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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-09-05
A Convenient Raskat.

Some one has lately planned for the use
Of her own housemaid basket divided
into compartments that seems TO be most
excellent device for keeping together every
thing needed for cleaning and polishing
and dusting There Is a space for the soft
cheesecloth duster, and opposite one for
soiled busters, pocket for the whisk
brooms for the stairs and other places, one
for heavier dustcloths, place for every
thing required In window cleaning, the
bottle of ammonia, the cloths, sponge and
chamois, the wooden skewers of different
sizes for corners, the soaps, pastes for
brasses and all the brushes used In house
cleaning, for putting lamps in order, ETC.,
canton flannel cloths for washing floors
and paint and all the other tools needed.
The whole stock Of such things is not kept
in the basket, but the receptacles are kept
supplied
The things used aro to be kept as clean,
by washing and dry ng as soon as used, as
are the dish towels In daiiy 1-a, By the
use Of this or similar contrivance Ia tive
Is consumed In hunting for articles needed
In a mornings work. In large hor SO
such convenience for the first and one for
the second floor would be good idea The
basket must be strong, yet light.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-09-05
FIFTY PEOPLE HURT,
An Appalling Railroad Accident
Near Brooklyn.
EXCURSION TRAIN TELEsCoPED.
A wild Engine Crashes Into the Rear Of
Crowded Train Standing at a Station,
Many Passengers Saved Their Lives by
Jumping -RaiIroaders Arrested.

BROOKLYN, Sept 8.-An appalling
railroad accident has occurred near
Woodlawn station, Of the Sea Beach
railroad, in which 90 people were in.
jured. While train No. 3, drawing II
cars which were crowded almost to
suffocation by exoursionists was stand
ing at the Woodlawn station, a wildcat
engine came laundering along the
tracks on its wake and crashed into the
rear car, telescoping it. The car was
full OF passengers, most of whom came
from New York. Many people saw the
engine tearing along, and jumped from
the train and thus saved their lives.
The runaway engine dashed into the
rear car, smashing 1t into kindling
wood and burying men, women and
children beneath it. The wreck then
caught fire and people were rescued
with difficulty. Several will probably
die.
The severely injured are: Joseph
Roo, New York Abraham Levy, New
York; John Blake, Navesink. N j.;
William Gregory Jersey City; Lizzie
Weff, New FORK; August Suddebstrong,
New York; Moritz Frankie, New York;
Joseph Roeman, New York Lewis
Held, New York; Joseph Freedman,
New York. and Williamj Kemp Of
Brooklyn.
The police authorities have Engineer
Frank Jason and Fireman Arthur Ross
Of the runaway engine under arrest
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-09-05
A VEGETABLE PYTHON.
The Wild Fig Vine Which wreatbes
Around and Kills Big Trees.


Woe betide the forest giant when he
falls into the clutches Of the olusia or fig.
Its seeds, provided with pulp which Is
very pleasant to the taste of great num-
ber of birds, are carried from tree to tree
and deposited on the branches. Here they
germinate, the leafy stem rising upward
and the roots flowing, as 1t were down
the trunk until they reach the soil. AT
first these aerial roots are soft and delicate,
with apparently no more power for evil
than so many streams of pitch, which
they resemble In their slowly flowing mo-
tion downward. Here and there they
branch, especially If an obstruction is met
with, when the str' either changes its
course or divides to right and left.
Meanwhile leafy branches have been de-
veloped, which push themselves through
the canopy above and get into the light,
where their growth Is enormously acceler.
ated. AS this takes place the roots have
generally reached the ground and begun
to draw sustenanoe from below to strength
en- the whole plant. Then comes o won
derful development. The hitherto soft
aerial roots begin to harden and spread
wider and wider, throwing out side
branches which flow into and amalgamate
with each other until the whole tree trunk
Is bound In series Of irregular living
hoops.
The stranger is now ready for it's dead.
ly work. The forest giant, like all exo-
gems, must have room to increase In girth,
and here he is bound by cords which are
stronger'than iron bands. Like an ath-
lete, he tries to expand and burst his fet-
ters, and If they were rigid he might sue
ceed. The bark bulges between interlac-
ing-bulges out and even tries to overlap
but the monster has taken every precau-
tion against this by making its bands very
numerous and wide.
AS the tree becomes weaker its leaves
begin to fall, and this gives more room for
its foe. Soon the stranger expands itself
into great bush almost as large as the
mass Of branches and foliage 1t has effaced.
If we look carefully around us, we see
examples Of entire obliteration--a clusia,
or fig, standing on its reticulated hollow
pillar, with only a heap Of brown humus
at its base to show what has become of the
trunk which stood up in all its majesty ON
that spot.-Guiana Forest
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-09-05
ANOTHER LINCOLN STORY.
IT'S Wise Man Who Knows His Own
Home After HousecieanfnR.

