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Western Kansas world., 1891-11-07
Family jars are always leaky.

Wife: think that these people who have
moved INTO The next hat are in straitened
circumstances. Husband: They must be,
or they couldn't have got N.
Western Kansas world., 1891-11-07

The woods used 70 be full Of balloon zero
bats, but thar seem to be falling on rapidly.
Western Kansas world., 1891-11-07
KANSAS CHURCHES,

Kansas City Gazette: Tho Rev.
Phillip Krohn is getting $4,000 year
for preaching the gospel in Chicago.
Western Kansas world., 1891-11-07

Kansas City, Kan.-The different
packing houses OF this city are working
moro men now than at any time during
the year. ArmouTs Picking oompeny
= working more than do1ble il unal
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1891-06-11

The skirts of Paris dresses are as varied
in shape us in the fabrics of which they are
composed. They are cut straight or bias,
with cores or without clinging or flowing,
with paniers or with nounces, and are
uniform only in being objectionably long
and in their tendency to greater breadth.
The so called seamless skirt, straight in
front, with bias back seam concealed in
the fullness, is much used for wool dresses
where the width of the fabric serves us the
length Of the skirt. TO give variety, the
top of this skirt is drawn down in slight
folds to disclose a curved piece of embroid-
cred silk set on each hip, an insertion of
the embroidery is set near the foot, or else
n narrow iounce is added. Such skirts
are four yards wide, yet French modistes
sometimes cut them open down the middle
and insert gored front breadth of silk,
trimming all the edges of the wool skirt
with narrow pasSementerie of balls of
slender pendants. Slightly gored and bell
shaped skirts are greatly widcned in new
gowns, The hounce at the foot is not so
deep, and is fully gathered Skirts of thin
fabrics are draped on the hips as slight
paniers, or else separate breadth curves
from front to hips as paniers, then
descends in iabots each side of the
back. The skirt with folded front
breadth and sides Tapped forward is on
many stately gowns. Pretty challies and
India silks have these tapping side brcadths
trimmed with wide lace. Worth puts a
series of lace flounces up the front and
back of some skirts. He also introduces
panels in various ways, making the skirt
appear to open upon them. -Harper's
Bazar
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1891-06-11

places. His real name is Clarence Prentice
Tiller, and his life is romance in crime.
But n few years ago Uor he Is still young)
he was nominaliy honest lad in Louis
vile, KY, where his father and brothers
still reside. He obtained n confidential
position in the st, Louis Office of the South
ern Pacific express and astonished the
world by getting away with S94 900 in cash
and about $4,000 worth of iewelry. The
execution Of the robbery was adroit, and
his subsequent movements were bungling.
He and his pal lay concealed in st. Louis
a few days, then divided the swag and
separated, Tiller going TO Milwaukee.
There he carried vaise so old and rotten
that when he sat it down in hotel it
bursted and the money fell out, thus caus-
ing his speedy arrest For this robbery he
and George McFadden got five years each
in the Missouri penitentiary.
On the 1st Of May, 1890, Tiller and Will
liam Burns tried the grab game on a tray
of diamonds at Mchie's jewelry store in
Cincinnati in the busiest hour of the day,
and with n crowd in pursuit Tiller escaped
with the diamonds, but Burns was taken
and consigned TO the Ohio state prison for
seven years. Then Detective Ralph Craw-
ford began the long search for Tiller. Sev.
eral times he thought he bad him located,
but when Mr.. Henry Niche, from whom
the tray Of diamonds was snatched, took a
view at the suspected, he declared it was
not the man. In July, 1890, man who
gave his name as G. II. Price was sent up
from Detroit for raising check. He was
just handling the 400 received for it
when arrested.
The st. Louis detectives soon discovered
that the friends of the Cincinnati diamond
thief, Burns, were also friends of the new
convict in Jackson, Mich, and two of them
had lately visited there to see what they
could do for him. On this hint Mr.. Niche
and Detective Crawford went to jackson,
and at the first glance the former identi-
fed price" as the long sought Tiller. He
refused TO give any information about the
diamonds and when assured that after his
seven years at Jackson were out he would
get seven more in Ohio, he coolly replied,
"a good many things may happen in seven
years-maybe won't be here, and maybe
some of us will be underground"
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1891-06-11
A PARTISAN HAT,

