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TaÌˆgliches Cincinnatier volksblatt. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1885-1919, 1916-03-03
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The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-03-17
GUARDING THE CHILDREN.
Widows With Offspring Should Be Sure
to Make Their Wills

Sometimes the failure 10 make a will
involves more than a loss OF time aud
money. You are widow and die with
out q will, leaving children who are
not yet OF age. Now. you may not care
who looks after your property. but you
do have lively interest in the person
who looks after your children If you
had left will you could have named
therein the guardian for your children
The court must do so and the guard.
ian appointed by ii may charge com
missions, counsel fees and premiums
payable out Of your cbildren's share Of
your estate.
Suppose YOU leave real estate 1t
can't be sold without an order OF the
court. That involves a long and ex.
pensive proceeding on the part OF your
administrator If you leave minor chill
dren that still further complicates mat
ters. A guardian must be appointed
for them who must join In tie applica
tion-at price-and their shares must
be set aside and held until they are of
age-also at a price Infants proceed
ings," as such actions are termed. are
most technical and expensive, yet un-
less every contingency is provided for
good title cannot be given to the real
estate. Nor can clear title be given for
at least two years after your death If
you had left Will you could have In
Guided therein a power of sale. and at
any time when the interests of the es-
tate demanded it the property could
have been sold.-Samuel Scovile. Jr..
in Good Housekeeping.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-03-17
EARLY RAILR0ADING.
The First American Made Locomotive
Was Built In 1890.

The first locomotives in the United
States were brought over from Eng
land by Horatio Allen e New York
in the fall OF 1929 or the spring OF
1880, and one of them was set up on
the Delaware and Hudson railroad at
Carbondale. Pa; but, being found too
heavy for the track, It's use was aban
dOned
The first locomotive constructed in
this country was built by the West
Point foundry at New York in 1880 for
the South Carolina railroad and named
the Phoenix a second engine was
built the same year by The same estab-
lishment and for the same railroad and
named the West Point
In the spring Of 1881 a third engine
was built by the same establishment
for the Mohawk and Hudson railroad
from Albany to Schenectady and called
the De Witt Clinton. This was the
first locomotive run in the state Of New
York
The first Stephenson locomotive ever
Imported into this country was the
Robert Fulton. This engine was
brought out in the summer OF 1881 for
the Mohawk and Hudson railroad 1t
was subsequently rebuilt and named
the John Bull.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-03-17
Johnny Roche,s Tower.

Standing on the banks of the river
Awberg, between Mallow and Fermoy,
County Cork Ireland, is remarkable
edifice known as Johnny Roche's
Tower" The whole tower was built
by the labor of one man. who subse-
quently resided in it. This individual,
who received no education whatever,
also erected a mill. constructing the
water wheel after a special design of
his own Long before the introduction
of the bicycle he went about the coun-
try in a wheeled vehicle of his own
construction propelled by foot power.
His last feat was TO build his tomb In
the middle of the river bed. John
Roche died, but was not inferred in the
strange burying place which he select
ed for himself, his less original rela-
tiyes deeming such a mode of sepul-
ture unchristian.-London Strand Mag
azine.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-03-17
lUSY BEES IN WINTER.
How They Generate Heat to Keep sks
Colony Warm.

Coiony warm.
The bee upholds his reputation for in
dustry throughout the winter months
as well as during the summer Being
susceptible 80 cold. the bee must turn
to his colony for warmth Commun-
ism, which in bees is so highly de.
veloped in the storing of food and car
ing for the young. is also the basis fol
the heating system.
1t was found by experiment that
only the shell of the cluster made by
the bees i'll cold weather, is compact.
This is formed by one 10 several lay
ers of bees all soidy arranged with
their heads inward. their hairs inter-
lacing. This arrangement is perfect
for conservation of the heat within.
Except for an occasional shifting of
position the bees forming the shell are
quiet. But within rhe shell strange
things are going on
1t is here that the heat is generated
And the antics are not unlike our own
when we are cold The bees are pack.
ed loosely within the shell so that
there is plenty of space for many bees
10 be exercising al time. Rapid
tanning of the wings. shaking the body
from side 10 side. rapid breathing and
other movements are all part of the
scheme for raising the temperature.
La one particular instance. when Il bee
had been rapidly tanning With his
wings for seven and Il ellf minutes.
the THERMOMETERS nearest hlm rose half
degree F.-Pearson' Weekly
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-03-17
FIXING UP A PLAY.
The Method Charles Hoyt Used to De-
velop His Dramatic Plots.

