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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1877-03-24

The BRIGHT SIDE.-Look on the
bright side. It is the right side.
The times may be hard, but it will
make them no easier to wear a
gloomy and sad countena nee. 1t is
the sunshine and not the cloud
that makes flower. There is always
that before or around us which should
cheer and fill the heart with warmth.
The sky is blue ten times where it is
black once. You have troubles; it
must be so. So have others. None
are free from them. They give sinew
and bone to life e-fortitude and cour-
age to man. That would be dull
sea, and the sailor would never get
skill where there was nothing to dis
turb the surface of the ocean. It is
the duty of every one to extract oil
the happiness and enjoyment with
out and within him; and, above all,
he should look on the bright side of
things. In the long run the great
balance rights itself. What is ill
becomes well-what is wrong, right.
Men are not made to hang down
either their heads or lips, and those
who do so only show that they are
departing from the paths of common
sense and right. There is more vir-
tue in one sunbeam than in q whole
hemisphere of clouds and gloom.
Therefore, look at the bright side of
things. Cultivate what is warm and
genial-not the cold and repulsive,
the dark and morose.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1877-03-24
Striking Oil.

The Derrick, which is published
in the oil regions of Pennsylvania, is
responsible for this yarn:
Yesterday afternoon an old oil
man with crude petroleum dripping
from his clothes and his legs en-
closed in tight boots, entered the
Derrick office and asked:
"Want an item?"
We remarked that we were on the
lookout for such articles, and he
proceeded:
Wal-a, I tho't so, and I've got
the dumbest item you ever hearn' tell
on. Istruck an ils we'll ON my
lease Monday, an she flowed a
stream of lie 100 feet high straight
up for half an hour. Then she kind
er died down, and ceased working.
One of my drillers was standing over
the hole, when she suddenly spurted
agin, and blast my eyes if it didn't
take that driller right up with it.
The stream was powerful one, you
see, an he went up 100 feet. You've
seen those little balls as dance about
on top of those little squirting
fountains, such as they have in the
cities. Vas; wa'al, that's the way
this ere thing acted, an there's that
ere driller right up on top of that
hundred-fut crude lie, an he's dane
in, about like chaff in q fanning-m
What do you think of that un?"
The fellow told it as soberly as if
he was passing the contribution-box,
and we didn't feel like telling him it
was whopper, but we asked:
Chow long has he been up
there p
"About four days and four
nights
He must be very hungry by this
time"
why we'uns just put plate of
hash i'll that ere stream of lie, and
it takes it up to him, you see. An
it's mighty handy, Us h, finds his
victuals already creased, and he
doesn't need any butter"
But he must have frozen to
death before this time. Don't you
see, it doesn't look reasonable that
he could stand the cold weather so
long"
Why, man, we've sent him up
on this same stream bed and bed
ding, small stove and wood, an
we're going to build him q small
house, and then he can live up there
as comfortable as o prince"
His face was as innocent of deceit as
a piece of tanned leather, and when
he asked to have his name put down
as dead head subscriber for the in
formation he had given, we didn't
have the heart to hurt his feelings
by refusing.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1877-04-19
WASHINGTON ITEMS.

The call for the extra session of Con.
gress is not yet issued, and the reason is
supposed to be that Hayes fears an on
slaught from Blaine and other members
of his own party. The War Department
is out of money and the Navy is short.
1t seems in the Engraving and Print
ing Bureau there are nine hundred names
on the list, and there is only work for
four hundred. Congress authorized the
enquiry,
Senator Stanley Matthews is still in
Washington. aiding, advising and sus-
tanning the Hayes administration. Con-
siderable alarm is evidently felt at the
threatening aspect of Republican leaders
and journals.
No one doubts that Hayes will soon
order the withdrawal of troops from Lou.
isiana and let Nichols sail in.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1877-04-19

