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The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-11-30
The Butler gardeners might find it

The Butler gardeners might find it
profitable to try raising peanuts.
Peanuts sell at ) cents per pound and
on light sandy soil 80 bushels to the
acre can be raised. Mr.. Gilmore, OF
Nevada, who has had experience in
raising peanuts gives this informa-
ton in regard to planting and cult
waiting the crop The ground should
be prepared similar to ground for
wheat. 1t is better to pillow in the
fall and then replow in the spring.
They should be planted about the
same time of planting early potatoes
Cultivate with shovel pillow like corn
and when in full bloom the vines
should be covered to within about
two inches of the top-or in other
words cover all the bloom with about
six inches of loose dirt. The vines
should be first fiattened out over the
ground before covering them. Pea
nuts are planted two in hiIl-sheIled
about IA inches apart.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-11-30
CALLED HOME.
Mrs. Mabel jenkins Fisk Passes Away
Altar Chat Ilf,aec

Mrs. Mabel Jenkins Fisk Passes Away
After Short Illness.
One of the saddest deaths and one
which threw a pail of gloom over the
entire neighborhood, was that of
Mrs. Mabel Fisk, which occurred at
the home of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
j. r. Jenkins, on Sunday morning at
4 O'Clock. She took sick on Tuesday
preceding and her physician, DR..
Christy, diagnosed the case as peri
tonitis. She grew rapidly worse
and DR.. wainwright of Kansas City,
was summoned, who, with the assist
ance of DR.. Christy, performed an
operation, but it was too late to save
her life. When dissolution occurred
her fond husband and devoted par
ents were at her side.
Funeral services were conducted
from the family residence in a very
impressive manner by Rev. Cobb of
the NJ f. Church south, of which con
gregation she was a consistent and
devoted member, on Monday after
noon at 2:30 o'clock. The floral dec
oratiOns, tributes of fond relatives
and friends, were elaborate and beau
tiful.
The casket was a pure white, and
was carried by six young men, her
former companions and about the
same age. Interment was made in
the family lot in Oak Hill cemetery
by the side of little brother who had
preceded her many years.
Mabel Jenkins Fisk was born in the
north part of this county and spent
the greater part of her young life in
Butler, her parents coming here when
she was baby. She was educated
in our schools; was loved, admired
and petted by all who knew her. She |
developed into beautiful woman of
a bright mind, kind and affectionate
She was the very idol |
Of her parents, the only child, with a
beautiful home and everything at her
disposal that affection could sug-
gest and money buy.
She was married to Charles l.. Fisk |
about three years ago and nothing
occurred to mar their unalloyed hap
piness.
She was only 81 years of age, on
the very threshold of life when the
Tread destroyer announced his COM
ing.
The hearts of the people of Butler
bleed for those loving parents and
devoted husband, and their sympa-
.hies go out to them in their great |
affection. May the God of the uni
verse console them in this dark hour
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-11-30
Adrian ScOrched.

Adrian lost several business houses
by fire Thursday night of last week,
and had it not been for the prompt
and effective work of the citizens the
damage would have been much more
severe
The fire originated in the Blocher
furniture store, about IL O'Clock and
was caused by the explosion of a
lamp that was left burning in the
building Store house and stock was
a total loss. The stock of goods was
valued at 81 ,400which was partially
insured.
The blacksmith and wagon shop of
Aaron and John Lentz, together with
machinery was also total loss, the
damage here is placed at 81 200 with
some insurance.
j. H. Neff's barn, valued at $500
was total loss.
Blocher Bros, lost their blacksmith
shop and contents. They estimate
their loss at 81 200, no insurance.
The building occupied by A. B.
Holloway was also considerably
damaged, but saved. The Journal
printing Office, on the second floor of
this building was considerably dis
but the boys got the paper
out on time.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-11-30
Thanksgiving Dinner.

M. E. church, south, J. C. Clark build
ing, east side square. Roast turkey
and dressing, chicken pie, scalloped
oysters, mashed potatoes, sweet po-
tatoes, corn, slaw, pickles, celery,
cranberries, hot rolls, mince and
pumpkin pies, coffee, tea and Concord
grapes.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-11-30
Meeting of Industrial Association of
Missouri. at SedaIia.

