Butler County Democrat from El Dorado, Kansas • 4

HE OLD RELIABLE. DASSETT HIE DRUGGIST. BUTLER COUNTY DEMOCRAT. The Exchange FIRE, LIGHTNING and TORN AD insurance: Baildlnz Association. Last Wednesday evening a meeting was held at the court house for the purpose of organizing a Building Association.

A good crowd of representative business men was present, and the greatest Interest was manifested in the enterprise. JW. Shively was elected chairman and C. E. Lobdell, secretary.

After short speeches by several prominent citizens, an organization was effected by electing nine directors composed of the following gentlemen. Col. W. L. Gibson, T.

O. Castle, W. B. Montgomery, J. T.

Oldham, E. H. Clark, Dr. J. A.

McKenzie, S. R. Watson, C. E. Lobdell and M.

H. Boarders wanted at the Fifth The best, the cheapest: the Kansas Organ. Full line of dried fruits at Good Luck rocery. Dr. H.

T. Lynch visited friends In Newton on Sunday. Just in, a new lot of wall paper and borders, at Bassett's. Second hand organs for sale by the Kansas Organ Company. Fresh lime in any quantity by Wm.

Tliomas in south Eldorado, tf A full stock of ash. walnut, and A A. L. REDDEN. President H.H.

GARDNER. Cashier. Editor Fulton lectured to a good audience in Douglass on Friday evening last, subject: "The Editor and his Sanctum. His lecture is pronounced a good one. Eldorado Republican.

3. M. Satterthwaite, of the Douglass Tribune, passed up the road last week on his way to Denton Maryland to visit his mother who is lying at the point of death. A gay and handsome party of Leon's young folks attended the commencement exercises in this city last Friday evening. The crowd consisted of five couples, a3 follows: S.

H. Wooten and Miss Lou Stamper; John Hogue, Miss Carrie Galliher; C. King, Miss Nannie Beckmeyer; Jeff. Shuford, Miss Senia Wandale; W. C.

Hogue and Miss Nannie Stamper. P. J. McDonough, of Cloud county, gave us a pleasant call on Weduesday. Mr.

McDonoug moved to Kansas a few months ago from Manchester Ohio, a neighboring town to the old home of the publishers of this paper, and of course we greatly enjoyed a call from our old neighbor. Mr. McDonough owns a piece of land in this county and came down to look after the same The "platform" adopted by the Butler county democratic convention was a resolution favoring the Democrat as the official paper, the printing to be done at legal rates. This is an honest democratic platform. Times.

It is just the kind of a "platform" the Republicans would adopt if they had only one paper in the county, and a majority on the board of commissioners. The Eureka-Eldorado Elevator Co. will pay the highest cash price for all kinds of grain. Have for sale best of coal, wood, lime, sand, flour and all kinds of feed in car lots or less quantities, to suit purchasers. Office on north Main street, It will be to your interest to call and see J.

M. Billings lea J. D. Paxson. 23 tf The National Bank offers a fine silver pitcher and goblets as a special premium for the best five pounds of butter made in the county and exhibited at the fair in September.

This is a very praiseworthy offer, and reflects credit upon the enterprise of the officers of the National. We hope to see all the leading business men in the city follow their example, and offer special premiums for exhibits at the fair. In speaking of candidates we desire to state that J. F. Shidler, of Benton, has decided to make the race for county superintendent, and as he has been one of our successful teachers for the past five or six years, has an extensive acquaintance over the county, he goes into the campaign with good prospects of getting the nomination.

Mr. Shidler is not only one of our leading teachers, but he enjoys the confidence and esteem of all who know him. The only objection we have against Mr. Shidler is that he is a Republican. Stocks: $50,000 nasljust received the largestjand BEST SELECTED stock of implements ever brought to the county, and invites your attention to the following list: JOHN DEER SINGLE ROW STALK CUTTER.

DOUBLE PERU CITY MOLINE PLOW CO. GILPEN.gPERUiCITY andSMOLINE PLOW CO, SULKYlPLOWS. JOHN DEER 'BREAKING and FOUR SECTION RIGID TOOTH HARROWS. JOHN DEER CORNiPLANTER BARLOW KEYSTONE I HA WORTH CHECK ROWER. JOHN DEER CHECK ROWER.

