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The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-07-05
Goes at Them in an Entirely New Way
and They All Think Him the
Best Ever.

Phoenixville, Pa.-One of the claims
made with much pride by the local
school authorities is the almost COM
plete absence of truancy, and those
who know give much of the intelligent
activity of the towns truant othcer,
William S. Armstrong, and the popu-
larity he has won among pupils. There
is probably not another truant officer
in the state who has such a record of
achievement in his line as has officer
Armstrong, and for five years he has
worked with singular effectiveness.
Truancy used to be much in vogue
among Phoenixville schoolboys, and
the new truant officer started in to
break up the growing practice. Speak
ing of his early experience, and de-
scribing his methods, officer Arm
strong said: 81 did not go about my
work in the 'hammer-and-tongs meth
od. went to work quietly, got ac-
quainted with the habituat truants, Wis
tied their homes and sought out their
haunts.
Il talked with the parents, and tried
to arouse in them some interest in
their boys school work. and asked
them to give some sign of interest and
encouragement TO the boys.
81 learned the location Of all the
favorite swimming holes, the nut
groves and the most popular resorts
where boys would go to play or hide. |
visited the swimming holes, not only
on school days, when necessity de-
manded 1t, but on Saturday and holi-
days for the purpose of joining them
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-07-05
KICKED FOR KISSING BRIDE
Youth Bids Goodby to His "cousin," )"
and Her Husband Takes
Offense.

New York-A smacking kiss and an
irate husbands boot delayed the de-
parture recently of 3,00C passengers
for five minutes. The Kronprinz VII.
helm was ready to sail at 10 a. m. and
all but one gang plank had been haul
ed ashore when a young man still
aboard decided it was time for him to
say goodby to his friends.
In the party Of his relative were
three men and seven women AS he
pressed the hands of the men he
passed along and kissed each Of the
women. In this manner he made his
way toward the gang plank. where
three young women stood.
The youth glanced at them and
caught hold Of the prettiest girl, gave
her smacking kiss and said:
"Goodby little cousin. see you when
you come back"
The girls chagrin and surprise was
no greater than his when he found he
had kissed another mans bride, and
that his cousin was some distance
away. The bridegroom's anger was
great. Catching the youth by the
shoulder, he gave him a shove and
boost with his foot and sent him head.
long down the gang plank to the pier.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-07-05
Capitol Trees Planted By Statesmen

ton elm because when the father OF
his country used to do some surveying
in the vicinity he ate his lunch be.
meath it. The other was the Cameron
tree. so called because Simon Cam
eron of Pennsylvania paid for having
It saved and moved when II was
found necessary to use the spot on
which It had stood for some other pur-
pose. This spring Elliott Woods, su-
perintendent of the capitol, noting
that some of the trees on the grounds
were showing age, devised the idea OF
planting new ones to preserve the ap-
pearance of the grounds when the old
ones finally gave way With this came
the idea of having some statesman
hold the shovel a moment in order to
give the new trees eacRa name.
Nine trees have now been planted
and when former Speaker Cannon fin
ishes his, making the count ten, the
work for this year will be done. The
vice-president planted a purple beech.
Senator Wetmore of Rhode Island,
who is very rich, sent home for an
English beech. Senator Cullom plant
ed an American elm and said he hoped
to live until 1t should attain its
growth. Senator Lodge and Congress-
man James r. Mann of Illinois and
William J. Browning of New Jersey
planted red oaks, while Senator Ba-
con Of Georgia inserted pin oak into
the ground and Senator Gallinger Of
New Hampshire a willow oak. Speak
er Clark planted a sugar maple and
his predecessor will plant a red oak.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-07-05

