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courage.


Consul Mosby attended state
dinner of theF British Governor
General the other day, clad in his
usual everyday garments. In re-
Spouse to loud hints that his con-
duet was considered extraordinary
and an apology was expected, he
announced, with considerable en-
phasis, that his clothes were good
enough for him as an American
citizen, and, therefore, must do for
the company. The American resi-
dents are badly torn up in their
minds in consequence.
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"Oh, you greedy creature" said
Miss Barbara.
But there was one time that l
seriously meditatel throwing my
self out of the window" said he,
"when you tod me 1 was to kiss
Kate"
Dear, dear" said Barbara, "that
would have been dreadful, wouldn' t
it?"
"But the awkwardness of the
thing!"
81 dare say you never kissed a
pretty girl" pouted the blonde.
"Inever did," said the bachelor,
growing bold; ''but I will now, il
you say so.'
But I don't say SO" said Bar
bara, coloring and laughing. 'Be-
have yourself, SIR
Mr.. Barkdale went home with
the fair Barbara, and they grew tc
be very great friends, and-where's
the use of trying to conceal how i,
ended? They were married at the
years end, with all the surpriserS
as bridesmaids. Kate Kelford in
cluded. Mr.. Mott Greenfield pro-
poses to follow the example soon.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1879-04-26

The editor of a paper recently in
sisted that poets must be brief.
The next day he received compo-
sition entitled, 1.-THE Ballad Of the
Merchant:
"Trust-
Bust"
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laughing, and in a second, before he
could realize the strange condition
of affairs, they were back again,
bearing chairs and a table-eloth,
bouquets. pyramid of maccaronies,
piled-up plates of sandwiches,
frosted cake, and a mysterious
something like unto an ice-cream
freezer.
! The golden-tressed girl clapped
her hands.
You needn't think we are doing
this for you. sir, she said
'Oh," said Mr.. Barkdale, bash
fully. IL hadn't any such i'm
preston.
1t is all surprise designed for
! Hates COUSIN
rs it?" said Mr.. Barkdale. more
III the dark than ever,
''And how do YOU suppose we
!; found it III out?" demanded the tall
girl with the black eyes and scarlet
feather in her hat.
Il haven't the least idea"
Eve found your letter to Kate.
and then we girls read it. and we
resolved to take you and her both
by surprise. She is TO be here in
half an hour. Barbara-that is
Barbara Morris. in the blue merino
dress" with turn of her long lash
es toward the golden-haired girl
''pretends that she has moved here,
and Kate is to come and spend the
evening with Barbara. Won't it be
a joker"
"Stupendous!'' said our hero,
gradually beginning to comprehend
that he was mistaken for some one
else,
"What will Kate say when she
sees you here?' calculated another
maid. lnerrily.
"Ah. what indeed?" said NJ.
Barkdale, wondering in what words
he eould best explain matters.
sOf course we shall look the
other way while you are huggins
and kissing her." said Miss Barbara,
demurely.
very considerate of you, I'm
sure, " said Mr.. Barkdale.
"She's the sweetest girl in New
York." exclaimed the tall damsel,
enthusiastica lily. Il am one of her
dearest friends. Hasn't she ever
written to you about Alice Moore?"
Il don't just at this moment re-
call that she has,"
"Oh, well, it doesn't matter"
said Alice. "Just sit down while
we fix the tables. Are not those
roses beautiful. Mygoodness, how
astonished Kate will be-"
sShe can't be more so than I am"
said Mr.. Barkdale, sinking into his
Sleepy Hollow chair, and passing
his handkerchief vaguely across his
forehead. well, its a mere matter
of fate; I. can't see how I am to ex-
plain myself, and yet, perhaps. l
ought to explain, Ladies'
"Hush-sh-sh-sh," cried the six
pretty girls, all in chorus; "Kate's
coming; Bessie has brought her.
Hush! Don't say a word, Mr..
Greenfield" The goldenhaired
girls hand was clapped promptly
over his mouth. Alice Moore
grasped his arm spasmodieally. and
the other four danced sort of a
l>,r;l.L;p,x l;ttla famipina war
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So TAEEANY FARMER.
Covington. April &c. 1870.
NOT GREENFIELD.

