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The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-01-17
SYNOPSIS.

Agatha Redmond, opera singer. starting
Nor an auto drive in New York. finds a
stranger sent as her chauffeur, Leaving
,he car, she goes into the park 20 read
he will OF an old friend OF her mother,
who has left her property There she Is
htccosted by a stranger, who follows her
% the auto climbs I'm and chloroforms
ier. James Hambleton OF Lynn, Mass,
witnesses the abduction of Agatha Red
nond. Hambleton sees Agatha forcibly
AIKEN aboard a yacht lie secures tug
and when near the yacht drops over
BOARD. Aleck Van Camp, friend Of Ham
,leton had an appointment with him. Not
meeting Hambleton. he makes a call upon
friends, Madame and Miss Melanie Rey-
lier. He proposes to the latter and Is re-
used. The three arrange coast trip
)n Van Camps yacht, the Sea Gull.
Eambleton wakes up on board the Jeanne
0'Arc, the yacht on which Is Agatha
Redmond. His clothes and money belt
rave been taken from him. He meets
nan who introduces himself as Monsieur
Chatelard, who Is Agatha's abductor
rhey fight, but are interrupted by the
linking OF the vessel. Jimmy and Agatha
are both abandoned by the crew who
take 10 the boats Jimmy and Agatha
swim for hours and finally reach snore
N a thoroughly exhausted condition, lie
covering slightly. the pair find Hand the
chauffeur who assisted I'm Agatha's alb
auction. He agrees TO help them. Jim is
ierous and on the verge OF death Hand
goes for help.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-01-17
Too Elaborate a System

ing mind began to anticipate and
work more and more in advance, SO
that on Monday night he would
mail card from home saying: BE
sure to send card from Office tomor-
row to remind yourself OF dinner en-
gaGement Tuesday" Then he got to
Jotting down appointments on postal
cards whole week ahead, sending
other cards to warn himself when to
drop them in the letter box, and final
ly his harassed brain refused to work
any longer on such a strain.
One evening his wife asked him
whether he had thought to attend to
the season tickets for the opera, and
he replied with a sheepish attempt at
laughter; Il suppose that was on the
pile of cards on my desk this morn
ing. | saw the postman bring them,
but l forgot to turn them over and
see what they said"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-01-17
CRUSHING Reloinder

A workman sat on a curb nursing AZ
injured foot which had been strucl
by an iron casting which had falleE
from the top Of building.
Did that big thing hit your? GskeS
sympathizing bystander.
The workman nodded.
And is it solid iron?"
NO" replied the victim, half Of d
is only lead"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-01-17

Brand Whitlock, the mayor Of To
iedo, was talking about discomfort
IL is our discomfort our divine dis.
content" he said, that will make a
great nation Of us.
Il believe in discomfort. l can
'ympathize even with the discontent-
ID old farmer, who said:
'Contented? Whenl l be con-
tented? Wall, III be contented when
[ own all the land adioinin' mine-and
1ot befur, by gum!'"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-01-17

advantageoUsly converted into a book.
case by having a carpenter set up a
vertical board on each side of the
door-jamb and upon these boards-to
the saving Of the door-frame itself
nail the cross-piece upon which the
book-shelyes are to rest. Then have
your woodwork painted or stained to
match the door behind 1t, and hang a
curtain of canton flannel, denim. or a
more ornamental and servicable ma
terial from a rod fastened just inside
the door-jambs, If the recess be good
and deep; if shallow, as the door-set.
tinss are apt to be in our newer
houses, have the rod fastened across
the outside of the door-recess. A
door thus treated will accommodate a
surprising number of books.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-01-17
rugged, and finally it curved over tho
distant fields.

rugged. and finally It curved over tho
distant fields.
But the old red house was the tails
man that brought back 10 her mind
the familiar picture, She wondered
If II lay over the hill beyond that
rugged road. She closed her eyes
and saw the green fields, the mighty
balm-ofgllead tree, the lilac bushes,
and the dull red walls Of tho house
standing back from the village street.
not far from the whlte-steepled church.
She could see II all. plainly. The
thought came to her suddenly that II
was home. II was the first realization
she had OF old Hercules Thayer's
kindness II was home for her who
had else been homeless. She hugged
the thought in thankfulness.
Nov, Miss Agatha Redmond. II
you will come"
The eternity had ended and time,
with It's swift procession OF hours and
days, had begun again.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-01-17
lEG plegelhausen's Idea Of Postal
CaTds, However, Worked Very
Well Tor a Time.

