The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1916-11-16
Nyhal.t Sunbeams.

You see I've been trying to en-
dorse a plan to overcome the high
cost of living. At last l have
succeeded. Here's the way, in.
4 stead Of eating three meals day
at home only cat one'. Eat the
other two among your friends
Simple AIM it?
Before this goes to press the
great day will have come "agin"
and gone ''agin.'' Bright hopes
and prospects will have been
blighted. The people will have
spoken. So no matter who wins
let's still cherish the hope that the
country is safe and in capable
hands and let no harsh words mar
the good we all may do, each in
his own way. just be satisfied
and sunny. 49,
This is the time to be sweet
tempered and "sunny." If any
one steps on your toes "lecture
yourself for being in the way"
and tell him you will be more
careful in the future. Under no
circumstances permit any argu-
ment. In times Of stress and poll
ties a soft answer often saves
trouble.
| notice that in Kansas City re-
Gently ten barrels of milk were
dumped into the river and at
that | guess the river. was only
taking back it's own. IF all the
creeks, ponds, ETC., should follow
up and "take back their own"
maybe we could get something
in our coffee ''cept" chalk.
| had an invitation last week to
attend function Of "automo-
bile owners at the county seat.
But as | drive a Ford and where
as a Ford is not supposed or con-
coded to be an Automobile" |
did not attend. | do not feel
like spending money to build
roads for automobiles. - What
AM mostly interested il, is good
'oads for farmers and
'Fords. Yea, verify.
Some one once said ito thine
'wn self be true and it must fol-
ow as the night the day, thou
'anst not then be false to any
man, Say, that fellow said a
Whole ''mouthful." My interpre-
alton of it is this that if we don t
ry to deceive ourselves, we won't
orm the habit Of trying to de-
Give our neighbors. Pretty
oVnd advice that. Let's try it.
Only two classes of people in :
his country. Those who edo
hings' and those who "don' IT,
lie? I'm for those who do"
1t has been said "a rolling
tone gathers no moss That ,
Jay be true but rolling stone
cts somewhere and leaves
trail. . Also it acquires "pol-
;h.' Can as much be said for
lie moss covered granite?
There are people OH earth who e.
early youth heard it said "that
Il things come to him who :
ATS Yes, and l know several !
ho have ben waiting for years.
That waste of time. Don't be
waiter on time. Go after the I,
'ings the other fellow waits for. q
eat him to it. Opportunity
It wait. You must "nab" her N
1 the fly. Up and at it. Don't Il
ait. -
If in the present political crisis :, :
III see your fondest hopes blight l.
and your "air castles" fade d
way, don't feel badly. Be sun II
' and just pray that you may be II
good loser. :
AS a hunter of wild game Of
n find it necessary when game
out in the open to approach it
ON behind a "bIind" made of
raw or brush held in front of
e. Hughes seems to have adopt
the same tactics. Only Hughes
dn't have to hunt up any
brush or straw. He sneaked
on the democratic folks from
hind his whiskers." He
ho." did.
A man came into my place a
" days ago and after shaking
nds with me said, my name is
'op, and I just said to him, for
odness sake why don't you
ke something for it. He said
vhatcha mean, take something
r it, And I replied take some
ing for the roop, and then the
q began.