The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-05-17
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you am willing to sacrifice : few
ninutes Of my time (it's worth $I.oo
per minute) in order to let you hear
from Peaceful Valley.
Perhaps the greatest cpigram OF
one Of the greatest writer's of mod
ern times. the greatest axiom Of con-
duct which. if followed by more Of
us would make life brighter and more
worth while is the late Ebert Hub
bard's "Rule Six" Maybe you don't
recail it or it may be you never read
il. 1t is this, Don't take yourself
too damn seriously" Don't think
that you are the only potato in the
hill. It's all right to be a 'highbrow'
also it's good habit to form of act
ing like a human at times. So just
commit rule 6 to memory and see
how much more you will be appre-
ciated in your own bailiwick.
Taken by and large things look
very promisin' in Peaceful Valley.
Plenty of rain, also sunshine (if one
tries to be sunny good crop is in
sight Everything indicates that the
time is near when the reaper reapeth
and the mower moweth, also and of
certainty the time draws nigh when
the little humble bee crawls up the
'hzzy' granger's trouser leg and
'bumbicbeeth.'
Many people have gone Cor went)
crazy trying to solve the problem of
perpetual motion. A good many
more are likely to go Cor get) crazy
trying, to solve the U-boat puzzle.
Me? O simply say it can't be did
Tor donc) as the case may be.
Now that CONSUMPTION is assured
it is remarkable how many able
bodied young loafers have some one
dependent on their efforts Ito keep |
out of war; ch?
We are all in the writing game.
All of US are writing day by day the
story of our lives in our actions and
conduct. These stories will never ap-
pear in books. But they are being
indelibly stamped on the, heart,
minds and lives of those with whom
we came in daily contract and will
live long after the writers pass be-
yond the Great Divide. What will
the story of your life and of my life
be? Think it over once.
Speakin' of war, A man said to me
the other day, I'm for peace with
Germany at any price 'cept fightin',
same as at home" says he. me and
my wife don't always agree and, as
L have healthy respect for her abil-
ity as scrapper, we usually have
peace"
Will some one pleace recite
"Spartacus," or "Warrcns- Address
to His Troops?" If not | will.
Seems like the young American needs
some such incentive to action.
l was sittin' in church onct 90,
yes, go to church that's where
good, honest, consistent folks learn
how to be inconsistent. Twas a
beautiful morning in spring (not this
spring. and while the expounder Cat
so much per) was making things ex-
citin' sweet little song bird perched
in tree just outside the window
and opened up. listened to the
preacher and the bird and tried to be
unprecedented. This was the verdict
/ handed in, viz: find that the bird
in the tree is the real preacher.
If you take pencil and paper and
try to write interesting news, you
will find it is easier said than done.
Writing from all sides of life is diff
ficult for me. AS an optimist my
view is possibly perverted and I only
see the sunny side. Better for all of
you If you could do the same. There
is more. good in the world than evil.
Likewise more sunshine than shadow
il you look for it. l.
Sometimes our feelings arc very I
queer things. rarely ever have the !,
least idea, personally, of how any
particular situation will affect me
until I meet it. Now, If should 60
to war and find myself in position
where must shoot or be shot !
would probably shoot But, If l saw /
an opportunity where speed would
prove factor in my personal safety !,
/ might act different and hike for the
tall uncut dunno ,
/ hate to go to war, by jings and ,
leave the garden sass and things but {
If have to go to war I'll try and
leave an awful jar upon the German ,
laiser's map / low he'll J. know /,
there's been = scrap. I'll pull his
ears and punch his nose to let him
know ] don't propose to lose tie
hopors that we won back in the days
Of Washington. The tifings he desat
beyond the sea, he can't pull of ont
here ~ gee. for we are nade Of
finer stuff end We have called BIN