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The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-11-05
HEALTH BENEFIT OF YAWNING
Expert Advises Regular Exercises as
a Measure for Doing Away With
Throat and Ear Troubles.

Yawning is said TO have an exceed.
ingly healthful function besides having
salutary effect in complaints of the
pharynx and the eustachian tubes
According to Investigations yawn.
ing is the most natural form of res,
piratory exercise. bringing into ac,
tion all the respiratory muscles OF
the neck and chest. II is recon-
mended that every person should
have a good yawn with the stretching
of the limbs morning and evening for
the purpose of ventilating the lungs
and tonifying the respiratory muscles
An eminent authority asserts that
this form of gymnastics has remark.
able effect in relieving throat and ear
troubles, and says that patients suffer
ing from disorders of the throat have
derived great benefit from it. He says
he makes his patients yawn, by sug
gestion or imitation, or by a series OF
deep breaths with the lips partly
closed
The yawning is repeated six or
seven times, and should be followed
by swallowing, BY this process the
air and mucus in the eustachian tubes
are aspirated.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-11-05
SHADE TREES FOR BEAUTY
BY J. W. GRIFFIN.

In selecting list of trees to plant
for shade on your lawn or along the
avenue or near the house. make a
note Of the character OF the soil and
plant accordingly.
II you are planning a home in the
lowlands, where II is damp and where
fogs hang on the better part of the
morning, cut II out" sell out. get out,
do anything TO get out. and go up
higher II possible.
Leave the swampy lands to the
frogs and mosquitoes and the fevers.
Make a note of the trees on the
hillsides and those that grow on the
hilltops. Pick out those that hold
their foliage longest. also those whose
foliage is healthiest and most dense.
Some advocate spring and some fall
planting of fruit and forest trees.
have II that the following gives good
results: Where the trees to be set
out are larger than two or three year
old trees, ! dig a hole four feet wide
each way and two feet deep some time
during the late fall or early winter.
The top soil is thrown on one side,
the subsoil on the other.
The combined actions of the rain,
freezing and thawing. produce a good
effect on the soil thrown out, and upon
the sides OF the hole.
The trees TO be set out are pro
cured during the fall and are heeled
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-11-05

In a recent communication to lAs.
tronomie, NJ Raymond of Antilles re.
ported that he was no longer able
to see the companion of Alpha Can.
cri which he had previously observed,
and asked to have his observation ver-
ified at institutions equipped with
large telescopes. The object has since
been sought in vain with the Bis re-
fiector of the observatory of Mar
seilles. 1t will be interesting to learn
whether still more powerful tele-
scopes can detect it, The companion
in question has heretofore been de-
scribed as star of the eleventh or
twelfth magnitude, distant about elev-
en- seconds from the primary. NJ. Ray
mond also notes an apparent change
of color between the time the binary
was first observed by Herschel in 1920
and his own observations 0f 1909 and
1910.-Scientific American.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-11-05
Gettinn the nnctnr

Ira Collins calls to our attention the
difference that forty years has made
in the old time run for the doctor.
Forty years ago runaway team in
jured man on the Nemeha bottom.
A neighbOr saddled one of those IA
nous race horses bred by the Smiths
MOrmets and Wittwers and raced him
to Sabetha. Is miles away. for old Doc.
tor Irwin. When he turned in the
head of Main street he commenced to
shout, "Oh, doc, oh, doc. doc" and
the doctor was on the spot with mis-
thoroughbred old Monk and raced
away on the last lap for the life of the
Nebraskan. IL took two hours and
thirty minutes to pace that SO miles.
A short time ago a hay fork jumped
from the roof of a big barn near Whit
ing and stabbed the operator twice in
the chest. The injured man was bun
died into the farmers auto and in 80
minutes was upon the operating table
in Sabetha, 26 miles away.-Leaven-
worth Times
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-11-05

