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The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-04-12
BANDIT is A HERO

ter not inaugurated his revolt against
the Diaz government Zapata would
have soon started one of his own.
Zapata did not quit fighting when
the peace compact was signed be
tween Madero and the Diaz govern
ment, He had wrongs still to avenge.
and the petty municipal and district
officers who had carried out the Or
ders of the government were the spe-
cial objects of his vengeance. He and
his men have shown special hatred
and cruelty toward the land owners
who dlspossessed them of their small
farms.
Emiliano Zapata is the hero of the
common people, not only of the states
that are Eow IN actual revolt, but Of
all portions of the country. The seeds
OF revolt that have been sown by
Zapata are likely to continue to bear
fruit for years to come, unless the
government is able quickly to grant
the demands of the lower class for a
division among them of the vast es-
tates which have for the most part
been established by the merging OF
small properties taken either by force
or by semblance Of law.
Zapata is a man Of fine physique.
He was married only a few months
ago to a pretty mountain girl, and she
has been his constant companion ever
since.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-04-12

Women have pleaded divers reasons
for divorce. some considered sufficient
by the courts and others regarded as
entirely too trivial TO warrant the
granting Of a decree in this matter,
which, above all others, is the most
vital to society. Incompatitility is the
favorite one urged where there is nc
specific grievance. Some women are
so sensitive as to resent beaungs by
their lordly spouses, and others make
a rather unpleasant family rumpus II
their husbands merely starve them.
Rarely does it happen, however, that
the wife is given cause to seek a di-
vorce due to being denied adequate,
if not continually attractive and
stylish. sartorial equipment In Kan
sis City, Mo, though. woman has pc
tidoned for a divorce on the ground
that her sterner half has not provided
her with a change Of dress tor II
years; indeed, she appeared in court
in a gown which she made for her
self before she was married, and
which she has worn ever since.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-04-12

ing to his partner, he said: Il know
nobody; you catchem witness-me
wait. You go downtown-catchem
witness, come back, We get mailed" ."
Taking the native of the Orient to
the front of the yard the negro lassie
hid him behind a tree, and admon-
ishing him to remain under cover, she
stalked down the street, the plumes in
her hat huttering in the breeze.
Witnesses must have been hard to
find, for it was fully three hours be-
fore she returned with a tall man OF
her own race, who was willing to
swear that he knew both persons who
were desirous of being married Go
ing stealthily toward the tree, she
peered behind it, but the celestial was
not there He had become tired and
had lost faith in the negress, and said
to the sheriff as he started down the
street: "She no catchem witness, me
catchem ferry-go home. I guess she
no come back. Me go home"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-04-12
Reasons Why Mexican Is at Wal
With MaderO.
Was Victim Of tho Dlaz Tyranny
Became Agitator When His Prop
erty Was confiseated and Hs
Had TO Labor as Peon.

CuernarVaca, Mex.-"Zapata, the
bandit" "Zapata, the Iberator"-
these are the two public estimates
placed upon the man who for more
than year has been carrying on a
continuous warfare against the con-
stituted government in this part OF
southern Mexico.
II is distinctly a war of the classes.
"The Tiger Of Ayala," as Zapata is
called by his hundreds OF admiring
followers, claims to be fighting for
the freedom Of the peon element and
the small property holders, who he
declares have long suffered from the
tyrannical acts and policies Of the
government. He also has personal
grievances and wrongs which he
wants to avenge.
Zapata is a product of the DiaZ
rule. He was one of the victims OF
the system that oppressed many of
the lower class all over the country
during the Diaz regime. 1t happened
in his case that there existed in him
an element OF fighting power and re-
lentless cruelty which marked him for
the leadership of the people who had
suffered similar wrongs. He is now
paying the government back for the
injuries it did him.
In the days of Diaz men who did
not agree with the government we're
quickly put where they could do no
harm. Zapata was arrested and SEN
fenced to a long term of exile in the
hot lands of Quintana Roo. 1t was to
that remote region that most Of the
political prisoners were sent. Few OF
them survived their terms OF exile.
But Zapata had a constitution Of iron.
Even in the distressing circumstances
under which he then labOred he
planned the vengeance that he has
been inflicting on his oppressors for
the last twelve months. He lived
through his term Of exile and returned
to his home in Ayala The years
went by slowly and Zapata quietly
fomented a spirit of retaliation
against the government among the
people of his class. This was before
Madero started his revolution, and it
is now known that even had the lat
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-04-12

