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The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-10-26
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The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-10-26
Improves With Ace,

Kitty-Jack told me last night that
l was the prettiest girl he'd ever seen.
Ethel-Oh, that's nothing. He said
the same thing to me year ago.
Kitty-I know that; but as one
grows older ones taste improves, you
know.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-10-26
The Description.

"Pm sure you will like him. He has
a pleasant personality, an easy flow of
conversation and wonderful fund of
information"
"What is he?" inquired Miss Alma
Cayenne, susplciously, "a book agent?'
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-10-26
Insulting ImpossIbIIlty.

II hope this race your friend speaks
Of entering will be a walkOver for
him."
1T can't be that; it's a motor race" )"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-10-26
Alice Pork and Beans.

Sofa Beans contain nine times the
fat and half again as much protein as
Navy Beans. Alice Beans are part
SOFA. Ask your grocer.-Adv.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-10-26
From One Who Has Tried.

"What Is the distinction between In,
surNnce and assurance
'sTakes one to sell the Other.H
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-10-26

J. NJ. Sutton, dead in Wilkes-Barre
leaves $500000, ''for home for aged
men of probity."
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-10-26
Wait on Yourself.

Everything comes to him who
waits"
"Maybe so, but the cafeteria Idea is
gaining ground"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-10-26
For Forty Years Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound has Relieved
the Sufferings of Women.

1t hardly possible that there is woman in this
country who continues to suffer without giving Lydia E.
Pnkhams Vegetable Compound trial after all the ev-
dence that continually being published proving beyond
contradiction that this grand old medicine has relieved
more suffering among women than any other medicine in
the world.
Kieso
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-10-26

c. NJ. Liggett has built a church in
Philadelphia us memorial to deceased
son.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-10-26

If man is crazy and doesn't know
1t, 1t is because he has no wife to tell
him.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-10-26
When Your Eyes Need Care
Try Murine Eye Remedy

No smartlng ~ just Rye Comfore 90 oents At
prngglsts or natl Write for FREQ Rve hook
MVNN WYE REMEDY CO., CHICAGO
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-10-26
Mrs. Kieso Cured After Seven Months Illness.

Aurora, Il-"For seven long months suffered
from female trouble. with severe pains in my back
walk from chair to chair, and got so nervous
would Jump at the slightest noise. l was entirely
unfit to do my house work. was giving up hope of
ever being well, when my sister asked me 70 try
six bottles and today am healthy woman able to
do my own housework. / wish every suffering
woman would try Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
compound, and find out for herself how good
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-10-26

Could Hardly Get Off Her Bed.
Cincinnati, Ohio you to the good Lydia Pink
hams Vegetable Compound done for in such bad
health from female troubles that could hardly off bed
had been octorng for long time and mother said you
try Lydia Pnkhams Vegetable Compound So did, and
has certainly we'll Iamabe to house
and happy expected around the do
and want others know what Lydia Pnkhams Vegetable
Compound has done JOSIE CoPER 1868 Harrison Ave.
Farnount Cincinnati Ohio
cine (cOnfidenaD opened,
read and q confidence.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-04

Taft and the Cabinet and ladies pro-
ceeded to the Blue Room. Members
oftthe u S. Marine Band were in their
places and heralded the arrival of the
Executive party with "The Star
Spangled Banner"
Everything moved like clockwork!
OF course, no diplomat was late. No
diplomat ever IS late for even q most
casual appointment, and to be tardy
in greeting the ruler Of Nation
would. in the eyes of one accustomed
to court etiquette, seem the gravest
misdemeanor. Each ambassador, or
minister, after having been presented
to the President by the latter's mill
tary aid, waited to present each mem
Der Of his embassy or legation. These
latter individuals were then intro
duced to Mrs. Taft before the chief
foreign representative had paid his
own respects to her. AZ \
After the Diplomatic Corps had
passed the receiving line. it's mem
bers either loitered in the Green Room
or promenaded the corridor until the
time approached for them to leave
the White House for the Pan-Ameri-
can building to attend the Diplomatic
breakfast and reception-which then
took second place in the days events
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-04
ner of the famous New Year resolu-
ton of the present day.
Calling and Gifts,

