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The Delta independent., 1916-01-07
SYNOPSIS.

CHAPTER I-Forbes. the popular IL
illustrator, sees her pass his studio every
day and her copper beech hair and milk
white complexion engage his artistic eye.
He starts to leave the studio, but Is in
terrupted by Jillson on the phone asking
hen to m JON peta po e sreet the mas
disappeared. In the evening paper he
reads of clever Jewel thief who has baf-
CHAPTER II-He goes to Jillson's
rooms and. opening the door suddenly; IItasi
. man in evening dress. masked with his
back to an open safe, who promptly COW
ers him with gun.
CHAPTER III-About this time an
elderly gentleman and charming girl
afe returning to the apartments from
trip downtown in answer to decoy mes
sage.
CHAPTER IV-Forbes is gagged and
tied to a chair by the burglar. who then
takes small box from the safe and
glar has a newly skinned knuckle. After
q time the elderly man and girl enter
and Forbes recognizes the woman as she
Of the copper-beech hair.
CHAPTER v-Forbes makes eyplana-
tions and they find that the burglar has
that the box held not jewels but let
ters. -
CHAPTER vI-Forbes realizes that he
has entered the apartments floor be-
low Jillson's and Jillson is brought down
10 identify him. Miss Mearson makes
no report of the robbery TO the police
and the two young men adjourn to the
poker game above. Forbes notices that
his best friend Crawford, sitting next to
him. has a fresh cut on his knuckles.
CHAPTER VII - Detective Haggerty
traces the gentleman thief. by record
of his thumbprint found on a mummy
case, to the private museum OF Craw-
ord apf nd
gist.
by an by l got rid of two thou.
sand nine hundred an ninety-nine OF
the bugs An Number Three Thou
sand had me swallowing my ADAM s
apple. 1 couldn't connect him. A
millionaire, Milly; spends thousands
digging up th' dried ones, friend OF
tn Metropolitan directors an ]. p;
got a raft of medals, an all that
g fine a looking chap as you'd want
Z see. You know. Milly, I've got what
they call tn hunch. l can spot bad
actor just as you can a woman that
amt straight. That hunch balksd
II he'd done It, it was as q joke, fcl
he doesn't need money"
Have you got his thumb print?'
asked Mrs. Haggerty, who was think
ing of the seven thousand dollars.
There's where l fell down.
couldn't get it without going at hin
straight. So settled down t. stud,
him an his habits. One day. while
was nosing round fell ont something
that got my goat. You see. Milly
these bugs generally play two games
one for work an one for play. Well
this chaps play was" Haggert,
arose.
will"
Buying up oil safes an yegginl
'om!"
The Delta independent., 1916-01-07
SunerInu.

TEN years are supposed to elapse
between Acts ! and H."
ut seems fully that long"
"Why so?"
Its the last time I'll ever come to
the theater with pair OF tight shoes
on"
The Delta independent., 1916-01-07
Rjuht In Line,

Can get a drink from your old
oaken bucket?"
Sure" said the farmer. but things
must be kept strictly sanitary these
days. Wait until l pick you an indi-
vidual gourd. Courier.
Journal
The Delta independent., 1916-01-07
The Kind.

Customer can't eat this steak.
Waiter-It must be oil right. We
had II approved by q government in
sDector only yesterday.
Customer-Armor plate expert. !
0appose.-Judge.
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Real sItuatIon.

Count can't live without you.
Miss Nome.
Miss Monne-Dont you mean,
count. that you cannot live as you'd
like to without me?
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Had en- Unpleasant Sound.

Vsu =" S"P'ossaHt oouUo.
Daughtcr-Father. can take q
postgraduate course in biologyY
Her Dad-Dubiously-I don't know.
daughter. I'm afraid you'll be want
ins TO buy too many things.
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Tho Natural Inference.

Speaking OF will power, there's
Dubwaite."
"Yes7"
Smoked for twenty years. quit one
day and never smoked again."
"Ahem! What did he die Off"
The Delta independent., 1916-01-07

DO you think he'll be able to land
a job?"
Well. he worked his way through
college"
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man has a curtain which he does not
lift even to his best friend, Tonight
I'm going to lift corner for you. II is
because | want someone with me.
am in no mood for sentiment. Come"
Forbes followed him. What was
going to happen now?
The Delta independent., 1916-01-07

Independent for the news.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-07-21
PUT TRUST IN STRANGERS
People often Place Great Reliance on
Fellow Mortals Whom They
Do Not Know.

