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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1875-03-04
kEFUsING TO DRINK WITH WASHINGTON.

hEFUsING TO DRINK WITH WASHINGTON.
Toward the close Of the Revolutionary
war, says D.. Cox, an officer in the army
dined with Washington. Just before the
dinner was concluded, General Washing
ton stood up and called him by name,
and requested him to drink u glass of
wine with him.
"Will you have the goodness to excuse
me. General ?" replied the officer. 81
have made it rule never to take wine"
All eyes were instantly turned upon
the young officer, and murmur of sur
prise and Indignation ran around the Ia
BILE. That person should be SO unsocial
and so mean as to never drink wine was
really too bad; but that he should all
stain from it on an occasion like that, and
even when offered to him by Washing
ton himself, was perfectly intolerable.
Washington at once saw the feelings
of his guests, and promptly addressed
them:
Gentlemen" said he, "our friend is
right. do not wish any of my guests to
partake of anything against their inclina-
ton. and l certainly do not wish them to
violate any established principle in their
social intercour with me. | honor my
friend for his frank ness, foI his consist
ency in thus adhering to an established
rule which can never do him harm, and
for the adoption of which, i have no doubt
he has good and sufficient reason"
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1875-03-04
500 IT AGAIN MISTER"

A friend of ours, who is the most ac-
complishee salesman in Burlington, and
is kept very busy in one of the uptown
dry goods stores, was complimented not
long since in the following manner and
form, to-wit:
He had a Country1 an in the store and
was trying to sell him very handsome
piece of ladies' dress goods So he dashed
ahead in fine style, praised the richness
of the pattern, eXtolled the texture of the
fabric, held it up to favorable light,
vouched for its ultra a-fashionableness,
and in short let loose torrent Of elo-
quence, in which it was difficult to dis
tinguish which was the most tlattered
the taste of the admiring granger or the
quality of the goons. The ruralist's eyes
flashed with gratified pride at the com
plimentary illusions to himself, and un-
concealed astonishment at the eloquence
and tluency of the salesman and the de-
velOpment Of beauty in the goods Catch
ing our friend by the arm, he said; "SIop
right here one minute" and dashed out
of the store with one or two bounds. Our
friend stood a little bothered, holding the
bolt of goods across both hands, just as
though he had frozen in the attitude in
which he had impressed the Granger
man-meantime the latter individual
whisked two bouncing girls out of car
ryall which stood in front Of the store,
and half pulling, half pushing them,
brought them up in front of the fluent
tongue, Goals, stand there-right there,
Sally. Now, Mister, 60 it again, | jes'
want the gals to hear youI" 1t is almost
needless to say that our friend was COM
pletely dumbfounded and for once in his
life the nimble tongue refused to run,
and the Anti-Monop's two daughters
missed the Columbus, Indiana,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1875-03-04
HOW A SOUTHERN WOMAN KEPT
THE WHITE HOUSE.

Appropos to the return of Ex-Presi-
dent Johnson to public and social life in
Washington, it is pleasant to read these
pals, of the daughter who presides over
his household:
Ex-senator Doolt'le, in late speech
referred to the expenses Of the White
House, and remarked that whatever
may be said in criticism of Mr.. Johnsons
public course, all parties agree that the
White House was never more gracefully
kept and presided over than by his daugh-
ter. Mrs. Patterson-a perfec lady and
model of a republican mistress Of the
White House. Let me tell you fact
which has never before been published,
but which l mad from the lady's own lips.
Just as she was about to leave, at the end
of Mr.. Johnson's administration, the
steward of the house took an inventory
and found that not one article of furni-
ture was missing or broken; not sheet,
towel or napkin was lost; and the house
was in perfect order from top to bottom.
She told me another fact, which l know
the wives and daughters of the farmers
of Wisconsin will be glad to hear, When
she went into the White House she pur-
chased two cows. From the milk Of these
COWS she made all the butter used, all
the cream, and all the ice cream used in
the Presidents family during the term,
When she went home she shipped these
COWS to Tennessee. Is it any wonder, la
dies, that Mrs. Patterson received the
first premium on butter last fall?"
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1875-03-04

