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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-01-01
DARK DAYS
BY HUGH CONWAY.
Author Of SCALED Back"
CHAPTER |.
PRAYER M A VOW,

A PRAYER n A VOW
When this story OF my life, or OF such por-
tions OF my life as present any out-of-the.
common features, Ia read, 10 will DO found
that | have committed errors OF Judgment
that | have sinncd not only socially, but also
against tho law OF the land. In excuse ! can
plead but two tnings-the strength OF love,
the weakness OF human nature.
II these carry no weight with you, throw
the book aside, You are too good for me; |
am too human for you. We cannot DO
friends. Read no further,
need say nothing about my childhood;
nothing about my boyhood, Let me hurry
on TO early manhood--to that time when the
wonderful dreams OF youth begin 10 leave
one, when the impulse which can drive so
Der reason aside must be, indeed, u strong
one; when one has learned TO count the cost
OF every rash step; when the transient and
iitful flames OF tho boy have settled down TO
a steady, glowing FIRE which will burn until
only ashes are left; when the strength, tho
nerve, tho intellect, 10 or should DO at It's
height; when, In short, ones years lumber
thirty,
Yet, what was | thonl A sourod, morose,
disappointed man; without ambition, with
out care for tho morrow; without a goal or
objectin life, Breathing. eating, drinking, ~
by Instinct. Rising In the morning, and
wishing tho day was over; lying down at
night, and caring little whether the listless
eyes ! closed might open agalA or not
And Nhyl Ali TO know why you must sit
with me as | SIT lonely over my glowing ipo
ono winter night. You must road my
thoughts; tho pictures Of my past must rise
before you ~ they rise before me. My sor-
row, my hate, my love must DO yours, You
must, indeed, bo my very self.
You may begin this retrospect with trl-
umph. You may 60 back 10 the day whom,
after having passed my examination with
high honors, !, Basil North, was duly on
titled TO writo M. d, after my name, and set
10 work TO win fame and fortune by
doing my best toward relieving the suffer-
ings of my fellow creatures You may say,
as l said then, Os | say now, "a noble
career; a lifo full Of interest and useful
mesa
You may 500 me full Of hope and courage,
and ready for any amount OF hard work
settling down In q largo provincial town,
resolved 10 beat out n practice for myself.
You may 500 how, after tho usual ~init'atory
struggles, my footing gradually grew
firmor; how my name became familiar; how
at last / seemed 10 DO In a fair way Of win
ming success,
You may SEQ how for a while a dream
brlghtenel my life; how that dream faded
and lott gloom in It's place. You may 800
the oma | loved.
No, | am wrong. Her you cannot 800,
Only ! myself can SEQ Philippa Us | saw hor
then-as | SEQ her now.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-01-01
FARM FOR SALE.

tho rcaidcpt farm Of tho lAie Joseph nioh 10 now
onered for aale, Itin iooatpd IN JACOBSON township, w
miles northwest of New nrfiiu. oi tho olt poitape foAd
III q vufy desirable tract ~ land. .nrnthininE 70 acres,
MI tlllAble aud under nfHi elias cultivation, with Dwci.
ling HOUSE. Hank ban, 9utaul Wagon Shed, and all
IN min house, all conveoNhi W dwelling wat6r for
live utooh y cvery iirld. A iarpe varsity ~ ~frst.olaea
fruits. consisting. NJ rrncb prnnc., Peaches, peaEa.
bio farms III Tho county, ami Will 10 4 Ia nj h ronsona,
bio prics and ON eNy terms, ruf further Information
apply " or Addfesa JOSEPH DIN. INu ~ tho once of
valley Hallway Ohntnn. nhin rrpitW
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-01-01
Farms for Sale.

