The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, March 6, 1902, Page 6

' 2% A NATURAL MISTAKE. | orah Markham stood at ning wash- was one that had nea be veld an acid preparation for remov- ing fruit stains. Almost any other woman would have thrown it on the ish pile as soon as it was emptied, to Miss Deborah the natural thing was to clean it and store it away ona shelf in her cupboard with i army ot other bottles No art Miss Markham to have outlived its useful- seemed to le ever wess; there was always a possibility that “it might come in handy some and it was treasured for the ed need ay by turns feel amused rated by Miss Deborah's erated love of economy, but mid exaspe their comments on her always ended with: After all, she’s dreadfully CANCEROUS Are in many respects like other ulcers or UL C ERS sores, and this resemblance often proves fatal. Valuable time is lost in fruitless efforts to heal the sore with washes and salves, because the germs of Cancer that are multi- plying in the blood and the new Cancer cells which are constantly develop- ing keep up the irritation and discharge, and at last sharp shooting pains announce the approach of the eating and sloughing stage, and a hideous, sickening cancerous sore begins its destructive work. : out some predisposing internal cause out into an open sore. I began to take that has poisoned the blood, and the 8.8.8. and after I had taken seven bot- open discharging ulcer, or the fester- stnna ok tae stems tery Begg Ban ing sore on the lip, cheek or other gince. W. P, Brown, Hollands, 8. C. part of the body will continue to : i spread and eat deeper into the flesh unless the blood is purified and the Cancer germs or morbid matter eliminated from the circulation. S. S. S. cleanses the blood of all decaying effete matter. It has great antidotal and purifying properties that soon destroy the germs and poisons and restore the blood to its natural condition. And when pure blood is carried to the ulcer or sore the healing process begins, the discharge ceases and the place heals over and new skin forms. §. S. S. is a strictly vege- table blood purifier containing no mercury or minerals of any description, If you have an ulcer or chronic sore of any kind, write us about it, medi- cal advice will cost you nothing. Books on Cancer and other diseases of the blood will be sent free, In February,-1899, I noticed a small wood-heartod: there's nobody inthe THE SWIFT SPECIFIC CO, Atlanta, Ge: whole town more ready to Tend a - —_-—_——__— wa hand than Deborah Markham, and} 4) ere uence conan anbtie WM che takes nigr <atnnntt ISSN ES 5. 5. guna HON. J. B. NEWBEBRY, J. 0.CLARK, suving, that’s; her own affair. She > President. Vice-Pres’t. Oashier im aiford to he overparticular, Por she had the tinest house and the THE BATES COUNTY BANK largest income in East Elmore ¢ i] It we wld be a pity not to keep § BUTLER, Mo. ‘ this bottle, she renga Nps Snecessor’to BATRA COUNTY MATIONAL BANE ‘ it against the light; “it's su ra cons mcavisises biker ak, ‘ venient size ane the wliss is 6e-clear, mn ReaWn T wonder what sort of glue that label vAPITAL, $75,000. -%- % Business Transacted ‘ was stuck on with: after all the hot ENe \ water it’s been in, it hasn't started a ’ mute, I'vea good mind not toserape Bates County Investment Co., : ba but a - gies capers ar IBUTLER, MO." AKe ds ho sha yan y J some time for holding poison, and Capital, = = 850,000. is one will be all ale Money to loan on real estate, at low rates, Abstracts of _ ° mi ee ee title to all lands and town lots in Bates county. Choice ready. securities always on hand and forsale, Abstracts of title Not long afterward Miss Deborah furnished, titles examined and all kinds of real estate decided thutshe must have the advice 5 papers drawn, ey ae Pate : at j of the village doetor, All summer]? : Tre ee Fine Peenehes, ‘ ea’ i keese : she had been tormented by nervous ! Jvo. C. Havns, Abstractor, 8. F, Wanwocx, Notary { headaches and sleepless nights, She had dostored herself and had tried one kind of diet: after another with- out relief. and her one servant, an old woman who had been kitchen maid in the house sinee the days when Miss Deboral had been little Debby Markham, had experimented upon her mistress with all the potent nixturesshe knew how tocompound, but she, too, had failed to work a eure, Accordingly, Dr moned. The result of this profes. sional visit was a slip of paper that Miss Deborah twisted between her fingers as she watched the doctor climb into his high trap before her gate, She noticed that Mrs. Prescott also was watching from her window, where she sat: sewing, and the shut- ters ii one window of Mrs, Tread- way’s vault-like parlor were rolled open, a sure