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The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-03-07
WHAT YOUR NAILS REVEAL

1t is always amusing to speculate on
the character of ones neighbor. A
very simple aid in so doing is to watch
the nails. If man or woman's nails
are long and slender you may be quite
certain the person is not so robust
physically as the possessor Of short,
broad nails.
Whereas men and women with the
long, or narrow type of nail are in
veterate Missionaries, those having
short nails are almost always conspic-
uous by the strength Of their logical
powers. 1t is the latter who make the
best and most reliable critics.
A further and almost certain charac-
teristic of long-nailed people is their
intense depreciation Of themselves
and their own efforts in any branch of
work. The feeling almost amounts
to pessimism with them Such point
of view, however, seldom worries those
possessing short nails-in fact, more
often than not rather the reverse is
the case; they are inclined to be over
sure of themselves.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-03-07
BOYS REAL FOE DISCOVERED

Among the queer trades OF London,
to be discovered in the new issue Of
Kelley's London directory, is one
which has a deep personal interest for
the youth of all nations. The birch
rod maker has advertised his abode
Ih large building in Red Lion square.
Holborn, which has the appearance OF
a private dwelling rather than the
fount OF Juvenile chastisement orders
are executed for hundreds OF thou
sands Of birch rods guaranteed to give
entire satisfaction TO the schoolmas-
ter.
During the year birch rods are de-
spatched to all corners of the earth,
and their sterling qualities are felt
in all countries. Though the industry
thrives ominously, there is some con-
ISOLATION for the schoolboy in the fact
that there Is no sign Of birch rod
boom" The manufacturers have
observed a conservative policy. and
the old style OF a thin handle and a
set number of birch twigs punched at
the end has survived.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-03-07

with five days in Turner's and ALE rs
rivers, during which we took C7 tar.
pom. One of these, which l caught on
an S-ounce fly rod, weighed I50
pounds, and measured six and a half
feet 1t took three hours to conquer
him, during which my boatman was
worn out by the need Of keeping the
canoe near the tarpon.
Our catch during the trip was as
follows: Fifteen days at Boca Grande
Pass, S4 tarpon; fourteen days at Cap
tiva Pass. Sc tarpon; eight days on
the Caloosahatchee river, 30 tarpon;
three days at Marco, IA tarpon; five
days on the Harvey river, % tarpon;
two days on tha Broad river, 13 tar
pom; three days on the Hueston river,
80 tarpon; five days on the Turner's
river, Sc tarpon, and two days on the
Aliens river, IL tarpon. That gives
a total catch of 334 tarpon in fifty-two
days.
Between the above passes and
streams are others in which tarpon
abound. They can be found scattered
through the broad shallow waters and
deper channels of the whole great
Ten Thousand Islands.
To object to taking q tarpon for
mounting, or other rational purpose.
would seem fanatical, but wantonly to
sacrifice these beautiful creatures,
after they have added so much to
-. l.,
They can be measured without harm
ing them, and the cube of their length
in feet, divided by two, gives their
weight in pounds as nearly as need be.
No trust controls tarpon fishing. No
sport on earth offers greater legiti.
mate excitement. And half the glory
Of the game is its humanity.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-03-07
Some Method,

Don't you think, DEAR" began Nh
Comfy, that our next door neighbora.
the Scrubs, are putting on a greAa
deal too much style, considering tho
fact that they never know from day t.
day where the next meal is coming
EromT'
Well, replied Mrs. Comfy, ''yOu
see, the more style they put on tho
more likely they are TO be invited QUA
10 dinner"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-03-07
BURNING TWELVE CENTURIES

The ancient sacred fires have not all
been extinguished. One still exists
which was consecrated twelve cen
turtles ago in commemoration OF the
voyage made by the Parsees when
they emigrated from Persia to India
The fire is fed FIVE times every twen-
ty-four hours with sandalwood and
other fragrant materials combined
with dry fuel. This fire, in the village
of Oodwada. near Bulsar, is visited
by Parsees in large numbers during
the months allotted to the presiding
genius of fire.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-03-07
senInnInn Soon to Worry.

Mrs. Jones-My sister is worried to
death over her son, Reginald. Sha
wants him to enter the ministry, hin
father wants him to go into business
while Reginald himself has got his
mind set on being an actor, and says
nothing shall keep him from it.
Mrs. Brown-Hum. How old is her
Mrs. Jones-He's getting on fog
seven.-Stray Stories.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-03-07
Automobile Aroma.