aIr. 5piegelhausen found II hard to
remember at home certain things lie
hJd thought OF in business hours, and
conversely matters that occurred 20
hlm at night would escape his mind
bAgore BE reached the office ne$t
earning After trying various uI-
gIscessful methods of memory Guilt
va2ion, he hit Oh the plan of writing
'pG6tal cards to himself and address,
NV them to the other place froln
(which ever he happened to be in ;.t
the moment. Thus the last mail
would bring to the house one or mole
cards with such memo. scrawlo
upon it, Remind Mrs. s. to give
Iiny coac to cleaner" and vice veraa
the first mail downtown would ~
lraind bin: Gee J. 7. W. in re. tho,.-
Rand io4 UR{uella canes"
Fsz' Z ti1er Snis served the purpoaI,
sAuS b4sGeAs5 Ills precise and farsss-
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-01-17
Record Of Criminal Lives

inality-and those were the davs ton
when men and women were hanged
for burglary counterfeitlng. sheen
stealing, and even poaching and SNUG.
Cling
AD odd thing about that time. too
was that hundreds of books were print
ed which contained full and harrow
ing details of murder and robbery.
and that almost everybody, including
clergymen and delicate ladies', read
these books eagerly as fast as they
came out. The Oldest public libraries
ir New England contain, in the book
collections which were spread before
the youth of the community, many
such criminal lives.-New York Mall.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-01-17
CHAPTER xI-contlnued.

They were near the bayberry bush
though entirely out from its protec
lion. AS the drizzling rain settled
down thicker and thicker about them
Agatha tried again. Slowly she
soaked James to his knees, and slowly
she helped him creep, as she had crept
toward him in the night, along the
stones and up into the sheltered cor
ner under the bayberry. 1t was only
little better than the open, and il
had taken such prodigies Of strength
to get there!
Agatha made a pillow for James
head and sat by him. looking earnestly
at his flushed face; and from her heart
she sighed, "Ah. dear man, 1t was too
hard! 1t was too hard!"
It was long and weary wait for
help, though help of q most efficient
kind was on the way. Agatha had
been looking and listening toward the
upper wood, whittier Hand had disap-
peared. She had even called, from
time to time, on the chance that she
could help to guide the assisting
party back to the cove At last, as she
listened for a reply to her call, she
heard another sound that set her won
dering; it was the p-p-peter-peter Of a
motor boat. She looked out over the
small expanse of ocean that was visi-
bic to her, but could see nothing. New
ertheless the boat was approaching, as
Its putting proclaimed. It grew more
and more distinct, and presently a
strong voice shouted Alloy! Are you
there?"
Three times the shout came. Agatha
made a trumpet of her hands and an
swered with call on two notes, clear
and strong. "All right" came back;
and then, Call again! We can't find
you'll" And so she called again and
again, though there were tears in her
eyes and lump in her throat for
very relief and joy. When her eyes
cleared, she saw the boat, and watched
while it anchored well off the rocks; |
then two men put ashore in a row.
boat
And where are our patients?" came |
deep voice from the rocks.
This way, sir. l think mademoi-
selle has moved the camp up under
the trees" was the reply, unmistaka-
bly, the voice Of Mr.. Hand.
And there they found Agatha, kneel-
ing by James and trying to coax him
to his feet. Quick. they have come!
You will be cared for now, you will be
well again" she vas saying She saw
Hand approach and heard him say:
This way Doctor Thayer The gen.
tleman Is up here under the trees"
and then, for the first time in all the
ong ordeal, Agatha's nerves broke and
her throat filled with sobs. AS the ex-
chauffeur came near, she reached a
hand up to him, while with the other
she covered her weeping eyes in
shame
"Oh, I'm so glad you've come! I'm
70 glad you've GOMEZ" she tried to say,
'ut it was only whisper through her
iobs. ,
I'm sorry was gone so long" said !
Hand, touching her timidly on the .
boulder.
Tell the doctor to take care of
im,' she Begged in the faintest of
Oices; and then she crept away, t
to hide her nerves until she Y
duld come to herself again. But '
land followed her to the niche in the c
ocks where she fed covered her with t
big and warm, and before n
he knew 1t he had made her drink a 8
ap that was comforting and good. t,
hen he gave her food in little bits |;
TN basket, and sweet water out of
bottle Agathas soul revived within a
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-01-17
Wouldn't Do.

