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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1893-06-15
THE STARK COUNTY DEMOCRAT4 JUNE Is 1898.


shortest Oi stola, JGj stamping his feet so
hard and SO rapidly that the sound is like
that of the kcttedrum. At the same time
he utters sort of bubbling crow, which
seems to come from his air sacs, beats the
air with his wiags and vibrates his tail so
that he produces loud, rustling noise,
and thus becomes II really astonishing spec
tacle.
Soon after one commences all the cocks
join in, rattling, stamping, drumming,
growing and dancing together furiously.
Louder and louder the noise, faster and fast
er the dance becomes until at last they mad
lywhirlabout, leaping over each other in ex-
element After n brief spell the energy Of
the dancers begins to abate, and shortly
afterward they cease and stand or move
about very quietly until they are again
started by one of their number leading off,
as human dancers are observed to do dur
ing the intervals OF rest between their per-
fOrmances,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1893-06-15

!, philadelphia lImes correspondent; NTwas
out hyar In Cheyenne county long In the
seventies that I was prospectin for gold
didn't find none, though-and had me
leetle shanty up i'm the mount'ins apiece
One day in the dead o. winter went down to
Loveridge's in the valley arter some provi-
sions and powder and shot, and as a sorter
afterthought half gallon o. whisky In
case should git snake bit.
"Well, when I'd loaded up started back
| to the cabin OH the mount'in, putty well
bowed down what with the meat and such,
and the bag o. powder, and the ball, and
| the jug, which war ostone with corncob
stopper, and had to go putty slow, and It
war not till got harf way up the mount'in
| that / recklected that I'd left my gun at
Loveridge's when loadin up, but / kinder
hoped nothin wouldn't happen till i got
home, whar I'd another gun. But just
when you amt prepared for it trouble is
sho' to come, and arter awhile 1 came on
the tracks o. what knowed war grizzly.
"They war goin on ahead o. me- though,
and hoped the critter would keep straight
| on. Howsomever pretty soon i see some
| thin lest on n piece which made out to be
| the bar, and were considerin whether
\ hadn't better turn out and gin her the road
when hyar she come. / screwed up my face
| and tried to look mighty p lite as she drawed
near, but she war not gofn to have it that
! way, and comm up to me she stuck her
head right in my face, a-snuf1in at me, and
/ as bad luck would have it the bag of shot
| slid ofT'n my shoulder and fell on one o.
| her feet.
~ spect il hurt her some, for she gin a
! growl and snapped at me, and like fool
Tore / thought hauled off with myflst
| and gin her a lick ON the nose, aud the ball
opened upl She struck out at me with her
| big paw, with its long nails like fshhooks
and Jest bout as sharp, and IL hadn't lept
to one side she'd "a laid open my head.
| looked bout me then for q tree or somethin
the grizzly air the one bar that KANT
| climb-but thar warn't nothin 'cept rock
few feet high, and made for this and set
my back 'ginst it.
"Hyar she come arter me a~growlin like
I mad, showin her long teeth and her eyes
| bl6zin like q mad pussy cat. / tell you
| thought was q goner, but war goin to
make fight for it, and raisin the jug o.
whisky brung it down on her head ker
blangl and the lick broke it in thousand
! pieces, sendin the liquor runnin down her
head into her nose and her eyes, blindin her
| and settin her to sneezin like mad Seein
| her in this fix and calklatin she was goin
to give up the chase, picked up my bags
| and started on a run for home, though
| ev'ry time 1 sorter stopped to git my breath
| I'd go to cussin the critter for gettin away
! with my liquor, though it war some COM
, fort to think It warn't doin her 'smuch
good as it would have me.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1893-06-15
The Baby and the Wildcat.

