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ALBA.

After a second igniting, the Leach
property on Benton avenue east, was
finally burned to the ground about 4
o'clock a. m. Tuesday. The fire de-
partment was called to the place
about 1O:3O Monday night and sup
posedly quelched the fire, but small
ember left was famed into a blaze
which consumed the building about 4
o'clock Tuesday morning The occu-
pants were not at home when the fire
occurred.
The families of Ed Francis and ]. c..
Johnson left this morning for Long
Beach, California, where they will
become residents and take Up life In
the warm climate ow that western
state.
Prof. M. A. Perry will take the Al
bia Business college to the west this
spring. The institution has been here
for two years and has proven sue
cess, but Mr.. Perry thinks the west
offers better opportunities.
Prof. Thomas Anderson of Amity
college, at College Springs, Is the
guest of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. ".
A. Rnderson.
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are visiting at Beacon this week.
Paul Rice is the guest of his sister,
Miss Helen Rice, who Is student at
Coe college, Cedar Rapids.
Mr.. and Mrs William Hec:i passed
through Abba Tuesday on their way
rom Osceola to Oskaloosa, where
Mr.. Head has accepted position.
Carl Gray was the guest of relatives
and friends in Oskaloosa over Sunday.
Superintendent H. M. Gill ore of the
Abba schools is in attendance at the
national superintendents' convention
in indianapolis, Ind, this week.
Permits to wei were granted yes
terday to Fred Munsell, 20, Sterling,
Colo. and Dora A. Hittle, %, Lovilia,
and to Orville Bryant, 10. Buxton, and
Minnie Robinson, 10, Hooking.
Raymond Findley and Jerry Viii
cox of Lovilia were business callers
at Abba Tuesday.
{ The Sunday school meeting of the
First Methodist church was he with
Mrs. John Richardson last night.
The first white child .orh in Iowa
now lives in Abba, at the age of rs
years. The first settlement of Iowa,
now known as Burlington, was In the
early day called Chock-o-Con by the
Indians, and the Flint Hills by the
English speaking people. 1t was here,
on March 8, 1885, that Abigali A. Gray
was born to Eliza and John B. Gray.
She was the first white child born in
Iowa. Her parents move" from there
to Texas when she was two years old
and then returned to Eddyville, Iowa,
when she was seven years old. She
has since then always lived in Iowa.
Fifty-seven years ago she was married
to William A. Gray and her married
life has nearly all been spent in Abba.
They lived on the square for thirteen
years, and nearly thirty years In their
present home, at 404 Fourth avenue
east. Her friends deem her worthy of
a post card shower on her 18th birth
day, March 8, 1910, and take this way
of inviting her many friends to make
her happy by sending her remem-
brance card.
(The publication Of this notice was
delayed because the communication
was unsigned The Courier never
prints an item without knowing the
writer's name We finally secured the
desired information.)-E
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weeks visiting trends and relatives in
different places.
Pearl Eldora, the four months old
babe of Elmer and Grace Anderson
died at their home on Second street
Thursday morning. Services were
held at the home Sunday at 2 p. M,
conducted by Rev. Cox. The body was
taken to Bethel for burial. They have
the sympathy Of all their friends.
Rev. N. D. Smith. district superiu-
tendent of the Ottumwa district, was
here Sunday and preached in the
NJ. E. church both morning and even
ing to interested hearers. The session
of the quarterly conference was held
in the afternoon presided over by him.
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din. Montant, stating that they are
working in a Congregational Sunday
school, and that she Is assistant super
intendent and that Ira is secretary and
Blanche recently won second premium
for an essay in a contest held by a
local paper.
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CHARLTON.

