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The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-08-23
AFRICAN PYGMY AT zoo
New Workers Soon 10 Have opporeb-
nifty to See Rare Animal
Captlves.

New. York.-For the FIRST time 90
record visitors to New York ZOO viii
shortly have an opportunity to inspect
what is probably the rarest animal
that has ever been made a part OF any
such collection--that is, the pygmy
hippopotamus.
These pocket editions Of the blood
sweating behemoth" were discovered
in 1884 in Africa. and II has taken
nearly thirty years to secure these
first live specimens. although a few
mounted bodies have been shown
since their habitat so far as known Is
confined to a remote territory peopled
by bloodthirsty cannibals. The two
specimens which have now been &C
quired, a male and a female. cost the
zoo $4,000, figure which indicates
their rarity.
According to descriptions that have
crossed the Atlantic ahead of the pair,
the male is 80 inches high at the
shoulders, 20 inches long from the
end Of his nose to the base Of his
tail. and his tail is - inches long. He
weighs 419 pounds. The female. be
neved to be only two years old. IS IL
inches high and weighs 176 pounds
In comparison, Caliph the enor
nous male hippopotamus who now
stands in a mounted state in the
American Museum of Natural His
tory. stood 4 feet 91a inches high at
the shoulders. was 12 feet inches In
length from end to nose Of root Of tail
his circumference was IL feet inches
and his weight has been given as
close TO $500 pounds.
Beside the enormous bulk Of full
grown male hippo Of the common spe
cies, the pygmy is like six months
old human infant of thirteen pounds
weight beside a man Of $50 pounds.
In bulk one adult Nile hippo weighing
5000 pounds is equal to fourteen adult
male pygmy hippos.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-08-23
LIMIT ON BATHERSI
Only One Hour Is Allowed SWIM
mers al This Beach.
Authorities Have No olffieulty In Reg.
ulating Length Of Stay. but Can't
Make Them Come Out When
Their Time ls Up.

Boston. Mass.--Revere. a subarb OF
his city. has a burning question. It
q not who win be the next president
n whether the Red Sox viii get the
2ennant or not These important prob
ems are discussed far less around the
popcorn booths and the cool trains OF
The Boston, Revere Beach and Lynn
Sailroad than How are they going to
keep tabs on the bathers under that
aew one-hour limit ruler
Will the policeman on duty have TO
stand on the beach and sing out the
time at minute intervals that the oc-
supants OF the suits may get back to
heir rooms within the hour7 How
can the bathers be depended upon 20
remember at which hour they went
INTO the water? Would II be feasible
% chalk the time OF day on each bath
sr as he springs gracefully down the
runway upon the sands?
These and many other conjectures
are being made. The proposal TO put
in a time clock Is strongly opposed by
the labor interests. They say that
play will be just like work when they
have to punch Che clock" at the be-
ginning and end OF their bathing hour.
Others say that under the new sys-
lem the bathsrs win not fully enjoy
their hours splash when they have to
remember constantly that they are
swimming against time The fun OF
The dip Is just 10 slosh around and
have a good time. Under the new sys-
TEN, they say. al you would have
would be a short time. And that con-
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-08-23
Evidence Found by r. F. Glider to
Prove Traditions Of the Omaha
Indians.

Omaha, Neb.-Traditions among the
Omaha Indians to the effect that a
tribe Of cannibals once lived in the
Valley Of the Missouri have been YER
fled apparently by discoveries made
recently near this city by persons Op-
Grating under the direction Of R. F
Glider, a well-known archaeOlogist.
The Omaha Indians came to this
region from the Ohio river about 300
years ago. These pioneers heard
from other Indians who then lived
here of the former existence Of a
tribe that ate human flesh. Inquiry
among other tribes that had formerly
been in the valley showed that they
had the same tradition. and persons
interested in uncoYering the history
of the early inhabitants Of America
undertook to learn If there was truth
in these tales.
The search has been going on for
eight years. At the beginning 1t was
found that some race had lived on the
bluffs of the Missouri in dugouts,
-hich at times we're 10 feet deep and
ere rooted with poles over which
ere laid twigs, grass. and earth. In
the floors of these were caches in
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-08-23