A most singular incident, which goes TO
show that even the wildcat is capable of
tender affection for the human species, is
reported from Tulare county, Gal. On q
warm day recently Mrs. Edwards, the wife
of a rancher, left her 3-year-old child asleep
in swinging chair under the trees while
she applied herself to her household duties.
A few minutes after the mother left the
scene a wildcat which had been prowling
about the neighborhood appeared and
walked up to the child.
The beasts breath tanning her delicate
cheeks awoke the baby. She opened her
big blue eyes and looked into the cruel yell
low ones above her. The little thing was
not frightened, as she did not know there
was anything to be frightened at in this
world. Baby thought the animal was very
pretty and put ont her hand and patted it
on the head, at the same time lisping,
PUSSY, pretty pussy" This had a pecul-
lar effect on the wildcat, for the creature
sat down quietly, while baby got out of her
bed and came and sat down beside it. The
child thought it had found n splendid play
mate and was soon cuddling up close to
the treacherous animal.
lie caU nKed IL ana began licking papy's
face. The child was filled with Joy and
commenced to play. Very soon both were
rolling over and over on the ground, hay
ing splendid. time. The wildcat seemed
to enjoy the sport, and both were perfectly
happy
The child crowed, laughed and shrieked
with happiness and soon attracted its
mothers attention. She came to the door
and took in the situation at a glance, but
did not stop to think of what was best to
do. She saw the child was not being hurt,
but did not know how soon it would be, so
she rushed out to pick it up and carry it
into the house.
But the wildcat objected to this and
stood in front of the baby while the latter
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1893-06-15
freed by q VIVID Hog.

A young woodchopper named George
Ellis started out recently in the foothills of
the Coast range in California IN questeoi
wild hogs which he proposed TO convert in
to fresh pork. He travelled all day through
mud ), slop and rain, looking with anxious
eyes for the rowing swine, and just as the
shades Of night began to settle over the
lonesome canyons Ellis espie6 an old SOW
eating pine roots. She loomed up before the
young hunter like an Alaska elephant.
Ellis brought his rifle to his shoulder in the
trepidation of the moment and fired But,
alas, being excited, he missed. The SOW
made a dash for. the hunter, and the hunter
sped for a tree, reaching 1t a moment in ad-
vance of his porcine adversary. Ellis re-
manned in the tree all night and was
thoroughly soaked In drenching rain that
came up during his stay there He has con
cluded to buy his bacon hereafter.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1893-06-15

"When got to the cabin, loaded up for
her, cause reckoned she'd be arter me jest
as soon as she could see, and I'd left her
doin the best thing-it's curious how much
sense critters has got-for her eyes, a-rub
bin the snow In 'em. And bime by hyaI
she come, and mad wasn't the name for it
She was fairly bilin over, and thanked
my stars I'd my weepon with me this pop,
and jest as she got to the door 1 dropped
her with a bullet through the head.
"She war up in a second, and kin tell
you my heart stood as still rs balky boss
but fired my old Betsy Jane agin, and she
rolled over dead with hole plum through
her heart
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1893-06-15
An Amateur Switchman.

A California burro recently distinguished
himself in a more signal manner than jack
asses usually do. A locomotive at Asphalt
backed up switch track to pull out some
cars loaded with wool. To do this the
switch was unlocked and the bar thrown
down. Along came a mild eyed, inoffen-
sive looking jackass-the cunning little
things are all of that pattern-and began
to rub against the switch bar, commencing
at one ear, then gradually sliding down to
the tail, then around on the other side, evi-
IDENTIFY intending to wind up by polishing
off the other ear.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1893-06-15
SOME STRANGE STORIES
Remarkable Exploits Of Wild
and Domestic Animals.
A PIG PLAYS THE DETECTIVE.

He Interrupts Bank Robbery--How Baby
Played with the wildcat A Grizzly
Bears whisky shampoo-A Burro's
Quiet Joke.
The interesting narrative of pig that
prevented bank from being robbed comes
from Catawissa, Pa, a place where porkers
are held in high esteem and every family
supports a pig. John Hulshizer. o modest
citizen, owns one, and when he heard an
agonizing squeal just before dawn the other
morning he repaired hastily to the pigsty.
There he found his pampered protege
caught fast in hole in the sty With
ready sympathy Hulshizer proceeded to
liberate the animal from its uncomfortable
position, which liberation was no sooner
effected than the ungrateful pig started off
downward at a very lively gait,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1893-06-15

An Adventure with Grizzly.
Uncle Tom jackson, one Of the early
settlers Of Montana whose character is as
picturesque as his language, recently re
lated this entertaining "reminiscences 10 a
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1893-06-15
The PraIrle ChIckens, DANCE.

