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The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-05-30
HUNT FOR TREASURE.
Search for Buried Wealth on Co.
cos Island Futile.
London Expedition Returns to Pana.
ma Without Any Finding Pirates
Hidden Chests Of Jewels and
Bars Of Gold.

London.-An expedition In search
of buried treasure left this country
last autumn in the steamship Mel
more. The ship sailed on September
26, 1912, on the long voyage to Cocos
island, 500 miles west OF Panama.
The vessel touched first at Las Palm
as to coal and then took the long run
TO Punta Arenas, the most southerly
port In the world, from thence via the
Straits of Magellan up the Pacific
coast to Coronel in Chilli to rebunker
and then on to Port Payta in Peru.
There she was joined by the two la
dies who have held treasure clews for
considerable time and on whose ini-
tiative the expedition was organized.
The treasure hunters arrived at Co
cos island on January 4, and the Mel
more anchored in Wafer bay. They
found it to be a very lovely spot with
a perfect climate. a hot sun with a
cool breeze, but so thickly overgrown
with vegetation that walking was diff
flcult except on the beach. The wa
ters all around the island were in
tested with sharks, often six or more
being caught in the evening after the
days explorations at Treasure cove
were finished The party established
themselves in three galvanized houses
where there was a small clearing at
the mouth of the river in Wafer bay.
Fish were plentiful and wild pigs
ahnnnnaA a ca nNsoa1I9nf VFFuu on
ioyed as a relief to cutting away the
side of the hill and clearing the face
of the cliff at Treasure cove in search
of the cave supposed TO contain the
pirates hidden hoard, consisting of
bars of gold and chests filed with
precious stones. A further treasure
of gold vessels IS said to have been
buried on Cocos island during the Civ
il war between Peru and Chill.
The following extracts from letters
written from the Melmore will indi,
cate the course of events:
January IL, 1913.-Today the ladies
showed us what they thought was the
spot where the treasure is concealed,
but they could not be sure.
What they showed us is a hole in the
face of the cliff about fifty feet up,
so we are going to dig, blast and
break away twenty-five feet of hill be-
low this mark, to give 1t a trial.
January 12.-We started with all
our men to cut away the side of the
hill and clear the face of the cliff,
and have moved about 100 tons Of
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-05-30
ANCIENT FINGER STOCK

This finger-stock is situated in the
west end of st. Helens parish church,
Ashby-de-la Zouch, and is some hun
dred years old. 1t is made Of oak.
When members of the congregation
did not behave they were taken to this
stock and a finger placed in the allot-
ted places. The lid is raised, and then
the two first joints of the finger fit
down a hole, and third joint fits in
the holes shown in the picture; the lid
is th9n lowered, and it is then impos-
sible to withdraw the fingers. The
spaces for adults fingers are at the
ends opposite to the lock. When the
church was restored some years ago.
the old-fashioned paddock was either
lost or stolen This is so securely fast
ened to the wall that If all the stocks
are filled it cannot be pulled out OF
place. The late Canon Denton made
inquiries and found this was the only
1inger-stock left in church.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-05-30
CURIOUS PLACES and EVENTSI
ERECTS OWN MONUMENT

A monument to himself is being
erected by Richard Kestle. an aged
resident of a Cornish parish. Because
his poetry is perishable. Kestle, eighty
one years old, has just built wonder
full monument TO perpetuate his local
fame as a poet Kestle has never
written a word OF poetry In his life,
He recltes II just as the words come
to him. rhymes on almost any topic
simply bubbling out of his mouth. but
all my thoughts are nearly gone." said
the old man sadly. Can ! show the
world that really have been a poet?"
Thus II was that Kestle early last
himself at the end OF his garden, and
at once he set to work selecting beau
tiful white Cornish spar, pieces Of
stone found on his grounds. Today
the monument 10 Richard Kestle is
nearly completed. II stands with its
three conical towers each 20 feet In
height, facing the lane. for every one
to see, wonderful record Of an old
mans inspiration and purpose. This
is the inscription II bears: "1912-
Erected by Richard T. Kestle, the Cor
nish poet. when in his elghty-hrst
year" Many tons of white spar have
been used in building this memorial
Between the towers spaces have been
left for stone figures. How he man.
aged at his great age to erect such a
monument was told by Kestle. who
said: Il got all the stones myself.
Then / laid the foundation for the
building, and working very slowly
built up the walls, keeping the white
spar together with cement and sand.
Putting up the towers was rather
hard. Some architects told me could
not do 1t, but / went on in my own
way, and now ! have finished, look
how strong the walls are. want
them to last forever. In this space
here" he said, pointing between two
Of the towers, 81 am going to put
figure of David the Psalm singer.
expect shall finish the monument
about May"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-05-30
FINDING THE POLE

