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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-08-28
DEMOCRATIC MEETINGS.
Genernl EnIng,s AppOIntmentu.

Cambridge, Aug 9th.
steubenville, Aug, 2Sth
Batavia, Aug 3Olh.
Georgetown, September LIST.
West Union, September ID.
Portsmouth, September Sd.
Waverly, SeptembI 4th.
Gallapols, September 9th.
Centerville, September 9th.
Meigs county, Sep ember 9th.
Beverly, september Slh
New Philadelphia Sept 9th, afternoon.
C0shoeton, September 10th, afternoon,
Belaire, September 1lth.
Barnesville September 18th.
Woodsfeld, September 18th.
Milerburg, September 10th.
Middletown, Oct.2d.
General A. V. Rice
VIII open the campaign at ottawa Putnam coun
ty, August 23,
Hon. D. W. Voorhees,.
Lima, September 10th.
Defiance, September Goth.
Crestline, September 23d,
Wooster, September Oath.
Newark, September 26th.
Columbus, September 9th.
General Steedman.
Batavia, August 8Oth. ...
At Georgetown, Sept. 1st.
West Union, September I'd.
Hon. Gibson AthertOn
In Licking county, September 18th, 18th, 10th
18th, 18th, 10th and Goth,
Gen. A. ]. Warner.
Utica Licking county, Aug. 30th.
Newark, Aug, 30th.
Beverly, Washington county, September Sth.
Hon. Charles Reemelln
At New Philadelphia and Tuscarawas county
September 9rd and 4lh
BelaiTe, September 5th.
Hamilton county, August 23d.
Columbus August 2jlh and 26th.
Hamilton county, August 2Sth.
EyHa September I'd.
WOodfleld, September 9Th.
Avon, LOrain county, September I'd.
Allen o. Myers.
Millersburg Aug Goth.
Berlin, Aug q.
Black Creek, Aug o.
H0lmesville, Aug %.
Portsmouth, September Sd.
WaveIly, September 4th
CenteTVilie, September 9th.
.Meigs county two meetings September 9Th.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-08-28
A POLICEMAN KILLS A MAN AND
SHOOTS HIMSELF.

Toledo, O., Aug. 23,-Thursday night last the
police sergeant, Jacob Nohl, arrested man
named Ross salisbury an old offender, who had
served in various penitentiaries for burglary, ETC.,
on charge Of being suspicious person, This
morning salisbury came out in card abusing
cations as an officer About II o'clock this fore.
noon Nohl called on Salisbury and demanded a
retraCtion, which being refused Nohl shot Sauls,
bury twice and then shot himself. Both died in
a short time.
NOhl was a faithful and efficient officer, and
was greatly respected by members OF the police
force and citizens generally,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-08-28
STRIKE rNnrnr

Pittsburgh August pa general good feeling
prevailed on the South Side this morning in con.
sequence ofthe settlement Of the alut glass work.
ers strike, which has existed for zine month";.
Both parties to the compromise are we'll satisfied,
ana tne glass trade has received new Impetus
The OLD wolkmen Of the following firms went to
work to-day Dayle x Co., Ripley 4 Campbeii
Jones 4 Co., Mckee Bros and Di can 4 sons
Ihe balance OF the factories are e peoted to re-
days, " ~"
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-08-28
TERRIFIC EXPLOSION OF A pow
DER MILL NEAR TAMAQUA,
PENNSY

Tamaqua, Penn, August 25.-Tbis community
was startled this morning by a terrific explosion,
which occurred at the powder mill operated by
u. A, Wadrie Co., situated on the outskirts OF
the town. Upon investigation II was found that
twenty kegs OF powder had exploded, instantly
killing the foreman OF the mills. James Neifert,
VINO was the only person on duty at the time, and
through the mill when the explosion occurred.
Iheir names are Sallie Lane eyed thirteen years
99aaugnter OF John Lane, and Mary Mazee, aged
nlteen, daughter of William MaEee, The last
named little. girl was sent BY her mother TO q
RAND sne was accompanied by the other. In or.
ger 10 make time they attempted to pass through
the MILL which action resulted in their death, ?
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-08-28
eRNERAL nInn Ar orrAwA.

oaawa, o., August 24.--H A. V. Rice made
niS opening speech Of the campaign at this place
last night to a fine audience. who turned ont
amid terrific rain storm to hear The General on
the political Issues OF the day. His speech was
ed splendid effort. '''N
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-08-28

Columbus, August 26.-The after dance at the
State Fair to-day was small The display in ev.
cry department exceeds those Of form er years In
Quantity and quality. The live stock show is
very nne, also machinery, The weather is fair
Secretary Sherman visited The grounds TO day
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-08-28
SAN FRANCISCO EXCITED.
WORKINGMEN's CANDIDATE FOR
MAYOR OF SAN FRANCISCO
SHOT BY AN EDITOR.

