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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1896-12-31
Held Up by TraInnA.

LIMA, o., Dec. 30.-Seventeen tramps
held up trainmen ON the Chicago and
Erie railroad this evening east of Lima.
A number of shots were fred. No one
was injured.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1896-12-31
Civil Service Extended.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 80.-The president
has extended the civil service rules so as
TO include all offices and employees in
the federal penitentiary service who are
by law subject to classification.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1896-12-31
Another Plot Against Spain.

MADRID, Dec. 30.-Private advices re-
eelved here from Manila, capital of the
Philippine islands, say that a conspir-
pcy against the Spanish government has
been discovered in the province of
Bulucan.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1896-12-31
oIergymen WIN Get Tickets.

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 30-The Penn
sylvania railroad and Philadelphia and
Reading Railway companies will con.
tinue to issue clergymen's tickets next
year, as was done this year.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1896-12-31
Bnrned In His 5000.

AKRON, o. Dec. 80.-James Spencely,
farmer, placed $500 in bills in his
sleeve for safe keeping. AS he was
making the fire the money fell out and
was burned.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1896-12-31

and believe the Capsules are the best. 1
have Heart Trouble, the doctor said 1
could not get we'll; but am greatly re-
lieveo by the use Of the Capsules.
.Yours very truly,
q. n. Elberron
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1896-12-31
A British Admiral Dead.

LONDON, Dec. 80. - Sir Alexander
Hilne, admiral of the feet, who was in
command of the North American sta
ton, is dead.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1896-12-31
Violent Cyclone In AustyaIIa.

MELBOURNE, Dec 30-A violent
cyclone has destroyed the town Of
Nevertire, N. S. w. II is feared sev.
eral persons have been killed.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1896-12-31
A JeaJous Mama Dead.

HURON, S. D., Dec. 80.-Edward Rosa
bas shot and killed his sweetheart. Miss
Mary Brazil at Forest City. He then
blew out his own brains. He was jeal.
ms
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1896-12-31
NewfoundIand Wants ReoiprooIty.

ST. JOINS, N. F.. Dec. 30.-The New.
foundla nd legislature will attempt to
secure reciprocity with the United
States when it meets in February.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1896-12-31
Move Deaths From the PIague,

BOMBAY, Dec. 30.-In 48 hours the
health authorities have recorded 1T
fresh cases of the bubonic plague, and
l80 deaths.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1896-12-31
C. II. ELBERSON,

OF Alliance, Ohio, Recon mi ends
wri&bt's Celery Capsules.
Alliance, o., Mos 27, 1895.
To The Wright Medical Co., Columbus,
Ohio;
,sepbs-- lave purchased a box OF
wright's Celery Capsules from A. g. Gas.
saday, druggist, and used them for Nerv.
Gus @rouble, Indigestion and Stomach
Trouble, ana believe IL TO be the best
medicine for nervous trouble that have
taken tor year. ] have taken about
Swo hundred dollars worth Of medicine
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1896-12-31
Sentenced for Arson.

NEW YORK, Dec. 30.-Isaac Zuker,
convicted Of arson in the first degree,
has been sentenced TO 80 years in prison.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-10-31

mud while the others were getting one.
He had too much intelligence to steal
all his mud from one nest, so the loss
was moi noticed for some time.
"But his sins found him out at last.
One of the other swallows got back be-
fore he was expected, and found the rob
Der plundering his house. He pitched
upon the thief at once, and they fell to
lighting. Then the rest Of the flock
began TO return. Isuppose the first one
screamed, in swallow language: Come
here! Come herel This lazy rascal has
been stealing our mud!'
SIN an instant there was a tremendous
c~hattering. The whole flock began to
peck at the thief and to beat him with
their wings. They drove him out of his
nest and away across the stream. Then
they all fell to and pulled from his nest
Ill the mud that was fresh enough to
use on their own.
Il don't think the thief came back at
Ill. / noticed that his nest was not
finished that summer. What became of
his mate? I don't know. One of the
sad things in life is the fact that a mans
wife has to share the consequences of
his Neutrality-suspicious. Companion.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-10-31
F%EATHEREp CRIMINAL.

