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The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-09-09
RAISE PLUME PRICES
Advance Of so Per Cent. in Cost
Of Feathers.
Ornament Becoming More Fashionable
and Last Three Years Have Seen
Greater Demand Both Abroad
and In America.

London-Ostrich plumes,-always an
expensive item of woman's millinery
are generally growing more and more
valuable. During the last three years
the price OF these feathers has risen 80
per cent, was the information impart-
ed by a West end merchant. A feather
that few years ago cost only $50 Is
now worth S75.
"The ostrich plume T. the most fash
ionable feather this year." he said,
"and very few other varieties are
worn. More ostrich feathers are being
sold than ever before.
we are making one form OF feather
nearly two yards long In some cases,
to be arranged round the crown Of a
large hat, Other large plumes are sold
in sets Of three. The most fashionable
colors are shaded grays, chinchilla,
which will be worn on chinchilla
toques in the winter and blues. from
royal to navy. But the feathers now
sent over are of a much better quality
than formerly There has been a
great increase in the supply from os-
trich farms. With the demand for
feathers, ostriches, too, have become
more expensive. and tho farmer now
has to pay $4,000 a pair for birds
As for the reason of their popular.
ity and increased cost, ostrich plumes
have had a great vogue this summer
in Paris.
American women, too have helped
to make plumes more expensive At
me April auction one-half Of the whole
quantity put up for sale was pur-
chased by American buyers to take
over to the United States"
Hand-painted hats are also becoming
something Of a fad with the smart
set. They are made in sofe white felt
with beautiful flowers and foliage,
feathers or any other kinds of orna-
nentation painted on them. OIL colors
are used, and, according to Heath's,
h5 Oxford street hatters, the headgear
Is to all intents and purposes inde.
structible.
We have one" the manager said,
which is covered with great red dec,
oratiV poppies, and they are painted
so realistically that they really look
ike freshly gathered flowers.
An ordinary flower trimmed hat can
only be worn short time by the we'll
dressed woman, because the decora.
lions get knocked about or are ruined
by the weather, but the painted hat
will last for the whole season, and
more, with proper care"
The married man who is wont 10
.remble at the tremendous collection
Of hat and bonnie. boxes which his
wife insists on taking with her when
IN holiday tour regards the painted
hat as godsend, for it can be folded
up and packed away like his own
Panama, and, moreover, it is calcu-
lated to cut down the millinery bills
by half or more. If the wife's taste
1oes not lean to flowers or feathers
she can have lizard snake or chanti-
cleer designs painted on the felt, or
even goldfish swimming in a shady
pool.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-09-09
Good Record Made by Women.

Through the activity of women, in
the anti-tuberculosis campaign, sana-
toria and hospitals for the treatment
Of tuberculosis have been erected,
travelling Libraries have been circu-
lated, posters, circulars and other
kinds of literature have been distrib.
uted to the number Of millions Of
pieces, thousands Of lectures have
been given, large sums of money have
been secured, hundreds of needy cases
have been helped; tuberculosis work
has been started in many communi-
ties where no movement had existed;
and millions Of women have learned
the dangers and methods Of preveu-
ton Of tuberculosis. The work Of the
women extends from the drawing room
Of the rich to the homes of the poor
and embraces all classes, including the
factory girl and millionaire. During
the coming year a special campaign Of
lectures to women win be carried on
IN all parts Of the United States.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-09-09
Dry Summer Causes Little In
SeCtS to Thrive.
Especially Active in Attacking Flow
ers, and in Some Localities In
vading Homes-Moisture
Is Chief Foe.

Chicago.-Following in the wake Of
the plague of tussock moths, though
not as serious in comparison to the
amount of destruction wrought but
more of nuisance, the plague OF ants
has settled upon the city to an extent
that has created a widespread in
quiry for means to get rid of the
pest.
Experts say that the oversupDly Of
ants is due to the unusually dry wealth
er which has prevailed this summer,
their favorite breeding places being
in dry. sandy soil. While practically
every section of the city has suffered
to some extent from the busy litt.'
oilers, localities adjacent to the Ia
.ong the north and south shores h.
been most annoyed by the visitatio
As a rule ants are not considerer
as serious menace to growing things.
and they have even been credited with
destroying the parasites which infest
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-09-09
Why He Was Sorry.

