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The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-03-08

n NHICAGO.-Three full hours before
u he had finished his daily thirteen
hour snooze-or rather, daily-nightly
snooze- Hermann Davis, II years old,
"the LATEST boy in Chicago" was rude
ly awakened from his snoring slumber
shortly after o'clock the other morn
Ing by a policeman at the home Of the
boys grandmother Hermann had not
been disturbed before he had finished
his sleep as far back as he could re-
member. He looked at the bluecoat,
decided he could not be annoyed, and
rolling over, started once more to
snore.
Another rough shake by the police
man brought the boy out Of bed onto
the floor where he yawningly protest.
ed against such treatment and went
back to sleep. Exasperated, the ofti-
Ger finally managed to keep the boy
awake long enough to get him dressed
and then took him to the Chicago ave
nue. station, where his mother, Mrs.
Ida McGraw, was pacing the office in
a rage.
"There he is now!" she shouted an
grily. Look at him. He's the LATEST
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-03-08
Cumming" at 20 Below Not Picnic

ct. LOUIS.-John Vail, a postoflice
y robber who escaped jail at Macon
one night early in January in an effort
to escape a 3-year term in the peni-
tentiary, was arrested at st. Charles.
Vail, who is some 50 years old and
fairly well educated, chose a bitter
cold night to leave the jail and came
near freezing to death while riding
on the fender of a fast Kansas City
Chicago train. He told about his trip
the other day.
"The night l escaped the tempera-
ture was about 20 degrees below zero"
he said. Il went to the depot and
when the passenger train from Kansas
City to Chicago came in ! climbed up
on the tender. l didn't know how far
It would run till it stopped, but sup
posed maybe ten or twelve miles.
when we began to shoot down the
grade east Of town ! realized I was
I'D against It. The wind tore at me
from four directions, it seemed, and
my oyercoat was thin and my gloves
had holes in them. / didn't know
whether l was going to be shaken of
the tank and scattered along the right
Of way or frozen into a chunk OF ice
Every time we hit curve or jost-
led oveg a switch I would cling like
death to my iron bed, and I knew If
my fingers got stiff on me I was gone.
Town after town swept by and ] knew
could never stand it to the Missis-
slppi river. / had to keep my head
down so the cold wind wouldn't cut
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-03-08

much humble pie that an epidemic OF
mental Indigestion is threatened.
"The only difficulty was to train the
dogs to take up the lions scent" he
said TO little group Of apologetic
ones who called at his offices at 527
Fifth avenue to apologize for their Ill
timed mirth of year ago.
Il really don't blame you for having
laughed at me last year, But knew
that the pups would back me up. /
had been bear hunting with them in
this country, and / felt pretty conf
dent that dogs that would 80 to the
mat with a savage bear wouldn't tuck
their tails and run from lion.
"They didn't take kindly to the scent
at first. ! didn't blame them much,
for lion doesn't feed on clover OF
vanilla beans. But they got used to It
after a while-and at the end Of six
weeks all you had to do was to show
them the spoor of lion and they
would locate for you in hale an hour
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-03-08
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Thought He Had Captured Grounding

ance until the day was fairly well do
veloped he was determined to take nc
chances on being given the slip"
Williams stationed himself at the
mouth of the hole lit his lantern and
waited
It seemed long time to dawn and
the farm hand felt drowsy. lie
aroused himself and walked about the
hole several times to keep awake, put
was finally overcome, and before ne
knew II was sound asleep in the snow
Williams arose with a start The
sun was brightly shining, and tho
snow swiftly melting about him, lie
gave one hurried glance into the hole
and then quickly arose. Not ten lee'
from him he saw an animal walking
leisurely in the direction OF Whlte
Horse. He believed his ground hog
was escaping, and Immediately start
ed in pursuit. He took the animal un'
awares. and the capture was easy
Holding his prey under one arm ne
started for the village. When he was
espied coming down the road with MS
captive there was a mighty cheer from
a crowd which had gathered. 1t was
the proudest moment OF Wllliams
life. AS he walked into the crowd he
held the ground hog up so all could
see It and was amazed to see the
crowd suddenly disperse and fee in
panic.
Drop that skunk" the town consta.
BILE shouted, as he dived into a cellar
The villagers scattered In all direc'
tions.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-03-08

