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The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-12-22

furthermore desirous of giving more
religious Importance to two important
Roman festivals which also fell due in
the same period. With the observation
! of Christmas day the Christkihdli, de-
Scribed "as lovely angel with wings"
gradually started to take old Santa's
! place in many sections of Switzerland.
Christkindli, the Christ Child, IS said
to come from the far North and always
brings a wonderful Christmas tree.
decorated with all the glittering things
associated with fairyland and heavily
laden with manifold gifts.
\ pretty legend about the origin of
the Christmas tree tells US that in the
beginning Of the ninth century a GER
tain st. Winfried went to preach
Christianity to the people in Scandi-
navia and northern Germany. One
Christmas eve these people were gath
cred round n huge oak to offer n hui
man sacrifice. according to the Druid
priests. but ST. Winfried hewed down
the great tree, and as it fell there ap-
peared in its place tall young fir.
When st. Winfried saw it he cried to
the people that here was come new
tree. unstained 10y blood which, in
pointing to the sky, showed them what
they were to worship.
'It is the Christ Child" he said.
Garry it to the castle Of your chief
and in future. instead Of the bloody
rites of the Druids, your worship shall
he in your own homes, with cere-
monies that speak the message Of
peace and good will to all. A day
will come when there shall not be a
house in the North wherein on the
birthday of Christ the whole family
shall not gather together round the
fir tree in memory Of this day and to
the glory of the only God"
In many parts of Switzerland the
peasants are still fervent believers in
mystic powers and supernatural occur
rences which ancient traditions have
to be prevalent during Christ
mastime.
And when the happy Christmas days
are over there comes New Years eve,
with its jolly social and family gather
ings and its marvelously effective ring
ing-in Of the New Year, when all the
church bells throughout the land are
lifting up their voices for half an
hour.
While Christmas of 1916 will hardly
be general day of rejoicing in many
a great country in Europe, Switzer- |
land is preparing to celebrate it in her
usual way. There will be less laugh |
ter in the valleys and fewer brilliant |
festivities in the fashionable winter |.
resorts above the clouds. BrOtherly |
love and sympathy for her bleeding |
neighbors could not will 1t otherwise, |
but Switzerland Is. grateful to the
fate which has Sc far, in spite Of |
everything, been kind TO her. and with |
gratitude and love she will think and |
take care Of her soldiers watching at |
the front, and she will open wide her |
already generous heart to the many
whom she is sheltering and |
TO the destitute, homeless wanderers
passing through the country, to make
hem feel that Christmas is after all
The most wonderful day of the year.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-12-22
WILL SHOW UNCLE SAM
Independent Efficiency Bureau
Established at Capital.
Institute for Government Research,
Backed by Millions, Hopes to
Save Public Much Money.

! Inc money OF mfS. ~. IL. BuIIllnuu
and other millionaires Is behind the
new Institute for Government Re
search, which has just set up its head
quarters In Washington. Stated sim
ply, the purpose of this Independent
bureau is to determine how Uncle Sam
can run the government more cheaply
and efficiently.
Ever since the late Senator Aldrich
made the statement that modern
captain of industry could save a mill
lion dollars Il day in the national ad-
ministration by introducing better busi-
ness methods in the departments and
eliminating waste and duplicate work,
a discussion has ragged over this point.
EX-President Taft's Cleveland econ
omy and efficiency commission was
a direct result of this discussion. This
commission made a considerable inves-
ugation, and submitted an exhaustive
report, but little legislation resulted
from il.
The new Institute for Government
Research aims essentially TO carry on
the work of the Cleveland commission
as a permanent study. The business
Of the government is so vast that only
n permanent investigating body is ade-
quate to the task.
The new institute proposes to study
the government phase by phase, from
time to time publishing separate re-
ports which will be in the nature Of
ADVICE to congress. The institution
is backed by men Of such prominence
that it cannot fail to exert a large in
fluence with its reports. On the board
Of trustees are such persons as DIR.
Eliot of Harvard; Arthur II. Hadley
of Yale; Mrs e. II. Hartman; Cesar
lombard; DIR. A. Lawrence Lowell
Samuel Mather of Cleveland; Freder-
lex Strauss, and Theodore n. Vail. The
director in charge is Prof. w. F. Will
loughby, until recently on the faculty
of Johns Hopkins university.
The institute is working on the the
ory that If the government is inef-
ficient it is more the fault of congress
than it is the fault of the men who
do Uncle Sans work. The executive
part of the government consists of
various departments acting more or
less independently of each other and |
hedged about by the multitude of laws |
which constitute the official red tape. |
In addition, Uncle Sans vast billion |
dollar concern is controlled by board |
Of directors-cOngress chan -1as
its membership every two years, and |
which does not feel bound to accept |
the program adopted by any previous
board, The result is that Implications
Of work are bound to occur and lack |
Of system results in extravaganza.
Such problems as the budget ques-
ton, methods Of administering public
works, methods of publishing govern
nent reports and distributing them,
he need for a hall of records, the
need for a central bureau of admins
ration, the matter of a new system
If treasury accounts, and many other
similar questions will engage the at
entiOn of the experts of the institute.
rhe new bureau may be able to save
he public millions of dollars.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-12-22
Retroqression.

