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The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-11-06
MANY FAT LITERARY LIGHTS
ZoIa, Gautier, and Other Famous
Writers Were Remarkable for
Their Great Corpulence.

The connection between feeding
and literary genius is commented on
by Robert Sherard in his Modern
Paris. Zola, he says, wrote best when
he was very stout, and that when his
bulk dwindled SO did his talent. The
ophile Gautier, himself enormous,
maintained that a man Of genius
should be fat. and for proof pointed
TO that more barrel than man." Bal
zac. to Alexander Dumas, always
fat and jolly" to the hippopotamus
in breeches," Rossini, and to the plump
and well-fed appearance of Victor
Hugo and Sainte-Beuve.
Byron would never have agreed
with TheophiIe Gautiers dictum that
men of genius should be fat. For the
increase Of his too too solid flesh was
the one thing of which he was
afraid. and various freak diets were
adopted to keep it under. Don Juan"
WAS written almost entirely on gin
and water, and in 1913 he lived on six
biscuits a day and tea. Previously at
Athens he had tried diet of rice in
small quantities, washed down by
vinegar and water, and later on he
tried one thin slice of bread for break
fast and a vegetable dinner, keeping
down hunger by chewing tobacco. And
apparently such diets stimulated the
brain while mortifying the flesh.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-11-06
) INSECT USUALLY TO BLAME
Almost All infectious Diseases Have
Now Been Traced to Some
Animal Carrier

We know now that one kind of mos
quito carries malaria and another kind
yellow fever We have learned that
the house fly transmits typhoid and
the rat flea the bubonic plague.
The body louise, it has recently been
discovered, is the intermediate host Of
the typhus fever germ. The tsetse fly
in Africa is the guilty party In trans
mitting the sleeping sickness.
Indeed, the search for insect-car-
riers is now the favorite quest Of sci
entihc medicine. Whenever the bac-
teriologist faces a difficult problem in
medicine he always begins to look
about for some neighboring insect.
Scarcely a diminutive form of life is
now above suspicion.
That undignified and rather vulgar
beast whose popular name is bed bug
is now subject to constant scrutiny.
There are several diseases that 1t may
possibly play a part in perpetuatlng
In the old-fashioned mystery the
usual recommendation was, seek the
woman" In the modern medical de-
tective story the usual saying is:
Seek the iusect--World's Work
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-11-06
LAUGHTER WILL COME BACK
World 10 Not Always to stagser Un-
der the Overwhelming Desc
latlon Of tho War.

some people wonder why theaters
are running during the awful worla
tragedy which is being enacted In hn-
rope. The reason why they ought 70
run is we'll stated by John Palmer Ia
the Saturday Review:
let the theater still exist to re-
mind US that the war VIII pass, that
laughter will come back 20 the worldi
that art will one day be restored;
that we shall not always stand at tho
edge OF ruin; that II Is not nee
essary to dwell forever with grave
faces, selfconsciously in the shadow
OF distress Thereby we shall help 70
keep our country in sane mind and
good heart in these coming days and
destroy in It's cradle the infant as
sumption of our entertainers that one
theme alone Is able at this time 70
possess US.
This war will never. so long as 10
lasts, be in less degre the command
ing fact OF our lives. But We need
not therefore, act like stunned crea-
lures and play continually with one
fixed idea. We have TO keep our sense
az proportion We must hold on to
our humor and keep it bright, and
the theater is going TO continue, must
help US in this"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-11-06

ment later Kathlyn and her father
were reunited.
In Gods name, Bruce. let US get
out Of this damnable country ! am
dying for want of light air. food
They lifted the colonel into a how
dab and started south, urging the ele-
plants at top speed. No sooner mad
they left the river than some native
boats landed at the broken camp, glee-
fully picking up things which had
been left behind in the rush.
Our troubles are over father.
Perhaps! So long as l remain IN
India, there ls that curse. All, ! once
laughed at II; but not now!'
Umballa at length found his cap
tain,
Follow me-" he cried in fury
He led them back to the coloneIs
camp, but those he sought mad no"h,
He reasoned quickly. The trail led
toward the camp OF Bruce Sahib, and
along this he led his men, arriving IN
| time to find the native boatmen leaY-
| ing for their boats.
A hurried question or two elected
the direction taken by the fugitives'
Umballa commandeered the boats
There was some protest, but Umballa
( threatened death to those who op'
posed him, and the frightened natives
surrendered. The soldiers piled into
/ the boats and began polling down
stream rapidly A mile or two below
there was a ford and to go south the
pursued must cross 1t.
Later, pursuer and pursued met, and
a real warfare began, with death toll
on both sides. Bruce and Ahmed kept
the elephants going but in the middle
of the ford a bullet struck Kathlyn
and she tumbled headlong into the
water.
The curse had not yet lifted its evil
! hand.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-11-06
Wars Effect on Youthful Minds.

