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The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-07-08
Lands on Fisherman's Jaw with Hare
Swing as Man Goes Tumbllng
Into Jersey Canal.

Bloomfield, N. Jan odd adventure
befell an eel and man in the Morris
canal Both were in great danger, but
both finally got away safely The eel
was eating it's breakfast on the west
side of the canal when Frank Tomski
of Lock street took a stand on the
bank and dropped hook and line in
the water.
The eel rose to investigate. 1t had
its mouth open and was about to
swallow the worm on the hook when
John Fritz Of Franklin avenue, it is
alleged, slipped up behind Tomski
and pushed him overheard. Tomski,
in falling, flung out his arms and un-
consciously grabbed the neck of the
eel with one hand and the hook with
the other The eel, in fright or rage,
whichever it was, whirled its body
out Of the canal and gave Tomski a
slap with it's tail in the face that made
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-07-08
Partners for Years But Never Speak

each was a specialist who did his part
to perfection. Their separate inter
ests in the firm so interlocked ant
they worked together so harmonious
~ that within five years they were or
the high road to fortune. It was just
at this time that these two partners
fell out. IL arose from a trifling diff
ference their wives had. Naturally
each partner, through loyalty to his
spouse, took her side, and the quarreI
grew so bitter that it eliminated in
blows being exchanged. Then they
vowed they never would speak to each
other again. The other three partners
saw that if this course we're pursued
it would spell ruin. After a lengthy
conference, in which the two dis
putants were called in separately, the
proposition was put to them that they
should agree to remain with the firm,
OF which they we're essentially i'm.
portant parts, and should hold com.
munication with each other only on
business matters and then either in
writing or by telephone.
This is the plan that has been fol.
lowed to this day and is likely to be
pursued to the end. When these two
enemies talk over the telephone they
converse with all the polite ami&bility
of old business associates; they dis.
cuss prices, business propositions and
the various problems with which they
are mutually concerned.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-07-08
Cupid Makes His Way in Bolt
From Massachusetts.
Message In Piece of Goods Finally
Finds Its Way to Mexico and Cul-
inmates In Marriage of Writer
and Mexican Merchant.

Puebla, Mexico.-A pretty inter
national love romance, which recently
eliminated in the marriage of Miss
Netta Belmont of Lowell, Mass, and
Francisco de la Pena of Puebla, is the
reigning society sensation of this
beautiful mountain city of Mexico.
The bride and bridegroom have ar
rived here and are now established in
their own home.
Mrs. Pena is the daughter of a mill
superintendent in Lowell. She was
given the freedom of the factory and
one day, three years ago, she wrote
upon the smooth pine board upon
which a bolt of goods was about to
be wrapped these words:
"Oh, am very, very lonely; please
do write me letter Meta Belmont
SOG1 Mulberry street, Lowell, Mass" ."
This bolt of goods found its way in
time to the Gran Centro de Lujo dry
goods store, in this city. This store
is owned by the wealthy Pena family,
and Francisco de la Pena, son of the
principal owner of the establishment,
was assisting in waiting upon Gus
toners one day during the rush hours,
when he found the inscription upon
the pine board. He could not then
read English, but his curiosity was
aroused. and an English-speaking
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-07-08
Grizzly Is Finally Killed

to Blaine and announced that they
would trail the bear to death Lo-
eating the scene of his latest robbery,
the dogs led the men for a chase in
the widest part of the United States
for S. miles
the third day a great den was
reached and here the dogs stopped
and awaited their masters Conn and
Bald came up and found the bear
asleep in a small hole off the big den.
The outside entrance to the den was
ten feet in diameter. The dogs
chased out the grizzly and a rife ball
killed him. He weighed 1000 pounds.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-07-08
SKIN HUMOR rs YEARS

"Cuticura did wonders for me. For
twenty-five years suffered agony
from terrible humor, completely COW
ering my head, neck and shoulders, so
even to my wife, became an object
of dread. At large expense I consult
ed the most able doctors far and near.
Their treatment was of no avail. nor
was that Of the - Hospital, during
six months efforts. suffered on
and concluded there was no help for
me this side of the grave. Then I
heard Of some one who had been cured
by Cuticura Remedies and thought
that trial could do no harm. In a
surprisingly short time l was COM
pletely cured. S. P. Keyes, lat Con-
gress St., Boston, Mass, Oct. 10, '09."
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-07-08

