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The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-07-11

west. The youth is a lawyer Of slight
practice but of active political tenden'
cies, and pretty bright kid. Mrs.
Lorgnette knows the youth as well as
she knows her own name. His name
we will call Johnson, although 1t Ia
nothing like 1t.
One day Mrs. Lorghette had occa'
sion to visit the Office in which Mr..
Johnson was working, Mrs. Lorgnette
had heavily brocaded friend with her
and for some reason it pleased her to
pretend not to know Mr.. Johnson.
Up went the trusty lorgnette and
through 1t shot a large-sized. well
sharpened look of inquiry, mingled
with annoyance at having to deal with
some one not in "our set"
Let me see," she said with tea
party accent, have l not met you
somewhere about. Isn't your name,
er-ah-isn't 1t Gray?"
Remember, now, she knew that
name Johnson perfectly well.
YES" he said, at is Gray. So good
Of you to remember it."
And now Mrs. Lorgnette is begin
ming to believe that Gray-Johnson was
making game OF her. q
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-07-11
FINDS HANDSAW A BUZZSAW
swarm of Bees on Blade Put Farmer
In Quandary as to How
to Act.

Winsted, Gonna large swarm Of
bees belonging to David Liscomb OF
Reynolds Bridge left the hive and
alighted on a small limb of tree. He
arranged a new home for the family
got saw with which to cut off the
limb and started up ladder, placed
against the tree.
Just then he remembered he had
forgotten something in relation to the
new hive. SO he hung the saw on
limb near the swarm, descended and
hxed the hive. Onreturning to cut the
limb off he was surprised to find that
the colony of bees had covered his saw
completely.
At last accounts the saw was still
there. Bees ditto
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-07-11

rab, or praying niche, that was MADE
by the most cunning artists of the
thirteenth century. Fifty years ago
the tiles, which were made by a proc
ess of which the secret has long been
lost, began to disappear. One by one
they passed out of the mosque at
irregular intervals. No one knew how
they vanished or who took them, and
when a guard was set to watch over
the sacred treasure by night he was
found in the morning strangled IN
front of the Mihrab
Far away, in Teheran, an English
man. who was interested in Persian
pottery, received occasionally beauti'
full glazed tiles from a mysterious ma
tive who could not or would not tell
him where they came from. He con-
tinued to buy these tiles for fifteen
years; one day he discovered that
some Of them, when placed next to
one another, had readable Kufic and
Neshky inscriptions from the Koran.
He began a great game OF jigsaw
with the tiles, and ultimately built up,
with but few tiles missing, the famous
lost Mihrab.
The collection, which belongs to
Mr.. John Richard Preece, the Eng
lishman in question, contains some
other extraordinary relics, including a
part Of the tomb of the Prophet Dan
lei, covered with crude carvings, and
an Armenian altar piece Of twelfth
century workmanship, in which all
the divine and human figures are
splashed with blood.
One of the most valuable things in
the exhibition is carpet made for the
Shah Abbas, who reigned from 1887
to 1928 A. D. This carpet is thirty
one feet long by twelve feet wide,
and its pattern reproduces the feat
ures of an old-time Persian pleasure
garden. 1t is said to be insured for
$4,000.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-07-11
U. S. DRINKS MADE IN LONDON
Feature Forms One Of the Attractions
Of Charity Fair Conducted In
British Capital.

London.-There was q great out
pouring of London society for the
opening of the Noah's Ark fair in
Albert hall. The fair was given in aid
of London hospital. Queen Alex
andra was the patron Of the fair and
the Duchess OF Marlborough, the
Countess OF Lonsdale and a number of
other women in the highest ranks Of
the nobility were among the members
of the committee.
The delighted throngs that wander
ed through the aisles Of the big hall
at the opening afforded evidence that
the efforts of the promoters to make
the fair one of the biggest and best
ever given in the metropolis had met
with success.
Novel and attractive features were
to be encountered at every turn. Not
the least attractive was the American
bar" where so-called American mixed
drinks we're dispensed to the thirsty.
Lord Lonsdale presided as chief bar
keeper and was assisted in making up
the beverages by Prince Paul Of Ser
via, Count Elsen and Prince Obelen-
ski.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-07-11

