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The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-10-21
GARDENS At SCHOOL
English Children Taugd to Raise
Flowers and Vegetables.
Work Found Useful In FormIps Good
Habits and In Character Build
ing-Happy Results Attained
and Pupils Successful.

London Gardening is now included
IS a codal subject for English school
children There are two courses In
.he year, each consisting Of at least
twenty hours practical work
THE boys are quite keen about IT,"
said the head teacher Of sutton
gchools to n correspondent Of the Chi
.ago Daily News. Each OF the
"a lads who form the class for gar
ienlug has his own little plot Of
ground for which he is responsible
and at which he works under my SUI
1ervsion. The produce is his, and
reat is the Joy OF taking home the
irst spring radishes Of his own grow
ing, a fine head of lettuce, or a basket
tuI Of marrowfat peas.
AS to the educational benefit gar
denlng teaches the boys to do the
right thing at the right time and in
duces habits of method aud obserya-
ton. Il also creates love Of outdoor
ire-a splendid counterattraction in
later years to the public house and
music hall"
TWO hours and hali week is AT
the time that can be given TO garden
ing, but so keen are the children that
they put in a good many spare min,
utes on their own account Even the
infants, under the kindly care of the
| schoolmaster's wife, have their own
special allotment, which they jealous
~ rake and weed and generally look
after. The mysteries of digging,
renching, pottlng grating, etc.-in
fact, q good, allround training in the
growing of vegetables, herbs. fruits
and aowers-is impaired with most
happy results.
The cultivation OF peas, lettuce and
tomatoes proves perhaps more attrac-
tive on the whole than that OF roses
and carnations, but flowers are by no
means neglected A fine chrysanthe-
mum avenue in the Sutton school gar.
den, the splendid bloom Of which
gained a gold medal for their owner,
has proved very stimulating to youth,
ful competitors.
French gardening has also recently
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-10-21
'49ers Going Into History, Unwept

who reached California in those
DAYS" he declared "Only those who
had the grit to spend months at sea
or across Indianinfested plains ana
mountains succeeded In getting there
The people Of today do not know now
much their country owes to the ~
ers. They did more toward the de-
velopment Of the United States thah
the men who fought in the revolution
or any other single group OF uleu'
Most of them we're very young lhe
man among them who was over TWEEN
ty.flve was rare. And they did not
get rich The men who came aiter
ward on the railways, with caplla'
and improved mining methods, OF
who went into real estate were 'n'
ones who reaped fortunes.
The pioneer who &C enough for his
railway fare and $1,000 more win
which TO buy a farm considered MN
self lucky. Those who came alter'
ward on the railway we do not con
slider real pioneers. They are not
eligible to our society
I'VE we're privileged TO take part
In an epoch of history unlike any,
thing that had ever gone before ana
II is something whose like can never
be seen again. There may be other
countries stin to be developed but
there is no place left in the world
where such a spreading Of civili2a'
tion over an enormous wilderness can
take place in so few decades as II
ana In the western United States
The '49ers. as they went west IN
their prafrie schooners, saw miles
upon miles Of fertile country whose
existence had been scarcely known
and they were the most important
factor In developing the entire west
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-10-21
he Lid Put on Tight in New York

and many we're specific in their char
acter.
Men from the Office Of the commits
sioners of accounts, the secret service
department of the city government,
found for Mr.. Mitchell the violations
Of the law The raids began and keys
were soon in the doors of 40 gambling
places along the Great White Way be-
tween Thirty-second and Sixty-ninth
streets, and S1,000OOO of invested cap
ital went out of business. The mana
gers who were not Grating their rou-
lette wheels, their faro layouts and
their Klondyke sets in preparation for
the exodus, we're mournfully parading
the streets in the vicinity of their
houses, warning away prospective Gus
| toners. It was the saddest day the
gamblers have known since the Ag-
new-Hart racing bills went into force.
The acting mayor has made sug-
| gestion, which is in effect an order, to
| the police commissioner that all the
evidence concerning these places be
furnished the district attorney, that
the police notify the owners Of the
buildings. and that if violations OF the
law continue proceedings be started
against owners> In that list are mem.
bers of prominent New York families
and when the police have concluded
their investigation it is the purpose
of Mr. Mitchell to have the Games
published for the deterrent effect II
will have on landlords.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-10-21
Lock Of NapoIeon,s Hair.

