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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1881-03-17
1900 RAILROAD COMPANIES.
Pool Comm ssIOner Fink Says They Will Unite
for Action If Attacked.
From the N. Y. World.1

From the N. Y. World
There are some twelve hundred rail-
road companies in this country. While
many combinations and organizations
exist between them, having for their
object the proper transaction of their
own and the public business, there has
so far been no combination formed be-
tween the railroad companies to resist
unitedly the unjust attacks made or to
correct the many misrepresentation re-
garding them Unity of action in this
respect may become nece ;sary if these
attacks are continued.
WHAT JUDGE BLACK THINKS WILL HAP
PEN TO SUCH A COMBINATION.
From His Speech at the Cooper Union, Feb 21.I
Some gentlemen propose confederating
railroads. Originally there were four
running from the East to the West.
They put their power under one man
and pool their receipts. All the profits
of the four are divided equally. They
call themselves not the Confederate
OldlCSJ Dut llC IOllSuCEdlS EdllIOduSs
They have a constitution in which they
have divided their departments into leg
islative, executive and judicial. They
charge what they please, They propose
to destroy competition. They will de-
eide whether rates shall go up or down.
The whole set of them are criminals in
the eye of the law. 1t has been decided
a hundred times that such combinations
are criminal conspiracy, for which
every man concerned in them was liable
to be arrested, tried and imprisoned.
Under fair competition, which is the law
of trade, these companies would rival
each other in doing the people service.
What is the true remedy The State,
the power that governs, the authority
that wields the public power of the
country, has the right to prevent one
part Of the people from injuring another.
You cannot make any law in this coun-
try which will suspend the operation of
the eighth commandment.
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these evils, and to avert these dangers
your League has been organ zed, it will
receive the benedictions of the people.
The practical question is, What are
you going to do about it ?" To my mind
the anewer is easy. This organized gi'
gantic corporate power can only be kept
under proper restraint by the organized
power Of the people, expressed through
their State and national Governments.
That such governmental power exists
and may properly be exercised / have
not particle of doubt. 1t is plainly
written in our Constitutions, and has
been unequivoCally declared by the Su.
preme Court OF he United States.
The limits of this letter will not per
NIT discussion of the constitutional
question nor detailed statement of the
practical remedy for existing evil, may
however, venture to suggest that, in nay
judgment, the first and most important
duty of Congress is to emancipate the
people from the supervision and control
of corporate monopoly, by the establish
ment of system of postal telegraphy,
whereby they shall be afforded safe,
sure, and cheap method of connunica
tion with each other. There is no doubt
of the economy and success of such
system. 1t has been tried in other
countries with most satisfactory results.
am aware that it will require much
care, labor, and skill to frame laws
which shall successfully regulate and re.
strain the action of the great trRnsporta.
tion companies, without unnecessary in
jury TO them, and without omitting the
essential elements of protection to the
public, but I have no doubt it can be
done. When the people demand it they
will find the men to do it. Ibelieve the
time has come when this great work
should be undertaken.
1t will be far better for the corporations
themselves that it be done now, by con-
gervative but thorough and judicious
legislation, rather than to postpone it
until the people, no longer able to bear
the tyranny of corporate power, shall
rise in their wrath to humble and de-
stroy their oppressors. At some Conve.
nient time l shall endeaVor to state spe
ci6cally some Of the legislative reme-
dies l would propose.
Excuse the great length of this letter,
AID believe me, very sincerely, your
friend. WILLIAM WINDOW.
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BURNs's STATUE IN DUMFRIEs, D.
0. Hill has completed the working model
of a fine statue Of the poet, which will
soon be reproduced in marble. 1t rep.
resents him seated on ian old tree root"
meditating, as he said was often his
wont. Dumfries has kindly, but some.
what patronzing memory of Burns. In
that town, now chi, fly famous as holding
the dust of Burns, they speak of him
as "Mister" Burns. Think of Mr., Mil
ton, or Mr.. Shakespeare! But, however,
they are going to give Mr., Burns fine
statue.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1881-03-17

Trains do not stop when time Is omitted.
eTralng stop for passengers on signal.
In addition TO above local trains, carrying pas
Dengers, and stopping at all satonsrun a. follows:
Iy = Hudson %.sTon sH AZ at MysnSn & sSs y pm
A1V''n0n 80 NORTH. Columbus ioO0'n m
Ly Columbus S56pm. Ar. at NJ. Vernon ], 7,48 pm
MT, Vernon $50 m. H,s Hudson g. 10 nm
CONNECTIONS. - :
At Columbus+Wlth r. D. d st. L. BY, L. N.
Div, arriving 1850 q, m, $50 n, 400 D M,
Leaving, LIS : m, 0,OO 4 Il, 1905 m, 8l0 m, In.
diAnapolis Chicago Div, arriving u 80 q m, 8.
pm. Pan Handle Div,5 GIriyinR i2 81 a. "a. 500 A
n. Leaving 100 m, S,6S m, 1885 5 M. Coium-
bus q Hooking Valley r. b.. arriving 9,l5 4 m,
Asp m. Leaving $50 m, 886 D m. SciotO Vel,
10y 4. R., arriving $50 q m, 4,6b p m,1 Leaving
7,00Rm, 1856 m. 0. O, Il J., arriving 100 q m,
900 m, 1,e6p m, 7,05 p M, Leaving f,60 q m,
o,1S m, 2,60 ? m, 500 p m; Cincinnati, sRndHs.
q Cleveland R. R., arriving 1910 pm, 1852 p
TG,n NJ Leaving YsL 1920 N, SSS M SSC Pr;
am, 9,05 p M; south IL 05 p m, II ,lS pm.
At 0rrville-With P. Ft.W q O. Ry., east, 100 a
m, 9l6 m, 2,26 p M, 9,3S m; west, 45O m, II,
66pm, 2,26 p m, Iii D m. '.s
At Glinton--( Warwick Junction. .)-With O., T.
va ": BY, north, 7,l6 a m, 400 p M south, 1908
AZ XEr6n-with A. "a. W. Ry., east, 7aam,
2,0Op m. II ,95p m. West, 8, 50 a irl' 6Tpnn,
At HudsOn-With O. 4 P. r. r., east GAO m,
2,25pm, sos m, $50 p m; West, 71O m, 900 q
IA, 189 m, 300 p m, 20, 20 m,
At Cleveland L. B. & M. g, Ry, east, 7sO a
m, II, ID am, $50 p m, 1880 m; west, 40 m,
400 pm, 8g0 p m, 1885 pm.
g., JONES, supt. IA. TMToN, Gen. Agt.
NJ vernon, o. Ms Vernon, o,
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4 LARGE public meeting was recently
held in Edinburgh, Scotland, and APP
pointed an H. fuential deputation to wait
upon the City Council in order that &C.
ton might be had to test the opinion of
the ratepayers, whether the Public Lii
braries' Act should be adopted in Edin'
burgh. Three days afterward, on Jan.
18th, the Council aCCeeded to the request
of the deputation. If sanctioned by
the ratepayers, Free Lending Library
and a news room will be established by
the City.
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ERAIlIg GOING NoREH.

All trains daily, Sundays exoepted.l
O0NNEOTT0NB.l
At Cleveland with fast train9 for the East. Al
90 with Cleveland and Detroit Daily Line o.
Steamers.
At Elyria with L. 3. &H. 8. BY. Ior SanduAlQ
Toledo, Detroit, Chicago, 30:
At Grafton with O. D, b. q /. BY. for Indianapo
lie, st. Louis and the West.
d 9, " for Akron, Aabland, Mansfield, 90.
At Warwick with O. Mt v. u q. Ey. for Mt Yer.
non and Columbus.
At Massillon with P. EVA O. BY. for Canton
Pittsburgh, Wooster, DO.
At Canal Dover with M. & q. R'y, formerly M,
P. q @. Ry, for Cambridge, Massi1lon and Park.
ersburg.
At 0rlchsville with P. G. 4 st. L. Ry, for steu-
benville, OoshoctoD, Zaynesville, &c.
At Wheeling with Railroads diverging. Also
with Ohio River 9teamers
OSCAR T0WN9END, VIM. II. CIRCUIT,
GENT Manager. Gen, Fright Ticket d AaL
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1881-03-17

"Vote for Us and 7ve'H pass Local
Option law" Thus said Charley Foster
and the Republican candidates two
years ago to the temperance and Prohi-
bition voters. They got the votes, but
how about the fulfllment Of the promi-
ses? Charley Foster never recommen.
ded it in his inaugurals. No local OPP
ton law has been passed. "Woe unto
you, hypocrites. Exchange.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1881-03-17

The GREAT WALLACa.-The colossal
statue Of Wallace, near st. Boswell's, is
twenty-one and a half feet high, and
stands on a pedestal ten feet high. A
HawiCk man was once gazing at it in
wonder, and innoCently inquired Of
bystander if that could be the real size
of the hero. "Aye, deed is'tl" was the
reply, "iust as the tailor measured HIM"
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1881-03-17