the rain and snow forming disa-
greeable sort OF cou-lomeration on
the sidewalks, tie gas lamps flicker
ing sullenly through the mist, and
the wind taking one yiciously as
one turned tie corner. Not a very
pleasant evening to assume posses
son of new home: but necessity
knows no law, and Mr., Barkdaie
lat up his night-iIey as he walked
Into the red brick house in the mid
lie .: the block. sincerely hoping
that his new landlady would have
common sense enough to light fire
III tie CRATE.
rs it yon, sir?" inquired Mrs.
Iiinman. beamingiy. 'There's a
GOOD fire, and it's all right"
''.ill right, eh?" said the bachelor,
feeing the blue tip of his frosty
hose, to see whether it had escaped
hting frozen OF entirely. "Weu. !
I'm glad to hear that. Have the
trunks Gomez
';oh, yes, SIR and the other
things"
What other things?" demanded
-.Ir. Barkdale.
But Mrs. Human pursed her lips,
wasn't to tell. sir, please"
Rather an eccentric old lady"
thought Mr.. Barkdale, pushing past
her to,ths third story front room
which. he had solemnly engaged the
day before.
IL had been rather dark and
diney little den by the light of the
moon; but now, snftened by the
coral light of a well-fille l CRATE, it
wore quite another and brighter as
rect
Velvet paper on the walls, gilt
panelinge, red carpet and a Sleepy
follow CHAIR thought Mr.. Bark
dale, glancing around. "Not SO I'M
comfortable, after all. When I get
lay things unpacked it will seem
quite bomelike.
He placed his valise in the cor
rer, deliberately opened it, took out
pair of slippers, and invested his
tired feet therein. Next he laid
away his overcoat.
Vow for a cigar" thought he.
But the brown-layered weed was
vet in his hand, when there was
hustle and a tiutter, and whisper.
and merry noise on the landing
outside. and the door flew open, as
ii by magic, to admit half a dozen
blooming girls.
Mr. BarSdale dropped his cigar
and retrrated a step or two. = :
Don't he alarmed" said the tall
est and prettiest OF them, ''it is only
"a surprise.
,Averv agreeable one, Tn sure, ;"
said our friend, recovering in some
degree his presence of mind.
There's no mistake, [ hope,
said yeiiow-tressed blonde, Your
narle is not Greenfield"
No mistake at all, I assure you,
said Mr. B;.rkdale. "Of course its
not Greenfield. Sit down, Indies.
And he pushed forward the
Sleepy Hollow cilair a eamp-seool
md two rheumatic reception chars,
which were Ill the accommodations
presented by the apartment:
But instead Of accepting hiscour-'
J. es.-z 7s.A
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all the others. Now, don't be
ridiculous, for we shan't take any
notice. Here he is. .
Kiss who?" cried Kate, standing
still and staring around her. "Girls,
what on earth do you mean?"
You provoking thingll" said
Barbara, stamping her little foot.
Do you suppose we are all fools?
Why. Of course we know all about
him! Its Mr., Greenfield, your
cousin, Kate-the young II. D."
"Where?"
"Why, here"
Nothing of the sort" said Kate,
demursly.
Our hero stood up, feeling him
self growing uncomfortably warm
and red
Ladies'" said he, there's some
mistake here. / said at the outset
that my name was not Greenfield.
THERE" cried the girls, all at
once.
There" echoed Kate, defantly.
Didn't we tell you?" cried the
girls.
Didn't I tell you?" retorted
Kate BE kind enough to let us
know what your name is, sir?'
"Cephas Barkdale," said the
wretched victim of a misunder-
standing.
But" said Miss Moore, 'you
said it was Mott Greenfeld.'
"Of course 1 did, said the puz-
zled bachelor. cit isn't Greenfield,
and never will be, unless | have it
changed by act of the Legislature"
"Oh-h!" cried the girls. Dear.
dear, to be sure! And we thought
you were Hates lover-and his
name is N-o-double-t-Nott Green
field"
"Do hold your tongues, you RI
diculous things" said Kate. half
vexed, half laughing. "What must
Mr.. Barkdale think of us?'
Miss Barbara, in the meantime,
had taken a slip of paper out of her
pocket. She uttered a hysterical
shrek.
Its all my fault" she exclaimed.
1T was No. 80 instead of No. So
and the tail of the horrid figure
turned the wrong end up-thats
all. And the cake and the flowers,
and everything"
stop, ladies, if You please" said
Mr.. Barkedale, politely. Because
the surprise has come to the wrong
place is no reason why the right
person should not enjoy it. Allow
ne to give up this room to your use
this evening. / will just step across
the street and send Mr.. Mott Green
field over"
"But you must return with him,
said the girls.
And Mr.. Barkdale was NOT al
lowed to depart until he had prom
ised to return.
Mr.. Mott Greenfield good
looking medical student, who had
the "sky parlor'' directly opposite
came'promptly, on mention of the
name of Kate Kelford, and did the
polite thing in introducing Mr.,
Barkdale; and Mr.. Barkdale ate OF
the sandwiches and enjoyed the
cake and cream, and coaxed Miss
Barbara to pin little pink rosebud
:, +ba br,tton-hole of his coat and
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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-12-04

