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The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-12-23
All Betting Now Illegal in New York

The fixing of the liability on the race
track directors themselves put things
in an entirely different light.
The laws apparently leave no loop
hole and several OF the poolrooms and
handbook men, who have done a
thriving business in New York, have
put up the shutters and others have
intimated that they will make no
further fight for play when 1t may
mean arrest and Jail term. II any
plan has been devised to evade the
law it is not generally known. OF
course there are many who will con.
tinue to bet as they have before. but
the handbook men are looking for new
customers. There is fear and tremb
ling all along the line.
Though horse racing is favorite
medium for bettors, there is another
sport that will feel the effects of the
new law. 1t is boxing At all of the
club affairs there has been plenty Of
bets made on the result, and 1t has
been the custom to make them openly.
Now it will have to be done under
cover, and then in violation of the
law. orally or otherwise" as the law
reads, puts up the bars just about az
tightly as could be imagined.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-12-23
PERFUME FAVORED BY QUEENS
Royal Family Of England Remain
Faithful 10 "Ess Houquet'-czar
Ina is Fond Of White Violet

Queen Mary is not a lover OF per-
fume. She uses eau de cologne ooca-
sionally. but avoids scents as much
as possible A west end chemist told
the writer recently that neither Is
Queen Alexandra very fond OF per
fumes, although she remains faithful
10 the "Ess Bouquet" which has
been In use by the royal family OF
England since 1922, This perfume rs
composed Of amber mixed with the
essences Of roses. violets, jasmine
orange flowers and lavender.
On the other hand the Czarina Is
passionately fond OF perfume. Her
apartments IN the royal palace a.s
daily sprayed with essences OF lilac,
jasmine, and white violet Her MAI
esty's fayorite essence Is violet, and
for several weeks IN the early spring
hundreds OF women and girls may be
seen at Grasso gathering the bios
SONS from which the Czarina's per
fume is made The finished product
is tested, bottle by bottle, at the 81.
Petersburg Academy Of Chemistry
before being sent TO the imperial
store.
The Queen Mother OF Spain uses as
perfume eau d'espagne, manufactured
In Madrid. and also obtains per
fume for her toilet from Paris It's
composition is a secret which the
perfumer only half discloses. ut is
made" he says, "of rosewater, cocoa.
nut OIL, and--the rest Is a mystery"
The young Queen OF Holland is a
great believer in the virtues Of eat
do cologne; while Carmen Sylvia"
Queen of Roumania, uses special
perfume made from the finest herbs,
which she says is the best tonic for
tho skin she has yet discovered"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-12-23

D ITTSBURG, PA-"so-called Phil
l anthropy' has become one of the
leading crimes of Pittsburg-a crime
to which we have found it necessary
to apply heroic treatment"
Peter Pry Shevlin, a Pittsburg de-
tective, who has been given the task
Of running down "Philanthropic
crooks" in Pittsburg, made this re-
mark.
"The good people of Pittsburg are
virtually sandbagged each year out of
more than enough to keep our poor
in luxury" he continued "and yet of
each dollar given through the honest
philanthropic promoter only about
forty ce of it reaches the point for
which it was intended. AS for the
dishonest promoter who is now f.
testing Pittsburg he gets it
and in most cases comes back
an expense account to collect
collects It."
1t has been proved that a man with
a good suit Of clothes and a good ad-
dress can, by gaining an audience
with some of the social leaders in
Pittsburg and getting a name or so
signed to a paper, start out and col
lect from $1,000 to $4,000 with little
trouble. The amount Of money he
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-12-23
SAVED OLD LADYS HAIR

MY mother used to have a vory bad
humor on her head which the doctors
called an eczema, and for It bad two
different doctors. Her head WAS very
sore and her hair nearly all Cell out
in spite Of what they both did. One
day her niece came In and they were
speaking of how her hair was falling
out and the doctors did It no good.
She says, Aunt, why don't you try
Cuticura Soap and Cuticuca Oint-
ment?' Mother did and they helped
her. In six months time the itching,
burning and scalding Of her head was
over and her hair began growing. To-
day she feels much in debt to Cuti-
cura Soap and Ointment for the fine
head of hair she has for an old lady
Of seventy-four.
my own case was an eczema in my
feet. AS soon as the cold weather
came my feet would itch and burn and
then they would crack open and bleed
Then l thought / would flee to my
mothers friends, Cuticura Soap and
Cuticura Ointment / did for four or
FIVE winters, and now my feet are as
smooth as any ones. Ellsworth Dun
ham, Hiram, Me-, Sept. 80, 1909"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-12-23
PIundering a City's FhiIanthropists

