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The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-05-29

the year. Just now l had come on a
special mission. 1t appeared that
Meyers had paid down ten thousand
dollars on the purchase of a large
mine, the taiiings of which alone were
worth the total amount involved, some
eighty thousand dollars. 1t was a rare
bargain, but the seller wanted to be
sure the balance would come along in
stipulated installments. Our rating
guaranteed it, but l wanted a new
financial statement to be sure we were
right.
There were never many visitors at
the Office, most orders being shipped
by express. ! entered the counting
room to find it untenanted. sat down
beside a desk and waited, expecting
and hoping to see. the charming Miss
Purcell.
Upon the desk lay an open latter,
apparently just received. At a glance
/ saw that it was addressed to Miss
Purcell and from Meyer. 1t told her
that the manager of their great branch
house in another city had disappeared
with almost it's entire cash capital,
which meant failure and ruin un-
less"
A step behind me prevented my
reading further 1t was Miss Purcell,
but had already gained a great tip.
The house of Israel Meyer was in
solvent and that item Of news be-
longed to my agency.
If the beautiful clever girl whom
arose to greet guessed that l was the
possessor of news vitally perilous to
the interests Of the employer to whom
she was loyal, she superbly concealed
it. AS l spoke such words as casual
CALL" new statement" and the like,
she smiled graciously and took from
the desk signed audited statement
showing the business in the most
solvent condition in the world.
"As of the twenty-ffth," she re-
minded. by the way, as you are here
have you ever looked over our stock?
No? 1t will evidence the great and
varied business we do" and she led
the way to the open vault doorway
guarded only by the heavily barred in
ner door. She bowed me ahead Of
her-clicki
The door had crashed to upon me,
shutting me into the vault helpless
prisoner. l watched my captor run
to the front door and close and lock
1t to prevent any intrusion of an out
slider Her eyes were dancing with
excitement her pretty face flushed
and animated as she came up to the
stout barrier.
DO you understand" she asked,
with a doubtful smile playing about
her lips.
81 think I do" I rejoined, with
shrug of my shoulders. 1T is clever.
You know that comprehend the
house is on the rocks. How long can
you keep it quiet?"
"Twenty-four hours" she answered
with confidence" and by that time we
will have tided over the stress. You
are the only one who has received
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-05-29
Pleasant for Preacher.

A mother sent her little daughter
down to open the door and entertain
the minister. Mr.. Blank, while she fin
ished dressing. When she appeared
the little kitten ran in ahead of her,
and the tiny maiden jumped up and
down and screamed at the top of her
voice: "Oh, kitty, kitty, go out quick"
The mother was Mortified and said:
Daughter what makes you act so?"
We'll, mother, dad said last night
that Mr.. Blanks sermons were enough
TO make a cat SICK and l don't want
want mine sick"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-05-29
DONKEY IN LONESOME MOOD
Somewhat Peculiar Appeal Made by
Small Maid, Touched by Sadness
Of Her "Dumb" Pet.

This summer, Mr., oakes, an eminent
awyer, sent his wife and young daugh-
ter to a farmhouse in the White
mountains for a vacation. Shortly
after, he received an urgent request
from the little girl to send her pet
donkey to use while there. She had
read about donkeys and heard about
them, but was not at all familiar with
their peculiar vocalism.
The donkey arrived and the child
had many rides around the vicinity.
She enjoyed II all hugely except the
animals strange noises, which in
spired her with the profoundest pity
for his evident distress
One day, after vainly trying to sub
due his vocalism, she wrote a letter
to her father, in which she said:
Dear Father: / do wish you would
come up here soon; my donkey is SO
very lonesome. National Monthly
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-05-29

