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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1891-09-24

AND now for the golden autumns and
the glorious Indian summer. But the
wise man will not let the promise OF
so much crimson-flecked and russell
hued beauty tempt him to throw away
his old army overcoat and rubber boots
Jerry Rusk is apt to break loose and GO
on a tear any moment, with his patent
rain machine. Toledo News.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1891-09-24
THAT LABOR GUT IN AKRON.
Letter from a Laboring Man.

AKRON, Sept. II, 1891.
ED. Observation-Disclosures,
Miller Il Co, made their annual cut in
wages on Monday. The cut is about
30 per cent. all around. This is the 25th
cut Please give the above a place in
your valuable paper.
A MAN WHO WAS CUT.
We have no daily paper here like the
DEMOCRAT, that speaks out bold for
the laboring man, but we all say with
you "shoot the robber tariff"
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1891-09-24

II Gov. Hill is afraid to go to Ohio, he
will be compelled to surrender his liam
a-Democratn gong.-Washingto Post.
And the Canton Democrats will hang
him in eff1gy as they did Grover Cleve-
land.-Toledo Blade.
viii the Blade name the time when
Canton Democrats burned Grover
Cleveland III effigy. No one here ever
heard of such thing.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1891-09-24
$500 Reward [!

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with Vests egetable Liver Pills when tho direc-
lions are strictly complied with, They are purely
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cents, Beware OF counterfeits and limitations. The
genuine manufactured only by THE JOHN o. Wnsg
Wright d Co., Canton, o. M-w-EAW
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1891-09-24

MAJOR MCKINLEY is having the Re.
publican Banner, German newspaper
of N. Y, mailed to Germans all over
Ohio. Most Of the Stark Co. Germans
have received copy. 1t contains a
fulsome article on Mckinley as SOL
dier and patriot, and another edi-
torial on Mckinley as protectionisI
and a friend of the German race.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1891-09-24

JOHN SHERMAN lost his overcoat at
the Ohio State Fair on Thursday. AL.
though the thermometer was 80 degrees
above zero in the shade, John missed 1t
Immediately. The above incident H.
lustrates the inner temperature of John
and Williams campaign. What will 1t
be when the chilly days of the melan-
choly November approach.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1891-09-24

AT the conclusion yesterday of Gov.
Campbell's great speech at Sidney,
thirty-one heretofore Republicans
called on the Governor and announced
that they would vote for him. Eleven
of them went and Immediately sub
scribed for General Amos Democratic
county paper. So the tide is turning
big against McKinley.-[Columbus
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1891-09-24

WHEN Mckinley visits the county
fairs, 1t is noticeable that he never goes
around to the sheep pens. He has con,
siderable gall, but not enough to look a
sheep in the face under the present low
price of wool.--[ Holmes Co. Farmer.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1891-09-24

The silver dollar is worth just one
hundred cents, always will be. All this
talk about an eighty.cent dollar is the
veriest bosh. 1t comes from men, as
a rule, who are opposed to silver as
money, in any form, excepting, possibly,
in fractional parts of a dollar.-Alli-
ance Leader,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1891-09-24

JULIUS @. Burrows said one thing
in his Canton speech that will make
many votes for Gov. Campbell. He
said If Mckinley Is defeated for Gov
ernor the Mckinley tariff act will be
repealed. AS the Peoples party are a
unit against this odious measure, let
them strike where the blow will be etfec-
tive
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1891-09-24

A BLOOD curdling dispatch is sent
out by the watch trust from Chicago,
which appears in the Pittsburg Dis
patch today, that the trust are going to
spend 100000 or more to smash John
G. Dueber. They can't make it. The
Dueber works are going to the front
rapidly and will stay there.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1891-09-24

Us. FAssETT, who has been nomi-
mated by the Republicans of New York
for Governor, married daughter of
Crocker, the California millionaire, and
Mrs. Fassett is prospective heir to five
million dollars, This Is the reason of
his nomination. Big Doodle for the
heelers of bum New York.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1891-09-24
THE RULE APPLIES.

The rule of love me, love my dog"
works the other way sometimes. All
the Republican editors who don't love
Prince Russell's Pa are taking it out in
kicking Prince Russell.-St. Louis Re-
public.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1891-09-24

In the list of tin plate factories pub
lished In the eastern &. o. p. organs, we
find there are four In Stark county, two
In Massill0n and two In Alliance. Won
der who gave this information.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1891-09-24
GROWTH OF THE TARIFF IDEA.

