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The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-07-07
USE FOR CRASH REMNANTS
Great Number of Useful Articles May
Be Made If One Has the
Time to Spare.

often in her rambles in the shops
the watchful needlewOman will be
able to pick up small remnants of
crash, Just little too long for towels
or of too fine quality. These she
can make up into numerous artistic
and useful articles if she but takes
the time.
There is a new kind of fudge apron
which calls for a fine crash toweling.
A straight piece Of toweling about
three-quarters of a yard long makes
the front of the apron, reaching to the
shoulders. To this are attached straps
which pass over the shoulders, cross
in black and fasten to the front piece
Just at the waistline at the sides. This
is little cooler apron than the kind
which slips over the head, and has
an entire back of the crash and re-
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-07-07

Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound and told my husband about It. /
said / know nothing will help me but l
will try this found myself improv-
ing from the very first bottle, and In two
weeks time was able to sit down and
eat a hearty breakfast with my hus-
band, which | had not done for two years.
/ am now in the best of health and
did not have the operation. " - Mrs.
JOHN A. KoEN1G, 502 Flushing Avenue,
Astoria, N. Y.
Every one breads the surgeons knife
and the operating table. Sometimes
nothing else will do; but many times
doctors say they are necessary when
they are not. Letter after letter comes
to the Pinkham Laboratory, telling how
operations were advised and were not
performed; or, if performed, did no good,
but Lydia q. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
poundwas used and good health followed
If you want advice write to
Lydia Il. Pinkham Medicine Co.
(cOnfidentiaD, Lynn. Mass.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-07-07
GINGHAM is BACK

quires less material yard being al
most enough A suitable oross-stitch
design is worked at the bottom of tho
apron. and the entire edge is blanket
stitched with blue, even TO the join
ings OF the straps at the shoulder line
Snaps under covered buttons hold the
straps at the sides.
mendlng bag Of generous proper
tions can be made from q length Of
narrow crash. The top is slightly
curved out to ft the waist and a belt
OF crash starts from one side and
snaps at the other. The bottom is
turned up into a deep pocket, which
is embellished on the outside with a
design of scattered buttons, spools OF
thread, scissors, etc, The entire edge
Of the bag is blanket-stitched,
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-07-07

]
a silk dress. And a new suit of clothes
for your husband. And a job in our
| garden"
DO you think Ahm going to sell
nah baby's soul for silk and gold|'
demanded the indignant Mrs. Washing
ton, sitting up fercely among her pill
lows
The women beat hasty retreat. The
last hope seemed gone. And then it
was that the great discovery was
made.
There was baby-and Mrs. Latour
found it. 1t had been born three weeks
before, in a rooming house at the other
end of the town. The mother, a
delicate, frail young thing, listened in
awe as Mrs. Latour told her of the
deans wish.
But I've never seen Dean Farrell"
she whispered.
THAT makes no difference" an
swered Mrs. Latour. Now don't be
a foolish girl, but do Just as l tell
you. I'm going to let the dean know
an hour or so before the christening"
She did not tell any of the other
women of the congregation, and MAIDS
bury was agog to know whether or not
Dean Farrell would be able to carry
out his long-cherished custom. And,
as the days went by, and the scramble
to find baby became more and more
acute, without visible result, 1t was
confidently anticipated that the dean
would not.
Dean Farrell was greatly distressed.
He had kept to his custom for more
than thirty years. In fact, the first
baby that he had ever baptized had
been his own wayward son, Of whom
he thought constantly. Like every
father, he saw him, not as the grown
man who had defied him, but as the lit
tie child whom he had held in his arms
and yearned over. Where was he
now?
His heart was very heavy. The boy
might be dead. Worse things than
death might have befallen him. Some
where on the broad face Of the earth
was the man whom he had held in his
arms at the baptismal font and who
had filled all his life.
1t was at the eleventh hour that Mrs.
Latour came to the deanery, when the
dean had long given UP hope Her
face was alight with triumph.
i've found him!" she cried happily.
"Him" said the dean vaguely. He
had been seated in his Office, thinking
Of his son at the time when she was
announced. The words seemed like an
answer to his prayer, and he con.
nected them with him.
"The dearest little boy baby. And
he'll be here with his mother in half
an hour. She's a girl from the
other end Of the town, and found her
by accident. I'm going to be god
mother, my husband will be one god
father, and the verger has just said
he'll be the other"
"But the father?" queried the dean.
Dean Farrell" said Mrs. Latour
seriously, you know you said that you
would give anything to have baby to
baptize, and II was pretty difficult to
get one for you. This is a case Of pri-
Vate troubles, and-you mustn't com
plicate matters by asking questions,
pIaass
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-07-07
SMALL THINGS THAT COUNT
Good Supply Of Adjustable and WASH
able Collars and Cuffs Makes
for Appearance.

