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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1910-11-16

how to find out if you have kidney or
bladder trouble. Mention this paper
when writing to DR.. Kilmer & Co.,
Bingharlton, N. Y. Don't make any mis-
take, but remember the name, Swamp
Root, and don't let a dealer sell YOU
something i'll place of Swamp-Root-if
you do you will be disappointed.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-06-17
NEW YORK.

Trade advices are irregular, vary
ing somewhat with the sections or
lines reporting, but with quietness the
prevailing feature In the northern
half of the country unseasonably cool
weather has been bar to expansion
in retail trade, which at many cities is
classed as Disappointing At these
centers recorder business is light, and
iobbers' operations are consequently
restricted. Probably the best reports
as to trade come from the Northwest
and the Pacific coast.
Business failures for the week end
ing with June 2 in the United States
we're 16O, against 200 last week, 19l
in the like week of 1909 225 in 1908,
155 in 1907 and 162 in 1906.
Business failures in Canada for the
week number eighteen, which com
pares with fifteen for last week and
nineteen in the like week Of 1909.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-06-17
THE CoCoANUT TREE.


II Has an Irresistible Craving for
salt Water.
In the tropics, where the cocoanut
is wanted for planting, the nuts are
picked up when they fall from the
tree where they have hung for about
fourteen months in ripening. 1t is a
fact not generally known says the.
Bakers Weekly, that a majority Of
the nuts drop at night which prob
ably accounts for the small loss Of
life by cocoanuts falling upon the
heads of the natives.
THE action of the heavy dew at
night loosens the seal with which ma
ture has provided the nut and allows
if 10 fall. The nuts wanted for plant
ing are either gathered into heaps or
placed under sheds, where they are
allowed to sprout before planting, in
order that good, healthy sprout nuts
NAV be selected, thus avoiding the
possibility Of planting blind nuts
that would not sprout, in which case
much time would be lost in starting
the 'cocoanut walks as the orchards
are called When holes are dug about
three feet deep and twenty feet apart
the nut is carefully placed in the hole
and covered with about one foot OF
soil. The hole is filled as the sprout
grows until it reaches the surface,
when it is left to itself, requiring no
further attention Should the place
where the cocoanut is planted be any
great distance from the seashore a
quantity of salt is placed in the hole.
1t will grow in luXuriance, however,
bur a short distance from the shore,
nearness to salt water being absolute
ly essential to its welfare.
"An interesting story is told by a
gentleman who resided for some years
in the tropics. He planted cocoanut
tree behind board fence some dis
tance from the sea. The tree grew
perfectly straight until it reached the
ton of the fence, when it began to
! grow toward the ocean, leaning foot
or more. Then a shed was built quite
near the fence, but several feet high
er, and the tree again grew straight
until the roof Of the shed was reach
ed, when it again leaned toward the
sea, forming very curious and odd
! looking tree.
THE irregular growth was wholly
attributed to the influence Of the salt
air. No magnet is truer to the pole
than the root Of the cocoanut tree t.
the ocean, for when the root breaks
through its husk it points directly to
ward the sea, no matter what the po
sition Of the nut when placed in thu
| ground"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-06-17
A WELCOME



All travellers know that the Portu-
gueses are a courteous people No be-
ter example OF delicate and generous
hospitality could be given than the oX-
perienee Of John Labouche, told in his
Travels in Portugal" The author was
taking a horseback trip in that coun-
try. and riding toward Wanna, the
nightfall overlook him at quite dis
tance from the city.
I entered into a friendly cOnyersa-
ton with farmer who was riding my
way. and ASKED him if he could tell
me where I could get shelter for the
night. He good.humoredly laughed at
the idea of my putting up at any place
short of Wanna | told him that |
was not very particular, and that my
guides horse was too tired for farther
travelling. He looked hard at me and
then said;
There is a house about one mile
from here. You will get poor fare and
poor shelter, but there is none better,
I think, this side of Wanna. I will
show you the way,
So we trotted on, and soon turning
aside from the main road he guided US
along a vile oX-cart path, the worst of
all roads TO ride on in bad light. We
went about a mile up the valley. Pres
emily the narrow way opened out into
gauare-walled enclosure, embowered
with vines running over rafters Of
wood. supported by the walls and
stone pillars. It was like huge room,
the ceiling of which was vines. 1t was
the courtyard of a good-slzed farm
house. The farmer stopped.
Why" said I this is a private
house"
at is the house of your eXcellency," "
replied the farmer, standing uncovered,
with the true courteous hospitality Of
an old-fashioned Portuguese. 1t was,
in truth, this mans house, and he and
his wife, children and dog stood to vel
come us.
"Cea, Cea!" called out the farmer,
cheerily. which, being Interpreted, is
Supper" Here is one who has not
eaten since he was in Spain!"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-06-17
THE AMERICAN ACCENT.
An English Writer Frees His Mind
on the Subject.

