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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-02-14
LOOKING BACKWARD.

In a late issue of the New York Sunday
World was a somewhat lengthy sketch of Pit
cairn island in the South Pacific ocean, written
| by a lady, native OF the island. The letter
makes honorable mention of Captain May.
hew Folger who settled in Stark county, near
Massillon, in 1873 He removed to Massillon
and in January 1928 became the first postmaster
of the town, dying, however, in September of
the same year. He had opened hotel a short
time before his death in the new canal town,
! Pitcairn island has history, and Capt. Fol
ger is pleasantly connected Herewith. But to
begin at the beginning: One of the noted sea
incidents of the last century was the mutny
on the British ship Bounty in 1889, when Cap
tain Bhgh and IS of his men were sent adrift
in launch, and finally reached one of the
| Dutch East India islands and got back to Eng
land.
The leader of the mutiny was Fletcher
Christian, who was mate of the ship. Six of
the mutineers got back to Otahite and were
tried and three Of them executed. I've Others
remained with the ship, touching at other is
lands. and finally, witt several South Sea is
land men and women, took possession Of Pit
cairn in latitude 25 degrees and west longitude
$50, which was then unoccupied.
They burned the ship. BY 1890 all the men
were dead but Alexander Smith afterwards
known as John Adams. His efforts to train
up the youthful generation thus left to his
charge was crowned with success.
The mystery az to the fate of the Bounty
and its mutineers was not solved until 1903,
when Captain Mayhem Folger in command of
the Topaz discovered the strange colonv and
was much surprised when he found they spoke
English. His Logbook in which is an account
Of the affair is yet in possession of his son,
X. IL. Folger Esq, of Massillon
The islanders perpetuate the memory of
Capt Folger by christening some of their boy
babes Mayhem. The island ia about three
miles long by two wide The number of in.
habitants is now about six hundred. On two
occasions the population removed to another
island hoping to find livelihood more secure,
but not finding their new neigbbon agreeable,
goodly number returned TO Pitcairn.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-02-14
FAIRMoUNT oHILpREN,s HOME,
A Holland Case.

The people of New Holland, Ohio have
been greatly surprised recently by the almost
wonderful cure of young daughter of Mr.
Jno. OTaho0d, who for long time had been
afflicted with fits or epileptic commissions. The
afiiictlon seemed more dreadful because of the
natural brightness of the child. Doctors and
other medicines failed to effect any lasting
benefit and cure seemed hopleless until q sam
pie bottle of DIR. Wheeler's Nerve Yitalizer was
prOyidentially handed Mr. Orahood, and from
the use of 1t and only two full bottles of the
remedy, the young girl has been completely
cured of the atilition which threatened to blight
her life. Fortunately there are but few cases
of epieptic fits, but we venture to say that half
the people who read this would feel like new
beings after thorough use of Dr. Wheeler's
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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-02-14

The republican gathering at Cincin-
matt is in some respects like a country
fair. At one fine stock is trotted into the
ring; at Cincinnati fine gubernatoral
stock is being displayed for the benefit of
the country voters. The chief aim of the
gathering is display of republican stock
and the claims Of the different handlers
show that there viii be ill-feeling when
the blue ribbon is placed. The republi-
can boys will very likely develop first
class fracas long before election time,
and the democratic party, if steered of
the shoals, can take advantage Of it.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-02-14

THE tide has turned. More foreigners
are now leaving America S shores than
are landing. The last report Of the com,
missioner of immigration shows that
eleven steamers landed in New York be.
tween the 7th and 18th of January and
brought in l,2Ol immigrants; the same
steamers on their return trip
took out LAO emigrapts. This balance
in our favor is very encouraging. For
several years our tax immigration laws
have allowed the scum of Europe to pour
in upon us and this very scum has been
a constant source of trouble. America
stands with open arms to respectable
foreigners, but We owe a duty to our
own workingmen and that duty is to
protect them from European pauper
labor.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-02-14
The Storm at Sea.

The terrible disaster to the good ship
Elbe and the watery graves which so
many human souls found as a result,
causes all the world to look with inter
est toward the mighty ocean and pray
for a safe harbor for the ships tossing
like chips on its storm lashed waves.
The storm we have had on the CONT
nent can in no way be compared to the
storm that has turned the Atlantic into
a billowy hurricane. Here on land we
cannot appreciate the storm at sea, We
can sit by our crate fires and be com
paratively comfortable, At sea in a
storm is something awful-almost be-
yond the power of words to describe.
The very tightening only makes the
darkness doubly terrible. Those great
iron monsters of the deep lurch and rock
and there is no help at hand. On
that mighty deep, one vast expanse, the
waters and the waves cover over a
wreck and sweet human life goes down
to grave never to be visited
by loving friends, a grave never
to see the bright flowers of
loving hands. The thoughts that rush
through the mind cannot be expressed.
The gallant Teutonic arrived in port
on Saturday night after long and brave
battle to keep ahoat. AT er going many
miles out of the course, after contending
with ice, snow and fog, after many weary
hours of watching and waiting, the cap
tain brought her safely to port, The pas
sengers ami the crew had endured mani
fold hardships. One little soul came into
the world on the trip, and fingered long
enough to experience the widest conten-
ton of wind and waves that has disturb
ed the Atlantic for twenty years or more.
The little life was born Sin the hurricane
of Polar like sea, and it died in the
tempest The sea, which had been its
cradle, was also its grave" The rescue
of eight men in an open boat by the
crew Of the Teutonic, reads like fiction.
Out into the st,rm-tossed sea they went,
their little boat being dashed hither
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-02-14