1t is related by Mr.. John Worth that in
some parts of the west in the springtime
the prairie chickens (sharp tailed grouse)
meet every morning at gray dawn in com
panies Of from 9 TO 20 and indulge in a
dance which reminds him strongly of the
Cree Indian dance. At first the birds
stand about in ordinary attitudes, resem-
bling people at ball before the music be-
gins, when suddenly one Of the cocks low
ers his head, spreads out his wings nearly
horizontally and his tail perpendicularly.
distends his air sacs and erects his feathers,
then rushes across the "Aonr" taking the
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1893-06-15

BY July 10 the Saranao and Lake
Placid road will be completed. The line
will be 10 miles long and will extend
from point on the Adirondack and st.
Lawrence to Saranac lake, thence to
Lake Placid. 1t will be new line for
tourists to the Adirondack mountains.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1893-06-15

Suddenly the engine started, when Mas
ter Jackass, Jr., deftly crawled under the
switchbar, thereby lifting it just enough to
throw the rail out of lock. Then when
the engine struck the loosened rails they
spread, and there was the train stranded
o trainload of passengers, the force Of
trainmen, all hungry, nothing eatable In
sight but the young jackass, nothing TO
cook him with, and grave doubts as to his
favor when caught. The train was delayed
for several hours, and there was hungry
and angry lot Of people when finally they
all bade goodby to the new switch tender
and started for home. Luckily there was
20 physical harm done, not even to the
burTo, although an effort will be made to
give him layoff for the season.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1893-09-21
A THREATENED ERUPTION.

Well Informed friends of reform:
are waiting with considerable anx-
ity the final vote in the Senate on
the repeal of the purchasing clause
of the Sherman act.
Unless many strong men are cow
ards and many honorable men are
liars the Democratic party will be
rent in twain. Unless the Democ-
racy of the Senate and House are all
sycophants, hypocrites, and servile
time servers, that party will be di-
vided beyond all hope of reorgani-
zation upon present lines. 1t seems
impossible to prevent such desira-
BILE occurrence in view of the many
threats and expressions of defiance
to eastern domination. 1t is quite
likely a formal declaration of with
drawal from both the Democratic
and Republican parties will be drawn
up and numerously signed bySenators
and members of Congress as soon as
this repeal becomes certainty, and
a new alignment in politics will be
the order of the day. Some just at
present will be too proud to come in
to the Peoples party, but that feel
ing will wear off and we may look
for a large number of prominent
men in both the two old parties, but
more especial from the Democratic
party, asking for seats at our coun-
Gil fires. OF course there is room for
all, and all are welcome who come
with honest intentions to bring
about ouce more rule of the people
for the peoples benefit. All man
ners of schemes will be brought out
by the Clevelandites to prevent such
break, but we do not believe it can
be prevented. At all events the
present situation portends evil to
the two old parties, and seems to
point directly to a new party of the
classes under Cleveland, Sherman,
and others of their kind, against a
party of the masses. Let it come
at once.-National Watchman.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1893-09-21

rSi from q party. large pr ceni. oi
whosr representative, bold their
SEATS by unfair methods and dishon.
esiy. Aore Of truth than r-st as
the remark Of prominent r.ilHrn uf
this country during the last can.
paigu, THAT on the Sth day of Ne
ssfnb~r ar election would he h~ld ia
thiriy-three States, aud eleven would
sign certificates stating that Mr.,
Cleveland had received = ma alorit, Of
the votes cast" Ia, the battle crr
be "Free BALLOT and Far Count"
and to the bugle not-s of our ad-
'ancing host will respond the march
iag thousands of North Carolina
citizens who believe in equal rights
To all men aud special privileges To
none. ! SEE bat one ISSUE hcforc us
that which involves the rights of
ciuZensh:P, and as q Republican,
looking Ia the yindicatlon Of the
rights of our people, hail the ad-
vent Of The Caucasian a. "a boon
20 the cause Of honest elections. and
the independent course Of yourself
and those of like views in behalf of
ballot reform, AS prognostic of
coming upheaval. During the
French Revelation in oae Of the
principle cities company of boys
carried banner upon which ln-
scribed "Tremble tyrants. were grow
ing up" Against the machine bosses
continue the fight Sound the
tocsin Of alarm TO ballot-box stuff
fers, and above the heads of our
struggling subjects wave the banner
Nv ere growing up" and those who
are opposed TO free government aud
honest representation let us fight 10
the finish till this is done, and the
ballot held sacred, our views on
finance and tariff are but leaves
scattered by the blasts, and gathered
not up again, our hope of reform
the veried folly. and our appeals for
"better times" but the silly vspor-
ings of short-sighted patriots and
visionary enthusiasts. We are citi-
zens and should be free. To bc
otherwise is disloyal 10 ourselves aud
cowardly in extreme.
Most truly,
SPENCER BLACKBURN.
Jefferson, n. &.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1893-09-21
A BAD GENERAL.

