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wren Suditetop acd worve, PEOPLE’S BANK. Just What its Name Indicates. Start right by opening an account with this bank. It is clean, strong and managed by experienced and conservative men, men who have been tried for years in positions of honor and trust. With it are connected many of our best home people which as we all well know is the best index to the strength and permanen- cy of any institution. You are offered absolute safety for your deposits and the deserving borrower is accommodated. It makes no difference if your business is small it will be appreciated and given care- ful attention by the People's Bank, Butler, Mo. Come and Get Acquainted with Us. J. R. JENKINS, President. C. A. LANE, Vice-President. WESLEY DENTON, Cashier. Ball Bearings —in bicycles, sew- ing machines, all sorts of run-easy pm mechanism—Why Typetar set not in the L.C. Smith & Bros. Typewriter “ALL the writing ALWAYS in sight” we said. ‘Then we did it. Others TRIED TO, but we DID. Work? Dothey! Use- ful here as in any other machinery. Bend for the Book, Also have one of our demonstrators SHOW you. No expense to bher method. L.C. Smith & Bros. Typewriter Co. 812 Delaware St., Kansas City, Mo. Bigger, Better Crops FROM ANY SOIL With very little additional expense farmer can make rich, productive ons of @erile, worse land and double crop on any soil by using on Mayer’s Anchor Brand Fertilizers They are strictly ORGANIC fertilizers made of ground bone and end supply the soil with those elements necessary to Vigorous plant growth. Best in the by actual test. For Sale By LEMAR ELEVATOR CO., Butler, Mo. Mayer's Handsome Needle Caso, Assorted Size Needles, Free to Farmers for thotr Wives. Grape Juice Recipes. | Saraliet. To Remove Stains. Iron Rust—Wet with lemon juice 4irape juice may be used asa bev: | and hold the spot over steaming hot erage, sweetened and diluted with | kettle of water. water to sult the taste. Grape juice| Frult Statns—When fresh, stretch «Ye V take the place of fermented wine| “8htly over some veseel und pour : boiling water through, before using im manner of cookery. Heated, soap or anything else on stain. It sweety, °d and slightly thickened, 1¢/ not a fresh stain, tie up a littlecream \ makes aa, 'ce sauce for puddings, ap-| of tartar in the atained pleces. Place aha va anda variety of frit-|!n cold water and bring slowly toa @ie.dumiplieg 7 boiling heat. When etains are gone, ters. rinse in clear water and dry. This ‘For Invaiféy~-Pat three table-| treatment with cream of tartar will Bpoontuls of grape juice in a tall also remove fron rust. glass, tho beaten whh® fone egB) 1 Remove Mildew—Put halt cup ud a little finely choppa? {2 StF! of chioride of lime in half gallon of carefully, then sprinkle su, ®? OFF) nog water, and after wetting the mil- ‘ dewed article in cold water, put into Grape Ice Cream—One quart | the ime water antil mildew {sremov agtape juice and one pound of sugaf,, ed. After mildew ts bleached out, -a@tirred together until sugar fe dis-| 0,0 in plenty of water to remove ~aolved. Place in the freezer and 600n | 11m9,—Southern Ruralis, @« well cooled, add one quart of - cream and freeze quickly. An important press dispatch in “Sherbert—One pint of grape juice,| one of the metropolitan daliies con- ‘tice of two oranges and one lemon, and the correct thing now is. the onepint of water sweetened to taste. |same perfume for the mistress and Freese, and just before it ts done add | her dog. We-were ander the !mpree- eaten whites of two eggs. ‘ was Bohemian Cream—One pint grape aice, thickened with one tablespoon- ‘fal of gelatine, one pint of -@ream, one-half pint sugar. Place in Trains Slow Up For Buffalo. Swearing. Belvidere, Kas., Sept.—‘‘Pursued From the Chicago Post by Buffalo.” Americans have the "That is the heading of a report re- and probably deserve it—of being the it cently filed with the Santa Fe. Im-| most addicted of all peoples to the mediately came the following reply | offensive custom of profanity. In- in bulletin form: deed, swearing seems to be almost a “Look out for Buffalo!” national habit—and a national dis- A Kansas man was actually com-| grace. Many men swear when the) pelled to fee for his life to escape a | are pleased as well as when they ure bison boll belonging to Frank Rocke-| angry; they appear to think that) | feller and kept on his ranch near| without profanity they cannot {m-| reputation— FARMERS BANK | Meta Times, | Belvidere. Rockefeller’s ‘Million Dollar Ranch” ts traversed on the north by | Fe. John D.’s brother didn’t want she