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ing a v calf on her head or shoulder
While her husband stalks along beside
her, carrying nothing heavier thar hi.
rifle, Near the Turkish border there is
some excuse for this state of affair,
for the Montenegro never knows when
ne may have to use his rifle to defend
his wife and himself from the attacks
Of Turks.
Mo%nteneErins are rich in bravery and
looks and hospitality. but poor
generally in other things. The coun-
try produces barely enough for its peo-
pie, and the export trade Is small. 7,
was figured recently as low az 81 per
year per unit of population. In most
parts OF the country the houses ara
thinly scattered and consist of rude
stone huts. each with one door. one
WINDOW and a roof OF straw. Around
them are little patches OF wheat bar
10y and potatoes. The country ia nom
inaiiy a limited monarchy. but as King
Nicholas (untu 1910 he was only .
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prince) knows better. in the opinion OF
his people. what is good for them than
they know themselves they let him do
about as he p~leases. The
Is the nearest approach on earth to
what has been called the ideal form Of
administration-rule by a benevolent
despot.
Montenegro formed a part Of ancient
nlyria and In the middle ages belong
ed to the great Servian kingdom. In
the reign of Peter the Great the Mons
tenegr1ns placed themselves under the
protection Of Russia, sharing with the
MuscoVltes a common enmity against
the Turks. There was much fighting
with the latter, and in 1896 the Monies
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earth, we find among the worlds big
gest things the greatest locomotive ever
built. In the picture is shown the
boiler Of his monster engine with a
freight engine seated comfortably in
the firebox. The freight engine doesn't
belong there ordinarily. It's just put
In to show relative sizes.
lmmensity of the Big Locomotive.
We could II we wished give you 4
string OF figures as long as your arm
to prove the immensely Of this locomo-
tive. but we won't, because the figures
wouldn't convey much idea to the man
who is not versed in technical railroad
matters. But we can't help remarking
that the total weight OF the engine and
its tender Is $4,000 pounds and that
the boiler alone is fifty feet n and
one-eighth inches long. When the
tender calls for fuel and water supply
1t takes 1900 gallons Of water Inc ff-
teen tons Of coal to satisfy its do
mands.
We ought to tell next. we think. about
the new Pittsburgh bridge. which has
a mammoth reinforced concrete arch
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esty in lower Manhattan. 1t IS digni-
fled and impressive when viewed from
either of the two rivers that inclose
Manhattan or from any land side.
The Woolworth is the highest habita-
BILE building on earth, but 1t Is not the
tallest thing man ever put up. That
distinction belongs, and will probably
belong for some time to come. to the
Eiffel tower In Paris, which Is exactly
9S4 feet high. But no one lives or
does business at the top of the Eiffel
tower. 1t Is used only for the trans
mission of messages and for the pur-
pose OF observing Paris and the wealth
er. There has been talk Of a New
York skyscraper to be even higher than
the Eiffel tower. but nothing definite
has come Of It
Tho Fastest Aeroplane.
Speaking of height naturally brings
one to thoughts of the aeroplane. Lee
gagneux, a Frenchman, holds the rec
ord for height attained, having mount
ed 1885 feet into the air recently For
speed Vedrines. another Frenchman,
wears the crown. He won 1t In Chica-
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erection Of new ones in the affected
district, which includes about two and
one-quarter miles Of streets.
Many OF the civic bodies of the city
have aided in bringing success to the
great undertaking.
The Pittsburgh hump" has been an
obstacle to the extension of downtown
business for many a In 1847 q
seven foo cut was made. and about
forty years ago a still larger cut. but
this still left a hill which vas enough
to hold al the larger retail business
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was deemed by the citizens = good
time to get down to business.
The operation is the leveling OF q
hill fifteen blocks long. known as the
hump" or Grants hill. 1t has been
an impeachment to the expansion Of the
business district OF the city and has
been the cause OF n of the greatest
COMPOSITIONS Of traffic n business that
ever aflicted a large community,
The work calls for the expenditure of
more than $780, 00. 900, this including
the Tazing Of the old buildings and the
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-11-06

~HE greatest civic engineering
feat ever undertaken, an OPP
GRAFTON on the heart Of Pitts
burgh," is the cutting Of the
Fifth avenue hump now being done.
This work has been talked OF for more
than a hundred years. but was never
believed possible until recently. 1t was
always considered that the cost would
be too great. but as 1t was getting
greater steadily. because of the in
creases in property values. last year
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1-solor of biggest locomotive Ordinary freight locomotive in frebox). 3
Concrete arch in Pittsburgh biggest m earh). 3-Hun IF the Impera-
of ordnance ST.. s S Wyoming, superdreadnousht photograph copy.
est aeropIane. 7-Woohworh building, highest OF skyscrapers (photo-
graph by American Press Association). s-ErHel tower IofHest of mans
reatons s-culnan diamond, biggest ewer found, set in British scepter
10-Ons IF ZsppeHns largest balloons.
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North New Home.

