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The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-12-12
CHAPTER ~.

Whoever has charge OF the spring.
house at Hope Springs takes the news
stand in the evening. That's an old
rule.
After | ate my supper ! relieved
Amanda King, who runs the news
stand In the daytime, when she isn't
laid Off with the toothache. Mr.. Sam
was right All the women had on
their puffs, and they we're sitting in a
half-circle on each side OF the door
Mrs. Sam was there. looking fright
ened and anxious. and standing near
the card-room door was Miss Patty.
She was all in white, with two red
spots on her cheeks. and | thought II
her prince could have seen her then
he would pretty nearly have eaten her
up.
Mr.. Sam came to the news stand.
and he was so nervous he could hardly
light a cigarette.
1--WE had a message from one OF the
detectives" he said They've traced
him to Salem, Ohio. but they lost him
there. If we can only hold on this
evening! Isn't that the sleigh?"
Everybody had heard It. The women
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-12-12

! saw that the light was coming from
the windows. Somebody was inside,
with a big fire and all the lights 90
ing.
went over cautiously 10 one Of the
windows, wadinE In deep snow to get
there-and If you have ever done that
in a pair Of bedroom slippers you can
realize the state Of my mind-and
looked In.
There were three chairs drawn up In
row In front OF The fire, with my
bearskin hearth-rug on them TO make
couch. and my shepherds plaid
shawl folded at one end for a pillow
And stretched on that with her long
sealskin coat laid over her was Dor.
othy Jennings, Miss Pattys younger
sister! She was alone. as far as
could see, and she was leaning on her
elbow with her cheek in her hand.
staring at the fire. Just then the door
into the pantry opened and out came
Mr. Dick himself
Were you calling honey he said.
coming over and looking down at her.
you were such a long time!" says
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-12-12
HAVE TO HEAR THE REPORT
Baseball Pitchers Not Satisfied Un-
less They Can Note the impact
of the Ball.

Once upon time there was pitch
er in a certain league who was re-
garded as a star. And the reason for
his success was this:
He always warmed up with a GER
tain catcher 1t was this catcher's
duty to receive the ball in such a
manner that a loud report sounded
across the field every time the ball
struck the mitt The pitcher, hear
ing these loud reports, would smile
and feel contented and confident. He
knew then that he had speed. And
time the ball striking the glove did
not produce a noise like a crack of
a Springfield rife the pitcher was
ineffective.
This may sound like a fable, but it
is far from such. There are two vet
eran catchers who well remember this
pitcher. One of the old-timers used to
catch him in practice and recalls the
effect of the loud reports.
This incident is not a dead and bur
led part of the past. Parallel cases
can be found today, and the custom is
growing And the demand for the
loud noise in warming up has caused
the coming of the Fourth of July"
glove.
A recruit was warming up the other
day. He became wild and looked
worried. The catcher tried to steady
him and failed
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-12-12

she. glancing up under her lashes at
him. II was lonely"
Bless you, says Mr. Dick, STOPPING
over her. What did | ever do with
out you?"
| could have told her a few things
he did, but by that time it was com
ing over me pretty strong that here
was the real Dicky Carter and that
had an extra one on my hands. The
minute l looked at this one I knew
that nobody but a blind man woulc
mistake one for the other, and Mr.
Thoburn wasn't blind | tell you J
stood out in that snow-bank and per
spired!
Well 1t was no place for me unless
they knew l was around. | waded
around to the door and walked in, and
there was grand upsetting of the
sealskin coat and my shepherds plaid
shawl. Mr. Dick jumped to his feet
and Mrs. Dick sat bolt upright and
stared at me over the backs of the
chairs.
"Minnie!" cried Mr.. Dick. "As I'm
a married man. IT'S Minnie herself
Dorothy, don't you remember Minnie?'
She came toward me with her hand
out. I'm awfully glad to see you
again she said. "Of course | remem.
ber-why you are hardly dressed at
all! You must be frozen!"
| went over to the fire and emptied
my bedroom slippers of snow. Then
sat down and looked at them both.
"Frozen!" repeated /; I'm in a hot
sweat. If you two children meant to
come, why in creation didn't you come
n timer"
I'VE did" replied Mr.. Dick, prompt
y. I'VE crawled under the wire fence |
nto the deer park at five minutes to
welve. The will said BE on the |
;rounA and I was-fat on the ground! |
ITO BE CONTTNTrTDl
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-12-12

q cant" / said firmly.
q did Inside OF an hour she went
TO the clerk. Mr., slocum. and handed
In her resignation. She was a touchy
person. but ! did not say all that vas
quoted ] did not say the kitchen was
filthy; ! only said il took away my ap-
petite TO look In at the door. But she
left, which is the pointJ
Well. / stood In the doorway and
watched them disappear in the dark
ness. and | felt better than had all
day. It's great to be able to do some
thing. even II that something Is wrong
But as / put on my shawl and turned
out the lights, suddenly remembered
Miss Patty would be waiting in the
lobby for Mr.. Dick, and she would not
be crocheting
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-12-12
NAKED BOY BABY WINNER
Oregon Mother justified in Raising
Son Sans cIothing-Plays Like
Puppy.

