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The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-06-02

Down under the water, unsusbected
by the eager workers above, poor
Dakus battled valiantly for his life
When his foot slipped he made the
last blow with his AK, events followed
so quickly that he hardly realized be-
ing sucked through the hole in the
dam. When he regained conscious
thought, he was hanging against the
face Of the wall, one knee on the ledge
which has been described, the broken
air-pipe projecting from the helmet
and extending ten feet below, the rope
fastened to his suit passed up through
the hole, iammed hard and fast in
some way, while the stream of water
shot over his head far out into the
gorge The weight Of the heavy lead
en- shoes Of the diver made it difficult
for him to move when out of the wa
ter, and now they bound him down
like ball and chain.
He hung inert until his breath came
back, eagerly sucking the air through
the broken pipe, realization of his aw-
full situation coming slowly. To move
would precipitate immediate death
should the rope fail His eyes tray
eled along the face Of the rock as far
as the glasses Of his helmet would
permit, and he fastened desperately
with one hand on a heavy ringbolt,
which had been used to lift one of the
stones by the crane as it had been
placed in position, and afterwards for.
gotten, instead Of being removed as
was the custom. AS he slowly raised
himself to his feet, one hand slipped
down to the sharp hatchet in his belt;
his eyes glued to the rope where it
disappeared upward in the stream OF
water He feared they might pun
again, hoping to recover his body, |
when it would be sure to break, or IL !
not that, drag him off his feet against |
the edge Of the opening, which was
sharp enough to cut the rope; in that
event he would fall backward into the |
abyss At the first pull, he intended |
to cut with his hatchet and trust en-
tirely to the ring-bolt.
Meanwhile his heart stopped its fu- |
rious pounding, his breath came more |
slowly, and the cool, daring, muscular
fellow was his old self once more, |
ready to fight to the last After delib-
Grating for some time-for life hung |
in the balance-he pressed himself |
close to the ledge, his left hand cling
ing to the bolt, and, reaching upward
with his right, he struck with his
hatchet until the rope parted. 1t was
frightful risk, for the cumbersome
suit pushed him out from the face
of the wall until he was overbal.
anced; the sudden parting of the rope
placed great additional strain on the
hand which held the ring, and he was
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-06-02
Public Sale

The undersigned viii offer for sale at pub
lie auction, at the late residenc6 Of Hugh
Kincaid, deceased, I'm Mercer County, Ohio,
on WEDNESDAY, June If, AID. 1911, the
personal property Of the late Emma Kin
caid, deceased, consisting in part of two
horses one brood mare six years old, with
colt by side, ana one grey mare nine years
old, and two yenrliug colts; three good
milch cows, two brood soWs tone Will far
row SOON, and three shoats weighing l50 lbs
each.
Also one broad-tread farm wagon, good
as new; one new Leifcld buggy, one new
Mccormick mower, one new Mccormick
hay tedder, one surrey, one Mccormick bin
der, one breaking plOw one doub!e-shovel
pow, one Singer sewing machine, &c. Also
IS hens.
Household goods, kitchen furniture and
other articles too numerous to mention.
Terms Cash or bnnkable note.
b. A. MYERS,
Executor Of estate Of Emma Kincaid.
p. O, Knox, Auctioneer
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-06-02
German Industrial Census.

The industrial census Of Germany
for 1907 ljust published by the Ger
man imperial bureau Of staustics)
gives 4,025,591 industrial concerns, EN-.
ploying 14348,3S9 persons, Of whom
3.51O,4GG were women. The increase
in l2 years is 1897 712O-a ratio about
four times as great as that of the en-
Dloying concerns These figures do
rot include railroad, postal, telegraph
and telephone employees.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-06-02

