The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1876-02-03
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NEWS AND VARIETY.

sic Turner as his long-lost sister, is lee
turing on that subject in New England.
An act has been introduced in the
Pennsylvania Legislature to protect mi
nors, learning useful trades, against the
tyranny of unions.
The Pearl River Navigation Company
is accused of defrauding Mississippi out
of l23000 acres of and, and a suit to
compel restitution has been commenced.
A Tallahassee monkey, displaced as a
household pet by baby, savagely at
tackled the child in its cradle, and injur-
ed itdangerously by biting and scratch
ing.
'Ma," observed little child, reflective
ly, the other night as the stars came out,
"don't you think that when the stars
twinkle that way they must tickle the
angels feet?"
A sharp-talking lady was reproved by
her husband, who requested her to keep
her tongue in her mouth. my DEAR"
she said, dts against the law to carry
concealed weapons"
Cinnamon stand by each other in this
country. Those employed at shoemak
ing in North Adams have contributed
out of their scanty earnings $347 to de-
fend one who is entangled in law in Ne.
Vada,
The creditors of Boston bankrupt
hesitate about accepting twenty-five
cents on the dollar on the flimsy pretext
that the bankrupt went to the meeting of
creditors behind stylish pair Of horses
and q driver in livery.
A weddiug party was assembled in
wealthy Germans house in Wilkesbarre,
Pa. to his daughters marriage to Ger
man. Just before the time for the cere-
mony she slipped out, joined young
Irishman, and went with him to an al
derman, who married them.
The report of the Rhode Island State
Auditor shows that in population of
about 250,00 there are lOl ,635 depositors
in savings banks. The assets in the saw
ings banks are $53 3272,73a, and were in
creased about three millions in 1874.
A gentlemen questioning a little boy
said. "When your father and mother
forsake you, Johnny, do you know who
will take you up% Yes, sir" said he:
"And who ?" said the friend. "The
police" was Johnny's reply,
Gen. George w. Cole, who made him
self widely known by killing L. H. His
cock in Albany, in 1857, is dead. After
his accquittal he enlisted in the army,
serving until year ago, when he began
practice as a physician in New Mexico.
The insanity which the jury decided was
the cause of his crime never showed it
self afterward.
A gentleman rode up to public house
in the country, and asked, "Who is the
master of this house?" 81 am, Sir" re-
piled the landlord; "my wife has been
dead about three weeks"
"What do you mean, you little rascal?"
exclaimed an individual to an impudent
youth that had seized him by the nose
upon the street. "Oh, nothing, only |
am going out to seek my fortune, and
father told me to seize hold of the first
thing that turned up"
A lady remarked to popular divine s
that his sermons were a little too long. :
"Don't you think so?" said she--'Just a
littleP" f,Ah! dear madam" replied the
divine, "I am afraid you don't like the
sincere milk of the Word.'" Eyes, ]
do" said she; "but you know the fash '
ion, nowadays, is condensed milk"
The notion that Chicago women are !
flat-footed seems to be erroneous. The I,
St.Louis Republican says: "In one Eu- :
rot ian town there is gateway, the arch
of which is formed by section of jaw !
of whale. 1t is said to be only de- !
gree less funny as a gigantic spectacle
than dog fight going on beneath the
unConsciously chatting Chicago BELLE"
Two little children, a boy and girl,
were playing on bridge in Danville,
Kentucky. The girl fell into the stream,
and the boy, running to the other side !
ofthe low bridge, caught her by the hair {
as she fioated along and pulled her out. a
"Gol ding yer," she said, after getting t
the water out of her mouth and catch
ing breath, "whatd yer pull my hair =
fer2 Yer alters running on me, yer big y
lubber," e
A Young husband in Little Falls, N. Y, :
planned to scare his wife, with whom he
had quarrelled. He went into the wood !
shed, fired off gun, arranged himself /
on the ground as a bogus corpse, and a
waited for her to come out and faint at s
the sight of him. She didn't come, how Ii
ever, and he was compelled to sneak in n
to the house and hear her say, II didn't o
scare worth cent, did II" r
Gen. Mcclellan was rendered the posi- a
ton of Chief Engineer Of the Brazilian 81
Government at a salary Of $4,000 gold, 2
per wear, and, declining it, recommended ii
Col. John Mechan, his assistant in the tt
Department of Docks, as the best man "
for the work. Col. Mechan has made a [
personal examination of nearly all the e.
great engineering enterprises Of America r,
and Europe during the past twenty-five
years, and was for long time connected W
with the construction of the famous Il
dykes of Holland. lie
A fellow in Kentucky ran away with a y,
farmers daughter and horse. and was e Z
hotlv pursued. The farmer got within -
close range, and fourished revolver.
"Don't shoot, for heavens sake!' shouted
the lover. 81 won't" was the reply, s,
"'cause Pm afeared I'll hit ther hoss. r.
Just leave ther hoss and take ther gal" ~
The compromise was accepted by the io
Young folks, who walked on to the Ii
preachers house, the father riding home tc
on his horse. NJ
A Detroit mother was telling some y
lady callers the other day about her in tc
tention to celebrate an anniversary of e.
some event, and her plug.ugly Of boy y
came into the room just then and asked: Is
"Maw, what is an anniversary "I'll o.
tell YOU some time." she replied. 81 a,
know" he wickedly replied; "you are n
going to pick up the shovel and chase pa u
down cellar againp After the ladies had D
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