The Glidden Steel Barb Wire. JOHN DEER SPRING CULTIVATOR. UNIVERSAL RUDE BRO'S INDIANA -NEW WESTERN Walking PRIZE PERU CITY i Mitchell Studetoker ad Springfield IFAJRIIVE Booker PBBD GRINDER, Geared to 850 Re volntionstothe minute. John Deer walking Lister. Moline Plow Co.

Lister. Agent For Stock Scales and Book water engines. Buckeye Reapers, Mowers and Cord Binders. NICHOLS SHEPPERD THRESHING MACHINES ENGINES. The Courtland Spring wagons in four and and the three spring.

Also the Courtland and the Whitney spring side bar top buggies. Three styles of standard top buggies in elliptic and side spring, are are agents xor iub ANK JOHNJDEER Riding Cultivator. SYLVAN POSTS CAPITAL CITY fc Tongueles Combined IMPERIAL RIDING styles, the platform, the combination CITY FARM IMPLEMENTS any place west of Kansas City. Come FOR SALE- UNIMPROVED axrris SELECTED STOCK OF- Fact Have wind mill pumps; deep well force and cistern pumps both iron and wood Galvanized iron and wood well tubing. We Kave in stock a full line of the Eldorado, June 5, 188.

Feed Seng's Poultry Powder to keep your chickens. healthy, and to make them lay. Sold only by C. II. Selig.

Use Selig's nog Cholera Powder to keep your swine free from disease; Sold by Selig, the druggast. Don't fail to feed your cattle and horses Selig's Condition Powder; warranted the best in the market. Sold olny by the pound at C. Selig' s. EDWARDS, -THE Jeweler7 -IIAS A LARGE STOCK OF WATCHES, Clocks, -AND A Fine Assortment of Jewelry Which he will Sell Cheap for CASH LOCAL MISCELLANY.

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Time Card. WEST BOUND. Passenger and mail 450 p.m. Freight 6:10 Freight and accommodation 4:40 a. m.

EAST BOUND. Passen ger and mail 10 :32 a. ra. Freight 1 p. m.

Freight and accommodation 11 :50 p. m. J. McGinnis, Ag't. City Market Report.

LIVE 8TOOK. HOGS, J5.5C CATTLE, 84.00 084.25; GRAIN. WHEAT, 80 85C. CORN', 32 34C PRODUCE AND PRO VISIONS. EGGS, 10c.

HAMS. 15c BUTTER.15 20C. LARD, 15c POTATOES. 75 (jfr 1.00. Pickled salmon at Good Luck Gro eery.

The sale of organs by the Kansas Organ Company has been heavy, and satisfaction has been given in every sale. The Chase upright piano, one of the test pianos made, for sale at the Kansas Organ Company, C. W. Pitts, manager. Fine improved farms, stock ranches, unimproved lands, citj property etc, for sale by the Eldorado Land Com pany.

Enquire of Vincent Brown. Deeds mortgages and other legal pa pcrs drawn and acknowledged by Vincent Brown, Notary Public, of the Eldorado Land Company. Sentimental and comic songs, by the most popular authors, at the Kansas Organ Company's music rooms in the Deuny block. Hattan chairs and rockers, baby buggies, fine aud medium. Book cases, office desks and tables at the stone corner furniture store.

Ions' gallery is the leading photograph gallery iu Butler county. Pho. tos finished now regularly in four days from sitting. Selig's brick block, upstairs. For good square meals, groceries canned goods, cigars, tobacco go to the "Traveler's Rest" on North Main street.

Meals for farmers a specialty. James Ryan, Proprietor. Persons wishing dress-making and fitting done will call at my rooms at the Younkman house: will sew in famliesif preferred. Susie McGuike. Plastering.

Lun9f ord, nolt Co- plain and ornamental plastering, Kalsomining, flues, registers, and borders of, all descriptions set on improved principle. Leave orders at Younkman House. Notice. Having a large order of frames on the road I will sell my present stock of picture frames of all varieties and sizes, at cost, strictly Kansas City wholesale prices. Chas.

Ioas, Selig block up stairs. A good work horse for sale at the Singer Sewing Machine office, one door south of Hamilton's law office. Will sell a good machine for 85 to 050. Call and see for yourselves before purchasing. A.

