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The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1909-03-04
Professor OF Dairy Husbandry,
University OF Missouri.
Gumpti0n on the Farm.

THERE'S only one way to the hearts
Of men-the way OF your own heart.
Some men who love their wives
seem really afraid they will find 1t
out.
Let us all know our own minds;ev
erybody ought certainly TO know
this much
Just one furrow plowed through u
field that Ia soaked with water will
hurry the process of drying good
many days.
About that boy OF yours: Areyou
going TO make the farm interesting
TO him this year by giving him IA
real stake In the stock and crops?
Now mind this: Make two sowings
Of clover seed, one now and one early
In April. Use hall red, other half
alsike. Do not miss the slsike.
While it may not be advisable TO
spread manure OF a side.hill field
when the ground is frozen, 1t is well
enough TO spread il on plowed field
that is nearly level.
Trusting to memory till night, be
fore you set down money paid out,
is dangerous. Do 1t right off. Carry
a little book In your pocket and use
it whenever there Is anything TO
make a minute OF.
This is the season OF the year for
farm auctions. There is always a
great temptation to buy things at
such places; just because Of the ex-
element OF the moment. But don't
be led into getting stuff that you
hsveno use for. 1t Is simply waste
OF money.
The first spring days make US all
uneasy to get out on the land to
work; but. fellow farmers, we can
gain time and be sure OF better crops
by just sitting still until the earth lie
dry enodgh to work. There is no
surer way to spoil land than to work
1t when 1t is too wet.
When you haul off the rubbish in
the spring do not dump It by the
roadside. Haul it into some old
messy, braky pasture and burn II
up. Pile up the combustible material
by itself. Dig a hole somewhere in
the pasture and bury the old tin
cans, old pals, etc., out OF sight.
Before going down into a we'll, test
the purity of the air by lowering a
lighted candle or lantern. II the
light burns dimly or goes out, the
poisonous carb onic acid gaf
"damps" can be driven out by ignit
ing a quantity of turpentine and
savdust or kerosene and rags, In q
kettle, and lowering It to the surface
Of the water; and then, later, pour
several bucketiuls OF water into the
we'll from the top Test again With
the lantern, and note the improve
! ment. We want Our Folks to be on
the sale side.-From March Farm
Journal.
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DAIRY SUCCESSFUL
IN THE 0ZARKS.
Remarkable Record For Webster
County.

III eiit past WV lcuio tho noSe ~
markable development in she dairy
industry IN Missouri has been In GER
tain sections Ot the Ozark region OF
South Missouri. The sentiment IN
favor Of this business has been
strengthened to marked extent by
the unusual success of the Hosmer
farm near Marshfeld, Is Is revela-
ton to any one to see fields that u
lew years ago produced 10 bushels
OF corn per acre and that could be
bought Tor $40 or So an acre, now
worth more than S75 and producing
- TO 100 bushels OF corn per acre
The writer had the good fortune t.
visit this farm recently and found
the Hosmers to be doing even more
than was anticipated from their
wide reputation. When Mr.. Hosmer
and his son moved on this land some
II years ago the portions then in
cultivation WAS said to be worn out
by continual corn growing and would
not grow over 10 bushels OF corn per
acre. During the past 8 years the
yield OF corn per acre on the same
land has been from 70 so 100 bushels
on an average, and smaller fields
have averaged over 100 bushels.
Alfalfa is grown on these rich fields
with good success. At the time the
writer visited this farm 10 cows were
In milk and the daily production OF
butter was 81 pounds. The butter
made on this farm has been market
ed in Springfield and Southwest Mis-
souri, for many years where 1t COM
mands the highest price, A large
drove OF hogs is kept on hand all the
time to utilize the skim milk. This
fall new concrete block silo, which
Is the handsomest structure OF this
kind the writer has ever seen, was
built. Among the dairy cattle are
found pure bred Jerseys from some
OF the best herds IN Missouri; milk
records are kept Of each individual
COW In the herd In order that the in
ferior ones may be detected and sold.
The income from the herd is sufficient
to show that the animals must be
we'll selected and well cared for. Ac.
cording to the proprietors, this herd
has In recent years averaged them
about 800 per COW every year. Six
married men are employed regular.
lily, q house being provided for each
on the farm. All the feed Is grown
on the farm except some grain, espe.
cially bran which is purchased. Last
year after paying for labor and feed
father and son divided $500 FOL
their work, having In addition prac'
tically their entire living from the
farm. This wonderful result has beer
brought about by intelligent farm
| ing. The fertility OF the soil has beer
increased by the application Of barr
yard manure until the crops arefully
five times as much as the farm pro
duced in the beginning and are still
growing better.
Not only has this family found
dairy farming In the Ozarks finan
cial success but they have also found
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Notice.

