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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-02-21
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q Not a Lucrative JOB.
Friend--so your friend has lert college. What
10 he In?
Pator--Debt.--~Boston Transcript
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-02-21
Her New Rnis..

Patience-Do you remember my sister wha
was on the stage?
Patrice-Oh yes
We'll, she IS married.
"Oh, got a speaking part at last has she 9,,-
funkers Statesman
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-02-21

Some men are born good Others get married
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-02-21
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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1911-12-30

only remember that, the poisoners
would go out of business.
| wish for you, every one, bright
and prosperous New Year And by
that | don't mean the day alone, but
the whole year. But remember this:
The happiness of our year depends
more or less upon ourselves. Keep
smiling. If things seem for the time
to go wrong, keep a grip and don't
let the smile wear off. That's the inn
portant thing. The boy who goes
around with a scowl and his mouth
down at the corners is not as popular
as he might be. People instinctively
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1911-12-30

The Junior Call, Third and Market
streets. San Francisco, Saturday,
Dec. 80, 1911. Dear Juniors:
This is to wish you the happlest
sort OF New Year. wonder how
many Of you will watch the old year
out tomorrow night. Puppy and Jul
Ju and are planning to shoot a
cannon off in Masters back yard, but
as we have all the neighbors warned,
we probably won't be arrested.
Mother says that the only thing
humans seriously object to is being
walked up in the middle Of the night
She says that if dogs and cats would
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1911-12-30

shun i'll nature, and they leave the
Smiling, milling even even il if''1 YOU have have to do it
before looking glass, and then
Another thing. | know girl who
last year made up her mind on New
Years day that never again would
she say anything unkind about any
body And she meant to keep the
rule, too. But in an evil moment she
entirely forgot her good resolution.
Later, on thinking it over, she decided
that resolution broken is resolu-
ton lost, and quickly put it from her
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-07-07
WHEN AMAN
MARQEES III
-RYElA[aYY RO[B[EG2US AlE9[EGlAlT II
cAL/Z17OP. OF TIE CIRCULAR tSIAlRCASE-~
Tit MA4 n ~ LCMER2 Ten ETC.

last, and Mr. HARRISON had not been
found did not see how they could
go to bed at all. II he had escaped
then Max was right and the whole
thing was heartbreaking. And II he
had not, then he might be lying
! got up and dressed.
The early part of the night had
been cloudy. but when got to the
roof It was clear starlight. The wind
blew through the electric wires strung
across and set them singing. The oo.
casional bleat of a belated automobile
on the drive below came up to me
raucously.
And there in the starlight, / went
over the whole serio-comedy, and /
loathed my part in IT, He had been
perfectly right to be angry with me
and with all of us. And l had been
a hypocrlte and a Pharisee, and had
thanked God that l was not as
other psople, when the fact was that
/ was worse than the worst And
although It wasn't dignihed TO think
OF him going down the drain pipe
still-no one could blame him for
wanting to get away from us. and he
was quite muscular enough to do It,
! was IN the depths OF self-abase-
ment when / heard q sound behind
me. II was a long breath. quite audi
BILE, that ended In a groan. I gripped
the parapet and listened, while my
heart pounded, and in a minute it
came again.
/ was terribly frightened. Them
don't know how l did It, but was
across the roof, kneeling beside the
tent, where 1t stood against the chin
ney. And there, lying prone among
the hower-pots, and almost entirely
hidden, lay the man we had been look
ing for.
His head was toward me, and
reached out shakingly and touched his
face. It was cold, and my hand, when
drew 1t back. was covered with
blood.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-07-07
MAN WHO REPLACES HIS HENS
When They Were stolen te Went
to Bed and Brought AZ Chicks
Out Of 55 Eggs.

