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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1890-05-01

can lump un Il heayier boil tlAn hs an
push slowly, lut the differences In weight
h not 80 great Aa may DO generally sup
posed. The record for jumping u bell ID
a78 pounds, while the record for showing IA
only fourteen poundh less
Competitions aTs sometimes held NJ
showing dumbbella, whore the athlete has "a
maintain what Ia called q soldierly pohi'
tlon, which means that he must keep his
body perfectly straight This, OF course,
prevents the science Of getting under the
bell from being praotlaed, and atrength OF
arm in this case Is sure % win, Thare II
no better way for an athlete 10 toll how
much difference there Is between showing a
bell perfectly straight and getting under
meath one than by putting the side OF his
body opposite 10 the one used In showing
the bell against post or wall, Standing
In this position preyentH tho lateral and
downward motion 80 prominently shown
IN the accompanying illustrations and
puts ono who is used 10 getting underneath
the bell utterly AZ sea'
Another good way 70 test actual strength
IN showing dumbhella II toput up two ~ a
time, one Ia each hand II can DO seen
that no lateral motion can bo used with
two bells and tho athlete must stand
straight or no win rob Peter 10 pay Paul,
The only way that one can got under tho
bell while showing two bells Il TO bend the
body way back while putting tho weights
up, but this can he done 30 Hlightly that u
amounts almost 20 nothing Showing tw0
bells NJ time IN considered q magnificent
teat Of nn athletes ability % shove weights,
Tho difference Of the records IN showing
bells with one IN each hand and a single
one N very great, and although ed5 pOundR
has been showed slowly with ono hand
when tho other arm was free tho heaviest
vet put mp with each arm both being used
at tho same time, n lel pounds apiece
which ls less than half Of the weight for
each arm which has been showed sIngly,
The exercise Of putting up bells alloota
the muscles Of the arms and chest, tho
othor muscles being hardly used Nearly
all tho mon who have been noted for ah0y'
Ing heavy weights had phyHIuuoa which
looked top heavy, and there have beon cases
where chest and arm development waA car,
red on 10 such an extent for tho purpose Of
making great dumbbell records that tho
athletes below the waist were far worse on
than tho average non-athetlo man would
be. Richard A, Pennell was the first man
In America 10 put up bell Weighing oyeI
900 pounds, In New York city In 1874 he
made tho record at putting up weight Of
20l II pounds, fe was very much muscle
bound In his chest and arms, and hla walk
reminded ono Of tho ahuiilo of an aged per
son. He could do nothing with his ARM
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1890-05-01
rLAN Ion pnAwINd wATER.

A, represents the pump IN wolli II,
pump No, 2, In barn; Q, pipo connecting
the two, lfty feet In lengths depth Of
well twouty.six feet, Three valves, placed
at d, II aud i, using common wooden
suction pumps Tho advantage Of this
arrangement Is apparent, Og the well can
be located somo distance from the barn,
thus avoiding filth In tho wator, and in
many places making ono well answer
tho place Of two throo or moro. The
longth and direction Of the pipo are imma-
terial, as u common pump will draw wa
ter 900 feet and raiso II twenty-five feet,
10 should have as few turns Os possible,
as tho friction In n straight pipe Of ample
size Is hardly noticeable.
The plan of placing tho pipo highest
at tho we'll Is On advantage, as In case OF
leak at that point tho pump will not
lose its priming, Inregard 10 the siphon,
tho discharge must bo lower than tho
supply TO insure itB working. This plan
might bo applied TO tho house we'll with
profit, Why not locate tho well and cis-
tern pumps In the kitchen, and thus save
the housowiro's exposure to coughs and
colds in cold, snowy weather.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1890-05-01

