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The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-09-05
The nrnn RshInd the Hose.

He cometh home at eventide, all weary, tired and sore; He sitteth down most thankfully; his work the thinksJ Is OCT; From care and tribulati0n he will take well-earned rest And reyeI in pure Iaziness and enjoy 1t with Zest. He takes his station on the porch within an easy chair And biithely sends cigar smoke wreaths out on the quiet air; But his dreams of peace are shattered ana Joys are changed tO woes When Madame sweetly murmurs: Henry, please turn on the hOSe! He aightWay sheds some ralment; signs mOurnful sigh, and then He leaves his cool porch corner to take up dull care again; Gone is his dream of comfort, and his joy has vanished quite As he yanks the old hose OCT the lawn ID
 hot sulphurOus might. And then he turns the water on, expecting
 that he'll see A fine, big, powerful stream burst forth and
 wet things generously; But 10. sudden rush-a squirt that soaks
 his face and clothes And draws some queer expressions from the
 Man Behind the Hose! Now, wet and cold and clammy, he in pa-
 tience grimly stands, And stands and stands and stands and
 stands and stands and stands and
 stands, When the big stream he expected to come
 gushing forth so gay Is but tiny thing that scarce can spout
 two feet away! Thus go the twilight hours while Madame
 sits calmly near And reads the evening paper or says: Turn
 it wonder, dear!' Ye bards! sing on, sing on about wars no
 be, brave heroes. But let me raise paean to the Man Behind
 the Hose.
 Colorado Springs Gazette.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-09-05
MELONS FOR ALL.
The Extraordinary Spree of a Man
 From Alaska.

The Extraordinary Spree of a Man
 From Alaska.
 For three-quarters of an hour yes- terday evening Phoenix was not as dull g. town as it has been for some weeks, or ever since the summer hegira to the Coast set in. It had a small beginning and soon developed into boom in the watermelon trade. which resulted in much profit to youthful melon broker, whose offices are at No, 'steen West Adams street.
 The watermelon corner was engin- cered by MT. Sparks, mining man from Alaska, who has been in Phoenix for the last two months. He had been drinking a kind of fluid that not only exhilarated him but also warmed the cookies of his heart and considerably silver dollar. He bought watermelon and accidentally let it fall on the side walk. It burst open and the beautiful red inside put it in his mind to paint the town red with watermelons. That was a kind of frescoing that had never been heard of before. He bought the load of melons and burst them all upon the sidewalk and soon surrounded him self with all the small boys in that part of the city. A snowfall battle In July ensued; the broken pieces of melon were used in place of snowsballs. The boys entered into the sport with a zest which pleased the mining man, who now and then showed his appreciation by showering pieces of silver among them The play became more and more spirited until there were no more pieces of red watermelon hearts left big enough to throw, and the procession moved on to the post office fruit stand. To the consternation of the proprietor the mining man began taking possess sion of his stock of watermelons and canteloupes and hurling them into the street for the delectation of his youthful followers. Some of them were thrown at passing vehicles and at persons who had not been regularly enrolled in the game and who imagined that something disorderly was going on
 The mining man threw canteloupes into the air and offered five dollars to the boy who would catch them. The scramble began to grow terrific, but at last all the Watermelons and the other melons were exhausted, and then the mining man picked up crates of plums and other fruits and tossed them among the shrieking youths, who at the same time were pelting him with pieces of broken melon and any other debris that came handy.
 After the extraordinary sport had been going on for three-quarters of an hour, John Casey came along, and though he does not reside within the city limits, he butted in in the interest \ of law and order which did not seem to
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-09-05
ANNUITHS
Prof. C. S. Grimes {

Prof. G. S. Grimes of Evanston, Ill.,, now o4 years of age, carried a policy of s5,ooo for many years and when he reached the advanced age of 7ohe despaired Of its ever becoming a claim, so he compromised with the company on the basis of an annuity of s4Ioper year for the rest of his life. During the past 24 years he has received his annual payments with regularE ity and great equanimity of mind and, having already drawn So,84o, he has come to the conclusion that he has found the elixir of life in all Annuity,
 sAt age 70, ST, ,ooo deposited in The Mutual Life Insurance Co. of New York will yield an annuity of sI34.77 for life.
 This great corporation is the most wealthy moneyed institution in the world and more than SIo,ooo, 600 in claims has been paid In this state through the under. signed.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-09-05
pRoHIBlTlON IH vERMoNT.

