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The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-11-07
WORD OF REMARKABLE ORIGIN
"Qulz," Which ls In Such Common
Use, Has No Root Nor Etymo-
logical Meaning.

The word quiz is one of the few
English words which has no root nor
genealogical meaning to give a hint
OF what 1t signifies.
II is said, in fact, that the manu-
facturer OF the word himself did not
know what It meant. He made 1t
up jokingly. according to the follow.
ing story Of the words origin:
Many years ago there lived In Dub
lin a person whose name was DAILY.
According to custom he and a party
Of friends were gathered together one
evening, when he made a wager that
by the end Of the following day every
man in Dublin would be speaking a
word having no meaning and being
derived from no language known.
The wager was eagerly taken up by
Daly's associates, who we're sure that
he had no chance OF winning under
the circumstances.
DAILY owned among other things a
theater and after the party had brok-
en- up he called up all the men con-
nected with the theater. assigned to
each a certain portion of the city, sup
piled them with chalk and instructed
them to write the letters QUIZ" on
every door and shop window In town
before daylight. His orders we're car
ried out so effectually that before the
morning of the following day was over
everybody was asking Of his neighbor
the meaning of the mysterious word
quiz" The ignorance of its meaning
and its sudden appearance all over
the city created talk and conjecture
for many a day.
When the truth that 1t was all a
joke came out the word was adopted
as a synonym for a jest and express
sive also OF puzzle because of the
questions and general perplexity 1t
had aroused
To quiz means, therefore, in one
sense, to ask questions and in other
to quiz person means to Jest with
or poke fun at him.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-11-07
T ThR9SQ Queer 'd1RdCQFiOU : :
BIG TREE IN POSTOFFlCE

Probably the oldest postofiice In the
widest location and reached by the
most unusual mail service. is at Black
Rock, ore. A goodly part OF the post
ONCE itself is formed OF a giant red
fir tree, eight and a half feet In d.
ameter. Postmaster +. J. Holman
says that II he had placed the build
ing three feet further west. the tree
stump would have furnished a com
plete lobby for the postoffice.
Black Rock postofice is located in a
dense red lr lumber region on the
east slope OF the coast range OF
mountains, l3 miles west OF Dallas,
and 20 miles west OF Salem, the capi-
tai OF Oregon, and is completely sur
rounded by four logging companies.
Black Rock has three stores, a saloon.
and two-room schoolhouse. The pop
ulation. taking in the camp. is 900.
Uncle Sans mails to this forest sur.
rounded postofhce are carried by an
electric motor car.
The big red fr stump which was
permitted to form a part OF the post
oflce is utilized as a desk for the pa
irons. A big notch was chopped out
of the wood and the bottom OF the
notch smoothed and polished into an
even surface. On this desk the Black
Rockers write their money order appli-
cations and postal cards and address
their letters.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-11-07
ODD PROPOSALS

In Switzerland, among the remote
Alpine hamlets and villages, especial
ly in the Bernese Oberland, there still
exist ancient and pretty customs Of
proposing marriage by the language
OF flowers II maid accepts a bou-
quet of edelweiss from a man she at
the same time accepts him as her
flance, the idea being that the man
has risked his life to obtain the flow
ers for the woman he loves. Another
method which exists in the canton OF
Glarus is for the young man to place
a flower-pot containing a single rose
and a note on the window-sill Of the
girls room when she is absent from
home and wait-perhaps days-for
reply. II the maid takes the rose the
young man boldly enters the house to
arrange matters with her parents, but
If the rose is allowed to fade away the
proposal is rejected without single
word having been exchanged between
the couple Sometimes a tickle girl
will keep a young man waiting day
or two for an answer, but whatever II
may be 1t is considered final
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-11-07
CORK LEG WINS A HUSBAND

