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The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-12-26
TRADES COUNCIL

The Cooperative Trades and La
Dor Council met Tuesday night in
sregular session with Pres dent
Chas Vaughn presiding and all
trades being represented.
The credentials of Chas. Vaughn
and John Janser of Machinist's Tn
ion and d. D. Dancy of Barber S
Union, G. F. Schwab, John E.
Pickett and c. Hosea to represent
the Building Trades Council were
read received and delegate installed
A communication was received
from the sisters of the Mercy Hos
pital regarding the finishing of the
Labor Ward was referred to the
trustees.
A communication was received
from the Pattern Makers Assscia-
ton and referred 20 the Metal
Trades Council.
A communication was received
from the Socialist Party extending
an invitation to the Council at the
Flag raising and ceremonies which
will be held on January 1st at the
City Building
Communication of George w.
Bope, of Columbus, regarding an
address was received.
The Laundry Workers Commit
tee was extended more time.
The report of the Meat Cutters
Committee was received and com
mittee continued.
The Ministerial Alliance was
asked to elect B fraternal delegates
to tt.nd the meeting of the coun-
Gil.
A committee of five was appoint
ed to try a1d secure a date with
Mr.. Thomas Duffy q member oil
the State Liability Board of Awards
to come here in the near future.
The chair appointed Finfrock
Sims, Schwenn, Linn and Betschel
on the committee.
A committee was also appointed
to investigate the Eight hour State
law. Committee appointed was,
Mooar, Wilkins and Howard.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-12-26
eWton's Shock.

The immortal discoverer of the law
Of the attraction of gravity was at
one time beside himself In his fftieth
year Newton suffered the severe shock
from which he never fully recovered.
A dog upset lighted candle. and pre-
cious manuscripts embodying the re-
suits of many years experiments In
optics were destroyed. In consequence
of this Newton's mind lost It's balance.
Brewster denies this. but about its
truthfulness there is not much room
for doubt 1t is certain that for con-
siderable time his letters were quite
incoherent. and to be accounted for
upon no other hypothesis than that of
a disordered mentality. Newton slow
ly recovered and lived to be eighty
three years old.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-12-26
A Bird With Hands.

In the forests of British Guiana,
says the London Globe, lives the ho-
actin, singular bird, whose young
possess a free claw at the end of each
wing, which they use almost as the
monkey uses his hands in tree climb
ing The nest of the hoactzin is In q
tree oyerhanging the water, and the
young, unlike most birds, are active
from the first The outermost quill
feathers of the wing. which might
hamper the free use of the claws, dc
not grow much until the rest Of the
wing is strong enough to make climb.
ing less necessary. Then they grow
out. and the claws are absorbed. The
adult bird does not need them Should
young hoactzin fall into the water II
makes for the shore and seizes a
branch, up which 1t quickly climbs.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-12-26
Kept the opposlt,on BUSY.

The only instance known wherein an
employee was paid by his employer for
gambling occurred in New Orleans.
Walter Lamana, child Of wealthy
Italians, was kidnapped, and the inter
est was intense throughout the gulf
coast country.
The STATS of the two leading morn
ing dailies were engaged in draw"
after hours when the city editor of
one of them was called out He sum
moned a reporter.
Get back in there and play at the
papers expense he Missed Make
1t livelyf
The reporter raised EN- and hoisted
'em and lifted EN- for an hour
Then the game was broken up by
cries of Extra. Extra" and the staff
Of the other paper read with emotion
that the body of the child had been
found
There was ten dollar check from
the editor in the reporters envelope
next pay day New York Tribune.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-12-26
FIFTY Yards on the Head.

The curious miter shaped headdress
worn by women of quality in Spain
during the middle ages is described In
The Queens OF Aragon by E. l..
Miron. 1t consisted Of an undercoif
with plated edges. covered by sec
ond resembling a Phrygian or Cata-
Ian cap. the Hat point falling over like
that Of nightcap These miters, sup
posed to be of oriental origin were In
troduced into Spain by Beatrice Of
Suabia. queen of Ferdinand the saint
OF CASTLE Very hot and heavy they
must have been considering that
sometimes as much as fifty yards Of
material were used to make them
They were fastened under the chin by
a ribbon or band The same writer
refers TO the silver bed ladders used
for climbing into the high medieval
beds
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-12-26
White House Tragedy and asysty.