indication that the lady herself was sitting behind them. “The neighbors. will be running in Jauscom Was Suin- to-serhat isthe matter over here, the brerkfast, for Pitsee to that my- so IT shall have to send Hannah to the chemist’s for the medicine,” thought Miss Deborah, realizing that fora few hours she was to be the host interesting person in the vil-}ed the medicine obediently. then lay lage. Her prediction was a true one, Within half an jour both Mrs. Tread- way and ie Pie were estab- lished in comfortable chairs in her sitting room, making anxious in- quiries about her health and going over the last bits of neighborhood gossip. Other ladies followed them, for the doctor's trap stopping before | confused pile of pillows and shawls. the house had advertised to every one the fact either Miss Deborah or did not leave until Hannah's clatter over the tea that the old time they were well out of the way and her mistress at supper. It was after sunset when she found herselfat liberty to prepare the medi-|ered his errand one of importance, cine for use. Dr. Bascom had in- formed her that it was a preparation of bromide, which would come in the formofn white powder and would re- “To be dissolved in she read on the quire solution. 8 ounces of water,” slip of instructions “Then the first thing IT want is an 8-ounce bottle,” she thought, “and that ought to be very easy to find in the cellar cupboard.” The twilight was almost darkness in the cellar, but she did not take a light. and ber hands groped about among the bottles in search of one that the sense of touch should tell her was of the required size. In the very front row she came upob one she judged would{answer the purpose, The kitchen was very dimly lighted by its north windows, but Miss De- borah did not stop to light a lamp before sifting the powder through a little funnel into the bottle and fill- ing it with cold water, Not until she was ready to take the first dose of the new remedy did she discover there SS, TS wasa small white label pasted across one side of the bottle—a skull above two crossbones and the word “Poi- morning and wants to fif\my dress before she goes. I shan’t be away long, and you must lie still till 1 son” ornamented the label. It was afstartling occurrence, but her sense of humor came to the res- cue. “I've no doubt it fits well enough,” she remarked — grimly. “Mostdrugsare poison, [shall have to show Dr. Bascom the name Ihave given to what he calls ‘a harmless remedy.’ ” She found the “poison” so effica- cious that a week later, when Han- come back. If anybody comes to the house let them rap till they give itup. Youarenot to stir, Your headache isn’t much better yet, is it? But it’s too soen to give you any more medicine, I'll leave the bottle and spoon here on the stand at the head of the lounge, and you can see the clock without moving. When it’s 9 o'clock take another spoonful, un- less you get rid of the pain before Hannab was ill, and the last callers|eision: ‘and if vou don’t feel much table informed them | third spoonful.’’ When Miss Deborah woman considered it|returned to the kitchen she founda then ” By this time Hannah’s opinion of her mistress’ much-lauded medicine nah came down in the morning with white face and dull eyes, complaining of a sick headache, her first thought was of the medicine that had helped | was not a flattering one. her own headache, “Nothing in the world but salt and “Go and lie down on the sitting- | water!” she grumbled, rolling her room lounge,” she commanded. | head restlessly on the pillow in search “I'll give you a spoonful of bromide, | of a coel place. “I fancy I’m not and you needn't give a thought to | the sort of a person to. work faith cures on.” Siri But at 9 o’clock she decided to give the drug one more trial. She sat up on the edge of the lounge and reched for the bottle. The motion made her head whirl, and she sat with waiting impatiently for the pain to |osed eyes fora minute to steady herself before trying to pour out the liquid. When she ventured to open her eyes she noticed the white label on the bottle. “That tells how much to take, I suppose,” she muttered. ‘I don’t believe Miss Deborah gave me half enough for a dose.” And she brought the bit of paper close to her eyes to read for herself the directions. The next instant she was standing in the middle of the room, the bottle onthe floor and her headache gone. “Poison!” she gasped. “No won- der I felt worse and worse all the time!” : She ran to the window that looked into Mrs. Prescott’s yard and called wildly, “Help! help!” and when a startled face appeared at the window added: “Send for thé doctor! I’m poisoned, I’m poisoned!” Mrs. Pratt lived at the far end of the village, ten minutes’ walk from the Markham house. Miss Deborah lost no time on the road, and the self.”’ Hannah gladly allowed herself to be tucked up on the big lounge that was infact, a couch, and she swallow- abate, but the headache was not to be routed so easily. When Miss De- borah peeped in through the kitchen door after she had finished her break- fast, expecting to see the old woman asleep, she saw instead Hannah’s wide-open eyes gazing at her froma “One does not appear to beenough; you must take another,” was her de- better in an hour I shall give youa barefooted boy standing on the door- step. The severe expression on his freckled face showed that he consid- and the weight of responsibility up- | on him gave great gravity to his voice as he said: ‘Good morning, Miss Markam.” “Why, Joseph, what’s the matter?” she exclaimed. “Is your mother ill? Has anything happened to my dress?” For the boy’s mother was the village dressmaker, and she had anew black silk for Miss Deborah under way in her workroom. “No’m, mother isn’t ill, but my sis- ter Julia is, and mother’s going to Sharon to see her. She’s going to start before dinuer, and she says please to come down right away and have your dress fitted, so she can take it with her to work on, ‘cause she may be gone three or four days.” This was a message to be obeyed at once. Miss Deborah hastened to change her wrapper for a more suit- able dress for the street, and then Sa ey oy vom to Bee | Fre Vision 80 that she could not be sure which house had_ been his desti- Mrs. Pratt has sent for me, she nation. suid. She’s going out of town this| .“I wonder if that was Ezra Green. lay. Both women were anxious to get it done that they might be free for other matters. Mrs. Pratt had a long ride before her and Miss Deb- orah Gid not like to leave Hannah alone longer than was necessary. After she left the dressmaker she stepped briskly along the street on her way home. There was no one in sight except a man scurrying along in front of her. He disa peared through some gateway not 64 from her own, but the shrubs leaning over lights shadows on the narrow foot- dooryard fences_and the flicker of | #%; path obscured the view and deceived | %! Maybe Mrs. Green is having one of} her bad spells and has sent for Mrs. | Prescott. If I wasn’t she passed the Green house. There | Was no sign of excitement about the place, however, and she had no time for further speculations on Ezra Green’s reason for haste, forshe saw the doctor's trap turn into the main street from one of the crossroads. Dr. Bascom was on his way home, but in answer to acall from behind he stopped his horse and turned about on the seat of his trap to lis- ten to the shouted summons. Then he backed his horse round and drove to the side of the road, where a man came out to takecharge of the horse, while he himself vanished as Ezra Green had done. “There's trouble at the Prescotts” thought Miss Deborah, and she be- gan to run, but stopped short when she came in sight of the Prescott home and her own, for herneighbor’s premises were deserted, while in her own garden several men were gather- ed about the door talking earnestly, and it was in front of her own door that the doctor's horse was tied. Her pause of astonishuent was a brief one. Then she dashed into the garden, through the group of men and into the kitehen, A woman was stirring something over the fire and a hum of voices came from the sitting room. Miss Deborah did not stop to question the occupant of the kitehen, who was so interested in the contents of her stewpan that she did not notice Miss Markham’sentrance, Mrs. Prescott was standing over the lounge with an empty bowl in her hand. “There, if it was an acid that you have taken there’s a chance that the soapsuds ‘vill save you,” she an- nounced cheerfully, “and the sweet oil ought to help whateverthe stuff is. Don t you feel any better yet, Han- nah?” A feeble groan was the only reply. Dr. Bascom was at the window ex- amining the contents of a bottle. Suddenly the look of perplexity on his face changed to a broad smile. Looking up, he saw Miss Deborah in the kitchen door, This tastes like bromide I preserib- ed for you a few days ago, Deborah. How did you happen to ticket it that way? You've frightened Hannah out ot a year’s growth and furnished the whole neighborhood witha most wel- come excitement.” “Oh, Miss Deborah, it was all a mistake, wasn’t it?” cried Hannah, catching sight of her mistress above the ring of frightened and bewildered faces surrounding her. “You didn’t try to poison me on purpose, did you?” Miss Deborah looked about her with sparkling eyes. The doctor's words had explained the situation to her. “Mistake!” she exclaimed scorn- fully. “Have you