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The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-02-02
T0RREY PINE is A RELIC

Possibly no other tree that grows
has so small geographical range as
the Torrey pine. There are but two
small groves of this species of pine in
the world One is about IS miles north
of San Diego, Cal, and the other is on
Santa Rosa island, one of the Santa
Barbara group. 1t is evident that the
Torrey pine, like the giant redwoods
of the Sierras and the Monterey cy.
press, is a relic of a past geological
epoch The grove north of San Diego
is the largest OF the two that still
exist Here the trees are found close
to the ocean, on rugged and inhos-
pitable coast where hey are swept al
ternately by the westerly winds off the
Pacific. and by hot blasts from the
deserts in the interior Probably II
Is owing to this situation that the
trees are dwarfed in size, and that
most OF them are grotesque and fantas.
tic In shape When planted In favor.
able regioRs, the Torrey pines grow
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-02-02

the Chinese in A. D. 9l1 built the pres
ent sea wall Of stone. The top Of the
wall is 23h feet above the river at
low water In order to facilitate load
ing and unloading junks, a platform
has been made on which the junks
rest during low water and float after
the bore has passed This platform
is eight feet high, and the junks are
doated at the first rush Of the water.
when there is a big bore. 1. E.. high
tide.
To protect this sunk platform, how.
ever, the Chinese have erected huge
buttress at the east end, about 200 feet
from the pagoda at Haining. and this
breaks the full force of the bore as it
rushes along the wall, and so saves
the hawsers holding the junks from
being broken. This buttress is 80 feet
high, and is built Of mud, enclosed
by fascines. This formation is in
some places made in front OF the en-
bankment Twigs are stacked up,
and these are then pinned down into
solid structure by poles about twelve
feet lorg being driven down into the
mud and sand 1t only takes five min
utes to drive a pole in There are
eight coolies on the frail scaffolding,
who jerk up the stone by means of
ropes, and two coolies there catch the
block of stone in their hands above
their heads, and then throw il down
on the pole. These coolies say they
get 300 cash a day for this work
(about sixpence). and there are said
to be about 1000 always employed ex
ecuting repairs.
The Chinese have a legend about
the Hangchow bore In the fifth cen.
tury B. C. a general. WI Tzu Su,
warned his sovereign. Of the feudal
state of WI, Of coming danger, but
the prince Of WI was annoyed. and or
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-02-02

dered him to commit suicide. He did
this, but gave his son instructions to
throw his body into the Tsientang
river, so that he could come to Hang
chow with every bore and gaze on the
downfall of WI.
The mid-autumn festival. on the
eighteenth day Of the eighth moon. Is
Chinese holiday. and immense
crowds visit Haining to see the bore.
and also to worship at the temples.
Most Of the people arrive by boat, and
they worship at the Hal Shen Mas, or
Spirit Of the Sea temple This year
a temporary pavilion was also erected
on the buttress to enable the local Off.
cialR to sacrifice to the Spirit OF the
Sea In this pavilion was erected
table or altar on which were the vart'
GUS sacrifcial dishes and wine. and at
the side a cooked sheep and a cooked
hog On the sea wall there was q
crowd OF about 10000 assembled, wait
ing for the bore, and about half an
hour before the bore was due the ON
cials arrived and performed the sacri
flee The ceremony only occupied
about five minutes. and was simple
but impressive, for here was force
of Nature which had hurled itself for
ages against the land, Man has erect
ed shield to protect the land from
the fierce, roaring, rushing and over
whelming torrent, but instead of show
ing pride in his victory he kneels down
and worships Nature still unsubdued
and powerful. The highest official In
the locality; the father OF the people,
as the Chinese call him; the most sue
cessful man; the most learned man;
the man who has had more honors'
titles and degrees bestowed upon him
than anybody else; he too must kneel
down in the open air and worship the
Spirit Of the Sea, and while In the act
be snap-shotted by a foreign devil
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-02-02
HOW THE ELEPHANT TALKS

