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The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1905-01-12

county to prepare for desirable
position in Govt. Mail Service, Sui
airy $500. Rapid promotion to
$500. Splendid opportunity, Al
d ess Box Oae, Cedar Rapids, In Il t.
District Deputy Chas iIass went
to Butler Monday night to install
the officers of Bates Lodge, | 0, OF.
lie reports the Lodge in hourishing
condition. He will install the officers
OF Adrian Lodge next Tuesday night
Adrian Journal.
Clarence p. Catron. former cashier
OF the Merwin bank, has been elected
cashier of the State Bank at Adrian.
The bank was fortunate in securing
MIR. Catron's services, he being
pratical banker. OF much experience
and very aft .hle gentleman, aud
popular wherever known.
The Moundville Messenger is
authority for the statement that
Mrs. Cal Roam has received $lO,500
from the Missouri Pacific Railway
Company for personal injuries and
the death OF her husband and dsugh
ter 10 the WarreDsburg wreck last
fall. Mrs Ream also received $4,000
insurance from the Modern Wood
men order.
Mrs. Mary Higbie was suddenly
stricken with paralysis Thursday
night, January 9Th. 8 o'clock at her
home on the State line southwest of
Hume. and died instantly. Deceased
was one OF the pioneers OF the border,
coming here with her husband, Lewis
d Higbie in 1867 She was the
mother OF thirteen children, and has
many friends to mourn her sudden
death Hume Telephone.
A destructive fire occurred on the
John Shea and adjoining farms Mon.
day after noon and did not spend
itself until Wednesday and as a re-
suit a great amount Of hay was de
stroyed. John Shea lost forty two
tons while quite an amount was
burned viii n belonged to N. W
Grinnel and two stacks owned by
MIR. Maddox The fire is said to have
been communicated to the hay by 6
, Katy train.-Nevada Mail.
At the residence OF the brides par
ents in East Boone township, OF
Wednesday evening, December 2Sth
1904, Ell Groves and Miss Myrtl,
Hardman were united in marriage
E'quirs L. @ Richards performing
she ceremony. After congratula
tions q sumptuous supper was served
to the forty guests present Th,
contracting parties are numbere,
among the best young people in tn
community, and start out ON tn
journey Of life with the best wishes O
their many ds.-Adrian Journal
A-strange disease Is killing cattl
In Vernon county. The Nevada Pos
says: j C. Mum, of Milo, has re
ported to ID. l Thornton, as presi
. dent OF the Vernon county farmer
institute, that q disease is ragiu,
among his cattle aud they are dyin,
rapidly. Several have died with tn
/ disease. Charles Wilkins, of Bro
: naugh, also reported that he ha,
. lost 90 head OF cattle. 80 E. M
Horton, of Garland, Kan, reporte,
that be had lost II head OF calves
r.. In every n.tance the cattI
have been afflicted 10 the same man
ner. They pass o bloody suostan nc
from the bowels and die very quick
y.
Y
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1905-01-12

DR. W. E hampton the Osteopefh
has removed to North Mair sSleV
2 blocks from square, at whiSl
place will be his Office and residonc
In thefuture 1O.4t
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1905-01-12
B. F. RICHARDS
Handles Piano Organ.
And Small Instruments,

AND Small Instruments, |
Strings for same. Sewing machines,
needles and repairs. New and second
hand goods. Came in and see me,
first door south Of Bazar, South side
square, Butler, Missouri, II Al
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1905-01-12
Card of Thanks.

i desire to thank those neighbours
and friends who so kindly assisted in
the late sickness and death OF my
wife. William ID. Nuckels.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1905-01-12

The telephone companies are de-
termined that the streets and alleys
of this town shall he well decorated
with poles and wires.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1905-01-12
New Laundry.

Rifle & Cox are now located 4
sheir new building and are fixed T.
do work to suit all. Give them
trial and see for yourself. Phon
1873 lot
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1905-01-12

Clothes cleaned, pressed and repair
ed. L C. Caldwell, South Sid{
Square. 8s4t
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1905-01-12

CoAL-3.nOO bushels on the dumpl
at Hunts bank. Hudson tow"ahip
at Z ctsper bushel. 4Sti e q. HUNT
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1905-01-12

10000 ACRES of western landd
tor sale. Call and spe me.
IS 3m. j M. VAUGHAN, Butler, Mol
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The Only Place.

