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The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-11-16
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no humus and not having been aerated
1t was not fertile.
Being a deep rooter. prerequisite
to Ideal sugar beet culture is that the
soil be stirred TO a depth of 8 TO IA
Inches. The t2nder beetlet having to
undergo the shock Of thinning as soon
as 1t comes up, In order to leave only
one beet In place, demanded a we'll
prepared mellow seedbed
Gathering the sugar in its leaves
from the atmosphere by the aid OF the
light and storing 1t up In the root, the
sugar beet would not thrive II the light
were cut Off through being shaded by
weeds and the eradication of the weeds
before going to seed meant not only
further stirring Of the soil by cultiva-
tion and hoelng, but weedess fields for
succeeding crops. Being plowed out
In the autumn gave an extra fall plow-
ing, which left the land in condition
to absorb, instead of shed the fall and
winter rains, storing up the moisture
for the following seasons crops.
With the removal of the main root
myriads of fibrous roots were broken
Off and left In the soil to an estimated
average Of ton to the acre, and In
rottlng they not only deposited humus
in the lower strata Of the soil but they
left minute channels through which 1t
became aerated and hence fertile. The
roots Of subsequent crops followed
these interstices and drew nutriment
from two and three times the depth
Of the soil formerly reached, and hence
the farmers doubled or trebled their
soil without increasing their acreage.
Not only that, but the succeeding crops
became heavier, and 1t is probably no
eXaggeration to say that the sugar beet
revolutlonlzed German agriculture.
The sugar beet pays handsome re-
turn upon the outlay involved, and
depending upon the nature Of the soil
and the local climate, nets the farmer
anywhere from $50 to $40 an acre. The
widespread areas at present under cul-
tivatiOn illustrate how admirably suit
ed is great part of the United States
to this department of agriculture.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-11-16
Her Beau Was No AdonIs.

A girl with a stunning figure, big
brown eyes, peach-like complexion and
wavy black hair, lovely enough to be-
come the bride of a prince, stood
around the Union station recently
watching and waiting, relates the To.
peka Globe. Finally her face became
Illuminated; splndly, weak-eyed, un'
dersized young man slouched in sight
homely enough to stop a clock.
The two talked, and every once in
while the princess-like girl dabbed her
eyes with a handkerchief. At last a
train puffed in under the station shed.
The young man waved an Indifferent
good-by to the beautiful creature who
clung to him sobbing until he boarded
away.
Is he her brother, her cousin, or her
uncle? No, he is her beau. Girlsara
the funniest things in the world.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-11-16
EnpIand's Hungry Birds.

In gardens where no bird-table at
tracts its feathered pensioners the sill
ent absence of bird-life is almost op-
pressive; but the birds did not depart
before necessity compelled, observes
the London Times. Sometimes grim
fate stalked in the thin shrubbery
whence now and again the household
cat has emerged; but more often your
garden birds have migrated afeld be-
cause they had exhausted the possi-
bilities of their home. See down the
length of the garden wall footwide
space had been absolutely cleared Of
dead leaves by blackbird and thrush,
who had tossed them to one side in
their search for wintering insect life.
Look closer and you will see that prob
ing bills have worked little crevice
all the way between the earth and the
wall. See, every square inch of un-
covered frozen ground is dusty from
the innumerable pecks of hungry little
beaks.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-11-16
He Blamed the Car.

Now and again an automobllist will
throw discretion and dust to tha
winds and hit the closely watched
highway for speed of 80 miles or
more. This is strictly prohibited of
course, and Is reflection upon the
law-abiding qualities of the speeder
But in the case of man in the New
York traffic court the same speed was
accomplished without discredit TO the
court, and inasmuch as he himself wos
utterly innocent, he was let off with
a fine of $75. 1T amt me, yer honor"
he explained, "but it's the blame car
got. It's one of those that'u either
go eight miles OF, eighty. 1t won't do
nothing in the middle. 1t amt no mo-
dunn speed. A feller don't like to
go along eight, and they won't let YER
go along at so. What's a guy TO do
when he's got funny car like tbatp
SO then the court told him what
guy, for the nonce, was expected
to do.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-11-16
SKIRT WITH FLARE TABOO
Even One of Generous Width is IN
compatible With the Fashionable
Four-Yard Limit.