IL never had the pleasure" " said Secre-
tary Morton the other day "of any near
or particular acquaintance with Abraham
Lincoln. have had him described to me
often, however, by men close to him and
who knew him we'll. As everybody Is
aware, Lincoln was man of humor rath-
er than wit-fond of good story and q
good laugh. Lincoln was not an orderly
man and paid no heed 20 things about
him. If he had owned q lawn, 1t would
probably have struggled through life un-
known, and gate on one hinge struck
Lincoln as being just as good gate as If
1t owned two. In good truth, unless men
have rom0nced beyond reason, Lincoln
was bit shiftless. recall story about
the great president which Richardson,
once n member of the national house from
Illinois and "a great friend of Lincoln told
me.
"We, Lincoln and I, had been away on
the circuit together" said Richardson.
"The judges and lawyers travelled from
county to county In those days, the former
to hold court and the latter to try what
cases they had and pick up others. Lin
coin and L had been away some weeks,
and one afternoon toward the close of an
early summers day we rode into Spring
His yard and the scene about the house
had been when he left a bit disreputable,
the fence needed mending, the yard lacked
cleaning up, the house wanted coat of
paint, some of the windows exhibited a
broken pane while odd and irritating
punches of brambles and clumps of locust
shoots cried for the scythe and bush hook.
This was the condition when Lincoln left.
But during his absence Mrs Lincoln had
instituted a campaign of her own. As we
drove up to the place we found the fence
repaired, the yard mown and clean, every
pane of glass was in, and the house glis-
tened and shone In coat of white paint.
Mrs. Lincoln herself stood in the front
door TO enjoy the effect of all this order
and restoration on her husband. But on
this occasion he held the middle of the
road and looked coldly on the house and
his wife as one who did not recognize Ell
ther He made as II he wanted to 90 by.
just opposite the gate, however, he pulled
up his horse, and with face grave enough,
bar a twinkle of the eye, bowed with great
politeness to Mrs. Lincoln and said, L beg
your pardon, madam, but can you tell me
who lives horeP
Send your horses to the barn, and
you and Mr. Richardson come in. I'll
show you who lives here, responded Mrs.
Lincoln, with just u trace of nettle in her
tone. And Honest Old Abe went in. -
Washington Star.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-09-05
THE ARCTIC MUSK OK.
One Big Animal Which Is Not Likely "a
Become Extinct.

There Is one large bovine animal on
our continent which Is not destined to be
snuffed out of existence like the unfortu-
nate bison, and that Is the musk OK. He
is under the protection of the frost king,
whose game pastures are seldom penetrat-
ed by white poachers. On the map of
arctic America you can put your finger
down almost anywhere, so that 1t be on
land north Of the Great Slave lake and
east Of the Mackenzie river, and say,
"There lives the musk OK, without fear
of successful contradiction.
Just beyond the limit of trees and
bushes, even the smallest and scantiest,
on the silent, desolate and awful barren
grounds northeast Of Great Slave lake, at
64 degrees north latitude, the musk OK
draws the line marking his farthest south.
A man who can endure cold like an Es-
kimo, travel like caribou, live for weeks
on frozen caribou meat, starve as cheer
fully as Yellow Knife Indian and en-
dure the companionship of vermin covered
natives can reach the southern border land
of tho musk OK and possibly get back alive
with two or three skins. Mr.. Warburton
Pike, Englishman, can do and did do all
those things no longer ago than 1890, and
his book on "The Barren Grounds of
Northern Canada" is most interesting
and valuable contribution to our knowl-
edge of that very desolate country.
The musk OK is perhaps the .rarest and
to white men the most difficult to secure
of all our land quadrupeds. Robes are by
no means uncommon and often sell for as
little as s15 each, but of mounted skins
there are in our country exactly seven.
Three of these constitute group In the
National museum, two are at the Amer
lean Museum of Natural History in New
York, and the museums of Philadelphia
and Cambridge have one each. Although
during their long sojourns IT. high ATTITUDES
General Greely and the members of his
expedition party killed many musk oxen,
you win notice that they were unable to
bring back even so much as single horn.
w. Z. HornadaY in St. Nicholas.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-09-05
THE COMMON SNAIL.
An Air Breathing Creature That Can Live
on indefinitely without Air.

