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The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-12-17

The prince of Wales has taken an
oath never to marry a German prin.
cess. The heir apparent to the Brit
ish throne, who is directly Of Ger
man stock, is quoted by the Paris
press as having formally registered
vow that no German blood should be
added to the British throne line IL he
could help it. Il intend to marry the
daughter on an English peer" said
the young prince to friends recently.
The prince has been serving with the
British headquarters force somewhere
in the region Of Dunkirk.
A Whitehead torpedo runs 5000
yards, travelling part of the distance at
the rate of so miles en- hour.
A theatrical man, in an appreciation
of Junius Brutus Booth, declares that
intellectually he stood above any ac.
tor Of his own or any other time" In
Justification OF this praise these
claims are made. Booth had a knowl-
edge of seamanship (acquired as a
midshipman), was an expert printer,
had studied law and medicine, was an
acute theoIogian, and spoke eight Ian.
guages Huently. besides being "the
greatest actor who ever spoke the
! English language"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-12-17
when Marx currler Woke up.


Mark Currier of Newburyport was
somewhat deaf says wit and Humor
of the American Pulpit" and he had
acquired a habit of sleeping at in.
tervals throughout the sermon. Rev.
Mr.. Milton made up his mind to break
his worthy parishioner of that very
deplorable habit. and he gave Mr.. Cur.
rier fair warning of his determine
tion.
On the next Sunday he gave out an
unusually long hymn, on which the
bass viol sawed away so long that
at its close Mr.. Curriers' head had
fallen back on the railing of his pew
and his mouth was set for a hytrap.
Quietly the parson rose in the pulpit,
and exclaimed in voice of thunder
Z" Mark!'"
In an instant Currier jumped to his
feet, and before he could realize
where he was, answered the supposed
call upon him with an equally and
loud "Hallo!"
Perfectly regardless OF him. Par.
son Milton continued: Mark, | say,
the perfect man, and behold the up
right: for the end OF that man is
peace You will find these words in
the thirty-seventh Psalm and thirty
seventh verse;"
During the sermon that followed,
Mark Currier, II need not be added,
was wide awake.-Youth' Companion
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-12-17

French loan may have studied the
Cooke methods. The governments
"Hve-twenty" loan was authorized in
February, 1862. It remained on the
market nearly year without success,
despite various efforts of Secretary
Chase to negotiate It. He solicited
offers In New York, but the condition
OF the money market at the time was
such that most OF the bids were at a
considerable discount below par In
fact. there was not sufficient currency
In New York to absorb the loan rapid
~ enough to supply the wants OF the
government.
It became evident that if the loan
were TO be taken it would be only
through popularizing it, by seeking
purchasers among the masses of the
people in all parts of the country and
no longer merely upon the capital ac-
cumulated in the money centers.
How was this to be done? The treas
TRY department was not adapted to
tke management of business Of that
character. There we're no officers
who could be charged with the under
taking. All the bureaus were over
crowded with overworked employees.
Besides, the laws regulating the re-
ceipts and disbursements of public
moneys presented insuperGble barriers
60 a direct negotiation Of the loan be-
tween the treasury department and
the people.
When these difficulties became OBJ
vious Secretary Chase decided to re-
eort to private enterprise and selected
Jay Cooke Of Philadelphia, head of
the banking house of Jay Cooke & Co.,
as special agent for the treasury de-
partment in disposing of the bonds.
Mr.. Cooke attacked the work with
Qigor and enthusiasm Under his man
agement there was organized vast
machinery that resulted in the enlist,
fng Of every bank and banker and al
most every newspaper H. The northern
states In advocating the loan. ne con.
ducted a publicity campaign which up
ia that time was probably without
parallel.
The bonds were issued in dcuomina-
rions Of $50, $lOO, $500 and 81 go0, and
Il was estimated that at least three
million persons subscribed for the
loan in amounts ranging from $50 to
sums in six figures
The Cooke advertisements were
spirited and confident rejecting the
vigorous character of the man who
wrote them. He kept the l before
the people constantly.
His newspaper "brOadsiGa5' were
characterized by both originality and
ingenuity One of his mos effective
efforts in the line OF publicity ap.
,peared as a kind of farm and me-
,chanics catechism, entitled The Best
Way to Put Money out At Interest" >"
Mr.. Cooke personally lied upon
the editors in Philadelphia and New
York to indoctrinate them with his
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-12-17

