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The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1884-07-21

MILL be paid 10 any one who will find
w particle Of Mercury, Potash, Arsenic or
any poisonous substance In
The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-12-06
HAD NO SENSE.

"I'se CT lookin' CT 'roun' fur some stout pusson ter hit me wid CT maul," said old Sampson, the chair bottomer.
 "What's the matter ?" asked the secre- taTy of state.
 "I aint got no sense. dats what's de matter. Dis mawnin' while wuz standin' at my gate, CT white man come erlong an said dat he would gin me fifty cents fur CT lunch. had CT mighty fine lunch O con bread an cabbage, 90 wrappin' it up tuck it out ter de gate ter bin,. He tuck it, Pg. his ham in his pocket an said: 'Gsn me fifty cents an m gin yer CT dollar l jis' had dat ermount an l handed it ter him. He tuck it, put 1t in his pocket an 'gunter walk oH. Hole on,' s'I, 'whar de dollarr Come 'roun' ter my ofice,' ser he CT he struck CT trot. l wuz 90 'stonished dat couldn, do nuthin' but stan dar an look at de blame man till he wuz outen sight. Den gos mad. made de air in dat neighborhood look like CT bucket O blue paint had been flung up. Now I'se lookin' fur somebody ter hit me wid q maul.o
The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-12-06
DIsAPPOINTMRNT.

Here's a gooi piece of advice" said Captain Quibley, putting aside q nsws- paper and turning to his wife. "A para graph here says tha, a man should never smoke pipe while going down stairs. In case he should fall, he would be likely to drive the stem through the rooi of his mouth and out at the top Of his head"
 never heard of such a thing," re- piled Mrs. Qaibley.
 "It's not by any means improbable, 1" rejoined the captain. There's our old friend George Gaines. He Is a grea, smoker, you know." -
 "Yes," with interest.
 ~Weii, the other day--l forgot to men. tion i,, by the way--he was coming down stairs and his foo. slipped sad down he vent He always smoked . l0ng stem pipe you know"
 "Creas Goodness. captain 1"
 "Yes, he had passion tor long stem pipes. One day while we were out hunt. ing, he found cane root about i've fee. long. He took 1t home with him and had 1t bored out Beats any"
 @But when he bell did he drive |, through his head77
 "Oh, no. You sec he had to stop smoking on account of his health, bat 1 was going to say for example--"
 "Quibley, you are the biggest fool ] ever saw. Go on nov and split up some wood. You ought to be ashamed of your seii to disappoint any one that way."
The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-12-06

sons ter de psnitentiary. How much does da, nigger gin yer Fellsrs fur shout ing when he 'gins ter call fur mourners ?"
 "Huh!"
 "Neber mine dat 'ssonished look. hab toun' out dat he hab hired yer ter shsut How much does he pay yer ?"
 "Glns us CT dollar ebesy night"
 "Uh, hub. Wall now dat man hAb bout run his cou'se. How many hired shouters is darl"
 Five O us in all"
 He doan pay yer lessen he takes up CT cleckshun, does he ?"
 "Nor, Sah."
 Wall, nov, yer fellers dsap him an come obes ter my side an n gin yer de dollar apiece an tea per cen, O de c'leckshuns bersides"
 "Dinged ef we doan do it.'
 The next night St. Suns efforts fell flat, but Cabe, whs immediately preceded him, vas wonderfully successful. A loud shout arose and case-hArdenea dinners dropped on their knees. Immediately after the services were concluded, St. Sun went to Cabe and said
 "Look heah. whut makes yer come 'roun' an monkey wid nay gospel built dis church an yersef go, no righ, ter intcieYe wid me"
 "DAts all right, podner. l'ss foun' out yer game an I'se gwine ter work yes fur all dat irs wuth. l'se hired dem shoutsrs."
 S. Sun swore out a warrant of arres |, charging Gabe .sisA -sssaiing his gospel methods The case, As hitherto stated, ws taken before the United States court. Many of the aoIest lawyers Of Aikansaw are in attendance, and ii is thought, re- gardless of the decision, that an appeal to the supreme court viii be taken, in. volving, as it does, a question of great importance.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-12-06
A SERIOUS MISTAKE.

