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a IN MEMORY OF A BRAVEMA | A HEATED ARGUMENT. It Might Have Been Better or Worse if They Had Only Had a Dictionary. It isa lamentable fact that a differ- ence of opinion as to pronunciation | sometimes becomes provocative of irascible behavior. Often what ought to be a didactic joust degenerates into altercation, ar a Tartarian avalanche of words. of an equestrian statue of General | t long since a robust, disputative Wintield S. Huneock,that was order-| Collegian—his clothes of the latest Pall ed by the Gettysburg monument Mall cut, his carmine bifureated neck- . 5 tie ornamented with a solitaire, his The State of Penn-| hair dressed with oleomargarine and | splvania appropriated $100,000 for | Peffumed with ambergris, his face in- | nocent of hirsute adornment, but his | the erection of three statues—o!| mouth guilty of nicotine—informed a| Generals Meade, Reynolds and Han- | senile, splenetic lawyer that he did not | ey | pronounce according to the dictionary. cock. Mr. requested | "hor," observed the young man, with to make cne of the uumber, and rof re ch, “in your Tuesda selected Hancock. He visited the | address you said that the sight of cere . . : ments sufliced to enervate an attorney: battlefield of Gettysburg to decide | iit a salamander treated for obesity for the commission the sites best | with prussic acid and pomegranate adapted forthe three statuee, and | tind, was disinclined to serpentine _ | movements; that during a soporiftic dis- concluded to place that of Hancock | course delivered to a on Cemetery hill Hancock | youths, eleven exiguous, sacrilegious | discussed the battle The figure is dwarfs, though under surveillance, ; Ebi made grimaces at an aged man sitting intended to represent him in the|on a three-legged stool; that one of act of telling his associates that the brunt of the battle would fall on Placed on the | Statue of Hancock to be Field of Gettysburg. Louisville Commeveial. Sculptor F. E. Elwell of Philadel- phia has completed the plaster cast | commissioners. Elwell was concourse of where these supple, exile fellows of interest- ing genealogy, being rebuked, looked ci i! ra contrite, but immediately frescoed found Top. The height of the/a coadjutor's Elizabethan collar horse is nine feet and six inches to} with cocaine and marmalade; that in an Aldine edition of a the withers, and the entire height of the statue is seventeen feet. Gen eral Hancock is represented seated in the saddle in a position which legal work you read of a lugubrious man afflicted with virulent varioloid and purulent eczema, for which a jocund gynecologist injected iodine and cayenne pepper with a syringe members of the staff have pronounc- | warmed in a chaldron of tepid syrup— ed characteristic. There is vo sword |* malpractice suit being the result. By the way you have a dictionary or other appurtenance, the purpyse} “Dictionary,” replied the law being to make the statue simple and | “‘pugh! It a granary from which ‘Manibed in.effeck ws ythe pronunciation fiend fills his com- eee eee ; 5 missariat with orthoepic romances and an expression of intense interest, | vagaries—which to him grow into a and the eyes are looking out over philogie fetich; and this fetichism finds Rie finid’ (FE thus taken: aaveatecn outward expression in a supercilious id. 3 take ateen ostentation of erudite vacuit, months to complete the work in| Nothing daunted the young man con- + ej more will <quied tinued: “You said, ‘According to pre- plaster; eight betequr ed) eentie wast oblibatery wien Minit to cast it in bronze. The pedestal] pjait his hair as his nomad parents had will be of granite,nine feet in height. | done, and precedent to stepping under The work has becn pronounced dig the mistletoe indulged in fulsome idediandl hiaiike st yi ttle eenarila praise of himself, hoping thereby to in- duce a favorite girl to join him. But friends, and thas been accepted by!she being averse to undergoing an the commission. os ordeal so irrefragably embarrassing re- fused; whereupon his features became immobile with chagrin.’ This is a verbatim quotation. You sometimes The face we, The usuat treatment oft catarrh is yery insatisfactory, as thousands can testity. Proper Loca treatment is necessary to + AR re success, but many, if not most of the | Consult a dictionary” remedies in generat. use aiford but tem-| “‘Young man,” retorted the lawyer, porary retief, A cure certainty cannot| his aquiline nose quivering with de- be expected from snutfs, powders,|risive disdain, ‘‘to illustrate the ‘in- louches and washes. Ety’s Cream|consistence of a dictionary, see how BaLm, which is so highty commended, | demagogy is pronounced; then turn to isa remedy which combines the import- | pedagogy.” ant requisites of quick action, specific “Pardon me. I was speaking of you. urative power, with pertect safety and] [Ty your peroration this occurs: ‘An in- pLeasantness tothe patient. The drug-| cognito communist. being command- rics alas pall ant on the frontier, in one of his hunt- ing expeditions came upon an Indian, who, to the accompaniment of the soughing wind, was softly playing a flageolet, for the purpose of quieting a wounded hydrophobic Bengal tiger penned up in a hov The colonel’s companion, a Malay from Singapore, acting as seneschal or pursuivant sug- gested houghing the rampant animal, or giving it some dynamite, morphine and saline t. A noose was adjust- ed and the nauseous dose administered, whereupon the combative tiger coming in premature contact with a dilapidat- ed divan, bade uto things sublun- ary and proceeded to grace the pyrean.’ You have a dictionary?” The old man becoming angered at the raillery of this question, and at the cherubie ‘smile of superiority with which it was asked, launched forth in an objurgating tirade; insisting that he did not regard himself sacrificable to the juggernaut of orthoepy “Have Ia dictionary?” thundered he; “dictionary be hangec Ifere archangels began the sonorous ebanting of the music of a bolero. and the disputants adjourned sine die.— Washington Lost A PERSIAN BANQUET. Charm of the Formal Dinner as Given in | the Orient. This charm results partly from the lack of the constraint and the freed of the guests, partly from the cord welcome which a Persian host so well kuows how to give, partly from the ex- | hilarating influence of the wine Ul musie (whieh though so different that to which we are accustomed, pro- duces, in such as are susceptible to its Action of the Mississippt Negroes. Greenville, Miss, July 26 —The Republicans of the Third Congres sional District met in Convention here today, and declined to any nomination for Congress against Mr. Catehings, the Democratic nom inee. mike The convention was compos ed of negroes, and the resolution was adopted as follows: “Finding our citizens generally wrestling with the problem of im proving their material condition, and believing that the progress of both races is largely identical in this par- ticular and can be best subseived by the cultivation of a mutal kindly in terest in the general welfare of our citizens as a whole, and believing further that a nomination by ou party at this juncture will logically result in the choice of one of our race as a candidate, aud the effect of gueb action will be to revive the bit | terness of a hard race line in our polities, which we feel would be a most hurtful to ou! body politic, and one that ought to be avoided whenever it can be done consistent with the preservation of our manhood and self respect; there fore, it is the judgment of the com | ¢ a eke mittee that it is undersirable for | imtluence, an indescribable this convention to nominate a candi. | Stbdued ecstacy), but more than all < from the vigor, iety, and brilliancy late, and we, after due deliberation of the conversation. recommend that no nomination be} There is no doubt that satiety pro- made.” duces somnolence and apathy, as is so } —— |; often seen at English dinner parties | Hence the Persians wisely defer the meal till the very end of the evening, when sleep is to be sought During the earlier stages of the entertainment their minds are stimulated by wine, guaranteed to cure these diseases or no musie and mirth, without being dulled pay. Parks sure cure is sold by H. L. | by the heaviness resulting from reple- I'neker, 4 | tion. This, no doubt, is one reason why the conversation as arnle, so brilliant, but beyond this the quick, versatile, subtle