You wouldn't think Of it, perhaps;
but the Indianapolis News says that
now is the best time to swat the flies.
It will help you to keep warm. You
may have to hunt for them in the dark
corners Of the cellar, up near the cell
ing. Climb a stepladder carrying
cup of soapsuds in one hand a cloth
In the other, and brush the torpid in
sects into the cup. Every fly killed
now means a reduction Of the fly pest
next summer measured by the hy's
enormous capacity for increase and
multiplication. But there is one thing
the Indianapolis News neglects to sug-
gest, and that is that strenuous fly
swatters, following the stepladder re-
cipe would do well to be very careful.
1t isn't the most difficult thing in the
world to fall off stepladder and come
to as much confusion as is intended
for the fly
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-03-08
Put ''Laziest Boy i'm Chicago on Diet

boy in the world. want him locked
up and made to work"
Hermann looked wearied Of 1t all
and answered the accusations of his
parent with stretches, yawns and
sleepy blinkings.
Look at this. This is what he does
all day and night" and the woman
thrust a piece of paper into the hands
of the desk sergeant. 1t read
Rises at noon. Eats hearty com.
bination breahast-lunch. Spends the
afternoon at nickel theaters. Returns
home to supper at six. Takes a nap
until 1880. Visits more nickel the
aters. Retires to bed promptly at
1890"
"The only time l really ever saw
him move quickly was when he ran off
to stay with his grandmother, week
ago because l scolded him for being
so lazy" said Mrs. McGraw. Il made
up my mind he shouldn't poster the life
out Of her as he had out Of me, and
so decided to have him arrested. He
hasn't worked more than month IN
three years"
We'll have to turn him over to Ju'
venile court officers" said the ser
geant They'll put him on the no
work. no eat diet He should be ex'
amined for the hook worm or the
sleeping sickness I'll take charge OF
| him"
He looked around for Hermann. The
boy was fast asleep in chair in the
corner The mother fed.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-03-08
CARVED HIMSELF IN WOOD

One of the most remarkable work
men in the world is Hananuma Masa
kichi Of Toxic, Japan, who has carved
a figure In wood so like himself that
when the two are placed side by side
II is said to be almost impossible to
tell which lives and breathes and
which does not
BY several connoisseurs in art this
wooden figure has been pronounced
the most perfect human image Of
man ever made Masakichi has faith
fully reproduced every scar, vein and
wrinkle to be seen on his own body
The figure is composed Of 10000
pieces of wood dovetailed and Joint
ed with such wonderful skill that no
seams can be detected Tiny holes
were drilled for the reception OF hairs
and eyelashes in which no dissimilar-
ity to Massakichi's own can be de-
tected.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-03-08
INCREASE IN NUMBER
OF AMERICANS
GOING TO CANADA

Although Western Canada suffered,
as did many other portions OF the
west, from untoward conditions, which
turned one Of the most promising
crops ever seen in that country, into
but little more than an average yield
of all grains, there is left in the
farmers hands, big margin of profit.
or course there were many farmers
who we're fortunate enough to harvest
and market big yield, and with the
prices that were secured made hand
some returns. From wheat, oats, bar
lev and fax marketed to the LIST OF
January, 1912, there was a gross rev.
enue of S75,884,000. Tho cattle, hogs,
poultry and dairy proceeds brought
this up to S1O1, $4,000 or 21 million
dollars In excess OF 1910. There was
still in the farmers hands at that
time about 95 million bushels OF wheat
worth at least another sixty-flve mil
lion dollars (allowlng for inferiot
grades), besides about 100 millioE
bushels of oats to say nothing of baS
ley and fax, which would run into sew
eral million Of dollars.
There is a great inrush Of settleH
to occupy the vacant lands through
out Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Al
berta. The reports from the Govern
ment show that during the past yeat
upwards Of 131, 900 Americans crosse4
the border into Canada. A great maHF
Of these took up farms, over ten thoA
sand having homesteaded, in fact thE
records show that every state in th<
Union contributed. A larger number;
not caring to go so far away as the
homesteading area, have purchased
lands at from fifteen dollars an acre
to twenty-five dollars an acre. The
prospects for a good crop for 1919
are as satisfactory as for many years
The land has had sufficient moisture,
and with q reasonably early spring IS
Is safe to predict a record crop.
Those who have not had the lateSt
literature sent out by the Government
agents should send to the one nearoAt
and secure a copy.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-03-08
WORK OF THE BEAVERS

The beavers not only cut down
trees for the purpose of making dams
but also use the smaller upper
branches as storage supply OF food
for winter use. These branches, from
two to four diches in diameter, are
cut into lengths Of two or three feet
and then by wonderful engineering
ability, are carried beneath the wa
ter and into the beavers houses, or
the burrows, with which the bank oi
every beavers dam is honeycombed
There they are carefully stored The
green bark is the staple article OF
food throughout the winter. The dams
are Of varying height and length, ac
cording to the particular location A
dam was found in Mesa county, Col
orado, which was just six feet from
bottom to top and impounded a body
of water six feet or more in depth and
covering an area of several acres
This dam was perfect in construction
1t was composed entirely Of willow
bushes, as no larger timber grows in
the viciaity.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-03-08
SHOWING a GOOD EXAMPLE.

