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The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-08-11

Thackeray was the gentlest satirist
that ever lived AS an editor of the
Cornhill he could hardly bring himself
to reject MS, for fear Of hurting his
would-be contributors. The story Of
his actually paying for contributions
that he never printed, in order to con-
ceal the fact that he had rejected them,
may be true or false We do not re-
member exactly how the evidence
points, says the London Saturday Re-
view, But even if it be a story, such
stories are not told of men made of
the stern stuff of the Thackeray com
monty misknown.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-08-11
SCARED TO DEATH BY FLASH

An odd fatality occurred the other
day near Monticello, N. Y, when
Mrs. Wilmot Moulthrop was scared to
death by a flash of lightning. Two
years ago her home was struck BY
lightning and destroyed, and since
then she had been extremely nervous
during any electrical storm. She wao
talking with a neighbor when theTO
wcs flash and she sank back IN .
chair, dead.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-08-11

small log cabin. He died in 1864.
What happened-or was rumored to
have happened-after his death
strongly fortified the legend that he
was Alexander l. The "Old Man" left
behind him certain important relics.
His host Khromoff, Immediately took
some of them to st. Petersburg and
delivered them to the then reigning
czar, Alexander II. According to pop
ular belief, Khromoff's arrival caused
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-08-11

caps in his hip pocket. While the
teacher was applying the correcting
rod she accidentally hit the caps and
they exploded. The teacher was
greatly startled, and the boys cloth
ing was set on fire and he was slight
ly burned.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-08-11
QUEER HOMES FOR BIRDS

The remarkable sites sometimes
chosen by birds for their nests are re-
corded from time to time. A robin
builds in a watering can, an old ket'
tie, or on the bookshelf in library.
On of the most remarkable, perhaps,
is that recently given in the Emu, and
apparently authentic. On November
10 last, a sheep was being shorn ON
the farm of A. Burger, Telanga, Aus
tralia. In its wool was found star
ling's nest with one egg. A note in
the Field adds that the nest Of small
sbird was once found in a horses tail
in Cape Colony.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-08-11

A Boston man has written to the
Kansas City Star to say that the east
ern magazines print no real witty
verse, while the western papers con-
lain rhymed humor of merit" Now is
the time for Boston people to sub.
scribe for some good western paper.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-08-11

A New York Judge found it difficult
to understand how plumber became
so financially embarrassed as to neces-
state his stealing a ride on the cars
And so will most other people. Still,
strange things are happening all the
time, and it is conceivable that this in
explicable thing might occur.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-08-11
Respecting Her Woe

81 know that" said the clerk, but
she never would have forgiven me If
/ had told her so. That woman's hus-
band died about six weeks ago. She
has gained seven pounds in that time,
but to keep her in good humor with
herself, l had to make her think she
had lost five. don't know why it is,
but anybody who has suffered bereave-
ment seems to think it a disgrace to
take on flesh. That woman has been
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-08-11
SPANKING CAUSES EXPLOSION

The spanking of boy at Cadillac,
Mich. had an unexpected result the
other day In defiance of regulations
Alan Coulson, ten years old, brought
some pistol caps to school with him.
and being caught playing with them
his teacher punished him, He had the
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-08-11

1t appears that the Ascot races are
held in England for the purpose of givs
ing the king chance to meet peo-
pie whom he doesn't wish to invite
around to the palace.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-08-11

exclaimed. Il am sure they were talk
ing about musicians, for she said a
trained ear as distinctly as could be-"
The discussion began to warm up,
and in the midst of it the woman her
self appeared. They carried their
case to her promptly and asked for a
settlement
Well, we'll you do beat ALL" she
exclaimed, after hearing each one I'D
been out to the country over night,
and was asking my husband II It rained
here last night
After which the three dlsputants re-
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-08-11

A st. Louis man wants a divorce
because his wife smoked his cigars.
she should have had the decency to
select her own brand, yet she does not
seem to have been wholly bad She
didn't use his razor.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-08-11

