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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1877-02-01
VARIE7 Y.

What is slosh2 It's snow matter.
A Centennial oath-"Don't care Con-
tinental"
Spell bound-stuck on word at the
spelling match.
When a lady is proud of her small
feet, hasn't she limited understanding
Nantucket is sal to have bu;one whal-
er left-a schUojmaster.
What is that which is heightened by
being cut at both ends? A ditch.
I'm saddest when sing" said Sun
day evening warbler. And SOS the
whole neighborhood p roared an unmu-
sical voice in the street.
harassed husband thinks that ifthe
dress maker would trim his wifes dress
Is less, and The butcher would trim his
meat more, he could meet his obligations
better.
Said Jones, sweepingly, "When you
are in Rome do as the Romans do" and
Johnson replied, when you are in gin
do as he Injins do"
Perhars Young men had better not be
in hurry to get married this year. Whyf
Because a Paris shion writer says it is
fact that the ladies will have seventy two
new styles of bonnets to choose fron next
autumn.
Taking cigar out of his mouth, the
minister said t. one of his parishioners,
fond ofsleeping in sermon time: There
is 10 sleeping car on the road to heaven"
"And no smoking car, either, reckon"
said the man in reply, now wide awake.
A young man in San Francisco put out
one of his eyes while taking off a shirt,
a spiral stud doing the mischief. Moral:
Never wear shirt.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1877-02-01

A PREHISTORIC PINE.
ny JAMES HANNAY.

1Among the Canadian exhibits at the Centen
lial Exhibition was a section out Of huge lre
which by It's rings is shown 10 be 662 year
'ld.-Phlladelphia letter.
This tree, whose wondrous age we read
Was growing In our forest land
Ere false King John, at Runnymede,
To England gave that Charter Grand
That plant of freedom which has grown
To be fair aud stately tree,
Beneath whose shade, not we alone,
But all mankind might sheltered be.
This tree.when Bannockburn was fought
Had reached vigorous hundred years.
Perhaps some breeze rs ranches caught,
Fresh waited from that field OF tears.
And older grown in Crecy's day,
It nodded 10 the western gale;
How dim those years. how far away
OF which this giant tells the tale,
This was monarch Of the wood
Before Columbus crossed the main,
A tall and stalwart shaft 1t stood
Above It's fellows Of the plain.
II then had lived four lives In one,
When measured by the lives of men,
And had Its years ofgrowth been done,
We might have called II ancient then
But II was young, lusty shoot.
Destined for centuries to come,
To grow and flourish branch aud root,
Until its years had reached their sum-
TIL twenty generations passed
In long procession 20 the grave;
To yield It's vigorous life at last
In this new age, nisiortunes slave.
II saw the Asian tribes move by
From bleak Alaskas frozen plains,
To that fair gdll beneath whose sky
No trace of Winters power remains.
The grand deserted cities there
Were peOpled when this tree was young:
Could it but speak it might declare
A tale untold by human tongue.
What mighty wars have been since first
II waved It's tas'els In the air,
How oft the ground, by man aecursed,
The stains Of blood has had to bear
Empires have sunk into decay,
Thrones fallen in ruin and in woe,
lut Nullh l At Ndo llhN phnhcu away
Since this huge pine began to grow.
The land where fir,t It raised It's head
Is peopled by another race,
The ground DER which It's branches spread
Bears grain for man upon its face.
The tribes that met beneath It's shade
To feast five hundred years ago,
Have seen their power and glory fade,
Have vanished like last Winters snow.
Slowly, the work of toilsome years,
The forest round It breaks away,
Another nations germ appears
With strength increasing day by day,
A vigorous life is in its veins,
Fle longings of a people free;
What shall 1t be when 1t attains
The age of this gigantic tree ?
For here in this Centennial year,
A fragment of 1t stands to show
The wondering nation far and near,
A relic of the long ago
A sturdy type Of ancient life,
An emblem of the buried past,
Which lived through centuries OF strife,
To grace nations birth at last.
list John Weekly Telegraph,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1877-02-01
CANTON CITY MILLS
For Rent.

