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The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-08-04

night in the swimming pool clad in
their scanty costumes
The hours from midnight to dawn
were not cheerful The girls were
cold, as they had little covering, and
the men were cold for the same rea-
son. The girls were also sad, for they
were fearful about what their parents
would say.
Finally, about five o'clock. Billings.
lea made some of his servants hear
and the doors Of the pool were forced
and the party of men and girls re-
leased. 1t was not a merry crowd that
emerged. Taxlcabs and autos were
summoned. The girls, wrapped In
sheets, were sent to their homes.
The men we're wrapped in any old
thing and also hurried away.
Billingslea thinks some one played
a practical joke on his guests, but he
is mad clear through, and has offered
a large reward for discovery of the
person who stole the clothes and
locked the pool. At any rate, there
will be no more swimming parties in
Macon for the present.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-08-04
Millionaire Gives a Swimming Party

MACON, GA.-The smart set OF Ma
kW con is agog because Of the fact
that 20 young men and 20 young wom-
en-, all prominent socially, passed a
whole night in a swimming pool at
tired only in bathing costumes. The
costumes we're of the daintiest, and
also of the scantiest. and the tempera-
ture OF the swimming pool was pleas
ant, but the 20 couples did not enjoy
themselves. They passed the night In
abbreviated costumes in the pool. not
because they wanted to. but because
they had 10.
w. d. Billingslea. millionaire, with
a magnificent home to which a spa.
cious swimming pool is attached,
has been giving swimming parties
during hot weather. which have been
attended by the young men and wom'
en- OF the smart set. Blllingslea on
this occasion invited 20 men and 20
women of the most exclusive set to a
swimming party.
The couples splashed about in the
water, firted bit and then splashed
some more until after midnight Then
some one noticed the lateness OF the
hour, and a rush was made for the
dressing rooms. Then 1t was discov-
cred that the clothes of the 40 had
been taken, and that the swimming
pool had been locked. Billingslea
himself was one of the victims.
Efforts to make themselves heard
were in vain. and the 20 men and the
20 girls were forced to spend the
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-08-04

Topeka, Kan.-Kansas was the
! first state to abolish the common
drinking cup in hotels, railroad trains
and stations, and in the common
schools. 1t has gone one step farther,
and the common towel will soon dis
appear from all public places. After
an exhaustive investigation the chem
ists and bacterioiogists of the Kansas
board of health recommended that the
common roller towel be forbidden as
dangerous to the people of the state
and the board adopted the order that
the stifly starched boarding house
towel be cut up into individual tow
eds, and everyone have a clean face
wipe whenever the exigencies OF the
occasion demanded facial bath.
At meeting of the board an in
vestigation of the roller towel was
ordered. Towels were collected in the
hotels and public schools of several
cities OF the state. Railroad trains
were boarded in different lines, and
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-08-04
Find Bone of Mastodon

Valentine, Neb., consisting OF the up
per jaws, tusks and neck bones, was
sent to the university, where 1t is now
on exhibition. The three exhibits, rep
resenting the different parts Of the
body, give a good idea Of the size and
shape of the pre-glacial beast.
The vertebra discovered at Albert
Lea was found IL feet below the sur
face Of the ground, in the glacial drift,
by Charles +. May. 1t is called the
atlas bone, a vertebra located at the
neck, and is of enormous size, meas
uring two feet across from shoulder
to shoulder. From the top OF the
neck down it is fully foot deep. The
bone is carefully preserved in every
detail, there being no sign OF crum'
bling or decay
Though the excavation at Albert
Lea was prolonged in the hope OF dis
covering other parts of the skeleton,
none was discovered. The absence OF
other bones, however, is easily ex-
planned by experts in paleontology
at the university. Members Of the de-
partment say carnivorGus beasts OF
that period who preyed upon the mas
todon may have detached the bone
from the skeleton and carried 1t to
the spot where it was found, either to
eat the meat from it or play with 1t
as a modern coyote, tiger or cat fire.
quently plays with its prey, or sepa-
rating itself from the carcass as it
decomposed, it may have rolled down
a. prehistoric hillside no longer exist
ing or have been carried there by
the glaciers.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-08-04
Blue and Gray In Reunion.

