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The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-04-09
SOUNDS SOMEWHAT JINGOIsH

Listen but do not be alarmed:
Friction with Great Britain
is developing in the Atlantic.
If the British government per-
sists in destroying American
commerce, there can be but one
outcome-war between the two
countries. Does any one sup
pose that Great Britain would
be idle at the canal? 1t has sew
eral superdreadnaughts which
could destroy the forts at Pana-
ma"
Then what? But what's the use!
Why so much as give space to such
foolish preachments? There is nc
more danger of our going to war with
Great Britain than there is Of our 60
ing to war with Germany, and there
isn't a chance in a billion of our going
to war with anybody. Not for some
years to come, at any rate.
The friction" that is develop
ing" fades like the morning dew
We are going to insist upon oul
get them. Our com
merce is not going to be destroyed
by anybody unjustly. The rest OF
the world is mad, but we shall re-
main sweet and calm. And that
wins, always.
But perhaps it should be stated
the quotation is from a news paper
printed in Washington. That ought
to be full explanation. The only
spot on the American continent
where they do not have proper per-
spective of American affairs is Wash
ington, D. c. 1t is the one place
where they see red when the grass is
green. 1t is the one community
where they do not know what is go
ing on over the rest of the earth. 1t
is the one city where you can start a
panic with a post card, or drive men
to commit suicide through fear by
firing off a toy pistol. We take no
stock in the prophecies that come out
of Washington, and refuse to become
alarmed because Britain burned the
place a hundred years ago, when a
determined men could have
prevented it.-Springfield News.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-04-09
AMAzING PRoNrTNEss
[clerelnnd plaIn pealerl

Senior CardOse. the Brazilian min
lister TO Mexico, must be a man OF
great persuasive eloquenoe So elo-
quently did he present the case OF
the United States In the McManus
matter that within two weeks of the
murder of the American an indemn-
ity of $4,000 in gold was in the
hands of the widow. Mrs. McManus
Is probably the most astonished per
son in Mexico, and does not hesitate
to express her gratitude both to the
United States and TO the Brazilian
who has so ably represented the
American interests.
Inasmuch as the Zapata forces may
almost any day evacuate Mexico City
the celebrity OF zapata In making pay.
ment is all the more amazing. With
the CarranZa forces in possession OF
the capital an effective claim could
have been urged against Zapata. A
little delay, and the payment might
have been indefinitely postponed. OF
perhaps avoided altogether,
In zapata's action IL Is probable
that the excellent common sense OF
Francisco villa is once more appar-
ent, Zapata is Villas ally, and sub
ject, IL not TO Villas orders at least
to his influence. villa urgently de-
sires the good will of the United
States, and since he became a reason
able leader he has done everything
in his power to merit a favorable
opinion. While the ofIish Carranza
has done his best to be troublesome
villa has consistently sought to make
the burden of the American govern
ment as light as possible. The MUIR
der of McManus, though committed
without authorization, and in no
way attributable to the Zapata lead
ers, was nevertheless of Zapata fol-
lowers. Prompt attention alone
would remove the odium Of lawless-
ness from the Villa-Zapata cause.
The atonement has been made with
out a quibble and without a protest,
and with promptness almost uneX-
ampled in international transactions.
The McManus matter instead of re-
bounding to Villas discredit, has ra-
ther strengthened his reputation as
a lover of fair play
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-04-09
Owl sERVICE LEGISLATION
[Ohlo State Journal, Rep. ]

lOulO 0ldJt JOuIudlt Atpsl
President Hoskins of the civil ser
vice commission opposes the Barnes
Moore civil service bill, now before
the legislature and he is right about
il. That bill would prove great
detriment to the cause of civil ser
vice in this state 1t ought not to
pass. There is a division of senti-
ment upon the billion one side are
the politicians and on the other side
the people. The public service ought
not to be political and this bill would
make it so, especially the Barnes
part, which might be entitled a bill
to abolish the civil service.
In attempting to perfect the pres
ent civil service system, the legisla-
ture is making a botch of it. Our
civil service law might be improved,
but the Barnes-Moore bill will not do
il; il will sadly injure it. Why does
MT the legislature call in Mr. Hoskins
or some sensible man, whose heart is
in the civil service, and consult him
about the new civil service law. The
ordinary politician does not know
any more about civil service than he
does about sanskrit. He can't get
his eyes off the provisions in the
bill.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-04-09
WOULDN'T 1T MAKE YOU SMILE

