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The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1903-08-27
Order If Publication.
STATE OF MISSOURI,

STATE Of MISSOURI, a.
County OF Bates. 90.
in the Circuit Court, of Bates county, Mis-.
souri,. June term. 1913. The State
OF Missouri at the relation and to the use
OF W. L. johnson. ex-0fiicio collector of the
revenue OF Bates county, In the state OF Mis-
souri,. plaintiff vs. Leonard Fry and John
Showers. defendants.
Civil action for delinquent taxes,
Now at this day comes the plaintiff by
Der attorney before the clerk OF me circuit
court OF Bates county. In the state of Mis-.
souri, In vacation, stating among other things
that defendants. Leonard Fry and John Show.
ers are lot residents OF the state of Missouri.
and that process cannot be served on said
defendants, Leonard Fry aud John showers
it is therefore ordered by the clerk In vacation
that the said defendants be notified by publlca-
ton that plaintiff has commenced q suit against
them In this court by petition the object and
general nature of which IL TO enforce the lien
Of the state Of Missouri for the delinquent
taxes OF the years lSss and 1889 amounting
In the aggregate to the sum of 8 80, together
with interest, costs, commissions and fees upon
the following described tracts OF land situated
IN Bates county, Missouri to-wit:
East middle part OF lot seven "a Of the north
west quarter OF section one ~. township thir.
iy-nine, range thirty-three C}3) and that
unless the said defendants be aud appear at
Ihe next term OF this court 10 be begun and
holden at the court house, In the city Of But
rer, IN EHIu COUNTY, on me Hr6I MOndhy IN nc
tober, 1903, and ON or before the Third day
thereof, II the term shall 90 long continue. and
il not then before the end of said term. and
plead TO said petition according TO law the
same Will be taken as COL fessed and judgment
rendered according to the prayer OF SAID petit
on aud the above described real estate sol 10
satisfy The same.
And II is further ordered by the clerk afore-
sa i that u copy hereof be pu6lirhed in the
BuTLeh WEEKLY TIMEs, a weekly newspaper
printed and published In Bates cOnnty, MIS-
rOurt. Tor four weeks successfully, the latt
insertion 70 be at least thirty days before the
irsI day of the next term OF the circuit curt.
A true copy Of the record. Wit
tsKALl ness my hand anu the seal Of the
circuit cOurt OF Bates county, this
29th day OF July. 1903 j. A. PATTERSON,
STAT Circuit Il TX
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Notice OF Final Settlement.

Notice is hereby given to ell creditors, snd
sli vshers interested In the estate OF John
Atkison, deceased. that I, r. A. Atkison,
administrator Of said estate. intend TO make
insl settlement thereof, ii the next term OF
the Bates County Probate court. in Bate
county, state Of Missouri, to be held at Butley
Missouri. on the l0th day OF August, 1908
35-4t r. A. A1KIS0N, Administrator.
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Notice OF Final Settlement.

Notice Is hereby given to all creditors and
others interes ed in the estate OF David 7.
Short. deceased, that |, J B. Durand, executor
OF said estate, intend to make final settlement
thereof. at the next term OF the Bates County
Probate Court, IN Bates county, state OF Mis-
souri,, to be held at Butler, Missouri, on the
10th day OF August, 1898. }. b DURAND,
Stat Executor.
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Notice OF Final settlement.

Notice 10 hereby given TO all CT, ditors and
others interested in the estate OF J. X. Nafas,
Deceased. that l, Minnie Nafus, administrator
Of said essate intends TO make final settlement
thereof, ~ mex. term OF the Bates CounIy Pro-
bate Court Bates county, state OF Missouri,
to be held at Butler, Missouri, on he 10Th DAY
OF August, 1gUS. AiNNlk NAsCs,
36.4t Administrator
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Notice oil Final Settlement.

