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terestins happening before morning.
wouldn't mind It so much II | had 4
single deputy worth his salt"

teresting happening before morning
Wouldn't mind It 80 much II I had a
single deputy worth his salt"
what's the matter with Bain7"
Nothing, while he was on the lob,
but Red Haggerty got him IN Pony
Joe's shebang two hours ago. shot
MIN In the back across tho bar Ned
never even pulled his gun
I'm sorry to hear that; what DO.
came of Haggerty?"
The marshal let his eyes rest ques-
uoningly on the doctors face for an
instant
well, | happened to be Just behind
Ned when he went" he said gently,
and Red will be buried on Boots
Hili tomorrow I'm afraid I don't
give you much chance to show your
skill, Doc" with a smile.
IF they all shot like you do, my
profession would be useless. What's
the matter with your other deputies ?"
4 Lack Of nerve, principally, reck-
Oh; amt one of EN- worth the powder
10 blow him up. I'd give something just
now for fellow had down at Dodge
he was man. Nevor had to tell
him when to go In; good Judgment
too; wasn't out hunting for trouble.
but always ready enough to take his
share. Old soldier in our army, Cap
tain, heard though he never talked
much about himself: maybe you knew
him-Jack Keith"
We'll, reckon" in quick surprise,
land what's more to the point, he's
here-slept in my room last night"
Keith here? In Sheridan? And
hasn't even hunted me up yet? That
{ like him. all right, but honestly want
TO see the boy. Here's your hotel.
Shall you need me any longer?"
Better step in with us, BILL" the
doctor advised your moral influence
might aid in procuring the lady a de-
cent room"
81 reckon 1t might"
They passed together up the three
rickety steps leading into the front
hall, which latter opened directly into
the cramped office; to the left was the
wide-open bar-room, clamorous and
throbbing with life A narrow bench
stood against the wall, with a couple
Of half drunken men lounging upon It.
The marshal routed them out with a
single. expressive gesture
wait here with the lady Fairbain,' -
he said shortly, land I'll arrange for
the room"
They watched him glance in at tho
bar, vigilant and cautious, and then
move directly across TO the desk
Tommy" he said genially to the
clerk. I've just escorted lady here
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ca = o-E1 XXI.
The Marshal of Sheridan,

It was called depot merely through
courtesy, consisting of a layer Of Gin.
ders, cattercd professionally so az to
partially ccncoal ths underlying mud.
and dismantled box car, In which
presided ticket agent and telegrspher.
hundred yards below was the big
shack whore the railroad officials
lodged, Across the tracks blazed In
willingly the First Chance" saloon.
All intervening space was crowded
with men, surg.ng aimlessly about In
the glare Of 4 locomotive head Light
and greeting the alighting passengers
with free and easy badinage. Stranger
Or acquaintance made no difference,
the welcome to Sheridan was noisily
extended. while rough play and hoaVse
laughter characterized the mass.
Hope paused On the step, even as
DR.. Fairbain grasped her hand. dinned
by the medley of discordans sounds,
and confused by the vociferous jam
OF humanity, A band came footing
down the street In Y hack a fellow,
with voice like fog horn, howlirE
OH the front seat. The fellows at the
side OF the car surged aside to get
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shocked.
81 did, sir"
1T surprises me TO find one in our
city with 80 little regard for the or
binary courtesies Of life, Tommy Per
haps I can persuade the gentleman"
He disappeared up the stairs, taking
them deliberately step by step, the
cigar still smoking between his lips
Red" called after him.
Keep away from in front Of the
door. Bill; he'll shoot sure, for he
cooked his gun when was up there"
Hiokock glanced back, waved his
hand.
Don't worry-the room occupied by
observation-disclosures was 49, I be-
lieve you said?"
Whatever occurred above, 1t was
over with very shortly. Those listen
ing at the foot OF the stairs heard the
first gentle rap on tho door, an out
burst Of profanity, followed almost
instantly by a sharp snap, as II a
lock had given way, then brief
scuffling mingled with the loud creak-
ing Of a bed. Scarcely a minute later
the marshal appeared on the landing
above, one hand firmly gripped in the
neck-band Of an undershirt, thus Sc
curely holding the writhing helpless
figure OF man, who swore violently
every time he could catch his breath.
ANY other room you could conven-
veniently assign Mr.-ah-Montgom-
cry to, Tommy" he asked pleasantly.
III he doesn't like It in the morning.
he could be changed. you know"
"Give-give him AZ"
All right I'm the bell-boy tenn.
porarily. Montgomery; easy now. my
man, easy, or I'll be compelled to
use both hands. Red carry the gen
tleman's luggage to '47'-he has kind
ly consented to give up his old room
to lady-come along, Montgomery
II was possibly five minutes later
when he came down, still smoking, his
face not even flushed.
Montgomery is feeling so badly
we were obliged to lock him in" he
reported to the clerk Seems TO be
Of a somewhat nervous disposition
Weil' 6OOu-HSHt, DOCtOT, he lIleu uls
hat And to you. Miss, pleasan
dreams"
Hope watched him as he stepped
outside, pausmg a moment in the
shadows to glance keenly up anc
down the long street before venturinf
down the steps. This quiet man haC
enemies, hundreds of them, desperate
and reckless; ceaseless vigilance
alone protected him Yet her eye:
only, and not her thoughts. were riv
eted on the disappearing marshal She
turned to Fairbain, who had risen tc
his feet
81 wish might see. him, also she
said. as though continuing an inter
rupted conversation.
See him? Who"
"Mr Keith II knew him once
and-and, Doctor, won't you tell him
I should like to have him come and
see me 1ust-just as soon as he can.
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upon me here in Sheridan during my
engagement Is that your mission!
Were you sent by him? or are you Mr.,
Hawley?"
Il disclaim all relation, Miss Mac
iaire, even friendship You, OF course,
know who this individual is?"
No. the short monosyllable was
not encouraging. His messages were
of business character"
80 presumed, yet one likes to
know something even OF the person he
does business with have been ac.
Quainted with Hawley for several
years, and have never been aware OF
any honorable business ho has ever
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-06-30
BLIND WOMENS CLUB

