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The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-04-16
The Annrssslon Of States.

The world is divided, politically,
into states. These states are a kind
Of abstract beings, distinct from the
men, women and children who inhabit
them. They are in perpetual and In
evitable antagonism to one another;
and though they may group them
selves in alliances, these can be only
for temporary purposes to meet some
other alliance or single power. For
states are bound by moral or physi-
cal obligation to expand indefinitely,
each at the cost of the others. They
are natural enemies, they always have
been so, and they always will be; ana
force is the only arbiter between them.
That being so, war is an eternal neces-
sity. AS a necessity, it should be ac'
cepted, II not welcomed, by all sound
thinking and sound-feeling men. Pa.
cifists are men at once weak and
dangerous. They deny a fact as fun.
damental as any of the facts of the
natural world. And their influence,
If they have any, can only be dis.
astrous to their state in its ceaseless
and inevitable contest with other
states.-From the Atlantic.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-04-16
KEEP TEETH IN CONDITION
Not Only Personal Appearance, But
Health, Is Affected by Neglect
of Their Care.

Next to bad complexion, there Is
nothing quite so ruinous to beauty as
poor teeth. So often you see a girl
who is wonderfully pretty until she
smiles, and then her whole face is
ruined by a set of dark, discolored,
uneven teeth. Leaving beauty out OF
the question, however, there is a more
serious side to this subject. The read
ers are urged to care for their teeth
as they would for precious pearls, not
only for the sake Of personal appear
Rnce, but for the sake Of health itself.
Physicians will all tell you that the
stomach is at the bottom of most phys
lcal disorders. A weak stomach Is
the root Of all evil, but the cause Of
most weak stomachs is bad teeth.
When the teeth are decayed and sensi-
live It is almost impossible to chew
any food properly. Consequently the
stomach becomes very quickly disor-
ganized.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-04-16
KEEPING HAIR IN CONDITION
Be Employed With the Best
of Results.

Many girls use an egg shampoo as a
cure for dandruff. To make it use the
yolk of one egg, one pint of hot rain
water, one ounce of rosemary. Beat
the mixture and use it warm. rubbing
it we'll into the scalp and over the
hair. Rinse the hair well, and sit in
the sun until it is free from moisture.
To keep the hair light try this
method: Shave two ounces of white
CASTLE soap in one quart of water
Place over a slow fire and stir until
the soap is dissolved; then add a tea
spoonful of common baking soda. Aft
er the preparation cools, rub it thor
oughly into the scalp and hair.
Rinse the hair, then apply more soap
to hair and scalp and again rinse the
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-04-16
PHLOX FOR THE GREENHOUSE

Perennial phlox makes splendid pot
plants for the greenhouse when treat
ed after the manner of ohrysanthe-
NUNS. Make cuttings as soon as the
shoots are about two inches long.
Root them in small pots, moving them
along into six-inch pots and when
these are filled with roots feed with
liquid manure For potting soil use
good loan two parts and well-rotted
manure one part. Grow the plants
outside, with the pots plunged to
the rim in earth. Only put them in
the green house to finish. Water
literally throughout the summer.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-04-16
POCKETS AND BELTS
ACCESSORIES GIVEN PROM.
NENcE IN PARTISAN DESIGNS.
Wide skirt In General Favor Though
Method Of Arrangement 10 Varied
Distinctive Rules That Gov
ern the Sleeve.

