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by, yet utterly miserable. She was
deliciously whimsical, asking lit
tie questions, where and by whom
we should be married, whether we
should go to the Lake of Como or
the Harrison county fair, and If /
really, truly loved her.
II do" 1 said. emphatically;
and then 1 arose and bowed.
at is all lie-a hollow, bitter
I explained. 81 have
no Surrey estate-no million dol
lars-nO anything!"
Mrs. Willoughby sank back into
her chair and gazed into the fire
for five full minutes. Then she
arose and. coming softly over to
me. put her arms about my neck.
ut is all right about the Ash
ton estate" she murmured. "I am
sorry. but I forgive. But, ah.
what lovely, vivid Imagination
you have, after all, dear. And
how happy we shall be together!
VIII you tell me many such beau
tiful fairy legends?"
I promised,
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Playt:ii!lg9|'IR Dries
THE FLYING DUTCHMAN

Once upon a time a Dutch ship
set sail from the East Indies to
return to Holland. There was
only one passenger on board and
he was a rich man, all alone in
the world, who once had been a
very poor boy.
Rememb ering what a hard time
he had had when he was little, he
told the captain of the ship that
he wanted to go to Amsterdam
and build a big home and take
care of the poorest and most mis-
cradle little boys and girls he
could find. He said that he want
ed to use his great bags of gold
he had with him on the ship to
make them happy all the rest of
their lives.
Now, that was very kind thing
for him to plan, and yet the wick
ed man at the wheel who heard
him tell the captain this did not
think of his kind plan; he only
thought of all the gold the good
man had, and wondered how he
could get it for himself.
So he told the crew about 1t,
and when they had good chonce
these dreadful men seized the poor
captain and the good man and
bound them and threw them into
the sea. Then they sailed for the
nearest port, where they intended
to divide the bags of gold that
now belonged to them.
But, as they sailed, terrible
plague broke out on board. 1t was
a plague which made the men
very thirsty. and as they fought
to get at the water casks they
spilled all the water they had.
There they were, in the midst of
the salt sea, which only to look
at made them wild with thirst.
When they came into port the
people saw they had the plague
and refused to let them land.
1--WE have great bags of gold!"
the crew cried, with their parched
mouths. "Only give us water!"
But the people drove them away.
1t was the same at every port
they went to, and so they turned
back to the ports of the east,
where they had come from. Then
a great storm arose and they were
driven far out to sea, and when
it died down they sailed again for
the land, and another gale sprang
up, and once more they were driv-
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A CASTLE IN SURREY
BY Stuart Il. Stone.

l am not one of your dreamers.
I cannot see love and death in
every pink rosebud, nor can l shut
my eyes and behold an isle of
palms set in a golden sea, as some
folks say they can-as Mrs. VIII
loughby always said she could, for
instance.
l had just proposed to the lady.
you have no imagination" she
objected. Fancy a husband with
out imagination"
, "What do you mean?" I asked.
Look" she directed. what do
you see in this room?"
l looked. There was a red ma
Ihogany table, with dinky sea
shells upon it; bookcase, with
Dickens, some poets and "The
Lives of the Wives of Eminent
Men; some chairs with Roman
twists and folderols; a grand pi-
|ano, and several very stern, great
men in plaster. All of which re-
marked unto Mrs. Eleanor Will
loughby.
tut, TUT" scolded the lady.
Now, I will tell you what I see.
The busts--they bring to me
scenes of carnage and battle,
cIashing swords shining In the
sun, and the peals of brazen
trumpets through the towering
hills. The books-ah, the books!
of deep, calm lakes and
moody, gray skies, the song of the
lark and the bobolink. the shrieks
|of angry men and the plaintive
|lispings of Iove-lorn youths and
maidens. Even the wall paper
Great guns-the wall paper!"
Tx snorted.
But Mrs. Willoughby recovered
her equanimity. Now, what do
you see In me?"
I gazed steadily into her placid.
|green-gray eyes. "a honey-bee.
with an uncommon1y sharp sting;
yet mingling the hearts perfume
Of all the blossoms of spring
time" murmured. ferventiy.
You show promise" conceded
Mrs. WlIloughby; ''but cannot
wed with you.
On my next visit I clumsily al
lowed an envelope to flutter from
my pocket to the floor. AS I re-
covered II remarked:
All, that letter. II brings me
the news that the great Ashton
estate In Surrey is at last to be
divided.
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From the Mem Of an
office Seekers txiife

