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The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-05-15
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
NOT IN HIS WILL
BY JOHN ST. CLAIR.

ELLIS, there is our home" said Dor
othy Milford with conviction, pointing
to the old colonial building at the end
OF the village street
II seemed, indeed, to be Just the
home for which both had been seek
ing ever since their return from the
honeymoon three months before. Five
hundred feet away from the house
nearest 1t, II seemed to dominate the
other homes of the community. The
street ended in its driveway, which
was bordered by two lawns of green
est grass. There were two vine ar
bors, and an old apple orchard, and
the ivy had crept up to the roof long
ago, on every side.
Il wonder how much 1t would cost
US, Ellis" whispered Dorothy, cling
Ing to his arm.
Ellis Milford was a hard working
clerk in one of the big insurance Of
fees, and their home had been only
a fourroom fiat in the dusty city. But
every Sunday they had gone forth
from the metropolis dreaming of just
such place as this. only on less
grand a scale; and here was their
dream in brick and turf And the
train schedule was excellent. Ellis
could go into town without the need
OF any extravagantly early rising, re-
turning in time to enjoy the garden,
in summer time at least before his
supper.
There is no agents sign" he said,
after a close inspection Of the prem
ises.
Perhaps some OF the nelghbors
would know" his wife suggested.
Inquiries in the vicinity, however
failed to disclose anything. The house
had been untenanted for many years,
and it was rumored that the owner
resided in England. No, there had
never been any effort to rent it. It
would be hard to do so, anyway, be-
cause nobody wanted an old-fashioned
house when you could get a brand
new one built on the installment plan.
At which information Dorothy's
heart beat high with secret joy.
You see, Ellis, II is my English
blood" she explained You know
grandfather was an Englishman, and
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-05-15
Bees for eothamltes.

1t is a clever suggestion Of Frank c
Pellet, state bee inspector Of Iowa
that city fiat dwellers should plant g
hive Of bees on the window sill. Five
dollars will start swarm going, ant
the yield should be sufficient for 6
year. The little animals are clear
and neat, Of capable habits and few
vices. After a days work in Centra,
Park they are guaranteed to return
home as faithfully as a committing
husband.
1t may be protested that a city
swarming with bees would mean some
annoyance and pain. But this notion
ignores the well-known customs Of
New Workers. When a man has beer
stung by his 1anitor, the Interboro
his laundry, the ticket speculator and
two hat check boys, among many
others. year in and year out, what
could mere bee do?-New Korl
Tribune.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-05-15
Odd Sport.

At the Halterophile club in Paris
not long ago one Peladeau achieved a
record by tearing a pack of playing
cards in one pull-time, two minutes
and thirty-two seconds. The events in
this card-tearing contest were: Tear
ing the greatest possible number Of
cards tied together top and bottom
time allowance, three minutes; tear
ing a pack of 80 cards in the quickest
possible time; tearing the greatest
possible number of cards in four. This
is a form of sport" wherein many
Frenchmen specialize. The men who
enter the contests are not necessarily
powerful, but they possess enormous
strength In their fingers-a strength
that is further developed by careful
training.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-05-15

Copenhagen, Denmark - Did you
know that the people in New York
alone eat one hundred fifty million
dozen of eggs every year and that
they cost something like forty-hve mil
lion dollars? Did you know that an
expert has estimated that each year
America eats something like one thou
sand million dollars worth of eggs?
How Eggs Spoil.
When the farmer used to go to town
his wife went along with a basket Of
eggs containing possibly four or six
or ten dozen of them These eggs were
delivered to the general country store
keeper and instead of paying for them
In cash the merchant gave trade in
exchange. The price Of eggs was low
and when the price was further re-
duced by translation into sugar or cof-
fee at a high price the results were of
no great significance. Egg selling
then was in fact a small business, As
a small business It was not for a long
time developed along scientific lines
The hen laid only when the weather
was good. She laid a fresh egg Of
course but IT was likely to lie around
in dirty nest until time and a summer
heat made It a very bad egg to look
at and a worse egg TO eat. Not all
eggs spoiled but so many went bad
that scattered through the lot sent in
by the farmer they lowered the grade
of all so that even the freshest went
only as eggs" because no one knew
they were strictly fresh"
Strictly fresh eggs were practically
unobtainable as a matter of fact. Aft
er the farmers wife delivered the eggs
TO the merchant he kept them around
a few days or maybe weeks until he
had a fairly large shipment They
might be in the cellar and they might
be in the back of the store where It
was warmer, but at any rate they
gained nothing in flavor or quality
from his storage. Then he sent them
% some merchant in the county
teat nearby. This dealer kept them
awhile until an accumulation made a
Lhipment possible to the city commits
Glon merchant in Milwaukee, Boston
Cr Kansas City They then might be
Lold by the commission agent to the
1etail trade or they might be put in
told storage or they might be shipped
u some distant place. But you may
ISst assured that 1t was some time be-
fare the egg laid on the farm found
i.5 way to the breakfast table of the
cry consumer. Much time had been
consumed, unnecessary expense had
beer incurred in going through this
slew, unbusinesslike, unscientific sys-
tem Of distribution. But worse than
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-05-15
BIGGEST MAN is III GeORGiA
Balancing Scales at $50, He Weighs
1o5 Pounds More Than Giant
Of Michigan.

