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The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-12-06
Usual KIND Of Office Seekers.

''Well, how's every little thing, now
that election is over?" asked the re-
Gently arrived washing machine agent
"'Bout as they are every place else'
reckon" a bit pessimistically replied
the landlord of the Turgidtown tavern.
"The banker, the storekeepers, the
lumber yard man, the doctor, the stock
buyer, the blacksmith and all the rest
of the business men who have always
'peared to be capable of managing
their various sized affairs successfully
are going on calmly and carefully at
tending to 'em, while all the trihin',
one-gallused incompetents that have
never had any affairs of their own TO
attend to and wouldn't be capable OF
conducting 'em properly If they had
any, are out hotfoot and hell-bent TO
get and manage the postofice for the
rest of us!"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-12-06

n LIVER OPTIC, Horatio Alger, Mrs.
" Alden C"Pansy"), and a score or
more of the lesser lights of the IuVe,
nile literature of generation ago Will
suffer a permanent eclipse in the pub
lie library of the District of Columbia
The executive committee of the IL
brary is cooperating with the teach
ers to discourage indiscriminate read
ing of Juvenile stories by the youth OF
Washington.
In the opinion of George F. Bower
man, librarian, books that tend to in
stitute false ideas in the minds of the
growing youth. those which force an
introspective trend in little girls and
those which falsely depict actual con-
ditions of history must be set aside.
oliver optics works are classed as
"purposeless."
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-12-06
When Herring Is Herring 1t Is a Herring

A CCORDING to Secretary of the
"A Treasury Macveagh herring Is
a herring when herring
The secretary of the treasury who
returned to his office the other day,
was called upon to render a decision
ON what is a herring, and he did 1t ac-
cording to the foregoing paragraph
He decided also that herring is not
any one of number of fancy fishes
nopularly classed as herring, as many
Of the importers would like to have
the customs officials believe that they
are herring.
Like the question, What is whis-
.key" and rs hen bird" What Is
n herring" has caused considerable
trouble to custom officials. Assistant
Secretary Curtis wrestled with the
herring. that ia the herring question
and then passed 1t on to Secretary
MacVeagh and the latter Che having
been wholesale grocer for many
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-12-06

Mr.. Holmes adds that lit is rare that
one of the younger women know how
to knit"
Throughout large areas" he says
"the pride of the housewife in great
stores of preserves, dried and picked
fruits, berries and vegetables exists
chiefly in history, and dependence Is
placed mostly upon the local store for
the products of the cannery and the
evaporator.'
Within the period mentioned Mr.
Holmes reports that wages paid to
men Iaborers on the farm have arisen
as high as 70 per cent and that har-
vest hands are now paid upward OF
500 a month with board For the
farm laborer who lives on the farm
the year around, Mr.. Holmes declares
the money paid does not represent the
real value of his remuneration, FOR
the cost of living" virtually is solved
for him.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-12-06
rnrkIsh countIna Of dino.

Through the center of the mosque
of St. Sophia runs the theoretical
meridian which gave the Turks true
local time-one hour and fifty-six min
utes fifty-two seconds fast on Green
wich--until, two years ago, the new
government fell in with the standard
system of time zones, and came into
the eastern European zone, exactly
two hours ahead of Greenwich time
For religious purposes, however, IL
o'clock always happens at sunset, and
noon thus wanders with the seasons
all round the clock.-Westminster
Gazette.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-12-06
New Herd Of Bison Of interest to Scientists