Here's some nice fresh Holsters
num-"
mo fresh Holsters for me. Have
you some that are not fresh?"
why, mum, everybody insists on
having fresh Holsters"
my sister is visiting at our house
and she says fresh Holsters give her
a pain"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-01-17
Political STYLES.

Who's going to head the local
ticket?"
The boys want change"
Yes, ! know. We've been having
a judge and colonel l suppose this
years styles call for a professor and
a surgeon, heyf"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-01-17
Made a Complete Job.

Mrs. Dungleford, has your husbans
been cured Of his cacoathes scriben
di YETI"
II think so; the surgeons tool
that out when they removed h.s yer
inform appendix"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-01-17
Their clnch

Guns have an easy job, haven't
they?"
How do you mean?"
They're employed only to be
fred
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-01-17

Mrs Windows Soothing Syrup for Childr~
teething, softens the gums, reduces innamms
tion, allays paia cures wind collie. R5c bottleLs
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-01-17

Many Il man performs his work n
though he thought he was doing tn,
boss favor.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-01-17
A Great Helm.

The poets task would be as hard
As any ever seen,
If cruel fate forbade the bard
To use the phrase Il ween."
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-01-17
Black Rncnrd

There goes a man of dark deeda
Bless US! What does he do?"
Puts in coal"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-01-17

When a woman gets fat it doesn't
broaden her mind.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-01-17

II there ig black sheep in your
faMily keep II ~~rk.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-01-17

The surest stepping stone to matri-
mony Is a solitaire,
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-01-17

Mrs. Austin's famous pancakes make
really delicious wholesome breakfast. Adv
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-01-17
Unused Doors.

With slight trouble and small ex-
pense an unused door may be most
The Washington herald., 1913-10-22

lasses pop in upon us o'clock 1.-THE
afternoon was excuse enough to;top
work and send the squery up and one
the lines: "A
.'weII. isn't this the next thing TO dg-
ment dayT' n
Several curious things happened ght
away. Col. Taylor, who had neyereeG
known to wash his face or comb hisair
started out In search Of clean ART
end a pocket-comb. and offered l az
thigh as SIS without being able To sure
them. He then made q bee-line sfutha
creek, washed the only shirt he wasver
known to have. combed his hair Na a
stick, and in half an hour was Va In
camp and wanting an intrOductien uhe
widow.
Bill Goodhen. the ugliest loekinglan
Ia camp. offered s. for a piece Of Dong-
glass two inches square, and. not Ing
able to find one, he went and vaed
his feet as the next best thing,
There was a general washing npnd
ccmbing and scrubblng and huntipput
clean shirts and neckties, and tnepld
man Payson, who had been sick ioed
fer a week, got up and began to ew
tobacco and call for his clothes. arhe
observed: tsf
= "6entfenen, vino knows but whadnls
widder heard I had $50 saved .ppInd
she has come here to ask for nU ind
Ia marriageT'
I have further claims to tiies aspl-
lows:
s. was chosen guardian to the vow
by a unanimous vote
6-The widow seemed perfectly sated
with the choice.
IL had the only clean white shiin
that whole camp. and only five buns
were missing from the garment.
Other claims were intrusted to INTO
be filed, as follows:
Seven different men had their hair1t.
Six others shaved themselves with *
knives.
Over a dozen of our band let ~ a
notch or two on swearing. except en
on the other side of the camp.
Well, 1t was curious what chge
that widow wrought in our camp. iTilr
way Of living. and upon the mannelof
the men. Each made an effort 10 an
and slick up. and in most cases III
marked success Before her advenGe
could count on two or three Quarrelser
day. After her coming such a thipgas
never known. Indeed, one day en
Peter White so far forgot himself sto
insult Charles O'Gay, Charles took I'm
aside and whispered:
Peter. kin turn ye wrong-side ut
In six ticks OF clock. but I'm notle
sort of a gentleman to kick up a W
and: upset a tady's nerves. III lay iip
agin ye, and after she leaves campn
wsIlop ye or die trying"
And the widow, she sewed on butts
and mended rent garments for tho vile
OF US, and she taught this one hoyto
cock, and that one how to patch ID
earn, and before we knew IL she W a
godmother and an idol. A queen tcld
not have commanded deeper respect, or
an angel greater reverence.
She was with US about six weeks, ID
then went away with friends who cae
for her. Each man was taken byae
hand and given a goodby word. anas
she was lost to sight down the tFaihe
awful silence among our crowd was bk-
er by the laundering report of the jye
blowing his nose. followed by the hxy
observation: L.
wall, swami Hanged IL I've fekc
much like crying in about forty-sen
years.
The Washington herald., 1913-10-22
Court Gossip of Interesting
EpentS on Two Continents

