The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-04-18
LENORE SHERWOOD SAYS
The New Woman Does Not Smoke---A
Coxeyite Soj0urning in
New York,
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT TO rHE NEws.


NEW YORK, April 10.
1t was an inspiring sight to see the people
coming home from church last Sunday, carry
ing palm branches in memory Of Chris's en-
trance into Jerusalem on that first Palm Sun
day, ages ago.
After all that has been said about q new dis
pensation; after all that has been written about
the age Of reason; after all of the discussions
about theosophy, materialism, ethical culture,
and the thousand and one isms, ologies and
osophies of the nineteenth century, II Is re-
freshing to find the all pervading evidences of
the Christian faith.
Rich and poor alike observed the day, and
the gay panorama on Fifth avenue was but a
reflection Of the modest and less pretentious
churches and people
II was a beautiful, sunshiny day and l sat
down on bench in Madison Square park to
watch the people as they passed OF course it
is very bad form to sit on bench in down
town park, but nevertheless
1 AND ANOTHER TRAMP
availed ourselves Of the privilege. / did not
observe him closely, because was busy watch
ing woman with purple dress, green waist
and lilac bonnet, wondering what her
scheme of color could possibly be.
He seemed to be studying one of the new
overcoats now in vogue, a coat of light or tan
cloth about as long as the ordinary sacque coat
which make men look all legs.
by Hemp he exclaimed.
looked at his end of the seat regular
tramp. Brown trousers frayed at the bottom
and splashed with mud and grease; shoes out
at the toes and decorated with whitewash; a
black frock coat that looked as IL it might, in
the ages past, have been the property of cler-
gyman, all of the buttons off but one, which
was tightly buttoned acrcss the chest; shirt
which had been newly washed but not laun-
dried, and hat-such hat, an old fashioned
hight crowned Derby, with broken rim and
the crown knocked out. and now comes
the pathetic part. This poor old hat was dec
grated with a palm branch. 1t was wound
around the crown and one end stuck up
through the top. looked at him still closer.
He was a man of about forty. five with a shock
of curly hair and ''sluggers" that curled around
his neck. His eyes were blue and twinkled
and danced in sheer good nature
/ liked my tramp.
He gave me knowing look as much as to
say, you and understand each other and
then aloud: Look at that cove with his plaid
tie will you" Then he laughed until the
bench shook. l felt uncomfortable sitting
there tete.a'tete with tramp, and guess he
noticed it.
Don't go" he said "I'll keep still"
ONE OF coxEY's MEN.
"Do you live here?" / said.
"Well, no, not exactly, 1 used to live in
Ohio, but l left there with Coxey and since
then l have sort of formed taste for city
life."
'Why, l am from Ohio too" said, the
Ohio craze ever strong, and as il had discover
ed a valuable acquaintance. From what part
are your"
"Well, my folks lived in Holmes county,
and lived around different places and when /
Joined Coxey was section hand on the
Wheeling & Lake Erie"
"Then you were democrat weren't you,"
asked.
How'd you know" he replied in surprise.
Because none but democrats live in Holmes
county but tell me about Coxey," / continued.
"Nct much to tell. Got tired working and
wanted to see the country and believed in the
principles, too. Had a good time, too. All
nonsense about us starving, always had enough
to eat Liked Carl Browne better than Coxey
Browne liked us and felt sorry for us and
Coxey only liked himself and to manage peo-
pie.
"We were all glad when Coxey was defeated,
but we would all vote for Browne. Browne
wrote all ofthe orders and speeches for Coxey.
\ loft 10 l.
and have been here ever since"
Have you regular employment" l asked
opologetically.
well, not exactly, miss,-but enc of us al
ways has-you see there are five of us andNwe
go in on the shares. worked on street clean
ing last winter once"
"But are you not going homer l continued.
''Have you no familyp'
'Well, yes, had wife, but she's married
again since left, and my first wife's boys are
grown and working for themselves"
what are your politics, now?" inquired.
"Well, locally am with the brother yon-
der" pointing to DIR. Parkhurst's church,
"but at heart l am populist. You see l can
not forget the teachings of Carl Browne, the
smartest squarest man ever knew"
''What did you do in the array besides tramp
and eat?"
"Well, we played cards some and played
tricks on each other. They called me the
dude because washed my shirt every time
got chance"
CALLED JIM HOLE.
"You ask my name? Well, am called Jim
Hole, but my relations in Holmes county
would not recognize me by that name," he
said, with a wink.
'Why don't you apply for work and get
potato farm, you and your friends2 1t would
be fine thing for you" Then explained in
detail the potato farm scheme that was nearing
completion here.
My tramp looked bored, The potato farm
only appeals to the deserving and those who
want to work, not to the tramp element. It
was plain that was not success as reform
er and rose to go.
Can't you give me a lift on my Sunday din
ner-just for the sake of OhioS" asked my
clever tramp.
ofcourse / couldn't oonscientiously; but of
course, did.
THE ORPHANS OUTING.
Wednesday was circus day for the children
of all of the orphan asylums of the city and
great was the delight and excitement among