County Clerk Collins has issued mar
riage licenses to the following parties,
Charles Oliver of this city and Ada
Smith of Unionville, Mo-; Elmer La
Favre and Emma E. Wright both OF
Charlton.
Wallace Pinkerton returned yester-
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Jess johnson and James and Harry
Reeve are moving to Summit, Iowa.
where they bought farms.
Rev. and Mrs. O. G. circuit are Wis
iting at New Sharon this week.
Mrs. ETA Cremer Millet left Mon
day for Nebraska, where she will make
her future home.
C. w. Graham has moved from near
Blakesburg to his residence here and
will look after his general store.
The Glazier Jubilee Singers will give
an entertainment in the M. E. church
Friday evening March 4 for the Ep-
worth League. Everybody welcome.
Agency was given treat Wednes.
day evening by Miss Margaret Burnes
and Miss Cora Ball of Fairfield. Miss
Burnes as a reader proved pleasant
entertainer and Miss Balls ability as
q vocalist was fully demonstrated.
Mrs John Hicks Is i'll.
Miss Clara Rodabaugh has felon
on her thumb that is very painful.
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Born.-Friday. Feb. 25, 1910, to Mr..
and Mrs John Curtis, a son.
There was a meeting of the peoples
caucus held at the town hall on Fri
day evening. The following men were
nominated for the different city Offices.
Mayor, A. i. Latham; treasurer. E.
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Mrs. Charles Gable and Mrs. Erick-
son and son Of Des Moines came down
recently for visit at the parental
Peter Smith home. Mrs. Gable has
returned home. Mrs. Erickson and
days.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Burgeson and son
Earl were members of the party who
planned and successfully carried out
a surprise on Mrs. Chas. Peterson
south of town Friday evening.
Albert Peterson returned Friday
after three days visit in Ottumwa.
Mrs. Jas. H. Olney who has been Ill
is recovering.
John Burgason was a county seat
visitor Friday.
Miss leila Chisman Of Blakesburs
has returned home after a weeks visit
at the Roy Miller home.
Advertise what you want to sell Oh
for what you want to buy in the Cour.
Ter want columns. Write your ad and
send 1t in with the same number OF
cents that there are words in the ad
That will pay for two insertions.
The John P. Nelson public sale on
Thursday was well attended and the
things sold at good prices. Mr.. Nelson
and family expect to leave this week
for Omaha, Nebr., where they will
make InSlT IutuIe HOIIlS.t Inc SsOUu
will and best wishes Of their many
friends go with them to their new
home.
Harry Swanson who for the past
week has been i'll with the mumps has
recovered.
G. w. Stevens visited relatives IL,
Ottumwa last week.
: Misses Agnes Gunnardson and E,s-
Their Pierson were Sunday visitors at
the Frank Peterson home south OF
town.
Mrs. John Peterson returned Tues
day from short visit with relatives in
Ottumwa.
Albert Peterson from south Of town
was a business caller in this vicinity
Tuesday.
According to newspapers through
out the west, Marie Dresler has made
hit in her new musical comedy It'll
lies Nightmare, under the joint man
agement of Lew Fields and the Messrs.
Shubert
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Rev. Worrell went to Bloomfield
Monday, where he will serve on the
petit jury. His father of Ash Grove is
very i'll and he will also visit him.
Mrs. Ina Baker leaves Wednesday
for Springfield, Mo-, where she will
visit an anut until May.
w. P. Eland of Mediapolis has pur-
hcased the J. w. Brown property in
north Milton and has moved into it.
He has also bought the James Burns
farm and will rent 1t.
Advertise what you want to sell or
for what you want to buy In the Cour-
Ter want columns. Write your ad and
send it In with the same number OF
cents that there are words in the ad.
That will pay for two insertions
Lone Star Lodge I. O. O. F. has
voted to observe Anniversary Day,
April 26, and are making preparations
for a big time. This lodge has taken
in four new members recently. They
conferred the first degree upon I. T..
Cantril and the third degree upon K.
NJ. Conner Saturday night.
D. A. Miller attended meeting Of
the stockholders of the Streeter Lum-
Der company Thursday and Friday
Mr.. Miller is the manager of the local
yard.
James beaverton has purchased the
James Brown farm south Of Milton at
$125 per acre, the farm containing 80
acres.
M. w. Adams Is building an addition
onto his residence in West Milton.
Miss Zoe Johnson led the devotional
services at the Epworth League Sun
day evening.
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The seven weeks old child OF Mr.
and Mrs. Samuel Kepler died Friday
and the funeral services were held
Sunday morning in charge Of Rev. j
G. Shipp.
The Bridge Whist club was pleas
antly entertained Saturday evening at
the home Of Mrs. B. F. Ketcham. Oys
ter patties, fruit salad, olives and cot
fee were served.
Mrs. j. c. Ship returned Saturday
from Minonk, Ill.,, where she was call
ed several weeks ago by the death OF
her mother.
Born, on Saturday, to Mr.. and Mrs
T. 8. Owen, a son.
Mrs. Matilda Sharp and Miss Reck'
myer expect soon to open millinery
establishment In the building now
used by the Carr Clothing Co.,
w. A. Stewart Is in Keosauqua serv-
ing on the grand jury.
Mr.. and Mrs A. r. Grant Of Bur-
lington visited last week at the home
of Mrs. Elizabeth Lewis.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-05-20

