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The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-12-23

appeared again / asked him where
Mr.. Terhune was, realizing at the
Same time that Il was Just as much
Arch's duty to entertain old Barnes,
since the solicitor had come upon his
business after all.
Don't know, your lordship. WIN
try TO find him." said William, leaving
tho room Just in time to escape col
Hiding with Terhune. who burst IN up
on us In a manner 80 mceremonious
and eaoitable as to be quite unlike
himself.
Upon M word, Vincent" he ex.
claimed. quite ignoring Solicitor
Barnes, I'm glad I've found youl |
thought l never should! say, where
have you been?"
Riding" l replied "for an hour or
two, and talking TO Mr.. Barnes, which
you should have been doing also.
don't think you've spoken TO him yet,
have your" But far from attending
to my hint, he hardly let me finish
before he grasped my shoulder and
was shaking It nervously.
"Tve made mess of II, Vincent!'
he said, and his voice stirred me to
real feeling. 1t was 80 genuinely dis
tressed. upon my word havel
wouldn't have believed 1t If you'd told
me yesterday, but she's refused met"
"By Jovei" l expostulated, for Of
course I knew that Agatha Sixth was
the "she" referred TO. you don't say
sol" And somehow felt Just as sur
prised and disappointed as If had
not known Of my friends rash es-
capade Of the night before. ] had felt
so sure that It would all come right.
Refused mel" he went on distract
edly. "Just as If I'd been the dirt
under her feet, my dear boy! AS If l
were insulting her by asking herl
Me-a Terhunel AS If were insult
ing herl" His face flushed again at
the thought and he ran an agitated
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-12-23
TWO SIMPLE MADE-OVERS
Tailored shirtwaists Are Easily Made
Over for House Wear in
Morning.

Did you know that you could make
over your old tailored shirtwaists for
house wear in the morning? Cut out
the neck at the collarband and the
sleeves at the cuffs. Supply instead
plain percale low collars and turn.
back cuffs of some contrasting color.
Cut of also the skirt sections which
are us0ally torn by pinning and sup.
ply a belt of the percale. This belt
will fasten over the skirt; thus, all
you wgl need to complete your toilet
when dressing hurriedly in the morn.
ing win be pin to hold your collar
closed
Another made-over is the apron
which was originally lingerie blouse.
Use tie front, cutting a bib of one
sleeve and tie-ends of the other. The
back @ill make the belt and face the
lower edge. With little ribbon-run
beading and a lace ruf1e, here is an
apron you will not be ashamed to
pour tea or do embroidery in.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-12-23
SYNOPSIS.


Archibald Terhune. a popular and In
dolent young bachelor OF London, re-
oaivea news that he has been made heir
10 the estate OF his Aunt aeorgiana, WIN
IN Income OF 10000 year, on conditc4
that he become engaged 20 be married
within ten days Failing 20 do 30 the
legacy viii go 20 a third cousin In Amer
ica. The story opens NJ Castle WyckoH
whore Lord Vincent and his wife, friends
bf TsThuna. are discussing plans 70 nnd
him a wife within the prescribed time, IL
heema that Lady Vincent Is one OF seven
persons named Agatha. all close girlhood
chums. sha decides 10 Invite two of them
10 the castle and have Archie there as
one OF the guests, Agatha Sixth strikes
Archie as a handpainted beauty, Agatha
Tineebs irss Y, telIs 'fe beT husband % that Agatha
Sixth already cares for Archie. He gains
from Agatha Sixth tho admission that
she cares for him, but will require a
HSatha t First. i' 'H neglected by Terhune, ro-
ceives attentions from Leslie Freer. -Four
days OF the precious time have passed
when Terhune is called TO London on
business. Agatha First, on. the plea on
sickness excuses herself from motor
trip planned by the Vincents. Later they
see Agatha First picking flowers with a
Agatha's seeming dupllcity. The follow
ing day the party visits tho ruins or an
old convent. Terhune continues his at
tentions 70 Agatha Sixth. Then suddenly
he transfers his attentions 70 Agatha
First Vincent scores him for his appar-
ent fickleness. The last evening OF the
time allotted IN which 70 become engaged
arrives. The following day Solicitor Burns
win arrive from London, and the VIM
cents are anxious 10 consummate the en-
Ragement. Vincent discovers Agatha
First and a man with his arm around
her waist. Vincent decides that the man
must be Terhune. The next morning Ter
hume and Agatha First are very friendly
nt the breakfast table. while Agatha
Sixth seems somewhat displeased. Sollcl-
tor Burns arrives The Vincents are
anxious. In an interview Of Vincent and
his wife tho latter cries In desperation
over the puzzlinR condition OF AFFAIRS.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-12-23
WISE BUYING THE BEST
Take an Inventory Of Stock and Ex
perience-It May Help When
You Shop.