The common snail has lungs, heart and
q general circulation and is in every re-
spect an air breathing creature. This not
withstanding, he can live on indefinitely
without inhaling the least atom of air
that which Is usually considered the es-
sential to existence in all creatures sup
piled with lungs. Leppert says, "To all
organized creatures the removal of oxy-
gen, water, nourishment and heat causes
death to ensue." When that statement
was made, he does not appear to consider
the snail as one among the great host Of
organized beings" for the experiments
made by Professor Spallanzani prove that
any or all the usual life conditions can be
removed in its case without terminating
its existence or in any way impairing its
functions.
1t is a fact well known that the COM
mon land snail retreats into his she'll on
the approach Of frosty weather in the fall,
and that the opening or mouth of the
shell is Theoretically scaled by secretion
which is Of silky texture and absolutely
impervious to both air and water. In this
condition 1t is plain that he is deprived of
three out of the four elements of life men,
TONED by Leppert-viz, air, water and
nourishment
Taken after he has been thus handicap
ped for months, he may be plunged into O
chemical mixture 100 degrees colder than
the degree marked at Fahrenheit's zero
and allowed to remain in that chilly So
luton for weeks. Yet as soon as restored
to normal temperature life is renewed, and
the snail soon regains his natural powers,
clips the silken curtain from his house
door and begins to feed as naturally as
though just awakening from winters
sleep. Spallanzani kept snail of the
great helix fanily Theoretically sealed In q
glass tube, from which all air had been
carefully removed, for period of four
years and two months, yet he declares
that the creature regained all it's normal
functions within less than an hour after
being exposed to a temperature of 80 de-
grees.-St Louis Republic.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-09-05
Starving Armenians Out.

LONDON, Sept. 5.-The Westminster
Gazette claims to have received details
of great inhumanity upon the part Of
Turkish officials at Sassoun, who are
said to be preventing the distribution
of relief to the starving Armenians. 1t
is added that the number of deaths
among the latter is increasing daily.
and it is claimed that it is the deliberate
policy of the Turkish government to
exterminate the remaining refugees by
starunfinn
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-09-05
Protestants' Appeal to the Pope.

CHICAGO, Sept. 3.-The committee Of
Chicago Methodist clergymen appointed
to ask Pope Lee XIII to aid in securing
religious liberty to the Protestants Of
several South American countries, has
reported that the matter has been
placed before the Catholic authorities
at Rome, and that they have given as.
surance that the petition will be car
ried to the pope. The committee ex-
pressed the belief that the matter
would receive favorable consideration
and result in great benefit to the Pro.
testants of Peru, Ecuador and Bolivia.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-09-05

BETHLEHEM, Pa, Sept 3.-The Beth
lehem Iron company has been advised
by cable of another successful armor
plate test in Russia. The plate tested
represented a lot of finch armor made
by the company for the Russian battle
ships Seniavin and Oushakoff. The
test took place at st. Petersburg and
was very satisfactory to the Russian
ordnance officers The Russian gov
ernment has now accepted all the
armor plate made here for the vessels
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-09-05
Conspicuous by Its Absence.

Conspicuous by its absence" is an ex-
preston used by Lord John Russell In a
speech made by him on April 6, 1850. The
expression is, however. as old as Tacitus,
having been employed by that historian in
exactly the same way as by Lord John
Russell, who, being a thoroughly classical
scholar, no doubt translated 1t and adapt
cd 1t to his own use.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-09-05

Economize starch in the following way:
Instead OF throwing away the starch which
Is used for making cold starch, let it stand,
after using, and settle In the bottom of a
clean bowl. When the water is clear above
1t, drain the water Off let the starch dry,
cover the bowl to keep the dust away, ald
this starch Is ready for use the next time it
Is required. OF course, 1t is sometimes
necessary to add a little more to It,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-09-05
A Rude Suggestion.