THE utter depravity of some men is as.
founding, and recent case in Cincin-
natl shows up the champion mean man
of the year. Some fellow stole the wife
of Prot. Van Cleye, the talented musical
critic and author. Prof. Van Cleve is to.
tally blind, and this is what makes the
case the more aggravating. The taking
advantage of blind man in such a way
as this stamps the man as consumate
scoundrel, whose only fit place of habi.
tation is the workhouse.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-02-14

A COMPANY called the Houseboat Com
pany has been organized in New York
for the adoption Of the English idea of
summer life in floating cottages or boats
that can be anchored in sheltered coyes
or ryers and moved from place TO place
as occasion may require. The idea will
probably prove feasible and as our pop
ulation increases the struggle for life
grows more intense and the necessity for
economy greater than in the
past. We will probably have
other shifts of this kind The summer
outing idea, while looked upon by many
as fad, has substantial basis Of truth.
The old generation required little recrea-
ton Of this kind and none but the rich
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-02-14

THE reading fad of the day is Napole-
Onic literature. For years, many years,
the deeds of the great warrior were told
In history books. Suddenly the life and
deeds OF the noted exile sprang into
prominence. The magazines are running
continuous articles on his life; every
phase Of his career is now being review
ed, and the best magazines and newspa-
pers teen with Napoleon. The fad has
spread to such an extent that the makers
of "plate" for newspaper service are in
dulmng in Napoleon plate. With such a
craze for things Napoleon, il is
no wonder that package of
documents concerning his youth
have been discovered in the Laurentine
library in Florence; it is said that these
documents contain wonderful and curl
Gus revelations. With the craze at full
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-02-14

The city of Boston seems determined
to do something. She has lost all save
one of her famous literary men, but
while still claiming great intellectual.
'ity, wants to be greater in population
and area. The greater" craze is going
the rounds of our large cities. Boston
has now about 100000 people and counts
on about 200, 900 more by annexing some
2j or 30 towns and villages. This whole
"greater" craze started in Chicago. The
latter city spread itself all over goodly
portion of northern Illinois and became
so inflated in size that New York became
exceeding jealous and at once set about
for Greater New York by absorbing
BROOKLYN.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-02-14

THE democrats are now in actual min
ority in the senate. The number of
democratic senators is forty-three this
number in CONSEQUENCE of vacancies of a
year or two standing was a clear majority
but since the new western states have
elected members the democratic forty.
three is reduced from a majority to Il
minority.
After March jth the republicans will
he in control of the national congress
and with big majority such as the demo-
Gratis had on March 4th, 1898.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-02-14

A GREAT many newspapers start out
by the assertion that they come as "a
long felt want" Perhaps they do, and
there is a great field in Washington for
a paper to fill such want as a competi.
tor to the Congressional Record. A
congressional paper called the "NEws," "
publishing the He,CS, would find readers
where the Record finds the waste basket
A paper devoted simply to the remarks
expunged from the congressional rec
ords would find a ready sale.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-02-14

THE progress of the world cannot be
confined to material things. If there i,
advancement in the sciences and in art
and in philosophy, religion must KEEP
pace. Religion must be as modern as
the times; this is inevitable. The force
of this is seen in the agitation now going
on in the Methodist church in regard to
amusements, particularly dancing and
theater-going. The rules Of the church
forbid such amusements and the next
general conference of the church at
Brooklyn will see a determined effort on
the part of the younger members of the
church and ministry to eXpunge this
clause of the discipline. The
divines OF the Methodist church
are divided on the subject, the older
school holding dancing and theater-going
as sinful, while the younger school hold
that the question is, one which should
be left entirely to the dictates of the
conscience of the individuals.
1t is not in the use of many things of
this world where the trouble arises, but
in their abuse, The eating of piece of
mince pie is not harmful but it can be so
used as to become positively
an abuse. So with many amusements,
entirely innocent in themselves; they
can be abused to become wrongs. The
contention OF the younger school of
is however in the direct line
of modern thought
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-02-14
Iannn,s Effect On Chinn.

