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The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1909-02-18
Missouri Pacific Time Table
RITZ .ER STATION
Low One Way COIOnist Rates.

To points In Arizona, British Colum.
bia, Colorado, Idaho, Mexico, Mon
tana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon,
Texas, Utah and Washington, fare
greatly reduced through services op.
Grated over the Missouri Pacific via
Pueblo and the Scenic Route, The
Denver \ Rio Grande II you are
contemplating u trip West let me
figure With YOU 80 day. can save
you time, tronblc aud money. Call
at office or wrlte me | will be glad TO
assist you, +. {. NANDERvooRT.
Agent.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1909-02-18
Dat Seeding.

The yield Of oats In Missouri has
been steadily decreasing for a mum.
Der OF years due largely TO the TACT
that the soil is decreasing in fertility
through the burning Gus OF the hu-
mus supply. Is ia, therefore, neces.
sary to take considerably more
pains than formerly In preparing
land for oats. 1t will almost always
pay to either pillow the land for oats
or TO thoroughly disk is II It Is stalk
land. Fall blowing where man can
afford it is, OF course, the best prep
aration o, tie land for oats. The
Experiment Station always replows
land In the spring or fall plows for
oats and the yield secured on land
which Is not higher In fertility than
the average land OF north Missouri
frequently reaches as much as 80
bushels and individual Instances Il
has been known to go up TO 60 bush.
els In other words the thorough
preparation OF the seed bed and drill,
Ing the oats In with a drill will 90
along ways toward solving the prob.
lem OF low oat yields.
There are seasons when oats mud.
ded In early will make more yield
than oats put In on thoroughly pre-.
pared lands but on the average sea.
son this Is not true. The thorough
preparation Of the seed bed, there.
fore, and the use of a drill In putting
In the seed seems TO be the two prime
factors for controlling the yield OF
oats In Missouri. A third factor and
one which Is OF much Importance Is
the selection OF the proper varieties
The Texas Red Rust Proof or an
early variety of northern grown seed
secured directly from the north at
least every other year will almost al
ways bring satisfactory returns,
NJ. f, MILLER,
Agricultural College 4 Experiment
Station, Columbia, Mo.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1909-02-18
A NEW SYSTEM OF
ROAD DRAGGING,
Iowa Road Superintendent Can
Cover All Roads of His
Township in Three Hours.

Jefferson Qowa) Standard.
P. Ransom, a Hardin county man
who is considered an expert IN the
art OF road making is sending a com
munication out over the state In
which he claims to have demonstrate
ed that all OF Iowa's roads can b.
dragged In three hours He claim.
to have demonstrated the plan as
practical In his own township, oil
which he Is road superintendent. The
communication which he Is sending
over the state is as follows:
ITO those who have never given
this matter much thought It may
seem impossible to drag the roads
OF great state In three hours, but
1t can be done and Is being demon.
strated In Jackson township, Har
din county, Iowa. II one township
can drag its roads in three hours,
another can, and II two townships
can, county can. and II county
can. the state OF Iowa can. My
method Is to employ farmers through.
out the townships 80 drag the roads
and we are particular to employ
those who are most interested In
good roads.
"Men are put out on stations OF
equal distance as near as can be and
direct these stations 80 that one
drags to meet the other all over the
township. Each one has a telephone
and when the roads are In condition
to need dragging l call them up and
start them all out at about the same
time and in three hours the roads OF
the township are dragged complete.
have followed this system for three
years and never failed but once or
twice to drag the roads OF the town.
ship after every storm. / invite road
superintendent who have not sys
tematized their road dragging to try
this system and l believe they will
find the result very satisfactory"
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1909-02-18
AFTER
-FOURYEARS
OF MISERY
Cured by Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound

Baltimore, Md. For four years
my life was misery to me. suffered
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1909-02-18
The Testing Of Seed Corn.