Notice 10 hereby given 70 all oreditors snc
others Interested In the eetste OF William
L. Feeback, deceased. that I, Eliza J. Feeback
enthusiastically. Of said estate, intend to make
dnsl settlement oil said estate ct the ne1i
term OF the Bstes county Probste court, In
Bates county, state VI Missouri. to be held 81
Butler, Missouri, on the 10th day OF August,
A D., 1908. ELIZA FEEBACK,
sat Adminietr0fix.
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CA9ToREA.
1..sn. HThs Kind You Have AIwsp BOUGHT
s'.:;'" I1NZzM
had To Work Overtime.

Newton, Kas., Aug. 21.-Grant
Johnson, q flue welder In the Santa
Fe shops here, filed q suit in the dis
1rict court against the Santa Fe for
)25, 900 damages for injuries alleged
v have been sustained by being CON-
SelIed to work overtime in the shops
3uring the hot weather. johnson
20 overcome with the heat April o
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Notice Of Final settlement.

Notice is hereby given TO all creditors and
others interested In the estate OF Alexander
Mcdonald, deceased, that I C. NJ. seaman,
executor OF said eatate, intend 10 make final
settlement thereof, at the next term Of the
probate court in Bates county, state Of Missouri
on the 10th day Of August, lses
c. N. SEAMAN,
Sat Executor.
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Mr.. Traznik. q Chicago ornithologist,
has succeeded in breeding a white
crow. We may now. says the Chicago
Chronicle. be prepared to hear Of q
peaceful" strike
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g .MA,o

~ signature is on every boz Of the gsnuins
Laxative BromO.Q uinine Tablet.
" nnedy that cures . esld 1n ens 80
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Amador ledger., 1903-02-06
A Catch Bet.

Turn round, and, with your back to
the table, ask somebody to throw the
dice. Then tell the person who threw
them to double the number of the spots
on the die ON the left, and keep the
number to himself. Tell him to add
five, then multiply by five. To this fig
ure have him add the number of spots
on the die in the middle and multiply
the product by ten.
Then ask him to multiply the number
of spots on the third die and give you
the aggregate sum. From the amount
subtract mentally 250, and the remain
der will show in the three figures the
number of spots on each of the three
dice. For instance, take three dice.
Their numbers are three, five and two.
Double the one ON the left-five plus
five equals ten. Add five, equals fif-
teen. Multiply by five, equals seventy
five. Add the number of spots on the
die in the middle. three, equals seventy
eight. Multiply by ten, equals 7SO.
Add number of spots ON the third die,
two, equals 7S2. Subtract $50 and $50
remains, which are numbers on the
dice.
Amador ledger., 1903-02-06
FWoRklNG IN THE DARK.
Discomforts of Mining Before the
DRvy Lamp Was Lit.

The difficulties under which coal
mining operations were carried on be-
fore the scientist Davy had invented his
safety lamp must have been very great.
In many times the only alternative the
medieval miner had to pitch darkness
was the phosphorescent CLEAN from
dried fish. The miners implements,
originally of stone or hard oak, gradu-
ally improved, but he was forced to
work in almost complete darkness until
Sir Humphry Davy by his remarkable
invention enabled him to light his way
through the tunnels he had eXcavated
with comparative safety.
Agricola, an author who wrote about
the middle of the sixteenth century,
has left an elaborate treatise on coal
mining as it was practiced during the
middle ages From this we learn that
the horse gin, which survives to the
present day in some of the mining dis
trfcts of Great Britain and northern
Europe, was the engine chiefly en-
ployed both for lifting the coal and for
getting rid of the water. This latter
object was also sometimes effected by
means of pumps turned by windmills
or by tunnels driven with great labor
to an outlet at a lower level.
Amador ledger., 1903-02-06
She Repudiated the Charge.