"It's strange how England hates to let
anything go, " said the man who worries
eyes" replied theman of violent preju-
dices. "The only thing that country seems
willing to drop Is the letter h. h."--Washing.
ton Star.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-09-05
Lakeside Climate.

Jekil (who is carrying a large valise)---
Yes, I'm taking little trip. Got several
suits In the grip to meet the change of
climate.
Hobler-Indeedp Going so far as thatS
Jekil-l'm going over to another part
of town to spend the afternoon. Chicago
Record
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-09-05
A Mattar Of nrass.

Mr.. z.--What kind of garb did the man
wear who called when was outp
Sam-Dunno, boss, l nebber wuz no
good anyhow ter remember what kind of
garbage people has on 'em = Roxbury
(Mass. Gazette.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-09-05
DIR. Raue Has Resigned.

PARKERsBURG, w. Va, Sept. 3.-Dr.
W. f. Raue, for some time professor Of
agriculture in the State university and
horticulturist at the experiment station
has resigned his chair to accept more
lucrative position in the Agricultural
college of New Hampshire.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-09-05

1t Is sad thing to begin life with low
conception of IT. 1t may not be possible
for young man TO measure life, but 1t
is possible to say, am resolved TO put lifo
to Its noblest and best use. 1T. Il, Munger,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-09-05

WhKEsBARRE, Pa, Sept. 8.-While
endeayoring to prevent Fred Chapman
from beating his wife, William Davis
was fatally shot by the enraged hus.
band.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-09-05
Poor Connolntlon.

Patient (after wound has healed )--Yes,
/ am all right again, but / fear that /
shall carry this terrible scar as long as /
live.
Surgeon (reassuringly)--Yes, but then,
you know, you may live only year or
wo.--Boston Transcript.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-09-05
Ex-senator Lewis Dead.

RICHMOND, Sept. 8.-Ex- United States
Senator j. It. Lewis has died at his
home, near Harrisonburg, of cancerous
disease, in the 77th year of his age.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-09-05

Potassium, the basis Of many medicines,
was discovered In 1907 by Sir Humphry
Davy.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-09-05
ConoernIne a Fad.

she--well, I've given up "Trilby" as a
fad
He-Altogett.srS-- Detroit Free PresA
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-09-05
WANTED

100 loads Run-of- Mine coal, in exchange
for merchandise, at Henry Wernefs
stove and tin store, so East Tuscarawas
street. SCOT
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-09-05
1O3 Acres,
LEGAL NOTICE,

Notice is hereby given that an application for
pardon will be filed with the State Board of Par
for the pardon Of one John w. Owen. who is now
confined In the Ohio State Penitentiary, and who
was sentenced TO the same on the 7th day of Feb
ruary, 1894. from Stark Co Ohio. sep5dt
IyOR 6ALE-0ne Jewel gasoline stove l hard
IL coal burner, bedroom suits. cheap If sold
az once. rs North Plum street. siotwlt
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1895-08-02
TORCH APPLIED.
A Courier Reports Indians Burning
and PiIlaging Houses.
LemhI Indians Join the Hostiles In the
Jackson'a Hole country-Murdsrs We're
frequent-Both whites and Indians
Had Very Little Regard for Life,

MAHKEr LAKE. Ida. July 2o.-The
United States troops on the way 70
Jackson's Hole reached the south fork of
the Snake river at 1o:3o o'clock satur-
day night Camp was broken at day.
light, and Rexburq was reached at
$50 a. m. by the adynncc troops, the
main body arriving two hours later.
The camp Sunday night will be on
Canon creek. twenty miles from Rex
burg.
Gen. Coppinger has engaged Deputy
sheriff IIawley AS chief Of scouts, and
also John A. Carnes. an old Indian
scout. 10 guide the troops through the
mountains IIawley and Carncs both
say that the killing OF the Indians
three weeks ago was simply massa-
cree perpetrated by the whites The
leaders OF the twcnty-seven white men
who captured the sixteen Indians were
steve Adams. VIM. Crawford JohnCraw-
ford Frank Peterson, Frank Woods,
nillv. nclvue Joe Calhoun and VIM.
S.annings
IL Is now extremely dangerous TO
rcach the point where the Indinns are
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1895-08-02
ROBBERS LYNcHED.
They Go Through FARMERS House Then
set ftre 20 1.-The Family Narrowly Es-
canes Cremation.

