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The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-06-01
MUCH WASTE IN GARDENING
Necessity May Force Americans to
Adopt Economical FertIlizlno
Methods Used by BeIgians.

Shortage In the supply Of fertilizer
Is a situation of great gravity that con-
fronts the amateur gardener whose pa
triotic spirit Is impelling him to till
city lots and suburban plots. City sta
bles, which formerly supplied fertili-
zer to farms in the neighbOring states
have been turned into garages, with
the result that manures can be OBJ
tanned only in small quantities, IL at
all. To obtain the results to which
their labors and their enthusiasm en-
title them the back lot and suburban
gardeners must husband their re-
sources, abandon the wasteful Ameri-
can method of enriching the soil and
turn to the system that gave Belgium
pre-eminence in intensive farming, ac-
cording to the New York Herald.
The American method of placing fer
tilizer is to spread II entirely over a
plot or field. The Belgian method is
to place the fertilizer only under the
spot where the plant Is to grow, vast
ing none of the valuable plantfood be-
tween rows or between plants. The
European gardener turns over the
earth, harrows or rakes it and then
digs trench or series of holes about
eight inches deep where he desires
to plant a row of corn, peas or beans.
Into this trench he spreads the ferti-
lizer, covers the latter with an inch
of earth and on top Of this places the
seed, covering all with deeper layer
of earth. When the seed terminates
the roots quickly reach the fertilizer
and the plant grows with great rapid
ity. Thus all the fertilizer is utilized
and none is wasted between the rows
where none is needed.
Intensive farming was forced on Bel
gium through necessity. Necessity of
the world is urging America to inten-
sive methods, and the cardinal prin-
ciple of the system is the elimination
of waste.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-06-01
orioin Of Man In the Noon.

There is a quaint tradition about
how the belief in the man in the
moon originated. Like many Of these
beliefs, it began in Bible times. By
many nations the old man is supposed
to be the one who first made his ap-
pearance in the book of Numbers Us:
32). 1t is there stated that he was
found by the children Of Israel gath
ering sticks on the Sabbath day. BE
was taken before Moses and con-
demned and was stoned until he died.
One would have thought that that
was punishment enough even for so
awful a crime, but superstition took
him In hand and consigned him to the
moon, where, with bunch OF sticks
on his tired old back, he was des-
tined to climb forever up the shining
hill and never reach the top. The
story goes that his faithful dogs were
permitted to share his fate and, If
you look carefully when the night Is
clear, you will see them toiling away
upon their endless chain.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-06-01
AnaIyzinu Waters.

Mineral waters are easily analyzed
by means of the spectroscope, as
shown by NJ. Jacques Bardet, and this
is likely to prove one of the best meth
DDS for this work. He sends beam
of light through the water to be an
alyzed and thence through the spec
troscope prism, in order to permit of
examining the spectrum, this method
revealing very minute traces of met
ais. He finds the most varied metals
in different samples of mineral water,
and even the rarest metals, such as
germanium and gallium, which are
very rarely found in nature.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-06-01
Lotus Eaters.

It Is the habit of writer's, speakers
and even of plain conversationalists
to refer to certain classes of mankind
as 'lotus eaters" meaning, of course,
that they are idle, indolent persons Of
luxurious and frivolous tastes. There
were in the ancient world real and
true lotus eaters and it may be that
they were as Industrious and hard
working as the persons who did not
eat the lotus.
Among the old Egyptians the lotus,
which is an important member of the
water lily family, was an article OF
food with the common people and it
was so extensively used that it may
properly be said to have been staple
article of food.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-06-01