AT the mems service in q Yorkshire
parish the vicar tried to convey the les
son that the truest heroes and heroines
are those who do noble deeds in the
secret corner of the home, where none
can see or applaud.
Few of YOU seem to think" he CON
ciuded, that your wives staying at
home uncomplainingly to mind the chill
dren and prepare the meals are
heroines, and yet their touching devo
ton TO duty proves them to be so.'
1t certainly hadn't struck one old
farmer in this way before, and as soon
as he got home he promptly told his
wife that the vicar had called her a
heroine
Whatever does that mean?" asked
the good lady.
'On, 1t means woman who stays i'm
t house instead of goin' art to show
hersen. explained the farmer vaguely.
Then I'm not heroine, an I'll
Ahang t vicar to mind what he's say
in" snapped the wife. 81 go to his
church as much as t. other women do,
an he must be blind if he can't see me.
Why, I'd five different colors in t.
bonnet | wore last Sundayr'-London
Answers
Amador ledger., 1903-02-06
How billiards Were Invented,

The English are very fond of the
game of billiards, and a letter in the
British museum gives the origin of the
sport 1t was invented by a London
pawnbroker, whose name was William
Kew. Kew not only lent money, but
he sold cloth, and for the latter pur-
pose had yard measure, with which
he used to compute the amounts. One
day to distract himself he took the
three round balls which are the en-
blems of his trade-they may still be
seen in front of certain shops in Lon
don-and, placing them on his counter,
began to hit them about with his yard
measure.
He found it made pretty game He
got kind Of skill in making one ball
glance off the other, and his friends
who saw him thus employed called the
game Bills yard. 1t was soon short
ened into billiards. But the yardstick
was the instrument with which the
balls were knocked about, and difficult
ty arose as to what to call 1t. They
called it after the name of the pawn
broker-a Kew.-Paris Figaro.
Amador ledger., 1903-02-06
Tomb, OF the Ancient Prophets

There exist in parts of Islam many
tombs of the prophet Daniel. OF these
one of the most celebrated is at Cairo.
This fact need not astonish u.s. The
Mussulmans admit without hesitation
the duplication or even indefinite null
tiplication of the bodies of holy per-
sons without their veneration for each
Of the remains being diminished in the
least. 1t is worth noting that the na-
ture of the honorary qualifications ac-
corded to the same saint varies in diff
ferent countries. Thus, for example,
Daniel has at Cairo the name of Neb-
bi-Daniel-that is, they give him the
title of prophet, as being at the same
time that which suits him best and is
the most honorable they can confer. In
Algeria or Morocco-feudal countries
the title they give to saints is sidi,
which signifies lord, which is also the
title there of military and political
chiefs. In central Asia they give to
those canonized persons whom they re-
spect most, as to the prophet Daniel,
the title Of khodja, which means in
Arabic writer or lettered.
Amador ledger., 1903-02-06
Making Marble Ont OF Chalk

In nature marble is made out Of
chalk by water which percolates
through the chalky deposits, dissolves
the chalk particle by parties and
crystalliZes it, mountain pressure. solid
flying it. 1t has been found that simi-
lar results may be accomplished by
chemical means. First slices of chalk
are dipped in color bath, staining
them with tints that will initiate any
kind Of marble known. For this pur-
pose the same mineral stains are used
as are employed in nature. For exam
pie, to produce counterfeit verde an
tique" oxide of copper is utilized. In
like manner green, pink, black and
other colorings are obtained. Next the
chalk slices go into another bath. by
which they are hardened and crystal
lized, coming out to all intents and
purposes real marble.
Amador ledger., 1903-02-06
The Tranquil Mind.

