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rag mt a SEE AT IT aes ines eave ae ce NC a a ERLE TASTE EEK TT NT —= CHARMING grandmother! What a pleasant influence in the house is a delight. ful old lady in good health! Mrs. Movie Barser, St. James, Mo., Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound life, and have passed through that critical period safely. I suffered for years with falling of the womb and female weakness. At times could hardly stand on my feet, also had leucorrhcea. I tried several good — doctors, but instead of getting better, grew worse time. A friend advised me to try Mrs. Pinkham’s C: mpo' I did so and after taking six bottles, was leucorrhoea and falling of womb. I am now e health and feel very the good your done me. I wou it to all w 1 CENTRAL COMMITTEE MEETING. TRADE AND THE FLAG. a ITERIV = ian 7 _— — | The Democratic Central Committee J. D. ALLEN, Enrron. lof Bates county is hereby called to | meet at Butler on Saturday, Ma) | 1900, at 1 o'clock, for the purpose of ‘A Happy Mother With the Philippines Is Frolicking with her baby makes one of The Balance With ¢ pp the prettiest spectacles ever seen inthe | on the Wreng Side of the Ledger. home. But nothing is saddertoseethan i aes the unhappy mother, weak and nervous, Estimated cost of war in Philippines striving in vain to hush the criesof her _ per day, $1,000,000. weak and nervous babe. There can be Average exports from United States to Philippines per day, $5,212 no happiness for | chia orey wer: Washington, April 30.—There was health. Doctor laid before congress to-day a memo- Pierce’s Favorite rial from the Americam Chamber of Prescription “has (Commerce at Manila protesting vig- orously against the excessive taxa- tion exacted by the United States done wonders” for many a woman, Make Gar ee jmilitary government. ‘he memorial ing for her the way | i$ in part as follows : “We unhesitatingly declare that American trade in the Philippines is | almost impossible und to happy mother- hood. This really wonderful = medi- cine is not a cure- jregime, and that it will be utter! all. It isa prepara-|etroved unless immediate relief | had. “The internal revenue department jis but a pawnshop where men put up tion specially de- signed to cure dis- their salaries and business profits for | the privilege of laboring and eases peculiar to women. It dries debilitating drains, | heals inflammation and ulceration, | their capital—an ir port cures female weak-/the first- lass, pi ness, and removes | $100 per month the causes which | * {iy Por Or eet generally make| While the of | women nervous| Within the jurisdiction « and sleepless, States, and rice. staple food pro- | There is no alco-| duct of the i almost u tainable by the we taining a tax on fk so that a barrel of in the United S : gold must be sold at writes durin during “I took change of HEALTHFUL OLD AGE I- D. ALLEN & Co., Proprietors. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION: The Weext.y Times, published eyery Thursday, will be sent to any address ome year, postage paid, for $1.00. jealling a county convention to select delegates to the congressional con- vention and delegates to the Kansas A: both & good teful for ne has City Court of Appeals eonvention, ANNOUNCEMENTS. andto transact all other business cured « | which may come before it M. 8. HORN, irman. FOR REPRESENTATIVE. We are authorized to announce T. L. HARPER, af Lone Oak Township, candidate Mtive, subject to the democratic tiem to be held June 2nd, 140. We are suthorized to annoance JAMES NEIL SHARP, af Meund townshi ndidate for Representa- ve, subject to the democretic primary election & be beid June 2nd, Iwo. gre By order of odic for represen- | Attest primary elec- > J.B. Marcr Ie prese KEEP POLLS OPEN ALL DAY. o the advantage of the demo- the county that as} eth as possible be} It is t cratic party near its full stret the primary Iu order to obtain such a in We ave authorized to announce G. W. CLARDY, Mt Pleasant township candidate for Re vestative subject to s democratic primary viretion to be held June znd. We are authoriz-d to announce SANTFORD HARDY, 9? Reekville. candidate for representative, varlgect to a de c primary election to be abi June 20d on years bladder was affect backache I tried doctors. lieve r f while, then I would be worse than ever I then thou I would try Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegeta Compound. Eleven bottles of Com. pound 4 one box of Liver Ss cured me and I am now sound and well. It helped me through the change of life period. I am fifty-five years old.” The women of advanced years who are healthy and happy are invariably those who have known how to secure help when they needed it. Mrs. Pinkham will advise any woman free of charge who writes about her health. Her address is Lynn, Mass. election a a result every facility should be given having the It } ninittee by the