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Successful Community Garden.

To relate the experience of a small
borough in northern New Jersey last
year may encourage others to &c and
do likewise.
The inhabitants subscribed to a
guarantee fund to finance a commu-
nifty garden. The local clergyman was
put in charge of the enterprise. A
half days blowing was donated, but
all other labor was paid for, being
done largely by the local boys club.
Two sacks of potatoes were planted.
The crop was largely sold to people
who bought them by the bushel in the
ground, doing their own digging. The
net result was about forty bushels,
and the profit, 1881, was donated to
the Y. M. @. A. war fund. The MEM
bers of the committee donated their
time and the assets were a few hoes.
The guarantee fund was never called
upon. If every borough or town In
the country could do as well the po-
tato crop next year would be increased
a million bushels.
, 1918-06-20

ginghams. So 1t will be seen that
variety In the materials used makes 1t
easy to multiply styles. In all white
blouses hemstitchlng and small
tricks account for the prettiest deco
rations. and these are specially well
liked put In in crossbar effects. OF all
fabrics wolfe holds Its own as the most
durable. and therefore the best worth
while for fine ~needlework. 1t may be
made up in the same styles as georg-
cite crepe and em%bellished with en-
broidery instead Of beadwork-Iike the
model shown In the picture.
Blouses, or more properly shirt
waists, of tub silks are made as plain
as possible and are dear to the sports
woman They belong to the big out
doors and look their capable a
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blossoms fastened across the back Of
the cap where it merges into the veil
at the neck.
Nothing could be prettier for the
bride who chooses to wear a hat han
the lovely mass of tulle shown at the
left of the picture. Frills of tulle
stand up about the crown and fall gel
the brim. The long, straight veil
falls from a bow at the back and is
wound about the throat as pictured.
If 1t is to be the happy lot Of the
bridesmaids to wear a hat like this,
1t is most lovely made in pale pink.
Another wonderful pink hat for the
bridesmaid is shown at the top of the
group. 1t is of crepe georgette and
has huge double peoples made of
the same delicate and beautiful fab
ric set about the crown. There are
lovely organdie hats hal this years
brides may avail themselves of, that
are as fine and fiowerlike as those
of crepe.
, 1918-06-20
HOME s.
TOWN -
MAKE REPAIRS WHEN NEEDED
House Owner Owes 1t to Community
to Keep His Property Looking
Always at Its Best.

Keeping the house in repair should
be the endeavor of every home owner,
for the house in poor condition rapidly
decreases in value and the ultimate
repair bill is far beyond the expense
necessary to fix it at C. A house
should be carefully watched for need
ed repairs, as there. are many little
leaks and tears which might require
attention that are unnoticed unless the
house is Systematically gone over once
in a while.
A shingle or a square of slate found
in the yard is a good indication that
the roof needs attention, and the mat
ter should be attended to at once. If
it is delayed the next rainstorm might
cause enough water to soak through
the roof to ruin the ceiling and pos
sibly injure the floors.
A broken pane Of glass may seem
unimportant to attend to at once, but
If the wall paper or polished floor get
a soaking 1t will cost much more than
the expense of a pane of glass to re-
pair the damage. If the broken win
dow happens to be in the cellar 1t
may aus the freezing Of the water
pipes or the boiler.
The paint on the exterior of the
house should receive a share Of the
attention and should be renewed at
least every third year. The life Of
the house depends on its ability to
Withstand the ravages of weather, and
If the paint is in poor condition the
house is bound to decrease in value.
, 1918-06-20

Here comes the bride with her head
adorned by q veil or by a hat-as she
may elect-and her maids in yelled or
veilless hats; hers is the privilege to
decide which. Many brides have
chosen to wear lovely hats of ma
lines or crepe with wells suspended
from the back, to be brought about
the throat and partly over the face.
They are followed by maids in wide
brimmed hats or quaint bonnets. But
no one expects the bride to forego the
stately wedding veil, and if she
chooses to wear 1t she may concede the
yelled hat to her maids.
A very simple and sweet arrange
ment of the veil is shown at the right
of the picture above. 1t is merely a
band of fine lace run with threads of
silver, that borders a small, close cap
of tulle. The long veil flows out from
the cap from the back, enveloping the
figure. This same arrangement has
been used with small sprays of orange
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+ armers Watch
Your St0machs
In Hot Weather
we and Our Allies Are Depending Upon Your
Strength To Supply Our Armies With Food.

