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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-01-18

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Women or Children That
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The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-02-09

The census bureau Is on hand to
support the sorrows Of the poor hus-
band in respect 10 the cost OF women S
hats Il is mounting up into the
three figure per cent increases. In
1903 there we're 2I3 establishments
furnishing the trade with plumes,
feathers and artificial flowers; in 1909,
six years after. these establishments
increased TO 412. The value Of this
millinery product is given at $5.247.-
600 in 1903 and S23,9Sl 900 in 1909. or
an increase Of 357 per cent, says the
Ohio State Journal That far exceeds
our increase IN population. wealth,
salary or personal efficiency. II rep
resents a solid. wearisome, crushing
weight on the shoulders Of that unfor-
tunate class Of people who happen
TO be born men. and for whom there
doesn't seem to be any sympathy any
where in the wide, wide world And
yet, strange to say. we do not notice
that the men are raging about It They
are bearing 1t as meekly as lambs.
They are smiling under the torture;
they are heroic and uncomplaining.
We suggest at the next womans ban.
quet the toast. The Men-God Bless
EN-
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-02-09
PERFORMING TURTLES

OF all living creatures the turtle is
undoubtedly the slowest in its move
ments and probably possesses the
least brain. Yet a well-known Ameri-
can naturalist has succeeded in train
ing three OF these creatures to do a.
number of little tricks. He places
them one above the other, on spools,
and il piece Of cabbage or other
green stuff is held out in front of them
they will make complete circuit, all
moving in unison, keeping their bal.
ance and not tumbllng off. The big
ger turtle will also ring a bell. This
1t grasps in one of It's fore feet, jerks
it off the ground, and then gives 1t a
shake. It is quite amusing to watch
the slow, deliberate manner In which
this is done. The turtles have always
lived in their owners house. spending
their time In the kitchen, hunting
down the vermin. One Of the turtles
draws a little cart about the garden,
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-02-09
CLOTH FROM NETTLES

The search for cotton substitute
has been going on in Europe for a
long time, and many experiments
have been made with the common net
tie. which has been promising plant
on account of the strength Of its fiber
and its ready growth while under the
most discouraging conditions, with a
large yield per acre. The great diff
cultv has been in separating the fiber
from the woody stem. In method
of treatment that has been worked out
in the last two or three years, the
dried nettle stems are boiled about
half an hour in dilute soda lye, and
tbe loosened fbers are then separated
In a machine with revolving brushes.
The material is then subjected to a
number Of alternate boilings in dilute
I've and thorough washings both un-
der high pressure. The product is a
mass OF yellowish dbers, free from
gum. that can be bleached, combed
and spun into lustrous white yarn
This Is claimed to have the smooth
ness and softness Of fax, with the
strength even greater than that Of
hemD. The yarn has been made into
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-02-09
GODDESS OF FREEDOMS PAL

Al Porch, the old rigger at the cap
itol building In Washington, ls the
most intimate associate OF her ma
esty. the Goddess OF Freedom, who
stands upon the very dome OF this
building which harbors the national
congress. There are electric wires 10
be rlgged on the bonnet OF the goddess
and occasionally she is to be given
a bath and a coat OF paint When these
necessities arise II is Al Porch who
is sent aloft to meet this difficult sltu.
alton. This mounting into the very
presence OF Freedom is no mean task
Rarely is II accomplished I'm any other
method than that OF scaling ladders.
! For GO feet before the top OF the statue
| is reached the ascent must ba made
on the outside ladders. This is true
when anyone but Al Porch makes the
ascent But the rigger has long made
. the very pinnacle of the capitol his
playground He has practically lived
here for 43 years The upper dome OF
the capitol has come 10 be a passion
with him. A spry little man Of c. he
runs about these great heights as or
dinary men walk about the streets lie
Is 10 the capitol what the famous
hunchback was to Notre Dame once
he fell from n position at the foot OF
the goddess and was dashed from pro
lection to projection down the statue
base Altogether he fell so feet and
with one arm broken. clung with his
legs dangling over the abyss below
which would have meant certain death
II his hold had given way Yet later
he climbed one after another Of the
pillars that support the statue in an at
tempt to capture an escaped canary
birl, and finally succeeded. Many times
since he has scaled the statue to its
very top without the help of a ladder
He does this by working himself into
the folds Of the garments OF Freedom
and so braces himself as to get mex
plicable holds.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-02-09
Point Wherein, In the Opinion Of COL
lege Man, EngIishmen Have Ad-
vantage over Americans.

