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The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-09-08
USE SHOVEL TO AID CHURCH

tavern keeper appeared with two
large pitchers and glasses Of the
schooner type.
The sound Of pick and shovel was
hushed and the faces Of the workers
turned to Mr.. Cook to see how he
would meet the situation. But before
the rector could clear his throat the
tavern keeper called out cheerily as
he filed the schooners.
"Prosit, boys. The Iemonade's on
me-"
The cellar digging was suggested
by Mr.. Cook, who announced at the
Sunday morning service that enough
money had been raised to erect the
church structure, but that there was
not enough for cellar
Il think it would be a good thing
not only for the work in which we
are engaged, but for the health OF
some of our members as well, If we
would turn out and dig the cellar our
selves" he said.
The rector lifted out of the ground
the first shovelful Of dirt. The church
he had been using is on an island
worshipers rowing to it. In stormy
weather the congregation has been
small. Mr.. Cook has raised $4,000
for the new church. He expects the
building will be completed by the frs
in September next.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-09-08
Blame MiddIemen for the High Prices

selling at whatever prices they could
eXtort, thus forcing all prices on the
market upward. Some have even gone
so far as to disguise their employees
as farmers and have them take their
places in the market with what were
supposed to be farm wagons with
fresh produce. 1t developed that mid
dlemen control the prices of four-ffths
of the produce handled on the Indian
apolis market and that they have I'D
vanced the prices to suit themselves.
Comparisons made between the
prices Of a few farmers not taken in
by the middlemen with the prices fixed
at the market stands show that the
farmers have been and are selling food
stuff at an average of less than one
half the amount fixed by the middle
men. Tomatoes, apples, potatoes and
other staples have been sold so per
cent. lower by the farmers than by the
market stand proprietors in spite of
the city's regulations.
The city government hopes to get
at the bottom of the situation soon
and to devise means by which the mid
dlemen will not be able to grab the
farm products and force the people to
pay their prices. The farmers are
maintaining that they are not respons-
ible for the existing conditions and
that the high prices do not benefit
them.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-09-08
TWELFTH WISCONSIN IN WAR
Company Was Fortunate to PartIel.
pate In Several Expeditions and
Won Much Distinction.

Governor Randall called for the
Twelfth Wisconsin some time In Sep
lember. 1861, and It was organized at
Camp Randall In October. with Col.
George Il. Bryant In command and De
Witt @. Poole. now In the regular
army, as lieutenant colonel. both OF
whom had served In the First Wiscon-
sin. writes Lieut. Col j. A. Watrous.
U. s. A.. in the Milwaukee Sentinel
Who shall bo major?" was askei
The governor was disposed to go to
one OF the regiments that had gone
out soon after Lncoln's first call for
that officer.
Early in September the Second Wis
consin infantry moved from Camp
Kalorama, then several miles from the
center OF Washington. but now beau
tiful portion OF the capital city. TO
Chain Bridge, and from there across
the Potomac river into Virginia, where
II was expected that the enemy was
preparing to fight
II was customary for officers In that
vicinity to ride out toward the Con-
tederate line to investigate and see the
sights. One warm afternoon Capt
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-09-08
Lapidary Tells How Public Is
Fooled by Bogus Jewels.
Zireon, Whom Properly Cut, More
Brilliant Than Real Diamonds, Ex-
pert Asserts-Pure White
Most Sought For.