The other day old Simon Ba,tlegill was anaigned before the United States court, having been arrested on a charge of set ting up a small distillery for the purpose of making illicit whisky.
 "You do not deny these charges then f'' said tn. judge.
 "No, jedge, fur I don't see nothin' ter deny. Yer must recolleck that didn't set up the still till airter had hearn that a dimmocras had been elected fur president. You see that lets me out O the charge O makin' wildcat whisky"
 "How SO 2'
 "W'y, Case when the dimmocrats gifts in, whisky'll be free all over the country"
 "Oid man, you have been deceived. It makes no difference who is president, whisky will be taxed just the same as now.o
 "That so 2'
 "That is fact"
 linen dad blame the dimmocra, party. Here I've been workin' like a dog for lem without knowin' that is wouldn't do me no good. If thar's a dimmocrat in this house, wish he'd go an tell the gin'ral manager to mark my name offen his books"
The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-12-06
DOG WAS ALI RIGHT.

A negro, who entered the doos-yard of an acquaintance, was met by . dog. Alter the animal had bitten fhe negro, a woman came out scclde4 the dog and said:
 "i dont know what's the matter wish that dog"
 @Oh, dar ain't nuthin' de matter wid de blame dog," rubbing himself "I'se de enc whuf de matter is vid. Daim dog aint got nuthin' ter complain eEbout Nebcr mine, dough. Wait tell I ketch him out Den darT be sufhia' de mat ter wid him."
The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-12-06
A PLAINrIvR CRY.
--.--.-. ].

De nigger aint CT keerin' CT who's de presi- dent,
 Take kere my soul, good Lswd; One way CT luther twont Heck him CT cent, Take kere my seul, good Lawd. De constertution says dat de nigger is free, Take kere my soul, geod Lawd; Dat's de sorter doctrine whut allus fits me, Take kere my soul, good Lawd.
 Oh, de white men growl,
 Oh, do white men fight,
 Oh, de polerticians howl,
 Oh, da strain wid der might, But gin ter de pol man de chance ter work an'lib,
 An yer's dun gin all whut CT Sabyer coul' gib, Oh, Lawd, Mars Abraham, lissen ter
 de call. Pol man ain't gwiae fur ter gi, no gain, Take kere my soul, good Lawd; Out O de publican CT dimocratic reign, Take kere my soul, good Lawd. White man it seems is CT workin' fur hissef, Take kere my soul, good Lawd; Wid him de woody head is allus on de shelf Take kere my soul. good Lawd. Oh, de white man laugh,
 Oh, de white man griL,
 Oh, de nigger is CT caf,
 Oh, de sinner mani win, But gin Mars Jacob, de weaker man CT show,
 Yer's p'inted out de way whut de lowly man mus go,
 Oh, Lawd, Mars Abraham, hep us
 rum de fall.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-12-06

Look out, tell youl Confound it, what are you doing" He had emptied the a,hes in Mir. Mulkittle's hat, The minister took him by the shoulders and attempted to shove him toward the door, but in doing so overturned his hat The visitor gave the "ule" vigorous kick and said:
 Dust to dust"
 Courtesy had ceased to be commenda- ble, and Mir. Mulkittle, with a strong grip, began to choke the remorseful sim ner, who, apparently unaffected, took a goose egg from his pocket and broke it on the lofty brow of the eminent divine.
 The scuffle which ensued must have heen entertaining, for, few moments afterwards. the preacher looked as though he had attended the closing exercises ot Mardi-gras ball. About the time ths conflict ended, hack stopped at the gate
 Here he is," shouted a man, who, fol- lowed by companion, seized the dem onstrative visitor.
 "Who is he?" demanded Mir. Mulkit- tle when. the visitor had been handcuffed.
 "A lunatic who escaped from the asylum yesterday. Come on, Tom. He is perfectly harmless though a little curious in his movements. Glad you detained him, sir. Good morning."
The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-12-06
LiMNINos.