To impress on young children Just
what should and what should not be
done and why, is among the most try
ing problems Of parents, as evidenced
by the recent experience Of a West
Philadelphia mother Last Sunday
she asked her small son, aged eight, TO
carry a chair for her from the dining
room 10 the parlor He started of
willingly, but in the hall he tripped
and fell Amid the crash could be
heard the boy giving vent 70 utter
a pirate of ancient days. The mother
ances that would have done credit to
a pirate of ancient days. The mother
was taken by surprise and was greatly
shocked. She gave the boy a long
and serious talk on the subject of pro-
family. This apparently did not make
the right impressio- for when she
concluded the boy added to her dis
comfture by exclaiming, Il am sorry
l swore, mamma. but I forgot it was
Sunday"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-09-09
NOTABLE ENGINEERING FEAT

Recently a notable piece of engi-
neering work was achieved in San
Francisco, while the demolition OF the
old city hall was in progress. Be-
tween the violent earthquake and the
fearful fire of April, 1906, the building
was practically reduced to mass OF
ruins. So It was determined to raze
the shattered structure and construct
a new and modern hall.
Surmounting the lofty dome huge
statue of the Goddess of Liberty has
perched for more than twenty years
past. The statue escaped unscathed
both the heavy shock and fire. This
immense metal statue is nearly twen-
ty feet in height, and, with the pedes-
tai, to which It is firmly attached,
weighs about three tons. From the
ground up to the pedestal the distance
is about $50 feet, and TO the apex of
the Goddess, is $40 feet.
AS it was very much desired to
take down the huge statue undam-
aged and to place it in Golden Gate
park, as a public souvenir Of the great
disaster, the contracting firm under
took to bring it to earth without dam
age This proved a difficult and peril
GUS feat in engineering, for to bring
down, undamaged, 5000 pounds of
metal from a height of $40 feet was
a ponderous task. However, the work
was done very successfully. BY means
of a system Of derricks, steel cables,
tackle, etc, operated by several
donkey engines, the big statue was
loosened from its firm anchorage on
the dome's crest, and gradually low
cred to the earth. The work was done
without the slightest accident to the
statue, or to the force Of men engaged
in the task. Engineers declare that
1t is a notable feat along engineering
lines, at least of that kind, and the
contractors are being warmly congrat.
ulated over the success achieved.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-09-09
CHILD'S WRIST TELLS AGE

tie bones, that together make up the
wrist, is the index of the development
Of the child. Whether his years num-
Der four or ten, the number of bones
in his wrist will determine whether he
is in reality a 4-year-old or a 10-year
old in strength of body and mind.
The oabys wrist shows two tiny
bones in the mass of cartilages; the
child that is just finishing childhood
10 enter upon the next period has
wrist full Of bones," so to speak
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-09-09

KlIean,e romantic
sold hammer of the auconeer
Archibald Edward Butter Esq The historic road
the Hill Fakay House and descended to
the hut at the south end Down this road many pgeans OF
battle of Methven
surprised road Mary Queen
the deerdves in the
Aho Through General Macay with Hanoean
be routed by the canmn under John
Graham CaverhouseBone Dundeewho had raised the standard
William and
the o Ahol
17 and this in as
his adventure
blood scaffolds
of hghroad
ILL., here with his knights in his attempt to
subecuon Highland
crawed
The armed the fierce shouts
Of called Highland Chiefs still
echoing down the glen to who have listening
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-09-09
LONG LIFE OF A SEED

A letter posted 75 years ago, before
the days of postage stamps, came into
the hands of the master of Belford
Workhouse, England The letter con.
tanned a number Of cucumber seeds,
which the writer of tho letter had
sent to a friend For curiosity's sake
the master had one of the seeds plant
ed, and despite the fact that it was
three-quarters Of a century old, the
seed fructified, and there is now
healthy, vigorous cucumber plant
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-09-09
FAVoRS RADIUM WATER CURE
Austrian Government viii Build Sani-
tarum at Joachimsthal for
Treatment.