NEW YORK.-In one Of the large
~ wholesale houses in this city
there are five partners. Two Of them
have not spoken to each other except
over the telephone for twenty years.
Their private Offices are not more
than twenty feet apart and they see
each other a score of times a day, but
they meet and pass without the slight
est sign of recognition. If it becomes
necessary in the course of business
for them to communicate with each
other they do so either by calling a
stenographer and debating a memo
randum or else by being connected
on the telephone over their private
line. They never speak face to face.
A quarter of a century ago these
five partners were young men with
small capital All of them had been
employees of the same concern, but
they had their own ideas and believed
in them. So they put their money to-
gether and formed a partnership. The
new business was successful from the
very start Each man had his own
particular branch to look after and
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-07-08

One of the weakest points in the
Chinese imperial government has beer
its management of the finances. There
has been a deplorable lack of enlight
ened system, and, according to conf.
dent report, a still more deplorable
excess Of squeezing" and other forms
of dishonesty. II was Therefore TO be
desired that fiscal reforms should oc
cupy a large place in the reorganiza.
ton of the government on a consutu.
tional basis, and it is now gratifying
and encouraging to observe that sucn
is the case Various impCrI-. DEGREES
have emphasized the necessity Of liscai
reform and fave indicated ou general
lines the manner in which it is to be
effected, and there is ground tol
hoping that these will be obeyed as
the other DEGREES relating --astitu
tional matters have been.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-07-08
Practical Queries That Puzzled Dad

has. He counts them so he viii know
when he has half of them. This half
he puts into a pasture. Then he
counts out a third and puts II in an
other pen. Next he counts what's left
and finds he has 32. After a little
figuring he finds how many in the
whole flock, Very practical. guess
dad didn't study that book"
The next book ne examined was
Mines Induotive Arithmetic" edi'
tion Of 1879 In miscellaneous exam
pies he found the following:
Two ladders will together just
reach the top OF a building seventy
five feet high. II the shorter ladder Is
two-thlrds the length of the other,
what is the length of each?
why didn't he measure each lad
der separately" John asked himself
THAT problem is not practical. I
guess dad is older than ! thought ]
want an older book"
The text book written in 1868 was
handed TO him. The book was evi
IDENTIFY influenced by the Civil war, for
1t was filed with problems dealing
with battering down fortifications
and the sustenance of soldiers. One
problem was:
"If twelve pieces of cannon, eighteen
Founders, can batter down a fortress
in three hours, how long will 1t take
for nineteen twenty-four pounders to
batter down the same fortress?"
That's fine for a general" John re-
fiected. but dad says that ] am going
to be a captain of industry"
Another arithmetic of the same date
had the famous fish problem, with
which Johns teacher had troubled him
for six weeks before he himself finally
explained It to the class The fish
problem is.
THE head of a fish is ten inches
long. It's tail is as long as its head
and one-half the body. The body Is
as long as the head and tail both
How long is the fish,"
Very handy problem for a butcher.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-07-08
An Old Campaign Medal.

An interesting reminder of the con
test between the Polk-Dallas and Clay
Frelinghuysen forces in 1874 wa,
found in the west end of Howart
township, Center county, Pennsyl
vania. 1t is in medallion form, very
slightly larger in circumference though
much thicker than a 25-cent piece O,
the current issue, an6 though it had
evidently lain in the ground a Iona
time the gilt with which 1t was GOV
cred is still comparatively bright At
tached to 1t are two small rings, by
which 1t was presumably suspended
from the clothing, and they, too, are
little rusted. The diverse carries in
fine relief a fairly good likeness Of
Clay, with his name, and on the re
verse is the inscription: CLAY
and Frelinghuysen - Protection and
Union" the whole thing being in an
excellent state Of preservation.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-07-08