The dressmaker Of today is wise
In her generation, for she faces the
fact that there will be scarcity OF WOOL
en- materials this winter, and Is arrang-
Ing her plans accordingly, writes Par
is correspondent. Thus 1t is that the
great Frehch fashion makers have oc-
creed that winter dress shall be fash
ioned in four yards of material.
Then so that none shall suffer from
n dearth of woolen materials, the de-
signers are arranging these with SILK
Or satin or velvet.
Given an artistic sense and an eye
for color, the woman will be able TO
evolve as charming a garment as any
she wore in happier and more extrav-
agant days. But she must forego any
taste she may have for a "hare" or
even for a skirt of generous width, for
though the skirt for the winter will be
cut with more cleverness than was the
''hobble" of four seasons ago 1t will
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-11-16
A Novel Pincushlon.

equally well, providing 1t is wide
enough.
Find the exact center of this pad,
then take a prettily colored narrow
ribbon, and bind it round the center as
in sketch. Secure this band at the
back of the pad with stitch.
Now, with a piece Of the same rob-
bon 6 inches in length, make loop
to hang the cushion up by. Sew to the
top of the cad; at the bottom of the
pad sew another similar loop, but first
of all thread on to 1t bone ring.
The dainty article is now finished.
It only remains to stick pins of assort-
ed sizes on the pad and to fasten sev.
eral safety pins on the hone ring.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-11-16
When Hair Is Dry.

While oily hair is not at all beauti-
full, 1t is usually much healthier and
thicker than dry, harsh hair. If your
glory crown has started in to be dry
and wispy, 1t would be a wise move to
take it in hand right away and call for
an immediate reform. Twenty-four
hours before the shampoo rub pure
olive oil into the scalp. You can have
no idea how much help this will give,
and what lovely fluffy gloss it will i'm
part to the hair after the shampoo.
Have this cleansing with egg instead
of soap.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-11-16
Air WARRIORS Predlcament.

An accident, without precedent in
warfare, occurred to a French bomb
ing plane, and death was averted by
feat of daring which will long be re-
membered. The airplane was about to
descend after raid, when the pilot
discovered that two of his bombs had
caught III the rigging below the car.
1t was impossible to land without ex-
ploding them and blowing the frail
craft to fragments. The gasoline was
already running low and some desper-
ate expedlent must be attemptd within
the next two seconds. While the pilot
held his craft to an even keel the pas
senger crawled from his seat to the
wing and thence TO the rigging below.
The bombs must be released with the
greatest .delicacy to prevent their ex-
ploding. Impossible as the feat SEEM
ed, it was at last accomplished and
the passenger regained his seat in
safety.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-11-16
MALE OSTRICH BUILDS NEST
Sets on Eggs at Night During the In.
eubatlon Which Lasts Forty 20 .
Fifty Daya