N. u, Bacon, Hhmpden, 0oauGA county OHIO, has for
sale y number OF farina IN uchaRa and AnhtAbula
o%ountlos, ranging u uiso ~ followui =
inc "a OF w euteal spe iat0 "a 90 Acrvsl ons farm
,lT0hcrcsl ono fam II 100 norcs, ono farm OF pB0
ky1rcsl one Farm Of 80 acrca.
z Tho latter oan DO divided 20 N 70 MAKO .hrco oonye.
Mont farna. having thu hneut improvements good
water. timber, and all having good sugar cArnpa.
Also n number Of farms N addition TO tho above. that
can DO bought nj low, reasonable prices,
uV-Ihia IN not q rcal catAtn agents Advertisement,
I an selling my own farm, aud doai dloct With Dur.
cliAAora. U.... ..... ..UN
Nor further particulars call on A L. ROruAlHrR
nast Tuscarawis street, Canton, Ohio, who Will nhov
property " partlna wanting farmh. ort9dm
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NOTICE.

No,ico IN hercby given that tho undersigned hna this
Day MED IN prnbAta Unrt " STARK county Ohlo, hp
petition, prayl " fOr an order hutiuf Inn Mn, 70 loll
W OlhofwlnF disp NJ Ol Tho I il0winp 0 AimA belonging
10 lie estate Of hileh y, uriber, deceased. which ao'
crnrd Ia Tho lifetime ~ said d,ocdrnt, And which have
begnin desperate insv III
Jnnpmrni IN Tho docket " H. H. Kinn, J, T., against
James %lAtnhAfl, liH 10
Judgment IN lhe docket n L. A. Hing, ., n, against
Couhi aniln Dlcalna z, VI ,UD
John bangs, tJ VI,
And i've otiirr Judgments NIL on fald docket
Aino \ lRrge uumher ~ book accounts, against some
twruiy, nye different peip IN,
said pelIinn vii DO for hrhtinr on tho Diut day OF
Dcoi inter, A ", 1894, NJ 10 U'clyQk \, M,
yfNpilMN nYilNa,
Administrator OF cbarl,s " du6er, decd,
Dec. pih, 1891, dcoli'dw
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-01-01
Legal Notice.

Alkaline Moiuot, residing In ~ Iohns, Clinton coun.
", Michigan, and Frank sAnyageDt, Lduis Ba,lvaroot.
GA,hArilu Anvngnnt aud FianOoa Bauy,uwt. wh,ac
places Of TO idonoe arc unknown will take nOiioc tI,nt
on tho 10Th day Of November, 1884. ElIE ,Del, Nav.
house nlcd Ncr petition IN uc common pleaA court,
naniod partiea and otncrs, praying that lIof ills Ia Iot
No, y IN Fast L%oulsvIle, IL said stark oouDIy. ia
qulcted ~ against tho said above named parties and
Vthern. ...II. N. U. -.
Said parties arc required 10 answer on or bolo,p Che
i7th day OF January 1870, or decree will be- takon
Against thcm. 10 prayuo. for y said puulnl.
hLfzABkfH NEwHUuHH
novp0Lw ny Mono a MorARrY, hw Attya
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-01-01

THE treaty with Spain Ia receiving
hard knocks from the instfum nts OF
special interests, and the admlnistra'
ton may fail ~ secure ita ratification,
Several m|onopollais and Others have
''iumbled" TO afew OF lta features which
fail 10 please them, The Republican
party has been serving these fellows.
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Legal Notice.

STATE or omo.(
brARk 90. no.
Jobn A, Archer, Pin,
Va Civil action,
suaAn JAno Domboracr OF nj, Dfts,
n. Archer, Of Atlantic, county u nasb, and state Il
Iowa, aud Anna Holl CHpalor, OF Huntin ton, county OF
CAbell, slAtn u w,at virginia, Will take noiico that
John A, Archer OF anton, STARR county, o, DID gu tho
with day ~ November, A. u iH|i, nIo his petition In
tho ouIt OF OoDmon plcaa within nni for tbo county
NJ stars, said St,tcof OnlO, against tho aaid gusAn Jane
Domhurger, Anna Bell aHNtr, VIM. ], Aroncr, LonIa J,
Archer aud TRACE A Mcraddun, detondAntn, setting
forth that no " seized VI thn undivided onrifflh intprrst
IN tho chat half " lo' No 900 Ia tho city " canton, o.,
u ht no ptnyu partition And a,lo Of aa,d promises and
Tho shId VIM, n Archer aud Anna usll iA,ulrr arc no
tined tbat ,hoy nrr required 81 appear and answrr ehid
petition on tr before tho Bisi Gay Of January, A.. u,
iHsb, JOHN A AtiHhil
docliLw W ], A MCHADDRv, Atty.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-01-01

