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The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-10-09

necessary; and there was no reason
why a god who had ten thousand tenn
pies for his own should stoop to rob
poor man of his wherewithal to
travel in safety.
The mugger!" exclaimed one, let
the high priestess beware Of the mug
ger, for he is strong enough to tip
over the raft!"
Nearly every village which lies
close to a stream has its family croco-
die. He is very sacred and thrives
comfortably upon suicides and the
dead which are often cast into the
river to be purified The Hindus are
a suicidal race; the reverse Of the oc-
cidental conception, suicide is a quick
and glorious route to heaven.
The current of the stream carried
Kathlyn along at fair pace; all she
had to do was to pole away from the
numerous. sand bars and such boul-
ders as lifted their rugged heads above
the water.
Round bend the river widened and
grew correspondingly sluggish. She
sounded with her pole. Something
hideous beyond words arose-a fat
aged, crafty crocodile. His corrugated
snout was thrust quickly over the
edge Of the raft. She struck at him
wildly with the pole, and in a fury he
rushed the raft, upsetting Kathlyn.
The crocodile sank and for a mo-
ment lost sight Of Kathlyn, who
waded frantically TO the bank, up
which she scrambled. She turned In
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-10-09
FLOWER ON HER LEFT HIP
The Parlslsnne Recently Has Made
Smart Transfer for Her Ball
Gown Posy.

There Is seemingly no abatement In
the liking for artificial flowers among
tho Parisiennes They are placed ir.
regularly on the ssft under tulle
tunics. they are used az the shoulder
singly or In the form Of straps-Pre
met has a white satin evening frock
held over the shoulders with straps Of
deep yellow roses-they band the
waist. they edge the lace capes and
they rest pertly on the left hip.
That Is the really new position for
the artificial hower-at the front OF
the left hip And II must be a big.
conspicuous flower. too. TO be truly
smart
A pink satin evening frock. much
trimmed with silver gauze, shows q
big magenta flower fastened on the
left hip on the tulle tunic.
Not yet has the boutonniere for the
street suit appeared on the left hip:
that is still worn on the left shoulder.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-10-09
CHAPTER VII.
"Truce Water"


When Kathlyn came to the river
she swerved toward the broadcast
part of it, Twice she stumbled over
boulders, but rose pluckily and,
bruised and breathless, plunged into
the water 1t was swift running and
shoulder deep, and she was forced to
swim strongly to gain the opposite
shore She dragged herself up to the
bank and, once there, looked back
What she saw rather astonished her.
She could not solve the riddle at first
The lion seemed to be struggling
with some invisible opponent. He
stood knee deep in the sands, tugging
and pulling He began to roar. Even
as Kathlyn gazed she saw his chest
touch the sand and his swelling TANKS
sink lower. Fascinated, she could not
withdraw her gaze. How his mighty
shoulders heaved and pulled But
down, down, lower and lower, till
nothing but the great named head re-
mained in view. Then that was drawn
down; the sand filled the animals
mouth and stopped his roaring; low
Quicksands! The spot where he
had disappeared stirred and glistened
and shuddered, and then the eternal
blankness Of sand.
She was not, then, to die? Should
she return to the temple? Would
they not demand of her the restora-
tion Of the lion? She must go on,
whittier she knew not She regret
ted the peace of the temple in the
daytime. She could see the dome from
where she stood. Like Ishmael, she
must. go on, forever and forever on.
Was God watching over her? Was
it his hand which stayed the on
slaught Of the beast and defeated the
baser schemes of man? Was there
to be haven at the end? She smiled
wanly What more was to beset her
path she knew not, nor cared Just
then. since there was to be haven
at the end.
Perhaps presclence brought to her
minds eye a pieture; she saw her
father, and Bruce. and Winnie, and
her sweetheart. and they seemed 70
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-10-09
Invlsihla AeropIane.