After pairing, the ostrich begins 20
make his nest. II Is the male alone
that performs this duty. To do IT, he
squats upon the ground, and, balanc-
ing himself upon his breastbone,
scratches up the earth with his legs
and throws II behind him. When he
has dug out enough on one side to suit
him he turns round and begins TO dig
on another side and continues this
operation until he has made a hole
large enough for him 10 sit In comfort
ably. A few days after the nest Is
finished the female begins to lay one
egg every alternate day for eighteen
or twenty days. She then rests for a
while. which time varies from four TO
ten days, and then lays more. A pair
Of ostriches yield about forty eggs,
though II is not unusual for well-fed
well-kept pair to yield fifty to sixty
eggs. The eggs are placed so as TO
leave no space between them. The
male and the female brood alternate
ly. At night the male is always on
the nest, as II possesses greater
warmth than the female.
These birds perform their duties
with the greatest skin, without any
noise or breakage of the eggs. The
incubation lasts forty-fiye days on an
average, sometimes fifty days, but new
er continues beyond that. When the
chlckllngs hatch out they can be heard
trying to break the shell Of the egg.
Sometimes they succeed in doing so,
but usually the father breaks the egg
under the breast bone, tears the inside
skin with his bill, and frees the chick
ling. Upon first reaching the air the
chickling remains limp and weak. But
the warmth of the parent soon revives
it, and II few hours Hfterward II be-
gins to run about, exercising It's long
legs, topping over at each step, and
recommending again its stumbling
journey. -Four days after their hatch
ing the chicklings begin to eat. They,
run after insects and swallow small
pebbles. The father and mother do
not help their little ones to find food
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-11-16
Business Instinct

The teacher was trying to impress
upon her class the necessity of regu-
lating the sinful human heart, and to
drive her point home she produced her
watch.
"Now, girls" she said, you all see
this watch"-an assertion so obviously
true that there was no danger of con-
tradlctlon. "Now," she continued,
"just suppose for a moment that 1t did
not keep correct time, that 1 found it
was willing to go any way but the
right way, what should do with it?"
There was the usual pause which
pupils indulge in because it flatters the
teacher by making her suppose her
problem is a very deep one, and that
her wisdom is therefore profound.
Then bright little girl held up her
hand.
please, miss" she said, "you would
sell it to a friendw
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-11-16
Russian BrotherIv Love.

81 saw two professions meet on the
banks Of the Neva," writes Lincoln
Steffens in Everybody's. zone was of
jolly Russians; men, women, girls and
boys, soldiers and workers; the other
of Tartars, Mongols, and Cinnamon,
workers who did the dirty work of the
city-street cleaning, sewers, draining.
They were shy, abashed, not sure The
two professions cheered each other;
then, moved bit, they halted to sing
the revolutionary song together; and
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-11-16
HOusekeepers Can Save
5000. 100000 on Food

In these days when the high cost Of liv-
ing pinches nearly every home, no waste
should be overlooked. One OF the most
fragrant and the most easily prevented, is
the destruction of food by rats. One rat
will often do hundred dollars damage OF
food and property in a single night, and a
careful estimate gives over $500, 900 900 as
the value Of foodstuffs destroyed annually
by these pests. EXterminate them with
Stearns' Paste and save this enormous
loss of food. A small box of Stearns'
Paste costs only 80 cents and is usual.
Iv enough to completely rid the house OF
rats and mice; also effective against COCK
reaches and waterbugs. Adv.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-11-16

seemed to get the full import of it
the two or three races rushed together
and embraced and wept. A moment
and they recovered their dignity and
marched on their way. But the Mon
gols were not shy any longer; they
looked bit astonished at one anoth-
er, but their step was sure"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-11-16

us writing all at once-of Keats or
a Shelley sprlnging birdlike into the
full beauty and wonder of his per-
formance-there is nothing of the sud
den, unprepared or miraculous in the
art which we have come to recognize
as consummate, and nothing of uncon-
sciopsness. / doubt If any other writer
has labored so at achievement"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-11-16

Klmono means eUmfort, but not all
of these luxurious robes and coats,
made In these days of extreme style,
are carrying out the meaning Of the
word. Some Of the garments are built
so that they make for discomfort, tug
glng, tight and ill-flttlng. A klmono
should be loose-fitting, and the charm
ing affair pictured here Is representa-
tive Of what kimono should be. II ls
made in a very delicate shade Of pale
crepe, bound at the neck and bottom
with metal cord Of red, gold and sill
YER. At Intervals translucent white
beads are placed In the edoing.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-11-16

elor who had recently got married.
jogging him In the ribs with my ell
bow, | said with a chuckle:
No more sock-darning now, hey,
what, old manP
The ex-bachelor nodded graVely.
No, indeed, George he said.
I've had no time for sock darning
since l took the maintenance of wife
ON my hands. Anyhow, you know,
straw's as good as socks any day.
Jerry Simpson taught me that, and, by
gosh, It's mighty useful thing for
an ex-bachelor to know"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-11-16
THIS PINCUSHI0N IS USEFUL
It Also Makes a Dainty Decoration to
Be Suspended From the Dress
ing Table.

