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The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-10-31
Spoke German at the Rate of 92 Miles an Hour

U ANSAS CITY, Mo.-over at the
n City Center bank they plume
themselves upon the ease with which
they speak German. Indeed, there is
a sign upon the window, announcing
to all and sundry that "Deutsch" Is
"gesprochen" here.
The real German sharks are the
president and a young woman book
keeper. The jocund cashier also
speaks a little German sometimes-he
can order beer in German with ease
but when 1t comes to more complex
matters he proceeds somewhat slowly
in the cultural tongue.
The other day the president and
the German-speaking bookkeeper were
both out at luncheon and the j, G.
was in charge. To the teller's window
came a man who began to rattle off
the kaiser's language at the rate OF
ninety-two miles an hour. The jocund
cashier raised one hand.
"Nicht so schnell mot so fast),
said he.
And the German customer slowed
down to ninety miles an hour. The
cashier was able to catch references
to the sign on the window about Ger
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-10-31
DRAWN OVER FALLS

cannot In the months Of September
and October such abundant quantities
of dead water fowl are found every
morning below the fall, on the shore,
that the garrison of the fort for long
time live chiefly upon them; besides
the fowl they find also several sorts
of dead fish, also deer, bears and other
animals which have tried to cross the
water above the fall; the larger ami
amls are generally found broken to
pieces. ! was told at Oswego
that in October or thereabouts such
plenty Of feathers are to be found here
below the falls, that a man in days
time can gather enough Of them for
several beds, which feathers they said
came off the birds killed at this fall.
| asked the French if this was true.
They told me they had never seen
such a thing; but that if the feathers
we're picked off the dead birds, there
might be such quantity"
Toward the close of the eighteenth
century, Isaac Weld, Jr., made the
following observations: Having
reached the margin of the river, we
proceeded toward the great fall, along
the strand, which for considerable
part of the way thither consists of
horizontal beds of limestone rock Gov
cred with gravel, except, indeed,
where great piles of stones have fallen
from the sides Of the cliff. These
hadg nP rnpk in
places extend very far into the river,
forming points which break the force
of the current, and occasion strong
eddies along particular parts Of the
shore. Here great numbers of the
bodies of fishes, squirrels, foxes and
various other animals, that, unable to
stem the current Of the river above
the falls, have been carried down
them and consequently killed, are
washed up. The shore is likewise
found strewed with trees, and large
pieces of timber, that have been
swept away from the sawmills above
the falls and carried down the preci-
pice. The timber is generally terribly
shattered and the carcasses of all
the large animals, particularly Of large
fishes, are found very much bruised.
A dreadful stencil arises from the
quantity of putrid matter lying on the
shore, and numbreless birds Of prey,
attracted by it, are always seen hover
ing about the places.
These wild bears" might have been
ear-marked settlers swine run wild,
a fact of which Dewitt Clinton did
not apparently take cognizance when
he penned the following remarks:
This island Goat was formerly the
place where eagles erected their
aeries, as well on account of its seclu-
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-10-31

n ETROIT, CH.-Everybody knows
~ what TO expect when the ground
hog comes out OF his hole on Feb. 2
and sees his shadow, but what does II
mean when a red alligator somes out
OF a drain pipe In October, and growls
at you?
That is what Nick Dippong, a labor
er, is anxious to find out
At least part OF that experience hap
pened to Nick the other day. but he
is the only one who will vouch for the
growl.
Nick was employed on an excava-
tion Job at 32 Monroe avenue, He un-
covered a small tile and broke It
open with his pick.
Look out" he yelled. TITS coming
out of the sewer"
Nick didn't stop to explain what
1T" was, but Just breezed out of thai
basement and didn't draw a full
breath until he was aboard a dump
wagon outside.
Other workmen decided Nick's ac-
tions deserved an explanation, and
they sought it in the basement. There
was no mystery about it, however, for
there near the tile lay the cutest lit
tie red alligator they had ever seen
not that they had ever seen one be-
fore, for they are all sober, industrious
men.
The diminutive saurian blinked one
eye and smiled at them. 1t is rather
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-10-31
Great Sacrifice of Animal Life in
Niagara Cataract.
Birds Especially Are Victims, While
Geese, Ducks and Squirrels, Foxes
and Bears Also Meet Death in
the Seethlng Flood.