Savannah, Ga.--When Leonard Bliss
died a year or two ago at Blooming
ton, ILL.,. the country was told that the
world had lost its largest man,
But Georgia came forward with a
specimen that overtopped Baby
Bliss by as pounds.
Now comes Three Rivers, Mich,
with bid for fame in the person OF
Sam Irwin, who boasts that he weighs
4S0 pounds and asserts that he is the
largest man in the United States who
engages in active work daily.
The largest man in the world goes
to work every week day morning at
the usual hour in the enjoyment of
better health than he has experienced
in a number of years. This is w. T.
Brinson of Waycross, who makes no
claim to distinction other than being
a Georgia Cracker"
Leonard Bliss is said to have weighed
$40 pounds according 10 official figures
at the time of his death. Brinson tips
the scales at 5S5 pounds in his stock.
ing feet He has weighed as high as
600, but he complains dismally that he
is now worn to a shadow by overwork
and is losing flesh so rapidly that it
The Michigan man has hopes" that
makes him uneasy II took him Is
years to lose that 15 pounds.
he will eventually weigh 500.
Brinson laughs and jokes at his i'm.
mense proportions, and continues to
gather and distill the turpentine from
his pine forest He drives out to his
distillery daily in a buggy built espe.
cially to sustain his weight. He is an
active man of business, a merchant
and farmer as we'll as a turpentine
operator and is famed for his shrewd
ness.
When visiting 1t requires two chairs
TO sustain Brinson's huge form. He
has had all Of his home furniture
made to order. The bed in which he
sleeps has been doubly reinforced in
order that he may turn over in the
night without danger Of bursting
through his resting place. All the
doors in his home have been enlarged
Brinson has had many offers to be
come a vaudeville or circus attraction,
but he says he does not care to leave
Gods country" He says now, how.
ever, that he is almost inclined to
travel about little, just to show such
people as this Irwin fellow how very
small they are.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-05-15

the delay and expense involved was
che fact that the egg which started
down the line from the hen as "a
strictly fresh" egg had little chance
of reaching its destination as anything
but bad egg.
A Wasteful, Expensive Process.
The whole process is wasteful Last
summer in Missouri literally hundreds
OF wagon loads Of eggs we're driven off
into the woods and dumped simply
because they had gone bad upon the
hands of those who were not able TO
market them promptly Then toe the
loss and damage from breakage Is con
siderable, and one authority has esti-
mated that the handling of eggs by
those who pack and ship them is so In
expert that each year seventy-five mil
lion dollars worth are broken and lost
in transportation.
Is 1t any wonder that when eggs fin
ally reach the consumer they often
cost him more than twice what the
farmer received for them? Is it any
wonder that the farmer is dissatisfied
with the price he receives when it is
sometimes less than one-half what the
consumer pays, Is it any wonder the
city man kicks at the price which he
pays, kicks again when he finds that
the high priced eggs are bad eggs.
A Better, More 5usinesslike Way.
Contrast this method Of handling
with the way 1t is done by the cooper
Rtive organizations abroad. Denmark
beads in egg marketing as in the mar
keting Of almost every other farm
produce. At Frederickssund in Den
mark, for example, ten thousand farm
ers own an egg packing establishment.
Every farmer gathers every egg from
the nest every day. In hot weather he
is required to gather the eggs twice a
day At least three times week he
sends in his eggs to one Of the collect
dng points which are located conve-
niently. Thence they go to the cen
tral station. They are good, clean eggs
too, for not only have they been
promptly gathered and kept in cool
place, but the nests themselves are
kept clean and fresh. AS the egg is
delivered 1t is carefully tested; no egg
which is bad either in appearance or
IN substance. passes muster. Every
egg bears a stamp indicating who de-
5ivered the egg to the association. The
farmer who sends in bad egg is
fined. These 10000 farmers through
their manager whom they hired and
who Ia @ highly skilled man. ship most
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-05-15

