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, 1888-01-25
The Decree Binding

LONDON, Jan. 24.-In the divorce
court today, in the case of the English
woman named Turner, who had married
an American named Thomson, and who
had had the marriage annulled by the
American court, the Judge held that the
woman having married an American and
lived with him in America was entitled to
the same laws as her husband, and there
lore the decree pronounced in America
was binding in England without a further
decree from the English court.
, 1888-01-25

ST. PAUL, Jan. 24.-Anothcr blizzard
has broken loose northwest Of here. a
Neche, OAK, special says the mercury
went down to co. below and the wind
reached a velocity Of forty miles an hour
last night. 1t is still blowing and trains
are ten hours late.
Brainerd reports hat the storm reached
there this morning. A heavy fall O
snow has set in and the wind is blowing {
gale.
, 1888-01-25
BREvITIEs.
Prof. Nathan Shepherd Of Saratoga
N. Y, fell dead from apoplexy yesterda

Prof. Nathan Shepherd of Saratoga,
N. Y, fell dead from apoplexy yesterday
afternoon.
Exports, exclusive of specie, at the
port of New York for the week ending
Jan. "a, were So, 900, 900.
Fire broke out in o. G. Kings shoe
store at Newark, o., last night and it was
completely Quilted. The loss on building
and stock is estimated at $3.50, 900.
John I. Allen. formerly state treasurer
of Texas, died Monday, aged 62 years.
He bequeathed his fortune, valued at
$3.50, 900, to the city of Galveston tor the
establishment of an industrial school.
The surgeons have been unable to ex-
tract the bullet in Louise Michel's head.
Lucas, the man who shot her, says that
If he has killed the anarchist queen the
revolutionary party will disappear.
, 1888-01-25
The Auburn Bank Failure.

AUBURN, N. Y. Jan. 24.-The doors
of the suspended First National bank re.
manned closed to-day. The bank exam
iner was proceeding with his work and all
information as to the condition of affairs
was refused. 1t is considered certain that
Cashier O'Brien and Bookkeeper Morse
are in Canada. No one can give any
plausible guess as to what O'Brien did
with the money,
, 1888-01-25

In Lancaster county, Pa, there is a
family in which there have been five
generations of six fingered persons de-
seconded in n straight line. In a colored
family of Columbia county -four genera
tons nave been fingerless.
, 1888-01-25

British land companies arc disposing
of their lands in Kansas. They don't
like the anti-alien laws.
, 1888-01-25

Meteorological reports received at Cheyenne
on Jan. 81, 1888, at s p. M. local time. Obserya-
tions taken at the same moment of time ut all
stations.
, 1888-01-25

y NoM S msql sis e P4sy. gSsf S SlP Pvs.
Ppeepsia, uso Acker's Dyspepsia Tablets.
They are a positive cure for dyspepsia, In.
digestion, Flatulency and Constipation.
we guarantee them. 25 and 90 cents.
DIR, W. N. Hunt.
, 1888-01-25

Economy and strength are peculiar to
Hoods Sarsaparilla, the only medicine of
which 100 Doses One Dollar" is true.
, 1888-01-25

ST. PAUL, Jan. 24.-One OF the most
desperately contested prize fights which
eyer took place in Minnesota occurred Al
Norwood this afternoon between Danny
Needham, the lightweight champion Of
the Northwest, and Jimmy Griffin o.
Grand Rapids, Mich. The fight was fol-
a purse of 5000 with skin gloves and to 0
finish. The fight was quite a desperate
one and in the eleventh round Needham
Knocked Griffin out. Both men were Sc
verely punished.
, 1888-01-25

Dept Cheyenne, Hyo.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-02-02
The Far Ground.