What impression is this terrific war
producing upon the child's mind?
What do the boys and girls think Of
the confagration that is raging and
of the battles that are waging?
Perhaps the small children have no
thought upon the subject at all but
the older children, who are reading
stories of ancient heroes as if they
we're myths or fairy tales, and study
ing history bristling with wars of past
generations, which would ordinarily
lead them to believe that war was a
relic of barbarism, and impossible be-
tween modern civilized nations, what
do they think? Is this terrible CON
fiict to upset all their notions and sub
vert many of their ideals? Is this sys-
tematic slaughter of warning armies
likely to cheaper the value OF human
life as appraised in youthful minds?
These are questions, to be true, cas-
ilv asked and hard to answer, but they
suggest a trend something for their
elders to ponder over.-Omaha Bee.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-11-06
BRITISH MEDALS OF HONOR
Coveted Decorations Awarded for EE-
eeptionalIy Meritorious Work in
Military Service.

Wo are so frequently confronted in
the newspapers at the present time
with General So-and-So, V. c, or D.
5. O., or other cryptic combination OF
letters following the name, that Il
may be Of interest to have the key 10
some OF the riddles In the English
army there are three principal dec
orauons. The foremost and most cov-
eted is the V. c. (Victoria Cross)t
which either officers or men can ats
tain by a deed Of undaunted gallantry
or heroism. The D. S. o. lDistin1
guished Service ORDER is a distinct
ton conferred on commissioned Off
GERS who have been mentioned in dis
patches for especially meritorious
service in the field before the enemy
The D. c. NJ, or Distinguished Cons
duct Medal we hear less of, as it is
a decoration awarded more to the non
commissioned ranks. As in the cass
of the D. S. O., it is given for personal
distinction on the fighting line,
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-11-06
Watch Sets Speed Of Men.

one of the most interesting exhibits
at the jewelers. exhibition which has
been in progress at London was
novel watch for the use Of officers hay
ing charge of troops on the march, an
invention Of an Austrian officer
On the face is a little arm (illum-
mated by radium for night use), which
can be made to swing SO many times
each minute. Thus an officer wishing
to bring his men to a certain place
at a certain time, decides that they
must march 120 PAGES a minute. He
then sets the arm to swing 120 times
a minute, sets the pace to keep time
with the beat, and SO regulates the
speed of the march.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-11-06