Boston.-The majority Of brides to-
day are wearing fake diamonds, ac-
,ording to Fred A. Kneip, a lapidary,
70 whom successive inspectors of
gems at the custom house have re-
ferred.
Most Of the stones that are mount
ed are not real" he says, "and a
great many Of the so-called diamonds
worn today are fictitious. Nor is It
alone the private individual who is
sometimes imposed upon. Wholesale
adulteration is not confined to sugar
and -four. Papers Of gem stones Sc
lected by the importer can be adul-
terated with a wide variety Of imita-
ton and similar appearing stones.
Frequently, too, diamonds that
have been handed down through gen.
erations are found to be nothing more
than paste. Such a case came to my
notice when a drummer for a large
New York stone house, in a Boston
lawyers Office, submitted to me a bril-.
liant white stone weighing perhaps
two and one-half carats, which had
been placed in his hands to be taken
to New York for examination. found
It to be nothing but a brilliant cut
strass, or paste. This stone, IT was
understood, was held in the highest
estimation by its owner, who had in
herited It from a deceased relative !
who had always valued it as an heir
loom of great value.
Again, an examination of a num- |
Der Of fine rubies sent me by a we'll |
known firm to be recut disclosed the |
fact that while they were all alike in
both in color and in style
Of cut, they were only about half real.
Returning them Immediately with
this announcement, the firm submit
ted the whole paper Of rubies for ex-
animation, and half of these also
found to be unreal This house had
already sold the major portion of
these stones in good faith, and had
purchased them from New York i'm
porting house Of high standing.
"One reason of this deception of
3ven experts" he explains, rs that 1t
S commonly supposed that the dia-
nond is the only stone that has
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-09-08
Relatives and Friends Suffer to Save
Life Of English Farmers Wife
She Receivers.

London.-Skin grating operations
On a remarkable scale have resulted
In the complete recovery Of Mrs.
Hawkey, farmers wife living at
BeauchanSp Roding, in Essex, who
was badly burned about the arms and
back when some clothes she was
cleaning with petrol became ignited.
No fewer than 20 relatives and friends
allowed skin to be grated from their
bodies on Mrs. Hawkey.
For months after the accident" I"
said Mrs. Hawkey, in narrating her
experience, Il lay in a very serious
condition, and at last the surgeons
who attended me agreed that needed
fresh supply Of skin.
"The question as to where it should
come from was settled Immediately.
Relatives and friends, regardless Of
the pain involved, Wed with one an
other in being first to undergo the
skin-grafting operation"
So many friends underwent the op-
Grafton for her sake that Mrs. Hawk
ey forgets exactly how many there
we're. but there must have been at
least 20, including her husband, four
brothers, three sisters, four uncles,
sister-in-law, and several cousins and
friends.
"All displayed the utmost fortitude
In their sufferings," said Mrs. Hawk
ey, "and the surgeons were astonish-
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-09-08

The other day a man was arrested
and fined for using disrespectful Ian
guage to a policeman, thereby inter
fering with him in the discharge Of his
duty. It is strange that there should
be men who think they can do that
with impunity says the Chicago Tri-
bune. One may be guilty of bigamy,
or run a trust, or be a steady CRATER,
and yet escape punishment, but the
consequences of reviling a policeman
are inevitable. So, when there are so
many crimes to pick from, no intelli-
gent man should select this. A police
man on his beat is greater than a
major general or than a teamster in
his pride of place. II the president OF
the United States should be ordered
by policeman to move on" It
would be his duty to obey. saying,
perhaps, as he moved on, excuse me,
officer" That being the case, how
improper it is for a commonplace,
mediocre citizen who does not relish
some reply an officer has made, or
some order he has given, to call him
a fool, or words to that effect. He
invites an unpleasant last act of the
playa trip to the station, an inter-
view with the desk sergeant, a cell,
a fine. unpleasant publicity.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-09-08
mon law marriages.

mon law marriages.
TOO many persons marry who
should not" Judge Porterfeld says.
That's where all this divorce trouble
begins, and right there the lawmakers
must begin if they are to help condi-
tions. You can't legislate divorces
and broken homes out Of existence as
long as just anybody can get married
regardless Of mental and physical de.
fects. There ought to be a commits
sion to pass on the mental and ply.
sical condition Of applicants for mar
riage licenses, and on the earning ca
pacity Of the men. Worthless men
who can't even support themselves
marry.
Something will have to be done OF
the people of this and other states
will find themselves the keepers of
lot Of degenerate children. A man and
woman should be required to know
each other at least six months before
they are married It would be an out
rage to make property restrictions, but
the man should give evidence Of an
earning capacity and frugality that by
strict economy, would provide the nee.
essaries Of life for two at least They
should be without such diseases az
would be bequeathed to children"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-09-08

