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The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-08-08
CITY OF MYSTERIES
Over 10000 Disappear Every
Year in London.
Little Hone Of olseovery-5y Moving
Around the Corner One Can Van
lsh Completely, Declares a
Veteran Detective.

London.-The disappearance OF the
Memphis millionaire" Joseph Wilber-
force Martin. In the hidden depths OF
London has served to remind the
whole world that the British capital
is in many ways the best hiding place
that anybody can utilize,
The city is so vast that the police
can only investigate any case on well
understood and well defined lines. A
smart man learns these lines. He
does not rush to the railroad depots
to get knocked down by an auto and
conveyed to a hospital, He does not
take too much to drink and secrete
himself In a police cell. He merely
changes his name, his clothes and his
address, and II he does not provoke
feminine curiosity he is as safe In
London as he would be in the desert
of the Sahara.
The best proof OF this will be found
in the fact that on the day that j. w.
Martin disappeared in London some
where about fifty other persons van
ished, A similar number were lost
the day before. and similar number
the day after. But no outcry was
raised on the subject.
London does not boast or shout
about its mysteries. It is only when
something really dramatic happens
and there are shrewd folks like the
Americans concerned In the solution
that a real big stir is made, Then
one realizes with a start OF surprise
that somewhere about 10000 men and
women disappear every year within
that puzzling conglomeration of towns
and cities to which is given the magic
name OF London
An outcry was raised over the dlsap-
pearance OF Antanas Vedegris, a
wealthy Lithuanian, who came to Lon
don on business in January, and on
the 18th of that month visited friend,
a priest, and has not been seen since.
Yet he was a man of forty, could
speak English fairly well, and had a
physique that few 'toughs" would care
to tackle in the daylight. He had
about $4,000 in his possession and
facilities for obtaining more money If
he wished to do So
Some time ago two girl students
took rooms together in the west end.
One night they were hanging pictures
and they found they had run short OF
nails "I1l go out and get some" one
said She went, just as she was, with
out hat or coat, to a little store round
the corner, while her companion set
about preparing the evening meal.
The girl never returned. Inquiries
showed that she did not visit the store,
and she has not been heard of since.
London has cloaks enough to hide
us ALL" Sherliker contends. "If you
want to disappear all you need do is
to move around the corner. Very few
people in the metropolis are on speak
ing terms with those who live in the
next fiat or in the next house. There
have been several cases In recent
years of policemen having resided in
the same block as men who were
wanted for some notorious crime, and
there is an instance on record Of
wealthy ex-convict who vanished, as
sumed a disguise and another name,
became a property owner and actual
ly leased a house to the judge who
some years before had sentenced him
to penal servitude."
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-08-08
BOOT TOO TIGHT, SNAKE IN IT
After Returning to Farmhouse From
Feeding Chickens Woman Makes
Unpleasant Discovery.

Junction City, Kan.-Mrs. Grover
Filby. wife of a farmer near Skiddy,
raises ducks. Mrs Filby also has
pair of rubber boots that she wears
when attending to her charges. When
not in use the boots are left lying on
the porch.
In the morning, when Mrs. Filby
slipped the n on, she noticed that one
OF them was rather tight, but did not
pull it off to investigate, as she sup
posed that the children had stuffed
paper or rags into the toe. as joke
on her.
She looked after the ducks and re-
turning to the house, pulled off the
boots. From the tight one dropped a
snake.
Mrs. Filby has no recollection OF
how large the serpent was or its kind.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-08-08

The surplus of women in Great Brit
ain is in the proportion of 1929 un.
married females to 1000 unmarried
males, and it is not likely to be materi-
ally affected by such reckless conduct
on the part Of women as that INDUCED
in by the frenzied suffragette who
flung herself in front of King Georges
horse at the Derby. There are said to
be twice as many widows as widowers
in the United Kingdom. This would
indicate that many of "the male per
suasion" are following the advice Of
the elder Weller.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-08-08
catohlna Elsh WIN Dynamite.

