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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1890-12-25

SINCE the official vote Of the various
States has been announced tho da2ed
organs OF the &, o. p, are not saying
anything about being beaten by the
stay.at home Republicans. Take Mich.
igan for illustration. The official vote
has Just been proclaimed, Winans,
Democrat for Governor received 1888,
725 votes, Turner Republican, l79,205,
Winan's majority 1885 Last year
the Republicans poled 1866 6i26, and the
Democrats 2055. Republican major.
ity 33,A7l. Now just figure this up TO
suit yourself. You will find that n Re
publican majority Of over $4,000 has
been changed TO q minority OF over H..
600 In one year, on an increased vote OF
765i0 This makes the claim that the
stay.at.home vote did IL seem very
ailly.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1890-12-25

UNDER the Apportlonment bill,
which has passed tho House and is now
pending In the Senate. thirteen States
will receive an additional member
each, these being Alabama, Arkansas,
California. Colorado, Georgia, Kansas,
Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri,
New Jersey, O,egon, Washington, WIS
conain. Two additional members afe
allowed under the bill 10 each Of the
following States; Illinois, Minnesota,
Pennsylvania and Texas, Three add.
tloual members are given 10 the State
OF Nebraska twenty-five States, In.
GLIDING Ohio, will remain as they are,
The scheme TO diyest legislatures of
the power OF redlstrictlng aud yestlng
II In Congress, the verdict OF the eleC,
tons forced the Republicans to aban'
don.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1890-12-25
monnor mi oLEyRLANp.i u
The stark County Statesman Diaoouraea
Interestingly on Municipal Reform and
the Late Mckinley Warwick Fight


The stark County fstatesman Disoouraea
interestingly on Municipal Reform and
the Late Moifinley-Warwiek Fight
The Plain Dealer interviewed Hon,
John 70, Monnot last night and drew
out the following interesting c0nyefha~
ti0n The Stark county htatehman IN
on his way 10 Columbus and no antlcl'
pateh u busy session OF the legislature
during the coming winter, When seen
by reporter last evening Mr., Monnot
Expressed the opinion that an Import
ant feature Of Tho work before the gen
eral assembly tins winter will be IN the
direction Of municipal reform. "a
number OF the cities OF the states are
sadly IN need OF municipal reform" F"
said Mr., MOnn0t, "Meahufea which
will purify our existing city govern
menta ought 10 be taken, and these
measures should be n0npartlaan, am
OF the opinion, too, that they VIII be
n0npartiaan,"
What plan of reform doyou advo'
oateY"
"I favor tho federal plan, In this
plan the perpetrators OF all city mlhrple
can be held responsible for their mis-
management. Tho plan provides for a
central head or power In whom there IN
vested sufficient authority TO initiate
reform measures, and who IN also held
responsible for their n0nfullllment"
Mr., MOnnOt was the manager OF War
wick'a famous campaign against Mo
Kinley during the last election, with
reference 10 this light Mr. Monn0t said
at was one of the most famous cam
paigns In the history OF the sixteenth
dlalriot The record down there VIII
ever stand aa q monument 10 ltepuDll
can corruption and fraud, Why, IN
MI Union college alone there were llf'
ty-thr0e scholarships given 10 students
40 an indueement for them 10 enter
college. BY the provisions OF this gltt
theatndenta were 10 vote for Mcliln'
10y, II men could not be bribed 10 vote
for Mckinley, they were often brlbed
10 stay away from the pOlla ~ the next
best thing. Men were picked up In
the gultera drunk with checks on their
persons, aligned by q prominent Repub-
lcan politician, These checks were
brlbCa, and bribery was used without
shame by the Republican management,
There was but one auccehafnl way 20
thwart their methods, and that was by
Indefatigable labora by our managers,
We used this means and We won.'
Mr.. MonnOt 10 one OF the y0ungeat
members Of the general assembly, He
is q leader among the Democracy OF
Stark county, and enjoys an extensive
acquaintance among men OF both par
ties throughout the State, He leaves
this morning for Columbus.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1890-12-25
TAKEN FOR BRIDE AND GROOM