Inotice in the Repository of Januar.
25, that the Directors of the Agriculture
Society, met and agreed unanimousl.
to yacate Mahoning street If they can
and purchase 35 acres of the Cook bot
tom land for an extension to the Fai
lGrounds, and to ask Stark county t.
give them $4,000 to buy and mt up th'
same. :.
Now they surely forget to tell that i.
they vacate Mahoning street and changt
it so they can buy 30 acres of said bot
tom land, it will take two iron bridges
| and ill of from to 10 feet about two
thirds of the way, and will increase the
distance to the public about one-half
and cost the County about $4,000 more
and then will not be as good a road as
the old one.
cannot find any person at the east
or northeast end of. the County that
will favor such job, except the Direc-
tors of the Agricultural Society and
perhaps other interested parties who
are to be benefited at the expense of
the County. / will not say there is
Doodle in it. But is it not remarkable
that said Directors will persist in try
ing to buy that bottom land for an eX-
tension to the fair Grounds; land that
oyerhoWs in case of heavy rains?
They can buy seventy acres OF nice,
high and dry land for $4,000 or $4,000
that will make q nice Fair Ground, the
Bonfield farm, or part OF ~, or, II they
must have an addition to GSe 1l% viT
grounds, buy the property west
and south of the old grounds,
which is not so subject to overflow.
and make an addition to the old
grounds which will cost less and incon-
Yenience the public less than the vaca-
tion Of Mahoning street.
If the Directors of the Agricultural
Society think they are county officials
and can impose any tax on the people
Of Stark county they wish, they are
simply mistaken; but my opinion is,
that if the people are to be taxed for
the beneiitOf the Agricultural Society
then they should be elected by the tax
payers Of the county, one member from
each township. do not think that
the Stark county treasury is in a shape
that the commissioners can afford to
give the Agricultural Directors from
$45, 600 to $4,000 for an addition to the
fair ground of 30 acres of the Cook
bottom land that oyerhows.
Now have not shown you that after
the bottom land and road are procured
then we should have some way of cross
ing the creek inside the fair grounds
so we could get over to that bottom
land If it is not under water. That
will take at least two more bridges
which, if it is done, viii cost the county
another $4,000 or $4,000, so you see
those Agricultural Directors could 90
on and spend the peoples money or
the Cook bottom land without end.
A MEMBER OF THE AGRI-
CULTURAL SOCIETY.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-02-02
the Mayor; that official will gladly in.

the Mayor; that official will gladly in
stitute proceedings, .a,..
Now, the Repository people seem to
know, and they no doubt know agreat
deal. the DEMOCRAT therefore calls upon
these gentlemen, one or all, to make
affidavit Let that r'probate sheet
cease its abuse of Mayor Blake and
make the proper statement under oath
that warrant may issue and the guilty
parties be arrested and arraigned.
In such cases the authorities cannot
arrest on mere suspicion, and 1t takes
evidence to convict. Legal proceedings,
as rule, must be based OH something
tangible. Conviction at least requires
Now, if the Rep, people know, as they
claim to, of "dives," in Canton and
gambling, &C, let one and all of these
high toned moral reform gentlemen
step forward like men and take the i'll
itiatory steps. They claim that Canton
is in terrible condition. This is either
true or false. Certainly, people in gen
eral, are not aware of our gOodly city
being so lost to virtue. The way we
suggest is the mode for the Rep. gentle
men to establish the truth Of their
charges. :,
If they refuse the DEMOCRAT will
have to brand their tales rs false; and
pronounce them a set of lying rascals.
The DEMOCRAT will not tamely submit
to have the good and fair name OF Can
ton DETAINED.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-02-02

The robbery contemplated by the
sugar trust" is a matter of downright
monopoly. The amount of sugar con
sumed in the United States is about
9,0Oo,O00,0O0 pounds, or 100000 tons.
An advance of one or one and a half
cents a pound would amount during
the year to some $45,OO0,OOo. The num-
ber of the refining companies in the
"trust" is twenty and this would be a
yearly divvy of two and quarter mil
lions to each company.
In the United States sugar is an arti-
Gle of general consumption. Each
family pays as much for sugar as flour.
Do we not need protection" against
trusts? Is it not time Congress was
doing something? Yea verify. Pro-
tect the people from grasping
monopoly.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-02-02

THE Democrat will not tamely sub
nit to have the good name of Canton
defamd.- d.-DEMoCRAT.
Then don't defend the dives.-[Re.
pository.
The DEMOCRAT don't defend iniqui-
ty. and don't endorse the Reps SIAN
ders OF Canton.
If the Rep. Mr.. NJ. G. Barber and "a
score of business men and citizens"
know, as the Rep. cl@ims, let one or all
step forward aud make affidavit ac-
cordingly. Business is business.
ANY citizen has right to become
complainant, and make affidavit--as
much right as police officer. The
alter is not required under law to play
spy, or be a detective sneak. Let Mr..
Barber ct al step forward.
Perhaps, though, these gentlemen
prefer bounding others to do what they
do not dare to do themselves. Let the
Rep. name few of that "score of bust
ness men and citizens" Talk is cheap;
it takes money to buy cider.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-02-02
nonsense

