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The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-11-11
COULDN'T MISS HIS TRAIN
"Kind" Friends Make Sure That Jer-
sey Man Awakens in Time to
Catch Train.

New York.-Anxious to take the
ABS train from Washington, N. j,
Thomas James decided to sleep over
night in the store where he is a clerk
and be awakened by an alarm clock.
The other clerks decided to have fun
with him.
At / a. m. James was awakened
by a loud ringing. There was the
clock ticking peacefully by his side.
with the alarm hand pointing three
hours ahead. He found the source
of the sound under a large pan. He
stopped it and went to sleep. Fif-
teen minutes afterward he was re-
awakened similarly. Another clock
was under another pan. The per
formance was repeated three times
more. Then James decided to aban-
don the place to the alarm clocks.
He walked the streets until train
time.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-11-11
GOOD APPLE BUTTER
Shifting Party Period Is Now a
Thing OF the Past.
Modern Methods Of Manufacture Have
Robbed Pennsylvania Farmers
Of Delightful Frolles Held
In the Fall.

Garfield. Pa.-During September and
October OF each year all roads in
Berks county lead 10 the cider and
apple butter mills. for this is the sea
son when everybody has more ap-
pies that he needs for winter use.
There Is no farming community In
Rerks county today that does not have
lts community cider mill, where farm
sp can take their apples in the morn
Ing and return with the cider a few
hours later. but there are only two
or three places in this great agri-
cultural county where the farmer can
SO speedily turn his fruit into nice,
fresh apple butter
Marvellous as It appears 70 grand
mother. who used TO sit I'm the old
farmhouse kitchen with her little Bar
low knife, peeling the rinds of the
red checked apples, pairing them next
morning in the barrel-sized copper
kettle to be cooked into apple butter
It still appears more marvellous 20
the mother of twenty-five years ago,
to whom the apple butter party was
"the time OF the year" She can
hardly realize today that those good
old times are passing away
What a change!" says mother
To-day We pick the apples; tomorrow
father starts for the cider mill at 6
o'clock. The apples are shoveled into
a grinding machine, ground into POM
ace and shoveled to one OF the latest
style hydraulic presses, from which
the Juice is extracted in a very few
minutes, ready for the apple butter
cooking under tho same roof The
cider is then cooked and boiled in
large barrel-shaped receptacles. the
steam running through copper coils
that nicely fit in barrels.
The sweet apples the farmer just
brings along from the tree, and there
is no shifting party on the farm be-
forehand. They are brought entire,
and are first nicely washed, then
placed in a barrel cooked by steam
until they form a thin, mushy paste
Then they are placed in a copper
sievelibe instrument over which is
operated a rubber lever which sep
arates the skin from the apples. cores
and seeds, so nothing but pure apple
Juice goes into the apple butter This
nicely sieved pulp and the boiling
cider are placed together in another
barrel, the spices are added, and with
in forty-five minutes the steam that
runs through another set of copper
coils will have accomplished the trick
and the apple butter will be ready to
pour into the farmers milk cans or
crooks in which he usually hauls it
home.
The first apple butter cooking fac
tory in Berks county was installed
by ex-County Treasurer David w. Mo-
gel and today he and his son, John
F. Mogel, make cider and cook apple
butter four days each week for the
farmers of the community, and each
Saturday cook it for themselves, to
sell to other folks. When the farmer
gets his apples turned into cider he
pays only a cent gallon. For apple
butter he pays fifteen cents extra per
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-11-11
Credit Due Foreign Health Officers

and the penalties which attach to all
attempts to evade them put effective
repressive weapons into the hands Of
these officials, so that no attempts are
made to escape from compulsory com.
pliance and securing a clean bill Of
health at the point of departure and
ports Of call. A vessel that starts
from port with no appearance of in
fectious diseases among her crew or
passengers, and which is again sub
jected to rigorous examination on her
arrival at any American port, stands
little chance of bringing any infected
passengers past the several inspectors
AS there is no way Of measuring
what might happen II this force we're
not employed, its members do not al.
ways receive the full amount of credit
to which their unremitting care and
attention entitle them They stand
among tho many preventive forces
which the country utilizes to safe.
guard the people and to. whom the
debt Of the nation is greater than the
public Is in the habit Of acknowledg
ing.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-11-11
Charpit Method of Taking Out Tree
Roots on Cleared Land Prov
ing Successful.

