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The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-02-10
Morgan's Sore Point

An associate of j. P. Morgan's on
several boards relates the following:
"The only time ever saw Mr.. Nor
gan show that he was annoyed was at
one of the board meetings Of those
days. A subordinate officer Of a rail-
way corporation brought in a docu-
ment or a report containing the name
of tho directors, and, among other
the name of Mr.. Morgan, who glanced
in turn at the document, and, after
looking at It a moment. threw it On
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-02-10
SYNOPSIS.

James Wilson or Jimmy as he II called
py MS friends. Jimmy was rotund ana
looked shorter than he really was, IT'S
ambition In life was 10 be taken seriously.
put people steadily refused 10 do so, ms
ny Is considered a huge Joke, except 10
hlnlselt II he asked people 10 dinner eV-
1iyone expected a frolic. Jimmy marrles
belIa Knowles they live together a year
hhd are divorced. Jimmy's friends ar
range TO celebrate the first anniversary
OF ms divorce. Those who attend the
party are Miss Katherine McNairi VINO
every one calls Kit Mr.. and Mrs. Dallas
br9Wn, the Misses Mercer, Maxwell Reed
ana a Mr.. Thomas HARRISON, South
american civil engineer. The party is In
Iull swing when Jimmy receives tele-
gram from his Aunt Selma, who VIII ar
rlye In four hours to visit him and his
wlte Jimmy gets his funds from Aunt
selma and after he marries she doubles
MS allowance. He neglects 10 tell her Of
MS divorce, as she is opposed 10 It, Jim
my takes Kit into his confidence, he tries
70 devise some way so that his aunt will
not learn that he has no longer a wife.
lie suggests that Kit play the hostess for
one night be Mrs. Wilson pro TEN. Kit
refuses, but Is finely prevailed upon TO
act the part Aunt Selma arrives and the
deception works out as planned. as she
mad never seen Jlms wife.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-02-10

OueuueuF fNpthteu, puAAloes
You see. ! have been living out Of
the world 30 long. and never seeing
any women but Indian squaws"-so
there were no Spanish girlsl-"that
I'm afraid ! say what comes into my
mind without ciroumlocution. And
then-l did not know you were mar
ried."
mo. oh. no." said hastily. But.
OF course, the more a woman Is mar
ried-I mean, you cannot say too
many nice things TO married women.
They-need them. you know"
had foundered miserably with his
eyes on me, and | half expected him
TO be shocked, or to say that married
women should be satisfied with the
nice things their husbands say TO
them. But he merely remarked
apropos of nothing, or following a line
Of thought he had not voiced. that II
was trite but true that a good many
men owed their success In life to
their wives.
"And a good many owe their wives
TO their success in life," | retorted
cynically. At which he stared at me
again.
It was then that the real complexlty
OF the situation began 10 develop.
Some one had rung the bell and been
admitted to the library and a maid
came to the door Of the den. When
she saw us she stopped uncertainty.
Even then II struck me that she look
ed odd. and she was not in uniform.
However, / was not informed at that
time about bachelor establishments.
and the FIRST thing she said, when she
had asked to speak TO me in the hall,
knocked her and her clothes clear out
of my head. Evidently she knew.
Miss MeNair," she said IN a low
tone, there is a lady IN the drawing
room, yelled person, and she is ask
ing for Mr.. Wilson"
Can you not find him." ! asked.
'He is in the house, probably in the
studio"
The girl hesitated.
Excuse me. miss, but Miss Caruth-
ers-"
Then | saw the situation.
Never mind" / said, CLOSE the
door into the drawing room. and
viii tell Mr.. Wilson"
But as the girl turned toward the
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-02-10

Laura Jean Libbey, discussing in
Brooklyn her appearance on the
stage, said:
Il talk in my monologue about love.
marriage and the other interests Of
the heart. On these subjects women.
especially young women, are strangely
ignorant.
They really make me think, you
know, of the little girl who was asked
by her teacher:
What can you tell us Of Solo
mon?'
" Solomon replied the little girl.
was very fond of animals.
And how, my dear, said the
teacher, do you make that out?
Because, answered the little
girl, the Bible says he had five hun.
dred porcupines.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-02-10

