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The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-10-09

that her worthless husband would not
be likely to prove good father, it had
cost her many a tear. And when she
had come back from Idaho with Nancy,
and with Hiram, rich and a reformed
man, there was a certain triumph in
her manner that had exasperated the
gossips who had formerly sneered at
her.
And Just as Arthur Davis was pre-
pairing to leave his native town for
ever, an incredible rumor came to his
ears Nancy was an adopted child!
1t was whispered very furtively by the
gossips, for gossips are always cow
ards, but it was limited that Nancy did
not resemble her mother any more
than she had resembled her father
Arthur Davis caught at the straw.
He knew that Nancy had gone away
on a visit to friend. He went to her
mothers house. Ada Reeves was an
invalid; she had not long to live. The
young man boldly broached the sub
ject of his visit.
Mrs Reeves, you know l love
Nancy" he pleaded. "And because
we-are said to be cousins"
"Hey?" demanded the old woman,
suspiciously Said to be cousins?
What do you mean by that, young
mani"
Il have been told that Nancy is an
adopted daughter" he replied, boldly.
The old womans face was convulsed
with wrath.
IF | knew who said that" she an
swered, I'D send her to the peniten-
tiary if it took every penny have. It's
a lie-that's what it is. Nancy is my
own child"
The door opened and Nancy stood
there. She had heard every word
that was spoken. and her face was as
white as death.
Nancy, he wants to take away your
right to have mother" muttered the
old woman angrily.
Arthur, you must go now" said
Nancy decisively You won't make
It hard, will your"
mo" he answered, mechanically,
and weut toward the door. But as he
reached the passage he saw Nancy at
his side, and in a moment their arms
were round each other.
"Oh, Arthur, love you with all my
heart" she murmured. "And l shall
never marry. Nor you?"
Never" he answered, strangling
the lump in his throat. And SO they
parted.
Arthur packed his things that night
and went to the station. He meant to
leave the town forever. Upon the
platform he met neighbor of the
Reeves.
That's bad thing that happened
this afternoon" he said to him.
What's that?" asked Arthur alb
stractedly.
That stroke of Mrs. Reeves. don't
expect she'll live through the night
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-10-09
ARMY AS RESULT OF RIOT
Comparatively Trivial Incident Led
to the Formation Of Present
British Force.

The movement to preserve Ken
Wood, the beautiful Hampstead estate,
from the clutches of the builders, re.
minds the student of military history
that the bloody little fight which oc-
Cured there in 1861 led to the recon
stitution of the British regular army.
Thomas Venner, a wine cooper, was
as fifth monarchy men," who an
nounced their determination not to
sheathe their swords till Babylon
should be a kissing and a curse, and
the kings of the earth should be bound
in chains and the mobiles in fetters OF
iron" Fifty of these zealots on
Twelfth Night emerged from their
meeting-place in Coleman street and
overpowered the city trained bands,
The assault was repulsed by the
lord mayor in person, who, suddenly
aroused and scantily clad, at the head
Of a band of followers, drove the in
surgents to Highgate, where, in Caen
Wood, a sharp encounter with the life
guards took place the following day.
with several casualties to the house
hold cavalry.
The rising was put down without
further difficulty, but the result was
the arrest OF the process of the dis
bandment of troops and the reorgani
zation of the army, of which the exist
ing life guards, blues, grenadier and
Coldstream guards were the nucleus
Herald.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-10-09
SIGNIFICANCE IN THE COLOR
As Matter of Fact, Just Why Should
Marriage Certificates Be Printed
In Green?