Ma. SnERmcR's able speech on Life In
surance, which we gave last week, in adj
vocacy of his bill requiring the compa-
nies doing business in this State, to Sc
cure their holders of policies by the de-
posit of values in this State, meets with
much favor over the State. The bill re-
quires so per cent of the amount of their
policies in the State. We give few ex'
tracts
"The Weekly Salesman, in addition to
its usual big bill of fare, contains to-day
Hon. Johnson Sherrick's admirable
speech on the Lie Insurance problem.
This speech is receiving the warmest
praise all over the State. Copies in wrap
pers, stamped for mailing, five cents"-
Statesman.
"Hon. johnson Sherrick, of this coun-
ty, made very interesting and instruc'
tive speech in the House of Representa-
tives on the 9TH inst, in support of his
bill-"To protect the holders Of Life In
surance Policies by compelling The COM
panies to deposit with the State Treasur-
er security Mr.. Sherrick advocated
the passage the bill in very able man
ner."-AHiGnce Leader,
"Life Insurance Companies and their
loose ways received dressing on Satur-
day at the hands of Hon. Johnson Sher-
rick. His speech on the bill ito protect
the holders of life insurance policies by
compelling the companies TO deposit Sc
curities with the state treasurer" was one
of the most pointed arguments which
have been delivered this winter. He
started out by saying holders in life in
surance companies ask some protection.
His plan was to compel the companies TO
deposit with the state treasurer collateral
security assigned to the State of Ohio for
the benefit of the policy holders in case
the companies fail to make good their
promises. The thousands of policies
that have become worthless, and the
many more that are becoming so every
day, add testimony to the necessity for
this law. The recent developments of
the mismauaged companies and the dis.
honesty of their officials, by which there
has been loss of millions of dollars to
the citizens of Ohio, demand the passage
of this act. He thought that to loan
money on mortgage security or deposit
earnings in savings bank safe wiser and
more profitable than to give any in
surance company thousand dollars and
take the risk of getting back five hundred
dollars, or perhaps worse, nothing. He
followed it up with clear systematized
statement of the extravagant salaries
paid to officers of companies, An unkind
cut was given to the modest agent, by
referring to the smooth-tongued way in
which they prey upon the creduity OF
the public. He said they represented
themselves as white-winged messengers
from philanthropic corporators, whose
motto is, Cast thy bread upon the wa
ters, and after many days thou shalt re-
ceiye it again." instead of which the
bread so charitably strewd is gobbled by
financial sharks. ."-PIain Dealer.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1877-04-19
1--WE NEKS.


The Annie II. Smith, Capt, Bartlett
sailed Monday from New York for Aus
tralia with 800 passengers.
Mrs. General Sherman has been sue
cessful in her efforts TO organize the jubi
lee movement in America, and already
$3.50, 600 have been contributed. Besides
this large sum, great numbers Of fine ar
ticles manufactured in this country are
on their way to Rome.
John Sherman, remembering how
Bristow earned the fame that atnearly made
him President, has takeE tilt at the
shattered fragments of the whisky Ring
He is like the Hibernian soldier who
found headless enemy on the field, and
marching boldly up to him, cutHof-hif
feet.
Mr.. Rose, the Englishman who fell into
the hands Of the Sicilian banditti, and
had to pay $25 600 to getaway from them
now telling the story in London society.
The bandits promise him the freedom OF
their country hereafter; his big ransom
money purchased him life ticket.
David Mikesell walked into the parlor
of the Petroleum Hotel, Oil City accom-
panied by Mrs. ]. M. Carson. Shortly
after ]. M. Carson walked into the same
parlor, accompanied by pistol, with
which he shot a hole in the countenanCe
of Mr.. Mikesel, whereof he died. Jea-
lousy.
Louisiana securities have been advanC-
ing within a few days indicating that
the rule of Packard and bayonets are
about ov er and the people will be allowed
to manage their own affairs in an econo-
miCal way.
At the late local elections in Wisconsin
the Democrats elected two thirds of the
county judges and gained largely in the
municipal elections.
Jasper M. Hilby was found hanging by
the neck dead, in one of the cells of the
County Jail, i'm Greenville, Indiana, Mon
day. He had torn towel in strips and
made rope of sufficient length to ans
wer his purpose. He was in jail for an
incestuous outrage on his daughter.
The jury of Mauch Chunk, in the case
of John Malloy, Molly Mcguire charged
with implicitly in the murder of Morgan
Powell, rendered a verdict of murder in
the second degree. Malloy is the sixth
man convicted of completely in this MUIR
der.
At Pottsville, on Monday, Judge Per-
shing sentenced Jack Kehoe, the Mollie
Mcguire, to be hung for the murder of F.
w. S, Langdon, committed at Audenried
in 1872. Kehoe protested his innocence
of the crime and took the sentence cool
ly.
Columbia, S. c., April 1S.-The ten
Lowndesville murders (colored] sen.
fenced to be hanged next Friday have
been reprieYed by Governor Hampton for
two weeks. 1t is thought the sentence Of
some of them will be commuted to i'm
prisonment for life.
A remarkable case of suspended ami
nation has occurred at Hoosick, N. Y.
DR.. r. H. Green died, as was supposed,
and his remains were deposited in vault
at the cemetery, where they were kept
two weeks. On Saturday last, during a
visit of his wife to the place previous to
interring the body, signs of life were dis
covered and he is now in fair way of
recovery.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1877-04-19
HAGERSTO WIN, MARYLAND.

