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The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-05-24
BOOTS FOR MILLIONAIRES

A bootmaker who has started bust
ness in the Place Vendome. Paris.
which with the Rue de la Paix forms
probably the most expensive shopping
district in the world, has determined
to appeal only to the wealthy. The
following is his announcement:
P. Y, bootmaker, 26 Place Ven
dome.-English, Spanish and Italian
spoken.
Rules to be observed by customers
of Y:
IA new shape is created for each
customer.
2. Every pair tried on is not
charged for until complete satisfac.
ton is given.
3. Price from ga upwards, without
any extras.
4. A minimum order must consist
of ten pairs OF boots or shoes with
trees, sixty pairs of socks or stock
ings to match the shoes and trunk
to keep them all.
5. AS a guarantee, 312O must be
deposited beforehand.
6. All accounts settled cash on de-
livery.
The only firm organized to provide
marriage trousseauX.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-05-24
aEGS5 WAR
Rf1NSscEIySS5BS sISB
WOUNDED MAN SAVES FRIEND
Graphic Account Of Incident After
Battle Of Willlamsburg-lnlured
Soldier Resoues Another.

This is the story OF a wounded man
who despite the physical pain of the
injury, the mental woes he had suffer
ed and the horror OF the sight that
met his eyes after a night Of agony,
Itill had courage TO save from distress
md possible death another man more
seriously injured than he. The res
,uer was Charles NJ. Morton, a mem
Der OF the Second Michigan regiment,
md the man he saved was Capt (later
.oloneD William B. McCreery. whose
)wn account Of the incident after the
battle of Williamsburg in May. 1862.
gives more credit TO Mr.. Morton than
he latter assumes for himself.
"our regiment went into action a
title after noon." said Mr. Morton,
and at about o'clock I war wound
ID. My right arm fell helpless and
,egan 10 wonder what | should do
With myself. The battle had been
aging all day and the ambulances
lad for hours been overworked car
wing away the wounded; at such a
ime there could be no thought for the
lead.
81 was able TO walk and I took the
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-05-24
COSTUMES FOR ONE SHOW

Here are the actual figures OF what
was used in making the costumes for
recent Broadway theatrical produc-
tion:
Thirty pounds OF silver and gold
thread for embroidery; 100 pieces OF
chiffon cloth and velvet orchids; 100,'
600 gold sequins; 80 masses of black
jet beads, 10000 TO a mass; 1000
yards of ermine fur and trimmings;
1000 rosebuds of chiffon cloth; 500
yards OF mink trimming; 100 yards
of gray fox; 400 yards Of other furs;
500 yards of beaver; l pound Of aig
rettes; "a military epaulets; "a
swords; "a sword belts; 800 yards of
feather bones; 500 yards of percaline;
100 yards Of drilling; 1850 hooks and
eyes; 720 military buttons; 200 yards
Of ribbon; 10000 jewels in assorted
colors; 210 yards of charmeuse; $50
yards of crepe de meteor; 265 yards
of brilliant crepe; 200 yards of satin
brocade; 21O yards of chiffon velvet;
440 yards Of duchesse satin; 100 yards
Of military cloth; 205 yards of chiffon
cloth; 40 yards Of Chantilly lace; 300
yards of fringe; 20 yards Of Irish point
lace; 100 yards Of silver net: 1900
yards of silver and gold cord; 10 yards
Of all-over lace; 100 yards of Mara
bout; rs yards of silver and gold cloth;
25 yards Of black all-over; 250.00O
beads; 100000 bugles. 25O,OOO rhine
stones and 800 tassels. 1t took $50
persons fourteen days to make these
costumes.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-05-24

ped up in an easy-chair and tired Of
reading, how the girl did bless the
memory Of the man that had given
her the parrot! She could watch the
birds tricks and talk to her by the
hour.
About the time that barrd had
brought about the wrench the
Smythes had moved out from next
door and the Islingtons had moved in.
Miss May had been told that there
were father and mother and son, the
latter about % years old. He had
been brought to the house in a car
riage. A few days before, while try
ing to beat the record of the high
jump, he had twisted his ankle and
would be disabled for weeks. One ac-
cident was a wrench and the other
twist.
Young Mr.. Hugh Islington did not
own a pet parrot. Had he been pre-
sented with one he would have brain
ed her with an AK within the hour.
His pet, outside Of high jumping, was
the violin. He could make one talk.
He could also make people talk for
three blocks around. Scarcely had he
been carried into the house when that
violin began to wall out its musical
notes. 1t walled high and 1t walled
low, and as Miss May Forbes
wrenched ears caught the sounds she
started and exclaimed:
Gracious, mother, but what's hap
pening now!"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-05-24
They Saved His Life.

