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The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-10-07
Envelope and Roll, Covered with muo'
Big Help In Financial Straits OF
Worker.

Chicago.-"It is not collectors Of old
rags alone who find valuables In odd
places"
This confession was ELECTED from a
Chicago street car motorman lhe
other day in a discussion OF the un-
usual good fortune of a New York rag
dealer who discovered money and dla-
monds In the old clothes which he mad
bought for a few cents a pound.
Its a funny thing" said the motor
man, as the car whizzed by DiVersey
boulevard. Running past this corner
reminds me Of what happened here
about a year ago. | was especially
hard up that month and was wonder
ing how I'd be able to raise enough
money to make payment on mortgage
coming due.
q needed about s25 more than l
knew | could spare from my pay check
and I was at a loss to discover how
I'd arrange 1t.
We'll, one morning I was running
by this corner and | saw what looked
like an old envelope, all covered with
mud, in the street. 1t looked as II 1t
might contain almost anything except
money, but something led me to stop
the car, get out and pick it up. After
brushing off the mud | put 1t into my
pocket and forgot all about 1t until
that evening. When | reached home
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-10-07

As regularly as the sessions roll
"A around, congress sidesteps, smoth-
srs or overrides all propositions which
would embark the government in the
business Of road building. The logic
md Importance in the outcry for
goodroads" is universally admitted:
Jut everybody's business comes peril
,usly near having nobody's attention.
some communities, townships, coun-
les and a few states have made more
,r less real progress towards improv-
ng the highways locally. Where the
states take hand beginning is made
towards obtaining through routes ."
But, despite all that has been said for
revival of road building, notwith-
standing editorial support from publi-
cations of all partisan shades, the
movement as yet has no central or
ganization which presses the work
along broad lines.
The federal government thus far Co
operates only by giving advice. II
maintains a small bureau in the de-
partment of agriculture devoted first
10 the propaganda of the good roads
idea and secondly to the maintenance
Of limited corps of experts, who,
when their assistance is solicited, will
make suggestions as to the best meth
DDS for road building under given cir
,umstances, and to a certain extent.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-10-07
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d ORTLAND. Ore.-Sojourning here
i the last several weeks has been a
man who has attracted widespread at.
tentlon In medical circles. He is
Thomas p, Dunn, a native OF Mon
tana, who, as member Of the First
Montana volunteers in the Spanish
American war; was shot through the
head at Caloocan in the Philippines
more than twelve years ago and is
alive to tell Of It today.
When Dunn fell wounded on the
battlefield Of Caloocan he was car
ried to the ward where the fatally
injured were placed and no one paid
any attention to him for two days, as
there were too many other wounded
whom the physicians and surgeons in
charge believed had better chances
for recovery. At the end OF two days,
during which the Montana boy lay
practically without attention, the sur
geon In charge remarked upon his
vitality and decided TO try to save his
life.
A Mauser bullet had entered the
left side Of his head Just above the
temple and emerged from the right
side Just below the temple, wound
that had previously proved fatal as
far as any of the medical men who
have examined Dunn ever heard.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-10-07
No Missionary Cash for the Indians

be carried on. The old idea or teach
ing white missionary to speak the
Indian tongue and sending him among
the Indians to preach in their own
language Is to be abandoned.
1t was pointed out that, under the
state government, the Indian, and the
white man are the same socially and
politically, that the state schools are
being extended into every Indian set
ament, and that the Indian children
everywhere are being taught English.
Methodists, Baptists ard Catholics
have been carrying on religious and
educational work among the Indians,
through mission churches and schools,
in Oklahoma, for more than half
century. The missionaries arrived i'm
medlately after the Indians came in
1898. Until now their efforts have
been to meet the Indians on their own
grounds.
1t is expected that other religious
organizations will take the same step,
It being practically forced upon them
by the new conditions arising from
the adoption Of state government and
state schools.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-10-07

