The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, December 26, 1907, Page 2

mn) ae" ard We J The Butler Weekly Times Printed on Thureday of each week. J.D. 2 ULEN, Edfsor and Prop Entered at the postofiice of Butler, Mo., as econd-class mail matter. We are authorized to announce the name of R. E JOHNSON, of Butler, Mo., as a candidate before the coun- ty court, for appointment to the office of Coun- ty Highway Engineer, of Bates county, Mo. SES Mr. J. Gasaway sens nine of his , fine Partridge Cochins to she Sedalia show last week, and captured nue premlums as follows: 1st, 2ad, 3rd, 4ch and 5th on pullets, 3rd and 46h on cockerels, 2nd on cock and 3rd on hen, Two of his birds scored 95, two 94, and the whole nine averaged 93 poluts, by T. FP. McGrew of Wash- ington, D.C, That isa pretty good record, and Mr. Gasaway is natural ly proud of his success. Mr, A. by Elis, also of this community, took the fires ribbon on White Rock cock agalust spicited competition. L's hard to beat uo Lume man ora Hume chickeu —Hume t) lephone, Ellotr W. Major, of Bowling Green, was in Jefferson City the last of the week and tiled peettions from ninety countles to have his name pus on she next Democratic teket for Atsorney Goaeral, Mr. Major was the nominee of his party four years ago and went dowa with the land slide, {Since then both Judge Oglesby have been re-nomina- ted and elected and Mr, Major feels shat the party will extend to him the same falr treatment, and renominate him without opposition, He has been a practicing attorney for twenty odd years and has served four years in the State Senate. Woodson and gRube We arein recelps of coples of the Daily and weekly Chieftain, publish ed at Vinita, Okla. We notice the name of W, J, Hutchinson as the ac- credited editor and manager. The Chieftan 1s a bright, newsy and,{well edited paper, fully up to the times aud Democratle to the core. 1 an- nounces {¢s choice for President Wil- liam Jennings Bryan and Senator Culbertson, of Texas, for Vice Presi- dent. Mr. Hutchinson was born and ralsed in Butler, learned the printers trade in Tae Tres office and mar- ried « Butler girl,so we are watching his success with much Interest, Lave Washington dispatches indi- cate that Senator Joseph W. Bailey, of Texas, 1s seriously considering the advisability of resigning from the Senate, for the purpose of going be- fore his state seeking a vindication from the charges of this affillations with the Standard Oll Co., at a time he was publiclyjdenouncing such cor- porations. It {8 hardly probable thas Senator Bailey will reach the conclusion that {t 1s. necessary for !m to take such # ;radical step. If he {sin need of @ precedent, he has only to look back when Roscoe Con- kifn and “Me too” Plats tried that plan, Conklin was as strong in New York as Senator Batley ever was in his state, and the fight {n no way ef- fecved Conklin’s standing as a sena- sor oras @ man, but simply a die-, agreement with the president regard- ing party policies. Conklin’s appeal to his conssituents was in vain. 3alley would probably meet the same fate, only {ts consequences would prove much more disastrous to his future career. No, Batley won’ re- sign. —_—_—__—_———<—_ The county court at its regular session {n January will, under a new law passed by the last legislature, be authorized to appoint a Uounty Highway Engineer for Bates county. THE Times this week announces the | name of Robert E. Johnson for that ‘office, He is espectally qualified both’ by study and practice to fill the! office. Mr. Johnson took a special ; course In engineering at the State University. He served the county | two terme as Surveyor and Bridge! Commissioner with the very best of satisfaction. He would bring to the| office a ripe experience of years in| the work of active road construction. | The rock roade of Butler were made | under Mr. Johnsons engineering. He | was also engineer for the construe: | tion of the main sewer system of | Butler. He has an intimate knowl. | edge of road and bridge construc- tion, provided by the law creating the office, and would anewer itsevery requirement, besides being of inest!