WHAT Is HIS CREEDf

He left load OF anthracite
In front of poor widows door,
When the deep snow, frozen and white,
Wrapped street and square,mountain ana moo
This was his deed,
He did itweIl;
what was his creed r
Icannot tell
Blessed lin his basket and his store"
In sitting down and rising up
When more he got he gave the more,
Withholding not the crust or cup.
He took the lead
In each good task,
"What was his creedp
did not ask.
His charity was like the snow,
Soft, white and silent in Its fall;
Not like the noisy winds that blow
From shiYering trees the leaves-a pail
For flower and weed,
Dropping below,
what was his creedT
The poor may know.
He had great faith in loaves Of bread
For hungry people young anu old.
And hope inspired kind words he said
70 those he sheltered from the cold.
For we must feed
As well as pray.
what was his creedW
cannot say
In praise he did not puthis trust,
His faith In words he never writ
He loved TO share his cup and curst
With all mankind who needed 1t.
In time of need
friend was he.
"What was his creed"
He told not me-
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1875-03-04

To YOU'VE MEN.-The road up hill may
be hard but any rate it is open, and they
who set stout hearts against stiff hill
shall climb it yet. What was hard to
bear will be sweet to remember. If
young men would deny themselves, work
hard, live hard, and save in their early
days; they need not keep their noses to
the grindstone all their lives, as so many
do. Let them be teetotallers for ecOno-
my's sake. Water is the strongest drink
of lions and horses, and Samson never
drank anything else. The beer, wine
and tobacco money will soon build IA
house and make their fortune.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1875-03-04
SHALL ARKANSAS BE PUT UNDER
MILITARY RULES

Seems to be the coming question. 1t
is thought President Grant intends, il
Congress takes no action in the matter,
to revolutionize Arkansas after Congress
adjourns, and re-instate Brooks as Gov
ernor.
We gave last week Grants proclama-
ton oflast May declaring Governor Bax.
ter the legal official and Brooks as not
the man at all. But change has come
over the President, who does not seem
to regard consistency in the least.
All is quiet in Arkansas, and the peo-
pie content with their new Constitution
and Governor Garland.
Aspecial Congressional committee, with
Mr.. Poland as Chairman, reported as
follows week or two ago.
"The condition of the State has been
as peaceabe since the new government
was inaugurated as it ever has been"
"The people of every State have the
right to make their own Constitution to
suit themselves, provided it be republican
in form and in harmony with the Con-
stitution of the United States; and the
National Government has no authority
to deprive them of that right"
"Here we have the case of State hay
ing Constitution, Republican in form,
adopted and ratified by large majority
of the people governed by officers oftheir
choice, and going f rward with reasona-
BILE quiet and peace"
"Your committee cannot find any solid
grounds on which to stand to say the
General Government can or ought to in
terlere, and no amount Of irregularity in
the processes by which this state ofthings
was brought about furnishes just reason
for doing so.'
Surely Mr.. Poland and his associates
were not prejudiced in favor of the peo-
pie of Arkansas, and yet they were OBJ
liged to reach these conclusions from tie
memorable facts of the C Sc. There was
no escape from them. Extraordinary
means had been employed to procure a
different report; even the President went
so far as to seek it in person, but in vain.
Hardly had this document reached the
country, before the President Illuminated
his extraordinary message, which in
plain terms proposes to dismantle the
State, to upset the Constitution, and to
restore Clayton and his crew to power by
force. He tells Congress in SO many
words, if they do not do this now, he
will do it after the adjournment. 81 will
venture" he says, "to express the opinion
that all the testimony shows that in the
election of 1872, Joseph Brooks was law
fully elected Governor OF that State"
But on the 10th of May last, after Mr..
Brooks had attempted by force to seize
the Governors Office, and after long
controversy, the following order was is
sued:
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The Indianapolis Journal publishes
this as true story: MIR. l., Barr, an EN-
ploye of one of the rolling mills, is said to
be one of the most powerful men west of
the Alleghenies. He often picks up a
couple of rails weighing l,l20 pounds for
small wagers, and can handle $50 pound
rail easier than most men can handle a
fair sized stick of wood. He is credited
with having lifted ,475 pounds not long
since. This modern Sampson wears hiO
hair short, is six feet in height, magnifi-
Gently proprotioned and has bright black
OyS-two bright black eyes, in fact.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1875-03-04