forced 10 drop his hatohet and cling
tightly with both hands 10 the bolt
He had not contemplated such a dim
Guilty.
He dared not release one hand with
which to fasten the cut rope TO tho
ringbolt, because he leaned-oyerbal'
anoed-aboye the abyss. Ho dared not
wait, as each minute cost him so
much strength; 80 he must, periorce,
release one hand to accomplish any
thing, Tugging desperately, he man
aged TO tlatten the suit on one side
and to hug little closer the face
Of the dam; balancing there, he tight
ened his grip on the bolt, and with a
quick downward movement caught the
broken rope where IL dangled from
under the arms of his suit He
grasped the ring with both hands just
as be swayed over the cliffs, and Il
seemed TO him for a moment that his
arms would be torn from their sock.
cts by the strain.
Desperately his fingers worked un.
til NE knotted the rope in the ring
AT last he was secure from the aw-
ful fear of falling, the rope pulling
straight away from his chest and hold
ing him securey Slowly, cautiously,
he commenced cutting the suit at the
knees with the knife from his belt,
and managed to kick off the heavy
lead shoes, one at a time standing
now on his stockinged feet. Still more
slowly, for his strength was not what
il had been he ripped up the suit on
the side under the arm-pits and out
TO the wrist, where IL was held by
heavy rubber bands. The great hel.
met swung and rolled at the end of
the rope, and finally rested just where
his feet should stand.
Free at last; but free to do what?
The blows from the pile-driver had
jolted the mattress down unlil the
hole was closed but the water stiH
streamed through the openings IN the
brush, and, unless the intorsJces
should be closed with rock and ce,
ment, II was plain to all who watched
that the river would not reach the
crest of the dam in time. A supply
Of this material was dumped slowly
along the sianting face of the mat
tress and at last the water began to
gain. Right over the section of the
dam where Dakus stood on the ledge
below, one course of the masonry was
unfinished for a space of so feet; but
when the stream began pouring over
this lower part, it was estimated that
there would be ample in race-ways to
complete the conditions of the con.
tract. SO Dakus, as he slowly made
his way along the ledge, was now
under the fall of this water as #
poured over the edge above. He
could never tell how he made the
last ten feet. He continued to move
along the narrow ledge although he
knew Of no goal to which he might at.
tain; he could scarcely hope to crawl
to either end and then climb the face
Of the wall to the crest of the dam.
Blindly, gropingly, he crept along, the
increasing volume Of water pounding
harder each minute on his head and
shoulders. Foot by foot, and, towards
the last, inch by inch, he struggled, .
climbing like a limpet, his face
pressed against the rock as he
dragged himself slowly, strangling-
chohng-all sense and reason gone
except the blind animal instinct to
fight for life. Something hard blocked .
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-06-02

JOHN O NHMMONIt NADE MAJOII-UENEIAI
MAY 27, 1861
the militia. When the first call for
troops came Ellsworth hastened to
New York and organized his famous
zouaves from the New York firemen.
In the excited state Of the northern
mind the romantic character of Els
worth, his youth, his gallant deed and
tIse manner Of his death caught the
popular imagination Perhaps we are
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-06-02
Cincinnati Daily Post
and The Democrat

Both one OhoLe year, for $3.50 All subscrip-
tions in adUance.
The Democrat and Ohio Farmer, $3.50.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-06-02

Choice ear seed corn, seed potatoes,
and millet seed at MODEL
MILLING Co, Celina, O. Phone 43.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-06-02

The RILEY DRUG STORE makes good
every guarantee.
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1911-10-13
been arranged Tor tonight. This cap

been arranged Tor tonight This cap
on the table Is charged; its inventor
Is at his wireless instrument, fifteen
miles away. At three o'clock he will
turn on the current that will explode
It." Four of the eleven men looked
at their watches. 1T is now seven
teen minutes past two. am instruct
ed, for the purposes of the test, to
place this cap anywhere you may Sc
lect-in this house or outside Of 1t, in
box, sealed, or under water. The
purpose Is merely to demonstrate it's
efflcacy; to prove to your complete
satisfaction that It can be exploded
under practically any conditions"
His entire manner underwent q
change; he drew chair up to the
table, and stood for an instant with
his hand resting on the back.
~The compact IL written In three
languages English, French and Ital-
ian. l shall ask you to sign, after
reading either or all, precisely as the
directions you have received from
your homo government instruct. On
behalf Of the three greatest Latin
countries, az special envoy Of each, l
will sign first"
He dropped into the chair, signed
each of the three parchment pages
three times, then rose and offered the
pen to the cowled figure at one end
of the semicircle. The man came for
ward, read the English transcript,
studied the three signatures already
then signed. The second man signed,
the third man, and the fourth.
The fifth had Just risen to go for
ward when the door opened silently
and Mr.. Grimm entered Without a
glance either to right or left. he went
straight toward the table, and extend
ed hand to take the compact.
For an instant there had como
amazement, dumb establishment, at
the intrusion. 1t passed, and the hand
OF the man who had done the talking
derted out, seized the compact. and
held II behind him.
If you WILL be good enough to give
that to me. your Highness." suggested
Mr.. Grimm quietly.
For half minute the masked man
stared straight into the listless eyes
Of the intruder, and then:
Mr.. Grimm. you are in very grave
danger"
That is beside the question" was
the reply. BE good enough to give
me that document"
He backed away as he spoke, kicked
the door closed with one heel, then
leaned against 1t, facing them
"Or better yet" he went on after
q moment, burn 1t. There is lamp
in front of YOU" He paused for an
answer 1T would be absurd of me
to attempt to take it by force" he
added.
CONTINUED Next Week.
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1911-10-13
FIRST PANAMA CANAL PLAN
Spain Surveyed Waterway Route
Across the Isthmus just 384
Years Ago.

