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The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-12-19
HIGHLY COLoRED HILARlTY.
Queer Kind of Fun That Goes With
One Hindu Festival.

Queer Kind of Fun That Goes With
One Hindu Festival.
The "Hon Festival" as celebrated
annually by the maharaja of Patiala,
India, is described by Charles Ber-
tram in his volume, "A Magician In
Many Lands" Mr. Bertram writes:
Early in the morning went to the
club. where | found many of the
guests, who were taking part In the
ceremony for the first time. We were
provided with a complete new suit of
Hindu garments, and our dressing
was superintended by the maharaja's
servants. We had camels. elephants
and yictorias provided for us. | was
on an elephant, In kind of box. and
we drove In procession to the palace
Of the native city
1--WE were received with great ac-
claim by the natives. and | was led to
believe that ii was to be decidedly
dignifed occasion, but | was woefully
mistaken The fun had not begun
Certain formaliies had to be gone
through before the signal was given
1--WE took our seats In the courtyard
Of the palace at a long table that was
loaded with large gilt dishes filed with
different colored balls as large as or
anges and filed with holi powder At
a signal the brother Of the maharaja
came to the front of the table and sa.
banned to the prince, who took one Of
the balls and threw It gently across
the table. striking the officer on the
breast,
THE ball broke and scattered the
powder over his costume Then there
was a general scramble. and in less
time than ii takes TO write hundreds
Of balls were dying about their many
coored contents scattered broadcast
on the crowd. Next baskets Of loose
powder were thrown upon us In hand
fuls
1T was no use to expostuate; the
moment you opened your mouth some
body filed 1t with powder. The battle
grew fast and furious, when suddenly
an enormous stream OF water from Il
fire engine drenched everybody The
EOlOlSu pONAtiS bGNnhiiC w CT anu, lin
Cling together. dyed US all in brilliant.
ly variegated hues.
After this sort of thing had gone on
for half an hour it ceased by mutual
consent, and we returned to the pri-
vate gardens of the maharaja. where
we were most unceremoniously pitch
ed into a tank of running water
was dyed a deep scarlet all over my
body. and 1t was fully a month before
the color entirely disappeared from my
face and hands"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-12-19
king of Flowers.

On the score of age alone the peony
should command the interest OF all
flower lovers. 1t has a history which
began many hundreds of years ago.
The tree peony. Paenia moutan, is
native of China. This peony, more
than any other flower. has been the
glory and pride of the Chinese for near
ly 1,5O0 years and has been a subject
for their painters and a theme for
their poets. In China for more than
1000 years a record has been kept of
the percentage of seedlings of this
peony and their characteristics. Its
great beauty and fragrance made 1t
centuries ago the favorite flower of
China's emperors. and 1t was called
Hwa Wang-king of flowers. Subur-
ban Life.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-12-19
CORROSIVE ACID BURNS.
N spIashed With vitrioi Plunge Into
Water at Once.

A burn from sulphuric acid-vitriol.
as 1t is often called is one of the most
painful and disfiguring wounds that
can be received Sulphuric acid is the
most powerful of caustic liquids
When IL touches the tissues of the
body 1t disorganizes them rapidly. ex-
hausting the water in them, coagulat
ing their albumen and changing the
nature Of their salts, thus bringing
about destruction that is sometimes
fatal When the burnt place heals 1t
does SO with a hideous scar. resembling
that of leprosy or lupus.
On being splashed with vitriol there
is only one thing to do-rush for the
nearest water and plunge the burnt
member into It If the face be splash
ed 1t should be instan ntly Immersed In
a bowl or pail of water, or In lake or
river IL these be handy The object is
to dilute the acid as quickly as pos
sible and so check its rapid corrosion
Of the flesh, for If let alone 1t will eat
In TO great depth
Having washed away the acid, cover
the wound at once with some alkali.
such as limewater or milk Of magne
sia. If these are not obtainable suds
made from pure soap will do Then
treat the wounds as ordinary burns
are treated. IL the mouth be burned 1t
should be rinsed out with water, fol-
lowing this with imewater or milk of
magnesia. which should be kept in the
mouth as long as possible,
A burn from ammonia, though not
nearly so serious as one from acid, is
very painful. 1t should be treated
with diluted acid wash made from
vinegar or the juice of lemon or
lime. Afterward 1t should be coated
with gum tragacanth or gum arabic
New York World.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-12-19
BROAD DAYLIGHT AT NIGHT.
That's tho Sight That startles One In
Alaska In Summer.

