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The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-06-06
WASHING A HILL AWAY

The strange sight Of a hill being
washed away by means of hydraulic
Jets is to be seen only a mile from the
center of Calgary, Alberta. Each night
powerful hydraulic plant is at work,
washing away a thousand cubic yards
Of dirt" The object OF this strange
proceeding is twofold, consisting OF
the terraclng of the hill and the filling
up Of the old river channel. The wa
ter is turned on at p. m. each day,
and the wearing away of the hill pro-
ceeds steadily for ten hours. The work
can only be done at night, as the city
declined TO grant permission for the
use of the necessary water In the
daytime, in case the drain on the sup
ply during the busy part of the "a
hours should prove too great. The wa
ter, under high pressure, is discharged
against the sides of the hill through
a hydraulic giant" such as Is used
in placer mining. It is estimated that
80 days will be required to complete
the task, which involves the displace-
ment of 10000 cubic yards OF dirt
o. oined In the first place from six
inch main, the water is forced though
the nozzle at pressure Of 200 pounds
by the use of a two.stage centrifugal
pump driven by 100 horsepower
electric motor
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-06-06
HANDS BURNING, ITCHING

905 Lowell Place, Chicago, ILL.,
"The trouble began by my hands burn
ing and itching and l rubbed and
scratched them TIL one day l saw lit
tie red sores coming out My hands
were dishgured and swollen, and trou-
bled me so that could not sleep.
They were cracked and when the
small sores broke a white matter
would come out. / could not do any
hard work; II did the sores would
come out worse. For two years mo-
body could cure my eczema, until one
day thought / would try the Cuticura
Soap and Ointment. used warm wa;
ter with the Cuticura Soap and after
that put the Cuticura Ointment on
my hands twice a day for about flve
or six months when ! was cured"
(signed) Sam Marcus, Nov 2S, 1911.
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, 1913-06-06
KILLS WHITE MOOSE

A pure white moose was killed IN
the northwest on Kenai Peninsula,
Alaska, by a trapper, Ezra Higgins
some days ago. The skin and head
arrived at Seattle, Wash, the other
day, on the steamship Northland from
Cordova, Alaska. The fate Of the
white moose was closely guarded in
Alaska, and the story not made public
until after the Northland left CordoYa,
The Thlinket Indians cherish an cid
tradition that this, or a similar white
moose, was the spirit of an Indian
maiden, the daughter of a beloved
chief. One winter day the girl left
the village for a visit to another and
became bewildered in a blizzard and
was never seen again. After the great
storm had passed over, searching par
ties went into the ravines of henai
Peninsula to search for the maiden.
When in the woods a beautiful snow
white moose sprang out of a thicket
and dashed away. Year after year the
Indians have worshiped the albino
moose and from time TO time the ami
NAL has been seen. Now that an
albino moose has been killed the In
dians will miss it unless, as many
hunters think, there are several in
that section.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-06-06
COULDN'T BE TOO CAREFUL
Modern Method by Which Prudent
Father Guards His Daughters
Future Happlnesa.

"Hour habits are goodT'
The prominent millionaire looked
keenly at the young man who had ap-
piled for the hand Of his daughter
"Yes. sir" came the firm reply. II
rarely play bridge after midnight,
never gamble in Wall street. and make
a point Of staying home at least one
night a week"
Have you a good dispositionT'
Fine. can live with my sister for
hours at a time"
"You are IN good health?"
Excellent"
"You love my daughter"
"Passionately."
"What are your assets?"
The young man handed him pa
per on which appeared n list OF MS
properties. The prominent millionaire
looked II over carefully.
"You are prepared to corroborate
this?"
Certainly. sir"
The prominent millionaire reached
forward and shook hands cordially.
"NIy dear boy" he said, 81 am per
fectly satisfied and only hope you viii
pardon me for being so particular But
you see, want to be quite sure that
when you have married my little girl
after her divorce, you will be able to
support her in the same style in which
she is now living with her present hus'
band."-Life.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-06-06