band of 200 and their villages pillaged
and burned by their enemies. it was
with Joy that they accepted the invi-
tation in 1885 to join the oneidas in
Oneida and Madlsop counties. New
York.
The Interior Department mas given
its approval Of the plan. and the.
Stockbridges are planning to lay aside
soon the blanket. tepee and other
marks OF the only real American.
and take up the white mans duties
In 1888 the Munsee. Oneida and
stockbrldge Indians Joined forces. aft
er being gradually driven westward
bv the march Of civilization for a cen
tury. and settled on a tract OF land
near the head Of Green Bay, Wis.
which they had purchased from the
NIenominees. Since that date they
have become one tribe and are known
as the Stockbridges.
After years OF pickering between
factions OF the tribe, which fought
constantly over the question Of secur-
ing individual allotments OF land or
establishing a township and living in
one community, the proponents OF the
township idea have won out and the
result is a decision to have what re
mains OF their original land east OF
Lake Winnebago and what the gov
ernment intends giving them reserved
for this purpose.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-08-23
Electricity win PropeI War Ves-
sci in Future.
Plans for innovation Are Now Under
Wsy-Experts Declare Engine and
Turbine Are Not as Efficient
as Newer Motive Power.

New York.-The plan for future bat
.leship propulsion is to drive each ship
propeller with a powerful electric mo
tor direct connected to the propeller
shaft, this doing away with all gears
md consequent loss Of power.
This new arrangement would also
ave an enormous amount Of coal and
greatly facilitate the handling Of the
ship. as with electricity It is quite pos
sible to control the ship from the
bridge. eliminating the ringing Of sig
nal bells or with telephoning TO the
engine room. located far away in the
Interior Of the ship. The man on the
bridge can start. stop, slow up or re-
verse the motors at will
While tie steam turbine engine
shows better results for ship propul-
sion than the old reciprocating types,
experiment has proved that turbine
engines must travel at high rate OF
speed 70 give their greatest economies
and when they are used for ship pro-
pulsion this speed must be cut down
with the aid OF gear systems. incur
ring a serious loss OF power.
Th= United States collier Jupiter,
Ebich is being built at the Mare Isl
AID navy yard, wAl be the first large
~-ssel to be equipped with electric
propulsion. the Electric News re-
marks: The general scheme embraces
1 steam turbo-generator set delivering
Is electrical output to a pair OF In
suction motors. each Of which will be
direct connected to its own propeller
shaft
The designer Of this equipment is
VI. R. Emnet Of Schenectady. who
described its principal features and
the method OF control in a paper read
before the American Institute of Elec-
trical Engineers The generating unit
consists OF a six stage Curtis turbine
connected to an alternating current
generator.
The coIliers Neptune and Cyclops.
now in commission, are sister ships to
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-08-23
BARRIERS ARE PUT IN PLIGHT
Consul In China Reports Market for
Supplies Upset by Recent Re-
form Order.

Washington.-ConsuI C. l. L. VIII
liams, from Shatow. China, sends in
word that the recent edict in China
which commands that all cues be sew
cred has rather upset the market in
that country for BARRIERS supplies.
There is somewhat Of a tendency
TO do away with BARRIERS altogether,
although BARRIERS, the consul adds,
never did thrive particularly we'll
Iunerants-tonsorial artists who car
ried their kits about with them and
who never went to the trouble of es-
tablishing permanent stands-were
the rule rather than the exception.
A good many families now consider
that a hair clipper, which costs about
s1.35, is all that is necessary. The
outlook for the sale of raZors is very
poor. the consul reports, since the Gus
tom of shaving the head has given
place to home hair cutting. The Jap
anese have entered the field and are
retailing a safety razor for about 16
cents. American money.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-08-23

No hitting below the belt is an
axiom Of the prize ring applicable to
every contest iu life Fair Sighting is
the only kind that counts vel For a
good cause alone jusrifes a fight, and
no cause is advanced by unfair meth
ofs. says the Omaha Bee. Recoeniz-
ing This. one need but imagine him
sell .1 the others place 70 recognize
the rights which belong 10 an adyer-
szry. Fighting for q principle should
not eEzeHder personal bitterness. In
a manly struggle hatred. contempt
and revenge have no legitimate place.
E IS easy 10 believe that the prize
fighter. as he pounds away al his an
taE1-isr. may not BE- entertaining The
most sympathetic feelings for him.
and yet he loses the battle IF he loses
his bead. his even temper and begins
10 drive away REGARDLESS IF his own
5li-- PASSION does not defeat him. the
referee under the rules viii discualtfy
him. Fairness. reason. clear-hesded-
ness. -he power 70 give and take. win
the contests. whether Of brain or
5ra-u. that are worth winning.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-08-23
MOTORS FOR SHIPS

