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The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-09-19
Washington Ciy's Only Democratic Newspaper

as news, these publishers address
themselves almost exclusively to the
interests Of men.
Mr.. Dwyer, the editor dreamed Of
the Bulletin 20 years ago when he saw
his copy blue penciled by the press
associations He yearned for an un-
trammelled medium for the expression
of his views without the intervention
Of copy readers or editors. The re-
suit was the Bulletin, single sheet
newspaper 22x25 inches in size, print
ed three times a day-at noon, at
three o'clock in the afternoon, and at
seven o'clock in the evening. Bi-
cycle messengers distribute it to the
subscribers.
You can see 1t in almost any public
place. The page is filled with about
800 words of news. This is 'fringed"
with a prosperous array of advertise
ments, mostly of amusements, liquors,
cigars, mems wear and resorts. The
evening edition carries story of the
local baseball game and the major
league results. The noon and after
noon editions carry no baseball news
except the standing of the American
league clubs.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-09-19
Washington Furnishes Prize Summer Fish Story

EISH stories may go and fish stories
1 may come, but the piscatorial yarn
related by Capt. Charles H. Thomp-
son, a sea-beaten mariner of Miami,
Fla, makes all others appear like a
bush league alongside of Ty Cobb.
Said fish was right in the midst of
Washington for more than five months
while a Washingtonian, J. S. Warm.
beth, mounted it,
AS Captain Thompson, in company
with w. l. Brooks and a Norwegian
sailor, were cruising off the coast OF
Miami, Fla, on June l. 1912, there
hove into sight a huge monster. the
like of which man never before had
laid eyes upon. A mighty struggle
for supremacy ensued and man was
declared the victor.
Five harpoons and 151 bullets we're
required to subdue the monster, and it
took five days to kill it. Before it
was under control it smashed a boat
into thousands of pieces and knocked
the rudder and propeller off 31-ton
yacht. fhe crew was towed around
the ocean for SO hours by the monster
at a speed of about As miles an hour.
When 1t was finally brought into shore
more than 5000 people were on the
steamship ways at Miami. City or
ficials, judges ministers, the chief of
police, bankers, and the greater part
Of the population of Miami will vouch
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-09-19
KAISER'S PLAYING CARDS

The kaiser, who is fond OF a game Of
cards now and then, has come to the
conclusion that ordinary playing cards
are scarcely good enough for SO Illus
trious a parsonage as himself. He has
accordingly had special packs design
ed for his own use, The four kings
are represented by King George v,
the czar, the Emperor Francis Joseph,
and the king of Italy; while the queens
are, Of course, the respective consorts
of these monarchs, and the knaves are
the ambassadors Of the four countries
at the Prussian court. It was impos
sible for France to be represented
among the picture cards" as she is a
republic, but the kaiser has replaced
the traditional aces by portraits Of
four Of the most beautiful leaders of
Partisan society, so that even the most
ardent Chauvinist will not be able to
fabricate an international incident"
out Of the imperial pack of cards.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-09-19
CANNON MADE OF PAPER

To the amazingly long list of articles
made of paper there may be added pa
per cannon, which have been manu-
featured at the Krupp works in Ger
many. These paper field pieces are
for special use of the infantry. Their
caliber is a little less than two inches,
and the pieces are so light that a,sol-
der can easily carry one. But the re-
sistance is greater than that Of a field
piece Of steel of the same caliber. 1t
is not to be understood that these pa
per guns are in any way to replace
those made Of steel The paper arms
are intended merely for uses in situa-
tons where the movement Of field ar
tillery would be impracticable. Paper
artillery on the field Of battle seems
an extraordinary thing; but it is hard
ly more so than paper wheels for
freight cars on railways appeared
when they we're first introduced, or,
for that matter, than paper waterpails
were.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-09-19
STRANGE RACE OF CANNlBALS

