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The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-07-13
There comes into Roses life
a new crisis which means more
hard work and much worry. The
next installment covers import
ant developments In the story.
(To BE CoNTINUEpO
OFFICE BOY oBEYED ORDERS
Business Man Succeeded In Keeping
Out canvassers But He Also
Kept Out His Wife.

"I1l call In day or two's time, and
perhaps you will by then have altered
your mind" said the lady as she was
being shown out.
Mr.. OldbOy was annoyed. He had
just been pestered by canvasser,
and resolved 1t would be the last
time. Calling in the office boy, he
gave him instructions accordingly.
Look here, my ladr' he said, impress
sively, ''if a lady calls again to see
me say I'm out, or, if you like, that
l won't see her. Do you hear?
'Yes, sir"
''If she refuses to go tell her I'll
give her in charge. won't have any
thing to do with her"
'Yes, sir" the lad replied, and with
drew.
The next day, as chance would have
it, Mrs. Oldboy, who was on a shop
ping expedition, found herself in the
vicinity of her husbands Office, and
decided to call in.
"Can | see Mr.. Oldboy pleaseT
Lpu Null u hlh
swered the lad, remembering his in.
structiOns.
"But l W"
"He said he didn't want to see you
any more" Interrupting her with this
sharp retort, the lad folded his arms
and stood ready for the next.
"But ca"
Look ere, ma'am, if you don't go
I'll fetch policeman. He don't want
to ave anything to do with you.
That's what he told me, so l should
go If 1 was you"
Mrs. Oldboy, highly indignant, left
without attempting to say another
word
That night it took Mr.. Oldboy ex-
actly an hour and forty minutes to ex
plain matters.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-07-13
Luminous Eyes.

Cats among mammals, and owls
among birds, says W. Fl. Hudson in his
book idle Days in Patagonia" are the
most highly favored of any creatures
in the matter of luminous eyes. "The
feline eyes, as of puma or wildcat,
blazing with wrath, sometimes affect
one like an electRlc shock; but for in
tense brilliance hIe yellow globes Of
the owl are unparalleled" Mr.. Hud-
son asserts that nature has done COM
paratively little for the human eye
either in these terrifying splendors or
in beauty. He says that in Brazil he
was greatly impressed with the mag
nificent appearance of many Of the ne
gro women; but that If they had only
possessed the golden irides" of GER
tain intensely black tropical birds
their unique loveliness" would have
been complete.-Outlook.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-07-13
To Make Book plates.

One way to make effective book
plates is to have a stencil, through
which you can work up the slips in
water-colors. Stencils are cut from
oiled stencil paper or board, but If
you are going to make very many,
it might be well to have metal stem
Gil cut, as the paper or cardboard will
soon wear out. Look through the maya
zines for some appropriate design or
group and trace it to your stencil pa
per. Cut 1t up into little portions, as
you would a jigsaw puzzle, so that all
the design is in parts, all joined by
small bridges" to each other. Cut
out the design, leaving the bridges
firm, with a sharp knife, holding the
stencil over glass or marble as you cut.
When complete proceed to color
through the stencil onto thin cardboard
or water-color paper. A dozen or so of
these book plates at time will not be a
strenuous task and the result will
easily repay labor.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-07-13

way to work It," he said explaining
his silence. II shall tell Goldsmith and
Block (Block was the junior partner
in the enterprise) that I've got hold
Of a costumer who agrees to deliver
twelve costumes satisfactory to me, at
an average of, say, twenty per cent
less than the ones Mrs. Goldsmith
picked out. If they aren't satisfactory
it's the costumer's loss and we can
buy those that Mrs. Goldsmith picked
out, or others that will do as well, at
LesSing'S. think that saving will be
decisive with them"
"But do you know a costumer?"
Rose asked.
"You're the costumer," said Gal
braith. "You design the costumes, buy
the fabrics, superintend the making of
them. AS for the woman you speak
of, Wen get the wardrobe mistress
at the Globe. l happen to know she's
competent, and she's at loose end
just now, because her show is closing
when ours opens. You'll buy the fab
RIGS and you'll pay her. And what profit
you can make out of the deal, you're
entitled to. I'll finance you myself. If
they won't take what we show them,
why, you'll be out your time and
trouble, and I'll be out the price of
materials and the wOman's labor"
II don't think it would be fair" she
said, and she found difficulty in speak
ing at all because Of sudden dispo-
sltlon of her teeth to chatter-'I don't
think it would be fair for me to take
all the profit and you take all the
risk"
well, can't take any profit, that's
clear enough" he said; and she no.
ticed now tinge of amusement in his
voice. "You see I'm retained-body
and soul--to put this production over
| can't make money out of those fell
lows on the side. But you're not re-
tanned. You're employed as member
Of the chorus. And, so far, you're not
even paid for the work you're doing. |
So long as you work to my satisfaction
there on the stage, nothing more can
be asked of you. As for the risk, |
lon't believe it's serious. / don't think
you'll fall down on the job, and don't
believe Goldsmith and Block will
.hrow away chance to save some
money"
And then he pressed her for an Inn
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-07-13

