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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1874-12-24
A FAST STORY.

An Engllshman was Dragging OF the
speed on English railroads TO q Yank, G
traveller sealed at his side In one of the
cars Of fast tralnn in England. The
engine bell was rung as the train neared
the station. II suggested TO the Yankee
an opportunity OF "taking down his
companion peg or two"
What's that noise :" innOoently in
quirel The Yankee.
1--WE are approaching town." said
The Englishman. They have TO com
mence ringing about ten miles before they
let to station, or else the train wOulr
run by it before the bell could be heard
Wonderful, isn't it2 l suppose they
haven't invented bells In America yet F'
"Why, yes" replied the Yankee,
we've got bells, but can't use them OF
our railroads. We run so 'tarnel fas
That the train always keeps ahead Of the
sound. No use whatever, The soun
never reaches the village until after the
train gets by"
Indeed p exclaimed the Eugllshman
Fact" said the Yankee. Had a.
live up bells. Then we tried steam
whistles, but they wouldn't answer. ]
as on a locomotive when the whistle
vas tried. Wewere going at tremen
lous rate-hurricanes were nowhar-anO
[ had to hold my hair on. We saw II
lwo.horse wagon crossing the track
about five miles ahead, and the enginref
LIT the whistle on, screechng like n
trooper. 1t screamed awlully, but II
wasn't no use. The next thing knew
was picking myself out of pond by
the roadside, amid the fragments Of The
locomotive, dead horses, broken wagon,
lead engineer, lying beside me. Jus
lhtn, the whistle came along, mixed up
with some frightful oaths that | heard
he engineer use when he first saw tht
horses. Poor fellow he was dead be-
fore his voice got to him. After that
we tried lights, supposing that would
travel faster than sound. We got somt
20 powerful that the chickens woke ~
MI along The road when we came by, sup
posing 1t to be morning But the loco
motive kept ahead of 1t still, and was il
the darkness with the light close behin
It. The inhabitants petitioned against it
hey couldn't 81, ep with so much ligh
in the night time. Finally, We had l.
station electric lelrgraphs along The road
with signal men to telegraph whrn III
train was in sight, and haze heard tn,
some of the fast trains beat the Lightning
fifteen minutes every forty miles. Bu
,an't say as that is true-the rest kn,E
10 be so.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1874-12-24
POPULAR MANNERS

A knot Of commercial and fnanci,l
gentlemen. after having dn,d together,
were chatting over heir wine One III
them. however, a man of large wealth,
gathered chiefly in IN enormous retail
dry-goods establishment, was holding
forth upon q subject as TO which he
thought his knowledge and his financial
importance gave him the right ~ expect
deferential audience But this being
rather q habit, his table compahlons,
by mutual understanding, concerted at
the moment, did not give him The alien.
tion that be expected, and turned and
chatted with each other as the whm
took them. WhereupOn he, to ensure a
proper hearing for his remarks" took
out his pencil and raped smarlly two or
three times upon the table. "C-c C.
cashl" instantly responded q notorious
wag who was Of the company; and tie
summons Of the great dry-goods dealer
did not have exactly the effect which he
intended. The fun and the cutting sat.
tire Of the rebuff cannot be denied AMI
perhaps it must be admitted that the
sufferer by his assumption had laid him.
self open to criticism if not 10 such r..
buke. But still the incident is charac.
teristic Of style Of manners not worthy
Of entire admiration.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1874-12-24
A DELICIOUS DISH FOR THE
DULL SEASON.

Take a couple Of railway accidents
and chop up one or two passengers into
little bits, allowing your details to sim.
mer steadily through heated fortnieht's
correspondence. Add 10 this several
gallons Of putrid milk, taking care to
spread them freely over crowded neigh.
6orhood. Youl public will now be at
boiling poins. Sh Ell IN briskly an ca.
capped tiger, a hg life scandal, and a
brace OF nonaRenarians, adding, II YOU
can procure one, a storm OF hail as biz
as ostrich eggs. Shake the whole mn
with South American earthquake and
havor according TO taste with umors Of
a European war Warm up when wanled
over a London bondrd warehouse or
western American City or Prairie on
nIe, and serve red-hol IN loaded typaN
Hundh. WV
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1874-12-24
CuRIOuS TREES.

