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The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-06-18

the laurel; thickets of oak and acres
Of pines are all solemnly and industri-
ously about their business. Seen from
afar, the mountain is comfort and
prophecy. Over its face is thrown a
purple mist, which both reveals and
obscures prose and poetry.
The ancient mountain bides its
time, keeps its watch and does it's
work, symbol Of steadfastness and
persistence that is surely not without
value az a standing rebuke to folk in
clined TO fickleness and infdelity to
duty. A great thing indeed, is steadi-
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-06-18

ing line. Many medical students from
England are also in the fighting line.
Doctors are not only wanted to look
after the wounded; they can do a great
deal to prevent sickness. 1t is their
business to watch the sanitation OF
the camps, to prevent the contamina-
ton of the water supply-in short, to
do all they can to prevent disease
which, in all previous wars, has been
a more deadly enemy than the bullets
Of opponents. Happily up to the pres
ent we have no news of epidemic sick
ness, and it is certain that the advance
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-06-18

customary to have an outside en-
trance.
At the rear is double outside stair
way with a grade entrance. TheNe
are 9 or 10 steps up to the porch, and
2 or 8 steps down the other way to
the basement. This makes the base
ment easy Of access from the garden,
which will be appreciated on wash
days and at other times when moving
articles in or out of the basement
storage room.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-06-18
.7vrse's Skull to improve Acoustic,

s7urse's Skull to improve Acoustics.
In demolishing the parsonage of the
Lutheran church, built eighty-two
years ago, the skull Of horse was
found embedded in the wall.
In this section there is supersti-
ton that if the skull of horse is
placed under the church it would help
the acoustics properties, and the voice
of the minister or any one occupying
the pulpit could be heard to better
advantage -Elizabethtown CorresDon
dence Philadelphia Record
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-06-18
Haua tn remnt ,Em.

Perhaps the newspapers throughout
the country which have been printing
a story about Boston dog that eats
beans will be interested to know that
there is a Boston cat that will eat
beans il turkey gravy is put on them.
Boston Globe.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-06-18
Basement Facilities One Of the
Most Important Parts Of the
Plan Outlined.
HIP ROOF ALSO A FEATURE
Much Attention Given to the Proper
Foundations Of Structure That ls
Sure to Give Every Satistae'
tlon to the Occupants Of
the House.
Rv W1LLlAM u. RApFoRD.

MT Wlllilfn a lkNAANth VIII thtANN.
questions and give advice FREE or
COsT on all subjects pertaining 20 the
subject of building. for the readers or TINS
naper ON account of his wide experience
as Editor. Author and Manufacturer ne
Is, without doubt, the highest authority
on all these subjects. Address all inquiries
10 William A. Radford, No, 1891 Prairie
avenue, Chicago, ILL.,, and only enclose
two-cent stamp for reply
An English-style cottage with hip
roof and basement makes very salts
factory small house for certain level
locations where II is impractical to
excavate deep enough for a regular
cellar
There are many towns in prairie sec
tions of the country where the fall Is
not sufficient to put in deep sewers
Also, in the more southern sections, 1t
is not necessary to dig sewers deep
down into the ground to avoid frost.
It is cheaper and more satisfactory TO
lay them near the surface,
On such building sites basement
houses are quite common, and this
medium-sized cottage, with its cool
roomy basement, is well liked. The
basement, being principally above
ground, is supplied with windows al
most as large as ordinary house win
dows.
The idea is to make the basement
into a splendid workroom. 1t is nat
urally cool in summer, warm in winter
and comfortable to work in during al
seasons. 1t is the proper place for the
laundry and storeroom, besides pro
viding conveniences for doing grea
many household chores.
Hip roofs are common in some com
munities. They are well liked be
cause they are neat and attractive
in appearance, and because everybod!
is accustomed to seeing hip roof, O.
cottage roof, as it is often called, 81
that such roofs are local favorites, ant
they become fixed as permanen
fashion.
The pitch of the roofs varies in dii
ferent sections, according to tn
amount of rainfall. Also, the materia
for covering roofs varies in the dihei
ent parts of the country, owing to loca
fashions or customs, and to the fac
that certain roofing materials ar
cheaper in some places, and const
uuently are more in demand.
The foundation of a house like thi
usually is made of concrete or stone
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-06-18
causA " ~ peaalmlsn1.

