The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, January 20, 1916, Page 7

HARD TO ESTIMATE ¢ bere of a Gathering—Army Of- 7 floers Tell Seoret. wo Few Civillane Are Able to Give Num Tt {a remarkable how the average Foster. (Too late for last week.) of Oklahoma, have moved to Fos- Charley Thompson and family | PUT END TO FOOLISHNESS Lawyer Who Knew Human Nature’ Settled Squabble Over Line Fenos in a Few Minutes, A good lawyer learns marg lessons in the school of human nature, and’ Pa 7 OUVALL-PERCIVAL , toed. | TRUST CO. CAPITAL and SURPLUS, $250,000 FARMERS BANK BUILDING, BUTLER, MO. f We have money to loan on real estate at a low rate f Farm Leans of interest with privilege to pay at any time. : : Abstracts Webaves complete set of Abstract Books and will fur- ‘ ico avg wages any real estate in Bates county and examine and perfect titles to same. Investments We will loan your idle money for you, securing you reasonable interest. on good security. We pay interest on time deposits. 7 i W. F. DUVALL, President, Arthur Duvall, Treasurer. J. B. DUVALL, Vice-President, W. D. Yates, Title Examiner. PROFESSIONAL CARDS |PERFECTLIGHT banana enue AT LAST eee “DR. J. M. CHRISTY ; TweK EROSAFE” tanta Digpas.s ot Women and Children a Specialty BUTLER - MISSOURI Offtce Phone 20 House Phone 10 OR. J. T. HULL = Dentist : Eatrance that leads to Stew- mate 8 5 North side square Butler, Missouri B, F. JETER, Attorney at Law = Notary Public East Side Square Phone 18# BUTLER, MISSOURI OR. ROBERT €. CRABTREE ‘ General Practice. Diseases of Children. TELEPHONES Office 301 Residence 54) Office in Gench Bldg. T, 1. HALSEY, M. 0.0 0. ‘Eye, tar, Nose ano Throat Specialist and the dtting ef Giasare BUTLER, #0 Phone No 4h Telephone or drop a card to our local Sgent whose name and address appears below and have a demonstration in your own hume. Tu THomas Mrc. Co., Dayton, Ohio. PRICE $6 50 United Drug Company Office over Peoples Bank $$ —— — Butler, Mo. f T. S. McHenry, DR. R.E.WALSH, [ores Foster, Mo. at H. Martin, Worland, Mo. N. G. Rowe - Amoret, Mo. @. H. GUTRIDGE, Agent Butler, Missouri. Dentist . Highest clase dental work in all its forms. Painless extractions a spo-iaity. Basminations free. All work guaran- Office siz encase: TResidence 1a selves seated next each other at & dinner party and immediately became confidential.” that secret I told you not to tell her,” whispered : Katherine. “Why, I told her not to telt you!" - her { wouldn't tell you she told me— #0.don’t tell her-{ did.” ere “The strength of a body of troops ah hee teen from tae eee trot and five guns or caigsons.” ‘Allowing for spacing between com- panies, battalions and regiments, -all of which is according to mathematical suiv, it takes a regiment of 1,000 men divided into battalions just ten min: utes to pass, or at the rate of 6,000 an hour. And this supposes no breaks in the line. These rules, it must.be remembered, are for trained soldiers used to a long step and to keeping up without strag- gling. No civilians, even militant suf- fragettes, ever kept or could keep up this pace. PROLONG LIFE OF FLOWERS French Florists Are Particularly Clever in Their Methods of Preservation of Freshness. The instruments vsed by the French florists to prolong the life of cut flow- ers and remove imperfections are as numerous and delicate as those on a well-equipped dressing-table. They in. clude scissors of all sizes and shapes. small cutting pliers and pincers o! many kinds, brushes, atomizers, sprays and Sdottles containing various gums. A withered leaf or even one poorly de veloped ruins the appearance of a rosebud, consequently, the one is cut “off, and the other, if possible, is re: shaped. The buds are also pierced ar near the base of the flower as possible, with minute wires which keep the leaves in place. An instrument very similar to a curling iron is used to dress a faulty leaf, One of the means employed to pro long the life of the flower is to remove the anthers, 80 as to prevent the spreading of the pollen, for, if fertili. zation is allowed to take p¥ace, the flower has fulfilled its mission and soon fades. In flowers of the lily or. | der the anthers are removed for stil) another reason. They develop such an abundance of yellow pollen that il falls and taints the leaves, thus mar. ring the spotless white beauty of the flower. The stems of