We clip the following from the Hagers-
town, Md, Democrat, and insert it for
consideration by all whom it may con-
cern. Hagerstown is about the popula-
ton of Canton. 1t shows prudent man
agement of their finances
"TREAsURER's STATEMENT.-John D.
SWartz treasurer of HagerstoWn, has en-
tered his annual report to the Mayor and
Council, showing the receipts and dis
bursements Of the town. The bonded
Indebtedness of the town, which last year
was $4,000, is now placed at $1,000,
showing decrease of $500 in one year.
The amount of bonds redeemed and can
celed the past year is $3, ,4l0 and ST., 1884
of coupons. Lighting the streets cost
$1,000 or less. Policemen only cost S25
This does not, of course include the legal
fees of magistrates, and constables (who
act as policemen). The market paid all
its expenses and has $500 surplus in the
treasury. Repairing streets cost $2, ,000
To the bonded indebtedness of $4,000
must be added the floating debt of ST. ,000
Against this debt of $15, 200 there are $5-
563 of uncolIected taxes and market dues
of which $4,000 it is said can be collected,
leaving net indebtedness of $l1, 200.
The town owns property enough to bal
ance this amount. The following is the
amount spent in each ward: No. /, $523.
171; No. 2, $249, ,SS4; No. 8. $24.11; No. 4,
$329S; No. 5, $l67,69. The following is
the amount of market-house expenses,
$544.43; market house receipts 81 1886, II.
This we consider a good showing for the
town, which cannot be said of a great
many neighboring towns.-HdgerSto,on,
(Md,) Democrat.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1877-04-19

LoUIsIANA.-The Nichols Legislature
submitted a proposition through the
Commission which the Packard Legis'
lature in full caucus rejected. The pro-
posal was to admit thirty seven of the
Packard members, and seven more
whose seats would be subject to future
contest. The members of the Commis'
sion, as individuals, advised an accep'
tance of and settlement on this basis.
The Nichols Legislature got two more
recruits from the Packard affair, Gla,
colored, in the Senate, and Raby of the
House.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1877-04-19


THE pEMooRAT Is furnished to subscribers at ~
per year; 81 for six months hfty cents for three
months, invariably in advance,
CoRRnPoNDmoE, containing important news
solicited from all party Of the county, Writer'S
isme and address required on every communica
l.r1 ,sa private guarantee Of good faith.
Business Cards one dollar per line per year No
card inserted for less than three dollars per year
Business Notices in Item columns, on ifth page
inserted for ten cents per line each insertion II
inserted in reading matter, twenty cents per line
No notice will be inserted for less than hfty cents
Yearly advertisers allowed the privilege OF
changing their advertisements quarterly,
Double column advertisements % per cent ad'
ditonal
All transient advertisements must be aceompa =
MED with the cash,
Advertisements, to insure insertion, must be
handed in by Wednesday noon.
Rates of Advertising furnished on application.
Address all communications
A. McGREGoR q SON.
Canton, Ohio.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1877-04-19

Ex-Governor Chamberlain's address
on surrendering to Hampton we gave
last week. This protest is severe on
Hayes, and aims to occupy the position
of a martyr, and to throw the blame on
his fraudulency. He bitterly adds:
"To day, april 10, 1877, By order of the
President, lOhOm yO.Ir gOteS alone rescued
from overwhelming defeat, the Gorernment Of
the United States abandons you, deliberately
aOithdra,C8 from you its support, lOith the full
knowledge that the laafM Government of the
State lCiH be speedily OUerthrolcn."
Hayes must writhe under this arraign-
ment, and this plea of Chamberlain will
make an impression upon Republicans
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1877-04-19
THE BUSINESS OUTLOOK.


