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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-04-18

An Englishman, by the name of DR.
Bridger, advances the theory that kissing
is wholesome and thereby restores the
equilibrium of the many young people
who have been engaged in an occupation
said heretofore to be unhealthy because it
promotes the exchange of bacteria from
mouth to mouth. We are afraid Bridger's s
thcory-that the bacteria of the mouth are
useful adjuncts to the digestive act--will
hardly fit the case of the bacteria that riot
~ unclcan teeth or lrrk in the eruptions
of constitutional diseases. Some people
are of the opinion that there are too many
theories nowadays. We are quite sure u
great many couples engaged-and some
of them not cngaged--in this old fash
ioned pastimc will speedily come to this
conclusion.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-04-18

There is a movement in the East to re-
quire medical inspectors Of cities to have
accurate plats of the city and then mark
therein all houses that during the year
deyelOpes any contagious disease-a red
mark indicating one disease a blue one
another and so on One physician I'm
order TO get at the contageousness Of
tuberculosis marked chart for a district
and with most surprising results. Ger
tain houses were found to be regular pest
holes. AS the charts are to be exhibited
and filed away they viii become records
Of the greatest value. These modern
methods for the prevention of disease are
greatly needed in Canton and nearly all
small cities where the discipline and
authority maintained in larger cities does
not exits In the west it is very much
a case Of go-as-you-please and many prec-
siOus life pays the forfeit
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-04-18

Foot ball has had close call at Har-
ward 1t has become such brutal game
that the board of overseers took up the
question of its total abolishment. The
board decided to leave the matter for this
year in the hands Of the committee on
athletics and this undoubtedly. means that
foot. ball at Harvard will go on for another
year mt least But the action of the au-
thorities at Harvard was timely and will
have very wholesome effect. New and
rigid rules will now probably go into
effect, as they have been under discussion,
designed to restrain foot ball players and
preserve at least little bit of the old
time dignity and courtesy that once char
acterized the gnme.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-04-18

A current item is to the effect that Mrs
John n. Mackay has succeeded, through
the influence of wealth, ut Rome, in se-
curing judicial separation of her daugh-
ter Princess Colonna, from her husband,
with the care of the children assigned to
the mother. The item then says:
As rule there will be q tendency on
the part of the people to side with their
countryman, and in the event of u conflict
to show themselves hostile to the Ameri-
can heircss who, as they believe, has bar
tered her money for her title coupled with
her husband. But Princess Colonna and
her mother are so popular and the reputa-
ton of Prince Ferdinand Colonna is SO
unfortunate that popular sympathy is all
with the Princess, even in Italy.
If the reputation of the Prince is so
shady why did Miss Mackay marry him.
he deserves very liou,o sympathy.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-04-18

beautiful, but they should themselves hunt
out methods of accomplishing that re-
suit. What is the matter with y 10 foot
grass plat along the east and west sides
of the square, cut off from the center by
an iron rail and handsome granite curb,
where hitched horses would stand, and
planted with trees that would eventually
become noble specimens like those of
which New Haven Buffalo and Washing
ton are so proudS Would not such green
and leafy effect be an infinite improve
ment ON the hard, stony pavement and the
piles of commonplace brick and mortar
that now hedge about our principal meet
ing place.
Discussing a somewhat similar subject
the Philadelphia Press says;
1t would seem incredible did not we
know that 1t is particularly true of Phila-
delphia that the city officials seem to pre-
fer'ugliness to anything else, and go out
of their way to destroy everything that
interferes with their cut and dried receipt
for improved streets. This Is q crying
evil As was pointed out by lecturer
in New York the other day. most Of our
senboard cities Mt least are much older
than were many European cities at a
time when the identifying of the muni-
cipality began to be concern. If Phila-
delphia has not reached that age now
when the rush of its early days must give
way TO the finer and more contemplative
characteristics of municipal life then It
will never reach 1t. The fact that con-
| fronts is that the entire city is being al
| lowed to drift along without the slightest
effort being given to the general easthtics
of the highways Even our new parks
do not give evidence of that arrangement
that the better taste of our age demands
while many of our old squares are hope
! lessly unpicturesque But the streets
Little by little Broad street, throughout
its whole length, is being reduced to a
wide, bare desert-like glaring highway,
and this Is our chief contribution to muni-
cipal Improvement What is needed Is
either an association of citizens who will
take this matter in hand, or else city
board which will concern itself about
aesthetics, and in whose hands everything
relating to the beautifying of the city
proper shall be placed. 1t Is only by some
such general supervision, accompanied by
up.to-date plans that any headway can
be made. We probably can never reach
the beauty of Roman garden, but we
can make the desert streets to be as the
shadow of great rock in dry land.
All Of which we endorse as bong appli-
cable to 80 western towns out of hun
dred If not all of them without exception.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-04-18
MIR. WAGNER WAS opRovoKrD.n

