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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-11-14

FOR SALE Marcus seed wheat. Guy
Walker, Fennimore, Wis. 38p6
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-12-14
GOVERNMENT TO MAKE SHOES
Great Britain Plans to Check Rising
Price of Civilian Footwear, Uncle
Sans Consular Reports Say.

The British government will go into
the shoe manufacturing business in or
der to check the constantly rising price
of civilian footwear, according to Un-
Gle Sans consul at Huddersfield.
1t is proposed that four classes snail
be manufactured under government
control, two for men and two for boys
and youths. Those for men will cost
from lbs. to 16s. Cd. ($3.16 to $4) per
pair, and those for boys and youths
los. Cd. ($2.55) and above. These
standardized boots will be especially
adapted to the needs Of agricultural
workers, quarrymen, and miners, and
for common ordinary town wear by
artisans.
If the shoes lack finish and style,
they will excel in durability, it Is
claimed, for only stout quality OF
leather will be used. AS the govern
ment controls all leather supplies,
there will be no shortage of raw ma
terial. Probably 'kips" will be used
for the uppers, as this material is not
stout enough for the regular army
boot. Later, standardized boots for
women and girls may also be pro-
duced.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-12-14

cending flames lighted up the gayly-
dressed company, seen in contrast to
the blackened timbers of the lofty oak
en- roof.
To find the origin of our own deeply
recessed fireplaces we must go back
to the time when the Normans-in
whose strongholds of two or more sto-
ries the central position was imprac-
ticable-placed the fire in a shallow
recess under an arch in the side wall
of the chamber. This means of escape
for the smoke does not appear to have
been very successful, as we find lit
tie later flue carried up in the wall
and finished with tall cylindrical
chimney.
The Normans provided no recess I'M
der the flue, but hood was construct
ed over the hearth to collect the
smoke, AS fireplaces increased In
number the trend was toward deep
er hearth recess, when the hoods be-
came unnecessary and ceased to be
used.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-12-14
BOXING AIDS SOLDIERS
Makes Them Better BayOnet
Fighters, 1t Has Been Found.
Men In Training Camps Will Receive
instructions in Groups From
WeII-Known BattIers.

The commission on training camp ac-
tiyities, through DR.. Joseph T. Ray
croft OF Princeton university, has ar
ranged for expert boxers to teach
groups of men in Uncle Sans training
camps, who will in turn instruct other
groups. Thus everyone will receive
some certain amount of training, whlch
will teach them confidence, aggres-
siyeness, stiffness on their feet, ana
the boxers coordination of eye ana
hand.
This will make these men better
bayonet fighters. That is the real pur-
nose of the boxing work. Exhibition
matches are strictly secondary. Deal
ing with boxing promoterS outside or
inside the camp is to be entirely avoid
ed The training will be principally
shadow boxing. Matches will take
possibly ten minutes of the hours
training. Glasses will be from 70 to
100 men. The plan of instruction Is
based on q scheme worked out Dy
Sergeant Billy Armstrong of the cana
dian army. This scheme was found
to be not only practicable, but highly
successful. The men are placed IN
lines or files, three or four PAGES apart
facing the instructors platform. The
motions taught are very nearly the
same motions used in actual bayonet
fighting.
In addition to the regular lessons In
boxing. the recruits will be shown the
relation between boxing and bayoner
fighting, by motion pictures, in whlch
the fundamental movements In the
two methods of fighting will be ois-
nlayed. A film has been made show
ing Kid Mccoy, Jim Corbett, Johnny
Kilbane. and Bennie Leonard gong
through these blows for educational
purposes and more rapidly for match
work. Tenbroeck and Lamarche In
bavonet duel show the similarity in
the leads and the foot work between
boxing and actual bayonet fighting.
Some of the men appointed instruct
ors are Bennie LeONard, Kid Mccoy
Battling Levinsky, Johnny Schlff,
Richie Mitchell and Packy McFar-
land.
The athletic trainers of the Ameri-
can troops are teaching that initla-
tive and daring must be tempered with
caution and self-control. Boxing con-
tests will be used as an object lesson
to illustrate this.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-12-14
CHRISTMAS TIME LOG FIRES
Ancient Practice Dates Back to Saxon
Times and Through the Medi-
evaI Period.

