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The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-08-01

wANTED-SEcoND COOK AT HOTEL
Northern.
SECOND COOK WANTED AT LoGAN's
Cafe.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-08-01

WANTED-COMPETENT GIRL FOR
general Homework. Mrs. W. %, Dietz.
172 Reeves Ave $500"
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-08-01

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. PHoN]
81, call 112, Tri-State.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-01-31
Policeman Buys an Automobile to Hold Fourteen

n HHICAGO.-IIegewisch is the end of
" the earth-the woods-the jump
ing off place-in the minds Of mem
bers of the police department.
Patrolmen have taken to drink be-
cause of being transferred to Hege-
wisch, and even designations have
been traced to such an order.
Now comes a piece of news-it hap
pened Christmas day, but Just reach
ed the city hall from Hegewisch-
which may change all,this police an
tipathy for the suburban district. A
patrolman who has travelled a beat out
Of the Hegewisch station made his
family a Christmas gift of a seven
passenger touring car.
Policeman Peter e. Johnson Is the
patrolman who made the gift to his
wife and their 12 children, and he
admits that he's going to have a hard
time getting all the kids in the new
automobile.
According to his Hegewisch neigh
bors the patrolman did not strain
his pocketbook to buy the car, either,
for they estimate his wealth at not
less than $5O,0OO
Battling Nelson owns half the town
OF Hegewisch and Johnson owns the
other half" is the way a resident of
the far southeast side expressed his
idea of Johnson's worldly holdings.
Johnson, who recently was made
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-01-31
NOTED GIRL MODEL
Face Made Famous by Greuze,
Whose Name She DiSgraoed.
Famous Artists lmmortallzatIon Of
His Wlfe's Features Can Be Seen
at the Great Galleries in
U. S. and Europe.

London.-Another ideal has been
shattered. The babylike face that ia
known the world over as the fabulous
~ expensive and miraculous creation
OF the famous artist Greuze, was that
or commCl little girl who, after
marrying the artist, stole his money
and disgraced his name. Greuze's i'm.
mortalization OF this face can be seen
In almost any of the great galleries
IN Europe or America.
John Rivers has shocked London by
robbing this wonderful Greuze face.
which adorns the royal palaces the
National and other picture galleries,
OF all its historic virtue In a book
Just published Mr. Rivers thus de.
scribes one Of the most fascinating
types OF feminine humanity, for which
American and European collectors to-
day bid against each other with reck.
less enthusiasm:
All the world knows her, and no
one who has ever seen her can ever
forget the sweet sting of her beauty.
Her eyes are like the fish pools OF
Heshbon, and many a man has died
happy FOR the kiss of mouth such as
hers. The MONDAY sunlight seems to
have got entangled IN her hair, and
young men dream o. nights of her
warm and palpitating throat. And, if
with innocent effrontery, she delights
IN showing to the best advantage her
dimpIed arms, her firm and delicate
hands, and all the fresh graces of her
rounded form, It is because she has
lust awakened to the life emotional;
1t is because her child's heart-the
wide and troubled eyes confess it
has suddenly been thrilled and a lit
tic frightened by the eternal, delight.
ful and foolish craving for something
to love; and so, she Iavishes the treas
ures Of her heart on the pet lamb she
holds in her arms, or the doves she
fondly presses to her breast.
She was admirably proportioned.
Neither too short not too tall, which
is rare among women, who, for the
most part seem either to have Just
failed TO reach, or to have inadyertent-
ly exceeded, the exact stature that
nature meant them to attain Saucy,
impetuOus, with the free.and-easy
manners Of a hoyden, her beauty was
dainty rather than distinguished;
fresh color, a provocative nose, with |
slightly dilated nostrils; strange hui
mid, alluring eyes; beautiful teeth; a
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-01-31
Arsenic Kill ChiCkens7 Depends on Their Class

,deductive, inductive and all other
brands Of reasoning he knew Of he
made answer:
We'll, it depends in the first place
on where the chicken pecked this
piece of break. There"-pointing to a
spots where the arsenic was
dense. The chicken may have peck.
ed in the middle Of It or it may have
pecked around the edges. Conse-
quently it might have lived an hour
or it might have lived eight hours. ac.
cording to the amount of poison It
took"
The witness also said that from bio.
logical, veterinary and therapeutical
points Of view his answer might be
qualified, as there was some consider
able difference between most chickens
and the genus homo. He said also
there was much difference between
chickens--that a Wyandotte and
Buff Cochin we're made along differ
ent lines. Not knowing what kind of
chicken ate the poison, he said he
hesitated to commit himself.
In response to the question of what
symptoms the poisoned chicken
would show, Professor Aschman
again said 1t depended on the chicken,
as he had known of several different
kinds.
Mrs. Burke was found not guilty Of
poisoning the chickens and the prose.
cutor was ordered to pay the costs.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-01-31
WAGES FOR BLOWING BREATH
Eight Women in New York Labora-
tories Draw Dollar a Day for
Thus Aiding Experiments.