hint OF tho truth II would be cruel
to crush a troubled old man who will
surely come out all right"
Duty is duty. and with freedom !
should certainly have sent my un-
fortunate news broadcast. ! was
cleyerly trapped" / admitted.
Listen" spoke my fair jailoF, you
will be glad OF my action later on. |
could not be untrue TO my employer,
30 have done a desperate act You
can be made comfortable in your tenn
porary prison. | viii pass through
the bars whatever OF food you care
for. and cigars, will talk with you.
read to you. There is a plano in the
nearest living room, / win. II you
choose, play and sing for you"
"Charmingl" l laughed truly 80.
But what Of the penalty to me OF re-
naming absent from my work."
You shall not suffer for H." said
Miss Purcell. quietly and reassuringly
never spent so pleasant AN eve
ming, despite my awkward situation.
Miss Purcell brought me a meal that
was delicious. She conversed with
me, she read her favorlte poems to
me, she supplied me with some choice
havanas that old Israel Meyer must
have imported-of course. at a bar
gain. Then she left mo to sleep on
some blankets she had passed
through the bars of thS door.
About the middle Of the night l
awoke. heard a strange boring
sound Il was beside a bolted iron
trap in the concrete toor right at my
side. This led TO cellar where the
coarser Dresses were stored. lay
still and watched, for the light shone
into the vault from the electric jet in
the counting room.
Some one had evidently broken into
the cellar They bored hole thSough
the floor and a human hand probed
about to locate the trap lock. / seized
II and shouted out In few minutes
Miss Purcell appeared. 1 explained
the situation.
burglars" she said. Let go OF
the hand. With you here. / do not
care to court an explanation with the
police"
She sat up the rest of the night. 1t
was daylight when she went to the
street door to receive an early tele- |
gram. She read it, smiled, and passed |
It TO me.
Have raised the hundred thousand |
from my brother" it ran. Crisis past.
Home tomorrow.-Israel Meyer"
you can go-and thank you for
your company" she said, naively.
Il would like to call again. re-
marked
DO so. Mr.. Meyer will feel he owes
you something for saving his treas
ures from the burglars"
And you?" inquired, pointedly
81 would like an opportunity to
show you that l can be a pleasant
hostess as well as a cruel gaoler."
BLESSED imprisonment" / returned,
1T has shown me the
nosL attractive woman l have ever
met"
am a frequent visitor at the Meyer
house now and lola seems always
clad to welcome me Israel Meyer
las offered me a good position, and
lola and I are to be married in June.
Copyright, 1914 by w. G. Chapman)
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-05-29
ualue of a Flesh Diet.

The wheat-eating Carthaginians
were no match for the pork-eating Ro-
mans; the goat-eating Greeks easily
overcame the herbivorous Persians,
while the beef eaters of England and
the sausage-fed German battalions
have proved their bravery on hun
dred stubbornly contested fields. Yet
even this rule has it's exceptions, for
the British army contains no better
soldiers than those Of the Scotch and
Irish regiments, to whom meat was a
luxury until they found it in their
daily ration So, after all, whatever
the psychologists may say, a flesh diet
may not be particularly conducive to
ferocity of haracter.-Family Doctor.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-05-29

tey, facing Cogne, marks the COM
mencement of the great ridge that
eliminates in the Grand Paradis, the
loftiest peak in Italy. We toiled up
this valley the following morning,
passing numerous wayside shrines,
very gay within, with painted images
of saints and Madonnas, but pictur-
esque and dilapidated externally. A
peasant in devotional attitude at one
of them, with the mountains rising
grandly above, completed a picture
that was very unlike any met with on
an English countryside. A three hours
tramp up steep paths took US to the
chalets of Monet, which owing to the
lateness of the season. we're unten-
anted by man or beast. They stood in
full view of the grand Tribulation
glacier, assuredly well named, for its
many-mile expanse presents a con-
tinuOus series of icefalls and huge
seracs. The plight of a climber lost
amid this desOlation would be desper-
ate indeed. and every gaping creyasse
would remind him of a quicker route
to the other world than that afforded
by the slopes of the Grand Paradis
rising above. The next few days we're
chiefly spent in abortive attempts to
photograph the Grivola. Like the
Weisshorn at Zermatt, it is a noun
tain that cannot be seen from the
valley; one has to climb to consid-
cradle height to judge its position,
and owing to the badness of the local
maps and the ignorance of the ma
tives concerning their own mountains,
we had TO find the best viewpoint
by the process Of climbing each of the
neighboring SUBMITS in turn. We quick
ly found that the Pointe de Pousset,
which has been termed the Gornegrat
Of Cogne, was certainly the best posi-
ton, and directed our efforts to
more northerly and lofty summit.
On the last occasion we started out
at 4 a. n, for We had to descend sew
eral miles to the village of Epinal be-
fore starting on the real additional
climb of 5000 feet By nine o'clock
we were clear Of the forest region
and entered a savage but sublime desc
lation. To the north the snow-fecked
submits OF the Mont Emelius and
the Becca di Mona lowered grandly
into the cloudIess sky, while the rocky
ridges around mounted into towers
and spires of infinite variety.
At the pass We were saluted by an
icy gale from the north, which in
creased in intensity as we scrambled
up the shattered rocks that formed the
last 500 feet of the ascent. The wind
fairly whistled among the crags, and
my friend Camosso filed the lucid
intervals with his cries. He had often
told me that no Italian could under
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-05-29
LIVING ADVERTISEMENT
Glow of Health Speaks for Postum

