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The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-08-11
HIS PERILOUS RIDE.
Strategy of a Dispatch Bearer In the
Russo Japanese War.

The invention of wireless telegraphy
has done away with much of the old
time dispatch sending which was SO
picturesque feature of previous wars.
Often when two friendly armies are
separated by force of the enemy 1t Is
a matter of defeat or victory that a
means of communication shall be open
ed between them. Thousands Of brave
men have lost their lives In performing
this temporary war postal service
During the Russo-Japanese war an
officer of Cossacks offered to carry a
dispatch which ten horsemen had al
ready failed to get through.
"The others have failed" the officer
insisted because they travelled on
horseback. | shall go under my horse"
Under your horse!' the general ex-
claimed. But he accepted the offer of
the volunteer. Whereupon the Cossack
officer received the communion, said
his prayers, bade goodby to his men
and started off IN the middle of the
night strapped face downward beneath
his horse, which he guided by means
legs Of the horse. The Japanese out
posts whistled to what they thought
was a riderless horse, but did not shoot
at 1t when it did not heed them The
animal, driven on by kicks from the
officers heels, accomplished the jour
ney of thirty miles in safety. On the
following night the officer returned as
he had gone.
When Lieutenant Gilmore, an officer
Of our navy, was captured by the Fill
pinos during an insurrection he sent
news of his Whereabouts through the
Filipino lines by a Spanish prisoner
who had been liberated. Naturally all
such persons were carefully searched.
But the insurgent officer failed to ex-
anime the bamboo walking staff of the
Spaniard. The end had been opened.
the written message inserted, and q
cork was fitted into the hole again,
which also rendered the paper safe
from water.-Rocky Mountain News.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-08-11
FOR HELP AND PROTECTION

President of the American Federation
Says Organization Will Bring Free
dom and independence to the Pro-
fession-Gives Better Opportunities
For Life and Work
Samuel Gompers, president of the
American Federation of Labor. voiced
direct and vigorous appeal to the
teachers attending the final session of
the National Education association
convention at New York to join the Ia
Dor movement for the common pro
lection and betterment OF both. He
interpreted the labor movement to edu-
cation, and frequently while he spoke
he was applauded.
"Some among YOU teachers have
turned to the labor movement for help
and protection. Higher salaries will
enable you to obtain untold opportuni-
ties The organized movement en-
deavors to lift every vocation into the
spirit, the purpose and the understand
ing of a true profession.
"The purposes Of the labor move
ment are closely akin to the purposes
for which educational institutions
have been established The former
has an immediate interest in the
ideals, methods and results of our ma
tions schools We welcome all move
ments for closer relations between the
teachers and the labor movement
THE problem Of the labor move
ment is to protect those who work
against those who desire to exploit
and to give them constantly better op
portunities for life and work.
''The organized labor movement has
this message for the teachers who are
the agents by which all educational
ideals must he realized If you wish
to be free, il you wish to be nlde-
pendent, 10 perform the great work in
trusted to you nobly and for the best
interests Of the citizenship of this
country, join With lis for your and our
common protection aud betletment
The organized labor movement has
nothing 10 offer you but opportunities
for freedom II viii bring to you no
burdens or rre .ibilities except those
which you untwily place upon
yourselves and the responsibilities and
duties that are tnseparable from de
mocracy ana free errice 10 humanity
"Your organization has officially
gone ON record as opposed to AL ef-
forts to dominate the public schools Of
this country, whether exercised BY
so called phimnlhropic oreauizafion,
foundations or amy other aaeAe} We
have opposed frou the bc4imin., ef
forts Of these foundations to secure
legislation granting them the right to
incorporate under federal laws and
thus dominate our whole educational
system We have called attention to
efforts Of these foundations to lay cor
rupting hands upon the fountain heads
Of information, knowledge and eduea-
ton"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-08-11
WHEN A HORSE BALKS.
Don't Beat Him Nor Abuse Him, bot
Try This Simple Scheme.

