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The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-03-29

History Museum, at South Kensing-
ton, who, like myself, became fasci-
mated by the marvellous beauty OF
these fairy flies when seen under the
microscope, and decided to devote his
time to searching them out"
One can picture these two men,
both lowering around the middle COS,
armed with cambric nets, a collec-
tion Of empty glass tubes and micro
scopes, both possessed of the enthusi-
asm that knows no discouragement
tramping over the fields of England
day in and day out, content if once
in a blue moon either caught a new
species.
Enock gave to the writer de-
scription of probably the greatest
moment in his life, when he discov-
cred in the bottom of his net the
male fairy fly of a certain species, for
which he had been searching patient
ly for the whole 30 odd years Of his
acquaintance with the insects. Fe-
males he had landed before, but the
male was so rare that go years had
elapsed since anyone had put one be-
tween glasses and submitted it to the
prying eye Of the microscope.
"Waterhouse and l had been sweep
ing Burnham Beeches with our nets
all one Saturday afternoon" he said.
Il intended going home for dinner,
and as Waterhouse was staying out
we parted, he going to the west and
/ staying in the field. l determined
to have a few more sweeps before
leaving, and at their conclusion l eX-
amined the bottom of my net with
my microscope. l became dizzy with
excitement when | saw there the very
insect l had given more than 30 years
of my life to find-the male of rare
species of which there are only two
in every square mile. In honor OF
King George | Immediately christen-
ed 1t Mymar RECALLS. In my excite
ment, however, l almost lost the
treasure. He hoped away, and al
though l Immediately closed the net
| thought / had lost him. During the
next few minutes I was almost dead
with anxiety, but an examination soon
convinced me that l still had him
captive and in a few seconds he was
safely bottled.
Wonderful as this catch was, It
was rendered more wonderful still by
the fact that in the same net ! dis
covered a species of a minute insect
Of which there was no record of any
previous catch for 90 years. I soon
had 1t, too, safely in a bottle and
started as fast as my old legs would
carry me after Waterhouse to tell
him the great news. l ran and walk
ed four miles that day before / final
ly found him. What do you think
this is?' l asked him, trying to re,
main as calm as possible and show
ing him the Mymar RECALLS. AS soon
as he realized, he offered me his con
gratulations. Then I showed him my
other find and there were more con
gratulations. That was a day to re
member all the rest of ones life.
But these fairy flies are not all as
scarce as the Mymar RECALLS. Far
from it. Despite the fact that they
have been overlooked by the great
body of naturalists, they are to be
found in every garden and on every
window-in houses, in conservatories
and in trains When l was younger
and my sight was better l used to
catch them with my hands as they
flew, like tiny specks of gold, across
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-03-29
Itch is Towns Problem
eral Hilton to put the question up to
the state superintendent of schools.



Watertown, NJ Y.-Despite the fact
that A. R. Peacock and Gilbert Raj
ferty, New York millionaires Hipped a
coin to decide who should own valu-
able piece of summer resort property
at the Thousand islands, which. as a
result, Peacock was to have free. 1t
was decided by a supreme court de-
cision here that Rafferty, owns the
land.
Both men are summer visitors at
the island, where Rafferty, owns val
liable property. After giving Peacock
a portion for a boathouse, Peacock
asked for another section. The men
met In the Waldorf-Astoria, in New
York, and It was decided to flip a
coin to see whether Peacock should
pay $500 for the land or get It free
He won
The location of the land became a
question. Rafferty, eOntending that he
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-03-29

At last the worm has turned. The
theater is no longer TO submit supine.
ly to the onward march Of the NOV.
ing picture drama. Noting the world.
embracing sweep of the photoplays,
the stag has taken thought how best
to comDeto with it, and after all man
ner Of comparisons, odious, irvidious
and otherwise, has about come to the
conclusion that the reason for the ex-
panding popularity of the picture
houses must be the TACT that the au-
dience is freed from superfiuous con
versation or the stage The first re-
taliatory gun has just been fred in
New York. A wordless play has been
produced to packed houses, and the
upholders Of the animate stage are
rejoicing over a battle half won.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-03-29