Mr., Radfords discovery" said DR.,
Richard Rathbun. assistant secretary
of the Smithsonian institution, In
charge of the United States national
museum I'VE know this explorer
very well. The object of his expedi-
ton was to visit the home of the
wood bison in the almost unknown
region of northwestern Canada. west
OF the Slave river, and north OF the
lower Peace river, This expedition
started in 1909 and has included track
surveys over many hundreds OF miles,
and furnished Mr. Radford the oppor-
tunity of closely studying the WOOD
bison in its haunts, and of making the
first recorded observations on TINS
rare animal in life.
Eighteen specimens were seen oy
him during the first part of his ex-
ploration tour, and under a permit
from the Canadian government one
was killed by him. II weighed 2,iO2
pounds. and both the skin and skele-
ton were preserved. The skin was
presented by Mr.. Radford to the
Provincial museum at Edmonton, AL
berta, while the skeleton was obtained
by the National museum at Washing
ton.
"This skeleton and the skull are
very fine specimens. and the skeleton
is probably the only one of WILD
buffalo in any museum. Our informa
tion was that M Radford had not re
turned, and that his expedition con
tinued into the Slave lake country
and beyond. This is the first wore
we have received from him since thii
specimen was obtained"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-12-06
HIRES HUSBAND FROM JAIL

in his prohibition section and SEN
tenced by Judge Long in superior
court to pay a fine of $4,000, costs
amounting to $40O and to be impris-
oned in Jail thirty days; but upon
the fearful petition of the wife the
Judge stipulated that If the county
commissioners chose to do so they
might hire the defendant for his term
to the highest bidder, but not less
than $500
The board decided to take the mon
ey and in default of other bids the de-
fendant was struck off to the wife for
$500, which she promptly paid.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-12-06
nlsARMlNa The zee.

The honey Of commerce Is the prod
uct OF creature with a passion for
work in the fore part Of him and
red-hot stlletto In the rear He is In
dustrious enough TO be written down
in the books Of the proverbs and he Is
ul-tempered enough to make even
children respect him, He might De
described as a cross between steam
engine and a carpet tack, An Eng
lish apiarist-whioh is society IAN
guage for a beeman-has been expert
menting with bees for a number OF
years with a view to producing
worker that you can stroke and tease
and rob with impunity, the character
istic Of the ordinary bee which as
sures him room according to his size
having been removed. says the TO
ledo Blade He says, this English
man, that his labors have been crown
cd with success. He has developed a
species Of bee that will suck the nee
tar from every nodding flower as as
slduously as the old-fashioned bee.
But he viii not get on the high horse
He will not draw his knife on you.
He is as stlngless as a Penrose IN
yestigation Of the Oil Trust. We're
not certain whether we'd care to have
this unarmed bee supplant the pres
ent roughrider style Of bee. We've
come to have a fondness for the pic
lures of those beemen showing col
onies swarming over their persons as
other folks permit their offspring to
swarm over them And we're sure
the beeman would miss those pic
lures themselves.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-12-06

years and an importer of herring)
promptly held that herring is her
ring, and that anchovies, brisling, car
dimes, sprats, pilchards and alewives
are impostors and hereafter shall not
be herrings.
To the importer this means that
herrings when imported will be as
sessed / cent a pound IL fresh, and
half cent a pound If packed any 9TH
er way, and that the importers shall
pay duty of three-fourths OF a cent
a pound, or 80 per cent. ad valorem.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-12-06
WOMEN ARE TO REVEAL AGES
Penny for Every Year and One for
Those Longed For, to Be As
sessed Guests at Tea Party.

Connersville, Ind.-The clubwomen
NJ Connersville are expected to reveal
their exact ages at colonial tea party
at the home of Mrs. Essie Shively.
1t is made obligatory on each guest
to bring as many pennies as she is
wears old. In addition to these she is
also to bring a penny for each addi-
tional year she wishes to live.
The money thus accumulated is in
tended as a part of larger sum being
raised to aid poor girls in Indiana.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-12-06
BIG FLOCK OF WHITE SWANS
Twenty Founders Shot In Lineup
an Eighth of Mile Long on the
Susquehanna River

York. Pa.-Gunners along the Sus-
ouehanna river are making the most
of a visi. of big white swans.
A flock in which seyenty-seven of
the stately birds we're counted was
seen upon the swollen stream near
Long Level. The birds we're spread
out in a file about an eighth of mile
long. Two that were killed by the
Lucas brothers, residing in this vic
unity. each tipped the scale at twenty
pounds.
In four shots John Shank, pilot of
the Wild Cat Falls ferryboat, killed
three swans and crippled a fourth.
The three birds weighed forty pounds,
the largest being a seventeen pounder.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-12-06
IT WAS POISON, NOT SMOKE
Mothers Flog Boys, Not Knowing
They Had Eaten Roots, and Later
Summon Doctors.

