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The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-02-23

According to a dispatch from Rome,
letters from Italian officers and men
serving in Tripoll do not give the
golden accounts Of the war to be found
in the official bulletins, There has
been much loss Of life and much dis.
tress not officially reported However,
this is the case in any war The let,
ters Of the soldiers at the front are
not often as cheering as the bulletins
issued by the government. The sol.
diers see the hardships-the govern
ment announces the results that are
10 its advantage.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-02-23
"WlTCH STICK" FOUND WATER

August Grosenbaugh, an aged resi-.
oeut OF Fcrt Dodge. Ia. by the aid OF
witch stick, found a place he
thought should be a site tor city
we'll The well was drilled Zl5 teet
and now six hundred gallons OF water
are pouring forth each minute rhe
council rewarded Mr. GTosenbaugh by
commencing his efforts and by paying
him $40
Now this payment of $50 for the use
Of the witch stick raised the ire OF
several men, including DR. j w Kline,
state lecturer on tuberculosis to the
medical profession. Frank Paige. a
retired scientist. and Captain George
Riggland one OF the weathiest men
here They declare the council was
foolish ever to have had the witch
stick" used, as belief IN its efficacy is
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-02-23
BIRDS AND GRASSHoPPERS

A strong protest is being made in
South Australia against the continual
slaughter OF such birds as the ibis,
the egret. cranes and spoonbills to
supply the demands OF milliners The
slaughter is Objectionable not only as
destroying some OF the most beautiful
and interesting creatures OF nature
but, according to the journal OF Agrt
culture, also as rendering South Aus.
tralia ever more prone TO plaques OF
grasshoppers, and is prime cause OF
the decline Of its fish resources Az
the wadiug birds disappear the crus.
taceans that destroy fish spawn In
crease in multitude.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-02-23

Boys and girls Of high school in a
Long Island town struck on account
OF the dismissal Of a popular principal
and paraded the streets in regulation
striker style This is a mild hint as
TO the effect Of dispensing with dis
,cipline and subordination Of the for
mer kind in the new system of educa.
tion in which The idea Of self-control ts
expanded into latitude Young Amer
lea needs no incentive for further self
assertion, and many are inclined to
think that some old.fashioned ideas
about the young idea may be revived
with profit.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-02-23
THE WAY IN GERMANY

Last year a Russian traveller asked
a Berlin railway othcial on which plat
form a train to a particular city would
arrive. The Official nodded to one
side The Russian interpreted this as
permission TO sross the rails IN the
direction OF the nod a shuuted en-.
gine went over him and cut of his
arm. A week later IN hospital he re
ceived a Strafmandat requiring MIN
10 pay as marks Tor "unauthorlzedly,
and TO the state railway regulations
contraryIngly. crossing the line"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-02-23
Annther DUTY.

"You are my wife's social secrS
tary?" he asks of the beauteous creu-
ture who is seated at the small desk
in the study. Yes, sir" she smiles.
Il am supposed to take Mrs, Blirrups
place in as many social details Us pos
sible."
"Well--er-she doesn't seem to be
coming downstairs this morning, and
1t has always been her custom to kiss
he goodby when start of for the Of
fee Judge.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-02-23

shape of the beautiful member whose
merits they were discussing. A gen
tleman friend presented himself, and
by common consent the question was
referred to him. 1t was a delicate
matter He thought OF Parts and the
three goddesses. Glancing from one
to the other OF the beautiful white
hands presented for his examination,
he replied at last: II give it up; the
question is too hard for me But ask
the poor, and they will tell you the
most beautiful hand in the world Is
the hand that gives"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-02-23

Little Boy came home together "You
mustn't kiss me-" said Little Girl
Mother says she doesn't like It," Lit.
tie Boy loked disconnected for just
about the tenth part OF a second Then,
But YOU like it, don't your" he said
and kissed her as usual and trudged
along
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-02-23
'1nny8S Ou0Gr mCNiONS.

relic OF the dark ages Dr kime
looked through the reference books at
the Carnegie library and printed the
information he found concerning the
witch stick" Members OF the coun-
ell merely laugh, point to the well
anu answer that they do not care now
Mr.. Grosenbaugh selected the site.
but that they are satisfied with the
racuIta
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-02-23
CHINESE ADVANCEMENT

