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The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-05-19
Effective Planting Makes for Beauty.

sence Of well-rotted manure will serve.
Scatter It about the base Of the plants
after the soil is stirred, and let the
rain drive II to the roots.
Dig a strip Is or is inches wide
across the bed or border and then
rake II, beginning at the bottom of the
trench and tining the soil from the
subsoil to the top. Continue this
throughout the length Of the bed, and
then you will have worked the soil
perfectly.
To insure a succession of blooming
periods, do not SOW all your ANNALS
at the same time, nor your blooming
bulbs. Wait two or three weeks.
Start cosmos as early as possible.
and at the end of April plant in the
open two to fouI feet apart. for they
need plenty of room. They want
light, rich soil, and can stand a great
deal of pinching back to keep them
stocky.
1t is said that the quickest growing
hardy vine is the Kudzu vine-pue-
IdIld luuuDtI Bldld WHICH, Olleli
grows 40 feet in a season. It needs
winter protection as it sometimes win
terkills.
Just as soon as the frost is gone,
plant the Madeira vine. 1t is propa-
gated by tubers. 1t grows rapidly, has
thick, waxy leaves, and its flowers
drifts of creamy snow-cOver the
plant when in bloom. The finest ex-
ample of what this plant can do was
seen on a second-story porch, turning
a prosaic seeond-story fiat porch into
a Juliet bower of beauty.
Give the wild grape a place about
the home. 1t is so hardy and it's fow
ers so sweet.
If you have a dry, bare spot thai
gets sun all day, seed it to portulaccas.
They will beat weed seeds growing
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-05-19
EDGING PLANTS

Plants for edging should be low
growing. There are many effective
plants that add beauty to the rest of
the bed.
In pink, petunias, candytuft, portu-
lacca, phlox, pinks, verbena and sur
prise are effective.
In white, dwarf ageratum, dwarf
white petunias, portulaca, zinnia lili-
put and dwarf white verbenas.
In red, cock's-comb, dwarf compact
scarlet verbena, portulacca, phlox and
petunia.
In yellow, dwarf single marigolds,
yellow violet, dwarf yellow chrysan-
themum, double yellow portulacca.
double miniature zinnias.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-05-19
HOME GROUNDS BEAUTIFUL
ey BETTY PAKE.

Look out for dahlias, gladiolus and
other rank-growing plants that are
likely to be blown down by the wind
and stake them.
Pick the pansles and nasturtiums
every day If you want to have plenty
Of bloom.
When the lilacs have finished bloom
ing all the seed clusters should be
cut away.
1t is fatal to some plants to fertilize
them with rich manures when the
ground is very dry.
Never allow roses to remain on the
bush until the petals fall.
If the seed Is allowed to develop on
the lilac it generally has few flowers
except every other year.
The best way to kill weeds is to
pull them up by hand. DO not allow
them to get ahead of you.
Look out for the red bug and other
enemies of the rose.
An excellent spray for the rose
bushes is made OF one-half pound Of
laundry soap melted in hot water to
which is added one cupful of kero-
sene. When this comes to a boil use
about one part to fifteen parts of wa
ter
Keep the moisture in your soil
around your plants by applying road
dust about the roots during the hot
and droughty weather.
Lawn clippings make an excellent
mulch for bushes, shrubs and large
plants.
Tea roses like to have the soil about
their roots cool and moist. Grass
clippings are good for that purpose.
Spread the grass over the bed to a
depth of two or three inches. AS soon
as it withers work it into the soil
when as it decays It win act as a
fertilizer. Apply fresh clippings
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-05-19
SEAL WAS HIS SIGNATURE
BRbylonlan Stamped Documents and
Letters instead Of Going Through
the Formally Of Signing Them.