WRITING NoNsENSE.-Rabelais had writ
ten some sensible pieces. which the world
did not regard at all. 81 will write some
thing" says he, "that they shall take no.
tice Of" And so he sat down to writing
nonsense.
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Farm Fer Sale.

I J and Navarro road ~ miles south of Massil-
Ion, generally known as the Kelley Place. All
the modern improvements. For further partiCu-
lars, call on onaddreSs, THOMAS REGLER,
feb25' 75-w4. Gassillon, Ohio
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Congress is busy passing the various
appropriation bills, three of them, the
Indian, Pension, and Military Academy,
passed the Senate or Monday.
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"WAR DEPARTMENT,
"ADJUTANT GENERALS OFFICE,
WASHINGTON, Nav 16.

WASHINGTON, May 10. J
"The President directs that his procla-
nation recognizing Baxter as lawfM Coz
ernor has been issued. He is to be pro-
tected in that position by the United
States forces, if necessary.
"E. D. TOWNSEND, Adjt. Gen.
"Gen. w. T. SHERMAN, U. S. Army"
Before the elections in the autumn the
President was again urged to recognize
Brooks, but he refused, and wasappauded
for declining. Now, however, he retreats
from this position, throws himself into
the arms of the worst faction, and openly
threatens revolution if Congress will not
obey his orders
The mask is thrown off. The third
term is boldly proclaimed. This is the pass
to which Grantism has broughtthe coun.
try. If the people do not stamp out this
treason now, the Northern States will be
the next victims. We are at the begin
ming. Let us finish it by such a con
as will leave no trace of this
corrupt crew who are seeking to pull
down free government, in order that
their spoliations may go on"
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WESTWARD.

Trans Nos !, ., 3 and II on main line run daily,
Palace Sleeping Coaches on trains No. Q and
II, between Cincinnati ana New York daily.
Connections at Mansfield with Piusburg, Fort
Wayne and Chicago Railroad; at Ravenna with
Cleveland and Pittsburg Railroad at Meadyille,
Union and Cory for OH Regions at Corning for
Rochester and points ON the New York Central;
and at Bnghampton forAlbany, Springfield, Wor-
cester, RostOn and New England,
Connections at Cleveland for Toledo, Chicago
Milwaukee Omaha and all points in the North.
west.
lose connections at Cincinnati with trains for
the South and West
No "stop-over" allowed upon local tickets Lo.
cal passengers must purchase tickets to their first
stopping place, and then Tepurchase from that
point to destination.
Palace Sleeping Coaches ou train No. 8 to Louis
vile daily and on train Nos IL from Louisville TO
New York daily Sundays excepted
W. b. SHATTUC,
Gen. Passenger and Ticket Agent, iRcinnati, o.
?. ID. COOPER,
Gen. SliDerintendeHL Cleveland o. noy1G-tf
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Who makes quick use Of tho nsmsAt
10 . genius Of prudsnos.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1875-03-04