How . Thieving swallow Was Punished
by His Mates.
II suppose" saidt the man who has
spent much of his life in the woods,
shat if we knew more of wild animals
we should find in them most of the
qualities hat characterize human be-
ingss / went up to Aroostook county,
Me-, early last year to get the first of
the spring fishing. When the birds be-
gan to return | was glad to see that
eight er ten pairs Of barn swallows
which had built under the eaves of my
IEabin the year before were going to re-
pair the old nests.
''Ghey went at once to a little spring
about half a mile away, where there
was some very sticky and tenacious
mud. They would fill their mouths at
the spring, fly back to the cabin, and
plaster the little wad of mud on the nest.
They worked very industriously, flying
back and forth from dawn till sunset.
But by and by l noticed that one Of
the swallows did not go with the rest
TO the spring. He sat on his nest, hung
his head and acted as if sick. The others
MnCOtSu d1OuIQ ulm u IlIGl6 WallG ana
then few away,
'Fhe moment they were out of sight
he raised his head, flew to one of the
nests, and began to pull off the fresh
mud which the owner had just left.
When he had a good mouthful he went
back to his own nest and plastered it on.
%By the time the other birds came
back with more clay he was dropping
in his nest again, looking as if he were
in the last stages of consumption. Now
and then, when the rest of the birds
were near, he would peep q little as if
to say: oh, how sick l am! II you
only knew how bad / feell' and the
other birds futtered about him as if
they werettrying to symbpathize with
him, or advising him what to take. But
the minute they were gone he was out,
pulling mud off their nests to build his
own with.
s'This lasted nearly all the forenoon,
and the thief was getting on finely. He
bad his nest almost done; for he did not
have to go a distance for materials, and
could put on two or three mouthfuls of
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-10-31

business. From their perch high over
the angry sea they watched for sea otter
and shot them. Behind the rock in an
eddy hat was comparatively quiet they
kept their canoe, foot and hand holds
down the side of the rock giving them
access to their craft, in which they
would search for the otter they had
killed, or perhaps chase their quarry
when sighted at a distance too great for
the range of their guns. The canoe
sometimes also gave them communica-
ton with the shore, but not always.
Another and stranger method of travel
secured to these otter hermits access to
the mainland in the worst weather-an
endless line, carrying a cage. This was
firmly fastened to a tree on shore at one
end, and to a wedge driven firmly into
a cleft in the rock on the island. With
out this line the men were not safe from
the breakers, which often beat clear up
over their little cottage during the
storm.
Sea otter hunting is a most peculiar
and hazardous business, and the boast
of those that follow it that they are the
finest marksmen and the finest boatmen
in the world is well sustained. This is
only to be expected, for the precious fur
they hunt-a No. / sea otter ome
times selling for as much as $3oO-al-
lures the hardest and most skillful
hunters. Along the strip Of coast run
ming north from Gray's harbor are a
half dozen white men and a score OF
natives whose sole industry is to hunt
this animal. One fellow of the Quinailt
tribe has not only made a good living,
but claims to have in a safe that he
picked up in a wreck near by furs valued
at $4,000. He is the most successful
hunter in the lot, and is waiting for q
rise in the market. He will probably
get a heavy premium before he dies
he is still young-for the otter is fast
being eXterminated.
There are several methods of hunting
the otter. The Indian chases the animal
through the surf and out at sea with his
canoe. So does the white man some
times, but ordinarily he shoots from the
shore. Along the beach are tripod
shaped "derricks" standing at the edge
of the surf, from which the white man
watches, days at a time, for his game.
His fine rifle brings down the game at
900 or 500 yards almost without fail.
1t is a perfect weapon, perfectly kept:
the rifles are carefully cleaned with a
piece of linen after every shot, and a
hair sight and neutrality-suspicious. ira
lection slide shows the marksman Just
where he can hit, or has hit before. The
Indian, chasing his game at sea with z
shotgun, generally follows a family OF
otter until he runs them down.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-10-31

He had just returned from an Eur
Fopean trip and waa telling Of his nd
ventures.
"And above all" he said, Il actually
had the distinguished honor Of playing
poker with a king"
The man in the linen coat had lis
tened in silence up to this point, but
now his lip curled scornfully as he re-
piled:
That's nothing. I ones played with
four kings"
"ReallyP"
'.sure. Four kings and an ace."v
Chicago Post.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-10-31