In this winter of China's discomfort il
is a refreshing novelty-to say the least
to hear one voice raised in behalf Of the
humbled and almost vanquished middle
kingdom. And the voice which is now
lifted in her behalf, says a review, is no
other than that of the celebrated English
soldier, Viscount Woseley. Despite the
fact that the huge Mongolian Goliath is
lying under the heel of the little David Of
the Orient, and that the japanese, whom
the Chinese have been speaking
of contemptuously as 'dogs," have now
made themselves more dreaded than the
hated "Wojen," or pirates Of old, he be-
lieyes that China possesses every essen
tial requisite for national greatness. Al
though at this moment she seems to lack
the power to organize and properly di-
rect the energy Of her vast population,
Viscount Wolsely has firm faith that in
the end ihe weakness of her political
constitution and the absurdity Of her
antiquated national institutions will
have become evident to even the least
educated of her classes.
Whatever may be the form of govern
ment evolved through her defeat" he
states, "she will, without loss of time,
create regular army upon European
lines. can see no limit to the size Of
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-02-14

THERE was time when the city of
Boston boosted of sheltering above all
the literary fame of our country. The
Hub still retains its grip on baked beans
but is losing rapidly on writer's ofnation-
al fame; in fact the death of DR.. Holmes
left that city almost barren in the realm
of poetry and fiction. Eugene Fields
and James Whitcomb Riley are regarded
as westerners. W. d. Howells, Stod-
dard, BoyeSen, Stedman and others
reside in the Metropolis. Charles
Dudley Warner makes his home at
Hartford, Conn. Gen. Lew Wallace has
no home, he is all over. Bret Harte has
settled down i'll England, and Marion
Crawford seems content with sunny 1t.
ally or other interesting spots on the
continent. Julian Hawthorne is down on
the island of Jamaica, and Mark Twain
is in so many places at the same time
that it is difficult to locate him. There
is but one more name to mention,
Thomas Bailey Aldrich, and he alone is
upholding the literary fame of Boston
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-02-14

height it will be well to look carefully at
such discoveries" similar finds are
likely to turn up in many of the old
libraries on the continent. OF course it
is possible that such valuable documents
may have escaped the search of biogra-
pliers for th,se many generations, but il
is hardly probable. There is enough that
is genuine regarding Napoleon without
introducing the spuri us. But here
again is the tendency of the age.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-02-14

IsruE court house towera lighthouse 2
Is the bright illumination up in the
vicinity of the clock for beacon light
to late wanderers? If not, it might be
an economial idea to shut OIL that gas ol
else start the clock and use the gas for the
purpose for which il was intended.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-02-14

IF congressman keep on exhibiting
beligerent tendencies there will be an
opening on the Congressional Record for
sporting editor who has record of
never having missed a prize fight.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-02-14
z South Market Street, Canton, 0.

A grandson of Captain Mayhem Folger, son
of Esquire X. II. Folger, is now in command
Of the Yorktown in the Chinese waters. Com
mander VIM. NJ. Folger stands high in the
service and is undoubtedly an accomplished
officer. Stark county may feel proud of Com
mander FOlger A. MCGREGoR.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-02-14
WOMEN AT BANQUETS.
[Exchange.l

The movement in favor of having women
occupy spectators seats in banquet halls is
growing. The custom is quite popular 10 Eng
land. But why should they be relegated to
spectators seats? What particular satisfaction
can there be in looking down on company
of men discussing viands and cham
pagne2 If women are to be admitted to the
banquet hall let the whole courtesy be extend
ed, as on court occasions, and a seat at the
banquet table rendered. An invitation TO a
seat among spectators is an invitation with a
string to it. II is Tantalan way of treating
women, to which true manhood will scarcely
subscribe
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-02-14

ENGLAND has her eye on big slice of
Chinese territory and is giving little
Japan all the encouragement possible in
her efforts to whip her big enemy.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-02-14
THERE Is A CHANCE FOR THE DEMO.
CRATIC CANDIDATE.
Exchange.

The democrat who accepts the nomination of
his party for governor this year may realize
than he knew" Just as unlikely things have
happened in politics as would be the election
of democratic governor this year. In 1873
the democratic party was so near extinct in
Ohio that meeting of the leaders of the party
was held at Columbus and the question was
seriously considered of abandoning the party
organization in this state. Wiser counsels pre-
vailed, however, thanks to such indomitable
spirits as Allen G. Thurman and VIM. Allen,
and at the election in the following October
Allen was elected governor and democratic
legislature WAS chosen, which sentThurman to
the United States senate. The prospects of
democratic success in Ohio are just as favor.
able now as they were in the spring and sum-
mer of 1873. No democrat should give way to
dsCOuragement
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-02-14

IT is now proper to speak Of New
York's 500. Ward McAllister's death
abolished the 400"
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-02-14

SOME joker has suggested the use of
folding beds for the execution of Grim
inals.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-02-14
5 WINTER CLOTHING}

For the thirty days for this is NO HUM
BUG all know that deception draw Remember
this considerable you
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-02-14
Dissolution of Partnership.

