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The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1915-09-17
Siamese Tobacco.

The best tobacco IN Siam is grown
at Petchabun. 1t is planted in open
fields near the town after the floods in
September or October, and the first
crop, or tips, which is considered the
best quality, is gathered about Febru-
of May. The very best quality cannot
be purchased, as it is reserved for the
special use Of the king and sent down
to Bangkok, where it is smoked in the
palace and distributed to the chief of
ficers Of state.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1915-09-17
THE BEAUTIFUL.

Man comes into life to seek and
find his sufficient beauty. to serve
it. to win and increase it. to fight
for it, to dare anything for il.
counting death as nothing so long
as the dying eyes still turn to it
And fear, and dullne8s, and indo-
lence. and appetite. which are no
more than fears four crippled
brothers who make ambushes and
creep by night, are against him, to
delay him. to hold him off and Boz
guile and kill him in that quest
II. G. Wells.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1915-09-17
i'll be at The Idle Hour Tomorrow, Saturday night, and will appear
Simple Life.

In equatorial Africa life is simple
placid, calm and not complex. The
work life is not strenuous. The people
do not rush and drive as they do here
at home. If you try to hurry a man
who Is working for you, he will calmly
tell you, zone day be not all de days,
daddy And you stand rebuked, for
you know he is telling you the truth
Christian Herald.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1915-09-17
RISING to the Occasion.

Maurice" said Aunt Nellie, wasn't
Il hard for you to stand up before all
the people and speak, at the Sunday
school concerto
Maurice Strengthened his small form
and assumed all the dignity his five
years could command. Yes auntie, 1t
was pretty hard but l swelled up to
itw-Woman's Home Companion.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1915-09-17
Globe 1rottinu.

The record trip around the world up
TO date is held by j. II. Mears. Com
missioned by New York newspaper,
Mears left New York July 2. 1913, and
completed the trip a. y tl6j miles In
81 days. 81 hours are - minutes. The
best previous tin, II similar trfr
was 80 days, ID hoo 10 IL minutes,
by Jaeger Schmidt IL ;)i1.-New York
American.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1915-09-17
GirIs' Banks In Germany.

W
There is a kind of savings bank TO
girls in Germany which might well be
initiated in this country. On the brit
of a girl the parents can insure her H.
one Of these banks for sum that viii
give the child on the completion o.
her eighteenth year small capital t.
start I'm life with. to follow her profes
sion or finish her studies or to serv,
as a dover in the event Of her mar
rage. The annual premium Is fix
ed sum and comparatively light and
scarcely proves burden. It certainly
must prove a great help to girl when
she arrives at the age Of discretion to
find herself mistress OF a snug little
fund of her Own. - st. r,oris Globe
Democrat
History Of Anatomy.
The way I'm which we are so "fear-
fully and wonderfully made" was
may be said that anatomical science
was practically unknown prior to Arts.
totle, 3S4 Il. G. Before that date near
ly all that was known of anatomy was
derived from the dissection OF the low
er animals. Aristotle did something
In the way Of science, but 1t was not
until the time of the famous Alexan-
drian school, century before and a
century after the birth of Christ, that
the anatomy of man began to be fairly
understood. The Ptolemies were great
patrons of science and were the first
who enabled physicians freely TO dis
sect the human body
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1915-09-17
Crossroads RuriaIs.

Formerly it was general custom to
erect crosses at the junction of four
roads on a place self consecrated ac-
cording to the piety of the age. Sui
cides and VIGOROUSLY bad characters
were frequently buried near to these,
not with the notion Of indignity, but
In a spirit of charity, that, being ex-
cluded from holy rites, they by being
buried at crossroads might be In
places next In sanctity to ground actu-
ally consecrated. - Westminster Ga
zefta
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-07-23