L. Miller, Agent. 1 -Prompt Payments. The following cards explain themselves: Leon, Kansas, Mat 27in. 1384.

I desire to say to my friends and the public generally, that the German. Insurance Company, of Freeport 111, with whom I was insured, paid me my loss by fire this 26th day of May JS34, in full, and to my entire satisfaction through J. E. Bobbins their district agent at Eldorado, and I must cheerfully recommend this company to my frituds and to all who want reliable and sound insurance and prompt payment D. G.

Butt. Elk County. May 27th, 1SS4. I desire to say to my friends, and the public generally that the German Insurance Company of Freeport with: whom was insured, have paid me my loss on my house and property destroyed by fire, this 28th -day of May through Bobbins, their district ttont, at Eldorado, in full and to my ovm satisfaction and Ido reensHnciv.l this company to my and to ail whb'vunt reliable and 'sound -insurance and'quicK ad-tyaiment of loss. Elizabetu Ray.

Bassett has more wall paper, and can give you better prices than any house in Butler county. DRUGS. Paints and oils a specialty at Bassett's. Fresh. 2GliGixi3.

For anything in the drug line see BASSETT THE DRUGGIST. NEW COAL YABD! JUST opened by Nate Roberson Ageat Wot CANON CITY OSAOE CITY SHAFT COAL. COAL. DELIVERED TO ANY PART OF THE CITY ON SHORT NOTICE. YARD SOUTH OF MUNSOFS LUMBER YARD.

ELDORADO, KANSAS. THOMAS RHODUS' SONS, Commissit consignmentsxsolicited: of AND COUNTRY PRODUCE. No. 314 North Commercial Street, ST. LOUIS, MO, Exchange National Bank of fEIdarado.

The Exchange Bank hadja re-organization Tuesday June 3, and selectedla new board of directorsftpreparatoryito thejeonversion into'a NationaljBank, to Jcalled the Bank. The capital all paid up, andthenecessarylpapers are on their way to the comptroller of the currency atWashington, and a few days only will elapse before its charter as'a NationaljBank Swill arrive. The new board is composed of the following gentlemen E. Williams, late county treasurer of this county, Thos. E.

Woods, of Woods Maris, A. Potwih, capitalist, Geo. C. Haver, farmer; J. Bodgers, of J.

C. W. P. Bodgers. M.

M. Western Lumber Co, Jerry Benninghoff, banker at Leon, FillmorejMitchell, farmer. A. L. Redden, president, H.

H. Gardner, cashier were elected for the ensuing year. The board adjourned till Saturday afternoon when a vice president will be elected. The committee appointed to invoice the assetts of the bank reported on hand. Cash, S50.r68.10 Due from other banksi $17,731.19 Total 63,029.33.

SJade Mentchem; who! represent a large and reliable nursery firm at Win-field Kan, are solciting orders in this neighborhood for their fall delivery, and as these gentlemen come well recommended, our citizens can not make a mistake in purchasing trees and shrubs of their nuisery. a Irs in0 a JOHN DEERE AND PERU We are manufacturer's agents for powder, shot and lead. Have a large stock of revolers. breech and muzzle loadinsr shot iruns. all of which will be sold Parties without ready cash can Insnra by giving notes on short time.

I have "secured the services of Cel W. L. Gibson as chief clerk. Give mk a call j.e. nonniss.

Dealers in STAPLE AND FANCY jCS-xocexiesu. HU---aiTUirAlXBHa UiiAOO IP ALU. CIGARS, TOBACCO SC ROLLER FLOUR a Specialty. xiirc pam xor VOuniry nv-duce. Story Mercer, l1 J.K I 3 1 AJbLil LIYERY FEED SALE STABLE Good Rigs, Safe Teams? Horses Fed at jiorth Main Street.

STINSON SKINNER. Liyery. Feed and SALE STABLE, Good Turnouts, Best Accommodation for Horses and Reasonable rates. Central Avenue, opposite the "White House." Eldorado. Kansas.

FURHITURE I FURNITURE I Get your Furniture at the popular house of J. T. OLDHAM LARGE STOCK, GREATEST VABIETT AND LOW PRICE Are the inducements he offers. An examination of STOCK and PRICES Will convince yon that he means what he says: iAo-Errs stocis ANI CREATES VARIETY In Southern Kansas. SLTJSSEE ESTES, SUCCESSORS TO GURRY BROS.

