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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1890-03-06

"somO genius announces that he has dis
covered process Of condonsIng and solidify-
ing natural gas 30 that II can DO handled
like coal,n says Science News, which adds,
however, that readers will hardly need TO bo
reminded that this is an impossible achieve
ment
A boy who has the power Of causing heavy
objects 10 adhere 30 his fingers when closely
pressed upon them, and who has In this mnn-
nor lifted a maximum weight OF fivo pounds,
Is phenomenon reported from Baltimore.
The cotton seed oil industry Of the south Ia
represented by hundred and twenty-five
mills IN operation, with capital invested
estimated al s25,0OO,0OO,
A company Is engaged In trying TO mako
the desert Of Sahara "blossom as tho rose"
by digging wells, irrigating and planting
date trees
Experiments are now being mado In grow
ing cinchona trees in California.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1890-03-06
Tho Power of Truth.

II IL related Of Persian mother on giving
her 6on forty pieces OF silver "a hla portion,
that she made him vow never 10 TIL a lilo and
laidi
100, my son, oonsgn thee TO God, and
Ws shall not meet again tlll tho day OF judg'
menth
The youth won't away, and tho party he
Travelled with we're assaulted by robberA
Quo fellow asked tho boy what he had and he
answered with oandor that surprised hls
quealloneri
"Forty dInara arc sowed up In my gar
mentaN
The robber laughed, thinking the boy Jest
ing. Another asked the hame question and
received the same answer, Az last the chief
called him and asked him what he had Tho
boy replledi
~ have told two OF your people already
that have forty dinara saved up In my
elothea,N
Tho chief ordered his clothes 30 bs ripped
open, and tho money was found
"And how came you 10 do thiaT
"lecauso,' replied the boy, III would not DO
false 10 my mother, whom | eoemnly prom
lAsd never 10 toll u le"
"Chlld, ~ said the chief, tart thou 40 mind
ful OF thy mother while ! am lnnendblo, At
my age, VI the duty owe 10 0odl Give mo
Thy hand, that may awear repentance on H."
He did no, and his followers were struck
with tho scene,
"You have been our leader In gullt,n they
said 10 the ehlefi "bo the same In the path OF
Vlrtue.n
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1890-03-06
A man With q snne.o.
Old Laoea.

Old Lnoea.
Many OF our girls do not know why old laco
IA 40 much more valuable than new, Tho fact
Ii that tho valuable old lace IA woven In lost
pattorna II Ia frequently almost aa ilnO ~ a
ppldcr'a web and cannot DO reproduced. BO'
foro tho time OF tho French revolution whole
Villages In France aud Belgium supported
themselves by lace making, and patterns were
handed down from ono generation 10 another
an horlooma Tho most celebrated wegyers
always had all tho orders thoy could execute
In lifotimo and bound themselves by an
oath 10 work for certain dcalora only. When
the Rolgn OF Terror began all work Of this
kind was interrupted. Aftor the storm had
subsidized tho dealers and workers wero far
apart--eomo Dead some lost, aomo escaped 10
foreign lands, and such OF tho womon as ro-
mainod were bound by their oath 10 work for
but ono. This oath wna held by tho poorest
OF thom 10 bo binding, aud thoro woro In
stances whore they suffered actual want
rather than break their word. Some, how
ever taught their children and thoir grand
children, and many patterns were In this way
preserved, and todoy specimens Of those lacca
arc worth thoir weight In gold
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1890-03-06

No tystomatio experimental with insootl-
cldeS have as yet boon trlod, but an Opplica-
ton In June OF whalo oil soap and kerosene,
made pretty dtrong aud applied with stiff
brush, appeared 10 kill nl that were thor
oughly washed, but somo on the small
branches escaped, 30 that enough were loft TO
thickly colombo tho tree again within a year
or two, Thoroughly spraying tho trees with
kerosene emulsion, at sOason when tho in-
Bocts are active and tender, might lead TO
more satisfactory results, but the chances arc
that some would escape. IL has boon noticed
that few Of the insects sometimes remain on
the loavou until they fall In tho autumn, and
In this way they could bo carried from ono
treo 10 another When active they may easi-
ly bo carried TO widely separated localities
upon tho foot Of birda
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1890-03-06
RANDOM SHOTS,

ruE old State Armory at Troy, N. ",
was recently sold at auctions prIco ss,-
00O
THE House military committee has
ordered favorable reports on tho bills 10
rotiro General Fremont with tho rank Of
Major.Genoral, and approprlating saO,-
600 for branch Of the Soldiers Homo
at Marion, Ind.
BEowNiNa with this year comrades Of
the Grand Army Of the Republic will bo
admitted TO camps OF Sons OF Veterans,
q special countersign, however, being
necessary for admission. Tho lattor will
be given 10 comrades In the usual man.
nor,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1890-03-06

