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Hudson sealskin, cuffed, chokered
and almost ruff1ed with muskrat, gives
this rich effect. The skirt ripples grace
fully, and the deep collar forms tabs in
front. The smart muff, fashioned in
sections like a cantaloupe. makes
cozy accessory. A perky velvet rosette
trims the pressed black beaver hat.
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How 10 ErindA

When fringing a table cover or any
thing with deep fringe first tear It up
as deep as you want the fringe at in
tervals Of a finger or so all the way
across the end; then fringe out these
short pieces one by one, which Is a
much easier way than pulling out a
long thread every time. having It break
and being obliged to hunt for the end
with pin or needle.
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THE WITCH HAT.

Another Variation of the Tall Hat So
Very Popular.
A velvet brim, a pressed silk beaver
crown and a rakish bow and band of
novelty ribbon are the distinctive
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Word Addition.

To insane add the shortest word In
the dictionary; to the combination add
an essential for light at night in many
homes; add again your automobile, and
you will have the four syllables form
Ing the name Of large island.
Answer: Observation-Disclosures.
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African brown, set of with beaver
bands, ball buttons and a corded belt,
is the interesting feature of this at
tractive suit. The skirt is cut circular,
and two balls of beaver jauntily finish
the belt The hat is brown velvet,
banded with ostrich tips.
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CREAM WALNUT CAKE.

! Sift together three times a cup
7 full Of sugar, one and q half cup
!. fuls of flour, two teaspoonfuls
!. Of baking powder. Break an egg
!. into measuring cup, fill cup with
!. milk. beat well into dry ingredi-
!. ents and add three tablespoon
!. fuls Of melted butter. Beat all
!. well and bake in layer cake
7 pans.
. Walnut Cream For Filling
One and a half cupfuls of milk,
: scalded: an egg we'll beaten,
I a scant half cupful Of sugar, a
: dessertspoonful each of -four and
cornstarch, a quarter teaspoon
: full Of salt. Mix all with egg,
add to milk and cook In double
! boiler until quite thick When
cool flavor with vanilla and add
! a cupful Of hickory nuts ground
fine through a meat chopper.
! Spread on cake. II you prefer
use a white frosting on top and
decorate with whole nut meats.
n n a q
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points about this modish hat. The
fifth and latest variation Of the tall
crown Is the Tipperary. This shape
comes In all becoming colors. especially
black.
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CHRISTMAS HINTS.

Two Simple Pincushions That Chill
dren Can Make.
A tiny ivory basket fitted with a pale
blue silk brocade as cushion makes a
useful gift. On an oval cushion Of
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ATTRACTIVE CUSHIONS.

pale pink satin a Tiny doll has been
pasted Novelty ribbon makes her bod
Ice, and silk braid Is used 30 bind
the base.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-04-02

