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The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-10-23

to please his peremptory lady love
The program was set and started in
motion the following day
Paul called at the Wyman home
Clytie introduced him to her uncle,
who bristled up and looked sullen and
suspicious, but when Clytie suggested
that he show her dear friend" from
her home town around the place, Mr..
| Wyman ungraciously assented to the
| proposition. He came back to the
house half an hour later, alone. He
was fairly quivering with Indignation
and rage.
why, where is Mr.. Sercombe?" in
quired Clytie in her sweetest, but
falsest tone, we'll knowing.
Gone" roared the old tyro. IF he
ever shows his face here again I'll
have him horsewhipped from the
place!"
"'Uncle!" cried Clytie in affected
horror and dismay.
Why" shouted Mr.. Wyman, "he ac-
tually criticized my chickens, said
they were half-breeds, called me old
Top, asked me how much was worth,
and said he believed he'd become my
son-in-law. Yes, he Will" beloved
the irate old man.
Il am so sorry, uncle" declared ely
tie. Il think great deal of Mr..
Sercombe."
well, forget him!" fired up her in
tractable relative, "or give up all
hopes of ever inheriting any of my
wealth Now, young lady, you listen
to me; If you ever meet this young
man again or go to skylarking around
with him secretly, I'll pack you off
home and settle the whole business by
taking in the Greys. They're brood,
but the girl is a worker and she's the
last pick, so mind your p's and as, If
you're wise"
Clytie went away by herself and
laughed in high glee. Then, notwith-
standing the dreadful threats of her
uncle, that same evening she met her
devoted lover in remote lane of the
village, as prearranged.
Il don't see any way to cut this
Gordian knot" said Paul, after a full
hour Of conversation, except to settle
the whole matter by following our own
minds and getting married at once"
''But the folks at home won't con-
sent" said Clytie. "And they have set
their hearts on my being an heiress"
Haven't | got enough to care for
both Of us?" demanded Paul.
Yes, indeed, 80 / want to fix II so
Uncle Wyman win surely drop me as
the prospective heiress and take up
that dear, little, deserving, hard work
er, Vivian Grey"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-10-23

Let us olope."
"Audaclousl"
But Il seemed the only way out o
the dilemma. They carried out tn,
program In duo romantic style, too.
The next morning there was a wllC
time around the Wyman home. A sery
ant came to her master, pale anC
breathless.
"Oh, sir" she gasped, "burglars!"
"Eh Where? When? Howe" Chal
lenged the old man, startled.
Miss Clytie, sir!"
What about her?"
Gone. Ladder up to the window
Left this note"
Dear uncle" II read, 81 love Paul
so l couldn't disappoint him We will
be Mr.. and Mrs, Sercombe and or on
our wedding trip inside of an hour.
Forgive"
81 discard her forever!" yelled the
irate old curmudgeon. "She shan't
have a cent of my money. TIL act
quick, before her father comes snoop-
ing around TO influence me 10 change
my mind"
Then Mr.. Wyman primped up and
went down to the humble Grey home.
As he rounded the shabby house he
heard a bright CHEEKY voice singing.
He peeped in at the window
Busy-bee Vivian was ironing and
singing to sleep her little brother in
a chair near the table, Everything
was poor, but scrupulously clean
"I'd like to have that music Down at
the big house" chuckled the old ty-
rant. THAT girl knows how to make
things look home-like, and that's what
l want. Morning, Vivian" he greeted,
as he entered the kitchen.
why, Uncle Wyman, this is a real
pleasure" said Vivian, sincerely, glad
to see her arbitrary relative, and he
was convinced that the expression was
genuine
you can drop that ironing" he OBJ
served.
What for, uncle?"
Going to move, all of you. I'm
through experimenting with my kin
of high ideas I'm going to adopt the
whole family and make you my heir
ess."
Grateful little SOUL Vivian sat down
and cried like a tired baby. It seemed
as If the burden Of the ages had rolled
away from her weary shoulders.
1t was two years later, and she was
happily married and old Uncle Wy
man had found peace and comfort
amid true family surroundings, when
Vivian met Clytie.
Then the whole story came out, and
there began a rare friendship that
beautified the whole of their lives.
Copyright. 1914. by W. G. Chapman.)
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-10-23

