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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-19

Senator Ayers dNoNo AN'N'
p, .bo 9th inning Baker came
.t.,c.,.h with what had all the ear
,~avks Of the winning run. lie was
,..secd nv Senator Ayers and got 70
ioco,a on wild pitch. An empnaue
drive by Peckinpaugh brought MN
Rnt the stubborn Senators eyened II
esd, IN ,bcir part Of the sixth. WIN one
-,. senator Judge walked and stoIG
Ind with the assistance OF a via
,.tcb bv Shockcr. lie scored on mt
by Senator Henry. uo
cook some manwuvrins for INC
NJ 90 recover their lead IN Oh" same
-. ShocLcr singled, but Was
s,-..G out BY Gilhoo.cy. High hl'
'..l,. and sent Glhooley 20 third on
,e. J,uble steal, High was pegged al
''"Co,1 hv a throw from Senator Henry
t', ,be tumultous Turk, Gl.hooIey'
1,"..cd the plate in the meantime.
a. cxtra and unnecessary run wa,
..-,,o,iished when Peckinpaugh ana
S S.0.'ra,Iraker singled With Peekin-
- on third. Shoeker hunted pref
l|oe,J soueezed the Yankee captain
e.S Cubooley tried another squeeze
.bo ball went high, Senator Leon
5 ,,c,ting under II and throwing 20
SD,otor Henry at third competing "
ooT TSroyob an und,rstudy OF Harry
80, the athletic secretary ci ING
p"t. =, was announced that Robert
,,.Cr',, tine Colorado coileG'Sn, ana
e'CD'Pp[ D. thc side nder both pitch
co. lad been released 20 Ne"sT".
q, On pM - Ar.frr 81.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-03-02

side entrance allows such people to en-
ter, hang up their coats and 20 direct
ly upstairs without tracking their dirt
through the house.
Among things in the kitchen which
would be appreciated by the house
keeper are the two windows over the
sink and a place where the kitchen
table might be placed. The exception
ally large pantry between the dining
room and kitchen would be appreciat-
ed also. 1t is nearly IA feet long and
about four feet wide. The refrigerator
is placed in the end of the pantry next
to the outside wall. A door is con-
structed in this outer wall so that the
refrigerator may be filled from the out
side. This is convenient from many
points Of view.
Going to the second floor it will be
noted that the landing of the stairway
is located in a bay of the house. This
is, from an artistic point of view, al
ways looked on with favor.
The hall has been centrally located
so that it is not only convenient to go
from one room to the other on the sec
Ond floor, but further than this, a mini
mum of space has been taken up and
it is possible to have all of the other
rooms larger.
There are three bedrooms, a Sleep
ing porch and the bath off from this
hall Each of the bedrooms has nice
large closets and from three to four
windows, which allow plenty of light
and make the rooms as cheerful as
any of the others in the house.
A double door connects the sleep
ing porch with the back bedroom. 1t
can be entered either by way of this
bedroom or directly from the hall.
This makes it convenient to the bath
or makes it possible to use it as an
individual sleeping room when neces-
sary.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-03-02

A new piece of gymnasium apparatus
is weighted ring to be worn on the
head while exercising for the purpose
of developing the neck.
Assessed valuation of real and per-
sonal property in New Jersey for 1915
is $3,696,314,O0O, an increase of $112,-
800, ,4O5 over 1915. New munition plants
figured in the increase.
A Montana forestry official has de
vised light and compact telephone
instrument which is portable and will
be part of the equipment of all gov
ernment rangers in the future.
Guatemala is buying all of the print
paper needed to supply four daily pa
pers, number of weeklies and several
job printing establishments at this
time from the United States.
HOrticulturally, Porto Rico is
gem. The island is nearly a rectangle
35 miles wide and 100 miles long, OF
great fertility, great beauty and a
healthful and almost perfect climate.
Although the population is 800 to the
square mile, nearly all are engaged in
horticulture. The chief crops are cit
rous fruits, coffee, cocOnuts, pineap.
pies, bananas and many other tropical
fruits.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-03-02
A Gold Mine in a Cushion.