Suppose a person who was igno-
rant Of astronomy and the method of
taking observations should set out to
find the North pole, how would he
know when he reached it? BY set
ting up a vertical rod and measuring
its shadows at frequent intervals as
the sun passed around the sky. II
these shadows all remained Of the
same length during the suns course
through the heavens, the Ignorant"
explorer would then know he was at
the pole. If the lengths of the rods
shadows varied during the "a hours
he could not be at the pole. and the
direction in which the shadows fell
shortest would indicate the way in
which the boreal point lay. OF course
such observations could only be made
during the Arctic day"--that is,
when the sun is above the horizon in
the northern latitudes.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-05-30
1000 SETTLERS A DAY
WESTERN CANADA MAKING RE.
MARkABLE PROGRESS.

Settlers from the United Kingdom
and other countries of Europe landed
In Winnipeg last week at the rate OF
one thousand a day. The predicted
boom in the populating OF the prairie
/ provinces this spring has material
lied. as II did last year, and today the
busiest city in America is probably
the Manitoba metropolis.
The sturdy nations OF Europe are
all contributing to the rapid growth
Of Canada West. Two OF the largest
contingents reaching Winnipeg last
week were from Germany and Scan
dinavia.
Tho British Isles are sending out
larger contingents than ever before.
The old land newspapers are filed
with accounts Of send-offs and faro
wells being given to popular towns
folk on the eve of departure for Can
ada.
Numerous editorials record the SEN
timents, bordering on despair, of the
Britons who see their towns and vii
lagos desolated by the desertion Of
favorite sons and daughters. We can
sympathize with those left behind
while felicitating the young people
who have their own way to make in
the world, on their new opportunities
In the country Of mammoth crops.
Scotland lost 5000 OF her best
blood and Drawn in a single week this
month No wonder the vounR asnir-
ing Scots take so quickly to Canada.
They have been reading of the tri-
umphs and wonder working OF Scot
tish pioneers in the Dominion ever
since they we're BARNS" A great
part of Canada's success was wrought
by Canadians from Caledonia, and the
young Caledonians OF today are eager
TO demnnCsrate that they can do as
well out west as their forebears.
In addition to those from the old
countries, the United States still
keeps up in a strenuous manner, and
is sending it's thousands into that new
country of the north. They take up
the free homesteads Of 100 acres on
which they live for six months of
each year for three years, and then
get a deed or patent for a farm that
is worth anywhere from SIS to 500
per acre, or, they may purchase lands
at from S15 to $1S per acre that will
yield with proper care in cultivation,
excellent returns for the time, work
and money observation-disclosures.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-05-30
BURIED SEVEN WEEKS

Buried for seven weeks in the snow
and still alive, two sheep showed a re.
markable instance of vitality on a
farm at Anchaufree, some eight miles
to the north of Grief (Perth) AS the
result of a recent great snowstorm
many sheep were lost in the huge
wreaths which had accumulated along
the Grampian slopes. The other day
the shepherds discovered five black
faced ewes embedded in the remains
of a wreath of snow, three Of which
had succumbed, but the other two
were quite alive, and on being liberat-
ed after their long Incarceration Of
seven weeks were found to be remark
ably lively, and soon after began eat
ing.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-05-30
unsYmpathetlc.