My hearing, which has been very do,
fectiye for years, has greatly improved
since / have TEN using Ely'a Cream
Balm, and | feel quite confident that q
permanent sure will be Effected Rev
b. IL, NJ 20, Table Rock, Pawnee county,
Nebraska.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-01-01
d Divorce Notice.

william Cooper. rcsidinu At tho town Of Murray,
Clay county, Iowa, will taRe notice that % tho wand
dsy Of November, tpy4 Amelia uoput fipd her psti.
OHIO, praying 4 divorce ffolD aid william Oooper and
for tho tusi6dS Of children, IN Tho ground pf adultery
and erfrsiue cruelty, aud thai heJ Will be rq,ilsd 70
answer said pcuuon on o. befow .naaiy Dist ly5A.
dssii.Lw H My ~, Nnss. u AIy.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-01-01
Teachers Examinations.

Examinations Of applicants for Tcachcs' Ccrunoatas
will ba held tho olsuiba rear. NJ fojowsi
Alliance, saturday, scptombcr nth, ipBA
Louisville " October lilo. 1854 W
Masdllon October tifh, itjA, .
Unioutown, !" reJrnafy vtat, l1uDb.
Iauoh riy ny" March qiat, tbul Ui
Canal Fulton y March Ybth, tb5e,
And Canton On thu ffst 3Ainfiay OF each month. oou.
Inencinu saturday, september 0tn. 1854
.ts, ~ order Of tho Hoard Of hxNmipsa
sugisau DANtkL wORLEy. cierf.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-01-01
PETIT JURORS.
IL ia a Well Known Faoti

In the Diamond Dyes more coloring IL
given than In any known Dyes, and
they give faster and more brilliant col
ors. Toe. at all druggista, They are q
great success, Wells, Richardson u
Co., Burlington, VI,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-01-01

Mra. Mity A. Duly of T~uDkhannock,
Pa, was nallcted six years with M, hma
nnd bronchitis. during which time the
best physicians could give no relief, Her
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-01-01
Administrators Notice.

Notice Ia hereby given that tho undersigned has been
duly appointed And quAhied ~ administrator
u tho cnlale Of William A. Miller, late Of STARK coun'
W, Ohio, deceased,
deolb-d hllNABklHu u MILLER
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-01-01
Tuesday, january 9th 1885,

tho following described real oatate, aitrate In tho VII.
lRge Of Crnfal Middle branch, u witt Lots number
W, "a, and w, aud also lot number bI lolnW and "
con aln tho machine ship, planinn mill and unloe,
This IA u fnrr OpppItuuiiy for auy ono wishing 10 en-
gage IN tho lumHr q d general carp,n' or business.
Tho planning mil II %fnrnialrd with Nh cxoA lont thirty.
h0rpo 20 ,of engine, y p00d "a innh economist planer
aud ma ohtr, u good Joint z, ba d aaw with full not OF
saws, / roo + D and ciOAout SAWS, togo her with . va
rioy ~ other maonlnofy, Also about 10000 foot lum'
Dor ~ various kinlB,
pnfuols Wishing 10 inyoi In thia property will nnd u
10 thnli inlrrtht ~ call on mo ~ On0o 10 secure q bar
gain, II not sold nj private talo brfifo January 9th,
1850, u Will thon be told 70 tho h'Rhrut BIDDER on termp
10 suit n o purchaser, This property II lOottcd IN ono
OF tho hest nelghuorhoola In 5lara county for Dualnos
pertaining " tho q
dcoIOtd JACOB 3 MILLER
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ALE
OF REAL ESTATE.
In pursuance OF an order Of tho Probate Court q
stark county, ONO. l will oifcr for aalo NJ public auo
ZION, on
QnAaednu InaunrI lALh laoE

