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The state herald., 1914-11-27
Oh p,nl,, patrick Pardon story.

New York.-"Thc charge that was
influenced by financial transactions In
granting n pardon TO Albert r. Pat
rick. convicted OF the murder OF VIII
lam Marsh Rice. In 1900, n fabrica
ton out Of thin mir. I do not know
aomc OF the men who made the
charges" This was tho answer given
by cx.Goy. John A. Dix TO tho charge
that ', T. Milllkcn, brothcrin'lew OF
Patrick. consented 10 the sale OF u
gold mine In Colorado. as tho price Of
Pnirich's pardon.
The state herald., 1914-11-27
German Cruiser in,,rn,d.

The German cruiser Berlin has been
informed At Trondhjem. Norway. The
Berlin, with u crew OF tbO mon. ar.
rived at TrondhIom and her command
or was given the choice of putting 10
sea within twony.fonr houn or OF
submitting to disarmament lie chose
disarmament.
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Mrs. ssI,r A...llsn, Get. rly, Years.

Pucbio.-Androw llogg. who twice
shot and wounded Mrs, Augusta sci,z.
with whom he was infatuated. was
sentenced 10 serve from three TO five
years In prison
The state herald., 1914-11-27
by WIn."

Louise Randolph smilingiy confirms
this tale told Of her the othsr day:
She was In her dressing room pre-
pairing to 60 "on" when the call boy
announced that she was wanted at the
telephone.
II can't 90 now she replied: "taks
the message"
The boy returned shortly. slightly
embarrassed.
You had better como. Miss Ran
dolph." he said. IT'S your daughter.
and she wants to give you kiss over
the phone. ."-Green Book.
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Londonderry nation in Europe
except Holland. Spain and Switzerland
will be at war before Jan. /. accord.
ing to attaches of the British war Of
flee. 1t is predicted that Italy. Bull
garia, Rumania and Portugal will join
the allies and Denmark, Sweden and
Norway will cast their lot with Ger
many.
The state herald., 1914-11-27
MANY WOMEN AND CHILDREN
WERE KILLED AS SHELLS
WRECK HOMES.
TEUTONS NEAR WARSAW
BRITISH PREDICT SEVEN MORE
NATIONS WILL ENTER CON.
FLlcT BEFORE JAN. I.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Paris, Nov. 2i.-Advices from Libau
ond bomhardment on the city, cspe.
cially directed against the most open
and populous quarters. Many women
and children were killed.
The state herald., 1914-11-27
S,oo ooo Ioss bv Fire.

Winnipeg. Man.-Fire In the Eye
brow. sask., business district caused
an estimated loss OF 100000.
The state herald., 1914-11-27

It may be n difi,cult for some rieh
men to enter the kingdom OF heaven
as II is for them to keep out OF Jail.
The state herald., 1914-11-27
German Regiment Destroyed.

An entire German regiment was de.
stroyed north OF BiNschoote when the
allied troops again flooded the dis
trlct In which the bitter fighting for
the line TO the coast has been In prog
ress for the last month. That was
declared In the latest official state
ment issued by the French war Office.
The state herald., 1914-11-27
Turks Push slavs Back.

The general stan OF the Russian
Caucasian army has issued com.
munieation confirming the report from
Turkish sources that the Russians had
rncelNnd n rhncl mar Erlnrnn
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Turks Far Into egypt.

Turkish troops have occupied Kala.
tulnahl, seventy.hye miles beyond the
Egyptian frontier. an official Turkish
statement declares.
The state herald., 1914-11-27
Austrians Tell Of Success.

Reports from Vienna tell OF success
es in Galicia. including the occupation
by the Teutonic allies OF Tarnow and
Wieliczka. According to these reports
seven thousand prisoners were taken
kieliczka is the most westerly point
reached by the Russians ON their sd.
vance on Cracow
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Bombs rdmen, Kills $50.

Tho British admiralty announces
tho successes Of operations against
the Turkish garrison at sheikh.
said. on the Strait Of nnb,Ei.
Mandch, at the entrance Of the GUT
Of Adon. and Of the occupation of the
Turkish forts AT Turba by Indian
uoopn. assisted by the British cruiser.
Duke OF Edinburgh.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-05-15
SUES KIN OF ROCKEFELLER
Damages of $500 for Beating Award
ed Servant In Case Last Novem-
ber Which Long Was a Secret.