committ man- been had in that -ment 4 reported the ¢ Fo TREASURER ii Weare authorized to announce J. H. CRAWFORD, af West Boone Township as candidate for Seensy Treasurer, subject to the action of the deawesatic primary ciection to be held June mo, ww. We ace authorized to announce J. 5. (POLK; PIERCE, M3. Pleasant Township, as candidate for Zauady Treasurer, subject to a democratic pri- mary election to be held June ind, 1:0. ‘We ase aathorized to announce ESTES SMITH, @ Mingo Township as candidate for County Wer, subject to @ democratic prismary sweeten to be held June 2d, 196 Weare authorized to announce W. H. H. DUKE af @and River Township, as candidate for fovasy Treasurer, subject to a democratic qimary election to be held June zd, 1900. Ws ave sathorized to announce W. T. JOHNSON, wf mage Township, as candidate Beeasarer, subject to a democrat Section to be held June 2nd, 190. ‘FOR SHERIFF. ‘We wre authorized to announce JOR T. SMITH, 3. Pleasant Township, as candidate for BenF, subject toa democratic primary elec- Saw w'be held June 2nd, 1900 We are authorized to announce D. D. PEELER, @ Hadson Township, as candidate for Sherif, oes toademocratic primary election to be ‘016 Sane tnd, 1K 0. WOR PROSECUTING ATTORNEY. We are authorized to announce J. A. SILVERS, af Osage Township. an me Altorney, subject toa democratic primar Meetion to be held June 2nd, 1900, 7 ‘We ave authorized to announce MILES 8. HORN, Mt. Pleasant Yownship, as cavdidate for Prosecuting Attorney, subject toa democratic primary election to be held June znd, 1900. We ave authorized to announce BRUCE LUDWICK, af Mt. Pleasant township, for Prosecating At- dorney, subject to the democratic primary elec ton to be held June 2d 1900. determined to open the polls in all oe hol in "Favorite " Prescription” and ; it contains no opium, cocaine or other | narcotic. j Mrs. James W. Blacker, of 629 Cather- ine Street, Syracuse, N. Y., writes Your | medicines have done wonders for me. years my health was very poor; I miscarriages, but since taking Dr! Pi vorite Frescription and ‘Golden Medical Dis- covery,’ I have much better health, and now I have a Gne healthy baby.” srecinets outside of Butler and Rich I "T™.: Py This, in = are & of 60 per cent, | ir purchasa ble | than $ 2 Mexican in| Hill in the afternoon o our judgment, would be a_ ve Ve tle, ifanything. could be saved in the expense of the seri- 3 less ous mistake. : Manila.” | election, and very many voters will The memor have good and sutficient reasons why they could go and votein the forenoon pines from Spain practically and later a tax for harbor construe- tion was imposed and enormous in-| creases were made in specific duti Regret is expressed that the Ameri cans retain “not ¢ the excess: specific duties, also the tax for harbor construction (which, by t way, fs not being constructed) percent om an arbitrary and sive valuation, a consumption tax on flourand many other art and surtaxes of varying degree, until the cost of imported isin many instances entirely beyond the means of any but the most prosperous peo- ple.” A report of Philippine imports for the four monthsending Oct. 29, given out by the war department to shows that the 521 and the latt ‘ he imports from the United States were 495 and the exports to the United States $1,518,748. Taylor Interviewed. Lexington, Ky., April 29.—Gov W.S. Taylor passed through this city this morning from Washington. en route to Frankfort. He was met by a large number of leading citizens at the depot. He stated that he had returned to silence the rumor that he was endeavoring to escape indict ment. His friends insist that these rumors were started by some one who took advantage of his absence After attending to the matter of as- certaining whether there ie any in- dictment against him. he will return to Washington. His wife accompa- nied him. He is looking well, and ap- preciated the fact that his friends met him. A number of Lexing tonians will go to Frankfort on Mon- day toaid himin any way within their power. Use Dr. Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets with “Favorite Prescription” if the bowels are inactive or irregular. possibly go in is and where they could not the afternoon. There good reason why Butler Hill should be given an advantage over Everybody and equal no tich James Creelman, the man who followed Mr. wonderful campaign newspaper 3ryan in his 1896 and wrote such glowing accounts of the at predicted Bryan will L is in the country precinets. should be given a fair showing and there will be no cause for complaint the ticket named. The only persons the half day process accommodate would be the judges and clerks. If any of those appointed cannot serve the full day, let them resign and have others appointed in their stead who can. Let the full day of June 2nd be devoted to the primary throughout the county. This is the judgment of every democrat we have