An English Writer Frees His Mind
ON the subject.
The American accent" writes a
contemporary correspondent, is far
less irritating than the cockney dia=
lect. and it would be well for us If
the former, which is at least musical,
could be substituted for the cacopho-
nous patois of our east end"
As a matter of fact, we think that
the cockney accent has a certain mum
Der of real admirers but what we
wish to call to our readers minds par
ticularly is that America has its cock
ney, so to speak, precisely as we have.
People in Kentucky have a rather
burrish way Of speaking, and they
loathe and detest the fruity twang
which overwhelms New England. The
westerner again, is responsible for the
dialect which was supplied on the
English boards by stage Yankees.
Whether you acquire the American
accent or not depends on the length OF
time you remain in America. English.
men who stay in New York for pro,
tracted periods preserve their native
cadences intact 1t is the man who
pays a flying visit to the United States
who comes back and always says
mop" for no" and yep" for yes"
once we met a man who had re
turned from a weeks stay in Boston
He said he had heard it was easy tC
acquire the twang and finally eXclaim
ed WAL, stranger, / guess it may be
dead easy for some, but not for Blank
Il. Asterisk," meaning himself. Now
what's your opinion? Am ] right?'--
London Globe.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-06-17

such d disease leads physicians OF
large practice among women Of the
rieARud self-indulgent classes 10 speak
oSts growing prevalence among them.
Angina pectoris-llterally pang of the
breasts not so mysterious as 1t used
to be, though doctors still wrap up
their wisdom about It in rather cloudy
phrases for lay consumption, As near,
ly as we can make out II Is very
painful contraction OF the huge arter-
les directly over the heart that finally
causes death by some sort Of asphyzia-
ton The details are unimportant, tie
important fact being that it f. a nev'
GUS disease generally traceable 20 Ion
continued indulgence in stimulant, or
narcotics Perhaps it is an eXaggera-
tlon of the smokers heart" which
nearly every applicant for life insur-
ance learns that he has Mark Twain
smoked like a furnace all his life and.
died of this disease In the course of.
nature Heretofore angina pectoris has.
been exceedingly rare among women,
btu no less "A person than Dr. Osler
lately testified to its rapid increase.
among women smokers, European and
American This testimony seems to be-
confirmed by New York physicians.
Furthermore the disease reaches a
painful stage much earlier in women.
than in men, who generally survive eX7
ccssive indulgence in tobacco to an
advanced age. Perhaps the general
adoption by women of the selfin-
dulgent habits of men will protect the
latter from subsection in the fierce
economic and political competition
with which they are menaced,
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-06-17

The courtesy which distinguishes a
true gentleman Is never forgotten,
even in the face of dire peril An in
stance in point is given by an antarc-
tic explorer, Lieutenant Shackleton,
and printed in the London Chronicle.
The members Of his party, he said,
we're invariably good humored and
polite, but one scientific man attached
to the expedition was especially con-
spicuous for this virtue
"Are you busy, Mawson% he called
out one night to another member Of
the party, who was in the tent.
Il am" said Mawson.
VERY busy% asked the professor.
Eyes. Very busy"
"If you are not too busy, Mawson'
am down crevasse-"
The professor was found hanging
down a crevasse by his four fingers,
position which he could not have
occupied for any length Of time
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-06-17
.N@RE55f@ij6lEsr/