The following story is one of John
Drew's favorites.
A man lost his life in a great flood
He was dead, but in the spirit world
he lived over and over again the ap-
palling scenes and incidents through
which he had just passed 1t seemed
to him that he must talk it over with
some one.
He therefore approached an elder
ly man and told him the story of how
he died, giving vivid word picture
and making lurid tale. To his great
surprise, the old man showed little
interest; in fact, he appeared to be
bored. At last, being rather annoyed
at such Indifference, he asked the
reason.
Don't you know who l ann" asked
the other.
why, no, don't" was the answer.
i've only just arrived"
Well" said the other, 81 am Noah"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-05-30
RABBITS HALT A TRAIN

During q rabbit drive near Moses
Lake. Wash, the animals collected on
the tracks of the Great Northern in
such numbers that freight train had
to be brought to a standstill until the
hunters drove the game away The
big run was participated in by 300
men and boys who surrounded mon
ster dried up slough The hunters
formed lines to force the rabbits into
a wire-inclosed place across the rail
road tracks, and while the animals
were crossing the tracks the freight
came up.
Engineer Horner was afraid to run
down the rabbits because Of the pos
sibility of clogging the machinery of
the locomotive, so he waited twenty
minutes until the drove passed.
More than 1000 rabbits were slain.
The carcasses we're frozen and shipped
to the cast.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-05-30
THREE HOURS SLEEP ENOUGH

A sleep of three hours a night com
prises all the rest that John Jerndahl,
a patternmaker Of Cambridge, Mass,
enjoys. He has kept this up for four
years. The other twenty-one hours he
works, and he is perfectly healthy. In
stead Of using an alarm clock. Jern-
dahl has taught the family cat to wax
en- him every morning at three o'clock,
and then, after meal of bread, butter
and coffee, Jerndahl makes art objects
from twigs and branches until 1t is
time for him to go to work in an East
Goshen foundry. There he labors from
a. m. till p. M. and nightly after
supper he manufactures mis- rustic art
objects until midnight. Il have never
been Ill day since went on the
three-hour sleep schedule" said Jern-
dahl Il never dream and am al
ways happy"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-05-30
THE CORPSE PLANT

The Indian pipe, or corpse plant, is
strangely interesting kind of para
site. 1t has a bunch of fibrous roots
which attach themselves to the roots
Of other plants, or sometimes they
grow in decayed vegetable matter.
The plant is white, and has no leaves,
but little bracts instead. The flowers
have no odor and turn black as soon
as they are plucked. Many botanists
claim that the Indian pipe is an un-
pleasant plant, but we have not found
1t so. 1t attaches itself for life to
one plant which it chooses for its
friend. Some botanlsts call it ''life in
death"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-05-30
SOLD HIS BRAIN TO SCIENCE
Troops Prevented Public From Seeing
the Deaths of Three slayers at
the Guillotine.

Paris.-To get money to buy soup
for the poor, Soudy, one of the three
motor bandits, who died on the gull
lotine, bequeathed his brain to sci
ence. He left his skull to museum.
His autograph should be sold at auc-
ton, he directed, and the proceeds
given to the cause of anarchy.
In drizzling rain, which made even
more than usually dismal the dawn
of Paris blue Monday, Soudy, Gale
min and Monier were guillotined in
exactly three minutes.
The beheadings carried out prema-
turely to forestall a demonstration,
occurred at 4'30 o'clock in the Boule-
ward Arago, outside the prison de la
Sante. A Gordon of police and sol
diers entirely surrounded the guillo-
tine and prevented the small mob that
gathered from seeing the men die.
The same numbering two-wheeled
cart brought the three men from the
prison.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-05-30
EleotrloI,v and Plant LIfs.

