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TIRED OF LIFE. |THE LOVE PHICTER) x.» ==". TH OF A URYDUCK + RigSOURI STATE BANK, | “Why, he bad been cornered fer an ‘PARIS ROMAWOR on ALMOST hour by Miss Uglamugge last evening WHI at the ball, and she finally asked: ‘Are| THRILLING EXPERIENCES OF ENDED IN A TRAGEDY. you an admirer of feminine beauty, vce “aaa BUTLER, MISSOURI. Mr. Jinx?” ; peromnilian : Capi 855,000.00 3 “Whew! What did Jinx say?” - aoe 4 From Dreadful Pains From Wound | Count 7 Ferady’s Potion| “He replied with a soulful look: Huge Steel Tank Being Towed to Phil- Burplus FPundand Profits 12,702 481 ere Didn’t Work Just the Way He How can you ask that, when I have ippines Meets Storms ard Heav. Recei . on Foot: System All Run Down Expected, But It Won for been sitting here with you for an yun and Drifts Helpless for esis agen ay Om Sy After Six Months’ Agony—Not Him Fair Widow.” hour?'"—Houston Post. Many Days. D , Able to Work —Completely Cured — a ine p song j 7 Week : Count Georges Ferady was in love— nnecessary. When the voyage of the drydock Dr. T, C. Boulware, J. R. Jenkins, rank M, Voris. in Two $ madly in love. And the cause? well—| Hawkshaw Holmes—I wish to be | nowey is completed and she is safe in John Deerwester A. B, Owen, Wn. s. Waitor a - a charming young widow, and so charm- | Vaccinated. . the harbor of Manila, the story of her Dr. J. M. Christy GO. R. Radford, Max Weiner, MIRACULOUS CURE BY ing, too, that Count Georges could not} Dispensary Surgeon—What's Your | adventures across the Atlantic, through GO, H. Duteher B. P. Powell Wm B Tyler’ : CUTICURA REMEDIE: find words to say half that he would. He | business? ‘ the Mediterranean, the Suez canal, and wam lay S j adored, ne admired, he loved her so oe — _ a down through the Red sea and the In- WE WANT YOUR BUSINESS. much. spensary Surgeon—Stand out ol | dian ocean, will be one of the most in- Not so the fair widow Count Georges! | the line, please, and give somebody | - posting and thrilling ever a That Wx. E. Watron, President. J. R. Jenkins, Cashier, So the count, to remedy this unfortunate | €!8e your place. There's no danger of is, if the latter part of the journey is as Dr. T. C. Boutware, Vice-Pres. Westey Denton, Ase’t Cashier. defect in his fair Venus, betook him-| Your ever catching anything.—Cleve-| ¥ iio as has been the trip to the Corsiy Garaxp, Clerk and i self to books, to study how men in dis- | ‘and Leader. tant ages managed in such a plight. blood poisonin Thus he made the discovery. And the had set in, discovery was this—well, it came from several doctors | a musty book dealing with ancient Greece and the Thessalonians, wherein much mention was made ofa mystic concoction that they called—the love philter. The very thing! thought Count Georges Ferady, and clanked his spurs as only a cavalry officer can, and there- upon he retired to bed satisfied and to sleep. Canary islands, a point reached only after a fight against wind and wave and storm of nearly two months. No one, not even the personnel of the towing fleet, anticipated the unusual length of the voyage across the Atlantic. Even the northeast trade wind seemed to have come further northward than usual at this time of the year to make the voyage more of a struggle. Trials the towing ships and drydock have had in plenty. Stormy days with gales and heavy tains and Tough seas; nights when towlines parted or had to be let Turkey-Stuffing. City Boy—Do you like turkey stuff- ing? Country Boy—Naw! Nobody eats turkey stuffing. “Guess you don’t know what It fs.” “Yes, I do, It's the half-a-pound 0° corn that you stuff into its crop after it’s dead, to make it weigh heavier.’