Practically every man Of any stand
ing in ancient Babyonia had seal
cylinder or seal, tho impression OF
which upon the document or letter
served the purpose OF his signature.
Thousands OF these have been founo,
cut out Of all kinds of hard stone,
which had been imported from distant
lands, for Babylonia is an alluyial
plain.
AS a substitute for a seal the indi'
vidual would make his thumbnail
mark upon the soft clay or impress
upon it a portion of his ziziktu, which
was a cord attached to an mdergar.
ment This in all probability is to
be identified with the zizith mentioned
IN the Old Testament mum. 1898
S9), and even at the present time
worn by orthodox Hebrews.
In all periods scribes are very nu.
merous. This is inferred from the
fact that in some periods almost every
document is found TO have been writ.
ten by a different scribe. In the AS
syrian period women are known to
have belonged to this profession. The
scribes wrote the legal documents, as
well as the private letters of iudiyid'
uals. They even placed the seal i'm
preston upon the legal documents, in
proximity TO which they wrote the
name Of the person to whom it be.
longed, usually the obligor or the wit
ness.
In the time of Hammurabi Cabout
1000 B. ca there was at hand an Off
Ger called the burgul, who was pre-
pared to cut temporary seals upon a
soft material for those who did not
possess them. This is the custom in
oriental lands in the present day,
In Constantnople, for instance, the
curbs of certain streets are lined with
scribes prepared to write for the il
literate An occasional man among
them is provided with little blank
stamps in soft brass, and with an en-.
craving tool is prepared to cut the sig.
nature or initials of the man upon one
of them while he waits. The impress
sion of the stamp is affixed to his let
ter in place of his signature.-Prof. A.
T. Clag, in National Geographic Maga.
zine.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-05-19
In Defense of the Toothbrush.

DR.. T. Benedict Furniss defends
the toothbrush, in Oral Hygiene,
from the attacks recently made upon
it by DR.. Bernard Feldman. Until its
enemies devise something better, he
says, it will not help matters to throw
out the best thing for cleaning the
teeth that we know anything about.
1T must be remembered that the
tooth bristles, bathed and saturated so
frequently with tooth paste ingredi.
ents more or less antiseptic, furnish
anything but happy abiding for
germ pests, no matter how vital and
resistant they may be. So that if we
merely hang the toothbrush some
where in the sunshine after each wash
ing of the mouth and teeth and buy a
new brush at decent intervals, we
need nc get worrying about virulent
bacteria.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-05-19
If you Suffer from Backache, Lum.
bago, Kidneys or Rheumatism,
Take Hot Water and etAMURLC"

American men and women must guard
constantly against kidney trouble be.
cause we eat too much and all our food
is rich. Our blood is filled with uric
acid which the kidneys strive to filter
out, they weaken from oyerwork, be-
come sluggish; the eliminative tissues
clog and the result is kidney trouble
bladder weakness and general decline
IN health.
lead when your back hurts or the urine
is cloudy. full of sediment. or YOU are
obliged to seek relief two or three times
during the night, when you suffer with
sick headache or dizzy, nervous spells,
acid stomach, or YOU have rheumatism
when the weather is bad, get from your
druggist-"ANURIC." Because of uric
acid in overabundance in the system,
backache, pains here and there, rheuma-
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-05-19
TRANSPLANTING SEEDLINGS

AS soon as seedlings can be convent
emily handled, transplant in pots or
boxes; give them plenty of room on all
sides.
Transplanting carefully by hand is
the way professional gardeners do
their transplanting, but a forked stick
can be used if carefully handled.
Shade from the bright sun for few
days and water carefully. If the
weather is advanced, give the newly
transplanted plants plenty of air In
this way they are hardened off until
they will be able to stand full exposure
in the open ground. Care must be ex-
ercised with all plants removed from
conservatories, hotbeds or from plants
raised in boxes or pots in the house
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-05-19
HELPS IN FLOWER GROWING

Don't drain the soil before the
moisture OF winter and spring has
drained from it, so that it will pulver-
ize perfectly. II the soil drops from
the spade in moist, soggy Jumps, be
sure it is not ready to work
AS the frost leaves the soil dig in
the manure-mulch placed last fall
about the shrubs, roses and hardy per-
ennials. II there be no winter mulch
about such plants, be sure to apply
some kind of fertilizer to them.
A good coat of bone meal in the alb
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-05-19

neighbor told my mother about Lydia
Z. Pinkham' Vegetable Compound and
/ took il, and now feel like new
person. don't suffer any more and l
am regular every month. Mrs. HAZEL
HAMILTON, 822 South 18th st.
When a remedy has lived for forty
years, steadily growing in popularity
and influence, and thousands upon
thousands Of women declare they owe
their health to it, is it not reasona-
BILE 10 believe that it is an article Of
great merit2
Ifyou want special advice write
to Lydia T.. Pinkham Medicine
Co. (cOnfidentiaD, Lynn, Mass.
Your letter will be opened, read
and answered by a woman and
held in strict confidence.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-05-19

Accidentally | found the chemists S
method of dealing with the rat His
shop was-one presumes-fuH enough
Of poison to send the whole street to
the cemetery, But he pinned his faith
to a small animal, which was taking
a siesta on the best chair. A mon.
goose, he explained, as he carefully
stroked its tail. Now how many mon
geese (if that Is the pluraD are re,
CURED to deal with how many rats?
And where DO you get a mongoose
and what do you feed him on-if he
wants anything but rats ?-London
Chronicle.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-05-19
There Might Eieve Been.