heard on the question, outside the members of the committee, and we have talked to a large numbers. We want the best trade—that is yours. You want the best groceries—they are ours. We can make the prices; We can get together. in 7 LOOPED g g in ded ePXCes for County 5 ic primary after is manaannnad Always at the top where quality is concerned [ WATC tendered him repeatedly reception town, yet defeat, now says that M be elected this year and gives ex< faith that him, chief among which is the united condition of the democratic party and its opposition to imperialism and trusts. ae Mr. Bryan says the republicans have the president, the senate and the house, they are in full power and if they ever intend to act against the trusts now is the to doit. If they do not act against them at the beginning of a presidential campaign how can we afterward. Thisis good logic. have the power let them act. The dispatches say the American soldiers killed one thousand Filipinos week. This may grati- fying news to President McKinley, but not so toa large number of the American people who do not believe every his = be les. would ae On lent reasons for the We want your Chickens! \didate for Prosecut- Square so SMITH’S We want your Eggs. THE BLACK PROBLEM. What is to become of the American negro, is a problem which has baffled the skill of our best thinkersfor many years. Innumerable theories have been advanced, but all lacking in the one essential feature, practicability We have long held to the opinion that the himself must out his own destiny. Compa todo They expect them RO North Side of BARGAINS Prices at the bottom where $ 1H@ Way to make these go farthest bring them to the should be Saeeanenaaad TOR SURVEYOR, We are authorized to announce R. E. JOHNSON, ef Mt. Pleasant township, for County Surveyor, wabject to toe democratic primary election to eld June 2nd, 1900. FOR COUD We are authorized to announce L. D. WIMSATT, af Mound township, candidate for Judge of the County Court trom the northern district, sub- ect toademoeratie primary election held on Dene 2nd. ‘We are authorized to announce G. W. STITH, We want your Butter! Ling last be work atively negro 80 few have demonstrated their abil- ity and fitness for a higher citizen- ship by making a success in life, that}! this unholy war and slaughter of innocent people. ——________ Peace and harmony reigned in the Kansas state populist SMITH & SON. Notice to Contractors. Notice is hereby given that 1 will, east front door of the one is almost forced to the conclusion that lack of mental ity, and yet, as frequently happens one of old is capac convention THE NEW ROAD LAW. ex-slaves, whose from the rourt house st Butler,Mo, those and eighty-four delegates were select - af Deepwater township, candidate for Judge of te Coan y Cour: from the southern district, subject toa democratic primary election to be Jeneini. Werare anthorized to announce JOHN J. MARCH, arNew Home township, candidate for Judge @fCounty Court from the soathern district, June 2nd. shackles have been stricken off nearly his white demonstrates with his brother in the battle for bread in a way that makes us rather lean tothe opinion that it is lack of ener- gy and self reliance in his race that two score years, capacity to cope Treat ed to the national convention to be held at Sioux Falls, 8. D., May 9th. The populists are of one mind and kind in Kansas, and they are all for Bryan. Itis given out from Washington For Counties Under Township Orga zation. owing articleconcerning the ad lawin counties under township Many a school- girl is said to org ization. applies here. -*s made on Suturday May 26, 1900 between 9 o'clock a. m. and 5 0’ cle by public outcry to lowest bidder, subject t proval of county court, contract for building Steel bridge on line between sections? and 18, in Summit township. A certified check of afty (960) doliars will be required of successful bid- der toinsure making of satisfactory contract and filing bond. Pians and specifications are on Sle in county clerk’s office, subject to a democratic primary election to be we most important cha KR. E. JOHNSON, Bridge Commissioner. be lazy and shiftless she doesn’t deserve the least bit of it. She can’t study, easily falls asleep, is nervous and tired all the time. And what can you ex- pect? Her brain is being fed with impure blood and her whole system is suffering from poisoning. Such girls are wonder- fully helped and greatly changed, by taking AYCTS arsaParilla Hundreds of thousands of schoolgirls have ¢aken it during the past 50 years. Many of these girls now have homes of their own. They remember what cured them, and now they give the same medi- cine to theirown children. You can afford to trust a Sarsaparilla that has been tested for half a century. $100 o bottle. All érugyists. If your bowels are consti- pated take Ayer’s Pills. You can’t have good health unless you have daily action of the 25 cts. 2 box. “ One box of Ayer's Pills cured ia.” LD. Canpwint. that congress will adjurn shortly after June Ist. The subsidy bill and the army reorganization bill will have in the road |: = keeps them to the rear. Wehavea se at point in our John Sears was born Bowling Green, Kentucky, in 1847. He to Frederick Heaton and after his death was inherited by hi randson Robert Sears. His wife wasaslave and belonged to Norah Porter. They were married October. 