The remarkable exploit Of Louis
Paulhan, the French aviator who made
a flight in an aeroplane from London
to Manchester, England, in record
time, has had the inevitable effect OF
stimulating interest in that class OF
flying machines. Wilbur Wright, the
American inventor whose work has
been directed to the perfection of the
Reroplane, declares there is no longer
any reason why an ae-oplane cannot
dy across the ocean. Without ex.
planning the idea in detail, Mr.. Wright
expressed the belief that It would be
practicable TO construct an airship OF
this class with sufficient gasoline and
other capacity to make the distance in
question. or course, despite this op'
umishc opinion, there will be skept.
cism on the subject. But every ex'
plot like that by Paulhan will strength
en- belief that mastery of aerial nayt
cation is drawing steadily and rapidly
nearer.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-07-08

With lengthening days, and the aD
proach of summer, approaches also the
day Of the "end seat hog" Already
the execraton Of him has begun. II
will wax throughout the season and
only begin to wane when the frost is
on the pumpkin and the public begins
to kick because the elevated doesn't
put on the closed cars. The END seat
hog" let it be explained for the benefit
of any strangers to America who may
read this, is a person who, having Sc
cured the most attractive seat in an
open car, keeps it. This makes him
unpopular with his fellow-passengers
each of whom thinks the hog" should
have moved along and allowed him to
haVe-and keep--the seat.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-07-08
"OId Rags, Old Iron" Set to Music

a hot summer day or fret and fume
over the gutteral cries of the mer
chants of the thoroughfares, will
throw open the window and be lulled
into peaceful slumber through the
melodious strains of rags and Bot
ties" "Ole Iron," Soap Grease" and
Juicy Lemons"
Miss Wenzel has established her
outdoor school at Washington street
and Massachusetts avenue and has
nearly a score of pupils. The young
woman is popular with the vendors.
She got her idea from a trip abroad
last year. Her method is simple. She
finds out a mans business and in
structs him accordingly. She sug
gests expression to fit his wares anG
teaches the correct pronunciation Of
these expressions.
Her musical instruction is similar
to what the musical teachers advo
cate for the production Of a good
ringing head tone"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-07-08
YOUTH NOT FLEErlNo.

Wonderful are the achievements Of
the so-called old men and women OF
today. But their cases are by nc
means exceptional. as some aver
There we're mighty old people in Bible
times, says Boston Globe Their do
lngs once seemed mythical to somq
critics. but In the light OF what tho
aged are known TO have done in hisi
torical times. statements that onci
we're accepted only on faith can now
be accepted without a strain, PagmI
traditions also seem nearer the TRUTH
than they formerly did The achieyI
ments OF that noble Roman. Cato whi
learned Greek at so and commandei
an army when older than that, hayI
been eQualed. II not surpassed. By
some modern venerables, T ir namt
is legion. but the world knows only
the conspicuous ones. such as Mrs.
Eddy, Mrs. Howe and Weston, and re-
members Pope Leo and Gladstone. Pa
triarchs and matriarchs like these
need not say with Adam In "As You
Like IT," that age for them is like a
lusty winter. frosty but kindly Age
for them is really an Indian summer
Youth Is not feetIng. II may be pro
longed much further than is imagined.
Even now a French scientist is at
work on a theory that life may be
heightened far beyond the years Of
Abraham, If not to the limit OF Me-
thuselah.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-07-08
EAGLE ATTACKS CAT
Meets With Tremendous Surprise
and Drops Its Prey.
Soon Returns and Renews Hostllltles
and Air 10 Filled With Fur and
Feathers-Farmer Witness
Calls Il a Draw.

Goshen, lnd.-Jacob Eoklebarger, a
farmer, near Goshen, tells OF a thrill
ing fight between a cat and an eagle,
II was talons and beak against claws
and teeth. and resulted in a draw.
Ecklebarger was plowmg in a field,
and saw what at hrst he took to be a
chicken hawk sweeping down on his
barnyard. He thought II was after a
chicken and stepped to the fence to
watch the result. Closer inspection re-
vealed Il to be a small eagle, The
bird swooped, struck and rose. but, to
the farmers surprise, 1t held in it's
talons not a chicken. but his large tom
cat The eagle held the cat by the
back. The cats four feet we're ex.
tended and its tail pointed toward the
zenith.
Forty feet from the ground. the cat
gave a twist, wriggled from the grasp
of the bird and fell to the earth, seem
ingly unhurt, The bird circled and
made another swoop, but this time
the cat was waiting for its feathered
adversary and when the bird struck.
things happened. For about three
minutes the air was full of fur and
feathers.
The eagle withdrew, bamed, to a
distance Of about IS feet. dragging one
wing. The cat had its back high in
the air. and both cat and eagle were
kissing and splitting Finally, tho cat
Il L.
and steadily toward the eagle. its tail
dragging. It's fighting blood was up.
The eagle stood with one foot lifted,
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-07-08
KANSAS CITY. Mo.-Was education