you wouldn't have known she'd been
crying. She drew In long breath
and said, very steadily: "Tell me.
sha'n't try to get away"
"a man came to our house one day
to collect a bill," Portia went on,
quite as If Rose hadn't spoken. moth
er was out, and l was at home. l was
seventeen then, getting ready to go
to Vassar. You were only seven-I
suppose you were at school. Anyhow,
l was at home, and let him in, and
he made a fuss. I knew we weren't
enough pocket money. But the idea
of an old unpaid grocery bill made me
sick. talked things over with mother
the next day-told her / wasn't going
to cOllege-said was going to get
| job. l got her to let me run all the
accounts after that, and to attend to
everything. And / got a job and be-
gan paying my way within week."
"If l had a thing like that to re-
member" said Rose unsteadily, "Td
never forget to be proud of it so long
as / lived"
II wish could be proud of it," said
Portia. "But couldn't help making
sort of grievance of 1t, too. In all these
years I've always made mother afraid
of me-always made her feel that was
somehow cOntemptuous of her work
and ideas. grubbed away until l got
things Strengthened out, so that her
income was enough to live on-enough
for her to live on. I'd pulled her
through. But then :"
"But then there was me-" said Rose.
II thought l was going to let you
CO." POrtia went ON infiexibly. "But
things didn't come out that way-at
least l couldn't make up my mind to
make them-so you went to the uni
versity. l paid for that. and l paid
for your trousseau, and then l was
through"
Rose was trembling, but she didn't
finch. "Wh-what was It," she asked
quietly, "what was it that might have
been different and wasn't? Was it
was it somebody you wanted to marry
that you gave up so l could have
my chance"
Portals hard little laugh cut like a
knife. 'You have always thought me
cold" she said. $50 has mother. I'm |
not, really. Tm-the other way.
don't believe there ever was girl that |
wanted love and marriage more than
/. A man did want me to marry him
at last, and for a while l thought
would. Just-just for the sake of mar
rying somebody. He wasn't much, but
he was someone. But / knew I'd come
to hate him for not being someone else,
and / couldn't make up my mind to
it. So took you on instead.
II stopped hoping, you see, and
tried to forget all about it. And, in
a way, / succeeded. l was beginning
to get real jobs to do-big jobs for
big people. and it was exciting. That
made it easier to forget. l was begin
ming to think that some day I'd earn
my way into the open, big sort Of life
that your new friends have had for
nothing. And then, a week ago, there
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-06-01
Names Detroit Escaped.

The Detroit city directory contains
this bit Of information: Detroit was
established as a town ia years ago.
Detroit was adopted as the name of
the new town after six other cogno-
mems had been tried out and found
wanting. Y0n-do-ti-ga was the first
title, then came Wa-we-a-tun-ong.
Toghsaghfondje, Teuchsa Grondle,
Ke-row-ta-en and Fort Pontchartrain.
sold records show that when Fort
Pontchartrain was built, the village
of Detroit was isolated within its
walls, giving Detroit the unique dis
tinction of being the Walled City OF
the United States.'"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-06-01
YES! LIFT A CORN
OFF WITHOUT PAlNI
-
Cincinnati man tells how 70 dry
up a corn or calIus 80 II lifts
off with fingers.

You cOrn-pestered men and women
need suffer no longer. Wear the shoes
that nearly killed you before, says this
Cincinnati authority. because a few
drops of freezOne applied directly on
tender, aching corn or callus, stops
soreness at once and soon the corn or
hardened callus loosens so It can be
lifted off, root and all, without pain.
A small bottle Of freezone costs very
little at any drug store, but will posi-
lively take Off every hard or soft corn
or callus. This should be tried, as 1t
is inexpensive and is said not to irri-
tate the surrounding skin.
If your druggist hasn't any freezone
tell him to get a small bottle for you
from his wholesale drug house.-adv.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-06-01
NEW SET OF COMMANDMENTS
Thou Shalt Give Every Man a Square
Deal" Declared the Greatest
by the Author


by the Author.
Thou shalt not wait for something to
turn up, but thou shalt pull of thy
coat and go to work that thou mayest
prosper In thy affairs and make the
word failure" spell success"
Thou shalt not be content to go
about thy business looking like a
loafer, for thou shouldst know thy
personal appearance Is better than a
letter of recommendation.
Thou shalt not try to make excuses,
nor shalt thou say to those who chide
thee, 81 didn't think"
Thou shalt not wait to be told what
thou shalt do, nor In what manner thou
shalt do Il, for thus may thy days
be long on the job which fortune hath
given thee.
Thou shalt not fail to maintain thine
own integrity, nor shalt thou be guilty
of anything that will lessen thy good
report for thyself.
Thou shalt not covet the other fell
lows Job, nor his salary, nor the po-
sition that he hath gained by his own
hard labor.
Thou shalt not fail to live within
thy income, nor shalt thou contract
any debts when thou canst not see thy
way clear to pay them.
Thou shalt not be afraid to blow thy
own horn, for he who falleth to blow
his own horn at the proper occasion
findeth nobody standing ready to blow
1t for him.
Thou shalt not hesitate to say 'No"
when thou meanest "No," nor shalt
thou fail to remember that there are
times when it is unsafe to bind thyself
by hasty judgment.
Thou shalt give every man square
deal. This is the last and great COM
mandment, and there is no other like
unto 1t. Upon this commandment
hang all the laws and profits Of the
business world.-Yeoman Battle AK.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-06-01