There seems to be no doubt that the cause of prohibition didn't prosper in the Vermont State election. Mr Glenn ent was outspoken in his denunciation of prohibition, yet he has polled a vote almost as large as that secured by Gen. eral Mccullough. The latter, indeed, although supposed to be Prohibition ist on principle, agreed in advance to sign any liquor bill that might come to him as governor approved by the legis- lature, and MT. McGettriek stood squarely on the Democratic platform, which demanded the repeal of prohibit tion. The only votes, therefore, that were cast in Vermont on Tuesday that can be interpreted as unquestionably and unswervingly favorable sO the pro- hibitory law were those boiled by the Rev, MT. Sherburne. the Prohibition party's candidate for governor, and they numbered less than three thou sand.
 It is probable that the present prohi- bitory law of Vermont will not last much longer. Perhaps 1t will he re- pealed by the legislature which was elected Tuesday.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-09-05
SAYING TIME ST. LOUIS.

An interesting time-saving device has made it's appearance in St. Louis. Three large corporations, having offices in the same building, have entered into cooperative arrangement )y which all their employees have their luncheons served to them in restaurant under the same roof as their desks The meals are free, but in return for them the clerks are expected not to leave the building during the noon hour and to return to their work as soon as they have finished eating. "The system" says an official of one of the corpora tions. "causes the least possible incon- venience both to the clerks and the off, cials, and affords the fewest distrac- tions to the clerks. They step right from their desks to the elevator, and when they finish their meals they have only to step into the elevator again to return to their desks When clerks go out their minds are further away from business and there are many tendencies for them to stop and loaf"
 St. Louis hasn't been supposed to be the most 'hustling" place in the United States, but she can certainly point with pride to this arrangement. Perhaps the next move will be to have the clerks grub brought in to them and eaten while they are at work. That would save a little more time.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-09-05
knYERTfSING RATES.

7 Situations, Wants. Rents. ald other snai1 advertisements. 5ns cent Word each ID. sertior. Five Cents Word for fuh Wes2 lseVen EILnesl.
 Display advertisements, per Inch. one in, c serfi0n, SI.20: each subsequent insertion. eo cenrs; one week, sS.20; oae mOnth' Slo; oEs yEsr. szl 1x
 UhItaary NUlIces. In prose or verge. l2 cents Der Hae. Notices Gf Births. MAf.F aSes. DesEhs. anG Funerals, 90 cents eacR' LUcaI Notices, h per line.
 yearig advertisers are limited 70 thelr own immediate business fall matter 10 ue Gn0biectiGnabie), and their contracts do hos ineinae Wants. To Let, For Sale. efc.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-09-05

William Pitt Fessenden, of Portland, one of the greatest men Maine ever pro- duced, was in the senate, and his broth CTS, Samuel c. Fessenden, of Rockland, and Thomas A. D. Fessenden. of Au- burn, were members of the national hOySa
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-09-05

Walter H. Page, editor of the Worlds Work, discussing the matter of ade- quate payment of literary work, says that good writing never was adequate ly paid and never will be, and that bad writing, now and always, has been paid tor, twice and thrice.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-09-05
Edatratfnar.
.Hlgalth Business College

% Pupils may now register for the fall term. The poorest writer can become q fine Pen- man. No. failures.
 SOCRATIC METHOD. No classes. Each pupil taught separately. .5a DAY AND EVENING SESSIONS.
 Penmanship, Bookkeeping, Arithmetic, Orthography, Grammar, Elocution, Corre- spondence Shorthand, Typewriting, Busi- ness Methods and Commercial Forms.
 Diplomas awarded. Graduates assisted to good situations. s5 visitors welcome. All interested in sound business education are cordially in- vited to call on. or address PROF. ]. M. LEE, 42 Church Street, Room 213, First National Bank. New Haven, Conn. . BOARD OF REFERENCE: U. s. Senator Orville H. Platt, Cong. N. D. Sperry, Hon. John P. Studley, Ex-Gov. T. M. Waller.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-09-05

? In Middlesex county, New Jersey, the county board of freeholders has under consideration a resolution forhidding automobiles to use the country roads between p. m. and 10 a. m. The req son for its introduction is that farmers who wish to take produce to market are unable to use the roads at night be- cause of automobiles.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-09-05