There aro two ways Of putting up bell,
In each case tho bell IL brought 10 the
shoulder, 90 shown IN the illustration "Tho
Dumbbel nt the shoulder tIaput there
by either ono or two hands, us tho athlete
may Roo H. Aftor one hand has been with
drawn the bell " In position for the next
move. II tho athlete is 10 shove 10 slowly
he will lower His body gradually tho bell
being kept NJ about the Same elevation that
IL was when the athlete was standing
straight, whllo the body II going down,
fheboll IA kept NJ its original height by
tho pressure Of the muscles ~ though II
were being showed up Tho illustration
Half Way Up" shows tho general position
of the athlete before tho arm is straight,
IL will b0 noticed that tho body has been
lowered considerably while the bell has
been advanced upwards very lIttlc and
probably " not over two or three Inches
higher than II was, a. shown In tho first
illustration, IL will also DO noticed that
while tho bell Is half way up the athlete Ia
supporting his body 10 u certain cXtopt by
placing his lowcrnrm on the knee, and that
the bell ~ directly over tho knee giving
such support,
As the motion progresses aud the arm IL
stralghtcned tho illustration "Rondy 10
straightcn the Body shows how tho ath.
letO looks. Ills body " lower than shown
IN tho Illustration "llalf Way Up" mud II
will DO seen that his lower shoulder ls al
most touching the knee, which Is 8glylng
him much support Tho next movement
will bo TO gradually raise or strolghton tho
body, which Is n comparatively easy task
after the bell X nc arms length. Tho Cnly
part that needs attention whilo straighton'
Ing the body Is 10 keep directly underneath
the bell, for II n good balance IA not main
tained and the bell IL put little 70 ono
side, 10 WILL II unusually heavy come
down, unless the athlete is quick or strong
enough TO save ID, by getting another bal
ancc, Lowering tho bell again sometimes
has 30 DO done with as much care ~ put
ting II up, for In the case Of II heavy one
there Is great strain on the muscles 10
keep II from coming down rapidly, In tho
case Of lowering an unusually heavy ono
two hands are used.
Tho Illustrations, with the descriptions,
show that u better term for describing tho
exercise Of showing bell may DO getting
under tho bell, for that Ia exactly what
happens The bell * not elevated much
until the arm is Strengthened, and of course
tho only why TO get the weight Mt arms
length, provided the former rs not elevated,
Is 10y dropping the body, even though 10 Va
done slowly, Most people, when they sec a
heavy bell showed In the manner described,
are surprised at the way II Is donc for thoy
imagine that an athlete stands perfectly
straight and simply shovos tho bell up FROM
the shoulder without lowering the body In
tho lcast. There Is no rule governing tho
game and all the big records have boon
made In the way shown by the illustra-
tions,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1890-05-01
DYSPEPSIA.
ny pR. III. RuasELL BURNER.

pyapcpgln IL that condition ofthc digestive
organs In which wcnro not nhlo 20 digest our
food properly and manufacture it into good
blood Bosldcs this greatest possible loss 10
tho system, tho patient Is troubled with the
Inconvenience or food rottIng nwny In tho
stomach and bowels, causing pain, lululoncy,
heartburn nausea, and a thousand and ono
other difficulties We might uumo II we hnd
tho tImo and space. our very lives depend
upon the blood we mako ont Of our food.
Good blood makes good body poor blood
poor body; while diseased blood gives AZ, 40
long ns we carry H. a diseased condition N
the body, ana there rs no power tn euro uuy
disease except tits through the blood, nv tho
blood makes our entire body, So all repairs
como through the blood, nnd we mover try 10
cure amy disease without Ut the snmo tlmo
curing n dyspoptlo condition nrt II II exists.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1890-05-01


