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BOYS' PET PARADE
AND HOBBY SHOW
Saturday, April 1, is the big day
for Hamilton boys. It is the day of
the annual pet parade and hobby
show. The pet parade will take place
at 3 p. m., and will be made up mostly
of boys and dogs of all kinds, big
and little, fat and lean, pretty and
ugly, etc. Among other pets in the
parade will be found goats, pigeons,
chickens, rabbits, coons and so on.
Following the parade, in the eve
ning, will be staged the hobby show
at the Y. M. C. A. The program will
include all the hobbies which can best
be demonstrated from the stage in
cluding music, magic, speaking, im
pesonations, stunts, tumbling, etc.
Alt Butler county boys who have
ability along stunt lines are invited
to demonstrate their hobby Saturday
night, and are requested to register
in the boys' department for this part
of the program before 6 o'clock Sat
urday evening.
Five-Day Week Bill Passed
By California Assembly
Sacramento, Calif.—The assembly
passed and sent to the senate the
Burns bill providing for a five-day
week for state employes to the ex
tent deemed practicable by the gov
ernor. If enacted the law would be
in effect until July 1, 1935, unless ter
minated sooner by proclamation of the
governor.
Assemblyman Michael J. Burns,
author of the bill, said it was designed
to relieve the distressing unemploy
ment situation.
TAX COLLECTION
WARNING
Expiration of the time when taxes
can be paid is drawing close. Joseph
H. DuBois, county treasurer, warns
property owners this week that they
have just about three weeks more
time in which to pay their taxes.
The time for returns on personal
property expires Friday, today, and
quite a number of those who are re
quired to make out these blanks, hav
not done so. Special deputies are in
each township to help with the filing
of these returns, and a corps of dep
uties is stationed in the office of
John M. Harlan, county auditor, to
assist those who prefer to go there.
Advertise in The Press.
BASKETS Made to Order
Also all kinds of Chairs Recaned
JOHN WINKLER
513 N. 5th St.
666
LIQUID .TABLETS SALVE
Checks Colds first Day, Headaches or
Neuralgia in 30 minutes
Malaria in 3 days
666 SALVE for HEAD COLDS
Most Speedy Remedies Known
Ambulance Service
Phone 35
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Robert G.Taylor Mortuary
Formerly
THE C. W. GATH CO.
Funeral Directors
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FARMER BROWN'S BOY
DIGS A PIT
TT HAPPENED In the middle of the
summer that Farmer Brown's Boy
one day took his shovel and down In
one corner of the garden started to
dig. It WHS iu a corner where noth
ing was planted, because right In that
particular place the soil was so
sandy that nothing worth while would
grow. So it was a good place to make
the pit which Farmer Brown's Boy
had made up his mind to dig. A pit,
you know, 1$ a bole straight down in
the ground. And this was a good
place for a pit because It was out of
the way, a place of no use for any
other purpose, and at the same time
NEW MIAMI PLANS
FOR CHEST DRIVE
Preliminary plans and organization
for the annual Community Chest
drive in New Miami are gradually
being worked out. The plans will defi
nitely be outlined at a meeting to be
held April 14, according to arrange
ments made at a meeting held Friday
night in the village community hall.
Chairs and Tables Rented
17 So. Street
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Low in prices
SATURDAY SPECIAL PRICES ON ENTIRE LOT
2 PAIR ONLY CURTAINS AT GREAT SAVINGS
$1.25
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First He Marked Off a Big Circle and
Then He Dug and Dug and Dug.
was right where the pit could be of
the most service.
You see Farmer Brown's Boy was
going to dig that pit for a purpose.
It was to be what Farmer Brown calls
a compost pit. You all know that the
little plants draw their food from the
earth. If the earth has no food in it
plants cannot grow, any more than
we can grow without eating. The
food which the plants need, and
which their roots take from the earth,
is largely composed of very fine par
ticles of vegetable matter which has
rotted away. It is this which gives
color to soil and m.-ikes it black and
what Farmer Brown would call rich.
When you And pure sand there Is
none of this matter mixed with it. and
that is why plants cannot grow.
Now in this pit which Farmer
Brown's Boy had started out to dig
he meant to help Old Mother Nature
make a lot of this food for the plants
that he might use next spring to make
the plants of his garden grow. In
that pit when it was finished he would
from time to time throw the fallen
leaves which he had raked up, and
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old sods and some dressing from the
barnyard, all sorts of things that
would rot and so make food for the
plants. Such a pile rotted away is
called compost, and this was to be a
compost pit. You see Farmer Brown's
Boy believes in being prepared and
he was already making plans for next
year, when he meant to have the fin
est garden anywhere around.
So as he dug that pit he whistled.
He says it is always easier to work
if you whistle at the same time. Fifst
he marked oft a big circle, and then
he dug and dug and dug, throwing
out the sand In a pile on one side.