Do we buy unwisely at times and
under stress, or do we buy wisely as
a habit?
If we do the latter, this is high time
to reform. No woman wants her
closet filled with gowns and hats that
are useless, and she does not want
the memory of having spent $40 on
something that had to be given away
because she could not uee it
1t is all very well to give away old
clothes, but it takes a saint to give
away new ones with any degree of un-
selfishness and equanimity.
What the coming season will really
bring is only rumored, not foretold.
There is no reason to believe that hats
ar skirts win be less eccentric than
hey have been Colors will probably
70 less vivid and black will be much
worm. Hats will be trimmed at the
back, skirts will be short, and pre-
sumably narrow.
The hair will so back to the Greek
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-12-23

scene in the drawing room of the night
before that intended to make. After
all, as in the case of my discovery Of
the red automobile in the wood, we had
seen what we were not meant to have
seen. And until Arch came to me and
spoke Of that event himself and asked
my advice, my hurt friendship made
me resolve not to demand his conf
dence or thrust advice upon him. Let
him keep his secret If that was his
wish. 1 would not intrude upon 1t,
though his reticence panied me ever so
much.
Il couldn't very well help It," he re-
piled. Upon my word couldn't The
girls very fetching, you know, and she
seemed to take such an extraordinary
fancy to me that l couldn't help re-
spending. Agatha Sixth, on the other
hand. had hardly a word to say to
mel"
"of course not!" said hotly. "The
more attention you paid to Agatha
First, the less Miss Lawrence paid to
you. That was quite natural. You'd
asked the girl to marry you, you know,
and she couldn't understand why you
should want to have anything to do
with anyone else!"
YES, did ask the girl to marry me,
and she chose to keep me waiting for
an answer" replied Arch impatiently,
which kept everything at a standstill
couldn't go ahead till she said the
word, and as time hung heavy on my
hands"
You made love to some one else
Deuced clever!" interposed sarcasti
cally.
well, l couldn't make love to her
very WELL could l, when she wouldn't
say positively whether she wanted me
to or not? She kept me at arms
length all the time"
(To BE CoNTINUED.)
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-12-23
MAKE CANDY AT HOME
SOME SIMPLE RECIPES FOR
WHOLESOME SWEETS.
How TO Make Delicious Chocolate
caramels, Peanut Nousat, cocoanut
Creams, Sweet Popcorn, old-Fash-
loned Molasses Candy.

Chocolate caramels.-Two table
spoonfuls of butter. one-half cup of
milk, one-half cup of sugar, one cup
Of molasses, four squares of chocolate,
one cup Of walnut meats broken in
fine pieces.
Put butter IN a porcelain saucepan
and when melted add milk, sugar and
molasses. When these are at the boil
ing point add chocolate, finely grated,
and cook until brittle when tried in
cold water Stir often to prevent mix
ture from sticking to pan. Remove
from the fire, beat four times, and
then put In the nuts and two tea
spoonfuls of vanilla and turn into a
buttered pan. When cold cut in
squares and wrap each in parafin
paper.
Peanut Nougat.-One pound Of SUI
gar and one quart of shelled peanuts.
Chop the nuts fine, and sprinkle them
with a little table salt. Put the sugar
in a smooth granite saucepan, and
when it is on the fire stir constantly
until melted to a syrup, taking care
to keep the sugar from hardening on
the sides of the pan. Add the nuts,
stirring them well through the sugar,
and pour at once into a warm, but
tered tin and mark the squares. The
sugar must be taken from the fire
the moment It is melted or this candy
will not be a success.
cocoanut creams.-Two cups OF
sugar, two-thirds cup of milk, two tea
spoonfuls of butter, one-half cup of
shredded cocoanut, one-half teaspoon
full of vanilla. Put butter in a gran
ite saucepan; when melted add sugar
and milk. Heat to boiling point and
stir until sugar is dissolved and then
boil gently twelve minutes; remove
from fire, add cocoanut and vanilla
and beat until creamy and mixture
begins to sugar slightly around edges
of saucepan. Pour them into but
tered pan, cool slightly and mark of
in diamonds.
Pralines.-One and seven-eighths
cups of powdered sugar, one cup oi
maple syrup, one-half cup of cream
two cups Of hickory nuts or pecan
meats, cut in pieces. Boil first three
things until, when tried in cold wa
ter, soft ball forms. Remove al
once from fire and beat until creamy;
add nuts and drop from tip of spoon
in small blobs on butteTed paper.
Old Fashioned Molasses Candy
Two cups of Porto Rico molasses
two.thirds cup of sugar, three table
spoonfula of butter, one tablespoonful
Of cider vinegar. An iron or copper
kettle with round bottom is best for
making this. Put butter in, place
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-12-23