ner of the famous New Year resolu-
ton Of the present day.
Calling and Gifts.
Paying visits on the first day of
Janus was also a custom, and the.early
records show that the mode of enter
tanning at that time was very like
that Of the present day. The men
did most of the visiting, and 1T is re-
corded that "cakes and wine were
served and there was much gayety''
The custom Of giving gifts on New
Years Day dates back to the ancient
Romans. These people We'd with each
other in the beauty and costliness Of
their presents until the burden of
New Years Day became so onerous
that the Emperor Claudius made a
law limiting the cost Of the strenae,
as the gifts were called in those days.
When pins were first invented and
century they became acceptable New
Years gifts for ladies. After awhile
there were SO many different styles
of pins that it was considered good
taste to send certain amount of
cash which was called pin money
an expression which has been extended
to a sum of money set aside by a
husband on his marriage for the pri-
vate expenses of his wife.
In Paris New Year presents are still
more popular than the ones sent at
Christmas. Candy and jewelry are es-
necia1lY favared- and even today the
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-04

first until it was changed IN the days
Of julius Caesar when that ruler re-
formed the calendar and changed the
day to January first. In England, De-
cember twenty-ffth was New Years
Day until the time of William the
Conquerer, who happened to be
crowned on January first. He decided
that the New Year must begin on
that day, but after a time England
fell in line with other countries who
were celebrating March twenty-fifth
Automatically this was the beginning
of spring and generally accepted as
the gateway of the year in medieval
time. In 1882 the Gregorian calendar
made January first New Years Day
and the Catholic countries accepted
the change at once, but it was not
until 1852 that England adopted the
day.
After the reformation of the caIen-
dar the Romans dedicated New Years
Day as well as the whole month of
January to the eponymic god Janus
He is pictured as having two faces
one looking forward and the other
backward, to indicate that he stood
between the old and new year. All
during the month the Romans offered
affairs. They were very particular how
they acted and what they said on the
first day, believing that whatever hap
penedi at that time would be the au-
EEry for the entire yaar-2 forarun-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-04

chosen who were admitted to the
presence while the lesser callers
grumbled good naturally in the crisp
and sometimes extremely cold-out-
side air. But illness and death, war
and the enmities Of war, Cabinet
changes and domestic situations have
all blended to make impossible, for the
past two years, the event whicha has
held prestige in Washington's New
Year for much more than a century.
Thousands Of persons passed in line
before President Taft during his last
New Years reception-so many thou
sands that the sceptical would doubt
any one man could possibly have
greeted them yall-and the strain was
even greater upon, Mrs. Taft, who
bravely tried to, put an Individual
warmth into her pleasant smile as
she stood beside the President, with
the ladies OF the Cabinet forming a
sort of human e.sky line' behind her.
arranged according to official prece-
dent rather than height or harmony.
Surrounded by his military and
naval escort-all Of whom had cele-
brated New Years by rising very early
in the morning and arraying them
selves in full-dress uniforms before a
hasty meal-tIle President and Mrs.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-04
zH5I R01w 0rLze #r & s II -
Hz51Ie~zo13gw z5exae MeNswLSAo
Ksceo<zon H9DNGIa
forbthe, fatieuing previous wait at the

