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found it blue with smoke. Lottie gave a
little scream.
Something's afire, said John. DON
be alarmed, Miss Lamphier, he added
solicitously.
He opened the wood house door. -
They were choked by the rush of smoke
and hot air Their startled gaze revealed
one side of the wood house alive with
licking, darting flames.
John Stockham's practical mind was
working quickly.
Where's the sink, Miss Lamphier! he
demanded, and water pall-twoif If pms
sble. Wen have to work sharp to stop
it, It's got good start.
They dId work They rushed to ana
fro with heavy pals of water, half
blinded by the smoke. hot from the
flames, dripping with spilled water.
At the end of confused fifteen min
utes they sat down, exhausted and dizzy
in the doorway and surveyed the scene.
| One wall of the wOodhouse was burned
black. At one point the moonlight was
streaming in through "a hole made by
the flames,
1t shone on the recumbent form of red
faced, browsy and obviously inebrated
tramp. sleeping peacefully on a pile of
kindlipg wood. II shone on dirty clay
pipe thrust into little mound of shaw
Ings, which were still smouldering. II
shone, Furthermore. on Mr. Lamphier
standing in the wood house door and
staring in.
Lntte was more than equal to the oc.
casiOn, She was not a person to let a
golden opportunity escape her.
She rushed over to her father and put
both hands around his arms with a trag.
ic little shrek.
Oh, pa! she cried, just look! Just i'm
agiue what you've escaped! The house
would have been burned down in an.
other mnute-in one minute-all burned
down! Mr. Stockham has saved it. If he
hadn't been here and we hadn't smelled
smoke and come out there, found the
wood house all abIaze and worked like
crazy to put it out, just think what
would have happened. 1t was that hor-
rid tramp. He'd got in here somehow
and gone to sleep smoking, and his hor
rid pipe had set things on fire. I'm so
glad Mr.. Stockham was here-ain'L you
pa, dear!
Mr.. Lamphier looked at his daughter
and then AT StOckham and at the black
ened wall and at the serenely slumbering
tramp.
All, yes! he responded. 1t was fortu-
nate you happened along Stockham.
There was tinge Of irony in his tone
and some grimness in his smile, but
Lottie did not mind that-nor did John
StOckham.
They realized that by fortunate turn
of events Mr.. Lamphier YVES defeated
ana made to appreciate and admit the
fact.
They cared little for the burned beams
ard their dripping clothes; the slumber
ing tramp seemed to be an angel in dis
guise.
Well, IT'S the way to do, LOttie de-
clared few weeks later, when she and
John SlOckbam were safely engaged and
Mr. Lamphier had given them his bless
ing and intimated that he'd thought of
taking partner and that John might
possibly do; it's the way to do. If we'd
Just stood back as meek as mice and
waited for pa to come round ana invite
YOU up TO the house-mercy. | can not
bear to think of it,
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AFAN FOnEIGN CHURCH

The daughter of a prominent New
York physician was at school in south
German city, where the summer often
has DAYS as warm as are experienced
with us. One torrid Sunday in church
the young girl took her fan from her
pocket and sought relief by using it. TO
her astonishment she was promptly ad-
monished by the verger to close the fan.
and return it to her pocket. In extreme
modification she put up the offending
object and suffered until the close Of the
long service. On reaching the school
she was summoned before the principal,
who addressed her thus :
'Miss-, from your fathers high
rank in his profession and the status of
your family, was led to believe that
you were in every respect well bred and
had due reverence for the house of God.
am, therefore, both astonished and
mortified to learn that you carried fan
to church and famed yourself. Do you
not know that such a proceeding is un-
becoming to lady and a Christian :
would you place the church on par
with the theatre? Never has so great
breach of manners occurred in my school
and must beg you never to repeat the
offence
The astonished maiden told the
wounded dame that in her country fans
were always used in church and she
could not know that it was improper to
use them IN Germany,
is it possible that you Americans fan
in church had always supposed you
to be religious people. Very singular
ideas Won must have about religion As
you seem 10 be sincere will pardon this
offence and make no further mention OF
It. But, my dear girl, never forget that
it is really dreadful to use fan in a
German church. : Foreign Letter.
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WHAT "PECuLIARn MEANS

Applied to Hoods Sarsaparilla, the
word Peculiar is of great Importance.
It means that Hoods SarsaparIla is diff
ferent from other preparations in many
vital points, which make it a thorough
lv honest and reliable medicine. 1t is
Peculiar, in a strictly medical sense;
first. in the combination of remedial
agents used, second, in the proportion
In which they are prepared; Hird, in
the process by which the active cura
tive properties of the medicine are Sc
cured. Study these points well. They
mean volumes. They make Hoods Sar
saparllla Peculiar in its curative powers,
as it aecomplishes wonderful cures
hitherto unknown, and which give to
Hoods Sarsaparilla a clear right to the
title of The greatest blood purifier ever
discovered.
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THE ATTEMPTED STRIKE ON
THE READING RAILROAD.