The Wound Dangerous but Some Hopes Entertain.
ed for His RecOVery.-The Difficulty Growing
Out or Bitter Personal and Political
Fight WOrklngmen Aroused, and
Swearing to Inhict Swift and Sum
mary Vengeance. The Military
Called Out--Better Counsel
Prevails and the TX.
element Warning.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-08-28
nm CROWD pEPERsEs I1anr1v.

Never was Kearney's boundless influence over
his followers exhibited to better advantage. AL
though the vast crowd were fairly bowling for
blood, they yielded implicitly to his advice, and
when ne dismissed them surged away in various
directions, evidently prepared to follow his nd.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-08-28
ACTION OF NEW YORK woRK1NaMrN

New York, August 24,-A meeting Of the Natl
Workingmen's party was held in Hamilton park
to day David ConrOy presiding. After speaking
about the wrongs of labor he denounced the
shooting of Kalloch in San Francisco as foul as
sassnation and predicted 1t would arouse work.
ingmen who would look upon him as a martyr
He said 1t was the first life offered up to white
slaves, and in four years they would be free
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-09-22
THOUGHTFUL THOUGHTS.

No legacy as rich as honesty.
The greatest prayer is patience.
One has only to die to be praised.
1t is easier to blame than to do better.
Would you be strong conquer your
self.
There is no good in preaching to the
hungry.
A man used to vicissitude is not easi-
ly detected.
One smile for the living is worth a
dozen tears for the dead.
The best thing in the world is to be
able to live above the world.
Charity gives itself rich, but covet-
BUSINESS boards itself poor.
Everybody knows good counsel except
him that hath need of it.
Life is comedy to him who thinks,
and tragedy to him who feels.
He who can take advice is sometimes
superior to him who can give it.
Divine vengeance comes with feet Of
lead. but strikes with hand of iron.
All things are admired, either because
they are new or because they are not
great.
A man. when he rises in the morning,
little knows what he may do before
night.
Human life is everywhere state in
which much is to be endured and little
to be enjoyed.
A little less money and little more
good character would improve hosts Of
people vastly.
Our best Intentions, even when they
have been most prudently formed. fai
often in their issue.
Far happier are they who always
know what they will do.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-09-22
SUGGESTIONS FOR THE SICK.
ROOM.

In preparing meal for any one whose
appetite is delicate, it should be made
to look tempting as possible. The tray
should be covered with the whitest nap
kin. and the silver, glass. and china
should shine with. cleanliness. There
should not be too great variety of
viands, and but a very small portion of
each one. Nothing more quickly dis
gusts feeble appetite than quantity
of food presented at one time.
The patient never should be consulted
beforehand as to what he will eat or
what be will drink. If be asks for any,
thing, give it to him with the doctors
permission; otherwise prepare something
he is known to like and offer it without
prAUiala. onmment. One of the chief
offices of good nurse is to think for her
patient. His slightest want should be
anticipated and gratifed before he has
had time to express it. Quick observa-
tion will enable her to detect the first
symptom of worry or excitement and to
remove the cause. An invalid never
should be teased with the exertion of
making decision. Whether the room
is too hot or too cold; whether chick
en- broth, beef tea, or cruel is best
for his luncheon. and all similar mat
tiers, are questions which should be de-
cided without appealing to him.
Household troubles should be kept as
far as possible from the sick-room.
Squabbles of children or servants never
should find an echo there.
In the event of some calamity occur
ring, of which it Is absolutely necessary
the sufferer should be informed, the i'll
news should be broken as gently as pos
sible, and every soothing device employ
ed to help him bear the shock.
Above all, an invalid, or even a per-
son apparently convalescent, should be
saved from his friends. One garrulous
acquaintance admitted for half an hour
will undo the good done by a week Of
tender nursing. Whoever is the respon-
sible person in charge should know how
much her patient can bear, she should
keep careful watch on visitors of
whose discretion she is not certain, and
the moment she perceives it to be neces-
sary, politely but firmly dismiss them.
She must carry out implicitly the
doctors directions, particularly those
regarding medicine and diet. Strict
obedience to his orders, a faithful, dill
gent, painstaking following of his in
structions will insure to the sufferer the
best results from his skill, and bring
order, method and regularity into do
mestic nursing.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-09-22
PHENOMENA OF RAIN.

