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The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-11-14

WASHINGTON. 49, President Wilson
w finds his greatest relaxation and
rest from work In going TO the thea
ter. Like President Taft, Mr. Wilson
enjoys an evening at the theater as
the most complete diversion from OF.
hcial cares. 1t seems to make little
difference to President Wilson wheth.
er the play is good or not, he is cas-
lily amused and entertained, maintain.
ing certain good-natured responsive
ness to whatever happens TO be on
the boards, until every player who
comes to Washington cherishes the
ambition to play to the president"
because he never fails to appreciate
the effort from the classic produc-
ton to the noisiest slap-stick.
The theater-going habit Of Presi-
dent Wilson recalls the various
modes Of former presidents In finding
recreation or diversion from the hard
days work in his office. President
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-11-14

only tradition. At the Turkish en-
bassy the command" cannot be obey
ed, for religion forbids the Turkish
women to appear in public. The ex'
ception comes when a member OF the
legation. as for instance, All kul
Khan. the secretary of the Turkish
embassy, chances to have as his wife
an American woman.
1t is interesting to witness the In
formality of ambassadors as they
chance to meet. After the summer a
little group of diplomats were over
heard discussing the delights and
pleasures as well as. the discomforts
of the various American summer re-
sorts. The coming season promises to
be a lively one in Washington, and
the diplomatic corps will take part in
the merriment.-Nationa Magazine.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-11-14
BACKED FISTS WITH SAVINGS
Young Chicago Boy Taps Bank Ac-
count to Bet He Can Lick
Another Kid.

Chicago Bad Boy" seems
about to be supplanted in fame by
Shakespeare's bad boy. If the contiden-
tial tale which William Rudd, eleven
years old, 1112 East Forty seventh
street, told to Desk Sergeant Fitzger-
aid at the Hyde Park station is true.
The sergeant was glancing over the
blotter when he looked out across his
desk and saw the husky form of young
Rudd standing there
Say" said the boy, 81 want you to
fix it up so can go to the Willard
school They think I'm too bad over
at the Shakespeare school Maybe I'd
have chance TO be good over where
they don't know me-"
Got a reputation pretty quick.
didn't your" asked the sergeant.
Schools been going only week"
Yep" responded William. I've
only been over there a week. Yester-
day | drew one dollar out of my bank
account and offered to bet kid
could lick him. My dad heard about
it and he took my bank book and the
dollar away from me. Then he licked
me, had SIT in all, too"
IF that's the case chuckled the po-
lice officer. Il guess you better go back
to dad. He seems able to take care
of you. Anyway, they don't allow us
policemen to have much ~ say about
public schools"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-11-14
Great Tenor Is Very Fond Of Work
and Faneies Himself an Art
Collector.

New York.-A letter from Italy has
this to say of Caruso, the noted tenor,
the New York World says: Many
people would be surprised to learn that
Caruso is not half as proud of his glo-
rOus voice as he is Of his activities
as a gentleman farmer, and that he
rather fancies himself an art collector,
The most extensive of his estates is
the Villa Bellosguardo at sigma, with
a charming country house perched on
the top of hiH, magnificent park
and long avenue of sturdy oaks
! At Bellosguardo. Caruso personally
manages no fewer than 20 farms,
yielding many tons of fruit and corn,
and many thousands Of gallons of
Chianti wine. And woe betide the un-
lucky man who would utter the word
music to him on his own land.
Lately he has developed an acute
craving for art, and he has been buy
ing for years large collection OF
works, ancient and modern, which are
now accumulated in gigantic heaps in
a few spare rooms, but will soon find
a place ~ a very elaborate art gallery
which Ceruso is having built in front
Of his house at Bellosguardo.
The art gallery is to be a long mar.
BILE "portico" in the eighteenth cen
tury style, where floods of sunshine
will penetrate through the high-arch-
ed columns. And in the middle of the
gallery will be the laurel hall" where
the laurels bestowed on Caruso by ad-
mirers all over the world will be dis
played.
A part Of the statuary, however, will
have to find a place in another of his
country houses, which is situated six
or seven miles from Bellosguardo
This is called "Belvedere," and is sur
rounded by 16 farms, each containing
piano.
Caruso would thoroughly enjoy his
holiday were he not pestered by
flood Of begging letters. He also re-
ceives not few blackmailing letters,
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-11-14