There is good reason for the belief
that the convention of Reading railroad
employees, which, contrary to the gener
Al expectation, has ordered strike OF
the freight train men and coal handlers
ls very far from being a representative
body. 1t probably contains, as such
conventions almost always do, the hot
headed and loose tongued members of
the labor organizations along the line OF
the railroad, who are chosen as dele
gates, not because of their sound Judg-
ment aud acquaintance with their fellow
workman, but because as their promi-
nence as agitators. As long as the
knights of Labor were compact and
well disciplined army, to dlsobey which
was terrible thing, these agitators had
it pretty much their own way, and gen
orally succeeded in dragging their con-
servative and more prudent brethren
into any strike which they might see fil
to order. Times have changed since
Martin Irons's word paralyzed the bust
ness of the whole section of the country.
With all their boastings it would seem
that the chiefs of the Reading strike are
doomed to bitter disappointment. The
rank and file of their order are no long
er willing to obey their commands with
out question. They think for them
selves again, see that public opinion is
against a strike. and disearn the vast
army OF the unemployed eager to step
into their places if they leave them. As
last resort the 10000 Reading miners
may be called on to join the strike, and
if they obey the order serious embarass
-, rartoi., m pralant 1nHi-
cations are that the strike will utterly
collapse before its promoters can go to
his extreme II it does. the Disagree
ment of the corporation and its EN-
ployes will be merely prolonged,to break
out IN an open rupture again at any
time. What the public interests-and
these are paramount-demand is fina
settlement of the present controversy
acceptable to both parties to it. Such q
settlement the people of this corner ol
he country have a perfect right to de-
mand of the Reading officials and theil
workmen.
As to the iucendiary circular of the
German Socialists of New York 1t would
seem hardly to deserve a mention II
connection with the strike. 1t is issued
At this particular time for the same rea
son that Spies, Parsons and their felto"
conspirators seized on the troubles II
the Chicago stock yards and packing
houses to push their fatal propagaudlsm
This Socialistic utteTance is far from
| likely to stir TO arson and bloOdshed mel
who, when they ordered their strike
, took prompt occasion to offer $4,000 as
reward for testimony to convict any
man who may use use violence to thu
Reading property Boston Journal,
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ADVICE TO MoTHEBs-Are you disturbed at
night and broken Of your rest BY a sick child suf
fering and crying with pam Of Cutting Teeth ?
II so send at once and get bottle Of Mrs.wlns'
lows Soothing Syrup" for children tcething. Its
value is incalculable. 1t will relieve the poor
little sufferer Immediately. Depend upon It,
mothers; there is no mistake about 1t. 1t cures
Dysentery and Diarrhu, regulates the Stomach
and Bowell, cures Wind Colic, ,Softens the Gums
reduces Inflammation aud gives tone and energy
10 the whole SYSTEM. Mrs. winslow's Soothing
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world. Prize % gents " bottleL BE sure and ask
Ter s.2lR4 WIESl WV soSTHiES 5rhuP Ppd tAke
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ShiIoh,s Consumption Cure.

This is beyond question the most sue
cessful Cough Medicine we have ever
sold, few doses invariable cures tht
worst cases of Cough, Group and Bron
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cure of Consumption is without paral
lei in the history of medicine. Since i'll
first discovery it has been sold on &
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we earnestly ask you to try it. Price II
cent, 50 cents and 81. If your lungs arr
sore, chest or back lame, use Shiloh''
Porus Plaster, Sold by j, T. Shurtleff
Bennington.
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Answer This Question.