To have your lace curtains cleanel
makes old ones nice as new.
Troy LAUNDRY,
loft. Phone 1888
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1905-01-12

Hats cleaned. blocked and trimmed
l. c Caldwell, South Side Square. S.4'
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1905-01-12

WANTED-loung man from Bates
county to prepare for desirable
position in Govt. Mail Service. Sui
airy $500, Rapid promotion to
$500. Splendid opportunity, Al
d ess Box Oae, Cedar Rapids, In Il t"
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attendance, Miss Hoover, 3. Il.
Smith. Central high school and The
Worlds Fair as q factor in educa
ton The last two topics are left for
general discussion. Literary pro
gram bv the school. Patrons espe
ciaIly invited. q B. BARKER.
MYRTLE WARFoRD, Sec. Pres.
The good road train in charge OF
the government to inform the public
the proper way to bcild good roads,
will stop at Nevada Jan. 10, and
spend q day In conference with the
county court and citiz.ns interested
in good road building. The object
is to build half mile rock road as a
starter to show the people the ad-
vantage OF good road building. The
matter OF good road building is be-
ing agitated all over the country
and the fact that the government il
interested in this important ques,
ton by sending special train in
c,arge 81 experts to confer with the
people OF the different counties and
assist in laying the foundation Of a
hall mile rock road as On experiment
should be an Incentive to arouse the
people to the importance Of the
matter.
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Stocks and Bonds.

New York, June 10.-The sudden
life infused into the stock market to-
day justified the opinion of those who
have complained that much of the re-
preston on activity has been due TO
the open dispute over the affairs OF
the Equitable Life Assurance Society.
The steps achieved at yesterdays
meeting towards effecting settle
ment of the affairs of the society were
accepted as a promise that the violent
phases at least of the trouble have
passed, and that the uneasy attention
which has been attracted throughout
the financial world will now lose its
absorption and its effective sentiment
The encouragement felt was substan-
TALLY manifested in the large buying
orders which We're present in the mar
ket for execution at the opening.
Very large blocks of all the important
stocks were taken at a substantial adj
vance in price over last might. This
lifting of the price level attracted
some profit taking, but the effect was
slight and the advance was strongly
resumed after the appearance of the
bank statement.
The large loan contraction amounts
ing to 11,762. 200 dollars was attributed
to the preparation for the re-distribl-
ton found in the deposits. The de-
posits remain available for the - |
loan market The effect of the week S
operations on the cash item was
small increase in spite of the supposed
large transfers to trust companies re-
serves. The net effect was an expan-
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The War on Humbug ).

Certain writer's, who themselves
have nothing to say, and do nothing
in the way of valuable scientific eX-
perimenting. attack everything that is
said or proposed or done by real ex
perimenters. You will find these writ
ers attacking ginseng culture, the
seedless apple, etc. New York
Farmer.
Well we plead guilty to both of
these. We have warned our readers
against the fad of ginseng culture, and
that we were right is now shown by
the fact that the Chinese, the only
people who buy ginseng. will not buy
the cultivated roots, and the cultiVa-
ton has been proved to be only feas-
.ible where the plant naturally grows,
and is not adapted to the general eli
mate of the country, especially in the
warmer sections. We have warned our
readers against being trapped into
paying 1913 each for trees of the So
called seodless apple. knowing that If
really without seed the carpets of the
core would still be as much in the way
as though seeds We're present, and the
promoters had carefully kept the fruit
from being tested for quality. Now, the
London correspondent of the Florist
Exchange writes: THE Spencer Seed
less apple. Sometime ago this was
written up as great wonder, and
fruits were sent from Colorado. These
were offered at auction, and an enter
prising firm of friterers and florists,
Messrs Shearn a. Son, purchased for
the moderate sum of SO, and have
since exhibited them. So much having
been written about them, great interest
was created. and many have been anX-
ious to secure trees of this phenome-
non. However, the spell is broken, for
i'm the presence of several representa-
tives of the press, the apples were Jcut
open May I'd, were found TO have per-
feet seeds and a hard core, the core
being the more prominent than in
other apples cut for comparison" We
would recommend our contemporary
the New York Farmer, to study close
ly the ear marks of humbugs
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Week End and Sunday Excursion
Rates.

