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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-07-13

For ages hence, histories will tell
about the crossing of the Atlantic
ocean by a submarine. 1t Is as epochal
a. the crossing by the first steamer.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-07-13

| It is best to overlook an insult which
does no harm. Avenging insults is a
poor game. 4
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-07-13

Mrs. Jones was about to go away
for 4 couple of weeks, and her hus-
band said to her:
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-07-13

A good cause makes stout heart
and q strong man. +
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-07-13

The man who kicks about the hot
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-08-04
A Plea.

would make plea against the one
sidedness of our present endeavor, lean
ing over to the external world; l would
make plea for deeper culture; for
more widespread study of the humani-
ties; for more determined use, in our
colleges and our schools, Of the ideal
lists opportunity in a world drunk with
a sense Of physical fact. plea for
the study of history; for the pure in
tellectual discipline of philosophy;
and because of our special need, for
literature as necessary discipline in
all school work and college work
wheresoever. The work with the clas-
sizes is steadily decreasing; alas for
the dimming Of the torch that has
guided our way! Since ancient litera-
ture, with its superb power Of shaping
young civilization, has been largely
driven Out-with what incalculable
loss let us study and teach our own,
still permitted and, In places, even en-
cOuraged; let us have our English lit
erature taught in the wisest and pro-
fOundest way ascertainable, wherever
anything Is taught.--Margaret Sher-
wood, In the Atlantic.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-08-04

TO be saugly assembled IN n house all
to themselves, where they may almost
forget that srch a thing as a stair
exists.
To the small town or village resi-
dent the bungalow offers its advan-
tages at their best. This type of con
structiOn is never so well exhibited as
where the prices Of land are inducive
to the purchase Of a large piece of
land on which to build. Here the
bungalow may be designed to carry
out the low, broad lines which are so
attractive in this type of construction,
and with well-laid-out lawn the re-
Hulting home is one which anyone may
be proud to exhibit to his friends.
The design shown here is intended
to incorporate as much of the truly
bungalow style as may be placed In a
house of this size. Incidentally the
cozy simplicity, size and arrangement
of all of the rooms. the large and con-
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-08-04

The rapidly growing popularity of
the modern bungalow type of home
for the average-sl2ed family is a strik-
Ing evidence of the tendency of the
American home-bulder to get away
from the old stately mansion with its
many rooms only few of which were
ever of any real use; home in which
the family was spread over the entire
house and the work required to main
tain order was no small item. This
new tendency Is one which brings the
family closely together and by the con-
Centration Of all their efforts upon the
Improvement of n few well-deslgned
rooms a new standard Of home life Is
ser in which each member of the fam
lily has his little part TO play, and
where the results Of his labor Will be
evident to anyone who happens to
come INTO the little bungalow home.
Not only this, but the bungalow offers
the family, tired Of climbing two or
three flights of stairs, an opportunity
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-08-04
PLEA FOR BED AS IT MAS
Modern Things That Masqusraae -
Such Are Properly Condemned -
Chicago Newspaper.

Modern life, having succeeded In
| eliminating economy from the list of
virtues, Is now, apparently, conducting
n drive against sleep. which the old
er authorities numbered among man
kinds blessings. People, city people
In particular seem 20 be ashamed OF
the fact that they must sleep. Tired
natures sweet restorer sore labOr's
BATH that which llnits up the raveled
sleeve OF care-the inventor Of which
was so praised by Snncho Panza,
prince Of sQulres, is in Gisrepute.
This tendency to conceal the fact
that sleep still falls upon mankind Is
strlkingly Illustrated by modern furni-
ture. The bed that was frankly bed
Is being thrust into the background
MS something To be ashamed Of. It's
place is taken by various kinds of
monstrosltles that masquerade ms 9th
er articles of furniture IN the day
time, and indeed. far into the night.
confessing that they can be made To
serve as beds only when frlyolity can
no longer stand or sit, but must, per
force, become recumbent.
The bookcase, the piano, the bath
tub, the mirror. the closet door, the
Morris chalr-these may at any mo-
ment by the pulling of n strap or the
pressing Of spring be revealed ms
sleeping utensils-beds one cannot
fairly call them. And tLey function
as beds in dindent, halfhearted way,
as If ashamed Of the office. jacks of
many trades, they are masters of
none.
Until sleep itself becomes obsolete
the human race must have beds Of
some sort, and the more comfortable
they are the better. No sleeping inn
plement disguised as a phonogruph, a
bird cage or cook stove can take
the place OF the old-fashioned piece Of
furniture that was a bed and nothing
else.-Chicago News.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-08-04
Floor Plan.

