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The Lakeland evening telegram., 1913-08-15
PL0W DEVISED BY ABRAHAM
University Of Pennsylvania Has Pic.
ture Of Probably First Ma
chine Of It's Kind.

The University Of Pennsylvania
has just discovered that 1t owns what
Is believed to be the first picture of
the plow invented by Abraham cen.
turies ago. According to the Egyp.
tologists at the museum, their trans.
lations of the hieroglyphics show
that Abraham was the progenitor OF
the harvester trust.
While plows undoubtedly were used
before the time of this invention, the
Abraham plow is combination seed.
er and planter, and, according to the
inscription on the picture. three men
were necessary to operate 1t.
The picture was made upon a Baby.
lonian brick. which was the custom In,
those days, The apparatus had a
tube-ffke attachment into which the.
seeds were poured. A vessel above.
the ground facing the frame Of the
plow was used as a receptacle for tho
seed, and then the harrow was. a.
tached to the back Of the plow.
The Baby lonians sowed and ti1fed
according to Abraham's commando.
and with his invention they feared
neither the ravens nor any other
birds that devoured their grain.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1913-08-15
Royal Widows Woes

Poor old Francis Joseph. emperor
OF Austria. is again called upon to
use his kindly offices by another dis.
tressed lady who desires the approval
OF the pope to the divorce recently
granted to her by the civil courts
The lady Is the Archduchess Isabella.
who married Prince George of Ba.
varfa. 4 union that was but for a dav
Plus x has ratified the legal decls.
Ions but has ordered as a pennance
for the lady that for six mouths she
shall remain retired in the Red Cross
convent and minister to the sick
The archduchess finds this prescrip.
tion Of the pope altogether too se.
we're. as she desires to attend the
wedding Of her cousin, the prince Of
Croy, with Miss Nancy Leischman
daughter OF the United States minis.
ter to Berlin. In the meantime Fran.
els Joseph will do what he can to re.
lieve the lady of the discipline infl.ct.
ed BY the church.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1913-08-15

: "CouIdn't you find g single dog thai
would suit, Seth?" she snapped out
"Couldn't get near EN-" her hus
band answered apoIegeticaIly. !
/ found the society all right, but tne
woman secretary wouldn't let me IN
No. nor even finish what had begun
to say. I hadn't got the word adopt
out Of my mouth before she asked me
IL were married Married 30 years.
/ answered, 80 years, ma.am, and to
the hest woman Then bring your
wife alonx,' she ssid. We don't have
dealings with men,"
you mean to say they tate all that
trouble about q dpg?" inquired his
wife: You'd think it might be babies
they were giving away instead OF
dogs. l reckon" she added thought
fuIly, "she must be one Of those sui
fragettes."
We'll, 7 suppose we'll Just have to
give up thinking about . dog" IN
swered her husband gloomily.
Nov. isn't that just like you,
Seth" replied his wife. THE mo-
ment q tribe happens to upset your
plans you want to give up: You
promised me dog and dog I'm 90
ing to, have"
Seth looked at his variable wfe In
amazement. But / thought you
didn;t like the idea Of getting . dog,
Ada" he said.
II did. and / didn't When YOU frst
spoke about getting . dog naturally
l was scared q little. But Eve been
thinking 1t over since and-O. Seth,
I want dog as much - you and
more" she sobbed.
Her husband drew her to him ten
Derby. Her old gray head rested upon
his shoulder. He knew It was the
instinct Of motherhood within her that
had provoked her grief At last she
dabbed her handkerchief to her eyes
and smiled at him.
Ada, my dear. you're going to have
your dog, and the finest in the land.
he said. "even it it takes the last pen
ny Of our savings
But it's not going to cost penny,
Seth" she answered. Because I'm
going into. town tomorrow and-and-
I'm going to bring back our dog.
Seth Earl put his wife aboard the
train next morning. He was to do
the hoaseworl; that day, while she
was gone upon their errand. And as
the hours rolled by he, too, was over.
taken by the same impatence that
had overcome his wife on the preced-
ing day, and he, too. found himself
busting the furniture and straighten-
ing the chairs as though human oc-
cupant were expected. And when at
last he heard tinkle at the bell he
could hardly open the door, he felt so
shaken.
Ada stood at the door. a basket in
her arms, and her eyes were bright
with happiness, and the look on her
face was almost like that she had
worn on their wedding day. She en-
tered and set the basket down.
"Let me see him." cried Seth, as
she began to unfasten the blanket
that covered it. "Is 1t fox-terrier.
Ada? 1t must be a puppy"
He jumped as a child's feeble wall
came to his ears and looked at his
wife in terror as, with motherly fin.
gers, she pinned back the coverings,
disclosing fine baby boy,
"You goose" said Ada softly THAT
was the Society for the Prevention
Of Cruelty to Children you sent me to.
And when | saw the babies lying in
their little cots all in a row l wanted
to take them all and-and-"
Il wish you had. DEAR" answered
her husband ecstatically. "This beats
the best dog living"
Copyright. 1918, by ". q. Chapmau.)
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1913-08-15