G CPRINGFIELD, Mono session of
~ the public schools of Springfield
after ten o'clock a. m. on circus day"
This edict from the office of Prof
Jonathan Fairbanks, lifelong educator
and for SO years superintendent of the
public schools Of Springfield, brought
Joy to the hearts of 5000 school chill
dren, for It meant that at ten o'clock
on the morning Of circus days the
city schools closed for the day.
"a circus is something every child
ought to see," Superintendent Fair
banks said, in explaining his orders
'for 1t is a veritable education in it.
self. You can see for a small sum
attractions that have been grouped to-
gether at a cost of hundreds of thou
sands Of dollars, and which would
cost large sums to see outside a cir
Gus.
School ldren read of lions and
see pictures of them, but they don't
really know what lion is until they
see one Merely seeing the animals
in the open cages of a circus parade
is of great value to children. They
see many animals with which they
are not familiar and get a real knowl-
edge of animals Of which they have
read but which they have little op-
portunity to see. In the menagerie
there are animals from all parts of
the world and the child who goes to
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-10-07
Wild Animal of FerocIous Mien Roam
Ing About Section of New
Jersey State.

New York-Caldwell N. J., a com
unity in which mystery has alwa
zen held to be a thing abhorrent, is
puzzled about almost to the point of
hysteria by the appearance intermit-
tently in its environs of a predatory
animal of which nobody knows the
name. The good folk of the pleasant
countryside near Caldwell, Pine Brook,
Clinton and Fairfield have been hunt
ing the strange beast, but, while the
animal has gone right on killing hens,
calves and dogs, none of the hunts
men has got close enough to end its
life.
Oh, yes! Charley Rollins got close
enough, but he had no gun. There was
a tree handy and Mr.. Rollins In pla-
cling himself in the topmost branches
did some gymnastic work equal to any
performance on the horizontal bars
ever seen in the circus.
The other men, who had guns, never
saw the animal. Mr.. Rollins, whose
eyesight is about as good as his agih-
ty, says the animal is about four feet
long over all, that it is two and one
half feet high, has generous tall,
and is yellow. Were 1t not for the di-
mensions given 1t might be cat, but
Mr.. Rollins is sure it is as big as he
says 1t is.
Some persons think 1t is a panther,
Though what panther would be do
7g at large in peaceful New Jersey
With the menagerte business in full
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-10-07

prices at holiday time. No prices are
made public, but it is believed the
wholesale price this year will be
above two dollars a box.
Several growers will send large con
signments of apples to England and
Australia this season, while others
will market their fruit in the orient,
Hawaii and South America One grow
er has already arranged to accom-
pany a shipment of $500 boxes TO Eng
land
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-10-07
GET LARGE CROP OF APPLES
WASHINGTON Has More Fruit Than Last
Year and Values Are Higher
Than Ever.

Seattle, Wash.-Reports Of growers
and handlers indicate that the pro-
duction of apples in Washington this
year will be between 100000 and
4,70O,0OO boxes, but while the yield
promises to be the largest yet grown,
orchardists and buyers say there will
be no cheap apples, The cause as
signed is the late frosts in the other
apple growing states.
The yield in Washington is esti-
mated at around 100000 boxes,
against 2,414,0OO boxes in 1909, when
the average wholesale price was $1.4O
a box. Oregon is second in the north
west this year with about 100000
boxes. and Idaho and Montana follow
Buyers have been active over the
state the last two months, and it is
robable that half of the crop h
son sold, but many apples will
eld in anticipation OF increasc
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-10-07
PET ANGoRA CATS GET AWAY
Three Women Marooned at Long
Island Railroad Station Until Pet
Feline Is Captured.


Island Railroad Station Until Pet
Feline Is Captured.
Bellport, L. IA large pet Angora
cat created quite a furore at the Bell
port depot. AS the 9:52 a. m New
York express pulled into the station
a party of smartly- dressed women hur-
ried out of a motor car and made a
rush for the train. In the hurry Of
departure a large basket, carried by
one of the women, was dropped, and
out of the basket jumped a beautiful
specimen of the Angora cat.
Frightened beyond reason the cat
made a dive for shelter, and crawled
under the station platform, to the con-
sternation of his mistress and her com
panions. Cries of Teddy! Teddy"
proved of no avail, and finally one Of
the women, dressed in immaculate
white duck, went down on her hands
and knees in an endeavor to coax the
pet out. Teddy wouldn't bulge.
In the meantime the train proceeded
on it's way, leaving the women behind.
When the train had disappeared well
toward Patchogue Teddy was still oc-
cupying his easy berth under the sta
ton platform. The next train for
New York left Bellport at 4:25 p. m,
and it's pretty certain that Teddy and
his fair companions took plenty Of
time to connect with this train.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-10-07