Alaska In Summer.
Speaking from an experience of
more than 100000 miles travel on sea
and land. 1t is remarkable how many
things you see In Alaskan waters
which you have seen nowhere else in
the world. 1t was a novel sight to
have a whole school of whales spout.
ing at one time. with some Of them
cruising up near tue boat and rolling
over like submarines pitching In a
heavy sea. And the herds Of Alaskan
fur seals, hoarsely believing as we
approached, added to memory's roper.
toire of barking monkeys. groaning
camels and trumpeting elephants.
Another unusual thrill that comes
to the summer traveller in Alaska
springs from the eternal daylight OF
that wonderful country Whether you
actually see the midnight sun or not
depends upon the date and the latitude
to which you ascend but darkness Is
thing of the past after the second
night out of Seattle A dusky gloam-
ing takes its place until you get still
farther north. and then you may read
a newspaper on deck at midnight with
out straining your eyes. This phe
nomenon is one Of the strangest in
Alaska. 1t gives you a shock to leave
the club at Dawson or Fairbanks at !
o'clock In the morning and find your
self In broad daylight when you come
out on the silent streets!- Edgar Allen
Forbes In Leslie's
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-12-19
HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE.
1t Causes Hardening of tho Arteries
and Other Grave Troubles.

Physicians have always studied the
pulse, because II gives valuable infor
nation concerning the body's condi-
ton of health or disease. But 1t is
only recently that they have begun to
use the term blood pressure" fire.
auently and to regard the amount of
that pressure as of great Importance.
That is because they now have instru-
ments for accurately measuring the
pressure. which previously they could
only estimate by feeling the pulse.
Blood pressure or the degree Of ten
sion OF the blood current within the
arteries Is chiefly significant because
a permanent increase In II is quite
sure to be followed in time by harden
Ing of the arteries and by the degener-
alton or disease of important organs.
especially the kidneys.
The blood pressure is increased by
a number of causes that increase the
force of the heart beat or that con-
tract the smaller blood vessels. Any
excitement-anger JOY. fear, nervous
ness'-raises 1t temporarily. But that
IS of little Importance unless the emo
ton Is frequently repeated or unless
the person already has diseased arte-
ries he blood pressure that is per-
nlanently high is more serious. That
comes from long continued mental ex-
element, such as worry, business anx-
iety or political strife or from the ac-
ton Of certain poisons that are formed
In the system and not properly ex-
creted
These poisons come from the waste
products of digestion. especially In
large meat eaters. They raise the
blood pressure by causing the smaller
arteries to contract.
In small amounts these poisons are
excreted at once, but in persons who
eat large quantities of meat, especially
of beef and mutton-poultry and fish
are less harmful-they are sometimes
formed in amounts so large that the
kidneys cannot dispose of them prompt
ly. When this happens. especially If II
occurs in a person who Is under a con
stant mental strain, like the politician
the financier or the chronic worrier
there Is grave danger of permanent
ly high blood pressure and, following
that, of hardening of the arteries and
OF kidney disease. mental disturbance
or apoplexy
If you must worry be vegetarian
| If you must eat meat do so only once
day or, better still. every other day
Youths Companion.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-12-19
Mnddanina calmness.