and the great beasts were blundering
across the river between her and the
barges.
Bruce witnessed Kathlyn's brave at
tempt and dashed into the water after
her. It took him but a moment to
bring her to land, where her father
clasped her in his arms and broke
down again.
Dad dad" she whispered. Don't
you see our God is powerfulest? be-
lieved I was going to be trampled to
death. and here l am with you once
more"
They hurried back as fast as Kath-
lvn's weakness would permit to where
they had left their elephants, doubling
that they should find them, consider
ing that it was quite probable that
they had Joined their wild brethren.
But no; they were standing shoulder
to shoulder, Tapping their ears and
| curling their trunks.
Bruce ordered one of them to kneel,
doubtfully; but the big fellow obeyed
the command docilely, and the colonel
and Bruce helped the exhausted girl
| into the howdah. The colonel followed,
while Bruce took upon his own shoul-
ders the duties of mahout. Pundita got
| into the other howdah and Ramabai
| initiated Bruce. The elephants shut
| fed off, away from the river. For the
time being neither Bruce nor Ramabai
gave mind to the compass. To make
pursuit impossible was the main busi-
ness just then.
Later Umballa, dulled and stupeted
from his immersion, stood on the
shore, with but nine Of the twenty sol
dlers he had brought with him. Evi-
IDENTIFY his star had faltered. Very
well; he would send for the other sis
ter. She was the Colonel Sahtb's
daughter, and young; she would be as
wax in his hands. A passion remained
in Umballa's heart. but 1t was now
the passion of revenge.
When he had recovered sufficiently
he gave orders to one Of the soldiers
to return to the city, to bring back at
once servants, elephants and all that
would be REQUIRED for a long pursuit
The messenger was also to make
known these preparations to the
Council, who would undertake to for
ward the cable submitted to them.
Quite unknown. quite unsupported
by him, for all the activity of his spies,
volcano was beginning to grumble
under his feet All tyrants, the petty
and the great, have heard IT. the NUT
tering Of the oppressed.
Perhaps the fugitives had gone 80
miles when suddenly the jungle ended
abruptly and desert opened up be-
fore them Beyond stood a purple line
of rugged hills. Ramabai raised his
hand. and the elephants came to
halt.
Il believe know where | am" said
Ramabai. Somewhere between US and
yOnder hills Is a walled city, belonging
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-11-06

The curse. the curse. always the
curse!"
Don't you believe that. colonel II
is only misfortune. Now I'm going to
pot Umballa. That will simplify every
thing. Without a head the soldiers
will be without a cause. and they'll
desert Kathlyn AZ quickly as our
coolies deserted Us"
Where is Ahmed?"
Ahmed? | had forgotten all about
him! But we cant wait now. He'll
have TO look out for himself Harki"
Squealing and trumpeting and thun-
derous crashing In the distance.
wild elephant" cried the colonel
the old impulse wheeling him round.
But the younger man caught hold OF
his arm significantly.
The soldiers poled diligently; but
against the stream. together with the
clumslness OF the barge, they could
not make headway with any degree OF
speed. It was not long before Bruce
could see them He raised his rifle
and let go; and In the boat Umballa
felt his turban stir mysteriously. The
report which instantly followed was
enough to convince him that he in par
ticular was being made target He
crouched behind Kathlyn, while two OF
three OF the soldiers returned the shot
aiming at the clump of scrub from
which a film OF pale blue smoke is
sued They waited for another shot
but none came.
The reason was this: the herd oi
wild elephant which Bruce and the
colonel had heard came charging al
most directly toward them, smashing
young trees and trampling the tough
underbrush. Some of them made fol
the water directly in line with the
passing boats Kathlyn, keenly alive
to the fact that here was a chance
Jumped overheard before Umballa
could reach out a staying hand.
To Kathlyn there was only death IL
the path of the elephants; to remain
on the barge was to face eventually
that which was worse than death. Hel
arm throbbed painfully, but in the des
perate energy with which she deter
mined to take the chance she used it
Quite contrary to her expectations, hel
leap was the best thing she could have
done. Most Of the barges were upse
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-11-06
Ninth Arrest Breaks Jinx.

Haven't l seen you before?' asked
Municipal Judge Sheridan Fry at Chi
cago when Charles Miehle was ar
raigued on charge Of non-support.
"Wen, l should say you have Judge,
replied Miehle. You seem TO. be my
ink. Every time | get within a mile
of your court they pinch me, I've.
been before you fully eight times.
THAT is enough" said the Judge.
discharged. am going to begin my
vacation. and if you let anybody else
try You while | am gone, I'll be mad,
Miehle. Now go get that job, and
give your wife some money or ! VIII
come back in the middle Of my vaca-
tion to attend to you
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-11-06
Scotch of Dantziu.

One of the largest Scottish colonies
on the continent formerly existed at
Dantzig, the valuable port which Ger
many win lose II the ancient kingdom
of Poland be reconstructed. In the
last decade OF the fourteenth century
a number of Scottish knights iourneyed
to Dantzig to help In the crusade OF
the Teutonic order against the Lithua-
nian heathens, and one OF the city
gates-now known az the Hohe Thor
was christened the Douglas Thor,
after Lord william Douglas who was
slain there.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-11-06
Destination Needed.