The world seems to be rapid in devel- opment, yet men advance slowly. Never, until this republic was established, were people capable of self-government
The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-12-06

IT has been hiatsd that Ministsg Lowell viii eventually become HFiaoa and represent EsgiAsd's issssssis iis ssssss county. Bsst Haste viii doabssss be his most Sosmidahie spponent
The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-12-06

Roscoe Conkling said, @Oh, that mine enemy would write bookl" and imme- diately MT. Blaine published the first volume of his "Twe nty Years in Con- gress."
The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-12-06

Dr. Tanner has gone to Mexico. In that country were there is but little to allure the appetite out on a lark of indis- cretion, he will find fasting to be luxury rather than a severe trial.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-12-06

Noise hah eber besa deceibin'. De hoss~Hy makes mo- fuss den de yaiies- jack4, but he dont hust ha'f % bad.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-12-06

Thst something which psompts maa to lis if stroaser, woald prompt him to stsai.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-12-06
PLANTATION PHILOSOPHY.

Yer kin of.en cheat de ole man easier den yer kin de boy. De npes' pear Is ds safest.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-12-06

De loudss' takers aia't alias de visese men. Geese makes more noise den ds reossss, kst d. ais's got nigh % mach
The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-12-06

Quickness ain't no sign e sense. De tsoat snaps as q hook sooner cen te cat 6sh, bat he doan lib % long.
The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-12-06

Es boy l. mo active den q maa. E. eeiG pranoes mo gaiiy den ss hos, but hs is as sooses' tsg fan e6 ds biua an kin hiaeeT @
The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-12-06

It is said that Shakespeare's daughter could not write her own name. Judging from the reckless signature of the old gentleman, it was just about as much as he could do to write his name, though it is generally admitted that his literary work is likely to live.
 Negro justice of the peace to his daughter: "Get outen heah, nov, an' go am work fur vessel Dat big jedge O de foreign country-Coleridge, b'lebes da calls him-hab dun stopped s'portin' his daughter, an reckon dat it's about time dat yessef wuz gwine ter york;"
 The managers of the associated press held a meeting the other day and de- cided that the great news bureau never told an intentional lie during the cam paign. It is so easy to ten lie during a presidential contest that, requiring no efort the habit of lying becomes unin- tentional.
 At the theatre. Fred Wafde playing "Virginius." Gentlema an to neighbor "lts strange how these foreigners can pick up the English language Now that Dutchman that's playing Richard, hasn't been in this country very long, but he can speak 90 plainly that l can almost understand him."
 President Arthur writes but little for publication, but the literature tha. he does produce, whether humorous, pathetic or pastoral, is widely copied. His article on Thanksgiving was republished by the leading journals ofthe country, every one sf which gave proper credit. We are pleased to netice that the American press is becoming more honest.
 Man in the street accosts negro boy. -@Whafs the matter with your face P Boy-"Nufin hut jam on it." Man
 thought something had mashed your head Of" Boy-"Yas, yer thought like de niggezs ober dk creek-thousht saw dust vuz co'n bread Go on an ten ter yer own business (wiping the jam of his face) an' vhea wants yer I'n sen' fur yer. Needn' think dat 'cause de dimo- crass is 1scted dat yers gvine ter git yer han's on me pse q Fourf CT July nigger dh."
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1884-02-20