Notice is hereby given, that letters of admin
ietration upon the estate of Cyrus ". Boulware
deceased, have been granted to the undersign
ed, by the Bates County Probate Court, in
Bates county, Missouri, bearing date the End
day Of February, 1909.
All persons having claims against said estate
are required to exhibit them to me for allow
ance, within one year from the date of said let
tiers, or they may be precluded from any bene-
at Of such estate; and If said claims be not
exhibited within two years from the date Of the
publication Of this notice, they will be forever
barred. T. C. BOULWARE,
l6-4t Administrator.
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English SPAWN Liniment

removes Hard, Soft or Chlloused
Lumps and Blemishes from \horses;
also Blood Spavins, Curbs, Splints,
sweeney, Ring Bone, STILES, STRAINS,
Swollen rhroats, Coughs, etc. \Ssve
$50 hy use Of one bottle 4 woiNier
iul Blemish Cure. Sold 10y Frank T,
Clay, Druggist, 30 6m
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DIR. Pierce's FavOrite Prescl

Offers escape from the pains and periIs of 1
the period of waiting and anticipation this
body, nouriShes the nerves, and prepares I
for the coming of baby. Ii also insures an a
nenf for the child.
The mind feels bright and buoyant There
its place a happy anticipation of the baby's
future happiness of the child unborn. The .
makes the baby's advent easy, and gives abund
There Is no alcohol or habit-fo
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School Fund Mortgage Sale,

Whereas, r. b. Hurt and NJ. +. Hurt, his
wife. executed and delivered TO Bates county,
In the state OF Missouri, their school innd
mortgage, dated January 10, lS'6, and rec
orded in book ls0 at page lst Of the school fund
mortgage record of Bates county, Mo-, convey
ing to Bates county the following described
zeal estate, to-wit; The east one-fourth Q.i OF
block sixty (6O) In the Town tnow City, OF But
ler being part OF the northwest quarter OF
secti on twenty three (2s0 In township forty (iU
of range thirty.one (Sli, Bates county, Mis-
souri, which was made in trust to secure the
payment of two certain school fund bonds
therein described and whereas the principal
and interest on said school fund bonds is now
past due and unpaid, Now therefore, In pur-
suance of an order of the county court, made
at the February term, 1909, will proceed TO
tell the above described real estate at public
vendue to the highest bidder for cash at the
east front door of the court house In the city of
Butler, county of Bates and state OF Missouri,
on
Friday, March 5th, 1909,
between the hours OF uiLe O'Clock In the fore
noon and five O'Clock In the afternoon of that
day for.the purpose Of satisfying said bonds
interests and costs OF executing this trust,
". j. BULLOCK,
lG-td sheriff of Bates County, Mo,
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GREETING.
TO THE PUBLIC

To nothing else can be attributed the great
success OF the PEOPLES BANK than your
patronage. and if conditions have made this
impossible. then your words OF commentator
have made its phenomenal growth possible.
Whichever you may have contributed is indeed
appreciated by its officers and directors and
you are here promised and assured that in re.
turn you will always be given clean accom-
aged bank.
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show them all up.
"Oh, I'll DO something" he said
grimly. I'm going to make up for
lost time OF course Norton is spec
ulating. Who's behind him."
Stevens and Peabody, I'm positive
answered Haines, land behind them is
Standard Steel
What" exclaimed Langdon, Ste
vens in a swindle like this. Are you
sure? How do you know?'
"A Gulf City man who couldn't car
ry his liquor gave me some clews, and
/ worked Norton into telling some
more" answered the secretary. "Where
Is Peabody
He's here now"
''Then he hasn't got my letter yet. l
sent him note and signed your name,
senator, to the effect that the Gulf
City claims have been brought before
you so strongly that you might vote
for Gulf City"
Langdon was amazed.
"You sent that note" he exclaimed,
when you know Altacoola is the only
proper place and Gulf City is mud
bank?
The newspaper man smiled.
"Of course" he agreed, "but had
to get a rise out Of Peabody. This
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CHAPTER XXI.
IF YOU CAN'T BUY A SENATOR, TIL
EN- HIM