About two years ago Algot Lange,
an explorer from Copenhagen, made
trip Of 1000 miles up the Amazon riv-
er, where he came upon tribe Of Alb
orgines, who were cannibals and had
never before seen a white man. The
entire tribe Of over 200 men, women
and children, lived In a huge dome
shaped thatched hut which was about
40 feet high and 125 feet in diameter.
The people were Of the most primi-
tive type. The women wore no cloth
ing and the men little more-their ar
ticle of apparel being a headgear Of
bird plumes. The chief alone wore
girdle made of squirrel tails. Their
weapons consisted of bows and ar
rows, war clubs of ironwood and the
deadly poisonblow pipes
With these strange people Mr.. Lange
lived six weeks and was treated with
the utmost kindness and nursed back
TO health. During this time he made
many Interesting observations Of their
mode Of living, Ideas and customs.
The community lived on a co-opera-
tive basis, each man shooting game for
the use OF all the families. The chief
had supreme authority.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-09-19

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words In the Bible than in Shake
spea's works. but. as a matter Of fact,
the balance Is in favor Of the Bard.
who has the respectable total OF Sl4.'
$50, or 4l.3l7 more than the Bible.
Altogether, his plays have no fewer
than 1877 characters. one of whom
(HamleD has ll,6l0 words to deliver
Hamlet" indeed, is the longest
play, containing as 1t does, 1880 lines
while the Comedy OF Errors" Ia the
shortest, with l,777 lines. The longest
word is Observation-Disclosures y
which is certainly tongue-twister, and
might take the place Of truly rural"
as test of sobriety. always provid-
Ing the police officer was able to pro
nounce the word himself, The curl
Gus can find all the letters OF the al
phabet in the twenty-first verse OF the
seventh chapter OF Ezra, while refer
ence to the one hundred and seven
teenth psalm will show that 1t is not
only the shortest chapter in the Bible,
but also the middle chapter Of the
book.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-09-19
Statistics Show Passing of Horse a Motor Myth

heels for Joy and neigh or bray, each
after his own fashion. Though horse
less carriages, horseless wagons
horseless plows, horseless reapers'
horseless whatnots are In our indus
trial midst in surprising numbers, stilI
our old, time.honored friends-the
horse, the mule. the ass, and the burro
loom larger than they ever have De-
fore In our national life.
Let US consider these facts which
have been extracted from a recent
number OF the Crop Reporter, that
publication OF much esoteric interest
issued "by authority of the secretary
OF agriculture: On January l. 1919
the total number OF horses on farms
and ranges In the United States was
90, SCI, 900. valued at $110,77 per head
with an aggregate value OF $2.27S,222,'
900. Compared with January /, lSlz'
horses had increased $4,000; mules
increased $4,000; milch cows decreased
100000; other cattle decreased l,2SO'-
600; sheep decreased $4,000; swine
decreased 4.232,000.
Without pausing here TO discuss
what bearing this decrease during the
year 1912, in the numbers OF cattle
sheep, and swine, may have on the
future OF these useful quadrupeds, we
will Just say that so far as is indicated
by those impartial records-the Unit
ed States census reports-neither the
borea tho t1uta the ass nor the burrO
has ever suffered any such setback.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-09-19
WITH SlASHED SKIRT
IDEA THAT MAKES FOR GREATER
COMFORT IN WALKING.
slight Opening and Drapsd Fullness
From the Front Give Also the e.
feet Of More Volume-lllus-
tratlon Shows Result

Two rival modes are being shown
in which the prevailing movement
toward greater comfort In narrow
skirts is emphasized. says the Kan
sas City Star. One Is In slashing the
skirt at the feet and the other is
in the pannler-like draperies and
tunics which. although they do not
add TO the actual width at the foot
produce an appearance OF amplitude
by the extra width below the waist
A very good example OF these two
treatments is demonstrated in the
accompanying sketch, which repre-
sents a new model developed In
crepe do chine.
All OF the soft, pliable silks OF
medium weight and color are being
used for afternoon street and tea
dresses, and there is nothing nicer
than crepe de chine. which retains It's
hold on popular fancy despite the
numberless newer weaYes that swell
the list
Oyster white is the color OF this
costume, and though the skirt Is rear
ly quite narrow at the feet the slash
allows ample room for walking, and
the draped fullness from the front
gives the effect OF more volume.
The skirt opens directly down the
front and is trimmed part way with
wee emerald buttons. 1t is mounted
to the waist with even gathers, and
has some unstitchod plaits laid In
place in front, which are swung down
ward and draped toward the back
where the panel train, hung from un-
der the tunic, falls over and con-
ceals the catching up Of the ma
terial.
The tunic skirt is made on cut
away lines, running down in round
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-09-19
BETTER THAN SASH OF SILK
Rubber GlrdIes With Bathing Suits
Are New-Fruit Trimmings on the
Late Summer Hats.

