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The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-09-27

I lllliN ! " NLaA w ain q -lAhNC w eJ o
years, and I guess I'm about as well
off as most folks. was going to ask
her but forgot it,"
Don't you ask her a word about
IT," cautioned the wife as she came
down to him, Il guess Ninnie's got
something on her mind but it hain't
none of your business. reckon
she'll tell me when she gets ready.
Leastwise, ! hain't goin' to do any
pumping"
Something on her mind, Ell?
That's funny. Didn't know that girls
ever had anything on their minds ex-
cept new clothes. Is that why she
come visiting US all Of a sudden?"
None O. your business! l guess
my own sisters daughter can come
and see me any time she takes no.
hon, and that without writing ahead.
What's on her mind, as nigh as
can make out, is about a young man.
II I don't tell you you'll worry the
shirt off your back. Pa, you've got
TO be as poky as an old maid You
cant see a pillar-case Topping on the
clothes line but what you want to
know all about It. Yes; it's about a
young man. They are engaged, and
they've had a falling out, and she's
sorter run away from him to find out
II he really cares for her"
"And she's got scared about 1t and
has written him letter to tell
where she is?" quered the husband.
GO on It's probably a letter to
her ma, though I didn't see it nor
ask. l hope she didn't start for
town It's going to storm for sure,
and there haln't but one house on the
road where she could find shelter.
Look down the road and see If you
can see her"
Cant see hide nor hair OF any
girl" reported Uncle Robert after
going out to the highway and taking
a look.
An hour later, with both uncle and
aunt f1dgeting about their girl visitor,
the black clouds that had been bank
ing up for hours began to advance
before a breeze that soon strengthen
ed into gale In five minutes the
gray afternoon had become twilight.
In Is there was cold rain and lively
hail, and Uncle Robert was blown in
to the kitchen to exclaim:
Il told her it was going to be a
buster, and that she mustn't blame
me. I started down the road to meet
her, but Lordy what a storm! [
couldn't get 10 rods If l was to die
for it!"
Miss Minnie had reached town and
mailed her letter and started back
again when the storm broke. Before
At came she thought she could make
out human figure on the road ahead
of her, but wasn't sure. The very first
gust picked her up and turned her
around and deposited her under a
roadside tree. She remained there
until the gale began to whip the
branches off, and then let 20 her
hold and ran for it. There were limbs
falling all about her, and the hail
stones peppered her until she ran al
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-09-27
MINN'S THANKSGIVING
She Had Something important
on fIer Mind.
BY DONALD ALIEN.

IF was a girl wouldn't go
walking too far" said old Uncle Rob
ert as a girl Of 20 passed him on her
way down to the gate Of the farm
house.
And why not?" she asked as she
almost came to a pause,
well according to my ideas, It's
going to rain and snow and blow and
hail and when the storm does break
she's going to be a buster, You live
in the city and don't know anything
about the storms we have out here.
I've seen II when we didn't have a
train along for four straight days"
Il wanted TO go 10 the postofiice TO
mail a letter"
IT'S three miles there and back
and II l was you I'd put 1t on. Meb-
be somebody'll be passing that you
can send by. To-morrer's Thanks
giving you know, and we are going
10 have the awfulest, biggest, incest
dinner anybody ever set down to. It's
in your honor, you know, Therell be
a turkey. n duck and a chicken;
tnere II De CIdubeIIS Sdnht pulHPtAi
pies, currant iell, sweet cider and
apple dumpln's; therell be-"
Il think III Just walk a little ways,
anyhow" said the girl as she opened
the gate and passed down the high
way towards the village and the rail
road depot,
"And If you come home as wet as
a hen don't say / didn't warn ye, IT'S
going to come, and it's going to be
buster"
Half an hour later. a middle-aged
woman, with a motherly face and
voice came out on tho steps and
askede
"Pa do you reckon it's goin' TO
storm"
Sure as ducks"
Where's Minnie?"
"Oh. she's gone for a starter l
give her warning What's she
wantiu to mail a letter for? ! hGin't
mailed a letter nor got one in 20
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-09-27

tor told me to go to a hospital. / did
not like that idea very well, 80, when /
saw your advertisement in a pape-, l
wrote to you for advice, and have done as
you told me. / have taken Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and
Liver Pills, and now have my health.
"If sick and ailing women would only
know enough to take your medicine, they
would get relief. Mrs. BENZ. II. STAINS
Berry, Route 6, Box Is, Upper Sandusky,
Ohio.
If you have mysterious pains, irregu-
larity, backache, extreme nervousness,
inflammation, liberation or displace-
ment, don't wait too long, but try Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound now.
For thirty years Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound, made from roots
and herbs, has been the standard remedy
for female ills, and such unquestionsble
testimony as the above proves the value
of this famous remedy and should give
every one confidence.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-09-27
SECRET OF OASIS REVEALED