On u Philadelphia Ltrain that came
through here the other day the passen-
gers derived considerable amusement
from the actions OF u handsome young
man aud u worried looking but still
pretty woman They were 80 entirely
absorbed IN each other that they were
not separated for minute tho whole
trip, When she wanted TO walk on the
platform In Baltimore, he pr0menadod
up and down at her side yet they never
spoke q word save when necessary, aud
the people concluded that honeymoon
quarrel was In progress, Nobody
doubted for an instant that they were
brldeand groom, When they got out
here 10 change cara for Richmond, their
destination, the conductor, who knew
the man well, said
"Well, so long Hope youll get there
all right
"Oh, guess 80. But she's a slippery
customer, and have to watch her like
n cat"
The good looking man was deputy
sheriff, and was taking back TO Rich.
mond an unusually clever shoplifter that
he had tracked TO Philadelphia and ar
rested.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1890-12-25
A CENTURY AND A QUARTER OLD.


Charles Dudley Warner, writing TO
Harpei's Magazine of the longevity of
Southern California Indians says: "Dr.
Palmer has q photograph (which have
SEEM Of u squaw whom he estimates to
be- one hundred and twenty six years
old. When he visited her he saw her
put six watermelons In blanket, tie
II up, aud carry II on her back for two
miles. He is familiar with Indian Gus
toms and history, and careful cross
examination convinced him that her
information of old customs was not OBJ.
tained by tradition, She was conyer
SAINT with tribal habits she had prac-
ticed, such as the cremation OF the
dead, which the mission fathers had
compelled the Indians to relinquish
She had seen the Indians punished by
the fathers with floggings for persist.
ing In the practice OF cremation"
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1890-12-25
A NEW HNooH ARDEN.
a fennhyiyania Man Returns After
fphiFty'hiye Years And Tells His Story
az a Revival Meeting,


A Pennsylvania Man Returns Aftel
Thiftyshiye Years And Tells His story
alta Revival Meeting,
Thirty five years ago Timothy Miller
OF Lancaster Ia, married a yOiny wO-
inhh OF THIS town, ana after living with
her Tor lYe years removed with hih
FAMILY, then consisting OF his wife aud
two children, 10 Kansas, Soon aflHI
arriving there Miller disappeared, aud
not returning, Mn, Miller aud her babes
made thelr way back 70 frlendsin Ohio
Ah years passed and no word came from
her missing husband, she became con
WINGED that no had fallen u victim 10
border fuillaniam, aud married man
named Abhalom WinegarneT, with
whom fhe lived happily for over 20
years The children, very young when
thelT father left them long since forgot
all about him, ana 30 did nearly all who
knew him,
There II q revival going on at ono OF
the Lanoahtef churches, ana Ia the
small congregation tho other evening
pay u stranger q gfay-beaided old man,
When hll the rest had given In their
experience he arose 10 give his. lie
began by stating that "a years before
no had been converted In that church,
Aitef services they crowded round 20
know who he was, Great was their
antoniahment when he told them. lilo
SAID no had come back 10 SEQ his ohll,
dren, lilo disappeared aa myateriOu6y
aa ho came, not telling anyone whore
no was living or why he had 80 myate-
fl0ualy disappeared long ago.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1890-12-25
MORT WING.

