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The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-02-16
Etiquette of the Chicken

Madero is vegetarian. He helped
himself to the beans, declined the
chicken, and said to Bill: "Mistor VIII
ware did you dat gallina shicken aget;
did you heem estole?"
Look yere, mister" protested Bill
"Ah amt no Niger for to steal no
chicken; dey jus comes to me when
Ah scratch nah haid-an' Use done a
neap OBJ scratchin' this yere night
boss"
1T is wrong to esteal," continued
Madero.
Missouri Bin looked at Madero pity.
ingly. "Looka here, Mister Mad-a-row
No white gem'man ever asks no mig.
ger nothln bout no fried chicken whah
Ah comes from. sab He mout kick bout
eatin' moonshine beans, but chicken
an whisky--no gem.man who ever
asks questions bout dem amt mixed
much wit white folks--no, sahl'--
Saturday Evening Post,
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-02-16
PAJAMAS FOR P0RCUPINE

"Slivers" Brubaker has a new pair
81 pants or pajamas They nave four
legs to them and the outfit includes a
nice. warm nightcap Slivers Is a
healthy young porcupine captured by
Miss Josie Brubaker, a telephone op-
orator OF Evans, Colo
During a cold snap his mistress no.
ticed that Slivers got snow between
his toes and that it rolled up under
his feet Being unable to use Quill
10 remove the clinging ice, Sllvers mad
cold feet whenever there was snow on
the ground. and Miss Brubaker Just
couldn't bear to see the poor thing
suffer, so she invented the unique
costume. The four-legged garment
protects slivers feet and covers his
legs completely A quill on each side
serves as a suspender button TO mold
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-02-16
WHEN THEY WORE "PIGTAILS"

The edict sanctiJning the abolition
Of the pigtail reminds US that It is not
so very long since the pigtail disap.
peared not merely from the army and
navy, but even from every day civilian
life in England. Waistlong pigtails
were the fashionable wear in England
about l74O and before that the bag
wig had been adorned with a pigtail
loOped up in a black silk bag AS late
as 1858 an old gentleman was seen on
Cheapside with his gray hair tied be-
hind in a short queue. and even today
we can find a relic Of the pigtail, tor
the three pieces OF black velvet on
the dress tunics of officers in the
royal Welsh fusiliers are the remains
OF the ribbon with which the queue
was tied.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-02-16

The Jewish race, which has pre-
served it, race integrity elsewhere,
has found the vast numbers of China
too much for IT, Remnants still re-
main Of a colony that settled in Kai.
Fong twenty centuries ago but their
race traditions are only a vague mem
ory William Edgar Cell, who has
visited them, writes:
The early annals tell Of them. and
there is good reason to believe that
thee have been in China two thou.
sand years, But for three centuries
they have gathered at this capital, and
have deGeuerated with it. Two hun
dred years ago they mad a handsome
block Of buildings, with synagog
sixty by forty Sixty years ago they
had suffered by a great food, and only
two hundred Jews were left, In 1865
Or Martin found that they had pulled
down all their buildings and sold the
materials, some being built into
mosque. A later observer reported
that some had turned Buddhist, some
Moslem. and some were studying the
Consucian classics Today We found
thai only seven families remained. the
very soil had been sold, AMI is being
carted away to raise the level OF 9th
er parts. so that stagnant pond Gov
ers the ancient site The vretched
Survivors seem to get their living by
Transporting The earth, though they so
far recolcct their past as to baye
few rubbings Of the former inscrip-
tions to sell Their religion has evap-
GRATED for they have no HebreW
schools and could not read them II
they had, only they still eat no pork,
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-02-16
WAY TO SUCCEED.