Lockwood, Ohio-Jacob p seits, a
resident of this place, has Matched out
AZ chicks. He did it all by him
self, spent all his time on the nest
and says that being human incu-
bator isn't so hard q job as many per-
sons might think He admits that
only for the care and attention CT bis
wife who brought him his food daily,
and kept him supplied with tobacco
he would have been unable to keep his
nest so well and the hatch might have
been lost.
For eighteen days Mr. Soit2 had
watched over his three hens with ally
the care Of mother and kept telling
his neighbors that he was going to
have at least 55 chicks when tho
hens came of their nests But a
few days ago he went to bis hen
house and found his poultry gone.
He grabbed up a basket wrapped the
warm eggs into 1t and ran home Then
he and his wife discussed what they
should do to save theEl
The result was that Pr Saitz MAIDS
a bed in the callar, into which hisI
wife tucked him with a Blanket All
the eggs were carefully placed about
him. In this bed nest ho remained
for three days and brougt out AZ
chicks
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-07-07

II wish you could have cared for me
like that" he said gently. Dear lit
tie girl. we don't know who hurt him.
! didn't n that's what you mean. Per
haps a flowerpot--"
] began 10 cry then, and he drew
me 10 him and let me cry on his arm.
lie stood very quietly, patting my
head In a brotherly way and behaving
very well save that once no said:
Don't cry too long, Kit: / can stand
only a certain amount"
And just then the nurse opened the
door TO the studio. and with Max's
arms still around me, raised my
head and looked In.
Mr. HARRISON was conscious. His
eyes were open, and he was staring NJ
us both as we stood framed by the
doorway.
lie lay back at once and closed his
eyes, and the nurse shut the door.
There was no use, even II had been
allowed in, in trying to explain to
him. To attempt such a thing would
have been to presume that he was In
terested In an explanation.
Dal was allowed ten minutes in the
sick room during the afternoon, and
he came out looking puzzled and ex'
cited. He refused to tell us what he
had learned, however, and the rest Of
the afternoon he and Jim spent In the
cellar.
The day dragged on Downstairs
people ate and read and wrote letters,
and outside newspaper men talked to-
gether and gazed over at the house
and photographed the doctors coming
In and the doctors going out. AS for
me, in the intervals Of bringing
things, l sat in Bella's chair in the
upper hall, and listened TO the crackle
of the nurses starched skirts.
At midnight that night the doctors
made a thorough examination. When
they came out they were smiling.
He Is doing very WE'LL" the young
er one said-he was hairy and dark,
but he was beautiful 70 me. HE is
entirely conscious now, and in about
oAA nun ghu A4A oNAAh NAAg AANAA % NA%
for little sleep Don't let him talk"
And so at last l went through the
familiar door into an unfamiliar room.
with basins and towels and bottles
around, and a screen made Of Jim's
largest canvases. And some one on
the improvlsed bed turned and looked
at me. He did not speak, and l sat
down beside him. After a while he
put his hand over mine as it lay on
the bed.
you are much better to me than
deserve" he said softly. And because
his eyes were disconcerting, | put an
ice cloth over them.
Much better than you deserve" /
said. and patted the ice cloth to place
gently. He fumbled around until he
found my hand again, and we we're
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-07-07
SAVED BY STEEPLE SHADOW

A shadow cast by a church steeple
not long ago saved a man from i'm
prisonment for life. Before the Omaha
criminal court, Frank Erdman was
charged with attempting to kill Thorn
as Denison, well known in Omaha,
by dynamiting his residence. A bag
filled with dynamite was discovered
on Denison's porch one Sunday after
noon before three o'clock. Two girls
testified to having seen Erdman in
that neighborhood about half-past two
on that afternoon. They said they
were able to recollect the time, as
they were returning from a contirma-
tion class At this class a photograph
was taken of the members, among
them being the two girls. Attorneys
for Erdman called as a witness Father
Rigge, professor of astronomy at
Creighton university, who was, by the
aid of his art enabled to state that
the photograph was made within one
minute of twenty-one minutes twenty
nine seconds past three o'clock on
that Sunday afternoon. This decision
was reached through the position and
angle of the shadow Of the church
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-07-07
SYNOPSIS.

