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The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-12-07

I am prone to believe that woman
with accruing years grows none the
wiser. This fact has proven itself
over and over. Now again do I read
in the newspapers of female
screaming real loud for help when
she discovered a man beneath her
bed. One would suppose, after all
the jokes she has fallen heir to on
this subject, that she would exhibit
reasonable calm in such an emer-
gency by making the best of the sit
uation, but no she goes right on
yelling "PoIice" and losing her head,
thus spelling everything, and the
poor devil who, out of his kindness Of
heart took a chance at secreting him
self below the Stats now languishes
in Jail. The time will come when men
will cease bestowing these extremely
dangerous attentions upon the fairer
sex. Then the joke will take on a
different aspect and women wish they
had kept quiet-Zim in Cartoons
Magazine.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-12-07
Dog Days.

Dog days is the name applied to
the hottest season of the year at the
time Of the heliacal rising of Sirius,
the dog star; that is, the time when
it rose just before the sun. They usu-
ally lasted for about 40 days. We
still retain the expression of dog days
as applied to the hottest season of the
year, but owing to the procession of
the equinoxes it Is no longer the time
of the heliacal rising Of the dog star
The time of dog days dates from the
time when Sirius rises at the same
time as the sun. Because of the pro-
cession Of the equinoxes, this time
comes earlier every year by 20 min
utes, 20 seconds. The almanac max
ers of today in this, as in many other
cases, cater to the Old-time supersti-
tions of the ignorant, and mark the
dog days. Some of them reckon the
dog days from July "a to August "a,
the time of greatest heat in summer
in the United States; others date them
from July to August IL.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-12-07

n goodly supply Of white and neutral
flowers to separate the clashing col
ors.
Two perennials which are most
beautiful and satisfactory are the Bur
bank daisy and the lovely cherry-red,
hardy carnation pink. You make no
mistake in ordering them.
Do not allow the water in which the
plants and bulbs are grown to become
sour or they will suffer. Change 1t
often and keep few pieces of char
coal in 1t.
Be careful to remove all flowers as
soon as they begin to fade. Leaves
that show any decay should be cut
and burned. They are apt to en-
courage disease and malignant insects.
If white worms appear in the soil Of
your potted plants, dissolve a piece
Of fresh lime in water and set the pot
in water, letting it remain there until
the soil and ball of roots are thor
oughly saturated.
An ever-blooming plant Is the i'm
patiens sultani. 1t forms a compact
bush if given the ordinary care in q
sunny window.
Fill a soup plate or other shallow
dish with sharp, clean sand and use
as a cutting nursery.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-12-07
Capturinu GoriIIas.

1t is said that no gorilla has ever
been captured alive after he is full
grown. Gorillas fear nothing. Even
when mortally wounded they show an
agility, strength and ferocity which is
astonishing. A traveller stated that it
would take $50 men to hold down a
gorilla with any degree of safety. On
the other hand, all other apes are easy
to capture. The usual method is for
a trapper to seat himself where he is
certain to be observed by these crea-
lures and pretend to drink from bot
tie of crude spirits. When he is sure
that he has been Observed he leaves
the bottle and goes away. The mo-
ment his back is turned the monkeys
rush to appease their curiosity con-
cerning the contents of the bottle.
They like the taste of the spirits and
quarrel among themselves for it till
the bottle has been emptied. They are
soon overcome by the intoxicant, and
the trapper returns and gathers them
up.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-12-07
NEW ZEALAND GOOD MARKET
--latest American Styles" Attract
Most Patronage.

American shoe manufacturers have
1t in their power to increase their
sales in New Zealand in spite Of the
preferential tariff that operates
against them, says a report issued by
Uncle Sans bureau of foreign and
domestic commerce. American shoes
are as well thought Of there as in
other parts of the world and the
strongest bid for patronage that re-
taller can make is to show in his win
dows shoes marked --latest American
Style" Z
The business obtainable in the New
Zealand market is well worth culti-
waiting, it is declared, for the mer-
chants are a most dependable class
of careful, conservative shoe dealers,
and the people can afford to buy the
highest-prjoed footwear. OF the ST.
100000 worth of footwear imported
In 1916, only about $175,000 worth
came from the United States. There
is little question that American shoes
could hold q more important place In
the market, says the government re-
port, If more sales energy were back
of them. Other shoes are being sold
for fully as high prices as would
have to be charged for American
shoes, graz "-~ grade
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-12-07
Our Other Selves.

