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The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-06-23

the great Importance attaching to
| form" T. e., uniformity of method in
assuming a position of aim.
The secret of ability to shoot quick
ly rests very largely on ones ability
to align the object and sight or sights
/ (shotgun or ri1e) the instant that the
/ weapon is in position (the position
would not count unless the sights are
on the right line), and the hold the
piece and press the trigger in a frac-
tion of q second. Most people take
long time to realize how quick the eye
Is, and do not trust the first sight
| they get, but as is taught the novice,
verify the sight" the necessity for
which largely disappears with ample
practice, and one can really let off,
safely practically the moment he
thinks he is on his mark, because, just
rs one sees all Of the letters in
word at the same time so, too, he
sees accurately, in a second the
mark and his sights.
must emphasize what ! said, that
this faculty only comes with a great
deal of intelligent practice; witness
the skill of the regular soldiers in
rapid fire" and "skirmishing" and the
trap" and fancy" shooters. Other
factors Which enter into aiming are
knowing ones Zero" and learning
the speed of the flight Of the projec-
tile for different ranges. OF course,
the Importance Of these latter factors
Is modified by the kind Of shooting
and range. In regard to the former,
some men buy a weapon and proceed
TO shoot it, always presuming it shoots
zero-where there is no drift due to
wind or mirage" This is a mistake;
the gun may be all right in machine
rest, but all men are not quite the
equal of a machine rest, even though
their verbal opinions may indicate it.
Some shooters habituaIly throw their
shots one way or another and in such
cases an adjustment of the sight viii
work a permanent improvement in re-
suits and account for much mysterious
missing.
Practicing at known distances with
suitable loads at a bulls-eye target
with a shotgun or rife will reveal ex-
Rctly the pattern or group you are get
ting and help you to shoot more scien-
tifically; this can advantageously be
followed by trap practice, and then on
live birds or game as the case may
be. BY making a practice of noting
the position of the feet, body and
hands and always Il possible holding
the head in a nearly erect position
one soon becomes able, so to speak,
TO fall into" the desired position with
greatest ease and dispatch. Having
acquired the idea of form one must
clear his mind of any fanciful theories
concerning the method of using vari-
GUS styles of sight For example, the
one idea of a peep sight should be to
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-06-23

valley, and there rests in storage res
ervoirs 1000 feet above the city of
Los Angeles and 20 miles away.
Fifteen months was necessary for
preparations before the work was be.
gun. The upper part of the aqueduct
passes through a very rough and what
was then an unknown region, with no
inhabitants within 90 or so miles. In
order to convey machinery and con
struction material it was necessary to
build 120 miles Of railway, 225 miles
of wagon road, 148 miles of water
main, 218 miles Of transmission line,
cement plant with a capacity OF
1900 barrels day and more than 300
buildings, such as bunk houses, mess
halls, warehouses, hospitals, engineers
Offices and residences.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-06-23

may enter into the question. The
present government sight embodies a
great many vital features. is strong
and in every way excellent
One point in target shooting when
firing deliberate" is a question OF
form. In the matter Of pointing the
! rifle at the target, some high authori-
ties say Always come up from the
bottom" this method has a great deal
/ Of merit in very bad winds and rain,
| but, under conditions We all enjoy. It
/ is not bad practice to come down on
| your target glancing along the left
side of the barrel during the operation
so as to keep your eyes on the tRrget
until the sights approach the line Of
| aim. In either case, constant prac-
| tice develops the habit" In the mat
ter of allowing for wind a very rough
idea can be formed by the following:
A bullet weighing from $50 TO 200
grains and having started with muZ-
zle velocity of about 1000 to $500 feet
per second would be affected by a
wind, blowing one mile an hour at
right angles about one inch at three
hundred yards. The government
claims that with about so grains
charge, 100 grain bullet and 2,700 feet
velocity the drift is eight-tenths of an
inch The hunter can see that. even
with a heavier bullet, say 22O and
1850 feet velocity, and say a ten-mile
wind, under such conditions govern
ment says drift is about two feet at
three hundred yards, some expert
menting on a rifle range will not do
any harm.
Hunters ought to get very clearly
in mind the trajectory and velocity OF
the projectile so that they can use
the same faculty which enables one to
throw a stone more or less accurately
with the hand or sling-shot. Probably
the tendency is to shoot too far ahead
in most cases.
Remember 300 yards is only 900 feet
and most ammunition will carry that
in one-half second, and that the ira
jectory is very fiat, highest point
eight inches, government load, so that
an error so yards either way is only
matter of few inches. When find
ing" an object, always aim or rather
set the sight for a point less than the
assumed range unless some dry sand
or gray dirt is just beyond or to one
side when by aiming on 1t you can
gradually come up until you hit. 1t is
impossible in the confines of a short
article like this to go into minute de-
tails, and no effort is made to do so
here. My advice to all is to approach
men of the type of Anderton, Doyle,
Casely, Keogh, Tewes, Hudson, Leush-
ner, and many other fine square shots,
and somewhere you will imbibe some
thing that will benefit, and you will
enjoy the good fortune to meet men
of standing in their profession, who
are as generous as they are intelligent
and we'll posted.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-06-23

