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The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-02-21
superstition of Thirteen at Table,
Though Not Absolutely Correct
Seemed to Be Verified.

THE most interesting case OF thlT'
teen at table occurs in the biography
of Sir John Everett Millais who one
day unexpectedly found himself with
twelve guests at his table one OF
them being Matthew Arnold. A lady,
discovering the fact, declared that
she dared not remain after her pain
full experience on a former occasion
when thirteen were present. To mp
pease her the artist persuaded one OF
his sons to take his meal in another
room. That son returned to the room
at the close Of dinner to hear Arnold
say: The idea is that whoever leaves
the table first will die within a year
so, with the permission of the ladies',
we will cheat the fates for once, ]
and these fine strong lads (pointina
to two of his fellow guests) will all
rise together, and think our united
constitutions will be able to with
stand the assault of the reaper. Six
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-02-21

by the bluff sincerity of the man, had
invited him to visit him at his home
on Fifty-ifth street. There he had
met Estelle, just back from school in
France, to take her dead mothers
place in the household and by sheer
force of personality he had swept her
off her feet with his impassioned
pleading.
And now he was ruined and his duty
lay clear before him. John Hewlett
had never finched from duty when
he was boss of the foundry gang.
Hard-hitting, inflexible, he had gone
straight to the point and always car
ried it. Now his course was clearly
defined. He could not give her any
thing to compensate for what he was
taking from her He must release her
from the engagement.
Three-quarters of an hour later he
was being ushered into the drawing
room of the Lamberts' house. 1t was
a soft summer evening, agreeably
cool; the lights we're not yet turned
on, and the house was almost dark,
Miss Estelle was out, the man said
but would return at any moment.
Would he wait for her?
John Hewlett paced the room quiet
Iy, thinking out the speech that he
had prepared He passed into the
hall. Adjacent to the drawing room
was a smaller one, the entrance hid
den by Japanese screen. Behind this
II, SRfv
of them was Estelle's. The other
was the softly modulated one of The
odore flaming. Hewlett was about to
break in on them when something said
aroused his attention, and, though he
would have scorned to play the spy,
he stood as though rooted there, await
ing the opportunity to slip away with
out arousing detection.
Yes. Estelle, he's a beggar." he
heard flaming say. with a self-satisfied
laugh. Every penny wiped out in
the Hardware slump. It's all over the
street. Poor beggar"
why poor beggar?" asked Es-
telle.
because he's losing you, EstelIe,
flaming answered, and that makes him
dcubly poor. ! tell you, when heard
the news my heart got into my throat
and stayed there. He's so devilishly
pertinacious, that Hewlett fellow,
was half of a mind that he would
hurry round and pour some lying story
into the old mans ears and somehow
contriVe to keep his strangle-hold on
you. But | guess he didn't have the
nerva Take 1t from me. you won't
see him again Estelle. He's probably
miles away BY now, with all the
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-02-21
RED, ROUGH HANDS MADE
SOFT AND WHITE
MADE

For red, rough, chapped and bleed
ing hands, dry, fissured, itching, burn
ing palms, and painful fnger-ends,
with shapeless nails, one-night Cuti-
cura treatment works wonders. Di-
rections: Soak the hands, on retir-
ing, in hot water and Cuticura Soap.
Dry, anoint with Cuticura Ointment,
and wear soft bandages or old, loose
gloves during the night. These pure,
sweet and gentle emollients preserve
the hands, prevent redness, roughness
and chapping. and impart in single
night that velvety softness and white
ness so much desired by women. For
those whose occupations tend to in
jure the hands, Cuticura Soap and Gu
ticura Ointment are wonderful
Cuticura Soap and Ointment sold
throughout the world. Sample OF each
free, with 32-p. Skin Book. Address
postcard "Cuticura, Dept L, Boston"
Adv.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-02-21

Inscriptions In complimentary copies
OF learned works do not always serve
the graceful purpose to which one
was dedicated by the celebrated Pro
fessor Wilson Of Edinburgh
When the suitor for the hand Of
Professor Wilson's daughter had
gained the young woman's approba-
ton, she, OF course, referred him TO
her father. Having stated his case.
the young gentleman was asked to
bid the young lady to come TO her
father. Her obedience was prompt.
Professor Wilson had before MIN
for review a ponderous volume, ON
the hy-leaf Of which was duly In
scribed, with the authors conpli-
ments."
He tore this fy-leaf out, pinned Il
to his daughters dress, solemnly led
her to the anxious lover-and went
back TO his work.-Youths Compan-
ion
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-02-21
Hauana,a MaIne Memorlal.