New York.--A dollar day for
blowing ones breath is being paid at
the laboratories of the College of Ply
sicians and Surgeons to eight women
who started upon their unique occupa-
tion recently. When a representative
Of the laboratory went to the Snunici-
pal lodging house to get recruits for
the work he barely escaped being
locked up as fit for the psychopathic
ward. He explained, however, that
women were wanted in connection
with experiments in sickroom venti-
lation. They were to breathe into six
teen ounce bottles imbedded in refrig-
orators, the food particles being re-
moved from the breath during its pas
sage through a rubber tube. b.
The condensed yapor is to be chem
ically analysed, and the doctors hope
through their experiments to better
conditions of the atmosphere in sick
rooms.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-01-31
Disposition of Mans Ashes Causes a COmmOtion

other. Their caps were pulled down
over their faces so he could not SEQ
them.
Are you sure there are no police
around?" Connolly was sure he heard
one OF them say,
Everything is all right" the 9TH
er said in a low tone.
Then they opened the door OF the
automobile and after considerable tug
ging, accompanied by loud grunts. as
Connolly told the police, pulled out A
large bundle. Dragging 1t to the end
of the pier, they showed it into the
river
They stood there a moment re-en'
tered the machine and turned 1t
around
For the first time the men then no.
ticed Connolly. They consulted in
low tones again, and one called Con-
nelly to come over to the machine
The weird performance in the moon
light had been to much for Connolly
He said he had no desire TO risk be-
ing sent to join the mysterious bun
die, so he hurried into the mOrgue and
locked the door.
By the time the automobile was
leaving he was yelling for Superin-
tendent Armstrong When he was
able to talk coherently he told the
superintendent what he had seen. and
the police we're notified
The police got busy at once, and
soon fathomed the mystery.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-01-31
Couple Licensed Twice, Believed They Were Wed

M INNEAPOLIS, Minn.-Surprised
W to learn from Marriage License
Clerk William Hughes that, although
he possessed two valid marriage IL
censes to wed Miss Slgrud Anderson,
% years old, for which he had paid
the sum of $3.50, he was nevertheless
a single man, Edwald T. Miller. %
years old, took immediate steps to
have his matrimonial entanglements
straightened He led his bride to
minister Of the gospel forthwith and
had the comedy Of errors" revamped
into "all's we'll that ends we'll"
Miller took out the first license
some time ago from Clerk William
Hughes. Miss Anderson, on being
shown the license, suggested, that
they go to the court house and be
married Together they visited the
office of the clerk of the district court
the next day, expecting to have the
ceremony performed there. 1--WE want
to be married" said Miller to Deputy
Clerk Clarence ]. Williams. Will
Jams, not knowing Of the previous pa
per, issued them another license, and
the couple. supposing that Williams
had married them. left the office.
Miller rented apartments at 1901
Third avenue s and there he intro
duced ''Mrs Miller"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-01-31
100000 SHOT OR WOUNDED
Turks Lost 100000 Men, Bulgaria 30,
600, servia $4,000, Greece 1000
and Montenegro $500.

London.-Nearly 100000 soldiers
have been killed or wounded in the
Balkan war and hundreds of millions
of dollars expended, according TO sta
tistics complied here.
The Servians contributed 10000
soldiers to the allies ranks. OF these
10000 stayed at home for service
there. They lost $4,000 killed and
wounded. OF these they claim only
1000 were killed and the rest wounded.
The Bulgarians sent to the field 300,-
600, with $4,000 on the northern from
tier. They lost in killed and wounded
$4,000 men, and at Kirk-Kilisseh they
lost 10000.
The Montenegrins sent $4,000 men
to the front, of whom they lost be-
tween $500 and 1000.
The Greeks contributed 10000 men,
and they have lost up to the time of
writing about 1000 men.
Servia was spending 100000 day
from October 18 to December %,
making $6,600,0OO. 1t modified its
army eighteen days previous to the
outbreak Of the war, which cost 1t
$1,800,00O. 1t has reserve fund enough
to fight four months longer without
borrowing.
Bulgaria for sixty-six days has been
spending S12O,OOO day, making ST.
100000. It's mobilization cost another
2,160,00O.
Greece has paid out sS,66O,OOO up to
the time of writing-that is, about
$60000 a day.
Estimates Of the killed and wounded
are: Turkey, 100000; Servia, $4,000;
Bulgaria, 10000; Montenegro, $500;
Greece, 1000.
The monetary cost to the warning
nations as we'll as to the powers Is
calculated thus: Turkey, $4,000, 900;
Turkey, in revenue lost from lost prov
inces, year, $3O,OOO,0OO; servia,
$13,400,000; Bulgaria, $10,000,000;
Greece, $3,66O,OOO; Montenegro, $780,
900; Russia, $12,OOO,OOO; Austria,
including loss of wages and prof
its, 3S.400,0OO; England, 100000;
Italy, including loss Of wages and
profits, $3,2400OO; Germany, $44O, 900;
France, $6,000,000.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-01-31

