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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-07-11

We learn from the Hartford Post that
Massachusetts has just taken step
which looks like an important advance of
educatinal methods and one that deserves
the earnest consideration of promoters of
education in this state and elsewhere.
The Legislature of that state has passed
law requiring that manual training shall
be incorporated into the high school sys-
tenn of every city whose population ex-
ceeds 10000. There are twenty such
cities in the state and they have total
poulation of about 1900, 900 souls. At
a single stroke, therefore, manual training
has been brought within reach of more
than half the people Of the state. Three
of the cities, Boston, Cambridge and Fall
River, already have such courses in the
high schools, and in the remaining cities
of tho class named there is busy work go
ing on among the school committees, sup
erintendents, and teachers preparing to
carry out the requirements of the new
law.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-07-11
Another Big Exposition.

The latest big exposition to come to the
front is one that Baltimore will set up in
1897, when she will be 100 years old. 1t
is estimated that five million dollars will
be requied for the enterprise and this
amount has already been subscribed by
the solid men of the southern metropolis.
The site has been selected, the work of
organization completed. and the main
work of construction about to be COM
menced. The hackers of the exposition
figure that it will be paying venture in
dollars and cents. To begin with, they
say Baltimore has. six million more peo
pie living within the 200-mile radius than
Chicago and that, consequently, the Bal
timore show should draw at least one
half as many as went to the Worlds Fair
which was twenty-five millions Fur
ter, that each of these eleven millions can
be depended on to spend $40 apiece.
Whether this is case of counting chickens
before they are Matched or not, the exposi-
ton will undoubtedly do much for Balti-
more and the development of the interests
of the Chesapeake bay. The city is not
an attractive one, however, the streets as
rule being narrow and crooked with the
sewage running in the cutters. But
Washington is but forty-fiye minutes
away by nail, and will practically be a
part of Baltimore for exposition pur-
noses
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-07-11
Chicago versus New York.

In May the enrolment in the public
schools of Chicago was 200, 94S, while in
New York it was but 176 439. The west
ern city has thus lead of nearly 25,0
1t may be that in New York there are
proportionately more children in private
and parochial schools, but this offset can
not conterbalance and is not itself cause
for f-congratulation. In the magni-
tude of its school appropriations likewise
Chicao now exceeds New York. The
western city last year appropriated $5,-
500, 900 for its schools while the richer
eastern city appropriated but SIS, 100, 900.
Chicago has twelve high schools and New
York but one On these facts the Chi
cago papers as usual add tremendous
amount Of boasting. If they were con-
tent to brag about their schools no one
would object as good would probably re-
suit. But they try to draw the deduc-
tlon that Chicago has a apopulation nearly
as great as New York. One of the reas-
ons why Chicago is poor place for resi-
dence is because it is too big already.
And where the virtue lies in misrepresen-
tations about the population and attempts
to make it out about one-half larger than
1t really is, cannot be discerned. Chicago
should give the remainder of the country
some rest on it's pet population theme.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-07-11

Dispatches sent to the Eastern press
from Columbus, give this political gos-
sip:
The republicans have q two thirds ma
jority on joint ballot in the present legis-
lature, but the task that the democrats
have set for themselves in trying to re-
verse this is not so great rs it appears to
be at first sight. There are now republi-
can factional difficulties in Cincinnati,
Toledo Dayton, Columbus and Cleve
land that will, unless an end is put TO
them, imperil the cause of the republi-
cans in Hamilton, Lucas Montgomery,
Franklin and Cuyahoga counties. If the
republicans should lose these counties
they could not control the next legisla-
ture. 1t now seems certain that the free
silver forces in the democratic party in
this state are completely overthrown. No
one but the radical free silver advocates Is
now claiming that the democratic state
convention will adopt free silver plank
this year. This may have the effect of
driving a number of the party into the
ranks Of the populists, but the same thing
will be done to the republican party as
IL has also in effect declared against free
silver The result will be a small in
crease in the vote of the populists Moth
ing more.
Young Allen w. Thurman has been
generally dropped by the conservative free
silver democrats as an unsafe leader
But it seems likely that the democratic
candidate for governor will be either Con-
ressman Sorg or ex-Gov. Campbell,
The ability of Mr.. Brice to secure a
democratic legislature will depend in a
large measure upon the strength of the
man who is at the head Of the ticket.
II the democracy were working for such
a senatorial aspirant as John A. Nc
Mahon of Dayton or r. 8. Shields, Of
Canton, there would be quite an accelera-
tion in the gait over anything New
York candidate can inspire.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-07-11
Price of wheat From 1875 TO se4.