There is in Missouri a woman who
claims that she is able to keep young
by writing verses. If your wife asks
you for pencil and pad Of paper
you may know that she has heard of
the Missouri bardette.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-08-11

A healthy looking woman dressed in
deep mourning stepped onto the plat
form scales and requested the grocer's
clerk to ascertain her weight. He
looked and said: "One hundred and
forty pounds"
You made a mistake of twelve
pounds in that woman's weight" said
another man who had also watched
the scales. she weighed 152 pounds
instead of 140."
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-08-11
EAGLES CARRY OFF SHEEP

Two Egyptian sheep, valued at 500
each, while out in a pasture at Ash
intully farm, near Lenox, Mimi, we're
carried off by two American eagles.
The eagles had a ten foot spread of
wing.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-08-11
Like Some Senate Witnesses.

Like Some Senate Witnesses.
The Ladies Aid women were talking
about a conversation they had over
heard before the meeting between a
man and his wife.
''They must have been to the zoo, =
Mrs. A. said, because heard her
mention a trained deer"
Goodness mel" Mrs. B. laughed,
What queer hearing you must havel
They we're talking about going away,
and she said: Find out about the
rain, dear
Well, did anybody eyer?" Mrs. G.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-08-11
Far. Far Awav.

Knicker--Is she very distant to
you?
Bocker-As distant as a commuters
home from the station -IIarpcra
Bazaar
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-08-11
A NOVEL SENTENCE

A novel injunction was issued by a
New York court recently, restraining
farmer from speaking to his wife
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-08-11

That nature has provided a guard
ian against the mosquitoes that bear
the germs of malaria is the belief Of
some scientists. This guardian is the
sub-tropical basil, several varieties of
which grow in India. There the basil
is planted in the four-hOrned altar
within the front garden of every Hin
du house and over it the mother OF
the house" prayes to Vishnu for less
malaria. decoction of its roots is
used in malarial fever, and the plant
itself is said to keep away the mos
quitoes.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-08-11
correet.

who were Roosevelt's ancestc
asked teacher Of class in the
grade.
His forefathers," said
promptly.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-08-11

If Germany has done nothing else
for Morocco it has put Agadir on the
map.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-08-11
On GETTING Even.

Tailor-The raincoat suits you
splendidly, sir Makes you look ten
years younger
Customer-Good. Then you can send
in the bill in 1921.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-08-11

weighed three times since her hus-
band died. She would be shocked IL
she knew she had gained right along.
Fortunately, she is too near-sighted to
read the scales herself, SO it is easy
to make her think she is wasting
away"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-08-11

~ 1@7NWNNNIWTIs
Nobody cares for cold col
Hold on a minutel Ho
prospect OF cheap ice?"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-08-11

tired abashed and in silence -LippiHa
colts.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-08-11
qSHD CARD OF 4pDG GAMpFfRD
A BY -
WILLIAM T. COX &
@ ~ MLp A 5IRtNjT

Ho is not stirred at the
mention Of q camp fire in
the forestl Civilization
has not taken from us
the appreciation Of the
carp fre's glow near
bivouao or tent, but II
has too often removed
us from the opportunity
of enjoying this pleasure.
To the increasingly
Innmn nNn.unh ~ .I.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-19
Prices Boosted Two Cents Over
Thanksgiving Mark.
Ducks and Geese Being Bought
for Monday Dinner.
rs PLENTY OF FRUIT.
Vegetables Come High But the
Quality Is Good.
FOu Can Pay 81 Pound for
Grapes.