Farmer Hiram was mending tina
front fepce when an automobile
whizzed past, emitting a trail OF blua
smoke from its oil-choked engine.
Farmer Hlrams hand went to his
nose When the car had disappeared
far down the lane and the smell had
died away he ventured to address tha
hired man.
Sam" he said, they may be sweA
city fellers an all that; but they Ger.
tainly was smokin' some vile sec
gars."
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-03-07

came with the words, spoken by my
heroine, oh, here's the professor
isn't he wonderful whereupon the
professor in fur-trimmed skating coat
proceeded to perform a marvellous
series Of grapevine twists and inside
rolls and what-not in the midst where
Of the curtain fell.
We'll, one evening l dropped in at
Drury Lane to see the skating pond
climax.
MY heroine cried with sweet vivac-
ity: Oh, here's the professor-isn't he
wonderful and all eyes centered ex-
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-03-07
Beanpot Roast.

One and one-halr pounds OF clear
stew meat, cut into two-incn bits.
Put into beanpot and cover. Bsi Ia
oven two hours and bake slowly. De-
not add anything but on9-haif Ipa,
spoon salt. 1t viii be rich, with lots
Of nice gravy II cooked slowly Nice
Nerved with POTATOES and hot slaw.
Sometimes when nearly done take out
of oven and put into Kood-G1zed
shallow dish, put a thick layer OF
mashed potatoes on evenly all over.
Set back IN oven "a brown slowly.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-03-07
NoIle Prosaed.

Rastus had caught sambo red-han4
ed.
"Ah'm gwine hab yo' arrested foA
stealin' nah chickens, yo Sambe
Washia' 'ton-dat's jess what ah'm
gwine TO DO" said Rastus..
60 ahead, niggah," retorted Samb0.
go ahead and hab me arrested. Ahn
mex 20 prove whar yo' got dem chiclS
ems o'self!"-Harpers Weekly.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-03-07
Modestx Of General Grant.

In the autograph sales there are
often letters which throw light on the
character of eminent men Of another
day. In the Reynal collection, soon to
he sold in New York, there is letter
Of General Grant. written just after
the fall of vicksburg, which is full OF
the modesty Of the man.
Some one had written Grant for his
autograph and he turned aside from
the duties of the camp to write this
letter:
-sir: Your request Of the 4th inst.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-03-07
ROSE THE OLDEST FLOWER

The rose is the oldest flower Of
which there is any record So great
is the antiquity Of the rose that all &C.
count Of its origin has been lost. In
Egypt the rose is depicted on a num-
Der OF monuments believed to date
from 5000 TO $500 B. c.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-03-07
UNREHEARsED, BUT MADE HIT
Climax to Dramatic Act Not What
Author Intended, Though It
pleased the Audience.

Cecil Raleigh, the writer Of melo-
dramas, was talking to an American
correspondent in London about stage
contretemps.
I'm one of my best plays he said,
4I introduced In Act IT, a novelty in
the shape Of skating pond with real
ice and real skaters. The acts climax
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-03-07