though I never saw him, l know have
inherited his taste for just such an
old-fashioned home"
Dcrothys grandfather had been a
grabbed old skinfint, who had settled
in America and calmly disinherited his
son, Dorothy's father, for some fancied
lack of filial duty, leaving his prop
erty to nobody who knew him. Stilli
Dorothy always attributed all the Eng
lish traits in her disposition to this
semi-mythical person.
But it became evident that no
further Information was to be obtained
about the house. Nothing could be
learned of any owner or agent.
Dorothy" exclaimed her husband,
lets go inside and have look around.
saw one of the window shutters was
nearly off its hinge, and l believe the
window behind 1t is broken"
1t was broken. Ellis climbed through,
and standing inside, swung Dorothy
into the room. Then, hand in hand,
like children, they wandered from
room to room. 1t was true that the
interior was in poor condition. The
paper was peeling from the walls, and
there were various leaky. spots in the
ceilings. But still the house was hab-
table, and a little money invested
judiciously would turn 1t into very
comfortable abode. And, the greatest
find of ALL in the attic there was a
miscellany of old furniture, all sorts
of odds and ends which would go far
toward the furnishing of the less
snowy rooms, at least.
Ellis" said Dorothy in a tone
which even three months of married
life had taught him to attend to, I'VE
must have this house"
You amt going to live there, are
yer" inquired villager who watched
them emerge through the front gate
with ill-concealed interest.
Yes, we have rented this place
from the first Of next month";" Doro-
thy answered.
We'll, | swami" exclaimed the yokel.
Dorothy" said Ellis reproachfully,
when they were out of his hearing.
But, Ellis, l meant it," declared
Dorothy, almost crying. MY dear, we
are going to have the rooms papered
and the windows mended and move in
on the first And when the landlord
calls to make trouble for us wen have
the rent ready for him"
Dorothy's words proved prophetic,
for on the first day of the month fol
lowing a motor van stopped in front
of the old house, and Dorothy super
intended the disgorging of three
roomsful of furniture with as much
self-possession as though she we're the
owner Of sufficient quantity to fill a
mansion.
They'll turn us out" said Ellis,
when they we're settled at their fire
side, gazing admiringly upon the new
ly papered walls.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-05-15
BEWARE THE REFORM BUG"
Little Insect Introduced Into House
hold Does Not Always Bring the
Best Results.

know woman who was seriously
convinced that she ought to improve
her husband He had numerous small
faults that annoyed her.
"Jim," she began, Il want to tell
you something about your faults"
Jim braced himself so obviously
that she added, hastily, Then you can
tell me mine!"
"Gee!" replied Jim, 81 haven't got
time to reform you; it takes all my
time to reform myself"
Somehow this woman didn't feel like
telling Jim his faults right then; she
thought it over and decided that her
chief married business was with her
self She decided that if "a friend
should bear a friends infrmities,"
married people should dwell on each
others lovable traits and forget each
others failings. The reform bug is
the very worst insect that can infest
a household.-The Delineator.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-05-15

