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The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-08-28
The New Fable Of the Dancing Man
Who Wore Out His Pumps
and His RATING.

Once there was Porch Rat, who
was also a Parlor Snake and Ham
mock Hound. He worked the popular
Free Lunch Routes for thirty years
before deciding to hook up and begin
paying for his own Food and Drink.
When he started fitting from Bud
to Debutante to Ingenue to Fawn 70
Broiler to Kiddykadee back in 1881
he was a famous Beau with skin-tght
Trousers, a white Puff Tie run
through a Gold Ring and Hat lined
with White Satin, the same as
Child's Coffin.
In 1890 he was parting his Hair in
the Middle, in imitation of a good
Bird Dog, and had been promoted to
the Veteran Corps Of the iron-legged
Dancing Men and the Unsuitable
Diners-Out. He would eat on his
Friends about six Nights in each
Week and repay them every Christ
mas by sending a Card showing a
Frozen Stream in the Foreground ana
Evergreen Trees beyond.
In 1900 he was beginning to sit out
some Of the numbers. Also, when he
got into his Evening Togs, his gen
eral Contour suggested that possibly
he had just swallowed a full-sized
Watermelon without slicing 1t up.
But he was still Johnny-answer-the-
bell when it came to Dinner Parties.
In 1910 he carried little Balloon
under each Eye and walked as If he
had Gravel in his Shoes. He was
still trying to be Game, although he
had a different kind Of Digestive
Tablet in each Pocket and would
rather tackle Bridge than the Barn
Dance.
The Path was becoming Lonely and
the whispering Trees seemed tall and
forbidding. He decided to whistle for
a Companion. The Dear Girls had
been dogging him for three Decades
and he decided to let one OF them
have her Wish at last.
He hunted up one aged "a and broke
the Glad News to her and she told
him not to rattle his Clutches over
the Mosaic Floor as he went out the
Front Way.
He is now living at Club or
ganized as Home for Men who have
Gone Wrong.
When he pushes the Button the
BeIl-Hops match to see who viii be
Stuck.
MoRALr-There 10 an Age IAuit.
! even for Mem
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-08-28
frances Birth Rate.

In France last year births exceeded
deaths by but Al 1,901. This is a bad
showing, but Is far from being the
worst France has made in recent
years. In 1907 there were 1901 more
deaths than births, and this record
was passed in 1901, when there were
742, ia births and 1888 deaths. The
vital statistics of France are full Of
gloomy suggestions to French publ
cists, whose sentiments are voiced by
the Temps in remarking that the pop.
ulation increase in Germany in 1918
was 20 times that Of France. The
significance Of this comment becomes
apparent when we remember that
Germany's army expansion forced
France to return to the, three-yeaT
service system. Germany has a sur
plus Of recruits every year, whereas
France is compelled to increase length
of service because it cannot command
an increase Of recruit supply.
Transcript.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-08-28

An Old orotchone Woman With Face
Of an American Indian.
pronounced like the William de Nor
gan hero) and Yookagirs, Kamasses
and Kamasintzas, Mordves and Teptt
ares, Meshaires and Bachkirs, La
mouts and Aleouts, Kuriles and Itel
mems, Kamschatdales and Koriaks
Onlikons and Namolls, Daurians and
Mantzi, Gholds and Tozi, Managers
and Olenyays, Orotches and Man
gouns, Oroks and Oltchas, Nigidals
and Orotchones, NgatkoOns anc
Samagirs, Hassaks and Yakuti, Sa
moyedes and Voguls, Toonguses, Boo
riats and the rest.
They come from Finn and Mongol
and Turk stock, but most of them have
intermarried to such an extent that
it is well nigh impossible to trace the
predominant blood in any one family
Nomad folk for the most part, hunt
ing and fishing and tending theil
flocks and herds, worshiping the man
ifestations of nature as expounded by
their "shemmun," or medicine man,
living the outdoor, carefree life of the
American Indian. Like the American
Indian, many of them are diminish.
ing in numbers, however, killed off by
the diseases introduced by the white
man. Only three or four of the most
populous races-the Yakuti, Booriat
and Toonguses-are holding their own
The Yakuti, indeed, who live along the
banks of the great River Lena for a
few hundred miles north and south Of
the Arctic circle, are actually absorb
ing Russians. Where a Russian set
tier marries a Yakut woman the fam
lily tends to become Yakut in the sec
ond generation. The Yakuti, living up
in the frozen wilds Of northeastern
Siberia, talk practically the same Ian
guage as the Turk in Constantinople
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-08-28
~HYU, sALMoNI" is THE CRY
indians Go to cannerIes for the open
lng Of the Season In the
Northwest.