north OF Canton, on Tuesday, Feb. 10Th,
horses, cows, sheep, wagons, agricultural
implements, etc.
w. w, Smith and Elias Lesher Will
offer for sale ON Friday. Feb 22d, AT the
residence of W. W. Smith, 2l6 miles east
of Middlebranch, horses, cows, hogs and
agricultural implements.
Martin Vale will offer for sale on
Tuesday, March 4th, at his residence 2l6 4
miles west Of New Baltimore, on tho
Rupright farm, horses, cows, hogs and
farming implements.
Allison Bishop will offer for sale on
Saturday, March Sth, at hia residence,
2l6 miles north OF Cairo, on the road
leading from UniOnt0wn, a lot OF horses,
cows, sheep, buggies, harness aud agri-
cultural implements.
Liddia Machamer. ST., will offer for
sale on Saturday, March lat, at his real'
dence, 2lS miles south OF Hartyille,
horses, cows, calves, pigs, wagons, har-
ness and household articleN.
Adam Richard will offer for sale on
Thursday, March 9th, nj his farm on the
old Fulton road, miles west OF Canton.
draught aud other horses, cows, grain,
wagons, harness, farming implements,
etc
Adam Ginter will offer for sale on
Tuesday, Feb. Goth, nj his residence 4
miles north OF Middlebranch, near the
Harrisburg road, horses, cattle, cowa
pigs, sheep, household articles and agri-
cultural implements.
Wm Ringe will offer for sale on
Thursday, Feb. 2lst, at his residence, 3
miles south Of Paris, on the Oneida and
New Franklin road, horses, cows, sheep,
cattle, buggies, harness and farming
implements.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1884-02-20

Mrs. strlbbling, the lady grossly as
aaulted by q negro nj Montgomery, Ala.
has died. Her throat was cut, anu she
fingered In great agony Two or three
weeks. The negro was hanged by mob
day OF two after the outrage,
In England two weeks ago butterflies
were numerous, peas were above ground
and fuchaiaa and roses we're IN lear,
aOme OF the former having made Ylg0r-
Ous shoots from 4 10 4 inches long
The simple character OF the funeral OF
Lord (lrOayen0r. who wna buried In u
plain deal collln and without the usual
undertaking pnrnphernalia, VIII, " Ia
believed, give u lasting Impetus TO "fun'
eral reform In England.
Many farmere In Maine have from 100
10 500 bushels OF potatoes In their eel,
lars for which they are only offered 20
cents. Under the circumstances many
nre feeding them 10 the stock, believing
them TO be worth more than corn AZ the
present prices,
Statistics show that Tennessee has at
least 100000 dogs. The food for each
dog would raise 100 pounds OF bacon,
which would be S00OO00O pounds of ba.
con. This, at 10 cents per pound, would
he worth 100000, This Is not all.
These dogs probably destroy 10000 sheep
worth 81 per hoad, aud thny prevent the
raising Of 81 100000 worth OF wool and
mutton that otherwise would bo raised.
Thus IL costs more than $,0OOOOO TO
feed these worthless dogs The food OF
these dogs wOuli feed 100000 able'bOdled
laborers, aud the wool lost would clothe
100000 people.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1884-02-20


as the performance Of the play was an
excellent one. Miss Edith Houston M
Cora" proved herself 10 be an accom-
plished aud finished actress. Her deliDa'
tiOn Of tho character was one OF the very
best pieces OF acting that has been seen
here this season, while her support was
about up TO the usual standard OF travel
Ing companies.
MEsM ERIsM.
Prof. Hntchins, tho celebrated mes
meriat, began u series OF performance
at the Opera House last evening, and
was greeted with a good sized audience,
The Professor ia an able exponent OF
tho science OF meamerisn, ono OF the
best that has ever visited this city, and
gives u most enjoyable performance, Az
last nights entertainment he performed
quite number OF remarkable feats,
which elected loud applause ana con
considerable laughter, Some Of thes
were OF startling character, lie VIII
hold forth every evening this week, and
judging from last nights indications
will undoubtedly draw largo houses, aa
the entertainments given by him are OF
the highest order OF merit
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1884-02-20

The following Ia q certificate Of the
postmaster Of Warren, Ohio, stating the
amount Of postage paid 10 him by Fay.
l0r Il WOodfOrd, prOprletOrs Of the West.
ern Reserve Real Estate Agency, Of
which G, l., Reiisniler Esq, Of No, 10
$. Market street IN the Canton represen.
tatiye since Aug |, 1883. The amount
IL more than six times that paid by any
other firm, person or corporation doing
business In Warren for The same time,
This Is an index Of the amount OF nd.
yertislng done by this lfm. They also
expend large amounts for postage NJ
other points where they have branch Of
lces, and this expenditure Of postage is
only one small Item Of their expense;
This Is 10 certify that Messrs, Taylor
~ W0OdfOrd, prOpriet0rs OF the western
Reserve Real Estate Agency have paid
TO this pOstOillce inco August lst, 1888,
seven hundred and eighteen dollars aud
Atty cents as postage; III save about one
hundred dollars, being for postage on
their real estate Journal mailed NJ this
Office, WILLIAM llApGO0D, i, NJ,
Warren, o., Feb, o, 1884,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1884-02-20
srrAL,Sos or orr,on.uoLprRs,