Feb. 22-Arthur has deter
mined to go to the Inauguration.
He could go with a marching
club, but he says every member
of it is an office-seeker, and he
does not want to make bad i'm
preston upon Taft by approach
ing him as a member of q mob.
He is going to Washington In a
|dignified manner. Unfortunately
he has to go in a train as well as
in dignified manner, and that
means railroad fare.
=
Feb. 23-Arthur has started
for Washington. We sold the
Equity In our house at a loss so
as to secure funds to finance his
trip, and went to live with
father.
Arthur says he will come back
with his appointment in his pock-
et. I told him that after what
I'd gone through he had BETTER
come back with an appointment
or not come back.
(COntinued
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A GIRL HUNG

Around her fathers neck and
begged him to let her get a pair
OF those swell looking eye glasses
with the finger piece mounting
that HAYES is getting out at such
prices. If you haven't
seen the kind she wanted. and,
by the way. she got them too.
come up to 41s Fidelity Bldg. and
let HAYES show you.
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BY Fred Schaefer.

Feb. 1--we have sacrificed
the piano, and Arthur has gone to
New Orleans to see Taft in per-
son. We have rented out part OF
the house and I and the children
are living in two rooms. l think
Arthur will have to get a 10000
a year job If we are ever to get
even.
Feb. 18-Arthur is back. He
says his visit to Taft at New Or
leans was crowned with success
he got to shake hands with Taft.
But there was such crowd stand
ing round that Arthur was unable
to have any private conversation
with Taft. Still, he asserts that
the visit was distinct coup,
since next time Taft sees him he
will know him. For my part,
think he will be so emaciated no.
body will know him.
The word coup" reminds me
that we haven't eaten chicken
since last November.
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The FLOUR.
letter from my London solicitor
informing me that my share would
be fully 100000. Mrs. Willough-
Dy placed her pretty, dimpled chin
upon her hands and looked ten
derby into my eyes as I told her
the whole golden story, OF the
green winding lanes of Surrey. of
the family crest Of leopard RAM
pant with three sea gulls scream
ing at the beast, of the first Ash
ton, Sir Godfrey, who fought for
Harold at Hastings, of the haunted
abbey, and the legend of pretty
Lady Betty OF Cavalier times, who
jumped into the sea because her
lover lost his plumed head.
ut sounds like the Arabian
Nights" cooed Mrs. WiIloughby.
After that we talked about our
selves, and when I departed we
were engaged.
When I returned to Mrs. VIII
Iloughby's house. was very hap
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DuiWSborfSforY

"Yes?" murmured Mrs. Will
loughby, encouragingly.
81 am told that / come in for a
good share-a very good share,
in fact"
Dear mel" sighed Mrs. Will
loughby.
Next day I brought her the
Ashton heirlooms, my grandfather
Hiram's black letter bible and a
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-03-05

Should married me nbe label
ed?" Aren't they? How about
the market basket brigade?
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-03-05

All, we're to have the crown
prince of Germany visit us this
summer. But, girls, remember he
is already married. A.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-03-05

Is a good name worth more
than money? No, it's worth less,
says Jan Hirsch, of near Budapest.
Jan sold his Grips, and blew him
self for 100 engraved cards. The
|engraver made his name Jan
Mavfsch. 1t was cheaper to
change his name than get new
cards, SO he is now Jan Mayisch.
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en- far away from the shore.
This was many, many years ago.
But when ships make the Cape of
Good Houe and are rounding 1t
through the fog and mist and
darkness of the night, they some
times think they see a ghostly ship
sailing, sailing, but never reach
ing land. It's sails are torn, the
masts are bleached and there are
pale figures moving about on
deck.
Look, there's the Flying
Dutchman!" whisper the sailors.
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A Missouri financier told the
Judge that he supported himself.
his wife and seven children COM
fortbaly on s12 a week, and had
enough left over Saturday nights
to get drunk on. If that fellows
gets raised to SIS, he'll be buying
an auto.
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Why don't the Anti-SaIoon peo-
|pIe call their wet and dry cleo
Itions for Jan. 1. They could car
Try every state In the union on
that day.
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THE FIFTH of the series of win
ter dances given by the Kori
Kobi club will be held this
evening in Sloan's hall, North
Second and l streets. The chap
erones will be members of the
high school faculty, the Misses
Loves and Kenney, and the
Messrs. Slade and Sommers.
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Laura Jean Libby, author bf
welded and Parted" HE Loved
Too Late" and 200 other heart
thrillers, says the drama is immor-
al. Sure. why can't people sit
around the gas grEts evening and
read a good book? if
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-03-05