ESTES. Dealers in- h' DRY GOODS, GROCERIES, BOOTS, SHOES, HATS, CAPS, QUEENSWARE. GLASSWARE, NOTIONS, CIGARS, TOBACCO, CANNED I- FRUITS, Eigliest Marlet Price Paid fcr A continuation of the liberal patrorv tronage heretofore extendei to pred cessors is respectruiiy soiicnea. SLUSS P. E3TZ3.

BEAT OX. K.Z'b.! fe wvh" V' at lower prices than you can buy at Taylor. The capital stock is to be 8100,000, divided into 1,000 shares of 8100 each. The meeting adjourned until Wednesday evening June 4th. This is a very commendable enterprise, and will add largelv to the great building boom which Eldorado already enjoys.

The charter for the association has already been received, and another meeting was held last night to elect officers and adopt- constitution and by-laws. As we go to press early this morning we cannot give the proceeding of the meeting, but in our next issue we will give full details. Poisoned. About twenty-five attaches of Hunter's circus were seriously poisoned at Augusta last Sunday through a mistake of the mess cook who used jimp-son seed for ground coffee. It appears that one of the hands bought some jimsonj seed at one of the drug stores on Saturday night to give to a sick horse, and by some means the seed got into a coffee paper in the mess box.

At breakfast some of the men complained that the coffee was not strong enough, and it was then that the cook made the mistake of putting the seed into the coffee pot or ground coffee. Soon after breakfast the effects of the poison became apparent, and the scene that followed beggars description. Some of the men fell in their tracks in a deathly stupor, and others were taken were taken with convulsions and violent vomiting. The alarm was given and all the doctors in town were called. The citizens turned out almost to a man, and by great exertions succeeded in saving the lives of the poisoned men.

Some of the victims had started to Leon, and were ound along the road where they had fallen from their wagons, and were brought back to town and cared for. The action of the poison was peculiar, and in the main effected the men something like morphine. Most of the men were crazy when they recovered consciousness, and the sight was ludicrous as well as serious. Some wanted to fight, others were riding imaginary horses; some were singing, dancing and capering about in all manner of ways. Some of the men recovered sufficiently to be able to go on to Leon where the circus exhibited on Monday, but most of them remained under treatment until Monday.

It is a wonder that out of the crowd some one did not get a fatal dose, but not a single life was lost. The circus managers givegreat praise to the physicians and generous citizens of Augusta for their heroic actions in saving the lives of their men At Legal Rates. Peabody Kansas, May 30th e8S4. Since the election of a Democratic board of county commissioners I have been a close observer as regards the county printing, and was fearful the board lacked nerve and backbone, but the resolution passed at the late convention has dissipated my doubts. I am a tax-payer of Butler county, and for one am in favor of letting the printing at full, legal rates to the Democrat.

Printers are like all other business men; bear in mind that, when ever you see a stock dealer offer to pay more for stock than the market value there is a trick on hands. The same is true of the dry goods merchant. Whenever he leans over the counter, and whispers in your ear that he is selling you an article below cost, spot him, he has an ax to grind; the same is true of the printers. What right has Butler county to ask any person to furnish provision and clothing to her prisioners and paupers for cost None at all. Then why ask a Democratic orgtn that never smelt the government teat to labor for nothing simply because the editor of the Republican paoer who for lo these many years have been sucking two fiont public teats till he has grown corpulent in person and rich in worldly goods offers to do the printing at cost.

If there is a Republican county in the state where there is but one Republican paper I will wager that paper gets the printing at full legal rates. I heartily endorse the action of the county convention and appeal to the county commissioners to obey that resolution. Is there a man in the county so prejudiced to party but what' will admit that with a full Republican board and but the one Republican paper in the county that the county printing would be put down at cost Rule or ruin is their motto. You never heard of one of them refunding to the government one-half of what they stole, yet as soon as. they are bounced they are willing to work for nothing.

Gentlemen, furnish the Democrat with plenty of amunition to assist in placing S. J. Til- den and T. A. Hendricks in the presidential chair, and give Fulton the post-office teat for four years, is the will of nine tenths of the Democrats of Butler.

county. We are the' laboring man's friend. Believe the laborer worthy of his hire. A. SniuvEK.