One of the most curious things about
rain is the inequality of its distribution.
The reader is of course aware that rain
may be measured in inches in almost
any vessel set out to catch it. If a pail
for example. be put out in an open space
on the ground, it will catch as much
rain as would be otherwise have sunk
into the ground on the space occupied
by the pail. If we visit the pail after
every shower we may by means of a two
foot rule tell what depth of rain has
fallen. This is the principal of the
rain gaage. In practice better means
are of course adopted, SO as to prevent
evaporation and to measure the depth
Now it is of great consequence where
we place our rain gauge. 1t might be
supposed of no Importance whether it
were on the top of the house or in the
garden close by; and yet. strange to
say. a guage in the garden near West
minister abbey caught twenty. three in
ches of rain in the course of the year,
while one on the roof of house caught
only eighteen inches, and one on top of
the abbey caught only twelve inches
fact is, rain forms at low elevation
much lower than is generally supposed /;
or, if not actually formed at very low
elevation, it increases the size of the
drops which come from higher levels.
Thus, while Mr.. Glaisher was descend
ing in a balloon. he passed through a
dry and then through wet fog, where
the drops of rain were exceedingly fine,
covering his note book like pins points.
These increased in size on approaching
the earth. and more rapidly when very
near the earth. b..
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-09-22
ELEPHANT DICK.

All of Forepaugh, the showman's. ell
plants except one are of the Asiatic
species. Dick, the only vicious one of
the herd of twelve owned by Adam
Forepaugh, is male from Ceylon, and
is easily distinguished by pair of
beautiful tusks. which he knows too
we'll how to use when enraged. Although
thoroughly trained and one of the most
Intelligent of the learned herd, he has
occasionally rebelled. and once this sea-
son in the West amused himself by toss
ing about one of his keepers and leaving
him in bruised and battered condition.
This ebulition of i'll temper occurred in
Indiana, since which, after a we'll de-
served punishment. Bad Dick has con-
Quoted himself after the manner of the
most exemplary giants of the forest.
Recently at Lancaster. N. H., Dick
again got into the tantrums, and after
the usual performance in the arena, re.
fused to embark and take his place with
his mates in the Elephant Palace Car
of Forepaugh's own train. Young Fore
| paugh, who had remained at the exhibi
ton tent, was sent for, and gallopec
down on horseback and, after rallyine
the ahrighted keepers. who were putting
a safe distance between themselves ane
Bad Dick. proceeded to order the refrac
tory animal into the car. -
For this once, Dick stubbornly stoot
his ground and refused to bulge an inch
and trumpeted and threw his tusks from
side to side in threatening manner
Young Adam realized the situation a
once, and riding boldly up to Dick h
ordered him to "mile up" that is, g
| forward, and at the same time tappe,
him with his riding whip. This seem
| ed to be a signal on the part Of the ami
NAL for war, and the next instant th
daring boy was unhorsed. Adam Fore
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-09-22

paugh, Jr., is not yet eighteen years Of
age, though in spite of his extreme youth,
he has no equal as an animal trainer. it
being an inherited gift.
Instantly all was excitement. The
boy was seemingly stunned by the shock
he had received. and lay but few feet
from the enraged Dick, who. with trunk
high in air, made the peculiar and ter
rlble believing which denoted that he
was thoroughly aroused. It was impos-
sible for any one to assist young Fore
paugh. The least move would have has
tened the end. The elephant keepers
and train leaders stood speechless, help
less and aghast. In the meantime, Dick
starts for the prostrate form of young
Forepaugh, and soon he would have
pinned him to the earth with the long
Ivory Uusi.s, e0sesa h;-> h;eh IN th.
air. But there seemed to have been
another move in the midst of the excite
ment, and not on the part of the circus
men. The other elephants standing
near. waiting to be loaded, seem to be-
come excited, and of sudden Old Belts,
the monster elephant of the herd, who
had witnessed the peril of her master,
ran with speed that seemed incredible
considering her enormous bulk, and
threw the force of her four tons weight
against the side of the advancing and
murderous Dick. The shock of the col
liding elephants was fearful, upsetting
Bad Dick and throwing him upon his
side. Quick as flash Forepaugh's son
was upon his feet. Old Belts threw
down her trunk at the signal just as she
does in the performance, and lifted her
mate upon her head. Every time the.
recreant Dick arose, he was met by
eight thousand pounds of elephant
flesh against his ribs until he laid down
and trumpeted signals of distress in ac-
knowledgement of defeat Having "had
enough" Dick was then loaded on the
train without further difficulty. But
for the wonderful intelligence of Old
Belts. Master Forepaugh must have suf-
fered serious injury, if, indeed he escap-
ed with his life.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-09-22

