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The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1914-12-11

THERE are still a great many
people who know nothing of un-
ionsm, but will argue that the
workingmen should be graded as
to their ability and as to what
wages they should get 1t is just
as fair to ask the doctors, lawyers,
preachers, dentists and every other
profession to grade themselves as
to their ability and what fee they
should demand of the working
class. When we talk about grading
the working class, why not talk OF
grading the fellow who bas set a
fee and gets it no matter how good
mechanic be is in his line. Some
of them might then look at this
Grading the working man in a diff
ferent light.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1914-12-11
MONEY TO LOAN
ON FARMS
At 61a and 8 per cent
Hiram s. Mathers
Lyric 'Theater Building
CINCINN ATT
FREMONT AND KIT CARSON.
Pen Pictures Of the Pathfinder and the
Famous Stout.

Pen Pictures Of the Pathfinder and the
Famous Scout.
In KIT Carson Days" by Edward
L. Sabin, we get this glimpse of the
personal appearance of Carson and
Fremont when the two daring spirits
first met:
I'm June, lS42. came the fateful
meeting of the trappeT scout, already
known throughout the west, and the
Pathfinder whose great fame was still
to come
THE two men were opposites. Car
son was Scotch Irish, gray blue eyed,
sandy complexioned under bis tam,
light haired rather dat featured,
gritty, but SO quiet and ordinary both
In appearance and manner that few
not knowing his name would bestow
upon him more than a passing glance,
Fremont was French. Gashing blue
eyes, olive white complexion. thick
brown hair, features regular and oval,
disposition sensitive. quick eager and
indomitable Few woGd forget him
Fremont was scholar of both
American and continental accomplish.
ments At this time Carson could not
read nor write even his own name,
and his speech even In 1866 was of
patois wherein mingled Mexican. In
dian and maLy frontier English
thar, 'fout, 'mdsSacreed, pore, etc.
But be spoke in more languages than
did Fremont himself. not only being
fluent In English, French. Spanish and
several Indian tongues, all acquired
orally, but also being well conversant
with the sign language of red man
and Of trail"
OF this meeting on the Missouri. out
from st. Louis, came comradeship
first and a friendship that never ceas-
ed In California and in the Mexican
struggle the stanchness of both men
and their loyalty to the flag were well
tested
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1914-12-11
MiohtX Handy.

Some negroes are Unsuitable "jiners," I"
and their fayorite organizations are
those which assure an ostentatious fu-
neral.
mistress was demonstrating with
her servant about belonging to one of
them.
"Bonnibel. don't you think 1t is
mighty foolish to pay the Friends and
True Mourners' society 25 cents every
month";
"Now'm. Miss May. don't. You
see, dee amt like some of de s'cieties;
dee acts liberal. and don't skimp an
nothin Dee gives you de finest kind
of coffin, en- makes way for ev'ybody
to git to your burial En- den, sides
dat, dee gives you $50 at the grave, en-
you know $50 comes In mighty handy"
New York Post
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1914-12-11
REIGN OF ATTILA.
1arbario Brutality of That Savage
King of the Huns.

Atila was a barbarous king of the
Huns who reigned from the year 434 to
453 of the Christian era, but he had 40
religion except that OF brutality. con
quest and loot He ruled with all the
weapons known III that day. and hts
hordes were compelled TO follow him
by the same means as he had no mercy
on any who showed the least lack of
fealty to him or mercy TO the con
quered. For considerable part of his
reign it is said that bis individual word
was law over q vast territory extend
ing from the Caspian sea TO the river
Rhine AS a leader be was fearless
and masterful and savage. He called
himself "the Scourge OF God"
He ruled jointly with his brother for
several years but wanted no division
Of the spoils. and his royal brother was
disposed OF as others of the royalties
Of that region have been disposed Of
He founded the city OF Buda made Ii
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1914-12-11
10C per cent. organization will
make complete success possible.

