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The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-11-06
A rruth From Germanv.

Hans Diedricht of the German CON
sulate in Charleston was arguing with
lucid eloquence and irrefutable logic
in a Charleston club on the pacific
disposition of the kaiser.
A Charleston banker interrupted
Mr.. Diedricht, but the latter stuck
firmly and calmly to his arguments
intricate thread.
The banker interrupted a second
time, but, as before, Mr.. Diedricht
kept on unmoved.
But when for the third time there
came an interruption rage got the
better of the German diplomatist and,
striking the table with his fist. he
shouted in a loud, fierce voice:
Empty stomachs make the most
noisen"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-11-06

value OF close quarters when gettlng
a meal ready for q hungry crowd,
The cook at such times In busy per
son. His little box OF a kitchen IL 80
small that ho can stand by the stove
and reach everything necessary to
use, but he has a place for every
thing: and II he Is a good workman
everything Is in It's proper place. 30
he can reach a FISH plank. beefsteak
broiler or a bacon skillet instantly;
and the same holds good through the
whole list OF culinary utensils A
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-11-06
WON FIRST VICTORIA CROSS
Highest Priced War Emblem Of Great
Britain Awarded to Sailor for
Daring Deed.

The stories cabled from England Of
how British bluejackets in the recent
naval engagement off Helgoland
picked up unexploded shells that fell
on the decks of their vessels and
threw them overheard recall the fact
that the first Victoria cross was
awarded to a sailor in the Crimean
war for performing exactly such
feat. He was Rear-Admiral G. D. Lu
cas-, r. NJ. who died several weeks
ago, just about the time hostilities
broke out He was an acting mate on
board the Hecla, of Admiral Napier's
fleet, In the Baltic, and the feat which
won him the cross was performed dur.
ing the bombardment of the Aland
islands, where the Russian and Ger
man fleets we're reported as having
been engaged in the present war.
The shell which dropped on the
Hecla's deck was fizzing when Lucas
leaped forward and pitched it over the
side There was only the barest frac-
tion of unburned fuse between him
and destruction, but he was cool and
collected in his manner of performing
the exploit Captain Hall, his COM
mander, brought the deed to the at
tention of Admiral Napier, who wrote
to the admiralty that he trusted
their -fordships would mark their
sense of his act by promoting him"
he was promoted to lieu
tenant, and upon the institution of the
Victoria Cross the first of the decora-
tions was conferred upon him.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-11-06
"superconduetors."

Prof. Kamerlingh-Onnes OF Leyden
has discovered that at certain very
low temperatures many metals which
are conductors of electricity lose eY.
cry trace OF resistance to the current
and become what he calls "supercon.
ductors," The finest wires of tin and
lead do not become heated under the
highest currents. 1t is strange that
when the critical temperature is low.
cred even slightly the superconductiv.
ity suddenly ceases and the metal be-
haves as at other low temperatures.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-11-06

crippled in the hip, besides receiving
other injuries, sent him to the dog
hospital for a week and he had the
attention of two veterinaries. They
got him all right except the hip, and
that kept him lame until last week
and seemed to get no better
Two weeks ago | took him up the
state with me-he loves an auto even
il one did nearly kill him-and one
morning Jim showed up with two
holes gnawed in his ham, one about
six inches lower than the other, over
the affected spot and so situated as
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-11-06