T. P. Fulton's lecture last Friday evening was quite interesting, ana full of laughable features. As an artist Mr. Fulton be.ts anything.

His illustrations, drawn without apparent care or exertion on his part before the audience, were full of expression. Douglas Tribune, ISani Hyde, of Little Walnut township, brought over 100 head of fat cattle last Sunday to ship to Kansas City over the Santa Fe. Mr. Hyde intended to ship his cattle to St. Louis over the Frisco road, but owing to some misunderstanding about cars he don-eluded to bring them over here for shipment.

The cattle were in good order, and brought 85.75, which is very good price, cherry bed room suit3 at Oldham's. If you want a good organ, buy the Kansas Organ. It is the best for the money. Thanks to the handsome young lady-who presented us with a lovely boquet on circus day. For a dish of delicious ice cream go to the Bos well restaurant, at McClin- tock's old stand.

Ed. C. Denny, and his mother, left for California yesterday. They will remain all summer. The "social atmosphere of Newton was very congenial to one of our city bachelors last Sunday.

nouseandtwo lots for sale, Me-, chanic street. Call at Turner Price Co's. feal estate office. Plenty of money to loan at W. P.

Knote's bank, Douglass, Kansas, on chattel mortgage security. Miss Annie Anderson is enjoying a visit from her friend Miss Spencer of Council Grove. Mrs. J. W.

Sigler left on Tuesday for a several days visit with her par ents in Humboldt Kansas. If you want to sell your farm or city property call on Vincent Brown of the Eldorado Land Company. lessons on piano or organ by Mrs. C. W.

Pitts at rooms of the Kansas Organ Company: old post office room. Father Kelley, of Wichita, will preach regularly at the school house in this city the fourth Sunday in every month. Miss Sadie Schmucker, who has just completed a successful term of teaching at McPherson, returned home on Tuesday. There will be a strawberry and Ice cream festival Tuesday night, Jane 10, at the residence of W. H.

Litson Jr. The Benton brass band will furnish music for the occasion. All invited. The ladies of the Presbyterian church will give a social at the residence of Mrs. F.

P. Gillespie on Thursday evening June 12th. Strawberries and ice cream served. All are cordially invited. Blind Boone, the wonderful colored musician will give a concert at the rink Friday night.

Blind Boone Is said to be a greater musical prodigy than the celebrated Blind Tom. Don't fail to hear him. Judge E. S. Torrance was in the city last Friday shaking hands with his hosts of old friends.

Judge Torrance is a candidate for Supreme Judge, and his prospects for receiving the nomination are good. The Qnest sample of young potatoes we have seen this season was handed to us on Tuesday by Frankie Snow, of the National hotel. They were of the Early Rose variety, and on a single vine there were ten potatoes as large as a hen egg. C. F.

Hickman, of the Kansas City Times, was in the city on Mondayln the interests of his paper. The Times is the favorite daily paper in Eldorado, and it will be in special demand during the campaign. He heard her sing, and as her taper fingers ran lighty over the keys he fell madly in love with her. They "became engaged, got married, and it was all owing the fact that she played on a Kansas Organ when he first went to spark her. Mrs.

Ed. Thatcher left yesterday for Valparaiso Ind, where she will spend the summer visiting at her husband's old home. Mrs. Thatcher's health has been poor for some time, and she takes her visit hoping to be benefited by the summers rest. It is a noted fact that Hawley sells more cigars than all others together.

Often he sells over 1,000 a day. He has over 30 kinds of 5 cent cigars, and carries upwards of 20,000 in stock. It is a good place to buy either wholesale or retail. S. C.

Wilson, of this city, is introducing In the city a pitch paint for roofs which is a splendid thing; it preserves the roof for many years and at the samejtime makes it fire proof against sparks and cinders. Our citizens would do well to try it. Butter, butter, eggs, eggs, chickens, chickens; wanted at E. Reupert's, the well known rustler at Douglass, for which he will pay the highest price of any man in the county the next 10 days. I want to make up a car load.

Bring it right in now while you have a chance to dispose of it at a good F. M. Boswell purchased the Fifth Avenue restaurant of J. S. McClintock last Saturday, and has already taken possession.

The restaurant, will be run by Mrs. "Boswell, who will keep regular boarders and also serve meals and lunch at all hours. Ice cream, lemonade, fine brands of cigars, tobaccos, fruits, canned goods will also be kept. J. H.