Taken acutely III in the midst Of a
long journey, we accept the ministra-
tions Of a fellow-traveler whom we
have never seen before, but who says
that he is a physician, remarks writ
er in the Atlantic,
Even the prescription given us by
our family doctor is liable to be filled
by an unknown compounding clerk,
yet we swallow unquestioningly what
ever he hands us in bottle or box.
We hail passing cab to take us to
our destination in the middle of the
night, feeling no alarm lest the driver
be in league with n gang of footpads.
We send our cash deposit to the
bank by the hand Of a messenger con-
cerning whose virtues we have no
guaranty beyond the fact that thus
far we have not found him light-fin.
gered
We add our names to this and that
petition, on the say-so of someone who
may or may not, for all we are aware,
have an ulterior and illegitimate in
terest in swelling his list and we sign
letters and other documents which we
have only hurriedly skinned over in
their final draft, and in which our
tired copyist may have embalmed an
error fatal to our purpose.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-07-21
Fundamental Differences.

Goethe says: "With those who are
really of like disposition with himself
q man cannot long be at variance; he
will always come to an agreement
again." So the purpose to get to that
like belief is the aim of controversy
if controversy has any aim at all. Sc
if one man differs from another, he
need not think that he can convince
him by facts. He must fret sound his
disposition and find out what that
amounts to, and keep on sounding
until he finds a disposition or funda'
mental belief that is in accord with
his own. He will be sure to find this
at last, for in their divine import all
souls are alike. One can always dig
down to where he is brother to his
enemy. There is never a controversy
that one will not find, when the lit
ter, trash, refuse, trumpery are swept
aside, an axiom, self-evident truth
or a mutual aspiration that make the
disputants one; and when that end is
reached the controversy changes into
each side trying to be more kindly
disposed than the other.-Ohio State
Journal.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-07-21

Sunshades for the summer OF 1915
run all the way from the small, trllly
"dansant" and carriage parasols TO
the chic. tailored silk umbrella with
long ferrule and handle as plain or
ps fancy as taste may dictate. Be
tween the tiny sunshade and the mod
lsh umbrella there are many novelties.
The vogue for ylyidly colored and
striking contrasts In sports garments
has helped along the movement for
parasols that are loud" and the pie
turesque Spanish, Dolly Warden and
Vatican frocks have created de-
mand for accompanying sunshndes
that will harmonlze. A sunshade or
umbrella Is invariably carried by every
French woman out of doors, aud the
habit is growing in America.
Among the good-looking parnsols
displayed, this season, pOlka-dotted
and wlde-stripcd silks are very favor
ably regarded. Puns and rutiies and
ruches, lace importation hand embrod-
cry, hand painting and applique work
are among the trimmings uSeu' tlltSe
keeping exact step with the costume
development.
Purasols trimmed In fringe and para
soils made entirely Of ribbon are also
seen.
The severely plain parasol, having
nn English club ferrule, with hand
sewed leather handle matching in
color the silk Of the parasol, is a fa-
vorltc. II Is usually equipped with
n leather keeper TO slip over the
wrist. All the sports shades are fea-
tured, including royal, purple, Belgian
blue, Tipperary green, yellow and Il
number Of rose shades.
Black and white ms II combination
Is extremely popular, the stripes usual
ly running around the purasol. Shirred
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-07-21

ard the poor little mite suffers dlscom-
fort and often gets n chill.
The little bib In the sketch Is easily
made; one ordinary handkerchief Will
make four of them.
Take a nice fine linen or lawn hand.
kerchief and cut II into four; take one
quarter and neatly hem the two raw
edges, first of all cut1lng out little
circular shape at the top to fit round
baby's neck. Hem this or bind with a
little white baby ribbon. At each side
Of this neck part sew on piece Of rib
bon to tie.
Now take some pretty narrow lace
and edge all around the bib with H.;
this gives such a dainty effect and
makes the bib suitable for very best
A little pad of white flannel should be
made loose for under the bibs; If these
are covered with that thin white water
proof material, the flannel even will
not get wet. This pad can be fastened
under the bib with tiny safety pins,
and must be made little smaller than
the outside.
A set of these simple blbs would be
an ideal present for baby, and certain
ly would be greatly appreciated by the
mother.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-07-21
ceruantss Nersus Turks.