With the empire revival comes also
the small sleeve and the round decol.
letage. Some OF the French design
ers have submitted evening frocks
that are high in front and extremely
low in the back, but this is not an at
tractive line. Fashion may recon-.
mend 1t, but few women will adopt II.
Along with pockets, belts have also
appeared on skirts, much after the
manner that Cheruit employed some
months ago. Two or three OF them,
tiny little apologies for belts. are
placed across the middle OF the front
or back, holding fat the fullness
While all the designers pay tribute
TO the wide skirt, not all OF them are
in favor OF fullness over the hips. For
slim, young things there are skirts
that are frankly gathered around the
waist line and adorned with two large
patch pockets on each side, but the
majority OF skirts are firmly held in
until the fullness reaches nearly to
the knees, where II is allowed TO fare
its utmost.
Plaits are universal. They are
usually stitched down to the founda.
tion or held down by straps of ma
terial finished with small buckles in
front. There are plaits In groups at
regular intervals touching each other.
starting at the waist or at the edge
of hip yoke. AS all the new mate.
Tials are flexible, there is no ungrace-
ful effect, no appearance of massed
material. which is so ugly on any
figure.
There does not seem to be any law
governing sleeves, judging from the
variety put out this spring, but be-
meath the seeming license there is
real order. The sleeve must show the
arm, or rather reveal its shape. The
style chosen to express this is left to
the dressmaker. Some of the best
frocks show long wrinkled sleeves
of the fabric others have transpar.
ent sleeves Of batiste, of chiffon, of
organdis. The kimono and the elon-
gated armhole do not appear, except
In isolated cases. but it may be safe
ly said that they are reserved for
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-04-16

topcoats, In these the raglan shout
der dominates. although In the short
outer jackets IN brilliant eolors. which
are the prevailing fashion for country
wear. the armhole is nearly norma.
There are three princess frocks
among the new clothes from Parts.
and, as they aSe sponsored by good
houses, one cannot help speculating
upon the return OF the Victorian fash.
ion. They look quite attractive in
their new form, especially one ia
mauve satin over a slip OF white satin
and lace.
There Is another IN snuif brown tat
feta that has a oorkserew effect worked
out by strips Of the fabric, cut on the
bias, and Joined together over a prin-
cess lining The skirt ~ this frcck
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-04-16
THE GALA AND ITS CULTURE
BY BESSIE [. PUTNAM.


Rich soil, moisture, warmth, and
sunshine are the key notes to success
with the Gala. Il can-yes-must be
made to bloom in winter without much
sunshine II the other essentials are
supplied.
If wanted for winter blooming II is
best to let II rest in summer, turning
the pot on its side, in some out of the
way corner. Repot in September, fill
ing in layer of charcoal for drainage
and food
Over this put layer Of manure well
rotted, and finish with a rich compost.
Water cparingly until growth COM
mences, and then the water can hardly
be supplied too freely.
Always use warm water. The roots
Will enjoy It quite hot, but this is
death to the stem. Some place a ring
of tin around the base of the stem,
pressing it down an inch into the
soil. With this protection the hot
water can be freely used.
Bottom heat may also be supplied
by placing the pot on a hot brick. BY
keeping a pair of bricks for this pur-
pose and alternating every IL hours
the buds can be forced more freely.
Give liquid manure once or twice a
week, gradually increasing the dose as
the plant seems to thrive.
Rout the red spider by spraying
with cold water, and the scale with
soapsuds.
When two leaves appear successive
ly from the same stalk, watch for a
bud next. Others will succeed 1t
through the winter II the treatment
outlined is adhered to. Bottom heat,
moisture, and all the sunshine possL'
BILE are the best incentives to growth.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-04-16
KEEPING UP THE LAWN

XIII weeds on the lawn by either
pulling or cutting off the plant below
the crown.
Don't NOW the lawn too closely
during the heated term; but do not
allow weeds to go to seed.
Deep working, thorough pulveriza-
ton, effective fertilization and a
thorough raking and rolling down to
a smooth level are all necessary to a
smooth, level lawn.
Get your lawn seeds of a reliable
scotsman, and ask for the best and
the freshest Don't use old seed left
over from last year, but insist on hav-
ing 1t fresh, and Of good mixture.
The best time to seed a lawn is
during the latter part of August or
the early part of September. At that
season, the heat is over and showers
are almost sure to come, and the
young grass will have several months
of cool, moist weather in which to
grow before winter.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-04-16

the plaster receives less deposit of
dust than where it is between the
laths.
Wherever a hot steam or water
pipe comes through a wall vertical
streak of dust may be seen above it,,
due to the hot air driving the dust
against the cold wall Rooms that are
heated by open CRATES are much less
dusty than those heated by radiators,
because in the former the furniture is
heated principally by radiation, and,
being warmer than the air, it repels
the particles of dust instead of catch
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-04-16