Take a porcelain mortar In which pour a
quantity OF mercury, and then cut some thin
strips OF sodium, which aro thrown into tho
mercury, by stirring II about with tho
pestle loud cracking Il Produced accom-
panied by flame, which bears evidence 10
the union OF tho mercury and tho sodium and
the formation OF an amalgam Of sodium. II
this amalgam 10 put Into slender glass tube
containing concentrated solution Of hydro.
ohorate Of ammonia In water, tho ammonia
will be sean 10 expand In remarkable
manner, and spout out from tho end Of
the tube which IL now too small 10 con
tain II, In tho form OF metallic sub
stance aeo oun In this case the ammo
nium-the radical which exists In tho am.
monlhchl aalm-becomea amalgnmated with
tho mercury, driving out the sodium with
which II had been previously combined, tho
ammonium thus united with tho mercury bo-
comes deoompoaed In ammonaoal gas and
hydrogen, tho mercury assuming Ia ordinary
form,
Phosphate OF ammonia IL very valuable
from Ia property Of rendering tho llghteat
materials, such ~ gaugo or muslln ineom.
buatibe, Dip piece Of muslin In solution
Of phosphate OF ammonia and dry II In con.
tact with the air, that done, you viii find that
II II impossible 10 aet fire 70 tho material II
will become eharrod, but you cannot make II
burn.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1890-03-06
SAVED FROM DEATH.
How tho Fate W. ID. Kelley Preserved q
Soldiers Life,

How tho Late W. ~ hellbF ifeAofHeHh
Soldiers Life,
In 1864 young soldier Of Ponnayl-
vAnia regiment was convicted by a
oourtmartlal for sleeping on post and
sentenced 10 bo shot Frionda Of the
unfortunate boy haalonod 10 Washing
ton and enlisted the aympathes OF Mr.
Kolley In his behalf Their statements
OF tho boys grave oion0o indicated that
thore were mitigating circumstances
which rendered him proper subject
for executive olomoncy II was claimed
that tho soldier was In foohlo health,
but had refused 10 SO 10 the hospital,
remaining with his company, which was
engaged In the campaign against Rich
mond. lie had been marching and light
Ing for two days and nights without
sleep, and II was undor such oircum-
ntancos that overcome by exhaustion,
no had suffered himself 10 fall asleep
whilo on picket
Mr.. Kollcy laid tho case boioro tho
President, and volunteered 10 20 No once
to the army and investigate, To ona-
Dln MIN W Nv WIN Mlt AfAHNNAh hNHeNN
him ropriovo for three days SO fully
did no trust tho Judgment Of Mr. Kolloy
that no also wrote and signed a pardon,
which Kolloy was TO proacnt In case no
found tho statomonts Of tho soldior's
frlonds TO bo correct n, upon tho other
hand, he should find tho case 10 DO With
out extonuatIng feature, no should not
interfere with tho execution. Mr., Kol-
Icy took tho Rrst train for tho front
Travelling az far as no could by rail no
rode on hordoharlI nearly all night
through tho groat camps TO roach tho
rogimont no sought Tho execution
was 70 havo taken place that morning,
but was stayed by the Presidents order.
Mr., Kolloy satisfied himsolf that tho
demands OF justice and the discipline Of
tho army did not require tho sacrifice Of
tho young life, produced the pardon, and
tho soldier was restored TO duty. Tho
soldier fully redeemed himself by con
spicuous gallantrS and lost an arm In
tho final assault upon peteraburg.-
Washington Cor Cleveland Loader,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1890-03-06
A Now Ensmy Of Tho Elm.