Does it pay to stop your motor car
after an accident and go back to see
what has happened? Two young mo-
torists on the south side believe 1t
does.
With a green chauffeur these two
boys were trying out a new model
touring car. They were sitting in the
back seat when the greenhorn at the
steering wheel gave it a twist and
came within an ace Of hitting an old
man at a crossing. The victim was
so shocked that he fell to the pave
ment, and crowd gathered in an M
slant.
Looking back, the motorists decided
that things looked bad, but that they
had better go back and see whether
the old party was killed. Finding him
all right, but winded, they took him
for a nice ride around the parks. So
pleasant did they make it for him that
when they took him home to his wife
he introduced them as "The two young
men who saved my life"
They are now thinking Of applying
for Carnegie medals.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-05-24
KNOWS NOW
Doctor Was Fooled by Hls Own Case
FOR a Time.

It's easy TO understand how ordf
nary people get fooled by coffee when
doctors themselves sometimes forget
the facts.
A physician speaks Of his own expe-
rience:
Il had used coffee for years and really
did not exactly believe 1t was injuring
me although / had palpitation Of the
heart every day. (Tea contains caf-
feine-the same drug found in coffee
and is Just as harmful as coffee.)
"Finally one day severe and al
most fatal attack Of heart trouble
frightened me and gave up both tea
and coffee, using Postum instead, and
since that time have had absolutely
no heart palpitation except on one or
two occasions when / tried small
quantity Of coffee,which caused severe
irritation and proved to me must Lot
1t alone
when we began using Postum u
seemed weah-that was because we
did not make It according to directions
but now we put little bit Of but
ter in the pot when boiling and allow
the Postum to boil full 15 minutes
which gives 1t the proper rich flavor
and the deep brown color.
II have advised great many OF
my friends and patients to leave of
coffee and drink Postum, in fact daily
give this advice" Name given By
Postum Co., Battle Greek, Mich.
Many thousands Of physicians use
Postum In place Of tea and coffee in
their own homes and prescribe It to
patients.
There's reason" and It is explain
cd ir the little book, "The Road TO
Wellville," In pkgs.
Ever read the above letterP A new
one appears from time 20 time. They
are genuine, tFue, and full of humaD
antereat,
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-05-24

road that the passage of the ambu-
ances had made. Two miles tramped
and then came to the yard of a large
plantation. The mansion was already
1lled with wounded and there was no
-oom for me. At one side there were
many negro cabins and to these l ap-
piled for admission, only to find them
crowded. At last at the end of the
-ow / came to one where there was
room in the corner for one more man
% lie down. There lay all night. We
we're packed on the floor like sardines.
The air was foul. We had neither food
nor water. A number of the men died
In the night
'As soon as the morning began to
\ steal in through the door l made an
effort and rose to my feet picked
my way over the bodies, living and
dead and looked out through the door.
The broad yard through which | had
come the evening before lay under the
dawn as full of wounded and dead
men as were the houses.
81 walked among them. looking into
Ehe faces to see If I could recognize
any one. AS / passed along there
came a voice:
"For Gods sake, Charley. is that
your
"I looked down. The face that was
looking at me was incrusted with
blood and mud and was unrecogniz-
able.
"Who are you? asked.
"T'm Gap" he gasped.
1T was Captain McCreery of COM
oany G, Of which was a member, and
afterward colonel of the Twenty-hrst
Michigan regiment. He had been
wounded in three places, in the thigh,
lrm and body. don't know how
got an ambulance for him, but did.
Since that day have not seen nv
watch, and probably 1 gave 1t to the
Iriver of the ambulance 30 that he
would take the captain and me to the
liver. At least, the ambulance did
lake us over miles Of corduroy road to
The York river, where the steamer
Vanderbilt was waiting as a hospital
boat. and we were sent to Fortress
Monroe and eventually to Baltimore
and the hospitals"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-05-24
CHANCE FOR PHILATELISTS