The Method Charles Hoyt Used to De-
velop His Dramatic Plots.
Charles Hoyt wrote seventeen plays
He would sit in the Pullman with the
shade drawn down over his head ard
looking out of the window at nothing
thinking. studying over situations for
some new play
He would not begin work on Il new
play until he had its arrangement laid
out in his mind Then he would write
it. longhand, in two or three days
He developed his situations by tell
ing over and over and over again his
scheme for a new play He would
come to me- "Otie. he would say
have you heard my idea for a new
play?"
l would say that had not Then he
would launch into it, celebrating as he
went along He would see me, later in
the day perhaps, with some one He
would come up to us with the same
question, "Otie, have You heard my
idea for new play" knowing mighty
well had lie wouldn't wait for me to
answer bur he would tell it to my com
panion. celebrating upon the version he
had given me. For each new play |
probably would hear that same ques-
ton twenty times and listen TO twenty
different versions. each succeeding one
more developed and elaborate. Green
Book Magazine.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-03-17
The Horseshoe Leoend.

Here is an explanation OF the old
horseshoe superstition: st. Dunstan
was skilled farrier. One day while
at work In his forge the devil entered
in disguise and requested Dunstan to
shoe his single hoof The saint al
though he recognized his malign Gus
toner. acceded, but caused him SO
much pain during the operation that
Satan begged him to desist This st
Dunstan did. but only after he had
made the evil one promise that neither
he nor any of the lesser evil spirits
his servants, would ever modest the
inmates OF house where the horse
shoe was displayed
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-03-17
The Mystery Of a Duel.

Having fought his duel and saved his
honor by firing n shot in the air, the
editor of French provincial newspa
per went back to his desk and the In
cident had quite left his mind when he
felt something strange in his thigh.
He looked and found that he was bleed
ing profusely A doctor was called,
who discovered that a bullet was i'm
bedded in the editors thigh some two
inches deep and required extraction.
why was This not taken notice OF on
the spot where the duel took placer
he asked. The editor was as much In
the dark as the doctor At the moment
OF the duel he had fired into the air,
and his adversary also took distract
ed sort of aim. The editor felt nothing
as he left the field and had shaken
hands with his antagonist as a sign OF
reconciliation.>, How q bullet came TO
be lodged in his thigh was simply one
Of the mysteries of dueling.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-03-17
MOST FEMININE Or TREES.
The Birch Seems to Taks a Delight In
Theatrical Effects.

Theatrical Effects.
The birch. above all our American
trees, delights in theatrical effects
And If that sentence is objected to on
the ground OF pathetic fallacy." we
will commit the whole sin at once and
add that II is the most feminine of
trees
In earliest spring. when the hepati-
cas- are pushing up last years leaves
and our Berkshire mountain sides are
donning their frail delicate wells OF
color, the young birches are eonspicu-
Gus for the startling brightness of their
new foliage. green SO much lighter
and more vivid than all the other
greens that it would arrest attention
even If ii were not borne on a snow
white stem.
Your young birch has all the daring
Of debutante
Later, when the summer thunder.
storms come, the birch has another
trick up its sleeve Some afternoon a
dark, gunmetal thunder head will mass
behind the crest Of hill. and sudden
ly an old birch on the summit will
leap into startling prominence, so that
it focuses the entire attention, like a
single splendid streak of chalk white
lightning
Again, in midwnter, when the birch
by rights should be protectiyely color
ed and inconspicuous, it is the other
trees we do not notice, and the birch
tree rises by the edge of the frozen
stream, perhaps, or against the dark
wall Of the pines and displays all It's
snowy limbs to best advantage against
evergreen or sky. Walter Prichard
Eaton in Century Magazine
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-03-17
a BIT Of Sicily.

