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The Lexington advertiser., 1913-07-25

SwissVale, Pa, July "a, 1904.
Dear Sir:-I am sending under Sc
parate envelope picture ! took OF you
at Gettysburg, with my little dauhgter,
Mary. | hope it reaches you safely.
1t did me SO much good to see the
good fellowship existing between the
old veterans of the North and South,
and hope it will ever be so.
| hope you enjoyed your trip toPenn-
sylvania, and that you will have long
life and happiness.
Your friend,
DIR. w. r. RYLE.
The Lexington advertiser., 1913-07-25
uSELIV-vER-LAX
For Lazy Liver and
!: the Troubles OF
Constipation,

Feel right all the time. Don't lay off
from work for days by taking calomel
when pleasant Liz Ner-Lax keeps you
on your feet, while relieving your troub-
le. Safer too, and easy to take. Don't t
take anything else. You can't afford
it. Eliminates poisons, cleanses sys-
tenn and relieves constipation. A nat
ural remedy, natural in it's actions, sure
in it's effect and certain in results. 1t
won't be long before Liz Ver-Lax will
completely displace calomel in every
home. Children can take it freely and
with perfect safety. Every bottle guar
anteed. SOC and 81 in bottles. None
genuine without the likeness and sigma
ture of L. X. Grigsby. For sale by
The Lexington advertiser., 1913-07-25
Kings Daughters Notes.

The Juvenile Kings Daughters met
with Sallie and Katherine Gibson the
third Friday in July.
The meeting opened by the members
singing "Jesus Loves Even Me-" The
Scripture reading was taken fromMark
141:I9, after which we were led in
prayer by Mrs. Gwin.
Nineteen answered to roll call.
Dues collected amounted to Sl.25.
The next meeting will be held with
Esteile Doty.
Dainty refreshments were served.
REPORTER.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-11-28
.RIl1rHQHEIL CAIgifrld5Q
.AIFIEAluQS -sszss EEall SRgR
Mitiamen Spurn Departments Plea to Be Cooks

food values have gone without pupils
as a consequence.
Much speculation as TO the attitude
of the militia officers has been In
dulged In by the department heads
with little satisfaction. Some have
ventured the opinion that flour ana
dough might soil their glistening uni
forms, and the fact that they are EN-
ployed in the kitchen might lessen
their majesty In front OF the iair sex
at social events. The government aS
an lnducement has offered to keep 80
cret the list OF men who apply TOT
kitchen instruction, and as 10 the 9TH
er objection. aprons would. OF course
be provided while the pupil mixes
dough.
Aside from the ability TO mix nour
and water, the military requirements
for entrance to the Biscuit College
demand that budding oficer-cook
must be OF sound health and good
moral character. Incidentally In set
ting forth the requirements, the mi
litia division bars officers above the
rank OF colonel.
The appeal for oficer-cooks, how
ever. is genuine, and II there is any
militia member In Cleveland who In
anxious to excel In the finest art the
world has known, confer favor upon
a perplexed war department and write
at once.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-11-28
United in WedIock in Capitol GrOttO Grounds

n ECOLLECTIONS Of what blissful er-
N feet entrance to the little sylvan
grotto in the United States capitol
grounds, with it's music Of ripping wa
ter and its sweet seclusion, had when
love was young" came TO the front In
the minds of hundreds Of married
and single Washingtonians the other
day, with the announcement that MT
and Mrs. Anthony Wilson Scruggs, the
latter formerly Miss Florence Leger'
had been married in the grotto.
Cupid simply reversed his tactics
regarding the grotto, which is some
times known as THE Temple OF Ro-
nance" in the cases Of the Legers. Or
dinarily-one might say in all cases
heretofore, in all romances at least
the little love god has lured the pros
pective lovers to the grotto, and there
sowed the seed OF love or driven home
his darts to the gurgling sound OF
the little fountains within the retreat
and the nesting of the ivy that covers
the bower. Instead of beginning this
last romance there he established a
precedent and brought 1t to a culmina-
tion in the precincts Of the little
place.
Out of the myriad of brides and
grooms that annually visit the capitol
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-11-28
AmiabIe ProwIer Is Trapped by Falling Window