out in front won't know the difference,
I'll go out to my little farm on Long
Island and raise garden truck"
There was another momentary ST.
lence, for the girl made no comment
at all on this statement of his credo.
But he felt sure, somehow, that she
understood 1t, and presently he went
on speaking.
"WOuld 1t be possible, do you think,
to get better gowns that would also
be cheaper? That argument would
bring Goldsmith around in n hurry. It's
ridiculous, of course, but that's the
trouble with making a production for
amateurs. You spend more time fight
Ing them than you do producing the
show"
II don't believe" said Rose, that
you could get better Feady-made cos
tunes lot cheaper; the two or three
we might be able to find wouldn't help
us much"
"And / suppose" he said dubiously,
its out Of the question getting them
any other way than ready made; that
Is, and cheaper, too"
The only sign of excitement there
was In the girls voice when she an
swered, was sort Of exaggerated mat
ter-Of-factness. II could design the
costumes and pick out the materials"
she said, "but we'd have to get good
sewing wOman-perhaps more than
One-tO get them DONE"
He wasn't greatly surprised. Per-
haps the notion that she might suggest
something of the sort was responsible
for the tentative, dubious way In which
he had said he supposed it couldn't
be done.
you've had-experience in design
ing gowns, have you" Galbraith
asked.
"Only for myself" she admitted.
"Rut know can do that part of it.
I'm not good at sewing, though"-she
reverted to the other part of the plan.
I'D have to have somebody awfully
good, who'd do exactly what / told
her."
"Oh, that can be managed" he said
a little absently, and at the end of a
silence which lasted while they walked
Il whole block: II was just figuring out
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-07-13

bric In II ana Il Ciessmaker's name.
quin-the raw materials for her magic I
Rose couldn't draw bit. She
hadn't the falntest impulse ~ make a
beginning ny putting picture down
on paper and making dress from II
afterward. She couldn't have told just
why she had bought those three shades
OF paper cambrlc.
What she had felt, OF course, at the
very outset, was the need of something
TO indicate, roughly, the darks and
lights In her design. And, short of the
Wild extravaganza OF slashlng into the
fabrics themselves and making her
mistakes at their expense, she could
think Of nothing better than the
scheme she chose.
Rehearsal was dismissed httie
early that night and she was back In
her room by eleven. Arrived there,
she took of her outer clothes, sat
down cross-legged on the floor and
went TO work.
When Mt last. with little sigh, and
tremulously smiling acknowledge
ment OF fatigue, she got up and looked
at her watch, II was four o'clock In
the morning. She'd had one Of those
experiences Of which every artist can
remember few In his life, when II is
impossible for anything 10 go wrong;
when the vision miraculously betters
itself In the execution; when the only
difficulty is that which the hands have
In the purely mechanical operation OF
EaanInp I'm
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-07-13
Woman Landscape Gardener Succeeds

Woman Landscape Garoeher succeeds.
Miss Mabel Keyes Babcock, for four
years in charge of the department of
horticulture and landscape architec-
ture at Wellesley college, has been
chosen to design the great formal gar
den which is to be feature Of the
new residence of the president of the
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
at Boston, and which is to be an i'm
pressive detail of the magnificent new
installation of that institution. Miss
Babcock is one Of the most distln-
guished landscape gardeners of her sex
in the country, and she has done no.
table work in landscape effects for the
Wellesley grounds, for several great
estates in Chicago and also in greater
Boston.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-07-13

Stanton of moderate
Adrch short
deness and luxury Chicago The she
something useful decides
She has twins however, the
Rose
the business world make initiative
gets a musl comedy
cheap She liked
intelligent he
chorus Her fashionable
has o California long visit
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-07-13