Atlanta, GA priceless art and
curio collection was left by julius L.
own. eldest son Of Georgia's war
vernon. who died the other day
Among notable things in the collection
is a lock OF Napoleon's hair, with a
certificate from the emperor's physi
clan attesting its genuineness. Keys
of Andersonville prison, the first bal
lot cast for jefferson Davis and Alex
ander Stephens as president and vice
president Of the southern confederacy
a splinter off the coffin which MaNimil
ian was placed in after ey7c''io" "nl
original manuscript Of "Lalla Rookh,
are among the curios he had collected
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-10-21
Americans Are Not Good Spend
erS, Says Old Guide.
Likes Russians Best Because They En-
Joy Fine Time and Are Not as
lnquisitive as Trans-Atlan-
tic Visitors.

Stockholm.-Thisc city is visited by
hundreds of tourists and many conven-
uons are held here. Necessarily
therefore, it has not a few professional
guides The patriarch of the tribe sub
mitted himself to an interview the
other day, and it may interest Ameri-
cans to learn what he has to say about
them and other foreigners. He is
nearly seventy years of age and has
been a guide for many years. or all
the globe-trotters whom it falls to his
lot to pilot about Stockholm and Swe-
den the Russians, he says, give the
most satisfaction and pleasure. Amer
teams he considers too stingy and too
eXaCting.
Russians are in the highest degree
the most delighted and most thankful
was the tribute Of the veteran guide.
They treat me as an old friend OF the
family, as an uncle or a relative. They
want good living and a good time.
After them come the Austrlans ana
even the Germans are social lot but
the Americans and English cannot be
put in the same category. They are the
least agreeable. The Americans are
frightfully pretentious and have the
habit of asking questions about every,
thing. Nothing escapes their notice.
They seem to delight in propoundlng
lnterrogations that cannot be answered
without writing a book. If, for exam
Dle. they happen to come across the
Dortrait Of some wcll-known parsonage
and the artist did not sign it, they VIII
nevertheless want me to discover who
was the artist. I say he is unknown
and then comes the final question
When did he die? The women have
MANY more wants to be satisfied and
seem astonished that every police OIL
Ger and cabman cannot reply in Eng
lish.
But the American children are the
worst. The disrespect they show thelI
narents is scandalous. Obedience is
unknown. If an American youngsteE
has the idea that he will rest more
comfortably by putting his feet, with
their dusty shoes, on the lap OF MS
mother. he does it. If the afectionatt
mother demonstrates and puts doWI
the offending extremities up they come
again. Ihe poor mothers eXpostula
tions are of no avail and to obtalT
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-10-21
CURIOUS TWO-HEADED SNAKE
ReptiIe Bites Both Coming and cong
of Garter Variety and over
Two Feet Long.

Towanda, Pal. c. Spencer oil
Mount Lake, four miles from Towan-
la. brought to the county seat snake
with two heads. The reptile was Oh
he garter variety, was beautifully
riped and 21s feet long
Mr.. Spencer found the snake in p
,bock of oats, and picked 1t up,
lending to snap it's head off w
etting strangle hold on
6ead the other head took hold Z.
Mr.. spencer's thumb, and then for
The first time did he realize that
he reptile had two mouths. The eX-
.ra head is near the regular one, and
the second neck is about two inches
ong. The extra head appears blind
hut rudimentary eyes can be seen
with with the aid of a magnifying
glass. 1t is one of the most peculiar
appearing reptiles ever killed or cap
tured in this land Of snakea
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-10-21
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TOPEKA, Kan.-Dr. s. J. Crumbine,