over fire and when melted add mo
lasses and sugar. Stir until sugar ia
dissolVed-doing this well when the
candy Is nearly done lest Il burn.
Boil until the mixture becomes brittle
in cold water. Add vinegar just be-
fore taking II from the fire, and then
pour into a well buttered pan. When
cool enough TO handle, pull until light
in color and porous in quality; do
this with the tips Of the fingers and
thumb. Cut in small pieces with
creased shears. and then arrange on
slightly buttered platters to cool.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-12-23

I fashion and be arranged in a large
psyche or many small curls-the pom
pado,r shows no sign of returning
There is a strong tendency to bring
high collars back into fashion and put
the collarless blouse out of commits
sion.
But whatever the fashion, the great
point is the way the individual ap
proaches them. If you will go to work
now, take an, inventory of stock and
experience, get the result well in your
mind, and be guided by it when you
begin to buy clothes next month, then
you will be less apt to make mistakes
and win probably view your purchases
with serenity after you have worn
them.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-12-23

"A file of bootblacks now does duty
in front of the California exchange
and the man with dirty boots whC
passes them and is no customer mus
run the gantlet. Capital enters the
field with the armchalrs and cushions
and to the armchairs and cushion
newspapers are added. Close to th,
customers eyes is this placard
Boots blacked (not wet or greased)
25 cents. Boots BACKED (when wet o.
greased), so cents. Boots blacked (al
over, legs. etc.), so cents. Whittle
sticks Wide West. A paper published
In San EEanciaco fifty years aga
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-12-23

-dad, Wilfredi" be went on IN Do
spairing tones. "Think what l'Vo losti'
Eyes" / agreed, Dash II ALI :
thought we had you all fixed for for
tune. Archl"
But he didn't appear to hear me, foi
he dropped despondently into an arm
chair, repeating as II to himself,
"Think what I've lost!"
There was a momentary silence ~
the room, broken only by the dry
clearing OF Mr.. Barnes legal throat
Then l went over and put my hand on
Arch's shoulder. felt sorry for him
and / couldn't bear to see all mJ
bright plans for his future end So
wouldn't have II. In fact. Come
comet" expostulated, Don't give up!
You must make another tryl Surely
you're not going TO throw away youI
only chance of inheriting a property
that will make you rich for life and
which should be yours by right OF your
aunt's promise, for the lack of little
spiritl Or If you do, it's not like you
that's ALL"
But my words did not succeed in
arousing him.
"Oh, as to that" he said, speaking
from the depths Of his misery and the
arm chair, "as to having another try
look at the elocki" l looked. It was
half after twelve.
Times up at one, isn't It, Barnes?
he asked, taking notice of that worthy
barrister for the first time.
81 believe 1t is, Mr.. Terhune," re
piled Mr.. Barnes, as indifferently as Il
It were only a question Of boiling
breakfast eggs.
"You see," said Arch, looking at me
despairingly, there's no use talking oi
urging her again. could do nothing
at all with her In that short time, ever
If I were inclined to. It's pity, Of
course. l rather fancied that property
of my aunt's. An income of $4,000 g
year is a good deal to lose at one blow
Especially when the blow is unexpect
ed! BY Jove, you know, she did hall
way promise to marry me, after ALI
Can't think why she changed hei
mind!" But of course l could think
and / didn't quite see how Terhun'
could call the blow unexpected.
you know | warned you that yoJ
were paying far too much attention t
Agatha First" | said, "but you would
indulge your fondness for Irritation ant
you see the result-an upset kettle o.
fish!" It was all the reference to the
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-12-23
QUAINT PLATE DECORATION
Common Plate ornamented With
Postage Stamps Makes Pretty
and Unique Effect.