I and many of the Red Cross nurses
wear the costume Of a sister.
The Russian Red Cross Is state
institution, drawing a large part OF
its funds from the sale Of passports.
During the Russo-Iapanese war the
organization was unified and made eff
cient. after the fighting had been In
progress long enough to She" the
futility of the two branches which had
I long shown the keenest rivalry.
The Japanese Red Cross came to
the notice of America especially at
the time of the Russo-Japanese war,
when it was assumed by most OF us
on this side of the world that Japan
knew nothing about military nursing.
4 corps of trained nurses was organ
ized, under the direction OF a woman
physician of Washington, a ship char
tered and a relief expedition sent to
Tokyo. The mikadO received the
ladies' kindly, but informed them that
it would be just as we'll for them to
go back home, since they could not
be permitted either on the battle
field or in the hospitals. The care
of their wounded was so well pro-
vided for that no outside help could
be accommodated.
In Germany France and Belgium
there is another interesting creature
who goes forth in search of the wound
ed, bearing the symbol OF neutrality
and humanity. 1t is the Red Cross
dog, trained to search for the wound
ed who have fallen into ravines or
are concealed by shrubbery.
OF greater interest to US than the
organizations of the countries direct.
ly involved in the war is The Red
Cross that has developed in the
United States, since the organization,
at the outbreak of the Civil war, CT
the sanitary commission. When the
Geneva convention was called our
country was in the thrOes of the
most cruel war of modern times. Al |
though there was a representative of |
the sanitary commission at the Gene |
va convention, our government did /.
not sign the Red Cross treaty, and |
in 1871 the American organization .
lapsed. Ten years later the American |
Association Of Red Cross was formed .
in Washington with five members
Clara Barton, William Lawrence, Jo-
seph K Barnes, A. S. Solomons and |
w. F. Garnett A year
later the treaty of Geneva was ratl-
fed but the society was given no off.
cial status by congress. Until the out
break of the Spanish-American war
the society made little progress, and
it's activity was confined to looking
after food sufferers and the victims
Of fire, rail and mine disasters
It was not until 1905, when the so
oiety was reorganized by congress and
given a distinct place in the affairs
If the nation, that the Red Cross be-
gan to make real strides EX-President
Taft did much to establish this valu-
lble institution in the esteem of the
people, and in no other land has such
progress been made as that w...ch our
Red Cross can show, as the result of
lipe years Of systematic development.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-11-06
Unmade History.

The chancelleries were rendered not
a little uneasy to observe, all at once,
that the Balkan states we're beating
their swords into plowshares and their
spears into pruning-hooks.
Here, what are you about?" de-
manded the chancelleries sharply.
The Balkan states laughed with sig
aificant irony. What shall 1t profit
us to be the storm-center Of Europe
and get nothing out OF it beyond hay
ing woman's blouse named for us?"
they retorted
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-11-06
MODERN IDEAS
IN THIS HOUSE
Easily Heated and the Apart
ments Arranged With an Eye
TO Convenience.
ATTENTION PAID TO KITCHEN
Housewife VIII Appreciate the Saving
Of Labor the Compact Little Room
AfIords-Hallways Designed
With View to Economy
OF Space.
BY WILLIAM A. RApEoRp.

Mr.. William A, Radford win answer
Questions and give advice FREE or
COST on all subjects pertaining TO the
subject OF building, for the readers OF this
paper, On account OF his wide experience
as Editor Author and Manufacturer. he
is, without doubt, the highest authority
on all these subjects. Address all inquiries
20 William A. Radford, No. 1897 Prairie
avenue, Chicago. H.. and only enclose
'wo' cent stamp for reply.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-11-06

lll-4N lllt III 81 olONh W
AH an unexpected war had
WV abated a little the mind
of the world turned for
R~YYSTT- relief to the one bright
a@yASESStH spot in the dreary pic
- ture, the red cross on
a white sleeveband, the symbol of
comfort to those who had been denied
the kindly boon of sudden death,
those who had been left wounded and
suffering on the battlefield.
Il is now half a century since the
work. begun by Florence Nightingale
during the Crimean war, was incor-
porated and made Of international i'm
pOTtance. and the accumulated expert
euce of so years will be none too
great to meet the strain imposed on
the brave women who have gone out
to do more than soldiers duty. The
nursing Of the wounded is the one
great service which woman can per-
form, in times of war, and from all
over the world come the announce
ments of women of rank and wealth
who are eager to learn something of
the hardship imposed by international
strife. In the main, these earnest
pleas for a chance to do something
practical and useful are gently but
firmly rejected, since the woman who
makes them would be a hindrance
rather than a help.
The requirements for membership
in the Red Cross ranks are excep-
tionally severe. The candidate must
not only be a graduate of a reputable
training school and a registered nurse
In the state in which she is practic-
ing her profession, but she must give
satisfactory evidence that she is
strong, both mentally and physically.
One of the royal leaders who was
accepted for zeal work was the sec
ond daughter-in-law of the kaiser
Princess Sophie, who has not only
taken actual training as a nurse, but
who has devoted all her leisure time,
since her marriage, to philanthropic, !
and especially hospital work All the
other princesses have offered their
services; but the best they could do
was that Of organizing sewing so. |
cieties for the making of bandages. to !
be .sterilized and sent to the war zone |
In Paris, our American novelist, Edith |
Wharton, has established an institu. |
ton in which the poor women whose
husbands have gone to The war can
earn enough money to keep body and |
soul together Their work is that of
making garments for the soldiers, and
they are paid from funds received by
popular subscription.
One of the first suggestions, coming
even before Mrs. w. X. Vanderbilt and
a score of other expatriated American
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-11-06
KNEW MORE THAN THE VETS
Dog Acted as His Own Surgeon After
the Doctors Had Failed to
Effect Cure.