Like Phoebe Snow, Of travel fame,
the girl who is well supplied with
adjustable collars and cuffs Of wash
able and cleanslble materials will al
ways be smart and good to look upon.
These are requisites Of the wardroge
one can hardly do without, II we are
20 he presentable with limited ward
robe at home or travelling abroad.
Widely different in design and fabric
they are, yet excellent In style ana
easily obtained, for shops generally
are supplied with very good assort-
ments Of these essential accessories OF
dress.
The severely tailored set is to be
had in crash linen and woolen fab
rics that are easily cleaned. Machine
stitching and covered button molds
give the snappy trimming touch. Daln-
tler and more feminine is the crisp
white organdle set with rufles Of ac-
,cordion-plalted net. organdie-covered
buttons set out In trim rows, and we'll
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-07-07
SOME NATURAL SOAP PLANTS
Weeds Of the Southwest That viii
Produce a copious
Lather.

In western Nebraska and Kansas, in
Colorado, New Mexico and parts Of
Utah, Arizona, Texas and Mexico,
grow the plants commonly known as
Spanish bayOnet bear grass or soap
weed, the Philadelphia Inquirer OBJ
serves.
The first name is suggested by the
stiff, sharp-pointed leaves that stand
like cluster of bayonets round the
crown of the plant, as If to protect the
tall spike of large, greenlsh-white flow
ers that shoots up during the early
summer The last named comes from
the use that the native peoples of
these regions have long made of the
plant, for it contains a substance
known as saponin, which forms lath-
material can be used to wash articles
that would be injured by the alkalis
OF ordinary soaps. The roots of the
plant, which contain most of the soap
like substances, are generally used.
The Indians bruise these roots be-
tween two stones and put them into
cold water to steep for few minutes.
Then they stir the mixture vigorously
and rub it between their hands, an
operation that soon produces a copi.
Gus lather. Then they throw away the
root fibers and use the suds they have
produced.
Soap manufacturers have begun to
use soap weed in making a mild soap
for the toilet and for washing deli
cate fabrics. Ranchmen, on whose
land the soap weed is nuisance, can
often sell it for enough to pay for
clearing the land. The weed can be
dug at any time, dried, baled and sent
by rail to the soap factories. The spe-
cies of soap weed most commonly en-
ployed is the large fruited Spanish
bayonet, Yucca baccata, the fruits Of
which were formerly eaten, when
dried, by the Indians. Another com.
mon species, Yucca glauca, is also EN-.
ployed as source of the vegetable
soap.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-07-07
GLoxlNIAS FINE BLooMERs
Rx E. VAN RENTHuYsEN.

Spread the tubers out on pieces OF
old carpet made and kept quite warm
and damp, to sprout. When the
sprouts appear, pot the tubers in
light, spongy soil A six-inch pot for
each tuber.
Gloxinias come in white, crimson
and purple, and in a combination of
all those colors. Some varieties are
bCrdered with a contrasting color,
others have throat of light or dark
color, while still others have spots
of dark color on light or white
ground.
These plants are easy to grow and
are one Of the most beautiful Of our
garden plants. They are a good type
for the busy woman who wants to
have a garden that will give a showing
for little effort.
If the seed is started early in the
season the plants bloom the same
summer They do best in light, rich
soil, and are fine pot plants for the
window garden.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-07-07
FLORAL HINTS
BY E. VAN BENTHUYsEN.

