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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1876-09-21

HIS MULE.

"Speaking about mules" remarked a
six footer from Hanett county as he
cracked his whip at the market yesterday
morning "Ivegot mule athome which
knows as much as | do, and / want to
hear somebody say that | am half fool. "
No one said so, and he went on:
I've stood around here and heard
men blow about kicking mules till I've
got disgusted. When you come down to
kicking, want to bet on my mule. A
preacher came along and took dinner
with me the other day, and as he seemed
a little downhearted, | took him out to
see Thomas Jefferson, my champion
mule. Twas telling the G cd man how
that mule would flop his hind feet around,
and he said he'd like to see little fun.
He'd passed his whole life in the South,
but had never seen a mule lay his soul
into big time at kicking"
"Well, he continued, after borrowing
some tobacco, Il took Thomas out Of the
stable, backed him up agin hill, gin him
a cuff on the ear, and we stood back to
see the amusement. 1t was good place
to kick his darndest, and what dye 'spose
he did? In ten minutes by the watch he
was out of sight. In five more we could't
feel him with twelve foot pole, and
and"
The crowd began to veil and sneer,
and sneer, and the old man looked
around and added:
Does anybody think I'm lying !?
Would lie for one mule ?"
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1876-09-21
VOTING FOR THE MEN WHO WIN.
Judge Hoadleys Speech at shelbyville, Ind,,l

Judge Hoadley's Speech at Shelbyville, Ind,
1t is fact, as Gov. Hendricks said,
many years have passed since | have
voted the Democratic ticket. Twenty.
four years ago voted for franklin
Pierce. Since that time, believing as |
did, that the cause of human liberty
was at stake in the country, l have not
voted with the Democratic party. But
when the cause of liberty was gained,
when the Fifteenth Amendment was
adopted, when the black and white were
equal privileges at the ballot box, and
the party under whose auspicies this
great work was accomplished had de-
generated as It has, it becomes my duty
to leave it and to return to the Demo-
cratic party in this Centennial year.
GCheersl voted for Abraham Lincoln
twice, and for U. s. Grant twice, so you
will see | have not voted for an unsuC-
cessful Presidential ticket since 1856, and
l shall not vote one this year. Great
cheering
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1876-09-21
WHAT THE WORKINGMEN SAY.

At regular meeting of the Central
Committee of the Stone Cutters Asso-
citation, held in Cleveland, O., on We'd
nesday, Aug. 80, 1876, the following res
olutions were unanimously passed.
Whereas, The Hon. Samuel ]. Tilden,
Governor Of the State of New York, on
the l4th day Of March, 1876 vetoed an
act passed by the Legislature of that
State, authorizing and empowering the
Prison Commissioners, not only to en-
ploy convict labor in the construction of
State buildings, but also to contract such
labor to the highest bidder to be en-
ployed in cutting and dressing stone,
thus bringing the illy-paid and illy-por-
formed labor of convicts in competition
with that of honest men:
ResOiyed, BY the Central Committee of
Journeymen Stone Cutters Association
of the United States and Canada, that
Gov Tilden, by this veto, has shown
himself to be the true friend of the work.
ingmen, and we hereby tender him our
sincere thanks for his many and coura-
geous acts in favor of our rights.
ReSoiCed, That copy of these resolu-
tions be forwarded to Gov. Tilden at AL
bany, Yew York, and also be published
in the monthly journal of this associa-
ion.
DENNIS J. HORGAN.
Central Corresponding Sec'y.
322 st. Clair St. Cleveland, o., Sept. 1. 'T6.
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$330,0OO,000 A YEARi-THE HARD
TINES" ACCOUNTED A FOR.