The hat shown in the cut is designed for
carriage toilet, but is appropriately worn
on many occasions. IL is Of nut brown
straw, with trimmings of white guipure
lace and wintergreen ribbon, sparkling
with a rhinestone buckle. a bunch Of
roses, with their foliage, is placed under
the raised up brim at the back.
One Of the newest French bonnets has a
square front and crown us fat as board.
1t is composed Of fine transparent straw
lined with yellow silk, and decorated with
cluster of yellow roses and brown velvet
loops. The back is caught up with a rose
and finished off with marrow velvet strings.
Some of the Greek bOunets are finished off
with a wreath of small blossoms which
surrounds the wearer's back hair.
An example consisted of two narrow
bands of pink velvet covered with passe-
menterie and n cluster of black and gold
Marguerites. The wreath for the back
hair was of pink rosebuds, and the strings
were of velvet the same color. Numbered
with the crownless bonnets for evening
wear are those consisting of narrow brim
of straw, rolled back from the face, and
surmounted by flowers and bow of crepe
and ribbon. Jet is again in favor for
dress bonnets, and so is black lace; a
combination "s the two furnishes be.
coming and convenient bonnet for matrons.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1891-06-11

this, in and of itself-young noblemen act
the fool as easily Us other people-but this
case has serious complications and an
American connection"
The lady is regarded as the most beauti-
full in Sweden, her husband is leading man
at the same theater, the count is grand,
son of a Philadelphia lady, and his father is
private secretary to and an intimate friend
Of King Oscar III. So the case is semi Off
cial, and as the runaways are supposed TO
be in the United States the state depart
ment may be called on-that is, II clipping
can be made an eXtraditable oiTense.
About twenty-five years ago this counts
father, then handsome Swcde of twenty
seven, visited America and was the guest
of Cyrus Field, at whose house he met Miss
Ella, the handsome twenty-ycar-old daugh-
ter Of the very wealthy Mrs. Bloomfield
Moore, of Philadelphia. His wooing was
rapid and successful and the marriage re
stored the house Of Won Rosen to its former
high rank and wealth. The brides younger
sister, Lillian, soon married Baron de Bit,
and Mrs. Moore has often visited her
titled daughters. On her last visit she eX
postulated with her grandson on the wild
life he was leading in court circles, and
offered to settle $3.50, 900 on him mt once if
he would become an American citizen in
fact and location. Whether this offer
holds good now that he has brought an
other mans wife with him is n question
more interesting than easily answered.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1891-06-11


and we live on the inside Of it. 1.-THE
moon," says Koresh, ''is but an idle shadow
of the earth"
The everyday business name of their
prophet and chief is DIR. Teed, but his de-
voices call him sometimes Cyrus, but most
generally Koresh Themselves they call
Koreshan, and there is nothing in the con-
stitution to forbid it. They have all things
in common, and there Is no marriage in
their system. When husband and wife
join they must live apart and only meet as
brother and sister in the lecture room,
which is alfvery well when both are suited,
but when one partner joins and. the other
doesn't the case is awkward. And this is
the little hitch which has brought the law
into play and forbodes trouble 90 the Kore-
shan, particularly in the case of Mr. and
Mrs. Frank Jackson, who have been sepa-
rated by the creed" Koresh was once a
physician. One day he was illuminated" )"
and straiGhtway proceeded to make con-
verts in Chicago, where he still has a con-
gregation.
Some of the members were wealthy when
they joined, but it all went into the COM
mon pot. One of them was a beautiful
and talented opera singer, who went to San
Francisco with the Hess company. Koresh
has prophesied that he will die martyrs
death soon. Some of his disciples expect
that he will be murdered by some world
ling whose family peace he has invaded.
Others declare that he will he snatChed to
heaven in a chariot of fire.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1891-06-11