Tickets on sale Dec, 4, 5. 6. q:
good returning Dec. 9, at rate of one
fare forround trip.
Kansas City and return 1915 on
Jan 81, % and D, good to return
to Jan. %. 1900.
E. c. VAsDERyooRT, Agent.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-11-30

though i must
tell about IL. A
year ago / was
taken very sick.
Doctorscould DO
me no good only
to deaden the
pain which I
had almost con-
stantly. / got
some of your
Compound and
took one bottle
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-11-30
Birds for Sale

Barred Plymouth Rocks. Black
Langshans and Bronze Turkeys also
Golden Seabright Bantams. Took
five premiums at Butler street fair on
poultry Call on or address
Mrs r.. V. WILLIAMS.
SIT Burdette, Mo.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-11-30

Doing nothing Is doing iii. I'm.
pure blood neglected viii become a
serious matter Take Hoods Sar.
saparilla at once and avoid the i'll.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-11-30

fIErrEn TO Nss. PrxxHAn no. o4.gos1
liam so grateful TO you for what
Lydia f. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound las done for me that I feel as
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-11-30
Heinlein.-Lyle.

Wednesday eve, November %. 1916
at the residence of the brides parents
Mr.. and Mrs. A. E. Lyle, two of Our
most popular young people, Mr.. r. L
Heinlein and Miss BAN Lyle, were
united in the holy bonds of matri-
mony by the Rev. w. F. Jones, pas
tor of the Ohio Street NJ. E. Church.
The room in which the ceremony was
performed was beautifully decorated
in palms and cut flowers. The bride
was tastefully arrayed in a white silk
gown, the groom in the conventional
black.
At the conclusion of the ceremony
the guests were invited to the dining
room where an elegant repast was
served. Roses and smilax beautified
the tables. Over 60 guests were
present to join in the happy event.
Many beautiful presents were given
as tokens of love and esteem. Guests
were present from Nevada, Sprague,
Rich Hill, Peru, White City, Kan,
and Stella, Neb.
On Thursday evening. Mr. and Mrs.
S. E. Heinlien, parents of the groom
gave reception in their honor from
Z to 1Op. m. Sixty guests were pres
ent. An elegant supper was served
and it was an enjoyable occasion to
all present.
The character of the bride and
groom iustifies us in predicting for
them happy and useful married life
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-11-30

Mrs. Winnie Shoop, of Washington
c. H., Ohio, is visiting Mrs. E. C..
Vandervoort. These ladies were
school mates and dear friends. A
great sorrow came into the life of
Mrs. Shoop. About three weeks ago
the clothing of her little daughter
caught fire from an open CRATE and
the little one was fatally burned be-
fore the flames could be extinguished.
Mrs. Shoop was a teacher in the
young ladies college at Mexico at the
time Misses Bennett and Everingham
attended and these young ladies took
vocal lessons of her.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1899-11-30
TREES.
Apple and Peach 10 Cents.

Pear, Cherry, Plum and Apricot Is
cents Strawberries 80 cents a hun
dred, Raspberries and Black berries
$50 per hundred at Speer's Nursery
south side city limit, Butler Mo.
Pie plant for canning purposes / cent
per pound. JOHN SPEER
32-tf. Manager.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-01-30
BY Height, Not by Age.

Nearly every one knows that the
rule on railways trains aud other pub
lie conveyances which provides for the
carrying free of children under five
years old, and of charging haH fares
for those between the ages of five and
twelve, often results in statements
from the parents which are as trying
to a normal conscience as the affidavits
made by many tourists regarding
dutiable goods among their belong.
ings.
Sometimes these answers result in
unpleasant controversies between con-
ductors and passengers, but usually
our national tact and good nature help
along the adjustment without undue
friction. In parts of Europe they
have way of fixing this matter so
that no one has cause to quarrel
about it,
Instead of going by child's age, as
to what rate of fare it shall pay, they
go by size. The collector is provided
with five-foot rule. and he rates the
children by this. Any child under
twenty-four inches in height travels
free, while those who measure be.
tween twenty-four inches and tifty-one
inches pay half fare. All who meas,
ure more than four feet three inches
pay full fare. New York Sun.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-01-30

One day Mistress MacPhairson was
trotting home from her grocers with
some spiritual comfort tucked under
her apron, whau she ran up against
her friend, Mistress Macleod, and felt
called upon to explain. 81 waur just
beyont at Muster MacTavish's store.
He keeps tn very best ham in a. TIL
land. Our John loves bit O. guild
ham, We ken, and is ay yammerin'
aboot th' ham at ither shops bein'
over fat and saut." "Oor Tam tn
same" said Mistress Macleod, land so
III gang and gle MacTavish a trial
now" Five minutes after that Mrs.
Macleod went to the obliging grocer
and asked for "a pund Of ham," What
kind O. ham?" inquired Muster Mac
Tabish. "Oh, gle me the same kind
that Mistress MacPhairson always gets
here" "a richt," returned the grocer,
with a cunning leer. And then. bend
ing over the counter, he said In high
ly significant whisper. "Whaur's yer
bottle ?"-Weekly Telegraph.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-01-30
An Immune From Music.