Chehalis, Wash.--Chehalis is just
now the center of an interesting ex-
pertinent in land clearing. Recently
through the offices of Secretary Mer-
rell, of the Chehalis Citizens club,
an arrangement made with Harry
Thompson of the United States de-
partment of agriculture, with head.
quarters at Seattle, and Prof. H. W..
Sparks, farm demonstrator Of the
state college, to conduct some expert
ments with the chaTpit process Of
burning out stumps on lcgged-on
lands. The work has just been COM
pleted at the farm Of Henry Duper-
tuis, near Chehalis.
One hundred fir stumps, from two
to four feet in diameter, were kept
burning in this test an accurate ac-
count was kept of labor Stumps
were completely destroyed, and roots
burned out at an average cost OF so
cents per stump.
This voluntary work Of the Citizens
club of Chehalis will, it is hoped,
prove of great value to western Wash
ington and Oregon, as it establishes
the value of the charpit burning Iueth-
cd of clearing logged-off lands. The
process works most effectively on clay
soil.
The method has two valuable fea-
lures. First, it can be successfully
conducted without the high-priced
skilled labor required for the blasting
powder and donkey engine process
Boys from fourteen to sixteen years
of age can do the work thoroughly
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-11-11

The octopus is a creature Of more
Dr. less dreadful reputation. And now
gentleman who modestly describes
himself as "a genius and an inventor
comes forward in a letter to Major
General Wood, chief OF staff of the
army, proposing to put the octopus
Idea into effect as a method Of destroy.
Ing an enemy's warships. He says he
can construct a diving boat with
wings or extensions on the octopus
principle In a battle tae boat would
dive under an opposing vessel, come
lp underneath, wrap the wings around
.he craft, octopus fashion, and then
sink again, carrying down tie ship and
drowning all hands. It seems delight.
fully not to say tragically simple
But the probability is that the scheme
Is much more likely TO 60 up than
he invention is to take warships
Down.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-11-11
Uncle Sam Has New Ward in Liberia

known chapter OF that perilous enter
prise which attributes the martyrdom
Of a life In this effort to open a new
world to the slaves to Rev Samuel
Bacon, an American minister Of the
Episcopal church.
BY act OF congress, on March 3,
1919, the president was empowered 20
create an agency in Africa for the
purpose OF providing an asylum for
such Africans as should be liberated
by our ships Of war from vessels
seized for violation OF the law sup
pressing the traffic In slaves,
The government decided TO send Out
the ship of war Cyane and the trans
port Elizabeth with mechanics and la
borers under two agents for the pur'
pose. of breaking ground for the re-
ception Of liberated slaves on Janu'
airy 8, 1920, having previously been IN
the service of the colonization society
Bacon received from President Mon
roe the commission making him the
head of the proposed expedition.
Thirtynine families, comprehending
SO families made up tie company.
Great dlficulty was experienced IL
finding not only a place Of settlement
but even one Of debarkation.
A species Of African fever appeared
among the members Of the little band
of settlers. Soon 25 of the party were
brought down with IT, Breaking un'
der the labors he had assumed Bacon
presently discovered symptoms OF the
malady in himself. The remedies
administered were Of no avail and he
died.
Bankson and others Of the party
survived. The founding of the colony
went forward. But on the sacrifice oS
Bacon's life Liberia was built
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-11-11

We are beginning to hear stories
about mistakes in the census. Down
EAST an old maid, in a moment Of irri'
kation, gave to the enumerator the
name, age and color of her tomcat,
and the cats description has gone to
Washington to be included in the cen
Sus alongside the Adamses and
2uincys. Out in Indiana sensitive
woman has hanged herself because she
nisinformed the census man, as to
The company with which her husband
Is connected. II every bit Of misinfor-
nation which gets into the census
should lead to somebody's death, how
busy the undertakers would be! And
II Uncle Sam does include few tom
cats in his totals, nobody need com
plain except those who do not like
cats.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-11-11