Who does not love tranquil heart, a
sweet tempered, balanced life? 1t does
not matter whether it rains or shines
Of what misfortunes come to those pos
sessing these blessings, for they are al
ways sweet, serene and calm.
That exquisite poise of character
which we call serenity is the last lesson
Of culture; it is the Towering of life,
the fruitage of the SOUL
1t is as precious as wisdom, more
to be desired than gold-yea, than even
fine gold. How contemplate mere
money wealth looks In comparison
with serene life-a life which dwells
In the ocean Of truth, beneath the
waves, beyond the reach of tempests,
In the eternal calm!
How many people we know who
sour their lives, who ruin all that is
sweet and beautiful by explosive tenn
pers, who destroy their poise of charac-
ter by bad bloodi In fact 1t is a Ques-
tion whether the great majority of peo-
pie do not ruin their lives and mar
their happiness by lack of self control
How few people we meet In life who
are we'll balanced, who have that ex-
quisite poise which is characteristic of
the finished character!-Success.
Amador ledger., 1903-02-06
A Good Policy.

The Dry Goods Economist says of
one store with which it is familiar:
EVERY employee in it seems to be
good natured. Why should there be
any difference in this respect between
this establishment and the average
store? Is not human nature about
the same the world over? True, but
there is a difference. The proprietor
Of this store is not only a merchant,
but a gentleman. He treats his en-
ployees with marked courtesy and con-
sideration. AS a consequence they
feel so kindly disposed toward him and
his business that their good will is re-
fected In their treatment of his GUS
toners" Some storekeepers never find
out why it is that so few Of their
casual customers become regulars.
Amador ledger., 1903-02-06
Mark rwain,s First Earnings.

Mark Twain was once asked by a
friend if he remembered the first
money he had ever earned.
YES" answered Mr.. Clemens, puff
ing meditatively on his cigar, 81 have
a distinct recollection of it. When l
was Il youngster, attended school at
a place where the use of the birch rod
was not an unusual event. 1t was
against the rules to mark the desks i'll
any manner, the penalty being a fine
of So or public chastisement
Happening to violate the rule on
one occasion, was offered the alter
native. l told my father, and, as he
seemed to think il would be too bad
for ME to be publicly punished, he
gave me the So. At that period of my
existence So was large sum, while a
whipping was of little consequence,
and so''- here Mr.. Clemens reflective
ly knocked the ashes from his cigar
"well," he finally added, that was
how 1 earned my first So
Amador ledger., 1903-02-06
why the Audience Laughed.

AT public entertainment recently a
conjurer had an experience which was
highly comical, though quite disastrous
from professional point Of view.
Having produced an egg from pre-
viously empty bag, he announced that
he would follow up this trick by bring
ing from the bag the hen that laid the
egg. This little arrangement he left to
his confederate to carry out. He pro-
ceeded to draw the bird from the bag,
but what was his surprise on finding
that the alleged hen was an old rooster,
which strutted about the stage with
ruffled feathers and offended dignity
and set up as vigorous a growing as if
it had just awakened from it's noctur-
nal Slumbers.
The whole audience shrieked with
laughter, and the unfortunate cOnjurer
made bolt for the dressing room.
Amador ledger., 1903-02-06
His lcSE Sauce.

"Well, my man." said the visiting
physician of a Dublin infirmary to a
patient, chow do you feel this morn
ing?"
Purity wei, SOFT" was the reply.
That's right. hope you like the
placer
Indeed and l do, sorr!'' said the
man. There's ONLY wan thing wrong
in this establishment, and that is |
only get as much mate as wud feed q
sparrow"
"Oh. you're getting your appetite
are you?' said the doctor. "Then III
order an egg to be sent up to you"
"Arrah, docther." rejoined the pa.
tient, would you be so kind as to tell
thin at the same time to sind me up
the hin that laid it?''
Amador ledger., 1903-02-06
Taking n Chance.

He looked happy enough as he
walked up to the postofflce box, set a
huge bundle ON the floor and began
taking pretty square envelopes there
from, dropping them by twos and
threes into the box
big lot of letters" remarked the
policeman. Nice day too.''
"Lettersr' said the happy man. "My
dear fellow, these are not letters.
They are wedding invitations"
A stern look came over the face of
the hitherto friendly policeman.
MY FRIEND" he said, 81 am sorry to
disturb you, but l must do my duty.
Come with me''
'Arrested?'
"Yes"
ION what charge, sir? This is an
outrage"
Not at all. You are advertising a
lottery through the post"
The man went along.-Kansas City
Independent.
Amador ledger., 1903-02-06
The Bubble Renutatian.

