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The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-10-11
WELL THAT is BoTToMLESs

One Of the most curious and most
interesting natural wonders to be
found in Arizona is Montezuma well,
This strange lake is located about the
center of the state in a somewhat
Isolated community. All about it are
great quantities of malapai rocks, for
this is a most decidedly volcanic com
munty. The well itself is some 200
yards across, and as far as 1t has ever
been possible to determine It Is bot
tomless. The water in the well is abb
solutely clear and pure. 1t maintains
a certain level all the time, which is
unaffected by the dryness or wetness
of the season. The walls that rise
precipltously above these clear wa
ters and reflect themselves in them
were at one time the homes of a pop
ulous community. For this is the very
center of what was once the cliff
dwellers' stronghold in Arizona.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-10-11

else in this town. Imagine how I felt
when he came in to luncheon today
and announced that he had been to
Gustave Carter to have his will drawn
up! To your father! l don't want his
money. ! can take care of you. Oh
Betty dear, I've been so happy. Say
it's all a mistake. l don't want any
thing but you"
Betty swallowed hard and staring in
the fire, went over to herself every
word her father had said at noon.
Betty you must give up Theoren
Crane" he had urged, THE boy has
a future and this old uncle of his has
a dozen millions. You mustn't let
maudlin sentimentality cheat the boy
out of a fortune like that. The old
fellow loves Theoren and wants him
to marry a quiet, simple girl who is
accustomed to do actual work, house
hold work, he said. Yes, l know it's
hard on you for you are more than
capable and can run this big establish
ment but Henry Crane demands that
his niece shall not smack Of the social
world You're like a beautiful orchid.
Betty, don't cry; we'u 90 abroad for a
year Henry Crane would never be-
lieve that you could work. You must
not think of yourself in this but what
this fortune will mean to him"
Acts Of heroism appeared easy
enough to accomplish in the creatures
OF mems }ancies--in books-but when
an actual experience came home to an
average, normal girl ii seemed too dif,
flcult for mortal endurance Betty
wanted to cry out how dear he was
this man she was giving up for love
Of him. He was SO big and strong and
capable Of caring for her. She would
love him so that he would never re-
gret the loss of money under the cir.
cumstances, she promised herself. and
then the voice Of her father, speaking
in a cool way OF the material things
Of life smote her inner consciousness,
"You mustn't let maudlin sentimental
ity cheat the boy out of a fortune like
that" and Betty steeled her heart and
determined to prove herself equal to
her fathers expectation and demand.
"If ] ever marry, win marry Tom.
Nobody could love a woman any more
than he loves me. ] am going abroad
in ten days where hope to study and
travel and improve myself ] need IT,"
"As late as last night, you didn't
need nor want anything except my
love Tell me the whole truth, Betty.
Why are you talking about Tom now?
Isn't it because Of Uncle Henry's will7
DO you really love this man in the
south? Be honest with me, Betty,
please, for believe in you like +
like believe in God" he finished rev.
erently
"Oh, Theoren, L" Betty put her
hand to her throat. She seemed to be
choking. Give me two days to think
things over. Then I will send for you,
Theoren," she held her arms out to
him as he turned away to the door.
Don't lose faith in me, not yet--not
yet"
The next evening at dinner she
heard her fathers voice calling her
I'm the kitchen, daddy" she an
gwered. I'm getting dinner. Mary,
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-10-11
swift Turtle.

July Is the month when the turtles
come out Of the sea and lay their
eggs In the hot sand Of the Florida
keys.
A turtle will accomplish this task in
half an hour She will emerge from
the blue water, crawl UP the beach,
well out Of reach of tide, dig a trench
four feet long and foot deep with
her fippers, make in the middle Of
the trench deep cylindrical hole, and,
laying IN this hole, about one hundred
eggs, she will fill up both hole and
trench again and crawl back to the
water.
II the hen could equal this celebrity
there would be more money In chick
ems than in standard OIL.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-10-11
HOLDS PLANE STILL IN AIR

