The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1920-04-01

Eve uhe chief) down to the devil q
won't mention his name) they arc
gentlemen, all. My association with
'em has Except occasionally been a
pleasure. True they TAT times) do
and say things that wouldn't lool:
well in print. But very few people,
however. have any small conception
OF the vexations incident to publishing
H ttlA4ey lid they a+etAd4 kee
more lorbearin and a bit more swift
in pawn ND. | realize more fully per-
haps than the force the loss the
FINES sustains by my quittn. But
| quit not in anger, nay, nay. In TACT,
the Chief and me are on such goou
terms that | know that should | de.
eide to again take up my pencil tor
! ! he Times Oh the same terms as III
the past, viz: Workin for nuthin, he
would make room tor me even
though he had to fire some one who
is DRAWN a salary in order to do so.
These words OF commentator are UNI
solicited by the force. Fact is, how
ever, believe it is better to scatter
flowers in the pathway OF he llvin
than to wait for the funeral to be-
| stow the wreath, or words to that ct
feet. SO, here's TO The Times and its
force.
Attention.!
AS expect to emigrate to the sun
Hover state nthc near future Of
Ter my 1917 model 81 Oakland Six car
for sale. With prices advancing on
all new cars good used scar at 4
should interest you My car is iii
| ia. nj,
new. Come and sec it for yourself
at 10 South Delaware street, Butler.
My word ior it its a good un.
| Jury.
"Jin." said chap to me, what is
the color oi a niger alter he u
dead" Same old shade" says /,
dead black"
like to write you Sunbeams, 3D..
Net every little bit, |
90 outside and kick myself,
" hen think OF what We writ.
At Il circus one time | was gain at
some monkeys tthc ones i'll cage
when d dear young thing said to me,
Il don't like to look at monkeys, 1t
makes Inc nervous. They look SO
much like lis. BY golly, says t.,
'4ncbbr that what alls the monkeys. /
l l1cy, too, are actin kinda nervous
Mebbc. says |, its because they |
think we look like them
Helena, Mont has at last declared .
herself as.iollow,. The name Helena /
is to be pronounced thusly "llel-na !
lcavin one letter {. Now here ii
Missouri the natives would possibly /
Tin fact, they do) add one l. and say
Hell no.
Ii is said that ii present prices o.
cotton continue that. cotton shirts are
just naturally bound to 60 higher.
All | have to say is that II my cot
ton shirts go much higher II just
naturally have to use paint bruaI'.
(\]so some palnD.
Possibly You ilave-
/ lave you ever done the Shimmic
With gal who weighed ton
And have her step ON your pet corn
As around the hall you spun
Md hear her gently murmur
81! ord. wish had Il shawl
" hen she found her dainty bloomcrs
" ere just about to fall.
My CHIEF objection to the would-De
>olulst Of nowadays is that when they
sing a solo" they don't sing 1t SO
low cant hear it.
\ prophet ain t without honor, save
in his own country $50 | have heard.
Yes, but a prolltcer is 4 man without
nunor in any country Il know that to
be true). Yes.
"a Sharp Note to Turkey. Head
line. In these degenerate day, of high
priced bull beef and long spaces be-
tween meat dinners | would much |
rather be in a position to apply
sharp knife to turkey. How about
yuh:
I'other day met al old topper who
seemed to be sufierin from thirst and
said to him, would you like once
more to take look at something
with a kick in it," 90 boy, you
should nave seen the water run out
OF the corners OF his iace). Would
l." he yelled. Lead me to it quick,
man. if you would save a lie.
"Kiyhto, old gobbler," says |, ''ioller
me" Then took him around to the
alley and showed him "a mule -
What:
understand that both Hoover and
Mc.Adoo refuse to run tor the presi-
dency---is this case OF faint heart
and cold feet or is it possible they are
dcveopin slight amount OF real
moss sense. q
Listen. do you ever stop to think:
It's rot what people say about YOU
that hurts. 1t 5 the thinks they don
say DO you get that:
On that grand and awful morn
When Old Gabriel tootS his horn,
II rise and answer Here, with a
Il VIM,
Then Old Gabe will fetch Il smile,
| That will stretch his face mile,
Md hei yell. here comes that ornery
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