10C per cent. organization will
make complete success possible.
Broom makers in Fort Worth
have organized and placed their
union label in one factory. Fort
Worth unionists are pleading their
assistance 70 this movement, which
promises to better conditions of
these poorly paid workers.
The Connecticut State Federation
of Labor, together with the various
central bodies, will make deter
mined effort during the next legis
lature to secuse important amend
ments to the Workmen's Compen-
sation law Efforts will be partieu
larly made TO secure the establish
ments will be sought which would
change the law considerably.
For the purpose of awakening
interest in the question o! civil pen
sions for Government employees
Washington Navy Yard machi =
lists are arranging for banquet
/ to be held this month. 1t expee tee
over 1000 will attend Among
the speakers listed are Secretary
of the Navy Daniels, Secretay o
Labor Wilson and United State
Senator Cummins.
A sick and disability benefit as
sociation has been organized by th'
officers of the Indianapolis stree
car men S union.
At a public meeting in Lynn
Mass, called in the interest of in
dustrial peace, ex Mayor John 5
Kent, of Brockto, president OF tn
New England Shoe and Leathe
ASS ciation, urged a strong manu-
facturers' association, that cal
carry out its agreements as we'll a
a strong and responsible labor bod,
This is one of the principles of tn
bana fide Boot aud Shoe Worker
Union, which is being called upoi
to face mushroom organization
in this industry that periodicall,
appear and disappear.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1914-12-11
An Error Parnetuated.

The compositor. who has been ac-
cused OF many things seems really to
have been responsible for the fixing OF
the festival OF st Alban, the first Brit
ish martyr, on June II in the English
calendar All other saints recognized
by the English and Roman churches
in common are honored on the same
days in both calendars, but In the
Roman calendar St Albans day is
June %. In all English prayer books
also, prior to 1862, ST Alban is COM
memorated on June %, and the pres
ent discrepancy seems to have arisen
from the typesetter of the prayer book
of 1862 mistaking the X of XXI for
V and rendering the date June XVII
An error which has been perpetuated
ever since London Chronicle.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1914-12-11
HORSE TRICKS.
They Are Liable to Be Played at an
Awkward Moment
appear and disappear.

They Are Liable to Be Played at an
Awkward Moment.
1t is not always wise 10 tetch horse
to play tricks. as tins story, told by
General Sir Robert Baden Powell in
Pearson's Magazine proves
John Leech's inimitabe circus borse
that insisted on sitting down With his
rider whenever be heard band play.
is the prototype OF II horse OF mine
which, In weak moment. had taught
to rear up and "saaam' whenever |
leaned forward to make a bow
1t was all very pretty when was
out riding and met any lady of my &C.
quaintance, but II became an infer
nal nuisance when | was out pig stick.
ing. | would lean forward to meet the
rush of a charging boar with my spear
up would go the silly beast on end.
just at the moment when his safety
depended on my taking true and
deadly aim with my spear point. The
consequence was that his hind legs
showed many scars from boars' tusks,
and be was lucky that he did not end
his career with his belly ripped open.
had. too. at one time fine, but
somewhat nervous charger One day
on a parade my mount suddenly gave
way with me and quietly lay down.
thought for the moment be was Ill,
but on rousing him be Immediately
sprsng to his feet again, quite ft and
well. a week or two later. when rid
ing with a friend. we stopped for a
moment TO admire the view, when
down he went again. 1t was evident
to me that be bad been trained to lie
down at given signal. but | never
could discover for the life OF me what
that signal was
Tho Waning Honeymoon.
Terrible scene at my house today"
said Mr.. Nuwed My wife says
don't love her any longer"
And married only two months
How's thatY
Because instead OF my usual roses
took home nice head of cabbage."-
Louisville Courier Journal.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1914-12-11

ed In 1874. FOR similar works OF MS
exist. but 1t Is otherwise with his
Visitation" of the same year, IL only
because Andrea was painter of great
est Importance. historically considered
he who broke away entirely from
Gothic rigidity and introduced senti-
ment and delightful sense of gayety
and sweetness that brought art home
to hearts untouched by the earlier dig
nifty ard gravity which they felt op.
pressive
The portraits of Terburg, again, are
a delight, and host of them exist I'm
cluding not a few not unworthy OF
him, but really by the hand OF his pu-
oil, Koets), yet we cannot read with
out regret the list OF them, as well as
of his exquisite subject pictures, which
M. Hosstede de Groot's researches
have enabled US to make. We may
even regard with relative equanim1ty
the disappearance of Nicholas Pous
sins "Rinaldo and Armida." But on
quite another plane is the mystery OF
the portraits which Leonardo da Vinci
painted for Ludoyico Sforza and which
vanished into thin air as completely
as his Mona Lisa" a couple OF years
ago
The jocund lady re-emerged into the
light of day, but the Ludovico por,
traits are practically beyond hope
unless perchance even now. unsuspect.
ed of their Identity, they are decorat-
ing the upper corridors Of some great
house (mines Of unexplored wealth.
or the back storerooms OF minor deal
ers.-New York Press.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1914-12-11

Local Organizers and Busi-
ness Agents.