! hoWled with mirth over the feeblest
jokes, and when Max told a story
without any point whatever, they all
had hysteria. Immediately after din
ner Aunt Selma had begun on the
family connection again, and after two
bad breaks on my part, Jim offered
to show her the house. The Mercer
girls trailed along, unwilling to lose
any of the possibilities They said
afterward that 1t was terrible: She
went into all the closets, and ran her
hand over the tops of doors and kept
getting grimmer and grimmer. In
the studio they came across life
study Jim was doing and she shut
her eyes and made the girls go out
while he covered it with a drapery
Lollie! Who did the Bacchante dance
at three benefits last winter and was
learning a new one called "Eve!"
When they heard Aunt Selma on
the second floor, Anne, Dal and Max
sneaked up to the studio for cigarettes,
which left Mr.. HARRISON to me. was
in the den, sitting in low chair by
the wood fire when he came in. He
hesitated In the doorway.
'Would you prefer being alone, or
may come in?" he asked. Don't
mind being frank know you are
tired"
"I have a headache, and am sulk-
ing" said unpleasantly, "but at
least am not actively venomous.
Come in"
So he came and sat down across
the hearth from me, and neither of us
said anything. The freight flickered
over the room, bringing out the faded
hues of the old Japanese prints on the
walls, cleaning in the mother-of-pearl
eyes of the dragon on the screen, set
ting a grotesque god on a cabinet to
nodding. And it threw into relief the
strong, clear profile of the man across
from me, as he stared at the fire.
II am afraid l am not very interest
ing" / said at last, when ne showed
no sign Of breaking the silence. "The
the illness of the butler and-Miss
Caruthers' arrival, have been upset
ting"
He suddenly reused with start
from a brown reverie.
II beg your pardon" he said, Il
oh, of course not! was wondering |
L Lii you were offended at what l
said earlier in the evening; the
Boy, you know, and all
hat"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-02-10
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These naval postal clerks have au-
thoritySo receive and open all pouches
and sacks Of mail addressed to naval
vessels; to deliver mail; to receive
mail for transmission; to receipt for
registered mail; to sell postage stamps,
and, in fact, to discharge all the du-
ties of post Office clerk, a mail col
lector and a letter carrier in one. On
many Of the warships there are on
duty instead of or in addition to the
naval postal clerks, what are known as
mail orderlies." The duties of a
mail orderly are much the same as
naval postal clerk and indeed to the
layman all naval postal employees are
mail orderlies," as he sees them land
ing from the ships with their bulging
mail sacks and later returning on
board with other pouches, similarly
swollen with letters, papers and pack,
ages.
There are letter boxes at convenient
places on ship board, just as there are
on street corners on shore, and the
mail orderlies or clerks make collec-
tiOns from these at stated times each
day, just as collections of mail are
made in the city streets. Two or three
times each day the accumulated mail
having been sorted and postmarked is
sent ashore in pouches that it may be
dispatched by rail or steamer to its va
riQus destinations. Mail is thus taken
ashore by one Of the steam cutters or
motor boats, several of which are at
tached as tenders" to every naval YES
sci. Often one of these little vessels
makes the trip specially to convey the
mail. On the return trip this little
postal ferry brings the mail for the
ship that has accumulated at the near
est post office ashore since the last
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-02-10

that was said he was simply exas.
perated."
An extremely sensitive man to
small things, to criticism, to attack,
to notoriety, he was Indifferent; and
his friends say that, even in the early
days Of his career, he regarded the
gradual creeping of his name into the
newspapers, either with absolute indif-
ference or with a mild curiosity, as
though he wondered why anything
that he did, and especially his per
sonality, should be of the slightest in.
terest to the ic.-Meuopolitsn.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-02-10