White House Tragedy and aayety.
Between 1841 and 1874 the White
House saw a greater mingling of trag-
edy and gayety than 1t ever did In any
equal interval before or since. Will
liam Henry Harrison, Tyler's imme-
diate predecessor, died when only a
month In Office, and Tyler served out
the remainder OF the term. Mrs. Lett
tia Tyler died a few months after her
youngest daughter, Elizabeth, was
married to William Waller Of Virginia.
This was on Sept. 10, 1872 In Febru-
ary, 1874, a great gun burst while ex-
hibittng II on a trip down the Potomac
In the midst Of q brilliant company,
among whom were Tyler, many men,
bers OF congress and Of the cabinet
and other distinguished guests. About
forty persons were killed or injured.
Among the killed were the father OF
Miss Gardiner, who soon afterward
became Tyler's second wife. Although
married while her husband was In the
White House, the second Mrs. Tyler
had her wedding at her home in New
York, but she held her reception In the
executive mansion. She became popu-
lar in Washington society and un-
doubtedly strengthened the social side
Of her husbands administra ton
Charles M. Harvey in Leslie's.
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Queer Prisoners.

In the seventies of the last century
life In Montenegro was not complex.
A traveller relates: "At that time the
adult male population was away fight
ing. and at times there was no one to
spare to guard the inmates of the pris
on when out for exercise. One of them
would then be given the rifle and take
over the duty. Prisoners also were
sent with messages. One went down
to Cattaro, in Austrian territory with
5000 forms for the banker there. and
faithfully delivered the money and was
back in prison at night. Another Mon
tenegrin begged a Russian in Cattaro
to intercede for his release from pris-
on. "But you are not In prison" said
the Russian "Oh, yes. am. | have
only come here for a load of skins and
must go back"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-12-26
Salt Germs.

"Sslt, of all things, we deem germ
proof; but, as matter of fact, salt is
one of the most germ ridden foods we
eat"
The speaker, a psychologist, con-
ttnued:
'You know gray salt, the 'gros sell
that gourmands eat with boiled beef
Well, that salt is made gray by the ad-
dition of mud, plain mud; hence it al.
ways contains from 5000 to $4,000
bacterial colonies per gram. Refined
salt, white salt, is almost as bad.
ft lies, you know, In the refinery un-
der blanket of clay, and its refining
consists OF a sea water bath, after
which 1t is dried and heated to the
point of specialization All this fails,
Of course, to remove from 1t its 1000
OF 5000 bacterial colonies per gram
that it imbibed from its clay blanket
The pure food people should look to
our salt. This white, clean stuff is
alive with germs Yet it would be
easy to refine 1t so as to make IL
germ free. ."-Exchange.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-12-26
HEART PALPITATi0N.
AZ Rule, it is Caused by Nervous or
Digestive Trouble.


Digestive Trouble.
1t is rarely, if ever, that palpitation
is due to any disease or weakness OF
the heart. 1t Is almost invariably the
result of nervous or digestive trouble.
The beat Of the heart arises within it
self. There are nerves in the muscles
of the heart, and they regulate its
beating, although the speed or rate Of
the beating is not of their choosing.
If they were not held in check they
would set rate about double that
which is actually maintained.
The heart is supplied from the brain
with two pairs of regulating nerves.
One pair, the cardio-motor nerves, act
only to spur up the heart to quicker
action. They are usually inactive,
waiting the occasion for applying the
spur The other pair, the cardio-inhib-
itory nerves, are always In action.
1t has been said that the heart runs
h pair of tightly held reins, and the
Fimile is true, for these nerves check
the speed. Fear. worry, disorder of
the stomach or nervous system, cause
these cardio-inhibi&ory nerves to relax;
then the heart begins to race
There IL nothing the matter with the
heart itself, and no one need be alarm
ed about that organ Just because 1t
beats too rapidly. It's palpitaion is
due to psychological or physical
cause, something that has caused the
relaxation OF the reins and allowed the
cardio-motor nerves to apply the spur.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-12-26
HEARING ON sEAMEN's BILL

Washington THE House COM
mittee on Merchant, Marine, Fish
cries is conducting a hearing on the
LaFollette Seamen's Bill, which re-
Gently passed the Senate The ship
ping interests have a large number
of their representatives on the
ground and are waging a most de-
termined fight against the passage
of the bill. A great many protests
against the measure have been filed
with the committee and likewise has
there been many letters of approval
of the bill sent in. The indications
are that the bill, either in It's origin
al form or amended, will be report
ed out of the committee shortly af-
ter the first of the coming year.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-12-26
Unexpected.

