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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-12-05
GEMS OF THOUGHT.

Scandal is the dread of fools and the
contempt of the wise. --Clulow.
A sentence we'll couohed takes both
the sense and the understanding. Felt,
ham.
A man must carry knowledge with
him If he would bring home knowledge.
johnson.
Objects imperfectly discerned take
form from tho hope or fear of the be-
holder. johnson.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-12-05

The Shakers have made a discovery
which is destined to accomplish much
good. Realizing that three-fourths of all
our sufferings arise from stomach trou-
bles, that the country is literally filled
with people who cannot eat and digest
food, without subsequently suffering pain
and distress, and that many are starving
wasting to mere skeletons because their
food does them no good, they have devot-
ed much study and thought to the sub
ject and the result Is this discovery, Of
their Digestive Cordial.
A little book can be obtained from your
druggistIthat will point out the way of re-
lief at once. An Investigation will scost
nothing and will result in much good.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-12-05
GENE FIELDS DEBT.
MINNEAPOLIS Cournal.1

A very good story about Eugene Field
seems to have escaped the newspapers report
ers. 1t concerns an incident in his life when
he was resident of Kansas City. Genes
salary at that time was small and he was be-
set sometimes with importunate creditors.
One of these, who had sent in the same bill
many times, finally caused it to be presented
with a request for immediate settlement.
Gene took the account, and after scanning
the items, wrote on the back: "Oh, loving
heart, trust on" and returned it unpaid. 1t
is needless to say that his creditor was success
fully Modified.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-12-05

The October reports of railway earn
ings which are tabulated in the Finan-
cial Chronicle, show a splendid increase
in the freight traffic from Chicago east
ward. Last month the aggregate ship
ments of Chicago to the East amounted
to nearly AGO. 900 tons, an increase over
last year of over 1920 tons. This is
the more remarkable when we consider
that the best showing of any previous
month of the current year in freight was
in July last, an increase of about s5, 600
tons being reported for that month. The
entire gain for October in gross earnings
by the railways over corresponding
time year ago, has been nearly per
cent.-a larger gain than any month in
1895 has shown, save June and July.
The Granger road show the greatest in,
crease.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-12-05

Council will, no doubt, at the proper
time, pass another resolution submitting
vote of the people. Unless the temper of
our taxpayers undergoes radical
change, there will not be S75, 900 more
debt saddled on the people,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-12-05
Proof Positive.

Gladys-Whst are you going to do
when you leave college?
Tom-Oh, live on my income, I
guess
Gladys-A man as clever as you
might do something to prove his clever
ness.
Tom-Living on my income would,
prove me one of the cleverest fnanciers,
of the age Life
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-12-05

Hermia-Vladimi Eckstein, you have
asked for a meetin, an Civ it; wot is
the result? You say you never loved
mel Wot does all them letters mean, all
Of them writ in poelry am PERFORMED
wild wioletsS throw the base calomel
in your teet' with bitterness) nothink
you kin say will vindioate yer conduok
to me-
Vladimir (gazing at stack Of letters)
oh wot ass I've bin Truth.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-12-05

Ex-President Harrison still refuses to
say anything except "that he is in the
hands of his friends" Presume II Benny
was closely pressed, he would admit that
his bank account was in the hands of his
friends.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-12-05

President Cleveland is writing his own
message. The last one was q medley of
opinions by the cabinet, The message
this time will likely say something.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-12-05

