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The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-03-08
POPE ONLY SLIGHTLY ILL.

Rome, March S.-Exaggerated re-
ports concerning the popes health
were current in Rome today. They
were based on the fact he Is suffering
from a slight cold, which led the doc
tors to advise him to suspend audi
ences.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-03-08
WILL ENTERTAIN FoREsTERs

Homer Beauchaine, who recently
resigned the office of financial secre-
tary of st. Anthony's court, Fores-
ters of America, will entertain fellow
members at "A smoker at the Laurium
bank hall at the next meeting, March
is. At n near date Mr.. Beauchaine
will remove to Lake Linden. where he
will engage In poultry raising.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-03-08
MURDERS BELGIAN WOMAN.

Teheran. Persia. March Madame
Constant wife of the Belgian director
of customs of the port of Bushiere
was murdered early today by an un-
identified Persian. who also severely
wounded NJ. Constant They were
driving home when the assailant ran
from behind their carriage and emptied
his reXolVers
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-03-08
TWO PERISH IN FIRE.

Hot Springs. Ark. March S.-Charles
A. Cary and Il. j. Reynolds, of Utica,
Ill, perished in fire that destroyed
several mercantile establishments here
yesterday. Their bodies We're found in
tn ruins of an oriental goods store
this morning
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-03-08

This evening in the Calumet Y. NJ,
G. a. the junior members will enter
tain their fathers az a father and SON
banquet. a splendid program has
been arranged,
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-03-08
ORDERED SHIPS TO
FIRE ON MARINES
huerta Claims Madero Planned
Attack on U. S. Forces

Mexico, March Sit was announc-
ed today that Provisional President
huerto is considering the advisability
OF making public the official cores
rondence Of the closing days of the
MadeIo administration, with the OBJ
Ject of showing the late president
made strenuous efforts to increase an
u-American sentiment throughout the
republic, Among the alleged orders
h} Madcro the last week of his rule Is
one which directs the officers of Mex
lean gunboats in the port of Vera
Cruz to "fire Immediately upon tho
American marines, il AN attempt Is
made To land forces from United
states war vessels, paying no regard
TO the express purpose Of the Amer
lean naval commanders merely to pro-
tcct foreigners
Battle Expected Sunday.
Three columns of the regular army
and 1000 adherents of Pascual Oroz-
co are closing in ON the rebel Govern
or CaranZa of Coahuila. according to
official dispatches. decisive battle
is expected Sunday.
Madero Planning Hostilties2
Washington, March S.--A gathering
of Maderistas, in Washington, headed
by Alph1nse Madero, one of the de.
posed family, centers attention upon
this governments attitude toward
what Is said to be a junta planning
hostlities Ia the Huerta government.
The Mexican government already has
called attention to It.
While Madcro was opposing Poririo
piaA the Madcro family maintained
au elaborate iunta in Washington,
with which both the state department
and department of Justice seemed
pOWerlcss 10 interfere.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-11-14


Norwegians are one Of the most
temperate of northern nations, con-
suming but 461s pints of beer and Az
Of brandy per head of population.
The Dane drinks on the average 1866
pints Of beer, but little wine, and only
SO pints of brandy each year. The
Swede manages to consume "a pints
of beer and 13 of spirits. The Russian
drinks 71a pints Of vodka and the
same amount Of beer. The French
man, however, takes 16O pints Of wine,
Is of beer, 4S of brandy. The Britisher
soothes himself with pints of whisky
or gin, 3 of claret and 228 Of beer.
The Dutchman will drink "a pints,
Of beer and 12 of brandy. Taking ev-
cry German province to obtain an av-
erage, It is found that the German
consumes 1874 pints of beer, 10h Of
wine and 9% of spirits. In Munich,
however, the average amount per head
rises to 8201a pints, being the highest
of any province, whilst the lowest
average obtains in the northern prov
ince of Alsatia. Here the inhabitants
are satisfied with only 144 pints Of
beer per head
The Italian is the least Of all ad-
dicted to alcoholic beverages, taking
only pints of beer, 1% Of alcoholic
beverages, and 144 Of wine per head.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-11-14
BABY'S PRAYER IN COURT
child's Petition Referring to Father
Figures In Mothers Suit for
Separation.