Louis Wagner is the name of saloon
keeper in Massillon. The name in
dicates little of his disposition. The fol-
lowing story given by the Independent,
tends to illuminate 1t seems that Wagner
returned home Monday night only to find
the door locked and his wife away from
home This angered him very much and
after gaining an entrance to the house he
decided that marriage was a failure and
household goods a great nuisance. While
in this frame OF mind he grasped the
stove and with IA mighty effort sent 1t
crashing through the window. Chairs
pictures and such other articles as came
in his way met similar fate. After
demolishing everything in sight this i'm
pulsive gentleman sat down and viewed
the shattered remains of his once cosy
house furnishings and then laughed
harsh discordant laugh and with this still
ringing in his ears he retired to his bed
room to sleep the sleep of the just and
the righteous.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-04-18

This was the last day of grace for the
filing of income tax returns. 1t Is II mat
Ger Of regret that the law as interpreted by
the supreme court fails to reach the men
who do nothing but figure on rents or
compute interest on bonds The people
who can sit down and wear out a cushion
on an easy chair while their many prop
critics bring in big rent rolls and the peo-
pie who have bonds stored away in safety
deposite boxes receive large interest re-
turns land escape from every form of tax
atom are free from the income tax. 1t
was such individuals, such wealth, that
the masses believe should be subject to
an income tax AS it turns out they are
the ones exempt and as a consequence the
law is a failure and does not give satisfac-
tiOn
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-04-18

DIR. Burns interview in another col
umn is straightforward and manly
statement. There has been good deal
said about securing another supcrinten-
dent of schools for Canton and the only
reason advanced for the change is the fact
that DIR. Burns--is n democrat. What do
the people of Canton think of such pro-
gram? How do the people like the
schools to be dragged into the political
mire? Mr.. Burns is one of the foremost
educators of Ohio, and in fact of the west.
Canton's schools rank very high. Those
who have given attention to school mat
ters know that Dr. Burns has made the
city of Canton prominent by the high
standard of the schools Canton's schools
are very often referred to with much
praise. If the school board want to serve
the best interests of the city, if it is the de-
sire Of the board to preserve the high
standard of our schools, DR.. Burns will be
reelected superintendent.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-04-18
Telephone Composition.

We learn from special reports in the
New York Times additional facts q in
terest in regard TO the sharp competition
which the Bell Telephone Company just
now find is on its hands. At Emporia,
Kansas, although the old Bell Company
reduced its rates 20 per cent in order to
head of competition a new company has
made considerable cut on these figures.
In Topeka, Kansas, the old rate was s4s
and $36. The new company made its
rates s36 and S24. The Bell company
met this cut and made their rate S24 and
sls, which in turn has been met by the
new company. In Nebraska the Bell
Company has ordered a uniform reduction
Of one-fourth throughout the state. The
same thing has occurred In Wisconsin,
barring milwaukee, At ST. Joseph,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-04-18
A Bright Light Goes Out.

