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The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-01-05
CHAPTER XVI.
In Which We Find Treasure,

We began to dream Of treasure as
soon as the fierce winds ceased and
the waves fell. The lust for wealth,
partially blunted by the requirements
Of hardship and peril, revived within
us the instant nature granted, tenn
porary respite. The memory OF the
three million pesos that might be
slowed away below began to haunt
our imaginations, and the story of it
found utterance on our lips. The ne
gro blurted it forth, his eyes rolling,
and De Nova came direct to me, ask
ing, in behalf of the men, the privi-
lege of making search. There was no
excuse for refusal, even had desired
to find one, as the decks we're
cleared of the debris left by the storm,
and the Donna Isabel rode her course
easily to lashed helm. Leaving Dade
above to keep watchful eye on the
weather, | willingly led the others in
to the stewards pantry, where we
pried open the door leading down into
the lazarette.
That same intense cold of the Ant
arctic smote us the moment the creak-
ing hinges yielded, and we stood peer
ing down through the aperture. We
waited impatiently for the first frigld
breath to escape, huddled about the
stove in the cabin, and recalling va
rious sea tales of treasure seeking,
which only served to whet our appe-
lite for the coming adventure. Now
and then / lifted my eyes, meeting
Doris questioning glance, and assured
hat | understood her mood
AT last, but well wrapped in our
and bearing a candle aloft
% cast its fiickering yellow light
through the pitchy darkness, we ven
.ured below, scramblng down the
short ladder. Cole held the glim, his
black face shining, the whites OF his
yes conspicuous as he stared eagerly |
about, We found innumerable boxes |
md barrels, crates. bottles and wicker
iasks, some open, the packing straw
Itrewn about, others tightly nailed.
'iled everywhere. evidence that the
Ialleon had been amply provisioned
Or long voyage. and that her crew !
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-01-05
Stork Day.

At Haslach, in the Kinzig valley. in
Germany, February % is a holiday and
has been observed as one for hun.
dreds of years. Once upon a time, the
story teller who explains it's origin be.
gins, Haslach was overrun with
snakes. and no one knew how to drive
them out. One day a great flock Of
storks appeared and they were the
saviors of the place. In recognition
of this deliverance from the pest,
which occurred on February 2, the day
has been kept sacred and is known
as "Stork day" An appointed official
known as the "Stork Father" parades
the streets, followed by as many chill.
dren as care to Join the procession. He
wears his Sunday clothes" and high
hat, decorated with two stuffed storks.
Stops are made by this procession at
houses along the line and the children
receive gifts of sweets and small
coins, every householder feeling
pleased to show his gratitude to the
stork.
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face and through into the black sha-
dows. Good Lord. but II was cold, re-
pellent, frightfull The beams sup
porting the deck, huge. black timbers,
we're within easy reach of my hand.
and forward the spectral glow OF day
light streamed in through the rift in
the deck-planks above But from one
bulglng side to the other extended
this solid mass Of ice, the congealed
draining of a century Of waves that
had dashed their salt spray down the
opening ripped by the wrecked main.
mast. No wonder the old hulk hung
sodden with all that load below!
crawled forward as far as the sill
very butt Of the mainmast whence l
could look up through the splintered
deck to the narrow strip Of sky over
head. There was a bulkhead forward,
but the ice extended solidly to the
wood. could hear the ceaseless swell
OF the sea pounding against the sides,
the groaning of timbers, the fiapplng
OF the ibis canvas, and realized more
than ever before the sickening, sodden
roll of the laden hull The level sur
face of the ice told plainly enough its
story Of formation; VIXEN all that wa
ter came through, the vessel had been
upon an even keel, imbedded firmly,
no doubt, In the ice.pack. crept back
as cautiously as ! had advanced, the
rolling OF the wreck rendering the slip
perry surface dangerous to travel over.
The men watched me anXiously as
slid down into the lazarette.
What did you find, sir?"
Nothing except ice, solid ice clear
to the forward bulkhead. 1t looks as
though we had reached the end Of
our treasure-hunt, my lads"
There was a sullen growl of profan-
ity, Mcknight viciously slashing at
the ice-front with his cleaver Twice
he struck, with no other object except
the venting of his ungovernable anger,
his forehead beaded, the great muscles
Of his arms standing out like whip
cords. A considerable chunk scaled
off, falling humping to the deck. and
causing him to spring backward to
escape injury. As If maddened by
this, he drove in the blade of the ak
again-it changed against metal! We
all heard it.; we all Witnessed the re-
bound
CTo BE CoNTINUEDJ
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-01-05
Puzzle for Cupid.