Vancouver y. CA little party OF
Indians from the tribes that inhabit
the west coast Of Vancouver Island
trickled through Vancouver In riYu'
let of barbarlc color on their way 10
the canneries. These tribesmen ana
tribeswomen, whose ancestral history
has been more closely associated
with the salmon than with anythihs
else for hundreds Of years, for the sal
mon has always been their principal
food supply. come each summer from
the west coast OF Vancouver island 10
the Fraser river canneries.
These primitive people are PIC
turesque and attract many eyes wren
they pass through the city In Steves
ton they live In little board and can
vas village Of their own, and eat sal
mon three times a day during the can
merry season. Many of the men are
fishermen and nearly all the women
work in the canneries.
The sockeye run Is now on IN the
Fraser, and the canneries are running
lAelE naGulutig NNNlJ N"''
many more white fishermen nave TAX
en- out licenses this year.
The sockeyes, the humpbacks ana
the cahoes and other members OF the
salmon family looking for spawning
beds are seeking out the sandbars OF
the Fraser, the Skeena, of Rivers IN
let and many other brackish river
mouths and salty inlets.
Week after week school after school
of these swiftly swimming sea gypslees
come nosing in from somewhere Tar
out in the Pacific ocean, circling
around the ends of Vancouver island
and either meet their fate in the wide
stretching arms of the waiting trap or
net or escape to reach the rivers in
land reaches, there to sacrifice their
lives in giving forth the eggs which
the sun heat matches in the shallow
water which lies 'motionless over the
yellow river beaches or the gravel
shoals.
The simple drama, always terminal
ing in tragedy for the fish one way or
the other has been enacted for years
and years, and the Indians have been
eye witnesses of the exodus from me
time the salmon left the sea.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-08-28
FOUR DAYS WITHOUT WATER
oitlabIe Plight of Woman With Broken
Leg Relieved by Returning
Daughter.

White Lake, S. dying for four
days with broken leg and unable to
summon help or to reach food or wa
ter, was the experience of Mrs. Deth-
lefs, woman nearly eighty years Of
age, living II miles north Of this place,
The daughter 'who lived with her
mother had been absent for some
time, taking treatment for a strained
arm.
One night, in the darkness Mrs.
Dethlefs stepped through trapdoor
which she had neglected to close after
coming from the cellar, where she had
taken refuge from threatening wind
storm.
Although suffering from leg bro
ken above the knee in the fall, Mrs
Dethlefs crawled from the cellar, but
had no way Of letting anyone know OF
her situation, as the house has no
telephone and was invisible from the
unfrequented road.
At noon four days afterward the
daughter, returning, found her mother
several rods from the house, where
she had crawled to drink from a
basin partly filed by the rains,
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-08-28
NATIVES OF SIBERIA
More Than Hundred Tribes Share
Country With Russians.
People Nomadle In Their Tendencies
Hunting, Fishing and Tending
Their Floeks and Herds Being
Principal Occupations.

Tchita, Trans-Baikalia, Siberia.
The average man back at home In civ
llized parts of the world does not real
lie that more than a hundred tribes
and nations share Siberia with the
Russ. He has merely vague idea
that some nondescript natives called
Tartars dwell, or used to dwell, In
northern Asia.
II is only quite recently, moreover,
that the chronological world has real
lied that the American Indian origi
mated In these parts; the visit of Pro
fessor Hrdlicka, of the Smithsonian
two years ago was one of the first
evidences America has shown of hei
intention to delve into the immensely
rich and interesting field for research
that Siberia offers to the student OF
the origin of peoples.
SO numerous are these Siberian folk
that It takes you some little time to
recollect just their sonorous names,
let alone their characteristics-Soy
OTIS, and Ooriankhai Darkhats and Soy
ones, Karagasses and Sagai, Tartars
Potengosses and Katchine Tartars
Giliaks and Dolgams, Tchouvantzes
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-08-28

