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The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-12-29
Bringing Together Jobless and Job

kYEW YORK The National Employ
" ment exchange q private organIza'
ton in New York In the first year and
a halt OF its existence has learned
many things about the task oI bring
Ing together the job less man and the
maniess Job It was established with
a fund OF 100000 contributed by
number of wealthy men to relieve the
deplorable conditions Of unemploy-
mont in New York city Two separate
exchanges are maintained one TO sup
oily manual laborers. skilled and un-
skilled the other to supply mercantile
employees During 1910 the demand
for men to do manual work greatly
exceeded the supply Work for more
than 1000 was found in the city, in
New York and other states Many
more could have been placed had ;he
men heen available II cost 81 93 10
get each man his Job. over and above
the small fee collected business de-
preston this year has altered condi-
tions. and not so many positions are
open. but II has been established as
generally true that the man who 10
willing to do manual work. skilled or
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-12-29
CATS LONG TRIP

The story of a notable journey Of
a cat from Kingston, Surrey, England
to it's former home at Glastonbury. In
Somersetshire, a distance Of about 1873
miles. is now told In April last a
cat. mottled gray and described as
half Persian in breed, was sent from
Glastonbury, where it had been rear
ed. to the matron of the Kingston
Nursing home 1t was sent in a pack
ing caSs drilled with air holes and OBJ
vic asly tie animal had no opportunity
OF marking the points of its journey.
Soon ter arrival at Kingston the cat
was lost and despite the most diligent
searching. no trace of 1t could be
found
The matron Of the nursing home
has received a letter from Glaston-
bury stating that the cat has found its
way back to its old home. II ar.
rived emaciated and footsore and ap-
parently had walked the whole of tho
1873 miles. The letter describes the
cat on it's arrival as "a mere shadow
of its former self" and expresses the
belief that although terribly weak
its wanderings, 1t can be
nursed back to a healthy condition.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-12-29
T Inlg5QU33I' dldCJI0U Z,

1880 II represents the type Of ar
chitecture popular in those days
English oak, lnlaid with various kinds
of wood. was used in its construction.
The back Is handsomely carved and
at the toL figures OF birds are engrav'
ed The joints are mortised and held
together with wooden pegs.
Sixty.two years before Columbus
discovered America this chair was
built, and It remained In the town OF
Bingley, named from the ancestors OF
the present owner. during the reign OF
twenty English monarchs. from Hen
ry VI TO Victoria. After brief stay
at Leeds, II was taken to Manchester.
In 1856 the chair was brought to
this country on the ship Mary Hale
and was landed at Baltimore. In the
Civil war the chair was in Richmond,
Va. where the owner temporarily left
II in the care OF a friend while be es'
capped to the north Subsequently 1t
was sent to Watertown. N, Y. and in
1894 was brought to Hanover.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-12-29
Stowaway is in Ships Hold IL Days

ID ALTIMORE, Md--To have lived
u twelve days in the icy, inky black.
ness of a ships hold with nothing TO
eat save raw potatoes, with only rats
for companions. and to have been res.
cued only because the foremast light
Of the ship on which he was a stowa'
way refused TO work was the soul
racking experience of Walter Purding,
an American, who reached Baltimore
on the Johnston line steamer Ulster
more. Captain Gowan.
According to his story, when the
Ulstermore was about to leave Liver.
pool. he gained the consent of a steve
1ore to stow away in hatch No 3. He
said he chose the hatch because II
contained potatoes. and he believed
the ships cook would release him the
first day or two at sea But Captain
Gowan procured his "spuds" some
where else. and the cook came not.
Hour by hour, Purding said, his hun
ger and thirst became greater He
began to eat potatoes. but in two days
these palled on him and he could eat
no more Thirs, then attacked him.
Seeking to relieve his agony he
sucked the steel sides of the ship.
which reeked with moisture, but with
the drops Of filthy water came the
lead paint and added to his suffer.
lngs
When hunger began to weaken him
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-12-29
Pension System for Widows a Success,