fore going to the hotel Mcdonald
tipped off the police and advised that
a couple Of detectives be put on the
job.
Together the two men went
to a modest looking brownstone
house away from the central
part OF the city and into a
room where twelve other men were
busy with telephones, telegraph in
struments, etc. All told they made a
sizable den. Mcdonald staked $40 on
a bet and won. Then he was taken to
another house where he talked gayly
of his millions and in a bantering way
suggested he wouldn't mind trying
$4,000 on single horse. This took
Mccormick by storm, but the money
was there and so were New York de-
tectives and before the wire tappers
knew what was up both their resorts
had been raided and the entire com,
pany was under arrest.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-06-23
VALUE OF A GOOD MEMORY
Among Human Beings Children Have
the Most Remarkable, Often
Learning Many Languages.

The trouble with old men usually
is that their memories become over
Iuaded with actual and psychic facts,
among which they are unable to dis
tinguish those that have a value
for the present and those that have
become obsolete. Generally speaking
an old man knows great deal more
than a young man, but, says the
Dietetic and Hygienic Gazette, 1t does
not necessarily follow that he is
wiser. While. therefore, strong
momory is a great convenience, It is
not necessarily an advantage.
Cardinal Mezzofand, whose memory
for wo.ds was so retentiyo that he
never iorg0t cne after hearing II
craa, and which enabled him to ac-
ouif4 ore than a hundred languages,
was II mcst respects very ordinary
pnlsas Plny relatea that MithrE
aates. kihg Of Tontus, had 80 excel
len, mamorv that he was able 70
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-06-23

speak fuently % languages native to
the provinces of his vast empire. Yet
he was a cruel barbarian.
A well-known peripatetic elocution-
ist and reciter still living declares
that he can repeat without further
preparation about 5000 selections in
prose and poetry. He probably tells
the truth, since he has been training
his mind in this particular direction
for many years.
On the other hand, such men as
Sir Walter Scott, Macaulay and Glad
stone were not only the possessors of
excellent memories, they were also
men of good judgment.
Among human beings children have
the most remarkable memories. I'm
der favorable circumstances they will
learn three and even four languages,
SO as to be able to express their
thoughts with equal ease in any one
of them by the time they are six or
seven years Of age.
And they accomplish thif remark
able feat without m aid from the
memoric devices TO which adults are
compelled to resort when they under
take similar task They learn
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-06-23
Gotham Girl Operates on Her Pet Dog

curtains, gloves. slippers. and once
she ate a cum link These did not
seem to interfere with her enjoyment
Of life, Next she tried several pins
and needles, and these upset her for
a few days.
Quite awhile ago. Miss Barnes says,
she noticed one day that Gypsy kept
her head projected straight In front
of her. She seemed to be unable "a
move II, and when It was turned for
chilly the dog whlned with the pain
Then a swelling started on the dogs
left side. Recently while examining
this swelling, Miss Barnes felt sharp
point She surmised that Gypsy's
trouble was due to foraging in
her darning basket. She brought
home a hypodermic syringe, some CO
caine and a pair Of artery forceps.
Gypsy's faith in her mistress was so
great that she did not make a move
while the hypodermic was being in
serted. Then Miss Barnes seized the
sharp point with her forceps.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-06-23