During the trial of the separation
suit brought by Mrs. Susie Bradley
Barber against her husband, Arthur
w. Barber, a New York lawyer, be-
fore Justice Mills in the supreme
court, testimony was given that the
plaintiff had kept daily notes Of her
husbands actions and words during
the four years of their married life.
Mrs. Barber who formerly lived at
Hastings, accused her husband Of
cruel and inhuman treatment, while
Mr.. Barber in turn swore that his
wife had been cruel to him.
Mrs. Barber kept her diary of daily
happenings in her home on sheets Of
white and yellow paper, and she car
ried them to court in black hand
bag. The BARRIERS have a daughter
three years old. Mr.. Barber said that
every night his wife had their baby
repeat this prayer: God, bless grand
mother and spare her to me. God,
bless mother and spare her to me.
God make daddy better man"
Mr.. Barber took umbrage to the ref
erence to daddy" in the baby's
prayer. He said that when she taught
the prayer to the child it was the
cruelest thing she ever did. When
Mrs. Barber was asked why she had
made daily notes of home happenings,
she replied: ITO relieve my feel
ingR"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-11-14
SOME P0STSCRIPTS

The German army expects to spend
nearly $25 100000 in the next five
years for dirigible balloons and aero
planes and the navy half as much.
More than 100000 American farm
ers are now using telephones in their
homes, more than 100000 having In
stalled instruments within a year.
An Italian scientist has succeeded
in telephoning with wireless appara-
tus between Rome and Tripoli, dis
tance of 600 miles, mainly over sea.
A new bayonet lies along the bar
rel Of a rife normally, but is thrown
into position for service by pressing
a button on the stock Of the weapon.
Electric production of ferro-silicon
as we'll as potash will be carried out
by a new method in Sweden employ
ing current from hydro-electric plants.
A lock which, when the key is
turned, shuts off the gasoline and dis
connects the battery and magnetic is
a new invention to foil automobile
thieves
A window recently patented by
French inventor consists Of number
of pivoted sections, which may be
moved to any desired angle by pull
ing a chain.
! Government horticulturists at Wash
ington are trying to develop a rose
that will grow in the United States
from which altar of rose can be dis
titled.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-11-14

vor, and left the Office overjoyed at
being the possessor of the largest
amount in cash he had ever owned,
but not one particle grateful for the
favor conferred.
THE day has come and gone when
little obscure shop on any few hun
dred dollars" he soliloquized con-
temptuously. "Tll have one grand fling
with that thousand dollars, if never
have another, I'll take the chance
that / can work the old boy for some
more when that is gone" and he gave
himself up to a wild dream Of cutting
a dash with the natives"
I'm going TO do things up brown"
he secretly vaunted. "I'll give Viola
the time of her life. Old Morse has
a neat plum of fortune and she's
a stake worth playing for"
The foolish young man did what
many callow youth similarly circum-
stanced had done before him. There
were new suits Of clothes, some gor-
geous neckties, a diamond pin and
a removal from his former modest
living quarters to suite in the princi-
pal hotel Of the place.
The first thought that Matrin had,
once he had got over the initial
glamour of posing as a gentleman of
means and prospects, was to think of
Viola. He counted on astonishing
knV h,tr
relatives with his liberallty and mag
niticence.
A note came for Viola one morn
ing inviting her to drive over to a
theater party at near by city in my
new spider trap" and Martin alluded
to the high social standing of some
of the others who would make up
the party
Martin was very much put out to
receive courteous but definite reply
to the effect that Viola had a previ-
Gus engagement. He did not realize
that Viola was womanlike enough to
realize that she would not appear to
much advantage in her plain home
made gown among Martins boasted
devotees of wealth and fashion.
That evening Viola did indeed keep
an engagement--a village musicale,
and Neal Dorman saw her home and
his excellent company somewhat
atoned for what Viola had missed.
For week Martin sulked and did
not come near the Morse home One
afternoon he drove up to the place
In his elegant turnout. 1t was one
he had leased for month. but he did
not tell that
Viola had heard Of some OF his
extravagances and her father, a prac.
ticaI old philosopher, had sat down
hard" on the young spendtrifth. Still,
Viola was kind-hearted. She had dis
appointed Martin as TO the theater
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-11-14