A very quaint and effective decora-
ton for hanging upon the wall or
placing upon me mantel-piece is
shown in the accompanying sketch, in
the shape of a plate ornamented with
old postage stamps.
A common plate, one of those little
white plates that may be purchased
for a penny, for instance, will quite
well answer the purpose.
Any paper adhering to the stamps
should be carefully removed and the
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-12-23
SILK Stockings.

Silk stockings should always be
bought with cotton feet to wear bet
ter. If you have been foolish virgin
however, or have been presented an
all-silk pair, line the heels of your
evening slippers with velvet Paste
It smoothly from the sole to the edge,
making the piece about two inches
wide from the center of the back,
Use glue, not mucilage.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-12-23
-ZEE IEXH3 RANGEP

/ Craighead and West we're wounded
Pablo Trevino was so indiscreet as
to peep for a moment from the thick
ct and Ranger Carnes, whose righl
arm was broken and who was neal
death, shifted his six-shooter to his
left hand and got his man, then died
Sergeant w. ]. L. Sullivan, who has
been shot to pieces so many times
that he is no longer able to chase
outlaws. is doorkeeper for the house
side of the Texas legislature. He hai
the reputation of having been the
best ranger sergeant that the force
ever knew.
If the present movement to abolish
the rangers is not carried into effect
by the legislature it is probable thai
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-12-23

greater the variety of stamps used,
the more effective the plate will look
when finished.
With little ingenuity great many
different designs may be worked upon
the plates, and it is an easy matter
to gum the stamps in their position,
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-12-23
CHAPTER X.

"The noon hour exactly" said he.
"Great scotlandl" / exclaimed aloud.
Then the deed, / thought, must be
done; had been two hours riding.
Terhune must have decided his fate
one way or the other during that
time. It was quite exciting. / rang
bar 4 1Ootman ana when william had
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-12-23

tions illustrated here; the front is
trimmed with groups of tucks and
strips of insertion, then the edge is
finished with beading and lace; this
also trims the armholes. Tucks are
made at she waist to cause good fit.
The legs are finished with frills of
material edged with insertion and
lace; ribbon bows are sewn at the
side.
Materials required: 21a yards sc
inches wide, Ia yards beading, Az
yards lage, 91a yards insertion, 3
yards ribbon.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-12-23

Watkins-Didn't you say your father
was an inventor?
Tompkins-Yes; he made a speciality
Of inventing safety DEVICES
Watklns-Is he still living?
Tompkins--No; he invented and
demonstrated a safety folding bed.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-12-23
Ru,e for stItchino.

Don't stitch skirt seams all in one
direction; the bias side should be held
under the straight edge, which means
that the seams of half the skirt should
be stitched from top to bottom and
the oeher half from bottom to top.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-12-23

the service will be completely reor-
ganized. 1t is planned to merge the
four companies, each of which now
consists of only ten men, into one
company of forty men, and to place ii
in charge of an experienced officer,
who shall have full control Of all
ranger operations
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-12-23

until the plate is entirely covered.
When complete, it should be varnish-
ed with some transparent varnish, as
1t will preserve the stamps and also
enable the plate to be cleaned when
occasion arises
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-12-23
SOME SIMPLE COMBINATIONS
Nalnsook, Jap SILK, or Fine Calico
May Be Used In This
Garment.

Nainsook, Jap silk. or fine calico.
might be used for the simple combina-
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1910-12-15
APPLYING CONSERVATION
Good Roads and Soil Improvement Are
Important Questions.