II you've set your heart on dog
suppose you must have one. But
where'd you get dog, Seth? A good
dog would cost $40 and we haven't
dollar to spare. Nobody we know
has dogs to give away-leastways.
not good dogs"
20, yes, we can get q dog" an
swered Seth promptly. The Society
Tor the Prevention Of Cruelty to AMI.
mails has dogs to give away. l was
reading something about it in the
paper yesterday. 1t says they pick
up stray dogs that nobody wants, and
lost dogs that no one claims, or that
have got turned adrift, and give them
away to anybody that will guarantee
them q good home. Ada" he contin-
ued firmly. I'm going into town to-
morrow to see that society. and I'm
coming home with q dog"
"Wei. l suppose he can eat the
scraps" said his wife grudgingly. The
imminence Of the event startled-al
most tsrri6ed-her. but her husbands
eagsrness Quenched all further objec-
tions on her part. She even began
to picture their neat little home with
ita new occupant.
u hope he won't b . noisy. ill-tem-
pered dog. Seth," she said. And
don't you. get one that's going to
bark all night. unless there's burglars
round. And mind he isn't a biting
dog"
They discussed all manner Of dogs
that night and finally settled upon q
fox terrier as likely to give the most
satisfaction. When Seth had depart.
ed next morning Ada found, to her
establishment. that she had become
almost as eager as her husband. She
paced the floor nervously in the inter.
walls between her duties. and once she
caught herself In the act Of polishing
the chairs. a. though some human
visitor were expected. Il wonder
what sort Of dog Seth win bring back
with him." she unused.
And when at length Seth stood At
the door. detected and dogless. q great
discomfort settled upon her.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1913-08-15
&&&&2a@&@a8&2&&
they WANTEDA
But GOT a Baby Which Beats
the Best Canine
Living.
BY C. 3, CRAWFORD.

They were . lonely old couple
Seth Earl was sixty and his wife
Ada. hfty-five II they had had chill
dren living they could have faced the
future more hopefully. But the lone
liness that had always encompassed
them since their only boy, Arthur,
had died In babyhood, seemed to be
closing In around, them more tightly
from day to day, like tangible thing.
They owned their house in the VII
lage and Earl's pension from the cor
poration that had employed him for
30 years. small though it was, pro
vided them with the necessities Of
life. Since Earl had retired he had
mooned aimlessly about the garden
plot. He had always looked forward
to hin long holiday, to . life Of leis-
ured ease, and now life seemed to
Offer nothing.
Once, Ave years before, they had
discussed adopting q child. But Seth
had never returned to the subject:
The look upon his wifs's face bar
rowe6 him, and he knew that no
child could ever take the place Of
their little boy whose photograph was
tho only picture in the neat little par
lor.
" guess I'm too old to start caring
for a child now. Seth" said his wife.
Besides, we'd be in our graves. -
like as not, before it was grown old
enough to shift for ITSELF"
Both Of them had always been
somewhat afraid Of life. and both
shrank from new enterprises. The
narrow round OF their days had be-
come q rut along which they travelled
aimlessly.
III only I had something. if only
dog" he said to himself. THAT would
be company. He'd come 70 wake me
mornings, barking and wagging his
tail, and then what walks we'd have
together. Well. why not Why
shouldn't l have a dog? Other men
have one"
As he expected, Ada offered strong
opposition to the suggestion. Hut
Seth was insistent over his tremen-
dous plan, and gradually his enthusi-
asm won his wife over.
He'd muss up the house and
scratch things" she protested. But
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1913-01-02
Obituary..