previous visit OF the naval postman.
Each ships mail is, of course, kept
entirely separate and is transferred in
special pouch that goes direct to the
vessel for which the mail matter it
contains is destined. Much of the
mail for the officers and men aboard
our warships is sent Care of the Post
master, New York" or Care of the
Postmaster San Francisco" The yes
sells move about so much that CORE
spondents ashore find it difficult to
keep track of them or to gauge their
letters so as to reach them at any
given place But the postmaster at
New York, for instance, is advised by
telegraph of the whereabouts of each
vessel every day and a letter sent in
his care is sure to reach a naval des-
tination in the shortest possible time.
The distribution of the mail for the
officers on shipboard is usually left to
the officer Of the deck The master
at arms is supposed to distribute the
mail to the crew but at Christmas
time. when the mail is heavy or when
a ship at the end of long cruise finds
dozens Of bags of mail awaiting her,
the mail orderlies or postal clerks are
likely to pitch in and help distribute
the mail after they have sorted it. The
providing of sufficient United States
postage stamps to supply the wants
of the bluejackets on prolonged
cruise in foreign waters is one of the
responsibilities Of the naval postal
service that the captain of the ship
is required to keep an eye on, for let
ters for home" if bearing United
States stamps. may be dispatched di
rect to America in CLOSED bags in.
stead of undergoing the routine of for
eign mail service.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-02-10

the table. He pointed to his name
and said, angrily, that isn't the way
to spell my name. l want it correct
ed. My name is spelt Pierpont, not
Pierrepont; and I should be pleased If
that would be understood hereafter in
this office
IF there appeared in print an al
ticle praising him for anything he had
done, and his name was spelt Pierre
pont, that lapse outweighed anything
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-02-10
Nothing Much.

81 don't know whether 1 ought to
recognize him here in the city or not
Our acquaintance at the seashors
was very slight"
You promised to marry him, didn't
your"
Yes, but that was all"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-02-10
HOMEsEEKERS' RATES WEST
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The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-02-10
CHAPTER w.

The Door Was Closed.
1t was infuriating to see how much
enjoyment every one but Jim and my
self got out of the situation. They
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-02-10

It is better to lose in loving than
to gain by selr-seeking.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-02-10

The one who faces the world cheer
fully will in the long run accomplish
much with his life-Punshion.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-02-10

the minor features of life
ahoat In a warship com
munity, and yet It IS one of which
The general public on its visits
TO the floating fortresses sees little
Or nothing. The activities of a ma.
rine post Office on one Of Uncle Sans
irst class fighting ships have broad.
sned considerably within the past few
years for the reason that one OF the
nations up.to-date battleshlps or ar
mored cruisers carries anywhere from
500 to 1,0v0 officers and men, This
Is half as many again as were enroll
ed on the baitleships in our fleet prior
70 a few years ago, and when the new
oattleships now building are in com.
mission each will have considerably
more than 1000 souls aboard.
Now, as everybody appreciate,
community of 1000 people on land
,an keep post office pretty busy, and
A floating community Of the same num-
Der Of people represents vastly more
postal business, because its patrons are
all adults, and most of them are great
etter writers-being far more addicted
o the letter writing habit than the
same number Of people picked at ran
Ion on shore. In explanation of this it
nay be cited that the navy men are
away from home and consequently
heir only means of communication
With relatives and friends is by mail |
Furthermore, they have, during their
evenings aboard ship, in the of duty
periods on Sunday and at other times
plenty Of leisure for writing letters,
md they improve the opportunity, oft
lines, no doubt, because there is moth /
ng else to do" The officers aboard .
ship must needs handle a heavy vol !
lme Of official correspondence as well |
as their private correspondence, and |
many Of the bluejackets write almost |
iaily to the girls they left behind. So
hat all told there is a really abnormal |
Volume of postal business to be attend |
ed to on the average warship.
For handling the mails aboard ship
a nook below decks is set apart as the |
ships post office and this is the head |
quarters of the mail orderlies," or the !
postal clerks and assistant postal
clerks. Enlisted men in the navy, upon
selection by the secretary Of the
navy, are designated by the post office
department as navy mail clerks and as.
sistant navy mall clerks, and these
men take the oath of office prescribed
for employees Of the postal service and
give bond in the sum of $1,000. Just
as do the postal clerks who work on
railway trains or in post Offices ashore.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1911-02-10

HE matter OF handling
the incoming and outgo-
Ing mail on a United
States battleship or other
large naval vessel IS one
Of the most interesting of
the minor features of life
Annat In n Marshin com.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-07
The Muck Raker's Creed
From Judge.