1t requires no scientific training to
discover whether coffee disagrees or
not.
Simply stop it for a time and use
Postum in place Of it, then note the
beneficial effects. The truth will ap-
pear.
"Six years ago / was in very bad
condition." writes a Tenn. lady. 81
suffered from indigestion, nervous
ness and insomnia.
II was then an inveterate coffee
drinker, but 1t was long before l could
be persuaded that it was coffee that
hurt me. Finally decided to leave 1t
off few days and find out the truth.
"The first morning l left off coffee
l had raging headache, so ! decided
must have something to take the
place of coffee" (The headache was
caused by the reaction of the coffee
drug-caffeine.
Having heard of Postum through a
friend who used it, bought package
and tried it. did not like it at first
but after | learned how to make it
right, according to directions on pkg.
l would not change back to coffee for
anything.
When | began to use Postum :
weighed only lit lbs Now / weigh
ITO and as I have not taken any tonic
in that time can only attribute my
present good health to the use of Pos
tum in place of coffee.
my husband says am q living ad-
vertisement for Postum"
Name given by the Postum Co, Bat
tie Creek, Mich
Postum now comes in two forms;
Regular Postum must be well
boiled. 15c and Csc packages.
Instant Postum-is a soluble pow
der. A teaspoonful dissolves quickly
In cup Of hot water and, with cream
and sugar makes delicious bever-
age instantly 30c and SOC tins
The cost per cup of both kinds is
about the same.
There's a Reason" for Postum.
sold by Grocers
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-05-29

1t was Philadelphian, one Nc
Mahon, who, back in 1906, procured
some asters from China, and prophe-
sled that the flower would become
one Of the most durable garden an
nuals. With the passing of a century
his hopes have been realized 1t is
now known as an all-around flower,
and is in demand for all occasions.
Some women viii wear no other for
a corsage bouquet; men want 1t for
boutonnieres: it is popular for table
decorations and, in fact, for all kinds
q Affairs WHARF noBarA ara needed.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-05-29
ch.rscter Told by the Nose.

It is an ancient belief that the nose
indicates ancestry. We speak about
the aristocratic nose with it's high
bridge and the plebeian nose of the
toiler. Certainly, in a great many
cases. race can be distinguished by
the nose. The Hebrew could hardly
be confused with the typical negro
nose. The highly-arched nose is sup
posed to Indicate tendency to rule, and
the hattened nose shows servility.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-05-29
Consolation.

Yeast-It is said that one-fifth more
milk will be given by COW which is
sung to as she is MIXED
Crimsonbeak-After all, there seems
to be some good reasons why a man
should thank his lucky stars that he
was not born a cow"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-05-29
CREDIT BELONGS TO AMERICA
Florists of This Country Brought the
Aster to Its Present State of
Perfection.

If America is to be credited for the
success Of any one flower, it is the
aster. One might say that the aster
is as old as the hills, but it is only
with the present generation that its
qualities are appreciated This is
mainly because It has been made into
q comparatively new flower.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-05-29
Llne Of DUTY.

Uncle Luke had been over into Cal
houn county to see the son of his old
master, now grown to ripe age and
judicial office.
Luke, how does Mr.. John look?"
asked the old gentleman. Hes get
ting stout, eh?"
Vas, suh," agreed Luke. "Ah will
say dat wen All saw Mas'r John ev'y
button on his wais coat was doin' its
best duty, sah."
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-05-29

where the Austrian would-be emperor
was captured, tried and executed
There are many relics of this ephem-
eral empire scattered through the city
At this point there are several large
cotton and -four mills in operation.
The mills employ 1000 hands. South
Of the city is the celebrated Canada,
noted for its great number Of small
orchards and market gardens, from
which fruit to the value of more than
100000, Mexican money, is sold an
nually. At the head of the Canada
is fine spring, which has been i'm
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-05-29
HISTORICAL AND RICH CITY
Queretaro, in Mexico, Where Maxi
milan Was Executed, a Place
Of Commercial Importance.

