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The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-08-12

and Populists also having endorsed it) q.
This is a victory for the reform for
which he has contended for fourteen
years. He can afford to be turned
down on county option if he can make
sure of the initiative and referendum.
But the Democratic convention DE
FEATED, by a vote of OBS to 2O2, a
plank declaring against county OPP
tion, and Governor Shallenberger an
nounced at the convention that he
would sign a county option bill. Since
the Republicans and Populists have
declared for county option and the
Democrats have refused to declare
against it, the chances are largely in
favor of the passage of a county option
bill. 1t will be seen, therefore, that
Mr.. Bryan has reason to rejoice over
the progress made in Nebraska. 1t
matters little what is done to him; he
can be happy so long as the things he
is fighting for wins-and they are win
ming in Nebras ka.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-08-12
THAT NEBRASKA
TURNING DOWN
AS Bryan Views It-Feels Pret-
ty Good for a Man That
Has Been Squelched.
TBryan's Commoner, August 5.

The Nebraska Democratic State con-
vention refused, by vote of Gi7 to 1913,
to endorse county option and this has
been heralded over the country as
defeat for Mr.. Bryan. Let all the facts
be known: About May Mr.. Bryan
urged the calling of a special session
of the legislature to submit the initia-
tive and referendum. He stated that
by the submission of the initiative and
referendum the county option fight
could be postponed for two years. lie
failed to secure the special session.
Then he announced himself in favor of
an endorsement of county option as
the only way to break the hold of the
liquor interests and insure the submis-
sion of the initiative and referendum.
AS result of his fight the Republi-
cans endorsed the iniative and refer
endum, thus making it certain that it
will be submitted at the coming ses-
sion of the legislature (the Democrats
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-08-12
Progress ofDirect Legislation

Direct Legislation, otherwise
known as the initiative and ref
erendum, is growing in popular
favor. Recently four Democrat
ic conventions have declared in
favor of this great reform. Ohio
Democrats, Minnesota Demo
Gratis, Iowa Democrats and Ne
braska Democrats adopted state
platform declarations in favor of
the initiative and referendum. A
few years ago a man who offer
ed direct Legislation plank in
the Democratic convention was
laughed at. Now he is highly
honored and is given a seat at
the head of the table. -Bryan's
COmmoner.
1t is now measureably certain
that the next session of the Hi
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-08-12
[By Lewis F. Post, editor of The
Public, Chicago


Public, Chicago
All who think William J.
Bryan's infu ence in American
politics has been killed again
this time by his own party and
in his home State-had better
hold their jubilating energy in
reserve until the election
returns come in from Nebraska.
If they have reason to use this
energy then, they may possibly
use it to some purpose; if they
have no use for it then, they may
be glad that they did not rejoice
over a welcome political death
followed so speedily by an ex-
asperating political resurrec-
tion.
The truth appears to be that
it is not so much a defeat for
Bryan in his own party in Ne
braska that has taken place, as
a victory in that party for the
whisky ring-a "coals to New
castle" matter, as many may
say-which Bryan faithfully but
unsuccessfully opposed. The
inevitable effect of this Bryan
defeat" as he warned the con
vention that it it would be, is to
make the county option" liquor
question an issue" and not only
an issue but the issue, in Ne
braska politics this fall. For
both the Republicans and the
Populists of Nebraska have
pledged themselves to county
option, which the whisky ring
aggressively-and, as Bryan
says and there is reason 10 be-
lieve, corruptly opposes. 9th
ers also oppose it, and genuine
ly, upon libertarian grounds;
but the opposition of the whis-
key ring is overshadOwing.
Bryan advised his party con-
vention to make the same pledge
that other parties had made,
thereby taking this question out
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-08-12

nois legislature will have some
thing to consider other than
bathroom disbursements, graft
and gabble! The Peoria reform
conference, the Democratic con-
ference at Lincoln and the Chi
cago harmony committee have
all selected the initiative, refer
endum and recall as the major
issue of the coming campaign;
and a Direct Legislation League
has just been incorporated at
Springfield for the purpose of
pushing the issue in every Sen
atorial district in the State
an issue more important, by far,
than any subject debated in Hi
nois since Lincoln and Douglas
discussed the impending crises
years ago!-Chicago
Examiner.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-08-12
NEW YORK'S MAYOR
VICTIM Of BULLET