"Woof, my dearsl" she bayed. and
in 2O-foot jumps made for the spot
whence came the tantalizing aroma Of
the wasting beverage.
Immediately every other dog on the
block, and some others from adjacent
blocks. realized that at last It was his
day" Following the lead Of the leap
ing greyhound, they made for the gut
ter and eagerly began tapping up the
amber drink.
How many aching heads there were
next day in Fifth avenue dogdom will
never be known, but members Of the
large crowd which quickly collected to
watch the drinking bout aver that the
quantity put away by the canine tip
piers was something to marvel at.
The dogs, too full to find their way
home, and too dizzy to navigate any
way, we're later led or carried to their
homes by their owners.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-09-08

this case it proved quite disastrous
to the polish Of the stone.
But the diamond is not the only
stone that has its counterparts In ma
ture. The pale blue and green beryls
may with difficulty be distinguished
from Montana sapphires Of the same
color.
Certain pale blue sapphires have
their exact duplicates in spinels Of
the same color. Abe oriental ruby
which is a puzzle, is very generally
duplicated by a softer mineral known
to commerce as the ruby spinel.
Certain shades of amethyst car
scarcely be told from Indian sap
phires. The orange colored sapphire
is precisely matched by the Madeira
topaz, which is merely quartz.
There are a vaEiety of cat's-eyes
the precious one being the chrysoberyl
cat's-eye. Poor specimens of this are
sometimes duplicated in quartz, and
the Japanese initiate 1t in abalone
shell, different colors being secured
by polishing on different layers of the
shell. Another cat's-eye mistaken fol
the gem variety is the crocodolite. OF
tiger-eye, which is nothing but petri
fed asbestos artifcially colored."
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-09-08
Accident Leads to a Canine Debauch

DROOKLYN. N. "a score or more
u dogs Of assorted breeds livened up
.hings on Fifth avenue the other day
oy becoming intoxicated on the spilled
contents Of an overturned brewery
ruck. II is said by eysWitnesses that
The drunken dogs acted almost "hu
nan" in the delirious frenzy which fol
owed their excessive libations.
The truck, one Of the motor variety,
vas chugging along Fifth avenue be-
tween Ninth and Tenth streets, when
It broke down and its contents, sew
eral cases Of a very popular brand of
hop beverage, were spilled into the
gutter Immediately a golden stream,
sparkling with the pent-up efferves-
sence, gurgled and bubbled down the
gutter.
The day was hot and all the neigh
borhood dogs, most Of which belonged
to Fifth avenue storekeepers, were
wandering about in search of water
70 drink.
Bitten, a graceful greyhound, raised
her head from between her paws as she
lay in the doorway of a millinery es-
tablishment and shifted the air sus-
Piciously. The couchant Bitten be-
came rampant.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-09-08

Tt is fallacy to suppose that the re-
striction of racetracks in the crusade
against poolroom gambling has put an
end to the career of the thoroughbred
horse says the Washington Herald.
There still remains an undiminished
demand for hunters, and If the gam
bling evil can be eliminated 1t is more
than likely that racing may be re-
vived for sports sake. Then there
continues to be the acquisition of
cavalry horses by the government,
which in itself offers a remunerative
field for the horse breeder. Nor has
the automobile put out Of business
the draft and work horse Of trade and
commerce. It will be a long while
before the necessity for horses will
cease, and if market prices are any
criterion to Judge by, the demand is
greater than the present supply.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-09-08
Bankers, Brokers and shopkeepers
Make Excavations for Structure
In New York Town.