Why do so many people we see around
us seem to prefer to suffer and be made
miserable by indigestion. constipation,
dizziness, loss of appetite, coming up of
the food, yellow tkin, when for 10 cents
we will sell them Shiloh's System Vital
izer, guaranteed to cure them. Sold by
j. 7. Shurtleff, Bennington, Vt.
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yhLE'S HONEY is the rest cough Cure, %, 500,
'-ENE's SULPHUR SOAP heals and beautdes, %
? flvAN CORN REMOVER kills Corns & Bunions, q,
t,;i S HAIR & WHIsKER DYE-Black & Brown, 90,
olKE's TooTHAcHE DROPS cure in Minute, 25,
DEANS RHEUMATIC PILLS are a sure cure. so
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Boston Mamma-You mustn't speak
Of your legs, Flossia, when we have
company II isn't polite. ...
FlcssiptWhu, should I say. mamrnaI
ifumhhtCksi ~. .....f'- ...'
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If Dakota will agree to keepits wealth.
er at home, we think she ought to come
IN as state, or even two states. il she
prefers 1t that way; but let the agree
ment be made in writing.
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mYnHY VIRswarded arc those who read
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IN UA ~ y not take them from their homes
are now making several hundred dollart month
Il is easy for any one 10 make s6 and upwards
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or roung; capital not needed; we start you
Everything new. No specinl ability required; you
reader, can do Il as yell as any one. Write 20 pb
aS g ssI ~ SS S8.ts ESsR IA E''0 III W.
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.N1NTEREsTING DIAGRAM.

Commence in the centre of the follow
ing diagram and read in any direction
and the answer Is the same, viz: James
G Blame. The diagram may be read in
more than 500 ways from the center:
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-06-14

by an inspection. 1t is OF brick with
stone trimmings, and 1t is pronounced
to be the most symmetrical building in
the city. On the ground floor are bus
mess rooms. The second floor is Occu-
pied by Architect Tilden's fine
Once and a private college.
street leads to the Odd Fellows hall ON
the third floor and the entrance i'm
south Poplar street leads to Architect
Gllden's Office and to the college. The
large room is a grand one and
leading off from it are ante rooms and
the dlnnlng hall, under the direction of
the Daughters of Rebecca at different
Tunes. The order of Odd Fellows is a
prosperous II and its membership has
steadily increased with the rapid
growth of the city.
THE DEDICATION.
This afternoon the Temple was
crowded to hear the dedicatOry services.
They will be performed by Grand Mas
ter Jay, of Findlay, assisted by Grand
Marshal A. @. Coble, of Mama county.
n Grand Warden G. L. Young. Of
Columbus. The feature of the seyices
will be the building of an altar in the
middle of the hall by the four Grand
Heralds, under the direction of the
Grand Master. The Grand Heralds
who will build the altar are &. A. Fries,
A. j. Campbell, Louis Bechtel and
James A. Brooks.
While the dedictOry services were
going on, a violent wind and rain storm
came up which greatly marred the
pleasure of those outside. 1t was the
intention of the visiting lodges to go
and see the ball game after the dedica-
ton was over, but the rain of course
largely lnterfered with their calcula-
tions.
II EMBLEM OF THE ORDER.
Banners have been placed across the
streets in the business portion of the
city and upon each one is a word of
welcome to the visitors, accompanied
by n of the lodges many emblems.
These emblems are as mystifying to
those outside of the order as the work
ings of the organization, and after
passing under n of these banners and
having time to spare the average cit
zen will stop and ransack the secret
chambers of his brain for an eXplana-
ton of these emblems. The three links
is the national emblem of the organiza-
ton and the motto is Friendship, Love
and Truth. The emblems of the Eye,
Bow and Arrows, Moses Rod and
Hour Glass are degree emblems, but it
is with sorrow that news concerning
their meaning cannot be given. Ask
the first Odd Fellow you meet about
their meaning.
NOTES.
Ed. A. Wikidal was aot behind the
average in having his real estate office
decorated. On one of his bulletin
boards he had an Odd Fellows regalia
, that was worn by his father, Martin
Wikidal, AZ years ago. The board was
, neatly trimmed with arbOr vitae, ribbons
t and a lot of red and white boquets.
This afternoon he had the building
| photographed by s. V. Courtney.
The boys at the Central Engine
House deserve great credit for the fine
, manner in which they have decorated
l the engine house. 1t is worth seeing
3 and the compliments showered upon it
please the boys.
Win M. Buchtel, an Elk, and James
Brown, a member of Memo Lodge, No.
746, |. o. D. F., both lumbermen of
Akron and jolly good fellows, are in
the city today.
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1.-THE above is a cut Of the handsome Odd Fellow
building in South Poplar street, engraved expressly
for the DEMOCRAT by Plans furnished b2 Architect
Tilden.1
To-day the Odd Fellows celebrate the
forty-third anniversary of the order in
Stark county and dedicate their new
temple in South Poplar street. From
early morning all nature smiled a
greeting and the clear rays of the sun
shone brightly upon the wealth of deco
rations throughout the city. The
strains Of music and the tramping of
many feet in the early watches Of the
morning woke citizens from their
sound slumbers and impressed upon
their drowsy minds the fact that the
coming day would be a gala one and
that Odd Fellows from abroad would
be present in solid phalanx to assist in
the successful celebration of the local
lodge.
All day Friday members of the differ
ent l. o. o. f. orders were busily en-
gagged in swinging to the breeze banners
welcoming the visitors. In the after
noon the work of decorating business
houses, private residences and public
buildings was commenced, and when
the shades of evening had fallen the
city had already assumed her holiday
dress. This morning the work of deco.
rating was resumed, and by noon the
business portion of the city shOne re-
sp endent with flags and decorations.
The early morning trains on all the
roads were freighted down with visit
ing lodges from the neighboring towns
and cities, and accompanying them were
crowds of Stark's citizens, attracted
here by the reputation the city has Sc
cured by the successful manner in
which celebrations were managed,
Salem, Alliance, Wooster, Massillon,
Akron, Navarro, CarTollton, Minerva
and the scores or more of CantOn's en-
terprising towns and cities Oh the lines
of the railroads north, east, south and
west, sent their full quote of visiting
Odd Fellows with their wives and
friends, and it was not long until the
streets and sidewalks were crowded
with Odd Fellows, citizens, bands of
music and banners. 1t is a grand day.
And Canton welcomes the visitors.
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NOT TOO OLD.

