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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-05
By F. c. SCHANG

A LBERT DE COURVlLLE, the
n youngest of English theatrical
producers and the inventor of that
jabberwocky musical entertainment
known as "revue," is now in this
country searching for plays for Lon
don production.
According to the youthful producer
he is just thirty-there is a dearth OF
dramatic material in London at the
present time. "In wartime we cannot
hope to keep pace with the extraordi-
nary progress of the American stage
he said. "We have absolutely no new
authors and we haven't progressed an
inch. We still cling to our Barriesr
cur Pineros and our Somerset Maug-
hams, and any one who has the courage
to venture beyond this magic circle
eliminating the American market-has
reason to regret it."
Other reasons for the absence OF
good dramas Mr.. de Courville gave as
the rise of regiment Of obscure pro-
ducers who leased theatres right and
left, causing rents to soar and making
few theatres available. "As a result OF
the efforts Of these initiates we have
had almost as many productions as in
former years, but none of them last
In the face of these circumstances,
said Mr.. de Courville, English man.
ayers were coming more and more to
recognize the importance of the Ameri-
can stage as source for suitable plays
"Since the opening of Potash e. PERL
mutter," continued Mr.. de Courville,
competition for American plays has
been terrific. The only influence which
has acted as restraint Is the enor-
nous price required by the American
manager for a success. They think
nothing Of asking $4,000 as fee, $4,000
as q bonus and Is per cent of the gross
receipts. The consequence is that no
sooner is . play put on, and a success
at that, then the London manager has
to cable across that he must have bet.
ter terms or close. You see, the gov
eminent takes so per cent of the prof
its, which does not leave q very large
working margin"
Mr.. de Courville was asked TO explain
the extraordinary success Of "A Little
Bit of Fluff" play which lasted but
a week here and is still going in Lon
don, having to-its credit run of nearly
900 consecutive performances. There
are two great questions. now before the
English public" he answered-"when
will the war end. and when will the
Bit of Fluff end. This play stands as
a monument TO the gambling possibili-
ties of the show business. You know,
there arc some actors that the public
goes to see just to see how rotten they
are. From box Office standpoint these
actors arc just as valuable as ones that
the public goes to see to see how good
they are"
When "The Boomerang" the play
which enjoyed such a phenomenal run
at the Belasco. was produced in Lon
don it was a failure. Mr.. de Courville
said that this was not the fault of the
play, which, had il been properly cast
and given an adequate production,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-05

other streets. II is only a few steps
from the elevated, and before long it
will not be far from the Seventh Ave
nue. subway. In other words, it will be
nothing if not accessible.
The theatre will have one balcony
and no boxes, and will seat about 400
Il will be opened late in September or
early in October, and it will then be
occupied by group of stage workers
headed by Frank Conroy, who was for
a season or more one Of the main
stays of the Washington Square Play
ers. Like the earlier group, the Green
witch Players will endeavor TO produce
plays having an appeal to discriminat-
ing audiences rather than to large
ones. The one-act play will be given
particular attention, but from time to
time full-length plays will also be
offered
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-05

1t depends, of course, on the view
point. There is the case of the Broad
way manager who scornfully defined a
pacifst, the other day, as a seeker
after passes.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-05

the playwright and the actor are really
the only people essential to the thea
tire. And there are plenty of actors.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-05
500 Pairs Of Women's 90
$3.95 to $6.95 White Pumps YA'

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The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-06-01
WOMEN NEVER CAN SEE JOKE
This Was Browns Conclusion After He
Had Recounted One That Had
Been Told to Him.