James Wilson or Jimmy as he Is called
bY his trionds, was rotund and look-
ambition In life was 20 be taken seriously,
but people steadily refused 70 do so, his
art Is considered a huge Joke, except 20
himself, n he asked people TO dinner ev-
eryone expected a frolc Jimmy marries
Bella Knowles they live together a year
and are divorced. Jimmy's friends ar
range TO celebrate the first anniversary
OF his divorce The party is In full swing
when Jimmy receives telegram from his
Aunt Selma, who viii arrive in four hours
% visit him and his wife; He neglects %
tell her OF his divorce Jimmy takes Kit
Into his confidence, He suggests that Kit
play the hostess for one night bo Mrs.
Wilson pro tenn. Aunt Selma arrives and
tho deception works out as planned.
Jim's Jap servant rs taken IN. Bella.
Jiinmy's divorced wife. enters the house
and asks Kit who Is being taken away in
the ambulance2 Belle insists Il Is Jim.
ikit tells her Jim Is well and is IN the
mousse: HhrDison steps out on the porch
ana discovers man tacling card on
the door. ie demands an explanation.
I,he man points to the placard and Har-
bison sees the word Smallpox" printed
on IT, Ho, tells him the guests cannot
leave the house until the quarantine Is
lifted. After the lifting OF the quarantine
several letters are found In the mail box
9ndeliyered one is addressed TO Horny
LlcWellyn, Iquique, Chile, which was
nutely OF their Incarceration also Of his
luiatuauon for Mrs, Wilson. Aunt Selma
- A'iANAi ~ WIN IL grippe bellJ hNt9 40
nurse HARRISON finds KIT sulting on the
roof. She tells him that Jim has been
treating her outrageously. Kit starts
downstairs, when suddenly she is grasped
In the arms OF man who kisses her sew
eral times. She believes that HARRISON
did IL and is humilated. Aunt Selma tells
Jimmy that her cameo breastpln and
other articles OF jewelry have been stolen.
She accuses Betty OF the theft. Jimmy
tells Aunt Selma all about the strange
happenings, but she persists I'm suspecting
Betty Of the theft OF her valuables.
HARRISON demands an explanation from
XII as to her conduct towards him, she
tells him of the incident on tho roof he
does not deny nor confirm her accusation.
Aunt Selma is awakened during tho
night: she finds Jim making love to
Bella; she demands an explanation
from Jim. Bella reveals tho whole
plot to Aunt Selma. She forgives both
OF them but calls Kit Jezebel She
tells Jim to reveal the true situation to
HARRISON. Jimmy IS taken I'll; Bella tells
the guests that spots have broken out
on his body. They are convinced that
Jim has the dreaded disease. Bella tells
The, guests that Jim is delirious, she
said he saw man crawl out from under
his bed. He said the house was haunted.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-07-07
PUBLIC MONUMENT TO A PIG

Memorials to dogs are not uncom
mon, but Luneburg is probably the
only town to boast Of a public monu-
ment to a pig A conspicuous object
in the entrance to the town hall Of
Luneburg is a granite pedestal sur.
mounted by a glass case. Inside the
case is a ham, withered almost to
nothingness, and in the pedestal a
slab of black marble inscribed in let.
ters of gold: "Passerby, here you be.
hold the mortal remains Of the pig
which acquired for itself imperishable
glory by the discovery Of the springs
Of Luneburg
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-07-07

stairs and reused Jim in the studio.
They all came with lights and blan-
kets, and they carried him into the
tent and put him on the couch and
tried to put whisky in his mouth. But
he could not swallow. And the ST.
lence became more and more ominous
until finally Anne got hysterical and
cried, "He is dead! dead!" and col
lapsed on the roof.
But he was not. Just as the lights
in the tent began to have red rings
around them and Jim's voice came
from away across the river, some
body said, There, he swallowed
that" and soon after, he opened his
eyes. He muttered something that
sounded like "Andean pinnacle" and
lapsed into unconsciousness again.
But he was not dead! He was not
deadI
When the doctor came they made a
stretcher out Of one Of Jtm's six-foot
canvases-it had picture on It, and
Jim was angry enough the next day
and took him down to the studio.
The nurse was an extensively cap
able person. She put us all out, and
scolded Anne for lighting Japanese in
cense in the room.
The consultant came, stayed an
hour, and left. Aunt Selma, who
proved herself trump in that trying
time, waylaid him in the hall, and he
said it might be fractured skull, al
though it was possibly only concus-
sion.
The men spent most Of the morn
ing together.
Max came down from the roof
alone, and 1 cornered him in the up
per hall.
I'm going crazy. Max" said.
Nobody will tell me anything, and
can't stand It. How was he hurt2
Who hurt him?"
Max looked at me quite long time
I'm darned If ! understand you,
Kit" he said gravely. You said you
disliked HARRISON"
$50 / dol did," I supplemented.
"But whether | like him or not has
nothing to do with it. He has been
injured-perhaps murdered"-I chok-
ed little, 'Which--which of you
did it?"
Max took my hand and held II, look
ing down al me.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-07-07