A New Yorker who had planned a
week end trip with his wife fumed
and fretted without avail on the morn
ing set for their departure because she
made such slow progress in getting
ready for the journey AT last he fairly
dragged her from the house and into
a waiting taxicab although she kept
protesting that there was no occasion
for hurry, as they had plenty of time.
Arrived at the station, the couple dash
ed for their train and were just in
time to see it pulling out There, ="
said the irate husband, didn't | tell
you that we'd never catch that train
on account of your
YES" said his philosophic spouse
calmly, but we didn't miss it by
much"-New York Tribune.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-12-19
Just Try it.

A curiosity in arithmetic has recent
ly been worked out by a British as
tronomer In answer TO the question,
What is the largest number that can
be expressed with three digits?
The answer is 9's (the ninety ninth
power Of ninel
The figure which this represents is so
big that 1t is awesome. II 1t were
printed in full 1t would fill thirty-three
volumes of 800 pages each Of fine type.
The first twenty-eight figures are
42S, 124. .773, 175. TAT .048, ,036 9S7. 1859, and
the last two are 80. In between these
are 369. .693. .070 figures
If you don't believe it try 1t and see.
Saturday Evening Post
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-12-19
Meetino a crisis.

How much do you charge for cut
ting of a dogs tail?" said a small boy
to veterinary recently. exhibiting a
quarter in one hand and leading a
lean canine with the other.
1.-THE operation customarily costs 81,
but l will do 1t for you for 30 cents. I"
replied the gentleman addressed.
The boy looked at the coin In his
hand disappointedly for a moment
but his face quickly frightened He
stuck out his hand which contained
the coin and said: That's all I've got
Cut of a quarters worth. National
Monthly.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-12-19
1 ondnn,s kennsl Club.

The London Kennel club has pedi-
grees of 100000 dogs on file The club
was organized in 1873 At the annual
show of the Kennel club in London
about $4,000 is awarded In prizes. a
committee Of the club meets twice a
month. and the chairman and mem
bers OF the committee sit as judges
and jury in every disputed case passed
up to them by the judges of shows.
Witnesses are called In the ordinary
way and sometimes the sentences are
very severe Not infrequently the
owners OF dogs are prohibited from
ever taking part in a show afterward.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-12-19
hia unhurdana tIimaelf.

Can you bear it If tell you some
thing seriousT ventured the young
husband
Eyes. Don't keep anything from
me!'' gasped the bride.
Remember. this does not mean that
my love for you is growing less"
Don't break my heart What is it?"
well, my dear, I'm getting tired OF
angel food every day for dinner
Would it be too much TO ask you TO
have liver and onions Kansas City
Journal
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-12-19
Ocean DereIicts.

Abandoned vessels have often float
ed for many months waterlogged, but
carried far by winds and currents
There was the Fanny e. Wolston. de-
serted on Oct 15, 1891, which travelled
about 1000 miles before she was last
reported in December. 1893 And the
w. L. White was derelict from 1888
when she was near New York. till she
ran ashore on the Hebrides a year
later Forty vessels saw her, but
could not sink her.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-12-19
Song of a Little River.

There's no music like little rivers
1t plays the same tune (and that's the
favorite, over and over again. and yet
1t does not weary OF 1t like men fid-
dlers 1t takes the mind out Of doors.
and, though we should be grateful for
good houses there Is. after all. no
house like Gods out Of doors. And.
lastly. SIR. It quiets man down ike
saying his prayers. Robert Louis Ste
venson.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-12-19
Passino II Along.

What does your mother do when
things go wrong?"
"she just takes 1t out on pa"
"And what does your sister do"
"She hops on TO pa and ma BOTH"
"And what does your father doP
"It's different with pa. He don't
dare say much to ma and sis, and so
when he gets mad he just takes 1t out
on the street railway company and the
beef trust" Detroit Free Press.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-12-19
Effect of a Dram.

THE happiest dream | can recall"
said successful business man, was
one had ten years ago. In 1t was
with my good mother again, seated In
the old home church She placed her
hand on my head and whispered. Son,
am proud Of you That little state
ment has kept me out OF wrongdoing
more than all the sermons have ever
heard and. | think, has made me a bet
ter man."-Philadelph Record.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-12-19
Railway PunctuaiitN.