! western railway lOr
SAN FRANCISCO,
Sacramento, Ogden ealt Lake City, Cheyenne
Denver, Omaha, Lincoln, Council Bluffs, YanktOn
Sioux City, Dubuque, Winona, st. Paul, Duluth
Marquette, Houghton, Hancock, Green Bay, Osh.
kosh, Fond du Lac, Madison, and Milwaukee,
If you want to go to Milwaukee, Oshkosh, ST.
| Paul Minneapolis, Duluth, Fort Garry, WinOna
Warren Galena Dubuque, Sioux City, Yankton
COuncil,Bufis, Omaha, Lincoln, Denver Salt Lake
Sacramento, San Francisco, or a hundred other
northern or northwestern, western points this
great line is the one you should take. The track
Is of the best steel rail, and all the appointments
are firStclasS in every respect Its trains are made
up of elegant new Pullman Palace Drawing room
and Sleeping coaches luxurious well lighted and
well ventilated day coaches, and pleasant lOung-
ing and smoking cars. The cars are all equipped
with the celebrated Miller Safety Platform, and
patent Buffers and Couplings, Westinghouse Safe.
ty Air Brakes, and eXery other appliance that has
been devised for the Safety of passenger trains.
All trains are run by telegraph. In a word, this
GREAT LINE has the best and smoOthest track,
and the most elegant and comfortable equipment
of any road in the West and has no competitor in
the country.
On the arrival ofthe trains from the East or South
the trains of the Chicago and Northwestern Rail
way leave CHICAGO as follows
For Council Bluffs, Omaha, and California, Two
through trains daily, with Pullman Palace Draw
ing-room and Sleeping cars through to Council
Bluffs.
For st. Pail and Minneapolis, Two through trains
daily, with Pullman Palace cars attached on both
trains
For Green Bay and Lake Superior, Two trains
daily with Pullman Palace cars attached and run
ming through to Marquette.
For MlGdukce, Four through trains daily. Pull
man cars on night trains.
For WlnOna and points in Minnesota, One
through train daily.
For Dubuque, via Freeport, Two through trains
daily, with Pullman cars on night train
For Dubuque and La Crosse, via Clinton, Two
through trains daily, with Pullman cars on night
train.
For SiOur City and Ydnkton, Two trains daily.
Pullman cars to Missouri Valley Junction.
For Lake Geneva, Four trains daily.
For Rockford, SlerltRg, Re7lOshd, Jdaesuile and
other points, you can have from two to ten trains
daily,
PULLMAN PALACE CARS.
These celebrated cars are run on all night trains
on all the lines Of this road They are run be-
tween
Chicago and Omaha, Chicago and Cedar Rap
ids Chicago and Dubuque, via Clinton. Chicago
and Freeport, Chicago and Marquette Chicago
and Milwaukee Chicago and St Paul.
This is the only line running these cars between
Chicago and st. Paul, or Chicago and Milwaukee
At Omaha our Sleepers connect with the Over
land Sleepers on the Union Pacific RAILROAD for
all points west of the Missouri river.
All Ticket Agents sell tickets by this route.
W. II. STENNETT Gen'l Passenger AGENT
MARVIN HUGHITT, General Superintendent
feb2575-y1.
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No. l Daily, except Monday; Nos. 2, 4, 8, l. and
s, Daily, except Sunday; Nos. 3 and Daily.
Nos s and connect with New Castle and Law
renee branches at Homewood for New Castle,
Youngstown and Ashtabula.
+. r. MYERS,
General Passenger and Ticket Agent.
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All trains daily, Sundays excepted.l
ga Baggage checked to all principal points.
w. l.. HOLDEN,
General Passenger and Ticket Agent,