flowers that be gin to hang their heads are placed in very hot water for about five minutes and then are placed in a dark and cool place for about an hour. Where Her Thoughts Were. Upon the attainment of my seventy: second birthday one of my daughtere gave me a complimentary dinner in the evening at her residence, inviting all the members of our family. Her two bright children were allowed to “sit up” in honor of the occasion. The childrén, evidently coached by their parents, met me on my arrival, the little boy saying gleefully, “Many happy returns of the day, grandpa.” - The little girl, with a backward glance toward their pretty table, her big -blue-eyes dancing in-happy_antict- pation of the coming feast, said: “I think we should say many happy re- turns of the night, grandpa.”—Ex- change. Compulsory. A certain amateur aviator talked recently about a flying trip with a pro fessional, when he fell 1,200 feet into the water without knowing it. “I wasn't frightened,” he said with asmile.. “I thought that our swift de- scent was a piece of fancy flying. I am, in fact, as ignorant of aviation as the little boy wis ignorant of his- “Describe the Order of the Bath,” his teacher asked this little boy. : “It’s very ancient,’ he answered. ‘It goes back.to the time when they didn’t take no baths except by order.’ | Katherine and Margaret found them- “*Molly told me that you told her Margaret. ; -\“Oh, isn’t she a mean thing?” gasped “Well returned Margaret, “I told ; night. and related Walker’s statement »imade the night of the shooting which exonerated Wilkins. After ter. | P. L. Shelton is reported on the tt ! | . Bloodsaw, formerly an old citizen of Foster, visited with friends & few days last week. Mrs. Ole Gray of Worland came down Monday to see her mother, Mrs, N. T. Badgett, who is quite poorly at this writing. Mrs. J. W. Parlier is reported on the sick list. Richard Orear has moved to his farm west of town which he recently perchased of Charley Garwood. Charley Garwood moved his family to El Dorado Springs last week at which place they_ will make their future home. Miss Nora Mills who has been critically illin a hospital at Den- ver, Colorado, the past six weeks of typhoid fever is expected home }this week, which her many friends will be glad to know. A special agent for the Home Insurance Company was — here Wednesday . clipping off some of the insurance policies. In some cases the insurance was canceled and in others was cut down, J. F. Cecil and family, Richard Cecil and sister, Mrs. Emma Lee Settlemore, of Warrensburg, spent Sunday with D. H. Arbo- gast and family. , Perry O’Neal Dead. - Perry O’Neal died Tuesday night at his home in Rich Hill of tuberculosis, aged 55 years. Mr. O’Neal will be remembered by the older inhabitants of Fos- ter. He formerly lived ~ here, hack in the ¢ighties, being ‘en- gaged in the coal business, when the Western Coal Mining Com- pany, was operating tie coal. leaves a wife and several chil- dren, Mrs. Joseph Douglas Dead. Mrs. Joseph Douglas died Thursday at the home of her daughter, Mrs. ©. H. Clouse, northwest of town of infirmities due to old age. Sophia Francis Hunter was born in Montgomery county, Mo., | Jan, 2, 1846. She was united in marriage to Joseph Douglas in 1866. To this union was born sev- en children, two of whom with the husband preceded her to the grave several years. At the age of 18 years -she united with the M. E. church, south, and lived a devoted chris- tian until her death Jan. 6, 1916. ! Age 70 years, 4 days. Those she leaves to mourn their loss are, Mrs. Belle Logan of Lewis Springs, Arizona; Mrs. Mayme Broaddus, Coffeyville, Kans.; Mrs. Flora Williams, Los Angeles, California; Mrs. Charley Clouse | of Foster, Mo.; Mr. H. C. Douglas! of. Sprisgfield, Mo. _ Funeral services were held from the home of her daughter, Mrs. C. H. Clouse, Friday, con- ducted by Rev. Blalock of Hume and interment made at Woodfin | cemetery. DINAH. | Adrian Banks Elect Officers, | The Annual Meeting of “the | Adrian Banking Company was held Monday. The following directors and officers were elect- | ed: « | Directors—M. V. Owen, J.‘ M. Reeder, D. I. Andes, George L. Argenbright and D. B. Reist. Officers—M.-V. Owen, presi- dent; D. F. Andes, vice-president ; D. B. Reist, cashier; J. M.