Senorita Amanda Azar, a beautiful
Syrian girl, has been playing the role
of a modern Helen Of Troy for the
Santo DOMINICAN Republic, Despite
that she was Of foreign birth, the
fetching senorita was nominated for
queen OF the National Carnival. The
know-nothing element protested yigor
ously, and reports declare that the Ma
tioual Cabinet the army and the police
force Of the capital became hopelessly
divided on the issue. The Minister oi
Foreign Affairs and the Minister o.
Finance endorsed the Liberal move
ment to the extent Of Offering to marry
Miss Azar. Sapto Domingo is not un
accustomed to cabinet crises, but thii
was a strictly new kind and President
Caceres had hard time maintaining
his neutrality and preserving th'
peace. A string of duels of the in
ocuous Partisan kind was instant tG
the crisis On the popular vote, Miss
Azars dark pensive eyes and dainty
olive complexion won in a walk anC
she was chosen queen. Then it wal
charged that the ballot box had beer
stuffed, though the supporters of Miss
Azar disclaimed knowledge Of any pad
ding. Compromise was finally effected
by choosing an assistant queen, ma
tive daughter and the twain presided
Jointly over the festiyities.-Succesi
Magazine.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-05-20
SUSPICION JUSTIFIED.
1t Was Not Mouse the Master
Heard in the Kitchen.

1t Was Not n Mouse the Master
Heard In the Kitchen.
The late Rev. Dr. Wightman, sitting
one night later than usual engrossed
in the profundities of a great tome,
imagined he heard a sound in the
kitchen inconsistent with the cautious
ness Of a mouse; So taking his candle,
he proceeded to investigate the cause,
His foot being heard in the passage,
the servant began with much noise to
rake out the fire as if preparing for
bed.
'Yere up late tonight, Mary
I'm iistt rakin the fire, sir, and
gaun to bed"
That's right Mary. like timeous
hours"
On his way back to the study he
passed the coal cellar door and, turn
ing the key, took it with him The
next morning at an early hour there
was a rap at his bedroom door and a
request for the key to get some coal.
"Ye're up too soon, Mary. Go back
to your bed.
Half an hour later there was anoth-
er knock and a similar request, In
order to prepare for breakfast. Il don't
want breakfast SO soon, Mary Go
back to your bed
in another half hour there was an
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-05-20

Tredegar-the prehistoric South Tred-
egar. There was a single stteet hub-
deep IN mud IN the rains, beginning
vaguely In the open square surround
inc the venerable eourt-house OF pale
brick and stucco -plllared portieoes'
| There were the shops only Thom as
| Jefferson ard all his kind called them
"stores'-one-stor these the wood
en ones with lying false fronts 10 hide
the mean little gables; the brick ones
honester In face, but sadly chipped and
orumbling and dingy with age and the
weather.
Also, on the banks OF the river, there
was the antiquated iron-furnace which,
long before the war, had given tho
town It's pretentlous name, And last
/ ly, there was the Calhoun House,
drearlest and most inhospinble inn OF
| It's kind; and across the muddy street
from II the great echoing uain-shed'
rldlculously out OF proportion 20 every
other budding In the town, the tavern
not excepted, and 10 the umshaekle,
Once-a- day train that Whcezed ana
clanked into ana out OF it
Thomas jefferson had seen Il all,
time and again; and this ho remem-
bured, that each time the dead, wealth
er-wom, mlry or dusty duiness OF II
had crept into his soul, sending him
back 10 the freshness of the Paradise
fields and forests at cyentlde with
grateful Fladncss IN his heart
But now an this was TO bc forgot
ten. or to ho remembered only as
dream. On the day OF revelations the
earlier picture was oIaccd, blacked
out, obllterated; and it came 10 tho
boy with a plug that he should never
be able TO recall It again I'm It's entire
ty. For the genius of modern progress
is contOmpuous of old landmarks and
impatient of delays, And swift as It's
race Us elsewhere. e is only In that
part ot the South which has become
industrial" Dhlt it came HH thunder
clap, wltH am the intermediate and ac-
celebrated steps taken gt bound, Men
spoke of {. as "tha boom" To was not
that. IL wus merely tHat the spirit
OF modnmtty had discovered o hither-
TO over. eEud corner of the iali and
made haste fo occupy H.
So m South rre8eEar hesprcut now
before lha wondering eyes ol a ph0m-
as Jefferson The muddy street had
vanished to give place TO "a smooth
black roadway as spru4y under foot
ms u forest path. and aa clean avs the
pike after sweeping summer storm.
The shops, with their false fronts and
shabby lcau-to awnings, We're gone,
or going. and in their room majestic
yastncsscs I'm brick and cut stone were
rising. by their own might ass IL would
g.sr1 ouf of disUFlurly mountains OF
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-05-20
CHAPTER III,