By and by that hole was so deep that
only Farmer Brown's Boy's head ap
peared above the ground. Still he
kept on working, and at last only the
very top of his head could be seen.
That pit was now so deep that it was
hard work to throw the sand out.
"I guess it is deep enough," said
Farmer Brown's Boy, stopping to rest.
'Til make the sides nice and straight
and smooth and then I guess it will
do."
So after a while he smoothed the
•ides with his shovel, and when he
had finished he had a pit with sides
perfectly straight up and down, and
almost six feet deep. In fact it was
so deep that he had to rest his shovel
against the smooth wall and climb up
on that In order to get out.
"If anybody tumbles In there they
won't get out in a hurry," said he as
he looked down Into It. "They would
need wings to get out. It is too deep
to jump out of, and they couldn't
climb those steep sandy walls. I guess
I'll have to keep an eye on this to see
that no one gets caught in it."
Of course he meant his little friends
of the Green Meadows and the Greea
Forest. You see he knew that many
of them often visited his garden, and
It might be that, not knowing that the
pit was there, one of them would
carelessly tumble in. With his shovel
over one shoulder and whistling mer
rily, he tramped home. When he had
gone the garden was Just as before
save that down in that far corner was
the great pit he had dug. But of this
none of the little people save Sammy
Jay knew. Sammy had watched Farm
er Brown's Boy dig it. But Sammy
said nothing about It. He was puz
zled, and In his shrewd way he kept
thinking and thinking the matter over
and trying to decide what It could be
for. At last, because he could think
of no other use for it, he made up his
mind that It must be a kind of trap.
And yet he didn't like to think this,
for he had come to think a great deal
of Farmer Brown's Boy, and to look
on him as a friend. So he made up
his mind to keep his tongue still and
wait and watch. Time would tell.
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Burgess,-WNT Service.
BCNEPS
Arnold Bennett was a soldier in the
war on the Union side. He turned
traitor to the Union, was injured in
battle, and then he begged to be al
lowed to put on his union suit.
BONERS are actual humorous
tidbits found in examination papers,
essays, etc., by teachers.
Hydrophobia Is an airplane which
takes off from the water.
The apostrophe is used to denote
sex.
They don't raise anything In Kansas
but Alpaca grass, and they have to Ir
ritate that to make it grow.
Burns wraps his mouse in philoso
phy to make it more palatable.
Posthumous—A child born after the
death of Its parents.
Why are the Middle Ages often re
ferred to as the Dark Ages?
Because It was knight time.
(•. B*U Syndicate.)—WNU Service.
JUNIOR HI WORK
TO PROCEED
With the time allowed for appeal
expiring and no further action on the
part of the litigants, Hamilton school
board has instructed all contractors
to proceed at once with the work on
the new Woodrow Wilson junior high
school building. School board last
week awarded the contract for the
electrical work and equipment.
This is indeed good news to Hamil
ton workers. While, though all con
tracts with the exception of plumbing
have been awarded outside concerns,
it is expected that local labor will
be employed to do most of the work.
At least it is hoped that this will
occur. It is Hamilton money that is
to pay the bill, and it is only right
that Hamilton workmen be benefited
in its spending.
Advertise in The Press.
THE BUTLER COUNTY PRESS
LIFE'S
LITTLE
JESTS
KNEW HIS PARTNER
A lady who had Invited three others
for an evening's bridge received a
telephone message at the last moment
that one of her guests could not come.
So she asked her husband If he would
not make the fourth. "All right,
dear," he said, "Just wait till I dress."
"But you're already dressed, dar
ling."
"No," he said, "I've still got to put
on my shinguards."—Times of India.
Disproved
Johnnie—Mamma, this book says
knowledge Is power.
Mamma—And It is, my child.
Johnnie—No, mamma, it isn't. I
know there is pie in the pantry, but
I ain't got power to get It—Brook
lyn Eagle.
Beats the Five-Year Plan
"We go away for our holidays every
third year."
"What do you do the other years?"
"The first one we talk of last year's
holiday, and the next year we discuss
plans for the following year."—Karlka
turen.
Keeping Her Contented
Bill—So boss, so girl.
Jill—Why, that's not the way to
address one of dad's prize Jerseys.
You should say, "So Holm Lea Perfec
tion Boy's Sweetgrass Farm Farina's
Carnation Queen IV, so lady."
All Set for a Maaaacre
"I told my wife I would shoot any
man who had flirted with her at the
seaside."
"What did she say?"
"She told me to bring a machine
gun."—Die Wochenschau (Essen).
TRUE TO HFS WORD
Wlfey—You have changed dread
fully. Before we were married you
said that you'd lay down your life
for me.
Hubby—Well, I did. My life of
single blessedness.
Wiadom Lingers
"Papa, I want to get married.
"No, my boy, you are not wise
enough."
"When will I be wise enough?"
"When you are over the Idea that
you want to get married."