Contrary to predictions turkeys are
rare birds this week
Turkeys are quite scarce on the
market said Albert Green of the
firm of William Green & Son, land
the consequence is that the prices are
two cents a pound higher than at
Thanksgiving time This means that
the Christmas birds will be bought at
from "a to 81 cents a pound
But cheer up Those who can not
afford a turkey at this price will find
large numbers selling at 5 cents
pound, or If they prefer ducks they
can buy them at reasonable prices
There is an abundance in almost
everything in the vegetable line that
one could think of; fruit is to be had
in variety and in fact there are GER
tain kinds that no one would possibly
think of-some imported tropical
fruits of peculiar aspect
Vegetables are of the hot house
sort, and come higher in price than is
the case in the spring and summer
months. Celery is specially plentiful
and is of much better quality than
usual Then there is also to be had
fancy head lettuce from California,
string beans, cucumberS, carrots,
caulifower. spinach, tomatoes, green
onions, radishes, etc.
Buy You Mameys.
There is an interesting fruit on the
market imported from tropical
realms It is brown in color and in
shape looks as though it might be used
as a projectile for some crude gun OF
African construction. 1t is called
mameys.
There are plantains. also. from At
RIGA. said to be the forbidden fruit OF
Biblical fame. These plantains, in the
dark continent" are dried and ground
into meal by the natives. The Jesuit
fathers who preside over mission sta
lions make from the fruit a delicious
wine which they serve to visitors who
wish to see the results OF the benign
influence Of the missionaries upon the
native people under their care.
You Can Pay 81 for Grapes.
lust ordinary grapes are selling at
20 cents a pound but there is an i'm
ported English hot house variety that
is bringing 81 a pound Then there are
a number of other varieties of fruits
in the stores that are a little out of the
ordinary. including prickly pears,
kumquots. and California lines.
The quality of the bananas on the
market is a decided improvement over
that at Thanksgiving time, and the
prices are reasonable. A supply OF
Arizona oranges has arrived for the
Christmas trade.
Peas are high. and the supply is linn
tied In fact It IS rumOred by those
who are in a position to know, that by
next spring it will be almost lI1lpossl-
BILE to buy q case Of them. Prices on
tomatoes have risen slightly on account
of scarcity. Corn is not particularly
expensive right now, but it is the gen
prices will be higher after New Years.
There is a plentiful supply of low
grades of string beans and the prices
are reasonable.
There is much demand for dried fruits
this season. Dates and figs are in more
T17ar, usual demand The supply of i'm
ported raisins is light and the prices IN
clined to be high.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-19
SNOW IS COMING
Garden City Covered With Coat
Eighteen Inches Deep.
Topeka Will Get Storm Before
Wednesday Morning.

Snow when is now falling in west
ern and central Kansas is expected to
reach Topeka between now and tomor-
row morning. Just how heavy the fall
will be here is something the local
weather bureau employees will not
guess at. Snow now covers western and
central Kansas to a depth of from 8
to Is inches and in the Texas panhan-
die the depth is now said to be from
to\5 inches.
THE forecast is snow said S. D.
Flora, observer at the local Office of
the weather bureau. The clouds today
are snow clouds if there ever were any.
The disturbance in New Mexico or the
panhandle is bringing the storm here.
There was trace of snow in our Wal
lace county report last night. We have
no. way of telling how much snow will
fall here
Garden City Gets is Inches.
Garden City, Kan, Dec. 19.-Eighteen
inches of snow has fallen here and the
storm continues The snow will be of
inestimable value to growing crops al
though hard on stock.
Nine Inches at EngIewood.
Englewood, Kan, Dec. 19.-The fall
of snow here now amounts to 8 inches.
1t is still showing.
Storm NOvin0 East.
La Junta, Col, Dec. 19.-Seven inches
of snow has fallen here since last
night The storm is not over although
it is moving east ana north.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-19

