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The Washington herald., 1913-02-09
GOOD SHEPHERD WINS.
Defeat the EiGiIants % to IL in
Fast Game.

In fast and well-played game of
basketball the Good Shepherd quint last
night defeated the Vigilants, % to u.
The goal tossing of Keith. for the win
ners. and Billy Martin, for the losers.
featured. while A. Boyd. Freeman, and
Morris guarded we'll Lineup and sum-
The Washington herald., 1913-02-09

MATCH WITH BIRMINGHAM.
Lieut. r Alderman, Ordnance Dept. 90 W-l9
CAPT r. W. Holt Ordnance Dept. 20 9-ls
NJ. B. Atkinson. Company E. First Inf 20 S-lE
c. E. GrOome, First Infantry............ % G-lS
Fnnk J. Kahrs Company h. Frst Inf. % g-lS
The Washington herald., 1913-02-09
BITS OF BASEBALL.

Higgins says Slim Sallee. his south
paw, will be the sensation of the whole
show next season. Hes the best south
paw In the league" says Huggins.
The Washington herald., 1913-02-09
VIGTLANTS.
E0nn SHEPHERD-

: Boyd. L. F. ! Boyd l.. +.
Keith. II. F. OMeara. r. F.
\evItr, g MOTrls, e.
freeman. l.. 6. Martin. L. 6.
4. BOYD. Il. 6. McElfresh n. G.
Goals from field-keith C5l Freeman o. s. Boyd
-. Martin g. !. Boyd %, Morris. Free tosses-
Freeman o. Martin p. Referee-Mr. Brewer.
Timer Mr Brooks ScorvT-Mr. Murphy
The Washington herald., 1913-02-09

Otis Sucker. a Guthrie boy, six-footer,
twenty years old. and a natural hitter.
has signed to play third for the Browns.
The Washington herald., 1913-02-09
CORNELL QUINT WINS.


Birmingham total. ..........................
The Washington herald., 1913-02-09

There are fourteen twirIes in Joe Tin
kers squad. Seven of them are veter-
ans who are almost sure to stick
The Washington herald., 1913-02-09

Now that the old Connecticut League
has been rechristened the Eastern AS
sociation. there's to be a new Connecti-
cut League formed with Manchester,
Rockville. Bristol. New Britain. Wind
sor Locks. and Thompsonville as the
cities. 1t is to be a class d affair.
The Washington herald., 1913-02-09

base running rs 15 per cent Of success
full baseball
The Washington herald., 1913-02-09

One thing we'd like to know. and that
Is. what position will Jim Thorpe play
next season?
The Washington herald., 1913-02-09

Ty Cobb, the Detroit slugger. hopes TO
set mark as the leading batter. Ty
devotes most of his time this winter TO
hunting. fishing and playing golf in or
der to extend his diamond career
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-08-29
A STRANGE FREAK OF HENS
Large Flock of Swimming Fowls Are
the Attraction In Massachu-
setts Town.

Athol, Mass.-Several Athol resi-,
dents have made trips to Templeton
to the farm owned by Charles f. May
nard, where there is a flock OF swim.
ming hens. Mr.. Maynard has a pond
near his home. where the hens swim
about with all the grace and abandon
of ordinary ducks
About a week ago the hens were
feeding about the edge of the pond
and had found rich crop of bugs and
water insects. At last one hen saw
some fat bugs on a lily pad, near
shore, and after wadlng out a short
distance made a dive for them Mr.
Maynard expected to see biddy go un-
der. but she swan about like a life
saver. The other hens did not enjoy
her monopoly of the bug market, and
one after another they darted in and
seemed to enjoy the situation. The
hens now go to the pond often for
feast of water insects.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-08-29
Runs Away When Parent Urges Hin
to Swallow Bichloride of
Mercury.

Cumberland, Md.-Mrs. Lydia Fury
forty-seven years old, widow of Co
lumbus w Fury, was taken to the
/ Western Maryland hospital in a critic
al condition, having swallowed three
bichloride of mercury tablets. She
failed to get her four-year-old son
George to join her in the suicidal at
tempt. 1t seemed to have been her in
tention to take the child with her.
Dependency over the separation
from her children, two of whom, VIII
liam, fifteen years old, and John'
twelve years old, are at st. Mary's
Industrial school, Baltimore, is believ-
ed to have prompted the attempt at
self-destruction.
Mrs. Eury's family had been broken
up since the death Of her husband,
more than year ago, and she was
tired of life. With the son she was
living at the home of J. T. Yost, BIG
Race street, as housekeeper. The lit
tie boy told Pinkey Fury, his uncle
that his mother endeavored to have
him swallow one of the tablets, but
that he refused and fed down the
stairs after he had seen mis- mother
take three.
Mrs. Fury later became very III and
admitted to Mrs. YOst that she had
taken poison. Several hours elapsed
before a physician arrived. He took
prompt measures to counteract the
poison, and, because the woman took
an overdose, he thinks there Is a
chance for her recovery.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-08-29
CARGO OF CHINESE CoRPSES