mind of the Persian, stored, as it usually is, with anecdote: historical, literary, and incidental, and freed for the time being from the re- straint which custom ordinarily in- poses on it, flashes forth on these oc | easions in coruseations of wit and hu- mor, interspersed with pungent criti- ecisms and philosophical reflections consequence sense of Removal. We take pleasure in announcing that atter this date Parks Sure cure will re- move alitraces of rheumatism, kidney troubles and liver complaint from the user. Itis the only medicino that is The New York Sun puts this per- tinent question: “Have no trade unions in the country the American spirit sufficient to condemn these outrages in their name*” As yet no strong leader of law abiding workingmen bas had the courage and felt the call to hold the lamp Of | hich Giaulac ai womarenlaneene wisdom above the clouds of passion! Hence it is that one rarely fails to en- to show the multitude “the larger | joy thoroughly an evening spent ata labor so far bears x challenge in its| ever hang heavily on one’s hands —A breath, not an olive branch. Agita | Year Among the Persians. tors usurp the right to speak for! nate =a a workingmen und set the stubble | giag Hank, I resisted the tem: field ablaze with fiery words. ation | risen | In the first pl net nerves = HOUSEHOLD BREVITIES. —Breakfast Muttins Without Eggs ‘Two cups flour, two tablespoonfuls su- gar, two teaspoonfuls baking powder, one teaspoonful salt, one and a half cups milk, one tablespoonful butter melted; mix the dry ingredients, add the milk gradually and lastly the but- ter; beat vigorous!y and bake ina oven in muffin pans twenty to t ininutes. —Boston Globe. —Good Sausa lean pork very fine and to every nine pounds add two tablespoonfuls pepper, three table- spoonfuls salt and one of powdered sage. Mix the seasoning well with the meat and either into sausage skins or cloth bags; or pack and cover with melted fat ate use it is not with the fat.—Orange Judd f es. —Chop press into jars For imme- necessary to cover rmer. -Risen Corn Bread.—The most con- venient time to bake this is on ular baking day. Mix two cups of bread sponge, two cupfuls of cornmeal, half a cupful of sugar, one tablespoonful of melted lard, one tea- spoonful of soda dissolved i and enough flour to make a ri batter. Put ina well greased pan, let it rise until light, the —Ohio Farmer. bake one hour. —Sealloped Turkey.—Chop cold tur- key, butter a dish, put a layer of bread crumbs in the bottom, then a layer of oysters; season with bits of butter, It and pepper, then cov i rofturkey. Continue alter until the dish is full, ing the last layer of crumbs. Pour over the whole a cream sauce made of one tablespoonful of butter, the same amount of flour, and a cupful of cre or rich milk. Cover closely and b: ina moJerate oven twenty N.Y. World. —''Kisses."—Beat the whites of six eggs toa froth, but not stiff; add half a pound of sugar, and stir until the mixture grows very stiff; drop a spoon- ful a few inches rt on buttered paper laid upon baking tins; sift fin sugar lightly over them and slip into a very quick oven to turn a pale cream | and grow firm; they must not brown. Run a thin, flexible blade—a palette knife is just right—under each little hemisphere and lift from the paper; scoop out the soft center, then let the kisses lie a moment in the mouth of the oven to dry; fill with whipped cream and put the two dry sides to- gether. —Boston Globe. —Creamed Codfish.—Pick into small pieces, after soaking till soft enough to handle, enough codfish to fill a pint bowl Pour cold water over it, and heat slowly to boiling, then pour off the wate! nd replace with enough fresh, boiling water to cover it; cook slowly for half an hour or tender, then if any water remains pour it off. Season with a spoonful of butter. a bit of pepper and a thickening of one tablespoon of flour mixed to a paste in one pint of rich, sweet mi salt than rein k If more ains in the fish is neces- sary add it, after tastin Boil till it thickens slightly. ‘This is nice dipped over toast, or served with potatoes cooked dry and mealy, and salted only Potatoes may be cooked with the ¢ fish, and the whole seasoned as above. Peel the potatoes and slice into thielk