IF YOU CAN'T BUY A SENATOR, THREAT
EN- HIM.
"ENATOR PEABODY was the
most surprised man In Wash
ington when be heard the jun
~ ior senator from Mississippi
state that no one was to enrich him
self out Of the government naval base
project.
He heaped a mental anathema on
the head Of Stevens for saddling such
a man on the senate machine" for
Langdon would of course never had
been put on naval affairs" Gust now
very important to the machine) with
out the 80. X" of Stevens. who had
won a heretofore thoroughly reliable
reputation as judge Of men. or Of
what purported to be men. The
thought that at this time, of all times,
there should be a man on the commit
tee on naval affairs that could not be
handled was sufficient to make him
who reveled in the title Of ''boss Of the
senate determine that he must get
another chief lieutenant to replace Ste
In the past Stevens had lost his cum
ming.
AS the vote of Langdon could not be
secured by humbug or in exchange for
favors and as 1T could not be "deliv-
ered," Peabody, of course, was willing
to pay in actual cash for the vote.
This was the final step, but one In po-
litical conspiraeies Of this nature-cash.
But Langdon would not take cash, so
Peabody had to resort to the last
agency Of the trained and corrupt ma
nipulator Of legislation.
He would threaten.
Moreover, he knew that to make
threats effective. If it is possible to
do so, they must be led up to systemat-
ically-that is. they should be made at
the right time The scene must be set,
as in play.
Senator Peabody oio~oH at Jangdon
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"Women must haze dn equal chance"
that ignorance is the fault of the
times in which / live, of the system
that guides the era liz which live
II am what the world calls 'educat-
ed but the world, the world of men,
knows better. 1t laughs at me. 1t has
cheated me because l am a woman.
The world of men has fenced me in
and hobbled me with convention, with
precedent, with fictitious sentiment.
If / pursue the business of men as
they themselves would pursue it l
am called an ungrateful daughter. If
/ should adopt the morals of men l
would be called fallen woman. If l
adopted the religion Of men l would
have no religion at all. Turn what
way 1 will
"But not every woman feels the way
you do, my daughter" broke in the
senator.
"No, you are right, because their
spirit has been crushed by generations,
by centuries of forced subserviency to
men, They tell us we should be thank
full that we do not live in China, where
women are physical slaves to men. In
our country they are forced to be men
tai and social slaves to men. Is one
very much worse than the otherY
. '"Then, DEAR" and her fathers tone
was very gentle, ''if you want an equal
chance-want to be equal to man
you must take your medicine with
Randolph, like man."
what are you going to do, sir?" she
asked, afraid.
'I'm going to spoil all your little
scheme, DEAR" he returned, smiling
sadly. ''I'm going, fear, to make you
lose all your money. I'd like to make
1t easy for you, but l can't. You've
got to take your medicine, children,
and When it's all over back there in
Mississippi shall be able, 1 hope. to
patch up your broken lives and togeth-
er we will work out your mistakes. /
can't think Of that now. The honor of
the Langdons calls. This Is the time
for the fight, and any one who fights
against me must take the conse-
quences."
He walked over and touched the bell.
Thomas" he said to the servant
who responded, take that letter at
once to Senator Peabody, in the libra
~"
what is Il sir?" asked Randolph
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decision have you forfeit your seat.
What pretty heritage TO hand down
to posterity such a disgrace VIII be.
Why, the very school children Of the
future will hear about you as 'Looter
Langdon.' and their parents will tell
them how particularly degrading it
was for a man of yo1r reputation to
drag into your dishonest schemes your
son. sir, ana your daughter. For who
will believe that this money was not
put I'm these lands without your con-
sent, without your direction. your or
der? Did you not sign the mortgage
on which this S50000 was raised?"
Senator Langdon waved his hand dep
recatingly. I'm learning the under
handed ways of you professional poll,
ticians. I'm getting wise. I'm learn
ing the game. so know you're bluff
ing me. Peabody. But you forget that
the game OF poker was invented In
Mississippi-my native state
Pressing a button. Langdon sum-
moned a servant and said: "Send In
Mr.. Haines. j guess I've got to have
a witness for my side
'sIt's no bluff" spoke Stevens as
.Haines entered Peabody can and Will
break you IKE a pfpestem: he's done
1t to other men before you who-who
tried to dispute his power. But III thy
to save you. I'll ask him to be mer--
saful You are not Of any Importance
in the senate. We DO not need to deaf
with you
'aThen why do you both spend so
much time ON me-" asked LangdOn In
nocently 'Why doesn't Peabody goito.
Philadelphia"
'Langdon." said Peabody. you know
my control of the senate is no piece Of
fiction. But will forgive your obsti-
macy. even forget 1t. T.
look here" cried Langdon, lust
because I'm fat man don't think that
l can't lose my temper" He stopped
and gazed at his two colleagues.
Now, YOU two men stay still one
moment. and I'll tell you what really
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will happen tomorrow" he exploded,
land I'm only beginner in the game
that's your speciality. The naval base
