The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-11-13
PERSONAL VARIETY.

The Gear has recently granted religious liberty
to the Baphsts who are put on an equal footing
with his orthodox subjects.
The toughest thing we have heard about any
candidate for Office III this section is that he got
his poker chips cashed after he experienced re-
ligion. Boston Herald.
The Post Office Department has a large share
of Federal patronage Statistics just printed show
that the number Of men connected with 1t is con.
siderably over loo 900,
An embarrassed actor bounded on the stage Of
a San Francisco theatre In scene depicting q
robbery in a hotel office, and shouted, Gag the
safe, while blow open the night clerk"
Cetewayo says there were only ten Of his men
pre6ent when the Prince Imperial was killed. A
bold stand would have saved his life, II the Zulu
King is TO be believed, and the fate OF an empire
might have been changed.
Meetings exclusively for women are peculi
arlty Of the present Moody and sankOy revival at
Cleveland the two EvangeliSts being the only
men admitted Many Of the women converts
relieved OF male eyes, give way 10 the most ex-
travsgant religious fervor
The Hon. Roscoe Conkling lives In Oneida
county. So does the Hon. Ellis H. Roberts So
do several other Republicans who are not warmly
| attached to the Hon. Roscoe Conkling. Cornells
plurality in Oneida is 1868, Hoskins' majority for
Lieutenant Governor is 42O,
Nearly all the negroes in and near Darlington,
s c., now own horses and cows, and many Of
them own land; which they are able TO work with
their own money. There is less stealing than
formerly, churches are numerous and well sup,
ported, and newspapers are IN demand.
Mrs. Margaret Robertson, OF Cooper Angus
Scotland, died recently aged lO7, She lived un
der three British Kings and one Queen. She
talked with scorn of poor creatures who could
not live over 80 or 80, and declared to Sir Henry
the surgeon that 1t was mae age at a." The clay
pipe was always In her mouth, "pve smoked a.
my days." she said. 'Its had plenty of time to
dae me Ill, and Its never sOcht."
The case Of Adam Parr indicted for assault
with intent to kill, was called for trial in Bal.
timore court The defenca introduced evidence
that the prisoner was not Parr, but friend
named Sweeney, who had Obliglngly consented
to personate him 80 that Parr could have time to
escape. Sweeney had already suffered FIVE
months' imprisonment in consequence Of the
trick, and no further punishment was imposed.
There never has been such drought as the
present one In Texas since 1t became State.
! Governor Robinson falls back on his pbiloso-
ply He expected a different result, but ne does
not regret it, and will be glad to get back home,
where his business needs attention.
A. s. Abel, of the Baltimore Sun, and G. W,
Childs, Of Philadelphia, have each given $500 to
the fund for the relief Of the children Of the late
General Hood, Of New Orleans
II those who are over fed aud those who are
half starved were to strike balance the world
would be pretty well fed,
No matter how handsome family monument
man may have in the cemetery, he never wants
to lie on his back and look up att.
! When new dramatic company takes the road
they should see that the road is kept In good re.
pair, for the chances are they will need 1t to walk
home on.
When the old gentleman comes home and finds
that hls girls have got his slippers and the easy
chair and the evening paper ready for him, he
realizes that it is the season for the fall opening
Of pocket book.
Detroit woman offers reward Of $500 to any
person who ever saw man sit in front of fire
place more than fifteen minutes without poking
up the Goals or splitting on them.
When boy on his way to Sunday school loses
the nickle he has been carrying for the mission
ary box he is torn with anguish and remorse
because he didn't spend 1t for peanuts before 1t
was wasted. Ifsorrow for the defrauded heather
are factors In his agony he isn't aware OF It.