Vienna, Austria.-In consequence of
ruccessful results obtained from the
1ium treatment in Joachimsthal, Bo-
ia, the government has decided to
first-class sanitarium there,
lpped with 60 baths Of radium
water. The first authentic reports
show that Of 200 cases 169 were bene-
fited greatly by the cure, while there
was no change in the condition of
the others.
The chief Improvement noticed was
in rheumatism, gout, neuralgia and ola
exudations of various kinds. The radi-
um did not seem to have any effect on
senile weakness or radical diseases Of
the spine and of the hearing.
Scientists are convinced that the radi-
um cure has a great future, especially
because 1t is easily applied, both ex-
ternally and internally, with remark
ably constant effect
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-09-09
Manitoba Farmers Compelled to Use
Drastic Measures to Rid
Province of Pest.

Gretna, Man.-The invasion of rats
is becoming a serious matter, and un-
less strenuous efforts are made to
stop their northern trek, they will
reach Winnipeg before the end Of the
year. For miles in both directions
they have crossed the boundary into
Canada, and now it is no uncommon
thing for a farmer to kill 20 or 80 of
the rodents In a single day without
going on a special hunt for their
scalps.
Reports show that they are doing
vast amount of damage along their
line of march, and estimates sent to
the department of agriculture show
that the loss already incurred through
I'm this year will total over S5,OOO,,
o. Farmers have been supplied with
iberal quantities of rat virus, but the
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-09-09
Little, but Oh, MyI

Senator Smoot Of Utah tells a story
On the late E. H. Hartman, which
sounds somewhat familiar He says
that when the Salt Lake cutoff was
completed Mr., Hartman took a large
party of big railroad men out to it.
They had their pictures taken at
the right spot scenically. Mr. Harri-
man stood at one end of the group.
When the pictures were printed and
the photographer brought them around
the railroad men examined them.
why" shouted OF Of the guests,
where's Mr. Hartmann"
DO you mean that little chap that
stood at the end?" asked the phOtog.
r9pher. "Why, I cut him of"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-09-09
Kraut outranks Beans.

Boston.-Sauer kraut is an ideal
vegetarian diet. More people should
eat it as a daily food. This is the
health recipe of DR.. Samuel Winger-
sky, who has written extensively upon
foodstuffs.
"Sauer kraut is an ideal vegetarian
food" said Doctor Wingersky. mo;
l should not advise every one to use
this type of food, but when we are
discussing a vegetarian diet there is
nothing so toothsome as sauer kraut
1T is tenfold better than any bean
diet. Whatever good may be said of
beans may be claimed likewise for
sauer kraut."
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-09-09

suit of the little piece of table eti-
quette the living cannibal python
sleeps in peace, nourished by two jack
rabbits that its mate had eaten, as
well as the unhappy cage companion
That's hospitality for you" said
Manager Levy. He let the other fell
low take everything there was to eat
without a complaint, Perhaps it
points a moral or something, but
can't see it, / had two pythons yes
terday and | guess | still have them,
but one is out of sight"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-09-09

You can stand on your head before
you get any money out of mel" No
sooner we're the words out of his
mouth than, to his bewilderment-
which was shared by the other guests
in the crowded room-the burgomas-
ter carefully placed his hands on the
carpet, and, with the mayoral legs
gracefully elevated in the air, passed
in an inverted attitude out of the
room. Returning a moment later he
claimed his $1,000 fee for the perform
ance. The amazed merchant imme-
diately handed him a check for this
sum.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-09-09
BROTHERS, STRANGE MEETING

The long arm Of coincidence was
never more in evidence than in the
case of Leicester man, who has just
returned to England from Australia,
after twenty years residence there.
On the same vessel was a man of the
same surname, but, as the two trav-
eled in different classes, it was not
till confusion in the delivery of let
ters at a port Of call brought them
zee to face that they found they were
others. The second brother had
en- in Australia thirty-one years,
and they had not met nor communi-
Gated with each other for that period.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-09-09
Ban on spoonlng.