the money they were earning on con
dition that they attended school regu
larly
Many sensitive women hesitated u
accept this form OF charity, and at first
there were few applications for such
pensions Last winter, however a law
was passed by the legislature provid'
ing that the county clerk establish q
pension bureau, the pensions TO be
paid from county funds In such
amount as the juvenile court found
necessary.
The law provides that a widow may
be paid not 10 exceed $40 a month for
one child TO enable that child to at
tend school; II she has more than one
child, not to exceed So a month for
each additional child. The yearly ex
pendture must not exceed $4,000.
The idea OF the law Is TO keep the
family together under home inhu.
ence
Each applicant must answer ques'
tlons prepared by the juvenile court
The list is made out In the form OF
petition to the court and is consid'
cred at a formal hearing, after a full
investigation by a probation officer
To be eligible to a pension, a WON
an must have been a resident OF the
county two years. The pension sys
TEN Is costing the county about $500
a month.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-12-29
Just Like Bennett.

Arnold Bennett, the latest visitor
to these shores" said q New York
editor. lis said to be the greatest liv-
ing English novelist. plump for
Wells or Conrad myself. However"
The editor smiled.
"a critic at the club the other day
was listening to an execrable young
novelist The young man boasted on
lnterminably, but at last | heard the
critic get in the words:
do you know, you remind me Of
Arnold Bennett?'
"'Really% The novelist blushed
and laughed for pleasure. Really?
Come now, do you really think
"'Yes; you stutter So said the
critic"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-12-29

The fee cave at Decorah, Iowa. is
Jne of natures wonders. The only
1ther caves of a similar character of
a9te are one located in Kentucky and
another in Russia Scientists have
advanced several theories as to the
formation of ice in the Decorah cave
Turing the summer time II is a
znown fact however, that ice forms
n the summer and disappears in win.
ter That the amount of moisture in
the ground has its bearing has also
been proved by the disappearance OF
ice in times of continued extreme
drouth When this condition arises
though the ice may disappear the
cave will be cool and damp When
conditions are normal ice begins
forming in the spring and increases
20 the thickness of three to four
inches The cave is located In the
side of a bluft on the north side OF
the city and fully 100 feet above the
Upper Iowa river Its location is pic.
turesque and the citizens of Decoral
have constructed fine drive that ex
tends for a half mile along the face
of the blum At one time a specula
tive citizen thought to make money
out of the cave by closing the en-
trance with a door and charging ad-
mission The door stopped the cir
culation Of air. the ice melted and
the speculator had his expense for
nothing
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-12-29
ECZEMA DISFIGURED BABY

Our little boy Gilbert was troubled
with eczema when but a few weeks
old His little face was covered with
sores even to back of his ears. Tho
poor little fellow suffered very muchs
The sores began as pimples, his litt
face was dishgured very much.
hardly knew what he looked like.
face looked like raw meat. We u
little bags Of cloth over his hands
prevent him from scratching. He was.
very restless at night. his little fac9
itched
we consulted two doctors at CD
cago, where we resided at that tim
After trying all the medicine Of Il
two doctors without any result, Vi
read Of the Cuucura Remedies, and
at once bought Cuticura Soap and
Ointment. Following the directions
carefully and promptly we saw the
result, and after four weeks, the dear
child's face was as fine and clean as
any little baby's face. Every one who
saw Gilbert after using the Cuticura
Remedies was surprised. He has
head of hair which is a pride for any
boy of his age, three years. We can
only recommend the Cuticura Rene
dies to everybody" (Signed) Mrs. H.
Albrecht, Box 8S3, West Point, Neb.,
Oct 26, 1910. Although Cuticura Soap
and Ointment are sold by druggists
and dealers everywhere, a sample Of
each, with 32-page book, will be mailed
free on application to "Cuticura,"
Dept. IA L, Boston.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-12-29

Y ANSAS CITY, MO.-Kansas City's
n plan Of pensioniug widows is at.
tracing wide attention. Requests for
Information come TO the officers Of the
Juvenile court every day from cities Of
the United States and Canada There
are more than 40 widows on the pen.
sion roll and the plan is working sat
isfactorily
II was found soon after the estab'
lishment Of the juvenile court that
many children we're kept from school
to work, the money they earned being
the sole support Of the family This
was particularly the case where wid.
ows with several children were unable
to work because OF the necessity for
remaining at home TO care for the
small children.
Al the suggestion Of Judge McCune,
then presiding over the Juvenile court.
philanthropic persons formed a volun.
tary association and boys Of school
age compelled to work were paid a
certain amount of money. according TO
the needs Of the family, in place Of
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-12-29