- mable value to the county in this very important work of building public highways for all time. The court would make no mistake in Mr Johnson’s appointment, ; yaar’ eae Healthfu If people ate need less medicine aud have better health. There is an old saying that t 1s golden in the morning and at night. As a matter of fact, be gold at both times, but then t should be eaten on an ach and not as a dessert i and of Fruit. » fruit they would empty stom the tion Is when uit xl quality, and, raw, >of ham or if possible eaten Instead of eati eakfast, most hey took fresh to be had, and k on ewod prar fies, ete. If y fruit dan tant st, Women would apples s it is can fall 1 impo and stronger, dw » far better complexions an present The Old Testament Idea. ld Testament idea was much nore what may be called the common igth, that worldly and that nse id that stre’ is cup sucet worldly things for his own . Just as he used na physical elements, K, Chesterton in Putnam's, fe uses the strength of a hero as he s that of a mammoth—without any ciar respect for the mammoth, I cannot comprehend how it is that so many simple-minded skeptics have read such stories as the fraud of Jacob ind supposed that the man who wrote it (whoever he was) did not know that Jacob was a sneak just as well as | we do. The primeval human sense of honor does not change so much as that. But these simple-minded skep- tics are, like the majority of modern skeptics, Christians, — The wide interest in American genealogy 1s responsible for the publi- cation by the government of the cen- sus returns of 1790 Im the states in ex- istence at that time. This census con- sisted of an enumeration of the popu- lation and was the original documents reserved in the census office in a collection of oddly assorted volumes, the marshals having been obliged to furnish their own blanks. Because the names of heads of families were in- cluded in this compilation the books have been in great demand by people tracing their ancestry, and it is for the benefit of these that publication {s being made. When completed the pamphlets will be for sale. ——.._.. The man who tried to ride a pony across the coutnry within a certain time failed and lost a wager thereby, but the Wyoming girl who rode 750 miles across the moutnains to marry a man in Montana got there on time. When a determined young woman starts on a journey, with a husband at the end of It, there is no obstacle that can stop her. Pope Pius X. has conferred the de- gree of LL. D. on Edward Bok of Phil- adelphia. When it is remembered that Mr. Bok is the editor of the Ladies’ Home Journal, says Chicago Tribune, the appropriateness of this becomes at once apparent. Quit kicking about the lack of American poets. What has there been to inspire them during the season When the muses are usually the most ~~ @ 2 & » #2 2 2 A 2 2 fA A Ae A oe Ae oe A eee oe oe noe aM ae aaa ae > }Winter Has Reall Just Begun (SISALLSSAAALAASAHIASASAAAIA SAA LAA § Edd ddd de SS Eggs taken same as cash. oA Ao A A eA AeA Inquiry or Invitation. Representative Jobn Sharp Wil-| Conductor E. H. Spencer, of this Hams Was compelled to struggle with | city telleves in the number 13. “In| the question of prohtbition during |tacs, I will swear by the number 13,” | his recent campaign for the United | gatd Mr, Spencer. “Six days ago was | States Senate. One of thecandidates | Friday, Dec. 13. for the governorship was the Hon. Jeff Truly, who, according to Mr. | No Terrors in 13 for Him. | I left for Kansas Cfty with 13 cars. I was the 13th |man out. From Pleasant Hill to Williams, found prohibition also a! Kansas City I followed engine 13. I difficuls corner to turn. Mr. Truly pulled up Little Blue with a load of was speaking to a gathering {n @ 13.000 pounds. It took me 13 hours small town. At the end of a flowery period a Methodist minister rose and asked permission to propound & wag number 13. question. “Brother Truly,” sald the | minieter, “I want to ask you, doyou ever take a drink of whisky?” ‘‘Be- Brother Truly, “I want to know whether {¢ {s an inquiry or an invita- tion” “Indicted as Common Scolds. New York, Dec. 23.—John Ptelffer and his daughter, Margaret, were arrested in Jersey City charging them with the somewhat unusual offense of being “common scolds.” Pfelfler {8 55 years old and his daughter {8 30. The statute under which they are indicted provides for & penalty of nos more than three years imprisonment or a fine of not more than $1,000 for any person convicted of being & ‘common scold” commonly scolding and disturbing the peace of the neighborhood and of all good and quiet people, to the common nuisance of all thepeople there inhabiting, residing or passing. Mask Ball. Butler Lodge 958, B. P. Elks have to get to Kansas City. The number of the time table I was running by And etill nothing | happened.”