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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-04-09
A BABY WEIGHING 90 POUNDS.
An Interesting Account rhM smaoks Of
tho story OF Gargantora
fNorWnlk fOonnA Ifour1

INorWMk (uohn) llourl
Tho mother, n slight lttln woman who
weighs perhaps twcnty pounds more than
her son, tugged away NJ his royal high
ness aud ilnolly managed 10 scat him up
on lounge aud tho reporter was glvon
ovory opportunity for examining him.
Tho boy has an unusually protty face,
largo bright blue eyos aud light hair
which has n tendency 10 curl, His oom-
plcxon ID fair, and hls little noao has just
enough 'pugn about II 10 bo interesting.
llla arms are no large that II Ia with df-
aeulty that no can raise thom 10 h hoad,
whlo hIa logs arc simply great buuchcs Of
fat which are utterly incapable OF aua.
tanning tho weight Of his body, Tho fat
covers hla back, shoulders aud breast In
great layers, aud whom the reporter lifted
him up ho felt Ike n large rubber bag
nearly full Of water, Tho boy took great
fancy 20 the reporters hat and rained
ulcdgo.hammor blows upon the crown
with ha asta until his mother took
II away and gave him two aad-
irona 10 play with, Tho irons wclghcd
six pounds each and tho boy appeared IA
handle them M easily ~ an athlete han-
dlca pair OF twonty pound dumb bells.
llc moves about on tho n)or with pecuS
liar hItchlng motion that Ia very amusing.
lIe has eighteen teeth aud eats, hIa mother
says, almost everything except pastry
and candy. Tho boy 10 bright a. u dollar,
very active considering his great weight,
and wJll proportloncd from tho top OF hla
curly head TO the solcs Of his chubby feet
Whom born Sammy weighed between four
and five pounds, aud when threo months
old he weighed only ton pounds. Az tho
end Of six moths his weight had increased
30 forty pounds, and now at the ago OF
thirteen months, no weighs seventy .hva
Tho father of tho boy, Mr.. Horny fomp-
kInp, Ia employed by Fancher, Ruscoe n
Co, lie Ia native Of Armonk, N. Y. Mra
rompdns was bora In Sligo, lrcland. The
couple arc of ordinary height aud build
They were married In 1870, aud this their
frat child, was born In Vista. The youn-.
stor has never been sick day.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-04-09
LEGISLATIVE
Action OF tho Law-mskers In Illinois, Wis
oOnsin aud Indiana.

iLLiNOih,
BPRINGFmLp, April There was again
IA beggarly array OF empty boxes" In both
houses OF the Legislature to-day. Nothing
was done In either house, and at the joint
session OF the two houses there were pres
oM only six Senators and forty-two Rep.
resentatives. The Senatorial ballot re.
suited as followsi Morrison, 23 Logan, 4;
Wilson, Robbins Ward and West, 1 each.
WISCONSIN.
MADISON, April THE Assembly passed
House bills this morning aa follows Pro-
ylding for the punishment for tho deser.
tion OF children by father and OF wife by
constructing cattle guards and fences
by railroad companies, and re.
latlng 10 the manner OF
paying bounty on wild animals. The Sen.
ate bills wore killed admitting certain boz
noyOlent life insurance companies TO do
bnMnesa In the State without taxation, aud
obliglng railway companies In shipping
an lmals 10 separate cattle and horses from
calves, hogs and sheep,
MADISON, Wis, April 7,-Goyernor Ruak
sent 70 the Assembly last night his veto OF
the Noreross bill for moro severe pun
ishment OF yagabonds,
In tho Senate Senator Warner called up
tho resolution for llnal adjournment and Of.
ferod an amendment providing that whom
the Legislature GOnvenea next January II
be for the purpose OF redstrlctlng tho State
Into Legislative dlstricta, and that no othor
business bo permitted except by unan-
imoua consent OF both houses. The
resolution, with the amendment, was
laid aside until yesterday. The Sen.
ate bill for tho protection OF fah In
lalga al .la I...l
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-04-09
SARAH AIthol nuu Jailed for a Day,