Saturday, January 10th, 1885,
at 10 O'Clock forenoon, upon tho promiae, tho follow.
Ing described real cAlnto situate IN tho oiy OF Canton,
county " Stark and Slno VI ohio, 10 witt Bting known
NJ part " lot humDnr 300, In tho aaid olly, aud begin.
ming for tho ahm 4 NJ the southeast corner OF said lot
number D0Ol running thence north along tho wcst limo
OF hluasef uloot u dihihnce OF 10 foot " y polntI
thence woBt y distance OF ~ foot Ani parallel With tho
south limo 0f said lot " n pOinli thence south 90 foot 70
tho south Hue OF M d lot on 9th Htrrot and phrAllnl with
tho east limo Of uamol thrncc east along tho south limo
Of enid lot. ~ loot 70 tho place OF ,bcalnninx, Tho
Ahlu oAAh.
JACOB SwINaEL,
Administrator Of Christian sboar decd.
m. MykR1, Pure Atty. deoib INV
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-01-01
Sale of Real Estate.

will offer for sale nj public auo'lo NJ my residence
One.hAli mile west OF tho yllpgo ~ Cenlhal Middle
iraneh sud one.hAlf mile ent OF whito Hall school
ilouin In Pain Township, on
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-01-01

January Term.
Following Ia a list OF the jurors,
drawn for the January term OF Common
Pleas Court;
GRAND JURORS,
James G. ROgera, Sandy; Q. l.. JUL
lard, Nimishillen; Patrick Mellon, Perry;
j. T. Hewitt, sandy; John Freeman. b.
Perry; Thos, M hthmaD, Lexlngtonj Geo,
DOnnenworth. Lawrence; Jacob Kern,
Lexington; Thomas Elliott, Canton; job
Haney, Lawfencej Lewia Conrad, Paris;
Augnatus Gachatte, Cantoni Jonas
Brancher, Jackaonj A. NJ. Wise, Plain A,
s. Bloomfield, Marlboro,
PETIT JURORS.
Simeon RoOee, Washingtonj j.. s. p
Gordon, Canton;J nn NJ. Butter, jackson
Martin Beck, Sugar Creek Wm. Cru
baugh, Washington; J l. Kaufman, Can
ton; Levi Walker, Paris; jacob Lamb,
Perry; Fred Albright, Sr, Perry; John
JacQnet, NimiShillenj Isaac kenage,
Sugar Creek; Jonas Schneider, Pain;
David W. Werlich, 0snaburRj A. q. Un'
kefer, PaIi4; O, II. Laiblin Canton
Thomas j Wheeler, CRntOni Francis
AXE, 0snaburgi Frank h Yarger, Sandy.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-01-01
FARM FOR SALE.

A cheap farm for hAlc, known M tho "slayer Home
stead ~ situated IN Green tOwuthlp, summit cnuniy,
Ohio, ram has 80 bcirh, NH god huuhu aud bhnN
barn, two wells and a tern, fruit ~ y Kinda, Farm
N lOca cd one hat mile fpm 'roenAburg, va mllcn
irom railroad station. FOR ilTtllri particulars addftsa
l. Ills n, MIN,
dociB-Om B0I az, MHhllpn, ONO
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Bitros o.
COURT JURORS.

315aI anu 1unB ulnHHtH nc r. IT. bHII .
'ifug store. Large bottles III,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-01-01

Grand and Petit Jurors Drawn for the
January Term.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-01-01

Following Ia a list OF the jurors,
drawn for the January term OF Common
Pleae Court:
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1885-05-29


Awoolng you came with your dulcct voice.
Your manner 70 knigh.iy and dcbonair:
Who would not proudly have been your
whsn you wove her gsrlands 50 rich and
Il vas well enough in the counting timo
whcn your tongue spoke only In tunefui
win love words set TO a sIlvcrn rhyme;
Il n other now la the workingdAys.
Gould ever she dream. that tender girl.
When you pledged her the tenderest care
f0rlifo
nas your brow would knit and your lip
when shc. poor child. was your welded wifea
Would the pretty maid have been swift 70
Caught in the tolls OF your winning ways,
Had 4 rift in the futures veil revealed
The gloom that should shadow the working
days.
T1s easy 70 carry the hardest load
when two who share II In mind are one;
Ifs pleasant a. Chamber the toughest road
With friend who - CHEEKY from sun 10
sun.
But brushes the burden with aching weight
II only the weaker that burden raise.
And bleak the path in the frost OF fate
when jars the music OF working-days
o holiday sutton. SO brave and trim.
So gay OF mien and SO soft OF speech,
Pray what Is your ring but fetter grim
To the wife who Is learning what tyrants
would il cost you much her home to bless
With the love you promised, the love that
A strength and a sweetness through all the
stress
And an the strain OF lifc's working -daysf
-Mdrudrst n. Sdsgster. IN Hdrpsr's Bdzdr
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1885-05-29