We are constantly seeing illusions
in the papers of CleveIand's bad
health, or rather being over worked
and needing rest. Indeed it is our
opinion that he is a very sick man,
and it is possible that he may not
live out his term of office. He has
largely brought this on himself by
imprudence and an over weaving
ambition. When he entered the
White House the second time on the
4th Of last March, instead of turn
ing over to the various departments
and to his lieutenants all work of
looking after details, and especially
of those in the various departments,
he undertook to do it all himself.
And in his vanity it seems that he
was not willing for the various men,
bers of his Cabinet, to select even
the most subordinate officers for their
various departments, without having
the matter submitted to him, and
the claims of various candidates put
before him. The members of his
Cabinet and his various lieutenants,
actually sat by doing nothing. They
feared to open their mouths or to
even to make suggestion, lest they
should incur the displeasure of the
great autocrat. This was supremely
ridiculous and foolish. In this the
President has shown that he was a
poor general. The duty of a general
is to take comprehensive view Of
the situation, giving general direc'
tions, and leaving the details to hii
subordinates. In fact the man who
plods through details becomes unfit
for leadership, and such the Presi
dent has shown himself to be. This
Is quite surprise to his friends and
the whole country, and if it wer'
simply his first term in the White
House, there would be some excus'
for such ignorance of the real de
mands and duties of the position O
1.-THE President of the great Republic
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1893-09-21
SIGNIFICANT IN OBSCURlTY.

Clapp & Co. bankers and brokers
of New York issue circulars each
week showing the condition of the
crops, finances, and the outlook.
That part of the circular which re-
lates to finances is generally written
in such obscure language that it is
diffiult to comprehend the meaning,
yet there is deep significance to
them. The class to whom they are
sent we believe understand them.
1t is an enigma if read specifically
or hastily, but careful perusal
shows that there is something dark
and deep laid in them, even though
you can't discru their intentions by
their strange sentences.
On the financial outlook we give
| the following from one of their cir
culars:
"National financial problems now
present unknown crop equations.
The humble bushel and bale of the
field now appear near relations
of the honest dollar and lordly div
idend.
BANKRUPTCY courts and threshing
machines both appear to grow more
| straw than wheat. Manufacturer
and railway auditors make fresh &C
quainances with crop reports. The
poverty of those who grow whea
appears possibly may equal that o
some who want to eat 1t. The quan
| tity of food offered appears equal t.
present power of some to purchase it
American millers and English bank
ers cheerily divide farmers losses b.
reduced speculation"
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1893-09-21
JEFFERSON AND JACKSON
Were Opposed to hanks of Issue Both
State and National.

Were Opposed to Banks of Issue Both
State and National.
Andrew Jackson it was who said :,
"if congress has the right under the
constitution to issue paper money, it
was given them to be used by them
selves, not to be Delegated to indivi
duals or banking corporations"
Thos. Jefferson it was who said
Bank paper must be suppressed,
and the circulating medium must be
restored to the nation to whom il be-
longs. 1t is the only fund on which
we can rely for loans. it is our only
resource which can never fail US, and
it is an abundant one for every neces-
sary purpose"
If you believe in the doctrine OF
Jefferson and jackson and have the
manhood to back up your belief with
your votes, what party will you bs
acting with to-davf If.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1893-09-21

