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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1884-06-05
APPOINTMENTS.

Mayor Piero handed In q communica.
ton, appointing Edward Plero chief OF
tho llro department, which created con-
siderable discussion. Accompanying
the communication was petition ask
Ing for tho appointment OF Pier0, signed
by N members OF the dire department
Mr., Glass said tho Mayor's action was
u queer one, In yiow OF the fact that the
present chief, Lathlop, was appointed
10 tho Office tho lust week In June, 1883
10 servo for ono year, and that his term
had not yot expired, The Mayor an
Bwored by enying that tho ordinance un.
der which Lathr0p was appointed was
an illegal one, and had beon repealed
by the new ordinance passed by The
Council two week ago, and under which
no was making the present appoint
ment. "How many names Of citizens
ale there on the petitionp" asked Mr.,
Claee, "None," replied tho Mayor,
"lrOr whose benefit IL the chief OF the
1re department appointodp" asked Mr.
Glass, "for that OF citlzeng or llremeny "
"For llremen" returned tho Mayor,
Mr. Glass moved that the matter bl
laid on tho table for ono week. Lost
Mr Warner asked the Mayor II he was
making the appointment under the
statutes or under the ordinance. II un.
der tho ordinance, then no had no right
10 mako II at this time, 40 II was OK.
plioitly stated In that ordinance that
The first appointment was TO be made In
March, 1885, The Mayor said he was
appointing under both tho statutes and
t6o ordinance, and read for tho edlnca
tion OF the Council the section Of The
statutes relating 70 tho matter under
discussion. MIR. Glass asked how an ap'
poiniment could consistently be made
when there was no vacancy existing, 10
which he received no reply. After some
further discussion q vote TO confirm the
tho appointment was taken, which re.
suited In Mir. Plero being confirmed as
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1884-09-20
OPENING TIlI SEASON.
OPENING THE 81 t>oN.
IuItun's Juveniles at the Ncti"i-
Hand Opera House.

ON Monday night the dramatic -ra-
son will be- opened at the McClclland
opera house under the management of
sanford johnson. Fulton Juveniles.
minstrel troupe. hold the board, two
NIGHTS. OF their aupcnrancc la New
Orleans the l'icaNunr SAYS:
Las, night. at Wrrlriu hall. the
\rN Orleans lud,. organized here and
known "A. Fulton, .IuycuiDr Creole
Ministries. appeared for the first time
in public before a hrur and rnthlI>in,.
ti, audience The bow nn\c "A rcuu-
lar minstrel entertainment from hc-
aiming lu end. Thirty people ap-
pcnrcd ON the stage in The first part
including Prot. ~chnridcr'- orchestra
I'm the first part ballads were -uun hN
Eddie Powell Louis PurnclI. Robert
Hutton and Geo. Queen. aud Jane,
and Willie Fulton aud Geo. I'o-diCk
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1884-09-20

When this comes under The ob.oryo-
ton Of my friends, I Will be far away
on "A jaunt towards The rising sun. and
when / return il will be laden viii
that which viii please the eye of ever,
patron of the Fashion Bazaar. and al
those who may call at li2 North FIN
street. What the STYLES in millincr,
are 10 be, rs yet know not, but vii
know before | return.
MRS. ELLA 5. COHEN.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1884-09-20

lie opening service, Of the Hebrew
new year were held last evening, com
ihcnclhg at o'clock. The orthodox
branch of the Jewish citizens held
th'ir services at Liberal hall, one OF
The congregation officiating. The re-
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1884-09-20

Embroidered Short Skirts. Infants EN-
lbroidcrcd Long Skirts. Infants Chi
imcsc. Misses Chcmise, Ladies Novel
fty Hoop Skirts.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1884-09-20

one good secondhand eight horse
power engine for sale cheap Apply
Tom fADGIT
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1884-09-20

Ladies elegant trimmed Cashmere
Wrappers from S. to $50. Ghiidren,s
Worsted Dresses from Sl.25 to IS
misses Fine Cashmere Dresses from
1850 to $40.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1884-09-20

Old papers nj ~ cents per hundred
at EXAMINER office.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1884-09-20

Have YOU paid your last assessments
TO the Texas benevolent association
which will expire September 26th. Ii
not do so at once. If you are not a
4 member YOU can become one hy ap-
plying to Il. b. Parrot, cuisines, man
ager, Waco, Texas
Very truly.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1884-09-20