Portland, Without a sign of
clothes, but cooling and romping on the
floor and in his mothers arms, Rex
Palmer aged six months, son Of Mrs.
Alice Palmer was the center of at
traction in the court house. few days
ago. The baby's presence in court was
due to his nakedness.
His mother is raising him clothes.
less. Since his birth, she says, he
never has worn garment Neighbors
who saw him lying on a pallet in the
yard in the cool October breezes com
planned, and mother and child were
taken to court.
MY baby weighs 20 pounds and is
only six months old" declared Mrs.
Palmer. Does that look like he was
suffering for want of cIothes?"
Experts who examined the boy pro-
nounced him perfect physically. He
is tanned all over his body a dark
brown and is splendidly developed.
The boy does not wear clothes day or,
night When the weather is fair he
plays on a pallet in the yard, and
when the weather is rainy he is taken
indoors. He sleeps without clothes or
coverings.
When he is carried from home his
mother throws a blanket about him.
but he objects to this manner of dress
and is happiest, Mrs. Palmer says.
when he is romping on his pallet in
the yard. The woman was discharged
from custody and took her naked boy
away in triumph.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-12-12

What's the matter?" asked the
catcher.
They don't crack" replied the
pitcher.
Wait till l haul out the Fourth of
July glove"
The catcher brought ont another
glove. 1t has a thick leather cover.
ing. The minute the new glove came
into use the warming up exercise pro-
duced a noise like artillery practice
The pitcher got his control, smiled in
satisfaction, and showed much speed
and plenty of curves.
And why shouldn't this be? Our
popular magazines and newspapers
are filled these days with essays on
the PSYCHOLOGY of baseball. If there
is psychology in baseball, surely this
comes under that head.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-12-12
THE DEVILS SLIDES
Colorado and Montana Both Have
Natural Phenomena.
One Near Yellowstone Park 10 a Great
Trough Pitching Down the Gin
nabar Mountain Of the Gal
latin Range.

Denver Colo-There is a Devils
slide In both Montana and Colorado.
quite different In character, yet Of
such tremendous proportions, SO steep
and so Jagged as TO suggest that only
the devil himself could accomplish
the slide down them and continue 10
do business thereafter The Devils
slide IN Montana, shown Ia the illus
trauon, is near the Yellowstone Ma
tional park. "a great trough pitching
down Connabar mountain of the Cal
latin range, formed by two huge paral-
lei kniie-blade ridges OF white quartz
lie. The space between these two
almost vertical backbones Is quite mar
row and constitutes a vertical chute
ending In a small lake at the base OF
the slide into which the devil was
supposed to plunge az the end of his
toboggau ride. The Colorado Devils
slide is an exceedingly steep slope on
the almost perpendicular sides OF the
Gunnison canyon. The rock here is
entirely devoid OF vegetation and the
slide is quite unclimbable Any per
son, devil or otherwise, starting al the
top would certainly reach the bottom
and plunge into the foaming Gunnison
river in record time. The DEVILS slide
is not far from the great Gunnison irri-
cation tunnel which the Government
Reclamation service has bored through
a tremendous mountain wall to divert
the waters from the Gunnison river
out into the fertile lands of the I'm
comphagre valley The Devils slide
OF the Gunnison Is but one OF the many
awesome sights which met the gaze
Of the party of government engineers
who made an exploration. on an in
hated raft, of the Black canyon OF the
Gunnison few years ago before start
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-12-12

