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The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-03-28
SOME WONDERFUL WHISPERS

S. G. Brlnkley, a native Of South
Carolina, claims to have the longest
beard in the states. It's total length
is five feet four inches, and until he
cropped the ends recently, to make it
more convenient TO handle, it meas
ured six feet two inches in length.
Mr. Brlnkley conceals the beard in
bag beneath his shirt, and has worn
it ever since he was twenty-five years
of age. He is now fifty-two. 1t is
not cultivated. but an unlimited and
spontaneous crop of whiskers. AT one
time Mr. Brinkley used to shave regu-
larly, but when he was about twenty
three his beard began to make its ap-
pearance with remarkable speed, and
from one weeks end to another his
face would literally be covered with
soft and luxurlant beard At last he
begun to get tired of continually clip
ping and shaving and decided to let
the beard grow, TO see how long his
whiskers would get, and before the
end Of the year they were at his feet.
Mr.. Brinkley's beard is by no means
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-03-28

the longest on record, for In 1903 Alex
ander Craigie, OF Perth, won a prize
for tho longest beard. The length
was seven feet two and one'half
inches. Another competitor. a gen
tleman of Llandudno, was nowhere
with a stubbly growth of only four
feet two inches, Mr.. Cralgie began
TO grow his beard when he was TWEEN
ty.flve years OF age. lie wore 1t usual
ly folded up inside his waistooat, and
trimmed so as to look like an ordinary
everyday sort OF beard.
The worlds record. however. was
held by Robert Latter, Of Tunbridge.
Wells, England, who six years ago
boasted of a beard no less than six
teen feet in length, which he wore
wound round his waist Mr., Latter
who at that time was seyenty-eight
years Of age, began TO grow the beard
when he was about thirty. AT FIRST he
cultivated two curls beneath his chin,
and as their length increased he used
TO wear them beneath his walstcoat
Eventually these curls attained such a
length that for his own comfort he
had to enclose them IN a bag, which
was renewed every birthday. Ulti'
mately Mr.. Latter plated his beard,
and as It became too large even TO be
carried In bag. he wound II round
his waist. and used TO say that 1t was
an excellent chest-protector and q
good deal warmer than anything he
could buy.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-03-28

Henry Wat'qrson. the wollIlnown
American jour=Nlist. told this story al
recent dinne' party:
"One day whcs 1 wes the city edi
tor Of small newspaper a fine tur
key was left at the Office We all
hankered after the bird. but the editor
finally claimed it, took II home and
had II cooked for dinner. The next
day a letter was handed In to him
which he opened and read:
"'Mr. Editor sent you "A turkey
yesterday which had been the cause
OF much dispute among us, 70 settle
bet, will you please state In tomor
rows issue what the turkey died OFF, I"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-03-28
ROMAN BONES IN ENGLAND

The extension OF the infirmary al
Chester. England. has led to the dis
covery of the graveyard used by the
twentieth legion of the Romans dur
ing their occupation Of that city. The
Chester infrmary occupies site
which is locally referred to as the
plague field" The site seems to have
acquired It's unsavory name from the
fact that casual discoveries Of human
remains had led TO the suppositior
that they we're the victims OF the great
plague. The recent unearthing OF re
mains In larger numbers on the site
Of the extension of the innrmary lee
to an investigation by Prof. Robert
Newstead, who now reports that the
evidence proves conclusively that the
infirmary field was not used as bury
ing ground during the outbreak OF the
plague, and that all the burials whicf
have been so far unearthed belong te
the Roman period.
Four distinct types OF graves have
been uncovered One is tomb form
ed Of local sandstone, evidently rep
resenting a burial of some importance
as the walls of the tomb are covered
In plaster, and the dome of the struc
ture originally stood out in marked
contrast to the surrounding surface
Of the land. forming a distinct tumu
lus. Some of the graves we're formed
by placing Roman roofing tiles bear
ing the stamp of the twentieth legion
upon the floor and also at the sides
the legionary stamps always facing in
ward.
Another type of burial was formed
by placing roughly hewn sandstone sc
that V-shaped trough was formed foi
the reception Of the body. A fourth
type of grave consists of a simple
trench, dug in the solid clay at deptf
Of not more than two feet from the
original land surface.
The Roman origin of the graves is
borne out by the fact that bronze coins
of the Emperors Antonius, Plus and
Commodus have been found in them
Such coins were placed usually in the
mouth of the deceased and are gen
orally referred to as "Charons pas
sage fare" to expedite the passage OF
the soul across the Styx, as it was be
Iieved that the person who had not re
celved the usual rites of burial and IL
whose mouth no fee for the ferrymar
Of the Stygian lake had been placed |
would wander hopelessly on its banks
while decent interment and a small
coin would obyiate any disagreeable
Inquiries that Charon might else be
Inclined to make.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-03-28