looking for a few insects that will
never be of any possible use to hui
manity or probably to science, and
the total result Of his long search
could be put in a peanut shell. or
course, he has done other work; he
is a mounter of insects for collectors,
and he tells me that according to ac-
curate records he has kept he has
mounted no fewer than 100000 speci-
mems. In addition, he is a lecturer,
in popular style, on natural history
subjects and he travels about Eng
land explaining to the rising genera
ton, the evolution of the spider, the
wasp, the bee, the butterfly and his
lifelong friend, the fairy fly. But how
many valuable hours have been stol-
en- from more productive fields of eff
fort to spend with his net, his bottles
and his microscope on the invisible
trail of the elusive fairy fly only
Enock knows. If 1t were possible TO
calculate the amount of money vast
ed by him in his strange quest, 1t
would probably be found that his
fairy flies are worth many times
their weight in radium. 1t will be en-
tertaining to let Enock tell Of his
queer search in his own words, but
you must remember that when he
speaks of fairy flies as the most
beautiful insects in the world he is
like a fond parent describing his
favorite child, and prone to exaggera-
tion.
my introduction to the fairy fly"
he said, was at meeting of the
Royal Microscopical society Of 1878
A species no larger than a fiftieth Of
an inch entangled in a spiders web
was shown to us, and l Immediately
lost my heart to 1t. It had four wings
exquisitely shaped and marglned with
hairs. l determined that / would
search out the life history of these
insects, and thus began my long
quest for some Of the rarer species.
AT that time practically nothing
was known of them They were so
small that they had quite escaped the
attention of scientists. The first men
ton of them was in 1897, and then
nothing was heard of them for more
than so years. l soon found out that
they belonged to the same order as
the honey bee and the wasD-sort Of
poor relations, so to speak. In size
they vary from a twentieth to a nine
tieth of an inch in length. Figures
as small as that convey no impress
sion to the ordinary mind Perhaps
it might be better if say that a doz-
en- of these beauties could walk
abreast through an ordinary pinhole
They search out the eggs Of certain
other insects and in them lay their
own, thus destroying the host eggs
Each species has a different kind Of
host egg, and in no circumstance will
they lay their eggs in any other way
During the 30 odd years | have
been searching for these flies, / have
discovered eight new genera and at
least 150 new species. For the last
four years l had the assistance of
Charles Owen Waterhouse, formerly
a member of the staff Of the Natural
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-03-29

Rochester IN. h Courier: The
Boston Globe has a timely editorial on
the deficiency of modern school pupils
in spelling, and suggests that the old,
time spelling matches might be re.
yived with good result Any person
who cannot spell fairly well and read
aloud with good effect comes pretty
near being illiterate, says the Globe.
Amen, and a loud one. Give the school
pupil a thorough drill in reading. spell.
ing, writing, arithmetic, geography and
such fundamentals and let him learn
the fol-de-rols afterwards, if he wants
to
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-03-29
THE NAME OF THE YEAR.

When John reaches his twelfth birth
day We say OF him that he is 12 years
old. and We keep on saying the same
thing until be reaches his thirteenth
birthday Then we make sudden
sally forward and declare that he is
10. AT no time between the twelfth
and thirteenth birthdays have we stat
ed his age correctly, though some OF
Us come a little nearer to 1t by saying
that he is 12, growing on 49," Com
mon conversation requires arough-and-
ready way Of indicating persons age
with reasonable accuracy, but It has
no need Of scientific eXactness. We
treat the calendar In much the same
way. One year after Christ was born
the first year OF the Christian era end
ed and the second year began. says
the Portland Oregonian. But, with
colloquial inaccuracy, the time was
spoken OF as the year one" until the
second year was finished. just as we
say John is one year old until his
second year on earth is completed.
Then We say he is two years old until
he is three. The first century Of the
Christian era comprised the time be-
tween the birth of Christ and the year
100, the second century ran from the
year 100 to the year 200, and so on.
Each year as 1t passes has a name, but
the name is not the same as its mum
Der. For example, the year which
goes by the name 1912 is really the
thirteenth year of the twentieth cen
tury.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-03-29