and leaping up against the door. We
did not stop to knock, but began to
break through, for inside we could
hear family sounds of excitement and
cries of Police! Police!"
The door yielded and we rushed
into a long hallway. Up the passage
we went until we came to another
door.
An instant and we were all against
It. It was stout, but it shook before
us. The panels began to yield.
On the other side of that door from
us the master crook stood for a mo-
ment. Doctor Martin hesitated, not
knowing quite what to do,
Just then the wounded Pitts Sl.n
lifted his hand feebly. He seemed
vaguely to understand that the game
was up. He touched the Clutching
Hand
you did your best, chief" he muir
INJURED thickly. Beat it. if you can.
I'm a goner, anyway"
Clutching Hand moved over to a
panel in the wall and pushed a sprtEg
It slid open and he stepped through
Then it closed-not a second too soon
At the very moment when we burst
in, Doctor Martin, seeing his chance,
stopped the blood TRANSMISSION, work
ing frantically to stay the flow Of
blood
Kennedy sprang to Elaine's side,
Mortified by the blood that had spat-
tered over everything.
Just then the police burst through
the secret panel and rushed on, leav-
ing us alone, with the unconscious,
scarcely breathing Elaine.
From the sounds we could tell that
they had come to the private room Of
the Clutching Hand 1t was empty.
A policeman now stood beside
Elaine and the wounded burglar, who
was muttering deliriously to himself.
He was pretty far gone, as the po.
liceman knelt down and tried to get
statement out of him.
"Who was that man who left you---
last-the Clutching Hand?"
Not a word came from the crook.
Doctor Martin had paid no atten-
tion whatever to him, but was work
ing desperately now over Elaine, Try
ing to bring her back to life
'Ts she-going to-die?' gaspsd
Craig frantically.
Every eye was riveted on Doctor
Martin.
"She is all right" he muttered. Put
the man is going to die"
At the sound of Craigs voice Elaine
had feebly opened her eyes.
Thank heaven" breathed Craig.
with sigh of relief, as his hand
gently stroked Elaine's unnaturally
cold forehead.
CTo BE CoNTINUED.)
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her out OF bed. the ehioroform cone
atill over her face, and quietly carried
her to the door. which they had opened
steaIthlly.
Down stairs they carried her until
they came TO the library with its new
safe where they placed her on a
couch.
At an early hour an express wagon
stopped before the Dodge house and
Jennings. half-dressed. answered the
bell.
We've come for that broken suit OF
armor to be repaired" said a work
man.
Jennings let the men in. The armor
was still on the stand and the repair
ers took armor, stand and all, laying
II on the couch, where they wrapped
IL In the covers they had brought for
the purpose. They lifted II up and
started TO carry Il out.
"Be careful" cautioned the thrifty
Jennings.
Rusty now recovered, was barking
and smiling at the armor.
kick the mutt on" growled one
man.
The other did so. and Rusty snarled
and snapped at him, Jennings took
him by the collar and held him as the
repairers went out. loaded the armor
on the wagon. and drove OF.
Scarcely had they gone, while Jen-
nings Strengthened out the dlsarranged
library. when Rusty began jumping
about. barking furiously. Jennings
looked at him In amazement as the
dog ran to the window and leaped out.
He had no time to look after the
dog. though. for at that very instant
he heard a voice calling. Jennings,
Jenningsl"
II was Marie. almost speechless. He
followed her as she led the way TO
Miss Elaine's room. There Marie
pointed mutely to the bed.
Elaine was not there.
There, too we're her clothes, neatly
folded, as Marie had hung them for
her.
Something must have happened TO
her!" walled Marie.
Jennings was now thoroughly
alarmed.
Meanwhile the express wagon out
side was driving or, with Rusty tear
ing after f.
What's the matter?" cried Aunt
Josephine, coming in where the foot
man and the maid we're arguing what
was to be done.
She gave one look at her bed, the
clothes, and the servants.
Call Mr.. Kennedy" she cried in
alarm.
elaine is gone-no one knows how
or where" announced Craig, after
leaping out of bed that morning to an
swer the furious ringing Of our tele-
phone bell.
When we arrived at the Dodge house
Aunt Josephine and Marie were fully
dressed. Jennings let us in.
what has happened?" demanded
Kennedy, breathlessly.
While Aunt Josephine tried to tell
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-04-02
Unusual Business Idanpsnlnn.

Through the transfer of a lease re-
Gently in New York, what is believed
to be the most unusual trinity of busi-
ness interests in the history of the
country has developed. For a hundred
years the same family has retained the
ownership of the property, which has
been occupied in part by the same firm
for that length of time, leasing through
the same real estate brokerage firm.
The property in question is a section
of the four-story building at the cor
ner of Front and Fulton streets, which
has come down through three genera
tions of the Peter Schermerhon fam
lily. The original lease made to Sam
uel G. Smith has been renewed from
year to year for the past century by
the brokerage firm of William Cruik-
shank's Sons.
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VIII Create preeedent.

The first instance in Europe of the
use of a submarine cable for the trans
portation of high voltage electric pow
er current will be in connection with
the project for supplying practically
all of Denmark with cheap electricity
for both light and power, generated by
waterpower in Sweden. When com
pleted, power sufficient to provide for
an area of 500 square miles will be
brought across three high-pressure
cables laid under "the sound at the
entrance Of the Baltic sea. The cleo
tricity is to be generated with power
from the Swedish river Lagan, supple
mented with the use of low-grade coal
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-04-02
EARN THEIR CROSSES
WRITER TELLS or BRAVERY OF
GERMAN FIELD COOKS.
Are Held Responsible for Feeding the
Men In the Trenches, and Well
and Nobly They Are Doing
Their DUTY.