venient basement, and the numerous
windows cannot help but combine to
make a home which will be of the
maximum comfort and usefulness to
Its occupants.
The roof and walls are finished In
shingles stained a dark color in the IL
lustration, but If 1t Is desired, the walls
may be finished in dark-cOlored stucco.
This finish gives very good satisfaction
since 1t is now possible to color the
stucco by either a mixture of the color
Ing with the material when the house
Is being constructed, or one of the
stucco paints may be used, which will
also serve as waterprooting material.
1t is desirable to finish the walls in
some dark color In this design on ac-
count of the pleasing contrast with
the white trim of the windows and
roof. On account Of the large num-
ber Of windows, with their white
frames and sashes, there are no broad
expanses Of wall surface to present
mOnotOnOus appearance.
HOLlOWlAB tho LypO VI COhSIh IhuCLAOu
used in the cooler parts Of this cOun-
try this house Is built well above the
ground which not only allows large
basement space but also protects the
house against the cold and dampness
Of the ground, which may be very
desirable feature in some climates. It
also allows enough headrOOm In the
furnace room so that the heating APP
paratus may be easily Installed.
In one-story house the Importance
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-08-04
Japan,s Factory Law.

Operation under the new factory
law in Japan, which was to have
gone into effect on June /, has been
postponed for two months by order
of the privy council in order that the
regulations may be revised. These,
it Is pointed out, did not sufficiently
guard the interests of the workers
and would result in confusion If at
once enforced. To the working
people of the United States the
hours of labor permitted under the
new law will meen extraordinary long
but 1t must be remembered that fac
tory work Is young in Japan and that
the working hours are founded on
the hours voluntarily devoted TO
work by the people on the farms or in
their own workshOps-twelve to six
teen hours q day. The most import
ant thing is the forblddlng of child
work under 10 years and limiting the
hours of girls under -. 1t is, on the
whole, an advance on conditions as
they have been and will open the way
to further concessions to labor.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-08-04
New Bun Killer

A new piece of agricultural appa.
ratus has been developed for the pur-
pose of combating the destructive bugs
and undesirable vegetable growths by
an application of steam to the soil
penetrating some distance below the
surface. The machine carries a steam
generating plant and moves over the
surface on large drum the periphery
of which is staggered with protruding
stream outlets in the shape of blades
or spines. AS the apparatus is drawn
over the ground the spines imbed them
selves in the soil and while in this po
sition the steam is released and pene-
trates the soil for some distance
around the outlet, killing the worms,
larvae and bugs and the undesirable
crop of weeds which seed themselves
from one season to another
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-08-04
Hearing Your Men at Work.

The manager of machine shop OF
factory can know how much work is
being done at benches by mechanics
or by pOwer-driven machines or tools
by means of microphones or telephone
transmitters connected with the work
ing apparatus, says Popular Science
BY becoming familiar with the vibra.
tons Of the different machines he can
tell at any given moment just how
fast Pat is working the lathe, or how
industriously Mike is operating the
milling machine on one of his blue
Mondays. In addition to this he can
tell at a simple turn of the switch if
the machines are running at normal
speed and smoothly and properly, as
they should.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-08-04
Why Children Like Candy.