slices and add them to the fish after the first water is drained off, and it is put to cook in the boiling wafer. —Farm, Field and Fireside. How to Boil Potatoes. w pota- toes are made watery by being laid in cold water, but in winter ag they should be peeled and laid in cold water an hour or two before they are cooked. with salt in it, and allow thirty or forty minutes for boiling, ac r to size. Have the potatoes of size, otherwise the small ones done befe When the r every drop of water tie to the door or w them. ow and gthem in the open air 1 Set the kettle on , cover ther makes the back of the 1 lean tow 1em up with a spoon 1g hot. There is no veg S more by 1 attenti pnee bet diff ouked potate cooked ¢ realize. —Bo THE HUMMING BIRD AT HOME. Discovery of One of the Tiny, Thimble- like Nests. While spending the winter in Caii- fornia I made my first acquaintan with Madam Humii ird ‘tat home.* tion could not ace have been improved on. Just picture in your mind a lawn dotted with orange, lemon, fig and palm trees, wi here and there a nt century plant or bunch of pampas grass and no end of flowers While a cypress overshadowed by stately and pepper trees. separated the lawn from the street. One day while gath- ering oranges I was startled by the rapid and angry darting of a humming bird near my face, which led me to look closely in that part of the tree, wh resulted after a little search in the th hedge. covery of my first humming bird's nest. | It was placed on a twig not as large as | a lead pencil, on one of the lower limbs of an orange tree and it was so covered with lichens the same color as | the bark of the tree that it was difficult to find it again even after I knew where it was. size of the burr oak acorn cup, built almost entirely of the feathery plumes of the pampas grass, covered witt green lichens. and held together, an to the limb, with something greatly #e- semtling spider. Within this ‘marvei of construction” were two semi-trans- parent eggs, almost too small to de- scribe, and my efforts to use the blow- pipe on them blew them all to sz ereens. Men) to get my hair cut that time. aL . % sor, SWeaxy Henry—Why, Bill? like Debs. have induced the labor | Bushyhead William—A woman guv unions to.mix hatred of work with! mea whole mince pie this morning and their benéficient purposes of mutual | never mentioned a word about work. help and aid to the unfortunate. | |) aoe an her of her son at ite Before taking the nest I visited | Madam Hummjngbird several times, | ard nearly always found her at home. She never left the nest but a few min- utes ata time.— Frank Ford, in Maga- zine of Natural Science. 2! Seraped Beef—This is simply beef nutes. — , Put them into boiling water | eucalyptus | The nest is about the} FOOD FOR THE INVALID. for Preparing It. In preparing food for an invalic should make it an object not only to| choose strengthening dishes, which contain the most nutriment and | at the same time are easily digested, | © but to have a change and tempt the/ appetite with dainty little surprises | | For those who have occasion to plan | | the food to be served to the invalid | suggestions often prove helpful, even |their goods to persons ont though the recipes may not all be new. | Potato Surprise ake a smooth, me- i: dium-sized potato, wash and cut the | instance Mr. Debs assisted 1 small end partly off, leaving just} enough attached to form a little hinge. | Scoop out part of the raw potato and | fill with beef or mutt that has be prepared by removing all fat, chopped very fine and s When filled tie the potato cover on and bake until tender. When done take | from the oven, raise the cover, and if} the meat looks dry turn over it a little | dressing made with butter, water and | | | Serve in the skin and, tle meat gravy. | as its name suggests, it will be a tempt- | ing surprise. i Or, for a change, simply bake the} | potato and when done cut off the little | end and scoop out all the inside, season | {this with butter, salt and chopped celery, beat up fine and light, then re- fill the skin and serve. | from which all indigestible sustances have been removed. Take a tender | iece of beef, cut across the grain, ; Scrape with a spoon until all the pulp} is removed, make a fresh