LnreW away Jner OiuUs ana OIOuguU Vnoi.
pistols and guns into use. They fred at
least fifty shots, drove the crowd back and
made their way to the depot. Some stood
guard while the others loaded the train.
AS the last employe jumped aboard the
crowd made fresh rush, but were "stood
OFF, with Winchesters, and the engineer
pulled out Co the music of rife balls and
the disagreeable whiz Of bulkier but less
deadly missiles. A dozen townsmen were
wounded, at least three seriously The cas-
ualties among che visitors are not known.
Whisky has been directly responsible for
some of the hardest circus lights on record.
Back in the late sixties Noyes' show exifb-
tied ut Jacksonville, Tex, and during n
subsequent disagreement his men killed
four of their assnlants. This was "laid up
agin" all show people, and when Robinson
visited the town in 1873 trouble followed.
At the afternoon performance drunken
man who had seated himself on the ring
bank was elected. Things looked so omi-
nous that mt the close of the entertainment
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1891-06-11

Robinson decided to pack up and get ont
whileit was yet daylight. A mob gathered
and showered the strangers with abuse.
The boss caDvasman asked his employer
what TO do. let 'em cuss all they want
TO-" replied Robinson, "but if any OF 'em
shoot give 'em the best you've got" The
contingency arose about p. m. Some one
fired, and the circus men. who carried car
hines, promptly replied. The battle lasted
until midnight, and during it's progress
twenty-three persons were killed and more
than twice that number wounded.
Dan Rice, the veteran clown, who has
recently returned to business as the pro.
prietor of n small cold time" show, once
exhibited in II southern village with dis
astrous results. Two intoxicated loafers
tried to get admission without paying. An
alteration followed and then riot, in
which four men lost their lives, while a
score received more or less serious injuries
But it is by no means the case that the
fault for these deadly encounters always
lies with residents of the places visited.
Only too often the circus people have suf-
fered severely and justly for their sins.
Long years ago they got n lesson at Plym-
outh, Ind, which they did not forget for
many month. Jacob Thompson, who
uieu recently aJ SGOn OLD age, TOOK his
family to the show While he was buying
tickets a canvasman grossly insulted his
daughter. Thompson soundly thrashed
the fellow, and also a comrade who came
to his assistance. Then he entered the
tent with his wife and children. While
the plucky Hoosier was looking at the per-
formance the clown hit him over the head
with club. Thompson's friends rallied
20 his support, AMI when that show got
out of town it was a total wreck, and had
on its list of disabled employees dozen
badly battered specimens of humanity.
1t is not only in mining and iron work
ing regions that the circus has met up''
with serious trouble. College towns have
been the scenes of many rumpus because
of the propensity of the students to "horn
the show" and drown all other noises with
the hideous din of their tin trumpets. In
deed, many veterans dread an exhibition
at 'seat of learning" far more than they
do at some rough outpost of civilization.
That they have ample justification for this
fear is shown by the recent experience OF
She huge Barnum & Bailey outfit at New
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1891-06-11

Officers of the law cannot be too careful
in handling the tools Of their trade, partic
ularly if they are unfamiliar with them
Pistols so of very unaccouutably some.
times, and even handcuifs are not things
to jest with, rs a constable Of Woodruff, S.
c., recently learned. He visited Spartans
burg, in the same state, the other day, and
meeting young lady who was an old &C
quaintance, playfullyput the handouts on
her. He found he had lost the key and
could not get one in town The girls IA
ther was anxious TO return home, but his
daughter was fastened by iron bracelets
'The constable procured file, and after
about five hours hard labor, which wa,
lightened by visit to the saloon every
half hour, he secured release"
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1891-06-11
A Veteran student.

The students of Glasgow university
have presented an address to Sir Will
lam Thomson congratulating him on his
accession to the presidential chair of the
Royal Society of London. Sir William,
in thanking them for this mark of SYM
pathy, avowed his sympathy with their
efforts and objects, and declared himself
student like themselves. II have been
student Of the University of Glasgow
for fifty-five years today" said he with
characteristic modesty, "and hope to
continue a student of this university as
long as live" The winter session hav-
ing ended at Glasgow, Sir William comes
TO London to fulfill his duties as presi-
dent of the Royal ociety.-London
Globe,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1891-06-11