The Tagliche Rundschau of Berlin
says 1t learns that German engineer
has made a remarkable invention, per
mitting an aeroplane to remain sta
tionary in the air at given point for
an indefinite period The form OF
aeroplane for which this amazing &C.
compllshment is claimed is said to
differ radically from any heavier than
air machine hitherto constructed.
The military authorities are said to
be enthusiastic over the new inven-
tion, as It opens up incalculable pos
sibilities in observation and the
dropping Of explosives.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-10-11
LIGHTNING IN THE TROPICS

Thupderstorms never occur In the
Arotis regions Nearer the equator
the more severe the electric manifes-
tations In certain parts of Central
Africa the average run Of thunder
storms is $50 days a year, yet there
are some very curious exceptions. In
Sumatra and Java, both very hot cli-
mates, there are only so storms year
ly, and in Borneo only about 30. The
gold coast Of Africa has only about
60 year, which is less than occur
in Florida, though the latter country
is outside the tropics.
In Java there is n thunderstorm ev'
cry day for five months. Perhaps the
most astonishing fact in regard to
thunderstorms is that the island OF
Mauritius, which is only $50 miles
east of Madagascar. has on an aver
age only one thunderstorm In sc
years.
Yet in Madagascar the lightning Is
more destructive than anywhere else
in the world, the annual number oi
deaths being more than 300.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-10-11
HUMAN PUMP OF THE DESERT

In the desert Of Kalahari, in Africa.
IS seen the human pump. Though
there is no water found on The surface
in this arid region, there are places
where veins are struck several feet
underground. A bamboo tube is run
down to the water supply and when
any one comes for water the well ten
der, who is usually woman, puts her
mouth over the bamboo and by a Wig
orous intake of breath sucks up a
quantity of water This she then dex-
trously Jsquirtb from her mouth into
the she'll of an ostrich egg. These
shells when furnished with corks of
pith make very good water bottles and
they win stand considerable rough
handling.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-10-11
Would Never Do In New York.

Russell Hastings Millward, the ex,
plorer and author, whose recent dis.
coveries in Guatemala have aroused
much interest, was being quizzed the
other day by friend about life on
the Isthmus. Millward happened to
mention the fact that in many Cen
trail American cities there was a
novel system in vogue for the collec.
ton of bills. The official collectors,
clad in uniforms with brass buttons,
much scarlet and gold braid, are put
on the trail of a creditor and follow
the unlucky one day after day until
he gives up in despair and pays the
bill The friend was DULY impressed.
Great heavens!" he exclaimed, "thin1
of what havoc that would work in
New York Why Broadway would
look like an Austrian parade ground"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-10-11
FLINT MINERALIZED BODIES

No wonder of nature is more star
tling than the fact that flint stone con-
sists Of the mineralized bodies of ami
mails, just as coal consists of miner
allied vegetable matter The ami
mails are believed to have been in
fusorial animalculae, coated with ST.
licous shells, as the wheat straw of to-
day is coated with CLASSY covering
of silica.
Biologists are not agreed as to
whether the flint is formed by dense
masses Of the minute animals or
whether the flint forms a sepulcher
for the countless millions of tiny
creatures.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-10-11
CAT AND TURTLE ARE CHUMS

Turtle Dove is the name Of the fam
lily pet in the home of Mrs Catherine
Dillon, 13 Bleecker street, New YorA
city. 1t is a mud turtle, which has
been in the family 65 years, and ia
said to be 1870 years old. Wrinkled
skin, broken shell and twisted claws
are the indications of old age with
Turtle Dove. The turtle and the Dill
Ions cats are bosom friends, and night
finds them under the stove, with the
turtles head on the cats paws, and
thus they peacefully sleep.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-10-11
ROSE GROWS IN A CHICKEN

An almost fully blown small Mar
tha Washington rose was discovered
encased in a double sac of protective
tissue in a Plymouth rock hen killed
by Mrs. Florence Matthes Of Cinema
wa, Ore. Despite that several weeks
must have elapsed since the swallow
ing of the bud to enable it to have
become coated, the flower had not un-
dergone decay.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-10-11
GIANTS SNEEZE BREAKS RIB