A German engineer has invented for
military use an aeroplane that is vir-
tually invisible. According to the En-
gineer, the wings of this novel aero
plane are made, not Of the usual cloth
fabric or other visible material, but of
a transparent celluloid that is said to
be quite fireproof. These transparent
wings have two advantages: The aero
plane can hardly be seen at all when
half a mile in the air, and the aviator
has an unobstructed view in every di-
reotion. The motor of the new aero
plane is fitted with silencer so that
the machine is not only invisible, but
virtually noiseless,
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-10-09
Taffeta in Eavor.

Taffeta, it is predicted, will remain
in favor for many months more It
is especially well adapted to the blouse
Of the present moment, which is not
so full and blousing as it was a few
months ago. 1t is more like the fitted
basques that are shown on some OF
the new gowns-for 1t outlines the
figure. Fflmy chiffon and net and lace
are far better adapted to the blousing
styles that are leaving US than to the
trimmer, tighter styles that seem to
be coming to US. But tafeta is an
ideal fabric for this newer type OF
blouse and it is now being used widely.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-10-09
UNIQUE SHIPMENT OF BIBLES
Books Destined for instruction Of the
Heather Are Most Carefully
Sent Forth.

The Bible house at New York city
has recently made a shipment of 1000
Bibles on a voyage of $4,000 miles.
Poison was worked into the covers of
the books to hinder the operations Of
destroying insects. The Bibles were
soldered up in tin boxes containing ten
each for protection against waves and
weather. The tin boxes were repacked
in pairs in heavy wooden crates de-
signed to withstand the hard knocks
incident to many reloadings and to
long Journeys under varying condi-
tjous. These Bibles, being part OF
the eighth edition printed in the Ian
guage of the Gilbert islands, are to ar
rive ultimately at Ocean Island, a
small speck in the Pacific 5000 miles
southwest of San Francisco, lying al
most under the equator. Ocean Is
land is only mile and half in dia-
meter, but 1t is visited by many steam
ers on account of it's rich deposits OF
phosphate. Hence it's choice as dis
tributing center for Bibles in the is-
lands of the Gilbert group. Mr.. Rich
ard Grenfell of Australia, acting for
the American board, will send or car
nv these books on adventurous voy-
ages of 200 miles or more, to the mis-
sion stations scattered through the Is
lands
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-10-09
CHAPTER Vl-contlnued.

The premier holy man. satisfied that
he understood Kathlyn's gestures
turned to the justly angered villagers
and explained that with his aid their
priestess would. in FIVE suns, recreate
Vishnu in all his beauty. Instantly the
villagers prostrated themselves.
Poor things!" murmured Kathlyn.
The holy men sent the natives away,
for it was not meet that they should
witness magic in the making. They
then squatted in the clay court and
curiously waited for her TO begin.
There was well in the inner shrine.
To this she went with caution. The
lion was evidently foraging in the jun
gle. Kathlyn filled the copper vessel
with water and returned. Next, she
gathered up what pieces of the idol
she could find and pieced them to-
gether. Here was her model she
then approached one OF the fakirs and
signiiied that she had need of his
knife. He demurred at first, but at
length consented to part with it. She
dug up a square piece of clay. In fine,
she felt more like the Kathlyn of old
than she had since completing the
leopard in her outdoor studio. 1t oc-
cupied her thoughts, at least part of
them, for she realized that mayhap
her life depended upon her skill in
reproducing the hideous idol.
AS the two old hypocrites saw the
clay take form and shape and the
mocking face gradually appear. they
were assured that Kathlyn was in
deed the ancient priestess; and deep
down in their souls they experienced
something of the awe they had often
inspired in the poor. trusting ryot.
Kathlyn had talent bordering on
genius. The idol was an exact replica
of the originl one; more. there was a
subtle beauty now where before there
had been a frank responsiveness. 1t
satisfied the holy men, and the un-
yelling was greeted by the villagers
with such Joy that Kathlyn forgave
them and could have wept over them.
She had made a god for them, and
they fell down and worshiped it.
Five more days passed. On the af.
ternoon of the fifth day Kathlyn was
feeding the fire. The holy men sat in
the court at their devotions. Kathlyn
turned from the fire to see them rise
and flee in terror. She in turn fed,
for the lion stood between her and the
sarcophagus! The lion paused, lash
ing his tail The many recent commo-
tions within and without the temple
had finally reused his ire. He hest
tated between the holy men and Kath-
lyn, and finally concluded that she in
the fiuttering robes would be the most
desirable.
There was no particular hurry; be-
sides, he was not hungry The cat in
him wanted to play. He loped after
Kathlyn easily. At any time he chose
a few swift bounds would bring him
to her side.
Beyond the temple lay the same
stream by which, miles away, Kathlyn
had seen the funeral pyre and about
which she had had 80 weird a fantasy.
II this stream was deep there was a
chance for life.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-10-09