There is no Italian town more pic.
turesque than the Sicilian capital. Pa.
lermo" writes traveller. Sailing
ships of all rigs, their hulls painted all
the colors of the rainbow, nose up
against the quay where mule carts.
whose drivers are shouting at the top
of their voices, wait 10 take away the
merchandise. The narrow streets where
the custom house officers examine the
goods brought ashore is a place of ter
rife noise. When driver two clerks
and two custom house officers are dis
cussing the contents OF a bale or a cask
1t seems as though murder must be
committed within the next few sec
onds. But somebody signs something,
the cart moves on. and everybody
laughs"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-03-17
STORE or STAGE?
A Word to Ambitious Young People
Seekinn Euture

A Word to Ambitious Young People
Seeking a Future.
+ There is just as much demand among
store owners and managers for high
class statesmen. buyers and managers
as there is among the theatrical and
movie producers for actors Merchants
want TO employ ambitious young men
and women who can raise themselves
above The rankS of the ordinary. The
work is 40 harder hours no longer and
pay quite as good ia the stores for help
OF all classes as il is in film or stage
productions.
The stars in business are just as
well paid as are those whose names
grace the billboard sNhere there is
one Ina favorie who is paid 81 900 q
month there are half a dozen mercan.
tile managers who receive as much or
more There are hundreds who receive
$500 q month TO where there are five
movie actors who receive the same
And there are ten dollar a week
places among the members of the mob
scenes, Us tneF, are ten dollar a week
jobs among the ''mobs'' in the stores
Once a year or SO some one graduates
FROM the chorus or the 'supes' - 8
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-03-17
ROCKING CHAIRS.
At First They Were CrucJ Affairs, Just
Patched Up Armchairs.

Patched Up Armchairs.
1.-THE history of the rocking chair is
yet TO be written" says Walter A.
Dyer In EARLY American Craftsmen "
According TO some writer's, rockers
began to appear in this country before
1850, and Windsor rockers soon after
the Revolution. Others assert that
about 1910 and that most Of the SO
called Windsor rocking chairs are sim.
ply old armchairs cut down and fitted
with rockers. Certainly none OF the
early advertisements or inventories in
cluded any mention of rocking chairs
"The first rockers were merely short
boards cut straight across the top and
rounded on the bottom. Then the top
side was shaped, and later the rocker
WAS fashioned much as that OF today,
except that it. extended only four or
five inches back of the rear legs. 1t
was not until 1920 or SO that the dis
copery was made that rockers length
ened behind increased the safety and
comfort of the chair During the dec
ade following that astonishing dis
covery the popularity of the rocking
chair spread rapidly"
An English lady visiting the United
States few years ago declared that
one of the most curious sights to her
upon her landing was the rocking chair,
to which AT first she feared to intrust
herself. but later learned to enjoy most
thoroughly
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-03-17
Projecting Your Personality.

Can any mans life be held to be in
complete if 1t is continued in the life OF
friend: Was Arthur Hallams life
incomplete when Tennyson prolonged
it forever by In Memoriam" or the
life of Socrates when Plato continued
1t in his immortal dialogues? Confu
cius said wisely, Have no friends not
equal to yourself. BY that he must
have meant, Make your friends equal
to yourself by giving them freely Of
your best" Thus you make sure of a
continued life whatever happens TO
yourself as u manufacturer intrusts
the secrets of his manipulations to his
younger ers.-ChrIStian Herald
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-03-17

place as an unuersmnv or >ag
IL business many are promoted lro4
the ranks TO positions OF trust and gond
salaries
There are. better opportunities for
ambitious people in mercantile fields
than as actors The demand is many
times greater Owners are always on
the watch for some one who will jus
tify a promotion But positions can
not be had without effort They must
be won by hard work. study and IN
Overwhelming desire to ge: ahead At
all events we say Stick to the store
Farm Machinery
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-03-17
Soldiers In Napolson,a pax

There are five things that a soldier
should never be without-his gun his
cartridge, his knapsack. rationS for
four days and his pioneer tools. The
knapsack should be reduced TO the
smallest possible weighl and size and
contain only a shirt, pair Of shoes, a
collar, handkerchief and a iint OF
steel. This is not much, but he should
never part from them, for when once
lost they cannot be recovered.
poleon.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-03-17
Murderinq Shakespeare.