views. His brother, Henry Cooke, was
on terms of intimacy and friendship
with the correspondents congregated
at Washington and, so we are told, in
vited them individually and in parties
to partake of the hospitalities Of his
splendid home in Georgetown.
Besides the countrywide publicity
carried on in the newspapers and mag
azines Cooke literally showered the
nation with show cards, posters, cir
culars, pamphlets and handbills, mar
velous variety Of devices of the type
to catch the eyes of the people, i'm
press their minds and draw the money
from their pockets.
All the while travelling agents
secured the country from end to end
seeking money in the remotest corners
of the country. 1t was not long be-
fore the name of Jay Cooke became
known to every village and farm and
had only to be spoken by one of his
solicitors to draw the carefully hoard
ed savings from their hidden recesses
as if by magic
Night agencies at which mechanics
mill workers and factory employees
could subscribe for the bonds were es-
tablished in all the large cities shortly
after Cooke received his appointment
for the "seven-thlrty" loan in Janu-
ary 1865.
The Office of a coal and wood con-
cern, a real estate shack, or even the
front part of a corner saloon, answered
the purpose, so long as it gave the
age-earner an easy opportunity to
invest his surplus earnings in United
States bonds.
Nearly a score of these night agen-
cies were opened up in New York city,
Brooklyn and nearby New Jersey fac
tory centers, and for weeks the 'seven
thirty" government furor continued at
high pitch.
The remarkable success which at
tended the employment of these meth
ods fully justified their adoption.
Within less than eighteen months
after Jay Cooke took charge of the
distribution Of the "fve-twenty" loan
the enormous aggregate of 100000,
600 had been diverted from the ordin-
airy channels Of investment and trade
and turned over to the government
without serious disturbance to the in
dustrial or commercial interests of the
country.
In all the period the popularizing
machine was in action there was. no
serious pressure resulting upon the
money market, no exhaustion of She
resource relied upon, no faltering or
unevenness in the flow from thousand
rills which fed the constantly swell
ing current of the supply. In thus
popularizing the loan, distributing 1t
among the people in all sections, oc'
cupations and degrees of wealth, the
foundations were laid for future loans
and the national credit was placed on
a broader and firmer basis than it ever
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-12-17

4 understand. Matilda. You al.
ways did think the worst OF me-,
said Uncle Ned.
That set me thinking, What was
the purpose OF unoles visit? knew
he had been desperate man In his
day. Could he have come TO rob us,
and had mother suspected his designs
and uttered a friendly warning that
they would not be tolerated?
For a day or two after that mother
trailed the wicked uncle like a
shadow. especially when he was with
father. As for me, | repaired the old
pistol | had found in the empty room,
and was on guard day and night, |
loved Uncle Ned. but / would not suf-
fer him TO rob those who had be-
friended him,
The mystery was explained about
a week after Neds arrival.
Mother and | had seen him go out;
but a few minutes later he sneaked
In by the back way and went straight
TO father In his library.
had spotted him A man does
not inform his womenfolk when dan
ger is imminent. simply waited
under the stairs. the empty pistol in
my hands. / knew that Bin BunalO
had cowed the outlaw of the Plains
with a tobacco pipe. and | would not
scruple 10 intimidate Uncle Ned with
an empty weapon.
/ could not hear what the men
were saying. but all at once mother
came hurriedly into the room. Her
womans instinct, never at fault-as
Dinah knew-had told her that the
crucial moment had arrived She went
in and left the door unfastened.
Her voice was angrier than I had
ever heard IL before. The men COW.
cred before her feminine fury.
Il knew when you came here. she
cried, that you were going to try to
induce Jim to start you in life again.
Start you in life, at forty-hve!"
Only forty-three, Matildal" said
Ned in a panied voice.
AT forty.three. then! My husband
has done more for you than any broth
er need do And you shall not take
his last penny in the world!"
DO you think came TO borrow
money. Tilly?" asked the wicked
uncle.
Il do, il | know you"
why. Tilly what an idea!" pro
tested the wicked uncle. 81 made
my pile in Nevada last year, and 1
came home to pny back what ! had
borrowed. But ! knew black sheep
never turned white, and well, my
dear, had a little fun with you.
That's all. Here's Jim's twelve thou
sand four hundred and nineteen cents.
The nineteen cents | borrowed from
him to buy a rabbit when we were at
school together
Then followed a silence that might
be felt. Then | heard somebody kiss
ing somebody else.
You're still the same. Ned" said
father, in an odd, choked voice.
What pleases me best is that that
little chap will be able to go back to
school," said Uncle Ned
sheathed my weapon, | gritted my
teeth with baffled rage, and sought the
seclusion of my lair. / hate my
wicked uncle.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-12-17