ID REPRESENTATIVE Charles D. Car
N ter of Oklahoma is proud Of the
fact that he is one Of the few men-in
congress in whose veins there is a
goodly share OF original American
blood In other words, Representative
Carter boasts Of seven-sixteenths
Chickasaw and Cherokee Indian blood.
Representative Carter spent his
boyhood on the western frontier Of the
Chickasaw nation, and since he en-
tered national politics has had much
to do with the framing of Indian leg
'islation under the dome Of the capitol.
When the lumber schedule of the
new tariff bill was discussed while
ago Carter, who is straight as an
arrow and swarthy of complexion, told
the following story to illustrate the
possibilities Of debate on that impor-
ltant schedule:
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-07-11
Tells All About Styles at the National Capital

ears. Other hats looked like co!ored
pumpkins, one-quarter size. tilted to
the right, and others had a sweeping
plume like a sidewheel steamer To
the ssasculine observer there seemed
nautical turn to most Of the MILL
merry creations"
Some OF them might have been wor'
SHIPPED without breaking any OF the
commandments, being utterly unlike
anything either in the heavens above
or the earth beneath. The absence OF
birds on those hats would have de-
lighted the Audubon and Humane So
cieties, for not a bird was in sight IN
that line of hat craft, although It
looked as II several birds nest lace
creations we're slowed away in some
of the crowns. So far as the editorial
eve OF the observer could see, the hat
bodies were made Of straw. This l
believe. characterizes summertime
headgear.
AS the request was limited to styles,
nothing may be added or conjectured
as to the "high cost" OF the various
I
creations. The dainty jackets, loosely
worn, resembled in the upper story the
lines OF a fancy pajama, while the
lower story was reefed to preserve the
nautical trend of the fashions.
The one thing that really impressed
the masculine mind was the simple
ity in that stylish gathering. 1t may
be that votes for women" has had
It's influence on styles-at any rate
am informed that later in the season
hats will be tilted to the starboard, or
rather "to the right" as the new rul-
ing Of the naval department has 1t,
and carry more rim and sail, as the
equinoctial storms approach and the
bills come due for papa to consider.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-07-11

The true story of the Sphinx, which
is very simple, remains, therefore, un-
changed. The great limestone block
out of which the colossal figure is
hewn forms the eastern termination
of the limestone platform on which
the pyramids are built. No doubt in
the remote prehistoric times the pro-
jecting rock had become weathered
into the rude outline of the human
head and face. There are many simi-
lar wind worn rocks to be seen on the
banks of the Nile, and there is usually
a superstitious sanctity attributed to
them by Arabs, no doubt inherited
from the old Egyptians.
In early historic times, certainly be-
fore the age of the pyramid builders
some 1900 years before our era, the
figure was improved by human hands,
the headdress and beard being carved,
while in later ages the whole was
painted red, which gives it the ap-
pearance of sandstone.
Portions of the serpent which
adorned the forehead OF the Sphinx
and OF the beard are to be seen in
the British museum. The nature Of
the stone and painting are clearly to
be seen.
The Sphinx Of Gizeh figures little in
Egyptian literature, the chief refer
ence to it being in the time Of
Thothmes ", of the eighteenth dy-
nasty, B. G. 1450. 1t was this mon
arch who built or restored the small
temple between the fore paws. In the
large tablet at the end of the temple
Thothmes tells an interesting story.
The king had been hunting in the dis
trict and, being tired at MONDAY, lay
down to rest beneath the shadow Of
the Sphinx.
During his siesta, the god Ra Heru
Khuti (Harmachis), to whom the
Sphinx was sacred, appeared to him
in dream and ordered him to clear
away the sand which had then, as
now, been wind driven to such an ex-
tent as to bury the temple.
This task Thothmes accomplished,
but by the time of Rameses II. the
temple was again buried in the sand.
In recent years it was cleared by M.
Mariette but is now nearly buried by
the desert dust again.
A strange romance Of the east lies
hidden behind the history of col
lection of Persian lustre tiles that
will be on exhibition in London next
week. In the Madam Mosque, at
Kasan, there once stood a great Min
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-07-11
GIRL HAS NINE GRANDPARENTS
Jean Elizabeth Porter Of Conneaut,
Ohio, 10 Well Supplied With
Living Ancestors.