In many countries of the east where
fish is the staple article of diet 1t is
caught in large quantities with the
help Of dynamite. To each stick OF
dynamite is attached fuse which is
fired and then thrown into the water.
The force of the explosion which fol-
lows stuns the fish, which rise in
large quantities to the surface, then
the natives wade into the water and
catch them easily in their hands. As
very often the larger fish are only
partially stunned, however, upon being
seized they will often inffict severe
bites upon their captors, so that dyna-
mite fishing is not without its excite
ment in more ways than one.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-08-08

weak to assist him. When "Provi-
dence Spring" was reached they went
back to look for him-he had crawled
four miles on his hands and knees be-
fore he died. A second wandered
away insane, a third fell dead without
a groan, another staggered into one of
the springs on the route, and died
with the first taste of water on his
lips. When his yeins were cut open,
watery fluid bearing a faint resem-
blance to blood flowed out.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-08-08
PREDICTED THE RUIN OF N. Y.
Yellow Invaders and Negroes Win
Throw Dice for spoiIs in 1914,
Said Seer.

Paris.-There is much talk here of
the death of one of the most pictur-
esque figures in Europe, Maria Bonita
Frey. who breathed her last recently
near Rome after having been bedrid-
den So years. She is said to have
made many predictions which were
fulfilled with absolute accuracy, which
gives a sinister significance to her
last utterance dictated on her death
bed to the nuns:
Before two years are past-about
the end of 1914-yellow invaders and
negroes will be throwing dice for the
fate Of the last American girl in Cen
trail Park, N. Y, amid the smoking
ruins of the great city, given up to the
idolatrous cult of the Golden Calf"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-08-08

since he was a babe of few months,
Ray has already stood the tests re-
quired Of the average boy or girl Of
study in school.
The child reads, writes and talks
German and Spanish in addition to
English, and is now about to take up
Latin as a regular course.
His record equals and almost ex-
cells that OF Herbert Wiener, the IA
nous son OF Or. Leo Wiener of Har.
ward college, who will receive his de-
gree as doctor Of philosophy In June.
though but eighteen years old. II he
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-08-08

maintains his present rate OF progress
he may be qualified to enter college
when ten years old. Wiener matric-
ulated at Tufts college when he was
eleven.
The mother OF this boy, who has
been his only tutor since the very
earliest day that he could learn, at
tributes to him none of the charac-
teristics Of a prodigy or, perhaps Of
a genius. He has been taught how to
think, how to concentrate his mind.
and this training has enabled him to
develop remarkable memory.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-08-08
Kent sohoIars at Work.

In Scotland up to the middle Of tbs
eighteenth century, the usual school
hours were from 6 a. m. till p. m,
with two breaks of an hour earlier
and worked SO long as daylight last
ed. No alteration In the hours was
made on Saturday, and even on Sum
day a certain amount of school work
was done. The holidays were re-
stricted to day at Candlemas and at
Whitsun, and fortnight In the au-
tumn.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-08-08

A Paris correspondent notes that at
q recent ball young woman suddenly
dismissed her dancing partner at sig
nal from her mother. The cause OF the
dismissal was that "the young man
had begun to put on tango airs, 1t Is
expected that the danger Of similar
public ignominy will prevent other
Partisan youth from venturing upon
the performance whiih in this case
was so promptly checked, and that
there will be no further attempts at
tango in polite circles in Paris
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-08-08

There is a large central hall. with a
living room occupying the entire
space at the LEFT. while tho dining
room with the kitchen back OF It Is
at the right. On the second floor
there are three bedrooms and a bath
room. also four clothes closets.
It Is design and arrangement that
would be hard to improve upon for
any one desiring a comfortable resi-
denoe Of artistic appearance. The cost
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-08-08

A British baronet says New York Is
Iapsing into paganism. That is what
comes of mistaking New Yorks front
for its real self We would hate to
believe that the metropolis is as bad
as 1t appears, Doubtless there is a
a-1E l..i Ee majority of decent respectable
citizens there who never break into
the limenght, but a between-steamers
visitor could not be expected to be-
MeYe Il.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-08-08
LIGHTNING Kills Mother.

Titusville, Pa.-Mrs. L. o. Bradley,
wife of a prominent merchant here
was instantly killed by bolt Of light
ming. When killed the woman carried
a small baby and it was uninjured.
The death occurred at the Bradley
summer home at Mystic Park.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-08-08
nsd nIuIded Analnat ltaslf.