Cervantes did his bit against the
Turks at Lepanto in 1871. He was i'll
with fever at the time, but insisted on
fighting, and he lost his arm in the
battle. This was but one Of the many
exciting episodes Of Cervantes' event
full life. Born in 1547, he led wan
dering life for many years, ultimately
becoming a soldier in the Italian army,
and seeing active service at Navarino
and Tunis. In 1875 he set out for
Spain, but was captured by Barbary
pirates and held for ransom for five
years. When freed he tried to earn
a living with his pen, but was unsuc-
cessful, and In 1857 we find him en-
gagged In gathering stores for. the Ar
mada. His unbusinessllke methods
lost him this post, and until his death
in 1915, he lived in extreme poverty,
despite the great and immediate sue
cess of "Don QuixOte," which he pub
lished in 1905.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-07-21
FLOWERS FOR THE TABLE
Proper Arrangement Adds Much to
Their Appearance and the Enjoy
ment They Can Afford.

The garden flowers are so beautiful
that 1t is almost impossible to arrange
them in any but charming fashion.
Still, we sometimes either don't take
the time or don't know how to arrange
them to the best advantage.
The young japanese girl sometimes
spends three hours arranging a single
bouquet. We, of course, with our Occi-
dental necessity to hurry, would usual
ly have much better results in arrang-
ing flowers If we would take time to
do the work carefully.
we cannot, most of US, especially If
we are full grown, take lessons In
floral arrangement. Such lessons are
taught at some Of the boarding schools
and girls camps. But we older persons
must do the best we can to teach our
selves.
To begin with, we should study the
habits and colors Of the flowers. And
we should try to arrange them In some
what the sahie way that they grow In
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-07-21

Confucianism, the prevailing doc
time Of China, is neither a religion
nor a system Of transcendental or COS.
mic philosophy.
It is an agnostic system Of ethics and
system Of practical and purely tenn
pCral common-sense philosophy which
sees no farther than this earth.
1t takes practically no notice what.
ever of the question Of an after life,
Of eternity, of future rewards and pun
ishments, of God.
1t teaches merely that one ought to
do good because it is mans duty to
do good. Confucianism is entirely con-
cerned with the relation between man
and man.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-07-21
Importanst 20 Mothers
Job for Photoorapher.


81 want yer to take a picture Of our
Joe here" said the fond parent to the
country photographer
Joseph was requested to stand in
certain attitude and look towards the
photographer. That gentlemans spe-
cialty was quick developing, and in
short space Of time a negative was
placed in the mothers hand. She
looked ut it very uneasily for some
time, and then remarked:
"a seen notice in the window there
to say you can do photos TO custom
er's desire, so I'd be obliged to yer il
you could put another face on Joe.
You see, it's to he sent with an ad-
vertisement which said they wanted
a boy, smart-looking and honest
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-07-21
GARRlCN EASILY WON WAGER
Artist Had Not Figured on How Quick
ly Actor Could Change Express
sion Of His Face.

At an entertainment at which Gains
borough and the famous actor David
Garrlck were present, an ardent adr
mlrer Of the great artist declared ac-
cordIng 10 Bibllothek der INTERNAL
tung und des Wissens, that Galnshor'
ough had never falled 10 take a per-
sons likeness In a portrait, no mat
ter how dlfncult the subject might
he, Garrick thereupon asserted that
Gainsboroughsco not paint his like
ness, and begged TO be allowed 10 sit
for his portrait Galnsborough.
pleased at the commission, and expect
ing to find II very interesting to paint
the actors expressive countennnce,
gladly consented. Garrlck then made
a secret wager with the artists friends
that he could prove 10 them that there
was one face at least that Gains
borough could not paint.
The results of the first sitting were
very satisfactory 10 the complacent
artist. At the second sitting, how
ever Galnsborough was made uncom'
Portable and nervous at finding II nee
essary to make several alterations In
his work. At the third sitting his dis
pleasure became extreme when, on
comparing the half-completed work
with Garrick's face, he saw that the
two bore so little resemblance to each
other that the portrait had TO be al
most repainted. When Garrlck ap
peared for the fourth time, with the
most innocent expression imaginable
and begged the painter to begin work,
Gainsborough, thoroughly angry, broke
out:
"rve no use for you'll You can ape
thousands Of faces, and never have
one of your own"
Smiling. Garrick left the studio 70
announce to the artists friends that
he had won the wager.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-07-21
Study of Facts.