Temperance people who supported
Willis for election because they
were told he was against the liquor
traffic have recently had their second
object lesson taught them by the
Ohio Senate, heavily Republican in
complexion. 1t has just defeated the
Vollenweider bill requiring the label
ing of alcoholic beverages shipped in
to dry territory, the deciding votes
against it coming from Cincinnati,
which city, as Representative Willis
Yeatmann, of Hamilton county, pro-
claimed in the general assembly,
elected Willis. The same votes a
month ago killed the bill, backed by
the organized temperance forces, per-
mitting students to vote in towns
where they were attending college.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-04-09
MOTHERS, DO This =
When the Children Cough, Rub
Musterole on Threats
and Chests

No telling how soon the symptoms
may develop into Group, or worse. And
then's when you're glad you have a jar
of MUSTEROLE at hand to give
prompt, sure relief. It does not blister.
As first aid and a certain remedy
there's nothing Ike MUSTEROLE.
Thousands Of mothers know it. You
should keep a jar in the house
1t is the remedy for adults, too. Re-
lieves Sore Throat, Bronchitis, Tonsii.
it's, Group, Stiff Neck, Asthma, Neural
qia, Headache, Congestion, Pleurisy,
rheumatism, Lumbago, Pains and Aches
Of Back or Joints, Sprains, Sore Mus
lies, Chilblains, Frosted Feet and Colds
Of the Chest (it often prevents Pneu-
monia).
At your druggists, in 25c and SOC jars,
md : special large hospital size for $3.50.
Be sure you get the genuine MUS
TEROLE. Refuse imitations-get what
you ask for. The Musterole Company,
Cleveland, Ohio.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-04-09
DEVELOPING INTO A COMMON
PHONOGRAPH

Col. Roosevelt, it seems, is mere
retailer of gossip and scandal. Hav-
ing been president of the United
States, when he hears something dis
creditable to his successor in that
high office he is at liberty to repeat
it with the added authority of his
own great name and position. A Sc
nate committee has been trying to
get the ex-president to go to Wash
ington to give his reasons in stating
in an article bearing his signature
that President and members of his
cabinet favored ship purchases in the
interest of foreign owners who had
ships to sell, meaning, of course, that
they were in collusion with the North
German Lloyd and the Hamburg
American companies. 1t develops,
however, that Col Roosevelt has no
knowledge on the subject. He was
only prOnograph. Why should not
an ex-president behave himself?-N.
Y World.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-04-09

Recent reports have been issued
from the State House by Sherman
Cuneo of Uper Sandusky, who was
personal press agent for Governor
Willis during his campaign. He is
drawing $4,000 per, as secretary of
the Panama-Pacific exposition COM
mission but is staying in Columbus.
The intimation is he is to be in
charge of the new press bureau. One
thing is sure, they are cutting down
expenses-for Republican campaign
work
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-04-09
TODAY is ARBOR DAY

Governor Willis has fixed today
April 8, as Arbor Day for this year
1t is hoped that all the schools will
get busy and plant trees and shrub
berry. Let every class in the differ
ent schools set out a tree and in the
years to come the different pupils
can say, Il helped to set out those
trees away back in 1915" Teach,
er's Manuals can be obtained from
county superintendents.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-04-09
oBEYED THE Law ALL RIGHT

In West Virginia a new law re-
quirea that label be attached to
containers of liquor. whether Il be
barrels, jugs or bottles. Recently a
man named High Ball was seen In the
streets In rather a glorious condition.
High took no chances on violating
the label law. He wore a sign in big
letters: II contain / quart of rye
whisky and bottles Of beer" His
actions indicated that the truth had
been told on the sign.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-04-09
KENT MAN, 1O7, AIDS IN VOTING
TOWN DRY