what the floor Of the ocean had TO do
with the ancient nations of Mexico
was a mystery. But when the Pinot
was named Atlantis the secret could
no longer be kept Every explorer and
scientist in England at once knew
that Meeker was going in search OF
the so-called lost continent-Atlantis,
whose existence has been a riddle
since the days of ancient Greece.
II was only when he knew that he
could stave of publicity no longer
that Meeker would talk about his
plans. says the New York Sun And
| even this concession was obtained
only on promise that nothing should
be published until after he had sailed.
when this thing comes out ] shall
be laughted at from one end of Lon
don to the other" he said. las a
matter of fact have always had a
hard time to get even my intimates
to believe my story.
Briefly the object of my expedi-
tlon is the exploration of the ocean
bottom at points below the surface of
the Caribbean, where l have good
reason to believe there lie the ruins
of cities so old that the most ancient
Egyptian structures are new by COM
parison. These cities once formed
the nucleus of a great empire, which
for want of a better name we have
called Atlantis. OF course this is not
an original idea Of mine. For great
many centuries men have thought
that such nation once existed, meet
ing its fate in some awful cataclysm
which caused a whole continent to
sink fathoms below the surface Of the
Atlantic ocean.
Hitherto the existence of such a
nation has been a mere theory based
on the flood legends that occur in all
religions, the distribution of certain
distinct human types and the strange
similarity shown in the architecture
Of ancient Europe, Africa and Amer
lea. But recently divers have discov-
cred cups, bowls and other utensils at
the bottom of the Caribbean. far from
shore and of designs that absolutely
battle archaeologists. These speci-
mems are different from anything that
any of the known ancient races manu- !
factured They are delicately wrought I.
showing a high degree of artistic
taste and knowledge of metal work
ing"
At this point the interviewer re-
peated to Mr.. Meeker the rumors that .
his was a treasure hunting expedl- .
ton The explorer was at first reti-
cent.
Treasure hunters always get them.
selves laughed at" he said It was
then that he exacted the promise to
delay publication until his departure.
"If you will agree" he said, Il will
spin the yarn for you, otherwise not
another word do you get out of me-"
The promise was made and the ex.
plorer went into another room, from
which he soon returned with a small
metal bowl. He smiled as he handed
il to the writer. There was nothing
strange in the shape of the vessel, but
it cleaned in the lamplight.
What would you say it was made
of" asked Meeker
"Brass." promptly replied the inter.
viewer
Wrong" said he. 1T is gold"
He then went on to explain that the
bowl and others like it had been
brought to the surface by divers in
he Caribbean. At first it was thought
10 be part Of the cargo of a galleon
that had sailed the Spanish Main in
The days of the conquistadores. I'm
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-03-28
Perlls of the Aviator.

During one of the aviation meets
a young woman went through the han.
gars under the guidance OF a me
chanic. After asking all the usual
foolish questions that aviators and
their assistants have to answer during
a tour OF inspection, she wanted TO
know: But what If your engine stops
in the air-what happens?" Can't you
come down." That's exactly the
trouble" responded the willing guide
There are now three men up in the
air in France with their engines stop
ped Then can't get down and are.
starving to death"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-03-28
ParlIamentary Practice.

Prof. Howard Marsh has just told
the story of a lodger who complained
of the '1unatic" above him who walked
the floor all night talking to himself
The "lunatic" was John Bright prepar-
ing his speeches, and one recalls how
Grattan In like circumstances con
cerned his landlady: 1T was sad
thing" she used to lament, ito hear
her young lodger talking half the
night to somebody he called Mr.
Speaker when there was no speaker
present but himself" Grattan's studies
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-03-28

Henry of Prussia's party when he Wis
tied the United States some years ago,
and whose serious illness was report
ed in Berlin dispatches, has written to
a friend in New York that a stroke oS
paralysis has made his left side use
less. Fortunately" he adds, Il can
get along with cane to some extent
and can do some writing again, but
whether / shall ever be my old self
again Is doubtful, although the physi-
clans hold out hope. The kind mes
sages from friends in your country are
source Of pleasure 10 me-"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-03-28

was leaving the cemetery, where she
had gone to pray at the grave of her
husband. when she noticed statue of
the Virgin covered with moss. The
condition of the statue inspired her
with pity and she tried. to wash the
moss from it with her pocket hand
kerchief. She declares that the statue
came to life, that one of it's hands
touched the handkerchief, and that
voice said: "This cloth is sacred now.
Keep it, for l have blessed it to thank
you for your act of piety."
The woman ran home to her cottage
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-03-28
PLUS AND MINUS SIGNS