VIM. J. Gaynor, Mayor of New
York city, was shot from behind
on the deck of a vessel Tuesday
morning as he was leaving on a
vacation to Europe. 1t is posi-
bic he will recover. His would
be assassin was a discharged
city employe. Mayor Gaynor
has been frequently mentioned
in connection with the Demo
cratic nomination for President
in 1912, and is a strong, fearless
and progressive man.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-08-12
DEMOCRATIC TICKET

For Governor
JUDsoN HARMON. Hamilton.
For Lieutenant Governor
ATLEE PoMERENE, Stark.
For Supreme Court judges
NJ. II. DONAHUE, Perry.
JAMES JOHNSON, Clark
For Attorney General
TIMOTHY HOGAN, jackson.
For Secretary OF State
CHARLES H. GRAVES, Ottawa
For Clerk Supreme Court
FRANK MKEAN, Cuyahoga-
For State Treasurer
D. s. DREAMER, Belmont.
For Dairy and Food Commissioner
S. e. STROBE, Crawford.
For School Commissioner
FRANK W. MILLER, Montgomery
For Member Board Of Public Works
]. A STATES, Allen.
For Member OF Congress-
j. H. GOEKE, OF Auglaize'
For State Senator
W, N. SHAFFER, of Paulding.
For Circuit court Judge
PHILIP M. GROW, of Hardin.
For Common Pleas Judde-
H. T, MATHERS, of Shelby
For Representative
SAMUEL j, NINING,
For Clerk OF Courts
WALTER L. JOHNSON.
For Sheriff
SHELL NJ. FISHER,
For County Auditor
JAMES l.. MORROW,
For County Commissioner
FRANK DILLHOFF,
FRED HEIBN.
ISAAC n. KISER.
For County Treasurer
JOHN b. ALBERS,
For County Recorder
HUGH O, THOMAS,
For County Surveyor
DILLON r. SMALLEH.
For Prosecuting Attorney
JOHN G. ROMER.
For Infrmary Directors
ANDREW BRUNSWICK,
HENRY NIEHAUS.
GEORGE H. PRESTON.
For Coroner
HARRY L. HIGHT.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-08-12
The CELINA DEMOCRAT

finished in the Appeal TO Rea-
son, a socialist paper. 1t would
show how their own govern
ment, through trust manipula-
tion that reaches up to our high
est courts and oficialdom, helps
Diaz put the screws TO his serfs
for dirty American dollars, If
the shame, degradation and
crimes could be brought home to
our people they would cease.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-08-12
Mr.. Bryan's Latest Killing off

of the campaign, and letting it
turn upon the initiative and re-
ferendum as a local and the tar
iff as a national issue. By re-
fusing to do so-and this is the
sum and substance of "Bryan's
defeat"-the Democratic party
of Nebraska has put itself in
the position, in popular per-
spective in Nebraska, of the
whiskey rings sole political
champion in that State. The
popular tendency therefore will
be to regard the whiskey ring
as beaten if the Democratic par
ty loses, and triumpant if the
Democratic party wins.
Of the merits Of the county
option question in Nebraska we
say nothing here. The merits
of that question are not involv-
ed in the cry that Bryan has
been defeated in his own party;
and, regarded simply as a ques-
tion of political influence, we
do not see how the action of the
convention on county option
tells against Bryan. An act by a
convention of his party which,
in the public mind, Identifies
the party with the whisky
ring, whether the party wins
the election or loses it, and
which Bryan did his utmost to
prevent, looks to us more like a
defeat of the present managers
of his party in Nebraska than Of
Bryan.
We might add that we have
yet to see or hear of any charac-
terization of the matter as a de-
feat for Bryan which comes
from any other source, all along
the line from Watterson to
Hearst, than where Bryan's de-
feat is perennially regarded both
as foregone conclusion and a
foregone desire, and more of
desire than of a conclusion.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-08-12
Good Live AGENTS Wanted