Considering the small amount OF
care it requires, there is no flower
more satisfactory and beautiful than
the dahlia.
Such hardy bulbs as hyacinths, tu-
lips, lilies, crown imperials, phlox,
iris and the like, do better, as a rule,
If allowed to remain in the ground un-
disturbed for years.
II you have any cold-frame plants,
such as violets, roses and carnations,
don't fail to expose them more and
more to the air for gradual hardening
off before planting.
Try growing geraniums this year.
Next to cannas, they will give more
satisfaction for the trouble expended
than almost any other flower mention
able. Be sure you get those, however,
adapted for growing in beds.
When your Easter lilies get through
blooming, water them until the leaves
begin to fade, then withhold water un-
til the tops die. When that occurs you
can put the pots in the cellar and
leave them there until autumn.
Gladiolus bulbs will blossom a year
earlier If peeled before planting. Be
ing dry, the husk requires a long time
to soak up so the new growth can
penetrate it, but if it is removed
growth starts at once.
For a perpetual delight all summer
few vines are better to grow than the
Madeira and the Columbian climber.
Their foliage is of a very rich, glossy
green, and the delicate white flowers,
or GOwer-clusters Of the Madeira vine
are not only abundant, but deliciously
fragrant. Both vines are easy to grow
and in a fairly good soil will attain
height of 20 to 25 feet.
Although the asparagus sprengeri
produces only tiny flowers, its foliage
is so glorious, so green and restful to
the eye, that it is a plant much to be
desired. Not requiring a great amount
Of sun, it can be placed back of other
plants and, if somewhat above them,
its rich beauty will act as a charming
foil.
For speedy results there is no an
nual vine more desirable than the
morning glory, in all it's varieties.
While it is true that the blossoms are
not lasting, they present lively spec
tacle in the morning, adequate to re-
ward anyone rising in time to review
them.
1t is doubtful if there is any other
one thing in the culture of house
plants so little understood as the
proper application Of moisture. Gen
orally the best way to determine when
a plan needs water is to take a pinch
of the soil and rub it between the
thumb and finger. If dry enough to
become powdery, water should be ap-
piled; but if it is still so damp as to
mold between the fingers no more wa
ter will be needed for a time. Lilies
are, of course, an exception to this
rule, and, in fact, almost all kinds of
bulbs.
Pansies are a desirable flower to
have and a scent package will be
sufficient for one ordinarily to grow.
They want to be started indoors in
box full Of rich soil and kept in
slightly shaded place The dirt should
be damp all the time, to insure which
requires frequent watering; and when
the pansies are planted out it is better
on this account to have the bed on the
north side of the house. There, if
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-07-07
Activities of Women.

Thirty women are practicing dentiS
try in Missouri.
Miss Mary Robertson is a United
States deputy marshal in Topeka, Kan.
Fifteen women will attend the Demo-
cratic national convention as dele
gates.
For the first time in the history OF
the Republican conventions, women
were employed to assist in guard
duty.
Mrs. Robert Lansing, wife of the Sec
retary of state is one Of the 'roollies"
in the womans camp near Washing
ton.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-07-07

the Sash Are OF the Velvet.
makers of the commonplace Scotch
fabric have Immediately put 1t out on
the counters.
The wide and the small checks
form the leading design. The square
of color may be bright or dark blue,
black, apple green or golden brown,
and If you want to be in the fore
front of fashion, remember to use
the check rather than the stripe.
The prophets say that the popu-
larity of the latter is on the wane
and that polka dots and squares will
grow in power with the SUM- The
polka dot is already dancing about
the town. One already has the chance
to wonder, with Peter Sewell, that If,
when passing 6 girl wearing a polka
dot frock, one played a little tune,
would the dots come out to dance?
The trouble is that one does not have
a flute or a mouth organ in the pocket
at the right moment,
Well, the polka dots and the checks
will surely shelYe the stripes, and
linen, tussor and gingham are the
fabrics that bear these designs once
again, as in the sane and wiser days
when women dressed according to
the climate. For decades, it has
been an American joke that If man
turned up his trousers, it was rain
ing in London, which was merely an
admission to mans slavishness to Eng
lish fashions; but recently, women
have worn the fashions of icy st.
Moritz on the hottest days of an
American August.
The American climate calls for cot
ton, linen and Chinese silks when it
is at it's worst, from the fifteenth of
June to the fifteenth of September.
Gingham Is cheap and most admir-
able frocks of it can be made at
home; and with it's advent into fash
ion, women should make the best Of
It. The blue and white checked linen
is also admirable, even If bit more
expensive than gingham, and the
dressmakers have already turned to
It for frocks for garden parties and
even for afternoon weddings in the
open.
The emphasis that fashion allows
Us to put upon belts and girdles al
lows US to swing gown into signiti-
canoe through this means.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-07-07