Elephants are said to make use OF
a great variety OF sounds in communi.
eating with each other, and in eX.
pressing their wants and feelings.
Some are uttered by the trunk. some
by the throat. The coniunctures in
which either means OF expression is
employed cannot be strictly classified,
as fear. pleasure, want and other
emotions are sometimes indicated by
the trunk, sometimes by the throat
An elephant rushing upon an assail-
ant trumpets shrilly with fury.
Fear is similarly expressed IN a
shrill, brassy trumpet, or by a roaor
from the lungs. Pleasure by a con
tinued low squeak1ng through the
trunk or an almost inaudible purrlng
sound from the throat. Want-as a
calf calling its mother-Is chiefly eX-
pressed by the threat A peculiar
sound is made use Of by elephants to
express dislike or apprehension, and
1t the same time to inttmidate as
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-02-02
HOUSE OF DIAMONDS

About 20 years ago the diamond
merchants of Amsterdam held their
market as best they could the mer-
chants wsuId meet in a cafe, or some
times in the street where drawing
their gems from their pockets they
would compare them, chatter, and con.
clude their contracts Those days
may be termed the patriarcha age
In time the merchants saw that their
precious goods were worthy of a more
digntfied procedure They rented
prem lses which they named "Beurs
voor den Dtamanten" Business pros.
pering Amsterdam absorbed about
two-thiFda Of the worlds commerce in
the precious stones, and the syndicate
determined to build their own hall or
exchange and this the minister of the
interior has recently opened on the
WeesperpleiR
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-02-02
OLD CHINESE BANK NOTES

Paul Revere was the first American
bank-note artist, and from the time
of the chartering OF the Bank OF North
America under the direction OF Rob
Ert Morris IN 1881. up to the present.
American engravers have excelled not
only in the artistic quality OF their de-
signs but in their provisions against
counterfe citing Marco Polo found
bank notes in China ages ago, printed
on paper made from the bark OF the
mulberry tree One OF the notes
upoD which the great Venetian trav-
eler himself may have gazed, is on
exhibition al this day in the Office Of
an American company II is one of
series issued by the Ming dynasty
about 1899 A D.--"cuTrent every
where under heaven"--and seems TO
have been printed from wooden blocks
On a sheet Of paper 9x13 incbes--a
bigger surface than any man could
cover with both hands outstretched
Il Is good for zone string Of cash
The provision against forgery is sim.
pie 70 the point OF severity-"Coun
leFfeiters hereof win be executed Per.
Sons giying information Of counter.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-02-02

about half an hour before It reaches
one, and as II approaches the foam
looks like a white line extending
across the bay. In places where the
tide dashes on the sand fats one can
see how the bore in its rage at these
opposing distractions filings up the
mud in huge black masses twenty feet
high. On it comes. making a peculiar
dull roar which is awesome and i'm
presses one with a sense Of great
force. The highest part is in the cen
ter Of the river, where It is about ten
feet high. whereas near the wall on
the shore II is only about six feet
high. The bore has a sloping front,
and this is agitated into foam extend
ing a long way behind Behind the
bore there is no declivity but a contin-
uously increasing depth Of water, and
within a quarter Of an hour after the
passing Of the bore the tide is about
fourteen feet high. and in three hours
reaches Its maximum Of nineteen feet
This huge volume Of water only takes
three hours TO I'll the estuary, and is
then nine hours running out in a
strong current This strong outgoing
current is actually running at the time
the bore arrives and impinges against
the bore. and so forms the curved ap-
pearance in the center The bore trav.
els about ten miles per hour, and trav.
els thirty-fve to forty miles before
losing its height and strength.
A remarkable point is that the coun.
try to the north Of the Tsientang river
is two to six feet below highwater
mark, and the Chinese in ancient
times built a huge embankment to
keep out the tides This embankment
extends a distance of 1870 miles, and
further inland there are previous and
much older embankments These are
made Of mud, but in order still fur
ther to resist the force Of the tide
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-02-02
WINE FOR FOWLS

M. JOsbert. professor at the agricul-
tHraI college at Fountainebleau.
claims that he has discovered a new
and simple method OF making hens
lay. He feeds them With wine in ad.
dition to their ordinary food The
professor has not allowed his discoV.
cry to be made known lightly HE
has been experimenting with fowls OF
all kinds for several years and finds
the same result in every case. IN
each case he experimental for the
four winter months with two sets OF
f2 fowls OF the same breed. adding
bread soaked in wine to the food OF
one of the two sets Of ~ In every
case after six separate trials the wine
fed hens laid more eggs IN the pro
portion of 20 eggs a month or there
about
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-02-02
THE HOME LIFE OF THE
SETTLER
WESTERN CANADA AFFORDS ALL
THE COMFORTS AND MANY OF
THE LUNURES.