The above named mills, situated in the city of
Canton, Stark County, Ohio, and known as the
Huntington and Bros Mills, are for rent from and
after the first day of March, A. D., 1877 Terms
make known on application to the undersigned
at said city ofCanton.
NJ. l. FAST
L. Y BOCKIUs,
JOHN LAHM,
Jan Swh AssIgnees or Huntington Bros,
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FOR SALE.
Farm at Public Sale.
Executors Sale Of Real Estate,

The undersigned. as Executor of the last will
and testament of JoSeph Iiwn deceased, viii OIL
fer al public sale on the premises, 2 miles south.
east Of Paris, in Paris township stark county, o.,
On Friday February 2nd, 1877.
THE HOME FARM, Of said deceased, containing
l0i acres, Of which some 2j is excellent TIMBER
On the place are good dwelling house with
full supply Of out buildings and all excellent
spring If water c0nvenlent-alsO a good bank
barn, first rate orchard, and the place under
good state of cultivation. said farm will be sold
on reasonable terms and terms will bo made
known on day OF sale
For further particulars enquire Of the undersign.
ed near Minerva.
JACOB OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Executor of the last will and testament of Joseph
Irwin, deceased.
Jan'y 4, Tive
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UP IN THE MORNING S NO FOR ME-

UP IN THE MORNING s NO FOR ME.
ROBERT BURNS.
Up in the mornings no for me,
Up in the morning early,
When a the hills are covered wi snaw,
I'm sure it's winter fairly.
Cauld blaws the win frae east to vast,
The drift is drivin' sairly;
Sac loud and shrl'S hear the blast,
Pm sure its winter fairly.
The birds sit chittering in the thorn;
A day they fare but sparely,
And langs the NIGHT frae cen to morn,
I'm sure it's winter fairly,
Up in the morning, &c.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1877-02-01
AN IOWA HORROR.

A Monster Murders His Wife and
Elopes With her Sister, Who had
Poisoned his Child The Neighbom
Rise in a Body and. Lynch and
Burn Them.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1877-02-01
Administrators Notice.
Soda & Mineral Water Mandatory
FOR SALE.

The undersigned wishes to dispose of her Soda
and Mineral Water Mandatory. The establish
son purchasing will get all the recipes for the
manufacture of the articles together with all the
bottles peddling wagons, &c.
No better opportunity offers than this to go into
good paying business.
For further particulars address or apply to
MRS. r. BECHLER,
MaSsillon P. o., or at residence, 8 miles east of
MaSSill0n on Canton road. dec28- mo
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1877-03-29
GREENSBORO. N. C.

VUlHE COOKING STOVES manufactured atour
works in Greensboro, N. G., give universal
satisfaction wherever introduced. They are made
Of the BEST SCOTCH PIG METAL, with heav-
ier and thicker plate than any other Stovein tho
market, and consequently will the longer with
stand heat and hard usage. They are OF hand
some pattern and eatfnish, and warranted equal
in every other respect to any Cooking Stove sold
in the United States while It's confidently claimed
that they are the CHEAPEST. All the usual
pieces Of ware and cooking utensils are Furnished
with purchasers Ia the fact that our patterns and
sizes are never changed. Should a piece get acci.
dentally broken at any time, we can replace It at
the mere cost of casting. Not simply because 1t
Ia q home production, button account Of its intrin-
sic merits as an article Of house hold economy, do
we ask the patronage of home purchasers. Moro
than ONE THOUSAND Of these Stoves are now
in use, and among many others having them We
respectfully refer to the following: r. E. Guthrie
D. M. Campbell, M. Fl. Currence, York county |;
Mrs. Elizabeth ]. Wylie, Chester; ID. A. Gordon,
Guthriesville; Jahn A. Brown, Rock HM b. r.
Boyd, Joseph Herndon, L. M. Grist, YOrkvflle.
You can save the freight from the northern cities
and the dealers profit, which Is no small item,
by buying Of us, and at the same time get
STOVE THAT IS MORE DURABLE than those
of northern make. The following are our prices
delivered at depot in Greensboro: lIsg =. ~.
No; with 10 pieces ware and festppe ssS 80 90 90
Address, SERGEANT z MocAULEY, -
T. M. DoBsON & CO., Agents, Yorkyiile, s. G.
JOHN r. LONDON, Agent Rock Hill, 8. G.
A. F. LINDSAY, Agent, McConnellsville,
York county, 8. G. --4....-
J. L. CARROLL, Agent at Chester. S. G. @
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&eadiug tat the Sabtath.
CONDUCTED BY .r .. -.
REV. ROBERT LATHAM
NOT WEARY.