Mrs. Bette cambridge. . daughtsr
Of old Zach Taylor. once President o.
the United States, u living q Win
chester. Va
-Tennyson Is said to be keen 10
money matters He has changed ne
publisher live times In ~ many years
profiting each time BY tho change
The ruling passion strong in death
was illustrated by Dan Mace, the vet
eran driver. who Is reported to have
said Just before he died: II have turned
into the home stretch for the last heat
Of nv race. and am close TO the line"
~ y. Sum-
Lieutenant Greedy Is said to b
haunted day and night by visions Of his
long period Of starvation in the Arctic
regions. and the physicians assert thas
the only way he can preserve his sanity
j. to mingle freely with others Chico
90 Herald.
Mr.. James Russell Lowell Is in
tensely American and viii tolerate no
criticisms Of his own country. "Haw-
thorne insnlted US all. - said an English
lady. by saying all English women
were fat. but dare not say in Mr.. Low
ellis presence that an American woman
il thin. ~ Chicago Tribune.
The Darn, the latest New York
daily paper. is designed as a morning
newspaper for young people, and while
giving the news TO note the worlds
progress. proposes 70 expurgate all OBJ
iectionable features, and cater to high
form Of morality by recording the el-
eyaiing and refining tendencies Of liter
AZURE and art
Mr.. Labouchere says he UNDER
stands that the success Of the Morning
Ners Of Paris. started sometime since
by two young American journalists, has
| justified the formation Of the property
into stock company. in order to en-
large both the paper and its field OF OPP
erations. The shares Of the company
have been all taken up privately in Lon
don and Paris
Rev. Aaron Cleveland. who died in
DIR. Franklin's house in Philadelphia
August III. 1857. was buried in Christ
Church graveyard His grave has been
unnoticed for nearly one hundred and
twenty-eight years. but 1t Is now known
that he was the great-grandfather OF
| Grover Cleveland. now President Of the
United States On the tombstone the
name is spelled Cleaveland- ~ Chicago
! Journal
Mrs Mary Breneman. Of Lafayette.
Ind, claims to be the Oldest human be-
ing in the land. According to her ac-
count and that Of her relatives, she was
born At Lewiston. Del. on the 18th Of
March. IT'S In 1901 she and her first
husband. William Golfer. moved to
Circleville. o.. making the journey in q
wagon. Her youngest son resides Al
Rensselaer,. in Jasper County, Ind. and
J. eighty-one years Of age
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1885-05-29

him Il fear you ar3not well. Donald<
are yon displeasei with me?"
He drew her into his arms and told
her how her words had showed him
what manner of man he was. and there
were words spoken that need not be
written. but from that day forth dif-
ferent man was proprietor Of the Jarvis
mills. and there was . brighter light In
Mrs Jarvis eyes. for At last she had
something Of her own. nor has she re-
GREETED that she applied for wages -
Phrenoiogicaf Journal.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1885-05-29