The health commissioner Of Chicago
would like to abolish The gongs on am
balances, saying that they are uuis.
Gnces and incentives to violation Of The
speed ordinance A gong has no place
on an ambulance for the sick. he de-
ciares, and there is no sense in having
to rouse the entire community when
going after patient All of which in.
dicates thai the commissioner has a
level head He might have added that
cot once in a thousand times is It nee
essary to exercise frantic haste in con-
veying the patient to the hospital the
AiiiRg occupant Of the vehicle being
the better in 500 cases for a moderate
pace
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-12-29

n NCINNATl.-The whack OF a club
- resounding al the dead of night in
the parlor Of the residence OF NJ B
Herman, coupled with the piercing
scream of a dying maltese owl mark
ed the climax Of a three-cornered bat.
tie. waged in darkness, between the
owl. Night Patrolman Joe Conlon Of
the Newport police force and the Her
man household And when the half.
articulate and eerie cry Of the dying
bird of prey subsidized and the lights
we're turned on. neighbors Of the Her.
rams. who had heard the crash Of
bric-a-hrac. the humping OF the police.
mans mace on the Intel Of the Her.
man threshold and the boots OF the
cause of the trouble did not know
whether to turn over in their beds or
call ont the fire department
II was a bit of Draw night when
Patrolrnan Conlon rounded the corner
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-12-29
lnskilled can find work II he wants

unskilled. can find work II he wants
It, There is enty Of room for him
But not so in the mercantile bu
reau. for office help. statesmen and sim
liar occupations The number seek
ing work OF this kind is many times
larger than the number Of possible
places Positions we're found for only
537 out OF $40 applicants and the
cost OF placing each one was SIC 40
more than the fee Many OF these
successful applicants were forced &c
accept employment at nve or six dol
lars a week New York is flooded
with a horde Of young men and WON.
en- who want to do only "genteel'
work and this drugging OF the mar
ket has forced salaries which the aV.
erage applicant must accept far below
a fair living standard
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-12-29
LUMINOUS TREES

There is a remarkable tree or shrub
In a small gulch near some springs In
western America II is about six or
seven feet in height. with a trunk
which. at its base is three times the
size Of a mans wrist 1t is remark
ably characteristic as to its foliage
which. at certain seasons of the year
is so luminous that II can be distin
guished on the darkest night for a dis
tance of more than a mile, while in its
immediate vicinity II emits sufficient
light to enable a person to read the
finest print The luminous property
is due to parasites
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-12-29
OLDEST CHAIR IN AMERICA

Hanover, Pa, lost the oldest and
what is believed to be the most re-
markable piece of furniture in Ameri'
ca when the famous Bingley armchair,
which has seen five centuries, was
expressed to Hagerstown, Md, the
home Of Joseph Parker Bingley, who
inherited It by the will of his father,
the late John Jackson Bingley of Han
over KEEP as an heirloom. the an
cient chair has been passed down from
father to son for many generations.
J. Edward Bingley of Baltimore. Md,
is heir apparent to the coveted relic.
The chair is a massive piece Of
work, made in Yorkshire. England, in
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-12-29

Sometimes It happens that men who
have smoked 10 a good old age. ab,
Jure the weed before they die, as re-
Gently did D K Pearsons. the Chicago
philanthropisl ac-pated by the belief.
perhaps, that it has been so pleasant
to them tkat it must be harmful OH
Frs refuse to believe that only the dis
agreeable things Of the world are in
tende Tor human use. and are con.
vinced that they have been indebt.
ed to tobacco for innocent enjoyment
This was the case with Abraham
Isaacs who died in San Francisco at
the age Of one hundred and six. and
whose last words were: God has been
good to me and allotted me a long life.
Let me die smoking"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-12-29