Tom--Mother, Jacks got half the
bed!t
Mother-well, you take the other
half.
Toni can't; he's got his half in
the middle -Woman's Home Compan-
ion.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-08-08

The certainty of a new age develop
ment is manifested in two recent eX-
amples, that of an actress in New
York who refused to give out details
of her divorce action, and that OF a
man who is going to try to fly across
the Atlantic, but had no photographs
for the newspapers.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-08-08

western man says tnat inhaling
little cement dust will cure hay fever.
He told the newspapers the story Of
his relief, and, as no one else has
done SO. we take it upon ourselves to
point to said western man as a con-
crate example Of the proof Of the cure.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-08-08
BOY OF 8 TO HIGH SCHOOL
Ae Speaks Three Languages and ls
Advanced In Many Other
Studies.

Roswell, N. M.-Not yet eight years
~Sd. but qualified 70 enter high school
next fall, which he viii do, Raymond
Ray, Of Roswell, is the wonder OF the
local educational world.
wlthoHt a single day in the public
sshoola. trained at his mothers knee
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-08-08

Ignorance underlies many OF the
big losses Of life. A stray dog in West
virginia stole a purse and chewed UP
over a hundred dollars in bills, not
knowing what a paradise of meat and
homes it would have bought in Its pres
tine condition.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-08-08
EATABLES MANY AND VARIED
What One Race Looks Upon With
Loathlng May Be Considered
Delleaey by Others.

It is a fact that grasshoppers from
an early time we're regarded as
favorlte food by the Israelites. They
were called under the more familiar
name locust, which resembles the
grasshopper so closely that In mod
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-08-08
Too Ear Away.

Berger, you were ten minutes late
again last night. Where were you?'
"I-I-was with my sweetheart and
she lives SO far away-that--"
How many times must you fellows
be told that discipline does not bother
with love affairs? If you must fall In
love, do it near camp"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-08-08
Floor scrubbIns Machine.

An electric floor scrubbing machine
in which a cylindrical brush rotatea
vertically instead Of horizontally, thus
helping to pick up the water that has
been used, Is the invention Of New
York hospital attendant
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-08-08
Gooae Returns l1une.

the afternoon OF the next day the
goose was seen walking UP the hill to
her former owners home, having
swan the river and walked the entire
distance during the night. That goose
wasn't given away again. you may
be sure.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-08-08
street LIuhtIna Tests.

, Extensive street lighting tests in
Philadelphia have led to the adoption,
OF 1000 candleDower arc lamps with
translucent globes, suspended In pairs
eighteen feet above the sidewalks.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-08-08
RETURNS TO THE OLD HOME
kentucky Farmer Gives Goose to
Friend but She Returns
Next Day.

Louisville, Ky-A Kentucky farmer
gave a goose to a friend who lived
six miles away. The goose was put
into a bag and carried in a wagon. a
river separating the two farms. On
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-08-08

man who had to be SLICED" sec
ond time because sponge was left
behind has sued for $4,000. The vau-
deville stage suggestion Of hooks and
eyes recura.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-08-08

Ikey-Fader, vat is dis socialism,
Fader-lt's robbery, dots vot It Ia
robbery
Ikey--Is It we're mans grodEAUTs
wants him 10 divide NIT dem3--PucE
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-08-08
Looks Like II.

81 suppose that runaway prisond
was an athlete"
What makes you think that?'
Just his jumping his bail"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-08-08
OhMinna Wav.

How do these Wall Street specula
tors and their families manage to get
into the swim?"
"They plunge"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1913-08-08

is estimated at $4,000 including good
grade Of plumbing and lighting and
irst class basement heating plant
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-17