all lost your wits? Do you think I shall haye to poison you to get rid of you, Hannah? I’ve a mind to send you packing this instant but nothing short ofa lunatic asylum would take you inI’mafraid. If your morning’s work isn’t farther along than mine, ladies, perhaps you had better go where you can attend to it.” And she turned and walked out into the back regions of the house, shutting several, doors sharp ly behind her. Dr. Bascom watched her retire with liveliest interest; the stern-faced. old man could enjoy a joke heartily, Then he turned to the astonished group in the sitting reom. “T think, Hannah, thatif you have swallowed everything these im- promptu physicians have been order- ing you may consider yourself thor- oughly poisoned, and now neighbors shall we leave her to make peace with Deborah?” business was transacted without de-| Sheriff’s Sale in Partition, Notice is hereby given, that under and by virtue of a decree in partition and order of sale made by the circuit court of Bates county, Mis- souri, at the February term, 12, of said court, in case of Mary Leffler, } § . Crabtree and E, S. Crabtree her husband, N. J. Simons and F. L. Simons her husband, plaintiffs vs.C. A. Allen, The Walton Trust Co. and Ralph Leffler, defendants, and the authority in me vested by said decree and order of sale a certified copy of which was delivered to me on the 19th day of 902, I wili on Mond rch 17, 1902, ‘ between the hours of nine o’clockin the fore- noon and five o’clock in the afternoon of that day, at the east front door of the re house » now used as court house, the on of Butler, county of Bates and state of Mi following described real estais ring and bette situate in the county of Batesand state of Mis- souri, to-wit: ‘The west half of the northeast quarter of sec- tion = (19) townahip rey: Tare? | 1 edt Sherifot Bates County, Mo, Freeman, Mo., Sept. 10, 99. Received a sample of Dr. Tichenor’s Antiseptic by mail. Liked it so well Ibought two 50c bottles. Used it for Cuts, Burns, Rheumatism and Cholera Morbus with good results and cheerfully recommend it. Mrs. J. W. Duncan. Moundville, Mo., Oct. 19, 99. 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Notice is hereby given that letters of admi: iatration —— the estate of James W Asbury, deceased, have been granted to the undersign- the Bates county probate court, in Bates sy ring date thi avert Sak cee persons claims against said estate are required to exhibitthem to me for allowance within one year from the date of said letters, be precluded from any benefit of ieee tee wep within two years e publica- tion of this notice, they will be forever IZA C. A! l-4t Notice of —_ — ment, che ieenat “ta tee eae arene Graham, ~“ that f on M. Greham, o1 Batés Trustee's Sale Whereas, John Fodges and Annie Hedger, his wife, by their deed of truet, dated January 8th, 1894, and recorded in the recorder’s office within and for Bates county, Missouri, in book wt page 838, conveyed to the undersigned trus- tee, @ following described real estate lying and being altuate in the county of Bates, state of Missouri, to-wit: The north half of the west half of lot two in the northwest quarter of section feur (4) the northwest quarter of the northeast quarter of section eight (8) and six (6) acres off of the north end of the southwest quarter of the north east quarter of section eight (8) all in township forty (40) of renee thirty-two (82), containi: in all sixty-six (66) acres more or leas whi conveyance was made in trust to secure the payment of one certain note fully described in said deed of trust, and whereas, default has been made in the piece of sald note and the same is now past due and unpald. Now therefore, at the request of the legal holder of aid note and pursuant to the conditions of sai deed of trust I will proceed to sell the above di scribed real estate at public vendue to the high- est bidder for cash at the east front doer of the court house, same being the east front door of the cote house building at the southwest cor- nerof the public square, where the circuit court is now held, in the city of Butler, county of Bates and state of Missouri, on Friday, March 7, 1902, between the hours of nine o’clock in the fore- noon and five o’clock in the afternoon of that day forthe purpose of satisfying said debt, in- te and cost. CHARLES A. ALLEN, 1-4t Trustee. Notice of Dissolution. Notice is hereby given that the copartnershi: heretofore existing between Samuel Levy an Silas W. Levy under the firm name of Sam Levy & Co. has this day been dissolved by mutual consent. Silas W. Levy retiring, Sam- eul Levy will continue the business under the firm name of Sam Levy & Co. 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