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The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-12-23

The sheer waste in this country is
appalling. Our working men get less
comfort and enjoyment out of a given
expenditure than the workmen of
France; the same is true of our mid
die classes as a whole; our local au.
thorities muddle away money; our inn
perial concerns are extravagantly
managed; our manufacturers throw
money into the sewers or into the
atmosphere and destroy more money
in the process. 1t is not the COM
parative luxury among us so much as
the comparative waste that strikes
people who intelligently observe the
ways of other nations. A very good
defense may be set up for those re-
finements of life which collectively
are termed luxury, says the London
Times. But for waste there is abso.
lutely no defense possible, and the
real indictment against us as a ma
ton is that we stupidity fail to obtain
the luxury and the pleasure which our
expenditure might procure.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-12-23

An exchange calls attention to the
fact that while sermons were being
preached on tuberculosis in its baili
wick the churches themselves were
filled with impure air and other
phases of the white plague. There is
a trouble that the tuberculosis peo-
pie will have to fght-crowded, i'll.
aired halls and churches. The trouble
is that tSe means for ventilation are
not provided, says the Columbus (O)
State Journal. Opening a window or
a door in most cases is Objectionable.
That creates a draft and starts a cold,
which brings discomfort if not disas-
ter. It would be interesting to see
the statistics, to know which was the
more fatal-drafts or tuberculosis.
There are few places for general as
semblage that are hygienically venti-
lated.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-12-23

III ASHINGTON.-More than 5000,
w 600 depositors in the savings
banks OF the United States hold over
t4,0OO,0O0,0OO In the last year the
number OF savings bank depositors
has increased over 100000. The total
amount OF their deposits has risen
S357OO0,000 IN twelve months. The
average amount of every depositors
account Is S4l5, which Is nearly s25
more than the average the year be.
fore.
II 10 certain that not less than So
100000 In bank deposits can fairly
be counted as savings The national
banks hold about $SOO,0O0.O00 of such
deposits. The trust companies have
about $7OO,0OO,OO0 in savings accounts.
The state banks hold over $500. 900.
900 on savings bank conditions. Total
savings deposits OF the country can.
not fall under s6.OOO.O0O, 600. There
are more than 100000 separate
accounts in that immense sum.
The contrast between these figures
and the statistics which measure the
savings of other countries is proof Of
the difference between the ability to
save and the wide diffusion of pros.
perity in the United States and the
conditions In foreign lands.
In Germany, for instance, there are
more than 100000 savings accounts,
but the total amount represented by
that multitude Of deposits is only
about $3,4OO,OOO,OOO, or little more
than half of the savings deposits in
American banks. The United King
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-12-23
GREYHOUND JOINS COYOTES

A greyhound, once owned by Mar
tin Smith of Sandy, Ore, has become
wild and now lives with the coyotes it
used to chase in the surrounding hills.
1t has been three years since this
greyhound responded to the call Of
the wild, and it has never ventured
back to his old home except to come
back to the outskirts to steal chickens
from hen roosts.
The companion OF the greyhound is
a coyote, and they have frequently
been seen together running through
the outskirts Of Sandy. Several per
sons have tried to get photographs
Of the strange couple, but have failed.
The greyhound has lost all desire to
return to his former home and has be-
come more wild than his companion.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-12-23

T. ORMAL announcement Of official
L functions to be given at the Whlta
House during the season has been
made. These official affairs are quite
distinct from those given by Mrs.
Taft when the occasions are sur
round by more private and personal
atmosphere.
According to established custom the
reception to the diplomat corps viii
be given first, and the date chosen Is
January 10, to be followed a week
later by the diplomatic dinner At
the reception all persons connected
with the embassies and legations, and
the members of their families, are in
vited to be present, but at the dinner
only the diplomatic chiefs and their
wives, If there are any, receive invi-
tations.
On January "a the annual reception
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-12-23
ART OF DRESSING.