which needed activity, for the muscles were
40 used 10 the stln, hard work lao prOCtlcod
thr their freedom or elasticity had van
ishcd
Aftcr hc made his gront record he became
tutor Of gymnasium, and died u fow
years ago OF consumption, which many say
who know him was brought ON by unequal
aud over development Of muscles, Provl'
ous TO his death no had bocn an invalid for
some years. llo had the science Of getting
undor the bell almost 10 perfection, and no
could not do an extraordinary perform
ance with two bells, Ills weight was Ia the
ncighborhood Of 200 pounds, whllo Louis
Cyr, who has the record OF showing 900
pounds, which ho made last November,
weighs over 800 pounds, Q, Rcppcl Of Vi
onna, Austria, who made II record of jump
ing up 210 pounds In January, 1888, Is Of
about the samo weight ~ Cyr,
Another form of showing dumbbclls IN
called the endurance test II consists In
putting upa comparatively light weight
n grcat number OF times A 10 pound
dumbboll was put up s,i8l times In hours
and % minutes by Homer pcnnoct IN New
York, 1870. Tho conditions undor which
the feat was done were that not fewer than
% motions per minute should be made and
the forearm should not bo dropped lower
than tho elbow. A 30 pound dumhboll was
put up ~ times by Alya A, llylton In san
Francisco, 1885. A 100 pound dumbbcll
has been put up 20 times by G, NJ Robin
son, San Francisco, 1873, and Edward Boor,
New York, 1885.
Il, Stachr, ot Vienna, Austria, In 1895,
putup dumhbcIl Weighing 100 .9pounds
twenty-five times, aud O. Reppcl, Of Nicn,
mn, Austria, IN January 1883, put up two
bells, one In each hand, each Weighing l2l ID
pounds, twice In succession, j, Bador, Vi
onna, In 1888, showed dumbbell weighing
2l9 10 pounds from shoulder 10 arms
length twloo IN succession, aud u, StOehr
In Vienna, Deccmbor 1885, Jumped up q
bell from shoulder 10 arms longth weigh
Ing 2i5 "a pounds three times In success.
sion
All Of these record holders aro unusually
largo mon and well built for the gamo, The
exercise of dumbbell showing N not recon-
mended by instructors, for although II is q
great test Of mans strength II Is consid.
cred TO bo too stlf'onlng TO really bcnollt
ono The action is generally 80 slow and
the strain 80 gruot that although II may
mako tho muscles strong for that pnrtiou'
lar exercise, II generally affects thom un-
iavorably for usefulness In othor ways
The records mado cannot fail 10 glvo ono q
good ldoa OF tho huge power that oan DO do.
velopod for special object,
MALCOLM w, FORD.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1890-05-01
rn Ileon AMnko IN Chnrch.

Two ladies' were passing a stall In mar
tet, when one Of thom saidi
''1Iero Is where buy my Sunday wide
awalc.n
Then she selected bunch Of wlntergrcen
leaves from basket packed with thom aud
laid down ilyo cents,
"What uso do you mako Of thcmr mquir-
ed her friend,
81 keep awake on Sunday. My husband
calls thom my church chow They arc very
pungent, aud u leaf kopt ON the tongue will
prevent any one from drowsng,n
"Give mo nye cents worth,n said tho
friend. "rvo tried everything elso II they
will keep me awnlio will never SO 10 church
without them. Chicago Times
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1890-05-01
WREokEp eY oRAIN ANp PoRK.

rltlsburg bucket Shop suocmhs TO tho
Pressure Of nigh Prices
PirrmuRo, April 2s,-Thc Pittsburg
Commission company the largest bucket
shop In the state, suspended payment
Saturday, The compnys business was
larger than any three concerns in this
city. The capital slocl, was only 10000,
but the aggregate amount handled by II
was at least %iOO,OOO q ycWr It's liabili-
ties are estimated at sliO,OOO, ltis said
that The company paid ont S8iO,OOO In
the last seven weeks. The bulge IN
grain and pork sadly crippled the con-
Germ, and Che continued advance in the
stock market rendered Obortivo MI
efforts 10 recover,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1890-05-01
nlnlnmnlln Yn,,nn ,ynn,On