patrolwagon driver Of the station, said
the other day he owes his wealth to
his wife.
I'VE can afford that automobile" he
said, land It is only part of what is
due that wife Of mine, for it was she
who saved the money that bought 1t.
have done nothing but travel beat
for "a years until lately, but we have
saved money every month I've been
on the force.
81 took my first pay check home to
my wife, and I've made that my prac-
tice ever since.
'As fast as we saved money we
bought property, and we have enough
so that | am not worrying any about
the future-even if | lose my job.
ANY idea of quitting? ! should say
not. l am policeman and | couldn't
do anything else. am only So years
old. and have a lot of service to see
yet, hope"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-01-31

NEW YORK.-A dying mans wish
~ that his ashes be cast into the
East river on his birthday caused wild
commotion early the other tay in the
mor1ue and among the police OF the
East Twenty-second street station.
The ashes were those Of Alexander
Mcconnell, who died in a New York
hospital. He was clerk for 80 years
in store in Duane street, and 1t was
nearly three years ago that he made
arrangements for the disposition of
hiG remains with the undertaking es-
tablishment Of Frank Campbell at 241
West Twenty-third street The body
was to be cremated and the ashes to
be distributed on McConnel's birth.
day.
Keeper Thomas Connolly was stand.
ing in the doorway of the morgue at
tho foot of East Twenty-sixth street
about midnight when a large black au-
tomobilo drove up near the door and
two furcoated men in the machine
conversed in low tones with each
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-01-31

When an able bodied man halts you
on the street and asks for money on
the plea that he IS unable to find EN-.
ployment the chances are ten to one
that ne is lying. The industrial de-
mand for labor has been steadily in.
creasing from week to week since the
close Of summer, says the Cleveland
Leader Men are going about the
downtown streets Of Cleveland bear
ing signs almost beseeching workers
to take the jobs they advertise. In
front Of ell the employment agencies
are bulletins soliciting applicants for
many kinds Of employment, skilled
and uuskilled. The indications are
that there viii be an even heavier de.
mand for labor next year. The pros.
perity that lies behind the refusal Of
the business world to entertain ap
prehensious over the most important
presidential election held in many
years certainly is the solid kind. In
these days men are not seeking jobs;
the Jobs are seeking men.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-01-31
STUDY IN pRopuorlvENEss.

STUDY IN ODUCTlNENESS
Alexander Won Humboldt said that
South America could produce more hu.
man food than any other continent
Very likely he was right The palm
OF productiveness, even for South
America, he assigned to Paraguay
practically every acre of which is till
able. Possibly Humboldt was right
there. too; but he overlooked many OF
the difficulties in the way Of using
that productiveness. Paraguay at pres
ent Is a cattle country. Climate and
range are perfect. says the Chicago
journal. But the insect pest can be
endured only by the native" range
cattle, whose hides are as tough as
their meat
Effort after effort has been made to
improve the breed Of Paraguay cat
tie. Effort after effort has failed. The
improved stock succumb at once tc
the insect pests. AS a result, no re
frigeration plant has been established
in Paraguay, and none is expected. To
the pleas of the cattlemen, the hard.
hearted packers answer that they
could not sell Paraguayan beef II they
did freeze it. 1t is useful only foi
canning purposes-where it comes in
90 competition with the worn-out mule
Or for immediate consumption by
persons who cannot get anything bet
ter.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-01-31
SON MADE HEIR
Mothers viii Favors Him Because
the Other Children Neglected Her
During lllnesa