The Governor-Colonel, don't you
know Judge Blank? Shake hands with
him.
The Colonel-Ah, you are Judge
Blank of BIankville?
The Judge-Yes; Blankville is my
home.
The Colonel-Of course 1 know you
by reputation then.
The Governor-Colonel, don't you
know it always makes me feel mighty
uncomfortable when a man says that
about me-that he knows me by repu-
tation?
The Colonel-How is that, governor?
Why should it make you feel uncom-
Portable?
The Governor-Because, by jingo, l
always wonder which reputation he
means.
Amador ledger., 1903-02-06
The Tumbleyyeed.

The tumbleweed is a curious plant,
indigenous to the western prairies. 1t
grows in all directions from a central
stem, making large fiat head, close
to the ground. In the fall, after being
touched by the frost or dried by the
weather, the stem breaks off, the head
becomes the sport of the wind and is
driven off across the prairie, scattering
seeds as it goes and finally bringing up
against some obstruction which arrests
its progress. These weeds have been
seen piled ten feet high against a
fence, driven there by the wind.
Amador ledger., 1903-02-06
BEsTEO THE PARsON.
Case Where the wedding Ring
Went on the Right Hand

Went on the Right Hand.
A clerical correspondent of the Lon
don Express tells of wedding cere
mony in which he officiated and in his
zeal for rubrical observances laid him
self open to comical and crushing
retort.
81 was then curate of small coun.
try parish in Somersetshire, and one
day "a couple presented themselves
after due preliminaries for marriage
in the village church.
"All went well until the moment
came when it is directed by the rubric
that the man shall place the ring upon
the fourth finger of the woman's left
hand, but then trouble began. The
yokel, apparently from nervousness or
ignorance, laid hold of the right hand
of his expectant bride and placed the
ring there resolutely.
No. l said, with quiet firmness,
you must put the ring on her left
hand To this his only reply was a
stolid stare. Thinking he had not un.
derstood me, repeated my words, but
with no better effect
with as much warmth and in
sistence as was justified by the occa-
sion l now took firmer ground and
said, If you do not put the ring on
her left hand, must stop the serv-
ice.'
And then the climax came. With a
complacent smile, that seemed to show
his satisfaction at having for the mo-
ment 'bested' the parson, the bride
groom settled the point for all time
with the words, please, sir, she amt
got noner"
Amador ledger., 1903-02-06
A Sfmule System

Teacher-In what year was the bat
tie of Waterloo fought2
Pupil don't know.
Teacher-Its simple enough if you
only would learn how to cultivate arti-
hcial memory. Remember the twelve
apostles. Add half that number to
them. That's eighteen. Multiply that
by 100. That's 1S0O. Take the twelve
apostles again. Add quarter of their
number to them. That's fifteen. Add
what you've got. That's 1,S15. That's
the date. Quite simple, you see, to re-
member dates if you will only adopt
my system.
Amador ledger., 1903-02-06
The Privilege of Possum.

A Georgia darky arrested for steal
ing pOssum from a white man said
to the judge:
Il don't count it no stealin' tall, yo
homer, kaze de possum wuz raise fer
de niger, des lax de mule wuz. Let
de white man take de turkey en- leave
de possum fer de nigger is what ]
saysr'
But" said the judge, '.the negro
frequently takes the turkey too?"
Not dis season, suh," was the quick
reply. "Dey roostin' too high."-At.
lanta Constitution.
Amador ledger., 1903-02-06
A Black Eye.

Provided there is no abrasion or cut
of the cuticle, black eye can be re-
moved in enc night by an application
of an ointment of black hellebore
Rub some black hellebore powder up
with some lard and apply, leaving it
on all night In the morning the dis
coloration has all gone and the swell
ing also, only leaving a slight wrinkle,
which soon disappears by cold water
applications.
Amador ledger., 1903-02-06
Toothache.