The Papuan women of Parimau
have no great attractions, either nat
ural or artificial to hide or conceal.
With the exception of a few beads
they wear nothing but the loin cloth,
made from the bark of a tree.
Poor wretches!" exclaims the ex-
plorer, their days are one long round
of toll, and they have little leisure to
think of trinkets or decoration. Wom-
an, the weaker creature, is relegated
to very inferior position, and is in
fact the slave, body and soul, of her
lord and master, becoming his prop
erty to deal with as he pleases. Mar
riages, except on special occasions,
are not considered of much impor-
tance, and are not celebrated by
feasts or jolliflcation. Nor is any at
tention paid to the birth Of a child.
IF dress can be looked upon as a
source of pleasure, widows in Paupua
are to be envied, inasmuch as they
are required to adopt outward and
visible signs Of their bereavement. A
widow of standing will decorate her
self with a short and scanty bodice
of woven grass, which leaves the
stomach bare, while from the hips will
hang a still more ragged form of
skirt. Surmounting all is a peculiarly
shaped poke bonnet, made OF the same
material, which, unless the lady
wishes to be seen, completely hides
her face. Young widows are not so
careful to conceal their charms, and
are usually satisfied with the scantiest
of skirts in the form Of punches of
grass hanging in front and behind,
and if they fancy it, with more tufts
hanging from the biceps."
Probably nowhere else in the world
are the birth and death rates so high
as in New Guinea.
The suggestion here occurs, that
the gift of s1OO,OOO,OOO for a world
health campaign-which benefaction
Ambassador Page announced the
other day in London as having been
projected by a number Of wealthy
find scope in New
Guinea.
"The income Of this fund" accord
ing to published announcement,
which will amount to about $5,0OO,0OO
a year, will be applied to the study
and cure of diseases among native
races in all parts Of the world"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-10-23
Women In Warfare.

Endervoring to emulate their an
cient Germanic and Gallo mothers
who fought against the Roman
legions, the French women of the
revolution formed themselves into
militant bodies and the danes de
halle and the Fauboug st. Antoine.
in short petticoats, red Phrygian caps,
with pixies in hand, became conspicu-
GUS in the early days of the Terror.
and the Amazon of Liege," grasping
her lighted match, astride her can
non, was dragged by a mob Of de-
mented women to Versailles when the
royal family was forced to return to
Paris. Women we're also prominent
at the barricades during the COM
mune, and many a murderous shot
was fired by woman's hand from
the windows Of the capital.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-10-23
OIL Bearing Tree Found.

Scientific investigation is being
made of a newly-discovered oiI-bear-
ing seed found abundantly on the Is
land of Catanduanes, in the Philip
pines. 1t grows on large tree and
comes from a brown pear-shaped
fruit that opens not unlike a cotton
boil when ripe and emits the seeds.
The seeds are rough of surface and
Of a dark brownish color, about the
size of a large dried prune and slight
ly kidney-shaped. The tree has not
yet been fully identified, but it is
thought to belong to the genus
Amoora or Dysoxylum. Tradition
shows that before the advent of Pc
troleum the inhabitants of Catan-
duanes used the oil from this seed as
a luminant.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-10-23
WORK OF ANCIENT DENTISTS
Remarkable Teeth Decoration Shows
That They Possessed Consider
able Skill.

