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The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1915-12-16
BordeSe
Barnard

He was just boy" and the saddest
thought of all is that only those who
have loved and lost boy can begin
He was just a boy, yet he was the
joy of his sisters. the pride of his
mother, the hope of his father. the
light and life of his home; and when,
last Thursday night. his life passed out
hope. the light and life of another
home went out And the only way to
measure the worth Of just a boy In his
home Is to measure the darkness, the
vacuum, the heartache, and disap-
pointment that come in. when Just a
Buford Griffin was born May Is. 1899.
in Bates County, Missouri. and died
in st. Anthony's Sanitarium. Amarillo.
Texas. November IL. 1915. where he had
been taken three days before for sur
gical treatment. Yes, he was just q
boy, sixteen years. six months and
three days old but he was almost a
man. and when ne took his bed at the
away his knee pants for when he came
home he was going to surprise the
other boys with a new suit and his
first long pants. So 1t seems he had
days. and there as his life poised on
the last hour between boyhood and
when some change must
come instead of slipping uncons 'ious-
Y into young manhood. his spirit took TOOK
there to grow into a more perfect man
hood, while the bOyhood form was low
ingly clothed In the new suit and the
coveted long pants and laid away for
ever.
MIR. and Mrs, C. e. Griffin moved
with their family to Claude In 1907.
Buf0rd was their only son. the other
members of the family being three
daughters. stella, Lore ana Stays;
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1915-12-16
NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that letters Of
Administration upon the estate of Mary
Sanders. deceased, have been granted
to the undersigned by the Probate
Court of Bates County. Missouri, bear
ing date the eth day of December. 1915
All persons having claims against
them to the undersigned for allowance
within six months after the date of
said letters. or they may be precluded
from any benefit of such estate; and
IL such claims be net exhibited within
one year from the date of the last in
sertiOn of this publication, they shall
be forever barred.
Date of last insertion, December 30,
1915.
W. o. JACKSON,
Administrator.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1915-12-16
ORDER OF PUBLICATION.

In. the Circuit Court. To February
Term. 1slA In Vacation Dec. 2, 1916.
State Of Missouri. l..
County Of Bates. -,
Matte Richardson. Plaintiff.
Alfred c. Richardson. Defendant.
Now at this day comes the Plaintiff
herein, by her attorney ". q. Jackson,
and files an affidavit. alleging, among
other fhlngs that Defendant Alfred c.
Richardson 10 nonresident Of the
0tata Of lQoo0url.
In Vacation. that said Defendant be
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1915-12-16

Others in times OF sorrow as Buford;
no other woman has done SO many
kind deeds for those working at the
cemetery in cold and stormy weather
as Mrs. Griffin. and 1t was with low
ing sympathy that their neighbours per-
formed the same sad duties for them
and theirs. x
The Climax-Madisonian. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1914-1917, 1915-10-27
what Are chiIdren?

What are children? Flowers-they
are the flowers of the invisible world.
indestructible, self perpetuating flow
ers. each with multitude of angels
and evil spirits underneath its leaves.
toiling and wrestling for dominion
over it
Blossoms-they are the blossoms Of
another world. whose fruitage is an
gels and archangels. Or, dewdrops-r
they are dewdrops that have their
source not in the chambers of the
earth nor among the vapors of the
sky. which the next breath of wind or
the next fash of sunshine may dry up
forever. but among the everlasting
fountains and inexhaustible reservoirs
Of mercy and love.-John Neal
unfortunate Bone.
1t has been found that the collar
bone is more frequently broken than
any other bone in the body
Executors Notice.
All parties having claims against the
estate Of Speed Collins. deceased. will
present same to me property verified on
or before Move n Der I. 1915
Al A. g. F.. Park. Executor.
The Climax-Madisonian. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1914-1917, 1915-10-27
SEEING LIFE lUIM
JOHN HENRY
8 81 q e. GeolqeN hobart
EEslNIl@ny}a John Henry on Human Nature
John Henry on Human Mature