The word is fast losing in this coun-
try the absurd significance which a
people given to getting on in life have
attached to it, Our English friends
have made hobbies" a fetch for gen
erations. so that a well bred English
man who doesn't return from his office
to some special weekend interest OF
his own which is quite foreign to his
daily occupation is as much of an
anomaly in his country as an Ameri-
can is in this country If he does. The
conception of such a collateral intel
lectual existence goes back, of course,
to the basic difference between our
own and the English view Of the per
sonal life, and, in large measure,
where it affects the university classes,
to the public sentiment of the uni.
versity community. Americans have
been intellectual paupers in this re-
spect, and we hazard the statement
that, so far as the American college
bred man has suffered from the condi-
tion, his college life public sentiment
has been in large part responsible for
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-02-09
SAN DOMINGO T0OTHBRUSHES

There is little or no demand for
manufactured tooth brushes among
the natives on the island Of San Do
mingo. They do not see any neces
sity for buying them when they can
gather all the tooth brushes they re-
quire along the country roads. There
is a plant (Gouamia domingensis)
growing in certain parts of the island
which is dried by the natives and
used as a tooth brush. The cleansing
properties have been attributed to the
presence of saponin. Pieces about
four inches long are cut off from the
stems Of the plants and dried When
about to be used they are m istened
just like our own tooth brushes--
and the teeth are rubbed Herewith.
In doing this the end Of the piece gets
frayed out, giving it the appearance
Of a tooth brush,
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-02-09

NENsHur arms HLkHRl2T HZ20uzAnl7
EEHLI IL INN
plane did not prove 10 be very sue
cessful. as only one machine OF thn
type was classed in the final com
petition.
The machines which completed all
the tests were entitled to compete IN
the final race and we're classed aI
follows
Monoplanes-First, Nieuport tWey
mann); second. Deperdussin tPTe
vosU; third. Deperdussin tVedrinesJ.
Biplanes-First. Breguet tMoineauD;
second, Breguet (MOineauJ: third
Breguet CBregi): fourth NJ. FarmaE
(Reneaux): fifth. NJ. Farman (Barral;
sixth, H. Farman (Fisherl seventh
Savary (Franz).
Only ten machines out OF 81 nm
ished all the tests successfully and
we're therefore admitted to the final
race. A speed OF 60 miles an hour
was the required average with fuil
load, and an altitude OF l.64O feet mad
to be attained in the shortest time
possible. not exceeding l5 minutes
The final cross-country race was wOn
by Weymann, who covered a distance
of 1856 miles in two hours and "a
minutes, an average speed Of 72.47
miles an hour Provost was second
with an average OF 56.6 miles an
hour
One result of the race was to prove
conclusively that the biplane cannot
compete with the monoplane where
speed is the test
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-02-09