The way 10 be artistically gowned
ia TO discover ones best feature and
then dress up 10 H. This law has
been laid down TO the class in ar.
tisuc costuming which was recently
added 10 the fine arts department of
the New York Teachers college, and
the instructor, who formerly designed
for Fifth avenue dressmaker, ap,
plies II to emphasize the Importance
of developing ones individuality says
the Boston Transcript, IF you have
attractive eyes," says the expert,
make the most of them by your style
Of dress. II your hair is your sole
claim to beauty the tone Of the dress
should be such as 10 make the hair
seem to beautify the entire face. If
the pink Of your cheeks is alluring in
its delieacy choose some complement
tary shade for your dress" Converse
ly, unatTactive features-a prominent
nose eyes that sQuint or a too ample
mouth-should be dressed down"
and the expert aflrms that such fea-
lures may be subdued and better fea-
lures given prominence If one knows
the secret Of the new art Of beauty.
These secrets are to be impaired, it
is understood, before the winter Is
over ANY woman" whether a men,
Der or not, may pose before the class,
which will frankly discuss her good
points and poor ones and plan an ar
tistic costume OF the proper fabric
and the most becoming color. on the
lines best suited to her figure.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-12-23
FREAK IN KITTEN TRlPLETS

Tigress, a large cat owned by
James Albone Of Middleport. N. Y,
gave birth a few days ago TO three
kittens. which were all fastened along
the length Of their sides to one an.
other. Their heads are all faced one
way and almost in a line, and they arc
perfect IN head, body and legs, all
three being able to stand at the same
time and walk.
They are very active and bright
and were It not for the fact that they
are attached TO each other by a thick
strip Of flesh about an inch and a half
in length along their sides, they would
not seem different from ordinary kit
tens. Owing to their peculiar color.
being reddish calico. white and NAL
tese, they have been named Red,
White and Blue.
Two other kittens complete the lit
ter. The white kitten is the center Of
one of the trio and seems to be the
largest and the strongest.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-12-23
WHALE STRANGLED ITSELF

The crew of a cable-repairing ship
working in the Pacific recently
brought back remarkable story Of
a whale.
The vessel in question had been
sent north along the coast of Alagka
TO repair the cable, because during the
last winter difficulty had been eJ peri
enced in sending and receiving mes
sages. The ship picked up the ,able
connecting Valdez and Sitka, in Cass
inlet, not far from Sitka The crew
never had such time hauling a cable
on board as they did that day or the
the Alaska coast Finally the cause
Df the great weight was made krown
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-12-23

among the rocks rejected from the
mines. That this is not pure imagi-
nation has recently been proved by a
scientist. A specimen of the mineral
autunlte, which is also found in
Wales, was sent to him, from Portu
gal, because Of its luminous property.
He finds that it closely resembles
artificially prepared uranium and that
its luminosity is due to spontaneous
radio-activity. The light that it sheds
is stronger than that Of nitrate Of
uranium. Upon parting with its wa.
ter of capitalization, the mineral
loses its luminous property.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-12-23

Monroe Behmer, tenant farmer
near Lancaster, Pa, has a curiosity
in mouse-killing rooster. He fol.
lows Behmer and his assistants to
the corn field daily and remains with
them all day. AS soon as a shock Of
corn is thrown down the mice which
made their quarters there start to run
away. The rooster, whose movements,
are as swift as cats. kills many.
He pecks them to death, then stands
around waiting Tor the next shock to
be taken down.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-12-23
RussIals GROWING PopuIatlon.

This years census of the Russian
empire adds another five millions to
the population as enumerated in 1908.
The czar's subjects now number 160.-
100000 and increase every year by
100000 despite wars, epidemics and
internal disturbances. AS there is no
lack of cultivated soil in Russia there
seems no reason why this big annual
increase should not continue.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-12-23
RAT TRAP SAVES TWO LIVES

Awakened by the snap OF a rat-trap
and the squeals of a big rodent, An
drew Sullivan Of New Jersey awoke at
l o'clock in the morning to find his
home in flames, Jumping from a win
dow, clad only in their night clothes,
he and his wife barely escaped.
The house, on a farm owned by Mrs.
NJ. Comegys, on the Oxmead road, was
burned to the ground, the Sullivans
losing everything, including $40 which
Sullivan had in a bureau.
The origin of the fire is a mystery,
but It is believed that the rat, the
capture of which awakened Sullivan,
gnawed matches, starting the blaze.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-12-23

