The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1916-12-21
Nyhart Sunbeams.

anu oIlSHCcT tHdu cVcF. VNcauS
like circus poster don't iti) It
is a mystery to me how this stuff
gets blythe W. B., only way I can
figure it ont is this-I am in ar
rcars for several years on my
subscription and the editor said
he would let me "work it. out"
OF course it is rough on the pub
lic-but it is the life saving stunt
for ".Jim." huff, then I'll quit
instanter. ....
| At last voice from the
"wilderncss.'' The report comes
from Camp Patterson that several
| turkeys have been killed, some
"pct coons' captured and one
Edcer badly scared" and
wounded. DR.. Patterson shot the
deer and only for the lateness of
the hour and fear Of getting lost
prevented him securing the meat.
They also report wolves plentiful
and mafraid," They chase the
dogs in at night and / opine that
the hunters sit pretty close to
the fire for the same reason that
the dogs rm-viz, that they, too,
arc trifle skeercd.''
j. +. Ahlfcld sold some old
corn to r. B. Morrison last week
for one dollar per blshel. This
is large price zut the corn was
Of good quality and easily worth
the difference in price of this
years crop and that of last sea-
son.
Quite few changes will take
place in Peaceful Valley when
moving time comes next spring
and we will lose some good pco-
Pile. Some will quit farming and
90 to the cities, others will 90 out
west #. e., ~ Try a new country We
shall miss them, but our best
wishes will follow them.
j. +. Kern, who owns a big
farm in the bottoms southeast of
Nyhart. is one of the lucky ones
this fall lie sold his-cnrn crop
at the field at soc per bushel.
Had quite a good yield of good
quality, only Tor the overflow.
These bottom farms are hard to
beat.
If a hen and a half lays an egg
and a half in day and a half
oh well, what s the usc-no one
can answer it anyway. Eggs are
not too high to eat if you want
them-and? can get them.
Many things are necessary to
be a good newspaper correspond
cnt. Many things to learn and
several" things not to he done.
A good example is the best teach
or and the best way to learn to
write bright, interesting news is
% "read' them. But most gen.
rally it requires "natural abil-
ty" to write anything worth ),
while. Me? Oh, it's, hard work
or me. But it seems it's easy II
or the crest of en-. But, are '
hey interesting? I
If You have friends, real &
ricnds, good, true friends, and
,Ou feel that their friendship I
means much to you, for goodness
axe tell them so. They would
pprcciate such an expression II
rom you now and here more
han the 30 orr4O cents worth of a
lowers you will put on their \
rave and sprinkle profuse]y +
With tears of rcgret-aftcr they II
re gone. :,
When l started out in life I n
vas undecided whether l would +
e president of the United States "
r a plain millionaire and because n
f said indccision I am "neith-
r." But l have made up my IA
lind to accomplish one thing
nd will bend all my failing en- y
rgy to that end, viz: to accum-
late enough filthy lucre so that ii
hen the "alarm" clock shoots M M
If at 5 a. M, can crawl out OF II
ed, throw the darncd thing eI
,rough q $4,000 plate glass ,
cont and 60 back and finish my 81
1ooze and let the hired man ca
open up and sweep ont the
Top. - -
After all / think things are "
retty evenly balanced in this tn
d world. High cost of living di
arms us to practice economy. II
rue, we may not have all the
ings we want, but do we really III
need" the things we feel we wi
ant. Again. gasoline has gone III
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