tion." remarks J, Stephen Jeans, an
English waterways expert but we re-
fused il with that species of incivility
OF which we are occasionally guilty
when we have our insular preiudices
offended"
The builders Of the Suez canal had
their difficulties, though they we're by
no means such serious difficulties as
have had to be overcome in the build
ing of the Panama canal. In the first
place, the engineering difficulties were
nothing like so great. The greatest
elevation which the Suez canal had
to cut through was a ridge of hills six
miles in length, which varied in
height from 30 to 60 ieet above sea
level in Panama, the Culebra cut has
had to go down through 500 feet Of
rocks and sliding soil for long
stretches. The problem of sanitation
was not nearly so severe In Suez as
that which has been solved in Pan.
anna. But for all that the French
had their troubles
In the first place. the canal cost
more than it was originally estimated
it would. The optimistic De Lesseps
believed at first that he could build
the canal for $4OOOO,OOO Eventually
it cost more than $9O,0O0,0OO. The
Egyptian government advanced
large sum as a loan, and later sub.
scribed for it's stock subscriptions, and
the stock was later sold in London.
Where the British government finally
convinced that the canal was a sue
cess, was glad to gobble it up.
The pasha of Egypt had agreed.
to supply $4,000 to 10000
to dig De Lesseps' canal for
very low wages. The French com
oany guaranteed these Egyptian work
men good food and sanitary care, and
when they failed to provide it the pasha
,alled of his men, and it was neces- |
iary to import laborers from Eu- |
ope. The French company COM
,lained of breach of contract, persuad.
ID the Egyptians to accept Napoleon
II. as a good arbitrator, and wrung
bout $20,O00,000 more out of ex.
Iausted Egypt Directly and Indirect.
y, the canal cost the land of pyramids
bout $85,00O,000, and in order to get
rec of its financial difficulties. Egypt
urned over most of its interest in
he canal to England
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-11-14
Monkey Breaks Jail and Demo!ishes Bird Store

attempted to get handful of the
pigeons tail feathers,
lie then offered the feathers to the
Boston bull terrier which is a most
dangerous thing for any monkey TO
do, The terrier made a lunge at him
and sent him TO the top of a goldfish
aquarium where a fryingsized bull
frog Immediately engaged his atten-
tion, Mr. Frog retreated TO the dark
est depths Of the aquarium and the
goldfish did center rushes over one
another to keep out OF reach OF the
agile fugitives playful claws.
A troup Of green parrots, grown and
in the process Of growing, heaped up
on him all the abuses that a garrulous
bird reared by a South Sea pirate
could express, All Of which received
Its due amount Of attention from Joco.
but made little impression.
This antic was followed by a visit
to the rear of the store and a leap
to a cage OF Angora cats. But the
cats were in no friendly frame Of
mind one mewing mother Of brood
of five pounced upon Jocos caudal
with scratching claws and
left several reddening marks on that
useful instrument.
When Mr. Ward arrived Joco was
busily engaged digging into a corner
full of cobwebs in search for spider
delicacies. loco had escaped from his
cage by lifting one of the imprisoning
bars at the front and squeezing his
body through a very small opening
He refused to be captured by Mr.
Ward and a policeman and in order
hat the Sabbath might not be further
lesecrated with noise Mr.. Ward de
'ided to put all the frail things out
If his reach and let him continue his
,eriod of freedom for the night.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-11-14

/ INDIANAPOLIS, lND.-An otherwise
4 law'abiding monkey made perfect.
iy good jail delivery in a bird store.
on West Ohio street, the other after,
noon-again. For about an hour. till
the arrival OF A. c. Ward proprietor.
he followed the vagaries Of his own
inclination which were numerous and
startling.
The Gagged birds, animals, crawling
things and little fishes we're terror.
lzed. Joco bounded from the floor to
the ceiling to escape a Boston bull
terrier, landed on a stack of Swiss
house bird cages and tumbled them
with their canary bird captives to the
moor Cne lone canary escaped and
the monk seized it and yanked out
handful OF tail feathers. Whc~supon
he offered the feathered trophy to a
humped-back tortoise who drew his
head into his shell and refused abso-
lutely to participate in the festivities.
Pouter pigeons huttered and beat
their wings in vain against their
cages in an attempt to escape That
was unwise, for JocO had failed to
notice them before. However, when
his attention was engaged, he hoped
over 70 the nearest one and offered
the pigeon a handful Of birdseed in an
attempt TO establish amicable rela.
uons. Finding friendly advances
spurned, he reversed his tactics and
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-11-14
CENTENARIAN EAGER TO DIE
Wealthy Woman viii only Smile
When Talking of Fu-
neral