Progressiva
"And are you really satisfied with
walking about the country begging?"
asked the housewife.
"No, ma'am," replied the tramp, "I'll
soon have enough money saved up to
buy a second-hand car."
Most People Uea Two
Mrs. Mulligan—You must come over
to the house some evenin', Mrs. Mc
Carthy, and hear our Molly playin'
the piano. She's a wonder at It. She
can play it with one handl
Fine
"In the Far South trees have their
boughs covered with heavy pads of
Spanish moss."
'How nice for tree-sitters."—Louis
ville Courier-Journal.
ALIMONY NEEDED
"So that prima donna married her
manager?"
"Yes. She wasn't satisfied with a
salary. She wants alimony, too."
Excuse It, Please
Voice on the Phone—Is that Mr. Or
lando's second wife?
"No, I'm his third you've got the
wrong number!"—Everybody's Weekly
(London).
Reason Enough
"Judge, could you postpone my trial
for a week?"
"On what grounds?"
"You don't seem in a good temper."
—Gazzettino Illustrato (Venice).
MOOSE WOMEN AT
CINCY^ MEETING
,Hamilton Chapter No. 28, Women
of the Moose, was represented Sun
day afternoon at the 20th anniver
sary meeting of Cincinnati Chapter
by 14 members. The business meet
ing was addressed by Miss Katherine
Smith, of Mooseheart, 111., grand re­
corder of the order. A delightful so
cial time was enjoyed after Hie busi
ness session.
Those from Ifamilton who at
tended included the following past
senior regents: Minnie Gradolph,
Emma Motzer, Anna M. Getz, Ida
Laughlin, Elizabeth Schneider, Car
rie Sciutti and Freda Hoppe. The
following co-workers also attended:
Anna Getz, Minnie Wiseman, Minnie
Einsfeld, Elizabeth Gradolph, Eliza
beth Zeidler, Emma Smith and
Louise Rochelle.
I PAPA KNCWS-I
"Pop, what Is defray?"
"What a man does for a son In col
lege."
9- 1933. Bell Syndlct.tr—WNU Ssrrlcs,
PRINTERS' FIGHT
REDS'ACTIVITIES
New York Cty (ILNS)—Veteran
members of New York Typographical
Union No. 6 have formed a non
political committee to fight the activ
ities of communists in the union.
A circular issued by the committee
says that the union has permitted
"the widest and most tolerant atti
tude toward the expression of opinion
at its meetings."
"But during the last year," it con
tinues, "an organized group of work
ers has appeared boasting little in
the way of union service but attend
ing every meeting and so conducting
themselves as to drive regular mem
bers to stay away, leaving control to
the minority.
"This group, small in number but
organized, are communists acting un
der orders of the communist party,
which in turn takes its orders from
Moscow. In other words, an outside
political organization is trying to
demoralize and wreck No. 6 through
the instrumentality of its agents who
hold membership in the union."
H. W. HAMMERSLY
WITHJOFFE CO.
Howard W. Hammersly, well known
to Hamilton furniture buyers, has
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For a Complete
UNION Job of
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accepted a position with the Max
Joffe Furniture Company, which
opened for business this week at its
new location, 250 High street, for
merly occupied by the Hamilton
Outfitting Company.
Mr. Hammersly was formerly con
nected with several of Hamilton's
furniture stores, and where he has
made many friends among the buy
ers who wish him every success in
his new position.
THREE BILLS FOR
JOBLESS RELIEF
Washington, D. C. (ILNS)—Three
unemployment relief bills have been
introduced in the senate by Senator
Wagner ,of New Yorwk.
The first bill would set up a bureau
to be known as the United States
Employment Service within the de
partment of labor, which would assist
states in establishing uniform public
public employment.offices and would
spare their expense.
The second measure would permit
corporations to deduct from federal
taxes 30 per cent of the funds set
aside for "unemployment wage re
serves," either voluntary or compul
sory, when the wage reserve payments
were not deducted from gross cor­
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penses.
Under the third measure the Re-.
construction Finance Corporation
could finnace "useful and necessary**
public works throug hpurchase of ths
securities of states, municipalities and
other governmental agencies. Th*
measure is similar to the senator's
bill which was passed by the last sen
ate but failed in the house.
The bill also provides for loans to
private companies to build self-liquid
ating public works and markets and
for loans to be used in marketing ag
ricultural surpluses.
Boston Building Unions
For 24-Hour Work Week
Boston (ILNS)—Unanimous oppo
sition against taking any further
wage cuts was voiced at a meeting
of representatives of Boston building
trades unions. As a means of spread
ing work among the largest possible
number, a program was adopted call
ing for a 24-hour work week as an
emergency measure and a 30-hour
week as the standard in the building
industry. The meeting represented
virtually every building trades union
in Boston.
Even a tombstone will say good
things about a fellow when he is
down.
is
Yet to Come