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The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-11-18
Mourns for His Mythical Sweetheart

and there we're certain details OF rid'
ding II Of legal membranes and tam
giles and need for money. and Osborne
sent her all his savings, through
Barnes, and counted every sacrifice
for her a delight
The village watch tinker prepared
for her coming as his bride. Through
the years she had set dates and even
named trains. But always there was
something TO prevent her coming,
He had become so insistent for a
sight of the one he adored that even
the resourceful Barnes had run out OF
excuses. There was only one way out
of II. He would have TO kill Gladys.
He hated to do 1t because she had been
very profitable to him, but there did
not seem to be any other way out Of
IL. So no went down to Philadelphia
and wrote a letter to Osborne, telling
him that Gladys was dead. He was
staggered by the blow. She had never
been born in flesh and blood, but she
had lived IN his mind and heart.
There were days OF mute mourning
and nights that knew no slumber' 1t
needed not the BIT OF black around the
hat to tell the depth Of his woe. Then
he went back to his tinkering.
There was now no need for him to
go to the postofIiee when the mail
came and ask II there was anything
for Osborne, because nobody but
Gladys Wilson had any interest In
Osborne and she had gone to the land
whence no letters come.
Somebody asked him about the bit
of black bound around his hat and he
told a little about Gladys Wilson
loved and lost, and showed the letter
that Barnes had sent telling him that
she was dead. Somebody was suspi-
cious and told the sheriff about It and
It did not take him long to learn that
Gladys was not dead because she had
never lived. Barnes was arrested and
is now under bail awaiting trial.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-11-18
WISE GANDER ALMOST TALKS

Brown simply kneels on one knee and
Joe hops on to the other. Another
trick Joe performs after seating him
self on Mr.. Browns knee. The bird
winds his long neck around Mr..
Browns neck, looks his master in the
face, and, in his way, talks.
If Mr. Brown lies on the couch and
calls Joe, the latter trots into the
house, stations himself comfortably
near, and anybody who approaches
Mr.. Brown, even to the family mem
bers, is savagely driven off, Joe is as
valuable as a watchdog.
When Mr.. Brown is at home Joe fol-
lows nearly everywhere. If Mr.. Brown
does a little carpentering, Joe de-
lights in bothering by trickily taking
out hammers and other tools and
placing them out of reach. Whenever
Mr.. Brown calls Joe by name Joe an
swers. His reply always sounds like
What"
An amusing incident occurred re-
Gently in the middle of the night. Mr..
Brown hearing a noise and thinking
Joe was out Of his yard. shouted from
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-11-18
At a Recent Record-Breaking Sale In
New York American Half-EagIe
Brought $265.

New York.-At a recent sale OF
coins in this city the amount realized
was $20,754. This was rec0rd-
breaker. The largest amount at such
a sale before this time was $4,000, at
the Plrmelee sale in 1892.
Two American half eagles dated
1897 were sold for $3.50 and $265. An
1919 half eagle brought $3.50 and one
of 1921 brought $3.50. The highest
priced coin was an 1929 half eagle,
which sold for 1870. The prices for
quarter eagles were $500 for 1895
with stars on it; 1897 for $3.50; 1898,
$50; 1921, $40; 1924, $40; 1927, $43,
An 1S43 quarter eagle without rnotto
was sold for $S1O. A confederate cent
was sold for $50, while New York
continental cent with bust of Wash
ington on it brought $265.
The prices for old and rare coins
are given below:
Dollar (the rarest Of all is that of
18OD, price $4O0 to $500, according to
condition. Half dollar, that OF 1895,
with sixteen stars, price $40 to $27.
although that of 1896, with only fif'
teen stars, and that of 1897 each COM
mand nearly the same premium, $40
to $25
Quarter dollars of 1928 and 1927,
each quoted at SIS to $25. A dime of
1904 is quoted at s4 to SO. A half
dime Of 1902 is worth $25 to $40 A
half cent of 1896 brings $5 to $S.
The rarest of the cents is that of
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-11-18

