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The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-07-21

NEW YORK.-Women on this side
~ OF the big pond learned with IN
terest that their sisters In Paris were
wearing shoes made from humming
bird feathers. the ridiculously low
price of S2,500 a pair placing the
fluffy footwear within reach of all.
Realizing that It was only a question
OF a few weeks before the very latest
fad in tootsie trappings would reach
this city. and being aware of the fact
that humming birds were none too
plentiful, the young and old girls be-
gan figuring out how many of the gor-
geous mites would have to be sacrl-
feed to cover their spokes.
Married men read the article until
they came to the line which told
about the price of the new plumage,
and then they dropped IN their tracks
When they regained consciousness
they equipped their wallet pockets
with burglar alarms and hired detec-
tives 10 watch their trousers while
they slept. Many OF them, unable to
see q ray of hope. went straight to the
bankruptcy court and gave themselves
up. More than one happy home was
rent with discord by the announce
ment Women who had the temerIty
TO ask their husband how many hum
ming birds would be necessary in their
case We're generally told that a whole
8viary would not make them a pair OF
shoe strings
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-07-21
Burro Saves Its Master From Prison

of the barrel caught in his tattered
coat, affording Rambo an opportunity
OF disarming him.
At the offices OF the society the old
prospector told a story which won
sympathy. 1t was repeated later to a
throng of citizens who accompanied
Braunsheidt and Rambo to a livery
barn, where the burro had been
stabbed. Willing hands reached for
pocketbooks and none desired to have
him punished. He was released. AS
he walked away from the city hall
building, one arm placed affectionate-
ly about the burros neck, he was
cheered by the men who contributed
to provide him and his companion
with food.
Braunsheidt, known to many pi-
onSers as Aaron Brandt, has won and
lost fortunes in search of wealth
which he believes exists in his gyp-
sum claims near Tucson. For forty
years he has prospected. His wife
and their only daughter conducted a
confectionery in San Francisco. In
the great fire Mrs. Braunsheidt and
the daughter, Clara, were killed and
their little property lost Since that
time Braunsheidt has been prospect
ing,
The only thing left Of his family
fortune was the burro, which his
daughter had named Mrs. Buffalo
Bill"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-07-21

+ OS ANGELES, Cal.-That old story
IL Of a prospector's love for his burro,
the companion and solace Of weary
lonesome hours in a desert search for
gold, won freedom from jail for aged
Aaron Braunsheidt here.
Braunsheidt came into Los Angeles
from the desert and mountain land
along the Mexican border, riding a
decrepit burro Across his shoulder
was slung a rife. At his saddle,
formed by an old frayed comforter,
was his camp outfit, pickax and a
shovel. His beard, long and strag
Cling, and his long, gray sunburned
hair was unkempt AS he passed
along the street, P A. Rambo, agent
Of the Society for the Prevention Of
Cruelty to Animals, saw, him.
The burros back and hip bones dis
played recent scars. Braunsheidt was
surrounded by a curious throng when,
as the official placed a OBTAINING hand
upon the burro, he reached for his
old rife. A wire fastened to one end
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-07-21
Fearful Cost Of War.

Those who are preaching in behalf
Of the worlds peace should realize
the tremendous cost Of war, remarks
Leslie's Weekly. No more effective
sermon against increased ornaments
could be prepared than is contained in
the simple statement that since the
Civil war ended, in 1865, the United
States has paid, for pensions and the
pension system, the stupendous total
Of S4,094,973. .sGO.26 This, although
nearly forty years ago, President Gar
field said: I'VE may reasonably ex.
pect that the expenditure for pensions
will hereafter steadily decrease"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-07-21

