The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, March 14, 1912, Page 6

reenact Pe aer arama Stal If you are wanting a Stallioi liberal than anybody’s. Call on o: Nevada, Oltmanns Bro’s Reference—First National Bank, Nevada, Mo. lions Watseka, Ilis., and Nevada, Mo. n come to Nevada, Mo. We have our barn full of Imported and Home Bred Registered Percheron and Belgian Draft Stallions. We have been doing business here for a number of years with not one dissatisfied customer. If you want a stallion weighing a ton, we have them. Our special guarantee more Horses Right, Prices Right, Terms Right r Address Thomas Tade, Manager, Missouri. 12-12t The BES | “Yes,” said one of the three women ORIGIN OF INDIAN RUNNERS | who sat on the summer hotel porch, “I . | can hardly wait now to see Mr. Bas- Indies and Are! com. He's coming tonight to take me |home. I hardly know how I’ve ever | managed to remain away from James | all this time. Really, James and I are a ridiculously devoted couple.” A little self-conscious laugh rippled over the full face and gently shook her | | Came From West Thought by Many People to Be L Most Profitable of Duck Family. | (By ANNA GALLIGHER, Ohie.) It is only comparatively a few years since the Indian Runner ducks made | their appearance in America. They came originally from the West In- ent upon Mr. Bascom,” she went on. Conquerers plump shoulders. “I'm awfully depend- ; FARMERS BANK BUTLER, MO. lScmsameacacs G0) OUR SERVICE TO DEPOSITORS It is the aim of the officers of this bank to render unexcelled service in every.particular and they are always pleased to be advised by depositors should there be any apparent over- sights or errors in the manner the | dies, where they have been raised for years, chiefly as egg-producers, They derive their name from their native “Indeed, he quite makes a baby of me. It’s really beautiful, isn't it, how a great, strong man loves to pet the lit: | bank handles the accounts and busi- ness with which it is favored. tle woman who belongs to him?” She glanced at Miss Winters, the| only unmarried woman in the group, | land and racy, upright carriage. In color they are fawn and white, ; with yellow shanks and light-green REXALL Remedies Are far ahead of any line of remedies we have sold One for Each Ailment and the Formula of same The Rexall Drug Store WANTS YOUR PRESCRIPTIONS You always get the MOST of the BEST for the LEAST money and alwayssecure. prescriptions containing fresh pure drugs You select your physician with great care. Do you use the same caution in selecting the druggist to fill your physician's pre- scriptions? C. W. 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"12 GAUGE ‘action. and are the quickest 36 The Marlin away fromm your cyes wbo, being thus appealed to, said: “Yes, I suppose it is beautiful.” Her} The body is long and narrow and | tone was not one of conviction. is carried in an almost upright posi- “Dear me, Mrs. Bascom, you should: | tion. Neck is long and thin, with fine-; n’t complain of your brief separation | ly formed head. from Mr. Bascom,” remarked the wom- The Indian Runner is rather small, | an with a little girl in her lap. “You've | fully matured ducks weighing from| been here only two weeks, and I’ve four to five pounds. Drakes from five; been away from home nearly all sum- to six pounds, live weight. | mer. I never would have done it if But they grow very rapidly while| Mr. Collins hadn’t just insisted that young and are easy to raise. What; baby andI needed the country air. But, they lack in weight is more than made | thank goodness, he’s coming tonight, | up for in their other good qualities, too. To begin with, they are very prolific “Edward’s the most unselfish man| layers; beginning when about six| that ever lived, I do believe. I know months old. Their eggs are pure! he’s been absolutely desolate this sum- white and a little larger than those | mer, I really think the loneliness of | of a Plymouth Rock hen. our apartment has affected his health. | They are superior in quality to any | He expected to take a vacation and come up in August, but he simply couldn't get away. He's a remarkable | business man. No one in the office can take his place.” She hugged her little girl and turn- ;ed to Miss