um. The juice is sold in large cop
per vessels by the grower to the mer-
chant, in whose hands it undergoes
several processes in order to preserve
it from fermentation and decay.
On sunny, fine, hot days the Per-
sian caravanseri where opium dealers
have their Offices present an interest
ing feature. The juice is brought out
to be made into cakes for export. On
large wooden boards, two and a half
feet long and one and a half feet
broad, the sticky mass is spread out
with spade-like tools to permit the
water 1t contains to evaporate. Expe-
rienced workers move from board to
board, turning over the layers, every
now and then that the heat and sun
may dry up the exposed surfaces and
render the opium fit for making into
cakes. In favorable weather this proc
ess takes only an hour or so, and the
opium is ready for the next manipula-
ton. 7 is now scraped off and is
rolled into stiff dough-like Jumps and
handed to a man, who divides it into
smaller portions, weighing one pound
each, which he passes on to the mold
er, by whom they are pressed into the
wooden forms ard then laid on a
large board for the final drying proc
ess. When this is completed the
cakes are rolled up in red paper i'm
ported specially from China, and are
then tied up with red strings. The
cakes are then ready for packing. One
hundred and forty-four are put in tin
lined wooden cases with poppy-stem
chaff as packing. The wooden cases
are covered with stong hides and sack
ing. Two cases form a mule load.
The percentage of morphia in Persian
opium varies from nine per cent. to
twelve per cent. In former years the
Persian opium had a very bad reputa-
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-11-14
SPEAKS FOR ITSELF
Experience Of a Southern Man.

"Please allow me to thank the origi-
nator of Postum, which in my case,
speaks for ITSELF" writes Fla. man.
II formerly drank so much coffee
that my nervous system was almost a
wreck" (1'ea is just as injurious be-
cause it contains caffeine, the drug
found in coffee.) "My physician told
me to quit drinking 1t but had to
have something, 80 l tried Postum.
"To my great surprise saw quite
4 change in my nerves in about 10
days. That was year ago and now
my nerves are steady and don't have
those bilious sick headaches which
regularly had while drinking coffee.
Postum seems to have body-build-
ing properties and leaves the head
clear, And l do not have the bad
taste in my mouth when get up morn
lngs. When Postum is boiled good
and strong, 1t is far better in taste
than coffee. MY advice to coffee drink
ers is to try Postum and be con
vinced"
Name given by Postum Co.. Battle
Creek. Mich. Write for copy Of the
little book, "The Road to Wellville."
Postum comes in two forms:
Regular Postum-must be well
boiled.
lnstant Postum ia a soluble powder
A teaspoonful dissolves quickly IN q
cup Of hot water and, with cream and
sugar, makes q delicious beverage
instantly. Grocern sell both kinds.
There's 4 reason" for Postum.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-11-14
FULTON HOME GONE
Passing Marks End Of One OF
GOtham'S Noted Streets.
state Street, Could II Talk, Would BE
Able to Tell Many Stirring Tales
Of Time Of the Early Dutch
Settlers.

New York-A POLITICALLY inclined
young lady, visiting New York in the
early part Of the last century, fire.
quently became so enthusiastic over
what she saw that she included in her
letters to the old folks away back in
New Hampshire scraps of poetry, OF
which the following is a good ex-
ample:
Across the way from Aunt Marie
A genteel house you there can see'
Looking across the Battery.
'Tis built of brick, oh! goody me,
And stone all wrot in antik stile.
r. Fulton lived there for WHILE
And down its steps he walked, they
say,
And up them, too, each single day
Beneath it's ample, copious roof
(Standing still If you must have
proof.
This undoubtedly relates to the
house at State street, which, alas
is no longer standing still If you must
have proof" for this house, in which
Robert Fulton lived during the latter
triumphant days of his life and in
which he died. has just fallen a vic
tim to progress.
The passing Of this beautiful old
house and of its neighbors, at and 3
State street, marks the end of one OF
the most picturesque of the streets OF
old New York.
This street, could 1t talk, would be
able to tell many stirring tales OF the
days when from the time of the early
Dutch settlers we'll into the nineteenth
century 1t was one Of the citys most
fashionable thoroughfares. Perhaps
it would also tell many of the in
teresting things that happened in the
Battery Park, just across the way.
At the Battery, according to Felix
Oldboy's Tour Around New York.
the Dutch settlers laid the foundations
of the metropolis. But the pioneers
from Holland we're not unanimously
Of the opinion that it was wise to build
their city at this point A large num-
ber Of them thought that it would be
more prudent to pitch their tents at
Spuyten Duyyil. There they had found
lovely meadow lands with running wa
ter, affording an excellent opportunity
to dig and equip canals, and the site
was so shut off by the adjacent hills
as to be hidden from the eyes of for
eign adventurers who might find en-
trance in the harbor below.
1t was not the Indians whom the
Dutch feared, but the English. The
latter were pushing their expeditions
in all directions, and while it was fear
ed that they might turn their guns up
on the colony of the Dutch East India
company if it was located on the south
ern end of the island of the Mania
does, it was believed that they would
sail quietly away again If they found
the place bearing the appearance of
being uninhabited.
This view nearly prevailed with the
first settlers, but after an appeal to
national pride wiser counsels had
their way and it was resolved to be-
gin operations at the point which is
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-11-14
Hard to Reach Her.