to the lower bay side OF the island, in.
stead OF the New Jersey ferry
It was very late in the afternoon, I
did my best 10 get down TO the Battery
with the wireless telephone to meet
Kennedy and Brainard. but II was dark
before | got there.
As l hurried down 20 the dock saw
that they had already boarded the
revenue cutter and were waiting i'm.
patiently. Il was a fairly sizable craft.
They hauled me aboard and we cast
off. The wind blew in keenly from the
bay and we spun down the harbor
keeping a sharp lookout for any sus-
picious craft.
Already WI Fang aud a couple Of
his lieutenants had gone down to the
Van bort jetty. No message had been
received from Gregor, but they felt
sure that he would be there with the
schooner.
Finally Wu directed one Of his men
to set off a signal a flashlight on the
end of the ietty. while he strained his
eyes through the darkness for some
answering signal
He had not reckoned wrong. Far
out over the water came an answering
signal from the schooner.
Good" exclaimed WI with salts.
faction, as he turned and picked his
way back up the dock
On he went alone until he came to
one of the deserted mansions Of a gen
Grafton or two ago which lined the
shore at that point. There, in a yard
beside it, stood Elaine's car.
Where is the white girl?" asked
WI, calling Johnson.
an the house. MASTER" replied the
mechanician subsequently.
wait for me here, then" nodded
WI.
Down in musty room in the base
ment Of the deserted house was Elaine.
She was neither bound nor gagged
In fact, there was no necessity for it.
No one could hear her cries, nor could
she escape, for the two roughnecks who
had seized her were guarding her, be-
sides a couple of Cinnamon,
WI Fang came in silently and moved
over close to her. He said not a word,
but an evil smile spread over his sin
lister face as she shrank from him.
Meanwhile a yawl had put out from
the schooner loaded with cans of the
precious contraband drug and had
pulled up at the old stone ietty and
dock. Cinnamon hastily unloaded it
and started up to the house laden with
the heavy tins
AS WI stood before Elaine the Chi
namen carrying the dope tins entered
and began piling them up in an old
closet in the room. At last they fin
ished putting it away.
'All is done, master" bowed one
who seemed to be leader.
WI nodded, then turned to Elaine.
"Go!" he hissed. raising his finger
and pointing to the door
Trembling, she obeyed, and WI
Fang and the two toughs followed
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-07-23

one of the Cinnamon picking up her
suitcase. Across the almost untrav-
eIed road they forced her and down
on the stone dock, every footstep
dogged by WI and his emissaries.
Get into the boat" WI ordered
She climbed down into the dirty
yawl, and the Cinnamon tossed her
suitcase after her
IF you see that for any reason she
is about to escape" added WI savage
ly, "do away with her"
He finished with a threatening ges-
ture as the Cinnamon followed Elaine
into the boat. Then he turned on
his heel and walked rapidly back to
the deserted house There he climbed
into the automobile with the two
toughs and all were rapidly driven
away by the faithless mechanician.
The yawl tossed up and down on
the rough swells that came in from
the ocean, as the powerful arms of
the sailors pulled her out through the
blackness to the schooner
There Elaine was lifted over the rail
and forced across the deck down into
the murky, ill-smelling hold. 1t made
no difference to Gregor whether he
carried a cargo Of contraband or a
white slave. In his gruff voice he bel
lowed orders for getting under way,
while the Chinaman half led, half
pushed Elaine into cramped room
amidships
He set down the suitcase and, with
gTunt and q scowI left, locking the
door and shuffiing along the passage
way to a steep light OF steps to the
deck.
Elaine paced up and down her mar
row prison distracted.
Suddenly she paused moment as
her eye fell on the suitcase. There
flashed through her mind the message
l had given her from Kennedy.
She seized the suitcase and tore it
open with nervous fingers.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-07-23