Good example to be Of the most as
slstance must appeal to US indiVid'
ually. II is then that we are able to
appreciate It to its fullest measure
Our natures act impulsively, as 1t
were. and we respond in a manner
which could not have resulted from
merely few practical and we'll
meant suggestions on the part OF oth-
ers. The good influence which is pow
erful enough to enlold us in It's en-
brace before we are prepared even ior
its approach is the influence which Is
most far-reaching and enduring It
asserts itself of its own accord ana
finding a ready welcome remains with
us long enough to help us on our way,
says the Charleston News and Cour-
ier Happy, indeed, is he who Is SO
fortunate as to discover for himself
the power for good which is Of most
use to him in his life work. We need
all the help we can get, for life Is not
all roses and sunshine, and when the
nettles prick and the shadows deepen
We are glad enough to feel the power
of some good influence. It is in our
most trying ordeals, however, that we
turn impatienly from those who
would force upon us some example
whose oft exploited projections have
become an old story, and it is in such
moments of trial that We greet With
joy the wonderful power of that iniu-
ence which appeals to us naturally
even through the shadows that may
have gathered about US.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-03-08
SIMPLE BUT EFFECTIVE

A detective was talking about Jail
breaking.
Down in Colombo" he said, they've
got a very good dodge against the
iail-breaker. It's simple, too, Just
bricks. You see, the Mutival jail at
Colombo is surrounded by very high
brick wall. Well, the last dozen
courses of these bricks are laid loose,
without mortar. So, when you try to
escape you climb stealthily, hardly
daring to breathe, up the wall, and
with a sigh Of relief you reach the
loose course at the top and-clatter
crash, bang, clatter--a thousal@.
bricks in the profound silence fall with
a noise fit to wake the dead ane "
dozen warders rush out and you c!lmb
down sadly into their waiting arms"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-03-08
DRAINAGE OF zUYDER ZEE

A great project is again before the
people of Holland-the drainage OF
the Zuyder Zee. The sea, which, as
every one knows, is in the north OF
Holland, and covers an area Of $4,000
hectares, a hectare being practically
two acres and half. Just half q cen
tury ago a scheme to drain the south
ern portion of the sea was first moot
ed. and although it received consider
able support, the opposition was great
er, but now an association has been
formed and a bill introduced into
the chamber. The promoters see that
with an increased population means
must be taken to enlarge the country,
and this reclamation of the sea is sug'
gested as capable of accomplishment
If the sea is conquered there are sew
eral lakes which can be dealt with
later.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-03-08
SHADOW FIFTY MILES LONG

The peak of Teneriffe projects a
huge shadow stretching upwards Of
fifty miles across the deep, and partly
eclipslng the adjoining islands. Ez-
aggerated shadows of immense size
are commonly seen in many other
places. On the Harz mountains the
so-called Spectre Of the Brocken
throws gigantic shadows Of mountain
climbers into the sky, repeating every
movement made by them. The same
occurs on the summit of Pambamarca,
in Peru.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-03-08
IS NOT LIKE OTHER MEN

Charles schuppel, a window washer
of Toledo, o., holds the record as an
Individual of many peculiar forma-
lions. His heart is on the right SIDE
his stomach is too far to the right MS
liver Is on the left side, his kidneys
have changed places, and his spleen
c around to the right side instead OIL
he left schuppel makes considerable
gdditions to his regular income by ez
aibiting himself at clinics. lie is forty
years old and is in excellent health.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-03-08
ORIGIN OF SILK STOCKINGS

It appears that Henry H., when pre-
caring for the marriage Of his sister
IN 1859. irst gave the idea for silk
nose and was the first to wear SILK
Enltted stockings at that epoch-tnak-
ing event. A hundred years later one
Hindres established factory for
stockings in the Bois de Boulogne.
This was the FIRST factory in France
1t was a success at the start and when
It received protection from the then
ministers & was a kind Of gold mine.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-03-08
WHY DO THEY DO IT7

There are many strange facts about
animals which no one has ever seem
ed able to understand or explain. Here
are a few of them:
A fly will crawl to the top of win
Iom pane, fly back to the bottom, and
crawl up again. Hardly ever does 1t
fly up and crawl down. 1t has been
known, however, to repeat the former
process so times without stopping
Hens scratch for food always with
the sun behind them, SO that its rays
will reflect on the tiny particles. Yet
blind hen, for whom this reason
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-03-08

Among the machines exhibited at
a recent cycle and motorcycle exhi-
bition in London was the so-called
"motor-trip" shown in the accompany
ing illustration from Popular Me
chanics. The user OF the machine
stands upon the low platform between
the two rear wheels. instead OF being
provided with a seat. All three wheels
are small.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-03-08
WORLDS LARGEST LOOM

At Rodewich, in Saxony, the center
of the German textile industry, there
has been set up what is thought to be
the largest weaving loom in the world.
This huge crank loom is n feet long
and GO feet wide 1t stands 10 feet
high and weighs 35 tons. The shuttle
is of corresponding proportions and
travels to and fro at the rate Of Is
times a minute.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-03-08
When Mamma Failed to Beam.