is going to Altacoola''-
"Goodr' simultaneously cried both
Peabody and Stevens. You're coming
In with usr'
mo, I'm not, but I'll pass the bill 80.
that nobody makes cent, just as I
said 1 would. I'll fool you both and
make you both honest for once in spite
Of your natural dispositions"
Stevens and the Pennsylvania
stared at each other in disgust.
Furthermore" continued Langdon,
"AltacoOla must have the base because
I've known for some time that Gulf
City was impossible. But some crook
ed senators would have made money
If they'd known it, so they didn't learn
1t. AltacoOla, that proud arm Of our
great gulf, will have those battleships
floating on her broad bosom and the
country will be the better off, and so
will the sovereign state Of Mississippi
God bless it-but neither Senator Pea
body Of Pennsylvania nor Senator Ste
vens of Mississippi is going to be any
better because of it. No, and If you
men come to my committee room at
1890 tomorrow noon you'll have a
chance to hear how all that's coming
about. If you are not there by that
time I'll bring In minority report in
favor of Gulf City just to show you
that know how to play the game
this Washington game
'Come. let's go. We can do nothing
with him." said Peabody to the senior
senator from Mississippi.
''Well, senator, in the name of good
ness, what are you going to do? How
can you win for AltacOola without let
ting these grafters make money out Of
it?" asked Haines in establishment as
the other two walked away What are
you going to do at 1890 tomorrow
Langdon turned to him and rolled his
eyes toward the ceiling despairingly.
I'm blamed If | known he ex-
claimed.
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bear the DuH0cu.
.No, no, father" exclaimed the
youth, his Unborn self reliance prompt
ing him to shoulder the consequences
Of his own mistakes. II, aud l alone,
am responsible for what / did. / did
not realize that it was wrong. / will
not hide behind Carolina"
Carolina Langdon bore herself better
than was to have been expected under
the strain Of the painful interview.
She saw more clearly now how she had
erred. She was undergoing an inward
revolution that would make it impos-
sible for her ever again to veer so far
from the line of duty to her father, her
family and to herself.
When Randolph had finished Carolina
took up her own defense, and eloquent
Iy she pleaded the defense of many a
woman who yearns for what she has
not got, for what may be beyond her
reach-the defense OF the woman who
chafes under the limitations Of world
ly position, of sex and Of opportunity
1t was the defense OF an ambitions
woman
"Perhaps / ought to have been a
man OF the Langdon family" she ex-
claimed. Father. oh. can't you IN
aerstand that I couldn't doze my LIE
away down on those plantations? You
don't know what ambition is. l had
to have the world. l had to have
money If had been a man 1 would
have tried big financial enterprises. ]
should have liked to fight for a for
tune You wouldn't have condemned
me then. You might have said my
methods were bold, but if / succeeded
I would have been great man. But
Just because l am woman you tLinb
] must sit home with my knitting. No,
father. the world does move. Women
must have an equal chance with men,
but I wish 1 had been a mani"
Gwen then l hope you would have
been gentleman" rebuked her father
sternly. Women should have an
equal chance, Carolina They should
have an equal chance for the same
virtues as men. not for the same
vices
'But an equal chance" returned the
girl fervidly. There father, you have
admitted what l have tried to prove.
The woman with the spirit of man,
the spirit that cries to a woman, 'Ad-
vance, Accomplish BE something,
Strike for YOURSELF cannot sit idly by
while all the world moves on. If it is
true that l have chosen the wrong
means, the wrong way, to better my
lot / did it through ignorance, and
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money was going into Altacoola land.
/ will swear to it if necessary" and he
glared bitterly at Cardinals father,
feeling certain that the girl would
cling to him as opposed to her parent.
Langdon made a threatening move at
the congressman.
II consider my radiance Of you
mighty cheap at the price," he cried.
''Come, come, Langdon." fumed Pea
body, II must get away from here to
catch the midnight train. Let's get
through with this matter. You must
realize that you cannot fight me in
Washington. You must know that
men call me the king Of the senate
l can beat any measure you introduce.
l can pass any measure You want
passed. l can make you a laughing
stock or a power
why, my friend from Mississippi, l
can even have your election to the sen
ate contested, have committee ap-
pointed to investigate the manner Of
your election, have that committee de-
eide that you bought your way into the
honorable body, the senate Of the Unit
ed States, and on the strength Of thet
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Vancouver, B. c., Feb. 23.-Joe
Sugden, the veteran catcher, will be
back with the Vancouver champions
again this season. Manager Dickson
today received a wire from the At
lanta club, offering to return Sugden
to Vancouver on payment of $3.50
bonus, and the local manager imme-
diately replied that the money would
be forwarded.
With Sugden, Matt Stanley and
Clarence Brooks on the catching
staff, the local club will be well for
titled behind the bat.
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By THOMAS A. Ell