The one apartment which stands out
most prominently in the history of do
nestle habitations from Saxon times
and throughout the medieval period
to the prosaic present is the great
hall, or fire hall, wherein the family
and the guests were wont to assemble.
The method of heating this apartment
was in the beginning merely a log
fire built upon stone hearth in the
center of the room. The smoke from
this fire endeavored to find its way out
of a hole in the roof of the hall, but
was often driven back by gust of
wind, to the discomfort of the occu-
pants. From this rude beginning the
fireplace which we know today was
evolved.
In the old manor houses the most
notable fireplace ceremony of the year
was the dragging in and placing of the
great log at Christmas time. The an
cient Yuletide revels must have pre-
sented a striking picture when the as
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-12-14

Presents That Will Please

inches long. One side of It holds three
hlotters that make good support for
the writing tablet in cramped quarters
where there is no table. On the other
side are compartments for paper en-
velopes, post cards and stamps, A
narrow strap of the denim, is sewed
down at the center to carry pen and
pencil. Ink can be carried In solid
form now. 1t comes in small sticks
that dissolve In water. The case fast
ems with strong snap fasteners as in
dicated In the picture.
1t is good idea to embroider the
initials on belongings made for the
boys in the service because so many
kits and portfolios are alike in all de-
tails. Besides It is another evidence
of thoughtfuness on the part of the
donor.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-12-14
Name Trees for Hindenburo.

Among other rites on Hindenburg's
SEVENTEEN birthday was the planting
in all parts of Germany of trees named
after him. This follows the precedent
of planting Bismarck oaks" which
flourish by hundreds in various dis
tricts. The newspapers mentioned in
touching accents, says a correspondent,
that many patriots planted fruit trees
for Hindenburg instead of oaks, intend
ing that In the years to come on Oc-
tober 2 little children win gather and
receive vations of apples, pears, and
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-12-14
Probably So.

"That fellow robbed me once"
He robbed me, too"
"Fate will overtake him some time"
81 dunno"
"HuhY
1--WE given up most Of my ideas
about getting revenge. I've come to
the conclusion that fate must nolle
pros quite few cases"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-12-14
REMEMBER THE BABY.

Even the baby is to have patriotic
bent given to his affections, by means
of toys this year. Uncle Sam appears
among the clever, homemade Christ
mas dolls, that reveal Il rubber ball
somewhere in their anatomy. They
have limp bodies, stuffed with llttle
cotton and are dressed In cotton IA
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-12-14
SkY Sinns in London.

The failure of the siren to rise
above the roar of London" has caused
the authorities to experiment with sky
siens once before the government
experienced a difficulty in warning
London Of the approach of an enemy
AT the time when Napoleon threatened
England with invasion elaborate prep
orations were made to cut the main
roads leading to London. The warn
ing for the City Fencibles to proceed
with these operations was to be given
from the cOast the moment the French
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-12-14
HOMEMADE CHARACTER DOLLS.

Carl and Pat along with Gretchen
and Hortense, are making eyes ut us
this Christmas, inviting us to inquire
into their merits. They belong to a
new order of the beloved rag dolls
that have always held the warmest
corner of little folks hearts.
These dolls are made of discarded
socks or stockings and stuffed with
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-12-14

transports were sighted. Various
means of communicating the warning
were tried, and in the end it was de-
cided that beacons should be used by
night and smoke clouds by day. Many
false alarms were given, but though
Napoleon's troops were on the point
of embarking on more than one occa-
sion they never left BOulogne.-Dun-
dee Advertiser.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-12-14
His Little Jest.

~ thought you were an ardent food
rvationlst-signed the pledge and
all that"
That's true"
"Then why complain so loudly when
I phone you that l won't be home to
dinner?"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-12-14
plums-"as symbolIcal reminders Of
the fruits which Hindenburg bestowed
upon the fatherland for all time to
nnrnn y
The Dou Knew II.

While tracing lost customer a col
lector happened to meet fOur-yGar-
old tot and the little fellow was asked
if he knew Mr.. and Mrs. Green, and to
what place they had moved. Pointing
his finger at dog standing few feet
away, the small boy said: '@There is
their dog; he ought to know" "
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-12-14
Increase in Muskrats.

