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The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-04-11

INDIANAPOLIS, IND.-The elope'
ment and probable marriage OF Eliz
Abeth Mitchell, prettiest daughter OF
Harry Mitchell, head OF the1 camp OF
Eypsies wintering near the state fair
grounds, and Mitchell Stevens. sport
and high fier" OF the camp, has
thrown the tribe into a ferment that
promises disruption. The gyPsies
called on Captain Holtz Of the detec'
tive department the other day In a
rain endeavor TO learn something OF
the whereabouts OF the missing couple
A warrant for the arrest Of Stevens
has been issued.
A fst fight between the brother OF
The accused youth and the father OF
The missing girl was narrowly avert
ed in the detectives Offices.
The gypsy customs relating to mar
riage have been grossly violated and
the younger members OF the camp
threaten 10 rebel and establish an in
iividual camp. According to the gyp'
~ law $1,000 is none too small an
amount for the beauty of the camp
30 Harry Mitchell. the father, was
much chagrined. Stevens, the Amer
lcanized" lad, who disappeared with
Mitchell's daughter, without the pay
ment OF cent for the prize of the
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-04-11
Bibles in Bristol.

A hint of ancient Bibles in the
neighborhood of Bristol has brought
many other confessions Of concealed
treasures. There is a "Breeches'
Bible OF 1910, a Bishops" Bible Of
1856 in a country cottage, a Bible In
good condition dated 1899, and anoth
er dated 1894, which the owner, being
a poor man, would like to sell. That
also is in good condition. They bound
their Bibles we'll when printing was
young, and that is possibly the secret
of their preservation.
Those long-preserved west country
Bibles remind one of the peculiar
sanctity which the Bible attained
among those who never opened It
1--WE always keep Bible in the house
in case OF Illness" said a pious viii
lager, "but, thank heaven, we've had
no use for 1t since poor old grandfa
ther was took!"-London Chronicle.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-04-11

trying to believe that what he was do
ing was right.
He at length turned into a small
tailoring shop It's show windows
were neat as a pin. A rather unique
sign swung over its doorway. 1t read:
only the lilies of the field can
clothe themselves cheaper than you
can in this shop"
well, how is business, Mr.. Gar
land?" inquired Philip of an old man
with the worried yet expectant face
of a person waiting and hoping for
work.
Getting worse, If possible, all the
time" was the reply. 81 am afraid
my venture is a poor one. Locality
bad, or else do not know how to
win trade There's the mortgage, too.
They have given me a bare twenty
four hours to settle or give up pos
session Why does net zy brother
come on?"
There is the money to relieve your
present necessities" said Philip,
handing over the proceeds of the loan.
The old man stared; quick tears
arose to his eyes. He waved back
the generous hand extended, but
Philip persuaded him with success.
He induced his friend to make one
more trial Of his business expert
ment, and left him with encouraging
words.
Il had to do it," Philip told himself.
II cant see Mr.. Garland lose his all,
II 1t is only for her sake-dear Isabel!
How he has struggled to give her
musical education. So near to acquir-
ing 1t, too won't regret a good
act"
It was Philips first picture, the por-
trait OF this Isabel, that smiled down
from an easel as the young artist en-
tered his studio. Quite incidentally
he had become acquainted with Mr..
Garland and then with his ward. Isa-
bel was the daughter of the closest
friend Of the old man who had start
ed him in life, lost his own wealth,
and more loyal guardian never lived.
Isabel was perfecting musical edu-
cation and Garland never let her
know how hard he was pressed. For
over a month he had been in an opti-
mistic mood He had received a let
ter from a brother, a sea captain who
had been off on a two years cruise.
1t came from a distant city and on
its heels a large seaman's chest. The
letter announced that very soon it's
writer would follow, and that he had
come to share a royal fortune with
his brother.
But since then not word had been
received from the sea captain. Bust
ness had fallen away, and now the
generous-hearted artist had sacrificed
his all to assist his friends
No love word had been spoken be-
tween Philip and Isabel. Evenings
when he visited the neat parlor behind
the little shop however, and the hap
by twain conversed of art, music and
of all things beautiful. both felt that
their souls we're in complete harmony.
One week later Philip visited the
Garland place to find the old man
immersed in the deepest gloom He
had received a telegram announcing
the death of his brother in hospital.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-04-11
Roumanian Tobacco.