MUSKOGEE, Okla-The Methodist
WA church in Oklahoma has decided
upon a new policy relative to religious
work among the Indians. At a meet
ing here of the executive board Of
the church it was decided to combine
all Of the five civilized tribes, Creeks,
Cherokees, Chickasaws, Choctaws and
Seminoles, in one district, under the
supervision of one presiding elder and
to require the Indians to support their
own pastors without the aid of for
eign missionary money.
It was also decided to request the
bishop to transfer every English
speaking congregation Of Indians to
some white charge. This is for the
purpose of getting the Indians under
q white pastor in order that educa-
tional as we'll as religious work may
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-10-07
Matorn1an Picks Up Money

/ opened 1t. In the envelope we're three
five-dollar bills. | knew then how I'd
meet the payment
Three days later" he added, while
crossing this same corner one rainy
evening the searchlight of my car fell
on something that looked like a little
roll Of bills and l stopped again to pick
it up. | examined my second find and
discovered that It was a two-dollar
bill. That evening at home | unrolled
it and prepared to clean the mud on as
before. To my surprise discovered
a five-dollar bill and another two-dollar
bill wrapped up within the outside
bill! l guess that's luck for you, eh?
And l wasn't looking for paper like
the rag dealer in New York, either"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-10-07
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We Have Over Half of the New World

a full and careful enumeration OF the
Brazllians would show about 100000
900 OF them.
Mexico. only about 25 per cent OF
the size OF Brazil In square miles, Is
safely established In third place
among all the nations Of the New
World, as far as numbers go. In other
respects the Argentine surpasses Mex
leo, and 80 does Canada, Their indus
trial output IS greater and their for
eign commerce Is larger in every way.
Argentina and Canada are alike ALSO
in growing so fast and with such as
surance Of continued swift expansion
that they may overtake and pass Mex
leo. Their chief cities already surpass
the largest civic centers in the coun-
try which Diaz makes his footstooL
But now neither is within 100000 OF
the Mexican total
From these rivals. so unlike In many
things. but so similar in their hlgh
hopes and their rapid development.
down through countries Ike Peru,
Columbia, Venezuela and Bolivia, the
experts guess their Wag TO the many
small states which maintain a separ-
ate existence in Latin America. Costa
Rica is probably the least OF them all
in numbers, counting but 100000 resi-
dents. Cuba is fairly well filed up
ranking in density Of population with
several of the Southern states.
AS a rule, with comparatively few
exceptions, Latin America is rich In
unsettled country. A very large part
Of the vast expanse Of land south OF
The Mexican frontier, all the way to
the southern end of South America
lies open to settlement.
Some uay such wealth in unused ma
tural resources must cause great
growth. but that is a matter Of the In
definite future. For the present 1t Is
certain that the United States Will
hold its lead over the other countries
of the New World, counting all OF
them together.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-10-07
UGLY CASHIER is WANTED
Real "Frlghts" Are Told They Are
Too Good Looklng-contest
Narrows 10 Three.