Ashtaoula, Ohio.-Miss Jean Eliza
peth Porter, aged ten months, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs Homer Porter Of
Conneaut is believed to be the luck
lest child in the world in the matter
Of grandparents. She has nine OF
them. They are divided as follows:
Grandparents-Her fathers father
and mother Mr.. and Mrs. S. d. Por-
ter of Gageville, Ohio, and her moth.
er's father and mother, Mr.. and Mrs
C. M. Peck Of Klngsville, Ohio.
Great-grandparents - Her fathers
grandmother, Mrs. Mary Jane Swat of
Wanetta, Pa; her mothers grand
mother and grandfather on her faith
er's side, Mr. and Mrs. Anson s. Peck
Of Kingsville, Ohio, and her mothers
grandmother and grandfather on her
mothers side, Mr., and Mrs. S. B. Nor
ris of Charleston, Ohio.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-07-11
Had Not DIsobeyed.

Robbie is a Washington boy, ano
many degrees removed from an angel
Not long ago his father bought him y
bicycle. ON a solemn promise that he
would be good for at least year.
One week later he was detected In
some particularly fragrant act, and hiN
father, to punish him, forbade him
to ride his bicycle for a whole week.
Robbie promised, but as his father
neared home next day he saw his SOD
whirling along on his wheel.
Robbie" said he, more in sorrow
than in anger, didn't tell you not to
ride your bicycle for week?"
"Yes, sir" said Robbie, cheerfullys
land I'm not going to disobey you.
This isn't my wheel. It's one bor-
rowed."
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-07-11

for the chest and stomach so there
will be no danger from body-punches.
Mr. Brewster is the physical instructor
of public schools in Wharton, N. j..
Long ago he was convinced that box
ing, one OF the finest exercises for
men, ought to be made possible for
women. He constructed his masks
and has introduced them among the
pupils. To prove his success
Mr.. BREWSTER got several of his pu-
pills to give a demonstration before a
meeting of the Physical Education So
ciety. The girls fought vigorously
They swung with right and left to
body and jaw, and uppercut with all
their vigor Blows which taxed their
strength fell harmless on the wire pro-
tectors, and the victims only laughed
and plunged in for more"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-07-11
Most Of the Statues at the Capita! Face North

n NE Of the criticisms made against
" the Sherman monument at the
south of the treasury Is that 1t faces
the wrong way; that is, 1t faces to the
north, SO that persons looking at It
from the front must generally look
against the light, thus obscuring their
vision of the details Of the work. II
may be so.
Most of the statues in the public
spaces Of the capital face toward the
south. but number Of statues in ad-
dition to that of Sherman look toward
the north. Among those facing
north or northerly are Rawlins, ko-
ciuszko, steuben, Paul Jones, Alex
ander shepherd and Samuel D. Cross.
the physician whose efFigy stands in
the grounds OF the Smithsonian insti
tuition.
Among those facing to the south or
southerly are Mcpherson, Scott, Lo-
gan. Lincoln Tin front Of the city
hall), Lafayette. Rochambeau. Benia-
main RrankAia. Farragut Dupont,
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-07-11
She Was Grand Little LOrgnette Operator

~ HE was the wife of a government
/ official and as a climber she could
beat anything in the fire department.
At mounting the ladder she was better
than Chief Wagner's iercest hre
eater. She could put one hand on the
barrier of social icebergs and leap into
the center of things and pretend she
had always been at" If social con-
quests depended on shining a slip
perry, well-larded flagpole, her climb
ing experience would have enabled her
to do the Job with one hand on the
pole while the other clutched a lorg-
nette at the proper angle Of disdain.
She was a grand lorgnette operator.
That was one of her prime acquisi-
tions. She had practiced lorgnetting
in much the same fashion that fever
ish golfers practice driving with a pro-
fessional on the side lines. She would
spear a social inferior with glance
through that lorgnette with perfect ac-
curacy and would watch him wiggling
upon the impaling glance with cold
blooded delight which would have
made her a good running mate for
Nero of Rome, Italy.
After several seasons. in which she
climbed enough social mountains with
her trusty lorgnette to entitle her to
a presidency in the Alpine club, she
attained that exalted position in her
own imagination which always carries
with a poor memory for those who do
not travel in the set toward which she
is clambering. One of these poor
downtrodden worms. not in society of
any sort. happens to be the bright Sec
rstary Of politician from the middle
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-07-11

the first woman placed in charge Of a
dining car in the United States. Miss
Benton makes a round trip every day
between Cincinnati and Dayton on the
Chicago, Hamilton & Dayton railway.
She entered the employ Of the dining
car service in a station restaurant.
After gaining knowledge OF the Gull
nary art, Miss Benton made her first
run. The innovation Of placing WON
an on dining car was watched with
interest by the leading American rail-
ways. The success of the experiment
was recognized from the outset.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-07-11