Ii Is commonly understood that
corn kept In the crib throughout the
winter frequently loses sppreciably
In the strength Of termination and
that this is often the cause Of small
weak stalks found In our fields.
Many men think that II corn sprouts
and comes up 1t Is satisfactory but
this is not always the case, neither is
1t always possible to tell a strong
terminating ear simply by examina
ton.
When corn is cribbed In large guam
titles and fails to dry out properly
before the heavy freezes OF winter
come, 1t will be appreciably injured
In germination,and such an injury ia
very difficult to detect without ger
mination test, Experiments have
shown very conclusively that corn
dried out early and kept dry during
the winter will terminate very much
more strongly than corn kept In the
crib and exposed when not thor
oughly dry TO heavy freezing. 1t
will, therefore, pay as rule to test
corn In a germinator In order TO
weed out the ears which have been
most seriously injured by freezing.
The testing OF each ear that Is
planted is not a difiicult proposition
and experiments have shown that it
is possible TO test enough corn for
planting so acres in a total OF two
days time. This is done by prepar-
Ing a box ? feet by feet square and
2 or 3 inches deep, filing this level
full OF sand. Nails are driven around
the edges OF the box ~ inches apart
and allowed to project \ inch.
Strings are then stretched back and
forth across the box, dividing 1t into
squares * inches each way. The
ears are laid out on a board, num-
bered and ten kernels taken from
each ear. The kernels are then In
serted, point downward, into the
sand 30 as to place them about 4 to
hinch below the surface. The kernels
from ear No. l will be placed In
square No. /, the kernels from ear
No. 2 will be placed in square No. 2
and so on. The box is then wetted
down, covered with a cloth and put
in a warm place, probably under the
kitchen stove and allowed to stand
for four to six days, sprinkling with
water every day or two TO keep the
sand moist. Ears which are not
suitable for planting can thus be de-
tected by the poor termination
shown, and discarded. Such a plan
requires little time and will frequent
ly increase the corn Yield from per
cent to 10 per cent which on an aver
age Of so acres will pay a very large
profit for the time spent.
NJ. F. MILLER,
Agricultural College & Experiment
Station, Columbia, No.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1909-02-18
Public Sale.

| vii! sell ms public auction at my
residence near Peru, I miles south
east of Butler. on
MONDAY, FEBRUARY %, 1909.
she following described property:
: head OF horses as follows: / eX.
ira good work horse, ) years old; |
work mare, = years old; l brood
mare, bred to imported Percheron
stallion, Robespierre; 3 extra coming
year old geldings, yearlng filly,
/ three year old tilly; all this young
stock is sired by Robespierre.
3 cattle, t hogs, 60 chickens.
2 cows giving milk, l yesrling
steer, 4 young hogs almost ready for
market, go young hens.
FARMING Tools: l disc harrow, l
steel Queen corn planter, one 16 inch
pillow same az new, l cultivator, l
harrow,1 corn shelter, l standard
mower, one II foot steel rake, farm
wagon, spring wagon run only one
year, l good top buggy, l old buggy,
1set buggy harness, l set nearly new
work harness, one roll 4.ioot Page
wire fencing, a lot OF Usage fence
posts and FIRE wood.
In household goods there is one
cook stove and one heating stove,
tables, chairs, beds, carpets, books
and book cases, pictures, 2 touches,
2 wardrobes, refrigerator and one
solid oak bed room set, lawn swing
and many other articles.
Sale begins at 10 O'Clock a. m.
sharp.
TERMs:-On all sums OF $40 and
under, cash. over $40 a credit OF 8
months will be given, purchaser CIV
ing bankable note without interest II
paid when due; II not paid when due,
to bear 8 per cent. from date. A dis.
count Of 4,per cent. for cash will be
given. No property to be removed
until terms Of sale are complied with.
GEORGE BAKER.
C. F. BEARD, Auctioneer.
E. 8. REQuA, Clerk.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1909-02-18
Public Sale!