August Elbogen, who advertised rs "Dra-
matte agent" and pretty Jennie Reckwig,
barely seventeen years old, being sworn,
told this story:
Last January she saw the advertisement
Of ElbogCn for young ladies for n dramatic
troupe, and called upon him. He told her
New Orleans was the place, and she could
secure a position in a fine and high toned
theater; so she signed u contract TO pay
per cent on her salary while there, and
TO repay her passage money, and went ac-
cording to his directions. She had always
been anxious TO get on the stage, as well
as to help her parents, who were poor and
had n large family, and for years before
meeting Elbogen she had worked in an up
holstery trimming establishment. The ex-
treme simplicity of her story and her evil
dent ignorance of the worlds ways excited
much sympathy in the court.
Arrived nt New Orleans she was met by
Elbogen's correspondents, who took her TO
the Royal palace" and the eden theater,"
and-here she blushed and hesitated TO
continue her narrative. After much qucs-
tioning it transpired that she was required
to dress in semi-ballet costume and serve
wine and beer, her earnings depending on
the amount sold; that she was subjected to
personal indignities and compelled to wit
ness indCcencies in the boxes. In n few
days she fed from the place, and, falling
into the hands of some charitable ladies,
was returned 70 New York and TO the care
of the Home for Young Girls.
To this the defense made answer that she
had signed the contract with full knowl.
edge Of its contents, and in it was n stipu-
latiou that she should sell wine" Fur.
thermore, it was denied that any specific
promise Of salary was made, ard Mr.. Elbo.
gen fell back on his established character
Ms dramatic agent. And so the case went
to the jury, which very promptly convicted
Mr.. Elbogen.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1891-06-11

ago and took to crime at an early age His
first recorded arrest was in 1917, since
which time his exploits and escapes have
been many.
Early in 1881 ne was sentenced for five
years for robbing Providence, r. l., jew
elry store. During his term he inherited
$l2, 600 by the death of his mother, and on
his release went to Europe, There he and
"Sheeny Mike" or Michael Kurtz, operated
SO successfully that in two years they re-
turned with $4,000 each. Soon after he
went again to Europe, where he was
known as the gentleman burglar"-his
dress and style being very attractive-and
married an English girl Of good family.
The French authorities estimate that his
unlawful gains in England, France and
Germany amounted TO S25000O
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1891-06-11
SUMNER HATS AND eoNNETs.


Styles Furnished by the MillincTs for
Both Day and Evening Occasions.
Many Of the French hats are as large as
parasols. The prettiest are of transparent
rush straw, garlanded with trails and
punches Of roses, and devoid Of anything
in the nature Of a lining. They are very
becoming to fresh young faces A novelty
in dressy hats for young ladies is what is
known rs the basket straw hat This isin
a thick braid, plated in IA fiat round shape
and wired around the edge. 1t is bent in
point in front, and into two shallow seal
lops Mt the back. Newer than the Cont
mental hats are the four cornered ones in
Neapolitau straw. Lcghorn hats with
wide brims have been reintroduced, this
time with the brims crinkled. A favorite
trimming for these are ostrich piumes.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1891-06-11

EIaven. The Yale university linen" turned
out in force to view the parade and threw
sGrpedoes at the horses, elephants and Gagged
Eninals until the poor beasts grew frantic
with rage and terror Even this did not
suffice, if the New York SUMS account is
to be credited. 1t says: "The lady riders
were made a target for their missiles, and
several of them would have fallen from
their horses had it not been for the care
Of the attendants who rode near them. AS
il was several of the horses became uncon-
trollable, and, leaving the procession,
dashed away with their riders"
1t is to be hoped, however, that the re-
vival of the minor circus will not lead TO n
repetition of tragedies such us those men
toned above, but the fracas at Mahanoy
City would seem to indicate that the cry of
NHey, Rubep is liable to be sounded more
than once this summer as a signal for fierce
and sometimes deadly combat.
II. X. WuITR
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1891-06-11

Are you troubled with corns or hunious ?
1T 80, let us give you little advice. Pare
them down as closely as possible without
lain's Pain Balm twice daily, rubbing them
vigorously for few minutes at each ap.
plication. A corn plaster should be worn
for few days to protect them from the
shoe. As a general liniment for sprains
bruises, lame back or Theumatism, Pain
Palm il all that can be desired. so cent
bottles for sale by Durbin, Wright q Co.
S. E. corner Public Square; L. Sollmon
"a North Market street, and @. A. Port
mann q Co., 63 East Tuscarawas street.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1891-06-11
Rachel Ruyseh.