a downtown novelty dealer declares
he sells as high as S1OO worth of post
cards a day.
OF course, the postoGlce has to be
just as careful with a little vacation
card as with a real letter. But one
kind Of card is barred, the variety
that is covered with tinsel. Tinsel is
poisonous and the clerks are not com
PEELED to come in contact with it
THE postcard never will go out of
date" said George A. Gasman, as
sistant superintendent of mails. 1t is
really a convenient little institution
for one who is travelling. The mail
clerks and postmen are not particu-
larly IN love with picture postcards,
but that is merely one disagreeable
feature Of the carriers work and we
ell get that, no matter what our work
is. There is nothing more welcome
than a pretty postcard from a friend
who Is on a vacation.
Chicago has a great floating popu-
lation and 1 believe five out of ten per
sons who stop here for a day or two
send from one to a dozen postcards to
their friends or relatives"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-07-21

times, and said that / ought to have an
operation. would not listen to that,
and when q friend Of my husband told
him about Lydia i. Pinllham's Rege-
table Compound and what it had done
for his wife, was willing to take it.
Now 1 look the picture Of health and
feel like it, too. 1 can do my own house,
work, hoe my garden, and milk cow.
| can entertain company and enjoy
them. can visit when 1 choose, and
walk as far as any ordinary woman,
any day in the month. ] wish / could
talk toeYery sufferingwomanGndgirl."
Mrs. DEMA BETHUNE, SiEestOn, Mo.
The most successful remedy in this
country for the cure of all forms Of
female complaints is Lydia u. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound.
1t is more widely and successfully
used than any other remedy. II has
cured thousands of women who have
been troubled with displacements, in
nammatioh, liberation, tibroid tamors,
irregularities, periodic pains, backache,
that bearing down feeling, Indigestion,
and nervous prOstration, afterall other
means had failed. Why don't you tryite
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-07-21
THREE inns OF PETERSBURG
Story Of Strange Incident Of Civil
War-Three Soldiers With Same
Given Name Lose Legs.

Struck by fragments OF the same
shell, three New York soldiers witt
the same given name each lost leg
and the story Of "Tho Three Jims'
forms one of the memorable incidents
of the siege of Petersburg, Va, june
21, 1864. Judge James A. Lawrenc,
Of Teeumseh, the only survivor OF this
interesting trio. told the story re
Gently.
THE Army OF the Potomac had but
recently arrived from the bloody bat
tie fields Of Wilderness, Spottsylyania
and Cold Harbor," he said. The Sixth
Army corps was in line Of battle south
of the Appomattox river and the Sew
enty.seventh New York infantry, oui
regiment, was assigned to the right
Of the line
For several hours the Confederatei
had been Smelling our position and ",
had been replying. James G. Allen
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-07-21
City Gets 125,OOO Post Cards Daily

n HICAGO.-If any one doubts that
- the friends of Cbicagoans DO not
send them cards from all parts Of the
world during the vacation season, Just
ask the lester carriers. Chicagos post
Office Is now receiving 125,O00 cards
daily, and when the postcard crop is
at its height, the Office viii handle
100000 cards a day
If all of the postcards that come to
Chicago each day at this time of the
year from people jaunting throughout
the country on vacations were placed
end to end. the line would reach a
distance of twenty miles.
Five hundred postcards laid on top
of each other form pile one foot
high, and so, by careful figuring it is
found that the total number of cards
coming to Chicago daily will form e
stack 200 feet high or equal to the
height Of some of Chicago's taller
buildings
One little innocent postcard often
makes the postmau walk two or three
floors higher than he would go if he
were carrying only Legitimate" mail
Frequently the postmen return to the
offices and find that postcards have
compelled them to walk one-third far
ther than the regular mall would have
taken them.
The Chicago postoflce handles IN
one day more postcards than any
other Office in the world under one
roof. The vacation period brings one
half as many cards to the city as
does Easter or Christmas time.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-07-21

attention to homes, for they can
gather comparatively few flies there.
Some parents look at this feature of
the contest with decided disapprovaI
They fear the children are very likely
to contract diseases in invading such
places and handling the flies.
Another feature is that each child
must kill the flies and then dry them
carefully before turning them in. In
this way the children directly handle
the germladen insects,
Traps Of every shape and descrip.
tion as well as all manner Of ingenious
methods to kin the insects are being
used. Fly catching devices are sell
ing at a premium, and men and wom-
en- appear as much interested 10 the
affair as the children.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-07-21
Trvino 70 Be WITTY