AS an illustration of how rapidly
the muskrats increase in some dis
tricts, the Bavarian commission which
reports on the matter says in Schlus-
selburg in 1911 there were ten musk
rats-we don't know who counted
them-while in 1913 the number had
increased to about 300 and in 1916 to
more than 1000. In some places it is
said the energetic muskrats had driven
away the water birds, 'after destroy
ing the eggs and young had taken pos
session of the floating nests and con.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-12-14
WIsHBoNE THIMBLE CASE.

A pretty thimble case, made OF a
wishbone saved from the wreck of the
THANKSGIVING turkey, is something
new. Heavy silk or mercerized cot
ton is used for crochet lace to make
q wide border about the wishbone, 1t
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-12-14
ueartfelt California Tribute.

have paid numerous tributes to
the army mule, writes a contributor IN
the San Diego Union, and right mere
am going to give him further praise.
when a horse is shot in battle his mate
snorts and pIunges and becomes un-
manageable, but when mules mate Is
shot he quietly waits for them to bring
an another mule.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-12-14

for him at home. 1t is a simple affair,
of substantial brown denim, and re-
quires nothing else but thread and snap
fasteners. to make very complete and
handy writing case.
AS shown in the picture, the case
is about ten inches wide and sixteen
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-12-14

cotton. White socks are used for the
heads and colored ones for the bodies.
Fancy stitching with heavy mercerlzed
cotton or yarns, outlines the jackets
makes ties and garters and represents
buttons. The eyes, nose and mouth
are outlined also in black and red.
Two-toned silk socks, usually in a
bright color on the wrong side are
much sought after by the makers OF
these jolly looking character dolls.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-12-14
NOVEL COAT HANGER.

Another of those pretty novelties
made of painted wood appears in the
coat hanger shown above. These hang
ers are shown in the stores, painted
white with the figure outlined on them
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-12-14
BEDROOM FlNERY.

Every Christmas is greeted with
dainty new boudoir caps and jackets
sometimes designed for wear only In
the bedroom and sometimes meeting
the requirements of the breakfast ta'
BILE. Here Is a pretty jacket made OF
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-12-14
Hot Times,

"These times are making 1t warm
for the motorists"
"Yes; they are either getting roast
ed by the public or scorching them-
selves"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-12-14

is crocheted with II beading to carry
baby ribbon that is run through it and
made into three little bows as shown
in the picture. A tiny bag, to hold
the thimble, is suspended between the
ends of the bone and the pretty gift is
SUSPENDED by ribbon hangers.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-12-14

A new industrial town is being built
at Glaamfjord, near Bodo, in northernI
Norway. Here they are developing
a water power Of 10000 horse power.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-12-14
a True Philosopher.

"What is the philosophers stone"
81 guess that is the stone we don't
chuck at the other fellow"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-12-14

No man can be brave who thinks
pain the greatest evil; nor temperate
who considers pleasure the highest
good.-Cicero.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-12-14
POSTAL SERVICE
GROWS RAPIDLY
Uncle Sans Business Has
Shown Great Increase in
Recent Years.
NEW METHODS ARE REQUIRED
More General Use of Vehicles, Espe'
cially Automobiles, Made Neees-
sary by the Parcel
Post.

Almost everyone realizes that the
mail service of the country increases
rapidly, but few perhaps really real
ize the full extent of this growth. 1t
is stated by officials of the post othce
department that during the past four
years free delivery of mail by letter
carriers has been established in more
than 2JO additional cities, and the free
delivery territory of other cities has
been so greatly extended that the ad-
ditional number of patrons served by
Uncle Sam is conservatively estimated
ut 100000.
In 1912, for instance, four pounds
was the limit of weight for a single
piece of mail of any class, and postage
rates discouraged the mailing of par
cells. The average weight of parcels
at that time was less than six ounces.
Nearly all mail in cities YVES delivered
by letter carriers on foot, who also
made collections from letter boxes
Vehicles were used on delivery routes
In outlying sections and in some cities
need for vehicles had arisen in TINS
Sarvicq
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-12-14

Horseshoes of cowhide are, it is
said, made in Australia.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-12-14
Autos supersede Other Vehicles.