New York.-That Mrs. David Hunter
McAlpin, daughter of William Rookie
ieller, was sued last fall by Winifred
Maloney, a former chambermaid at
Brooklawn Manor, the country estate
of Mrs. McAlpin at Morris Plains, N.
j., for assault, was disclosed in the
supreme court. The chambermaid OBJ
tained judgment in the city court last
November for 5000 damages, but so
Bkilfully did the lawyers guard the
case that the details did not become
public until recently. Mrs, McAlpin
has appealed to the appellate term of
the Supreme court for a reversal Of
the judys verdict, considering it a
stain upon her good name. Miss Ma.
loney alleged that on or about Sep
tember 12, 1912, Mrs. McAlpin for no
justifiable cause, assaulted, struck and
beat plaintiff in the presence of sew
eral other persons, causing her to
suffer pain and nervous shock and to
become nervous" The plaintiff
brought suit for $4,000 damages.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-05-15

he goes" The frank discussion. then,
and the calm dismissal we're but a
woman's discrimination. And he had
gone to Flora Desimones
The carriage stopped before hand.
some apartment house In the Avenue
do Wagram. The unknown got out,
gave the driver his fare. and rang the
concierges bell The sleepy guardian
opened the door. touched his gold
braided cap In recognition. and led the
way 20 the small electric lift. The
young woman entered and familiarly
pushed the button. The apartment In
which she lived was on the second
floor; and there was luxury every
where. but luxury subdued and
charmed by taste.
She threw aside her hat and wraps
with. that manner OF inconsequence
which distinguishes the artistic tenn
perameht from the thrifty one, and
passed on into the cozy dining room.
The maid had arranged some sand.
wiches and a bottle OF light wine. She
ate and drank. while intermittent
smiles played across her merry face,
Having satisfied her hunger, she
opened her purse and extracted the
banknote. She smoothed il out and
laughed aloud.
"Oh, II only he had taken me for a
ride in the taxicabl" She bubbled
again with merriment.
Suddenly she sprang up, as II In
spired. and dashed into another room,
a study. She came back with pen and
ink, and with a celebrity that came Of
long practice, drew five straight lines
across the faint violet face OF the bank
note. Within these lines she made lit
tie dots at the top and bottom Of
stubby perpendicular strokes, and
strange interlineal hieroglyphics. and
sweeping curves, all of which would
have puzzled an Egyptologist II he
were unused to the ways Of musicians.
Carefully she dried the composition,
and then put the note away. Some
day she would confound him by re-
turning it,
A little later her fingers were NOV
ing softly over the piano keys; melo-
dies in minor sad and haunting and
elusive, melodies that had never been
put on paper and would always be her
own; in them she might leap from
comedy to tragedy, from laughter to
tears, and only she would know. The
midnight adventure was forgotten. and
the hero of it, too. With her eyes
closed and her 1.-the body swaying
gently, she let the old weary pain in
her heart take hold again.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-05-15

are translated into millimeters by the
delicate needle on the dial.
In order to make a thorough record
both the systolic and diastolic. or
maximum and minimum, pressures
must be taken. The former is pro
duced by the forward and the latter
by the backward stroke OF the heart
It is well established that the nor
NAL maximum, or systolic blood pres.
sure in adults ranges from 105 70 l45
millimeters. Suppose the manometer
is applied over the artery of a man
still in his twenties. The hand on the
dial goes up to about 120. What's the
verdict? That young fellows blood
pressure is perfectly normal. and the
chances are, even If any other eXamin-
alton by other methods is made, moth
ing will be found wrong with his heart
or kidneys. This test should always
be made before anyone takes up ath-
letic work of any kind.
Suppose, on the other hand, that a
man a little over forty has his blood
pressure taken, and the hand on the
dial turns as high as 1866 or $50, then
the probabilities are that there is some
disease hidden away in his system,
though he may never have complained
Of i'll health in his life. At the best
guess, his state of health would not be
above suspicion, and would require a
further search by other means.
Suppose again that some third indi-
yidual around the age of fifty under
goes examination for his physical con-
dition, and after the usual pounding
and sounding" in every possible way
nothing is found wrong with him He
beams with satisfaction; 80 far al is
we'll. Then the manometer is brought
forth and carefully applied, and the
hand moves up to 1856. What then?
Even with no other manifestations of
trouble, the chances are about even
that, unless he adopts some means to
combat this high pressure-whieh 1t is
possible to do--he will develop in the
next year or two either a hardening"
of the arteries, a trouble known as
heart murmur," or an actual enlarge
ment of the heart;s or, if not one Of
these, then some kidney trouble like
Brights disease, or some one of the
many nervous affections, and even pos
sibly diabetes. He will also run a
more than usual risk of dying sooner
or later from either apoplexy or kid
ney trouble. 1t is not positive that he
will, but certainly his chances Of doing
so are too great for him not to heed
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-05-15
CTo BE CoNTINUED.)
Poisoning hx Flowers.