The subject of this sketch is George
w. Roberts, born Sept. 10, 1856, near
La Grange, Lewis county, Missouri.
He came to Papinville about 1877 and
united with the Methodist church
here. About ten years ago he went
into the mercantile business in Papin-
vile until a few years ago when he
took cancer on the nose, which final.
ly brought on his death, Dec. Is, 1912
at Rich ill, Mo.
He was buried in the Papinville
cemetery Thursday, December 26.
Funeral services were conducted by
Rev. E. A. Snyder. The deceased
leaves one son, w. o. Roberts OF
Bedrock, Colorado; one daughter,
Mrs. Lula Blanche McCabe of Los
Angeles, California, and two sisters,
Mrs. Ella Nixon Of Kansas City, NO.,
and Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Fenley of
Papinville. The deceased had a host
Of friends in and around Papinville
who are grieved At his sad demise.
A Friend.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1913-01-02
Real Estate Transfers.

w T Briscoe to A L Briscoe 40 a
sec IS Walnut $4,000.
Chas S Ewin to T L Fisk pit lot 1
blk 10 Butler $4,000.
Frank Shultz to E L Mickelberry
800 acres sec 9 and 10 Rockville
$4,000.
Thos S Coil ct al to F j Peters 1854
acres sec Pleasant Gap $2485O.
Mary Frank to JAS Harrison 5
acres sec % Mt Pleasant $4,000.
w r Moore to A Tenbrook so acres
sec 3 Walnut $780,
Miles Moore to w r Harris lots Z
and 8 blk w Side add Butler $110O.
NIB Mcfarland to G S Douglas 40
acres sec "a Mt Pleasant $4,000.
Emanuel Darringer to Clark Arm
strong lots 5 and 6 Worland 5000.
w A Downey to j w Ellis 80 acres
sec "a Homer $3.50.
SA Gill to John Refer lot block
30 Foster $780,
Maud Marshall to B F Cumiford
pit lots and blk 10 Amsterdam
$475.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1913-01-02
Order of Publication.
STATE OF MISSOURI, "a
Cnun<u ~ Ratoo DO