the railing. Inside the railing were the
rugs, settees and chairs of a comfortable
ante-room. 1t might have been the pub
fishing office of a religious weekly.
The boy respectfully asked his name
and whom he wished to see. Argyle
handed him his card.
Mr.. Kayton,' he said The boy opened
gate in the railing and invited him to
sit down. AS Argyle sank on to a chair
the boy disappeared. In less than 60
seconds one of the many doors opening
off the ante-room swung back and a man
entered holding the card
The room then looked more than ever
like the office of a church newspaper
The newcomer was bareheaded. also bald
headed, and wore dark office coat over
black vest and trousers. His face was
round, his eyes round and pleasant his
cheeks slightly pink and his expression
one of the utmost benevolence. But his
mouth was thin-lipped and opened very
little when he spoke.
MFR, ArgyIe?" he said, with a nod and
a smile
Yes" replied Bruce, rising, somewhat
nonplussed by this unexpected person
age. Mr., -" He paused.
81 am Mr. Leischmann, the manager
of Mr.. Kayton's New York office Was
your business with Mr.. Kayton PERSONAL"
The tone was pleasantly business-like
Il wanted to see Mr., Kayton at once,
if possible" said Bruce Mr.. Leisch-
mann nodded as if he fully under
stood.
About the" he inquired.
Bruce nodded. Yes" he replied.
Gould you take the matter up with
me Or
Il would prefer to see Mr. Kayton."
insisted the young man, politely Mr..
Leischmann gazed past him and cleared
his throat
Continued in Next Issue.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-17

inspector asked
The young man smiled at the question.
81 am an artist" he replied, land so far
unknown and unpaid. But my father,
while he was determined to impose his
will on every one about him, was not mean
or vindictiye. When | decided to leave
the house he increased my allowance in
stead of cutting me off He believed he
could bring me around to his way of
thinking by argument. He never tried
force"
Toward Young Argyle.
Fifteen minutes later the reporters had
most of the details of this examination,
and the newspapers began to print long
and circumstantial stories, which pointed
in but one direction-that Bruce Argyle
must have had a hand in the murder of
his father. 1t was pointed out that there
was no positive proof that he had left the
house at the hour he named and nothing
to show that he had gone to his studio
Also, there was nothing to show that If he
had left the house he had not returned at
a later hour
All of the servants had been exam
ined, and, while they were greatly ex-
cited and distressed. they apparently
knew nothing The police had hoped that
further and closer inquiries would re-
veal suspicious facts on which to base
an arrest" Inspector Duffy, while he
would not go into details. intimated that
there would be Sensational develop
ments within a few hours"
And so 1t went. These stories were
printed under headlines such as "Po-
lice Know Argyle Murdered" son Quar-
relied with Argyle Before Shooting"
Artists are not usually considered men
g Mo- l.
that Bruce Argyle was experiencing much
difficulty in gaining recognition as an
artist. He was decidedly a man of action
lean, wiry, dark-eyed and ascetic. His
appearance, save for the carelessness of
his attire, was more that of confidential
secretary to an empire builder than a
dabber in paints and canvases.
He acted with great swiftness, as he
felt there was great need. Not that he
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-17
Daysey Mayme
and Her Folks
By FRANCES L. GARSIDE.
MAMMALS PET LAMB.

THE JOY Of youth consists largely
in falling in love- and in falling
in nffnr
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-17
DR.. WOOLLEYS SANITARIUM
Opium and Whisky

these diseases are durable. Patients al!
homes. Consultation confidential. A
1ect free. DIR. B. b WOOLLEY a. s,
tor Sanitsrium. Atlanta. Ga
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-17

in falling in love, and in falling
in often.
OF course, getting over it has its
pangs, but there is a pleasure in the
convalescence found in nothing else
There is a sad but satisfying joy in
looking mournfuIy out into the dark
and wondering how long it win take to
pine away to a dark tomb under the
willows.
There is a compensation in the con-
temptation Of lonely grave which low
ers of generations hence will visit, and
say softly, "She died of Love. SO young,
poor thingl"
II is a sadness that somehow lifts
one apart from the common herd. one
who is pining away because of unre-
Quilted affection feels so superior to one
afflicted with vulgar complaints Of the
stomach or liver
Daysey Mayme Appleton had pined
away 50 often, And had always re-
turned to the common herd and its
prosaic interests before too near the
She had begun another piniug cpl
sode. when her mother and the sister
of the man whose love she pinned for put
their heads together and planned a
cure The sister invited Dayscy Mayme
to visit two weeks at the home of her
adored. He was an only son, and Nam
mas Pet Lamb.
Daysey Mayme accepted, and arrived
with all her special scenery packed
she could win the love Of the man who
so evidently scorned her.
She. was treated as one of the family.
Which means in family where there
is a Mammals Pet Lamb that she also
became a sacrifice.
She learned before the first week Of
her visit had ended that she must give
up the easiest chair: that she must not
talk when Pet Lamb was bored; that
she must prefer the back of the chick
en-: she must wait for dinner till Pet
Lamb was ready though she starved,
and she must make Of herself a slave,
and be grateful for the privilege.
She learned that a girl who marries a
Mammals Pet Lamb will have no
clothes unless she can make them Of
discarded neckties, and that within a
month after marriage she would be
eligible to the presidency OF the So
ciety of the Suppressed Order Of Door
Mats.
Daysey Mayme returned home in ten
days, completely cured of her infatua-
ton, and with all longing for the Cold
Dark Tomb gone.
81 feel" she said the day after her
return. "as if l must go out and wake
up my suffrage sisters by smashing
plate glass windows"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-17
A PARADOX is WOMAN.