MISS INGERSOLL was hostess at
dinner of IL covers Wednes-
day in honor of Mr.. and Mrs.
A. j. Earring. Mrs. B. S. Gross
cup is entertaining at bridge
this afternoon in Mrs. Earring S
honor.
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"After all, tn
man who does his
best has someth5n'
on the man who
tries his best.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-03-05

THE PUBLIC PLAYGROUND
question was the topic of
primal interest at the meeting
of the Woman's club yesterday
afternoon, at the home of Mrs.
John Bagley. Several promi-
nent speakers were present at
the request of the club, among
whom was Mrs. L. w. Jennings
of Seattle, one of the organizers
of the Fairgrounds in that city.
Mrs. Jennings told of the or
ganization of the public romp-
ing grounds, and of the i'm
mense favor which the grounds
met with as soon as they were
installed. She said that the
grounds are daily filled with
happy children who would 9TH
erwise be running about the
streets and getting into danger.
DR.. w. v. Gulick and Special
Humane Officer Van Voris were
other important persons on the
program. The club signified
its intention of taking immedi-
ate action in the line of play
grounds.
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"a TRIP TO EUROPE" is the
title of a delightful .operetta
to be given this evening at AS
bury M. e. church, South Ia
coma, under the direction of the
Ladies' Aid society of the
church.
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THE PURE FOOD COUNCIL is
holding a special meeting this
afternoon at the residence of
the state chairman, Mrs. o. G..
Ellis, 613 North X street.
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A RECORD ATTENDANCE is ex-
pected at the students ball to
be given this evening in the
Valhalla hall on South Thir-
teenth street by the scholars
and graduates of the State
Business college. All gradu-
ates of the school are cordial
ly invited to attend.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-03-05

AT A WELL-ATTENDED recep-
tion held in the parlors of the
First Christian church last
evening, the congregation was
formally introduced to Rev. A.
L. Grim of Seattle, and Mr.. and
Mrs. Harvard Saxton of Troy,
o., who will conduct gospel SER
vices in the church commencing
next Sunday. A musical and
literary program was held last
night, followed by light refresh
mentS.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-03-05

VIDA CHAPTER, Order of the
Eastern Star, has completed ar
rangements for a large card
party to be held Tuesday even
ing. March 9, in the Masonic
temple. Mrs. A. L. Fisher is
chairman of the arrangements
committee, and will be assisted
by Mrs. Nickerson. Miss Ruth
erford, Mrs. Mcpherson and
Mrs. Graham. Whist will be
played.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-03-05

Says a headline: "Ice Ros4ts
River From Bed" Well, Ice
would rout anybody from beda
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-03-05

Texas people are taking up air
ships. Why isn't that a bunch for
the Diamond Dickers? They
could have a roulette game In the
|coluds run by dynamo, then Me-
|sabe Miks would demagnetize the
wheel and start a gun fight that
would spread gore over four coun-
ties. Help yourselves. boys, we
haven't copyrighted It yet.
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Bones Ceiling storyg: Well,
the evening wore on
Jones: 1t did, Ell? What did II
wear?
Bones: Well, IL you must know
I believe 1t was the close of O
summer day.-Life.
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THE PIONEER IMPROVEMENT
CLUB will meet this evening
at the engine house, South
Forty-third and L streets, at
1880. All members are urged to
be present as important mat
tiers will be taken up.
MRS. r. MENSING charmingly
entertained the Glover Leaf
give Hundred" club at her
home on South e street last
Wednesday afternoon. A de-
lightful time was spent at cards
and social chat. The first prize
was won by Mrs. Spots and the
second by Mrs. Webb. The
club will meet next Wednesday
afternoon at the home of Mrs.
Spots, 311 South Seventeenth
street.
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Joe Ward, Hazelton, Pa, ran
away from home and his $4s a
week job, was gone FL years, and
now comes back with diamonds
and a million. Huh. So hate
thousands of us. The only dif-
ference is, Joe's alarm cldck
didn't go off, Just as he started to
spend the money.
The Little Brother: What is q
|poliywog. bruvver?
Big Brother. Why, a pollywog
isn't q frog yet.
N vTWERE AZ IT GOTrNnc
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A BIT OF ART GOSSIP