In tho sketch hcro presented Ia illustrated
what Mr.. H. o, Howard calls "a newly I'm.
ported elm insect" This now pest belongs
10 tho Coccld insect tribe, and has beon
introduced from Europe on European elms,
and was found last season In several places In
Now York state, and also about Boston and
In Washington.
The accompanying illustration, roproduc-
ton from Insect Life, will bo OF assistance In
recognising the pest, and will give an idea OF
Ia appearance about tho middle or last OF
June, which Ia n season whom tho coccdS may
bo most readily detected, TrooS that arc
much infested with these insects mako their
presence known at u distance Of several rods
by peculiar sweet though somewhat pun
gont odor
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1890-03-06

heglmant, ONO volunteer infantry, =
had served three years and eightmontha
/ WAS not on duty one day In all that
time, My regiments war record and
mine are Identical, and tho record Of tho
old Forty,thrd Ohio In tho war 10
famous Others may have been younger
al tho time Of enlistment, but can they
show that they aid tho duties Of q sol
dier al 20 young an age Ia tho camp ana
on tho field of battle for 10 long q time
without tho interruption Of a single
yPt-ChloaaO Tribune.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1890-03-06
ONE OF TIE YOUNGEST.
An Ohio boy who haa Roapbn 10 bo Proud
OF Ills War Record,

An OHIO BOY who hnh Nonphn 20 DO Proud
ofhls War Record,
s. b. Moore, Of Harrlsvillo, o., sonds
the Tribune his war record Elo says II
oclipsos thGt OF any 80 far as heard from.
oth0ys may have boen younger at tho
time Of enlistment, ho writes, but mono
did moro camp duty.
~ was," no continues, 20 fully
equipped soldier from tho start, and not
. messenger boy at headquarters. was
born in Harrisvillo, Harrison, County o.,
October 30, lS40, and ran away from
homo 10 Mount Vernon, o., and enlisted
IN the Forty-third Regiment Volunteer
Infantry December 20, 1901. Aftor
about two months drilling We received
orders February 81, 1869, 10 get ready to
20 to the front Wo left for Cincinnati,
thence down tho Ohio and Mississippi
rivers, and landed at Converse, Mo.
From that point wo marched TO New
Madrid, Mo, That town is on tho wost-
ern bank Of tho Mississippi river oppo-
sito Island No. 10, and was held by a
Confederate forco from Missouri. Wo
gained possession Of tho place and assist
cd the gunboats In tho capture OF tho
island and took 5000 rebel prisoners.
On orders we proceeded down tho Mis-
sissippi river TO take Fort Pillow, but on
account Of tho high water W that time
we were ordered up the Tennessee river
TO Pittsburgh Landingi from thore TO tho
siege Of Corinth, Miss.i then to Iuka and
back to Corlnth, which place tho
rebels made an effort TO recapturo with
1000 men under Price and Van Dorm.
Our regiment suffered terribly in this
battle from the charges OF o Texas brig
ado led by General Rogers, who was
killed in the second charge. / mention
tho names OF places whero battles were
fought TO show that our initial duties as
soldiers were al tho front and at tho end
Of the bayonet. History tells the story
OF these battles and tho part our rogi-
ment took In them, After this our regi-
mont was In tho Vicksburg campaign,
and from that TO Chattanooga, Tonn.,
and in all Of the battles Of that famous
march from Atlanta TO tho sea and Sa-
vannah, Co., to Columbia, s. O., to Ra'
leigh, N. O., TO Richmond, and TO WASH
ington. We won't from Washington TO
Louisville, KY, whore we were dis
charged. My rank at that timo was
corporal Of Company Q, Torty-third
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1890-03-06

crowd, and no nnn uttered word W breath
less silence they listened 70 tho end, and then
departed, followed by tho old genilamani
Not mauy weaks later, a leading English
paper published long article on tho mission
ary question Ia Moroeop, and described Che
patience with which this crowd listened " a
sermon on tho Christian religion
but tho kindly old gentleman who preached
that sermon, aud Aftarward wrote tho neWs
paper article, never know that what tho In
lerpreter really delivered 10 these delighted
Moora was story from tho Arabian hlghlA
--YOutha Companion,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1890-03-06
A Touch Of Nature.

