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The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-03-09
Nothing So Elaborate.

rs that memorial they propose to
put up to Joan Of Arc in New York
to be an equestrian statue?'
'Oh, no; it's just going to be a fig
ure of her on horseback"
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-03-09
Drove Wolf Into Town

Barron, visa wolf that had been
chased all day by four young men was
finally driven into the city, where it
created panic among pedestrians on
the main street William Brown, q
farmer, soon dispatched the animal.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-03-09
Difficulty in the Way,

Il say, old boy, lend me an X"
would if l could, dear chap, but
there's an algebraic difficulty in the
way"
What is it?"
AN x with me is an unknown guam
tity."
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-03-09
Bungalow Not Always Cheapest Form

Bungalow Not Always Cheapest Form.
Contrary to the general impression,
a bungalow is not the cheapest form
of house construction. Comfortable
and attractive these dwellings I'M
doubtedly are, when built under favor
able conditions, but cheap? No! Quite
the reverse.
For to be entirely successful bun
galow must be low and rambling, COW
ering considerable plot of land and
with plenty of ground on all sides.
This necessitates a large building site,
and greater amount of cellar and
roof than is required in the cottage
type of house.
On small lots, tightly crowded into
rows, bungalows become merely one
story fiat buildings, and as such are
most uninteresting.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-03-09
Doctor Is Robbed

Chicago .-Automobile bandits robbed
DR.. A. H. Levitan of his Jewels and
money but let him keep his bag when
he pleaded he was en- route to at
tend stork case
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-03-09
The Proper Thing.

The Proper Thing.
The leap-year maid had just pro-
posed.
And l feel sure" she added. that
l will make a model wife"
We'll" rejoined the young man in
the case, eff you have faith in your
convictions. why don't you marry an
artist?"
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-03-09
Great Relief.

THE movies have brought about
one Improvement, at any rate"
And what is that?"
''In slap-stick comedy the screen
comedian can't evoke a few feeble
laughs by insulting the orchestra lead
or
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-03-09

Doctor Israel, the surgeon who oper-
ated on the sultan of Turkey, received
a fee Of $4,000.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-03-09

DR.. Pierce's Pellets are best for liver
bowels and stomach. One little Pellet fol
a laxative-three for cathartic.-Adv
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-03-09
Railrnadinn Thounhf

RaIroading Thought
Whats the matter with tina, speak
er's train of thoughts?''
Il think he's switched it off 70 an
other line
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-03-09
HEAD STOPS SHELL.

few days Private Dawson will be able
to see again with his left eye.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-03-09

About 35,OOO,O0O barrels OF salt were
produced in the United States last
year.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-03-09
important to Mothers

IuJpOTIdIIV 10 WIOIII0IS
Examine carefully every bottle of
CASTORIA, a safe and sure remedy for
infants and children, and see that it
s, ss:ss the %; &(Hf2zZzzzzx
In Use for Over 80 Years.
Children Cry for Fletcher's Castoria
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-03-09
lJRe Of AcAfvIAnA in Eran.>

Use of AcetyIene in France.
The streets in more than $50 towns
in France and the portions of Algeria
that it governs are lighted exclusive
iy with acetylene.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-03-09

Eccentricity is not necessarily in
sanity.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-03-09

Grenada, Miss, writes that he found
relief himself by using DR.. Caldweil's
Syrup Pepsin and now keeps it on
hand for family use. A bottle of DR.
Caldwells Syrup Pepsin should have a
place in every family medicine chest
A trial bottle can be obtained, free OF
charge, by writing to Dr. w. B. Cald-
well, 203 Washington ST., Monticello.
Illinois,
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-03-09

An ounce of get-up-an-get is better
than a pound of that tired feeling.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-03-09

Insensibility to fear often averts
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1916-03-09
BACKACHE, RHEUMATISM

sanity.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-05-19
VERMIN IN HOUSES
SHOULD BE KILLED
IFUMIoATE DWELLINGS WITH HY-
DRoCYNIC-AcID GAS-lS DEAD
LY If MlSHANDLED.
(By U. S. Dept Of Agrlculture.)

