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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1896-12-03
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The Bicycle Car,

bicycle car Is Reuben II. Plass, and ne
claims that he has made arrangements
with one of the leading railroads OF the
United States, and that a car VIII soon
be constructed in which the blcycllst
may not only go at his livliest pace
without fear of interruption or danger
of accident, but actually propel him
self across the continent. The exterior
of the car Is much like that OF the Pull
man or Wagner drawing room. The
interior presents an appearance that
will delight the heart of the bicycle en-
thusiast. The decorations OF sides and
ceiling are so made as to give most
pronounced bicycle effect. frieze OF
dainty painted wheels ornaments both
ends and sides. The roof Will be
study in cycles In fantastic form ana
artistic arrangement. 1t is, In fact,
symphony on wheels. Between the
windows are dainty lockers In Which
the wheelmen or wheelwomen may
store their belongings, and every ap-
purtenance will be present that the
most exacting cyclist might consider
necessary.
The modus operandi OF the car Is
that OF the moving sidewalk. Along
each side Is flexible travelling plat
form driven by pulley on one OF the
axles of each truck of the car. The
power is transmitted through a cross-
belt to friction pulley on each end OF
the travelling platform. On each OF
these platforms are mounted double
row Of seven and eight bicycles, thirty
altogether. The relative positions OF
the wheels are maintained by AN ingen-
ious contrivance which absolutely pre-
vents them jostling one another.
The crank shaft and crank OF every
wheel. Ia provided with paul and
ratchet. These, as every wheelman
knows, win permit the rider to pedal
along without overexertion. When 1t
Is desired the car can be propelled
singly; that is, without the assistance
OF locomotive and separate from the
rest of train. This can be accom-
plished by the unaided efforts OF the
riders, who can, by pedaling at a brisk
pace, transmit the power from the
travelling platform on which they ride
to the car axle and trucks. The idea
OF railroad cars being propelled from
one city to another by clubs OF enthu-
siastic wheelmen In certainly taking
one.
MILTON 8. MAYHEM.
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The New York.

their highest hopes of domestic happi-
ness were buried many years ago. But
their home life at Canton, has not
been destitute OF the pleasant compan-
ionship OF others. Major Mckinley
has two sisters. sweet and gentle wo-
men. one unmarried and one a widow,
who have lived with him for years.
But they are home bodies, and will
probably not be seen much at Washing
'on. Then there is Miss Grace McKin-
ley. the orphaned daughter OF Major
McKinley's brother James. who has
been brought up In the family, and is
now student at Mt. Bolyoke college.
although only eighteen, she is tall and
distinguished looking, Ia fair and rosy
" con'rleyicn with brown hair and
blue eyes. She will undoubtedly be q
bright particular star in the White
House.
1t is generally believed at Canton
that Mrs. McKinley's substitute In the
White House, where a substitute shall
be necessary. will be Miss Mary Bar
ber. Mrs. McKinley's niece, and the eld-
est daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. M. q.
Barber, who reside also In Canton.
Miss Barber is beautiful and graceful
girl OF twenty-four years, and has been
almost a daughter to the Major and
Mrs. Mckinley. She Is a great social
favorite at Canton, and has youth,
health. great social tact and fine ed
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OLD WORLD.
Many Interesting Items That Interest
.England's American
Cnnsins
/ Cousins.