A young lady OF Wisconsin secured
4 certificate at the Milwaukee office
Of the Canadian Government, and on
presenting this TO the ticket agent OF
the railway at the Canadian boundary
line she secured ticket at a reduced
rate which carried her to Edmonton,
Alberta, from which point, about for
ty miles, she had friends. This was q
couple OF years ago, and the young
lady is now married TO one OF the
promising young farmers of the dis
trict
In writing on her trip to the NIL
waukee representatives OF the Cana
dian Government she says: Il enjoyed
my trip up here very much, and ex-
pect to go out 70 our homestead In
the Pembina district next spring." To
the housewife the information that
she has put up SwelVe quarts OF rasp-
berries" is important, as they picked
them themselves" and they might
have picked ten times the quantity II
they had required them, for there 10
no country where wild fruit grows in
such abundance. The letter goes on
10 say, and this is interesting from =
womans standpoint, the country IL
very beautiful" Speaking OF the
friends with whom she went up to
i've, she says: "They certainly have
a beautiful farm and house"-they
had been there about four years, also
going from Wisconsin-'they have
about twenty acres of oats and bar
ley, five acres alfalfa. three acres po-
tatoes and don't know how May or
vegetables. l think they have about
forty acres under cultivation altogeth-
er. They are now draining a slough
which they will afterwards pillow ana
put into fall wheat. They also have
q large herd of cattle, and Mrs. q
has about 100 chickens. They make
on an average of 30 pounds OF butter
every week. never saw such grand
cream"
Now these people are enjoying life
IN Alberta; they have a splendid CHI
mate, excellent prospects, and are
happy that they are part and parcel
in the working out Of the upbuildlng
Of a new country, that will take its
place amongst the progressive coun-
tries Of the century. Numbers Of let
ters that express satisfaction as ex-
treme as the one quoted appear In
literature sent out by the Canadian
Government and which may be had
on application to any Of its agents.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-02-02
OUTOFTHEORpTNARI /
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when the cause OF some alarm has not
been clearly ascertalned and the ami
mails wish to deter an intruder, II Is
produced by rapping the end OF the
trunk smartly on the ground, cur
rent OF air hitherto retained being
sharply emitted through the trunk, as
from valve, at the moment OF i'm
pact The sound made resembles that
OF large sheet OF tin rapidly doubled.
II has been enormously ascribed by
some writer's to the animals beating
their sides with their trunks.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-02-02
THUMB NAIL INSURED

Charles HeiDsey, a grainer employ.
ed in Newton, N j., has taken out an
accident insurance policy OF $50 on
the thumb nail Of his right hand He
keeps the nail one and a half inches
ong and uses it almost entirely in his
business of graining, as It works
much better than an artificial grainer
Several times the nail has been
broken and each time he has lost
money by being idle until IL grew
again. With a $50 insurance he won't
feel the lay-off so much.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-02-02
A Stab IN Il,

"'Hic facet quoted Miss Pechis.
as they strolIed through the cemetery.
what does that mean on all these
old tom bstones?"
"Why-er-you see," began Buffer.
that's an abbreviation for hickory
Jacket that is to say. hickory cof
fin. That's the kind they used in
old times, ?"-Catholic Standard
and Times
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-02-02

Doan's Kidney Pills. passed gravel
stone as large as a pea The stones
continued to pass at intervals.
l passed eleven in one day. Doan's
Kidney Pills finally cured me
and / have had no kidney trouble
since"
when Your Back is Lame Remem-
Der the Name-DOAN's SOCIAL stoTeB.
Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-02-02
CURIOUS AUSTRIAN CUSTOM