gallon, and, while 1t takes four gal
Ions of cider for a gallon OF apple
butter, the only outlay in cash Is the
nineteen cents a gallon, except what
he pays for the spices For every
barrel of cider he needs two bushels
Of nice sweet apples The ordinary
cooking for a family consists OF two
barrels OF cider and four bushels OF
apples. and the result is twenty gal
Ions of apple butter
II the farmer preferred to sell the
apple butter he can realize from sixty
cents to one dollar a gallon-twice
as much as he could get for the apple
butter that was made during the
"snitzlng party" period. The Mogels
have mado as high as $4,000 gallons
Of cider and 1000 gallons Of apple
butter in a season. The high mark
for one day was 1913 barrels OF cider
and 24O gallons of apple butter. Dur
ing the busy season they work day
and night.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-11-11
bS3VTS=.-,-.l77s ff8 l4A ~ IN
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r. EW persons realize to what extent
the welfare Of this nation is pre-
served by the splendid service OF the
medical forces which are stationed
At all the danger ports abroad to pre-
vent the introduction of plaques and
bestilences into this country through
shipping agencies. This force Of pub
M health officers is well equipped
Moreover. in all places the work Of
these trained experts is further sup
nIemented by the efforts Of the con
Sular officers. In places that are too
smaIl to support trained force, but
are quite large enough to transmit dis
ease BY emigration, the consular offi-
GERS do splendid work unaided.
rha stringent laws Of quarantine
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-11-11
THREE DAYS ON PICKET LINE
Captain Relates Some interesting In
eldents While In Front Of
Petersburg.

Some time about the middle OF Feb
tuary. 1865. was detailed as officer OF
the picket for duty on the limo In our
front, extending from the Weldon rail-
road. not far from the yellow tavern
on our right. to where we Joined the
First brigade's pickets of our division
on the left My detail, as ] now re-
member. was about Go men, some from
perhaps every regiment Of our brig
ade. writes c. NJ Eichelberg. captain
Company G. Sixth Maryland. In Ma
tional Tribune When we arrived AT
the reserve picket post / was met by
a captain of the One Hundred and
Tenth Ohio, who had his reserve in
line to receive us. when he gave me
the number Of men on duty. My first
relief was soon detailed, and In charge
OF sergeant, accompanied by a ser
geant who was TO direct the new pick
cts TO their posts and take charge OF
the old picket. The captain proceeded
to give me the orders TO the officer OF
the picket He told me OF the placing
of videts at night, and the persistent
custom OF the Johnny pickets OF trad
ing with the boys; and you boys who
ever did picket duty along the front
of our corps viii remember how very
close our picket lines we're about that
time. The captain insisted the prae-
tice of trading should be broken up,
but IN my mind | right there secretly
decided | would have some rebel
news that night. If Johnny asked
certain videt whom / had In mind for
q trade. therefore selected from
my old company d, Sixth Maryland,
one John Tr~yers, whom | knew was
equal to any emergency that might
arise, and had him detailed on first
relief on videt, with instructions to
trade anything the Johnnies proposed.
Sergt. Joe Eyler. also of Company D.
Sixth Maryland. was sergeant of the
first relief picket, and / posted him to
answer promptly any call from any OF
the vldets, but to positively disallow
any trading or any communication
from any of the videts. Travers, OF
course, excepted. There were several
calls to the first relief videts from
the rebel pickets, but all efforts to
communicate for trade except from
Travers's post was sternly refused.
John answered his man and allowed
him to approach. His proposition was
to trade tobacco for coffee, salt or SOW
belly. John agreed, provided he
brought him Richmond paper of that
days date. Sergt. Eyler took coffee
and salt, and returned later with
fine lot Of chewing aid smoking to-
baeeo, and copy OF the Richmond
Whig. We had some interesting read
ing the next day.
| should also st3te that in the in
structions given me, l was told that
every evening, before night, the reb-
els would call to us, saying: "Yanks,
are you ready to chop wood?' That no
arrangement had been entered into
for a detail from each picket to meet
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-11-11
MAYFLowER MASCOT is LOST
Mrs. Roosevelt's Gift to Crew Of
Presidents Yacht is Missing,
but Not as Deserter.