nMAHA-A short report in the local
~ market news serves to recall the
agitation Of six months or more ago
against high prices and the more or
less frenzied talk about drastic legis-
lation for reducing the cost Of living.
The item states that in Omaha there
are today about 100000 dozens Of
eggs in cold storage in the various
packing houses and the cold storage
vaults-that is 48,OOO,O0O eggs, or half
an egg for every man, woman and
child in the United States; and these
figures are for Omaha alone; other
cold storage centers, such as Chicago,
New York, Philadelphia and other
large cities are not reporting the size
Of their stocks.
During the winter, when eggs
are scarce, and prices proportion
ately high, these 48,000,0O0 eggs,
with some few million dozens more,
will be dumped into the markets
of the country under a system of
distribution that will be sure to avoid
gluts anywhere and corresponding
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-11-18
Chicago Is Not Such a Wicked CITY

them. Men and women do not do this
unless imbued with piety and the
necessity for public worship.
The Chicagoans are manifesting
this religious spirit just now jn the
eagerness Of the church-golng 10 pro
mote this practise among those who
pay little or no heed to 1t. The for.
mer are going about seeking out the
latter and finding why church atcsnd.
ance is neglected. How thorough is
this movement is borne out by the
fact that $4,000 men and women are
engaged in it and that they have
reached 100000 persons. They find
that 100000 regularly attended church
and that 10000 we're irregular attend.
ants, making a total of 1,S5O,00O that
were more or less under the influence
of Christian preaching.
The censu3 proves that Chicago is
more religious than any other Of the
metropolitan cities of the country and
that few Of the smaller cities relative
ly can match her in attendance upon
and devotion to the church.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-11-18

Whaling formerly was extensively
carried on and was a perilous occupa-
ton. The business is not yet free
from danger, Notwithstanding mod,
ern improvements" In the earlier
days the chief risk was to the crews
of the whale boats which put out to
harpoon and follow the big cetaceans.
Then it was a case of hunting the
whale, with the latter frequently turn
ing on the boats and smashing them,
the men thus being menaced with
drowning Now the tables seem to be
turned to a certain extent, and the
whales hunt the ships. At all events
news comes from Alaska that a
whaler was wrecked in Alaskan wa
ters by a whale which had been har-
pooned and which gave the vessel
such crushing blow with its power
'ul tail that the ship sank in four min
ates, the crew having barely time to
take to the boats, in which they reached
the shore.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-11-18
COINS BRING FANCY PRICES

1893, and is worth from 81 up. The
1904 cent is rare. Three to five dol
lars is the usual price for it. Collec-
tors pay $1.50 to so for an 1856 nickel
cent with the flying eagle on it.
Half cents-1796 the rarest OF all,
IS to IS; 1898, rare, $175 to $3.50;
1852, $3.50 to $3.50; those for 1881,
1886, and from 1S4O to 1S49, inclusive,
bring from $3.50 to $3.50.
The 2 cent piece Of 1873 is worth
from so to rs cents.
As stated before, the half cent Of
1896 is extremely scarce and valuable.
The number of this coin issued
amounted to 9O4 ,5S5, but their scarcity
is attributed to a shipment to the
coast Of Africa by a Salem (Mass.)
firm Of several hundred thousand on
an order from that country, where,
being punched with holes, they were
bartered away to the negroes, who put
them on strings and used them as
neck ornaments.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-11-18
SvREET NAMES .Aa MEMORIALS.
OHIO.

In Paris, where one may visit the
Street of the Fourth Of September. IL
win be possible presently to traverse
also the Street of Edward VII. By
designation in the latter instance
France will honor n late great and
good English friend; IN the other case
the beginning after Sedan Is com
memorated OF the present republic.
Considering the array Of New York
streets and avenues running to arith-
metical terms. we are reminded how
far we have neglected memorial op-
portunitios in the naming of our
thorougfares. Certainly we have hon
ored Washington in New York-sev-
eral times, indeed, in the several
boroughs, says The New York World
We have Lafayette in street and ave-
nue., and did have him in boulevard
till Riverside drive was extended. A
few other names we have remembered
of men great in state or nation. There
are perpetuations, too, of the names
of old local families. But where is
our Avenue of the Declaration of In
dependence? Where our Boulevard OF
the Fourth Of July? Where our Street
of the Surrender of Yorktown and our
Place Of the Emancipation Proclama-
tion. In the absence Of such historic
designations for important thorough
fares is a real metropolitan deficiency.
Newer New York offers abundant
chance to remove the fault. But in
stead Of suggestions to this end we
have a change of name for fine old
Long Acre square, and a proposal is
actually made to wipe out the famous
old Bowery? We are not a senu-
mental people.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-11-18

n HICAGO.-C Chicago is proving to
" the world that she is not as black
as she has been painted Long has
she been held up as the wickedest city
in the nation, a place for the righteous
TO avoid If this line Of conduct was to
be persevered in. On the surface she
was SO bad that good people outside
thought that whoever entered her
gates left hope behind so far as the
virtues and the practise Of religion
we're involved. All this time the heart
Of Chicago was sound even If vice
Aourished openly in parts Of the city.
II the queen city Of the west were
as inky as she has been pictured she
would never have reared 1000 temples
Sog divine worship and maintained
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-11-18
Deer Takes TO Preserve.