The Seaboard announces, commenc-
ing June 1st, they will sell weekend
tickets from all points to mountain
resorts in Western North Carolina, in
Guiding Lincolnton, Shelby, Ruther-
fordton, Hickory, LenOir, Blowing
Rock and Chimney Rock.
From points in North Carolina tick
cts will be sold for all trains Satur-
day and for Sunday forenoon trains
good returning Monday following date
of sale, except tickets to Blowing
Rock and Chimney Rock, which will
be sold for Friday and Saturday trains
good returning up to and including
Tuesday following date of sale.
Tickets from Wilmington. N. c., to
Cliffs, Hickory, Lenoir and LincolntOn
will be sold Friday and Saturday, good
returning following Monday
Tickets will be withdrawn from sale
after Sunday. September 10th.
For rates and time tables apply tc
any agent, or
CHAS. II. GATTIS.
Travelling Passenger Agt.,
Raleigh, N G,
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run by a hired manager, he would
probably soon find that it takes all the
money the farm can make to keep the
store running. There are not many
people who can manage several diner
ent lines of business at the same time
with any success. Such a man must
be peculiarly a judge of men, and must
have at least a general acquaintance
with each of tn lines of business he I'M
dertakes. AS . rule, the city men who
own farms are perfectly ignorant Of
farming and are entirely dependent
on their hired help and the farm
manager who will carry on the farm
in the most economical and successful
manner is rare indeed, for such men
in this country are soon able to have
farms of their own. The city man with
a farm is usually what is defined as the
agriculturist; that is, one who spends
his money, made elsewhere, on farm,
While a farmer is q man who gets his
money out of the farm. Hence a man
must either be an agriculturist, and
be satisfied with the pleasure he gets
from spending money on the farm, or
he must be a real farmer and work on
the farm himself locking to the farm
for AN income and not to something
else. A friend of ours who has lived
all his life on q little farm of SO acres
and has made 1t pay, told US that In
early days ont the farm he taught
school to help out. But he soon found
that he was losing more by lack of his
personal attention on the farm than
he made at teaching. and he quit the
echool house and devoted his entire
energies to the farm and MADE sue
cess. To make the best success = at
farming, a man must give the farm his
personal attention and his persona
study, and must be free from cntan-
Cling alliances elsewhere which draw
off his presence and attention from his
farming In short, he must be real
farmer on the spot, and if he is the
right sort of man he can make the
farm more successful than mechanical
pursuits in the city
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Talks with Farmers
CIV. F. Massey, in Practical Farmer)
Acid Soils and LINING

Acid Soils and Lining.
We wish to call especial attention
to the Cream of the Bulletins this
week. In the general complaint of lack
Of success with clover farmers should
all study this paper, for in most cases
the cause of the failure is evidently
the acidity of the soil The fact, too
that dry uplands that have been re-
duced in humusl by long and careless
cultivation may be acid, as we'll as
low and moist soils, is an important
one Then, on the other hand, a soil
on which crops of clover have been re-
peatedly turned under for years may
be we'll supplied with humus that has
gotten into the acid condition, and
hence unfavorable to the life of the
bacteria that grow on the roots of
clover. Then the ammonia test given
in this paper will show the acidity as
well as the litmuS paper test, though
both may be used. In this case the lime
will promote the welfare of the nitri-
flying bacteria in the soil as we'll as
those that live on the clover roots.
Then another important point devel-
oped i'm the Rhode Island experiments
is the importance of narrowing in the
lime on the surface of the soil 1t has
also been found that frequent light
applications of lime are better than
large ones at longer intervals, espec-
ialy where much vegetable matter is
being turned under the soil. But let
no one jump to the conclusion that
lime is a manure for the soil, because
they see good effects from it's use.
Lime is useful in restoring the aka
Unity of the soil for most crops, and
in promoting the notification of or
ganic matted in the soil, but lining
will never make poor land rich, and
it's use should be confined to its legit-
innate functions of sweetening the soil,
improving its mechanical texture and
promoting nitrification. Used judi
ciously, it is a great help to student
farmer, while used injudiciously it
may enable a poor farmer to reduce
the fertility of his soil while he thinks
he is improving it.
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False ECONOMY.