UTASHINGToN.-"Give me a real
w shovel" exclaimed Sunny Jim
Sherman, vice-president Of the United
States, the other day as he stood on
the lawn Of the capitol and cast a
critical and experienced eye at a hole
in the ground six feet in diameter and
three feet deep. In the hole stood a
small tree, destined to be known as
the Sherman tree" and Sunny Jim
was there for the purpose of perform
Ing the historical business of planting
II. An attendant had just handed the
vice-president a small spade, child
size. Upon his indignant refusal of
this implement a man-size shovel
with a rounded bit and a long handle
was placed in his hands, and If they
had not stopped him he would have
filled in the hole in a few minutes.
q supposed I was to plant this
tree" said the vice-president as they
asked him to desist after he had
thrown a few shovelfuls into the aper-
ture Until this spring only two trees
on the grounds of the United States
capitol bore the name Of any human
being. One is known as the Washing
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-07-05

MO longer will the minds % the en-
~ ployes of the patent office be dis
tracted by the jangling of the
auctioneer's bell.
For some time past numerous com
plants have been made to Clement S.
Ucker chief clerk Of the department
of the interior, by employees of the
patent Office, to the effect that their
work was interfered with by the in
cessant ringing Of bell at an auc-
tioneer's establishment, in Seventh
street Northwest, between e and F
streets, opposite the patent office,
They complained that the bell com
menced ringing promptly at 9 o'clock
in the morning and that it continued
until 4:30 o'clock
Chief Clerk Ucker finally reported
the matter to the police and an at
tempt was made to arrest the auc-
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-07-05
PLAN BIG GAME PARADISE
Protective Association Of Plymouth,
Mass, to Establish II at Historic
Plymouth.

Plymouth, Mass.-A large game pre-
serve is to be established under the
supervision of the American Game
Protective and Propagation associa-
ton of New York in the eastern part
Of Carver and western part of this
town, at a point called Easthead
Papers relating to the transfer of
the land by Harry S. Blake of Boston
to Clement S. Houghton of Manchss-
ter and John E. Thayer of Lancaster,
Mass, as trustees. have been received
for record.
Much of the land is covered with
oak and pine, and there are swamps
there also. Close by are many small
ponds which are frequented by water
fowl in the breeding season.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-07-05
COLUMBUS BORN IN SPAIN7
Village Near Madrid Is Said to Be the
America DiscoVerer's
Birthplace.

London.-The Madrid correspondent
Of the Daily Telegraph telegraphs:
According to a provincial newspaper,
the Correo Gallego, which quotes the
eminent Galician historian, Senor Gar
cia de la Riega, who has devoted many
years to studying data relating to the
birthplace of the discoverer Of Ameri-
ca, it now appears that Columbus GER
tainly was not born in Genoa, as has
always been affirmed.
"Riega says he possesses documents
proving that Columbus was born at
Porto Santo, small village near here.
"Rlega is a person of considerable
authority and formerly was In the
colonial Office"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-07-05
Pen Picture of Pope Plus K.
Shows His Kindly Nature.
Little Girl at Vatican Who Feared
Pontlffs Admiration of Her 5am-
bino, a Replica of the
Infant Christ.

Rome.-A delightful picture of Pope
Plus X, illustrating his profoundly ge'
NAL nature and exhibiting his love OF
childhood, is given by John Savile Judd
in an account of an audience with the
pope, one of those gatherings to which
large contingents of the faithful are
admitted. Among those waiting in
The audience chamber was a little girl
# perhaps six years old; she stood
next to her mother, who held on a
metal dish a figure of the infant Jesus,
wrapped around as the Italian pea
'antry wrap their children today.
The effect of it." said Mr.. Judd,
was rather as if a doll had been
stuffed into a white satin embroidered
pincushiOn and a cardboard halo add
ed. But the care that had been taken,
the reverence in the care to produce
a bambino worthy of a blessing was
beyond all reproach and abundantly
evident, since the big eyes Of the little
girl were constantly raised to the dish,
and now and then a little hand reached
up to touch it as if TO make sure that
it was still there.
Suddenly a chamberlain made a
sign for all to kneel and Plus X. en-
tered, followed by a clerical chamber
lain in a purple cassock. He walked
slowly along the side of the room on
my right and the eight people in the
row that he would come to last were
motioned to stand.
81 scarcely saw his face at first; he
walked as an old man would walk, his
head bowed. He is seventy-seven
years old Straight, soft and nearly
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-07-05
uTlllrY oE ExPERlnNcE