The man with ability. who is willing
20 work persistently. without much
recreation except what be Gnds In the
labor itself. Is bound TO make money.
He may have reverses. or what 10
termed "a streak OF hard luck" But
AZ he keeps at II he Ia bound to go
ahead, The captains OF industry who
have eornered large fortunes are fire.
quently criticised, but the charge OF
laZiness is never laid at their door.
Most Of them worked necessarily in
their younger days That they were
able TO get along without much rec
reation was. OF course. a matter OF
constitution and temperament, says
the Washington Post To many men
too much work and too little play
makes for dullness or nervous pros
tration The man who loves his work
and knows It thoroughly is bound to
push ahead. He doesn't have to
cringe or fawn. Life is largely a
process Of elimination A man cannot
have everything he wants II he is
more attached to a llfe Of amusement,
with theaters, dances and parties
than he Is to work, be need not com
plain II he is a greater success in the
social life than he is in the business
life. Only by satisfying to the full the
demands Of work, giving even a little
more effort than is demanded, and
then using whatever time may be left
over for recreation, can a man hope to
become a $4,000 man. except in I'M
usual cases
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-02-16
President Madero Learns That No Gen
tleman Ever Asks Negro Where
the Fowl Came From.

once during the Mexican revolution,
when President Madero was an out.
law. according to the Mexican govern
mont then existing, he had to leave El
Paso hurriedly because the American
officers we're after him for alleged vi
olation Of the neutrality laws
Madero crossed the Rio Grande at
Guadalupe and found among the troops
an American negro who was known as
Missouri Bill The federal troops left
Ciudad Juarez and the Madero forces
retreated southwark, marching all
day and most Of the night in cold
rain.
Camp was pitched, and after about
am hour Missouri Bill, who had taken
Madero under his especial care, turn
ed up with some fried chicken. some
beans and tortillas, and Madero and
his stan sat down to the tiTst food they
had had for is hours,
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-02-16

1t is reported that the navy depart
ment has an offer OF $4,000 900 for the
battleships Iowa, Indiana and Massa.
ehusetts and the protected cruisers
Minneapolis and Columbia. which are
soon TO be retired on account OF age.
The contract price for the hulls and
machinery of these Eve ships was
$14,551,OOO After all that has been
said about the rapid decline in the
value Of warships, the price men
doned looks bigger than might be ex-
pected or course, It Is likely that II
the ships are sold they will be bought
by South American countries. which,
fortunate for themselves. are not en-
tered in the race for giant ships.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-02-16
curlIna iron May RIlnd Him


Accidentally struck in the face with
curling iron. Henry M. Franklin. the
local contract agent OF the FideIitv
and Deposit company, is under he
care of physicians, and may lose his
leit eye. Mr. Franklin and his wife
who lived at the st. Ives apartments
20 West Preston street. were pra.
pairing to leave home recently ana
Mrs. Franklin was using the curIins
iron. Her husband passed back u
her as she was standing before
dresser, and as she turned the and
OF the hot curling iron ran into M
eye. Mr. Franklin staggered bacS
with a cry Of pain and his wife Inn.
mediately summoned DR.. A. d. McCon.
ache, who dressed the wounded ontic
The eye is bodly burned and il viii
be several days before II can be de.
termiped whether the sight win be i'm.
paired. Baltimore News.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-02-16
WlFE'S WORDS WERE FATAL

TO have lived under the same root
for a quarter OF century with MS
vile without either speaking to the
other and to die OF heart failure when
she broke the silence was the tate OF
Louis Roser capitalist OF Maysville,
Ky Seated at the dinner table Mrs.
Roser broke the silence by asking her
husband to have cup Of coffee
Il believe | Will" he replied
With these words be fell back in
his chair, stricken with heart trouble,
and died
In his viii Roser left everything to
his wife and requested that his body
be cremated and the ashes cast into
the Ohio river from the suspension
bridge In Cincinnati
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-02-16

A correspondent very pertinently
criticizes the proposition to suppress
the ringing of church bells while
nothing is done to stop the whistles
Of factories and Of boats steaming up
and down the river Probably there
are more people kept awake in
single night by the dismal toot Of the
foghorn than IN a week by all the
church bells In the city. over against
the discomfort to some people occa-
stoned by the ringing Of church bells
is the pleasure which others derive
from the sound The people who like
to hear church bells doubtless are
largely in the majority
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-02-16
FIRST CAT TAX LEVIED

Munich, in Bavaria. is the first city
in the world TO levy tax upon the
domestic cat The tax is 5s. and
every cat is provided with a special
collar and a metal check such as the
dogs wear Those who are not thus
provided will be caught by authorized
persons. The measure is not popular,
hut it is considered that there are tar
too many cats in the city, and 1t is
expected that the levying OF the tax
will result In reducing the numbers
kept
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-02-16