While the subject OF conservation is
under discussion stress may well he
laid on the necessity Of conservation
of cities against the risk OF destruc.
ton BY fire The suggestions made
by Franklin H. Wentworth Of Boston
at the recent Fire Protection con.
gress In 81 Paul favor non-combus.
tibie window frames and wired glass
in all commercial, factory and office
buildings and the general installation
Of automatic sprinkler systems. It
ould be well, too, II all city roots
we're covered with incom mbustible ma.
,erial, eliminating the dangerous
OGDEN shingles
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-12-29

There will be, 1t IL announced. no
attempt this year to cross the Allan
&c ocean In view Of all the fatalities
aich have happened in the attempted
inquest Of the air. 1t Is reassuring
note an instance in which prudence
by no means the pusillanimous vir.
re which some rash ones hold 1t.
the contrary. courage could accom-
r.!sh more II 1t took the hard common
: onse plan. as has been done in this
case. Of having prudence for a run
ming mate The two are not at all In
compatible
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-12-29
ENWsD POWERS or COURTS

Some workmen engaged in hanging
m iron door on the Planters hotel re-
Gently disturbed the attention OF court
and jury across the way and therefore
the orderly and equitable process OF
the law In Judge Muenchs court A
deputy sheriff was sent with a mes
sage to them to d0sist Unaware that
the court Is the people Of the state OF
Missouri, the workmen replied to the
Gmisary In light and gamesome man
ner says the ST. Louis Republic Re
suit: An arrest for contempt, the
hasty summoning Of the contractor
and the release Of his minions upon
payment OF the costs OF the arrest,
The private citizen. on reading this.
may we'll sigh for the powers he I'M
Willingly delegated when courts were
constituted Noise is the bane Of civ.
ilization The savage trod with moe.
casined foot upon u carpet OF leaves
In the forest or the grass OF the prai.
rie. Civilization means crowdlng Il
rears walls and necessitates pave
ments. The latter make noise aid the
former echo It. In an age when en-,
gineering runs to specialties. why not
the antinolse engineer? He nigh, be-
kin with the auto siren and the street
car gong and progress slowly toward
the pneumatic riveJer saving for his
msturcd powers the peripatetc vege-
table man and the talking machine
with the green horn in the small Dat
on the side street.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-12-29
NATURES TIMEPIECE

There is no need for clocks on the
Aegean sea any day when the sun Is
shining. There nature has arranged
her only timepiece, one that does not
vary though the centuries pass This
natural tim emarker is the largest sun.
dial in the world Projecting into the
blue waters Of the sea as large pro
montory which lifts Its head 1900 feet
above the waves AS the sun swings
round he pointed shadow Of the
mountain just touches one after the
other. number of small islands.
= hicb are at exact distances apart and
act as hour marks on the great dial
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-12-29
ELECTRICITY IN WATER.

Since the general introduction Of
electricity into the cities It has been
known that 1t was possible to secure
a very considerable shock through
tream of water and tiremen In all
large cities are on the outlook for this
Wires which look as II they might
conduct heavy currents are cut be-
ore a stream of water is thrown in
their direction Recently in the con.
struetion OF an electric railway In
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-12-29
ECHOES AT SEA

A dense or thick fog will obscure
objects at distance Of 1000 feet
The recent accident to an ocean
steamer of the Anchor line illustrates
the fact An iceberg was run into as
soon as seen After the collision the
passengers could hear the echo from
their voices reflected by the walls OF
ice though the iceberg was invi ible
to them Otherwise. there are no
echoes at sea
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-12-29
Name and Function.

The following story is told of Dr.
Boyd Carpenter, the bishop Of Ripon
In the days of his early ministry there
came to him one day young man and
a maiden. very basEful. very self-con-
scious, and on very obvious errand.
Are you Mr. Carpenter" asked the
young man in faltering voice
"Yes, was the reassuring reply.
Il am CarpeAter-and TONER"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-12-29

English sparrows In Massachusetts
are accused Of being flrebugs by car
rying matches to their nests II the
little birds could speak. they might
retort on the carelessness Of humans
In throwing matches around and then
deVoting time, attention and energy
20 the great question Of fire preven.
tion Being sparrows only. however.
they simply twitter and go on picking
up matches where the humans throw
them
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-12-29

fever. which may be caused by a
wound. rapidly consumes its reserves
of organic matter and becomes en-
feebled. sometimes sufficiently to
cause it's death Du Sablon has ex-
perimented with potatoes rendered
feverish by cutting them The tenn
perature soon rises about one degree
and the quantity OF carbopic acid Civ
en- off increases several hundred per
cent II the potato survives its res
piration" after a few days becomes
normal but It falls into an enfeebled
state. resembling that Of person con.
valescent from a long fever
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-12-29