Just beyond the Darbonne or Calcasleu
River, In the parish OF CalCasieu, iB Q
white oak tree, about two and half feet
in diameter. There are no branches fOT
twenty-five or thirty feet up. About
twelve or fifteen lett up, pine limb OF
top part OF pine tree, six or eight inches
in diameter, and twelve or sixteen fle
long. runs at right angles through The
centre OF the tree sticking out about the
same distan on either side. II tapers a
little to one end, where there are two or
three knots giving It the appearance Of a
limb or lice top. The oak, where 1t
passes through Is grown closely around
it The pine Is rich In turpenline and
will not decay. There 10 no fork or hol.
low in the oak but it has the appear.
snce as If hole had been made and the
pine stuck through, after which the oak
closed on II by growth. The question is,
how did the pine get through the oak, or
the oak round the pinel
In Mallet woods there is another white
oak, Of considerable size, that divides
into two prongs about one and a hall
feet from the ground, which after run
ming up, like pair Of bow-legs, about
stem. The prongs are about one and a
half feet In diameter; and where they
unite above, the tire Is larger than either
OF them, but smaller than both together
A man can walk between the two prongs,
and the tree stands on q land boundary
line Forked trees are very common;
but the question here 10, how did the two
prongs unite so perfectly into one stem
aboVef-0pelousds Journal
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MULES AND WOMEN,
1me unknown patty writes 10 me

Some unknown patty writes 10 me
follows
"Mr. NJ quad please to advise me In
your next colum what to do with a
kicking muel-shall | pound him or not
mi wife Is also trecherous as the
muel | believe her tongue is hung on the
middle and fls at both ends. L. L. p"
My dear man, you have come to just
the right person for honest advice. II
YOU had written to Henry Ward Beecher,
Wendell Phillips, or Dlo Lewis, they
would have paid no attention to your
letter, or would have deceived you II
hey had. l know oil about women and
mules. In fact, married mu-a wo-
man, | mean-and have owned more or
ess mules since my birth.
No, sir, don't pound your mule.
know II is customary for owners of mules
10 commence on the animal at sunrise
With crowbar and pound him until bed
time, but have always found kindness
more sucC esslul Seek to gain the friend.
ship of your mule, and as soon as you
lucreed you can do anything with him.
When you 90 into he barn In The morn.
ing, have kind word for him, instead ol
knocking him down with the neck yoke.
Ask after the health OF his family-show
him that you are interested in his welfare
be civil and yet digniaed, and as soon as
hat mule finds out that some one In this
cold world loves him he will be differ
mt mule.
All mules kirk, nv dear sir, Just as all
men love to hold u fat office, but there's
II remedy for II. CIT an old stove boiler,
I'LL II with bricks, and hang 1t by rope
so that 1t will just swing against the ami
mails heels. Every time he kicks II will
fly back, like the pendulum of clock,
md the patience OF the most enduring
mule will, in time, wear out | tried
this once, and the mule kicked twenty.
four days and nights before he surrender
d, but after all that, you might run a
steamboat on to his heels and he wouldn't
raise hOOf
Feed your mules we'll. know OF farm
rrs who throw a keg OF nails or an old
'ap.pan into the manager, and expect
mule to grow fat on such forage, but II
embitters their feelings, and makes 'em
more set In their ways. OF course don't
,ay you must feed mule on fried eggs,
currant jelly, raisin cake, and the like oil
hat, but don'texpect h. can feed on nails
and feel enthusiastic all the tlmO.
About your wife. Don't try to stop
her from talking unless you want to kill
her. It's natural for woman to talk,
,ir. My first wife used to nearly kill me
but | now remember with strict grief how
deliberately planned her death, | bel
ten dollars that she couldn't keep righl
on talking for hlee weeks, and she com
menced. l had to go away from home
but she was a woman who wouldn't le
and l trusted to her honor. l returned
home at the end Of three weeks. There
was no one around the house, but on a
chair where left my dear wife sitting,
was corset, dress, dozen buttons and
back comb-the last sad relics of my
loving partner She had talked herself to
dtalh, and as began to weep the corset
spoke up and said;
Come down with that little ten dol
lars II you please" NJ. QUAD.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1874-12-24
EATING DOG,