Fullin wider authorizes us to state that he will not be a candidate for reelction. to the legislature from this district. We are not advised as to the object of Mr. Fullin wider in withdrawing from the race, but we presume it is to strengthen the chances of the other Republican candidates from Eldorado. There were too many of them from this place, and somebody had to got out of tlte way.

The Kansas Orgau takes the lead. Buy ana iook at our goods, uuckeye Mower, Table Rake and Dropper. CHAS. L. TURNER, ELDORADO LAND COMPANY.

-nAVE l32ipxoTTGd. AND STOCK RANCHES, RAZING LANDS, CITY PROPERTY Buy Homes Now! TAXES PAID FOR RESIDENTS AND NON-RESIDENTS. C-fTLoans made on Real Estate at reasonable rates. VINCENT BROWN, Manager, During the thunder shower last Sunday afternoon the residence of E. Rutherford, near To wanda, was struck by lightning and damaged slightly.

A. L. Woods and two or three of his hands, who were passing when the the shower came up, had slopped at the house, and narrowly escaped with their, lives. George Couchman, who was sitting immediately in front of a window, was knocked senseless, while the others were severely stunned. Couchman fell as if he had been shot, but revived soon after.

It was a close call all around as the whole crowd might have been struck dead. At last we can assure our readers that Eldorado is soon to have an opera house. There are no "ifs" or "ands" about it this time, but a sure go. Gen. Ellet will build the hall over the new business rooms going up west of the Denny block and his own building across the The hall will be 7Sx 44 in size, that is it will have a front of 78 feet on Central avenue, and 44 feet north and south.

This will make a very good sized hall, and will answer all ordinary purposes, until the town grows larger. The stairway will run up from the west side of the Stone building next to Cheap Charley's, and the stairway at the west end of the Denny block will also connect with the end of the hall. The contract for furnishing brick for the building was let on Monday to Gault Gordy, and the hall will be built at once. Owing to the rainy weather there was not a very large crowd in town on Decoration day, A large audience assembled at Masonic hall, however, to hear Judge Sluss and others speak. The exercises were very interesting and consisted mainly in an eloquent address by Judge Slussv recitations by dipt.

R. A. Cameron and Mrs. Julia Reeves Bull, songs, music and short speeches from leading citizens. A fine dinner was served at the rink for the resident post, and their families, and in the afternoon a detail of the post was sent out in the bus ana carriages to decorate the graves of soldiers in the two cemeteries.

If the weather bad been favorable an Immense crowd would have been in town, and the entire program would have been carried oat, but as It was, the rain fell nearly all day, and people could hardly appear on the streets at alL The public schools closed last Friday, and the general verdict of pupils, patrons, and the public generally is that the term just closed has been one of the most successful ever taught in thi3 city. General satisfaction has been expressed on every hand, and we congratulate all the teachers on their meritorious I management of their schools. As a token of their esteem and appreciation Prof. Olin's pupils presented him with an elegant volume of poems, and Prof. Schumacher was also presented with a beautiful copy of Longfellow's poems.

The commencement exercises were held at Rink hall in the evening, and were witnessed by an immense crowd. The exercises were very interesting, and most of the graduating class acquitted themselves very well in delivering essays, declamations. ecL The following is the graduating class: Albert wing, Car-ria Bacon, Virgil Mays, Julia Fullen--wider, Walter Olin, Mary Pratt, Theo. Dunlevey, Willie White and Lizzie Mclntire. KEirT BY LAMBDIN MONTGOMERY HAVE COME TO STAY, WITH A LARGE AND WELL Fresh.

Groceries, Queensware, Glassware, Woodenware, Cigars Tobacco. m- HANGING LAMPS PLAIN AND DECORATED CHINA MAJOLICA-VASES ELEGANT LAMPS CHAMBER SETTS STATUARY, FINE STOCK OF CONFECTIONERY. Do not buy your CHRISTMAS PRESENTS until you see our stock. LAMBDIN MONTGOMERY. arr Sage CrV Snyder Sons, MANUFACTURERS OF- Garbages, Phaetobs and Buggies.

Painting, Trimming and general Repairing Done Promptly SHOP ON FOURTH AVENUE, PERRIGOS OLD STAND. ALL WORK WARRANTED..