New York.-Led by the Rev. Hedley
Cook, summer visitors and natives Of
the little village of Greenwood Lake,
N Y, have just completed excava-
tions for an edifice to be erected in
the main thoroughfare by the Protes-
tant Episcopal church Of the Good
Shepherd.
With their sleeves rolled up and in
overalls, bankers, brokers and mer-
chants from the city Joined with local
shopkeepers, farmers and even the
proprietor Of the Greenwood Lake
tavern in using the shovels. Some of
the city men are now walking with the
aid of canes and consulting their ply
sicians regarding the length of time
required for the mending Of a lame
back
At one stage of the work it was
feared that Greenwood Lake would
have a scandal. That was when the
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-09-08
KEEP THE WORLDS PEACE.

The United states, free OF entan
Cling alliances with other great pow
ers. powerful in point OF population
and natural resources, protected from
successful foreign invasion by dis.
tance and great intervening seas. and
It peace with all nations. are In pc.
culiarly favorable situation 10 take
diplomatic lead in the effort 20 make
the firm establishment of interna.
tional peace a great international un.
dertaking. says the Philadelphia Rec,
ord. The success of The Hague trl
bunal In the arbitrament and enal set.
tlement of long-standing, irritating
disputes that had outlved years OF
Intellectual diplomatic attempts for
compromise. opens the way to the
adoption Of stil more effectual means
Of abolishing future wars, The steps
which have been taken by our govern
ment in urging other powers to unite
IN endoWing The Hague tribunal with
the functions of an arbitral court OF
Justice. and the further proposal. ap
proved by Congress. TO assemble an
international peace commission to
consider the advisability Of using ex.
listing diplomatic means for bringing
about an international limitation Of
armaments and for turning the com
bined fleets Of the world into an inter
national force for the preservation 1f
universal peace, put this country in
the lead IN peace championship.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-09-08
BARRIERS Denounce

CT. PAUL. MINN.-Ways and means
y TO deprive tho safety razor OF its
;itizen's right and declare II unc0nsti.
mtional, TO annihilate It, remove It
rom the home OF every free-born
American, and thus bring the barber
ihop again into It's own. furnished one
II the subjects for the emotional dis
'ussion that took place at the National
Barber's Supply Dealers association
convention here.
AS the insldlous influence of the de-
trading safety razor fired the speak
Frs at the convention to eloquent
heights. these points were brought
!orth:
Barber shops are not so popular as
hey were in the past
The dark man with the beard, in
Itead of permitting himself the &C.
ltacy of a 15-cent shave. attacks him
ielf with the safety, in wild, carefree
Iwoops, which are equally injurious to
he life and complexion of the victim
md to the profession.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-09-08
Divorces a Close Second to Weddings

KANSAS CITY, MO.-As habitation
n of the matrimonially distressed
Kansas City, according to figures just
compiled, has Reno backed into obliV-
ion
These figures show that one of ev-
cry three Kansas City marriages has
It's finale in the divorce court. In 1910
the figures showed that one in every
four marriages in this city were fail
ures and the great increase in the
number has caused much perturbation
in the churches.
Various causes have been given for
1.-THE high cost of living, the laxity
Of the divorce laws, the greater inde-
pendence Of women.
Whatever the cause, since JaAuary
| there have been 1900 marriage
licenses issued, and in the same time
nearly 700 divorce suits filed This
Is an increase In the number of mar
riage licenses Issued over like period
In 1910, but proportionately greater
Increase in the number of divorce suits
fled Incidentally, more children from
broken homes have been taken charge
Of by the juvenile court than in any
similar period. Sociologists and min
listers are worried at the showing
end there is a demand for more strin-
gent divorce laws.
Judge Porterfeld Of the Juvenile
court also is worried at the showing,
but he sees no relief in more stringent
divorce laws. He believes that the
only remedy lies in making require
ments for marriage more severe, and
still not so severe that its result viii
be to drive many persons into com
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-09-08