The theory has been advanced and
backed up by experiments which are
at least interesting. that pointed
leaves standing up at the top OF grow
ing plants attract electricity from the
atmosphere and that such electric
forces aid materially In the growth OF
plants 30 equipped by nature. One In
vestigator. II. 70, Dimick OF Almena,
Wis. reports that vegetables which
we're well cultivated have shown a
smaller growth than the normal when
they had pointed wires stuck up
among them TO act like lightning rods
in drawing on the electricity which
Mr.. Dimick believes to be attracted
by points and needful to plant life.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-05-30
CHINESE HEADACHE CURE

Some of the ailments that beset or.
dinary Chinese laundrymen were re-
vealed before Judge Foster in general
sessions at the trial OF Gee Dee Yung
for the murder of Wong Fong in
Chinatown, New York, last October.
Ham Bing, Jersey CITY fatiron ath.
lete testified that he had arrived at the
scene Of the shooting just in time to
creep under doormat and play dead.
He had gone to Chinatown for the pur-
pose of buying medicine, he said, to
boil with pork to soothe his spine
to stop his headache. It's hard to say
just what he says, but that's some
thing like it, said the interpreter.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-05-30
Race for Last RIt Of Steak.

Chicago-Joseph Schneider and his
fsther-in-law both reached at the
same time for the last piece Of steak
at the supper table the other night,
Jacob Jacobson, the father-in-law,
"speared" it first But Schneider
wasn't to be foiled that way He
hadn't lived in a clearinghouse six
years for nothing. With a dexterous
side swipe" he hooked the meat on
his own fork. The older man, in
censed, raised his pronged utensil
high in the air and brought it down
upon Schenider's hand. 1t pierced the
flesh. When the police arrived Jacob
son had fed.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-05-30
Part of Wooded Shore of cocos Island

rock, soil, etc, down to 20 feet with
no result. Having seen copy of the
clew We have started another place
of our own, which seems more likely
to be the place mentioned.
1--WE found what we thought might
turn out to be a cave beyond No. 2
working, but it proved to be only a
waterworn cavern instead of leading
into the cave we want to find, which
is said to be quarter of a mile long
AS there was no other likely spot in
Treasure cove We went to another
place of which they have the clew. 1t is
about quarter of a mile beyond the
camp, and is in the opposite direction
to Treasure cove and up a hill We
had to push up a creek to reach the
place. This attempt also proved fu.
tile"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-05-30
Was Tired of Life.

Braddock, Pa.-Donning her best
black silk dress and some old family
jewelry, Mrs. Marie Kusars waited
until her two sons had gone to bed
and then committed suicide by hang
ing herself with rope stretched from
door to door In the dining room Of
her home.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-05-30
VORAClOUS FlNNY GORMAND

A specimen of the chiasmodus
niger that has swallowed a fish much
larger than itself, and most strangely,
one of the same species. The picture
shows the greatly extended abdomen
The chiasmodus niger is said to hold
the record for voracity among pelagic
fishes.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-05-30
viii Get Rid Of Eelor

To cure felon, take common salt,
as used for sailing pork or beef, dry
In the oven, pound fine, mix with
equal parts of spirits of turpentine,
put in a cloth and wrap around the
affected part. AS it gets dry put on
more. Twenty-four hours of this
treatment will kill the felon.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-05-30
Scientific Point cleared Up.

A German astronomer has published
. series of tables which seem to show
connection between the appearance
Of sun spots and the wabbling motion
Of the earth on its axis, due, perhaps,
to a variation in the SUMS magnetism.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-05-30

could you call a dogs chasing OF
his tail an economic pursuit."
81 don't see how"
Isn't he trying to make both ends
meet?"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-05-30

Mra. Winsiow's Soothing Syrup for Children
teething, softens the gums, reduces inhamma-
ton allAys pain cures wind collie 25c bottleAsa
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-05-30
TIE LATEST FASHION MOTE

Hayui III IL a wise prsoaution against Estainu
holes in delicate hosiery 20 powder the shees
before putting them on" Many people rprinkis
The famous antiaepuo powder, Aliens Foot-na
Into tho Shoes and nnd that it saves ita cost -
times over In keeping holes from hosiery aa Nen
as leuening friction and consequent smAFtang
and aching Of tho feet.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-05-30

Get the blunt man to come right to
the point.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-05-30

bridge
has recently begun but preparations for have been
will
The bridge and vaducts will 15s feet length The Hell
connecting
yards
A
bring by BRIDGE
Island will
will e a third bridge.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-05-30

