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The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-12-10

took heart of hope. Almost gayly he
bade her good-by.
I'D become a missionary to the
Fiji islands to win her!" he told
himself, as he went his way. 81 see
what's the matter with Grace. She
thinks l have no interest in life. III
show her! She'd like to see me doing
good, like her lovely self I'll try her
that way"
Lyndon gave up an engagement to
drive down to summer resort thu :
evening. He went out on the street
and came near getting a bad reputa-
tion, escorting home a drunken man to
his family. A poor family had been
burned out. He helped them find and
furnish up some comfortable rooms.
Then he happened to call on Miss Eva
Briggs. She was close friend of
Grace's, that was why Lyndon liked
her.
He was glad to listen to her warm
praises of her dear chum. She told
him how Grace was at the head of the
society that was arranging to provide
free ice all summer. to the poor fami-
lies living over on the flats.
I'm in on that!" declared Lyndon,
and he promptly donated hundred
dollars. When he got home he found
he had inadvertently slipped into his
pocket a list Miss Briggs had showed
him of over fifty families in the poor
section of the town where the head of
the household was out of work and
where help was sorely needed In
each instance there was an infant
whose comfort could be increased by
regular supply of ice, to preserve milk
and other necessaries during the hot
spell.
Lyndon was about to hasten back
with the list when great idea came
into his head. He laughed in a Jolly
way as he formed speedy plan. Its
first step was to copy the list. The
next morning he returned the original
to its owner Then he proceeded down
to the addresses given on the list.
Lyndon wound up a dolorous route |
at noon. His experience had made
him serious-more than that, pitiful
He had never faced such sordid dis
tress before. He was practical enough |
to discern that the well-meant philan-
thropy of the ladies' society was cir
They had little money to
go on. Ice was, indeed, blessing to
he novels of the poor, but that did not
o far enough. 1t was the babies they
aimed to reach.
3And most of them had no milk to
% cool" soliloquized Lyndon. I'M
thai cDd Of II, though"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-12-10
An Odd
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By
Isabel May Griffiths
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Copyright 1916, by W. G. chapmRnJ
Il shall seek an early gravel" de-
clarad Ward Lyndon in a sepulchral
tone.
you win do nothing of the sort!"
aissented bright, pretty Grace Lever
ing
You won't have me-what's the use
livlng?"
To find out by experience that one
may tomorrow be sorry of the decision
Of today Now, Mr.. Lyndon"
You mean Ward"
IN my heart yes Ward, for value
your friendship greatly. ! feel proud
and happy to have your escort, but
there must be no more of this-fool.
ishness"
Her sweet lips pronounced the words
unwillingly, her gentle eyes bore a
wistful expression, despite herself.
Any girl might be proud of the atten-
tions of Ward Lyndon. He was hand
some, rich and-"square" To him all
women were angels, and Grace the
chief Of them all. There was scarcely
a wish his spoiled father and mother
had not gratiled. and now to be dis
appointed in the dearest desire of his
life was a shock that distracted him.
Everybody called Lyndon "a good
fellow" old and young, and an aunt
recently deceased and leaving Lyndon
a fortune of fifty thousand dollars, had
caught the genial enthusiasm. Lyndon
proceeded to demonstrate his gener-
GUS instincts at once. He became an
idler. There was plenty of money
why work? His capital was we'll in
vested to all seeming. He had no bad
habits, but he made no profitable use
of his time.
Then he fell in love with Grace.
who played the church organ and gave
music lessons. II was head over
heels" with him, and a rash speedy
proposal was inevitable. And now,
gently, kindly, she had told him that
It could not be.
Il hope to see you a grand good
man." she said at parting at the hall
where she was to meet coterie of fel-
low woman workers in local philan-
thropic field. with your prospects
you can become so useful, leader"
Suppose | do?" interrupted Lyndon
eagerly. Would that make a differ
ence?"
She evaded the question and he
noted that she flushed slightly. He
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-12-10
AFTER THE GREAT WAR
SPECULATION AS TO PLEASANT
PATHS OF PEACE.
Woman Who Has Known Conditions
at the Front Wonders What Real
Return 10 the Normal
VIII Mean.