Revenue.
A War Revenue.
Tariff to Equalize Competition.
Tariff and Incidental Protection.
Protection and Incidental Revenue.
Tariff to Cripple foreign competition
Tariff to Destroy Competition.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1891-09-24

The peculiar enervating effect of sum.
mer weather Is driven off by Hoods Sar-
saparilla, which snakes the weak
strong.n
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1891-09-24
SUBSCRIBERS.

We ask all subscribers to the STARK
COUNTY DEMOCRAT in arrears, to en-
deaVor to pay up at once. Remember
we cannot afford to send the paper
without receiving pay for it. If youd do
not know the exact amount you owe,
drop us postal card and we will send
you statement.
Don't forget the grand offer we make
all subscribers for the DEMOCRAT.
Every reader of the DEMOCRAT can
easily secure friend to take the paper
for one year at one dollar. AS an in-
ducement to subscribers to increase the
subscription list of the paper, we will
send free to every subscriber securing
a new subscription, a copy of that fam
GUS picture "CHRIST BEFORE PI-
LATE" Size, 2l by 2s inches. Equal
in artistic merit to pictures sold in
stores for So.
Don't delay, but secure q dollar from
your neighbor, send 1t to US, and we
will send you this grand work of art
and the DEMOCRAT to your neighbor
for one year. Send paper dollar In let
ter to
THE DEMOCRAT PUBLIS ING co.,
.CANTON. OHIO.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1891-09-24

DR.. Fenner's Flavoring Extracts the best.
All triple goods and warranted. Sold by
all druggists.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1891-09-24
The Abundant Crop this Season is what is
making our Farmer Friends Smile
WE ARE GLAD TO SEE IT,

For the prosperity of the er of the soil the prosperity
of the whole country The indications also that Stark
county will produce the greatest in her history and
TOR which they already assured good price They are
happy now, but want to help the matter along We have
returned from the East after purchasing what Will prove
TO eyery customer the Finest and Best selected stock
Mems Boys and Chldrens Suits and Overcoats All the
Latest Styles Hats Neckwear and Gents Furnishings gen
orally We bought these goods direct from the manutacr,
order; these goods arriving daily.
We have Tailor Made Mems Suits and Overcoats that
are putting on the market that rstclas in materials the
latest Fashions Elegant Finish We have marked them
down to
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1891-09-24
PRICES LESS THAN HALF

you would pay for them at any merchant tailoring esab
lishment in this city.
Our buying large quantities for ten stores, and pay
ing cash tor them enables do this The true OF
all other goods,
Call in and examine yourself. No trouble to show
goods And we you of cordial whether YOU
buy not
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1891-08-18

Concealed Goodness.-"Jimue Pc
terson is full of kindness" 81 never
noticed it. l guess he keeps full by
never letting any get out. "-Brooklyn
eagle.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1891-08-18

One of the largest pearl fishing
grounds in the world is in the gulf of
California. ''The pearls" says a cor
respondent, "are not generally regular
in shape or very pure in color, but
some are of large size, and many of the
rare black pearls are found. The
divers are nearly all Indians and their
equipment is of the simplest kind, con-
sisting only of a basket hung around
the neck, in which to collect the
oysters, knife to detach them from
the rocks and stone with a cord at
tached. When the diver goes down he
takes the cord between his toes, the
weight of the stone carrying him at
once to the bottom. He gathers oysters
as long as his breath holds out, and
then rises to the surface, to descend
again in fifteen minutes. Some of the
divers are wonderfully expert, and can
remain under water for as much as two
minutes before rising to the surface.
The mortality among them is fearful,
for the gulf of California is infested
with huge man-eating sharks, which
carry off scores of men every year. -
Chicago Herald
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1891-08-18