nETROIT, MICH.-It was shortly al
~ ter midnight when a creaking noise
awakened Miss Beulah Maisonville,
aged twenty-three years, living at 364
Abbott street, and she opened her
eyes to see, black against the moon
light. the form of a man so big that
he completely filled the wide, old-fash-
tned window easement Of her second
floor bedroom. His soft hat set awry
by his struggle up the side of the
house. one of the lat-faced old-fash-
toned order, made him look like fig
ure of a Franz Hal cavalier pasted on
the top of a Japanese print.
The cavalier smiled and Beulah
screamed and dashed through the door
toward her mothers bedroom. The
window was close TO the door and 1t
was only the fact that the stick sup
porting the window gave way at the
psychological moment that saved Beu-
Lab from the clutch of the amiable Wis
itoP.
Mrs. Maisonville and Beulah's sister
Jumped from their beds and the three
advanced on the trapped intruder.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-11-28
Many Undraped ScarecrOws in Military Service

years ago were hardy German and
Irish emigrants of stocky build, which
may account for the great difference
In the percentage of strong men In the
army now.
Many recruits from the country dis
tricts Of Louisiana, Alabama, and Mis-
sissippi are found to be i'll fed and un-
der weight, and Capt. Jones states
that the universal custom Of waving
several pounds under the minimum
weight gets many an undraped scare
crow into the service"
Capt. Jones further says: I'VE
must take the figures cautiously. As
l have said, / think there is no doubt
that we are getting a different type Of
man in the service today from what we
got years ago. He may be just as
good and he may have more brains,
but he does not seem to have
as much Drawn Whether the present
day recruit would last as we'll under
the old conditions of hard frontier
service, with sanitary conditions far
inferior to those of the present time,
is hard to say, but think 1t doubtful
II he would. The high percentage Of
strong men in 1878 to 1879 may be
due to the fact that recruiting, at least
in this part of the country was not
very active then, and the army could
pick its men. accepting only the hard
lest and the best"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-11-28

the cats they did not want In front
of his home.
The next morning when Mr.. Humph-
ries started for Cleveland, twenty cats,
all he could conveniently lay hands on.
reposed in the tonneau Of his machine.
They we're going back to Cleveland
and they were to be but one Of many
cargoes which were to follow.
When the menagerie reached the
city limits Mr.. Humphries decided 1t
was about time to shed a few cats
and he looked back into the tonneau
to make his selection. Every cat was
gone. The boxes had been insecurely
fastened and the twenty had disap-
peared.
Mr.. Humphries consoled himself
with the thought that he had carried
the cats beyond walking distance Of
his home, but he had not That eve
ming when he returned home the de-
ported twenty greeted him with re-
proachful looks and plaintive news.
He admitted the task was hopeless
and has become In a measure recon
ciled to maintain a cat asylum, but
he is keeping a lookout for automo-
biles which look as though they might
be conveying more cats,
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-11-28

and saunter through its grounds at
least nine out Of ten couples pause on
entering the ideal lovemaking bower,
reconnoiter to see II anyone else is
within dangerous proximity, and then
well, everybody who has been there
knows.
Mrs. Scruggs. who Is the daughter
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Leger OF this
city, conceived the idea of being mar
ried in the popular little grotto. In
company with Leland Leger, her
brother, and the Rev. DR.. Thompson,
pastor of the Waugh NJ =. church,
the couple went to the grotto and
were quietly married. Following the
ceremony the couple and the brides
parents and two brothers went TO
Great Falls on a little picnic MT.
and Mrs. scruggs will make their
home in Mississippi.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-11-28
CHURCH WAS A LAWBREAKER
Congregation Learns Its Business Has
Been Transacted In an illegal
Manner.