Centuries ago a chronicler of the
! Crusades recorded quantity Of a GER
tain vain and valorous knight:
Three wounds he received In this
battle whereat he laughed, but the
paynim who shore his tall plume he
cursed deeply and rested not TIL he
had, with his good sword, shorn of his
/ head"
That was in the day when every
gentleman who was not a priest must
/ be a fighter, and could be a dandy only
+ by the way II was many years later
! that another type arose, dandy first
and fighter afterward; the graceful
/ idler, the society fop, suddenly trans.
formed by patriotism, at his countrys
call, into hero. History proved him,
( fiction adopted him; he became one Of
the most popular figures in drama,
story and romance But until now
neither fact nor fiction has supplied
I corresponding type OF heroine
The great war of today although il
demands of many of the noble women
who have answered the call greater
ability, responsibility and thorough.
ness Of training than has ever been de-
mauded Of women before has also Of.
fered opportunities OF service TO 9th.
ers, hitherto merely women OF fashion
and the gay world. which many have
eagerly accepted. Women used only
20 organizing balls toll on committees,
women who have shone in foreign cap.
itals interpret Tor hapless refugees;
women who h.sc played with petted
children in charming nurseries estab
lish orrhanages, care for destitute
mothers or adopt war babies Other
women of the modern athletic type.
unframed to nursing, devote their
nerve and muscle to slaving in hos
pitals-hastily improvised, ill-equipped
overcrowded, undermined hospitals
where they fag for the real nurses
and turn their hands to anything from
writing wills and messages for dying
men to menial and often horrible tasks
of washing, scrubbing and disinfecting
Others give themselves, with their
automobiles, to the Red Cross and
drive their own cars, filed with wound
ed, over war-ton roads and half
wrecked bridges with o' ~ and daring.
Often they run them .l ira. and
not one of them has ninched
If ever this terrible time. which
seems an endless nightmare, does real
iy end" the American wife OF an Eng
lishman of high social position. who
has been Loyalty working with the rest,
wrote nome recently. says the Youths
Companion. and if wake up to peace
and pretty clothes and gay doings, and
life as It used to be-sometimes /
wonder who it will be that will wake?
Not l. the old I of before the war;
that |. my dear, is dead as if she had
been shot. want t. be happy anu
jolly again, yet when think of the
old life it seems no more possible to
take it up and live it than to go back
and be a little girl. have died, or
grown up or been born again since
them don't quite know which! |
only know that am and must be. diff
ferent and that ! canpot even wish to
be the same again"
Sometimes to lose a self is to find
soul
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-12-10
untheatrIeaI commanders.

Great generals in these crucial hours
are not posing for the movies They
are not animated portrait busts be.
plastered with medallions and ribbons
to astound lay audiences of civilians at
long range. General Jofre, after ~
hours of abstinence from sleep or food
as he follows over the telephone the
varying fortunes of battle, calmly says
to his staff, 1T is over. Let us go take
a bite The hero-worshiping biog,
rapher might fill the mouth Of his god.
like eftigy with resounding epic sen,
timent such as a central American rev
olutionist would declaim from bal
cony in a triumphal hour; but strategy,
not rhetoric, is the field marshal
this war.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-12-10
Suspicious Parent.

c. ]. Faulkner, counsel for the Chi
cago meat packers in their conhscation
suit against the British government
Said at a recent dinner:
Traders could get on better if the
British we're not so suspicious. They
doubt everybody. They are like the
father-only more so.
"A father, in a deathlike silence
ca'l,l downstairs to his daughter, sol
"unly:
Hannah, what time is it?'
"A pause and Hannah answered.
Its just quarter after ten, ia
ther.'"
"'All right, the father said And,
Hannah, don't forget to start the clock
again after the young man goes out
to get his breakfast
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-12-10

~ u VIC hluheyp
medical opinion, without charge-aD-
solutely free This "Anuric' Of DR..
I'Pieroes is 81 times more active than
llthia, for II dissolyes uric acid IN the
system. as not water does sugar.
Simply ask for Dr. Pierees AnuHio
Tablets. There can be no imitation.
Every package OF "Ahuric" Is sure 70
be Dr. Pierces. You will hnd the sig
nature ON the package just as You do
on DR.. Pierces Favorite Prescription.
the ever-famous friend 10 aiiing
women.
Worry is a frequent cause and
sometimes a symptom OF kidney dis
ease. Thousands have testified TO inn
mediate relief from these symptoms
after using Dr. Pierce's Anuric Tablets
for the kidneys and baokaChe.
DR.. Pierce's Favorite Prescription
makes weak women strong, sick
women well. No alcohol. Sold In
tablets or liquid,
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-12-10