Joseph E. Flynn, assistant master
at the Union railroad station in Wash
ington, who stands 6 feet 2 inches in
his stocking feet, weighs more than
200, and was formerly a football play
er, sneezed the other day with all the
force that a man of his size and vigor
usually puts into such a performance
and broke one of his ribs.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-10-11

As they emerged from the subway
station they were confronted by .
giant sllyscraper rising into tho blue
what building is that?" she asked,
not being an habltue Of the downtown
district. 81 don't know" he replied.
She looked at him IA surprise, this
quarter Of New York being his daily
locale. NO" he insisted YEARLY. y
don't know. II wasn't there yegter
day."-New York Press.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-10-11
Hard Of Of Hindu Women.

According to reliable statistics
barely one of one per cent of the
144, 100000 Of women in India art
able to read and write; and to nont
OF the hundreds Of thousands of Hin
du gods may these sorrowful LITTLE
dark women look for any ray Of hope
either in this world or in the work.
to come.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-10-11
TAMRIDA MOSQUE, SoKOTRA

Not many tourists land at Sokotra
island in the Arabian sea, but those
who do are well repaid by the many
beautiful and interesting bits of seen
cry. Tamrida is the capital and the
ancient mosque of that city is here
shown. Sokotra is under British pro-
lection, but has sultan of its own
who receives an annual subsidy for
preventing the looting OF vessels that
may be wrecked on his coasts.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-10-11

Many a woman would be willing to
trade a million-dollar husband for n
en-thousand-a.year alimony.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-10-11
FREE ADVICE
TO SICK WOMEN
Thousands Have Been Helped
By Common Sense
Suggestions.

Women suffering from any form of fe-
male ills are invited 70 communicate
promptly with thewoman' 'sprivate corre-
spondence department Of the Lydia Z.
Pinkham M edicine Co., Lynn, Mass.
Your letter viii be opened, read and
answered by woman and held in strict
confidence. A woman can freely talk Of
her private illness to q woman; thus has
been established a confidential corre-
spondence which has extended over
many years and which has never been
broken. Never have they published a
testimonial or used letter without the
written consent of the writer, and never
mas the Company allowed these confiden-
tial letters to get out of their possession,
as the hundreds of thousands of them in
their files will attest.
Out of the vast volume of experience
which they have to draw from, it is more
than possible that they possess the very
knowledge needed in your case. Moth
iug is asked in return except your good
will, and their advice has helped thou
sands. Surely any E<SSON
woman, rich or poor, SlE/E$sST@l9
should be glad to M ~ N$SaM
take advantage of "a eV W
this generous offer ~
Of assistance. Ad- W
1ress Lydia E. Pink Co\ eSa.sS1H23 III
ham Medicine Co., M\fssS5lSS%a5M
(confdentiaD Lynn CSBSSAEGSSS
Mass. TLH6N pIhKFiNIA
Every woman ought to have
Lydia z. Pinkham's SO-page
Text Book. 1t is not a book for
general distribution, as it is too
expensive. It is free and only
Obtainable by mail. Write for
it today.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-10-11
Imnorfnnt fo Mothera
Melancholy Fact.

Man is weak, That is why no In
vests in a cantaloup when he knows
the chances are ten to one against
him.-Toledo Blade.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-10-11

Red Cross Ball Blue will wash double ~
many clothes as any other blue. Don't
put your money into any other. Adv.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-10-11
Uncle PennxwIse SAYS:

It may be that you emit fool thu
people all the time, but some polit.
clans average very high percentage
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-10-11

The average girl can love almost
any one-eXcept a stepfather.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-10-11