There isn't anything heroic about
cooks" writes Herbert Corey 10 the
New York Globe. "Rnd when things go
wrong one either apprehends a cook
as chasing q waiter with a bread knife
or giving way 10 tears" Yet the Ger
man army contains many a cook whose
expansive apron is decorated with the
Iron cross. And the iron Cross" Mr..
Corey reminds us, rs conferred for
one thing only-for 100 per cent cour-
age" The writer tells an interesting
tale:
They've earned H., said the man
who had seen them. They are the
bravest men In the kaisers four mil
lions. I've seen generals salute greasy,
paunchy, sourlooking army cooks
The cooks Job is to feed the men
OF his company. Each German COM
pany Is followed or preceded by held
kitchen on wheels. Sometimes the fires
are kept going while the device
trundles along. The cook stands on
the footboards and thumps his bread.
He is always the first man up in the
morning and the last to sleep at night.
The Teuton believes in plenty of food
OF a sort. A well-fed soldier viii
fight. A hungry one may not
"'When the company gets into camp
at night, said the man who knows,
the cook is there before IL, swearing
at his fires and the second cook, and
turning out quantities OF a depressing
looking veal stew, which is. neverthe
less, very good to eat
"'When that company goes into the
trenches the cook stays behind. There
Is no place for field kitchen in a four.
foot trench. But these men in the
trench must be fed The Teuton In
sists that all soldiers must be fed
but especially the men in a trench
The others may go hungry, but these
must have tight belts. Upon theiT
staying power may depend the safety
Of an army.
So, as the company cannot go 70
the cook, the cook goes to the com
pany. When meal hour comes he puts
a yoke on his shoulders and a cooks
cap on his head and, warning the sec
ond cook as to what will happen If he
lets the fires go out, puts a bucketful
Of the veal stew on either end of the
yoke and goes to his men. Maybe the
trench is under fire. No matter His
men are in that trench and must be
fed.
Sometimes the second cook gets his
step right here. Sometimes the ap
prentice cook-the dish washers
summoned to pick up the cooks yoke
and refill the spilled buckets and tramp
steadily forward to the line. Some
times the supply Of assistant cooks,
even, runs short. But the men in the
trenches always get their food.
That's why so many cooks In the
German army have iron crosses dan
Cling from their breasts, said the man
who knows No braver men ever lived.
The man in the trench can duck his
head and light his pipe and be rela-
lively safe. No fat cook yoked to two
buckets of veal stew ever can be safe
as he marches down the trench under
fire. But he always marches. His men
are always fed, and fed On time. The
hero Of the German campaign is the
fat cook of the field kitchen.
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him, Craig was busy examining the
room.
LET us see the library" he said at
length.
Accordingly down to the library we
went Kennedy looked about. He
seemed to miss something.
where is the armor?" he demand
ed.
"Why, the men came for it and took
it away to repair" answered Jen-
nings.
Kennedy's brow clouded in deep
thought.
Outside we had left our taxi waiting.
The door was open and a new foot
man, James, was sweeping the rug,
when past him flashed dishevelled
hairy streak.
We were all standing there still as
Craig questioned Jennings about the
armor. With a yelp Rusty tore fran
tically into the room. A moment he
stopped and barked. We all looked at
him in surprise. Then, as no one
moved, he seemed to single out Ken
nedy. He seized Craig's coat in his
teeth and tried to drag him out.
"Here, Rusty-down, sir, down."
called Jennings.
mo; Jennings, no." interposed
Craig. whats the matter, old fell
low2
Craig patted Rusty, whose big brown
eyes seemed mutely appealing. Out
Of the doorway he went, barking still.
Craig and followed, while the rest
stood in the vestibule.
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he took a syringe from his pocket and
bent down by the door, Inserting the
end under it, he squirted some liquid
through, which vaporized rapidly in a
wide, fine stream of spray. Before he
could give an alarm Rusty was over
come by the noxious fumes, rolled
over on his back and lay still.
Outside, the other crook was wait
ing, looking at his watch. AS the hand
slowly turned the half-hour he
snapped the watch shut. With quick
glance up and down the deserted
street, he deftly started up the rain