A HIGHLAND GIANT.-A correspond
ent Of a northern paper speaks of man
at Tobermoray, who is 7 II. 8 in. highl
He was good enough natured one night
to help the lamplighter, and lighted
seme of the street lamps with out Q lad'
der, much to the amusement Of the
lookerson.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1881-03-17

With Window of Minnesota, Lincoln
of Illinois, and Kirkwood of Iowa, in
the Cabinet, the northwest ought to be
satisfied with its share. 1t holds the
Treasury, the War and the Interior De-
partments.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1881-03-17

CANTON has ninety-fve saloons, and
the Methodists of that city will build
$4,000 church. Exchange.
There may be one-third Of the first
part, truth.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1881-03-17

Who killed Sammy Hunter will pass
to the domain of unanswered questions,
since a jury says Gisal did not have q
hand in it, Pitts, Post,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1881-03-17

RENT PAID "a YEARS
Buys ONE, BEST CABI-
NET OR PARL0R OR
CANS IN THE WORLD;
winners of highest dlstlnc-
tion at EVERY WORLDS
FAIR FOR THIRTEEN YEARS
Prices, S5l, S57, s66, $s4 to $500
and upward. Also for easy
payments, IS q month for
IL mos, or S6.75 a quarter for
10 quarters and upward.
Catalogues free.
l. MARK THOMSON,
1Ht door west Of Farmers
Bank, Canton, o.,
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Railroads.

A LLIANoE & LAKE ERIE RAILROAD.
Noa Condensed Time Schedule. No
To take Effect November 4th, 1873
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1881-03-17

Train No. connects at Braceville with & 9 W
train at 827 O m and 1899 m for Leavttsburg, War
rem youngstown, Greenville Meadville and Sala-
nanca; with the 9.l5 m train for Ravenna q Kent
also with & M train at PhalanX for Cleveland, ar
Tiving at Cleveland at 1l:00 m.
Train No connects at Braceville with q . "
y ain at 619 m, for Warren, Greenville, Meadvllle
at Phalanx for Cleveland, arriving OF Cleveland at
E05 pm.
north and south, for Lima, Atwater, Bayerd, Sa-
uneville New Philadelphia and Wellsvie; also with
P,FW & O trains cast and west, for Salem Enon and
Pittsburgh, Canton, MassillOn, Wooster, CreStline
Ft Wayne and Chicago,
The Alliance & Lake Erie Relryad is now open for
the transportation of freight and passengers from
and TO Alliance via A & q w Railway to Cincinnati,
New York and intermediate points, also TO Cleve-
land via g q M Railway.
Trains will stop at stations named on this Schedule
rains run by Columbus time.
H. SHAFFER, Superintendent.
II. BEEAKLEY, Gen. Manager.
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THE OLD MOUNTAINEER,

Eighty eight years of age may be found daily at his
office in South Howard street, Akron, Ohio, over
5pangler's Hat Store where he treats ell chronic dis
eases with the same success that has afforded his
large practice for the past two years and half In
Akron. Letters must enclose stamp to insure an
answer. Read circular. jan2Gdm
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1881-03-17

TRAINS
Come NORTH.
taRnces. Rls No. !. No. 3.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1881-03-17

Temporary Freight and Passenger Station fer
Canton, on Eighth street, near the Rank Bros
FIGURING Mil.
: NLEVELAND, MT. VERNON & DELAWARE
VI RAILROAD.
Time CGrd.-In Effect June 23, 1879.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1881-03-17
y. b. MYERS,
Genl PaBs. and Ticket Agent,

THE CLEVELAND, TUBOARAWA3 VALLRy
AND WHEELING RAILWAY,
In eject Sept 9th, 1880, and until further notice.
TRAINS GOING SOUTH.
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The Lives Insured BY the Society kre carefully Sc
lected in different parts of North America and Europ
furnishing by this broad field Of operations an az
ditiona and exceptional safety tot M Policy holder
The Insurances are made only on the Mutual Prem
ums Principal. The Surplus are returned annually
he Insured.
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How They Got Rich.

you see that man Just crossing the
street," rcmart cd Chicago man to a
New Yorker whom he was towing around
to see the sights. well, that man sold
pop corn in this city for twenty years, and
he is worth $3.50 900" Ibid he make it
selling pop corn?'' "Oh. no. He made
his pile buying lake-tront lots Pretty
soon the guide called his attention to II
man standing in the door of u bank, and
added: THAT man opened the first bible
house west of New York city. Thirty
years ago he was rat poor. To-day he
runs that bank Ibid he make his
money selling biblesP" ''Oh, no. He
bought prairie land and held on to it.
In the course Of ten minutes big build
ing was pointed out rs belonging to n man
who reached Chicago nineteen years ago
with only fifty cents in his pocket. '-IIe
opened n night school and now revcls in
his wealth" did he make it teaching
school ?" asked the New Yorker. ''Oh.
no. He went into the dray business as
soon as he had money enough TO buy n
horse" After several more like eases
had been referred to. the visitor asked.
"Have you one single man in Chicago
who has made money in the business he
first started into?" Have we? Let's
see. Yes, we have. | know man On
State Street who went into the whiskev
business twenty years ago. has stuck right
to It and is worth 100000. Ii he had
only been sharp enough to turn around
after ten years and open an undertaker's
shop and bury his customers he'd now he
millionaire r'-IIaH Street Nsms.
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miscellaneous.
ChinatsWa IN the Mn OF Its New Tears
Festival.

Chinatown began Saturday the enjoy
ment of its great annual festive sensation.
the New Year The Chinese mode Of
celebrating has become familiar to the
people, in fact painfully so to those who
live near the colony Of the festive heather,
by reason Of its horrid din, and even in
the ears Of those fortunate to reside in
more distant parts Of the city, use has
somewhat abated the enjoyment Of the
heather mode of celebration. The ortho-
dOx Chinese idea of the proper way OF
greeting the advent Of the new year is the
same that the American has of the Fourth
Of July, to make the utmost possible noise
in given time. For this purpose crack
ess, bombs. gongs, and every method Of
assailing the ear with unusual racke, are
resorted 10. The discharge Of bombs and
crackers within the city limits, without
special permission from the Board OF Sd
pervisors, is forbidden by city ordinance,
but no more attention is paid to this than
on the anniversary OF our independence.
Strings OF fre-crackers are suspended
from balconies. from third and fourth
story windows, and ign.ted at midnight,
dropping and scattering their fiery parti-
cles in the faces Of spectators on roofs and
in open windows, frequently causing acci-
dents and destructive fires. Bunches Of
crackers are ignitcd in empty barrels
and tin cans, because By that means.
rs heather ingenuity has discovered. a
little extra noise can be created. Bombs
thrown from upper windows explode in
the air and on the sidewalks. and are
scattered with supreme Indifference to
the safety Of people beneath. who are fire.
quently injured by them. The resound
ing gong is supplemented by the soul
rasping Devils fiddle. and the joint rack
ct goes on to the end Of iestivity. Sever
nj Cinnamon were arrested SATURDAY. for
INDUCING in the hilarity of the forbidden
cracker. but pleading ignorance OF the
law. were discharged bv Judge Rix. The
stores and all places of business were oaily
decorated and closed t. business Satur
day. The glass doors were curtained
and ajar only to callers. The custom o
making New Years calls is observed by
the Chinese more generally than among
ourselves. The callers. scrupulous as to
tonsure, dressed as gaily and extensively
rs their means will allow, in bright col
ored robes with flowing sleeves. enter the
place they design making call at with
out knocking. The inmates all advance,
and they and the caller duck their heads
and squat in a stiff. awkward box. each
shaking his own hand, one clasped in the
other. Then they duck and squat
again and depart. At the door the social
pantomimc is repeated and the caller de-
parts. There are no vapid remarks about
the weather. no spoken salutations. no
cake and sherry. and. consequently. no
shutters to take the callers home on at the
close OF the day - anFroncisco Chronicle.
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The American Sunday.
ny JULIUS II. WARD.

Sunday in America has been chiefly the
Sunday Of England in the seventeenth
century transferred by the early colonists
to the New World. II has always had the
sombrc tone of the period coeval with
Cromwell and the Puritans. Though col
onists came from Europe quite rs freely rs
from England. and brought in the rough
their religious institutions with them. the
Puritan type of thought was stronger than
the Anglican or Roman type. and gradu-
ally impaired its color and tone 10 the life
Of the whole country. The intellectual
force Law in the minds of the Puritan gen
try who founded Harvard and Yale, and
the severe type OF religious thought char
acterizing these noble ancestors of great
people had in it that element of leadership
which gave il precedence everywhere.
The strong hands that nearly ehoked
the English church We're not less powerful
in country where they could shape insti-
tutions at their will and in communities
where the rough natural industries which
precede civilization had the first place in
men, thoughts. the dominant ideas of En-
glish Puritauism took deeper root and had
4 more positive influence than they could
possibly have had in English life. The
nation. in its political development. is
greatly indebted to the positive force of
these ideas; in the state they met with a
counteracting element which modified and
brosdened them TO the needs Of the whole
country. In the spiritual realm it was
not 50. There was nothing to counterfeit
Puritanism in religion. The grim colo
nists were never willing To hear the other
side.-.aprI Itiantie.
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Nfh advertisements
For TEN DOLLARS Cash

we VIII insert six lime advertisement one week in
list Of 253 weekly newspapers. five lines in diff
fcreni list of $50 papers six lines two weeks in
choice of either of six separate and distinct lists
containing from as 10 $50 pasers each. Catalogues
sent free. Address GEO. L. ROWELL & co, 10
Spruce St.,New York febSt&w4w 4
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Mem advertisements.
Ru pture
Wesley Phillips, Cases.


DR.. j. a. SHERMAN Dear Sir: ! am happy to
inform you that entirely cured of my large scro;
tai rupture. 1t is one ago to-day that received
your treatment. | have tested the cure by going
without the appliance. My business is that Of a
locomotive engineer. My rupture, as you will recall
TO your mind was similar to Mr.. Jordan's, in your
pamphlet of illustrations.
was ruptured IN the year 1863, while in the army.
have tried spring ana elastic trusses with great
discomfort and injury, my rupture always growing
worse. Finding must get some relief or give up my
business, determined TO try you as last resort,
aud must say that found your treatment COM
pete success. Ny improv and cure have. con-
sidering my terrible condition, surprised nay friends
rs well as myself During Your treatment l have
worked hard in my business, ENJOYING both safety
and comfort, and have not lost days work. My
general health has also improved. will take pleasure
in recommending the afflicted to you whenever
have an opportunity.
You may publish this letter for the benefit of
iHanity. My address is oil East 44thstreet. With
best wishes ] remain yours respectfully,
WESLEY PHILLIPS.
New York City, Oct. 25, 1850.
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For Sale.

An ~ acre farm in LIsuon ] miles from FarwelI's
Nh Is, . miles from Androscoggiu Mills Lewiston
on good road; coed two story house. painted and
Diinded W. large barns; carriage house capboard.
ea ana painted: also hog house, sheep she'd etc
fienfy Of wood and timber, and well wafered: cuts
~ tons OF good hay, all moved by machine, larg
o,c ara OLD and young trees, also pears, peaches
piums. grapes and cramberries fine shade trres and
very pleasant location. -
NATHAN BUCKNAM,
Proprietor, Usbou, Ne.
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IMPORTANT 70 consumprIvEs

REV. DR. CASs, while q medical missionary to the
East Indies. had placed In his hands the formula for
stmple vegetable remedy for the speedy sid per
nanent cure Of Consumption, Bronchitis. Cartarrh.
Asthlnes ana all Throat and Lung affections: also
pueitive and radical cure for Nervous Complaints,
Debility, etc. After having the~oughly tested its
Wondeffal curative powers Ia thousands Of cases, he
fe1s e duty to make IL known his su erinx fel.
Iowa. The Recipe viii Be sent FRkk OF cHAHGE to
allvho dsrstt. nth fsll directtens for preparing
~ seeonefaly ese.l. Ao1Fesss With stump. (nam-
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Its Relief and Cure as Certain as Day
Follows Day.


Since the reduction of DIR. Sherman's terms thous
sands are crowding upon him for treatment, glsdt
throwing away their gripping, rksome, dispirng and
life. pnnihing trusses. His treatment for this attic
ton makes the patient comfortable and safe In the
performance of every kind of exercise or labor lih
a grand thing, and those vino are ruptured and DO
not provide themselves with il must endure the dan
gers of that precarous sfiictIon and the truss
all through life Thousands of those cured give the
most iatiering testimonials Of gratitude to DIR. SHEE
MAN. He is the author and inventor of his popular
system he imparts his secret to nc one; it is apple
able to all classes and cases, and under his reduced
rate, within the reach of almost everyone.
Pate nts can receive treatment and leave for home
same day. DIR. SHERMAN'S Book on Rupture gives
convincing proofs from professional gentlemen and
Others OF his successful treatment. II is illustrated
with photograph pictures of bad cases before cure
and is rent to those who send Id Gems. Principal
office 25l Broadway, n. Y. Branch office - Milk st.,
Boston. Days in New Iork-Monday. Tuesday, Sal
urday In Bost0n-W edpesday, Thursday and Frids,
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For sale.

one OF the most desirable residences in Aucusts
peing that recently occupied by the late j. nj. san
porn. FINE modern built house, with stable, Large
'ol with shade and fruit trees in great variety. De-
ugniIai tftuation; only five minutes walk from,
soon. For full particular, enquire Of 1- 'o'
..e,~.-a-, =. g. LOu0FELLOw.