1t seems incredible that the han
ding of that pretty and apparently
innocent flower, the primrose, should
poison anybody, but it is a fact that
certain persons are susceptible to this
extent, A charming lady in a west
ern city has just been i'll for weeks
with a painful and disfiguring rash
upon her hands, arms and face, and
after trying several physicians who
could not diagnose her case, discov-
cred at last that her favorite prim-
roses, fresh lunches of which were
placed about her house every day dur
ing the season, were to blame for 1t.
A girl in her florist shop suffers every
year from the same trouble. 1t is
like the strawberry and sea-food pol
sons, which fortunately, as in this
case, affect comparatively few per
sons. Occasionally nasturtiums pro
duce a similar effect.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-05-15

'19" Tnere was no impeaening be
astonishment
yes. madame"
MY dear Mr. Courtlandt, you arS
the last man In all tho wide world
wish 20 see And | do not quite like
the way you are making your request
30 you not think. madame, that
you owe me something?"
"No. What / owe pay. Think. Mr.
Courtlandt; think we'll"
81 do not understand" impatiently,
"Ebbene, / owe you nothing. once
heard you say-1 do not like TO see
you with the Calabrian; she is-well
you know | stood behind you at an
other time when you said that was Q
fool"
Madame, do not forget that that
is pure invention. You are mistaken,
mo, You we're. am no fool" A
light laugh drifted down the tube.
Madame, begin 10 see."
"Ah!"
you believe what you wish to be
lieve."
81 think not"
Il never even noticed YOU" care
lessly.
1T Is easy to forget" cried the diva,
furiously. "It is easy for you to for
get. but not for me-"
Madame, l do not forget that you
entered my room that night. ="
Il shall give you her address," IN
terrupted the diva, hastily. The play
had gone far enough, much as she
would have liked to continue It. This
was going deeper than she cared TO
go. She gave the address and added
Tonight she sings at the Austrian am
bassador's. | give you this information
gladly because / know that It will be
of no use to you"
Then | shall dispense with the for
mality Of thanking you | add that
wish you two-fold the misery you have
carelessly and gratutously cost me.
Good night" Click! went the little
covering Of the tube.
NAth Ahe odlue luWdiu ulLltIutbn
that attends the mental processes Of a
performing tiger on being sent back to
its cage, Courtlandt returned to his
taXicab He wanted to roar and lash
and devour something. Instead he
could only twist the ends of his mus
tache savagely. 1t did not seem pos
sible that any woman could be so full
of malice. He simply could not under
stand. 1t was essentially the Italian
spirit; doubtless, till she heard his
voice, she had forgotten all about the
episode that had foundered his ship
of happiness.
Her statement as to the primal cause
was purely inventive. There was not
a grain of truth in it. He could not
possibly have been so rude He had
been too Indifferent Too Indifferent!
The repetition Of the phrase made him
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-05-15

sit straighter Pshaw! 1t could not
be that. He possessed a little'vanity;
if he had not his history would not
have been worth a scrawl. But he de-
MED the possession vehemently, as
men are wont to do.
Too Indifferent! Was it possible
that he had reused her enmity simply
because he had made it evident that
her charms did not interest him? Be
yond lifting his hat to her, perhaps ex-
changing a comment on the weather,
his courtesies had not been extended.
Courtlandt was peculiar in some re-
spects. A woman attracted him, or
she did not. In the one case he was
affable, winning, pleasant full of those
agreeable little surprises that in turn
attract a woman. In the other case,
he passed on, for his impressions we're
instant and did not require the usual
skirmishing.
(TO BE CONTINUED)
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-05-15