Charles +. Vaughn, A. F. of L.
Residence, 72i Buckeye Street
Home Phone 800 A.
Timcthy Rowan, International
Molders' Union. Residence, 939
Central Ave, Bell Phore 4O3 X.
Vim. w. Fintrock, Painters
Decorators ano Paper Hangers
Union, No. 135. Residence 308 S
Secord Street. Bell Phone 1896 L
Swain B. Corson, Carpenters
and Joiuers' Union, No. 637, Resi-
dence l07 Brosey Ave, Bell Phone
756 L.
w. R Smith, Paper Makers Un
ion, Residence, Hotel DeArmond
Home Phone 81. Bell Phone 81
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1914-12-11

THE resolution presented to
Trades Council by delegates Of the
Electrical Workers Union to in
crease the Executive committee to
one member from each affiliated To-
cal, in our opinion is good resolu-
tion ald should be adopted. This
will allow more members from the
building trades on this committee
and will give them better chance
to assist in settling many disputes,
which some times is hard to adjust
by members Of the committee who
are not connected with any of the
building trades. The majority of
disputes that come before the com.
mittee originate from the building
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1914-12-11
FEMININE BEAUTY.
Maturity Has a Charm Greater Than
That of Sweet Sixteen"

Maturity Has a Charm Greater Than
That of Sweet Sixteen"
There is a beauty quite apart from
youth-the beauty OF the mature wo.
man. Some there are who maintain
that beauty does not reach the zenith
under the age Of thirty or forty.
In measure this is borne out by the
events of the antique past. which may
likewise be parallel with instances of
our own day
Helen Of Troy appeared on the scene
at the age of forty Cleopatra was past
thirty when she met Antony. Aspasia.
married to Pericles when she was thir.
ty-six, was figure brilliant in her
world for thirty years after. When
Diane de Poitiers was past thirty-six
she won the heart of Henry H.. and he
was but half her age.
Anne of Austria was thirty eight
when described as the most beautiful
woman of Europe. Mile. Mar was her
aided as the greatest of beauties at
forty five. anG Nine. Recamier was at
her best between the ages Of thirty five
and fifty. Nine. de Maintenon was
forty-three when united to Louis, and
Catherine of Russia was thirty three
when she took her seat on the throne
which she occupied for thirty five years.
All these women were world famed
for their beauty and gave the lie direct
to that toothless old saw that buzzes
the power of sweet sixteen" The dew
of youth and complexion of roses, it
must be admitted. sometimes combine
in face that is unmoving. irrespon.
sive. utterly lacking In the expression
which goes to the making of perfect
" nodded viSage. = bohemian.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1914-12-11
LOST GEMS OF ART
Many Famous Paintings Have
MySteriously Vanished.
WORKS OF THE OLD MASTERS.