The Philadelphia Times of the
h under the head of "Calamity
Iowlers Stamped" displays the
keek Of an army mule or the brains
3 brazen ass when it announces
Ist the People have triumphed,
| forcing free silver House to re-
bat from the silver suicide. Hear
ave have just harvested the
ost bountiful crops, the people are
bre generally solvent than at any
be within the last quarter of a
|ntury-money is abundant for all
L legitimate wants of industry
Ii trade" All Of which sounds
ry nice to those who the Times is
id to run. But the people the
ealth producers, Of the land, knows
|at there is not a word of truth in
b such clap-trap. The Times
fying its goldbug masters knows
Hhing of the true condition of th'
pple, and strange to say we fine
BE wise acres even down here
inning "that is 80, the times il
hit"
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1893-09-21
EDITORS CHAIR.
oo.os OF THE EDITOR ON THE
= ssuEs or THE DAY.

..nator Vance, in his speech In
nnote on the Voorhees, bill to
III the Sherman law, did not
f.It,te to say that the panic In fl
/ ..s vas, in his opinion, the result
/ 4 conspiracy of the European
| .r. to increase their debts by
L.;k;nq dowr silver as money. He
[i5 his respects to Secretary of the
I. p..o.rry- Carlisle for violating the
;sions of the Sherman law and
kgrantIy discriminating against sill
+ in redeeming silver certificates in
Eu Senator Vance SAID that bi-
I.,,lism was one plank common to
1 nIatiorms of the parties, and yet
l. Repealers pretended friendship
knocking silver out. Had the
t.itnde of the President been known
I.t fall before the election Senator
lance said he did not believe he
mid have carried Single State
butb Of the Potomac river. But
I.at is King Grover and the power
patronage!
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1893-09-21
DECEPTIVE PLATFORMS VS.. HONEST
PLATFORMS

- = VNWOt
Some political party platforms are
30 worded as to need interpreting :;
others interpret themselves. Their
plain positive declaration needs no
shadow of doubt as to their mean.
ing even to the humblest citizen.
The platform adopted by the Demo-
Gratis at Chicago was one of the first
class. 1t could be interpreted by
the Southern Democrats to mean one
thing, and by the Northern Demo-
Gratis to mean another. But when
the candidate is put on such a plat
form, it often helps to interpret and
TO show the real meaning of those
who purposely hid their ideas under
mass of meaningless generalities.
The nomination of Grover Cleveland
to our mind clearly interpreted the
platform. We 80 wrote and 80 said
during the last campaign. That.we
were correct, recent events have
clearly proven. The recent Demo-
cratic State convention of Virginia
was governed by the same motive as
the Chicago convention when it
wrote its platform. 1t is also a
meaningless iargon of glittering
generalities. But the nomination of
the candidate for Governor, like the
action Of the Chicago convention
clearly interprets the platform.
OFerril the nominee is goldbug,
and monopolist, but the platform
will be used by the speakers and the
papers during the campaign to
fool the people, and catch votes.
The platform adopted by the Popu-
list State convention at Lynchburg,
is one of the latter class. 1t means
something, and says what it means,
and there can be no doubt or ques-
ton about it. 1t interprets itself,
and it makes but little difference who
the man nominated on it is, that is,
as far as his opinions are concerned.
For when he accepts his nomination,
he is pledged to party platform, and
everybody knows what he is pledged
too. The same was true of the plat
form put forward by the Peoples
party convention in Omaha in '92.
The platform was everything; fol
when it was adopted it was so clear
and positive, that the opinions of the
nominee amount to but little, for he
was pledged to the platform, and
everybody knew what that was. The
politicians of the country, both
Democratic and Republican, seeing
the strength Of this position, and
fearing the effects of such a straight
forward manly course in striking
contrast to their vacillating, uncer
tain, dishonest, and deceptive efforts
to keep up two faces before the diff
ferent ends of the country, made
haste to try to call attention from {
discussion of issues by dealing il
personal abuse, appeals to sectiona
and race prejudice, and to cap th'
climax, to the use of antiquated her
fruit.
| We have an abiding faith that il
the near future, the good judgmen
and honest purposes of the grea
masses Of the people will make
proper selection between these tw'
political paths that is now lying ou
before them.