New York-The viii Of Mrs. Kath-
crime Van Liew Howell, who died Au-
gust 6, 1911, in London, and which
disposes OF $4,000 real estate and
S29,1OO personal property. was filed
here.
Benjamin Hunting Howell son, OF
Ridgewood, n J., is made the execu.
tor and heir to the residue of the es-
tate, about $4,000, in addition to
$4,000 and half interest in the
leasehold Of the house at 70 Brook
street, London, which he is to share
with his sister, Erla L. Howell. Ra'
pelije J. II. Howell receives 500.
Mrs Howell says of the large be-
quest to her son Benjamin that 1t is
made because he bestowed care on
me during my illness while his broth
er and sister quite neglected me-"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-01-31
LOON DIPS A LAD INTO POND
Bird Grasps Trousers With Its Bill
and Gives Youth Ducking-Boy
Captures Him.

Elmer, N. IA big loon, which
was caught after an exciting battle
in the water, is the captive Of George
Cassidy, thirteen years old. of this
place.
Young Cassidy was attending to his
muskrat traps when he spied the bird
in a pond. The loon did not attempt
to fly, but made fruitless efforts to
dive in the shallow water.
The excited boy sprang into the
pond after the big bird, and caught
hold of its wings. Then the captive
loon turned upon the lad and attacked
him with it's sharp bill. 1t plunged
him into the pond by selling him by
the trousers. Cassidy pluckily held
on, subdued his prize catch, and car
ried 1t into town to show crowd of
admiring schoolmates
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-01-31

The soldiers of a New York regi-
ment, who were advancing on a con-
cealed enemy, were very much
amused to see a young IrishDan con-
tinually lodging behind bis compan-
ions at the sound Of every volley that
was fired against them, as If to avoid
the bullets that were sometimes
landing in dangerous proximity, when
one of his Scotch companions
said:
Stand forrid, my laddie stand for
rid. If there's a shot for ye, it'll
find ye out, no matter whaur ye
stand"
BE the powers" replied Pat, 'T
don't care hang whittier it finds me.
out or not, If 1t doesn't shmash me
poipe. It's the only wan in tn rigi-
ment"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-01-31

full red mouth, which seemed to give
a subtle and wonderful meaning to the
lightest word she uttered; and glori-
Gus auburn hair, cleaning like bur
nished gold as it caught and held the
sunlight. The smooth, arched brow,
the kindling dilated nostrils the moist
lips curved like Cupid's brow-her
every feature, in short-announced a
hasty, passionate and rather voluptr-
GUS nature"
The L.ographer Of Greuze then ruth
1essly explains that this fascinating
type was E1Ie. Anne Gabrielle Babuti,
the daughter of a bookseller in the
Quai deJ Augustins, who was more in
terested in her fathers customers
than In her fathers books. She was
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-01-31
Kansas Towns Rent gaIIs.

Kansas City, Kan.-A rivalry exists
between Hugoton and Ford, county
seats in Kansas, and recently the COM
missioners became so disgusted with
the long absence Of prisoners from
the county Jail at Hugoton that they
rented the bastile to a family for a
home. Hugoton then crowed with
pride and Ford felt sore. Not jail
bird has been known in Ford for two
and one-half years, and the council Of
that town says it will rent the Ford
calaboose cheaply to anyone to use as
a chicken house.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-01-31
CUT SALE PRICE OF APPLES
Women Ask 5 Cents Quart for Same
Kind Grocers Sell at IL and
is Cents.

New York.-A big cut in the price
of apples was announced by Mrs.
Julian Heath of the housewives
league. At the Greensboro Bridge
Market Baldwin apples, such as re-
tailers have been asking from IL to
15 cents a quart for, were placed on
sale at cents quart.
Mrs. Heath, who conducted the sale
in person, sees an entirely new situa-
ton in the matter Of the high price
Of apples.
1t is the retailer, she says, who is
keeping up the price this time. SO,
in addition to selling the apples at
the greensboro market, campaign
will be made all the week among the
retailers in the hope Of getting them
to come down with the price.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-01-31

The Essex squire who has been car
ried to his burial in a farm wagon
drawn by a farm wagon team perpetu,
ates a custom which still exists in
other families and in other countries
and is of very ancient origin. 1t typi.
fes the intimate connection that used
to exist between the landlord OF the
soil and It's tenants, says the Pail
Mall Gazette The wagon is not usual
ly made funereal nor Is the team put
into mourning. The wagner walks
with a bit Of crepe on his whip and
black armlet to his smock; that is all
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-01-31