It is announced that the little prin-
cipality of Lichtenstein, situated be-
tween Switzerland and Vororlberg, in
the Tyrol. is to issue its own stamps.
In effect it will do away with, or at
least modify the existing convention
by which the prtncipality's postal serV-
ice was IN the hands of the Austro-
Hungarian authorities. The new
stamps will bear the efigy OF the
reigning prince, Prince John OF Lich-
tenstein.
Lchtenstein, with the exception OF
San Marino and Monaco is the small
est independent state in Europe. 1t
is twelve miles in length, and its area
is 68.S square miles. Its population
is something like 10000, and, 1t is
said, contains more men than women.
The capital is Vaduz, with a popula-
ton Of LOO. There is a diet Of twelve
members, elected indirectly. The rul-
ing prince has a court at Vienna, and
the final court of appeal is at Inns
bruck. There is no public debt. From
the last returns the expenditure for
the year showed about $85 less than
the receipts. There is a customs union
with Austria, for which Austria pays
$4,000 a year. There is now no COM
pulsory military service within the
principality.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-05-24
IS ATTACKED BY VAMPIRES

From the village of Moresnet on the
Belgium-Prussian frontier comes a
strange story Of human vampires. A
schoolmaster who was returning nome
one evening staggered some time later
into the doctors house with his throat
bleeding and in an exhausted condi-
ton. He said that as he was walking
along in a lonely place an automobile
stopped near him and three men
sprang out and flung a cloak over him
and carried him into the car. He
felt his throat cut and lips sucking his
blood while the car dashed on into the
night He became unconscious and
came to himself in a ditch Just over
the border. He crawled back to the
nearest house, which proved to be the
doctors. The doctor said that the
appearance Of the wound tended to
corroborate the story.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-05-24
CONTENTS OF AVERAGE MAN

An average man of $50 pounds con-
tains the constituents found in 1900
eggs. There is enough gas in him to
fill a gasometer of 3,649 cubic feet.
The iron in him would make four ten
penny nails. His fat would make 75
candles and good-sized cake of soap.
His phosphate content would make
1904 boxes of matches. There is
enough hydrogen in him in combina-
ton to fill a balloon and carry him
above the clouds. The remaining con-
stftuents would yield six teaspoonfuls
of salt, a bowl of sugar and ten gal
Ions of water.
The foregoing analysis is made by
the Practical Druggist, which adds
that man has 500 muscles, about l.
600 900, 600 cells, 200 bones, gallons
Of blood, several hundred feet of ar
teriss and veins, more than rs feet OF
intestines and millions Of pores. His
heart weighs from TO IL ounces; its
capacity is from to ounces In each
ventricle, and its size Ia 6xS5hx2M
inches; II pumps 22h pounds OF blood
UVnry minute. 10 tons in every "a
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-05-24
COnVGIeSCentS
By Donald Allen
Copyright, 1912, by Associated Literary
Press.)

Copyright. 1912. by Associated Literary
II anybody had suggested to Miss
May Forbes, of Forbes Manor. that
Rhe wiring the neck of the parrot she
had had for a pet for the last three
years, she would have given that per
soR a glance so awful that con-
gestive chill must have followed. That
parrot had a scream that could be
heard half a mile away against the
wind. She could say that Polly want
ed a cracker. She could hang head
downwards from her perch. When
stranger called. especially a subscrip-
tion book agent with a large family
to support, she could inquire in ag-
gressive tones what in the devil he
wanted.
That parrot had a score or more Of
cute and cunning tricks, and there
was a bit Of sentiment connected with
her besides. A sea captain had
bFought her back from a far-of land.
presented her to Miss May with his
love, and had then sailed away again
with a shipload Of kerosene in blue
painted barrels and had never been
heard Of since Not a barrel had
come ashore. Not one Of the crew
had turned up on South street to ex-
plain over his beer that the captain
was or was not doing as well as could
be expected under the circumstances.
Miss Forbes was not one to crush out
sentiment by wringing a parrots
neck.
One day, while hurrying home for
fear Polly might be lonesome, the
young lady stumbled over a barrel
that some boy had left on the side
walk. She was carried home and the
doctor called. He could find no brok-
en- bones, but after long and serious
thought he decided that she had
wrenched herself and must take the
tenderest care of herself for many
days to come. And now. while prop
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-05-24
COLOMBIA EMERALD IS BEST

scribed in Mosaic writings and form
ing part. possibly, of the spoils car
ried from Egypt by the departing Is
raelites.
The huge emerald used by Emperor
Nero as a corrective for his poor VI
sion: the engraved emeralds set in
gold, presented by Ptolemy to Lucul-
lus on his landing at Alexandria; the
robes worn by Cleopatra and other
famous beauties of the past, whose
embroideries were interspersed with
emeralds, and the exquisitely craven
seals of antique workmanship on
view in museums and private collec-
tions all prove the esteem in which
the emerald was held. Ornaments OF
emeralds have been unearthed in
Theban tombs and excaVated from
Pompeii and Herculaneum, and in all
ages the stone has been classed
among the rarest of gems.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-05-24
A BATH is A LUXURY