The number of failures in the United
States for the first three months Of the
present year show slight increase over
those of the corresponding quarter of
1875, though the amount of liabilities is
somewhat less. The quarterly circular
ofDun's Mercantile Agency furnishes the
following comparison for the past quarter
of the three years named
Years. Failures. Liabilities. Average.
1875. 1882 $43,l76,953 $21, ,7S4
1875. .2S06 64,644,l56 23,038
1877. 1886 54,53S,074 1000
The extent of business is indicated by
the exchanges at the various clearing
houses, of which there are now some six
teen in operation in that number Of cit
les. The total clearings in the first quar-
ter of 1876 were 7,677,000, while in tie
first quarter of 1877 they were 1900 900,
showing a decline of l27,000,00O. The
earnings of all the railroads publishing
returns indicate decline in about the
same proportion for the quarter The
decline thus noticed is but slight, yet on
the face of an expected increase is some.
what disappointing.
In relation to this condition of things
the circular very sensibly says;
If our people could learn, even for a
while, to be content with day of small
things, the results of the past quarter
would not be disappointing. But unhap-
PLY all the arrangements are for busi-
ness on the grandest scale. Railroads
exist to accommodate twice the traffic
that offers; warehouses large enough to
hold four times the needed supplies of
the country, while the number engaged
in the business of each locality is far in
excess of its average requirements; and
altogether expenses and facilities for an
extent of trade only possible in periods
of the widest expansion. These are
hardly the true standards by which to
measure safety or real prosperity. Judg-
ed by more reasonable standard, the
experience of the first three months of
the year has not been bad one. On
the contrary, though business has been
small, it has yielded a fair return. In
to the amount of business
the profits have been better
than for many previous quarter. II is
certain business is done at vastly less ex-
pense than in former years, that values
are more settled, and, above all, that
both foreign and internal indebtedness
is very materially reduced"
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1877-04-19

SOME Democratic papers speak of the
Compulsory Education law and the pro-
posed Registration law as twin meas
ures of iniquity. Correct, from the Dem.
ocratic standpoint. They are twin
measures, the one being designed to
prevent an ignorant ballot and the other
to prevent fraudulent ballot. Both
these designs are ubiquitous in Demo
cratic eyes.-CleyeIaAd Herald.
The Democracy never counted in a
fraudulent President; nor, without pre-
vious preparation, by sweeping act
clothed a million ignorant negroes with
the right of voting OF course, it was
all compulsory, all force worthy the
architects Of ruin.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1877-04-19
SHERIFF SALE.
John E. McClaIn vs. c. oberly & Son.


By virtue of an alias a. fa Issued from the court
Of common pleas of Stark county Ohio
and TO me directed, will offer for sale at public
outcry at the grocery stand Of u Oberly d Son, In
the city Of Canton, on
Aondag, the 9Oh day of April. 1877,
the following described property. to.wit one
soda fountain and apparatus fish globes one glass
show case, about 6 dOz. chairs, 2 doz. tables one
musical clock, one orchestral organ, one top bug
gy, one sleigh, one two seated sleigh, one open
buggy, lot Of glass jars, and candy, lot of cigars
about one gross OF glass tumblers one pigeon hole
table, one bay mare, one COW, one heller, about
doz glass lamps, about doz. pictures, 8 looking
glasses, stoves and nipe, clocks, about Il doz.
liable castors, ~ barrels Of whisky, l0% barrels of
lager beer, beer pumps, 10 bbls of French and
Catawba wines, one spring Wagon, one sheep
sets of harness, 16 patent quate tables, one corn
shelter, copper kettles, lot of empty barrels,
lot of fruit jars one meat chopper one steam en-
gine and boiler and fixtures ice cream freezers,
gross of pop bottles one cider press 6soda founts,
one large pair of scales one small pair of scales
crosses of wine bottles lot Of buckets one bbl of
cider one wine press, 10 hogSheads full Of cider,
% empty hogsheads 0 bbls of wine
Sale to commence at ten O'clock a. m. Terms
cash.
Aprl9.7d JP. RAUCH, Sheriff.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1877-04-19
HESPuRMS The BRIBE.