young trees-forest tree nursery stock,
for complementary cutting the
trees Off near the ground, and exam
ination disclosing that the stems were
honeycombed, This is not necessarily
due TO the presence of dead wood near
by, since termites will tunnel for long
distances underground.
While usually confining their work
10 moist or decaying timber or to vege.
table material OF any sort, and to
books and papers that are somewhat
moist, termites will attack seasoned.
dry wood, provided there is access to
moisture elsewhere; 1. e.. they use
moist grass and earth in extending the
burrows, thus creating more favorable
conditions. In the southern states
termites will infest the bark and outer
layers Of the wood of the base of yell
low pines killed by bark beetles before
the foliage has fallen; trees that have
been killed in the spring and show red.
dish-brown needles and much fallen
foliage being infested by the middle OF
August Trees killed in the spring
will have the outer layers Of wood Of
the base honeycombed by the follow.
ing December. The larger-celled
thin-walled, spring wood is eaten away
first, leaving the smaller-celled, hard.
er, summer wood uneaten.
The United States department of ag.
riculture has issued bulletin describ-
ing the white ant from a scientific
standpoint, and suggesting many rem
edies for limiting the ravages of these
little creatures.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-04-16
hair very thoroughly. Water for first
rinsing should be very warm

hair very thoroughly Water for first
rinsing should be very warm
Brush the hair and massage the
scalp while the hair is drying and the
hair will be glossy and soft The
tonic should be rubbed in the hal,
before it dries. It is made as follows
Listerine, 3h ounces; bisulphate OF
quinine, ~ drams; tincture OF can.
tharides, one-fourth ounce.
For discouraged brunettes who have
been troubled with falling hair the fol.
lowing remedy is very good. II also
restores the color of the hair:
Green tea, ounces; garden sage
ounces. Put in an iron pot which can
be closely covered and pour over. the
herbs three-quarters of boiling water:
simmer till reduced one-third; take
off the fire and leave in the pot "a
hours; strain and bottle
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-04-16

ing them, while in the latter the air
heats the furniture and in SO doing
deposits its dust on it.
Rooms lighted by electricity keep
clean longer than those heated by gas,
simply because the light is almost
cold.
Mr.. Aitken sums it up as follows:
"Any surface hotter than the air keeps
free from dust"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-04-16
ORNAME MENTAL GRASSES

When planning flower beds and bor-
ders, do not overlook the claims to
beauty of the ornamental grasses.
They are easy to grow, beautiful and
graceful during the summer, and they
can be cut when in bloom" for deco
rating the house in the winter time.
Give them well-drained soils and plen-
ty of water
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-04-16
COLD SURFACES GATHER DUST
Whv Rooms Lighted by Electricity
Are Free From the sane OF
the Housewife.

The reason that lath and plaster
walls become streaked is explained
nv Jobn Aitken in Nature as due to
the tendency of hot air to deposit its
dust on cold surfaces; and the colder
the surface the weaker the power of
resistance. So where the laths pro-
tect the plaster from the cold outside
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-04-16
Education in Russia.

The Russians are a great people
TODAY who only need education to be
a far greater people They have far
to 90 to catch up with Germany,
France and Great Britain in general
intelligence, but they have already
made a better beginning than all the
world realizes. Exclusive Of Finland,
,here were even four years ago near
~ 5000, 900 persons attending schools
IN the empire, and since that date
successive dumas have pushed the
wxpansion OF the educational system.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-04-16
Good Guess.

Bill--A phonograph is built into a
new alarm clock to awaken sleeper
by paying his favorite tune instead OF
ringing bell.
Jill--What would be your favorite
tune for such a device?
"Oh, Let Me Dream Again. guC~
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-04-16
city Of Bucharest.

City Of Bucharest.
Bucharest, the Roumanian capital,
has a population of about 100000. and
is strongly fortified by is forts and
many batteries. The city has been
several times besieged, and between
1893 and 1912 suffered twice from
earthquakes, twice from inundations,
once from fire and twice from pesti-
lence. Bucharest is noted for It's
gambling houses, cafes, and its innu-
merable churches, the metal-plated
cupolas Of which give the place q piC-
turesque appearance.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-04-16
As the SEQUEL Shows.