If one has toothache and can't
reach the dentist, try this method of
temporarily allaying the pain: Cleanse
and dry the hollow tooth with a bit of
cotton. Then put in a small cotton
plug dipped in creosote or oil of cloves.
Cover this with another bit Of dry cot
ton, or, still better, little beeswax
and cotton kneaded together. This
keeps out the air and downs the mis-
cry" until q dentist can be reached.
Amador ledger., 1903-02-06
Making Sure.

This hunting story comes from Scot
land: When the beaters came out of
the covert, one of the guns said to the
keeper, Have you got all your beaters
outr'
AYE" said the man, astonished.
Are you sure? Have you counted
them?'
Counted them?" said the keeper.
"Aye, they're all right"
"Then." said the shooter, with a sigh
of some relief, 81 have shot roe"
Amador ledger., 1903-02-06
Ono OF the Intelligent,

Have you any scruples," inquired
t prosecuting attorney, against in
tlicting the death penalty in case of
willful murder?"
"Ort | to hev 'em," cautiously asked
the talesman, 'or not to hev 'em, if l
don't want to set ON the jury?"-Chi-
cago Tribune.
Amador ledger., 1903-02-06
Leigh Hunts breakfast Bououets.

Leigh Hunt, that early day asthete,
declared breakfast to be the meal of all
others when the poetic influence of a
table posy was to be desired. He would
bring in a few clover heads or sprigs
Of grass culled from beneath the pro-
tecting bars Of park railing or city
square If he could find nothing more
beautiful, and with these to look at his
fancy took him roaming out into bound
less green fields and pastures new.
Amador ledger., 1903-02-06
A Mean Rival.

Miss Esthete-Oh, just adore poets!
What sad, soulful expression Mr..
Longhan has.
Mr.. Smartchap-You would have A
sad, soulful expression, too, if you were
as far behind in your board bill as he
is.-New York Weekly.
Amador ledger., 1903-02-06
RunE Her In.

And when you marry" she softly
said, Il hope you'll remember to invite
me to the ceremony"
He looked thoughtful. 1T will be
awfully crowded, no doubt" he said,
but | think l can ring you in some
how"
And moment or two later she de-
clared the ring was an astonishingly
good fit.-Cleveland Plain Deal,r.
Amador ledger., 1903-02-06
Jack Tar as n Critic.

At an auction art sale the other day
a marine view was about to be knocked
down at a handsome figure when a
bluff sailor, who had happened to wan
der in, exclaimed earnestly:
"My stars, if there amt vessel
drifting on to the rocks with a strong
breeze blowing OffshOrer'
The artist took his work home to re
arrange the wind.
Amador ledger., 1903-02-06
Gave Him n Start,

"Now, then," said the auctioneer,
holding up pair of antique silver can
dlesticks, "give me a start"
twenty-five CENTS" came from a
voice at the back of the room.
"Whatr exclaimed the Mortified auc-
tioneer.
"Ah," said the bidder in an under
tone and with a chuckle, 81 thought
that would give him a startw
Amador ledger., 1903-02-06
Same Old Thing

Tom-Did you call on that pretty tel
ephone girl?
Dick-Yes, but 1 guess there was
another fellow there ahead of me, or
maybe it was only force of habit.
Tom-How do you mean?
Dick-My card came back with the
message: BUSY. Please call again.
Philadelphia Press
Amador ledger., 1903-02-06
The Shifting SnnLe

A snake found In Africa is called the
splitting snake by the Beers. 1t is be-
tween two and three feet long and is
especially bold and active, readily at
tacking every one who approaches it
In confinement it is very savage, open
ing its mouth and erecting its fangs,
from which the poison may be often
observed to drop and even sometimes
to be forcibly elected; whence the
name given it by the Beers.