eden’t sell at cost or below cost, but will promise tocut the margins very close if you will call on us. 1 Block North of Post Office. Listen! Listen! Our house is fall, We are making Prices Cheaper Than Ever- We have moved into cheaper and bet- ter quarters and will give our Cus- tomers the benefit of it. A $30 Bedroom Suit at $22 A $28 Bedroom Suit at $20 A $20 Bedroom Suit at $18 THESE ARE ALL NEW GOODS And never before in Butler, have such goods been seld at these prices, IT WILL PAY YOU TO INSPECT THEM =We have also added to our atock A LINE OF SAMPLES —OF— Ingrain & Tapestry Carpets Look at them before buying Remember the place. North Main St. One Door North Old P. 0. Building J. M. CAMPBELL, Manager. Bland Loses. Washington, April 5.—Mr. Bland called up his seigniorage bill yester day afternoon for passage over the He stated that on Saturday at 3 o'clock he would de the calls came from the democratic side of the house for vote, and Mr. Biaud agreed to the proposition without debate contended for the floor, but the speaker ordered the clerk tocall the roll. Great con fusion followed and Mr. Reed at tempted repeatedly to get the floor for Mr. Dingley, but the speaker in sisted and the roll call went on. The republicans were beside them They refused to vote on first roll eall. The anti silver democrats were in as the first call gave the silver men the nec- Finally, after a consultation they agreed to vote and did vete on the second rcll call. This turned the tide, and upon the an nouncement of the vote it was found the motion to pass the bill over the veto had been defeated, the silver men lacking 47, the necessary two- thirds. The house then at 5 o'clock adjourned. president's veto. mand previous question, but submit and selves with anger. despair, essary two thirds. Burglars, who the police say were experts, robbed the safe in the box! office of Pope's theater, St. Louis, and secured about $500 in cash and a lot of valuable papers. A Sound Liyer Makes ve Weil Man. onszipated or trou- th, foul ween the ‘ou shoulders, chills have any of these symptoms, y is out of order and your blood being poisoned becasse your | not act properly. disorder of the liver, Stomach or bowels Ithas no equalas alivermedicine. Price 75 cents. Free trial bettles at H. L. Tuckers drugst re. 48 ty ver does ick Headache, bad! Herbine will cure ali; MR. FUNNYMA) "31DEA. =| Farmer Humorist Tells How to! Have Good Roads. A I can inform your readers of the | Very best way that roads can be im-| |proved and the only way to have) |lasting roads. Take the road tax | from every farmar who is willing or jable to build up and care for a lim- j ited length of road. Divide the! | country roads up into small chunks. |Give a premium of a new kind of | | i | pig or a new strain of eockerel for the best improved chunek of road in the care of any single farmer. Get the ladies interested by offer- ing them prizes of sweetmeats or !chocolate drops, if they will use | their influence with their husbands, father and sweethearts, to make and keep up their quota of the read. Have kissing bees which will intere est the boys, they will do any soit of work for a kiss. This will sturt up a big excitement throughout the country. Offer to give all the stone, gravel or sand necessary to make a perma nent road. When there is no stone there is plenty of gravel, and when there is no gravel there is saud. Mix sand with clay—mix gravel with elay—wix stone broken as small as hen’s eggs with clay. Tax eity peo- ple and farmers who do not help to make the roads Then when eyerything begins to work smoothly offer a reward for the poorest worked piece of road. The reward may bea pair of mule’s ears cut from the head of a defunct mule. well greased and dried. There is nothing like rewards offered to start the farmer into good actions. I teel confident if the above put into practice we will have the best roads that the world ever caw. And we will have plenty of fuu as well as good roads.