Brown. met Johnson the other morn
ing hurTying along the street. The
latter had parcel under his arm, and
Brown. always iHquisltive, wanted to
know what 1t contained.
"Well," said Johnson, "if you must
know, I've just bought pair of CATERS
very nice ones, too"
"Where att" asked Brown.
"Oh, | don't know the name. but
it's little shop just down that alley
across there" said johnson.
"Ha-ha I" laughed Brown, who al
ways liked his little joke, then they
must be alley-gaiters."
This so tlckled Johnson that he
made up his mind that he must tell
that to his wife, so, on reaching home
he burst into the room, and laughed
until his wife thought he would never
stop.
She could not make out what on
earth was the joke, so Johnson started
to tell her.
"Ha-ha, he-he! Oh, lor, such Joke
l JUST met broWl, anu he hSkeu me
what I'd got In my parcel.
II told him I'd bought new pair of
leggings, hut didn't know the name of
the shop, but it was just down the
court.
He Immediately made a good joke
out of It. He said, Good! Then
you've got two crocodlles! What!
You can't see it? Well, I'm blest !"
said he, as his wife maintained a Sc
riOus expression. 'That's just the
worst of women. They can't see Il
joke when it is staring them In the
face, saw 1t in a moment"
Then he went out into the fresh air,
slamming the door as he did so.-Lon-
don Tit-Bits.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-06-01
ATTEND TO THE LAWN

How are the lawn and home grounds
in general? Are they all that they
should be to make the home summer
life enjoyable and a pleasing sight to
the passer-by?
II the lawn is patchy and bare In
spots, keep on seeding 1t the whole
summer through; the seed will finally
catch and fill up the bare places.
White clover Is a fine lawn plant,
but many find that it dies out after a
few years. White clover, as all the
clovers, is a biennial, completely dy-
ing after the second year. If the lawn
is kept closely clipped, white clover
seed should be sown each fall or
spring to insure permanent stand.
The same result may be secured by
not moving in the fall, allowing the
plants to blossom and seed.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-06-01
Greatest of Letter.Writers.

While letter-writing in somewhat
crude and cumbersome form was prac-
ticed among the ancient Greek writ
ers, there are, strangely enough, no
existing examples of the eplstolary
correspondence of Socrates and Keno
phOn, of Plato and PythagOras. But
of the correspondence between Cicero,
the greatest and perhaps the most at
tractive of all writer's, and his
friend Atticus, there are 500 examples,
all of which, in the purity and beauty
of their original form or in the many
translations, may be read by anyone
who visits the New York library. The
only other extant letters Of the Ro-
man period are those of Pliny and Sen
eca, all prOlix, heavy and unutterably
tedious.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-06-01
Boy Locked Cop Up.

In the outlying districts of New York
there are little block houses connected
by telephone to summon the policeman
stationed there. When protection is
needed the cop will go to those who
call him as fast as his motorcycle will
take him, and frequently the officer
is commented for his speed, valOr, COM
mon sense and kindness. Under the
circumstances it is but natural that
he came to regard himself as one Of
the best cops that ever wore the uni
form. Pride, 1t will be recalled,
cOmeth just previous to the fall. There
is a hasp lock on the door of the pO-
lice blOckhOuse, and as the policeman
stood within champng at the delay be-
tween calls boy of four walked along
and locked the door on him. The win
dows of the block house are about
foot in diameter, and as the policeman
called frantically after the little des-
peradO he saw him disappear with all
the speed his legs could muster. For
two hours the mighty one waited in
the deserted section for the call that
would spoil his wonderful record of
efficiency. 1t did not come. fortunate
ly, until q little girl had wandered
along, caught the pOliceman's keys and
released him. He did not speak frank
ly until his young savior was well out
of sight.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-06-01
Patents for Postn.

"You are spring poet, l believer
began the Intruder. fF.
II am" sadly responded the gentle
man of the thlrd-hoor back; although
| must confess"
"Exactlyw broke in the intruder.
THAT is why called"
"You are publlsher2" cried the
spring poet.
mo sir" responded the caller; "but
am general agent of one Of the great
est moRey-savlng inventions CT the
agew
ALAS / have no money to s0ve"
moaned the man of sOnnets.
"But llsten,' replied the caller. my
invention Is bound to suit yOu. It is
Il little rubber-stamp with the words
Declined with thanks upon It. You
write your p0em, put II in an envelope,
slip in n piece of paper with those
words on 1t, address the envelope to
yourself, open the envelope, reed the
slip, throw the whole business into the
waste-paper basket, and by these very
simple MEANS" concluded the man OF
genius, ''yOu may save ten times the
cost of my invention In single week -
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-06-01
ATTENTION TO SHADE TREES