Though smuggling has long been q
fine art, it has never been more Of q
science than it Is at the present time
Rubber is ingenlOusly inserted in card
board boxes, coffins are full of copper,
cotton cOnceals bombs or rifles indis.
criminately. You are in short apt to
find that the most unlikely bales of
goods are filled with munitions. But
all is not gun running in spite of the
war.
A remarkable story was told by an
inspector of the Bombay police who
gave evidence recently regarding al
legged gOld-running between South At
rica and India. The inspector related
how some Indians in South Africa con.
signed gold to India in boxes purport-
ing to contain cushions, the bars Of
gold being glued into false bottoms fit
ted to the cases. The trick was only
discovered owing TO a quarrel which
arose between two partners in one Of
these deals. The police are doing their
utmost to put a stop to this traffic,
which, Of course, involves a big loss
annually to the Rand,
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-03-02
For sianaIinq in Foo.

A new system for vessels signaling
in the fog has been worked out by a
British scientist. It is believed that
this will prevent many collisions when
put into general use. The scientist
points out that the sound of a fog
horn comes out of the mist in such a
freakish way that it is impossible for
the pilot on another vessel to estimate
accurately how far away is the vessel
blowing the horn. In the new system
a foghOrn signal and a wireless signal
will be sent out simultaneously. The
speed of wireless waves and sound
waves is different, and the exact diff
ference in speed is known. By noting
the interval that elapses between the
receiving of the wireless message and
the sound of the fOghOrn the receiving
vessel can tell exactly how far away
the sending vessel is. As soon as she
has received two or more messages she
knows whether the other ship is COM
ing closer or bearing away and has
ample warning to prepare for trouble.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-03-02

terial and workmanship you increase
the life ten years. If the house lasted
90 years, each year would show a de-
probation of $50 in the $4,000. Ten
years life in the house is, then, worth
$500. So note that by adding 500 to
the original cost you can get the ten
years of additional life. which is val
ued at $500.
The house as illustrated here will
be found of interest as regards both
it's exterior appearance and the mate
rials of which it is designed to be built.
Brick veneer is used for the outside
up to the sills of the second-fOOr win
dows, and from there up to the box
cornice cement plaster is used. This
not only gives a longer life to the
house but today is proving popular
In most sections of the country.
The porch runs into a terrace
through what would be termed a colon
made in interior design. The terrace
in front of the living room serves all
the purposes of the much-desired porch
In front of the living room. In this
way, however, there is no porch roof
to Obstruct the light coming through
the windows into the living room.
Entering the reception room from
the porch, one window in front, two In
the side and seat built in the corner
by the stairway, give an inviting feel
ing. This Is further added to on en-
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-03-02

the farm, and he is, therefore, more
likely to overlook the potential value
Of the part he wastes. By so doing he
Is, Of course, throwing away OppOrtu-
mites to make money, but this is not
always appreciated by those who have
not grasped the important fact that
the average farm is too small for maxi
mum efficiency and that in the major
ity Of cases TO increase the size of the
farm business is to increase the prof
its from it. Those owners, how
ever, who realizing this, are operating
leased land in addition to their own,
are, like tenants, careful to see that
they pay for no lOafer acres.
To anyone who is buying or leasing
land, then, the important question is
not "How much am l paying an acre
for this tract?" but "HOw much am /
paying for the acres that are going to
work for me?" 1t is calculated that a
farm of 100 acres selling at 500 an
acre will cost the purchaser actually
S111.OO an acre if 80 per cent of it is
productive and 5000 an acre If only so
per cent of it is. As a matter of fact,
the percentage of improved land in
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-03-02