fortthe, fatieuing previous wait at the
White House" Nzs ~ 3
Secretary and Mrs. Bryan continued
the custom and gave a breakfast-or
luncheon-at their handsome old resi-
dence on Calumet Place two winters
ago which was marked by true Ameri-
can hospitality combined with the
most artistic setting at the command
of wealth. ~''S t.aT
But New Years Of 1915 arrived with
such vast proportion of former good
friends among the diplomats locked
in the deadly hate of War that it was
decidedly impossible to invite any of
them without insulting the others.
And this year the new Secretary, of
State has, given no indication OF in
tending to continue the custom.
The Pan-American Reception.
So it all narrows down to the Pan
American reception and dance which
is to be given in the superb marble
building on lower Sixteenth street.
Twenty-one Republics will be rep
resented by the hosts who will re-
ceive in the wonderfully beautiful hall
Of the Americas, and fifteen hundred
invitations have been sent out. The
interior. with Oriental court yards.
tropical birds flying about, fountains
playing and giant palms giving the
final touch of summer, needs no spe-
cial decorating to make it perfect for
such an occasion.
Director General John Barrett
seems able to keep his South and Gen.
trail American children, in much
better order than the head Of the ma
ton has been able to do with his Dip
lomatic family Of late and their feel
ings toward one another are so par
ticularly cordial as to prove beyond
ali doubt the value of the Union.
Mr.. Barrett Is an ideal host with
such a, wide acquaintance that ,prac-
tically as many social sets and types
will commingle there as we're formerly
seen in line at the Executive Man
sion. Asked IL he expects to make
such reception. a. yearly event he re-
piled that 1t began to look 'as IL
someone will have to fill that void in
the Day made by the lack of any
thing at the White House." But add
ed. optimistically. that he does not be-
lieve the older social institution will
be allowed to become extinct. 4t T.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-04

of the perform ers'' were factors not
to be even surmised amid the interest
of the show
From the White House doors down
every driveway through the grounds,
forming a human square about the
four streets bounding the square and
twisting about the narrower byways
like huge boa constructor the "line''
made wave onward as the first group
passed the portals and were ushered
into and through and out of the Blue
Room so rapidly that some of them,
afterwards, could scarcelysbelieve they
had ever really seen the President at
ALL.
For hours this continued until the
first hand in the country felt like a
limp rag to its owner, and like a
piece of irresponsive clay to the
shaker; until Mrs. Taft was so weary
that she was forced to sit down and
the Cabinet ladies who do not paint
the lily" envied their contemporaries
who had fortified themselves against
the ravages of ennui by complexion
mask which hid fatigue.
But at last it was over-the last
New Years Day reception Washing
ton has seen and which many are as
Stunning to be the last. it ever will see.
Mrs. Gait Might Revive The Custom.
Others, who know the vigor and
inclination toward social affairs which
Mrs. Galt-the next chatelaine of the
White House, possesses, believe that
New Years Day, 1917. will be distin-
guished at the capital by d reception
as brilliant as any 1t has ever OBJ
served. However, that is for the flu
ture. M g
But the capital city must have some-
thing to talk about and go through
with socially, on New Years Day and
it looks as If the Pan-American re-
ception and dance will supercede-
for the invited public at least-this
observance which has come down
from the days Of Thomas Jefferson
who, IN 1904 received New Years
morning with such brilIiancy. 3a
When Philander Knox was Secre-
tary of State he inaugurated a series
OF Pan-American breakfasts, which
were really attended by almost the
entire diplomatic corps and they came
to be regarded by the latter repre-
sentative gentlemen as a sort OF sop
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-04

AEGEAN Islands the family goes to
church on New Years DAY and on,
their return the father picks up
stone and places 1t in the yard with
the wish that the coming year may
bring as much gold to the family as
| the weight of the stone. 1t is needless
to. add that the father picks up the
largest stone he can lift.
The Southern Russian makes his
wish on New Years Day. He sets up
pile of corn sheaves upon the table
and his wife sets a pie in the center.
Then the father takes his seat so that
the sheaves hide him from view. 1--WE
cannot see you," says the oldest child.
whereupon the father proceeds to
wish that the corn will grow SO high
in his fields during the coming year
that he may be invisible to his chill
dren when the harvest comes. The
Serbians declare that IL a candle is
carried out of the house on New Years
Day 1t will mean the death of some
member Of the family during the
year. It is also regarded as bad luck
to throw out ashes or dirty water on
the first Of the year.
A Great Day I'm Germany.
Like all reSt1vaIS In Germany, New
Years Day is of great importance.
There are dances, dinners, well wishes,
New Year boxes and much merry
making on the streets of the German
cities. Apropos of the latter custom.
story is told of how Emperor Will
liam In the early days of his rule used
to join the throng incognito and sally
about tapping gentlemen on the hats
just as the other merry makers. 1t
happened one night he encountered
an old gentleman who in revenge for
his broken hats in previous years
equipped himself with a leather cap
studded with nails, points upward.
The Emperor happened to tap the old
gentlemans cap with some force. The
result was a lacerated hand physi-
clans attendance-and no more New
Years Eve skylarking. W.
The custom of sitting up to watch
the Old Year out or dancing the New
Year in are old world customs brought
! to this country by the early satt'~--- +
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-04