What is needed by most men who
have passed middle age is more physi-
cal exercise. Their younger days have
as a rule constituted period OF phys
ical activity If their occupations
have not supplied sufficient activity
they have danced or rowed or ridden
horseback or run races, or in some
way found a method Of providing a
considerable amount OF exercise, and
this has developed a surplus Of re-
serve energy which is maintained
while continuing this activity; but af-
ter they have grown into middle life,
and through the press Of business or
an inclination to yield to the tempta-
tion to give more Of their time to
some other sort Of pleasure, they neg
lect the physical exercise they have
been accustomed to, and as a conse-
quence this reserve force is drawn
upon to meet the requirements Of an
active intellectual force. and in a few
years this becomes exhausted and
death is the natural result
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-04-12
Well-known Poultry Raiser Catches
Chicken Thief by Unique
Method.

Winsted, Conn.-To catch an ami.
NAL which had been killing his hens,
B. e. Moore, a well-known poultry
raiser, who has pen OF hens taking
part in the international egg laying
contest at the State Agricultural col
lege at Sterrs, had telephone In
stalled in his henhouse.
The wire ran to his bedroom, where
the receiver was fastened to a bed
post close to his pillow. The receiver
on the other end was also off tho
hook. thus permitting any sound in
the hennery to travel to Moore's
sleeping chamber
About daybreak Moore was awak'
ened by the shrill cackling OF his
hens coming over the wire. Halt
dressed, he grabbed gun and start.
cd for the henhouse, where he shot
'and killed tho thief, q mink.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-04-12
SHE QUIT COFFEE
And Much Good Came From It.

It is hard to believe that coffee will
put a person in such condition as 1t
did woman Of Apple Creek, o. She
tells her own story:
II did not believe coffee caused my
trouble, and frequently said liked
It so well would not quit drinking 1t,
even IL 1t took my life, but l was a
miserable sufferer from heart trouble
and nervous prostration fer four years.
81 was scarcely able to go around at
all. Had no energy, and did not care
for anything. Was emaciated and had
a constant pain around my heart until
thought l could not endure 1t. /
felt as though l was liable to die any
time.
Frequently had nervous chills and
the least excitement would drive sleep
away, and any little noise would up
set me terribly, ! was gradually get
ting worse until finally one day, It
came over me, and l asked myself
what is the use of being sick all the
time and buying medicine SO that ]
can indulge myself In coffee?
$50 l thought would see If could
quit drinking coffee, and got some
Postum to help me quit / made 1t
strictly according to directions, and
want to tell you that change was the
greatest step in my life. 1t was easy
TO quit coffee because / had the
Postum which / like better than
liked the old coffee. One by one the
old troubles left until now l am in
splendid health, nerves steady, heart
all right, and the pain all gone. Never
have any more nervous chills, don't
take any medicine, can do all my
housework, and have done q great
deal besides.
"My sisterin-law, who visited me
this summer had been an invalid for
some time, much as / was, got her
10 quit coffee and drink Postum. She
gained Ave pounds In three weeks,
and never saw such a change in any.
ones health"
"Theros a reason"
RIVER read the above Ietterf A new
ono appears from dime 10 times They
are genuine, true, and fun % hunnm
antereht,
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-04-12
His Preference.

A distinguished eye surgeon tells a
good story of his hospital days. Three
other young, newly fledged oculists
and himself were chatting in their
quarters in the hospital when the con-
versation turned, as was natural in
young men, upon the beauty of differ
ent colors of eyes One championed
the superior brllliancy and sparkle Of
the blue eye; another the depth and
fire of the brown, while the third was
all for the clear, cool light Of the
hazel After they hao exhausted their
eloquence. with the usual effect Of con-
6ning themselves in their original
opinions, the fourth young sawbones
suddenly broke In:
q don't care a hang about your blue
eyes, or your brown eyes, or your gray
eyes! Just give me sore eyes and
plenty Of 'em-and I'll be happy!"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-04-12
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Crossing Policeman is Like a Crusoe

