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The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-04-14
Bedrooms Bad Form in Kansas, City

room was made permanent. Mrs. Swift
said:
when Mr., Swift began to sleep in
the open air four years ago he was the
only one in this block who embraced
the fad. He liked it so well that our
neighbors took up the idea and now of
the 10 houses in the block only three
are without sleeping porches. Many
have sun parlors in addition"
In addition to the sleeping porch
most of the houses under construction
in Kansas City have a sun parlor. It
is usually built on the first floor with
windows to enclose it on three sides
during the winter. In the warm wealth
er the glass is removed and screens
substituted.
Furniture stores are all carrying es-
pecial furniture for sleeping porches
I'VE had to put in porch BEDS" said a
furniture dealer. "The demand re-
Gently has been enormous. The whole
sale houses say the need for such fur
niture has grown to enormous proper
tions all over the country and will
make for better health generally in the
course Of time"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-04-14
Scotch Lassie Sails as a Stowaway

Moville when we stopped there?" ask
ed Captain Wadsworth.
"Weel, when we got there" replied
Annie, seriously, Il was so awfu sick
from the pitchin o. the ship that
really didna take time to think O. goin'
ashore"
Some one would have helped you
ashore" said the skipper.
'Weel, l dldna even think o. that"
returned Annie.
There was only one thing that Annie
Mexican did think of during her sea.
son of forgetfulness, and that was the
fact, pleasing to her, that David Nc.
Dowell did not join his wife aboard the
Columbia at MoVille.
1t occurred to Annie, merely as an
afterthought, that inasmuch as Mrs.
Mcdowell had tickets for herself and
husband and children, and inasmuch
as Mr.. Mcdowell did not appear at Mo
vile, 1t would not be we'll for his ticket
to go vacant" over the Atlantic. So
Annie assumed that she might travel
on the transportation Of the missing
mon"
When the Columbia docked the skip
per sent the stowaway to Ellis Island,
where the immigration officials will
probably deport her.
Mrs. Mcdowell and her five children
also face deportation. They have no
means Of support, and are likely to be-
come public charges.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-04-14
THREE-SIDED
So Says Prof. Otto KIotz of Do
miniOn Observatory.
Globe Went Spinning Through HeaV-
ems as Gigantic Tetrahedron-Llfe
Pushed Here From Some Part
Of Universe by Pressure.

Ottawa, Ont.-The earth once was
the shape of three-sided, flat-headed
top and went spinning through the
heavens as a gigantic tetrahedron, ac,
cording TO Prof Otto Klotz Of the Do.
minion Observatory, writing in the
Journal of the Royal Astronomical SO.
ciety of Canada.
The shape was assumed just after
the globe had taken on a more solid
form, Under the tendency Of contrac.
tion the stresses and strains followed
the lines Of least resistance. The
tetrahedron Is one Of the regular geo.
metrical solids which has the least
volume for a given surface. As
tetrahedron the planet had four cor
ners, six edges and four surfaces, the
edges manifesting themselves as noun.
tains and the surfaces as depressions,
and hence oceans
we know" says Professor Klotzp
that the South Pole Is surrounded by
land, which corresponds to an apex
Of the tetrahedron, while opposite to
II is a surface equivalent TO a depres-
sion, or ocean. In the tetrahedron
every corner has a surface opposite II,
so that for the earth this would mean
that land and water are antipodal
which Is fairly well represented in the
actual conditions. Another result
would be that the land masses would
be broad in the northern hemisphere
and taper toward the south, which also
agrees with our geography.
'Inversely, the oceans should con-
tract toward the south, a condition
fairly well borne out. The north polar
sea being represented by a surface of
the tetrahoidal figure and the south
polar one by corner, 1t would follow
that the fiattening Of the earth in the
southern hemisphere would be less
than in the northern, and furthermore
that the force Of gravity would IN
crease less rapidly toward the South
Pole than toward the North Pole.
Both these considerations have been
confirmed by geodetic and pendulum
observations"
Answering the question as to how
life first got on earth, Professor Klotz
asserts it probably was pushed here
from some other part of the universe
by light pressure.
"A force, though very small in mag
nitude, has been discovered in light.
known as light pressure, which oper-
ates in opposition to gravity" he says
when particles Of a spherical form
are reduced to diameter of sixth of
a micron, which is equivalent to 1-15O,-
600 of an inch, light pressure will push
such a particle into space. The spores |
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-04-14
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KANSAS CITY, MO.-The style Of
N domestic architecture in Kansas
City has changed entirely in the past
year or two, say architects, on account
of the prevalent habit of sleeping out
of DOORS 1t is a veTitable return to
the open-air life that is animating the
people. Sleeping out of doors is not a
fad in this city; it is a custom as firm
ly intrenched as eating breakfast al
though not yet so common.
The desire for open air does not stop
with sleeping. There are families in
Kansas City that throughout the sum-
mer live in the open air-eating sleep
ing and visiting. Whether at work or
play, everything is done out of doors
Such a family lives at 1884 Campbell
street, the Swifts. ]. G. Swift, for
mer president Of the Livestock Ex-
change, four years ago began to sleep
on his porch At the time he built
only makeshift over his rear porch,
where he could place cot. But as he
began to feel better upon aWaking In
the morning after a restful night he
resolved to live more in the open air.
An open-air dining room was added
20 the ground floor and the sleeping
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-04-14