ni2e the possibilities OF this great in.
vention as a possible aid TO her army
and navy.
Military aeroplane tests Just com
pleted IN that country have shown re.
markable progress In the perfection
OF the flying machine. The most
prominent French aviators participat-
ed IN this event and the machines
represented were the very last word
In acroplaHe construction.
The most conspicuous success Of
the meet was a monoplane driven by
Weymann, who, with a dead load or
$50 pounds and one passenger. as
cended from a ploughed field and at
tanned a speed OF 6772 miles an hour
The Deperdussin monoplane showed
good results also, two OF this type
participating in the tests. One was
piloted by Provost and the other by
Vedrines. Prevost's machine was
fitted with a 1O0horsepower Gnome
motor Vedrines had only so horse
power, but made a better record
than did Provost with his fourteen
cylinder revolving motor The latter
ascended to 1,640 feet in minutes
and ~ seconds, whereas Vedrines
needed less than minutes to attain
the same altitude.
Weymann had no difficulty in COM
pleting the first days tests. He start.
ed from Rheims at 10 a. m. and land
ed at Montcornet His machine was
taken apart and returned to Rheims,
reassembled, and at p. m. he start.
ed again. After landing on a ploughed
field, he rose from the spot and
showed that his machine did not need
any help to rise, except that OF the
passenger he carried along. 1t is
claimed that his machine was the
only one that was able to leave the
ploughed field without any other as.
sistance.
The Hanriot monoplane, said to be !
one Of the leading French flying ma
chimes, was fitted with a four-cylinder |
7O-horsepower water-cooled motor, |
carrying the propeller at the front |
end OF the crankshaft. Twin wheels |
were used with double skids. The
spread OF this machine is 44.6 feet,
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-02-09
Cultivation of a Hobby"

it. Few and far between have been
the college educated men in this coun.
try who have hit upon hobbies" for
themselves when undergraduates and
carried out their special interest to
some purpose In AFTER life. 1t has
been a notion of ours for a long time
that college curriculum ought to
foster the cultivation Of hobbies" by
some method that would let the stu
dent find for himself what apparently
useless thing he was most Interested
n outside of his daily work, and not
permit him to graduate until he knew
more about that particular useless
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-02-09
MUSIC AND LONGEVITY

A DR.. Rogers has been studying
the effect Of wind instruments on the
life Of musicians The average life Of
the wind instrument artist is G3, while
that of others is 81. Thlrty.four per
cent. of the former category attain
70 years. Performers on the flute in
DR.. Rogers "echelle de longevte"
reach on the average the age Of 61.
while the hautbois executant lives
two years longer BuGlers go two
years better, and the clarinet player
lives till he is 65 He Of the cornet
only fails the allotted span by one
year. The ophicleide artist beats
them all. His time Of life is from IS
to 80. There should be no hesitation
after this
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-02-09
NO ONES ENEMY BUT HIS OWN.

A dissipated man who was found
dead In his bed the other day at a pri-
vate reformatory left a note declaring
that he had found II impossible to
make good in this world, fate having
Il In for me-" and seeking to extenu'
ate his failure by the remark that
after am gone no one can say that
l ever did them an injustice" The
writer OF that letter was evidently one
OF those men--their number is con-
siderabie-who are disposed TO blame
everyone but themselves for their lack
or success and OF whom II Is said by
lndulgent and sympathetic friends
that they are no ones enemy but their
own. says the Philadelphia Inquirer.
That is what shlfless and improvi.
dent and undiscipllucd people have
been doing since the beginning OF
time, and the plea is iuadmissible No
doubt some are lucklCr than others
and I'm case OF a few. mlsfortunos null
uply 70 such an extent that q does
seem as though they were the victims
Of an unpropiuous and avenriug des.
tiny But in tho great majority OF
cases defeat is sallin1ictod To say
OF man that he Is no ones enemy
but his own Is TO utter q fallacy Tho
man who does badly by himself must
necessarily do badly by others He is
> source Of loss and sorrow within
the whole circle OF his acquaintance,
and he is not TO be excused upon the
ground that he is himself the greatest
sufferer from his wrongdoing.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-02-09

time and distance by the number OF
guilds OF betel nuts chewed. 1t will
be remembered how. according to
Washington Irving, the Dutch colonial
assembly was invariably dismissed at
the last pun OF the third pipe OF TO-
bacco OF Governor Wouter Van Twill.
Ter.
A Montagnis Indian OF Canada will
set up a tall stick In the snow when
travelling ahead OF friends who are
to follow. He marks with his foot
the line Of shadow cast, and By the
change in the angle OF the shadow the
oncoming party can tell, on arriving
at the spot, about how far ahead the
leader is.--Harper's Weekly.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-02-09
BEES MAKE GREEN HONEY