gets depends largely on the nature Of
the scheme.
The first of the alleged high-class
philanthropic crooks to be taken in
by the Pittsburg police through
Shevlin's work is one named Silver
man, who, it is alleged by the police,
has already cleaned up $4,000 through
the laxness of method in giving. by
the rich of Pittsburg. Silverman has
been in the tolls in Pittsburg at
least twenty times, but each time,
until the present, he has been helped
out by very rich relatives Of his wife.
Now the postal authorities have him.
Detective Shevlin went to arrest
him some days since. The detective
grabbed Silverman, put his stenogra-
pliers out of the offices, locked the
rooms, and proceeded with the indig-
nant Silverman to the police station,
where he registered as "philan-
thropic promoter"
Shevlin then rushed back to open
up the rooms and get what data he
could from the books In his absence
the mail carrier had come to the Of
ice of Silverman, and not being able
gain entrance, had showed under
ne doors letters containing checks
10 the amount of more than $1,000.
And this from but one trip of the
mailman!
The police claim Silverman is but
one of the gang that has boen in the
habit Of collecting an aggregate of
$1,O0O,OOO per year out OF rich people
in Pittsburg on the charity game"
then not turning over anything, or at
least small percentage, to charity.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-12-23
Bent Pin Upsets Dignity Of the Court

the judicial lips startled the crowded
courtroom and stopped the proceed
ings.
The Judge quickly uncrossed his
legs and tenderly rubbed the right
one, while panied and indignant ex
preston possessed his features. He
stopped underneath the desk and arose
a moment later with a bent pin in his
hands. which he held up for iuspec.
tion
This thing has to stop!" he thun.
dered. This is not the first time !
have been similarly outraged and If it
is not stopped l will demand a search.
ing police investigation. have a very
strong suspicion of the identity Of the
person responsible for 1t, and l pro.
pose to make it hot for him il my sus-
picions are confirmed"
Judge Pollard would not tell who Il
is he suspects of the joke. He says
he is not thin skinned, but he does
draw the line at such pointed attacks,
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-12-23
MAN WHO HELPS HIS BROTHER
Hls "Boys" Call Him the "oeneral Ad'
wiser Without Pay"-He ls
Partial 20 None.

When a man loves 10 live he usual
ly can go among men who care little
whether they live or not and do good.
Such man Ia Augustus 70. Vaughan
immaculate OF dress and OF heart ven
orable IN years and usefulness. whom
one may see almost any day either on
Boston Common or at the Young
Mems Christian Union.
Ills speciality is helping his fallen
and discouraged brother. whether nc
be a cigarette smoking boy or a rum
sodden and disheartened derelict OF
man. Ills creed is cheerfulness and
his passion Is books.
OFTEN one may see him, tall and
straight. faultlessly attired IN froek
coat. with his flowing white beard and
his long and carefully trimued white
locks, standing with or sitilLg beside
some ragged and unkempt victim OF
circumstances who has sought the only
place where the police viii not tell
him 10 move on, the Common, and
then one Is sure TO be struSk by the
contrast Many a man he las met
there has later become as clean OF
body and heart as himself, and all
through his infectious good nature and
bro.herly comraderie.
Among the younger men wSsh whom
this old young man Of rs INCREASINGLY
labors he Is known as "the general
adviser without pay" and he Il as in
terested In their ambitions 90 they
can be, and so youthful is he 10 their
presence that he is always one OF
them.
Mr.. Vaughan is not engaged in ac-
tive business this summer, but he
comes to Boston every day, rain or
shine, 10 talk with his boys" as he
calls them. Some OF these have never
before known n real friend. He Is
highly educated, and counts among his
friends many college presidents and
professors.
He was born In Middleboro, nearly
seventy-flve years ago, and traces his
lineage back to Peregrine White Of
Maynower fame.
Il love to live" said he TO me, "and
want to help the boys to enjoy liv-
ing, too"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-12-23