A CURB FOR PILES.
Coles Carbolisalve stops itching and pain
and cures piles. All druggists. IS and soc. Adv.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-12-26

less it can get out Of doors when ma
ture demands it. When the dog IS
young, say two or three months old, ne
should be fed in small quantities. New
err permit him to eat to his own sats
faction. because the ultimate result
will be a very sick and unhappy little
puppy. 1t is we'll to give him his last
meal about two hours before he IL shut
up for the night.
Cornmeal mixed with water. very
little salt and handful Of finely chop
ned liver or meat thrown in, the whole
baked in cake and when cold broken
in bits and fed to the dog makes a very
good supper. A great many people In
sist on giving their pets bread and
milk for the evening meal. but this y
not very desirable diet If the dog =
to be shut up in the house all night
There are a great number Of tricks
which may be taught dog, but the
farm dog should not necessarily be
taught tricks He should be taught
sensible things.
A great many, and l may say nearly
90 per cent of the dog owners OF the
present day, allow their dogs to run
recklessly about through their neigh
bors' gardens. crops, etc. This 10 q
very injudicious piece Of business. 1t
not only brings about hard feeling,
but is absolutely uncalled for.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-12-26
FALL AND WINTER
CARE OF POULTRY

Feeds for laying hens In the fall
should be Of such Il nature as to pro
mote and aid molting and bring the
fowls into physical condition con
ducive to early laying. one of the
principal feeds helpful to this end Is
oil meal, which tends to loosen the old
feathers. put gloss on the new ones
and keep the birds healthy. A good
melting ration will consist of three
pounds of whole or cracked corn, two
pounds of wheat. one half pound OF
beef scraps. one-half pound Of linseed
meal and one pound of clover or alfal-
ia meal This is sufficient grain for 100
pounds live weight of fowls per day.
With this should be given in separate
boxes an abundance of grit. oyster
shell. charcoal and clean fresh water.
Mangels may be given to supply a
further amount of succulent food II
necessary
The birds should be given ample yard
room and compelled to take plenty OF
exercise. Scattering grain in the litter
In the morning. which neCesSitateS the
birds scratching for their meal. will
serve as valuable aid. The custom
of giving the birds wet mash In the
morning has now gone completely out
of vogue. and with good reason The
consensus OF opinion at the present
time is that the dry mash is much
more desirable. Dry mash fed in hop
pers can be handled more easily and
at less expense than the wet mash.
A dry mash that will give good results
is composed Of the following:
Wheat brand. two parts by weight: mid
dlings. part by weight: corn meal.
one part by weight; linseed meal. one
part by weight: alfalfa or clover meal.
one part by weight: beef scraps. one part
by weight.
This should be placed in a hopper
and kept before the birds all the time.
Where the dry mash is provided whole
or cracked corn and wheat should be
fed In the litter in the morning and at
noon.
Cleanliness in the poultry house Is at
all times important. but especially SO
during the fall and winter. when the
fowls are unable to obtain free range.
The dropping boards should be cleaned
frequently and fresh litter supplied.
A great factor in establishing sanitary
conditions Is the application of white
wash.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-12-26
Don't FORGET the Farm Girls.

Do not forget the girls when the re
turns for the crops and animals are to
be distributed among members OF TIE
family The boys may have toiled in
the fields and in the barns. and their
work may merit special reward. Re
ward them and thus encourage them
to undertake more next year. But do
not forget the girls who have made 1t
possible for you and their brothers to
labor. They have borne the heat OF
summer around the kitchen range:
they have endured the drudgery of the
weekly laundry; the choice preserves,
pickles. canned fruits. etc. are result
of their labor-Farm and Ranch
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-12-26
||NGS THAT PERTAIN TO THE
FARM THAT ALL OUGHT KNOW

strating the great loss that is being
sustained throughout the country in
not making closer study In require
ments of cultivation for large grain
yields. 1t Is rotation and diversity
that are lacking-the former to keep
up the farm. the latter the profits.
Every practical rotation must con
tain crops that use nitrogen and crops
that gather it. For example. in the
common rotation of corn. wheat and
clover the first two Vse nitrogen and
the third gathers 1t. IN Fact, clover Is
a user and gatherer of nitrogen. DO
not think because legume adds nitro
gen to the soil that 1t does not use up
plant food All the leguminous crops
almost any Of the grain crops. A large
amount Of nitrogen Is also used. but ii
Is taken from the air.
Now let the farmer push this diversi-
hcation far beyond the corn wheat and
clover crops. Cowpeas and oats sown
together make splendid fodder and
benefit the soil. They can be harvest
ed by midsummer and crop OF millet
grown on the same land by fall Rye
and clover sown together in the fall
can be cut for fodder by June | and
potatoes. corn. rutabagas. millet or
cowpeas grown the same season.
While farmers are making 500 to $50
an acre on heavy grain crops they
should not overlook such products as
onions. beans. potatoes. sugar beet>
and fruit. which return a profit of SIG
to 5000 an acre and place agriculture
on business basis
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-12-26
SOME FACTS ABOUT
BUILDING OF S|L0S