The study of facts is an important
element in education. Not of unre-
lated facts, or even Of related facts
which make up n trivial whole.
1t is essential that some serious sub
ject of fairly wide range should be pre-
sented more or less constantly for
period of at least several years to
mans mind, so that 1t becomes in a
sense his own, before he can rightly
be said to have received an "educa-
ton"
The greater and the more humane
the subject pro tanto the education,
but any really serious subject will
servS.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-07-21
THE
HOLDUP
D
By HAROLD CARTER

(CopyrIght, 1916. by w. G, Chapmanl
Budd Crossing was growing into
n sizable place. The population had
Increased twelve thousand, there was
an apartment house, and Miller's build
ings, containing the new telephone
central, with the Bank of North Kan.
sas opposite, was the picture that
.amiliarized the outside world with
Budd's Crossing when seen on post.
cards,
There was a picture OF Newton park,
with a couple seated upon a bench,
the young mans arm around the girls
waist, The young man was unmis.
takably Harry Fisher, for the angle
OF Photographic impact showed his
pointed, aggressive chin distinctly The
girl whose back alone was visible,
certainly looked like Meta Glare OF
the telephone exchange The picture,
which was snapped by nashlight,
caused a good deal of scandal: and
from the fact that the principal fig.
ures in it both laughed II might have
been inferred that they were engaged
20 be married
They were Harry was in the bank.
and he could look up and see Meta
opposite tho switchboard across the
street. Nettu never looked at him, how
ever being attentive to calls.
How the quarrel started nobody
knew But the first thing known was
that Meta and Harry were not on
speaking terms, and presently Harry
was running after half the girls In
town, and holding himself dedantly
toward the world except when he
sunk down a side street to avoid meet.
ing Meta
Rudd's Crossing is on the main rail.
road line, and lies Eve miles beneath
Lake Lomond, which irrigates the
thirsty section by means Of a huge
dam, back in the mountains. If ever
the dam burst engineers, and people
with plain ordinary sense as well, de-
clared that Budd's Crossing would
Just about have time to know it-no
more All agreed that only those on
the outskirts would be able to make
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-07-21

SlQGs
the rim of the horseshoe round the
town in time.
Budd's Crossing was not worrying
about the concrete DAM guaranteed to
last three centuries. 1t was worrying
about the bank robberies in neighbor-
ing towns. The Cotton gang had held
up the banks of Newboro and Gasthaus
in broad daylight, taken out the con-
tents of the disrupted safes, and rid.
den off unscathed. Budd's Crossing
had prepared for them-at least, the
bank had-in the shape of two armed
guards who patroled the front of the
building and were prepared to shoot
upon provocation Some nervous peO-
pie described bank robbers in every
stranger.
Somehow it leaked out that the Col
tons had sent bombastic letter to the
president They promised to have the
publics deposits by certain day. AS
Cotton aped the so-called romantic
deeds of the outlaws, the banks nerves
were on the jump when that day
dawned
Nothing happened that morning. 1t
was not till two in the afternoon that
Budd's Crossing got the thrill Of its
career. 1t was Meta Clare who sent
the news forth broadcast:
The dam is breaking. Run for your
lives. 1t will not hold out twenty min
utes."
Out of the business offices, out Of
five hundred homes, warned by the uni
Versal panic, men and women rushed
for the hillside. Some carried babies,
some bundles which they discarded.
There was but one thought-1ight-
in Budds Crossing that afternoon. In
four minutes from the moment of the
first alarm the town was deserted and
the hillsides were black with people,
trying desperately to reach an eleva-
tion safe above the menace Of the
flood before it burst upon them.
1t would sweep Budds Crossing
away like matchwood, and rush on, a
hundred feet high, a sullen, furious
torrent, confined by the mountain
walls, to wreak havoc, upon the viii
lagos lower down.
The telephone exchange was desert
cd by the terrified girls Only one
remained. White-faced, but calm. Net
ia sat at her post, watching the men
ace on the hills above her. She tele-
phoned necessarily.
RED Mills! The dam has burst.
Run for your lives. Dorchester! The
dam has burst The food will be on
you in fifteen minutes Paintsbury!
Durham! Exeter! Labury! The dam
has burst"
she called the last settlement in the
valley. and then ran from che ex-
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-07-21
MAKES AN EFFECTIVE SHIELD
Design That Is Adjustable Is One Of
the Best That Has Been Produced
for the Purpose.