1t has been said that nothing comes
suddenly; that the unexpected Is mere
IS the overlooked. For weeks Thorn
as Jefferson had been seeming the un-
wonted in the air of sleepy Paradise.
once he had stumbled on the engi-
neers at work in the dark woods"
across the creek spying out a line for
the new railroad, Another day he had
come home late from a fishing excur-
sion to the upper pools to find his faith
er shut in the sitting-room with three
strangers resplendent in town clothes,
and the talk was Of iron and coal, of a
New South" whatever that might be,
and Of wonderful changes portending,
which his father was eXhorted to help
bring about.
But these were only the gentle heav-
ings and crackings Of the ground pre-
monitary of the real earthquake. That
came on day Of days when, as a re-
ward Of merit for having faultlessly
recited the eighty third Psalm from
memory, he was permitted to go 80
town with his father. Behold him, then,
dangling his feet-uncomfortable be-
cause they were stockinged and shod
from the high buggy seat while the
LATEST Of horses ambled between the
shafts up the white pike and around
and over the hunched shoulder Of
Mount Lebanon. This in the cool Of
the morning Of the day of revelations
In spite Of the premonitory trem-
blings, the true earthquake found
Thomas Jefferson totally unprepared.
He had been to town often enough to
have . clear memory picture Of South
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-05-20
WOMAN WHO PAINTS ANIMALS.
Dogs Are the Favoritc "Sitters" of
This Talented Young Artist.

Dogs Are the Fnvoritc "Sitters" Of
This Talented Young Artist.
Miss Elizabeth Magill is said to be
one of the few successful women ami
nal painters living. So much is re-
quired to paint animals well, for, un.
| like human beings, no pride in appear
ing at their best can influence ami
mails to seem at ease. Miss Magill has
to appeal to their other senses, and un-
derstauds well the psychological mo.
ment at which some dainty must be
| given to insure another respite Of
short quarter of an hour. She is a
well known visitor at the London 700,
where many Of the animals have sat
to her for their pictures.
Curiously enough, the Philadelphia
Record asserts, Miss Nagill is not at
all anxious to be known as a painter
of animals only, and some replicas Of
excellent portraits Of men and women
I'm her studio and some recently fin
| ished subject pictures point to there
being a reason for her having a claim
to have reached distinction in another
branch Of art as we'll
1t is interesting to note that at dog
show Miss Magill will succeed in com
pleting q finished painting Of a dogs
head in an hour or so. She paints very
quickly and thus has the great adyan-
tage of never firing out her dumb sit
ters. Some animals by the artists
showing, ever remember with surpris-
ine intelligence the benefits accruing
from posing as models
Miss Magill speaks with gs'at respect
and affection of Carolus Duran, her
great French teacher, whose school in
Paris she attended for two pears, and
who, more tbal anybody else, taught
her the art of painting quickly. A
model used to be given TO the pupils,
in a certain time it had to be finished,
and the pupil saw it no more Paint
what you see" was Carolus Duran's
advice mot what you imagine you
see" A thorough schooling at the
Slade school, and earlier in her life
art classes at Belfast, had preceded the
delightful time in Paris, and strong
foundation Of good draughtsmanship
was then laid.
Miss Magill numbers the king and
queen and many distinguished men,
bers of society among her patrons;
many will again and again commission
her to paint their pets In the late
Queen Victorias lifetime she painted
the queens favorite donkey, and the
picture was much admired by her maj
sty. Lady Mur:el Digby is a great
admirer of the artists delightful work
and has a whole room hung with pic
lures painted by Mss Magill. Art pub
fishers gladly acquire the right to use
some of her most famous pictures for
book covers, and at Christmas time
some Of her charming animal pictures
adorn choice cards of greeting An en-
thusiastic animal lover, Miss Magill
has bred some famous dogs; beauti-
full and well bred spaniel is her own
pet and constant companion, and many
friend has to thank her for valu-
able present either in the shape Of a
live dog or a painting Of favofite
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-05-20

The body of Ernest Johnson was
found in the branches Of a tree in
Fish Bayou swamp near Palmetto, La,
by a party that had been searching
for him for a week The youth took
refuge from alligators in the tree and
starved. A note found in his hat told
the story Of his death He had been
fishing in the swamp when alligators
swarmed around his skiff. The gators
attacked the boat and the boy ran to
a tree. He climbed the tree, thinking
that the alligators would go away, but
they maintained vigil at the foot oi
the tree day and night, until the ter
ror-stricken lad lost nerve and dared
not attempt to escape in the boat He
starved to death.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-05-20
Huxley Knew IL.