Orator--"On the surface things are
often right, but it is when we explore
the depths Of things that we see the
deceptions Of our fellow creatures
one Of the "Guv'nor, you've
been buying barrel Of apples, haven't
Won Pitt Bits,
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-06-18
Comparative Values.

"Of course" remarked Farmer Corn
tossel, Il don't pretend to understand
the ways of finance. But there's one
thing that / think ought to be ex-
planned to me SOS can see through
it,"
What is that?"
"Why an egg is liable to be more
valuable after it has been In cold
storage than when it Is fresh laid."l
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-06-18
WOMAN COULD
. HARDLY STAND
Because of Terrible BacI0~.
ache. Relieved by Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vegeta-
bic Compound.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa. 81 suffered from
tl,snlaeement and inflammation, and had

such pains 8 In m y
sides, and terrible
backache so that /
could hardly stand.
/ took six bottles Of
Lydia e. Pinllham's
V Vegetable Com
pound, and now ! can
do any amount OF
work, sleep good, eat
good, and don't have
a bit Of trouble. 1
.acnu,oand vdia E.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-06-18

Of medical and surgical knowledge has
made the lot Of the wounded mucn
more capable of being relieved than
was the case even 20 years ago
Christian Work
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-06-18

Head Wounds Show Great Increase.
Doctor Sendral, who is making a
study Of head wounds in the
French army, has announced
marked increase, due, 1t is claimed, to
trench fighting and improved shell
fire. Many men are reported struck
blind by shock.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-06-18

"a
lllIl ,4kI57SAllIIl States navy we have
lIIIFSHSS. Ill four flag officers OF the
IIIl M1 Il full rank of admiral
iIIIkllSIkSd and the dignity OF
I@7A3Lo that branch of the
national defense will
rise accordingly in the eyes of for
eigners. In the past history Of the
navy the grade of admiral has
figured but three times in living rep
resentatives and each time but sin
gle officer has enjoyed the rank. First
there was Farragut, then Porter, and
after a lapse of more than seven years
following the latter's death George
Dewey won the honor.
But while David Glasgow Farragut
was the first man in the United States
navy to win by virtue of congress the
legal title of admiral, the rank as a
brevet and by right of appropriation
was ninety-one years old in the an
nails of the service. This may be news
to the public generally, but neverthe-
less it is matter of indisputable rec
ord
In foreign service some centuries
back it was the custom to call the
ranking officer of the fleet admiral.
Therefore when the American navy
was established there was reason why
our senior officer should assume the
designation accorded his position in
other countries. Our first president
was of this opinion. On the 22d of
December, 1775, the Continental con
gress commissioned Esek Hopkins, an
old and experienced seaman, com
mander in chief of the navy, and Gen
George Washington officially ad
dressed him as Admiral Hopkins
Admiral Hopkins put to sea from
Philadelphia in 1776. He had a squad
ron of seven vessels and his flagship
the Alfred, carried his flag, which was
a square of yellow silk bearing in its
center pine tree, a rattlesnake in the
act of striking and the motto Dom
Tread on Me" John Paul Jones, ther
a lieutenant aboard the Alfred, sem
that flag aloft with his own hands.
When commanding squadrons oul
ranking captains were called by cour
tesy commodore These men per
formed the functions of our later real
admirals At the main truck of theil
ships these brevet commodores dis
played a blue triangular flag-no
rightly the commodore's swallowtai
or broad pennant of European navie
with a single big white star encir
cIed by a ring of twelve smaller stars
These stars signified the thirteen orig
inal states. This was the pennan
which John Paul Jones flew on tn
Bon Homme Richard when he tough
the Scraps September 23, 1873.
1t was not until 1857 that the It'll
flag officer was legally warranted Il
the American service, congress the
directing that captains in comman
of squadrons should be styled fla
officers And the late Rear Admira
George Henry Preble, U. S, ~, in hi
well known book says: "Ofticers S
appointed, for want of regulation 0
the subject, continued to wear tn
broad pennant of a commodore G
hoisted the square flag of an admira
as they deemed proper" However, tn
Ieeting honor of this title and tn
ripht 10 display the flag but ten
porarily was even then as much Of a
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-06-18

ness-rock-bound stability in any busi'
ness.--Breeders' Gazette.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-06-18
Another Womnn,s Case.