secretary written in ink. A lady who
saw merely with her eyes was asked
to read the letter Owing to illegibility
She had to stop and finally omit some
words. This raised a laugh from all
the members who could read with ten
eyes, instead of only two One woman
remarked: THAT can't happen to our
letters"
The home teacher of the association,
who is a very active member Of the
club, and who goes into the homes of
the blind, teaching them to read
Braille, how to play games, how to
make baskets and to knit, was telling
some of her latest experiences in her
work. This afternoon" she was say
ing, Il paid my fourth visit to an old
nanny of eighty-three, who
has been blind for more than half
century. During this time she has
read nothing, has done little or no
work, Just sat in brooding idleness.
Oh! she was so anxious to do some
thing to occupy her mind. Today was
her fourth reading lesson in Braille,
and she read almost perfectly. In
two or three more lessons she will be
able to read anything"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-06-30
VENDERS ARE "EARLY BIRDS"
"stake Out Claims" Many Hours Before
First Patron Appears-Competi-
ton Is Very Keen.

Atlantic City, N. Through the ar
raignment of John shain, a board
walk flower vender, in recorders
court, there was revealed competi-
ton in this business so keen that
the itinerant merchants select their
posts as early as four o'clock in the
morning, before the visitors appear, in
order that they may get the most ad-
vantageous locations. One of these
venders had arrived on the boardwalk
the other day at four o'clock, and
stalking out his claim" at North Car
olina avenue, indicated the fact by
placing his tray upon the railing. He
went down the boardwalk short dis
tance, and when he returned he found
that his place had been pre-empted by
Shain, who refused to move. A patrol
man, recognizing the others right Of
priority, placed Shain under arrest,
and he was fined five dollars for in
sisting upon what he considered his
rights
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-06-30
HARD PRESSED BY CAVALRY
Plueky Running Fight Put Up by the
Rear Guard Of ereggs Division
at DInwiddle C. n.