1t is just 1874 years since Spain
made the first exploration for canal
route across the Isthmus Of Panama,
saws the st. Louis Globe-Democfat.
Those we're the spacious times OF
Charles V. France and De Lessepa
were a little earlier than the United
States and Goethals in planning for
a waterway across that neck of land
between North and South America,
but Spain was centuries ahead OF
both in taking survey Of the ground
for a short cut between the worlds
two big oceans. Charles engineers
saw the feasibility as well as the de-
STABILITY of canal across the 18TH
mus, but, although Spain was the
richest Of the worlds nations at that
day, she saw that this task would be
large. Moreover, foreign and do
nestle politics interfered with the
prosecution of her plans, although
some work upon them was done.
And at some conspicuous point on
the line of the waterways monu-
ment will have to be erected by the
United States to the memory Of Bal
boa, the discoverer and the first e1-
plorer of the isthmus.
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1911-10-13
FOR REFORMED ALPHABET.

Shall the worlds final script be
Roman, such letters as we use, or
Arabic or Chinese? The Roman
script has by far the best chance and
the best claim. Efforts are making
to introduce it in China and Japan,
and now the effort is making to in
terest India in reducing its 80 al
phabets to a single one.
In the 200 languages of India
there are only about sixty-three sep
arate sounds, but it would take some
10000 characters to represent them
in print, as 60 many are syllable. But
before a Roman alphabet can be
adopted it should be reformed.
Simplifed spelling is good and
can be greatly extended, but scien-
tifc alphabet, made by international
conference, is of the first Importance
to perfect what is called the mis-
sionary alphabet. independent.
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1911-10-13
EDITOR GUESSED THE TRUTH.

Table chatter has led to more than
one secret being divulged to the
world. When Lord Mayo, the viceroy
of India, was assassinated and specu-
lation was rife as to his successor,
Mr.. Delane, the famed editor OF the
Times, was sitting at dinner with
Sir William Bull. During the course
Of the evening Sir William turned
to Delane and said: lord North
brook was asking me the ether day
whether the climate Of India would
suit him." The Times editor made
a suitable reply, and soon after
rushed off to his Office. Next morn
ing the paper he SO ably managed
announced that Lord Northbrook,
the under-secretary Of war, had been
appointed yiceroy Of India. It was
perfectly true, but Mr.. Delane had
merely guessed the truth. Oscar
Frichet, in "No. 10 Downing Street,
National Magazine.
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1911-10-13

that masks are worn, Tor, while We an
know the details Of the Latin com
pact, there is bare chance that some
one will not sign. and 1t is not de-
sirable that the identity OF that per-
son be known to all Of us. The rea-
son for the selection of this time and
place is obvious, for an 'inkling of the
proposed signing has reached the Sc
cret Service. / will add the United
States was chosen as the birthplace
of this new epoch in history for sew
eral reasons, one being the proximity
to Central and South America; and
another the inadequate police system
which enables greater freedom Of
action"
He, stopped and drew from his
pocket folded parchment He tapped
the tips Of his fingers with 1t from
time to time a. he talked.
1.-THE Latin compact, gentlemen, 10
not the dream Of . night, nor Of .
decade. As long % fifty years ago
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1911-10-13
DESCENDANT OF KING DAVID?
Interesting Question Raised as to An
cestry Of Present Occupant Of
British Throne.

