The Celina Democrat., July 15, 1910, Image 7

About The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921

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CURIOUS, ODD c4ND rH
INTERESTING OBJECTS cAND PLACES I I
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During the annual mobilization of the British fleet at Gibraltar the great
boom closing the entrance to the harbor la placed In position. It consists
o rafts from which steal torpedo nets are stretched below the water.
SHIKILLIMY PROFILE.
The cl-nrly cut profile of the rock
shown In the accompanying Illustra
tion In entirely the work of nuture.
The profile has been carved by the
greitt artist from a perfectly solid face
at k-nbt twelve feet high. It Is to be
seen on Blue bill, Just opposite the
town of Northumberland, l'a., across
the West branch of the Susquehanna
river. The hill on which It la located
has Just sufficient curvature plainly to
outline the profile against the sky,
thus making It easily recognizable
even at a considerable distance. While
the natural curiosity Is sometimes
culled the nine Hill profile, and the
Giant's face, the natives of the locality
always refer to It as the Shlkilllmy
prolile, the name being that of an In
dian chief who once commanded a
tribe In this section of the state. The
profile attracts hundreds of visitors
every year.
A REAL TREASURE HOUSE
Mrs. J. W. Madden, who lived over
a grocery store, run on her behalf by
her foster son, Ed Halley, died re
cently at Memphis. She was an in
valid and had not left her room In 17
years, and mystery surrounded the
whereabouts of her fortune, consisting
of rentals and other dividends from 1
considerable holdings, as she didn't !
believe in banks. Halley engaged a
friend to assist him In tho treasure
hunt. They discovered $30,000 In
gold and silver under the carpet and
behind old pictures the urst day.
Policemen were used to guard the
premises, and the final day's hunt
ended in $184,000 in all being deposit
ed In the savings bank. Halley and
his friend have booked for a trip
round the world to celebrate the dis
covery of the domestic gold mine.
MEETS A STRANGE DEATH
Patrick Drum, employed on the es
tate of Levi C. Weir of Locust Valley,
L. I., met instant death the other day
In a peculiar manner, lie was mow
ing the lawn in front of the house
when he came to a piece of wire
dangling from a pole, but he paid no
attention to it.
As the steel running gear of the
mowing machine struck the wire In a
spot where the Insulation had been
worn the man fell lifeless. It was disr
covered that what he ran over was
a charged electric light wire which
had been blown down.
Writing Their
Wives of Congressmen, Not to Be Out
done by Husbands, Prepare Own
Personal Sketches.
Not to be outdone by their hus
bands, each of whom has a chance to
spread himself In an autobiography I
upon the pages of the Congressional j
Directory, the wives of senators and j
representatives . who compose the
Congressional club In Washington are
busy getting up biographies of them
eelves, which will shortly be seen in
print. Here is one of the questions
which has opened up lots of discus
sion: "Were tho voters la your own fam
ily of the same political fauh as your
husband?"
These answers developed that there
are even successful Inventors among
congressmen's wives. Successful teach
ers, talented musicians and artists
abound. Many have hobbles which
would, they believe. In time of stress,
mt them a good Income,
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SNAKE TWISTS OWN HEAD OFF
Kred A. Schemierborn, a guide and
trapper living on Tom's Mountain,
Conn., who piloted a party heaucd by
Hev. Franklin ' Elmer of Wlnsted
over the Tacomlc mountains, tells of
witnessing a remarkable fight between
a rattler and a blacksnake.
The rattler was colled and the black
reptile sped around the poisonous
snake In a circle, steadily Increasing
Its speed. The rattlesnake turned Its
head so fast to keep track of Its ene
my that It broke Its neck and the
blacksnake emerged triumphant from
he battle, which In reality was a rlng-around-a-rosy
marathon.
Schemierborn catches blacksnakes
In their dens- with his hands. He has
15 large, lively ones In a box on bis
back porch which he handles without
gloves.- Two of the pet snakes win
tered In his cellar.