.EEEXICO CITY.-Mexico is becoming
IVA known in the United States as a
port Of missing men and a consider
able part of the official correspondence
of the American consulate here is an
swering inquiries about men who have
wandered from homes in the states
and are supposed to be in this revolu-
tion-ridden land.
Within a year over two hundred
cases of missing Americans supposed
to be in Mexico have been reported to
the consul-general.
Among the recent cases reported
was the disappearance of Mrs. Martha
Flanagan of Jefferson City, Mo. She
is "a years old and her friends have
notified Consul-General Guyant that
she came to Mexico several months
ago and disappeared.
G. w. Clark of Fairpoint, S. D., lived
here for a couple of years and wrote
home regularly. The letters ceased to
arrive. His friends in Monterey
missed him, but what became of him
has never been learned
Walter B. Scott of Bluff Roads, Kan,
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-04-14
Teacher Has Never Whipped Pupil

peouliarities. Boys and girls Of today
do not get the physical punishment
that was administered to their parents
and grandparents. And | sincerely be-
lieve the modern child can be managed
better without It. My views on this
subject are firm, and never in all of
my experience have ! ever chasused
one Of my pupils
Mrs. Boyd's control over her schol-
ars was clearly demonstrated at the
burning of the Mary S. Boyd Public
school building, named in her honor a
few weeks ago. Soon after the hre
was discovered she marshalled her pu-
pills who, at her command, marched
from the building in an orderly man
ner, leaving books and wraps behind
Had 1t not been for the mastery han
ding there would undoubtedly have
been a great loss of life among the
four hundred or more children in the
building.
As Mrs. Boyd converses, her eyes
sparkle like those of a 16-year-old
girl, and looking into their depths one
would never imagine themselves look
ing at one whose hair has long since
turned gray Her face, though slightly
furrowed. is marked with wrinkles
caused by smiles, and is still fresh and
rosy. The love of work has discovered
for her the true fountain of youth,
the elixir of which does not allow her
spirit to become old, even though her
body has become frail Her brain is
as clear and If unaware that she is
talking for publication she gives her
listeners a veritable treat
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-04-14

AYEW YORK.-The first woman stow.
~ away to come to this port in many
years was brought in from Glasgow
on the Anchor liner Columbia. She is
Scotch, IS years old, and her name is
Annie Mexican. The lassie's presence
was discovered three days out from
Glasgow, mad she was taken at once
before Captain Wadsworth.
She was not even wee bit afraid,
and told her story with the uncon-
Germ of professional stowaway. The
first question asked by the skipper
was why she had boarded the Colum-
bia without a ticket That was easily
explained. She tossed it off in a sen
tence. She had no intention Of sailing
for America.
1T was like this, ye KEN" said Annie
calmly. Mrs. David Mcdowell of
Glasga and her five wee BARNS were a
sailin' for New York. Her mon was
to Join her at Moville. She needed help
with the BARNS and luggage, an /
went along as far as Moville."
well, why did you not get Off at
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-04-14
OANITATloN IN PANAMA.