selves al the door and II flew open.
Instantly, before the Cinnamon could
recover from their surprise at the sud
den attack, Craig and Bralnard we're
on them, One rushed for a window
smashing II with a chair and trying to
get out, Craig seized him and helped
corner the other, who turned out
to be Hop Ling. It was the work
OF only a moment TO snap the brace.
lots on the two and cover them with a
gun.
What's that?" demanded Brainard,
looking at the box in the window, as
Kennedy moved over toward IL.
"A pigeon trap, l suspect" Craig re.
Piled Let's wait"
They sat there for several minutes.
Evidently the Chinese had been wait.
ing for something. Craig felt that
waiting might pay
At last he was rewarded by the
sound Of iutter outside. A click fol-
lowed as the little door shut, trapping
the pigeon. The signal flag in the
room moved,
Kennedy loked at It a moment, then
carefully opened the door in the back
Of the trap and seized the bird. From
the quill on its leg he took a tightly
rolled note and read
viii be Of Van bort Ietty in two
hours. GREGoR.
What did it mean? Threats, impre-
cations, nothing could extract a word
from the two impassive prisoners.
Come, ordered Kennedy sharply Of
Hop Ling not for a moment letting his
yexation show in his face, walk
ahead of me-"
Two of the gang had been captured,
but WI seemed as far away as ever
He marched Hop along sullenly, while
Brainard kicked the other Chinaman
TO his feet and followed.
They did not have far to go. Scarce
ly block away stood a policeman, and
Craig waved to him,
Quickly Craig produced cards Of
Identification and they left their hand
cuffed prisoners with the understand.
ing that they we're to be held until full
charges could be made against them.
At the first telephone pay station
Craig turned in and called up the lab
oratory, TO which l had returned.
81 think I've got the best clue yet,
Walter" he called. You remember
Brainard? Well ! want you to meet
me at the Battery, where a revenue
cutter will be waiting. Bring along
that wireless telephone, too. Don't
forget"
! hung up the receiver excitedly and
tucked the little black box under my
arm as hurried out.
Elaine had decided to motor down
to the country home Of one of her
friends who lived on the shore of New
Jersey, and accordingly, late in the
afternoon, called the garage and Or
dered Johnson to nave the car ready.
AS Elaine was whirled downtown
and over the ferry from New York she
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-07-23

so poorly that my folks thought was
going into consumption. One day
found a piece Of paper blowing around
the yard and picked it up and read it.
1t said Saved from the Grave, and
told what Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegeta-
BILE Compound has done for women.
showed it 10 my husband and he said.
why don't you try it, So did, and
after / had taken two bottles felt
better and said 20 my husband, 1 don't
need any more, and he said You had
better take it a little longer anyway.
So took it for three months and got
well and strong. Mrs. ALoNzo E.
BAKER, 9 Tecumseh st., Adrian, Mich.
Not Well Enough to Work.
In these words is hidden the tragedy
Of many a woman, housekeeper or wage
Garner who supports herself and is often
helping TO support family, on meagrs
wages. Whether in house, Office, fac
tory, shop, store or kitchen, woman
should remember that there is one tried
and true remedy for the ills to which all
women are prone, and that is Lydia E
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. . Il
promotes that vigor which makes work
easy. The Lydia Z. Pinkham Medicins
Co., Lynn, Mass.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-07-23
0494e0NAoAoNNeeeeoHHNNNHo OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
SYNOPSIS.

The Now York police are mystlded by q
series OF murders aud other crimes, The
principal clue TO the criminal Is the warn
ing letter which Is sent the Victims, signed
with "a "clutahing hand The latest We
Dodge the Insurance president Ills
daughter Elaine, employs craig Ken
uedy. the famous scientific detective, TO
try TO unrnyrl the mystery what Ken
nedy ACCOMMODATES Is told by his friend,
Jameson, "A newspaper man. After many
fru'tless attempts 10 put Elaine and
Craig Kennedy out OF the way the Clutch
Ing Hand is a. last found 10 De none other
than Perry Bennett. Elalne's lawyer and
die man She rs engaged 10 marry Ben
nett hees 10 the den of one OF his Chit
nese criminals. The Chinaman forces from
Bennett the secret OF the whereabouts OF
81. 600 Then he gives the lawyer a po-
tion which will suspend animation for
months, Kennedy reaches Bennetts side
just after le has lost consciousness.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-07-23
His Own Eault.

There had been an accident on the
worst railroad in the United States.
You know the name of the road as
well as ! do. so what's the use Of
risking a libel suit by mentioning it?"
The sole survivor Of the wreck was
sitting up IN his hospital cot swathed
in bandages 81 suppose you're going
to sue the company for damages,
said the friend at his bedside.
NO said the damaged one Il shalt
do nothing Of the kind"
why not? You've certainly got
clear case against them"
Clear case, nothing Any intelli-
gent jury in the world would bring
in a verdict of contributory neg,i-
gence / ought to have known better
than to travel on the blamed line"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-07-23