VIII not Professor Lounsbury, Am
Brose Bierce, Mr. Herrick or some
other watchdog of the linguistic treas
ury, invent some word to designate
accurate an assemblage of persons
who 20 to see a moving picture
show. Audience" is presumably ta-
boo for such a company, and crowd
doesn't sound right or natural, while
"assemblage" and company are
wide of the mark Probably the
scope Of the commonly accepted and
familiar audience" will have to be
extended for the purpose.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-11-06
SYNOPSIS.

Kathiyn Hare, believing her father, Col.
Hare In peril. has summoned her, leaves
her homo "a california 10 20 20 him IA
Alfalfa, India. Umhalla, pretender 20 the
hruue. has Imprisoned the colonel, nhneu
by the late lyiug as his heir. Arriying N
Allaha, SIthFn IL Informed by Umbailh
that hcD father being dead she Is 70 DE
queen, aud must marry him. sho refuses
and Ia Informed by the priests that no
woman can rule unmarried, She Is gwen
seven days 20 think II over. she SUI re-
fuses. and is told that she must undergo
;w0 ordeals with wild beasts. lf she sur
wives she Will be- permitted 20 rule. j0hn
Yruce, an American. saves her life. Ihe
slephant which carries her from the
fcene of her trials runs away, separating
nei from Bruce and the rest Of the party.
She takes refuge ia a ruined temple. but
thls haven is the abode OF a lion and she
Is forced "a Zee from II. She finds re-
treat IN the jungle only 20 fall into the
hands 0f slave traders. kathlyn IL
brought to the public mart In Allaha and
sold 10 UmballI who. finding her still un-
submissive. throws her into the dungeon
with her father She Is rescued by Bruce
and his friends Colonel Hare also II
rescued Umhllla. with soldiers, starts
I'm pursuit Ha,hlyu Is struck by a bull
I.F
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-11-06
IN A RAIN OF SHELLS
RUSSIAN SAILOR TELLS or HoR-
RoR or NAVAL BATTLE.
Once ounners Get the Range Every
thing Which the Projeetiles Strike
Is Destroyed, While the splin.
ters Work Great Havoc.

AT the battle Of Tsushima, when the
Japanese destroyed the Russian feet
Captain SemenofI was on the flagship
Suvoroff He had no definite post and
took notes until the sinking OF the yes
sci. Extracts from his story are as
follows:
THE first shells flew over us. AT
this range some Of the long ones
turned a complete somersault and
could be clearly seen with the naked
eye curylng like so many sticks thrown
In the air. They flew over u.s. max
ing a sort Of wall, different 10 the or
diuaFy roar.
After them came others short Of us
nearer and nearer, Splinters
whistled through the air, ingled
against the side and superstrueture.
Then, quite close and abreast the fore
most funnel, rose a gigantic pillar OF
smoke water and flame. saw stretch
ers being carried along the fore
bridge
shells seemed 10 be pouring upon
US necessarily, one after another. II
seemed as if these were mines, not
shells, which were striking the ships
side and falling on the deck. They
burst as soon as they touched any
thing-the moment they encountered
the least impediment in their flight
Handrails, funnel-guys, topping lifts
of the boats derricks, were quite suiil-
cient to cause a thoroughly efficient
burst
The steel plates and superstruc-
lures on the upper deck We're torn 10
pieces and the splinters caused many
casualties. Iron ladders were crumpled
up into rings, and guns were literally
hurled from their mountings.
In addition to this, there was
the unusual high temperature and
liquid flame of the explosion, which
seemed to spread over everything. l
actually watched a steel plate catch
fire from a burst. OF course, the steel
did not burn, but the paint on it did.
such almost non-comJustible mate
rials as hammocks and rows Of boxes,
drenched with water, flared up in a
moment At times il was impossible
to see anything with glasses, owing to
everything being so distorted with the
quiyering, heated air.
"A man reported that the after-tur-
ret had been blown up, and almost
simultaneously there resounded above
US a rumbling noise, accompanied By
the sharp clank Of falling iron. Some
thing large and heavy fell with a
crash; the ships boats on the spar
deck we're smashed to bits; burning
debris fell all round us and we were
enveloped in an impenetrable smoke.
The fore-bridge was struck by
numerous projectiles. Splinters of
shells, which penetrated in large guam
titles under the mushroom-shaped roof
of the conning-tower, had destroyed
all the instruments in it. and had
| broken the compass, but luckily the
telegraph to one engine and the voice
tube to the other we're still working"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-11-06
Bringing the News.