/ be toastlng her from the end OF a
long table under the blue California
sky, This vision renewed her strength.
She proceeded onward.
She must have followed the river
at least a mile when she spied raft
moored to a clump OF trees. Here
she saw a way OF saving her weary
limbs many a rugged mile. She ford
ed the stream, freed the raft and poled
out into the middle Of the stream
II happened that the Mohammedan
hunters who owned the raft we're at
this moment swinging along toward
the temple. On the shoulders OF TWO
rested pole from which dangled the
lifeless body OF a newly killed leopard.
They we're bringing It in as a gift to
the headman of the village, who was
thoroughgoing Mohammedan' and
who held in contempt Hinduism and
all its amazing ramitications.
The white priestess was Indeed a
puzzle; for. while the handful OF Mo
hammedans in the village were fanat'
ical in their belief in the true prophet
and his Koran, and put little faith in
miracles and still less in holy men
who performed them, the advent OF
the white priestess deeply mystified
them. There was no getting around
this: she was therG: with their own
eyes they saw her There might b0
something in Hinduism after all.
When the hunters arrived at the
portico of the temple they found two
greatly terrified holy men, shrilling
their al! All" in lamentation and
beating their foreheads against the
earth
Holy men, what is wrong?' asked
one OF the hunters. respectfully.
THE lion has killed our priestess;
the sacred fires must die again! Al!
All"
Where is the lion?
They fed toward the river, and
there he has doubtless destroyed her,
fo.' in evil silva, represented by the
lion, is more powerful than Vishnu, re-
incarnated in our priestess. Al! Al!
She is dead and we are undone!"
Come" said the chief huntsman.
Let US run to the river and see what
these queer gods are doing. Wen
present the skin of silva to our mas
ter" He laughed
The leopard carriers deposited their
burden and all started off at dog
trot. They had always been eager re-
garding this lion. In the temple he
was inviolable; but at large, that was
a different matter.
Arriving at the river brink, they
saw the footprints OF the lion on the
wet sand which ran down to the wa
ter. To leap from this spot to the
water was not possible for any beast
of the jungle. Yet the lion had van
ished completely, as though he had
been given wings They stood about
in awe till one Of the older hunters
knelt, reached out, and dug his hand
into the innocent looking sand. In
stantly he leaped to his feet and
jumped back.
The sucking sand!" he cried ITO
the raft"
sands and dashed along the banks to
discover that their raft was gone.
Vishnu, then, as reincarnated, required
solid transportation, after the man
ner of human beings? They became
angry. A raft was raft, substantial,
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-10-09
SYNOPSIS,

Kathlyn Hare, believing her father. COL
Hare, In peril has summoned her. leaves
her home IN California TO go 10 him IN
throne, has Imprisoned the colonel, named
by the late king as his heir ArTiving N
Alaha kathlyn is informed by umbailh
that her father being dead she rs 70 DE
and Is Informed by the priests that no
woman can rule unmarried She rs gwen
seven days to think II over. She sun re
iuaes, and Is told that she must undergo
Two ordeals with wild beasts. II she sur
yves she will be permitted TO rule. J9hn
Bruce, an American, saves her NE Ihe
elephant which carries her from the
scene OF her trials runs away, separating
ner from Bruce and the rest OF the party
She takes refuge In a ruined temple
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-10-09