"They shall run and not be weary" Their
is very great difference between being weary
of our work and weary in our work. Their
are some preachers who are weary of thei
work, because by some hsp-hazard they have
been introduced into the wrong calling. They
would make very good merchants or physi
clans, or lawyers, but they are weary o
preaching. Just so it is in any line of labor
you know many in your calling that would
be more effective if they were in some othel
position. They made mistake in the open
ing of their life, and it has parslyzed them
ever afterwards The Lord says, "They shal
run and not be weary" Ah they cannot be
weary, their work is congenial to them. They
may be fatigued in its exercise, but they new
er forget its relations.
They shall not be weary, for they shall
have rest by the ,ooy, rest by the way. Dea'
brother, it is impossible to separate the resi-
from the run. He that is in haste to do the
Masters will, like the beloved John, lays hiI
head upon the Masters breast, and thus jour
neys on. The earnest Christian is like those
birds which are said to sleep whilst on the
wing. The work is his rest. To be prevent
ed from doing somewhat each day, for his
Master, would be the greatest deprivation thai
he could suffer. f.
They shall have relief from fatigue. This
is the defect and danger in running. The
heavenly footman criea in DONG, : : = : - ,
"And new supplies each hour meet
While pressing on to Cod"
We are never deserted. The more conse
Grated and the more consuming in Christian
zeal, the more Compensation islthere. Apd
then comes that which is sweetest of all-res
at the end. I would like very much TO- know
what you think Of Heaven; what is your def
milton of Heaven? 1t certainly cannot be
rest, for you know very little what work is
Until ones head is tired with constant think.
ing, and the muscles are worn with continued
tension, you never know rest. That man OF
woman among you who spends all the day
long in idleness and self indulgence does not
know the sweetness of the word "rest." 1,
comes as the word "comfort' comes, when
there has been something distracting and dis
turbing, and when we need quietness and re-
trement, and to be alone with the Master
Oh, the sweetness of the rest that remains for
the people of God Just as those who sail
about the Spice Islands tell US that in ap'
preaching them they can smell the breezes
that come over the sea, so is the soul some
times made homesick for Heaven as we get
thus the odor of the land of rest Then the
weary shall be at rest the wicked shall cease
from troubling. Dear friends, that is the
thing towards which we strive. Now, rest in
the way, in the work; now relief from fa
tigue in the compensations of the life, and
then the unending. unbroken peace, when We
see Jesus just as He is, and hear Him say
"Well done !-Dr S. IT. 1yng Jr.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1877-03-29

FATrENINa FowLs.-Fowls may be fat
tened in four or five days by the following
process: Set some rice over the fire with
skinned milk-as much only as will serve for
one day. Let it boil until the rice is swelled
out; add teaspoonful Of sugar. Feed the
fowls four or five times day in clean pans,
and give them as much each time as will fill
them. Great care should be taken that they
have nothing sour given them, as that pre-
vents their fattening. Give them only clean
water or milk from rice to drink. By this
method the flesh will have a clear white.
ness
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1877-03-29
YORK MARBLE YARD.

THE undersigned is still conducting the Mar
BILE Business in Yorkville, and would re-
spectfully inform the public. that he can supply
those in want Of MONUMENTS or HEAD
STONES with anything in his line, and at the
lowest cash prices II i-.itGlA.,. -. SO rs'..
Monuments designed and finished in the most
elaborate style, and in point of workmanship and
material warranted equal to the work of any es-
tablsfimentin the country. .ij
Head aud Footstones, In various styles, from
plain to highly-carved work, furnished at short
notice, and satisfaction guaranteed. INN"
Specimens nsually.on hand, to an inspection Of
which, those in want Of marble work are respect
fully invited. ....
Estimates and any other desired information
cheerful1y given at any time.
Work delivered at any point on tho chester
and Lenoir Narrow Gauge Railroad. between
Chester and Dallas, or at any place between
Rock Hill and Winnsboro, on the Charlotte, CO.
lumbia and Augusta Railroad, free OF. charge for
transportation.
Thankful for the patronage heretofore bestowed
upon my establishment, my determination Is to
~ - F. HAPPERFIELD.
January4 .v ly
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CHE far,n aud fiteside.
FANCY FARMERS.