IL is related that an Anglo Indian Of
icer once asked the station master at
Delhi whether the IL o'clock train from
Calcutta was In.
(which" was the reply-"today' or
yesterday's1 They are both due, but
yesterdays isn't in YETI
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-12-19
rha IInknnmn Quantity,

'I'll bet she will" began the rash
youth
Don't" interrupted his older and
wiser companion. Don't bet that she
will ever do anything. You can never
tell what woman will do"
But" protested the young man. II
was going TO bet that she would do the
unexpected"
Don't" repeated the elder earnest
ly. Even that is no safe bet
Judge.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-12-19
Cruel Haxino.

Have you heard what Mabel's fra
ternity did TO her?"
"They have terrible limitations. | un-
derstand"
That's what They ordered her to
help her mother with the dishes for
month. Washington Herald.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-12-19
The Other Way.

Mrs. Sourspite When / gave you
that solemn warning against marry
ing / said that some day you would
regret It. That time will come. mark
my words Mrs. Newed-That time
has come. Mrs Sourspite (gleefuIly)-
thought So Then you regret your
marriage2 Mrs. Newed-Oh. no. re-
gret the warning you gave me. 1t
kept me from marrying for nearly a
year.-Puck.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-12-19
His Busy nau

You say you called this morning on
ny husband at his Office: He's always
10 busy. Did you have any trouble In
seeing him?'
Yes. at first He was sitting behind
bis desk. and | couldn't see him until
he moved his feet Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-12-19
AS Values Are JUDGED,

Great Scott, woman. Are you try
ing to ruin meT'
why, Henry! You don't even know
what / paid for the gown"
Il know that any gown that looks
as bad as that one costs more than
san afford to pay."-Life.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-12-19
GETTING a Verdict.

I'VE could have settled our diff
culties by tossing Il coin Instead we
spent lot of money in going to law,
"Well2"
81 understand the jury settled the
whole matter by tossing a COIN
Kansas City Journal.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-12-19

"I never can believe word that
woman says
'Tt's rather funny She said the
same thing about you yesterday"
That's just like her. How can you
have confidence in any one who talks
about another behind her back T-Chi
cago Record Herald
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-12-19
Look a Job Lot.

Just one kiss" murmured the book
keeper
The pretty stenographer pointed to
a placard.
mo Goods AT Retail" 1t stated.
So he took job lot Washington
Herald
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-12-19
Strictly Business.

Hes running his business on strict
iy common sense lines"
''In what way?"
swell, for instance, he says he won't
hire man who comes from New York
unless he also knows something."-De-
troit Free Press
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-12-19
Ralatiusa of Suooass.

Luck and Industry met on the htgb-
way OF life ~ understand we arg re
lated" remarked Luck.
"Yes, In a sort OF q way" replied
Industry II am the mother Of Sue
cess, while you are distant relative"
philadelphia Record.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-12-19
Qualified His Opinion.

~ say caddie did you ever see a
worse golf player than +?
mo, but then, sir I've only beeh
caddying for four years - petroit
Free Press
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-12-19
Inconsistent.

Poet-You said the other day In your
paper that poverty is not a crime Ed
itor- Wel2 Poet And yet you de
cline my verses simply because you
say they are poor Puck
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-12-19
ouita corraot.

A philosopher says. "A man worships
what he cannot understand" II he IL
referring to women be Is correct.-Nsw
Orleans Picayune.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-12-19
What She Lacked.

Wigg-I suppose Mrs Pneurich has
the best of everything. Wagg- Well,
perhaps the hest of everything except
manners. Philadelphia Record.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-12-19
In Old Enxnt.

An American professor claims to
have discovered that ii was crime to
firt in ancient Egypt Ii the fair sex
looked anything like the pictures they
left behind them 1t was.-Toronto Star
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-12-19
A Smoke Nuisance.