A good planters wife, "befo' de
wah," was teaching a Jet black house
girl, Just fourteen and fresh from the
plantation, the alphabet. Betsy had
learned the first two letters, but al
ways forgot the useless letter &C."
Don't you see with your eyes. Bet
Vy? Can't you remember the word
seer" said the mistress.
''Yassum," answered Betsy. but she
couldn't. Five minutes later Betsy
began again bravely: "A-B-" and
there she stopped.
"What do you do with your eyes,
Betsy?"
Il sleeps wild 'em, mistiss" And
this ended for that day the effort to
educate" Betsy.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-11-14

WORTH PLAYING FOR
BY AUGUSTUS GOODRICH sHER.
WIN.
whats the trouble, Lester?"

whats the trouble, Lester?"
"Oh, nothing that money won't
cure"
you'd find It an infallible medicine,
you think?"
81 know IT," declared Lester Martin
and proceeded on his way grumpy and
dolorous,
Neal Dorman glanced almost pity
ingly after his friend. In way they
were rivals in love. That is, both Wis
tied weekly the same young lady,
Miss Viola Morse. though on different
evenings, Young Dorman, however,
was a modest whole-souled fellow,
acknowledged himself the inferior OF
Martin in looks, dress and prospects
and had more of hope than confidence
in his composition.
He was thrifty and steady, and he
sometimes fancied that Viola rather
admired those qualities. On the con-
trary Martin was always in debt, al
ways grumbling at his hard fate and
always living beyond his means.
A wonderful stroke of good luck,
as he termed 1t, came to him that very
afternoon. AS he was passing the one
office building of the town a figure at
an upper window hailed him. 1t was
Mr. Snow, the lawyer,
"Hey, Mr.. Martini" he called down.
81 want to see you at once"
Some pressing creditor, I suppose
grumbled Lester swinging up the
stairs.
sit down, Mr.. Martin" invited Mr..
Snow in very agreeable tone. Then
he moved his hand over towards a
bundle of papers and selected one. u
have heard from your grandfather"
continued the attorney. "As you know,
in your behalf have tried to interest
him as a relative and at least start
you in some small business"
Yes, yes" commented Martin rap
idly, his eyes glowing with eagerness
as he noticed a futtering check pinned
to the document in the lawyers hand.
HE sends you one thousand dollars.
He says he started in business on one
half that amount He does not en-
courage me to believe that he will do
anything further for you, but, pre-
sumo your success or failure would be
a test as to that"
$50 the mean old hunks has loos-
ened up at last. has he?" rallied Les
ter.
Mr.. Snow looked shocked and dis
gusted. His visitor took the check as
though he was doing somebody ia
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-11-14

tion In the London market, for it was
frequently adulterated with a sub
stance named "Gunjedah," but the
fraud was, OF course, easily detected,
and good many dealers were ruined,
Much opium is used in Persia itself;
in fact, the consumption has grown
to a deplorable extent, which causes
considerable anxiety to the authorities
There are opium dens in every large
town, and the sickening sweet smell
arising from the opium pipes streams
out Of every tea and coffee house in
the country. The distressing specta-
Gle of intoxicated opium smokers may
be seen everywhere in Persia, and
those who do not care to smoke the
drug have taken to the small pill box
found in every Persian's breast pocket.
Now and then efforts are made to put
a stop to this excessive use of opium,
but in vain; and so long as the highest
officials indulge in its abuse, no re-
strictions will be effective in prevent
ing the lower classes from running
themselves. Persia is doomed, and its
downfall cannot be arrested.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-11-14