Formerly. in order to express the
sign of addition, the Latin word plus
(more) was abbreviated to P, which
In the hast Of writing often degen-
Grated into simple cross and was ul-
timately adopted as such With re-
gard to the sign of subtraction, we
see in MAN. books published before
the eighteenth century that it was
written as a small horizontal stroke
beneath the letters ms. Gradually it
came to be written withou. the let
ters as we use 1t today. says Harper's
Weekly.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-03-28
POWDER IN THE DEEP SEA

1t is calculated that in the depths of
the sea, under 5000 meters of water.
there is stratum Of powder so in
finitely fine that, were 1t broken in
the fingers. it would penetrated the
pores Of the skin. this Nowder being
made up of the remains of shells and
the skeletons of little Snimals and
plants Each cubic centimeter of slime
(or mud) that covers the bottom of
the ocean, according TO Harper's
Weekly, contains the re1aains of ten
thousand millions of organisms, each
one of which is structurSlly as indi-
vidual as the human body
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-03-28
MIRACLE" IN A CEMETERY
People of French Village Wrought Up
to Great Pitch Of Excitement
Through Reported Occurrence.

The town of Beziers, France, is i'm
mensely excited by a remarkable story
which is said to have occurred in the
old cemetery in the town. Nothing
will convince the people that it is not
true
According to the story, which is
printed with much detail. woman
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-03-28

in the art of speaking, however, were
not confined to the bedroom. He often
walked in Windsor park addressing the
oaks in parliamentary strain. And
there is the story of the polite stran-
ger who found him haranguing an
empty gibbet: However did you get
DOWN." he Evening Standard
and st. James Gazette.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-03-28
important 10 Mothers
Stung.

Bella, have you any engagement
'or next"
'Mr. Squinchley, my name is Miss
Blim."
Yes, and from the present outlook
ts likely to be Miss Blim as long as
you live"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-03-28
KING GEORGE AN INVENTOR

King George OF England has been
granted patent upon stove that
will serve as an open crate in one
room OF a house and to cook meals In
the ordinary way in another.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-03-28

Thousands of persons walk over
this groove in slab of stone on the
grounds of the Greenwich observatory
in England without being aware that
they are crossing the Greenwich me
ridian line, from which all longitude is
measured. The line crosses a public
foot path and the words on the stone
have grown so dim that the stranger
seldom notices them.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-03-28
Her Mothers Inquiry.

THE man / marry must have an
income of at least $4,000 a year"
do you expect to find that kind of
a man among the young sprigs that
you keep inviting to call here?"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-03-28

NS4 The star gazer is now tho
H6&D only true explorer. Mans
future discoveries must be
made with the telescope"
But there is still a large part oI
the earths crust that is as great and
fascinating a mystery as the illimit
able reaches Of space. Hidden there
may lie the cities of a wonderful race,
with vaults choked with precious
metals and rare jewels. He who
brings them to light will write his
name beside those of Marco Polo, Co
lumbus, Vasco da Cana, Livingstone,
Peary and all the others who have ex'
tended our frontiers of geographical
knowledge.
Such a task has Bernard Meeker
undertaken. This daring young Eng
lishman is now on his way TO the
Caribbean sea. There he will search
not only for lost continent, but for
a lost nation and all the treasure that
it may reveal He says he has good
reason to believe that he viii find the
very cradle of civilization and loot
enough to enrich all those who have
Joined him in the enterprise.
Meekers expedition is the strang-
est treasure hunting outfit that ever
left England The chunky little
steamer that was chartered at Liver
pool carries the queerest cargo in its
trampish career. First and foremost
were two submarines. One was of the
conventional type no longer consid-
cred wonderful in spite of its great
speed and carrying power. Four men
could live comfortably aboard it for
weeks It's lockers are capable of
holding a large supply Of compressed
foods and the system of air renewal
is OF the most modern type. Its one
unusual feature is its powerful search
light that is set In a revolving turret,
thus erSbling the men in the coming
tower to distinguish objects at great
depths below the surface.
The second submarine is such
craft as Captain Memo might have
been proud to own. 1t resembles
some hideous crustacean Of steel
with tentacles to catch its prey. It is
a veritable giant crab It's claws are
ingenious metal arms that can be
operated by the men inside the hull.
The tips are furnished with sensi-
tive electrical apparatus that might
almost be called a man made sense Of
touch, for whatever comes into con.
tact with these arms sets of a signal
inside the coming tower. Thus can
this vessel feel its way along the bot /.
tom Of the sea like some huge half |
blind monster.
This unique vessel has a name /.
Most submarines are nowadays sim
ply numbered but Meeker named his /
second submarine, and it was this .
name that let out the secret Of the ex.
pedition. For months the explorer
kept his plans strictly to himself All .
that was known Of them was contain. .
ed in the simple announcement that
he would sail for the coast of Yucatan
TO search for evidence Of prehistoric
civilization. This aroused little COM
ment, for many others have preceded
him in such a quest. In fact. the
shores of Yucatan are filled with the
remnants Of great cities.
But the crablike submarine caused
great deal of speculation. Just
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-03-28