A little girl, who attracted all the
passengers on the tram car with her
singular sweetness, was asked by G
lady who sat next to her: "And did
Santa Claus bring you dolly at
Chrlstmas?"
"Yes, indeed" said the little girl
and all the passengers smiled, whilS
the mother beamed at the attention
her child was receiving.
"He brought me two dolls" contin
ued the child to the strange lady
"and, do you know, the hair on one Of
my dolls heads comes right on-just
like mammals"
And every one smiled again, but the
mother did not beam.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-03-08

In 1866 the venture was turned into a
company From it arose the Society
of Stocking Makers. At this time
ribbed stockings were made in Eng
land, but it was not until nearly cen
tury later that such wear was intro
duced into France. The idea, to use
a vulgarism, caught on" and factories
were established in Paris and at
Lyons.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-03-08

We felt It in our bones all along
that some Of the foreigners who marry
American heiresses would get what
was coming to them. One has just
captured prize in the shape Of lady
who is mistress Of ffty-four tongues,
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-03-08

AS was to be expected, the attempt
to "house-break" the male of the Chi
cago species has failed. The board Of
education of that city has decided that
the boys in the schools need no longer
take lessons in sewing, darning and
fancy work
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-03-08

Among the Kikuyu people of Ethi-
5pia the really well dressed man
wears in the lobe of one ear a large
plug Of wood, such as is shown In the
accompanying illustration Often
metal ornaments are substituted for
The wood, but they must be large.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-03-08

Those French ghouls who broke
into the tomb Of an actress in the hope
of robbing her body Of an $4,000
pearl necklace must never have heard
of a press agent. AS matter Of fact
the necklace was worth only $50.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-03-08

It is announced that the fare be-
tween New York and Chicago may be
reduced. What a lot of Chicago peo-
ple would like just now is material
reduction of the fare between Chi
cago and the equator.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-03-08

woman in Pennsylvania has just
died of an exceedingly rare disease,
known IS pamplugus vegeta. Luckily,
she was not Of sufficient prominence.
apparently, to make the disease fash
ionable.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-03-08

A plckerel in an eastern lake was
caught by set line. He gave a disap-
nearing lurch and pulled back into
place the piece of ice which had been
cut Now we understand the phrase,
" wise fish"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-03-08

That suicide OF a Massachusetts, boy
because he was slow in his studies
demonstrates again that too many
teachers fail to show their pupils what
is really worth while in this short life.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-03-08

The woman who bombarded bur
plar with an armful Of china plates
had an excuse in that she did not have
time to hunt up the females tradi-
tional weapon of offense, the rolling
pin
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-03-08
SUPPLY OF WATER

In the whole world there are only
about 150O,OO0,OOO people An inch OF
rain on our watershed normally would
give two gallons of water for every
man. woman and child on the surface
OF the earth. Put it another way. II
every man, woman and child on the
face of the earth should walk up to
the lakes, reservoir, ETC., which hold
New York city's water supply and
each pour in two gallons of water it
would not be enough to last thar city
ten days
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-03-08

on the cowcatcher of the locomotive.
Engineer Lee said the animal had
probably been trying to find warm
place and had climbed on the COW
catcher at some Of the stations along
the route. When found the pig was half
frozen, but recovered when put in a
warm pen
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-03-08
Sion the Pain.

The hurt Of a burn or a cut stops when
Coles Carbolisalve is applied. 1t heals
quickly and prevents scars. 2oc and 6Oc py
J. w Cole g. Co., Black River Falls, Wis
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-03-08

DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets regulate
and invigorate stomach, liver and bowels
Sugar-coated, tiny granules, easy to take
DO not grippe.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-03-08
Pig RIDES ON ENGINE PILOT

When Panhandle passenger train
No. Is arrived in Logansport, Ind,
the other day, live pig was found
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-03-08
The Wav of Il.

Knicker-Jones used to be gutter,
Bocker-Is still. He has quit quit
ting.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-03-08

The microbe of love is often de-
stroyed by the germ of suspicion.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-03-08

Hope is a good thing to have, but
you can't hang 1t up with the three
ball merchant.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-03-08

It is better to appreciate wisdom
than to be appreciated by fools.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-03-08

PILES CURED IN TO IA DAYS
Ngc,,r 4 rnVq1st will refund money II FAHO OlNV-
MgNT failB to cure any case Of itching, Blind,
needing or Protruding Piles in 10 Ia days b1c.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-03-08

Toni ate some of the cake she
made just to make myself solid.
Dick-Did you succeed?
Toni couldn't feel any more solid
II I had eaten concrete or building
stone.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-03-08

All things come more quickly to him
who tips the waiter.