II hear that young Smear is working a
81 hope he will produce something that will
81 think he will this time he's working factory
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II sTWERE AS m SOUNDS:
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1909-07-22
Herrell and Vicinity.

H. A. Wayland lost saddle mare
with collie Monday night. Tuesday
morning Elmer Haynes, who lives
close to the pasture that the mare
was in noticed a two weeks old colt
running along the wire fence as if it
was lost from its mother and he went
out to hunt the mother and found her
dead. The mare was seen on Mon
day evening by w. o. Card and
seemed to be in good condition.
Every evidence showed that she had
the collie.
Edith Newton spent Sunday with
Mary Wayland.
Hay harvest has commenced, also
threshing.
Ashley Wayland has been on the
sick list.
Line 426 has been out of fix this
week, but is in running order now.
The main part of the county house
is being shingled.
Abner Guyton is putting up 65 rcres
OF hay on the Clyde Mcfarland farm.
RED BIRD.
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Virginia.

Charley Tye and wife, of Okla
homa, spent day and night last week
with their nephew, Robert Tye
Wolfe.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jake Baum, Of north
of Butler, ate dinner with Mrs.
Baum's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
McCann. Sabbath.
Hay making is the order Of the
day.
Mrs. Fannie Pilgrim, Of California,
visited Mrs. G. w. Park Friday of
last week. She ordered The Times
sent to her daughter, Mrs. Alice
Yingling, at Alpha, Idaho. Mrs. Pill
grim has been visiting old friends
around Virginia for several days.
She will visit friends near Merwin
and in Kansas before leaving for her
home in California. She is looking
hale and hearty, and says she likes to
live in the west. She had monu-
ments put up in the Virginia ceme-
terry to her husbands and daughters
graves and had the grass moved off
Of the lot.
Charley Custer is on the sick list.
Major Crowell and wife, Thomas
Day and wife passed through Park
Town and Virginia Sabbath in the
Majors big car.
Mrs. Fred Nestlerode, of Amorett,
spent several days last week with her
uncle, Emanuel Nestlerode, Mr..
Nestlorode expects to go to Western
Kansas soon. He owns a tract of
land there, and il is becoming valua-
Bile.
Ben Cumiford, Frank Mitchell and
wife and Mrs, Charley Morrison re-
turned from New Mexico last week.
Geo. Ruble's hay hands put thirty
loads of hay in the barn Saturday and
shocked ten acres.
James Park expects to start to
Western Kansas about the middle of
the week, from there to the far west.
Thomas Constable is Staying the
flax with his new machine.
Willie Winery, of Kansas City,
spent Sabbath with his mother.
Peter Denning reports everybody
happy in his neighborhood.
There will be an ice cream supper
at the NJ. f. Church Wednesday
night, July the 2sth. Every body is
invited to come.
Miss Annie Smizer, of Butler, is
visiting her cousin, Miss Nettie
Smizer, northwest of Virginia.
L. L. Judy's little boy, who has
been on the sick list for sometime, is
better.
Orville Porter, of Oklahoma, is Wis
iting his sister, Mrs. Thomas Huff
man.
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ing blackberries, and everything was
consumed except a sewing machine.
The cause of the fire is unknown.
The house belonged to Charley
Clouse, who seems to be unfortunate
in the way of burnouts. We under
stand this is the fourth house and the
fourth barn besides a lot of bailed
hay that has burned in the last few
years. We sympathize with Mr..
Clouse in his misfortune.
Mrs. Henderson Miller visited SUM-
day evening with Miss Salia Arbo-
CAST.
Miss Myrtle Mccullough came up
from Rich Hill Sunday to visit home
folks.
Alfred Miller moved his family to
Foster last week from Rich Hill, and
now occupies the w. j. Parlier resi-
dence in the south part of town. We
welcome Mr.. Miller and his family to
Foster. Mrs. Miller is a sister Of our
honorable townsman, w. T. Slower.
DlNAH.
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Ballard.