sat up and craned forward to look a
the door: Mrs. Sam was sitting for
ward clutching the arms of her chair
She was in white, having laid off hel
black for that evening, with a rec
rose pinned on her so Mr.. Pierce would
know her. Miss Patty heard the
sleighbells also, and she turned anC
came toward the door. Her mouth
was set hard, and she was twisting heI
ring as she always did when she was
nervous. And at the same moment
Mr.. Sam and both saw 1t; she was
in white, too, and she had red rose
tucked in her belt!
Mr.. Sam muttered something and
rushed at her. but he was too late.
Just as he got to her the door opened
and in came Mr.. Pierce, with Mr..
Sans fur coat turned up around his
ears and Mr.. Sans fur cap drawn
well down on his head. He stood for
an instant blinking in the light, and
Mrs. Van Alstyne got up nerVously.
He never even saw her. His eyes
lighted on Miss Patty's face and
stayed there. Mr.. Sam was there, but
what could he do? Mr. Pierce walked
over to Miss Patty, took her hand
said, Hello there!" and kissed her. It
was awful
Most women will do anything to
save a scene, and that helped us, for
she never turned hair. But when
Mr.. Sam got him by the arm and led
him toward the stairs, she turned so
that the old cats sitting around could
not see her and her face was scarlet.
She went over to the wood fre-our
lobby is sort of big room with chairs
and tables and palms, and an open
fire in the winter-and sat down. l
don't think she knew herself whether
she was most astonished or angry.
Mrs. Biggs gave a nasty laugh.
Your brother didn't see you" she
said to Mrs. Van Alstyne. II dare say
a sister doesn't count much when
future princess is aroundl"
Mrs. Van Alstyne was still staring
up the staircase, but she came to her
self at that. She had some grit in
her, If she did look like a French doll
my brother and Miss Jennings are
very old friends" she remarked qui-
etly. | believe that was what she |
thought, too. l don't think she had
seen the other red rose, and what was
she to think but that Mr.. Pierce had
known Miss Jennings somewhere? She
was dazed Mrs. Sam was. But she
carried off the situation anyhow, and
gave us time to breathe. We needed it.
IF were his highness," said Miss
Cobb, spreading the Irish lace collar
ihe was making over her knee and
squirting at it, II should wish my
ianeee to be more-er-dignified
Those old Austrian families are very
laughty, They would not understand
'ur American habit of osculation."
was pretty mad at that, for any
'ody could have seen Miss Patty
lidnt kiss him.
IL by osculation you mean kissing.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-12-12
REFUGE TO 2 MILLION BIRDS
The Audubon Societies Maintained
Reservations and Colonies for
Songsters.

New York.-Two million birds
found a safe refuge this year on
reservations and guarded colonies Of
the National Association Of Audubon
societies, according to the annual re-
port of the organization made public
here In addition 10000 airgrettes
have been protected in brooding
grounds throughout the southern
states by sixteen armed agents Of the
association. Fifty-two thousand boys
and girls have been enrolled as junior
members and $4,000 was given by
American bird lovers.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-12-12
Had Two Good Reasons.

Upton Sinclair said the other day
in New York:
Everybody is jumping up and say,
ing that poverty, bitter and grinding
poverty, has nothing to do WITH
making girls go wrong. Well, for
my part, l think that such assertions
are too charitable toward modern
social conditions, too charitable to-
ward modern employers.
Such charity reminds me Of the
young lady who asked:
Did pretty Tottie Footlites marry
the septuasenArian Gohsa GolGe fos
Love or money!
For both the young lady an
swered oharltably, ana she added.
LOttie loves money. yUH knnw.'"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-12-12
Loo Trled 10 Eat Rahu.

River Falls, S. C.-The six-months
old baby Of Mr.. and Mrs. John Rey.
nolds, was left in the house while the
mother went to spring to get water.
While she was away hog took the
child in its mouth, ran into the yard.
and began to devour it. A passerby
was attracted by the babys cries ana
rescued il. One OF its ears was par.
TALLY chewed or
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-12-12
SYNOPSIS.

Minwe, EpriuE-hause girl M Hope sana-
toruh, tells Tho story, II opens with thc
uIHNnl OF Miss Patty Jennings, who is re.
ported TO hr engaged 10 marry "a prince
ana tue deuth of the old doctor who owns
the stuhtorium. The estate IN left to "a
tehpeRrate grandson. DlCky Carter, who
must appear on "a certain date and run
thc shnatoriun successfully for two
months on forfeit the inheritance. 4 case
ot mumpa delays DICKS arrival Mr.. Tho-
burn ls lowering about In hopes OF se-
curing the place for "A summer hotAL
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-12-12

went TO the Philippines, and got stuck
there and had to sell books to get
home. He had little money, enough
for grub-stake," he said and all his
folks were dead Then college friend
of his wrote a rural play called Sweet
Peas"-"Great title, don't you think?"
he asked--and he put up all the money.
It would have been a hit, he said, but
the kid in the play-the one that
unites As parents in the last act Just
before he dies of tuberculosis-th kid
took the mmnps and looked as if, in
stead of fading away, he was going
to blow up. Everybody was so afraid
of him that they let him die alone for
three nights in the middle Of the
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1913-09-29

Good Stenographer Wanted.
I want a stenographer and type,
writist-a good one.-Adv.29-2t.
Vernon S. Bradley
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1913-09-29
GOLD AND SILVER
MEDALS OFFERED
Prizes Offered Children For Best
Essay on Repair And Mantle
nance of Earth Roads.

