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The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1916-01-28

But love renders man color blind
to complexions
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1916-01-28

The man who steals kiss without
first warning the girl misses the hest
part of it.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1916-01-28

To keep clean and healthy take DR..
Pierce's Pleasant Pellets. They regulate
liver, bowels and stomach.-Adv.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1916-01-28

When it comes to drawing con-
illusions all women are natural born
artists
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1916-01-28

What is Jack Summers frettlns
about?"
Afraid his wife can come back
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1916-01-28
True to Life.

I'm always the goat
That's because ure always bul
ting in"
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1916-01-28

The man who thinks funny thought:
without expressing them is tbs wors'
kind of pessimist.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1916-01-28

Not Gray Hairs but Tired Eyes
make us look cider than we are. Keep
your Eyes young and you will look young.
After the Movies Murine Your Eyes. Don't
tell your age Murine Eye Remedy Co..
Chicago, Sends Eye Book on request.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1916-01-28
A Model Seeker
and
Model Christian
By REV. R. M. RUSSELL, D. D.
Instructor in Doctrine, Moody Bible
Institute Of Chicago

TExT-He went on his way rejoicing.
Acts S:39.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1916-01-28
PAINS In SIDE
And BACK
How Mrs. Kelly Suffered and
How She was Cured.

Burlington, Visit was very irreg-
ular, ano had pains in my side and back,
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1916-01-28
Function of the Hammer.

why do you knock so? Why are
you always using the hammer"
81 do it to rivet attention. my boy?"
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1916-01-28
To Cure a Cold in One Day

Take LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE Tablets
Druggists refund money if it fails to cure T. "
GROVES signature is on each box. 2sc.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1916-01-28
Does Yours l?

Il wish you wouldn't contradict me.
my dear
81 don't!'
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1916-01-28

Try lemon and salt for ink stains
on the fingers.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-03-17
Eating $3.50 Meals at State Ex-
pense.

Ohio has an army of travelling inspec-
tors and employees whose board, trans
portation, lodging and other expenses
costs the state annually SJOO,OOOOO
Their expense accounts in many cases
were so excessive that the present au-
ditor was unable to understand how
they could legitimately spend so much
for the purposes for which they were
permitted to charge the state. The
bills as rendered gave little or no in
formation on this point. To get at the
facts and to protect the state from
overcharges he now requires that all
travelling state employees must keep
daily itemized expense accounts show
ing specifically for what purposes the
money was spent, and where any ex-
traordinary expense was incurred, re-
quires receipt for the same. Under
the new system he found that some
employees were indulging in $500 and
$3.50 meals and hotels at over $500 per
day. There was no law controlling the
matter, except the lao of common sense,
which Mr.. Donahey is frequently find
ing of more value to Ohio taxpayers
than much Of the General Code. He
began arbitrarily cutting all unreason
able expense accounts, and to date the
only appeal to the courts was the Ohio
Building management at the Panama
Pacific Exposition. They got their
money but the people got the facts, and
never again will Ohio run a hotel at
Worlds Fair The new system Of re-
quiring itemized expense accounts is
saving the state thousands of dollars
yearly, and the restrictions placed on
the expenses Of employees is beneftting
the service, for men who are permitted
to spend public funds lavishly for un-
necessary personal indulgence soon de-
generate into careless, selfish, untrust-
worthy employees.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-03-17
Recovered Over $4,000 For Ohio
Schools From Oil Companies.

The government of Ohio in the past,
by negligence, bad legislation and poor
business management, has permitted
the magnificent beouest by the Ma
tionaI Government of 704,4SS acres Of
school lands to practically all pass into
prfyate ownership, and the four mil
Hon dollars received from the sale of
these lands has long ago been dissi-
pated and the taxpayers Of Ohio an
nually dig up $25O,000.00 in taxes to
pay interest on what the state squan-
dered, and will continue to do so for
ever. Of this vast bequest of govern
ment land, only few thousand acres
remain unsold. Auditor Donahey found
this small residue being badly admin
istered. Private corporations and in
dividuals were unlawfully removing
timber, oil, gas, coal, and other min
eral resources for which the schools
were not receiving one cent. He forced
one trespassing oil company to pay
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-03-17
Only Once a Year Did the State
Know Its Financial Standing.