CBy u. S. Dept Of Agriculture.)
Those contemplating moving into a
new house, and especially those abort
to reoccupy country homes or rent
summer cottages which may harbor
vermin, would do we'll before they ac-
tually occupy these houses to consid'
er fumigating with hydrocyanic-acid
gas to eradicate bedbugs and other
pests. This gas, as well as the sodium
cyanid from which it is made, how
ever, is one of the most poisonous sub
stances known, and the inhalation OF
few breaths of the gas will result in
death unless the victim be promptly
rescued. For this reason, those con-
tempating its use should first read
carefully Farmers Bulletin No. 699,
Hydrocyanic-Acid Gas Against House
hold Insects, recently issued by the
department. This bulletin, by L. O..
Howard and G. II. Popenoe, describes
in detail the manner in which the gas
is manufactured and used and the
precautions which must be taken to
avoid accident.
Hydrocyanic-acid gas, however, is
one of the most efficacious agents in
ridding households of such pests as
bedbugs, fleas, cock-roaches, ants,
clothes moths, etc. Rats and mice,
when exposed to its fumes, run out Of
their holes into the open and die there
There is thus no subsequent annoy
ance from dead rodents in walls and
under flooring.
Even when only one room of house
is to be fumigated, the bulletin says,
the entire house must be vacated and
so closed and marked with signs that
everyone is kept out. The windows in
such a house must be equipped with
ropes so that they can be opened from
the outside when the fumigation is
done. If the house Is close to anoth-
er, especially If its windows are below
those in an adjoining house, care must
be taken to protect neighbors. This
is especially necessary in the case Of
a house in a row, particularly If the
partitions separating houses are not
tight or if the attic or roof air space
communicates with those in the neigh
boring houses. For these reasons, in
the case of summer cottages at
beaches it is safest and easiest to
fumigate before the family or neigh
bors have moved in, when there is
plenty of time to air the house COM
pletely after it has been treated.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-05-19
GATHERED FACTS

In times of peace London contains
16 embassies and legations represent
ative of foreign countries.
The stilted plover is 80 named be-
cause of its long, stiltlike legs. Only
one species is found in England
In the calendar year 1915, in which
the United States made such marked
advances industriaIly and in trade,
the trade of the territory Of Alaska
showed an increase Of more than $l2,-
100000 over the preceding year.
A globular lifeboat which can carry
l6 persons safely through the rough
est water has been invented by Dane
who once saw an iron water tank float
Ing several weeks after a wreck
To protect a persons shoes from
wear when walking over rough ground
Is the purpose Of auxiliary soles to be
strapped upon them that have been
Invented by an Australian.
Sun glasses have been invented for
baseball players, so hinged 70 a cap
that a touch will drop them into posi-
tion for a man to see a ball coming
toward him while looking directly at
the sun.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-05-19

A patent has been granted for a
handcuff that cannot be accidentally
locked, therefore always is ready for
use.
The tower Of tall church in Swift
zerland has been equipped to receive
the time signals sent out by wireless
telegraphy from the Eiffel tower in
Paris.
An induction balance has been de-
vised for the purpose of finding bu-
ried shells in the soil of former
battlefield, so that the farmer may go
over it safely with the plow.
Some seeds have such hard cover
ings as to be almost impervious to wa
ter, but an Iowa man has invented a
machine to scarify them and thus i'm
prove their terminating qualities.
A calculator that shows the money
values of one country in the terms Of
several others and applies the values
to various weights and measures has
been invented by an Englishman.
AS an addition to the Bertillon sys-
TEN Of identification an Omaha dentist
has perfected way to register the
ridges Of upper gums, which, he says.
never change and are different In ev-
cry individual
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-05-19

