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The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1923-08-24
Make Homes in Clay Huts.

The native of Kirdi-Massa, on the
west coast of Africa, builds his home
of a stiff clay much like the adobe
used by Mexicans and Indians, says
Popular Science Monthly. This is
poured over a framework of slender
wooden poles used as reinforcements,
and allowed to dry In the sun. The
design is worked on with a crude
trowel-like tool while the mud Is
moist. The houses look like huge ant
hills, with only an inadequate open
ing for door in the side and q small
round chimney hole at the top to admit
light and air. The design on the out
side is often elaborate and worked out
with the greatest pains, for it serves
to identify the owner of the hut, and
Is virtually copyrighted" by him.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1923-08-24
BRUNSWICK TRIO"
At RialtO All Next Week

At the Rialto, starting Sunday and
for one whole week, the Famous
Brunswick Trio, three big time vaude-
vile stars, will be an extra added at
traction
The Brunswick Trio will present
some of the very latest songs and this
trio are real singers of real songs
For lovers of harmony, mirth and
melody, the trio will offer an excep-
tional treat This added attraction
will appear Sunday and Monday, with
the Francis x. Bushman and Beverly
Bayne picture of Modern Marriag e"
on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thurs
day with George Beban's "Sign of
the Rose" and Friday and Saturday
with Robert Gordon and Elinor Fair
in "The Mysterious Witness" This
high priced attraction will be shown
with these feature plays at our regu-
lar price of admissions, and a real
treat is promised for music lovers.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1923-08-24
Bridal Superstitions.

There is firm belief in some parts
of England that those who secure pos
session OF brides pins when she has
returned from church, will be married
during that year themselves. In the
struggle to secure these favors there
was much mirth and merriment
created, and sometimes the object of
all these efforts to secure the coveted
prize found herself at bay. But there
were also other ideas about the bridal
pins, for some held that when she re-
moved her robe or veil every pin that
held them in place should be thrown
away. If single one remained, ac-
cordlng to this tradition, evil would be
fall the bride. And it was also held
that If the bridesmaids also kept the
pins that fastened their own bridal
apparel that their own luck would be
affected.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1923-08-24
Monkey Flower.

"Flor de Mico," one of the most
beautiful trees of the tropics, has been
imported from Guatemala by the Unit
ed States Department Of Agriculture
to make Florida winters still more at
tractive to tourists. Wilson Popenhoe
explorer for the bureau of plant indus
try, brought home Is pounds of seed,
from which several thousand sturdy
young plants have been grown for dis
tribution in the southern part of the
Everglade state and in our tropical de-
tendencies. Flor de mico," which is
Spanish for monkey flower, drops its
leaves and the entire tree becomes COW
cred with crimson scarlet blossoms at
the end Of winter. It resembles the
royal poinciana, but, unlike the latter,
will bloom when the tourist trade is
there to appreciate it.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1923-08-24
Try This Formula for Feet

Not alone upon the choice of shoes
does the comfort of the feet depend.
Even perfectly healthy, normal feet
need particular daily care. With such
care even tender feet become normal.
After shopping or walking and at the
close of the day, it is an excellent thing
to battle the feet in cold water, Julia
w. Wolfe writes in the Health Builder
If you cannot endure the shock of cold
water at first, begin with tepid water
and add the cold water gradually.
When it is convenient, the faucet
cold water-should be allowed to play
upon the feet. The reaction of the
cold water aids circulation and gives
tone to the arteries. Use no soap in
the tonic foot bath; free alkali, which
might be present in the soap, tends to
blister the feet. With this treatment
continued daily, ones feet soon grow
healthy and foot troubles are 8 thing
of the past.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1923-08-24
Metals Become nEatinled .

