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Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-03-12
CRASH ON ERIE
|3ARE INJURED
Passenger and Freight Meet
Head-On at Curve.

Sufrern. N. T.. March 12.-Thirteen
persons We're injured in IL head-on col
lision between II freight and passenger
train near Monsey, y. Y, on the Pier
mont branch of the Erie railroad.
The trains were hidden from each
other by curve until almost the IN
staut of the collision. both engineers
set their brakes. jumped for their
lives and escnped with slight injuries
The two locomotives came together
with crash and a roar. piling up OH
each other. but none Of the cars OF
either train WAS derniled William
Barr. conductor Of the passenger train
freight train. were the only ones Of
the train crew injured. George White
head OF Nyack. n. Y. was the most
seriously hurt Of the passengers He
was thrown across a seat. sustaining
internal injuries. Conductor Barr and
two Of the passengers received broken
noses.
The road has but a single track. The
engineer Of the freight received orders
to side track at East Junction and give
the passenger train clear rail- When
the junction was reached he found that
the siding was occupied by other cars.
With the passenger train due at any
minute. collision was inevitable II
the freight remained where It was
The only chance Of avoiding II was to
rnce for the siding at West Junction In
the hope Of reaching II ahead of the
passenger train. This course WAS de-
cided upon. with the above result.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-03-12
PARCEL POST DOG NOW SAFE
Doc Catcher Got Him. but hxoker-
sacks Chief of Police Adopted Him.


Hackensack. y. J.. March l2.-The
official dog catcher succeeded In land
Ing In the pound the now lannon's ter
rier that Letter Carrier John Keenan,
saved from him with parcel post
stamp one day last week Some one
had taken the dogs collar us me.
mento. and the stamp and the terriers
freedom wcnI with 1t.
The dogs stay In the pound was
brief. however. for Chief of Police ia
cob Dunn. who enjoyed the Joke when
two Of his men and the dog catcher
were bnfiied by the parcel post stamp,
Mt once adopted the terrier. caused him
to be given good bath. bought new
collar and license for him and took
him to his home.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-03-12

What impression would II make II
merchant closed up his show windows
most of the timef Would it not be an
"ven better plan than it is for him
to use newspaper advertising space
Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-03-12
D Z I N X
y a B IT

RELIABLE HOME TREATMENT
The ORRINE treatment for the Drink
Habit can be used with absolute conf
dence. 1t destroys all desire for whiskey,
beer or other alcoholic stimulants. Thous-
ands have successfully used it and have
been restored to lives Of sobriety and use
fulness. Can be given secretly. Costs
only $l.00 per box If you fail to get
results from ORRINE after trial, your
money will be refunded. Ask for free
booklet telling all about ORRINE.
Barnekov 4 Petz, 1928 State st.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-03-12

Box b5 Is Not Working.
Fire alarm box No. SIS, near the
Lehigh Valley railroads main office
here, Is out of repair. and the police
should be telephcned to II fire oc-
ours in that vicinity before the box is
again put in order
Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-03-12
EDUCATION NOTES.

The Buffalo, N. y, Chamber OF
Commerce is leading in movement
to organize vocational training and
vocational guidance in direct con-
nection with the Industrial, educa-
tional and social needs of the city.
Under the leadership of the chambe
committee composed of business
men, school men and social workers
is making preliminary survey OF
the city preparatory to mapping
out a definite program. The work is
under the immediate supervision of
r. w. Weaver, vocational director of
the Brooklyn Boys high school.
Tennessee spent nearly twice as
much money last year for high
school purposes as the year before.
and the actual number of high
school buildings increased one-third
Other significant increases reported
the State high school inspector are;
Enrolment, 46 per cent increase dur
ing the year: daily attendance, Al
per cent increase; length of average
term, ten days more than the year
before: and teachers, 65 per cent
more. In the meantime the average
cost of high school tuition has been
reduced from 81 to $500 per month.
Superintendent Joyner, of North
Carolina, is making strong plea for
better educational facilities for that
state. Among other things he urges
that women be made eligible to
serve on school boards. In order that
the schools may have the benefit of
their peculiar fitness for the work
of education. He declares: by ma
ture and temperament, and because
Of their strategic position in the
home and In the training of child
hood, women are vitality concerned
and deeply interested In the work Of
the schools
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-04-11
1hiN8S Quo0 mOniOVS,
eAUDY APPAREL NOT NEEDED

