The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-06-14
SUNBEAMS
~ People, O people
SVA you folks who lay
3SS2 abed these beautiful
June mornings-do
- ~you know what you.

you Know Wnat you
are missin'? Me? o, belong to thu
great out doors and I'm as tickled
as "Piute squaw" with a string OF
} beads) just to be alive and able to
be out doors at the first peep O day
and hear the drumming of the wood
pecker. the saucy chatter of the wren,
the coo of the dove and to watch the
festive sparrow swipe the corn chop
from the chicks. o, You lazy folks,
how | pity you. Get up and get out.
Breathe the sweet incense OF June
morning and see the glory of June
sunrise. Hear the birds sing their
praises to the Lord-good--goddle-
mity--folks get up in the mornin.
A person asked this, DO you think
the awful war in Europe is fulfill
ment of the scriptures? You know
says he. the Scriptures tell us there
shall be wars and rumors OF wars,
ETC." mo, SIR says /. Il don't be-
lieve it, not none a-tall. All such
signs fail in dry weather. says |. "lf
p. Conner can't tell what the weather
will be tomorrow Cat lunch time) how
in darnation could the prophets prog
nosticate events to happen two thou
sand years after they (the prophets)
had quit usin Blue Jay Corn Plast-
ers'" by golly," says he, latter
hearin' you talk | don't believe it my
self"
A man in an Eastern state wants to
be exempt from the army because he
has 80 Count 'em) 80. Now, what
do You think of that? l would rather
so to war than provide for such a
covey of birds as that Cat present
prices). Seems to me it would re-
quire less courage and muscle.
June sth, ! met a married man and
said to him, 81 'spose you have regis
tered?" "Bet your life" says he.
20, WE'LL" | replied, possibly you
won't be called. You have family.
Did you claim exemption?' HI.
no." said he. Pm for peace and
think there's more peace and less
danger at the front than there is at
the place where | stop at and away
he went whistlin' Onward Christian
Soldiers
'Tother day I saw an ad like this:
do you want a new stomach?' |
at once wrote the stummick Mfg. Co.
and told them my old one was in
pretty good shape and workin' over
time and always on the job. That !
found it quite some trouble to supply
the film and didn't want to invest in
a new one at present.
1t is now felony to hoard up
grub-so be careful how you provide
for tomorrow dinner. You are
liable to be arrested for having one
meal ahead-yessir
1t is said (and generally believed)
hat all the Angels over yonder are
women and just said to myself.
says /. by golly, that's why there
are so blamed few angels among the
women on this side of the Valley OF
Shadows-they must all be over
here
| notice that in some localities
hey are putting bells on cats to pre-
,ent the cats catchin' birds. Now, !
I'M using lead poisoning to keep the
ats from gettin' my chickens. | use
~ special capsule and have sue
:eeded in persuading three cats, who
we're addicted to the habit of eatin'
.hicken to quit. Facts, they seem
o have lost their appetite for any
ort OF meat.
Mr.. John Barleycorn and Mr.. Bud ,
Neiser have been handed their pass {
,orts by nearly every state. Just {
where they will go is not quite clear. {