Independence, Kan.-An incorpor-
Gted concern doing business in the
state of Kansas without a charter is
not often found, but in this city there
Is one. 1t is the First Presbyterian
church, which has not had a charter
Tor at least twenty-three years, II
ever In the meantime the trustees
Of the organization have as a board
representing the church bought and
sold real estate and erected two build
Ings, a handsome church building and
manse. A meeting was held last
Thursday evening at which 299 mem
oers OF the congregation were rep
resented. either in person or by proxy
and application was made for a new
charter. This charter will legalize
the acts Of the trustees since the ex-
piration OF the original charter. which,
If one ever existed, expired in 1890.
The church was organized in this
city in 1870. 1t is the opinion of the
charter members, only two Of whom
are now alive, that a charter was
secured at that time, but If so, 1t has
been lost and has not been seen for
more than a quarter of century.
The absence of a charter was dis
covered a few weeks ago by one OF
the oldest meiabers, and steps were
Immediately taken to obtain a new
charter. Since the expiration OF the
old charter the trustees Of the church
have sold the property on which the
first church building was erected and
purchased another lot, erected new
building st cost of about 100000 and
furnished it and have been using it
for more than a dozen years. An
other lot was purchased some years
ago and a parsonage was erected at
cost of several thousand dollars.
The acts of the trustees in these mat
ters were entirely illegal, according to
good authority, and it is claimed that
securing a new charter will legalize
these acts and also place the church
organization in a position to sue and
be sued, although the officers and the
members of the church are not look
ing for anything of the kind to hap
pen, as none Of them are seeking law
suits.
OF the charter members Of this
church only Mrs. J. B. Craig and Mrs.
B. F. Devore remain. Mrs. Craig's
husband was the first mayor Of Inde-
pendence, and Mrs. Devore's hus-
band, with Judge Craig, was one Of
the founders of the town Of Inde-
pendence. ....
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-11-28
Stung Once, but Came Back and Squared Account

and the rube looked II over carefully,
going so far as 10 pry open the back
with his thumb nail.
"I offer ST. said the farmer, az
soon as ! had asked for bid. The
'capper' raised the price up TO 81. and
the farmer made It 1925. Several
men raised It a little, until 1t had
reached 1920, and at that figure II
was the farmers.
What troubled me was that our
'capper' hadn't continued to raise the
bid Naturally We never intended 10
sell that watch to an outsider. The
game was to sell It to one OF our
'cappers' and then, after getting every
one interested, run of lot OF cheap
watches.
81 couldn't understand why our cap
per hadn't raised the farmers bid
There he stood as mum as an oyster.
| made frantic signals to him. but II
was no use.
"T guess that watch is mine,' said
the farmer, in a nasal. high toned
pitch.
He stepped up and took the watch
out OF my hand before had a chance
to exchange It for cheaper one' as
had planned to do. He paid for It,
and walked back to his place.
"As soon as he had paid for the
watch the rube stalked out OF the
store and down Broadway. l got the
assistant auctioneer to take my place
for a while and signaled the 'capper
l wanted to see him in the office.
why didn't you raise the farmers
bidy / demanded.
why didn't T. he answered hys-.
terically. That hayseed had re-
voIver in his overcoat pocket as big
as a young cannon. Every time
started to raise the bid he tickled me
under the arm with that piece Of artl-
lery and whispered to me to keep
quiet He got wise as to how he was
stung the other day and came back
to get even."
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-11-28

weeks ago she was invited, with hex
chum, who is not much bigger than
she, and freshman, too, to visit two
very popular-appearing sophomores in
their rooms tn one of the college dor
mitortes.
A number OF sophomores besides
their hostesses greeted the freshmen.
From some mysterious corner a roll
Of paper was brought forth. Take
of your Shoes" ordered the talIest
sophomore.
The two timid freshmen kicked on
their pumps. And your stockings, T"
continued the lengthy leader of the
sophomore hosts The stockings came
of, too, and the tinid freshmen tried
to hide their toes beneath their fresh
men-length skirts. Two long, mystic
rious rolls of paper we're spread out
upon the floor, and then came the
final order: Now, dance the tango"
And the freshmen-game representa-
tives Of their spunky class-danced.
They danced with their bare feet
tangled in lengths Of tanglefoot fly
paper, which had been laid for their
dancing floor.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-11-28
Real Babies Engaged for School Girls to Nurse