— N. Y. Weekly. J THE WALTON TRUST CO. OF BUTLER, MO. a Might Help Some. Bess—Jess is telling everyone that I ut A Always has ready money on hand to loan on farme in Rates, Next morning the count, his schemes - and hauled in, while th ' 3 ont ving me iar ttah ta thn dao: Weitbaace tas < — yal re a ails el Fas darktins cake gga Vernon, Barton, Cedar, Polk and Dade Counties, Mo., at how Tifa was night, repaired to the house of a friend, VERY LOWEST RATES and tired of life. I whom rumor credited with some degree | ‘**- handling the large and unwieldy OF INTEREST on one, three, five or . = — hawsers arduous. Yet not one of the of- seven years time, and allow bor: which was dreadful, of madness and a passion for alchemy. Bess—Thank you, dear, I ° e' rowers to pay back part each n Tess—-Because if you had two faces | ficers or crew of the towing fleet or dry- and i i ae 1 ee To him the count confessed his} 44 certainly wore the other one... | dock doubts that they will bring the dock year if desired, Every land owner wanting @ loan should call « ‘one spoke to me eae rage ena bee tna Cheveland Leader. safely to her destination, and get our rates and liberal terms, Money ready as soon as cura. The consequences wei qu wi The most trying experience came papers are signed. Weha t a set of the Cuticura Re: him. The alchemist listened intently. Feared the Threat. when the dock broke from her tows and f ve a fall and complete abstract of title t =? yi Sr Certainement! love philters were bY] yisitor—How beautifully still the] for three days drifted to the northwest, le to every aore of land or town lot in Bates County from the oe Se eae et Aaah serge ability to coneoct.| cniigren sit while you talk to them! — | gotng 108 miles out of her course. Dur- U. 8 patent and showing all deeds of trust, Sheriff's deeds, tax applicat is he rose, and from many bot-| “ g-noolmaster—Yes; I've got them] ing this time the wireless telegraph in- titles or other conveyances that have been recorded in Bates tles contrived a harmless-looking, color- leas fluid, which he placed in a phial. “This, mon cher ami,” sald the al- chemist, “is a love philter like which there is no other. Once find means to give this to la belle madame, and Count Georges will be all the world to her.” Elated beyond measure at the success eure, can hardly believe their own eyes.” | of his schemes, the count returned to Robert Schoenhauer, his house, and there impatiently awaited r struments enabled them to keep track of each other, and served to keep the crew on the helpless huge steel trough hopeful and cheerful. In the early part of the trip after leaving Chesapeake bay there had been gales that had made progress slow. Then pleasant weather followed and a speed o¥ five knots an hour was made during most of the time, pretty weil trained. I told them at the start that every time I caught a boy moving in his seat while I was talking to them I would talk ten minutes longer.—Tit-Bits. county, Our Abstract books were begun by our Mr, Wm. E. Wal- ton 35 years ago and are written up daily from the county reo- ords, We furnish rellable Abstracte at reasonable prices and are responsible for their correctness, INTEREST PAID ON TIME DEPOSITS. If you have idle money for six months or longer the Walton Trust Company will pay you interest on it, Can’t Always Tell. “He hasn't much to say,” remarked the landlady in speaking of the new Aug. 21, 1905. Newburgh, N. Y. boarder, “but still water runs deep, you] a record of 110 miles being made on one the opportunity to complete his happi- _ . ok ot ee orld. Onitonre Beep, Se, Ota, heyy po! know. day, But just when Commander Hosley Wu. E. Walton, Pres, Sam Levy. Vice Pres, ot ees Enter | that same evenin “Not necessarily,” replied the hash-| and the captains of the Brutus and Samitcis ia os. bowed . fed philosopher. “Silence sometimes} Caesar were congratulating themselves Fank Allen, See C. A, Allen, Ass’t Seo, Seated at dinner beside the dear lady of his heart, the small glass phial burnt on the favorable progress, a violent storm blew up on the night of the 24th. The towing machine of the Caesar be- came disabled, and she was obliged to cast off her line. The Glacier, the flag- ship of the towing flotilla, attempted to take her place but she steered very badly in the heavy seas, going as she was at scow speed, and the tow line was cast off. This left the Brutus with a heavy hides a lot of emptiness.”