Between 1873-the year when Greeley
ran against Grant--and 1894 the fall in
the price of wheat was greater than in any
thing else. Wheat fell 62 per cent; vege-
table food in general, 48 per cent; animal
food, 81 per cent; sugar, coffee and tea,
80 per cent; minerals, 90 per cent; tex
tiles, 40 per cent.
This fall in prices made dollar worth
more than ever before and the fellow who
had the most money had his wealth in
creased just that much, while the debtor
class had its poverty increased like per
cent. The man who was neither debtor
nor creditor, who was out of debt, had
his income nearly doubled by this big fall
in prices
This always happens in every rise and
fall In the market. To attempt to restore
high prices artiicially by cutting down
the purchasing price of the dollar--free
coinage of 50-cent dollars--would simply
bring the disaster of disorganized and
debased currency system on top of the
disaster of fall in prices.
Fortunately now prices are going back
rapidly and in the general jubilation, the
cure-allEof the fiat money man win be NO
longer much Of political factor
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-07-11

Evansville, Ind, a city with so, 200
population, has lately been going through
an experience with typhoid fever that
teaches a lesson taught many times
before, of the necessity of good drinking
water for the inhabitants ofeither country
or city. In January, February and
March, Evansville was mildly afflicted
with typhoid fever. There were nine
deaths in three months In April the
number Of cases jumped to 176 with
twenty-three deaths. In May there were
thirty-one deaths. Then 1t was found
that the startling increase was due to a
discharge of the typhoid germs into the
Ohio river near the intake Of the water
works supply pipe. This was proved by
the fact that a heavy rain in June cut the
number of new cases in the incubating
period Immediately after the downpour,
over fifty per cent. by securing out the
sewers and providing current that carried
the germs into the river beyond the intake.
There seems no question that all surface
water is dangerous to health. In that re-
spect Canton's supply, being partly
supplied by surface brook, is far from
being beyond suspicion.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-07-11

church magiflcence, vestries have spent the
capital they had and borrowed much more
on mortgage; and the interest money now
drags them down. For instance, Holy
Trinity Church In Harlem sold It's build
ing in 125th street to the Jews but in
stead of cutting its garment according to
its cloth 1t proceeded to put up an impos-
ing ediflce chiefly with money borrowed
on mortgage In other words 1t went into
a hazardous real estate speculation de-
pending for success on the chance of at
tracing more people by its more magnifl-
cent building. The result is that 1t is
struggling under the weight of the heavy
mortgage and the parish is paralyzed.
Another Harlem church, St. Andrews
is in the same distressing condition. St.
James's, on Madison avenue at Seventy
first street, has had TO sell out to another
church because It could not bear the bur
den of its mortgage The Church of the
Heavenly Rest, in the Fifth avenue, has
only recently been able to lift from its
shoulders such load, after having long
tottered under 1t.
This practice of treating churches
as clubs or associations to be manag-
ed as seems best to their vestries or solely
WlUn reIeTenCe 10 mutSrlhi prOub
or worldly display, is, not unnaturally,
offensive to the devoutly religious mind
which regards them as holy places con
secrated TO divine service. But IL is the
prevailing practice. The rich men of the
parish want TO worship in an elegant
church in an elegant neighborhood. II
by selling the old ediflce they cannot
raise money enough for the erection of a
newer and grander temple elsewhere, 1t
is easy for them to borrow the requisite
funds on mortgage. The business men in
the vestries look upon 1t as an entirely
proTor proceeding. Moreover the trans
action interests them as men of affairs
and they are not troubled as to the
spiritual outcome so long as they get a
handsome church to worship in.
This tendency which the Sun complains
of is probably conspicuous enough in the
larger cities but will hardly be applicable
to Canton whose 80, 900 of population
should certainly support two Presbyterian
churches without undue strain in carry
ing mortgages.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-07-11

of the pulpit is an offense to the religious
sentiment of the people, and, we think,
does much more harm than good, al
though the listeners to such sermons
themselves may not realize 1t. There is
but one theme for the pulpit--salvation
through Christ, and 1t cannot be preached
on too often or too eloquently or followed
too persistently through its many ramifl-
cations. When the old theme Of right
living, right thinking, love of the truth,
love of beauty, love of nature and love Of
our fellows become trite, the churches
might as we'll close.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-07-11

