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The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-09-01
LAUGHTER PLEASING TO GOD
Nowhere In Biblical Lore Can There
Be Found lntlmatlon of Any
Other Idea.

We misjudge and distort the nor
mally human nature of the Savious
when we picture him going through
life, as Dante did after he had writ
ten his Inferno" with the shadow
Of perdition on his brow. We may
gravely question when it was that the
cross began to darken our Lords
pathway; there is no hint of such
a foreboding until we reach the mid
die of his ministry. From that on
there are occasional tokens that he
saw Calvary ahead of him, and was
at times pressed down with a dread
full sense Of the inevitable agony
which awaited him at the end. But
all this is very far from affording any
reasonable ground for the conclusion
that he smiled sometimes, but never
laughed.
If God did not intend us to laugh,
on occasion why did he endow us
with the capacity to laugh, with a
sense of the humorous, with the fac
ulty to see and enjoy wit, fun and
the absurd side of life; and, further
more, why did he produce so many
thnings and people to laugh at?-
lions Herald
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-09-01
GET POWER.
The Supply Comes From Food.

If we get power from food why not
strive to get all the power we can.
That is only possible by use of skill
fully selected food that exactly fits
the requirements Of the body.
Poor fuel makes poor fire and a
poor fire is not good steam producer.
From not knowing how to select
the right food to fit my needs, | suf-
Tered grievously for long time from
stomach troubles" writes a lady from
little town in Missouri.
1T seemed as if I would never be
able to find out the sort of food that
was best for me hardly anything that
could eat would stay on my stomach.
Every attempt gave me heartburn and
filled my stomach with gas. / got
thinner and thinner until literally
became living skeleton, and in time
was compelled to keep to my bed.
A few months ago / was persuaded
20 try Grape-Nuts food, and it had such
good effect from the very beginning
that l have kept up it's use ever since.
{ was surprised at the ease with which
| digested it. 1t proved to be just
what / needed.
"All my unpleasant symptoms, the
heartburn, the inflated feeling which
gave me SO much pain disappeared.
My weight gradually increased from
D8 to 116 pounds, my figure rounded
put, my strength came back, and am
now able TO do my housework and en-
10y it. Grape-Nuts food did It. Name
given by Postum Co., Battle Greek,
Mich.
A ten days trial will show anyone
some facts about food.
Read the little book, "The Road to
in pkgs "There's a reason"
Ever read the above lesters new
Dne appears from time t. time. They
are genuine true, and tuiI Of human
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-09-01

entieth year. Although denied even
the right to see her son and having
to accept the truth Of the fact that he
was regarded all over the civilized
world as the most atrocious example
Of wanton murderer, his mother
never faltered in her faith in his in
nate goodness nor forsook for mo.
ment her plan to gain for him his
freedom.
Pomeroy killed two children, boy
and girl, after treating them with
barbaric cruelty. He inveigled other
children into isolated sections, stripped
them Of their clothing, tied them to
trees or upon boards and then beat
them until they were unconscious. He
delighted in sticking pins into their
unconscious forms and cut them deem.
ly with a knife. When this juvenile
monster, then fourteen years old. was
finally run down and captured he
barely escaped lynching. His youth
alone saved him from the death pen
atty.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-09-01

NEW YoRK.-The automobile as an
~ aid TO criminals is likely to figure
prominently in future. Out In the
west II has been used for a year or
more by the robbers of village banks
and the looters of postofhces. Now II
has begun to figure prominently in
this city. Two weeks ago a Iewelry
store at Sixth avenue and Thirteenth
street was robbed OF a tray contain
Ing some $4,000 worth of gems by one
Of three men who had driven up to 1t
In a taxicab. The man smashed a
window, abstracted tray of diamonds
and shot dead the clerk who had
rushed to the door on hearing the
noise OF the broken glass. No trace
Of the criminals has been found by the
police.
The next night a red taxicab, be-
Iieved to be the same and containing
three men, dashed into the village Of
River Edge, a few miles from Hacken-
sack, N. j., and while a severe thunder
storm was raging the safe in the post
office was cracked and the contents
taken. The villagers learned OF the
crime the next morning.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-09-01
Nagged Husband Gets Laws Sympathy