Because Fruit trees are pruned,
there is a tendency to prune all trees.
In many cases it is inadvisable. Ex-
cept when trees are just planted or
when dead or broken wood should be
removed, hard naples, various oaks,
hickories, ashes, elms and other hard
wood trees require no pruning and
are better off without it. The poplar,
soft maple, box-elder and other soft
woods are the ones generally topped,
in an effort to prevent breaking of the
limbs. In some cases this is a good
practice. The danger arises from the
fact that the work is often improperly
done.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-06-01

1ustrate several desirable features in
interior arrangement. This little build
ing is 81 feet by Al feet In size, not
Including the porch projection. 1t con-
tains five generous sized rooms, re-
ception hall, pantry and bath.
The exterior of the bungalow at
tracts attention because Of the distinc-
tive way in which the gable roof is
arranged. There are two gables pro-
jecting toward the front Of the house.
The perspective view shows the meth
cd of finishing the gable ends, leaving
the rough timbers exposed. This will
be recognized as a decidedly artistic
method Of handling one of the favorite
features Of the bungalow type. The
porch is built under the main roof of
the house, which has a wide enough
Overhang to cover it. The cOnstruc-
ton of the brick and concrete porch
pillars is decidedly unusual. The at
tentiOn which has been paid all of the
various details such as these is plain
ly evident and the effect which has
been brought about is altogether pleas
ing.
The walls are constructed of siding
that is laid in alternate wide and mar
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-06-01
WHEN AND HOW TO PRUNE
BY |. M. BENNINGTON.


The pruning Of fruit tree or vine,
should commence the first year; but
as very few of the fruit growers grow
their own trees, ii is not necessary that
we make a close study of the manner
Of pruning nursery stock, except that
we should understand what class of
trees to select for planting, when we
are able to make our own selection.
In preserving nursery trees, avoid
a slender and tOp-heavy tree that is
unable to sustain its own weight of
leaves. Avoid tho trees thai have the
head formed too high, and one that
has fork or crotch that Is liable to
split down when loaded with fruit, and
leave you with crippled or ruined
tree, at time when it should be in
its prime.
AS soon as you get your trees from
the nursery your time for pruning COM
mences. If you are starting an apple
tree that Is of dropping variety, start
the head higher than you would If it
Is an upright grower.
Trim off all bruised and injured
roots with a sharp knife, leaving a
Clean-cut surface that will form a cal
lus, and begin to send out new feed
ing roots at once. The top should be
trimmed to correspond with the roots.
Trim off a corresponding amount
from the top, to balance the loss. On
the other hand if all the roots are
saved, it will not be necessary to Sc
verely prune the top.
In forming the head of the tree, plan
it so that the side toward the prevail
ing winds will be a little heavier than
the side oppOsite some even lean the
tree toward the direction Of the pre-
vailing wind.
When we prune tree, we must keep
in mind the fact that the limbs and
roots are cO-wOrkers; and when we re-
move a large amount of the top at any
one time, we check the action of the
roots, and consequently the growth of
the tree.
The first few years after an orchard
is planted, the trees should be pruned |
twice year. very lightly once in late
winter or early in the spring, and again
In the summer. 1t will be better to cut |
or pinch off the shoot in summer, than
to allow 1t to grow and cut it off in the |
winter. The wounds heal more rap
idly; and when the shoot Is removed,
it's energies go into the development
of the tree.
When cutting off a limb make the
cutting surface as small as possible,
so that it will heal quickly. Cut close to
a shoulder, and do not leave a stub to
decay and run down the main branch
or trunk. Try to do all the pruning
possible with the pruning knife, alto
gether sometimes 1t Is necessary that
you should use heavy tools. When
necessary to use saw, select fine
toothed, rib-back saw. A pruning
chisel is dangerous to use on account
of it's breaking many limbs. and not
making a smooth, clean cut.
The question of the best time to
prune has never been settled to the sat
isfactiOn Of all good horticulturists, but
in my opinion it does not matter much
If we only cut out small limbs and
prune frequently.
AS soon as the leaves have fallen in
autumn, is advised by many to be the
best time to prune; however, some
cling to the opinion that the cold, dry
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-06-01