Football as a fatal amusement falls
into insignifcance compared with Al
Pine climbing. The Austrian and
German Alpine clubs have Just pub
lished statistics showing that between
1901 and 1910 inclusive $50 A,pineists
lost their lives in the central Alps Of
Europe, an average of nearly 100 a
year. In 1909 there we're 144 climbers
killed and in 1910, 100, not including
28 persons who met their death while
picking edelweiss. OF this total of l2S
fatalities, 42 were Germans, "a Aus
trians, 10 Swiss and 4 English. Eight
We're guides. The largest number OF
fatal accidents in the Alps took place
in the month of August. 1t is esti-
mated that the army Of Alpinists now
numbers 100000.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-06-23
DOCTOR PRESCRIBES
CUTICURA REMEDIES

Il wish to let you know of a couple
of recent cures which l have made
by the use Of the Cuticura Remedies.
Last August, Mr.. -- of this city
came to my office, troubled with a
severe skin eruption. It was dermatitis
in its worst form. 1t started with a
slight eruption and would affect most
parts of his body, thighs, elbows,
chest, back and abdomen-and would
terminate in little pustules. The itch.
ing and burning was dreadful and he
would almost tear his skin apart, try.
ing to get relief. I recommended all
the various treatments I could think
Of and he spent about fifteen dollars
on prescriptions, but nothing seemed
TO help him.
IN the meantime my wife, who
was continually suffering with a slight
skin trouble and who had been try
ing different prescriptions and meth
DDS with my assistance, told me she
was going to get some of the Cuticura
Remedies and give them a fair trial.
But as l did not know much about
Cuticura at that time I was doubtful
whether 1t would help her. Her skin
would thicken, break and bleed, es-
pecially on the fingers, wrists and
arms. I could do nothing to relieve
her permanently. When she first ap-
piled the warm baths of Cuticura
Soap and applications of Cuticura
Ointment she saw a decided improve
ment and in a few days she was COM
pletely cured.
81 lost no time in recommending
the Cuticura Remedies to Mr.. ,
and this was two months ago. I told
him to wash with warm baths of the
Cuticura Soap and to apply the Cuti-
cura Ointment generously. Believe
me, from the very first days use Of
the Cuticura Remedies he was greatly
relieved and today he is completely
cured through their use. I have great
faith in the Cuticura Remedies and
shall always have a good word for
them now that I am convinced of
their wonderful merits" (Signed) B.
L. Whitehead, M. D., 108 Dartmouth
st., Boston, Mass, July %, 1910.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-06-23

The small things IN life are usually
the most important-for example, .
cake OF poor soap may not only SPOIL
tho weeks wash, and the temper OF
the housekeeper, but ruin valuable
fabrics.
For twenty-five years we have spent
a large sum OF money educating people
as TO the soap situation, and Il has
paid us so far. We viii continue the
good health campaign and invite you
most cordially TO give Hewitts Easy
Task soap a trial, giving you the op-
portunity to do 80 on the most liberal
basis we can offer. Buy two cakes
from your grocer for ten cents, and II
the FIRST does not please you, return
the other and get your money back
Is this good enough?
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-06-23