One after another Of Europe's kings
has learned the lesson that they are
not 10 be worshiped as the Lords
anointed so that two only now remain
70 learn Il, remarks the indianapolis
News. One OF these Is emperor OF
all the Russias, and, strange 10
say the other and most insistent
one as to the divine right OF
kings is the ruler of the most en-
lightened nation OF the European con
tlDent, the nation most capable OF
the widest liberty, the hard-headed
German people who can but smile
at the tinselry Of power With what
modest pride may not any American
turn from royalty with as many or
ders glittering on its breast as trunk
tags that made the journey round
the globe, to our line Of presidents
from Washington 10 Taft; yes, and tc
Wilson, who Is twenty-eighth, count
ing Cleveland twice, all real men with.
out any meretricious display Of GIN
crack decorations. A president OF
NAR 1AAANh t9AfAAHb hRNo NV A'NN @AAs
more suits Of clothes than an ord
nary American. one for every day
and one for Sunday and receptions
He does not find it necessary each
morning when he arises to engage
with buckwheat cakes and maple mo
lasses, to which may be added a por'
tion OF breakfast bacon, to consult his
valet, II he has one, to find out what
kind Of uniform he is to wear for the
day; whether he Is to be a colonel
Of cavalry in the Prussian army, in
the British army or the Austrian
army, or is to masquerade as fus.
ileer or dragoon IN this or that o,
the other war game. Oh, this is quite
n respectable country and when we
shall have given our penitentiaries
the surplus population that belongs &c
'em we may say some things on July
that we can, with due consistency
hardly say now.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-04-11

10 years ending with 1911. The maxi
mum so far was reached in 1907, when
the ratio rose to 7.8.
Such a showing, indeed, moved our
former ambassador to Germany, An
drew D. White, to declare some years
ago in a speech to the students Of
Cornell University, Of which he used
to be president:
my own studies on the subject,
which have now lasted through years
and have been made in all parts of
the Union, convince me that we lead
the civilized world, with the excep-
ton, perhaps, of Lower Italy and ST.
cily, in murders, and especially in un-
punished murders.
"In proof of this you have only to
consult statistics for the last 10 years
which show that the number Of muir
ders has risen in proportion far be-
yond that of the increase of popula
ton and from about 5000 a year to
close upon 10000 Also that of recent
years only about one homicide in IA
has been capitally punished
While there we're more than 1850
murders in American cities in 1911
there were in all the Nation less than
a hundred executions.
When it comes to 2 section study
of murder, the south, with its large
colored population. leads. While in
actual numbers Chicago is at the head
of the murder cities" It's ratio is far
eclipsed by some of the smaller towns
below 1t.
Lowest of all ratios are shown by
the eastern cities, 10 of which during
1911 had 442 homicides or So per 100,-
900 of population. Much worse were
the central municipalities, six OF
which showed 391 slayings or per
100000. Just a shade better we're
the three biggest western towns, with
67 killings or a ratio OF 85. Away
the highest was the southern group,
nine of which produced 400 casualties,
reaching the terrible rate of 20 per
100000 or one for every 5000 of their
population.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-04-11
"EARTHQUAKE" IN THE AIR

The suggestion that there are air.
quakes, due to explosions OF meteor,
ties, and quite independent OF earth.
quakes and volcanoes, comes from
no less an authority than Mr. w. F.
Denning, the astronomer That such
explosions are sometimes audible is
well known. Prof. w. NJ Foote has
recorded that a large meteorite falling
near HolbrOok, Ariz., at 6:30 D. M,
on July 10, 1912, broke up with loud
noise that lasted half a minute or
more and scattered over a stretch OF
three miles Of sandy Desert, more than
$4,000 Of the fragments-of a total
weight Of nealy 500 pounds-having
been picked up and preserved The
exploding bodies, of course, are not al
ways seen. A violent air shock on the
morning of November 19 caused the
shaking Of windows and other effects
in the vicinity of Sunninghill. but
could not be connected with any earth
quake, and this has led to the conclu-
sion that 1t was due to the explosion
OF a hreball high In the air The
view is confirmed by the fact that as
tronomers recognize a few days near
the middle of November as a period of
decorating flreballs. Other similar in
stances have been recorded, and two
meteorite explosions noted in 1877
on November 20 and 23-were esti-
mated to have created air disturbances
more than hundred times as violent
as loud peal OF thunder.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-04-11
HUNDRED CURSE" ON A CLUB