One Of the dignitaries of the Church
OF Scotland was a minister of a re-
mote parish before he leaped into fame,
but was not considered particularly
eloquent preacher. At his suggestion
extensive alterations were made in
the church, which had the effect of
sweeping away considerable seating
accommodation. One day after the
alterations had been effected he visit
ed the church to see how 1t looked.
What do you think of the improve
ments, John?'' he asked the beadIe.
"Tmprovementsp exclaimed John In
4isdain. They're mo improvements at
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-12-26
FOE OF THE FLYING FISH.
klbsoore Actually Jump Out of the
Water to Catch Thorn.


The home of the flying fish is along
the path of the north Atlantic trade
winds. In Memories of the Sea" Ad-
-miral Fitzgerald of the English navy
says that In sailing down the trades
you find the sen fairly alive with these
fish, which are relentlessly pursued by
the albacore, the largest of the mack
erel family
From my commanding position at
the end of the jib boom | could look
straight down on the strange scene.
There was shoal Of some dozen al
bacore swimming along ahead of the
ship. Sometimes one or two Of them
would dart off on either bow or right
ahead for thirty or forty yards and
then drop back again until they were
straight under where | was sitting.
The ship was going about seven knots
AS II sailed along the flying fish would
rise out of the water before 1t, spread
their wings and soar away to the right
or left Often | could see exactly what
happened As the flying fish rose one
Of the albacore darted off In pursuit
md kept almost underneath him until
he dropped into the water again; then
there was a splash like the rise of a
salmon. and the flying fish few no
more.
But the albacore did not always wait
for the flying fish to touch the water
On several occasions saw them ac-
tually take their prey in the air by
making a huge jump out Of the water
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-12-26
BODY SNATCHERs.
Fate of Hare, the Last of HIs odious
Tribe n London.

Fate of Hare, the Last of HIs odious
Tribe In London.
The skeleton Of the last OF the body
snatchers treasured In Kings college
hospital recalls that there must be
Londoners still living who remember
Hare, who with bis accomplice, Burke.
first substit tied murder for resurrect-
ing corpses in order to supply subjects
for the dissectlng rooms Burke, whose
method Of smothering the victims gave
his name as new verb TO the Ian
guage, was hanged on the testimony
Of his accomplice, for Hare turned
queens evidence and was released.
Forty years or so ago Hare was a
we'll known figure In London streets,
for Sergeant Balantine In his Life"
describes him as one of the most per-
sistent blind beggars on the streets
about 1870 Few people recognized the
cold blooded murderer in the middle
aged stout man. clad In a white smock
and led about by dog His blindness
he owed to the fact that on leaving
prison Hare found work In some lime
kilns. The laborers discovered his his
tory and threw him into a pit Of lime
1t was q terrible vengeance, for 1t de-
stroyed his eyesight. And as 1t is not
fifty years since he YVES q striking fig
ure In London streets some people
should recall him.-London Spectator.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-12-26
THE CULINARY ARTIST.
He First Brought JOY and Then Sor-
row to His EMPLOYERS.