London, November 3d. Especial. y.
The British Parliament is summoned to
meet January 10.
Replying to representatives. on the part
of the French government, the govern
ment of Great Britain has informed the
Paris m ministry that the operations of the
British Niger Company which have at
tructed so much attention In France and
elsewhere, will not enoroaoh upon the
French sphere of interest.
The proposed expedition next year
against Khartoum, will, iG is said, mum ber
$4,000 men, of which $4,000 will he
Egyptian troops and 1000 British troops.
The Dervishes there are reported to
number AT least 60, 900 fighting men. ana
the forts are defended by seventy Krupp
guns.
A heavy gale prevailed Saturday over
thr British coasts. Much damage was
oone 70 shipping, and there was heavy
snow fol- over the Island OF Jersey.
DIR. Jameson, the leader of the Transvsal
raid, unde ergoing a sentence OF fifteen
months Improvement In Fl lloWay Jail,
is now In critical condition through his
Illness.
The Paris "FiRaro" accuses the British
ship owners and manufactu ers Of foment-
log the dock strikes at Hamburg, Ger
many, In order to divert trade to English
ports.
The municipal workmen, employed
about the water and gas works at Ham
burg, Germany, demand an increase of
wages, threatening to go out on strike II
it Is not granted them.
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Cubans are left out not through Spain's
tyranny with emphasis), but because
they do not seek to hold office. During
slavery times all the wealthy people
were not found amongi the bourgeoise.
But even from the earliest times there
is no denying the fact that Cubans have
held the offices of comptrollers and sub.
controllers of the revenue, like Pinillos
and Ramirez, besides similar important
posts since the treaty of San John was
signed. It is "a fact that 80 per cent of
public employees are Cubans. Not only
In Cuba, but in Spain do Cubans hold
public office. For example, Calixto
Garcia, who was three times sentenced
to death and pardoned, held the office
OF auditor of the Bank of Castillo. His
son is in the employ of the state in the
Philippine islands. Many leaders of
the former rebellion have held and still
hold important posts in Cuba.
mo province in Spain has such q
large proportion of state employees. and
since the last war some of the most i'm.
portaut places in the administration
have been held by Cubans. The pro.
vinCial governors and their secretaries,
the president of the high court of state,
the attorneys, the magistracy. the rec.
V,
the officials of the customs revenue aud
the heads of other public Offices the
administrative cOunsellOrs, the registers
OF property and, in fact, from the chief
political secretary down to the hum.
best position it may be said that nearly
all the posts are held by Cubans In
Madrid Cubans are employed in the
tribunal of accounts, in the council of
state and in the ministerial depart.
mcnts, to say nothing of those who
acted as ambassadors to high powers,
and as under secretaries to the minis.
tiers. assure you that there is over
1000 Cuban officers in the Spanish
army and that there are over 500 fight.
ing in Cuba for Spain, ranking from
general down to subalterns of all the
regular forces"
But" said tho correspondent, 1.-The
Cubans assert that even in the local
popular posts they are barred out
through the high degree Of qualification
required
"ThIs is also inexact," said the gen.
eral, "Only the possession Of s. per
amman of taxable property is the re.
quirement Where the Cubans repre-.
sent wealth they have the provincial
offices. rs in Puerto Principe, Santa
Clara Ind many other towns in the east.
ern department. Where. however, they
are not wealthy, and could not count in
with the majority, they were retained
in the minority.
But even at this, most of the mu.
nicipal positions were in the hands of
the Cubans, and the same was the case
with the minor persons and the state
offices"
Later your correspondent called upon
the chief of staff here and informed him
that dispatch received in New York
from Jacksonville, Fla. stated that
General Weyler during the recent op
erations in Pinar Del Rio lost 700 men
killed and 900 wounded by the explo
sion of an insurgent mine and that
1900 men of the Spanish force were
killed and 1000 wounded during the
two days fighting in the Rubi hills
The chief of staff distinctly stated that
there was no truth in the statements
made.
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Ida, had she lived to the present time.
Miss Barber has two sisters, most
charming girls, who are likely to be
seen at the White House before the
new administration is old.
Another of the Mckinley branch Is
Miss Mabel Mckinley, daughter Of Abb
ner Mckinley, the Majors brother. She
is barely eighteen, has much musical
ability, and Is very attractive girl. A
sister Of Mrs. Mckinley, Mrs. Duncan,
OF Cleveland, Ohio has a charming
daughter of eighteen, who is likely to
be among the bright young women Of
the White House ere long. There are
other lady relatives and near friends
who are likely to be numbered at times
In the White House family. So it is
easily to be noted that the Mckinley
regime will not lack for all the influ-
ence which can come from the most
charming feminine surroundings.
What is Uncle Sam up to? Is 1t peace
or war? There is no use of denying
that there Is something rather ominous
in the hurried war preparations that
seem 10 be going on at every navy yard
and at all of our exposed seacoast
cities. 1t Is not all newspaper talk, for
there Is a sWbdued excitement in army
and navy circles which leads one to
believe that serious crisis may at any
time be precipitated. Il know of but
one explanation of the war prepara-
tions," said an official of the army
1--WE are getting ready for war, wheth-
er we are to have 1t or not"
1t is quite idle to indulge In guesses
about the matter. The Cleveland ad-
ministration has usually been success
full in keeping its secrets, and none has
been more fruitful in springing sur
prises. There Is a natural reason, how
ever, for the present activity. Con-
gress made large appropriations last
year for navy and coast defence pur-
poses, and doubtless the Secretaries OF
both branches of our military service
are anxious to make as good a show
ing as possible before the close of their
terms of office. Besides, it would be
wise and patriotic on the part of the
Administration to turn the Government
over to its successors in the best pos
sible condition both for offence and de.
fence in case of trouble arising either
from the Cuban situation or a revival
OF the Hawaiian anexation policy.
There are many honest patriots, who
are far from being "jingoes," who cor
daily hope the President is about to
carry out policy that will result in
the recognition of the independence of
Cuba. II this Is the case, the prepa-
rations for war are very ineligible.
The methods OF modern warfare are
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TOWNSEND.