They were sitting in the parlor with
the lights turned low The hour was
pretty late He. and she had talked
about everything, from the weather to
the latest shows. He yawned and she
Yawned, but he made no attempt to
move toward home, and she was be-
coming weary.
At last she said: Il heard a noise
outside just now. l wonder if it could
be burglars?"
OF course he tried to be funny.
Maybe it was the night falling?"
he said.
20, | guess not" she exclaimed;
guess it was the day breaking"
(Hasty exit of he)
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-07-21

James f. Barnes and myself, all oi
Company A, we're fighting side By side
our shoulders almost touching. About
one o'clock p. m. we saw a big %
pound shell coming slowly through the
air and knew it would land near us.
There was considerable CONSERVATION
in the company but we held our po
sition and the shell descended in our
ranks and buried itself in the ground
The shock stunned us and IN a few
seconds the shell burst
I'VE Three Jims' we're hurled from
eight to ten feet in different directions
and all knocked senseless. Allen was
thrown on top of the breastworks and
when picked up his teeth had a
deathlike grip on the pipe he had Seen
smoking.
Col w. B. French approached and
ordered stretchers brought and we
were carried back from the field to
the temporary hospital. There cur
limbs were amputated by George T
Stevens, surgeon of the SeVenty-sev'
enth, assisted by other surgeons. Al.
len lost his right leg and Barnes and
myself the left.
81 reached home in Westport, n. Y.
in November, 1864, just in time 20 cast
my first vote for Abraham Lincoln,
parted from the other 'Jims' in 1866
and went to Ohio then came to Ne
braska in 1874 Allen died in 1889
and Barnes September IA, 1890.
Barnes and exchanged letters until
his death, and l saw him in 1890 at
our regimental reunion at Glovers
Vile, N. Y. where the story of The
Three Jims' was retold."
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-07-21
LOCATED HIM RIGHT AWAY
Possibly Display Of Bill Of Generous
Denomination May Have Had
Some Effect.

A southerner who was visiting St.
Louis wandered into the dining room
Of the hotel and, seeing a negro serY-
ant who had all the Importance of an
army officer standing near the door,
asked him who the head niger was
around there The negro stretched
himself to his full height and POM
pously replied that there amt no mig
gers in st. Louis, sab. We is full
gem'men of color"
Well" said the southerner, drawing
a 500 bill from his pocket and finger
ing it, 81 expect to be at the hotel for
some time and want to make sure that
/ will be taken care Of"
"Oh, sab" said the negro, whose
eyes were popping from his head, did
you want to know who the head mig
ger waiter is? That's me. Allen
town Call.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-07-21
He Roomed WIG Lincoln.

Henry Brown, ninety-two, a room
mate Of Abraham Lincoln when thG
latter was practicing law, died
recently. on his farm, near Blooming
ton, III. His warm personal friendship
with the martyred president contin-
ued all through the Civil war and a
large number Of personal letters and
various articles given him by Lincoln
we're willed TO the State Historical
society for the museum AZ III atNp
capitol
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-07-21
OPERATION BRINGS SANITY

The removal of a piece of bone two
and a half inches square and an inch
thick from the skull of Mrs. NJ M.
Bard OF Cleveland restored to her her
liking for water and made her lose
an abnormal desire to play the piano
constantly. For many years she had
an extreme aversion to the sight OF
water, even IN a river or pond, had
been possessed Of strange desire to
play on the piano all the time and had
developed other mental peculiaritieH.
Examination by surgeons discloSed q
congenital fracture Of the skull and an
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-07-21
HOG EATS BIG BANK ROLL