BIRD MELODY IN THE BUSH

There its mound nest is to be found,
and it's liquid melody can be heard at
almost any hour of the day, but par
ticularly about sunrise and just before
sunset. The Tyre bird is also known
as the mocking-bird, and many a
sportsman has been deceived by these
birds mocking others and enticing him
into the thicket under the impression
that it is inhabited by the numerous
birds which the Tyre bird mimics.
The bower bird is another beauti-
full bird. A peculiar characteristic of
these birds is the habit they have of
constructing bowers or playhouses in
which to amuse themselves. The
bowers of the spotted variety some
times reach three feet in length. These
are constructed of twigs and beauti-
fully lined with tall grasses arranged
SO that the flower heads nearly meet.
the numerous internal decorations
consist Of shells, small pebbles and
bones of animals.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-05-15

One of the greatest charms of bush
life in Australia, and especially in
Queensland, is the melody of the
birds, which are among the most beau
tiful in the world. A movement is now
on foot to prevent the destruction OF
the native birds-at least those which
do no damage.
The children are being taught to
encourage birds to build their nests
near the habitations of men and to
feed them, SO that they will not de-
part for the unsettled parts OF Aus
tralia, where they can seldom or never
be seen. Probably the finest songster
in the bush is the Tyre bird, and 1t
is a great loss to bird lovers that it
has become so rare. Its striking
plumage has been largely responsi-
BILE for its downfall. The gorges along
the mountain slopes where the coastal
rivers take their rise are its favorite
natal abode.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-05-15
INSTRUMENTATION
California Citrus Growers Adopt
Modern Pipe System.
Consists Of Pressure BOX and a serleS
Of Cement Stations, One Of Which
10 Located at Head Of Each
Row Of Trees.

New York.--The citrus growers OF
California have adopted a modern irri-
eating system which. once installed,
avoids the yearly ditch digging which,
with repeated hoeings to keep down
rank weed growths, was the bugbear
Of the old irrigation ditch. The sys-
tenn consists OF pressure box and a
series of cement stations. one Of which
is located at the head Of each row OF
trees. The pressure box is used to
measure the water with which the
orchard is irrigated. Il is a cement
box three and one-half feet long and
thirty inches wide, rising over four
feet from the ground, and reaching
down to the water main, some three
and one.half feet below the surface. In
side the box there is partition which
is pierced by a hole one foot square.
When the pressure box is full, water
is passing through this opening at a
constant rate so that the rancher or
orchardist knows exactly how many
houT-feet of water he has used during
a certain irrigating period.
From the pressure box cement pipes,
eight inches In diameter, conduct the
water TO the stations, which are IS
inches across, and equipped with a
patent shut-off by which the flow OF
water from the main may be closed at
any time. Thus the old basin system
gives way to an underground system,
which puts the water just where the
feeders Of the tree can reach 1t best,
and keeps the water away from the
surface, where it produced rank
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-05-15


blood pressure has been accurately
measured. The dictum holds good for
all individuals, but particularly for
those over forty Those who value
health for its own sake should well
come a new method OF estimation.
But the method scores iQ another
way. Where a correct estimation Of
ones physical condition Is related
closely TO dollars and cents, as In life
insurance, this gospel OF blood pres
sure cuts a very important fgure-ln
fact, a few OF the more progressive
companies will not accept a risk"
above the age OF forty until they feel
safe or this particular.
It should not be understood by this
that blood pressure itself is necessarily
something harmful, because every per-
son, normal or otherwise, has II. Only
when il is found to be unusually high"
is 1t to be taken seriously. A com
parison, which illustrates the point
very clearly, is the pressure exerted
by water when passing through an or
dinary garden hose. In our bodies the
hose is represented by an artery, and
the pressure is caused by the heart
forcing the blood through this.
Pressure is less where fluid is pass
ing through a flexible tube, because
the walls, owing to their elasticity,
offer little resistance. But with the
same force behind the pressure is in
creased if the walls of the tube are un-
yielding. Tubes of rubber and glass
are excellent illustrations of such con
trasts. Where hardening Of the
arterles-due to old age, gout, alcohol
ism or other excesses-has set in, the
blood pressure as a consequence is
high. Too much pressure, a high
pressure" is very apt to break the
artery. If this occurs in the brain, we
have apoplexy.
A device for taking the measure of
this pressure, an ingenious instrument
called the manometer, has recently
been perfected and is rapidly coming
into general use among the foremost
physicians OF the world. The instru-
ment records the pressure of the blood
on a diaphragm dial very similar in
appearance to a steam gauge dial,
only, instead Of degrees, the scale is
divided into millimeters.
The apparatus, which is the inven-
tion of Dr. Thomas Rogers of Roches-
ter, n. Y, is one of the most important
surgical instruments devised in years,
ranking with the pulmotor, stethoscope
and clinical thermometer. 1t consists
OF three parts, small metal case con-
tanning several sensitive diaphragms,
a dial and an air bag. Its operation is
comparatively simple, but its reading
requires an expert. The best results
are obtained when a stethoscope is
used in connection with it.
The air bag is first strapped on the
subjects arm over the brachial artery,
and is inflated with a bulb attached
to it. The operator then adjusts a
stethoscope to his ears and finds the
pulse, after which he is ready to take
his records. The pulse throbbing
against the air bag is communicated
through a rubber tube to the case
containing the diaphragms upon which
a vibration is set up. These vibrations
which are simultaneous with the pulse,
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-05-15
PREACHING That upIIfta.