We desire TO say to our citizens, that
for years WE have been selling DR.
Kings New Discovery for Consump-
tion, Dr. Kings New Life Pills, Buck.
lens Arnica Salve and Electric Bltters
and have never handled remedies that
sell as well, or that have given such
universal satisfaction. We DO not hest.
tate to guarantee them every time, and
we stand ready to refund the purchase
price, IL satisfactory results do not fol-
low their use. These remedies have
won their great popularity purely on
their merits. Durbin, Wright Il Co.,
Druppigtp
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1890-12-25

GEORGE w. DILLMAN, Of q Roland
street, Canton, has q very interesting
souvenir that marks the hard money
VS., U. s. bank fight In this country in
1884. IL is q copper coin Of the regula.
ton size of the old copper cent, On
one side Is good likeness Of General
Jackson, with this in raised letters;
"My substitute for U. =. Bank" expert.
ment-my currency-my glory. On
the reverse side Is a raised figure Of a
hog, with the letters, my third heat "
Around the rim Of the coin are the
words, "Perish credit, perish com
merce, 1884" "Down with the Bank"
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1890-12-25

The times have not been so hurd, money
30 scarce and people so poor as now, for
over fifteen years. Mansfield Shield.
And yet we have had good crops,
splendid weather. no epidemics aud are
at peace with all the world. We also
have more money per capita, no shown
by President Harrlson's annual mess
age, than we have had for fifteen years,
The trouble is general disturbance Of
trade caused by the'McKinley bill, and
a universal loss Of confidence In u
weak, vascilliating, extravagant aud
corrupt Administration.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1890-12-25

BECAUSE there was q shortage In the
potato crop, was that any reason for
making the people pay 25 per cent more
q bushel for them 2 One would think
80 from the following from the Phila.
delphia Press;
The free.trade papers, which are on
larging on the influence Of the McKin'
Icy tariff In advancing the price OF
potatoes, carefully and dishonesty con
ceal the fact that the crop this year is
one.third short, or li0000,000 bushels
against an average Of l65,0000OC
bushels for the past two years.
The truth Is that the cost Of potatoes
would be but double that OF last year,
instead of treble but for the Mckinley
bill and the Press figures clearly show
a.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1890-12-25
oHRIaIMAa nIaana
Romping under the Mistletoe and Pun
Pure and True,

Christmas rOmping has never gone
out OF vogue, aud 40 II Is, after All, an
innocent rOmp, who would want II 10
No Southern girl would DO like the
elderly EngllAh maiden who wore a
wreath 0f mlhtlet0e on her head, thus
inviting a series OF kihRngH, but each
0neia oOnslderate enough tOneVer 10 got
under tho mlhtlet0e unless her very own
sweetheart 10 near her. Ihs mistletOe
la removed after Christmas night, for IL
represents o fr0iG only kept up while
everybody II present, The great delight
OF the establishment II always 10 get
grandpapa or grandmama dnder the
mlatlet0e b0ugh, and then 20 let a pro-
oeahl0n be FORMED, eael membei OF
which lmprlnta kiss un the dear faces,
THESE klhhta arc good, sweet, pure ones,
ana There In no girl who should be ad'
ylaed against being In the room where
the mlatlet0e Ia,
II IL true that Tom may aeile q klh
II you happen for q minute 10 be under
the waxy looking berries IL 10 true
that you may inelte your mother 10
KISS Tom aa he stands there inviting
tribute from you, but this IN all honest
play 10 which nobody but pi udea could
object, Get the dear mother 10 take
her place then, and SOC how the boys,
young and old, will strive 10 kIaa the
lips that say the kindly words, or 10
make q rosy blush come on her face aa
the tender tribute Ia placed on her fore,
head by some friend OF her giTlhOOd,
somebody who TeYerencea the beautiful
lips she has had. Aa long ~ the mlatle'
toe representa- sweet pure fun, hang IL
up, and do not lot the waxen berries be
forgotten.
Search then for the berries Put them
up on Christmas eve, Don't lot Il Christ.
mas custom, or Christmas expression
OF Joy die, Make II the time when the
woes and worries OF life are forgotten,
and only the merrment aud jOlIty COME,
Il Ruth Aahmore, In Christmas Ladies'
Home journal.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1890-12-25