the Jupiter The Cyclops is equipped
with triple expansion reciprocating
engines and the Neptune is equipped
with a pair Of steam turbines with
gear reduction.
The electrical equipment Of the Jupi-
ter was given a thorough test a few
days ago before a party OF naval Off
GERS. The test showed beyond a doubt
that electricity is the ideal power for
battleships and other large steam
ships Nearly all the work aboard
modern battleship, exclusive Of pro
pulsion, is now done by electricity
and there is no reason why they
should not be completely electrified.
Inasmuch as the Curtis steam turbines
take but little room, and the motors
even less. there is no reason why the
available horsepower of future battle
ships could not be much larger than
at present, thus increasing their speed
beyond the present record and max
ing them more efficient The saving
of the power now lost in battleships
driven by reciproctaing engines would
make a vast difference in the speed
records.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-08-23
Famous StOckbridge indians Are to Go West

n ECIDING TO abandon their tribal
" form Of government and adopt the
white mans way OF doing things. the
'ea7nant OF the Stockbridge tribe OF
indians. numbering coo men, women
and children. will shortly become
.itizens of Wisconsin and cease to be
Inder the supervision and guardian
,hip Of the federal government.
The Stockbridge Indians viii have
| whole township to themselves. east
81 Lake Winnebago. and other land
that the government intends giving
them. Already they are planning the
organization Of a town government
and they have written to various fed
sral and stute officials about the state
Tor information respecting civil gov
eminent. parliamentary practice and
whatever else may be useful to them
IN solving the problems before them.
Originally the Stockbridge Indians
we're a part of the Mohican confeder-
ICY and we're known under the name
Of Housatonic When the pilgrim
fathers landed at Plymouth Rock. the
stockbridges occupied part OF the
Housatonic valley at Berkshire Hills,
Mass. Soon after the famous mis-
sionary, Sergeant, went to work among
them they were collected on a tract
reserved by the English government
The French and Indian war. which
broke out in 1854, marked the begin
ming OF the decline of the Stock
bridges. They sided with the French
and thus aroused the ire of many 9th
sr Indian tribes. At. the close Of the
war they we're forced to move. partly
because the war had reduced their
numbers and partly because the New
Englanders desired they should leave
that community.
Their number reduced to a beggarly
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-08-23
Camel Hump and Giraffe Sway at the Capital

name. deters the legs IN their desire
for freedom. The right Lex says 70
It's colleague, May I pass" Not TO
be outdone in politeness. the left leg
answers. why. my dear. of course
but warn you that you viii not be
able 10 20 far. Your career neces'
sariiy will be somewhat limited.
"Catl" exclalms the right leg and
fares forth confidently. only to come
mp against that hobble Ike colt AZ
the end OF lts tether.
Meanwhile. the shoulders and spine
having the utmost confidence IN tne
right leg TO do IT'S full duty and max.
ing no allowance for the confounded
hobble. forge ahead Just as they useu
TO in the days before the tube skirt
was ever dreamed or
Now, Il Is that very tendency OF the
upper portion OF the torso 70 continue
the old movements OF natural gait
that produces that peculiar pheno-
menon the camei-hump.
There Is also the giraffe sway.
which IL a variation Of the camel
hump employed by slender girls only,
The complement Of these two ae-
tlons is the "wldeawake sit" The
name originates with the tendency OF
the ankles and feet to come right out
and greet you in broad daylight. fhe
toes no longer peep from out OF the
folds of a tailored gown; there are no
folds.
Needless TO say the wideawake Is
particularly popular with occupants
o. the opposite seat in the car and
with the manufacturers Of silk hose
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-08-23
TEMPLE TO RHODES
Empire Builders Memorial
Erected on Lion Preserve.
Table Mountain In South Africa 70
Where the Structure 10 Built
Beautiful View Is Obtained
From spot-Made Road.