W. W. CARD, Superintendent.
No. makes close connections at Elyria with L
s x M Ry, for the west. Alteration with
4 l R'y, for Columbus, indianapolis and interme-
diate points, At Massillon, 2 Ft W Il C Ry for
the west. At Dover NJ P h C R'y, for Cambridge,
Marietta aud all points on the Ohio River At
urichsyille, with P c Il st l. Ry, for C0shocton,
GAINESVILLE, Lancaster, etc
No. makes close connection at Russell, with
Il w Ry, for Burbank, Ashland, Mansfield, etc.
At Cleveland, with express trains for all Eastern
cities.
No. makes close connection at Grafton, with
C C d | Ry for Gala, Shelby and Crestline. At
Russell, with express train on Il W R'y, for
WadswOrth, Akron and intermediate points. At
mas.illOn, with west bound train on p TT W & G
R'y. At Urichsville with ? c Il st L Ry, for Steu-
benville, Cadiz Junction, Pittsburgh etc.
No. makes direct connections at Grafton, with
express train for Delaware, Columbus, IndianapO-
lis, St. Louis and all intermediate points. Also at
Cleveland, for all Eastern cities. At Elyria, with
L S Il NJ SRy, for Toledo, Detroit, Chicago, and
all points west
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THE MARRIAGE OF ALEXIS,
WHY THE GRAND DUKE WAS SENT
ON HIS FOREIGN IRA VRLS.

HIS SECRET BETRO WHICH
DID NOT CONQ UER LOVE-THE PRINCE
DEFIES PARENTAL INDIGNA-
TiON AND MARRIES THE
GIRL OF HIS CHOICE
HOW THE HAPPY
PAIR LIVE
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RAILROADS.
Chicago and North Western
RAILWAY.
SAN FRANCISCO,

Buy your TICKETS via the Chicago and North
Western Railway for
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CLEVELAND AND PITTSBURGH RAILWAY
y Condensed Time Cdrd-NOU Is, 1874.
Daily, except Sunday.
GOING SOUTH
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1875-01-29

ssMr. st. Lambert, Colonel Cheviot."
The gentlemen acknowledged the intro
duction somewhat formally, both privately
preferring not to be intruded upon; but
Mr.. Peter Stewart silently congratulated
himself upon having done the correct
thing.
Mr.. st. Lambert had been at the Heron
Lake House full three days, and until now
no opportunity OF presenting Colonel Che
viot, his fayorite guest. to this gentleman
had occurred. Mr.. ST.. Lambert was sit
ting ON the piazza, and Colonel Cheyiot,
lost in thought, had approached 4inadver-
tently. s.a'sii.Fs1sf .
A cold, we'll chiseled, handsome face was
st. Lambert's, with pale curling hair
around it. His. dress, Ibis. diamonds were
exquisite. He was about thirty years Of
age-nearly ten years younger than Che
yiot. Each man, you would have said. I'M
derstood himself well.
The Colonel remarked that it was fine
weather.
eyes, but cursed lonely spot to find it
in!,' responded Mr.. Lambert, taking adj
vantage of Mr.. Stewart having been called
in doors.
"You are detained here against your
will?" - -
II hoped to be in Paris this month";" was
the reply,
In three days more Peters was satisfied
that his two distinguished guests would
| not fraternize. M II bss
Cheviot was getting the rest of spirit
that he needed. And soon, since the 10
chesters and the Stamfords were not IN
trusive, and the heart Of the woods was
open to him, he felt himself slowly coming
to life, after years Of suffering that nag
benumbed him. asa.
All his hopes in life had been oentereo
upon woman who was lost to him. Inc
old story, but never beyond belief I TO Cllt
stricken heart upon which it falls Clare
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he kicked her feeble body, while she seem.