II never hesitate to cut and slash
and change any play until 1t suits me, =
said Stuart Robson to his legal ad
wiser on one occasion.
Il suppose you edit Shakespeare with
a blue pencil" replied the lawyer
You can just bet ! do"
Then, l imagine, you would plead
guilty to an Indictment for numbering
the Bard OF Avon?"
mo; / would not, but | would admit
dissecting his corpse
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-03-17
Az the Times Chance.

In the sixties the customary pro
posal was. ''Will you be miner" Very
yet say, MAY | be yours?" Ii will
take time, for the possessive, the dom
mating instinct in man. is still strong,
and long may 1t live, for TINT Is the
yigor of the race. Only we do not want
that instinct to carry man away, any
more than we want well bred horse
to clinch Its teeth upon the bit and
bolt.-W. L. George In Atlantic.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-03-17
rhs Coffee Plants Friend.

In Colombia there is tree highly
esteemed as a shade for the coffee
plant 1t is found also in tropical Bra
I'll and possesses qualities that make
use. 1t will live on a stony. poor soil,
and tree only eighteen months old
will shade IA square yards of ground,
while when full grown it may be fifty
feet high and have a spread Of fifty
feet on every side.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-03-17
ons Way.

"Now, Johnny" said the teacher,
suppose you wanted to build $1,000
house and had only $7o0 what would
you do?'
II 'spose I'd have to marry a girl
worth $780," answered the young finan-
cier.-Kansas City Star.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-03-17
How Silver Bow Got It. Name.

Silver Bow creek received its name
from party of prospectors who
reached its valley in the vicinity OF
Butte in 1864, says bulletin of the
cussing the best name for the stream
the clouds broke away and the sun
shine, falling ON the creek as it circled
around the mountain, suggested the
name Silver Bow, and it was accord
ingly Sc called.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-03-17
TWO Einds.

II found ten dollar bill this morn
ing"
'"That shows you are lucky. Have a
gift for finding things?'
my gift stuck by me too long. Mex.
| found the owner Louisville Cou
rier-J ournal.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-03-17
Parchment Paper.

To make ordinary paper initiate
parchment soak it in basin of water
mixed with sulpburic acid In the pro
come thoroughly saturated, then re-
move gently and let dry. The paper
should be strong unlined foolscap.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-03-17
An Essay on Man.

a novelty, what a monster, what a
chaos, what subject of contradiction.
what prodigy! A judge of all things,
a feeble worm Of the earth depository
OF the truth 4cloaca of uncertainty and
error. the glory and the shame Of the
llntvarsa - Pascal
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-03-17
A Smooth Approach.

You seem hard worked. SIR said
the affable stranger
I'm half dead.
Then | called in the nick of time.
I'm selling life insurance If you're
half dead you can't get a policy any
too quick. ."-Louisville Courier-Iournal
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-03-17
One of a Kind.

Disguised Cop tat crossings Say.
you're peach of driver. If you was
crossin the alkali desert you'd run into
a hydrant New York Times
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-03-17
impossible Feat.

lrate Father-non't you think. young
man, you can walk into this house
and hang up your hat Timid Suitor-
I know | cant. sir You're sitting on
it.-Baltimore American.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-03-17
Yes. indeed

/ 18th meek may inhurrit I'll earth an
right" murmured Uncle Ike. but he's
in luck if some cuss not so burned
meek don't contest tn will an cit
away with itr'-.Iudge
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-03-17

1t is good discretion not to take too
much Of any man at the first. because
one cannot hold out that proportion =
Bacon.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-03-17

The more you speak OF yourself the
more you are likely to lie.-Zimmer
man.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1916-03-17

Unless you bear with the faults of a
friend you hetray yonr own Syrus.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1916-03-08