One Of the arguments used by op.
poEents Of cremation is that when peo.
pie have been murdered by poisoning
cremation removes the possibility of
proving the crime by the evidence OF
poison in the stomach But in a pros.
ecution Tor murder now in progress at
Montrose, Pennsylvania, It is held by
attorneys for the defense, and admit.
ted by adverse expert witnesses, that
arsenic discovered in the body may
have been injected after death as
component Of the embalming fluid used
by the undertaken.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-03-29

An Illinois attorney wants to have
automobiles that kill people confscat
ed and sold for the benefit of the vic
TINS family, or if he has no family
for charities This might be salutary
il the bad habit of the autos in run,
ming away when they have killed peo
pie could be broken up. Better con
fiscate the man at the steering wheel
and let him labor for the family of the
deceased.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-03-29

A dietetic expert in London has been
telling how many billions of germs
people consume in fresh butter and
milk at breakfast But this is moi
worrying the average consumer. He
is willing to chance the germ billions
If he can only get butter and milk
enough at present prices to go around
the family.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-03-29
Dig Up Coin Dated 1880.

Grants Pass, Ore.-A coin nearly
800 years old has been found in the
Galice mining district in this county
1t was uncovered in building a road
near Galice Creek and the Rogue
river. The coin bears the mark Go,
lumbia, $780," and was probably
brought to the neighborhood by early
Spanish adventurers from California
and Mexico. who were In search OF
gold.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-03-29
Musings from Merryland

Along the Line Of Least Resistance.
"Hellol Is that the information edi-
tori" asked voice through the tele.
phone
yes"
please tell me how many inches
there are in a meter"
Haven't you a dictionary in your
house?"
Yes, but it's less trouble to call
you up and ask you"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-03-29

The coasting accidents are making
a gruesome record for the present
year. Unfortunately it seems impossi.
BILE for prudence to have any part in
a sport where speed is the main fac
tor OF enjoyment, and risk is disregard
ed in the general spirit of hilarity.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-03-29

There is much feeling in New York
concerning the sentence of a man who
is alleged to have stolen two dia
mond stickpins to Imprisonment for
thirty years If he had looted a bank
and ruined hundreds Of poor deposi
tors five or six would have been the
limit
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-03-29
tiumIIIatIna an Educator.

'In your long career as a leading
educator, colonel, you must have run
up against many humiliating in.
cidents"
"Surel But ! never felt cheaper
than | did when my fourteen-year. old
daughter asked me to help her with
her first problem In geometry"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-03-29
Pastor Grows Mushrooms.

Kansas City, Mo.-To prove his the
ory preached from the pulpit that sue
cess depends on mans efforts, Rev.
DR.. A. r. Osborn has developed a
mushroom bed from which he derives
an income of $35 day.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-03-29
Thought OF Columbus.

Bill--And when you slipped on the
icy pavement and your heels few out
from under you. how did you feel?
Jill--oh, / felt like Christopher Co
lumbus
why. how's that?"
Il was a little uncertain just where
was going to land
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-03-29
His Hero Game Was a Failure.

Blackfoot, Idaho.-Running breath.
lessly into the station, Louis West,
formerly a brakeman on the Oregon
Short Line railroad, said that some
one in the yards had been tampering
with a switch. which he threw just in
time to save passenger train from
wreck. On close questioning West
admitted that he had thrown the
switch in order to have the honor Of
saving the train.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-03-29

Followed Each Other closely.
Knicker-r"Do you have new cook
often2" subbubs-"We have them
close enough together to be twins" -
Puck.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-03-29

A school for umpires is to be es
tablished in Boston. They are to be
taught, among other things, how To
dodge pop bottles.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-03-29
orders RepIlca Of Dlplodoous.

Pittsburg, Pa.-Andrew Carnegie
has ordered replica made OF the
monster diplodocus in the Carnegie
museum here. to be presented 70 King
Alfonso of Spain.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-03-29
Gala son LazIaat Bow.

Chicago.-Denounced by his mother
as the LATEST boy In Chicago, Herman
Davis. II years of age, who eats.
sleeps and attends nickel shows, has
been turned over to the Juvenile court.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-03-29
Annered. Rov stabs SELF.

