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The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1917-12-28

Mas Marie Roberts. who Ia teaching
school at Gallup came down Saturday
morning and went to hei home at Cad
mus She was met In Louisa by her
mother Mrs. w. V. Roberts. Webb
Roberts has returned from school at
Berea for the holiday vacation.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-04-20

While preparedness for possible mill
tary assaults upon the territory OF the
United States proper is engaging SO
much attention, 1t is noted that the
ports of Alaska are without defense
of any kind. A cruiser belonging TO
hostile power could land marines
without opposition at any town on the
Alaskan coast, burn 1t, and destroy
commerce between Alaska and the
States which exceeded $110,O00,OOO In
1916. and which at present promises
TO exceed that figure each succeeding
wear for an indefinite time to come.
This utter lack of defense Is in the
face of the fact that Alaskan ports,
almost without exception, could be
made impregnable at minimum cost
as military and naval expenditures
run ordinarily. This is especially true
of Seward and Anchorage, the two
water terminals of the governments
system of railroads, points at which
an assault at present would complete
Iv paralyze and largely destroy the
chief industries of Alaska. Moreover,
small force Of invaders could not
only take the terminals without oppo-
sition, but could quickly intrench
themselves so that their subsequent
dislodgement could be effected only
at a staggering cost in men and means.
Seward, the headquarters Of railroad
activities, is located on Resurrection
bay, a deep sheet of water far be-
yond gunshot from the open sea, and
reached by narrow winding channel
between lofty elevations, veritable
Gibraltars, on either side. A few guns
commanding the channel could make
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-04-20

other cartridges that send out their
message in red and green stars like
those of a roman candle.
The greatest of all methods by which
ships talk to each other, or to shore
stations, is that of the wireless tele-
graph. The navy calls 1t the radio
because the energy is radlated or sent
out into space, and the messages are
radiOgrams. Nowadays with the radio
communication, vessels several hun
dred miles apart can talk with greater
ease than the old frigates could lying
in the same harbOr. Every day the
ships at sea get their radiograms of
the worlds news, and those giving the
baseball and football scores are cir
culated through the ships with great
enthusiasm. To make this wonderful
communication, not only every ship in
the navy has its wireless, but the navy
has stations along the coast to receive
and transmit orders and messages.
King of all the wireless in the navy
Is the great station at Radio, Waits
twin wireless towers within sight of
the navy department-that flashes its
messages to ships 5000 miles out at
sea. Night is more favorable for wire
less than daytime, for then messages
are sometimes sent double the distance.
The distance varies with conditions,
some of which the experts cannot ex-
plain, but the power Of the instrument
and the height of the mast or tower
supporting the aerials are great helps
for distance.
With all this wealth of talk by flag
and light, by wireless and rocket, by
whistle and semaphOre, the ships are
not content. They must have signals
beneath the sea for use in thick
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-04-20
TO DEVELOP FISHERIES
Uncle Sans Bureau Aims to Ex-
tend Producing Area.
Attention to Interior Waters Of cou~
try Grows More Important win
Increasing Cost Of Food.

The restoration and maintenance or
the commercial fisheries Of the United
States and the development and extern
sion of the fish-produclng area OF its
interior waters is the aim OF Uncle
Sans bureau Of fisheries.
The needs of the greatest fishery in
dustries, embracing large investments
of capital and contributing important
food supplies of salmon, shad, cod, lob
ster and other sea foods are para
mount The work Of assembling ana
Matching the eggs Of the commercial
species and the liberation Of the re-
sulting fry in suitable waters are
prosecuted to the full extent of the
bureaus facilities, and every possible
opportunity for the development or
new fields or the extension OF old ones
is taken advantage Of.
Young fish furnished for the stock
ing of streams, lakes and ponds In the
interior are produced at hatcherleS
maintained for that branch of the bu-
reau's work. A small proportion OF
the fish Matched are retained for breed
ers; the remainder, including trout or
various species, the black basses, sum
fishes and catfishes, are distributed to
applicants free of cost to them, with
the exception of such expense as may
be involved in the transportation OF
the fish from the railroad Stations to
the waters for which they are destined.
At the time that the experts Of the
bureau make shipment of fish intend
ed for interior waters they will range
from l to ia inches in length, being
at that time what are known as finger
llngs. However, the young Of several
species Of this class, owing to their
cannibalistic tendencies, cannot be held
to advantage after the absorption OF
the food sac, and at that period OF
their growth they are termed fry"
In the distribution of fish from 1000
to 1900 averaging one inch In length
are carried to ten-gallon can, while
500 fish two inches long or $50 three
inch fingerlings are given an equal
amount Of space during transportation.
Fish intended for applicants are car
ried to their destinations in specially
equipped railroad cars belonging to the
bureau, or in the regular baggage cars
attached to passenger trains, accom-
panied by experienced messengers, who
are sent for the purpose Of aerating
the water en- route.
The bureaus cars are each equipped
with steam plant, water tank and
refrigerator compartment, the latter
being of sufficient capacity to hold
from 100 to $50 ten-gallon transpOrta-
ton cans of fish. The air pump forces
air through piping and a connecting
rubber tube leading to the bottom Of
each can, whence 1t escapes through
porous wood and is disseminated in
fine bubbles through the water, keep
ing it pure and fresh so that fish may
be held in it from a week to ten days
without change.
While only about per cent Of the
bureaus total output is applied to the
interior waters of the country, the
benefits accruing therefrom have been
widely disseminated and, with the con-
stantly increasing cost Of food mate
rials, this branch of the work is yearly
attaining greater significance.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-04-20