last, and here, on a broken road, full of
deep rutS which helped to check the
stage, the young man brought every
thing up standing. A two-mile run it
had been, and the horses were still
rearing and plunging.
The other passenger peered careful
ly out of the window and asked what
was the matter. He was ordered to
open the door, jump out, and take the
leaders by the head. The young man
''set' the brakes, climbed down and be-
gan to collect the remnants Of the lines
and knot them together.
A little later Smoky came running
up in state of despair and cxhaus-
ton. His pleasure at discovering the
coach and horses uninjured took the
form of a series of wild yells and
contOrtiOns that would have done credit
to Shasta Indian skeleton dance.
He climbed back on the box. the pas
sengers got in, and the stage started
off at redoubled speed to make up for
lost time.
The story went around among the
stage-drivcrS. There was one young
fellow that must be taken care of He
was to have the seat with the driver,
no matter who wanted it; he was the
imam wot stopped Smol1y's turnout on
the Penn Valley Grade" Even to-day
if the hero of this true tale were to
leave his great mills and business en-
terprises in San Francisco, and go to the
wilds of ModOc and Siskiyou beyond
the outposts of the railroad, he would
be almost sure to discover that his
name and fame were l1nown: that the
word would be sent along the line:
''Smol1y's passenger is goin' over this
road" and the grumpiest of old stagers
would unbend, and treat uhiln as an
equal. The young man who Eclimbed
out over the wheel and put down the
brakes on Smol1y's stagecoach thirty
years ago, is still an honorary member
of the craft of ancient,,and weater- beat
en- masters of the whip and ribbons.
Charles II. Shinn, in N. Y. Independ-
ent.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1891-08-18

a second hill, then a long, steep and
winding piece of down grade. T he
horses must be, stopped before this
descent was reached or smash-up was
inevitable. He decided to do his best
to check the horses; If he failed he
would jump out and leave them.
The first thing to do was to swing on
the drivers box. A heavier man might
have failed, but the young stranger
was alert and muscular; he watched
his chance, caught the iron bar at the
end of the seat, drew himself out,
poised a second on the window sill, and
leaped upward just as the stagecoach
swung toward him. lie found himself
landed, in consequence, upon the
drivers seat, and clinging to the brake
bar. The lines were flying wildly over
the heads of the horses, or tangled
under their feet.
The young man began to put ON the
brakes, not with any haste, but slowly
and carefully. The great curving
blocks of oak settled down against the
wheels, but the rapidity of the vehicles
motion was now such that there was
danger of heating the tires and causing
them to fly from the wheels. Again
and again he frightened the brakes, and
IC1cdSeN IHcIu, SCedtl my Ghe LudSSlNe
coach as it swung around the sharp
curves of the dusty road, and reeled
from side to side like a drunken giant.
At one moment the young man felt the
coach scrape against the cloven pine
roots of the mountain side, and at the
next he felt it eddy along the verge of
the ravine, and lean over the abyss as
if ready to plunge down into the tops
of the oaks on Niger Flat, five hun
dred feet below.
Pretty soon the bottom of the grade
was reached, and the young man put
the brakes down hard. But it was only
little rise after all, and the horses
were running at the top of their speed
the stage went on, hardly checked by
the doubled obstacles, and began
another descent. Again the same tao
tics followed; the brake was used with
the utmost skill and patience, but an
outsider would have said there was lit
tie gain. The second ascent came at
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1891-08-18

bright-eyed young man, newly come to
California-a young man who was just
beginning a career of invention and
manufacturing achievement that has
given him place among the score or SO
of foremost Caiifornians. The other
man was mere nOnentity.
The young man with the bright eyes
began to see that something was wrong
with the stage. 1t went too fast; it
swung too much. He climbed on the
seat and let down the narrow window
nearest the drivers box. He leaned
out and managed to raise himself far
enough to see that the horses We're
running away. He called to the driver
but received no reply.
The young man reflected that the
road ahead was not an easy one for u
runaway stagecOach to manage. They
were now on the down grade, next
came a Hill, then another descent, then
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1891-08-18

awhile in the cabins along the Yuba,
above Marysville, you will find miners
still coyoting among the thrice-sifted
piles of gravel for the aftermath of
40; you will find old stage drivers,
with bent and twisted hands, who
know every noted driver of the Pacific
coast; you will hear stories of staging
in the tifties and sixties, in the widest
parts of the Sierras, that have never
reached print, but have been carried
on, through manifold traditions, until
they have reached the completeness
and the dignity of an epic of the stage
coach.
Besides the longer stories one hears
there are dozens of lesser episodes of
the staging days-the episode of
Smoky's runaway, for instance.
Smoky was famous stage driver be-
tween Grass Valley and Marysville, by
way of Penn valley, Rough and Ready,
Smartsville and imbuctoo About 1861
he was in his glory, the ideal of a
driver, and able to hold his own with
anyone on the route. He received his
name from the remark of little girl,
the daughter of the hot1ikeepcr at
Murphys Ranch. She once slid off his
lap and ran off, saying that he was
too smoky to stay with" she ''lil1ed
men who did not puff cigars in her
face"
I After this episode Smol1y's real name
fell into disuse; he was Ism ol1y" and
''Old Smoky from the Sierra to the
Sacramento.
On the day when Smoky had his run
away affair, the stage swung into
Grass Valley early in the morning,
with two passengers aboard, both in
side. They had breakfast, and then
Smoky took charge. He drove around
in front of the store to wait for another
passenger; he put on the brake, as he
supposed. twisted the reins about the
brake bar, and went into the store.
The four horses started off at full
speed and striking stone, the jar let
the brake loose; then the horses few
down the grade like sons of dcstruc-
ton.
The passengers sat in silence, little
surprised at the rapid motion, but be-
lieving that the driver was on the box.
One of them was small, nervous.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1891-08-18
WatGrburVF'irG Alarm
LOCATION OF BOXES.

