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The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-07-24
MAY CROSS THE ATLANTIC
Dutch Aviator Seems to Have the
Right Idea In Project He
Has In Mind.

Between Brazil and Guinea the At.
lantic ocean is only about 1900 miles
wide. From Newfoundland to Ireland
the narrowest breadth north of the
equator, is nearly twice as far. From
New York to the nearest point Of
France is nearly three times as far.
Hitherto most schemes of aerial flight
across the Atlantic have contemplated
some northern route. That suggested
by the authorities of the San Francisco
exposition is by way of Labrador
Greenland and Iceland. 1t has re-
mained for the Dutch aviator, Van der
Born, to make the first preparation tc
cross the ocean from continent to con.
tinent without stop, and he proposes
to take the southern route, where the
Atlantic is narrowest.
Van der Born is now supervising the
construction of new type of hydro,
aeroplane When 1t is complete he will
go to the port of Konakey, in French
Guinea, whence he promises to fly to
Pernambuco, Brazil.
The scheme is more plausible than
any of the other discussed trans
oceanic flights. 1t is natural and sen,
sible that the first crossing should be
attempted at the narrowest place, even
though the fight must be longer than
any one of the stages of the Green.
land route. There is, Of course, the
danger of tropical air currents, but
these are not much more to be feared
than the storms of sub-Arctic regions
which are suggested for the northern
route.
No one who has observed the prog.
ress of aviation doubts that before
long the Atlantic will be crossed by
some venturesome flyer. There is no
reason to maintain an attitude OF
scepticism toward the aviators of our
own day, who have done so much in
so brief a time, and who may do aa
much more within the next few years.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-07-24

William ]. Burns, the noted detect
I've, was talking to New York re
porter about the law.
"The law" he said, Sometimes
makes mistakes. Unlucky, then, the
victims of those mistakes if the laws
administrators happen to be vain and
foolish men. For such men cling to
their errors with the persistence and
the impudence wherewith the average
drug fiend clings to his drug.
These drug fiends! One of them
pale and in rags, entered hospital the
other day and said:
I understand you treat opium vic.
tins here
Yes, sir; that is correct
well, lead me to a nice, clean
bunk. I'm dying for six or seven
pipes.'"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-07-24
TYRANTS WHO WELDED RODS
Great sohoolmasters Of Happily Dc
parted Regime Thoroughly Be-
lleved In Fogglng.

We do not remember any severe
cases OF flogging in the public schools
OF our little village on the Connecu'
cut riyer-district, intermediate, gram
mar, high. Hold out your hand!
and a ruler was brought down upon
it; but we do not remember any IN
stance OF sound whipping, Philip
Hale writes in the Boston Herald.
That was done by parents at home
anxious to raise their young IN the
nurture and admonition OF the LORD
We remember householu III
Northampton where a riding whlp, a
rawhide and a carriage whip were
laid on a wretched boy according 70
the gravity of his offense, The use OF
the carriage whip, necessitating more
dexterity In management, probaDly
afforded the father more pleasure ana
certainly gave him more exercise. To
chastise a child was In those days
considered a solemn religious duty.
There was the book OF Proverbs with
its admonitions, and In the sixtes
clergymen and members OF the con
gregation believed that King Solomon
wrote all the proverbs with his own
hand except those explicitly attrib-
uted to Agur. He that doubted TINS
or did not follow Solomon's advice
was worse than an infdel. But we
do not remember any DR.. Busby IN
our schools; DR.. Busby, who had
fiogged l6 bishops when they we're
his pupils-as bishops they M doubt
still sat uneasily upon the pench-
DR.. Busby, who, looking at his pu-
pill, South, famous afterward as a dl-
vine, exclaimed: Il see great talents
in that sulky boy, and shall endeayor
to fog them out" There was no
Dr. Parr, who, as De Quincy SAID
had reigned in blood and banqueted
like Moloch upon childrens cries.
There was no Bowyer the master at
Christs hospital, who "knouted his
way through life, from bloody youth
up to truculent old age and with
whom the words, "Tll fog YOU" were
so familiar that when female friend
of one of the boys fingered at his
door after having been told to CO.
Bowyer exclaimed: Bring that wom-
an here, and I'll fog her Floggings
with all of this great line of school
masters were "luXuries for the mo-
ment, and subjects of sweet consola-
tion in the retrospect"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-07-24

the tribe captive to Fort Sumner,
where they were kept until 1867 when
they were allowed TO return to their
original country. In 1868 a treaty
was made with them whereby, in re-
turn for the cession of their land to
the government, they were established
on their present reservation. The Ma
VaJos are remarkable in being the only
indian tribe which has increased in
numbers. In 1869 there were less than
5000. According TO the United States
census for 1910 there were 20, ,455
members comprised in nearly fifty
clans.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-07-24
Chains Of No Use.