The teeth of the old gentleman who
was frequently late e breakfast cana
together upon some hard Substance
with 3 thrilling shock. The old gentle
man who was frequently late to break
fast turned IN injured glance upon the
landlady. The joyous lunatic smiled
~cheerfully.
Madam said the old gentleman, Gas
Q general thing / do not sriticise the
victuals you see At to place before us,
but in this case / am obliged to. Ihave,
/ am certain, found some foreign sub
stance in the hash"
The face Of the joyous lunesic lighted
mp:
mo substance" he remarked, els for
eign in hash.n-Chicago Tribune.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-10-31
Horse Knows whore 10 Go.

There is a horse in Philadelphia whose
business it is to draw a collection wagon
over a post Office route in the middle Of
the city, where the boxes are short dis
tances apart. This horse has learned
the location of the letter boxes as well
as its driver, and as soon as the post,
man alights at the first box at Broad
and Chestnut streets the horse walks of
to the second box and patiently waits
for his master. When the boxes are fur.
Their apart, a square or more, the horse
knows that and allows himself to be
driven from n to the other. He is
never known to make a mistake as to
the location of a box.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-10-31
FOR YOUNG PEOPLE
WHo cAN ANsWERq

-
Ane questions not 8 new one dear,
But one that ev'ry day
Comes to some girls and boys I know
While at their work or play.
NY Nanny comes to me at morn,
And with beseeching look,
Asks nae If I can tell her where
She'll find her slate or book.
And Teddy ome to me and says.
Sometimes with downcast eye:
Mamma dear, won't you please to come
And help me n my tie2'
And Alice, too. comes with a frown
When going ouz for play.
'fOh DEAR mamma, what did I do
With my hat yesterdayq"
no hat is found out In the halls.
The books not in its case;
No tie is found upstairs to be
IN its accustomed place.
NOW me the reason tell. my dear,
And quickly. If you can,
Why all these things may not be found
BY Alice Ted or Nan?
The questions not a new one, dear.
But n that ev'ry day
Comes to some girls and boys I know
Will at their work or play.
Table.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-10-31
A Test for s-eaaicknns.

Many people have a genuine curiosity
to know if they would be seasick in case
they should take an ocean voyage. An
easy way to put the matter to a test is to
stand before the ordinary bureau mir
ror that turns in its frame, and let some-
one move it slowly and slightly at first.
and gradually going faster, while you
look fixedly at your own reflection. If
you feel no effect whatever from it, the
chances are that you can stand an or
binary sea voyage without any quaIm.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-10-31

The artist knit his brow.
Il wish to picture the heroine with
a No. ~ waist" he remarked. "But
where, in that event, is her liver to be n
"0h, / can make room for that re-
joined the author. II win just say that
she has no heart"
Thus it is TO be seen how the muses.
advance hand in hand and are generous
" disposed to mutual concession.-De-
troit Tribune.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-10-31
"sAY Az REvo1R, BUT NOT GooD-BY."
The other way.

Julian-I notice that you do not al
low the walters to dress in the regula-
ton swallow-tail.
Hotel Prop.-No, indeed. They and
the swells looked too much alike.
Julian-Whose kick compelled you
to make the change? The swells'?
Prop.-No, indeed. The waiters'.-N.
Y. World.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-10-31

Mr.. Timms-The trainers of the con-
stitution must have been right under
the thumbs of the women
Mr.. Vance-How so2 +
Mr.. Timms-Why, look what they did
for a free press and free speech.-Cleve,
land Leader.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-10-31
CIrcumstances Alter Unaes.

Gilhooly-The chaplain of the house
of representatives gets six dollars for
praying only five minutes.
Gus De Smith-That's big pay. I've
got a friend right here in Dallas who
prayed a whole week for a dollar, and
didn't get it.-Texas Sitter.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-10-31

"Cheerfulness, Philip said Mr..
Gratebar, sis a duty which you W to
yourself and your fellow man. Always
take a cheerful view. Cheerfulness is a
lamp which dispels the gloom of life.
Keep your lamp burning always, Philip,
and others will light their lamps by
yours and go on more ioyfully.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-10-31
How he Lost 4 Patient.