drum major. He left out no decorative
detail of his costume. and The whole ar
rangement found its climax in the three
cornered hat, making a fine effect when
he goes In protocolar state to fetch 20
the Elysee Palace a new ambassador.
Projects and sub-prefects. Mayors and
deputy mayors, girt with tri-cclored
scarfs, were brought into the cortege
in their proper place. Not to omit the
/ little girls, In pink, In pale blue, and in
white, who offered flowers and were
kissed in return. Then-a new feature
there were big girls wearing the quaint
coiffures of their localities. A set-off
against tho inhospitable retirement of
the town council of Limoges to mark its
displeasure at the new three-year miiI-
tary law and the rumored "Mac-Mahon-
ism Il. e, dictatorialism) OF the Presi
| dents intentions was the singing of a
cantata in honor of the President by a
monster chorus Of the porcelain factory
girls, lasses OF the Cabaret, and chorus
girls from the Riberac and Bordeaux
Theaters.
Most OF the girls were plain. There
were, however, some good voices. Thost
few that had fine eyes, and knew t.
played with them in directing their
glances to the official tribunes Their
heads were topped with the old Limoges
coiffure. Otherwise they went as near
the Paris fashions as the cheap &evu-
turieres' of a provincial town could b.ing
them This spoiled the effect OF the
quaint headdress. and the machine-made
boots or shoes they wore Knocked the
finery on the skirts. The Limoges popula-
ton. now above 10000, is mainly indus
trial and Socialistic, and is furious at q c
new military law.
Upon leaving Limoges the President
visited Nine. de Pompadours' marQulsal
Fief. where Gustave Dore drew the
castles and landscapes for Balzac' $
"Contes Drolatiques." 1t is o wild aad
romantic borderiand The name OF the
province, La Marche. means border, Tor
formerly II was between the possessions
Of the Dukes of France and the Counts
of Toulouse, and borderland genere'iy
Is wild and rugged. set with castles bollt
for defense rather than luxury The
Castle Of Ia Pompadour'' (the favorlte
of Louis XIV, OF France, which would
have excited the enthusiasm of Sir Wal
ter Scott. Is stern and forbidding, the
very counterpart to the gay style to
which Nine. de Pompadour gave her
name.
NJ. Poincare seeks popularity, not like
an imitator Of Marshal MacMahon for the
benefit OF the great capitalists. but ratler
to strengthen. In the case OF an attack.
the defensive power Of the French ma
ton
The Washington herald., 1913-10-22


she could make up her mind what course
to pursue This was the way the leader
of the hunters turned ner over to our
care:
Say, you diggers arter silver, here's a
woman who wants TO stop here for a
spell till she gifts rested. She's eddecated
and she sings like a south wind blowing
over prairie flowers"
And this was the way we received hey.
"Ahem-yes-ahem-jes so-hats on,
boys-no swearing-glad to see ye-hops
yer well-ahem-exactly!'
There were thirty or us standing
knees wobbling. and more coming up
from the diggings every minute, and
something in the situation made the
widow grin as she looked US over. / filed
my claims as follows:
II assisted her on the horse.
2-I said hoped she was well.
81 remarked that IT was melodious
afternoon.
4She accepted my arm as we walkei
to camp, and then accepted my shanty
as her headquarters
II tidal wave six feet high had come
rolling UP the valley II wouldn't have
produced half the fiutter oceasioned by
the presence of the Widow Fleming.
There were eighty or ninety of US,
rough, brawny. and more or less wicked,
some married, some divorced, and some
old bachelors, and to have a dumpy little
black-eyed widow with a pretty mouth
and a voice as sw ct as sixty-cent mo-
The Washington herald., 1913-10-22