I'm through with the penDy-wise,
pound-Iooish policy said the young
wife on her return from the grocery.
That's fine" replied her husband
You are just the dearest little econ
omist in the world BY the way. how
do you 80 about it?"
Il never buy less than two pounds
of anything See, I've just bought two
pounds eli nutmegs."
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-12-10

The close connection which exists
between the heart and the kidneys is
we'll known nowadays As soon as
kidneys are diseased, arterial tension
is increased and the heart functions
are attacked. When the kidneys no
longer pour forth waste, uremic poi
soning occurs, and the person dies and
tho cause is often given as heart dis
ease, or disease Of brain or lungs.
IL is a good insurance against such a
risk to send 10 cents for a large trial
package of "Anuric"-the latest dis
covery of DR.. Pierce. Also send a
sample of your water, This will be
examined without charge by expert
chemists at Dr. Pierces Invalids' Ho-
tel, Buffalo, N. Y. When you suffer
from backache. frequent or scanty
urine, rheumatic pains here or there,
or that constant tired, worn-out feel
ing, it's tilAs to write DR.. Pierce, de-
scribe your symptoms and get his
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-12-10
simnIe Subtraction.

An actress, in discussion of stage
life, said at supper in New York:
"A school teacher was once explain
ing an arithmetic lesson to class of
little girls IL
In subtraction he explained, ev.
erything must be of the same denom-
ination. For example, you couldn't
take two oranges from three apples,
nor five sheep from seven COWS,
nor
But here little girl interrupted
the teacher solemnly.
My sister, what's a chorus girl,
she said, took a diamond from a lob
ster once.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-12-10

And he did thus: ON certain
morning each one Of the persons on
the ice list received notice that
every morning and evening a milk
wagon would make the rounds of the
fiat Eeach morning and evening
quart OF pure fresh milk would b.
LETT at their doors.
And, sure enough, the following day
this welcome distribution began. a
gruff bewhiskered driver. who did no
talking, began a steady regular routine
of delivery aud ailing babies ceased 10
wall.
There was great rejoicing among
the denizens of the fats. The identity
OF their generous almoner was un'
known The driver Of tho milk wagon
had simply stated that he was "A
Good Fellow The ladies' society
fluttered and wondered They well
coined this cooperation, but naturally
were curious and speculative.
One afternoon Grace was retiring
from q visit to a sick family at the
flats. Half a mile of bleak prairie
separated the section from the built
up portion of the town, A great dash
of rain overlook her. A fierce blast OF
wind turned her umbrella inside out
and tore II from her hand,
In dismay Grace was about to make
quick dash for shelter back at the
flats, when. coming from It's direction
In the driving rain, she made out tho
mysterious milk wagon that had been
the cause Of so much curiosity and
comment among her fellow workers.
She was gratihed at an opportunity to
view in person the generous-hearted
almoner who was cooperating with
them in their charity work, as the
driver matted the vehicle with the
gruff hail,
Jump in lady-Tll get you to
town"
Then as Grace crowded to his side
he whipped up his horse. She was
trying to get a clear glimpse of the
bewhiskered face when there came a
shock and a crash. One wheel had
struck a rut and the vehicle tipped 10
one side with a force that flung her
violently against the dashboard.
"oh! Are you hurt?" cried Lyndon
apprehensively, grasping her in his
arms.
She stared at him strangely. The
accent of his natural voice had be-
trayed Lyndon.
so you are the mysterious milk
mani" she voiced, and smiled
That's right" nodded Lyndon. re-
moving his disguise. Anything wrong
with it? l hoped to please you and
do good at the same time. After this, /
ten per cent of my income goes to
charity, and, further, I'm going to buy /
and start up that old factory on the /
fats, so as to give the unemployed
there something to do. We're stalled /
here till the rain stops. Won't you
express your views?"
About what?" questioned Grace.
MY qualifying for your good opin-
on"
You have always had that" assured
Grace
Then why can't we go into a per-
nanent partnership for life?" insinu-
lted the daring wretch softly.
Why not, indeed? Love in a milk
Tagon!-oddity or sentiment, as
Grace thought everything over and
glanced at the earnest devoted young
elbow at her side, she made up her
Ward Lyndon happy!
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-12-10