row to Ills Employers.
Even subalterns sometimes seek In
the joys of the palate compensations
for deprivations on other fields. Thus
on one occasion the chef Of a restau-
rant car. finding himself for some rea-
son or other, stranded at an unlikely
spot in India, offered his services to
the officers OF an isolated troop of Eng
lish soldiers. who gladly seized the un-
looked for chance He asked high
wages. but by clubbing together they
managed to raise them Hang ii all,
IL we can't have good thtSters and
good shops, let us at least have good
foodr' was the idea on which they
acted.
For time all went well, since the
day contained at least one bright spot.
But soon Inconvenience set In. Re-
ports of the Lucullian meals to be en-.
joyed at - began to spread. and 81
multaneously the number of inspec-
tions to increase alarmingly High of
f1cers OF all grades became suddenly
seized with burning zeal for the mill
tary progress Of this particular troop
and spent hours trotting 1t out in the
morning and further hours administer
ing judicious criticism over an excel
lent and prolonged dinner. Soon in
their hearts the subalterns were ours
ing the day on which they had set eyes
on tue restaurant car chef. uncomfort-
ed by the magnificent tips which flow
ed not into their pockets but into that
OF the culinary artist. Presently they
agreed that even good food can be pur-
chased too dearly and quietly got rid of
their paragon.-Cornhill Magazine.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-12-26

held year ago. Meetings are to be
held throughout the city and speak
ers from international and local
unions will be heard. While there
will be representatives from the out
side, the great bulk of the work will
be done by members of the local
unions. 1t has been scheduled to
hold fifteen open meetings and the
committee in charge of arrange
ments Is to begin the work immedi-
ately.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-12-26
The Oldest Epiaran1.

An epigram must pass through many
hands and get much polishing before 1t
is a perfect jewel. You may remem-
ber, says the London Chronicle, how
Oscar Wilde sent ION the stage) the
man of the world through the drawing
room door with the epigram, There is
one thing | never could resist; that is
temptation. But you may trace it
from the garden Of Eden. where the
masculine plea for mercy was that the
woman tempted me-"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-12-26

The editor at one OF the experiment
stations, desiring a complete reference
library of his state. sent circular let
ter 10 the horticultural. dairying and
other agricultural organizations or
Wisconsin asking for copies OF their
'1ast report"
Most Of them came all right, but one
organization wrote, Our last report,
we hope, is not yet published. but we
take pleasure in sending under sepa-
rate cover a copy of our latest report"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-12-26
Writing Music.

There is reason to regard the Hindus
and the Chinese as in possession Of
some form Of musical notation. The
Greeks had system Of writing music,
but its comprehension evades us. The
Latin notation was. like that OF the
Greeks in this one particular, alpha
bette. A generally accepted tradition
credits 81. Gregory with the reduction
OF the scale TO the octave and the nam
ing of the seven notes. a service which
has conn1only won for him the credit
of the invention OF the art of writing
music New York Sun
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-12-26
NEWSPAPERS TO SUSPEND

Washington, According 10 a ca
blegram recently received, British
newspapers have reached a unani-
nous agreement to suspend publi-
ity of the papers tried the plan last
Christmas, but this year all of the
papers, including the London Times,
will close up shop entirely. The
agreement applies to both morning
and afternoon papers.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-12-26
HAS NEW HOME

Springfield, Ohio,-The Labor or
ganizations in this city are now To-
Gated in their new home, practically
the entire movement being housed
under one roof. In addition, the To-
cal Labor paper has also moved to
the new Labor Temple. Much en-
thusiasm has been displayed by the
vorious organizations over the new
quarters.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-12-26

She Shuffled, He Cut.
At country ball farmer had en-
gagged a pretty coquette for the next
dance. but gallant captain coming
along persuaded the young lady to
cancel her previous engagement in ia
vor OF himself. The farmer, overhear-
ing the conversation. went to card
table and sat down to game OF
whist
A few minutes later the captain
stepped up to the young lady to excuse
himself. as he had forgotten that be
was already engaged to another. Miss
Coquette. much chagrined. then made
tracks for the whist table, hoping to
secure her first partner.
Nodding to the farmer and with her
face covered with smiles. she sweetly
said:
Il think. sir that it is time to take
our places"
The old farmer, in the act of divid-
ing the pack for the next dealer, court
eously replied:
''No. Miss S. | mean to keep my
present place. When ladies shuttle l
t"-Liverpoo Mercury
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-12-26

ing to Keep from paying his landlord
the rent due on the farm be had been
working. 1t was necessary for Bills
attorneys to show that the winter had
been an especially hard one. To prove
the extent of the difficulties under
which Bill had labored Bills diary
was introduced. and among other en-
tries laid before the jury was this:
"'Nov. 27.-Ground froze on this
date and stayed frozen all winterp ~
Saturday Evening Post
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-12-26
Improving the Backbone.