Rachel Ruysch, living about 200 years
ago, was remarkable for her skill in fruit
and flower painting, All through long
and busy life-for she was nearly ninety
when she died--she was known foI
faithful aud conscientious treatment Of
subjects and to her very last hours
touched with grace and precision of ex-
ecution that was perfectly astonishing
the work she loved so well. This re-
marirable woman was pupil Of the cele-
brated Willem Van Aelst. OF her, as Of
another equally famous, it might be
written that ''she possessed great suayity
Of pencil. ."--Harper's Bazaar.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1891-06-11
A good shoe is like a good

A good shoe is like good
friend-it will not disappoint
you when you call upon it Tor
real service. You know a good
friend by trying him and that's
the way you can test a shoe,
but the trouble in the case of
the shoe is that, when you've
tried it, you must keep it,
whether it's good or not. You
won't complain about having
to keep our shoes, because W
know what they are when we
sell them, and what we know
we let you know before you
buy. There is nothing in the
markets which will give you
better return tor your money
than the shoe bought OF
John Schumacher
Ia East TUscaraWas st.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1891-06-11

just as sure as hot weather comes, there
will be more or less bowel complaint IN
this vicinity. Every person, and especially
families, ought Do have some reliable
medicine at hand for instant use, in case
il is needed. A Is or so cent bottle of
Chamberlain's Cqlic, Cholera and Diar-
rhoea Remedy is Just what you ought to
have and all that you would need, even
for the most severe and dangerous cases.
1t Is the best, the most reliable and most
successful treatment known and is pleas
ant to take, For sale by Durbin, Wright
q Co., southeast dorner Public Square, l..
Sollmann's, "a North Market, and G. A.
Portmann & Co., 63 East Tuscarawas.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1891-06-11

effect that the no
torious Billy Port
er, who was last
year sentenced in
France to twenty
two years impris-
onment, has es-
capped. This per-
son, whose real
name is William
O'Brien, long fig
ured as one of the
IN ost skillful |
"craclismen" liy-
ing. He was born
in Boston about
forty-tWO wears
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1891-06-11

the animals in a side tent, or oftener
under the same canvas with the per-
formers. The advance agent generally
"came to town" about ten days before the
aggregation" He wrote his name and
business in three sheet poster hand all
over a page of the tavern register. Then
he distributed free tickets to the proprietor
and employees decorated the Office with
large and gorgeously Autographed "hang-
ers," and under pilotage of the willing
hostler sought the publisher of the local
paper and the town "bill sticker." Both
received him cordially, and to both he told
stories and talked business. With the for.
mer he left the copy for u half page "ad,"
and cuts for the establishment of the text.
Also several reading notices." a bundle OF
passes and an order for certain specified
dollars on the owner of the attraction, ito
be paid mt the close of the afternoon per
formance." With the latter he arranged
for the immediate billing of the place, and
even took part in the work himself in or
der to prevent any monkey business" or
sighting of the job on hand. Several lads
assisted the two men, covered their small
forms with paste and went home at dark
tired, but with "tickets fer der show' in
their pockets.
Then came the great day, momentous to
all the town and country side. The circus
had arrived like thief in the night, and
put up its canvas in Jones' vacant lot some
three blocks from the court house. On the
tents tall roof there waved in the morning
air innumerable banners-the "flags of all
nations" the announcements called them.
At the rear were parked the vans, and from
the interior rose ever aud anon the trum-
peting of the celebrated trained elephant
or the growls Of the royal Bengal tiger.
Family carriages rolled into the village
loaded with the farmers boys and their
smiling sweethearts. The old folks fol-
lowed in their strong country wagons
Their days Of romance were over, and they
left the putin on of style" TO the young
sters. At 10 n. IN. the grand parade oc-
Cured. The calithumpian footed, the
world renowned lion tanner sat in a big
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1891-06-11

{ h o principal Of
tho daring dia-
mond robbery Of
M ay l, 1890, in
Cincinnati, has
been discovered,
and he Is in the
Michigan peni-
tentiary on n seven
years. sentence. It
turns out that he
Is among the most
famous thieves of
the day, and under
various names is
more or less in de-
mand in m an y