How would you like to do business
with a bank that could only strike a
balance and exhibit its financial con-
dition once year? That was the con
dition In which Auditor Donahey
found the states finances. 1t had been
the policy of the state auditors Office
to strike a balance and furnish each
department statement of its balances
once each year With departmental
vouchers aggregating many thousands
Of dollars that the auditor of state had
never seen which were floating all
over the state, it was impossible to
know at any time, except the end of
the fiscal year what balances were in
any appropriation, or how much cash
there would be in the treasury if the
outstanding vouchers were deducted.
A department might have exhausted
Continued Next Week
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-03-17
Former State Auditors Reported
to the State House Basement.

The present auditor of state found 1t
the custom of his predecessors to issue
bound annual report of nearly one
thousand pages of detailed financial
statistics. Auditor Donahey believes
in reporting to the people, not to deal
ers in waste paper and musty old
books. He cut down the reports for
1913 and 1914 to One-fourth the usual
number of pages, and published same
In pamphlet form, and it required
twenty-five thousand copies of the re-
ports for the past two years to meet
the demand, and the cost of publish
ing these reports was less than the
limited editions of the big bound re-
ports of former years.
Not only did thousands of Ohio citi-
zens request copies of the auditor of
states reports for 1913 and 1914, but
leading periodicals of this and other
states commended Auditor DOnahey on
the wisdom Of publishing condensed re-
ports We have space for only two
quotations.
The Philadelphia Saturday Evening
Post, In the issue of May go 1914, said
editerially:
Here are two fiscal reports by Ohio. The
older one is a mess. 1t consists mainly of
a mass Of unexplained and unintelIigible
details. Every petty transaction Is set
forth and the essential facts about the
states condition are buried in a maze OF
figures. The states fiscal year ends No
vember 18th: but the preparation and pub
lication of this huge obscurantist report
took so much time that the volume was not
off the press until near the end of the fol-
lowing fiscal year. OF course nobody had
any interest in it then, even If anybody
could have understood it. The plan on
which the newer report was compiled is
sufficiently indicated by this paragraph:
"Goverum"nt reports should contain only
such matter as is OF public interest and
only so much as viii receive public atten-
tion"-that is, the essential facts briefly
and intelligibfy stated, This report was
published within six weeks Of the end Of
the fiscal year and since its publication
the auditors Office has received from
fifty to a hundred requests a day for it
People want it because they can under
stand it,
Here
We
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-03-17
]. is an editorial from Golfers
ekly Now York; of Eah % 1Q1h.

We commented last year on the way in
which Mr.. A. v Donahey, Auditor of the
State Of Ohio, attempted to get the facts
as to Ohio's finances into the hands Of her
citizens 1t appears now that this attempt
was decidedly successful. The 1912 report
contained some 800 pages of endless de-
tail, and less than so copies were requested
out of an edition OF 1900. The 1918 report
was boiled down to some $50 pages Of u.s.
able information. and an edition of over
Il, 900 copies was exhausted. This shows
how to interest people in the actual re-
suits Of their government, and the lesson
is clear for every state and city that has
sense enough to use 1t,
One of the many compliments high
ly priced by Auditor Donahey is the
following letter from Ex-Governor An
drew L. Harris, written shortly before
the latter's death:
Eaton, Ohio, Feb. 10, 1875
Hon. A. V. Donahey,
Auditor of State,
Columbus, Ohio.
Dear Sir:
Please mail me a copy OF your
second annual report to the Governor. ]
days ago. l had the privilege of examin-
ing 1t for few moments. / saw SO many
valuable suggestions in it that l wish a
copy of my own that 1 can examine at
leisure. Thanking you in advance, l am
sincerely yours,
(signed) ANDREW L, HARRIS.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-03-17
Even the General Assembly Now
Has to obey the Law.

A majority OF the members of the
general assemblies for fifty years have
conducted their business ON the theory
that they were law unto themselves.
They spent as much public money as
they pleased, bought anything they
wanted. and at the end OF the session
carried home whatever suited their
fancy. No questions were asked, no
objections offered The auditors Of
state, in the past, never examined their
financial transactions 1t was not
thought safe to molest those who make
the appropriations. Auditor Donahey
believes Il is safe to do anything In
the public service that viii prevent
sQuandering of public funds and the
purloining of public property. One of
his first acts was to compel the finance
committees of the Democratic legisla-
ture In 1913 to pay their own ex-
penses when visiting the state institu-
lions and present itemized bills for
same before securing payment from
the state. 1t had been the custom pre-
viously for the chairman of these COM
mittees to secure a warrant from the
state auditor and go to the state treas
ury before starting on these Junkets
and fill their pockets with a roll Of
bills and pay these public funds out at
their own sweet will and make no ac-
counting to anybody, although promts-
ing so to do Some members of the
finance committees of the present leg
islature sought to return to the old
plan, stating that they did not have
the money to advance for expenses, but
were informed that the present motto
of the auditor of states office is "Serv-
ice first" Auditor Donahey has made
a complete examination of the records
Of expenditures, personal and other
wise, of the present general assembly
and its predecessor. Why have not
the financial transactions Of former
legislatures been examined?
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-03-17
PUBLIC SALE

Having sold my farm, will sell al
public auction at my residence Z u
miles northeast of Celina, 2 miles
northwest Of Neptune, 8 1a south and
Y east of Mendon, Il easy of Mt
Hope school house, the following
property; sole to commence at IL
sun time prompt.
TUESDAY, MARCH 21, 1916
3 HEAD HORSES
One dark gray. mare coming four
years, 1900 lbs; one black mare com
ing years, with foal, 400 lbs; one
bay draft colt coming years, 1175.
5 HEAD CATTLE
One COW coming years, was fresh
in November and is bred; Jersey COW
4 years, will be fresh in April; Jersey
heifer years, was fresh in Decem-
Der and is Bred one coming yearlng
Jersey heifer and one Jersey heifer
calf months old.
Brood SOws and Shoats
ick Two brood sows and five shoats
weight about 100 pounds each.
FARM IMPLEMENTS
One Milwaukee binder, Mccormick
mower, new Monarch cultivator, new
Mccormick sixteen in. disc, 50tooth
harrow, weeder, cement land roller,
five tooth cultivator, breaking
plaws, Milburn wagon, grain bed and
hay ladder combined, buggy pole,
Leifeld storm buggy used one year,
mud boat and runners, tank heater,
stand of bees and osme hives thirty
eght rods hog fence and some poultry
fence, dinner bell, spring wagon, corn
shelter, step ladder, set brass mount
ed work harness, 2 sets buggy harm
ess, buggy collar and names, new bar
rell churn, Demming spraying outfit,
heating stove, cooking stove, Great
Western cream separator, grind stone
double and Single trees, some timo-
hty and clover seed, 1875 Silver Mine
sed oats, shredded fodder, baled and
loose clover hay, 100 Rose Comb
brown Leghorn chicknes, Early Ohio
seed potatoes, rough lumber, and
many other articles not mentioned.
TERMS-$5.00 or under cash; ov-
er that maount a credit Of 8 months
will be given, purchaser giving note
with approved securities. Four per
cent off for cash.
OTTO Il. DINE.
Il. Il. Bevington and Arland M.
Copeland, Auctioneers.
]. w. Raudabaugh, clerk.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-03-17
DRUNKEN FATHER
SHOWS BRUTALITY

A shocking case OF parental brutal
ity. with drunkenness the sole excuse,
is reported from Darke county, in
which Ora Shuff, who resides near
the village of Pittsburg, in a drunken
rage cruelty beat his twelve-year-old
son, Myron, about the body, intiieting
serious and perhaps fatal injuries.
The father came home about
| twelve O'Clock in q drunken condi-
ton and seeing his son lying on the
couch, picked up an old broom and
from no apparent reason started
whipping his son. Powerless to re-
sist the attack of the brute, the lad
was forced to submit to his inhuman
treatment. The father continued to
whip his son until the blood flowed
In streams down the frail little body
and thedrunken man did not stop un-
til he had beaten the boy into uncon-
sciousness After the boy had re-
gained consciousness he was told that
IL he revealed who whipped him he
would be killed. At first the boy
said that his mother whipped him.
lie told this story on account of the
fear of being killed by his father.
But finally he was induced to tell the
truth He said his father beat him.
Shuff was arrested by the Marshall
of Arcanum. Humane officer Joel
Williams swore out the warrant.
Shuff vehemently denied any connect
ion with the crime and said that his
wife did it. After close questioning
by the Humane OfIlcer, Shuff admit
ted his guilt The broom with which
the boy was beaten was broken In
several places, so severe was the
whipping which the father gave his
son. Shuff says that he can give no
reason why he should treat his son
In this manner. He says that he did
not know that he had done the act
and gives as his reason the fact that
he was greatly under the influence of
liquor, He had with him partly
filled bottle of whisky.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-03-17

into the state treasury SgJG5l00i
which Is now credited to the schools,
To forever end this spollQtion of un'
sold school lands, he had law passed
reserving TO the state for the benefit
Of schools all the minerals under the
same. The auditor of state is now
leasing such lands for oil, gas and coal
and royalties from leases now In op-
Grafton win net the schools S5000000
per year.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-03-17
THE STORY OF
A HIRED MAN
Continued from Fourth Page

Continued from Fourth Page)
transaction our or wnrcn 7 arose, ths
amount due the date OF maturity, and the
time when payment was demanded.
The present auditor Of state found
this law practically a dead letter In
Ohio. The auditor Of states Office, by
Section 2GS of the General Code, is
Ohio's collection agency. The auditor
is required to make every effort to col
lect these claims, and when not paid
within sixty days he shall certify same
TO the attorney-general who shall Sc
cure judgment and execution thereon.
This important law is now being en-
forced. Notices were sent to all de-
partments and institutions requesting
that all such outstanding claims be
certified to the auditor Of state. To
the great surprise of the present audi
tor, claims aggregatlng over one and
one-half million dollars were received
by him Many of these could have
been collected II the matter had been
attended to promptly by the proper au-
thorities In spite OF the fact that the
length Of time they had been outstand-
ing rendered many difficult or impossi-
BILE to collect the auditor succeeded In
collecting claims aggregating $4,000
and certified those uncollected to the
attorney general. This additional work
has been done by the regular office force
in the auditor of states department.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-03-17

Ohio has been printing too many
kinds of departmental reports, and
those issued are usually not properly
condensed. Auditor Donahey drew up
a bill requiring each department to
furnish copy of its annual report in
typewriter form to the secretary of
state, who is to publish a single vol
ume containing a summary and reca-
pitulation of all This became a law
in 1915 and the change viii save thou
sands of dollars yearly.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-03-17
SOCIAL GOSSIP

Miss Erma Jackson, East Livings-
ton street, pleasantly entertained the
/. X. B. club last Monday evening
After the usual sewing hour, prog
ressive dominoes were played with
favors falling to Miss Mae Stemen
and Mrs. VIM. Brown. Miss Nina
Cowan won a ST. Patrcik's word con-
test which followed the dominoes.
Miss Elizabeth Quinby, OF Indianape-
lis, Ind, was a guest of the club
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-03-17
LOST OR STOLEN

On last Friday on the streets of
this city, small purse containing ten
dollars in gold and five dollars in
paper. Gold piece a present and am
very anxious to secure it. Other
money offered as reward. S. d.
SMITH, Celina, or leave at this office
1t will pay you TO come for many
miles to see the Styles Big Pete is
going to show next week.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-03-17
AMONGTHEC ECHUCHES
UNITED BRETHREN 12-MILE
CIRCUIT

Union-Morning services: March
26, April 9, April %, May 7, May 2l
June4.
East Oldtown-Evening services
March 26, April 8, April %, May 2
May 81, June 4.
Spring-Valley - EWING services
March 19, April 2, April 16, April
80, May IA, May %, Junel1.
Observation-Disclosures services
March 19, April 2, April 16, April
30, May IA, May %, June II.
To all these services we cordially
invite the public to attend.
d. S. Knisely, Pastor.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-03-17
Honeywell
COLDWATER NJ. E. CIRCUIT


H. S. Eisnaugle, Pastor.
MoNTEZUMA
Sabbath-school, $3.50 a. m.
Mrs. Pearl Monroe, Supt.
Preaching service, 1890 a. m.
Epworth Lague, ZOO p. m.
coLDWATER
Sabbath-school, $3.50 a. m.
Stanley Baer, Supt.
Preaching Service, 200 p. m.
Epworth League, 700 p. m.
Prayer Service, Thursday, 7 p. m.
ERAsTUS
Sabbath-school, $50 a. m.
Jno. w. Fetters, Supt.
Epworth League, $50 p. N.
Preaching Service, 1880 p. m.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-03-17
Too Many Kinds of Departmental
Reports.
Public Sale
Horses, Hogs, Cows, Farm Ma
chinery, Old and New

The undersigned will offer at public
sale at their place of business, DURBIN,
OHIO, on
FRIDAY, MARCH II, 1916
Z miles west of Celina, commencing at 10
o'clock a. M, the following property to-
w. 6HEAD HORSES
Consisting of / black horse coming 3
years old weighing 1900 lbs, broke dou
BILE; one black driving horse, 4 years old,
weighing HOO lbs, broke double and sim
gle; one bay draft horse. 70 years old,
weighing 1900; one Belgian draft colt,
coming years old / roam gelding IL yrs
old, weighing 1900, and 1 general purpose
colt, coming years old.
20 HEAD HOGS COWS
HOGs-2O head, consisting Of IS head
shoats, weighing 10 each, and head of
COWS-2 Head, consisting of one three
years old, will be fresh last of March, and
one half Jersey, years old, No. / good
milch COW.
FARMING MACHINERY
Consisting Of ! American fertilizer disc
drill disc corn planter, Milwaukee, 6
#. binder, in god condition; one walking
cultivator, one farm wagon, one carriage,
2 Gale Sulky plows good as new.
Also 400 bushels corn in the crib, and
some hay.
NEW MOLINE GOODS
Consisting of Mandt steel-axle Farm
Wagon, complete, Moline widespread
Spreader, double disc Monitor Drills, plain
and fertilizer Moline Binders and Advance
the little Dutch Scotch Clipper Walking
Plows, Wood Beam Drag Harrow, single
Dutch Cultivators, Cream Separatars, /
Jackson Fence, field and poultry, Cedar
Fence Posts, and one motor Burkett Hay
Press.
we also have a very instructive lecture
win also Sell naything you need at a
discount on day of sale.
Don't miss this Sale or we will both lose
money.
TERMS OF SALE
All sums of SIS and under cash. Over
this amount a credit Of months will be
given, purchaser giving a good bankable
note. 4 per Get off for cash on all credit
'S' A. r. KANoRR a. SON
Scott & Knox, Auctioneers.
Lunch on ground.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-03-17
NOTICE

Persons knowing themselves to be in
debted to the estate of the late William
Steward are notified that the under
signed administrator has the books, ac-
counts and claims at The First National
Bank, Celina, where same can be paid
and receipts given.
c. H. HOWICK, Administrator
Frank V. Short, Attorney.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-03-17
APPLICATION FOR PAROLE

Notice is hereby given that William
Weams, a prisoner now confined in the
Ohio Penitentiary, has been recommend
ed to the Ohio Board of Administration
by the Warden and Chaplain as legally
eligible to a hearing for parole. Said APP
plication will be set for hearing on and
after April 4, 1916
w. l. BISHOP, Chief Clerk
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-03-17

For stiff neck apply Hanford's Bal
sam. Rub it on and rub it in thor
oughly.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-03-17

FOR SALE-Good building lot in
Godfrey Heights addition. Lot SIX
100 feet. Will sell reasonable of sold
soon. Inquire at this office. 49-tf
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-03-17

5000 Pairs of shoes still left at
Big Pete's to be sold at the old prices
as long as there are any left. If you
don't believe this, you will in time.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-03-17

Watch Big Pete's window next week
for correct Shoe Styles.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-03-17

FOR SALE-6 room house and lot,
near East School building. Good To-
cation at moderate price. Inquire at
this office. 49-tf