WASHINGTON, Feb, lS,-Eyen u super.
lIcIal examination OF the accounts OF
United States Marshala and their depu'
ties, especially In the Southern states,
reveals n condition Of things quite m
bad m existed In the era OF Grnntlam.
Fraudulent accounts for mileage, for
the Transportation OF prisoners, for tel
egraphlng, and almost all the Items con-
nected with tho Marsha'a office, are
found TO be common In Georgia aud In
other states.
Most Of these false charges have been
made TO flll the pockets OF the 0lliceh0ld-
ers. But sometimes they have been util'
ICED 10 promote the ambition of Repub'
llcan candidates for Congress. aud for
other offices, who, serving IN deputy
marshals for u time, uaed all the ma
chlnery OF their places for those ends In
a most shameful manner.
Innocent persons would be arrested
on fabricated charges and carried hun
dreds OF miles from home, past tho doors
OF Commissioners, before whom tho
trumped up cases might have been heard
had they not been absolutely mhnuiac'
tured, and then dismissed without u
hearing, In many such cases the par
ties we're poor. small farmers, whose
families depended upon their daily la
bor for support. II salleged that Stro'
bach, u candidate for Congress In Ala
bama, and recently nominated for U. 8.
Marshal, arrested falsely nearly every
man In one county while acting ~ dep
uty.
The vilest tyranny, combined with
hNrefaced corruption, has charac erlzod
the conduct Of these aud other officials
OF the Government all through the
South. Under Grant they were used TO
enforce the policy VI the Administration
and keep up the sham of the Republican
party.
The officers Of the internal revenue In
the South are little better than the tribe
OF mnrshals and deputies. They Oppress
and steal NJ every favorable chance.
They have been protected NJ Washing
ton by professions Ol political loyalty,
ana by the prei4nrC NJ induguratlng IN
dependent movements In the South. af
ter the example Of Malone. BY raising
u cry against the "BOurbOns," these Tas'
Cally Olllceh0ldera have been able 10
keep their fat places aud draw their fat
fees.
They have however, been required 10
contribute voluntarily" and literally
for tho good Of thu party, aud the inyes-
tigation which senator Vance origina-
ted IN North Carolina, showed they had
paid 81 per cent Of their salaries, but
not OF the stealings, TO carry that state
for the Republicans.
These are the officials who 90 among
the plain people, ~ Mr., Lincoln desert
bel them, They arc brought into per
a0nal contact with farmers, lahorora,
mechanics ana other toilera, who, reno
,ed from the cities and the 0pportuni
ties Of everyday information, are easily
Imposed upon by agents claiming 10
represent tho power OF the Government
and the terrora OF the law.
They are tho creatures OF tho mana.
gers NJ Washington, and tho tools with
which william ". Chandler aud hia as'
a0clatea work IN manufacturing dele.
gates for the Chicago convention.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1884-02-20
MASsiLLON.