dred and thirty feet deep AND IN
places bottom has never been rcaC bed,
As the illustration shows, the hglga
is being built entirely without the aid
of false work or side supports So
far it has been balanced by weiGhung
the shore span with 600 tons Of steet
rails. When finally completed the
bridge will weigh more than one thou
sand tons, and It will be the longest
span of its kind.
The way in which American en-.
gineers have met and solved the duff
ficult problems that confronted them
In carrying the s-continental rail-
roads across the Rocky mountains has
challenged the admiration Of the
world. In many cases they have been
forced to methods Of construction
heretofore deemed impossible, and
their success has set a new engineer
ing pace for the entire world.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-07-07

N'N -SNA 49, Se~F '''NN N''N 'ANN'''N
quiet for a long time. l think he
dozed, for he reused suddenly and
pulled the cloth from his eyes.
"The-the day is all confused" he
said, turning to look at me, "but-one
thing seems to stand out from every
thing else Perhaps it was delirium,
but l seemed to see that door over
there open, and you, outside, with
with Max His arms were around
you"
1T was delirium," 1 said softly. 1t
was my final lie in that house Of
mendacity.
He drew a satisfied breath, and
lifting my hand, held it to his lips and
kissed it.
Il can hardly believe it is you,' he
said Il have to hold firmly to your
hand or you will. disappear Can't
you move your chair closer? You are
miles away" So l did it, for he was
not to be excited.
After little
"It's awfully good of you to do this.
have been desperately sorry, Kit,
about the other night. 1t was ruff
fianly thing to do-to kiss you, when
/ thought"
You are to keep very STILL" / re-
minded him He kissed my hand
again, but he persisted.
"I was mad--crazy" l tried TO
give him some medicine, but he push.
ed the spoon aside. "You will have
to listen" he said. Il am in the
depths of self-disgust. II can't
think of anything else. You see, you
seemed so convinced that / was the
blackguard that somehow nothing
seemed to matter"
Il have forgotten It ALL" l declared
generously, "and would be quite
willing to be friends, only, you re-
member you said"
'F'rlends!" his voice was suddenly
reckless, and he raised on his elbow
Friends. Who wants to be friends?
Kit, was almost delirious that night.
The instant held you in my arms 1t
was all over. loved you the first
time / saw you. IL suppose I'm a
fool to talk like this"
And, Of course, just then Dallas had
to open the door and step into the
room. He was covered with dirt and
he had hatchet in his hand.
Cro Be CoNTINUEp.)
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-07-07
FOUND 4,580 PINS IN A YEAR

How many pins can a man FIND in a
year if he picks up all he sees? C. O.
Lee, ex-chief Of police Of Albany, Ore,
has one answer to this problem In
Albany, which has 4.275 inhabitants.
Lee found 4,5S0 pins in one year.
During his service as a police Off
Ger Lee formed the habit Of picking
up pins as he walked along the
streets. Every night he returned
home with the lapels Of his coat filled
with pins and the habit got such
hold on him that he would get off his
bicycle when riding along the streets
to pick up pin
He finally began to keep count Of
the pins be picked up and the first
year he kept count he found 1850 or
binary Dins. Soma years no has ex-
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-07-07
SHE WORKS FOR THE QUEEN
Little Old Woman Who Is Skilled
Lacemaker in the North Of
England.

London.-In a little cottage in the
pastoral village Of Shelton. near Rush
den, in Northamptonshire Mrs Jane
Morris, a little old woman, put forth
every energy to complete an assign
ment given her by Queen Mary Mrs.
Morris was TO have certain number
of yards of wonderful lace ready for
her maiesty's use on the occasion Of
the coronation, and it was done on
time.
The lace is known as Bedfordshire
pillow lace, and with it Queen Mary
had some Of her coronation garments
embroidered. The lace is of exquisite
beauty and it takes the little olG won.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-07-07
RAILWAY RUN BY SAIL