French woman is most unhappy II
she fails to receive box Of bon bons
The children hang up their stockings
on New Years Eve and always find
them filed with candies In the morn
ing. In the United States the practice
of sending presents on January first
has almost entirely died out, although
"a Happy New Year" is still added to
the Christmas card.
In the ancient days the Dru1ds sent
branches of trees with good wishes on
their first day Of the year-a fore
runner of our custom Of sending flow
ers with our New Year greetings. The
Persians always exchanged gifts OF
eggs at the beginning Of the year. The
reason for; this custom is not made
clear in any Of the records, although
mention of this fact is found from
time to time.
First Footing"
New Year calling in Scotland was
known in the old days as first foot
ing" This Is based on the belief tina:
the character of the first visitor on
New Years Day will affect the well
fare of the household during the COM
ing year. In Scotland if luck was to
rest upon the home the first foot over
the threshold on New Years Day must
be that of "a man, and to provide
against such a catastrophe, as woman
being the first visitor the people would
often engage certain boy or man to
come to their house at that time. One
old man in particular is said to have
made a business of this. Shortly after
midnight he used to go quietly into
certain houses without knocking.
Then he stirred the fire ''to let the
New Year" in and offered greetings
to the family. Even today there are
restaurants in London where a woman
will not be permitted to be the first to
enter on New Years Day.
On the Isle of Man the first foot"
must be one with an arched foot-one
that water runs under. This insures a
fine garden during the coming year
with no drought. Drinking the health
Of the New Year is an old Scottish
custom. A "hot pint" is always pre-
pared. This is kettle of warm spiced
ale to which various kinds of sweets
have been added. As the clock strikes
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-04

twelve the company rises and each one
takes a drink of the mixture, drinking
from a. sort of loving cup. "a good
health and a happy New Year" iF the
toast. After breakfast the calls begin
and by evening the drinking Of the
health of the New Year has. its effect
upon the legs of the men as they
wander home.
Ringing Out the Year.
Ringing the Old Year out began CEN
turtles ago, when several men were APP
pointed from each community to per-
form this service. u This custom pre-
walls all over Europe and was brought
to America by our forefathers. In
the old days it was performed with
more or less ceremony, some of the
men being dressed to represent Father
Time. They were followed by little
boys supposed to stand for the coming
year. In the Highlands Of Scotland
it was at one time customary ITO burn
out the Old Year" with bonfires.
Quaint Customs.
In rural England and ireland it was
the custom many years ago to be
smoked on New Years Day. This was
done by making fire in every room in
the house and shutting up the house
so that the smoke could not escape.
OF course the human being could
stand this only for a short time.
Horses and cattle were put through
this ordeal as well as people. 1t was
supposed to be a charm to keep man
and beast from harm during the COM
ing year.
In the Tyrol when night falls on
December thirty-f1rst the head Of the
house goes through the home sprink-
ling each room with holy water. His
wife carries a censor and the whole
place-house, barn and every building
of the farm must be purified by the
sacred smoke and sprinkling to be
ready for the New Year.
The "Hogmanay" is another relic
of the ancient days. Long ago it was
customary for poor children to dress
themselves in swaddling clothes folded
up in front so as to form vast pockets
and then go about the streets calling
out "Hogmanay' at the doors Of the
Weather classes. They were then
given a piece of bread oat cake or
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-04