The flood of last week has subsidized
and the farmers are making hay
while the sun shines.
Arthur Anderson and mother visit
ed relatives in Montrose last week.
VIM. York and sister of Henry Co.
spent Sunday with the family of W.
A. Vest.
Ora Evans and wife of st. Louis
are visiting his parents, Mr.. and Mrs,
G. H. Evans, of Shawnee.
Robert East, of Appleton City,
visited his sister Mrs. j. Kedigh in
Ballard.
Earnest Greer while haying on his
fathers farm encountered a nest of
humble bees which caused his team
to run into wire fence. One horse
was badly injured.
Mrs. Robert Burkebile who has
been quite sick is improving. Del
bert Carwine is also convalescent.
Rev. Rice Scott filled the pulpit a,
Bethel Sunday evening. He has
many friends in Bates county who
wish him success in his calling.
There will be an ice cream supper
at Fairview church Saturday night,
July oath. Every body cordially in
vited, BELLE.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1909-07-22
Shooting in Cass.

A shooting affair occurred Just over
the line in caSS county near Dayton
on last Friday, which fortunately did
not prove fatal, but owing TO the
prominence of the parties engaged,
caused much excitement in that COM
munity. DR.. Ed. Shores, a promi-
nent young physician had been called
to the home of James Mccullough to
attend daughter, Mrs. Durham,
who was quite i'll. On leaving the
Mccullough home the Doctor was
met in the road by Dunham, husband
of the sick woman, and his two broth
ers. A violent quarrel ensued and it
is alleged, Dunham attempted to as
sault the physician, who drew a pis-
tOl and shot, the bullet however,
missing Dunham but hitting a young
er brother in the shoulder, making a
painful, but not serious wound. We
have been unable to get further par
ticulars of the unfortunate affair.
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West Deepwater.

Fair weather has dawned on us
again. Haying and flax-cutting is
the order of the day.
Farmers are wearing their think
ing caps these days-what they
should do first and what they should
do next.
A. B. Pennycup's little child is
much improved at this writing. Miss
Laura Ragan stayed with them last
week.
A good many delivered lambs at
Butler Monday at &c per pound.
Mrs. j. H. Baker is on the sick list
with malaria. She has had stomach
trouble for some time.
Hanley Clark and wife visited their
son, Herbert Clark, and wife, Sum
day.
Miss Ada Vansant is staying with
her sister, Mrs. Grimes, while the
men are haying this week.
The amount cleared from the ice
cream supper at NJ. E. church at
Spruce was $37.
Carroll & Parent begun threshing
Monday evening at Philip Carrolls.
Wheat and oats are not thoroughly
dry and makes threshing difficult.
Rev. L. L. Wix filled his regular
appointment at Orchard Grove Sun
day.
Edward Onione and wife visited
Edward Hubbard and family Sunday.
Mr.. Onione seems to think Missouri
is all right.
Mrs. Rose Kegeries and children
have returned to their home at Rich
Hill. FARMER JOHN.
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Old Settlers Day a Home Coming
Time.

1t has been suggested that in addi-
ton to the usual features of an Old
Settlers Day, we also make it this
yeara "Home Coming Event" There
are hundreds of people residing in
different parts of the United States
that lived in Bates county ten, twenty
or thirty years ago. Many of them
will be glad to be here on old settlers
day and once more meet face to face,
POSSIBLY for the last time, their old
neighbors and friends.
They will be invited and urged to
come. Later on our Butler papers
will explain fully about Old Settlers
Day and contain invitations asking all
former Bates county people to be
here. These papers will be wrapped
and stamped ready for mailing and
cheerfully delivered to any persons
that will furnish address of parties
formerly living in Bates county.
The date for Old Settlers Day will
probably be about October lst.
w. Z. WALTON, President
Old Settlers Society.