winds make the wounds slow to heal
and there is danger Of forming a dis.
eased spot where the cut is made.
Some claim that when large branch
is removed, it will heal faster when
removed in midwinter, but there are
some serious objections to that rule.
1t is a very busy time, the foliage Is
heavy and hard to handle, and the re.
moval of a large portion Of the tree
Injuries the growth of the tree.
have found February and March
very good time to prune when the
trees need severe pruning.
With grapes, have found that those
pruned in the fall, and those pruned
in the winter and spring, made about
the same amount of fruit and wood.
We have followed this practice fol
a number of years and have not no.
ticed any difference in the effects Of
the fall, winter or spring pruning, in
our 30-acre vineyard.
But we have noticed one advantage
in late winter or spring pruning OF
grapevines, and that Ii the fact that
deep snow often breaks the canes that
have been left after pruning, worse
than when they are left attached to the
wood that is removed early in the
spring.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-06-01
BY WILLIAM A. RApFoRp.

There can be no denying the fact
that the bungalow occupies an ImpOr-
tant place among the several types of
buildings now being used for residence
purposes. The number of homes which
have been built after this type Is a suf-
ficient indication of its usefulness.
Here we give the word, bungalow, a
liberal meaning, since in its literal
sense 1t would hardly apply to a mod
'ern American home, no matter how
simple. If we take the word to mean
a one-story house, modern in its design
and appointments and so constructed
that 1t will appear "clOse to the
ground" the foregoing statement
stands correct.
The bungalow, as we have broadly
defined 1t, is perhaps the most widely
used building type, with respect to the
varying density Of population, of all
building types. The bungalow is found
I'm the smallest Of villages as well as In
the outlying parts of the largest cities.
Its appeal Is universal because II is a
type which may be made thoroughly
expressive Of a popular idea. Every
one likes the cOziness which is best
expressed in this style. Everyone
likes the hOmeike atmosphere which is
in the house itself even before the
decorating is done. 1t is easy to make
a home out of n bungalow.
The bungalow which is shown in the
accompanying Illustrations represents
novel treatment Of exterior details
and at the same time will serve to H.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-06-01

This enables these rooms 20 have win,
dows facing In two directions and In.
sures a plentiful supply of air In the
sleeping rooms. Such an arrangement
makes these rooms almost as health
full for sleeping purposes as a sleeping
porch and IL also provides an abun-
dance Of freshening sunshine during
the daytime. Each bedroom is fur
nlshed with ample closet space, which
is always good feature to incorpor-
ate in the house. These closets are
especially desirable because of the
windows.
| The bath is placed between the two
bedrooms, an Ideal arrangement made
possible by the back hall. II is seldom
that the arrangement Of this part of
the house can be worked out In a
more desirable manner than that which
is shown here.
The living room is n bright, cheerful
room, due to the arrangement of win
dOws. There are three wide windows
facing the porch and two more on the
side-One on each side of the fireplace.
The living room can be reached either
through the reception hall or through
door opening from Il side porch. 1t
is connected to the dining room by
wide cased opening.
A double acting door leads back
from the dining room to the kitchen.
This room is fitted with all of the lat
est improvements for making convent.
ence the dominating characteristic. At.
tention should be called to the pantry.
A work table is placed directly under
the larger of the two windows In this
room. The refrigerator may be placed
on one side of this table and the cup
board Is built in on the other side. In
a little recess in the opposite wall, the
opening to the clothes chute is placed.
This feature will save space usually
required for soiled linen and makes 1t
possible to do so without tedious steps
up and downstairs.
There is sometimes doubt as to just
how the surroundings should be ar
ranged around house of this kind.
OF course, one of the fundamental re-
qulrements is that the house appear,
true to the bungalow type, close to the
ground. The lines Of the roof have
been specially designed so that this ap-
pearance will be inherent in the house.
1t would, therefore, defeat the purpose
of the design to build such house on
land considerably higher than the sur
rounding ground. On the other ex-
treme, no house, not even a bungalow,
looks well when it is given a squatty
appearance by its surroundings. Aside
from the appearance, there is also the
danger of poor drainage when the
ground upon which the house is built
has no slope whatever.
The house under consideration, then,
when built upon the average 50-foOt
lot, should have grade at the house es-
tablished not more than two feet above
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-06-01
Floor Plan.