In obtaining the first license Miller
gave his address as 271O Tenth street
s, and the second time he gave the To-
cation Of his new home on Third ave-
nue. S. This caused some delay when
Clerk Hughes noticed the two licenses
to the same persons. but Hughes
found Miller and informed him that
one marriage license was enough.
That's what they tell me-" said
Miller, "but l am not married yet. /
understand we will have to see a min
lister. We will get married tomor
row"
Miller will have refund Of $2.25
II he calls at the clerk Of courts Of
fee. Clerk of Court Peter s. Nelson
said both licenses are valid, but one
can be cancelled unless Miller insists
upon retaining both.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-01-31
DITTsBURGH, Pa-'How long will

ID ITTSBURGH, Pa.-"How long will
1 chicken live after taking ar
senic?"
THAT depends on the chicken. A
game chick might live eight hours and
another might live but one"
This information was given in
criminal court the other day by Prof.
F. T. Aschman, state chemist, and
professor Of chemistry in the Uni
versity of Pittsburgh in the case Of
Harry Easterday Of Clarion. who
charged his landlady, Mrs. Margaret
Burke, with malicious mischief.
Several Of Harry's chickens died
recently and near them he found a
piece of bread-the last food they
ever ate. Professor Aschman analyz-
ed this bread and found arsenic in 1t.
When Assistant District Attorney
John B. Douglas asked the question
the drug shark hesitated. Taking the
dry. heel" Of bread in his hand and
summoning up his stock Of synthetic,
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-01-31
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sKIRMISH AT FORT STEDMAN
Member Of "Roundheads" Tells Graph
le story Of Fight In Which Com
mander Was Captured.

81 was one of the Roudheads, ant
came from the left OF Petersburg or
November 20, 1864, and our corps, the
Ninth. relieved the Second Corps, ane
occupied the lines from the Appom
attox river to Fort Mike. Diyislou
Commander Gen. Orlando B. Wileoa
had his headquarters In the FRIENDS
house, nearly directly back OF For
Stedman. Our brigade, the Third oi
the first division, occupied the lines
from Fort Stedman 10 Fort Haskell,
writes Phillip Crowl Of Beaver Falls
Pa, in the National Tribune, In
Fort Stedman was the first battalion
OF the 14th n. Y. The 59th Mass
was nearby In the rear OF Fort Sted
man, In rear Of Battery No. 10. In q
clump Of pines on the left OF Fort
Stedman was the Sd Md, then Bat
terry No. II, then the 3lst Mass, then
Battery No. 12. and the Tooth Pa
(Roundheads) occupied the rifle pits
up TO Fort Haskell.
On the morning Of March 20, 1860
Just as our drum corps was getting
out to beat reyeille, the ball opened
1t was 8 a. m. Co. + was the second
company on the right when the tort
was taken. The enemy filed right
through TO our rear and formed in
two lines, and came advancing upon
us. Co. d of our regiment was
thrown back. and we, skirmishing.
fell back to our works. In the mean
time our colonel, James Pentecost
rode down to the right Of the line,
and said: Boys, our brigade COM
mander, Gen. Bonaparte Mclaughlin.
Of the 57th Mass, is taken prisoner.
Col. Pentecost then ordered us to
the other side Of the rife pits and
into Fort Haskell, We obeyed or
ders, and mounted on the front OF
the works inside of the abatis and
dug right out for the fort
We got as far as the little run that
went through our works, when
stopped and crawled upon the works
to get a parting shot at the Johnnies'
and the first thing I heard was:
Surrender you Yank'
When I got to my feet there we're
IS or 20 Johnnies with their guns
trained on us. They captured our
First Lieutenant, Ed McMillen, Fife
Mai. Steward Afford and a recruit by
the name Of Rankin, all Of Co f, and
some others Of the regiment Silas
Afford, Of Co. +, was killed right
pnnfa-
cost was mortally wounded, Just on
the other side of the works, dying the
next day.
Then the Johnnies started with us
prisoners over to their main line OF
works. | was wounded and left ly-
ing about SO yards in front Of our
own companys works in a gopher
hole with Steward Afford, who had es-
capped the notice Of the Johnnies as
they were hustling to get out of the
place when the balls were making
the dirt fly.
Afford and l lay in this hole all the
time the fight was going on, and
could see the enemy in our works and
also see them trying to storm Fort
Haskell. They would get over the
rifle pits and try and get around In
front OF the fort, but were cut down
as fast as they got over. After the
fight was over, about a. m, two com
rades of Battery No IL came out and
carried me into the rife pits My
two messmates helped to lift me over
the works.