Although we have been having ex.
ceedingly fine weather for doing fall
work. yet for the past month change and
6Ckleness has been in order,
We missed the severity of the storm
Of Friday, the l4th ult,, not having sus'
tanned any material damage from it, yet
we were very sensible of the fact that
there was master hand at the bellows
Corn is very generally husked, but
there is some still outstanding, Ira Gill
bert appears to be still in the lead in the
corn crop. He husked this season ,l43
bushels from s 7.8 acres against l,l9O
bushels from the same ground last year.
Isaac Hartzell and Sam Dunn husked
/, ,l50 bushels from acres, and Robert
FROM s'r, AIS bushels from acres. There
are other large corn crops in our town
ship, but they have not yet been report
ed.
Ifthere is any difference in the looks
of the wheat fields, they present now a
better appearance than they did last year
at this time Should there be no back
sets the crop next year will be abundant
Walter hoffman is now shipping three
tons of cheese, for which he gets l2c per
Bound, Cheese is good thing in fami'
iy, but it is not wholesome at that price,
Apropos of the matter of money being
expended by the Republicans in large
amounts in the late election contest,
have it on the authority of Republican
member Of Congress, that Mckinley ex-
pended $4,000 in the Contest-one yeal
of his salary. The question naturally
arises, where does the steal come in that
is to put the money back in his pocket
Also, where does the Seitz law come ini
BURR.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-12-04
HOW THE FARM WAS BOUGHT.

A young man was anxious to secure
piece of land which was just then for
sale on very fair terms. He went to con.
fer with friend of his, banker, about
the matter, and to inquire whether it
would be prudent to borrow the requis.
ite amount and pay in regular payments.
H thought he should be able to manage
all but the first payment. He was advi-
so to bdrrooW from the bank sum lar
ger than he wished to raise to cover the
first payment, lay it strictly aside, and
then go ahead. "But," said his friend,
"you must spend very little. You must
make box and drop in it all the money
you receive" The young man and his
wife went bravely to work to follow his
advice. If it was necessary to dine off
head of boiled cabbage and salt, they
did 80 and never groumbled. Every
payment was promptly met. The butter
and egg money, the corn and wheat
money, all went into the payment box,
and at the specified time the farm was
theirs. There was an invisible wealth
about such hard-earned possessions that
common observers knew nothing Of On
the day of the last payment the young
man presented himself before his friend
with the money in his hand. There were
no rags to be seen, but his clothing was
covered with darns from head to foot.
"You see I have followed your advice"
] glancing over himself, "and my wife
looks worse than do; but l have earned
the farm, and know how to earn an
other"
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-12-04
GEN. GARFIELD AND THE TAR
IFF