Although travellers in America are
prone to regard hotel rooms with bath
as a necessary adjunct to travel, it is
quite different in Holland, where
rooms with bath are unknown. When
a hotel guest begs the privilege of us
ing the tub, a maid appears with tow.
els and soap. draws sufficient water of
about the right temperature, and then
locks the faucets. The hotel charges
40 cents for the luxury. BY taking
the precaution Of shutting OF the wa.
ter the hotel prevents a possible trav.
cling companion from sneaking in and
enjoying bath without coming across
with another 40 cents.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-05-24
PIN IN THROAT SEVEN YEARS

Seven years ago, while a Cedina,
Ohio, woman was dressing one Of her
children, she swallowed one Of set
of baby beauty pins, set with pearl.
The pin was unlocked and lodged In
her throat Physicians were unable,
however, to extract 1t. During a Sc
we're coughing spell the other night
she coughed up the pin, and other
than suffering slight irritation of the
throat she is none the worse.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-05-24
A putchman.

After the fall of Richmond an Irish
nan got northern paper and read to
lis chum Barney: "Gineral Jubilation
It washington" He looked up and
ldded: Haven't we enough ginerals
rready7"
Don't show yer ignorance" said
carney. Sure an that's one O thin
outcn rebel ginerals Sherman
,aught."
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-05-24
CORPSE IN TWO COUNTRIES

A Russian smuggler was shot re-
Gently by Cossacks just as he was
crossing the Austrian boundary, not
far from Czernowitz. The body fell
across the frontier, the head in Rus
sian territory, the trunk on the strip
of neutral ground which forms the
frontier, and the legs In Austria. No
one is competent to deal with the re-
moval of the body, as It fell in diff
ferent countries. 1t was left lying
unburied, the head guarded by Gus
sacks, the rest by Austrian gendarmes.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-05-24
FROM NEWToN's APPLE TREE

A log of wood. supposed to be part
of the famous apple tree in Sir Isaac
Newton's garden. has been presented
to the Royal Astronomical Society.
London. According to tradition the
scientists attention was directed to
the subject OF gravity by the fall Of
an apple from the tree.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-05-24
MOE Room.

The Massachusetts, boys pasains
through philadelphia were stuffed
with good things to eat, and when
lady asked a drummer boy II he
couldn't eat Just one moro dumping
he said:
Z guass I can, mum, II ! stand uD.-
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-05-24
All He Wanted Was Just Plain Eggs.

MI TIC WdHteo was SuSt T'e'' LSSS'
A youth entered one Of the ham
Rnd-row" cafes on Grand avenue and
ordered eggs. up or over?" asked
the man behind the counter. II just
want eggs" replied the prospective
diner But do you want them up or
over?" repeated the waiter, and again
the guest asserted that he desired
"only eggs" The third time the party
of the second part insisted on his
query, whereupon the patron, with
sigh of despair, said 81 guess I'll take
a steak. k."-Kansas City Star.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-05-24
AnnranIatInn.

A dusty, thirsty, tired and hungry
squad of soldiers stopped at seclud.
cd farm house, where the ladies set
out a feast for them. When 1t was
over one of them, to show her appre-
citation, said:
"OPd roide here from New York on
a cowcatcher fur jist one shmaile from
such gintlemonly ladies'"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-05-24
FORTUNE FOR FARM HAND

A Welsh farm hand has Just been
informed that he had been left 1900,
900 by a relative who went to America
some years ago. and there amassed Q
fortune. The lucky recipient "a en-
plOyed on a farm at Tynllwyne, near
Hay, Breconshiro.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-05-24
When Your Ewes Need Care

Try Murine Eye Remedy. No Smarting-Feels
Fine-Acts Quickly. Try 1t for Red, Weak,
Watery Eyes and Granulated Eyelids. Illus
trated Book In each Package. Murine is
compounded by our Oculists-not "Patent Med
Iciner-but used In successful Physcians' Prao-
lice for many years. Now dedicated 70 tho Pub
o and sold by Druggists at 26c and 6Oc per Bottle,
Murine Eye SalVe In Aseptc Tubes, 26c and COO.
Murine Eye Remedy Co., Chicago
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-05-24
Stop the Pain.