The old Hebrew sage declared,
"Wisdom cometh from the opportunity
Of leisure" 1t does not mean that a
wise man must belong to what we call
the leisure classes. 1t means that If
one has only little free time at his
disposal, he must use that time for the
refreshment of his hidden selves, says
S. M. CrOthers in the Atlantic. If he
cannot have a sabbath rest Of twenty
four hours, he must learn to sanctify
little sabbaths, it may be of ten min
Etes' length. In them he shall do no
manner Of work. 1t is not enough that
the self that works and receives wages
shall be recognized and protected; the
world must be made safe for our other
selves. Does not the Declaration of
Independence say that every man has
IN inalienable right to the pursuit Of
happiness?
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-12-07
HOUSE, LAWN AND GARDEN.

House plants that are buggy an6
shaggy and refuse to improve should
be thrown out. They are an eye
sore. Better demOlish the window gar.
den than to mock nature with the vic.
tins of ignorance or neglect.
A pretty combination in the way of
! plants for table decoration is to plant
dracaena in the center and surround
1t with small ferns, a peperonia, a
saxifrage, and a locOpodium. They
are agreeable to one another and
thrive with the same treatment.
Any time during the winter when
the canes are not frozen prune and tie
up grape and ornamental climbers.
This work should not be delayed until
growth starts, as it will then injure
the vines.
If you find punches of dead leaves
hanging in the trees, remove them.
They contain destructive young
larvae. Spray If you see evidence Of
the scale.
If leaves strew the lawn, do not de-
stroy them. They protect the grass.
Plan to have plenty of flowers next
summer, but If you are restricted in
your desire, determine to begin
hardy, herbaceous border. This should
consist Of hardy, early and late bloom
ing bulbs and perennials. AS such
a border is intended to be undisturbed
for years, perhaps, it should be deeply
spaded and well manured.
If you suspect that your trees-fruit,
nut and ornamental-are troubled with
aphls or bark-louse, wash the trunk
and lower branches with soapsuds or
lye water. Whitewash is also effec-
tive in keeping the trees healthy, but
most of us object to whitening the
tree trunks.
Order trees, seeds, plants and nur-
sery stock early and secure the va
riettes you want, the best stock and
exactly what you ask for.
Remember that nothing "just hap
pens"
Everything has its money or labor
equivalent, and no beautiful home
grounds can be expected from hap
hazard methods of embellishlng the
home.
When ordering do not forget to pro-
cure nasturtium, poppy, ortulacca, or
SALIVA seeds for the beds exposed to
the suns scorch all day.
Among the plants that seldom ma
t1ra their flowers the cosmos stands
forth. Therefore seeds of this beau
tiful plant should be planted during
February.
While planning your garden, give
due attention to the color Of the flow
ers, so that they may harmonize. Have
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-12-07

the proportion between this cost for
decoration and the total roof cost is
ordinarily increased as the area to be
covered is increased. There are also
other considerations which tend to
make the extended bungalow high in
cost. After a certain size of rooms is
reached, there is no advantage in in
creasing the size of the building in
both directions. In fact, it is impos-
sible to do so both for artistic and
structural reasons. This requires the
expanding of the bungalow across its
facade, ordinarily, since the depth of
the lot is limited, rather than the width.
In order to prevent mOnotony, this
heightened building must be given a
plan something different from the rec
tangular. The necessary irregularity
in walls implies increased cost in franz
ing them and finishing them and also
brings in an extra expense in framing
the roof to conform TO the irregular
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-12-07
LAUGHED TO SEE GOLD TEETH
Tartars INDUCED in Peculiar Antics
to Induce Artist to Display His
Decorated Grinders.