STATE OF MISSOURI,
In the Circuit Court. FEBRUARY term, 1918, II
vacation December SD. )ol2:
Joseph Everingham. Plaintiff.
Almon Wyatt, Frank Wyatt Jessie wrig tanc
the unknown consort, heirs heyisees, donees,
alienees, INN ediate, mesne and remote, vol
untsry and involuntary grantees Of F. l.
wyatt, deceased, Dc endants
The State OF Missouri to the above named DE-
PENDANTS. Greeting:
Now at this day comes the plaintiff, herein
by his attorneys and Ale. biz htion
the defendants, Almnn Wyatt and Frank
Wyatt are nonresidents OF the State of Mis-
| souri,, and further alleging that tn, re are OF
may be p, rsons interested in the subject ma
ter OF the petition, whose names are unknoW
to the plaintiff and fpr that r. ason cannos be
inserted the rein and that as far as know the
"a the consort heirs, d. v,s-ts, donees, alien
ees, immediate, mesne and remote. Voluntary
and involuntary grantees OF T. y wyatt, WING
in Il recorders Office OF Bates County Mis-
souri,, In Book At page 81
Whereupon. it Is Urnered by the clerk, In va
cation that defend ants be notified by, puolica
ton, that plain'tf has commenced . suit
against them in this court. the obj ct and gen
eral nature of which 10 to procure an order Al q
judgment OF this court adjudgiDg an declar
the right, title and interest Of the parties plain
til and defe luant in and to the
South half Of Lots 4, and In Block -Four OF
Warmers Addition to ME Town, now city, of
Butler, Missouri, and to cancel, annul and re
lease OF record q deed OF trust therein referred
to and aoove mentioned, same being of record
In Book at page So, Recorders Office Ut batrs
County, Missouri.
That unless tn, said defendants be and
appear at this court, a the next term thereof,
to De begun and holden at the court house In
the city OF Butler, In sad county, on the first
Monday In February, 1918, and on or before the
fire day OF said t. rIn, ans Wer or plead TO ne pc
tiiion In said csuse, TIL same will be taken as
confessed and Judgment will be rended &C
cor iingiy.
be published. according to law, in The Butler
Weekly Times, . newspaper published In the
county Of Bates, for TOUR weeks Excessively.
pm biishen ~ least once week. the last inser
ton 10 be at least n rty days befor. the hrst
day Of the said next Februar, termo this court
no. MAXEY, Circuit Clerk
A true copy from the record
witness my hand. and seal OF tn
[sRAL] circuit court OF Bates county,
this 3rd day Of December, 1912.
7 At. H. % MAXEY. Circuit Cl-rk,
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1913-01-02
Order of Publication.
County of Bates,

STATE coEH or N M' sssss IS
In the Probate Court fur the County OF Bates
November tenn 1872.
Estate of j. Milton Wells Deceased.
Marshal +. Davis, Administrator.
Order OF Pubicai n
Now at this day comes Marshall r. Davis,
Administrator Of the estate OF j. Milton Nelis,
deceased and presents to the Court his Petition
praying for an Order for the sale OF 60 much OF
and sst Fly the ,emainipg debts due by said
estate, and Yet unpaid for want OF sumcien'
assets, accompanied by the Accounts, Lists
and Inventories as required by law; on eXemi
nstion whereof 1t Ia Ordered, that all persons
interested in the estate tf faid deceased, be
notified that application as aforesaid mas pee en-
male, and unles- the ntrary be shown On or
befort the brat day or the next term or THIS
court to he held ON the fourth Monday of Feb
ruary, 1913 an U der will be made for me sale
Of the whole. or so niut of the Real Estate OF
said deceas. d . will BIZ sufncient for the pay
men, o said debts; and e is further ordered
that this notice be published In some newspap T
in Bates County, Missouri, for four weeks be-
tore the next term OF this curt, and that a
CODY of this noticn q served on each OF the
heirs Of deceased, residing in Bates county,
afoJ esaid at least ten days prior to the first
day of the next term Of this court
srATEOF MISSOURI \. as!o lss
Carl }. Henry. Judge Of the Probate Court,
held in and for said county hereby certify that
the foregoing Is true copy Of the original
Order Of Publication therein refe4red to, hs
the same appears OF record 10 my ofica..
Witness my hand and seal OF said court
[sEAL] Done at once in Butler, Bates County.
Missouri, this 18th dsy Of November A
Sat CARLJ. HENRY,
Judge of Probate
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1913-01-02
ODD SUIT AGAINST DOCTOR
Surgeon Must Pay for Accident to
Patient During Op-
Grafton.

Paris.-A curious action against q
doctor considered of great Importance
from the standpoint of the responsi
bility of surgeons has just been fought
out in the Paris law courts.
A few weeks ago a doctor was call
ed upon to perform an operation for
appendicitis on hospital patient. The
general rule in such cases was previ-
ously rubbed over with alcohol. but
owing to the peculiar conformation OF
the mans side, some liquid remained
in small hollow instead of being
wiped off again.
Before using the scalpel the director
decided to burn away a small outer
turnover, which might have infected
the wound. but in doing this he set
FIRE to the spirit. causing the patient
severe injuries. Medical experts, who
investigated the affair for the hospital
authorities, reported that the burns
we're due to the patients abnormal
shape, were. so far as the doctor was
concerned. a pure accident.
On the case being tried before the
Paris courts. however. the latter de
cided that for the patients body to be
Of slightly different shape from normal
does not relieve the surgeon from any
OF his responsibilities, since he has
every opportunity of observing what
these differences are, and therefore
awarded the patient $4,000 damages.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1913-01-02
Tax Law Stirs Bachelors.