GENUINE experience in houseWorK.
IN housekeeping, cooking, and care OF
babies Is to be part OF the 40
nestle science course Of the grade
achool girl of Washington. Hesl
houses are to be loaned for the course,
and-what's more-real babies are 70
he furnished for demonstration pur-
noses. These plans for making the
school courses in domestic science
more practical and instructive are
owing to impetus given by Mrs. Arch
ibald Hopkins, who is prominent IN
all social service endeavors In the cap
ital.
The crescent prospect is for two OF
theee houses. One is modern cot
tooe connected with the Noel house.
srba other is an alley house, under the
supervision Of Neighborhood house
settlement.
Girls taking the domestic science
courses In the schools will hold classes
AZ these houses number Of times
each week, when they will be given
the opportunity to do all kinds OF
housework under the eyes of capable
instructors. They will keep the houses
clean, make the curtains, the bedding,
the towels, and various other arti-
cles that enter into the composition
of the regular home.
They will be taught to cook food
upon the regulation stove, TO keep the
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-11-28
WARFARE OF OTHER DAYS
Described In Lecture by Professor
Delbrueek Of Berlin
University.

London.-Warfare OF other days
was described in fascinating lecture
on Numbers in History" recently at
the University college by Prof. Hans
Delbrueck, professor of history at
the University of Berlin.
Professor Delbrueck said the first
point to which in any history of war
they had to direct attention was the
number of the warriors, 1t was a rec
ognized fact that Moltke displayed
great genius in 1870 when he directed
a monstrous mass of his troops from
one center, drew them up abreast and
made them act together in battle.
To direct such mass unitedly was.
even with railways, roads, telegraphs
and a general staff, an exceedingly diff
ficult task.
Armies, however. demanded not
only to be moved, but also to be fed,
and even for this side of campaigning
later war history, such as the pro-
visioning of Bazaine's army in Metz.
gave us measures of which we could
make use for older times.
Herodotus related that 100000
men was the strength of the army Of
Xerxes. II that were true one might
calculate that the last men could only
have left Susa beyond the Tigris
when the first arrived before Their
mopylae. The plain of Marathon was
SO small that so year, ago Prussian
STAFF officer who visited it wrote with
some astonishment that a Prussian
brigade would scarcely have room
there for exercises.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-11-28

larder properly supplied. and the
dishes and pots and pans in correct
condition and arrangement And, then,
the demonstration baby!
This baby, Mrs. John P. s. Neigh
says, will be borrowed for the occa-
sion. For the Neighborhood house
classes 1t will be borrowed from the
day nursery connected with the set
tlement. Upon this baby all the mys-
teries Of caring for its KIM, and for
making them healthy and happy. will
be demonstrated.
The children will be taught to bathe
the baby. They will learn to make
its clothes, to dress it. feed it, and
other things that are done in the In
forests OF babys comfort. They
win be shown how to properly modify
its milk. In short, the little girls will
have baby perfectly, scientifically,
and naturally explained to them.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-11-28

seed, after looking on for a while,
finally bit and made a bid OF $3.50
on a watch. One OF our regular paid
'cappers was beside the fellow from
the country. and he kept raising the
farmers bids until he could go no
higher. knocked the watch down
20 the rube for $50. II had cost us
80 cents, wholesale.
Three days later the farmer came
into the store again and walked quiet
ly up front noticed that he was
standing beside the same 'capper'
that had raised his bids on the watch,
but thought nothing OF IT, My i'm
preston was that the old hayseed
was pleased with the watch and had
probably come back to buy another
for a friend OF relative.
business was slow this day. and
as there we're not many in the room
passed around a really good watch
containing well known American
works. The case was a good, heavy,
gold plate, and the watch cost us $50.
Several men in the store examined It
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-11-28

knife. War department heads expect
ed their action would meet with popu'
lar approval, and that the mllitiamen
would crowd one another In their
haste to take up domestic science
They were sadly mistaken. Not a
single officer volunteered, In fact
there was a marked hesitancy on the
part OF the men to become cooks
Schools for bakers and cooks, main
tained by the war department with
a view to teaching the men sanitary
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-11-28
Do LITTLE TALKING
Verbomania a Most Dangerous
and InSidiouS Disease.
Preventive Measures Urged for NAL
ady Most Frequently Found Among
the Feminine Sex-View Of
Russian Writer.