1t is well, says the Hartford Times, for
the taxpayers to know what sums Of
money this Republican party has been
spending Corruption in office, extrava-
gance without bound, and perfect loose
less and recklessness on the part of the
men who have for years so shockingly
mismanaged the country's affdirs-these
things haye been known, or vaguely un-
derstood by the public for some time.
But who has known or believed the as
founding fact, that for the last ten years
years of profound peace the public
expenditures, as reported by the Secre-
tary of the Treasury for each fiscal year
separately, have been over three hundred
and thirty millions year2 No wonder
the people are poor. No wonder trade
is stagnant. Our resources have been
drai ined and wasted in riotuus living.
Over three billions, there hundred and
six millions of dollars vanished in the
conduct of this Government for the last
ten years of peace And not a passable
vessel left the navy to show for all the
millions spent there-the navy not
strengthened but gone to ruin not an
honest system of revenue collection
nearly half of that wasted or lost in cor
rupt rings" and combinations now pro-
we'd to have extended to the White
House; no economy in the Postoffice
department, where the robbing STRAW
bid" system Of awarding contracts is still
draining the treasury; not an army that
can be used to put down Sitting Bull and
the Indians-it is wanted to overawe and
| prevent the votes of the white citizens
of the Southern States; not single
thing, in fact, to point to to explain this
vast and appalling expenditure of the
peoples money, Even the costly and
disastrous miscalled Reconstruction is
admitted to be failure, when Grant Or
ders the army into the Southern States
to control the elections.
Over $780, 100000 a yearl-and this,
too, in time of profound peacel Is
there any mystery about these "hard
times"--or any end to them, for that
matter, if Hayes and his Butlerized par
ty were again to triumph?
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A MODEL REFORMER.


lluulduupulln OGlllluel,l
Gen. J. D. Cox is candidate for Con-
gress in the Toledo district on the Re-
publican ticket, and of course shouts
himself hoarse for reform. He took the
opportunity in his first speech upon re-
ceiving the nomination, to make a most
virulent and unsparing attack upon Gov.
Tilden in connection with his income
tax return. This bold denunciation sug-
gested to some ihquistive individual to
examine Gen. Cox's own tax return, from
which it appears that the whole amount
of household goods, personal property.
including, of course, all the belongings
of his luxurious home in Toledo, is sta
ted at $500. Furthermore, the hand
some gold watch that adorns the states
manike paunch of this Centennial re-
former, is not mentioned in the tax re-
turn. General Cox is a good subject for
reform from within. The swift retribu-
tion which has come upon Cox, ought to
suggest 20 some energetic Radical re-
formers in indiana, who are loudest in
their denunCiations of Tildan's perjury,
that some of the missiles they so vigor-
ously hurl, may chance to shatter the
fragile walls of their own crystal domi-
Giles.
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Auehy.
TAKE THE FORT
BY THOMAS HUBBARD.

Sound the buglel Comrades rally
Shout the loud huzzal
Wemusl make this fight the grandest
Freedmen ever saw.
CHORUS.
Take the fort, boys, storm 1t grandlyi
Route the GOths and Huns
Drive them from the postsofplunder
Covered by their guns.
See the flag that first so proudly
shone DER land and sea-
Shielding now corruption's minions-
Shaming men still free,
CHORUS.
Take the fort, boys Mount the rampant,
Win the day by storm,
laundering forth your cry of battle;
"Tilden and Reform !"
Mark the enemies Of labor
Plunderers of toll;
Pampered, purs' proud money-mongers,
Bloated up with spoil
CHOkUb'
Storm the fort, boys Now or never
Storm ii while you can;
smite the enemies of labor,
Liberty and man.
Robbed by Revenues and Tariffs
Ruin all around
Sweat of toll, like blood Of Abel,
Crying from the ground
CHORUS.
Take the fort, boys 'Tis your country
Calls you now to do,
BycOr nptiOns hosts imperilled,
She hath need Of you.
Hark the bugle Freemeu onward
When the day is done,
Crowned will be your names with honor
Victory be won
CHORUS.
Take the fort then take 1t grandly;
Carry It by storm
Thun1ering out your cry of battle:
"TlIDEN AND REFORM"
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LEGAL.
SHERIFF. SALE.
John O. Allen vs.. B. f. Renick & %.