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as IL has done wonders for me and /
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manyof my friends. Mrs. ABEL Law
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Danger Signals to Women
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headache, nervousness, and the blues;
In many cases they are symptoms OF
some female arrangement or an iniiaIIl-
matory, ulceEative condition, which may
be overcome by taking Lydia u. Fln5-
ham'sVegetableC Compound. ThousianQs
of American women willingly tesniy 70
lis virtue.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-06-18

Pinkham's Vegetable Compound to
every suffering woman. Mrs. HARRY
FISHER. 1925 Dounton St., Nicetown, ia.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-05-10
TA[Y

United Press Leased Wire Service.]
ROME, May 10. G1:15 a. m)-ci'-
cumsta ntiaI reports arc in circulation
In government circles that ltaly's time
limit during which Austria must MAKE
satisfactory reply to her demands. es.
pIres at midnigh:. II Austria has not
conceded everything asked for by that
time, the report. say all negotiations
will be broken.
Tho italian officials refuse to con-
firm the reports but it Is certain that
matters are again approaching a
crisis.
The destruction Of the Lusitania has
resulted In many Of the newspapers,
wherein the past have been lukewarn
In their support Of war, suggestions
20 change their attitude. Many Of
them now say that It 10 only ques-
ton Of time when an italian steamer
will be torpedoed and the government
ia urged to take immediate action
against Austria.
: AdvIces from every part OF italy
show that the Austrian and German
subjects are leaving by the hundreds.
Most Of them have gone from Rome,
even the high church officials. Every
train passing over the Swiss frontier
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-05-10
eppelins and Aeropfanes
Drop Bombs in Middle OF
Night on Towns Close
4 to London.
AIMED AT THE HOSPITAL
Several Buildings Set on Fire ana
Ono Woman Killed by Sur
prise Bombardment From
.. the Germano.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.]
LONDON, May 1o.-ZeppeIIns and
aeroplanes today dropped bombs with
In forty miles Of London, killing at
least one woman. They flew over
southend and It's suburb, WestcIIff, at
the mouth Of the Thames. Many
bombs were dropped and extensive
property damage was done, many
buildings either being demolished or
set on fire.
Tho woman known to have been kill.
cd was Mira. Agnes WhitweiI who
jumped from window. There are I'M
confirmed rumors Of further loss Of
life. The authorities report to officials
hero that thlrty-eieht bombs fell
around Queen Mary's hospital, but for
tunateIy mono hit tho structure.
Tho raid took place at three o'clock
this morning when the residents Of
the two towns were In bed. II 10 stat.
ed that the aircraft came from the
direction Of the North sea, but their
course afterward 10 not yet known.
The raiders proceeded IA far AZ Ben
Fleet and then turned seward, head
inc back to Germany.
Il u estimated that 100 bombs wore
dropped or southend and Vicinity and
twenty-five at Lelgh-on-Sea. Eight
buildings were set on IRE at Soutt.
End. The forts at the mouth Of the
Thames fired 4 fusiiiade Of shells at
the air craft, finally driving them OF.
The aas works At LeiSh-On-Sea was
the object Of the attack there, but Il
failed utterly.
Tho inhabitants Of tho raIded towns,
aroused from their slumber by tho
noise Of the explosions, rushed into
the streets partly dressed. The troops
were ordered out and the special mill
tary constabIes who have been sworn
In for just such emergencies were
soon on hand to quiet tho people and
rescue the injured. A number Of
bombs were dropped on canvoy Island
in the Thames, where high explosives
are stored, but no damage was done.
Bombs were also dropped without re-
suit on the marine parade grounds and
near the gas works. The number Of
aircraft 10 uncertain. Some say two
aeropIanes and three ZepPelins, others
say not % many.
Bombs were 90 pIentIfuliy used that
by eight O'Clock this morning eighty
had been extlnouished or located.
There was an extraordinary lack Of
panic, the thousands In the streets
being apparently more intent on To-
eating the air craft than In keeping
out Of danger.
Flaxman's timber yard, ono Of the
largest along the Thames was set on
fire by the bombs and completely de-
stroyed.
In addition to Mrs. Whitwell, who
died from injuries received by Jump
ing from the window Of her home, two
other persons seriously Injured, mark
ed the casualties Of the raid.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-05-10
Message Of Deepest sympath7
Sent That Lives Of Amer .
cans Had to be .
Sacrificed.
BLAME Is ON ENGLAND
Britain Having Assured Passengers
That They Ran no Risk, Should
Shoulder Responsibility
Of What Happened.