Rubber girdles and sashes to wear
with bathing suits are a boon to the
woman who worries about the wrin-
kles and creases and faded etreaks
that appear in a silk or satin sash aft
ar It has been In the water many
times. These are made In the soft and
attractive colors in which rubber bath
ing caps are made. and are cut on
graceful and becoming lines.
A wide strip is folded about the fig
ure for a girdle, and It is finished with
long, fringed sash ends. Often bunch
of rubber flowers adorns the meeting
of the sash ends and girdle.
An attractive hat for a young girl
is made of white straw, with a simple,
rounded crown, and an even, rolling
brim. The hat is encircled with wide
box plated fringed ruching made OF
white taffeta silk. On the right side
of the hat a small bunch Of roses is
half hidden in the wide, full ruching.
Fruit is much used to trim late sum-
fner hats. 1t is usually made of silk,
sometimes of velvet, and it can be
made at home by the woman with
Imagination and clever fingers. 1t is
sometimes made of beads The beads.
in a clear, bright color, are strung on
fine wire and wound around and
around little forms made of cotton bat
ting.
Bright red beads suggest strawber-
ries, especially if two crossed straw
berry leaves are fastened under each
fruit. Violet beads make good plums,
and, if the rounds are smaller and a
dozen of them are punched together
thew look like grapes.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-09-19

ed coat-tail in back. It is faced with
a six-inch bias fold Of self-materia
piped on the inside edge. Above the
narrow crushed girdle of emerald
satin, and covering the lower fronts
of the blouse, are two triangular bibs
buttoning together at the center and
piped around the edge, giving the
effect of a continuation of the bias
fold facings on the cutaway tunA.
In back of these more of the emerald
satin like that of the girdle is ar
ranged. arched in front and crushed
down toward the back, where it ties
in large square bow.
The blouse has straight three-quar-
ter-length sleeves set under a piped
seam in the dropped armholes, and
the V neck is the result OF the
crossed front edges Both neck and
sleeve are relieved by an eye et-em-
broidered collar and cuff set of sheer
white null
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-09-19

for the story, according to the cap
tain.
Attempts to classify 1t have been
made in the Smithsonian institution
but so far all have proved futile. 1t
weighs 10000 pounds, is 45 feet long
23 feet inches in circumference, 3
feet inches in diameter; has a mouth
3S inches wide and 43 inches deep. and
tongue 40 inches long. 1t has sew,
eral thousand teeth. An animal weigh
ing 1900 pounds was taken from its
stomach. It's liver tipped the beam at
LOO pounds.
The monster had all the Characters
tics of both fish and animal, contrary
to all laws of natural history. It's
tail measures 10 feet from tip to tip.
A PICTORIAL fin is feet long and 3
feet wide, and a dorsal fin 3 feet long
and feet inches wide. Its hide is
3 inches thick and has no scales, re-
sembling that of an elephants coat
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-09-19
How 70 Make New Rutter curIs.

AS usual, when we want something
novel and dainty in cooking or in table
accessories, we turn to our French
nelghbors for the idea. This time it
is a device to make the butter for the
table into curl shape.
For this purpose the French have
invented a knife-like article with the
end of the blade shaped like a hook.
This hook is saw-edged. Have ready
a bowl containing ice, place the bowl
in your lap, place a square pound Of
butter on plate on the table in front
of you. Plunge the butter curler into
hot water and run it over the surface
of the butter, moving the knife toward
you. The butter will roll into a curl
right into the bowl Of ice. These but
ter curls are quite the latest thing in
the serving of butter.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-09-19
Riser