"My dear Clarice," I said, 81 may
say, in the circumstances, my very
dear Clarice, like being engaged-to
you, that is; no, I've never been en-.
gagged before--but don't see the sense
of getting married. Even the state
seems to deride the idea of our union. !"
What do you mean,?" said Clarice.
I'm almost alarmed. Have they dis.
covered that you suffered from tooth.
ache as a boy?"
1T isn't" ! said, "a question of eu.
genics. l was getting a copy of my
birth certificate today and"
They surely didn't say anything
about our engagement. | didn't sup
pose they even knew of it," said Clar
ice.
Ill news travels apace," said. But
by the way, / was about to say that red
is a noble color. 1t is a bold, a strik-
ing color. A day on which a great
event occurs is called 'red-letter day
Black, on the other hand, may mean
nothing, or it may denote sadness"
Why this going off at a tangent?"
said Clarice. why this dissertation
on colors?"
81 say, that's good world mean
that long one just near the end. Did
you really learn it, or did you merely
come by it? But, as was saying, red
is a color used for indicating notable
events. The state considers birth is
a notable event. Birth certificates are
printed in red"
And death certificates" said Clar.
ice, lin black, | suppose?"
YES" / said, "a delicate hint that
the state feels sad"
And marriage certificates?" asked
Clarice.
"Ah," I said, that's the strange
thing. Nothing may be implied real
ly, but it is significant that they print
them in"
"Purple?" said Clarice, eagerly.
"Verdant green" / said-Punch.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-10-09
WhV Flats Are Popular.

People are still trying to answer
the question of why apartment houses
are so popular, but the answer should
come, it would seem, without much of
a struggle. 1t is simple. It is due to
the ambition of people to have beau.
tiful surroundings, the difficulty of Sc,
curing domestic help and the growing
Incidence Of the human race. 1t is
not quite fair to talk about the indo.
lence of the human race when it
seems that every man and every WON.
ans time is taxed to the utmost with
affairs Of one kind or another to which
they are compelled to give attention.
They have so many things to do that
they do not get time to do the things
they would like to do. This is a city
argument. 1t will not apply, to the
small city to such a great extent
Construction News.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-10-09
Activities of Women.

There is one wage-earning woman to
three wage-earning men in New York
state.
When a woman loses her husband
by death in Korea she is forbidden
from marrying again.
Mrs. Estelle l.. Lindsay is running
Tor the legislature in California on the
Socialist ticket.
In British Columbia women teachers
only are allowed to take the household
economics lectures.
The British Red Cross society has
over $4,000 nurses enrolled. of which
over two-thirds are women.
Canadian husbands desiring to go to
war must first get the wife's consent
before being enlisted.
The dowager empress of Russia has
given a complete field ambulance unit
for the French troops.
The women of Nagasaki, Japan,
work side by side with the men coaling
steamers that come into that port.
Women are being put to work in col.
lieries in Germany, assuring that coun-
try plenty of coal.
The women of Servia as well as
those of Montenegro bear arms the
same as men during the time Of war.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-10-09

at least the doctor thinks there is no
chance"
The train came In. but Arthur did
not take Il. He stood as one stunned.
What would Nancy do all alone? His
duty was with her In this crisis. What
ever his own suffering. he must fight
Il down and aid her,
Quickly he made his way up the hill
20 the house. The front door stood
wide open. He walked upstairs, into
the old womans bedroom, She lay
unconscious on the bed, and at her
side kneeled Nancy. praying Her face
was wet with tears.
She seemed 10 understand the young
mans motive In returning, for she
looked up In an understanding way
and gave him her hand. And upon
the other side OF the bed Arthur wait
cd through the night
At dawn the old woman opened her
eyes.
They say she amt my child" she
muttered. We'll, let them say. They
won't dare say 1t openly. II they do
I'll send them to the state peniten'
tiary. They laughed at me when I
was a girl because | didn't have
child. But they won't dare to laugh
now"
The muttering voice died away. but
occasionally a word or phrase burst
from the old woman's lips, It was evi.
dent that she was living in the past
again.
Il won't tell Hiram" she muttered
later He's making good money now.
It will change his habits to have the
responsibility of a baby of his own.
I'll get the girl Yes, Mrs. Richards,
only you must sign a paper never TO
want to see her again or learn any.
thing about her good home? Yes,
indeed, and a good father Hiram
drink? Well, yes, he does a little, but
no more than most men do, reckon.
so I'll sign here, and the child's
mine-my very own, to pass as my
own daughter"
Arthur exclaimed Nancy wildly.
The secret was revealed, the secret
which the old woman had guarded so
jealously, even at the cost of her
daughters happiness, and nothing
could shake their conviction that her
words were true
1t was two months after the funeral
that they were married. And the vii.
lage takes no stock in eugenics nova.
days For the prophecy has been
proven false, in the public's mind.
They do not know the truth, because
the lovers decided to keep the old
woman's secret though she was not
there to fear the SCOTS of the village
gossips.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-10-09
BEAR QUEERLY BUILT
EXPERT TELLS ABOUT sTRUc.
TURE or THE ANIMAL.
Nature Evidently Had Distinct Idea
In Mind When II Produced
Bruln In Such a Radical
Form.