Kansas City, NO., Dec. 29.-The
announcement of Leo M. Gilday,
County Clerk, that he will introduce
a bill in the next session of the Mis-
souri, Legislature to tax all bachelors
in the state, who have reached the
age of 80 years, an annual sum suffi-
cient to support at least one orphan
child, has stirred the bachelors here.
Mr.. Gilday is bachelor himself,
and he is upwards of 80 years old,
but he is willing to pay the tax.
F. F. Rozzelle, attorney at law, is
a bachelor, and a rich one, too. After
reading the statement of Mr.. Gilday
he said:-
~ shall offer no objection to the
bill. But do offer objection to the
statement by Mr.. Gilday that men re-
main bachelors through selfish mo-
tives. Bachelors are not the ones
who are boarding up their money;
they are doing good with it."
Col. John F. Lumpkin, manager
for tailoring establishment, is one
of the conspicuous examples of per =
sistant bachelorhood in this city.
81 have no hesitation in saying that
think it is very unkind in Mr.. Gil
day to even contemplate the intro
duction of such a measure" Mr..
Lumpkin said. although am SIS
years old and unmarried, it is not my
fault; l say to you frankly that have
tried not to be bachelor, but have
failed.'
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1913-01-02

cents, and are the most comfortable
things l have found to take the place
Of shoes or boots that have been
worn all day.
Beginning now and lasting until
well into March, the probability isthe
mail carrier will earn all the money
he will receive for making his six
rounds week. He will appreciate
all the help we can give him in the
way of making the roads more pass
able. If every farmer would "break
out" the road alongside his farm after
every snow, the rounds of the mail
carrier would be more easily made.
Eight or ten inches off the end of a
broken short spring from a wagon
seat, if shaped up little, makes fine
chisel for use about the farm.
Some farmers slight winter dairy
ing, claiming that it is more disagree
able than in summer, but in the writ
er's opinion there are advantages in
its favor. With the cows in comfort
able stalls, they are less trouble at
milking time; can be fed and watered
regularly, and, all things considered,
do not cost any more to keep than in
summer; no flies annoy the cows or
their attendants, and instead of the
uncomfortable heat of summer. it is a
pleasant temperature in the stalls.
A thin, even dressing of manure or
straw over the wheat field at this sea-
son will prove most beneficial to the
growth.
The farmer who has little ready
money on hand at this season, usually
can make big interest on his money
by going to his implement dealer and
buying the farm implements that will
be needed for next years service.
Dealers now require their floor space
for goods that are more seasonable,
and in order to remove the old stock,
are willing to make big reduction in
price.
l have it in my mind that other
things will do shoats more good than !
to fill them up on ice-cold slop. A
tank heater to fit the slop barrel would
not come amiss on many farms.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1913-01-02
SIG KtnSAS CITY FUR ROE -ERY
Thieves Cut through T. Ceiling and
Get Away With So oJo Worth Of
Merchandise.

Kansas CITY, Zee. lG.--Henry j
Wilde discharged 4 Waterman who
slept in his far shop, - Fast Eleventh
treet. four weeks ago and laughed at
he persons who said his place would
De broken into some time.
lie discovered the other morning
'.at CHEERS had entered his shol
irorgl the ceiling from an upstairs
Ice. Sevcn.y-one pieces Of fur
l"cI al al proXimatelv S. o0d, had
J ~ t. ken, supp s9dly between $50
nd O'Clock in the morning.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1913-01-02
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49,