a ship recently left San Pedro, Cal,
with the most grewsome cargo on rec
ord-the remains Of nearly G.OOO Chi.
nese who have died in America dur
ing the past so years.
Preparations for this gigantic re-
moyal of human remains were carried
forward so quietly that no comment
was occasioned. The bodies were
carefully wrapped each in separate
piece of soft cloth, and then placed
in sealed boxes. When the cargo
reaches China the remains will be
taken in charge by relatives and
friends, and will be inferred with the
honors due to such as have ventured
into strange lands.
These Chinese believe that the eyes
of the dead never close as long as
they remain buried in a foreign coun-
try; hence this strange transporta-
ton.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-08-29
SOME PECULIAR REMEDIES

Tigers flesh and newborn puppies
were among old remedies, said DR..
f. VI. Sandwich, during the course of
lecture which he delivered at the
City Of London school recently.
One book, he said, recommended a
live spider to be rolled in butter and
formed into pill and then swallowed
as an antidote to jaundice Vipers
were held in high esteem, and a
broth made from them was said to
strengthen the eyesight In the sew
enteenth and eighteenth centuries
powdered mummies were prescribed.
and so great was the demand that
uaud led to more mummies being sup
Piled than ever came out of Egypt.
II must be remembered that the
rational view Of diseases was quite
modern. In some of the older herbal
works a striking fact was the constant
recommendation of various remedies
FOR bruises which gave one some idea
pf the manner Of the day.
John Gerard, who was chief gar
dener Of Lord Burleigh's garden in the
Strand, and had garden Of his own
In Holborn Cthen called a suburb" Of
London), published a book in 1897 as
bis own, although it was in fact
translation of Belgian herbal Ger
rard recommended "Solomons seal"
Tor the taking away in one night OF
the blackness Of bruises caused by
falls, "or women's wilfulness in tum-
bling upon their hasty husbands
Gsts, or such like!"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-08-29
SouelchInu an Upstsrt.

Lincoln always took part in politi-
cal campaigns in Illinois. and, being
very popular, was often the target at
which, the opposition fired their shots
In one campaign he was frequently an
noyed by young man who thought he
was some orator" At Springfield the
young man became so offensive that
Lincoln stopped in his speech and turn
ed on his tormentor
Il don't object" said he, ito being
interrupted by sensible questions, but
my noisy friend does not always ask
that kind. He reminds me of a steam,
boat that used to run on the Illinois
river It's boiler was just big enough
to push the boat along, but it had
an enormous whistle attached. and
every time the whistle blew the boat
stopped"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-08-29
A VERY MUCH-TRAvsLED DOG
Russian Wolfhound Has clreled the
Globe With owner Monteon-
cry Schuyler

New York.-one OF the most trav
eled dogs In the world Is the Russian
wolfhound owned by Montgomery
Schuyler. United States minister to
Ecuador. South America, This dos
was born in ST. Petersburg and was
obtained there while his now owner
was attached to this country's EN-
bassy in the Muscovite capital The
dog moved from embassy to embassy
and from legation to legation with
Mr. Schuyler In Europe and then
crossing Asia both man and dog found
themselves in Japan.
From the land OF the chrysanthe-
mum the Russian dog again came east.
and in America has been greatly adj
mired from coast 10 coast. His name
ownership and particulars In refer
enee to him we're engraved on the
dogs collar In Oriental and Oceident-
al characters. This horzoi grows a
lovely coat under all conditions OF at
mosphere and high temperatures. He,
is a beautifully made one. but lacking
In the Roman face. considered so
characteristic OF these wolf coursing
and tackling dogs. Mr.. Schuyler Is
naturally very fond Of his dog, which
has borne him company over tens OF
thousands of leagues on continents
and oceans.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-08-29
! !OUT OF ThEORDLNARY:, ]
&8t- - - - ma - E#
ANIMALS THAT CAN COUNT