A certain fouryear-old who has re-
Gently come into possession of a small
pocket dashlight, and whose little
mind has since been largely taken
zip with its construction and equip
ment, was oto~he"rd discussing family
matters with little sister, a few years
older.
Il don't know what's the matter with
papa said sister, "Ee .Inw7g SO
much and never laughs any more
We'll sister was the reply, may
be his laugh battery is broken"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-12-10
S1uelched.

That hat is very becoming. my
dear said the man who had heard
that wives like to have thoir husbands
compliment them on their appear
ance.
ITS becoming very shabby, if that
IS what you mean" replied his wife
After that Of course, it was distinct
ly up to him
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-12-10
Knew What Ne Wanted

Gimme dimes wuth O dried beef
an sum crackers said Uncle Josh
Wayback to the young lady in charge
of the ribbon counter in downtown
store.
"You have evidently made a mis-
take IN the place" she smilingly re-
piled. "This is a dry goods store.r
"Wall, meow, reckon know'd that,
by gum" answered the old granger,
AN eff dried beef an crackers haint
dry goods then I'd like ter know whar
In tarnation yew'd cali EN-"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-12-10

1t WAS a quarter past eight, and the
commuters were waiting for the tram
when the station agent appeared and
informed them that the SIG was al
hour late.
Great Scott" exclaimed the Oldest
commuter of them all What are we
going to do?"
You might take the seven-four.
suggested the agent. 1T ought to be
along in about ten minutes now"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-12-10
Unit

What brought you to housebreaE-
ing, my man."
Lost my job as a baseball pitcher,
Judge"
We'll, you were foolish to go into
burglary, if you are poor at locating
the plate-Louisville Courier-JOuF-
nal.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-12-10
Mrs. Clemens

"A'S'E relieved OF my sut'
fering. 1t is agreeable to me for
you to publish this letter. l am glad
to have an opportunity TO say to all
who are suffering as have done that
/ obtained relief by using Dodd's Kid
ney Pills and Diamond Dinner Pills.
Dodd's Kidney Pills soc per box at
your dealer or Dodd's Medicine Co,
Buffalo, x T. Dodd's Dyspep. Sab.
let's for Indigestion have been proved.
SOC per box.-Adv.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-12-10

Lay in a supply of potting soil now,
so if need arises for soil when the
ground is frozen or covered with snow
it can be met. Equal parts of good
garden soil, old, well-rotted manure.
leaf mold and sand should be stirred
we'll together, sifted through a coarse
sieve and stored under shelter in
boxes and barrels.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-12-10
Acrld.

The Tombstone Man latter several
abortive suggestions -HCw would
simple Gone Home" do?
Mrs. Newweeds-I guess that would
be all right 1t was always the last
place he ever thought Of going.-PpcI1-
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-12-10

fered for a number OF
years with backache.
also tender spots on
spine, and had at
times black LiOating
S p ks before my
eyes. | also had lum-
bago and heart trou-
bic. Since using this
medicine | have been
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-12-10

Higgins is always preaching pre-.
paredness."
Yes" and he practices what he
breaches, too. Ee always manages 70
be out when bill collectors call"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-12-10

To keep clean and healthy take DR..
Pierce's Pleasant Pellets, They regulate
liver, bowels and stomach.-Adv
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-12-10

THE average mans idea OF revenge
is to take the alarm clock out into the
back yard and hit IL with an ak.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-12-10
Not MercenarY.

Mr.. Simpkins, said the boss Sc.
verely. as the new bookkeeper came in
at half past nine, are you not aware
that our Office hours are from nine to
six?"
Yes, sir" replied Simpkins; but
you see, this is pay day and ! didn't
want to appear too eager"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-12-10
ENJOYING a Misery.

Optimist--How do you enjoy YOU
week end?
Dreading blue Monday
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-12-10
A GRATEFUL OLD LADY.