Roumania, the dark horse Of thG
Balkans, may be said to have beer
waited into good government on
cloud of tobacco smoke. For 1t was
the tobacco monopoly established By
the degenerate ruler Couza thai
brought about his compulsory abdicS
ton. Every Roumanian smokes. anG
Couza came up against a national
habit-with the usual result 1t was
in 1866 that the present ruler. Prince
Charles of Observation-Disclosures
was invited, in the teeth Of the CON
cert Of Europe and the sultan. to b~
come Couzas successor, and nothinR
finer ever happened to Roumanla-eD
cept Its queen, Carmen Sylvia" But
the good fortune of RoumAnia is alBe
due to Bismarck, who counseled the
young prince to accept the offerea
throne, remarking: IT you fail you
will at any rate have pleasant remS
niscence for the rest of your life"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-04-11
Demands HOId-Up Man

cd on the same theory that the veter
mary surgeon uses when he places
twist" on a horses upper lip. AS Ions
as the twist" is on the lip the horse
thinks of nothing else.
AS long as Turner's tongue wa'
hanging out he could not call for hell
and neither could he think of an!
other way OF thwarting the designi
of the robbers.
Meanwhile in the living rooms up
stairs Mrs. Turner was tapping-tap
ping on a water pipe that runs down
through the saloon. That was the
signal for Turner to come up to his
breakfast. The ham and was get
ting cold and so was Turner. Mrs
Turner came down to investigate and
found her husband nearly frozen In
the ice box. He managed to get his
tongue back far enough in his mouth
to say to his wife:
We'll, what do you know about
that?"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-04-11
Standardization.

Standardization is not by any
means the new and revolutionary
thing that efficiency engineers and
scientific management takers would
have you believe. Standardization
Is, in fact, as old as the hills.
Take wheels-buggy wheels, for en-
ample. They are all the same stand
ard size, and they are painted in just
a few standard colors. When a bug
Ky wheel breaks, you don't have to
get one made to order. You replace
it at any shop-it's standard size.
All circus rings, the world over, are
precisely the same diameter to an
inch, no matter what may be the size
OF the tent itself. Thus the circus
rider knows the angle at which he
must lean-the angle Of safety in Osh
kosh is the angle OF safety in CopeD
hagen.
Ladders are standardized. The hoo
carrier, with his heavy load, need ner
er watch his step-for every step. OF
rung, on a builders ladder is seveF
ipnhes
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-04-11
CiN Hall Clock Has 1t Midnight Five Times
q It. LOUIS, Mo.-Hearken all ys
~ opuared Wivas

G T. LOUIS, Mo.-Hearken all yS
- angered wives.
1t was all the fault OF the City Hall
clock. honest to goodness it was.
That clock deceived and betrayed
hubby about the lateness of the hour
OF course, his excuse sounded ridicu-
ldus. but he was telling the truth for
once.
AS a clock proper. that timekeeper
over our legislative halls is eminently
respectable and reliable. 1t is only
when it enters the declamatory field
that bitter things are said regarding
its integrity
After it deceived the populace with
great irregularity, it becomes good
and behaves for short time before
again falling into error. That is just
what that erratic old timepiece did
the other day.
Three weeks ago, after this clock
struck thirteen, when it should have
struck one, it was investigated and ad-
monished to behave better in the fu-
ture Until early the other morning
it obeyed and it proclaimed the proper
hour at the proper time.
But at the precise hour the Sunday
lid went on, the clock started on a
spree. When one o'clock arrived that
gay deceiver hammered out twelve
strokes. At two o'clock, twelve more
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-04-11
No Ilttln Girl for Him.

The six-year-old son OF a well-known
Indianapolis family attends dancing
school. He is a chubby little fellow
who has not begun to stretch out yet
and he keeLly feels his shortage" :"
He demands that he be recognized as
little "grownup." Several days ago
the teacher planned TO instruct her
pupils in dancing the Butterfly" A
fve-yearold girl who is small for her
age, and Just trifle stouter than our
hero, but an adept at dancing, was
assigned as his partner He gazed at
her in silence. Then he took hold
of her hand and. with his mouth set
firmly, walked straight over to the
teacher.
Don't you think you'd better give
me a bigger girl?" he asked.-Indian'
apolis News.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-04-11
The Mlmosa.