somewhere near as often as l win.
a man couldn't be any good as a law
yer, if he did care, any more than
surgeon could be any good, il he did.
You've got to keep cold mind or you
can't do your best work. And If you've
done your best work, there's nothing
to care. about. honestly haven't
thought about the thing once from that
day to this. Don't you see how it
Is?"
She couldn't see how it was, that
was plain enough. What he very rea-
sonably expected was that after SO
lucid an explanation, she would turn
her wet face up to his, with her old
wide sInilo on 1t. But that was not
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-06-01
Little chanoed.

Feminine nature, as good luck
would have 1t, has not changed very
much since the world began, and we
suppose good old Ceres used to fix her
self up in clothes as nearly as possi-
BILE like those worn by Diana and fond
ly imagine that she was preserving the
youthful lines of her flgure.-Co Columbus
(O.) Journal.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-06-01
EXPLOSION Averted,

81 hear you have been a very sick
man." said the manager of the garage.
'Yessur," replied Mr.. Erastus Pink
ley. "Dey mos despaired of my recov-
cry. But 1 never had no doubt about
1t myself. 1 jes' had to get we'll"
"Why?"
swell, sub, knowed 1 wasn't good
enough to go to heaven. An workin' In
dis garage has got me soaked so chock-
full o. gasoline, dar WASH chance Of
deir wantin' me aroun' de other place."
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-06-01
Miqht Feel Badly.

Mrs. Flatbush-See how that hen
holds up its head?
Mrs. Bensonhurst-Don't speak so
loud; it will hear you. 1t doesn't
know we are boycotting it's product.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-06-01

The breach of misunderstand-
ing widens between Rose and
Rodney. Rodney longs for his
old free life and Rose thinks
that she is useless butterfly. An
unusually interesting scene is
described in the next INSTALL
ment.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-06-01

Cape province is said to contain the
largest asbestos-bearing areas In the
world,
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-06-01

no OF Chhagos OF street In the rain atrn
the conduct whoon e escorts her ASout
b h
y
u
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-06-01

Can't our scientists find some sub
stitute for an appetite ?-Baltimore
American.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-06-01

How lucky some men would be If
they should lose their regulations
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-06-01

OF Chile's 1S7,OOo,OOO acres Of land
only about 23,00O,000 can be cultivated.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-06-01

Attending to ones own business,
gives one a good steady job.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-06-01

AFTER VERY WITH SACRIFICED MUCH
CONCLUSION MARRIAGE CALLS
FOR MORE THAN SHE HAS GRENIT
The St. Johns herald., 1917-11-15
MILES-CROSBY.

The many friends of Chas. w. Crosby here in Apache county will be pleased to learn that on Wednesday, November 14th, 1917 he was married to Miss Ida Miles of St. George, Utah.
 Miss Miles is a highly educated young lady and a daughter of Arthur F. Miles Cashier of the St. George State Bank.
 Charles w Crosby is a prodnct of Apache county but shortly after his fathers death, which occurred at St. George, he moved there to make his home. His friends here know of his sterling worth and predict success for him no matter where he chose to cast his lot. He spent two years in the eastern states mission in the interest of the L. D. s Church. By his constant labors and zeal he was set apart as president of the mission, a rare thing for one to do who has spent but one term in the field.
 It is the wish of their friends here and there that their life may be blessed with sunshine and roses along the way.
The St. Johns herald., 1917-11-15
s. J. A. Notes.
-O-O-

The Academy isn't dead, AS 1 oft have heard it said, Here are some of our class papers That show you some of our labors; And if you care to read some more, We'll print them by the score, Each week they'll be here, per
 hapS you may Call in and see us. some brig ht day.
 ADA LYEN, class Editor.
The St. Johns herald., 1917-11-15
ACADEMY NOTES
Ada Lyen.