a number of bulblets or "cormels" are
found attached to them. These cormels
produce the same kind as the corms
they are taken from and Towering the
second or third year from planting
rarely the first year.
When seeds are sown they will pro.
duce hardly two sorts alike, and many
will be worth keeping, but there may
be some fine new sorts. The seedlings
will flower the second or third year.
II is much more satisfactory to buy
the cream of other peoples seedlings
than to fill the garden with a lot of
poor sorts.
Plant in full sunshine, but not
against the south side OF a wall, and
away from the roots Of trees, in we'll.
prepared soil, mellow, sandy loan
preferred, and one retentive of mois.
ture.
Avoid contact with manure, which
should never be fresh and had better
be plowed in the previous season or
in the fall
Occasionally restore potash to the
soil in some form as for potatoes. II
the soil be stiff or clayey put sandy
loan in the furrow.
Plant in burrows three to five
inches deep, according to the size of
the corms, and the quality of the soil,
and at intervals Of, say. two weeks.
from the time the ground will work
up we'll in July.
By this means and by the differ
ence in earliness of varieties, flowers
may be had from July until hard
frost. 1t is most important that the
ground be kept stirred and mellow
at all times, especially as soon after
each rain as the ground will work
we'll and before a crust forms.
Unless you have planted in masses
for landscape effect, cut every stem
as soon as the first two or three flow-
ers open and let the buds develop in
water in the house every morning
remove the old flowers, shorten the
stems and change the water. Keep
at night in a cool place.
Thus treated the stems will be in
bloom a week or more.
If few especially large flowers are /
wanted pinch off some of the top buds
at the start.
Before the ground freezes dig the
bulbs and dry them. Then cut off
he stems, close and store in shallow
baskets or boxes in a cool, dry place
Pull off the old bulbs and roots when
you have time.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-11-05
China Awakinu.

The Chinese business men of Hang
chow, in the Shanghai district have
organized the United Association for
Advising the Nation to Use Native
Goods. At the initial meeting six
means of advancing the usefulness of
the association were pointed out: En-
list the sympathies of all schools and
colleges throughout the country, print
short notices in the daily press, en-
ploy men to go around and give public
addresses to the people, distribute
handbills giving names and short de-
scriptions of native goods, keep in
touch by letter and otherwise with the
chamber of commerce and dealers in
foreign goods, and call upon the nation
to use native goods
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-11-05
Opportunities in China.

There are great opportunities at the
present time in China for the Ameri.
can for it is reported that never IN
the history of China have the Chi
nese been better disposed to America
and things American 1t is said that
there are numerous chances for Amer.
leans to establish industrial plants,
China offering the best field in the
world for cotton manufacturing.
There are tens of thousands of miles
of railroads to be built; there are
tramways, telephone lines, electric
plants, glass making establishments,
oil mills and flour mills to be erected
while there are rich mineral deposits
to be mined and native products to be
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-11-05
May Be New Industry for IndIa.

New industries may be started in
India as a result of the war. Hitherto
India has exported large quantities of
cotton waste to Germany Since the
outbreak of the war the export has
ceased and some of the captains OF
the mill industry are thinking how
best to utilize the cotton waste. The
waste was used in Germany to turn
into coarse counts. which we're used
for manufacturing blankets, carpets
and other such articles. Some of the
mill agents are contemplating the i'm
pOrtation of waste cotton plants so as
to utilize the waste for the purpose
of manufacturing blankets, carpets,
etc, in India.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-11-05
New Plants for America.

The bureau of plant industry re.
ports that its agricultural explorer
F. N. Meyer, who already had many
remarkable finds" to his credit, has
recently sent in an unusually interest.
ing collection of new fruits from the
Tibetan border of China. These III.
elude the Tangutian almond, the Po
tanin peach, and a notable series OF
wild forms of the ordinary cultivated
peach. Mr.. Meyers latest expedition
succeeded in reaching Lanchowfu,
when further progress was prevented
by the desertion of the interpreter.
Recent collections have largely aug.
mented the agricultural departments
stock of jujubes and persimmons from
western China.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-11-05
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Eva Morse Henricks


And then you pulled his pigtall!"
Yes, jsSr. and then all three scam
pered"
And iAe cute, little yellow man.
Vans Fo? He dropped to his knees
and Kissed my hand. and SAID ! WAS
his ieserver, and gave me the golden
bantam"
Little Flora Ward sat in the lap oi
her great friend, Alvin Prescott, I'M.
mensely interested In quite a tragic
recital. He was telling her OF an en-.
counter In a dark side street the eve.
ming before with three sinister China.
men. They had backed another vel.
low-hued cOuntryman against a brlcE
wall. One OF the assaiants held his
throat in a talon.Iike clutch. A sec
ond had imprisoned his arms. A thlrd
was advancing to dispatch him with a
glittering steel knife. when Prescott
intervened.
And what was the golden ban.
tam, Mr.. Prescott?" lisped the inter
ested little one
Prescott fumbled in his pocket.
Eager eyes scanned the odd.looking
pin he drew forth, It represented a
bantam rampant, with curious script
characters on its outspread wings.
II think the three wicked men were
highhmders, my dear" explained Pres.
cott-"that is. men belonging to
cruel society who make a business of
killing people they don't like. Poor
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-11-05
Italian lemon Gardens.