all night when the daytime is dull and all the lights
out?
the North Side with
friend bench her little
the grandmother Mrs
Laura Cleary.
with skates In is known
a "The Roller Queen"
told Mrs Griffith
there would hope mother
your her the juvenile court and tell
and get legal possession OF your child SO you never can take
from her"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-04-20
LAUDS CHILD BUREAU WORK
Massachusetts Official Declares Uncle
Sans Agency Has Done Much
to Aid Youth Of Country.

Uncle Sans children's bureau has
done much to improve the condition
Of certain classes of children in the
country, in the opinion Of @. O. Car
stems, secretary of the Massachusetts
Society for the Prevention of Cruelty
to Children.
"a great impetus has been given to
the development Of better methods in
the care of dependent, neglected and
delinquent children by the establish
ment and by the recent accomplish
ments of the Federal Chlldren's bu-
reau under the leadership of Miss
Julia @. Lathrop," said Mr.. Carstens.
although the federal bureau has no
authority over the respective states,
the intelligent reports, outlines and
suggestions that have been published
by the bureau have gone far to de-
velop public opinion, to arouse pub
lie enthusiasm and to enlist social
workers themselves in undertaking a
more thoroughgoing service in behalf
of unfortunate children"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-04-20
IS OPEN TO ATTACK
Ports of Northern Territory Are Without Defenses
Which Could Be Supplied at Very Small Cost

the place impregnable to the combined
fleets of the world. Also, to get with
in gunshot of Anchorage, the big coal
terminal, warship would first have
to pass within easy range of Fire Is
land, a point lending itself to easy de-
fense, almost as readily as the Resur-
rection bay entrance. With Seward
and Anchorage properly defended, the
government railways and the great
Matanuska coal fields would be safe.
A direct attack on these great prop
critics by landing in bays on either side
of the railroad would be impossible
because of intervening impossible
glaciers, while a flank attack could
only be made after crossing mountain
ranges which would make Hannibals
descent upon Rome seem easy and
inconsequentlal by comparison.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-04-20
War and the Circus.

War does not disturb established in
stitutions. Here is a circus and me-
nagerie in England, whose doors, its
proprietors say, have remained open
since the year 1S42," but are now to
be closed for the duration Of the war
in order that the men employed do
their part In work for national pur-
poses. A part Of the famous piebald
horses are to be sold, too, presumably
so that they may do their bit for Eng
land-a short and painful bit, as the
horse records show, If they find their
way to the front-while the tigers and
bears are to be laid away in comfort
able storage for better days.-Hart.
ford Courant.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-04-20

portunty tradition this
When the takes
that the question be
considered by the undergraduates
distinctly oDJecuon
anything about the
spirit
responsible easiest for class
ingenuity thouhtuness be substituted Tor DeE
is being seriously con-
sidered by the Shelf
seousminded who think this
that
be for all concerned"
by these T. g. ST. HILL B. D. Paine
Farley Hopkins w. G. Plumb H. j. CohOlon H. W.
Krotzer Clifford Henry Berg Jr M
IeWisJ A. D. Bullock and e. H. Hamilton
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-04-20