KANSAS CITY. Mo.-Was education
N more practical generation ago,
or did Johns father study his books
more thoroughly than John does?
John is a seventh grade student in
the public schools. He asked his
father one day to help him solve the
following problem;
A, asked how much money he has
in the bank, replied: IF | had $40
more / would have $1,000 more than
half what / now have" How much
money had A?
such a fool problem" said the
father. Tell that teacher to ask the
cashier. You have been pestering me
with problems like that for week.
Suppose your teacher asked you how
old you are. Would you tell her:
".If I were ten times as old as |
am, diminished by AZ, would be 30
years older than dad, and If dad were
one-fourth as old as he now is he
would be my age?"
what would your teacher do II you
answered in such a manner? In my
days we had practical problems in
our arithmetic"
In order to investigate his fathers
statement John went to the public H.
brary and asked for an old arithmetic
The librarian gave him Richards
Natural Arithmetic" He turned to
the page marked practical Exercises"
and read:
A puts his whole flock of sheep into
three pastures; half go into one pas
ture, one-third into another and 80
into a third. How many in the flock?
That's queer" said John. "Prac-
tical exercises, too. Here is a man
who wants TO find how many sheep he
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-07-08
GAME ROSTERS KILL A DOG
Fox Terrier Revels in Chase Of Flock
Of Chickens Until He Meets
His Waterloo.

Great Notch, N IA party of five
persons passing through here in an
automobile noticed a flock of more
than a hundred chickens in the yard
surrounding the farmhouse of Hiram
Van Tassel The farmers son, Ed
ward, was sitting on a stump near by
rs one of the party sicked fox ter
rier on the fowls. He broke the legs
Of several and chased the others
about
But when the terrier started for
Two game roosters he made mis-
take. He snapped at one of them and
the other rooster jumped on his back
and drove its spurs through the dogs
hide. The fight lasted for 10 min
utes and the terrier had been spurred
20 many times it bled to death.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-07-08

ID OSTON.--An outdoor school for
ID making musical rag men, hawkers
and street vendors is the latest educa.
tional novelty established in this city.
Miss Caroline E. Wenzel, fair set
tlement worker and a graduate of
Vassar, is the originator Of the idea
and sole instructor. Miss Wenzel be-
lieves that if the voice Of the rag man
and peddler must be tolerated it
should issue forth from the throats in
aute-like tones. She confidently be-
lieves that once her method becomes
a fixture a person, instead Of feeling
obliged to slam down the window on
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-07-08
ROMANCE OF COTTON

clerk in the store was called upon to
translate the message. Young Mr..
Pena made a careful note of the ad'
dress and that night he wrote a let
ter to the young woman who had sent
the appeal to this remote part Of the
continent. This letter was written in
Spanish, but he had it translated into
English. 1t contained a few formal
sentences, saying that he would be
glad to correspond with her
Miss Belmont was surprised and de-
lighted to receive a letter from a
stranger in a foreign land. She re-
piled to it and correspondence ensued.
Mr.. Pena became deeply interested in
the American girl and devoted himself
to the study of the English language
that he might be prepared to con
verse with her when he met her. Miss
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-07-08

decided dropsical symptoms such as
swelling Of my feet and ankles and my
heart palpitated violently. After doc
tOring without benefit, l began with
Doan's Kidney Pills and when had
used two boxes l was as we'll as ever"
Remember the name-Doan's.
For sale by all dealers. 80 cents a
box. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-07-08

turning its head from side to side, the
better to observe it's adversary, The
feathers on it's neck were rufIled. The
cat hugged the ground a little closer
and then sprang. It evidently expect
ed the eagle to attempt to leap TO one
eide, for 1t spread its legs far apart
The cat, however, made a mistake.
The eagle turned on its back and
drove its talons into the cats breast
and tried to strike 1t in the eyes
with its beak. The cat missed the
birds neck and got its wing. Then
the air became full of fur and feath-
ers again.
The farmers little son had seen the
encounter from the front of the house
and ran as fast as he could toward
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-07-08
Badgers Are pets.

