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The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-04-14
Uncle Sam Has Great Golden HOARD

is partly in the vaults of the treas
ury here In Washington, some of 1t
is in the vaults of the subtreasuries
and some Of II is I'm the mints Of Phil
adelphia and Denver.
AS a matter of fact the greater
part OF It is at the two mints named.
About $685., 100000 OF the total coin
is held in trust to redeem outstand-
ing gold certificates.
Three years ago the government
transferred $275,OO0OOO in gold coin
from San Francisco to Denver. That
task was accomplished at a cost Of
S275,O 900.
Kaiser Wilhelm and the German
government have stored away a part
Of the indemnity from France, which
can be used for war purposes at a
moments notice, IL need be. But the
chest of Germany is small compared
with Uncle Sans hoard of gold.
Never before in the history Of the
world was there anything like IT,
If all the gold coin and gold bull.
iloh VI tuS boFti H4AtHt Ntlt tJuNtlt'
ed into $40 gold pieces and laid on
the ground side by side they would
form a string Of gold pieces reaching
almost half across the United States.
The string OF gold would reach from
New York to Chicago and a good dis.
tance beyond
At the same time all this gold could
be housed IN one room Of dimensions
not very great. It could easily be
put into a room so feet long, 90 feet
wide and 20 feet high. This would
leave considerable space to spare.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-04-14

XTHILE resting in Georgia, President
w Taft gave considerable attention
to certain portions Of his message to
congress. He went to the south sole
ly for rest, but reciprocity, the Mex
lean war, and other questions Of
state would not down. There will
probably be three important mes
sages to the extra session of congress.
At least that is the present expecta-
ton Of the executive. One will deal
solely with reciprocity, another with
tariff revision and third with the
Mexican war
The war message will come in connec-
Hon with the request for an approprl-
alton to meet the expenses Of the ma
neuvers" There will be a deficiency
in the allowance for army mobiliza-
ton. This must be made up by con
gress, and in asking for the one, or
FIVE, or ten million dollars with which
to meet this expense, the president
win outline the reason for the army
movement. Already an inquiry by
congress Is scented in this connection.
II the proposed movement upon Mex
leo OOllapsea and the troops be re.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-04-14

next morning, however, she had rea.
son to doubt. They were sitting on
| the veranda, when a tin peddler
stopped at the gate. He came up the
path laden with pans and dippers and
basins, and addressing the girl he
said:
q can offer you tinware IS per cent.
cheaper than you can get it at any de-
partment store in New York or Brook
lyn. Here is pan that you can't buv
up town for less'n 10 cents, and vet
my price is only"
Aunt, will you see about it?" asked
Edith as she rose with great dignity.
Il am Judge Eldridge's daughter, Won
know, and cannot enter into anv
flirtations."
The peddler was sent about his busi.
ness hot foot, and the red spots on
Aunt Susan's cheeks did not disappear
for hours. Right away after luncheon
they took the train for the city to look
at some bargains in shirt waists The
station agent was rather good-look.
ing young man, and on several occa.
sions he had had something to saw to
the judge and his daughter-somethfn
not exactly connected with selling
tickets or checking trunks. But as for
anything approaching a Irritation in
the slightest degree that was all non
sense. The aunt was given the money
to buy the tickets, and when she
looked her surprise Miss Edith quietly
said:
He might try to flirt with me, and
should have to snub him"
Captain Turner was there among
the passengers. When Aunt Susan
dropped the money on the floor, he
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-04-14
The Man That Was Snubbed
By NETTIE LEWIS

Captain Turner had leave OF absence
for three months, but he had enough
private business down on Long Island
and in New York to keep him busy
He had purchased a country home for
his widowed mother, and that had Ia
be fixed up. There we're many things
to be bought in the city and a dozen
friends he had to look up at their
various clubs. Thus it happened that
he took the train into town almost
every day, and at night took the train
out again.
Judge Eldridge lived at the next
station below, and the Judge had a
lovely daughter named Edith. She
and her father or mother often took
the train into town and back again,
but the reason that the captain did
not catch sight Of her during the first
week was because Judge Eldridge
and his wife took a trip to Europe
and left her behind in the care Of
Aunt Susan, the judges sister, who
had come on from Penr Ylvania to
act as guardian and chaperon. Aunt
Susan was an old-fashioned woman,
With old-fashioned notions. The day
that the Judge and his wife departed
she took Miss Edith out under the
apple tree and said:
MY dear, you must realize that
things have changed. Until your par
ents return you will be in my charge.
There is to be no more flirting with
the young man at the railroad station.
There is to be no more flirting on the
train. There is to be no sudden fall
ing in love If you plan any elopement
shall surely Illustrate it. shall
look for you to assume a naughty de-
meanor and give all men to under
stand that you are the daughter Of
Judge Eldridge."
Edith Eldridge was indignant at this
threatened espionage, but she was
rather noted for her wisdom, and in
stead of getting red in the face and
declaring she would never submit,
she assumed such a docile and obe-
dent attitude that Aunt Susan was
at her easy victory. The
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-04-14