81 was long curious to know" said
Pike county, Pennsylvania, bear
expert, why II was that the bear has
that peculiarly clumsy and apparently
painful gait, but | never found any
one who could give me satisfactory
explanation of II, so / went out and
killed a bear to find out for myself.
The reason was very simple one.
Il found, in the first place, that the
bear has no clavicles in the shoulder
to keep the shoulder bones steadily
apart, as is usual in animals, and con-
sequently when the bear moves his
forelegs the shoulder blades work or
slide loosely on the sides.
"Then, again, the bear has the ankle
joints Of his hind legs plurb on the
ground, or rather as parts Of the hind
feet That peculiar structure gives tho
first joint of the hind legs a bend in
the opposite direction from that which
it has in the legs Of other animals,
This loose and queer rigging Of the
joints of the legs and shoulders of tho
bear gives him that odd wabble or
shuttle with which he makes his way
along, although clumsy and retarding
as that gait appears. it can produce q
speed and agility on occasion that is
surprising The broad base which the
foot of the bear forms, moreover, gives
the animal a steady and secure foot
ing no matter what the appearance
may be to the contrary.
THE unique position of the hind
ankle joints as to the formation Of the
hind feet is what enables the bear to
rise to his feet with such facility, and
to maintain a secure position standing
erect, while he uses his forepaws in
grasping or striking with his we'll
known readiness and effectiveness.
The absence of clavicles in the
shoulders is what gives the bear the
great hugging or compressing powor
in his forelegs, which is of the great.
est service to him in climbing and in
dealing with his foes. In fact, if he
had the shoulder formation character.
istic of other animals he could not
climb a tree at all, for he could not ac-
complish it by his claws as the cat and
squirrel and Taccoon and other animals
of arboreal habit do, nor would the
bear dog need to stand in fear of that
terrible embrace of his"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-10-09

sen as the connecting link between the
| bay The deepest cut is only 29 feet
| above sea level. On the south bank Of
| the canal the tracks of the New Haven
railroad give access for the transfer
Of freight between water and land.
The possibilities are, therefore, great
for manufactures and general indus
tries. Daily observations for five years
show that the fog is less than one-half
that existing in Vineyard sound. The
course of the canal is through wide,
currentless waters, free from the west
erly storms of the outside route. The
great hook of the cape protects YES
sells from all southerly gales. The
new route saves 20 miles in distance
between eastern and southern points
and day and half for tows and sail
ing ships. Quick, certain transit upon
positive schedules is required today.
The canal gives mobility by an inte-
rior smooth channel through which
New England can receive her crude
material at a low figure. Congested
land lines cannot supply it, and manu-
facturers must have it promptly and
cheaply If they are to replace vanish
ing home markets with new trade from
South America and the Pacific. The
raw products from the West will also
reach New England directly by water
from the Great Lakes.
secondary source of revenue to
the canal company and of great impor-
tance to the state is the development
of a district which today is off the
main arteries Of travel Southeastern
Massachusetts,, from Plymouth to
Provincetown, is sparsely knhabited,
and is we'll fitted for the summer
homes Of people from the interior
looking for resorts in a desirable eli
mate. Lines Sof steamers from the
west will give ready access to the in
creasing number of families seeking
the New England coast.
The Cape Cod canal proving remu-
nerative, privaSs capital will be at
tracted toward the building of minor
cldD0elS. WIN IulS FORECAST anu IOE
this reason, it is safe to say, Mr. Bel
mont after solving, in a narrow field !
the local transportation question of
the city of New York, turned his at |
tention to the broader one Of lessening
distance and time and of saving lives
by a sea route through southeastern
Massachusetts-th land of his fore
bears. The United States and the
state of Massachusetts having failed |
to solve the problem he found that |.
the time had arrived to build the canal. |
Large corporations had replaced the |
individual owners of sailing craft; the !
control of he traffic was in a few
hands; consequently there were less
units with which to deal,
Keeping this point in mind, and
that the undertaking was completed
at a time when the need of a closer
between the corporations
and the people was more than ever !
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-10-09
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
CASE FOR EUGENICS
BY THOMAS CRAWFORD.