There is to be reunion of the blue
and the gray in Atlanta, Ga, next DC.
tober. Plans were announced in Bos.
ton the other day by the Second Coast
Artillery corps, the Boston Light In
fantry and the Infantry Veteran corps
for trip south.
The occasion is the dedication by
President Taft of a monument com
memorating the names and services
of the organizations that helped to
create friendly feeling between north
and south after the Civil war The
Boston troops announced that they are
to be the guests of the Gate City
Guards at Atlanta. Many other milf
tary bodies from various sections
the country will be present.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-08-04
BAKED BEANS ARE REPLACED
Spaghetti Is Now Popular Dish In sos'
ton-one Merchant Alone Import
ed 100000 Cases.

Boston.-Who hath done murder tc
Boston bean?
Boston is honeycombed with res
taurants and eats persistently, earnest
and enthusiastically. The dish that
characterizes its eating is spaghetti.
One Boston merchant imported 5OO.'
OOO cases of spaghetti in 1905. Last
year he imported more than 100000
cases. This is something over 1900
tons. This year all records are ex
pected to go by the board.
And this in the town where the bill
of fare is supposed to be beans, beans,
beans, occasionally varied with the be-
loved cod, though the testimony OF
restaurant men is that Boston eats no
more beans per capita than other cit
les, but holds the spaghetti cham
pionship of the western hemisphere.
The consumption of beans is falling
off yearly in contrast with the gain
made by spaghetti.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-08-04

II anybody was asked 10 suggest
why the soup plate was made broad
and shallow the almost certain an
swer would be that such an arrange
ment facilitates the cooling OF the
soup to a temperature comfortable to
the mouth. We believe that utilita-
rians drink tea out of a saucer for
the same reason, says the Lancet.
While that may be the explanation OF
the peculiar shape of the soup plate,
the advantage indicated is surely in
significant compared with the obvious
disadvantages which may probably
arise from exposing so large a sur,
face OF nutrient fluid to the air. Soup
should be served in a cup, a low, broad
teacup, and the method, which is be-
coming more usual, is hygienic. Too
deep a vessel would be an error on the
other side; its advantages would be
cancelled by its great drawback; we
should miss some of the delicate fla
vors of the soup. In the shallow cham
pagne glass the bouquet as well as the
taste can be appreciated. In a mar
row. deep glass the bouquet may miss
appreciation altogether.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-08-04
Presented to Department Of Zoology
at University of Minnesota and
Installed In Museum-Two
Other Specimens.

st. Paul, Minn.-A vertebra of a
prehistoric mastodon who roamed the
plains of Minnesota 100000 years ago,
before the glaciers sweeping down
from the north had devastated the
feeding grounds of its kind, exhumed
at Albert Lea by workmen excavating
for a cellar. has just been received by
the department of zoology at the uni
versity and installed in the museum.
Discovered in a state where little re-
search work in prehistoric life has
been done, It is considered by univer-
sity specialists as a most valuable
contribution to worldwide science.
It is the second discovery of the
kind made in Minnesota. Seven
years ago a knee bone and leg bone
of a mastodon were found at Brai-
nerd, near White Fish lake, by
workman digging a ditch, and sent to
the university museum. A year ago
the head of a mastodon, found near
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-08-04
New York May Establish Tramp Colony

stealing rides, Most OF them we're
tramps and at least one-fifth OF the
accidents took place In this state.
The bill proposes as a solution the
establishment OF labor colony. The
latter, briefly. is a state owned colony
for the detention. reformation and IN
struction in agriculture and other In
dustrial occupations of persons com
mitted by magistrates as vagrants and
tramps.
In Switzerland there is such a col
ony. located at Witzwill. in the canton
OF Berne, and II has proved most sue
cessful. Practically all OF the work
is done by the inmates. Not only Is
agriculture carried on, but other en-
terprises are also conducted. The
buildings OF the institution have been
erected by the inmates and all OF the
furniture is made by them. They
even make wagonc and carriages and
the various tools and appliances used
on the farm.
An essential part OF the Witzwill
system is the homes for unemployed
men. Liberated convicts are given
an opportunity to work and prepare
themselves for getting a solid foot
hold in the world. AS result OF the
Witzwill colony there is no such thing
as a tramp problem in the canton
where It is established. The pro
fessional hobo, who is beyond redemp-
ton, steers clear Of the region; the
amateur is caught and usually re-
formed and made a desirable cit
izen.
With the establishment OF such a
colony the vagrant in New York
would find himself between the horns
of an uncomfortable dllemma-either
detention at the farm colony or the
giving a wide berth to the state In
which he now is found most often.
Whatever choice he makes should
mean an annual saving to the public
of millions OF dollars.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-08-04