There are very few people in the county
who have not heard of Borst's celery
farm at Greentown, north on the Valley,
but few realize the mammoth proportions
it has assumed, or from what q
humble condition It originated. The cell
cry farm is the largest in the United
States. The latest report of the United
States horticultural department confirms
this statement. At the present time the
farm is managed by Charles II. Borst,
one Of five heirs of J A. Borst, the
founder of the industry, If such 1t may be
called
Mr.. Borst the elder, moved to Green
town twelve years ago, being attacked
with the coal fever, which existed In that
section after the opening of the Valley
road for business. The coal venture
proved unsuccessful, and Mr. Borst pur.
chased 1876 acres Of what was apparently
useless swamp land. He paid $50 an
acre for 1t and, at that price, the land
was considered very dear People
thought he had thrown the money away.
1t is that same 1876 acres of land that to-
day comprises the celery farm, which an
nually produces about SEQ, 900 worth of
the vegetables. The property today could
not be bought for less than S75, 900.
Some idea Of the immensity of the pro-
duct can be gained from the statement
that this years crop consists of over
1900 900 stalks and this is decidedly
poor season. The exceedingly dry weather
of the summer and fall and the frosts Of
October are the cause for this years fail
ure. On the farm, which is divided into
sections besides Mr. Borst there are seven
families, all occupying good substantial
houses, the rent Of which they secure free.
The heads of these families work the
farm on shares, each securing one-half Of
the crop he raises on the section.
80
The contest for the republican nomina-
tion for prosecuting attorney next fall
is becoming interesting notwithstanding
the fact that the election will not take
place for nearly year. There are two
avowed candi iates IN the field, Charles
G. Upham and Thomas +. Turner. Both
have many friends in the republican
party, and the fight promises to be BIT
ter one. There are some people who fail
to consider two very important things in
connection with the office. The first is
that in all probability, the democrats will
nominate strong man, who will stand
an excellent chance of being elected.
Another thing is that there is gentle
man in the republican party named G. @.
Bow, who at present holds the office, and
has many friends who would again like
to see him a candidate. Mr. Bow has
made an efficient official, and would have
hearty support among the party leaders
for a third term.
-
The official announcement from the
Stark county infirmary says there were
no invited guests on Thanksgiving. This
is unkind, as Director Tim G. Putnam
should have invited his friend, who
served ON the recent grand jury. This
gentleman rendered Mr. putman good
service which should have been recipro-
Gated
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-12-05
HE Is A CANDIDATE, Ell?
TIndianapolis Journal.

disposition to get on the Harrison band
wagon is simultaneously manifested in var
ous quarters,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-12-05

Is it possible that Canton has a repub-
lican newspaper that is itching to jump
Gov. McKinleyy
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-12-05

j. Monroe Taylor's Cream Yeast Bak-
ing Powder Is more economical than any
other, and perfectly healthful. Order 1t
from your grocer.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-12-05

The political bosses in the republican
party are against Gov. Mckinley. The
people are for him. Who will winY
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-12-05

Children all hate TO take Castor Oil,
bat not LaxoI, which is palatable
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-12-05

Boom Canton! A good way to boom
our city is to buy from local merchants.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-12-05
BY THE WAY.
THs WINE OF LIFE.

He best can drink the wine Of life
And swretly crash the grape OF fate
Who shuts the janus door Of strife
And binds an olive on his gate.
Who needs no victim 60 atone
The record of his blamelcss hour;
Contentment Is the cornerstone
On which he builds his arch Of power.
SO with this hour Of push and pelf,
Whore naught unsordid seems TO last,
Vex not thy miserable self,
But search the fallows of the past.
broad cup brimmed with mighty red
These silent years 70 us assign.
From old Falerninn vineyards shed
The Roman sends the Teuton wine.
Old fauns have breathed against the grapes,
Old world aromas haunt the bowl
Still music Of forgotten shapes,
Dim pathos Of a pagan soul.
There from those dark and glimmerine
lands,
From affairs wrecked with ivy trail,
Old Flaccus reaches out his hands
And bids the mild barbarian hail.
Lord de Tablay.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-12-05

"The Gossip" seems TO have crawled
into hole and pulled the hole after. him.
Next,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-12-05
Low HOME SEEKERS RATES
Via G. H. & d. Railway, to Southern
Points

V IN " II. o. ~. hhiiWhyb 10 SOuUnetn
Points.
Home Seekers excursion tickets to all
principal Southern points, at the rates of
one fare for the round trip plus $2 90,
will be on sale ah all O. II. 81 ID. coupon
points November 97, December 2, 8, 9,
10, IL, 10 and II, with liberal limit TO-
return. Those looking for new Locations
or desiring cheap Southern trip. can
ascertain all particulars by calling upon d
addressing any Agent of the O. II. g. d
Railway. noy27t4d6sw
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-12-05
WHAT CANTON
PEOPLE SAY.