The sale of school bonds to the amount
of $50, 900 by the town of Cambridge last
week made record that is of interest just
now in Canton, where the bond problem
Is a pressing one. In Cambridge the
following premium bids were received
Guernsey national, 81, 410; N. w. Har-
rison & Co.. Chicago, s1,703; W. j.
Hayes & Son, Cleveland, $1,695, they to
furnish bonds; Mason, Lewis 81 Co., Chi
cago, 81, 293; Seasongood g. Mayer, Gin
cinnati, 81, 422.5 80; Rudolph Kleybolte &
Co., Cincinnati, $s4750 they to furnish
bonds; First national bank, Niles, Ohio,
Sl,212. so; W. G. Spaulding g. Co. Cleve-
land, $737;Z Il. Lewis, Dayton, 81, 576. 70
s. A. Kean, Chicago, 81, $50; Deitz, Drum
mond & Prior, Cleveland, 81, ,0O5. S5 Lam
precht Brothers & Co., Cleveland, $767. so
Farison, Leech g. Co., Chicago, 81, 322. so
Trowbridge & Co., Chicago, $1,516 The
bonds were sold to WIZ. Hayes & Son,
Cleveland, who not only furnish the
bonds, but make them payable in New
York, Cambridge or Chicago This
premium of 81, ,695 makes the rate of in
terest about AZ per cent Canton people
will notice that Lamprecht Bros. g. Co.
still have very good opinion of their
ability to handle tidy little loans for Ohio
cities.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-07-11
Misuse of the Bicycle.

The bicycle is chargeable already with
two new human diseases and the number
Of Others that will accumulate with
further experience, based not on years,
but decades, is far from being OWNED as
yet Kyphosis-bic clist-arum Is a com
posite scientific term indicating curvature
of the spine as developed by those riders
of the wheel who insist upon high saddles
and low handlebars and who, when APP
preaching the observer, seem to have their
faces set well down in their concaye
chests. Bicycle face" Is the name which
has been given TO the painfully tense
features OF large majority Of the riders
In Gotham and the Quaker city First
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-07-11
Rnilding costly churches.

An article which COMES home to Can
ton just now owing to the proposal to
build here a new Presbyterian church, APP
pears in the New York Sun. Among
other things the editor says:
This trading In churches" has been
carried on extensively in New York, both
because the property could be sold at a
material advance and because the vestries
wanted to erect finer edifioes In more
fashionable neighborhoods Mere mann
mon worship has been the melting cause
in many II not most cases. II has been
ambition for display rather than hum
BILE desire TO serve God. Churches have
been treated as mere real estate invest
ments; but the worst feature OF the busi-
ness has been that In this competition In
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-07-11
Speaking American.

A young Boston student writes from
Germany that he, together with an Amer
loan friend, recently went into arestau-
rant. The waitress, pretty girl, listened
to the conversation, and finally overcom-
ing her curiosity asked, "Are you English
menP" "No, was the answer. "We are
Americans. "But you were speaking
English Just now, weren't your" said the
girl. "Yes, we all have tn learn to speak
English In school, but we generally speak
American, especially as the Indians don't
know any English, replied the Boston
man, with a wink at his friend. "Oh,
won't you speak little Amerioan?'' said
the girl. My cousin is there, but never
heard any of the language" "All right;
here goes then; Allegany, polychunkinnig
moosac algonquin winnepeesockee big
indjin eat much drink Heap sight more
epiuribus unum hurrah for Blaine WINNIE
ohusikoicut oocachulunk Manhattan. ..
\" "MinnehahaY' said the other student.
"Immoyero, said No. glibly, "Pax vo-
bisoum." But what does IL ali mean, what
you have just saidp" asked the unsuspect-
Ing girl. "Oh, just that you were very
pretty" And fraulein tripped off, blush
Ing, Boston Courier.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-07-11
The Brewers and the Papal Able
Uate