pipe that passed near Elaine's win
dow.
This time there was no faithful
Rusty to give warning, and the second
intruder, after glance at Elaine, still
sleeping, went quickly to the door,
dragged the insensible dog out Of the
way, turned the key and admitted the
Clutching Hand. AS he did so he
closed the door.
Evidently the fumes had not
reached Elaine, or, If they had, the
thrush Of fresh air revived her, for
she walked and quickly reached for
the gun. In an instant the other crook
had leaped at her. Holding his hand
over her mouth to prevent her scream
ing, he snatched the revolver away be-
fore she could fire it.
In the meantime the Clutching Hand
had taken out some chloroeornl, and,
rolling a towel in the form Of cone,
placed 1t over her face.
When Elaine was completely under
the influence Of the drug they lifted
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son. Into this bait is stuck a black
feather to warn passers-by to keep
their dogs out Of the danger zone, and
incidentally to attract the notice of
the wolf. Having picked up several
of the bats, he has now lost suspicion,
and gulps down his dose of poison,
which kills him almost instantly
The wolf trap is never fastened to q
permanent fixture, such as a tree or
stake, as the captured animal is then
able to pull, and ten to one will es-
cape 1t is fastened, instead, to a log
OF drag that the animal can pull along
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Should a wolf come along to inves-
tigate the place he is sure to scent the
cooked meat and win start scratching
in the ashes for 1t, thus, Of course,
springing the trap.
One Of the greatest difficulties in
wolf trapping is to hide the aforesaid
telltale scents. 80 keen is their sense
OF smell The traps must never be
handled with the naked fingers. Old
gloves soaked in oil or fat are used,
and It II best to smoke the trap over
q ''smudge" fire before setting It and
then incloss II in q paper bag.
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direction Of the mysterious. dark
house. Half a mile. perhaps, down
the road. they halted and left the car
beside the walk.
Doctor Martin was too surprised TO
marvel az anything now. and he real.
iEed that he was In the power OF two
desperate men. Quickly they blind
folded him.
Il seemed an interminable walk. as
they led him about 10 confuse him, but
at last he could feel that they had
taken him into a house and along
passageways. which they we're making
unnecessarily long In order TO de-
stroy all recollection that they could.
Finally he knew that he was In a
room in which others were present
A moment later he felt them remove
the bandage from his eyes, and. blink
ing AZ the light. he could see 4 hard
faced fellow. pale and weak. on a
blood.stalned couch. Over him bent
a masked man and another man stood
near by endeayoring by improvised
bandages 70 stop the flow OF blood.
what can you do for this fellowT"
asked the masked man.
Doctor Martin. seeing nothing else
70 do, for he was more than outnum-
bered now, bent down and examined
him.
AS he rose. he said. "He will be
dead from loss OF blood by morning.
no matter II he Is properly bandaged."
'Is there nothing that can save
him" whispered the Clutchlng Hand
hoarsely.
"Blood TRANSMISSION might save him, "
replied the doctor. "But so much blood
would be needed that whoever gives
II would be liable to die himself"
Clutching Hand stood silent a mo-
ment, thinking, as he gazed at the
man who had been one Of his chief
reliance. Then, with a menacing ges-
ture. he spoke in a low. bitter tone:
"she who shot him shall supply the
blood"
A few quick directions followed to
his subordinates. and as he made
ready to go he muttered. Keep the
doctor here. Don't let him stir from
the ROOM"
It was just before early daybreak
when the Clutching Hand and his con-
federate reached the Dodge house in
the city and came up to the back door,
over the fences. AS they stood there
the Clutching Hand produced a mas
ter key and started to open the door.
But before he did so he took out his
watch.
Let me see," he ruminated. "Twen-
ty minutes past 4. At exactly half
past want you to do as l told you
see?"
The other crook nodded.
"You may 60" ordered the Clutch
ing Hand.
AS the crook skunk away Clutching
Hand stealthily let himself into the
house. Noiselessly he prowled through
the halls until he came 20 Elalne's
doorway.
He gave a hasty look up and down
the hall. There was no sound. Quickly
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-04-02