A good story, which is said to be
true. is told of a certain woman who
vas wooed and won for the sake OF
her cork leg.
One day, not long after her mar
riage. she was. during her husbands
temporary absence, urged by curiosity
% open a wardrobe that had always
been kept religiously fastened, and
'ound therein. TO her horror. two
wooden legs. each Of which was la
beled with the name Of lady.
Filled with dismay, she sought some
mutual acquaintances. to whom she
confided her grewsome discovery, only
o be assured that, although the false
limbs were indeed those of her hus-
bands two former wives, there was
10 cause for alarm, for her husband,
who had originally welded a one-leg-
ged lady, had been so happy in his
marriage that. on her death, he had
vowed never TO mate again save with
a wife similarly circumstanced.
A short while afterwards he met a
lady who fulfilled the required stipu-
lation. Her he courted and won. His
second venture, even more felicitous
than the first, had caused him. on his
beloved partners decease, to renew
his former VOW, the outcome OF which
was his present happy union. This
explanation calmed the wife's alarm.
for che now recognized that the
wooden legs were not only mementoes
of past but guarantees OF future hap
piness.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-11-07

NOT A Love MATCH
BY VERA STRAIGHT.

Esther Norris was to be married
the next afternoon. She sat at her
window, her chin upon her hand.
looking out into the shadows OF the
maple trees. Her fiance had just left
her and she had slipped away to her
room, leaving her mother to put the
final touches to the decorations and
TO rehearse the wedding dinner
Esther was thirty-one. Francis
Pryce. whom she was to marry. was
forty-seven II was not love match
but born OF mutual respect and con-
fidence. Both had been In love be-
fore and each knew It OF the other.
Two years and three months be-
fore Esther had sent away her lover,
Harry Goddard. They had been en-
gagged Ave years and Harry showed
no prospects OF doing anything either
for himself or for her.
1T isn't that you are unfortunate,
Harry" she said. But a man who
thinks of marriage must be prepared
to make a home for the woman he
loves. You can't stick to anything
you squander your money; you drink.
II you had ever saved | might" She
broke off and continued: Harry,
I'm going to put you to the test Do
you think you can get a position,
hold It two years and save flve hun
dred dollars? II you can / will mar
ry you when the two years are up.
II not-I don't want you to come
back"
III you'll only marry me now!" he
cried, and Esther shook her head in
her obstinate way.
I'm two years." was all she would
answer; and so Harry went away.
Then Francis Pryce, state senator
and millionaire, had wooed her. So
gently, so perslstently did he set
about the winning of her that he had
won her consent almost before she
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-11-07
She Enjoys Cigars.

Miss Dillwyn, whose father repre-
sented Swansea in parliament, and
who herself has done excellent serv-
Ice on the old Swansea school board
and board of guardians, is one OF the
few Englishwomen who enjoy cigar.
She even smokes cigars at public din
ners.
Il smoke them because like them"
she told a newspaper representative.
II can't remember how many years
have smoked-all over the world
and wherever go. Some people
smoke for asthma and kindred COM
plants, but l smoke simply and sole
ly for pleasure. | smoked my first
cigar when l was eleven years old,
and later my father used to give me
cigars. l do not like cigarettes. Some
one once said, Do drink beer out
of a thimble?' and that is my opinion
Of cigarettes Personally, have never
suffered any ill-effects from cigars"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-11-07

Harry, / will come with you" she
said. raising her head. "Anywherel"
che stepped out through the wiz
dow and they faced each other in the
garden outside. Nobody was stirring
in the street. She looked back at the
house. fearful, and stlll uncertain.
why couldn't you come beforsr'
she whispered.
Harry Goddard threw back his head
and laughed.
BECAUSE" he answered Senator
Pryce gave me Ave hundred dollars
to stay away untfl his wedding day"
what! He paid you money"
yes. And the Joke is that the old
man outwitted himself This is his
wedding day. because It is past mid
night. He thought the joke was on
me. but that's where he fell down"
Esther laid her hand on his arm.
Harry. you did this dastardly
thing?" she asked.
We'll, hasn't he money to spareI
And wasn't he just as bad, with all
his money, bribing a poor man."
1T wasn't the bribe," she muttered.
Il WAS the making her the subject
OF the bribe. She knew that the link
which bound her to Harry was broken
forever Quietly she stepped back
through the window.
81 win" said a low voice in her
ear. Senator Pryce was standing be-
fore her. in her room. smiling.
What does this mean?" asked Es-
ther.
1T means" answered the senator,
that I have tested you and found
you true, just as I found him false.
o, Esther, forgive me, but / couldn't
marry you until I had given you the
chance to see what you have es-
capped"
NO, what have found" she an
swered softly.
Copyright, 1918 by W. @. chapman)
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-11-07
SNAKE SWALLOWING A FISH