CAYl Did you ever sit around in
~ the Pullman Car and study a few
paragraphs from the worlds most ia
nous text book-human nature?
Go after it the first chance you get
you'll learn at lot.
For Instance, during trip recently
on one of Mr. Puilman's sleep-wagons
l soon learned that the brisk and
breezy crew in the seats around me
were commercial travellers, and they
were tanning each other with fairy
tales about the goods they sold.
learned that the one who looked
like human apple was affectionately
known as Slim because he's so fat
that every time he turns around he
meets himself coming back.
And it wasn't hard to learn that
the tall one with the sandy hair was
Nick Dalrymple, who goes after the
orders for a hardware house in
Columbus and knows everybody in
the world-bar one family living in
Yonkers.
Then there was Tod Gilpin, who
cuts ice for a match factory in New
n, ~
Tod's main hold is to creep into
the reading room. of a RUDE hotel
after the chores are done of an eve
ming and throw salve at the come-ons.
: Tod tells them that their town is the
brightest spot on the map, and they
warm up to him and want to buy him
sarsaparilla and root beer. Then
when he gets them stuck on them
selves he sells them matches.
Presently 1 learned that the party
with the mauve forehead and the
magenta mustache was Mutt Daw-
son-the most reckless spendthrift
with his words and the meanest man
to the English language 1 ever
listened to.
The Dream Builders Association
was in full session when Wedge Muir
ray caromed over and weighed-in with
the party.
Wedge is a saucy little party, five
foot four, with three foot shoulders.
1 learned that Wedge sells canned
shirt waists for the Shine Brothers,
and if he's ever let into the firm it
will be as brother
Wedge is one of those goose-headed
ginks who scratch gravel and start
in to make a killing every time they
see a pretty girl.
Across the aisle sat two pet ca
The Climax-Madisonian. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1914-1917, 1915-10-27

He sat on the arm of the seat and
steamed up.
In less than a minute he crowded
the information on them that he was
a millionaire who had escaped from
Los Angeles, California, and he was
just going to put them both in grand
opera, when Slim toddled over to
him and said: Next stop Erie! You
told me to remind you to send that
telegram to your wife in Logansport-
Curtain.
OF course the fact that Wedge didn't
have a wife in Logansport or else
where made no difference. He couldn't
prove an alibi, so he faded out into
the day coach and became as one
who isn't
The Roast-Beef Sisters seemed to
be all carved up about something or
other.
While these more or less grin-pro-
was ever present in my own noodle
the grim reality that bedtime was ap-
preaching and l had drawn an upper
berth.
Sayi I'll be one of party of six
to go before Congress and tell all l
know about an upper berth.
AS place to tie up a small bundle
of sleep boiler factory has it beat
to whimper.
Strong men weep every time the
ticket agent says, Nothing left but
an upper" and lovely women have
Mysteries and begin to make faces
at the general public when.the colored
porter points up in the air and says.
Madam, your eagles nest is ready
far up the mountainside."
While the porter was cooking up
my attack of insomnia l went out in
the smoking room to drown my sor-,
row, but 1 found such bunch of sor-
row killers out there ahead of me that
l had to hold the comb and brush in
my lap and sit up on the towel rack
while l took a little smoke.
Did you ever notice on your trav-
els that peculiar hog on the train who
pays two dollars for berth and al
ways displaces eight dollars worth
of space in the smoking car?
If he would bite the end of a piece
of rope and light up occasionally he
wouldn't be so bad. but nix on the
smoke for him.
He simply sits there with face like
a fish and keeps George Nicotine
The Climax-Madisonian. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1914-1917, 1915-10-27

buffet car on the train, so he offered
20 buy the drinks.
Don't you believe that all men are
born equal?" inquired the Kansas City
tie.
Yes. but some of them have pull
enough to get over it" responded the
Providence philosopher; whereupon
the smokeless hog by the window
took out flask and began to dampen
his conscience.
Just then the towel. rack fell with
q crash, and after picked up the
comb and brush and myself l decided
to retire to my bracket on the wall
and try to Sleep
When left the smoker the smoke
less hog was occupying two and a
half seats and was now busy breath
ing in some secondhand cigarette
smoke which nobody seemed to care
for.
How do 1 reach my Alpine bunga-
low?" said to the porter. whereupon
he laughed teethfully and hit me on
the shins with stepladder -
The spectacular gent who occupied
the star chamber beneath my garnet
The Climax-Madisonian. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1914-1917, 1915-10-27