| the tequila industry has reached its
highest development, and millions OF
pesos worth OF the liquor is shipped
out annually.
Or the man with a thirst may have
mescal, fiery, colorless liquor, which
is also distilled from the maguey. Both
tequila and mescal are harmless-ap-
pearing drinks, but they have kick"
/ like an army mule. A Mexican peon
who, when sober, may be frightened at
| the sight of a horned toad, usually
feels, when drunk on tequila or mes
cal and armed with a machete or knife,
equal to slaughtering all the rest of
Mexico and occasionally starts out to
do so.
| Notwithstanding the popularity Of
mescal, tequila, aguardiente, rum, wine
and beer, and in spite of the fact that
Mexico imports each year over $6,OOO,-
600 worth of liquors, much Of which is
champagne for the gilded youth of the
cities, the consumption Of the divine
pulque goes on unabated. As far back
as 1925 efforts were made to stop it's
manufacture and sale. Edict after
edict was issued against pulque, but
each one seemed only to irritate the
masses and literally drive them to
drink'-more pulque.
When was pulque first made? Quien
sabe? There is a tradition that about
a thousand years ago, when the war
like Toltecs held sway in Mexico, a
certain man one day discovered a field
mouse guawing at the fiowerstalk of a
growing maguey. After frightening
the mouse away, his attention was at
tracted to the golden fluid which quick,
ly filled the hole the mouse had made.
He tasted it and found it good. a
large quantity of the honey-water was
gathered and the mans beautiful
daughter was sent at once to carry the
golden liquor to Tepancaltzin, then
king of the Toltecs.
BY the time the girl arrived at the
kings palace the fluid had fermented
and was what is now called pulque.
The king tasted it. 1t was good. But
over the golden bowl from which the
king drank, his hungry eyes feasted
upon the lovely maiden who had
brought the gift. The result was that
the ungrateful old reprobate decided
to keep the golden liquor-and also
the beautiful girl.
While the king was making the
maiden a prisoner in his harem, the
servants gathered round and drank
up the rest of the pulque. They were
unused to the liquor, of course, and
presently each one of them felt that he
himself was as much a king as any
man who ever walked.
In due course of time the maiden
bore a child for the king. By that
time the whole Toltec nation, includ-
ing the king himself, was worshiping
at the shrine of the blanco nentli, as
they called the pulque. And so they
named the infant the Child of the
Maguey." From that day to this a
steady and mighty river of pulque has
flowed, and continues to flow, from the
great maguey plantations down the
throats of the thirsty Children of the
Maguey."
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-08-28
Not From tho West indies.

Some time ago the teacher of a pub
lie school was instructing a class in
geography, and when it came time to
hand out few questions, she turned
first to Willie Smith.
Willie" said she, "can you tell me
what is one of the principal products
of the West Indies?"
mo, ma'am," frankly answered viii.
lie, after a moments hesitation.
"Just think a bit, Willie" encour
agingly returned the teacher; where
does the sugar come from that you use
at your house?"
"Sometimes from the store" an
swered Willie, "and sometimes we Dor
row It from the next door neighhor."--
Philadelphia Telegraph.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-08-28
RICH MANS SPARTAN CODE
Would XIII Deformed and Invalid chII-
dren-Whipplng for Criminals
Ia Alan Eavored

St Louis.-D d. Walker, one OF the
leading merchants of this city, has is
sued a letter to the public from his
summer home in Kennebunkport, Me-,
containing an expression Of radical
convictions on various subjects. Here
are some Of his views:
Il am in favor of the whipping-post
law for every state in the Union for
wife-beaters and all other petty often
ders, on whom jail sentences are i'm.
posed. This class of criminals cares
butNlittle for jail sentence, as they are
better fed while in than when out of
Jail, and they keep on committing the
same crimes over and over again,
Il am emphatically in favor Of the
unwritten law-lynching for assaults
on women.
For humanity's sake am in favor
Of putting to death all children who
come into the world hopeless invalids
or badly deformed."
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-08-28
Dictionary Pillow.