THAT "protectien protects" the wool.
growers of the United States,
is SO apparent to every Tariff advocate
that argument is not necessary Free
Press.
1t may be apparent to blind Repub'
lican Tariff advocate, but not to man
who keeps his eyes open to facts. There
are many doubling Thomases" on the
high tariff and they want to see and
feel before they believe. We assert as
fact, that under the wool tariff of
1867 the number of sheep in Ohio has
decreased from 100000 to 3,500,0O0,
and the price of wool has decreased
within the same years from Gle to 32c
Now how does protection protect p
II Carroll Chronicle.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-02-02

SPEAKING of "dives," let it not be
forgotten we are under the moral re-
form beautiful Dow tax law. These
dives" pay heavy tax and they must
do business; hence, perhaps, selling to
minors, dances, gambling, etc.
This Dow tax license law throws no
special safeguards around the liquor
business. In some states liquor sellers
are required to give heavy bond with
good security, This is said to be a
good arrangement, preventing low
"dives" and restraining all others. If
we are to have a tax or license law il
should be in the best shape possible.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-02-02
TEB TAIR GROUND EXTENSION


1t seems the board of directors of the
Stark Co. Agricultural Society has de-
termined to endeavor to get an act
through the Legislature to yacate Ma
honing street, (the Louisville road).
This vacation would necessitate a
change Of the road and new bridge
that would cost the taxpayers Of the
county several thousand dollars
The board will also want the County
Commissioners to levy a tax OF four
mills on the taxpayers of the county, to
raise $4,000 to purchase the low lying
piece of ground east of the creek, in
order to extend the fair grounds. This
likewise will require al act Of the Leg
islature to enable the Commissioners to
make this levy. The DEMOCRAT trusts
the Legislature, if these acts pass, will
require them to be submitted to a vote
of the electors of the county, before
they shall be put in force. Surely the
people that will have to foot these bills
should have a chance to pass upon
them. The DEMOCRAT will insist upon
this point, though it may not be in ac-
cordance with the authorities Of the
Agricultural Society. Let this whole
business be done openly and squarely;
and let the people of the county have
voice in it, as they will have to pay the
fiddlers.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-02-02

PRESIDENT CLEVELAND has fore
stalled Mr.. Chandler. He has called
for the resignation of the United States
Marshall at Jackson, Miss, on account
Of his connection with the election
troubles there. When the Senate's
investigating committee report it can
not refuse to include this fact, which
win entirely spoil the report for cam
paign purposes. A Washington special
says:
The matter was looked into by the
President the day that it was first re-
ported in the newspapers. He sent for
the United States Marshal at once and
told him that for his connection with
the affair he must give up his commits
sion as an officer under the administra-
tion: Inquiry as to the part alleged to
have been taken by the other United
states officers mentioned in the same
connection failed to substantiate the
allegations about them, -
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-02-02

makes the distance between Minneap-
oils and Montreal about the same as
from Chicago to New York; it will be
$50 miles shorter from Minneapolis to
Portland, Maine, than from Chicago ia
that point; about POO miles nearer Bos-
ton. The Aiinnesotians can now leave
Chicago to the one side in their push
for a more direct railroad route to tide
water. The new lire, if it meets the
expectations of its projectors, will add
to the trade and commerce of Montreal
Portland and Boston. Work was com
menced on the extension of the Min
nesota system, 70 miles east of Mime
apolis in April, 1884, and on December
IA, 1887, thetOtal of 49 miles between
Minneapolis and the connection with
the Canadian roads at the 500 was
soon completed.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-02-02
HELD FOR TRIAL.
A School Teacher Bound Over to Probate
Court for Thrashing Pupil.