COPYRIGHT. 1899. BY THOMAS A. WISE
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CHAPTER XIX.

SENATOR LANGDoN LEARNS THE TRUTH.
4 YHEN they were alone Haines
NI faced the senator and spoke
w de .t.a,,
running straight" he said.
The senator nodded, and the lines
about his mouth deepened.
Eyes"
Bud Haines stiffened at the word
Every muscle in his body seemed to
become rigid as he mentally vowed
that he would retaliate against his ira
ducers If it cost him his life to do it.
Hope had informed him only too ac-
curately, he now realized. Little did
the senator know that what he was
now about to hear would give him one
of the severest shocks Of his life
''They told me you weren't running
straight" said Haines deliberately.
"Now, neither one Of us has been
crooked, but somebody else has been,
and this was the plan to keep us
apart"
Morton told me you were speculat-
ing in Altacoola lands,' said Langdon.
And Norton told me the same of
you" retorted Bud
The senator's face grew very serious.
But my daughter, Miss Carolina
Langdon, confirmed Norton's story
Haines here faced the most difficult
part Of his interview. He hardly knew
how to answer. His manhood rebelied
against placing any blame on a wo-
man. He revolted at the thought of
running a fathers faith in his daugh-
ter's honesty, especially when that
a man for whom he had genuine, deep
rooted affection. But it was necessary
that the words be spoken.
II hate to tell you, SIR" he said in a
low, uncertain voice, that it was your
daughter Carolina who made me be-
lieve this story told about you and
vouched for by your son Randolph"
Langdon started back aghast. He
stared at Haines and knew that he
spoke the truth. Then his white head
sank pathetically. Tears welled into
the eyes of the planter, and this sturdy
old fighting man dropped weakly into
a chair, sobbing convulsively, broken
In spirit and wearied in body.
At length Haines spoke to his strick
en- chief
81 know it hurts" he said .'It hurt
me to have to say it. Don't believe II