Nearly everyone has seen trained
animals that count" or at least give
the impression that they can count.
Most OF this is performed by means
Of signals the trainer makes which
are understood by the animals. The
gesture of hand, the tone of voice,
the stamping OF the foot, and various
other signals will enable a horse or
other animal to pick out the number
wanted, or stop counting" at a CIV
en- number, the counting being done
by taps OF che hoof.
But there are unframed animals that
can count, and not up to the ordinary
6 or 20 numbers that about limit their
ability in shows. Rather, they can
count up to 30 or 100.
In some OF the mines of Hainault
horses are used to haul loads OF ore
over little roadway and back by an
other route, as the tunnels are narrow.
Thirty such trips constitute a days
work for the horse, and without a
word from drivers these horses Will
start for the great incline that leads
to their stable at the end of the thir-
tieth trip. In fact, many Of the drivers
do not keep account OF the trips at all,
knowing the horses will do so, and
when at the end OF the thirtieth trip
the horses wheel suddenly and make
for the outlet, these drivers have to
jump and hold them long enough "a
loosen the catches that hold the tugs
to the little cars.
But even this is beaten by oxen.
The stupid OK" has become a we'll
known phrase the world over. and
yet, according to Montaigne, the oxen
employed in the royal gardens of Susa
to turn the wheels to which water
pals are attached, absolutely refused
to do more than 100 rounds. as that
was their days work.
This work consisted OF having the
oxen travel in circle, keeping the
water-drawing wheel in motion. and
without fail on the hundredth trip
around the circle the oxen would
stop. Nor could they be urged to
make another round.
1t is said that wild apes can count
to four, and in order to hunt them at
least five hunters go out and four
leave the place in a manner that will
attract the apes. After the fourth
hunter has gone the apes come out,
and are thus secured, but they will
never go out from their cover until
four hunters have been seen leaving
the place. The same is also claimed
by naturalists Of rocks and magpies.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-08-29
GREW PUMPKINS ON A ROOF

a western amateur gardener who
was pressed for room to grow things
adopted a novel plan in raising pump
kins. They we're planted In row
at the back of his woodshed, and as
the vines sprouted they were trained
on wires to run up the side of the
building and spread out on the roof.
They grew luxuriously in this novel
position and when The little pumpkins
appeared, the owner placed a bit of
board under each SO that they would
not roll off the roof. The vegetables
matured under these odd conditions
and the gardener figures that he has
found good use for hitherto vast
ed area
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-08-29
BABY HANGS SELF IN CRIB
Peculiar and Distressing Mishap to
Little One Asleep in Its
Little Bed.

Phoenixville, Pa.-Strangled to
death in her crib, where she had been
placed to sleep but few minutes be-
fore, the ten-mouths-old daughter OF
John Hallman of this place was found
by her father
The child had literally hanged her.
self. The small body, with the feet a
few inches above the floor, was found
hanging by the neck between the bars
of the crib.
In some unaccountable way the
child had forced her small body
through its bed, a wedge of bed-cover-
ing preventing the head from follow
ing.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-08-29
SEAGULL ON A SALMON ROD

Il have sometimes read accounts of
birds taking the fly of a fisherman"
says a correspondent of the Field, but
l do not remember having heard Of
anyone catching seagull when sal
mon fishing before. This happened at
Dunkeld, and the lady who was fishing
not only hooked the seagull. but after
playing 1t for quarter of an hour,
landed it. The lady was harling for
salmon in the Tay just below Dunkeld
bridge-spinning with minnow from
boat-when the seagull swooped
under the water and few off with the
minnow. The gull made very good
play, and it was only owing to skill
full handling that 1t was eventually
'netted 1t was, of course, taken of
the hook, and few away none the
worse"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-08-29
INJURED GIRL WAS A SToIC
Not Whlmper From Her as
Broken Arm Is Reset by
Physician.

San Francisco. Elizabeth Rood is
only thirteen years old. but she is a
real cowgirl" She was rounding up
cattle on her uncle's big ranch near
Carlin. New, when her pony threw her
into the sage brush six miles from the
ranchhouse. breaking her arm In two
places.
That night she came to the st. Fran.
els, escorted by her uncle, Jack Yore,
discoverer of the famous Rip Van Win.
kle mine of Lone mountain.
Uncle Jack wanted the little girl to
have the best medical attention and
the lassie allowed the physician to re
set the bones without uttering a
whimper
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-08-29
What Thev Had.