suit In the saving of much land now
devoted 10 these unproductlye uses, n
more difficult problem is presented by
waste land-land that is rendered un-
tillable by swamps, ravines, rocks,
slopes, etc, woodland that produces
nothing salable, and pastures that are
too poor to be profitable. Some areas
are, of course, hopeless, and in that
case they should be left out of the
reckoning altogether. Before this is
done, however, it will pay to look into
the possibilities of profitable reclama-
ton. Many untillable fields, for eX-
ample. may be turned into productive
enough grass to make this economical
they can be used for the production
of timber. On the other hand, ii fire.
quently happens that woodlOts which
yield nothing but a little firewoOd for
home consumption are permitted to
occupy valuable land. In deciding
whether such lots should be cleared
and titled the cost of clearing, the in
creased value of the cleared land, the
interest on the investment, the salable
value Of the timber products, and the
added expense for firewOOd which will
follow the disappearance Of the tim
her must all be taken into account.
With unwOoded areas, the ACCESSIBILITY
of bringing them under the plow may
be determined by comparing the prob
able cost with the market price Of
good arabic land in the neighbOrhOOd.
Obviously, the higher the price Of
land rises the more incentive there is
for the farmer to avoid waste in the
utilization of ii. 1t is significant, how
ever, that investigations of the de-
partment of agriculture have shown
that, irrespective of the price, tenants
put a greater part of their land to
productive use than owners. The ten
ant pays rent for each acre and he
cannot afford TO have any of them
idle. On the other hand the man who
has no rent to pay may be able to get
along on the produce of part only Of
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-03-02

Very probably many English readers
will be puzzled by the intelligence
from New York that a dealer in junk
has been arrested in connection with
the Archangel explosion. The express
sion does not mean that the accused
dealt in kind of sailing vessel ia
vOred by the Chinese. Junk" in good
United States, means the kind of lum-
Der which accumulates in a household,
and in England would be either thrown
away or handed over to the rag and
bone man. The tendency of the Amer
lean language is to differ more and
more from ordinary English, explains
the London Globe. Indeed, some of
the stories in the United States could
hardly be understood by the average
Englishman.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-03-02
TAKEN FROM EXCHANGES

Colombia is rapidly becoming an i'm
portant platinum-producing country.
Some idea of the great number OF
different races in Europe may be OBJ
tanned from the fact that in that geo
graphical division there are nearly 600
different languages spoken.
The frigate bird is capable of getting
mn speed of 96 miles an hour with
hardly a movement Of its wings. The
greater part of its life it spent in the
air.
Beginning October, 1917 Leland
Stanford university will be open the
year round.
1t is hoped soon to make all of
Yosemite national park accessible
throughout the year.
The largest Christmas tree in the
world is credited to Los Angeles cOun-
ty. II was a giant cypress 80 feet high
at Whittier, that was kept lighted ev-
cry night during holiday week.
A screen of amber-tinted glass to be
attached to any motion-picture pro-
jectlng machine 70 filter out the ultra
violet rays that cause eye-strnln Is the
invention of a resident of Columbus, o.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-03-02
Costly Warfare in Air.

Surprising conclusions are arrived
at by an aviation expert, who has
been examining the airplane losses on
the western front in the last six
months. "If we allow 20 machines
wrecked to each one enemy de-
strOyed," ne says, 1--WE see at what
a huge cost this war in the air is be-
ing conducted. The average cost Of
an airplane is roughly about f1,O0O,
so that at this rate the British
loss in material has been approx
mately over 1000 machines in six
months, costing E4,O0O,00O; the
French very nearly the same, while the
Germans must have lost 1890 MAJ
chimes, with a total value of about
f13,32O,OO0. 1t may be that the Ger
man loss is not quite so great as we
have made out, because there appears
to be less actual flying done by Ger
man pilots in proportion to their
strength"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-03-02

I farms east of the Mississippi is only
| 59.5 and west of that river only So.
| Improved land, however, 1t should be
| noted, is not always the same as pro-
ductive land. A good timber lot, for
example, Is not improved, but it may
be highly productive, and farm build
ings and fences stand on land that is
improved but produces nothing. In
the final analysis, 1t is the amount Of
productive land that determines the
earning capacity of a farm and that
should, therefore, determine its price.
In many cases land is given over to
use as pasture which will not sup
port sufficient stock 10 make any rea-
sOnable return on the investment.
Such land properly belongs in the
category of nOnproductive land, in
that 1t makes no return commensurate
with the interest on the money in
vested
1t should be borne in mind that the
quality of the pasturage in relation to
the land value is an important cOnsid-
GRAFTON in choosing a farm. For in
stance, what is economical pasture on
land that is worth SO an acre might,
on land valued at 500 an acre be de-
cidedly uneconomical. This relation
should be carefully studied in buying
a farm with much pasture land. To
determine whether pasture land is
economical or not practical data
should be secured as to the number Of
acres necessary to support one head
of stock and the interest on the value
of the land in question compared with
the current charge per head of the
same kind Of stock for a seasons pas
turage. Or the estimated value of the
return in increased value Of the stock
or its products may be used for COM
parison. BY this means the relative
economy Of pastures may be deter
mined.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-03-02