DR.. Mary Stone, a Chinese girl, whose
family dates back more than 1000
years, is the first woman named in her
family tree. This pedigree is contain
ed in IL large volumes and gives the
history of the family for more thar
1000 years. Other women, daughters
and wives, are designated by numbers
DR.. Stone was reared by missionariep
and chose to become a physician.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-02-23

In Canada an employe of a garage
smoked a cigarette over a can of gas
oline, with the result that two hun
dred thousand dollars worth of prop
crty went up in fire. There ought to
be special and severe penalties for this
specific kind Of gross carelessRess.
In such cases life is jeopardized quite
as much as property. In the new cru
side for fire prevention careless smok-
ers should have prominent consloeTa-
ton.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-02-23
HOW POPULAR HE'LL BE

He is six and she is five. They
are in the same kindergarten class
Their homes are less than half
block apart. They love each other
dearly, and every day he escorts her
home from school and leaves her with
a kiss. The grown-ups noticed all this
and there was little teasing Final.
ly Little Girl'Bmother said, i wouldn't
let the little boy kiss me goodbye II
we're you" The next day mother
was at the door when Little Girl and
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-02-23
ELEPHANT SHREW IS RARE.

The London "Zo6 has received
from South Africa three elephant
shrews, the first OF their kind to be
seen in Europe This animal, which
Is about the size Of a dormouse, has
an elephant.like trunk on the snouI
and its hind legs are extremely long
and suggest those Of a kangaroo.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-02-23

Now they say there are just as many
hides as ever, but 1t is explained that
there are more people who need shoes.
And yet you can get them repaired
while you wait on almost any corner
now.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-02-23

Concerning a report of the dean Of a
western university that nine Of the
students should have been engaged in
some simple manual labor" the New
York World wants to know: is
boys right to go to college to be de
pendent on his capacity for knowl
edge?" It seems that It is not in prac.
tice; but does that destroy a deans
right to comment on the situation?
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-02-23

In Minneapolis a young woman ate
hairpins for the purpose of making
herself so i'll that she might get out Of
doing housework A girl like that
ought to be permitted to go on the
stage. She must have temperament.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-02-23

CT.
By wheat crop farm 800 acres
for 3 years, average 20
bushels per acre per year
for g years, or total Of 60
bushels, - 19,2OO bushels at
so cents per bushel......Sl5,SGO.Oo
Balance to credit Of farm aft
er 8 years operation, 81
$4,000 per year........... ',oZ5'oV
ITO operate 4SO acres would cost
less in proportion, as the plant re
ouired for 800 acres would do for the
larger farm, and the interest on plant
for the extra 100 acres would be
saved"
The. figures given may be open to
criticism, but they will be found to
be reasonably accurate, with a fair
ness given to he expense columns
There are thos who profess to do
the work at a much less cost than
those given.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-02-23

DR.. Surface, Pennsylvania state ZOO
logist, says that skunks should be con-
SERVED. Certainly. doctor, but at a
good safe distance.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-02-23
COST OF GRAIN
GROWING IN
CENTRAL CANADA

A careful canvass made of num-
ber OF men farming in large way
Indicates that even with the extreme
expeuse of harvesting the crop, which
has been caused by the bad weather
and difficulty in threshing, wheat haa
been produced and put on the market
for less than j5 cents a bushel. Inc
average freight rate is not over l5
cents per bushel. This would make
the cost Of production and relght %
cents and would leave the farmer an
actual margin on his low-grade wheat
OF 17B cents and for his high-grade
wheat Of 1914 cents; and though lhls
Is not as large a profit as the farmer
has every right to expect, 1t is a proht
not to be despised, and which should
leave a very fair amount of money to
his credit when all the expenses oil
the year have been paid, unless the
value of low-grade wheat sinks very
much below its present level A mat
ter of Importance TO the prospective
settler is that of the cost OF produo
ton. The following table has been
prepared after careful investigation;
Interest on 800 acres, value
$50 per acre, years at
per cent interest. -Sl'tzV'VV
Interest on horses, machin'
cry, wagons, ploughs, har-
rows, etc, to operate 800
acres-say $4,000 for
years ..........''.'''' f"''0N
Getting 800 acres ready for
crop first year, doing ones
own work, with hired help,
about $3.50 per acre....... l'l2O'Oo
Getting 800 acres ready for
crop, second and third
year. about S1.25 per acre
per year, or $3.50 per acre
2 years ones own work and
hired help. p.........,..'..'' oVO'OV
Seed per year, wheat, per
acre S1.2j, 3 years........ l,zOUVO
Seeding, 800 acres, - cents
FER acre, 3 year5.......... 24OOO
nor lT', acre. yaars......... 2sS.Oo
Harvesting, 800 acres, 80
cents per acre, years.. 2oS.oO
Marketing, 800 acres, esti-
mate 20 bushels per acre
per year for years,
cents per bushel, or cents
per bushel for 3 years.. $500
Threshing $50 acres, estimate
20 bushels per acre per
year for years, 6 cents
pei eushel per year or IL
cents tar 8 years. ...... I152O0
e. s2l 40
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-02-23