| will sell at public sale on the Chas
McKenna farm, 3 miles due south OF
Butler, on
Monday, February 22nd, 1909,
span Of good draft mares, 8 and
8 years old.
2 extra good milk cows, will be
fresh In spring.
"a HEAD OF Hoes: Thoroughbred
Poland China boar, registered Pc.
land SOW and 5 pigs, 81 head shoass,
weigh so to 100 pounds; Gin. Schul.
ter wagon, Deering binder, manure
spreader, John Deere corn planter
edge drop, John Deere gang pillow,
John Deere riding cultivator, Clipper
fan mill, John Deere corn shelter, hay
rake, harrow, John Deere disc har.
row, dipping tank, hay frame, buggy
and harness, set double work har.
ness good as new, saddle and bride,
cross-cut saw and one.man saw,
range cook stove, household and
kitchen furniture and other things
too numerous to mention. All this
property nearly new.
TERMs:-U nder $40 cash. o.
sums Of $40 and over q credit OF nine
months time, without interest II paid
when due, otherwise to draw per
cent from date. Bankable note. 8
per cent of for cash.
Sale will commence at 10 o'clock q.
m. prompt.
Lete Will serve lunch.
A. WHITAKER.
Col. C. E. ROBBINS, Auctioneer.
j. W. CHoATE, Clerk.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1909-02-18
The Outing Magazine For Febru.
arv.
ary.

The February Issue is one of she
best illustrated numbers this maya.
zine has ever had. Among the arti
cles are: "Along the American
Riviera" by Charles F. Holder. This
Is description OF California as re-
sort OF national interest. In "Pio-
neer Woman OF the West" by Agnes
C. Laut. the author writes OF the first
families OF Chicago. "a Second Glass
Trip Into Spain, by Z. G. Allen. Ia
order to see Europe we'll you must
travel second class. In this way the
writer OF this article was enabled to
get TO the real life of romantic
Spain than he could In any other
way. "Truck Farming in Georgia,
by E. Z. Powell. For Americans
who are turning TO the soil not only
for recreation but in order to get q
living, this article will be valuable.
Mr.. Powell "knows how" The
Orphan OF Sourdough City" by
Robert Dunn. This is q story OF
Alaska and Is told with all OF Mr..
Dunn's graphic power and plctur-
esqueness.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1909-02-18
Agricultural College 4 Experiment
Station, Columbia, Mo.

The Missouri Pacific have through
package car service which delivers
merchandise from New York In But.
Ter on the fifth morning out, fourth
morning delivery from Cincinnati
and Cleveland, third morning from
indianapolis and Chicago, second
morning from st. Louis. VIII be
glad to furnish you routeing orders
which will insure quick time,
f. G. VANDERvooRT, Agent.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1909-02-18
Washington Once Gave Up

to three doctors; was kept In bed for
five weeks. Blood poison from a
spiders bite caused large deep sores
TO cover his leg. The doctors failed
then "Bucklen's Arnica Salve com
pletely cured me-" writes ohm Wash.
ington, OF Bosquevilie, Tex. Fol
eczema, boils, burns and piles its SD.
preme. Csc at F. T. Clay's.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1909-02-18
Missouri Among First Of Indus
trial States.
From the 81. Iossnh G.retts-


From the st. Joseph Gazette.
With a total net gain OF $780,
PSI ,043 in she value OF msnuisctur-
ed outputs In four years time Mis-.
souri, now ranks among the first Of
the industrial states OF the union.
The officials OF the state bureau Of
labor statistics In she 1908 RED
Book"iust issued give complete sta.
sistics for term of four years begin.
ming with 1904 and ending with
1907. During that time the increase
was from s439,54s,957 to $780,
100000.
growth In valuetoi the packing
house output has been steady and
conservative. In 1904 it amounted
to S59,917,970, and in 1907, $751;.
107, $40, showing net gain Of $751;
10000. This does not give Mis-
souri, quite fair show, as a large
part OF the packing house business OF
Kansas City is located on the Kan
sas side OF the line and the same con.
dition exists In st. Louis.
The increase In the car building In.
dustry has been phenomenal. From
an output valued at s11,762,123 in
1904it grew to s37 1907, 221 in 1907,
total net gain OF s25, 745,09S.
Missouri is also becoming a lead
ing state In the manufacture oiboots
and shoes. The gain In value Tor the
iour-year period amounts to $l3,.
434 1886, and the value for the last
year OF the period 1884, 1855, sos.
MILLING INDUSTRY GROWS
The milling industry OF Missouri Is
by no means one OF the lesser enter.
prlses. 1t is still growing and shows
an increase In four years Of $685..
902 and In 1907 amounted to $685..
100000.
The foundries and machine shops
are also increasing and the value OF
their products and for the last year
OF the period the grand total output
was $21, 122,337. This shows a net
gain Of $9,776,4S5 for the four
years.
But here is the surprising thing
which shows that local option and
prohibition does not take away the
thirst. In 1904 the value OF liquor,
malt, beer and kindred products,
manufactured in Missouri, was 49,.
372,375, and In 1907, 1856, 1856,
showing an increase In the value OF
booze to be $4,523,511. During this
time the prohibition wave has swept
over the country, but these statistics
would indicate that the breweries
and distillers are still doing a very
profitable business.
The baking industry In Missouri Is
becoming one OF It's most important
lines OF manufacture and now totals
$13, 156,191, which is an increase OF
1914, 121 for the iour-yesr period
In printing and publishing the
gain In four years was 80, $50, 1877,
aud In 1907 the total value OF this
class Of product was $24,397,511.
The value OF tobacco products, ex-
elusive OF cigars, totaled in 1907
$21, 251, 900, which was a gain OF
81, S58,385 for the four years on
which the statistics are based.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1909-02-18
SCOTS
Emulsion