Try ms Simple Scheme,
IN al article in our Dumb Animals
Alfred II. Pope says that the balky
horse has the most sense and the con
iirmed runaway horse the least sense
Of any horse
The balky horse is not TO be cured by
beating and abuse. When d horse
makes up his mind to balk he has no
room in his mind for anything else.
Whipping only increases his stubborn.
ness, but there is a method which goes
to tire cause Of the trouble With
single idea in his head it was reasoned
that the best way 10 get the horse to
move VAS t. give him another idea
something else to think about
The trainer then remembered that
horses ana mites resent interference
with their liberty 10 move their ears at
viii. 1t WAS noticed That horse never
changes his course Of action without
moving his ears. 1t was then found
that when horse balked il annoyed
linn 70 nave one ear pushed under the
crown Of the bride SO that he could
not move IT,
And 1t was also found that II the ear
was left there for about twenty min
utes he was 50 annoyed that ne forgot
about his determination TO balk. lie
shook his head, turned to one side and
then the other and made every effort to
release the ear. This occupied his
mind until when the driver ordered
him to so he Went. After q few min
utes tile ear was released and he went
on as II he mad forgot ull about baking
Ia conclusion the writer said, This
trick will not break a horse Of baking,
but it viii invariably start one that has
baked on the road, provided he hasn't
already been whipped and abused to a
point where nothing matters"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-08-11
Why Salt Causes Thirst.

Salt has been described as a natural
element of the blood in about the same
proportion as in the water Of the ocean.
Under general conditions we do not
feel the existence of salt in our bodies
because its effect is counteracted by
due proportion of water.
When we eat an excessive amount
of salt thirst is created by the demand
of nature that we also take a proper
tionate amount of water and dilute the
salt to its proper relative amount. Any
food that tends to absorb the moisture
of the body will cause thirst for the
same reason-that our physical welfare
requires balanced quantity of water.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-08-11
CURIOUS TOBACCO LORE.
Pipe Smoking Was Once Regarded as
an Art In England.


Every one knows that tobacco was
one of the gifts Of the new world to
the old and that Sir Walter Raleigh
made smoking fashionable in England
In the days OF Queen Elizabeth For
the next fifty years the smoking Of
pipes not only became general among
all classes, but thing Of highest fash
ion, held in light of an art. In those
days II was not said that man smoked
tobacco, but that he drank" or
sucked" tobacco, and the smoker was
called "tobacconist"
A curious feature of tobacco manners
among fashionable smokers of the Eliz-
abethan period was the practice Of
passing the pipe from one to another,
after the fashion OF loving cup. In a
play Of 1914 one London gallant says
to another who is smoking, Please
you to import your smoker Very
willingly, sir, says the smoker. No. 2
takes whif or 50 and courteously
says, In good faith, Il pipe of excel
lent vapor."
The rich young swell carried about
with him an elaborate tobacco appa
ratus, often Of gold Or silver 1t iuclud
ed tobacco box, tongs with which to
lift live coal to light his pipe, a ladle
"for the cold snuiiie into the 'nostrill, +
a priming iron and as large a collection
Of pipes as his means could afford and
his pockets could find room for, Some
times the tobacco box was Of ivory and
occasionally looking glass was set IN
the lid, SO that when the beau opened
it to take out tobacco he could also
have a view Of his delectable person.
Boston Globe
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-08-11
Old Ace Due to Sleep.

BrIllat-Savariu had, two sisters who
passed by far the greater part of their
lives asleep ana both, thanks to the
regime, nearly attained 100 years.
These ladies lived at country house
belonging TO the author of La physi-
olog1e du Gout, which he used only In
September and october.
They remained in bed for ten months
of the year getting up two days before
his arrival to prepare fer him and liy-
ing a nei4nai life during his stay.
On his departure they would say,
"Adieu, anthelme, aimee prochalne.
nous allons nous coucher
One Of them died ut the age OF nine
tynine as She vas finishing diuner, her
last words Da.ng, "4,arfy up with the
dessert"-I earson's Weekly.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-08-11
Fanny kembIe,s Quick Wit.