THE New York Star has II that Rus
sell y, Harrison personally conducts
The pictorial campaign for his ambitious
parent In the Judge, showing MIR,
Blaine as q quack aud fool, This week o
attack, which appears on the Arat page
OF the periodical, shows Blaine as an
oyergrown boy with the face and cap
OF a fool, hanging up Presidential
stocking for Santa Claus 10 lll. The
misShapen piece OF fOotgear is labeled
Reciprocity Scheme" On a mantel-
piece on which II 10 10 be hung there
arc already the stocking of Mckinley,
labeled Protection" and the sock Of
Harrison, aquare't0ed and stout,
branded Honesty" Blaine 10 repre-
sented as saying, "l'm a-going 10 catch
on this timew with obvious alluslon 10
his previous failures as q yender OF
nostrums In Presidential politics,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1890-12-25
THE PULPIT MUST FOLLOW THE
GOWN.

The Interior organ of Western Pres
byterianlsm, has u well laid scheme for
the establishment Of more sympathetic
relations between those who preach
and those who are preached nj, or TO.
This advice applies equally 10 pulpitB
that are not Presbyterian,
That curious combination OF the bar
rlcade and sofa, common In our younger
days In every chancel, 10 responsible for
wrong h0miletical themes, aB we'll as
bad homlletlcal style, Pastors will no
longer worry their long-euilering con
gregati0na with tedious discussions OF
enextrlcable problems when the people
take away the dead-rest over which
they have trained their heavybore guns.
Get outside of the box. DO not attempt
to memorlze the exact wording Of your
address, Let people call II "a talk
rather than "a sermon; you will lind
that they will like II. Keep at II. BE-
fore you know II, II will be harder TO
read q manuscript than 10 speak with.
out II. You viii gain In force what
you lore IN elegance; and II your rEe
toric be not 30 much admired, your
courage and personal interest IN your
hearers will more than atone for that,
Keep your platform, keep your lecture,
but burn your pulpit aud the church,
40 well 40 yourself, Will be the gamer,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1890-12-25

TIE high protected potters keep on
cutting down the wages Of their work.
men, a New Jersey man having scaled
down his employees from 10 to 10 per
cent, and Senator Sherman has had
ample evidence Of the truth that the
heads of trusts aud monopoly are not
the means to deals justice TO the work
ingmen. Is he now prepared TO resoind
his vote on the Mckinley bill2
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1890-12-25
Legal Notice.

Mrs. Lucinda Wells residing IN sohoolcratt, State
Of Michigan n, WnllA, foslllng M Kansas CITY,
state uf MisH0url Mrs \, l., Matthowa, residing IN
Little Rock, state Of ArkanfAH, ucnrFu WclA, ~.
siding IN Nan Francisco, state 0f California, and
Sarah q, Wells, residing IN Dubuque, state NJ ONO,
Will take notice that on the 10th day VI November
1900. William i'lCro lcd his petition, aud on tho
18th day NJ neccmhca 1890, nlcd hla amendment
thereto, IN Common llcna Court stark county,
OhlO IN case No, 1uiO against the above named
parties ANA others which u tlilun ana said nmonda
mont stats that said ref0 IA the owner IN too sim.
plo ANA IN possession Of the following described
real estate bong the north half VI the north half OF
lot No ~, In the city Of Canton, county of stark,
state Of Onto that the above named parties oiaim
an interest IN Hhld real estate adverse tn said plurOa
Rights And ltlr that sild above nainud nnrtlcA, ana
neither Of thum have no estate right tlllu or lntor
cs IN Hld real estate or any part thuf0f ~ against
said plAuiif, hnd the prayer 0f qnld petition hnd
amendment IN that said above named parties and
ohcm may he required ~ vet forth hclr claims, or
be forever barred thofcffuml that said claims bO
Rdudgcd null nnd void, aud plalnilltaHald flcrou)
tltn ndludFCd good ana valid ANA clear Of OIL llons
and clOude AMI the same he uuotpd agnuat all said
rlalnis ana liens, ana for such otnOr relief as Ia
proper
said above named parties are required TO answer
on or before the iith day Of February 1891, or
Judgment may be taHon against tlum,
Canton, o., Dec. ~ 1900 ,M Plaintiff
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1890-12-25
mpooll.