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, April Prior 10
Judge sulIyan's decision In tho suit
for divorce aud OlImony brought by
Miss lllll against ex-senator Sharon, tho
latter brought suit In tho United States
Circuit Court against Miss llIll de-
clarlng tho alleged marriage contract 10 bo
u fraudulent document and asking that II
bo pronounced such by the court The
case has been called and continued several
times, At tho last hearing Judge Sawyer
ordered tho contract 10 bo produced 50 that
Expert plpOr, of Chicago might test the
Ink used In the document and SEQ II II
were the same Ns that Of ShOrons signature
Miss I'LL refused TO obey. She was or-
rested Sunday night and condemned ycstcr-
day afternoon TO twenty-fOur hours imprs-
onmont In tho county Jail for contempt OF
court Tho Judge made u now order that
tho contract bo produced Wednesday noSt
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-04-09
The Lntcat Syndicate.

NNrw Yous, April TIN regard 10 tho
story that an American syndicate has been
formed 10 COLOMBO American citizens In
Nicaragua II was learned hero yesterday
that the company has secured some conceS'
slons from tho Nlcaraguan Government by
which tho men already sent there oro kept
NJ work, Among those said to b. engaged
IN tho scheme orc prominent politicians Of
Michigan ln,d several gentlemen In Now
York who are close 10 the present admin
lsiNtlon, It's whispered around thOt Gov
oinmcnt old Will not bc wanting IN quiet
way 10 pNrry out lho project.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-04-09
Senator Teller icypnerni,J.

DENvEp, Col, April Z, Tho Joint Com
miltcc OF the State Assembly, appointed TO
invcstgate the charges OF corruption III Tho
late Senatorial election, reports that OK.
Senator Hill, In letter TO tho committee,
says no never charged ex-Secreary Teller
with the corrupt llse Of money TO secure his
election TO tho United States Senate, and
docs not hold himself responsible for news.
paper statements, The committee ls lnl
ablo 10 obtain any testimony whatever that
charges OF corruption bad boon made by any
ono. Tho report was adopted
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-04-09
A MINE DISASTER.
A Pennsylvania Mlne Caves In. Imprlaon.
ing Ton Mrn-Enorts TO Rescue Them
Abandoned.

A Pennsylvania Mino Caves In, Imprlson-
ing Ton Mcn-Efforts 10 Rescue Them
Abandoned.
SnESAHpoAu, Pa, April 7.--Yesterday
afternoon ono OF tho gangwoys OF tho
Cuyer colllery, at Raven Run, operated by
s, NJ lleOtln q Co., caycd III without warn
ing, ontomblng ten men. The cave was
caused by sudden crushing OF tho tImbors,
The cntOmbcd men all have families. ES.
pl0rlng parties report the mine complete
wreck, and all hopes OF reSculng the Inn
prlsoned miners alive has been abandoned.
The shaft Is seven hundred feet deep and
Is divided Into four lifts Tho ten men now
In tho mlno were In tho lower llfL and the
place In closed N the b0itom OF the first
lltt, -four hundred feet above There
were three openings 10 tho mine, and all
three closed by the first lift Tho dangerous
condition Of the mine not Only prevents
rosculng parties from doing any work, but
forblds even thorough examination Of the
workings, The concusslon caused by tho
fall was so great that the mine ears at TITO
foot Of the first lltt were forced up
the slope, u distance Of lfty feet
Miners acquainted with the workings do.
clare II h doubtful whether oven the bodies
OF the mon cntOmbed can DO recovered. Tho
colllery employed from ono hundred and
fifty 10 two hundred men, but fortunately
was not In operation yesterday, or all tho
men would have been lost.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-04-09

sc,mywSn W. n, April fat tho
B,och Growers Convention Tho Secretary
reported that tho Wyoming Association
holds property valued at 100000
700; tint cattle from Texas are
dangerous only for sixty days from
the time Of leaving their native ranges,
thst tho reduction In freight rites secured
from the Union aid Northern Pacific Roade
bunrllts tho association 10 ,he amount OF
S7o0oo pcr snnum, aud that grain can nvyer
h pis.l on about eighty per cent OF The
publc lands now grasod upon.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-04-09
As 0ood NJ o CIrcua.
fpnyannah Newell