"I won't, then" answered the dean
Half an hour later he stood before
the christening font, looking thought.
fully into the face Of the girl-mother
who was opposite him. Beside her
stood Mrs. Latour, holding a baby that
behaved with all babys traditional
goodness at baptism. II neither stirred
nor cried, but lay in Mrs. Latour's
arms with its blue eyes wide open, and
fixed on the Deans face.
The service proceeded, and all the
time he was speaking the Dean was
thinking Of his own lost child. His
son had lain In his arms in the same
tranquil way, and he had never guessed
what trouble was to come after.
But there was trouble now. There
was trouble on the young mothers
face. Timid and shy, she seemed un.
able to conceal her grief. The Dean
saw the tears we'll into her eyes and
roll down her cheeks as he took the
infant into his arms and asked its
name.
After a slight pause Mrs. Latour
stepped forward and whispered 1t. And
the Dean stared into the face OF the
child he held It was his own name
that she had spoken.
One little hand clutched at his sur
plice. The face, upturned to his, the
eyes that looked gravely, almost ques'
tioningly into his own, told him the
secret It was his own grandson that
he was holding. He traced his sons
features, as a childs, in this child's
face; 1t might have been his own boy
that he held in his arms again. His
prayer had been answered, although
not as he had asked IL.
He felt that as he poured the water
over the head of the babe. Then the
was over The mother neld
the babe in her arms again and the
register had been signed. Mrs. Latour
and her husband had slipped away.
The mother had gone, and Dean Far
rell stood alone in the yestry.
Only a minute, but in that minute he
summed up an eternity. Then he went
through the church At the door he
came upon the young mother. She
was just leaving, and at her side, be-
hind the pillar, where he had stood
throughout the ceremony. he saw his
son.
For just one instant the two men
lesitated. Then the Deans arms were
about the grown man, as if he were
the little boy whom he had lost.
You must come home" he said.
This day have taken two children
into my Fathers house."
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-07-07
New coIHures.

Brush the hair smoothly back from
the forehead, then place three little
curls at the nape of the neck
Wave the hair, part in the middle
and place a few curls over the ears
and topknot at the crown of the
head, or the hair may be combed
straight back with two curls falling
over each ear.
Draw the hair softly back over fore
head and ears and place two puffs
at the crown of the head.
Brush the hair very smoothly back
in French-knot style and place a
large fancy pin in the most becoming
place.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-07-07
Quilt Protector.

Quilt or blanket protectors, stamped
for embroidery, cost 35 cents. They
are strips of sheer lawn to tack over
the end of the quilt or blanket that
comes at the head of the bed, in con-
tact with the face. They can be sim
ply hemmed or edged with mar
row val lace, fulled on. The pat
terms for embroidery are simple and
can be done in white cotton or in
colored cotton to match the stripe in
the blanket or the figure in the com.
forteT.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-07-07
Shades Of 1880.

A quaint dress Of brown satin at
tracted much notice on Fifth Avenue
the other day. The skirt was rufled
to the hips with scant bias frills two
inches wide The front was slit to
the waist and rippled back over a
white organdie petticoat, trimmed with
innumerable rows of ruled black
moire ribbon. The coat waist was
short and tight fitting and fastened in
the front by two fzoas Of gold braid.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-07-07
TAKES WASTE FROM lCEB0x
Refriaerator Drain That viii Be
Found a Great Convenience in
the Kitchen.

A great deal of time can be saved
and trouble avoided by disposing of
the waste water from your refrigera-
tor as indicated by the accompanying
sketch.
Every housewife knows the advan,
tages of this simple device.
Any size of hose or funnel will do,
as the holes are bored to fit. The
funnel is set just low enough to allow
the refrigerator to be rolled out from
the wall without disturbing the appa'
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-07-07
HEAL YOUR SKIN TROUBLES
With cutieura, the Quick, Sure and
Easy Way. Trial Free

Battle with Cuticura Soap, dry and
apply the Ointment They stop itch.
ing instantly, clear away pimples,
blackheads, redness and roughness, re-
move dandruff and scalp irritation,
heal red, rough and sore hands az
we'll as most baby skin troubles.
Free sample each by mail with Book.
Address postcard, Cuticura, Dept. L.
Boston. Sold everywhere.-Adv.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-07-07

lOillCSs 4 was get
ingworse everyd day.
/ had chills, my head
would ache, ! was
always tired. / could
not walk straight
because Of the pain
In myback and l had
pains in my stom-
ach. i went 70 q
doctor and he said l
must go under an
operation, but ] did
not go. / read In
the DaDar ahOut
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-07-07
Anolsnt History.