Shall we see a direct descendant
of King David seated on the Stone
Of Jacob on June 20 when King
George is crowned? the London
Chronicle asks. There are thou
sands of people who believe so and
are ready with a full genealogical
tree. There is a warrant for the
kings of Judah, but Queen Tea Te-
phi, daughter of Nehemiah, is rather
troublesome. One does not know
where she was evolved. She came to
Ireland with jeremiah and the Stone
of Destiny, and she married there
Eochaidh the Heremon, prince Of
the Tuatha de Danaan, that gentle
man being also descendant of the
royal line of Judah. They were the
first in these kingdoms to be crowned
on Jacobs Stone, and from them the
British Israelites trace the pedigree
of our kings. When David, who is the
present prince of Wales, is 80, there
will have elapsed 100 generations be-
tween him and his great Jewish an
cestor. They also believe we Brit
ish are the lost Ten Tribes.
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1911-10-13
SHE COR THE PENSION.

An elderly woman called on a law
yer in San Francisco to ask him to
have the United States government
grant her pension. She told a sad
story of her restitution, and added a
glowing account of the heroism her
husband had displayed in the Civil
war.
Gas | understand it." the pension
attorney said, .syou ask for this pen
sion in the name of the valiant serv-
ices rendered to your country by
your husband"
No, / ask it in the name of God
and his mercy"
"In that case" said the lawyer,
s1'll get you your pension. | have
very few applications in that name. 2
Popular Magazine.
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1911-10-13
A "sAD BOY" WAVE OF CRIME.

The "bad boy is the cause of the
crime wave now under investigation,
according to members of the grand
jury and also investigators connected
with the district attorneys Office.
Nearly four hundred persons who
had been victims of burglars or
thieves told CT their tribulations, and
whenever any definite knowledge OF
the criminals was known it was in
variably a boy or young man.
New York World.
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1911-10-13
From the ssorehouse Of the Eyes.

rTorh Inc otorenouse OF the Eyes.
Eyes are bold as lions, rowing. run
ming, leaping here and there, far and
near They speak al, languages; they
wait for no introduction; they are
no Englishmen; ask no leave of age
or rank: they respect neither poverty
nor riches. neither learning nor pow
er, nor virtue. nor sex. but intrude.
and come again. and go through and
through you in moment OF time
What inundation of life and thought
is discharged from one soul into an
other through them!-Emerson: Con
duct OF Life"
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1911-10-13
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 Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1911-10-13
Illinois Central R. R.
Efficiently Serves a vast
Territory

Territory
by through service to and from the
following cities:
CHICAGO, ILL. OMAHA. NEB.
COUNCIL BLUFF. IOWA. MIN
NEAPOLIS. MINI. ST. PAUL.
MINI. PEORIA, ILL. EVANS
WILLIE, IND. ST. LOUIS. MO. GIN
CINNATl. OHIO. NEW ORLEANS,
LA. MEMPHIS, TENN. HOT
SPRING. ARK. LOUISVILLE. KY.
NASHVILLE, TENN. ATLANTA,
GA. JACKSONVILLE, FLA.
Through excursion sleeping car SER
vice between Chicago and between
CINCINNATI
AND THE PACIFIC COAST
Connections at above terminals for the
EAST, SOUTH, WEST, NORTH
Fast and Handsomely equipped steam
heated trains dining cars Buffet
library cars Sleeping cars Free re-
clining chair cars.
Particulars of agents of the Illinois
Central and connecting lines.
sS. G. HATCH, Pass'r. Traffic Mgr.
Chicago.
H. j. PHELPS, Gen'I Pass'r. Agent,
Chicago.
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1911-10-13
COMFORTING THOUGHT.

Her Future Husband I'm afraid
our wedding trip will take all the
cash Pve -aved up.
rs. Reno Freed (cheeringly)
Never mind, dear. A wedding trip
only happens oncs in three or four
years
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1911-10-13
CHAPTER XXI.
The Compact.


A room, low-ceilinged, dim, gloomy.
sinister as an inquisition chamber; .
single large table in the center, hold
ing a kerosene lamp, writing materi-
ais and. a metal spheroid q shade
larger than one-pound shell: and
around it a semicircleI OF silent,
masked and cowled figures, There
we're twelve of them, eleven men and
q woman. In the shadows. which grew
denser at the far end of the room,
was squat, globular object, a mas
sive, smooth-sided. black, threatening
thing of iron.
One of the men glanced at his
watch--it was Just two so'clock-then
rose and took q position beside the
table, facing the semicircle. He placed
the timepiece on the table in front Of
him.
Gentlemen" he said, and there was
the. faintest trace of foreign accent,
Il shall speak English because ! know
that whatever your nationality all Of
you are familiar with that tongue.
And now an apology for the theatric
aspect Of all this--the masks. the
time and place of meeting, and the
rest of It." He paused moment.
There Is only one person living who
knows the name and position Of all
Of you," and BY . sweep OF his hand
he Indicated the motionless hgure Of
the woman. IT was BY her decision
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1911-10-13
Public Sale of Government
Lands.