of 300 yards each, two large gaffs, one
lance at the end of an eight-foot pole
The hook I used was a No. II Van
Week hook, with a 12-foot wire leader
or snood, but with a few inches OF
chain next to the hook. Our bait that
day was fresh mackerel. My two rods
were set up before we left Sydney,
each with its reel and 300 yards of
this No. SO line, and l had on this oc-
casion, as I have had subsequently,
about 10 to so feet Of line doubled
next to the hok.
We reached Ste. Ann bay about 8
m, and commenced trolling. About
| II a. m. we sighed a large school Of
| tuna about halfway up the bay After
about half an hours vigorous rowing
we managed to get the baited hook
just in front of the school. Although,
after you have a fish hooked, you are
kept busy all the time and have
plenty Of excitement, still, I really
think the most exciting part Of tuna
fishing is Just before the strike, and
as you strike. There must have been
at least 20 tuna in the school the
leader of which was a monster, prob
ably weighing anywhere between 600
to 500 pounds. When the boat was
about 100 feet in front Of the school
they all seemed to see it at once and
disappeared from the surface, only to
reappear in a moment when the lead
er was only 20 or 80 feet from the
hook, at which he took a wild plunge
over the surface. As I struck, which
7 did as soon as I felt the line tighten,
I said to Charlie, "Confound it, we
have hooked that big leader"
As soon as he felt the hook strike
in, he jumped practically clear Of the
water, and, although I do not suppose
you could exactly compare it to the
wild Jump of the tarpon, being more
Of a somersauIt over the surface OF
the water, It would have made
splendid picture for a very rapid lens
camera: but we, in the dory, did not
have time Just then to think of a cam.
era, even If we had had one, because,
as soon as he had made this jump. he
was off in a mad rush with the line
going out at a tremendous rate, even
against two of the brakes, with which
the reel was equipped. When 250 |
yards had left the reel It looked des-
perate, as he was still going as if he
we're bound for Newfoundland for a
record, so Immediately threw off the
brakes and gave him slack line.
After throwing off the brake I i'm
reeled in, and as soon as he
felt the tension again he started an
other run, but this time it was to-
wards the dory, and had to reel in
like mad in order not to give him any
slack line. At last the shoal water
which he approached drove him up,
and for ten minutes or so we had an
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-04-14
Stained Glass an Old Chinese Art

windows. The climate of Greece and
Egypt and the manner of life in those
countries gave little occasion for it.
But at Pompeii and Herculaneum
there have been found fair-sized slabs
of window glass not of very perfect
manufacture and probably at no time
translucent.
Remains Of what was presumably
window glass have also been found
among the ruins Of Roman villas in
England In the basilicas of Christian
Rome the arched window openings
we're sometimes filed with slabs of
marble in which we're apertures to
receive glass which may or may not
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-04-14
Mr.. Smith Says They Last Twice as
Long as the Ripe One and
Cost No More.

He was sauntering past the gro
Gerry with a slow step and looking
straight ahead when the grocer ac-
costed him with:
20, Mr.. Smith, just word"
ertainly--certainly Excuse my
abstraction. fully intended to stop
and buy a watermelon"
That's just what l was going to
speak to you about"
Very considerate. I'm sure. / see
you have some nice ones this morn
ing. You may pick me out the largest
one and send it up"
"Yes, but a word with you first.
Mr.. Smith / claim to be an honest
man"
Certainly you do and you are. If
didn't think so l should take my
orders elsewhere"
"And further claim Mr. Smith, to
have = conscience. You have bought
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-04-14
PREFERRED THE GREEN ONES