John O. Alien Vs. B. +. Renick u %.
By virtue of an alias yendl ekponas issued from
the court of common pleas Of Stark county, Ohio,
and TO me directed Twill offer for sale at public
ontcry at the Aldne Press Works in the city of
Canton on
Monday The 25th day Of September, 1876.
the following described personal property to-wit; :;
lathe counter and rest cutting machine, / bolt
cntter, vertical drill lathe, stand, counter and
SHAFT and belt; four spindle drilling machine,
radical drill, emery stand and vice, | lathe No
g. lathe No, II, lathe No. 20, lathe No Q, /
lathe No. %, lathe No. 8, lathe No. 7, lathe
No. b, milling machines, planer No 49, one
planer not numbered, planer No, 10, / lathe No
q, grindstones 2 double lathes No. 25 counter
cutter, planer No. H. gear cutter No. n, ! key
cutter machine not numbered, shaping machine
lathe No. /, paner No. TO- lathe No 3d. IA
iron vices, lathe No. IS, milling machine, one
planer No, 28, lathe No 20, lathe No. l6, emery
stand and Wheel 8 stoves and pipe, small drill
circular saw and stand, 10 tons iron more or less
Sanyils and smith tools, 2 tons iron Wilder safe
office clock, / Diebold 4 Kinzle SAFE / large
desk, office desk chairs, stove and pipes, one
press half cap No, 1872 press quarter medium No
III, press halfcap No. 100, pair scales, large
clock, press quarter medium No 100, press half
cap No. 1872, press No. 13l half cap, press No
lOi half cap, press No l26 half cap, press No
llS color press No. 127 half cap, press No. 129
half cap, press No: ll2 quarter medium, press
.'N' 80 ,Iu"iVSi plSno NO 40 uhAl zap
press No. III half cap, l press No. ia quarter
medium, press (n0 number given) quarter me-
dium, press No, l07 half cap, press No. fO5 half
cap, press No. 1lS half medium, press No 1l6
half cap press No, l4l half medium, press No.
lao hall medium, press No. 80 half medium,
press No. l35 quarter medium, IL press No t34 half
cap, press No. 1875 quarter medium, press No.
l2l half cap, press nO number) half cap, press
NO, III half cap, press No. ll2 half cap, press
No. lO2 quarter medium, old presses, old press
es, planer No. 49, lathe No. 90 lathe No. l6 lathe
No IS, large 3color press, lathe No 2l, lathe No
p, press half cap No. 1856 not finished press
half medium No, lS9, press half medium No. 140,
] press half medium No l4l, l circular saw and
iron frame (Ralston's Machine Works., gig saw
iron frame, l iron lathe for turning wood iron
france quarter medium lcolor (bOxed, without
number half cap No. l2l, one half cap No ia
quarter medium 3cOlor No. 1l6, half cap 9.color
No. lis, quarter medium 3-color No III, half cap
3color No. lO5, half cap 3.color No 1O7 one double
headed lathe New Haven MANUFACTURED, a lot of
tools belonging to lathes and planers.
Sale to commence at ten o'clock a. m. Terms
cash.
9'l4-6'td Up RAUCH, Sheriff.
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Salurdan. The 7th dan Of Ootober. 1sz!

Saturday, the 7th day Of October, 1876,
the following described real estate situate In said
county to.wit: Part of the north west quarter of
section eighteen QSl township nine 10y, rapge
nine (9), and bounded as follows commencing at
the north east corner of said quarter thence west
thirty chains and seventy nine links to a stone,
thence south seven chains and fifty links to
stone, thence west two chains and fifty links to
stone, thence south fourteen chains and ninety
seven links to post, thence west thirteen chains
and forty one links to stone, thence south eigh-
teen chains and forty links to stone thence east
forty seven chains and seventy five links to the
place OF beginning containing one hundred and
sixty and 69-lOO acres. Also part of the south
west quarter ST section seven (O, range nine ( },
township nine (9), and bounded as follows: begin
ing at the south east corner of said quarter thence
north ten chains and three links to post, thence
west thi teen chains and ninety six links to a
post thence south ten chains and three links to a
post thence east thirteen chains and ninety six
linksto the place of beginning containing fourteen
acres. Also the following described premises TO-
wit: being part of fractional sections Nos, five (5
and six (6) in township number nine. in Stark
county, Ohio, and being between the Ohio canal
and Iuscarawas road, and northerly of that pnr-
ton heretofore conveyed by some one person to
Isaac Hawk, containing twenty acres more or less.
Also town lots situate in Rochester Stark county,
Ohio, numbered l03 and 49,
Appraised as follows.
The 160 60 100 acre tract subject TO dover of
Mary Ann Baltzer there in at IS 900 90.
The fourteen acre tract above described subject
to dover of said Mary Ann Batzer therein at
$4,000
The above described twenty acre tract at SlOO 90
Lot No. 103 at $500 co.
Lot No. 1l3 at $500 90.
Sale to commence at one o'clock p M Terms
% cash balance in two equal annual payments
with interest at per cent per annum secured by
mortgage on the premises.
septic J.P. RAUCH. Sheriff.
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Dr. Thursfeld, of London, has inven-
ted writing frame by means Of which
people who are blind, or who see imper-
fectly, may write legibly and regularly;
and people who can see NAV write in the
dark. 1t comprises a small flat board on
which the paper, is held in place by
springs. A wooden bar fixed to NOV
able stem crosses the paper, This bar
guides the pencil and the fingers of the
writer, who, as soon as he feels that he is
come to the end of line, shifts the bar
down notch, and so continues until the
page is finished. The writing instrument
is a style to be used with carbonized
paper, or with paper specially prepared.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1876-09-21
OLD ZINES.