DOONE, IA.-Judge R. NJ. Wright Of
% Fort Dodge, presiding jurist Of this
judicial district, has handed down a
decision which is regarded as a most
remarkable legal document. Coming,
as it does, from a jurist who is kindly,
home loving and a tender-hearted old
man, it is all the more remarkable.
Judge Wright recently listened to
the evidence in a suit for separate
maintenance. His kindly face betrayed
nothing of what was to come in the
opinion handed down.
He says that If the good Lord ever
made a man who could live at ease
and comfort with the woman who was
suing he would like to see him, for he
would be a phenomenon. The opinion
has been read by all attorneys in this
city and is attracting much attention.
"A bright, capable and fairly good
looking woman" says the judge, has
obtained a divorce from two husbands
on the ground of desertion and has
two or three times brought actions for
divorce against her present husband,
based on no just ground, needlessly
putting him to great and inexcusable
expense in paying costs and attorneys
fee on both sides.
q have given this case much
thought, care and attention, and have
tried to find from the evidence some
way whereby ! could decide in her
favor and award to her some money
for maintenance, but have been un-
able to do so.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-09-01
To Leave Lonely Cell After 81 Years

THARLESTOWN, MASS.-Jesse H
u Pomeroy, known for almost four
decades as "the boy murderer of Bos-
ton," and held by an earlier genera
ton to be the most desperate criminal
abnormality of the age, is soon to
leave his cell for greater freedom in
the state prison here, after having
spent 81 years in solitary confinement
This announcement was made when 1t
was declared that Governor Foss, i'm
pressed by evidences submitted to him
from many sources of the great change
in Pomeroy's character, has decided
to allow the life convict to enjoy many
Of the liberties granted well behaved
prisoners.
Governor Foss will never grant
Pomeroy full pardon, and it Ia gen
orally believed no other governor ever
WITH take such action; but to give the
man who has inspired dread In the
hearts of even his keepers ever since
the day wnen as a fourteen-year-old
boy he was thrust into a punish
ment" cell in the Charlestown prison,
any portion Of the freedom enjoyed by
tractable convicts is considered evi-
dence Of transformation in the Grim
inaPs makeup.
Pomeroy's greatest champion has
been his mother. now sad faced,
white haired woman nearing her sew
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-09-01
Automobile an Aid to City Criminals

The very next afternoon the same
taxicab. apparently. appeared in
Bleeoker street In this city and one of
its three occupants entered a shoe
store and held up the proprietor:
Owing to miscalculation the robber'
was not successful in obtaining any
cash, but he succeeded in escaping as
did his companions in the auto.
This series of crimes in such quick
succession has alarmed the police,
who see vast possibilities in the auto
mobile as an aid to the criminal ele-
ment and they feel utterly unable to
cope with the situation. The automo-
bile criminals, as proved in the Jewell
ry store case, are prepared to COM
NIT murder to protect themselves
from capture. thing that makes the
hold-up man willing to draw his re-
volver is the ease with which he can
use his weapon without attracting at
tention. A single revolver shot or
even a volley of them in a city street
attracts little attention now compared
with few years ago. The automobile
is responsible for this. All day and
all night long, all over the city, there
are automobiles giving forth explo
sions that sound like revolver dis
charges. Persons in the streets and
in the houses have been fooled with
them so many times that now one
hardly turns his head when he hears
a crack like that of a pistol.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-09-01

THE great mass of the evidence is
overwhelmingly against her, and have
been forced to the conclusion that If
the good Lord ever created a man
with whom the plaintiff could live
peaceably and happily should like to
see him, for certainly he would be the
most wonderful phenomenon in the
universe.
"She has badgered her husband
with annoyances, some of them small,
but all Of them humiliating to the last
degree. At the end Of it all l am
forced to the conclusion that the de.
fendant was practically driven from
home, and that he was fully justified
in leaving it, as life there for him had
become not merely extremely difficult,
but impossible,
After the plaintiff had threatened
to shoot him he was justified in notify
ing the merchants no longer to extend
credit to plaintiff on his account, and
after his repeated trials he was justi-
fed in packing up his little personal
effects and leaving the plaintiff and in
afterward refusing to go back to the
shnol he had left"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-09-01

