The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-06-05
partEtY.

It is not necessary for newspaper to be an ad
vocate Of spirltuRlism in order to be a good me.
dium-for advertising.
The tramp isn't rich, but he can afford to spend
his summer in the country.
An exchange prints an article headed Lead.
vile Lore" What the people Of that young town
are after is LeadVille ore.
He was criticiEing the latest grist OF graham
when 1t occurred to him that this four, by any
other name, would smell as wheat"
ats only spring opening ma" exclaimed
that awful boy, as be exhibited his torn trowsers
after leap over the picket fencs.
genuine Irish bull-sir Boyle Roche said (:
Single misforlunes never come alone, and the
greatest of all possible misfOrtunes is generally
by greater"
Professor Cooking at his watch)-"As we have
few minutes should like to have any one ask
out suOus, If SO disposed" student-"What time
is it, plesSe2"
lt does seem queer that Horace Greeley's loan
to the spendthTiit member of the Vanderbilt fam
lily proved to be the best he made, aud
great deal better than Tribune stock.
Curious, but we never saw this notice In any Of
our country exchanges: "Owing to The press OF
poetry, large number of advertisements are un.
aVoidedly crowded out, but will positively appear
in our next xt"-Pllck.
The father and mother Of UHited States Sem,
ator Withers, of Virginia. are living in that state
They are both more than eighty Yeas OF age
have been married more Than sixty years aud are
In excellent health.
When man boastngly declares he will make
newspaper suffer by exerting himself TO secure
withdrawal of all patronage uude- his sinhueDce
he throws boomerang which invariably returns
with greater force than he anticipated.
The Grand Duchess of Baden, only daughter Of
the Emperor Of Germany, is rearing her cnild, a
girl, as though she was expect, d to earn her own
living In after life. The chids companions are
instructed not TO recognize her rank in any way.
The debt of the city Of Paris is now nearly
S4OO,OOOOOO, end the interest bout OO,OOJ q
year. The Cr dill OF the city, however, il, II pob-
sible, even higher than that OF the country. The
municipal taxation III nearly S22 50 per head of
population.
Mr. Ragsdale Trea'urer OF Jefferson county. In.
diana, broke his engagen ent with q poor girl to
marry rich widow, and jury compelled him
TO pay $500 damag S. well" he said as he hand
ed over the money, II am still about 5000 ahead
by the change"
bachelor who la ely died In Manchester Eng.
land, left his property to thirty women who had
refused his matrimonial Offers, He said In his
will that to Their reiusals he owed the peace he
had enjoyed through life and he felt himself their
debtor
They tried to kill a book agent at Omaha last
week. He was robbed thrown into the river,
knocked off the cars, tossed from q high bridge
into the river again, and in Two hours he was
around with AN illustrated Bible, trying to get
subscription from the head Of the attacking party.
A teacher In a school upbr lided little girl Do.
cause she did not hold up her hand with the rett
of the delirquents when at the close Of the day,
all those who had lost their places IL their classes
were called upon to do So But she with ready
wit responded "Plea'e, mum | didn't lose my
place. An. how could |, whtn I'm at the foOt2"
It should be borne In mind that every farmer
who will take the tronble to keep up tasteful
appearance about his house, not only performs
good work for mis- own family, but stimulates his
neighbors to initiate him. Nothing is more cop,
tagious than the desire fo' gardening when once
II gets footing.