Queretaro has a population, with
suburbs, Of 10000; elevation, 5.975
feet; is distant from Laredo 636 miles;
from City of Mexico, 167, and is the
capital of the state of the same name.
This city is interesting as being where
the imperialists, under the Archduke
AIaximilian, made their last stand, and
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-05-29
Easy PaYments.

please, sir" said the maid to the
head of the house, there's a gentle
man here to see you on business"
Tell him to take a chair"
"Oh, he's already taken them ALL
and now he's after the table He's
from the installment house."-New
York Herald.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-05-29


are few of its hundreds of valleys that
do not possess relics in the shape OF
giant aqueducJs and arches half sunk.
en- amid the vegetation Of centuries,
which testify to their importance in
Roman times. The district around
COgne, the center of the mountainous
region, is strictly preserved as a hunt
ing ground for the king Of Italy. NJ
merOus keepers traverse the noun
tains, and heavy penalties are en-
forced against any person disturbing
the game. AS a consequence, chamois
have greatly multiplied, and it is now
the only locality in the whole Alps
where the noble bouquetin or ibex
may be seen in its native wilds
1t was, however, mainly to photo
graph, if not to climb, the Grand
Paradis and the Grivola that the
writer and a friend made a recent
visit TO this country. We had jour
neyed in easy stages by way Of Cham
onix and the St. Bernard, occupying
several days although the district it.
self is within q hours of Charing
Cross and reached the village at
dusk, when its inhabitants had already
retired with their cocks and hens
While in Aosta we had heard much of
the habits and MANNERS of the natives
OF Cogue The Aos-ans, who consid-
er themselves to be in the front rank
Of European civilization, we're never
tired of pouring ridicule on the doings
of the simple villagers. They had
no use for beds, but slept in cupboards
on shelves, one above the other. The
women made up for a scarcity Of linen
BY a superabundanCe Of cloth, which
they wound round their waists in
many layers under their skirts, swell
ing themselves out TO an unnatural
size. They were childishly fond of
wearing medals and beads, and wore
aprons. which they carefully tied up
on six days Of the week, only letting
them down on the seventh"
The day following our arrival was
the occasion Of a festival The village
church was the center of the celebra- /
tions. At various times the villagers
issued forth IN procession, preceded
by White-goWned bearers Of banners
and images, making the circuit Of the
adjacent cemetery and giving vent to
a mOuruful dirge as they marched |
1t was difficult 10 approach the ma
tiyes; a sight Of the camera l car
ried sumced 70 send them scurrying
to an immense distance. A few half
francs, however, judiciously distrib- !
uted worked wonders; the news quick /
ly circulated through the village, and |
I forthwith had no lack of models. !
Their attentions, indeed, became weari- /
some. We were continually met by
damsels arrayed in vOluminOus gar
ments who appeared Unexpectedly
from corners or chased each other
with conscious laughter and elephan-
tine grace across our path. Two even !
waylaid us, stating that in conse-
Quence Of waiting for an appointment |
(Which, however, they had not kept |
they had lost time. We compromised |
this matter, but began to think that |
the natives were less simple than had |
been described and that the state
ment regarding their Jewish descent !
might not be wholly without truth.
A beautiful vista of snow peaks and |
glaciers at the head of the Val Non
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-05-29
Mot a Mnther Made.

Digby-What kind Of a cook is your
young wife?
Bigy-E Excellent; she made some
bianc mango for dinner yesterday and
drank two cups Of Il,
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-05-29

stand what il was
that induced Eng
lishmen to climb
mountains, and he
now repeated the
statement with sew.
eral variations. |
suggested that the
atm 0 s p h err e OF
Aosta restaurants
and glace shops
was hardly I b Q
right sort Of prep
aration. The men.
ton of these lux
uries seemed to
touch a responsive
cord, for he re-
piled, with emo
tion, "Ah, if l ever
get down, | will
n yer climb a
mountain a gain.
oh, what a wind!
oh, Corpo di Bac-
co, what a wind"
AS we rose the
Grivola grew more
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-05-29

proved by the municipality for bath
ing purposes. There are free baths
for. the poorer people. The water of
the spring is also used for irrigating
the gardens of the Canada.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-05-29
Its Class.