Rand gold production in 1915 was
9,295,5Ss ounces, against 9,063,671
ounces in 1914.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1917-12-31
POOR CAMP FACILITIES WITH
 INADEQUATE WINTER CLOTHES
 CAUSES DEATH MANY SOLDIERS
Associated Press )

WASHINGTON, D. C.. Dec. 2S.-A witness appear ing before the committee investigating the conditions various army relative the state ent of Surgeon General Gogas that serious cpemcs prevalent several camps stated that many ot the recent deaths Ill the national army unnecessary serious condition Is indicated by the statements ot this witness
 The man who gave the above testimony Major Gen era Grasle, commander of Camp Bowie, Texas In esti lying before the military committee today General Grase declared that the lives many soldiers who recently lied could have been saved had proper facilities been pro Tlded before the mobilization ordered.
 One of the conditions noticed by the witness his camp the extremely poor sanitation. This alone is stated to have been the of much illness and have contributed to the deaths of many The lack win clothing is named another serious deIect and the lack for shelter the caused considerable suffering from exposure
 General Crase stated that the these conditions has been rcmeded and all of the epdemcs under rol No further danger to be feared from this
 The camps all supplied with plenty of iood and is Of the very best quality, according the witness At time has there been any for complaint food grounds
 There is now however, he said enormous shortage ot riff es machine guns and other equipment although sup plies ot these are beginning into the The spirit of the is declared be high and they are rapidly acquiring thorough knowledge of condensed mill tary requirements.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1917-12-31
FOUR AMERICAN SOLDIERS ARE
 KILLED ON FRENCH FRONT BY
 SHELLS FROM HUN ARTILLERY
{ Associated Press

WITH THE AMERICAN ARMIES IN FRANCE, Dec 20-Alded by the brilancy of the moonlight during nghs the Germans have succeeded in killing iou1 American soldiers Two o1 these prvates who tncamped in wood a certain small town back of the lines. German airpanes dropping bombs this dis covered the soldiers camp and dropped bomb its midst killing two, A corporal and private of engineering party working m the French trenches killed by Ger man shell Christmas Eve
 In spite ot the fact that many Americans serving with both the French and British armies no other casual ties have been reported recently No raids have recently been made the American trenches these having proved to be costly to the Huns.
 AMERICANS COMMENDED
 LONDON, Dec. 28.-Feld Marshal Sir Dougas EIaig today submitted list ot persons serving the front being deserving of special On this list many Americans who attached the American army nursing corp and who Ina, been assigned to tempo rary duty with the British field forces.
 The entire personnel is commended by General I1aig their bravery and efficient servce and those especially mentioned are spoken of as exhibiting great degree of skill and bravery under fire This is the second time that the British Comandern-ch has included American sol dlerS his reports the office.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1917-12-31
PRIVATE BANKS ARE RALDED BY
 RUSS SOLDIERS
Associated PressJ

PETROGRAD, Dec. 26.-Eyery pri- yate bank in this city Was this morn ing seized by soldiers of the Bolshe- wiki government, acting under orders from Minister ot Finance Meshinsky. Many of the managers of the banks were placed under arrest
 One of the banks seized was d branch of the National City Bank ol New York, one of Americas strong est institutions. and it's manager R. R. Stevens, was taken into custody and held for a short time, but was later released, Manager Stevens aroused the anger of the officials when he refused to turn over the keys to the institution and reveal the vault combination
 Minister Meshinsky announced that he had ordered the seizure of these banks on account oi their refusal to make reports according to the or ders of his department He alleges that every institution raided has been turning in incorrect reports and that they will be reopened when it has been shown that they are ready to do business in accord with the ideas of the Bolsheyiki govern mont
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1917-12-31
AMERICAN SHIP
 SINKS SUB OFF
 ENGLISH COAST
GA ssoeialed Prcss)


 LONDON, Dec. 28.-The naval gun ners aboard an American passenger ship which has just arrived at an English port state that they sunk a large German submarine off the coast of England The submarine is reported to have gone down with all of its crew aboard.
 The American vessel had large passenger list and was exercising extreme caution. Extra lookouts were used throughout the voyage. one of these lookouts sighted the perscope of the U-boat, and a well directed shot pierced the light armor of the submarine, sinking it imme diately. A large amount of oil came to the surface immediately after the enemy craft went down The sub marine only fired one torpedo. which passed astern the vessel
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1917-12-31
TO
 MAKE LONG ICE
 JOURNEY SOUTH
t5zsocIaie1 Fressl