Electric cars in Massachusetts are
required to carry a lifting jack to
serve as a Johnny-on-the-spo in case
of need.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-02-23
BEAUTIFUL HAND

Two charming women were dis
cussing one day what It 10 which con
stitutes beauty IN the hand They
differed Ia opinion a. much 40 tho
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-02-23
WHERE COWS ARE NUMEROUS

Australia had COWS enough to Civ
each man, woman ana child In tbs
island continent three apiece; while
tho Argentine can 40 even botter
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-02-23

Constipation causes many serious dis
eases. IL is thoroughly cured by Doctor
Pierce's Pleasant Pellets. One laxative,
three for cathartic.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-02-23

Very low one way Colonat Rates via
Nickel plato Road 10 points In the West,
Northwest and Southwest. Tickets good
going March 1 to April 10 Inclusive Ask
agent or write H. p. Parnln, a. II. A..
Et. Wayne, Ind.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-02-23

The daughter Of the Gaekwar OF
Baroda has been lifted and the Juiutku
og Ursa has three who are unmarried.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-02-23

The hoatzin, native bird OF Brit
ish Guiana, displays a singular activ'
ity from the moment It breaks the
walls of the she'll Unlike all other
nestlings, it is an expert climber. us.
ing beak,, wings and feet No other
bird, not even the adult hoatzin. can
use the wings for this purpose But
in the young hoatzin the thumb and
first finger OF the wing are armed with
long. prehensible claws that serve as
liLgers AS the bird gradually learns
10 fly the claws are absorbed and final
ly disappear that on the thumb being
the first to go.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-02-23
important 70 Mothers

Thinking has often made me very
unhappy scting never has. DO some
thing; do good II you can. but do some
hi..k!-Mrs. Gaskell.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-02-23

There never was man as important
as a bride expects her husband to be.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-02-23

A oonceited man 10 often aoneeltad
enough 70 think that no lan'L
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-02-23
Cr.

Total ....,............$7S340O
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-10-16
Will Farm Big Acreage.

Present indicasions are that next
year will be one of unprecedented
activities along farming lines In the
vicinity OF Geyser, says the Geyser
Times. Preparations are being made
for breaking large tracts of the newly
acquired state lands tributary to this
town and sowing some of them to fax
and winter wheat.
Among the foremost along this line
of endeavor will be S. G. Purdy OF
Geyser and W. K. Floweree Of Grea,
Falls, who, together with their rela.
tives, bought about 1850 acres Of
agricultural land at the recent Cas-.
cade county sale, and will work to.
gether in the development aud sale Of
this land to actual settlers. They
have purchased q Case 32-horse powe,
engine and 10 breaker bottom plows
will be put to work at once, together
with what extra help may be secured
All the land that can be broken this
fall will be seeded in the spring to la1
and the spring and summer breaking
will be put into winter wheat, accord
ing to present plans.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-10-16
Montana Farm Crops