HEART ON THE WRONG SIDE
A remarkable natural phenomenon
was revealed at Sienna, In Italy, lately
when a young shoemaker named DIno
Tacamonl appeared to undergo medi
cal Inspection for military conscrlp
Hon. 1 he doctors In attendance made the
astounding discovery that Dino has
his heart on the right side and his
liver on the left.
A specialist summoned to the con
sultation, however, said that though
the case is most exceptional, there is
no reason why he should not be a long
liver, as the heart Is quite normal In
Its action. Tacamonl Is to he Efnn..H
by a commission of physiological ex I and the Pn'slc,ans were unable to re
perts. I lieve her suffering. She was thirty
FINDS A WHITE RATTLESNAKE
Dr. S. Maddox of Monroe county, I
Missouri, while In his field watching i
his sons plow, found a: white rattle
snake with seven rattles. This is the
first white rattlesnake ever found in
that section.
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Metallic and Amphibious
Mr. Moisant, an American resident In Paris, has constructed a novel
aeroplane In which no wood or canvas Is used. The wings are made of
thin aluminum and the lower parts are of steel. The motor and the pilot's
seat are placed in a car built to float on waterf with two flat stabilizers, one
on each side. Mr. Moisant has already made some short flights In his machine.
Biographies
Club members are taking much In
terest in the genealogical records.
Several have found relationships hith
erto unknown. It la expected that the
biographies will be printed under the
Auspices of the Congressional club
next winter and that copies will be
fumiphed to each member, as the
Congressional Directory is distributed.
"An Idea of the book originated m
the brain of Mrs. Champ Clark, wife
of the minority leader, who Is spon
sor for the venture. Her Interest In
the wives of her husband's associates
and her faculty for collecting data
about the persons she meets gave rise
to the Idea, Mrs. Clark is a cJose
student of American history and gene
alogy, and In pursuing these sub
jects has come upon some Interesting
information about congressional fam
ilies. "I have been a new congressman's
wife," said Mrs. Clark, "an ex-congressman's
wife and - old congressman's
wife, and long aciualntance with the
DEER IN A DRUG STORE
The bull In a china shop was oet
done la Newburgh, N. Y., by a doe In
a drug store. The deer, two yeara old
und weighing about 100 pounds, ran
through the principal streets of the
city, leaped through a ptate-glnss win
dow In the store of Funis' pharmacy,
and then through a plate-glass mirror
that stood across the main aisle In the
store. The animal turned, retraced It
steps, and leaped through the same
opening In the window through which
It came. Cut and bleeding, the doe
crossed Broadway to a place where
Improvements were being made. It
leaped the boards In front, about Ave
feet In height, and fell between the
Iron girders to the cellar, 12 feet
below.
Dr. Wlllet Kldd, assistant chief game
protector, had the deer removed to
barn, where It will be kept until It re
covers from Its Injuries, and then will
be released. The deer made sad
havoc In the drug store.
The deer Is presumably the one that
escaped death by the Empire States
Express across the Hundson, swam
tho river to Runnerman's Island, rest
ed, and then came to the western
shore.
WALKING HAMMOCK OF ORIENT
Among the Bedouins of the Holy
Land and other parts of the orient, is
to be seen occasionally a remarkable
hammock-like arrangement hanging on
supports that rest on a camel's back.
The contrivance Is so largo that two
or three women and children can ride
In It at a time.
SWALLOWS HANDFUL OF PINS
Mrs. Frederick B. Malkin, prominent
socially In South Norwalk, Conn., died
in agony as the result of having swal
lowed a handful of pins. Mrs. Mal
kin bad been acting strangely for
several weeks. Not until she was
taken with spasms did It become
known she had swallowed the pins.
She writhed in agony for six hours
vo.irs old. and left a hUKhanrl nnH q lit
tle daughter. Coroner H. H. Hunting
ton was called In the case, and an
niitnnsv was nerformnri Whllo
was no doubt the pins caused death,
the doctors were eager to ascertain
actual facts and data, as the case is
a most unusual one. Although not sus
pected previously, It. Is now thought
Mrs. Malkin was unbalanced mentally.