A few days ago western paper spoke of the nomination for congress of the three Landis brothers, two in Illinois and one in Indiana, and said that if they were elected it would be the first time three brothers have served in con- gress together. The Augusta (Maine) Journal says: We instanced the case of Maine's famous Washburn brothers
 four of them representing as many States in congress, and three of them being members at the same time, and ali three later being governors of their respective States. And now we arc re- minded that there is still another case in which Maine has repeated this re- markable achievement. The three Washburns were all members of the Thirty-sixth congress. In the Thirty seventh congress were the three Fes- senden brothers, and in this latter case not only were they Maine men, but all three represented Maine in congress.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-09-05

The last issue of the Yearbook of the city of Berlin shows that in 1900 the consumption of beer per head of the population was 401 pints, a considerable increase over previous years. This im- bibition exceeded the corresponding fig ure for the whole of Germany, which was but PIT pints. The Berliner, there fore, enjoys certain pre-eminence as a beer-drinker, but is distanced by the .Bavarian, whose consumption of beer in 1899 was 432 pints.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-09-05

Representative Lamb, of Virginia, tells a story about little girl and her prayers. She lives in Petersburg and is just four and 8 half years old. Like all other good little girls. she kneels every night at her mothers knee and. after reciting the Lords Prayer, silent ly adds little prayer of her own. One night the mother rather curious, asked her daughter what she had told the Lord. Mamma" said the youngster, T asked the Lord to please remove that mole on your face, but" added the little one. T also told the Lord that thought the mole had come to stay"
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-09-05

John Wanamaker who knows some- thing about business and advertising is credited with the following: There is aonly one way to advertise, and that is to hammer your name, your location, your business, so constantly, so persist ently into the peoples head that if they walked in their sleep they would con- stantly turn their faces toward your store. The newspaper is your best friend, in spite of your criticism. It helps to build up the community that supports you. When the day comes that the newspapers are dead, the peo- pie are near the edge of the grave with no one to write their epitaph.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-09-05

The Springfield Republican says that in the great crowd that gathered to hear the presidents address in Court Square in Springfield was one woman who plainly did not appreciate his homily on work as the great American privilege and duty. "Gosh!" she said, with much emphasis ''guess I didn't need t come here and stand around to know t we've got to work. Got up an did my wash in, got to go home an get supper. know all need to about work"
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-09-05

General Draper, of Massachusetts, who is the head of a manufacturing company engaged in making cotton mill machinery, has announced that he in- tends to establish branch works in Eng land. In reply to comment on his an- nouncement, he says: My company has 8 market for it's machines in Europe, which it cannot supply on account of the higher cost of construction in Mas sachusetts," but adds that the high cost comes mainly from the high wages we pay in comparison with wages in similar lines of business abroad"
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-09-05
We Thought 5000
Manila Pads Would
Last For The Week.

They lasted only two days. so We have to plead scarcity of them today.
 More are on the way however, and We expect that they'll reach us Friday morning early.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-12-18
sheriff sale in Partition,

Notice Is hereby given that under and hy VIZ
tue OF decree in partition aud order of sal,
mad" by the circuit court OF Bates county
Missouri, at the regular November term, lW2
OF said court, In the case of G.. A. Minnick an0
q W Ninncs, her husband, plaintiffs, VS. sa-
rah Il yatt AMI Hyatt her husband, MarthE
krgrrreis AMI Peter KeSorreis her husband
E",ma Brown and Abraham Brown her hue
la q, Anna u II Lansduwn, nee Thomson and
- Laastown her husband, Robert l. Gregory
james Davis, John Thompson, Mary rhomI.
son, Frank Thompson, Grorge Thompson, Lucy
Ann Thompson, bella Bronson, nee Minnick
snd 80 Bronson her husband Bates County In.
yestment Co and John G. IIsves, Defendants.
and the authority In me vested by said deere,
and an order OF sale, certified eepy of whiCfa
was delivered to me on the 18th daN Of UecenN-
Der, 1892, will on
Monday, January 10, 1908,
between the hours of . o'clock in the forenoon.
and five O'Clock in the afternoon of thas
day, at the west front door of the court mouse jr,
the city OF Butler, county of Bates and state Of
Missouri, sell to the highest bidder for cash In
hand, the following described real estate lying
and being situate In the county of Bates ana
state of Missouri, to-wlt
The Mest half of lots three and four Of tt.a
northeast quarter OF section two (2) township
thirty-nine tS3), range thirty t3O)
JOE I. SMITH,
'-f sheriff Of Bates County, Nc.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-12-18
Order of Publication.
STATE OF MISSOURI,
(NININ nR RATS.

