The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, March 18, 1909, Page 2

vias eae ee ie co weet sme i] MEXTONYO - AND GET - A PERFECT PAIR OF SPEX DOLLA PECT ONLY -50 reason special ra short t Filled third their IS THE SPECIA OFFER. Gold Filled is stamped each pair and without soothing lot of fine Moroccine, : cle S h you have $1 each, but Dr. Haux has ee aS a souvenir (as long as acles pair of spectacles before the ses a 1 get a handsome 10-karat Gold Filled pair of Dr. | Perfect Vision’’ Spectacles worth $5 and af foroce er—tipped, plush-lined pocketbook spectacle e £1 ch together amounts to six dollars worth of value—for only $1.50. For sale only at— Clay’s Drug Store, PUZLER. NOTE.--If it isn’t convenient for you to call at the above store just send $1.50 direct to hea ters--The Dr. Haux Spectacle Co., 2921 Locust St., St. Louis, M d mention your age, and they will send you a handsome, perfect-f g five-dollar pair of the Dr. Haux 10-karat Gold Filled Spectacles by return mail, also a fine one-dollar Moroccine, silver-tipped, plush-lined pocketbook case, free, asa souvenir, if you order within the next 15 days. The Dr. Haux Spectacle Co.is the largest mail order Spectacle House in the world and per- fectly reliable, and they positively guarantee to return you your $1.50 in full (without any deductions whatsoever) if the spectacles they Send you do not fit you better than any you have ever worr before, and you yourself are to be the sole judge. Highly Recommended by One of Our Most Prominent Citizens. Judge Ben B. Canterbury, one of the most prominent citizens in our city, says: The pair of Dr. Haux ‘Perfect Vision" Spectacles selected for my eyes by AGE, are perfectly satisfactory, and I highly recommend them to any of our people needing glasses, stomach, liver and bowels, prevent- Kills Would-Be Slayer. ing that clogging that Invites ap- A merciless murderer is Agoendt pendicitis, curing constipation, eltis with many victims. at Dr. | biliousness, chills, malaria, headache King’s New Life Pills kill 1s by pre-| and indigestion. 25c at F. T. Clay’s vention. They gently stimulate | drug store. Beer ar re. a Jno. P. Gordon, State Auditor, States Clearly His Position on the Tax Problem. A great amount of talk has been indulged in here at Jefferson City, and as a member of the State Board of Equalization, I have received many letters from St. Louis and oth- er parts of the State, suggesting and requesting shat I should vote to raise the valuation of the farm lands of the State sufliclently to bring into the State treasury enough revenue so adcquately meet the growing de- mands of the different state offices and state institutions Iadmit that there is ground for apprehension that the State will be unable to meet all demands made on {ts treasury, under our present sy tem and mode of raising revenue. The idea has been spread abroad throughout the State for a number of years that all property otherthan farm lands has been assessed at a very high rate of valuation, and farm lands ata very low rate of val- ‘uation. I too belleved that this was the case until I came Into the office of Auditor of State, Since taking charge of this office, I have spent quite a little time Investigating ex- tensively the sources of the State's revenue, and from deductions which Ishow below, | am convinced that the farmer’s land {is assessed at a higher rate of valuation than any other class of property, excepting bankers, who pay upon their capital stock and surplus, which is assessed at 55 per cent of {ts true value. From statements made to the State Senate of Missourt, this year of 1909, by the individual assessors of each county, a copy of which I have be- fore me, I find that the real estate of the State ls assessed at an average of 30. per cent of its actual cash | value, | [want to give below to the people of the State some figures showing | what per cent of money, notes and bonds of the State fs assessed, as compared to thelr actual cash value. 1 find that In September, 1908, *\ there was on deposit in the various banks of the Ssate, $512,680,500; that the amount of money, notes and bonds returned by the assessors of the State for taxable purposes, for the year 1908, was $85,618,582. ‘This last omount was assessed at an average of 66 per cent, which shows the amount of money, notes and bonds on which taxes can be collect- ed for 1909 This amounts to the paltry sum of $56,508,264 12, which is only eleven and two one-hun- dredths per cent of the actual cash value of the money, notes and bonds (of the State, while on real estate the assessed valuation {s 30 per cent of {ts real or cash value I wish to say to my friends over the State who have talked with me about raising real estate to its actual cash value, that lam unalterably opposed to doling so, until some plan is inaugurated whereby she peo- ple who own the money of the State will be made to pay taxes on {t{n some form or other. If that can be done, there will be no cause for slarm at there not being sufficient revenue to meet each and every de- mand on the state treasury. Jxo. P, Gorvon, Fattens Hogs on Rabbits. | Whiteside, Mo., Murch,—Feeding |rabbits to fattening hogs is a new |departure in hog-feeding business, |but this fs what Leslle D. Long, & {poultry and game dealer here has been doing. Long caught about 500 or 600 rabbits when the hare market went to pieces. He realized that to ship | the rabbits to market would be ex- pensive. Hecut the feet and heads off and hung the rabbits up in the poultry house. After several days he decided the market for his rabbits would never be any better, so concluded he would feed the whole batch to his hogs. The swine relished the new diet and picked up all kinds of flesh. Long wante more rabbits now. May Give Himself Away. Ss. Louls, March.