—Nevada Post. | “Gabe” in the Rich Hill Reviewhas | fore I answer that,” replied the wary the following idea of happiness: | “You frequently hear folks say they wish they were a millionaire. But our idea of happiness 1s the one that | owns forty acres of land in the hille, | don’t owe a cent, has a wife and sev- en children, five good coon dogs, & |sorrel team of mules, a good shot ;gun, forty-seven miles from a ratl- road and right on a good stream for |feh. If that would not be happiness “gnalloyed” we would like to know where you would go to find it. A Greenfield, Mo., citizen tells this as @ true story: ‘You've heard of smart dogs, I expect, but the shep- herd of mine discounts ’em all. The other day he was lying on the front 'porch when a couple of Methodist | preachers called at my house. He sized them up, trotted around the /eorner, and presently came back with one of the neighbor’s plumpest | yellow legged chickens in his mouth, | which he solemnly deposited near the door, and then resumed his nap. Propitious and lays are @ spontaneous {gsued handsome invitations to al How’s that for dogology, anway?” outburst’ Odes to such a spring—pre- mask ball at thelr club rooms on| posterons! inadequate. We find cold, hard prose Dr. Thomas J. See, the astronomer, who is visiting his home at Montgom- | ery City, Mo, says in an interview | that the leakage of the ocean bed! cause: rthquakes. Perhaps Dr. See can suggest a method for patching up the holes in the sea. | be?" Kuroki distributed several hundred | dollars in “tips” before he left Chica go. He probably did it as a mark of | his esteem for the bellboys and porters who were able to call him by name without waiting to be introduced. — Americans are reported to be mak- ing this a most profitable season for | the Paris cafes. This may have some- thing to do with the criticism of| Americans that is being heard in Lon- | | The river Jordan makes the great- est descent in the shortest distance of any stream. During its course of 120) miles it has 27 falls and descends 8,000 feet. The only language Gen. Kuroki uses {a Japancse, and it is said he uses no more of that than is absolutely neces- eary. esse A Detroit man has invented a comb ph that dose away with the noed of hat- 4 ne New Year’seve. All members are re quired to be enmask and must pre sent thelr invitations atthe door. Cards and dancing will be the order of the evening. Jasper Bowman and son, Henry | were in Butler on Tuesday on business and made THE TIMES a pleasant call. Jasper was as bashful as a school girl and as coy as a kitten, and when pressed fora reason admitted thas he had just interviewed Recorder Smith and had the license to wed the best woman on earth in his pocket. | The people of this county have |spoken {n no uncertain manner of | the local option question and they | should have {t. We have always ad- vocated a strict enforcement of the law and the sentiment of the people {1s such that they will help to enforce {¢ and they should.—Adrian Journal. 40 Acres at Bargain. It lies four miles east of Butler, fine neighborhood, fine soil, fenced hog tight, terms to sult. Buacaert & Kirp, 2-tt Kansas City, Mo. —————————— ~ 4 NOW AND THEN. The following deadly parallel columns are drawn on the Globe Democrat: No Republican president has at any time in the past been compelled to issue bonds in the time of peace, with which to raise funds to keep up the credit of the government. This plainly shows the incapacity of the party in power to deal with. the problems confronting it. This state of affairs may continue until the Re publican party regains the reigne of ernment four years hence, but of 1898. day longer.—Globe-Democrat One hundred million-dollar U. 8. Treasury note issue. With Roose- velt’s approval. Cortelyou aiso put on eale $50,000,000 canal bonds. Sub-treasury here to aid distribu- tion. Certificates of indebtedness, in $60 denomination, at 3 per cent, will run year.—Globe-Democrat of No- vember'18, 1907. and I’m afraid the blamed Fall will AND YET WE OFFER COME AND SEE US. Great Reductions on all FURS AND CLOAKS Special bargains in ladies cloaks at $5.00, $8.00, $10.00 20 per cent Reduction on all misses cloaks. 