Medical degrees are not conferred
upon CANNES" remarked H. T. Gal
pin, owner of the life-saving Great
Dane, jim, but if they we're my dog
Jim ought to have one, summa cum
laude.
when Jim was struck by a big
automobile some months ago and
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-11-06
His occupatIon.

Two suffragists were talking one
evening at the club over game of
billiards
How is your husband?" the first
asked
Slowly mending," replied the other.
"oh, didn't know he was ill" said
Che first.
He isn't ill., the other suffragist
explained. laughing hearty. He's
slowly mending my khaki riding
hreeches.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-11-06

In the middle West. where the win.
ters are cold and long, this style OF
house Is becoming very popular, part
ly because il is so easily heated and
partly because it presents a good ap.
pearance in spite of its comparatively
low cost. II is 25 feet by 80 feet on
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-11-06
British Recruiting.

Warlike Mistress-Don't you think.
James you would Ike to join Lord
Kitchener's army?
Peaceful Footman - Thank you.
mum; but don't see as 'ow I'd be BET.
tering myself. Wars for them as likes
1t, which never did.-London Punch
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-11-06
Generous rhouahtfuIness.

"Bliggins takes himself very serious
ly. doesn't he?"
mo. His wife and children think
he's one of the greatest men alive, and
he's too good-hearted not to pose
around and try to keep them from get
ting his real measure"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-11-06

The people in that institution ara
crazy about t."
what is it?"
"An insane asylum"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-11-06

to act as drain They were not
good to look at, but Jim was in bet
ter spirits than usual and within two
days he was walking almost as good
as new. and now the wounds have
healed and guess it won't be much
longer before his leg is all right.
He did what the vets couldn't do,
or didn't do, and just how he knew
how to do it is more than | can tell
you. New York Press.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-11-06

single cook will prepare a meal for
20 hungry sailors In one OF these liz.
tie box kitchens when the same man
would want three or four helpers II
he had to do the same work In q
room 20 feet square.
Compare one OF those large, old
fashioned kitchens with the little
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-11-06

Almost any man may work himself
up to a high degree of popularity with
his neighbors by taking up his resi-
dence on an uninhabited island in
midocean.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-11-06
Marrow Marnln.

Willis-Highfier had narrow es.
cape when he wrecked that bank.
Gillis-Yes. If he had swiped only
a couple Of thousand less it would
have been larceny instead of flnancier.
ing.-Puck.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-11-06

Whereupon the chancelleries looked
pretty blank. "A nodus!" they ex-
claimed, their uneasiness rapidly Civ
ing place to CONSERVATION. New
York Evening Post
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-11-06
Money for chrlstmas.

Selling guaranteed wearproof hosi-
cry to friends & neighbors. Big Xmas
business. WearProof Mills, 320G
Chestnut St, Philadelphia, Pa.-Adv.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-11-06

An old man VINO suffers from dys-
pepsia has but little sympathy for a
young woman who merely has bro.
ken heart.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-11-06

DR.. .Picrce'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, 1914-11-06

When an old bachelor decides to get
married he keeps as mum on the sub
ject as II he were about to rob a safe.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-11-06

Examine carefully every bottle OF
CAST0RIA, a safe and sure remedy for
infants and children, and see that il
signature D1a51 s"s of lIkAzzZw
In Use For Over 30 Years.
Children Cry for Fletcher's Castoris
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-11-06