Fanny hemble had a fiery temper,
which matched that of her husband,
Pierce Butler, and speedily brought
about one of the most noted divorce
trials reported In the lawbooks. In her
youth she was remarkably beautiful,
and in the role of Juliet she was the
personifcation of dazzling loyeliness,
She was noted for her keenness Of wit
even In the days of her old age.
Once when an impertinent street
lounger stepped up TO ber while she
was looking IN the window Of a brio a
brac store and said, Are you fond of
Antiquities" Mrs kemble quickly un-
pinned her veil and, turning on the
man her aged face (she was then sew
enty-three), asked in tragical tones,
Are your"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-08-11
shakea1eare Plus cervantes.

There is an old tradition which links
Cervantes with Shakespeare in connec-
ton with the lost play "Cardenno," or
"Cardenna," which was twice acted ut
court by Shakespeare's company in
1913 and was announced for publica
don some forty years later as The
History Of Cardenio, by Fletcher and
Shakespeare The publication never
took place, and nothing is otherwise
known Of the piece with certainty, but
Sir Sidney Lee believes it to have been
dramatic version of the adventures
of the lovelorn Cardenio, related in the
first part of Don Quixote," Shelton's
translation of which appeared in 1912.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-08-11
THREE SMUGGLED PRIZES.
The Ansora Goat, the Tea Plant and
the Rubber Tree.

the Rubber Tree.
There was d time when the Turkish
government imposed the death penalty
on persons caught trying to smuggle
out of the empire the best breeds Of
Angora goats. In 1881 Californian,
Dr. Riley, bought four goats In Turkey,
carried them on mules, camels and in
closed carriages for some hundreds Of
miles, sheared off their luxuriant wool,
rolled them in coal dust to make them
look common and disreputable and es-
capped with the sultan's goats and a
whole skin The descendants of these
goats are found on ranches in the west
and southwest, crossed with Angoras
from South Africa and other parts of
the world.
Once the government of China and
Japan guarded with similar jealousy
the expectation of the tea plant. Some
one escaped with some seed or cuttings.
however, some forty years ago, and
the original plantation of smuggled tea
plants is still fiourishing in South Caro-
lima.
Fifty years ago Brazil was engaged
in an effort to keep the rubber tree In
confinement in that empire The seed
was smuggied to Ceylon, however, and
for half century East Indian plant
ers have been perfecting the rubber
tree until now the best plantations are
there rather than IN Brazil and the
Brazilians who want the best varieties
send to Ceylon, Java and other Asiatic
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-08-11
Deadly prusaio Acid

Prussic acid is so deadly that even
the smell of the acid produces pain In
the throat and in the region of the
heart. There are few poisons for which
there is such little opportunity for an
antidote. If there is time-and there
seldom is, for the poison is almost in
stantaneous-am inhaled very
freely may give relief and reduce the
absolute certainty of death to grave
probability.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-08-11
Some Famous Old Men.

Palmerston was premier at eighty.
one, Gladstone at eighty three, Meter
hich and Bismarck were driven out of
power at seyenty-fve, Talleyrand was
d power TIL his death at eighty-four,
Guizot till eighty-six, Won Moltke till
nearly eighty eight Ranke began his
history of the world at eighty and
wrote twelve volumes before he was
ninety-one, while Button and Goethe
were active octogenarians.-New York
Post.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-08-11
Scared hv the Elanhant.

Tradition has it that Caesar brought
elephants with him to Britain and that
they contributed to his conquest of the
island. Having unsuccessfully attempt
ed to cross the Thames, Caesar built
large turret on an elephant and, load
ing 1t with bowmen and singers, or
dered them to pass the stream, where
upon the Britons, terrified at the sight
of the unknown monster, fled in confu-
sion.-London Chronicle,
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-08-11
Very Lucky Escape.

Bomb throwing says an English
writer, like many other aspects OF
war has its humorous side, and have
seen whole trench helpless with
laughter at the sight Of two men run
ming opposite ways to avoid a sausage
bomb from German trench mortar
They collided aud sat down facing each
other, like vaudeville comedians. The
bomb dropped between them, almost
touching them both-and then failed to
explode"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-08-11
LEGAL Aid to Workers.