The opening of railway communities
ton from point near Luxor into the
Libyan desert has rendered easy OF
access the celebrated oasis OF khar'
geh, long regarded as a typical exam
pie of these isolated centers Of life. (
For some time past certain scien-
lists have, while actually residing
there, been studying the phenomena OF
springs, moving sands, wells, and SO
forth. 1t appears from their investiga.
tions that the Libyan GASES are deep
depressions in a lofty plateau that
has a maximum elevation Of nearly
1000 feet, but that the bottom of the
oases are only from one hundred to
three hundred feet above sea level
They are underlaid by beds of of sand
stone. which are the sources of the
water supply. 9
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-09-27
R0RSE KICKS UP 148 COINS

A horse kicked a remarkable treas
ure trove into view on John McEwen's 8
farm on the Canadian side of the st.
Lawrence river, near Ogdensburg, N.
Y. Six pieces of silver dow from the
horses hoof when the animal was be-
ing driven across a field. The driver
jumped into the horses tracks and,
digging with his hands, turned up 14S
Coins-three Spanish pieces, one Brit
ish, one five-franc piece, and 143
United States half dollars.
l BY English law treasure tfove goes
to the crown, so the coins have been
turned over to the police. They date
from 1906 to 1928 and they were found
buried in straight rows standing on
edge, only three inches under ground.
Worl5men who built the Rideau ca
nal were paid In American silver, 1t
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-09-27
The unIverse an AseIdent.

The universe together with it's
parts. is nothing but nl1ntre o. ac-
cidents, ever changing and D. "a re.
newed at every breath and ib.hvo to.
gether in single substar+o and at
each instant disappearing fHA being
replaced by similar set In conse.
quence of this rapid succession, the
spectator is deceived into tho belief
that the universe is permanent ex-
istence.-By Nur-Addin 'Abd-Alrah-
man Janli.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-09-27
New York AIimony Club.

The Alimony club in New York, a
name adopted by coterie of men
who are undergoing Imprisonment
there for default in payment of allow
ances to wives from whom they have
separated, held banquet in Jail on
Christmas day Twelve sat down to
a good repast, two of them having
come back for the occasion, after re-
covering their liberty only two days
before. The popular song, II Won
der Who's kissing Her Now" was
sung during every toast, and "Our I'm
fortunate Successors" was received
hilariously.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-09-27
Oldest Newspaper.

The Itching Pao," which is the Off.
cial gazette of Peking, and has just
celebrated its thousandth anniversary,
is the Oldest newspaper in the world.
Ever since its inception, a copy Of
each issue has been carefully pre-
served in the archives of the Peking
palace Accuracy has always been
the keynote Of his paper, and, in sew.
der to maintain its high standard, sew,
eral journalists on it's STAFF in the East
paid the penalty Of mistakes With
their lives. Dismissal, anG. at The
worst, Imprisonment, is the puniAh h.
ment meted out at present
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-09-27
NOVEL HORSE CAR RAILWAY

At Langeoog, one of the string Of
East Frisian islands in the North sea
off the coast of Germany, there is
decidedly novel tramway. AS visitors
can only reach this island from the
mainland by boats at high water q
horse tramway service has been es
tablished by means Of which tourists
are conveyed the intervening distance
of about four miles when the tide ia
low as shown in the view.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-09-27
KING OF THE L0BSTERS

The largest lobster sent to FultoG
market, New York city, in many year,
was received in the fish stall of John
Dias. Weighing 81 pounds and meas
uring "a inches in all, with claws /,
inches in length, this titan crustacear
one of a family of three--was, in
deed, a sight worth seeing. His mate
weighing 20 pounds and measureina
18 inches, carried off second honors
while the offspring weighed II poundi
and was Is inches in length.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-09-27
TOMBSTONE is A BAROMETER