Thomas, Mcclellan and Witherspoon.
jackson, Greene, Hancock, Pulaski
and Marshall at the foot Of the capitol
look toward the west.
Albert Pike, Sheridan and Longfel-
low face toward the east, api as the
correspondent writes this his memory
seems to tell him that the statue OF
GARFIELD faces west and that the statue
OF Daniel Webster faces east. but
memory is sometime a tricky thing,
The statue OF Scott is ~ the Sol
diers home grounds is another that
faces toward the south
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-07-11
AARMOURED" F0R THE RING
Lady Boxers Masked That Their Beau
ty May Not BE MARRIED Dur
Ing Bouts.

New York-That a certain number
of women go in for boxing is well
know, but is well know, but It has re-
manned for the United States to "ar-
mour" those ladies who wish TO try
their skill with the gloves. To quote
local Journal Guy Otis Brewster
is going down in history as the friend
OF every athletic young woman, every
suffragette who insists she is mans
physical and mental equal He has
shown them how to learn to box and
won the approval OF former teachers
who disapproved this exercise for
young women. He has invented a
mask for the head 80 beauty won't
be marred by hard blows, and one
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-07-11
Wouldn't Take Chances.

A Chicago lawyer found new sort
Of therapeutic treatment. His In
structor told him that IL he retired
into the silence, breathed rhythmetic-
ally, and said certain words he would
be able to cast off all his bodily all
ments. He tried it and 1t worked.
Then his three-year-old child got
measles and he worked 1t on him. He
was all puffed up. Later his prize set"
ter contracted the mango. He sum.
moned a veterinary. Then a friend
expostulated. Your system worked
with yourself and 1t worked with your
child" he said; why don't you try 1t
on the dog?" "That dog cost me 800
when he was a mere pup" was the an
swer, "and / can't afford to take any
chances"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-07-11
Coffee Finally Had to Go.

The way some persons cling to cor
fee, even after they know it is doing
them harm, is a puzzler. But 1t Is an
easy matter to give, it up for good
when Postum is properly made and
used instead. A girl writes:
Mother had been suffering with
nervous headaches for seven weary
years, but kept on drinking coffee.
"One day | asked her why she did
not give up coffee, as a cousin OF mine
had done who had taken to Postum.
But Mother was such slave to coffee
she thought 1t would be terrible to
give it up.
Finally, one day. she made the
change to Postum, and quickly her
headaches disappeared. One morning
while she was drinking Postum 30
freely and with such relish, / asked
for a taste.
"That started me on Postum and
now drink it more freely than ! did
coffee, which never comes into our
house now"
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Creek, Mich. Write for booklet, The
Road to Wellville."
Postum comes in two forms.
Regular Postum (must be boiled.)
instant Postum doesn't require boiR
ing, but is prepared Instantly by stir
ring level teaspoonful in an ordinary
cup Of hot water, which makes It right
for most persons.
A big cup requires more and some
people who like strong things put In .
heaping spoonful and temper II with O.
large supply of cream.
Experiment until you know the
amount that pleases your palate and
have It served that way In the future.
'There's q Reason" for Postum
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-07-11
STUCK IN TELEPHONE B00TH
Fat New York Doctor Had to Be
Chopped From Narrow Doorway
by His Friends.

In Joseph Burgers cafe at 20 Ave
nue. G, a group Of men who call them
selves "The Midnight Students 0
Burger College" were feasting, wher
a telephone call came for DR.. Isidore
Zfppert Of 351 East Fourth street, one
of the students. DR.. Zippert, who
weighs 305 pounds, hurried to the tele-
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-07-11
WOMAN IN CHARGE OF DINER
Miss Carrie Benton of Cincinnati
Open New Field for Women--EN-
pertinent Proves Success.