Allentown, Pa.-As William Jones,
a Schnecksville tinsmith, was walking
along the road through the territory
which Col Harry c. Trexler is in
closing as a game park, he suddenly
came upon a beautiful wild deer, the
first seen in this county in almost a
century. At sight Of him it jumped
into the bushes The deer is believed
to have come from the EIue noun
tain, and it is regarded as peculiar
coincidence that it should seek hid.
ing place in the area which Colonel
Trexler selected as ideal for a game
park.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-11-18
Bird of African Descent Even Speaks
One Word Plainly When Called
by Its Master.

Norton, Mass.-Frank E. Brown,
railroad man of this place, has an AT
rlcan gander that possesses unusual
bird intelligence.
This gander, Joe by name, stands
about four feet tall, weighs about IA
mounds and is three years old.
To begin with, there came near be-
ing no Joe at all. The egg had to be
warmed in the oven and Mrs. Brown
had to pick the shell off before Joe
first saw the light of day. BY tender
est care Joe lived.
Mr.. Brown began training Joe early.
He built small four-wheeled car
riage, which Joe draws about, There
Is a harness, and Joe turns either way
% the guiding Of the rein. Every
dight the gander awaits the home
coming of its master, and when he
sees him runs to meet him with all
the Joy Of pet dog.
As in the pose for picture. Mr..
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-11-18
MUCH GUILD IS LOST
Large Amount Of Last Years
Production Disappears.
More Than 1900 Tons Of Precious
Metal Minced Last Year, Accord
Ing TO British Home Office
American Miners Expert.

London-More than 1900 tons OF
gold were mined last year. according
20 the British homo office. Much OF
this precious metal has already van
ished as completely as though Il had
never been taken from the ground.
What becomes of all the gold is one
of the perpetual mysteries which no
government ever has been able to
solve. Enormous amounts are sup
posed to be hidden, or buried, in the
various countries. l4uch OF the gold
turned into jewelry is practically lost
to general observation. The rich and
the noble put away their most prec'
ious gems for state occasions, They
are scarcely ever seen by the public
The gold used in decorating the pal
aces of the world Is virtually lost to
the general view. Even the gold Ia
ken by the banks and bankers as their
coin reserves is often hidden In vaults
for years.
The gold mined last year is valued
at S450,000 600. The British empire
supplied 60 per cent. NJ the output. or
this proportion, one-thirc came from
the Transvaal and Is per cent. from
Australia. The United States gold
mines turned out 22 per cent. OF the
total production.
The civilized nations OF the world
are now burning up about a billion
tons Of coal a year, says the British
home office More than a million tons
In addition is wasted in the operation
Of mining, so that the store of black
diamonds" is being used at a rate
which may bring about the extinction
Of the visible supply in the present
century.
The United States is still the great
est coal producer-her mines contrib
uting one-third of the total supply.
Great Britain is next and Germany is
third Then come. in order. the Aus
tro-Hungarian empire, France, Russia
and Belgium. Almost three million
persons are engaged in mining coal,
which is as many as are engaged in
all other kinds of mining and quarry.
ing. More than a million coal miners
work in Great Britain.
In iron, as in coal, the United
States is still ahead of all the rest of
the world as a producer. with an out
put Of 100000 to 26OOO, 900 tons a
year. The German empire stands
second, Great Britain third and Spain
fourth, with 100000 tons.
America leads, too, in the highest
proportion Of loss of life from acci-
dents in mines and quarries-342 a
thousand persons employed. The low
est rate IS in France. O95 a thousand
employees. It is a curious fact that
while Great Britain mines only two
thirds as much coal as the United
1000 tons. as against
377OO0,000 tons-the-e are $4,000
coal miners in Great Britain and only
$4,000 in the United States.
Turning now to wheat, the incorn-
ing crop in the North and South
American continent is estimated by
Dornbusch at 12O,5OO,OOO quarters:
that for Europe at 242, 100000 quar-
ters; Asia at 53,OOO,OOO quarters:
Africa at 6,55OOO0 quarters, and AIS.
tralia at 100000 quarters-a grand
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-11-18