first enlisted in Company d,
Eighth Pennsylvania, for three years
We were with the Army of the Poto-
mac In all its battles Except Chancel-
lorsville and Gettysburg) to the Will
derness and Spotsylvania, writes
James Hasson OF Perryopolis, Pa, in
the National Tribune, Our time hav-
ing expired, we marched out of line,
and were discharged in June, 1864. |
then enlisted in Company G, Sixteenth
Pennsylvania cavalry, for one year.
was In Greggs division, second
brigade, and 1t was while with that
command had close call In the fall
of 1864. The cavalry was on the ex-
treme left Of the army o. Petersburg,
Early one morning we started out on
a raid around the right of Lees army.
The Sixteenth Pennsylvania cavalry
was in advance, and as there is always
an advance guard in front of the NOV
ing column that duty fell to four men
of my company Henry Mel, William
Hagan and, If l remember, Joe Nell
and myself
Nothing very exciting happened on
our outward move. We reached Din
widdie c. II. some time in the after.
noon. We then wheeled to the right
and moved up until we were in sight
of the euemys camps. We then
wheeled right-about and start 1 on
our return. The same four men that
were in the advance on our outward
move were left as the rear guard on
the return trip.
Fitzhugh Lee was in command of
Lees cavalry, which consisted of
seven brigades, and we knew he would
follow us. The orders of the rear
guard, of course, were to keep in sight
Of the rear of the moving column, but
we failed to do so, and got into trou
ble
The guard had gotten a canteen full
Of apple jack, and they Began to get
pretty talkative When the column
started to move the rear guard stopped
n the road and passed the canteen
around. AS l had not tampered with
the contents of the canteen, got hold
of it Sld threw 1t over my shoulder
told the boys they had had enough
for the present I also remarked that
we we're two miles in rear of the col
umn, and that Fitzhugh Lees cavalry
would jump onto us and give us a trip
to Libbey prison If we didn't look
sharp.
We then started to move. Hagan
and moved through a gate, and
started to ride up to a house some 200
yarss from the road, where we saw a
mounted man sitting in front Of the
house We hadn't gone more than half
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-06-30
"The Bard of odon. !"

The Rev. George f. Culmer, "the
bard of Odon," celebrated his eighty
sixth birthday yesterday. The Rev.
Mr.. Culmer was born May %, 1925. in
Kent, England, during the reign of
George Frederick George W., for
whom he was named At the time of
his birth John Quincy Adams was
president of the United States.
Dr. Culmer has been minister for
many years in the Methodist Episco-
pal church until his advanced age
made it necessary for him to retire
He is a scholar and poet. Many Of
his poems have been published in
magazines and MISUNDERSTANDING
ton Correspondence indianapolis
News.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-06-30
DISCARD FISH YARNS
They Are Deaf, Dumb and Nearly
Blind, Says Professor.
Bralns Are Comparatively Small and
Old Stories Must Be Regarded as
Merely Alphabetically Does
Not Think at All.

London.--All the popular nstions
about fishes are exploded by Profes-
Sor Harold Russell the zoologist. lie
announces, after a series OF expert
neuts, that fishes are deaf, dumb and
practically color blind They cannot
cry, much less shed tears, as many
generations Of comic artists would
save the public believe.
The old stories OF fish which came
20 be fed when called or when bell
Eas rung must now be regarded as
mythical, All that the fish possesses
S a rudimentary inner ear, and II is a
modified part of the so.called Lateral
inc" the most mysterious thing in
tshes. BY taking the ealcarious stones
Sut Of the ears Of fish, the FISH lose all
tense of equilibrium and roll about
As if crazy.
The brains Of fishes, says Professor
RUSSELL are comparatively small
Aough the parts and the general po.
sition Of the nerves correspond with
those Of monkeys and mankind. In a
trout the brain does not half fill the
cerebral cavity, the roof OF the space
scing occupied by a greasy fluid.
In the front of a fish's brain are the
Sliactory lobes, from which the nerves
of smell issue Behind these lobes
are the cerebrum, the thinking part,
very small and Insignificant. The
trout has no cerebra costex or think
COX" Behind the cerebrum are the
optic lobes, into which run the nerves
from the eye. Lastly comes the cere-
oellum, which controls the power of
movement
Discussing these and other curious
features of fish life in the Natural Re-
view, Professor Russell says a fish
really does not think at all, but acts
oy refiexes. A message is sent in
ward to the brain, and the muscles at
pnce contract. Sensations are changed
into movements, and actions take
place without thinking. Reflex actions
are, therefore, Immediately suggested
and directed by the influence of ex-
ternal things.
A fish is thus an impressionist. Fear
and anger are it's chief emotions, and
the search for food and for a mate
chiefly occupies its activities.
Most fishes hunt their food by sight
alone, though the eels depend solely
on their sense of smell. The structure
OF a fish's eye does not essentially
differ from that of a human eye. A
trout has no eyelids and sleeps with
fits eyes open. Fishes have no tear
glands. Their vision is poor. As a
rule, fishes are short-sighted. The
fish's eye is at rest when regarding
something close at hand A mans eye
is at rest when it is directed to some
far-away object, such as a star.
How little taste or smell is pos
sessed by fishes is shown by expert
ments on a conger eel in an aquarium.
It devoured with equal avidity fish
severed with anchovy extract, cheese,
;amphor spirits, iodoform and turpen-
Tine. Many fishes have no tongue at
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-06-30