All the world is aware, in a general
way. that sanitary conditions in the
Panama Canal Zone have been vast
ly improved since American methods,
applied by Americans. were intro
duced In that region. Indeed, It is
quite generally understood that the
former conditions down that way
could not properly be designated as
sanitary at all, says the Manehes
ter Union, From time to time have
come reports, official and otherwise,
OF the advancement that has been
made, and the public has been kept
fairly well informed In that respect
Many there are who have not forgot
ten the waggish and rather unkind
lntimation of a few years ago that
the first health officers who went
from the United States to take up the
work Of sanitation in Panama an
chored their ship at a very safe
distance from the shore andre
mained on board the ship. There is
no occasion for staying outside the
thrsemlle limit now for fear CT en-
countering a pestilence. The mortal
ity rate among residents Of the Canal
Zone shows a definite reduction from
year to year. A correspondent Of the
Boston Medical and Surgical Journal
states that in 1904, when the popula-
tion was small, there was a death rate
Per 1000 Of Is; the following year a
somewhat higher rate, about SO per
1000 and in 1908 # had dropped to
"a per 1000; last year. % per 1000,
corresponding favorably with the NOR
tality in any Of the large American
cities
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-04-14
French Antiquarian by Rskine One
Million Francs Is Able to Clear
Big Profit in Week.

Paris.-Antiquarians often boast Of
wonderful bargains, such as obtaining
q valuable masterpiece for a morsel Of
bread; but one of their number has
inst been successful in another way
by purchasing six tapestries for
5000 600. A million francs is not
mere morseI of bread, and he might
have been in some doubt as to whsth-
on he would recoup himself for the
outlay; but things have turned out
better than he imagined He has al
ready been able to dispose Of one Of
the tapestries for 100000 francs, and
he has been assured that each of the
remaining five is worth more than L.
100000 francs The result would be
that, for risking one million, he would
make a clear profit of 100000 francs,
or $1,000,O00, in few weeks
The tapestries are. If the journal
which gives these details has been
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-04-14
Puzzle For Animal Keepers

ors, and why the mortality was so
heavy.
Another difficulty was the change Of
diet. Take the gorilla, for instance
They had until lately given high prices
for gorillas, so the hunters caught
them, got a small stock Of native food
and rushed them to England Here
the native food was exhausted and
the change Of diet had bad results.
This was the reason that the zoo de-
cided not to be in the market for gor.
illas until they had been in captivity
for some time and grown used to civ
ilized food"
The food question with lions and
tigers was not difficult They had
been able to get fresh food for them
easily, but since the motor car had dis
placed the horse it was becoming diff
ficult. He supposed they would have
to teach them to feed on punctured
motor tires
Zoo feas were mentioned. The
British flea, according to Charles
Rothchild, a great authority on fleas,
drove off from the animals their own
fleas and took their places, so that
Mr.. Rothschild as a collector Of fleas,
found that the gardens furnished him
with no new species.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-04-14
Italy Purchases Halls Built by
DioCIetian.
Unique Edifice Dating Back to A. D
3o5 to Assume Its Original Mag
nificence-Many Antiquities
on Exhibition.

Rome.-A pleasant surprise now
awaits the visitor on his arrival in
Rome. Even those who never have
ben here know by report the baths Of
DiocIetian, that huge monument Of
antiquity which originally covered a
space Of a mile square and accommo-
lated 5000 bathers. The baths were
built by the Emperor Diocletian and
ais co-regent Macmillan, in A. D. 3O0.
There stand on the site several
churches, including tn magnificent one
Of Santa Maria degl Angel, into
which the sudatorium and terDirarium
Of the baths were converted by Michel
angelo. 1t was here that the mar
riage Of the present king was cele-
brated. Since the baths fell into de-
cay after the Gothic invasion Of A. D.
40 the vast halls which remain have
been divided into comparatively
small rooms, and built into the corners
Of the great building were little wine
shops, stables and ffth-rate inns.
Strange as it may appear, after pass
ing through the hands Of many pro
prietors the largest part of the baths
belonged until last year to Sgr Tit
toni, the eX-ministeT Of foreign af-
fairs, who was for some time ambas-
sador in London and is now in Paris.
The governmen had to purchase the
land and buildings from him, and then
evicted thqse who desecrated this
sacred spot This noble monument
has now been restored to its orig
inal magniflcence.
In this unique edifice will be held
an exhibition Of antiquities and copies
of antique objects and monuments sent
from all parts Of the ancient Roman
empire. For instance, Hispania-Lusi
'ania. among many other interesting
,bjects, have sent an almost complete
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-04-14