Two bridges in a city in India are
supported upon large metal tanks,
which float upon the water and accom-
modate themselves to it's rise and fall.
Not far from VOlterra in Tuscany are
hot springs which comprise a supply
Of boric acid and the necessary heat
and power to prepare the material for
market.
A group of French scientists who
have been investigating have decided
that smaller insects, in proportion to
their size, are stronger than larger
ones.
permit for the building of a new
union station has just been issued by
the Toronto city architect, and is the
largest building ever approved by that
department. The total cost of the
structure will be $3,4O0,0OO, and work
on the main building and east wing
will proceed at once.
From the hens viewpoint water is
worth just as much as feed, for she
can't make an egg with either one
alone. Therefore, the man who pro-
vides high-priced feed, but neglects
the water supply, is making great
mistake and viii have to be contented
with a limited egg yield.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-03-02

they are the two rooms occupied more
than any others In the house. The
beamed ceiling in the dining room
shows good taste and II makes the
dining room similar to the living room.
This is desirable because the two
rooms are connected by the colonnade,
giving an open run-together appear
ance.
The stairway 10 the second floor IL
conveniently located in the back part
of the reception room, where also are
two closets for coats. People enter
ing from the side or rear often do so
because of the dirt they bring into the
house. The two closets and location
Of the stairway with respect TO the
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-03-02

than things put into the design which
make it unattractive.
The more attractive home is always
In greater demand. Demand regulates
value, 10 some extent regardless of the
original cost. Your home is an invest
ment, as well as a thing you have
pride in, and at some later time you
may desire to sell it. When this time
comes the more attractive house you
have built will show a greater value
Of your investment.
A greater value is what you look for
In other investments. Why not en-
body the idea in the home you are
going to build? In addition, you will
then have something Of which you can
be more proud. Attractiveness is free,
so don't neglect it.
Materials entering into the con-
struction, as well as workmanship, are
other things which should be given
earnest thought before anything def
mite is decided on. They may add some
to the cost, but this addition will be
more than made up for by the addi-
tiOnal life of the house.
Suppose your house cost $4,000 and
that by adding 500 to the cost of ma
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-03-02

land 1t is a part of efficient farm
management to see to it that this per-
centage is no higher than necessary.
In this connection, some interesting
figures are given. 1t takes, for in
stance, only 209 rods Of untrimmed
hedge and only pa rods of zigzag rail
or worm fence to waste an acre Of
what might be productive land. For
the same expenditure of land one can
run 4j9 rods of woven wire and 473
rods of barbed wire. Other consider
ations, of course may make 1t desir-
able to use the hedge or the worm
fence, but the waste involved is fac
tor that should not be overlooked.
Similarly, farm lanes often may be
eliminated by simple Encouragement
of fields; headlands, or turning spaces
at the edges of fields, avoided; and the
farmstead itself, the groups Of farm
buildings with their lots and yards,
the garden and the orchard, made
compact. In the case Of the farm
stead, however, considerations of
health and attractiveness may we'll
Justify a slight sacrifice of economy.
While a little planning often will re-
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-03-02
FRUIT LAXATIVE
FOR SICK CHILD
california Syrup Of Figs" can't
harm tender stomach,
liver and bowels.