Some of the boys in camp back Of
Alexandria, Va, went to town, i'm
bibed too freely, kicked up row and
landed in the provost's clutches. That
functionary asked one what he had at
the saloon.
-Four glasses Of beer" was the re
ply.
'Next?"
1.-TWO glasses Of whisky"
'Next?"
"F)ne glass of brandy"
'Next?"
"A fight"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-08-29

Gen. Edward s. Bragg, the noted
veteran OF the Civil war, who died re-
Gently, used to relate this anecdote:
General Prices army was about
worn out at Pea Ridge. His soldiers
struggled all over the field. Price.
rode up in the midst of all the disor.,
der and shouted:
CLOSE up, boysl B'ast you close.
uDi II the Yankees we're to FIRE on
you when you're struggling along that,
way they couldn't hit a one Of you'll
Close upl" y
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-08-29
TOOK HER KITTEN TO DOCTOR

A cat owned by Barreuther Broth
ers, merchants of Winsted, Conn.
which is nursing four kittens, took
one suffering with a badly infamed
eye to the office Of a veterinary sur
geon next door and left the afflicted
kitten in a chair.
The doctor entered the office a few
minutes later and was treating the
kitten when the anxious mother re-
turned. The feline waited patiently
until the sore optic was open, purred
contentedly, and then took her kitten
back home
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-08-29
ACTRESS DESIGNS HER TOMB
Sarah Bernhardt Is Busy Working on
Monument That VIII Embei-
llsh Her Tomb.

Paris.-Mme. Sarah Bernhardt is en-
ploying her vacation by carving a
monument for the embellishment Of
Aer tomb, for which she has bought
desolate island of the coast Of Brit
any. She is working hard on a clay
lketch Of tho complete conception
nth q young Breton woman 40 q
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-08-29
DIRIGIBLES COSTLY

The bomb dropping arrangements
carried by the Zeppelins are known to
be accurately sighted. Quite recently
the Hansa made excellent practice at
comparatively small targets on the
ground from height Of over 5000
feet in the afr. It is well known, too,
that for attacking other air craft the
Zeppelins carry five guns. probably
machine guns or weapons OF small
caliber. Two of these guns are car.
ried in each of the cars, and the fifth
is mounted on a specially constructed
platform on top of the airship's en-.
velope.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-08-29

model. The latter is sworn to 81
fence and the design of the monument
is kept profound secret. 1t is said,
however, by Nine. Bernhardt's friends,
to be simple yet strangely moving in
ideas. The tragedienne is reported to
have said short time ago that she
had horror Of intrusting the erection
of the monument to anybody else.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-08-29
ATLANTA'S BIG CHANDELIER

A gas chandelier used in illuminat-
ing the interior of an immense audito-
ium in Atlanta, Ga, is claimed to be
0ne of the largest ever made for gas
lighting. The fixture is ten feet high,
has a diameter Of 13 feet weighs
1000 pounds, and uses Is lamps that
produce 1850 candle power from a
gas consumption of 275 cubic feet per
hour.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-08-29
GROWS OATS ON HIS RAM
Seeds sprout In Fleece and Ohio
Farmer Drives Crop to Water
When Rains Fail.

Gallon, DIN addition to a hne
coat of wool, ram owned by David
Lynch, a farmer. has a covering of
flourishing oats in his wool. Then 1t
was rained on. Next the sun shone
brightly. This continued several days
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-08-29
Man cauaht in Own Trap.

Windsor, Mass.-Sewing several
fishhooks in his wallet as a precaution
against pickpockets, Albert Smith, a
farmer. started to see the circus here.
Lates he espied candy stand and
plunged his hand into his pocket for
the wherewithal The crook trap
worked perfectly A surgeon separated
Smith from the fishhooks.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-08-29
RUSSlA'S NAVAL CATHEDRAL

Cronstadt, the chief base Of the Rus
sian navy, has just been endowed
with a naval cathedral which is CON
sidered a masterpiece Of ecclesiastical
design and construction. The czar
and his daughters attended the inaugu-
ration and the holy ceremonies that
we're carried out by the high priests
Of the Russian church.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-08-29
12.soo Mines In the United States.

The Engineering and Mining Jour
nal says there are about $500 coal
mines in the United States and about
5000 metal mines producing and de-
geloping. There are nine copper re-
Rneries and 45 smelters, % lead
smelling works, 2S zinc and 314 iron.
There are 159 open-hearth steel works
and 80 Bessemer works.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-08-29

Summer visitors to the northern
countries of Europe always are eager
to see the midnight sun. This is how
it looks to those who view it from
outside Lyngen Fjord in the north of
Norway, where it is visible from May
Is to July 25.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-08-29
Unanimous on the point.