Another proof that the American
girl is equal on every occasion. The
young ladies who attend Wellesley
college have organized a fire brigade,
with fourteen captains, all of whom
live in dormitories and assume charge
whenever fire is discovered. The
brigade will be drilled for efficient
service, and there is no doubt that
when necessity arises these freight
ers of the gentler sex will be ION
the job"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-12-23

~ would rather preserve the health
pf nation than be its ruler."--MUN-
RON.
Thousands Of people who are suffering
with colds are about today. Tomorrow
they may be prostrated with penumonia:
An ounce of prevention is worth pound
pf cure. Get a 25 cent bottle Of Nun.
Eons Cold Cure at the nearest drug
Itore. This bottle may be conveniently
carried in the vest pocket. II you are
pot satisfied with the effects Of the rem.
edy. send us your empty bottle and we
viii refund your money. Munyon's Cold
Cure will speedily break up all forms OF
colds and prevent grippe and pneumonia
II checks discharges of the nose and eyes
stops sneezing allays inflammation and
fever and tones M the system
II YOU need Medical Advice. write 10
Munyon's Doctors. They win carefully
liaenose your case and advise you by
mail, absolutely free
Prof. Munyon, SD and Jefferson streets
Philadelphia Pa.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-12-23

Some time during the winter a
hale feeding on the bottom of the
'cean, with wiue-open mouth, collided
18th the wire rope. Unable to shape
he big wire from the mass of whale
bone in its jaws, the big mammal
turned turtle" rolled over once.
turned round. rolled again and
dived
In these few movements the fish
proved himself his own hangman, for
the cable was twisted tighter about
the head of the whale than any man
could have twisted it with the most
powerful machinery. The whale
drowned, and the carcass was de-
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-12-23

voured on the bottom of the ocean by
FISH. The crew of the cable ship haul
ed up an immense load OF whalebone,
and found a great twist in the govern
ment cable that had been the cause
Of the unusual difficulty in sending
messages to and from either end OF
the rope.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-12-23

The conquest Of the air is not to be
left in the sole possession Of record
breaking laurels. One Of the great
steamships is to make the round trip
to Europe and back in eleven days,
Including time for loading and un-
loading Of freight Imagination is
taxed to foretell what wonders the
next generation will accept as ordi-
nary daily facts Of life.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-12-23

AS a result of the census Chicago
is making virtuous pose because
100000 Of the population are set down
as regular church attendants. That
looks pretty good unless attention is
directed to the 100000 of irregulars.
And what some of those irregulars do
when the regulars are at church, is
a caution.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-12-23

A college student in Minnesota, or
dered to propose marriage to a num-
Der of young women as a condition
of his admission into a college club,
proposed to twenty-three girls and
was rejected by them all. BY way Of
toning down a mans belief in his
own attractions this method seems to
be even more chastening than hazing.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-12-23

The Parsis, regarding earth, water
and fire as sacred, have to dispose of
their dead by other methods than bur-
lal or cremation. The corpses, being
considered unclean, are carried up 20
these towers Of silence and placed on
tiers. Vultures eat the flesh off the
bones, which are then placed in the
center of the tower, where they ro-
main until they crumble away.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-12-23

London has imported an edible
monkey from Peru. New York will
wait to see how London likes it be
fore It imports one, too.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-12-23

The good sense Of the American
people is attested to by the com.
plaisance with which they submit to
the viii Of the majority.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-12-23
A Moman,s Prlvllena.

what is the latest thing in wed,
dlngs?"
Generally, It is the BRIDE
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-12-23
MINERAL THAT is LUMINOUS

II Is legend among the peasants
of Cornwall that at night one some.
times sees family shining material
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-12-23

DIR. Pierce's Pellets, small, sugar-coated,
tasy to take as candy, regulate and invig-
brate stomach. liver and bowels and cure
constipation.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-12-23

Fresh supply Mrs. Austins Famous Pan.
cake Flour. Now at your grocers.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-12-23