-Reeder, secretary ;-Geo. LL. Argenbright, assistant secretary; Mrs. A. C. Packer, bookkeeper . The stockholders of the First National Bahk mét Tuesday for! the purpose of electing seven di- | rectors for the current year. The} following persons were elected : J. | C. Smith, Ira Whitmore, D. HI. Warford, Samuel Walls, Dr. b. W. Richardson, Dr. S. lL. Bates and V. J. Day.—Adrian Journal. I ' | | Col._Wilkins was Acquitted. Bowling Green, Mo., Jan. 14.— Col. Fred Wilkins accused of the murder of Col, Allen M. Walker “‘frazzles’?’ | He} not fear to purchase the tract of land which, says the Lewiston Journal, had been “lawed over” for years. Some of the people wondered why he wanted to get hold of property with such an incubus of uncertainty upon it. Others thought that perhaps he wanted some legal knitting-work, and would pitch in red hot to fight that line-fence question on his own hook. That's what the owner of the adjoin- ing land thought. So he braced him- self for trouble when he saw Hackett coming across the fields one day. Said Hackett: “What's your claim here, anyway, as to this fence?” “T insist,’ replied the neighbor, “that your fence is over on my land two feet at one end and one foot at least at the other end.” “Well,” replied Hackett, “you go ahead just as quick as you can and set your fence over. At the end where you say that I encroach on you two feet, set the fence on my land four feet. At the other end, push it on my land two feet.” “But,” persisted the neighbor, “that’s twice what I claim.” “I don’t care about that;” said Hack- ett. “There’s been fight enough over this land. I want you to take enough so you are perfectly satisfied, and then we can get along pleasantly. Go ahead and help yourself.” ‘The man paused abashed. He had been ready to commence the old strug- gie, tooth and nail, but this move of the new neighbor stunned him. Yet he wasn’t to be outdone in generosity. He looked at Hackett. “Squire,” said he, “that fence ain’t going to be moved an inch. I don’t want the land. There wasn’t nothin’ in the fight, anyway, but the principle of the thing.”—Unidentified. | FISH HAVE NOVEL WEAPONS eee i | Among Them ts the Power to Gen: | erate Electricity to a Most Re- | markable Degree. Fishes that discharge electric cur. rents from their eyes; other denizens of the deep who entrap their prey by enveloping it in an electric fluid and | eels whose power of generating elec: tricity is so gréat that the arm of a strong man is numbed from contact | with one of them—all these-were de | scribed by Dr. Ulric Dahlgreen before the members of the Franklin institute ; at Philadelphia. Doctor Dahlgreen talked on “Production of Electricity by Animals.” And he pointed out that it was only by fish that electricity was produced by living organisms for | any apparent use, with the single ex: | ception of a mollusk found in Asia | Minor. ‘ | ‘he fishes mentioned as capable of shocking other members of the finny tribe by electric flashes from their eyes were along the coast of New Jer- sey, he said. Some of the electric eels found in South American waters, Doc- tor Dahigreen explained, were capable of generating a current of more than 600 volts, although they could, as a rule, deliver not more than 250 volts, because of the resistance of their own bodies. Certain torpedo fishes were de- scribed by Doctor Dahlgreen as capa- ble of generating electricity in suf- ficient quantities to numb their ene- High School Notes.- One year. has rolled. by ° sinee student government: first entered B. H. S. It came and remained; as a friend and teacher to the students, cussed by the pupils and we de- Thursday it was dis- cided ungnimoutly to continue it: Butler is becoming-known over the country for this student gov- ernment and the hopes of all are Mi it will last as long as B. H. The state inspector of high schools was here Friday. He vis- ited all departments and said he was highly pleased with the work being done. This means that our school still remains first class and our grades will be received in all first class high schools, colleges and universities." He said also that our teacher training work ranked in the upper fourth of the high schools of Missouri. This is shown by a record in the state ex- aminations and by our ranking of students in the department. His only criticism of the school was the inefficiency of- the library. He said we should build this up just as quickly as possiblé. Senior Notes. Just one more game and then _the Senior girls will have the cup. When we win that game the Sen- ior girls will have played three years with nothing but victories on our record. We do not like to boast but we do feel a_ little proud of our record. Next week a number-of puviis will be added to the Senior class, when the conditionals are promot- ed to our room. When we get our full number we will be thirty or more, the class of 1916 will be the largest;that B. H. S. has ever produced. 