way to the house when we heard
shot Upon looking around we saw
about fifty rebels coming out of strip
of woods not more than 200 yards in
rear of us.
Neil fired all the loads out of his
carbine and retreated down the road.
AS Hagan and were cut off from the
road, we took to the fields for it.
didn't count the fences we went over,
but there were several of them. The
cavalry horses we're trained to jump,
and they went over like sheep. The
Confederate cavalry horses being
fresh from camp, gained on US very
rapidly, and were soon riding along
not more than so yards to the left of
u.s. Both parties were firing, but as
the horses we're running at full speed
the balls flew harmless with one ex-
ception.
Either Hagan or shot the leaders
horse from under him. Just at that
stage of the race Hagan's horse went
into the mud and fell. The saddle
girth broke, and the horse gained his
footing and ran away, leaving Hagan
and he was captured.
we'll remember the words Of the
captain as / took my position In the
line. He said: "Hasson, where's Ha-
GAM" l answered: "The rebels got
him" l saw tear in the captains
eye when answered him. Hagan got
back all right in about three or four
months. Our brigade arrived at the
junction two hours before Lee, and he
had his wagon train in front Of him.
We kept the train moving until
about 200 wagons had passed. One Of
our scouts rode up and told us to cut
the train, as a brigade Of infantry and
a brigade Of cavalry were coming In
sight AS we we're the only troops
that had reached the junction yet, we
had lively time Of it for awhile. We
formed a line of battle in single line,
and fought mounted. We held them a
short time until they began to move
around our right flank. / began to
think we were in tight place when
the old Fifth corps came up with a
cheer and that settled 1t. We got the
wagon train all right. AS we had
some men killed and wounded, !
mounted another horse, and was at
the surrender Of Lee at ADDomattox,
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-06-30
DOLLAR BILL HAS ROMANCE
Man Contemplating Suicide Changes
His Mind and Wins Fortune-Gets
Money in Change.

Chicago.-A dilapidated one dollal
bill. passed out from the ticket win
dow of one of the local theaters, dis
closed the other day as strange a ro
nance as ever was dreamed of by g
writer of fiction. The legal tender
which bore a message Of despair writ
ten on its face, fell into the owners
hands after fifteen years of wander
ing through the west and the gold
fields of Alaska.
The man who had written the mes
sage was Roy Denton, a native Of
New York state, who fifteen years age
went west to find his fortune. Bad
luck followed his undertakings ant
sickness followed. He spent his last
dollar for medicine, and in his dis.
heartened condition he wrote on it's
face: This is my last dollar. R. D.
The medicine did not give the de
sired relief, and in his distressed state
of mind, being without funds ol
friends, he wandered down to the bay
with the intention of ending his life.
On the way to the wharf he was dis
covered by a former schoolmate, tc
whom he confded his troubles. The
meeting resulted in Denton changing
his mind, and the following week the
two schoolmates started for Nome
Alaska, where Denton took a claim
which yielded him a fortune.
For the last three years he has been
travelling in the orient, returning ia
America last month, and was on his
way to his old home. He stopped oil
in Chicago between trains and ac
companied by friend, went to local
theater
He gave a fve-dollar bill in payment
for two seats and received in return
two one-dollar bills. AS the money
reached his hands, Alfred S. Witsen
hausen, the ticket seller, noticed the
man scrutinizing the bill, turning visi
bly, pale and exclaiming: There's a
dollar | never expected to see again"
The mans agitation caused Witsen
hausen to make further inquiries, and
he revealed the story of his bad luck
and subsequent fortune.
Il wouldn't sell this bill for all the
money in the world" said Denton, as
he walked away from the box office
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-06-30
Started Fifty Years Ago.