II Told Them Came over to Trade"
and said: II guess not. You're my
prisoners" They were thunderstruck
and, turning around, saw Nelson
Adams, Tate and Holmes in a line
about a rod in front of them
The lieutenant, when he saw he was
caught, wanted me to go back and
report that they had given themselves
up. But didn't do it, and they were
sent back to headquarters with a
guard / returned to my post. | told
Nelson that there was another man
over there, and that / intended to
bring him over, too. Nelson said:
Don't do it, Wells But | had made
up my mind, and told Nelson to keep
sharp lookout. l approached the
rebel picket post again, and as soon
as the other reb saw me he asked me
what became of the others / did not
answer until l got between him and
his gun, which was standing against
a tree. Then / said, as drew out my
bayonet: Your partners are over
with u.s. Pointing the bayonet at
his breast, / commanded him toAbe
quiet and get move on him; that he
was my prisoner He started on a
double-quick for our lines.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-08-04
Chicago Boys Work During Vacation

rHICAGO.-With the closing of the
y schools it is estimated that there
are about 100000 boys between the
ages of IA and 20 years who look for
summer jobs That is, there are 100,
900 the first week. When the second
week comes along there are about
$4,000 who still think they want to
work, about 10000 third week and
about $4,000 who retain their determi-
nation throughout the summer.
The average high hool youth Of
this year expects TO earn at least $40
a week to start, with raise at the
end of every fortnight. Alas! 1t
seems employers have not the proper
respect for their culture. ost of
these boys. the really valuable ones,
get over their self-esteem after being
rebuffed a few times.
One high school student, who had
completed his sophomore year. and
who during the winter had been one Of
the most popular boys in the school,
started looking for a $40 job and end
cd collecting bundles in department
store for $3.50 week, He had some
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-08-04

nj CIV YORK.-The tramp evil in
IN this state may soon be solved. A
bin provides not only for the appoint
ment OF commission TO inquire care
fully into the conditions OF yagrancy.
but also makes an appropriation for
the purchase of 500 acres OF land
upon which to establish a tramp col
ony. That there is need Of some
more adequate method OF dealing with
the vagrant class than has formerly
obtained Is known to every person.
and the establishment Of a farm
where vagrants might be employed
and reclaimed is believed by those
who have made a study OF the subject
to be the proper solution Of the diff
Guilty
The vagrants now in this state
would form a population as large as
that of the city OF Albany. The jails.
penitentiaries and almshouses are put
to an expense of S2.000,00O annually
In endeavoring to cope with the prob
lem which has arisen through the ex.
istence OF this undesirable element
But far more serious than this rs the
loss caused by the destruction OF
property robberies, fires and kindred
misdemeanors which cost the state,
the railroads and other private inter
ests over $lO.000.000 yearly.
The immense number OF tramps
trespassing on railroads and the IA
talities which overtake many OF them
may be Estimated from the fact that
in a period Of five years 23,964 tres
passers we're killed and 1926 were
injured in the United States while
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-08-04
AERO2LANE BOWLS OVER cow
Low Flying Machine Strikes Rossy,
Spills Aviator and Sails TWO Miles
Without Pilot.

Los Angeles, Cal-Bryle Williams,
who is trying for a license as an air
pilot, struck a COW while sailing a
Curtis biplane the other afternoon, and
was hurled to the ground by the shock,
while the machine went careening
along distance of two miles without
pilot.
Williams was flying about ten feet
above the ground. Suddenly, as he
passed over the brow of a hill, he
came upon bossy, grazing peacefully.
Some part of the machine struck her,
knocking her several feet and turning
her over and over. William stumbled
from his seat, but was unhurt. The
machine was finally halted by friend
ly hay stack which received its wear
led wings in soft embrace.
The embrace lasted until friends of
Williams in an auto reached the ma
chine and stopped the propeller. which
was still buzzing.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-08-04
CAPTUREp FoUR NAN ALONE
Pennsylvania comrade slnsle.Handed
Enters Enemy's Camp and Brings
Them Across Line.