It. is something to say in favor ofDaniel
H. Chamberlain that he spurned--as he
surely did-the bribe Of a foreign mission
offered him by the wonderful civil SER
vice reformer who now occupies the
White House. 1t tends to dispose one to
doubt the scandals against Chamberlain
when we see him rise superior to the
allurements of lofty official position set
before him by Hayes.
Chamberlain, to day, enjoys deserved
ly much more ofthe respect Of the coun.
try than falls TO the lot Of Hayes.-N T.
Sun.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1877-04-19

OF late several trials of the telephone
have been made. In fact, two telephones
--one manufactured by Prof. Gray, Of
Chicago, and the other by Prof Bell, of
Boston, have been tried. The invention
of Prof Gray is designed especially for
the transmission Of musical sounds. A
piano played in Philadelphia was heard
distinctly by an immense audience in
New York. Prof. Bell was also present.
and conyersed with parties in Boston,
the ordinary tone of voice of the Boston
parties being sufficient to be heard dis
tinctly by the New York audience.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1877-04-19

SENATOR PATTERSON, of South Carolina,
is credited with saying the other day,
that "the Republican party in the South
twas created by an act Of Congress and
"the army" And most assuredly by the
very last National Republican conven-
ton which nominated Mr.. Hayes, they
declared in their platform that Congress
was the power to Erovide for the en-
forcement Of the principles embodied in
the recent constitutional amendments"
That convention also declared the Demo-
cratic party to be the party of treason
and rebellion. On this platform Mr..
Hayes was nominated, and but for the
force element the army. to intimidate
and carry out the fraud, Mr.. TiIden would
have had his right, and been occupying
the White House.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1877-04-19

AND now the fact has come to light
that it was W. T, Bascom, formerly edi-
tor of the Mt. Vernon Republican, and
now of the Canton Repository, that first
discovered Hayes. Mr.. Bascom AYERS
that he wrote to Hayes before any other
person talked about the matter, asking
his consent to become a candidate for
President, and that Hayes responded in
the negative. We think Mr.. Bascom is
entitled to the Canton Postofice at least.
Mt Vernon Banner.
We have not heard, however, of our
neighbor being an applicant, unless it is
by proxy.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1877-04-19

JUDGE EsTILL, of the Holmes County
Farmer, has choice pigs for sale, and
Armstrong, of the Plain Dealer, deals in
rooster chickens. AS both gentlemen
favor revival of trade" they have con-
cluded to exchange pigs for chickens.
Estill, we understand, holds his pigs
high, as they are a superior breed while
Armstrong; chickens are game. No
doubt both our friends will make by the
dicker, and we expect soon to hear of the
celebrated Plain Dealer pigs and the Es'
till granger fowls.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1877-04-19

THE Pittsburgh Commercial. Gazette, a
Cameron organ, was one of the papers
that yelped last November and thereaf-
ter, "Hayes has 1856 electoral votes and is
elected" This precious sheet has evil
IDENTIFY got some new light, and throws
out dark and threatening hints, We ex-
tract from it of few days ago:
packard had undoubtedly more votes
than did Hayes; and is elected if Hayes
is. If elected, he has an undoubted right
to demand and receive Federal support.
Ifabandoned, it will afford evidence that
the President does not believe him to be
honestly elected or else that being elect
ed, he supports or permits the Democrats
to drive him off. In either case he i'm
perils his own Office, and we are inclined
to believe that, driven to desperation by
such palpable injustice, the Republican
leaders in Louisiana will do their utmost
to drive Hayes from Office. They proba-
bly, will be able to put him in very un-
comfortable position, to say the least. 1t
may be question whether case of cleo
tion, decided as the Presidency has just
been, can be reopened, but a man pre-.
sumably holding Office by illegal votes
will be shorn Of great portion of his
usual power"
This is of a threatening character, and
shows the animus of the Cameron gang
toward Hayes. It is another indication
of the unhappy condition of the Repub-
lican party.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1877-04-19

THE editor of the Pittsburgh CONNER
cial. Gazette will never be satisfied until he
gets appointed to some Ohio postofHce.
He thinks the Ohio fellows are getting
too many of these postohices-O.S. s. Jour-
nal.
The postoffice organ at Columbus is
Hayes decidedly, while the Cameron or
gan at Pittsburgh is not so much Hayes
as it was, hence the Hayes Journal at Co.
lumbus makes mouth at the Gazette,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1877-04-19

The late DR.. Muhlenberg was in his
youth engaged to marry Miss Coleman,
sister to the lady to whom James Bu-
chanan was betrothed. The young lady
died before the time set for the marriage,
and it was his grief for this loss that
found expression in his famous verses,
81 would not live Away" He never
married.