Persia is no exception to the rule
that progress toward a more liberal
political regime is attended by bitter
Teactionary opposition. Sometimes
this hostility does not stop with pas
sive resistance but takes the form of
murderous action, Several years ago
Premier was assassinated; more
recently attempts have been made on
The lives of other prominent officials,
and the other day SAM ed Dowleh, the
minister of finance, was shot dead in
the street in Tcheran by assassins
who also killed two policemen and
fed The slain minister had been ac-
tive in recent reforma.ory efforts, and
there can be little doubt that he fell
a victim to those opposed to modern
methods in Persia.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-04-14
TO RESTORE BATHS

series of their municipal laws en-
graved on bronze tablets. Gallia has
provided models of the best-known
monuments Of Provence, casts of the
most famous sculptures, and a collec-
ton of war engines which illustrates
the celebrated siege of Alesia.
Germania sends the Carlovingian
group Of bronzes of Aquisgarana the
Wolf Mater Romanorum, the Pinetree,
a model of the Castle of Saalburg and
the Treasury of Hildesheim. From
Pannonia-Illyria CAustria) comes a
splendid series of manuscripts and
models of the frontier towns Of the
Danube; from Maesia (Roumania), 271
works; from Greece, a ship load Of
records; from Africa, a portrait in mo-
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-04-14

some Indication OF the mass Of bills
which are dumped into the hopper at
every legislative session throughout
the United States may be gained from
the experience Of steering commit
tee in a Western Assembly. With
only a few days remaining before ad-
tournament the committee looked up
the calendar and found it congested
with l7O0 bills, only about 25 of
which it decided to be worth consid-
ering. Many OF these covered the
same subject but out Of the multiple
ity of measures most were worth
nothing more than waste paper.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-04-14

of some bacteria are of this order of
minuteness.
Gould such infnitesimal particles
pass through the frozen depths of the
etheral solitude without losing vital
ity? This has been eXperimentally
shown possible. Micro-organisms have
been kept for six months at a tenn
perature of 200 degrees below zero,
centigrade. Spores Of bacteria have
been kept at a temperature of 252
degrees below zero, centigrade, with
out destroying their vitality.
so we cannot avoid the momen-
tous conclusion that it is possible for
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-04-14
INVITE CHEMISTS OF WORLD
international Congress Of Applied
Chemistry to Begin Sessions in
Washington Sept. 4.

New York-The international con
gress Of applied chemistry will hold
its triennial sessions in this city from
Sept. to Sept. 49, A preliminary
session will be held in Washington on
Sept. A. President Taft has consent
ed to act as patron Of the congress,
and will preside at the opening meet
ing in Washington.
The congress will discuss chemistry
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-04-14

The following is told Of former SEN
ator Joe Blackburn Of Kentucky:
In the days of his youth the Ken
tuckian was asked by a friend to sec
ond him in a duel. He consented, and
at sunrise the parties met at the ap-
pointed place. Now, 1t was this Ken
tucl1lan's duty to say the last words
touching the terms of the duel. But,
duty, the duel never took place.
A murmur Of "Why not?" invariably
goes around whenever this story is
told, whereupon the answer is as fol
lows
For a very simple reason. When
Joe finished speaking it was too dark
for a duel."-Harper' Magazine.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-04-14

life to be transported from one planet
to another. Hence a world in its be-
ginning, such as ours passed through,
probably received its first germ Of
life from some other world. We, in
turn, may contribute for the beginning
of life on some world unknown to US.
Such a particle, leaving the earth un-
der the most favorable conditions,
would cross the orbit of Mars, under
light pressure, in twenty days, that of
Jupiter in eighty days, that Of Nep-
tune in fourteen months, and would
reach the nearest star-Alpha Cen
tauri-in 5000 years"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-04-14