The Italian lemon gardens vary in
Urea, being commonly extremely small
In comparison with California S groves.
About Palermo, however, there are
gardens having as many as 1000
acres. Fertilizers are used, but there
is little or no system. Nor is there
agreement as to the proper intervals
between trees. Irrigation is employed.
In the Sorrentine region, where the
water supply is short, a tree averages
not over 400 lemons, but well-handled
Sicilian groves may produce 1900 or
more per tree. The most northern
gardens produce less than those of
Sorrento
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-11-05

in protected place and are ready al
any time they are wanted. A few days
OF sunshine and windy weather in
early spring put the mounds of earth
beside the holes in fine shape to put
in around the trees.
The trees may be set out two or
three weeks before the surrounding
soil will do to cultivate.
First, strawy manure is tramped six
inches deep in the bottom of the holes,
then about six inches of the top soil
is thrown in, leaving a little mound
in the center of the hole upon which
the center or taproot should rest.
The finer or side roots are spread
out around the little mound, more Of
the top soil is thrown in and packed
tightly around the roots, filling up all
air spaces and holding them in proper
place
Next, some rotten straw. not ma
nure, is thrown in, then the rest OF
the soil is tramped we'll around the
trees. | do not uEe any manure next
to the roots of the trees. The manure
is scattered around the trees, the
rain takes the fertility down to the
roots and the solid matter, while rot.
ting serves as a mulch.
The above method, II closely fol.
lowed, will take a tree through the
first summer which is the most crit.
ical part of the life of tree.
Get them started right. The way is
easy. A bad start causes much trou.
BILE and delay.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-11-05
THE MODERN GLADIoLUS
By GEORGE S. WOODRUFF.

Everybody knows the gladiolus-in
o way. 1t has been called The Peo-
pies Flower" because the common
people can get more satisfaction out
of it, without special care or facilities.
than from any other flower AS a cut
flower. nothing but the expensive or.
child lasts so long and no other flower
has such variety and beauty of color
ing
Nevertheless, the modern gIadiolus
Is almost unknown to large majority
of our people, because of the great inn.
provement which has been made in a
comparatively short time.
The gladiolus is propagated by di-
rect multiplication. by cormels and by
seeds. The CORN planted dies at the
end of the season, but produces a new
one at the base of each shoot 1t sends
up; so that the rapidity of multiplica-
tioR depends on the number of shoots
sent up.
When the corms are dug in the fall
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-11-05
War Hurt PhlllpnIne Trade.

In the Philippine foreign trade move.
ment for the year ending June, 1915.
the adverse eff of the European war
was the leading factor Imports
amounting to $44,479,S6l declined SILL.
100000 or 20 per cent below the 1914
value; and, though exports were only
nominally less than $51,OO0,0OO, total
Of the previous year, greatly increased
production of copra alone saved the
total and the high price for sugar
was the only market war benefit in an
export trade that was very generally
reduced.-Commerce reports.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-11-05

THE study Of etymology." says the
Philadelphia Record, causes no end
Of trouble among that class OF school
children whose knowledge OF English
" limited 10 words which figure IN the
ordinary street conversation, and
many curious results nave followed
rhe custom usually observed by the
teachers is to require such a definition
ot the word, then lis derivation, and
inally a sentence In which the word
Is properly used The word "ligament
'ell to the lot OF a rather dtiident boy
recently, tie defined II properly as "a
band but followed up the correct
derivation with this remarkable So.
tence: u was wakened up last night
by hearing a brass ligament gong
down the street
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-11-05
THICK LOVELY HAIR
Because Free From pandruH, itching,
Irritation and Dryness.