DR.. & was away for a change of
air, whena telegram reached him from
one Of his patients:
Il think I have swallowed a pin!
Come at once or wire advice"
DR.. X-wired back: Swallow the
cushion!''
Next time he called he found that a
new doctor rcignedin his stead.-Golden
Days.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-10-31

'gThis, ladies and gentlemen, is the
celebrated trick mule, Dot" said the
clown, as the beast was being led into
the ring. after many years of effort,
I am able to say 1 can make him do
anything he wants to."-Tit-Pits.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-10-31
sEA Gle nuNTERs
Thsar Hermit Home ON the summit Of :
seorm-Aashed Rock.

ThsAr Hermit Home ON the summit OF .
s~eorm-Aashed Rock.
About a hundred miles below Cape
Flattery is a rock which every mariner
of the Pacific knows as marking the
dangerous shadows Of Granville bay.
Copalis rock, as it is called, is emily a
hundred yards or so from shore, but is
always surrounded by tumbling break
ers. It is 60 feet high and barely 80
feet across; yet on its bare summit is
a house inhabited by mana little
wooden shanty built of wreckwood and
dashed securely to the top of this water
washed home of the sea gull. The area
of this but is not more than ten feet
by eight. and it is built very, very low.
Yet in it two men lived for years. There
they slept and worked, making their
living amid the breakers of the Pacific.
These men were the pioneer sea otter
hunters of this part of the coast-the
first white men who engaged in the
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-10-31
stin Waiting.

81 am waiting, only waiting
Where the shadows do not fall.
After long anticipating,
For an early morning call;
/ am waiting. only waiting,
Where the icy waters roll,
Keep me not anticipating"
Sang the lonely old North Pole.
Cleveland Plain Dealer,
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-10-31
&c wa Almoat . Man.

"A little fellow went into a shop svlue
days ago to buy a pair of gloves. The
shopman stared at the juvenile cus-
toner and asked him what size he took.
The youngster promptly informed him.
ado you w6nt kid gloves, my boy?'
asked the shopman. kid gloyes!" ejac-
ulated his customer. sim not a kid
now. ! want 'grOw-up' ones"
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-10-31
BAD Breah.

Doctor (after spraying the lady's
throat)-Madame, it's a pleasure to
treat you-you've got such fine control
of your tongue.
The PATIENTS Husband-Here, let's
have your bill. It's evident you doEt
knowwhatyou'r talking about.-Clcve-
land P~laindealer.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-10-31
A safe Bet.

"Is your mamma in?"
whats you nameP"
'I'm Mr.. Whiteband, the new minis.
ter"
Then / guess mammals ~expectin'
you-'cause she said she'd bet a dollar
you'd be sur to come on washdayi"-
Cleveland Post. :.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-10-31
sharp Eyed Ushers.

He (indignantly)-Those insulting
church ushers put us into a back pew.
She Calmly as a quiescent yolcano)-
They probably noticed that 1 wore a
bonnet which 1 wouldn't care to have
SEEM. Y. Weekly.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-10-31
Soldiers Too Common.

Mother-Ella, you have been playing
all the afternoon with these toy sol
diers. That's not a proper amusement
for a big girl like you.
Daughter-But, mamma, I am not
playing with the soldiers. Ipicked out
the officers and played with them
Texas Sitter.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-10-31
Enemies Ever Artaruard.

Genevieve-oh, Beatrice, did Charlie
Chillingworth propose to you this morn
ing?
Beatrice (blushing)-Why, whatever
can have made you ask that question?
Ye-yes, he proposed, and we're to be
married in a year, if papa will give his
consent.
Genevieve-There, I owe Charlie a box
of candy! He bet me t%hatyou'd jump at
him if he asked you, and 1 gave you
credit for having more sense.-Cleve-
land Leader.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-10-31

Cnteareta Candy CathRrtic, the most SION
derful medical discovery of the age. raas
ant and refreshing 70 tho Taste, gets geetlF
nnd positively on Kidneys, liver and bowels.
cures headaohe, fever, habltual oonssipa.
ton and biiiouauess. Please buy ana try q
box OF @. G. G. to-day; 10, 3, 50 cents. Sold
and guaranteed 70 cure by all druggists.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-10-31

Why suffer with Constipation, Indlges-
ton and Sick Headaches when DR.. Carl
stedts Great German Liver Medicines VIII
cure you. They do not weaken theo organs
on which they act but regulate the whole
svetem. thereby bringing relief 70 the suf-
ferer. Syrup so cts. and 81 per bottle
Powder Is cts. Every bottle guaranteed or
money refunded. For sale BY druggists
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-10-31
a Condensea rraradn.