Bloomsbury, Pa.--Eating yellow dock
roots, which they mistook for arti-
chokes. six Bloomsbury boys reach
ed their homes to become deathly
sick.
Several of the mothers at first con-
cluded that they had been smoking.
and the youngsters came in for a chas-
tisement. Their condition soon be-
came such, however, that doctors we're
hastily summoned, and for time 1t
was feared they all would die.
The boys affected we're Raymond
Fox. Irwin and Harry Whennan, VIII
liam Lawless, George Follmer and Rut-
ter Ohl.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-12-06

We are glad to print the reply OF a
reputable surgeon of this city in the
statement OF DR. Mackenzie OF
Johns Hopkins with regard to opera
tions upon the throats of children
The discussion of such topics in thd
public press is useful and to be vel
coined. More frank publicity than
ever before is being given to the
treatment of disease and the preYen
ton of it. For this a good deal oi
credit is due to such men as Or
Woods Hutchinson, who, orthodox
enough in his medical surgical and
hygienic creeds, is shockingly uh'
orthodox in regard to the exposure
of the facts concerning the science
of medicine, says the Syracuse POST
Standard. In this he has given oil
tense to a good many other practl
tioners by refusing, as one OF the
spectators says, ito help them pre-
serve the Illusion that medicine IS
mystery, comprehensive only TO the
initiate, and that revelation of its Sc
crets is, on the one hand, treason &c
the medical hierarchy, and, on the
other. full Of peril for The ignorant
recipients" The people can stand a
good deal more information than the
tradition Of the medical men allows
them. and benefit by it, too. lg.
uorance isn't safety Ignorance is
what keeps patients away from rea.
doctors and sends them to sham
ones.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-12-06
$3.50 BRIDE COSTS MAN $40
Preacher Sledded Forty Miles and
Charges 81 Mileage for Fee in
Newfoundland.

Leamington, Can-Charles McGill,
who left for Newfoundland oil fields
as driller. sent descriptive and inter
esting letter to a bennington friend.
Among other things he described a
aative wedding.
The bride was bought for $3.50,
bout the price OF en- ordinary mink
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-12-06
FALL ON NAIL KILLS BOY
Rusty Puncture of His Hip Finally De-
veIops Locklaw in Eleven-Year
Old Youth.

South Bethlehem, Pa.-Sufering
terribly, little eleven-year-old Robert
E. Berg has died at his parents home
here of lockjaw. Several days ago the
lad while playing at the South Beth
lehem brewery, fell and landed on
his side on a rusty nail. The nail
penetrated the hip considerable dis
tauce but the wound was healing nice
ly and all danger was thought to have
passed, when suddenly tetanus de-
Yelope0
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-12-06
Too Great Expectations.

First Angler-Look, this fish was
almost caught before; see the broken
hook in its mouth.
Second Angler-It should have had
sense enough to steer clear of hooks
after that.
First Angler-Oh, come, you can't
expect a fish to exhibit more sense
than a human being.-Boston Trans
cript
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-12-06
Wife Purchases Convicted Mans
Services for $5oc Month
Spouse Sold Liquor.