May be brought about by shampoos
with Cuticura Soap preceded by
,ouches Of Cuticura Ointment to spots
of dandruff. itching and irritation. A
clean, healthy scalp means good hair
FRY these supercreamy emollients II
you nave any hair or scalp trouble.
Sample each free bv mail with Book
Address postcard. Cuticura, Dept. Ky,
Boston. Sold eyerywhere.--Adv.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-11-05
FEED CHILDREN
On Properly Selected Food. Il Pays
Big Dividends.

II parents will give just a little in
telligent thought to the feeding OF
their children the difference in the
health Of the little folks will pay,
many times over, for the small trouble.
A mother writes: "Our children are
all so much better and stronger than
they ever were before we made =
change in the character of the food.
We have quit using potatoes three
times day with coffee and so much
meat
Now we give the little folks some
fruit, either fresh, stewed, or canned,
some GrapeNuts with cream, occa-
sionally some soft boiled eggs, and
some Postum for breakfast and sup
per. Then for dinner they have some
meat and vegetables.
1T would be hard to fully describe
the change in the children, they have
grown so sturdy and strong, and we
attribute this change TO the food ele-
ments that, / understand, exist in
Grape-Nuts and Postum.
"A short time ago my baby was
teetning and had great deal of stom-
ach and bowel trouble. Nothing
seemed to agree with him until tried
Grape-Nuts softened and mixed with
rich milk and he improved rapidly and
got sturdy and well"
There's a Reason"
Name given by Postum Co, Battle
Creek, Mich
Ever read the above letterg new
Bne appears f~Om time 20 tim-, They
are Renulne. trOe, and f'lll 81 bVmaR
Interest.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-11-05
Mixed Adiectives.

We had at our house for about half
a day this summer young man from
Kansas City as a boarder,' stated hon
est Neighbor Hornbeak. He came
with the expectation of staying two
weeks, and just nacherly hungered
and thirsted for the simple life. as
he called it. And then about the
first thing he did was to seek to picC
sandburr off from the left hind fe1
lock of one of the mules. This sorta
led me to believe that he thought sim
pie and idiotic were synonymous ant
simultaneous terms. Kansas CITY
Star.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-11-05
A Good Snort.

The whole family was downstairs
watching a magnificent thunderstorm
when the mother suddenly remem
bered about little Marie who was
alone in the nursery and might have
awakened and became frightened. She
slipped away to quiet her
AT the door she paused. and a vivid
flash of lightning Illuminated the whole
room Little Marie, who had been to
the ball game that day with her big
brother, was sitting up in bed clap.
ping her hands with excitement and
shouting:
Alta boy, God alta boy! Bang it
again; Bang it again! Alta boy!"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-11-05

al once-oh, at once, pleased" and
Prescott dashed from the room, trac-
ing anxiety and urgency In tho vel.
come summons that might mean some
thing helpful for Lydih
He found her distractedly pacing
the floor when he arrived at her home.
She was white TO tAe lips and her
eyes bore the traces OF poorly sup
pressed anguish.
Flora" she gasped. "she Is gone! "
Gone? You mean" began Pres
colt In alarm.
stolen, kidnapped. spirited away
She was alone In the garden for an
hour playing with her dolls" narrated
Lydia. When / went TO call her In
she had disappeared,
kidnapped? lmpossIble'" cried
Prescott, she must have wandered
away"
q found this note on garden
seat" proceeded Lydia. Read Il.
The crumpled scrawl wds signed
with one name-Shaw-and II ran
You will hear from me shortly. tn
less you agree 10 marry me you VIII
never see little Flora again"
The scoundrel!" cried Prescott.
Il will set the l'olice on his track at
once.
No! no." implored Lydia. You
do not know this man Shaw II any
such an attempt is mGde. he will dis'
appear, and Flora with him. on try
and find her! Try and bring me back
my lost darling!"
Alvin Prescott had a difficult task
before him. Shaw was not to be found
at any OF his occasioned haunts. No
trace was discovered of the missing
child The grief OF Lydia was pitiable.
Prescott devoted all his time to the
mission in hand. but II was OF no
avail.
II was tie fi'th morning after the
disappearance Of Flora, that. walking
along the street, he observed a squat
oriental figure speed across the thor
oughfare to his side II was Wang Fo
Il find you" be cried in extrava-
CANT joy. The pin-of the golden
bantam. You lose?"
NO, gave II 70 a child"
81 have found her. You come-come,
quick"
With faint heart of nope Prescott .
the half coherent. but in.
-ensely excited Wang Fo. He led him .
to the Chinese quarter of the city,
and through sinuous and mysterious
passages into what seemed to be
secret lodge room.
There, on dais. surrounded by
Chinese women, was Flora. She was
supremely contented. for they had
given her all kinds of quaint toys and
seemed only hent on entertaining her.
Wang Fo told his story The child
laG been brought TO some avaricious
riends of his to hide or ship 10 some
'ther city as the order might come.
lie, Wang Fo had discovered the gol.
len bantam pin. He had removed
he child into the charge of more
rusty friends. He had guessed much
led to seeking out Prescott.
They never heard OF Shaw again
they" for what could come Of Il. but
hat the rescuer of the dear little one
hould prevail upon sweet, loving
.ydia to give her protector for
fe?
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-11-05