One would hardly think that an up
to-date institution like a club would
be haunted, yet the members Of the
Franklin Inn club, which is composed
of the literary men of Philadelphia,
have been rendered very uneasy by a
series Of peculiar condolences.
The club appears to be pursued by
what one might call "one hundred
curse.
Every time since its organization
that the club has elected a one hun
dredth member another member has
died. The last victim of this coinci-
dence was lawyer, who died sudden
ly after attending a dinner at the club
at which the one hundredth member
was elected. Many members profess
to scoff at these deaths; but there is
a rumor that an unwritten bylaw will
be made, holding the club to a mem
bership Of SO. DR.. S. Weir Mitchell
is the oldest member.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-04-11
TRIED TO RESCUE CADAVERS

A number of Washington fremen
are recovering from 2hock sustained
in the blaze in the laboratory of
George Washington university medical
school in attempting to save a number
of persons reported overcome by the
smoke on an upper floor. The fire.
lnen fought their way through the
flames and the dense smoke and we're
"rescuing" the supposed victims when
it was discovered that they were
cadavers and that the rescuers had
invaded the dissecting room Of the
institution. The damage to the uni
versity building was small
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-04-11
.PAWNED THE CHURCH ORGAN

Prominent IN the Mexican revolu
ton has been the half-caste or leperc
az he is called in his own country
According 10 those who know them
the leperos are thieves from their
mothers arms. No theft is too auda.
cious for them and they always rely
upon having a ready receiver in the
pawnbroker-a gentleman whose bust.
ness fourishes exceedingly in Mexico
One who recently visited Mexico tells
of missionary who obtained an or.
gan for his church and arranged for
a number Of friends to come and view
it. The evening came, but when the
curtain screening the organ was
raised the instrument had disappear.
ed. The lepero janitor OF the church
had pawned It!
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-04-11
WERE SAVED BY SEAGULLS

A remarkable story was told by
three men at Llandudno (Carnarvon), +,
Wales. a few days ago. The men.
Town Councillor Bolan, man named
Mann, and hotel proprietor named
Wright, went out in small boat for
sea angling. Suddenly dense fog
came on and they lost their bearings
They rowed for hours. but could not
see any sign of land. They became
exhausted, and were about to anchor
when a flock Of seagulls was seen.
They reasoned that the birds were ma
king for either the Great Orme or Lit.
tie Orme to roost and they follow the
gulls to land
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-04-11
old-Fashioned Pinks.

The wonderful carnations at the
Westminster show make one think of
the relations between "carnation' and
pink" as names of flowers and as
names of colors. Pink" the color
clearly comes from the flower which
was perhaps so called from its small
size "pinkie" in Scotland meaning
anything small. particularly the little
finger and small beer. But "carna-
ton" is a more complicated case. The
color is named from the flower now,
but the fiower-name seems to mean
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-04-11
To Ely Pencil Drawings.

Dissolve a piece Of gum arabic in
warm water and spray it lightly over
a pencil drawing with an atomizer to
fix the picture. A regular tixant may
be bought, but this one answers all
purposes. If the gum is dissolved in
alcohol the solution viii keep indef.
nitely. Pin the picture to the wall,
apply the fluid lightly and allow it to
dry. The coating will prevent the
lines from becoming blurred. Il is an
excellent method Of preparing draw
ings to send to publishers. The old
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-04-11
FLY TO PIECES.
The Effect Of Coffee on Highly Organ
lied People.