"Flogging the dummy" is a curious
custom kept up by the villagers OF
Austria. dummy Is dressed up in
grotesque fashion, and is called the
"Luzelwife." II is taken from house
to house by the troupe of grotesquely
dressed musicians and before each
house It is fiogged Then the band
plays ii the householders emerge with
cakes and wine for the crowd.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-02-02
NEW MUSICAL INSTRUMENT

A new strlnged musical instrument
is reported to have been devised BY
a japanese violin maker in the city
OF Nagoya. The invention is named
the reikin, and seems likely to super
sede the samisen. II has the shape
of a guitar, save in the neck, which
is the only part resembling a samisen
There are four strings to 1t, and bI
manipulation OF the keys the instru'
ment can be made to do the work ol
several samisen. The inventor has
played his reikin in an orchestra OF
japanese Instruments. and showed
that 1t is a success in every way.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-02-02
SMILES
At LAST.

Bill" said his long suffering sweet.
heart. I'm tired OF your shiftleSs
ways Got a Job yet?"
Nope he grunted; I'm still wait.
in fur somethin' to turn up"
Wei, here 1t is, Bill Take t good
look at it and clear out"
Whereupon she turned up her nose
at him.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-02-02
sueh Men AZ panaerous.

! don't Ike the looks OF hat Juror
with the big ears and the long poin ed
cE'n" the defendant in the case whis-
pered I, his lawyer
He has an ugly mug" said the law,
yer that's a fact"
1T isn't altogether his looks,
though" conhded the client; he's pay
ing TOO blamed close attention TO the
testimony"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-02-02
Hanpv Family,

Mrs. scrappington Tin the midst OF
her reading This recall Of Judges
that the newspapers are making 50
much stew about nowadays
Mr. Scrappington-Wel what Of
II?
Mrs Scrappington-What Is needed
n great deal worse is the recall OF hus-
bands!
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-02-02
BRIGHT MONEY IN STREAKS

A man who gives to his wife all
the bright dimes and quarters and
halves he gets says that bright money
seems to run in streaks. Sometimes
he gets a lot of bright coins for days
and weeks in succession and then be
may go a month and get not one.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-02-02

One of the Perlls Of Divorce.
How do you like your new papa.
little girl?" asked the neighbor.
mot very we'll" was the reply. 'T
told ma yesterday that could have
picked out a better one myself, DE
troit Free Press.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-02-02
GInwinn.

Wife tcomplainingly) You never
praise me up to anyone!
Hub don't eh You should hear
me describe you az the intelligence
office when I'm trying to hire cookl
Rod Hon
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-02-02

Oh! how l suffered. I
became so bad the
doctors said my left
side was paralyzed. I
could not walk with
out assistance | grew
worse and went to q
hospital but was not
helped. My friends
all thought l would
die. Three weeks
after I began taking
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-02-02

Miss De Style is looking very bad
ly."
Yes. She went to pieces at the
end of the season"
Then no wonder she looks all bro
ken up"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-02-02
In 1923 or Snnnnr

First Jap-I tell you, now is the time
TO attack the United States.
Second Jap-How SO?
First Jap-There 10 a general Euro
pean war on now, and every American
is back fighting for his fatherland! -
Puck
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-02-02
When Your Eyes Need Care

Fry Murine Eye Remedy. No osmarting--FeelH
Fine-Acts Quickly. Try II for Red, Weak,
watcry Eyes and Granul0ted Eyelds Illus
compounded by our ocuhss-nOi "Patent Med
lein0" but used in successful Physicians' PnS-
uce for many Years. Now dedicated TO the PUB
lie and sold By Druggists at l6c and 5Oc per Bottle
Murine Bye Snlve In AAoptlc Tubes, 26c and bOo-
Murine Eye Remedy Co.. Chicago
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-02-02
IT SAVES THE VOICE

A storage battery Illuminated cleo
trio sign has been invented TO he
worn on the arm OF person selling
refreshments In theaters or other pub
Tic places, 70 save the labor OF crying
hIs wares.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-02-02
nutlea Of life.