The mimosa, or waffle, which pa
triotic Australians wore recently In
celebration Of the anniversary Of the
landing Of the first colony Of English
draws its name from its supposed
mimetic powers. It's leaves were
thought to assume the shape Of ami.
mails. Shelley knew 1t as the sensi.
tive plant, and other poets have rep
resented the mimosa as curling up
when the sound OF horses hoofs
came within a mile or two Southey
imagined the mimosa as a giant tree,
and saw men reclining beneath its
shade" But the mimosa Austrah
ians know is of moderate dimensions
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-04-11

Anew YORK-A war on rats on a
~ scale hitherto never attempted is
now being planned here in an effort
to make this the country's first rat
less city by exterminating the rodents
which, aside from their inroads on
the health of the city, cause through
their depredations property losses
which are estimated at more than
$4,000 900 yearly.
While this city has long realized
the need of a Pied Piper, the rats un-
til now have been little molested, SO
that experts now declare that the
local rat population iS the largest In
the country. 1t is VI course impos-
sible to estimate tia number of ro-
dents accurately, but . is held that the
city harbors at leaSt 100000 Of
them.
Curiously enough the war on rats Is
not to be undertaken by the city au-
thorities, but by an organization Of
women who propose to enlist in their
f1ght of determination the assistance
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-04-11
War Is Started When E!opers Cheat Gypsy dad"

camp, is his avoked enemy. Never
again will Mitchell be 80 easily swim
died out OF HIS rightful dues by =
young "upstart" like Stevens.
Stevens. the "upstart" has a worthy
champion. however. In his brother,
Alonzo Stevens. big. husky, broad
shouldered and second only to Nit
chell In the eyes of the women OF the
camp. Stevens stoutly defends his
brother Mitchell, defying the wrath OF
Harry Mitchell the nominal head OF
the camp by virtue Of his wealth and
his ten daughters, all OF whom are
experts at fortune telling. The men
thrashed out their differences before
Captain Holtz.
"You owa da tousand dol" yelled
Mitchell, shaking his fist at the de-
fender OF the name OF Stevens, whose
young brother had broken all the ira
ditlons of his race. "Giv.a me da tou'
sand!" he repeated in high dudgeon.
Stevens merely shrugged his ahoul'
ders and smiled,
How do you know they are mar
ried?" he asked. Prove they are
married"
The old head OF the camp was
stumped. He does not know where
the couple is, but said he was sure
they are married.
According to the gypsies' story the
Younger Stevens carefully planned to
swlndle the old man. requesting a con-
tract sworn to before a notary, for
the sale of the daughter for $1,000
But the willy head of the house knew
that under the laws OF the state, which
forbid the sale" OF woman, the con-
tract would be void and he refused.
The elopement followed.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-04-11
Altered His Idea.

Wrote Tomkins, the novelist:
Woman is indeed a bright and beau
tiful creature. Where she is there 10
a paradise; where she is not there 10
desert. Her smile inspires love, and
raises human nature nearer to the inn
mortal source Of its being. She Is the
ladder by which we climb from earth
to heaven. She is the practical teach
er of mankind, and the world would
be a void without her. Man is .
wreck"
He left off just here, and went home
and found that dinner wouldn't be
ready for another hour yet; and the
neighbors say his wife and he went at
1t so much that his left eye ts In q
cling, and he's been compelled to wear
a wig till his hair grows.
A poem in six cantos, commencing
Woman is q wretch" is now in the
press, and will shortly be published
Rumor whispers that the author 10
Tomkips.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-04-11
CAME OUT OF HIS TRANCE
But It Took Some Language by the
Motor Bus Conductor to Arouse
Him.

Fares, please"
But the passenger on top Of the
Fifth avenue motor bus gave no heed.
Fares, please" This time little
louder.
Still the passenger oblivious.
by the ejaculatory term fare,
said the conductor, 81 imply no refer
ence to the state OF the weather, the
complexion OF the admirable blonde
you observe in the contiguous seat
nor even to the quality Of service
vouchsafed by this philathropic cor
poration. ! merely allude, in man
ner perhaps lacking in delicacy but
not in consciseness, to the monetary
obligation set up by your presence In
this conveyance, and suggest that
without Contemplating your celebrity
with enunciation, you Immediately pro
ceed to liquidate or"
And at this point the passenger
emerged from this trance.-New York
Mail.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-04-11
Food Value of Cotton Seed.