Kent, o., April l. Temperance
forces won in a Beal law election
held here today, the vote being:
Drys 654; vets, 554. Kent voted
wet by majority of SO on the home
rule amendment last fall.
George w. Austin, 107, believed to
be the oldest voter, took part in to-
days election. He walked to the
polls and said he cast a dry vote.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-04-09

Cotton was to have been the worst
hit by the allies indefinite blockade
of Germany, and has been going up
In price ever since This, however,
has nothing to do with the case as a
matter Of law.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-04-09

Before the new Willis tax assess
ors had even taken their chairs they
gave out that they proposed to send
for Uncle John ID. Rockefeller and
adjust" his taxes. The OK knoeth
his masters crib.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-04-09

On April / Republican Treasurer
Archer accounted for a cash balance
of $9,9S3,1S6.16. The Democratic
surplus in the State Treasury will
keep the boys going at Columbus un-
til next July. Then no, for the
paWnshOpl
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-04-09
WatCh Your Children

Often children do not let parents know
they are constipated. They fear some
thing distasteful. They will like Rexall
Orderlies--a mild laxative that tastes
like sugar. Sold only by uS, 10 cents.
Hight & Hoagland, The RexalI store
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-04-09

Influenced, no doubt. by environ
ment an employ of the House has
skipped from Columbus leaving be-
hind him a deserted wife and child
rem and a lot of fraudulent checks
There is a strong suspicion that he
may have eloped with one of the sir
ems brought in for the exclusive ben
eft Of the solons themselves. He
should not have been exposed to the
temptation.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-04-09

No one would object If a Zeppelin
would soar over the State House and
drop a bomb of brains among the
members. -CadlZ Sentinel.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-04-09

Owing to the great poverty of the
country under Wilson, the greatest
Easter week business the pOst-offices
of the country ever knew was trans
acted last week, and the Celina office
was no exception. Isn't it awful,
Calamity?
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-04-09

A Republican expert has declared
the anti-lobby law invalid. What Is
the difference under the Willis rule?
Nobody pays any attention TO ii any
how. Mother bottle, waiter!
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-04-09

Fourteen weeks on the job and not
a bill passed nor an outside Office
given quarters at the capitol Cid
dap!
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-04-09

TO STOP BLEEDING AND HEAL CUTS
For cuts of all kinds, whether on man
or beast, apply HanfOrd's Balsam of
Myrrh to cleanse the wound, stop bleed
ing and assist nature to heal. Always
have it on hand ready for accidents.
adv.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-04-09

The government of Ohio is being
restored to the people-But, gosh,
think OF the people who are getting
it,
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-04-09

more importance than such as insure
the purity of elections and proper
registration of the will of the people.
Cincinnati Record
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-04-09

ii there was anything else in the
mind of Governor Willis other than
to make spoils of the taxing system
it has not been made apparent. Not
only has he removed men who had
the experience of a successful opera
tion of the Warnes law but he remov-
ed men who had been chosen after
months of investigation to find the
best possible servants; and what is
of worse consequence he has filled
the vacancies with men chosen over
night, without consideration of quail
ification or examination Of character.
Luck has been with the Governor or
with the people in some cases, and
Republicans have been chosen who
are worthy and who will give good
account of themselves, but in major
ity of cases men have been chosen be-
cause they were satisfactory to Peter
Durr, of Cincinnati.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-04-09

Official announcement is made
that Governor Willis is about to
found another press bureau with
which to exploit his craftsmanship,
although he now has one in full
swing. The excuse given is that all
newspaper correspondents the Asso-
ciated United and International press
associations and the local Columbus
papers are in a conspiracy to distort
the happenings at the capital
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-04-09

When the slaughter of the Warnes
tax law assessors was going for
ward in the Office of Governor Frank
b Willis, there were present as
counsellors in the matter of choos-
ing minority representatives upon
the new boards, former Congressman
John j. Whitacre, former State
Printer E. A. Crawford, Chamles p.
Salen, of Cleveland, G. G. Philbrick,
of Columbus, and Rev. Frank Rich
ards, of Gallipolis. These, the lead
ers and officials of the so-called True
Democracy league, opposed the DEM
ocratic ticket last fall because as
they told the people, the power of
government was being used to create
a vicious partisan machine.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-04-09