Bees that make honey as green as
pistachio ice cream have been discov
cred operating from the biological
laboratory Of the College Of the City
of New York Amateur sluething has
failed to track the bees to the source
of their green coloring matter The
bees are branded with a red spot upon
their backs and another red spot
upon their breasts, and all students
who see any of these red spotted bees
are to rush to the biology department
with the news, giving the exact spot
at which the bee was discovered
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-02-09
CURIOUS FOREIGN BREADS

Two curious breads. one Turkish
and the other Japanese. the FIRST de-
licious and the second not recommend.
ed, are shown in the accompanying
illustration from Popular Mechanics
The Turkish bread, which is "oven.
Topped" and is shaped like certain
kinds Of American biscuits. is claimed
TO have an exquisite, appetising
grain-like flavor, found very seldom
in American breads. In making II
the baker takes a piece Of dough. deft-
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-02-09

iy whirls it around atop his finger
for a moment to give it pancake
form, then throws it "fop" into the
oven against one OF the heated walls
It adheres there for a moment, bakes
expands, drops automatically onto Its
other side on the oven floor, and, JUST
as it is browning nicely, is dragged
out at the moment another is
"nopped" in. The time consumed in
the baking is about two minutes The
japanese bread. strung on a string
like buttons or Chinese money, is
much used with tea drinking and in
SOUPS.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-02-09
SOME STRANGE TIMEKEEPERS

To ascertain the time at night the
Apache Indians employed a gourd on
which the stars OF the heavens were
marked As the consultations rose
in the sky, the Indian referred to his
gourd and found out the hour. BY
turning the gourd around he could
tell the order in which the constella.
tions might be expected to appear
The hill people Of Assam reckon
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-02-09

A Michigan Judge decided that a
man has a right to throw his mother.
in-law out of his house II she refuses
TO 80 quietly when he demands it..
The married man will brighten up con.
siderably to learn that he has a few
legal rights left in this age Of domi-
uant femininity, and especially that he
can get even for many marital wrongs
on his mother-in-law.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-02-09

thing than any one else in his genera
tion. The cultivation Of a hobby"
out to be recognized by the uniyersl-
ties as a legitimate. if not vital, edu-
cational method When that time
comes the result to the universities
themselves will be of some impor-
tance. There will return upon the uni
versities, tor permanent enrichment,
the results, in many cases, Of the life
accumu'ations of men who have gone
out OF college with a special intellectu.
al interest Yale is today being re-
minded from time to time of the i'm
portant possibilities of this attitude.
Her recent two extraordinary gifts OF
rare books, for instance, are in point.
Yale Alumni Weekly.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-02-09

lar saw by some foreign substance. On
investigation the ancient ak, still
bright and keen-edged, was found firm.
~ imbedded in the log five inches be-
meath the bark.
1t Is easy to imagine that the ak
was struck into sapling by some ear
ly French voyageur and forgotten, and
that the young tree grew around it,
hiding 1t from sight. The ak, with a
cross section of the embracing log,
now finds resting place in the Smith
sonian.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-02-09
Worlds Gold Supply

According to the London Economist,
the worlds production Of gold has
more than doubled in the last Is
years; in fact, it is three times as
great as 1t was in 1890. Whether this
has any connection with the present
high cost of living is something for
the political economist to decide.
This grea; increase in production is
due to the invention of the cyanide
process, which makes 1t possible to
work ores of very low grade, which
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-02-09

as though he were about to solve
proposition in Euclid Science. skill,
precautionary care. are all in evidence.
but in a large majority of cases the
warmth the feeling of lively human
interest in the patient and his feelings
are wanting In the case of children
such warmth and sympathy are partic-
ularly necessary, and the poor German
parent knows that he cannot expect 1t
from public institution.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-02-09
Not Enough Head.