The Judge-You say you don't get
your slimony7
The Complainant--l don't Ret II all,
your honor It's only flve dollars .
week. and need every cent OF IL
The Judgp--And what's the reason
YOU get only part Of the amountf
The CONFERENCE.-The because my
'orner husband sends II 10 me by 9
awyer and the lawyer charges me car
lnre brokerage transportation and
time, and that leaves only 20 cents.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-12-29
PLANTS HAVE FEVER.

Not only animals but plants may
suffer and die OF fevers, is the con
clusion reached by the French savant
la S blon When q human being
has fever he loses flesh on account
OF the incl eased combustion, the guam.
uty OF carbonlc acid respIred from
the lungs being augmented from 10
~ 100 per cent a plant attacked b.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-12-29
MADE The MOUSE WORK

The average mouse runs 10000 met.
ers day, and certain energetic sub.
iects have been known to run $4,000
meters in a period of "a hours With
a view to the utilization Of the power
OF mice, an inventor constructed a
wire drum revolving on an axle The
power rendered by the mice ran 1T
tie fax spinning machine The pro
duction OF linen thread was four
pounds for five days Of mouse labor
The inventor of the machine died be-
fore perfecting his invention
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-12-29

p r Barnum once came TO the Of
fice to know n be could patent the
three.ring circus In technical par
lance his three-ring circus was an az
gregation and not combination to
produce new result Therefore It
was not patentabe which Information
highly lncenscd the Snowman III viii
be adopted by every circus lust as
soon az ! make Il known he De
rlared And q was From thp Sclen
tino Americans Ten Stories
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-12-29
DINNER TASTERS OF PARIS

Paris has corps Of professional
dinner tasters. whose function II is to
test and pass judgment upon all food
prepared for banquets and similar Oc.
casions Of state When they 20 X"
a dish it may be set before a king
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-12-29

The Tombstone Man-What kind OF
monument do you wish put over
your husband?
Mrs. Weeds-You can carve any
figure, l suppose?
The Tombstone Man-Oh! yes,
ma'am.
Mrs. Weeds-Then make the
statute OF limitations. I've often heard
my husband mention that.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-12-29

Little Girl-Your papa has only got
one leg, hasn't he?
Veterans Little Girl-Yes.
Little Girl-Where's his other leg?
Veterans Little Girl-Hush, dear.
It's in Heaven Home Herald.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-12-29

South Africa it was noticed that q
column of steam from a locomotive
could be the means Of conveying the
current, and several workmen were
shocked In this manner
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-12-29
SUBSTITUTE FOR RUBBER.

1t is expected TO furnish Il
substitute for rubber from two b
inous minerals. called elatert
tabbyita. The experiments are 81.
aging
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-12-29

A descendant OF John Harvard mas
matriculated a. Harvard bur the un.
dergraduales are disappointed lie
can't play football
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-12-29

Ingenious men of many times and
many lands have made numerous Gu
rious timepieces, but few Of them sur
pass the clock built by German
shoemaker 1t is made wholly OF
straw, several thousand pieces being
used in it's construction, and its total
weight is seven ounces There are
eight pendulums and the mechanism
is wound up by the pressing of a but
ton, when 1t runs for five hours
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-12-29
MANY CbiIdren Arc sIol,Iy,

Mother Gray S Sweet Powders for Children Break
mp Colds In "A hours, relieve Feverishness, Head.
ache, Stomach Troubles, Teething Disorders, move
and regulate the bowels, and Destroy Worms. They
are so pleasant 10 take children like them. Used by
mothers for 22 years At nl druggists 80 Sample
mailed FREE Address, A. s. Olmsted, LeItoy, NY.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-12-29

An amateur actor was killed at a re-
hearsal by revolver shot A veteran
guide Of the deer woods should have
been the stage manager
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-12-29

Doubtless the satisfaction OF the
man who flew from coast to coast is
equal to that of the man who swan
tne English channel