weather and at night, and so we have
submarine bells in lightships ana
other aids to navigation. Ships love
to sight these aids in clear weather
to check up their positions, but at
night they may be a source of danger
and the warning of the submarine bell
is welcome. The sending set OF the
submarine bell is an ordinary Dell'
smaller than ships bell, whlch Is
kept ringing by electricity. On the
passing ship is the receiving set OF
two small iron tanks filed with water,
one on each side of the ship below the
water line. In each is microphone,
electrically connected with an indlca-
tor box in the ships pilot house. The
bell sound coming through the water
passes through the skin of the ship, en-
ters the water in the iron tank ana Is
picked up by the microphone. IL then
enters the Indicator box, which mas
two telephone receivers. Switches In
the Indicator box allow the operator TO
listen to the sound picked up by the
mort and starboard micrOphones. by
the loudness of the tone the operator
can tell on which side of the ship the
warning bell is ringing. The ship Is
swung in that direction, and when the
sound is heard equally on both sides,
he knows that the ship is pointing
toward the bell.
The making of expert signalmen be-
gins at the naval training stations In
the selection of keen and alert boys
for the signal squad. Each ship has
its signal officer, signal chief quarter
master and quartermasters and signal
men. A flagship carries a squad OF
twenty-odd, and night and day relief
is stationed on the bridge.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-04-20

If the oceans should rise one-twenty-
sixth Of their depth, they would flood
one-half of the land.
An electrically driven machine wraps
lump sugar in individual papers at
speed of 1900 Jumps an hour.
Expert French butter tasters claim
they can detect the flavor Of the soil
over which the cattle from which but.
ter is produced have fed.
To help automobiles out Of mud
holes an inventor has patented a sort
Of iron ladder with chain rungs to be
placed under a mired. wheel.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-04-20
Youthful Critic.

Dennis and Doris went to the thea.
ter for the first time. The play was
serious drama and they didn't enjoy 1t
much. Just as the heroine Of the
play was getting seriously i'll Doris,
who was sleepy, dozed off to sleep,
Presently awaking with start, she
punched Dennis and said in a loud
whisper: "Den, is she dead yet"
mo-" was the weary reply, "but wish
she was" And the rest Of the audi.
ence wondered why that section
laughed at the most fearful part.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-04-20

years, her daughter. Mrs. Griffith
weighed one against the other and
chose the roller skates and bright
lights. She did it without tear or a
sigh. But she smiled as she tilted up
her chin to one side and said:
ME for the CLASSY floor and the
bright lights. No dish-washing and
bed-malling and sweeping in mine.
Why bend over a washtub when you
can pay laundry bills? Why wear
callous places on your hands using a
broom when q maid can do it Just as
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-04-20
FREE POULTRY FROM vERMIN
chIcks WIII Not Grow and Develop
Properly II Suffering From At
tacks OF Insects.

No chick can grow and develop prop
erly and no hen can lay well If suf-
fering from any kind Of lice and the
most profitable thing the poultry rails
er can do is to keep his stock free
from vermin by frequently using good
lice killers on the fowls and chicks and
on the coOps and henhouses.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-04-20
SOME POSTSCRIPTS.

An electrically heated roller, to be
connected with a lighting socket, has
been invented for mounting photo
graphs.
distractions are removed from
Paris sewers by a hollow wooden ball,
six feet in diameter, which is moved by
the flow of the sewage.
The electric fan was invented by an
electrical engineer to whom the idea
cnIne while he was experimenting
with propeller for boat.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-04-20
U. S. Marines Eat Salt
To Reduce PerSpiration.

Encouraging results from the
administration Of common salt
as a remedy against excessive
perspiration In the case Of
marching troops are reported by
U. S. marine corps officials in
Santo Domingo.
For experimental purposes
about 100 marines were given a
teaspoonful of salt (about 70
grains) in the morning before
beginning their days march.
After a tropical march of near
ly 20 miles the marines thus.
dosed exhibited much less IA
tigue than their comrades, and
their perspiration was but a
fraction of that Of the others.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-04-20

Harmon T. Smith of Orofino, Idaho,
had a gold rush started the other day
that might have rivaled the stampede
of 1862 if 1t had been let alone. But
on close investigation it blew up, says
the Spokane Chronicle.
Smith found a gold nugget the size
of a pea in the craw of one Of his
chickens. Other birds of the same
flock were killed. A pannlng OF their
interiors revealed several nuggets. Ex-
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-04-20

yelled EN- Jimmie and Artist cd EN-" There sundy
time
the back yard.
they while
that the all good
window shouted
fathers dogs took him at his word Numerous hows of anguish
the living
III o efficient
Eventually the Much
the strips and patches George sighed
called awarded raiOns.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-04-20

pert mining men were advised of the
discovery and after quiet search re-
ported they were unable to find any in
dications of gold deposits.
1t then developed that Smith had
been feeding his chickens from sacks
which previously were used for ship
ping gold ore from the Elk City district
and tiny nuggets had escaped the Wig
ilance of the men who emptied the ore
shipments.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-04-20

"My boy was contemplating matri-
mony, but l frightened him out of It,"
"How?"
II told him, matrimOny was just
a synonym of hard work, and you
know, he hsa never looked favOrably
on anything that resembles toll"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-04-20
A RnII Mnvement.