Sleep.
the trail again. But many weary
weeks were to pass ere he learned
that she lived.
He shook his fist toward Alfalfa. 90
Durga Ram, one Of these fine days
you and shall square accounts!"
Kathlyn had just completed for her
self a dress of grass. Three years be-
fore she had learned the trick from
the natives of Hawaii. The many
days of hardship had made her thin
ner, but never had she been so hardy.
so clear-eyed, so quick and 1.-THE in her
actions. She had lived precariously,
stealing her food at dusk from the
fields of the ryots; sugar cane. raw
vegetables, plantains, mangoes. Some
times she recited verses she remem-
bered in order that she might break
the oppressive silence which always
surrounded her.
She kept carefully out of the way of
all human beings, so she had lost all
hope of succor from the brown peo-
pie, who had become so hateful to her
as the scavengers of the jungle. There
was something to admire in the tiger,
the leopard, the wild elephant; but
she placed all natives (perhaps
wrongly in class with the unclean
jackals and hyenas.
Tanned deeply by wind and sun,
Kathlyn was darker than many a ma
tive woman. Often she thought Of
Bruce, but hope of his finding her had
long since died within her Every
night when she climbed to her plat
form she vowed she would start south
the next morning; south, toward the
land where there we're white people;
but each morning found her hesitant
Behind her tree there was a clear
ing, then a tumble Of thickly growing
trees; beyond those was another
clearing, upon which stood a deserted
elephant stockade. The grass had
grown rank in it for want of use. She
was in the act of putting on grass san
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-10-09

ter scared on the unweleome guest.
and then Kathlyn lay down and slept,
A day or 30 later Bruce arrived at
the temple, Day after day he had
hung TO the trail, picking II up here
and losing II there lie found Raiah,
the elephant. the howdah gone. and
only the ornamental headpiece dis
covered TO Bruce that he had found
his rogue, Raiah was docile enough;
he had been domesticated 80 long that
his freedom rather irked him.
Bruce ELECTED from the mourning
holy men the amazing adventure In
all it's details Kathlyn had disap-
peared in the jungle and not even the
tried hunters could find her, She was
lost. Bruce, though in his heart OF
hearts he believed her dead. took up
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-10-09

Some Of the new plated skirts show
two small patch pockets, one on each
side Of the front, Of the same fabric
as the rest Of the skirt Sometimes
these pockets come just at the bottom
Of straight yoke, sometimes they are
neatly applied over the plaits. Obvi.
ously they are not made for hard
usage, for a bulging skirt pocket Of
this sort would be ludicrous.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-10-09
To Remove pandruH.

To an ounce Of sulphur add a Quars
of soft water and during intervals OF
several days agitate the mixture re-
peatedly. After the sulphur has setl
tied to the bottom OF the receptacle
use the clear liquid. Saturate the
head with 1t every morning and In a
few weeks every trace Of the dandrum
wiz have disappeared %
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-10-09
Belts CAUSE Appendlolts2 z

Doctor Mayo of Rochester, Mimi.
points out the interesting fact that
within the last five years operations
for appendicitis have increased over
800 per cent, and he says that this
alarming condition is due to the prac-
tise of wearing belts instead of sus-
penders.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-10-09

Something extremely novel In the
way Of modish halrdressing for eve
ming is shown here. This consists Of
a tight little shirred cap of fine white
tuIIe gathered to the right side under
4 square motif of pearls, Two strands
Of pearls encircle the head finishing
the edges of the cap.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-10-09
Jaunty Shoes.

Some pretty black suede shoes are
embroidered with silver beads across
the toes and the lower part Of the in
step. They are cut away over the up
per instep and ankle and are laced
neatly to the top with inch wide black
satin ribbons, tying in jaunty little
bow.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-10-09

with diamonds OF enriched with
strands Of pearls. But whether in
trotteur costume or in full evening
regalia, madame is never fussy in her
habiliments. In this respect tine WON.
en- OF other countries have much to
learn.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-10-09

Dolly Warden bonnets are trimmed
With roses and blue ribbon streamers.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-10-09
Bad Luck.