The young woman Of today Is an extremely
diplomatic young person. Sho lool. very
mothorly walking down the avenue leading
some little tot by the hand and accompanied
by her favorlto dog, but sho knows as well as
IL eho were professional actress what q
protty picture she makes, aud what desIr-
oblc contrast TO her tall, 1.-The figure ls tho
little woman by her sdo In her Grecnaway
get-up Of gray cloth with its quantity smart
coat aud its largo poke bonnet Now York
gun
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1890-05-01
00nfnrenca EnAoa WIIhonl ne.nIl.,

DETROIT, MIcu, April qs,- Commit
tees from the Builders Exchange and
the Brotherhood Of Carpenters and
JolneiH met yesterday 10 consult on de-
mapds Of tho carpenters for so cents an
hour and eight hours u day The build
erH agreed ~ increase wages, but de-
Clinod 10 shorten hours This did not
satisfy the carpenters and the confer
ence ended without result Both sides
Beem determined
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1890-05-01

The people Of Spain are never gourmands
Bayo IN certain quarters in the great cities,
tho tables, oven Of tho aristocracy, are not 20
be compared In richness and variety Of food
with those OF Americans IN moderate cIrcum.
stances. Practically, thoro arc hut two
meals ooch day, tho dosayuno, or breakfast
ut II and tho comida, or dinner at or U
o'clock Cor, Now York Commercial Ad.
vartisan
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1890-05-01
Rapid Bridge Bulldlng.

A ploco of rapid work In bridge building,
done ON the copper bridge on the Oregon aud
Washington Territory railway, deserves rec.
ord. There wcro twenty-five bcnts OF trcstlo
averaging height Of twenty-five foot, tho
franc bonts resting on pilo foundation with
ton degrees curve on the bridge. On Thurs
day morning there was not a stick Of timber
on the ground; train crossed tho bridge on
Sunday, threo days aftcrward, Tho raising
gang composed OF thirteen mon and foro.
man, raised the 0fty-ono bonts on Saturday,
Nov Orloans pirayuno.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1890-05-01
WITH DUNBBELLS.
Malcolm w, Ford Writes Of a
Peeullaf Branch Of Athletics.
SHOWING AND JUMPING WEIGHTS

The Heat Records Have Deen Made BY
the Latter method-Tha Endurance Test
Who tho Champions Are and What
They Have Done,
The exercise Of showing heavy dumbhella
IL, perhaps ~ little understood by most
people as any branch Of athletic sport NJ
which records have been made, II II an
unusually "heayy' game, aud, a. rule, II
IL praotced by only very heavy or strong
men The majority Of men 0nd difficulty
In showing fifty or sixty pound bell and
when told that one weighing gG5 pounds
has been showed with one hand they scarce
ly believe II, The knaols or science Of the
game comes only after considerable prao
toe, Science Is Quitea factor In putting up
q very heavy bsll, but strong arm N also
necessary,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1890-05-01
A8ooIAL MEETING,
Owego Invaded by Members Of the nroth'
erh00d of Engineers,

OswGGo, n, v, April gs-Oswcgo
was invaded by 800 members Of tho
Brotherhood Of Locomotive Engineers
who came by special train from all
points between Boston and Chicago foI
the purpose Of holding a social meeting,
Several notnblps Of the order were
among thcm, including Grand Chief
Arthur. The visitors were entertained
by Division lj2, Of this city A secret
meeting was had In the forenoon and
1000 people attended public afternoon
meeting, Patrick Fcnnell known A.
"Shandy Mcguire the poet Of the
ordcr presided Speeches were made
by Chief Arthur, Col 4, B, White
aud the Hon G. N, Bulgcr. The next
meeting Of the kind win be held 0t
Wilmington, Del,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1890-05-01