Pittsburg, Pa.-By scanning city
phone bills for the year the mayors
office has come to the conclusion that
$4,000 paid out last year was for
spooning stenographers and clerks ma
king love to each other over the wire.
Mayor William A. Magee has an.
nounced that the first city employe
caught making love over the phone or
permitting any outside sweetheart to
hang phone tolls on the city will be
discharged.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-09-09
DEAD" MAN RETURNS HOME

A man named John Stevens, who
was declared dead by a coroner's Jury
and whose widow afterwards married
again, has reappeared in Preston,
Eng, after an absence Of nine years.
A body found in the river was identi-
fed as Stevens by certain marks on
the arm. Certificates of death were
issued, and Mrs. Stevens drew the in
surance money. Stevens explains his
long absence by stating that he has
been tramping the country in search
Of work. She has lived happily with
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-09-09
MAYOR STANDS ON HIS HEAD

An entertaining variation on the
methods usually employed for the col
lection Of subscriptions has been in
troduced by the acrobatic burgomas-
ter, or mayor, of Posen, Herr Wins.
Meeting at an evening reception a rich
merchant who was not particularly
distinguished for his generosity to
good works, the burgomaster ap-
preached him with the remark: Il
want you to give me $1,000 for our
town charities" With gasp Of as
constituent the merchant repl'ad;
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-09-09
Glaciers Increase Speed.

Juneau, Alaska.-The great glacier
In Rainy Hollow, near Haines, Alaska,
is moving at the prodigious rate of -
feet day. Huge masses of ice are
falling with thunderous noise over the
precipice, at whose brink the glacier
discharges.
This is a season of glacier advance
u over Alaska. Never before has
rapid extension of the ice rivers
known. The theory is that ava
.ches caused by earthquakes are re-
,onsible for the increased flow.
The National Geographical society
las an expedition in Alaska studying
the phenomenon.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-09-09
DOESN'T LIKE AUTOMOBILES

In America the inhabitants OF the
rural districts not only have become
reconciled to the automobile, but
themselves own the cars by thousands
and find them sources of delight as
well as great conveniences. In Eng.
land the rustic has not been so cas-,
lily won over, as is witnessed by the
sign here pictured It stands by one
Of the main highways of the so.
England and the man who put 3, ~p
has kept it in repair for years.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-09-09
WHEN THE PYTHON DINED

That argument at meal time is fu-
tile and no aid to digestion, was illus
trated the other afternoon at an
amusement park when a great twelve
foot python, waiting until its mate in
the cage had devoured all the food in
sight, calmly swallowed mate and
food without as much as attracting
the attention Of the keeper. As re.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-09-09

Wellington holds Strathhdaye condition
the battle of Waterloo une 49, he
held
king and reminder that the first duke reward
representative of his the
in place The duke of Marlborough retains
payment similar
the duke Nonpresentaon of the would
entail o
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-09-09

her second husband" who is named
George Harness, and there seems no
way out of the tangle caused by the
temperance of the dead" man.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-09-09

THE wodmous Leaning Tower Pisa has always been popularity sup
that interesting legend be untrue And worse still is
Campanile
that upright much longer and
of the inches below the
immersed subson The which
earthquake shock In 1929
the
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-09-09

The Joker-What do you think Of
Paintem's painting OF the ocean?
The Artist thought the water
looked too calm.
The joker guess it's the oil on
Il that does that.
The Columbus journal., 1910-06-15

The defeat OF the LaFollette psrtissns
in the Wisconsin republican state con-
vention. and the endorsement of what
the insurgents designate as Cannon
len" in tie Council Bluffs district OF Iowa
by the denomination of Congressman
Walter l. Smith. was q surprise to the
insurgents. In the Wisconsin conven-
tion, not voice was heard in defense Of
LsFollette, and the endorsement of
President Tsf,'s administration and the
Payne tariff Law Was unanimous. Scns-
tor Cummins and Deliver came on from
Washington To assist in the campaign
against Smith, and his victory over the
candidate Of the Oummins-D Deliver
machine was SO pronounced that Mr..
Smith is considered the biggest man in
Iowa today, and in all probability will
be nominated for speaker OF the next
house by the republican caucus. He is
Q member Of the rules committee, and
has been one OF the chief supporters of
Cannon in the fight that has been made
against him by Norris and the other in
surgents. The black eye the insurgent
movement has received in Iowa and
Wisconsin ought to convince them that
the republican party is not yet ready to
follow the lead OF the men who are at
tempting to veneer it with the brass OF
democracy.
The Columbus journal., 1910-06-15