To represent the Old Reliable Mon
roe Nursery in the sale of high grade
Northern grown nursery stock. Sixty
three years in the business. 900 acres.
Best propositions offered by any nur-
sery. Outfit free. Write us for par
ticulars. THE MONROE NURSERY, l.
L. ugenfritz' Sons Company, Monroe,
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-08-12

Secretary Sandles of the State
Board of Agriculture, himself
an editor and newspaper man,
has persuaded the board to use
newspaper columns for its State
Fair advertising, as the very
best way to reach the people.
The board has already found
splendid results from this and
will enter into it more thorough
ly than ever this year. There is
nothing that will carry your an
nouncements into the home and
attention of the people like their
favorite newspaper; you'll catch
them there every time, The
Secretary's head is level on that,
even if he is considerably off in
his politics. -Auglaize County
Democrat.
AS Secretary Sandles is an
all-wool and 36-inch wide Demo
crat, with a big and a little ID, :"
and no explanatory diagram is
needed to find whereat he is at,
it would seem that Mr.. Hoffer is
considerably off in his politics"
somehow somewhere.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-08-12

The great Pennsylvania rail
road has to cut expenses to
make ends meet, is the word
sent down the line. Section
men-those over-paid fellows
are to feel the pressure first,
and they will know how to vote
to open the mills, as it we're
this fall. And the highest and
best tariff ever! SOup-house,
where is tiny sting?
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-08-12

We've just been wondering if
the Mayor of Cincinnati would
allow moving pictures of the
Cox-Burton fight to be exhibited
in his village. But, pshaw! we
forgot that George Barnsdale
settled questions on Vine street,
over the Rhine, and his gener-
Gus nature would revolt at show
ing Theodore on his back wait
ing for the count.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-08-12

The Passing Of Bryan" is an
old theme, so very old that it
can hardly be handled with con
fidence now in spite of the new
interest that has been given it
by the Nebraska convention. ..
There may be several chapters
left of that old story, "The Pass,
ing of Bryan" and they may be
painfully exciting to divers Dem
ocratic politicians. - Chicago
Record Herald, Rep.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-08-12

1t is a pity that all Americans
with brains enough to think
have not been able to read the
Turner articles on "Barbarous
Mexico" bugun in the American
Magazine land when they were
getting hot, stopped and finally
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-08-12
30th ANNUAL
Big Fair
PORTLAND, IND.
Aug, 29, 80, 81 and Sept. I, z
1926 purse on races.

SO, ,255 purse on races.
Return engagement of the Palaro
Brothers, famous comedy acrobats, the
greatest on the road.
Also Ioleen Sisters, wire artists.
Marvellous act from Berlin; complete
with Europe's fashion in dress.
Reichard 81 Suman Aeroplane on ex-
hibition each day of the Fair.
Grand stock parade and Motorcycle
races only on Wednesday.
Many grand special features.
j. +. GRAVES, Secretary.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-08-12

One beauty about our stink
factory-that was to be odorless
is, we have no trouble in find
ing out the direction of the wind.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-08-12
WOMAN IN THE EXPOSITION WORLD.

DAINTY displays exhibit
the Ohio State Fair Liberal premiums offered and the
exhibitors enrolled in the
department. held Columbus
Sept will feature of this
Monday
designated Fair which date the fair
sex will admitted for % cents
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-08-12

DR.. Thed TouVelle, dentist. Office
8 a. m. to 5 pm.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-08-12

See Merkle, Walnut ST., for cast pillow
share and cycle grinding.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-08-12

FRIDAY, August -, 1910
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-11-04
Telephone Now Used for Advertising
silk hose, a clipping bureau rings up

silk hose, a clipping bureau rings up
prominent financier, tells him his
name is mentioned r. the daiiies in
connection with an important rail-
road deal and asks him to subscribe
to the bureaus extremely efficient
service; a dealer in antiques begs
that madame will call to examine
some rare old Sheffield plate just re-
ceived. Such attentions have all the
exclus1veness Of vanishing day in
vitatton, and it would be patron of
hardy nerve who would fail to buy.
This method includes also a request
that the patron will kindly note the
special advertisements in the morn
ing papers and avail of them if pos
sible.
These telephone calls do not cost
any more than circularizing, when let
ter postage, personally typewriter
letters or engraved invitations ~-4e
used, as they must be in order to Je-
cure the attention of valuable pa
irons. Also they have the merit Of be-
ing traceable without cumbrous
"follow-up" system. If a merchant
has telephoned Mrs. Van Allyn that
he has a few choice Sulu pearls
which he is reserving for her inspec-
ton he knows within a day or two
whether or not Mrs. Van Allyn has
bought thereof and he need not waste
time or money again on Improbable
customers
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-11-04

