The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, December 14, 1887, Page 3

FOR FIFTY YEARS. A little hand as white as snow You gave me fifty years ago — A hand for poet's measure: With lights of white an! shates of pink Aed twenty dimples ieep, I think— If dimp'es are a maide one an! goby -tesith, Dainty. soft, hew tch ngsnar:s BARGAINS! WE WILL FROM NOW UNTIL JAN’Y. | Make Prices On Holitay Gots, Then I possessed a “Twas when I tol the story. (1r, inged, aging »~a% "Twas when I bold y mate it known That you hat cong” That this wee hand I leve so mach Had won a bittle ata touch. And I my passion bad confessed, And on mg new-'ound treasure pressed This ringof broa‘est galt. heort of stoma, And I was bappy—w 14 with Joy— I felt as youns as any boy I—with my thirty year JOHN RAY & CO. DEALFRS IN Stoves and Tinware, # ind.gestion, i as z pepala, conte potty PEORIA BASE HEATERS. orgeneral debility, headache i lags :fude, diseases of Women BUCKS BRILLIANT AND ANTELOPE Gc, jeatly ut up 00fer oe. see COOK STOVES and RAN bk ser amas Sarg a an R fapenssu Gen. AthiophorosCo. 12 Wal St WY. are aquick, & bieasant, safe and sure 4 Cure for dis- @ erdered iver, { er STomach, It was a dream of fairy land To hol! that e1fsh, throbbing hant— Less soft and fair the e'fins’ were— Clove to my beat a prisoner: And make you wh spor love tome As ransem that woul! set you free And ease my jealous fears. THAT WILL PARALIZE CALL AND LOOK AT OUR STOCK OF ibraty Lamps, Glass and Queensware. REMEMBER THAT WE ARE STILL SELLING GROCERIES CHEAPER THAN ANY OTHER HOUSE IN BATES COUNTY, AND ALL YOU NEED TO BE CONVINCED IS TO CALL AND SEE AND LEARN THE EH. T. Steele & Co And then there came a stret-h of years Marked lesa ty am les and move by tears, And Heaven seemed far away: Rut brave a d strong we fought the fight ‘That led threuzh dar- ness inte light; And side vy side we met enon N= ‘The ogs of need that hunt and kid— Till clouds of poverty grew thin And our far sh'ps are coming in ‘Through Hope's horizon gray. And now J turn to you once more, To love you as I love before, In this—life’s leisure hour: And now! find the ma‘den fa!r, With rounded cheeks and sunny hair, Wrh smothered fire in eves of blue, Has gone and left me only you! You. with your crown of snowy Ince, You, w th your love-lined. saintly faco— My fadirg, drooping flower! Se eee Hed I turned. darling, as I should, To where so many ¥ Bes de me in the strife: If Thad k‘sse! this And held you as I hold you now, Think you the eyes had lst their cleam Tie heart had wearied of the dream J almost ere ite:me And left or you thatem ty nyme— The name I called you—"wife?”" prave. wide brow, How selfish men are growin~. dear, I never gave you word of cheer Through all that werrv time! Speak not to me of hearts so true, For I can swear. my love, by you, This lit'le han’ has greater worth ‘Than all the idle hearts of earth! For love's sweet sake the d mples fied, The rng wore to 2 81 ‘Theme for a poet's rhyme! NICHOLAS FOR YOUNG FOLKS. Is there no compens"t'on, dear, Tht I can giv: while Iam here This little faithful hand? Ie it an omen that the ring Has wasted te a fairy thing, And that yourlove has worn away As it has wasted. day by day? And did love's strong «nd massive chain Grow toa slender, airy skein Ashas this golden band? Oh. eyes, that smile so sadly swoet Into my own. as now I greet My wife of fifty yeors! ‘The chain has worn—the wedding bend Isearcely see upon your hand. But life is short and it w'll last Until our pilgrimage is passed, And then, my darling, we shall see Each other as we ased to be, undimmed by tears! —Eve B-st, in D-troi* Pres Press. THE NATION’S COINS. Harpers Yonng People. AN ILLUSTRATED WEEKLY. Harper’s Young People interests all young revders by its caretully selected variety of themes and their well-consi:- It contains the best serial and short stories, valuable articles on scientific subjects and travel, historical wd hiographical s.etches, papers on and gatnes, poems, etc., contributed by the bright ertand most tamous writers. trations are numerous and excellent. Occasional Supplements of especial in terest to parents and teachers will be a the torthcoming which will comprise 53 weekly numbers. Every line in the paper is sudjecte! to the most rigid edtorial scrutiny in order that nothing harmful may enter tts col- Since its first issue. has maintained, with undis; the position it took at the beig the most excellent juvenile periodical The best known names in litera ture were on its list of contributors from the start,—Bryant, Longfellow, Thomas Hughes George Macdonald, Bret Harte. Bayar Tay Francis Hodgson Fields. John G Whittier; indeed the list is se long that it wonld be easier to tell the few authors of note who have not contributed to ‘*the world’s chiid magazine.’’ THE EDITOR, MARY MAPES DODGE, or the Silver and other popu'ar books fer youny id for grown-up foiks,—too, has a re- and entertain fier ner ek litul leadership | 8 brings to thousands of homes on both sides of the water kuowled NICHOLAS IN ENGLAN It isnot alone in America that St: Nichola- de its The Lonton Timer ve anything we proluce is The Scotsman says: is no magazine that cau successfully compete in i873, this magazine nted recognition ezinning—that of ed t eatment. the same line.’’ An epitome ot everything that is at- 8 of History. tractive and desirable in juvenile litera- ture.—Boston Courier. A weekly feast ot good things for the boys and girls in every tamily which it visits.—Brooklyn Union. It is wondertul in its wealth ot pictures intormation and interest.—Uhsistian Ad- vocate,N Y. 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In Administrator's Notice. Notice is hereby given, that letters of sdmin- istration upon the estate of Addison Price. de- ceased have been granted to the undersigned. by the Bates county probate court, in tes county. Missouri, bearing date the th day of November. Ise7. All persons having ¢ aims Administrator's Notio. : Trustee’s Sal-. Notice is hereby given that letters of sdmin~ 2 iam Hes t said estate are required to exhibit them istration 0: the estate of Will! easter allowance. within one year from the Whereas, Alexander H. Crist and Elen + conned. been granted to the - date of said letters, or they may preciade! wife, by their deed of trnat. dated | ed. try the Kates county probate court, from any benefit of such estate; andif said] ut Ie}, and recorded in the record- | county, Missouri, bearing date the 26th. i ithi er? d for Rates county. Mis- | of ¢ her. 1x7 All persons bavin: ciaims be net exhibited within two years from ‘sa offce within an y cratcet sald cetate are required to , lication of this notice t -ouri, in book No 23 page 243. conve. en to Ee ay eared Ws. HD pelea he undersigned trustee the following deacrib- | to me for allowance, within one year from No. St. Administrator. ed realestate lying and being situate in the | date of sald letters. or they may be = od Teal erie ces'and state of Missouri. to-wit. | from any benefit of such estate; and If rae eal : waif of the southeast quarter of the | claims be not exhibited aithio two years from ane eae ee eee tentnn erght re towne’ ip | the date of the publication of this notice, ire Tas 39 f 33 f . a7 ‘ 1a J ist (ring Tow i) the Gate fen ee Oe ae shirty- se! Ace d poten ae a er barre¢. Gomaa 5. ith in om satraser. in tr . 4 ¢ and 83 e:her Popular Ballads, ein trust to secare the pa. men sz cf Sheet Music. Sent, post-7-!, for ‘Tone cer ain note tully described in amid tees’ | ——— ‘rtrast: and whereas. defan't has been mad: ONLY FOUR GENTS. $2273 kes | inthe payment of enid note and aecraed inter A AN PUBLISHING C2. ae iker on. now long past dae and anal e, Povadelpiie Pa I therefore. st ee reqeert 6 eo Pirie idee pote and parenap he cone! 7 dered ot trast. [will proce a Misereth- ee curt hoane ie the cits « 14° aw Abernatbs accented = re otal vert All persons baving eisims against esid of Bates and state of Mitsonr! |.) oy, ceqmired to emitds sem to tae for = oon nee within one tagr efter the Aste Friday. Decomber 16th., 1887, wider. or thes may he preelnded from between the hours of 90’rlock in the ferences St ok ae a 18 oat ce and 5 o'clock in the afternoon of thatday tt b ication. they «til be forrier barn Bre ones of satistying anid dent. interes | Tyly ond daz of Novembre O° and costs. P.M A * 4. W. ENKI, Re. &. = Public Admi: istrato:’s N. tier. Titiensa a ell the aber vendne to the F ig! of te 1839) Oily patter vices were | ' i