Not only the newspaper, but the busi-
ness world will be shocked and panied at
| the death of Mr.. James w. Scott, the editor
of the Chicago Times-Herald, Mr. Scott
was in the prime Of life he was in possess
ion of his best powers he had just achieved
his greatest ambition, and then fell into a
gentle sleep, that sleep that knows no
waking.
Mr.. Scott was a marvel in the newspaper
publishing business, and is an illustra-
tion Of what pluck and honest business
methods will do He started the Herald
under great difficulties, but he conceived
that the people wanted the news, wanted
! 1t presented in handsome and attractive
manner and also wanted honesty of edi-
! torial opinion. He was no mans tool I;
he wore the collar of no political boss, but
he was democrat and fought the battles
of the party with vigOr and courage. He
| rose however above the low plain of per-
sonalisms and petty abuse; he never hesi-
tated to criticise the blunders of his own
party and at all times tried to direct his
party ON to higher plain. For such a
policy he was rewarded by thousands of
people who became subscribers to his paper
and because Of the large subscription list
and the well known honesty of his opin-
ions, the paper had great influence
Mr.. Scott had made brilliant success
of the Herald and was ambitious forigreat-
er powers On March 3-d lastt he'com-
bined the old Times with the. s.Herald'and
his ambition seemed to be realized. Death
now ends all.
In the business and social life of Chi
cago Mr. Scott was as prominent as in
newspaper circles; he was everywhere
honored and respected and his death
leaves an empty chair that will be hard
| TO fill
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-04-18

Two noteworthy general pension meas
ures, acted upon in the last congress, are
significant as forecasting a tendency in
this sort of legislation. One of them in
creased to So per month every pension Of
a smaller rate now on the list or here
after to be put upon it, whatever the
amount originally applied for or granted.
1t does not appear from the discussion
that there had been an official recommen-
dation on this subject, or even any petit
tion for the change, or any bill for it on
the calendars, 1t occurred to a senator to
amend another pension measure in this
way, and his suggestion was adopted.
Nobody could present an exact statement
Of the cost, and one Of its advocates in
sisted that that was minor oonsidera-
tion. There was "a general feeling that
any disability worth pensioning at all
merited at least 90 month IL was said
that AZ, 900 or $1,000 pensions would thus
be increased by this measure, which has
become a law.
The other measure Increased TO sis per
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-04-18


Such paragraphs as the following now
appearing in the dispatches almost daily
are Joy to all classes of readers; Last
week at the Pennsylvania steel works, at
Steelton, was one of unusual activity when
viewed i'm the light of the business depres-
sion of the past two years. Every depart
mcnt had full complement of men Mt
work, and the frog shop had double
turns on. The product at the rail mill
was all Trails, and unusually large,
while that of the open-hearth furnaces
was up to its capacity. The bridge and
construction department is stocked with
work and orders sufficient to keep 1t busy
for long time Not for several years
have the prospects been ms bright for
busy summer as they are at the present
tinp
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-04-18

month "all pensions Of Mexican and In
dian war survivors and their widows, "
granted under the acts of Jan. 80, 1887,
March 3, 1891, and July %, 1892, of
which the last gave pensions to the sur
vivors of Indian wars from 1882 to 1912
inclusive. That bill was carried In the
house by a two. thirds vote under suspen-
sion of the rules. Its effect was to in.
crease by 81 a month, or S4S year, the
pensions of perhaps $4,000 persons, and
Commissioner Lochren had reported that
It would cost, at the time his estimates
were made, 81, 300 632. The amount
would be somewhat less now.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-04-18

A New York police justice found him
self in funny dilemma the other day A
woman appeared before him and COM
planned that her husband would not sup
port her and asked that the judge make
an order requiring him to do so. The
judge was not indisposed and proceeded to
ask the occupation Of the husband. The
wife replied that he was thief and was
just out of the penitentiary for stealing a
watch. The man himself, who was in
court, confirmed this statement but added
that he was perfectly willing to make any
reasonable allowance the court would
order. The court required time to con-
slider the case. If he orders the thief to
divide with the wife the command Of the
court may lead to renewed industry on
the part of the thief and, who knows, may
be taken by the thief to mean that the
court himself is fair game. At last ac-
counts the judge was still turning the
problem over in his mind. This is about
the kind of case we might expect to find
in comic opera.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-04-18