The department Of agriculture some
times has TO solve its problems in a
devious way. Here It is proposing to
rule out "hoated oysters-that is oys-
ters fattened In brackish water-not
simply because they are unwholesome.
but also because they are adulterated
by containing extra water and so de.
ceive the customer But II the hoated
oysters can be attacked best by call
Ing them adulterated, the method Of
attack Is IuslIfabIe
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-02-16

Chicago stenographers are working
to establish a minimum wage scale
of $12 week. and have formed a
union which now has 200 members.
When the union has 800 more mem
bers, all the stenographers of the city
will have been enrolled.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-02-16

In consequence Of the collision Of a
bakery wagon with street car in
New York a couple nearby we're bur
fed under an avalanche Of custard,
mince and cranberry pies They suf.
fered from shock. though many would
have thought it a sweet death to die.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-02-16

The plea of a Kansas man for di.
vorce because his wife keeps 30 dogs
and cats in the house seems unneces-
sary With such a supply Of the dog
and cat element the human pair ought
to leave the dog and cat behavior to
the natural representatives.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-02-16
ESKIMO WIFE USEFUL

Eskimo ddOwers often marry again
within a week after the demise OF the
wife. The helpmate OF the savage
does most OF the work, and he 10 al
most helpless without hor She makes
and break cafap, cooks, cuts up her
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-02-16

II New York cab rides become so
cheap that common people may In.
dulge IN them your true aristocrat
viii have to use an aeroplane exclu-
sively.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-02-16

husbands kill and carries it to camp
She dresses the skins of deer and
seal. She makes the footgear and
clothes, paddles the canoe and carries
every burden. Without her no domes
tic arrangement can go forward
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-02-16
Surely So.

"It is a wonder that down south.
cotton instead of being blessing. is
not a curse"
why so?"
From the way they keep on dam.
ming the cotton mills"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-02-16

There Is one agricultural theory Of
Improvement l would like to apply %
penology."
what Ia that2"
IAN electric thrashar"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-02-16

Mexico is to pay China $3.50 900
damages on account Of the massacre
OF 500 Chinese during the Madero
revolution China needs the money,
too.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-02-16

up the trousers rear legs. In front
the PANTS eliminate in snug night
cap.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-02-16

Smiles live long after iFowns have
faded, James A, GarReld.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-02-16

nor worship idols, nor burn incense to
their ancestors Israel in Kai.Fong is
a has-been."
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-02-16
coDlRnBTBl( oVIZD00p LFE

N the early sos | settled in
Mason county. Washing
ton. Ny home was near
the foothills OF the famed
Olympic mountain range.
where the largest elk on
the American continent
roam today When | iirst
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-06-26
Gees Mosssy B0ck
Befors Loss K,soso's

Before w. A. Dixson. 4os Woodbury..
street. . clerk in the H. A. Weisman
store, knew that ne had lost his pock-
.etbook containing 500 In cash tAis
forenoon. II was returned to him.
The first Dixson knew Of his loss
was when travelling salesman. John
H. Herr, came to the store with the
pocketbook and asked Dixson to de-
scribe 1t. Up to that time Dixson was
not aware the pocketbook had fallen
out Of his pocket on the floor of the
Fidelity Bank. where he had been Q
short time before.
Herr picked up the pocketbook ana
inquired of Cashier W. A. Sandoe II
he knew the owner Of 1t. Mr.. Sandoe
remembered that Dixson had been II
the bank only short time before. and
so the owner was speedily found. MI
Dixson very naturally feels much in
debted to Herr, who 10 salesman for
the Strubler Computing Scale Com
pany, OF Elkhart, Ind.
Mr.. Herr, whose home is in Balti.
more, thinks this is lucky town.
Later In the day he found lady's
comb.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-06-26
INSANE MAN FLOATS AWAY.
Tom johnson, Old Soldier, Held On
Insanity Charge.