Winters with a_ smile. | “Isn't it wonderful how some men wi work for their wives and children?” “It certainly is,” responded Miss Winters mechanically. bill; the latter being sometimes splashed with black, “I often say to Edward that I can’t ' understand why some rich girl didn’t marry him for his good looks. He's the handsomest man, Miss Winters! ' Some times I wonder how he ever hap- pened to pick out poor Httle me.” | ‘My husband is extremely fine look- ing, too,” said Mrs. Bascom, “and he has a brilliant mind. Indeed, his in-| telligence overshadows mine, and, to tell you the truth, he’s a bit master- The ducklings reach a marketable| ful in his way now and then. But size when about twelve weeks old,| We Women need some one to lean on. ‘When forced, they will weigh four to| We realize that our husbands know five pounds at two months. | better than we do about many impor- The meat of the Runner is of gu- taut matters, so we ought to defer to perfor quality; fine in the grain, juicy,| them. Don’t you think so, Miss gute and excellent flavor. Hotels and res-| teT8?” taurants pay fancy prices for duck-| “I do,” agreed Mrs, Collins, before lings. ; Miss Winters bad come to frame an The eggs are in good demand, also. | answer. “I say to Edward that he In winter when eggs are high the In-| Must decide everything for baby and dian Runner is’ “on the job.” Any) me. He's the captain of our little enterprising person can work up a/ family craft. Dear me, Miss Winters, trade among hotels and restaurants| it must be hard for you sometimes that should prove highly profitable, | 20t to have a man to assume respon: There is no great danger of strong| Sibilities. But, of course, girls—un- competition, as comparatively few married women—are quite independent poultry raisers have taken up this| NOWadays.” she added, with patroniz- branch of the industry, notwithstand.| ing kindness, ing the fact that nearly all kinds of} “Oh, I manage to rub along,” return- poultry products are bringing un-| €d Miss Winters, but she rose from Indian Runner Drake and Duck. | duck’s eggs that we have ever eaten, and as a rule, they bring higher, prices in the market. | PROFESSIONAL CARDS » OR. J, M. CHRISTY Oiseas.s ot Women and Children a Specialty BUTLER - MISSOURI Office Phone 20 House Phone 10 | Office Phone 8. Residence Phone 263 heard-of prices in the open market. | her seat and strolled away. Although In summer the Indian Runner when| She knew herself to be a busy and given free range will find the greater | happy woman, she could not help feel- part of his living in the fields, But of | {Mg solitary in the presence of such en- course when being fattened for mar.| thuslastic wives. ket, they need some grain. It would A brisk tramp around the lake be well to say right here that for best| brought back her usual good spirits, results the grain should be either! and it was only with a mild envy that ground or cooked. | she saw, as she neared the hotel at | dusk, one of her companions of an PROVIDING GRIT IN WINTER OR. J. T. HULL Dentist Entrance same that leads to Stew- ard’s Studio. North side square ‘Butler, Missouri DR. H. M. CANNON DENTIST Butler, Missouri East Side of the Square Phone No. 312 T. C. BOULWARE Physician & Surgeon ‘Office North Side Square, Butler, | Mo. Diseases of women and chil- «dren a specialty. B, F. JETER, Attorney at Law Notary Public East Side Square __ Phone 186 BUTLER, MISSOURI ORS. CRABTREE & CRABTREE Office in Gench Block. *Phone No. 301. Ds. J. W. Cuanraes. | Dz RB. E. Cuanrans. Internal Medicine General Practice. end Surgery. Diseases of Children. Residence ’Phone 194. | Residence ’Phone S41. JAS. W. HELTON, M. D. Surgery and General Practice H. E. MULKEY, veresieary BUTLER, MISSOURI Manet ES R. Guyton’s Livery Barn. hour or two earlier hurrying down the driveway to meet the village buss. She Hens Should Be Allowed to Take as Much as They Require—Don’t Feed It In Their Mash. der not to intrude upon what she felt would be a tender reunion between husband and wife. _— She was startled to see a fat, bald- (By W. F. PARRISH.) headed man alight from the bus and When winter comes and the ground; give Mrs. Collins a most casual kiss, freezes, or is covered with snow a good “Well, I got here at last,” he said