At devotional, Thursday, Nov. 8th, the student-body and faculty had the honor and pleasure Of listening to the learned Elder O. IF. Whitney. This remarkable parsonage has the power of car rying you in your chariot of ecstasy into the Celestial Planes. He shows you the Internal Reg ions. Yet above. all, like Walt Whitman, he knows earth. His brief discourse on the conduct of life," was a memorable lesson for all present. Elder Whitney has lived and learned and loved, and his return to us bye and bye will mean a love-greeting for him by scores of his St. Johns friends.
 Miss Cooper a true daughter of Phoebus, rendered a vocal solo in a most artistic manner. This was preceded with a timley story. May she continue her ascent on the difficult slopes of Parnassus.
 President Udall spoke of the eternal progress in science. Judge Crosby commented on Elder Whitney's address, warn- ing his auditors to heed the val uable lessons and suggestions made by the Speaker. Brother Brown only had time before the school dismissed to greet us with a Hello. and give his promise of a future oratorical favor.
 Friday, Nov. 9th, our student body gave their usual semi monthly program. We enjoyed having many of the parents pre- sent, and wish that more would come out to our programs.
 Professor Blazzard has decided that since we have quit going to picture shows and parties which interfere with our school work. that we could well offOrd to set aside part of the afternoon every two weeks for recreation and amusement upon the campus. Our first afternoon of pleasure was spent upon the school cam pus, last Friday. Sports of all kinds were participated in, such as: volley ball, tennis, girls and boys basket ball and a prophe- tic" boxing match.
 In the evening our big student body dance was given, which proved to be the days crowning feature. A prize was given to the best waivers. Miss Greger- son, Brother Brown and Sister Penney, acting as judges. The prize of a one and a half pound box of chocolates was awarded to Agnes Brown and her partner, J. Berry Brown.
 The Perfect Day waltz was the consummation of a perfect dav."
The St. Johns herald., 1917-11-15
Is the Turk ey fat?

The Railroad Raiders at the Apache Theater tonight. Leandro Ortega of Concho was a business visitor here during the week,
 Deputy Sheriff F. V. Barber is here today attending official busi- ness. n.
 Miss Ivy Waite spent Sunday and Monday with relatives at Edgar.
 Mrs. Isaac Thomas who has been at Alpine for past two or three weeks returned Monday.
 Dr. Bouldin went to Springer vile Monday on professional bus mess. He was accompanied by C. F. Montross, editor of the St. Johns Observer.
 Mrs. Evaline Palmer of Taylor was in the city for several days last week visiting with her father w. H. Gibbons. Her husband arrived here Saturday night and Sunday they returned to their home at Taylor.
 Assessor J. A. Mineer returned Monday from Hot Springs, New Mexico, where he went last week with his wife and Mrs. Wm. H. Gibbons who remained to take baths in the springs for rheuma- tism. On the return trip Mir. Mineer was accompanied by Judge Ling.
 MT. John w. Johnson and wife of Vernon, Arizona were busi- ness visitors here Monday. MT. and Mrs. Johnson are new peO- pie in Apache county, but they can see a great future for Vernon and Apache and are not waiting for some one else to come and de-
  velope the country's resources for they are trying to develope part of it themselves. They have a nice ranch where they are raising produce of all kinds and are just incidently raising thoroughbred Hereford cattle from which they expect to supply the needs of their neighbors for Hereford bulls Mir. Johnson has also made prep arations for installing a modern equipped saw mill. The demand in Apache county for good lumber is growing and the present mills are not supplying the demands as fast as tbeyare. being made.
The St. Johns herald., 1917-11-15