The Chicago Times has few truthful par
agraphs describing fancy farmers, which read
as follows:
No class of men have been ridiculed so
much, and none have done so much good, as
those who are denominated fancy farmers.
They have been, in all times and countries,
the benefactors of the men who have treated
them with derision. They have been to farm
ers what inventors have been to manufactur-
ers They have experimental for the good of
the world, while others have simply worked
for their own good. They tested theories,
while others have raised crops for market.
They have given dignity and glory to the
occupation of farming it never had before
Fancy farmers have changed the wild boar
into the Suffolk and Berkshire the wild bull
of Britain into the short horn the mountain
sheep, with its lean body and hair fleece into
the Southdown and the Merino. They brought
up the milk COWS from pints to gallons: They
have heightened the sirloin of the bullock,
deepened the udder of the cow, enlarged the
ham of the hog, given strength to the shoulder
of the OK, rendered finer the wool of the sheep,
added Aeetness to the speed of the horse, and
made beautiful every animal that is kept in
the service of man. They have improved and
hastened the development of ali domestic ami
mails, till they hardly resemble the creatures
from which they sprang
Fancy farmers introduced irrigation and
understanding, grinding and cooking food
for stock. They brought guano from Peru,
and nitrate of soda from Chilli. They intro
duced and domesticated all the plants we
have of foreign origin. They brought out the
theory of rotation of crops as natural means
of keeping up and increasing the fertility OF
the soil. They first ground up gypsum and
bones, and treated the latter with acid to
make msnures of a peculiar value They first
analyzed soils, as means Of determining what
was wanted to increase their fertility. They
introduced the most improved methods Of
raising and distributing water.
Fancy farmers, or fancy horticuturists,
have given US all our varieties of fruits, veg
etables and flowers. A fancy farmer in Yer
mont, few years ago, originated the Early
Rose potato, which added millions of dollars
to the wealth of our country and proved to be
a most important accession in every part of
the world where it was introduced. Another
of these fancy men originated the Wilson
strawberry, and another, the Concord grape.
1t was fancy farmer who brought the Usage
orange from Texas to the Northern States
Among the men in this country who we're
classed as fancy farmers at an early day, were
Washington, Jefferson, Franklin and Living
ston. The first introduced mules the second,
the cultivation of improved rice the third,
the use of land plaster, and the fourth, the
raising of lucerne. More than any men of
their time did they add to the wealth of the
country. After them came another race of
fancy farmers, who introduced Arabian hor-
ses, Spanish sheep, and the improved breeds
cf cattle and swine. These fancy farmers
added immensely to the wealth Of the prac'
tical farmers of the country.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1877-03-29

HEARERS AND NOT DoERs.-He who hears
the Word and does not do it, is monster in
religion. He is all head and ears. having
neither hands to work with nor feet to walk
with. There is disease to which children
are subject, called the rickets, wherein their
heads swell as large as two heads, and their
legs are crooked, which hinder their going.
We have many rckety Christians they hear
much and their heads swell with notions and
undigested opinions, but their legs are crook
ed, their walking is perverse. Every such
person is mocker Of God; deceiver of
himself, discourager of ministers, barren
soil, a bad servant, beholder Of his natural
face in glass, builder Of his house upon
the sand d.-Philhp Henry.
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b@- Christianity did not come from Heaven
to be the amusement of an idle hour, to be
the food of mere Imagination, to be as
very lovely song of one that has a pleasant
voice and playeth we'll upon an instrument.
No, it is intended to be the guide, the guar
dian, the companion of all hours it is intend
ed to he the food Of our immortal spirits; it
is intended to be the serious occupation Of our
whole existence. Jebb.
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bawl che utters on smelling blood, which
causes every member of the herd to lift its
head and hasten to the spot-tbe native cry
of the clan. When she is gored or in great
danger she bawls also, but that is different.
And lastly, there is the long, sonorous volley
she lets of on the bills or in the yard, or
along the highway, and which seems to be
expressive of kind of unrest or vague long.
ing-the longing of the imprisoned 10 for her
lost identity. She sends her voice forth 80
that every god on Mount Olympus can hear
her plant. She makes this sound in the
morning, especially in the spring, as she goes
forth to graze.- Galaay. ..3 .......
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$3.50 REWARD.