For the present it seems wisest to
officials of the department to be guld-
ed in the administration of vehicle
service by the practical conditions in
each city. Horse-drawn vehicles are
preferred where the volume of mail
for delivery is small and a greater ex-
pense cannot be justified, or in sections
of large cities where traffic is congest-
ed and frequent stops are necessary.
The use of automobiles is preferred
in all other instances, and with the
growth of the service they are rapidly
superseding the horse-drawn type OF
equipment.
Automobiles are secured in various
ways. Allowances are made to post
masters for the compensation of car
riers who furnish motor trucks In con-
nection with their work and for hiring
machines from local garages. Com
bined contracts have been made for
the performance of automobiles OF
screcn-wagon service and collection
and-delivery service. In number OF
cities government-owned machines
have been used to supersede rented
and leased equipment for carrying the
nail
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-12-14
SOLDIERS PORTFOLIO.

A small, neat portfolio to carry sta
tionery, pen and pencil for the soldier
is one of the gifts that can be made
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-12-14
Cereals iron Ore.

The output of iron ore in Corea in
nn1e amounted to 245.4lS tons.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-12-14
Parcel Post Changes Conditions.

The parcel post, which was estap-
Iished in 1913, has brought about
different condition. The average
weight of parcels now exceeds one
pound eleven ounces, and the number
of parcels carried in the mails annu-
ally has increased more than fourtold
since 1912. 1t is said that approx"
mately one-third of these are received
for delivery at city carrier post Offices,
and it has been necessary to provide
facilities at every Office for delivering
parcels too large and bulky to be car
ried by q man on foot.
In other words, during the past four
years or so the post office department
has had to deal with period OF transl-
ton in the employment of vehicles al
post offices. Therefore, While con-
stantly endeavoring to standardize the
eouipments in use and to perfect the
procedure followed in securing them
the department has instituted comparl'
sons between the several kinds OF
eouipment and the several methods OF
rental and purchase.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-12-14

brics. as cotton flannel, eiderdown or
percale.
In the Uncle Sam doll the ball is
used for the head-but in the other
one it makes the body. This doll is
dressed in blue eiderdOwn and has a
row of the tiniest pearl buttons down
its rotund tummy. When the ball is
punched the doll squeals-much to the
surprise and delight of his babyship.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-12-14

verted them to their own use."-Farm
Life.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-06
MIR. and Mrs. G. F. Paine
Entertain at Supper

Mr.. and Mrs. George f. Paine last
night gave an oyster supper in honor
of a number of friends. The decora-
tions were in white and pink. The
floral decorations included chrysan-
themums and palms. During the eve
ming there was vocal and instrumen-
tai music. Those present We're:
Miss Effie Snyder. Mr.. and Mrs.
George, Nauss and Master Luther
Nauss, of Middletown; William w.
Paine Jr.; Miss Annie Spangler. Rob
ert Paine, Miss Daisy Wolfe, Charles
Kaufman Jr., Mrs. June TRULY and
William TRULY, of Chicago; Howard
Martin, of Los Angeles, Cal; Walter
Mccullough, Altoona; Miss Ida Dow
ney, Waynesboro; Harry Carlysle, of
Indiana: Miss Florence Keirl; Clar-
ence Derbler. Philadelphia; Miss Mil
lie Doyle, of Dillsburg; Frank Oswald,
of Gettysburg; Miss Carrie Conomy
Miss Edith Vanderwater, Erie; Ham
ilton Hackenburg and Clarence Don
aldson, Erie; Miss Mildred Miller,
Newark, n. j.; Mr.. and Mrs. George
Paine.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-06
Penna. Public Schools
Give College Big Class

State College, Pa.-That the public
schools of Pennsylvania are the prin-
cipal feeders to the state College is
shown in a report just issued by
A. II. Espenshade, the college regis
trar. OF the 755 freshmen enrolled
this year. 639 o them were wholly
prepared for Penn State in the pub
lie schools.
Only seventy-two freshmen came
from private preparatory schools.
Forty-four first-year men attended
both public and private schools be-
fore coming to college. Four hundred
and thirteen different schools are rep
resented in the freshman class, 346 OF
which are. public high schools and
siXty-seven are private preparatory
schools.
Following are the schools having
the largest representation in the
freshman class:
Wilkes Barre High School, Is; State
College High School. II; Altoona
High School, 49, Peabody High School
of Pittsburgh, 13; Northeast High
School of Philadelphia, 13; York High
school, 13; Reading Boys High
school, II; Johnstown High School.
II: West Philadelphia High school
for Boys. 10.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-06
Democrats Not Likely
to Question Camp Votes