The happiest woman we know Of Is
the one who has twenty-one Christmas
gifts bought already.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-12-23

the court, each holding in the beak
the ribbon with the words, Per benz"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-12-23

Are we returning 70 barbarisIni
English women have taken to wearing
anklets.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-12-23

Roumania has 100000 inhabitants,
Of whom 10000 are blind.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-12-23

But you can't be sued for nonpay-
ment of a debt Of gratitude
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-12-23
UNDERMINED BY THE INDUS

The once beautiful city Of Dera
Ghazi Khan in the Punjab has sus.
tanned incalculable damage by the
overaowing of the river Indus, no few
er than 5000 out of 5000 dwelling
houses, besides many mosques, TEN.
pies and markets, having been des
troyed. Some 5000 people have been
rendered homeless and 10000 more
are crowded in a destitute state IN
temporary huts awaiting the compile.
tion Of 8 new city which is being laid
out for them nine miles west of the
river.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-12-23

chambermald Repartee.
First Chambermaid-Loo You
let your pillow slip.
Second Chambermaid-No; the Gov
erlet it.-Exchange.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-12-23

Customer lin grocery store)-Ars
those eggs on that counter fresh?
Clerk-Yes, ma'am.
Customer-How long have they been
laid?
Clerk--I laid them there myself
ma'am, 20 minutes ago.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1910-12-23
The Poataaa Stamp.

Consider the postage stamp. II says
nothing regarding the difficulty Of the
task assigned TO It. but by dint OF close
application 1t usually gets there; also
1t delivers the goods.
Again, II one isn't enough to carry
the thing through, two or more by
working tremendously together see the
thing to a finish.
No matter If the (maib matter be
weighty, 1t puts n good face (of Wash
ington) on It and goes directly TO the
point. 1t gets licked and stamped
upon, and men besmlrch Its fair fea-
lures and Outlines give It more TO
carry than the postal union allows.
But, in spite Of all this. It sticks un'
ninchingly to the matter IN hand by
virtue of the fact that It knows that 1t
has good backing.
Its stick-to-itivity Is worthy OF EN-
uiation by you.-Judges Library.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1910-12-23

An eastern fable tells of a potentate
who demanded that there should be
brought to him the stings Of a thou
sand bees killed because one of their
colony had dared commit lese majesty
by stinglng the hand of royalty. When
they were brought In tiny golden
thimble the king was 80 amazed to
find that thousand Of the hypoder-
mic points made such a little mass
that he issued manifesto to the eff
feet that thereafter no person within
tho bounds of the kingdom should
complain at the sting Of bee. The
lesson Of the fable is that petty an
noyances hurt because they are exag-
gerated in the mind; that when they
are seen in their actual proportions
they are so slight as to merit only
contempt. How much comfort would
coma to the majority of persons II
they could but see the tiny size of the
bee stinge that lead them to acts of
petulan, lords Of anger. expressions
of rcess rhe Doe Mtiag annoy
ances have caused lifelong breaches OF
friendship. They have broken up fam
lilies and caused anger and resentment
to take the place Of love and fealty.--
Baltimore American.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1910-12-23
ROCKVILLE MARYLAND FRIDAY MORNING, DECEMBER % 1910


Aaron Burr died at Port Richmond,
Staten Island. Sept IA. 1886, Els re-
mains were conveyed to Princeton, N
j., where, according TO his request, he
was Inferred at the feet of his father
and grandfather. Both his father and
grandfather were presidents of Prince
ton college
Concerning the tombstone which
marks his burial place, we quote from
the history of his life by Parton:
Some efforts were made and some
money subscribed soon after his death
to procure a suitable monument, but
the project failed. For nearly two
years the spot where he lay was un-
marked when one morning 1t was dis
covered that small, very substantial
and not inexpensive monument of
granite and marble had been placed
during the night over his remains. No
one In the town saw the monument
erected or knew anything whatever
respecting It. There was no stonecut-
ter In the vicinity capable of axacuh-
ing the work. The stone bears the In
scrlption; Aaron Burr. Born Febru-
airy, 0, 1866. Died. September IA.
1896 "-Philadelphia Press.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1910-12-23
Mark Twain az Attraction"