The justly popuArOld Corner Drug
store. j. the best place lu buy Your
medicines.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1884-09-20

lhc hr~t smoking tobacco Is "Iiul
Joker"
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1884-09-20

4$:
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1884-09-20

In "a New Programme.
Popular Prizes 5nr.. 1jc.. -.
j. VI. NrNAMArN. Euiur-- Manager
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1884-09-20

\ democratic club will br organized
at Eo-qucyilIc to-da! 10y W : hinch-
ole. Esq. who will stop over there a.,
he goc, to China spring,
Finest poriuluric- for the haudkcr
chief, in the city, mt Clarifies ~ Nor
ri,ou'- drug store.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1884-07-05
A Business Session.

Northern newspapers have ever been
fond of ridieuling Arkansaw Legisla-
lures. This is wrong, for the most
business like session of General As
sembly ever held in the Union was that
of an Arkansaw Legislature. during
this session many men distinguished
themselves. Some of them have since
gone to Congress, and one or two
have died. One day, in this especial
Legislature, there came up bill in en-
couragement of railroad construction.
] he member from Stonewall County
arose and said:
~ am opposed TO railroads, Mr..
Speaker. Cast them eyes o. yourn over
this here land an see the one legged
men. What is the cause o. all tn
one-leggedness, Mr.. Speaker War.
some uniformed men say; but no, sir,
it is not war 1t is railroads. Statistics
show that seven-tenths of one-legged
men are caused by the railroads. This
being the case, ! am opposed to them.
Do we wish to fill up our country with
one-legged menP No, sir; an there
fore | wish to enter my protest against
the passage of this railroad bill. -
The member from Gray County arose
in reply "Mr. Speaker" said he.
"the member from Stonewall County is
inhuman in his denunciation of one
legged men. One-legged men are good
citizens. Who ever heard of mob Of
one-legged men breakin' open a Jail
and hangin felierp Nobody. Our
best people, tell you, belong to that
class, an am in favor o. EN-. Give
US railroads and one-legged men. I
understand my friends opposition to
one-legged men, for, MIR. speaker, he
is a shoemaker an knows that a man
with one leg only needs just half the
amount of work"
When the applause died away, the
member from Stonewall County arose
and said;
Il acknowledge that l am shoe
maker, an if you was one, Mr.. Speak
err
(Which l am" responded the
Speaker.
"Mcll, now you don't want a one.
legged country. Now, I understand
my friends advo acy of one-legs. He
is a manufacturer O. crutches an"
+" am too" exclaimed the Speaker.
81 have learned to double up business.
We will now proceed to take vote on
the bill. IrdUeLie,
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1884-07-05
be happy with Mr.. Crebore. AS fer

be happy with Mr.. Crebore. AS for
me-"
"You arc very good" laughed Rose,
''but doubt if you love me any better
than l love you, Mr.. Lawrence. 1t
was all mistake from beginning to
end"
''But alPs well that ends we'll.
'Didn't you lind Miss RoseP" asked
Miss Scott, as Vera and Lawrence re-
turned to the veranda together.
eyes, L found Miss kose-and lost
her too"
"Where did you leave herr"
81 left her in good hands, Miss
Scott"
II though there was something in
the wind" averred Miss Scott, when
the facts became known. ''Mr. Law
renee was so snappish."
"When you Tilted me, Vera, | was
unhappy" he said, before his depar-
ture.
"And now"
al shall write you love-letter from
Grasmere. Mary N. Prescott, IN Har-
per'S Bdzar.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1884-07-05
New Cures.

There are fashions in medicines and
curative agents as we'll as in dress. The
virtues of hot water taken in the early
mornings, and at meals is now urged
by many health re.ormers. Raw meat
is extensively used in consumption and
other chronic diseases. The latest fash
ion in Paris is the quaffing of hot blood
by weakly and anemic young girls and
women. They drive daily to the
slaughter-house to have cup of it, Just
as they would visit spring at water
ing place. Some of them take bath
of hot blood once or twice a week. Ger
tain fast young men in New York 90 to
restaurants, where they can procure a
rare tenderloin steak broiled and served
without gravy or any vegetable. At
some place machines are in vogue for
squeezing out the blood, which can be
served with the steak. The hot-water
cure, by the way, is as old as Gil Bias,
for the treatment of Dr. Sangrado was
hot water and blood-letting; but the
:noderns drink blood, whereas the ply
sicians of the seventeenth century let it
out OF their system.-DemOreSt's Month.
IN.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1884-07-05
PITH AND POINT.