Geneva,-The entire village Of
Chatelet, near Berne, celebrated the
Tooth anniversary of the birth of Nine
Elizabeth Bruner a few days ago and
everybody was merry except Nine.
Bruner.
Despite the fact that her only in
frmity is deafness, and that she is
as strong and healthy as any woman
past middle age in the village, Nine.
Bruner is tired of life and mourns CON
stantly because she does not die.
The villagers gave her an oil paint
ing of herself, and speeches were
made Nine Bruner declined to pay
any attention, staying in bed and read
ing a book while her neighbors made
merry. She is very wealthy, and the
only topic of conversation that coaxes
a smile to her face is her funeral plans.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-11-14
Boy Sees "Upside Down"

ALTIMORE, MD-The case of a
ID boy who writes upside down and
backward, who reads with his book
upside down and even sings topsy-
turvey, singing high where he ought
to sing low, so puzzled the brain and
eye specialists Of Huntington w. Va
that they have decided to appeal to
the experts Of Johns Hopkins hospital
for help.
A detailed description Of the case
will be written by the specialists of
Huntington, and sent to Dr. William
H. Howell of the Johns Hopkins hos
pital.
Dr. Howell said there have been cas-
es of mirror vision" In these cases
the person sees things backward or
upside down and writes as he sees.
He explained that camera vision is
the more accurate term. as the pic
lures focused In a camera are not
only backward, but upside down as
we'll.
The patient is Russell Baker, eight
years old. and . pupil in the public
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-11-14

CONGRESSMAN JEREMIAH DONO-
~ van OF Norwalk, Conn, the rep
resentative from the Fourth district,
and affectionately known by some as
Uncle Jere." as his predecessor was
affectionately known by some as
Uncle Ebb," is a genius in the line OF
making his presence felt wherever
fate locates him. 1t was SO when he
was a member of the state senate.
No one ever knew when the serenity
of that body would be stirred and
bounced out of the window by the
candid Jere. Even Stiles Judson, who
was 80 often the instrument used by
Jere to pry the lid off the box of hid
den explosives, didn't know.
The Uncle Jere of the Connecti-
cut state senate Is the same Uncle
Jere who has attracted the attention
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-11-14
PrOmnet Men Lay Success on Hickory Switch
VTICE-PREsIDENT MARSHALL at a

UICE-PRESIDENT MARSHALL at a
v discussion on corporal punishment
claimed the leadership of the hick-
ory switch league with a percentage
we'll over 800 Admiral George Dew
ey, hero of Manila bay, occupies the
cellar position with a percentage OF
.O00043.
The vice-president attributes much
of his success in the world to early
spankings.
Il cannot recall" he said, ANY spe
cific case just now, but got in round
numbers about 500 lickings. never
got spanked in the graded school,
though. Mine we're all Of the home
talent variety, personally conducted
by my mother, good old-fashioned
Presbyterian who believed in a liberal
use of the rod"
Secretary Taniels got his worst
clicking" for celebrating too highly
the birth of his country. Back in 1876,
on the Fourth of July, he was assign
ed to hoe in the garden of the old
homestead down in North Carolina.
That was too much for his patriotic
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-11-14
GIVES UP WORK; TOO FAT
The Restaurant Keepers $40 Pounds
Finally Won Him Admttanee
to a Home"