the arena in full, flashing
armor, and so ioyously meeting his
challenger in his own element as TO
place tarpon fishing for ever in a class
by itself.
The photographs present this royal
fish as he appears when playing the
game with his human adversary. They
were taken during two summer
months spent on the Gulf coast Of
Florida by the camera man and the
scribe-two months which gave daily
proof that of sports that thrill there
are few on earth like fishing for tar
pom. We followed them with fly rods,
with heavy tarpon rods, and with hand
lines. We were fast to 33i tarpon,
Of which 63 were on an eight-ounce
fly rod. We killed none, although a
few were seized and swallowed by
big sharks while being played.
In fishing for pleasure the sports
man usually keeps within from 20 to
100 yards of the tarpon as he plays
him As We were fishing for the cam
era, a long-range contest was useless,
and we fought the fish flercely from
the time they struck. We smashed
flve heavy tarpon rods and broke
lines that would each sustain over GO
pounds. We held our canoe as near
the tarpOn as possible, and as soon as
he seemed tired, pulled it beside him
and took the hook from his mouth.
Sometimes we found this exciting
The avoirdupois OF the fish caught
varied from one and a half pounds
each to more than one hundred times
that weight, while their length ranged
from eighteen inches to over six and
a half feet.
From Charlotte Harbor to Cape Sa.
BILE we exploited the tarpon fishing
grounds; we captured them in the
Gulf of Mexico while white-caDped
waves spilled water over us, and we
were towed by them through narrow,
overgrown creeks, where sometimes
our quarry escaped us by leaping into
the thick bushes over our heads The
tarpon can be played gently from n
hglt-running reel for hours, or he can
be fought furiously and made to leap
wildly around, beside. over, and even
into the boat Of the fisherman. Small
tarpon. weighing from two to fifteen
pounds, are found in fresh water I'm
creeks and pools near the heads Of
rivers. Larger fish, of from 20 to 60
pounds, choose the brackish water of
streams near the Gulf; while the real
ly big fish. weighing from 80 to 200
pounds, are more frequently caught in
the big passes or near the mouths of
large rivers.
fshed from light canoe which
my boatman padded, while the cam.
era man sat IN the bow OF little
motor boat which backed. filed and
hovered on the sunward side OF us
On our first day at Boca Grande-the
mile-wide, ten-fathom pass, home of
great sea creatures. from doIphins to
turtles. from sharks to devilish-we
found It windswept, but its turbulent
waters were alive with fish Of many
kinds Flocks OF gulls tern and peli.
cans above and splashings Of iacklsh
and tarpon below marked the pres
ence Of great schools Of minnows.
The tide was boiling out Of the pass
when we struck 4 six-foot tarpon
which at once started for the Gulf,
carrying us toward the line Of foam.
crested rollers outside. The motor
boat vafnly struggled to hold us
,rofrc+ tido and tarD0D We we're
rushing through the water away from
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-03-07

for my autograph is just received.
Feeling that the honor done me in
making this request is due more to
the brave soldiers and harmonious Off
GERS whom have the honor to com
mand than to any merit of my own, I
remain, very respectfully, Your obt
sYt u. >. GRANT.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-03-07

eorreets constipation. Munyon's Paw-Pav
Pills are a tonic to tho stomach. liver and
nerves They invigorate instead OF weakeH
they enrich the blood instead Of impoveN
ishing H. they enable the stomach to set an
the nourishment from food that is put int1
H. Price as cents. All Druggists.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-03-07

pectantly on the fur-coated professor,
and he, poor fellow, shot proudly
forth tripped over something o. other,
and With outspread arms and legs fell
like a ton Of brick
THE curtaia descended amid roars
Of laughter. Though we diGrt repeat
it, believe that this accidental eli
max was really more telling than our
right one"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-03-07

The greatest dam ever constructed
In Germany is at Mauer, near Hirsch-
berg, in Silesia and was inaugurated
recently by the kaiser. The founda-
tion was laid eight years ago. The
dam will prevent the disastrous food
ing of the surrounding country.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-03-07

Constipation causes and seriously aggrb
Yates many diseases. IL Is thoroughly cured
by Dr. Piorccs Pellets. Tiny sugar-OoatS9
grRnules. Adv.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-03-07

Ever notice how eager one doctor
is not to boast In the vicinity OF an
other7
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-03-07

The more a man knows the easier
Il is to keep his face shut.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-03-07
Education That PaNr.

Although it takes four years of edu.
cation to prepare lion for circus
life 1t increases the animals vsiue
1--WE fold
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-03-07

Figuratiyely speaking, man And
his wife are one, but the figures on
the grocery bill are apt to disprove Il
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-03-07

Mrs. Windows Soothing Syrup for Childroa
teething, softens the gums, reduces inhammS
don, ,RllAys pain, cures wind colic. .25c bOttle-1
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-03-07

Occidental tourists in Egypt always
are amused when, as they enter any
first class hotel, small Arab boy in
red fez, sash and slippers and white
gown steps up and carefully removes
the duet from the shoes of the visi-
tors
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-03-07

Every man thinks he knows a loa
about women until he marries one.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-03-07

PILES CURED IN 9 To II DAYS
Your druggist will refund money II PAHO OINE-
hENr fails 20 cure any Case Of Itching, Bunes
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-03-07

Fresh supply Mrs. Austin's Bag Bueb
wheat now on hand at your grocers. Adv,
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-03-07

Many man fools himself when b
thinks that he is fooling his wife.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-03-07
CONSTIPATION