II have been a coffee user for
years, and about two years ago got
into a very serious condition Of dys
pepsia and indigestion. 1t seemed t.
me I would fly to pieces, was so
nervous that at the least noise I was
distressed, and many times could not
Etraighten myself up because OF tins
pain"
Tea is just as injurious, because II
contains caffeine, the same drug found
In coffee.
my physician told me must not
eat any heavy or strong food, and or
dered a diet, giving me some nedS
cine. I followed directions carefully.
out kept on using coffee and did NOT
get any better.
Last winter my husband, who was
away on business, had Postum served
10 him in the family where he board
ed. He liked it SO well that when no
came home he brought some with him
We began using it and I found 10
most excellent.
while | drank II my stomach never
bothered me in the least. and got
over my nervous troubles. When the
Postum was gone we returned to cot
fee, then my stomach began to hurt
me as before, and the nervous con
ditions came on again.
THAT showed me exactly what was
the cause of the whole trouble, 90
quit drinking coffee altogether and
kept on using Postum The old trou-
bles left again and have never re-
turned"
There's a. reason" and It is explain
ed in the little book. "The Road TO
Wellville, in pkgs.
Ever read the above letteF9 A msw'
enc appears from taHno 10 time. TheT
are genuine, trues and full @f hmmmn
hntcrcst.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-04-11
OLD NEW YORK CITY WELL

Subway builders recently uncovered
an old well in the heart Of New York,
near Wall street and Trinity church,
which is thought 70 be one Of the six
wells that the Dutch burgomaster auth
orized as the city's first water supply.
The well, four feet in diameter, was
lined with stones. Near it was the
wall OF some ancient building bearing
the faint trace Of whitewash, and two
skeletons, which it is believed may be
those of British soldiers. 1t is sup
posed that well was dug as early as
1877.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-04-11
UNEARTHED $500 IN GOLD

Five boys playing in an abandoned
house in North Scranto, Pa, found q
stick protruding from the earthen eel
lar floor, and kicking it loose. up
turned pot Which contained 5000 in
gold coins Of IS and $40 denomination.
Not knowing their value, the lads
started to distribute the gold coins for
2s-cent pieces. The BUILDING was once
the home Of Peter Scanlon, an eccen.
trio, who died two years ago. leav-
ing $4,000 in government bonds hid
den in the place,
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-04-11
HAILSToNES KILL A CHILD

Dying from hailstones he had eaten,
thinking them candy, little five-year-
old boy, Luther Quinn, met with an un-
fortunate end at South Orange, N. j..
recently. The boy went outdoors af-
ter storm and gathered hailstones.
They looked so much like candy that
he was tempted to eat them He be-
gan feeling i'll soon after and died
in two days, his death being brought
on by indigestion, caused by the sud
den and violent chilling Of the hail
stones.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-04-11
QUEER PRANK OF A WHEEL

A wheels peculiar prank started a
fire at New York, the other day. Slip
ping off the axle Of big motor coal
truck, the wheel rolled down the street,
bounced up on the sidewalk, plunged
into the basement of Albert L. Morse's
antique shop. passed through two
doors and finally upset a red hot coal
stove in the rear of the shop. The
stove set fire to the place. Firemen
put out the blaze in few minutes,
but 1t took an hour to get the wheel
back on the axle.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-04-11
Tired Of Fancy Eating.

The eldest daughter, who was tax.
ing cooking lessons, practiced on the
family by preparing the Sunday din
ner.
On another day the mother was
compllmented at meal time by tho
son for the palatableness Of a certain
dish
"Um-m. Just woit till Sunday" said
the eldest daughter.
"Oh, mamma" pleaded her little
sister, cant we have Just q plain
dinner Sunday?"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-04-11

