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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-02-16

Mr.. McGregor, of Canton, ought to
cheer up after hearing of Felix Shep.
ley's appointment. Payne's man Arch
lnal might resign too, and then the edi-
tor of the DEMOCRAT might be placed
upon the pinnacle of his ambition,
[Massillon Repository.
Mr.. McGregor does "cheer up" at the
magnanimity of Mr.. Howells and the
good luck of so worthy gentleman as
Mr.. Shepley. The editor of the DEMO
CRNT has no hankering for the Canton
p. 0. nor any other place in the gift of
the administration "The pinnacle of
his ambition" is to make the DAILY
and WEEKLY DEMOCRAT a success,
and he is greatly encouraged therein.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-02-16
COURT oU111Nas.
Items of Interest Picked Up In and
Around the Temple of Justice.

Items of Interest Picked Up In and
Around the Temple of Justice.
The jury in the case of Ohio VS.
Henry Newsletter went out yesterday
at o'clock andreturned in thirty min.
utes with verdict of guilty.
The jury in the case of Heidet VS.
Mullen found for the plaintiff
John Paul, Jr., who has beenindicted
by the Grand Jury, for seduction, en-
tered into bond in the sum of $500, and
his case was continued until the next
term of courtl Paul was serving SEN
tenee OF three months imprisonment
in the County Jail for failing 10 comply
with the Judgment of the Court in a
bastardy proceeding. He settled the
case by paying the Judgment and the
costs, and was discharged.
Susanna Langdon was granted di-
vorced yesterday from 4. Morgan Lang
don, her husband, by Judge Pease, Oh
the ground of extreme cruelty and
habitual drunkenness. The plaintiff
was also granted the custody of the
child.
The Jury in the case of Ohio VS. John
Armheld, for grand larceny, went out
yesterday afternoon at 3 o'clock and re-
turned at with a verdict of guilty.
The jury found the value of the goods
to be S35, which will send Armfeld to
the 0. p. for at least year.
Court in room No. l adjourned yes
terday afternoon until Friday morning,
In court room No.2, the case of Wat
son VS. Zetler is being tried. 1t is a
suit for work and labor. The defend
ant brings in an Offset. Housed & Web
Der appear for plaintiff, and Piero for
defendant.
NEW CASES.
5687-E Elizabeth Kittinger VS. Geo. w.
Kittinger, divorce on grounds of ex-
treme cruelty, gross neglect and adul-
terry; INDUCTION allowed to restrain the
defendant from disposing of his prop
erty.
568S -Adelia Davis Wabbs VS. Wm.
Davis Wabbs; divorce on grounds OF
extreme cruelty.
5689- Balser Arthur VS.. Elenora
Pifer. Appeal. Transcript from
docket of A. ii. McCadden, justice OF
the peace, OF Lawrence township.
569O-The Massillon Stone and Fire
Brick company VS.. John F. Snyder
ct al.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-02-16

The impurities in the powders above
mentioned wore found to consist OF
various matters more or less hurtful
In DR.. Prices powder the principal i'm
purities were lime and Rochelle salts.
which were found in large quantities
The impurities in Horsford's powder
We're composed of phospoate Of soda,
lime, etc.,b none of the nutritious
phosphates," without which its manu-
facturers claim life cannot be uStained.
The impurities found in the other pow
ders named were principally alum and
lime.
From the report of the Commission
it is evident that the Royal Baking
Powder is of the highest degree of
strength and purity.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-02-16
Imnnre Food.

Exceeding caution should be eXer
cised in the purchase of a new article
0f food. Many recent cases OF. serious
illness have been reported from the use
of the new patent foods for infants
from untested baking powders, and
cheap tiaYonng extracts. The desire
for rapid wealth induces unscrupulous
manufacturers to place anything be
fore tie public that will sell at large
profit, without regard for its usefulness
OF healthfulness At present there is
Il great raid upon the baking powder
market. and so many impure and adul
terated ARTICLES of this kind have been
found peddled around the country that
the authorities in several Of he states
have taken the necessary action to ex-
nose thom The report of the Ohio
State Food Commission has shown
lnaJ d large number of the brands sold
here are made from alum, phOsphates
OF cheap and adulterated cream OF
tartar. The danger to the public is
made still greater by the unblushine
etfrontery with which the proprietors
of these impure powders advertise
them as perfect, claiming for them all
kinds of false and impossible endorse.
ments.
The official report of the Ohio State
Food Commission gives the names of a
number Of these impure powders, and
the amount of impurity and inert mat
ter in each as follows:
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-02-16
ANEW ENTERPRISES IN CANTON.