Because man disapproves OF new
ways OF doing things. Is no reason
why he should be accounted back
number" In many ways the methods
TO which he has been accustomed all
his life, and which were instlled into
him from boyhood. are the foundation
stones upon which the newer methods
are built Their basic principle is the
same. but whereas In former days they
were intended TO meet only specific
conditions. in these later days II is
found necessary to develop them suf-
iciently TO cover possibilities which
were undreamed Of a generation or so
ago. Experience undoubtedly is the
best teacher. and fortunate indeed is
he who can turn the lessons OF the
past TO good account in the solution
OF present-day problems. To do this,
however. be must possess. besides the
advantage his experience brings, sufi-
cient insight and sufficient foresight
to absorb something of the newer and
more "up-to-date" ideas. Otherwise
he will find himself crowded out and
denounced as a back number" Com
mon sense should teach him that con
ditions are constantly arising which
were never taken into consideration
before. for the reason that they never
existed, and common sense should
also teach him that the methods for
merly in use cannot always be de-
pended upon to reach these conditions.
1t is absolutely necessary for a man
to keep up his interest in the world OF
afairs and to take part in the activi-
ties Of life If he wishes to continue to
be factor in their development
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-07-05
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intrepid congressman from Virginia.
Furthermore it was at that season Of
the year when not only the feminine
mind, but the masculine mind also,
was focused on the subject of hats.
Under these conditions was Mr.. Slemp
obliged to run the gauntlet amid the
volley of none too sympathetic que
Ties.
This may serve as notice to anyone
who has by mistake walked away with
a size seven and three-quarters hard
boiled" hat, a derby of late design and
good quality, that it should be re-
turned at once to Congressman Slemp.
Said hat has associated with it GER
tain memories-besides costing five
dollars.
Therefore are we justified in the
suggestion that a hat-rack and cloak
room be established at the White
House. Then the visitor can receive
his check, embIazoned with the seal
of the government, and can feel some
sense Of security as to the safety of
his headgear while he is chatting with
Secretary Hilles or comforting with
the president-Chapple's Newsletter
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-07-05

Tho audience was over. We rose 70
our feet looked back along the cor
ridor which led to the private apart
ments, the dining room for the food
that costs him but FIVE francs a day.
the bedroom with the camp bed. and
| caught a last sight of him. He was
talking TO a chamberlain covered with
orders and decorations; he was telling
a little story saw him shake his
head and put out his hand. He was
mimicking the little girl saying, No,
no. and l saw his gentle. whimsical
smile again"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-07-05
HE HUNG ON SPIKE IN WELL
superhuman Acrobatics Finally Re-
leases lmpaled Man-colIapses
After Reaching Safety.

Allentown, Pa.-As John Dougherty
was chasing a chicken he ran across
IN old we'll so feet deep, whose cover.
ing crushed beneath his weight
By rare luck a rusty spike in a
beam, which did not go down, caught
his coat, and he was enabled to
grab the beam.
Nobody was about and his cries for
ielp were unheard. He hung by the
-ickety old beam for ten minutes,
when. by the exercise Of superhuman
strength, he managed to perform ac-
robatics which landed him on top Of
he crosspiece. He then crawled to
safety. so unnerved that he collapsed.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-07-05
Only One Eaurt to Find.

Lambert Kaspers, Chicago attorney,
told the following story at a recent
Y. M. c. A. banquet:
A Kansas farmer, a Dane, applied
FOR naturalization papers. The judge
asked him: Are you satisfied with
The general conditions of the coun-
ry?"
"Yas," drawled the Dane.
Does the government suit your
1ueried the judge.
"Yas, vas, only would like to see
more rain" replied the farmer.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-07-05
The Shorter Route.

Lady Duf-Gordon, at a luncheon at
Sherry's in New York, told an anec-
dote apropos of the divorce evil.
1.-TWO girls" she said, were chat
ting over a cocktail and a cigarette.
Marriages are made in heaven,
said the first girl, and she blew a
cloud of smoke into the air and re-
garded it with dreamy eyes.
"The second girl with a light laugh
replied:
Yes, that is true; but, thank
goodness, to unmake them we have
to go only as far as Reno"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-07-05
Above the Laws.