Spokane, Wash.-A fad has been in
augurated by young women of Othello
Washington, which threatens to cause
a rise in the badger market
The fad is domesticating badgers for
pets, and already several of these ami
mails are enduring captivity. 1t is not
an unusual sight to meet badger on
the streets of Othello on an afternoon
in tow Of it's fair mistress.
The animals seem to take kindly TO
their new sphere and submit peace
ably to the fondling of admirers.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-07-08

the scene. He was afraid his pussy
was going to be carried on His
shout frightened the cat and II re-
leased its hold for a minute, the bird
struggled free. ran about 20 feet and
launched itself with heavy wing and
badly tattered plumage IN flight. The
cat climbed the fence, mewed. licked
it's breast and mewed again. cycling
it's fleeing adversary with baleful eye
and switching tail
Ecklebarger says he would have Civ.
en- 500 to have seen the finish Of that
fight As 1t was he felt compelled
to call II a draw He says the cat
never leaves the house now. but he
gazes half anxiously, half expectantly.
into the sky,
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-07-08

The mayor of New York has ordered
the keep off the grass" signs removed
from 80 New York parks. He thinks
the children should be allowed to romE
On lawns and grassy hiIlsides. This is a
sensible order. Grass is rendering the
best service it can give a city when ii
Is utilized as an outdoor carpet fol
children to play upon. 1t can stand q
great deal of that without being seri
ously hurt. The light weight OF chill
lren does not injure grass unless the
ground Is wet or the grass is so fresh
from the seed as not to be fairly root
ed. Playing on the grass should be
regulated, but not prohibited.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-07-08
Mendioants Make Big Money.

New York.-That begging in New
York streets is frequently very
profitable profession was shown by
testimony in the night court here
early this morning.
A beggar who was arrested was
searched and $64 was found in his
pockets. The beggar testified that
this was the result of two days work
on a Fourteenth street corner.
There are many beggars in New
York, 1t is said, whose income from
seeking aims averages from IS to SIS
a day the year round.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-07-08

him let go its neck in hurry. The
eel then got away,
Fritz, meantime, stood on the bank
and laughed at 1omski's discontinue.
1t is alleged he ran away though when
he saw Johnson Mcqueen coming.
Mcqueen had hard work saving
Tomski from drowning, inasmuch as
Tomski had got tangled in the line
and was encumbered, too, by heavy
raincoat, and, to add to his troubles,
couldn't use his right arm because the
hook had caught in his thumb.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-07-08
Probably True.

A raw Lrishman shipped as one OF
the crew on revenue cutter. His
turn at the wheel came around, and
after a somewhat eccentric session in
the pilot house he found himself the
butt of no little humor below.
"Begorrah," he growled, at last,
"and ye needn't talk. l bet l done
more steerin' in tin minutes n ye done
in yer howl watch. h."-Success.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-07-08
Ingenious Arrangement In Rendering
Operating Theater in London
Free From Dust.

London.-A number of novel and
ingenious devices for rendering the
operating theater as free as possible
from disease germs have been in
stalled at the new Hospital for Invalid
Gentlewomen, 10 Lsson grove, n. W.,
which was opened by the princess OF
Wales. Principal among the new
germ destroyers are a large blue glass
window looking south, a new dust
catching system of ventilation, and
radiators which swing away from the
walls to allow thorough cleansing.
The virtues of the large southern
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-07-08

The Connecticut man who mas left a
will giving $40 to his son, and the rest
of his estate, about $5,000 to be ex.
pended for monument, may not have
thought much of his son, but he seems
to have had a pretty good opinion Of
himself
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-07-08

Fare thee well" sighed the colonial
lover. "I go to defend my country.
Who knows what the future may have
in store for us7"
"Adieu," whispered the colonial
damsel. MY earnest hope is that
when we both figure In the historical
novels the authors will neither mis-
spell your name nor fail to properly
describe my appearance"