20 per cent Reduction on all Furs. Special good values in Blankets and Comforts. Extra good Cotton Flannel at 10c yard. ; New shipment of ‘‘Walker’s Special” ladies shoes. Big stock of Ball Band felts, rubber boots, etc. WE WANT YOUR TRADE. Checks of responsible parties taken same as cash. We wish you all a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. WALKER-McKIBBEN’S AIA BDA ODOD OD Ob ddirdded dd ddd tA DESL ELS y + ‘ + ‘ * ‘ ‘ FZZL ZZ ZSE ZED SSD SD PD SDP SD DAS SLL SAG BLAS LE i IS [3 Copprignt: 1907: by Byron Williams, The Dear, Dead Days. bc the jaded horde of the years gone y That have passed lock-step from the gaol of Time, 3 ean catch but dreams as the phantoms And the ghosts move past in a rhythmic e— Ah, the rose was sweet and the sky was clear, And the brook swung on in its mystic flow, In the dear, cheer dead days of the boyish When I loved a maid—in the long ago! j Oh, her lips were ripe as the ruddy peach And her mouth was sweet as a water- core, While her eyes were depths in the limpid reach Of the deep, deep spring in the forest hoar! Yes, her voice was thrilled by Apollo's reed And her breath was scent of the Hly sweet | In the fragrant morn when the buds are | freed And the day breaks forth on its light- | shod feet! Ah, she loved me then tn a true-blue way, When I pulled her hair at the village school; For our hearts were pure—and we vowed some day ‘We would take our plunge in the nup- tial pool. ‘ But the years sped on and the path forked wide And the storms broke loose with their rifts of light— * 8 When the winds go down and the billows ride, There is naught but dreams in the fad- ing night! Oh, my sweetheart fair of the days gone by, Of the days lock-stepped from Eternity, Let me dream of thee as the phantoms fly And the ghostly forms of the seasons flee, For the rose was sweet and the sky waa clear And the brook swung fair tn the mystic low, In the dear, dead days of the boyish cheer When I loved you true—in the long ago! Rag Weed. The country editors profess to be greatly alarmed, over the news that the government authorities are con- templating calling in all the ten-thou- sand-dollar bills. . A disgusted editor says nothing is more nauseating than hearing some well-known liar telling a story which he claims to be the truth. Yes, that’s nauseating, all right, but it helps some to know the reputation of the aforesaid prevaricator. Once a man told me there was gold buried back of the bayou bridge and not knowing the communicative “gent” to be the town liar, I dug for two hours and unearthed a dead cow! A well-known governor says the re public is tottering to its fall. Yes, | cellent.—Gentry (Mo.) Sentinel. | topple into Winter before I get my garden “sass” all dug. Christmas always follows — soon after Little Willie washes his neck. | without being told; says “Yes, moth. , | er,” and “No, thank you, father,” has| | plenty of kindling wood ready for) | | Mary and doesn’t have to be called! for breakfast more than three times, }each morning. j According to a Texas editor, a de! tective imbibed too freely of the in-| ‘ebriating cup and shot up the new hotel at Dallas. The editor clat that the ceilings of the hostelry were aged, but the rates were so high| they escaped injury. | Some men are never satisfied. Yes-| terday. I was standing in the drug! | Store out where I live, waiting for the! | druggist to deliver a postage stamp,| when the town grouch came in and after telling me how much he hated the town, said he wished he was out of it. Just to be polite, I told him | wished so, too—and the fellow got mad. Now what do you think of such “unappreciationness”? Sun Bath, ., The editor of a Kansas newspaper’) evidently has some personal, first-| hand knowledge regarding Garden of! Eden history. At any rate, he says: | John Robinson and wife looked as happy basking in the sunshine on the’ south side of their eorncrib last Sunday as did Adam and Eve before they let! ® snake ruin their chance of being with us yet. es An Oklahoma Joker, A correspondent, writing to the Buffalo (Okla.) Post from “Pikes Peak,” says: Neighbors beware, look well to lock on your chicken house, there preachers turned loose in this neighs 4 hood and more spying around. 1y Getting Closer. Harve Siddens has moved his reai@ence| south of town to the northeast corner of his farm. This makes him as near in town as possible to get. Marve has a nice farm and Present location ie ex-| —_—_—__ A four-year-old boy in Chicago killed’ himself while playing with a revolver. Perhaps after all the old-fashioned way of supplying infants with rattles is best. Airship races have the advantage of being comparatively safe for the in- || nocent bystanders. q DWELLERS OF FLORIDA KEYS. |: They Are Skillful Fishers, and Make}: an Easy Living. The people on the Florida keys are|4 known as “Chonchs,” and are interest- ing in their way. They know thet own country, but are lost if attempt. ing to act as guides out of it, clear water about the keys mak use of the water glass com they are very expert with ft, | water glass is simply a strong b the bottom of which is made of.gigl Sinking the bottom of this few inches under the water, will see fish and “Florida ‘tol or crayfish, at a conside: