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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-12-02

Legal Notice.

Nancy Egy Catharlne ShoOkhart, Eliza Shoe
maker, William Shookhart John W Sh00khart
Mary Shookhart, Joseph A Shookhart, Isaac r
Shookhart Martha W ShoOkhart, Christian M
Shookh rt, Anna Shookhart and Henry Shook
hart, who reside in the county of Richland In the
State of Wisconsin, and whose posiof1ce address is
West Branch in i'd county and stae, will take
notice that on the 22d day Of October, 1880 Amos
Baker, executor of the last will of George Shook
hart, ate of Stark county, Ohio, deceased, filed his
petition In the Probate COnrt of said Stark county
against the above named parties and Others setting
forth that said George Sh0okhart died seized In fee
simple of the following described real estate In said
Stark county to wit All of the west half Of the
northwest quarter of section thirty two (32l Paris
township, Stark county, Ohio. containing. 70 57-1O0
# from said tract by said George ShOokhart to one
John Starkit lying south of the public highway
ming through said half quarter sectiOn that legal
claims have been proved and allowed against said
estate amounting to than 1915 50 10O that the
costs of administration will be about $780, that the
personal property of said estate was insufficient to
pay said debts and that it is necessary to sell said
real estate Tor that purpose; that the above named
parties have interest In said real estate In
of sale in the processes thereof heirs al law de.
visePs and legatees of said George ShoOkhart, de
ceased The prayer of said petition Is that said eX-
ecutor be authorized by said Probate Court to sell
said real estate to pay said debts and costs of admin
istration Said petition is set for hearing the 9th day
Of December, A d 1880, and unless the said defen.
dans answer said petition on or before The 18th day
of December 1880 the same will be taken as true
and judgment rendered accordingly.
AMOS D, BAKER,
Executor of the last will of George Shookhart decd
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-12-02
UartetU.
VARIETY SCRAPS.

Sweet little slns-raisins.
Can you tell us humili.ateP
IT'S plucky cook who strips chicken.
The ball Of the coming season. The snow ball
"Iambus.ted," is the way theunsuccessful poe
foOts 1t up.
The convict said he hoped.the prisoners would
all get the small pox; then they would break out
An Irishman tells Of woman who was so cross
eyed that she put her spectacles on the back Of
her head.
alcohol will clean silver" Yes, alcohol well
stuck to will clean all the silver you have-out Of
your pocket
Never does man believe so strongly in the at.
traction of gravItaton as when he sits down In a
chair and finds 1t gone
The French shoes now worn are said to be very
bad for the health of ladies, although they stand
very high as healing agents.
Good temper is like sunny day; 1t sheds a
brightness over everything; it is the sweetener Of
toll and the soother of di'quietude.
political economist says "the best wives are
cheapest" Yet every good man who has good
wife looks upon her as "llttle dear"
Good nature is the very air Of good mind, the
sign of large and generous soul and the peculiar
soil in which virtue ers-[GoOdman.
Out in West Philadelphia, the other day a man
knocked three story house down with single
blow Of hammer-he was an auctoneer.
Because DR.. Tanner bolted door and threw ur
widow before going to bed, ia 1t no sign that hll
ravenous appetite has not yet been appeased.
How shall we get the young men to 90 tc
church, is the title Of al article in religious
weekly. Get the girls to co. brother get che girlt
togo.
Our doubts are traitors,
And make us lose the good we oft might win
By fearing the attempt.
-[shakespesre.
Just take bottle Of my medicine" said {
quack doctor to a consumptiVe, land you'll nevel
cough again." rs it so fatal as thatP" gasped the
patient.
Qualified Judge--squire Horsenail, M P, who
has been inspecting the Board School. "Well
good bye, children. Yer reads we'll and yer SPELL
WE'LL but yer halnt sot still" Punch. What
and do they have such school inspectors In Eng
land tOo2
Deeds are powerful mere words are weak,
Bsttring at high HesYen's door.
Let thy love by actions speak,
Wipe the tears from sorrows cheek;
Clothe the poor.
AS the shadow In the early morning, Is friend
ship with the wicked; 1t dwindles hour by hour
But friendship with the good increases, like tht
evening shadows, till the sun Of life sets.-[H Hor
der.
The trouble about taking medicine warranted
to cure all diseases, is that 1t may not know ex
actly what is wante Of It, and in that case 1t will
go fOollng around In the system trying to curt
you Of some disease that you have not got.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-12-02
PREFERRING RAGGLEs.

A we'll known lady artist, resident in
Rome, relates that while standing one
day near the statute of Appollo Belvi.
dere, she suddenly became aware of the
presence of a country woman. The new.
conner, a well.to.do looking American
woman, introduced herself as Mrs. Rag.
giles of St, Louis, Mo-, and then asked
the question:
sis this the Apollo Belvidere ?"
Miss H testified to the identity of
the work, and The tourist then said:
considered a great statue ?"
The interrogated lady replied that it
was generally thought to be one of the
masterpieces of the world.
"Manly beauty, and all that sort of
thing?" said the lady from the land of
the setting sun.
yes" resp ponded the now amazed ar.
tist. 1T is said to be one of the noblest
presentations of the human Frame" a.
"Well," exclaimed Mrs. Ragges closing
her Besdeker, and with arms akimbo
taking last and earnest look at the
marble, I've sem the Apollo Belvidere
and Pve seen Raggles and give me Rag.
gles"-BostOn Commercial Bulletin.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-12-02
Legal Notice.

Notice Is hereby given to all of the unknown heirs
and deyisees Of the following persons, viz Benja-
min Miller, deceased Ezekiel Otis, decd, Joseph
Baulets, deceased Lorenz Babst, deceased, Joseph
Babst deceased. and Lewis Fornes, deceased, that
Peter Sherer did, September H. 1880, file his petl
ton In the Court of Common Pleas of Stark county,
Ohio setting forth that he has the legal title to and
Is In pea cable possession of the so tn half of the
north half of the northwest quarter of section 90 In
township II, of ranger in Stark county Ohio, con.
tanning 40 acres; that said defendants set up and
o saId % ant,fESs ond ~ iteres % m INA nro,,In
that said defendants may be compelled to show their
said title to said premises and that 1t may be determ.
lned TO be null and void as against said PLAINTIFFS
ttle that plaintiffs title In said premises may be
quieted and said defendants ordered to execute a
conveyance of said land In fee simple to said plain.
tiff and that in default Of such conveyance that the
same shall be conveyed to plaintiff by master
commissioner.
That said defendants are required to answer said
petition on or before December 19, 1880.
PETER BHERER,
By LYNCH; DAY q LYNCH,
Oct2l-pw His Attorneys
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NOT MUCH OF A Loss.

A young lady went to drug store Monday,
located not hundred miles from the market
square, and had prescription made up.
"How much?" inquired tina lady.
Fifty cents" said the clerk
"But have only fOrty.hve cents with me-" re.
piled the customer cant you let me have 1t for
that3'
mo, ma'am," said the clerk, but you can pay
me the five cents when you come in again.
"But suppose 1 were to dle?' said the lady,
jocularly.
"Wel, 1t wouldn't be very great loss" was
the smiling response.
And Immediately the smiling clerk gathered,
from the indignant flush on he ladys face, that
he had been misunderstood, and, before he
could assure her that it was the little balance and
not her that would be no great loss, she had
bounced out at a goasyou.please gait, and was
beyond the sound of his .-[Cleveland
Sentinel.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-12-02
CHOSEN FRUIT.

dinner Of fragments is often said to be III
best dinner -[Guesses at Truth.
Money in thy purse will ever be in fashion,
Raleigh,
IT'S not In mortals to command success Blu
well do more, Sempronius, veil deserve it.-IAd
dison's Cato
The man who has not anything to boast Of bu
MIS- illustrious ancestors, is like potato-the only
good belonging to him is under the ground-[si
oVerbury.
In all negotiations Of difficulty man may no
lock TO SOW and reap at once; but must prepare
business and so riPen 1t by degrees -[Lort
Bacon.
merchant who always tells the truth, and q
genius who never lies, are synonymous to a saint
-[LaVater.
Or plain sound sense llfe's current coin is made
With that we drive the most substantial trade.
i Young
man otsense can artl6ce disdain,
AS men OF wealth may venture plain.
Young
Lands mortgaged may return, and more esteemed,
But honesty once pawned, is ne'er redeemed.
Middleton.
For good old gentlemanly vice,
think must take up with avarice.
-[ByrOns Don Juan.
III giGe tn ice so much land
To any well deserving friend;
But in the way Of bargain-mark me:
I'll caVil on the ninth part of hair.
Shakspeare's Henry vi.
Many delight more In giving OF presents than In
paying their bts.-[Sidney.
Paying ofdebts is, next to the grace of God, the
best means in the world to deliver you from q
thousand temptations to sin and vanity.-lDe.
lany.
A slight debt produces debtor; heavy one an
enemy. Publius syrus.
Never beargued ous Of yOursoul, never be argued
eut OF your honor and never be argued into be
lieving that soul and honor do not run a terrible
risk If you limp into life with the load Of debt
on your shoulders-[ -[Bulwer Lytton.
Man hazards the condition and loses the yir.
tues Of freemen, in proportion as he accustoms his
thoughts TO view without anguish or shame
his lapse into the bondage of debtor. -TBulwer
Lytton.
Lose not thy own for want of asking for 1t; it
will get thee no thanks Fuller
Small debts are like small shot, they are rattllng
on every side and can scarcely be escaped with.
out wound; great debts are like cannon, of loud
noise but little danger.
AS baggage is to an army, SO Is riches to virtue:
it cannot spared or left behind, but it hinder.
eth the march; yes, and the care Of 1t sometimes
loseth or disturbeth the victory. OF great riches
there is no real use, ex9ep 1t be in distribution.
The rest is but cOnceit-[Bacon.
Riches are apt to betray man into arrogance.
-.[Addison.
The more honesty man has, the less he affects
the air OF saint.--[ Addison.
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BOOK NOTICES.
LITERARY NOTE FROM scRrBSER 4 co.

New York, Nov. 26, 1880.
AhhoH serial by Mrs. Burnett, author OF THAT
Lass o. Lowrie's, etc, will begin In the February
scribner. Meantime Mrs Burnett ls writing what
promises to be her longest novel, for Scribner's
Monthly. Its scene is laid in Washington. Mr.
Cables new serial, Madame Delphine" will also
oegin In February, and run through three or tour
numbers. Mrs, Schayer's "Tiger.Lily" Will be
concluded in the Jauary number.
A significant article by the Hon. George g. Bout.
Wellin the North american Rtvtew for December
entitled THE Future Of the Republican PARTY - IA
sure to arrest public attention. Written after the
result OF the recent elections had been ascertain.
ed, this article defines the position which the
Republican party is, in logic and in policy bound
to assume toward the Southern States. Conces.
sion, compromise, Cancellation, the author saws in
substance will no longer be tolerated. No per.
son Is to be admitted to seat IN the Senate, un.
less the record Of his election is clear. New laws
are to be passed for hesupervision and protection
OF the ballots in the election of members of the
House OF Representatives and Presidential cleo.
tors. The civil magistrates must have the means
within call (the army Of protecting the ballot
and keeping the peace, The United States must
insure to the people of each state truly repubi-
can form Of government. No grants will be made
for Internal improvements in any southern state
where the equality OF all men before the lawis
not living, practical fact The other articles In
the December number Of the Review are: "The
Discoveries at Olympia, by Prof Ernst Curtius;
Rational Sunday Observance" by the Rev James
Freeman Clarkei Southern Statesmen aud their
Policy, by the Hon John Jay, "The Ruinsof Cen.
tral America, by Desire Charnay; "The Dstribu.
ton Of Time" by Dr. Leonard Waldo; "The Public
School Failure, by Richard Grant White "The
Validity Of the Emancipation Edict" by Aaron
Ferris. For sale by booksellers and newsdeal.
ers generally.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-12-02
Legal Notice

Notice Is hereby given to Guy e Crosse and Joseph
Crosse, formerly of STARK county, Ohio but now OF
Santa Rosa. California, Edward Estep, formerly OF
Stark county Ohio, but now of New York city, and
Samuel Hawk, OF New York city, that Emanuel
Nicolet did on November6 g. 1880, file his petition In
the Court of Common Pleas, Of Stark county, Ohio,
against them and other defendants setting forth that
he has the legal title to and is in peaceable possession
of the following described real estate situate in the
city Of Canton, county of Stark and State Of Ohio,
and known as part of lot number five hundred and
twenty five in said city being five feet wide and the
entire length off the south side thereof and part of
lot number four hundred and in said city
being twenty five feet wide and the entire length, off
the north side thereof that said defendants set up
and claim an Interest and estate In said premises ad
verse to said plaintiffs estate and interest and pray
Ing that said defendants may be compelled to show
their said title to said premises and that II may be
determined TO be null and void against said plain
tlhs titles that plaintiffs title In said premises ay
be queted and said defendants ordered to execute a
conveyance of said land In fee simple to said plain
tlf and that in default of such conveyance that the
same shall be conveyed to plaintiff by Master Com
missioner
That said defendants are required to answer said
petition on or before January /, 1881.
EMANUEL NICOLET,
BY MEYER q PIERO,
nov11.lw his Attorneys.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-12-02

A correspondent of the Chattanooga (Tenp, }
Times overheard Garfield negro endeavoring to
persuade sort of neutral 1arkey to vote the Re.
publican ticket:
"Aint ye gwine to vote for de President, Haw.
kins2"
mo; isn't gwine to hab no mo- to do wild dis
votin' foolishness."
"Ye ain agwine to vote for de folks dat sot ye
free2"
mo, Isn't. Amt agwine to vote for none OBJ
em. Ef de Publicans did sit me free 1t waS cause
de- wuE forced to do it to keep from gittin' whip
ped. Da don't keer nothin' for de niggers. Use
heard anuff o. dat foolishness bout de Publican
party bein' de niggers friend, Ef Mr.. Garfield
loves de nlggen so well let i'm come down heer
and help me pick cotton and den I'll blieve in
im-or Of he'll send ham, den mebby I'll vote
for i'm. No. sir, isn't gwine to vote for de Gar.
fields Dor Hancocks neider,"
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-12-02
mo WORDS IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAeE,u

writes lady In Michigan, who is using the Com.
POUND OXYGEN Treatment. "can express the graft.
tude feel for the benefit have received and this
hope have Of possessing tolerable good health
again. 1t will be ten years, January, $780, since /
was taken sick, and the mental agony alone has
been lndiscrbable haze tl0o LHLe gtrls lUho have
never seen me tUdLt. think shall be able Ia
walk alone after time have been so hungry this
summer that have scarcely been able to wait for
meals. Every one remarks upon the i'm.
provement In my complexion, and am putting on
flesh rapidly. My bowels, which have been constl.
pated all my lte and terribly SO since my sickness
are now better than have ever known them to be- "
Our Treatise on Compound Oxygen, Its nature and
action, and full information for use, sent free. DRs
STARKEY & PALEN, 11O9 and I'LL Grard Street
Philadelphia, Pa
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-12-02
THE INDUSTRIOUS BEE.

There are Q 100000 bee-hives in the United States
Every hive yields an average little over twenty.
two pounds of honey, and is sold at twenty five
cents pound. So that after paying for their own
board our bees present us with a revenue Of 49,.
SOOOOO To reckon another way, they make a
clear gift OF one pound of pure honey to every
man. woman and child in the United States. In
1860, over % 1888 $40 pounds OF wax was made and
given to us by these industrious workers, An
agricultural exchange says the keeping Of bees Is
one Of the most profitable investments that peo.
pie can make Of their money. The profits arising
from sales Of surplus honey average from 50 to
200 per cent Of the capital invested.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-12-02
A BIG SUCCESS.

MY wife had been alng long time with dyspep.
sia and nervousness and was in bed two years with
complication of disorders her physicians could not
cure, when was led by reading circular left at my
door to try Parker's Ginger Tonic Having been so
often deceived by worthless mixtures, nothing but
my wite's dangerous condition could have led us to
make any more experiments. But 1t was a big sue.
cess Three bottles cured her, at a cost of dollar
and fifty cents, anc she Is now as strong as any
woman, and regularly does her household duties
K' d., Butalo See other column, dec2-gm
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-12-02
JUST ABOUT IT.

During the last three months the Pitts
burg iron manufacturers have imported
from Europe 5000 car loads of scrap-iron
and old rails. This is done by the man.
ufaCturers whenever they get a chance
regardless of American workingmen.
These importations take 80 much work
away from American puddlers, yet the
men who buy the iron in Europe are
proteCtionists of the striCtest sect, and
are loud in their declarations that moth
ing must be done to injure the American
workmen.-LOui8vilIe Courier-JournaL.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-12-02
THE WILL.

Blame not the time in which we live,
Nor fortune frail and fugitive;
Blame not thy parent, nor the rule
or vice or wrong once learned at school;
But blame thyself o mani
Although both heaven and earth combined
To mould thy flesh and form thy mind
Though every thought, word, action, will,
Was framed by powers beyond thee, still
Thou art thyself, o man
And self 10 teke'our leave is Free
Feeling its own suficiency;
In spite Of science, spite of fate,
The Judge within thee, soon or-late,
Will blame but thee, o mani
Say not, Il would, but could not-He
Should bear the blame who fashioned me-
Call you mere change of motive choictl"
scorning such pleas, the inner voice
Cries, Thine the dead, 0 maup
]. A. SYMoNDs.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-12-02
Saturday the 18Th dag of December, IS

door of the courthouse, in the city of Canton, on
Saturday the 18Th day of December, 1880,
the following described real estate situate in said
county, to-wlt: Lot number sixty eight 1857 in the
city Of Canton together with the buildings and ap
purtenanCes thereon situate. Also nineteen Q9) feet
front by about 100 feet deep, off the north part of lot
number seventy-one 7D In said city of Canton In
SAID county, together with the appurtenances and
buildings thereon situate Also lot number one hum
dred and eightynine Q89) and the north half Of lot
number one hundred and eghty;elght QS8( in said
city of Canton in said county, Ohio together with
the appurtenan ces and buildings thereon situate.
Also all that part Of out lot number thirty 1907 in
said city OF Canton In said county lying north Of the
Ft v Railway except II feet front by 1893 feet
deep, heretofore sold and conveyed by John Book
us 10 Charles Bechele and 81 feet front by 1893 feet
deep, heretofore sold by John Bockius to Albert
Eshelman, of the north art OF said ont lot. Also
south part of said out lot heretofore decided by John
Bocklus's admlnist ators to John Gerber. Also
except strip off the east part of said out lot hereto
fore conveyed by John Bocklus to the Canton Gas
one and one fourth acres in said out lot Also out
lot number thlrtyfour (34) In said city of Canton in
said county as described on the new map Of said
city, containing about three acres Of land. Also
about l2 by 20 feet off the east part of lot number W
two in Raifensberger's addition to said city.
Lot 6S appraised at $4,000.
Part of lot II appraised at Sl9 O00
Lot 1S9 and the north half of lot lssEappraised at
$500.
Part of lot 30 appraised at 1900.
Out lot "a appraised at "a 500.
Part Of lot appraised at $50,
Sale to commence at o'clock p. m. Terms, one.
third cash. the balance in two equal annual pay
ments, with interest from day Of sale, secured by
mortgage IN the premises,
nov-ew H. ALTEKRUsE, Sheriff.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-12-02
BULwER's IDEA OF DEBT.

Each to his taste but do charge you, SIR, that
being beggared, you would coin false moneys out
Of that crucibe called debt, To live on means not
youIs-be brave in silks and laces, gallant in
steeds splendid in banquets; all not yoUrS-un-
given, unherlted-unpaid for; this Is to be a
trlckster, and to lch mems art and larbor, which
to them is wealth, lifes daily bread. Why this,
forgive me, is what, when done with less dainty
grace plain folks call THEFT -[Bulwers Richie
lien.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-12-02

The canny Scot has always an eye to the main
chance, and will even go to church on week
day II he can get pay for It, gentleman who
employs great number Of hands IN manutac.
tory in the west Of Scotland in order to encourage
his work.peOple in due attendance at church
fast day told them that II they went to church
they would receive their wages for that day In
the same manner as If they hal been at work.
Upon which deputatlon was appointed to &C.
quaint their employer that "if he would pay
them for over hours, they would attend likewise
at the Methodist chapel in the evening""
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guetru.
MOTHER AND BOY Ar BEDTIMT
MARGARET vANDEeRIFT.

MARGARET vANDEGRIFT,
Gomez she said; TITS sleepy time;
l VIII ling you such a sweet little rhyme.
Something that you can understand
About what they do In slumber Land.n
mo-" he said, II will not be good
I'm robber-I live n great big wood:
II is made Of cake.and candy trees,
You can go to Slumber Land II Won pleasew
But listen - she said "in slumber Town
Everybody is lying down,
And all the creatures from man to fsb
Have something better than they can wish w
"Then they don't know how to wish i" he said
II think 1t stupid to lie in bed
am going to burn the world all down.
And don't want to go to your Slumber Town, y
But llstenW she said; "in ~lumber street
You often hear music low and sweet,
ana sometimes, there, you meet face to face
People you'll meet in no other placew
"oh THAT he said twill not make me 90:
like hand-Organ best, you know,
With monkey; and do not care
To meet strange people any .wherew
But listen ~ she said "ln slumber House
The cat forgets how to catch the mouse;
The naughty boys are never there
Stood In corner or set in a chairn
"Well, that Is a little better" said he,
But am going at once to sea-
I'm Captain, Pm not little boy,
And this is my trumpet: Ship ahoyp
"Rut listen" she said, sin Sumber Room
such beautiful flowers you see In bloom;
The best of them all, the very best,
You may pick If you choose; it's name Is Restn
why, that's queer name for flower" he said
But you needn't think am going to bed
I'm robber again, great big brave,
Splendid robberi and this is my cave"
4 4
How quiet the cave grew presently
She smiled, and stopped low down to see,
And what she saw was her little brgand
Travelling far into slumber Land.
TWO curtains white, with their frInges brown,
Had shut him fast into Slumber Town,
And she knew that the restless little feet
Were walking softly in slumber Street.
ST. Nicholas.