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The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-10-19
MAKING the Ear Useful.

The ornamental possibilities Of the
ear were probably developed first, per-
haps in the way Of hooks for catching
back floral draperies. Then, most like
ly, some one discovered that the ear
was convenient to hang a bunch Of
grapes on when interrupted in the
midst of a repast. Perhaps the next
cave man began to use his ears for
the purpose of slowing away a few
extra thorns when he was on fish
ing trip. The development of the ears
for both ornamental and utilitarian
purposes was undoubtedly rapid, and
modern man has merely continued the
customs of his prehistoric ancestors,
making the ear useful for holding
pencil, a pen, pair of eyeglasses or
an extra cigarette, while modern wom-
an perpetuates the decorative customs
by having her ears pierced and using
them to suspend various metals and
precious stones.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-10-19
BY WILLIAM A. RApEoRp.

Ordinarily, the square type Of house
with its plain hip roof is rather COM
monplace in Its appearance, even
though 1t is hardly ever beaten in the
matter of space economy and convent
ence of room arrangement. Taken as
Il whole, the square type of house is a
very sensible class of building for the
average man, because 1t represents
very nearly maximum usefulness for
money invested.
The question arises "Can the square
type house be treated in such manner
as to easily give it a distinctive ap-
pearance without excessive cost?" The
question Is most easily answered by
reference to the several methods which
may be followed in finishing the walls
of the building. This subject covers a
wide variety of effects which may be
obtained in adjusting the color, texture
and pattern Of the wall surface TO
bring out just the character desired.
There is still the possibility of vary
Ing slightly from the plain rectangular
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-10-19
MEN, MAIL THOSE LETTERS!
Trap That Dorchester Woman Laid
for Her Hubby Is Not Patented,
Therefore, Be Wise.

The wife of Dorchester man who
had the traditional failfng-he forgot
to mail letters-has cured him. The
mail is delivered at their home before
the breakfast hour, which is cOmpara-
lively late. One morning she said to
her husband:
''Did you have any mail this morn
ing dear?"
"Only a circular" he answered, as
he bit into a fine brown slice of toast.
Huh !" said the wife. "By the way,
did you mail the letters gave you yes
terdayr
"Sure l did" was the righteously in
dignant reply.
"Weli," answered wife, with an elo-
quent smile, its funny, then, you had
no letters this morning, because one of
those gave you to mail was addressed
to you-just as sort of key.'-Boston
Herald.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-10-19
npead" pefendant,s Plea.

Judicial skepticism to a marked de-
gree is shown in the opinion in Free
man VS.. Frank, 10 Abb, Pr. IN. ",
$40, in which the court makes the fol-
lowing answer:
"The fact that the defendant has an
swered, though by attorney, shows he
is neither civilly or physically dead. 1t
is conclusive that he is living, and not
under any disability that prevents him
defending the action. The defendant,
by answering, proves he is alive; and
when he AYERS in his answer that he
is dead, he is not to be believed. The
answer, therefore, contains two con-
Trajectory averments, one of which in
Judgment Of law is fiction. If the
defendant was dead, he could not an
swer. Hence the averment that he is
civilly dead must be deemed untrue"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-10-19

| the sills of the building through the
thickness of the wall except for about
four inches at the front, which part
of the wall is later built up with face
brick. A third method is to follow the
wall up above the concrete with face
brick backed with hollow tile.
The hip roof of this house Is built
with wide cOrnlces having the ends of
the rafters exposed. The slope of the
roof is broken, just above the cornices,
into a more gentle slope, which gives
the roof an appearance of gracefulness.
The dormer roof is treated In the same
way as the main roof. All of the dOu-
BILE hung windows have plain lower
sash and the upper sash is broken up
into a large number of small square
Oughly in keeping with other details of
exterior design. The front entrance
consists of simple hut solidly built
door stained in conformity with the
rough siding having a narrow window
on each side. This entrance with the
porch-terrace are very effective in en-
phasizing the rustic aspect Of the
house.
The house has basement under all
parts except the porch. Grade windows
are of sufficient size and in sufficient
number to make this a useful part Of
the house. Separate rooms are pro-
vided for the heating plant, the laun-
dry, the vegetable cellar and bins are
built for the fuel.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-10-19
Hello Profanity.