Yes, there j. difference between
the bear and dude. The former sucks
its paw through the winter. but the lat
ter quite frequently lives on its paw al
the year round.
-.. She cried for succor. and I went
10 her aid he said as he pulled out his
empty pockets Yes. and by the looks
OF things. l should think she found one"
was al the comfort he got S. The Judge.
~ see they are serving refresh
ments on roller skates in some Of the
restaurants" the husband said as he
hid down his paper. Good gracious"
exclaimed his wife. s.have they no
platese- Chicago Tribune
How did you contrive to cultivate
such beautiful black eye?" asked
Brown. oh" replied Fogg. who had
been practicing upon roller skates, 4
raised It from slip. "-B0stc1 Tram
script.
A tramp applied for breakfast at =
house on Michigan avenue. ''Why don't
Won look for work." asked the house.
holder roughly. II never get time"
sa;i the tramp. why, what are you
doing all day." Looking for break
fast. I" replied the tramp - Detroit Free
Press.
A stranger in Austin met Uncle
Nose and asked him: Where does
Colonel Yerger reside?- HE Lbs out
dar on Austin avenue somewhars."
..what Is the number Of the housef"
..Huhi You finds de number on de d0re.
Don't yer know how ter read yit?"-
Teras SyiingS
Here yelled small boy who
had been trading knives. sight unseen.
s.that amt fair. y What ain'tP" asked
the other one. why. this knifc's back
spring Il gone. and faint got no snap"
Course faint; gave the snap away.
What'd We reckon ! was tradin' fur. J"
Merchant Trdrsicr.
Logic i logic: Siorekceper--.'Beg
your pardon. sir; / said ten dollars"
displaying the one-dolIar bill that has
been handed him). Fogg well. sir,
and il MT that all right?" Storekeepcr
Hardly: 1t wants cipher on the end
here. YOU know Fogg-..A cipher?
oh. that's nothing. "-Bosf0s Tram
script.
Teacher Now. what do you under
stand by brain work? Boy-Whcn .
man works with his head. Teacher
| Correct. And what is manual labor?
Boy--When n man works with his
hands. Teacher-That's right To
which Of these classes do belong when
I teach youe What do use most in
| teaching you2 Boy-A strap. w Toledo
| Blade.
He Took the Hint:
You're the belle ~ the town.
The young man said.
A lie smOOthcd the curls
On her qucenly head
| He took the hint the young man did.
| when she gnvshcr little head fins.
And murmurcd softly in his ear:
what good 4 y hell without . ring
--ErchangG
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lemons viii keep good for months
by simply putting them into jug Of
buttermilk. changing the buttermitk
about every three weeks When ire
lemons are required for use they should
Be well dried with cloth. -- Toledo
BLADE
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1885-12-28
THE BRITISH ELECTIONS.
Gladstone, Hungry for Office, VIII Pro-
pose an Irish Home Rule Measure.

Returns show the election of 334 Liberals,
24S Conservatives and 81 Nationalist.
Seven Parliamentary seats remain to be
declared.
An estimate of the final result of the
elections gives the coalition of Tories and
Parnellites a majority of ten over the Lib
erals. Apart from the Parnellites, the
Liberals have majority of seventy-two.
The Irish Conservatives, headed by Mr..
Lewis, are forming an Independent section
opposing any coalition with Mr.. Parnell.
Mr.. Burt replaces Mr.. Lawson as leader of
the local optionists.
A report is current to the effect that Mr..
Gladstone has decided to seize the first
chance to GUST the Conservatives. He is
said to be eager for Office, proposing to
conclude his public life with the production
of home-ruIe measure for Ireland. Mr..
Bradaugh has entered into negotiations
with Liberal leaders. He proposes not TO
present himself at the bar of the House of
Commons to take the oath of Office at the
opening of Parliament. provided the Liberals
will introduce and support bill allowing
: .nembers-elect to affirm instead of taking
the oath.
The number of members of the new
House of Commons who never before were
elected to Parliament is 332. This has had
no parallel since the first Parliament under
the Reform bill in 1892.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1885-12-28
A PROPOSED SHIP CANAL.
Germany's Plan to Connect the Baltic
and North Seas.

The Bundesrath has unanimously ap-
proved a bill for the construction of the
long spoken of ship canal between the
Baltic, the EIbe and the North sea. The
canal will cost, ultimately, about 156, 000,-
900 marks. 1t is to be strongly fortified,
and will have great military as well as COM
mercial value. In the year 1878 Count
Won Moltke opposed the project on the
ground that it would be better to invest the
money required for the construction of the
canal in increasing the imperial fleet, but
now that the plan for founding navy has
been carried out the Field Marshal has
come around to the views expressed in that
"plan of defense, - that the coasts of Ger
many must always remain In a divided
task so long as a canal does not unite the
Baltic with the German ocean and enable
German vessels to pass from one sea to
another by a route which does not expose
them to the danger of falling into foreign
hands. The project has been under con-
sideration of the Prussian Government
more especially since 1865, and now it is
going to be realized.