Wang Fo, as he called himself, must
belong to some other secret society
] suppose the golden bantam is its
emblem, for he kept saying that the
bantam pin would make me friends
with all his people.
What a sweet, cute little pin it is!'
said Flora effusively.
We'll, you shall have the trinket,
replied Prescott, and pinned it on a
band of ribbon at her neck.
"Oh. how good you are!" cried
Flora ecstatically, and jumped to the
floor and ran over to where charm
ing young lady was busy at some
fancy work. See, Aunt Lydia-the
beautiful pin Mr.. Prescott has given
me-"
You are spelling the child, Mr.
Prescott" spoke Miss Ward, but with
an indulgent smile.
He did not ?eply but his eyes met
her own with a rapt, longing express
sion. She read its meaning-love-
not only for the little one, but for her
self as well. He seemed about to
speak. The memory of what had fol-
lowed an offer of marriage caused
Prescott to control his deep emotion.
Soon he left the house.
1t was hard to be about daily in the
company of the woman he so devoted
ly loved and refrain from urging her
to reconsider her decision. 1t had been
announced in a kindly way, so consid-
erately, in fact, that Prescott half be-
lieved that but for circumstances
Lydia might have favored his plea.
An orphan herself, her life was
wrapped up in little Flora, who hav-
ing lost both father and mother, was
cherished by Lydia as a responsibility
to whom she had devoted her life. This
much she had told Prescott in answer
to his offer of marriage.
There was another suitor-Leslie |
Shaw. Prescott had never liked him. |
He was persistent in his attention
to Lydia. He was man about town,
with unknown antecedents. Prescott
had experienced relief and satisfaction
when a servant of the house, with
whom he was favorite, told him of
the summary dismissal of his rival.
1t seemed that Shaw had impor-
tuned Lydia to accept lin as her hus-
band. She had given him the same
answer that Prescott had received:
Her life was bound up in little Flora.
The enraged Shaw had fiercely wished
the little one was dead, had let loose
his wicked temper in a way that
shocked and disgusted Lydia. Then
Shaw had sworn that he would yet
win her as his wife. if it took him
ten years to accomplish his purpose,
and had gone away in tempest of
wrath.
Lydia never gave any token of that I
stormy interview. but Prescott was |
! ell satisfied that she had a contempt {
or Shaw. She feared him, too. Pres. '
,ott believed, and. while he was glad t
hat persistent rival was out of the c
way, he kept himself on the alert to
guard against any attempt to annoy
lydia on the part of Shaw
One evening the telephone bell in i
Ifs room rang sharply. His name was e
poken breathlessly, and he thrilled t
nd tingled as he recognized the tones
4 the woman he loved. d
rs 1t Mr.. Prescott?' she asked in Il
tone that trembled. 8
YES, Miss Ward" Ii
"Wlll you E.eSse come to the house C
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-11-05
IN THE GARDEN

Do not make the mistake of planting
magnolias in the autumn. Where they
thrive there is nothing more snowy
than the Chinese varieties. The flow.
ers appear about the same time as the
crocuses and tulips in the spring. The
spring is a better time for planting.
Do not permit any weeds to go to
seed. Better not allow the seed pods
to form. Go carefully over the garden
these fall days and clear out every
weed. VIII save lots of trouble next
season.
Destroy the webs OF the fall web
worms wherever they are found.
Right now is the time to arrange for
cold frames for flowers and for the