INDIANAPOLIS, IND.-An expert.
l ment to determine how far a city
ean go in reducing the cost of living
Is to be made in indianapolis under
the direction Of Mayor Shank. Fol.
lowing a suggestion of James Wilson.
secretary Of the department Of agricul.
lure, that municipalities take up the
question, the mayor appointed a com.
mission to make an investigation
These men will spend the next few
weeks investigating conditions that
are supposed TO be responsible for the
high cost of farm and garden prod
ucts. On their report will depend the
city's action.
Several years ago Indianapolis es-
tabiished a market place for the pur-
pose of giving the people chance to
deal direct with producers and in that
manner to keep prices as low as pos
sible. Preliminary inquiry indicates
INSCRIPTIONS middlemen have been
bartering the market, buying up farm
produce at wholesale prices and then
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-09-08

Some measure Of comfort can be
obtained in the intense heat spells
which occur at intervals through the
summer, by noting that even when
the death toll is high, it is an exceed
ingly small percentage Of any given
total population. For instance, the
twenty who succumbed in Greater
New York the other day made but
an infnitesimal fraction Of the mil
lions forming the population. AS a
matter Of fact, even this mortality
which does exist could be reduced by
more care of individuals for them
selves and more prudent attention to
heat conditions. It goes to prove that
nature provides endurance for un-
usual exactions if people are observ-
ant enough Of the ordinary laws of
health to develop it.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-09-08
SWALLOWS FRONT DOOR KEY
Feat Following Dose Of carboIic Acid
Gives Monticello IN. " Young
ster Distinction.

Monticello, N. Y.-After drinking
carbolic acid and swallowing a four
inch door-key, three-year-old Harry
Fulton is enjoying life as much as
any Of his playmates,
Recently he found bottle of acid
and sampled it. Prompt action of ply
sicians saved him. The other day
presumably feeling the necessity of a
brass lining to his stomach for acid
experiments, he proceeded to swallow
the ancient door key. He shows no
i'll effects, but the doctors say an op
Grafton will be necessary.
There is CONSERVATION in the Full
ton household. Harry holds the only
key to the front door, and does NOT
seem to care what may happen.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-09-08
Auto Mows Hay.

Lenox, Mass.-So heavy is the hay
crop on the October Mountain estate
of Harry Payne Whitney that he is
using one of his high-powered auto
mobiles to propel the moving ma
chine. With 1t he can cut more hay
in one day than horse-drawn mower
can in three. About five hundred
acres are cut over to get hay for the
moose, deer and elk during the win
ter.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-09-08

was the first to spy the nest. and he
confided the affair 10 the policeman
on duty, who, after due deliberation,
informed one of the royal footmen.
The last-named parsonage happened
to be something of naturalist, and
after severely warning butchers and
bakers boys against disturbing the
enterprising bird, passed the story on
to the royal maid servants, who in
turn informed one Of the ladies-in-
waiting.
This lady, who was not on duty,
wrote OF the incident to Queen Mary
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-09-08
MANY GIVE SKIN TO WOMAN

ed by so wonderful a demonstration
Of family loyalty and affection.
Perhaps the greatest pluck, con-
sidering his age, was displayed by my
little ten-year-old brother, who had
a deep incision made in his arm. He
refused to take any anaesthetic and
bore his sufferings bravely. Altogeth-
er some 200 pieces of skin were graft
ed onto me and and the operation
lasted over several months"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-09-08
nTImes Rad;o 4anaman ouIts.

Sydney, N. S. W.-The government
hangman has resigned. owing to bad
times"
Since the present labor government
went into Office seven persons have
been sentenced to death, but in every
case the sentence was commuted, and
the executioner deprived Of his fee.
Tn salary attached to the Office is
$500 per annum, plus $50 whenever
the holders services are reQuisitioned