If there happen to be radishes on
that particular wagon, the premier
of the nation loses no time in ar
gument. but speedily effects a pur-
chase.
Recently one of the political sages
of the capital city happened along
while Mr. Bryan was investing in this
little appetizer, and he has since been
busy evolving a theory as to the part
the humble little vegetable has played
in the career of the great commoner.
While he is not ready to give his So
luton to the public, he says that
fondness for radishes may not be an
indication of political success and
preferment
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-09-19

choice; a little ornamentation can be
made at the sides. II the table 10
stained a better effect is got II 1t h
afterwards brushed over with bard
white spirit varnish.
II can be used by an invalid, for
writing on, or for q checker board. as
we'll as a table, II properly marked.
Simply rule out the squares in the CEN
ters OF 1t, and fill the alternate ones
in with black stain.
The box should not be too shallow
otherwise il does not IT comfortably.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-09-19

M WASHlNGTON.-He Is something
w that will surprise you.
In spite Of the tremendous growth
OF mechanically propelled vehicles, tho
'horseless age" which has so often
been heralded as just about to arrive
is not in the ofiing. apparently It is
not even ZEN route" today there are
more horses In the United States than
there have been since the time when
the mind Of the census man runneth
not to the contrary.
And not only this, but horses today
have far greater value than they had
a dozen or more years ago. when the
first workable "horseless carriage"
poked its crude nose over the horizon
and threatened to sweep all horsedom
into the discard
Furthermore, those poor relations of
the horse-the mules, the asses, and
the burros-have also increased in
number and in value
In short, all our old-fashioned four
footed means of traction can kick their
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-09-19
PRESERVING A HoBBLE SKIRT

Assuming that the hobble skirt, like
the dodo, is domed to extinction, and
also for the enlightenment of the mo-
diste Of a few centuries hence, the
women of Larkspur. a small town in
California, hit on a novel plan to pre-
serve for the generations to come
working model OF the hobble skirt.
This extreme bit of feminine apparel
has been consigned along with copies
of the San Francisco daily papers, the
Bible, list Of the names of the town
trustees, and other mementos Of the
day, to crypt in the cornerstone Of
the new hall.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-09-19
coIored Linen on Lingerie

Narrow bias strips Of linen, used to
trim lingerie, are novelty. The idea
came from France, where most good
lingerie ideas do come from. The
linen is cut on the bias and folded
under on each edge to form strips
half an ich or so wide. Pale blue,
pink and yellow, the color of the mo-
ment in lingerie, are used. Colored
ribbons to match the linen folds are
used, of course.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-09-19

MYTH the Democratic party in full
w control the only Democratic news
paper in Washington consists of
single sheet pasted three times a day
on the walls and windows of cigar
stores, cafes, hotel lobbies and other
places where men congregate.
Although the Bulletin is little known
outside of Washington except among
newspaper men, it Is a unique and
successful newspaper. Established in
1894, it has grown in news gathering
efficiency and prosperity until its pub
fishers now assert that its 600 copies
are read by not fewer than $4,000 per-
sons. While most newspaper publish
ers seek to interest women, because
women read advertisements as well
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-09-19
FACTS ABOUT THE BIBLE

It will surprise many readers to
learn that there are two chapters in
the Bible which are practically iden-
tical, these being the nineteenth chap
ter Of the Second Book Of Kings and
the thirty-seventh chapter of Isaiah.
There are 929 chapters with 592,493
words in the Old Testament, and 26O
chapters and ,253 words in the
New Testament Asked off-hand, one
would probably say there were more
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-09-19
ADDS TO INvALlD'S COMFORT
improVlsed Table Primarily Designed
for That Purpose But May Be
Put 20 Many other Uses.

A table for an invalid is a necessity
In every household, Such an article
comes In most useful for other ives:
sometimes a guest likes to have break
fast In bed. or even write. A table can
very easily be made at home. Pur-
chase box, II one is not at hand.
from the grocer; they need TO be fat
and fairly strong. Cut out OF the two
long sides pieces as shown In the
sketch; then sandpaper the wood well
all over, go over It until it is quite
smooth.
The table can be stained, enamelled.
or worked with the poker according to
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-09-19

heads always wish to show them, and
those who haven't can follow the
crowd to the hairdresser's.
The titled brim is held highly by
bandeaux, by wire that shapes the
brim away from the face or by masses
of flowers, ribbons, loops of gauze or
velvet.
Another piquant touch is the chin
strap that secures the tilted hat to
the wearer's head This must be worn
with a candid critical eye on the mir.
ror and on the eternal fitness OF
things.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-09-19
OLDEST OF LIVING MEN

Looks like pappy won't neber die"
says the only living daughter of this
one hundred and twenty-nine years
young" man. She speaks truly, too,
for although Sam McKoy has long
passed the century mark, he is hale
and hearty, has splendid eyesight,
never having worn glasses, good
health and looks as If he was good for
at least 25 more years of contented
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-09-19
Keeping Cheese.