The British Weekly tells good
story OF the late poet laureate, Mr..
Alfred Austin. He had been talking
q good deal about himself after a din
ner, as was his wont. to the annoy
anes Of the other guests, and at last
b. said: Lady --, is 1t time for
the poet laureate to 90 to bed7" And
everyone In the FOCm said Yes"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-08-29
Boy BaIks at Poison Dose

with the result that the oats sprouted.
Lynch calculates that in case of
drought he can save this crop of oats.
since, If the rain won't come to the
crop, he can move the crop to the
rain
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-08-29

the Wright & Kimbrough tract in Co
lonial Heights by gang Of well bor-
ers, How the tree got there is the
question that is puzzling the discover
ers, and what kept 1t in such good con-
dition is also a matter of conjecture.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-08-29
school reaoher sIeepa Lona.

st. Louis, Mo.---MisB Christine
Fischer, q school teacher. who slept
almost uninterruptedly for one hum
dred and nifty hours following tennis
game, declared that she felt greatly
refreshed, though q little weak
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-08-29
Tree Pound undernround.

sacramento-A redwood tree, In a
fair state Of preservation, was discov-
cred sixty feet beneath the surface on
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-08-29
Women,

Women are all alike in one respect
every one Of them is differnt.-Ed-
gar Saltus, in Ainslee's.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-08-29

water until sand bags could be filed
to take his place, risked his life. but
saved the day when it appeared hope
less to even try to hold the fast crum.
bling embankment
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-08-29
HUMAN SAND BAG DOES DUTY
Ralph sirpas Thrust His Body in Hole
in LeVee and Saves Thousands
by So Doing,

New Orleans, La.-Ralph Sirpas. a
young Louisiana boy, lay in the gap
of the Poydras levee, holding back the
The Pensacola journal., 1913-02-22
OFFERED BR|BE
FOR RELEASE OF
HARRY K. THAW
DR.. Jno. w. Russell, Super
intendent of the Mattea-
wan Asylum, Testifies He
Was Offered a Large
Amount by a Lawyer.
BY AssoCIATED PREss.

Albany, n. Y, Feb. 21.-Dr. John w.
Russell, superintendent of the Mat
teawan state hospital for the criminal
insane. testified today before Governor
Suffers committee of inquiry that he
had been offered twenty thousand dol
lars II he would release Harry Thaw.
the slayer of Stamford White.
The offer he said, was made the at
ter part of 1912, by a lawyer whose
name he could not remember in an
uptown hotel OF New York He told
the committee he believed he could re-
call the name of the lawyer later. and
if SO. would tell the committee.
The testimony, developed during the
investigation of reports that w. f.
Clark had recently asked Russell to
release Thaw. saying that Governor
Sulzer desired it. Sulzer has denied
he desired the release.
The Pensacola journal., 1913-02-22
TEIIRTY-FIV PERSONS INDICTED
IN AUGUSTA IN CONNECTION
WITH THE FAILURE OF A BANK

Myers, director: B. Sherwood Dunn, Of
New York, president of the Interstate
Trust Co., and vice president of the
Citizens; c. A. McFarlane, assistant
treasurer and teller; D. H. Willard, of
Philadelphia, formerly general mana
ger of the Augusta Life Insurance
Company.
Willard was indicted for forgery and
enbezzlement in connection with the
funds Of the life insurance company,
handled through the Citizens Com
pany. Two counts against Bowling
are also in connection with the funds
Of the life insurance company. The
indictments followed three weeks Of
investigation by the grand jury.
The Pensacola journal., 1913-02-22
BIZ ASSOCIATED PRESS.

Washington, Feb. 21.-Anti-trust
legislation of a radical character Is
to be recommended by the senate COM
mittee on interstate commerce in re-
port early next week.
Amendments to present laws will be
urged to take away from the supreme
court the discretionary power" it
now exercises in administering the
Sherman law and to define clearly GER
tain forms of illegal combination, so
business interests will know when they
are violating the law.
The report Of the termination of the
trust investigation began in 1911. The
decision of the supreme court that only
unreasonable" restraints upon trade
are in violation of the law forms the
basis for radical suggestions by the
committee to protect the antitrust
law against what it is claimed amounts