Children like candy because of It's
properties Of sugar, food quickly ab-
sOrbed by the human system. The
purpose Of all food is to supply the
energy that is wasted by physical ex-
ertion. Some foods more than others
contain the elements necessary to fur
nish this supply and vary in the time
required to feel their benefits.
Sugar is actually turned into real
energy within few minutes after 1t
is eaten and candy gives a quick sup
ply of the energy called for by the ac-
tivities of youth. Thus the constant
need of energizing force by children
leads them instinctively to crave can
dy.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-08-04

pnere as hOmeIike as anyone could
wish for.
If you have never experienced the
pleasure of arising early on sum-
mers morning to go out into your own
garden to work for an hour or two in
the refreshing air, or if you have
never been able to come home, tired
from the days labor to be welcomed
into a snug little home surrounded by
the products Of your cooperation with
nature, then you have not found all
the pleasure there is In life. A home
such as the one discussed here is not
extremely expensive, and 1t furnishes
satisfaction which cannot be estl-
mated in terms of the money cost
which it involves.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-08-04

Sulting profits largely depend upon
/ successful hog raising. In Iowa, Mis-
/ souri,, Illinois and other great hog
cattle; they eat after the cattle. Com
| hined they bring the farmer a good
revenue. With hog raising left out,
the cattle in these states can be
grown only at loss.
Probably no blight or disease with
which the farmer has to contend, and
he has many, is so absolutely discour-
aging as hog cholera. Its devastation
is almost complete With drove of
100 or perhaps 1000 prime hogs just
/ ready for the market, he has almost
rhe feel of the mOney-$1,0 900 or S10,.
OOO-within his hand. They are
healthy and fat, sight good to look
upon. Then hog on an adjoining
farm rubs snouts with one of them,
through the fence, and before the week
is out half the hogs of the drove are
infected, and the chances are that
in another week, instead of 100 hogs,
there will be less than dozen strag-
glers. Even with a good bank aC-
count, it takes some nerve for this
particular farmer to start all over
again; the chances are that he will
quit the hog business.
All the precautions of sanitation and
cleanliness may be of little avail in
combating cholera. An entire drove
Of a thousand hogs may be swept away
from the germs carried on the boots
Of Il farmland who has visited some
distant farm, while dogs, turkey buzz
yards, crows, etc, may transmit the
disease.
There are just two things to be
done; first, stop the sale Of fake and
dangerous anticholera serums, and sec
ond to supply hog raisers with the
Dorset serum. Hog raisers are will
ing to pay the cost of inoculation.
The trouble has been that there is not
enough serum to supply the demand
and the farmers have used danger
Gus, substitutes. To insure a S15 hog |
by inOculating him at a cost Of %
cents is good business, and when the |
government manufactures serum on a |
liberal scale, this cost will be consid. |
erably reduced. With hog cholera un-
der control, not only would we have |
more pork, but more beef. If hog |
cholera can be abolished, as it should !
be by means of the Dorset serum, the
United States in two years can be re-
stored to it's old place as the greatest |
meat exporting nation in the world.
The appropriation of half million
dollars in the Kenyon law for the
out of cholera is an authori.
zation to do the most practical work
possible toward increasing the nation.
al meat supply.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-08-04
Linen Growing scarcer.

Summing up the linen situation re-
Gently, one Of the principal importers
to this market spoke this way: "Busi-
ness is as active as it ever is at this
time of the year, when everyone is
trying to reduce stocks as far as pos
sibe before taking inventory, and or
ders are placed only for goods that are
really needed to meet some special de-
mand or to fill out broken line. Flax
continues to get scarcer and dearer as
time goes on, and linens of all kinds
are also getting scarcer and dearer
This will continue, at least until the
war ends. In many cases merchandise
is still being let out in this market be-
low the cost of replacement, and this
will be done as long as present meth
DDS Of averaging up buying and sell
ing prices are retained."-New York
Times.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-08-04