To prevent cheese from getting hard
cut a small piece off for present use
and place the remainder in cool safe
Spread a thin film Of butter over the
cut part and cover with clean cloth
This will prevent that hard. cracked
condition which ruins the best of
cheese.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-09-19

life. Sam is a native of st. Pauls,
N. c., where he came into this world
on June 28, 1856. He has a wonderful
memory, for he remembers distinctly
when the first boat came up the Cape
Fear river in 1893, but until a few
years ago he had never seen rail-
road locomotive Sam is the father
of IS children, and his youngest child
is now sixty years old. His grand
children, great-grandchildren and
at-great-grandchildre are scattered
over the country from New York to
Florida.
When a child Sam helped the first
settlers clear the land in North Caro-
lima. He has always been a user of
tobacco and attributes his long life
to the fact that he never worried about
anything. This is the first photo
graph Sam has ever allowed to be
made of himself. He has always been
afraid OF a camera.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-09-19
Correct Tilt.

The hat must be tilted up at the side
~ back now. This turn in millinery
effairs is a change from the close
atyles that almost disguised women in
the spring and early summer. 1t will
be hailed with joy, for women who
have beautiful hair or well coifted
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-09-19

John Wanamaker says, Save man
and you save one person; save boy
and you save whole multiplication
table" An old scout says, Boys is
like pups; you've got to help EN-
some, but not too much, not too soon.
They've got to learn themselves"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-09-19

with a deep shoul-
der yoke of the
material outlined
by points of heavy
lace. Into this
yoke the blouse
portion is pleated.
The sleeve Is
trimmed with the
points of lace
above a cuff OF
linen. The skirt,
also pleated, has
a plain lower por-
ton with deep
hem above which
are two rows of
straight lace in
sertion with lace
points on upper
nj t-n
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-09-19
Novel hat.

IAN interesting hat is Of printed chif-
fon, mounted on net. and then mount
ed on a white straw hat. The net ana
chiffon are bound to the straw about
the edge Of the brim with wide silver
nraid
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-09-19
proper Focusing Of Binoculars.

In FOCUSING binoculars the tubes
should be extended to their limit be-
fore placing to the eyes and then ad-
justed. for IL extended afterward, an
optical nerve strain is caused that
sometimes results seriously.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-09-19

Beautiful scenery is to be found in
the great dividing range trayersing
the entire length of Victoria, Austria
LA, and known at different parts as
the Grampians, the Pyrenees and the
Australian Alps. There are at least
sixteen peaks over 5000 feet high one
Of these being Mount Buffalo, 5,645
feet The Illustration shows Egg Rock
In Buffalo Gorge.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-09-19
Flexible Bracelet.

A flexible bracelet watch of dainty
workmanship is composed of sterling
silver, decorated with French enamel
is turquoise blue and white, and can
be adjusted to fit the wearer's arm.
These watches are chiefly to be recon-
mended for their lightness, durabil-
ity and general attractiveness.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-09-19
What He Means.

When a man says the world won't
take him at his true value, what he
means is that the world won't accept
his own exaggerated opinion OF him
self.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-09-19

For use in an ironing holder a piece
OF leather cut from the top of an old
shoe will protect the hand from the
heat, also save callous spots from the
grip If one uses the patent handle
irons.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-09-19

In China women carry their chill
dren from baskets that hang from
a bar that crosses the mothers shoul-
ders.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-09-19

black velvet with buckle of lace at
the center front The center pleat is
trimmed with small crochet buttons
in groups of three
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-09-19
DESIGNED FOR LITTLE GIRL
Pretty Frock That Would Make Up
Most Effectively in Linen Of
Almost Any Color.

A pretty linen frock for a little girl
appears in the drawing This is made