The transition from long, lingering
and painful sickness TO robust health
marks an epoch In the life Of the indi-
vidual. Such q remarkable event Is
treasured IN the memory and the agency
whereby the good health has been
attained is gratefully blessed, Hence
,it Is that 30 much is heard In praise Of
Electric Bitters. SO many feel they
owl their restoration to healty, TO the
use of the Great Alternative and Tonic.
II you are troubled with any disease Of
Kidneys, Liver or stomach, Of long or
short standing you will surely find
relief by use OF Electric Bitters, Sold
nj SOC, and ~ per bottle at Durbin,
Wright u Cos drugstore.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1890-12-25
oHRIsTmAs IN THIN HEART,
Hut DO Not Lose tho Happy Spirit in
lOhaae lieyond Your Means,

Chase BEYOND Your Means.
Elizabeth Stuart Phelps thinks that
We are fast losing the sweet spiritual
Significance Of Christmas In our fever
iah ambition 10 0utdo one another In
the giving Of expensive and lavish gifts.
She wellsaysi at IL the greateat-lt
ought 10 be tho grandeat- In our
calendar A pretty spirit, false ex-
traYagance, n lost temper, a wOfn'Out
body, disappointed soul, have no
more place NJ Christmas thar NJ mar
riage time, or heaven time"
That too many lose all Joy OF simple
gift giving In arriving after the unat-
talnable, we toO-well know, A gift
ought not 10 DO measured by lta cost,
any more than the sunshine should be
measured by the square yard, A gift
Ia an expression of kindllneaa, II 10 the
expression, not the cost, we value,
What Christmas means 10 too many
Miss Phelps cleYerly describes In the
f0llOwlngi
The madding crowd making itself
maniac across the impaaaable streets,
choking the wrlthlng shops, atalllng
the railway trains, blocking the United
States mails, and checking, stalllng,
blocking and maddlng more madly ey-
cry } ear than IL did the year before,
does not necessarily mean the growth
OF the Christmas sense, but II 10 quite
an likely 10 mean tho growth OF
Christmas nonsense, IL means a vast
amount Of folly, imitation, greed, am
billion. II means an lncalculable sum
OF enyieS, diaappolntments, iealousies,
IL means unmeaaured aches, IN means
women literally "tlTed ~ death" and
men In dent, and nelghbora offended,
and rich relatives cajOled, and u host Of
human blundera which we might call
the Christmas waste.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1890-12-25
Divorce Notice.

by h rfanenDach, Plaintiff, IN tho Court OF
w. Common Pleas,
lrisIlan riaitonbach, Dot't stark County, ohio,
hrntlan pfanonbach residing at Georgetown.
NJ, viii take tOtlco that on the With day VI No.
nhor A. u, iHfD plAlntlil nlud her petition IN the
lft " cunmon plunp, Stark county, uhiu. bolnll
NJ number 1888, praying q divorce from said
|lntAn pfaHnnbnch, on the ground uf wlllful nh.
W Tor more than yoatp fAlllfO 10 support, and
ltnal dfunkonnum Tor throo yeara last paai past,
for nlimOny and custody " minor chlluron,
4 that said cnuBo viii be for hearinH on and after
1Nuohn and ono day from art publication
MAllN H. pFAFEnNnAOH,
27-Lw NY u, Lnwie, her Attly,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1890-12-25

rnr veteran Col, Sim. X. Donayin,
Of Delaware, o., has been interviewed
on the Ohio aituation, lie talks like q
prophet. Here IN one OF his sentences
that reads like inspiration;
IN this state, II the Republicans
should nominate Mckinley for Gov
efn0r and thus make the tariff a dis
tlnetiye issue We will sweep Ohio like
q whirlwind."
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1890-12-25
KISSING A FORCE BILL ORATOR.
tFrom New York World. J