Many serious accidents have oc-
Cured because some important part
of machine has failed owing to "fa-
tigue." That may sound surprising,
but engineers know that steel and iron,
when subjected to heavy loads and
vibrations for long periods, undergo
a serious internal change This change
so weakens the material that chain
may snap with only half the weight
it would ordinarily carry. More sur
prising still is the news that a metal
can fall i'll or be poisoned. Alloys
that is, mixtures-of aluminium with
other metals are especially liable to de-
velop a disease that causes them to
rot away.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1923-08-24
Weather and Weddings.

Weather plays great part in de-
cisions as to wedding days, or their
good fortune 1t was formerly, as
much as today, piece of luck If the
sun shone on the bride on her wedding
day, and there is an old saying, "Blest
Is the bride that the sun shines on i"
No doubt this had special meaning
in olden times, for 1t was customary
for wedding to be performed in the
church-porch, and the formula going
to church" was preceded by visiting
the church-porch." 1t was not till after
the Reformation that wedding cere-
monies were performed In the body of
the church. Another quaint idea con-
nected with weddings of the past was
the general view that to insure her
future happiness bride should shed
tears ON her wedding day.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1923-08-24
Strams and the Wind.

Often the primary character Of
man is revealed in trifies; for them he
acts, as it were, unconsciously. You
may learn more of a person by little
talk with him than by a faithful out
line of his history. The most impor-
tant Of his actions may not really dis
play the mans heart; they are likely
to be the results Of many things be-
sides his nature To understand that,
you may learn much more from good
portrait of him than from two or three
of the most prominent actions of his
life. Indeed, II men did not express
much of their nature in their manner,
appearance and general bearing, we
should be at a sad loss to make up our
minds how to deal with each other
Sir Arthur Helps.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1923-08-24
Slavery Statistics.

The enslavement of the African race
for commercial purposes had it's begin
ming in southern Europe about half a
century before the discovery of Amer
lea by Columbus It was carried to
Central and South America by the
Spaniards, and it existed there hun
dred years before being transplanted
to the English colonies OF North Amer
lea. From a small beginning made in
Virginia the institution grew and
spread to other colonies as they were
founded, and at the opening OF the
Revolution there were about 100000
slaves In the colonies.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1923-08-24

In discussing the habits of migra-
tory birds, the Review of Reviews
notes the case of "Dick," certain
herring gull which returned for "a con
secutive years to a lightship anchored
off Brenton reef, near Newport, r. I.
The crew first made friends with
Dick" in 1872, when he was about q
year old. He soon learned to feed out
of their hands He regularly visited
the lightship each year until 1896, in
dicating that he was at least % years
old when last seen. He outliyed all
of the men on the ship who first be-
friended him.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1923-08-24
Argentine.

Argentina, or the Argentine Repub-
lie, has an area Of 1,135.840 square
miles and a population of about 1900
000 The resources include forests Of
hardwood in the north, pine forests in
the Andes region; coal is found but
the chief sources Of wealth are agri-
culture and the pastures Large num-
bers Of sheep and cattle are raised /;
dairying is important, and the chief
crops are wheat, linseed, oats. barley,
rye. and Indian corn. In some parts
sugar cane and fruits are cultivated.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1923-08-24
Foqgy.

"You are no gentleman" she wrote,
"if you think l said such thing as
she said you said / said 1 had said"
Dear girl" he answered, you must
not think I think you think you must
be the kind of girl l think YOU must
be If you said such a thing as you
said she said l said you said you had
said" 1t seems he knew she knew he
knew she said just what she said she
heard he had heard her friend had
heard him say he had heard her say
but with intuitive feminine tact she
accepted the apology.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1923-08-24
National Music

Those who are able to express sim
ply and powerfully the music of diff
ferent nations and know how to listen
to 1t as 1t deserves. need not make a
tour Of the world in order to visit
their monuments. to read their books
or to traverse their plains, their
mountains. their gardens, and their
wildernesses. A Jewish air at once
transports us into the synagogue; a
pibroch conveys to us the Highlands
of Scotland while all Spain is re-
vealed to us by a melody of that fair
land.-George Sand.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1923-08-24
Carries Its Own Repair Kit.