Hundreds of Portraits by Reynolds Are
Among the Missing Treasures, 3d.
sides Masterpieces of Correggio, Titi.
an, da Vinci and Others.
There are many famous paintings by
the old masters that have mysteriously
vanished. They are known to have
been painted. but their whereabouts
has been an enigma for several hun,
dred years
From time TO time lost pictures come
again TO the knowledge of the world,
as when the original OF the Dulwich
Velasquez. the Phillip w." was found
In Polish nobleman's castle; when
the portrait Of Isabel de valois, King
Philip lis third wife. by Coeilo-the
original of that by Pantoja de la Cruz
In the Prado-was finally identified at
the Grafton gallery. TO which the Gaek-
war of Baroda had lent 1t; when I'll.
tians "Perseus and Ariadne" was
found by Sir Claude Phillips In the
bathroom Of Hertford House, and Bot.
hcelli's 'Pallas and the Centaur" was
identified by an English critic. forgot.
ten and unnoticed in an obscure place
In the Utf1zi gallery-a queer place to
lose a picture In
1t Is declared that no fewer than 400
portraits by Sir Joshua Reynolds have
disappeared The historians Of art
the "Anonimo. Vassari and many an
other-speak with admiration of pic.
lures so innumerable which have
passed into the limbo OF the unknown
that the announcement OF discovery
Is rarely treated With absolute skep-
ticism, even In the case of the greatest
masters. There is plenty OF room for
the appearance OF q number of early
works by Nalesquez-de Beruete gives
a list of them-but especially the por-
trait of Fonseca. which gave to Veles.
quez his footing In Madrid. and more
particularly the equestrian portrait OF
Philip ". which placed him so quickly
upon the pedestal
Or take Correggio There is the pic
ture OF THE Savior" q copy of which
hangs in the Prado. There is the Re
pose In Egypt" the "Herodias" triptych,
the st Bartholomew. the Young
Man Fleeing From the Captors of
Christ The Birth OF Venus" and "St
Mary Magdalen" and others besides
all lost
And Titan ia group Of whose mas
terpieces were burned In a great Eng
lish country houseI. where on earth Is
bis portrait of Isabella Gonzaga and
her son, which is known TO us through
the copy by Pordenonei Giorgione
also. He Is so rare a master-rare
alike as to numbers and to quality
that the recovery of his Birth OF
Venus" would be an event of the very
highest Importance In the world of art
The Anonimo speaks OF 1t, but since
his day no other writer. so far as ex
perts are aware, has ever set eyes
on It
Although we have SO many hundred
canvases Of that amazing genius. Ru-
bens, the loss of a picture such as his
"Cambyses and the Judge" Is a dis.
tinct deprivation, inasmuch as 1t Is
said to have been one of his finest
efforts. 1t was painted In 1923 for the
magistrates hall In the town hall OF
Brussels. and no less than 5000 forms
was paid for 1t.
We might spare. perhaps. the Head
Of Christ" by Andrea del Sarto tDajnt
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1914-12-11
WORLD OF LABOR

Ninetyeight per cent. of the
photo-epgravers in this country are
orgarized
There are 675 locals of the
American Federation of Musicians
and ga 900 members.
A union of furriers at Boston has
been organized by the president of
the international union.
Neckwear cutters in New York
city have secured forty-nine hour
week and an increase of So.
IN the last year wages of struc-
tural iron workers throughout the
country have increased 26 per
cent.
Cooks in Colorado City and Man
iton are forming a local union, to
be chartered by lie Hotel and
Restaurant Employees Information
al Alliance
An arbitration committee in Des
Moines, Iowa, has succeeded in
settling the controversy between
the Hosting Engineers Union and
the Harris Emery Company.
The Vancouver (B. c Trades
and Labor Council has appointed
special committee to act with the
BARRIERS Union in inducing the city
council to close barber shops on all
holidays.
There were l95 men killed in
and about coal mines in the United
States during last September,
against 173 a year ago, according
to q report Of the Bureau Of Mines
recently Practically all of the ac-
cidents occurred under ground.
Over so per cent OF the moving
picture houses in Rochester, N. Y,
have signed the new agreement of
the Moving Picture Operators I'm
ion, whose members declare their
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1914-12-11
To unionize Women Workers.

Hidden away among the mass of sta
tistics which covered the years opera
tions of the American Federation of
Labor was a significant paragraph. 1t
showed that during the last year
1,467, $50 members Of organized labor
contributed each / cent for organiza-
ton of women And with this money
defraying expenses eighteen organ
izers are in the field. They are bring
ing into union labor's ranks school
teachers. textile workers. furriers.
stenographers, candy makers. nurses
trained and domestic, and their as
Sistants
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1914-12-11
Tho Great Experiences.

IL Is impossible TO overstate the au-
thority, the overwhelming validity. OF
the great experiences of life. Death,
love. birth. work, creative effort, pain
above all. pain-each adds something
definite, precious. enduring. to the
souls stock of treasure. These are the
things that shall not be taken away.
They are the bricks we build into the
house OF life. They are the foundation
stones of our eternal city.-Cornelia A
P. Conner In Atlantic Monthly.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1914-12-11

THIS is supposed to be free
country, union men the same as
non union men have the same right
to join whatever political party
they choose. Because they are
not in the party of some other fel-
lows liking that does not degrade
them in our estimation Politics
aud Politicians are identical but
they are called by different names.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1914-12-11

Do THE citizens of our sister city
Cincinnati come to Hamilton to do
their Christmas shopping Then
why do the citizens of Hamilton
60 to Cincinnati to buy? 1t is not
fair TO our merchants by damsite.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1914-12-11
Fas. Work on Accident Cases.