We have no doubt but that many of
'ur readers will be shocked NJ the above
heading, says the Fort Scott Border Sen
incl and grow SILK at the very thought
# dog meat, but who would sit down t.
u table and relish The flesh of the swine
which animal is The tilthiest in the pntlr
NlNlogne. From II neghbor OF the fun.
'ly who lives in the western part # TIC
'ily aud who lives upon the flesh OF th
canine, we are told the following: Fo
some time past German family hav,
lad securely chained large bulldog
Every day he animal has leen fed n
much as lhr scanly means OF The famil,
would permit. One day last week, III
canine was slaughlc Q and since lheu
the family have bevn living high. The
meat Of the dog has been careull,
,ulted down in order to keep during tn
warm weather The family say that III,
husband and father is in delicate health
and that he requires this class of food to
give him strength aud vitality. But we
are informed that poverty Is the real
cause. While dogs are 50 numerous In
,ur city, they are undoubtedly cheaper
than any other kind Of meat, except in
tue shape of Dol gna.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1874-12-24
HOW TO AVOID CALUMNY.

" II any one speaks i'll OF thee said
Epictelus, consider wnclh he hath
truth on his side; and if so, reform thy.
Scl', that his censures may not affect
lice When Anaxmander was told that
the very boys laughed at his singing
Ay,, said he, then must learn t.
sing better" Plato being told that h.
had many enemies who spoke III Of him,
said:-"l It is no mnt' er; will live so
that no one will btlirve them" Hear.
ing, at another time, that a very intimate
lrl'ni of his had spoken ietractively OF
hlm, ne said:-" am sure he would not
do It If he had not some reason for Il y
This II the slrest, as we'll as the mobiles.
way of drawing the sting out OF a re.
proacb, and The true method OF prepar
irg n man for that great and only relief
against The pains Of calumny-s good
conscience.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1874-12-24
SYMPATHIES AND ANTIPATHIES.

Tie subject Of sympahies and anlip.
nthies is extremely curious. Boye
tainted when he heard the splashing OF
water; Scaliger turned pale at the sight
+ walrr-rreSses; Erasmus became fever.
h wun h. saw a fish: Zimmerman
Ills OF lady who could not endure III
ceiling OF silk or satin, and shuddereu
wen touching tie yelvety skin of a peach
Mr JuImn Young tells the story of an
uilirer who could not cnIlure the souu
pt a drum, and ultimately fell dead viii Ii,
romre led to hear it, There are Who'll,
'anii'S who entertain horror of cheesl
IN the ohor hand, Il err was a physician
Dr. Sarke, Of Edinburgh, who lot his
ne hy subslsling almost entirely upou
IT, Some people have been unable t.,
take mutton, even when administered in
he microscOpir form OF pills; and thrl,
Is IN" case OF man falling down at lb
Niuell OF mutton as if berelt o. life.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1874-12-24
ROCKING THB BABY.