A School Teacher Bound Over to Probate
Court for Thrashing Pupil.
All day yesterday the Office of Justice
Wettach was packed with people
mostly from Plain township, to heaI
the preliminary trial of Edward Correi!
for inficting an assault and battery on
William Wackerly. Correll is school
teacher in District No. A in Plain town.
ship and Wackerly is pupil at the
said school. One day last week Wack-
erly, who is between l6 and II years OF
age, made an obscene picture on the
blackboard. The teacher was told
by some of the other pupils
that Wackerly had done 1t and he
kept HIN In after school. He
admitted to the teacher that he was
guilty and the teacher proceeded forth
with to punish him. He locked the
door of the school house so Mr.. Wack-
erly could not get out, and went into
the cellar to procure three sticks. He
thrashed the boy with these, breaking
two of them in the early part of the
engagement. Wackerly's back was cut
open at one place so that it bled for
awhile. Mr.. John Wackerly, the boys
father, claimed that the teacher used
excessive means in Furnishing the boy
and he came to Canton and dsWore out a
warrant for Correll's arrest. The pre-.
liminary trial was held yesterday, and
after eight or nine witnesses were ex'
amined on each side, the justice con
cluded there was sufficient evidence tC
warrant him in binding the defendant
over to Probate court. His bond was
fixed at 800 for his appearance there
and Mr.. Josiah Correll, the teachers
father, went on his bond. The teacher
would have had no trouble to furnish
bail, as several of the householders in
the district that were present at the
trial, expressed their willingness to &c
on his bond.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-02-02

COULD not a few acres be got west
for the extension of the Fair Ground
Or must they have 30 acres more ovel
the river? Are the Directors imper.
Yious to sense and reason?
Let man climb one Of the oak trees
on the Fair Gronnd and take squint.
If he has no axe to grind he VII! see the
old Louisville road lately graded and
put in good shape and the creek beyond.
Would he not be apt to exclaim-What
Donsp1sel
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-02-02

THE "lady" pugilist organ up town
wants Mayor Blake and the police to
suppress "dives."
If the Rep knows of any "dives" that
ought to be suppressed, let that sheet
name them or have Mr.. M. c. Barber
name them.
Such moral reform people ought not
to hide their light under bushel. Let
the Rep and its friend particularize, or
else dry up. Talk is cheap.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-02-02
THE MODERN SCHOOL TnAo HEF

She's dainty little maiden,
With artistic graces laden,
Quite aware Of her attraction r...
And rejoicing iu her teens
She parades with Ostentation
All her college education,
With a reminiscent flavOring
Of culture and sateens,
with suggestions by the legion
She can scale the airy region
Where the transcendental phantasies
In gay disorder float.
With language rare and queenly
She can voyage most serenely
Through the hazy suDllmatiOns
OF the misty and remote.
She can read the rocky pages
OF the geologic ages,
Where the mighty mevatherium
Lies sleeping In his lair. q
with features bright and smiling,
She Il often most beguiling
With medieval narratives
OF knight and lady fair
She Is often entertaining
When most learhedly explaining
How the philosophic systems
In measure disagree.
She is posted In quadratics
And the higher mathematics,
And can ask you for some butter
lii the language Of "Paree."
She's an educated daisy,
And can set fellow crazy
With stock OF information
Quite numerous TO rehearse.
She brought away from college
Such unreasonable knowledge
OF the correlatlve members Of
The whi2zlng universe.
Yet hope this gentle maiden,
With er,IdltlOn laden,
And 80 emlnently lifted with
Philosophers to COPE
Yet may manage to discover
Something worthy In lover,
All intent upon the making
OF q merchantable soap. ...i
--tNew York Graphic
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-02-02
Gone to STAY.

William Eyster, the man who eloped
with Mrs. Peter Miller, an account of
which appeared in yesterdays DEMO
Graf has been heard from. Mrs. Eys-
ter received letter from him yester-
day, in which he expressed himself as
happy in his illicit love and is gone for
good, and advises his wife to sell of
their household goods and go home to
her parents. The letter is without
date or heading.
The brute of a husband who can be
guilty of so great a crime as this de-
serves to be dealt with in the severest
manner.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-02-02

b A BILL has been favorably reported to
the house to create Federal commits
sion of three members to investigate
trusts and combinations, declare all
pools, trusts, combinations, syndicates,
corners and associations to enhance the
price Of any articles of inter State com
merce beyond that fixed by the laws of
trade to be contrary to public policy
and the general welfare. A Federal
commission is therefore provided under
the immediate control of the President
1t. will probably get after some of those
tariff trusts that limit production, in
crease prices, and cut down wages to
make up enormous dividends.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-02-02

WHEN a paper has very insignifi
cant circulation the editor proceeds tC
put at the head of the first column
"Cirrrlntion Three Times Larger Than
Any Other Daily in the City."-IZanes
Vlhe courier.
The above paragraph was clipped
from the Courier, a Republican paper
and published in the Monday morning
Leader, while in the same edition ap
peared at the head Of the Leaders edi
torial page the following:
The cleveland Leader has circula
ton larger than all other daily newspa
pers in Cleveland combined. Rats
Plain Dealer.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-02-02