While we we're stationed at Point OF
Rocks, between the Appomattox and
the James rivers. August is, 1864.
was on picket duty and went out TO see
what could discover. Al creek
between the lines was an old mill that
had been destroyed. A lot OF black
smith tools lay there, anvils, wise, etc.
| took up the wise to take II back with
me. when two Confederates stepped
out and motioned for me to come TO
them | had no desire TO obey; so
walked backward and got back with
the wise 10 our lines. Two officers
came along and asked for the man
who went over TO the Confederates'
line. ] confessed was the one, writes
S. F. Wells, company G. Second Penn
sylvania artillery. In the National Trib-
upe They told me not to do It again.
After the officers left I told the boys
that | would go over the next day
and capture the picket post On that
Sunday night we could hear some rebs
on picket singing hymns. remember
they sang Jesus, Lover Of My Soul"
and Just as / Am, without One Plea"
and my heart melted toward them.
The next day / told Adams, Nelson,
Tate and Holmes to be a little more
vigilant for an hour or two as l was
going over to trade the Johnnies some
hardtack.
Nelson, a large Seotch-Irish lad.
says Wells, would not do II; but
II you do go, will be ready to help
you" took with me the Philadelphia
Inquirer TO trade for the Richmond
Examiner When came to their
picket post they we're surprised, but
we soon got on good terms. traded
coffee. hardtack, sugar. etc, for pocket
knives, combs, etc.; and all was going
along nicely when a lieutenant with
sash and sword on as officer Of the day
came along and recognized me as a
Yank. He asked me what business
had over there. told him came
over to trade. He said: you are a
SPY, and I'm gong to take you to
Richmond for trial"
/ took out my Philadelphia paper
and began to read the news and grad.
ually backing OF to our lines. and they
were so interested they seemed to be
drawn with me. kept reading and
moving backward, and after about half
an hour the lieutenant said: Il guess
we will go back now" / looked up
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-08-04
BIRTH RATE IS LOWER

and mother and the two grandfathers
and grandmothers of either OF the par
ties were dead, that party could not
get married unless he or she produced
the certificate Of death of all six for
bears. These are still required if the
man or woman in the case be under
thirty.
However, the simpliications intro
duced, such as they are, were suffi-
cient to send up the marriage rate
wonderfully. DIR. Bertillon notes with
delight that the number Of weddings
celebrated in France last year-to wit,
309, ,2S9-is one of the highest on rec
ord since the passage Of the law of
1907. The marriage rate has since
then gone up some 5000 year.
DR.. Bertillon has therefore some
glimmer of hope that the birth rate
may rise, too, though he is the first to
acknowledge that, though French
people marry more that is no proof
that they will increase the population.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-08-04
HE is HEIR TO MICE MONEY
Floor RepaIrer Finds Roll Of Bills
Only Partly chewed-Thousands
of Dollars in Lot.

Trenton, N. i'm repairing the
floor of an old house he recently
bought, Patrolman Patrick kerwick
found hidden between ioists large
roll of bills. Many of them had been
chewed by mice, but that did not pre-
vent Kerwick recognizing the 500
mark on them.
How the money got there is a mys-
terry, but it is supposed the house for
merly was owned by somebody who
distrusted banks and who died with
out having confided the secret to any
body.
Kerwick says he will send the
chewed bills to the treasury depart
ment for redemption. He did not re-
veal just how many thousands of dol
lars were in the lot
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-08-04

good stuff in him. however, as was
shown by his raise to IS week be-
fore the summer was over and the
offer OF a better job when he lad fin
ished school,
In one department store last year
there were no less than IA boys from
one of the local high schools, all of
them selling gents furnishings .
These were the older boys and in 9TH
er stores there were high school
men doing everything from collect
ing bundles, wrapping them, helping
with stock, doing the work Of four
assistant office boys. to jobs paying
$40 week, a remarkably high wage
for the inexperienced youth of tender
years.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-08-04
COUNTRY LIFE.