I once knew a woman who wrote
books, a woman who was very
learned in the matter of French and
Latin and German and Greek. Often
when her nights were dark and dread
full and sleepless, she would lie awake
and think Of words-what language
they were derived from and what
their original meanings had been.
She told me that it was a great
source of pleasure to her, and kept
her from growing nervous when she
felt wide awake Often through the
chill, gray dawn, l, too, lie awake
and think about words to keep myself
from the unpleasant imaginings that
sometimes haunt one in the night
time-Christian Herald.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-08-28

high waters in the Gatun lake, which
is fed primarily by the Chagres river
and discharged into the two oceans.
One of the most interesting computa-
tions in the first discussion of the
canal, and the one which had perhaps
the most important bearing upon the
selection Of a lock canal instead OF a
sea-level waterway, was the calcula-
ton OF the discharge Of the Chagres
river in determining whether it would
be sufficient to fill the locks the re-
quired number of times in day to 40
commodate the heaviest traffic.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-08-28

Dainty Badge, which showed that she
was Judge. you will be expected
to wear Gray Gloves with Morning
Coat and put Gardenia in your La
pei. AS the Voters arrive you will
softly inquire their Names and lead
them along the Receiving Line and
make sure that each is given either
a Macaroon or an Olive"
That evening when they sorted the
Votes and decided to throw out all
that we're Soiled or folded Improperly,
he was over in a corner making out
a list of Guests for the waiting Re-
porters.
MORAI-Equal Suffrage will have
a demorahzing Effect on one Of the
principal Sexes.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-08-28

as 1888, and for nearly 600 years has
formed the chief avenue of traffic
across the broad but sluggish stream.
In other days the bridge extended its
zigzag shape to nearly twice its pres
ent length, and reached as far as the
hofkirche, or cathedral whence its
name
In the center of this covered wooden
bridge stands the famous octagonal
''wasserthurm," or water tower, where
in olden times the municipal treasure
was stored. For ages it was also
used as a prison, and among its dun
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-08-28
PETS CAT; DoDGEs BULLET
Lewistown, Pa, Woman Owes Life TO
Fact That She 10 Fond Of
AnlmaIe.

Marysville, Pa.-Mrs. ]. r. Van Nat
Ia, OF I,ewigtown, owes her life TO the
fondness she has for her pet cat
She was standing in her bath room
when the cat came up the steps, badly
frightened and she bent over to calm
It Just then revolver shot shat
tered window pane and passing q
few inches above her head, lodged In
the wall. No report was heard and II
is believed the, pistol was fred az
some distance.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-08-28
Good Year for Aprlcots.

How does apricot pie appeal to you?
Out in California they have S4.OOO,O0O
worth of apricots-40, 100000 pounds,
exclusive of what will go to the cam
ming factories Of the state. One fac
tory will turn out 100000 cans, and 1t
is only one of many. California is the
largest producer of apricots in the
world. The crop is easily gathered,
and school children do most of the har-
vesting. Their share of this year'e
revenue will amount to s75O,00o This
years crop Is the largest on record.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-08-28
Was a Poor Girl.

Does your wife ever tell you that
she might have married millionaire
II she hadn't thrown herself away on
your"
mo; escape that My wife'a
folks were poor people. She never
saw millionaire until we had haen
married nine yearA"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-08-28
Panama Canal Information.

The bearing of the Panama canal is
northwest. The isthmus at that point
runs nearly due east and west, the At
lantic ocean bounding the north shore
and the Pacific the south. A ship en-
tering the canal on the Atlantic ocean
side. bound from New York to San
Francisco, is therefore further east
when she leaves the canal at Panama
than when she entered it at Colon.
The waters Of the Atlantic and Pa
cifo do not mingle in the Panama
canal. The locks are filed from the
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-08-28
FAMOUS OLD CHAPEL BRIDGE
Antiquity of Which the People of Lu-
cerne in Switzerland Are 6H'
tremely Proud.

Lucerne, in Switzerland, possesses
what is probably the most unique
bridge in the world, as well as one of
the greatest historic interest. This
bridge. known as the Kapellbrucke, or
"Chapel bridge" crosses the River
Reuss at it's junction with Lake Lu-
cerne. It was constructed so long ago
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-08-28

duced from Leather Pouch a glisten-
ing Nugget which he had found in a
lonely Gulch near Death Valley
The careful Business Guy began to
culver like an Aspen and bought 10000
shares at So e share on a Personal
Guarantee that it would go to Par be-
fore September l.
MORAL-It all depends on the Bait.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-08-28

geons is a torture chamber. But the
most unique feature of all consists Of
the series of curious pictures in the
roof of the bridge. There are 60 Of
these painted on triangular wooden
panels fitted into the pitched roof of
the bridge. One after another they
tell the salient facts of Swiss history
or portray events in the life of the
saints of the town, St. Leodgar and
st. Maurice.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-08-28
SMALLEST HOUSE IN BERLIN
Little Three-Cornered Structure Has
Drink-Shop and Two-Room
Dwelling in II.