There are conflicting estimates as to
the size of the Montana grain crop
this season, some authorities placing
the total wheat yield 1t about 17,00O,-
600 bushels, and other estimates ex.
ceeding that figure. 10 q bulletin re-
Gently issued. Prof. Thomas Shaw
Gays:
Absolutely accurate figures regard
ing Montaua's acreage cannot be
gwen because the state has not yet
established q bureau for collecting
statistics In q Systematic way. How
ever, information obtained from other
sources furnishes a reasonable basis
for at least approxim attng the yielde.
There are good reasons for believing
tn at the wheat crop of Montana for
1912 will not fall short of Is, O00, 900
bushels. And it may exceed that
amount even. The fax crop should
give between four and five million
bushels.
Based on the shipments of grain
over the lines OF the Great Northern
Railway, the production OF grain since
1910 has multiplied by forty, an in.
crease that IL probably without any
parallel in the history of this country.
This increase Is accounted for in
part by the rapidly of the settlement
since 1909 and in part by the more than
average char acter of weather condi-
tions. Rains we're more than usually
frequent and timely. The yields in
many instances were almost incredible.
Forty to fifty bushels Of Turkey Red
winter wheat to the acre are quite
common.
Where the oat crop was own on
we'll prepared bench lands 1t ran from
50 to 100 bushels per acre. The crops
OF barley we're correspondingly good.
The crops OF potatoes were uniformly
good and the quality excellent. Elk.
cellent fodder corn was raised In many
areas that gave from two to three tons
of cured fodder per acre of excellen,
quality. In only two or three limited
areas was the crop injured by the
drouth. At the present time there II
an abundance of moisture in the
ground. This means that II the farm,
ers will only do their part Montsna
may look forward to another bu pei
crop In 1913.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-10-16

An application for naturalization
was fled in the district court today
by Sivert Hegstsd, OF Brady, who is
q native of Norway.
Thos. McDevitt, OF Havre, who was
a resident OF this city about twenty
years ago, is visiting with old-time
Fort Benton friends.
c. B. Van Als,ine, Of Big Sandy,
one of the republican candid ates for
representative in the state ature,
was amoug the arrivals today.
The big furniture sale il o in
progress a. T. G. Power & Bro. Ltd.
A discount OF 20 per cent. on all goods
in the furniture department.-Adv.
Declarations of their intention to
become American citizens have been
made in the district court by Oscar
Ulin and Frank stahl, OF Big Sandy.
Each Of the applicants Is q native Of
Sweden.
It is announced that q democratic
rally will be held in Carter on Mon.
day afternoon. October 81, with T. j.
Walsh and Hon. John M. Evans az
the principal speakers. The meeting
will be held in Brandt's hall, CON-
mencing 1t one o'clock.
Reports from the surrounding coun.
try are to the effect that blowing is
being done by the farmers on an ex.
tensive scale, and most of them are
doing more careful work than in form
er years. 1t has been their experience
tina, eighty acres we'll farmed give
more profitable results than 100 acre:
that were not properly cultivated.
A news item from the Bitter Root
valley says William Johnson, Of
Corvallis recently harvested a bumper
onion crop. o. II acres, 1875 bushel'
of extra large, aud q number o:
bushels of smaller onions were sacked
The onions are of the Australian
Brown and Yellow Danvers varieties
A part of them have been cold st 9
cent q pound and the rest will be heli
over until later.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-10-16
Walked Across Continent.

PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 8.-Charles
Fagin, an employe of the New York
Juvenile court, reached this city on a
pedestrian trip from Los Angeles to
New York which be began on May 20.
Fagin has crossed 10 states and b as
seen the governors OF nearly all them.
He is studying juvenile court systems
In the different states, and expects to
visit the hor| sc detention while here.
he is walking for q $500 prize offer.
ed by E. J. Wendell, Of New York, to
win which he must be In New York by
October Is. On his trip he has used
eight pairs of shoes.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-10-16
The River Press.

Subscribe now for the WEEKLY Rlv.
ER Press. Send it to ''the old felix's
1t home"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-10-16
Mild Smokina

Mild Smoking.
The smoking of dried ~coltsfoot
leaves antedated the introduction of
tobacco In England.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-10-16

According to an official ia bull tion OF
the recent sale of state lands in Chou.
tesu county, the tracts that are cold
aggregated about 80, 700 acres, W it'll a
total purchase price of S48l ,83l. AS
most OF the purchases were made on
the instalment plan, calling for 5 per
cent interest on deferred payments,
the returns received during the twenty
years will probably be about $3.50, 900.
An official call has beeen issued for
q mass meeting OF the republican
voters OF Chouteau county, to be held
in this city Monday, October IA, to
take action in the matter of selecting
republican candidates for county
commissioners for the two-year and
four-year terms. The recent decision
of the supreme court affecting sp.
pointive members of the board re-
Quires that such action be taken.
Prom Fridays Daily
Girl wanted for general house work
Apply to Mrs. j. j. McGraw.
A. L. Ralston. of Conrad, is among
the business visitors In town.
81. A. Nottingham, OF Shonkin, Il
visiting with friends In THE city.
Girl wanted for general house work
Apply to Mrs. A. E. McLeish.-Adv
r. M. Christian was received at th
S~anitarium today, for medical treat
ment.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-05-06