(Continued from Page One.)
say that it is fact that the British gov
eminent has acquiesced in every move
ment made by Russia in Persia, neon
ceiva.ble as that may seem when it is
borne in mind that Russia's activity In
Persia is absolutely detrimental to
British interests. The merchants of Ian
cashire call upon the government to take
instant and decisive steps to prevent Rus
sia's further aggression in Persia and
especially to prevent Russia from at
tempting to secure the peremptory dis
missal by Persia of Mr.. Shuster and his
associates.
1t is the voice of Lancashire which de-
clares that if Mr.. Shister Is allowed to
carry out the work intTusted to him by
Persia unhampered by Russian intrigue
and domination then, within a short
period of time, there will have come a
great measure of Improvement in the in
ternational affairs of Persia.
In this city the statement made by the
Lancashire merchants is regarded by
financiers as an unexpected and most
gratifying tribute to the work Mr..
Sinister has already done and to the abil-
ity which he has so far displayed, Justi-
flying, as it does, the belief that II he Is
allowed to continue unhampeBed in his
work he can establish in Persia a f1nan-
cfal system which will be a guarantee of
her absolute independence since, if Persia
is strong financially, there will not be the
shadow of a diplomatic excuse for Rus
STA or for Great Britain to offer any in
reference in her internal affairs
HOLLAND.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-19

the previously contemplated procedure
being likely to increase his popularity.
The notification, 1t was added, was given
with full right and the act made no
mention of motives underlying the abro-
cation of the treaty, which leaves full
latitude for conducting new negotiations
with the controversial factor eliminated.
This feature of the situation has at
tracted attention and seems to be fully
appreciated. The Russian government
finds not the slightest grounds to object
to the abrogation in such shape as Is
actually assumed in Ambassador Guilds
note, which is dated December 1T.
In a note dated December Is, the Rus
sian foreign minister acknowledged re-
ceipt of the notification and says that
Russia takes notice thereof.
The Novoe Vrenya says:
president Taft has judiciously chosen
the best way out to put end to the
scandalous Jewish agitation, which is
dangerous, to both countries. At the
same time the incident bears witness
that the Jewish bankers have become the
real lords of America
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-19
NOW THEY WILL WE'D.
Woman's Attempted Suicide Brings
Lover to Her Side.

Chicago, Dec. 1s.-Mrs. Emma Rob-
inson, who attempted suicide at Hotel
La Sale on Saturday. and Frank
CockreI, whom she was telephoning
when she shot herself, are expected to
marry.
The couple spent most of yesterday
in her private room at the North Chi
cago hospital. His presence and his
cheering words, the attending p1ysi-
clans say. have helped surgery start
her on the road to recovery. The bull
let was removed during the day. In a
week or ten days, it is reported, she
will be able to leave the hospital, IN
less blood poisoning or some other I'M
expected duplication sets in. Friends
say that as soon as she is discharged
from the hospital the wedding will
take place.
Persons Of apparent wealth visited
the patient during the day, and all Of
fered whatever assistance they could.
Cockre1l was in the room most of the
time. To some of the callers it seemed
that the unfortunate circumstance SIM
ply grew out of a petty quarrel.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-19
PAID $4,000 TO QUIT
Edna Goodrich Effects a Settlement
With Nat Goodwin

Santa Ana, Cal, Dec. 19.-By the
terms of four docum ents filed for rec
ord in the county court here. Nat c.
Goodwin. the actor, has settled all
claims held against him by his former
wife, Edna Goodrich Goodwin, for the
sum of $4,000, to be paid in three in
stallments.
1t was agreed, according to the pa
pers filed, that Goodwin would dis
miss the suit he brought in Los An
geles against his former wife and she,
in turn. was to relinquish all claims for
an equal division of Goodwin's prop
erty.
Goodwin, by the terms of the set
Element, is to make the three pay
ments to his former wife as follows:
December Is, 1911. $4,000; Janu-
airy 16, 1912, $4,000, and April 16,
1912, $4,000.
The first payment Of $4,000 was
made, the papers state, in the form
of a mortgage on an orange grove
owned by Goodwin at P1acentia, Cal.
The other payments are to be made in
cash.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-19
JURY IS COMPLETED
List of the Men Who VIII Try the
Chicago Packers.