The Mcleod Railroad Air Signal
Company, of Boston, Massachusetts,
has determined to erect works in Can
ton and has purchased eight acres of
the John J. Trump farm running up to
and along the Fort Wayne track east
of town. The erection, of buildings
viii commence at once and the works
will be running in three months or less.
The inventor is Mr.. J. S. Mel Leod.
and he and Mr.. Bartels have been here
for some weeks looking about for a
location. They visited other towns and
were offered big inducements, but they
concluded, like sensible men, as they
are, to locate at Canton. May they
never regret it and may their shadows
never grow less. This automatic signal
system is by gravity and common air
and has proved grand success. AS a
railway superintendent says, ''it is
worth forty electric signals"
The DEMOCRAT received a call on
Saturday from Messrs. Mcleod &
Bartels who explained the invention
The following from the pamphlet left
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-02-16
with us will give our readers an idea Of

with us will give our readers an Idea or
the operation:
The weight of a car-wheel passing
over an inclined bar, placed by the side
of the track rail, forces common air
! from bellows through metal pipe,
laid in the ground, and sets visible and
audible signals, far in. advance, to an
nOunce the approach of the train to
crossings and stations, and in passing
| IL, re-Wlnds and stops the signals. 1T
| will also set a block signal at the bell
lows. which automatically locks, to
stop a following train, until the first
train in passing another bellows, safe
| distance away, forces back air and mn,
locks the signal to show clear track,
and thus prevent railroad accidents,
save great loss of life and property,
add materially to the safety of railroad
travel, and increase the revenue OF
railroad corporations 5 yI 81
% Thisinventien took the only medal
awarded for the system at the National
| Exposition of railway. appliances. 1t
is over four years since the invention
was first introduced to railroad men,
after over twelve years of study and
experiment. 1t is ingenious and sim
pie and has been indorsed and approved
\ by many railroad men and engineers;
One says t'the best signal in the world
J another 'the most perfect ever saw
another "a great relief to train dis
patchers;" another, "a complete thing
in every way, shape and manner II
is also applied to switch signals and.
road gates. .y
III the foregoing we have etldeayored.
to give the readers of the DEMOCRAT an
idea of this new enterprise that has
come TO canton. 1t is life saving and
in every way an invention of utility,
rhe DEMOCRAT most cordially salutes
with welcome. ... .....,..
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-02-16
JOHN KEGLDR.
HIS Death Due to an Overdose of Nor
phine.


HIS Death Due to an Overdose of Nor
phine.
The following. taken from the Mas
lillon Independent. gives the correct
version of a much distorted case: Cor
,ner Cock arrived yesterday afternoon
md was taken to the Kegler home tol
che purpose OF holding an inquest
Before doing so he had an interview
with Mrs. Kegler, after which, she nCt
nnly granted the request of her friends
but insisted upon an immediate post
mortem examination. The formalities
of On inquest were not observed.
The examination was conducted by
Doctors Kirkland and Cock, in the pres.
ence of Edward Royer, Conrad Siebol6
Andrew Kegler, Joseph BOur, Anton
Crone and Frank Shepley.
Doctor Kirkland says this morning:
"John Kegler died from an overdose OF
morphine. taken by himself, upon his
own responsibility, to permit him to
sleep" This, then was the direct cause
of death, the primary cause being in
flammation Of the stomach. This i'll
turn had undoubtedly been brought
about from eating canned peaches. The
peaches had been preserved for three
years, and the man on the farm, and
the little girl, are still i'll, from having
taken some of the same fruit. There
is absolutely no foundation in fact for
any of the current statements of SEN
sational nature. The funeral took
place this morning and was largely
attended.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-02-16
OFFICIALLY sQUELCHED.
The Royal Baking Powder Co. Charged
With Making False Statement
rEront the American ANALYST