They Go Through FARMERS House Then
Set fire 20 II Ihs Family Narrowly Es-
eapes Cremation.
JEFFERsoNviLLE, Ind, July 10
Word comes by telephone from Alton,
Crawford county. 10 the effect that
two men were arrested with the aid of
bloodhounds Monday for the robbery
Of the residence Of John Kemp, a
wealthy farmer, and then setting IL on
fire 20 conceal their crime, very nearly
cremating his entire family.
An iniuriated mob OF nelghbors who
were following tho hounds seized tho
prisoners, and from the most authentic
information received took the law into
their own hands and lynehed them.
Two Of the party returned 10 the city
late Monday afternoon, but absolutely
refused 20 give any information rs 20
the disposition made Of the prisoners
The fact that the officers had not re-
turned with the prisoners 10 place
them In jail gives rise 10 the belief
that they were either lynchcd or
roughly handled
The residence OF County Commis-
sioner Harvey was robbed Of a large
amount OF money Friday night, and
Sunday night the ticket Office Of the
Louisville, Evansville & ST Louis road
Mt Tnswcll, near Alton, was robbed oI
over $500 worth Of tickets and consider
able money. Numerous other depne
datlohs In that vicinity lately hav,
caused the residents TO swear vcngc
anco ON the perpetrators II caught.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1895-08-02
NEW REGULATIONS

Ciavarnlnr Applications for Pardons FRO
~ nauignted by tho Attorney General
WAsmsoros, July 30 New regula-
lions governing applications for the
pardon OF persons convicted Of ofienses
against the Federal laws have been
promulgated by Attorney General ilar-
mon. Applications for pardon must be
signed by two or more credible per-
sons and should be addressed ''to the
president Of the United States" under
cover 10 ''the attorney general, United
States"
Each application should state the
name OF the convict, his age, nativity
and previous occupation, together with
the crime for the commission Of which
he was convicted. the United States
court In which he was tried and at
what term, the name Of the prison TO
which he was sentenced and for how
long and the grounds on which hispar-
don Is asked Except In capital cases,
II the report made by both the district
attorney and the trial Judge is
adverse 70 the granting OF tho pardon,
the papers nre not sent 10 the presi-
dent for his expediency Of extending
executive clemency, the papers arc
forwarded 10 the president for his ac-
tion.
Applications made merely for rcstor-
alton 10 citizenship will not be eonsd.
erred by the president prior TO the ex-
piration OF the sentence, After tho
convict has been released for n consId-
erablc period and his good conduct is
certified TO by the people among whom
he lives, the president will then con
/ sider the application.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1895-08-02
THE HUGE VAULT
Underneath the Holmes Castle Unearthed-
The Tolls Tightening Around Qulnlan.


The Tolls Tightening Around Qulnlan.
CHICAGO, July 3O-The huge vault
underneath Holmes "Charnel House"
was unearthed by the police Monday,
who are still delving In the earth in
and about the cellar.
At 4:30 p. m officers in charge OF the
work telephoned police headquarters
that they had reached and uncovered a
long strip OF the roof Of the vault.
Supt. Badenoch at once gave orders TO
get the ground in such shape that the
vault could be easily opened Tuesday
and they then discontinued work for
the day.
The police theory Is that Holmes
used this vault for quickliming the
bodies OF his victims and getting them
into such condition that they could
not possibly be identified, and that
Chappell, the articulator, would not
suspect that the bodies we're anything
more than cadavers secured at some
of the medical colleges, morgues or
hospitals. While the police officials
are not hopeful In finding bodies oi
murdered people in the vault, they are
at the same time hopeful of securing
evidence 10 fully establish just what
the vault was used for and what con-
nection, II any. the vault had with the
half destroyed human bodies that were
carted away from the charnel house 70
/ the home Of the articular.
During the afternoon there was on
exhibition in Inspector Fitzpatrick's
private office the skeleton aad trunk
that contained it. which was found
through the advice givon the police by
Chappell. the undertaken, and the skel-
cton is that of a woman about 25 years
Of age. and the police think II is al
that remains of one of the Williams
girls or Emiline Cigrand. Almos'
every new development lands Janitol
Quinlan in the police net, much Il
their satisfaction. They know he Il
unwilling TO tell all he knows, and ar
anxious TO secure enough evidence 4
force a confession from him in order Il
fastcn the crimes upon Holmes sc
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