Berlin.-The smallest house in Ber-
lin is at 4 Skalitzer street. AS the
Skalitizer street turns at this spot it
eft this small nook, and the owner Of
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-08-28

Love may be blind, but the little
god can detect gold by the ring.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-08-28
DVUQUF-NKTLNAL DRTNKofMFNOO

D SING the MeXicans or
their national drink, a
beverage whose history
dates from the earliest
times, yet to which the
millions of modern Mex
leo swear as faithful al
legiaHee as did the an
cient Toltec nearly a
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1914-06-12

In the Issue of May 20 made clear that in the
legislative contest could not endorse but
didate for the in any district inasmuch only
one is to be elected To do otherwise is easily
be poor policy the part of the Anti-Saoon League.
The United Societies do make blunder like that.
Children of light must be wise at least the chill
dren of darkness. We also in the article ans
wered the question to which of two candidates
shall be entitled to the endorsement of the League.
A third question sometimes asked is the follow
ing: eff there two candidates, both having favor
able Legislative records in the house and the other
in the senate who will get the senate endorsements
The senator seeking reelection, other things being
equal should be entitled to the senate endorsement.
If his record is right and he stands right the propo
stons he would be entitled according to the funda
mental principles of the Ant-Saloon League to re-
ceive the endorsement of the League against the
man who had good record in the house and
seeking promotion to the senate This is in accord
with general policy of standing by those who
make good on propositions.
The second question sometimes asked is, eff two
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1914-06-12
Some Questions as to Endorsements

seeking reelection the house both of whom
have at time had good records in the same who
should be entitled to the preference providing only
be endorsed by the League without dividing
our vote?" This confronts us with more difficult
question. In case one of these candidates seeking
election is member of the present assembly, and
there is general reason why he should give way to
the other candidate he would be entitled the Anti
Saloon Leagues endorsement against the other who
had at previous session had good record in the
assembly. The second man, however, would be
titled to the endorsement second in preference
to new candidate who comes into the field without
any legislative record. Just in this connection it
might be wise to call attention to the fact that can
didate who has good record in the house and seeks
reelection to the senate would be entitled to endorse
ment by the League against some other candidate
who had made record in either the house the
senate It may be we'll also just this time to state
that the Anti-Saloon Leagues endorsements not
given with any personal preference. These endorse
ments given after the fundamental principles of the
League applied to the in hand.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1914-06-12
cogress Against Intemperance Measured by Decades

The Chicago Tribune quoting from the London
Times says that there has been slight increase IN
the per capita consumption of alcoholic drinks in the
United Kingdom during the year 1913 over that OF
1912
The London Times, commenting this fact,
says:
When the facts rightly understood there nothing
them to discourage hope and belief advancing national
sobey which found general acceptance recent
The mistake easily made in this take too short
view No sound conclusion be drawn from the record of
single year or short periods They only lead alternate
falacies.
Reduced to graphic form and exhibited by
chart the statistics ups and downs in accordance with
the state of trade but within much larger general
ment downward each high and low water mark
is lower predecessor of 81 cents head
the estimated expenditure during the last four
considerable step backwards when taken by ITSELF but
looks very small when realize that to reach the level of 1900
an additional So would be needed and that would then still
be ST. 40 below the level of 1874
We may go further point that the high water mark
of today is low mark of twenty
The statistical fully bears all the other
signs of Improvement when sufficiently long periods
amined
We quote this comment of the London Times be-
cause it emphasizes the necessity of studying progress
made in a warfare like the war being waged against
alcohol in long term periods. Some Of our friends
need to be reminded of this Because there has appa
emily been slight increase in the consumption OF al
cohol for the fiscal year ending June 80, 1913 over the
preceding year, some people inclined to be dis
Outraged To them particularly commend the