While fishing in Big Raccoon creek.
near Bridgeton, Ind, John H. Jollieh
had his attention attracted to a big
snake on some rocks in the water.
With a pole Mr. Jollieff managed to
get the snake out of the water on a
large stone and was surprised to dis
cover that It was a water moccasin
and from its mouth protruded the tail
of good-sized fish. 1t took the snake
long while to swallow his dinner, a
large catfish measuring fully eight
inches in length.
Fish have been known to play
tricks on snakes when the latter at
tempts to swallow them. A gentle
man once saw a catfish spread its fms
so that the sharp ends penetrated the
snakes throat, and the fish stuck fast
therein. Nobody knows whether the
fish, the snake or both, perished from
that trick, as the snake escaped from
view before it could be caught.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-11-07
CURED BY DEAD HAND TOUCH

Among the approximations that for
merly prevailed was a belief in the
efficacy of various parts of human
corpse when applied to the seat OF
disease Thus Aubrey, an old writer,
says; "'Tis certain the touch OF a
dead hand hath wrought wonderful eff
fects A painter, of Stowel in Somer-
setshire, had wen in the inside Of his
cheek as big as pullet's egg, which,
by the advice of me, was cured by
once or twice touching or rubbing with
a dead woman's hand (and, contra, to
cure woman. dead mans hand) He
was directed to say the Lords Prayer
and to beg a blessing. He was per-
fectly cured in a few weeks" Au-
brey also says that hunch-backed
child was cured in the same fashion.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-11-07
Women and Ugly Men.

What chance has a homely man to
win a prize in the battling game OF
matrimony. A good one-in Berlin
where Fraulein Derben has Just or
ganized THE League Against Beauty"
The members-all pretty girls, Of
course-have pledged themselves to
marry only ugly men because OF the
theory that handsome mates are un-
reliable. The moods Of My Lady Fair
these days are oftener grave than gay
but love will continue to be blind "
The fat or baldheaded rival Of Apollo
Belvedere at least is to have an even
break, a fair start and no favors, but
the same old winners will forge ahead
Just the same in this new race Of
hearts.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-11-07
TELLS ANECDoTE OF PoMBO
How Great South American Poet Told
Distinguished Lady to Kiss
Him.

Mr. Phanor ]. Eder tells this anee'
dote OF Pombo. the great South
American poet, In a New York literary
salon presided over by a distinguished
Argentine lady. Pombo had been. pre-
sented to her, and she asked him,
with much enthusiasm. who was the
anonymous poetess. the famous Edda'
the Bogotana.
"Do you really find these verses
worth reading?" asked Pombo
Worth reading! Verses vibrating
with the deepest passions OF a wom-
ans soul. 80 essentially feminine
verses, too, exhaling the mysticism
the alteration Of a Santa Teresa! oh,
you men! Who among you could
write such verses7"
'Well," said Pombo, "Edda Is now
in New York, and II you want to
make her acquaintance"
Speak, mani" cried his hostess.
impetuously. where does she live2
What's her name? I'll see her tomor-
row. will cover her with kisses! y
Then begin, senora!" said the ugly
little Pombo. IL am Edda."
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-11-07
Next.

This contribution is very faulty in
spots, but we give It as it was post.
carded to US. We are fond Of the con-
tributor:
"In a sweet Ohio village, whose chief
industry is tillage, sought barber
shop to get my hair cut. didn't find
the hair man, but note tackled on the
chair ran: Lam the stovepipe II you
want me. Charley Faircut.' So hit
the pipe and waited till a girl came in,
who stated: Say, paw he's busy now
out in the barnyard. He's a-workin'
like a fool, clippin' Of Hank Ramsey's
mule. You're the next one; but I'll bet
that you'll get darn tired Buck
Danks. ."-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-11-07