The Canton Repository, which is strong
ly committed to Gen. Garfield for United
States Senator, affects to be at loss to
comprehend why we should bother our
self as to Garfeld's tariff record, and it
asks:
"Now let us see if Gen. Garfield is in
favor of free trade, as these Democratic
organs allege: Would free trader vote
as a member of the House of Represeu-
tatives, against a resolution instructing
the Committee of Ways and Means to
so revise the tariff as to make it purely
and solely a tariff for revenuer Of
course not; and yet Gen. Garfeld's vote
was recorded against that Identical reso-
luton, Dec. 1st, 1877.
"Again, would free trade member of
the House of Representatives vote to
strike out the enacting clause Ii. e., to
defeat tariff bill drawn and advocated
by leading free trader, and designed
especially to promote the cause of free
trade in American OF course he would
not; aud yet Gen. Garfield, on June 9th,
1878, voted against that notorious free
trade measure known as the Wood Tar
if Bill"
Our neighbor of the Repository ought
to know that "a tariff for revenue" is not
"free trade" In 1866 and 1870 General
Garfield avowed himselfin favor of such
legislation as would secure ultimate free
trade"
In 1870 Gen. Garfield voted to reduce
the tariff on iron from SO to So per ton,
and in 1872 he voted to reduce the tariff
on iron from So to $3.50 per ton. What
has our neighbor of the Rep. to say to
this2
The Rep. tells us that "Gen. Garfield,
on June 9th, 1878, voted against that no.
torious free trade measure known as the
Wood tariff BILL" The Pittsburgh Post
says Fernando Wood accepted the scale
of duties rendered him as satlsfac-
tory by the iron and steel men of Pitts
burgh, and incorporated it in his tariff
bill" and that "they have the original
manuscript in the handwriting of a
Pittsburgh iron and steel man hanging
up III lu6 ways anu mOdup OOhLhlVgoO
room at Washington"
The youngstown Vindicator, which
has given special study to Garfeld's tar.
if record and to Woods tariff bill, says
that the Wood tariff bill placed the duty
on foreign steel blooms at $50 per ton,
whereas John Sherman's Treasury De-
partment decided that under the exist
ing Republican tariff law, which Garfield
and Foster voted for, foreign steel blooms
should be admitted into this country at
only SO to $l2 tariff duty per ton"
Will our neighbor of the Rep. deign to
explain this2- Wayne Co. Democrat
sour neighbor" will hardly "deign to
explain" The Rep. set have persistent
ly belied Fernando Wood and his tariff
bill. Congressman Mckinley, a year ago
last fall, sailed along upon this persist
ent misrepresentation, when he knew
we'll the falsity. They will continue to
represent Garfield as favorable to tar
iff for high protection, notwithstand-
ing the fact that he voted to reduce the
tariff on iron from SO to 630 per ton-a
reduction of 1910 per ton.
We ask the Rep. now, if Mr.. Garfield
is not free trader" as much as Fer
nando Wood.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-12-04

By the report of the Director of the
Mint, it seems the coinage during the
year, ending Nov. 1st. was SOS, ,312, ,592 80,
of which $40, ,986,9l2 was gold, and $27-
1882, so silver. The entire coinage of
the silver dollar to the date, is $45, ,2O6.
200, and of fractional silver coins since
the passage of the resumption act, $42-
974931 OF this, the amount of 81 ,020
900 in dimes has been reCoined into lar.
ger pieces. The Director recommends
the discontinuance of the three cent
nickel piece, and the revival of the two
cent bronze coin. The report estimates
the product Of gold and silver in the
United States for 1879 at $79,712000, of
which $3S,9OO,OOO was gold and $40,812
600 silver. The Director estimates the
whole stock of coin and bullion in the
country, Oct. 1st, at $481 SOL ,O69, and
that if it keeps on as it is going, it will
reach $6OO,OOO,OOO by the end of this
fiscal year.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-12-04

THE average Republican is the most
doCile fellow in the world, and believes
in the game of-"follow your leader"
The rank and file hereabouts prefer the
greenback to National bank currency;
and all know, that the Republican party
carried Ohio this year by the aid Of the
Greenbackers. The rank and file Re.
publicans over Ohio also believe in the
act remonetizing silver, which bill Mr..
Hayes vetoed by the advice Of John
Sherman, Schurz and the other mem
bers of the Cabinet. The Republican
leaders are determined to redeem and
destroy the greenbacks, and many Of
them would like to demonetize silver, in
order to add millions to the bondhold-
ers' investment.
The common sentiment is to prefer
the greenback to National Bank Curren-
Cy and to believe in silver as legal mon
ey. And yet thousands thus believing
vote Republican,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-12-04
SENATOR LAMAR,s SPEECH.

