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Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-02-16
ALL BELGIUM IS
NOW IN NEED Of
BREAD SUPPLIES
Relief Expenditures Aggregate
Fully S6,600,000 Each
Month to Prevent Actual
Starvation.

New York. Feb. it.--AH agencies
In Belgluin relief must occupy them
selves fer the present with the im
nediate tasks Of providing bread for
the total population ~ Belgium and
at supplying an food for one-nfth ~
thar population which u wholly de-
pendent npgn charitable aia. accord
lng to the second report of the relief
commission sen, abroad by the Rock
efelief foundation 90 invest gate the
effects u the war upon non-combat-
snTs This report. given out tonight
hy the foundation. states also that
clothing must be supplied 10 certain
communities. temporary shelter must
he provided Tor many families aud
employment must be glvcE. a. far as
possible n The unemployed. These
relief measures. the commission es-
Inmates viii nccessitate "A expendi-
tsre q about ss.seo. 600 a month.
Grain Must H. Imported.
81 the total Belgian population ~
s,eea 600. the report states. 80 per
cent arr able 10 pay for their bread.
hut the grain from which 10 make
the bread must be purchased IN for
eign countries. transported Into Bel
ginm and distributed under the pro
lection 90 the American government
70 the eommunes About 81. 600 tons
al grain monthly arr required Tor the
fecdlnE o. the population, IL j. arur-
cd. and the purchase and delivery Of
the grain ALI cost about $4,000 zoe
4 month
Tine remaining 30 per cent ~ the
Relgiau ncnrcombatAnts or gen. zoe
acople. are without resources. the re-
port states
'of the sse.ee people living in
Brussels es0.aeo are nov III the
'snup Ane SAYS tbs commission. ~Of
tho 40 see people COS lnlnu ln Ma
lines. s4.eee are IN the soap line Il
= estimated that one-third u the
present population 81 Llsge Is b.
Fesdy dependent upon the canteens
The chairman of The neigian nation
al committee has estimated that In
the Industrial towns and cities % Bel
gium. about 0ne-thnd % the pres
ent population is nov heinr support
ed NY charity
Rural Conditions Better.
In the rural communities eendl-
lions are better Mos, 81 the farm
ers have some fesDurues From the
few remaining COWS they get milk
and butter. From the land they have
some supplies u putaioes. tnruips
and ether vegctahles In some Of the
mere favored rural communities tins
proportion Of the population wholly
dependent upon charity il At present
small. In other communities whrf-
tna destruction Of houses has been
great and thf reqalstiom an cattle
and food supplies has been heaVs a
innch larser pefeentsee % the noo-
pie sFc dependent apnn charitable
aid"
IN order to provide these destitute
people with a daily allowance Of
bread. saup and coffee and to supply
them with clothing, shelter and med
iral attention.. a monthly expenditure
Of ts,e0e. eco will be required. SAYS
the report OF this sum. the com
muneS have undertaken 10 provide
one-third. leaving se.eee. eco month.
y % Re supplied ~ the Belgian ma
tlonal committee and the friends ~
Belgium in foreign countries Mos,
ri this fund must be raised outside
nelglrFn the commission Says
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-02-16
ALLIES ARE READY
TO TRIPLE STRENGTH
AGAINST ENEMY

>~-~~~-~~~~-~~---~-~~~~~
= enly a few months since the hanE 2
ers ei Paris eoald hear tao sound ~
The enemy guns FROM their counting
houses. some oi them can hear the
same sound nov from their country
houses Under these circumstances
She moheS markets IT tht country arc
not ai tner cry nrsg
The chancellor of the eXehequer
declared that The French people wste
supremeN confident ana Indications
wee iaat all the arrangements for
raising monvs would pc crowned with
complete aurress
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-02-16

tliut We nave a number Ut small
states" he continued. which ara
compelled to lock 10 the greater couu-
tries on the alliance for financial sup
port There is Belgium. devastated.
desolated and with no revenue. We
must see that she does not suffer un-
IN the period ~ restoration and com-
iensation comes
There j. Serbia. maintaining az
army of 5ee.0o0 fighting her third
great war within two years. bet with
no resources and no exports There
are also other states preparing ier
war
'lt Is obviously 20 our interest thar
they should hc well equipped f0s that
purpose; they can borrow only IN the
French and English markets
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-02-16