IF we told you that your
baby was starving, that it
actually didn't get enough
to eat, you might resent it.
And yet there are thousands
of babies who never get the
fat they should in their food
or who are not able to digest
the fat that they do get. Fat
is a necessity to your baby.
1t is baby life and baby
beauty. A few drops Of
Scott's Emulsion for all little
ones one, two and three
years of age is better than
cream for them. They
thrive and grow on it.
SCOTT BOVINE. Chemists. New YorL
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peculiarly swift and destructive. We
probably have not much to fear from
any Spanish attack upon our coast in
case of war, but we have a large mer-
chant marine, and many millions Of
property at sea, and 1t is against our
commerce that Spain would strike in
case she concluded to declare war be-
cause Of our friendship for Cuba in
her struggle for liberty. That is the
only Ineligible motive for Spain MAX
Ing an attack upon US. She might
cripple our commerce before we could
disarm her. unless we were ready to
speedily sweep her navy from the
ocean. Doubtless the Administration
appreciates this fact, as well as the
probability Of a crisis in Cuban af-
fairs at any time, and wishes to make
such a display of force as to convince
the Spanish authorities that 1t would
be worse than foolish for them to at
tempt conflict with the United
States.
This country has made remarkable
strides in both offensive and defensive
war preparations during the past year.
The feet of Admiral Bunce at New
York. now nearly ready to go to sea,
consists OF ten powerful armored ves-
sells and nearly as many swift cruisers.
The work Of mounting heavy modern
guns at all of our ports is going on
rapidly, so that we are in a far more
effective position to stand an attack
than when President Cleveland a year
ago boldly called a halt upon British
aggression In South America. The
tuh fpb
ended amicably, and doubtless the
present war clouds will soon dissolve
Into thin air. But even the most peace
able American can hope that they Will
but give way to the rainbow OF Cuba
Libre."
TOWNSEND.
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Special New York Letter.