In this paper will be found extracts
from speech delivered by Senator La
mar in Mississippi short time ago. He
arraigns that ''scurvy politician" John
Sherman, the Frauds Secretary of the
United States Treasury, showing him up
as a man devoid of principle, and lack
ing in truth and fair dealing. Mr.. Sher-
man, by false assertions and base as
sumptions, aims to arouse prejudice, and
stir up the bitter feelings of sectional
hate.
This is the chief capital and stock in
trade of Republican politicians. On
this stuff they feed their willing lambs
and get't their votes, to fasten the chains
of oppression upon themselves and their
posterity. The John Sherman party is
the party favorable to Public Debt, piled
up through schemes of robbery and in
iquity. tits the party whose policy is tc
build up privileged classes at the ex
pense of honest industry and Legitimate
business.
But read Senator Lamar's able and
truthful remarks.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-12-04

WHEN land is grasped by the iron
hand of monopoly in a populous count
ry, it becomes a serious sffliction. Ire
land for centuries has been sorely afllict-
ed in this respect. Mr.. DAILY, editor of
the Connaught Telegraph, has some poin-
ted views on the subject of rent. The
tenants, he says, won't leave their farms
though they should be shot down. SIS
it right that landlords should take an in
come out of poor farmers, and not spend
one penny of the money in Ireland, but
squander it in London and Paris 2"
"In Mayo, for instance" continues
Mr.. DAILY, "Sir Roger Palmer, Lord Dill
lon and the Marquis of Sligo take &lOO-
600 out of the country, and divil farth-
ing do they spend in it. There are 500.
100000 Christians in the world, and in
no other country but Ireland do they
toll all the year round, and give fifteen
shillings out of twenty to the landlord"
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-12-04

A NEW batch of Louisiana liars were
brought out by the Kellogg.Spoford
Senatorial contest, in progress last week.
jeremiah Blackstone, gentleman Of
color and minister of the gospel, accord.
ing to his testimony, and has a congre.
cation Of immense size, being nothing
less than the whole world, according to
his statement. He signed an affidavit to
the effect that he was paid $4,000 by
Kellogg for his vote while in the Legis.
lature, but afterward denied that he ever
did 80. Being confronted with his aft.
davit, this hopeful minister, with the
world for parish, testified that he sign.
ed the affidavit without knowing what it
was. and that he thought it was a claim
Of some kind. 1t lie no wonder Louisiana
politics are fearfully and wonderfully
corrupt.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-12-04

The Republican leaders are great on
raising side issues-questions not really
in issue. OF this character is their stream
of abuse at The South. 1t is all an ap-
peal to prejudice, and to the keeping alive
of sectional hate. Economical and hon
est government is in issue. These, the
Republican party have not given. Their
President Hayes was not elected by the
people, but placed where he is by means
most foul-fraud, perjury and bribery.
This is the contamination of all villainy
-deprives the party of all claims to
honesty of purpose.
Far beyond their schemes of plunder
and robbery beyond the Credit Mobil-
ier swindle beyond the DeGollyer rob
berry; exceeding in villainy the act of
1879, making the $40 bonds payable in
coin, an act that robbed the American
people of FIVE hundred millions; far be-
yond all these was the fraud of the Pres
idency This robbed the American peo-
pie of their dearest birth-right, 1t was
an act of tyranny, in character with the
lawless acts of despot tyrants in other
lands.
The Republican party, then, is the
party of Presidential fraud-the party
oflawlessness and despotic tendencies.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-12-04

Mr.. HAYEs's message to Congress,
which assembled on Monday, will be
found in this paper.
He urges upon Congress to suspend
the coinage of silver dollars, and that no
legislation be had fixing any ratio be.
tween gold and silver. In other words,
that silver be practically demonetized.
He asks for the redemption and entire
destruction of the Greenback circulation
at the earliest practicable period.
He suggests duty upon tea and cof,
fee.
He demands that money be appropri.
ated by Congress to pay deputy United
States Marshals, for services next fall in
interfering in elections.
Mr.. Hayes also urges Congress not to
repeal the obnoxious Federal election
laws, but "to supply any defect in those
laws which may exist" He don't want
the Deputy Marshal Election laws re,
pealed.
These are only a few of the points pre-
sented by the fraud in the White House.