Coming down % the Paris confer
ence the chancellor explained that the
Idea of Joint loan had been ahan-
doned as impractieahie. AN alliance
IN great war to Be effective he
said means that each country mus,
bring all It's resources. no matter
what they may be, into the common
stock An alliance for war cannot Do
conducted on limited liability pvla-
ciples
IL enc country 81 tire alliance has
Tor the moment more trained armed
men " larger navy or Ercater re-
sources in capital and credit they
must he made available 10 the utmost
fer the purpose II the alliance.
whether the other countries are in p3-
sition 40 make similar contribution
or not That is the principle upon
which the conference al Paris deter
mined 20 recommend so their respec
tive governments tho mobilization of
financial resources for the purposes
pf war
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-09-10
GARDEN HINTS

Whenever possible hocure peren'
nials-they are the most satisfactory
class of plants, and especially adapted
to the farmers garden. During this
month, if possible, procure seeds that
have just ripened, from your friends,
and plant them at once. Or maybe
you can find self-grown seedlings
about the base Of the early blooming
sort.
Keep on hand a good supply Of in.
secticides. Bordeaux mixture as used
in the orchard is good to destroy mil.
dew and rust in the flower garden. To
bacco water will kill aphides which
infest chrysanthemums and golden
glow.
Cut the rhubarb blooms as soon as
they appear. They weaken the plant.
Treasure the weekly wash water
and apply to the roots of the flowers;
it will enhance the beauty of the rose.
If slugs bother the roses sift ashes
on the bushes when they are wet with
dew or rain. See that the ashes reach
the under side of the leaves.
Sow the seeds of annuals-phlox,
candy-tuft, poppy and the like-for .
fine fall showing.
When the lilacs have finished bloom.
ing, all the seed clusters should be
cut away.
Seed sown in the open air during
July and August should be carefully
planted in fine soil, watered, and then
we'll covered with paper or a cloth.
When the seedlings appear, remove
the covering but shade the ground
Furnish the porch, the shady side OF
the house, the arbor, with hammocks,
easy chairs, benches so that the family
will enjoy living out doors to the bene
fit of health and the saving the house
wife work
Just as soon as the summer crop is
gathered remove the fruiting canes
from the raspberry and blackberry
plantations. If the plants send up toe
many roots remove the surplus.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-09-10
LUMINOSITY IN NATURE
MANY INSECTS AND PLANTS
HAVE LIeHT-eIVlNo POWER.
Lightning Most Popular Among Pyro-
teehnle lnseets-AustralIan Pop
py Is the Most Remarkable
Of Luminous Plants.

The lightning bugs mystery OF
light without heat is now alleged to
be solved. A member OF that earnest
headed colony of scientists az Woods
Hole, Mass. has recently declared that
the bug does its interior and exterior
illumination by eating certain sub
stances which supply It with phos
phorus.
Il is to be hoped that this Is true
so we may quit worrying about why
the lightning bug is M up.
Although the lightning bug is our
most popular and common pyrotech'
mic insect. there are many other in
sects and many forms of vegetable
life which share IN light.givins power
OF high and low degree. Under GER
tain conditions nasturtiums, dahlias'
tuberoses and yellow lilies may be
seen 10 glow with a bright radiance,
varying IN color and intensity. Only
those flowers that have an abundance
OF yellow or orange shades exhibit
this phosphorescence. The best time to
see the light is after dark, when the
atmosphere is clear and dry The
light is sometimes steady, but often
intermittent and flashing.
Often, I'm the early fall. the ground
will be illuminated by the glow from
the dead leaves The Australian pop
py Is the most remarkable OF all the
luminous plants. for It has been found
to send out a light of its own Of quite
notable brilliancy
Mushrooms growing on decayed
wood often have a degree Of brilliancy
that. when they are placed on a news
paper, will enable one to read the
words in their vicinity with no other
light. One species Of mushroom in
Australia, 16 inches in diameter, was
of such brilliancy that, when seen
from a distance. It's light frightened
the natives
Crabs are notable light givers, and
the salpa of California is the most
wonderful of all. Bodies of water 20
miles square have been seen glowing
with them, and in Santa Catalina
channel one naturalist reported that
as far as the eye could see the crea-
lures lay cleaning like gems in the
sunlight. Many luminous frogs have
been discovered from time to time,
and any frog may be made luminous
by inoculating It with certain bac-
terra which produce this phenomenon.
Many theories have been brought
forward to explain the phenomenon
of luminosity, but as yet little is
known about It.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-09-10
SOME HINTS FOR BUILDERS
Great Care Should Be Taken In Selee-
ton Of the Most Substantial
Roofing Material.