From the American Analyst.l
The following circular, published in
the Ohio State Journal, Columbus,
November II, 1887, fully corrOborates
all chat we have felt it our duty to say
about the publication of the report of
the Ohio State Dairy and Food Com
mission, as misluoted by the Royal
Baking Powder Company:
STATEMENT FROM CoM'N'R. HURST.
T'oTuE EDITOR:- about two months
ago published my official circular No.
g. on the composition of baking pow
ders, and included in it the analysis of
thirty brands of this class of goods
which were generally sold and used in
Ohio. did this for the information
of the people of the state, who were
consumers of these goods, but who had
not had the opportunity of knowing
their chemical composition, and having
laid before them the plain analysis to
choose for themselves, i had no
thought or wishto favor any particular
brand or variety of powders, and gave
no personal opinion as to their respec-
tive merits. simply stated the facts
that were generally acknowledged, and
the questions that were still unsettled
i'm regard to this class of goods, and left
the purchaser free to buy or use which
ever brand he preferred.
One month ago there appeared in
your journal and in many of the lead
INC papers of the state, false and gar
bled statement which does this commits
sion great injustice, aud which | appre-
bend was published as a paid adyer-
tisement OF the Royal Baking Powder
company. This false and garbled
statement makes, quotations from my
circular without Using quotation
marks. and so mingles and blends Its
statements, interpretations and com
mehts with the language OF the circular
as to leave the impression that the
article was semi-official. This article
pretending to quote, but distorting
and misrepresenting my official circular
al II did-was most fiagrant abuse OF
an official paper. 1t was greatly mis-.
leading. and the publication OF such 2
document was wholly unjustifiable. IT
was alike an injustice to the trade and
to this commission, which sought to
make an impartial and unbiased state
ment Of tile facts relating to the
chemical composition Of the baking
powders of commerce, and to the
Chemical changes wrought out in the
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-02-16

process of bread making. Persons
wishing to look into this matter can pe
supplied by this office with copies of the
original official circular and analysis,
and.no weight or consideration should
be given to the unfair and misleading
statement referred to. Respectfully,
S. H. HURST,
Ohio Dairy and Food Commissioner.
The cowardly and false statement
put forth by the Royal company with
the view of misrepresentiug DIR. Prices
Cream Baking Powder are exactly on a
par with its craven efforts to mislead
the public as to the disgusting drug,
amonia, which it conceals in its pow
der, as its supplementary rising
power"
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-02-16

THE Carroll Republican is mistaken
when he accuses the editor of the
Carol Chronicle of sending special to
the DEMOCRAT stating that General
Eekley ran away from the fight at
Pittsburg Landing
Let the Republican give all the
DEMOCRAT published regarding Gener-
al Eekley, and all its readers will see
that the DEMOCRAT only desired to
promulgate the truth in the premises.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-02-16

The Dow law is a curious arrange
ment. 1t allows local option in towns
and villages, and in many places in the
State the option has carried and prohi-
bition is the established principle and
no tax can be collected In many of
these prohibition towns, in fact, in
most Of them, the liquor traffic goes on
either openly or secretly and in this
way they escape the Dow law tax. A
very convenient law, and we would not
wonder if before long, saloon men
would advocate prohibition in order to
escape the tax. Is it not 2 funny, a
beautiful law, as it stands?
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-02-16

The worst the Democrats can find to
say about the financial legislation OF
the Republican party is that it created
a surplus. Well, we are free to admit
that no such charge was ever made
against the Democratic party.-[Cleve-
land Leader.
True for "yees." The Democrats dc
not believe in government robbing the
people, or letting others do so. Demo
Gratis believe in economy, not extrava.
gance.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-02-16
A TERRIFIC EXPLOSION
In Uniontown, this County, Seriousl!
Injuries Woman.