Copyright. 1914. by W. @, Chapmanl
And cousins can't marry,A ended
Miss Jones, the village gossip, tri-
umphanuy.
That was the law In that particu-
lar state, bat IL was more than law
II was becoming public sentiment
Arthur Davis believed in eugenles
with all his heart. He was sure that
the marriage OF cousins was undeslr-
able and entailed physical disaster
upon the children. But he loved Nancy
Reeves as much as twenty-five ever
loved twenty.
The Reeves and Davis families were
the leading ones In the town. Hiram
Reeves had been a neerdo-well in his
youth, and had brought unhappiness
on his pretty young wife. Al last he
took her West, to return ten years
later with a fortune and a pretty little
girl, Nancy, who had come to them
when they had given up all hope OF
having children.
The Reeves family had re-estab-
lished itself As Nancy grew older,
Arthur Davis was her constant com
panion. lie loved her before he had
ever heard of eugenics-indeed, before
anybody else had
Then came the avowal Of love, and
all the village was shocked. There
had been a eugenics lecturer there
that summer, and he had painted in
lurid words the awful consequences of
an inter-marriage between cousins,
And Arthur and Nancy, seated in the
second row from the front, felt their
hands relax and their hearts beat
slowly with horror.
Silently they went home. They
parted with averted faces Next day
Nancy wrote her sweetheart an i'm
passioned letter, saying that they must
never meet again. In any event, she
said, she could not marry, because,
now that her father was dead, and her
mother growing old she must devote
herself to the old woman's comfort.
Il reckon Mrs. Reeves will set her
foot down hard on that engagement"
said Miss Jones. "Nancy's the apple
of her eye, as she ought TO be, consid-
ering how many years it was before
she had her"
Her childlessness had been a bitter
thing for Ada Reeves to bear. Soft
ened though it was by the realization
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-10-09

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The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-10-09
Almshox Chained to Altar.

The village church of Parham, Suf'
folk, England, possesses an ancient
almsbox which is distinctly unusual
both as to shape and position. Though
nothing is known of it's date or his
tory, it is easy to surmise that this
quaint kegshaped box, with it's clum.
sy lock and rough but effective pro
tecting bands, may have been the re-
suit of the joint efforts of the local
carpenter and blacksmith.
Most almsboXes are found in the
porch or somewhere near the entrance
to the church, but this is chained to
the altar rails.
Possibly it's use may have been re-
stricted to receiving the offerings
of the communicates and the fees at
churchinss and other ceremonies, or
as the iron ring in the lid seems to
show, it may have been carried about
as occasion required, and chained
to the altar rails for greater security
when not in use.-The Connoisseur.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-10-09