Bad luck is one Of the things that
come to those who sit doRn and wait
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-11-06

great losses, the Court Chamberlain s Department. tried to reduce the scale of salaries paid to the better class of performers It was proposed to fix the maximum remuneration of the chief actors and singers at eighteen thousand crowns a year 1S3, ,6009. and the minimum at seven thousand two hundred crowns ($1, ,4401. No attempt was made to reduce the wages of the chorus girls and supers, and stage mechanics and other employees
 The court officials argued that their proposal was quite fair. as it was only intended to give four per fornances a week. But two or three Of the highly paid artistes offered such a determined opposition to accepting any reduction in their salaries that it was found impossible to reopen either opera or theatre. The quarrel at last became extremely acrimonious, and the names of the singers who were standing out for their regular high salaries. were freely mentioned in the papers At last it was stated that they had yielded to the repre- sentations of the minor actors and stage employees. who were threatened with starvation, and agreed to accept the lower scale of remuneration But so far neither Opera nor Burg Theatre has been reopened.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-11-06
YULETIDE GIFTS FOR EUROPEAN CHILDREN
 MAY BE FORWARDED

The little children in Europe will lack many of the good things that they are accustomed to have at AYu1e- tide, following the destruction of life and property, and the closing of the factories and other industries in Eng land, Germany and France, unless America in concord with other neu- tral nations shows that philanthropic spirit that it has manifested on the occasions, of other great disasters.
 At the Brooklyn Navy Yard, aa1arge vessel is being fitted out to sail No Venber 10. From all over the country collections of clothing. toys and other things have been contributed. Bridge porters who are desirous of sending their bit towards the pleasure of the little ones on Christnas day may do SOW by wrapping the goods and call ing upon the Adams Express Go. in this city, who will call for and deliver all packages free of charge.
 The only requirement. demanded for this privilege is that the bundles be marked ssChristnas Gifts for Children in Europe They will be put on board the Christmas ship free of all charge.
 At the Adams Express offices today, it was said that many apply for money orders to foreign countries The only country to which money can be sent by express order today, is Italy.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-11-06
MIR. DIAL AT srENERTs.

John W. Dial is now associated with the M. Steinert & Sons com pany, piano dealers.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-11-06

Japan's government forests last year yielded S5,36o, 900 in revenues. and consumed s2.s27.0oO in expense
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-11-06

fase at me, so I only did it twice moar getting up- to lawyir wur time anI docktor the next time, and wen church was ovir I got out ferst and was CT round the cornir befoar Gladdts even got as far as the doars
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-11-06
POINTS OF INTEREST.


 The fur stock of the OsNeiI-Adams Co.,, Sixth avenue. New York city. has been purchased by one Of Bridgeport's s local firms, the Caesar Misch, Inc Credit Cloth Department Store. and will. be placed on sale upon Saturday 1norni1l These enterprising mer- chants never let an opportunity slip to give the people of Bridgeport unus- uaI values and now they have made a. tef1-strike in this purchase.
 The fur stock of the O'Neil-Adams Co. is a. splendid, dependable assort- ment of furs, made up into the la test, fashionable models into coats for women, misses and men, and fur sets and separate pieces for women and misses. The scope of the fur bearing animals represented is very large so that everyone may attend this sale with the satisfactory knowledge that they have the pick of this seasons most fashionable pelts to choose from. In addition to the fur sale, Caesar Misch, Inc. announce 8 general sale throughout their entire store, so that everyone may conveniently buy an en- tire winters outfit at the one time and place and is claimed save 8 substan- tfaI amount of money.
 Cheerful Credit makes no disrinc- tion between the owner of a large bank account or the person who has none at all but extends liberal credit to all, requiring no deposit at the time of purchase and dividing the pur- chase amount up into small weekly payments.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-11-06

stockholrn, Nov 5-The result of the general election, through which the Socialist party became the largest one in the. Second Chambers has been a general confusion regarding which party is to form the new cabinet when, the war is over
 The Socialists declare themselves not willing to take the responsibility.