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wlyea of congressmen has shown me
that their lives are extremely interest
ing. They come from all parts of the
country and from all the varied stocks
which compose our heterogeneous pop
ulation. Add to this the fact that they
are the wives of the men the Ameri
can people have chosen to represent
them and It Is easy to see that they
are possibly the most representative
class of women In the country. I be
gan to ask the other members of the
club to write -little biographies of
themselves for my own persual. They
treated it as a Joke, but I soon saw
iat the Information they gave, If ac
cessible to all the members, would
in'ord Wonderfully interesting read
ing." HORSE WALKS OVER TRESTLE
Without any hesitancy a hofse
walked the ties across the old Pitts
burg & Lake Erie railroad bridge one-'
half mile long, between Beaver and,
Monaca, Pa. Several times during Its,
walk the horse went to the edge and!
looked down on the water, 30 feet be-
v.
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HE power of running water
to remove sand, gravol
and pebbles Increases In
a remarkable degree with
the Increase In velocity, so
that mining engineers can
make accurate calcula
tions concerning the ve
locity which Is necessary
stones of a certain size
to remove
from their sluiceways. The transport
ing power Increases 04 times with
each doubling of tho velocity; so that
If you increase the velocity threefold
you have Increased the transporting
power of the water 729 times and If
you quadruple It you have Increased
the weight of the pebble which It
would move 4.0!iG times. This at first
thought seems Incredible, but It Is
nevertheless truo, ami prepares us to
appreciate the astonishing results that
aro produced by running water.
Water moving three feet in a sec-
ond, or a mile In six hours, will carry rle regions
along with it particles of fine clay above and below,
and keep them In suspension. Water The Yenisei re
moving at twice that velocity will lift r has cut a Sim
and carry along with It fine sand; Har gorge across
while a velocity four times as great the granite
will sweep along fine gravel and water mountain chain
moving at the rate of two miles an
hour will carry along stones as big as separate the fertile plains of Minu
a hen's egg. There is hardly any limit "'nnk from the vaster plains of north
to the size of a pebble that would be em Siberia.
rolled along by a current of six or Coming to our own country, we
elirht miles an hour, blocks as big as
houses being sometimes set in motion
and transported for considerable dls-
tances.
In various ways one can obtain pos-
transsudation. If, for instance, he at
tempts to wade across the Platte
river In Nebraska, which Is over
loaded with sand and has a gradient
of seven or eight feet to the mile, and
hence a very rapid current, he will
find his bare legs stung by the par
ticles of sand and fine gravel that are
driven against them. Or if after a
storm one pauses to listen he will
hear what sounds like distant can
nonading, produced by the knocking
of the stones together as they are
rolled along upon the bottom of the
stream.
Tho erosive power of a stream flow
ing over a rocky bed is determined by
Its ability to shove along sahd and
pebbles and gravel over its bottom. It
is these particles of solid matter that
accomplish the erosion, acting as a
rasp, or sandpaper, or more properly
a sand blast, to remove the solid rock
beneath and deepen the channel of a
stream. In order to do this, however,
there has to be proper adjustment be-
ween the supply of loose solid matter
to bo transported and the volume and
velocity of the water. If there Is more
sand and gravel than the current can his parents to take the next step. ker's next step Is to approach the
handle, this will accumulate upon the Orio's father, presumably, has some parents of the young lady he has in
bottom and fill up rather than deepen quiet talks with his wife on the sub- view and arrange a formal appolnt
the bod. If there is too little material ject, and then betakes himself to a ment for mutual inspection it is
the stream will flow over the rocks professional matchmaker, or go-be- known as the "look-at-each-other meet
without effecting much erosion, while tween. These marriage brokers are a ing" between the prospective bride
If there Is just the right amount of class apart discreet men of the and bridegroom at the house of the
solid matter to be shoved along It will world, with a good deal of insight in- bride's father, and In the presence of
deepen the channel with great rapid-
lty.