A young man named jamie had been
calling quite often where there were
two sisters of nearly the same age.
1t was a sort of joke to the girls as to
which was the attraction, as he invari.
ably asked for both and divided his at.
tention impartially. One evening
when he called only one Of the girls
was at home-by arangement-but, as
usual, he asked her to sing, as they
were all fond Of music In a spirit Of
mischief she sang. Take Me. Jamie,
Dear" which left him rather breath.
less, but smiling A little later the
other sister came in, bright and be-
witching, and upon being requested to
sing she sat down at the piano will
ingly and sang, IF Jamie Asks Me to
Marry Him What Shall l Say?"-
Ladies' Home Journal
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-01-05

n HICAGO-A man in a raglan over.
~ coat and carrying a grip came
along Clark street the other evening
His hat was pulled down over his
brow to shield his face from the driz-
zling rain, and be seemed in a great
hurry. Suddenly he stopped in front
of No. 224 with a scared look on his
face. Then he began to dance The
proprietor OF the place at 224 rushed
cut, protesting
Here" he said, you cant do that.
You'll ruin my business"
He seized the dancer by the shout
Gers. You'll have to" he began.
but the words died on his lips and
gave way to the same scared look OF
the first man. He started dancing,
too.
crowd gathered Some Of them
began to jeer A street urchin pushed
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-01-05

! had never perished of starvation. 1t
had been the cold, the loneliness. the
awful agony of their hopeless condi
ton that had left the Donna Isabel a
| charnel ship We handled this collec
ton rapidly, contenting ourselves with
merely testing the weight of each
package, quickly convinced that none
was heavy enough to conceal precious
metal. This job must have occupied
more than an hour. handicapped as
we were by the poor light, and several
| times l glanced through the open trap
! overhead to observe the faces of the
women framed there as they watched
us silently. Once Dade stared down,
bringing word the sky was thickening
in the west, and lingering to observe
our operations until had to order him
back upon deck.
A solid, nail-studded, oaken door ap-
peared in the forward bulkhead, and
so soon as we had succeeded in han
ding every article stored within the
lazarette, had a passage cleared to
1t, the men working with feverish i'm
patience. When finally reached, the
door was locked and seemingly as sol.
i'd as the bulkhead itself, nor did a
search of the after state rooms reveal
any keys. No doubt they were in Sal
vatore's pocket, many a league astern,
But Kelly and Mcknight brought down
the cleaver and an iron bar, and pro-
ceeded to burst it open, the rest of
us crowding about too cold and ex-
cited to keep still, but very confident
the treasure awaited us within. My
own heart beat fiercely with anticipa-
tion, and / heard De Nova swearing
in French, quite unable to control him
self 1t seemed to me that door would
never yield; but at last Johnson man
aged to get a purchase low down, and
with Cole heaving at his side, they
fairly tore the wood asunder. Through
the considerable opening thus made
there burst a torrelt of icy water into
our very faces. eXtinguishing the light,
and sending us stumbling backward to
the ladder, up which we swarmed al
most in panic. Anything unexpected in
that ghostship made towards of us
all, and we fought our way forth into
the daylight in a suddenness of ter
ror almost ludicrous, swearing and !
clawing at each other like madmen.
1t required another hour for the
deluge of water to drain away through |
the deck, after which we ventured be- |
low again, the relighted candle re-
vealing slushice everywhere, with a
considerable trickle still gurgling
through the hole in the door How
ever, we had an opening to work at,
and soon succeeded in tearing most of
the obstruction away piecemeal, only
to be confronted by solid barrier of
ice fully five feet thick. leav-
ing a space at the top of the door bare
ly sufficient for a mans body to pass
De Nova, cursing as if he
had gone crazy, hoisted me to the top
Of it, where clung precariously, hold
ing the sputtering candle aloft, and
peering about over the cleaning sur
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-01-05
Broadway Is Routed by a Monster