"A philosopher says: marriage is
like whist; you may ask for trumps.
but will you get them?" Sometimes
you will when clubs are trumps. -But-
taIo Express.
-Natur doan make no difference in
de kere o. her chillun. She takes ez
good kere O. de jimpson weed ez she
does o. dc stalk er cotton. --Ar.tanSaW
Traveller.
Sarah Bernhardt is now learning to
play the flute. When she appears with
It in public she should wear blue rib
bon and the flute red one, for pur-
poses of Identification. Boston Posi-.
Little Jack: Lets play we is
married." Little Nell: "No won't.
1t amt right" Lit lie Jack: why
amt it" Little Nell: "Tause mamma
said we mustn't quarrel. ~ Chicago
Tribune.
-"roilet Secrets for Homely Wo.
men" is the title of u new book. We
don't believe the author will sell a
copy. He should have called it 'Toi
let Secrets for Pretty Women Who Fall
just Short of Royal Beauty" Then il
would go.-M Y. Mail.
"A Sweet Thing in Collars-Lady.
al should like TO choose few of tho 0
lovely collars. ! suppose they are the
newest style outp" Counterman: "Ex-
cuse me, madame, those are not collars
exa tly, but lamp-shades!' '-H Hand
Made German joe.
NO." remarked Ponsonby, "my
wife and never quarrel, nowadays. We
agreed when either of us was sick and
wanted to growl at the other that we
would wait until we felt perfectly well,
and then have it out, with interest for
waiting. But after we get better and
the time for growing arrives, we feel
SO well that we don't want to growI at
all. Yes, it's big tn ng. just you
try it, young man. It'll be money in
the bank to you ocklGnd Courier.
The letter-carrier had been ringing
the bell of an elegant Austin mansion
for at least fifteen minutes before the
lady of the house appeared. The man
of letters was somewhat annoyed, and
said peevishly: '1've been knocking
at the door ever SO long" "Oh, don't
let that worry you" replied the lady
with sunny smile; ''you did not dis
turb US. We thought you were only a
loafer." The lady should not have used
that remark, for it gave the letter car,
rier an opportunity to retort: $50 Youl
husband has got come YETI"
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1884-07-05
ROMANCE OF A TILE.

II II mark this hat" said factory girl,
Az she sewed her name in the silken lining,
when some fond duke or wealthy earl
Will soon observe how neat the lining;
And who, romantic, as such oft are,
viii offer his rank, his wealth and his love;
ana bear me away to his castle afar.
Where there's no thread to knot, nor nee
dies to shove"
IT II buy that tile" said the cobbler grim,
AS he gazed on the hat in the shop-keeper's
case;
Ills just the right shape, with its broad
curved brim,
To hide all the dirt, when I've not washed
my face.
Ha! what surprise twill be to old wife
a. When enter the door, with nod and strut;
Twill startle her almost out of her life
10 see this chdpcdu o'ertopping the smutl'
What! bought a new hat?" said the cobbler's
spouse,
-, As she angrily hoisted it off his big head;
ou,d better have gotten some things for the
house.
And not let vanity rob you of bread
Dldnt cost much?-Ha! what's this | see?
a name and address sewn near to the band
Mary Ann Johnsonp-This insult to me?
Take that-and take that! !'"-(and his
shoulders were tanned.
IN. Y. Journal.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1884-07-05
Armless and Legless.