A little maid upon my knee
Higha wcarily, elgha woarilyi
"f'm tired out Of dresgln' dolls
And having stories read, uaya Sha
''Therc IL book, II | could 400
should DO happy, pufllcllyl
Ny mamma keeps II on a shelf
But that you cannot have, aays bhei"
"put hero'a your old Man Of tho soa.'
Aud Jack tho filantr" lovingly
tried tho little maid 10 Sootho)
'rrho lnlcreslln' one, !" says she,
"1a that high up onol--soems to mo
Tho flnga you want Just has 10 DO
Bomonng you hasn't got; and thatg
Tho lnterostln' onal" says Bho.
-Bt Nicholas.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1890-03-06
SCIENCE AND PROGRESS.
NEWs AND NOTES ON SUBJECTS
or VERY GENERAL INTEREST,

A Pleasing Experiment which often 90
eur IN Course Of Chemistry aud That
bIay Ito Performed without Labora.
tsry-A New rim Pest
AmmoniacAl gas, combined with tho ele
mentaof water ,Sanalogous toametalllo oxide
which includes a metallic root, ammonium
This alphabetically composed metal Jnay be
IN a manner perceived since II Ia possible 10
amalgamate II with mercury by operating In
tho following manner,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1890-03-06

SHH rHoTOdRArHm0 oT nARY LAwnEHon
There, hos caught sight of nomethlngl
RtAadyl have him nov
He's a perfect little grAaahopper
Az jumping anyhow
O'apa and mamma apeak)
And this ID tho way they cheated
Our baby Wa have 70 laugh
10 200 how much like deacon
lie looka IN his photograph
wide AWakA
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1890-03-06
4 A Good Farm For Sale,
YOUNG WEM TIiisssp#V. TiI;;s Il IN?

Situations furnishcd soon as gualiiloai sC w..
OF learning, low. Particular Free. AddleBs
VALENTINE BROS, Jantsvilles WIS
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1890-03-06

Try pair Of our ob cent Suede
"Brarrltz" Gloves.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1890-09-06
Then and kos.

In a second Hand bo9.s store 81 Grand
avenue. Detroit, Is shown . copy Of fnc
London Tines containing TIC fist report
Of the battle OF Wa,erloo. It would he
difficult to fini basis for II IRE inter
esting comparison between the .-4ze,tc 81
the time Of Wellington, Bllcner and
Napoleon and the newspaper Il to-day.
The repor, simply records tn iefcat of
the French by the allies giti4 great
slaughter. AMI states that 2a1 pieces III
artillery were captured This il as fas
rs the particulars -, slthoagh !fhere are
columns .. gush. No detailed account
q .he engagement i given 10 estima-s.
ot losses i made. and four lines Of chalk
Oh bulletin board would express every
,h.ng Of real value contained in almos,
two pages u print = ChLosgo 1,ac..
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1890-09-06

4diitiurlal train ieases Oxford daais II
cept Sunday loo ,"rrIss at tefE eTrz'i
49, = M returning leave Hen 10
J.. III daily except Sutt.iay. arrive at Oxfyrd
:.
NJ -, leaving Geidsisno& = = IN ard kai
-igh - = m daily, m-ses c"nnec i y al
durham ~1th .so -, Is4Ting a. go =, III
daily ex,ep. Sunday f"r oxford, Hend.fs %
and all ty.in.s IN . s. n - (. en- X. &
N roads
Pa<-nger cs.aef - rrIn through be,ss@n
W-t pm. art Raleigh VA heyssil.e "n
No. a AMI 80 atsi - AL -.
No- = AMI 'oi4t.'-et st t4sntaof " M
and l.. H.>t !'olnt an.i b,.t4inosr aasls x
rep; SUNDAY
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1890-09-06
Drama of Dunstable Farms
BY DORA REED GOODALE.

BY DORA REED GOODALE.
Having 10 special interests of my own,
and being Of a somewhat observant habi,
Of mind | was last summer sympathetic
spectator Of the little domestic expert.
euce which have called here the drama
Of DuustAble Farms. l may even say
tAat | was u humble participant in it.
The herone--but stop, the minor
characters should appear first. Now
Patty. it must be confessed, is minor
chararter. Enter Patty then, first, with
ler apron on, and her hair rolled up
snoothly under a round white cap-not
pretty at all, but wholesome and pleasant
t. look on, and as satisfying for long
journey as a lot Of brown bread
Duustable Farms; you may have heard
of the place, where the family has
nourshed and spread like banyan grove
since William Dunstable planted himself
here in, don't know what, year of
%race. All the land hereabout was
bought Of the Indian tribes the old deeds
signed witt their "marks" being still IN
lit family archives, SO that it is the
Duu>table bOast that their acres have
never been owned by any white man
bearing another name.
flither, to recruit" on notable
morning in May, when the roads had re-
covered from the prolonged state of pros
tra,ion which atfiicts them in early
spring, came Ia splnster, reader, but
not too old a one to find young people
conEenal.
Patty met me at the station Patty
drove me home and embarrassed the horse,
aud afttrward set the table and brought
ont the swectmeats for supper. Then she
snpcrintended the carrying of my trunks
mp flight of back stairs which seemed
designed for the shaft Of an elevator
Patty was the active, the serviceable, the
selightful there were FIVE in the fam
mother, herself, Norah the cook, and
Stephen the hired man was to be the
only boarder.
~rns~s stephen immediately seized
nlmn as the villain of my piece, chiefly
because of his rough, shaggy head and
his solemn, Inscrutable visage, which
looked as if he were revolving the dark
est designs, although l could hear of none
worse than great thirst for learning.
II was democratic household, and Ste
phcn had his seat at the lower end of
the table He and Mr. Dunsta ble often
paused TO discuss the care Of the live
stock and methods of tilling
But soon learned tha, there was an
other daughter, Eunice, the sixteen wear
oil. and the clever one of the family
There was always one head piece among
the pun>table Kin, said Patty. ingenu-
uH>s, and She further informed me tha,
It was odd that Eunice should have come
80 Oa''se 'ilel'
I-..,.'r.. e :, "'
,.."".'''. =
-. '' : = - WV
r..,;n...r =,
Hta>' intelligent one; boy or girl should
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1890-09-06
FAST A ND LOOSE

q bird, that lov'st the tres
All on a summer day,
When the warm breeze fits fres
hat makes thy nest 10 be
On its green branch asway--
Bird. when the sunbeams fee,
And green leaves from the tree,
What dost thou then, Oh, say,
II fy away"
- tree, that fair canst be
But on summer day,
When the bard clings to thee
In thy green lovingly,
And thou and he are gay
Tree, when thy green leaves fee,
And the bird fees from thee.
What dost thou then, Oh, say,
Alas / stay
-.NeW York Tribune
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1890-09-06
CURIOUS FACTS

There are now -. 600 widows in India
1nder nine years 81 a-e.
The first settlement of California was
n san Diego, in 1868
Engraving on plates and wood began
about the misidle OF the fifteenth century.
A few days ago 5000 watermelons
sere destroyed in Georgia railroad
wreck.
II is said that Asa Low, OF Springvale,
1as the shortest name of any person in
Maine
| 1t IS not an unusual sight to see
/ seventy acres of . California wheat
/ ield covered with wild geese
a sign over the office counter in he
! eading hotel OF Leaivile. Col, reads
Dogs bearded at $40 a month +"
! A census enumerator discovered fam
/ ly Of ten children III San Francisco,
al. who were all clubfooted and knock
/ kneed
In the Sultan of Moroccos stables are
i've horses for his own use and seven
hundred for the use Of his family and
servants.
There are fourteen pages i'll the United
{ - 60,
each, being eligible only between the
ages of twelve and sixteen.
There are seventeen bathrooms in Mrs.
Thomas A. Scott's residence, on South
Rittenhousc Square. Philadelphia. The
aouse contains AS many suits as an ordi-
aary hotel.
A very wise citizen Of Chicago, who
was seeking n boarding house, went first
to a good meat shop and asked the pro-
orietor to tell him the houses to which he
,old the best meat
A horse -talner advises that runaway
horse be allowed to go filtyyards. Then
tighten the lines, say "whoa" and il he
does not respond, to give strong jerk on
The rieht-hand rein, and say whoa"
again.
The largest plate Of glass ever cast in
the world was drawn from the auncalin2
furnaces at the Diamond Plate Glass fac.
tory at kokono, Ind, recently. /,
measures 145x19j inches, weighs 1000
pounds, and is perfect in every particu-
lar.
4 tradesman named Meckers was found
recently in a street of Eastbourne, on the
English South coast, with seven long
uals driven deep into his skull. He was
removed to hospital in dying state
The doctors say it is an astonishing case
of deliberate suicide.
Mrs. Ambrose Crouch, Of South Jack
sou, Mich, has been keeping tab on
her family, and finds that during the
past year she ilas bake'i lot them 1'oS
cookies, 1883 dpnshhut9, - cakes 20
pies, 81 puddInss-ana 80 Ioa'es .
bread. Her family IS not large elsheF
except as to appetlt"
A newly married Hindoo Girl IS inter
dic.ed by custom, when living under he
husbands roof, from talking g any bu
her younger sisters-In-Law OF brothers-in
Law. \ suheide mas '''e'l 'o''''''''e' y
i:..1<. JIt,Ina ,rIfs III a VILLAGE. in BurI