New York-The Niagara pitfal or
swan trap" as appropriately dubbed
at present, deservedly claims con-
siderable attention from the local
ornithologists of that region, and their
reports have always been read with
decided avidity in ornithological cir
cles. These observers, as do others
more remote, rue the fact OF this al
most yearly sacrifice, yet they feel
Aheir helplessness. With many BIRDS
and animals. it has been an ever re-
curing phenomenon which has peen
noted more or less irregularly in the
historical literature Of this country.
These dozens or more buried notes
from sources not always easily acces-
sible to all biologists may be OF
enough pertinent historical interest
to warrant their collection in one
article. Albert Hazen Wright says in
Forest and Stream.
The first and most extended account
is from a letter by Peter Kahn, VINO
wrote September 2, 1850, that several
of the French gentlemen told me that
when birds come flying into this fog
or smoak of the fall, they fall down
and perish in the water; either be-
cause their wings become wet, or
that the noise of the fall astonishes
them, and they know not where to
20 in the dark; but others were Of
opinion, that seldom or never any bird
perishes there in that manner; be-
cause, as they all agree, among the
abundance of birds found dead below
the falls, there are no other sorts than
such as live and swim frequently In
the water; as swans, geese, ducKs'
water hens, teal and the like.
And very often great fiocks Of them
are seen going to destruction in this
manner: they swim in the river above
the fall, and so are carried down lower
and lower by the water, and as water
fowl commonly delight in being car
ried with the stream, so here they
indulge themselves in enjoying this
pleasure so long, till the swiftness Of
the water becomes so great that 1t is
no longer possible for them to rise,
hut they are driven down the preci-
pice and perish. They are observed
when they draw nigh the fall to en-
deavor with all their might to take
wing and leave the water, but they
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-10-31

CUSTOM, TEX. - Land sakes
III alive! Amt we men folks got
no right at all?" said bystander who
watched the proceeding. "All day
long fair damsels parade the down
town streets in flaming sunlight and
fimsy gowns and it don't take no Solo
mon to understand why they are so at
tractive. No one complains. They
may slash their skirts as they wish
and yet Just because one poor, exuber-
ant mortal of man only took off his
hat, coat, shirt necktie and undersh-
no, he didn't quite get 1t of-women
were startled, men ran around in cir
cles and the poor gink was thrown In
to cell at the police station, charged
with intoxication!
"And, funny thing, that what every
body was 80 stirred up about wasn't
intoxication. 1t was just because the
poor soul was trying to trim his cos
tune to match some of those that
fitted before him. 1t was just 1eal-
ousy! That's all it was. And the
women are the cause Of it,"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-10-31

man spoken here" and he gathered
that the customer wanted to know
why 1t wasn't being spoken.
So he explained, with some delibera-
ton. and feeling for the right German
words, that Herr Long was out at
luncheon, and so was Fraulein So-and-
So; that he himself spoke only little
German, but he'd do his best.
The customer showed his hat back
on his head.
"Well, III be derned," he remarked
with an unmistakable brogue. Il see
the sign on yer windy, and in l comes
to be getting bit practice in German.
and find ye don't speak 1t at all, at
ALL"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-10-31
OF NOTE.
Writer Names IL OF Worlds
Greatest ThorOughfares.
London's Center Of Book and News-
paper Publishing Has Been
Awarded the Head-New York
10 Given Fourth Place.