UNITED Press Leased Wire service]
BERLIN, Via wireless to London)
May 1o-The German government
has eabled to the state department. ~
washInaton an expression Of tne
deepest sympathy over the loss OF
American lives through tho destrue'
ton Of the Lusitania. Germany now
ever, reterates her declaration thar
the responsibility rests with tho BIZ
ish government.
Tho message 10 to be transmitted
to the United States through the en-
bassy at Washington. II declares that
all Germany sympathizes with Ameri-
ca in the loss Of the American cit'-
zens, but that the real responsibility
rests with Eneland's starvation block
ade. 49,
Germany expresses regret that
Americans relied upon Enela nos
promises instead Of German warnings
British merchant vessels which
are generally armed, the messase OF
coincidence says, have 20 frequently
tried to ram submarines, ehat pre-
vious search 10 Impossible and hence
they cannot be treated like ordinary
merchantmen.
The official German statement TOR
Their states that the entire En9hsh
press has admitted on her previous
voyages, the Lusitania carried large
quantities Of war material and thar
Il 10 admitted that among her cargo
on the last trip was $500 cases OF
small arm ammunition. II 10 also
nointed out that the most Of the I'm.
er.' CARGO was chiefly eontraband.
CONTINUING, the German ctatement
says y: @.n,.,. ,,*.r r.o.,ted one,.,
and unofficial warnings, considered
herself able to declare that the boat
ran no risk, thus fundamentally as
sumino tho responsibility for hun1an
lives, Germany despite her heartfelt
svn,pathy over the loss Of American
lives, cannot but regret that Amert'
cans felt more inclined to trust Eng.
lands promises rather than pay at.
tentlon to warnings from the German
side"
AMBASSADOR CALLS.
WASHINGTON, May 1o.-Gerran
Ambassador Bernstorff called at the
state department today with an e<.
preston Of deep regret for the loss OF
American lives in connection with
tn. Lusitania's destruction. Follow
inc his departure, Secretary Bryan 10
sued the following statement:
1.-THE German ambassador called at
the state department and expressed
his deep regret that the events Of the
war had led to the loss OF 20 many
American lives"
The department had not yet reeeiv'
ed the message which Berlin cables
said had been forwarded by the ka's-
ers foreign office, conveying Ito regret
to the United States and placing re-
accessibility for the disaster to Ameri'
cans upon Great Britain.
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CANADA

IUnited Press Leased Wire Service]
VANCOUVER, 3. c., May 1o.-Only
the walls remained today Of IRE
Deutscher Vereln and a German no.
tel, wrecked inside by a mob, led by
uniformed soldiers yesterday, In re-
taIiaton for the sinking Of the Lus-
tania.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-05-10
GERMANY

limited Press Leased Wire Service]
BERLIN May 1o.--(via wireless to
London)-The German war ofnce to-
day declares that tho Russians who
have been invading Hungary have all
been expelled and the Russian forces
that have been engaged south Of VI.
zok pass have been compelled to re.
treat northward to escape annihila-
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ONE GRAVE FOR FIFTY.
on.. " the graves prepared WA
~. sorrowful, more pathetic than
~ osners, for In Il was placed fifty
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80 PAPER THAT DoosIs kEo'
TT kuK ALL The TIME.
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s,,.e,,bers Of the Daily Gate cry
~ served tho full leased wire SCI
-. - the United press ASSOCIATIONS
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ONE "FoRTuNATE MAN."

Major F, Warren Pearl Of New
York. a former surgeon In the army,
talked to me at length Of his expert
ences. He has been absolutely dazed
bv his experience and has been cared
for by officIals Of the admiralty. To-
dax he was allowed to join his wife,
two Of their children and two nurses.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-12-11
BY BEATRICE FAIRFAX.