 FOHT NtkoN. Alaska, Dee 2s- When steGan=zon, the noted explore. at She head Of us, Canadian Arctic expedition. leaves tI,rscheI Island ~a.H Hr<t -umm.a. he will hay. ahead of him the greatest ice jour ney os his entire Hfu He has mad, maay ejps. bat this one is 10 be a tempted almost entirely on the Arc nc ice
 Ha will proceed tor loo miles north ward from tirrscheI Island then. WHina west, will proceed until h. All- land. and come southward aIon- gar bleak Siberian coast line Thi information was given out here to. night by Captain Alexander Allen. master ol lAe steamer Fl Sueno. for mertg of the Stefansson party
 .&pHn Allen is fully informed re aafdfna Stefan sons plans for th~ coming season. He is now shipping Ia large quantity of furs, consisting for lhe most pau Of white and blu GoA skins. When this is completed tha captain will leave Fort Yukon for New York, going by way of Fah banks md The coast
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1917-12-31
KEYS BOYS MAY
 ENLIST NOW

The local board in Fairbanks re ceiyed the following telegram from Seattle, which is selt-eXplanatory
 Local Exemption board;
 Please wire authority voluntary enlistment Ralph Keys, serial 360, and George Keys, serial 40. Board Six Conner"
 The following answer was sent by the local board:
 Board Six Conner:
 Local board number r, city of Fairbanks, Fairbanks, Alaska, hereby grant voluntary enlistment of Ralph H Keys, serial number 360, and George l.. Keys. 440 A R HELLO. Chairman"
 It Is not known what branch the Keys boys are enlsting in. but when they left here they intended to try to enlist in the aviation section.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1917-12-31
LIFE
 MEMBERSHIPS
 FROM NENANA

In the partial returns for the Red Cross at Nenana which have been made tt the committee here there were twelve life memberships sub scribcd. These memberships were subscribed 10 by George Merrill, Al bert Miller, O. E. Steele, Mrs. NJ. $. Love NJ D. McCambridge, A, Clar- not. Mrs. Susie w Smith, Henry Stein, s. T Hinckley, Charles Slater, Andrew Skattabo and John Payne.
 c. Fenton Cramer. who has charge of the drive at Nenana, announced last evening that when the returns were completed there would prob ably be several more life member ships. The campaign at Nenana was very active, and total of $723 iS shown in the incomplete returns. When the final returns are in, how ever. this amount will be greatly sWelled. as there are many who have not vet turned in their subscriptions,
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1917-12-31
SHOOTS MOTHER
 BY ACCIDENT

An accidental shooting occurred in Tatitlek. an Indian village near Val deg. recently with a small boy, shot gun and native woman as the par ticipants. according to the Valdez Miner. A lad by the name of Robert Brizgaloff found his fathers shotgun hanging up in the woodshed, and talk ing il down was playing with it. He aimed it at the door of the house and pulled the trigger, when the gun was fired. The load of shot passed through the door and then through a galva- nized washtub. and struck the boys mother who was washing clothes at she was stopping over washing. For. tunately the door and tub stopped the full force of the charge and the mother received very slight injuries,
 The natives at Tatitlek say they never before saw so great a fall of snow at this time of the year as at present. Lynx and other wild animals are reported to be driven from the uplands to the tide water in search of food. Ducks have become scarce and those of the fresh water varieties that remain are very thin and are feeding principally about salt water
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1917-12-31
Thousands Homeless
 In Guatemala City
EARTHQUAKE PROLONGED IN GUATEMALA AND PROPERTY
 DESTRUCTION CONTINUES
tt--0e.ateE TI,sel

t+-.-Ns.aEeF I'Ita-f
 WASHlEGTON. b C- Dee 2S
 OlncraI reports received by the state department this morning -tatr that tine earthquake which na- .eIt iH Guatemala yesterday Wa eontanana at t o'clock Iast p>enln- Thousands are reported ID b. without anetar, and much destruction ot property i= still noted
 A. lar a~ eoH5d be azeertalned, all Americans and other foreign ar in Guatemala City were still safe when the last reports were received American representa- tiye- are instructed to take every earc of ioreIgnrr- who may be in he stricken zone>. The number ot people killed has not been def ntt.fy determined. but il will probably reach fifty at least
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1917-12-31
GERMANS LOOT
 ART TREASURES
ta~-ar.alea Prss7>