London.-Tho memorial erected 70
Cecil Rhodes on the slopes OF laDls
Mountain is both magnificent and ~
ting.
The site was always a iagOFite one
with Rhodes, who believed that tne
view from the eastern spurs Of the
mountain excelled any other prospee'
in the world for beauty. He MADE
broad road 10 II and placed seat
there. From II a very fine view Is op-
tained OF Table Bay In tbs Atlantic 10
the north and OF Fake Bay In the In
dian Ocean 10 the south. as well as
the Cape Flats and the distant noun
tain ranges stretching for a hundred
miles 10 the east and north.
Not far from this seat Il was his IN
tentlon at one time to buhd a great
temple, as be called Il. the object Of
which was twofOld. He intended &c
make a huge enclosure for his lions
that they might be housed with the
greatest possible freedom and amid
natural and beautiful surroundings
The idea in his mind was that the
lions, enjoying a large range ot iloery
and magnlhcently housed. would at
tract people TO the mountainside,
where art and nature together Al
their best must lift them out Of them
selves and inspire them with lofU
thoughts.
Remembering that such had been
Rhodes imaginings on the mountain
side. the memorial committee decided
that the best form for the monument
would be a temple dedicated to him
self.
The monument has been built OF the
granite which forms the natural base
OF Table Mountain and has been work
ed to a texture which is not 50 hne as
to be out Of scale or harmony with Us
mountainous surroundings.
In front OF the monument is the
statue Physical Energy" By F. Watts.
r.. A.. representing a man refining IN
his horse afte' some great deed and
scanning the future for his next
achievement II was not designed by
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-08-23

printed in the United States and bore
the portrait OF the Chinese diplomat.
Ii Hung Chang
Upon the new bills win be found
the portrait, not Of "a Hung Chang.
but Of the philosopher Menizes, who
is held second only TO COnfucius in
the estimation Of the Chinese. The
bills are in denominations Of 81, IS.
$50 and 500.
China, OF all nations. was the first
to use paper money. AS early az the
second century paper money was used
bv the Chinese. but IN the fifteenth
century the Chinese minister Of T.
nance abolished IL. and not until the
latter part Of the nineteenth century
was II resumed. In 1898 the American
Bank Note company received an Or
der from the Chinese government to
print an issue Of paper money.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-08-23
FIGURED CLOSE IN FINING HER
Woman ts Assessed SO for Making
Five inch Error in Guess at
Auto Trial.

Minneapolis. Minn--Mrs. Josephine
HcNgichael in municipal court paid %
because of an error Of five inches IN
Judgment OF distance revealed after
he fudge. the lawyers and spectators
an had puzzled their brains in hglr-
1g out an arithmetical problem sne
as charged with driving her car
witbIn ten feet Of street car "ls-
charging passengers
The spot where the automoo'ie
r+ood was agreed to easily enough.
The street then was measured and al
1owance made for the "overhang OF
he street. car and the width Of the
automobile. and IT was found that the
automobile was Just nine feet seven
inches from the street car.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-08-23

slant consciousness OF the hour limit
would weigh on the heart like the
thought Of the way the taxi clock is
piling up a dime every half minute
weighs upon the youth who has come
eagerly a half hour ahead Of time to
take his girl to the concert and has
to wait forty-ive minutes for her to
adjust her millinery.
The problem is as much a puzzle to
the officials at the bathhouse as any
body else. They admit they have ar
rived at no solution to the riddle. Just
now bathers may stay in as long as
they like. owing to the cold weather.
One employe thought a good way
would be to check up the time OF each
key and then charge the bather 20
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-08-23
FINDS MONEY IN DRESSER
WIdoH Attends Household Goods Sale
and Discovers 5000 Under
Marble Top.

Memphis. Tenn.-Mrs. C. B. Blake
attended the sale Of household goods
at the home Of Mrs. Caroline ClOtha
who died several days ago worth hall
a million She bought an old fash.
ioned walnut dresser with a marble
TOP. Recently while cleaning the furnt
ture she removed the top and hidden
under It was three thousand dollars IN
paper bulls. Mrs. ClOthe vas a widow
ana had lived here for years alone
with pct birds and dOsB.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-08-23

cents for each hour or fraction there
Of, to use the legal phrases of the par
eel check A man might stay In the
water so long he would not have car
fare home. Therefore all he could dc
would be TO stay in the water and
keep increasing the tariff that he could
not pay.
Under this plan the state would get
all the quarters that are due. for IL
could hold the bathers' street clothes
as ransom. Altogether the ramifica
tions OF the possibilities Of the one
hour limit idea are so fruitful Of com
plicauons that the authorities are
rather glad that they have not been
required to enforce II a single day
since the order was issued.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-08-23
LOSES BET; TAKE As ON TRIP
Oklahoma Farmers Odd Wheat Wager
With Sons and What Is ito
Come Of u.