ever, a difference Of viewpoint. which
the people of the District should ex-
anime carefully. They should examine
themselves fully to avoid the appear
ance of welcoming Corporation" from
men from ali over the country" when
ever the cooperation confers an uni
versally Acknowledged benefit. and at
the same time feeling aggrieped when
outsiders can legislatep measures dis
tasteful to a majority or even to a
considerable part of the people.
We mus, realize that only +out-
siders" can legisiate for US. II these
outsiders who constitute our makers
of laws for the nation and its Capital.
enact legislation which is or seems
unjust and oppressive, we should en-
deayor to have errors corrected and
the deficiencies supplied. We truly
ought to make an effort TO get hear
ing;" and generally We do. But while
we are appealing to the people of the
States to aid US through their repre-
sentatives in Congress, who make our
laws, while we assert and uphold our
belief in the right and need of tie Fed
eral governments paying half our ex-
penses, we should not fret under the
authority which the Federal govern
ment must maintain over its Capital
whenever the Federal Congress, in dis
charging its duty of making our laws.
adopts measures which some of US dis
approve.
The people of the National Capital
must be friendly with the people of
the nation and with the representatives
of the people of the nation. There can
be in no other way effective co-opera-
ton with the outsiders"
The Washington herald., 1913-10-22
Young Men, Come East.

Today it is generally conceded that
the most progressive railroad manager
is at the same time the most conserva-
time-a man who thinks before he acts.
The Herald believes, of course, this is
as it should be-
The Illinois Central Railroad is a
great system, its affairs are we'll con-
Quoted, and its officials are men who,
like all great bodies, move slowly, even
though it be backward. The latest or
der issued by that road, that employees
of its operating department must not
carry pictures of their wives, sweet
hearts, and babies on their watch erys-
tails" is the result of profound thought
on, the part of experienced business
men.
The fear is expressed by managers
of this railroad that such a reminder
will distract the attention of the en-
ploye.
Ye gods and little fishesl A body
of supposed real men fearful an en-
ploye thinks of his home, of the ones
who are dear to him. Such an order
is one calculated to arouse any persons
ire; and this from the Middle West
Chicago-where We have always sup
posed a thought of home, OF wife or
mother, of sweetheart or baby was one
to create ambition to succeed for their
sake.
Boys, we are sorry for you. Come
East, where the people loves the lover,
the dutiful son, and the proud parent.
Come East, where you can wear the
dear ones picture where and when you
please.
The Washington herald., 1913-10-22

Mr.. Vanderbilt went to his safe dep5t
vault and took from il a large bloclDt
government bonds. They were a portn
of the government bonds which Mr.. W.
d,rbilt had bought with the money e
received In London for a sale OF S25.Ooo.A
par value. OF New York Central stoch
I'm little while the agent rsturIl
and said that the bank president wod
not accept the government bonds as c.
lateral securities.-
"Mr.. Vanderbilt was dumfoundl
There was no better security than &C.
eminent bonds for bank loan. (
asked the agent what the reason VA
and was still more astonished when {
was told that the bank president 81
that the government bonds we're OF 2
big denomination. Each Of them was {
$1,000. He wouldn't take bonds Of III
unless he could get bonds Of the demon
nation of 5000
.Mr. Vanderbilt did not know whetir
to be amused or to be indignant. !
was, 1 think, a little OF both. He VI
capable OF acting with great celerf
when th4 occasion demands4 and he q
so in this instance. He communicate
with another banker and asked him
he would loan him the money on Il
security OF government bonds. each Of q
denomination Of 10000. and that bank
r-plisd that he would gladly do 50.
''The transaction was speedily consul
mated, and Mr.. Vanderbilt was,ready Q
protect his Reading stock. He was, y
fact. after the first irritation pass1
away. so greatly amused that govei-
ment bonds Of the denomination Of sl0tl
would not be accepted as the secury
Tor loans that he actually forgaye te
hank president for the momentary 4
noyAnce.r
(Tomorrow Mr. Edwards win tell "f5e
Lyman Trumbuil Took Mental Rslss-
tion.l .r.,.., -,