sters ribs. Xxi, yl!" screamed tho
wild thing. as II tore of down Broad
way. At Fortieth street, two boys.
with the foolhardiness Of youth. tried
TO seize the animal by its stubby tall
The beast turned upon them and bayed
horribly, Scores Of witnesses say that
both boys were bitten. but the unim-
agbnative police deny this.
On 10 Thirty-ninth street. scattering
pedestrians right and left, raced the
great dog. If dog inded It was. At
the corner 1t rubbed it's horrid head
against a freshly creased pair Of trou-
sers and emitted a whine that was
even more terrifying than its bark.
The owner OF the trousers sprinted
through Thirty-ninth street. uttering
cries OF fear, and the beast raced mad
ly after him.
At Thirty.ninth street and Sixth
avenue stands the Hotel Mumm. The
trousers disappeared through the por-
tai Of the cafe and the pursuing ami
NAL bounded after them. The cafe
Immediately was thrown into the
widest confusion. The cigar case and
many chairs and tables were over
turned. and the patrons Of the place
rushed for the exits Mad dog!"
they cried as they dashed into the
street
Even the police were forced TO ad-
NIT then that the situation called for
desperate measures. Patrolmen Nc
Namara and Dobbins drew their revol-
vers. Dobbins shot straight and true.
and the monster keeled over in the
gutter.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-01-05

rather than walked forward A long.
breathless moment she stood, grasping
the window-casing, staring blindly out
into the dark, the snow flecking the
glass, her shoulders bent and trem-
bling. She turned slowly, ashen-lipped,
one hand shadowing her eyes. Twice
she endeavored vainly to find voice;
then, clear, yet with the glistening of
tears clinging to each word, she sang:
Jesus Saviour, pilot me
over life's tempestuous sea;
Unknown waves before me roll,
Hiding rock, and treacherous shoal.
Chart and compass come from Thee;
Jesus, Saviour. pilot me.
While / live | remember the won
drous change in her face as she sang
the effect pictured in those faces
watching her.
AS a mother stills her child.
Thou canst hush the ocean wild;
Boisterous waves obey Thy will.
When Thou sayest to them: BE still"
Wondrous Sovereign of the Sea.
Jesus, Saviour, pilot me.
She Strengthened, her fine eyes dark
ening, and l noticed Johnson leaning
forward, clenching the table with his
hard hands.
When at last 1 near the shore,
And the fearful breakers roar
'TwiXt me and the peaceful rest,
Then, while leaning on Thy breast
Nav I hear Thee saw to me
Fear not 1 will pilot thee"
In the intense silence that followed
she crossed to where l sat, placed
one hand upon my shoulder, and bent
down until her cheek pressed my
sleeve. One by one the men filed
out into the darkness of the
deck, leaving us there alone.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-01-05

30O-acre farm. one of the finest in his
section of the state.
Mr. Wilson travelled extensively in
this country and in many places
sought OF his relatives the wherea-
bouts of his sister. but all in vain. A
short time ago he celebrated his
seventy-second birthday, and then,
feeling that age was at last coming
on apace, he determined to make a
final effort to see the sister from
whom he had been separated for 81
years.
Mr.. Wilson wrote to his brother in
England, Isaac Wilson, seventy-six
years old, who in turn wrote to his
sister, Mrs. Martha Busby, who was
still living on the old homestead in
the north of Ireland. Through her it
was learned that Mrs Wallace was
living in this city, and this informa-
ton was sent to Mr.. Wilson. A few
weeks ago he came to Baltimore.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-01-05
LETHBRIDGE, ALBERTA,
SECURES DRY FARM
ING CONGRESS-
FOR 1912.