90 UTHING TON, Conn. - When
y George II. Osborne. the village
matchmaker, came into the court Of
Judge Thomas r. Walsh the other day
TO face William A. Barnes, he wore
a bit of black bound about his hat. en-
blem of mourning for the death OF a
Jweetheart who had never lived.
He had loved her and worshiped
her, as is only possible to a shy and
wistful bachelor to whom dreams are
more than realities. He was there TO
testify against his neighbor, Barnes,
for swindling him out of his savings
Tor fourteen years by playing on his
Imagination with a mythical Marjorie
Daw," but II was not that he cared for
the money that was gone. He would
gladly have forgiven Barnes the hnan-
cial fraud II he could have given him
back the dead sweetheart who had
never lived.
Barnes and Osborne had been Gro
nies all their lives. Osborne wanted a
sweetheart but he was far too timid
10 win one unless some one helped
him. Barnes told him about Gladys
Wilson. He had known her in Phila-
delphia. She was beautiful Barnes
said he had told her of Osborne and
she was interested. He thought she
would not be offended II Osborne
wrote to her. And Osborne wrote a
halting little letter and Barnes prom
Ised to place It in Gladys hand An
answer came and that day was the
happiest that Osborne had ever
known. There were other letters and
Gladys began TO tell him about her
affairs. An estate had been left her
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-11-18
Attention Given Women Bank Patrons

The substantial growth in the de-
posits made by women and the talk OF
the matter attracted the attention OF
other banks, not only in New York,
but in other cities, which sent repre-
sentatives to look into the matter and
the Second Nationals plan, widely
copied everywhere. met with success.
1t was only few years after the
Second National bank established its
womens department that the Fifth
Avenue bank did the same thing. 1t
has today probably the largest num-
ber of women depositors of any bank
in New York-between four and five
thousand.
At the time OF the panic, three
years ago, the number Of women de-
positors in the banks was emphasized.
Many stood in line as doggedly as the
men and others hired substitutes to
keep their places On the whole they
behaved neither better nor worse than
men under stress Of panic. They were
just human beings who did not want
to lose their money.
In a city bank one will notice that
the women who put in and draw out
money are of all classes. Women Of
great wealth are conspicuous but not
predominant.
In some Of the banks which cater
largely to women the young men as
signed as tellers to the windows set
apart for their use are chosen as much
with regard for their good looks and
winning manner as for their knowl
edge of the banking business, al.
though, Of course, they must have
that. too,
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-11-18
MADE S433 FROM 20 CENTS
Peach Trees Planted by Pennsylvania
Man In Idle Moment Prove
Big Bonanza.

SiegersvilIe, pam idle rloment
and 20 cents have Just brought St00
to the pockets Of Oscar Wotring, su
perintendent Of the Lehigh Portland
Cement company. Several years ago
he planted 20 peach trees in hin front
yard at a cost of a cent each. He
wanted to see whether, if they were
sprayed, they would die a. all the
peach orchards of the neighborhood
then were under the ravages Of the
San Jose scale. The trees this year
bore their second big crop.
Wotring picked 284 baskets OF
choice fruit, which he has sold at an
average of $106 basket, or a total
of $293.16 Last year, when the
peaches we're scarce and netted more
than double this years prices, Wot.
ring got $40 for his crop, and the
man who bought them picked 222
baskets.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-11-18

A customs official in New York ad-
Vocates prison sentences for wealthy
Bmugglers, as he declares fines have
no deterrent effect. This applies to
all rich violators of the law. Fines
may not please them, but they can
afford a money penalty, when interest
Or pleasure tempts them to the break
Ing of the law, as a fine simply buys
them immunity from the disgrace Of
Jail and the inconvenience of losing
their personal liberty. A few jail SEN
kences in such cases would have an
almost immediate reformatory effect.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-11-18
Mosoulto-proof Steamer

Liverpool.-A mosquito-proof steam.
er named the Thomas Holt, left the
Mersey recently for West Africa. The
vessel is proof against the mosquito,
which is one Of the deadliest enemies
of the white man in West Africa. The
plan adopted is to bar the way of the
mosquito into all the living apart.
ments on board by providing all door
ways, side port openings, windows,
skylights, ventilators, and passages
with close copper gauze coverings.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-11-18
mn once In NInety.FIve Years.