The artist who accompanied George
Kennan through Russia tells an anus
ing story about an encounter with
party of tourists, who seemed very
| curious about the artists pictures. AS
| the Tartars were armed to the teeth,
the artist thought it best to be amia-
BILE and smiled broad and prOpitiatorS
smile upon the party. Whereupon the
entire party smiled broadly in return
and showed great interest in him. He
smiled again, more broadly still;
whereupOn the Tartars came around in
front of him and began to go through
the most extraordinary antics, laugh
ing still.
The artist gathered somehow that
he was expected to laugh, too, and
proceeded to crafty their evident
wish. The more he laughed the more
they laughed, and several big Tartars
came around in front of him and lay
down on the ground, rolling and tum-
bling. The artist laughed until his
jaws almost cracked. The thing final
ly became a little alarming, and call
ing his factotum and interpreter, the
artist bade him find out of the head
man of the Tartar party what these
extraordinary antics were all about.
His excellency," said the Tartar,
in explanation, "smiled upon us, and
showed us something which we never
saw before-teeth made partly of gold.
And as the men of my tribe saw that
his golden teeth were only to be seen
when he laughed, they took all pos
sible ways to make him laugh, and
when they rolled on the ground before
him, it was only the better to see into
his mouth and behold the golden
teeth"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-12-07
GASOUTPUT INCREASED
New Production Record Set by
American Fields in 1916.
Volume Used Amounted to T03, ,i7o, ,253r
600 Cubic Feet, Gain OF 20 Per
Cent Over 1916.

II
Statistics compiled under the super
vision of j. ID. Northrop of Uncle Sans
geological survey, show the volume OF
natural gas commercially utilized In
the United States in 1916 was greater
than that so utilized in any other year
In the history Of the natural-gas in
dustry. The volume used, which
amounted to 753, 40, ,253O0O cubic feet,
constitutes a new record, exceeding by
nearly 125,O0O,O00,O00 cubic feet, or
20 per cent, the former record, estab.
lished In 1915.
The average price Of this gas at the
point of consumption was 1896 cents
thousand cubic feet and it's total
market value was $120,227, ,46S, O loss
Of 016 cent in unit price, but a gain
of $1S,915,0S7, or 1876 per cent, in total
value compared with 1915.
Credit for increased production Of
natural gas in 1916 belongs, in the Or
der given, to West Virginia, Oklahoma,
Pennsylvania, California, Louisiana,
Kansas, Texas and Arkansas, which
together produced 132, 900, 100000 cubic
feet more gas in 1916 than in 1915.
Significant Increases, important local
ly, but unimportant as affecting the
production Of the entire country, are
credited TO Illinois, New York, and
Montana. In only two states was
there n significant decrease in the
production of natural gas in 1916. The
rapid exhaustion of the prolific Cleve-
land field, in Cuyahoga county, o., re-
suited In loss of some go billion
cubic feet in the total volume pro-
duced in Ohio, and the steady decline
of the old fields in Indiana caused a
falling off of 0.6 billion cubic feet In
the output of this state.
The general increase in the produc-
ton of natural gas In the United
States in 1916 is attributed principally
to an enormous expansion of the cas-
ing head gasoline industry In all nat
ural-gas producing states and to
greatly augmented demand for natural
gas as fuel by industries engaged in
lllc ulluuluCluIG VI IuuulllOuS u WuI.
The influence of this demand is shown
in the increase in the volume of gas
and In the increase in the value of
gas consumed, its effect being sufficient
to lower the average price per thou
sand cubic feet of all gas sold in 1915
per cent as compared with 1915.
The principal beneficiaries Of the
increased production of natural gas
were, in the order named, Oklahoma,
Pennsylvania, Ohio, Kansas, West Vlr~
ginia, California, and Louisiana, which
together consumed some 104.000,000,-
900 cubic feet more gas In 1916 than
in 1915.
OF the total volume of natural gas
produced and consumed in 1916, it is
estimated that 235,3SO, ,764,000 cubic
feet, or 81 per cent, was distributed
to 1852, ,494 domestic consumers at an
average price of 2S.63 cents thousand
cubic feet, and that the remaining SO
per cent, or 517, 7,7S9, $4,000 cubic feet,
was distributed to 1928 Industrial
at an average price Of 1921
cents thousand.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-12-07