The rule is strict against using pro-
fame language when talking over the
telephone. A telephone experiment
has proved a failure in Lynn, Mass.
The manager noticed that wrong
number calls were frequent, and he or
dered the hello" girls to call each digit
separately and to insert the word
dash" after each one. The method
was slow, but the climax was reached
when Lynn man was in a hurry to
get Boston newspaper office. He
called for "Beach 5000" and heard a
sweet voice at central" say: "Reach
three, dash, oh. dash, oh, dash, oh,
DASH"
That nettled the Lynn man and he
called out:
"Well. what are you cussing a5out"
The order was abolished, and no
more dashes are being said by the
telephone girls at Lynn.-BuffalO Com
mercial.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-10-19
Second-Floor Plan.

conform with the outline of the win
dows. The walls of the dormer are fin
lshed after the style of the second
floor of the building. The foundation
walls are Of concrete, which Is carried
up to the sllls of the house shown In
the illustration. Some might prefer to
build the basement wall above grade
of brick. Usually the concrete is
stopped at grade and the wall Is con-
tinued to the sllls with face brick OF
the outside and common brick fol
backing. A waterproofing membrane
is carefully worked into the wall to
prevent the entrance of moisture at
the joint between the concrete and the
brick. Occasionally we see the base
ment wall continued up in concrete to
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-10-19

leadlng to the grade entry, The hase-
ment is handy 10 the kitchen through
this small hall. The dining room is n
pleasant room In which harmonlzIng
buffet has been built beneath the cen'
ter window In the rear wall. The four
bedrooms on the second floor Hre gem
erous In size and are arranged so that
the bedroom furniture will fit In to the
best advantage. Each bedroom has Il
closet and there are two small closets
on the hall, which extends from the
stairs across the house and back to the
bathroom.
The exterior Of the house Is finished
In very novel style. The first floor
Is finished with rough boards and bat
tens, the main surface being finished
with stain and the trim being paint
ed white. Above the second floor win
dow sills, the walls are finished with
stucco, timbered after the English
style. The timberlng Is worked out 20
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-10-19

her that her eyes were big and lus-
trous, and her complexion clear and
pink. When she smiled there was a
charm that frightened her whole face.
1t came as a birthright from mother
who had been born near Killarney.
But Tess only saw the red hair and
freckles, and hated them with all her
heart.
The next year it was much worse.
The boys and girls in the factory
formed a social club, and gave little
dances and picnlcs, and Tess was left
out with old Julia, the scrubwoman,
and Lizzie, the little hunchback sorter
of labels. She tried to think she didn't
care, but when Tom Blake came to
work on the freight elevator, she knew
she did. She'd have given everything
she owned to make Tom look at her
as he looked at some Of the other
girls, and especially at Telka.
Telka was one Of the experienced
hands on the bridal cake boxes. She
pasted on the satin striped paper and
always sang as she worked. She was
from northern Hungary, with the mys-
terry of the Magyars in her curious, at
tractive eyes and slow smile. Once
when one of the boys had tried to kiss
her, she had slapped him, and when he
hurled a choice bit Of good old Bow
ery "call down" at her return, Telka
had promptly seized her scissors and
chased him downstairs into corner
until he begged her pardon.
The second week, as Tess was going
down on the freight elevator at noon
time, Tom took bunch Of flowers from
a pasteboard shoe box at his feet and
gave them to Telka. They were not
city flowers, Tess could see that. There
was a whiff of rose geranium and
sweet alyssum, with heliOtrope and
mignonette.
"We live up in Fordham," Tom said.
"Mother picked that bunch for me
this morning from her garden. Like
it?"
Telka smiled, her face behind the
flowers. Surely she liked them. Tess
watched them both with a little heart
ache of curiosity. What was this love
that bloomed overnight like a flower
itself and brought the luster to the
ewes and the color to the cheeks of
girls like Telka? When the Hungarian
girl got off at the sixth floor, Tom turn
ed and saw his other passenger, her
arms full of boxes as usual.
Hello kid" he said happily. Can
/ light a match on your halr?"
"Slnarty," retorted Tess, hotly, and
Tom looked at her twice. Dimples and
red curly hair were not such a bad
combination after all. Telka was
drOwsy and indolent in her ways un-
less reused to anger, but here was a
girl with bit of old Ireland in her
makeup like dash Of pepper. The
next day he brought some roses for
Tess, but she was busy in the packing
room, and he gave them to Telka at
the last moment. Then, when the days
grew warm, the social club arranged
for a Sunday outing up the Hudson.
Tess heard the girls talking about It
and planning. 1t seemed as II she
could feel the weight of her own heart
IN her loneliness. II only there was
someone who wanted her most Of ALL
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-10-19
First Floor Plan.

place is one of these. Its use calls for
the utilization of one chimney having
two f1ues to serve two fireplaces and
the basement heater. The fireplace in
the den Is built into the corner of the
room while the one in the living room
Is centered in the rear wall. French
doors flank this fireplace in the living
room, one set leading into the den and
the other giving entrance to the dining
room.
The front door is located at one end
of the porch, this part of the porch be-
Ing built with roof above, while the
remainder is in the nature of a terrace.
Entrance Is into large reception hail.
The open stairway to the second floor
terminates In this hall and an orna-
mental colonnade Is built between the
hall and the living room. Directly OPP
poslte this colonnade Is pleasant win
dow seat. The reception hall also COM
munIcntes with the kitchen by way OF
q small hall In which a door Is placed
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-10-19
Iese peanuts are usually hand.

Chinese peanuts are usually hand
sorted by women after being sifted.
Nearly $1,O0O,O0O has been given b.
Herman Auerbach Of Breslau, Ger
many, for the permanent endowment
of the Auerbach Orphans Home and
for building workingmen's homes.
Australian manufacturers are plan
ming to produce steel and tin plate
and galvanized iron for local consump-
tlon, as there is a shortage Of these
supplies in the country and prevailing
high freight rates prohibit the lmpOr-
tation of almost all lines of goods
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-10-19
Man and His Weioht.

Between forty and fifty man who
allows his weight to remain high is
running more danger of an early de
mise than he would run /" he contract
ed typhoid fever. What Is more, If he
were stricken with that disease, his
chance would be 10 per cent less than
normal. A man who is thinner than
the average, on the other hand, has
less danger of dying in the decade
than a man who tips the scales at the
normal figure.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-10-19
I onGHTA WRIhG

ring he seemed to have
uat never In his life had he listened
the bird rapidly replied
you nave no idea what know know ALL
ask you and I'm always willing a
Mr. told
0 made effort sell
Mr. y had raised the price until it $50 the
He bad the bird goodby and both Mr. Gty
parting
looking after him called Remember
sell like this I'll
NJ again."
Crouch" After which the vanished.
five Mr.
Then
Ginty scuryng the police station hand
the who sold ventrOqust
broken hearts all
well educated of the other They're speechless
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-10-19

how The crowd gathered thick about him.
Hasn't he big ams?' a whispered
you juice thick sup IIubel sad seeming hear
"Iiow thick?' inquring chorus
ure to be added.
Iow
o
you sterIize the jars" Hubel went
appes? asked nudgng to the front
blackberry jam won't jel,' said another
tOmatoesF queied close by.
GLOW do you sauerkrautF someone demanded
He wiped his brow He turned to
eatiOn committee member
he said apples backbTteS
toes and sauerkraut 1 em with pears"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-10-19

outline of plan, such that the room ar
rangement is not disturbed, yet the ap-
pearance is altered to conform with
the owners ideas. This method is
usually more costly than the average
man is desirous of using simply as a
means of improving the appearance.
However, a few simple changes in the
plan outline may often result in the
production of greatly increased COM
fort in certain of the rooms and the
cost is then justified.
AS an example, the perspective view
accompanying shows a house of the
square type which has been treated In
n novel way, both as regards wall fin
ishing materials and also as regards
plan outline. The plan shows that the
rear corners of the building have been
built, from foundation to roof, as
square projections. The plan indicates
what has been accomplished by build
ing the corners In this way. On the
first floor one of the rear corners Is
utilized as an entrance into the kitchen.
An outside icing refrigerator Is to be
placed on one side of the passageway,
on the other side of which there is
built-in case. The kitchen is made
very handy, indeed, by the addition of
this entrance feature. In the other
rear corner, there is the most cozy lit
tie den imaginable. A seat is built into
the corner, which is lighted on three
sides, The fireplace is directly before
the seat. On the second floor the cor
ner bedrooms are made very pleasant
by the bay windows.
In addition to this special cOnstruc-
ton, there are several other features
which are interesting. The double fire.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-10-19
IN A PARAGRAPH

Motorcycles and bicycles are becom-
lag popular throughout Siam.
The so-called Arabian numerals, the
characters 0, /, 2, 3, 4, s, 6, Z, 8, .,
were borrowed by the Arabs along
with the decimal system Of notation
from the HindOOs.
Astnreth was the principal female
divinity OF the Phoeniceans. BY some
ancient writer's she was identified with
the moon; by others with the goddess
Venus or the planet Of that name.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-10-19
HOW TO DECORATE
THE SQUARE HOUSE
This Type Of Dwelling Can Be
Made Distinctive at Reason
able Cost,
SEVERAL METHODS ARE USED
Structure Described Here Possesses
Many Features Attractive to Those
Who Have Eye for Good
Planning.

Mr., William A. Radford will answer
questions and give ad ice 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. 1897 Prairie
avenue, Chicago. ILL.,. and only enclose
two-cent stamp for reply.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-10-19
Work.

There is nothing but what's bearable,
as long as a man can work. The nature
Of things don't change, though 1t seems
as If ones life was nothing but change.
That the square of four is sixteen, and
YOU must lengthen your lever in pro-
portion to your weight, is as true
when mans miserable as when he's
happy; and the best of working Is, 1t
gives you good grip-hold of things
outside your own lot.--George Eliot.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-10-19

Who paSStu up Ihe HVTu III IHe uHys Oh
its hirsute glory have been flOC8ing
about the corral as the buffaloes be-
come homeIier than ever.
"They even pet the big brutes,"
said one puzzled attendant. He walked
over to the pen, determined to get the
secret of the feminine change of heart.
He learned the women We're not
fondling the buffalos, but trying to help
nature along by pulling out their fur.
The big beasts seemed to appreciate
If as they stood uuietIv bv the heavy
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-10-19
By Isabel Frost
per syndIcateJ

IL has never seemed quite so hard as
that Saturday morning For over a
year Tess had worked IN the big pa
per box factory on hacDougal street,
carrying tall piles of boxes back and
forth as they were finished by the
older "hands," and ready for the pack
ers.
She was fifteen when she started In,
and the 50 week had seemed so
much TO the little family tucked away
IN three rooms on Sullivan street.
With her mother and Danny helping,
too, II wasn't hard to get along at all,
and when the weather was good they
all went over into Washington square
at night TO rest and dream awhile.
But up In the factory the other girls
had never admitted her into that In
men circle of friendly intimacy that al
ways exists where there are fellow
workers. Perhaps II was because she
wasn't pretty. The first week she
had gone there Carl. the shipping
clerk, had sized her up jocularly and
remarked that "she'd be some frost at
the Winter Garden with that face
hung on her"
Tess had heard and hated him with
all her heart, even while the hot tears
filed her eyes, and she bit her lip to
keep back the swift retort. She had
taken n good look at herself in the lit
tie crooked mirror over the wash basin
where the girls put on their hats, and
1t was perfectly true. She wasn't n
bit pretty. She didn't know how TO
do her hair attractively and in style,
and she had freckles, and her mouth
was too large There was no one to tell
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-10-19

along with the spoons the machine
He had her large collection and number of benon
which he signed with the of the saints.
Another witness Hezog pretty Miss Mamie School,
which
Hezog
told bag of salt and the three hardest
his time
the years. of being
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-10-19

at food conservation headquarters.
That is, he was. He canned peaches
and he canned pears, he canned to-
matoes and he canned potatOes-and
now he's canned himself.
Every morning Hubell has given a
demonstration on canning. Besides the
Some odd fifty nifty maids in the
kitchen, there are some odd but not so
nifty women who come to learn to can.
They stand just outside the Kitchen
looking in.
The other day Hubell, in his most
Incoming bib and apron. was showing
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-10-19

Potatoes contain 2.2Go protein; milk
3.3%; wheat -four 1919; eggs 14.ST;
lean beef 21.3To; Navy Beans 225%;
and the SOFA Beans (the kind used in
Alice Pork and Beans) 34%o protein.-
ADV,
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-10-19

fed that in two years she had vainly
paid Hertzog $S3 to recover some sill
yer spoons and a sewing machine that
had been stolen. 1t turns out that
Hertzog visited Allentown every week
for consultations" with his custom
ers. Mrs. Brong said she could feel"
when he arrived in town, and then she
was impelled to visit him and give him
money.
On one occasion, she said, HertZog
declared the thief would assume the
form of q snake and come Mripgling
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-10-19

reached Now everybody is happy
the bufaloes if their fur pill
n the process.
pulls easily 1t
Oft tn former of tcke
And the joyous they getting of
which o cushions
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-10-19
A Useful Book.

Prison Reformer--We're inaugural.
ing circulating library for the use of
the inmates. Is there any particular
book you'd like to make use Off
Number, 33,833-Sure. If could
only use 1t right, I'd like to have a rail-
way guide -Everybody's Magazine.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-10-19


UHV pHTTUI, Out Wheh ne lett The STA
tion house his conduct indicated that
the parrot may not be long for this
world.
Mr.. Ginty, who owns a saloon at
S3l West One Hundred and Thirty
seventh street. explained that early
one morning, before he shut Off all
faucets and counted the proceeds,
wretch entered his place of business
with a parrot. The parrot was good
appearing, as the police could see, and,
when he appeared at Mr.. Ginty's damp
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-10-19
y Mutual Pleasure.

Mother-"Were you glad to get back
10 school and see your dear teacher"
Little Son--"Well, III was just about
as glad as dear teacher was to get
back and see mel
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-10-19
Needed a SiIencer.

The Haberdasher-Let me show you
this. It's the latest cry in waistcoats.
The Customer-Does. plain silk
mufiler go with it?
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-10-19
"CIents" of Fortune Teller Somewhat Peevish

LLENTowN, PAAfe hearing before Alderman GOhad here
IA
telling The brought by Mrs Mary Brong
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-10-19
When a Man Is CAUGHT.

NVTIVT q TVTtITI TO NtINNITIs
Many man has been caught at his
own foolish game by people who let
him think he was fooling them.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-10-19
Every Woman Wants
W. N. u, FoRT WAYNE, NO. 41-1s17
The Difference.

A man can go through all Of the
lodge chairs and still not cut much ice
around home.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-10-19

AN FRANCIsCO-The
picture in the gOng gone advertise
Attendants have been wondering why
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-10-19
Mere Man Tires of Too Much Feminine Curiosity

oneand then somes too Hubel
knows A.
Kitchen full of cooes He's the one lone down
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-10-19

What every woman knOws-how to
fool man.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-10-19
New York Cafe Owner Has Moving Tale of Woe

NEW fOI-Mchael police Thirty
street station
Tie voice OF man or bird At O'Clock
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-10-19

Experience Is what you know after
making fool of yourself.