surface by | j cutting off the scraped part with a thjn, sharp knife; proceed in this way , until all the meat is reduced to a pu | If necessary it may be eaten ray spread very thin on slices of toast, or the pulp may be put in a hot frying pan with a little butter and allowed to | barely cook through, stirring and turn- ing constantly. A weak stomach will often retain aped beef when it re- ! fuses all other solid foods. | Beef Extract—This is preferable to | the much-abused beef tea. Select a} good piece of meat, remove all the ' gristle and fat, cut into small squares, and put into a glass jar without water. Seal the jar and sink it into a kettle of cold water: let it come toa boil gradu- ally, then boil five or six hours until the meat looks white and dry. Strain ‘the extract and season. If too strong dilute with hot water or milk. In re- heating extracts or broths put the | liquid in an earthen dish and set in hot | water. | Mutton Broth—" his does not con- tain as much nourishment as beef ex- tract, but is often relished for a change. | Prepare by cutting the mutton into | thin slices; add cold, salted water in the | proportion of one quart of water to | one pound of meat; let it simmer aun hour and a half; then boil half an | hour; strain through a cloth and season | to taste. Crackers or stale bread cut into squares and browned in the oven may be served with beef or mutton broth. ; Celery Toast—Cat a few stalks of cel- H » pieces an inch or two in length | and cook in boiling water, slightly ed, until tender. Add a little i suflicient flour to thicken the ' | if | to} ith | the consistency of cream. Season \ butter ands, and pour over i slices of toasted bread: serve hot. As- ked celery is be-| c ugus 1 and serv ¥ also be co: the same way. Co ed at benefit | | | he chicken on to} cook in two quarts of cold water and | boil until the meat will shred and the | liquor is reduced to e less thana| ad a cloth over a colander | n the liqno vugh it into , qua and s * | anearthen dish: salt to taste and set] uway to cool. It should be skimmed | g. Wk on cious served in slices or as buttered | bsidence of | i ve them ne to the fertile! ine mountains, | nts are still to be} as suggested that got his pseadonym of] “Amer * from the name of this tribe of Indians If all these things are; ht be pointed out that even! convuisions have played a | part in the long series of events lead-| ing up, as if in obedience to a decree of) Providence, to the naming of the new! world, not Columbia, bat America — Youth's Companion A New Materiai for Summer Dress. 3 land occurred w | eastward unt slopes of the where th found. | true, i } geological mit themselves of Europe in Creponette is al wear, now fir: uced, and to become popu e coming season. tis light and sheer, drapes with grace | and softness and is said to al the finest imported crepes. It is claimed ch piece be washed before reachi tu | permanence of eolors The cost) | will te about one-half of that of im-| asumer to insure the; | ported goods.—N. Y. Tribune. | at It Should Be and a Few Directions| dealers et To i we | United to re packers for meat | ployment and out of money The grocery merchants and meat Kansas, have ase eredit to buyers. eka, This action was taken for self pro- those | tection as the strike threw thousands evt and the o pay cash to the lecided they could f men out of employ merchaut havi not afford to take ¢ In this man with a ver state afore- said, a ot not be cured by the use of tarrh Cure. FRANK ]. CHENEY Sworn to D DOLLARS tor tean Ca- Topebe, Kan, July is re that hot crent parts of the ported here toa day winds are bivwit Sisth corcressional district; also im st Tle camage doze zlt except to prairie erass which in sone p sees is scoreb- ed brown. A seareity of water for stock is also reporte1 in the south- west: Special Rates. The Mo. Pae. Ry. Co., willsell tick- | ets to those desiring to attend the annual grand session United Sons of protection at Pleasant Hilland return at rate of oue and one-third fare for the round trip on the certificate plan limited to Aug. 7. fickets on sale from Butler Mo., to Pertle Springs, Mo , atrate of $2.55 for the ronnd trip limited for return until Oct. 31. ToSweet Springs, Mo., until Sept