The memorial of the birth Of the
Cuban republic, to be erected in Ha
vana is to be monument composed
Of the forward turret OF the Inflated
battleship Maine, resting on a round
stone column supported by an octa'
gonal base Of three steps. Out of the
smoke Of an explosion at the top OF
the turret will rise the figure in
Carrara marble Of a maiden, repre-
senting the new republic and holding
aloft the Cuban flag. Two gun muz-
zles will protrude from the turret, on
its face will be five reliefs depicting
scenes connected with the destruction
and raising of the Maine. and below
the turret will be tablet with the
laurel entwined American and Cuban
shields, and an inscription.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-02-21
All Met Death Within Year

months later Matthew Arnold, in the
prime of life and apparently in the
best of health. died suddenly Of heart
disease. Shortly afterward the sec
ond of the three who had risen stimuli
taneously from table came TO a mys-
terious end in New York, whittier he
had gone after a grievoUs disappoint-
ment over a play which he had writ
ten. How he met his death viii prob
ably never be known. He was found
shot through the head whether By
his own hand or that of another, none
was able to say, though murder was
suspected. The third of the three
made a voyage, for his healths sake
to Australia, and his friends thought
that he at least would survive the
fatal period. But ne set ont on the
return journey on the Quetta which
foundered within the year. with all
on board. on one Of The New Guinea
reefs. Such is the story but, be it
noted. there were not thirteen at din
ner and the three who rose left a
table at which only twelve had
dined"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-02-21
SENSE OF DIGNITY
Something Finer Than Ones Nor
NAL Self, and More Elevat-
ing Than Passion.
BY H. N. EeeERT.

"A marriage has been arranged and
win shortly take place between Miss
Estelle Lambert only daughter of
Rear Admiral Charles Lambert ire
tired and Mr.. John Hewlett, the we'll
known senior partner Of Hewlett q
Mason, SO Wall street The news OF
the engagement has occasioned CON
siderable speculation among the
friends OF the bride, who"
John Hewlett seated at his desk in
his capacious office, smiled very grim
ly as he read the insinuating para
graph In the society paper which had
been sent to him, marked, by some
one who preferred 10 remain anony-
nous. IL was well that he had done
so, for John Hewlett was not very
pleasant enemy. and he had been
known to repay insults with good
measure on more than one occasion.
But he only thrust the sheet con-
temptuously into his waste-paper
basket. and then. having sorted the
correspondence upon his desk, he
closed II with a slam. He had arrang-
ed his affairs; he had settled his OBJ
legations TO the last penny; now ne
was to settle a moral obligation which
weighed on him more than the loss OF
his entire fortune, wiped out in day
by tho-vsensational slump in Hard
ware Preferred
John Hewlett was forty-three. From
the age OF eighteen to thirty he had
worked in a foundry, stripped to the
waist, the bully and overload Of a
motley crew OF hard fighters and hard
workers. Then an education, painful
Iy and laboriously acquired by the aid
OF a few books studied when he
should have been sleeping, enabled
him to break free from his enslaye-
ment. In five years more he was q
man of average education and moder-
ately rich; at forty he had entered
Wall street, where, during three
years. he had become known as the
most audacious free-lance in the finan-
cial district. He had made millions
had been fiattered and courted; then,
at forty-three he had fallen in love,
for the first time I'm his life He had
met Estelle's father at his country
club, and the old admiral, captivated
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-02-21
Occasional Visitor.