By far the most transcendent ex-
ample of teeth decoration which has
at present come to light in America
is in a skull discovered in 1909 at a
place called La Piedra, near the point
on the right bank Of the Esmeraldas
river where it empties into San Mateo
bay. 1t was accidentally found by Mr.
Pinzon and Mr.. George D. Hedian, the
latter an American consular agent at
Esmeraldas, and was kindly presented
by Mr.. Hedian for the Heye museum
during my visit to Ecuador last sum-
mer. The skull was seen projecting
from the bank, but no other parts Of
the skeleton we're uncovered, probably
having been washed away after the
bank was undermined
The upper part of the skull is in
fragments, but Is restorable. The
skull, slightly deformed, is that of an
adult female The decoration Of the
teeth is unique and presents a new
type of facial ornamentation In
stead Of small disks being set into arti-
fetal cavities we find in this case that
certain teeth Of the upper jaw were al
most entirely covered on the outer
face by an overiay of gold. The en-
tire enamel of the teeth decorated has
been removed, with the exception Of
narrow bands at the bases and the up
per parts, where they were close to
the flesh and embedded in the jaw.
The removal of the enamel is
through to the dentine and was skill
fully accomplished 1t appears that in
some instances saving was done slight
ly Under the enamel, at the upper part,
so that the gold overlay, or covering,
might be fitted under it in order to
make it more secure. The teeth thus
practically "face-crowned" are the
four incisors and the two capines.
The overlays are missing in all but
one of the teeth, the left lateral in
cisor. This gold covering is slightly
folded or bent over each side of the
tooth for greater security.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-10-23
Anti-Hops.

Reports of the hop harvest suffeR
Ing through the war would have
pleased the anti-hop usaders Of for.
mer times. In the middle of the sew
enteenth century the city of London
petitioned parliament to put down
two anusancies, Newcastle Goals in
regard of their stencil, etc, and hops
in regard they would spoil the taste
of drink and endanger the people" A
few decades later John Evelyn ap-
pealed to the king and all loyal land.
owners to Danish the "drogue hopps,"
which, he declared, spoiled good ale
and led to fomenting diseases, by
planting cider fruit and so creating a
taste for more wholesome liquor. A
century ago Cobbett also wrote angrily
Of hops and hop growers, chiefly be-
cause of the destruction of young
trees for hop poles,-London Chron-
icle.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-10-23

While some repair work was being
done at Yankton college a basement
was opened to cut a door through, and
a live toad was found in the air shaft.
1t had been entombed, without doubt,
for 22 years, ever since Ward Hall
of Science was constructed The toad
had resided in it's brick tomb so long
it was brick red" on the underside
While grown to a large size 1t had
no claws 1t appeared to have worn
off it's claws in trying to get out. How
it had lived is a mystery. Not drop
of moisture could have reached the
toad in all the years it had been
characterization IS. d. Cor. New
York World.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-10-23

friendly relations set up with the
Tapiro, as these newly-discoverec
pygmies are called, the men submit
ting willingly to measurements, which
showed an average height of four feet
nine inches. But no offers of metal
knives and axes would induce them to
let their women be seen, probably
Mr.. Wollaston conjectures, because
they feared abduction by the Papuans
lie supplies interesting details about
them, although vagueness attends
these, for they are so indescribably
dirty that 1t is not easy to know which
Is their true color" but the type is
distinctly Negrito.
The language Of the Tapiro pygmies
seemed to be radically different from
that Of the Papuans, and the Wollas-
ton party were unable to make even
| the smallest vocabulary of it. Their
voices are high-pitched and nasal, and
full of animal-like throat sounds i'm
possible to render phoneticaIly in
writing.
Captain Rawling and Doctor Mar
shall had somewhat better luck
Through a forest filled with birds of
paradise and emerald green serpents,
they penetrated to the pygmy village
of Wambirimi, high up in the hills and
spent a day and a night there, photo
graphing and parleying with the Lilli-
putian natives. In the line of femi-
mist study, however, they made no
further advance than their predeces-
sors had done. It was only among
the pygmies grownup cousins, the
taller Papuans of the plains, that they
secured those pictures of women and
children which form so striking and
convincing a complement to the pub
lished narratives.
THE more one sees of these peo-
pie" writes Rawling, "the more one
realizes that their lives are one long
struggle for existence. Precipitous
mountains with deep and gloomy
gorges surround them on either hand,
every foot of ground clothed with the
densest forest, with perpetual rain,
with no wild fruit or edible roots, and
flesh in any form scarce and hard to
procure. One must see the ground to
appreciate the amount Of labor that
has been expended in clearing away
the great trees and vegetation in their
efforts to cultivate the less precipitous
land. When 1t is realized that this
has been accomplished solely with the
aid Of fire "a difficult operation in this
wet climate) stone axes and two i'm
plements fashioned out of a couple Of
small pieces of hoopiron fastened to
bamboo handles, the magnitude of the |
task will be understood"
The visitors displayed large butcher
knives, which elected gasps of admi-
ration and envy from the pygmies,
and explained that these prizes were .
for such men as would induce a wom- !
an to show herself Yet all to no |
purpose. The old men formed the |
obstructionist party; the young ones
by themselves might have yielded to
the temptation. They said the women
had surreptitiously peeped at the
white men from the screen of the
jungle, but had been scared off by
the clothes they wore!
The pygmies, it is believed, inter-
marry with the Parimau people of the
plains, who are of larger stature, and
not so Turkish or Mormon-like In
their ideas about the segregation of
the female sex.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-10-23