The New York compensation com.
mission seems finally to have caught
up with it's back work and is handling
the claims now almost as fast as pre-
sented. Chairman Robert L. Bowling
said that 5000 claims have been dis
posed of monthly. and. as the number
to be handled yearly has been estimat
ed at $1,000, be felt safe In saying that
the commission would finish at least
sven.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1914-12-11
Caesar Used Elephants In Britain.

Tradition has 1t that Caesar brought
elephants with him to Britain and
that they contributed to his conquest
Of the island Having unsuccessfully
attempted to cross the Thames, Caesar
built a large turret on an elephant and,
loading 1t with bowmen and singers,
ordered them to pass the stream,
whereupon the Britons. terrified at the
sight of the unknown monster. fied In
confusion. London Chronicle.
Through want of enterprise and faith
men are where they are-buying and
selling and spending their lives like
serfs.-Thoreau.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1914-12-11
Tailor Made.

''My papa has tailor made watch"
said little Winifred proudly
Indeed" exclaimed the visitor. "I
never heard OF a tailor made watch be-
fore"
well" explained the little miss, she
got 1t with ten dollar suit Of clothes,
anyway. News,
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1914-12-11
Tho Waning Honeymoon.
And Catches Him.

Man" declared the old fashioned
preacher, lis worm
And" said man who had been
married three times and who was oc-
cupying small space in rear pew
woman Is the esrlv bird Chicago
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1914-12-11
WE will let the unions be the
judge of our mili'ancy.

A LABOR paper can be militant
and still remain ous of the political
grind.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1914-12-11

Whatever is intended for insertion must be
authenticated BY the name and address OF the
writer, not necessarily for publication, but as
guarantee of good faith
notify this Office, giving old and new address to
insure regular delivery of paper.
We do not hold ourselves responsible fof any
views or opinions expressed in the articles or
communications of correspondents.
Communications solicited from secretaries OF
all societies and organizations and should pc
addressed to The BUTLER COUNTY PRESS, go
Market Street, Hamilton Ohio.
The publishers reserve the right to reject any
Advertisements at any time.
Advertising rates made known on application
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1914-12-11
The Fertilizinq Rain.

Probably few students OF agriculture
realize the fertilizing qualities OF tropi.
cal rains In the Annales de Geogra-
Ehie M. Guillaume Capus. who has
chemically studied the effects of rainy
weather in French lndo- China, SAYS
that lightning produces large amounts
of nitric acid. In the thirteen dis
tricts Of the Tonkin delta of lndo- Chi
ma, where thunderstorms are frequent,
Nj. Capus asserts that the lightning
annually produces an amount of at
mospheric nitrogen equivalent to 181.-
800 tons OF nitrate of soda, or 1850
tons Of snlphate of ammonia. the
value of which Is nearly s20,OOO,OOO.
Proud, of Course.
One very cold day Tom. In his first
trousers, was walking out with his tiny
overcoat turned back to it's utmost
limit
Tom said his father. button your
coat"
The boy demurred
Look at NINE" said his father.
Yes" said Tom, ruefully. but ey-
erybody knows that you wear troy
sers. Current Literature
Decorated.
He What have you done with the
Jack roses that sent you Yesterday
She Why. the young man you said
Wonld suffer personal injury If he
dld not keep away called last evening,
and gave him the roses as a sort or
red badge of courage" - Richmond
Times Dispatch.
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tnteysd al the PostoAee al HamfifOn, Ohio, as
Second Class Mail Matter.
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Endorsed by the Trades and Labor
Council of Hamilton, Ohio.

LOunCEE OF IlaWiEEtUH, ONfU'
Endorsed by the Middletown Trades
and Labor Council of Middieiown
Endorsed by the Labor Legislative
League of Butler, Preble and Mont
gomery Counties.
Endorsed by Metal Trades Council
oi Hamilton ohio.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1914-12-11

FRIDAY. DECEMBER IL, 1911.