Q. l.. Lehman & Go. dissolved partnership
February l, 1895, by mutual consent. Hirsch-
heimer Bros. and Stern K Mann retiring. The
business will be continued by O., l.. Lehman.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-02-14

THE city of Chicago still has the an
nexation fever No wonder there is a
constant endeavor to annex, a great
many people think the city good place
TO move away from, especially in the
light of the peculiar character Of a large
block of its population, Here are few
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-02-14
ONE HUSBANDS RAGE.
Lewiston Journal.

As Knox county man and his wife were
passing the school-house flying SNOWFALL hit
the wife of his bosom. He was enraged, and
Justly, and turning to the schOolboys. shaking
his fist in anger, he cried: IT'S lucky for
you, You young rascais that you didn't hit
me -
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-02-14
FLOAT THEM AT HOME.
Boston Globe

There is ample gold locked up in this coun-
try to cover ali our needs. People are asking,
"Why go to Europe for it on terms partly fixed
by the representatives of foreign bankers in
Wall streetT No proposition can be more
Just and patriotic than that the benefits of the
nations credit should be enjoyed by the people
whose labor pays for it, rather than by alien
speculaters. 1t ought to be possible to act ac-
cording to the motto American bonds for
Americans We already pay John Bull
500. 600 900 in interest annually as holder OF
securities Is not that enough,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-02-14
GUBERNAToRIAL TIMBER.
[Paulding Democrat. !

eve have the statement on republican au-
thority, that the recently elected governor of
Delaware can neither read or write. The apol-
ogy is made that he has good, sound horse
sense and has accumulated $780, 900. Evidently
they don't find as plentiful a supply of guber.
material timber in Delaware as we do in Ohio"
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-02-14
HYPNOTIsM IN CRIME.


William Sumner Wys, of New York, has
alleges, he unwisely signed away under the
hypnotic influence of his wife. To get YER
dict this man with the misfit name will have
to hypnotize the jury. The possibilities of
hypnotsm as an agency in crime or handmade
of justice are only beginning to be developed.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-02-14

1t may be well to state that the above
figures were not taken from a Chicago
paper and hence they cannot be said to
be padded
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-02-14
PRESS OPINIONS.
THEIR DAY Is COMING.
TSnrin Renuhliran

TDpflnEHeTU NtTUDIVHH.T
Judge GrossCup's summary removal OF
Greenhut was mild treatment compared with
what he deserved. But IL will have to be said
that the whisky trust is not the only one in
operation whose management is guilty Of
similar speculative and rascally conduct.
DICK AND J.B
Akron Democrat
Hamilton county Republican politics ART
controlled by ex Gov. Forakers friends.
Major Dick is a recognized chief henchmar
of Gov. Mckinley.
Mr.. Dick is a candidate for state auditor
and it is boldly proclaimed from Hamilton
county that Dick will not secure single soil
tary vote from Forakers bailiwick.
Catch the point2 Wonderful, isn't it, thu
love the Forakerites have for the McKinleyites
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-02-14
JUST THINK OF IT2
LSteubenyille Gazette.

lSteuDenvllle Gazette.
If Mckinley is the Republican choice what
royal battle 1t would be to pit against him an
Ohio man, an ex-governor an able and high
minded gentleman, statesman and a Demo
cTat- James +. Campbell. NEWS.
Just think of IT. James Il. Campbell was
the one man in the United States who could
have defeated Grover Cleveland for the nOmi
nation in 1892 If Only--but why bewail the
fate brought on by our own fOOlishness2
WHEN DEMOCRACY WILL DIE
LClemont SUM-
When the lion eats grass like an OK
And the fish-worm swallows the whale;
When the terrapins knit wooen socks
And the hare is outrun by the snail;
When serpents walk upright like men
And dOodle-bugs travel like frogs;
When the grasshopper feeds on the hen
And feathers are found on hogs;
When Thomas cats swim in the air
And elephants roost upon trees;
When insects in summer are rare
And snuff never makes people sneeze
When fish creep over dry land
And mules on velOcipedes ride
When foxes lay eggs in the sand
And women In dress take no pride
When the humming bird brays like an ass
And limburger smells like cologne
When plow-shar are made out of glass
And hearts of Ohoans of stone;
When ideas grow in Pugilist heads
And wool on the hydraulic urn
Then the Democratic party will be dead
And the country not worth durn.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-02-14

ALI ADVERTISEMENTS and other matter desired
to he inserted in THE STARR COUNrY DEMOCRAT
must be in this office not later than TuEspAN
NOUN,