The New Jersey department of la
Dor has organized workmen's com
pensation aid bureau and has opened
offices In twelve of New jerseys prin
cipal cities. The law provides that
this bureau must keep ia close touch
with the administration Of the com
pensation law and explain the work
ings and purposes of the statute to
both employer and employee. 1t is IN
tended to give injured workers IN
formation without cost and secure
their benefits under the law without
the aid Of lawyers
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-08-11
Lest the Street" FORGET.

An oasis of religion amid desert of
business, Trinity church, New York
stands at the head OF Wall street Its
tower looking down on America 5
financial center, seems a hand raised to
heaven in an appeal that men may not,
while absorbed in the struggle Of the
street" forget their God National
Geographic Magazine
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-08-11
How She Did Hate Him!

The acme of personal dislike seems to
that appeared lately in the personal
column of the London Times Here
1t is:
JAMES A.--Please understand that were
we the last two persons on earth and l
found myself OH the same continent that
contained you i should-emgrate.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-08-11

Would you like to see your wife go
into politics and be a b0ss?"
Certainly replied Mr.. Meekton
"I'd really enjoy having Henrietta step
In and show some OF these practical
politicians what real boss is like
Washington Star.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-08-11
Tab5y.

'"rabby" cat ought to be really
"atabe," being derived from "etab,"
the name of famous street in Begdad
which used to be the great market
for silks. A tabby cats coat was
thought to be like the wavy markings
of watered silk
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-08-11
The Earth's Shell.

The sun and the earth are both prac-
tically spherical in shape, and the earth
is evidently only small cooled off or
frozen sun. The sun has shell of
glowing metallic clouds; the earth has
shell of solid Opaque rocks and metals.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-08-11
Ouastions and Answers.

The time eapsing between a cues
tion and an answer is almost as isapor
tant as the answer itself II may he
wisely long or short. but the longer Ii
is the wiser must be the answer
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-08-11
Now In General lIse.

PA, who was the first inventorY'
adam, my SON."
"What did he invent?"
"The poor excuse. Boston Tran.
script
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-08-11

Let nothing shocking to eyes or ears
approach those doors that close upon
your child.-Juyenal
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-08-11

ton; a statesman OF the next genera
don.-Jamcs Freeman Clarke.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-05-29
ROGERS COUNTRY
HOME DESTROYED
PaIatiaI Summer Home of Ray
Rogers Struck bylightning
and Burned to Ground.

Lightning struck the handsome
sumner home of Ray Rogers. on the
Beech Hill farm, located on Jones's
run four miles above Lumberport at
2 o'clock Sunday afternoon and the
house and all the furniture were de-
stroyed. The home and furniture
were valued at $4,000, but was par
TALLY covered by insurance.
Mr.. Rogers spent the last two
weeks at Beech Hill farm assisting
the caretaker in overhaulIng the
farm preparatory to his and his moth
er's moving into 1t for the summer.
He finished his work Friday and re-
turned here Saturday.
The man living on the farm, which
is one of the largest in that section,
containing 1000 acres, telephoned
Mr.. Rogers Sunday evening telling
him of the fire. He said the light
ming struck the rear part of the house
at 2 O'Clock and before he reached the
house the entire rear part was mass
Of flames Notwithstanding the fact
that the rain was coming down In tor
rents. He rang the farm bell and
summoned neighbors but before they
arrived the entire house was a mass
OF flames and the only thing saved
from the burning building was Mr..
Rogers's desk, which was in his Of
Eve on the first floor of the house.
The house was one Of the most
beautiful homes in that section and
was a massive affair, two stories high
and containing eleven large rooms.
It was completely furnished with val
liable furniture and other fittings
which go to furnish home.
Several outbulldings which were
located near the house were not dam
aged any. Mr.. Rogers went out to
the farm Monday to examine the
burned structure. 1t could not be
learned Monday whether he would re-
build the house or not.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-05-29
LILLY OBJECTS TO
WUSBAUM'S PARDON
Attacks Governor for Saving
One of Our Leading Citizens
Unjust Humiliation.