We regret to learn that after the
Legislature of Pennsylvania had been
fairly liberal TO the State College and
had helped the Experiment Station to
the extent of $4,000 a year, the Gov
ernor has seen fit to pare the appro-
priation down by nearly 800, 600, and
leaves the Station with beggarly
$4,000 from the State. What good
reason he may have for this reduction
we do not know, but it does seem that
Pennsylvania, with all her boosted
wealth, is falling behind in her inter-
est in agriculture. Why even in North
Carolina, State not nearly so rich in
money as Pennsylvania is, there are
four experimental farms, outside the
Station supported by the general gov
eminent, but under the management
of the Station Director and these four
farms are supported entirely by the
farmers of the State, not another class
of people in the State being taxed a
cent for this purpose, while the
wealthy State of Pennsylvania cannot
aid her Government Station with more
than $4,000 The North Carolina eX-
pertinent farms are not only supported
by the farmers. but the land and
equipment of these farms were paid
for by the farmers of the State, and
each is farm of 200 or more acres.
which we remember as a young man
that We're models of good farming
then, but which now do not seem to
have progressed at all, but have really
deteriorated while the Experiment
Station which could be power for
the uplifting of the agriculture of the
State, is left to struggle along with
meagre support. The North Carolina
farmers realized the need for improve
ment and have gone earnestly to work
to find out the beste way for the var
ious sections of the Stae. While at the
same time manufacturing has increas-
ed in the State to a larger extent than
in any other State in the country, the
increase as stated personally to US by
Secretary Metcalf, being over 500 per
cent Some day when North Carolina
beats Pennsylvania in both farming
and manufacturing, governor of
Pennsylvania may realize the need for
encouraging her agriculture. Within
the last few weeks the farmers of
North Carolina have bought a farm of
over 200 acres, to be used entirely for
the interests or her market gardeners,
and they pay the entire salary of the
State HorticulturiSt.
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VIOLENT PHASES
OF TROUBLE OVER
Equitable Dispute Caused
Repression.
LARGE BUYING ORDERS
No Aggressive Pressure On New York
Cotton, and Prices Ranged High
Ter. Southern Spot Firm.
Private Reports Bull
LARGE BUYING ORDERS
(By the Associated Press. )


New York, June 10.-The cotton
market opened quiet and steady ut
unchanged prices to a decline of two
points, and shortly afterward in
creased the loss to a matter of or :
points under scattering realizing, but
there was no aggressive pressure. and
the market later firmed up on re-
newal of the covering noted yesterday
with prices ranging about to 4 points
net higher at the end of the first hour.
Business was very quiet in the absence
of Liverpool. The weather map was
considered favorable, but privan re-
ports continued bullish and. Southern
spot markets We're reported firm.
Receipts of cotton at the ports today
1866 bales, against 26,43S last week
and 1,644 last year. For the week
90, 900 bales, against $3.50 last week
and IA, 1876 last year. Today's receipts
at New Orleans 1900 bales, against
723 last year, and at Houston 2,909
bales, against SO last year.
New York June l0-Cotton spot quiet,
=. points higher, mlddling nplands 8: 20. mic
dIi"g vulf IS sales 20. Futures opene
and S.Osed steady.
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improvements at Franlxlinton.
(Louisburg Times. }

While in our neighboring town OF
Franklinton one day this week we
learned from a citizen of chat town
of quite a number of improvements
IN the way of buildings. etc. In ad-
dition to several cottage residences
which have been recently completed
on Main street by S. c. Vann and the
erection of two brick stores by ID. I
Ward and c.. l.. Whitfield there are 8
number of other dwellings being con-
tracted for as follows: Two by B. w
Ballard, one by f. j. Whitefeld and
two or three by others. H. E. Pearct
will build a brick store on Main street
30x100, and S. c. Vann will build q
warehouse fronting 100 feet on the
railroad. In addition to the above The
$4,000 graded school building and q
handsome parsonage for the Baptist
church will also be built during the
coming summer We also learned
that there is not an unoccupied dwell
ing in the town.
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other Cotton Markets.
weekIv BanIS Statement.

New York, June 10.-The state
ment of averages of the clearing
house banks of this city for the week
shows:
Loans $1.0S9,52O. 900. decrease SILL
1852 200 Deposits $1,123, S32,S00, de-
crease $12,644,900. Circulation $46,-
$4,000. increase $302, 400. Legil
tenders $S5,293,000. decrease $780,
200. Specie $205, 492.700, increase
$g46,2OO Reserve $290,7S5, 700, in
crease 100000. Reserve required
$2SO,95S,200 decrease $3,161,22 Sur
plus $9,S27 800, increase $3,77.225.
Ex-United states deposits $13, 130.-
425, increase $3,1oS,025.
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sion of $3,777,225 in the surplus,
which was regarded with satisfaction.
The market closed strong and active,
with prices up from l to over points
on the day. The bond market was
firm in sympathy Total sales of
bonds par value $2,630,000
Total sales 464,90 shares including.
Amalgamated Copper 27,200 Ameri-
can 10000: Atlantic Coast Line 6.40G:
Brooklyn Rapid Transit 1890; C. &
o. $500; Chicago and st. Paul 10
600; l.. & N. $500; Metropolitan Sc
curities 11,600; Metropolitan Street
Railway 23,700; N. & w. 1908; Penn
sylvania 25,100; Reading 31,500;
Southern Pacific 1900; Southern
Railway 1900; Tennessee Coal and
Iron 1900 Union Pacific 1900;
United States Steel 5000 do pfd &c.
700; Virginia-Carolina Chemical 200,
do pfd. 100.
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Too Many irons in rhe Fire.

correspondent who is engaged IN
mechanical pursuits in city and owns
a farm i'm the country writes We
are always glad to get your paper but
1 do rot think | will ever make much
success at farming until L give up my
mecha az pur rshn has love for the
country thinks that ne can run farm
by the aid az a. hired manager, and he
very commonly finds that the farm is
dead expense to him and comes to
the conclusion that there is no money
in farming If a good and successful
farmer should take into his head a
notion that he could make money by
owning store in a city and have it
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DON'T want No Free Delivery.

I don't want no free delivery
A bringing letters to your door,
And stopping of a fellow
Going to the postoffice any more.
It's a kinder put up job
By the government, | think,
So you can't give an excuse
To step out and get drink.
It's just another burden
On the tax payers laid,
A few more politicians
BY the country to be paid.
We work to pay the taxes
And we are taxed to make US. work
They want to keep us grinding
With but little chance to shirk.
Why just help the recreation
That in this world is found
Is when you go to the postoffice
And sorter hang around,
And talk about your neighbors
And politics and SIGH,
And mingle on the level
The poor ones and the rich.
Don't give us no free delivery
To take away our rights
Well's to do away with lodges
And staying out late o'nights
Why the whole durn country
Would go.to wreck and ruin,
And a fellow'd never know
What his neighbor was adding.
But if the worst should come
Fix this without fail.
SO that every single girl
Can go and get her--male.
James Dempsy Bullock, in Wilson
Times.
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AMONG THE RAILROADS.

Work on the railroad from Merry
Oaks to Durham goes forward. This
road will give the Seaboard a virtual
double track from Henderson to Merry
Oaks. Most of its through freights
will then go via Henderson, Durham
and Merry Oaks and not through Rail
eigh. A New Hope Valley correspond
ant of the PittsborO Enterprise gives
this news: "All the surplus hands
have gone to work on the new rail-
road that is being built through this
section that our people very much
appreciate, They now have it graded
to Morgans creek from Williams
crossing, and w. r. Bonsel & Co.'S
forces left the Wynne place and moved
up within five miles of Durham on
June End. They finished the grading
near Brush creek on June 1st, and
when they were finishing up near
Brush creek Captain Parker tells me
that they unearthed an Indian grave.
about four feet in the ground. They
found the skeleton of a dog at the
foot of the grave. Both the skele-
IONS were very much decayed and the
sea shells as we'll; no sign of coffin
TO be found Some little stones were
placed around the skeletons. No doubt
but what the stones were their money
years before the revolution"
There was a wreck on the loop at
Randleman one day last week caused
by a boy placing a spike on the rail,
The engine was derailed and the
engineer, who jumped from his en-
CINE, was painfully, though not Sc
riously njured.-Asheboro Courier.