1866. He moved his family to Bates county in March, 1880, and located five miles south of Butler, in the tim- i a me 6a ee tan Re : ' FOR PROBATE JUDGE F 4 awof township organi- We are authorized to announce J. F. SMITH, of Mt. Pleasant township, candidate for Pro- Bate Judge. su! ject toa democratic primary ection to be beid Jane 2nd, 1900. We are authorized to announce C. F. BOXLEY, 97 Mt. Pleasan* Township, for Probate Judge, mmbject to a democratic primary election to be Bed June 2nd, 190), own county. are that the entire control of the road and bridge work of the township is placed in the hands board. It made township clerk to zation countier Notice of Trustee's Sale. Whereas, Mre J. E. Csrney and G ney, her hu-band, their trust, dated the isvs, recorded in the office of the re corder of deeds of Bates county, Missouri, at Butler on the Istday of April, in book No. 136 at page 222, conveyed to T. J.’ Murray trustee, the following described real uated in the county of Bates, state of to-wit Lot six (6) block eighty-seven (#7) in Rich Hill Town Company's first addition to Kieh Hill, Missouri; located on the northwest quarter of the northeast quarter of section t @) in township thirty-eight (38), of range thirty-one 31), Kich Hill, Missouri; in trast lo secure the payment of a promissory not (or bond) in said deed of trust described, executed by Mrs. J. E Carneyand G M Carney; and whereas de- fault bas been made in the note or bond, and in the condi of trust: and, whereas, the ssid in slavery at to go over as democrats threatened ened to use dilitary tacties to defeat their pas Hon. ©. C. Dickinson of Henry, is receiving many complimentary no- tices from the press favorable to his election as speaker of the house of the next legislature. ——____.. The Milwaukee Sentinel says the plum tree will never look quite the same te Mr. Quay again. ————————uW Gov. Pingree’s Plain Talk. Detroit. Mich., April 29.—Gov. Pin- gree asserted in an interview to-day that the hope of the people in this year’s general elections is in the dem- ocratic party. The governor has al- ways hitherto been an independent republican. Speaking of the increas- ing power of trusts, Governor Pin- gree said: “There is no use in hoping that the republican party will do anything with them.” j “Are you preparing to announce your withdrawal from the republican party?” the governor was asked. | “There is no announcement about | jit. I only say what I have said all} {the while. You have not heard me! hes Tt i say anything against the democrats night last. he conductor was com- | for some time. I believe that the} pelled to go before the robber, with H hope of the people is in the demo-| jus hands upand wake the passen-|¢ratie party thisfall. i gers, who were relieved of their valu-} ables. Thirteen p. gers handed | | I 3 ha - P S 8 =i Cleveland, O., April 27.—Senator ver oy he amount ae = ee ee ee Oe See | Hanna said to-day that the attempt Ladies were not molested. jto impugn his motives in pairing} i ie | himself against Mr. Quay was ridicu-; In answerto the claim that the five years imprisonment in the mili-| Philipp lous. “I was opposed to giving Mr. ne Islands were placed in our | Quay a seat,” he said, “because, un- tary penitentiary at Ft. Leaven-! possession by an act of Providence, | der the constitution, I did not believe worth, Kan., was received at that Col. Bryan says he would like to see! eae eee A 00 cml Se ee mstitution Saturday Ri i !pointment of the governor of Penn- and donned the original deed bearing thename of eeaiae as it was made. I never the stripes. the grantor. ipi i promised to vote for Mr. Quay.” belonged of the townsh is the duty of th . E make a list of persons subject to poll tax age limit for road work is not d neither is the amount of FOR CORONER. i We are authorized to announce DR. C. A. LUSK, New Home Township, as candidate for Cor- ener, sudjeot to the democratic. primary elec. diem to be held June 2ad, 1900. We are authorized to announce DR. 0. F. RENICK, of Mt. Pleasant Township, as candidate for Zoroner, subject to the demo-raite primary elec tion to be held June 2nd, i900. ESS a The next move Bryan makes will be to Washington City and not Texas. The township board has full power to appoint a foreman to oversee road work to make contracts for bridges and gradi of ¢ truster, has declined to execute said trust; } ss new, therefore 1, EC Mudd, sberiff of Bates to the township