Mrs. Meekton-I am sorry you are
Ill, Henry, and l hope you'll soon be
yourself again.
Mr.. Meekton-Myself again Say,
Henrietta, inasmuch as hopes do not
transfer any majority stock in matri-
mony, couldn't you see your way clear
to hope a little bit stronger 2--Judge,
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-04-20

when they departed over the reur
fence, inches ahead Of a number Of
savage dogs.
Their error consisted of failing to
ascertain before tackling the place
that Mr.. Flemore is a dog fancier,
Mrs. Flemore caught them in the act
of robbing the house. Then three new
characters entered the drama. Their
names were George, Jimmie and
Artist. George is eight years old,
and the son Of Mrs. Flemore. Artist
and Jimmie are savage bulldogs.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-04-20

H6Iu SCl6nLIHC SCHUUI, WHU HHVV tA-
pressed their desire to cut out what
they call "booze fights"
"Feeling that conditions in the
country today" writes this group in
the Yale News, warrant careful
consideration of the drink question as
1t applies to the undergraduate, we
submit the following for the consider
alton Of the senior class in Shelf
"'Sheff' reunions have long been
known to be a series of booze fights
If tho nresnnt senior class has an on.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-04-20
A Stalled Idealist.
Do what Is an idealist2"

'Pa, what Is an IueaIISl
"An idealist, my boy, is a man who
sits in the car longing for the asphalt
pavement, while his friends and neigh
bors are wallowing around in the mud
making strenuous efforts to get MIN
out of the ditch"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-04-20

had
Halmond of the Bowery mission
old like the "W him
touching ine Ie played
I've kept the Don't
pose play it-for a bum-for old times sakeT'
his in the Bowery mission Hans Konod played
"edon"ayed rather softly owyand down in
casof clothes
hundred others there whose bright and
thought the hot coffee and bread that coming that
Sob music but the fine and true music that people call
hlghbrow stuff"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-04-20

"They were long time putting mp
that monument to the departed"
"Still, isn't 1t an appropriate action
to pay a tardy tribute to a late
friend2"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-04-20

II wonder what interest your dog
Is taking in this cat chase"
Il guess his interest in 1t is about
one puPs scent"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-04-20
aauerLkraut out Of TurnIps.

According to the Medizinische Kiln.
Tx, they are making very good sauer'
kraut in Germany out Of white tur-
nips, instead OF cabbage.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-04-20
Move to "Cut Out" Booze at Yale Reunions

New CoNNTat drink question that college
~
opinion Of several in the senior of the Shelf
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-04-20
Feed Pure Meat sorans

Never feed meat scraps that were
madc of rotten meat. Good, pure
feed is the only thing that ever ought.
to be fed to fowl of any kind.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-04-20
Sneak Thieves Furnished Joyous Time for Dogs

roomng house thieves made mistake the
realize when they the doorbe
they reaized thoughy ten minutes later
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-04-20
Scrubs Don't Paw.

Realize that there is always ready
market for first-class stock and that
scrubs don't pay.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-04-20

hnNe Wuiheu struisht lroln the p"sSS
of some old-time story book.
Carefully he unplnned the great
coat, sent thin exploring hand into
an inside vest pocket and drew forth
an old-fashioned yellow wallet. 1t was
thin and ancient and faded-and pen
niless-like the little old man himself.
Slowly he pulled out the long
leather flap and opened 1t wide, dis
closing bits Of clippings and folded
sheets-treasures valueless, yet price
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-04-20
Preferred Roller Skating to Caring for Baby

CY given Mrs Loretta Cea Griffith twenty pretty
mOhy dressed choose between Of roller skates
hgh ghts and little faEhad bueeZed child Of four
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-04-20
Produet of LaNInn lien.

A good laying hen win frequently
lay her weight in eggs in stx weeks
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-04-20
lived Thoughts Of Happier Times
Music i

NEW YoRKHe little old his great brown Overcoat
with
and his sbOwed looked he might
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-04-20

Methods of communication among
Uncle Sans sea fighters explained
radio. signal flags, biinkhgGghtS,
rockets, qvig-yagS, searchhgH
rays, Semaphore, are no9v in use