An interesting scene was witnessed ~
Andrew Daniels, At Franklin, last week.
In which dog proved hli value. Whlle
a fat hen was near the dog, 'ollng,p q
large, hungry hawk, charmed with her
plumpuess, attempted 10 seize arlch meal
The dog seemed amused aud watched tho
fght until 10 was made plain 10 him that
tho hen was losing strength, whom he
bounced upon tho hawk aud killed 4. !
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-04-09
Tom Thumbs widow ucoomcs counto,a IA,

New Yong, April t. Mrs. NJ, LOvnla
Warren StNtton, better known as Mira
General Tom Thumb, was yesterday mar.
rlcd 10 Count Primo Magrl, q professional
midget, Ot tho Church Of the Holy Trinity
Rev. Dr. Watkins officiating, The large
church was packed with people, most Of
WHOM wcrO woll'lin0wn society ladies' In.
cludng Mrs August Belmont, Mrs, pnan
Stevens, Mrs, William w. Astor and Mrs
w. X. Vanderbilt Miss Luck Adams and
Major Newell mldgets, were bridesmaid
aud grOomsman aud w, H. lllgby u rel.
Ntyo gave the bride away Many Of tho
brides relatives from Connecticut wcro
present The little maId was elegantly
dressed, aud wore her famous diamonds
After tho ceremony u reception was held In
the Murray llIl llolel, attended by very
large number OF welllInOwn pc0p,o.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-04-09
Ilnrnnh 20 DoniI,.

PORTLAND, Ore, April 1--Thc Oregon
ians Port Madison wash. ~ special
says; Last night George Hoeg, u we'll
known lumberman, visited tho cabin
OF ChilIan named potran, who
was living with an Indian woman.
They drank great deal together and Hoeg
offered n gross insult 10 the woman, Sho
seized burning lamp and threw ltat lloeg.
II burst tho oil took fire, and llocg was
burned to death. Petron and the woman
were arrested, and arc now In jail.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-04-09

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, April Ut has
dcvelapcd that Charles Reed, tho Southern
Express agont who obscondod from Morris
town, Tonn., few days since, carried with
him, besiles $4,000 from thn spfe, apaokngc
containing $40, 900, which belonged 10 tho
fcoltlsh Lumber Company, which ls carry
fg on extensive operations In Western
North : ,llna and Tcnnossee
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-04-09
A GREAT EVENT.

ChlcAgo'a Grand Opera Festival Inaugu-
rated with brilliant suoooaa-An Audi
onoe OF 5000 People Listen to Patti aud
aoalohi Ia "Somiramldo."
CmoAqo, April THE Chicago Opera
Festival Association hauguatod lts season
OF two weeks Italian opera ot the ESposl-
ton Building last evening with tho assist.
anco OF Her MaJesty's Italian Opera Com
pany. The northern half OF the vast
Exposition Building was transformed Into
tho largest opera house In the world,
with magnificent seating arrange
monts, stage slttlngs, and convenlonceS Of
all kinds, The greatest enthusiasm pro-
vailed. There were no less than $500
people In attendance, most OF whom were
from Chicago, The opera given was R0s-
snIa Semmmde," ono OF the great
est and most melodlous OF all Ital-
Ian operas, and was presented with
an approach 10 perfection that
eXcelloF any previous prcsenta-
tlon OF tho work In America, aud In some
respects rlyalIng the noted performances OF
this work In tho great homes OF opera In
Europe The east was splendid In every ro-
spcct, led by tho two greObpst sopranos
aud contrNllos In the world.
Nine Adollna Patti @ Somlramldo
aud Nine, Sofa ScOlchl as Ar
SAGE, Tho performance, no strong and
brilliant received ts beauty ~ we'll from
these two great artists ~ II did the cllolNls
OF l1O and the orchestra OF 10 musicians
undor the leadership Of tho veteran Slgnor
LulLl Ardltl
The sconIc effects, the lights and tho up.
polntmcnts generally seemed 10 b0 perfect
There was not word OF complaint, not
hitch, the great crowd was seated with
perfect ease, aud dismissed without fault
Tonight "L'Afrlcalne' will tax the spec
toCular resources Of tho festival, II win bo
great performance, bringing Fursch'MOdl,
COfdlnalll and Do Anna and all the grand
effects possible from tho cooperation OF
Olx hundred people on tho stage
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-04-09