you Of the utter disregard for and ap-
probation of tree life that has taken
hold of tho lives of city children as
a result of the method pursued in
the holiday season. He may say that
a trip to the woods or the planting
Of tree is an entirely wholesome
way of providing a Christmas tree.
Giving the birds a luncheon by the
children will not be costly, and a real
Christmas tree for the birds will
make all happy.
He may ask if you believe the
Creator is pleased with the terrible
sacrifice in His name.
The practical farmer will tell you
without the need of questioning that
a very valuable line Of timber is des-
troyed in the Christmas tree business,
and that every particle Of it goes to
waste. His story of floods and
drought, connected very properly in
his mind with the disappearance Of
our forests, and his annual loss, adds
still to the size of the cloud and re-
ldJeS II ulItCLly Will JLS very CLll-
dren who are momentarily delighted
with the glitter Of the Christmas tree.
Does it not look then as If when
we celebrate the birth of the Prophet
Of Peace we are at the same time
warning thoughtlessly but needlessly
on His creatures? Does it not seem
clear that while we are endeavoring
to create beauty in the home and
church we are in reality working a
vast devastation out Of doors? Does
it not appeal to you as being true
that formerly the Christmas tree was
used to decorate the home, school
and church, whereas today we are
making it but peg on which to hang
artificial decorations? How does the
spirit Of Arbor day comport with t
Christmas tree traffic? From the c
nomic standpoint as related to
terity can we afford to continue Il
vast Christmas tree custom?
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-12-23
aA8AEaSA9A AGAaaA5AE
The Pursuit of the Tricky Smugglel

yond doubt, II might blow the oulprit
into jail; IL certainly would blow a
heavy fine out Of his pocket,
Dozens of explosions have occurred
OF late and II Is. in way. refreshing
TO run through the list OF victims-al'
though, of course, this also has It's mel
ancholy aspect The rich smuggler gets
no more mercy than the poor one-and
the rmuggler oftener Is rich than
poor.
In numerical proportion do you
catch as many smugglers among steer
age passengers as among travellers In
the first cabin?" the vigorous collector
was asked.
NO" he said. Il don't believe we
do"
What is the psychology Of that?"
"I-havent thought It out" said he
a Bttle hesitantly. 1T would be inter
esting, though. Perhaps the fact that
one has money makes him nervier
That may be IT,"
The average Of human honesty Is
very high. Newspaper readers are
likely to go wrong in thinking about
that. You see there is no mention
made in newspapers Of the ten thou
sand passengers who come into this
port and make completely honest dec.
larations of their baggage; there Is
not the slightest comment on the one
hundred thousand business men who
continually import material without
effort at evasion. Only the crooks
whom we manage % detect attract at
tention. That's one trouble with this
world. No reporter dashes down here
with his pencil and his pad, his fin
gers eager to record the fact that no
dishonesty has been discovered among
the passengers Of an incoming ship.
Not a Smuggler Caught would be a
tiresome headline, possibly, to most
readers"
Are you getting all the smugglers
He answered without hesitation.
There is very little smuggling at this
port which we do not discover, No; l
don't believe we miss so very much" 3"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-12-23

light breaks and grows in splendor
across the stage and Gabriel is seen.
on a platform so arranged that he ap-
pears to be in the clouds. The shep.
herds awake, frightened and confused
sheltering their eyes from the bril-
liant light. But Gabriel heartens
them by waving his lily and calling
upon them to be of good cheer, and
then suddenly choir of angels gath
er about him, singing Gloria in Ex-
celsis," and the shepherds fall down
and worship. Still kneeling as Ca
briel and his heavenly choir disap-
pear, the shepherds chant familiar
carol, partly in Latin, partly in Eng
lish, and the chords of the organ
sound again, soft and low and distant,
while the voices of the people take
up the melody down in the body Of
the church.
When the curtain is again drawn
there is shown the stable at Bethle-
hem, the star shining above it. Mary
is there, lIneeling. and Joseph leans
upon his staff. Before the OK and the
ass is the manger, and in It, on the
straw, clothed in jeweled robes, lies
the child Jesus. The shepherds have
followed the star and bow in dumb
show while solemn music is chanted
from a distance.
Then enters a magnificent array
the three kings come to do worship
to the newborn Prince of Peace. AS
the chant dies down the roll of drums
and the shrill of flies and trumpets
announce the royal cortege and the
kings pass in stately review, each
doing his obeisance to the child in its
lowly cradle, each presenting it with
some costly gift, each laying his
crown at the feet Of the Savior Then
the royal figures and their retainers
join the humble Shepherds kneeling
and worshiping in silence. Soft and
low, then rising higher, comes again
the melody of the distant angel choir,
then It diminishes and dies away as
the curtain closes and the lights go
out.
So ended the first Christmas play
ever written.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-12-23
EAGER TO WORK.
Health Regained by Right Food.