\ simple test of good layer is to
measure the distance from the two
pelvic bones Zone on each side of tho
vent) to the rear end of the breast
bone. This distance should be as wide
as four fingers when the hen is lay
ing. When the hen has this depth and
is also wide across her rear it proves
that she has an abundance Of room to
manufacture eggs constantly and par.
ticularly the egg shells. which are
formed in this part of her body. Such
4 hen will lay we'll when properly
cared for.
Hens with small distance between
the pelvic bones and rear OF breast
bone and tight or unyielding rear body
are not good layers. Put bands on the
legs of your layers and note how many
consecutive days they lay without
resting. That will show how long
each hen can maintain her egg flow
an dthe better layers are those which
can continue laying for longer periods.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1916-03-08
HOW TO CHOOSE POULTRY FOR Pro.
DUCT|ON OF EGGS OR TABLE FOWLS
characteristics of Chickens That Them Good Laying
General Purpose Breeds-White Leghorn and Barred
Plymouth Rock Most Popular Varieties

Breeds Of poultry can be convent.
emily divided into two classes: Cd
the egg breeds, and (2) the general
purpose breeds. This division is like
that Of cattle into beef and dairy
types, and OF horses into light and
heavy classes.
In the egg breeds of poultry the
primary requirement is the produc-
tion of great number OF eggs of
standard size. The fowls are not ex.
pected TO be prime table specimens,
but they must lay throughout the
year, except when they have TO rest
and recuperate, They do not sit and
hatch chickens and they lay white
shelled eggs. The more popular egg
breeds are Leghorns, Minorcas, An
conas and Campines. The most popu.
lar variety OF these breeds is the Sim
gle Comb White Leghorn.
All large egg farms are stocked
with White Leghorn pullets and hens,
because it is possible to obtain
breeding stock in this variety tha,
has blood lines OF heavy egg produc.
tion behind it. Pullets from a heavy
laying strain are better layers than
pullets Of no special breeding.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1916-03-08
Dead Man Drives Horses.

While John G.. Gorritscn sat dead
but bolt upright cn tho wagon seat,
the lax reins hanging between his
stiffening fingers, his team of horses
travelled safely for moro than two
miles tho winding valley road at the
foot Of Garret mountain from Lodi to
Richfield, N. j.
Gerritsen, sixty.seven years old OF
341 Passaic avenue, Lodi, was one Of
the largest contractors in that vicin.
ity some years ago. He started to
drive from his home to the Marley
stone quarry at Richfield. Often his
team has passed over tho road to the
quarry. at the familiar end of the
journey the horses stopped
Men at the quarry saw Gerritsen
seated on the box, silent, motionless.
Was he asleep? They spoke to him,
they shook him, they lifted him from
the wagon. County Physician Arm,
strong said heart failure had been ia.
tai to Gerritsen half an hour before
the horses drew up at the quarry.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1916-03-08
Floating Base for subm arines.

The South American country OF Bra
zil may soon possess an innovation for
submarine warfare in the form of .
floating submarine base capable OF
taking care Of six submcrsibcs OF the
4O0-ton type. 1t will be provided With
the necessary auxiliary equipage for
charging the accumulators and air res
ervoirs Of the underwater craft.
The floating base. or tender will be
326 feet long, 51-foot beam, and will
have a draft Of 13 feet. SiXty-siX hun,
dred horse power will be developed b.,
two siX-cylinder Diesel engines, Of tn.
two-cycle sing!e-actlng type
An Italian company at Spezia |,
building the craft for early delivery te
Brazil, If it is not taken over by the
Italian government.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1916-03-08
Oldtimc Magistrntcs' ConrtS,

IN Vi" l'a"fchS AdVcrtlSci, MI.
M'iild'" ~ N".Il'ah' an aGcd gentle
man ol l'l"t county ana one OF a
S't"' "'"I "a "!H"o"'' 100 Wrl'cS OF
''e '''''' z, ,'"'''' ) "'"''''' "''ch i'l"hS
"''H N'" III H'"@'"ir raioS court lor
o"l'''"1 '''.''cH "''" o'icii sentenced 10
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"''o Wa '''" WI ''e "'"rucF OF :"
'',"''' ~" '''" az" h"hHe" ana
u "i'o'"'' """ vas convicted OF an
~ ~ 'o.''''''l crime AGAINST
"o''''''' ~ Wy I"''tF '"Se the Ieloh
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