was aware of it. And six months
before, when he asked her. she told
him about Harry.
Il won't hide the fact that we
cared for each other" she said. I'm
fact, II he came back"
You would care for him more than
for me?" asked the senator quietly.
YES. But l do care for you" she
answered.
Il am satisfied with that" Pryce
answered. Goddard shall have his
chance. If he does not return when
the two years are up, | shall claim
you. And l shall test you BOTH he
added, smiling in his enigmatic way.
Goddard did not come back Esther
learned that he had been living just
the same life as of old. He had
been just as dissipated, just as i'm.
provident and reckless. She knew
that life with him would have been
an impossibility,
Now she sat beside her window,
thinking over the past. Life had
never given her much. First 1t had
offered her the love of a worthless
scapegrace,. then the measured af-
fection Of a mature man, and neither
fulfilled the demand that her nature
made.
But Harry loved me-" she thought,
and felt that that atoned for all.
The future looked black and dismal.
Her heart felt very tender toward
Harry at that moment.
She murmured his name as she
sat by the window. And, even as
she invoked 1t a man stepped through
the shadows of the naples. He came
toward her and stood beneath her
window, resting his arms upon the
sill. Esther clutched at the window
frame. 1t was Harry! He had come
back on her wedding eve.
Esther, 1t is II" he whispered Il
have come back to you"
She stared at him incredulously and
then recoiled
"You are too late" she muttered.
Don't you know what evening this
is?" Then, with rising passion,
"Why did you not come before?" she
cried.
IL couldn't come before" he an
swered. you made the conditions.
l must have five hundred dollars"
What did / care for five hundred
dollars, except as a proof that you
were able to make some sacrifice
for mel" she cried.
"But have 1t now, and in my
pocket" he answered. Come, dear
We can start housekeeping on that"
housekeeping! she repeated the
commonplace word with something
of mockery. you are mad, Harry.
4 Do you think / would break my en-
gagement with Senator Pryce at this
eleventh hour and steal away like a
thief? Why"-she laughed hysteric-
ally-"the wedding arrangements are
all made; the dinner is ordered; the
guests have received their invita-
EiOns-"
She burst into hysterical sobs and
when he took her in his arms she
felt that she had not the strength to
resist longer His love had meant
more to her than she had let even
her own soul know.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-11-07
Fire Set by Mirror.

A piece of mirror that had been
thrown away set fire to some grass
in the yard of J. B. Crow and the fire
crept up and caught in his house The
mirror had been broken in moving
and the glass was all taken out and
dumped with a. pile Of tin cans, old
shoes and similar junk in low place
about 70 feet from the house. One
piece of the mirror was exposed go
that 1t caught the rays OF the SUM-
Cincinnati Enquirer.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-11-07
Cruel Method of rattooIna.

The natives of New Zealand have al
ways attached great Importance to the
art OF the tattoer, which they call
moko. Instead OF needles the New
Zealander uses the bones Of fish and
birds and the hard thorns of plants.
We have it on the authority of trav-
elers that the Polynesian tattooers,
who employ the incision mode, had
often to hold their patients down by
force until the cruel operation was
finished.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-11-07
courteax Simply Klndness.

Courtesy is doing that which moth.
ing under the sun makes you do but
human kindness. Courtesy springs
from the heart; II the mind prompts
the action, there ie reason; If there
be a reason, 1t is not courtesy, for
courtesy has no reason. Courtesy is
good will; and GOOD will is prompted
by heart full Of love to be kind.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-11-07
Look Ahead.

Daughter, the young man you are
engaged to doesn't smoke or drink or
dance the tango"
Sometimes think had better
not marry him, ma"
"You are right That kind Of a
man will always be wet blanket
whenever you want to have q little
innocent fun"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-11-07

m y suiiering an q
pains. For two years
/ suffered bearing
down pains and got
all run down. was
under a nervous
strain and could not
sleep at night /
went 10 doctors here
in the city but they
did not do me any
good.
Seeing Lydia r.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-11-07
Their Advantanea.

"The humble walks of life are safe
in one way"
What Is that?"
There are no automobiles there.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-11-07
Rlnht n stvla.