Dear Miss Fairfax:
| am eighteen and in love with
man three years my senior. I have
been mad at him eight months. He
comes to my house two and three
times a week. Please tell me how
| could get rid of him. HELEN.
You love him! He loves you or he
would not be so persistent.
Under the circumstances, my dear. 7
think an effort on your part to get rid
of him. means a reckless desire to
throw your happiness away
If there are good reasons why you
do not want to see him, stay in your
room when he calls. But a pouting
spell is not a good reason.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-17
Advice to the
Lovelorn
By BEATRICE FAIRFAX
THAT is HER PRIVILEGE

Dear Miss Fairfax:
l am acquainted with a girl vbo
is considered quite good LOOKING
and who is to my liking. Now
see this girl but once a venk
which is Sunday. When she +.
with me she is very friendly br+
during the week she is also very
friendly with other gentlemen. and
l have reason to think that she
cares for me on Sunday only as
pastime. Is her love sincere? Can
l finally win her? WAITING,
The girl is not engaged to you. sb,
may not even love you You have mr.
right, under the circumstances to CIV.
pect her to spend the time from Sunda,
to Sunday as if she were in Jail,
You may finally win her, but it will
never be by doubling her. Go to he,
and tell her of your love. Her ren,v
will tell you more than can ever guess
for you.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-17
VERY APPROPRIATE.

MY dear nephew" wrote a wealthy
old uncle, "allow me to congratulate
you on your approaching marriage. and
please accept from me the accompany
ing wedding gift. You will find it ex-
tremely appropriate in the circum-
stances"
With much expectation, the prospec-
tive bridegroom opened the parcel, and
found inside a large book, marked
Household Expense Book"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-17
BY w. J. M'CoNAGHY.

Copyright. 1912, by Journal American
Examiner
The San Francisco call., 1913-10-31
RACE MEET
7 D CLOSE
SEASON
San Francisco Driving Club
Arranges a Banner Meeting
for Next Sunday

The San Francisco Driving club, one
of the oldest harness horse organiza-
tfons in California, will bring it's sea-
son to a close Sunday afternoon on the
Golden Gate park stadium track with
| monster matinee meeting. There
will be six races, and 3S of the best
horses in the statS will compete for
the handsome trophies which have
donated
This season has been the most sue
cessful one that the great organiza-
ton has ever known, and its officers
have decided to bring 1t to fitting
climax with a meeting that will lin
ger long in the minds of everybody
who witnesses It All that is needed
now Is fair day. Every detail has
been completed and the horsemen look
for record breaking crowd.
Such list of trophies never before
has been offered for race meeting In
San Francisco. The trophy committee.
Jim Ryan, George Gianninf and David
Dillon. gathered In a grand array OF
prizes. The donors are as follows:
The Robert Dollar Steamship company, the
Hamburg-Am Steamship company, the
North German Lloyd Steamship company. the
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway com
pany, A. B. Spreckels, the Palace Hotel COM
pany, the Fairmont Hotel company. the st.
Francis Hotel company, Herbert's B,chelor
Hotel company. the St. Germain crfe. the
Portola Louvre, Van Isendorf Brotiers. the
Crown Distillertes company. NJ. A. 6unst CON-
pany; Metzger & Franklin, brokers. 5S Second
street, city; case Of wine from tae Gundlach-
B9ndschu Wine company, Fred Enmer: Rep
Oscar Hooks. Joseph Phillips. Edward Nolan.
Wnmerdins-Loew COMPANY, PanZ P1uelli.
Leran. Guido B. Caslieri. Log Cabin hAy Zone
robe), William Caubu, Carran 3 Green.