white concrete copings. Chlmncys are
built OF the same type OF brick.
A feature OF the Interior Of this de.
sign is the large unobsuucted fooI
space across the front of the house
The reception hall Is extremely roomy
and opens through cased openings into
the living room on one side and the
dining room on the other. These open
ings are as wide as the depth Of the
reception hall and give the impression
that the front of the house Is all one
big room. This feature will be 0ppre'
clated by the lady OF the house who
can readily realize Its advantage in
connection with the entertainment of
guests.
The living room presents Il remark
ably co2y appearance. On the OPP
posite side from the opening into the
reception hall is big brick fireplace,
which has bookcase on each side of
II. The nook with the seat around II
deserves special mention. The pergola
is not built all the way across the
front of the house, but little corner
is left projecting out at the end Of the
porch. The nook is built into this
corner and seems to be detached from
the rest of the room. A nook like this
makes very interesting and striking
change from. the ordinary.
The window seat In the curved six.
window bay in the dining room Is
great convenience. It adds consider.
ably to the use OF the dining room in
connection with the living room when
they are used together for entertain.
ing. There is a pair Of double doors,
full glazed, going onto the front porch,
which make the porch and pergola ac-
cessible from this room. The porch
can be reached from any room in the
front of the house through similar
doors. There are two sets Of double
doors from the living room and there
is one set from the reception hall in
addition to the solid door at the main
entrance. All these double doors are
glazed, which helps to light these
beautiful front rooms.
The closets in this bungalow are
plentiful and generous in size. The
reception hall opens into an interior
hall at the rear. On one side Of the
connecting cased opening is a closet
for wraps and on the other is tele'
phone booth, which provides for priv
acy in telephoning. The closets in the
two bedrooms are exceptionally large,
The interior hall is special feature
in this design. 1t opens into every
room in the back of the house. The
kitchen, the three bedrooms, and the
bathroom are all easily reached
this hall. The stairs to the
storage room in the attic are also in
this hall. The bathroom in addition
to all the usual fixtures, is large |
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-12-07
MAJORITY or US ARE Boazs
Many People Give Preference to Dis
cusslon Of own Affairs Rather
Thar TO Other Fellows.

The Irish World gives the first test
of bore, presumably for readers TO
try on themselves, In these words:
Do you monOpolize the conversation
wherever you go with breathless ac-
counts of your own affairs?
If let alone long enough the major
ity of us do. Our own affairs are so
much more interesting than the other
persons. II takes some wisdom and
considerable culture to subordinate the
self.
Under this definition, the baby is
sometimes bore, but we forgive him
for we know that he has neither the
wisdom nor the culture to set his lit
tie self to one side. 1t should not be
expected of him.
But there is about the baby none of
the subtle deeeltfulness of the old,
practiced bore who deftly turns the
conversation TO his own exploits and
affairs. Baby simply takes Of the
mufler from his personal self. The
entire households attention turns at
once to his affairs. He mOnopollzes the
conversation with his breathless ac-
count of his hunger or Of his connec-
ton with the open safety pin-and
that is all there is to 1t.
The growing child frankly finds him
self the most interesting person in the
world, and we forgive him to some ex-
tent and attempt to show him that he
must conceal, his personal liking for
himself. Some of us may recall the
story Of the little boy who had been a
delighted listener while his mother "a
real bore) told the neighbors of his
cute little manners and ways. When
she branched off to some other sub
ject, the little boy listened while in
manifest uneasiness till the cOnVersa-
ton Jagged the merest trifle. Then
he broke in with his perfectly natural
request:
"Say, ma, let's talk some more about
me-"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-12-07
Medicine She Needed.