A notable housekeeper Of the past
generation, before the days OF screens,
had just announced with decision that
she never had any flies.
But, Aunt Augusta" taltered the
timld visitor, "it seems to me that l
saw a few in the dining room
"Oh, those" replied her aunt, with
a majestic wave of the hand, were the
neighbors' flies They will come in
occasionally But | was saying, we
never have any of our own. Youths
Companion.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-02-21

But doesn't Sir Henry find this
bit of nuisance?'
The porter replied: 1T does worry
him a bit, sir; he doesn't like it."
We'll. I'll do him a good turn" said
Mr. Grossmith.
Pulling down the collar of his fur
lined coat, adjusting his pince-nez,
and pulling his Momburg hat over
his brow, Grossmith strutted down
the steps with Irving's gait.
The cheering was great and some
OF the people even followed the car
riage
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-02-21
Everybody Fed in House Where Great
Turkish chieftaln First Saw the
Light of Day.

A present center of interest is the
house where Mohammed Ali was born,
the great conqueror of Egypt. This
house is maintained by the govern
ment in the same condition as when
Mohammed was a baby and swung in
q cradle hung from the hooks in the
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-02-21
Hired Crowd Of Admirers.

Among George Grossmith's reminis-
cences concerning the late Sir Henry
Irving appears this one: Grossmith
was at one time stopping at the same
hotel that sheltered Irving in Man
chester, England. His carriage was
waiting for him, and, as the hall
porter opened the door, Grossmith
noticed an enormous crowd outside.
Are these people waiting to see me
leave the hotel?" he asked.
mo, sir; they are waiting to see
Sir 'Enry Hirving."
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-02-21
WHERE ALL ARE WELCOME

ceiling of the room where he was
born. Ali loved his birthplace, and
when he became rich and powerful he
founded here a great school attended
by poor boys from all the region round
about, Here once week in the great
dining room everybody who comes is
fed. Turks, Jews, Christians, Greeks,
Armenians, Americans even-no one
is turned away AS l visited the es-
tabIishment saw great fires of logs
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-02-21

THAT taxation and representation are
in their nature inseparable." George
Washington presided at the meeting.
In the cellar OF the old hotel are
the dungeons in which captive Indians
were imprisoned and hanged and the
cellar room in which Carlyle lived for
many months as a precaution against
Indian attack. The building is Of mas
sive stone. which was brought over.
from England as ballast in ships. and
it is In good preservation, although it's
interior is delightfully."- dilapidated
from the point of view OF the anti
quarian. Until recently several pieces
of the original furniture we're in the
rooms, but they have been purchased
for stage setting for a colonial
drama. A fine mahogany staircase in
the main hall is a delightful feature Of
this colonial relic.
"On this here stairway" recites the
young woman who acts as guide,
George Washington met his first de-
feat. He was coming down these here
stairs when the big door there opened
and in Walked Miss Sally Fairfax an
her way to lead the minuet. George
Washington was only nineteen years
old at the time, but he fell desperately
in love and asked Miss Fairfax to mar
nv him. she rejected him. This was
the first and only defeat of the great
general"
A fight Of dark stone stairs leads
to the basement rooms, one Of which,
Carlyle's room, is said by the guide
10 have been connected with the river
bank BY an underground passage.
Nothing remains of this subterranean
way, it having been closed up to pre-
vent accidents.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-02-21
Inv tnr IIncIn lin.

When little Bob bumped his head.
Uncle Jim gathered the youngBter in
his arms and said:
There! II kiss it and the pain
will all be gone"
Cheerfully smiling, the yoJngster
exclaimed:
Come down into the kitchen, the
cook has the toothache Judge.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-02-21

in the basement of one of the school
buildings, and over the fires pots of
pilaff cooking This delicious concoc-
tion, made of rice and meat and va
rious delicious sauces, gave forth IA
savory smell, and | do not wonder that
many hungry mortal who comes for
a square meal once a week to this
ancient foundation blesses the name
of Mohammed Ali.-Christian Herald.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-02-21
Saved.