II you were without preparation or
plan, rudely placed in a wilderness,
your first thought would be of food
supply and your next of shelter, for
these are the two most vital necessi-
ties of mankind. It is therefore
natural that the best thought. and
study are put upon these two essen
tials.
More forward steps have been
taken in the building industry in the
past fifteen years, as regards comfort,
service and architectural beauty than
in the fifty years previous.
Only in recent years has the hand
ling of cement in building work been
understood properly, and progress is
still constantly being made with it.
Modern hotels and office buildings
are being equipped with sheet metal
mouldings and steel veenered doors.
Nearly every important change in
building construction is away from
the fire hazard of wood.
One of the most significant develop
ments of recent years is the crushed
slate surfaced asphalt shingle which
is, on new construction and old, rapid
ly supplanting the wooden article.
There are many reasons for this. The
slate surfaced shingles add beauty to
any building-in fact, there is really
no comparison from an architectural
standpoint. Crushed slate of pleasing
tints of red or green, is employed as a
surfacing. The shingles are uniform
ly eight inches wide and are exposed
four inches to the weather. No paint
ing is necessary as the red or green
crushed slate is natural and therefore
cannot fade.
The purchaser, however, should
guard himself against buying a slate
surfaced shingle that is not guaran-
teed by a reliable and responsible
manufacturer. There are so many
kinds of roofing and shingles on the
market today each claiming to be the
best that it becomes necessary for the
buyer to get some satisfactory assur-
ance that the roofing or shingles are
represented honestly.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-09-10

spirit of the steeds: st. Clair could
not but praise it. He had heard ex.
travagant reports of his generosity to
struggling artists. A word from him,
and fame would be his, and money,
and Muriel.
Filled with the inspiration, he gath
cred his big picture under his arm and
hurried through the streets to the
painters studio on Madison avenue.
But when he reached it he saw that
ST. Clair, was holding some sort of
reception. People were flocking in
and out, women fashionably dressed
and men attired in silk hats and frock
coats.
Rennie stood upon the sidewalk in
Indecision, holding his picture. He
knew that If he turned back he would
never gather courage to repeat his ex-
plot Emboldened by his need, he en-
tered, and, in the hall, standing among
q crowd of guests, was St. Clair.
The old man appeared to take in the
situation at a glance, for he came up
to Rennie and held out both his hands
cordially.
won't you come into my studio?"
ne inquired and, dismissing his
guests for the moment with his court
ly manner, he led the way into the
elevator which ran swiftly up to the
top of the house, where it stopped in
front of an open door.
Nov, sir?" inquired st. Clair,
blandly, yet looking keenly upon his
guest.
"Mr. st. Clair" the young man burst
out impetuously, you were kind
enough to praise my picture Lantern
Light, at the Amateurs club yester-
day."
Indeed, remember it very well,
Mr.-Mr. Rennie," said the old man.
Then Rennie was amazed at the tor
rent of words that flowed from his
lips. He told him everything, about
his desperate struggle, even about Mu-
riel, and ended by saying how a few
words of praise from him would make
his fortune. And have brought you
my masterpiece" he ended naively.
St. Clair was much moved. He laid
his hands in a fatherly manner on
Rennies shoulders.
Il won't offer an opinion now" he
said, because l am under the influ-
ence of the story that you have told
me- l want to get the dispassionate
view Of critic. Will you intrust your
picture with me until tomorrow"
Stammering out his gratitude, Rem
lie withdrew. His last memory was
Of the old mans kindly smile and the
warm shake of the hand. All that
afternoon he trod upon air.
He hardly slept that night, and the
next morning waited feverishly for
The postman. st. Clair had promised
to write him a note as soon as he had
examined the picture OF course the
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-09-10
Maeterlinck,s Failures.