Missouri Pacific 'ims Table
BUTLER STALLION
NORTH.
No. 202 X. e. Mail h Elk. ..... =. 3:85 II III
No. 108 Kansas CITY Accommodation y 20 a. III
No. %. Local Freight, dors not car
~ passen gers ,, ln:50 a. IL,
No. 006 St Louis & X. C. Mail d Eek l2:4n p III
No 2lO st Louis Limited 500, l0:4Op nj
No. 1852 Stock Express, does not car
ry pasr enker6. ........., S.AO p m
TRAINS WEST A u SOUTH
No 2Ol K. Z. Joplin NAL 4 Eek .... 2:b5 a. m
No. 208 southwest Limited ............ $50 M
No. vi Loral Freight, does not car
~ passen gera ....... So. ... 81 p. III
No. 2O7 K. u 4 Joplin Mail 4 Ex... :Os p ~
No. 4O6 Nevada Accommodation 80. $40 =. m
INTERSTATE.
WEST.
No. 898 Madison Local Freight car
ries pass ugers w . 1880 j.. III
No 8S8 Madison Accommodation. ! 40 m
EAST BOUND ARRIVALS.
No. 81 Butler Accommodation. l2:0l p n
No. 684 Butler Local Freight 6:0Op III
Freight trains Nos. 6a3 and 694 carry pas en-
gers on Interstate Diviaion. No other treigh
trains carry passengers
All freight for forwarding must be at heoo
not later than eleven o'c'ock a m or be- hell
Interstate Division must be delivered hefor'
Ave O'Clock p. m. No freight OILED for hi
train In morning. X. U. VANDERvOORT,
Agent
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-12-14
FLETCHER DID NOT
STOP THE FIGHTING

WASHINGTON Dec, 13.-With prac-
tically all foreigners out OF Tampico
and given temporary places Of safety
aboard warships in the harbor, tonsion
over possible international compica-
tions during the fighting for possession
Of the oil seaport was relieved today.
Latest dispatches received by the
navy department told OF the increasing
vigor OF the fighting. Advices to the
navy department say the American gun
boats Wheeling and Tacoma have pro-
ceeded some distance up the river at
Tampico, so that they are directly op-
posite the town. Not far behind, the
scout cruiser Chester is stationed Sew
eral miles away, but just outside the
harbor in deeper water, the battleships
Rhode Island, New Jersey and Virginia
are lying at anchor. The latter two
ships arrived today to affect additional
refuge for. foreigners. Rear Admiral
Fletcher has authority TO secure vessels
to carry refugees, but most Of them
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-12-14

have been transported to the three bat
tloships outside the harbor. The Amer
ican passenger liner, Moro Castle, will
arrive off Tampico tomorrow to take
away refugees who are to 60.
According to official dispatches here,
constitutionalist forces now are on both
sides Of the river for some distance in
the city from the east. The stream
runs east and west a few miles, but
bends southwark around the city Of
Tampico. Beyond the bend in the river
and in close proximity to the city it.
self, officers on the gunboats Wheeling
and Tacoma. Rear Admiral Fletcher 8
flagship, can view the fighting.
Only few male foreigners and no
women remain ashore in the neutral
zone, but they can be taken aboard at
moments notice. The American of,
ficers are keeping close watch on the
situation, however, because Of the posi-
BILE danger to foreign property. Warn
ingS have been given to both sides not
to injure valuable foreign property"
which is presumed to. include the oil
tanks and properties in that vicinity.
Rear Admiral Fletcher has the wild
est possible latitude in his instructions,
made today against the inhumanity of
hanging constitutionalist prisoners in
full view of the town was on Rear Ad
miral Fletcher's own initiative, but he
was commended for it by Secretary
Daniels
No mention was made In any Of the
reports made by Admiral Fletcher of
an alleged threat Of the American off
GERS to open fire unless both sides
stopped firing yesterday. Officials were
disinclined to believe the report, though
many Of them ventured the suggestion
that IL may have been confused with
his orders for all Americans to leave
Tampico. The original dispatch was
credited to Admiral Craddock, the Brit
ish commander, who, however, is not as
close to the scene of fighting as are
the Americans, according to advices
here