the slightest relations and are sup
posed to meet as strangers. A num-
Der Of social ties in the national cap
ital have been broken by the European
conflict, as the diplomats concerned
In the war are religiously adhering to
the custom Of not recognizing, even
In a personal way, the representative
of the country with which their own
power is at war.
Rather embarrassing situations have
occurred at the department of state
since hostilities began, but on the
regular diplomatic day, several diplo-
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-10-23
EneouraaIna an Absentee.

$50 they docked you for staying
away from congress?" said Farmer
Corntossel.
Yes" replied the statesman. "And
It's all wrong"
That's what think. After findin'
out what you're liable to say or do
they ought to pay you extra"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-10-23

mats were forced to apparently snub
their close personal friends represent.
ing "the enemy"
1t is related that during the Russo
Japanese war the ambassadors from
Russia and Japan had way of bow.
ing in a perfunctory manner, but never
exchanging single word.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-10-23
Electricity and Food.

At the recent session of the Ma
tonal Electric Light association in
Philadelphia Mr. T. C.. Martin gave an
interesting report on the electrical
stimulation and plant growth. He an
nounced that vegetables, such as rad
Ishes and lettuce, when subjected to
electrical treatment, had shown rs
per cent increase ins growth over un-
treated vegetables. Evidently cleo
tricity is destined to play an impor-
tant part in the production of our
American.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-10-23

Earthquake construction has now
reached very practical stage in the
seismic districts of Italy, where all
new buildings are being erected under
strict supervision with respect to their
ability to resist earthquake shocks
Professor Omori, the Japanese author
ity, has estimated that 1913 per cent OF
the deaths in the great Messina earth.
quake Of 1908 would have been pre-
vented if the buildings had been prop
erly constructed.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-10-23
Birds in Panama Canal Zone.

The bird resources of the canal zone
evidently are Of much Importance.
Possibly If they are properly conserved
they will become one of the valuable
assets Of the United States. Having
permitted so much reckless bird
slaughter in this country that insect
pests are increasing at an alarming
rate II would be well to take care OF
the birds that have been added to our
national possessions by reason of the
acquisition Of section Of Panama.
Louisville Courier-Journal.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-10-23
Polite.

Representative Bull Murray Of Mas
sachqsetts, who gives up his seat in
the House to become postmaster of
Boston, and who was once the young.
est member of the lower body, got up
the other day to give his seat in a
street car to lady. Reminded of a
story by his act, he said:
True polteness cannot be too high.
Ily praised, but it has always appeared
to me TO have its limits, which were
exceeded lp the case Of Boston wom-
an whom l know. have heard It said
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-10-23
NEVER SPEAK AS THEY PASS
Several European Diplomats Are Now
Giving One Another the
Frozen Stare.

Several European diplomats in
Washington, who have long been close
friends, are now giving one another
the frozen stare as they meet or pass
each other on the street.
This situation is due to the fact that
diplomatic representatives Of the pow
ers at war are not permitted to have
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-10-23
Poets Easy Time.

Mother-Do you mean to tell me
that your husband is out half the
time until after midnight?
Daughter-More than half.
And you never scold"
Never"
81 am amazed"
''You forget that my husband is a
poet"
What of that, pray?"
when he comes home early he al
ways insists on reading his poems to
me."-New York Weekly.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-10-23
Qualifying for the Race.

"Who is the man who comes around
every day and spends two dollars on
the machine that tests your grip?"
asked the boardwalk operator.
That's James Joshua Joshum, the
well-known politician" replied the as
sistant. He's getting into shape for
his handshaking campaign. Wash
ington Star.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-10-23
A Real Wonder.