in all its applications to scientific en-
deavor and commercial enterprise.
Most of the technical work of the ses,
sions will be done in about fifty sec
tions and subsections, each group be.
ing composed Of the representatives
of a single department of scientific en-.
deavor.
The chemists were the first scien.
tif1c body to recognize the necessity
for international congresses. Their
initial one was held at Carlsruhe in
1860, while the last was held in Lon
don in 1909, The president of the or.
ganization is DR.. William H. Nichols
of New York.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-04-14

sale Of Virgil, and the Dronzes found
in a gallery which was wrecked while
transporting these treasures from the
sack of Corinth to Rome.
Egypt, Asia Minor Persia and even
India will contribute their quota to
this unique exhibition, which also
contains the Laurentine antiqui'
ties discovered by Queen Elena at
the kings hunting lodge of Castle
Poziano, on the spot where the ancient
Laurentium stood.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-04-14
Ana They Wore.

Boarder (on eaVing)-Madam, you
are one Of the most honest persons
have ever met
Landlady-I'm glad to hear you say
that, sir.
Boarder-Yes; your honesty is even
apparent on the very front of your
establishment. Your sign says
"Boarders taken in!"-Stray Stories.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-04-14
Tapestries to Net Fortune

well informed, after the six cartoons
of classic subjects made by Bouchers
own hand and executed at Beauvais
The work was remarkably delicate
and perfect and was acquired forty or
fifty years ago for comparatively
small sum, $4,000. The price of OBJ
jects of this kind has since gone up
prodigiously.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-04-14
Women Take up SHOOTING.

London.-The latest craze among
women in London society is to become
expert rife shots. A large number
have joined the Imperial Rifle club, Of
which half the members belong to the
female sex.
Thirteen miniature rife ranges have
been fitted up in the club premises
in Cork street, and at these ranges
many women practice daily. It is in,
tended to form a ladies' team for
Bssley.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-04-14

MISS example of that type of American g who
IVA enviabe
explanatory
the William p Janray of Edward
anray who 1909 founded New York the
Of
The American connection continued IN existence
until fifteen
Among the friends Tray Maidstone The
lair we're hooma has continued ever
Lonons
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-04-14
Negatively Speaking.

No man can doubt and at the same
time still believe-doubt indulged too
often becomes doubt realized sand a
skeptic. No man ever can when he
has made up bis mind he can't. No
man can succeed, and think and talk
and breathe an atmosphere Of failure.j
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-04-14
AGED 90, Admitted to Bar.

Clinton, Ark.-When the Van Buren
county circuit court convened here for
the eighty-eighth consecutive term A.
Callen, 80 years old, made applica.
tion 70 radmission 20 the bar. Mr. Cal,
len showed a license signed by the su.
preme court Of Kansas. dated 1884,
and he was admitted without examina.
ton.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-04-14
IS EPILEPSY coNouEREp7
New York Physicians Have Many
Cures to Their Credit.

OuTeb 70 IheIT OFeuI'
New York, April 4.-Advices from
every direction fully confirm previous
reports that the remarkable treatment
for epilepsy being administered by the
consulting physicians of the DR., Water
man Institute is achieving wonderful
results. Old and stubborn cases have
been greatly benefited and many pa
tients claim to have been entirely
cured
Persons suffering from epilepsy
should write at once to DR.. Waterman
Institute, 122 East 25th st., Branch 63,
New York, for a supply Of the remedy,
which is being distributed gratuitously.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-04-14

Certain Nebraska women have de-
cided that baldheaded men are trust
ing and conGding That is amply
proved by the numerous hair tonics
they buy
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-04-14

IT is reported that farmers are not
buying as many automobiles as for
merly. Probably most Of them are sup
piled by this time.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-04-14

Although his weekly salary was only
$25, a New York school teacher has
become bankrupt to the extent Of
$4,000. He is almost a genius
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-04-14

A Chicago woman won a $500 brooch
playing bridge whist. This makes the
hand-painted butter dish at the pedro
party look cheap.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-04-14

Skyscrapers" in Chicago have been
limited 70 200 feet. Above that height
the buildings are lost to view in the
smoke.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-04-14

It is the rally of loyal allies which
helps most to win a good cause to vic
tory.-W. s. Royston.