A Boston minister who always
breaches to large congregations made
sanctimonious, psalm singing, pro
fessed Christians who have no real
religion in their makeup a target for
his wit. A little boy who heard him
remarked after he returned home
from the morning service: Mother,
| shouldn't have thought Doctor Blank
would have spoken that way about
Christians this morning. There might
have been some of them in church -
Exchange.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-05-19

tism, gout, gravel, neuralgia and sciatica
result. IL was Dr. Pierce who discovered
new agent, called "Anuric.' which will
throw out and eradicate this uric acid
from the system. Dr. Pierce believes
"Anuric' TO be 81 times more potent
than Af6ia, and consequently you need no
longer fear muscular or articular rhpuma-
tism or pout, or many other diseases which
are dependent on an accumulation of uric
acid within the body. Send DR.. Pierce,
Invalids' Hotel, Buffalo, n. Y, Zoe for
trial package or Sl.OO for full treatment
"Anuric"
Dr. Pierce's reputation is back Of this
medicine and YOU know that his pleas
ant Pellets" for the liver and his "Fa-
vorite Prescription" for the ills Of wom-
en- have had a splendid reputation for the
past 80 years ADV.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-05-19

By planting everything in long rows
across the entire length of the gar
den, planting all the things that re-
quire a whole season to mature on one
side, all the second crop vegetables
will be in compact plat on the 9th
er side OF the garden plat
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-05-19
His Offering.

James" said his mother, did you
put your money in the collection plate
at Sunday school today?"
Nom" said James, Il didn't"
why didn't you?"
well, you see, when l got there
found out all the other boys had two
cents except me and Freddie Brown,
so we matched for EN- and Freddy
won"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-05-19
BRUGMANSlA

Brugmansia is tender greenhouse
shrub and if started out of doors in
the spring must be potted before
frost. The flowers are beautiful-frst
a pale cream, turning to a pure white
They are trumpet shaped and the
shrub is sometimes called ANGELS
trnmpet"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-05-19

What did you do with that car
load of eggs that was condemned by
the board Of health?"
I'm going to make lot Of money
on those, I'm having them made into
gas bombs to ship to the war zone"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-05-19

Teen 4 huAtEeA thCA
month 80 ! had to be
in bed. ! had head
ache, backache and
such pains l would
cramp double every
month. / did not
know what it was
10 be easy a minute
My health was all
run down and the
doctors did not do
a
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-05-19
CUTlCURA COMFORTS BABY
Suffering From Itching, Burning
Rashes, Eczema, etc. Trial Free.

Give baby a bath with hot water and
Cuticura Soap, using plenty of Soap.
Dry lightly and apply Cuticura Oint.
ment gently 10 all affected parts. In
stant relief follows and baby fails into
refreshing sleep, the first perhaps
in weeks, Nothing more effective.
Free sample each by mail with Book.
Address postcard, Cuticura, Dept. l.,
Boston. Sold everywhere.-Adv
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-05-19
RED Cross SERVICE.

Red Cross Ball Blue gives to every
housewife unequaled service. A large
5 cent package gives more real, gen
uine merit than any other blue. Red
Cross Ball Blue makes clothes whittier
than snow. You will be delighted.
Al all good grocers.-Adv.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-05-19
WHEN THERE'S a DROUGHT

Use the hoe more, the hose less. A
dust mulch is better aid in dry
weather than the artificial shower.
II YOU must use a watering can. do
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-05-19

There is nothing more idiotic than
the smile of a pretty girl directed at
some other fellow.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-05-19
DO YOU WEAR FALSE TEETH?