81 hope you young men realize your
responsibilities
I'VE do. indeed. professor" said the
spokesmen for the freshmen class.
"Its up to us 10 invent a brand new
class yell"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-02-02

What do yo" think of birds OF a
feather fiocking together?"
Il know they do When collected
bats by going on lark, and took
some swallows, found myself the
next day eating crow"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-02-02

Visitor-After reading so much
about Hoston culture, was surprised
to hear one OF your walters repeated
ly end a sentence with a proposition
lluhbite--lndeed! What was the
sentence?
Visltor-"Plate OF beans, within
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-02-02

She TN art museum They say
that famous marine artist was once a
plain farmers boy wonder where
no developed his talentY
He--Probably drawing water on the
farm.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-02-02

tall and straight, and grow very rapid
ly They are Of little value for the pur.
pose of the lumberman, and are not
often planted except for shade and or.
namental purposes.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-02-02
LOST 81 POUNDS.

Another Terrible Case Of Gravel
Cured BY Doan's Kidney Pills.
Chas. Understein, so w. 44th St., Chi
eago, H., says: Kidney trouble ran
me down from 1876 to 1856 pounds and
/ was but a shadow of my former self.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-02-02

Duhl-Did you enjoy the Mayflower
society's dinner?
Keene-No; an unfortunate blunder
was made. The fowl OF which | had
a portion should have been the guest
of honor
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-02-02
Foolish Questions.

DO you know how to manage
wife?'
Good heavens, man! What makes
you suspect have ever been in an in
sane asylum"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-02-02

Alice--I got a hat at such bargain
this morning ! .dst feel like hugging
myself
Hadn't you better have It
done by proxyG
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-02-02
PRETTY Blu.

my new hat is pretty big"
Il thought so, too, but when got
the bill for It is made your hat look
like the head of a pin."-Roseleaf.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-02-02
stufflno the Ballot

That politician couldn't be honest
If he tried" said Senator Sorghum.
What has he been doingY
I'VE arranged to take straw vote
in our community and we caught MIN
sneaking around with q bale OF hay"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-02-02
Not His Business.

your friend looked peculiar when |
asked him II he was interested at all
in the shut-in movement
mo wonder He's the warden of a
iail"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-02-02
Routine Resumed,

MasteT-So you have friendly doings
with your brothers people once more?
Pat--Yis, sir His family and our'n
do be scrappin agin as II they'd niVer
bin parted -Harper's Bazaar
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-02-02

Mr. Clarence Sister in. George?
George-Shes either In or lndts.
posed / forget which Judge.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-02-02

feiters will be rewarded with taels
260, and, in addition, will receive the
property belonging to the criminal"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-02-02
SOP the Pain.

The hurt OF burn or cur stops when
Coles CarbOllsalve Is applied. II heals
quickly and prevents sears 2jc and b0c By
druggists, For free sample write 70
j. w. Cole a. Co.. Black River Falls, Wis
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-02-02

Ever notice how much easier Il Is to
from bad TO worse than from good
o better?
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-02-02

trance TO Hangchow bay is 90 to 50
miles wide and narrows down to "a
miles opposite Haining in the Tsien'
tang river. where'the bore reaches Its
full force. The bay and the river are
filled with sand fats, which impede
the incoming tide. and consequently
when It gets over these sand fats and
in the river the tide has been backed
up until It forms wall Of rushing wa
ter from five to ten feet high. This iS
the bore Il can be seen coming
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-02-02

Jones-If you keep on abusing me <
may forget that I'm a gentleman.
Mrs. Jones-You wouldn't have
much to forget
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-02-02
SMALLEST cow IN WORLD

A restaurant Keeper in Paris is the
proud owner Of the smallest COW In
the worId--sO far as Is recorded The
little animal Is just over two feet in
height and is FIVE years old She gives
good milk, though naturally not in
great quantity, and besides attracts
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-02-02
Imnortant 70 Mothera

A man may have his price, but 1t
takes a woman to make him feel like
q bargain counter remnant.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-02-02

HE Great Bore OF Hang
chow, which is reckoned
among the three won
ders OF China, is caused
by the great flood tides
from the Pacific surging
up the funnel mouth OF
Hangchow bay and into
the swift.howing Tsien-
H ~ -.