The Rome Sentinel does not think
that Mr.. Thurman is too old for the Of
flee of Vice President. 1t quotes the
following lines to show that other men
have accomplished great things when
even older than Mr.. Thurman:
Cato learned Greek at eighty; Sophocles
Wrote his grand Hdipus, and SeniOnicles
Bore OH the prize of verses from his cOmpeers
When each had numbered more than fourscore
years;
And Theophrastus, at fourscore and ten,
Had but just begun his Characters Of Men.
Chaucer, at Woodstock, with the nightingaIeS.
At sixty wrote the Canterbury Tales.
Goethe, at Welmar, toiling TO the last,
Completed Faust when eighty years were past.
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An Easy Speaker,

In speaking of Memorial Day exer-
cises the Chagrin Falls Exponent says:
Mayor Dripps, the President of the
Day, in a few well chosen remarks, in
PRODUCED the speaker, Mr.. Charles H.
Jones, of Waynesburg, o., Past Senior
Vice Com. of the Department of Ohio,
e. A. r., a soldier of the late wal who
saw active service, and who portrayed
the scenes that had been a part of his
life, in a very interesting manner. Mr..
Jones address was stirring and patri-
otto, eliciting many compliments. He
is an easy speaker and with a fine well
rounded voice, he holds the attention
OF his hearers with the closest atten-
ton.
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VISITING LODGES.
Arriving on Early Morning Trains Since
4 a. M. COT.