5 Commercial Department Notes The state high school inspector spoke in words of prais> of the results we are getting in this de- partment. The standard in typewriting for Seniors is 40 words net per minute for ten minutes. At the close of the first half ‘of this school year, all of the class have been successful in passing this test; consequently we will have to raise the standard. Some of our commercial studen's are working after school and Satur- days, doing book-keeping an@ stenographie work. The business: men who are in need o° stenog- raphers wha can not only take dictation, but can spell, punctu- ate, and get ont letters thot are attractive in a-pea’ane®, shuld ask the department to ftecommend a stenographer for their approval, Prices. 90 Years Ago. Following are a few prices of commodities and luuries prevail- ing in eastern Ohio nearly a cen- tury ago. They are taken from charges in an old counter book of the years 1825-26, Eggs, 4 cents a dozen. Butter, 8¢ a pound. Sugar, 10¢ a pound. Penner, 50¢ a pound. mies and also to facilitate the capture of their prey. - Always Answer to Dreams. For—every possible dream you will ‘| always find someone who knows the answer. Superstition seems ground- ed into our composite natures. But if the subject should take hold of you and if some omen should worry you there is a simple way to shed your distress and turn all bad luck into good tuck. This system is recomménded by the best of authorities and has never been known to fail. To turn everything to your advantage and enjoy the fullness of the earth there is just one thing to do. It is quite simple, but it will off- set any evil influence that has been working against. you. This bit of knowledge comes down from the ancients. Here it is: © Wear a piece of coral around your neck and you can’t go wrong. Performs Double Service. Intended to perform a‘double serv- ice,a laundry package has been in- vented that may be used both for the delivery of fresh tinen and the sub- sequent return of soiled articles. It consists of a lidless pasteboard box, in which the laundry is placed, and a substantial paper envelope for the whole. The sack may be hung up in the home and used as a receptacle for soiled linens. In this way it serves another purpose—that of an advertis- ing medium for the company employ- ing it. i t I t t at. Louisiana last March was ac- quitted by the trial jury last Frank F. Buffum, state High- way Commissioner took the stand ijthe verdict was returned Wilkins and his wife shook hands with the members of the and thanked Serious Effect of Worry. foree. has been flooded. tants of that place were obliged’ to abandon it and have fled. ¢o Edam, which is partly flooded, says that Coffee, 31¢ a pound. Tea, $1.50 a pound. Bacon, 6 1-2c a pound. ~ Whiskey, 25¢e a gallon. Wheat, 40¢ a bushel, Oats, 15¢ a bushel. Corn, 25¢ a bushel. Muslin, 20c and 87 1-2e a yard. Calico, 36¢ and 50e¢ a yard. Flowered wall paper, 4 1-2c a yard. Salt, 2 1-2¢ a pound.—Ex, BIG DUTCH DIKE BREAKS All of North Holland in Danger of a Flood. Amsterdam, Jan, 14 (via Lon- don)—The Telegraaf reports that. . the Zuider Zee dike at Katwoude .. 1as burst and that Xuidpolner ~ The inhabi- he newspaper adds. A later message, from Edam the dike protecting. . Polderezeevang is in danger and hat if it breaks the result will be he flooding of the greater, part of North Holland. ‘At 7 o’clock this morning, adds a message, an alarm bell was rung at Broeck, also in the province of North Holland, about six miles northeast of Amsterdam, as the flood was pouring in with terrific Many farms were com- pletely inundated, the inhabitants proceeding in boats to surround- ing villages. There was great consternation in the district as the water came over the dike and the inhabitants aré fleeing to Amsterdam. Waterland Volendam is entirely ‘flooded the main-