It was a Welsh minister who de.
scribed the devil to little congrega,
ton in remote Welsh valley. Said
the minister:
"The devil is bound round the mid
die with chains, and round the arms
with chains, and round the legs with
chains. But, John JONES'" pointing to
man in the front row, "he can reach
you; and you, David Evans" pointing
to one in the middle row, "he can
reach you, and pointing to one at the
back, John Williams, he can reach
you" And then man in the gallery
called out: why, he might as well be
oose."--Portland Spectator, n
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-07-24
OLD BUILDING WITH CLOCKS
Ancient Structure In City Of Rothen'
burg ls Remarkable for Clocks
Upon lts Facade.

Berlln.-The ancient city Of Rothen'
burg. one OF the oldest In Germany,
has numerous quaint buildings one OF
which, depleted in the photograph, is
remarkable for the clock upon its IA
cade. There are two dials, one show
ing the hours and the other the min
utes. AZ either side are shutters,
which fly open at the stroke Of twelve.
disclosing two mechanical figures
dressed in the costume OF long ago,
who raise and lower beer mugs as II
drinking a toast, keeping time TO the
strokes OF the great gong, The clock
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-07-24
POINT FOR THE SCIENTIST
Has Not Been Nefnltely Aseertalnee
40 TO Whether There 10 Snow
on Mara.

The polar caps on the Martian sur
face behave In manner which cor
responds with the snow-covered re
gions OF our own world. and on the
assumption that the atmosphere IL
similar In composition 10 ours, we
would seem TO be quite safe In the
inference that these patches increas
ing and diminishing as they do un'
der decreasing and increasing solar
heat are really snow as we know II
A difficulty in such an assumption lf
Of course the matter of temperature
OF which. however, we have no GER
tain knowledge. On the one hand
we know that the planets distance
from the sun is such that the inten'
sity OF solar radiation on its surface
is slightly less than one-half as great
as with us. Then, too, the low den
sity OF the atmosphere OF Mars would
assist in keeping down the tempera
ture-probably to a point far below
the freezing point Of water. But
on the other hand, the surface con.
ditions as we see them in our tele-
scopes would seem to leave no doubt
thet the polar caps actually melt In
the Martian summer sending floods
OF water through channels-natural
or artifcial-and causing growth OF
vegetation along their banks. We
are therefore forced to one Of two
conclusions, either that the planet has
sources Of heat-internal or external
which are not yet explained, or
that the polar "snow is composed OF
something else than frozen water"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-07-24
MADE POST OFFICE OF A TREE
Jeremiah Roser, an Iowa Pioneer, Just
Dead, Carried Mail In the
Year 1874.

McGregor, Iowa.-Jeremiah Roser
believed to have been the oldest resi-
dent of Iowa, was buried He had
lived in Iowa continually 79 years
When he was sixteen years old he
was a mail carrier, a hole in tree
serving as one post office.
In the winter of IA and AS Mr.
Roser carried the mail on horseback
from Dubuque 60 miles north into
Iowa The first stop on his route was
an old oak tree by the roadside, where
he left mail in a hole cut in the trunk
for the settlers who had built cabins
in the timber roundabout.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-07-24
Java's Teak Forests.

Teak forests in Java cover 1,48O,O0O
acres, and, as the area reforested Is
two and half times as large as the
area felled in a given time, this mag
nificent stock of timber is continual
ly increasing. A pest of the Java teak
plantation is alang grass (Imperata
arundinacae), In order to prevent the
incursion of this plant, as hoeing is
too expensive, the foresters SOW le-
guminous plant, Leucena glauca, be-
tween the rows of teak seedlings. This
chokes the alang, keeps the soil clean
and enriches the soil in humus and nj.
trogen, and ultimately disappears with
the increase of the forest cover.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-07-24
Not Really.

Now, be careful, my man." said
the lawyer, in an insinuating voice
WAS my client on the track?"
He was" said the engine driver
"As l turned the bend of the curve
saw"
Sir" thundered the great man, my
client swears he tramped all the way
through the wood by the side of the
railway"
But swear he was on the track
How else did he get injured?" asket
the engine driver, heatedly.
Don't question me-" roared the
lawyer. my client did not go on, the
rail, sir"
We'll, them" yelled the driver, do
you think ran my engine into the
wood after hlm?"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-07-24
WAS A TOUGH LITTLE DOG
House Canine Before II
Finally Dies.

York, Pat took three automobiles
to kill a small house dog owned by
Jacob E. Grimm of DaIlastown, this
county. 1t was run down by ma.
chine in front of Grfmms residence,
Before the little animal could be taken
from the street and cared for, a sec.
ond automobile ran over it and did
1t greater injury. A few seconds aft,
erwards a heartless chauffeur ran
third automobile over the dog before
1t was finally killed.
1t is alleged that neither Of the
drivers turned out of the way when
they saw the dog in the street.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-07-24
Daily Thought.