Two Philadelphians were discussing
a young man OF their acquaintance,
whose father had been a distinguished
member of the bar. and a useful mem.
ber OF society.
For my part" said one, Il think
Henry is very bright and capable
fellow, and l am confident he WITH sue.
ceed."
Yes" replied the other. he is I'M
doubtedly a worthy young man, but
don't think he has head enough TO
fill his fathers shoes"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-02-09
When They Wore PigtaiIs in England

The edict sanctioning the abolition
Of the pigtail reminds us that 1t is not
so very long since the pigtail disap-
peared not merely from the army and
navy but even from everyday civilized
life in England Waistlong pigtails
we're the fashionable wear in England
about 1740 and before that the bag
wig had been adorned with a pigtail
looped up in black silk bag.
AS late as 1858 an old gentleman
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-02-09

morning the coloners voice sounded
from the kitchen of the bark shelter
What in thunder has become of all
our whislIy?" he demanded.
1--we d-drunk it." admitted the
thin member of the party, with chat
tering teeth.
"Well, I'll be" the colonel paus-
ed why in heavens name did YOU
do that?" he managed to finish
"H-had to, old chap. III was writ
ing home llast night t-teling the
folks what fine time we we're hay
ing metropolitan Magazine.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-02-09

Minoe pie and apple dumping have
Been banished from the menu Of some
college girls In Massachusetts because
the college authorities found the girls
sleepy after partaking Of these delica.
cies. But the so-caIled torDor may
have been only that supreme content
with good things which bars ambi.
tion.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-02-09
Lacking in Sympathy

No foreigner can help admlring the
completeness and thoroughness of Ger.
man institutions for the care of the
sick and the poor, and if completeness
and thoroughness could make people
well and happy German patients AND
the German poor would have nothing
to complain Of But something else is
needed. and that is sympathy. The
German doctor approaches his patient
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-02-09

According to the government ser.
want in charge of the Alaska reindeer,
in 25 years from now at the present
rate Of increase IN the herds there
should be 100000 prime beef rein.
deer in ALASKA 10 furnish fresh meat
to the people Of the United States
Santa Caus's team will then have a
new and even dearer meaning TO us.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-02-09

would not have paid handling under
the old methods.
It is interesting to read that the
Transvaal produces 35 per cent Of the
worlds gold, other English possessions
25 per cent, the United States another
20 per cent and the rest of the world
only 10 per cent
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-02-09
Curious Relic.

Senator Stephenson OF Wisconsin
has presented to the Smithsonian in
stitution a curious relic Of the early
days of exploration and discovery in
the region of the Great Lakes. 1t is a
steel ak of quaint shape, entirely un-
like any in use at present.
The finding of this old ak was more
peculiar than the implement itself
While a lumberman was cutting a
huge log into planks several teeth
were suddenly ripped from the circu-
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-02-09
Deceit.

She turned away and shiveFed
Deceit" he repeated in consteERa-
tion; where is the deceit. prithee?'
Right in your face" she answered
Il see it,"
In horror be shrank from her.
Curse him." he hissed Curse the
man who guaranteed that no one could
tell the glass eye he sold me from the
genuine
With livid lips and haggard cheeks
he staggered from the place.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-02-09

A Judge OF the Supreme court OF
New York has decided that a woman
is not necessarily insane because she
is a bargain-hunter and does not al
ways need what she buys In this de-
cision that the large majority OF
women are sane the learned Judge
hardly challenged the fame of Solo
mon.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-02-09

The emperor Of China is urged to
resign. 1t is not at all unlikely that
this august monarch II left to his
own inclinations. would cheerfully ex.
change his totterlng empire for a nice,
fat puppy or a big red ball, and show
more than a child's wisdom In the
case, at that