w ASHINGTON.-An obscure chap
w ter. it has long lain unread in
American annals, in spite of the in.
terest that surrounds it. But now
that the United States has come to
take an active hand in the govern
ment Of Liberia, it is natural that the
founding Of that old half-American.
half African-negro state should attract
our interest. Founded back in 1920
as home for the freed slaves from
this country, Liberia became repub-
lie in 1S47. Today its population num-
bers some $4,000 Liberians along the
coast. while 100000 negroes run wild
in the interior. No white man can &C.
quire citizenship or own property.
BY an arrangement with bankers in
this country, France and Germany and
with the approval of Liberia and the
European powers, a loan Of $4,000, 900
is to be floated by our government to
the end Of setting straight Liberian
finances and assisting the country to
establish itself upon a firmer basis
The United States will have control
of the little states financial, military
and agricultural departments and will
administer the republics relations.
The popular accounts of the found
Ing Of Liberia credit the achievement
somewhat vaguely to the American
Colonization society, of which Henry
Clay was president. There is a less
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-11-04

IF A HEN is not a bird, why Is a
/ pair of rubber boots an article of
wooden wearing apparel? Funny ques-
ton, is it not? There are many 9th
ers, but this one is enough to show
how Uncle Sam is puzzled at times to
properly classify imported articles so
that the correct rate of customs du-
ties may be levied and collected. In
the above case, it is simply because
the highest customs authority OF the
land held that as the boots had Innings
in which there was an appreciate
quantity of wool they should bear the
rate prescribed for wooden apparel.
That same highest authority decided
that frogs legs are dutiable as poul-
try.
The customs court, new judicial
body that is just getting down to bust
ness at Washington, already has many
cases that will cause the public to
laugh One of the first questions for
it to decide is whether the hen Is a
bird. Ornithologists would unhesitat-
ingly declare she is, but the new
court is not composed of such men.
Eth? What is the odds? Wait min
ute, and you will see how it concerns
every housekeeper. If the court can
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-11-04
Chicago Hair Industry Is Big One

and sold at big auction sale. Our
agents bid for it by the pound and
then ship directly to us. Over at our
laboratory these queues are first thor
oughly disinfected, the greatest care
being taken, then they are bleached
peri ctly white and put through a re-
fining process, which makes them
more like the natural hair. After they
are dyed the ordinary shades they
cease being queues and become
Switches
Then they are put CT hackle,
board set with sharp steel spikes,
where they are separated into even
lengths. For instance, 26-inch
switch, the popular length, must have
every hair precisely rs inches long. In
the average switch there are about six
different shades of one color which
must be blended together on the
hackle.
I'VE used to get about all of orr
first quality hair from the peasants Of
Switzerland. Nine months ago, how
ever, the country passed a law for
bidding the women to sell more than
One-third Of their hair. We now buv
most OF our fine cut hair from Rus
STA, but the demand for it IS 50
great that where we last year paid
$3.50 a pound we now have to nav
s14 pound. In a good switch there
are four ounces NJ hair"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-11-04
City Thrives on the Bermuda Onion

tlvatable land
VI course, as the business grew. San
Antonio prospered. From the trading
point for a cattle country it became
the distributing center for one of the
richest small farming districts in the
world.
N 1900 the assessed valuation of
city property was $1,s79,O7O. In 1905
the valuation was increased to $780,
255,37O, and the gain was counted a
good one. Then the onion boom he
gan and these figures resulted: 1905
s3S,407,S75; 1907, s54,6s2,27O: 1908
$C1,705,7SO; 1909. $73,S14,000. Two
$1,0OO,O00 hotels have been built And
as the city's prosperity has increased
the benefit of the climate as a health
resort has been more appreciated. and
this draws thousands of visitors each
year.
The population Of the city was IT,
673 in 1880, and in 1900 it had IN.
creased to 52,321. This year the total
scared to 96,641, and, with suburbs II
far exceeds the charmed 100, 900 mark
The nearest rival in Texas is Dallas
with 92,104. What gives the greatest
Joy locally is that eight years ago all
Texas was saying that San Antonio
had reached its limit.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-11-04