Sing m a tune that's very old,
A song with quaint old rhymes
More dear to me than purest gold
Are songs of olden times.
Tell me a tale of other days,
OF deeds that men have done;
Tell me all their good old ways,
The battles they have won.
Oh paint for me picture rare,
A home In the dim old past;
A clean swept hearth, a loving pair,
And the sunlight fading fast;
A sleeping babe in cradle low,
And grandma knitting near,
While Robert holds the ball as though
He thought twould give her cheer.
And little Kate the first .randChild,
Has clim bed up grandpa's chair,
And DER his back is cImbng mild
The shining silver hair,
Father and moth r their talk renew,
Now the days work /, done;
He rests his head on her apron blue
For the loving hearts are one,
The old will dream Of youthful days,
The yOu1g Of future plans
The sunlight fades and hides the view
OF tireleSs working hands
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1876-09-21

Corporal William Cross, of the Forty
third Foot. British army died in the
eighty fourth year Of his age few days
ago, at Hook Norton. He served in
America in 1874, went thence to Spain,
and passed through the whole campaign
under the command Of SirWilliamNapier
He was present at Waterloo, where he
captured Bonaparte's carriage, entered
Paris with the army, and was an eye wit
ness Of Marshal Ney's death. On peace
being proclaimed he was discharged,
but it was not until within two years of
his death that he received pension Of
is. sd. per diem,
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SHERIFF SALE.
Joshua GlDbs Admir- vs. CHARLES Betz ct al.

Joshua Gibbs Admir- VS. Charles Betz ct al
By virtue of an alias order to sell issued from the
court OF common pleas Of Stark county, Ohio, and
to me directed Twll offer for sale at public ont.
cry at the door of the court honse in the city of
Canton, on
Saturday, September 23d, 1876,
the following described real estate situate In said
county lo-wit: The south half of lot nu nber two
hundred and twenty.nine (229) in W. C. Thomp-
sons addition to Canton.
Appraised at $500.
Sale to commence at one o'clock p. m. Terms
cash.
augA-e ]. P. RAUCH Sheriff.
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Saturday, September 23d, 1877
Partition Notice,

Elizabeth Flickinger, Jacob Flickinger, John
Wertzand HenryM. Wertz, of Wayne county. Ohio
David Wertz, Caroline Wertz Priscilla Wertz
William 2. Wertz, Charles Wertz and franklin p
Wertz of Stark county, Ohio; George Wertz and
Wilbur Wertz, of Lancaster county Pennsy vania;
Ohio and William Oberlin. Executor Of the last
Will and testament of Sarah Wertz. deceased, are
hereby notified that Henry E Curley and Ellen
Curley, his wife, on the Goth day of August A. D.
1876, filed their petition in the Court Of Common
Pleas, ofStark county, Ohio, demanding partition
of the following described real estate situate in
Stark county, Ohio. to.wit: The southwest quar-
ter Of section number 5, township II of range 10,
containing l64 acres, more or less.
That on the 14th day of October, 1876, or as soon
thereafter as counsel can be heard. application
will be made to said Court for an order That parti
tion may be made accordingly
UNDERHILL & LAHM,
Aug. 29 '76.--3lw6 Attys for Petitioners.
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Saturday, September 23d, 1876,