repeating, sou stomach, and that pain
full, p%uffed-up, bloated, lumpy feeling
after eating. EATONIC will help you
all to a pain-free stomach-a sweet,
cool, comfortable stomach-in fact,
those who take EATONIC say it makes
them forget they have stomachs. They
never dreamed that anything could
bring about such quick and wonder
full results. Don't wait until the sum-
mer sickness of stomach and bowels
weakens you-but start using EAT
meals; that's all.
Your health-your folks health-is
a matter of vital Importance, not only
TO yourself, but also to the nation. And
you know n can't be too careful of
ones stomach and bowels during the
hot spells.
EAToNIc only costs a cent or two
a day to use it-a big box 80 cents
no more. That is the price, and re-
member. EAToNIc is absolutely guar
anteed to do all we clairc-in fact,
more. It's the best Stomach Remedy
you ever used. ,
You know your druggist; trust him
then to make u guarantee good; II
EAToNlc fails in any way, take It
back; he will refund your money. II
your druggist does not keep it, drop us
a postal and we will send 1t; you al
pay when you get 1t. Address 81. L.
KRAMER, Pres. EATONIC REMEDY
CO., 1918 S. Wabash Ave. Chicago.
, 1918-06-20
A Disseminating PRECEDENT.

There is nothing original about Mar
shall Won Hi%ndenburg's boast that he
would drive the English into the sea.
In the Peninsular war Soult made the
same remark about the British under
Wellington that Won Hindenburg has
now uttered about the British under
Haig. Wellington did retire pe%rilously
near to the sea, just Is Haig has. But
Soult looked ut the position and chang
ed his mind. Is Won Hindenburg, in
apparently still planning to give battle,
going to show less sense than his re-
nowned French predecessor?-Chris-
tian Science Monitor.
, 1918-06-20

You men who work long hours in
the fields under n blazing sun-you've
got to be big eaters, because your food
Is your strength, and now, more than
ever, your strength is badly needed.
So guard your health. Be sure and
watch your stomach, for in the sum-
mer time nearly all illness can be
traced to stomach and bowel COM
plant. You, yourself, know how liza
BILE a man is to sunstroke If he goes
in the hot sun too 500 after eating q
hearty midday meal, and also how
liable he is to sudden attacks of stom-
ach miseries. So cool off in the shade
before going back to work. Don't take
chances.
Take care of your stomach, friend.
You know you can't work well with
your stomach out of fix. safety first"
must be your motto, 81 send to your
druggist and get a big box of EAT
ONic, enough for yourself and family,
yes, and the hired folks, too. It's
the wonderful new compound for the
quick relief of stomach and bowel mis-
cries. 1t was originated by II. L. Kra-
mer, the man who made millions of
people happy with his first great REM
edy, C%ascarets.
Now, all you need do is to take a
tablet or two of EAToNIc after your
meals. It's good-just like eating
candy. Enjoy the quick, sure relief
1t ~brings-how almost instantly 1t re-
lieves Indigestion, heartburn, food
, 1918-06-20
G.A. RzMA
Skirts of

Sport skirts are attracting more
attention this year, 1t is said. than
they have for some time. Corduroy,
which is more or less of a new fab
ric for this purpose, has been used tx
tensively by a number of manufac-
turers Of skirts with a great deal of
success. Quite a few novelty silks
are also proving popular, both with
the retailers and the buying public.
Narrow effects are produced by the
use of vertical plaits, which still allow
ample freedom of movement. Bright
collars seem to be the order Of the
day.
, 1918-06-20
What Exporters Should Know.

A needle factory had sent to Aleppo,
Turkey, needles hat we're tied up with
green twine. The Mohammedan mer-
chant who had ordered them returned
the package, for the reason that the
use of the green, the color consecrated
to the prophet, for such a purpose was
a derisiOn of religion. Another con-
signment of the same factory to China
wrapped up in white paper was return
ed because the Chinese recipient would
not accept goods packed in paper of
mourning" White is the mourning col
or of the Chinese.
, 1918-06-20
give Minutes for Nails.

When the nails are manicured every
day, i've minutes is usually sufficient,
for in this way they are in good con-
dition, and easily kept so. The cutlcle
is always gently pushed back with an
orangewood stick dipped In cream or
cologne and shaped into an oval. The
file rounds and levels the edges Pol
fishing at night ave time in the morn
ing. The quickest method of cleaning
the nails is by using a nail brush. A
little cold cream oil oil pressed into
the base of the nail under the flesh
strengthens 1t, and incidentally i'm
parts a healthy appearance and luster.
, 1918-06-20
PLAN to ReautIfy Iowa Capitol.