ST. Louis.-Three OF the prettiest OF
20 applicants IN answer TO an adyer-
tisement for an ugly" cashier were
selected by Vincent J. Gorley. OF
Grimm & Gorley, florists. One OF the
three finally will be chosen for this
job. Mr.. Gorley said that some of the
applicants were "frights" Others
were beautiful. and nearly all declared
they had overlooked the word ugly
In the advertisement
I'VE didn't want a 250-pound cash
ier," said Mr. Gorley, "and we really
didn't care for any with all their teeth
gone. We had several applicants who
filled both descriptions. My idea In
advertising for an ugly cashier was 70
get one who did not have such great
personal charm that she would be pro
posed TO by the first unmarried Gus
toner who happened 70 spy her
How did I get by with the impos-
siblo ones2 That was easy one must
have weighed $50 pounds, | asked her
II she was sure she could qualify In
the ugly Clhhh' one uNtlL 'h DIV 49,
not noticed the word ugly in the ad-
vertisement, and assured her she
was entirely too good looking. That
was easy. She went out with smile
on her face. Finding It worked IN one
case | used that right along"
u know | don't fulfil the require
ments Of ugliness specified in the ad'
vertlsement," said the first applicant
with a firtatious glance at herself In
the mirror. but assure you
wouldn't marry the best man living
A fond mother appeared with her
daughter in tow. The latter was tall
and lank.
"Tm afraid my daughter will not
suit YOU" said the mother, because
you wanted an ugly girl, but she will
never disappoint you by leaving you
to marry. She is a confirmed man
hater."
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-10-07
Mrs. Taylor, Daughter of Former
Governor, Inherits Millions.
Desth Of Mrs. Sarah NJ. Flower
Widow Of Roswell p. Flower,
Makes Daughter WealthIest
Woman In Northern N. Y.

Watertown, N. with the death
IN this city Of Sarah NJ Flower, widow
Of the late Governor Roswell P. Flow
er, the only living daughter, Mrs. EN-
ma Flower Taylor, becomes one Of
tue richest, If not the richest, woman
in northern New York While as yet
Mrs. Flowers will has not been filed
for probate, estimates of the value Of
the estate place the sum at a figure
far exceeding $5,OOO,OOO and possibly
close to double this sum. That her
daughter Emma will inherit the great
er part Of this amount is deemed
likely.
Mrs. Taylor who was the wife Of
John Byron Taylor, of this city, whom
she divorced but a few months ago,
is already the richest woman in this
section and her liberal expenditures
of her riches for benevolent purposes
have made her, as well, the most pop
ular Since the death of her father,
Governor Flower, in 1899, at which
time she inherited a considerable sum,
she has devoted her time to philan-
thropical acts and her charitable
deeds, both public and private, have
been numberless.
The estate Of Governor Flower at
the time of his death was valued at
$6,575,OOO In his will be made be.
quests amounting to $3O5,OOO and left
the residue to be equally divided be-
tween his widow and his daughter.
BY the terms of this will Mrs Taylor
received over $3,5OOO0O, while Mrs.
Flower received an equal sum in ad-
dition to the fortune which she then
possessed.
Mrs. Flower was a daughter of Nor
ris NJ. and Roxana Woodruff Mr..
Woodruff was one of the pioneer set
tiers of this section, where he invested
a large amount during the early days
of the settlement of the country. He
also went into land deals elsewhere
with John Jacob Astor. Mrs. Flower
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-10-07

NEGULATIONS to protect children
n from danger of injury and to have
hem looked after for violations Of the
regulations are to be enforced by the
Washington police.
"The danger to children who make
Fairgrounds of the Streets" says Maj.
Sylvester, has been long since estab-
lished. Now that there are public
Fairgrounds in different sections of
the city the children should use them
rather than risk their lives"
Complaints against children playing
on the streets sometimes cause a peck
of trouble to the police.
Children jump upon moving street
cars. Others stand upon the streets.
others are loud and boisterous.
In past years Maj. Sylvester has IA
vored the enactment of a limited cur
few law. He still thinks something
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-10-07

S the country has been told about
"A once a day for the last 20 years,
United States Government has no
Of records, no place where it can
the valuable documents which
om time to time it is necessary to
clear out Of the departments and put
some place for safe keeping. This be-
ing the case when fire broke out the
other day under the Offices Of the
geological survey there was wild eK-
element. In the basement Of the
store that got on fire are the records
and archives of the geological survey.
These are invaluable and If destroyed
could never be replaced, but the
United States Government is obliged
1use its different departments in
buildings all over Washington,
le constant danger threatens the
uction OF valuable archives when
ever a IRE breaks out, and there Is
GOT any reason why a IRE should nQG
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-10-07
NEW YoRK.-Tee-hee,heel Haw.