TO me more and more. Why, some
times / get so lonesome that ] say
Hello to some wagon driver and
that's a dangerous thing to do, Ono
morning while ! was standing here
and thinking what a terrible thing It
Is to be all alone in the world along
comes a big wagon with a red headed
fellow sittln' on the seat that looked
like one | used to know, and ] yells
out Hello, Hank! and the guy was SO
surprised he nearly fell of his seat.
"Hello yourself, you big stiif! he
says. Don't try to kid me, I'm wise
to you. I'm drivin' this team right
and you can just let me alone
After that there was nothin' l
could do but pinch him-had to use
my club some, too. That's Just one
instance. Oh, OF course, talk at a
lot OF people and they talk at me, but
what's the good of that? They're none
of them talkin' to me. You're tho
first one I've had a real conversation
with on the job for about a month,
guess"
"They get like that" said a man
who knows all about traffic policemen
and others, too. i've seen them get
so lonesome on that loop Job that they
ask to be shifted. It's no joke at all.
You're in a crowd, but that's all. You
don't see any one you know and the
sight of those you don't know makes
1t worse. Most people look at a traf-
fc policeman like they do at the ele-
waited posts or the buildings. He's
Just fixture, an active one as rule,
but they look at him as just part Of
the scenery. Women grab hold of him
like they do a railing or else they
take him on the way across the
street just as they take an elevator
going upslnto a building"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-04-12

of choice morocco leather, to his
friends here. OF course, they were
samples" The agents looked at
them carefully, saw the fine workman
ship and valued them accordingly.
Then they calmly put the slippers
on shelf and waited-and smiled.
And in three weeks there came a sec
ond package of sampler to the same
party. They pulled bundle one" from
the shelf and found that the two bun
dies made twenty-four pairs of fine
slippers, all matched. The astonished
recipient finally secured them by pay
ing the duty, about one-half their
value.
And the custom house men put It
down as an "odd" case and waited for
the next sharp foreigner.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-04-12

INDIANAPOLIS, IND.-With the
I same menu that was spread before
them fifty years ago. and with several
Of the same persons as guests who
were present at their first wedding
supper, Mr.. and Mrs. Levi c. Bowser
the other evening observed the fif-
deth anniversary Of their marriage by
serving a wedding supper to their
children and few friends.
When Miss Caroline Dawson be-
came the bride Of Levi G. Bowser on
March G. 1862, the event was fol
lowed by a bounteous supper at the
country home of the brides father,
John M Dawson, then one of the
prominent farmers of Marion county.
Turkey was the piece de resistance Of
the happy feast, and turkey was
served to the wedding guests again,
The guests who witnessed the wed
ding fifty years ago and were pres
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-04-12
SINGS HIMSELF TO FREEDOM
ksn+uaklan Liberated After Render
Ina "on Jordan's Stormy Banks"
for Benefit of Jurors.

Richmond, Ky.--Isaac Lakes sung
bimself out Of jail here when he rem
5ered "On Jordan's Stormy Banks !
stand" before a jury in the circuit
,ourt room. He was indicted for dis
hrbing public worship by singing TOO
loudly. Several continuances had been
granted on account Of the absence of
witnesses, so the Judge suggested that
in lieu Of testimony the jury be al
lowed to pass judgment on the prison
ers voice.
Lakes acqulesced, and standing in
the witness stand, he sang with all bis
might. The jury retired and immediate
" acquitted the defendant
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-04-12

The Eiffel Tower changes its dress
every five or six years at a cost Of
from $4,000 to $4,000 The date is
at hand when so painters will find oc-
cupation for three or four months in
covering the 10000 square yards of
its surface with a new coat Of paint.
The shade has yet to be decided upon.
The Eiffel Tower started 22 years ago
in orange, wore red in 1893, golden yel-
low in 1899 and silver white on the
summit and chrome yellow at the lase
in 1907 There are persons who
would vote for an invisible shade Of
khaki for the coming renewal The
tower is now used as a wireless tele
graph station, as a post for an cleo
trio device to prevent hailstorms and
as a guiding mark for aviators.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-04-12
Government Sends s1.77 to Mime
sotan Due Him Since Days Of
the Civil War.