'Micky' Wahl and deputy sher- if John Coleman were here from Springerville Monday on official .business.
 Mrs. Floyd McCray is at the mountains near the Whiting saw mill spending a few days with her husband.
 Alex Shreeve and E.-I. Whit ing have just finished burning a kiln of lime and are now deliver ing ito local buyers.
 Dr. Bouldin informs us that between 95 and 100 per cent of the ladies of St. Johns signed the Food Conservation Pledge Cards.
 Hon., Reamer Ling former Judge of Apache county who has been at Hot Springs, New MeXi- co for the past few months is again in the city and is looking and feeling fine. His friends are all glad to see him once more.
 The State Dental Association have volunteered their services to the government to do all den- tai work for men who are liable to draft into the army service and it is the desire and request that all men who have bad teeth to have them attended to before entering the service as it is in tend to only have one dentist tC every 1000 soldiers.
 Chas. Forrest, an old warrior, spent several days in the city last week. While here he made ar. engagements to have some of his land on his ranch just east across the river plowed. MT. Forrest is going to set out a big orchard anC a strawberry patch next spring, He is now working at Springer vile, but will return to St. Johns as soon as freezing weather set 1T : so that he cannot do mason work Thos. Isaacson, Don Patterson
 John Hamblin, Jimmy Chavez and one other Spanish boy were arrested Sunday by sheriff E. w. Grimes for breaking the speed limit and taken before Judge Mineer for trial. They pleaded guilty and were fined and released with the admonition not to do s( . again The halt is timely anC may be the means of establishing . a speed limit of safety for the people of our city before some
 one is killed.
The St. Johns herald., 1917-11-15
Physical aud Mental Sanitation.

The world is full of people who have very good manners. The outside is clean, but we do not know what the inside conceals. Many girls marry men without knowing what they are. They only know what a man is by what he says and does. There are great evils resulting in some marriages, and in not knowing what they have married. Thus many people live in misery for ever after,
 The girl is very foolish, who would not have a man, that she is going to marry, produce a doe tors certificate of his cleanliness.
 It is not just paint and powder that makes the man, it is not the shrewed hammered fellow, that is always the best man in the world Many girls marry diseased men when they think they are really getting a sugar lump"
 Jack Penney.
The St. Johns herald., 1917-11-15

Epemenio Arlmijo is the pro- prietor of the new meat market, l~<ated first door east of the Armijo Pool Hall. He will always keep on hand fresh beef and mu- ton and assures the people that prices will be right.
The St. Johns herald., 1917-11-15
Local Items

days visit among kinfolks.
 Noah Connolly, main hand at the Whiting saw mill, spent Sun day in the city.
 J. w. Brown, Chas. Jarvis and others are at Winslow this week trying the examination for post masters.
 During the absence of Miss Mona Patterson at the State Fair Judge Crosby is teaching her de- partment in district No. II.
 Mrs. wv. Berry is among the State Fair visitors at Phoenix this week. w. w. took her to Holbrook in his Dodge Bros. car.
 Mrs. James Owen Gibbons left Monday. on the big truck, for Holbrook from there she will go to Texas to visit relatives. Owen will try a bachelors life.
 Jose B. Salazar of Springerville was here last week attending to some land matters before John H. Udall, Clerk of the Court. He also left us $1 in payment of the HERALD for year.
 J. Smith Gibbons is again at home after few weeks spentsat Alpine gathering his crop. He reports good yield of wheat, oats and potatoes. Sounds good to us.
 The board of supervisors have requested oI County Treasurer, Joe Burgess an additional bond Of S50.000.00. Said bond, accord ing to law, must be furnished within ten days.
 The following young people mOUored out to the Lyman reSer- vOIr Ounday evening: Jennie Naegle, Carl DavIs, Irna Max well, Chas. Jones. William Jarvis, Jack Penney and Madeleine E. MalLe.
 1 have Tor sale at my place in Vernon, ArlZ. I.es4SCered Here ford bulls. Will sell from one to carload. Big bOned With quality ana breeding. Gall early and get your choice of thIs fancy bunch,
 John w. Anderson
 Upon the resignation of County Attorney, Gilbert E. Greer, the board Ot supervisors at their meeting of November l2th ap- pOlnLed attorney A. 5 GlDDons to fill the vacancy. MT. Gibbons has been deputy county attorney eyer since MT. Greer joined the first Arizona. Infantry.
 President David K. Udall left Monday for Los Angeles where he will be met by Mrs. Udall who has been visiting her daughters, Pearl and Luella at Salt Lake city. MT. and Mrs. Uoall will vlslt at Camp Kearney tor few days with the Apache County soldier boys among them is their son, David K. Jr.
 Bishop Warren M. Penney and wife of Alpine and Mrs. Mary E. Beeler and Mrs. Terry of Edgar passed through town Monday or their way to Phoenix where they will witt the state fair before go. ing to Camp Kearney to see the soldier boys. Mir. and Mrs. Ten. ney have three son serving in the U. s. army.
The St. Johns herald., 1917-11-15

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