Washington, d. c., Sept. 20. -
The Director of the Office of Pub
lie Roads, Logan Waller Page, has
announced that the time in whicb
children may submit essays on the
repair and maintenance of earth
roads, in competition for the gold
medal and the two silver medals,
has been extended to March End,
1914. ;.(
The conditions for the g
contest are as follows
T I. The subject of the essay vii
be the Repair and Keeping UP OF
Earth Roads.
2. 1t is open only to children
from ten to fifteen years, inclu-
sive, who. are actually living on
farms and who are actually attend
ing some school.
3. The essay should be not
more than eight hundred words in
length, in the handwriting of the
child, and should be written on
only one side of the paper.
f. In the upper left hand cor
ner of the first page should appear
the following statement: Essay
on Earth Roads, by (name of child,
age of child, actual residence of
child, school attended by child.)
5. Children wishing to enter
this contest may ask the advice of
their parents, teachers, neighbors,
highway commissioners, and other
people, and read books or maya
zines giving information about the
subject. They must not give the
information they gain in this way
in the exact words of an adult or
the author of a book. They must
express the ideas in their own lam
guage. They will not be expected
to use technical terms, and any
| words that make the meaning clear
will be acceptable.
6. The essays will be rated by
an impartial committee according to
the understanding of the subject
shown by the child, and according
to the penmanship, English, and
spelling. The writer of the best
essay will receive a gold medal the
writer Of the next best essay, a
silver meedat, and the writer of the
third best essay, silver medal.
Z. ALI essays should be plainly
addressed, in an envelope stamped
with a two-cent stamp, to Commit
| tee on Children's Road Essay Con-
test, office of Public Roads, U. S.
| Department of Agriculture, Wash
| ington, D. c., and should be mail
ed to reach that office not later
than 9 a. m. on Monday, March 2
1914.
| s. Children who have already
submitted essays in that contest
which was originally announced te
close Oct. Is, may, if they wish
submit second essay.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1913-09-29
FIRE SATURDAY NIGHT NIGHT
Home of Ollie Z. Andrews, Wit
Contents, Completely Destroyed

Fire, which was discovered fe1
minutes before twelve O'Clock Sal
urday night, completely destroya
the house on Robbins street occII
pied by Mr.. Ollie T. Andrews AMI
family, and so little time had til
members of the family in which d
make their escape that had it nd
| been for the heroism of Mrs. All
| drews, her husband would probabA
have been burned to death, as b
was almost overcome with smoX
when the family was awakened.
The fire, which started in
kitchen, had made such progA
when discovered that the Wild
back portion of the house was il
flames, and Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew
barely made their escape in thei,
night clothes. All their furnitur'
and personal effects, including whaI
cash they had in the house, werl
burned.
The loss on the building is es
timated at about $500, which il
partially covered with insurance
The building was owned by EdwarJ
S. Phillips, Esq. The loss on tht
furniture and household effect
will amount to several hundred dol
lars, with but little, if any, insur
ance. i
The homes of Mr. Preston Hard
ing, on the one side, and Mr.. Kru)
ger, on the other, were badl1
scorched, that of Mr. Kruger being
in a light blaze several times dur
ing the fire.
The firemen experienced mucl
difficulty in getting a supply o
water, as the nearest fire plus
was at the Cross Roads, distance
SO long that it was necessary fol
Hose Carts Nos. 1 and 2 to join
their hose together in order t
reach the scene of the fire.
With the rapid upbuilding of the
section beyond the Cross Roads
some arrangement should be made
to afford property owners adequate
water protection against fire, anG
the fire Saturday night, as well as
the one two or three weeks ago
demonstrated conclusively that one
or more fire plugs are absolutely
necessary in that section.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1913-09-29
Going to Church

Ever sit down and examine your
excuses foc not going to church?
How many of them didn't originate
in laziness and vague disinclina-
tion to have the minister disturb
your mind with things you know
you ought to do? After a week of
business worries, change of scene
and outlook might do good whether
you are a church member or a
non-affiliated maverick doing about
the best you can in the world. If
church-going is not a mental stimu-
lus-and it often is-it is a pretty
fine tonic.-Sunday Sun.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1913-09-29
Game Association To Meet.