It is interesting to recall in the light
of what has since been done that 1t is
less than 80 years ago that NJ. Sace
read a paper before the Academy Of
Sciences, in Paris, having for its sub
iect the food value Of cotton seed.
He claimed as a new discovery thai
this seed was the richest in nitrogen
GUS substances of any grain and claim
ed to have produced from 1t by milling
561k per cent. of yellow meal, 401a pei
cent. of bran and 3 per cent. only Of
waste. His prophecy was that cotton
seed flour would become a staple in
the worlds food supply.-From this
Steward.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-04-11
RIGHT TO PLACE IN HISTORY
Young German Discovered Error IN
Constitution That Had Hitherto
Evaded All.

An error. 80 patent as TO be termeo
glaring. has existed In the very first
sentence of the Constitution OF tho
United States since It's adoption, un'
detected as far as can be ascertained,
by lawyers or rhetoricians. Strange
TO say, the error was only exposed by
a foreigner applying for citizenship
whose ability TO understand this foun
dalton stone of our government was
being called into judicial question
A young German, who, Ave Year,
ago, had taken out his FIRST papers,
that is, declared his intention to bs
come an American citizen-was 70
Gently taking out his final papers,
In "A court OF the District. One Of tho
essential steps In this procedure is the
examination Of the applicant by tho
Judge as to his knowledge OF the Con
Btitution. The form OF the question iS
by immemorlal custom. as follows:
Have you read the Constitution OF
the United States. and, II 30. do You
understand it?"
In this instance the young German
20 the astonishment OF the examining
Judge, replied:
"Yes, your honor, and ! think the
men who wrote II did not know how
to write correct English The very
iirst sentence is defective"
What do you mean?" queried the
Judge, bewildered by this foreign at
tack upon the bulwark of our liberties
why" replied the German. the
first sentence says: We, the people
Of the United States, in order TO form
a more perfect Union. Now, accord
Ing to the best, or indeed, any author
lty, the word perfect means some
thing that is by it's very nature su
perlative; II cannot be improved upon
How. then, could the people OF the
United States form a more perfect
Union? II It was perfect before. they
could add nothing to increase its per
fection 1t might be made more effeO
tive or more binding, but certainly not
more perfect"
The young German got his paperH
without more ado.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-04-11

Tho last words he spoke we're trans.
mltted: "Tell my brother that the
chest and its treasure Is all his own"
It's treasure" according TO Garland,
consisted of some sailor clothes, q
few nautical instruments and q keg
containing some oily compound Of the
deep.
IT'S the end" said tho old man do
jectedly. my main worry is that
your generous loan is lost They
threaten TO sell me out tomorrow"
Philip could do nothing further In
a money way. He was resolute not to
abandon his friends, however. That
afternoon he made contract with
picture house to do some copying
The recompense was not large, but II
would flt into a plan he had for taking
care OF Garland until the latter could
find new employment.
He was greeted with a sad spectacle
when he reached the Garland place
that evening The old man was pac'
ing the floor distractedly. Isabel pale
and distressed, was seated on all that
had been left in the place by the
ruthless credtors-the old sea chest
1T will be easy to arrange for your
care until you get on your feet again.
Mr.. Garland" said Philip cheerfully.
what are we going to do with the
chest, though? Let MS open II and
select what is worth while"
They set aside compass and some
other few things out Of the hetero-
geneous contents OF the chest.
What about this?" inquired Philip
lifting out the keg why Mr., Gar
land!"
Reversing the keg, the young artist
uttered a very startled exclamation.
Across one end there was traced In
ink the word: "Ambergris."
One hour later the happy old man
knew that the old sea chest had con-
tanned treasure, indeed Worth more
than its weight in gold, the ambergris,
rare and readily salable, represented
over twelve thousand dollars.
Now Isabel can finish her music!'
cried the old man joyfully, "and YOU
oh. my dear friend! command the
fortune you have discovered to as
sist you in any way in your artists
career"
Isabel clung close to the arm OF the
young man who had so loyalty shared
their troubles, as he escorted them to
a near hotel The pressure Of that
dear hand thrilled Philip Carle. The
old man walked prudently ahead Of
the happy pair.
And when they parted for the
night, the decision had been reached
that the musical and the art careers
should be pursued-together.
Copyright 1913, by w. c. Chapman)
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-04-11
Policemen in SILK Hats.

savona, Italy. is probably the only
town in the world where policemen
wear top hats. One cannot help won
dering what the policemen's "toppers"
look like after the officers have had
a rough and tumble with hooligaps.
Perhaps, however, Savona lives up
to the level of respectabIlity indl-
Gated by the silk hats and does not
possess hooligans.- World Mag.
azine.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-04-11
Good for Small Towns.