Slipping away from the soldiers
home early Tuesday morning, and TAX
ing boat from the landing. Tom
Johnson. a veteran and old-time
member Of the home went floating
down the Iowa river in his oarless
craft When the current did not hurry
the boat fast enough, Johnson padded
with his hands In this manner he
reached the Center street bridge at the
dam. where ne tied up the boat.
Such were Johnson's experiences dur
ing the early part Of Tuesday that led
to charge Of insanity being filed
against MIN by Commandant Horton.
When johnson was missed. the sher-
ifs office was notified. Sheriff A. a.
Nicholson arrested johnson just after
he had come from the river. where he
left the boat.
johnson talked more or less vaguely
of gun cotton and where it was hidden.
and of mysterious liquid explosive
OF high power he was carrying around
with him. He intimated that he might
blow up the home. He said there were
500 pounds Of the gun powder. but
the liquid explosive proved to be
harmless by a test the officers made.
The time for the hearing before the
| commissioners has not been set yet
johnson was arrested by the police not
long ago for bootlegsing. He was sem
fenced to thirty days and served It.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-06-26
COUNTY CONVENTION CALL.
Republicans Of County Will Meet Sat
urday, June 20.

urday, June %.
The call for the republican county
convention. for next Saturday. June 20.
has been issued. Because Of errors
made in certifying the list of delegates
from the county auditors office to the
county chairman. a few changes will
be shown from the list as printed
originally. These changes affect more
noticeably the First ward. The call
follows:
To the Republican Voters Of Mar
shall County: BY direction Of the re-
publican state central committee OF
Iowa, a delegate convention OF the re-
publicans Of Iowa will be held in the
city Of Des Moines on Wednesday.
July 10. at IL O'Clock a. m. The duties
Of this convention will be to formulate
and adopt q state platform for the
guidance of the party, to nominate
candidates for the party for any state
office to be filled by the voters OF the
state when no candidate for such. OF
flee has been nominated at the preced-
ing primary election, as shown by the
canvass OF the returns ot the said prt-
mary; to nominate two candidates Tor
the office Of judge Of the supreme
court, to elect a state central commit
tee. ana TO transact acch other bust
ness as may properly be brought be-
! fore It, At 10 o'clock a. m. of the day
Of the convention the delegates from
the several congressional districts
| shall meet In caucus to transact such
business as may properly come before
them. and select the usual committees
/, OF the state convention.
| In pursuance Of the call for the state
convention, the republicans Of Mar
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-06-26
EQUITY CASE REVERSED.
Wardman- Harper Controversy Set
tied by Supreme Court.

Wardman- Harper Controversy Set
tied by Supreme Court.
A decision in an interesting equity
case that grew out Of the settlement OF
the estate Of the late Robert Tannahill.
Of Marietta township. was handed
down by the supreme court Tuesday,
whe nthe court reversed the action
brought by Mrs. Ruthanna Wardman.
guardian, VS.. Robert Harper.
The controversy was over the pos
session of ave acres of land in Mariet-
ia township, worth about $1,000. which
Mrs. Wardman claimed on behalf OF
her daughter Elda, Lucille Wardman.
thru the will OF Robert Tannahill. Mr..
Harper claimed the same land as an
Inheritance from his mother, Isabelle
Harper, a sister of Tannahill. The
case was tried in the district court and
a decree in favor of Harper was signed
by Judge C. q. Bradshaw on April IS.
1911 Mrs. Wardman appealed to the
supreme court. which reverses the low
er court and gives the minor child,
Elda Lucille Wardman, now about IA
years old. the property. together with
the rents and profits that have ac-
crued since the litigation began.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-06-26
FILE WRITTEN ACCEPTANCE OF
UTILITIES RIGHTS WITH
CITY CLERK.
ARE EXPECTED TO TAKE
OVER PROPERTY SOON
Colonel Bows. One Of the Grantees,
Said Today They Were Waiting for
Property Was Transfsrrsd-ordsr
Material for Extensions.