Miss Morrison was the guest of
Miss Tude Kelley last Wednesday.
Miss Frank Miller spent Tuesday
afternoon with Mrs. Henry Ehart.
George Halford returned to his
home at Amsterdam Thursday. 1
DR.. Patterson had a telephone put
in his residence one day last week.
Jim Boyles gave the young folks a
dance at his residence Thursday
night. There was a large crowd
and all enjoyed themselves fine.
John and Cliff Ehart butchered
hogs Friday.
N. M. Nestlerode, of the Virginia
neighborhood, came down Friday
and took the pictures of Miss Burris'
school at Lost Corner.
Miss Bertha Davis, of Butler, was
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the guest of Mrs. Romine the last o1
the week.
Frank Miller and Jack Skaggs at.
tended the sale at Martins Friday.
Mrs. Bert Bosley called on Mrs.
VIM. Sproul Friday.
Rev. Lewis Keele, wife and baby
spent Sunday at j. c. Berry's.
Jack Skaggs and family visited at
John Phelps Sunday.
Mrs. Thomson Dark spent Sunday
with her sister, Mrs. j. L. Strein.
Mr.. and Mrs. Garwood, of Foster,
came over Sunday to visit with Mrs.
Garwood's parents, Thompson Dark
and wife and other relatives.
Lou Smith and family and John
Ehart and family visited at Mr.. Linen
dolls Sunday.
Mrs. Mccormick spent Thursday
with Mrs. McCoughey.
Cliff Ehart took a load of corn to
j. F. Kern's last week.
Rev. Keele preached at New Hope
Sunday and Sunday night. There
was not a very large crowd on ac-
count of the cn1d waathar
Frank Vance called on his cousin,
Frank Miller, Sunday afternoon.
Those in this neighborhood who
went to Butler Monday were Mr.. and
Mrs. Mccormack, Mr.. Smitherman;
Bert Warner, Jack Skaggs, Ike Kel-
ley, Mr.. and Mrs. Keirsey, Frank
Miller and wife and Brick McCoughey.
Grandma Pickett, after spending a
very pleasant week with Mrs. Linen
doll, returned to her home Sunday
evening.
Johnny Richmond is on the sick
list this week with a bad cold.
Mrs. Henry Herman visited at Mr..
Herman's brothers. Sunday and Sum
day night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Linendoll were in
Butler Tuesday.
Frank Miller has rented one of j.
C. Berry's farms and will move the
first of the month.
What has become Of Johnny? :
COR.
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Eastern Bates.

Henry Porter of Kansas City, and
Mr.. Hutchens of Archie, visited sey-
eral days at the home of w. E. Van
SAINT and Mr.. McFerian.
Vest Murphy met with quite an ac-
cident one night last week while
returning home church. The horse
he was riding became frightened and
throwed him off on fence post,
breaking one of the small bones in
his neck and fracturing the collar
bone. He is reported to be getting
along very we'll.
M. V. Carroll of Sedalia, came up
Saturday and visited couple of days
at home of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Philip Carroll, He returned home
Sunday night.
w. H. Charters Jr. hauled his Poland
China hogs to Butler Tuesday for his
sale Thursday.
Chas. Rich purchased a hogat Bak-
er's Poland China sale Saturday, also
W. H. Charters jr. purchased four
head.
l. M. Kretzinger's baby and Mrs.
Stark are on the sick list.
j. E. Kretzingeris building a house
on l. M. Kretzinger's land joining Mr..
Newbury's and will farm there this
year.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. B. Young gave
dance at their home on Wednesday
night of last week.
Mrs. Mary Virgins and daughter,
Mrs. Travis, left Monday for their
home in New York.
Allie McCracken hauled several
loads of hogs to Butler Monday.
Don't forget the township conven-
ton to be held at Spruce, Saturday,
Feb. 10.
B. P. Powell has bought Mr.. Fisk's
farm of 80 acres that lies west of the
Summit School house. The price
paid per acre was 500.
Will White moved to his place last
Thursday. Walter Craig moved on
the place he vacated.
Clay Cumpon and John Vanhoy
has been keeping the road dragged
for the mail carrier on Spruce, route
2.
There will be preaching at the M.
E. Church at Spruce Sunday morning
and at night, Rev. King minister.
j. S. Greer has rented the H. H.
Harshaw place for another year.
Mrs. John Swegger who fell and
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Rich Hill Fair Grounds Sale Ad-
justed.