ders, leaving about a quarter OF an
inch space between the top OF the
rough concrete and the top OF the 2 by
4. This Quarter-inch is then surfaced
with a richer mixture and struck on
even, The 2 by is then moved feet,
and the process repeated Short
pieces OF 2 by 4. FIVE feet long. are used
for the cross pieces The joints be-
tween the foot blocks allow for ex.
pansion and contraction, so the floor
will not crack.
After the floor is finished out to the
farthest corner. feed racks are built
on the ground close up against the
edge of the concrete. Feed Is carried
to the feed cracks by an overhead
trolley track. which ma. pass over
the feed racks and dump directly into
them to save labor
The labor problem Is the most seri'
Gus difficulty that diversified farmers
have TO contend with one OF the hrst
things TO consider in laying out
farm building is the labor OF using
the building after II is completed
The old-fashioned way was to attach
the feed racks to the shed posts
which eurtailed the space and caused
great deal of hand work to get the
iced into the racks. They were also
greatly in the way when removing
the manure. II is easy TO get to the
outside of an angle. but sometimes It
is dithcut to get to the inside OF a
shed with fodder enough to satisfy
lot OF hungry animals.
Feed racks for this purpose should
be built for feeding hay and silage
and grain. This requires a rack to
hold the hay, and low-down trough
for silage and grain. To save waste
the bottom should be made tight with
matched boards.
A gate or heavy door may be
hinged at each corner of the shed TO
fasten the cattle inside when neces'
sary. If this is done, the feed racks
will form two sides of the inclosure.
The construction of the sheu is
quite simple. 1t consists Of by As tor
studding and for rafters. The stud
ding is covered with drop siding. put
on in the usual way. The roof is Gov
cred with shingles nailed to ordinary
roofing strips. The supporting posts
are by 6, set firmly in the concrete
piers, so the cattle may hook each
other against them without knocking
them loose.
The attractive appearance of the
shed is due to the proportions and to
the rather wide projection OF root,
with a neat coTnice.
The shed is painted to match the
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-12-17

vent shrinkage, but the greater part
of fall. winter and spring is made up
of temperatures above freezing
Rain is more detrimental than Sc
we're cold Large quantities Of neat
producing food are necessary to evap-
crate a cold rain out of the hair Of
domestic animals. If the animal can
not eat enough or is not given the
right kinds of feed to produce sutfi-
cient heat, then it must draw on its
own store of fat. The natural result
is shrinkage in weight. When an ami,
NAL forms the habit of burning its in
ternal fat it soon goes wrong. The
"critter" is on the down-grade, and
will soon need doctoring. which we all
understand is serious business.
The illustrations show an open
stock shed, to be used in connection
with the storage barn, corncrib, and
silo.
The shed is built in the form of
right angle, which faces the south and
east for protection against the cold
north and west winds. The shed ts
"A feet across the west side, and the
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-12-17
Ru wILlAM A. RApFoRp.

On all farms devoted to diversified
farming live stock is considered one
of the main money crops
The average successful farmer de-
rives profit from many sources. lie
raises grain, has a small orchard
keeps a few dairy COWS, and raises
colts, calves and pigs. He would like
to breed some good sheep, were II
not for the night-prowlng dogs OF the
neighborhood.
Farming conducted along diversified
lines requires suitable buildings to
house and properly care for the farm
live stock in winter There is a dairy
stable where the milch COWS are care.
fully provided for, the work horses
have their warm, comfortable sIabIes.
but there always is an overflow. a sort
of "riff-raff" composed of animals OF
different ages There is no room for
them in the regular stables. but to Sc
cure the profits they must be taken
care of and fed with intelligence.
Young stock requires some kind OF
lnclosed stable. where they may be
housed during severe weather. They
also require a good winter feeding
shelter for milder days II pays to
stable stock in severe weather TO pre-
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-12-17