the oil is emulsified and made
easy to take-easy to digest
and easy to be absorbed in to
the body-and is the most
natural and useful fatty food to
feed and nourish the wasted
body that is known in medicine
today.
Nothing can be found to take
its place. fyou are rundown
YOU should take it.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1909-02-18

from Irregular.
ties, terrible drag.
ging sensations,
extreme nervous
ness, and that all
gone feeling in my
stomach. 1 had
given up hope of
ever being well
when l began to
take Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable
Compound. Then
l felt as though
pauy lifa hod hann
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1909-02-18
Doctors

say take Cod Liver OiHthey
undoubtedly mean SCOTS
Emulsion.
1t would be just as sensible
for them to prescribe Quinine
in its crude form as to pre-
scribe Cod Liver Oil in its
natural state. In
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-08-05
THE COLORED TROOPS.

Our neighbors in Burlington are
just now experiencing the humiliat-
ing consequences of the indiscreet
utterances of few Of their people
about the unwelcome presence of
colored soldiers at Fort Ethan Allen
and the newspaper publicity they
were given right at home. The re-
port that Burlington and Vermont
are drawing the color line and that
they are negro-haters and all that
kind Of thing has now travelled from
one end of the land to the other in
a week or ten days, and some Of
the most conspicuous newspapers in
the country have commented edi-
torially upon it, adversely to the
good name of Burlington and OF
Vermont, of course. The incident has
done us no end Of damage in repu-
tation, and, following upon the
heels of the Bennett II. Young pro-
test, which was also magnified out
of all likeness of reality, will help
to characterize us in the minds of
our fellow citizens of the United
States as a still more stubbornly,
bigoted, narrow-minded, rural peo-
pie than the cartoonists and par
agraphers have ever made us out TO
be before.
The promptness with which this
story spread all over the country
and was carried by the press into
the homes of millions of readers,
shows how intimately we Americans
are connected in our every day
thoughts and deeds and how dis
lance and time have been annihil-
ated by the electric wire and the
printing press that now make the
trifles Of any part Of us the burden
of a great national-village gossip.
The occasion also suggests anew
how pathetically true 1t is that an
Ill report like this will spread fast
er and farther than good one, and
will be so distorted and exaggep-
ated that the truth never will be
able to catch up with It. much less
correct in the minds Of all these
many millions the wrong impress
sion Of Vermonters in general that
has been spread by this mischie-
vous tale-St. Adams Messenger.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-08-05
CHANGE IN FACULTY.