NEWPORT, r. Newport is place
~ that is consecrated to pleasure.
The people who have their summer
homes here represent the acme Of
wealth and fashion and exclusive So
ciety in America. With the possible
exception of one or two local chari-
ties with which they concern them
selves actively but unobtrusively their
sole occupation during the months
that they live in Newport is to amuse
themselves. Photographers have tried
to get pictures while the idle and
fashionable rich we're disporting them
selves on an exclusive beach, but in
every case they were detected and
their apparatus smashed. One corner
Of the beach is reserved for children
the children Of millionaires.
Everybody who is anybody at New
port is ardently devoted to horses and
horseback riding or pretends to be.
Therefore the horse show each sum-
mer means much to fashionable New
port. 1t is a far more exclusive affair
than the tennis tournament, for the
latter is not only public but nation
al event The horse show is more
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-09-01

oak Yes, and he sure went up the
tree, too" exclaimed another 'Tf we
hadn't called the dogs in, they'd "a
treed him in a little bit"
Meanwhile, the dogs were getting
far ahead as we came to a little clear
ing in the forest, where we could see
across a deep, wide ravine to the
briar-covered mountainside beyond.
Searching over all visible territory
before us, the keen-eyed John sudden
ly called out: There he isl" and
following his direction we soon could
see the black object hurrying up the
mountain as easily as a pig crosses
a meadow, only much faster.
'Now's the chance for your .30-40,"
suggested one of the boys, and
quick, or he'll be over the ridge"
1t was about 600 yards, but gave 1t
trial to satisfy the boys, getting rid
of the five bullets before the animal
disappeared over the horizon Hasten
ing the bears pace seemed to be the
only effect, and comments were con-
siderately withheld.
NOW the amt no use goin' down
in that hole and up again." command
ed John. "Well divide here, and,
Mex, you go around that ridge and
come in by DEVILS Gap and Wen go
the other way, towards the falls.
Mex knew all the shortcuts, so he
decided to get well ahead of the race,
leaving his fourteen-year-old boy, al
ready the hero of one bear fight, to
watch a narrow pass where bears
often crossed. The boy had not long
to wait before the 'black beauty"
came tearing through the brush and
for thirty or forty feet was in full |
view, not thirty yards away. Edgar,
the boy, brought his single-barrel into |
action and sent a charge of buckshot |
after Bruin, who>did not seem to mind |
it at all, the dogs were pressing him
so closely. He merely changed his |
course, Edgar and the dogs pursuing, |
and started for the river. Leaving
Edgar and the dogs and two or three
of the other hunters who had joined
him far behind, and Mex still further,
out of hearing, with the wind against
him, the bear at last turned on the
dogs and verified another of the
crafty Johns predictions. Two Of the
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-09-01

they are contented, hospitable and ex-
remely independent.
From October to May they are
keen sportsmen, pursuing coon and
'possum, wild turkey, quail and pleas
ant, but, most exciting of all. the lit
tie black bear. Ownership of a home
and several mongrel hounds seem to
be essentials to the happiness of the
mountaineer, for more than nine out
OF every ten are so provided.
q reckon this bear is the daddy of
'em ALL" John explained, from the
tracks they tell about over the ridge,
and the way he's tore up the fodder
and made him a supper off Rom
Vance's fat pig Well have to hurry
If we want to do any good-the other
boys has started already. Fine day
for race-little damp, so the dogs
II work fine, and there's no wind to
bother"
Getting my .3O-4O, and putting on
the best available armor against the
briars, l started with John to join the
rest of the party about four miles
away. Eleven hounds and thirteen
men and boys took up the trail where
the bear had last been seen. The dogs
were led by three good trailers, and
before noon we were near enough to
inspire increased speed in both bear
and pursuers. All that afternoon the
race went on, across ridges, down hol-
lows, up steep mountain sides,
through tangles of briars and thick
cts Of laurel and occasional locust
thorns. At night truce was de-
clared, for the only blood thus far
drawn in the chase was from the
faces, hands and legs of the hunters,
where the various kinds of thorns
had found them.
1t was not long after daylight next
when the party reassembled |
and the hounds were let loose upon
the track. Off they went, soon send
ing us back word in short, sharp
barks that it smelled fresh to them,
SO Mr.. Bear had evidently also taken
a rest when revived from the urgent !
need of keeping distance between
himself and his yelping enemies.
"See where he left his mark" OBJ
served one of the hunters, pointing to
some fresh scratches on a chestnut
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-09-01
slemp Of Virginia Re-
Iates Interesting Story of South
ern Hospitality.