The term. dry farming" does noe
indicate all that might be implied Il
does not mean a system OF irrigation.
but one where all the rain fall and
precipitation Is stored up and cor.
served In the soil to be drawn upon
by scientific and sane processes when
II may be required TO forward and In
crease the growth OF grain.
in certain sections Of the Canadian
West as well as in the American
West, there is a portion OF the oouu-
try In which the soil Is the very best
for the growing Of cereals. but tho
geographical locations and relative
position TO the rain avenues. do not
give the advantage that other parts
possess IN the matter OF precipitation.
Agricultural science. however. hns
been making rapid progress during
the past few years. and IL is now as
certained that II is not altogether the
number of inches Of rain that Is es-
sential 10 the growing Of crops. but
meaning OF Dry farming" DRY
Farming" may well be applied to dis
trlcts where there Is a heavy rain fall
and better results will follow. The
education Of the public into these new
methods, not new exactly. but such
as have had satisfactory demonstra.
ton. is not alone the purpose OF these
dry-farming Congresses. One idea is
TO bring into life and into operation
the great areas Of splendid land lying
within what might be termed semi
arid. without placing tkem under the
restrictive and expansive process Of
irrigation.
The Congresses are attended by
thousands and they bring REPRESENTA-
tives from all parts Of the world The
Province of Alberta. and also Of Sas-
katchewan, has taken a vital interest
In the Congresses which have been
held in the past two or three years.
The Province of Alberta has made
provincial exhibits, districts have
shown their products, and last year.
several hundred dollars we're taken in
prizes; this year the Province OF Al
berta took prizes ten to one in excess
Of any state in Ia, Union. Alberta
has won eight out Of twenty special
cups, that province taking one. Leth-
bridge one, Arthur Perry six and
John Baxter, Edmonton, carrying or
one sweepstakes. When it came TO
matter of location for the Congress
for 1912, the City Of Lethbrdge
which had put up a splendid fig for
It, secured the Congress by a mani
nous vote 1t is expected thac the
Lethbridge Congress will be the larg-
est yet held and viii be the biggest
convention in the history Of Western
Canada. In emphasizing his invita-
ton to Lethbridge one of the speak
ers said he had just received a tele-
gram from Magrath tnear Lethbridge)
stating that Of one thousand acres OF
wheat just thrashed Hethershaw and
Bradshaw had thrashed $4,000 bush
els.
Literature sent out recently by the
Canadian Government Agents, which
will be sent postage free on applica-
ton. tells Of hundreds of splendid
yields in all parts Of Western Canada
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-01-05
CHAPTER xxv.-cOntinued.

When the dishes had finally been re-
moved | gave the men permission to
smoke. went back to the after state
room, and brought forth the log-book,
which we made an effort to decipher.
It was roughly written and by num-
her of different hands, and between us
our knowledge of early Spanish script
was barely sufficient to enable us to
read a portion of it. The earlier en-
tries made by the captain, although
badly faded. were legible enough,
bringing the story of the voyage down
to the latter part of July, and recount
ing series of severe gales, involving
the loss of several members of the
crew. Then a new hand took up the
pen, "Balaza. first officer" the captain
having been killed by a falling spar;
for week or ten days the tale was
OF fierce struggles in the ice-pack. and
a steady drift to the southwark. Others
followed Alcassar, second officer"
Salvatore, government agent" every
line the record of new disaster, gales,
wrecked rigging and death. They
were locked in beyond all hope early
in August, vast hummocks overhang-
ing the deck, the forecastle sealed by
ice, the cold so deadly the red hot
stove scarcely kept the lumbing chill
from the cabin, the doors and windows
Of which they had covered with
blankets Not day passed but that
they carried out their dead upon the
ice, leaving them beyond sight Of the
deck. The names were all written
down There came a time when the
survivors we're too few and weak even
for that service; when they could do
nothing but cover within the cabin
and cast dice to settle on who should |
go down into the icy hold and bring
up the fuel which alone kept life in |
them They drank and played cards; |
they quarreled forgetting everything |
human and reverting to brutes. The |
child Of Sonora Alcatras died; the next |
day the mother went quietly to sleep, |
never to wake again. They did not |
even know when her final breath came.
She was the last of the women. The
boatswain, Pedro REQ passed away
that same night, sitting on the deck;
and there was left only Salvatore,
who bad gone mad a seaman named
Juan Ruiz, and a passenger, Antonio
Saltere. 1t was the latter who wrote
the final entry, September IL, 1853:
a touched Ruiz just now, he was stone
cold; there is only Salvatore left, grin
Ming at me across the table; the last
candle ,s going out, too, and ! haven't
strength to 60 after more. Jesu,
mercy" 1t ended in the blank page.
Doris, sweetheart" / whispered my
words barely audible to her alone.
this win drive us all mad unless we
can do something to bring back faith
and hope. | beg Of you to sing to us,
sing to us here"
She looked up, whlte-faced, wet-eyed.
her hands trembling violently as they
touched mine.
"Oh. could not, could not; the
words would choke me-"
she arose unsteadily TO her feet,
gripping tho table. then the back Of
inc bench, and thus holped. staggered
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-01-05
netaohahle ceihures.