Arriving on Early Morning Trains Since
4 a. M. OUT.
The Reception Committe was J. B.De.
weese, David Hoffman, Z. w. Hamaker
Herman Wolf, f. Endinger, Z. Rem.
genbrink, E. Furhman, Lewis Bechtel
r. A. Cassiday, A. j. Campbell, w. H
Penrose, d. S. Blum, j. G. Shelton,
Bryson Smith, Daniel Rudy and j. F,
Buchanan. They were divided into
squads to enable them to visit all the
trains and meet the visiting Odd Eel,
lows.
The Salineville men were the first to
show up this morning, arriving here at
4 o'clock on a Fort Wayne train. Their
lodge is called "Star of Promise" and
its number is 435. They were headed
by the Salineville Incorporated Band,
and had 4S men in line. There w~astjust
one man on the reception committee
that was equal to the emergency, and
while he went to the depot to receive
them the other members were safe in
the arms of morpheus. They were es-
corted to Hotel Conrad, where they
were breakfasted.
0 Minerva Lodge, No. 222, with IL men
and Carrollton Lodge, No. 491 with Is
men came next and were met at the
Connection depot by the Reception
Committee and the G. A, Band.
The Reception Committee next went
to the Valley station to meet the Iron
Valley Lodge, No. 444, of Canal Dover,
with Az members. With this lodge
were also included afeW members from
the Mineral Point Lodge. The Canal
Dover Band accompanied them.
A special train from Akron with
eight cars heavily loaded with Odd Eel
lows, Rebekahs and visiting citizens, ar
rived at the Valley station about 10
o'clock. They were met by the recep-
ton committee and escorted to the
Temple. They were headed by the
Great Western Band, with 26 men who
were ROBBED in linen busters and orna-
mented with black silk hats. They
were followed by Summit Lodge, No.
80, with 80 men; Akron Lodge, Nc. 547,
with 60 men; Memo Lodge, No. 746,
with 80 men, and Granite Lodge, No.
522, with about 30 men. In addition to
these were Howard Lodge, No. 90, with
about 40 men: ColfaX Lodge, No. s,
Daughters of Rebekah, with IS ladies,
and Columbia Lodge No.6, Daughters of
Rebekah, which is the German Lodge.
After the arrival of the Akron lodges
another committee had brought a dele
CATION from the TT. Wayne depot. 1t
was Orrville Lodge, No. 400, with 81
men, and Massillon Lodge, No, lSt, with
about 30 men. Alliance Lodge, No. 266,
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Gives Best Wishes.

Nayarre's enterprising Independent
says this week: The Canton DEMO
GRAFT now comes to us under the man.
agement of the new company, with
Gen. Sherwood, as editor in chief. The
General is an able and fearless writer,
and is supported by several of Canton's
best local writers, namely Frazer and
Miller, and it is safe to say that in the
future the DEMOCRAT will be better
than ever. The new company has the
Independents best wishes. Canton
hasn't very many papers for so large
and important a place, but what she
has are good mes.
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Remarkable for Fidelity.

New Lisbon Patriot: Last Thursdays
Canton DEMOCRAT contains the vale
dictory of A. McGregor, whose career
of forty successful years as editor is the
most remarkable for fidelity, ability
and continuous service in the history
of Ohio journalism. Gen. Sherwood,
who has mounted the tripod, is an able
and experienced writer, and will devote
histime and talent to make it second to
no paper in the State.
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Ode to the Bandana.

o, wave the red bandana;
And let us snuff and sneezel
And sing a loud hozanna,
And swing it to the breeze!
1t typifies our unity!
One ilag-one people, free!
Then swing the red bandana,
And let us sneeze,-KER. CHEZ!
And shout the glad hozanna!
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Stark County School Examiners Notice.

Examinations viii be held az Canton on the first
Saturday Of each mouth. Examinations viii here
after he held IN tile South Plum street School In
place Of High school.
At Alliance, Saturday, April 11th, 1888.
FRANK BRAUCHER, Clerk.
Canton, o., March e9, lees.-gy
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THE new colored Democratic club at
Indianapolis has over one hundred and
fifty members. AS the colored brother
improves in intelligence he commences
reaching out for the better things of
this world.
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Hustler.

Navarro Independent: Meyer, the
wide awake solicitor for the Canton
DEMOCRAT wa in town on Wednes-
day and added quite a number of
names to their list of subscribers for
the Daily. Meyer is a hustler and gets
there in great shape.
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The Importance of purifying the blood can
not be overestimated, for without pure blood
you cannot enjoy good health.
At this season nearly every one needs a
good medicine to purify, ~vitallze, and enrich
the blood, and we ask you to try Hoods
RoS,,I;on S%arsaparilla. 1t trengthens
TCNAlIoi and builds up the system,
creates an appetite, and tones the digestion,
while it eradicates disease. The peculiar
combination, proportion, and preparation
Of the vegetable remedies used give to
Hoods Sarsaparilla pecul- To- I+eAIf
lar curative powers. No ~ atoO''
othermedicine has such arecord of wonderful
cures. If you have made up your mind to
buy Hoods %Sarsaparilla do not be induced to
take any other instead. 1t is a Peculiar
Medicine, and is worthy your confidence.
Hoods ~SGrsaparilla is sold by all druggists.
Prepared bye. /. Hood s. Co., Lowell, Mass.
100 Doses One Dollar