Willie Paw. what is the smoke nui-
sance? Paw The fellow who is al
ways borrowing matches. my SON
Cincinnati Enquirer
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-12-19

.na cn.:a::,.as. .:.a5i III re worlG sue
I'm very sorry. but unfortunately 1
want to be happy myself : Boston
Transcript
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-12-19

It is the hatred of narrow minds for
liberal ideas that letters the march OF
progress Victor Hugo.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-12-19
nverheard on the Street.

Hasn't that girl an ethereal look
Very
Let US listen to what she IS SAVING
to her companion IN wager II Is
something soulful
'Yes, said the ethereal one, my sis
ter likes tripe. but prefer limburger'
Chicago Journal
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-12-19

The least moment is of importance TO
all nature The entire ocean is affect
ed by a pebble. Pascal
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-12-19

Not only strike when the iron is hot.
but make Ii hot by striking Oliver
Cromwell
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-12-19

What should you not wish done Co
yourself do not unto others. Chinese.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-12-19

Evil counsel is swift In It's march,
plutarch
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-12-19

Chance generally favors tbs prudsat.
-Joubert.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-12-19

Rejected.
Es--Bs mine and you will make ms
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-03-02

1t is believed by the Government
experts that the silver fox can Dc
successfully fsrmed for 1ts FUR IN
this country-the only difficulty De-
ing to obtain the requisite breeding
stock. This obstacle will doubtless
be overcome. At the present time
the bulk Of the small market sup
ply Of this kind of fur comes from
Prince Edward Island, of the Cana
dian coast, which Ia the only place
In the world where silver foxes are
reared under conditions of partial
domestication-the business being
so profitable that up to now Its very
existence has been kept carefully
secret by tn, few persons engaged
In It.
Already a very profitable kind or
fur farming is being conducted over
extensive areas Of marshes In the
region of the Chesapeake. which
yield actually greater annual profit
than the best farming land, IN the
shape of muskrat skins. Before
very long. 1t is believed, this busl-
ness will be prosecuted much more
systematically than at present, by
giving protection to the animals dur
ing certain seasons.
The muskrat Is nearly as big as
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-03-02

plies the killing Of the mothers,
which are much more valuable than
their young.
The fur Of pure-bred Arab lambs
is SO costly that articles made OF 1t
are owned only by few royal per
sonages. IN Russia and elsewhere
A few OF the rams have been
smuggled from time to time into
Afghanistan, and there crossed
with common native sheep. It is
from Afghanistan that practically
all Of the astrakhan which comes to
the United States is derived But
In that country there is little knowl-
edge Of the art Of scientific breed
ing, and the consequence Is that the
fur we get is inferior. What the
Bureau of Animal Industry pro.
poses to do Is TO cross the pure
bred Arabi with selected Shropshire
ewes. The Shropshire has long and
beautiful wool, almost equalling
that OF the Angora goat in lustTe.
The Arabi rams used as sires
were obtained from DR.. C. c. Young,
OF Belen, Tex, who imported them.
He was able to secure possession
Of fifteen, in Bokhara by the help
OF letter from Colonel Roosevelt,
then President OF the United States.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-03-02

expectation that 1t Is almost I'm
possible to secure a specimen, They
have enormous tails, sometimes
weighing as much as fifty pounds.
At birth, the lambs are intensely
black, with a brilliant lustre. their
wool being distributed over their
bodies IN tight little curls- Before
long. however, the wool turns gray
But the pure-bred Arab lambs are
never killed, because they are too
valuable, The rams are crossed
with common native sheep, the Off
spring being invariably black. Lest
the fur turn gray, these half.bTed
lambs are killed when they are less
than Ave days old.
Such Ia the source Of the familiar
Persian lamb" OF the fur market
which does not come from Persia
at all. Astrakhan ts merely another
name for 1t. The quarter-bred
lambs (one-fourth ArabD furnish
the gray astrakhan of commerce,
which is very Lretty. though less
highly esteemed than the black. II
ought to be said here, by the way,
that the popular notion that this
kind Of fur Is derived from unborn
lambs Is incorrect. Indeed, the idea
Is an absurdity, inasmuch as 1t i'm