A young woman in Harlem blamed
the tango for her bad temper which
caused her to abuse her mother and
get arrested. Her disposition before
the tango craze started was probably
nothing to brag of.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-04-16

Education that does not fit man
or woman for the practical work of
life is worse than no education and
half-baked education is curse. The
boy who attends an agricultural col
lege and does not demonstrate the
truth Of the lessons taught, by actual
work with his own hands, is wasting
time.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-04-16

There are at least 10000 students in
the normal schools and normal sem
inaries of Russia, a fact which shows
that Russia's face is set toward the
morning Boston Transcript.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-04-16
Rlhhnn Bows

Bows of ribbon are effectively used
on some OF the new wide-skirited
frocks of satin and silk. One that is
pretty has little square bows of satin
reaching from the throat to hem.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-04-16

Next to the United States, Germany
has the greatest number of telegraph
offices and the largest line mileage.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-04-16

Satin and TuIle comblned-Premet
Model Of Cream-coIored Satin With
Tunle Of Black TuIle and Lace.
is the widest one OF the season. ex-
cept that intended for dancing. II is
high in the neck, except for a slight
V in front, beneath which is a knotted
cravat of white lace.
Copyright. 1915. by the Mcclure Newspa.
per Syndicatel
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-04-16

SlQIALL(( {
PREPARED q
DERARTNI
- HE white ant or ter
mite" is one of the so
called social insects that
lives In a highly organ
g%%aN ized community where
~ Vf@&e there are castes-royal,
N military, working and
IN M colonlzlng. Unfortunate
A ~ 'ly for man, however. the
caste system is designed
20 aid white ant" communities in de-
stroying timber. and has helped to gain
for it the reputation of being one OF
the most destructive pests. Crumbling
walls, collapsing floors, breaking bean
poles and weakened fence posts are
evidences OF the rayages of this tiny
insidious insect
The term white ant" ia misleading,
as 1t causes many people TO consider
this insect merely a variety of the
ordinary ant and therefore scientists
use the word "termite" In preference,
TO describe the insect. As a matter Of
fact, the real ant is one of the enc
miles most to be feared by the termite.
The two insects may be commonly
found inhabiting the same log or
stump, and yet the former will capture
and carry away members of colony
OF termites IL they are at all disorgan-
lied by being exposed. Such a help.
less colony will attract from dis.
tance ants of several species and will
oher little resistance to the marauders.
The caste system, which is sued a
distinctive feature OF the life of the
white ant, is evident only among the
adults Of colony. When the young
have Just hatched from the eggs, as
soft white grubs, they seem more or
less the same, but after a series OF dor.
mant stages and molts they develop
along particular lines.
The workers" are probably the
most important caste in any colony.
They make the excavations where the
ants are to live, and help care for the
royal couples and the young.
The soldiers" are more highly spe- |
cialiZed workers, but are functionally |
less important than the workers. The |
soldiers are armed with a powerful |
head and "pinchers" which afford pro-
lection to the colony when there is an
attack made through the opening of
the narrow channels leading to the
nests. Their suit of armor is not COM
plete, however, and their soft bodies
are quite defenseless when a colony is
opened up and an energetic army of
real ants attacks them.
The "colonists" are the winged mem.
bers of the community, who in the
spring fly away in great numbers to
found new colonies. These establish
themselves in pairs and Immediately
devote themselves to raising a pew
community. Each original pair be-
comes a royal couple" in its new en-
vironment.
Among other social insects, like the
bee, the king Of new colony dies i'm
medlately after he has fulfilled his use
fulness. However, the king termite
continues to inhabit the cell with the
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-03-26
ON VARIOUS DATES
Anniversary of the Death and
Resurrection CT Christ
Never Fixed.