'Maulstick will have to quit drink.
ing or get out of art"
80 thought. But the CublstH
came along just In time to savS him"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-11-07
His Way.

What do you do about the result of
your wife's cooking school lessons" ?"
Being in the theatrical business, l
try them on the dog"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-11-07
Pain in Back and Rheumatism

are the daily torment of thousands. To ef-
fectually cure these troubles you must re-
move the cause Foley Kidney Pills begin
to work for you from the first dose, and ex-
ert SO direct and beneficial an action in the
kidneys and bladder that the pain and tor
ment of kidney trouble soon disappears.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-11-07

Mrs winslow's Soothing Syrup for Children
teething, softens the gums, reduces inlamma-
ton, ,allays pain cures wind colo, ,25c bottleAaV
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-11-07
JUMBO THE FREAK POTATO

Down near Norfolk, Va, this queer
freak among Irish potatoes was dug
up the other day. Viewed from GER
tain angle, it looks exactly like baby
elephant, and it has been appropriate
ly named Jumbo.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-11-07

Interesting reproduction Of 1865 has been
Ireland fact attempt become
hereby certified Irish Republic Is
tndeb M.
snnum payable treasury
Republic
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-11-07

Make hay while the sun shines, but
shuck corn on damp days.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-11-07

Break up that cough. A single dose Of
Deans Mentholated Cough Drops brings
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-11-07

Shores of a day dreamer occasional
ly attract attention
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-11-07

We are all willing to give freely tC
charity when we are broke.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-11-07

If there is any temptation within
a mile of him, man will find 1t.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-11-07
Another Case.

Philadelphia, Pa" Lydia z. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound is all you
claim it TO be. About two or three
days before my periods / would get bad
backaches, then pains in right and left
sides, and my head would ache. ] called
the doctor and he said ! had organic in
flammation. Invent to him for a while but
did not get well so l took Lydia Z. Pink
ham, Vegetable Compound. After taxi
ing two bottles I as relieved and finally
my troubles left me. ! married and
have two little girls. have had no re-
turn of the old troubles. Mrs. CHAs.
BoEI.L, 265O S. Chadwick St., Phila-, Pa.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-11-07

Pinkham's Vegetable Compound adver-
tised, tried it. My health improved
wonderfully and / am now quite well
again. No woman suffering from To-
male ills will regret it If she takes this
medicine. Mrs. JAMES G. LECLEAR
836 Hunt St, Detroit, Mich.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-11-07

IuUh UWM NAME free, Good pay Tor tack
ing them up Send name and address for partcu-
lars. A. II. j., Box 1862, Philadelphia, Pa.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-11-07
DOCTORS DID
NOT help her
But Lydia E. Pinkham's Veg
etable Compound Restored
Mrs. LeClear's Health
Her Own Statement.

Detroit, Mich. 81 am glad 70 dis
cover a remedy that relieves me from
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-11-07

The Shoe-bill is one Of the most re-
markable and most puzzling of living
birds. No one has yet succeeded In
discovering his precise relationship.
but he is generally believed to be most
closely allied to the storks. But there
is a dash OF the heron and of the peli-
can in him, which seems to show that
his remote ancestors lived at time
when these now distinct types were in
the making, so to speak.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-11-07

When it comes to growing, a rooster
has nothing on the average man.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-11-07
OrDhaum Motion Picture School

Make Money at ome-Lipht Pleasant Business, writ
ing moving picture plays. Only a few simple
ideas necessary for picture play; producers do
the rest. We thoroughly teach you and aid you
ompete cost S.; convenient weekly paymeutS-
Vaudeville acts written around special talent
Orpheum Vaudeville School, Room 400 Wood Bldg, PhRa ~
LADIES DON'T LOSE YOUR SNEEI-
HEART. HUSBAND or friend, because your
looks don't come up to other girls GET MR
WONDERFUL BEAUTIEIER and be
good looking as the best OF them. 81 gets Il
II. Henderson Spec. Co., Hartford City, Ind
IL YOU ARE SICK, you can get a agnoB.s
OF your trouble free. Send card a once for
particulars. TWENTIETH CENTURY URO-
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