KANSAS CITY.-One OF the most
important subjects of discussion today
is the question of conservation" Nat
urally the inquiring mind would ask:
What is Conservation and the writ
er is requested to apply the answer to
the state of Missouri
The Great Teacher said: Go We
therefore and teach all nations" Ever
since that time men have been thirst.
ing after knowledge. Missouri recog-
niZes the fact that the man who is
mentally equipped is not only able to
take better care of himself but is also
in position to assist others. there
fore. she has and is extending every
effort to conserve the mental forces
Of her people and their children by
providing the most practicable and
thorough systems of education and
training. With this object first ac-
complished then Missouri citizenship
is in position TO turn their efforts to
the conservation of material resources.
Missouri recognizes that the city,
county and state which has good roads
will attract the wise. desirable and in
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which announces that his is a demon
Straton farm of the government. He
Receives bulletins through the mail.
He has been selected from among
1hem all and feels proud OF himself.
Under the circumstances he feels
that there should be nc weeds in his
fence corners, his horse snould have
better harness and his house a coat
Of whitewash.
/! With the ripening of the second
crop comes the local agent of the
department. The farmers OF the
.neighborhood are called to meet at
the demonstration farm, and are
.schooled in the manner in which the
remarkable crop was grown They arc
told in detail just how to go and do
likewise. They buy seed from the de-
monstration farm and are advised by
the local agent.
The following year half of the
farms in the neighborhood are pro-
ducing these same increased crops.
and usually in five years, the whole
community is at it.
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telligent homeseeker, and Curtis Hill
Missouri's road commissioner, is re-
ceiving hearty and cordial support
| from all parts of the state, and we bid
fair in the very near future to have
state highway reaching across Mis-
souri, from Kansas City to ST. Louis
The conservation and improvement
of the SOIL the most important herit.
age OF any country, is one of the most
potent questions confronting the peo-
pie of the nation. A few years ago
! ii was not necessary for. the people
of Missouri to look so closely after
the preservation OF the SOIL for there
were then vast tracts of new land
still to be purchased at small price in
the West, Northwest and South. Con
ditions have changed. there is no more
unimproyed cheap fertile land in this
country, except in few remote
places.
The agricultural department of Mis-
souri, State University at Columbia. is
one OF the foremost agricultural col
legeS in the United States in teaching
the conservation and restoration of
the soils and is securing an increased
production ia Missouri per acre in all
lines of farm products. This restor-
alton or conservation of the soil pre-
sents no very difficult problem, but
the question of protecting the river
bottom lands from floods, and the
drainage of swamp lands along the
Carrollton bottoms and in southeast
Missouri call for feats of engineering
and large sums of money. The loss
from floods does not occur every year.
but last year 1.9O3,3 $40 acres of river
bottom overfiowed with loss of crops
of s21. .760,340. A system of dikes and
levees are building now. which, when,
finished will restore all of this land to
the use of the farmer.
ouS Vi lHe q edltSt cOHSeTNdtIUu'
projects in Missouri is the Little River
drainage district in southeast Missouri,
which when completed will redeem
over 100000 acres of swamp and over
flow land in the most fertile section
of the Mississippi valley.
AS late as the COS and 10's large
tracts of this land in southeast Mis-
souri, sold for few cents an acre
More than 10000 acres, located in
Stoddard county was sold in 1868 for
S663.95. This land has since been
reclaimed and is worth from $50 to
$100 an acre at the present time. The
Little river drainage district is about
90 miles long and IA miles wide, and
the land is being reclaimed by drain
age bitches. fiood-ways and levees at
an estimated cost of nearly $4,000. 900
This land is suitable for corn growing
and produces from 30 TO 100 bushels
per acre. Wheat grows abundantiy
over the entire portion of the dis
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DEMONSTRATION AIDS FARMING.
The Government Is Working Great
Changes in the South.

The Government Is Working Great
Changes in the South.
In the South today there are 60,
900 demonstration farms backed by
the government to show the pool
whites how to farm, says the New
Idea Woman's Magazine. AS soon
as these farmers are shown that their
land will grow crops they are willing
to try.
When an individual cannot be per.
suaded to farm as he is advised, he
must be hired to do So He himself.
must grow garden about his house
raise chickens, feed some hogs, culti-
vate crops under instructions. He
must himself perform the miracle.
The government selects one farm
er in neighborhood.
This one man becomes the demon
strator under the direction of the de-
partment of agriculture He has
been selected in the first place be-
cause of suspected latent possibili-
ties. After the first year he follows
instructions eagerly and works cease
lessly. His neighbors have seen
his success and it has impressed them
deeply for he is in no way different
from them.
This year his fence bears a placard