OF the basement Is considerable, and
on account OF the nearly square design
Of thls bungalow and It's generous pro-
portions the basement may be divided
on In n manner which viii render II OF
maximum value. Not only Is there
room for the usual cold-stOrage room,
furnace room, and laundry, but very
handy little wcrkroom may be fitted up
with bench and other useful equip
ment. Such little workshop Is not
only Of value In repairing and building
articles for the home, but II offers the
younger generation a means of spend
Ing time at something which will Inter
prove to be Of considerable value In
the training which II gives.
The interior arrangement of this
bungalow shows the results of careful
thought on the part OF the designer.
The entrance Is into the reception hail,
which continues back through the
house, leading OF into the various
rooms. A cased opening on one side
of the reception hall leads into the
living room, while a similar opening on
the other side leads into the dining
room.
The living room offers an exceeding
ly pleasant gathering place for the
family, with Its six windows TO assure
II room which will be bright and cheer
fuL There Is plenty Of room for some
attractive rugs, wall decorations and
furniture.
The dining room Is we'll lighted and
with its well-placed buffet and gener.
Gus floor and wall space, could he
made Into very attractive room by
careful selection Of finish and furni-
ure.
The kitchen contains many features
which should be Of interest to the
housewife. II is hard TO oyerestimate
the convenience of the little pantry,
with its cupboard and refrigerator,
which Is iced from the rear porch. Al
though this Kitchen is large enough TO
be well ventilated and far from stulfy,
the arrangement gives 1t all Of the nd
vantages of the small kitchen.
The front porch is very cleverly
placed back under the main roof with
fancy exposed rafters and two neat
posts. The broad steps blend well
with the other parts of the house and
have an inviting appearance from the
A few well-placed trees and shrubs
and a carefully graded lawn would
surround this house with nm ntmos- |
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-08-04
TAKEN FROM EXCHANGES

Adders are most irritable just after
recovering from Information, and their
bites then are perllOus.
Twelve field parties will continue
this year the government survey of
the mineral resources of Alaska.
Nigeria has been added to the lands
in which valuable deposits Of coal
have been discovered in recent years.
Philadelphia schoolchildren, by con-
tributing pennies have endowed bed
in a hospital for cOnsumptives.
Benjamin Slade Of New Haven,
Conn. has bought the property at
Woodmont known as the Connecticut
building, because 1t was the official
Connecticut building at the Chicago
worlds fair in 1893, from Judge Sam
Mel l.. Bronson.
Charles L. Stafford, chOlrmaster of
St. Georges church, New York, is
proud Of his chorus Of 100 policemen.
This organization came into existence
a few months ago, when the singing
OF pOlicemen's quartet suggested to
Commissioner Woods the possibility
of a chorus. He enlisted the Interest
and help of Mr.. Stafford.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-08-04

The first class of Chinese students
trained to read their own language by
means of the newly-invented alphabet
was graduated in March.
Although situated in the heart of
the Midland coal field, Nottingham,
England, is experiencing a serious coal
famine, chiefly due to a scarcity of
mine labOrers.
Experiments in the Philippines In
crossing native tobacco with a Con-
necticut variety have produced a to-
bacco selling for more than twice the
price Of the native.
While Benson Nlggin, aged sixteen,
Of Vineland N. j., was examining a re-
volver, the weapon was discharged,
the bullet going through his hand. The
ball struck a porcelain wash basin, ran
around the bowl and lodged in the
elbow of the same arm.
One of the interesting vessels of the
New England coast is the old dinghy,
Maine, now nearly the last Of her
kind. The boat was built in Essex
72 years ago, and according to Capt
r. G. Stewart of Brooklyn, her owner
is as good as ever Captain Stewart
uses the little ship in the coastwise
trade, along the Maine coast.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-08-04
Not a picnic