Chicago-Cattle, common to prime,
S4OO to $S.75; hogs, prime heavy, $500
to $9.45; sheep, fair to choice, $3.50
to 5000; wheat, No. 2, $1.0O to $1.O2;
corn, No. 2, SIC to 59c; oats, standard,
35c to 37c; rye, No. 2, 75c to nc; hay,
timothy, $500 to $3.50; prairie, $500
to S14.5O; butter, choice creamery, 24c
to 27c; eggs, fresh, 16c to 18c; pota-
toes, new, per bushel, SOC to S1.1O.
Indianapolis-Cattle, shipping $500
to $500; hogs, good to choice heavy
$500 to $40; sheep, good to choice,
$500 to $3.50; wheat, No. ?, SIC to
CSC; corn, No, 2, white, 60c to &c;
oats, No. white 36c to 37c.
st. Louis - Cattle, $4.O0 to $S.40;
hogs, $500 to $3.50; sheep, $3.50 to
$5.25; wheat, No. 2, $11O TO $113;
corn, No. 2, 5Sc to 6Oc; oats, No. 2,
36c to BIC; rye, No 2, 78c to zoe.
Cincinnati-C Cattle $4OO to $3.50;
hogs, $500 to $3.50; sheep, $500 to
$4.75; wheat, No. 2, $1.O6 to $1.1O;
corn, No. 2 mixed 59c to Gle; oats,
No. 2 mixed 39c to 40c; rye, No. 2,
sic to S3c
Detroit-Cattle, $4OO to $3.50; hogs,
$500 to $3.50; sheep, $3.50 to $475;
wheat, No. 2, $1,O2 to $1O4; corn, No
yellow, 6Oc to 61c; oats, standard,
39c to 41c; rye, No. 1, soc to sic.
Wheat No 2 northern
S1O3 to $1.O6; corn, No. 3, soc to 5Sc;
oats, standard, SIC to 39c; rye, No. l.,
TIC to 78c; barley, standard, 65c to
SIC; pork, mess, $22,25
New York-Cattle, $4OO to 5000;
hogs, $500 to $1,000; sheep, $4OO to
1854; wheat, No. red, $1,O3 to $1.O5;
corn, No. 2, Csc to CSC; oats, natural,
white, 43c to 45c; butter, creamery,
Csc to 28c; eggs, western, 1Sc to 21c.
Buffalo - Cattle, choice shipping
steers, $4.OO to $780, hogs, fair to
choice, $500 to $500; sheep, common,
to good mixed, $4.00 to $3.50; lambs,
fair to choice, $500 to $500
Toledo-W Wheat, No. 2, mixed, $1.04
to $105; corn, No. 2 mixed, SEC to
SIC; oats, No. mixed, 38c to 39c;
rye, No. 2, 78c to 79c; clover seed,
$3.50.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-06-17
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CHICAGO.

kAAARAGCs
The Weekly Review Of Chicago
Trade, published by r. G. Dun & Co..
says;
Despite the lowest weekly aggre-
gate Of payments through the banks,
the unsuccessful efforts to settle coal
mining troubles and other develop
ments disturbing sentiment the busi-
ness position is easier by declining
speculation in securities and grain,
better tone In money Improving
weather and decreasing cost of food
stuns The failure record also makes
a good comparative exhibit, and there
is now a more adequate reduction OF
merchandise stocks In the leading re-
tail lines here and at the interior.
Evidences Of sustained production
in the leading Industries In this dis
trict undergo no diminution and the
sustained forwardings Of factory out
puts and commodities continue swell
ing gains in gross earnings Of the
Chicago steam roads. There Is also
extended passenger travel both east
ana west UONlu. Nl0ltiHb buf 'Aa HN
tend the wholesale merchandise mar
kets more numerously, and the buying
Is wider in fall and winter lines OF
dry goods, footwear clothing and
household needs but orders for imme,
diate shipment have not expanded as
expected. 1t is noted, however, that
many buyers are conservative and pre-
fer to await clearer views Of agricul-
tural prospects and probable tenden-
eies of prices.
Bank clearings, $2llStI555, are
2.g per cent under those of corresponds
ing week last year, and compare with
S210,326.721 in 1908,
Failures reported in the Chicago
district numbered fourteen, against
twenty-seven last week, twenty-five in
1909 and twenty-five in 1908. Those
with liabilities over $4,000 number
six. against five last week, six in 1903
and five in 1905"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-06-17

For anybody to appreciate advice
he always has to pay more for it than
it's worth.
The worst of getting out of trouble
is there's so much more to get right
into again.
Even crazy man would have
more sense than to read the novels
women like.
A woman never goes to railroad
ticket window without hoping it
might happen to be the day for bar
gain sales
The reason a man wants to pay
more for his cigars than he can af-
ford is so he can say he paid still
more for them.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-06-17