One of Chicagos music teachers, n
Frenchman, went to Cuba as bugler in
an Illinois company. Since his return
he has had some difficulty in building
up profitable class, and for that rea-
con he has been compelled to accept a
number of unpromising pupils.
The, other week the patience of the
teacher became exhausted in the case
of one pupil, the daughter of North
Side board of trade man. In mo-
ment of recklessness the Frenchman
summoned all the English at his COM
mand and wrote the following note to
the father of the girl who was not
making advancement in her piano
studies:
"Dear Sir: 1t regrets me, indeed,
to make announcement to you that
your daughter is what may be called a
music immune. AS man of honor, I
give you my word that, even should
she be exposed repeatedly to infection
at grand operas and concerts, not a
single germ Of music would lodge in
her mind, her soul, her constitution
in general. Again, with apologies
most humble 1 to you declare that my
pupil is music immune, and SO I
hereby muster her out of my class,
with regrets most sad. Chicago In
ter-Ocean.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-01-30
THEY WANT TO TELL
These Grateful Women Who Have
Been Helped by Mrs. Pinkham.

Women who have suffered severely
and been relieved of their ills by Mrs.
Pinkham's advice and medicine are
constantly urging publication of their
statements for the benefit of other wo-
men. Here are two such letters:
Mrs. LIZZIE BEVERLY, 25S Merrimac
St., Lowell, Mass, writes:
1t affords me great pleasure to tell
all suffering women of the benefit have
received from taking Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound. Icanhard-
lyfnd words toexpressmyg gratitude for
what she has done for me. My trouble
was liberation of the womb. Twas un-
der the doctors care. Upon examina-
ton he found fifteen very large ulcers,
but he failed to do me good. l took sew
eral bottles of Lydia E. Pinkham's vege-
table Compound, also used the Sanative
Wash, and am cured. Mrs. Pinkham's s
medicine saved my life, and 1 would
recommend it to all suffering women"
Mrs. AMOS TRoMBLEAY, Ellenburgh
Ctr, N. Y. writes:
az took cold at the time my baby
was born, causing me to have milk
legs, and was sick in bed for eight
weeks. Doctors did me no good. 1
surely thought would die. l was al
so troubled with falling of the womb.
! could not eat, had faint spells as
often as ten times day. One day a
lady came to see me and told me of the
benefit sha had derived from taking
Lydia e. Iinkham's medicine, and ad-
vised Inc to try it. l did SO, and had
taken only half bottle before was
able to sit in chair. After taking
three bottles could do my own york.
I am now in perfect health"
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-01-30
PEOPLE TALKED ABOUT.

Queen Victoria's favorite sc=g is said
20 be "And ye shall walk in silk at.
tire"
The late Nine. Caruot was fond OF
busying herself with the garden and a
greenhouse built by her late husband.
I The duke of York is the only men,
ber of the British royal family who
can dance a genuine sailors hornpipe.
He learned the steps when he was a
young cadet.
There lives in Sedalia, Mo-, an old
gentleman who was tutor to the lato
King Alfonso XII. of Spain. His name
is Col. Van B. Wisker, an American,
born of English parents.
Pierre Lott is to so to India with
Sarah Bernhardt. The actress intends
to shoot tigers and elephants and the
author expects to keep an interesting
journal, from which he will make a
book.
The duke of Buccleuch possesses
landed estates which are perhaps the
most considerable in the United King
dom. He owns something like 5000
acres, which represent a revenue Of
some G225,000 a year.
Frank A. Vanderlip, assistant secre-
terry of the treasury, began life an ap-
prentice in machine shop, giving his
few spare moments to the study OF
stenography, having mastered which
he became a reporter and later finan-
cial editor.
Emperor William uses the largest
visiting cards of any member Of Eu-
ropes royal families. They are OF
heavy card, six inches long and four
inches wide. On the upper line is the
single word wilhelm" and on the Sec
ond line are the words "Deutscher Kali
ser und Koenig Won Preussen."
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-01-30
AN IRRESISTIBLE IMPULSE.
Fatal and Destructive Consequences of q
Train Dispatchor's Conscious Error.