A few big shoe manufacturers are
fighting us because we have always re-
fused to give them better terms than
we give to the small manufacturer.
The little fellows stand with us bo.
cause we treat all manufacturers
alike, no matter how many machines
they use. Hence, competition in the
shoe business and prosperous factor
les In small townsl
Write us and we will tell you all
about II.
The United Shoe Machinery Co. Bos.
ton, Mass.-Adv.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-04-11

we're sent forth and the same thini
happened at three and four o'clock.
Naturally hubby was fooled ant
thought it only midnight He migM
be out yet if that clock had mol
changed tactics At seven O'Clock
twenty-three booming strokes wenl
forth, and 1t entirely forgot eighl
o'clock. Later in the day it wen
back to first principles and agaii
struck twelve on each hour
Then it got tired of the whole bust
ness and simply quit on the job.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-04-11
Personality.

Personality is Just ones centralized
experience OF the world, and there iG
no way of making 1t greater except by
making that experience greater and
more centralized; in other words. be-
ing a bigger. broader. better man or
woman. Every intellectual achieve
ment, every moral victory, every bit
OF solid work, will leave personality
richer, profounder, more delicate. In
fact, to cultivate it, the plan is don't
cultivate it. Let It alone and do your
duty and 1t will GROVE. B. An
drews, in the International Journal OF
Ethics.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-04-11
Old Love and the New Ruu.

Here's the overheard conversation
that made the day seem more spring
like: Those people next door to uH
have been married a long time
haven't they?" Perhaps they have
but their honeymoon isn't over yet.
How do you figure that out?" We'll
it was awfully sloppy last night. But
when he came home she made him
step inside and kiss her before she
told him to go back on the porch and
wipe his feet" well, honey, wouldn't
you" "No. l wouldn't! We've got
a new rug!"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-04-11

A newly rich woman, who was anz
ious to make favorable impression
in her neighborhood, decided to show
her collection Of antiques to the bish
Cd when he called. The time came
and one by one she displayed the
whole collection, giving him the his
tory of each piece.
There" she said. pointing impress
sively to an old yellow teapot, that
teapot was used in the Boston Tes
Party. ."-Everybody's Magazine.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-04-11
Peculiar Natural Fact

One of the puzzles of nature is the
fact that many springs show an in.
creased flow of water several hours
before coming rain begins to fall
Various explanations have been at
tempted, the most plausible being
that the weather before a storm lB
often of the kind which checks loss
of moisture from the ground BY
evaporation and hence leaves more
to feed the springs.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-04-11
Goldberg Wax.

Shoemakers' and cobblers' wax IL
made by melting together the bss
Swedish pitch and tallow in a vesse
over the fire. The quantity of talloH
must be determined by experiment
Roll into balls. The right kind q
pitch is Of brown color when broken
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-04-11
RESINOL STOPS
SKIN TROUBLES

II you have eczema, ringworm, or
other itching, burning, unsightly skin
or scalp eruption, try Resinol Oint-
ment and Resinol Soap, and see how
quickly the itching stops and the
trouble disappears, even in severe and
stubborn cases Pimples, blackheads
and red, sore, blotchy faces and hands
speedily yield to Resinol.
Resinol Ointment and Resinol Soap
heal skin humors, sores, boils, burns,
scalds, cold-sores, chafngs and piles.
Prescribed by physicians for eighteen
years. All druggists sell Resinol Soap
(25c) and Resinol Ointment (50c and
81. Sent by parcel post on receipt Of
price. For sample Of each write to
Dept. ok. Resinol Chem. Co., Balti-
more, Md.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-04-11
After Material,

Editor-"Why do you persist in COM
ing here? ! tell you don't buy fic-
tion," Author-"Oh, l don't wish to
sell any of my stories. / am writing
a short serial, entitled The Ugliest
Man on Earth and came in merely to
obtain local color"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-04-11
No FastInn.

mo, sir-ee," said Uncle Sheepshin.
''yeou don't ketch me takln' a fast
train right threw tew Chicargey; I
kin dew without most anything elsa
ON the keers except eatin'."