"One night" Representative c. Bas-
com Slemp Of Virginia says, II was
STERN bound among the mountains,
My horse was ready to drop, ! was
tired and famished, besides it had
grown so dark ! was scarcely able to
tell the road from the ditch Away
up on the mountains ] saw the glim-
mer of a light and made for it, Lone
ly hilltop farm as It was, 1t seemed
like haven Of refuge. Everybody
in the house except he old man had
gone to bed. He gave me the hearty
welcome ready for any stranger In the
solitude of Virginia; then he reused
his wife to get supper l was hungry
enough to appreciate the cold corn
bread, steaming coffee and hunks of
bacon, swimming in grease that she
set before me; but one dish perplexed
me. 1t was a platter covered with
what looked Ike fried egg How on
earth did you run all these yolks to-
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-09-01
TubercuIoIsIs Patients Nea!eeted.

Out of more than 225 public hos.
pitfalls for the insane, with popula'
tion of fully 10000, only TO- or less
than one-third, make any provision for
for their tuberculous inmates, and
this, too, in spite of the fact that the
percentage of deaths from this disease
is very high among this class of peo
pie Such is the substance of state
ment made recently by the National
Association for the Study and Proven
tion Of tuberculosis Seventy hos,
pitfalls in 2S states, providing all told
about $3.50 beds for tuberculous in.
sane patients, sums up the provision
made for this class of sufferers, al
though the percentage of deaths from
tuberculosis among the insane ranges
from 80 to 200 per cent higher than
among the general population.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-09-01
rhe Rrldenroom,s Portlon.

Miss Elsie Gentsch, who teaches
Sunday school, had been reading to
her class from the gospel of Matthew,
and was examining a promising boy,
newcomer, anent the subject matter.
There were ten virgins" said the
young man, five wise ones and five
foolish ones, and the five wise ones
filled their lamps and the five foolish
ones wasn't in no hurry. And at
midnight came the bridegroom. So
the five foolish ones went across the
street to buy oil and got locked out
Very good" said the teacher.
"And what did the bridegroom do?"
Why" said the good little student,
he married the five wise ones. -
Cleveland Leader
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-09-01
Playground of Idle Rich in America

| select and perhaps the most peculiar
thing about it is thati the horses ap-
| pear to take a more keen interest in
what is going on than the persons who
own them.
One of the scenes of most brilliant
social life at Newport is Alfred Van.
derbilts place at Oakland farm His
garden parties are among the mile
stones of the summers progress.
These gatherings are undoubtedly the
finest expressions of summer social
entertainment in America and are
most beautiful to look at. The women
in the smartest Of smart frocks, the
men in summer garb, the retinue of
servants moving about-these make
the life of the picture that is set in a
frame of shady lawns, with the splen.
did mansion as a background One or
two bands or orchestras make music
that is pleasant without being obtru-
sive. Even The most rabid proletarian
could not glimpse the scene without
falling under the spell of it's charm.
Even the recreations that the New
port colony has at its very doors pail
now and then and 1t is no uncommon
thing for a merry party to set out for
Narragansett or nearby place where
there are roller coasters and all sorts
Of popular amusements and patronize
everything with the utmost zest for an
hour or so. They merge with the rest
Of the crowd and are indistinguishable
in their enjoyment from those about
them.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-09-01