"A clever lawyer must have some
engineering ability"
"Why so?"
Because the witness stand is a
sort of pumping station, isn't it?"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-05-29
corrosIve Power Of creosote.

The captain of station in an iron
mine sat down for quiet smoke on
pile of creosoted timbers. He lost
much cloth from his trousers and not
little skin from important parts Of
his anatomy, thus learning the lesson
that creosote is a powerful corrosive.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-05-29
Ae nnlnlnna channe.

'I agree with everything you have
said in the last two or three years"
said the admiring citizen.
"H'm," mused Senator Sorghum;
that's more than / can do"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-05-29
Positive Proof

rs Smithson an intelligent, well.
informed MANI"
Unusually so. AS a juror be is al
ways rejected by the attorneys of
both ides!"-Judge.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-05-29

It vies with the chrysanthemum in
this regard, and a well-grown aster
is the size of small chrysanthemum.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-05-29

Why does the average man think he
is the only one In hurry when he
geEA mixed up In 0 cEuwd2
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-05-29

In this country the telephone indus
try employs $4,000 people.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-05-29

OURISTS In general
know little OF the con
siderable stretch OF
country that extends
northward from Turin
TO the southern slopes
Of Mont Blanc. Apart
from its interest to
mountaiueers in CON
tanning the two high
est peaks in Italy. there
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-08-06
Methodist Church Notes.

The adjourned session OF the
Quarterly Conference will be held
Thursday morning, August 18th, at
~ o'clock. Matters of Importance
Bor the coming year will be consid-
srssd, so let all the members be pres
eslt- DR.. Allen A. Thompson, our
District Superintendent, will preside.
Nearly half the 5000 mile journey
10 the Far North has been covered
BY the two ships in the Sunday
xcAoal contest. But a few hours
sailing separates the boats now. The
fastest time thus far was made during
East week-the Blue Boat covering
$50 and the Red Boat $50 miles.
The lists of passengers and crews
tetased 161. Should the speed in
erexse at the present rate the desti-
nation will be reached sooner than
was expected Let all teachers and
.EhuIars be On the decks promptly
next Sunday morning. A surprise"
ia plarned that will likely be given
ct the opening Of the school. The
reading by Miss Mabel Horner last
Sunday was very appropriate sur
prise and was much enjoyed.
Ale Union Choir rehearsal will be
AesG at half past seven tonight in
the Presbyterian Church. The large
ehoir sang very well indeed last Sab
ksth evening at the outdoor service.
All choir members should feel their
responsibility in this work, and make
sse of this opportunity for service
which it affords. Union open-air
aervice on court house lawn at Sun
day evening.
Kpworth League continues to
prosper this summer. A good at
tendance and a good service last
Sunday evening The cabinet met
Inst evening to plan for future work.
II B expected that soon there will be
.asaRionr meeting of the young peo-
Observation-Disclosures. Meet with the
yuang people at Z o'clock and you
vl he we'll repaid
9Feachtng service at II O'Clock
1ex Sunday morning.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1914-08-06
Resolutions.

Whereas, it mas pleased the Su-
preme Being, the creator and pre-
server of the universe, to remove
from our midst by death our worthy
brother, L. D. Shoemaker and as a
token of the respect we owe the
memory of our deceased brother, be
it therefore
Resolved, That in the death Of
Brother Shoemaker our lodge has
lost worthy member, the commu-
nifty an honorable and upright citi-
zen, and his family kind and affec-
tionate husband and father.
Resolved, That the lodge tender
to the bereaved family our sincere
coincidence and sympathy in their
bereavement and commend them to
the care of Him who doeth all things
we'll.
Be it further resolved, That the
lodge room be draped in the usual
mourning for thirty days and a copy
of these resolutions be rendered the
family of our deceased brother, and
copies be furnished the county papers
for publication
]. o. o. F. Lodge Committees:
C.. A. Stanley.
A. E. Ellis.
G. NJ Darlington.