The fair grounds matter was ad-
justed for the time being this morn
ing, by John Klumpp and Loeb Bros,
assuming the obligation temporarily
for the benefit of the fair association.
Thus the association still has the op-
portunity of redeeming this property.
The next thing in order now will be
the calling together of the fair associ-
alton stockholders at the proper time
and arriving at a decision as to the
best method to pursue in regard to
the matter-and either reorganizing
on a sound basis or disbanding.-Re-
view.
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injured her back some time ago is re-
ported no better.
Capt. Price made business trip to
Butler Monday evening.
We think Mrs. Albert Hubbard
should have entered her hens in the
egg laying contest at Mountain Grove,
Mo. Her hens are laying four doz-
en- eggs day without any extra care.
Her chickens are of the mixed varie-
ty and would be branded there the
Missouri barnyard scrubs.
Chester Hubbard is very busy haul
ing lumber from Butler for his new
house.
LIBERTY.
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West Star Items.

The weather is still fine but looks
as if we might have more snow or
rain.
William Searfus delivered hogs to
market Monday.
Mrs. Geo. R. Daniels has returned
to her home in lines, Kansas. Marie
Cough and May Daniels accompanied
her home.
Mrs. Myrtle Thomas and Mrs. Geo.
R. Daniels visited at the home of G..
w. Daniels last Tuesday.
Charles Daniels, Altman Daniels,
Mrs. C. M. Thomas, Alice Wishert,
Mrs. Geo. Daniels and May Searfus
are on the sick list.
A dinner was given Sunday at the
home of G. w. Daniels in honor of
Mrs. G. R. Daniels. Those present
were: Geo. Thomas and family,
James and Myrtle Thomas, L. G.
Thomas and family, Mr.. and Mrs.
Ned Eckles and Mr.. and Mrs. Nelson
Altman. All spent an enjoyable day.
We thank the Foster correspondent
very much for her compliment, for
indeed it was a fine one. Our horns
are healed by this time. We did not
know we had changed our name, but
we'll let her 90 at that.
There was no school at Star Mon
day forenoon on account Of the fun
eral Of Uncle Lafe Frazee at the Star
church. A large crowd attended the
funeral.
Charley Doan and George Lawrence
are slowly recovering from the rheu-
matism.
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Grandpa Dickerson at Rest.

Joshua L. Dickerson, born in Mad
ison county, Kentucky, June 3, 1895.
moved from Kentucky to Illinois in
1888. He was married to Corintha
Collins in November 1854. In 1857
he moved from Illinois to Missouri,
where he died February 2. 1912.
Rev. Clapp preached the funeral at
the house Saturday at two O'Clock.
His body was laid to rest in the Vir-
ginia cemetery beside his wife, who
died in l9O2.-YOUNG AARON.
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LIBERTY.
Along the Miami.

Percy Hoyle and family spent Sum
day at the home of Byron Clossen.
Frank Nance called a veterinarian
Sunday evening to treat a horse that
was severely kicked by another horse.
1t will probably recover.
E. L. Cain and family are going
West, soon. Their friends gathered
at their home Saturday night with
good things to eat and gave them
merry party. Everyone present en-
joyed the evening to the fullest ex-
tent.
Mr.. McElroy, Mrs. Hoyle and little
daughter, Ethel and Lyle Fisher were
visitors at the home of Byron Clossen
and family Wednesday.
Mr.. Couch brought load of his
goods from Pleasant Hill Friday. He
will occupy the house where H. J.
Martin and family have been living.
Mrs. Clossen sent out pretty little
invitations to her former Sunday
School class to attend valentine par
ty at her home from 2 to Saturday
afternoon. The weather prevented
several attending, but those who at
tended were glad they braved the
storm. Mrs. Clossen gave each child
a pretty valentine and served a two
course luncheon. Games were in
dulged in and happy time enjoyed.
Those present were, Opal, Irene and
Dorothy Clossen, Cora and Ora Cain,
Arthur and Aubrey Hoyle, Ethel and
Lyle Fisher, Mary Nance and Orange
Nesbit. Orange brought his moving
picture machine and gave them a
good show.
Miss Mary Bailey was guest of
Mrs. Newell Saturday.
John Nance instead of Vance was
hurt in the automobile accident as
stated last week.
Mr.. Dickerson died Thursday night
at his home, just south of the place
known as the Steele farm. He was
nearly 86 years of age. Funeral SER
vices were conducted from the home
at 2 o'clock p. M, Saturday. Inter-
ment was made in the Virginia GEM
etery.
Miss Margaret Meinen, C. A.
Wright and Walter Fisher were re-
cent visitors at Tygard school.
Mr.. H. j. Martins sale took place
last Friday. The weather was fine,
a good crowd attended and every
thing sold well.
w. Critchfield and family were Wis
itors at the home of E. L. Cain and
family Sunday.
An earthquake shock was felt by
several in our neighborhood early
Monday.morning. MIAMI.
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Mulberry and Western Bates.