The state executive council expects
to employ q landscape artist to work
out the planting scheme on the capitol
extension grounds. It is highly impor-
tant that this work be done by one
who is more than a mere tree planter,
or one who has trees for sale. The
beauty of that future park will depend
to a very large extent upon having a
real plan, made by a real landscape
artist, and then adhered to.-Burling-
ton Hawk-Eye.
, 1918-06-20
improvements In House Details.

There are odds and ends about a
house which, with little renovation
and improvements, add to the beauty
of the house. Front doors are in this
class. Formerly wood was used to
great advantage and still has not gone
out of favor, but glass and metal are
slowly becoming popular in this line
of house adornment. The new idea,
that Of glass and metal, may be used
with taste provided the combination
is not ridiculous and in striking con-
trast to the architecture of the house
itself.
, 1918-06-20
Growing Machine Building Ships.

Revival Of the wooden shipbuilding
industry has brought into the limelight
a number of labor-saving appliances,
among which is a growing and planning
machine, capable, it is claimed, of do
ing as much work as 15 or 20 men
equipped with manual tools. The de-
vice, which is illustrated Id the Popu-
lar Mechanics Magazine, weighs about
Sc pounds and may be driven either by
compressed air or electricity.
, 1918-06-20
FARMERS ARE WORKING HARDER

And using their feet more than ever before.
For all these workers the frequent use of
Aliens Foot=Ease, the antiseptic powder to
be shaken into the shoes and ~sprinkled in the
foot-bath, increases their efficiency and in
sures needed physical comfort. 1t takes the
Friction from the Shoe, freshens the feet,
and prevents tired, aching and blistered feet.
Women everywhere are constant users Of
Aliens Foot=Ease. Don't get foot sore, get
Aliens Foot=Ease. Sold by dealers every
where, 25c.-Ady,
, 1918-06-20
cutIeura compIexIons.

Nothing better than Cuticura Soap
daily and Ointment as needed to make
the complexion clear. scalp clean and
hands soft and white. For free SAM
pies address "Cuticura, Dept. x, Bos-
ton" Sold by druggists and by mail.
Soap %, Ointment 20 and 5O.-Adv.
, 1918-06-20
Does Seem APPROXIMATE.

Could the eternal verities have bet
ter Illustration than is furnished by
the fact that a German propagandist
turns out to be a butcher?-New York
Herald.
, 1918-06-20
They All Have.

"Has your daughter a definite OBJ
iect in view, nov that she has finished
her business education?"
yep; matrimony."
, 1918-06-20

Makes the laundress h%appy-that's Red
Cross Bag. Blue. Makes beautiful, clear
white clothes. All good @ooers. Adv.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-12-13
DID WORK OF HIGH ORDER
Designs Wrought by Ancient Peruvian
Dyers Have Been Given Much
Praise by Experts.

The ancients Of Peru, by a curious
coincidence-for there could not pos
sibly have been any intercourse with
their contemporaries in India and
Egypt-seem TO have used much the
same kind of processes in printing
their designs upon the fabrics they
manufactured. Both HeradOtus and
Pliny, among early historians, have
told us about the cloths of vegetable
fiber made by the ancients; but in all
likelihood the fabrics of the PeruvianS
were OF even a more remote date. IL
some respects the methods of today
bear strong resemblance to the older
practice. The chief difference con-
sists in the patterns now being en-
graved upon copper rollers and several
colors being printed at one time. Just
as today the cOIOring matter Of dyes
is not affixed by merely printing II on
the material. but is secured by means
of a substance known as mordant, so
did the Peruvians make use of a prop
erty which caused the dye to adhere
and to withstand n test of thousands
of years wear and tear. Experts have
declared that in the direction of tech
nical and artistic value the designs in
question have nc equal.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-12-13
"OVER THE TOP"
BY An American Arthur Guy Empey
Soldier Who Went Machine Gunner, Serving in France
Copyright DHbyAh Guy