An Omaha paper gathered some infor-
nation from tho members present at the
recent meeting of the democratic state
central committee, and confidentislly
informs the public that the delegations
to the state convention from Douglas,
Adams. cunning. Gage, Hall. Otoe and
Saline counties will endorse the Dahl
man idea OF controlling the liquor traffic.
The name Of Platte county does not
appear in the list, although this county
has always been regarded as territory
opposed to bryan's county option plan.
1t has been limited that some OF the lead
ers OF the democratic party in Platte
county. while pretending to be hostile to
county option, are secretly fsvoring the
adoption OF county option plank in the
democratic platform for the reason that
to ignore the question would be direct
slap at Mr.. Bryan; and to declare against
county option would mean that I'VE. the
democrats of Nebraska, in state conven-
ton assembled, most heartily endorse
the Personal Liberty Ideas OF James
Dahlman, etc"
The Columbus journal., 1910-06-15
A Parer Restaurant.

Hamburg. Germany. has an eating
house. made of paper Its walls are.
composed Of u double layer VI paper
stretched on frames and impregnated
with fire and wafer proof solution
A thin wooden partition affords fur
ther protection from the Inc lemency Of
the weather. I;Onfs and wallis are fas-
tened together by means Of bolts AMI
hinges So that the entire structure may
be- taken apart and put together again
The tiinin- room itself measures 30 BY
i meters and Is capable Of accOmmO-
dating l.n people There are twenty
two windows and four skylights. and
the heating Is done by two isolated
stoves. 4 side erection contains the
managers office. kitchen. larder and
dwelling room. The total cost was
.iO--DrtrOit Free Press.
The Columbus journal., 1910-06-15
A GOOD EXAMPLE.

Smoky and maligned though it be,
Pittsburg has set the world good ex'
ample in its means Of disEosing Of
municipal grafters.
Five more bribe taking councilmen
have been put behind the bars in the
Pennsylvania city. Lawyers, bankers
and physicians alike have been locked
up. regardless of their social positions.
In other words, Jail is prescribed q
the universal panaccea for theft. The
rich CRATER and the disreputable ward
heller. whose price is SO low Is to be
almost negligible, have been herded
together and locked up At Pittsburg.
The Smoky City courts have decid-
The Columbus journal., 1910-06-15
STROTHEk i STOCkWELI4. ProprietOrs.

kkNEWALS-Th date opposite your name ON
gOor paper, or wrapper shows to what ume your
subscription IL paid. Thus Jan0s shows that
payment has been received mp to Jan. I. 1905.
Rsb06 to Feb. I. 1905 and % on. When payment
II asds, the date. which answers - . rsostpt.
vii b changed socordinsly.
DlsCONTINUANCES-k ssponsihls subscrib-
ere will continus to receive this 3Ourns until the
puLlishers are notified by letter to discontinue
when Ill srrssrsges must be psid. II yO0 do not
eish the Joarnsl continued for another year a..
ter the tims psid for has expired, you shOold
prsviously notify o. 20 discontinue
CHANGE IN ADDRESS-Whsn ordssins q
shsnss In ths address. subscribsrs should b sars
"a stve their old - veil - their new address.
The Columbus journal., 1910-06-15
The Psychological Moment.

us Miss Wheaton ut homer asked
one Of the ueighbOrs Of the spinster as
he called at her door to get her sigma
ture to u petition
"Sbe Is that" responded Celia Leahy.
three weeks over from ireland and a
most willing handmaiden- will yez
step In. sOrr?''
IL should like to see her on a matter
Of business for q few moments II she
Is not engaged" said the neighbOr.
Celia flung wide the door and waved
him In.
IF she has wan. he's neglectin' her
shameful" she said In q hOarse. conf
Dental whisper. ''fOr it's three weeks
tomorrer since ! come here. and he's
not put his fut over the t'reshOld in all
that tonne: Sure. It's your chanst"-
Youths Companion.