IT IS something Of an anomaly from
Il the religious point of view that the
anniversary Of Christ's death may fall
on any one Of thirty-five days, while
the anniversary Of his birth is always
on the same 1t Is no less OF an anon.
ally from the astronomical stand
point, for there seems no reason why
we, having adopted the solar year as
the basis Of our calendar. should cling
to the lunar year merely for the es-
tablishment Of one date.
1t is a mystery why, when the date
of christ's birth was fixed on Decem-
Der %, some dates in April were not
at the same time settled upon as those
Of his death and resurrection. That
would have been logical and would
have banished from the calendar a
lunar cycle that has long been aban.
doned by all civilized peoples.
Il should not be difficult to ix the
rational date for Easter II Christ was
cruci1ed on the 14th day Of the March
moon astronomers ought to be able to
calculate on what date this fell. They
April of the year 80 Of the Christian
era. why. then. not fx Easter once
and for all as the first Sunday after
April Z?
II is to the Council OF Nicea that We
owe the perpetuation Of cur anachro-
nistic method of reckoning Easter. This
council decreed that it should be the
first Sunday after the first full moon
/ that occurs after the vernai equinox
March q. Pope Gregory XIII under
/ tcnk at that time to reform the Julian
| calendar, which had been in use ever
since julius Caesar. in As B. c.. had
| prescribed that year should consist
OF 365 days. every fourth year having
| 366. This Julian calendar was a re
form Of still more ancient system
based upon the motions Of the moon.
| which system varied widely in differ
| ent lands. In Rome it had originated
with Romulus. who established year
OF ten months, having alternately 81
| and 80 days, making 304 days in all
Numa Pompilius added the months Of
February and January. and in the
year 452 B. c.. the Decemvirs placed
them where they now stand.
When Pope Gregory undertook to
reform the Julian calendar, that had
by that time become incorrect by
about ten days, the revolution OF the
earth AROUND the sun was not yet fully
understood. so instead Of making a
change that would be thoroughly SCI
entific. the present form of year was
adopted, the Julian calendar being
modified by calling October 5, 1882
October Is, and by making all ter
minai years of centuries, 100. 1900
1900, ETC., common years of 365 days
except when the year was multiple
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-03-26
ALL SHARE IN JOY
Splendor of the Resurrection Be.
longs to Each One Who
Believes.

uTHEN anyone is reading a book
w what he is most anxious to
know is: Does it end happily" We
dislike to read book which leaves US
in gloom. There are two happy end
ings to the two great narratives Of
the New Testament. The first mar
rative is the life of Jesus himself.
The second narrative is the life OF his
church. The story Of Jesus life on
earth would be UNNECESSARILY sad il it
left him on the cross. That would in
deed be the worlds most rayless trag-
edy. Those hands so busy in useful
toll and in kindly service. nailed to the
rough cross; those feet which had
sought out sorrow in order that relief
and comfort might be brought, also
pierced and torn; the eyes which had
looked forth with infinite tenderness
and pity upon the sorrows of men and
women and little children and which
had revealed undreamed-of depths of
sympathy. closed in death; the brow
on which the light OF heaven had
shone. dark with the shadows Of
death, covered with dust and with
blood from the crown OF thornss the
heart that had throbbed with love for
the sad and the needy and oppressed.
pierced with the Roman soldiers
spear That would have been an end
ing too grievous to endure. But the
story does not end that way. There are
no tears in its ending. The Savior
met his weeping friend Mary Of Mag
dala in the garden with the comfort
ing words: why weepest thou?"
Since he is risen there is no longer
any reason for despair and grief. He
spent those days before his ascension
in bringing TO his friends assurance OF
peace and Joy. And he went back to
heaven promising that he himself in
actual spiritual presence would be
with them always, even to the end OF
the age.
The happy ending in Revelation is
but another part of this same happy
ending Of the Gospels. All Christ's fol
| lowers are to share in the Joy and
| splendor of his resurrection We art
I to come to him with songs and ever
/ lasting joy upon our heads. May oul
/ faith in him, our love for him. oul
/ allegiance to him be so strong and
bright this year that of all the Eas
! tiers it shall be the gladdest we have
ever known.-Christian Herald.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-03-26

and are done blooming before the
moving machine is run over that part
of the grass.
/ find the Roman hyacinth will liz
crease from year to year If left in the
ground.
While Roman hyacinths are cata-
logued as not hardy, have them here
in my garden in southern Connects.
cut, and their sweet, graceful blossoms
greet one in May time, If give them
very light covering of rough ma
nure late in the fall
In my hardy bulb border l have
some cld-fashioned double white tu-
lips, and these with few of the Cot
tage Garden tulips of brilliant color
ings make a gay showing all through
May.
They may be left in the ground from
year to year and need no winter pro-
lection.