Although the following sounds like
an Irish pun. 1t is credited to on Amer
lean clergyman:
Patriotism Is the backbone Of the
United States" quoth the minister.
His congregation nodded a silent ap-
proval.
And what we have to do is to train
that backbone and bring it to the
front - Boston Herald.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-12-26
An Extraordinary ProjectiIe.

A child's struggles with the intricate
facts Of history are sometimes almost
as serious a matter to him as the bat
ties of which he reads The results,
however, are not always without hu-
NOR as a story in Everybody's Maya
zine shows.
A small boy handed in the following
in an examination paper In United
States history:
General Braddock was killed in the
Revolutionary war He had three
horses shot under him. and a fourth
went through his clothes"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-12-26
How II Struck Him.

The steward. showing the new Amer
lean fatherin-law over his son-in-
laws ancestral halls: "Th' west wing
is 'aunted sir Th' ghost OF his lud-
ships sainted grandmother walks
tn 'alls every night Nobody hever
thinks of goin there awfter dark. sir"
The American father-in-law, rubbing
his hands; Pine The very place for
a quiet game OF draw when tn boys
come oyerr-Cleveland Plain Dealer
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-12-26
He Knew the Moment.

The last time Augustus Thomas, the
playwright, went TO dinner OF the
Hoboken Chowder club noted for Its
hospitality more than its views on ma
tional questionsl he was assigned to
the rear OF the speakers list to bring
up the retreat from Moscow" as he
put it. One OF the speakers made a
stab at politics, and the chairman turn
ed to Thomas.
I'm going to call on you next" he
whispered hoarsely
Don't do It," begged Thomas.
81 WILL" insisted the chairman. "It Is
the proper geological moment?'
York Tribune
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Took a Recess.

II was in mourning for my husband
e whole year, from the 9Th OF March
to the 9th OF May"
''But = excuse me that's fourteen
monthsr'
"Yes. But in the carnival season
stopped for two months" = Meggen-
dorfer Blaetter.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-12-26
Smart pon.

Which Is the smarter, the dog or the
horse?"
mo comparison The dog is the wise
sne"
How do you make that out?"
You know how the horse works
Did you ever see dog working for
living gT-Louisville Courier-Jo ournal.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-12-26

A perfectly formed hard shell crab
about the size OF the end of persons
thumb was found in an oyster shell
The crab had evidently been swal-
lowed by the oyster. but presumably
the crab proved too much for the oys-
when 1t was opened.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-12-26
Earthnnakn Reonrda

An average of 1856 earthquakes a
year has been recorded at the seismo-
logical observatory of Rocco di Papa.
near Rome. during the last twelve
years OF this number forty-four have
originated within a distance Of sixty
FIVE miles, while eighty-fve had their
source more than 5000 miles away.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-12-26
More Annronriate.

Shine EN- up. sirf' cried the young
bootback "Ill polish 'em SOS you kin
see yer face in EN-. sir"
Thanks. my good lad but I'm en-
tirely satisfied to see my feet in them"
replied Fogg, and on he vent Boston
Transcript
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-12-26
Givino Him a Tin.

Effie's Brother-Do you love my sis
ter Efffe? Effies Steady Company
Why. Willie, that Is a queer question
Why do yon want to know? Effie's
Brother-She said last night she would
give dollar to know, and I'd like TO
scoop 1t in.-Puck.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-12-26

W ruur are zee go1n TO put rne
folk?"
"Oh," said the minister. I'VE have
abundance OF room. John, considering
the size of the congregation"
That's a very weel the noo," re-
torted the beadle. But what will we
do when we get popular minister ?"-
London Tit-Bits.
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The attorneys for the plaintiff in
suit before Federal Judge Smith Nc
Pherson of Iowa were attempting to
introduce into the record of the case
the diary of the deceased mother Of
the defendant, which contained refer
daughter, a widow, and the defendant.
also dead, against whose estate the
suit was brought. The court finally
ruled that the diary might be admit
ted, but before 80 ruling he told the
jury this story:
Down In my country" said Judge
NaRhArsop. "RM Leysridgs was try