London,-Which are the twelve
most famous streets In the world? The
question Is extremely difficult TO de-
termine, for there are two or three
factors TO be taken into account. fac
tors which the average man Is apt 20
overlook when trying 10 solve the
problem, For one thing, a street, 10
come within this category, must be
well known 10 folk OF every civilized
nation, and not merely to those OF the
country Il belongs to, For another,
there must, be consensus OF expert
opinion at least that this street is
worthy Of being reckoned among the
worlds leading thoroughfares in any
case; and thirdly, the name OF such
street wherever the road may be.
must be one which men and women
recognize as soon as they hear II, or
at any rate II must be thus recognized
by a very large percentage Of travel
ers. readers and educated people.
Taking those characteristics as our
guide, says a writer in the London
Weekly Telegraph, it is probable that
the following list Of twenty includes
all the best known streets in the world,
and from these the dozen most famous
streets would doubtless have to be
chosen. The twenty celebrities OF
this sort include:
Regent street, London.
Oxford street, London.
Strand, London.
Fleet street, London.
Cheapside, London.
Whitehall, London.
Princes street, Edinburgh.
O'Connell street, oxford.
High street, oxford.
Champs Elysees, Paris.
Rue de Rivoli, Paris.
Inter den Linden, Berlin.
Avenida, Lisbon.
Foochow road Shanghai.
The Bunt, Shanghai.
Nevsk Prospect, 81, Petersburg.
Collins street, Melbourne.
Burke street, Melbourne.
The Broadway, New York
Fifth avenue. New York.
These include, as will be seen, nine
British streets, two French streets,
two American streets and one each in
Russia, Portugal and Germany. 1t
may be taken as certain that no trav-
eler or person whose opinion was
based on real knowledge would deny
the claim of these twenty to be reck-
oned among the most famous streets
of the world, however much 1t might
want, or suggest, the inclusion in that
category of one or two others he IA
vored.
Hence, from this list think we
should be able to pick out the chief
dozen after some trouble. We are not
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-10-31
Have Kansas Girls Way to Make Dad Happy?

TOPEKA, KAN.--If father shows a
disposition to throw things at the
children, or to swear at the family
horse, or slap old Bossy over the back
with the milk bucket when Bossy
switches him in the eye with her tail,
IL is all because he hadn't had a
dainty breakfast or because there
wasn't a pretty, fresh flower beside
his plate.
That is the Kansas idea, anyway,
and the Kansas girls are being taught
that the way to avoid bad humors at
breakfast, or shortly afterward, is to
provide an exceedingly good break
fast and have 1t served in a dainty
manner with the proper scenic investi-
ture.
breakfast is really the most impor-
tant meal OF the day" said Miss Alma
Barnsd, q graduate student Of domes-
tic science at the Kansas agricultural
college. 1T 10 tie disposition meal
Of the family, and a good or bad break
fast axes to more or less extent the
disposition Of dad and the entire fam
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-10-31

sion, as its propinquity to the car
casses below the falls. Some years
ago large deer was seen for two or
three weeks wading a short distance
into the rapids from this island, and
retreating He had been drifted down
from above, and not knowing the safe
passage to the shore, he no doubt was
carried over the falls. Volley says
that he found at the bottom of tht
precipice the carcasses of some deer,
and wild bears which the current had
hurried down the cataract on their
attempting to swim across the river
above it."
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-10-31

Inns street. II we are only to include
one Australian road, as seems most
likely now. And, since a London street
is almost sure TO be the unlucky "thir-
teenth" which has to 60, certainly
think we must give the preference to
the Strand over Cheapside. There can
be no two opinions as to which street
is best known and most recognized by
name and fame among the millions OF
our colonial cousins and foreign
friends who have never visited any
part of these islands. The immense
number of books, papers and maga-
zines emananating from Fleet street
have won it popularity abroad in
wonderful way. In spots which never
heard of Cheapside, grand. hoary and
historic as that dear old street is with
us in this land.
So think our dozen most famous
streets Of the world would be the fol-
lowing, probably in the order here
givs-:
Fleet street. London.
Regent street, London.
Champs Elysees, Paris.
Broadway, New York.
Strand, London.
Fifth avenue, New York.
Avenida Lisbon.
Princes street, Edinburgh.
High street, Oxford.
Inter den Linden, Berlin.
Collins street, Melbourne.
Foochow road, Shanghai.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-10-31
She Proves to Husband Her WifeIy Devotion

n REPRESENTATIVE Clayton Of Ala
N bama dropped in on Postmaster
General Burleson the other day and
found him sweltering over some un-
pronounceable postofice addresses.
He came to the rescue by telling Of
some of his own experiences.
"One of my good frinds and sup
porters in all my races for congress-" "
Jddge Clayton averred, had the
UNIQUE name Of Doremus Erasmus
Cadwalader Riddlesperger. One
night" continued the judge, Il went
to country dance not far from my
home and among the dancers was a
mr.. Pinkney Commilion, who had for
his fair partner Miss Mahaly Maholy-
back"
Mr. Burleson seemed to doubt the
veracity of the Alabama member.
That's not all" continued the
Judge. "A young colored woman. Bmil-
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-10-31
LaCerta Carnegiensis in Water Pipe Two Years