Listen, here is your last chance
to buy land in Oklahoma at such
low prices. Just a seventeen
hour run from Tupelo to Texas
or Oklahoma oyer Frisco lines,
This fall is the time to buy
home in the west, while more
than eleven hundred thousand
acres of government land is be-
ing sole for from one to thirteen
dollars per acre. If you are in
terested in the new fields of the
west write me for free booklet
and circulars containing infor-
nation concerning the land for
sale, also when. and the quickest
and cheapest way. to get there
w. H. CUNNINGHAM,
Ticket Agent, Tupelo.
Stantonville Phone ~.
1Elaa't
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1911-10-13
Notice.

J. M. Spradling, one of the firm
of Long Houston Co., has sold
his stock to j. w. Houston and
the present company of Long &
Houston assumes all indebted
ness of the firm.
Respectfully,
j. M. Spradling
j. w. Houston,
G. w. Long.
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1911-10-13

"I'll marry whom I pleaseY' said
she,
And tossed her little head.
"Hurrah ! You're mine! For GER
tainly
You do please mel" he said.
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1911-10-13
By JACQUES FUTREILE


COPYRIGHT 1903 By TIE ASSOCIATED SUNDAY riAoAz1ES
COPYRIGHT 1909 ~ THE bOBBo- rERRLL COMPANY
The Tupelo journal. (Tupelo, Miss.) 1876-1924, 1911-10-13

Pound Kincannon- Elkin Co, Special ACTS
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1911-10-20
Fenton's Twelfth Anniversary,

1t Will be II years tomorrow, day and
date, since E. J. Fenton & Company
opened a men s and boys clothing
store in the Ullery building. The store
occupied about one-third the space that
their men S section does todav-it meas
ured precisely 935 square feet. Thus
began the history of this now thriving
business which has grown from one of
the smallest in town to the largest in
the state and the firm say they are not
done growing yet. In atshort time the
store was much too small. That a greater
Fenton store was but matter of few
years was very plainly evident. so
on the 10th day of April. 1907, they
opened their present store in the
American building. The business con-
tinued to increase in the new store so
they were compelled again to have more
room. In the summer of 1910 they had
erected mezzanine floor measuring L.
26O square feet, allowing for spacious
women s and children s garment de-
also boys department. No
vember, 1910, saw the opening of Fen
ton S 5-and-10-cent basement, occupying
1000 square feet. This business has
grown steadily and constantly from
one small store with 935 square feet of
floor space, to a number of large ones
all under one roof, with a total floor
space of 1880 square feet, an increase
Of Y times the original store of 1899
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1911-10-20
JUST IN TIME.
Some Brattleboro People May Wait Till
It's Too Late.

Don't wait until too late
| Be sure to be in time.
just in time with kidney ills.
Means curing the back
Before backache becomes chronic:
Before serious urinary troubles set in.
No better remedy than Doan's Kidney
Pills.
Here is Brattleboro testimony.
G. H. Boorn, 33 Green street., Brattle-
boro, VT, says: Nothing has occurred to
alter my high opinion of Doan's Kidney
Pills since they rid me of kidney and
bladder trouble some years ago My work
which requires great deal of STOPPING and
lifting caused my kidneys to become dis
ordered. / suffered from backache and
dull pains in the kidneys and at times was
hardly able to straighten. The kidney Sc
cretions were also too frequent in passage
and caused annoyance. Seeing Doans Kid
ney Pills highly advertised, | procured
box at Holden's drug store and began
their use They disposed of the backache
and lameness and restored my kidneys to
a normal condition"
For sale by all dealers. Price 80 cents.
Foster-Alilburn Co., Buffalo, New York.
sole agents for the United States.
Remember the name-Doan sand take |
10 other
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1911-10-20
West BrattIebOrO
Rev. E. J. Lewis Receives Call.

Rev. Il. j. Lewis has recently receiv.
ed nattcrng call to become pastor of
large church in Chicago suburb. The
call came ms a surprise to Mr.. Lewis and
was wholly unsolicited AS yet he has
not given a decision. Next Sunday
closes three wears of Mr.. Lewis s work
in this parish and marks three success.
full periods in the society's history. He
has spent some time in the west and be.
lieves the organization, which has been
established but three years, offers an
excellent field for progress.