Interesting Items Gathered by oar Cor
respondent,
Mr.. Austin King OF Columblana cOun-
~, who was appointed assistant mine
inspector last Saturday, was IN Massil
Ion over Sunday, the guest Of A, Moran,
West Main rect.
Some Democrats are dissatisfied with
the action Of the Central Committee for
adopting the delegate system OF nOmln'
ating candidates for county offices, A
vote waa taken on this question year
or no ago only, when the popular vote
plan was endorsed,
There are alreadya great many eau
dldates spoken Of for city and township
offices for the spring elections, The fol-
lowing persons are spoken OF by their
friends for Mayor: G, n. Oberlln, r. W.
McCaughcy, John NJ, Farrar, Josiah
Frantz, For Trustees, Lewis Gels, Pat
rick Mellon, Anton CrOne, Jeremiah
Schwier, Peter Snyder, Fred, Motion,
Geo Sheerer, NJ, Young, Peter Barrar,
VIM. Hose, Geo. Welker, Others are
named for the other city and township
offices, aud your correspondent believes
II 20 be healthy sign 10 see no much
interest taken thus early In the begin.
ming OF year Of the Presidential election.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1884-02-20
[Carrollton papers plcaso copy
IinrnInIA Omn,I.

Thomas Murray, haillng from pitts.
burg, aud Joseph Mccoy, claiming New
York M hla headquarters, were arrested
In Cleveland last Friday, on suspicion
Of being The men who burglafiged Tho
store Of Hill Brothers NJ Mlddlebfanch
some few days ago, They were given n
hearing In the police courtat Cleveland.
aud were turned over 10 officers Cum
Minis aud Baughman OF thle city who
went after them 10 Cleveland. aud who
brought them down yesterday, lodging
them In jail 10 await n hearing be'
fore The Mayor.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1884-02-20
Are You Going West or Nortn.vo.t ?

To parties who contemplate u trip 10
the west or northwest this coming
spring, we desire 10 suggest the adyis'
ability OF making some inquiry aatO the
route they ought 10 take. In this con.
nectl0n We want 70 call the attention OF
those interested 10 the real inducements ts
offered by the Pittsburgh, Fort Wayne
u Chicago Railway IN the way OF quick
time, prompt connections and uneQUaled
facilities for the safe aud comfortable
transportation Of passengers OF all
classes, BY this ronte you are carried
over the safost and best constructed sys.
ten OF railways In tho west. You are
not subjected 10 any annoying omnibus
transfers, but landed In the New Union
Passenger Station NJ Chicago, from
which the trains OF several leading
trunk lines depart for points throughout
the west and northwest, You eau pur.
chase tickets aud have your baggage
checked through 10 destination, avoid
Ing oil yexati0ns trouble while on route
II you are going TO travel II IN 10 your
advantage 10 secure the hest. and II y0n
are ticketed via the NJ, Wayne route you
are sure TO get II. Application for rates
OF fare, time tables, ETC., should be made
10 the nearest ticket agent or 20 II. A.
Ford, General Passenger and Ticket
Agcnt Pittsburgh, Pa,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1884-02-20

Patrick Barlow, indicted on the charge
of cutting with Intent 10 kill. aud
Michael Munro, indicted for burglary
and robbery, were brought i0to court
Monday for the purpose OF changing
their plea OF not guilty 10 one Of guilty.
Barlow was sentenced 10 fifteen months
imprisonment IN the penilentiarg, and
Munro, who plead guilty 10 burglary
alone, received sentence OF one year
In the same institution.
The caae Of Ohio VA VIM. W, Reed for
forgery was begun to-day, and 10 still
on trial.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1884-02-20

Thursday morning. young lady from
Kent, on her way 20 visit her sister, MIRA
George Smith, at Salem. met with m nd.
venture, or rather adventures, NJ ALI
anCe. Az she boarded the train NJ the
latter place, and became seated, n w0-
man with child, little girl baby about
three weeks old, asked her 10 hold II un
tll she went into the station 10 get
something or other she named, The
lady did so, but much 10 her embOrrOes.
ment and horror, the owner Of the child
never came back. A satchel was left on
the seat, but In the confusion aud wor.
~ Of the now owner Of the deserted hu.
manity, she never thought 10 take II up
when ahe got of NJ the station, The
case was referred 10 Mayor Fawcett, but
no could DO nothing 10 straighten out
matters AZ present writing the child
In NJ Mira, Geo, SmIthe II IL barely pos
alble the woman was accidentally left
NJ Alliance, aud may be In distress over
her apparent loss, Yet II NO, ahe was u
very careless other.-SOlem Rep