was deeply engrossed in her own
thoughts.
How far they had gone she did not
pay much attention, but she knew the
roads well. They had come to a fork,
and Johnson veered off to the left. In
stinctively Elaine knew that the right
hand road was the more direct, and
she touched little signal that sum
moned the driver.
You're taking the wrong road" she
called. go to the right"
''I think you'll find the roads better
this way, Miss Dodge" persisted
Johnson.
1t was, however, merely a ruse on
his part to gain time and give some of
Wus men an opportunity. For, as
the car approached the fork, two
roughnecks, hidden behind rock in
the shrubbery, had been straining
their eyes down the road and at the
approach Of the car had drawn back
closer under cover.
Johnson stopped some hundred feet
or so down the wrong road past the
rock in answer to Elaine's signal 1t
was the chance the roughnecks want
ed They leaped out from their shell
ter. Not another car or vehicle was
in sight. Quickly they skunk down the
road.
AS Elaine was becoming vexed at
Johnson's show of stubbornness, she
suddenly felt strong arms circllng her,
while huge, very dirty hand pressed
with irresistible force over her mouth.
She struggled, but it was of no use.
They pinned her down to the floor
of the car. Johnson drew the curtains
and leaped into his seat, from which
he had descended, leaving the engine
running.
"To the Van bort jetty," growled
one roughneck. They'll be there
soon."
Quickly Johnson shot the car along
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-07-23

there should be the special volumes
devoted to certain lines Of labor;
there ought to be the small philoso-
phles Of work which SO often are
crowded with inspiration. The latest
books printed on any subject pertain
ing to the women of the world Of work
must be on this shelf, and there ought,
too, to be found such helpful essays as
the late William James on "Habit."
To be able to go straight to such a
shelf and, without wasting any Of the
time so precious to the business day,
to be able to pick out the book wanted
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-07-23

August "a, 1872, rang for the massacre
of st. Bartholomew. At that time the
bell hung in the churchspire Of Saint
Germain PAuxerrois During the rev.
olution, when in 1889 Marie Joseph
Chenier, brother of the poet Andre
Chenier was staging his tragedy,
Charles TX" he asked that the his
toric bell be lent him for the evening.
He got it and it rang for the play mas
sacre as it had rung for the real hor-
ror. 1t has been kept in the theater
ever since, and thus has escaped the
fate of so many other chimes and
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-07-23
The Real Thing.

The furniture man drove up to the
door, and the new extension dining
room table was carried in.
Little Willie stood watching as his
father and mother. one at each end,
pulled the table apart His eyes grew
big as his father put one board after
another in place until the table was
double its original length.
"Geel" said Willie at last. q al
ways thought addition tables was only
something in the arithmetic book"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-07-23

would be a boon difficult to over
praise. Nowadays, in such libraries
as / am familiar with, it takes half an
hour to trace down the book you want,
even IL the library owns 1t. A woman
may need to look through half dozen
books to get all she wants, and If all
she needs to do is to sit down before
the open shelf and pull these out as
she chooses, she can get all she wants
inside that half hour.
The wide-awake, alert woman knows
that there is tremendous assistance to
be had from books no matter what her
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-07-23
LITERATURE FOR THE WORKER
Writer Urges That Libraries Should
Devote Special Shelf to Service
of Business Woman.

Every library ought to have one
ahelf devoted to the business woman.
declares writer in the Pittsburgh
Dispatch. On this ought to be all the
books that touch on matters likely to
interest her There should be good
old reliable works, general views on
workiin the business and trade world;
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-07-23
COULD NOT
STAND ON FEET
Mrs. Baker So Weak-CouId
Not Do Her Work-Found
Relief In Novel Way.


got 50 weak tnat /
could hardly do my
work. When /
washed my dishes /
had 10 sit down and
when ] would sweep
the floor | would get
so weak that | would
have 10 get a drink
every few minutes,
and before | did my
busting lwould have
10 lie down. got
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-07-23

church bells, which have been melted
down and turned into gun metal AT.
terwards 1t acted" only at the per-
formance of Victor Hugos Marion
de Lorme,' where 1t announced the
hour Of execution OF Didier and
Saverny.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-07-23

line is, and she is using them more all
the time. They ought to be easily ac-
cessible. There should be several
copies of the more popular volumes,
and the shelf should be kept full, so
that the seeker need not be disappoint-
ed when she manages to make the
time to use the library.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-07-23
Difficult Crossing.