member or the oo-operausv egg sen
ing society The woman who tests,
sorts and packs the eggs is paid iif'
teen cents for every one thousand
eggs passing through her hands. A
clerk from a neighboring dry goods
store attends to the billing and keeps
the books OF the society, receiving
twenty-five cents for every one thou.
sand eggs handled and recorded, Sum
ming up all the expense incurred by
the society in collecting. testing, sort
ing, packing and shipping the eggs II
costs less than four hundred dollars
TO market almost half a million eggs.
The customers are obtained in the
first instance through the chamber OF
agriculture at Hanover, This Is a sort
of rural chamber of commerce which
among other things keeps an up-to
date list Of customers who are good
pay and who are honest dealers. Each
week the society ships large consign'
ments to the various cities OF the Ger
man Empire seldom finding II neces
sary to export TO foreign countries
Experience shows that under this Ger
man cooperative system of marketing
the cash returns upon each dozen OF
eggs are from three to six cents great
er than they we're when they were
sold to the ordinary buyer On the
other hand not a penny has been added
TO the cost to the consumers. who in
the majority of instances get eggs
cheaper than they got them before and
of better quality. The more economic
less wasteful system of marketing
makes egg production more profitable
to the farmer, leads him TO produce
more eggs, Increases the supply, and
by the soundest principles OF practical
business economics, lowers the price
to the consumer. Here, az in Den
mark, the farmer who has his own rub
her stamp marks each egg for identif
cation with certain numbers and ini
tials. Here, as in Denmark, all dull
spotted or non-transparent eggs are
rejected and returned to the sources
from which they were collected The
company settles its accounts with its
members fer eggs delivered monthly
but all dealings with consumer and re-
taller are for the most part upon a
cash basis.
Americans Can Cooperate in Eggs.
Nor has the cooperative marketing
of eggs been confined to Europe. We
have in our own country some excel |
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-05-15

with a severe case of organic weakness.
l had backache, pains in my hips and
over my kidneys, headache, dizziness,
lassitude, had no energy, limbs ached
and was always tired. was hardly
able TO do my housework. had taken
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound OH one other occasion, and 1t had
helped me so l took it again and it has
built me up, until now feel like a new
woman. You have my hearty consent
to use my name and testimonial in any
way and 1 hope it will benefit suffering
women. Mrs. ORPHA TURNER, 43l S.
Wayne St., Piqua, Ohio.
Women who are suffering from those
distressing ills peculiar to their sex
should not doubt the ability Of Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound to re-
store their health.
If you want special advice
write to Lydia Il. PinlSham Med
icine CO., (cOnfidential) Lynn,
Mass. Your letter will be opened,
read and answered by n woman
and held in strict confidence.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-05-15
CITY HOLDS HOT BUN RECORD
chicagoans Ate 100000 on Good Fri
day, Bakers of Windy
City Report.

Chicago.-In celebration of Good
Friday, Chicagoans ate 100000 hot
cross buns, according to the bakers.
At one cent each, the sum expended
for the delicacy was $4,000.
1--WE eat more hot cross buns in
Chicago on Good Friday than the peo-
pie of any other city in the world,
London not excepted" said one baker.
II have taken the trouble to get sta
tistics from several of the large cities,
and Chicago is the champion bun-eat-
ing town Of the world"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-05-15
Land.ownino Peers.

1t is stated that there is not mem
ber Of the British house Of lords who
does not own one thousand or more
acres. None Of the land owners is a
real farmer, but all rent their land
in small lots, generally on long leases,
to men who make the most Of it. It
is not uncommon for one family to
live on rented farm for more than
a hundred years.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-05-15
Heard ! Some By Wlreless.

Paris Communication by wireless
telephone between Laeken, suburb
of Brussels, and Eiffel tower was es-
tablished, and the voice Of q tenor
singing at Laeken could be heard.
This was made possible through new
and powerful microphone invented by
an Italian engineer.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-05-15

Pinkham's Vegeta-
Bile Compound the
praise it deserves,
for / have taken IL
at different times
and it always re-
lieved m e W h e n
other m edicines e s
failed, and when 1
hear a woman COM
plain / always rec
ommend IL. Lastwin-
ter | was attacked
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-05-15
Another MeetIno.

"After all,' said Kwoter, ''it's a true
saying that He laughs best who
laughs last"
mot at ALL" replied Wise. "The
really true saying is, He laughs best
whose laugh lasts. "s-Catholic Times.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-05-15
Holds the Koran.

or left to lie about with other books.
1t always rests upon a dainty little
Muehraheeha stand, which is thing
of beauty of itself
Even when carried in procession, as
1t is at funerals and other public oc-
casions, it is on the stand and never in
the hand.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-05-15
Precipirate.