St. Paul, Minn-Another proof that
Uncle Sam is honest and will pay his
debts as soon as he can is on exhibit
ton at the office of Julius Schmahl,
secretary of state, at the capitol, 1t
is a check for SLIT, which was re-
ceived by Charles A. Rose, document
clerk. Uncle Sam has been owing
Mr.. Rose this money since 1863 and
at last has got enough ahead to pay
the debt. In 1868 Mr. Rose was
transferred from one company Of vol
unteers to another and at the time Of
this transfer there was due him
$1.77. The amount was never paid
and Mr.. Rose had even forgotten that
he had it coming until the check ar
rived yesterday.
Warren. Pa-Hiram Towsley Of
Garfield, near here, has received a
check from the United States govern
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-04-12
THEORY AND PRACTICE.


Delay has been encountered IN es-
tablishing the school OF journalism
provided for IN the viii OF the late
Joseph Pulitzer, because OF the inabih
ity of the executors and the Colum-
bia university authorities 10 agree
upon proper methods of instruction,
says the Cincinnati Times,Star. The
former favor severely practical train
ing, while the latter would lay great
er stress upon the teaching OF under
lying theories It Is known that Mr.,
Pulitzer wished TO have theory and
practice combined. but unfortunately
he said nothing as to the proportion
OF each in the combination lie left
that problem to be worked out by 9th
ers. While II will have TO be admitted
that there would have been little real
progress in this world OF ours mad 1t
not been for the theorists, most per
sons will be inclined to the belief
that an ounce of practice is worth
pound of theory In most Of the actiVi
ties of life Especially would this be
the case with a school Of journalism
There 1t is proposed TO educate young
men for newspaper careers. That
they should be taught something OF
the fundamental theories Of journal
ism there can be no doubt, but unless
they were also taught a great deal OF
the practical side Of newspaper work
no careers would be waiting for them
The average editor may admire fine
theories immensely. but in practice he
likes experienced men on his stan
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-04-12
Panels House With Warship

months. The old oak panels Will be
stained dark brown and will be given
dull finish. They will be put in the
halls, stairs, library and dining room
of the Clark residence, under the di-
rection Of Architect Sterner. There
is to be "gunboat room" decorated,
it is said, with some Of the bolts and
nails of the Daedalus.
Stephen Carlton Clark is son Of
Alfred Corning Clark, whose widow
became the second wife of Bishop
Henry G. Potter. He is a grandson Of
Edward Clark, partner of Isaac Sing
er in the sewing machine business.
Young Clark in 1909 married Miss Su-
san V. Hun, daughter of Marcus Hun
Of Albany, and he has a large fortune.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-04-12
sunshlne.

Surround the children with every
possible cheer Smiles and
laughter cost nothing. Let the
children have music, let them have
pictures, let them have laughter, let
them have a good time; not an idle
time, but one full of cheerful occupa.
ton. Surround them with all the
beautiful things you can. Plants
should be given sun and air and the
blue sky; give them to your boys and
girls. l do not mean for a day or a
month, but for all years. We can
not treat a plant tenderly one day
and harshly the next day; they cannot
stand it.-Luther Burbank, in THE
Training of the Human Plant"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-04-12
All In the Same Boat.

My aunt has a beautiful parrot
which, like many others of its species,
is addicted to profanity. To break
the bird Of this habit, my aunt would
duck" him in water every time he
would swear. On an April day he had
been profuse in profanity, and had re-
ceived the accustomed ducking. Now,
1t happened that a brood Of newly
hatohed chickens had been drenched
in a shower of rain and auntie
brought them into the house and
placed them in the kitchen to dry, be-
meath the parrot, who was drying his
feathers. He seemed much interested
and gazed intently at the little chicks
for some time, and then exclaimed:
Did little fools; been swear
Ing, too"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-04-12

Los Angeles. s.-Ranchers from the
Coachella Valley who were in Los An
geles recently reported that quail
we're so thick in the valley that crops
OF all kinds we're being destroyed, de-
spite the efforts of the state game
wardens, who are now trapping the
birds by thousands and sending them
to other sections of the state One
rancher said he saw one covey Of
quail that must have contained five
thousand birds.
They were 80 thick the sunlight
was shut out when they few past, he
said "The quail are very WISE" be
continued, "and hunters find trouble
In shooting thine, while trapping 10
gtill more difficult"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-04-12
Faeetlous operatcr,

'T say, mister" said the cadaverous
man, entering the telegraph office,
"could you trust me for telegram
want to send my wife? I'll pay you
tomorrow"
Sorry sir" said the operator, but
We are terribly rushed these days and
there isn't tick in the Office that
isn't working overtime as It is."-Har-
per's Weekly.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-04-12
Dog Puts Out Fire.