iOii JuuSt+
 I firmly believe in the imperfection of the human race and the universal selfish ness of the genus homo. I believe In the use Of the magnifying glass to find these inperfections and of printers ink to make them known.
 Provided the plot is undisturbed, I be- 1ieve in the right of the skillful literary artist 10 retouch circumstances and even facts to add color and vividness and make the story sell. as every being is entitled to a decent living, which must be got in some honorable way.
 I believe in muck-raking big game when it is available. for the public pays liberal bounty for the scalp and hide of, it's public servants, whom it first raises to high positions and then enjoys seeing rotten-egged on every excusable occasion.
 I believe that muck-raIxing is lauda- ble profession, a public service, and an unexcelled personal advertisement when unscathed himself. one is able to sell or publish literary roasts bearing on his To- cal mayor. his governor, men of envied wealth. the United States judiciary mem- bers of congress, and, above all, the President of these United States
 Verify, muck-ralxing is enjoyed by the public; and when his often garbled die tion is eagerly sought after. why should anyone with an elastic conscience despise himself?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-07
Her Congratulations

From the Youths Companion.
 If Alan Fairlee had had any detractors and he had none-had carping criti- cism ever dared to raise Its head, it might have been suggested that he was just a wee bit too perfect.
 As it was he was young, handsome, with fair income and a very good tenn per. And now Dorothy Fowler, engaged 10 this paragon nearly a week. was sit ting at her desk, busy sorting out and answering notes of congratulation. Everybody she met had seemed to mur- mur, Such a splendid fellow, dear! You're so fortunatel until she was be- ginning 10 feel a very small and un- worthy person. indeed.
 She took up her Aunt Maria's letter with a weary sigh: she knew what to expect Aunt Maria was plain spoken by nature; also she believed in the pit falls that lay ready for every young person's feet, and what she thought she wrote. But her letter ended with the now almost too familiar phrase:
 Marriage is lottery, my dear, but you have drawn prize and l do hope you will know how to appreciate him properly"
 A little hastily Dorothy broke open the seal of her cousin Grace's note Grace and she had been chums since the world began for both of them-and ran her eye along the even lines.
 Dear Old Dorothy: All my congratuia- tiens, of coursei Your usual luck. my child, for he's dear-I don't need to tell you that-good-looking, with a fu- ture and such lots of money. You'll be quite a grand
 Dorothy laid down her letter She was very much in love with Alan; she knew and honestly valued all his good qualities; but-could not some one just once say something nice about her?
 The door opened suddenly, and Emily Jennings, little Emily, whom she had seen grow up and about whom she had never thought seriously, was shaking her gently by the shoulders.
 I've Just come back; I've Just heard of it. Oh Dorothy, dear. l do think he's the luckiest fellow in all the world! l wish I could say what l feel I tel things so badly, you know"
 Dorothy drew the small. impulsivC , face near to her own.
 Emily she said, tremulously, its it's the very incest congratulation that's been given me-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-07
WASHINGTON SOCIETY NEWS
By CONSTANCE CARRUTHERs

Washington May 6.-(Special.) )-Vice
 President James Sherman and Mrs. Sher-
 man were hosts at dinner Thursday. The
 guests included President and Mrs Tart
 and many of the leading social and po- litical persons of Washington. The vice president and Mrs. Sherman entertained the German ambassador and MT. John Barrett at their home in Utica, N Y, at their rcent visit to that Empire State.
 Society at the capital is much interested over the report that Congressman Nich- olas Longworth is slated to succeed Hon. David Jayne Hill as ambassador to Ger
 many. It is the opinion here that the sppointment would be very acceptable to Germany, because of the friendship that exists between Emperor William and former President Roosevelt Mir. Long worth being wealthy, could entertain in the style that the German people have
 been accustomed to see from the repre- sentative of the United States in Berlin. and Mrs. Longworth being a charming
 hostess would make such an appointment
 an agreeable one. Mrs. Longworth is
 quoted as having stated she would like
 very much for such an appointment to be given MT. Longworth.
 Mrs. Inez S. Stanchfield of Chicago and Mrs. Isabelle Alexander past president general of the United Spanish War Vet erans of Cleveland were 'honored by sev-
 eral social courtesies during their visit
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 MT Clark Kerr, who succeeds MT. IT. w. iKennard, for several years second seeretary to the British embassy, has taken charge of the affairs of his new post in Washington. MT. Kennard has been transferred to the embassy at St. Petersburg. and with Mrs. Kennard, will go to his new post in September. They arei spending the intervening months in Cuba, where MT. Kennard will be charge d affaires during the summer.
 Captain c. 1T. Lyman of the United States Marine service accompanied by Mrs. Lyman, have gone to Sitka, Alaska, where Captain Lyman will be stationed at the Marine barracks.
 Mrs. Frances c. Eversham has an- nounced the engagement of her daughter, Margaretta Mary. to MT James Francis Curley of Massachusetts,. Miss Evers- man, Is a sister of Mir. John, C. Evers- man. well known in political circles in Washington and slllinois. Nofdate has been set for the wedding.
 Miss Olga Wellington of Cumberland, Maryland. daughter of United States Senator and Mrs Wellington, has been spending some time as the house guest of Miss Louise Mattingly. at Laurel. Maryland.
 Mrs. William Watts Of Charlotta.-N.c c
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-07