OF more than unusual interest is a
part Of the speech Abe LILLY made at
Morgantown a few days ago as 1t has
to do with subject of Importance,
namely, that Of the VIII Nusbaum case.
1t is unnecessary to go into the de-
tails Of the case as all Harrison coun-
ty people are quite familiar with It.
But, 1t is especially interesting to noto
what candidate for the nomination
for governor, who is playing on all
sides of most every question, has to
say about 1t. II conclusiyely shows the
methods used, wet where he thinks
wet goes and dry where he thinks the
dry element predominates.
A despatch In today's Wheeling In
telligencer bearing on the subject
says:
General Lilly speech at Morgan
town in which he attacked Governor
Hatfield viciously for pardoning viii
Nusbaum, a prominent and highly
respected citizen of Clarksburg. who
fell victim to MonongalIa county's
oyer-zealous prosecution, has strongly
reacted against him. Mr.. Nusbaum
was innocent of any infraction of the
liquor laws, and his many friends and
CO. religtonists are indignant that he
should again have been subjected to
such unnecessary publicity.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-05-29
VILLA GUNS
And a Quantity Of Ammunition
Are Discovered in a Cache
and Are Taken.


FIELD HEADQUARTERS, NEAR
NAMIQUIPA. May 29.-Ten machine
guns, $50 rifles and a quantity of am.
munitiOn discovered Sunday in vii
la cache near here was brought to
field headquarters Monday. The
arms were found in n cave In O1o
canon to reach which the guides
climbed tortuous mountain trail
afoot.
Numerous theories have been ad-
.vanced as to the cache but military
authorities here cling to the belief
that 1t contains greater quantity
OF the armament which Villa was re-
ported to have hidden in the Bachi-
nlba district before the raid upon
Columbus. N. NJ.
American army intelligence officers
are centering their efforts on seeking
further hiding places of weapons and
ammunition realizing that the clean
ing of northern Chihuahua Of such
caches is vital should Villa or any
of his adherents reorganize and at
tempt to operate in this region.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-05-29
Widely Known Railroad Builder
and Capitalist of North
west SucCumbS.
NO FUNERAL DATE FIXED
Great Empire Builder is a Vic
tim Of an Affection Caused
by Bowel Trouble.


ST PAUL, May 29,-Iames ]. Hill.
railroad builder, capitalist and most
widely known figure of the North
west, died at his Summit avenue res
idcnce at $3.50 o'clock this morning
ms the result of an infection due to
bowel trouble.
Mr., Hill was unconscious for near
ly twelve hoprs before he died. DR..
Herman NJ. Biggs of New York, and
DIR. Stanley Seager. of Rochester,
MIMI, together with members of the
immediate Hill family. were at the
bedside when the end came.
Mr.. Hills personal secretary, NJ. R.
Brown. made the announcement OF
his employers death TO waiting news
paper correspondents at the Hill res
idence. His statement was made
verbally with the intlmation that a
written bulletin might be issued lat
err.
Questioned regarding a cate for OBJ
seQuies. Mr.. Brown said that no ar
rangements had been discussed.
For several years James j. Hill
had been in the habit of insisting
both to his friends and to the public
that he was not actively engaged In
business.
Just how active he was during the
last two years OF life can be judged
only by little evidences Of his master
hand in questions affecting the Great
Northern railroad and the First Ma
tional Bank OF St Paul, and by three
outstanding accomplishments in
which his will and genius asserted
themselves.
From world viewpoint 1t would
be hard TO say whether his staunch
support Of the Belgian people fol-
lowing the invasion of the Germans
or the part played in the negotiations
for the $500, 100000 loan to the AL
lied governments is the more i'm
portant.
From the time the work OF sue
coring the Belgians began Mr.. Hill
took leading part in the movement.
1t will probably never be known how
much money he sent to King Albert,
an old personal friend, and how much
he induced others to send.
His place as an international figure
was never more prominently dis
played than when thu representatives
of the Allies came to New York in
quest Of huge loan. One OF the
first men to be sent for by j. P. Nor
gan was Mr.. Hill and his assurance
that he and the people of the North
west were prepared to do their share
in taking UP the foreign bonds is
believed to have contributed largely
to the success of the negotiations.