This is especially the season OF tho
year when the man who is able to es'
tablish home In the country, and
bring up his children there is to be
fehcltated The trend OF migration
for many years has been strongly to-
ward the cities and "the busy hum OF
men," but nowadays the city dwellar
is encouraged In various insidious
ways to become a communter, or II
he cannot get beyond the purileus OF
the city he is taught the conservation
OF a little space-in the back yard. 1t
may be-for horticultural purposes.
There is no satisfaction quite the
equivalent OF that Of making two ears
OF corn grow where none grew be-
fore, or causing the tomato plant or
the bean vine to blossom even as the
rose beneath the careful nurture Of
ones own assiduous hand. A sign of
the times" Is such an institution as
the Pennsylvania School Of Horticul
ture for Women at Amber, says the
Philadelphia Ledger, Women are by
natural instinct fond OF flowers and
OF all growing things, and they are,
by inborn and inbred patience as well
as by this predlsposition, qualified to
be successful gardeners and planters.
.It is gratifying to be able to chronicle
the success of institutions which un-
dertake to give women instruction
that reduces to the rational and scien-
tifc basis the culture of plants and
flowers and fosters and appreciation
Of the advantages of country life.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-08-04
Money Treasure on Pier Unguarded
Because Face Value Doesn't Exceed
S4-Comes From Korea.

New York-Fourteen hundred tons
of cash money was tossed ashore the
other day when the steamship Seneca
came alongside her pier at the Bush
docks, Brooklyn, but no special police
were on hand to guard the treasure
for the face value of all this money
would not aggregate 81.
The Seneca comes from various
eastern ports. She takes out oil from
New York and returns with a monde
script assortment of freight. Coinci-
dent with the annexation OF Korea,
the Japanese government announced
the substitution of Japanese money
for the Korean coinage. The Korean
banks Immediately called in all the
existing currency and the Korean
mints started working overtime to
make yen
The Korean, who is not in the
habit of buying luxuries, seldom car
ried anything larger than cash"
coin about the size of an American
cent. A thousand "cash" were the
equivalent of an American dollar.
AS the native scorns a purse, and
as the women never wear stockings,
the government thoughtfully stamps
a square aperture through the center
of the coin so that the native may
string them together and carry them
around his neck To the Korean mind
that is both convenient and ornamen-
tai In fact, the Korean society belle
used to get quite worked up II her
particular rival carried more strings
of "cash" than she did.
It was not long before an American
syndicate learned that all the wealth
of Korea was lying around in heaps,
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-08-04
Tons of Cash Fill Dock

and that moss was growing on 1t. Ne
gotiations were started and before
long the 100000 tons of accumulated
cash had been purchased and the con-
signment on the Seneca is the first
shipment brought to this port.
The syndicate will melt the coins
and extract from Their the silver and
the copper of which they are made.
The silver and copper will be sold to
the government, whose mints will
use them in turnine out big silver dol
lars anG little red cents.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-08-04
Catch Gigantic Sail Fish.

Paris.-A huge sail fish, fish rarely
met with In the Atlantic, has been
captured by fishermen off Concarneau
and towed to that port The fish
measures eight yards long and four
yards in circumference and weighs
four tons. The fishermen are greatly
disturbed over the presence in the
vicinity of the fsh's female compan-
ion, who followed her captured lord
throughout the whole of the night he
was being towed to port.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-08-04

The news of the day tells of Japa-
nese youth who was once a bellboy in
a Boston hotel, but who managed to
take a course at Harvard and is now
-eturning to his native land to head
university department there. He was
not an American boy, but he deserved
to be. and his honorable position is a
lesson to some in this superior land
Of ours who greet with prompt snub-
bing those who would take advantage
Of the opportunities offered by this
country to all who would rise from
humble positions to higher ones by
force Of determination and their own
merit.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-08-04
SONS COME AFTER FATHERS
M. Jean saraiihe, Recently Appointed
as Notary at Saint sauVy, Is
Eleventh Of His Line.

Paris.-M. Jean Barailhe has just
seen appointed notary at saint-sauyy'
IN the Gers department, in succession
to his father, who has resigned.
What is unique about this appoint.
mept is that he is the eleventh mem
ber Of the same family which has sue.
eeeded each other from father to son