STATE OF MISSOURI,
COUNTY oF RATEs,
In the circuit court of Bates County, Mo. In
yacati IN December Is, 1892, Adam Helmer
Plain y Cash VI BoyniOn, Louisa |. Ber-
ry, the unknown heirs of NarI Wish and the
unknown heirs of Nancy l. ngacre, defend
ants.
Now at this day comes he plal'iG here,n by
his attorney, 7 " ollvers, aud files his
petition and affidavit, alleging, among other
things that defendants, Cash N Boynton and
Louisa Berry are not residents of the state
Of Missouri; tina, the heirs of Mary Wish, de-
ceased, and Nancy L0ngacre, deceased, are up-
known TO plaintiff, and for that reason their
names can not be inserted in his petition; that
the said unknown heirs of Mary Wish, deceas-
ed. and Nancy Longacre, deceased, have an In
terest in the land herein des s:ribed Is the heirs
Of said Mary Wish, deceased, and Nancy Lon
gacre, deceased. unless they b. barred by the
statute Of Limitation.
whereupon, it is ordered by the undersigned
ants be notified by publication that plain
tiff has commenced q suit against them in
this court the object and general nature OF
which Is to diyest them OF whatever title they
may have In the following real estate lying and
being situate in the county OF Bates and state
Of Missouri towit: The east half OF The south
east quarter Of section twelve tl2) in township
forty (40) OF range thirty-three tS3), and vest
the same In pisintiff by reason Of hts long con-
tnuous and exclusive adverse possession Of said
real estate, and that plaintiffs title to said
premises be perfected In him by reason Of said
adverse possession, and that unless the said de-
PENDANTS be and appear at this court ut the next
term thereof to be begun and holden at the
court house in the city of Butler,
In said county, on the 10th day Of February,
next, and on or before the first day OF said
term, answer or plead to the petition in
said cause, the same will be taken as confessed
and judgment will be rendered accordingly.
And be II further ordered that copy hereof
be published, according 10 law, in the -BuTLEB
WEEKLY TINES, a weekly newspaper print
ed and published in said county of
Bates for four weeks successively
published at least once a week, the last inser-
ton to be at least fifteen days before the nrst
day Of the next February TEN of the circuit
court. A. Il. LUDWICK, Circuit Clerk.
A true copy Of the record. Witness my hand
and seal of the circuit court OF Bates
GsEALl county, this 18th day of Dec 1902.
at A. b. LUDWICK. Circuit Clerk.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-12-18
Reunion of the Hardin Family.

From the-Greenvlew, (Ill.) Leader.
After many years desperation the
brothers and sisters of the Hardin
family met to spend Thanksgiving
day near the old home. The dinner
was served by Henry Hardin and
wife OF Irish Grove, the former being
a nephew of the family. The dinner
WAS a sumptuous affair, a model Of
culinary skill surpassed by none.
Those present we're: Mrs. Mary
Meter and daughter, Mrs. ScoHeld
and son John, wife and son, repre-.
senting four generations, all ofSweet-
water; Alvin Hardin, wife and daugh-
ter of Greenwich, George Hardin and
wife of Butler, Mo-, Elmore Grimsley
anil wife OF Greenwich, X. 7. Hardin
anG wife Of Maroa, III, Mrs. Ollie
Prather, Of Pleasant Hill, Mo-, T. B,
Hardin, wife and son of Maroa, ILL.,,
George Hardin. OF Sweetwater,
brother OF the host, they being sons
OF George Hardin of Butler, Mo.
The day was spent in conversation
and many things both humorous and
pathetic, were recalled and lived over
again. All the family of brothers and
sisters living were present except one
James Hardin, of Butler, Mo His
absence was regretted by all. While
all were conversing and greeting the
host hied himself to corner OF the
room and called Mr.. West, the genial
photographed Of Greenwich, who ar
rived on the scene in time to get a
picture OF the brothers and sisters,
and one Of all present.
The father, Robert Wesley Hardin,
settled between Sweetwater and Irish
Grove, in Menard county, in 1854.
He paid eight dollars an acre for two
hundred and forty acres, improved
and added to it, and at the time Of
his death in 1881 owned 500 acres.
His living descendants, children,
grandchildren, great grandchildren,
great great grandchildren now num-
Der one hundred and twenty seven.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-12-18
Three Kisses are Worth $500.