i5th, tickets will be sold at rate of $5 for the 1ound trip,limited until Oct 31. The Fourteenth Annual Meeting Photogra- phers association of America at St Louis July 24 to 27, Inds, tickets at rate ofone and one- Bey fare for the round trip on the certificate plan Seventh Annual grand session Knights and Daughters of Labor at Independence, Mo. July 24 to 24, ticket will be sold at one and one-third fare for the rouud trip en the certi- ticate plan Jobn Rodinson's Combined Shows at Pleas- ant Hill July lith, Harrisonville July Batler July 24th, Nevada July 26th 1 to dav following at one ane one-third fare for 1 pay the sum} we eee, A.W. Tucan SMITHNH TURMA, LAWYERS, tv Natn't Bank, Butler, Missouri, SAM A. SMITH, LAWYER T. J. Surtn. Office over Bates Cou Oflice over Pettus’ grocery, southwest corner of square, Butler, Mo. Careful attention given to criminal divoree and collection cases : (LEAVES & CLARK, ATTORN:YS AT LAW. Office over Sorth side square. Missouri State Bank | Silvers & Denton | ATTORNEYS AND COUNSELCRS AT LAW, BUTLER, MO. Office over the Farmers Bank. C. BOULWARE, Physician and | e Surgeon. Office north side square, Butler, Mo. Diseasesof women and chil- en a specialty. DR. J. M, CHRISTY, | HOMOBUPATHIC | PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON, | |Office, tront room over McKibbens jstore. All callanswered at office day or night. | Specialattention given to temale dis Passes, OLDEST ano ORICINAL Dr. WHITTIER 10 WEST NINTH STREET, {NEAR JUNCTION.) state, and conced- ed to be the lead- ing and most suc- Nervous Debility With tts Many Gloomy Symptoms Cured. Lost Vitality Perfectly and Permanently Restored. Syphilis Cured for Life Without Mercury. Urinary Diseases Quickly Relieved and Thoroughly Cured. makes no promises that he Be A is Dr. H. J. Whittier invar- will be sold on day of exhibition and limited Why lably successful? Because he round trip Sells Bros. United Shows at Ft. Scott, Kan. usth, tickets will be sold on date of exhi- tion limited to day following, at one and one- third fare for round trip. | Meeting National Educational Association at Asbury Park, No J.. July 6th to dsth, is, on sale Joly 7 & %, limit for re- sth at rate of one fare plus $2 for F Tehip for the round trip. Passenger can secure an extension of the return jimtt to Sept Ist, by dedositing tickets with the joint tark, N Te Conventi deavor at rat to attend the International jeties of Christian E hio, July to 1 orthe round trip. Tickets on sale July ), Limited for return until g.1. Passengers can 5 an extension he retarn limitto Sept. 15 by depositing ticket with Meeting Bay Toronto. Canada, Ju on sale July 17 & is goo Union at 2, tickets will be for return until Aug. sth, at one fare for the round trip M i it Clerks and Recorders of of } h and Isth at Pertle 2o5from Batler so to be sold to suit during this Cambarland Presb; trian Sunday Schoo : 2d, at Pertle Spri old Ang. 1% to 25, limit for venth D Ady % conference Se 19 to50 Mo. Tickets to be sold Sept 17 tos, mit for return to 0 Any rther in tien will WANTED “RO 5,000 stock of lumb aated in good Hii town, doing good buisness, want good farm f sin good Tlinois 000. Want good farm. $12, eral stock, residence and store building 36,000. 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WHITTIER, ‘0 West Ninth Street Kansas City, M@ CAMPAIGN RATE! se- | The Kansas City cure-alls vate ~~. Himes EVERY DAY TILL JANUARY 1. $2 50 The Twice-a-Week | Times doing a large busines: Want good TU. 4 farm and three or four thousand dol-| SEO Te lars cash. $5,000 general stock. farm in eastern Kansas at Noinflation. tx value. Want good} Bd cents. $3,000 stock of hardware and $2,500 | stone building and will put 31,000 to $5,000 in September 1, 1894. $4,000 general farm and $1,000 lencumberanc 500 hardware f 000 genera! s t dwelling in good north Mi for good far. 38,600 dry goods, want good farm and $35,000. Will assume 335,000. $6,000 stock dry goods, want farm. Address, G. W. GLARDY, BUTLER MISSOURI. Want good farm stock want good 3». Will assume in fron j good notes, due souri town | | cuse for not bei Z posted on political rly Subscribe Now. g00d | Address, | The Times | Kansas City, Mo. | Sample Copies Free. ' fod) ieaibidesionae mangement Paes