Chicago, Dec 19.-The jury which will
try the Chicago packers, charged with
violation of the Sherman antitrust law,
was completed and sworn in today.
The selection of the jury was COM
pleted after ten days work, during which
LAY veniTemen were examined. After the
Jury had been sworn in Judge Carpenter
adjourned court until o'clock, when
United States District Attorney WiIzer-
son was to begin his opening address to
the jury.
The men who will try the packers are:
Asa Bannister. farmer, NapervilIe.
H. I. Bucklin. farmer, Dundee.
Burton H. Meyers, insurance solicitor,
Naperville-
W. J. Thomas. clerk Ottawa
C. H. Mare, drug clerk, Chicago.
H o. Bates. tailor. La Grange
J. II. Edwards, telephone inspector, OF
tawa.
Jacob Glenn, baker, ottawa
Adam Glow farmer, Plainfield.
Thomas Scott, millwright, Chicago.
J. E. Harvey, grocer, Wilton Center.
E J. RyOn, salesman, StreatOr.
With the converting Of court for the
afternoon session District Attorney
NVilkerSOn began his opening address
in which he outlined the charges which
the government makes against the
packers He pictured the course of
the alleged combination which is ac-
euSed of controlling the meat packing
industry in violation of the federal
law and characterized it as the most
complete and systematic engine for the
suppression of competition known to
the industrial world
In detail he presented figures re-
garding the actual cost of a steer from
the time it entered the stock yards I'M
til, in the shape of prepared product it
was placed on the table of the ulti-
mate consumer.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-19
HOW MUCH PER FLEA?
Uncle Joe Wants Figures on BubOnic
Plague War.

Washington, Dec '19.-Former Speak
er Cannon is trying to find out how
much it costs per squirrel or per fiea'
to drive the threatened bubonic plague
out of California. In a hearing before
the house appropriations committee,
Assistant Secretary of the Treasury
Robert o. Bailey said $4,000 a month
is now being spent in California in an
effort to eradicate ground squirrels
which carry the flea that carries bu-
bonic plague. Including the fight be-
gun in 1907 against the rats in San
Francisco. Oakland and Berkeley, the
government has spent more than ST.
100000.
How much does it cost per squirrel
or ffea?" Mr.. Cannon asked.
- million dollars has been spent and
1o.0eG infected squirrels have been
found" Assistant Secretary Bailey re-
piled
Assistant Secretary Bailey said the
state of California is doing practically
nothing to aid the government, al
though some of the counties of the
state are giving assistance.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-19
New YORK stock NEarket.

Wall St, New York, Dec. 19.-STOCKS-
Bear traders resumed today their attack
on the stock market which they carried
on successfully yesterday. They were
carried on for a tie by the unfavorable
effect produced by the Wabash receiver
ship and by profit taking in Lehigh VAL
ley Declines in most cases, however,
were small and after the first hour the
list rallied. The Gould issues did not
extent with the exception of the Wabash
bonds which were bought on the an
nouncement that the January interest on
the is would be paid
All trace of the heaviness in the general
market vanished during the course of the
second hour Prices rose steadily until
the representative issues were generally
ruling above yesterdays closing. Union
Pacific rose u and Reading q.
Bonds were irregular.
Extensive realizing in Lehigh Valley
stocks caused the general market to give
way still further. Declines reached a
point in Anaconda American Smelling
preferred, Iehigh Valley and Denver and
Rio Grande ia in the preferred, IA in
Wabash and IA in the preferred There
was a partial recovery before IL o'clock
Recessions of small fractions occurred in
most of the active stocks when trading
began today. There was pressure against
the Wabash securities as result of ap-
pointnent of receiver for the road but
this action had been largely discounted
and the losses were not severe Wabash
preferred fell to 1873, the lowest price of
the year; the common stock lost q and
the per cent bonds a point The only
issue to show marked strength was
Canadian Pacific which rose nearly a
point.
Selected stocks moved upward in a
striking manner but the general specula-
ton nstless and changes were insig
nificant- International Harvester sold at
1101z. a rise of 31z. Louisville and Nash
vile improved "a, National Biscuit ga.
Canadian Pacific and Atlantic Coast Line
IL and National Lead and Republic Steel