Mrs. A. G. Clemens, West Alexan-
der, Pa, writes: l have used Dodd's
Kidney Pills, also Diamond Dinner
Pills. Before using them l had suf-
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-12-10

A woman's happiness is never com.
plete unless some other woman envies
her.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-12-10

A man never knows what he can do
until he tries and II he is wise there
are a lot OF things be will lot ny.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-12-10

But too many people get into an ar
gument who have nothing to say.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-12-10

Fresh supply Mrs. Austin's Bag Buck
wheat now on hand az your grOcers.-AdV.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-12-10

A merry sinner is at least more en-
tertaining than a melancholy saint.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-12-10

Fresh supply Mrs, Austin's Bag Buck
wheat now on hand at your grocers.-Adv.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-12-10

And some OF the worst cry-babies
are more than twentyone years OF
age.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-12-10

Write Murine Eye Remedy Co., Chicago
tor illustrated Book OF the Eye Free.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-12-10

She-That boy of ours does nothmg
hut spend money.
He--Oh, yes; he does me.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-12-10

A woman IS seldom a heroine TO her
siXteen-year-old daughter
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-12-10

woman's birthday is fact, but
her age is fiction.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-12-10

Anyway, pessimist never hores u.
with his alleged funny stories.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1915-12-24
Facts About Furs.

Although a great number Of popular.
priced furs masquerade under names
that no actual animal claims as its
own, there is no particular secrecy
about it. One of the fur concerns, for
instance, publishes a catalogue to In
form customers Just what they are
actually buying. Alaska bear, for ex-
ample, is the best Minnesota raccoon.
colored dark brown. Adelaide chin
chilla is the fur of a selected, soft
haired and delicately- colored Austria
liam opossum; French ermine Is the
fur of the white hare of France; Bal
tic fox is the fur of a large hare of
northern Europe; iceland white fox is
white Tibet lamb, combed until the
hair is straight; Kamchatka fox is
the fur of the northern timber wolf;
Manchurian fox is the fur of variety
of half-wild dog from Manchuria; Bal
tic lynx is the large Belgian hare; Fin
land lynx is species Of Australian
kangaroo; Siberian pony is selected
Russian calf skin; Hudson seal is
muslSrat skins of selected quality; and
inland seal is the skin of selected
French white hare.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1915-12-24
Fumed Oak.

A good method of producing the pc.
culiar dark brown of old oak is by
fumigation with liquid ammonia. The
wood should be placed in dark and
alright room. and half pint or so Of
ammonia poured into an open dish
placed upon the ground. The gas that
comes from the ammonia acts in a
wonderful manner upon the fannie
acid in the wood, and browns 1t SO
deeply that shaving or two may b.
taken off without removing the color.
The depth OF shade will depend upon
the quantity Of ammonia used and the
time allowed for the operation. Other
methods may be used to obtain SIM
liar result. Liquid ammonia may be
laid on the wood with a brush or rag,
and the color will deepen Immediately.
Potash bichromate, dissolved in cold
water, will produce a similar effect
In Germany, the cabinet makers use
very strong coffee for darkening oak.
To make it very dark, use iron filings
with a little sulphuric acid and water,
put on with sponge, and allow it to
dry between each application, until the
right hue is reached.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1915-12-24
Begin to See Daylight.

The doctors may disagree over the
origin of pellagra (they disagree about
most things), but the theory of the
public health service is reasonable
enough. We are largely what we eat,
says the Boston Daily Advertiser. Dis
eases that once were fatal are now
treated absolutely by diet and treated
successfully, as all physicians agree.
Perhaps, In another generation, the
drug store will be food shop. In
stead Of paregoric or castor oil, the
family doctor will prescribe orange
juice or lettuce. Every child will know
the relative Importance tf fats, pro-
teids and carbohydrates. A new gem
Grafton will circulate pledges against
sugar and pie crust. Both have slain
their thousands and tens of thousands,
and sugar has killed more Americans
than rattlesnakes ever did. Many q
man takes far more worry over the
lubricating oil he uses on his motor
car than on the fuel he shovels into
his digestive motor. We call this a
Civilized ago. but in the matter of food
and food frauds, we have Just begun
emerging from the stone age.