Fatal and Destructive Consequences of
Train Dispatchor's Conscious Error.
A singular psychological phenom.
enon occurred at Hagerstown, Nd,
the other day. Governed by some
impulse which he cannot explain and
could not control, the train dispatcher
on the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad at
that point committed an error of which
he was fully conscious at the time and
which was followed by fatal and de-
structive consequences. He says that
he simply could not help it. No. 10
freight was coming down the road at
full speed, with right of way. The
track was open, the signals were all
properly set. and if the dispatcher
had gone to sleep or left his post or
turned his back and looked out of the
window the train would have passed
on to its destination aud all would
have been well; but, prompted by
some irresistible influence, he stepped
across the tower. seized the handles
of one of the levers and threw switch
which turned the train upon another
track occupied by an idle locomotive,
only q few yards away. When the
engineer of the freight saw that the
switch was turned he blew an alarm
on his whistle and reversed his
throttle, but the heavy train of twenty
four loaded cars was coming down a
grade at a speed of sixteen miles an
hour, and struck the dead engine with
tremendous force The fireman
jumped. The engineer attempted to
do so, but was caught in some manner
and killed. One of the ,brakemen was
thrown off q car and so badly injured
that he has since died. Both engines
were practically destroyed and $780,
600 worth of freight was so badly
damaged that the company had to pay
for it.
The train dispatcher was a man of
middle age, temperate habits, good
Judgment and had been in the service
twenty years without getting a mark
against him. No dispatcher or opera
tor on the road had better reputa-
ton or was considered more reliable,
yet he says that he knew he was doing
wrong when he pulled the lever and
was unable to resist the impulse that
impelled him. He made no effort to
evade the responsibility or excuse his
conduct. When he saw the disaster
he had caused he threw himself down
on the floor Of the tower and cried
like child. He offered himself for
any punishment that might be i'm.
posed, has been indicted by the Grand
Jury and will plead guilty to the
charge of mauslaughter at the next
term of court. Chicago Record.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-01-30

Whatever may be the state of the
weather outside, the stage manager
within can bring about rain and hail.
wind, or thunderstorm at will; and
the illusion is SO complete as to some
times make nervous members of the
audience 1nsensibly shudder. Hail
and rain are represented by closed
wooden cylinder about six feet long,
which is obstructed inside by various
cross-pieces, quart OF peas complet-
ing the arrangement. By turning
this cylinder first one way aud then
the other, the peas rattle through it
with close imitation to the sound of
heavy rain on a roof.
The wind arrangement consists of
wheel of about two feet diameter,
set in a frame like that of q grind
stone. This wheel is furnished with
ribs on its periphery somewhat like
the floats of waterwheel, and drawn
tightly over these ribs is a piece of
thick silk. When the wheel is turned
the ribs rub against the silk, and by
turning the handle first quickly and
then slowly, very good imitation of
the soughing of the wind can be pro-
duced. lightning can easily be imi-
tated by chemical or electrical means,
and the usual mode of producing
thunder is by shaking large sheet of
flexible iron plate. A snowstorna is
brought about by perforated revolv-
ing cylinder above the stage, charged
with paper cuttings.-Chambers's
JournaI
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-01-30
The Economy of Rubbers.

Rubbers are prodigious money
savers-in two ways: they save shoe
leather and doctors bills. The hest
shoes in the world soon crack and go
to pieces if you wear them in the rain
and snow and slush. A pair of So
shoes with rubbers will outwear a pair
of S12 shoes without rubbcrs. And
as for doctors bills, 80 cent pair OF
rubbers would have saved many a
hundred dollar doctors bill, to say
nothing of the discomfort of being sick
and the danger of pneumonia or con-
sumption or grip.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-01-30
WHAT THE LAW DECIDES,