DR.. and Mrs. j. c. Saqeser visited
at Ed Rush s in Amsterdam Wednes-
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Ewbank and
daughter, Hazel, took dinner at
Rambler's Tuesday.
Mrs. Bernie Bohlken and daughter,
Fanny, Mrs. John Dykrnan, and Will
r. Bohlken returned home Thursday
from a visit at Leavenworth, Kansas.
Mr.. Sales, the mule man of Drexel,
was around buying some of the long,
cared hybrids.
Fred Ewbank delivered thirty-two
head of May pigs in Amoret that
averaged 252. Price, 6 cents.
T. H. Smiser was caller at our
office Friday morning.
R. j. Elkin, one of Homer town.
ships hustling farmers, who lives on
the F. A. Oline farm, will be reader
of The Times.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. j. Meints visited
at the Frank Bohlken home Friday.
Dode Worley of Miami, Oklahoma,
is visiting with his old neighbors and
friends.
Thursday evening about thirty
young people met at R. L. Nichols
home and spent a very pleasant even-
ing in honor of Miss Ada's birthday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Norwood, Dode
Worley, Lawrence Reed and Miss
Fay Stilwell were guests at the Manley
Green home at Old West Point Sum-
day.
Messrs. Stanley Norwood and
Harry Cheshire visited at the D. W.
Beall home Sunday.
D. w. Beall and son, Ira, made a
business trip to the county seat Thurs
day.
w. A. Downey drove over to But
Ter on business Friday.
Frank Hennon of Hedrick, Iowa,
who has traded for the Beall farm
arrived with car of personal proper
ty. Mrs. Hennon and children are
visiting at Cleveland until the Beall
family get started for their Iowa
home.
F. M. Davidson of Amoret made a
business trip to Butler Monday.
M. Wiemers and family moved in
to their new home and Henry Leiners
moved into the place vacated by Mr..
Wiemers.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Kaufman and
son, John, and daughter, Emma, Mr..
and Mrs. j. H. Leiner, Mr.. and Mrs.
Tom Schmale, M. Wiemers and fami-
ly were guests at the w. B. johnson
home Sunday.
Mrs. r. L. Nichols and son, Clar-
ence, left Sunday for a two weeks
visit with relatives at Harrisonville.
George Pabeu of Beatrice is visiting
his brother w. B. johnson and fami-
". RAMBLER.
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LAfe Frazee.

About four O'Clock last Saturday
morning, February Sd, the angel of
death lowered over the home of Mr..
Neff Blough and called Mrs. Blough's
father, Mr.. Lafe Frazee.
Mr.. Frazee was an old settler Of
Bates county, having landed here in
the year 1857. He was married to
Miss Melinda Wright in February,
1857. To this union were born four
children, two girls and two boys.
Two children, Mrs. Mollie Blough, Of
Butler, and Mr.. o. H. Frazee, Of
Baxter Springs, survive him. His
wife and a son and daughter preceded
him some years to the home beyond.
Mr.. Frazee was called to lay down
the burdens of his life on his fifty
fifth wedding anniversary. His ill.,
ness was of short duration. While
sitting in a chair he was stricken with
paralysis and lived only about twelve
hours.
We extend our heartfelt sympathy
to- the bereaved ones but we know
that our loss is his eternal gain and
we beg you to rest on Him who said
He would bind up the broken-hearted
and comfort those who were dis
tressed.
AryNyr CATT TT, ANYNY
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The literary at Cortland is surely q
success from the great interest taker
in it. They have excellent order
under the management of Mr.. Gil
bert, the president.
Bud Berry is at work rebuilding
his house which was destroyed by
fire about three weeks ago at Lost
Corners.
Chas. Howe stove up one of his
hands boxing the other day.
John Yates, the cook at Duval's
ranch spent Saturday and Sunday
with home folks in Butler.
Wonder what the attraction is at
the Hill that keeps Frank Davidson
from Saturday till Monday morning.
Mr.. Paul made a flying trip to
Sunday night.
A. w. Shay hauled coal from Shobe
Town Thursday for Rev. Lewis
Keel.
When you want to sell your chick
ems see Chas. Campbell of Passaic.
He made me some money.
Mr.. Tinker Hedger quietly married
a girl from Arkansas one day last
week. He met her at the Butler
depot.
Mouran Stays, of Kansas, was Wis
iting Hedgers a few days last week.
N. M. Nestlerode.
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r., MISSOURI. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 8, Il
Elkhart.