A remarkable railway is that be-
tween Antofagasta and Orouro in
Chile An engineer in charge Of some
important government coast improve
ments took advantage of the trade
winds which prevail in these regions
Finding that during several hours in
the morning and evening there was
suf breezc blowing he had a
large nun Der Of fadr-sized BOX
cars built which not only ac-
commodated the men coming and
going to work, but also proved
amply sufficient to transport the mate
rial needed fo- construction Of the
works. Each car is provided with q.
good sized sail-there is no other pro
pelling force The speed is regulated
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-07-07
DRANK A TOAST AND DIED

A remarkable incident, having all
the elements of a melodrama, oc-
Cured in New York recently. Mar
guerite Wolschmidt was busy with
her best dress in her furnished room
getting ready to go down to the city
hall with Louis Blatner, who lived
in the same house, and get a mar
rfage license and be married right
after. There came knock on the
girls door and Blatner entered. In
his hand he had a full glass
whats that?" Miss Wolschmtdt
asked.
"a drink to our future health"
said Blatner. .
He drained the glass and fell to
the floor, BY the time doctor ar
rived he was dead He had mixed
some rat poison with water
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-07-07
KINGS WEIGHT IN GOLD

There is a strong feeling among
the indian community of Calcutta
that the Hindu ceremony Of tulat-or
weighing the king against masses OF
silvor and gold, which will afterward
be distributed to the poor-should be
performed when his majesty is in the
city. 1t is estimated that the cost of
the ceremony, including the weight Of
gold and the necessary entertaining.
would not be more than 100000
which could easily be raised
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-07-07
MENAGERlE TO MARK GRAVE

w. ]. Dahoney, proprietor Of an oy-
ster saloon in New Orleans, had one
Of the queerest funerals on record and
his grave is to be marked by marble
menagerie, consisting of lions, tigers.
dogs, cats and other animals.
He was buried at dawn in a purple
coffin with holes bored in it, and only
one man, the sexton, was present,
when the coffin was slid into place. AM
was by his written inatructnina-
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-07-07
BIRD DOG A BANK RoBBER

A bird dog wandered into the PEG.
pies Loan and Trust company at
Kings Mountain, ~ c., and nosing
around picked up package and walk.
ed out with it. unseen by the clerks.
About a half-block away he dropped it
on the sidewalk and tore the paper
open Some one passing took the
package away and found that it con,
tanned SIS in silver and greenbacks.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-07-07

by the manipulation Of the brakes. and
to prevent accident large buffers are
provided
On account Of It's cheapness and
practical worth the idea Of sail rail-
ways has become popular and a num-
Der are now being installed betweeG
many small towns along the coast
where the trade winds blow with
clock-like regularity. The average
speed attained by these strange craft
is about 30 to 40 miles an hour.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-07-07

For many years there have existed
in the streets of the old city Of Han
over a number of curious cast-iron
statues. Each is an angel holding in
its lap box and soliciting from pass
ers-by aims for distribution among
the poor of the city. Considerable.
sums are collected by these angels
everv year.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-07-07

an full day to make three-qu
Of an inch Of it. It is five inches wide
and it requires 1S4 bobbins to work
out the design.
Just what Mrs Morris was paid is
not known, but it stands to reason
that after having such an assignment
from the queen she will have no cause
to fear the workhouse or to ask the
government for an old-age pension.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-07-07

steeple. This testimony showed be-
yond a doubt that the two girls were
mistaken in the time they claimed to
have seen a man answering Erdman's
description near Denison's home, and
since the prisoner had perfect aIibi
for all later hours, he was found not
guilty of the charge.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-07-07

church was plunged into darkness.
which was eventually relieved by can
dies placed on the seats and windows.
1t was a remarkable coincidence that
the vicar had just finished a vigorous
sermon on the text, Woe unto them
that put darkness for light and light
for darkness" Qsa v. 20)
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-07-07

The rock dwellings, of Worcester
shire and Staffordshire, in England,
have for many years been the subject
Of investigation and interested com
ment. Some of them are of modern
construction, but most of them are
undoubtedly very ancient. One OF the
latter, hear WoIverly, is here pictured.
1t is still inhabited and makes a
charming residence, surmounted as it
is with scenery and beautiful silver
birches.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-07-07
CHAPTER XXI.
II Was DellrIum.

II Was Dellrium.
was sure he was dead. He did
not move, and when caught his
hands and called him frantically, he
did not hear me. And so, with the
horror over me, half fell down the