4-Corner Willow and West Main streets.
6-Exchange Place.
12-Rogers q Bro.
14-East Main street and Wolcott road.
15-Corner Cherry and East Main.
21-Horse car railroad stables (private.)
23-Iron bridge, West Main.
"a Waterbury Brass Co (private.)
25-Corne! johnson and WatervillA.l
26-Corner Prospect and Grove.
27-Junction North Main, Grove anu
ENorth Elm.
Waterbury Manufacturing Co (private
32-Corner Washington and South Main.
Waterbury Buckle Co (private.)
35-Benedict 4 Burnham Co (private.)
Waterbury Watch Co (private.)
3S-Corner of Grand and South Main.
42-Corner OF Union and Franklin.
43-Scovill Manufacturing Co (private)
45-Corner Clay and Mill.
46-No Hose house, Baldwin street.
47-Corner Dublin and Doolittle alley.
312-Corner Meadow and Bank.
314-Corner Meadow and Cedar.
321-Plume & Atwood Co (private)
323--Holmes, Booth & Haydens (private.)
324-No4 Hose house, Brooklyn.
313-Randolph & Cloves.
SIGNALS.i
One stroke II M.
fire alarm telegraph to the City hall.
Two single strokes, fire out or fire under
control, used as a recall.
Ten strokes quick will indicate gen
eral alarm.
Fifteen strokes Quick and repeat calls
out the militia.
INSTRUCTIONS TO KEY HOLDERS.
Be particular and rema n at the box and
direct the firemen to the fire.
Do not pull the hook if the irebell OF
small bell in the box is striking, as that
indicates an alarm has already been given.
Be particular to remain at the box until
the arrival of an officer of the fire depart
ment, who will release the key, or, if cir
cumstances will not permit remaining, then
the proper officer will return the key to
the holder as soon as convenient.
Always give the alarm from the box
nearest to the fire.
Be sure AND close the door before leav
ing the box.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1891-08-18
6oe-DAY DELIGHTS.


The weather now is torrid;
Our sticky clothes feel horrid,
The moisture on our forehead
Never dries.
Mosquitoes, madly biting,
Make sleepless nights exciting;
We're tired out with fighting
Peslxy flies. ..
For work or for diversion
We have strong aversion
To breathe is an exertion
We would shun-
Though cooling drinks we're taking
Our thirst is never shaking
We're boiling, broiling, baking
In the sun
Along the streets we totter
With fans that make us hotter;
We wish we were an otter
Or an eel;
In waters meath the willows
We'd lay on muddy pillows
How cool below the pillows
1t must feel
Though gauzy our attire
All night long we perspire
And dream eternal fire
Is our bed;
We'd dollars give in number
For just one cooling slumber
Where the crispy, green cucumber
Hides its head.
o, won't the weather wizard
Refresh US with q blizzard
And turn our very gizzard
Into ice.
Where deepest drifts were showing
And coolest waves were blowing
We'd linger, feebly growing:
20, how NICE
H. c. Dodge, in Goodall's Sun
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1891-08-18
OUR ADVERTISERS,


B. Mullings,
M. Kaiser & Co.
Boston Clothing Co.
Benjamin Sedgwick.
!. John SemroW.
NJ Wersba.
Dry Goods, millinery, Etc.
E. L. Turner,
Miller 4 Peck,
1. Chase,
Reid & Hughes,
Conlon Bros.
Boots. shoes, Rubber Goods.
E. J. Finn,
Damon & Shippy,
W. l.. Douglas,
G. R, Dodge,
Furniture, ETC.
Waterbury Furniture Co,
j. NJ. Burial,
Elkins & Wake,
Groceries, Feed, etc.
John b. Vallee,
w. N. Ladd,
Comeau, Blanchette & Co.:
Teas, Cofees, Etc.
Great A. & P. Tea Co,
Union Tea Co,
J. F. Phelan,
Butter, Eggs, Cheese.
Boston Butter House,
Drugs and Medicines.
Brooklyn Drug store,
James E. Rowe,
j. ?. Nugent,
Peoples Drug store,
G. K. Kilbride & Go,
B, Bossidy.
.Tobacco"and Cigars.
Paul Asheim,
Dentistry.
DR. Ryder,
New York Dental Parlors.
Watches and Jewelry.
Lake Strobel & Co,
II. G. Chatfeld,
Hardware, e
d 3. Wilson,
F. B. Field,
2. j. Bolan.
Kelly, the Baker.
Trott, Lawton & Co.
Brennan, the Baker
O'Brien Brothers.
penmanship.
P. E Holly,
Laundries.
E. R. Davis & Co,
Wall Paper, Painting.
l.. F. Haase,
Valentine Bros,
Pianos, Musical Merchandise,
briggs & Smith Co,
Shoninger & Co.
Fl NJ Ka71v Dye House.
Insurance, Etc.
F. A. Granniss,
Il. j. Moran.
New and Second Hand House.
NJ. Ehrlich,
Railroads.
N. Y, N: H: & H.
N. Y. & N. E.
M. w. & Q. R.
Restaurants.
Kingsley & Burke,
Amusements.
Jean Jacques,
S..Bohl,
Undertaking.
John Moriarty,c
j. M. Burial & Co,
w. F. York.
Mrs W. F. Dillon.
James Mulville.
Physicians and Surgeons.
DR. G. w. S. Frost.
DR. Gill,
Real Estate.
D. H. Tierney,
T. J. Moran.
Sample Rooms.
James E. Watts,
T. H. Hayes,
James w. Hodson,
Harvey Brothers,
w. H. Casey.
"The Windsor" j. G. Srahan.
Collins & Wagner.
w. l.. Fruin.
John Leo.
Coal and Wood.
City Lumber and Coal Co,
NJ Kennedy,
Frank Miller & Co,
j, A. Dallas,
w. J. Snow,
Brewers,
Hellmann & Kipp,
Paper.
R. E. Hitchcock & Co,
Carpets. and UphoIsterIng.
Elkins & Wake,
l.. Schulke,
Proprietary Medicines
Lydia Pinkham Vegetable Compound,
Novelty..store.
I.:H. Kamak,
Shorthand and Typewriting
Miss H. L. Nation,
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1891-08-18
THE EVENING DEMOCRAT

Is for sale every day at thes following
places:
Martin Bergin, South Main street.
w. F. Dillon, East Main street.
E. w. Ensign, North Main street.
g. N. Ellis, Bank street.
Baumgartner Bros, Bank street.
Partree's Drug Store, Bank street.
Winchell's News Room, Bank street.
Mrs. Casey, Bank street. la' u
P. i. Bossidy, Bank street.
James E. Roe, Baldwin street. ss
Peoples Drug Store, Baldwin street.
Thomas Costello, Bank st.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1891-08-18

If you liv'
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1891-08-18

He telling o 1
the stories of
S t a G e c o a C b
d a y S on the
frontier h a s
only just be.
gun. For every
o n e yet told,
t h ere are a
thousand better
ones hidden in
the mountains,
h an gi n G in
faint echoe s
about the camp
fires of the pio-
neerS.
IF Won live
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1891-08-18
DOWN THE GRADE.

Story Of a Stegeooech Ride in the
Rockies.
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1891-08-18
The Story of a Wreck.
Thrilling and Romantic Account OF
e- a Mutiny at Sea.
by w. CLARK RUSSELL,

pinto the halliards, and ran it up to the
I,aif-end.
That, said he, returning and look
ing up proudly at the flag, lis to let
them Us il may consarn know that
we re not dqad yet Now, sir, shall L
pipe to dinncrP" ....e,,
Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1891-08-18
PENN IAN SHIP.
Prof HOIIeV

Teaches every pupil to write fine rapid
business hand in a course of 16 private
lessons and NO FAILURES.
All kin of pen work executed in the
highest degree of the art l67 Bank st.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1891-04-23

Mr.. and Mrs. MarcelIus Martin
and two children, arrived in King
wood last Friday evening from Big
Springs, Calhoun comfy, where
they have resided for several years.
Saturday they went on down to
Albrightsville and will remain for
some time visiting friends and rel
atives. Mrs. Martin was formerly
Miss Alkaline Snyder and is a
daughter of "Uncle" Billy Snyder.
She is in very poer health and has
been under medical treatment for
some time.