M. Maurice Maeterlinck began his
literary career with three apparent
failures. The first was the founding
of a literary review, which quickly
went under; the second the publica-
ton of a volume of poems, which
failed to attract attention, and the
third the issue of a play, La Princess
Maleine," of which he printed just Is
copies with his own hands and gave
them away. A year later, says the
London Chronicle, chance brought a
copy Of the play into the hands of M.
Octave Mirbeau, who wrote a glow
ing eulogy of it in the Figaro, and
Maeterlinck awoke one morning to
find himself famous.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-09-10
BEAUTY OF HOME YARD
BY X. H. SHEPARD.

- - AAs WILT FNAASs
The immediate grounds about the
home can be made beautiful, and an
effort should be made in that direction.
The home grounds should be ample. as
large as is consistent with the size
Of the dwelling.
An acre is not too much. Some
think that an acre of land is too much
TO waste on a simple door yard, but
the better the home grounds the bet
ter will be the life of the family.
It is a wrong estimate of life and
property to be forever making money
to enlarge the farm in area, in buying
extra tracts of land for future use, and
not improve and make the best of the
ground where the wife and children
spend nearly all of the best of their
life.
Some look forward and prepare too
much for pleasure to come, and do
not expend any means on making the
present the very best that it can be.
They let the home grounds and sur
roundings remain shabby and unim
proved, spending the extra money on
property to be handed down to the
children or putting it in the bank.
This is wrong when there is any
neglect in home improvement. If the
children need help, by all means, they
need 1t now while they are helpless
more than when they grow up and
will be able to fully care for them
selves, perhaps much better than we
ever shall be able to care for them.
They need the comforts, healthful-
ness, and beautifying influences of
good homes and surroundings in or
der to make them healthy, strong,
beautiful and good. These are in
finitely better than inherited real es-
tate, personal property, or money.
The child whose home life is per-
feet for physical and mental develop
ment will go out into the world with a
rich heritage.
The grounds around the home
should be we'll drained and graded to
suit the location The main open
part of the space should be lawn of
good grass and be kept moved low at
all times so that the air and sunlight
may purify the soil.
Abundance of flowers, shrubs and
trees are essentials for completing the
picture, but flowers and shrubs must
be massed in clumps and borders
along the sides and the trees must
be grouped in one place, somewhat re-
moved from one side of the dwelling
Pergolas add much to the beauty of
the home grounds.
Under the tree in the cool shady
part Of the grounds children's play
house or rustic, open structure is a
good place for play and rest for both
young and old.
We can never get too much of the
open air, even though we live in the
country; and such covered place un-
der the trees makes a fine nook in
which to read or take a nap and fully
enjoy the sweets of outdoor life.
For wet weather concrete walks are
economical. They are cheaply and
easily made. They need not necessa-
rily be wide, but there should be
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-09-10
Where Do Comets Come From?

Prof. Ellis Stromgren. director of the
Copenhagen observatory, has carried
out, with the aid of Mr.. ]. Braae, an
investigation to determine whether
comets come originally from interstel-
lar space. as has been commonly sup
posed, or originate within the solar
system. His method of research in
wolves the backward computation of
planetary perturbations for eight
comets. The conclusion reached is
that all comets heretofore observed
have originated within the solar sys.
tenn.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-09-10
Rov Ia sbook Absorber.

Howard Davis, a fourteen-year-old
Upland (Pa.) boy, performed remark
able tumbling act while picking cher
ries in high tree. That his neck was
not broken was probably due to the
fact that in his flight from the upper
branches he struck and knocked from
a ladder Charles Esslinger, another
lad, who really suffered most from an
injury to his back.
After striking young Esslinger Da-
Wis turned a somersault in the air and
fell at full length on the ground. The
shock stunned him temporarily, but
he soon regained his feet, while his
companion required assistance to get
home.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-09-10

enough of them so that all the out
buildings and other much frequented
spots can be reached without walking
on the wet ground.
The grounds about the barn and
other stock buildings should be as neat
and clean as the home grounds proper.
This is both good farm management
and a mark of good taste and charac.
ter on the part of the farmer.
Good fences around all the home
grounds and lots are a necessary con
venience, and keeping them in good
repair adds to the neatness and beauty
of the picture as a whole.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-09-10
Stop Before You Are Too Tired

In the Womans Home Companion
Margaretta Tuttle writes fiction story
entitled THE Runaway Rest Cure,
in which a physician gives a patient
the following good advice:
1T is not the brain, nor the charac.
ter that suffers first from overwork,
but the body; and it is not until after
the body has rendered up its excess
vitality-its youthfulness-that the
nerves begin to pay toll You are not
yet at that place; you are simply phys
ically tired. But this tire is danger
Gus, because it is the warning that the
limit Of your physical support is nearly
reached. We are coming to learn the
value of fatigue as a warning. Those
who do the best work stop just before
they are tired"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-09-10
An Awkward
Situation
By JAMES OLIVER
'sss~sS~sSeSs~eee~NeS~sS@seo~
(copyrlght. i9i5. BY W. O. chapman.)