There is time in every mans
education when he arrives at the con-
viction that envy is ignorance; that
imitation is suicide; that he must
take himself for better or worse. as
his portion; that though the wide uni
verse is full Of good, no kernel OF
nourishing corn can come to him but
through HIS toll bestowed on that plot
Of ground which is given him to till.
Trust thyself; every heart vibratea
to that iron string.--R. W. Emerson
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-07-24
Listen Par of the rIme

Some girls really seem so fond of
hearing themselves talk that they are
never willing to give anybody else a
chance. If friend is saying some
thing, as likely as not they start be.
fore he has half finished, and tell their
story while he is telling his. This, OF
course, is a great piece of ill-manners,
and those folks who are all the time
committing it are not likely to be fa-
vontes. One Of the things which help
to make people popular Is to be q good
Listener,
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-07-24


pier runs out into the sea and then
crooking its elbow at right angles
tucks away a little harbor, protected
on the other side by causeway built
out of the island, where Castle Cornet
stands in partial ruin. 1t is a very
animated scene as the boats swing in
Old women and pretty-faced boys car
ry huge wicker trays piled with the
purple and white grapes, ripe figs
yellow peaches and red apples and
pears that grow so well on the island
From the esplanade by the water g
very long, very narrow and very
crooked street climbs up the hill lined
by all sorts of little shops. The side
walks are less than three feet wide
and the side streets drop simply dowr
to the sea with vista of brown rock
or old fortress, or the little harbor
where, at ebb tide, the fishing boats
lie keeled upon the sand.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-07-24

story in the Star the other day told
Of the trial, in which the plaintiff pro-
tested against his neighbor's main
tanning an alleged nuisance near the
formers home.
Expert testimony was called in the
case to prove that the fly is a menace
to health as well as destroyer of
comfort. Several specialists said that
flies breed readily in piled up manure
and generally remain within a few
yards of their breeding place. How
flies are an especial menace to small
children in summer by carrying the
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-07-24
Pet DOGS Are Killed.

st. Louis.-Scores of wealthy resi-
dents have complained that their pet
dogs are being killed BY unknown
persons who place sponges fried in
grease and sausages stuffed with
ground glass where the animals can
get them The dogs eat the sponges,
drink water and swell up until they
die.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-07-24

st. Louis-Noiseless bread box lids,
rubber tired wagons, prohibition Of
the automobile cut-out nuisance, and
the sending of fiat wheeled street cars
to the scrap heap are some Of the pro-
visions Of an anti-noise ordinance be-
ing prepared by the city attorney.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-07-24

germs Of infantile enteritis and en-
danger the health of all by spreading
typhoid germs was related.
The judge spoke Of the annoyance
caused the plaintiff by having to put
up screens to keep out the flies. In
England flies are not so generally
troublesome as here, and when they
do exist in swarms the nuisance is all
the more noticeable.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-07-24
FLIES DECLARED A NUISANCE
English Judge, Ruling Officially, Or
dered the Cleaning UP Of Breed
ing Place.

Death sentence was passed on the
fly by an English judge in a recent
case at Upper Halliford, Sunbury.
The sentence came in the form of an
injunction against the keeping of a
stack of manure, which was breed
ing place for the pest, and assessing
the cost against the defendant A
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-07-24
PoIIcewoman Reslans.

Bayonne, N. J.-Declaring that she
has not the heart to stop spooning in
the parks, and that 20 spy on spooners
is mean job, Miss Ruth Meade, Bay
onne's lone policewoman, has decided
to resign.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-07-24
Wise Decision.

The decision Of the supreme court
of the commonwealth that wife liv-
ing apart from her husband is not en-
titled to benefit under the terms Of
the workmens compensation act may
seem q hardship to those affected
by it, but it is wise and entirely for
the best interests of society. The ef-
feet Of this dictum must surely be
to encourage the maintaining of the
home-that is to say, the place where
man and wife dwell together wheth-
or it be q house or an apartment or
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-07-24

only a single room, The wife, nat
urally solicitous for herself and her
children, will be more careful to pre-
serve the solidarity of the family
When that can be done properly, 80
ciety is always the gainer--Boston
Post,
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-07-24

Boston.-Plenty of the finest choco-
lates and the richest ice cream are the
best cure for delirium tremens or plain
drunkenness either, according to DR..
Andreas r. Christian.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-07-24
Would Disprove Anti-sufrage Theory.