naries from Plainfeld, New Jersey.
They were members of the Soubrette
Singing Society, and they were en-
route to the West to join the Bunch
of Birds Burlesque Company"
Their names were Mile and Title,
and they wore Feather Buster hats,
Mile was fully aware that she
could back Duse off the map, and
Title was ready to bet a weeks sal
airy that she could make Bernhard
feel like she was out in the storm we
had day before yesterday.
Tod called them the Roast-Beef Sis
tiers, Rare and Well-done.
In minute the castors on Wedges
neck began to turn.
Nick put the others wise with a
to cook it up.
Wedges heart was warming for the
birds in the gilded cage.
Nothing into it," said Slim. TITS
a plain case of Appomattox. The war
is over and they are yours. Wedge!"
Wedge turned few more volts into
his twinkling lamps
Lower your mainsail, Wedge, and
!. drop alongside; you've made the
landing" suggested Nick.
Wedge began to feel his necktie
and play patty-cake. with the little
bald spot OF the top of his head.
Stop the hanson and get out;
you're at your corner" said Tod.
The Sweet Dreams across the way
were giving Wedge the glorious eye
roll, and he felt that dinner was
ready.
Hang up your hat. Wedge, and
gather the myrtle with Maryl" Slim
clipped in
Then Wedge bounced over and be-
gan to show Mile and Tillie what a
handsome brute he was at close quar-
tsrs.
The Climax-Madisonian. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1914-1917, 1915-10-27

and all the real rag burners from en-
joying a smoke.
If ever a statue is needed of the pa
triot Buttinski l would suggest a
model in the person of the smokeless
smoker who always travels in the
smoking car.
Two busy gazabes were discussing
politics when 1 squeezed into the
smoker on this particular occasion,
and I judge they both had lower
berths; otherwise their minds would
have been busy with dark and per-
sonal fears of the future.
WELL" exclaimed the gabby one
from Kansas City, what is politics?
Well, what is it?" !.
Politics., replied Wise Willie from
Providence, politics is where we get
it-sometimes in the bank. sometimes
in the neckl"
Everybody present peeled the cover
off a loud laugh and the smokeless
hog at the window stole four inches
extra space so that he could shake
more when he giggled.
Well" resumed the inquisitive per-
son from Kansas City, what is poll
tician? Do you know? Eth, well,
what is a politician?"
"a politician" replied the fat man
from Providence, "a politician is the
reason we have SO much politics"
Much applause left the hands of
those present, and the smokeless hog
turned sideways 50 that he could
make the others more uncomfortable.
Perhaps" insinuated gabby Jim
from Kansas City. perhaps you know
what statesman is, eh?''
"A statesman is politician in good
luck was the comeback from our
fat friend from Providence, and in
the enthusiasm which followed the
smokeIess hog found out there was no
The Climax-Madisonian. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1914-1917, 1915-10-27
DEMOCRATIC TICKET.

For Governor-A. o. Stanley
For Lieut. Governor. D. Black
For Sec. of State--Barksdale Hamlett
For Auditor-R. L. Greene
For Treasurer-Sherman Goodlastor
For c. c. of Appeals-R. W. Keenon
For Supt. Public ny. o. Gilbert
For Com. of Agri.-M. S. Cohen
For R. R. Commissioners Srd District
Howard Stamper
For State Senator-N. B. Turpin.
For Representative-John f. White
For Circuit Judge 25th District
w. r. Shaekelford
For Commonwealth Attorney
B. A. Crutcher
For Circuit Clerk-Jas. w Wagers
City Election.
LIST Ward
w. w. Broaddus and W. L. Leeds
End Ward
d. w. Kennedy and Robt. Golden
3rd Ward
William O'Neal and Joe T. Arnold
The Climax-Madisonian. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1914-1917, 1915-10-27
H. c. JAMES

FL buy or sell your house,
i'd. N, town lots or any thing
else In the Real Estate line
Any business intrusted to
him will be promptly and
carefully attended to. See
him if his services are need
ed.
[ represent iron bonho
Insurance Companies = re
mem Der this.
H. c. JAMES
The Climax-Madisonian. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1914-1917, 1915-10-27
A Queer Marriaqe Custom.