There are many striking examples
of the work which has been accom
pliFhed by rivers in deepening and
widening their channels. We look
upon tho rise of mountain chains as
being most majestic illustrations of
the power of natural forces but the
cases rivers which run across the line
of mountain elevation are able to wear
down their channels as fast as the
mountains rise and thus maintain
their ancient onward course. The
Hudson river has thus sawed down a
channel through tho solid rocks w hich
In ancient geologic times arose across
Its course at West. T'oint and below,
all that picturesque valley of the Hud
son being a valley of erosion. The
Delaware river has worn an even
more striking gorgo through the Blue
Ridge at the Delaware Water Gap
where it cuts directly across the very
hard strata of Medina sandstone con
stituting Blue Ridge, forming perpen
dicular walls on either side 1.000 feet
in height. Siiiiilar gorges are found
In the Susquehanna and Totomac and
many other rivers along the Appa
lachian chain just above where they
emerge upon the surrounding lowland.
We often speak of such rivers as
"bursting" through their harrier. But
there was no bursting In the opera
tion. These gorges were cut by the
slow process which we have described,
tho rivers lowerlug their channels
gradually as the mountains slowly rose
across them.
Among the most striking examples
of rivers which have by erosion kept
pace with the elevation of mountains
across their course is that of the Co-
lumbia river, In Oregon, where for a
ions
distance u occupies a trougn
running directly through the mountain
chain thousands of feet In depth. An
other very striking instance is that
to be scon in the Amur river where
it crosses the Buroya mountains in
eastern Siberia. For nearly 100 miles
Public Schools
The statement has Just been mnde
that a smaller proportion of children
go to the public shools now th,an went
ten years ugo, says the New York
Sun. At the same time the enroll
ment of students in colleges has in
creased. The theory is that the high
cost of living takes the poorer chil
dren from the public schools and puts
them to work. The pinch is not felt
by the well-to-do, who in increasing
WIGHT AM..IX.D. srf fiL ft
.St
the stream
crosses this
range with a gra-
dlent that Is con-
tlnuous with that
of the vast prai-
part or Tnr
which rose, up to
have In addition to the streams al-
ready mentioned, gorges and canons
on a most Impressive scale In the up-
l'er Part nf tne Susquehanna river,
here the east branch cuts across the
state of New York, and forms the
beautiful Wyoming valley, which Is
wholly one of erosion. The west
branch has likewise cut a gorge of
equal dimensions 50 miles or more In
length west of Williiimsport, which is
fully 1,000 feet In depth, as one can
see by the fact that here the coal
mines on either side are that dls-
tance above the bed of the stream and
of the railroad track. Coming to the
Matchmaking
Mr. Orlo Tamura, as we will call
our young gentleman, Is about twenty
years old, an article in the Wide
World says. He Is an up-to-date Jap-
anese, and has put off all thoughts of
matrimony until this comparatively
late date for Japan In order to fin-
ish his university studies. Now, how-
ever, he has finished his training, and
has intimated to his father, as a duti-
ful son should, that be would like to
marry. That is all he Is required to
do, at present; it Is the business of
to human nature. For the sake of
his own reputation and future the
go-between usually does his best to
please all parties.
Sometimes, in the east as In the
west, love laughs at restraints, and
.somebody or other conveys a hint to
fliii Ttmprinirn lirnVor that a Tuootlnw
betveen Mr A and MlM z
m,ght nf)t be unaccept.lbl(, to botn.
ly, however, he takes time to look
around him, and he in turn how in-
dispensable the ladies are In these
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Fate of a Merchant of Fez
The merchants of Fez are to be
found all over Morocco. In due course
All Mahmoud launches out into busi
ness on a large scale, says the Lon
don Graphic. He prospers exceeding
ly and presently purchases a black
female slave to assist his wife in her
duties. All Mahmoud takes a house
in the pleasant olive groves. In course
of time he buys two more slaves and
is fairly set up as a householder.
When his first daughter is born
tnere is great rejoicing. t.ne uauy is
immediately stained all over its little
body with henna and then smeared
nuerauy witn Dutter ana wrapped in with this saying: "Kismet! Mine en
woolen clothes. On the seventh day 0my has found me, and the serpent
these are removed and the child is requires milk." The arbitrators were
washed for tho first time. When the called, and, having been bribed previ
girl has reached her first year her ously, they find Mahmoud guilty and
head is shaved, leaving a little tuft sentence him to the usual punishment
by which Mohammed could catch her meted out to givers of false weights,
up to heaven if he were so disposed. He is dracced to the southern wall of
In her seventh year her hair has
grown long again. She Is then veiled,
and her proud father sets about look-
ing for a husband for her. It is still
the custom to betroth children from
intancy.