Andre Autard, who is John D.
Rockefeller's coiffeur," said an actress,
waves the hair beautifully and when
ever I'm in Paris | pay him a visit at
his shop in the Rue Castiglione.
"On my last visit, talking about wigs
and false curls and such things, Mons.
Autard said:
"'What would the world do without
us coiffeurs?
And he declared that the prettiest
actress in Paris was giving a tea one
afternoon when her hair-dresser was
announced.
My hair DRESSER eh?' she said.
Well, show him into the boudoir and
tell him to begin at once. I'll be with
him in an hour
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-01-05

desia, which is 300 miles inland and a
Portuguese possession, Mr.. Joseph
looked around and soon had bought
$4,000 acres Of land at so cents an
acre. They lived under the same
conditions which prevailed in early
Kansas days.
After spending few months there
Mr.. Joseph and his daughter returned
to their home in Butler county But
the wanderlust still was not satisfied,
SO year ago he gathered up all his
family and they made the second trip,
the old pioneer leading the way to
the promised land This time the
party stayed during the summer, and
when they came home brought Kaf-
fir boy with them.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-01-05
PECULIAR IDEAS OF AUTHORS

ite positions while debating to Bour-
rionne, a position which he varied now
and then by patting that scribe on the
head or pulling his ears.
Sir Walter Scott could while reclin-
ing on a lounge dictate to two amanu.
enses. who frequently had to stop writ
ing, so funny the dictated passages
seemed to them.
William Morris made one Of his fa-
nous translations from the Greek
while riding on the steam cars. Walt
Whitman and Horace Traubel, original
In all things were most original in the
position they took while thinking.
They were wont. 80 Mr. Traubol says,
to climb upon a pile Of lumber and lie
down upon their backs, In that way
each found out what the others best
thoughts were.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-01-05
He Was the MAJ.

A young New Haven man, returning
nome from health trip to Colorado,
told his father about buying a silver
mine for $4,000 Il knew they'd rope
you in" exclaimed the old man. so
you were ass enough to buy a humbug
mine" Yes, but ! didn't lose any.
thing. ! formed a company and sold
half the stock to a Connecticut man
for $1,000" "Y-you did" gasped the
old man as he turned white. "TlI bet
I'm the one who bought it" q know
you are" cooly observed the young
man as he crossed his legs aud tried
to appear very much at home.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-01-05
Varying Conditions Under Which the
Worlds Great Writers Did Their
Best Work.

Alexander Pope, who was the liter
ary pontiff of his time, thought best
when in bed. Whenever thought
came to him he would jot 1t down on a
scrap of paper. His servant often
found bedclothes and floor covered
with white bits containing aphorisms
which have now become hackneyed
quotations.
Victor Hugo wrote Les Miserables"
standing up, an attitude which Haw.
thorne also assumed when he wrote
many OF his romanees.
One leg thrown over the arm of
chair or sitting on the arm Of his sec
TetaFy'a chair were Napoleon's favor
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-01-05
Rabat Rugs and Carpets.

The best carpets are made at Rabat
and have some similarity in appear
ance to Smyrna rugs, but in the for
mer the woof and warp are Of a
much looser composition and OF a
somewhat lighter body The predom
mating color Of Rabat rugs ia red
and the patterns are sometimes In.
geniously geometrical, but the col.
ors. although frequently exhibiting
beautiful blends, are often Of a more
hectic cast than 10 pleasing 10 the
most axacting European taste
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-01-05
Panfnmlme cnde

James T Fields of the firm of Tick
nor & Fields wore a flowing beard,
as many men Of his time did. He was
scrupulous in the care Of it. and In
the main managed it at the table
with skin.
His wife was always on watch for
MIN, too when they went out to din
ner together. They had a pantomime
code and a few expressive spoken sig.
nails. Should a bread crumb catch in
The floss Mrs Fields would say:
My dear. there's gazelle IN the
garden"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-01-05
The Best Of LIE.

While Of life itself or Of It's origin
or destiny we know but little, we do
know how we may have II abundantly
and make the most and best OF 1t. u
we do that. not only shall we have
done our entire duty. but we shall
have given ourselves the highest
present employment OF which we are
capable. and we may be certain that
II there be a future for US beyond
these scenes Of earth, such a life 10
the best preparation for 1.-THE Gin
'lnnatl Enquirer.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-01-05
THE TRUTH ABOUT BLulNo.


Talk No. 3.
Avoid liquid bluing Liquid blu
ing is largely water. Water is adul-
teration, adds nothing to real value
to the consumer. Think it over.
Be wise. Use RED CROSS BALL
BLUE, the blue that's all blue; makes
the laundress smile on wash day AT
ALL GOOD GROCERS.