The basic point about a silo Is that 1t
must be an air tight receptacle. A &C.
nent silo should always be pitched
With tar or painted on the inside with
tome air tight material before filling.
| The sole reason for building the silo
that it is the most economical way
, If storing succulent feed. We can
store three times rs much dry matter
n a silo per square foot rs we can in a
haymOw.
The theory Of silage is that sugar,
protein etc. turn to tactic acid by
fermentation. Heat is generated, from
100 to 10 degrees. which kills Off all
germ life. or, rather, the germ life kills
of itself The longer this heat is main
aimed the better the siaGe. Around
he outside the temperature is frequent
y low. Cypress. redwood and cement
allow little absorption, dry silage Il
little on the outside and provide fer
nentation.
Forty pounds per cubic foot Is about
he right weight for silage 1t is prac.
.ically uniform all the way down.
The most expensive place to build a
! silo Is inside barn. 1t may be de-
sirable for convenience however but
takes up valuable space that can be
used for storing grain or sheltering an
mails.
Slage must be cut fine. The finer it
Is cut the better it will pack and the
better it will be. A quarter Of an inch
Is about the right length, and half
inch is the limit at which silage ought
to be cut. What you lose in cutting
you gain in labor In the pit.-Farm
Press.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-12-26
Little Farm Hints.

Potash is especially valuable Tor
wheat. cotton. tobacco. Irish potatoes
and the grasses 1t should be applied
In fall for wheat
Select for fall blowing the stubborn
refractory clay soil and on all fields not
fall plowed have clover crops growing
to be piowed under in spring
Proliticness is in every case as I'M
portant feature as there can De I'D
seed corn Hence II Is very important
that the seed ears selected should not
only he OF best quality in every par
ticular. but should be one OF two or
thre. ears that grow on the stalk.
The best time to plant apple trees
is as soon as most Of the leaves have
fallen. which is generally about n"
vember The roots being then In a"
active state and the ground still r@
tanning a certain amount OF heat. thev
will form new roots before winter.
which is a material advantage.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-12-26
STORAGE OF CELERY.
Trench Method Is Ono Way OF Pre-
serving This Vegetable.


There are many ways of storing
celery. Some of the large growers pack
in the field. use large crates and send
direct to city storage houses. Others
have special storage houses on the
farm in which the crop may he held
until midwinter or even later. Pits
are often used by growers who do not
make specially Of this crop.
One of the most successful plans Is
to store in trenches. Storage may be-
gin after the middle OF October and the
work should be completed before there
is hard freezing weather In most
sections Of the north the crop should
be stored before the 10th or 18th OF
November.
The trenches should he about foot
wide and deep enough to receive the
plants so that the tops will protrude
not more than two or three inches
above the top Of the trench. The plants
are moved to the trenc hes rs promptly
as possible after lifting. stood erect
and placed rs close together as the
roots will permit Some loose soil
about the roots in the trench improves
conditions for satisfactory storage
The tops should be free from dew or
rain when trenched Boards which
were used in banching the early crop
are nailed together into troughs and
placed over the trenched plants to pro-
tect them from cold and rain. On
warm days stones or blocks should be
placed under the boards to provide
ventilation As the weather becomes
colder manure. straw or even soil
should be thrown over the boards to
furnish additional protection. The
drainage around the trenches must be
good to prevent loss from decay Of
the stalks National Stockman and
Farmer