Senator William Alden Smith and Mrs. Smith have had as their guests Mrs. J. P. Heatwole and her daughter, Miss Alice Archibald of Northfield, Minn.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-07

United States navy, Mrs. Schroeder and Miss Schroeder are spending several
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-07

A very comprehensive prize list for the fifth annual international horse show has been issued The show will take place at Olympia from June 12 to 24 under the patronage of the king. and in addition to comprising the various features which have been familiar will include many new events. A competj. tion for fire brigades has been arranged and this bids fair to prove popular.
 In coaching there are Corinthian and Marathon competitors, while four-in- hands also appear in the harness classes. There will be jumping at each perform ance, and in the military section, the competition. open to officers of all na- tions, for the King Edward VII gold cup is expected to be very keen. At present the cup is held by Belgium.
 There is not a purpose for whichethe horse is used that is not recognized; the well-bred hunter, highsclass harness horses, park and ladies' hacks, ponies In harness and saddle, trade turnouts, are all provided for, and the costers' ponies and .donkies. are not forgotten. Some people will be glad to know that specially attractive programme has been arranged for Coronation day.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-07

last week, to Mrs. Ido Galloway, presi- dent-general of the Spanish War Vet erans. Miss Carrie Lee Chamberlain daughter of Senator and Mrs Chamber lain, has had as her house guest during the past few days Miss Mary Graham of Pittsburg, Pa.
 Viscount Benoist DAzy, wife of the naval attache of the French embassy, will leave Washington, May 10, fof France, where she will spend the summer
 Mrs. Maus, wife of Brig.-Gen. Marion P. Maus. U. s. A, is Spending the spring in Washington with her mother, Mrs Charles Poor, at the latter's residence in Twenty-first street.
 Former United States Ambassador Tow several days in Washington, having come to the capital as guests of Secretary Mo. Veagh and Mrs. McVeagh at the dinner given in honor of the President and Mrs Taft.
 Washington society Is interested in the announcement of the engagement of Miss Rosalean Betz, daughter of the late John F. Betz of Philadelphia, Pa, and Senoi Don Augusta Pulide of Venezuela The wedding is expected to take place nex, month. Senor Pulido is well known fin diplomatic circles, having served here with several brief intermissions as sec retary of legation or charge deaffair@ oi Venezuela for Is years.
 Senator William Alden Smith and Mrs Smith have had as their guests Mrs. J. P Heatwoe and her daughter, Miss Alice Archibald of Northfield, Minn.
 Rear Admiral Seaton Schroeder of the United States navy, Mrs. Schroeder and Miss Schroeder are spending several
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was complmented at the recent Conven- ton of the Daughters of the American
 Revolution as being the most beautiful
 woman in attendance. Mrs. Watts is an . ex-regent of the North Carolina D. A. R. She is leader In the Julia Jackson chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy and president in her state of the Daughters of the War 1872. Count de Buisseret, the Belgian min ister, who has been to St.. Petersburg will leave May 20, for Europe, enroute to his new post
 Countess de Buisseret and their chill
 dren will join the minister abroad in July, after spending the month of June at the summer home of her parents, Mai. Gen. and Mrs. John F. Story, United States Army, retired, at Whitehals, near Annapolis, Md.