INHE National Board OF Fire Underwriters here
il by offers reward Of TWO HUNDRED AND
and punishment of the party or parties, charged
with the crime of Arson, in firing the premises
situate near Yorkville, s. c., being the DWELL
ING OF J. T.. LOWRY, on April ed, 1873.
furnished the Executive Committee Of the con-
viction and actual punishment of said criminals.
BY order Of Executive Committee.
:" - '"t :" GEO. T. HOPE, Chairman.
Max,Q
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HINTS ON Tool GR1NDrNe.-B Beginners are
sometimes told, when grinding edge tools, to
make the stone revolve toward th. cutting
edge, and occasionally from it. When the
first grinding is being done, it matters little
whether this is attended to; but when the fin
ishing touches are given near and at the very
edge, the task can always be accomplished
with much greater accuracy if the periphery
or circumference of the grindstone revolves
toward the cutting edge, for the steel which
is worn away will then be more easily re-
moved and when a stone runs in the oppo.
site direction, the grinder cannot always tell
when the tool is fully ground up to the edge.
This is particularly the case when the steel is
of soft temper. The stone, when running
from the edge, cannot sweep away every par.
ticle of the metal, but when it revolves toward
the edge it carries off all the feathery edge.-
Scientific american.
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BARBER SHOP.

ionable and stylish cut of hair, or pleasant
and luxurious Shampoo, are reminded that
THOS. BALLARD, Professor of the Art Tonso-
ria is still in business in his old Shop next door
to the ENQUIRER building, where it will afford
him great pleasure to wait upon all who may de-
sire his services. Razors honed and sharpened,
and any other work of that kind promptly done.
THOMAS BALLARD.
December 81 ...." '':" 81 "i tt
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BEHOLD, He PRAYErH.-The sight Of a
penitent on his knees is spectacle which
moves heaven, and the compassionate Re-
deemer who, when He beheld Saul in that ST.
uation, exclaimed, behold, he Prayeth," will
not be slow to strengthen you by His might
and console you by His Spirit. When q
"new and living way is opened into the hol;
est of ALL" by the blood of Jesus, not to avail
ourselves of it; but to prefer remaining at a
guilty distance, will be a source of unsupport-
able anguish when we shall see others enter
ing into the kingdom, and ourselves shut out.
1t is impossible too often to inculcate the mo.
mentous truth that the character is not formed
by passive impressions, but by voluntary ae-
tions; and that we shall be judged hereafter,
not by what we have felt, but by what we
have done.-R. Hall.
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CHEER YOUR HOMES WITH MUSIC.

CHEER YOUR HOMES WITH MUSIC.
II HAVE made such arrangements with that en-
terprising and reliable Southern Wholesale
House, Ludden and Bates, of Savannah, that i can
supply, on short notice, the Mason Hamlin Or
gans Pianos of the most celebrated factories,
Sheet Music, or any other kind of Musical Mer.
chandize at the lowest factory prices and at prices
adapted to these hard times. A settled determina-
ton to sell nothing I cannot recommend, and q
practical acquaintance Of many years with such
goods enables me to offer great Inducements to
purchasers. -"
Call at my Photo Gallery for further particu-
lars. J. Il. SCdohb.
December 81 81 .-'' u
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p6r In Newfoundland there is not . snake,
toad, frog or reptile of any scrt not squir.
rel, percupine, moose or mink. The Arctic
hare is found 10 Newfoundland, but not in
Cape Breton nor in Nova Scotia, and yet the
island is full of hogs and swamps.
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BRA1Ns-Unless men and women both
have brains, the nation will 90 down. As
much brain is needed to govern household
as to command ship; as much to guide b
family Alright as to guide congress sright !;
as much to do the least and the greatest of
woman's work, as to do the least and greatest
of mans work. Moreover, in both sexes, the
brain is the conservator Of strength and pro.
longer of life. 1t is not only the organ Of
intellect, volition, and spiritual power, bat
the force evolved from any other organ, ena-
bles men and women to bear the burdens and
perform the duties Of life; and with its aid,
better than with any surgery, can they over
come the ellis that flesh is heir to."
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Business TRAININa.-It takes sound
body to make . sound mind. Work is not
vulgar. So long ss the brains need the juices
of the body. 20 long will hard work be the
fundamental element in the development of
the mind. Business is eminently 6t for @
man of genius, and to earn livelihood is the
best way to sharpen ones wits. Besides, bus
iness affairs offer better opportunities at pres
ent than the so-cslled professions. Therefore
our youth should be thoroughly and practi-
cally trained for business, in erder that they
may succeed and become q credit to whatev-
er calling they may adopt. At the same
time they should BE- educated not to despise
labor; for, sfter all, it h only by hard work
that We achieve any success worthy OF the