Wichita, Kan.-Col. William Holdea
of Amorfta. Okla, his wife. his seven
sons and daughters, their families and
fifteen other relatives. fOrty-iTe in
all, will take a vacation in California
at the expense Of Col Holden. who
lost a bet on his prospective wheat
yield. The colonel has $4,000 bushels
Of wheat on his 500 acres near Amor
ita. Before It was thTashed he bet
with his sons that It would not &c
twenty bushels to the acre The aver
age was tWenty-eight
The wager was a trip to Californil
FOR the whole Holden family II thu
wheat went to twenty bushels The
extra eight bushels 20 the acre many
times more than pays for the trip.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-08-23
Cannibal Race in the West

which were stored property and food.
These from time to time have yielded
evidence Of cannibalism. but nothing
that appeared conclusive was un-
earthed until this summer when in a
small dugout, one Of eight, were found
bones which Mr. Glider believes show
absolutely that human flesh was cook.
ed to be eaten.
I'm all there were found parts Of at
least 16 human skulls ranging from
the smallest infant to the senile sub
ject," said Mr. Glider in announcing
this discovery Many showed the pc
culiar color which bones assume on
being boiled. In my possession there
is vast assortment of food bones Of
quadrupeds and birds.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-08-23
WOMEN IN 100 MILE PARADE
euffrsgettes Have Plan to Boom suf
frsge in 400 Automobiles In
New Jersey.

Newark. ". J. An automobile
parade over a route 120 miles long
Is to be held in northern New
Jersey under the auspices Of the
advocates Of wOman's suffrage II
Is expected that 400 machines viii be
I'm line. The parade will start early in
the morning at New Brunswick and
disband after sundOWn in Jersey City.
II VIII pass through Plainfeld. Eliza
beth, Newark, Hackensack. JerBey
City, Bayonne and other cities. AZ
each town there WIN be brief open ain
meetings with addresses By WOmeB
leaders.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-08-23

Watts especially for Rhodes or his
monument. but was presented as a
Eift to South Africa out Of admiration
Tor the genius of Cecil Rhodes.
Suggestions were made to place il
elsewhere. But II was Rhodes dream
to make the Cape Peninsula the cen
ter OF art and beauty in South Africa
Il seemed natural. therefore. that this
gift Of the greatest Of English artists
should be placed in Rhodes monument
on Table Mountain.
The eight lions. four on either side
Of the long fight Of steps leading up
to the portico. are the work Of the
late ]. NJ. Swan, r. A.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-08-23

Chiczgos chief Of police does not
relish the notion of assigning his gal
Iart guardians Of the peace 10 the
work Of arresting women who wear
long hatpius. But there is an ordi-
nance against these dangerous protec-
tons. and be thinks il should be en-
forced. The chief IS considering the
appointment Of a number Of society
leaders as special aids to the, police
DEPARTMENT with authority 10 make
arrests for this oHense L is unlike
D. that ztteRpts 10 shift the respOnsi-
tIlty w5u be successful
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-08-23

Chicago has a hat pin ordinance
z-ich regulates the length Of those
feminine articles. but the policemen
have feared 70 90 70 the front in the
matter when delinquent da-sels de-
fed he law. The authorities have
ne. the sit1atiCn By organizing a
beauty squad of women. who viii
not Be xithheld BY chiTalrous reasons
from enforcing the law. Chicago viii
nov have another element added TO its
lively condition
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-08-23
Her Husband Wouldn't Talk

morning to Saturday night" Mrs
Toerst appeared against her husband,
Howard Foerst Of East Cambria street.
charging him with nonsupport
At the hearing it developed that
the woman had left her husbands
1ome. although he declared his will
ingness to provide for her Mrs
voerst said her husband first found
fault with the meals she prepared,
and finally became 70 morose that he
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-08-23

Tha statistics showing that the gem
mines q the United States produced
precious stones and gem minerals
vslusd a ss4s. So during 1911 against
sae5 57sT in 1910 and S534.3s0 in
1898. DO not include tie product of the
coal rnines
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-08-23
Twins Come to Aged Couple.

Eugene. Ore.--Twin boys. each
weighing eight pounds. were born
to Mr.. and Mrs John Waring. who
live at Jasper. 12 miles southeast of
here. Unusual as this weight is for
twins. there is a more remarkable
feature in the fact that the father lie
past sixty-seven years Of age.