Nearly every visitor to the House Of
Representa- es must have noticed an
active, energetic fellow who does duty
as doorkeeper and messenger without
the use of hands or arms below the ell
bow. This is $. Ii. Decker, one of the
twenty-five survivors of the list of forty
war with both arms shot off.
He has served on the soldiers
roll, " through Democratic and
Republican Congresses alike. for
sixteen years, and is quite one OF
the fixtures of the House, His arms
were blown off by the premature dis
charge OF gun at the battle of Perry
villr, Ky. lie says he has never been
able to use an artificial hand. He uses
an iron or steel instrument of his own
contrivance. 1t looks something like
pair of nippers with hook on one
de. Thsis fastened to the stump and
fitted with springs, so that cards, letters
and small papers can be handled by the
pincer-like nipper, while wrapped par
GELS can be carried by the hook.
One day, not great while ago,
Decker called on the Surgeon
General of the army for his
commutation- money for an artificial
arm, and he showed that official how
useful his iron hands were. He copied
letter in pencil for the Surgeon Gen
eral, and when that was finished q ser.
want brought in dish of oysters
Decker tells the rest of the story, as fol-
lows; CHOW said the General to me,
you said you could eat with those
hands of yours. want to see YOU
tx Id him l had not come there to get
my lunch, but that if he had any doubts
oil my ability in that line would soon
convince him; and taking up q fork
and spoon made use of them. both to
the satisfaction of the Surgeon General
and of my own stomach as we'll The
old fellow fell back in his chair and
fairly shook his sides with laughter I'M
til | had finished. WELL he said, that
is the best hand l ever saw for practical
use. Here is your communication. You
are certainly entitled to it, And he
gave me an order for 800, to which /
was entitled in the place of an artifi ial
arm. Decker says he has q little
pain in his arms now and then, par
ticularly in wet weather, but that he
never lost nights sleep over them
from the day they were lost. There is
also an employe of the House a. a door
keeper a,so--who had both legs shot off
in the battle of Yorktown in 1862. His
name is Fernando Rage. He uses cork
legs and canes, but hec can not get about
to do great deal, so he is stationed at
the west gallery door He says that he
did not feel any pain to speak of when
he lost his legs, but that the stumps had
to be amputated three times before they
were all right He has no pain from
them now at all. He and Decker have
become quite "chummy' through the
similarity of their msfortunes and their
present occupation, and they are often
to be seen together. They say also that
they have an old army friend in Minne-
sofa who lost both legs and both arms
in the war. He, of course, can do moth
ing for his own support, and the Gov
eminent pays him pension of Shopper
month. = Washington Cor. Baltimore
AmertcGn.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1884-07-05
SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY.

In Cali 'ornia last year $50, 000
pounds of salt We're extracted from sea
water.
1t is said that wheat kept sealed IL
an air tight receptacle for some length
OF time will not terminate.
Pure linseed oil, an expert OBJ,
serves, has a bright amber color. II
runs freely, sparkles when ilowfng from
the can, tastes smooth and mild, and
has the smell of ilaxseed poultice.
An improvement has been effected
in wooden block flooring. Tho common
manner of laying the block flooring
often results in disappointment, because
the blocks soon become loose. The inn
provement consists in the blocks being
keyed to cement flooring, firmly fast
ening them, and the cement obviates
both dampness and dry rot. Chicago
journal.
The Polyclinic states that the use Of
paper towels in cleansing wounds has
been found very satisfactory. Sponges
have always been regarded wits suspi,
cion by surgeons, as it is so difficult Il
keep them in a perfectly purified condi.
ton. But the paper towels are to lie
used once only, and, rs they cost
only from So to $3.50 per 1000, are
available in the sick room. They are
from Japan, and the pale colors with
which they are decorated are found to
be unob. ectionable.
"A fisherman of I'm on Springs, Ala,
has invented an attachment t1 fishing
hooks VIII CHI is quite an improvement.
About midway of the staff of the hook
he has placed a straight projection,
which serves three purposes-viz: First,
it prevents fish from swallowing the
hook; second, when a fish bites at the
hook If his mouth strikes the projection
he involuntary closes il and is thus
caught; third, it prevents bait from slip
ping up the hook. The hook has been
tested by several expert local fishermen,
and all pronounce it a decided success.
-CatcaJo Times.
"A genius of Sing Sing. N. Y, has
invented dry battery which he expects
will revolutionize the working OF the
telep hone, 1t is a little oblong box,
four and half inches by one and a
half, and three-quarters of an inch deep,
and is attached to the instrument instead
OF the ordinary battery, BY its use IL is
possible to carry ON conversation with
person thirty or forty miles away, and
to hear and be heard distinctly. The
inventor claims that his dry battery will
last as long as the instrument without
losing its power He has had one in
constant use for three weeks, doing
work that would have used up the or.
binary battery in ten minutes. N Y
Herald.
"A Maryland journal seasonably re.
marks that the idea of planting edible
nut bearing trees where shade is DIES red,
instead of those which are solely orna
meEtal, is not new, but the suggestion
is one that will bear thinking about by
those who contemplate planting shade
or ornamental trees. Chestnut, walnut,
hickorynut and butternut trees are all
nearly as fine in appearance as horse.
chestnut and maple, and, aside from
the source of revenue which will in time
accrue to their owners from the fruit,
the timber of such trees is always in de-
mand, and the tree itself may become
profitable sho Id IL become desirable OF
any time to remove it.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1884-07-05
BrOwn-StOne Quarries.

