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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1890-12-11
Black Silk Dresses
FOR
CHRISTMAS GIFTS.

No more suitable, seryiceable or 40.
cept0ble present can be made than u
handsome BLACK SILK DRESS. A
lady's wardrobs Is only complete when
II contains one,
We are putting forth special efforts
to nuke II convenient and profitable
for Holiday buyers In our silk Depart
ment The values we offer are much
more than ordinary, and we have neat.
strong boxes made FOR the purpose.
just large enough to hold q dress pat
tern, in which 1t can be shipped with
perfect safety.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1890-12-11

CnAs, sEEdANN
ATTORNEY AT LAw-Oinc0 Commercial BloOh
No. ~ South Market street, Canton, o,
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-03-24
HASTINGS PRACTICAL JOKE.

He Delivers His Friends Set Speech Before
Memory-How the Other Fellow FIound.
cred in His Address.
Colonel j. P. Coburn enjoys good story,
and he likes to tell one occasionally. He
did it yesterday. and it was about Dan
Hastings. The story, of course, is public
property in Bellefonte, where the General is
we'll known, but it may be new to some
Pittsburgers.
When Hastings was younger man, he
and friend of his named Yocum were in
vited to address Sunday school few miles
from Bellefonte. Yocum and the General were
chums and they roomed together. Hastings
made no preparation, but intended to speak as
the spirit moved him. Yocum gave his sub
ject much thought and finally wrote
were to make the addresses the two were
sitting in their room, when Yocum
pulled out his manuscript and wanted
Dams opinion of his composition. Now, Hast
ings has a remarkable memory, and when so
inclined can retain almost anything he hears.
Yocum read the speech. and they finally agreed
that Hastings should speak first.
Arrived at the school the next day commit
tee met them. and when they were asked if it
made any difference who should take the floor
first Yocum replied: "0h. mo-; Hastings
and have settled that. BE will be the first
speaker
The General then delivered Yocum's
set speech, and the latter was paralyzed. He
managed, however, TO make some laundering
remarks. hut his rage was furious. He wouldn't
talk to Hastings for a long time, until friends
began to notice the GOODNESS.
whats the matter between you and Dam"
one of the boys asked Yocum.
"You ask Hastings" he answered. HE
played mean trick on me, and won't for
get it.''
The joke finally leaked out, and everybody
had hearty laugh at Y Yocum's expense.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-03-24
TRICKS OF A TRADE.
A Druggist Speaks of the Profits In the
Soda Water Business.

A Druggist Speaks of the Profits In the
Sodn Water Business.
SIS there much profit in the soda water busi-
ness? Well, l should say there is" remarked a
druggist with wink. THE beauty of the
business is that the profit is unlimited. You
can make 100 per cent. or 1000 just as easily rs
not. 1t depends on your degree of honesty, and
how you regard the tastes and stomachs of your
customers. II you wish to retain their trade,
you will give them good article. profit 100 per
cent; If you cater for transient custom you
make 900 per cent. That is the difference.
"Oh, well. now / don't care to give
away many of the secrets of the business, but l
don't object to giving tho uninitIated a gentle
hint. will say that any reliable dealer can.
for nickel a glass, give a man real fruit
flavors, actual cream and high pressure water,
and still double his money. Such a decoction
per glass would cost ~ cents. but l will
wager that the average soda water that is
drunk here or elsewhere doesn't cost more than
a cent, and sometimes less than that.
ITO begin with, saving is often made in
lowering the pressure, and the result is the
water doesn't sparkle. 1t is insipid. and
you instinctively feel when. you drink it
that it lacks something. Then the
alleged fruit fiavors are made out of cheap
ethers and other volatile substances. True.
they are not harmful. and they can be guzzled
with Impunity, but the delicate aroma IL not
there and the cost is a trifle. For 81
dealer can make large quantity of these cheap
havors. Chocolate is another article that is
easily adulterated. As for the Saratoga waters.
out of salts"
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-03-24
RETURN OF THE WANDERER,
steIIu Wier Tolls Her Own Story About Her
Departure From Home-She Thinks We'll
OF Convent Life, md NIny Return-Some
of the Reports About Her Denied.