One-ffth of the 100000 population
of Denmark live in Copenhagen.
There are no other cities of import
ance, the next largest being Aarhus,
with fifty thousand inhabitants. The
state religion is Episcopal Lutheran
ism, and all Catholic tradition blends
with Professionalism in its worship. The
islands forming about one-third Of the
total area Of the kingdom, are fruitful
and prosperous. Thrift is encouraged
by the agricultural banks and loans
are made by the government, and faci-
lities given to farm laborers who de-
sire to acquire land. 1t is estimated
that, as regards equal distribution Of
wealth, Denmark is the richest coun-
try in Europe. 1t produces great
quantities of butter for export and
abounds in cooperative creameries,
egg circles and and slaughter houses
all products being characterized by
their excellence. The future of Dem
mark is said to be threatened by Ger
many, the theory being held that, geo.
graphically, Denmark is necessary to
complete that empire and give to it
the required access to the ocean.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-06-06
The Main Ouestlon.

81. Pierpont Morgan" said clergy
man, hated the dissension that some
times springs up between high church
and low. Apropos of all such reli-
gious dissension, he used to tell a
story about a wise old colored man,
Calhoun Clay
"'Cal, q gentleman once inquired,
what denomination do you belong to?
thing / see you sometimes making
for the chapel, but don't you think
you'd do better to come 10 us?'
"'Bress yo' heart, sonny chuckled
old Calhoun Clay, hits dis-away.
Dar's free roads leadin' from here to
Nola Chucky. DarS a straight road,
to de right, and dars level road to
de left. But when All goes to Nola
Chucky wifi a load o. grain, do you
think they asks me, Uncle Cal, what
road you come by?" No, sub! What
they asks is, Uncle, is yoh wheat
good?"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-06-06

a drawing-rcom on the other. These
old houses had a broad hail. often ten
or twelve feet wide, in the center Of
the house This great hall sometimes
was furnished with a big brick or
stone fireplace in the far end, where
cordwood sticks were burned and the
warmth from the fire was diffused
through the open stairway to the
rooms above.
It is easy to imagine the cordial re-
ception the guests received on enter
ing the wide, thick, paneled front door
encased in a heavy frame of timbers.
There was a heavy sash with its sew
eral lights of glass on each side Of
the door-frame, sometimes reaching
nearly to the floor; and generally
there was a big brass knocker, and an
immense lock with key nearly foot
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-06-06

Mr.. William A. Radford win answer
questions and give advice FREE OF
COST on all subjects pertaining 10 the
subject of building, for the readers OF this
paper on account of his wide experience
as Editor, Author and Manufacturer, he
Ia. without doubt, the highest authority
On all these subjects. Address all inquiries
10 William A. Radford, No. IFS West
Jackson boulevard. Chicago, H., and only
enclose two-cent stamp for reply.
The word Colonial" as referring
to house construction and also to fur
niture design, is frequently used with
out a definite idea of its meaning in
this connection. Properly speaking a
Colonial house, or Colonial furniture,
dates back TO a time before the Dec
laration Of independence, when this
country was a dependency of Great
Britain and classed as a colony or col
onies. Some good houses we're built
at that time by emigrants from Eng.
land and other countries, and the best
ideas of building then known were
Incorporated in these houses. There
is abundant evidence of the influence
exerted on the minds Of builders in
those days by the free eSpanse of new
territory. Some of these old.time
builders came from the narrow streets
of old London and other large cities,
where narrow fronts and n dingy out
look were the rule even IN the case
Of the better and more expensive
dwellings.
A broad front and square rooms,
with a wide hall in the center, was
the elegant plan adopted by the more
generous-hearted entertainers of CO.
lonial days. They could afford to be
prodigal in the expenditure of space
because they had left congestion be.
hind them, and the influence of their
new environment had suggested
broadened lines in regard to house
room as well as affairs of state.
Many ideas have since resulted in
the modification of this commendable
style of house building; but down to
the present time we have many ad.
mirers of the old-fashioned square
house with a parlor on one side and
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-06-06
BUTTERFLIES AS MIMlCS