TOPEKA. Kan.--Dr. S. J. Crumbine,
/ secretary of the Kansas board OF
health, has put his official foot into
the mixture always present at cir
cuses, fairs, Fourth of July celebra-
lions, picnlcs and other gatherings of
a like nature. This mixture is known
rs emonade-according to the barker
who spiels before the refreshment
stands. Generally it is something that
looks a little like lemonade because
here is a lemon peel in the tub, but
It hasn't the taste Of the refreshing
beverage mother makes.
Since the memory of man runneth
not to the contrary, the one chief de-
light of the small boy and girl and the
big boy and his sweetheart has been
10 drink circus lemonade at the circus
fair or picnic.
No one knows who invented the
glad refrain of the lemonade stand
barker, who in stentorian tones, calls;
"Lemo, lemo, lemonade,
Made in the shade
Stirred with a spade
Five cents a big glass!"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-10-21
YANKEES TOO CLOSE

peace she gives the youngster his way
The Americans are not great spend
ers and are careful of their quarters
and dimes. In this respect they are
surpassed only by the English.
81 must say the English are the
most fussy creatures have met. They
have seen so much that they seem in
different. They begin by telling m"
that they do not care for museum
castles or other so-called curiositie
as they can see much better ones al
home; they wish to see things of in
terest. What can l show them?
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-10-21
Circus Lemonade Tabooed in Kansas

These things have been among the
sights and sounds of all picnics, cele-
brations and fairs and circuses since
Kansas became state But no more
will one hear these sounds or drink
the Lemonade about Kansas unless
the dispenser has real lemonade to
sell The state board of health has
put a damper on the noise of the
barker because the board of health
has ruled that a tub of water, in which
is put some tartaric acid and sacchar
inc and the peel of lemon is not lem
onade, but the imitation article, and
cannot be sold as the real thing.
In Kansas all lemonade offered for
sale must be made from the juice Of
lemons, water and sugar only. Imita-
tion lemonade can only be made from
citric acid and sugar and water The
use Of the most common materials for
making fake lemonade, tartaric acid
and saccharine, Is absolutely prohibit
, ed in this state
If the refreshment offered is the
imitation kind, there must be label
on the tub showing that it is imita
tion and not the real thing, Also the
barker who calls lemonade" and then
has only the imitation article for sale
is to be arrested for falsely calling his
wares, and that will mean a fine and
Jail sentence If the barker has i'm
itation lemonade he must shout the
word imitation" just as he shouts
| thn ,Lnrd mlannnnndn p
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-10-21
Observation-Disclosures becomes Of

u nHILADELPHIA-What becomes Of
/ the vast volume of copper pennies
that are turned out each year by the
government? They are never called
In and redeemed Ike some kinds of
currency and coins, but they seem to
disappear as fast as they are stamped
and put in circulation.
It Is unusual if the date on any Of
the pennies in a mans purse at the
end of the day is over ten years back,
yet the Philadelphia mint, which coins
all the copper pennies, sends out in
some years as many as $l,0OO.O0O
worth of them to the trade centers-
100, ,OO0,O 900, one-cent pieces If laid
fat edge to edge, in a row they would
reach more than one thousand miles.
And still there are some sections Of
the country where the penny is little
known.
In many of the mountain districts of
the south the York shilling" 121a
cents, is still spoken of in trade, but
no one ever hears the one-cent piece
mentioned. In many towns in the
south and west the tradesmen offer
nothing for a penny, a fve-cent pur-
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-10-21

Though some OF the Germans a..
stirred un nobody else in EuroD.
seems TO De unduly excited over En-
naror williams affirmation Of the d.
vine right of sovereignty Tt is re
called chat me has said something t'
u. same effect before. but it is als'
remembered that consutuJioualisr
and liberal government have gon.
rghl along. Even Russia, where all
sol .-.sm appeared TO have such holo
has been the creation Of a Duma o.
parliament which affords the peopl
a measure of representation. TheI
there are Turkey and Persia, both for
maIy in the grip Of despotjsm, nov
enjoying progressive rule and consti
mtioaaI privileges And Germany il
self has some constitutional guaran
tees that the emperor would no
think of molesting
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-10-21
WASTED A FORTUNE ON SKIN
TROUBLE