An adjustable shield will prevent
the top of the corset steel from rust
ng and spelling the corset there. To
make this, use half of a shield or
dress protector Of good size, cut along
the curve of the middle, and bind
along the top with tape or white rib
bon. 1t may be slipped in after the
corset is on, and fastened in place
with three tiny safety-pins, one in
the center and one at either side. If
1t shows tendency to ride up, 1t
may be fastened at one side and the
bottom, before the corset Is put on,
then smoOthed into place, ana fas-
tened on top at the other side. Such
shield could be made of rubber
cloth or oiled silk, but is more fussy
than the ready-made shield. A pair
Of shields over the top Of the corset
under the arms not only prevents
solllng the waist through perspira-
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-07-21

Salt has been described as a natural
element Of the blood in about the same
proportion as in the water Of the
ocean. Under general conditions we
do not feel the existence of salt in our
bodies because its effect is cOunteract-
ed by a due proportion of water.
When we eat an excessive amount
of salt thirst is created by the demand
of nature that we also take a proper
tiOnate amount of water and dilute
the salt to it's proper relative amount.
Any food that tends to absorb the
moisture of the body will cause thirst
for the same reason-that our physical
welfare requires balanced quantity
of water.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-07-21
Made Him Wonder.

He had been elected a representa-
tive and had come up to the capitol
to take his seat In the house. He
was a modest, retiring individual and
felt quite overawed as he stood diff
IDENTIFY In the lobby among a throng
of the ordinary members. "Well, Mr..
g." said one of the Legislators near
him, "and what are your impressions
Of the house?" "To tell you the truth"
replied the new member in some con-
fusion, Il wonder how got here" A
week afterward he made speech
which astonished them, and the same
member buttOnhOled him again after
the debate. "What are your impress
sions Of the house nowT was the ques-
ton. "Getting to know us, eh?" yes"
quietly replied Mr.. G. "And now
wonder how you all got here" He
was not asked about his impressions
after that.--Pittsburgh Chronicle Tele.
graph.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-07-21
Two Fools.

One man made unkind remarks
about anOther-said things about him
that were not true; tried to leave the
impression that the man was not Of
the character he really is. No one
but fool would be guilty Of such con.
duct.
The man who was talked about re-
sented it; took the fool to task for his
folly; got into n difficulty with ne
fool and became angry. He was slso
Il fool or he would not have been guilty
of such conduct So the trouble was
between two fools-two of them
making trouble for each other and for
themselves.
But there are many just such fools
in the world-men who circulate un-
kind reports about others, and the
other resenting the unkind remarks
There are those who seek to enter.
tain their friends by talking about
other people. They seem to think
that it is the easiest way Of being
entertaining; they work overtime at
the task, with never a hope of Sc
curing adequate compensation for
their efforts.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-07-21
Painful "Reminiscences.

"I still pity the Old-fashioned boy
whose economical parents always
bought his clothes several sizes too
big for him, so that he might grow to
them,'" reminiscently remarked old
Wesley Prodd. GAS a result of the
practice his garments never really fit
ted him for more than two hours and
a half. The rest of the time he was
either growing to them, and they
bagged and tapped all over his wretch
ed frame, or he was growing out Of
them, and as the days went by pro-
truded more and more at the wrists
and ankles and neck, and all the time
he was humillated and ashamed. | still
pity that boy, because l was one of
him."-Kansas City Star.