The regular monthly meeting of
the Dorchester County Game and
Fish Association will be held this
Friday evening, Oct. sin the Band
room, over Miss Ella Moler's store
A full attendance is desired,as i'm
portaEt business will be transacted
E. Lee LeCompte, Pres.
Adv. 9-29-5t.
The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1913-09-29
Town Tax Notice
Levy 1913

Only a few days left to
save the 3 per cent discount
On Town Taxes, Tuesday,
September 3Oth is the last
day, then comes interest.
SAVE THE DISCOUNT
Avoid Paying Interest
Office open daily 9 a. m
to 7 p. M, Saturday nights,
7 to 9 o'clock.
VIM. E.. HEARN,
Coll. and Treas.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-06-13

BE your own dentist. Buffers
Liquid Tooth Filler. All druggists,
25c.--Adv.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-06-13

to have his eggs cooked. and con-
tinues:
Il Will eat them all In less than
30 minutes. can do II, too. be-
cause ] have eaten so eggs three
times already"
The egg eater is a mechanic EN-.
ployed in garage in West 57th st.
where he works at night. He lives
at No. 306 West Goth st. He is 20
years old. hard as nails, close to
six feet In height and weighs 1870,
pounds.
Every other morning, beginning
tomorrow morning. I'm going to
consume five settin's OF eggs" saws
he. I'D do It every morning IL the
purse would stand the strain, but
she won't right now. | must wait
for better job"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-06-13
500 MILLION IS
ONLY RESERVE

WASHINGTON. June l3.-De-
Mai OF reports that market condi.
lions prompted him TO tell the ma
,ional banks OF tho country that he
WAS prepared 10 issue 10000 600
Of emergency currency was voiced
here today by Secretary OF the
Treasury McAdoo. For some
time" said McAdoo. inquiries
have been received from banks az
10 whether the treasury depart.
mcnt is prepared to issue such cur.
rency. | merely answered these
questions publicly. The fact that
tho statement was issued nj n time
when the market was suffering
from depression was merely a co.
Incidence"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-06-13
SOCIETY LEADER
is BLACKMAILER

MILWAUKEE,. June 13.-Mrs. II.
Stewart. an Amigo society woman
who was arrested for blackmail on
the complaint OF Mrs. Il. ii. Van
Nostrand, member of the ID. A. II.
and also n leader of the village
-four hundred" pleaded guilty in
the United States court and paid a
$3.50 fine.
II was charged that Mrs. Stewart
sent a letter to Mrs. Van Nostrand
demanding 500. which was to be
placed in a secret spot. Mrs. Van
Nostrand trapped her by decoy
package.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-06-13
Swear if It Can
Help Feelings,
Says Professor

PITTSBURG. June 13.-(Spl)-
The use OF profanity II II lmparts
feeling OF satisfaction. Is not con
demned by II. G. Long. OF the Car
negle Institute OF Technology.
This form OF expression In ar.
tistlc. according to the professor,
who substantlates his ideas by
pointing to the reputation OF
George Washington.
ITO become profano on trivial
OCCASIONS" says Prof. Long, is ito
deprive this remedy for human Ills
Of It's virtue by degrading IL to In
ferior use. Washlngton's reputa
ton as an artist in the profane wal
gained only under great proyoca
ton" -
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-06-13
Gave the Eggs
to His Mother

CINCINNATI. June 13.--Mrs.
leila Cunningham of Walnut hills.
who was granted n divorce from
William Cunningham, alleged cru.
city as one of the grounds. One
form OF the cruelty she charged
was her husbands refusal to give
her any OF the fresh eggs that were
the product OF the family chickens.
She alleged that he gave the eggs
TO his mother, who lived with them
Mrs. Cunningham also testified
that when her husband was away
on trip he gave the key to the
hennery TO his mother
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-06-13
GERMANY is BACK
OF JAPS, SAYS SPY

NEW YORK. June i3.-Dr. Arm.
gard Carl Graves. former conf.
Dental agent OF the German GOV.
eminent aud later OF the British
government. has been released
from prison and is In New York.
DR. Graves was convicted In Edin.
burgh. Scotland. for having plans
of big guns at Edinburgh and
memoranda OF n diplomatic code.
He was sentenced 10 imprisonment
for is months. lie declares he