If a North Dakota story" is literally
true, the ideal Juror has at last been
found. He hasn't heard of Taft, has
"clean" forgotten the name "Roose-
welt" and what is represented, doesn't
know the meaning of tariff never
took any interest in "noosepapers, and
isn't troubled by comet, areoplanes, in.
surgence, changes in ministries and
kings Humorists and satirists have
done their best-or wOrst-to hold up
to ridicule the efforts Of technical law
yers to Danish human intelligence
from the jury box and make dense ig-
norance the supreme qualification for
Impartial" service Mark Twain imag-
ined a case where an illiterate mans
admission that his father had been
able to read raised grave doubt as to
his own fitness. But the North Da-
kota report eclipses all invention and
fiction Life, says a writer, Is strang-
er than romance because 1t can af-
ford to be; it is not afraid Of critics
and charges Of wild improbability. We
may challenge art; we must accept &C.
tuaI happenings If we can't explain
them the fault is ours. The North Da-
kota case has this element of danger
1t may unduly raise the already high
expectations of the technical lawyers
1t may lead to redoubling Of energy
and of time in the effort to discover
in this small, sophisticated world other
men as ideally qualified to try muir
der cases as John Brama Of Minot Is
held to be by judge and counsel Thai
would be unfortunate, for ideal things
are rare alike in life and in art.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-06-17

woman who writes good poetry,
but does not call herself a 'poetess, -
has lately expressed her love for ma
chinery Among other things she said
that her first sight of a vacuum clean
er was as stirring as an epic. To her
Imagination it foreshadowed the day
when there would be no more drudg
cry for the women of the house who
spend their days in removing dirt and
dust.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-06-17

Evidently Theodore Roosevelt has
no further political ambitions Were
he a candidate for any Office it is prob
able he would have kissed Queen Viii
helminas bahy.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-06-17

The world likes a man who likes his
Job. That is one reason the late king
OF England was popular.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-06-17

Henry Watterson says. "A hero who
Is not his own horn blower is a rare
and inspiring figure in the modern
world. Is It possible for the modern
world to develop such a hero?
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-06-17

What a lot OF trouble might be
avoided II nobody had trigger
finger
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-06-17

The National Association of Manu-,
facturers during their recent session ln
New York City, resolved to secure gov
ernment consideration Of their project
for the participation Of this country in
the building Of a deep water canal
through Canada as means Of aiding
the transportation Of ores and grains
from the lake regions.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-06-17

In giving thanks do not forget the
fact that women don't look like the
fashion cuts.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-06-17

It is to be hoped that the death Of
Lineoln's roomate viii not start long
line of such demlses.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-06-17

There's a student at Yale who Is
physically perfect Has the faculty
examined his Intellect yet
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-06-17

That steel dinner with S30o000,O 900
worth Of guests made the high cost OF
living feel Ike a piker.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-06-17

The hand of God blotted out the In.
dian" says Buffalo Bill This looAs
Ike deliberate attempt 10 shift the
blame.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-06-17

Vice President sherman is reported
10 have gone TO sleep while sitting
for a sculptor An ideal pose for 4
vice president
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-06-17

Women are competing with men for
greater equality in certain deadly dis
eases heretofore confined mainly to
the more self-indulgent sex. There is
occasional confidential professional evil
dence that they always have enjoyed
more equality In that respect than
they dreamed Of, but that is another
story The death Of Mark Twain from
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-06-17

Another prominent man has become
involved n trouble owing to the fact
that ne had things in his trunk when
he came back from Europe Better
leave the trunks at home and try to
get along with a hand-satchel
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-06-17

Is there a perfect physical man?
The average fellow. who goes to an
oculist. finds that one eye is bad or
his nose is lopsided; the tailor tells
him one shoulder is lower than the
other, the shoemaker says his feet are
not mates If he has any pride left
he goes to the hospital and finds that
his vermiform appendix is abnormal
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-06-17

People are always saying to us:
why don't you get an automobile? y
If we should buy one, people would
soon be saying to us, Why don't you
buy NEW one?"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-06-17

The National Plant Introduction gar
den at Chico, Call is experimenting
with the raising Of the cork oak, which
has not yet been grown commercially
in the United States. The cork oak
thrives in Spain, where 1t is the basis
OF an important Industry.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-06-17