Fremont, O.-Angered when his
mother corrected him, Alec Domski,
aged ten, seized a pairing knife and
Blashed himself in the abdomen. He
will die.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-03-29

That inventor who jumped from the
Eiffel Tower to test his safety para
chute for aviators evidently failed to
make 1t fool proof.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-03-29

dition to holding certificates emitting
them to shares the clerks and others
have this year adopted a neat little
button bearing the inscription, Profit
Sharer.'
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-03-29
custom Of the Country.

NUItVNI VI tI'V ~VN'e'g'
Distinguished Foreigner ton his
nrst visit to this country What is
the occasion Of that riot. may I ask?
Chairman Of the Reception Com.
nittee-o, that isn't a riot, your
your excellency; it's the police try.
Ing to drive back the men with the
cameras.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-03-29

A New York high school holds the
record. The commencement gowns Of
the girl graduates cost 40 cents each.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-03-29
Cold Snah.

"Bligely seems to be neglecting his
business"
That's so, but you can't blame q
man for keeping his eyes glued on the
thermometer these days"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-03-29

Frequently the speeches at a ban
quet are poor, but the menus are gen
orally good
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-03-29

decided a piece Of land not the one
which Peacock won by the Flip. His
contention was sustained.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-03-29

OodgIng a Moustaehe.
Ella-How can you remove hair
from the face?
Stella-Turn your face away.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-03-29
lIka 3 Wool sohedule.

"shan't / play you the woolen-un-
derwear record?"
rs that the name Of the piece"
mo, we just call 1t that because It
sounds SO scratchy."
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-03-29
A Gay Decelver.

- Gay DeceIver.
We know a man-from home away
He's full Of life,
HIS attitude Is Let us pray"
When with his wife.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-03-29
Art.

Art.
Can the tenor sing9
We do not know.
He sure can twist
His face some, though.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-03-29

some kinds Of these insects that there
are said to be only two in every Gao
acres, and the finding OF them is so
rare a feat that one must go back so
years to read of a previous catch.
Now Enock has landed one, and he is
the happiest man in England.
Enock is a fellow Of no fewer than
four scientific societies and a most
learned looking man, with a tall
dome Of forehead. He talks like
an annual report Of the Linnean So
ciety The insects have ben popu-
'arly christened fairy flies, and, un-
til Enock fell in love with the shape
Of one under the microscope 33 years
ago, men Of science had considered
them of not enough importance to
waste time over. And to this day
Enock remains almost the sole author
lty upon their playful habits.
Surely much ado was never made
about less. Here is a man with a
more than ordinary brain who spends
almost two score of precious years
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1912-03-08
BEE HANDS

The ArapuhU Bee hu, been sold and
viii b" removed 10 Roger Mill, county
Hlth one more ISSUE. II wa, too bad thar
some ct our Custer county capitalists
lid no, bid ur - little more aud keep
NJ. grand prize ia H., home county.
The Nr,auo Bee is u new name given
20 one OF Joe Milligan : fine reg istrrcd
red Duro" jersey boar pigs by Auction.
Ger Grant Kerr. His number was l0iG9.
but hi unm" was hIauk upon the paper,
A. 'h" dny II the sale hc appeared 10
nr = disturbing element in III" hog lot
aud went ont oi u pen that was guaran
i""d 20 h" hog tight with perfect ease.
- 'h" witty m]rtiouecr chri,trncd him
IN the spot. Mr.. u. VI. Young 1T Roger
NH, county outclassrd all bidders. aud
after next week will take him to hi,
ranch.- Arapaho Bee.
T. was our understanding that 'hr Rec
had been considered quite = "hore" for
COM" time, but did not know II was NJ
'hr pig variety.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1912-03-08
ROOSEVELT IS PEOPLES CHOICE