The United States makes the steel
pens for about fifty countries.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-11-06

HEN the first shock OF
an unexpected war had
abated a little the mind
of the world turned for
relief to the one bright
spot in the dreary pic
ture, the red cross on
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-05-29
BOIL WEEVIL INFECTION
H0s Become General Over Entire
County and Effective Work
Must be Done at Once

To the Fnrmsrs Of Noxubss:
The appearance of the boil
weevil in the southern part of
the county has put farmers in
the prairie section to looking for
them. They have been found as
far east as near as Cavett Bros.
and the appearance is about SIM
ultaneous with that near Shu-
qualak. There is no way at this
season of the year to determine
how few or how many YOU have,
but to get out and look for them.
Ifthere are ten to the acre you
have them in alarming numbers;
and if you have just one to the
acre you had better get it now.
Every farmer should see all his
negroes and instruct them how to
find the weevils and to recognize
the sign they make. They are
feeding in buds of the young
plants, and when the stem of a
leaf is bitten the leaf willis then
dies, but usually stays on the
stalk. When a dead leaf is seen
in the top of a stalk, that is evi-
dence that a weevil has been
there.
Every negro should be instruct
ed how to find them, and should
be made to realize that right
now. is the time to do this work.
Ten days later the cotton will be
larger and the weevils will be
harder to find.
know this weevil question is
dull reading to many of the Bea-
con readers, but it is very i'm
portant t, the best interests of
the county that everybody get
interested and help wage fight
against this disastrous insect
pest. We must not give way to
this invasion. We must make
cotton in Noxubee county! Why
should we fail? Because a few
skeptical people see ruin ahead is
no reason that we are going tol
lose heart. The amount of cot
ton this county makes will be o
measure of our in. crest and ap-
piled intelligence. We have good
labor and plenty of it. We have
men on the farms who think,
and the thinking ones are going
to make cotton under extreme
conditions.
]. W. HADDoN,
Special Agent.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-05-29
FILL. CENTRAL TO BUILD.
Bonds Issued Build From Jack
son to Birmingham.

A rumor comes from Chicago
that the Illinois Central, after
much delay, will begin work soon
on the construction of the pro-
posed line between jackson, Mis-
sissippi, and Birmingham, Ala
bama.
This line, it is said. has just
completed arrangements for the
issue Of $15,0O0,OOO in bonds,
S., 900, 600 of which will be used
for improvements and extensions
on its lines south of the Ohio
river, and that the long planned
Jackson line may now be con-
structed. The Illinois state pub
lie utilities commission has just
authorized the issuance of the
bonds, of which $40, ZOO, 900 is to
refund bonds on lines south of
the Ohio river and $4,000, 600 for
improvements and extensions.
1t is said that the whole $5,-
600, 900 will be used in construc-
tior Of the Jackson-B Birmingham
line which has been planned for
several years. All surveys for
this line have been made and
rights of way already purchased.
The Illinois Central recently is
sued $4,000, 900 in bonds to re-
tire outstanding maturing bonds,
and also to carry on improve
ments and extension work. The
road has just completed much
double tracking and improve
nents on its lines north of the
Ohio river, and $4,000. 900 Of the
new issue will be for work south
of the Ohio. With money now
on hand and the bond issue, the
road will have enough money to
build the Jackson line in addition
to carrying out other plans.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-05-29

Japan has no war designs, but
the Nichi Nichi, of Toxic, fore
sees an East and West struggle
for position, which wise students
of the future believe to be newt
able. The Toxic newspaper says:
Nevertheless we must prepare
to stand alone to face the white
rases in battle. We must inform
the other Asiastic countries of
the fearful consequences of the
prejudice and unrighteous atti-
tude of the whites and call upon
them to cooperate with Japan
for our common defense. Mobile
Register.
The Ashtabula (Ohio) Beacon
says: "The literary society was
entertained Thursday evening at
| the home of Clara Miller. A
good program was rendered, in
Guiding a debate: Resolved, That
the dirty loving wife is more de-
sirable than the clean scolding
wife. 1t was proven that the
clean scolding wife was most de-
sired. F" Thus was a great prob
lem solved and more proof fur
nished that there is no account
ing for tastes.
heard a sad story | wish to
relate of a man in his day who
thought himself great, because
he could talk like the tick of a
clock and never was happy un-
less he could knock. He would
knock on his neighbor who lived
next door; he kpockedl on the
merchant and knocked ION the
store; he knocked on his county
and knocked on his town; he
knocked on Jim Smith and he
knocked on Tom Brown, and
each thriving business there was
in town he knocked and knocked
till he knocked them all down.
And when he had knocked the
old town galley west, he wiped
his bald head and pulled down
his vest, and with nothing else to
knock he laid down and died and
his neighbors all shouted, "Dod
blast his old hide"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-05-29
A Con,nendable Decision.