railroad there. Neither does the | buffalo, And soft came to pass the other | morning oat @ passenger train and |a bull btsop couldn’s pass on the same track without harm, Buffalo are worth $1,500 head (to their | owner) and Rockefeller has twenty- |tour of them. The engineer decided | to arbitrate. The passenger brakeman was or- dered to clear the track. He did. He jumped clear over {t, rolled down the embankment and frantically plowed up the coach steps out of reach of | the pursuing bull. For the first time in thirty years probably slow orders have been is- sued to trains on account of buffalo. Englewood trains now proceed at re duced speed through the buffalo pas- ture. Bargains in Used Steinway Pianos, If you know of anyone who wishes |} @very good piano at a moderate | cost, he will be interested in the fact that just at the present tiwe the well- known muele houseof Lyon & Healy, Chicago, have a large. salesroom en- tirely filled with used Steinway Up wide variety of styles, All of them, of course, are genuipe Steinwaye, and all of them are in fine condition, but there is a great difference in the cost. Besides these inetroments Lyon & Healy are also now offering at a great Triple Clearing Sale, all the pianos formerly owned by the Thomp- son Music Co., the Healy Music Co, and the big Thearle PianoCo. You can haveany of these fine new in- struments at 20 to 40 percent less than usual prices. These pianos will be sold elther for cash or upon very easy monthly pay- ments. ht on an upright piano {fs only a matter of a few dollars. All of these inetroments are full guaranteed to be exactly as repre sented. The opportunity to secure one will undoubtedly be taken ad- vantage of by the shrewd buyers in thie vicinity A letter to Lyon & Healy, 77 —— street, will bring full partic | ulars. It Was His Last Half Pint. Here is one they are telling on Nate | Brown up on Reeds creek, but as it not accompanied by an affidavit, the Times will not vouch for {ts tratk- falness, When returning from Kentucky he stopped a few minutes at Butler. Of course, everyone knows that the county seat of Bates has been very dry since the local optionists won. Just to tempt some of the boys Nate exhibited a half pint of the genuine Kentucky article. You bet {¢ made thelr mouths water. One fellow of. fered him a dollar for it, and when Nate shook his head, he ratsed {¢'to two dollars, Just then the train started and the same fellow showed 6 five dollar bill, but no sale was made. “Why didn’t you take the five for it?” asked a man who sat In the seat just ahead of Nate. “Not on your life,” replied Nate, “4¢’ the last half pint I’ve got.” -—etapnenyeeestineninepanteniapeinsnheisinnsassiius Some people have an idea that a paint that’s right for indoor work is pot as good for outside painting ; and vice! less | the Englewood branch of the Santa! jup{tagain justin time to stagger | rights.These Steinways embrace a | | the operation could be performed. | press upon others the reality of their | emotions the force of their determina- | | ton. } Inexcusable and evil as this prac | tice fs among men, {t {s far worse | among the young, who appear to be | acquiring a proficiency in profanity | with all the remarkable ability and | quickness which characterize the youth of America, Wherever hall-| grown lads assemble nowadays the | | passerby cannot but note that their conversation is impregnated with the tains of swearing. A ball game in a} vacant lot is the occasion of ashock {ng flow gf curses that ie terrible in {seelf and an indictment of parents who do not keep a closer watch over their growing sons, Ite not manly to curse; it ia as |“babyieh” as crying. It fe, more- | Over, @ revelation of vulgarity and | weakness which should subject the | offender to social oatraciem until he learns to be a man. Perhaps the adult of to-day {8 too hopelessly ad | dicted to thie evil habit to be cured, {but the youths are not beyond re- |demption yet. An antl-ewearing j league among the boys of Chicago | would work wonders in develuping them {nto manly, clean-minded and | clean-apoken men. CASTORIA |The Kind You Have Always Bought Bears the Bignature of Hume. - | From the Telephone, Silas B, Overman, after an {Ilness of mapy months, answered the death summons ehortly after the midnight hour, September 15, 1908. His age was 56 yeare and 4 months. The funeral services were conducted from the Chrietlan Church, Tuesday after noon, by Elder J. W. Rogers, and interment was made in the Hume cemetery. Miss Maude Cannon, aged 17, the oldess_daughter_of Mr, and—Mre. Perry Cannon, was taken to Kansas City, Wednesday, to undergo an operation for appendicitis. At last accounte she was in a very bad con- dition—not expected to live. Later—Word comes this (Thurs- day) morning that she died before The body will be shipped back for in- terment. Our friend J. Wesley Badgett came very nearly losing one of hie feet Wednesday afternoon. He got mix. ed up with acorn cutter, and before the machine could be stopped had almost severed the foot at the ankle, Is will make him a cripple for lite. I¢ wae nothing short of a miracle that his foot was spared. SCABSBTORIA. Bears the 7 lhe Kind You Have Always Boug'. a Torn By Compressed Air. Chicago, Sept.