Il is gratifying 10 note while the
calamity shouters are at work, and
everybody is supposed to be buying
automobiles, that our buggy manu-
facturers have been showing increas-
es in their sales of from 25 to so per
cent over last year. If you have any
doubt about il, ask the VIM. Cron
Sons Co. or Manufacturer John Lei
field. They are simply doing more
business than they ever done before.
They deserve it and we are glad of it,.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-04-09

If Mark Hanna and his friends
were in power, what a noise they
would make over the tremendous
increase in our exports! Although
they favored system that discourage
ed exports, they never failed to hur-
rah over what the called a favorable
balance in trade In spite of our
mighty exports, we are not especially
prosperous but they would have
found wealth and glory in what now
is only an incident of war and calam-
ity We shall not have true pros
perity until we buy as well as we
sell, and the less these transactions
are taxed the sounder will that pros
perity be.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-04-09

Not satisfied with the trouble into
which he placed himself by grabbing
the patronage in the taxation scheme
of the state Governor Willis is said
to be planning entrance into the liq-
uor licensing commission. In this
matter he is urged by the Republi-
cans who are now licking their chops
after the first taste. Now Willis is
practically admitting that what he
wanted last fall was to get a job for
himself and for as many fellows who
would help him as he could. No won
der with high-minded ambition he
gathered to his banners the lobbyists
who are now making disgraceful
scandal in this state.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1915-04-09

Wonder was expressed at the hur-
ried trip of Newton NJ. Miller to Col
umbus from San Francisco where he
is director general of the Ohio COM
mission. Immediately after his ar
rival the new highway commissioner
let $557,OOO worth of road contracts,
and the next day Newton went back
to the fair 1t will be remembered
that Mr.. Miller was one of the High
way department attackers during the
campaign and that he has shown to
be the representatives of certain road
building companies And so the
game goes merrily on.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1915-10-23

The waste basket Is a symbol Of OBJ
ivion. To II are consigned the fail
ures and the "has-beens," old love let
tiers, appeals that met no response.
things emptied of their significance by
Time. II Is the grave of dead
thoughts. What q mass of human eff.
fort and emotion its contents repre-
sent! The merest printed circular,
flung there with hardly a glance.
stands for long hours of eager plan
ming by somebody and the skilled la
Dor OF many hands. Men have striven
with the utmost of their ability, to
win your interest-and have failed.
The waste basket records their fail
ure.
Those little ink-inscribed bits of pa
per that lie submerged in its depths
of human documents: letters Of friend
ship. full of cordially and barking
back to pleasant experiences; family
letters, expressing loyal affection and
giving word Of those at home; letters
that once made the heart beat quick.
At first Joy, they become an accumu-
lation and are now a radiance.
There Is day-before-yesterda
newspaper. The events 1t describes
are already remote. The issues her
aided In its fervent editorials are by
this time either settled or relegated
to the background. 1t Is as out of date
as Rip Van Wrinkle.
With the newspaper is a popular
magazine of last January. How utter
~ fiat and stale it seems! The he
roes and heroines that stalk, chatter
and pose through its pages are now
forgotten. The great man eulogized
in a glowing article has since fallen
into disfavor. The big names fiaunt-
ed on the cover have a look Of mock
cry. The most gripping story ever
written" has been superseded by a
score Of others. The brilliant CON-
edy success" pulled by the dramatic
critic has left the boards forever.
In among these "has-beens" are q
host of might-have-beens": inchoate
ideas, jotted down but never consum-
mated; letters that were written but
never sent; plans for homes that were
never built; dazzling schemes aban-
doned out of fear that they were vi
sionary. Aspirations, gropings-how
they might have changed the world
for some Of us!
Few escape you long. old Jugger-
naut! One after another, they lose
their hold and fall into you. And you
are always waiting.
TIE morituri salutemus! From
Judge.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1915-10-23