Some men think money can do any
thing. A certain rich man sent for the
G0ctor, who looked him over and then
pronounced judgment.
"You have been living too high"
Maybe l have. There are many
good things in the markets"
mo levity. You have violated ma,
tures laws"
And you must pay the penalty"
"Pay the penalty? Oh, come nows
Doc. Can't you get me off on tech
nicality or something"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-07-05
$4,000 Butterfly is Found

and gold. l brought back also with
me butterfly which has hairy body
on account of the intense coldness of
the Snow mountains.
Il had a couple OF my native boy
hunters killed and eaten by New Gui-
nea cannibals, who kindly sent me
back the bones"
The hairy butterfly described by
Mock, now in the Rothschild collec-
tion. is almost furry, so thick is its
covering, and 1t has wonderful APP
pearance The explorer, who has been
twenty-three years in New Guinea,
brings back with him also specimens
of the famous birds Of paradise.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-07-05

According to the slang published as
used in a noted woman's college, il is
not strange that its further use has
been prohibited by the college author
tiles. Some of the ordinary slang of
the day is picturesque and probably
would be missed. but the habit of
writing and speaking accurate Eng
lish, supposed to be one encouraged in
college training, is not helped by the
silly jargon which is held by silly col
lege boys and girls to be characteris-
tic and distinctive For the good OF
the language, it is to be hoped the
authorities will be successful in their
stand.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-07-05

At st. Andrews some years ago an
sid farmer and his plowman weSO
oarting sand from the seashore. They
we're behind the target on the rife
range, but hidden by bank Of sand
from party of volunteers, who were
then on foot, at practice. A stray bull
let struck the plowman on the leg,
and he Immediately dropped. exclaim'
ing: 'T'm shot!"
Without more ado the farmer
scrambled up the bank and, waving
his hand to the volunteers, shouted:
'Hey, lads, stop that, will We?
You've shot man, and 1t micht hae
been the horse! e!"-London Tit-Bits.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-07-05
Natural onerv.

Gen. F. d. Grant when discussing
military neatness, used often to tell 4
story about his father.
my father was talking to General
Sherman in his tent one day." he
would begin, when a third general
entered, a brigadier notorious for his
slovenlineps. After the brlgadier left
my father blew forth cloud of smoke
and said: Sherman, ] wonder whom
that man gets to wear his shirts the
first week?"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-07-05
Namea LIla pauahter TraIIoo

Paterson, NJ J. - A new born
babe, making the seventh daugh.
ter In the family Of Mr.. and Mrs. Beal,
jamin Highland Of this city. has beeE
named Tralice The mother Bug.
gested the name Alice. daughter VI
Roosevelt. and as compromise Trpi
Ice was adopted. the name being
coined by pTehxlng Colonel Roo8o.
yeltR initials 10 Alice,
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-07-05
1000 units Of ordinary illuminating

1000 units Of ordinary Illuminating
gas.
Republican money and railway
sleeping cars are two Innovations in
old-fashioned China. The new Chin
ese republic dollars, the minting Of
which has just begun, bear two lions
and the Chinese character for "one
dollar" on one side, and on the revorse
the characters Current Money" and
Chinese Republic" with wreath Of
flowers, appear. Yuan Shi-kai has iui
spected the new coins and has given
his approval of them.
The first of two sleeping cars avail.
able for service between Shanghai end
Nanking was put into use on April II.
1t is 6S feet long and the hunks are
each feet long.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-07-05

Somebody has found that 25,344, 900
bubbles can be produced from one
pound of soap. This fact having been
established. Niagara rapids having
been navigated in a barrel. the Eng
fish channel having been crossed by
a swimmer and both the poles having
been reached, nothing of Importance
seems to be left to be done.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-07-05
Bicycle with Wings FIIes.