SteIIn Wier Tolls Her Own Story About Her
Departure From Home-She Thinks Well
of Convent Life, and NIny Return-Some
of the Reports About Her Denied.
Miss Stella Wier, who returned from
the Home of the Good Shepherd in Co.
lumbus a few days ago, was seen at her
home on the Southside last night. Miss
Wier is a pretty little girl; she possesses
almost perfect features and shows signs of
more than ordinary intelligence.
At first the young lady refused to saw any
thing about the sensational reports which have
been printed about her or her stay in the Co
1umbus convent But upon being pressed for
her own account of why she left home, she said:
Il left home of my own accord, because L
wanted to go: l was considerably hurt by the
untruthful publications which brought me be-
fore the public, and can only say that those
who started the reports desired to I'M ure me. /
do not regret the step took when l went to
the convent. l could have come with mother
during the holidays, but Mother Gertrude was
so kind to me that did not care to leave"
will you return to the convent againr'
81 have not decided that. I will be at home
some time, What will do in the future can
not tell yet"
Miss Wier referred frequently to Father
Bernard and Alderman Hartman, and ex-
pressed herself as very grateful to them for the
interest they took in her behalf. She denied
having seen Mr. Slater at the time that gentle
man made the trip to Columbus to have an IN
terview with her.
Miss Wier's return recalls the sensational
reports that were published regarding herself,
and the efforts of several persons on the South
side to prevent her from going to the Columbus
convent. 1t will be remembered that when she
went to Columbus it was said that she had been
sent there by her mother, who desired to pre-
vent heI from receiving the attentions of
young man named Ansel. An unsuccessful
effort was made to have her taken from the
convent on haDeas corpus proceeding. The
that she had been cruelty treated: said she
wanted to remain, and she was allowed to
do cn
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-03-24
PASSION SUNDAY OBSERVED.

Ii Was Mude n Day for Temperance Work
i'm Ireland A Lnyman's Hint To the
Local CIergy-No Notice Taken of the
Famous Anti Liquor Letter.
Yesterday was celebrated in ali the Catho-
lie churches in Pittsburg and Allegheny, as
well as throughout the world, as Passion
Sunday. 1t is feast day. so called from
the passion of Christ, and was ordained to
prepare Catholics for the worthy celebration
OF the event. At the high masses in all the
churches the passion was read by the clergy.
outside Ot this there were no speclal services
In Ireland something new in the way OF eele-
Dratlon was inaugurated. and IN view OF the
session of the License Court. number OF the
Plttsburg priests would like to have done the
same. The Archbishop of Cashel issued cir
cular to the clergy calling upon them TO make
special effort in temperance work upon the
DAY: he requested them to discourse 70 their
nocKs on the vice of intemperance. he also
Ordalned that temperance society De estao-
nshed In every parish. He also expressed
wish tnat henceforth every child about TO re-
celVe the sacrament of confirmation or holy
communion Tor the first time be enrolled as
member OF the temperance society and con-
tinue until he or she will have attained the age
of2I.
At the Council of Baltimore pastoral letter
was adopted in favor of taking stand against
lntemperance. The priests and lairy. especially
Lne former, were urged TO do all in their power
to get Catholics out of the liquor business and
engage in some other calling The Irish bishops
nave taken the matter up. and there is severe
crltlclsm going on about the American prelates
being SO far behind. The sermons preached in
Ireland yesterday were the result of the letter
adopted by the Council of Baltimore A few
years ago Pope Leo KILL, 1t will be remem-
bered, issued his famous brief to the Arch
bishops OF Ireland commencing the work of the
Catholic Total Abstinence societies, and urging
the priesthood to be models of tempera1ce
hap zni1 fhar aixrtr, 80 II
and was the only cure for the evil of intemper-
ance
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-03-24
RECEDING AT ALL POINTS,.