In these days of material advancement
of the American colleges which takes the
shape of new buildings and the develop
ment of athletics in marked degree--we
might say in a brutali2ing degree-it is
well to recall the intellectual ideas of
education which have some likelihood Of
being forgotten. We agree with President
ID. G. Gilman, Of John Hopkins, prac-
tically the only university of the country
and one Of the best anywhere, that it can
not be said too often that not money and
not sport make university The col
lege most worthy of honor, the college
which in the long run will do most for
those who resort to 1t for instruction, is
that which advances knowledge, which
perpetuates and interprets the noblest
achievements of the human race and
which presents to youthful minds, persist
emily and attractively, splendid glimpses
of the infinite mysteries by which man
kind is surrounded" and of the grand pos
sibilities which are opened now as never
before to well-trained thinkers.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-04-18
The Killing of a Tramp.

The prosecuting attorney of Stark county
has clean and imperative duty to per
form in the killing of the wanderer Riley
by Special Officer Stacy. The officer had
no right, in any sense of law or justice,
in firing at the man. The poor fellow
was guilty of no special crime. And
what II he had been guilty of some petty
offense9 Would. that be just cause for
killing himp The law does not clothe a
policeman with power to shoot down men
except in extreme cases. The law nor
public sentiment does not uphold police
officer for shooting a man to effect an
arrest except where his own life. is in dan
er. This is a clean interpretationso the
law and the officer who violates 1t and
takes a human life with the recklessness
that this man Stacy did should be severe
ly punished. There Is no lack Of prcce-
dent for the punishment of an officer who
commits crime, and it is n crime, such
as the killing of the tramp Riley. THE
fact that Stacy was in the employ of u
grasping and rich corporation cannot
shield him. He must be brought to trial.
He must be punished. The officer very
Likely did not intend to kill the man. but
he should be made an exampe of as u
warning to other officers that the revolver
they carry is not for use except in extreme
cases.
Our prosecuting attorney has clear
duty in this case. True, the man Riley
is poor, yes a tramp. But this must
make no difference. In the name of COM
mon humanity crime like this cannot
90 unDunishcd
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-04-18

There are hints and suggestions that
certain women who ride bicycles are con-
siderlng the question whether to wear
"bloomers" while Fiding One would
think from the way the question is treated
that 1t was an extremely delicate subject,
oh pooh A week after they are adopted
there will be less talk about them than
there Is about bathing dresses, and the
women who doesn't wear them will be
more regarded than those who do. The
modern bicycle is one Of the great inven-
tions Of the age 1t is horse and carriage
in one. II can be propelled faster than
the fastest trotter can be driven. 1t out
runs as It outlasts, the horse. The dress
should be adapted TO it, and the skirts of
women must be greatly In the way The
Cincinnati Commercial Gazette ON the
subject Of bloomors says that for no reason
TINT ons can imagine, need women who
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-04-18

A Connecticut silk manufacturer
has recently notified his employees that
their wages have been increased five per
cent. People do not raise wages on fail
ing, but on growing business. So while
attention so far rs the amount involved
is concerned, it is very significant, never
theless and, when taken in Connection with
many other signs, all pointing the same
way, is indicative of steadily rising tide
of business prosperity, already felt in
Canton.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-04-18

A few more decisions like that of the
New York court of appeals awarding
S25, 600 damages against a trolley COM
pany, Zone of whose cars cut off a child s
feet and such companies will probably,
as matter Of economy, to say nothing of
humanity, speedily equip their cars with
life-saving tenders. When a company
noglects ordinary safeguards public SEN
timent, in case of accident, is very apt to
be pronounced in favor of the victim
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-04-18
HE OOULDNIT DRIVE NAUs.