—Rural World. Bucklen’s Arnica Salve, The Best Salve inthe world for Cuts Bruises,Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum Fever Sores, Tetter,Chapped Hands, Chiblains Corns, and all Skin Eruptions, and posi- tively cures Piles, or no pay required. It is guaranteed to give pertect satisfaction or money refunded. Price 25 cts per box For sale by H. L. ‘Tucker, druggist. Ex-cashier Crawtord Indicted Springfield, Mo., April 5.—The United States grand jury to-day re turned an indictment cor taining ten counts against A. B. Crawford, ex- eashier of the defunct American National bank. Six counts charge false entries, one making oath to false statement of the bank’s credit ors and three embezzling of $15,500 Crawford gave a bond of $10,000. { Rock Me te Sleep Mother. The poem “Rock Me to Sleep Mother,” was written by Elizabeth Akers Allen, known otherwise as Florence Percy. It is a general fav oritefor it is a sweet little picture ef home life. But thera is another side to the picture Many a mother rocks her cuild to sleep, who can neither rest nor sleep herself. She is always tired and has an everlasting backache, is low spirited, weary, nervous and all that. Thanks be. she can be cured. Dr. Pierce's Fa | vorite Prescription will do the work | There is nothing on earth like it, for the “complaints” to which the sex are hable. Guaranteed to give sat isfaction in every casé or money re ; turned. | | . ae . | Dr Pierce’s Pellets are specific |for biliousness, neadache, constipa tion, piles and kindred ailments. | | Safe-Cracke Thornton, Ia, April 4.—Safe crack ers got in effective werk at Thornton last night. The big safes in Tiffany Bros.’ lumber office. the Thornton Elevator Company office and Mason City and Fort Dodge depot were blown open. The amount stolen j}eannot be ascertained. Offieers are in chase. A Sound Liver Makes a Well Man Are you billious, constipated or trou- bled with Jaundice Sick Headache, Bad Taste in Mouth, Foul Breath, Coated Tongue, Dyspepsia, Indigestion, Hot Dry Skin, Pain in back and between the Shoulders’ Chills and Fever, &c. If you have any of these svmptoms your liver is out ot order, and your blood is {slowly being poisoned, because your jliver does not act properly. Herbine vill cure any disorder of the Liver, j Stomach or Bowels. It has no equal as ja Liver Medicine. Price ri ial bettles at HL Tu 75cts. es tore | Carthage has another breach of | Promise suit on haud and this time/ |tor $10,000. Mary F. Shehau sues| J. Q. Davison for that amount, | claiming that he gained her aifec- j tions and has repeatedly promised |to taarry her, but is too slow about the important matter and wants damages or Davison.—Webb Cit; | Register. = Those — _—~ Pimples Are tell-tale symptoms that your blood § is not right—Sull of impurities, causing § | a sluggish and unsightly complexion. } A few bottles of S. S- 8. will remove all foreign and impure matter, cleanse | the blood thoroughly, and give a clear® | and rosy complexion. It is most effect- ual, and entirely harmless. | Chas. Heaton, 73 Laurel Street, Phila., says: § | “Thave had for yearsa humor in my blood 8 | which made me dread to shave, as small botls or | pape would be cut, thus causing shaving to 4 | a great annoyance. After taking three bottles 4 | g my face is all clear and smooth as RSESMSH it ‘should ‘be—appetite splendid. | SS sleep well and feel like running 25 | foot race all for the use of S.S.S. H ‘Treatise on blood and skin diseases mailed frec. § $ SWIFT SPECIFIC CO., Atlanta,G2. * | ooeeas POCO: oe Nature's Remepy ror gar MI ANDRAKE Liver LiverPiits Comptaint ——— Misouri Pacific Time Tabe Arrival and departure of passenger trains at Butler Station. Nortu Bounp Passenger, - - ( Scuencn's Sovutn Bounp Passenger, - : 7:16 a.m. Passenger, - - 1:§5 pm. Passenger, - - 5p om. Local Freight - t:55 p.m. Something New The Kansas City, Pittsburg & Gulf railroad is now open and ready for both passenger and freight traffic from all stations on its line between Sulphur Springs, Ark., Neosho and Joplin, Mo., Pittsburg, Kan., and Kansas City, Mo. 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