The pIncushion in the sketch makes
a dainty decoration suspended from
the dressing table, and will be found
useful, for it holds pins and needles
of al. sizes, and also has ring for
safety pins.
Make n little bag of white sateen
and fill 1t with sawdust or bran. Use
Il piece of material that measures 9
by inches.
Now cover this bag with a remnant
of pretty silk; a piece Of ribbon will do
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-11-16
The New Aviation soarfs.

The new scarfs are of one color
homespun lined in Scotch plaid and
edged at the ends with yarn fringe.
The newest feature is an ample over
lay collar that may be pulled about
the head as hood, or If worn as
scarf this section forms an attractive
square collar, the corners of which
fall just over the shoulder edges.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-11-16
Henry James No. Born Writer.

A good many men and women are
writing about Henry James these
days. His stenographer thought him
wonderfully gifted man. John
Palmer, the latest to give an, estimate
of the novelist, is OF the same opin-
ion, saying positively that james was
the most original mind of our time
and man of incalculable gifts" But
Mr.. Palmer thinks Mr.. james was not
a born novelist but one deliberately
developed by practice, "There is no
case here" he says, "of man Of geni-
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-11-16

often be quite as narrow. Finally the
straight silhouette will be worn, for
indeed none other is compatible with
the fashionable four-yards limit.
Very few models are being exported
from Paris this autumn, but such as
there are reveal taste for fine en-
broideries, for a restrained but effec-
tive decoration Of fur and often for
beautiful brown.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-11-16
Willlnn Sacrifice.

Sweet Girl-Pa, the house next door
was robbed last night.
Pa-Meecyl Next door!
Sweet Girl-Yes, and the burglars
have been in two or three houses on
this terrace within a week.
Pal know it. l know it. It's ter
rible! But what can we do?
Sweet Girl was thinking 1t might
be a good plan for Mr.. Nicefello ant
me to sit up few nights to watch for
them.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-11-16

oned to have been absorbed in the
manufacture of jewelry. The use of
platinum in the dental industry is
not so great as formerly because other
materials and alloys have been found
equally satisfactory and less expen-
sive.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-11-16
Grays and Browns.

All the gray and brown shades are
in favor Of silk frocks. An all satin
model in rose taupe satin is distinctly
a street frock; the satin shows just
a cast of rose over its surface; It has
girdle buckled on the side and q
skirt divided by deep tucks.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-11-16

do you know my hairdresser has
increased her rates for golden hair?"
"The wretch! To the high cost Of
living she has now added the high cost
of dyeing."
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-11-16
Use of Platinum.

The chief use Of platinum so far has
been the construction of chemical and
apparatus and instruments,
and quantity almost as great is reck-
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-11-16
Note the DiHerenoe. please

The NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. collar, 151b?
Yes, sir. WIN you have one Just like
you're wearing?
The Customer-No want clean
one.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-11-16
Great Opportunity,

Here is one war correspondent who
is totally lacking in sense of humor."
why do you think sol?
He has written column about the
tanks and there isn't laugh in it,"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-11-16

George AIDE said at wedding break
fast In Chicago;
Il met the other day an old bach
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-11-16

A woman is naturally off color when
she removes her complexion.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-11-16