Ohkosh, Wis, Dec. IA jury in
the circuit court to-day decided that
three OF Miss Ida Zachsers's kisses
were worth $500. Miss Zdchsers was
employed as servant in the family
Of Miner FL. Ballou, a well known pa
per mill man at Menasba. The cir,
started suit for $1,000 damages
against Mr. Ballou, alleging that he
went into the Kitchen and, throwing
his arms about her, kissed her thre.s
times MIR. Ballou did not denv that
he kissed the girl, but said he meant
no harm.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-12-18

bank. Martin, McFall and Golden
rode up to the bank, and McFall and
Golden entered and demanded money.
They were covered with revolvers by
Deputy Sheriff Yeary and Constable
Dobbsand ordered to surrender. Me
Fall made a movement as il to fire
on Yeary, when the deputy shot him
through the head. Golden thereup-
on surrendered to Dobbs. Martin,
who was holding the horses, upon
hearing the firing, mounted and at
tempted to escape. Yeary and Prior
opened fire, killing him.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-12-18
Order of Publication.


STATE OF MISSOURI, sc
County OF Bates.
In the Circuit court of Bates county, Missouri, =,
November term. 1902. james A Otliil AMI u
Is Ty ler plaintiffs, vs John BdrR defend
ant.
Now at this day comes the plaintiffs herein
b. their attorney, L " Silvtrs. and fles peti-
tion alleging among other things that daiend-
ant ie not resident oil the state OF NJ S5Ouri: {:
whereupOn IL lie ordered by the court IN term
time that said defendant Ue notified by publi-
cation that plaintiffs have commenced u suit
sgslnst him IN this court the object and GENERAL
nature OF which 10 to perfect plaintiffs o iec-
Ori title 10 the iolloaing d-scrib' real estate
lying and beipg situate la Bates county, Mo
tO-wit: The west halt of the southwest quar-
ter of section one q, township forty HOJ,
range twenty nine (.9), containing 80 acres
anu to dlvest defendant OF nll title or interest
In the sane and vest Ii in the plaintiffs by
reason Of having acquired eaid title by use
and adverse Possession more than ten
years, and by reason of the defendant not
having been In possession, OF paid any taAts
on same for more than thirt consecutive
yeare, prior TO this date. and that unless the
fAid iOhn c Bu,k be and appear at thls curt
Of the nexi term thereof TO be begun anu
holuen si the court house: In the city Of But
Ter, In said county. on The 10Th ds' OF Febru-
sry next. and on OF before the hTtt Jay OF
ssid cause the same will ba taken rs confessei
shd judgment will be rendered accordingly
And be IL further ordered that Q copy hereof
be published according 10 law In the
BUTLeh WEEKLY TIMES. weekly newspaper
printed and published In Bats county, ME-
touri, for four weeks successfully, thu lsst
insertion 10 be at les.t fifteen day efo g the
first day OF the next term OF the circuit 'urt.
ABB LUD~ICk, Circui lerk.
A true copy OF the record W It
(sKALl neas my hsnu and the seal OF the
circuit couri Of Bates county, this
18th day OF December .U2
7-u A. b. LUDHICK, Circuit t1',ik
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1902-12-18
MISSOURI LEADS.
Total Of 3o5eoo, 900 Bushels Of Corn
isReported--.Crop Averages 40
Bushels to the Acre.

Columbia. Mo-, Dec. 12.-The final
crop report for this year is about
! completed and will be ready to pre-.
fksent to the board at itsannual meet
N ing to be held December 16. This
ayraport win give the acreage, yield,
Y tot d product aud average price OF
all the leading agricultural products
OF thu state
Missouri stands frat in the United
Sta.es in tho nv.ray" yi..l per arr"
OF c,rn this year. The average yield
per are il jnet 40 bushels. The high
est average yield previous to this
year was 3S bushels in 1895. Then
the total product was 2oO,OOO,OOO
bushels. This year the total yield is
307, 100000.
The yield in the southwestern Sec
tion was cut down by the excessive
rains during the summer preventing
5 proper cultivation and in the south
west the crop was reduced by the
' extreme drouth in southeast counties.
The FIVE counties in the state hav-
Ing the largest acreage planted in
\ corn are IN. the order named: Noda-
hw4y, Bates, Atchison, Saline and
'Eernon. A great many fields have
,en reported making Is to ITO bu.
pr acre.
The quality OF the grain has been
injured in some places by rain but
the average quality is s6 compared
with only 45 lastye The average
prioe On farm given by all cores
pondente is 32.4 cents per busle',
making the total value OF the crop
~ ,765, 600.