Bristol, Tenn.-Too much flesh rem
dered Patrick Ryan, once a prosper
GUS restaurant keeper in Bristol, ply.
sically helpless, retiring him from the
business world and IN 10 years reduc-
ing him to poverty.
This may not often happen to an
individual in this strenuous Ameri-
can life, and especially to a man OF
energy and push, but in spite of all
that be could do Ryan, who had
made money, saw his business grad
ually get away from him on account
Of his ever-increasing burden of flesh.
and after he was obliged 10 retire
he sat on the streets for years trad
ing watches as a means OF preventing
a too speedy loss of his earnings.
Twenty, years ago at the age Of
forty, he weighed 200 pounds and was
a fine specimen Of physical manhood.
Gradually. in spite OF dieting, his
weight climbed until he weighed $50.
He was then still able to attend to
business, but his avordupQis con.
tinued to increase until it reached 800
pounds. Then he gave up the restau-
rant business and went on the streets
and began trading watches. His flesh
continued to increase until he became
physically helpless under a weight OF
$40 pounds.
Il have tried my utmost to keep
up the struggle for n livelihood" he
said "hut ! am tpo fat and too ehprf
OF breath. Somebody has got to take
care of me If | am to go on"
Ryan has been admitted to an in
in Richmond His general
health is as good as that of the aver
age man of his age
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-11-14
At CANAL
De Lesseps Suez Plan Discour-
aged by England.
Later Great Britain Bought Control
Cost Egypt About ss5,ooo,oo and
the Brltons Purchased Most
Of Her Interest.

New York.-When the Panama canal
Is opened with a flourish and a blare
Of trumpets in 1915 the second OF the
great dreams OF Ferdinand de Lesseps,
French engineer. win have become a
fact, the New York Sun remarks. The
first OF the De Lesseps dreams has
been an accomplished fact for almost
fifty years-the Suez canal: upon the
second dream he broke his reputation
and his heart After he had success
fully dug the Suez canal De Lesseps
tried to dig a canal In Panama and
failed most disastrously,
But about the Suez canal. II has
been remarked that when the canal
was finished France reaped the glory.
England the main advantages and
Egypt most OF the bills The idea OF
canal across the isthmus was far
from new when De Lesseps in 1854 OBJ.
lained permission from the pasha OF
Egypt to form a company for the con.
struction of the waterway. As early
as 1850 b. c. there was a canal from
one OF the branches of the Nile TO the
Red sea. Seven hundred years later,
when the sands OF the desert had
choked this first canal, Pharoah Necho
set 70 work TO build a new canal be-
tween Bubastis on the Nile and the
Red sea. Necho failed to finish his
canal, which was completed about 4S6
B. G. by another Egyptian ruler Dari-
us Hydaspis.
BY the beginning OF the Christian
era this canal. too. had become unnav-
isable; II was dredged and restored to
usefulness in the course OF Trajan's
reign. The last restoration of the wa
terway was made in the seventh cen
tury by Amru, the Mohammedan CON
queror Of Egypt. who established wa.
ter communication between Cairo and
the Red sea. And then the desert |
sands drifted once more into the his
toric ditch and it was permitted to dis
appear.
As soon as De Lesseps had obtained |
permission to build a canal a commits. |
sion Of civil engineers OF different ma.
.ionalities explored the proposed
route. Most Of these engineers be-
ieved that the project was feasible,
md they urged a sea level canal from
Port Said to Suez, abandoning the sys.
EN- Of indirect routes through the
lelta Of the Nile which the early
builders Of canals in the region had
ised. The English member of the
however, was opposed to
he building of any sort Of canal, and
aid the only feasible way Of spanning
he isthmus was by railroad, an opin.
On which is not hard to understand
'hen we know that this same English
ngineeer was Robert Stevenson. son
t the inventor of the locomotive ,
England followed Stephenson's lead
Enthusiastically and almost up to the
ay when the Suez canal was opened to
he trfflc of the world. it was the fash
IN in England to jeer at the canal I
.ewspapers, magazines and statesmen
ere agreed that if the Pharoahs and ,
nperial Rome had been unable to !
eep a canal across the isthmus open, |
wasn't very likely that a trifing q
eople like the French would be able {
, accomplish anything. (
Not only did we refuse co-opera- t
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-11-14

spirit and he rigged up his cannon,
with which he intended to glorify the
day, and shot the garden into frag-
ments. The whipping was result.
''If there is any good in me, lay 1t
first to baptism and second to the
strap" the Rt. Rev. w. T. Russell said.
Il don't care to make confession to
the public. but was virtually hammer
ed into shape"
Admiral George Dewey declares he
was never licked" by the enemy eth
er at home or abroad.
Il have been mildly chastised. like
all other boys" the admiral said, but
| cannot recall any specific time that
was spanked"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-11-14