mediately It became the center OF
war of antiquarians 1t was soon
known beyond doubt that the vessel
was not of European workmanship,
either ancient or modern.
Nothing of Oriental or African de-
sign tailed with ii. AS a last resort
it was thought to be a Peruvian or
Mexican product, but this theory, too,
was exploded. Even the gold OF
which it was made puzzled metallur-
gists. 1t was an alloy, but OF differ
ent type from anything on record.
Then / became interested in the
argument" said Meeker. II found
out the exact spot at which the
strange find was made. The few men
who knew this were keeping it quiet
They had visions of treasure and
we're then trying to interest capital
in an expedition.
after a deal of bargaining they
agreed to take me into the scheme,
I. on my part, promising to aid them
If there seemed any possibility Of sue
cess. ! studied all the charts I could
find. At last I came upon a drawing
made by lgnatius Donnelly, who wrote
a book on Atlantis years ago. His
map showed that the place where
the divers found the gold bowls was
only a short distance west of what
might once have been the shore OF
the lost continent itself
1T was wonderful tale those div
ers told. The water, they said, was
comparatively shoal where the discov-
cry had been made. The floor of the
sea seemed TO be covered with un-
usual coral formations. But it was
the queerest coral ever saw one
of them told me. Tt looked more like
stone walls than coral, and there was
a pointed sort of arch in one of the
walls I've seen coral arches. but
this was different from any had ever
seen before
Mr. Meeker went on to relate that
he and one Of the divers had made
visit to the spot, but all
that he would say was that he had
seen enough to satisfy him that the
strange coral was nothing less than
the wall of a building pierced by an
arch of the most ancient type.
Our plans are simple enough. With I
our first or parent submarine we will |
explore the bottom as far as possible. /
The Pinot will be used at depths .
that would be impossible for the 9TH
er to navigate From the Pinot div.
ers in especially strengthened suits
capable Of withstanding great pres
sure. will go out whenever the steel
arms Of the boat indicate some large
solid object in our path.
Powerful lights viii be lowered
from the surface whenever possible,
but at very great depth we will have
% depend on the light mounted in the
bow of the Pinot. The divers will
1ot descend into the sea from the
steamer or a raft, but Will go out
rom beneath the surface from one OF
he submarines from which the air
supply will be pumped to them from
series of tanks containing air under
pressure. There is an air chamber
n the forward part of both subma-
ines Here a diver can be closed in
md the air pressure gradually in
.reased until it is high enough to
,eep out the water. The diver can
hen open hatch and step out into
he sea bottom. He returns to the
,oat by the same hatch. AS soon as
le closes it the air pressure is low
red to normal and he is admitted to
he main operating room with the
est of the crew.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-03-28

and told her sick daughter what had
happened She put the handkerchief
on the girls bed, and the child, who
has been paralyzed for several years,
sat up, got out of bed and walked
Pilgrims are flocking to the cems-
terry at Beziers.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-03-28

Constipation causes many serious diseases
II is thoroughly cured by Doctor Pierce's
Pleasant Pellets. One a laxative, three for
.athartic. ADV.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-03-28
illustrative Case

"Why are those two afilnities?"
Il don't know, unless it is because
she is doye-eyed and he is pigeon
.oed"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-03-28

Mrs. Austin's famous pancakes make a.
'eally delicious wholesome breakfast. ADV.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-03-28

Competition may be the life OF
rade, but it's tough on the jealous
over.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-03-28
Conrad sIttenfeId ParaIyzed.

Conrad Alberti SittenfeId, author.
globe tTotter and editor Of the Berliner
Morgenpost who was one Of Prince
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-03-28

Only One ''BRONIG OUININE"
That IS LAXATIVE BROMO OUlNlSR LOOK
Tor the signature OF H. W. GROEH. Cures 4 Cold
n One Day, Cures Grip in Two Days. sc
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-03-28

A man may develop into a ripe
scholar if he lives to a green old ago.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-03-28

Success comes from good work
)ftener than it does from good luck.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-03-28

N eminent astronomer recent
ly declared that all the mys-
terious places of earth had
been penetrated by adven-
turous man. There is left,
he said, no portion Of our
planet that he has not trod.
The star gazer is now the
only true explorer. Mans