"YOur nephew, the horse doctor who
once distinguished himself by elOping
with the two-headed girl at the fair is
candidate for the legislature is he
nOt?" "Eh-yah p replied the venerable
Missourian. "When a feller once gets
well started down the hill he just
nacher'ly goes from bad to worse, and
there amt no stopping him" kansas
City Star.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-12-22
Wanted the Real Thing.

Edith's grandfather had been dead a
good many years and his picture hung
in her parents room. One day she went
visiting her little playmate, whose
grandfather played with them and
amused them to their hearts content.
When Edith returned home she said
to her mother, II wish l had grand.
daddy that walks and not just one that
hangs on the wall"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-12-22
Symbolic Jewelry.

1t is said that symbolic jcwelry w1ll
come in with tho host Of other orlen-
tai fashions which have invaded the
world of dress and fashion this sea-
son. Orien:,LH have very decided ideas
about the rsiative meanings or signi-
ficance of cnvtHin jewels nlore or In
combination. These symbols will be
considered when the peckchnins,
brooches, etc, are made up for mIlady
OF fashion. jade is well known as
protection against evil spirits and
sharm to bring good health and pros
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-12-22
WHEN MOST WE NEED CHRIST
In the Gathering Darkness When the
Shades Of the Evening Begin
to Fall.

We always need Christ with us; hut
when evening draws on. we need his
presence IN q special way II is grow
ING dark. and In the shadows we need
his protection Night makes for us a
sense ni loneliness and we need his
rolnpnniohship Night has its dangers.
md Christs presence gives us a feel.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-12-22

next time we are confronted with some
situation that we think is too great to
bear? do not look at God through
your difficulties, but look at your diff
culties through God" For he is your
God and has pledged himself to meet
all your needs. Make God the lens,
the eyeglass through which to view
your difficulties; and he will enable
you to see them as he sees them. You
may not know, as he knows, how the
difficulty is going to be vanquished;
but that is not necessary. You can
have the mind of Christ in the matter,
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-12-22

ing Of safety. Life is full Of evenings
in which this prayer is fitting. There
are evenings when the skies grow
dark and if we do not have Christ 10
come in and abide with us, we shall be
Uncontrolled, while his presence fills
our hearts with light. To all of as
will come at last the evening of
death, 1t will be very still about the
house. The breathing will become
shorter and quicker; the end will be
near. Then we shall need Christ. If
he does not come in to abide with us,
it will be unutterably dark for us. We
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-12-22
Horrible Thouuht.

Philip, being an enthusiastic auto
though only four years old,
had heard a great deal of talk about
carburetors. One evening, lying on
the floor with his dog Bob, he said
bob got so cross at the postman to-
day that he drowled and drowled till
/ thought he'd drowl all the carbu-
retors out Of his neck"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-12-22
Claims to Have Cure for Cancer.

1t is profoundly to be hoped that the
claims of DR.. Charles II. Walker that
cancer yields to treatment from sal
enixum prove true. Salenixum is pow.
erful chemical, taken internally, and
in capsules, is said to have relieved
suffering in many cases and in others
has effected an apparent cure. Cancer
has claimed its victims by the thou.
sands annually and advancing science
has hitherto been unable to find rem
edy to check it's ravages.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-12-22
SEES END AT THE START
Nothing Ever Makes God Anxious or
Uncertain as to Outcome
of Problem.