As evidence of the upside-down con-
ditlons OF the world (writes "H.') L
notice in this mornings paper Bor-
deaux news wired from Stockholm,
Petrograd news wired from New York.
Bucharest news wired from Rome, and
Berlin news wired from Salonika. In
due course I expect to hear from
Spitzbergen that Shackleton has
reached the South 'pole.-Manchester
Guardian
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-11-06
Maarinn the surnIice.

Surplice is the Latin super-pellicium,
meaning that which is worn over a
fur or fur jacket. AS the jacket worn
by the peasants. and for that matter
by all classes, was apt to get dirty
and unsightly, a kind Of smock frock'
that could be washed when necessary,
was worn over it--and this was called
the super-pellicium. the surpllce.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-11-06
Mndnrn YnrAn-

What did Gwendolyn say when
you asked her to marry your" asked
Mr.. Cumrox. She told me to come
and see you" replied the confident
youth Having done 50. shall go
back and tell her that | don't object
to you in the slightest. Washington
Star.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-11-06
PROGRESS Reported.

Have you learned that new dancer"
Well" replied Uncle Flopsole, Il
haTen't quite learned it, but I'm get
ting on. l don't feel exactly graceful
as yet, but I've got over being afraid
that I'll fall down. Washington Star.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-11-06
Conversion Must Walt.

The conversion of the heather will
have to be suspended, according to
the mission boards, until Christian ma
tions stop fighting ng-Philadelphia Rec
ord
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-11-06

It sometimes happens that even tho
man who always knows what to do
can't find any one to do it for him.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-11-06

Mrs. Styles-Don't you think my
bonnet is trimmed beautifully?
Mr., Stylea--Yes; and suppose /
will be. when I get the bill
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-11-06

Lots Of men walk miles to hear a
political speech who wouldn't walk a
block to hear a sermon.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-11-06

An epicure says that a lot Of di
vorces come out Of the frying pan
Las Vegas optic., 1914-10-07
JONES RECEPTION IS
DELIGHTFUL AFFAIR
INFORMAL GATH e r ING OF
NElGHBORS AND FRIENDS
AT COMMERCIAL CLUB


Lack Of formality was the iDspira-
tioI for one of the most delightful
good times the men of Las Vegas
have enjoyed in months-the recep-
ton for First Assistant Secretary of
the Interior A. A. Jones at the Com
mercial club rooms last night. A large
number of the prominent business and
professional men of the city were
present to welcome Mr.. Jones back
to Las Vegas. 1t was a representa-
tive gathering of Las Vegans. Mr..
Jones shook hands with all the visit
ors and took occasion to chat at
length with the greater portion of
these who came to greet him. He
said it was inspiring to get back
among neighbors in the best town in
the United States. During the even.
ing cigars were passed about the
room and the men sat or stood about
in eongenial groups. smoking and
gossiping.
Las Vegas optic., 1914-10-07
FAIR Will CLOSE
With A Big DANCE
LIZARD TIMES" EVENT is EXPECT
ED TO DRAW OUT A. LARGE
CROWD oAi

The board of directors of the coun-
ty fair association spent this morning
and most of the afternoon awarding
the prizes to contestants. Last night
marked the banner attendance, sever
al hundred people visiting the armory,
and all having a good word to say
for the exhibit.
Although the display has been small,
it is probable that a finer collection
of specimens has never been brought
together at any county fair in the his
tory of the state. Many possible en-
.trants have been prevented from dis
playing their wares by the fact that
they are still harvesting their crops.
But what has been shown would rank
side by side with the best. The op-
pcrtunity to see what San Miguel
county lands can produce both with
water and without has been we'll ap-
preciated by the people.
This afternoon was devoted to ath-
letic events in the open street west
of the armory. Foot races, broneho
busting and riding and other sports
made up the program, and many fancy
stunts were performed by the riders
Baby Contest Closes
By hard work the better babies