The human machine, unlike the man
made machine, contains within itself
the materials and apparatus for its
own upkeep. Our bodies are constant
ly being repaired, and the wastage
made good, by number of intricate
processes of sitting, filterlng, and so
forth. If these processes could always
be carried out under ideal conditions
very many years would be added to
mans span of life. Absolutely ideal
conditions are, however, impossible of
attainment, though it is comparative
ly easy matter for all of us to approach
them more or less closely.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1923-08-24

An Andalusian, according to a Sran-
ish reading book for students, who WAS
I'm a hurry went into a restaurant and
ordered a meal. When the second
course was being served he suddenly
said to the waiter, where have / seen
you before2 Your face seems familiar
to me !" 81 really can't say" the waiter
replied 81 haven't the honor of a pre-
vious acquaintance" But l have seer
you somewhere! All! I have 1t You
are the man who brought me my
goupl"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1923-08-24
Anemones.

The pretty cup is so glossy it seems
to burn with a white light. The secret
of it's incandescent beauty is that de
cided purple washing the outside Of
the cup. This dark background makes
reflector Of the white cup, so that
it sparkIes in the sunshine like tiny
mirror. often the purple tinge seeps
through to the inside of the cup,
streaking it most daintily As for the
buds, they are rose and purple beads
tipping their hairy-fne stems. A group
of wind-nowers make a dainty tea-set
for butterfly parties.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1923-08-24

The central body also recommends
that labor organizations in Great
Britain, through the fraternal dele
gate from the Trades and Labor Con-
gress of Canada, be notified of indus
trial conditions in Canada, and that
they, in turn, inform their members
of the risks they incur in coming to
Canada, through the intermediary of
transportation cmopanies or other
companies interested in immigration
schemes.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1923-08-24
American Names.

American ingenuity is at its best
perhaps in naming the baby For in
stance. these names were not long ago
found among those listed for poll tax
in Kentucky MIN Forehand, Spot
Garrett Kennedy Poteet Constance
First, Perk Lamb, Major New, Tumh
Bilberry, South West, Lum Chow.
Toss Bell, Lee Panther, Yack Fresh,
Wash Garrigus Carl Felps, Green
Self. Bill Pulley, Penny HightoWer.
Bill Fipps, Hose Stewart and Lamuel
kisselhaugh
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1923-08-24
Not Clear on That.

The professor was either unusually
dry in his lecture that morning, or the
class was inordinately dull. The
yawning was done openly, so that even
the professor took a hint and cut the
lecture a bit short of the hour. 81
will stop here" he announced, "as our
time is nearly gone. Perhaps, though,
/ have not quite made the proposition
clear, and you are now free to ask
any questions you may care to- One
student sat up from his nap and i'm
mediately took advantage of the offer.
''What time is it," he asked.-Kansas
City Star
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1923-08-24
Moons InfIuence.

The tradition Of the moons infu-
ence in its various phases On the
growth Of vegetation has come down
to us from remotest antiquity perhaps
Adam started it-and is enshrined in
the old style farmers almanac. An
important part of it is that sowing and
planting should be done during the
moons increase, harvesting during its
decrease Some lumbermen will never
cut timber except when the moon is
on the wane, and some won't even
have their hair cut except under the
same auspicious lunar condition.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1923-08-24
Taken From Australian Poet.

The author of some famous and
beautiful lines, which have been at
tributed to Mark Twain, was Robert
Richardson, the Australian poet When
the report that these lines were at
tributed to him reached Mark Twain
he ordered that the name Of the author
be cut beneath them on the stone over
the grave of his daughter, Susy
Clemens, says an exchange. The lines
are as follows:
Warm summer sun, shine kindly here:
Warm southern wind, blow softly here:
Green sod above, lie light, lie light
Goodnight dear heart. goodnight, good
night!
In the original the word southern"
read northern" as in Australia the
warm wind is from the north.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1923-08-24
Eahled DRAGON Of Janan.