the following described real estate situate In said
county to-wit: Two parcels and parts of lots num-
Der so and 81 in the city of Massllon, bounded as
follows: Beginning for one of said parcels at the
southwest corner Of lot number eighty one (8i) on
Muskingum street; thence north along the east
side of Muskingum street 70 feet thence east
parallel with Charles street 100 feet thence
south parallel with Muskngum street 70 feet to
north line of Charles street; thence west along
the north line ofCharles street 100 feet to the place
of beginning and for the other of said parcels,
beginning on the east line of sqid Muskingum
street 70 feet from the southwest corner of said lot
eighty-one (Slc thence north along the said east
line of Muskingum street 70 feet to an alley thence
east along the south line of said alley one hun
dred (lOO) feet; thence south parallel with MUS
kingum street seventy (7O) feet thence west paral
lei with said Charles street one hundred (lO0 feet
to the place of beginning.
The above two parcels to be sold separately.
First parcel appraised at $1,000
Second parcel appraised at 5000
Sale to commence at one o'clock D. m. Terms
cash.
aug24-e ]. P. RAUCH. Sheriff.
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l am not ir favor of the repeal of the
resumption act, unless something is sub
stituted that will more effectualIy bring
about specie payments as soon as the
time prescribed in that act.-Rutherfor
B, HAYES.
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KEEP 1T BEFORE THE PEOPLE.

GrantiSm hador8ed-Haye8 accepts the Ia
dOrsement.
II. The national administration mer-
its cOmmendation for its honorable work
in the management of domestic and for
eign affairs, and President Grant do
serves the continued hearty gratitude Of
the American people for his patriotism
and services in war and in peace Ma
tional Republican Platform.
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MARQUETTE, LAKE SUPERIOR, |

My DEAR OLD FRIEND Yours of the
3lst is at hand. l am just from trip
East, and pressed with business so that
| cannot answer your letter in detail as
it onght to be answered / will do so,
however, in a very few days. Until then,
let me say that there is not one word of
truth in any of the charges made against
Mr.. Tilden, so far as his connection with
this country is concerned. He has sim
ply assisted to the amount of Sl,n00,00O
in the development of our mineral re-
sources, has met all obligations promptly
and honestly, and will carry this County
by 1000 majority against l,l67 majority
for Grant four years ago.
Hastily yours,
+. P. SwINEFoRD.
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SHERIFF SALE.

silas A. Conrad VS. George W. Hickman ct al
BY virtue of I'd order to sell issued from the
court of common pleas of Stark county, Ohio, and
TO me directed will offer for sale at public out
cry at the door of the court house in the city of
Canton, on
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1876-09-21

The resolutions are in accord with my
views, and heartily concur in the prin-
ciples they announce,-R. B. Hayes in
his letter of acceptance.
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SHERIFF SALE.

Mary A, Slater ct al, VS. Conrad Baltzer ct al.
By virtue Of an order to sell issued from the
court of common pleas of Stark county, Ohio, and
to me directed will offer for sale at public out.
cry on the premises, on
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SMALL FARM FOR SALE.

/ wish to sell my place containing II acres, two
miles from Louisville on the Louisville and Free
burgh road There are on the place good dwell
ing house, blacksmith shop, two good wells, an
orchard of good bearing fruit trees, barn. and
other oHtbuildings, For further particulars en-
quire on the premises.
ju8,3m+ PETER J. MONNOT.
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TIVE following note is from Hon. A. P.
Swineford, editor of the Marquette Mn
,ng Journal, of Marquette, Michigan, in
answer to inquiries addressed to him re-
garding the ISLANDERS against Governor
Tilden:
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Teachers Examinations.

Special examinations of teachers will be held by
the County Examiners as follows: at MaSsilIon
on saturday Sept, 23d. and at Allan @, { n Satur-
day, Oct DIST There will also be examinations
during the institute, the inst week in October at
Canon. he regular examinations as usual at
Canton on the flrst saturday Of Every month All
examinations commence at Q a. m and applicants
will not be admitted after lno'clock
By order of Examiners
DANL WOKLEY, Clerk.
Sept '767.-WP
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Administrators Notice.

Notice is hereby given that the undersigned
have been duly appointed and qualified as ad-
ministrators, with will annexed, of the estate of
William Moore deceased, late of Paris township,
Stark county, Ohio.
JAMES SLENTZ
9'l4'dw CHARLES p. MOORE
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NOTICE.

All persons are hereby warned against keeping
or trusting my wife and children, on my account,
as will pay no bills of their contracting, having
comfortable home where they will be well pro.
yided for. My said wife and children having left
me without any just cause whatsoever
Aug. 81, '76..4t ADAM FULMER.
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