80 long as we love we serve; so
long as we are loved by some one, l
would almost say that we are indispen-
sable; and no man Is useless while he
has a friend. Robert Louis Stevenson.
There isn't any place for me in life.
Nobody wants me-" sad little girl /
know signs over and over. To her mere
living is a desperate burden that she
is hardly willing TO carry, To her and
all the other morbid souls who cannot
find place for themselves in the scheme
of existence 1 want 10 talk today.
80 long as we love we serve" and
the beloved "R. L. s." whose own ham
dicap of desperate Ill health did not pre-
vent him from leaving the world books
which are a veritable anthology Of cheer
fulness.
II there seems to be no place for you
in life, isn't It because you are failing
TO give out 10 life any affectionY The
girl OF whom 1 speak looks upon men
as ravening wild beasts. Her attitude
toward the whole scheme of existence Is
one OF criticism. She sees nothing any
where 70 like or admire OF approve.
II she meeta some one who is kind and
unseifish she PERSISTS In regarding that
person as strange exception TO the
general rule. Within herself she has
created a world that does not know
kindness or love OF unselfishness. And
having created that world she lives I'm 1t
without trying TO give anything Of help or
faith.
she persists in regarding herself as
an unhappy and lonely creature-end
this In spite Of the fact that she pos
sesses one friend whom she Nnows she
can trust, one friend who is loyal and
kind, one friend for whom she feels
affection and in whom she can place
faith
II never occurs TO her morbid little
soul that she owes something TO that
friendship. that because someone worth
while ares for her she has even At the
moment o. her greatest unhappiness a
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-12-11
Our Worth in the World

place In life, and that she is OF use to
the world. in fact and in potentiality, be-
cause she has the friendship OF a fine
and admirable soul.
Every human being has a definite place
in the scheme OF things, IL may be tiny
for always. but at least It is a place;
who Is to put into II is a link In a chain.
Just being alive carries with It a GER
tain responsibility. How does any OF us
know that any other human Deing can
do the work we find to hand7 How does
the work we shirk In the mere fact that
we fail to look for it7
None OF us can look ahead 30 much as
an hour; none of us knows what tomor-
row will bring. 1t is possible that just
by being at given place at a certain
time we may prove OF inestimable value
in the scheme OF things-but more than
this we all owe to life a state OF pre-
paredness" To educate yourself so that
you may be of service TO the world IN
general and OF value to those who care
for you is a part OF your duty.
Even though you feel frtendless and
unnecessary in the scheme Of things you
nave no guarantee NhAN inc 5lhte OF HI
fairs Is going to last In a world OF
change. How then dare you throw away
your chance 20 make ready 70 be Of
value to life2
Being OF service TO the world Is In H.
self valuable. II is the responsibility OF
life. No one has a right to sit around
and think how miserable and lonely and
unhappy and abused he or she Is with
out recognizing the fact that there are
plenty OF people In like state. And II
they are, any one who can think must
figure out her responsibility to help
other unhappy souls.
Life Isn't a thing 70 run away from
II Is a thing 10 meet with outstretched
hands OF service. Into those hands
tasks shall be put ana in the fulfilling
Of them lies more than mere usefulness
10 nfe-duty. 10 yourself and a chance
to make place for yourself in the
world.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-12-11
How Jealous Wife Robbed Husbands Mother

dark and lurid past. The son didn
fall into the tolls of any siren. He be-
came engaged to a perfectly respectable
woman. in a perfectly respectable way.
and they were married and had a beau
tiful church wedding, For the bride was
a religious young person much given TO
social service work and convinced that
she had a mission to uplift the world.
But she was jealous or the poor old
mother. She resented her husbands af-
lection for his mother and his considera-
ton for her. She felt that every penny
that he gave his mother was robbing
| her Just that much She made life a hell
on earth for the unfortunate old woman.
and at last forced her to leave her sons
roof.
The old women lives in a boarding
house now. a forlorn old creature. with
nothing to do and nowhere to go, be-
cause her life had been bound up in her
son so long that she has no separate
existence. Her son even visits her by
stealth, so afraid is he OF his wife, and
she speaks of the burden" that their
mother-in-law is to them. They could