IF Capt. Jorge Nelken Y. VALID
l berg, erstwhile of Argentina, pre-
tended American, typical soldier of
fortune and one of the few men who
ever succeeded in selling a gold brick
to one Of the nations most prominent
men, does not return to Washington
within the next sixty days, he is likely
to lose his alleged American citizen
ship and be denied the protection of
the American flag
Captain Waldberg hourished in
Washington IL years ago, during the
Spanish American war, and a few
years later, at the Pan-American expo
sition. The captain came to Wash
ington with a long military record.
Having been born in Argentina, he has
lived in half a dozen South American
countries and been engaged In as
many revolutions in the cause of lib
erty Exiled, when unsuccessful, he
dropped into New York one day and
organized a company of Greek fruit
venders whom he took to Athens,
joined the Greek army and fought In
the Graeco-Turkish war.
All that he got out of that contest
was a little military glory and wife.
He married very beautiful daughter
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-11-04


recognition
particularly campaigns
His first of discovery
San Salvador
expedition reaching 81 degrees
and made valuable
north 1898
1906 he
had digbe balloon built
out to be defective and the
found Mr. Weman back
balloon start made September
drove the ashp back. A landing made a glacier
Danes island with the America
after covering 80 miles the equbrator
back its landing
Ice hummocks and 1t exploded.
The discovery Of the
Mr. Weman
he
While digbe
distance covered The previous
vous distance
abandoning their craft
of aho the The airshp relieved
boat shot high
Welman
made with difficulty
Welma
He is anxious to make another
ported that his financial
America.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-11-04

d H1LADELPH1A-G Lutheran
church of Roxborough is erecting
a handsome Gothic edif1ce on the
northwest corner Of Ridge and Rox-
borough avenues. The site is his
toric one and was long revered by
the older residents for the part taken
there during the revolutionary war.
The old stone dwelling has been de-
molished. but the large barn in the
rear not only has been preserved, but
Is being used as a house Of worship
while the building Of the church
home is In progress.
Both the barn and tho house f1g-
ured In cowardly proceeding during
the winter of 1777-1778, while the Brit
ish were in possession of Philadelphia
Washington's army was at Valley
Forge. enduring the hardships Of that
terrible winter and scouting parties
were frequently sent out from the en-
campment there to the outlying dis
tricts of the city. One December
afternoon, during a snowstorm, a
company Of Virginia troopers rode
down Ridge avenue, then known as
the Plymouth road. through Roxbor-
ough, and, seeing the spacious and
inviting barn, stopped at the house
and asked permission Of Andrew
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-11-04
Historic Barn Is Used as a Church

Wood, the owner, to spend the night
in the barn. Wood was patriot. and
at once acceded to the request, urg-
ing number of the troopers to spend
the night in the house.
Midnight passed, and the weary
troopers were indulging in dreams Of
Geliverance from their foes and a
safe return to their own firesides
when suddenly the sentinel detected
the approach of body Of horsemen.
He had scarcely given an alarm when
they rushed by him. In moment
confusion, alarm and disorder. AL
ready had some Of the Virginia troop
ers mounted their horses and were
fastening to escape by Cares lane.
opposite the house, when the British
rushed on to the attack. giving no
quarter. Many of the Americans es-
capped, but those remaining were
fallen upon and murdered In cold
blood.
In 1860, through the efforts of Ho-
ratio Gates Jones and others of Rox-
borough, the bones of these Virginia
troopers were reinterred in Levering-
ton cemetery, and a large granite
monument, suitably inscribed, erected
over their remains.
Grace Lutheran church, after hold
ing services in the Roxborough Ly-
ceum hall, rented the Woods house,
the lower part of which was fitted up
as a chapel. with Sunday school
rooms on the upper floors. The prop
erty was subsequently purchased, the
old house torn down and the barn
brought into service.