WASIINGTON, D. C, Dee 2S- Official dispatches from Rome today report that the Austro-German forces aGe systematically footing art trea sure- from the territory which ha~ been oycrrun by them in northern Italy Many priceless works of art have been carried away and prob ably sent back so Austria and Ger many.
 These reports indicate that the Germans are deliberately violating their pledges made to the pope to leave unmoIested all treasures in the captured provinces. It is eX pected that the vatican will make a strong protest against the alleged robbelies
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1917-12-31
ARMY BALLOON
 REPORTED LOST
Nsspoia tel PTo~~)

SAN ANTONIO, Texas. Dec 2S- An army balloon, which left here last night at midnight. has not been heard of since II carried | signal corps captain with six student asi- ators. Efforts to locate it by wire have been unsuccessful.
 Ii l. believed that a strong air current wa encountered and the bal loon Was swept across the Mexican border during the night, where 1t was possibly forced to descend on account of the lack of fuel No un eaaiHesa is 1elt over the incident, as it l. thought that the balloon will be brought to land before it gets out of communication. The MeNi can authorities have been notified to keep a lookout for the craft
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1917-12-31
REPUBLIC FOR
 WHITE RUSSIA
L---L.- U r..L Ir,-s-

E-~Et'. ..i i''f | lt.>~'
 PETROGRAp Dec 2S. The Bol ~he,fkt gorcrnmrnt Was tonight off cial!y advised that the provinces in White Russia have declared their in dependence rom the government al Peuoerad and have also set up a ne@ republic The number of pro ,iney- joining Ill this movement is unknown, but it ia believed To con tain alt of western Russia.
 Iii, establishment of the new re public f~ said 10 have been peaceable The leaders of tine movement have advised the Bolshoyiki that il will not join the revolution already eN- isttn4 unless efforts are made to force fhe republic to recognize the authority of the Bolsheyiki.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1917-12-31
FILE BIG SUIT
 AGAINST D. R. 4.
AAssncLaIel PressL

CHICAGO, III, Dee. 2S.-The Equit- able Trust company of New York this afternoon filed suit for $36, 00o,0O0 against the Denver X Rio Grande Railway company. It is al legged that this is the principal and interest owing the trust company, and which k overdue.
 While the suit is believed 10 be an outsrowrh of the governments action ill communicating the rail ways of the United States, it is not thought that the action will hamper the operations of the government in any way,
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1917-12-31
Ask
 Exorbitant Prices
FOR GOVERNMENT CON. TRACTS. BUT PRICES SAID TO
 BE AWAY OUT OF SIGHT
LA.slclateI Pr.ssl

WASHINGTON, D. C, Dec. 2S.
 Rear Admiral Bowles. assistant general manager of the emer aency fleet corporation. was aaa.u eat,d before the senate inyo@li-aune committee today ill it. hearing regarding the actiyi- lie, ol Tn, federal shipping board Admiral Bowles testified thar numerous shipbullders on th" Pacific coast were anxious for government ship contracts.
 When asked why these con tracts had not been awarded, the admiral declared that the would-be contractors were asking enormous prices for the work, and the board believed that it Vas being held up. The prices. h. declared, are out of sight" Il is possible the committee will ask the shipping interests to ex- plain their reasons for the ex- tremely high figures.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1917-12-31
SUB CAPTURES
 TWOPRISONERS

WASHINGTON, D, C., Dec. 28.- Official information has been receiy- ed revealing the fact that the Ger man submarine which sank the Am erican destroyer Jacob Jones took two American prisoners. This ship was torpedoed and sunk several days ago.
 The Jacob Jones was one of the newest of American destroyers, and it's destruction was the first great Amer an naval loss following it's entrance into the war It was com mandtI by Lieutenant Commander Bagley Worth. who was thought 'o have perished with the ship, b't who WIS later rescued by anoth r patrol hip from small boat.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1917-12-31
FORCE MORMONS
 ENTER SERVICE:
{ ASSDCiat11 Press


 SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Dec 28 Officials of the Mormon church state that they have been officially advised that scores of young Nor mons living in Mexico have been forced into the service Of the Mexi- can army and protection denied their families and property.
 Many of those remaining at home have been killed and their homes destroyed by Mexican bandits as a revenge for those entering the gov ernment military service. Many of the survivors of the Mormon colony are said to be in pitiable state Efforts are being made to persuade the Mexican federal government to relieve the alleged intolerable con ditiOns.