child must achieve all this In the
first few years of Its life. There was
a time when might was right, and
when each person felt that what came
into his hand was his own. there was
a time when deception and cunning
were as necessary to maintain ones
right as locks and keys are necessary
to-day; and SO we might go through
the whole catalogue OF possible
wrong. The scholar will tell Us that
the disposition to do these things Is
only the temperance of primitive
impulses, and that these things are
non-moral; that they are simply start
ing points for the upbuilding Of man.
hood, character and destiny. That
the problem of the child il to steady
himself past dangerous places 10 the
place where right will be easy, and
become the instructive choice Of the
soul.
The scholars also talk Of the man
who is lost" BY this they mean
the man who began with some simple
wrong, and has added to this again
and again, till he can see no way Of
escape. He began with simple un-
truth, and added to this for protection.
and to this again to cover his shame.
till he has built about him a world Of
falsehood in which he Is actually lost.
He can see no way to return. nor has
he the courage to confess. He Is like
a man lost in a wood. In this way
the thief Is lost. He began many
years ago, when he took little trifies
at home; he goes into business life.
and other things are taken, till the
habit is fixed and the poor man is
lost in the maze OF dishonesty. He
is simply bewildered and beyond all
return, and is lost"
There is a vast deal Of truth In
these findings, and our hearts confirm
what they say; but 1t was all taught
more simply by Jesus. He said very
much about the wanderings of men,
and the lost estate into which they
come He said men go astray like
sheep, which knows that the grass Is
sweet, and that there Is another tuft
Just ahead, and 80, with it's nose to
the ground, 1t nibbled along till 1t was
far from the path. and far from the
shepherds care and separated from
the company of the rest of the flock,
and lost on the side Of the mountain.
1t was needless and 1t wandered
away.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1915-10-23

There are people. He said. like that.
They do not intend any especial
wrong, but they simply follow their
instincts. and live Ike the sheep.
which has no foresight nor consci-
ence and no sense of obligation. These
people live without restraint upon
their appetites. and unwitingly wan
der farther and farther away. TIL they
And themselves in q hungry place.
saw an instance Ike that dur
ing the summer. The fellow was
young and had never been well cared
for In his home. He simply knew that
some delights were sweet for the
time.
He wandered along with no thought
Of the end, till he was locked In the
Jail, where he lies tonight. visited
him there and endeavored to help.
but his return will be hard. and the
scars he will always bear. Not q
bad boy. but needless and silly a. .
sheep; and there are tenthousand
like him in this city tonight II
man. who is meant to guide himself
by intelligence and will and fore
thought and conscience and the etsr-
nal light of heaven. Is willing to fol-
low mere instinct as . sheep. he Will
come at length into a thirsty desert.
Here Is stone, says one great
preacher. You can either build upon
II or stumble over It. You may take
your choice.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1915-10-23
|9bort 9ern.ons
FOR 4
|5unnap Ralf-Dour|
Theme:
THE LOST.

Theme:
THE LOST.
-
BY THE REV. A. n. C. MORSE.
Text: Matthew 1871: "For the Son
Of Man 10 come to save that which
was lost"
During the summer / saw a Cana
dian city moved with a great anxiety
because Lad had been lost In a
neighboring wood. The papers pub
lished a call for strong hearts to as
sist In the search, and 1900 men
hunted the wood for two days and
two nights. At last the boy was
found, his clothes torn to shreds, his
tongue swollen with thirst and him
self almost famished with hunger.
There was great rejoicing when this
little lad was restored to his home.
1t was something like this which
Jesus had constantly in mind, and in
a score of ways He illustrated the
need of His work.
The scholars have recently been
giving their attention to what they
have called "the psychology of sin"
and II Is interesting to see how their
findings have conformed to the teach
ing of Jesus; this, of course, without
His great simplicity. The biologist
tells us that each little child passes
through the physical development OF
the race, and that he actually carries
in his own experience the entire his
tory of his ancestors. Then the psy-
chologist tells us there is the same re-
capitulation in the psychic life, and
that each individual passes through
the stages by which the race has at
tanned to civilization. morality and
right. 1t has taken the race uncount-
ed milleniums to discover the balance
of right. and to discern the things
which are essentially good, but the