The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-06-27
BY THE WAY.

Duringsthe past examination season at
school and some very queer answers are
being given to questions. The other day
the following was asked as one of the
questions in history: "How did Capt
John Smith show his bravery" The an
swer was quite original as follows
Capt John Smith showed his bravery
by taking the Carolinas across the
Isthmus of Panama. From there he set
sail across the Orinoco river to Spain"
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Mt Union college boys had the pleas
ure of hearing a description of the great
battle of Waterloo of Monday night from
the lips of one who was in it. James r.
Geen, one of the three survivors of the
battle who lives at Ellsworth, o., was the
speaker. He is nearly 9S years of age and
is remarkably well kept for his age. His
hearing is almost perfect but lhis eyesight
is failing. While talking he sat in a
chair and for about an hour and half
told how he was pressed into service un-
der Napoleon when not quite II years of
age. He described at length the battle of
| Waterloo and the achievements If Napol-
con and General Blucher. His life as
recounted, was thrilling and intensely in
teresting, and to hear him was a treat
rarely experienced,
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The engine Protection" which is book
ed to collide with the engine Free Trade"
ON July 20, was on exhibition Thursday
night near the depot. Even the rain
could not keep the crowd away and
quite a large number of people assem-
bled to view the engine that Is to take
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was in attendance and rendered several
pieces In the usual excellent manner.
The rain drove both the crowd and the
band away at an early hour.
Protection" is gaily painted in red
white and blue and presents fine ap-
pearance The engine. looks almost like
new, and Is said to be capable of going
neary mile minute for a short distance.
On either side of the tender Is neat
sign which informs the public that the
two engines will collide near Canton
on July 90, while the name "Protec.
tion" is ON both sides of the cab
AS soon as the painting is finished on
Free Trade" the two engines will start
on an advertising tour, one over the =.
@. & s. and the other over the Valley.
The two engines will be on exhibition
in all the cities and towns in this vicinity
before the collision, and as all the rail
roads will run cheap excursions to Can
ton immense crowds are expected. 1t
will be another good advertisement for
Canton.
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Bridegroom Browne, according to his
latest Illumination, is proceeding to
Washington by easy stages, where he
expects to be the central figure in the
reunion of the pining commonweal. The
necessity for proceeding by "easy stages"
is plain in view of the fact that he
was obliged to borrow 25 cents to get as
far as Canton. The bride, nee Coxey,
travels from town to townin street attire
with her bridal outfit in carpet bag
This trosseau was secured by Browne
through an obliging acquaintance, and
consists of gown of null, a cheap white
veil and pair of white shoes, all Of
which cost exactly $4S2. Brownies pro
gram is to deliver daily speeches, while
his wife sells "reform literature" He
has dropped Coxey's bills, and after de
voting year to proclaiming them in
spired from on high now ridicules them
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