George Washington Fenton drove The
oxen at Armstrong; mill. He was q
lank, cadaverous Shocking individual, ana
maintained the dignity OF labor by as
lille familiarity with II as possible
lie had, however, an extensive fumily,
and as they would eat, he had 10 shit
somehow to feed them. When the lac.
teal huid was surrrptillOusly abstrartcd
from The neighhor's kline, or when O
flrmer. went 10 harvest his sweet pOta
ICES, he found himself minus III tuhtrs
The Fentons were making cotlnge ch'cse
Or teasli G on roasted CarOlnas On,
bright cold dav Mr.. Walker slaughtered
7 fat pig and hung 1t up in the smoke.
house. Next morning It was gon,
Walker and his son John found + nlOl
ut home, and, in his wile's absence, rock
ing the cradle and singing, "Hush-l-
hy baby" The object OF The visit mad,
known, FentOn, with a hemorrhage o.
words, protested his innoCen, o, and bal,
them search the house.
81 would accompany you," he added
10 a hushed voice, fearing to disturb th,
baby, "but If the little one awakes he
will howl like IA trooper
Walker would not search without biz,
presence.
John can rock the cradle until we re-
turn, said he.
John seated himself at the cradle ant
rocked dillil emily. Alter thoroug
but fruitless search, Walker returne,
and found John still rocking and th,
baby still sleeping. Fent0n thanked tn
latter profusely for his services as nurse
and the neighbors departed. Whel
alone, FeDtOn executed war dance b,
way Of rejoicing. He had stolen the pig
an,l, expecting the call had laid III
porker in the cradle as substitute fol
baby, covering it up very nicely inleed
John had quietly rocked the object of
heir search while his father was seeking
for il. In the meantime, the Fenton
had roast pork and apple saure for dinner
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1874-12-24
A CALIFORNIA GAS SPRING.

About half a mile over a mountain
rom Bartlett Springs there is what IL
called the Gas Spring. This is probably
the greatest curiosity Of the mountains.
The water is ice cold, but bubbling and
foaming as II t boiled, and the gregtest
wonder is the inevitable destruction OF
life produced by inhaling the gas. No
live thing is to be found within @ circle
Of one hundred yAr.is Of the spring.
The very birds, II thry happen ID Ay
over It, drop dead. We experimented
with lizard on its destructive proper.
ties, by holding Il q few feet above the
Wster; Il stretched dad In two minutes.
II win kill Q human being In twenty
minutes. We stood over it about Ave
minutes, when Q dull. heavy, aching.
sensation crept over US, and our eyes be.
gan to swim. The gas which escapes
kere 10 the ranksst kind Of carbonIc acid,
hence lts sure destruction Of lie; also,
Qusnchine Of fame Enthusiastically.
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"SKULLING" EXTRAORDINARY.

A certain FIench baron, whose scien.
ttic tastes led him to collect The skulls OF
celebrated persons, one day received a
visit from a man with whom lie was
accustomed to deal What do yU,
brin me here ?" asked The baron, as tn,
man slowly unwrapprd a carefully env,l.
oprd package. 1.-THE skull of Shake
speare." Impossible r. IL speak The
truth, Monsieur le Baron. Here is tn
proof Of what l say" said the dealer
producing some paper. But" obiecteu
the baron, drawing aside the drapery
which concealed his own singular coll C..
lion, " l already possess that skull
He must have been rogue who sol
you that" was the remark Of the hon. n.sl
healer who was 1t monsieur ?" Youl
ialher," said the baron in mild tone.-
" He sold it to me about twenty-ninr
years ago." The broker was temporarily
dis oncerted, but presently he exclaimed
W tn vivacity, II compreh, Be- good
tn ugh to observe The small dimension,
ol the skull on your shelf. Remark the
narrow occupit, the undeVeloped fore.
head, where intelligence Is sl1 mute.-
1t is OF Shakespeare, certainly but OF
Shakespeare as child Of about twelve
or fourteen years old whereas this is the
skull Of Shakespeare when b. had at.
LaLed certain agc. and had become the
gen us OF which England Is so Justly
proud"
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1874-12-24