Few persons over fifty or sixty years Of nge
hear VOL, and many badly, whllo numbers
ofyoung persons, especially children, suffer
severely from Deafness numbers hear outor
but one enr and are either not aware OF IL or
conceal H. Thousands are unable 20 hold
social intercourse, TO hear sermons, or oral
dlscourses ofany kind, and many moro arc
totally deaf, Nine out OF ten suffering with
complete or partial DEAFNESS oan be cured.
Thegeneral advice of Physicians, "Let tho
cara alone, Is tho greatest hllacy and dolu-
sion, and is invariably the result Of .!gnor-
ance. Being conscious that he, the doctor,
does not understand the delicate structure OF
the eor, no straghtway decides that no one
living does know anything about II. At tho
same time, perhaps, ho mover has listened 10
lecture upon tho subject or given himself
the slightest opportunity TO know anything
oftho ear. The proper plan is this; Go TO a.
physician who makes this business q speclnl-
ty and get his opinion OF the cnse, one pro-
pared with proper instruments for opening
mp the car and looking directly into the dis
oased structure Listen TO no discourage.
mont until you have reliable evidence TINT
you cannot bo cured. The advice of a fnmilv
physician frequently fastens tho curse OF
deafness upon somo member OF tho fnmily.
while In many cases the entire defect might
be removed In ono or two months, and ffo
quontly In ton minutes.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1890-05-01
Crane Rot.

A New York grape grower claims that
tho liability to rot Is diminished In pro-
portion as the vines are high, There is
always less rot Vt the top than at the bot
tom Of the trellis, Where vines are al
lowed to grow over the branches Of trees,
with little or no care, there 10 but little
rot and tho vines are remarkably healthy
and productive,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1890-05-01
THAT CHANGE or pATEs.
rlltsburg's Retreat Points ton General ono
All Along the Limo,

Ali NlnNk NhN AlnV'
Chicago, April 9s,-Sccrctry Brm.
NELL Of the Players leuguc, sdd ycNcr.
day that the Chicago club Of the Play.
ers league would make no move 10 meet
that Of the National league In the trans.
fcwing Of the pittsburg club from Pitts
burg and opening rs scUsun here next
Tuesday II * muing though, he Wys
10 see the cPittsburg team Of the National
league, whose officials were the luudcst
for conflicting dates, 20 on record us the
first 10 dodge us and run away from its
own town 10 do II. Piltsburgs retreat,
In his opinion, only points 10 % general
one all along the old Lcumo line, our
schedule was made % stay, he says, and
viii stay, no matter whuttho old Lcuguo
Ingu
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1890-05-01
am r0ON MANIl nEE nm.

Tho frame h tho standard LangsToth,
except tho top bar Ia 7'iO inches Wide
and Of IN inch thick down to tho
square, by looking closely at the end
bar, standing NJ the left Of tho super,
II viii DO seen that II h Y shaped, but
tho V is not as wide aa the bar, Right
horo 10 one Of the advantages Of iti the
bar proper being 7.iO inches wide, and
the Y only 0,l0 Of an inch wide, we have
q fiat square on olthor side Of tho V
Of I Of an inch, When tho comb Ia
built out 10 Is not as wide Os the top
bar, and the bees are not inclined 10
draw II out and over tho square edge Of
tho bar, aa they do whore the V Is tho
full width Of tho bar, giving slanting
edge TO run over Do all SEQ tho point2
with the use Of this top bar there will
bo no brace combs, honoo thoro is no
need Of honey board,
Tho points Of chcapnoas are thcooi
There are no honey boards, no oxtra
Bupcrs, crates and section holdorsi aud no
outside covers, or bands for ticring up,
oto, There Ia nothing 10 get but tho
brood chamber, AN eight frame super
and the sections, when you have a COM
ploto hive, aud one that viii give the best
Of results for either comb or extracted
honey
Two supcrs win make brood cham.
bor, aud can be used for extracting from,
or ono brood chamber may be placed one
on the other,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1890-05-01
no sccnro thc NnlIonnl Conycnllon.