Munyon's Paw-Pau
Pills are unlike all otb
or laKatives or oathar
tiea They ooaE thi
liver into activity b.
gentle methods, tho)
do not soour; they da
not gripe. they do noi
weaken but they d.
start all the sscretiou
of tho liver and stom
aeh in a way that soou
puts these organs In a
healthy condition and
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-03-07

FREE TO W0MEK-PlS0'S TkBLETs
are recommended as the best local remedI
for women's ailments. Easy to use. prompt "a
relieve. Tue tpcsks fyeafsresE and an articla
Causes OF Diseases in Women" rsailsd JtsA
TINE Plso COMPANY, BOX {, WARREN, PA
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-03-07

Human Growth In Naw York.
Every six minutes new human be-
ing is horn in New York.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-03-07

HE tarpon is the most
beautiful OF big fish, the
most spectacular of finny
fighters, a swift swimmer
OF dauntles courage, and
the one all.around game
fish at his every age. He
accepts the sportsman's
challenge by leaping into
the arena In full flashing
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-01-13

effect, the present double-bottom well
above the waterIine and providing con-
siderable additional protection through
out the hull. The recent published re-
ports to the effect that oil-fuel would
be transported between the outer and
inner plates of the Olympic IS entire
~ unfounded Coal will continue TO be
used as the only fuel for the big steam
err.
Throughout the "0lympic" the builders
are placing number of additional
water-tight bulkheads of exceptional
strength, several OF them being carried
through to the "B" deck which is forty
feet above the water-line. These new
bulkheads and the new inner skin will
increase the "notation' capacity TO the
utmost and enhance the margin of safe
ty provided in the Olympic" far beyond
all previously recognized standards. In
fact. the Olympic" will embody every
thing that modern marine engineering
can devise.
Similar safeguards are being intro
duced into the new "Britannicr the So
000-ton triple-screw steamer now in
course of construction for the White
Star Line.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-01-13
Poetry and the Child.

Read poetry to the child Read easy,
simple verse. read uoiIspiise verse
read real poems. read sometimes surh
poems as "Thanatopsis" and bits OF
Paradise Lost" or course the child
VIII not understand the thought. ont
he will enjoy the sound, aud. he will
nnconsciously lenrD the words Poetry
WAS never meant To be- read TO oneself.
but always TO he read aloud or recited
II r. harder than prose. The order OF
the words is often like our everyday
speech. and the words themselves are
frequently different. Here especially
children need help If they find 1t
they learn TO love poetry, and there
are few things that so sweeten life rs
"A genuine love for poetry for its beau.
ties and for the helpful lines that come
10 ones mind 10 hard places. Home
Progress Magazine.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-01-13
SELECT CULL|NCS
Changes In the FLAG.

The presidents tiag-which few
Americans have ever seen.-now has q
blue field instead OF a red, the change
officially taking place on July 4. the
date on which all changes In all OH.
cial flags, including the national flag,
go into effect. The national flag OF
official design now bears forty-cight
stars, but as this would undu!y crowd
the blue square or union on small
days it Is directed by executive order
that colors less than five feet in width
shall bear only thirteen stars. There
have also been established standard
sizes for flags used by the govern
ment. the twelve standard sizes rang
ing from twenty feet to 81 feet hoist
or width Heretofore tiagma kers have
been allowed to use their own taste
and judgment In the proportions, but
the new regulations fix the following
scale: Hoist width. L. fly dength,. 10:
hoist OF union TOR blue field. T-13: fly
of union, .76; width of each stripe, lis.
New York Times.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-01-13
CABOT.