Goshen, N. Y.-Gen. Henry L. Bur
nett, former United States attorney
who has a summer home near Goshen,
received by registered mail from Chi
cago, a key-winder silver watch that
had been dispatched to him by mes.
senger during the Civil war and never
reached him.
General Burnett was major of the
second Ohio regiment when A. Fl.
Hoffman sent him the watch with the
inscription on the case: Presented to
Major Henry L, Burnett by Hon. A. N.
Hoffman.
A relative of General Burnett came
across the watch in a Chicago jewelry
store recently.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-06-30
A HeartIess Father.

Il need some help with my house
hold duties" announced a woman
when her husband came home the
other night.
Whats the matter with our daugh-
ter?" the husband wanted to know.
Our daughter? The idea! Why
jim, you know she's awfully delicate.
and she would die if she had to do
any household work. She has her
school. and"
"And what? Her teachers report
shows that she isn't doing bit Of
school work"
"But she is the star member of her
basketball team, and you know she is
eager to take the prize at the gym
nasium contest. But that's just like
a man-wanting a delicate girl to en-
gage in rough, hard labor. Be asham-
ed of yourself, Jim Jenkins! You
have no feeling"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-06-30
Young and Old All in Dark,
Chat VivaCiOusIy.
Everybody Seems to Know Everybody
Else and HandcIapping, as Sign of
Appreciation, Is Frequent
and Prolonged.

New York.-Tne Blind Women's
club will suggest picture of Maeter-
lincEian gloom only to those who have
not had the fortune to attend one of
Its meetings. More than forty women,
young and old, all in the dark, chat
vivaciously. Everybody seems to know
everybody else by voice; handicap
ping, as a sign of appreciation, is fire.
quent and prolonged.
The club is one Of the many activi-
ties of the Association of the Blind at
I18 East Fifty-ninth street, which is
working to aid the blind to overcome
their handicap and to make their
lives useful and happy, Primarily, the
object of the club is, by extending
their horizons of work and interest to
provide a means for the blind women
known to the association to meet and
"see" one another, talk over the mu-
tual problems. and also to bring cheer,
comfort and happiness into the lives
Of other blind persons.
The business of a recent meeting
went with verve and almost all the
members took part in the discussions
that arose from the matters in hand.
When a speaker addressed the chair,
the president would promptly an
nounce: Miss So-aEd-So speaks" to
inform her listeners who had the floor.
In moments of quiet there would be
heard the tick-tick of the secretary's
stylus as she recorded the minutes of
the meeting in Braille, the system of
raised dot writing of the blind. In the
earlier part of the evening, her read
ing Of the roll and the minutes of the
last meeting was as faultless and as
rapid as though she had read from the
printed page.
There is not a suggestion of an "un-
fortunate lot" about any of the mem
bers. Their cherefuIness is amazing,
and the interest they take In the little
foibIes dear to the feminine heart is
a live interest In the course Of the
regular club business it becomes nee
essary to read a communication TO the
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-06-30

They have been joking Assistant
Treasurer James A. Mathews Of the
Guardian bank, on his resemblance to
President Taft, and Mr.. Mathews has
steadily refused to be annoyed there
by. So the jokers subsided and the
joke died a natural death.
Until the other night, when Mr. and
Mrs Mathews dined together with
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Harmon and their
little daughter, when the Taft resem-
blance was revived. Turning to young
Miss Harmon, Mr.. Mathews asked
whether she, too, thought he looked
like the president.
Dorothy studied LONG and earnestly.
Then she answered:
Not in the face, Uncle jim" -
Cleveland Leader.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-06-30

all. but it is conspicuous and well de-
veloped in the trout and its allies.
Carp have broad, fiat back teeth with
which they masticate their food with
apparent gusto. A fish's tongue is
without power of movement Salivary
glands are absent in all fishes and
their mouths never water even at sight
Of the most appetizing flies.
Professor Bateson reports that some
fish in an aquarium ignored straight
piece of wire, but eagerly snatched at
wire twisted to resemble a worm, and
they did not discriminate between
white, blue or yellow wires so twisted.
Most fishes have poor taste and bolt
their food whole. Fishes taste with
their skin, Professor Russell guesses.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-06-30
Dress.

If man prefers the kind of clothes
he can jump into and wears another
only under compulsion;
While a woman prefers such clothes
as she cannot put on without toll and
trouble and the expenditure of time
and will unless under compulsion,
wear nothing else;
Then what of permanent equality is
1t going to avail for the law to call the
sexes back to the tape and start them
all over again?-Puck.