roses until it is daintily tempting to
look upon. Everything grows so rapid
ly that man building new house
may have in three months flower gar
den which looks as if it had been grow
ing years.
The Mexicans (or Greasers, as they
are called,) are the only people who do
not beautify their homes, and their nat
ural laziness is the cause of this neglect.
| never was able to rouse a particle of
respect for this class of people except on
one occasion. That was when 1 saw
one of them on his horse. which he had
spurred into dead run, 60 tearing
down the streets of the city of Los An
gelos, after runaway team. The drunk
en- driver had dashed his horse into a
furious rate of speed. and in turning a
corner was thrown to the ground, the
team rushing on through street in
which woman and children stood paral-
yzed with fright. Where the Mexican
came from l never could understand, for
the first saw of him he seemed actual
ly flying. lasso in hand, and while L
still thought him far behind the runa-
way horses, he threw the rope over the
head of one of them and brought them
quickly to stand STILL
| remember the admiration l used to
have for some of the horsemen of
Virginia who rode into town on
court days. Perhaps had more for
them when they rode into than when
they rode out of town, for Tom Crowder's
saloon door step wasn't always good
place to start straight from; be that as
it may, | fancy the best riders among
them would want to examine their sad
dle-girths pretty carefully before they
started to ride alongside of this Califor-
MIA Greaser.
The world wasn't made in a minute
nor this visit in day, SO if ask you
to linger with me in this valley for a
little while, do not be disappointed.
TRUFAx.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-09-22

We warn boarders that meat-pie is
nothing but hash covered over with
asbestos roofing.
Why is pretty girl like hinge :?
Hold your breath. Because she is some
thing to adore.
A Syracuse boy put his sisters switch
into a cannon for wadding on the Fourth.
He said that was the proper way to
bang her hair.
A Boston child remarked, after gazing
earnestly at man who was bald but
had very heavy whiskers: "His head
was put on upside down. wasn't it ?"
"Well, you'll own that she has a pref
ty foot. won't you?" "Yes, I'll admit
that. But then it never made half as
much impression on me as the old mans. 4"
bright scintillations of wit" are all
we'll enough. but the country isn't starv-
ing for these. A few bright scintilla-
tions of common sense help one wonder
fully.
An Atlanta cow rang the door bell of
doctor the other night until she awak-
ened him. She probably thought he was
sleeping late; it might be some udder
| reason.
A talking machine, capable of turning
out $50 words per minute, was put on
trial in Syracuse last week. A young
woman of twenty-five silenced it in Just
two minutes and quarter.
When handsome Baltimore lady
asked pedestrian to knock man down
who had been following her. he swiftly
obeyed. and was much astonished to
learn that it was her husband.
Father" said q wistful lass about
sixteen years of age, 81 know something
about grammar, but | cannot decline
matrimony, nor see the reason why my.
self and Gilbert cannot be corrugated.
1t is only when the foreman says he
lacks just four lines for the funny col.
umn and must have it in a minute, thai
the paragraphist realizes how serious il
the business of getting up fun to order.
The three proudest moments of a man
life, between the cradle and the grave
are, when he gets the first pair of rec
top boots. when the girls first call hin
"Mister," and when the doctor tells hin
it's boy.
| Why is it that the average young LADY
can remember accurately three hundred
pages of novel, but can never remem
ber single page of history? Psycholo
gists will please come to the front OIL
this question.
"My what steep hill ! And Sc
those ten or eleven wretches packed il
one wagon that the poor staggering hors
can hardly draw - "Wretches ? Then
are all Christians, mum, going to th
camp-meetin'.
A man wearing wet clothes. and car
rying fishing rod and basket. stoppe
a train on the Erie railroad by giving
. danger signal. whats the matter /?
the conductor asked. The man cooll
: replied that he had caught an enormou
. trout, and thought the passengers Nigh
like to look at it.
Smoke in any room you please" sal
she. This was three months before ma
riage. "You have been smoking tn;
nasty. disgusting old pipe in here agail
i and l declare if the room doesn't SINE
!. loud enough to knock a person down,
n said she, holding her nose. This W;
: six months after marriage.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-09-22
TELLING THE BEES.
BY J. @. WHITTIER.