| AlAAAA4&SA Ss
Well, if l owed the editor bad day
of storms and he would not take last
Saturday for the debt l wouldn't pay
it.
From the appearance of the wealth.
er we think that the ground hog saw
his shadow last Friday and went
back.
It will soon be moving time. There
will be several changes around here.
We will tell of them later on.
John Stephens and wife visited
Mrs. Kershner one day last week.
The Deacon is going to move his
saw mill on the Towers ranch west
Of Vinton. If you want any saving
done you had better get move on
you.
Jim Fuller lost a valuable mule one
day last week.
Mrs. Matte Clement visited at the
home of the writer one day last week.
W. F. Stephens and wife visited at
Albert Daniels one day last week.
Tink Hedger and Miss Eva Bel
gum of Burdett pulled into Butler last
Thursday and were married. We
wish them the best of luck.
The dance at John Hedger's last
Thursday night in honor of his new
daughter-in-law was all O. X. and
they all report good time and plenty
to eat.
Misses Flossie and Goldie Fritts
were trading in Amoret one day last
week.
We can't blame Hawkeye for not
coming out very often for we think
that he has the hardest names to spell
Of anybody that writes items on the
job.
Charley Spillman was up in Elk
hart last week looking around to see
what the boys were doing. Charley
is all O. X.
Charley Henderson will have sale
on the 9th. He has some good prop
erty for sale. The ladies Of Mount
Vernon church will serve lunch.
1t is reported that Edgar Smiser is
going to make the race for Repre-
sentative of Bates county. Edgar is
all O. K. and will add strength to the
ticket.
The Jenkins sale was pulled off last
week and most of hisigoods sold very
we'll. There was good attendance.
The ladies' of the Mount Vernon
church had dinner on the ground at
the Jenkins sale and it is reported
that they took in $24.
We see that Young Aaron failed to
show up last week. He guess he
got froze up those cold days.
Amos Fritts returned from Ne
braska last Friday. He says that
country is too cold for him.
The literary at the Crooks was
pulled off last Friday night with a
good program and they all report a
good time.
Col. Lockridge and wife spent Sum-
day at the writer's and we had a
pleasant visit.
Little Ola Violet Stephens, only |
child of John and Bertha Stephens,
was born Sept. %, 1909, in Bates
county, Missouri, died on Jan. %,
1912, aged 2 years, months and 5
days. Funeral services were con-
Quoted by Rev. Clapp and interment
was made in the Scott cemetery.
The township conventions come off
next Saturday. Every one should
turn out. Be sure and send a Clark
delegation to Butler on the 18th.
IOHNNV
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Tax Notice.

All tax payers are notified that a
penalty of 2 per cent will be added
Feb. 1912.
Please. call and settle and save
penalty. L. S. RADFORD.
13-tf.
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Mcfarland & Sons are selling all
horse blankets and lap robes at cost
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On the Wing.

Ben Craft, on the Duvall ranch,
signs for The Times this week. Mr..
Craft is straw boss over about "a
teams and hands. He is in the lead
at all times. Mr.. G. is whole-souled
fellow and most all the hands like
him.
Mr.. and Mrs. Craft visited Geo. and
Kinney Mcclure the first of the week
and took in the sale at Mrs. c. s
Uncle Georges.
Frank Smith treated himself to a
new stem wind Elgin watch. Now
Frank says she will not have to tell
him when it is time to 60 home.
Some of the boys asked Frank what
he gave for his watch and he said,
''By golly, just $l.75 more than Frank
Davidson asked for his and that was
$lO
Rev. L. w. Keel signs for The
Times this week.
Four Of the boys at the boarding
house on the Duval ranch bought a
pair of $3.50 boxing gloves. The boys
are all out of practice and it lots of
fun for them. Arch Binns and Ed
Wright took a round with them Sat-
urday evening and almost made the
blood flow.
Mr.. Kegerris contemplates putting
up his big saw outfit on the Duval
ranch soon.
DR.. McClintock is putting up nice
shed. Most of the men put up the
barn first. DR.. says some men be-
gin at the rough place to build.
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Well, if l owed the editor a bad day
of storms and he would not take last
Saturday for the debt wouldn't pay
"a