are any near, are sure to note his
whereabouts. When he has gone they
trot up to investigate the ground and
with due caution pick up any scraps
he may have left about. The camp
fire set" is made as follows: First hol-
low out an oblong hole in the ground
Just large enough to take the trap and
perhaps five inches deep. Cover the
trap with a sheet of brown paper and
over this MI the hole with damp earth.
Then light fire on top Of It. and into
the fira, as it burns low, throw = few
scraps OF raw meat
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-04-02

the oaheer. cycling Kennedy susla
eiously as he stood there with tbs
armor. Whats them pieces OF tin-
hey7"
Kennedy quickly flashed his owl
special badge, Il want 20 tFail .
girl" he exclaimed hurriedly. Can
ind a bloodhound about here?"
"A hound7 Why. we have a pack
over there"
Bring them-quio6!" ordered CRAIG
Kennedy held the armor down 70
the dogs "searehlight" gave = low
whine, then, followed by Bob" and tho
others. was on. all with noses close
to the ground. We followed.
In the mysterious haunt Of the
Clutehing Hand, all we're still stand
ing around Elaine and the wounded
Pitts Slim
Just then a cry from one or the
group startled the rest, One OF them
less hardened than the Clutehing
Hand, had turned away from the
sight. had gone TO the window. and
had been attracted by something out
side.
Look" he cried.
From the absolute stiffness OF death
there was now wild excitement among
the crooks.
"Police Polioe," they shouted 20
each other as they tied by a doorVNy
10 a secret passage.
Clutchlng Hand turned to his firsi
assistant.
you go. too" he ordered"
The dogs had led us to a strange
looking house, and we're now baying
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-04-02
SYNOPSIS.

The New York police are mystihed BY
a series of murders OF prominent men,
The principal clue TO the murderer is
the warning letter which IL sent the vic
tins. signed with ''clutching hand" The
latest Victim OF the mysterious assassin
IL Taylor Dodge, the insurance president,
His daughter. Elaine, employs Craig Ken
nedy tn famous scientific detective. 70
aedy accomplishes Is told by his friend
Jameson, a newspaper man. Clutehing
Hand tries 10 kin Elaine by means OF a
diabollcnl device which generates a poison
In the wall paper Of her room that Is
deadly 90 breathe for any length OF time.
Again Kennedy's scientific knowledge Is
brought into play Just In season TO save
the heroine from death
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-04-02

The old wolfers often used to pro-
ceed az follows: They would start out
on their round dragging piece Of
carrion behind their horse or cart by
means of long rope, thus leaving a
trail, upon which they set their traps
at regular intervals. At nighttime the
wolves took the trail up, and which
ever way they followed II they we're
sure to encounter one or more traps.
Wolves are more easily done away
with by the use Of strychnine than
they are by trapping. A trail Of bats
is laid, the ceDtral bait containing DOi-
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-04-02
NAV Abandon Seal Hunting.

Unless some plan can be devised
within a month whereby the skins and
oil Of the hair seal can be utilized by
the British government for war sup
plies, there is a strong possibility that
the seal hunt, which has been an inn
portant factor in the commerce of
Newfoundland for many years, will be
abandoned for the coming season. Be
cause of Industrial depression and the
war, none of last years catch of 283,-
900 has been disposed of, and about
half OF the great catch of $4,000 skins
In 1918 remains in the hands of brokers
in London and New York.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-04-02

The German scout car had blum
dered into the midst of a French out
post, and in hail of rifle bullets was
making all speed to get away. Sud
denly the man beside the driver put
his hand TO his shoulder and shiyered.
why did you shiver. Baron?" said
the man at the wheel, too busy with
his driving to look around.
Il couldn't help II" was the reply
"a bullet Just Weat through my arm
and thought what wOAld have hap
panea te Il had hit q tire"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-04-02
HOW WOLVES ARE TRAPPED
Scampfire Set" ls Most Effieaclous in
Sharing Cunning srutes Of
the Wild.

Wolves, write H. Mortimer Batten
In the Wide World. are the most din.
cult Of ali animals to trap, and It is
usually By working upon their uncon.
trollabIe curiosity that they are most
easily deceived. The campfire set"
is one OF the best. When a man makes
camp Ia the forest the wolves. II there
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after him, and that hampers his prog
ress though it does not prevent it. A
wolf has been known to drag heavy
log with the trap attached for thr9e
months, during which period he trav-
eled distance of over two hundrsd
milesi
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-04-02
AZ cuItIvatIon In SLAM.

About two million natives Of Siam
are engaged in the cultivation Of rice.
but the large increase In the produc
tion Of American rice is having tho
affect Of reducing the Siam eroR
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-04-02

The dogs had led US TO a strange
looking house, and we're now baying