The wildcat Of the north woods,
red lynx, bay lynx, bobcat, or however
we may elect to call him, has been
described as a bundle Of live wires
actuated by the spirit Of Satan. Run
ming up to over 40 pounds In weight,
he ia as big ms his finerfurred cousin,
the tufted.eared Canada lynx, far hand.
somer and much more savage. have
seen them fight dogs desperately, and
full-grown wildcat will play havoc
with flock OF sheep. But no cat has
ever been known to attack man except
In the effort to get away when corn
cred. Some time ago found ma
In Maine willing to swear before q
notary that bobcat had attacked him
without provocation, but | concluded
tn abide by the advice of Manly Hardy
gone from us now, who wrote me that
q man who would swear to anything
of the kind was a born liar anyhow
Edward Breck, in Outing.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-05-06
MEXICAN BORDER PICTURE
PRINCIPAL GEM FILM

The Mclean situation viii make
the PRINCIPAL pittrre az The Gem
tncatcr today and tcnight OF add
tional interest. The t'.l2 CT this pie
tu~e Is "Capt. Kings Rescue This
Is Labin picture, the syncrs's CT
which follows:
In anticipation Ct probable trouble
along the border, two troops Of cayal-
ny, In command OF Captain King, are
ordered to Douglas, Ariz., little
town along the Mexican border and
port OF entry into Mexico, AS they
approach The town, the captain halts
his column and goes ID a nearby
ranch house seeking directions as to
his course He finds standing at the
gate watching his troop. the owner
Of the ranch his wife and daughter
a GIL OF about eighteen, and Il suave
yong Mexican. evidently in loys
with the ranc hmaa'F daughtor. The
captain gets the information he
seeks and invites tho family to Wis
the camp which the soldiers will
make at Douglas They accept this
invitation The officer quickly sue
cumls TO tho charms Of The raa1h-
mans daughter, Pearl, much 10 the
distastc Of the Mexican Pod .. Later
Captain King rcsCues a poor Indian
who Is being ill-treatcd by Pedro
Tearl's father, who is Witness {
the Mexican cruelty, fc"t:ds him K
again come to his house The MoXi.
can plots TO get the captain out Of his
way and thus secure revenge Witt
son,2 CT his gang he waylays Tao sol.
der, knocks him senseless aHj
throws him down deserted we'll liz
had previously witnessed the depart
ure of the ranchman and his wiz
from their home and knew that Pear
was alone at her home. The lndiag
who had beea befriendcd by Captain
King witnessed the action Of thu
Mexican, and mounting his pony
rushcs TO the camp for aid He re
ports what he has seen 10 the com
manding officer and detail Of troop
ars go back with him to the abau
doned well They rescue the captain
and, with him at their head, tht
party proceeds to the ranch in timt
to rescue the girl from the clutche
of the Mexican
| The two cther pictures at The Gen
arc entitled, The Treasure Cave" b,
Cines and "A Bucktown Romance.
by Kalen, botl dramas that will no
fail to interest,
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-05-06
ONCE THE HOME OF AUDUBON
aIist Died 10 Now New
York Tenement.

In n dismal hollow at the foot Of
One Hundred and Fifty-eighth street,
New York, overlooking the Hudson is
great square house that looks as
if it ought to be hauuted-and per-
haps II is. II wcs once magnificent,
It's lawns were perfect and It's foun'
tairs played in tho sunlight. On
every side OF 1t were other handsome
homes, and all the owners were
friends of long standing Now the
granite wall of Riverside drive almost
cuts into the roof ! OF this fine old
mansion, Italian laborers live in It
and unkempt babies sprawl upon It's
porches A giant apartment house
towers over 1t and only the rays Of
the western sun ever reach its
windows.
It is the old home of John James
Audubon, the American naturalist.
which he purchased in 1912 and LIVED
In for come years with his sons
Victor and Johr and their families,
| He died there In 1851 and was buried
in Trinity cemetery, near the woods
that formed part Of his estate and
which were later called Audubon
park. For five or six years Audubon
park has been but q memory, only q
few dilapidnted homes remaining In
q hollow henmed in by modern
bureaus where people live in the
drawers"