The woman station agent has long
ceased to be novelty She is per-
ananent and valuable fixture in many
communities. Each day, however, we
near OF some decided innovation, says
a.eslie's Magazine.
TO Miss Carrie Benton Of Cincinnati
Aalongs the unique distinction OF being
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-07-11

phone booth and managed to squeeze
inside.
The call was from one Of DR.. Zip
pert's patients and the physician told
him that he would viist him at once.
When he tried to get through the mar
row door of the booth Dr. zippert dis
covered that it was much harder to
get out than it had been to get in, and
afted several minutes of frantic effort
his body was wedged fast in the door
frame.
Dr. Zippert's cries brught several of
his friends to his aid, who after vain
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-07-11

attempt to pull him through, got an ak
and chopped the frame out, nearly half
an hour after he entered the booth.
The physician was faint from his exer-
tions, but fastened to his patient
New York Times.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-07-11
outfast Den Of Wolves.

La Crosse, Wis.-Owen Hughes Of
angelo township, outfasted a band OF
eleven wolves and won bounty Of
s110, when the wolves, driven by hun
ger, dashed from their refuge and
were killed. Hughes watched outside
the entrance to their den for four days
and four nights.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-07-11

"If man will only keep his wits
about him, he can avoid many un-
pleasant experiences"
Perhaps so, but keeping their wits
about them is in itself very un-
pleasant experience for some people,"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-07-11

What is that smoker" Indians
signaling" u wish we could reply
to them; but we have no wood" CAN
Algy. think we can make smudgs.
with one of his Turkish cigarettes"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-07-11

YRkY annoyance to Egyptoloslsts
~9EaN> in general, and to one we'll
@ known scholar, DR.. E. Reiss-
ner, in particular.
Some weeks ago there was printed
all over the world an account of some
astonishing discoveries made IN re-
gard to the famous Sphinx at Gizeh.
1t stated that DR.. Reissner, who has
for some years been working on be-
half of the University of Harvard, had
made some most astonishing discov-
cries in the interior of the great
statue of the Sphinx, which for cen
turies has been the guardian OF the
royal metropolis at Gizeh.
Had it not been for the uniustifi-
able use of the name of DR.. Reissner,
who is well known as an explorer and
one of the great authorities on the
prehistoric antiquities of Egypt, the
account would have been treated with
the ridicule 1t deserved.
According to the account publish
ed extensively in England and Amer
dca DR.. Reissner had discovered a
large temple over 100 feet long with
in the body of the Sphinx, and, con-
nected with this by tunnel, a second
small temple, some go feet long by IA
feet wide, in the head Of the Sphinx.
The larger temple was described as
the tomb of Mena or Menes, the first
of the Pharaohs, and a drawing was
given Of an ebony tablet inscribed in
archaic characters which was said to
have been found in the temple.
The announcement of this startling
discovery caused immediate inquiry
The chief authorities at the Cairo
museum, Prof. Sir CASTOR Maspero
and Captain Weigali, the inspector Of
antiquities for the Cairo district, both
denied the slightest basis for the re-
port. No attempt to explore the in
terror of the Sphinx had been made
nor would any such explorations be
allowed. as the nature and character
Of the monument are already well
known. Moreover Dr. Reissner has
not been working in the Cairo prov.
ince this season, having been, as for
the last few years, in Nubia and the
Sudan. The absence Of DR.. Reissner
from Cairo was no doubt the reason
for the selection of his name in con
nection with the hoax,
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-07-11
lnsInuatlon.

She-The speaker at our club today
told of lot of things we poor wives
go through.
He-Did she mention their hus-
bands pockets?
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-07-11
Wedding in June.

He had just popped the question.
You take me by surprise" stammered
the young woman. Dearest, I'm glad
to get you in any way" he came back
promptly. And she let 1t go at that.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-07-11
Chanoe OF Scene.

Irritability is often cured by q
change of scene. If a family could
separate for a day or SO, many of the
little annoyances would be cleared up
by the happy reunion.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-07-11
Stunts With Big River.

One Mississippi river scheme pro.
posed to prevent the recurring floods
on that stream contemplates a job.
of excavating 500 times larger than
the Panama canal.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-07-11
Times Inequality.

Dolan-Phwat are yez settin dthere
fur? Phwhy don't yez git to wor-ruk?
Clancy--Oi was t'inkin' what foine
country this wud be If Saturday
noight kim round as af'n as Monday
marnin' Puck.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-07-11
All Right as a rad.

Father mortifies us So"
"How?"
He walks to the Office every day"
my dear girl, If walking is really a
fad with him, no right-thinking mem
Der of our set is going to criticise him
for not having an auto"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-07-11
Eutlle Prevention.

did you get acclimated in PanG
MAJ"
"Yes, but It didn't take"