According to legend the dragon is
associated in the Jananese mind with
clouds and tempests Il is thought to
be able to ascend Full or to dive deep
into the waters of some secluded lake
The dragon must not be annoyed for il
possesses the power of causing deadly
commotion in the watery element The
palace Of the king Of the dragons the
Japanese believe, is to be found many
leagues under the sea
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1923-08-24
The Nine MUSES..

The nine Muses. We're clio, the
Muse of history; Euterpe. Of lyric
poetry and music; Thalia, Of comedy ;
Melopomene, OF tragedy; Trania, Of
astronomy; Erato, of lyric and erotic
poetry; Polyhymnla, of the sublime
hymn; Terpschore, of the dance
Calliope, of epic poetry Plots for
stories can obviously be classified in
numerous ways, but we are unable to
state how many or which ones can
be truly termed the original ones.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1923-08-24
Sunrise Affected Napoleon.

The sun of Austerlitz is name
given TO the sunrise Of December 2,
1905, just before the battle of Aus
terlitz. 1t powerfully affected the
imagination of Napoleon and was
hailed by him as an omen of victory.
Horne's History of Napoleon Bona
parte says: "As the day dawned the
mist which had overhung all the fate
full show began slowly to ascend like
a vast curtain from the broad plain.
The run rose in unclouded brilliancy
and, dissipating all remains of the
vapor, disclosed to view the great
Russian army commanded by Field
Marshal Kutusoff to the number OF
10000 men, ranged in six divisions, on
the opposite heights of Pratzer. The
magnificence of the sunriae Of this
eventful morning, enhanced at the
time by the previous dense mist and
by the national memories ever since,
has made the Sun Of Austerlitz pro
verbal with the people of France
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1923-08-24
ERIE ROAD CENSURED
IGNORES BOARD

Chicago.-The railroad labor board
has reiterated it's recent decision that
the Erie railroad is violating the
transportation act by contracting
work. This road originated the con-
tract system, and has persisted in its
use, despite disapproval by the rail
road labor board. Company officials
pay no attention to the boards edicts.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1923-08-24
IMMIGRANTS DUPED

Montreal, Quebec Wage workers
from Scotland made affidavit that
they were induced to come to Canada
under false promises. The affdavits
have been placed in the hands of off
GERS of the central body, and Presi-
dent Tom Moore, of the Canadian
Trades and Labor Congress has been
asked to present these cases to the
Dominion Immigration department.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1923-08-24
I'm PARTS of Ranana Used.

In tropical countries all parts Of the
banana plant are used. The leaves
protect from the rain, serve as table
cloths, as wrappings for food during
the process of cooking, and for various
kinds of packing. When cut into
strips and plated, they make service
able mats and bags. Cigarette papers
are manufactured from the pulp of
some species. All parts of the plant
contain watery juice which blackens
on exposure to the air, and forms an
indelible stain. Valuable fbers, suit
able for the manufacture Of ropes and
clothing, are obtained from the leaf
stalks OF many species, especially the
one known scientifically as musa tex
tilis, which supplies the abaca or
Manila hemp Of commerce. This
species is a native of Philippine is
lands, where it is extensively culd-
waited.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1923-08-24
STATE UNIONS TO MEET

Fairmount, w. Va-The annual
convention of the West Virginia
State Federation of Labor will be held
in this city beginning September 10.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1923-08-24
Antarctic DIET.