New .York-To disprove the theory
that suffrage would doom the home
and family Mrs. H. c. Arthur, mem.
Der Of the Women's Political union.
exhibited ten healthy children on a
sightseeing automobile.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-07-24
pInenn hal Lonn EIlnht

Los Angeles.-Ben Bolt youngest
member of a famous family Of carrier
pigeons, will attempt to fly from Read.
Ing, Okla, to Los Angeles, 1900 miles.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-07-24

why don't they take horses for
travel in the Arctic regions?"
''They can't"
why not? I should think old
skates would be the very thing"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-07-24

A count of the annual rings Of
California redwood tree indicated that
it began it's career in $50 A. D.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-07-24
Old Fashions RsturnInn.

Atlantic City, N. 1.-THE old-fash-
ioned basque and the hustle skirt are
conspicuous on the board balk.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-07-24

T was in the sixteenth cen
tury that the Spaniards first
invaded what Is now the
states Of Arizona and New
Mexico Fabulous tales OF
the wealth and treasure OF
great cities in the unknown
North found eager listeners
among the adventurous
Spuniards In the central
valley OF Mexico. Report
The Denver star., 1914-12-05
ORDERLY PROTEST MEETING.

Committee In Charge Of Washington
Gathering Issues Signed Statement.
The committee of prominent citzens
under whose auspices the mass meet
ing was held in the Second Baptist
church. In Washington. on Sunday
Nov. Is. to protest against the national
governments segregation policy in the
federal service in Washington. has Is
,ued the following signed statement OF
the order and dignity Of the meeting:
Washington. d. c.. Nov. l& 1914
Having read in q morning paper puo-
lished tn this city that the gathering yes
tsrday at Second Baptist church was
rSotous one and that the mention oe the
presidsnes name brought forth 5se1S and
Kisses from the audience, the ofncers In
charge Of the meeting wish to state that
there was not q word uttered from the
Audience In derision OF the president, no
Missing nor jeenns
Il was a dignined and orderly gathering
Had there been the least thing SAID as
respectful OF the president We In charge
of tho meeting would not have tolerated
II for a moment The party onendins
would have been elected from the church
THOMAS WALKER,
Chairman Of Meeting.
W. BISHOP JOHNSON.
Pastor Second Baptist Church.
MAURICE W. SPENCER,
E. NJ. HEWLETT.
The Denver star., 1914-12-05

Say, have you seen that fine pro-
duct from Dearfield in the Colored
American Loan and Realty's window.
1927 21st street? There is the actual
proof of what can be grown on five
and ten-acre tracts in Dearfield town
site and settlement. Now is the time
to buy. Land will never be any
cheaper.
We are offering special induce
ments to purchasers of town lots and
tracts in Dearfield for the next 80
days. We will allow your railroad
fare, $4.OO for the round trip, and
81. 90 for livery and dinner to anyone
who goes to Dearield for invesiga-
ton and buys property to the amount
Of $4,000 or more.
coLoRED AMERICAN LOAN AND
REALTY CO.,
1927 2tst st. Denver, Colo.
The Denver star., 1914-12-05
FRIENDS TRIED
AND TRUE

THE little dog drooped what
L tail he had,
The broken doll tainted
away.
And the poor Teddy bear was
filed with despair
When the new doll came to stay.
"Oh. have you forgotten old
friendsa" they cried.
But the little girl didn't hear
As she cuddled with joy her new
found toy
And sang In its waxen ear.
The Denver star., 1914-12-05
HON. J. c. MANNING's LETTER.
Approves Work Of National indspsod-
snt Equal Rights League.

Approves Work Of National indspsnd-
snt Equal Rights League.
The following letter has been re-
ceived by President Gunner Of the Ma
tionai Independent Equal Rights
league from the Hon. Joseph c. Man
uing, a white man and former member
Of the Alabama legislature:
Crawford House. Boston. Nov. q. 1914
Rev. Byron Gunner. President National
Independent Equal Rights League. Hill
burn, N. T.:
Dear Rev. Gunner-If ever before there
was needed any demonstration of the ef-
fectiveneos Of an organization OF. for and
by colorsd people In their own behalf this
has been shown by the league you have
the honor to head a. president Your or
ganixation has awakened the country and
forced the issue and has proved that he
who would be free must hrst strike the
blow"
Surely now that tho lighting ability OF
your league Is shown there Will be a dis
position on the part OF all colored people
to turn their support to II As the means
to the end of the achievement Of their
righta
hope that every possible support win
BE- concentrated to the end that the league
backed up for that continued achievement
which the recent events show you can
bring to pass Sincerely yours-
JOSEPH G. MANNING.
Rev. X. @. Ransom b the national
organizer Of the league, with head
quarters ct 43I West Thirty fifth
street, New York. and would like to
cooperate with all persons who wish
to form branch leagues In order to
give added strength to the central or
ganixation in Its fight against race
discrimination by government officials
whether national. state or municipal
Applications for membership should
be addressed to W. Monroe Trotter at
40 Cornhill, Boston.