It is to be hoped that the su-
preme court of Mississippi will
stick to it's decision that when an
! officer kills a person charged with
misdemeanor, even though the
party is fleeing from justice, he
! lis liable on his official bond for
damages to the family of the
dead man.
1t is a deplorable fact that
many law officers in our state are
too quick on the trigger; that
they shoot upon the slightest pro-
vocation, often with the deliber-
ate intention of downing the fugi-
tive, even though he charged
with a petty offense, and his
flight is prompted more bv fright
! than a determination to evade
Justice.
Within the past week. two ne
groes charged with misdemean-
0rs, one at Vicksburg and the
other at Summit, were killed in
exactly this manner.
! 1t is not sufficient argument ar
! gument to say, "Oh, well, the
victims were only negros. when
the fact is that many officers are
lequally quick on the trigger when
4 fhe person in fight happens to
Ie a white man.
III AS well said by Justice Reed in
1 His decision, our officers must be
ztaught a true appreciation of the
/ value of human life, even and
athe lesson can best be taught by
making the reckless officer real
4 lie that he is liable for damages
| whenever he pulls the trigger
without ample justification there
for. jackson News.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-05-29

We wonder if the bitterness of
the past still endures with suffi-
:ient intensity to make Col.
Roosevelt feel that the best place
to have an abscess is on Prof.
Taft's leg, Columbus Journal.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-05-29

The time is rapidly approach
ling when the character and en-
|lightenment of a community, as
Lwell as the value of its lands
will be guaged by the character
|of its public roads. Our legisla,
Ition, particularly the Anderson
BILL" has given US an advantage
lin roadbuilding over all other
states, and the "split log drag
land neighborhood cooperation
has killed the plea of financia
Inability, Aberdeen Examiner
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1914-05-29
The Coming Superintendent

Prof. Kincannon is coming at
An early date to take charge OF
the Memphis schools, ~ Z \. Y
For years he was in charge OF
the public school at Meridian,
later in charge of large girls
school at Columbus; still later he
was superintendent of public ed
ucation in Mississippi and for a
number of years he was chan
cellor of the University of Mis-
sissippi.
Mr.. Kincannon was born in
North Mississippi, and therefore
is not a stranger to our people.
He is good administrator, a man
of force and culture,
Under his administration we
hope there will be an end to the
factionalism which has formerly
resulted in a lightning change of
school superintendents in Mem
phis.
If the public schools and pub
lie school officers are kept out of
politics; if the board itself real
ICES that it is discharging a sa-
cred duty. then may Memphis
have a public school system that
will be of great benefit to par
ents and pupils.
We hope our people and teach
ers will give Prof. Kincannon a
cordial welcome. Instead of d
few attempting to undermine
him. if everybody will cooperate
with him he will surely sue
ceed. Commercial Appeal.
An early and general appear
ance Of the boil weevil, and its
active campaigning, would be
much more disastrous to the
West than to the South, for it
would mean the conversion of
many millions of cotton acreage
into corn, which can be planted
in much of the belt with reason
able hope of success, up to mid
Gle June. For a number of years
he South and the feeding trough
have afforded an outlet for the
Vests corn purplus, but now
the South is in the export mar
1el and live stock have been SO
reduced in the West that it will
have no dependence soon, except
foreign demand, and that is light
md of slow growth, a matter of
ess than 10000, 900 bushels from
a widely extended area. The
time is not far distant when the
states of the far South will con-
,ro' the corn, meat and hay mar
kets of the country. Examiner.