Game killed on an Indian reservation
by a tribal Indian and transported by
wagon to the nearest railway station
off the reservation and there delivered
to a carrier to be shipped out Of the
state is held, in Selkirk VS.. Stevens
(Minn.), 40 L. R. A. 1885, to be subject
to the game laws of the state.
On second trial in an ejectment
suit taken by the defeated party as a
matter Of right under the terms of a
statute allowing it, it is held in Slau-
son VS.. Goodrich Transportation COM
pany (Wis.), 40 L. r. A., 1926, that rul-
ings upon the admissibility of evidence
made on the former trial have no bind
ing force. With this case are collect
ed the authorities on the effect of a
prior decision on statutory new trial in
a real action.
A promoter who transfers to a cor
poration land purchased by him before
the corporation was formed is held, in
Milwaukee Cold Storage company VS..
Dexter (Wis.), 40 L. R. A. S37, to be
not subject to any liability to the cor
him in excess of what he paid, If he
made no misrepresentation or false
statements about the matter, and all
the subscribers had opportunity to as
certain the conditions and value of
the land and know the price charged,
although he did not disclose to them
the amount which he paid
The doctrine that the placing of elec-
trio wires known to be dangerous at
a place where others are lawfully enti-
tied to be constitutes negligence, is ap-
piled in Perham VS.. Portland General
Electric company (Ore.), 40 L. R. A.
799, to wires strung over a bridge
where workmen in repairing the bridge
come in contact with them, and 1t is
also held that the apparent perfect in
sulation of the wires amounted to an
invitation to risk contact with them,
when the wires are placed where per-
sons in performing their duties may
come in contact with them.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-01-30

I have touched in M. A. P, writes
7. P. O'Conor, on some of the quaint
observances, from generation to gen.
Grafton, of the marriage ceremonies of
the leading families in these coun.
tries. Let me detail very charming
birthday usage, from which there has
been no departure for centuries in the
Rothschild family. With the Roths-
childs it is the custom to purchase six
pearls, each costing &100, on the birth
of each baby girl. On each birthday
six additional pearls are added to the
original purchase. SO that when the
young lady makes her debut in soci-
ETY., casket Of magnificent pearls is
presented to er.-London Mainly
About People.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1899-01-30
PiTH AND POINT.

1t sounds sort of queer, but it was
because of his sand that the wise m IN
built his house upon rock. Boston
Transcript.
Golfer-"Dea dear, there cannot
be worse players than myself" Cad
die-"Weel, maybe, they're worse
players, but they dinna playl"-Fun.
"Pa, what is lineal descendant"
"a lineal descendant is a person who
has to fall back on some praiseworthy
ancestor for his own Importance. -
Detroit Free Press.
! Professor Brainard is the wisest
nan that ever lived" "Indeed!"
Eyes. Why, he can say 4 love in
nine different languages-and hasn't
said it in any. ."-Harper's Bazar.
/ HiIls-'Toung looking chap
Brown" Eglls-"Why, he's law
yer Of twenty years standing" Hills
-'T should think be would be tired
by this time New York World.
Miss Sheafe-"Oh. Just look at tina.
wheat rising aad falling in the
breeze! How beautiful it is" Mr..
Citymau-"Ah. but you ought to see
it rising and falling in the Corn Ex-
change. ."-Tit-Bits.
"How about the cnildren?" asked
the inquisitiYe neighbor. "Oh."
said the man who had married again
to get a mother for his little ones,
"she doesn't mind them at all. -
Cincinnati Enquirer.
81 think, remarked the fond moth
er, "that our little Willie will make
noise in the world some day" 81
shall have no objection" retorted lit
tie Willie's father, ''it it will help to
keep him from bowling at night -
Judy.
Wright-"I believe good deal of
human interest could be put into Il
play with the scenes laid in pawn
shop" Reed-"My dear boy, the ia
terest in a pawnshop is something ao-
solutely inhuman. ."-Cincinnati En-
quirer.
Here is short poem taken from
the French" said the wouldbe con-
tributor. "The French should be
everlastingly grateful to you, snorted
the editor, as he opened the door and
bowed a series of short bows.-Cas-
sells.
She had sent telegram and was
waiting for an answer. Suddenly the
peculiar hating click of the receiving
machine sounded in the office; and she
said to her comp anion: THAT'S from
George, know. I can tell his slut
ter. Modern Society.
"It's all up with us now," he re-
marked, as he raised the umbrella.
"No," she replied; "you mean it is nil
over between us" And if it was not
laughter that shook the ribs of the
umbrella it must have been the wind.
Philadelphia Bulletin.
First Artist-"Well, old man, how's
business?" Second Artist-"Oh,
splendidl Got commission from a
millionaire. Wants his children
painted very badly" First Artist
tpleasantly)-"Well, my boy, you're
the very man for the job. Life.
She was lovely girl, but she didn't
know anything about the language of
the game. "Why," she innocently
asked, "why does that big fellow look
as if he had stuffed himself out with
a pillow?" The young man at her
side laughed convulsively. $50 that
he can touch down." he hoarsely
shrieked, and fell off the at.-Cleve-
land Plain Dealer.