A Kansas hog belonging to a farm
er, Jeremiah Quinn, is alleged to have
INDUCED in an expensive feed the
other day. The farmer swears that
when feeding the animal he accident
ally dropped a S2,7OO bank-roll into
the pen and the hog at once pounced
upon and devoured it. He had the
porker killed and procured what re-
mained Of the masticated money bills,
which he took to Washington to prove
his loss. If he can do this to the sat
isfaction Of the treasury department
he win be reimbursed
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-07-21

Among the many quaint customs OBJ
served at old-time coronations in Eng
land but which have been discontin.
ued was that of challenging the world
to dispute the right of the new king
to reign. The kings champion, clad
in full armor. used to ride into the
hall during the coronation banquet
and throw down his glove, issuing
his challenge. The position of kings
champion is still held by the Dymoke
family and the historic glove, exqui-
sitely embroidered in gold and silk,
is one of their cherished possessions.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-07-21
WE'D ON A STRETCHER

A romantic little tale comes from
Dalton, Tenn, where there was a seri-
GUS hotel fire the other week. One
of the victims was c. V. Downing of
Savannah, who jumped from a third
story window and was severely in
jured. On learning of the accident
his sweetheart, Miss Willie McCord,
came to Dalton to nurse him back to
health, and the pair were married the
other day, McCord being carried into
the place of the ceremony on a
stretcher.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-07-21
WILLS $500 TO PARROT

VIII leaving $4,000 for the suppon
and maintenance Of pet parrot haA
been drawn and witnessed by Thoma
Billingsby, a capitalist Of Oklahoma
City. The parrot is 20 years old
Brlingsby was a sailor many year,
ago and came into possession Of the
parrot in Polynesia. When he left
the sea he carried the bird with him
inland, and succeeded in reforming
the bird, which at one time was an
expert on profanity. Three men arc
named in the will as trustees OF tina
fund to be expended in the care Of the
parrot, and during the birds lifetim,
the moneE cannot be devoted to any
other purpose.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-07-21
MONKEY KNEW HIS FRIEND

Some excitement, and later, kindly
interest, was caused in vaudeville
theater at Copenhagen the other week
During the performance a monkey
named Morilz suddenly sprang off the
stage and threw himself into the
arms of a man in the audience. l.
was discovered that the man had been
Moritz' master four years ago. and
they had been great friends.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-07-21

tim being Peter Stanish, who refused
to testify at an inquest on the death
Of Andrew Stein, a lead worker
Stein died Of blood poisoning, de-
veloped from a gunshot wound. Stan.
ish was suspected of having some
knowledge Of the shooting, but he was
so firm in his refusal to talk at the
inquest that he was locked in a room
all night with STEMS dead body as a
sole companion 10 think it over.
He was so badly frightened when
released from the cooling room" that
he could hardly talk He finally said
Stein was shot by a saloon keeper
who was already under arrest.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-07-21
TWICE LOSES BOTH LEGS

To lose four legs in exactly the same
way has been the unique experience
Of Roy Thorpe of Trinidad, Colo, Sew.
eral years ago Thorpe fell from a
train while beating his way and had
both his legs cut Off. Recently, while
beating his way from a neighboring
town, Thorpe again fell under the car
wheels and again lost both bis legs, but
this time he was uniniured. though hii
artiAciRl limbs we're crushed TO atoms
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-07-21
FAITHFUL COLLIE DOG

After the flames had been extin-
guished at recent fire in Manhattan.
flremen found the body Of a Buffocated
man and by It the apparently lifeless
form OF collie. Trapped by the
smoke and flames Of burning paint.
the man died, the dog Offering his life
30 that he might be with his master,
The firemen judged from tho position
Of the collie and certain marks on the
owners clothing that the animal had
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-07-21
HUGE WASH UP OF LOBSTERS