in our lives before. But nobody will
trust each other in these days of de-
graded politics, and there hasn't been
man at the helm of the state worth
his salt since Grover Cleveland left
the White House, said father.
You've lent that fellow Ned at
least ten thousand" said mother, in
the anguished tones of Dinah, when
the outlaw of the plains lay dying.
Yes" said father. But that was
between brothers, you know"
You've started him three or four
times over. You've put him on his
feet, and now he can't keep there.
And he's coming to borrow some
more. Promise me you won't let him
have it."
THE extent of my benefactions to
Ned will be measured by chicken feed
dimes and nickels," answered faith
or.
Tomorrow our wicked uncle starts
East.
The wicked uncle has arrived. He
is younger than father, and reminds
me very strongly of Diamond Dick,
the Pathans woe, though the look
in his eyes softens at times like that
of Bill Butfalo's when Dinah refuses
to become an outlaws bride. he
shook hands with me very frankly.
Certainly have received a not unfa-
vorable impression of my fathers
brother.
Mother was cool toward Ned. Ned
that's what he has instructed me to
call him-confessed to me in an after
dinner confidence that she always
was cool toward him. Il don't blame
Matilda" he added, with a mournful
sigh. She knows Pm no good ard
never likely to be any good in this
world"
laid my hand, with gentle but
significant pressure upon the wicked
uncles arm.
Cheer up, Ned'' replied. None
of us are wholly bad There's 30
much good in the worst of us and SO
much bad in the best Oh US, that it
amt the job Of any Of US"
ITO hit ourselves on the chest of
u.s." said the wicked uncle. Yes,
yes, know. Your words are infinite
ly consoling, my dear boy. But it's
hard to bear-haEa to bear!"
Next morning he had long conVer-
sation with mother. didn't mean
to overhea tho first part, but a fell
low can't help 1t If he's making boat
upstairs and people choose to hold
conversation in the passage. Moth
er was very angry with Uncle Ned.
could tell that by the tone Of her
VOice.
MY husband is ruined" she was
saying. II want you to understand
that clearly, Ned. don't insinuAte
that your visit here is anything more
than one of friendship, but the poor
man is struggling hard to keep his
head above water. He hasn't got a
hundred dollars to lend. He hasn't
rot fifty. rye given up my winter
clothes, and we don't even know how
Charlie can go back to school next
term"
MY heart stopped beating. 1t seemed
too wonderful TO be true.
That's all have TO say to you
upon that subject. Ned" she contin-
ued, as they moved away. II you un-
derstand that, you are more than vel
come here"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-12-17
GATHERED FACTS.

Nearly ton of wrist watches were
on exhibition at a recent convention
Of Jewellers in New York. THE ma
-lority OF persons, said one Of the ex-
bibitors, "call these sissy watches
but this term will eventually be dis
rredited-for one thing, because the
officers in the European war are de-
pending a great deal on wrist
watches" The convention, however,
AS whole, did not encourage the use
of the innovation.
The American consumption OF ar
tflicial dyestuFs has attained an an
nual value Of $15,OO0,O0O and grows
steadily.
A wealthy young Englishman, be-
fore going to the front, insured his
Sife for 81, 600 900, the risk being spill:
among several offices. The first pre-
uium was $4,000.
Russlas Caucasian army has points
az common with the famous Foreign
legion u France. 1t is recruited from
Ali uatlonalities. and. like the legion
mas many warriors who have joinet
40 forget the world and TO be forgot
cen.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-12-17
Copyright, 1915. by ". @. chapman)