Jonas Swartz, Hartyille, Ohio, relates an ex-
perience all the more wonderful bcause he Is
nearly seventy. He says; II wouldt take
500 for the iyood DIR. Wheeler's Nerve Vita
lizer has d0ne me. always worked hard and
was caTeeless about little stomach trouble
had and sleeplessness, which | supposed -ac-
counts for the nervous trouble which struck me
about four years ago. Limbs of my right side
got SO / could't control them; at times /
couldn't hold cup in my haud to drink from
II, and In a crowd would uncouscously hit peo-
pie with my jerking right arm. The doctors
called 1t nervou' paralysis and said that, at my
age, could't be cured. ] saw DIR. Wheeler's
Nerve Vitalizer advertised in the Repository
and got a sample bottle Of IL, which | thought
helped, SO bought bottle. Think have used
three bottles and they have made steady
man Of me- have not felt as well In the four
years and am still improving. Why, for two
years couldn't drive a nailJ' Mr.. Geld
lniger, ip whoee Toe the interview took place,
fully e0rfob0fated MI. Swartz's statement, say
ing his cure was surprise to all who knew OF
the case. We are authorized to say, this medi-
cine for control and cure Of all nerve troubles,
is sold BY +, II, Barr and +, p. shanafeldt and
all druggists.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-04-18

The Stubenville Gazette takes n lugub-
rious view of the farming situation down
in Jefferson. We quote:
"The main thing the matter with jeff
erson county just now Is not so much high
taxes as the fact that our farmers have
nothing to sell, said an observing citizen
to The Gazette. A city butcher went out
through the county last week and the
only beef cattle he could find were cou-
pie Of scrawny heifers and a pair of work
oxen and the result is we are depending
on Chicago for our beef, our mutton and
our pork, all of which should be produced
in our county. Then there is hay; half
the hay fed in Steubenville comes from
the west, while we have to send to Mich
igan and New York for our potatoes We
get butter and maple molasses from
northern Ohio and our oats, corn and
wheat from the west. just the other day
heard a farmer complaining about the
low price of wheat and he was buying
wheat himself; he did not have bushel
to sell. Even If wheat and wool are low
in price, hay, oats corn, cattle and sheep
are at good price, II the farmer only had
these things to sell. 1t will take more
than a taxpayers league to help the JEFF
erson country farmer out of his trouble;
he will have to get hustle on him"
In the first place the above is probably
a little overdrawn on the part of the peo-
pie to whom the Gazette talked As to
hay, 1t was a small crop last year through
large sections of Ohio and good country
cattle are generally scarce at this. time OF
the year, especially following a short har-
vest AS we pointed out the other day the
rise in he price of meat, particularly beef,
is largely due to the reduced stock of cat
tie throughout the counry. So Jefferson
is not peculiar in that regard.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-04-18

We have spoken several times of the rap
idly increasing imports as n sign Of re-
turning business prosperity. For the
eight months ending Feb. 2Sth the in
crease in dutiable imports was S43, 500 900
and free imports 50, 300, 900. Those who
attribute this entirely to the new tariff
will have some difficulty explaining the
marked increase in the importation of
non-dutiable goods.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-04-18

ride be reluctant to adopt a suitable attire.
The ice was broken, the plunge was
taken, when women began to ride. The
proper attire Is the convenient attire. 1t
will be ceased TO be talked about or
thought about three days after It is as
ettrnpd
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-04-18

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.
NO SEEDS.

LISBON, o., April 10, 1895.
EDITOR NEWS, Canton, o.
Dear Sir:-Will you kindly make public the
fact that have received letter from the
Department of Agriculture, as follows:
Replying TO your communication Of the 4th
inst. have to inform you that the Department
will have no seeds at your disposal until after
the convening of the 54th Congress, on the first
Monday of December next. The entire allot-
ment placed to the credit of your district was
distributed by your predecessor in Congress-"
Yours truly.
X. w. TAYLER,