Mustard and cress grown on blank
ets, and the tops of haricot beans cuI-
tivated in pots, were at times the only
"green" food available to the Antarc-
tic explorers on board the Quest.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1923-08-24

Mansfield Officers of the
State Federation Of Labor have is
sued call for the annual convention
which will convene in this city.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-12-01

sists Of . wooden block, securely
screwed to the benchtop in the posi-
ton shown, and faced on one side with
h-in. sheet iron. This forms the per-
manent jaw. A 2 by Ain. lever, also
faced at one end with sheet iron, and
slotted at the other end - shown, il
arranged to pivot on . strap hinge
that Il screwed to the benchtop and
bolted to the lever at the point indi-
Gated. Tie upper end of the lever
forms the movable inv. The wise. j,
frightened by means Of q 2 by fin.
cam, attached to the bench leg with a
butt hinge, the marrow part Of the cam
fitting in the slot Of the lever and ex,
tending outward about 6 in. 90 that il
can be operatedlby the foot. Forcing
the cam lever downward brings the
wise jaws together, clampins the work
between them. II. the object is too
small to be held between the jaws, one
or two small wooden blocks are put
between it and the jaws
1 tFaA - @'sa
GShips in East Prussia travel on dry
land when going fnom Elbing. the sea
port, to the lakes in the highlands
Special sluices have been built along
the canal connecting the - viii
those Waterway. When : vessel hsl
to climb, it j. loaded on wagons rul
over . double tnsk railway u III
water:
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-12-01
ENGLAND WILL
DOUBLE HER
AIR STRENGTH
Plan Organization Method in
Order to Obtain This
End

London, Dec. 1.-Civilians will
form large part of the personnel
of the British Royal Air Force, which
is being increased to more than twice
its present strength. Two-thirds of
the men in the reserve squadrons
are to be civilians, and the auxiliary
squadrons are to be organized On a
basis similar to that of the Terr;tor-
ial Army, comparable to state militia
in America. 1t is planned to have
civilian labor care for all the repair
work, other than minor running re-
pairs, in most Of the regular squad
rons, all the special reserve squad
rons and all the auxiliary squadrons.
By thus calling on the civilian la
Dor reservoir, Great Britain would
more than double her air power with
an addition of only one1third of the
present personnel; according to Sir
Samuel Hoare, Secretary of State for
Air. The introduction of this extern
sive nonregular aviation force will
reduce expenditure by large sums
and have the advantage Of getting
citizens directly interested in air de-
velopment he said.
Highly trained regular squadrons
will, of course, form the backbone of
Britain's air armada. These men will
fly the fighting planes.> The less
difficult work of bombing will fall
to the special reserve squadrons,
made up of one-third enlisted men
and two-thirds civilian employees. The
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-12-01
SANTA CLAUS
T0HAYEFINE
LOT OF DEER
Abundance of Snow Brings
Fine Pasturage for
Animals

Akisko, Swedish Lapland. Dec l.
santa Claus will. move southwark
This year with an unusually fat and
sleek lot Of reindeer There was an
abundance Of snow last winter, and
rains have been frequent throughout
,he year in the mountain ranges over
which the Laps herd their charges
Consequently the moss, the scanty
l;rass which survives the climate Of
he land north Of the Arctic Circle
md the small birch and shrubs have
provided the reindeer with more
than the average amount of forage.
The increase of tourist travei
trough Lapland as result Of new
autnmo bile roads has brought pros
perity to many Laplanders. Travel
RS are now leaving the excursion
hips at various points in the Nor
wegian fiords and inspecting the land
If the midnight sun at close range.
Touring agencies have arranged
camps on many picturesque lakes
overlooked by glaciers, and venture
some mountain climbers are wander
ing far away from the beaten trail.
Like American Indians, the Laps are
becoming more and more commercial
ized in the line of travel. Many of
them are becoming professional Laps,
and they reap a harvest in tourist
season selling reindeer slippers and
reindoer clothing to the visitors.
This has been an especially good
year for the Lapland souvenir dealers,
rs steamer traffic into the far north
assumed pre-war proportions, Even
the German shipping companies re-
ncwed their excursions into the land
Of the midnight sun.
Then the Gothenburg exposition at
tracted large numbers of Americans
and Englishmen who made the rail
trip from South Sweden to the north
ern mountains whose primitive popu-
lation afford such striking contrast
to the highly-developed civilization
and culture Of the southern half Of
the Scandinavian peninsula.