per had given us in the dugout, "Per'
sonally believe that that part of the
German trench is unoccupled." Any
way, we got careless, but not so care
less that we sang patriotic songs OF
made any unnecessary noise.
During the intervals Of falling star
shells we carried on with our wire cut
ting until at last we succeeded In get
ting through the German barbed wire,
At this point we were only ten feet
from the German trenches. II we were
discovered. we were like rats in a trap,
Our way was cut or unless we ran
along the wire to the narrow lane VIC
had cut through. With cur hearts In
our mouths we waited for the three
tap signal to rush the German trench.
Three taps had gotten about halfway
down the line when suddenly about ten
to twenty German star shells were
fired all along the trench and landed
in the barbed wire In rear OF US, turn
ing night into day and sllhouetting us
against the wall Of light made by the
flares. In the glarlng light we were
confronted by the following unpleasant
scene.
All along the German trench, at
about three-foot intervals, stood n big
Prusslan guardsman with his rifle at
the aim, and then we found out why
we had not been challenged when the
man sneezed and the barbed wire had
been improperly cut. About three feet
in front of the trench they had con-
structed a single fence Of barbed wire
and we knew our chances were one
thousand to one OF returning alive.
We could not rush their trench on ac-
count of this second defense. Then
in front OF me the challenge, Halt"
given in English rang out, and one of
the finest things have ever heard on
the western front took place.
From the middle of our line some
Tommy answered the challenge with,
"Aw, 20 to hi" 1t must have been
the man who had sneezed or who had
improperly cut the barbed wire; he
wanted to show Fritz that he could
die game. Then came the volley. Ma
chine guns were turned loose and sew
eral bombs were thrown in our rear.
The Boche in front Of me was looking
down his sight. This fellow might
have, under ordinary circumstances,
been handsome, but when l viewed him
from the front of his rifle he had the
gOblins Of childhood imagination rele-
gated to the shade.
Then came Il flash In front Of me, the
fare of his rifle-and my head seemed
to burst. A bullet had hit me on the
left side of my face about half an
inch from my eye. smashing the cheek
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-12-13

bones. put my hand to my face and
fell forward, biting the ground and
kicking my feet. l thought l was dy-
ing, but, do you know, my past life did
not unfold before me the way it does
in novels.
The blood was streaming down my
tunic, and the pain was awful. When
came to 1 said to myself, Emp, old
boy, you belong in Jersey City, and
you'd better get back there as quickly
as possible"
The bullets were cracking overhead.
crawled few feet back to the Ger
man barbed wire, and In a STOPPING p0-
sition, guiding myself by the wire, /
went down the line locking for the
lane we had cut through. Before
reaching this lane 1 came to limp
form which seemed like bag of oats
hanging over the wire. In the dim
light could see that its hands were
blackened, and knew it was the body
of one of my mates. I put my hand
on his head, the top Of which had been
blown OFF by bomb. My fingers sank
into the hole. / pulled my hand back
full of blood and brains. then went
crazy with fear and horror and rushed
along the wire until I came to our
lane. 1 had just turned down this lane
when something inside of me seemed
to say, "Look around" did so; a bull
let caught me on the left shoulder. 1t
did not hurt much, just felt as If some
one had punched me In the back, and
then my left side went numb. My arm
was dangling like rag. I fell forward
in sitting position. But all the fear
had left me and was consumed with
rage and cursed the German trenches.
With my right hand felt In my tunic
for my frst-aid or shell dressing. In
feeling over my tunic my hand came
in contact with one of the bombs which
carried. Gripping It, pulled the pin
out with my teeth and bllndly threw 1t
towards the German trench. must
have been out Of my head, because I
was only ten feet from the trench and
took q chance of being mangied. II
the bomb had failed 10 90 into the
trench I would have been blown to
bits by the explosion ct my own bomb.
BY the iare Of the explosion OF the
bomb. which luckily landed In their
trench, ] saw one big Boche throw up
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-12-13