bring the point Of aim or object into
its center and the top of the front
sight on the point or object at very
short range, or at such point as will
allow a clear view of the object or
point Of aim at longer range. By us
ing the center of the peep sight one
practically does away with worrying
about how much front sight" is to
be seen because the center Of the
peep is a fixed point, and II the top
of the front sight is brought to the
I level of the imaginary line from the
! pupil of the eye through the center
of the peep sight to the point of aim,
necessarily the top of the sight is al
ways in relatively the same position,
which will give uniform results. In
the case Of the open sight, however,
the amount of front sight seen varies
considerably.
Some one says, "Ah! but one day
see half the front sight and another
only one-third of it." All of which
may be true but the difference is Que
to the light, which on a bright, clear
day magnifes or permits a clear def
milton Of the object and background, a
condition which does obtain on a dull
or dark day.
An open sight permitting the shoot
er to align the top of the front sight
with an imaginary horizontal line
across the top of the rear sight will
give very fine. uniform results and
I can be found" quickly. If possible
one should avoid turning a rife on the
axis of the bore as this will change
the location of the shots just as the
pendulum swings on clock. AS to
the effect of light on ones aim if
shooting at a bull's-eye target, it Will
be perceived that on a nice bright day
the target win show the lines at 500
yards and the bull" win look large
and tempting. while the white space
below will be deep and roomy. On the
contrary, on a dark day the lines dis
appear and the bull looks smaller and
the white space under it much narrow
er. The easiest way to overcome this
condition is to aim at a point three
quarters of the width of the white
from the bottom of the target, below
the bulPs-eye, because in a good light
you can see the spot easily and on a
dark day when the white is contract
ed you can measure 1t easily and by
this means avoid changing your eleva-
ton for different days to "hnd" the
target.
At long range, say 1000 yards or
1900 yards, if it is practical, It is an
excellent plan to "sit" the target on
top of the front sight always center
ing the object (target in this easel,
using the background to aid in the
same way one looks at landscape
picture, /. e., not attempting to de-
fine the target to the exclusion Of its
immediate surroundings. Bear in mind
the foregoing is only an outline of a
sound practical method and is not ad-
vanced as an unvarying rule, for it is
clearly recognized that excellent scores
may be made along other lines, but
YOU are safe to try what is here sug-
gested and a careful trial will show
consistent results with varying lights.
| do not think one can lay down any
rule for hunters as regards which ID
the best sight because the kind OF
game, the country and other elements
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-06-23

NEW YORK.-Gypsy. an American
" bull pup belonging to Miss Mabel
Barnes, surgical nurse, Is rejoicing
over the removal Of a hatpin ca
inches long which had been cirouiat.
Ing in her system for more than a
month.
Gypsy was a month old when Miss
Barnes first acquired her and reci-
procity Of affection promptly resulted.
Like most puppies. Gypsy had a habit
Of eating at random without reading
any pure-food labels or caring much
whether the thing was digestible. so
long as Il could be swallowed.
She began on handkerchiefs, lace
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-06-23

Telephone linemen have discovered
a new use for rats. F. H. Lawrence,
of the engineering department of the
Chicago Telephone company, is re-
sponsible for this description of how
rats are employed in placing cables:
"A rat is loosed in a pipe through
which a cable is to be placed Then
q string is tied to a ferret, which pur-
sues the rat, carrying the string
through the pipe. On the small string
a large one is attached, and on that
a still larger, until a big wire cable
is pulled through" Perhaps when all
the rats have been killed off, to pre-
vent the possible spread Of the bu-
bonic plague, the trick will be turned
by the use Of white mice.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-06-23

GAN ANTONIO, TEX.--A Georgia
y court may decide, as one did the
other day, that poor, henpecked man
is the head OF the family and stand
for that old custom of woman obeying
in all things. That may be true in
Georgia, where the sweet potato and
the goober pea lead the procession
and the blind tiger" has a lair in ev-
cry jungle, but it is different in Texas.
A Texas court might hold that man
is the head Of the family, but no court
on earth could cllnch such a decision.
In Texas women have done almost
everything in the catalogue of com
mercial possibilities. In a number of
instances women own large ranches
and have operated them successfully
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-06-23
A Good Thino.

DR.. Clausen, the most eminent oi
German surgeons. says that the only
reason birds and animals and beasts
don't talk is because their tongues are
not hung right It's a blessed thing
that they are not II they were, man
would have dogs and cats and crows
and coons and foxes calling hello to
him every time he walked out, and Ii
he didn't stop for chat, he'd soon
get the name Of being an old crank.
There's talk enough as It is.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-06-23
Why He Resisted.