Nothing ever frightens God. Moth
Ing ever worries him or perplexes him.
pr makes him anxious or uncertain ms
to the outcome He deals with prob
lens so great that We would not even
dare to think of them hut he sees
the triumphant ending from the be-
ginning. Why not remember this the
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-12-22
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
POStmaSterS to Dispatch
Males as Well as Mails

) Postmasters are to lend assist
ance to Uncle, Sans marines in
z the securing of recruits and will
Z be paid So for each accepted ap-
: plicant, according to an official
announcement made by the
major general commandant Of
I that organization.
Hereafter the military-looking
youth who appears at the post J
: office may fail to be attracted by
I the gaily-colOred poster depict
ing the life Of a marine, but he
, can scarcely escape the apprais- J
ing eye of the postmaster or the
Z latter's query: "Say, young fell
I low-why don't you join the
, marines"
1t is feared that the young
: man with military inclinations
( will bring little apprehensive
!, shivers to his sweetheart when
) she suspects his frequent con-
versatiOns with the postmaster
: are relative to the arrival and I
!, departure of males"
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The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-12-22
Knew What lie Mas nninn

The Photographer-"Merciful heav.
ems, Mr.. Spiffliin, can't you look a little
more cheerful?" Mr.. Spif'kin-"Not
for this picture. Tn to send il TO ny
wife, who is away on n visit, and if |
looked too cheerful she'd take the first
train home. Puck.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-12-22

perity to the wearer. Why the man
darin's chain always contains lOs
beads is known to those officials Of
China, and they also know that every
bead has its own significance. These
chains Will be copied and also some
of the old Egyptian chains, which are
said to possess quite as much symbol
lam.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-12-22
COURAGEOUS Tommy.

Mother-"Tommy, if you eat any
more of that pudding you will see the
bogie man tonight" Tommy (after
moments refection) dwell give me
some more, anyhow. / might as well
set my mind at rest about that story,
once and for all"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-12-22

~ expected signal for the
city dwellerS of all parts
Of the world TO journey
forth 10 that beauteous
- land, where the season OF
white is the iollieSt time
OF the year, says the Washington Star.
Then came the war, cruel, de-
vastating and ever-Spreading. With
wizardlike swiftness Switzerland
modified her army and eyer since
the ancient Felvetian republic has
been described as IAN island of peace
In a sea Of war"
To those who know her, Switzerland
In summer represents a master study
In artistic color combinations: SwitZ-
erland I'm winter however is totally
different vision, radiant in dazzling.
spotless white. Jncll Frost has i'm
printed a silencing kiss upon the bah
bling lips Of every tiny brook and
mountain stream. and gliStening
Sheets Of the SmoOtheSt ice cover also
the limipid blue eyes Of ponds and
Alpine lakes, While mother earth is
thus wrapped in n wonderful mantle
Of ice and snow. the sky above has
assumed the matchleSS hue of a pre-
ciOus sapphire. and the always deli
ciOus mountain air seems % have ac-
Quired some additional qualities which
reiuvenate and strengthen the whole
human system and which insull into
every being, young or old, an incypli-
cable feeling Of lighthearted happi-
ness. Very shortly one finds every
body interested and engaged in some
form Of winter sport.
There is skating, Of course. hut
many games compete now with this
oldest Of sports on the ice, which has,
however been developed into an art
which charms the onIooker by the
gracefulness Of its movements, and
again asto1ishes by the cool daring Of
its swift ruSheS.
As in summer over the lawn, so flies
the tennis ball over the ice in the
game Of hockey. Curriers' are frantical-
ly sweeping their "stanes" toward the
coveted goal, and the unlimited di-
versity Of gymkhana stunts offers con-
stant amusement for the players as
well as for the Onlookers.
The improved appliances for sport
requirements have nearly ousted the
Old-fashioned herdSmen's Sleds which
nre now only occasionally used by
timid beginners. The up-to-date We
hicle is the so-called skeleton. n low,
yard-long toboggan, on which the
rider lies fiat, steering the craft with
hands and feet Like an arrow it
darts up the iced walls of the curves.
and as the bewildered spectator fear
fully anticipates an accident, the to-
boggan shoots down into the furrow
and around a beautifully shaped curve.
One Of the most attractive and GER
tainly very social sport is bob
slelghing. Long, low, padded tobog-
gans seating as many as six persons
are used and under this heavy burden
the bobsleigh shoots down its course
with amazing speed. As the leader
sways, almost automatically the close
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-12-22

the undisturbed assurance of God him
self that this thing is omnipotently
provided for Then the word diff
Guilty" will always and only mean your
fresh triumph.-Sunday School Times.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-12-22
BARN ADAPTED
TO SMALL FARM
Provides for the Housing Of Live
Stock, Machinery, Etc.,
Under One Roof.
HAYMOW MADE A FEATURE
Form Of Construction Enables II to Be
Filled Easily and oulekly-AmpIe
stabling for Six Cows and
Five Horses, With Har.
ness Room.
BY WILLIAM A. RApEoRp.

Mr. William A. Radford will answer
questions and give advice FREE OF
COST on all subjects pertaining 10 the
subject Of building work on the farm for
the readers OF this paper on account of
his wide experience as Editor. Author and
Manufacturer. he Is without doubt. the
highest authority on all these subjects
Address all inquiries TO William A, Rad
ford, No 1927 Prairie avenue, Chicago,
III, and only inclose two-cent stamp for
reply.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-12-22

on the small farm there is special
need Of furnishing housing for the live
stock, machinery and other objects
which require shelter with as few
buildings as possible. This requires
the combination of several buildings
into one building, or rather the use Of
one building for several purposes. This
practice saves n great deal of space
and makes the farm more convenient
than 1t would be If a larger number
of small buildings were used, to say
nothing of the saving in construction
cost.
In eliminating some of the unneces-
sary small buildings. the saving is
available to improve the quality of the
larger barn. A type of construction
must be selected which will furnish
maximum capacity barn from mini
mum quantity of lumber. Recent i'm
provements in barn design have been
directed largely in the field of lighter
construction which provides strength
equal to that Of the heavier barns
from very much reduced sizes of lum-
her. This type Of construction is now
applied to the larger barns, but its ad-
vantage is even more marked in the
case of smaller barns because of the
fact that it furnishes an increased
barn volume at tine same cost as that
of heavy timber construction.
The most noticeable difference in the
new type, as compared with the older
type Of construction, is found in the
roof design. The plank frame con-
as this improved system is
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-12-22

II wonder why the atmosphere OF
London is always so damp and foggy."
"Why, look at the continual reigns
they have over there"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-12-22

shall need him TO light us through the
valley Of shadows. Our prayer should
be: "Abide with us, for It is toward
evening" Then his coming will bring
light and 1oy.--J. n. Miller.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-12-22
Recipe for E4ar,,ness

Happiness" said ULale Ehen, "a.
dc ability TO forget ah-sut de shower
In admirin de beauty " de ralntaw."
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-12-22
One suooestien.

at seems to be forgotten that this
is leap year"
II shouldn't think so by the way
folks are jumping to conclusions"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-12-22

"Whom is pretty Mrs. Gaddy in
mourning forT
Nobody, that / know of, but she
is In black for her husband"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-12-22

My three years ago the
advent of winter in the
Swiss Alps was the long
expected signal for the
city dwellerS of all parts
of the world to journey
forth 10 that beauteOus
land. where the season Of
white is the iolliest time
The Prescott daily news., 1916-06-30
Temperance lss Conducted by the National Woman's
 Christian Temperance Union)
EXPERT TESTIMONY.