A little drop within a rill
That by the sun was kissed
Was scooped in by an ice machine
And frozen hard, / visit;
"Alasi" exclaimed that little drop,
IL never will be mistr'
IN z. Preal.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-10-31

Let dogs delight to bark and bite
You've heard that same remark:
But when it comes to fstic fight,
The human pugs just bark.
Town TopicA
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-10-31

tsTnm greet thrnbbls that OF notice shout
the bicycle,'s said Mr.. Dolan after his first
lesson, SIS that yez knpe fallin' on before
|yez git an.n-Washihgton Star.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-10-31

FIRsT CHICAGO MkN-tWhas are your
plans for the future7s Second Chicago
Man-"I think I will stop getting married
and settle down.,-Truth.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-10-31

ono MAUDn, a middle-of-the-road candi-
date il not q Observation-Disclosures
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-10-31

WE have not been without PisO's Cure6or
Consumption for 20 y~ears.-LIzzIE FERREI4
Camp St., Harrisburg, Pa, May 4, 20.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-10-31

"Hear me out. Put your wits to work
and get up a cross between the shad and
the b%arnyard hens, and you can make
500, 900 a day."-Texas Siftings.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-10-31

VERY few horses eat corned beef. but we
saw one standing the other day with bit
In his mouth.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-10-31

"Tm satisfied that Nero was sitting
at the front window playing a fiddle
and some of the people in the block took
to throwing bombs at him."-Detroit
Free Press.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-10-31

"Your wife ear extremely fetching
gowns, Pilkerton."
"Yes, they fetch a bill collector to ny
office about three times a week."-Cni.
cago Record.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-10-31

APnN may be driven, but the pencil does
better when it is lead.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-10-31

'sSince that fellow moved in next 10
me and is trying to learn how to play
the violin. / have q new theory as to the
burning of Rome"
sfKpba4 fe 4o5S
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-10-31

%Jobson, L do believe that if you were
given your choice between me and your
pipe, you would hesitate"
THAT'S where you make a mistake,
Mrs. Jobson. A pipe soothes and COM
forts a man in his old age."-N. Y. Her
aid.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-10-31

81 wonder why she screamed when |
kissed her"
Force Of habit, / soppOso."-TOwn
Topics.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-10-31

hairs catarrh Cure
Il taken internally. Price 75c.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-10-31

Jones-You say you want to make
money quick?
SMITH do. That's what TIM after.
well, here is your chance. The shad
lays $4,000 eggs in "a hours"
tfTVaII xrbo4 - - Oy
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1896-10-16
Getting Even with a smart Negro.

"Some folks regard the negro
as childish and sim pile. minded"
said a South Carolina undertaken;
''but it doesn't always do to look
upon 'em that way. 1t was only
last week one of 'em beat me out
of ten dollars as slick as grease.
"How?" We'll, L was sitting in
my Office, growing about hard
times ana the dislike OF people to
fall into my sympathetic care,
when in walked negro. He was
the picture of health, and jolly
fellow. 'How's times?' says he.
Poor, says /. How much for a
coffin for me?,, says he. 'When?'
Today IN give you that coffin
over there and see you put under
ground this afternoon for fifteen
dollars, and that's ten dollars off
the regular price Done, says
he; and he put down his fifteen
dollars" "Well?" "Well, I'll be
kicked to death by rabbits if he
didn't hang himself within two
hours, and before night | had to
bury him" mo - "Sure's you're
born. He had planned suicide
himself before he came in. l got
even with him, though" "How?"
"Resurrected him, and sold him
for four dollars, and put the coffin
back in stock"