Beat it," the outlaw yelled to
Thorn. Thorn hesitated, whereat the
outlaw fired, the bullet knocking the
dust beneath the feet of Thorns horse.
But still the sheriff hesitated.
McCracken fired again and the bull
let went through Thorn's coat, be-
meath his arm. and he hesitated no
longer, but fled
Hance, realizing, as had Thorn, that
he could not shoot McCracken without
the risk of hitting Mrs McCracken.
turned and was squirting his horse for
the breaks as fast as he could go
when McCracken ran around the
house and emptied his rife at him.
After the shooting the outlaw went
to the barn, got his saddle horse and
started away. Thorn and Hance got
| together and followed him for several
miles, but the outlaw was well mount
ed and they could not, or did not wish
to get near enough to have a shoot
| ing match with him.
Next day a posse was formed, and
with a blood hound, Dude famous
in that region, took up the outlaws
trail again.
The hound. followed the trail for
forty miles through that most DESC
late spot of land in all the Northwest,
the Badlands of southeastern Mon.
tana, finally bringing the outlaw to
bay in a lonely patch of pines. The
sheriff then called upon him to sur
render. The answer was a shot, fol-
lowed by another and another, the
bullets whizzing so close that the
whole posse were held at bay until
darkness, when McCracken made good
his escape.
Mrs. McCracken and her little son
still continue to reside at the Thomp-
son Creek ranch and there are stories
that the husband and father is fire.
quent visitor there, going and coming
about as he pleases.
It Is also stated that there is tun'
mel leading from the house to the
creek, and that a swift horse, fully
equipped, is kept tied in the creek
bed out Of sight and when any sus-
picious person is seen approaching
the outlaw reaches his horse through
the tunnel, mounts, and is soon far
away into the Badlands.
Horses are still being stolen in the
country around the McCracken ranch,
and officers have tried time and again
to capture McCracken, who they feel
sure is leader of the gang, but have
so far failed. This gang operates over
a large portion Of Wyoming, Montana,
and South Dakota.
McCracken and those of his gang
still at liberty know every foot Of the
desolate country that surrounds their
headquarters at the Thompson creek
ranch and have, besides, scores of
friends, who, while they would not
steal anything themselves, are true
Westerners, in that they will not re-
fuse food and shelter to a friend, al
though he be a thief
1t is the opinion Of Sheriff TAFT, who
is as loyal in his official drt'os as he
was in friendship when punching
COWS on the open range, that the gang
is safe from capture for long time.
The country is sparsely settled and
will so remain a great while, as few
people would desire or attempt to
make home in that region, except
those Of the outlaws own kind, and
to anyone who Graves fame or ad-
venture the McCracken ranch on the
head Of Thompson creek awaits inveB-
tigatiOn.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-05-19

concrete walls around the vegetable
and fruit cellars, so that the heat
from the furnace will not penetrate TO
these parts. The value of the base
ment for the storage Of perishable
goods will depend largely on the pro-
lection that is given to the parts of
the basement that are closed off for
this purpose.
1t is a good plan to place the work
shop near the entrance, as many
things are carried down to be re-
paired, and the labor will be cut down
If the material does not have to be
carried very far. The workshop
should be equipped with bench and
the necessary racks and cases to hold
the tools that are needed. Every farm
er has to be a good handy man, to
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-05-19
usIna Everythlna eut the squeaI.

SSNlH ENCi yhiliiS Dhh NbN SHASN's
A phase OF conservation peculiar
to Germany, says the New York Sun,
is exemplified in the Freibank, or
market, where nothing is offered for
sale except the flesh of animals very
low in intrinsic value or so much dis
eased that it has to be treated by
special sort Of cooking in order to be
harmless. Almost every large Ger.
man city has its Freibank. The meat
is cut into six-pound pieces, and sub
jected to two hundred and twelve de-
grees of heat for two hours. The meat
and the blackish liquor extracted
therefrom by the cooking are sold to
poor people to be used in making soup.
1t can be bought only at the Freibank,
and no one can buy 1t without a spe-
cial permit. Purchasers must also
promise that 1t is for their own per
sonal use; not more than six pounds
can be bought at once by any one per
son. This provision protects the hotel
and restaurant patrons against the
treated meat and liquor.-Youth's
Companion.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-05-19
EXTERMINATE THE
CANADA THISTLE
An Effective Method Freeing Infested Land Of Persistent and
Troublesome Weed Bulletin as Issued by the
U. S. Department Of Agriculture.