Huxley the brilliant English scien-
tist and man Of letters, was unusually
quick and subtle 40 repartee. Once
while dining with Herbert Spencer and
another friend at the Athenaeum, the
conversation dagging Spencer re-
marked.
"You would little think it, but once
wrote a tragedy"
Huxley answered promptly, 81 know
the catastrophe"
Spencer declared it was impossible.
for he had never spoken about 1t be-
fore then Huxley insisted, and spen-
Ger asked what it was. Huxley re-
piled;
"a beautiful theory, killed by a
nasty, ugly little iletl"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-05-20

( walton OF forests; why they found the
growth OF trees and their maintenance
reduced TO a science and the manage,
ment of public forests lands an im
poriant department of state.
At the annual meeting of the Ne
br1ska state Board of Agriculture
hsld IN Lincoln, January, 1872, J,
Sterling Morton, afterward Secretary
of Agriculture, introduced a resolution
which read;
Resolved, That Wednesday, the
10th day OF April 1872, De-, and ne
same Is hereby especially set apart
and consecrated for tree planting
the state of Nebraska, and the state
Board Of Agriculture hereby name II
Arbor day; and to urge upon the peo'
Die OF the State-the vital lmportanee
of tree planting, hereby ofer a special
premium of SlO0 TO the agricultural
society OF that county In Nebraska
which shall upon that day plant
properly the largest number of trees
and q farm library OF So worth ot
books TO that person, who on that DAY
shall plant properly in Nebraska 'ne
greatest number OF trees
The idea was quickly adopted by
other States, DR., B. C. Northrop'
CONGREGATIONAL minister OF Massaehu.
sets, known as the great apostle oil
Arbor day" gave up his other work to
devote his entire time 10 the tree cul,
mre movement. The American Fores-
ry Association made him chairman oi
committee to push &C., and in lee
lures, newspapers and pamphlets he
spread the Arbor day propaganda IN
tn before his death he had seen u
adopted by almost every State and
Territory. He even carried 1t across
the waters OF the Pacific and induced
Japan to make it one Of the national
holidays. This was In 1895. His word
bore some weight in the land OF the
mikado, and his visit was a happy one
for him, as he was well known. AT one
time he acted as guardian to three
Young japanese women who had come
to this country to be educated One
of these became the wife OF Oyama'
and all that she could do to honor her
old friend was done while he was in
Japan. November 3, the date OF the
emperor's birthday, was selected as a
fitting time for the Japanese to OBJ
serve as tree planting day.
In this country Arbor day is a
movable holiday, each State selecting
the date most seasonable and con
venient. April seems the most gener-
any favored time, but its observances
ranges from January, the date OF the
Florida Arbor day, to December
though none of the States uses the
summer months. Washington's birth
day has been selected by a number of
Southern States In many OF the
! States the date is fixed, as in Illinois,
by the governor. The forms OF oo
servance have gradually become iden.
titled with the schools, so that in one
sense 1t is practically a school holi'
day
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-05-20

In a Christmas fairy play in Paris
q set Of dominoes was represented by
men wearing on their backs boards
marked with the different numbers.
One day, a writer in lie Figaro states,
a super" gave in his resignation, apd
told the manager he must find a sub
stitUte.
why, what's the trouble?" asked
the manager. Don't You get fifteen
sous night, like the others?"
1T isn't the sous at ALL" said the
super" haughtily. q am one Of the
oldest artists belonging to the theater,
and | think you ought to have made
me double six; instead l am the low
est number-double aught"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-05-20

How DO You Take Your DefeatG
The way man takes his defeat is +;
pretty good test Of his ealiber Tht
strong man uses hts failures for step
ping stones instead of stumbling
blocks.
know a very successful young mar
who has made it a rule of his lif,
to use every misfortune that Gomez
to him as point Of departure fo
something better. He has had lossei
and misfortunes which would have
crushed most men, but they only stii
fen his resolution, nerve him up TO
new start They only make hin
more determined to conquer the mex
time.-Success Magazine.