The average healthy man or woman
is usually eager % be busy at some
useful task or employment.
But let dyspepsia or indigestion get
hold of ono, and all endeavor becomes
q burden.
"a year ago, after recovering from
an operation" writes a Michigan lady,
my stomach and nerves began to give
me much trouble.
"At times my appetite was vora-
0ious, but when INDUCED, indigestion
followed. Other times / had no appe-
tite whatever. The food took did not
nourish me and grew weaker than
ever.
II lost interest in everything and
wanted to be alone. l had always had
good nerves, but now the merest trihe
would upset me and bring on violent
headache. Walking across the room
was ar effort and prescribed exercise
vas out Of the question.
Il had seen Grape-Nuts advertised,
but did not believe what read at the
time. At last when it seemed as If l
was literally starving. began to eat
GrapesNuts,
II had not been able to work for a
year, but now after two months on
Grape-Nuts am eager to be at work
again. MY stomach gives me no trou-
Tile now, my nerves are steady as ever,
and interest in life and ambition have
oome back with the return to health"
Read "The Road to Wellville," in
pkga, There's a Reason"
Ever rend the above IetterR A new
enc appears from time to time. They
are genuine, trues and fun Of human
interest.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-12-23

A LBANY, N. Y.-All Of the several
"A laws prohibiting betting of every
character in the state of New York are
now in effect These laws were orig
lnally aimed solely at racing, but
amendments and changes were made
until now it is hazardous to offer to
make a wager by word of mouth
While there can be no wager unless
there are two persons to the transac
ton, but if the offer is made and ac-
cepted, though no money be passed,
the law is violated
Directors and managers Of race
tracks are made liable for any viola
tions that may occur within their
grounds. Just as long as the blame
was not fixed on them directly they
were willing to race, and those desir-
Ing to bet on the races could find
ways of their own to evade the law
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-12-23

With them are the people OF the
town, the kinds and yokels OF the
surrounding hills, the tradesmen and
craftsmen of the little village togeth-
er with their wives and sweethearts.
Little children are there, half-fright-
ened at times, then merry, and again
saddened by the pathos they scarcely
understand, 1t is a typical crowd of
the time and the season, but such an
one as was never before gathered.
for Christmas has hitherto been cele-
brated differently in Merry England.
For days the preparations for the
Miracle play have gone forward,
About the partly finished cathedral
there has been no sound of hammer
or chisel or knife. In place of the
worlImen busy about the building
have been monks decorating the in
terror with holly boughs and yew and
Christmas green. The stage has been
put in place. the curtain arranged and
the trappings gotten into working or
der. II was pioneer work, and to
our modern eyes 1t would seem
strangely crude, but In that time it
was destined to be a marvel for many
days to come.
Somewhat Of the grotesque again
appears in the second act of the
Christmas play, but it is short, the
first two being chiefly preludes to
that which is of the greatest interest
and most pertinent to the season
scenes portraying the coming of
Christ. The second act tells of the
Fall It is tedious, but thought by
the monks to be necessary for the
setting of the real story that is to
be told.
Finally, the curtain is drawn for
the third, and by the dim rays Of
lamp Mary is disclosed, in her hum
bic cottage, spinning. She sings as
she works and all is quiet and peace
ful. Suddenly the light on the stage
increases, a rustling is heard and a
wonderful creature in white garments
and with golden wings appears, bear
ing a lily and crying, Ave Maria,
Gratia Plena!" Timid and confused.
Mary rises but does not answer. Ga
briel comforts her and sings about
his glad message. Then Mary kneels
and gives thanks to God and this
angel disappears, leaving the room
half darkened again. Clearly and joy
fully there sounds through the church
the voice Of Mary singing the Mag
while from the audience
come the sounds of women weeping
as the curtain falls.
Next is shown a shepherds camp
in the hills of Judea 1t is wonder
fully realistic, a fact which the coun-
trymen present acknowledge in low
of appreciation. Real sheep
are bleating in the fold and the shep-
herds lounge about talking of the
days work. The simplest things Of
their life engross them-the death Of
a lamb, the whereabouts of a sheep
that has disappeared.
AS their talk ceases and they fall
asleep soft notes issue from the hid
len organ. The stage is darkened
now and the scene, with the dying
echoing through the cathed-
raj, most impressive. Then a ray of
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-12-23