he kicked her feeble body, while she seem
ed to have tainted.
/ 1t was a man with the face of a demon
that Cheyiot sprang upon and chol1ed ron
hold upon his victim.
| st. Lambert!
| For moment the two men glared at
each other. Then binding light seemed
to scar their eyeballs. 81
Zone shall be takef. and the other left
WheE Hugh Cheviot regained conscious
ness woman's tender hand was brushing
the rain from her face. Softly her Hemu-
lous voice cooed above him:
'sHughie! Hughie!''
"Clara!'' 81
( He looked up into her eyes. meeting his
pitifully under the dishevelled black hair.
'You are not hurt; but he is dead, y she
said.
Clara Edgerton and the wife of st. Lam
bert! who lay lifeless where heavens thun-
derbolt had stretched him.
Wrapped close in his cloak, and borne in
his arms, he carried his treaBs1e bsc 80
the hotel.
That she was now quite sane they were
all obliged to acknowledge. And when st.
Lambert was brought in on q stretcher,
his Scared, blackened and distorted face
told too plainly howhe died.
Miss Rose Grant drove out in her ear
riage, but heard tale of her lover which
sent her back speeches. and shivering
Devotion and happiness won Clara back
to health, serenity and strength. Her
fortune was rescued, and in a month she
was the happy wife of a happy husband
Mrs. Hughie Cheviot.
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THE GHOST OF HERON LAKE.

| sUnder the young shade of the old trees
before the Heron Lake House, Hugh Che.
yiot tied his horse, and took of, his straw
| hat to feel the balmy woodland air battle his
temples. 1t was dewy and sweet with the
scent of horse chestnut blossoms. Through
the slopes of birches and alders the lake
glimmered blue like a sheet Of steel. Che
viot drew a long quivering breath.
"Glad to see you. Colonel ~ called his
host from the portico.
eyes, I am here at last,p responded
Cheviot. advancing toward the house, but
his gaze wandering after two white butter
flies waltzing down the slope.
s'Fine weather." placing two chairs in
proximity on the piazza. y
cit seem to me the most beautiful spring
for years, y was the response, as Cheviot
sat down, the sunset light striking full on
his face-theEface of warrior, scared
and marked with life, but noble and stern.
"The house is not full, [ think you said?
will be quiet here?"
"Quiet enough, y responded Peter Stew
art, struggling his shoulders.
"Who are your guests?Gn asked Cheviot :;
pulling at his brown beard. ''Heron Lake
cannot be fashionable locality?" with a
half apprensive look toward glitterlng
carriage load of ladies rolling along the
tree-hung road. a
"No. no. Those are people from the
village. six miles away. It's Mr.. st. Lam
bert's team. Nice horses; see the furth-
ermost bay. There's gait for you p
eyes, yes. Then they are not coming
here!'
sWell, MIST. Lambert's comes here some
times"
"Roard's here? And who else?"
IA family named stamfofd, another
named Rochester, and q few inYalids.' y
Cheviot appeared SATISFIED. SA5' isper'
bell rang.
After supper, seized by the enticing
charm of the steel blue water glinting
among the trees, he started suddenly to
visit it. 1855
His host called after him, tits half a
mile away" but he still kept on.
uC SltoOo NCIOoCCHtCete eilel oVS CIV 4iO
birds twittered sleepily on the branches of
blossomed boughs, OF eyed him with bright
hidden eyes from their nests. He found u
tinlSling little brook leading down to the
lake, and followed it. -
1t widened gradually into the sheet Of
pale blue water. Bankfull among the
darkening green, Heron Lake gemmed the
forest like pearl. 81 ~ *
"Why did they give this lovely spot such
an ugly title?" murmured Cheviot, seating
himself upon fallen tree. &
The fading light grew mtrky; the silence
deepened; yet the sweetness and GOODNESS
held him until all was black and still. ~
A rushing noise in. the bushes suddenly
startled him. Was it midnight? lie was
wet by the dew. He rose to his feet, re-
called to his task of returning. But as he
turned, figure, dimly white, stood in his
path. aa8a sss "a
Slight and light and graceful, it waved
aside, and was gone. For Il moment he
doubted that he had beheld it..s All was
dim and lonely, and the rnstling tree-tops
were monotonously repeating some vague,
sad story. aalo sssaanzvo ~
elias Heron Lake a ghost?" he asked
himself, as he plunged through the alders
homeward. slisa
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