Rivers Going Down the Hendwaters-
The Mills Mt N1ckcesport Inundated
All Danger From the Swollen Cone
mnugh ut Johnstown Passed.
The news from other points was as fol-
lows: At Nick eesport the Monongahela
river reached its highest point here at
o'clock in the afternoon, when the rising of
the swollen stream stopped. The water did
not go high enough to reach the high water
mark made some years ago by two feet, but
it did much damage as it was. The entire
plant of the W. Devices Wood Com
pany, and one of the departments of
the National Rolling Mills, are
under water. The Wood & Co.
plant was submerged att o'clock, and by noon
there were five feet of water in the mill. Along
the Monongahela and Youghiogheny all houses
located close to the banks were flooded: In
the most of them along the Youghlogheny
river the water reached almost to the top OF
the first story, but did little damage to any
thing but the houses and foundations The oc-
cupants were prepared for the high river. Sew
eral departments of the National mills will be
idle for several days. The water filled the fly
wheel pits and also the flues, and in the Sic
mems furnace department. At the Wood Com
pany plant there will be idle men for week,
during which time repairs will be made on the
food damage.
The following came from Johnstown: Fortu-
nately, the high water passed OF without doing
any particular damage, and the cold weather
now is assurance that the danger point is
passed.
THE DISPATCH correspondent at Wheeling
telegraphed: River % feet l0inches and rising.
Departed-Ben Hur, Pittsburg, A. NJ; Ram
bow, Cincinnati, A. M; Lizzie Bay, Pittsburg,
p NJ; Courier. Parkersburg. P. M. Weather
cloudy and cool. Reports from the interior
along the headwaters of the Monongahela are
more reassuring, and all apprehensions of
serious flood here are past, dispatches say.
Some damage has been DONE but the cold
snap stopped the rain and the streams are fall
ing. 1t is not expected that the Ohio at this
point will go higher than SO feet. which is 20
feet lower than the great flood in 1854.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-03-24
LINED WITH WEALTH.
Arrest OF n Hungarian Who Carefully Con.
ceaIed His Pocketbook

Inspector McAleese last night received tel
gram from the Chief of Police of Harrisburg,
asking for the arrest Iof Martin Gorick, Hun
garian, wanted for larceny. He had left
Harrisburg for Chicago, by the $40 p. NJ.
train. and arrived in Pittsburg in time for
the II 55 going west. Detectives William Shore
and John McTighe were also. by
strange coincidence, waiting for the same
train, and were perfectly willing to take either
the train OF the man. Detective McTighe as
sumed an Hungarian expression of counte-
nance and softly singing a verse of CLARA
Nolan's Ball." asked the traveller whittier he
was drifting.
Gorick replied in choice Hungarian dialect
that he didn't think ii was any of the officers
business, to which McTighe responded with
his left and grabbed the Hungarian by the col
lar. Detective Shore counselcd peace in the
meeting, and moved an adjournment and the
Hun to the Central station.
AS in all first-class hotels the guest was re-
quested to disrobe before retiring, which he
was very reluctant to do, at the same time be-
traying evidences of fear by a palpable shiver-
ing. Some persuasion was used, and when the
none too superfiuous clothing, except the Gus
tomary coating of dirt, was removed pocket
book containing $50 was found concealed in the
inner recesses of his underclOthing
An officer from Harrisburg will arrive to
take charge of him this evening.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-03-24
STILL IN THE ARENA.
The Prohibition Party Will Bid
Again for All Public Offices.
STATE CANDIDATES TO BE NAMED.
How General Hastings Delivered His
Friends Set Speech.
A PRACTICAL JOKE WE'LL CARRIED OUT