Upton, Near Peterborough one of
the smallest parishes in England, mum.
bering only fourteen houses, possess
es a tombstone of black marble, which
becomes damp in patches whenever
rain is about to fall 1t is regarded
in the village as an infallible barome-
ter This tombstone is, presumably,
the English equivalent to the weep
ing cherub at Amiens cathedral
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-09-27

being part of the indemnity paid by
the United States to Great Britain.
This money was sent to the canal dis
trict in kegs, some of which were stol-
en- and never recovered. It is be-
lieved the money found is some Of that
lost eighty years ago.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-09-27
YOUNG wife
SAVED FROM
HOSPITAL
Tells How Sick She Was And
What Saved Her From
An Operation.
Upper Sandusky, Ohio. "Three years
ago was married and went to house,

Keeping. 1 was not
feeling ell and
could hardly drag
myself along. had
such tired feelings,
my back ached, my
sides ached, l had
bladder trouble aw-
fully bad, and l could
noteat or sleep. Ihad
headaches, too, and
became almosta ner-
yous wreck, NV doc
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-09-27
HIS COFFIN WAS IN PAWN

A man who has just died at Pragu,
left instructions that his coffin would
be found at a pawnshop.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-09-27
L0NDON'S WONDERFUL BEAST

Residents of London and visitors to
that city are wondering just how to
classify the two quaint beasts in stone
that have been placed outside the en-
trance to the new King Edward VII.
gallery at the British museum. They
seem to be cross between the Brit
ish lion and the Sphinx and are admit
tedly not an artistic success.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-09-27
CAUGHT With the Goods

The man from baltimore felt S,
lonely on the train after a long visii
in a small inland town that he triei
to engage his seatmate in couversa
ton.
"And what might your business be?'
he incurred, pleasantly
Il furnish supplies to the restaurant
in this vicinity" the man replied,
"Oh, ho!" cried the Baltimorean
80 you're the chap that brings the
rubber oysters Youngstown Tele
gram.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-09-27
Eczema from beyhOOd
ResinOI cured him

DoLEDo, O., May 10, 1877
have completely cured my
eczema. i suffered with Il
ever since / was a boy. and | am
now AZ years old. Ny arms and face
would break out, and / was tortured
with itching, especially in tho
spring. fall and winter. On my
cheeks my skin would turn red,
itch and crack, and more so on my
wrists. They would split open and
bleed,
II was In a hospital one day to-
see n friend who had skin disease
and / found they had cured him
with Resinol Ointment, and Dr.
-. one of the best in Chicago
recommended 1t for my eczema. L
used II with Resinol Soap, and to
my surprise they have completely
cured me. My skin is clear"
(Signed) CTTAs. J. STRoBEL, no Ma
tional Union Building.
Resinol Soap and Ointment are inyalu-
able household remedies sfOrskin-troubless
boils, burns, wounds, chatings, pimples,
etc. Nearly all druggists soil Resinol
Soap (25c) and Ointment (b9c), or they
viii be mailed upon receipt OF price.
Resinol Chemical Co.,
Baltimore, Nd
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-09-27
a WONDERFUL nISCOVERY.

In ths age OF research and experiment, all nature
10 Brunsacked by the comfortand hap
pnessof man. Science IS indeed made gantstrides
in tho past century, ard among the--by no means
least impOrtant-discO cries in medicine Is that OF
Ther pion, which has used with great success in
French Hospitals and tnat II is worthy the attention
OF those who suffer from kidney, bladder, nervous
Diseases chronic weaknesses, ulcers skin eruptionsi
from the big stir created amongst specialists. thY
THERAPlON Is destined 70 east into oblivion n
those questionable remedies that were formerly TIA
sole reliance OF medical men it Is Of course impos
bble 70 tell sufferers all we should like 70 tell them
in this short article but those.w who would like TO
know more about this remedy that has effected so
many-We might almost say, miraculous cures
should send addressed envelope for FREE book 10
DIR. lie Clerc Med Co., Huyerstock Road Hampstead
London, Eng. and decide for themselves whetherth
New French ReLiedy 11THE HERAP,Ioh' No, /, No
or No is what they require and have been seeking
In vain during life of misery, suffering. III health
and unhappineBs. Theraplon Is sold by druggists OF
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-09-27