Injuries u w oman.
Yesterday morning the residents of
UnlontoWn, were startled by heavy
explosion, apparently on North street,
The attention of the people was attract
ed'to the residence of w. ii. Nees, mer-
chant, by the dense volume of smoke
rising from the rear windows of his
house. Neighbors rushed in and dis
covered the contents of the kitchen
promiscuously scattered about. The
hot water apparatus of the stove had
exploded wrecking the stove and furui-
tufe. Mrs. Nees was occupied about or
over the stove when the explosion oc-
CURED. Fragments of the stove severe
ly cut her about the head, face and
neck, one cash in the neck
laying bare the artery, but fortunately
not rupturing it. She was
rendered unconscious and thrown
across the room, when her hns-
bar d discovered her clothes on fire as
well as the room. She was carried in
to ian adjoining room, where her
wounds were dressed and where extens-
iyelburn were disclosed on her hands.
arms and different parts OF the body,
The friends. quickly extinguished the
llre ana picked up fragments of the
sstoye, many OF which were only few
inches square. The cOncussion de-
sstroyed windows in adjoining rooms.
Inc plastering and walls were much
damaged by flying pieces, and how Mr..
Nees escaped, who was seated at the
breakfast table only a few feet from
the stove, seems miraculous. The ex-
plosion probably was caused by the
water pipes being frozen. A moment
before the explosion Mr.. Nees remarked
that the steam was escaping from the
pipes, but no espechl attention was
PAID to it, as it has often been frozen
before, the stove having been used for
eight or ten years. VThe injuries to
Mrs. Nees are severe and painful, but
If no inflammation follows she will re-
cover.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-02-16

ACCORDING to the Repository Can
ton has become very wicked city
Ohio Democrat.
The foregoing is anotherspecimen of
the reputation Canton is getting
through the false and vicious howls of
the Repository.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-02-16

CIRCUMSTANCES will arise which
will compel Blaine to accept the noni-
nation" The foregoing is head line
in Republican papers. So it seems
Blaine's declination is only another of
Blaine's gambling games.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-02-16

THE sugar trust" is now levying a
tax of cent per pound on all the sugar
consumed in the United states that
is, they have raised the price on the
consumer to that extent. The Ttrust
will realize only about S40,OO0,OOO a
year by the performance 1t is time
the people of the United States were
learning how to circumvent monopo-
lists who undertake to forestall the
market and rob the people. a}
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-02-16

LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR LYON
when presiding over the Ohio Senate
don't rule to suit the combine"
The defeated Republican Senators
continue to show their sayagery now
and then, as occurred the other day
when they were again defeated.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-02-16

GOVERNOR HILL, Of New York, at
the Eilden birthday banquet in Brook
lyn, New York, on Thursday evening
made a speech aud paid high compli-
ment to President Cleveland and his
administration. Secretary Villas, ex-
Governor Hoadly Ex-Governor Albeit
Samuel J. Randall and others also
spoke. President Cleveland's letter
bore testimony to the fidelity with
which the great leader of 1875 labOred
to build up true Democracy. ,ut
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-02-16

b. f. WADE. of Toledo, Just appoint,
ed United States Marshal for northern
Ohio, is about forty years of age and
has ever been an active Democrat. He
has served as Sheriff of Lucas county.
His business from boyhood has been
that of a printer.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-02-16

IT would seem the earthquake at
Tiflin and thereaway was an explosion
of several cans ct nitro-glycerine at
Bellevue. 1t had been buried for sew
eral months, and two men when digging
it up exploded it somehow. The men
were blown to fragments.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-02-16

The Democratic party believes in
equality before the law, not fayoritism.
By this the people are not robbed by
combination or monopoly, but secure
competition.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-02-16

SENATOR SHERMAN the other day
made spread-eagle speech before the
Home Market Club of Boston in an
swer to one that Free Trade Lowell
had made previously.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-02-16

RIDDLEBERGER is the Republican
balance of power in the Unitel States
Senate; and he carries usually such a
look that he is an uncertain quantity.
The Republicans have to handle him
delicately.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-02-16
CANTON CASES
Which are to bo Tried in the U. s. Circuit
Court at Cleveland.


In the U. S. Circuit Court which is
being held at Cleveland this week is
the case of A. Cressler VS. John +. Ray
nolds. Mr. Cressler, who lives in Fort
Wayne, claims a commission of $4,000
for eifecting sale of Reynolds stock
III the Canton Gas Light Company to
the American Gas Company, of Phila-
delphia, Mr.. Reynolds being at the time
the sole owner of $4,000 worth of the
stock. Morris & Barrett, of Ft, Wayne,
for plaintiff, and Lynch & Day for de-
fendant. The trial is set for Thursday
The case of Christian Voltzer VS. the
Pennsylvania r. r. Co. will probably be
tried in the U. $. Circuit Court this
week. The case is one to recover dam
ages for the loss of his arm by an acci-
dent ut Wheeling, West Virginia, caus-
ed by his tripping in hole in the plat
form when about to board the train
and falling under the cars. The case
was originally commenced i'll the Com
mon Pleas Court of this county, and
the defendant being foreign corpora
tion, gave him the right to remove it
to the U. 5. Circuit Court; Harter, Day
& Lynch represent the plaintiff, and j.
Il. Carey, of Salem, the defendant,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-02-16
David R. Locke Dead.