a dozen or more melons here since
the season opened. l have alwavs
made the selection for you, don't
feel quite right about it. You have
made no kicks, but your coachman
was in here yesterday and was fell
ing me that Of all the melons thus
far sent up, all but a single one
turned out to be green"
"Well?"
I'm sorry about it. Nine ont of
ten Of the melons I've handled This
year seem to be green, and I hone
you won't think it's my fault"
why, my dear man, there's No
cause for complaint-no cause what.
ever"
But know low disappointed a
person is when they come to put
melon on the table and find it green .
Tut tut man, I'm buying melons
Of you because like 'em green. Thev
last twice as long as the ripe ones
and are no higher in price. Pay no.
attention to myr coachman. If he
likes ripe melons it's his misfor.
tune. ."-Pittsburg Dispatch.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-04-14

other exciting time until once more
he diyed. then realized that l GER
tainly had hooked a tartar, and hook
ed him badly, and after ten to fifteen
minutes of arm-breaking pumping,
informed Charlie that this fish would
never be landed, but decided that as
long as the weather remained fine,
and until l was exhausted, l would
hold on and see whether it was possi'
BILE in any way to tire him out.
! We then signalled the launch which
had been following us, but keeping a
| good three-quarters Of a mile away, to
send the dinghy with some lunch
They had evidently been expecting
! this signal, because in a very few
minutes we were pleased to see the
launch go ahead of us, and parallel to
the direction we were taking in order
that when the dinghy was dropped
they would only have to row to head
us off, as no ordinary rowboat could
catch us as long as the tuna towed
without altering his course. When
the boat came alongside, which it
could only do when the tuna was tow
ing us straight ahead Charlie grabbed
the dinghy by the gunwale while the
man in the dinghy dumped our grub
aboard. If the fish does not start to
raise Cain we generally let the other
boat stay alongside in order TO give
him an extra load to tow
At the end of an hour and a half
gave the order to the launch to com
mence to work on the fish, too. The
launch, being told that the tuna was
approximately 175 yards ahead of us,
proceeded to run in front of him, and,
by giving him the propeller wash,
would turn him back into the bay,
as he was then going out to sea.
With this particular fish the launch
did not have much effect, except to
make him swim deeper, and then he
did not mind the launch at all. We
were towed around the bay all day,
generally inside the outer island (Ci-
bou island), but occasionally we went
beyond the islands, sometimes to the
north side of the bay and sometimes |
on the south side.
At $50 a. m, when I had had the |
rod for about 19 mortal hours, my |
hands and arms were aching so that |
I was forced to give it up; but before |
doing so I asked Charlie if he would |
like to take a turn at the rod He
took the rod for 20 minutes, and dur. |
Ing that time twice pumped the fish
to within 70 feet of the boat, drove
the wedge in the brake, but, as be-
fore. the fish took the line out again
at will.
again took the rod for about Is
and at the end of that time,
a little after a m, cut the line and
let him go.
We went aboard the launch-I turn
I'd in, and the others had breakfast
n the cabin. l slept till we reached
sydney at 1920 a. m, feeling none
he worse for as exciting a motor-and,
ish-power cruise as anyone could
wish for.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-04-14

Ing to land these monsters consisted
OF rod Of the same specifications as
ule TUNA Club of Santa Catalina,
though / have used a No. 80 line and
special reel that I had made to hold
900 yards of this No 80 line, as the
largest reel that was then made only
held 800 yards Of the No. "a, or about
22O yards Of the No 80 line
The tuna in the Atlantic are re-
ported to be found as far south as
the New Jersey coast, and some as
far north as Gaspe, in the Province
Of Quebec, and they are also seen off
the coast Of Newfoundland; but
shall confine myself to Nova Scotia
and particularly to the east coast of
Cape Breton where the two places
that I have fished for tuna are sit
uated, namely, Ste. Ann Bay, and Mira
Bay. The former place is about 80
miles northwest of Sydney by water,
and the latter place is approximately
% miles southeast Of Sydney by rail
way. The outer bay at Ste. Ann is
about seven miles long by six miles
wide at the mouth, but there are two
Islands beyond the southern promon-
tory at the north (Cape Dauphin)
that really make this bay almost two
miles longer There is also at Ste.
Ann q beautiful inner harbor with
plenty of water and good anchorages
very well sheltered The channel en-
tering this inner harbor is well buoy
ed, with spar buoys, and has about Il
feet Of water at low tide (the rise
and fall Of the tide here is about
feet.
Three years ago I hooked 21 fish
using q No, "a and No. SO line, and
did not have a strong enough reel
There were only three fish that held
longer than 20 minutes-one for 8
hours. one for 10 hours and one for
i3 hours.
The year following, though I had
only four or five days fishing, I hook
ed 13 fish From my experience with !
these tuna last year I came to the
conclusion that unless the fish were
hooked properly it was hopeless to try |
to land him BY not being hooked |
properly, mean hooked in the corner
Of his mouth Cor in any way except
fairly in the upper jaw.
It was early on a Friday morning,
carly in September last year, that we
left Sydney on my cruising launch.
the Adine, for Ste. Ann Bay to catch
a tuna Our party consisted of five
men, myself, who was to do the fish
ing, Captain "Bill," who was 70 have
charge of the Adine while we were in
the dory fishing, Lowe, the engineer,
and William the cook, while sailor
Charlie came with me in the dory.
My tackle consisted of two rods and
reels, with several spare No. 80 lines
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-04-14
The Prime Use Stained Glass Was For
Sham Jewels Made by
Egyptians.