William G. Dows Isaac B. Smith,
John A. Reed. and r. s. Cook the
Cedar Rapids men to whom public
utilities franchises were voted, and
who hold an option on the Jones &
Hovey property, filed their formal
written acceptance Of the three fran
chises with City Clerk L. Derby Tues
day evening. That is the first formal
step the men who are to soon own the
property have taken toward acquiring
it since the franchise election.
II could not be learned at Cedar
Rapids today when the franchise gran
tees would actually assume ownership
of the property and take title to it..
The completion of the transaction Of
acquiring the property is expected to
be brought about soon
Get at IL At Once"
Mr.. John A. Reed. who has been the
leader of the group OF Cedar Rapids
men in their negotiations for the fran
chises. was not in Cedar Rapids today.
Over the telephone his business part
ner, Col. William G. Bows. said they
would move with all the haste posi-
bic to close the deal The expert ac-
countants who have been working on
Jones & Hovey's books have not yet
made their report. and the Cedar
RAPIDS men are waiting on them.
We are going to get right after that
matter there as fast as we cam" said
Colonel Bows over the telephone this
morning. The expert accountants
have just got thru at independence and
and we are waiting on them to make
their report. / can not say positively
now when We will take over the prop
critics. and We will not know until the
accountants have made their report"
Colonel Bows intimated that it was
expected that the report OF the experts
would be made before very long.
Make Preparations Herr.
From preparations the Cedar Rapids
men have made here, it is known that
they are preparing to rush street car
extensions and improvements Of the
property soon after they get posses
ion. They have secured estimates
for the rails, ties, poles. and other ma
terials for the street car extensions
and some, II not all Of these materials
have already been ordered. They have
agreed to deliver to the city within
about a week now a quantity Of poles
the city wants for its electrical depart
ment. The city's order was less thar
a car load, and Mr.. ]. c. Young, super
| intendent of the Cedar Rapids inter
urban. offered to include the order II
one for several car loads he was pre-
pairing to have shipped here for tht
use Of the franchise grantees. He
promised the poles would be delivered
| here next week.
The Cedar Rapids men have secured
estimates Of the cost of rebuilding, en-
largins. and changing the electric light
and gas plant buildings. These esti'
mates have been furnished by loca
! building contractors.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-06-26

Of Clinton, Oldest member OF the Cram.
or Bros. Nswsboys' Quartet on the nose
30 squarely. the lad almost took the
count. In the scrimmage Martin also
kicked Reuben Cramer. .agsd years.
the youngest singer Of the quartet on
the leg. John Cramer. the father OF
the boys, filed two complaints against.
Martin. Both alleged assault and bat
terry. Cramef pleaded guilty to one
OF the charges and was fined SO and
the costs by Mayor Jones'. The other
charge was dropped as . compromise
with Martin. who wanted to have the
boys quartet arrested.
The trouble waiscaused by the boys
damaging some Of Martins scenery. so
Martin claims. The boys say they did
no damage to It. The trouble broke out
just as the boys quartet was to 80 on
the stage to sing. Tho boys claim the
assault was unprovoked.
The four Cramer boys, John. Jr..
Mckinley. Frank and Reuben. and their
father are touring giving concerts.
Their home is in Clinton.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-06-26

son. H. Newell, George Webb. L. Cram
err, James Hanks. ]. A. Traver; com
mitteeman, ]. A. Traver.
Logan No. 1-Delegates, w. b
Mason, L. J. Wallace. ]. Osten: com.
mitteeman, W. H. Bollenbacher.
Logan No. delegates. George Ap-
pel. II. A. Pothast; committeeman. w
NJ. Warden.
Observation-Disclosures. Warren Mich.
OILS. John johnson, w. r. Moninger:
committeeman, Warren Nichols.
Marion Delegates. none elected:
committeeman. w. g. McAfee.
Observation-Disclosures. H. L. Harding
A. Brackney, A. Schaper: committee.
man, A. Armbrecht.
state center-Delesates. r. A. Buck
E. H. Hilleman. p. Crumley. c. Han
sen. A. Dobbin. I. ID. Kaufman; COM
mitteeman. r. A. Buck.
Observation-Disclosures. A. c. Diller. n.
Thompson: committeeman. p. L. Col.
Inns.
Timber Creek-Delesates. stepheE
Shank. H. A. Mold, T, o. Martin: com
sH!:.eenen. 2: b. Willim.
vienna-Delegates. c. e. Nickerson
B. H. Jackson, G. H. Stull; committee
man. H. L. Eckles.
Observation-Disclosures. George NJ
Reed. E W. Buck. George A. Debutts
committeeman. j. c. koontz.
Marshalltown-
First ward-Delegates, E. T. Austin
c.. r. Gaunt, Elmer Peterson. W. 7
Bennett. E. L. Williams. L. NJ. o.
borne, ]. g. weatherby: committeema1
A. NJ Clark.
Second ward-Delesates. e. H. Rhem