New York.-There is sorrow on
board the u. S. s. Mayhower, known
as the presidents yacht, which is be.
ing overhauled at the Brooklyn navy
yard. Spike, the Mayfowers mascot,
is missing, and It is feared that either
he has been stolen or has met some
evil companions. He has not yet over
stayed his shore leave to the point
where he can be termed a dessrter,
but the master at arms will take him
in charge wherever he is found.
Spike is the bulldog presented to
the crew by Mrs. Roosevelt, He is
rated the ships champion swimmer
and is entitled to medals for life saw
ing. On two occasions be saved TIE
lives of men who fell overheard.
In a notice sent out by the crew
offering a reward for hiG return. Spike
is described as being "all bulldog.
weight about dfty pounds, head about
seventeen inches above the ground
He K black and white and has one
black ear"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-11-11
TEACH BRIDES COOKING ART
MeKeesport School Board in New Up
lift MoVement-Youne Women
Enter Night Glasses.

Pittsburg. THE spirit of the uplift
in this city is now directed toward
women and their housekeeping abiE
tiles. The action of the domestic
science committee of the schools in
McKeesport the other night in estab
fishing classes in cooking for prospec
tive brides is expected to result in an
increase in matrimonial ventures.
The cdhmittee, on application of a
number of mothers with eligible
daughters, announces the cooking de
partment of the schools will be thrown
omen for night classes for young wom
en- who will pay 25 cents for ten les
sons.
Almost simultaneously In Pitts
burg a number of women organized
the housekeepers club to carry out a
nlan to solve the servant girl question.
A committee was appointed to devise
wavs and means to get good servant
girls and keep them after they are
captured
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-11-11
"A VOR YANKEE FLZZY WATER

to big ice cream parlor in Broad
way near the Herald Square hotel.
Mr.. Mills seated them along the
counter, then he said to the soda
fountain attendant: Make twenty
ice-cream sodas, vanilla flavor"
Trust me-" he added to the dele
gates, they will not harm you, 1t
is one of our principal American lux
uries. Stir gently and eat with the
spoon"
The dignified prison congress fol-.
went at the soda gingerly at first, but
they froze to the mixture and told Mr.
Mills that they intended to try 1t
again. They had never partaken Of
an ice cream soda and they were
positive that the experience would re-
main as one Of their pleasantest In
New York.
There is a German delegate at the
Hotel Plaza who set out to taste all
dishes on the menu card that were
new to him. At present he is dieting
under Doctors orders He mixed
things too much" said Mr. Mills.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-11-11
Puzzlers for the New Customs Court

be induced to decide that the hen is
a bird, down will go the price Of eggs
for the present tariff par makes every
importer of edible eggs pay five cents
dozen for all he brings into the
country. Birds eggs are on the free
list
Another puzzling question is wheth
er hens eggs that have been broken
up shall be taxed as eggs or albumen
Chemically, the mess ready for the
making of omelets is albumen but If
the court holds that they should
take the albumen duty it is feared
every importer will see to it that every
imported egg is smashed before ii
gets to the custom house. The crack
er trust would doubtless be pleased
to have such a decision made.
Is half duck, imported from China
two years ago, and still used as an
exhibit in the courts, bit Of pre-
served meat or dressed poultry? The
government insists it is the former
and the Chinese importer insists that
1t is not
Another nut to crack: Is an auto
mobile household effect? Patriotic
Americans returning from motoring in
Europe will be pleased to have the
court say it is. Under such a deci
sion they could take over with them a
few read household goods, set up light
housekeeping for a while, buy q
French automobile, and then return
to this country and do it all for lesa
than the amount of duty on a high
priced automobile made in Europe
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-11-11

in a grove Immediately in front OF
our reserve post and chop trees for
who'd for the reserves for the next "a
hours. At the usual time the call
came to our picket, and the word soon
came to me for orders. | told them
to answer: YES" and about my en-
tire reserve wanted to go. This, OF
course, did not allow, but permit
ter about ten men, without arms ex'
cept one ak, to go, and ordered the
rest of the reserve in line with arms.
We soon saw the rebel detail coming
a half dozen or more unarmed and
four guards, equipped, in charge of q
lieutenant. He directed the wood
chopping. and pine tree, perhaps
eight inches in diameter, was selected
and soon cut down. Then he stepped
off perhaps ten feet, and set man to
chopping, then another, and when the
tree was cut up he set two other men
to cut down another, and ordered Q
detail from each army to carry the d.
vided portions to the reserve post and
return for the next tree.
While the wood chopplng was going
on l noticed rebel in front OF their
picket, on our left, just beyond the
grove Of timber, gathering sticks and
small brush and placing them in
small piles. I supposed he intended
to take them to his reserve, but when
he thought he was safe in trying it he
ran at full speed toward our line. In
moment the rebel picket had his gun
to his shoulder and calling; "Haltl
Haiti" Fully as quick our picket had
his Enfield to his shoulder and called:
Don't you shoot" And he didn't
The deserter was soon brought to the
reserve post. where upon interview
ing him l learned he belonged to q
North Carolina regiment, and both
belonged to A. P. Hills corps. Both
were sent 70 brigade headquarters, and
LATER Given TRANSPORTATION north.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-11-11
Twenty August Visitors Line Up at
soda Fountain Like Little
School Children.