+. III. Hodgson Resigns at Montpel-
Ter Seminary, to Enter High School
Work. Successor Has Been Secur-
ed.
DR.. e. A. Bishop, principal of
Montpelier Seminary, returned Tues
day a. M, from trip through the
state in the interest of the endow-
ment fund for the institution, which
must be raised by September LIST and
while he stated that he did not wish
to say anything just at present con-
corning the success Of his efforts,
something would be forthcoming in
the near future regarding the pro-
ject.
He announced, however, that
there is to be a change in the fac
ulty of the Seminary when it opens
for business next fall, F. H. Hodg-
son, who has had charge Of the
higher mathematics and sciences at
the institution, having handed in
his resignation. 1t is understood
that he is to enter high school work
at Manchester, n. H., this fall, but
this is not absolutely authoritative.
Mr.. Hodgson was secured last year
by Dr. Bishop, from Methuen, Mass,
and has proved to be a good man for
the position.
His successor already has been
secured, and will begin work when
the Seminary opens in September.
The position vacated by Mr.. Hodg-
son is to be filled by A. A. Gustaf-
son, of Middletown, Conn, who for
the past four years has been en-
ployed as instructor at East Green
wich Academy, at East Greenwich,
Conn. Mr.. Gustafson is a graduate
Of Wesleyan University Of the class
Of '03, having been instructor in a
private academy in Connecticut for
one year after graduation, then re-
| turning to take a post graduate
course in mathematics and sciences,
| after which he accepted the East
Greenwich position. He Is a young
man of ability and will prove a val
liable addition to the faculty of the
| Seminary.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-08-05
is Pe-ru-na USefuE
for Catarrh?

Should list ofthe ingredients ofPe-
runa be submitted to any medical ex'
pert, ofwhatever school or nationality,
he would be obliged to admit without
reserve that each one of them was Of
undoubted value in chronic catarrhal
diseases and had stood the test of many
years experience in the treatment of
such diseases. THERE CAN BE NO
DISPUTE ABOUT THIS WHAT
EVER. Peruna iscomposed ofthe most
efficacious and universally used herbal
remedies for catarrh. Every ingred-
lent of Peruna has a reputation of its
owninthe cureofsome phase of catarrh.
Peruna brings to the home the COM
BINED KNOWLEDGE OF SEVERAL
SCHOOLS OF MEDICINEi in the treat
ment Of catarrhal diseases; brings to
the home the scientific skill and knowl-
edge Of the modern pharmacist; and
last but not least, brings to the home the
vastand varied experience of DR.. Hart
man, in the use ofcatarrh remedies, and
in the treatment Of catarrhal diseases.
The fact is, chronic catarrh is a dis
ease which is very prevalent. Many
thousand people know they have
chronic catarrh. They have visited
doctors ever and over again, and been
tcld that their case is one of chronic
oatarrh. 1t may be ofthe nose, throat,
lungs, stomach or some other internal
organ. There is no doubt as to the ma
ture Of the disease. The only trouble
is the remedy. This doctor has tried
to cure them. That doctor has tried
TO prescribe for them.
BUT THEY ALL FAILED TO
BRING ANY RELIEF.
DR.. Hartmans idea is that a catarrh
remedy can be made on a large scale,
as he is making it; that it can be made
honestly, of the purest drugs and Of
the strictest uniformity. His idea is
that this remedy can be supplied di-
rectly to the people, and no more be
charged for it than is necessary for
the handling Of it.
No other household remedy so uni
versally advertised carries upon the
label the principal active constituents,
showing that Peruna invites the full
insnectiOn nf the critics
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-08-05
Runaway at st. Johnsbury.

Mr.. and Mrs. julius G. Salina
were severely injured Sunday morn
ing about 10 o'clock when the horse
which they were driving became
frightened at an automobile and
they were precipitated down an en-
bankment on Mount Pleasant street,
Mrs. Salina suffered a fracture Of
the right arm between the elbow
and shoulder and her left arm and
face were badly bruised. Mr.. Sa-
lima also suffered severe bruises.
Both were taken to Brightlook hos
pital in the ambulance. Mrs. Sa-
lima will be at the hospital for some
time, but It is expected that Mr..
Salina will be able to return home
in a few days.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-08-05
New Mortified Principal.

The Mortified school directors
have chosen Edward G.. Baldwin, Of
Barton las principal Of the High
school to succeed George S. Wright.
Mr.. Baldwin is a graduate of Dart
mouth College. class of '99. and has
also taken a course in pedagogy in
that institution. He has had con-
siderable experience in teaching and
as supervisor and examiner of teach
ers. The past three years he has
been superintendent of a supervi-
sorry district in West Brookfeld,
Mass. Mr.. Baldwin is 33 years old
and is a son of Hon. F. W. Bald
win, of Barton.