Beware of the man who does not
look you clearly in the eye He has
possibilities Of evil in his nature.
These are eyes which are luminous,
others which seem to be veiled be-
hind a curtain.
Men and women Of the world are
accustomed to judge human nature by
the expression of the eye. Many peo-
pie read character by the eyes, and
can thus distinguish the false from the
loyal, the frank from the deceitful, the
hard from the tender, the energetic
from the indolent, the sympathetic
from the Indifferent.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-09-01
Biggest Egg He Ever Saw

gether, asked, so they look like one
egg% oh, tain't hens eggs she ex-
planned, proudly, it's the biggest egg
our old goose ever laid. I'VE bin
keepin' it fur company 1t was the
strongest tasting mouthful 1 ever en-
encountered, but I did my best to put
it down, for my kindly hostess was
lowering around. When the immense
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-09-01

egg was half finished, l stuck. I'm
awfully sorry l can't finish it, said
but it's big enough for two meals,
Suppose have it for breakfast? sat
down to breakfast with touch of dis
may. There was coffee, cold corn
bread again, besides half Of that in
vincible egg; this time 1t was fried
on both sides" What did you do?"
was asked the congressman, sympa-
thetically. why, ate it. What else
could l do with that kindly hospitable
old soul watching over me?"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-09-01
The Teeth.

Cleanliness is one Of the surest
means for overcoming the causes
which lead to the destruction of the
teeth. They should be carefully brush
ed night and morning. 1t is a good
practice to rinse the mouth after each
meal, if possible. The particles of
food which lodge between the teeth
decompose and cause, sooner or later,
the abominable tartar which is so
fatal to teeth.
Teeth should not be brushed too
long at time. Doing this injuries the
gums. and it is in this way that the
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-09-01
Eight Chances.

Does your daughter speak any for,
eign languages?"
mot to any great extent. She has
learned to say yes, however in eight
of them-in case Gny foreign noble
man proposes to her"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-09-01
Could Take Her chnlns.

AS the railroad train was stopping
an old lady not accustomed to travel
ing hailed the passing conductor and
asked:
Conductor, what door shall get
out by?"
EITHER door, ma'am," graciously
answered the conductor. THE car
stops at both ends."-G Galesburg Mail.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-09-01
Whv. WIIlIeI

Sunday School Teacher-Yes, Will
lie, the Lord loves every living crea-
ture.
Willie-Tll bet he was never stung
by a wasp!-Puck.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-09-01

Coles Carbolisalve quickly relieves ana
cures burning, itching and torturing skin
diseases, 1t instantly stops the pain OF
burns Cures without scars. Csc and Soc
by druggists. For free sample write to
j. w. Cole & Co. Black River Falls. Wis
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-09-01

teeth are loosened. The upper teeth
should be brushed from above down
word (from the gums toward the
edges), the lower teeth from below up
ward. The inside of the teeth should
be as carefully brushed as the out
side
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-09-01

Is not making others happy the best
happiness? There is joy in helping t
renew the strength and courage OF n
BILE minds.-Amiel.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-09-01
IADTTs CAN WEAR guOru

LADIES CAN WEAR SHOES "
one size smaller after using Aliens Foot-IBa
Anhsepuc powder TO be shaken into tho sha
makes tight or new shoes feel easy. Gives
comfort. refuse substitutes. For FIRE
paokage. addreas Allen s. Olmsted 10 3
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-09-01

When a girl starts out to
she doesn't point her toes
ward.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-09-01

Frs. WinsIow's Soothing Syruy
ieething softens the enms, red
don, allays pain. cures wind "a
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-09-01

fallen timber with less trouble than
many a city dweller finds In walking
a score OF blocks to his office. John
is a mountain product. Three genera
tions Of his ancestors have found
ways TO live In these beautiful North
Carolina mountains, Little apprecia-
tion they have for the scenic charm
that captivates the visitor and sends
him into ecstasies over the wilder
ness. The natives, OF the purest
Anglo-Saxons on the continent. have
been too much concerned in forcing
food and raiment out Of the barren
hills and narrow, fertile creek bot
tome to give thought TO the beauty all
about them. Hardy, self-reliant, and
resourceful, within their limitations
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-09-01

Many a man who cla
made has a wife whq
the job.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-09-01

Boosting of their strong points is a
with some people.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-09-01

Myrtle-I understand Miss Critic
paid me compliment last night.
Natica-Not quite, but she came as
near it as you could ever expect from
her. She said you were charming,
but