from them, however, the Russian is
not usually looking for human game.
When II comes to real execution, a
New York gunman of the good old
days before Lieutenant Becker was
convicted would put the ordinary nj
hilist in the class of sparrow shoot
ers. For real deviltry. the nicely
manicurCd murderers Of the Second
avenue coffee houses were in class
by themselves; the rough-necked,
long-bearded Russian agitators, who
knew no better than to throw the
primitive and unwieldly bombs, could
never expect to rival their records.
Barring nihilists and anarchists
however, the great mass Of Russians
are not murderers at heart. By far
the greatest proportion of the popula-
tion is composed of ignorant peasants,
who drudge along as best they may
with an extra portion Of food and
drink on feast days. They are stolid
individuals with a tingle of pessim-
ism and melancholy as the common
heritage of the Slav race.
official a day is brought down, the
Russian craftsmanship may be held
to be fairly good, in view OF the primi-
tive methods and weapons. In the
body of the population. though, the
homicides are not greatly, if any, in
excess of those of England.
For the five years 1907 to 1912, ac-
cording to figures recently given out
by the statistical department of the
ministry of the interior, there were
1916 killings, an average Of 1,543 an
nually With only 29S homicides a
year to her 35,000,000 people, Eng
land is one of the few nations with
record as low or lower. On the 9th
er hand. America, with about 5000
slayings per year in her registration
area" alone, is at the top Of the life
taking nations.
Just how many murders there are
in this country in year has never
been definitely ascertained. 1t is
known, however, that. in the SO per
cent of the population included in
the states that keep accurate vital
statistics, the ratio of killings per
100000 of population has ranged from
5 to g. In the big cities it has gone as
high as S3. Judging from the known
to the unknown there must be at
least 5000 to 5000 persons slain every
years
For instance, during 1911, there
were 1900 lives taken in our thirty
largest cities. giving the high-water
ratio above quoted. In other words,
there are almost as many persons
killed in our big towns as in the whole
Of Russia.
In the decade ending with 1910
there were nearly 10000 lives taken
In these same cities, or three times
as many as occurred in England in
the same length of time.
On this point F. L. Hoffman in a
recent article in the Spectator, an in
surance journal, said:
"The comparison brings out in star
Ting contrast the disregard of human
ent time The subject is obviously |
one Of most serious Importance, not |
only to life insurance companies, but |
also to the public at large, and. grant
ing the defects in the available statis- !
tics, there can be no question of doubt |
buy that the American homicide rate
is exceedingly high and that the rate |
is on the increase A condition of
this kind is not compatible with the
common assumption that actual pro-
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-04-11
Gone to the WlId Waves.

Simon Easy, after living sixty years
on a farm, finds his quarters on ship
board somewhat cramped He obvi
ates the lack of space, however, by
slowing his trousers and shoes into a
round cupboard In the side Of thu
vessel on going to bed. Seven a N
Startling disclosures
Steward, last night put my
clothes in that cubby-hole, an they
amt there now"
That amt clothes press; that's 3
portfolio, sir"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-04-11

This is an actual conversation
which was overheard in Oregon In
the presidential campaign 1t was re-
ported to President Wilson himself.
then a mere governor and candidate
He enjoyed It, but refused to allow
It to be published at that time.
Mike-Who are ye goin' to vots for
this fall?
Pat-Wilson Woodrow
Mike--Faith an vice versa ye
mean, don't ye?
Pat-The divil It Isl Dye think
I'm goin' to vote for wan O. thin dom
Eye-talians?
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-04-11
His Deceased Relative.

Mrs. Boynton noticed that her col
orad gardener was wearing mourning
clothes.
II see you have met with a losh
Henry" she said, glancing at the band
OF Grape on his hat
Yes, ma am" was the reply
Was 1t q near or distant rela,
tive?" inquired the lady.
Well, kind O. distant" said Henry,
"'bout twenty-five mile, ma'am."
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-04-11

gress is being made in the United
States in all that is being summed up
under the term civilization and ma
tional welfare"
Undoubtedly our worst record
which moved Mr. Hoffman to make
such a severe assertion, is that Of
our cities, and, according to the sta
tistics compiled for his article, this
follows:
HOMICIDE STATISTICS FOR 30 AMER
INAN CITIES
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-04-11
Little individuality.

We are all as a rule too easily in
fiuenced. There is too little individ-
uality in human beings.
The young mind leans with i'm
plicit faith upon the statements of
elders, never venturing to dissent or
to have contrary opinion. Why
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-04-11

weighing anywhere from $50 to 200
pounds dressed in all sorts Of bright
colors. If you are large. dress in
quiet shades unless you wish to dis
turb the peace. Small women can
dress like humming birds and par
rots and still be attractive. In fact,
the more petite one is the more be-
coming the brighter colors are"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-04-11
Somewhat contraeIetorY.

have often wondered how It in
that, while each man loves himself
more than his neighbors, he yet pays
less attention to his own opinion OF
himself than to that OF othera.-Mar
cuB Aurelius
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-04-11

keep your mind in this condition of
dependence?
No one knows any better than you
yourself whether you are honest with
yourself. No one is more fitted to
be confidant and guide than your
own mind and heart
Learn to make your own decisions
and abide by them.