The Associated Merchants have ap-
pointed a committee to confer with the
officials of the Northwestern Telephone
Company regarding free telephones be-
tween st. Paul and Minneapolis The
monthly meeting Of the merchants
Tuesday night developed a sentiment
in favor Of non-tol interurban sys-
tenn as a stimulus to retail trade
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-01-11

begin the work in Alabama of starnp- ing out the ticks. He will work free of all expense. He will send his trained and experienced experts by scores into Alabama to instruct the people just what to do and how to do it. He will expend in Alabama her full share of the great sums voted him by Congress. But this alone on the condition that the state and the county authorities shall cooper ate and the people also. Yes, on these and no other teyms. If the people are indifferent or hostile he will not spend dollar. He will spend the money where it will be appreciated.
 Now, MT. Editor. what the people want is full, clear and exact information. The people want this alone. This letter has been written for them. Print it for them. oh! Age-Herald, and let them read and learnl The season is fast coming when the work must be done. The people must rouse themselves to action. As for me, I am only Ringing a fire bell in tho night" I am yours truly.
 A. H. PETTIBONE, United States Department of Agriculture.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-01-11
BUREAU REPORT ON
 GINNED COTTON

Washington, January 1o.--The report of the census bureau. issued today shows that 9.e46.2s5 bales of cotton. counting round bales as half bales, were ginned from the growth of 1869 10 January l. 1910. as compared with 12,- 465,29S bales for the crop of 1908; 9,951,505 for the crop of 1907 and Ill., 741,oS9 for the crop of 1908.
 The proportion for the last three crops ginned to January l is s5.8s per cent, for the crop of 1908; 90 per cent for 1907. and BOA for 1908.
 The number of round bales included this year Is 144,S47 compared with 23o,- 572 last year. and 179.694 for the sea son of 19o7-s. Sea Island this year ag- gregated S9.499; last year. s6,52s, and 73,425 for 1907-S.
 The number of bales of cotton, count ing round as half bales and excluding linters for the crop of 1909 to Janu- ary 1, by states and compare with the report of 1909, follws:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-01-11
Ry DOLLY DALRYMPLE,

T wish you would write something about the annual meeting of the Jefferson Coun- ty circle of the American Red Cross as- osciation,' said a very sweet, attractive voice over my phone d few days ago. which I readily recognized as that of Mrs. Edward H. Cabaniss
 Nothing would afford me more pleas ure,' I said, and I will gladly do so. if you will tell me something about it."
 Accordingly. an engagement was made and feel sure that every man, woman and child in Birmingham will be de- lighted to know something of the work gyhich the local branch has done and (which Mrs. Cabanss told me about in sher own clever. interesting way.
 Of course you know said she, that our first meeting was held last January after most profitable year, which pleased all the members of the association, and which we are glad to say has been re- peated this year.
 Tt is a work that l have always been greatly interested .fn.' I replied, and one that is very worthy of the support of any community.
 'The point is just this. said Mrs Cab aniss, we want much larger member ship than we have locally. In fact, we would like for everybody in Jefferson county to join the organization. The membership fee Is only s1 a year and if each contributor could only realize the immense amount of good that this small sum means to suffering humanity, I am sure they could make haste to put their names on the list and help us in the work"
 Cross stamps which we love to see on our little Christmas packages each year?,' l asked.
 "Oh. yes,' replied Mrs. Cabaniss. You see from the fund derived at Christmas for the sale of the stamps one-third goes to the general fund of the National Red ' Cross association, while two-thirds is to be used by the state branch at It's own discretion. That amount is left to us to use as we think proper. In case of famine, disasters and pestience we are allowed to dispense the amount at our discretion and I could tell you many, many stories of how the Red Cross as- sociation has lent a helping hand and nlinistered to the needs of the maimed and disabled
 But I have always associated the Red Rross society with war and rumors of war; said I, inquiringly.
 That is what the organization origin ally was when 1t was founded in 1s64 at. Geneva, Switzerland" said Mrs. Cab aniss. For the purpose of mitigating tho evils inseparable from war; of amel- iorating the condition of soldiers wound ed on the battle field; and particularly providing. in effect, that persons employ ed in hospitals and in according relief to the sick and wounded, and supplies for this purpose should bs deemed neutral and entitled to protection. Tn 1881, with the beloved Clara Barton at the helm, the American National Association of the Red Cross was formed and since then