In the Loochoo islands there are
some curious marriage customs. Ore
consists in the bridegroom going around
TO all his friends houses and permit
ting them to dress him up in any ride
ulous style that they fancy. Some
times the happy man is arrayed in a
gayly painted kimono, the sleeves Of
which are tied up with a string laden
with bells. toys and trumpets. A mask
is then put on and red hat. the rig
ont" being completed by an empty kerr
-osene tin. which rattles noisiIy along
as he walks
The Climax-Madisonian. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1914-1917, 1915-10-27

This model shows the effective use
of net, which is more in vogue
than ever for dancing frocks. The
gown is particularly lovely as bit of
silver coloring is prettily introduced in
the design. The fancy brocade petit
coat is yelled with white net embroid-
cred in silver flowers and is enriched
by silver banding around the bot
tom which is edged with hoops to stand
it out in round design. The bodice
is fashioned of fancy brocade with
frilled net sleeves. and is smartly
The Climax-Madisonian. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1914-1917, 1915-10-27
A logged System Needs
Attention

Are you bilious. dizzy and listless? DR..
Kings New Life Pills taken at once
seizes upon constipation and starts the
bowels moving naturally and easily.
Moreover it acts without gripping. Neg
lect of clogged system often leads TO
most serious complications. Poisonous
matters and a body poorly functioning
need immediate attention If you wish
To wake up to- morrow morning happy in
mind and entirely satisfied. start your
treatment tonight. 25c. a bottle. Adv
The Climax-Madisonian. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1914-1917, 1915-10-27

becoming to the tail, thin woman, as
the collar is sufficiently high and grace
full to conceal the long lines of slen-
der. neck
Silver and other metal tissues are
used. yelled with transparent mate
rails such as mousseline de sole. net,
tulle and chiffon
Buttons seem an odd hat trimming,
yet three big white pearl buttons are
Fastened on the twilled ribbon band
that encircles the crown of broad
brImmed black velvet hat.
ANNA MAY.
The Climax-Madisonian. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1914-1917, 1915-10-27
The Hint Courteous.

Old Friend of Family (after the usual
preliminary examination as to Bob
bie's age)-And now. my bright little
fellow, how many dollars have you got
In that bank OF yours? Little Bobbie-
Five. goin' on six.-Puck.
The Climax-Madisonian. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1914-1917, 1915-10-27
COUNTY OFFICES.

COUNTY OFFICES.
Primary, August 1917.
For REPRESENTATIVE
Wylter Q. Park
For SHERIFF
Long Tom Chenault.
G. W. Trim Deatherage.
Simeon Turpin.
P. s. Whitlock.
FOR COUNTY COURT CLERK
Hugh NJ. Samuels
w. S, Brock
LaRue House
For JAILER:
Chas. 5. Rogers
G. w. Dearenger.
Aaron Sharp.
For Assessor.
w. F. Jarman.
J. w. Barclay.
Jerry B. Chambers.
Cyrus T. Stone.
Greeley Barnes
-. S.-Gott
The Climax-Madisonian. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1914-1917, 1915-10-27

she-Did you tell anybody about my
pies? He-Oh. yes. had to tel my
physician what allied Exchange.
Its our dollar and WE NEED IT
The Climax-Madisonian. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1914-1917, 1915-10-27

The Philadelphia mint uses press
that can exert force Of LOO tons to
the square inch to stamp medals.
The Climax-Madisonian. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1914-1917, 1915-10-27

adorned with garnitures of fancy bead
ed rose flowers. Both the style of the
dress and the material used in its max.
ing are attractive and youthful, and
silver beaded kid slippers give unique
finish to the frock
%
Sleeves on some of the new evening
frocBs are no more than little ruffles,
sometimes of tulle edged with beads
and sometimes held out with a flexible
wire at the lower edge.
ANNA MAY.
The Climax-Madisonian. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1914-1917, 1915-10-27
CANDIDATES CARDS
INVARIABLY IN ADVANCE

INVARIABLY IN ADVANCE
For State and District Offices sl5 90
For County Offices 10 90
For City and County Dist. Offices 5 o.
We are authorized TO announce that
he following persons are Democratic
candidates for the offices under which
their names appear to be voted for al
the primary elections in August 1915
and 1917:
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-23

procedure should thes tate not use him.
The cost is common. cost which
comes out Of the professors with other
taxpayers and the saving Is theirs as
to other taxpayers. 1t is q question OF
a common fund and the sharing OF a
common expense and a common saw
ing.
OF course we shall use convicts on
state buildings and on state highways
and wherever the labor is to the pc
culiar benefit of the state itself ana
not for the profit of contractors or IN
direct market competition with free Ia
Dor. The state government is for the
state and the people Of the state with
out distinction as to their affiliations
with religious, social, fraternal or IN
dustrial organizations.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-23
THE BUSINESS FIELD.