Writing on the subject Of insect MIN
icrY, Hindu correspondent of Nature
says: The general immunity of butter
flies and day-fying moths from attack
by insectivorous birds is as strilingly
evident here as it is in England or
America, and seems a serious difficulty
in the way of accepting the Batesian
theory of mimicry. Not only do the
birds of this district pay no attention
to the common butterflies, but the lat
ter seem to despise the former. In
contrast with this immunity l have
found that nocturnal moths, if forced
to take long flights during the day
time, are very liable to attack, and in
these circumstances stand a very poor
chance indeed Of reaching a haven of
refuge. 1t would seem, then, that un-
familiar lepidoptera the much more
liable to attack than the common
everyday kinds. May it not be tha.
the real danger to a species occurs
during migrations, and that mimetic
resemblances may afford a real protec-
ton during such flights? In entering
new district a mimetic species would
be immune from attack if the birds
were familiar with the model, even if
the latter were not unAplatabe, while,
on the other hand, unpalatable species
migrating would be liable to attack If
unfamiliar to the local birds.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-06-06
Last Civil War Veteran.

was informed by the United States
pension office that the last soldier Of
the Civil war will die in 1855. That is
the estimate made by those who
make a study of vital statistics. If
the last veteran survives until that
date he will have lived 80 years aft
er the surrender of Lee.
Kronk, who died a couple of years
ago in New York state, was the last
soldier of the war of 1912, and he
lived considerably more than 80 years
after peace had been signed. Bake
man, the last soldier of the Revolu-
ton, lived for sc years after the
peace of 1888.
Here is hoping that some man who
wore the blue or gray may fool the
pension Office and round out a full
century after Appomattox!-Philadel-
phia Ledger.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-06-06
"LIKE MAGIC"
New Food Makes Wonderful Changes,

When a man has suffered from dys-
pepsia so many years that he can't re-
member when he had q natural appe-
tite, and then hits on a way out OF
trouble he may be excused for saying
at acts like magic"
When it is simple, wholesome
food instead of any one Of large num-
Der of so called remedies in the form
of drugs, he is more than ever likely
to feel as though a sort of miracle has
been performed.
A Chicago man, in the delight Of re-
stored digestion, puts it in this way:
Like magic, fittingly describes the
manner in which Grape-Nuts relieved
me of poor digestion, coated tongue
and loss of appetite, Of many years
standing.
Il tried about every medicine that
was recommended to me, without re-
lief. Then l tried Grape-Nuts on the
suggestion of a friend. By the time
had finished the fourth package, my
stomach was all right, and for the past
two months l have been eating with
a relish anything set before me. That
is something | had been unable to do
previously for years.
Il am stronger than ever and con-
slider the effects Of Grape-Nuts on
weak stomach as something really
wonderful. 1t builds UP the entire
body as well as the brain and nerves"
Name given by the Postum Co., Battle
Creek, Mich.
There's a reason" and it is ex-
planned in the little book, "The Road
to Wellville," in pkgs.
Ever read the above letterf new
one npnenrs from time TO time. They
are genuine, true, and full OF hunan
lnterest.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-06-06

long. But the big, heavy doors open
ed easily and quickly in response to
the clatter of the big brass knocker
because even strangers were welcome,
and friends were received with genu-
Inc cordiallty if not affection.
Some Of these old Colonial houses
were built with timbers much larger
and placed closer together than is now
customary in building our largest
barns or warehouses.
Through all the intervening years,
we have retained the general style
of these commodicus old houses The
one herewith illustrated has the old
style of roof, the square proportions,
and the general air of breadth--prac-
tically the same as the most approved
house in George Washington's time.
But we have moved the hall a little
to one side, to make room for longer
sitting room in proportion to the size
OF the house. We have done away
with the old-fashioned drawing-room,
and substituted a parlor and sitting
room combined that offers great deal
more comfort because it tends to in
crease sociability. and sociability is
the keynote of entertaining.
We still have the wide hall with a
fireplace in the far end; but we
haven't the cordwood to burn; so we
have reduced the size of the fireplace
% fit the fuel that we are obliged to
use. Then, instead Of building the
servants quarters outside in separ-
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-06-06