LADIES-Would you Danish wrinkles. orowa-
feet, lines on the face, etc, by using a harm-
less treatment? II 80, write us for particu-
lars at once. Don't delay. Send today Ad-
dress LESTR0 CO., Box $50. Springfield. O.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-05-30

W. N. u, FORT WAYNE, NO. 21-ts1s.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1913-03-27
KNOWN OMAHA DEATH LIST

Mabel Mcbride.
Nels larson.
Walter Peterson.
Sam Denguler.
4. IL. Norris.
Henry Cooper, lineman.
Chauffeur for Thomas Flynn.
Mrs. r. f.. Fitzgerald.
Mrs: Bigelow. sister of Mrs. FitD
Mrs. Henrietta Grieb.
Clearance Cady. aged II.
Jean B.. Brooks. real estate
Jessie Jepson, aged 10.
Fred HEM
Mrs. A. HinZman.
Mrs. i. G. ~Goodnaugh.
John Doyle.
A. Hanson.
Mrs. T.. A. Sawyer.
Jason L. Garrison.
George l.. Hammer, dry goods mer.
chant.
George GIvot.
Two infant sons of Maurice Christen
Mrs. Frank Davie.
Mrs. Sullivan.
a. j. Peck.
Unknown man killed by flying tim
Der.
Mrs. Frieda Hulting.
Mrs. Ida Newman.
Thelma, baby at Child Saving insti-
Cynthia. another baby at Child saw.
ing institute.
Mrs. r. r. vandevan.
Unknown woman.
Six unidentified men taken from
ruins at Twenty-second and Lake
streets.
George duncan, advertising solicitor.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clifford Daniels and
two small daughters.
Helen Downs.
Mrs. h. Davis.
G.. Y. Copley.
J. u. Nichols.
William Fisher,
Bert II. Fields.
A. y. Stanley.
Andrew Hendrickson.
Henry Bleawelt.
Miss Haas.
Marie Booker.
George j. Duncan.
BENJAMIN Barnes.
About fourteen negroes in the burned
ruins of the IIdewild hall.
Two unidentified negroes.
- Ferguson.
- Bach.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hardy. of Cedar Creek
valley, reported dead.
-- Peck.
Unidentified woman found at 1928
Blonde street.
G, b. Weison.
Miss Coralie Norris.
Miss Heine and sister.
KILLED AT RALSTON.
J. NJ. Mcdonald.
Mrs. n Mrs. -- Said.
Miss Marie Moran.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1913-03-27
MUNGER STRIKE" FREES HER
SYLVIA PANKHURST RELEASED
BECAUSE OF DANGER.
~Stabbornly Fought Attendants Who
Sought to Feed Her
Artifioially.

London, March c4.-Sylvia Pank-
hurst, the militant s%uffragist. won her
liberty from Holloway prison by
means of a hunger strike" She won
her release on the ground that fur
ther confinement would endanger her
life.
Miss Pankhurst, who is the daugh-
ter of Mrs. Emmiline Pankhurst, lead
er of the militants, a sentenced on
Feb. Is to two months Imprisonment
for engaging in a window smashing
campaign in the east end of London.
At the same time Miss Zelie Emerson
of Jackson, Mich, received a like SEN
tence for the same offense.
Immediately she was placed in
prison, Miss Pankhurst went on a
hunger strike and the prison author
tiles resorted to feeding her forcibly
by means of a tube.
Last Tuesday, a month after her
confinement, Miss Pankhurst wrote a
letter from the Jail to her mother.
She said that twice daily five to six
wardesses ard two doctors pried open
her mouth with a steel gag and press
ed a tube into her stomach.
81 resisted all the time" the letter
continues. my gums are always
bleeding, / am afraid they may be
saying we do not resist, yet my shoul.
ders are bruised by the struggling
while they hold the tube in my throat.
/ used to feel | should go mad at first
and was pretty near to it, as ! think
they feared, but l have got over that
and my digestion is the thing most
likely TO suffer now"