Whether you do or not you should
use "SPEARMINTO" TOOTH PASTE,
the FORMULA or JOHN o. BUTLER,
D. D. S., as it neutralizes the ACID
condition of the mouth. Also sweet
ems SMOKERS BREATH and pre-
vents the TOBACCO STAIN that you
so often see on their TEETH. SAFE
for every member Of the FAMILY,
NO ALCOHOL-NO COLORING-NO
SOAP-NO GRIT or any injurious in
gredient At Drug Stores or by mail,
25c Liberal Sample and 'DIREC-
TIONS, FOR PROPER CARE OF THE
TEETH by mail, 4c. Address,
HERSON CHEMICAL CO., 1886 West
63d St., Chicago, Ill.-Adv.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-05-19

It's not advisable for leap-year girls
to make haste slowly If he has other
strings to his bow.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-05-19

FITS, EPILEPSY, FALLING SICKNESS
Stopped .Qniokly. Fifty years % pninterruPted
lasting results, LAHGE TRtAL BOTTLE tnEu, Dlt.
HLINB COMPANY, Red bank, N. J.-AdY
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-05-19

it with a will, Give enough water that
the moisture will penetrate to the
roots instead of coaxing them to the
surface, there to be the more suscep-
tible to a protracted drought.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-05-19

A London hospital supports a motor
cycle ambulance for dogs and other
small animals.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-05-19

The only way tc beat a man at his
own game is to let him thiuk he's
fCOlng ypu.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-05-19
y DON'T SUFFER
ANY MORE"
"Feel Like a New Person" "
says Mrs. Hamilton.

New Castle, Ind.-"From the time
I was eleven years old until was seven
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-05-19
The Exception.

'Talk is cheap. they say"
mot always. My wife talked me
out OF a 5000 gown last night"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-05-19
important to Mothers
sounded susplcIoue.

81 offer you my heart of hearts"
What's that? How many hearts
have you been passing round among
the girls?"
The Washington herald., 1916-10-02
ANOTHER YEARS WORK
STARTED BY Y. ". c. A.
Every Members Rally to Be Held
This Evening.

A new years work was begun at the
| Young Women's Christian Association
yesterday. Following the first vesper
service at 4:3o o'clock, when Rev. John
Britain Clark spoke on the need and
value ofaBible study, will come the
every members rally this evening.
In previous years each department has
held its own rally, but this fall all mem
bers will come together on the same even
ing. Various phases Of the work VIII be
presented and opportunity given for
registration in the different classes. From
II until O'Clock this evening mem
bers and others interested in the sssocia-
ton will meet on the fourth floor, which
is devoted 10 the educational department.
, In the English room will be four booths
in charge OF their respective committee
chairmen as follows: Membership. Mrs.
Woodbury. Pulsifer: educational Mrs.
Herbert E. Day; physical. Mrs. John
! DENLY Hird; religious work, Mrs. Frank
lC. wilkins. The secretaries and teach
ers will assist in the registration. Among
the ushers will be Misses Bean. Marian
Andrews Phyllis Fenwick. Martha Zierdt.
Payne, Annabel Matthews and F. Marian
Green.
At o'clock the barIors on the third
floor will be opened for the evenings pro-
gram. Mrs william Hamilton Bayly,
president of the board Of directors, pre-
siding. The Choral Club, OF which Miss
Gertrude Ellis is the newly elected presi-
dent, will sing the greeting and six new
secretaries OF the stan Will be introduced.
They are Mrs. Mary c. Stevens, religious
work; Miss Helen V. Rue, office: Miss
Norms SChwendener. physical director;
Miss Ellamay Blakemore, swimming
Miss Edith r. Powers. girls work; Miss
tArdele Payne. membership.
Dr. Jay Stocking, formerly OF the First
Congregational Church Of this city. now
at Montc.air. y. J., in an address will
discuss the fourfold purpose Of the asso-
citation.
The remainder Of the evening will be
spent In the gymnasium on the fifth floor.
Miss Mary Van Fossen, instructor OF the
class in expression. will read; Miss Sylvia
MetCalf who is to give lessons on the
ukulele. Will play Hawaiian selections.
and Mrs Agnes Nelson Lamb. OF the
English department. will give legends and
narratives
The Washington herald., 1916-10-02