 Dr. John Dill Robertson, Chicago's health commissioner, has this to say about alcohol:
 'In the city of Chicago, where the death rate is approximately 100 day. it is safe to say that at least 25 per cent of these deaths arc caused direct. ly or indirectly by alcohol.
 sir William Osler, late of Johns Hopkins, professor of medicine at Ox- ford McGill and Pennsylvania uni- versailles and one of the worlds great est physicians, says of alcohol that it produces acute inflammation of the stomach, hemorrhage of the pancreas, heart disease, cancer of the stomach. Bright's disease, fatty liver, hardened liver, inflammation of the nerves, cpl lepsy, hardening of the arteries and a multitude of other aff1ictions of the body.
 Those are known medical facts. Alcohol is truly poison. It Is not only the causative factor in the dis eases and afilictions l have mentioned above, but 1t invades the mental man and produces insanity.
 Alcoholic pneumonia is known to c-ery practitioner In the past twen ty years in Chicago the death rate from pneumonia was just twice what it. was the preceding twenty years. Alcohol is without doubt to blame for part of these deaths, for in alcoholic pneumonia the death rate is tre- mendous.
 No one can estimate the large num- her of people whose death certificates are marked by a diagnosis which seems to have no connection with al- cohol Still. if the truth were known 1t was the predisposing factor in the death of them.
 When say that 25 per cent of the death rate is directly or indirectly due to alcohol I do not exaggerate. Twen- ty per cent of the mortality among in fants is caused by their having alco- holic parents. Alcoholic poverty-and l believe this phrase needs no expla- nation-is one of the great indirect causes"
The Prescott daily news., 1916-06-30
AS VIEWED BY PHILOSOPHER
Happiness Net Always to Those Who Make Great Catches in the
 Worlds Fish Pond.

We have seen men historically fish. ing for wealth, and We imagine that when they fail to get it they are de- yeated and disappointed. Neither one. The only men who are defeated in this worldly fish pond are the ones who haul up great bags of gold on their hooks. They are very soon bur dened with the catch. and unable to march comfortably farther along the road. The only disappointed ones are those who have no real purpose in life, and suppose that fishing is an end in itself.
 l had great-uncle once who died quite happy and bankrupt. Through out his life he was jubilantly full of schemes for making fortune. But if his patent Touring mill had ever sue. ceeded, or his method for tanning leather had brought him wealth. so that he had been obliged to have two houses and 20 servants and several suits of clothes and bills and accounts and lawsuits, am sure he would have died miserable
 Unfeeling and misunderstanding persons are forever pitying the old maids, and especially those who seem to be always angling for men. But such behavior seems to me quite in- teligible and quite pardonable-esp cially if they never catch anything. Having begun this game in early life, earlier than l began fishing, and hay. ing founded it on instincts even deep CT than mine, they would be silly in- deed now to give up so good a sport just because they have found other, and possibly more important objects in life.-Suburban Life.
The Prescott daily news., 1916-06-30
MAKE PROTEST EFFECTIVE.

1t is a great thing for the voter to make his protest against the liquor traffic in the prayer meeting or by his manner of life, but if he would really tell the government, as well as the Lord and the people, that he wants the saloon closed, there is but one method by which he can be recog
 nized; but just one law under which his opinion can declare itself, and his conviction makes itself felt and that law and method are fulfilled when he drops into box ballot that calls for prohibition, Frances E. Willard
The Prescott daily news., 1916-06-30

Get the Saturday Evening Post and Country Gentleman from Jack John son, Jr. They will be ready for de- livery on Thursday morning. Call 242 or PA and one will be delivered to you-5 cents the copy.
The Prescott daily news., 1916-06-30
PUBLIC EDUCATION IN ARK
 kNSAS
No. 7. Vocational Education.

By A. M. Jordan, Assistant Professor
 Of Education. University of
The Prescott daily news., 1916-06-30
Annual Communication. Royal Grand Chapter, Order of Eastern Star, Pine Bluff, Ark, July 3rd to 7th, 1916.

For this occasion the St. L. I. M. & s. Ky. will sell tickets Prescott to Pine Bluff and return for $4.S0, tick cts on sale July 2nd and 3rd, going passage to commence on date of sale and bear final return limit to reach original starting point prior to mid light of July Sth.
The Prescott daily news., 1916-06-30
TROUBLESOME FLIES.

Don't allow them to hatch. Spray garbage cans, stables, etc, with Ross Dead Quick" Spray. It kills the larvae. To prevent mosquitoes, spray lightly on pools of water, rain barrels, and in cellars. To dsinfect the home, spray lightly two or three times a month.
The Prescott daily news., 1916-06-30
HARD TO UNDERSTAND.

Just why anyone should ever sup pose that because the people of any city stop buying booze they will per force stop buying land, or paying rent or patronizing the meat market, bake shop grocery or clothing store is hard to understand
The Prescott daily news., 1916-06-30
Brain Against Brawn

V"y oo and The methods lie will he possibly tell
 
 wtthe home builders than third of cnu - 'e ~ -