Asheville, N C.-Placing a much
higher value on his services than
any one else, Mrs. P. H. Thrash hired
her husband from the board of county
commissioners for cne month for
$500. strictly cash in advance.
Thrash, man worth $4,000 and
we'll connected, had been found guilty
of keeping liquor to sell to retailers
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-12-06
TRAPPED IN PIT WITH SNAKES
Victim Rescued by Three Boys After
Twentyfour Hours lmprison-
ment With Reptiles

salida, Colo.--W. ]. Burrows, a ho-
tel clerk, was rescued from mine
Dit. where he had been imprisoned
twenty-four hours with snakes and
rats. He fell into the pit, twelve feet
deep, while taking walk in the noun
talns. and after entering the deserted
mine, using lighted matches to guide
him. His cries were heard by three
boys, who rescued him.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-12-06
Subtle FIattery.
3,ohslev Is q crafty fellow"

"Blobsley Is crafty fellow"
"Why do you think so?"
"He was telling me yesterday about
his winter sleeping arrangements. Dur
ing cold weather he and Mrs. Blobsley
turn off the steam In their bed-cham-
Der and open a window before retir.
ing"
, Just sd"
"The next morning when they wake
Blobsley tells his wife she Is the dear
est woman In the world After that
he pretends to doze. Then she slips
out Of bed, pulls down the window and
turns ono the steam"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-12-06

ration upon the part of some one, why
was | not given an opportunity TO
withdraw gracefully? 1t might have
been arranged so that l could have
been given an intimation Of the situa-
ton, that / might have missed con-
nections and have been unable to ar
rive in time for the luncheon, or SO
that | might have rearranged my
plans"
The captain was vlsibly perturbed'
and it was apparent that his feelings
had been injured greatly. Almost at
once, however, he shook of all out
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-12-06
The Meanness Of Him.

"Old Crusty Is the limit"
whats he done now?
"At the party last night Miss An
shunt who is always fishing for
compliment, rushed up to him, with;
oh, Mr.. Crusty, Mr.. Smith has Just
told me that have a beautiful
voicel'
"'Did no one ever tell you that you
have a beautiful face?' asked Crusty'
smiling down at her.
"'Oh-o nol' replied she, trying 70
snuggle beneath his arm.
81 thought not replied Crusty,
breaking away"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-12-06

Widows have been deharret from
teaching in the public schools OF Pitts
burg. Why, does not seem to be clear
ly understood from the popular indig
nation reported against the order. 1t
may have been on the general princi
pie of Mr.. Weuer's immortal adyice to
beware O. vidders."
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-12-06

A Boston clubman recently returned
from a visit to New York city. In
discussing his trip one of his friends
asked him whether he had police
man in his pocket The clubman hesl
tated for a moment, seriously ques-
tioning his friends sanity, when the
latter added:
81 didn't know whether you could be
there a week without some CRATER or
other getting into your pocket"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-12-06
Woman Enaaaed SO Years.

Fornham, Eng-Miss Mary Turner
who died here, was engaged for fifty
years, refusing to wed while her
mother lived. Her mother was 105
when she died. Miss Turner'S fiance
expired.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-12-06
wedded Man "a Save His Life.

New York.-Alleging that she mar
ried her husband because he threat
ened to commit suicide ii she did not
Mrs. Mildred Markowitz, former show
girl and wife of a retired broker, Is
seeking divorce.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-12-06

Teeth are now urged as the marks
by which Cupid should do his selec-
ton. But are the unhappy possessors
of store teeth thereby to be barred
out from connubial bliss?
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-12-06

If aeroplanes and submarines in
war prove proportionately as destruc.
tive to the enemy as they have SO far
been to their operators they will be
terrors of the air and seas.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-12-06

ward appearance of resentment at the
treatment and began a discussion OF
politics. the beauties of Denver, the
war cloud lowering over the Balkans
and Europe and other subjects Of gen
eral interest.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-12-06

A lecture tells us that science may
be able to prolong life indefinitely
Still, as long as life and work are
synonymous, this will seem doubt
full benefit to many mortals.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-12-06

Despite the almost inevitable fatal
result so often demonstrated women
here and there are found "hurrying"
the fire with kerosene. Men long ago
quit buying gold bricks.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-12-06
Omlnous.