A runaway couple went to Eugene
City, Oregon, to get married. The
clergyman and clerk both wanted proof
that the young lady was OF proper age.
Strategy, which has proved 90 efficient
In other scenes. was resorted TO. The
figures 18 were placed in the bottom Of
the shoes OF the maiden, and one who
was in the secret affirmed that she was
over eighteen. This brought the license
and the clergyman-lhey we're made
kaDpY.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1874-12-24

NOT TO BE DoEE.-A witty and popn.
lar auctioneer was selling some yAlnabl,.
pictures, amongst which was a painting
representing an old baroniai residence
wnen rather forward, well-known buy.
ei, worm plenty Of cash. pooh-poohed the
picture, adding, " | assure you 1t is NOT
Q bit like the place The auctiouer
win great presence Of mind, replied
An, sir. ypur opinion is Of very little
consequence don't thinkl you can
hAvr seen this view Of n, a. ron outsrsd
~ NE back door very Likely.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1874-12-24
MisfeAaneuus.

Generally a car load is ten tons.
Specified articles are taken on most
railroads in the following quantities
as "car loads" viz: salt or lime, 20
bbls; -four, 80 bbls, or 200 sacks; soft
wood, 6 cords; cattle, Is to 20 head;
hogs, 30 to GU; sheep, so to 100; lum-
Der, 5000 IT, dry, or 1000 #. of green;
1900 feet of dry siding; 1900 ferI
Of dry flooring, dressed; 10000 snn.
giles; wheat 340, corn 300, oats $50,
and bariey 400 bushels. Potatoes,
bran, feed, anu other produce is taken
by weight
Any person, does wrong to allow
piOws to become so rusty that great
labor is required to scour them,
There Is no help for it in that case,
but to scOur with piece of brick and
Hand and water, until the mould
board Is bright. But if, when the
plOw Is done with, the mould -board Il
II covered with thick lime-wasn, or II
good coating of tallOw, and put away
in . dry place under cover, there Will
be no need TO spend q whole day in
securing It when it is wanted for use
again.
There are times and places in which
sowing winter wheat upon an un.
ploWed corn stubble may be not only
permissible, but proprr, as The best
hing that can be done. The solid
bed thus gained for tie seed is oflen
N advantage, as is also The time
aved. But where the chlnch- bug
prevails. all the loose corn stubs
IhOuld be gathered up and burned, IA
it is in these and other rubbish that
his pest haTbOrs and is sheltered
through the winter. The clearing up
n such rubbish every fall should be
lone for the purpose of desiroying
INJURIOUS insects, which would prey
IpOn the coming crop.
Rabbit breeding receives murh at
ention in England, where rabbits
re extensively used as food. Con-
herable improvement has been eff.
Bcted in the size of the animals BY
are and selection and still more by
be use of the Belgian rabbits to cross
nth. These Belgian rabbiIS, Of which
10 have spoken before, are large.
ieighing from 10 to II pounds, and are
cry prolific and hardy. One of them
,as recently exhibited at Spaulding,
Agland, that weighed 16 pounds 4
ances. Large quantities Of rsbbns
% daily shipped to the London mark
/, and It seems ~ II poultry raiser
} this country who live near large
'wns could raise . few rabbits pTO6t-
IN
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Bloody milk 10 generally caused by
q congested state OF the Iacteal YES
sells, through which the red coloring
matter of the blood, which is called
heBldtosin, escapes into the milk.
Cooling food should be given, and u
strong dOee Of epson salts, az to 10
ounces.) The u,iter should be Daihed
in cold wafer freely several tunes 8
day. 81" M
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1874-12-24