New YonH, April 1.-'rho baseball sea.
son WIS Inaugurated yesterday by n game
between tho Now Yorks aud tho Metro.
polltns, at the polo grounds. Tho New
Yorks won--8 10 ..
BALTIMORE, April 7.-Baltlmorc, 7; Duf-
falo, 4.
INDIANAPOLIS, April 7,.--Indlanap,lls, I, Y;
Lonisville. 4
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-04-09
Tho President Ia Not 10 10 Seen In
Chicago,

WASHINGTON, April IA frlond Of tho
President said yesterdays "Trhcro Is u mis-
apprehension In tho minds Of q number OF
people about Mr. ClcvelOnGs summer plans,
The lroQuoIs Club, Of Chicago, has been
trying to got Mr. Cleveland out 10 their city
ever since no was nominated but | know
that tho President hns not The slightest ldOn
nj present OF accepting tho invitation
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-04-09

uAuusouno, Pa, April THE House
Of Representatives to-day passed. finally the
act making II n mlsdcmeanor 10 keep or
maintain place or Joint for tho smoking
OF opium. Tho vote was ia7 yeas 10 no
nays.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-04-09

Secretary Whitney has detached three
naval officers from tho Asiatio station be-
cause they violated orders IN taLing their
wives Win thorn from Warrington.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-04-09
rnorrcrEp nY ToRrrnoEs.

ST.. pErERsnURo, April THE Russian
Government Ia making active preparations
10 put tho groOt naval and military station
Of Cronstodt IN state Of complete defense
The hOrbor has already been protected by
tho sinking OF hundreds Of torpodoos In tho
ship channel.
The Dawson journal., 1885-07-09
When the Footsteps Came.
Step! stepl stepl

stepl stepl stepl
1t was his footsteps her low
er's. The echo might have been lost
to us in the rumble of traffic, but
to her meyer: To yau Of me all
footsteps might have sounded
alike. To her there was as much
difference as in the sound of hui
man voices. And she waited and
listened, and the footsteps came
aid went, and the months passed
by.
Stepl step! step!
It was his footsteps-her hus-
bands, the echo became part
of her daily existence. To listen
for it became one of the objects of
her life. When that echo caught
her ear smiles fitted>across her
face, her eyes grew brighter. and,
a swifely kiss was ON her lips.
And she waited and listened, and
the footsteps came and went, and
the years passed away.
Stepl St!
But the focteteps had ceased,
and the echoes had died away for
ever. They bore him away to
sleep with the numberless dead,
and she was widow from whom
sunshine had gone forever. She
wept and grieyed and listened.
Step! step! stepl
How her heart throbebd for an
Instant So much like his, and
yetshe knew that he slept beneath
the willow. Not once, but doz-
en- times a day she felt her heart
stop beating as the echo of a foot
step caught her ear. And she
waited and listened, and the ech-
oes came and went, and she whis-
pered to herself:
"Some day / shall again hear
hts footballs and know that he has
come" The years went by, and a
grayhaired woman looked out up
on the setting sun and knew that
it was her last night on earth.
Friends wept at her bedside she
had no tears. They spoke to her
in fearful tones she had no tear
full tones-she made no answer.
She seemed waiting and listening,
and of Il sudden, as the first shad-
ows of twilight began stealing in
to the room, she whispered:
"Hark! / hear it!'
Step! step! step!
cit is his footsteps feel the
echo in my heart! He has come
back to me-my husband"
All listened as they kept their
eyes fixed upon the dying woman's
face. Step! step! The echo
brought the old wifely smile to her
face. Step! stepl Her face grew
radiant at the thought of the meet
ing. Step stepl step! The echo
gave her strength to rise up and
stretch forth her arms as il to
clasp some one, and as she sank
slowly back they heard her wins
per:
Il know his footsteps-he has
come at last!''
But it was that he might guide
her safely through the valley of
the shadow. Detroit Free Press.
The Dawson journal., 1885-07-09
A Good MANY Failures.