Jonah had just been swallowed by
the whale. Gazing about his narrow
quarters, he said: "Oh, well, this isn't
any worse than the fiat I've been liv-
ing in" Whereupon he doubled him
self and proceeded to take nap.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-07-07
Result Of Association.

"This aviators assistant takes too
readily to the business"
"In what way?"
"He has been at 1t only week and
here he wants raise"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-07-07
w. z. HAWKS,
Notary Pnhlic.
Prove What Swamp-ROOt win Do For YOu

Send ten cents to DR.. Kilmer & Co.,
Binghamton, N. Y, for sample size bot
tie. 1t will convince anyone You will
also receive booklet of valuable infor-
nation, telling about the kidneys and blad-
this paper. Regular ffty-cent and one
dollar size bottles for sale at. all drug
gtores.--Adv.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-07-07
aeomethlnu Just aa oood.y

During the prevalence of high prices
for drugs many citizens have taken to
fresh air, sunshine and good foods,
with excellent results. - Chicago News.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-07-07

Gingham Is coming back into fash
on. It's more luxurious sister,
shocked linen, has been raised to the
TOP notch Of style, and the American
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-07-07

Red Cross Ball Blue, made in America,
therefore the best, delights the housewife
All good grocers Adv.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-07-07

Every dreamer expects to accom-
pllsh wonders when he wakes up.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-07-07

The fatter a woman gets the easier
1t is for her to believe other women
are unable to notice 1t.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-07-07
Druggists Know Best MGdiGinG
for Kidney Troubles

During the twenty-five years that !
have been selling DR.. Kilmer's Swamp
Root have never heard complaint, as
my customers always speak favorably re
garding it, Three parties have informed
me that they have been restored to health
by the use of Dr. Kilmer's Swamp Root
after suffering from Rheumatism, Liver
trouble and Gravel. 1t is pleasure to me
to sell Swamp Root as | believe it is the
best medicine on the market for kidney,
liver and bladder complaints.
Very truly yours,
ED. ROETHLEIN, Druggist,
ll04 18th st., Cor. Monroe,
Lynchburg, Va.
Personally appeared before me this lst
day of November, 1915, Ed. Roethlein,
who subscribed the above statement and
stance and in fact.
w. r. HAWKS.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-07-07
WOMAN AVOIDS y
OPERATION
Medicine Which Made Sur
geon's Work Unnecessary.


Astoria, N. Y. "For two years |
was feeling III and took all kinds Of
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-07-07

Honesty is good thing in conneC-
ton with insurance policies.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-07-07

spaced tucks give distinction to this
set.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-11-23
IF KIDNEYS ACT
BAD take SALTS
Says Backache is sign
you have been eat
ing too much
meat.

When you wake up with backache
and dull misery in the kidney region it
GENERALLY means you have been eating
no much meat, says well-known
authority Meat forms uric acid which
overworks the kidneys in their effort
to filter it from the blood and they be-
come sort of paralyzed and loggy
When your kidneys get sluggish and
clog you must relieve them, like you
relieve your bowels; removing all the
body's urinous waste. else you have
backache. sick headache. dizzy spells
your stomach sours, tongue is coated
and when the weather is bad you have
rheumatic twinges. The urine is
cloudy, full Of sediment. channels Otter
get sore, water scalds and you are
obliged to seek relief two or three
times during the night.
Either consult a good reliable physi-
clan at once or get from your pharma
cist about four ounces Of Jad Salts;
take tablespoonful in glass Of water
before breakfast for q few days and
your kidneys will then act fine. This
famous salts is made from the acid OF
grapes and lemon juice. combined with
lithia, and has been used for gener-
ations to clean and stimulate sluggish
kidneys. also to neutralize acids in the
urine so 1t no longer irritates, thus
ending bladder weakness.
Jad Salts is a life saver for regula,
meat eaters. 1t is inexpensive, canno,
1njure and makes delightful effer-
vescent Whitewater drink.