II have lived in the city all my life
and would like to know whether
farm life is rigorous. Is it?" asks a
Public Mind girl. If you'll drop out
some place west of Wichita some day
this month and watch mother and the
girls cooking for a regiment of harvest
workers you'll find that farm life in
the summer is not exactly n tea party.
Kansas City Star.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-08-04
What's In a Manner

"Say, paw" queried small Tommy
Toddles, "what's a captain Of indus
tryY"
ut Is term that the head of a
grinding monopoly applies to himself.
my son." replied old man Toddles.
"And what is a 'robber baron
pawT asked the small investigator.
"It's term the dear public applies
to the same man." answered Tod
dies, Sr.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-08-04


before. The American investment In
the hog business represents some S7OO'
100000, the number of hogs on the
farms last year being 61,0OO,OOO; yet
there is no other animal which suf'
fers such tremendous loss from dis
eaSc-through hog cholera.
1t is estimated that the loss OF
pork last year through this disease
reached the enormous total Of 95,OOO,-
600 pounds, or ten pounds of meat for
every man, woman, and child in the
United States-a net loss of some $780,
OUO0O0. Moreover this great loss is
by no means exceptional. The loss
for the year following the one thus
estimated will be greater it is be-
lieved, by perhaps $2OOOO.OOO or S25,-
OOOOOO. while as far back as 1897 the
loss was stated by the federal bu-
rrau of animal Industry to be not far
from SlO0,O0OOOO for that year.
The strange thing is that the cause
of hog cholera has been definitely de-
termined ana "a specific, an almost in
faIlible remedy has been discovered,
but that little has been done toward
applying it,
When hog cholera strikes a drove
of hogs it usually sweeps through it
like whirlwiud, killing in period
of 10 or 20 days from So to 30 per
cent of the drove. When the remedy,
or rather preventive treatment is ap-
10. I,v
! per cent.
In presenting these facts, Senator
Kenyon was principally quoting our
own department Of agriculture, which,
if it has done anything, has studied
the American hog; so that his author
ity may be considered exceptionally
good. The Iowa senator won out
handsomely. for congress passed his
bill appropriating 100000 to enable
the secretary Of agriculture to pro-
ceed with the stamping out of the dis
ease, and the work has been begun
with enthusiasm by the department Of
agriculture.
An absolute preventive has been
found for the universal hog cholera,
a serum developed by DR.. NJ. Dorset,
a practical scientist in the depart
nent of agriculture, which as surely
prevents cholera in hogs as the bet
ter known serum in typhoid or the
vaccine of smallpox, or antitOXin of
diphtheria prevents those diseases in
the human family. Doctor Dorset has
patented his priceless process and has
presented it TO the people Of the Unit
ed States. 1t has been tried out with
the most gratifying results.
Control of hog cholera by the use of
the Dorset serum as praCtiCed by the
department Of agriculture, and the
more progressive Of the hog-raising
states, presents one of the most in
teresting examples of the results of
scientific research. The hog cholera
germ is so small as to be invisible un-
der the most powerful microscope.
That it is germ has been determined
only by actual experiments in in
noculating healthy hogs with the
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-08-04
PRETTY BUNGALOW
WELL DESIGNED
Arrangement Of Dwelling Which
Is Constantly Growing in
Popularity.
AFFORDS AN IDEAL HOME
For the Small Town This Type Of
Residence Is the Best That Can
Be peVlsed-Maximum Com.
fort and Usefulness
Combined
hy William A. RApFoRp.

Mr.. william A. Radford VIII: 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 Manufacturer, he
Is, without doubt, the highest authority
on all these subjects. Address all inquiries
TO William A. Radfurd, No. 1927 Prairie
avenue, Chicago. Ill.,, and only enclose
two-cent stamp for reply.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-08-04
Renreas Emntlon.

A well-linown author has said
"The great critical moment in oul
lives is when we choose which emo
ton to express We become what WI
choose. In this way we develop oul
character and are responsible for our
character" This is true and nothing
is more foolish than permitting ev.
cry little chance incident Of the hour
to rufIie the spirits.