After having SAT on many juries the
observant man ID OF the opinion that
the whole human race is still strongly
tarred with the brush OF superstition.
u am confirmed In that belief by
the amount OF damages invariably
voted TO plaintiffs. whose Injuries
smack OF superstitlous origin" he
said. If a load OF bricks should fail
from a NTH story window on 70 the
head Of a man who happened 10 be
walking under ladder he would get
twice as much damages as II the lad
der were not there. The element OF
bad luck that attaches TO a ladder
would insensibly influence every
Juror, and the sum awarded would re-
feet their prejudices and sympathies."
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-06-06

ate building, we have combined the
porch with pleasant room that an
swers the same purpose,
We have improved on the old-stylo
dining room pantry, and kitchen be-
cause we have discovered that II
takes a great many steps to travel a
distance Of 20 or 80 feet between the
dining table and the kitchen range
We have cut down the number OF
these steps as much as possible, and
we have arranged the pantry with
shelves for the dishes midway be-
tween the dining room and kitchen,
and we have a pot cupboard for the
storage Of necessary kitchen utensils
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-06-06
GRAFT FROM DYING MAN

Grating flesh from dying man to
the body of living person has been
successfully carried out in a Michi-
gan hospital Three months ago ia
cob Kulem, an employe Of the Kala-
mazoo Paper company, was caught in
a paper making machine and the flesh
from his right shoulder torn away.
Afterwards a victim of railroad ac-
cident was brought in dying condi-
tion to the hospital, and 3G0 square
inches Of flesh was taken from his
legs and grated to the shoulder Of
Kulem says the San Francisco Call.
He is now out of the hospital and en-
tirely restored to his usual health.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-06-06
chIna's Position.

WI Ting-Fang, well known here as
former Chinese ambassador, sent
recently to a Washington lady an in
teresting letter about the situation in
the new Chinese republic.
You ask, dear madam the let
ter ran-"which side China would take
If certain great powers began to
squabble over her.
We'll, madam, would ask you in
return if you ever saw half-dozen
dogs fighting over a bone. hear you
answer yes. And now l would ask
But did you ever see the bone do
any fighting?
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-06-06
STRIPPED BY LIGHTNING

Lightning played curious prank.
Pierre Desse, a Creole farmer, living
on the place of Sidney Arceneaux, six
miles north of Rayne, La, was return
Ing from town driving wagon loaded
with cotton seed, when he was struck
by bolt of lightning.
The lightning tore his hat, clothing
and shoes to shreds, melting the eye
let's out of his shoes and tearing the
Roles off. His trousers were torn as
though slashed with knife again and
again. His two horses we're both in
stantly killed. Yet, beyond severe
burns and the shock, he was not sari-
ousIy injured and will recover.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-06-06
His Future Assured.

How on earth did you gain all
your popularity" inquired the new
senator.
"Why, you see, it was this way"
replied the older statesman. When
men asked me for my candid opinion
about themselves / gave them my
candid opinion, and when they asked
me for my candid opinion about their
friends, gave them my picked opin-
ion Popularity followed as a matter
of course"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-06-06

Mr.. Atkins. was driving over his
property with his daughter and a
young man whom he was beginning to
look upon as a possible and very de
sirable son-in-law.
The chauffeur, not unnaturally, was
inclined to show off the motor car, but
Mr.. Atkins himself had higher
thoughts. AS John, the chauffeur
Suickened his speed, he leaned over
near him, and said, in whisper:
Not so fast, John, not so fast
You make my estate look too small. y
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-06-06
FORTUNE OUT OF REVENGE

The romance of fortune that was
made out of revenge is recalled in New
York by the death of Mr.. Il, S, Welles,
the inventor of a world-famous rat
poison. When Mr.. Welles and the
man with whom he then worked were
living in poverty and had only a sim
gle loaf of bread between them and
starvation, this last morsel of food was
eaten by rats. Welles swore ven
geance, and set about discovering a
means to rid the world Of rats, After
numerous experiments he began the
manufacture of Rough on Rats in
an old barn in Jersey City, and in
four years he rose to afluence.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-06-06
NEST OF THE STICKLEBACK

BY those who do not know it is too
often assumed that fishes are stupid
and devoid of all parental instinct
This is by no means the case. The
stickleback, for instance, build a nest
which, in the case Of the sea-stickle-
back, is made of a mass of pendant
sea weeds held together in a pear
shaped form by silk-like thread. the
eggs are laid in the center of this
and the male parent will guard them
for weeks, repairing any harm done
to the nest The ten-spined sickle
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-06-06
GAVE HORSE A REAL FUNERAL