thistles down by dlsking until frost
Hemp and alfalfa are excellent smoth-
er crops in sections where they are
grown. Alfalfa may be either spring
or fall sown. according to custom, but
the surface of the ground must be
clean and well prepared before plant
ing.
(4) Cultivated orops.-Most gener-
ally useful method; corn in check
rows best crop. Have ground clean
before planting. Equip cultiyator with
9-inch sweeps instead Of ordinary
shoes. Keep sweeps sharp and culti-
vate frequently. Hoe the corn after
laying by, and cultivate the ground
after harvest with a disk harrow until
frost Repeat second year
(5) Hoeing and eutting.-Best for
small patches. Stake out the patch
and visit regularly with a sharp hoe
or cythe at least twice a week.
(6) chemcals.-Th is no chem
ical that in reasonable quantities will
kiln Canada thistles with one applica-
tion, unless applied directly to the
cut root For spraying use sodium
arsenite Ga violent poison), 2 pounus
n 10 gallons OF water; common salt,
pound in 11a quarts of water; or
crude carbolic acid, diluted one-half.
II animals are salted on a small patch
thistles, it will finally disappear.
Frequent spraying Of the thistle with
the above chemicals may he used in
tead of cutting in rocky or other in
convenient places.
(7) Miscellaneous. - Sheep will
sometimes Craze thistles to death If
'orced to do so. Small patches OF
thistles may be smothered by covering
with overlapping strips Of tar paper or
building paper, weighing the laps down
with earth and leaving the paper on
'or s to 10 weeks during the summer.
\ coating OF straw or manure ] foot or
more in depth will answer the same
purpose.
More extended information on Can
ada thlstles is contained in Farmers
Bulletin No. 545, which may be had
free of charge upon application to the
Division of Publications, Department
of Agriculture.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-05-19

the house, where It Will do the least
harm. Hooks can be placed around
the wall to hold the mems clothes
and there are also two small closets
provided for this purpose. A wash
stand is provided. so that the men
can wash up as they come In TO their
meals.
From the washroom a door leads di'
rectly TO the combination kitchen and
dining room. These two rooms are
combined 80 as to secure large place
in which there will be plenty of room
to feed the large number of men that
are present at certain seasons of the
year, such as in threshing time. Such
combination is often made so that
the work of feeding a crowd of hun
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-05-19

Keep all the machinery that is used
on the farm in repair, and good
workshop with an adequate supply
Of tools is good investment.
Very often the fruit cellar con-
tains refrigerator that can be filled
with ice in the warm weather. Dur
ing cold weather the concrete, being
in contact with the ground, will gem
orally keep this little recess cold so
as to preserve fruit or other perish
able materials that may be stored.
The washroom, in the back part Of
the house, is a very necessary feature
of a well-arranged farmhouse. 1t
makes 1t possible to keep the rest of
the house clean, and concentrates all
aha unavoidable dirt In this part Of
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-05-19

for the walls and these walls should
be carried down to footings at the
level of the basement floor. The walls
are also usually carried above grade
for a couple Of feet so that windows
can be installed to insure a well-light-
ed basement. The different parts of
the basement should also be insulated
from each other. and this is often
done by running concrete cross-walls
where they are needed. For instance,
in this plan. it would be well to have
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-05-19

cry men will be reduced as much as
possible. The combination here gives
room that is 20 by 13 feet, which
will readily handle quite a few men.
This combination room can also be
reached from the front hall and from
the side porch
One bedroom is provided on the
first floor and will be Of considerable
use to the men who are kept on the
farm the year round.
The living room is in the front part
of the house, and is cut OFF from the
back part by the hall, so that the pri-
vacy of the family is insured.
The stairs to the second floor are
I'm the front hall that opens to the
front porch. TIE second floor plan
calls for three bedrooms and bath.
A central hall makes all the rooms
readily accessible. One of the fea-
lures OF this floor is the ample closet
space that is provided.
The exterior of this home presents
a very attractive appearance. 1t is
rather plainly handled, with no elab-
crate trimmings or decorations, which
is consistent with a practical house
of the general plan and arrangement
of this one. There is a small front
porch and also a longer side porch
that will be much in use in the warm
weather.
The sides are finished with beveled
siding, which can be painted any col
or that is desired. The roof is
sningled.
The house creates the impression
of comfort and convenience, which is
in keeping with the room arrange
ment. A house of this style is most
practical for the farmer, and the cost
can be kept down on this type of con
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-05-19
= 80 RlILNe