Bacon see Japan is considering a
plan to bridge the Shimonoseki
straits at a cost exceeding $1O,0O0O 600
Egbert-Im not surprised at the
cost. It's an awful name to get over
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-07-23
oof, oofl

She-I hope canes viii never 60 out
Of fashion.
He-Why, pray?
Shelf they do, many a young mas
will have no visible means of support.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-07-23

Among the stage properties of the
Comedie Francaise of Paris is an old
bell which. according to Comoedia,
ID actually the same bell which on
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-07-23

The man who says you are always
wrong may be mistaken, but the man
who says you are always right is
1ior
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-07-23

(To BE CoNTINUED0
Evening journal., 1915-08-26
DOINCS OF Interest
DOWN AROUND ODESSA
Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
ODESSA. Del, Aug 26.- The local
corn oanneries have been shut down for
several days because of the lack of corn.
The crop this year is far below the aver
age, as some farmers are reporting yields
of less than two tons TO the acre.
Mrs. NJ. f. Sparks, OF Wilmington, Is
visiting her brother, u. N. Moore. at
F9irview. near town-Ioscph G. Brown
was Wilmington visitor on Monday
Mss Grace Watkins. Of Nlildletown, y.
Y, has returned home after an extended
vist with Miss Mar Aspril Miss
Frances Watkins is vIsi,iAs in Middle
town, Del-Mrs. Lee Sparks spent part
Of this week in Philadelphia-Nl Miss Jean
cite Watkins, of Philadelphia is spend.
ing her vacation at her home here
Miss Julia Townsend of Wilmington. Is
spending this week with her grand
father, former United States Marshai
George L. Townsend-J. r. Carrow,
George Shaw and Lee Sparks, Jr.. were
in Philadelphia on Monday and attended
the ball game between the Phillies ana
Chicago-Miss Helen b. Watkins has re-
turned from a trip TO the exposition at
San Francisco and Los Angeles-Aiiss
Alice Mccoy, Of Wilmington, is spend
ing her vacation with her mother. here
Mr.. and Mrs Edward Rhien, of Phila.
delphia, are visiting Mr. Rhien's father,
William Rhien, this week-Captain
Okely Vinyard, of Panama, is spending
some time with his wife here-Miss Cor
nelia Townsend of New York city. is
visiting her father here-Alr. and Mrs.
Frank Ward, of Norfolk Va, are spend
ing part of this week at the home of
Harry Ward-W. Mailly Davis spent
Sunday at .his home here-William S.
Townsend, of Wilmington. visited his
home here over Sunday-George w
,Holdmyer has returned from a stay in
Atlantic City-Jose Coll. of Philadel.
phia. spent Sunday at his home here
J.. c. Armstrong spent the first part OF
the week in Philadelpha--Alrs Harry
lightcap has had as her guests recently
Miss Mae Fosse and Miss Helen Bradley
of Wilmington-AIiss Mabelle Pennock
of Newark, is visiting Miss Minnie Arm
strong this Week.-Mrs. Georgia Emo.
spent Sunday with her parents here
Miss Mabel Coppage of Wilmington. is
visiting her grandmother here-Alr. anC
Mrs Clark Coppage, of Philadelphia, ar,
visiting his mother, Mrs G. L. Coppag,
AIRS. Eugene Mccoy was an Odesst
visitor this Week.-Mrs. Anna Ma,
Berry is spending her vacation with hei
mother here.
Evening journal., 1915-08-26
ROBIN CHANCES HIS Diet:
Prepares TO co SOUTH

Wilmingtonians who have been
missing the robins from the parks in
the last few weeks have asked where
the redbreasts have gone. There used
to be scores of them hopping around
over the grass in the city's parks and
there are only few left.
According to dispatches from sub
urban correspondents, they're congre-
eating by the hundreds in fiocks out
side the city They're mixing Up with
blackbirds and starlings, getting
ready for the trip south.
The fruit Of the wild cherry tree is
turning now. too. and the dogwood
berries will be ripe in a, week or two.
After a diet OF worms and bugs all
summer a the city parks, the robins
are only too glad TO get out into the
suburbs where fresh fruit abounds.
So, every year as soon as the little
blue eggs in the robins nests are
hatched and the fiedgelings are strong
enough to travel the birds begin to
gather for their fall conventions.
They're in the midst OF their sessions
now. That's why you have missed
them from the parks.