Young Man (at amateur musical)-
Did you ever hear such horribly die
cordant, ear-splitting
Old Gentleman-Sir That's my
daughter, and
Young Mani was about to say, sir,
such earsplitting clatter as the idiots
behind US are making? Why, l can't
hear a word of the song!
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-02-21

When Sir Henry came down lit-
tie later he found no crowd await
ing him. Subsequently he mentioned
the matter to Mr. Grossman, remark
ing with a humorous twinkle in his
eye:
You ought not to have done that.
pay these people to come every
night"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-02-21

1864 that pOr-
ton of the orig.
inal district ly-
ing on the west
sile of the Po-
tomac was ced-
ed back to Vir-
inia.
Christ church
is generally the
first point OF
in / crest to
W h / C h the
guides conduct
visitors. he
edihce has been
suffered to un-
d e go little
change during
the last cen
t ury. w h e n
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-02-21

Mother Gray'H Sweet Powders Tor Children
relieve Feverishness, Headache, Bad Stom-
ach, Teething Disorders, move and regulate
the Bowels and destroy worms They break
up Colds in "a hours They are 30 pleasant
10 take children like them. Used by moth
ers or % years. All Druggists, 25c. sample
FREE. Address, A. S. Olmsted, Le Roy N
Y Adv
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-02-21
Limitations.

'Is your wife a suffragette?"
"Yes," replied Mr. Meekton. ITO
certain extent. She thinks she ought
to have the ballot, but she knows a
lot of women who she is sure do not
deserve it."
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-02-21
Innnnrtant tn HantI,ara
Me,un Done Our Share.

Woodby--Is there any money in
writing for the magazine?
Scriblins-Sure! The postal de-
partment is about half supported that
way.--Boston Transcript.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-02-21
rha RlvaIn.

Small Boy Ito doctor about to as.
sist elderly party in fainting fit)--
stand aside, please, and don't be
alarmed. I'll attend to this--I'm boy
scout. Punch.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-02-21

uock maze ms mead
quarters while preparing TO prosecute
the French and Indian wars on the,
Ohio river, and the Marshall house, In
which Col, r. Il. Ellsworth OF the
New York Zouayes was killed May "a,
1861, for tearing down a Confederate
flag.
The town lies on the Virginia side
Of the Potomac, seven miles below
Washington, and It's historical associ-
ations run hack to colonial times and
continue dowa through the French and
Indian wars, the revolution, the war Of
1912 and the rebellion. George Wash
ington as "A surveyor helped lay out
the town, and became closely identi.
fed with IL. Mount Vernon being only
nine miles away Alexandria was
Washington's voting place and his
market town. He was a member Of
its corporation council, commander Of
local militia and a member of it's vol
unteer fire company, while here in n
hall that is still well preserved he at
tended the lodge Of Free Masons Of
which he was a member.
For nearly 80 years the town was
in the District OF Columbia. until in
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-02-21
Result.

T'u hurl the insult back in that
fellows teeth"
Then he'll have to eat his words" ="
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-02-21
Just to Prove II.

PA. what is undying lover"
That's the kind the gipk has who
shoots himself dead when he is re-
jected."
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-02-21
FULLY.

"The cry now is: Eat plenty Of
onions II you would live long"
How many onions is 'plenty'f'
"The smell Of one.~
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-02-21

Carry Fourteen Pounds of Bone.
The bones of the average man weigh
fourteen pounds.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-02-21

Platonic love is a good deal like
gun that you didn't know was loaded.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-02-21
Araentlna GROWING Potatoes.

Argentina is steadily increasing its
potato crop, importing more than g.
$4,000 bushels OF seed last year
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-02-21

Mrs. Austin's famous pancakes make.
really delicious wholesome breakfast. ADV.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-02-21

Evidently Was.
Are you fond of a joker"
rs this a proposal?"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-02-21

ion
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-13

ccSSity Of any such action. Much rs
we may regret revolutions in Mexico.
We must recognize the right OF that
country L. indulge in them so long -
they do not iniurc our interests. TIE
simple fact that our army ana raNF
are completely prepared for instant and
decisive action should serve to restrain
the turbulence of our southern nci2il-
bcr. Indeed there is ample cause Tor
all possible restraint on both >lhc@.
Mexico surely does not want this conn
Try 10 Ice compelled to intervene. know
ne well what that would incHtahiF
mean in the impairment of national m
dependence which is a dear 10 MrNl"O
aS go the United States; and there can
bc no American i'm his senses vho
would not regard the necessity Of li-
terYention with the utmost rcpuenanc".
as cntailing upon this country emh1r-
easements and burdens the magnitude
~ which would be incalculabe.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-13
4 WORD FOR POSTAL EMPLOYEES
Argument Against Plan for Removing
Civil Service Safeguard.