One of the honorables, insisting that
his Views must and should prevail, de.
clured that otherwise 81 am In favor
Of putting b0yonet behind every bal
lOtW
All awe was gone. Forgetting his
pretty, new-won wife, the bridegroom
Missed; rising in his honest brogan
shoes, the rustic hissed casting his bill
to the four winds, the suppliant hissed !,
n man once more, the lounger hissed !;
sc0rning the the base lesson, the stu
dent hlased Missed, one and all, us their
English fathers hiaBed the second James
aud their Revolutionary sires the third
George,
Never has the ambassador on the
floor delivered such an utterance, and
never his sovereign In the gallery given
such q reply.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1890-12-25
|ethlng Everyone Needs.
AgGOOd UMBRELLA
our Stock you need look no
'ler. We have nearly 500 choice
ms In handles TO select from, aud
q reliable quality.
lEWELRY, OF COURSE.

|arly everyone expects some little
% Of Jewelry for Christmas.
b looking Tor that bear us IA
ana remember that we have
casei full Of Novelties, bought
Iho Holiday Trade, Don't think
plated goods, for we have solid
too
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1890-12-25
AN OLD SAW.

II Christmas day on Thursday be
Awindy winter yo will aeoj
Windy weather In each week,
Aud hard temposy strong and thick
The summer shalt nd good and dry
Corn and beasts shall multiply,
That year la good for land 10 tlll
Kings and princess shall dlo by skill,
lfa child born that day shall be,
tshall happen right woll for hei
or doods no shall DO good and stable,
Wise OF speech and reasonable,
whose that day goes thloying ab iui
llo shall be punished without doubt
Aud II sickness that day boiido
II shall quickly from thee glido,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1890-12-25
AS TO CLOAKS and FURS

Why, they are just the gift to give your
wife, your mother, or daughter Come
In yourself, exercise your own iudg-
ment, II the size or style doesn't suit,
Will exchange after Christmas,
Those dreaGy Fur CGpes make a
beautiful glft.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1890-12-25

THE Mckinley organs in this section
are 30 badly demorall2ed that they
seem dlsinclined to tell the truth, wher
truth would answer better than false
hood. The Alliance Review repeats
that the Democratic Club Of Canton tel
egraphed Gov. Hill that they would
stand by Grover Cleveland The Y. M
ID. o. never telegraphed Gov, Hill any.
thing Of tbe kind.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1890-12-25
ooNdREssMAN-ELEor HARTER IN
NEW YORK,

The Star man about town says.
! met the other day Michael u. Ilar.
ter, C0ngressmane elect from Ohio, rs
he was straying about his New York
club. In outward appearance Mr.. Har.
Ter is simplicity lrself He Is q medi.
um.si2 d, bald head man of lfty or
thereaCouts, with heavy, dark, slightly
Rrizzlgd mustaChe, large eyes, Of dark
gray, ! should say aud an uuobtrusiye
manner. Ills dress Is OF the simplest,
and everything aboUt the man seems 20
proclaim him what he haa proved him.
Salf TO be.-earnest, straightforward and
sensible. He was long distinguished
among manufacturers as an advocate
Of tariff reform, and upon this issue his
people elected MN to Congress. His
manly speech rs Chairman OF q recent
Democratic state Convention IN Ohio
marked him out for local leadership In
the present tariff reform atruggle.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1890-12-25

The Akron Daily Beacon has Just
celebrated lta twenty-Arat anniversary
with q twelye'page paper, crowded
with llratolaaa matter aud home adyer
tlalng, The Beacon In u good RepuDli'
can Journal, or as good as paper can
be That supports u very wicked party,
aud we are gratllled to learn that II 10