invitation and felt that II would be
no harm 10 accept his company on
the present occasion.
Il was a pleasant enough drive, al
though Martin rather disgusted her
with his boasting of all the money
he was spending. Just as they were
passing a bridge the horse took flight
and veered.
"oh, dear-take care" warned
Viola.
The line has broken!" and with
the words Martin leaped free OF the
vehicle. This upset, spilling Viola TO
the ground The horse dashed across
a field, A cry Of pain came from
Viola's lips.
"Hurt?" inquired Martin, but star
ing anxiously after the runaway.
Il fear my ankle is sprained' on,
Mr.. Martin, feel so faint! won't
you try to get me home to motherY
In a minute There's barbed
wire fence at the end Of the field II
the horse should run into that 1t
would cost me a pretty penny" and
off he dashed.
Poor Viola closed her eyes, help
less and in terrible pain, She felt
herself at the point OF swooning.
Home was not far away, but she could
not possibly rise to her feet.
why, Miss Morse!" cried an
anxious voice, and running a wheel
barrow filed with bags before him
Neal Dorman appeared on the scene.
Il saw the runaway, Tell me-are
you injured?"
Viola explained weakly and pleaded
to be taken home. In trice Dorman
had arranged the empty bags upon
the wheelbarrow.
ut may not be very comfortable"
he explained
Never mind that, am in such
pain, | want to see mother"
Meals heart beat nightly as, trans
ferring that dainty form to the bar
row, Viola's soft hands claspsd his
neck. He bestowed her tenderly with
in the improvised vehicle. Then he
drove 1t ahead, picking out the
smoothest part Of the road.
He called at the Morse home the
next morning to learn good news the
moment he opened the garden gate.
Viola was seated upon the porch con-
versing with her mother, therefore
improved. These words floated to the
ears OF the blameless listener!
After yesterdays experience with
Mr.. Martin, mother, of course never
before that, still no. for-I love an
other"
And, casting his mind about to solve
this riddle Of love, Neal Dorman
guessed 1t out that he was a favored
one, indeed.
He found It out to surety before
he parted with Viola that morning.
There were no further remittances
for Martin when that first thousand
had been dissipated. Wedding bells
were ringing the evening he slipped
away from town, in debt and out of
sorts, but they did not chime for
him.
Copyright, 1918. by W. C. Chapman)
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-11-14

as the cobweb game. Each little girl
is given the end of a colored cord,
which is wound in and out as much of
the house as the hostess sees fit. At
the end Of each string is a girls name,
meaning the name of the dolly. All
of the strings are gathered in the par
lor from which point the hunt starts
and each little girl finds pretty,
though not expensive, doll waiting for
her. The string then leads into the
dining rom, where little clothes line
is stretched out, and on 1t is pinned
the clothes belonging to the various
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-11-14
Robert FuIton's Old Home.

now the battery. All opposition was
silenced as soon as it was demonstrate
ed that a canal could be dug there at
once, running through what is now
Broad street and ending at the city
wall, the present Wall street.
By the time that New Amsterdam
had become New York most of the
wealthy people of the little city had
along the rocks and sand that made
homes bordering on the park, which
in the middle of the last century was
not more than one-half of it's present
size At that time there was no sea
wall and the tide rippled unchecked
along the rocks and sands that made
the beach.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-11-14
SMOKES WHILE LOSING LEG
Railroad Track, Patient Talks
With the Onlookers.

Fargo, N. Dak.-After his leg had
been mangled beneath the wheels of
a freight train, Carl Bryans calmly
watched City Physician Kaess while
he completed the amputation Of the
limb just below the hip. Bryans
smoked a cigarette and talked with
bystanders during the operation. He
was later removed to a hospital and
the leg was dressed.
DR.. Kaess believes that the mans
wonderful nerve will insure his re-
covery.
Bryans stated during the operation,
which was performed beside the tracks
where he was injured. that he had
worked In the harvest fields this sum
mer and was on his way to Minneap-
oils. He attempted to catch a freight
passing through the city, but his coat
became entangled In a switch arm and
he was thrown beneath the wheels OF
the moving train.
He says he has no living relatives.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-11-14

well and hearty and weigh about
900 pounds. feel very grateful that
found Dodds Kidney Pills and you
may publish this letter if you wish. |
am serving my third term as Probate
Judge of Gray Co. Yours truly,
PHILIP MILLER, Cimarron. Kan.
Correspond with Judge Miller about
this wonderful remedy.
Dodds Kidney Pills, SOC. per box at
your dealer or Dodds Medicine Co.,
Buffalo, N. Y. Write for Household
Hints, also music of National Anthem
English and German words) and re-
cipes for dainty dishes. All sent free.
Adv,