Louisville, Ky.-After extinguishins
fire caused by hot Goals falling
from a CRATE, the prize-winning collie
Of W. ]. Atkinson awoke its master
to have a look at its blistered paws.
The dog sleeps on a rug in front
of the CRATE and during the night live
Goals fell on the rug, Mr.. Atkinson
was awakened by the dog whining
and scratching at his bedroom door.
He arose and followed the dog to
where 1t indicated the burned places
in the rug with its nose. Then the
dog exhibited its paws, which had
been blistered in beating out the
blaze.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-04-12
CORN GROWS IN APPENDIX
Strange Conditions Found In Human
Body by Doctors Operating
on a Farmer.

Lawrence, Ind.-Three grains Of
corn that had begun to sprout were
found in the appendix of James b.
Powell, a wealthy farmer, when he
was operated upon for acute append
citis The appendix was II inches
long Powell had a habit, he said
of eating a few grains of corn every
time he fed his stock.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-04-12

81 hear your husband has lost his
public job"
What does he expect TO do nowT
We'll, he told me this morning
that unless he could get rGinstated
pretty soon no would have to 90 to
work somewhere."-Chicago Record
Herald.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-04-12
small Eortune for Groom.

A wealthy woman, who recently
died at Llangedwyn, Denblghahire
Wales. left $4,000 Of her large for.
tune to her stud-groom together with
one years wages, all her horses and
dogs and the cup won by well-knowu
racer .of her stud and one.half Of her
furniture at her country home
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-04-12

Chicago judge has decided that
me practice Of tipping is Illegal and
uu.American But Il takes more than
he strong arm Of the law to release
down-trodden nation from the tyran.
OF custom.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-04-12

Howard B. Forney recently drove a
flock Of turkeys from Berlin, Somer-
sct county, to Johnstown. Pa. The
flock numbered nearly three hundred
a was driven along the highway
without difficulty like sheep The
flock was driven by easy stages and
attracted great attention,
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-04-12

cipal wall had been torn to such a
thinness that it threatened to burst
at each beat of the heart 1t was
necessary to perform the operation to
pierce the wall Of this artery. Had
the worn walls ripped or cracked I'm
der the pulsations Of the heart while
the operation was in progress, the pa
TENTS death would have been a mat
ter Of moments Under the condi
tions it was necessary to use only 10
cal anesthetics, and the patient was
conscious throughout. Henry E. Grif
fin, the patient, is So years old.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-04-12
Sets Gold wan In Artery.

New York.-An assemblage Of
physicians and surgeons, many Of
them from other cities, was held
spellbound by an operation perform
ed by DR.. William G. Lusk A new
interior wall of gold wire was sup
piled for a distended aorta, the prin-
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-04-12

High school girls in New York
agreed to spend only forty-nine cents
on their graduation gowns. Young
men, who would scorn to spend only
that much a week on their cigars, will
fervently applaud such economical
potential wives.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-04-12
u. S. Pays Off an Old Debt

ment for $105, which was the balance
due him in prize money for services
rendered in the Civil war. Mr
Towsley was one Of the crew of the
gunboat Connecticut. For valuable
cargo captured his share amounted to
s2,400, Of which $1O5 had not been
paid, owing to an oversight.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-04-12

We are told that a Nebraska girl
wrote her name on an egg and caught
a husband that way, but as usual the
correspondent overlooked the most i'm
aortant feature Of the story He failed
tell us whether it was a fresh egg.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-04-12
A Frequent Type.

"spoonlelgh is a oonnolsseur Of hap
piness"
How do you define connoisseur
of happlness?'
"A person who knows how to be
happy but can't"