Trouble With Paying Cash.
rs Greene's credit any good?"
Il don't know. He always pays casl
for what he buys from me-"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-09-27

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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-06-04
NO CAP And GOWN
Two Washburn Senior Laws
on a Strike.
Object to Regalia of Grave and
Reverend Seniors.
CAN'T HAVE THEIR DIPLOMAS
UItimatum Handed Down by
the Faculty.
President Sanders Says Stu
dents Will Relent.
CAN'T HAVE THEIR DIPLOMAS

No caps and gowns for them; no cap
and gown; no diploma. This is the So
luton that confronts two
| College seniors in the law school. rms
incident has stirred the young disciples
of Lycurgus to the point of revolt.
The two seniors are Weldon Morris
and c.. f. Wagner. They did all the
work required and passed the finish
mark with flying %colors, but when they
were told tina they would be expected
to appear at commencement exercises
in caps and gowns, they baked and IN
formed Dean Arthur that they Woulo
rot do so. 1t was pointed out that 1t
was simply a regulation of the college
and could not be ignored 1t made
nc difference to them.
Then the dignified members of the
faculty were called\together and the
question was debated long and ear
nestly and it was decided that
no caps and gowns-no diplomas, and
there the matter rests. The young
men are still holding the fort n the
faculty is showing no disposition to
relent.
President Sanders of Washburn a
today that the matter was of little i'm
pCrtance, and that the member of the
graduating class in question, would no
doubt reconsider their intentions of not
attending the exercises properly at
tired. However, according to some Of
the members of the class, their pres
ent intentions will not be changed,
they maintaining that such a small
matter cannot possibly deprive them of
their degree.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-06-04
WRITES OF MEXICO.
C. VI. HnoWlton Says Things Are
Quieting Down.

Countless opportunities are at every
hand, in Old Mexico, and especially Is
his true in the City of Mexico" says
c.. M. Knowlton, formerly a Topeka
druggist, who is now associated with
the Sanborn Drug of Mexico
City. Even in the midst of continuous
u~prisings, the great bulk of business
tiers are optimistic; and maintains that
he will never leave Mexico.
The former Topeka man tells of many
Incidents and experiences, both exciting
and pathetic; but concludes these stor-
les by saying: L love h country and
certainly hope conditions will soon
change for the better" One incident
related in a letter from tells
of taking a jaunt outside the city Inn
its, to spend a few hours with nature
among the hills; after re~furningto this
city it was learned that a battle be.
tween the federal soldiers and rebels
had taken place the previous. day OIL
the very ground he had covered, and
resuIted in the killing of 200 of h men
ngaged It was ~thereupon decided by
the lover of nature hat the pavet
streets and bright lights would be more
conductive to good health than ami
in the hills. Similar stories are told OF
bandits continually doing business
throughout the country; however, these
bands of wanderers cause no excite
ment in the cities.
Mr.. Knowlton states that large num-
bers of women, who left the City OF
Mexico, are gradually returning, anG
expects to have his own family with
him in Il short time. Mr.. Knowlton
was in the drug business in Topeka
for many years, and has the gooo
wishes of many. friends.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-06-04
STRAWBERRIES GOING
Cherries Now Choice On Local Market
- Carloads of ~PineappIes.

The strawberries which have been so
plentiful on the market for the past
three weeks are going fast and the sea-
son will soon be over. The lovers Of
strawberry shortcake will have to wait
until next year before they can feast
or this delicacy again. The last of the
crop from Missouri are coming in now
and the dealers say that these will be
by the last of the week. The
berries are of a poorer quality than
these earlier in the season. The local
crop is practically of no account, as
they are dried up end cannot be
shipped or used for home consumption.
Strawberries are selling at from two
boxes for fifteen cents to ten cents
straight.
ing their appearance on the market
and are of a very good quality. The
cherry season is very short as the fruit
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-06-04
DUCHESS IS ILL.
Wife of Canadian Governor Genera
Suffering From Appendicitis.

Quebec, June 4.-The Duchess of
Connaught, wife of the governor gen.
eral of Canada is suffering from APP
pendicitis and will have to be taken to
the Royal Victoria hospital in Mon
treal for an operation.
DR.. A. e. Garrow, a specialist, who
was brought in hast from Montreal,
reached Quebec at 2:50 a. m. and was
driven Immediately to the citadel ac-
companied by two nurses and two Of
GERS of the royal household. The
duchess was sleeping at the time and
the specialist did not see her until af-
ter daylight. DR.. Garrow's diagnosis
confirmed the earlier fears as to the
nature of her royal highness's illness.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-06-04
FIFrY-FouR YEARS IN KANSAS.
MIR. and Mrs. j. w. Fisher Celebrate
Long Residence in State.