'T began to have an itching over my
whole body about seven years ago and
this settled in my limbs, from the knee
TO the toes. l went to see a great many
physicians, q matter which cost me
fortune, and after I noticed that | did
not get any relief that way, went fon
three years to the hospital. But they
we're unable to help me there, J used
all the medicines that could see but
became worse and worse. l had an
Inflammation which made me almost
crazy with pain. When l showed my
foot to my friends they would get
really frightened. I did not know
what to do. was so sick and had be-
come so nervous that positively Lost
all hope.
"I had seen the advertisement OF
the Cuticura Remedies a great many
times, but could not make up my mind
to buy them, for l had already nsed so
many medicines. Finally l did decide
to use the Cuticura Remedies and
tell you that l was never so pleased as
when | noticed that, after having used
two sets of Cuticura Soap, Cltcura
Ointment and Cuticura Pills, the en-
tire Inflammation had gone. was
completely cured. l should b" only
too glad If people with similar disease
would come to me and find out the
truth. I would only recommend them
to use Cuticura. Mrs. Bertha Sachs,
1921 Second Ave, New York, N. V
Aug. 20, 1909"
Mrs. Bertha Sachs is my sister-in'
law and l know well how she suffered
and was cured by Cuticura Rene
dies after many other treatments
failed. Morris Sachs, 321 e. seth St,
New York, n Y, Secretary OF
Deutsch-O Ostrowoer Unt.-Verein, Kemp
ner Hebrew Benevolent Society, etc,
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-10-21

been introduced into many reforma'
tory schools. In one instance group
OF smart uniformed boys, most OF them
town boys convicted of theft. were to
be seen engaged in punching rhubarb.
Their evident pleasure in their work
ns greatly increased by precise
aowledge Of its commercial value.
The patch was rather less than an
acre. and It produced cS5 ($l25l
worth Of produce last year.
I'm round figures the 100 boys be-
longing to this particular reformatory
have 100 acres of land to live on and
TO work. Parts are thick with plum
and other fruit trees; gooseberries
and small fruit underneath, and earlier
in the year bulbs or other flowers
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-10-21

A feature of the census returns tha
surprises many is the population
growth Of the east as compared to
that of the west. Despite the tire
maaaous development Of the west and
The great number that have sough
homes in that section, the east j.
showing up gains almost as great, an.
,gau greater when considered in pro
portion to the respective territoria
areas. According to present iudica
ions the center Of population will
ny. move a great distance westward
and viii still be at some point i'm IT,
diana
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-10-21
HAWKS SAVE ALFALFA CROP
Colorado Birds Pass UP Chickens for
Grasshoppers and Are Protected
by Farmers.

Loveland, Colo.-Chicken hawks,
once the bane of the farmers life
are now the best-protected birds in
this part of Colorado, the ranchmen
of this district guarding them against
slaughter with a vigilance that has
put state game wardens to shame.
The unusual alliance is due to a
pest of grasshoppers which has threat
ened the alfalfa crops with ruin. The
hawks, nearly a thousand Of which
have collected in this neighborhood,
have proved to be the most success
full means Of destroying the grass
boppers, which they evidently regard
as delicacies in the matter of food,
leaving chickens unmOlested
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-10-21

almost brought me to my grave. l
was rendered almost helpless and suf-
fered agony. My feet were so badly
swollen could not walk The kidney
secretions were thick and painful In
voldlng. / doctored but steadily grew
weaker. / then used Doan's Kidney
pills and gradually improved They
saved my life"
Remember the name-Doan's.
For sale by all dealers. 90 cents
box.
Foster-Milburn Co.. Buffalo, N. Z.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-10-21
When woman's Work Is Done.

Somebody said, "Woman's work Is
never done" Anything that emanci-
pates her from this form of slavery
is hailed with joy This is the rea-
son for the constantly increasing pop
ularity Of Easy Task Soap the hard,
white, pure laundry soap, that does
half the work of wash-day by itself.
Add to this the fact that it positively
does not rot or streak the clothes,
that it launders laces, linens, hannels,
silks, bedding, table cloths and all
fabrics perfectly, and you will un-
derstand why it should be in your
house right away.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-10-21
Old Rome is Disappearing

neighboring Piazza di san Marco, or
the suggestion of Sig. Ricci, minister
of fine arts, the interior colonnade
will probably be left standing. 1t viii.
make a picturesque link between the
medieval beauty Of the great Palazzc
di Venezia, which the Hapsburg gov
ornment inherited from the republic
Of Venice in 1897, and which is now
the seat Of the Austrian embassy to
the Vatican, and the classic splendor
of SaccOni's noble memorial. The
monument, it may be recalled, was be.
gun 25 years ago.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-10-21

Prof William L. Garner says tina
Susie smiles on him. Susie is a LITTLE
,bimpapzee. not the one who live,
and loved in a cocoanut tree, but the
one the professor recently kiduapec
rom her home in Africa. The savan.
maintains that Susie's smile prove.
her linship with humanity. Befor.
accepflng this statement at its fac.
value the public is entitled to know
whether the young African wrinkle
her nose when she chortles She j.
only seven months old and failiu-
this corroborative evidence, it is faj.
ro assume that she may simply b.
suffering from collie and in need Of 4,
little Catnip tea.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-10-21
Flood.cIosed Mil to open.