row courses. Plain rough siding is
used, which gives rustic appearance
to the bungalow This siding can be
stained dark, which adds still further
to the rustic idea. The window cas-
ings are made in the same color and
tne sashes are white, which provides a
pleasant contrast.
The entrance Is into a reception hall
that opens through cased openings in
y the living room and also into the
back hall which connects up the bed
rooms and the bath. This plan, with
its reception hall and back hall pro-
vides an arrangement that makes all
the rooms readily accessible from all
of the other rooms. Convenience is
the object Of this arrangement togeth-
er with privacy between the different
parts of the house.
The bedrooms are placed at the
front aud back corners of the house.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-06-01
Larae Families For the Poor.

DIR. G. w. Kosmak Of New York OPP
posing family limitation ideas, is
quoted as saying that "the poor must
have large families to recruit the up
per classes and to furnish men and
women to do the rough and unpleas-
ant work Of the world" In his opln-
ion, quantity as well as quality Is
needed In the production of children
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-06-01
BUNGALOW WIDELY
USED HOUSE TYPE
Everyone Likes Coziness That Is
Easily Expressed in This
Structure.
DISTINCTIVE MODEL SHOWN
Exterior Attracts Attention With Ar
rangement Of Gable Roof-The In
terror Plan Also Unusually
Convenient

Mr.. William A. Radford will answer
questions and give advice FREE OF
COST on all subjects pertaining to the
subject of building, for the readers OF this
paper, On account of his wide experience
as Editor. Author and Manufacturer. he
is. without doubt, the highest authority
on all these subjects. Address all Inquiries
TO William A. Radford, No. 1927 Prairie
avenue, Chicago. ILL.,. and only enclose
tWo-eent stamp for reply.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-06-01

the street sidewalk level, if the lawn
is to be slOped down from the house
to the sidewalk. BY the use of a ter
raced lawn it is possible to obtain the
desired appearance when the house
grade is considerably above this dis
tance with respect to the street side
walk. The bungalow does not look
well too near the street. The nearer
the back of the lot the better, unless
the houses already built on the street
make this location undesirable.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-06-01
Shall Thev Starue2

81 see there is proposal that no
more whisky should be made until
after the war, in order to save the
foOdstuffs used"
THAT so? But what OF the men
who like to take their food in liquid
form?"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-06-01
LOOK OUT FOR YOUNG TREES

Young trees should be watched care
fully and the open spaces In the ground
about them, which have been made by
the wind swaying the trees, should be
well firmed down. This is important
after the brisk, strong spring winds.
The only thing that walks back from
the tomb with the mOurners and re-
fuses to be buried Is character.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-06-01
Nomeno Of
MMdkAge
Many distressing Ailments experienced
by them are Alleviated by Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.
Here is Proof by Women who Know.

Lowell, Mass-"For the last three years have
been troubled with the Change of Life and the bad
feelings common at that time. was in very ner-
vous condition, with headaches and pain a good
deal of the time so was unfit to do my work. A
friend asked me to try Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegeta-
BILE Compound, which did, and it has helped me in
every way. l am not nearly so nervous, no head
ache or pain must say that Lydia E. Pinkhams
Vegetable Compound is the best remedy any sick
woman can take."-Mrs MARGARET QUINN, Rear
259 Worthen St.. Lowell, Mass.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-06-01
Red cRoss-eoopNEss YES.

Red Cross Ball Blue, yes. Nothing
else will do. Red Cross Ball Blue
makes my clothes a beautiful clear
white, not the dingy yellow green
tinge of liquid blue Red Cross Ball
Blue for me. Yes sire, Bob.-AdV.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-06-01
Nature of the Place

"The British forces are fighting now
In Champagne"
"Then l don't wonder they are put
ting so much spirit in It."
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-06-01

Don't think you can get rid of your
typewriter by marrying her.