—Andrew Babo was taken from Buffington, Ind., to the South Chicago hospital of the Illt- nole Steel company with his vital organs torn by a jet of compreseed alr. He probably will die. He fs the victim of a practical joke played at the plant of the Buffington Cement company, a subsidiary con- cern of the United States Steel cor- poration, where he was employed as @ laborer. Because of his ignosance of English he was made the butt of many jokes, principally the harm- versa, It’s a mistaken idea; De- voe Lead-and-Zinc: Paint is right for any sort of paint- ing; it covers more surface per gallon and does: it better|;.) ~one hemping tablespoonful of gela-| veys to 8 waiting world the informe-|than ordinary paint. ‘ vein dissolved in boiling water, the|tion that the styles have changed} Hand-mixed begin to do the work so well, no matter how good the painter. : For all painting, use and + insist on having Devoe paint doesn’t! ses ing the dust fly from his clothing, As Babo took little notice of thie, his prosecutors grew bolder. They put the noszsle of the alr jet in his mouth and opened the stopcock, lacerating him internally in a tright- SCABTORIEA. Kind You Have Bought Surpius..._.. We are protected against robbery by insurance and our LABGE CORLISS SAFE, guaranteed by the manufacturer to be Burglar Proof. DIRECTORS, Cuark Wrx, J.J. McKee, Frank Houtaxp, J. W. Cuoate, 0. A. Remuem, W. F, Duvat. E, A. BENNETT, Homer Dvuvaut, F. N. Drennan, WE WANT YOUR BUSINESS, E. A. BENNETT, Pres. W. F. DUVALL, Cashier, J. J. McKEE, Vice-Pres. HOMER DUVALL, Asst. Cashier. }PD00090009S8000089080990000800000000000000000008000: 1 ROR RPPPPPLP PP PPPPPNPLPRELR DUVALL-PERCIVAL TRUST CO. CASH CAPITAL, $50,000. Farmers Bank Building, Butler, Missour!, * FARM LOANS. Wehave money to loan on real estate at a low rate of interest with privilege to pay atany time. ABSTR ACTS. We havea complete set of abs- tract booke and will furnish abstracts to any Real Estate in Bates County and examine and perfect titles to same, INVESTMENTS. We will loan your tdle money for you, securing you reasonable interest on good gecur- {ty. We pay interest on time depoalts, W. F. DUVALL, President, J. B, DUVALL, Vice-Pres. ARTHUR DUVALL, Treasurer, W. D. YATES, Title Examiner. PPP LR PPP Pal ee oe ene ee The Walton Trust Co A TE RS Butler, Missouri Capital, . ae : . Surplus Fund and Profits : : $55,000.00 $72,000.00. Always has cashon hand ready to loan on Farms in Bates, Vernon, Barton, Cedar, Dade and Polk counties, Missouri, on five or seven years time at low rates of inter- eat with liberal terms of payment, We have a complete set of title Abstract Books that we keep up with the records daily, Will furnish certified Abstracts of Title to any tract of land or town lot in Bates county, Fees reasonable, i Will Issue certificates of Time Deposits payable in six or twelve months tlme, bearing interest, for any idle money you may have on hand. ) APP PLL OL. LALALRAILD, I, PRIA THE safest man is the man with a bank account. When you establish yourself with a good sound bank, you feel secure and your mind fe at peace. When you grow OLD & snug sum in the bank fe an insutance poltcy againet hard times and hard work. Begin to save while you are young. The time-tried a" RELIABLE bank {s the bank to do business with. In judging o bank always remember that capital and surplus give security to the depositor by forming a fund that stands between the depositor and any shrink- age in the securities of the bank. The Capital and Surplus of this bank form a margin of safety that assures absolute security to those who intrust their money to us. Missouri State Bank Butler, Missouri APENLELR PELLLPLPER I PEPPER RGR Ca IRON AND JUNK WANTED! For the next 60 days I will pay the follow- ing prices for iron and junk delivered at my yards in Butler, Mo.: Machine Castings, per 100.........60.e.e0000....... eae Country Mixed, not skinned, per 100. Copper and Heavy Brass... | }