Washington. u. g., March ) The
result vt polls taken IN various pats
1T the country show conclu,ilclN that
Colonel Roosevelt j. the choice 1T the
people for tho Republican nomination
for the Presidency. IN every instance
the hulloting hn. given the former Pies
ld"nt q big lead over the present occu
pant q. the white House. aud in many
ease, The s]ociali,t ticket aud Democratic
nominee have run ahead Of NJ TAFT.
The poll 1T Wisconsin, Minnesota.
Iowa, North Dakota. South Dakota and
Montana, taken by the -. Paul Dis.
patch, shows S.2"3 for Roosevelt. i.N5G
tor lie Toilette. l,g43 for Eugene Dchhs
l,@a5 for Bryan, aud 7gl for TAFT.
The poll ~ philadclphin. taken hv
the chairman 1T the keystone party
show. 1856 for Rousrvclt and l.iS3 for
Nj. Taft. ~ several counties in pcuu
,vlvauiu. where POLL, have been taken
The sentiment is shown 10 he over.
NH''n'ihElN Ih ltNhl ~ ' hIhhtl h"uN'
welt.
The poll of the state at Indiana TAX
III bv the indianapolis star resulted ~
follow: Roosevelt. IS,SI3; Taft 61u2.
Nhcl' J.. Bcvcridgr 4.l96; L.. Frank
l%Ianlry l.lSS; la Toilette 3|3; aud e
number of scattering votes.
Colonel Roosevelt e, given Ni,a03 in
'hr poll taken hv the Kansas city Star.
Champ Clark j. next with 1870; Bry.
~ 1885; liz Follcttc 9.Gil; TAM ~.
/ 80 Wilson a.S6l; and several 'housaud
scattering votes.
from roprka.kan,ls, cum" dispatches
giving the result, of The vote taken lay
the Topeka Capital. which gives Roo.e.
Welt i.lla: Ia Toilette 2.7Ol: raf' =.
so and less than one hundred scatter.
inp VOTES. champ Clark leads in tho
Democratic race with l.i5S.
Attestiug the esteem in which the
former President i held, even more for.
chilly than the polls quoted, j. the draft
OF the Republican platform adopted in
Chirugo. June -. 1905. Uudrr the
heading, RepuhlrraniSm under Roo,".
Welt. ' the platform reads;
" In the great race era of the Amer.
irau advancement III" Republican party
hu, reached - highest service under
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1912-03-08

the leadership of Theodore Roosevelt.
lis administration j. an epoch IN the
American history. In ~ other ha,
ihctc been such might progress IN those
ideals ut government which make f"r
Justice. equality and fair dealing am"ug
men.
The highest aspirations 1T the Anne
rrau people has found u voice. Their
most exalted servant represents the
hest aims aud wnrthicst purpose ut I'll
.hi, coJmirNmcu. Amci Icnn manhood
ha, been lifted ~ q nohlrt sense of
duty aud obligation. conscience and
rouiagr ~ public station aud bigger
standards of right aud wrong in private
life have become cardinal principles NJ
political faith; Capital aud labor have
been brought into closer relations Ut
confidence and iutrrdcp"udence, and
the abuse of wealth. the tyranny ot
power aud an the evil, ot privilege
aud favoriti,m haN" been put to scOrn
hv the simple virtue, uf Justice md
fair play.
"rhc great arcompli .hmcnt~ ut Pre-.
idcnt Roosevelt have been hr-t sud
foremost. Il brave and impartial en-.
forycmcnt of the law, the prosecution
of illegal trusts aud m%"uopolics, the eS.
posture aud punishment 1T cvildoets ia
rho uuhlir service. the mare effective
regulation Of 'hc rates and services uf
the great transportation lines. the com
picte overthrow ot preference, rebate
and discrimination the arbitration Of
! labor disputes. the amciioration Of tho
condition Of wagvw urkcrs everywhere.
'hc conservation IT the natural resource.
IT the country. the forward step in the
Improvement of the inland waterway.
aud alwavs the earnest support and de-
dense ot cvcrv Wholesome" safeguard
which has made more secure the guar
an'cr, of life. liberty and property.
These are the achievements that
will make for Theodore Roosevelt hi-
place in history. hut more than all these
the great things he has done will he an
inspiration TO those who have vet
greater Things =" do. We declare our
unfalt"ring adherence g." The poncies
thus i~nau2urated and pledge their con
tnuancc under q Republican admini.trs.
ton at the government.