TOLEDO, o., Feb. 15.--[Special. I'D.
II. Locke, editor of the Blade, of this
city, widely known as petroleum V.
Nasby,p died at 6:35 o'clock this morn
ing. The immediate cause of his death
was consumption of the lungs.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-02-16

1t formerly seemed sort of sarcasm
to say: "It's better to laugh than be
sighing" especially when fellow had
a vexing, teasing cough--but now that
all the druggists sell DR.. Bulls Cough
Syrup anybody can laugh and get fat.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-02-16

To PREVENT a surplus in the Treas
ury it is only necessary to reduce taxa
ton This is the pressing question of
the hour
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-02-16

Mr.. BLAINE, in letter from Flor
ence, Italy declines being a Presiden-
tial candidate Perhaps Mr.. Blaine
prefers some other Republican should
suffer defeat.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-02-16

ALBERT, the walker in the New
York six-days ''go-as-you-please,
claims the proud honor of having
beaten the record thus far.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-02-16

a LEADING Maine Republican paper
says: 'Mr. Blaine must yield to the
will of the people" He did yield in
1884, and quite likely will in 1888.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-02-16

QUEEN VICTORIA opened Parlia-
ment by deputy as usual, The speech
was brief and declared Ireland was
more peaceable.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-02-16

IT is not advisable at this time to
abolish all taxes on tobacco and whisky
and continue the high tariff taxes on
the necessaries of life.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-02-16

THE Ohio Legislature has passed
important bills relating to tbe,s"'ern-
lhent OF thst sink hole 90 partlsanism,
the penitentiary
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-02-16

CANADIANS want reciprocal free
trade with the United States.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-02-16

PROTECTION only means that some
shall have an advantage over others.
1t is not equality before the law. d..,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-02-16

Do AWAY with monopoly and com
bination, that is, burst the plundering
trusts"
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-02-16
Canton Township T Teachers, Institute.

A meeting of this association was
held in the school building at North
Industry, Saturday, February IL. The
following named teachers were present,
viz Ira o. Miller, j. B. Summer, T.. A.
Armstrong, Miss Laura Sharp, Miss
Emma Voglesang, II. A. Shock, How
ard Templeton and q. l.. .Sickafoose.
The afternoon session opened at p.
m. Mr.. &. l.. Sickafoose gave short
talk on Cancellation, followed by Sum
ner and Shock.
Language lessons was discussed by
Templeton, Shock, Summer and Miss
Vogiesang.
Mr. ii. A. Shock spoke on Oral Geo
graphy followed by Templeton and
Miss Noglegesang in an able manner.
Mr.. j. b. summer gave an interest
ing exemplitication on cube root by the
use of blocks, &c.
History and the topical method of
teaching same was handled by Mr.. Ira
0. Miller i'll very interesting and in
stluctive manner.
The following officers were elected
for the ensuing term: j. Il. Summer,
Pres't; G. A. Armstrong, Vice Pres't;
III. A. Shock, Secretary; J. B. Summer,
Ii. A. Shock and Miss Emma Vogel-
gesang, Executive Committee.
The evening session was opened by
Instrumental music at p. m. Bessie
Reed, NJ. f. McOartin and Bertha
Longabaugh favored the audience with
defamation each, in good style.
Tire question, (which exerts the
greater influence on IA school a good
Teacher or the parents" was opened by
H.. K. Packer. and ably discussed by
Messrs. Templeton, Reed, Armstrong,
Rebstock. HUT. Shock and Summer.
The discussion was enliyened by music
at intervals. .r
The interest i'll these meetingsis is con
stantly growing, and householders and
teachers feel that it is good to be
greS mt. ...s
The next session will be held at Dis
triet No. 3, or Sponsellers school house
as it is more commonly known, on
Saturday, February %. The following
is the program selected by the Exeeu-
tive Committee: