The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1909-08-05

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hammer and proceeds to make every
thing look blue; corn crop ruined,
small grain roting, potatoes blighting,
hay rotting on the ground, etc. Mean
while the farmer is whistling through
his corn, crossing his bridges when
he comes to them.
Where the sickle is inclined to
gum, try kerosene instead Of oil on
the sickle bar.
Between the seven or eight cents
per pound paid to the tobacco raiser
and the retail price Of five cents each
for cigars there is room for the max
ing Of few millionaires.
never could drink ice cold water
while doing hard work during the
summer season. | like my drinking
water reasonably cool, but in the hay
and harvest field it is very weakening
on me to drink water that has been
brought almost to the freezing point
by the use of ice.
Iasked a neighbor the other day
what his favorite fruit was. He re-
piled that he liked sauerkraut a little
better than any other kind. What
nationality do you suppose he belong
ed to?
saw a fellow do mean trick a
few days ago. His horse stalls are
arranged with wide alley-way in
front where the hay is placed before
being fed. His plan is to store con-
siderable amount Of elegant clover
hay there so that the horses can see
| it, though back in behind the clover
he has some rather poor wild hay.
His theory is that the good hay works
the appetite Of his horses up to the
sticking place and then they will be
sure to eat the other hay much better
than if they could see it before it was
placed in their hangers.
The tuberculin test was recently
applied to a number of cows in our
locality and those that reacted to the
test were afterwards slaughtered,
only to find that quite a number were
apparently healthy in every respect.
This epitaph should be placed over
the healthy cows: 'Died as the re-
suit of post-mortem proceedings"
After all there is just about one
way to learn a thing, and that is
through actual experience, though
believe that the man who reads will
have his understanding quickened
and he will catch on just a little quick
er than the individual who learns
only through main strength and awk-
wardness.
The girls out our way have got the
missionary fever and such reading
up on Africa, India and Alaska, you
never did see. may be old-fashion-
ed, but it always struck me that
mighty good missionary work for a
girl to do was to help her mother
with the cooking and dishwashing.
Falling Gods.
Puck contains cartoon entitled
Falling Gods" 1t is-a splendid con-
ception, powerfully worked out. The
picture represents a scene upon the
Nile. Four gods made after Egyp-
tan models, and representing High
Protection, Partisan Politics, Bossism
and Plutocracy sit enthroned upon
the banks of the Nile. Others have
fallen into the water and High Pro-
lection" is topping; the foundation of
Partisan Politics, is being washed
away and the waters have even reach
ed the base of 'Bossism'' and "Pluto-
cracy." The cartoonist has told a
story that furnishes both warning and
encouragement-warning to those
who defend the wrong and encour-
agement to those who stand for the
right Time removes all evils and
redresses all grievances; time will
finally overthrow the high tariff fet-
ish and restore justice to the consum-
ers; time will correct the evils intro
duced by that blind partisanship
which puts an immediate party
triumph above.the permanent welfare
Of the country; time will drive boss
ism out Of politics and restore to the
people the control Of the party organ
ization; time will at last dethrone
plutocracy and make our government