actuated by altruistic ideas.
A similar example exists nearer
nome. New York is building a water
way from which no income will fol.
low. The deepened Erie canal will
help the commerce of the lake states,
while only incidentally developing To-
col commerce and industries.
Both the isthmian and Erie canals
have rightfully been in the public eye
for years. A third, of much more i'm
mediate and direct value to our coast
wise trade, has received little atten-
tiOn. Advocated by Washington as a
military necessity, urged by successive
presidents. attempted by various cor
poratiOns, needed by humanity, the
Cape Cod canal has remained uncut
since the day when Miles Standish
met the Dutch in 1927 and on the up
per waters Of Buzzard's bay began the
first transportation through Long
Island sound between New Amster-
dam and the Old Colony. At that spot
there is now finished and in operation,
at a cost Of only $12,QOO,OOO, a channel
80 feRt deep, which has the largest
homage tributary to any ocean canal;
IA traffic as great as that al Suez, being
'25,000000 tons, carried almost exclu-
stvely in American bottoms.
Government and state having failed
TO recognize the importance Of this in
terror smooth-water line, less than
fifty men have been bold enough to
finance it. They also have their ideals,
feeling that the times are ripe to re-
gain our lost ocean supremacy, and
that individuals, as we'll as the gen.
eral public, should do their share for
the improvement Of waterways. Con-
servatism however, demanded that all
private corporations must be based
upon financial returns. 1t is proper,
therefore, to Give in brief the figures
mpon which Mr.. Belmont and his asso-
ciates are working. TAey are as fol-
aows;
OF the 25,0O0,000 tons, 100000 is
coal alone. That commodity is losing
ten cents per ton from storm, fog de-
lays ana extra INSURANCE IOr eaCl
round trip. With a capital Of only
$12 900 and such a maximum traf-
fc, it is readily seen that even if only
one-half the tonnage goes through the
canal during the first year a good divi-
dend may be eXpected-provided the
new channel in all respects meets mod
ern requirements. This is the aim and
ambition of its chief engineer, William
Barclay Parsons, whose experience
with the Panama canal commission
and general knowledge of waterways
are well known. The canal is wider
and deeper than the original Suez;
protection against the wash Of passing
steamers is secured by the paving of
Its banks; electric lights at short in
tervals assure safe traffic at night; its
great breakwater amply protects the
eastern end from northeast gales.
The route is through the eight-mile
ssthmus which for years has been cho-
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-10-09

by the waiter that it was exactly true.
"Then give me some bread, butter
and potatoes" said the solemn man.
Yes, sir. What else?" asked the
waiter. Nothing else," replied the
man. 'Ts there anything else free?"
The waiter had to call the proprietor
to explain matters, but the solemn
man pointed to the advertisement, and
the proprietor, who was a man of hu-
NOR, let him have the bread, butter
and potatoes free, and even threw in
cup OF coffee.-St. Louis Globe-Demo-
crat. -.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-10-09

young mans eyes. (Gervangeline was
lady nut" and at the moment was
doing her best to appear like Flossy
Floyd of the Tivolity. Some girls get
this complaint sometimes). Cuthbert
took her hand.
do you play cards for money!" she
asked impressively.
NO" said Cuthbert, lying like a
hero. But if did could win lot Of
money at this moment"
How so, dear Cuthbert?"
Just look what a ripping hand l
hold"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-10-09
Health VS., Wealth.

It has been estimated that the
money value to society of the average
human life is about $4,000. On this
basis our vital assets could be reck-
oned at, roughly, $250,O00, 900, 900.
Against this set the $4,000, 100000 at
which the physical wealth Of the Uni
ted States is figured, and even the
most arrant materialist will admit
that the conservation of human life
is more important than the conserva-
ton of forests or the eradication Of
disease among cattle and hogs
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-10-09
rmn snnIs Wlth Rnt g.

Two egotists met and made much
over each other.
AS they turned away, each muir
INJURED softly to himself:
Poor deluded soul! It's all can
do to tolerate that fellow, but what
can ! do? It's absolutely pathetic the
way he clings to mel"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-10-09
No Game for Her.

Mollie-I think billiards is an aw-
fully foolish game.
Chollie-But you forget that the
balls kiss and the players sometimes
hug the cushion.
But just imagine a person wasting
time on a game where only billiard
balls kiss and all that the players some
times hug is a cushion"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-10-09
WON THE DAY BY FLATTERY
Cuthbert Evidently Knew Just How
to Say the Right Thing at the
Right Time.

Cuthbert Pipwhistle waited in palpi-
tating silence for Gervangeline to an
swer the great question he had just
put to her Would she say Eyes,
Cuthbert," or would she prefer to re-
main Miss Smith?
Slowly Gervangeline turned her per-
oxide head round and gazed into the