Trade continues to broaden, 1ndus-
try to quicken and optimism to spread
without, however, diminishing con-
servatism or allowing sight To oe 1857
Of the unsettled aspect of international
political matters.
Orders given by visiting merchants
are responsible for expansion in
house trade, which might be greater
were it not for cool wet weather IN
the west and the belated movement
Of grain to market.
Cereal crops, on the whole, promise
excellent yields, prospects in the
northwest being particularly propi-
tious.
Mail order business steadily in
creases, export demand for American
made goods continues to grow, retail
trade has been attended with fairly
satisfactory results especially in sec
tions working on war orders; metal
manufacturing lines are even more
active than heretofore, foreign orders
for steel are increasing, and VIII IN
all likelihood so on charging; en-
ployment is absorbing available skilled
help collections are better. Bank
clearings excel those of 1913, money
is in smarter demand for crop NOV
ing and manufacturing purposes, rail-
way traffic is somewhat heavier, yell
low pine is in better request, me
wooden industry is dong more, export
orders being a feature and wool is ac-
tive; steam coal improves slowly.
The south. though concerned about
the prospects of making cotton con-
traband, seems certain of its ability 10
finance the crop, but the stock mar
ket, which had been strong and active
most of the week, reacted on the news
of the sinking Of the Arabic. Grain
prices tend to ease on rather better
crop reports, while cotton is shade
firrner.
Best reports come from the north
west, where trade is better and feel
ing OeclOeQly Optlul1SllS- iseAo@iFsA'
more favorable advices as to house
trade from the two leading centers in
the southwest, but in Oklahoma and
Texas adverse meteorological condi-
tons checked developments. Thru
out the middle west Improvement is
afoot, though cool, wet weather has
temporarily held up jobbing. In parts
of the south the undertone is better,
the essentially industrial sections do
ing very well. On the Pacific coast
Improvement is fostered by crop yields,
returns thererrom and tourist trade.
In the east trade is mixed, some lines
being slow to improve, but war or
ders quicken operations at num-
Der of industrial centers. Wheat ex-
ports are slow to enlarge, being held
down by delayed crop moveme nt,
though foreign demand lacks the hys-
terical character of a year ago.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-23
BASEBALL KICKERS.

L
The truth of the situation is that
too many of the so-called fans" are
just a bunch of cheap sports who get
sore If the home team loses and they
lose a bet or two. They don't care
for the team or the game, but only
for the chance it offers for few bets
and if team can not win about Tour
out of every five games then it gets
a lot Of knocks and there is trouble
all around. For some reason 1t seems
Impossible for the great American
game to flourish in the small town and
survive on paying basis, and we sus-
pect this is due to the incessant howl
ing done by a few cheap sports who
60 around kicking sSpout their home
team when it loses, thus causing many
real lovers OF baseball to lose inter-
est in the game because they come to
believe it is not conducted on the
square.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-08-23
T1dEsREPUBIICAN. MARsHALLTOWN, IOWA: AUGUST o.

bush. That senAtorship will hang
around the window Just tho same. It
eats out Of J0e's hand. II no wants It
after the govern0rship campaign 1t
will fly right in at the open window,
perch on the whatnot and chirp to be
noticed
A movie Is on foot at Sioux City to
teach people how to use the water
bubblers. You've got to hand 1t to
Sioux City. She adapts herself to
changed conditions admirably and
probably by next January practically
ted water to classification as a bev-
erage.
There should be some consolation to
the man who must walk in that he Is
saving from 5000 to $500 each year he
waits by reason of the fall in prices
for autos.
iowa is too busy with her corn and
small grain to monkey with roads oil
of the time."-Hampton Chronicle.
The longer it takes to haul products
to town the more it costs and the less
time the farmer has to devote to rails
ing them"-Webster City Freeman
Tribune
The farmers county road and bridge
taxes which he is now paying along
with his auto license if bonded would
pave and gravel his roads and all the
time he would need to save would be
three days out of a year for man and
team to pay the bill or in other words
to get his tax money all back.