county, Mo., in yrdance with the provisions of said deed of trust at the request of the legal owner and holder of said note or bond, virtue of the power and authority in me ves! by said deed of trust, will proceed to sell the property hereinbefore described at public vew- due, to the highest bidder for cash, st the door of the court house in said £ cousty, in city of Butler, on Saturday, May 2%, 1900, between the hours of mine o'clock in the fore- Boon and five o'clock im the afternoon of that day, for the purposes of satisfying the wrms of said deed of trast a and perseverance ared a fart of 312 acres which Pra of roads, and hascharge he recently sold for $9.360in cash. He still owns 200 acres of good land, 16 head of horses, 100 hear milch cows and 3,000 bushels of corn in the erib. He worth $16,000 They have had 14children, 9 of whom are living, 8 girls and one boy. John r write, but keeps his book accounts by characters. No one has ever been able to cheat him ina trade and he manages by hisown methods te make accurate caleula- tions when selling his stock or farm produce by weight a Passengers on an Iron Mountain train near Little Rock, Ark., were held up by a lone highwayman on Friday } tools and machinery belonging 1 of hogs, 8 be submitted next give the county Anamendment will to the voters at the election which if adopted wi courts power to is of from the one levy a tax ———— The silver republicans will change the name of their party to that of Lineoln republicans. > to fifteen cents on dred « road and bridge purposes only. hun. ean neither read n used for lis tax to be ©. MUDD, Sherif and substitute Trustee. Br in Lawrence, Kansas, one thous- and dollars has been raised to send to famine stricken India. —_——____. “Weare for Bryan. We are for him in deadly earnest. Weare gc ring | ‘0 do our best to eleet him.”"—Henri Waterson. —_————__. A temporary bridge at the Paris *xposition grounds gave way Sun- day and six people were killed and about forty badly hurt. Notice ef Trustee’s Sale Whereas, Lyd deed of trust Finch (widow) by her certain | ted the ist day of Ucwber, in the office of the re- corder of deeds of Bates county, Missouri, at Batier, on the lvth day of Uctover, lsg7 book i3v at page €25. conveyed toT J Murray, trus- tee, the fellowing described real este:e situated & the cuunty of Bates, state of Missouri, to- wit Lot four (4) block ene hundred ‘and twenty- nine (2) in Rich Hill Town Company's second addition to the City of Rieh Hill . in trust tosecure the payment of s promissory note (or bond) in said deed of trust described, Lydia Finch whereas, de- Notice of Trastee je Whereas, Joba T. Eagles and Mattie P. Kn- gies, hswie. by their certain deed of treet | dated the 30th day ef June 1M, and recorded ip the o Of the record-r of deeds of Kates county, Missouri, st Butler, on the #th day of July, 16, in book # st page 465, conveyed to T.J Murray, trustee, tre following described real estate sitasted in the county of Bates, stete of Missouri, ‘o-wit Lot four (4), block seventy-nine 09), im city of Kich Hill, Mo.,im tras: tosecure the pey- ment of ® promissory note (er bend) in said deed of trust described, -xecuted by John T Enugies | and Mattie P. Engle, and, whereas, defealt | bas been made 'n the payment of said note or bond, aed in theconditious of said and, wh reas, the said 7 t fauit bas be or bond, C and whereas, the ssid TJ M declined to execute ssid trust, now, therefore. 1, EC Mudd, sherif ef Bates county, Missouri, im accordance with the provisions of said deed of trust and st the request of the legal owner and | Boider of said note or bond, and by virtue of | the power and authority in me vested by said | deer of &: Proceed to sell the property | hereinbefore descrived at public vendue to the | highest bidder for cash at the deor of the court house in said Bates county, in the city of But- ler, on Urray, trustee, bas Senator Hanna Not Happy. trust ; bow, therefore, I, E. C. Mudd, sheriff of Rates tissouri,’in sccordance with the pro- said deed of trust, and at the request alowner and bolder of said note or bond, and by virtue of the power aod sathorit: in me vested by said deed of trust, will p: t sell the property hereinbefore described st public vendae te the highest bidder for cash st the coor of the court bease in said Bates county, in the city of Butler, on satarday, May 2, igo, between the bours of nine e’clock in the fore- zoom and five o’clork in the afternoon of that day for the purpore of seas iy | the terme of said deed of trust. _ MUDD, au Sherif and-Substitate Truster, sen Captain Oberlin M. Carter, the! Fnited States army officer, convited | af embezzlement and sentenced to! Saturday May 26th, 1900, between the hours of pine o’clock im the fore- i noon and five o’olock inthe sfterneon of that day for the parpose of satisfying the terms of said deed of trast. E.C. MUDD, } au Sherif and suvstitute Trustee.