The Brewers and the Papal Able
gate.
We believe it was the bishop of Colum-
bus, Ohio who decided against the elig-
ibility of saloon keepers to office In any
Roman Catholic society. The decision
was appealed to the papal Ablegate,
who sustained the bishop. This opinion
of Monseignor Satolli was commented
upon in these columns at the time 1t was
rendered Now the National Brewers
Association, in session at Milwaukee, un-
dcrtakes to review Satolli, o proceeding
that will certainly attract much attention
If il does nothing more. This is the state
ment of the Vigilance Committee of the
association:
'"The anathema which the Papal Able
gate pronounced against the saloon keep
ers created no little surprise in circles
familiar with the time-honored practices
of Catholic monasteries. The worldwide
reputation of the brews of the Franciscan
monks the delicious alcoholic liquors dis
titled in Carmelite Benedictine and other
monasteries; the vast extent of vineyards
and capacious cellars of italian, German,
and French cloisters, all bear testimony
to the incongruity of Satolli's utterances
against the sale of articles which the
holiest orders of his church have from
time immemorial manufactured and still
manufacture for just such sale, and that,
too, without the slightest compunction.
The weakness Of such pronunciamento
is very manifest In its decision the
church said nothing about the desirability
or undesirability of alcohol as beverage.
Probably 1t would not exclude beer, for
instance used in moderation and in
proper association, from the list of beyer-
ages. We do not know anything about
that beyond the fact that it certainly has
not yet been condemned 1t is the saloon
and not beer that the influence of the
is thrown against, for the
reason that it believes the social influence
exerted by the saloon is bad. Now II that
be so, what have the brews of the Fran
Ciscan friars to do with the caseY 1t
would be much better for the brewers to
say nothing than to stand sponsors for
such bad logic as this.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-07-11

Concerning class of sermons that are
becoming too common, the Outlook says:
We have recently received reports of
several sermons preached to wheelmen
in churches Of various denominations. In
some instances clubs of wheelmen were
invited to come on their wheels In the uni
form of the club, and special provision was
made for them In the churches. We make
no criticism on the motives which have
induced ministers to choose such subjects
Many OF them arc among the noblest and
most efficient workers for Christ In our
land; but the best men sometimes make
mistakes, and from the best motives 1t
is getting to be almost fad to have
special sermons for wheelmen. We raise
the question as to whether the results are
as beneficial as those conducting them
have desired that they should be. AS a
rule we have serious doubts as to the wis
dom of special subjects for sermons to
young men and young women, for brokers
and commercial travellers, eto. We doubt
very much whether a large proportion of
hotse for whom the services are announced
usually come. In the case Of the wheel
men the attendance has been large But
what spiritual benefit would reGult from a
sermon on the subject of the bicycle 1t is
hard for as to comprehend.
All such attempts at the secularization
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-07-11

among the dogmatio statements as to this
afiiiction was the announcement that the
facial change was wrought by the serious
ness Of wheeling effort most of the riders
devoting themselves intently to rapidity
Of motion over long distances.
After the bicycle has been in use fifty
years, we will probably know something
Of the consequences Of bicycle riding as
recorded in the human body. AT present,
all we know is that those addicted to the
use Of the wheel make heavy and fire.
quently persistent demands on their leg
muscles, which are no doubt In many in
stances, seriously overtaxed; the rider
generally sits in a constrained position,
with a very much curved spine while the
chest as often suffers from construction
Whether evil results to the other organs
off the body, particularly to the liver and
kidneys, from strain and disturbance OF
the circulation, remains to be seen.
There is little doubt but that the result
of bicycle riding would be beneflcent In
nearly every case, did the riders set up
right on their machines and not exert
themselves too violently. The evil that
has resulted SO far comes, we believe,
from the abuse rather than the proper use
OF this fine modern invention.
All hail to the Connecticut legislature !
1t has passed law prohibiting the paint
ing of signs on rocks, buildings and trees
without the consent of the owner. 1t
should also have made the offense against
good taste of painting signs over mans
fence without his consents a misdemeanor,
and provided an adequate remedy.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-07-11