deal of the time, grit must be sup-; jovially. “I thought I'd run up and plied. Gravel or grit should be sharp, | see if you'd like to stay during the so as to both cut and grind. Smooth; autumn. You can just as well as. not. pieces of gravel will not answer the, I’m getting along tiptop.” You Can Keep your hens healthy and by so doing get more eggs if you will use “CLEANO.” A GALLON CAN WILL LAST A LONG TIME. - What you Say ws Stand by CLAWYW’sS a of and : q . All calls akswer- promptly day or night, town or county, purpose. Gravel dug from a pit will} Was this the devoted husband who make one of the best grits. was pining away in the city for the When pounded into small pleces,| wife of his bosom? Miss Winters broken crockery will make excellent | asked herself this question with in- grit, also. A little sand mixed with | ward laughter. the other grit is helpful, but it will not Then she saw Mrs. Bascom striding answer for exclusive use, not being | down the path with a red headed man sharp nor coarse enough. | following her as meekly as a pet lamb, Mf you prefer, you can buy prepared | Could that be the intellectual giant grit from the dealers in poultry sup-| on whose wisdom his wife depended plies. A good many people do this/| for her guidance? Miss Winters sank and a good many other people buy | upon the grass and rolled about in a oyster shells with the belief that they | paroxysm of mirth. are obtaining grit. The hens need “And I was almost sorry for my some of the oyster shells, as they sup-| state of single blessedness,” she said ply the system with lime and car-| to herself as she rose and went to- bonates, but they will not take the | ward the hotel in joy and thankfulness. Place of grit. They are too soft, and This bank also welcomes sugges- tions from patrons as to methods of still further improving the ‘efficient service it renders as it is by constant- . ly meeting their needs to the fullest extent that this bank can be of the greatest assistance to them. Checking accounts invited in any amount. DUVALL-PERCIVAL TRUST C0. CASH CAPITAL, $50,000. FARMERS BANK BUILDING, BUTLER, MO. “Farm Loans Abstracts We have a complete set of Abstract Books and will fur- j : nish abstracts to any real estate-in Bates county and | examine and perfect titles to same. We will loan your idle money for you, securing you | Investments reasonable interest on good security. We oes interest on time deposits. We have money to loan on real estate at a low rate of interest with privilege to pay at any time. J. B. DUVALL, Vice-President, W. D. Yates, Title Examiner. | W. F, DUVALL, President, Arthur Duvall, Treasurer. | C. E. Robbins Auctioneer Bates County’s LEADING AUCTIONEER Sales of All Kinds of Property Made Anywhere Let Me Sell That Farm of Yours IT CAN BE SOLD AT AUCTION te ‘ AT. SATISFACTORY PRICE Address Cc. E. ROBBINS, Butler, Missouri Phone No. 11 / MISSOURI / PACIFIC One way Colonist Fares Butler, Mo., to San Francisco and south Pacific Coast points $26.15. Charlotte I was going “She said, ‘Oh, fudge!’” Eligible, The Girl—No! I don’t fall in love health, as they are the best judges of | with every Harry this matter and consequently will not | meet! Spe ips : consume more than they require. The Man—That'’ name's If we always knew how much would | Jack!—Puck. te stad would right the grit Incomplete Relations, with the feed. But since we do not) Trotter—I don’ ‘know this, we would best not force \ ish negate tac them as we would be doing} Trotter—Well, I say, old man, M To Portland and North Pacific Coast points $27.00. Same rates applying to direct intermediate points. Through Standard and Colonist sleeping cars leave Kansas City, Mo., at 6:30 p. m. for San Francisco daily via Missouri Pacific, Den- ver Rio Grande ‘‘The Scenic Rail Road’’ and Western Pacific, through the famous Feather River Canyon. Descriptive time tables and pan- pramic views furnished on application. Let me help you plan your trip and check your baggage through and make. reservations.for you in advance. R. T.C. Matthews, Assistant General Passenger Agent, Kansas City, Mo., will take pleasure in being of service to you. Write to him or to the undersigned Frank P. Prosser, Dist. Pass. Agt., Joplin, Mo E. C. Vandervoort, Agt., Butler,Mo . -