NEW YORK.-Tee-hee-hee! Haw-
~ haw! Cra-a-a-ack!!!
Mrs. Cecilia Goldberg's birthday par
ty was an enjoyable occasion up to
this point. or, to be exact, until she
dislocated her Jaw laughing at her
mistake in kissing the wrong man.
The occasion was the eighteenth an
niversary Of Mrs. Goldberg's arrival in
Harlem, where she has since become
duly popular in her set. She is a
pretty young woman, and her parents
invited all their friends and relatives
70 come around and celebrate.
They came by the dozens, and it
was one Of those "a-gorgeous-time was.
had-by-all" affairs. The tables groaned
with good things to eat, and there
was a decOrous but all sufficient damp
ness out in the vicinity Of the ice box.
Along about midnight, when the young
folks began thinking of going home,
some on suggested that blind mans
buff' was a good game to taper off
with The music was stopped and
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-10-07
Soldier Victim of Rare AffIiction

His remarkable recovery and the
fact that he retains his reason are
the most remarkable features Of this
case While he is alive, in good
health ana able to walk around the
streets and converse with his friends
and acquaintances, Dunn is handi'
capped by the loss of all sense Of
smell or taste and has lost the sight
Of his right eye Despite these AZ
Alctions he bears his lot with forti
tude. He cannot enjoy a meal, for no
matter what choice yiands he may or
der, he cannot relish them any moro
than he would hardtack and salt pork.
The loss of the sense Of taste he
looks upon as his worst aflliction,
Tommy Dunn, as he is known among
his friends, Is a ward OF the govern
ment. though not of his own choosing,
for he has relatives and influential
friends who take care Of him and look
after his comfort at all times. His
impaired eyeslght has proved an OBJ
stacle toward his securing employ
ment. and idleness is something he
breads because Of his amictions. His
only amusement is to Join several con
genial companions and tell stories Of
past experiences, or to take street car
rides or Journeys through the country
In automobiles. He cannot go to the
theater, being handicapped by partial
blindness and fearful lest the glare OF
the lights shall impair the sight OF
his remaining eye.
As a ward Of the government Dunn
must report at Washington or some
ether military headquarters at certain
periods and to undergo the periodical
examination required by the surgeon
generals office.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-10-07
IS RICHEST WOMAN

upon the death of her father inherited
no small sum.
Governor and Mrs. Flower had three
children. Helen Flower and Henry
Keep Flower. both Of whom are dead
and Emma Gertrude Flower Taylor,
who now becomes heiress to the com
bined fortunes of her father and
mother What the entire sum will
amount TO is problematical.
Mrs. Taylor was born in this city
March 23, 1870, and the greater part
of her girlhood was spent here, al
though she lived at various times in
Albany, New York and Washington
with her parents.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-10-07
Tears Up Hired Mans Red Flannel
Shirt, Thereby Furnishing
Owner With Dinner.

Cedar Brook, N. esquire Hake
Baldwin and a party of friends were
furnished with a frog-leg dinner by
Obadiah, turkey gobbler the squire
is fattening at his home for Thanks
giving.
Obadiah, like all turkey gobblers,
is incensed at red The family for
this reason KEEP red out of sight. The
hired man, Hans Oleson, however,
washed out his red flannel shirt and
laid it out on the grass to dry.
In the evening the squire and
party of friends we're surprised to
see nearly 100 large and small bull
frogs, hopping about, unable to croak,
with a small fragment of flannel in
their mouths. They weer caught and
killed and eaten.
Obadiah was responsible for the
ch. He had torn the red fianne'
rt Of the hired man to ribbons.
q wind had carried the pieces tc
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-10-07
sinaIna Makes Fish Bite.

Winsted, Conn.-Do fish like music? ?
That is a question fishermen are try
ing to solve. Every pleasant Sunday
$50 cottagers assemble in boats of
every description on Highland lake
and listen to a sermon by an able
preacher who has his pulpit on the
land. 1t is a very noticeable fact,
fishermen declare, that the fish bite
otter during the period of the sun
t services than at any other part Of
day.