disconcertlng to have an alligator
smile at you, particularly a red one
and for a moment panic threatened
About this time Nick returned with
the boss" William J. Keegan' the
contractor who had the excayating IN
charge. Keegan has spent some time
in Florida and knows all about al
ligators. Hence he was quite inter
ested in red one that growled'
One OF the workmen with more
temerity than the others thrust
pencil at their strange find ana
promptly conceived a deep admiration
for the animals dentistry, for the pen
ell was bitten squarely in two.
What have you got here, boys7
asked Keegan.
"A-a-er, a-darn it--a red alliga-
tor" answered he OF the broken pen
ell.
"A what? Well, look at that!
Wouldn't that give T. r. fit?'
Keegan began humming softly ana
stretched out his hand. The alligator
closed his eyes. Keegan picked him
up gently ana lald MN III INC pain
his hand. the while stroking his heau
and back.
you poor little cuss," he said
What you doing way up hereG
Carnegie" as no was named that
on the spot, opened one eye ana
showed his teeth in slow grin.
It has been recalled that guest az
a hotel about two years ago had Two
young alligators and that one escaped
It is believed that "Carnegies' pres
ence in the drain pipe can be account
ed for in this way.
His unique color-a dull, brick red
is explained by his two years resi-
dence in the tile.
Carnegie" is about ten inches long,
and is thought to be four or i've years
old.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-10-31

VNASHlNGTON.-"I used to think
w that Washington was the quiet
ssJ big city in the world" sighed a
good old times" person, and | loved
II on that account But now" The
sigh and the shake of the head were
eloquent.
II memory serves, It was Mrs.
Adams, wife of the president, who
complained of Washington as a will.
derness, The streets, she said, we're
composed of mud that covered the
hubs Of the wheels of her carriage.
Probably, with such paving there
was practically no noise of traffic
likewise no traffic,
The city protects its citizens from
unnecessary noises, said Maj. Syl-
vester, but as Washington each year
takes on more and more the attributes
Of metropolis the number OF neces-
sary noises increases. No longer are
dogs permitted to bark nor roosters
TO crow-neither of these being neces-
sary concomitants OF civic develop
ment. But the ringing of bells, the
blowing. Of whistles, all the traffic
warnings-these are the necessary
noises Of busy people and must go on.
Only unnecessary disturbances can be
stopped"
Just then a man clustered into the
outer office and demanded a copy of
the police regulations.
Il want" he said. ito find out what
we've got to submit to and what we
haven't. A crowd of boys congregates
in the alley back Of our house. They
yell and howl there and play ball, and
they cut up the brooms that they find
in the alley entrances and use them
for bats. They eat watermelons and
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-10-31

ing and jolly-looking, came to our
house one day bearing fat little in
FAINT OF the female sex. The proud
mother on being asked the name Of
her offspring replied:
"'You know dat loves ma husband.
/ shO' am awful fond of dat man. and
so l called our baby q name to show
how much my love is TO itS father. I
named It Truly Thine Own
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-10-31

IN the throng Of visitors at the
4 executive offices the other day
President Wilson found two friends
Of his boyhood days, the Misses Eliza
beth M. and Ellen D. Bellamy Of Will
mington, N. c. The two sisters, well
advanced in age, were ushered into
the outer offices Just as the president,
according to his usual custom, began
shaking hands with the friends of con-
gressmen.
There he is now" said one Of the
sisters; "I knew ! could tell him, but
how old he has gotten. We used to
call him Tommy. = am afraid I'll call
him that yet"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-10-31

lily for the rest Of the day"
Some of the girls have reported that
they laid pretty little homegrown
heliotrope or some pansies beside the
plate of the hired man, that 1t caused
the hired man to rise in his wrath and
demand the substitution OF more salt
pork for flowers.
Thin slices Of bread and dainty ia.
BILE linen and matched silver do not at
very well with the horny son of toll,
and SO far as the investigation shows
these things didn't stop dad or the
hired man giving the COW a good
round smash with q board when the
COW stepped into q bucket Of milk.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-10-31

His father was watching him, and
seized with At Of ungoversable pas
sion, he took an ak and chopped OF
the boys head. The mother, who was
bathing an infant in the next room,
heard the noise and coming in saw
the child's head roll on the floor. She
fell unconscious, and meanwhile the
baby, left unattended in its bath. was
drowned. Jvakovic was arrested.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-10-31
THAW REPAYS A KINDNESS
Sends $50 to Canadian Who Loaned
Him His overcoat the Day He
Was Deported.