FROM the Massillon Independent;
Referring to the proposition to enlarge
the Fair Grounds, the Canton DEMO
GRAFT says:
Let this whole business be done open
ly and squarely; and let the people OF
the county have voice in it, as they
will have to pay the fiddlers. 7
This covers the point exactly. The
fair needs room, but the voters should
have an opportunity of expressing
themselves.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-02-02
naath Of a Former oantonian,

Mr.. Daniel B. Whitacre, a former
Cantonian, but of late living at Chica-
90, died few days ago. Mr.. Whitacre
came in last week to visit some friends
at Hanover, Columbiana county. While
there he took sick and died in a few
hours. His remains were sent to Chi
cago. Mr.. Whitacre was at one time
cashier of the First National bank of
Canton, but removed to Chicago some
years ago to manage an agricultural
business for G. Aultman & Co.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-02-02

THE Rep. gives Mr.. M. G. Barber as
authority for their claim that Canton
is full of dives. Will Mr.. M. G. Barber
please name the dives of whose exist
anoe he has knowledge, The Rep. says
other prominent business men have
complained. Let the gentlemen name
the dives
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-02-02
THE FAIR GROUND EXTENSION.

The Fair Ground extension is causing some talk,
As the mighty Directors will find;
In time their great scheme the dear people may bak
For, surely, it's not to their mind.
Changing the road is not just the right thing e.
Since the county would foot big bill;
The Directors may learn thatths project they spring
Isn't quite to the taxpayers will
But it seems the tribunal has passed the decree,
And the schemes to be forced right along;-
Well the longer we live, all the more we should see
And wen make this the end Of our song!
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-02-02
A LETTER FROM JOHN McaREGoR.

SPRINGFIELD, Mo-, Jan. 20, 1888.
Mr.. JOHN MCGREGoR, Canton, o.:
Dear Nephew-I received this morning
the Canton daily with that farewell" l
wrote to Wadsworth. Twas in Kansas
City at the time of the Dakota blizzard,
on the morning of January l3, ther-
mometer at K. c. was below zero, at
Springfield Z above; January IA at X.
G. Is below, at Springfield at zero. A
few days after coming home, on going
down town in the morning l saw the
black flag over the signal Office, with
the information that the temperature
would fall about 35 degrees in twenty
four hours. On going to the store l
told the boys to bundle up, and went to
my desk and wrote the piece that is
pinned to this. We have our usual
Burns banquet this evening; wish you
and your father could be here. We are
having a,goOd trade and folks are all
well. Remember me to all the folks,
not forgetting the boy.
Yours, JOHN MCGREGoR.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-02-02

Mrs. Thomas V. Brisbin, Of 167 South
Cherry street, died Saturday night at
1920 o'clock, of chronic liver and bowel
trouble. Funeral from the residence
Tuesday morning at 8 o'clock and will
leave at 10 o'clock for CarrOlltOn, by
special train, where the remains will be
inferred,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-02-02
That Deadly scoureel

Tubercular consumption is simplv
lung scrofula- the active and danger
GUS development of taint in the blood
The grand blood cleansing botanic prin.
ciples contained in DIR. Pierce's Golden
Medical discovery specially fit it to
purify the blood and prevent the form
alton OF ulcers in the lungs aud bron-
chial tubes. Liver complaint, skin dis
eases and sores are cured by it. AN
druggists. =
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-02-02

THE Directors of the Agricultural
Society may have had some power in
an election to defeat a County Com
missioner that did not suit them; but
they need not think they are sweep
stakpS
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-02-02

NOT long since consumers of gas in
Canton paid S2 per 1000 feet; now
S15O The new offer is byprompt pay
ment liberal reduction will be allowed.
Give credit where credit is due, to the
American Gas Company.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-02-02

SENATOR FRYE, of Maine, declaims
that the surplus in the treasury is there
by Democratic incapacity. He no doubt
means Republican capacity in aid of
subsidies, grabs, and steals OF all kinds
would long since have dissipated it.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-02-02

THE question is asked, "Why don't
Cincinnati include Hamilton county ?"
If Cincinnati had not run so much over
into Kentucky the county might have
been included by this time.