She was never happy unless she
was suffering from some malady or
other Her physician was at his wits
ends in treating her, because he dis
liked to dose her with medicines for
imaginary ailments.
One day he examined her and found,
as usual, that there was nothing
wrong.
81 shall give you something for what
troubles you, but you must promise
faithfully to follow directions"
She assented, but much to her sur
prise found later that the directions
were: Keep this bottle tightly cork
ed"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-12-07
Floor Plan.

itieS in the walls of the building.
These facts are not intended to dis
courage the use of the extended bunga-
low style, for it is indeed a most novel
and very pleasing type Of house for
the person who is attracted by its
unique characteristics. The point is
that quite often there is an impress
sion that the term bungalow" refers
to a low-cost building and when the
prospective home builder comes to the
matter of cost, he Is discouraged be-
cause what he has picked out as a
low-cost building is, in reality, not
truly in that class. For small dwell
lngs, the bungalow style represents at
tractive appearance at moderate cost,
assuming proper design. For large
dwellings, the bungalow style repre-
sents striking appearance capable of
wide variation, at rather high cost.
A bungalow is shown in the ac-
companying perspective view, the plan
of which calls for a building AZ feet
by 43 feet 6 inches. This size ap-
proaches very near the limit for a
square building of this type. There
are several features which are inter-
esting, both in the exterior appearance
and interior arrangement. The build
ing is beautiful from the outside. 1t
is a modern stucco design with heavy
structural tlmbers and brackets show
ing. The construction forming the
supporting structure Of the overhang-
Ing part of the roof above the front
porch is novel. The porch rail is
built of rough texture face brick with
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-12-07
UNCLE SAM is TO CATCH
SHARKS AND USE HIDES
AS LEATHER SUBSTITUTE

A contract for 1000 shark
hooks has been awarded by Un-
Gle Sam to a Connecticut black
smith.
There are to be three varieties
of hook, IL, 10 and 8 inches In
length. A chain and swivel are
to be attached to each hook.
1t is reported from Washing
ton that the government is about
to prospect in a new leather
field, that of shark skins. In
a series Of tests a durable and
satisfactory leather has been
evolved from the skins of these
fish. 1t is believed there is no
reason why an industry may not
be profitably started.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-12-07
Fooled Wild Beasts.

Stanley, the explorer, found the ma.
tive Africans knew the art of camou-
fiage and had practiced it for hundreds
of years. He adopted some Of the
methods of the blacks and his bags Of
big game were remarkable. The ma
tive Africans donned the skins of ami
mails with horns, head and all, when
hunting. Denizens Of the jungle often
were fooled into standing their ground
when the black hunters attired In
skins approached,
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-12-07
HANDSOME DESIGN
STUCCO BUNGALOW
Low, Gable-RoOfed Model Must
Have Plenty of Ground for
Proper Setting.
NOT AN ECONOMICAL TYPE
The One Described Here Embodies
Many Interesting Features Both
Inside and out-WiII Orna-
nent Any Nelehborhood.

Mfr. 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 Manufactures, 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, 1917-12-07
Tunie Effects Good.

Apron, tunic and redingote designs
vie with one another for attention,
and then there are straight-line
dresses with simply gathered skirts,
though some are laid in deep plaits.
This is season when one can un-
questionably wear any type of dress
that becomes one, provided it is not
too generously wide at the hem.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-12-07
DonaId's Idea.

Having been taken through the
steerage on an ocean voyage, and
knowing there were several "classes"
on a ship, Donald, in his first conversa-
ton with the new English cook, asked,
did you come ever storageT
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-12-07
a New viewpoint.

II understand he married to escape
war service"
EYES,"
"How are they getting along nowT1
"Well, he's about made up his mind
that war isn't the worst condition in
the world"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-12-07
Gnats of Many Varieties.

The gnat is only one of. the many
species of mosquito known to dipter-
lists. Altogether there are no fewer
than 80 as described as natives Of Eu-
rope, while as many as 100 different
varieties are scattered over the rest
of the world. OF this large number
some are known by the Spanish name
Of mosquito-that is, "little fy"-
while others are content with the title
Of "gnat"; but from a scientific point
Of view there is no difference between
the insect known under these different
popular names.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-12-07
Not So bad.

Pauline-Did the play have happy
ending?
Marabelle- Comparatively so. All
admissions were refunded after the
second act.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-12-07

While fallen leaves make good COM
post heap, they do not improve the soil
until they are decayed. Do not dig
them into the soil this fall
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-12-07

Now is the time to pot bulbs Of the
"black" Gala. Plant one bulb in a seven
inch pot, using good rich soil. 1t re-
quires water regularly.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-12-07

The box is a half-hardy, deciduoud
tree, and 1t will not grow outside in
the North. It should be removed to
cool cellar