a Miss Louise Norris has been i'll sew
leral days with the measles.
Paul Norris returned to his schoo
work at st. Johnsbury Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Allen and chill.
dren of Valperkin, Can, were guests at
Walter Smiths over New Years.
Miss Jettie and Bernce Clark of Barre
visited Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Smith re-
gently.
Mrs. S. c. voodry is stopping at E.
II. Clark's in Barre for fewdays.
The next entertainment, under the
auspices of Judith Lyford club, will be
given next Thursday evening, Jan. Is,
by the New York ladies' trio. Miss
Augustua Grimm is one of the most ac-
compished readers of the day and will
present the most pleasing things in lit
erature. Miss Jean Cooper is young
artist of great promise and unsurpassed
as whistler. Miss Elizabeth Stevens,
one of the best concert singers of the
day is possessed of a fine contralto
voice, with tones round and full, OF an
unusually sympathetic quality. These
ladies are recommended for pleasing
their audiences with marked variety
OF pleasing selections. Come one and
all and see for yourselves.
Nettic Gilman is boarding at L. I.
Paquin's and attending school.
Master Ernest Smith went to Mary
Fletcher hospital last Wednesday for
medical treatment.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dan Mcintyre are work
ing for Willie Fifeld while he is detained
at Mary Fletcher hospital.
Willie Fifield is at Mary Fletcher hos
pital for treatment for appendicitis. His
wife accompanied him and will remain
a few days.
John Warren returned from Burling
ton Tuesday night, Mrs. Warren viii
come as soon as she is able to leave the
hospital.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-01-13
Star Photoora ohs.

At Cambridge, Mass. there now ex
lists the most extensive and valuable
collection of stellar photographs in the
world. numbering over 10000. and
100000 OF more OF them have been Sc.
cured at Harvard university observa.
tory at Arequipa, Peru. ut an elevation
Of 5000 feet. The number of stars re-
vealed on the different plates depends.
of course. on the density of the part OF
the sky being photographed and on the
length of the exposure the longer the
exposure the more stars. provided the
Eight Of the sky does not fog the plate.
On one plate alone -namely. the region
about Eta Carlnae-240.O00 stars have
been actually counted.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-01-13
LURE OF THE MIsTs.
Curious Experience In the Clouds In
an AeropIane.

LuTious ESPcFionce IN tnc Ciouos W
an Aeroplane.
II wfs at Manchester. Aeroplane
were sweeping the skies In the circuit
Of Britain race. vedrines bad landed
and impatient at the rules that made
him wait ten minutes before taking w
the race. went about jabbering In
French. One OF the officials asked MIN
what kind OF trip he had had. We'd.
rines answer was to hold up his hands
expressively.
lie was quiet for many seconds. then
ne said
II was blanketed in clouds so that |
could not see ten meters before uie.
Below me was nothing but rolling mist
that gradually took on all fanciful
shapes and colors. caught myself
wanting to descend. 10 drop suddenly
into ii and see what it was like 10
escape this feeling few higher and
higher. until. venturing TO look down
again. saw wonderful lights and
shadows that never before had been re-
veaied TO ME from the sky. | saw
dreamy city. wonderful mirage. and
! believe ! wonld have forgotten every
thing but those exquisite cotoiings, re-
leased my levers. and (He laughedl
hut | was fortunate. for | became
sick--as sick as IA dog-away up In the
.londs. Edward Lyeil Fox IN Har
,er's Weekly.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-01-13
Cheapest Hams Ever Sold.

Sometimes an error creeps into the
published announcement of big store.
Tue 10 the negligence OF the proofreader
or, TO the compassion In the printing Of
dee of tile piper Ii is rarely funny In
its results. although It may make I'M
morons reading when first issued. One
day department store In New York
advertised "SugarCure Hams at &c Il
10" kather cheap. yon say. Well. $50
odd persons thought so too. for that
was tile number that asked for the ham
at this ridiculo,isiy law price the morn
ing the I'D appeared. II transpired
that the printed proof q X ID by the
grocery buyer and sent down TO the
newspaper office for insertion In the
days Issue read "l4c H." The first
numeral bad simply dropped out of
sight: l25 sileS were made at loss OF
10 cents per pound tman's Home
Companion
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-01-13
ROCHESTER.

Mrs. Messer, who has been seriousl,
i'll, is more comfortable at the present
writing.
Leon Pollard, who was called here by
the death of Asa Harvey, has returned
to Leominster.
Prof. Fritz Barreuther is a guest al
Maplehurst,
There being no school in North llol'
low for the winter, several of the schol'
airs attend the school in Granville.
The high school will present the com
edy, "0ut of Town." some time next
month,
0rthur Lewis has rented his tenement
TO Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Hanna.
james Barnes was taken to the state
hospital at Waterbury last week, III
charge of l.. l.. Martin OF this place.
Miss Leila Tinkham of Elliott hospital,
Keene, n. H., is having short vacation
at her home here.
Miss Mabel Hubbard, who has been a
student Mt Potsdam, n. ", for the past
year, is to teach at Northport. L. ].