DETROIT, MImo April 9s,-A project
is ON foot among leading Democratic
politicians here 10 secure the Democratic
national convention In 1892 for Detroit,
/. NJ. Weston, Of Grand Rapids, chNir-
man of the Democratic state committee,
IA chief mover I'm the affair,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1890-05-01

CmoAGo, April es,-Fully 1000 pack
Ing house men, by u unanimous vote,
decided NJ u meeting yesterday after
noon 20 90 ont on strike May ! unless
their request for an eight-hour day wW
complied with,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1890-05-01

BUFFALO, a. Y, April es,-At q rcgu,
lar meeting Of the Central Labor union
yesterday afternoon Delegate Wade, Of
the organization committee, donicd that
the Buffalo carpenters We're going on
strike the Anto May Thcir contracts,
he mid, win bo continued I'LL the first Of
June nt nine hours.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1890-05-01
InlnmnlIonnl rrI.nns Congresa

Sr. PETERSBURG, April 2s,-The inter
national prisons congress opens here on
the 18th Of June Three hundred dele.
gates, representing twenty-five states,
are expected TO attend,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1890-05-01

WASHINGTON April 9s,-'rhe president
has vetoed the bill "To authorize the
city of Ogden Utah, TO assume in.
creased indebtedness This IL President
Hurrison's first veto.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1890-05-01
It,nlnnlnn of NIlnn nnsa

HANocK Mich. April 2s, Three miners
lost their lives BY u fire in the North
Hancock mines, yesterday morning,
caused by IN explosion of mine gas
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1890-05-01

carpenter IN the city was on Saturday
served with notice from his own men
asking for the increase from 80 10 80
cents an hour for nine hours work
Some Of the prominent builders said
yesterday that they believed u compro-
mise would b6 affected by which the
mon would be given an Increase Of 0
cents an hour instead Of ., Some Of tho
men prominent In the movement said
they would Insist upon the full Increase
asked for being paid
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1890-05-01
PHILADELPHIA eARPENTERs
Paas Resolutions Demanding ThiFiy-ftys
Cents Per HouT-A Compromise "a.
psotsd-Rsports from Other Paints,

PHILADELPHIA, April 2s,-At q meet
ing Of carpenters saturday night dele
gates representing 900 union carpenters
out Of total in this city OF $500 were
present, Resolutions were adopted
pledgng themselves seyerally and coli
leotiyely 20 maintain the demand for 30
cents an hour and TO insist upon the pay
ment Of that sum on and after the first
day Of May, IN addition 10 tho official
action taken by tho carpenters IN an or
ganizatiOn
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1890-05-01
nnnInr Mnler mann a nI.lnnce. /

Drawing Water from Distance
For the benefit Of those who are intor.
catod In drawing wator from distant
well we reproduce from Ohio Farmer
the cut Of an arrangement that Ia In sue.
coaafn onornlIon In Ohio.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-05-24
4 GR1r TO o1D MEXICO
r,.,,,,.,,,,,, ,1ode 6o,. one Do1,,-.

Frequently Made for One Dollar.
1t is surprising how little is known of
our sister Republic by the residents of
the United States, although it is easily
reached by water or rail. The large
percentage of Americans seem to satisfy
themselves with the thought that Mexico.
is only a narrow strip attached to- ear
country, and compare it with tna 80
a kite, instead of knowing tkFe Il con-
tains twenty-seven latea e53tes and TO-
600. 600 people.
Those dssirfgs % study different race
Of pe0p enjoy picturesque scenery,
Duty, entirely different customs,
AID more novel sights than ever dreamed
of, should visit Mexico, Many lucky IN
vestors in the Loteiia de Ia Beneflcenoia
Publica have been enabled to take this
delightful trip by sending 81 or upward
TO Juan Piedad, Manager, Apartado 43,
Zacatecas, Mexico. Distributions on the
27th day of each month. Zacatecas is
the mining city of the republic. and has
q population of 70 900. 1t is located be-
tween Ell Paso and Mexico City, at an
altitude of 800 feet.