The SandStOne-Or, as more com.
monty called, rown-stone-quarries in
Portland, Connecticut, on the east bank
of the Connecticut River, are about a
mile and half in length and more
than half mile in width. From the
records of more than two hundred
years old it is thought that they were
worked as long as the latter part of the
slight commercial value in 1865. In
that year the town voted that 'none
but an inhabitant of it should dig the
stones, and the price should be twelve
pence per ton"
One of the quarries has been worked
to the depth of two hundred feet, and
a diamond drill sent down three hun
dred feet further found no bottom to
the stone. The cone brought up by the
drill has been preserved, and marked
in sections. The quality of the stone
is of the same general character as that
above it.
The demand for the stone has greatly
increased over what it was twenty-five
years ago. About one thousand men
are employed, and over one hundred
yoke of oxen and seventy horses, and
a score of steam engines. During the
busy season over nifty vessels and
steamers are engaged in transporting
the stone,
Until within few years the laborers
were nearly all Irishmen; but the
Swedes have found their way there,
and are now in the majority. They
are reported as generally thrifty and
reliable.
The stone in these quarries lies in a
strata of various thickness from one to
fifteen feet. The inclination or "dip"
is southerly. The Joints or seams which
cross these are not perpendicular,
though nearly so. Their course is near.
ly northeast and southwest. They are
intersected at light angles by others,
and IN some instances are over 100 feet
apart Blocks can therefore be quar-
ried of dimensions that dwarf the Egyp-
tan obelisk.
When layer is cleared of rubbish
and ready for working, the first thing
is to loo en- the mass by blasting. The
drilling machine delivers its blows
every second, yet it takes three or four
days to bore hole ten or twelve inches
n diameter and twenty-five feet
deep. To prevent the waste whic h
woul result if the explosive force were
left without direction, science has been
invoked. The powder, instead of being
poured into the hole and tamped. as
was done years ago, without thought OF
how it would shatter the rock, is now
inclosed in cans that are square, pris-
n attic, or semi-cylindric, and so placed
that the cracks are made in the desired
directions. The effect can be depended
on with a good degree of certainty.
When the smoke has cleared, and the
result is seen, a line is drawn, deep
groove cut in the upper surface, row
of wedges set close to each other, and
the whole are driven with blows OF
equal force by strong arms and heavy
sledges till the mass cracks in the line.
and the block, now easily moved by
crowbars, is ready to be hoi, ted to up
per earth. 1t is then drawn by oxen to
the scappling ground, marked and
rough cut (scappled) to dimensions
ready for the stone-cutter and builder.
and shipped to its destination.-Ha n,
fer's WeektU.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1884-07-05

--Artesian wells in New York show
that the East River underaows the Is
land. In the deep wells lately sunk
the water Gibbs and flows with the tide.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1884-07-05

Notice has been given that dogs
found near the ostrich corrals in San
Diego, Cal, will be shot The sight of
a dog makes the birds FRANTIC with
fear.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1884-07-05
DowEK-sALE OF PROPERTY.

A chancellor directed the sale Of real
estate to enable him to give the widow
her dover in money, and an appeal was
taken in the case, Lee VS.. James, to the
Court of Appeals of Kentucky, where
the Judgment was reversed. Judge
Prior, in his opinion, said: The widow
is only entitled to the use of one-third
of the land for fe, and when the land
is indivisible she is entitled to one-third
of the rents. The property can not be
sold, although indivisible, at the in
stance of the widow claiming dover
against the consent Of the owners OF
the land.