The hurt Of a burn 1r a cut stops when
Coles Carbollsalve is applied. II heals
quickly and prevents scars. Csc and 50c by
druggists. For free sample writo to
]. w. Cole & Co., Black River Falls. Wis.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-05-24
After Dark.

Don't you know, madam, that the
price Of candles has gone up on &C.
count OF the war?" said the store
keeper to lady customer.
Land sales, / didn't know the 80.
Kers at by candle light"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-05-24

It's an easy matter to forget an In
Jury, provided you don't keep forget
ting you have forgotten II.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-05-24

Garfield Tea keeps the liver In condition,
lnsuring clear head and good general health.
Drink before retiring
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-05-24

Every man has some good in him,
but sometimes it takes a lot of coax
ing to bring II out.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-05-24

Garfield Tea is unequalled either a. an
occasional or a daily laxative.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-05-24

Red Cross Ball Blue, all blue best bluing
value in the whole world. makes the lRun-
dress smile.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-05-24

The woman who doesn't care who
knows her age is never over twenty
I've
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-05-24

The dyspeptic should choose care
fully what he chews carefully.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-05-24

H. from the starry heavens mystic height,
The statelieat orha which now with pinons slow
Through all the hours their way pursue, TIL low
Within the west they drift down from our sight
An peaTly dawn o'ertukea their waning light
II fNhoae should ne'er return, the steady glow
OF countless fainter lights, fun wen 4 know,
Would lend their soft enuigence 10 the night
So. II Earth's mghtost were swept away
III conqueror ana conquest forgot,
And humble folk-accounted little worth
Alone We're left. the burdens (as today
Would yet be borne; ana loving hearts, j wOt,
Would sull ind peace and gladneas In the Earth
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-05-24

Many a fellow who puts up good
front is talked about behind his back.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-05-24

hours, about 5,S4O tons a year; in
fully developed, healthy adult 1t beats
about 70 times a minute.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-05-24
RrltInh LIke cuban cIaarn.

Cuba's best customer for cigars 10
Great Britain, which takes sixty mil
lion every year,
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-05-24

AS the result of a letter written by
Miss Bridget Brannagan" to the dis
trict council of Dunshaughlin, County
Meath, Ireland, complaining that there
we're too many unmarried men in that
district, 69 bachelors received an ul-
hmatum from the council that they
must marry within three months or
leave their cottages. The men were
not much dlsmayed, for there are plen-
~ Of pretty girls in the district, one
Of whom is shown in our illustration.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-05-24

more iaihonnbis than wall paper paint and
Tar less Il IL refined and exquisite IN color
pare with any Kind Of kalsomns. Goes further
he wns does chip peel rub on. lasts far longer.
% BeaunIuI TIM. Gomez an ready % mIK Win eoA
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-16

as you might say, travelled like wild
fire. Everybody that Jake had give
checks to wanted to Inch Jake, but
cooler judgment Prevailed. Hi Petersby
went to Jake's stable and got his colt,
and Plutarch Stone called and got his
cow and led her home. Hen Weathersby
called for the groceries and things
which Jake had bought, but most of 'em
was used UP one way or another, and
Hen figures his loss at about $40. Cy
Hoskins, who sold Jake the farm for
$500, got Jake up in the corner of the
P. o. and calkilated he would kill him
unless Jake give him back a deed for
the farm, and Jake reached into his
pocket and handed it back to Cy.
Jake begin to git skeert and said he
didn't realize the enormity of his crime
or he wouldn't of did it. About this
time Seth Dewberry, our town con-
stable, sauntered into the P. o., and
when he learnt what Jake had been up
to Seth placed Jake under Arrest charged
with breaking and entering by means
of checks. Jake offered to divide up
what groceries he had left in the house
with Seth, and on second thought Seth
released Jake, but told him to be al
mighty keerful how he conducted his
self in the future or he would get into
trouble.
Jake is purity lonesome just at pres
ent. Most everybody he meets gives him
the cold shoulder and won't speak to
him. This only goes to show that
man ought to be careful of his char
acter if he has any, and not go and do
some fool thing to damage it so it amt
of emmy use to him in after life. Let
this be warning to others.