Mr.. Tallie Morgan, President of the Pro-
hibition Party League, sat in the Seventh
Avenue Hotel yesterday afternoon musing
on how to circumvent the enemy. He is a
bright Welshman from Scranton, and thor
oughly imbued with the idea that some day
the sale of liquor will be prohibited by law
in the United States. Even with a majority
of III, 900 votes against the amendment in
Pennsylvania, he is not discouraged, and is
very much unlike Elijah. who imagined
at one time that the Lord didn't have a
solitary Christian left in the world who was
on His side.
HOW HE ARGUES.
"Wh-," said Mr.. Morgan yesterday,
1900, 900 votes were cast for the amendment,
and these men must be Prohibitionsts. They
represent the better element in politics, and
without them the Republican party would be
in the minority. The Prohibitionists have
never worked on political basis. There never
was any systematic organization. and we have
commenced again with the same old purpose.
but the methods of work have been radically
changed. The object of the league is purely
educational. All persons of both sexes above
Is years of age will be admitted. Once every
month all the election districts in the state
will be flooded with posters, cartoons and liter
ature Understand me. this league is not the
Prohibition party. 1t is merely means, an ad-
junct, to attain a desirable end.
"In my work of organization have already
visited Sc counties, and we now have 600 Sec
retaries employed in various parts of the
State. These men are engaged in enrolling
names, hunting up young men and seeking out
voters. l couldn't say how many names we
have secured.
NEITHER DEAD NOR SLEEPING.
81 still have 81 counties to visit and won't
stop until we are thoroughly organized all over
Pennsylvania. The Prohibition party is neither
dead nor sleeping. Next fall we will put full
line of county. legislative, Congressional and
State candidates for office in the field. num-
Der of men have been mentioned in connection
with the Governorsnip. Some of them are Judge
Rhone, of Wilkesbarre; H. T. Ames, of Will
Transport; James Black, of Lancaster: John ID.
Gill. of Westmoreland county, and Charles s.
Wolfe. They are all strong men and well
known. Either of them, if elected would
make a good Governor. I couldn't say which
one would be the most available. One thing is
certan-we will make a red hot fight. We feel
sure we can cut figure. and in time will be
successful"
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-03-24
FIRST OF ITS KIND.
The Gusky Asylum for Hebrew
Orphans Set Safely on Its Feet.
TO BE DEDICATED In THE FALL.
Work of Building to Begin Soon on the
Perrysville Road Site.
THE PERMANENT OFFICERS ELECTED

The Gusky orphan asvlum was placed
upon its feet yesterday. A meeting of those
interested was held, and the first step taken
toward the organization OF the institution.
1t is expected that work upon the building
will begin at once, and it will be ready for
dedication by fall. The asylum will be 10
Gated not far from the Westyiew oil field, on
the Perrysville road.
The meeting was held in the chapel of
temple Rodef Sholem, on Eighth street.
The following prominent officers were
elected: President, joseph Cohen; Vice
President, Charles Zugsmith, Jr.; Secre-
tary, B. n. Jacobs; Treasurer, /. E. lsaacs;
Trustees, Rev. DR.. L. Mayer, A. Fink,
William DeWolf, E. Weller and Morris
Rosenthal.
THE NAME ADOPTED.
It was decided to name the institution the
j. NJ. Gusky Orphanage and Home for the
Aged Association of Western Pennsylvania.
pointed Committee on Constitution: Joseph
Stadtfeld. A. Israel, William DeWolf, s. Rodel-
helm and b. N. Jacobs. They will make their
report at another general meeting to be called
within short time by the President. AS soon
as the constitution has been adopted charter
will be applied for. committee composed OF
Samuel Blng William Frank and h. Solomon
were appointed to wait upon Mrs. Gusky and
notify her of the proceedings of the meeting.
The asylum will be located on the Perrysville
road, just beyond the terminus of the electric
railway. Several months ago Mrs. Gusky pur-
chased a lot consisting of 81 acres. Upon the
ground will be erected a building to cost be-
tween $4,000 and $4,000. 1t will be composed
of brick and stone, with brown stone trimmings
All the modern appliances and conyeniences
for such an institution will be put in the build
ing. Architects are now at work upon the
plans, and they will be completed within
couple of weeks.
MONEY COMING IN.
Mrs. Gusky has donated 81 900 per year for
the maintenance Of the institution. So far
about $1,000 has been donated to the endow-
ment fund, and $1,000 have been subscribed in
the way of subscriptions.
The building will accommodate, when COM
pleted 100 children, and from 20 to 80 old folks.
1t will be the first Hebrew asylum in this part
of the State. The work will be extended to
West Virginia and Eastern Ohio. 1t is expected
that a number of orphans will be taken from
Johnstown. Since the death of their parents
in the flood, there are q number of Hebrew
children shifted about. with no one to care for
them. The Pittsburg Association now has TWO
of them in charge of the Lutheran Church
Home. at Demmler station. on the Baltimore
and Ohio road There are IN all seven Hebrew
children in the home.
No fee will be charged in the new asylum for
the maintenance and care of Hebrews.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-03-24
NOT QUITE KNOCKED OUT.