did you ever hear of whistle on
electric carsY They have them on the A
b. @. line operating from Cleveland to
Akron / was going north the other day
and our electric car had halted on the
siding near Cuyahoga Falls when In
conversation with the motorman, he
said Do you hear her whistler l heard
noise, as / supposed, of steam locomo-
tive. 1t wasn't, though 1t was the A.
b. @. train we were waiting on and
through an electrical arrangement with
the air brakes, the whistle acted admira-
bly, Harry Il. Fife
81 don't believe it's right for the peo-
ple's money to be expended by the coun-
ty, for brass plates, upon which are en-
graved the names Of commissioners and
architect Of the new court house, and the
contractor be left out entirely. If these
little extravagances must he INDUCED in,
why cannot the builder of the building
be given credit? It's not right. William
Il. Melbourne, Contractor.
The Ohio State horticultural Society
will meet at the assembly room In this
city Wednesday and Thursday, Decem ber
the country on horticulture wUl be pres
ent during the meetings. Prof. Bailey,
of the Cornell university, Ithioa, New
York, will deliver actresses each day, and
on Wednesday evening will lecture on
" Landscape Gardening" illustrating
with strereoptican views Profs. Aug.
d. Selby, II. NJ. Webster and W. J. Green,
from the experiment farm at Wooster,
and Prof W r. I,aznhv from the Ohio
State University, will be present during
the convention, and take active part In
the proceedings. L. b. Pierce, of the
Summit county society, and George W.
Lawrence, Of the Stark county society,
will read papers, Music and elocutior
will vary the interest. The old library
room over the assembly room has beer
secured for exhibits. Florists and Others
who are members or become such may
put exhibits In this room and offer then
for sale This is called "Trade FIX
hibit". The netting will be one long +,
be remembered. samuel J. Rockhill.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-12-05

"Notioe TO Vaoate" blanks, 10 cents per
dozen at the News Democrat ofiioo,
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1895-06-06
why General Butler Was Relieved.

Colonel Woodworth told some good
stories about General Butler. He said
that Butler himself told him as late as
1884 that he never knew the real reason
why he was deprived of his military
command by General Grant 1t was
only few years ago that Woodworth
got the facts from Grants brother-in-
law, Major Dent, who was the staff
officer sent with the order for Buffers
relief He said that while no reason
was openly given at the time, Butler
was actually displaced because he was
not graduate of West Point. This
would not appear on the face of it to be
sufficient cause, but Grant explained
1t to Dent one day in the course Of a
confidential interview.
eff" said he, II were to send But
Ter a specific order to do something with
his army, he might obey and he might
not. He was too able and original not
to reason himself into the belief that ]
might have given different instructions
if I knew all that he knew of the local
situation. He therefore almost always
had plan Of his own that he thought
was better than mine or anybody else's,
so that could never tell just what he
| would do or where he would be at q
given time. Of course that was fatal to
any systematic campaign. and I had to
replace him with West Pointer, whose
first lesson in war is the necessity Of
prompt obedience to the commanding
general. Butler was too brilliant to be
reliable. boston Advertiser.
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1895-06-06
sCHooLBoY KNOWLEDGE.