Pittsburg, Pa.-One of the steel in
dustries wiped out by the Johnstown
food of 1889 is to be resumed at once.
The intelligence came about through
the placing of contracts for the CON
struction Of new mills. The Cambria
iron works will resume the manufac-
ture Of wire, which It once shipped far
and wide over the country.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-10-21
Bears Attack Sheep Herds

tack work havoc with the band and
escape before the herders are able tc
train their rifles upon the marauders
The herders, rolled in blankets and
armed with rifles, guard the band at
night.
A change of feeding ground for the
sheep apparently makes no difference
for the bears follow after and are or
the job as soon as darkness falls. AS
a result, it is expected that the sheep
men will remove their charges from
the forest reserves to the wintei
range much earlier this year than last
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-10-21

The young woman in New York
who shot herself because she did not
make an expected literary success,
now wants to live and try again. She
ought to succeed. In these sensation.
loving days, she has secured quite an
advertisement for her work. Court,
Ing reputation at the cannon's mouth
is a weu-known operation, but it is
sometimes new to WOO literary sue
cess at the pistols point.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-10-21
Cats soln for Rabbits.

London.-In his report issued re,
Gently the medical officer Of Finsbury
describes the discovery Of a cat in a
consignment of Ostend rabbits.
The cat, a fat, sleek, well matured
animal. weighing about four pounds
had ben decapitated, its tail re-
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-10-21
UncaIIed For.

q hear the old bridge outside OF
Plunkville has collapsed"
Yes; and the town council Cant
understand it. We had just given that
bridge a coat of paint. Why, it looked
like ."-Louisyille Courier-Journal.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-10-21
pIsTEMPER

In all its forms among all ages of horses,
as well as dogs cured and others in same
stable prevented from having the disease
with SPOHN'S DISTEMPER CURE.
Every bottle guaranteed Over 100000
bottles sold last year $50 and 81 co. Any
good druggist, or send to manufacturers,
AGENTS vented SDohn Medical Co., Spec.
Contagious D.o0ses Goshen. Ind
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-10-21

Oshkosh, Kokomo, Kalamazoo Oc-
opomowoc and Hackensack have all
made remarkable gains in population.
Now. who says there's no advertising
In photographic publicity?
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-10-21

Brights disease d
Doan's Kidney Pills
cure all distressing
kidney ills. They
make sick kidneys
well, weak kidneys
strong.
70. @. McClanahan,
Market st., New
Richmond, o., says;
kidney disease had
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-10-21
Indications.

81 might know this conservatory be-
longed to a baseball enthusiast"
"Why?"
Because it has so many pitcher
plants"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-10-21
Not Responsible.

Nurse-Whats that dirty mark on
your leg, Master Frank?
Frank-Harold kicked me.
Nurse-Well, go at once and wash
It Off
Frank-Why? 1t wasn't me what
did it!-Puncb.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-10-21
DR.. MARrEL's FEMALE PILLS.

Seventeen Years the Standard.
Prescribed and recommended for
Women's Ailments. A scientifically pre-
pared remedy of proven worth. Tho
result from their use is quick and per-
manent. For sale at all Drug Stores.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-10-21

Montana census enumerators are
under arrest for padding their re-
turns. And yet we are told that fig
ares will not lie.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-10-21

After a man has reached the age Of
seventy he doesn't think much Of the
Idea that there is no fool like an old
fool.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-10-21

There was a time when people had
40 thermometers. When two or three
got together and decided that the
weather was hot that settled it.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-10-21

A Boston scientist says that sauer,
kraut LIS superior to beans as a diet
Boston should charge this man with
treason.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-10-21

Astronomers. have discovered that
Metcalrs comet has little TAIL
little tail, however goes long wa
with a comet.