Paris.-France desires to promote
the science OF flying without motor
attachment
AZ Juvisy recently the bicyclist La
valade by the use Of bicycle which
had been converted into an "aviatte"
by adding sort Of wing, flew" three
feet seven inches, according to the
official announcement.
He cleared cord stretched from
the ground at a height OF eight inches,
but most of the spectators were in
clined to designate the sc-called
flight" a jump.
The experiment was preliminary to
a contest here for a prize Of $4,000 Of
fered for an "aviatte" flying 3S feet.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-07-05
IA. nhnnnIate pIant.

The chocolate plant is a native Of
America. When arst introduced into
Europe chocolate was used only as a
luxury. but It speedily advanced in
popular esteem. II Is now cultivated
in countries far from Its original home.
The chocolate plant as well aa tea
and coffee, has been cultivated from
time immemorial Chocolate as a
beverage rapidly made its way IN
Europe, beginning In Spain, whittier u
was flrst brouRht-- Harpor'a Weekly.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-07-05

The average man can run a ship
better than any navigator that sails
the seas and can manage a ball team
better than the best in the business.
Criticism is the lot of those in author
ty and generally it is as unwarranted
as it is illogical and absurd.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-07-05
HUMoR IN PRISON SENTENCE
Man Sent to Jail for Beating Wife
Mercy Asked as to Mother-in-
Law.

Pittsburg. Pa.-"For beating his
wife, guilty as indicted; for beating
his mother-in-law, recommended to the
mercy of the court" On this verdict,
returned in court recently, Joseph No
jedly, a machinist, was sentenced to
pay the costs, a fine of 6A cents, and
serve 80 days in Jail.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-07-05

The New York police have arrested
Themistocles Pheodosuphaloph for
lettering. They ought to let him 60
Any man who can carry around a
name like that can not be blamed for
being weary.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-07-05

With regard to those widely adver-
tised rats. of which the meat-eating
one Travelled 5000 miles further than
the vegetarian one. it may cause a re-
action toward vegetarianism. For the
bipeds may recall the traditional wis
dom of the South American monkeys
who can talk but are too wise to do
1t lest the white men set them at
work.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-07-05
FeIl Ear Without InlrrY.

simone Catinot, tlYe-yearnld gil,
fell from fourth floor widow OF a
building at Havre, France, tie other
day. without sustaining any Injury
save few scratches, The Child had
been left alone in locked room, end
as she could not opon tho coor. abe
broke a pane OF glass With an UNI
brella and Jumped out OF tho window
She was taken To hosY.tal but after
careful examination va0 prorouacal
uniniared.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-07-05

Astronomers tell us that the Mar
tian year lasts 730 days. When we
reflect on the size of the average
Martian coal bill we are thankful to
be living on this little old earth.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-07-05

1t is said that women are to sup
plant men as wireless telegraph oper,
ators on the north Pacific steamers.
That ought to be more interesting to
them than even a party telephone
line.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-07-05
Lauds American Woman.

Washington. - Prince Christian
Won Hesse, an offioer Of the Wis
iting German feet, says the American
woman is the most beautiful creature
In the world.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-07-05

A man who was once a railroad
president is now street beggar in
New York You see one can work
down from the top, too,
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-07-05
His Mistake.

Gertie-Angry with him? Why. no
wrote a lovely poem to her.
Rose-Yes, but she never read It,
She tore the whole thing up in fit Of
anger. He called it Lines on MabeI'S
Face"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-07-05
Truant Officer Wins Boys

in swimming and getting better ac-
quainted. 1 have grown to know all
of the live wires among them init
mately, and think they are my
friends"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-07-05
Nothing succeeds like the efforts, OF
some people to be disagreeable.
His Choice.

"This enterprise is promising
one"
rs It? But what I'm looking for is
a paying proposition"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-07-05

A postman walks about fourteen
miles a day. and then lots of people
who were expecting letters do not get
any.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-07-05

A New York artist says he is
searching for a living duplicate Of the
Venus de Milo. This is the latest ex.
cuse for attending burlesque shows.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-07-05

Civilization might at least erect
monument to the man who invented
umbrellas.