—Chicago A. A, Peach, Clerk Daily News. » Clerk and Bookkeeper W. D. Yates Abstractor, W. J. Nix, Clerk, CASTORIA For Infants and Children, Tho Kind You Have Always Bought Bears the Signature of ) PCSSSSSSOOSS WS DR. E. N. CHASTAIN. Burter, - Mo. Office over Bennett-Wheeler Mer. Co. Residence High Street. Office Phone 218, Residence Phone 195, Explained, | “I am trying to discover,” said the scientist, “exactly what makes people's hair come out or turn gray.” “That's easily explained,” answered Mr. Bliggins. “It is entirely due to the mendacity of people who sell hair re- storers,’—Washington Star. Had It In for Him. “You say you don’t Nke the police- man on this beat, Bridget?” “No’m, I don’t.” “But didn’t I see you feeding him the biscuit I made?’ “Yessum’ I don't Hke him.”—Hous- ton Post. since ttcaeiiaae Sere Ce Te | THE BATES NATIONAL BANK, | BUTLER, MISSOURI. RPP COOOSSESOS IN i _ DR. H. M. CANNON, } Dentist, i BUTLER, - MISSOURI. Will bein Adrian every Tues- day and Friday prepared to do: all kinds of dental work. Boarding House Fare. Strawberries on the market— Hint of summer tunes; But there's nothing doing— Still we're given prunes, —Milwaukee Sentinel, Capital $50,000, - + Surplus, $6,000, ALL WAAAY. Ns RRRARP Has 2:cod The Test 25 Years Grove’s Tasteless Chill Tonic No-Crre-No-Pay._ 50 cents. OSTHEOPATHY Farmers Bank Building, Butler, Missouri, ~~ Cart aoine | drift of the aug ote Dewey. San £8 ve Jan 20 1906 task and she soon was obliged to flash } SENS ENE SONS BS near ee Fn PR the signal: “Hawser carried away.” batmtet Ai, R23 A. - ‘ inome | Se sean seri ope a OR JOHN A. BELL, Followed a few miutes later by the mes- Bears the i aa tlon lesued trum the offica of t nesk of the — sage: “Towing machine a total wreek. Bignatare ee vars pe ORY, +, returnable ed ioe May term, 1 ~ BUCCESSOR TO Wire hawser went by board and carried iad 4 Secsea tn deeak ae i. Whe eek CT. Wells, T have Se levied up- away, leaving about 40 feet on drum ‘of towing machine.” Just how the men on board the dry- dock must have felt as they realized that they were drifting helplessly on the raging billows of the Atlantic it would ‘his confounded razor so dull; it was] be hard to imagine. For three days all right yesterday. there was nothing to do but listen to the Tommy (unconsciously)—Yes, pa,| pounding of the waves and wait until ‘ge on and seized all the right. title, interest and claim of sald George (. Wells of, in and to the the following described real estate, to-wit: _ Mo. Pac. Excursion Rates. The south half of the southeast quarter of sec- Special round trip rate to Kansas | tion thirty-one, (31), township torty-one [41] ’ in City $2.15 on sale Saturday of each | said county, and state of Missouri, i Milos” week. All trains leaving Butler after Saturday, the 19th day of May a. p, 1906, twelve o’clock noon and all trains goon and ty hours of sine o! clock in thefore- on An e o’clock in the after f on Sunday, good to return on any day, atthe east court house door in the ay train leaving Kansas City before jutler, county of Bates aforesaid, sell the DR. HARRIET FREDERICK. T. C, BOULWARE, Physician and 81 mn. Office North Side Square, Butler, Mo. Diseases of women and children Father—I can’t think what makes a specialty. an’ it was ever so nice an’ sharp this! weather conditions were such thata new | goon the following Monday. seine be eo sans therser 06} mag dh required at Dr 1. BL CHRISTY. morning, when I was making my| line could be connected up. This aS] Special West Bound Winter Tour- Tabend Wo’ setiaty bald Geeculied ana cae DR- |. x. CHR STY> boat. : accomplished with the aid of the Po-} ist Excursions to Colorado, Se son | 94.4; sherltt of Bates ‘Conner MS, Diseases of women and Children » Specialty tomac, another of the boats of the flotil- | of 1905-06.—Tickets sold dally, Oct. ere mee Office The Over Butler Cash Depart- ‘ Good Thing at a Fire. la, and a lifeboat,from the Glacier, and | 186, 1905, to May 31, 1906, to en-| Notice is hereby given to all creditors and She—And so you were present at} the Brutus swung to the cast again with | ver, Colorado: Spri Puc! others interested in th 5 ‘ado: Springs and Fucblo, | one, MMesessed, ‘that atiey aire ment Store, Butler, ’ Mo. Colo. Rate 80 per cent ofdouble one | saministrator of said estate, intend Geert: the fire, Mr.’ Muggins. How did you] her charge. All went well until mid- 20. House 10, Omlee Telephone Telephon feel? night of the following day, when the| way standard rate for theround trip; | final settlement thereof, at the next term of the Muggins—Oh, I was as cool as & CU-} jine parted again, and the dock began to | final return limit May 31, 1906. pangs peg bevel at Butter, Mine B. F. JETER, cumber— drift to the southeast, the wind having J - souri, on the 2#th day of May, 1906, Attorney at Law and Justice, | coat se cm ere His Rival—And nearly as green. | shifted. slices: niliy Sineer, Omiee over H. H. Nichols, to an adjacent picture. Cul Our map shows by the broken lines the ee aa —— ‘ mn. wide detour which was made inthetwo| Romulus, the fine Percheron etal- ) East side square, Butler, Mo.| The widow followed his somewhat ‘i , re | “Why don’t you write something) grifts. One of the singular things in|lion, owned by the Vernon count; Notice is hereby given, that letters of admin- — wenanno” original?” connection with the experience was that y 'Y | istration upon the estate of Frelin Holloway, horse and jack compan bpany died at the | deceased, nave been granted to the undersi au ed, the Bates Count 7 Neal barn on North retreet yes- | Basic Sunt a Missouri, bearing’ da theta jaw 4 from an attack of ao iy oes iaetas aia ‘ omulus was one of the finest horses ad toe Aaainst sald catate ever imported to this country. The Snes within oue yoar from ihe date of ead let. DR, J. T. HULL DENTIST. “What's the use?” asked the author. the dock when she was finally taken in “If I do it will merely cause my friends} tow for the second time was only 30 to ask me Why I don’t write something} mijes from the point where she had first interesting." —Washington Post. started adrift. But she did not perceive his left emp- tying the contents of the little phial into her wine-glass. seme thatl U Victory! the widow was his. One aio. nord sits square. ‘Satter, . short minute, then—what a fine fellow : ? One of the interesting fertures of the | Vernoncounty company paid: $3,600 | Ser. sr Secherted tania eared, benefit ; ve the widow would think him! beh ghee expedition was the successful use of | for him about two years ago ous of at | bited within two years from the date o: the VV 80 YE Ane The glass! It was at her Ifps! “You say your first speech made sev-| wireless telegraphy. Communication by | thie time he was worth about $5,000. publication of this mating ar Eile be forever Oh, Georges, what a genius! eral converts?” this method was sustained with . the | Nevada Mall. * | ee OLLOW AY,” “Yes,” answered Senator Sorghum} United States for a distance ef more regretfully; “from my side of the ques-| than 1,400 miles, a distance seldom if tion to the: opposition.”—Washington| ever equaled where no extra installment Star. was made for a special trial. The widow's glass was empty. The count turned a pair of rapturous eyes on her. But she! Mon Dieu! What was amiss? She had fallen to the ground Notice of Final Settlement. Notice is hereby given to all oredito: all others interested in te eats 0 ord. Be Btilwell, deceased, that I, W. F. Stilwell, na ministrator of sald entate, | tend to make final neceve PILE ensel The last messages received on board settlement thereof, at th re satchel Gould Stand Tt. the Glacier direct from the United Bates County Probate ¢ court, fn ‘Hater county, The fair widow was nearly poisoned, | “But, doctor, I don’t belfeve he cat) states came from the station at Cape Attala RL state of Misscarl: £2,be, Rela at Butler, Mid: aff the gallant count nearly demented. — — pong ‘sie ‘al Hatteras on January 15, when the OINI MEN 1 oR H. ¥STity 's STILWELL, “Oh, yes : as over 1,400 miles dista dministrator. But @ skillful doctor restored both, y Glacier was over 1,490 miles distant. Notice of Final Settlement: it that the love philter | Bradstreet’s this morning.”—Hous| The message came clear and distinct to And rome hee ie ton Pobt: ; the operator, Mr. Merritt, and was as CURES HOTHING RUT PLES, Notice is hereby given credit Nag | interested inthe selateot Davia Veo follows: ‘You came in very loud to-| ZA SURE and CERTAIN CURE eceased, that 1, J. I 7. oo see ae cold with alternate |Q™ known for 16 years a the | ‘reior, with will ansexed, ce sad ootate, in shale and snow all day. New York is |§ BEST REMEDY for PILES. ¢ | next term of the Bates a Rhefeot ti] we are formally engaged.” and clear to-day. How long are ' ln ip fates cranty, Sate ato, weer Rien to keep you?” Good night— ‘Uae |