childhood in the midst Of it's simple
pleasures, surrounded on all sides by
the memorials of their tenderest af-
fections, The joys Of childhood are
now the joys of all It is the Christ
mastide!
This is the season when the limits
OF usefulness are unmargined. No
errand of mercy is neglected d.-sympa-
thy blankets the unlovely forms of
envy and hate Humankind is sweet
and gentle And yet who could be-
lieve that somewhere in the sun of
this apparently universal joy there is
a cloud of sorrow far larger than a
mans hand? Even so it is. All! you
say you do not wish to discover it,?
Perhaps not; but it is discovered by
multitudes whose lives it darkens
with deeper gloom from year to year.
It-can you believe it's the shadow
of the Christmas tree!
Is it possible that the beautiful
tree around whose branches dance the
Joyous feet Of beaming children is re-
sponsible for aught else than happi-
ness? Come with me here to the for
est and ask the tiny, hungering, shiv-
ering forms crouching among the
blackened stumps and rotting
branches Of the spruces, pines and
cedars. Ask the cbickadees, hnglets,
croasbills, waxwings and other forest
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-12-23

stands. This they do to celebrate the
time when the Manito took his leave.
They bring food and tobacco and
place them on the rock so If the great
spirit does not get enough to eat in
the other world he comes down and
gets the food that is placed by his
former subjects.
No white man is allowed to catch
fish in this lake, for the fish were D,
there by the great spirit for the
dams only. The rock floats about, j
ing pushed by the waves, hence til,
name, Crawling Stone Lake,
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-12-23

rangers among our birds what cheer
on Christmas day If inclined to com
plain they could tell you Of desecrated
home trees, stolen granaries, devas-
tated shelters, their only proof from
the terrible rigors of the awful winter
nights, of the increasing hardships
pressing upon them from all sides,
and the gradual but sure depletion Of
their tribes The birds may tell you
of q thoughtless lack Of mercy.
Ask the lover of trees and he will
tell you of the early passing of these
his favorites of the woods. He will
wonder how it can be possible unwit-
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-12-23
snnsn Of Taste.

From a series Of experiments re-
Gently made at the University of Kan
sas It is evident that the average per-
son can taste the bitter Of quinine
when one part is dissolved in $4,000
parts of water. Salt was detected il
water when one part to $40 of the
LIQUID was used. Sugar could be tast-
ed in 22S parts Of water and common
soda In 49, In nearly all cases women
could detect a smaller quantity than
men.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-12-23

Anew YORK.-What is the psychol-
" ogy of the smuggler? Is he actua'
.eo by greed? Does he love the game
lJr It's excitement? Does he look upon
The government as so impersonal a
thing that to steal from Il is not sin ?
Is the rich man instinctively a greater
imuggler than the poor man, and is
the American a greater sinner than his
alien brother?
These questions surely must have
occurred TO everyone who has been
watching the extraordinary recent hap
penings at the New York custom
house; who has made note OF the mil
lonaires and their wives who have
been caught red-handed in attempts to
cheat the government in the most bra
zen fashion; who has read OF the tre-
mendous frauds upon the customs per.
petrated by the sugar trust and other
great importers.
Collector Loeb has imbued subordl.
mates with the conviction that they
are not paid their salaries to help folk
:heat the government. Among passen-
gers, at least, most of the smuggling
N the old days was accomplished
through collusion Of subordinates in
The customs service The system
steadily developed through many,
many years, until the sophisticated
traveller knew perfectly that ten or
twenty dollar bill, laid on the top-tray
of a trunk, would, when that trunk
vas opened on the dock, insure i'm
nunity from actual search, and that
he money would be missing, later
when the trunk was opened at hotel or
home. A ten or twenty dollar bill so
placed, in these days, would be like a
spark to set a whole train Of official
powder burning-a train Of powder
which would lead to an explosion be-