A girl who was a stranger to Mark
Twain once found her way into his
Bermuda home with the hope Of get
ting a sight of the author She came
suddenly In contact with him and
frankly explained her errand.
Have you seen the crystal cave
yet" he asked, 'or the aquarium
"No; came to see you 6rst," she
answered.
"Well, you shouldn't have seen me
first" he answered. 81 run In oppo-
sition to the crystal and the aquari-
um. But they're not shucks to me.
I'm lots better. give them their
moneys worth. But you should sec
them. Then you'll appreciate me-"
This was said In his most earnest
drawl and with only sparkle Of hu-
NOR In his keen blue eyes.-Chicago
Tribune
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1910-12-23
The Presidential Salute.

One explanation Of the reason for
adopting twenty-one guns as the presi-
dental salute is that there might be
maintained uniformity in national
salutes, Great Britain having in the
distant past adopted twenty-one as the
number for the royal salute. OF the
many surmises as to why the number
twenty-one was settled upon we men
ton two-6rst, that twenty-one was
the number of years fixed by English
law as the age Of majority; second,
that seven was the original salute
and three times seven would signify
one seven for each of the divisions,
England and Wales, Scotland and Ire
land. 1t is asserted that the United
States adopted this salute to signify
to the mother country that her child
had reached his majority and was pre-
pared In law to inherit the land and to
this end fred the "gun of 1770," the
figures Of which year, 1+7+7+6, equal
Philadelphia Press.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1910-12-23
Til. Mls.Isslppl Of str.s,s.

A street is like river, with Its hu-
man current carrying all manner Of
drift between its banks OF residences
or shops on either side. And If this
simile be appropriate then New York's
Broadway is the Mississippi Of streets
Probably no other avenue In the world
presents 80 many contrasts In the fiot
sam and jetsam It carries from Har-
lem to the Battery. Every type of hui
manity-uprooted sapllngs from farms
and orchards. proud hulled craft In
silks and satlns-may be described In
the surging mass. Banker and boot
black, the staggering swell and the
dragged derelict, walk shoulder to
shoulder-rush, rather. for Broadway
is maelstrom, the embodiment of
New York's hustle and hurry, the place
where nothing can stand still. Rich
ard Harding Davis once said that
everybody Seems to be trying to reach
the bank to have check cashed be.
fore 8 o'clocA." George Selbel 10
Pittsburg Gazette-Times
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1910-12-23

Here is a fact as strange as II IA
true" said an Psychologist. Mum
mics In ancient Egypt were used chief
ly as collateral
"When an Egyptian wanted to Dor
row he gave his fathers or grand
fathers mummy as security. Some
times, II he required a large sum, he
gave his father and both grandfathers
and he would even throw In the mum
my of his mother-in-law II she for
tunately happened to DO in a mummi
fed state.
Joking aside" the Psychologist con
tinued. what tell you is the truth
An Egyptian was not permitted tc
borrow without pledging the mummy
of some near relative. 1t was deemed
in Egypt both impious and Infamous
not to redeem so sacred pledge Of
that, and be who died with n family
mummy still In pawn was himself
buried In unconsecrated ground. Gin
cinnati Enquirer.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1910-12-23
Underground Hotels.

An extraordinary hotel is that In
the sewers Of Paris, Immediately be-
low the Church Of st. Madeleine. II
was built and is conducted solely for
the benefit Of the sewer workers.
Nearly hundred meals are provided
every day, and for the sum Of $40
man can be comfortably housed and
fed for week in this gigantic drain
pipe.
Very similar is the hotel which ca
ters for visitors to the coal mine Of
ST. Pierre at Mons. 1t is to be found
at the bottom of the mine, 600 feet be.
low the earth, and is carved out Of
solid coal. The electric light on the
gIitterlng black walls, which have
been left unpapered, is extremely ef.
fective Large reception and bed
rooms splendidly fitted up are provid-
ed. and the hotel even boasts the lux
ury of swimming bath.