Baby Camel-Mamma, can l have
a drink?
Mamma Camel-Shut up! Why, it
was only five weeks ago that / gave
you one.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-05-15

DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets regulate
and invigorate stomach liver and bowels.
Sugar-coated, tiny granules, easy to take as
candy. Adv
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-05-15
KIN the Flies Now and Prevent

disease A DAISY FLY KILLER will do it.
Kills thousands. Lasts all season. All dealers
or six sent express paid for 81. II. SOMERS,
l5O De Kalb Ave, Brooklyn, N. Y. ADV.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-05-15

Wisdom follows experience, but the
trouble is that it never catches up.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-05-15

Worms expelled promptly from the human
system with Dr. Peery's Vermifuge "Dead
shot" Adv.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-05-15
Unknown.

"Bings had a perfect mania for
speeding Is he scorching YETI"
How do / know. He died last
week"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-05-15
FEELS like
A new WOMAN
As Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound Dispelled
Backache, Headaches
and Dizziness.

Piqua, Ohio. -"I would be very un-
grateful IL l failed TO give Lydia Il.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-05-15

Many a girl catches the man she
wants by pretending to desire some
man she doesn't want.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-05-15

Be happy. Use Red Cross Ball Blue;
much better than liquid blue. Delights
the laundress. All grocers. Adv.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-05-15
KORAN RESTS ON A STAND
Richly Carved Rack Is Used for Hold
ing the Mohammedan
Bible.

London.-The Koran, the Mohamme-
dan Bible, is never put away in a case
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-05-15

The Countess of Warwick taboos
rurs, and also will not wear feathers
except those of an ostrich
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-05-15

Putnam Fadeless Dyes guarantee
satisfaction. Adv
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-05-15
Co Operative Farm
Products Marketing
How II Is Done in Europe and May Be Done
In America TO the Profit of Boh
Farmer and Consumer
BY MATTHEW DupeEoN
EGGS FOR EVERYBODY.
BY MATTHEW S. DupeEoN

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The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1914-09-24
Gordon CraiQ
SOLDIER
OF
FORTUNE
By RANDALL PARRISH
Copyright, 1872, by A. c. McClurg q
SYNOPSIS
By RANDALL PARRISH
Copyright, 1872, by A c. McClurg q
Co.

SYNOPSIS
Gordon Craig is hired by two men. Van
and Neale for $1,000 to 60 south and i'm
personate Philip Henley, ostensibly to save
an estate for Henley. who. they say. Is In
prison Craig is to take with him a wo-
man TO inpersonate Mrs. Henley.
Suspected OF burglary, Craig Is cleared
BY young woman wandering In the
street. She is out OF work and hungry.
They talk in a restaurant
She Is an actress, deserted by her
wealthy. drunken husband. She consents
to go south with Craig.
Mrs Bernard is good woman and will
play the part OF Mrs. Henley to help
Craig They arrive at the rundown Hen
ley plantation and are greeted by rough
looking oyerseer.
COMBS the overseer, and a mysterious
negress. Salie seem to be the only per-
sons on the plantation. Craig is awak-
ened By a shot and finds a man murdered
Broussard. creole friend OF Coombs
appears. Probing the murder. Craig finds
the corpse missing. Mrs. Bernard Is really
Mrs. Henley. She and Craig determine to
fight for her missing husbands estate
She believes Henley dead.
coonbs denies Henley Is dead and de-
fes Craig. although the latter reveals
Mrs Henley's identity to the overseer
The latter says Henley himself put him
In charge of the plantation.
Mrs. Henley and Craig find Philip Hen
ley's seal ring in the garden. Exploring
the house alone, Craig finds a secret base
nent room.
He is trapped and discovers two dead
bodies. One is the missing corpse, and
the other is Coombs. Craig Is struck
down and is made prisoner by a dark
young man. another named Herman and
Broussard. Mrs. Henley Is also caught.
Craig and the woman are taken aboar
yacht which sails. The owner and mas
ter. the dark young man. calls himself
Philip Henley. lie tries TO win Craig. anG
the latter feigns friendship for him In or
der to help the woman.
Mrs. Henley denies the man is her hus-
band She is locked up In a stateroom, and
"Henley" produces papers which seeming
ly support his claim. Craig pretends to
Join In his filibustering expedition.
Craig plans to escape with Mrs. Henley
in small boat and provisions 1t secretly.
Going to summon her. he finds her cabin
unoccupied, but in good order.