Yes, there's something in that little
oox for you,' taking Agnes on her lap.
Mono, you can't have II alive must
have some for brother"
Untytng the white satin ribbon from the
souvenir box Of wedding cake, Carrie d.
vided the tiny frosted square.
Has mothers precious been a good
child?'' as Agnes gulped the cake.
Here's what mothers precious did. -
growled Warren. taking up the mutilated
book
Why, dearie," in mild reproof I'm
afraid you've been very naughty"
Naughty with a snort you've
spoiled that child till she's rotten"
She didn't know any better" fared
Carrie. You can't expect"
We'll. she knew better before I got
through with her" grImly.
You whipped herr" in shrill indiRna-
ton Warren, never allow any one
to touch my children"'
'More's the pity You'll have a mighty
unruly youngster on your hands, II you
don't fog some of the cussedness out of
her now"
Agnes is much too sensitive a child
to correct. I'm certainly very sorry I
lett her with you. Come, darling. moth
er' II put you to bed"
Cross and sleepy from having been
Kept up beyond her accustomed hour.
Agnes now set up a roar for the rest
of the cake
is there anything I can get herr" ask
ed Helen conciliatorily. Would she like
a glass OF warm milk" following them
TO her room whic6 had been converted
INTO guest room for the night
No, nothing" returned Carrie frigidly.
OF course she's upset-she's never been
whipped in her life. Warren had no right
10 touch her! She'll cry herself sick.
Ihere-there, precious! Yes, you can have
the cake and the little box Wen get
something else to take brother"
Seeing 1t was hopeless to try to propI-
tiate Carrie, Helen returned to the IL
brary where Warren was gIowering dark
ly over his cigar
Dear she's furious" in a guarded un-
dertone She'll never leave either of
the children with US again"
We'll. we won't burst into tears over
mat. One dose Of that brat's devilment
VII last for some time. But she sot
one good walloping she'll remember, .
gloatingN. And she'll get II again in
the same place-if I get another chance
at her"
tCrDvriEif
The Washington herald., 1916-10-02
PREPAREDNESS SCHOOL
TO BE OPENED OCT. IS
Theodorus Bailey Myers Mason House
Formally Taken Over.

The Theodorus Bailey Myers Mason
House at 1875 Twentieth street northwest.
which is to be used as permanent
school of preparedness by the Woman S
Section of the Navy League. was formal
ly turned over to that organization last
week by Mrs. Julian James, honorary
vice president Of the section, who has
given the use OF the house in memory of
her brother, Commander Mason. T. s y.
The committee in charge met in the
house Saturday and decided to open the
school October Is. Mrs George Dewey,
wife of the admiral of the navy, and Mrs.
Julian James were elected honorary
chairmen of the committee, and Mrs
Hugh L. Scott wife of the Chief of STAFF
Of the army; Mrs. George Barnett, wife
or the major general commandant OF the
United States Marine Corps, and Mrs.
Gibson Fahnestock were made honorary
members. Other members are Miss Eliza
beth Elicott Poe, chairman; Mrs John
Cailan oLaughlin, secretary; Miss Ma
talle sumner Lincoln, treasurer; Mrs.
Alexander Sharp, ST., Mrs. Henry G.
Sharp. Mrs. Goldsboro Adams, Mrs.
Charles L. Hussey, Mrs Sidney Ballou,
Mrs. E. H. H. Old and Mrs VyIIa Poe
Wilson. Mrs. Alexander Sharp, ST., was
elected chairman Of instruction.
The President and Mrs. Wilson. Cabinet
members ana offcers OF the army, navy
and Marine Corps will be invited to at
tend the opening exercises at o'clock
October 1S
Uniformed students Of the First Ma
tional Service School at Chevy Chase will
serve as ushers, while the guards on SEN
try duty will be uniformed boys of the
Junior Defense Guard of the Navy
League.
Voluntary aid classes will include surgi.
cal dressings and relief garment making
elementary hygiene and home care OF
the sick, special preparation in sick diets
and sewing and knitting. Instructors
will include Red Cross nurses. naval and
other surgeons, Chief Electrician Philir
Cronan. U. s. N, and navy and Marine
Corps officers. There will be a special
Saturday course for school girls between
lS and IS years old Headouarters are
maintained at TAI Munsey Building. A
feature of the preparedness work will be
series Of lectures on The American
Navy" Preparedness" Good Citizen.
ship" American History" and THE
Conservation of Food Products" The
lectures will be given on Mondays, Wed.
nesdays and Fridays from $3.50 to 4:8(
o'clock.
This permanent school Of national pre-.
paredness is the first of its kind in the
world.