New York.-Frederick H. Mills,
financial director of the international
nrison commission, is showing New
YORK to the foreign delegates, the
British. Austrian, German, South
American. Italian and Chinese prison
experts who are going to Washington
IN attend the first international prison
congress ever held in the United
states. Today Mr.. Mills wondered
what new thing he could lead them to.
glhey had seen the tall buildings. the
art museum, the, subway, the parks
and the fiatirons. but they still crav-
ed novelty.
Struck by an idea he guided party
Of 20, including Sir Evelyn Ruggles-
Brise, OF the British home Office; Dr.
Van Engelberg, Of the German minis
try of justice; Charles Didion, of the
ministry Of justice Of Belgium, and
Victor Almquist, chief OF the division
< the ministry Of justice Of Sweden
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-11-11
STUMPS MOVED VERY CHEAP

Then, It leaves highly feTtilized seed
beds for grasses, grains, berries or
other fruits, whereas blasting tears
holes in the ground and lifts the hard
pan to the surface.
Photographs taken on the farm Of
Mr.. Dupertuis, where he has hereto
fore used she charpit process, show
that wherever a stump was burned
out there was invariably a heavier
growth of grain or grass than on ad-
joining ground. Fruit trees planted
over such a spot showed an unusual
growth as compared with others.
Mr. Thompsons report will be is
sued later by the United States de-
partment of agriculture.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-11-11
ncnnsolenoe EundD Grows.

New York-The conscience fund"
at the custom house, known officially
as duties from unknown hands" has
been increased by the receipt of SIS
in Canadian notes They came in an
envelope postmarked Victoria, B. c.,
with an unsigned letter reading:
when entering the United States
awhile ago, l did not pay duty on
some things"
The custom house ordinarily does
not accept Canadian money, but has
made an exception in this case.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-11-11

The British are putting the letters
"U. S. A." on mail intended for Union
OF South America. But the matter
presents no problem except in theory.
Mail so addressed will naturally be
sent to these United States Of Ameri
ca, and people writing to United South
Africa who want their friends to get
their letters will spell 1t out.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-11-11

A New Jersey court has ruled that
a man must be sober to be entitled to
secure a marriage license in that
state. Most of the middle-aged bach
elors will contend that it is useless to
expect sober men to apply for mar
Eiage licenses.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-11-11

Kansas City, Kan.-The Rev. Sam
uel Garvin, pastor of the First Presby-
terian church in this city, thinks that
lovers lanes" are a necessary part
Of the park system of city He says
that these shady walks are of no harm
and that they should be provided in
the city parks.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-11-11

A Chicago doctor praised the simple
diet of the Turk to the disadvantage
Of the mince pie and beans Of New
England. But he was a discreet man
as well ar a bold one; he said It in
Detroit and not IN Boston.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-11-11

Mexico has unveiled monument in
celebration Of the one hundredth an
nlversary Of its independence. But
the best monument that Mexico has to
show iB It's own condition Of tho end
ng nv hundred years.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-11-11
Human Life Chemical Eeat2

Vienna -Mexico's consul in Trieste
reports that Prof. Herrera, Mexican
scientist, has succeeded in forming a
human embryo by chemical combina
tion.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-11-11

LOOMNGTON lfhe citizens of Edgar Illinois, have erect
will unyel mark the which
treaties that made with
Chief Pontiac oawas in 1865 BY this agreement the Indians
York
Great Mississippi making
the American
history
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-11-11

Human targets seem to be quite the
rage for amateur marksmen these
days.