A few days ago a second class sto
ker was paraded before the command
ing officer of the Devonport naval bar
racks on a charge Of insubordination,
His insubordination took the form Of
resistance to being introduced to the
swimming bath. Asked what he had
to say for himself, the youth replied;
"sir, rye only bin In the navy three
days. The first day the doctor drawed
six OF my teeth. The second day
was vaccinated. And the third day
the petty officer he says, Cum along.
we're a-going 70 drown yerl'"-AEgo
naut.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-06-23
Musical Note.

A music teacher in New England
school was trying to make the chill
dren in the fourth grade understand
the value Of triplet-to get them to
know that three quarter-notes under
a brace were equal to two quarter
notes.
She couldn't make them under
stand; and finally, in despair, she
asked: What are three little babies
born all at the same time called?"
"Accidentals!" shouted a small boy,
with a vague remembrance of the les
son of a week before.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-06-23

Efforts are being made by a Kansas
City snake fancier to have snakes in
stalled in houses to catch mice and
vermin. He says snakes are much
better than cats. We don't know
much about the ability of snakes as
little helpers around the cellar, but
1T can at least be said for them that
, they are not likely to disturb people
by wailing and screeching in back
yards at night.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-06-23

words and phrases unconsciously, and
rarely forget them as long as they
live. On the other hand, grownups
rarely acquire an accurate pronuncia.
ton of foreign language, although
they may be able to use 1t with en-.
tire correctness.
It is a common belief that the mem.
ory is more tenacious In early life
than in later years. That seems to
depend almost entirely on the indi.
vidual.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-06-23
Monarch Never Writes Letters.

1t is the accepted etiquette that the
ruler of Great Britain never writes a
letter. Those who need to correspond
with his majesty who are aware of the
right procedure usually write tohthe
kings secretary or a member Of the
household. asking that the matter In
question should be placed before the
king, but petitions for the exercise of
the prerogative in any form on mat
ters Of state are required to be sub
mitted through the home office.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-06-23

\ Those German diriAibles persist in
coming to ignominious ends There is
at least a dramatic completeness
about the crash Of the falling aero
plane which is utterly lacking in the
impalement OF an unwieldy balloon in
a tree top. At that the passengers
on the dirigibles are more likely to
escape with their lives.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-06-23

A New York man who has been
drawing a salary of $4,000 a year has
gone into bankruptcy, explaining that
he had to borrow money with which
to buy an automobile So, you see,
drawing a salary of $4,000 q year in
New York is attended with hardships,
too,
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-06-23

The manager Of the Philadelphia
Athletics explains that his team has
been losing games because there are
too many bridegrooms in the organ.
ization. If 1t is to be shown that mat
rimony interferes with baseball it will
be fatal to matrimony.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-06-23

T. Judge Shafer if Pittsburg utters the
following words of wisdom to mere
men: Never reply to the taunts Of
an angry woman. Flee from her, and
do not begrudge her the last word, for
she will have it anyway" We have
never made the acquaintance of the
Judge. but we are willing to wager a
few shekels that he is married.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-06-23
Makes World Better.

No man or woman Of the humblest
sort can really be strong gentle. pure
and good, without the world being the
better for 1t. without somebody being
helped and comforted by the very
existence OF that goodness,-Phillips
Brooks.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-06-23
The unattalnabIe.

Young Bachelor often wonder If
/ am making enough money to get
married on.
Old Benedict-Well, ! don't know
how much you're making; but you
ain't!-Puck.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-06-23

This is a bad time for man who
wears luxuriant whiskers. An insect
called Phytonomous Murinus promises
to be the boil weevil of the alfalfa
belt. He is spreading rapidly.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-06-23

Learning maketh young men tenn
perate, 10 the comfort Of old age.
standeth FOR wealth with poverty, and
serving as an ornament to riches,-
Cicero
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-06-23

The new derby hats for men were
perhaps invented for the purpose Of
showing that women's hats were not
the ugliest things in the world.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-06-23
Worth Rememberlno.

No woman ever yet applied for a d..
vorce from a man who could meet
worry and Encouragement with q
cheerful grin.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-06-23

A Chicago Judge holds that clean
shirt is a necessity, not a luxury.
Strange how many people live with
out the necessities Of ife