-
TIA! Very capable work. What is
that name In the oorner?" inquired st.
Clair. the famous painter, inspecting
the work curiously with his short
sighted eyes.
"Rennie, Mr.. st. Clair"
"Rennle? | never heard OF him. But
hell make his mark some day, II he
keeps on like that"
II was at the annual exhibition of
the Amateurs club. Rennie had been
painting for five miserable years. His
works had gone to the Fifth avenue
dealers. and brought him just enough
70 keep him from starvation Patient.
loving Muriel, in their home town.
might have to walt indefinitely before
he could send for her to be married.
For three years Rennie had eXhib-
ited at the club, but never before had
his painting even been noticed. This
year st. Clair, kindly old man, had ac-
cepted an invitation to attend. His
words filled Rennie, who was waiting
near, with joy. st. Clair had noticed
the worth of his work. A word from
ST. Clair would make him famous.
The next day he carried his picture
back to his garret. And he sat down
and thought over the scheme that had
been Matching In his brain.
He was desperate. Things had been
going worse than ever with him. Mu.
mel. faithful as she was, had begun to
grow impatient. She wanted to come
to him, to share his poverty, she said.
II was the letter of a lonely girl, be-
ginning to doubt her lovers loyalty.
For the first time she had begun to
doubt-Rennie could read that be-
tween the lines.
He would take his picture to St.
Clair-not the one the famous painter
had praised, but his masterpiece of
the wild horses, over which he had
spent FIVE months. It was unsigned,
IL was enthusiastically he knew that
he had managed to catch the vital
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-09-10
Appropriate SYNONYM.

You can't beat an Irishman for
wit" says a well-known Washington
ian. Il was in Boston one day last
winter, and while standing near a
mems furnishing store owned by one
Haggerty, my attention was attract
ed by a display of shirts and ties
which embraced a variety of color far
exceeding Turner landscape when
the sun is red and gold. Every color
of the rainbow was represented, and
some colors which were a true revela-
tion to me; l had never seen them
anywhere, On huge yellow card
was inscribed the single word-LIS-
TENT"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-09-10

Apparently not all the queen con
sorts of history were lacking in de.
sire for creature comforts and one
of them at least had sufficient inven-
tive genius to attempt to warm up her
huge barracks Of a palace by hav.
ing little iron carriages filled with red.
hot ashes carried through her rooms
to remove the chill. 1t was this
queen, Isabeau of Bavaria, wife Of
Charles VI of France who insisted
upon a portable bath tub.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-09-10
MAKING Him Feel at Home.

We are to entertain a dlstin-
guished Russian visitor this evening.
What can l do to make him feel per
fectly at homer"
Il don't know, unless when 1t comes
time for him to go you let him out by
the back door and wish him a safe
retreat"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-09-10
Agreed.

Don't you think Mrs. Gadders a
charming woman?"
Indeed, do"
"She has great deal Of tact"
Undoubtedly. What did she COM
pliment you for?"
"My wit. And your
For the same thing"
Shake. She fattered us both"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-09-10
A LASTING one.

$50 our little suburban home i'm
pressed you. Now, may / ask what
particular part of it made the strong
est impression on your"
Your freshly painted doorsteps
when sat down on them"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-09-10
Horestv IN Msn

whats your idea of an honest
MANI" AN honest man." replied Mr..
Kimp, lis one who likes the same mu.
sic in private that he says he likes
when his wife is giving musical eve.
ming. g."-Philadelphia Record.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-09-10
Rlnneet Rnrrnmer

New York is the largest city borrow
er in the world. It borrowed more
than $55O.OOO,OOO in 1913. 1t is also
the largest land owner within the city
limits, holding property valued at
SLABS, ,49l 300.