Vi NOhA 1AAS bNtAo ieA'NN 80
some soils will be richer In
sugar than when grown In others, but
all sugar beets II properly handled are
capable Of yielding slrup. A few rows
of sugar beets will generally suffice
for an ample supply of slrup for home
use. That is to say, bushel of beets
VIII produce anywhere from three to
five quarts of sirup.
Should the amateur farmer raise
more beets than he needs for sirup
making the rest Of them can be served
upon the table. When partly grown
the entire plant may be used as greens,
and when mature the roots can be
cooked and served just like garden
beets. They are tender but richer in
sugar than the familiar beet. Sugar
beets, depending upon where planted,
mature In from four to six months.
Undoubtedly the raising of sugar
beets by the people at large in this
fashion would go long way toward
increasing enormously the volume of
native sugar or its equivalent, rich
slrup. But apart from this, the sugar
beet may be confidently counted upon
to do an immense service in fertilizlng
the soil and thus adding greatly to
the abundance of succeeding crops of
other vegetables. This is because of
the characteristic manner In which the
roots Of sugar beets, bore their way
deep into the ground.
When sugar beet culture was intro
duced into Europe, the farmers were
practicing what is known as the three
crop system of rotation, three success
sive cereal crops, followed by one year
of following, the fallowing in order to
rest the soil and to enable them to pull
out the dense growth of weeds by
hand. 1t is stated that in Germany,
approximately one-third Of the total
area of level land was regarded as be-
ing too poor to pay for cultivation and
the average yield of cereal crops on the
better lands was but twelve bushels
per acre.
They were plOwing but three to four
inches deep, using fertilizers sparing-
ly. and the fertility of the thin layer
of loose surface soil was all but ex-
hausted. The grain roots were unable
to penetrate the hard soil underneath,
and could they have done so it would
have been of no avail, for containing
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-11-16
Pretty Mean.
ltlng. l Cnll it,

"Aggravating, call it."
"EhT
ITO run for the elevator and then
have 'em wait for a man who walked"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-11-16

That sugar, so II is stated,
will be found very satisfactory
for home use for many pur-
poses, as, for instance, In the
baking Of pies, puddlngs, dark
colored cake, etc. The beet
sirup otherwise is said to be
good for buckwheat cakes and
the like, and the making Of
some candles, and 1t would
probably lend itself admirably
to the putting up of certain
fruits.
1t Is said that sugar Seets
can be grown In any locality
which has a soil capable OF
producing good crops of vege-
tables. Anyone having small
piece of fertile, tillable ground
and the usual garden imple-
ments is equipped to grow the
beets necessary for the pro-
ductlon of n home supply of
slrup.
or course the beets raised In
T.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-11-16

Turkish Girls Wed Young.
Most Turkish girls marry between
the ages Of fourteen and eighteen.
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1917-09-06
AN AUDITORIUM is
WHAT WE NEED,

There were at least fifteen hun
bred people attended the "Little
Women" play in the chautauqua
tent Sunday, and perhaps was the
largest attendance on record. This
record is established by reason of the
fact that the tent was able to accom-
modate that number. During the last
few years, there has been no place
in Liberal to accommodate such a
crowd. Liberal will be compelled to
provide an auditorium to accommodate
the people in the future. Liberal is
growing to such an extent that an or
binary building will not hold all the
people who would come to such at
fractions as was given the last night.
The next project that Liberal must
venture is an auditorium, or an
opera house of sufficient capacity to
accommodate from LOO to $500
people,
The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1917-09-06
NEWLY GETS INTEREST
IN EDISON AUTO CO.

1T. Newly, who is engaged in the
real estate business with Ira Riney
has purchased a half interest in the
Edison Auto Garage and is part OF
the management.
Newly is hustler, and will con-
tinue to handle Western Kansas dirt
as before, while devoting the most Of
his time to the work of the garage.
Mr.. Edison is one of the pioneer
garage men of the state, having run a
garage before they were termed
garages. He has built up good bust
ness, and Mr.. Newly is to be con-
graduated on securing an interest in
such we'll established institution.