A strange sight was seen following
a recent storm on the New Brunswick
coast, when thousands of Holsters of
all sizes were washed ashore on the
North beach at Rexton For a dis
tance Of several hundred yards a reef
was formed on the shore of all sorts
Of fish, including an immense quantity
of rock eels as well as Holsters, which
fishermen say are more than all the
traps would secure in a season.
Thousand Of birds of the sea we're
on the beach eating the soft parts of
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-07-21
D0UGHNUT CAUSES A FIRE

The sun shining through a magnify
ing glass on a doughnut in the window
Of a closed restaurant in Boston set
fire to the doughnut. and the fire de
partment was called out The fremen
extinguished the blaze by lowering the
awning and shutting out the sun. The
doughnut which had been put behind
the magniiier for advertising purposes
was burned to a cinder.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-07-21
Anawerlnn the Dean.

The man who Thackeray calls "the
greatest wit of all time"-Dean Swift
of st. Patrick's cathedral, Dublin
was as ready to take as to make
retort.
why don't you doff your hat to
me?" he asked a small boy who was
coaxing along an obstreperous goat.
II WILL" said the lad, "if your honor
will hold the goats horns!" an answer
which delighted the dean.-Youth's
Companion.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-07-21

vainly attempted to drag him from
the room, and failing, had placed his
paws and head on the body, there to
stay and die
The collie apparently made no ef-
fort to escape. He did not run into
the hallway or jump to another room,
nor did he jump out Of the window,
which he could have done easily. For
tunately. the dog did not die Half
hours attention by an ambulance doc
tor brought the collie to the point
where he could wag his tail.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-07-21

the Holsters and leaving only the
claws, which are strewn about in all
directions. No one can recall an
event Of this kind and a great many
visited the beach to watch the gulls
and other birds ravenously enjoying
the feast spread for them.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-07-21

for four or five days
at q time every
month, and so weak
] could hardly walk.
/ cramped and had
backache and head
ache, and was so
nervous and weak
that L dreaded TO
see anyone or have
anyone move In the
room. The doctors
gave me medicine to
ooga mo Of fhOnn
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-07-21
GRUESOME "THIRD DEGREE"

What is known as the third degree"
practice adopted by police to loosen
the tongues of unwilling suspects and
prisoners took a rather gruesome form
at st. Louis, Mo, recently, the vic
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-07-21
Exactly.

Noting that another piece of valu-
able china has been broken. Sena-
tor Allen asked his housekeeper how
the breakage occurred, and she hast
ily replied:
1T fell down and just broke itself"
Merely an automatic brake" quiet
Iy commented the senator.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-07-21

In the long run it is better to tell
the truth about things that must be
told, even if it scares you half to
death to tell it.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-07-21

II we really wish to be, we can be
wanted in the world.--Roche.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-07-21

operation was advised, which restored
her to normal condition.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-07-21
SEVEN
YEARS OF
MISERY
All Relieved by Lydia E. Pink
hams XegetabIe COmpOnnd.

Sikeston, Mo. "For seven years 1
auffered everything. 4 was in bed
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-09-28
ALLEGED BUNCO
MAN IS JAILED

Accused Of working a "sk.n game"
on H. H. Vessel, the well known
Court street clothing man, J. y.
Schultz is now in the city Jail pend
ing the retur" Of Justice Parkes from
Walla Walla. when formal complaint
will be made against him.
Schultz it is alleged. obtained
merchandise from he Vessel store
under false pretenses. Several DAYS
ago he purchased a bill of goods there
and according to the proprietor de-
cared his employer, j, II. King,
well known farmer, would telephone
in to vouch for his trustworthiness
soon message was received over the
phone the speaker representing HIM
self to be Mr. King.
Several days later Mr.. Vessel grew
suspicious and communicated with
Mr.. King, only TO learn that the mes
says had been "phony." Yesterday
Schultz came back and purchased an
overcoat valued at s27.50 under the
impression that he had not been
found out. However, the officers
We're rotified and he was arrested last
night Jy Officer Kearney