A dog was accidentally present during
divine service in a Scotch kirk, where
The worthy minister was in the habit Of
speaking very loud in the sermon, and,
in fact, when he got warmed with his
subject, Of shouting almost at the top Of
his voice. The dog, who in the early
part had been very quiet, became quite
xcited, as is not uncommon with some
dogs when hearing Q noise, and from
whining ami whining, 90 the speakers
voice rOse loud and strong, at last began
to bark and howl. The minister, nat.
urally much annoyed atihe Interruption,
called upon the beadle to put out The dog,
aud he al once expressed his readiness 10
obey the orler, but could not resist the
temptation to look up to the pulpit, anti
10 say, very significantly, SAY. ay, sir;
0ut indeed II was yourSep began It,"
A gentleman said, when pretty girl
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BANKERS.
GEO. D. HARTEg & /

GEO. D, HARTEg 4 BRO,
pANKERS-EAST TUsCAWRAWAs STREET
~ Canton, Ohio, Receive Deposits, Loan Money
Buy Gold, Silver Bonds and Compound Interest
Notes. Exchange Bought and Sold.
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JEWELLERS.
DEUBLE Il BROTHER.

DEALERS IN WATCHES, CLOCKS, JEWELRY.
~ sllveTware &c. east side Of Public Square
lantOn ONO. RepalrIng done ON short nnLna
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1874-12-24

A gentleman said, when pretty girl
nod on his toes, that he had IoOsiVed
the stamp Of beauty.
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MISCELLANEOUS.
DIR. d. A. ARTRB

DIR. D. A. ARTER,
JHYSlClAN AND SURGEON. OFFICE-No 81
West IuscaTawas street. Office Hours: from
till A and from till JPN lnoyly'74-tf
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RUINED BY TAXES.

The New Orleans Picayune hlls ,
strange story of wealthy g,nllrm .
residing there who appears to hu,
broken down under the weight OF tax
ton. A few years ago, FrauCOis LerroiA
was at the head of the l,adng mercanlil.
establishment in New Orleans. The pro.
ceeds OF his great business were ju,lc
iously invested, and he became enuI.
mously wealthy. Leading frugal, in.
dustrious life, save during his annna
trips to Paris, when he spent fabulou,
sums, his fortune grew steadily, each
year presenting a more eloquent cOulrasl
to the simplicity OF his habits Within,
the past four years his tax troubles COM
menced. The high rates annoyed him,
and he has gradually drillei into tax re-.
sistan Of the most pronounced type
A year ago, finding Lacroix ncorrigibe,
the city government seiZel the larger
part OF his property. and plrccd he ZEN.
tails under the control OF the sh.rli, to
be applied to liquilating the city's
claim. This step did not change the ol /
mans determination, and thr tax bill In.
creased with frightful rapdity. SO the
nOrmOus sale has begun Spnruug al
protfers OF assistance, laughing at ever,
warning, deriding every prayer OF h.,
friends, old Lacroix permits this scr-
ice of one Of the most magnificent estate,
IN the South. He attends the III "a b
day, and sits there apparently uucun.
cerned, while one of The finest fortunes
IN the continent flies away on thr echo
OF the criers voice. The Piedyune is at
u loss to account for the old mans
Ir,ak. Only once, when they sold some
'tately ediiice, he sobbed, but at all other
times he sits as though he were the lea.t
concerned of all the careless crowd Tc
the ordinary gnzer, he s, ems a drmene,l
old man, whom riches, or age, or unse,n
grief has rendered mad.
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]. B. IMRIE,
OoNTRACTUR, P. o. BOX 22l, CANTON. O.
- Railroad, City and County Work a Speciality
Estimates furnished, and satisfaction guaranteed.
OCtl574-tf
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U
DEALER IN AMERICANS 4 FOREIGN WATCH.
~ es, Clocks, Silyerware and Fancy Goods
Northwest corner Of Public Square, Canton, Ohio.
done
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BUSINESS DIRECTORY.
ATTORNEYS.
PETER CHANCE.

A TTORNEY AT LAW. OFFICE IN CAssILLY's
"A new block, East Tuscarawas street, Canton,
Ohio. Notary Public Collections attended to
promptly. [nov26'7l-n