During the year 1883 there
were 10.56S failures in business
in the United States and Canada.
Some of these were big concerns,
and some were very small Fail
ure is sorrowful business to any
man, especially if it is his health
that fafls. A great many times
1865 people fail in health in the
course of o year. Many of them
might be saved il they would take
Browns Iron Bitters, the great
family medicine and restorer Of
wasted health.
The Dawson journal., 1885-07-09
Wanted-A Man.

An esteemed contemporary,
sovs the Philadelphia Times, as
serts that q young lady graduate
At Meadville, this State, selected
.s the subject for her essay
Wanted A Man." and though
If coure she only expressed the
.antiment of every girl in the
graduating class and every girl in
he universe, for that matter, the
confession seems TO be creating
some surprise.
OF course the young lady grad
nate went on to say that it was
not any sort of man that she
wanted. It was not dude, with
smooth hair, nor a mere dashing
beau in good clothes, much less a
suendthrift, loud but would-be re-
spectable scamp, who would first
min his wife's life and then mort
cage her silver. The young lady
graduate, of course, wanted a man
that amounted to something, that
was somebody and could do a
mans part in the household and
the world.
In this, too, she expressed the
universal yeafning of all the girl
graduates and the other girls, too.
But. bless their dear hearts, did
It ever occur to them to ask of
what earthly use the average girl
graduate could be to such a man.
Will she paint plaques for him;
fling little chips of French in his
ears; drum on the piano and
wreck his nerves; dress fine for
the street and be a dowd at home;
neglect her body and her mind
and think that her only mission is
to be cared for? Of course she
wants man; needs one badly.
But suppose she begins to query
what she will do with him CT for
him when he is found.
The Dawson journal., 1885-07-09
puped BY a Woman.

At Macon Sunday night a we'll
known gentleman went to the
union passenger depot to mail an
important letter on the midnight
train to Savannah. When the
train arrived he mailed his letter
and started out of the depot Oh
his way to the hotel at which he
boards. On the steps leading to
the front Of the door he was met
by a we'll -dfessed, handsome wo-
man, VINO stopped him, and asked
the way to the nearest drug store.
He.directed her to Ingalls, estab-
lishment, corner of Fourth and
Poplar streets, and, as she was en-
tirely without escort, offered to ac-
company her. She promptly ac-
copied his offer, and to the store
they went. They did not succeed
in getting IN, and, Us the woman
said that she was very auch in
need Of some medicine and pro-
posed staying in the waiting room
at the depot until morning, the
gentleman CALAMITY offered to try
another druggist. He conducted
the woman back to the depot, and
was about to 60 III search of the
medicine she wanted, when she
stopped him aad asked him to
change a $50 bill. He did not
have sufficient money to change
the bill, but said that he would
get it changed for her. She hest
tated to give it to him, whereupon
he rather angrily pulled out $40
and gave il to her, telling her to
keep it as security. she took the
money, and he went III quest of
the medicine, which he did not
get. When he returned to the
depot the woman could not be
found. This made him suspi-
cious, and after waiting until near
ly 4 o'clock he went home, conf
dent that lie had in bis pocket a
counterfeit $50 bill. Monday
morning he submitted he bill to
an expert, and was told that it was
one OF the poorest eoanterfeits ev-
Ell made. tie has not yet reported
the matter to the police, hoping to
find the woman himself.
The Dawson journal., 1885-07-09
Chickasawhatchee Item.
]. H. HAMMOND, Editor.