The first real funeral of common
everyday driving horse that Philadel-
phia has ever seen was held in that
city last week, Bowed will grief over
the death of her best horse, Mrs. e,
F. Krewson, o wellkuown philan-
thropist and lover Of animals, gave
a decent burial to the horse that had
been her companion for sixteen years.
Orders were given for a regular cof-
fin, and carpenters made one Of pine
and lined it with burlap. 1t was
placed upon a dray for a hearse and
taken to the Blackwood farm for bu-
rial.
Mrs. Krewson followed in a funeral
carriage and the animal was inferred
In the pasture.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-06-06
noflned chlld,s LEGAL Rlnhts.

A claim by parent for damages be-
cause of the death of a child by
foul and noxious air from a pond was
before the supreme court of Alabama
in Hosmer VS.. Republic Iron and Steel
company. The court held that child
residing with its father is entitled to
the same protection against nuisances
in the neighborhood which are 80
noxlous as to affect health as the ia
ther, although the child has no le-
gal estate in the soil, since for such
action all that is necessary is to have
lawful habitation in the neighbor-
hood
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-06-06

were a necessary accompaniment OF
the toilet. Our hard-headed, practical,
inventive geniuses and mechanics
probably had no intention of putting
The scent makers out of business; but
they are responsible for the change,
whether they intended to be or not.
Because of the light construction Of
this house, it is less expensive, even
in these days Of high prices, than a
similar house constructed hundred
years ago. With all improvements, a
house built after this plan, rs by 80
feet, may be built complete with heat
ing apparatus and plumbing, in the
smaller cities and country places, for
about $4,000.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-06-06
as close and convenient as possible to

as close and convenient as possible to
the range.
During the interval between the
good old Colonial days and the pres
ent time, we have added hot.water
heater to our kitchen range, and con-
nected it with water-pressure supply
that carries hot water to the bathroom
as well as to the kitchen sink.
Our modern bathrooms effect a
great saving in perfumery bills. When
hot water was scarce and bathrooms
were the exception rather than the
rule, scent bottles and sachet bags
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-06-06
But She Hadn't.

Whats the matter, old chap? You
look as if you hadn't had a wink of
sleep all night"
81 haven't. You see, my wife threat
ened never to speak to me again if
! didn't come home last night before
ten O'Clock, and / didn't"
Il see; you're finding out the lone
someness of solicitude because she
kept her word, eh?"
Not by a jugful. wish she had.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-06-06
SWALLOWS LONG FLIGHT

A fight of 5000 miles was complet-
ed by a swallow, which arrived in
Natal recently. The bird, which had
been ringed and marked in England
prior to its winter migration, made
the long journey from Cheadle (Staf'
fordshire), to Roodeyand Farm, Natal
where it nested.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-06-06
His Facial resources.

'I see now why it takes you SO long
to shave. I've been watching you,
Rivers"
"Well%
"You make lot of hideous faces at
yourself while you're doing 1t, and
every face, of course, requires sep.
arate shave"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-06-06

back does not make its nest in the
mud, but attaches it, at height, to
water plants The male makes a
rounded bundle of fine weeds and at
taches this to the plant. Then he
burrows into the bundle, and having
got inside it, turns about until the
nest has taken the form of muff. The
catfish has been known to make a
nest in an old stovepipe and in an old
sack. With those fishes which show
an interest in their offspring it is the
male which takes the chief part, build
ing the nest, guarding the eggs, pro-
tecting and bringing up the young.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-06-06
Eaotlsm.

The Man (sourly)-The home team
.lways loses when l go to game
I'm the hoodoo, all right.
The Woman-How can you be so
&onceited, John?
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-06-06

The end man in a minstrel show can
tell a joke as we'll as the next man.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-06-06
Mo Work for Him.

BILL hear Gill is looking for work?
Jill-No, he's not. He's trying to
get a political job.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-06-06

But for the help he has had from
the church loafer the devil would have
been lame in both legs long t-So.