New York.-Verbomania isn't new
disease-in fact, it is ancient-but its
terrible dangers to society are just
beginning to be realized, says Ossip
Lourie, a Russian writer, in an ar
ticle ranking excessive talking as
dangerous disease and a menace to
civilization.
Civilization is responsible for 1t, in
his opinion, and nothing but strenu-
Gus regime to enforce temporary
silences on those afflicted can stop its
dreaded ravages. And he urges hui
manity to inaugurate a campaign
against verbosity just as it wages war
against tuberculosis and against ex-
cessive alcoholism.
Progress is decidedly hindered, he
goes on to say, by this prevalent vice,
and he urges the immediate attention
of the teacher and the minister and
the doctor. According to his theory
human language developed from signs
into articulate speech and then was
fixed by writing. Then people, like
the pianists who can render difficult
compositions without thinking about
them, acquire the power to talk with
out thinking about what they were
saying. So words become possible
without ideas in the mind of the
speaker.
If it were impossible to speak with
out thinking, Mr.. Lourie insists that
the greater part of mankind would
grow dumb in a few years. For far
from being creatures that think men
are nothing but animated talking ma
chimes" They carry within them
selves the principal of verbal move
ment, which is determined by power
over which they have no control.
When the words become divorced
from the idea talking becomes patho-
logical, a disease for a mans intelli-
genoe is not measured by the number
of words he speaks, but according to
his power Of comprehension. Idiots
frequently express themselves with
great facility, while men Of genius
are often able to talk in only the most
poverty-stricken terms.
Verbomania, he insists, affects num-
bers Of people who are in other re-
spects quite normal and whose NAL
ady does not prevent them, unfortu-
nately, from taking part in the regular
business of everyday life. Among
its victims he counts leaders of sects
and of political parties, and also habit
ual gossipe, whom he places in the
same class as dipsomanjacs.
These verbomaniacs become moral
weaklings, and their disease becomes
associated with all kinds Of vanity,
slander, calumny and perjury. 1t Is
more frequently found among women
than men, and it spreads more rapidly
among the southern races.
NJ. Lourie urges preventive RENE
dies for family, school and general 80
eial use. Don't let child pronounce
a word until he knows its meaning,
don't let him talk rapidly and force
him to remain alone for at least one
hour day. And for professional and
incurable takers he recommends
longer treatments of silence.
There is an absolute need for places
where gossips and social wrecks Of
various descriptions can pick them
selves up. Otherwise there is infinite
future woe and disaster which will be
worldwide.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-11-28
Twenty Cats Deported, But Fail to Take the Hint

TLEVELAND, ON spite OF him
- self R. H. Humphries. member Of
the Chamber Of Commerce and the
Builders exchange, has opened an asy-
lum for cats at his home near Chagrin
Falls, and do what he will to prevent,
the number of increases daily. He
first noticed last summer the tide of
cats which now threatens to engulf
him.
One morning he was met by ma
tronly-looking tabby followed by four
fluffy balls that seemed to roll along
the walk. Mr.. Humphries likes cats,
in moderation, and he greeted his
guests warmly, waved his hand toward
the catnip bed and said: Make your
selves at home" The mother cat rub
bed against his legs and purred. a
thank you"
Mr.. Humphries stepped into his au-
tomobile and drove into Cleveland
with a heart glowing with the con-
sciousness Of good deed performed.
Little did he know the dire conse-
quences which were to follow the ad-
vent Of his feline visitors. The next
morning as he left home he was met
by a saturnine old veteran Of many
back fence wars who glared at him
out Of baleful yellow eyes. On the
following day Mr. Humphries care
fully opened the door and peeked
out This time instead Of one or even
a mother and her kittens there were
i've cats slowly marching up the walk.
Several evenings later he saw an
automobile slow down In front of his
home and a clawing, splitting cat shot
over its side. The mystery was ex.
plained-citv folks were dropping"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-11-28

Mrs. jacksonville quavered bit, but
the man was as safe as a Gagged rat.
The window had caught him squarely
and he couldn't move. He had lost
his smile and his hat and acted not a
bit less scared than they felt.
What are you doing here? The DO
lice are coming!"
For answer the prowler gave a
mighty heave to his shoulders and
tore out the sash as he tumbled to
the ground The glass crashed to the
steps OF the little veranda with him.
but he picked himself up out of the
wreckage and ran through the yard
and disappeared down the alley, seem
ingly unhurG