Every mother realizes, after giving
her children California Syrup of
Figs" that this is their ideaI laxative,
because they love its pleasant taste
and it thoroughly cleanses the tender
little stomach, liver and bowels with
out gripping.
When cross, irritable, feverish, or
breath is bad, stomach sour, look at
the tongue, mother! II coated, give a
teaspoonful of this harmless fruit
laxative" and in a few hours all the
foul, constipated waste, sour bile and
undigested food passes out Of the bow.
els, and you have well, playful child
again. When its little system is full
of cold, throat sore, has stomach-ache,
diarrhOea, indigestion, colic-remem-
Der, a good inside cleaning" should
always be the first treatment given.
Millions Of mothers keep California
Syrup Of Figs" handy; they know a
teaspoonful today saves a sick child
tomorrow. Ask at the store for a So
cent bottle of California Syrup Of
Figs" which has directions for babies,
children Of all ages and grown-ups
printed on the bottle Adv.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-03-02
~ THE average American farm

ON THE average American farm
~ there are certain waste areas Of
lana, Some OF these can be brought
under the pillow by using proper meth
ods md n sufficient outlay of capital,
but others cannot be made tillable by
any reasonable expenditure Of effort
or money. OF the latter certain areas
may be made productive by pasturing
or giving them over TO the production
of timber. Many waste areas, how
ever, owing to natural conditions, can
never be proftably reclaimed, no mat
ter how efficiently the land may be
managed.
Certain other areas found on al
most all farms, may be termed wasted
areas. That Is, they are mlsused In
such fashion that they produce moth
ing that adds 10 the farm income.
These two classes Of waste and wasted
land, not being productive of income,
may be classed as nonproductive farm
land.
An important question 10 one who
is considering leasing or buying
farm is, what proportion of the land
is nODprOductive? And this question
is almost equally important TO the man
who owns or operates n farm. In the
latter case the question might better
take this form: What per cent of my
land is adding nothing to my income?
On farms where land is cheap this is
not vital consideration, as the inter
est on the capital invested in the non
productive portion of the farm land is
not great; but as lands become higher
in price it becomes more necessary to
study efficiency in the use Of farm
land in order TO avoid the loss entailed
by having much capital invested in
nonproductive land.
Every acre of nonproducing tillable
land should be put to work or sold.
Many farmers would make more
money If their business We're larger,
but the size of farm, from financial
standpoint, is measured not by the
number of acres embraced in it but
by the number that are producing
crops, pasturing animals economi-
cally, or supporting Il growth Of mar
ketable forest products. Nonproduc-
tive acres are loafer acres, and the
money tied up in them is dead capital
On every farm, however, there are
certain areas necessarily devoted to
nOnprOductive purposes. Fences,
bitches, lanes, and building lots pro-
duce nothing themselves, but they are
frequently essential to production on
the rest Of the farm. Nevertheless, they
may occupy in the aggregate a consid-
cradle percentage of the available
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-03-02

A home TO some extent shows how
progressive and ambitious its owner
is. If II is well designed and attrac-
tive the passer-by Immediately con-
cludes that the owner is particular
and ambitious man. If It simply con-
sits of four walls and a roof 1t would
rather quickly be said that the owner
is content with small things and does
not possess the ambition with which
to advance.
To have a home well designed and
attractive does not mean, as might
hastily be concluded, the most expen-
sive home. Many features can be
brought into a design which make 1t
attractive and are no more expensive
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-03-02

tering the living room, With a nice
benmed ceiling and large fireplace the
attention OF everyone Is Immediately
attracted. A colonnade connects the
living and dining rooms. bookcases
are Quilt IN the colonnade, and both
together add much to the artistic ap-
pennnce Of the room.
In the living room there are three
large windows In group in front and
two on the side. while In the dining
room there are three large windows on
the side. This makes both rooms nice
and light. which is very desirable, since
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1917-03-02
Floating.

If one would reflect, let him en-
bark on some placid stream and float
with the current. He cannot resist
the muse. As we ascend the stream,
plying the paddle with might and
main. snatched and impetuOus
thoughts course through the brain.
We dream of conflict, power, and
grandeur But turn the prov down
stream, and rock, tree, kline, knoll, as
suming new and varying positions, as
wind and water shift the scene, favor
the liquid lapse of thought, far-reach-
ing and sublime, but ever calm and
gently undulatihg.-ThOreau.