Smoker (1ercely) Your fowls have
been over the wall and scratched my
garden.
Chanks (coolly)--Well, there's moth
ing extraordinary in that. It's their
nature to scratch. Now, II your gar
den were to come over the wall and
scratch my fowls 1t would be extraor'
dinary and something worth communi
eating. -Pesrson's Weekly.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-10-23
Maxine Allowances.

"Our government" said the man of
intense idealism, must keep faith. 1t
must fulfill every promise to the let
ter"
"Oh, come now!" protested the pa
tient person. you can't expect the
weather bureau to make good on every
prediction"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-10-23

of her that If she should meet the
devil face to face on the street, she
would walk right up, shake hands and
remark:
Why, how do you do, Mr.. Satan.
What lovely red horns you have and
what pretty curl to your tail!'"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-10-23

An electric heater for bathtuhs that
Is said to heat gallon Of water a
minute has its heating elements radi.
atng from a central hub, like the
spokes of q wheel
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-10-23
Important Eiuure.

Since my boy entered public life
I no longer feel like sending him on
an errand to the grocery store"
I'm public life, you say?"
Yes. He's boy scout now"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-10-23

Probably once in about four thou
sand years man who is licked in a
fair fight has no excuse to offer.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-10-23

Constipation causes and aggravates many
serious diseases. 1t is thoroughly cured by
DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets. The fayorite
family laxative. ADV.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-10-23
From Mrs. ]. D. Murdoch. Quincy. Mass.

The first artesian wells in Tripoli
have just been drilled under the di.
rection of Italian engineers.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-10-23

Red Cross Ball Blue makes the iaundress
happy, makes clothes whittier than snow.
All good groeers. ADV.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-10-23
Its Kind.

1T is bad thing for children to
be stealing jam and jelly"
Sure; what you might call a syrup
titious tendency"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-10-23

The world soon tires of man who
thinks he is always saying something
cute.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-10-23

The common blue-bottle fly pos
sesses between four thousand and FIVE
thousand little eyes.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-10-23
Many a True Word, Etc.

mdny lTuS WoTu5 EtSs
"Pa, what do they put water In
stocks for?"
ITO soak the investors with"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-10-23

A coarse in an agricultural school
isn't absolutely necessary in sowing
a crop of wild oats.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-10-23

YGMYLAND, in the Ma
lay archipelago, has been
found and explored, de-
scribed and pictured. 1t
is as weird and wonder
full as Gulliver's Lilliput,
and is actual fact, not
satirical fancy. 1t is
hidden in the mountain
Gus heart of New
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-10-23
From Mrs. S. T. Richmond, Providence, r. l.
A Minister'S Wife Writes:

CLoQUET MNN"I have suffered very much with Irregularities
pam and Inflammation but your wonderful medicine Lydia T. Pink
mans Vegetable Compound has made well
the same to all that troubled with
ME AKERAIAN, c/o Rev. Il. AKERMAN Cloquet Minnesota
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-23
LEE WOULD SELL
z FIRE STATIONS
Proposes City Dispose Of Prop
erty on Pryor and Carnegie
Way at Good Profit.

Councilman Jesse b. Lee, chair
man of the Fire Committee, Monday
gave further details concerning his
scheme to cell part of the most CEN
trally located property belonging to
the Atlanta fire department and re-
arrange tho fire station districts.
lie believes the city should dis
pose OF the Pryor street property. as
well as the station on Carnegie way.
He said the city mad owned the
property for many years, during
which time both places increased in
value to such an extent that he
deemed their sale advisable. He pro-
posed to move the Pryor street house
TO another street near its present To-
cation In such an exchange he
claimed the city would realize a
handsome profit, lie proposed the
same disposition for the Carnegie way
station.
The Councilman also will urge that
the city motorize all its fire appa-
ratus, and he proposes to have Coun-
ell authorize the sale OF all horse
drawn equipment.
lie also proposes 10 revise the the
alter laws SO as to provide better pro-
lection to the patrons OF picture
shows.
The Fire Committee will meet at
the city Han Wednesday afternoon at
o'clock