in whole lunches, and he was suspect
ed at once He had gathered around
him a bunch Of old cowboys whose
regulations were as unsavory as his
own. They were Bobby Shorthandle.
Babe Ellis, Poker jim" Roberts, and
Garfield Mccoy.
Two deputy sheriffs, after skulking
about among the hills and brush near
the McCraCken ranch, by the use OF
strong spy glasses, saw McCracken
take a bunch of horses from a pasture
and drive them TO a corral that was
hid I'm a washOut. The officers fol
lowed and just as McCracken was
about to run the brand on a horse
which he had just ropGd from the
bunch and thrown, they rode up and
covered him with their guns
The outlaw hesitated a little when
ordered to put his hands up, as if
he was measuring chances, but as
both guns were leveled at him, he
obeyed The officers then disarmed
iim, and as he seemed to be perfectly
willing to go with them, they did not
| handcuff him or restrain him in any
way.
AS It was almost night the officers
decided to go to the McCTacken
ranch and remain until morning. On
| their arrival Mrs. McCracken. who
kept perfectly cool and seemed not
at all worried over her husbands ar
rest, cooked a bountiful supper and all
sat down in apparent friendship to
eat.
The officers skulking about in the
hills so long on short rations had left
them half famished, they ate prodig-
iously, after which they moved their
chairs back from the table and lit
their pipes. That was the last they
remembered until morning, when they
awoke, rubbed their eyes and looked
about stupidly. Their prisoner was
gone. They looked at Mrs. McCracken
inquiringly and that lady laughingly
told them that she had placed some
sleep medicine in their coffee so that
her husband might make his escape
without having to resort TO shooting.
The officers had to acknowledge them
selves beaten and went away empty
handed.
Soon after this word was received
that McCracken was still around in
the Thompson creek country, and
staying with his family most of the
time. Then Sheriffs John Thorn, of
Crook county, Wyoming, and Hy
Hance, Of Butte county, South Dakota,
rode out to investigate.
They kept watch on the place for
several days by means of spy glasses
when they saw, one morning, Nc
Cracken come out, walk around, and
then re-enter the house. They then
rode up to the place and the little
boy came out to speak with them.
Say, sonny" said Thorn. Go tell
your dad to come out here and give
himself up. We know he is in there
and have come to take him, dead or
alive"
Thorn then rode to the top Of a
hill Just in front of the house, while
Hance rode to the rear and took up
his position between the house and
barn.
The officers had hardly reached
their positions after sending the little
boy in with their message when the
door opened directly in front of Thorn.
Mrs. McCracken stood in the door
way, while behind her was her hus-
band, with a Winchester rife laid
across her shoulder.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-05-19
MODERN DESIGN
OF FARMHOUSE
Appropriate Construction That
Meets the Needs Of Build
lnqs of That Character.
PROVISION FOR THE WORKERS
Washroom and other conVenIenees SO
Valuable During the Extra Busy
Seasons Given Space Without
Interfering With Desired
Privacy Of the Family.

Mr. william A. Radford VII answer
questions and give advice FREE OF
COST on all subjects pertaining to the
subject OF building, for the readers OF this
paper. On account OF his wide experience
as Editor. Author and Manufactures. he
is. without doubt, the highest authority
on all these subjects Address all Inquiries
10 William a. Radford. No. 1921 Prairie
avenue. Chicago H.. and only enclose
two-cent stamp for reply.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-05-19
orInIn of Word nclnar.v .

The appeal of American soldiers in
Mexico for tobacco recalls the fact
that the word cigar" is derived from
a spanish word "cigarral," which
means garden, but how many know
from what "cigarral" is derived?
When tobacco was taken to Spain
from the newly discovered America
the people planted it in their gardens.
When offering a smoke to friend a
Spaniard would say, "Es de mi cigar
raj ct is from my garden)." Through
misunderstanding on the part of for.
eigners this expression was corrupted.
The word "cigarral" was supposed to
refer to the tobacco and in time was
shortened to "cigarro" and finally to
"cigar." "Cigarral" is derived from
the word "cigarra," meaning a grass.
hopper, because the grasshopper
abounded in the gardens and there
sang the loudest, The original Of
cigar" therefore, is a grasshopper.