Some Of tho Funny Blunders Of Which
Pupils Are Capable.
The roll Of our naval heroes Is still
increasing, for a schoolteacher has re-
Gently learned from her pupils that
Shakespeare became French and
Milton Dutch admiral F." Mussulmans,
however, was not, Of course, "the name
given to French soldiers, ~ nor does suf-
frage mean "hunger, though some
times it is not remotely connected with
thirst.
There is something solemn in the
statement that "Becket-his grave was
made pilgrim" and false etymology
possibly suggested that ''guerrillas were
men who saw to the guillotine, and
that Doomsday Book was so called "be-
cause it was to last till the crack Of
DOOM" And, lastly, here are the two
most recent contributions to general
history: "Nelson lived in the reign
Of Victoria and defeated the French un-
der Blucher at Waterloo" and, again,
"the battle Of Trafalgar was fought at
Waterloo, when Napoleon commanded
the Prussians and Nelson was shot for
going on deck" In geography also the
answers are somewhat at variance with
preconoeived notions. 1t appears that
"Derby is noted for races, Sheffield for
Sheffield ponies and Bolton for its alb
bey." Honolulu is "n palace in the cap
ital of Spain" and Helvellyn "a large
volcano in Scotland. A crater is "a
straight line which is very hot, /" and
the chief foods of India are "tea, coffee,
rice and raw silk. I" Possibly few people
know what dikes are. 1t is this way:
"When q country is below the SEQ,
dikes are big sticks to hold up the wa.
ter" We are glad to know, on one au.
thority, that "the Albert Nyanza 10 &C
called because it was discovered by
Prince Albert" but it suggests painful
thoughts to be informed that Living
stone went on exploring till his boots
were quite worn out. There is, how
ever, a certain element Of truth in the
statement that panama is noted fol
yellow mud, which sticks to the fingers
| of those who make it.
The English language itself is fer
tile source Of error. Such spellings a.
"bearheaded" are not uncommon. The
masculine Of goose is duck, and the
feminine of horse is cow. The plural o.
lady is gentleman, and the masculine o.
vixen is brute. Abstract nouns art
"things you cannot see, such as gas ant
thunder" or--as one boy put it with {
delicate vein Of irony-"a thing yor
cannot feel-namely, conscience. -
| Providence Journal.
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1895-06-06
LETTER WRITING,
The Art q Lost One to the Present Day
Scribblers of Hasty Notes.

The Art q Lost One to the Present Day
Scribblers of Hasty Notes.
Every one knows, Of course, that the
actual numberof letters passing through
the mails of every civilized country is
greater, rather than less, year by year.
But every one also feels that these let
ters are no longer letters, in the true
sense, at all They are amplifed tele-
grams, bald and bare statements Of fact,
and they have the loose and disjointed
and careless phraseology of the tele-
graphic message. That sense Of the fit
expression, the graceful concept; that
feeling for the lucid and connected ex-
position of the ideas, for the balance of
the parts, of letter, for its compost
tion, in short-the very term is pre-
Adamite to the end of the century ear
that used to preoccupy the best letter
writer's of another generation have gone
from our present day scribblers of hasty
notes, as though such musty things had
never been.
The only people who compose" their
letters now are cultivated old ladies.
Their college bred granddaughters, in
tellectually armed and professionally
equipped, exhibit productions in that
line, of which, for the most part, il
might be said, as Henry James re.
marked of the notes of invitation Of the
London society woman, that they have
nothing in common with the epistolary
art but the postage stamp.
It may be held that such an accom-
pIishment is not, after all, of the great
est value. But behind it there is an in
stinct, deep seated in the race, that {
widespread habit Of careless writing af
fects very directly the thinking of peo
pie And this one cannot but believe tx
be the case. It takes no intellect to put
plain facts into honest, self respecting
phrases. But it takes self restraint ant
attentiveness, and these lead in time t.
disciplined and coherent way Of look
ing at hfe.-"The Point Of View" il
| Scribner's.
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1895-06-06

James Payn, the English writer, tells
this story of the American plan" Of
dueling, wherein the two duelists, with
one second, meet within doors and
draw lots for who shall shoot himself
On a recent occasion, A and B, having
had difficulty" A was the unlucky
man, and retired for the purpose Of sell
destruction into the next apartment E
and the second, both very much moved
by the tragedy Of the situation, remained
in listening attitudes. At last the pisto-
was heard; they shuddered with emo.
tion and remorse, when suddenly in
rushed the supposed dead man, trium
phantly exclaiming, "Missedp'
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1895-06-06
THE PARIS BoULEvkRDs.
a Kaleidoscope View of Life to Be Found
Nowhere Else.

