The Butler weekly times., 1917-08-02
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editor of The Times is not always t
my liking, l want to say that, tn
promptness with which the Butie'
Weekly Times handled the returns o
the recent draft was revelation t.
anyone unacquainted with the faciii
ties of that office for handling bis
work. The results were quickly tab
ulated as they came over the wire
and placed where the people couio
see at a glance just who was who and
why. Nothing was left undone to &C
quaint the anxious fathers, mothers
and friends Of the boys as to the sit
uation as far as possible and the de-
tails were correct The Times costs
$1.oo and is worth many times that
amount. l am not paid for this
spiel as | am not supposed to con-
tribute anything except bunk, Nor
do l particularly admire the editor
but always aim to give the devil his
due and in this instance | am inclined
to be magnanimous and include the
editos-yessis.
J pnee Knew an old man whose
proud boast was that he had never
taken bath and say, it wasn't hard
to believe. He sure looked it. Later
events proved that he had told the
truth. He died. The folks just had
to clean him up you know and before
they got through they found string
OF beads on his neck that his mother
placed there when he was baby and
when his sorrowing friends took a
last look at the dear departed many
of them thought that the undertaken
had switched corpses on EN- and was
buryin' the wrong man. The same
brand OF soap they used on him is still
on the market and sells for 1oc per
box.
Ladies and gentlemen, the next
number on the program will be, al
Aer the ball. by short stop
After profound thought / have ar
rived at the conclusion that whole
loaf is far better than no bread. Al
20 that the atmosphere is warmer on
a warm mornin' than it is on cold
one.
A sure cure for insomnia-Eat a
light supper Chats easy, most folks
are doin that, retire early, don't
worry about your debts (the other
fellow will do that), resolve that if
you are called to the colors that you
will go provided that you are COM
PEELED toy, then just make a noise
like turnip, and-Gee whiz, is break
fast ready? Try it.
II person who is not smart would
drink barrel of Bud (1eo bottles)
would that make him wiser?
Quite a variety of recipes for re-
ducing the weight of fat folks, yes.
The most effective one (in use at our
house, is the abbreviated bill of fare
sure, but painful.
l notice that an Indiana farmer re-
Gently laid an egg on the editors
table which beat all previous records.
Now | call that goin' some. Mostly
at our place we depend on (and ex-
pect) the hens to deposit the eggs on
Tor near) our table.
Imaginary troubles are usually our
worst ones. Likewise the same may
be said Of fear Not many men are
towards. No. But the uncertainty
and suspense gets under the skin.
But, place a man in a position where
he must fight to protect himself Tor
his own and watch the fur fly. Ma
ture is able to provide the necessary
stimulant to carry the weakest of US
through most any sort of scrap.
Cowards? No!
Warren to his troops
I'm the God of battles trust-die
we may and die we must. But, o,
when can dust to dust be consigned
so we'll As when Heaven its dews
shall shed on the martyred patriot
dead and when rocks shall raise their
head of his deeds to tell"
I am indebted to a lawyer friend
for the following 7fffhe only comment
! have to offer is, l believe it's true.
A fig for those bylaws projected.
Liberty's a glorious feast. Courts