Judge Gripp Takes a Mans Breath By Civ.
Ing Him n Workhouse Sentence-The
Offender Gets Even by Going on Strike
in the Courtroom.
Mark German and Henry Boyle had
some little differences of opinion, Saturday
night and German made his mark by club
bling Boyle over the head with a bottle, in
order to point one of his remarks at Boyle
and the corner of Liberty and Sixth
avenues. Officer Gang took in the situa-
ton and the men. The fuss was resumed
when the case came up before Judge Gripp,
yesterday morning, Germans statement
being that Boyle was full and fell on the bottle,
which was empty. Boyle went into minute
particulars and logically demonstrated his side
to be the correct version, both men standing
side by side in front of Judge Gripp's desk
during the argument
The magistrate as he discovered the men
were old friends and that their case was not
very serious after all, leaned back in his seat
and, intending to let them down easily, jocu-
larry suggested to German that about six
months in the workhouse would just fit his
case.
The man stood amazed; his jaw dropped; but
If the sentence took his breath away he got his
second wind in remarkably short order. He
gave Boyle tremendous thump in the jaw
which sent him spinning fully ten feet. Boyle,
who had put on a most plaintiff expression,
as beitting his position in this case. struck the
wall as if fired from a catapult, followed by
German, who wanted to give him another FOR
luck" but Sergeant Robert Gray grasped the
belligerent defendant and ran him back to his
cell. Judge Gripp, probably thinking that
Boyle had had enough, discharged him and
committed German to jail for conrt trial for
going on such a strike in a court of Justice.
There were 81 others who quoted the Litany
about being miserable offenders. Julius Stamm
and John Cornblaum, being the first to pass un-
der the rod and over the hills to the work
house for 80 days. They were clerks in Kauf-
mann's store. and charged with thleving,
Stamm admitting the soft impeachment.
Marvel Jores had no money, tobacco, shelter
or friends, and was several thousand miles
from home, and asked to be sent to the work
house. and was accommodated with lodgings
for 60 days.
Miss Kate Williams and Peter Brown had
been celebrating in rock and rye. She got
well filled up with the rye and knocked Peter
down with a rock, and went to the works for 80
days. while Peter went to Jail for 10 days.
They've both been there before, many
time'
Martin Carroll in his anxiety to get the cor
rect time. held up James Anderson on Try
street Saturday night, and in company with
another footpad, took his watch. He can
study the workhouse clock for so days, while
his confederate who took time by the forelock,
escaped.
Frank Rodgers kept a gambling house at 30
Bedford avenue, and will keep the privacy of
his apartment at the workhouse for 80 days,
while seven colored companions were sent to
Jail for two days for shooting craps" although
no evidence was offered that anyone was
The services concluded with the doxology,
which was intoned by Assistant Superintenden
O'Mara.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-03-24
DIAMOND CUT DIAMOND.
A Young Lady Taken Down From Her
Perch on n Cable Car.

Young Lady Taken Down From Her
Perch on n Cable Car.
It was in a Fifth avenue traction car yester-
day. A young lady, stylishly dressed, got on at
Craft avenue, and after pulling off the glove
from her left hand and extracting her purse
from pocket on the right hand side OF her
dress, she paid her fare but forgot to put on
her glove. On the third finger of her
hand was solitaire, which she seemed
to be trying to show off to the passengers to the
greatest advantage. Whether 1t was the
knowledge that she was engaged she tried to
convey to the passengers, or whether it was
the ring itself. the other people in the could
only guess. 1t was generally supposed that she
had just been given the ring, and as there were
no other diamonds in tie car she felt honored.
At the foot of Soho Hill son of Italy, who
had a hand as big as a ham and who was
about the dirtiest looking mortal ever
seen on the cars, got on and sat opposite the
young lady. Noticing the diamond ring he
tshed out from stock of garlic and onions. in
an inside pocket a Kohinoor. While it was
not quite as large as a headlightit was an un-
usually large diamond, and appeared to be a
good stone. The young lady looked at the
ring, then at its wearer and then at her own
small diamond. The other passengers observed
the little scene as the young lady's hauteur
dropped She suddenly emcmbered that she
had forgotten to put on the other glove, and
lost no time in doing so.