cheese, frequently going home with
their pockets so we'll filed that their
families were well supplied with food
for a week. Our mummers who go
about in the rural district on New
Years Eve begging for cake are un-
doubtedly an evolution of the Hog
manay" of the old days. Il
In Roumania boys and men go about
from house to house on New Years
Eve ringing bells and cracking whips
ing they throw handsful of corn at
each other as a greeting and good
wishes.
\ In many parts Of Europe New
Years Eve is a noisy time, as men and
boys rush through the streets brush
ing against people and wishing them
good luck, and expecting a penny or
two in return.
Div1nation. f
In every festival in the old days
there were superstitious customs of
divination-peering into the future, so
to speak. In Brittany there is a firm
belief that the wind which prevails
during the first twelve days of the
NEW L eur Will rule the next eleven
months for that number of days dur
ing each month. In Lithuania a num-
Der of figures, money, a cradle, ring.
a deaths head, bread, an old man, an
old woman, a ladder and key are
baked in dough and laid under plates
and each person has three grabs at
them. The three articles drawn will
be the luck of the person during the
coming year. In Scotland the first
man at the well on New Years roorn-
ing will have good luck during the
coming year.
In Macedonia there is a New Years
Eve charm which is rather curious.
It Is to lay hot cinder on a pair of
wild olive leaves. The leaves are
named to represent a youth and a
maid. If the leaves recoil from each
other the young people will never
marry, but if they crumple up and
draw near each other it is supposed
that they love each other dearly, blu:
if the leaves fame up and burn their
married life will be stormy. In the
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-04

delegation, more than five hundred
Senators and members shook hands
with the President that day. To even
a seasoned hostess that Would~seem a
goodlyi number to greet on one oc-
casion. But the President and Mrs.
Taft merely smiled. They knew from
past experience of the thousands
waiting outside.
Next in line came the Army and
Navy officers from popular point of
view, quite the most attractive ele-
ment in the New Year Day gathering
at the White House.
Followed administrative officer of
the Government of lower rank; as
sistant secretaries of departments; as
sistant Postmasters-g eneral; members
Of fthe Civil Service Commission;
Commissioners of the District of Co.
lumbia; heads of various bureaus; the
Treasurer of the United States, and
then, various officials and representa-
tives Of patriotic societies.
The Public Is Admitted.
So far the reception had been
marked by the most orderly procedure.
Even the newest addition to the Cab
met circle knew whom to expect in
each successive group, but now there
came the novelty of change. At last
the good-natured, patiently-waiting,
cold, but eager public was to be ad-
mitted. ,/4
Outside where "early Bird pro-
cedure ruled supreme. where police
men had demonstrated, the too anxi-
Gus had jostled and bribery had
availed not to advance an individual
one inch ahead of his fought-for place,
the announcement was made that the
doors would be opened-and the
mighty rush began.
This element formed the audience
Of the imposing spectacle. For them
there was only the delightful antici-
patton, the thrill of seeing the un-
known at close range. All the glamour
cast by the footlights was theirs for
enjoyment and the aching feet, tired
hands, husky Threats and weary eyes
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-04

but now promises to be the foremost
function Of New Years Day in Wash
ington.
Army And Navy Keyed Up.
Meanwhile the holiday" had been
proving anything else for the Army
and Navy contingents. Trained to
strict discipline, they. too, realized the
Importance Of being on time. Every
officer of the two services, as well as
of the Marine branch then in Wash
ington, was under orders to report at
eleven-twenty-f1ve o'clock at the War
and Navy departm ents respectively.
Consequently at that hour exactly the
halls of the great building were filled
with brilliantly uniformed soldiers
forces of land and sea. In double
file the officers moved slowly through
the halls, down the granite staircase
on the Eastern approach and across
Executive Avenue to the White House.
Because of seniority the Army takes
precedence over the Navy in paying
its New Years respects to the Presi-
dent. So during this interval their
brethren Of the Navy were forming in
line and preparing to march to the
White House. Once there they were
compelled to await their turn ITO pass
through the East Room, and then,
singly, to file in through the Blue
Room and be greeted by the Presi-
Dental party in passing.
After the diplomats came the Chief
Justice and the Associate Justices OF
the Supreme Court: all members Of
the Court being present unless i'll or
unavoidably detained, and for once
the word Supreme" was misnomer.
In their rear came Judges of the va
rious United States and District of
Columbia Courts.
The Real Ordeal.
Then the President and his wife, as
well as the members Of the receiving
party, drew long breath, for the real
ordeal was about to begin. Through
the door of the Blue Room came the
advance guard Of the Congressional