10 the Editor Of Tho Tribune.
Sir: WEy'must civil service employees
remain objects of indiscrction; / refer
particularly 10 the postoi'lcc service.
One year ago President Taft vetoed the
scycu-yoar tcnur" OF Office bin which
passed both houses Of Congress During
this present session there was q bill intro
duccd ;hat would take p0stonico clerks
from under the protection OF the civil
service This bin was presented by "a
Democratic Congressman from Indiana.
n was defeated by small majority.
These bills ar" Democratic measures.
and ti'y do not speak very wen for pro-
,,rrssivc Democracy. of which / am "a
member. VIII the conservative arm OF
one party allow tie indlscreet among us
20 drag us back 10 the dnys and ways Of
spoismen from which We have so recent
IL emerged? Has the time arrived when
the people OF Our great country must per
init a class Of men that have given the
best years of their lives toward buaing
up = pOstotiice service second To none i'm
the world 10 be- thrown upon the mercies
Of plundering sroilsmen ana ward politi-
clans
I am thoroughly familiar with the du-
ties Of postofiicc employees. There Is no
class of work more trying or unpleasant
than theirs
\ clerk OF carrier entering the service
must serve on the substitute list from one
10 five years and his or her salary will
not average over S2oo a year. After work
ing as substitute for several years they
are assigned to the regular force and
work the FIRST year for 500. the second
$50; then receive a yearly increase OF
Sl,0 up to $llcJ then they must wait two
or three years before receiving Sl.2o0. their
limit in salary The work requires them
to cover very disagreeable working
schedule. They are forced to cover both
night and day shifts and subjected to
change at any time. must also work sun
days and holidays. and very oftcn over
lime without extra compensation
The clerks are required to learn tn To-
cation of from ten to twenty thousand
postoiiiccs. which takes up most of their
spare time for the first few years in the
service They are examined frequently
ANY one who understands what is expect
ed OF postofiicc clerks knows that they
ara continually confronted with trying
problems.
Now. after these men have given up the
most valuable years of their lives in
building up the efficient postal service are
they TO be told their efforts have been in
vain and We. the public. approve of such a
course with our silence? Are We going to
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-13
THE HIATUS.

The two houses of Congress ia ioln'
session Yesterday counted the vote Tor
candidates for President and Wee
President ana announced through the
President pro tCmpOrc of the Scna'e
the election of Woodrow Wilson an |
Thomas Il. Marshall. our cumbersome
electoral machinery has done lis WORK
and the state electOral colleges nave
now passed out Of existence. Ih"F
cannot he recOnvcned. ana until NarCl
4 the country will bc left without any
definitely authorized means of proNld-
ing for the Presidential succession III
case the PrcSident-elect and Nice-Presi-
dent-clcct should die or become inca
pacitatcd in That interval.
It may be argued that Il way would
be found 10 continue the succession.
President Taft goes out of Office on
March I. hut the members OF MS
Cabinet hold over until their success
sorS are appointed and. failing me
appcarance on March ! ~ any one on
titled 10 bc indicted into the ifeSl-
dency. the Secretary ~ state Would
probably serve as President until Con
eress could assemble and make pro
vision for the election of new IT"N'-
dent and a new Vice President. But
the succession act Of 1856 does nor
clearly cover that emergency. II seems
10 nave been drawn with q view to in
surfing the succession within any given
four.year term. and only lay implicd-
ton APPLIES 10 The bridging over oi Il
hiatus occurring between two PrcSi-
Dental terms
The need Of Qualification of the
succession law has long been admitted.
But Congress j. excessively slow 10
act in such matters and American op-
lmiSm is disposed 10 take chances on
accidents occurring between The dat"
Of the canvaS~ine Of he electoral vote
and The date OF The inauguration No
miShap has occurred 80 far. yet il X
improyidcnt To- tempt fate indefinitely.
The succession law Of 1856 was 4 Ion
step toward securing an orderly con
tinuation of The powers Of the PreSl-
dental Office in case Of accident. Con
greSS ought now to 10 further and
specify precisely what shall he done in
case a President and Nicc-PreSidcnt
declared elected shall be- unable 10
qualify.