The world seems pretty bad place
to most of us at times There are
so many things which take the heart
out Of our optimism, that seem to
make it a meaningless hope rather
than any solid reinsurance. But the
kind of preaching that comes from
somebody who is better than we are,
some life that lifts up the standard
Of human worth and reveals what it
may be made to stand for-such
preaching is likely to answer the cry
within us for something that is true
and genuine and dependable.-Ha
hill Gazette.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-05-15
OLDEST GANDER DEAD AT SO
Henry County (Mo.) Fowl Was a Gay
Old Bird Right Up to
the Last.

Clinton. Mo.-The thirty-three-year-
old gander belonging to w. H. Ross
in the north part of Henry county.
died recently with the infirmities Of
old age. The average life Of a goose
is from twelve to fifteen years, the old
est previous record here was twenty
years, The thirty-three-year-old gan.
der was a gay old bird and got much
sport out of pulling hens from their
nests. He never would hurt them or
eat the eggs. He just liked to hear
them cackle. He was a mammoth
white bird, ate much corn and was a
great pet.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-05-15
Down Hin.

"The late Bishop Bowman" said 3
Philadelphia Methodist used often
to complain of the hardening and do
teriorating effects Of age.
He used to say that the deteriora-
tion Of age began in mind no less
than in body from the age of twenty
or so. AS the body grew uglier, so
the mind grew uglier, in all save ex-
ceptional people.
All, yes, o mans second love- he
once said whimsicaIly, Is worth more
mnnAy than his firat.'"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-05-15

Let us profit" Miss Townsend re-
sumed, by the sad example of the city
chap.
This city chap got job on farm
and the farmer put him to work at
cleaning.
It's the spring. the farmer said.
and l want you to make the pigsty
and the COW stable and the henhouse
and all the other houses Of the stock
clean and sweet and comfortable
We'll, the new hand from the city
worked with a will for two days. But
ON the third day he rushed into the
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-05-15

farm kitchen with both eyes closed,
his mouth swollen and red Jumps
standing out all over his face and neck
and hands.
"Give me my money, boss he said.
I'm through
What's the matter? tho farmer
asked.
Natter cried the youth. No more
country jobs for me, Matter? Durned
if know what's the matter, but it hap
pened when l started to clean the bee
hive"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-05-15
4pIantoIds" Help the Brain Growth.

"Plantolds" Help the Brain Growth.
Recent experiments with pineal
gland afford an interesting field for
gpeculation. Thus Of eight young
guinea pigs four which were fed with
pineal extract gained SO per cent in
weight, while the controls gained only
25 per cent. and a very similar effect
was seen in kittens and young rab-
bits. In children similarly treated the
physical progress was less than that
In controls, l. O., children who were
given no pineal extract, whereas the
mental Improvement was markedly
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-05-15
WHEN THE TROUBLE STARTED
citv Chap Learned That Bees Had
Their Own Idea About the Care
of Their Abode.

"spring cleaning time is now upon
us. Here, too, efficiency comes into
play. There are efficient and inefficient
ways to spring clean"
The speaker was Miss Miriam G..
Townsend, the efficiency engineer at
Cleveland. The occasion was club
women's banquet.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-05-15

greater. The contrast between the
physical growth Of the animals and the
conditions seen in the children who
developed mentally but not physically
is striking. Trial of pineal extract in
institutions for mentally defective
children presents no great difficulty,
and further observation might well be
carried out.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-05-15
Movies to Cure stammerlno.

Paris.--Moving pictures have been
successfully used by Professor Arson
val in curing persons for stammering.
The film demonstrates the correct way
to open the mouth