"T like affectionate animals. Does
this dog attach himself to people
easily"
Not If they can run faster than he
can?"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-12-06

Crawling on all fours will cure indi-
gestion, says French doctor, and
the man who has imbibed too freely
is always ready to try the French
remedy.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-12-06
sooletx prona New Dances.

New York Society will drop the
bunny hug and grizzly bear at the
great North Country Hills club. Mem
bers Of the 400 are TO have Q needle
threading contest"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-12-06

Prof. Irving Fisher Of Yale says
there is a waste Of Is years in the av
erage Americans life. This, however,
does not include time spent by fans
at baseball games.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-12-06

skin. but when it came to the preach
er there was different story.
He had to travel forty miles by dog
sled to perform the ceremony, and the
husband was assessed sac, or just a
dollar a mile.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-12-06

Harvard is offering prize for
balf-hour play. Take the songs and
dances out of any musical comedy
and you have 1t.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-12-06
Suicide Goes over Falls.

Niagara Falls, N. Y.-Christian
Kledehn. forty-five years old, a city
fireman. committed suicide on Sunday
by jumping into the river near Pros
meet Point and going over the Ameri
AN falls.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-12-06

Twenty-four separate operations
enter into the construction of watch.
No wonder it breaks down on such
short notice.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-12-06

The first time a young man ID IN
love he honestly believes he near"
what he says.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-12-06

1t Is strange but true that no per
son begins to look for an affinity un-
til after marriage.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-12-06

Red Cross Ball Blue will wash double a.
many clothes as any other blue, I)onp
put your money into any other. Ao''
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-12-06

A girl OF ten hates to be kissed al
most as much as a girl of twenty
doesn't.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-12-06

ENR GALE 100 Michigan Stock, Dairy,
run 0AEE@ Gralna Fruit farms tres
list. CIarieB Farm Bureau, Pontlhos Mlon.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-12-06

Harvard students own only Il auto
mobiles, against 81 last year At this
rate they will soon have to 90 afoot
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-12-06

Two Berlin doctors indorse the
corset. That makes il three to one
against US.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-12-06

A Missouri man 60 years of age is
said to be studying Latin. Probably
overlooked 1t in his early days.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-12-06

CURES BURNS AND CUTS.
Coles Carbolisalve stops the pain instantly' w,
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-12-06

Agents and Everybody Eu Mil ubbeFs @srs
last years Mall card forparticulars, sam etA
b. 4. .AIcCagus - Company, Austln' Ohio~so"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-12-06

w. N. u, FT. WAYNE, NO. 4s-tst2.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1912-09-30
A. Maurice Low on Woman Suffrage

The revolt of women is the re-
volt against that degradation that
would condemn them to single
function, motherhood. They have
reached that stage in their intellect
ual evolution when they no longer
regard maternity as the ultima thule.
There is no revolt against seX-for
the instinct of sex is too powerful to
be suppressed but there is a pas
sionate demand that women be rec
ognized as mans equal. That de-
mand the demand for equality, has
been perverted deliberately and
Through ignorance. 1t does not mean
that woman claims to be mans phys
, ical or intellectual equal. What il
does mean is that woman asks to be
considered as mans equal within hel
own limitations and not to be looked
upon as his inferior, based solely
upon the fact of sex. "A Maurice
Low, in North American Review.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1912-09-30
Shipment of Liquor to Boys Is Of
fpnSP.

Salem, Ore, Sept. 27.-Discover-
ing that common carriers are violat-
ing the law by shipping liquors to
minors, Governor West has called the
attention of the railroad commission
to the fact and has requested that the
commission Immediately take up the
subject with the transportation COM
panies and see to it that the law is
obeyed. The governor also declares
that he has received a number of
complaints that drug stores are en-
gagged in the bootlegging business,
and he has been investigating the
law in relation to them. Unable to
find any law by which they might
! be reached, save through the local
option laws, he announces that he
will call upon the state pharmacy
board and have the druggists of the
state confer with him with a view
to preparing a law which will reach
and stamp out the evil.