Montreal, Que.-A check for $50 has
been sent by Harry X. Thaw to F. Gar.
ceau, an immigration officer at Coati-
cook, for a kindness shown to the
Matteawan fugitive the day he was de-
ported. Garceau was the man who
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-10-31

ran to get an overcoat for Thaw on
the cold morning when he was rushed
across the boundary into the United
States. Thaw sat shivering in an au-
tomobile and Garceau hurried into the
station and got his own overcoat for
him. Thaw sent letter of thanks to
Garceau with the check
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-10-31
SEWERS HIS CHILD's HEAD
Mother Falls Unconscious, Leaving
Small Baby to Drown After Fa-
ther Commits Horrible Crime.

VIENNA shocking domestic trag-
sdy. involving the death of two small
children, has occurred at Pakracz.
Hungard. A peasant named Stevo
Jvakovic hid some banknotes under q
gushion. They we're found by his son.
a child Of three. who accidentally tore
ona.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-10-31

Aged Invalid Marrles His Nurse.
Baltimore, Md.--Dr. Frederick ]. s.
Gorgas, an invalid from paralysis, aged
eighty, and Miss Sarah B. Schwartz,
fifty-three, of Harrisburg, Pa, were
married here. Miss Schwartz was the
doctors nurse for three years.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-10-31
Cut Funeral Bill In Half.

Washington. - Comptroller of the
Treasury George e. Downey cut a
funeral bill of $19S in half. He said
a hearse and hack were enough for
a decent funeral"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-10-31
rn Ernnhen VenetahIen.

To freshen green vegetables, cut
off the ends Of the stalks and all un-
tidy, decayed bits and leave in cold
salt and water for three or fOur
hourG
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-10-31

A woman won't stand for anyone
else abusing her husband. That is her
exclusive privilege.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1913-05-23
GRAND TRUNKS
new MOTTO
ECONOMY

The Grand Trunk is inaugurating
an era of economy on this division
according to the Gorham Mountain
eer. There seems to be just as many
officials as ever before, but help
about the stations has been cut to
the minimum. At Gorham station
there have been three telegraph op-
orators for more than a year but the
staff has now been cut to two, and
Agent Jennings has to take his turn
at the key for six hours a day so
that the two operators remaining on
duty shall not exceed the hours of
labor prescribed by law for operators
nine.
The pusher at West Paris, Me-, to
assist heavy trains up the grade, has
been pulled off, likewise the pusher
at North Stratford. If engines can
not haul all of their trains up at once
they will have to double the hills.
No extra gangs will work on the
repairs of the main line this year, it
is said.
This economy is supposed to be
caused by the desire of the officials
to make good showing at the close
of the fiscal year, which ends June
30.
1t is said the big engines that have
been running over this division dur
ng the winter will stay through the
summer, and if they do there will
likely be few freight trains over the
road, as the big engines are able to
haul so many more cars than the
smaller ones. 4
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1913-05-23
|. B. JONES
WILL ADDRESS
THE VETERANS

Memorial Day will be observed
under the auspices of Erastus Buck
Post, No. rs, May 80, 1918. The
Post will meet at G. A. r. Hall at
$50 a. M, and march to the ceme-
terry escorted by the Sons Of Veter-
ans, where the graves of veterans
will be decorated, with exercises.
Music will be furnished by drum
corps. At l o'clock p. M, public
exercises will take place at the Opera
Hall with an address by L. B. Jones
and singing by quartette. A cor
dial invitation is extended to all citi-
zens, school. teachers. school children,
and sons and daughters of veterans.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1913-05-23
Portland Board of
Trade Here Today

The Portland Board of Trade are
expected here at As this morning
They will be met by committee
from the Business Mems Association
who will show them the various
points of interest around our beautl-
full little village. That they will be
impressed with the scenic beauty
here-abouts is not doubted, as they
will not find prettier little village
between Portland and Quebec. They
leave at 2 pm. for Coaticook. AS
we go to press previous to the ar
rival of the party, we will give full
details next week.