At an early hour this afternoon no
contests of the soldier vote had been
gled with Prothonotary Harry F.
Holler. A report that no such action
would be taken could not b. verified
officially but a number of p rsons in
touch with the situation expressed
the belief that there would be no
attempt in this county to have the
vote of the soldiers contested.
DIR. G. Willis Hartman, Demo-
cratic candidate for coroner, at
whose instigation Attorney James M.
Stranahan objected to the tabula-
ton of the soldier vote, to-day filed
his expense account, showing that he
had paid out $423.6S in his cam
paign. j. Dress Pannell, Demo-
cratic candidate for prothonotary,
tled his statement showing expendi-
lures totalling $124.20.
DR.. Hartman and Ex- Mayor John
K. Royal, defeated candidates for
coroner and city councilman, respec-
lively, lost because of the soldier
vote. 1t is reported that should any
contest be attempted late to-day, the
last on which to file papers, separate
objections would have to be filed,
signed by twenty-five voters in each
case.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-06
Ice Cream Plates to Be
Cut to Meet Milk Prices

The price of that delectable luxury,
ice cream, has not been generally af-
fected by the boost in milk. accord
ing to Market street survey to-day.
but some of the real fancy concoc-
uonS, such as a w"ipped cream sun
dae could not stand the pressure and
that particular dainty now costs
20 cents instead of IL. This also ap-
plies to fruit salad sundae and in
fact all such combinations. Where
there are only two elements in the
sundae, for instance, chocolate,
marshmellow or chocolatenut sun
dae, the old rate of ten cents still
holds, and the hot chocolate can be
purchased for ten cents, although it
may not linger at that very long.
In one of the bigger ice cream en-
poriums of Harrisburg, the rate of
ice cream plate has advanced from
10 to Is cents a plate and from 40
cents quart to 80 cents. But in a
majority of shops the prices of 10
cents a plate, 25 cents a pint and 40
cents a quart were to-day quoted.
Retailers said, however, that IL milk
becomes much scarcer prices are
pretty sure to increase all along the
line.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-06
Means Tells Story of
Activities as Detective
BY Associated Press

Concord, n. c., Dec. 6.-Testifying
in his own defense to-day at his trial
for the murder of Mrs. Maude A.
King, CASTOR B. Means told the story
of his activities as German agent
and declared it was he who had dis
covered and reported to the govern
ment the German plot to restore
Huerta, to a dictatorship in Mexico,
bring on war between Mexico and
the United States, and at the same
time start a peace propaganda.
This information, Means testified,
he gathered while working for a pri-
vate detective agency's German
clients but under the express stipula-
ton that he would report any infor-
nation of value to the United States
government.
Means told his story at the begin
ming of his testimony which will
cover his connections leading up to
the time he became a man of busi-
ness for Mrs. King.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-06
RAILROAD STOCKS
SHOW NEW RESPONSE
Stocks Respond to Recommendations of Interstate Com
merce Commission Industrias React Moderately;
Liberty Bonds Irregular

New York, Dec. 6.-Wall Street.
Some of the prominent railroad
stocks made further substantial re-
sponse to the recommendations of
the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion at the opening of to-day's mar
ket. Delaware and Hudson rose 2 1a
points, st. Paul common and pfd.
ia and one point. respectively, apd
Union Pacific, New York Central
and Rock Island, a point each. These
were offset however, by recessions
of a point or more in Reading, Cana
dian Pacific and Missouri Pacific. In
shippings. The entire list fell back
before the end of the first half hour.
Liberty bonds were irregular.
The market continued to lose
ground during the morning, profit
taking and unfavorable foreign
news encouraging short selling. Rails
relinquished all their gains, Read
ing falling points and other coal
ers as well as grangers manifested
heaViness. Steels and coppers SUI
fered reversals of l to points on
intimation of further price revision.
Shippings, utilities, and specialties,
notably oils and motors also yield
ed. International bonds were lower.
The Liberty As ranged from 1920 to
97.42 and the 9ia's from 1854 to
QS %