—William H. Pope, jr., 23 years old, who says he is the eon of the judge of the Fitty- eighth Texas judicial circuit at Beau- mont, Tex., received two answers to an advertisement in which he offered to give himaelf away for three months. Pope says he wrote the advertise- ment because he was on the verge of starvation and could not beg. He says he is a high school graduate and college atudent and to havedone newspaper work in Fort Worth. He came to St. Louls seeking employ- ment. Womaniy Wisdom. That Little Man who does not like to eat crusts has a reason for {t,— his teeth are not working right; they | j are gore. So don’t scold if he should | | hidea few under the edge of his plate. | A Farm Journal+boy should not be made to eat crusts if they hurt him “You always have such a good time wherever you go.”’ ‘That's be- | cause I take it with me” Waterproof cloaks are apt to dry hard and rattle, but may be soft ened by heating gently before a fire. Don’t be too Independent. Re- member the man who sat up so straight that he fell off the seat back- | ward and broke his neck. Sometimes the feet of woolen stock ings wear out first. Cut off the legs and koit new feet on them. They will last about as long as new ones. A wash-day hint: Before putting your sheets and pillow-cases into the wash-boller, toss into it four table- spoontuls of boiled starch; and after the ironing the articles will resemble new ones. Water Crackers: Mix just enough water with good white or Graham flour to make it hold together; add & little salt, then beat the dough with an ax or hammer, turning or foldingotten, The longer you pound the more tender they will be. Roll thin, prick well, and bake without browntng in an oven that {s not very hot. Most good housekeepers think they have not done thelr duty till they have froned the stockings and all the underwear; but really this {s not necessary. All these things are just as comfortable without the ironing; and where there {8 a large family it saves a good deal of work not to fron them. Just smooth them out nicely and lay them away. Keep the drawers of your sewing- machine from getting cluttered up with things that have no right there, Some machines have everything un- der the sun in them, from the oll-can to the boys’ marbles. All these must be hauled over every few days, and maybe many times a day, Make itarule to have just the things which belong to your machine In-the draw- ers, Keep the sprouts off the potatoes or they will now be fit to eat. As they will wtiokle some towards spring, cook them thus and they will be good: Pare and let them soak in cold water several hours so get ous some of the starch, then boll fn slightly salted water till done. Shake them up in & colander over a hot fire, and pour over them, when dish- ed, & creatoa dressing, such as youuse for new potatoes.—From March Farm Journal. Won't Wear Uniform. J.R. Taylor an Arkansas editor has been offered an appointment as Assistant Adjutant General at a sal- ary of $1500 per year, which he de- clined with thanks saying: “Lhave @ natural repugnance to milltary titles, and would hate Ike the_duce to be placed tn a position where I would have to don a uni- form, buckle on a sword and be call- ed ‘General.’ “fn such garb 1 would feel about as much out of place asa babboon et a swell dress ballin a spike tailed coat and a silk corset.” The editor of this paper has a s!m- {lar repugnance to uniforms, dress suits, and military titles, but at $1500 per annum, he would try to overcome his repugnance, for a term & least.—Fulton Telegram. OBRERE BBE 9 8828840 Sal-Vet Will keep your hogs heaithy or cure them if they are sick. { Use it for horses, sheep and cattle, We Guarantee it to Give Satisfaction. CLAY'S Prescription Druggist. “What You Buy we Stand By.’’ Phone No. 4, ‘ Missouri State | § Bank NEW YEAR GREETINGS To its Hundreds of Customers and Friends: At the close of our Twenty-eighth Year of continuous and successful business we are glad to say that, notwithstanding Butler had but two banks during the year 1907 and now has three banks, the gross earnings of the Missouri State Bank for the year 1908 Were $2,173.09 Greater and the net earnings Were $1,220.92 Larger than they were for the year 1907. In fact the year 1908 was the BEST year for LARGE BUSINESS and GOOD PROF- ITS we had during the twenty-eight years, ~ We assure you that we appreciate your friendship and liberal patronage, and hope by strict attention to your wants to merit its continuance, We will in the FUTURE, as we have in the past, furnish you with an ABSOLUTE- LY SAFE BANK TO DEPOSIT YOUR MONEY IN, and always be ready to furnish the Cash for SAFE LOANS. BANK OF BATES COUNTY. MIME sss cxsines caseavens Surpius..... 8 80,000 00 . 18,000.00 We are protected against robbery by insurance and our LABGE CORLISS SAFE, guaranteed by the manufacturer to be Burglar Proof. DIRECTORS, E. A. Bexnerr, CLARK WIx, J.J. McKee, Homer Devatr, Frank Hotianp, J. W, Cuoare, F, N. DRENNAN, O. A. HEINLELN, W. F. Duvatt, WE WANT YOUR 83USINESS. ? E. A. BENNETT, Pres. J.J. MCKEE, Vice-Pres. W. F. DUVALL, Cashier, HOMER DUVALL, Ast. Cashier, 0000 0009000000009-090500-2055090900000009000-0050200808 DUVALL-PERGIVAL TRUST CO. | CASH CAPITAL, $50,000. Farmers Bank Butlding, Butler, Missouri. FARM LOANS. We have money to loan on real estate at 4 low rate of interest with privilege to pay atany time. ABSTRACTS. We have a complete set of abs- tract bookt and will furnish abstracts to any Real Estate in Bates County and examine and perfect titles to same, INVESTMENTS. | we wit! ioan your {dle money for you, securing you reasonable interest on good secur- {ty. We pay intere& on time deposits. W. F. DUVALL, President. J.B. DUVALL, Vice-Pres. } ARTHUR DUVALL, Treasurer. W. D. YATES, Title Examiner. f Percheron Stallions If you want a good Percheron Stallion, call and see my stock. Boe ath ‘ou a Hed for one- — what these smooth-tongued salesmen will ask. M: rses are Y fote 3 d from best imported stock, and are warranted as veoummneds sible parties at h course if anything is not as fecommended. re Farm three miles northeast of Butler, Mo. =" J.W.Barnhart PS PP APAA LP RPL PIPPIN LIPID aN Fl I: Th a 3 : :