All Mahmoud prospers, and, save
for a few domestic troubles, his life
runs smoothly. In the evenings All
will sit and smoke In the bosom of
his family. On Thursdays and Satur-
days he visits his friends. They pass
Lose Ground
numbers send their young folks
institutions of higher learning.
The public school population
to
is
reckoned on persons of the ages from
five to eighteen years. According to
the American Educational Review all
divisions of the country show a de
crease with the exception of the west
ern. The total returns Indicate hat
there were enrolled in 1907-08 some
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doxa or ths njMSSppi '"ap
other side of the Allegheny moun
tains, one strikes Into the various
branches of the Ohio river and finds
himself In a trench several hundred
feet below the general level of the
land, und extending for more than
1.000 miles in length until the river
emerges into the center of the Mis-
sinslppi valley The upper part of
gorge for a still greater distance,
Everywhere along this portion of their
course on ascending either side of the
rivers to the summit, one will find
himself upon a vast plain, extending
off in either direction, whose main
superficial irregularities are those
which have been produced by the ero-
slon of the countless smaller streams
which Joined together make the great
rivers.
of Japanese
matters consults his wife. At last.
carefully considering the official and
social position of the persons and fam-
ilies interested, he suggests that a cer-
tain Miss Chrysanthemum would
make a most desirable bride for the
"learned son of the honorable house
of Tamura."
Once more Orio's father consults his
wife and sundry other relations, and.
having no fault to find with the go
between's suggestion. Instructs the
latter to proceed. The marriage bro-
that gentleman and the go-between
himself.
The meeting usually takes the form
of a conventional tea party, at which
the prospective bride does the honors,
It is perhaps unnecessary to add that
she does not wear the oldest clothes
on thiB occasion. Here, for the first
time in their lives, the youns lady and
Orio set eyes on each other. Etiquette
to speak to each other,
but nevertheless they are doubtless
very busy taking "stock" of the
other's appearance and manners.
the time in simple games of cards or
In listening to the weird efforts of
itinerant musicians. Our merchant
gets stout as he approaches middle
age. One day his world tumbles
about him. Such is the uncertainty
of fate in Morocco.
He was serving in his shop when
the customer suddenly raised his
voice and cried out that he was get
ting false weight. The accusation was
terrible, and All vehemently protest-
ed his innocence. It was an arranged j
charge by an enemy of the merchant, j
who philosophically bowed hie head
the city, to a place where a tall gibbet
is erected. By the irony of fate It is
within sight of his own house. A
rope is made fast to his right wrist
and hoisted up until his toes can just
touch the eroiind. Here he la left till
sunset. The idlers jeer at him and
the gamins of the quarter pelt him
with stones and refuse. At sundown
his friends carry him home. Broken
and disgraced, thus ended his career
as a respectable merchant.
60.32 per cent, of the school popula
tion, while In 1900 72.4:1 per cent, were
enrolled. The loss in New York city
in the decade approximates 3 per cent.
A Cheery Impression.
"We should always help people to
look on the bright and hopeful side
of things."
"My sentiments exactly," replied
Farmer Conrntossel. "That's Why 1
always put the big berries at the top
of the box."
Contclenceleta Interrupter of Suffra
gette Meeting Prcbably a Sadder
and Wiser Man.
The suffragette meeting : In full
blast. EuthuHiasin was rat: . int and
every remark the dlstlnguiuhed leader
oiude was cheered to the echo.
"And now we come to personal cour
age," cried the speaker, excitedly;
"our masculine enemies try to deride
us with such allusions as 'frail fem
ininity,' or 'weaker vessels,' but we can
show more bravery than men."
"Aye, aye, sister!" echoed a nilgb'.y.
chorus.
"When It comes to real danger we
fear nothing."