Here is the hep Place ice ra Tght over oyer the hill
You can see the gap in the old wall still.
And the stepping stones in the shallow brook.
There is the house. with the gate redbarred,
And poplar tall;
And the barns brown length. and the cattle-yard,
And the white horns tossing above the wall.
There are the bee-hives ranged in the sun;
And down by the brink
ofthe brook are her poor flowers. weed o'eTun,
Pansy and dafodil rose and pink.
A year has gone as the tortoise goes,
Heavy and slow;
And the same rose blows and the same sun gows,
And the same brook sings of year ago.
There's the same sweet clover smell in the breeze
And the June sun warm
Tangles his wings of fire in the trees,
Setting, as then, over Fernsde farm.
mind me how, with lovers care,
From my Sunday coat
brushed off the burrs, and smoothed my hair,
And cooled at the brookside my brow and throat.
Since we parted, month had hassed--
To love. year;
Down through the beeches locke at last
On the little red gate and the wellsweep near.
can see 1t all now.-the slantwise rain
Oflight through the leaves,
The sundown's blaze on her window pane,
The bloom of her roses under the caves.
just the same as a month before
The house and the trees,
The barns brown gable, the vine by the door,
Nothing changed but the hives OF bees.
Before them, under the garden wall.
Forward and back,
Went drearily singing the chore-girl SMALL
Dressing each hive with a shade of black.
Trembling, listened; the summers sun
Had the chill of snow;
For knew she was telling the bees of one
Gone on the journey we all must go.
Then said to myself, my Mary weeps
For the dead to-day;
HAPPY her blind old grandsre sleeps
The fret and the pain Of his age away"
But her dog whined low; on the doorway sill,
With his cane to his chin,
The old man sat; and the chore-girl still
Sung TO the bees stealing out and in.
And the song she was singing ever since
In my ears sounds on:
"Stay at home, pretty bees, fly not hencei
Mistress Mary is dead and gonel" ..
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-09-22

Attention is still being directed to
the important market opening up abroad
for American horses, and the necessity
of united efforts in eur own country in
breeding such class of horses as are in
most demand. The rapid extension of
horse railways in various parts of the
continent. the demand of the German
army, the uses of horses as hunters, to
say nothing of the constant demand for
driving and carriage uses. draw largely
upon home resources, which are not suf
| ficient to meet the calls. Almost every
week American horses are shipped
abroad to fill these demands. and recently
mules have been purchased in our coun
try for military purposes in Europe. ol
for the uses of foreign governments
There is not likely to be less demand
for years to come, and our breeder.
should endeavor to meet it in advance
by rearing a class of heavy, serviceahl'
horses that will be sure of marke
abroad. = Exchange.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-09-22
PEEP AT THE PLANETS.

Neptune the most remote of the plan
cts of the solar system, is about 2.700,-
600, 1000 miles from the sun. @
1t is supposed that Mercury has
mountains higher than the Himalayars,
and volcanoes in a state of activity.
Out of all the myriad lights in the
heavens. the earth is only visible to the
Moon, Mars, Mercury and Venus.
The earth is 764 times smaller than
Saturn, and its mean distance from us
is over 9l,O00.OOO miles @
Uranus can never see us at all, as it
is 1853, 100000 miles from the sun.
The temperature in Mercury is sup
posed to be seven times hotter than in
our torrid zone; therefore if it is inhab-
tied it must be by very differently con-
structed people from ourselves.
It is believed that Venus has an at
mosphere much like our. and mountain
peaks five or six times higher than the
Teneriffe, their sides bright with flowers
and birds of brilliant plumage.
The Moon never leaves our globe
therefore it is called our satellite. Though
to us it appears larger than any o.
| them, but much nearer to us.
Astronomers have calculated that tht
mountains and extinct volcanoes in th'
Moon are higher than any on our earth
! If there were any one on the Moon tt
see it. the earth would appear to them I
magnificent ball. The planets and sui
would move behind it in brilliant sue
cession. l'F ~ s3i4t-.
| Our globe appears to Mars as th
morning and evening star.
4 Cyrus W. Field calls Samuel ]. Tilden
ssSlipperv Sam" 57 ies}fs Htg -