It is to the Chinese that we owe
the making of stained glass. It is
claimed that the first glass-staining
was done by the Celestials about the
year 1000 B. c., but other authorities
have It that the process was not dis
covered until after the beginning Of
our era. AT any rate, it seems to be
agreed that the art was originally with
the Chinese.
The Egyptians made sham Jewels Of
glass at least five thousand or six
thousand years before Christ In some
of the ancient tombs scarabs Of glass
have been found in imitation Of ru-
bies, emeralds, sapphires, and other
precious stones, and the glass beads
found in various parts Of the Old
World we're quite possibly distributed
BY Phoeniclan traders to conhding
barharians as jewels Of great price.
Very little mention IS made in an
Gient records Of The use Of glass in
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-04-14

have been colored, foreshadowing the
plate tracery Of early Gothic windows
Stained and painted glass, existing
as we find in medieval windows,
probably date back to Charlemagne
At the time Of the Norman Conquest
stained glass windows can no longer
have been uncommon, but archaeolo.
gists appear to be agreed that no com.
plete window Of the ninth or the
tenth century has been preserved, and
that even of the eleventh century
there is nothing that can be identified
quite certainly.
The great mass Of early Gothic
glass belongs to the thirteenth cen.
tury, and when early glass is spoken
Of the expert generally has reference
to the thirteenth century product.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-04-14
Hen Committed Suicide

Maine is a great state for nature
takers" The Kennebec Journal puts
out the following: "Obed F. Stackpole,
Of Biddeford, discovered on entering
his henhouse a few mornings ago that
a fine black nen Of his flock had com
mitted suicide. He found the hen
hanging suspended by her neck, and
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-04-14

her head slipped through a loop in a
cord, which was attached overhead in
the center Of the coop. The cord
which figured in the event was one by
means of which Mr.. Stackpole had
previously suspended a cabbage just
above the floor and a small loop was
left in the end to which the stump Of
the cabbage had been fastened"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-04-14
Hnrolna Llonnred.

There are two monuments to Han.
nah Dustin, a heroine of early colo
nial New England. One is Concord,
N. H., and the other at Haverhill,
Mass.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-04-14

largest 1853 pounds.
The tackle prescrib-
ed by the Tuna Club
Of Santa Catalina.
California, is as fol,
lows "A wooden
rod consisting OF n
butt and a tip and
10 be not shorter
than 6 feet 9 inches
over all. Tip TO DO
not less than 8 feet
and 70 weigh not
more than sixteen
ounces Line is not
10 exceed the stand
ard 2ithread line"
Although the Pa
oihc tuna are large
fish to land with rod
and line, the Allan
tic tuna are much
larger, as they run
from 800 pounds up
10 LOO pounds, and
even as high as
b2OO pounds in
weight The small
est tuna that l have
seen landed, with
b a rpoon. on the
Nova Scotia coast.
weighed 462 pounds.
and the 1arro.
weighed over 9Oo
pounds.
Now, the tackle
hat l used in try.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-04-14

that are caught with rod and line. al
though some sportsmen who have
fshed for tarpon may dispute this
statement, The largest tuna ever
landed with rod and line weighed 25l
pounds, and was caught by Col. c. p.
Morehouse in 1899 of the Island Of
Catalina. California, but the average
weight OF tuna caught at Catalina last
year was about us pounds. and the
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-04-14
Fishing tie Tuna
OnBe
Atlantic Coast

HE Atlantic tuna. as far
as / know. has never
been landed with rod and
line. although many have
been landed by harpoon.
ing; but the Pacific tuna,
which Is found on the
California coast. is regu-
larly captured by big
game fishermen. These
Pacific tuna are perhaps
fha king Of hlq pama fish
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-04-14
Natural One.