If any will one put themselves
to the trouble of investigation
they will find that the Bible con-
tains 1864 letters, 1852
words, 31,l73 verses, 1889 chap
ters and &C books. The word and
occurs 46.227 times. The word
Lord occurs 1855 times. The
words reverend and eternity occur
but once; the former is in the 9th
verse of the 111th Psalm, and the
latter is in the 18th verse of the
s7th chapter of Isaiah. The mid
lie verse is the eighth verse of
the 18th Psalm. The Dist verse
Of the 7th chapter of Ezra con-
tains all the letters Of the alpha
bet except the letter j. The fin
est chapter to read is the 26th
chapter of the Acts of the Apos-
ties, The 10Th chapter of II
Kings and the 37th chapter of
Isaiah are alike. The longest
verse is the 9th verse of the
Sth chapter OF Esther. The
shortest is the 35th verse of the
18th chapter Of st. John. The
9th, 18th, 2lst and 31st verses of
the 10th Psalm are alike. Each
verse of the 136th Psalm end
alike. There are 10 words or
names of more than six syllables.
Now. after reading this, do not
ask any questions, but examine
the book.
The Dawson journal., 1885-07-09

/ am sixty-seven years old and
have. lived in this Hall) county
all my life Up toytwenty. years
ago / was regarded as the strong
est man in thesneighborhood -the
most robust in health. In. No
-vember, 1856, I had long and
serious spell Of typhoid fever II
left me emaciated and cripple
in my right leg. AT times that
limb was swollen an enormous
size, being twice as largs IS its
natural condition, and inaamed
and angry in appearance. From
my knee down small sores came,
and at the ankle q large ulcer
came, which discharged poisonous
matter My whole system became
infected. The doctors would patch
me up for awhile, but the ulcer
would never heal. The mercury
and potash with which they dosed
me brought on rheumatism and
dyspepsia. Il was an object Of
pity to all my friends. Some
thought that the only hope to- save
life was amputation. / continued
to grow worse, and for three years
[ have not worn shoe. Hope
had almost left me. Swift's Spe-
cifie was suggested, and / COM
menced its use at once. From
the very first I began to feel bet
ter. | have taken thirty-six bot
ties, and the shadows which had
darkened my life for twenty-eight
years have all been dissipated.
The effect OF the medicine has
been wonderful indeed. To-day
I am able to attend to all my
farming interests, and walk from
one TO five miles per day. / am
satisfied that the disease is entire
ly broken up, and henceforth / an
to be free from those terrible ap-
prehensions and suffering which
formerly made my life miserable.
Swift's Specific has done more for
mo in one year than all the drug
store medicine prescribed by ply
sicians did in twenty-eight years,
and / most cheerfully bear this
testimony of its merits.
VIM. r. REED.
Gainesville, Hall County, Ga.
Feb, 2S, 1886.
Treatise on Blood and Skin
Disease mailed free.
THE SWIFT SPECIFIC Co., Draw
er 3, Atlanta, Ga.
The Dawson journal., 1885-07-09
Wiyes ! Mothers!! Daughterslll

BE your own physician. A La
dy, who for many years suffered
torments worse than death from
Uterine troubles, such as Falling
of the Womb, Leuc 'rrhoea, pain
full and suppressed Menstruation,
finally found remedies which COM
pletely cured her. Any sufferer
from such diseases can take the
remedies and thus cure herself
without revealing her condition to
anyone, or subjeoting her woman
ly modesty to the shock of an ex-
animation by q physician. Tho
recipes with plain directions, will
be sent to any address FREE OF
CHARGE, securely sealed. Address
Mrs. M. J. BRABIE, 426 Marshal
ST, Philadelphia, Pa. Name this
Paper-July2, 6m.