n HICAGO,-Michigan avenue wit
" messed a tragedy few days ago. It
happened in front of the Congress
hotel A score Of persons on the side
walk witnessed it. Another score in
passing automobiles beheld the scene.
A lone man in an open touring car
was whizzing southwark. Suddenly
there was a slight bump as front
wheel struck a small obstacle careless
Iy thrown in the roadway lmmedi-
ately there bounced from the unoccu-
pied seat in the tonneau a large,
square. pasteboard box, tightly bound.
It fell lightly and lay therefor only
an instant.
Witnesses held their breath. Close
upon the open car there came a large
limousine equipage Half a dozen
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-11-14
and Sings "Topsy Turvey''

school The teacher first noticed when
the boy entered her grade at the be-
ginning Of the year that he made hiS
letters upside down. He also began
at the lower right hand corner of the
page, writing upward and backward
toward the top. When turned around
the writing was clear as the average
child's OF that age.
In studying the boy ls said to hold
his books upside down and yet ia
learn his lessons well. He is also
said to be fond Of singing, having
learned the notes, anG sings upside
down.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-11-14

thusiastic advocate of the plunge tan.
go.
Sometimes, however, she wants to
talk with Mrs. Blinky the Alaskan
brown bear in the next cage, so when
Silver King decides it is time for an.
other dance she does not always agree
with him. Silver is capable, however,
of running his own home. and Matilda
gets knocked head over heels around
the den until the tank is reached and
there does a dance that comes up to
her mates satisfaction or gets her
head ducked under water until she is
ready to act like real nice polar bear
waltzer ought to.
Sometimes Silver King has to use
his teeth as we'll as his paws on Ma.
tilda to make her dance, but after a
while he gets her dancing in a way
that satisfies him, and then he is
happy. Since he took up dancing he
is the bestnatured polar bear ever
a member of the Bronx animal collec.
ton.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-11-14
Caruso Manages 20 Farms

almost all of which come to him from
America. These he files most care
fully, and he will eventually exhibit
them in one Of his houses as a very
remarkable collection of human docu-
ments
Caruso now gets no less than $500
night, and it is to be feared that to
anybody bold enough to offer him, say,
G450, he would answer in his bluff,
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-11-14
EVIL SPOT is CLEANED our
Sheriff Puts an End to Wyomlng's
Toughest Town-Inhabitants
Arrested.

Cheyenne, Wyo.-Jack Pot, the
toughest town in Wyoming, has been
closed by the sheriff and mayor. In
habitants are either under arrest or
have been driven out of the country.
Jack Pot exists only during the
summer months. II was q sort of half
,way plaoa. whore whisky vas sold to
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-11-14
Flnoer Watchea eelno worr.

Washington.-Finger watches little
larger than the ordinary dinner rings
are being worn on the third finger of
the left hand of Washington society
girls. The wrist watch, the ankle
watch, the garter watch, ali are con-
sidered passe now and the fragile
digit timepieces are the marks OF
modishness.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-11-14

herders and gambling carried on in the
open. Inferior women usually found
a haven there.
The authorities confiscated several
barrels of rather poor whisky, gam
bling devices and other paraphernalia
and left deputy sheriff behind to
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-11-14

good hearted way, as he did recently
to Mr.. Hammerstein: Really, can't
do it, old boy; it costs me more"
When the late Mr.. Pierpont Morgan
offered him 91,20O two years ago to
sing at an evening party in his house.
the singer coolly answered that he
could not possibly oblige, as he had
invited his lifelong friend. LeoncaVal-
10, to dinner the same night.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-11-14
Next Reat.

Aunt Spinsterly-I hope that your
opinions uphold the dignity of our
sex, Mamie, and that you believe that
every women should have a vote?
Mamie don't go quite so far as
that, auntie, but believe that every
woman should have a voter.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-11-14

Il WISH" and said the ambitious
rooster, there were some way for me
to make a noise all night long with
out being molested"
That's easy" answered the house
dog. Learn to crow SO that 1t will
sound like an automobile horn"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-11-14
The obataele.

Kindly Disposed Magistrate Don't
you think this Is a case that could be
settled out Of court?
Plaintiff thought of that. but the
coward won't fight.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-11-14
Daily Thouoht.

The only faith that wears well and
holds its color In all weathers is that
which is woven of conviction and set
with the sharp mordant Of experience.
Lowell
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-11-14
lad poea Peculiar ThInaa.

Huntington. w. Va.--Russell Baker.
eight. has been attending school here
for two years, and writes all his fig
urss and letters upside down. He also
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-11-14

sings his high notes low and his low
notes high. The lad is normal in
every other respect.