"Aye, aye, sister!"
"Now, take sister Horn, our worthy
fighter and vole getter of this district.
Sho fears nothing. Two nights In
succession sister Horn came horns
from one of our enthusiastic meet
ings and found a man under her bed."
There was a siort pause. Then a
little emaciated chap who had crept
to the front unobserved arose and
stretched his arms.
"H'm!" he ejaculated, with a deep
yawn. "I'll bet a dollar agin a plug
of tobacco that man was her husband
seeking safety."
And when the little emaciated chap
finally recovered his bearings he was
on the sidewalk minus hat and collar.
Try This, This Summer.
The very next time you're hot, tired
or thirsty, step up to a soda fountain
and get a glass of Coca-Cola. It will
cool you off, relieve your bodily and.
mental fatigue and quench your thirst
delightfully. At soda fountains or
carbonated In bottles 5c everywhere.
Delicious, refreshing and wholesome.
Send to the Coca-Cola Co., Atlanta,
Ga., for their free booklet "The Truth
About Coca-Cola." Tells what Coca
Cola is and why It is so delicious, re
freshing and thirst-quenching. And
send 2c stamp for the Coca-Cola Base
ball Hecord Hook for 1310 contains
the famous poem "Casey At The Bat,"
records, schedules for both league
and other valuable baseball Informs,
tion compiled by authorities.
When Father Helped.
The fond father held the manu
script while his son practised the ora
tion. "Shall we permit the ruthless hand
of the hydra-headed tyrant," cried tha
youth, "to to to well, what Is It?"
The father was wrestling with the
maniif-crlpt.
"Oh, yes," he muttered, "here It Is:
'to dessicate.' Go on."
"It's desecrate," cried the boy, In
dignantly. " 'Shall we permit the
ruthless hand of the hydra-headed
tyrant to desecrate the the the
why don't you prompt me?"
The father was staring hard at the
manuscript.
"The the poodle paddle poodle
um of our liver ties," he stammered.
'it's the 'palladium of our liber
ties,' " roared the boy. "Gimme that
paper I'll say it meself."
And he Etalked away angrily.
But He Wasn't.
Senator Depew, in his Washington
residence on his seventy-sixth birth
day, told a reporter that his healtfc
was perfect.
"You do, indeed, sir," said the re
porter, heartily, "look the picture of
health."
"Yes," said the senator, "I shouldn't
have said I was well if my appearance
didn't bear me out. A self-contradic-didn't
bear me out. A self-contradic
You have heard about the census
taker?
"A census taker rang the bell of a
Hillyer place residence the other day
and an elderly gentleman opened the
door.
" 'I'd like to see the head of the
house,' said the census taker.
" 'S-sh! Not so loud!' whispered the
elderly gentleman. 'Now, what is it?
I'm the head of the house?' "
Lightning Rods on the White House
The White House is going to have
lightning rods. They will be put on
some time this summer. The distin
guished occupants of the mansion past
and present have never been pro
tected against Jupiter's bolts. The rods
will be put on every part of the build
ing, except the low offices where the
president transacts his ofllclal busi
ness. Col. Spencer S. Colby, United
States superintendent of public
grounds and buildings, persuaded Mr.
Taft that the White House ought to
be equipped with the rods and execu
tive approval was given. The cost
will he between $500 and JG00. Phila
delphia North American.
A Serious Blunder,
"Yes," said the drug clerk, "I am
called up occasionally to compound
prescriptions at night."
"Isn't a man apt to make mistakes
working in semi-darkness?"
"You bet he Is. I took a plugged
quarter once."
A woman can stand a lot of suffer
ing If she doesn't have to keep quiet.
A Pleasing
Combination
Post
Toasties
with Cream and Sugar.
Adding strawberries or any
kind of fresh or stewed fruit
makes a delicious summer
dish.
The crisp, golden-brown
bits have a most delightful
flavour a fascination that
appeals to the appetite.
"Tha Msmory Lingers"
Sold by Grocers,
Fkgs. 10c and 15c
POSTUM CEREAL CO.. LTD.
Battle Creek. Mich.