Harrisburg, Pa.-Having just cele-
brated the ninety-fifth anniversary Of
her birth, Mrs. Esther Confer of this
place says she was never i'll day in
her life, save when as a child she
had scarlet fever. She has lived half
a century in the same house and has
been blessed with eight children. six
of whom survive. She has 20 grand
children, "a great-grandchildren and
seven great-great-grandchildren.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-11-18
Novel Hat Pin Suit.

Milwaukee, Wis.-Mrs. Laura Clas
wife of A. G. Clas, one of the best
known architects in the northwest
and designer of the new Milwaukee
Socialistic $2O,OOO,OOO civic center, has
started suit against the 500 railroad
for $4,000 damages because of an in.
jury by hatpin while she was trav.
cling in Minnesota. Mrs. Clas says
that she boarded train for Bemidjl
from Brooks, Mimi, and is started so
suddenly that she was thrown to the
floor of the car and badly scratched
&nd bruised.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-11-18
Costly Swimming Pool.

Tarrytown, N. Y.-Miss Helen M.
Gould IL to have private swimming
pool at her country seat, Lyndhurst.
1t will cost about 100000. The CON
tract has been awarded.
The building will be 14O feet long
and 60 feet wide and built of brick.
The pool will be 70 feet long by 35
feet wide. 1t will be lined with mosaic
work and the roof will be Of glass;
It will be the finest private swim
ming pool in the country.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-11-18
Beware of Ointments for Catarrt
that Contain Mercury,

AZ mercury will surely destroy the sense Of Epid
and completely dcranRe the whole system whel
entering 10 through the mucous surfaces hucl
articles should never be used except on pfe5trip
tons from reputable physicians. as the damage thel
Will do Is ten fold 10 the good you can posslmT 90
rive from them. Halls Catarrh Cure, Manufactures
by f. j. Cheney 4 Co. Toledo. o., contains no mer
curry and Is taken internally. acting directly upot
the blood and mucous surfaces Of the system 10
buying Halls Catarrh Cure be sure you Set thi
genuine. IL 10 taken Internally, and made In IOedo
Ohio BY f. ]. Cheney a Co. Testimonials Gee.
Sold by Druggists. Price. 75c. per bottle
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-11-18
Good Arrangement

A genial looking gentleman wanted
IN empty bottle In which to mix
solution, and went to a chemists to
purchase one. Selecting one that an
swered his purpose he asked the
shopman how much II would cost
Well" was the reply, IF you want
the empty bottle It will be penny
but II you want anything In II you can
have It for nothing" well, that's
fair" said the customer; put in
cork"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-11-18

Seymour-What caused the Allcome
Life Insurance company to fail?
Ashley-It was altogether too free
in accepting risks. l don't believe It
would have even refused to insure the
life of a turkey the day before Thanks
giving"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-11-18

ED GEERS, "The grand old man." he
horses in races. He says: 81 have used
SPOHN'S DISTEMPER CURE for a.
years, always with best success. 1t is the
only remedy l know to cure all forms OF
distemper and prevent horses in same sta.
BILE having the disease" Doc and 81 a bot
tie. All druggists or manufacturers. Spohn
Medical Co. Chemists. Goshen. Ind.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-11-18

A woman in Chicago wants a d.
vorce, charging that her husband tries
too hard to make himself beautiful In
this respect she declares he has not
behaved handsomely.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-11-18

A Chicago physician declares that
the armor-plate mince pie diet of the
average American is causing a de-
,erioration of the American race Evi
IDENTIFY he never knew anything about
the kind of mince pie mother used to
make,
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-11-18
Enr thn Renaht of the Raee.

"For goodness sake, child, what are
you doing with your fathers fishing
outfit? he will be wild when he sees
this" II read yesterday that IT would
eb q good thing for the human race II
all the flies could be destroyed, and
was just destroyin a few"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-11-18

The United States produced corn
this year at the rate of $1400O,OO0
day-a dreadnaught a day, If any for
eign country cares to figure it that
way And there were a few other
crops.