Kaleidoscope View OF Lie TO BE Found
Nowhere Else.
In no other streets in the wide world
can one see such varied types as on the
grand boulevards of Paris. Why, a trip
through them, ON top of an omnibus,
from the Bastille to the Madeleine
and it takes perhaps an hour-will give
you a Kaleidoscope view of life to be
found nowhere else. At the Bastille,
the Boulevard des files du Calvaire
and du Temple, you meet the laboring
classes, ON Sundays in their "bestest
best" and on weekdays in white
blouses and cotton Jackets Beyond the
Place do la Republique the picture
changes. Here are the little merchants
and shopkeepers and some large ones
too. Farther on, up near Rue Vivienne,
new blood enters this great artery Of
Paris-it is tinged with golden sheen,
for we are in the heart of the exchanges,
among brokers and coulissiers-aye
among just such types as Zola drew
from for his book entitled Money. "
Now the shops are becoming more gay
and beautiful, the cafes more elegant,
and the siren voices Of Paris make Its
joys even more alluring and more tempt.
ing. To appreciate ityou must do more
than view it from ON outsiders stand
point You must take part in it, live in
it, and for the time being forget that
you ever were anything but confirmed
and hardened boulevardier.
There, follow my advice, and Twill
guarantee that you will see Paris al
Paris is and not as tourists see or de-
scribe it, Sit down with me at the ter
rasse Of yonder cafe and watch the
stream of humanity as it flows by,
What cosmopolitan throngl Rich anG
poor, merchants and clerks, unmistaka
BILE Britishers, blase journalists. fetch
ing looking actresses, chic little Pari
siennes of the petite bourgeoisie. news
boys and beggars-aye, and Americans
too--all touching elbows" as thu
French say. Is it not dizzy to look upon
in its whirling activity, its abandoned
merrymalringp
See that young exquisite with pointed
patent leather bootsp Poor fellowl HI
has mislaid his brain and might find i
there. He is one Of the society men o
the boulevard. --F. r. Layland In HON,
and Country.
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1895-06-06
SUFFERED FROM HIS THREAT.
When He Wanted Candy and PeanutA
They Were Not to Be Had.

They Were Not to BE Had.
Just as Mr.. Stuffer was starting for
the railroad station with his wife and
children to take very long journey.
Mrs. Stuffer exclaimed:
"See here, John. We can never go
away without some fresh broken can
dies. No one ever went on railroad
journey who didn't have lot along"
"And !. put in Miss Della Stuffer,
aged 2, Insist on some peanuts and
cough drops"
''That's all right, said Stuffer. 1--WE
can buy all those things on the train.
There are about ten men who spend
their time marching through the cars
selling fresh broken candies and cough
drops. Whatever else happens to the
traveller, he's never allowed to run short
of those commodities.
But when they boarded the train the
army of peanut venders, cough drop
dealers and fresh broken candy mer-
chants was nowhere to be seen. Ordi-
narily the traveller was pelted with
these goods until he had to buy and eat
some in self defense. On this occasion,
however, not a single peddler was in
sight.
Outrageous" said Stuffer to the
conductor. "Do you mean to say that
the company has ceased to provide its
patrons with fresh broken candies and
recently roasted peanuts? What has be-
come of the fellows who chucked apples
and oranges on your lap and funny
magazines and things? Is this concern
run by railroad men or what?"
''Mr. Suffer. replied the conductor.
"the last time you travelled on this road
you kicked because the trainboy biffed
you in the eye with an apple which he
wished to dispose of and made your nose
bleed with a packet Of cough drops
which he SHE'D at you with little too
much force. You said you'd sue the
company for damages for assault and
battery. The company got scared at
your threats and had the boys taken
off"
The traveller burst out into torrent
of inveotive "Blame the bloated COR
porations!" he yelled. "That's the sort
of ballad and waltz that we shall get
from them until the day comes when
the government will be in complete con-
troll of all the transportation interests. !"
Then he went back to Mrs. Stuffer
in the rear Of the car and began some
heated remarks about millennium or
something which it was understood he
had sighted on the starboard ofing. -
New York Herald.