Our request for information from SEN
ator Brice, iu which we asked him as a
candidate for reelection to the United
States senate, to explain his vote for the
sugar schedule favored by the sugar
trust, to explain his presence late at
night in the room of the sugar trust lob
byist at the Arlington hotel and to ex-
plain his opposition to the tariff bill en-
dorsed by the house and the administra-
tion, has remained on the senator's part
unanswered, although the article has been
fairly well copied through the state.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-07-11
New York has a new law whIoh autl

New York has a new law which author
ises the metropolis to expend $500, 900 for
the establishment of great botanic gar
den in BRONX park, one of the city's reser-
vations, as soon as $3.50, 900 is collected
by private subscriptions. The private
subscriptions were speedily forthooiming,
and here they are:
j. Plerpont Morgan, s2b, 900; Colum-
bia College, $4,000; Andrew Carnegie,
$25. 900; Cornelius Vanderbilt, ssB, 900;
John ID. Rockefeller s25, 900; d. O.
Mills, $25, 900; Judge Addison Brown,
s25, 900; William E. Dodge, $40, 900;
James A. Scrymser, 10000; William O.
schermerhorn, $4,000; ox-Judge
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-07-11

The peculiar methods Of the bridge
trust crop out in every county in the state.
Over in Wayne an x.commissioner of the
county has brought suit against the Can
ton Bridge Co for $795 commission, al
legged to be due him as local agent for the
bridge company. 1t is pretty hard to see
how county commissioner could serve
his county and abide monopoly at the
same time, and 1t takes considerable gall
to bring such suit.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-07-11

l882-President jackson vetoed DAGUERRE.
the bill rechartering the United States
bank
ie5l-Louis Jacques Mande Daguerre, inventor
OF the process Of portrait taking which
preceded photography In general use, died
near Paris; born 1850. Daguerre was q
skillful scene painter in Paris. He devoted
several years to experiments In photogra-
ply, and after marvellous patience, which
he combined with great ingenuity, pro-
duoed the indelible picture ON \ metallic
plate by the chemical action Of light
ieee--Juiia Gardiner Tyler, widow of Pres
iaent John Tyler, died In Richmond. born
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-07-11
THIS COVERS THE GROUND.
A.. X...-l. g..

One man falls in love because he has moth
ing better to do, another because he has some.
thing better to do; one because woman has
fl ,ttered him, and another because she has
not; one because the woman is fair, and anoth-
er because she is dark; one because he has
never been in love before, and another because
he has; one to save himself and another to save
a woman; one for the sake of company and
another for the sake Of quiet, and most men
because they don't know why.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-07-11
Stark County Democratic Ticket.

For sherif-AMOS B. MASE.
Clerk of Courts--CHARLES L. OBERLY.
Treasurer-HERMAN LOEFFLER.
Commissioner-JOSIA CLUTZ.
Additor-LOUIS A. LOICHOT.
Infrmary Director-MICHAEL A. MIL.
LER.
urveyor-OLIyER W. HOLL.
Representatives-A. II. McCADDEN, r. g.
WILLIAMS.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-07-11
BEWARE OF sTICK-PINs.
TChicago Tribune.1

A curious accident has brought the Rev. S.
H. Phillips, Of Durham, Buck county, to what
may prove to be his death bed. When visit.
ing a neighbors home six weeks ago, he re-
msined for dinner. When the call for din
ner came he was slow in responding, and one
OF the young women took a stick-pin from
with it slightly. As she struck at him he
raised his leg and the pin was jabbed into the
flesh to the bone. For two weeks Mr.. Phillips
has been dangerously i'll with blood poison,
and his leg was amputated today.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-07-11
THIS DATE IN HIsToRY-JULY 10.

l8-Adrian, Roman emperor,
died.
l447 = Christopher Columbus
born at Genoa; died 1900.
1684-William ! 1.-THE Silent),
prince Of Orange, assassi-
mated at Delft.
l728-Sir William Blackstone,
law writer, was born; died
1880.
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