Monday evening Mr.. and Mrs. J. w.
Fisher celebrated their fifty-fourth
anniversary as residents of Kansas by
entertaining the a. o. U. w. band
boys at their home, 701 Fillmore
street.
Addresses were made by Mrs. j. D.
Mcfarland, Mrs. A. H. Horton, for
merly from Atchison, which for more
than 40 years was the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Fisher. Mrs. Isabel Nc
Arthur gave several readings that were
joy DR.. E. S. Pettyjohn told
some mirth-provoking stories, in the
course of a short talk. The band play
ed several enjoyable selections. Re-
freshments we're served in the course
of the evening.
When Mr.. Fisher with his fathers
family came by boat from Ohio in
1858 and landed at L~eayenworth there
was not a mile of railroad in Kansas,
Nebraska, or Colorado. Mrs Fisher,
then Miss Davis, arrived at Kickapoo.
~Leavenworth county at the time the
troubles between the free state men
and the slave owners were being
kindled.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-06-04

ripens all at the same time and the
last of next week will see the end OF
cherries. The wholesalers are selling
them at two dollars a crate, and the
gIocers sell them at ten cents a box
or three for a quarter.
Three and four cars of ~pineapples
are being shipped to the local commits
sion houses daily direct from Cuba
These fruits from the semi-tropfcal
country are very popular and are very
firm and sweet. They are selling at
the rate of seventy-five cents a dozen.
commission dealer aid this morn-
ing that up to five or six years ago,
not a carload of pineapples had yer
been shipped to Topeka, but now they
have grown so popular with the people
of Topeka, that they are now receiving
them in five and six CARROTS. daily.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-06-04
GETS $50 FOR HORSE
S. X. Cross Placed Animals Value Too
High, jury Decides.

For the killing of a horse by an automo-
bile, a jury in Judge Garver's court today
gave S. K. Cross judgment against A. H
TIGER for $50. Cross said that the loss of
his horse and damages to his wagon were
worth $500, but the jury could see but $5C
in the claim.
The killing of Cross horse occurred Oc-
tober 10, while Cross was driving on West
Sixth avenue. The plaintiff commended
that TIGER passed his vehicle on the right
side instead of on the left and that this
breach of etiquette caused the accident.
TIGER admitted passing on the wrong SIDE.
hut said that Cross rig Rugged a street
car track so closely that he could not
pass in the proper manner.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-06-04
COLEMAN NOW SUES.
Says Wife Refuses to Live With Him
old Case Up Again.

Vinton CoIeman's family roubIes
are again in court-and this time
Coleman himself wants a separation.
Last winter Julia Coleman, the wife,
was denied a decree. Then she refus-
ed to live with her husband.
1t took several days recently for
Judge Dana to hear the stories of
trouble in the Coleman home. The
husband works for the Davis Mercan-
tile at a modest salary. His
wife said Coleman did not provide for
the family in a proper manner and
wanted to be free. Coleman offered
witnesses to show that he gave his
wife his pay check, cooked the meals,
washed the dishes and to the
babies when not engaged in his reg
ular work. The court declined to
grant a divorce. Now Coleman says
that his wife refuses to live with him
and asks for a. decree in his own
name.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-06-04
BIG INCREASE IS SHOWN
Santa Fe and Street Railway Assess
a ment Is Large This Year.

Increases amounting to $191, ISL in
the property of the Santa Fee Railway
company in Shawnee county, is shown
in the assessors returns as reported
to the county clerks, office. Against
this increase of the Santa Fe, is a re-
duction of $61,511 in the property of
the Missouri-Kansas Telephone COM
pany. The property of all public SER
vice corporations shows an increase of
$202.474 over that of a year ago.
One of the heavy increases in as
sessable property is in. the holding of
the Topeka Railway This
corporation shows $7O,012 increase.
shows an increase of S2,26S, while the
consolidation of the telephone inter-
ests shows a decrease. in property val
uations of $61,511. On other public
service corporations the reports show
little change.