Natural One.
"On what lines is your new pis.
catorial work projected?
II rather think on fishing lines"
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1911-03-10
See Aug. Garling for trees.

Herman COlegrove is home
from Annapolis, Kansas, where
he was called by the illness of
his wife, who is visiting there.
Mrs. Tom Keegan, of HOising-
ton visited her parents Mr.. and
Mrs. T. P. Fair, here last week
while Mr.. Keegan attended the
Teachers Association in Hutchin-
son.
Mrs. Ovid Butler is visiting
In Enid, Okla, with Mr.. Butler,
whose headquarters are there.
Mrs. O. Isaac, of Anthony, KS,
is here visiting her father, James
Kepple, and other relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Max Shafer left
Tuesday for Atlanta, Ga. where
they will visit for several weeks.
j. E. ReSer has returned from
Topeka where he has been on
business.
Ed ZiegenbuSh visited relatives
in EllmwOOd Sunday.
Miss Bessie BOrrOS is here Wis
iting her aunt, Miss Bessie KEEP
pie.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1911-03-10

A ten pound baby boy arrived
at the home of DR.. and Mrs.
StinSOn, Friday morning.
Mrs. Kenneth ROahen, who has
been sick the past month is re-
ported to be improving.
Mrs. Glenn Martin gave a din
ner party last Wednesday in hon
or of her little daughter, Ruth S,
birthday. The little folks all had
a splendid time.
Free demonstration of Standard
Wickless Oil Stoves and "Wear-
ever" Aluminium Kitchen Uten-
sis, at BOndurant'S Good Hard
ware Store, 2OO9 Broadway, Sat-
urday, March 1th. Something
good to eat. Everybody come.
To plant trees right in Kansas,
See August Garling.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1911-03-10

Harry Grower was here SUM-
day from HOiSington visiting
friends and relatives.
Gus Selle and family came in
Monday morning from California
where they have been spending
the winter.
Aug. CARING has dealings with
all the leading nurseries.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1911-03-10
Some Land Bargains

runs through the land some tim
Der. A slehdid all purpose farm,
$N 30 per acre on very easy term
$40 acres 7 miles from Wright,
good five room house, granary,
wells, mill and tank, 800 acres in
cultivation, $50 acres of wheat
and all goes to immediate purcha
er; $25 per acre on terms of one
half cash.
160 acres 6 miles from town,
100 acres in cultivation, part a
little rolling but all can be cult
waited, fair set of improvements,
good land at the low price of
$2 30 per acre.
800 acres 6 miles from town,
.2OO acres Of good tlllable land
with the balance a little rough,
but fine pasture land. fair set of
improvements, some alfalfa, fenc-
ed, trees. The price on this is
$3.50 per acre and will be sold
on terms of $4,000 cash and the
balance long time.
4S0 acres four miles from town
fair set of improvements, 25O
acres in cultivation, 200 acres in
wheat, One-third goes with sale,
good water, all fine, smooth land
but about so acres in pasture
$37 90 per acre on easy terms.
800 acres ON SawlOg north Of
Spearville, $50 acres of good bot
tom land, 400 acres in cultivation
This is an extra good body Of
land land is priced very reason
able at $25 per acre on terms of
half cash.
A fine farm of a little over
800 acres south east of KinSley,
splendid land in as fine a country
as can be found; $50 per acre.
240 acres Of rich Walnut Vale.
bottom land near NekOma in
Rush county, 12O acres in crop,
splendid land for all kinds Of
crops, including alfalfa, near mar
ket and a snap at the price, $40
an acre.
Several quarters of fine wheat
land near Burdette, mostly in cul
tivatiOn, $50 per acre.
A section of sandy loan soil
south of Deerfield, not in the
sand hills, covered with blue stem
and Buffalo grass, for a quick
sale for $4,000.
$50 acres in the east edge OF
Wichita county, nice smooth land
for $40 an acre.
1850 acres in Hamilton cOun-
ty, 8 miles from railroad and sta
ton, a very fine speculation for
$4,000.
A number of fine ranch prop
OSitiOns cheap. Many other bar
gains in cheap lands in counties
to the west of us. Several quar-
terS in Lane county for less than
$40 an acre. If you are in the
market see me and | can show
you what you want. i