| his arms and fall backwards, while his
rife few into the air. Another one
wilted and fell forward across the
sandbags--then blackness.
Realizing what foolhardy and risky
thing / had done, I wns again seized
with horrible fear. dragged myself
TO my feet and ran madly down the
lane through the barbed wire, STUN
bling over cut wires, tearing my uni
form. and lacerating my hands and
legs. Just as l was about to reach
No Mans Land again, that same voice
seemed to say. Turn around" i did
so, when, "crack," another bullet
caught me, this time In the left shOul'
der about one-hRIf inch away from the
other wound. Then 1t was taps for me.
The lights went out.
When I came to was crouching In
hole in No Mans Land. This shell
hole was about three feet deep, so that
II brought my head few inches below
the level Of the ground. How reached
this hole will never know, German
"typewriters" were traversing back
and forth in No Mans Land, the bul.
let's biting the edge of my shell hole
and throwing dirt all over me.
Overhead shrapnel was bursting.
could hear the fragments slap the
ground. Then ] went out once more.
When came to everything was silence
and darkness In No Mans Land I
was soaked with blood and a big flap
from the wound in my cheek was hang.
ing over my mouth. The blood run.
ming from this flap choked me. Out OF
the corner Of my mouth 1 would try
and blow It back, but II would not
move. | reached for my shell dressing
and tried, with one hand, to bandage
my face to prevent the flow. / had
an awful horror OF bleeding to death
and was getting very faint. You would
have laughed if you had seen my
ludlcrOus attempts at bandaglng with
one hand. The pains in my wounded
shoulder were awful and l was getting
sick at the stomach. l gave up the
bandaging stunt as bad job, and then
tainted.
When 1 came to, hell was let loose.
An intense bombardment was on, and
on the whole my position was decided
ly unpleasant. Then. suddenly, our
barrage ceased. The silence almost
hurt, but not for long, because Fritz
turned loose with shrapnel, machine
guns, and rifle fire. Then all along our
line came a cheer and our boys came
over the top in a charge. The first
wave was composed of "Jocks." They
were a magnificent sight, kits, Tapping
in the wind, bare knees showing, and
their bayOnets glistening. In the first
wave that passed my shell hole, one OF
the "Jocks," an immense fellow, about
six feet two inches in height jumped
right over me. On the right and left
of me several soldiers in colored kits
were huddled on the ground. then over
came the second wave, also Jocks"
One young Scottie, when he came
abreast of my shell hole, leaped into
the air, his rifle shooting out Of his
hands, landing about six feet in front
of him, bayonet first, and stuck in the
ground, the butte trembling. This i'm.
pressed me greatly.
CTO BE CONTINUED)
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-12-13
ROYAL NeedIewomen.

Most Of the European queens noted
in history's pages were expert needle
women. Mary Queen Of Scots is said
to have been particularly clever with
the needle, Hardwick hall being
adorned with many of her tapestries.
Applique was popular in the middle
ages, not only on quilts. but on wear
ing apparel. A peculiar court custom
sprang up In the reign Of Charles I,
that known as "drizzling," according
to an old text. This term was applied
to the ripping out Of the gold threads
of wonderful Chinese embroiderleS to
obtain the braid for their gowns. One
nOblewoman wrote that call the ladies
who do not play cards pick gold. 1t
is the most general fashion I ever saw,
and they all carry bags containing tAs
necessary tOOl&"-ExchangA
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-12-13

/ improved IN health 80 1 could do my
houseworl; we now have little one, all
Of which / owe TO Lydia +. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound. - Mrs. o. S.
JOHNSON, r. No. 3, Eilensburg, Wash.
There are women everywhere who
long for children in their homes yet are
denied this happiness on account OF
some functional disorder which in most
cases would readily yield to Lydia Z.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.
Such women should not give up hope
until they have given this wonderful
medicine a trial, and for special advice
write Lydia Z. Pinkham Medicine Co.,
Lynn, Mass. The result of 40 year.
experience is ct your service-
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-12-13
COMPARES MEN WITH TIRES
Philosopher Asserto That the Impor
tant Auto Fixture ls Not Unlike
Some of Human Race.

"The more l have to do with auto
mobile tires" said Philosopher Jim.
'the better understand men. There
is no limit to the comparisons that
might be made, but let me ask your at
tentiOn for just one of them. 1t turns
upon the way they come to an end,
men and tires alike.
ION my little roadster may have at
one and the same time two tires OF
such different character as this:
"One has served long and well. 1t
seems sound us ever. and still looks
good for lot Of work. But its healthy
appearance is deceptive: 1t has a
vast number of well hidden decayed
cells.
'"They began to go separately, not In
masses No one part Of that tire wore
out oil by Itself. The whole thing has
been slowly, subtly hOneycOmbed with
wear.
THE limit is reached suddenly. The
end, prepared for slowly and In the
dark. comes swiftly; and 1t is a very
complete end. The tire is a gcner. the
doctor can do nothing for It.
Some men end like that; seemingly
vigorous one day; and the next day,
on the scrap heap.
And then there are tires and men
that go the other way. They seem
worn and weakened, but they are
sound inside. The shell goes first, the
inner tube retains its usefulness. You
know they are going. but they always
seem good for another days work. an
other hundred miles. They will stand
lot Of patching.
Tires are mighty human, and that's
why really enjoy fussing with them"