(copyright. 1915. by ". @. chapman)
was eleven yesterday and | have
started a diary The iirst thing that
must go into 1t is about my wicked
uncle.
When father said, casually, to moth
or. "Neds written that he's coming
East TO pay us a visit next week.
mother sighed and flung up her
hands.
Il guess he wants some more
money, jim" she said. AT such
time as this"
I'm sure Ned's settled down and
steadied himself during these seven
years, answered father
1t isn't in the man." said mother
IN a curiously constrained voice, like
Bill Buffalo's after he had confessed
to the sheriff that he stole the girl TO
keep her away from his rivals, the
outlaw OF the plains.
| must tell you now that while we
five In a magnificent mansion. with
four servants. we are fast approach
ing bankruptcy. Father made some
unlucky deals on the stock exchange,
and the war has cut OFF exports, so
what is a man to do? AS father said
TO mother yesterday, il those fellows
would give him time and his bank
would advance him only ten thousand
he could keep his head above water
and not have to take furnished rooms.
More than that, he said. If that ship
ment comes through from Rotterdam
well be richer than we've ever been
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-12-17
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hAA DtCl bll UtlhAt.
Since the stirring days in which Jay
Cooke achieved his financial triumphs
the processes by which the surplus
funds of the country find their way
into investment have been refined and
brought up to a higher state of perfec-
tion. There exists in the economic
structure of the nation today a tinan.
cial department of perfect machinery
which applies to the country's develop
ment the combined energy of the &C.
cumulated savings of men and women
all over the land. Like the transmits
sion machinery of the modern indus
trial plant by which the heat units in
the coal bin are transformed to pounds
of energy in producing useful com
modities, our BANKING system gathers
up the savings-the five hundred and
thousand dollar nest eggs-from myr-
lad thrifty homes, unites them in pow
erful funds of limitless energy and
puts them to work 1t is through the
operation of this machinery that rail
roads and public utilities are financed
llAA hGIl AfAA 0liNtl u 100 - BlSAApNCh 49,
the funds required to carry on state
and municipal improvements are
raised.
To gear this machinery up so that
large foreign loans can be arranged in
this country is the problem now be-
fore the heads of the nations great
financial institutions.
From the very outset Of the war
they have realized that nations of Eu'
rope. being engaged in the waste and
destruction of capital on a prodigious
scale, would soon or late be knocking
at our doors and asking for financial
aid That time has come England
aud France sent some of their most
gifted fnanciers and men of affairs to
the United States on a borrowing mis-
sion.
Baron Reading, lord chief justice OF
England, a man of extraordinary in
tellect and forcefulness, often spoken
of as England's Disraeli Of the twen-
tieth century; Sir Edward Holden, one
of the foremost ioint-stock bankers of
London; Sir Henry B. Smith, an in
ternational banker Of wide expert
ence; Octave Homberg of the French
foreign office; Ernest Mallet, regent
of the Bank of France, and Basil B.
Blackett. a British treasury expert
these are the men who came to ar
range for a loan to be pledged jointly
by their respective countries,
In listening to their arguments the
American bankers constantly kept in
mind the fact that in order to get the
people to invest in bonds of foreign ma
tions they must first make them see
the advantages to be gained by lend
ing money abroad
Obviously their position is not the
same as that which confronted Jay
Cooke, whose appeal for funds was.
after all, largely an appeal to the peo-
ple's patriotism.
Cold facts concerning foreign ex-
changes, the movement of the crops
and other phases of the country's bus
mess, vital as they are to general
prosperity. cannot be expected to
awaken the same enthusiasm as the
cry, THE Union must be preservedt
Nevertheless, when the financial ma
chinery of the country is once set in
motion wonderful things can be ac-
complished. Jay Cooke demonstrated
this.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-12-17
lmprovlna human Race.

1t is becoming increasingly neces-
sary to impress the fact that there
are two distinct lines In the improve
ment of any race; one by favorable
environment, which brings individ-
uals up to their best possibilities; the
other-1O,00 times more important
and effective-selection Of the best
individuals through a series of gen
erations, writes Luther Burbank in
Good Health. BY this means, and by
this only, can any race of plants, ami
mails or man be permanently OF radio
ally improved.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-12-17

"Ye have turned very Industrious
lately. Tim" said one Tipperary man
to another
"That l have, bedad," replied the
other. Il was up before the magis-
trate last week for battherin' Cassidy,
and the judge tould me If came back
on the same charge he would fine me
tin dollars
did he?" said the first speaker.
And ye're working hard 30 as to kape
YER hands off Cassidy?"
Don't ye believe it, said the indus.
trious man. "I'm working har-rrd to
save UP the tin dollars. Buffalo Cour.
Ter.