Special New York Letter.
From now until the Thanksgiving
games shall close the season, football
is the popular craze, and the champion
OF the gridiron is the hero Of the hour.
The special feature Of the year Is the
success which has met the enorts OF
the Princeton team so far, and the
probability that II will capture the
championship in the final contest with
Yale. The wearers of the dark blue,
however. are always liable to develop
unexpected strength at the last mo-
ment, SO that success In the coming
contest to either side is by no means
assured.
In no part Of the country are these
college games more popular or more
eagerly followed than in this city. The
New Yorker is proverbially cosmopoli-
tan in many things but in nothing
more conspicuously than in matters OF
sport. The college games are especially
popular, because they are so far above
suspicion of any underhand dealing.
Still. football is not the sport 1t once
was. The reason lies in the GOODNESS
between Harvard and Yale which has
resulted in the discontinuance Of the
football contests between those old ri
walls. There is quite gentle hope
that Yale will be defeated this year,
by Princeton, as it is believed it will
be a step toward the revival Of the old
intercollegiate agreement which gave
the game such an impetus a few years
ago.
Politics is at present very quiescent,
but 1t Is expected that fillup Will be
given to 1t locally by the arrival OF
Richard Croker who is expected in a
few days. The local Tammany ma
chine Is badly out of repair, and 1t is
thought by many that the former
chief may be able to suggest plan OF
reorganization that will prove accept
able to the various conflicting elements.
1t Is little early, however, for polit-
ical reorganization. There is legis-
lative session to be held, the Greater
New York scheme to be set in opera
tion, new revision of the excise law
to be undertaken, and new State and
Federal administrations to be inaugu-
rated. Thomas Jefferson believed that
political parties had their origin in sus
picion and dissatisfaction, and doubt
less the best time to reorganize a de-
feated party is when the political
enemy has become fully occupied in en-
joying the sweets and responsibilities
of power, and the disappointed ones
are bowling by day and scheming by
night for an opportunity to get even
with the leaders who have failed to re-
ward them. That time will doubtless
come. but meantime the promises of re-
newed prosperity, for whatever cause,
continue to absorb the attention of cap
italists and spectators. and there is
every prospect that business activity
will continue at least until after the
holiday season.
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places. Such an amendment would re-
suit in closing hundreds Of places In
this city and Brooklyn, some OF which
existed as bona fide hotels years before
the Raines bill was ever dreamed OF.
There seems to be no limit to the de-
velopment of the bicycle idea. In the
dreams OF the enthusiasts, human mus
Gle, with the aid OF crank and sprocket,
is destined to rival all other kinds OF
power as applied to speed. 1t Is seri-
ously proposed to apply the bicycle to
railroad traffic. The inventor or the
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1896-12-03
cUBANs MOURN THEIR MARTYRs
Services of an Elaborate Nature In Wet
Tampa, Fla.

TAMPA. Fla. Nov. 2S.-The Cubans
of this city have held their ANIMAL
mourning celebration to commemorate
the execution of the eight medical stu.
dents who were the victims Of "A vicious
Spanish mob in Havana Oh Nov "a.
1871.
With few exceptions every Cuban
residence has portraits of the unfortu
nate students decorating the walls
These were draped as were the front of
many of the residences. The usual
ceremonies of the day-a day observed
among the Cubans more than Deco
ration day among the Americans-con.
sisted of appropriate speeshes by the
leading Cuban patriots and songs and
poems by Cuban senOritas in Cespedes
hall. in West Tampa. where several
thousand Cubans had assembled Each
Of the students was eulogized and their
martyrdom was dwelt upon with
pathos The rising generation Of Gu.
bans were called upon ever to bear IN
mind the bravery of these young men
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ucation TO qualify her to assist her dis
tinguished relatives. She is great
favorfte with the President-elect, who
has every confidence in her ability to
fll and adorn any social position. An
interesting fact is, that Miss Barber is
the same age as would have been Mr.
and Mrs. McKinley's eldest daughter.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1896-12-03
A Good Invesi ment.

On receipt OF ten cents, cash or stamps,
q generous sample will be mailed of the
most popnlar Catarrh end Hay Fever
Cure (Ely's Cream Balm) suffi cient to
demonstrate It's great mnrit. Full size
800. ELY BROTHERS.,
30 Warren st., Nav York City.
suffered from Catarrh three years; It.
got 81 bad oould not work used two
bottles OF Ely's Cream Balm aud am en-
tirely we'll; l would not be without II. "A.
Z. Clarke, BAL shswmut Ave, Boston.
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THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
SOCIAL SIDE OF THE INCOMING AD-
MINIsTRATIoN.
President Mckinley VIII be Assisted by n
Noble and Charming wife and Many
Attractive Nieccs - Our war Prepara-
tIons-PossIblo Cause for Them.
specIal washIngton Letter.

Special washington Letter.
Washington society is always deeply
interested in the social character OF
an Administration, and the family re-
lations of President are likely to at
tract quite as much attention here as
his political policy. There is nothing
new in this 1t began with the first
administration, and the state and cere-
mony with which Washington sur
rounded the executive office were re-
flected in the dignity and display with
which Mrs. Washington conducted the
social functions of the Government.
The government even Of republic has
It's social side. 1t is not only that par
tisans are to be won by a gracious
smile and friendly hand clasp from
the first lady of the land" but many
an important diplomatic or political
snarl is smoothed out by the delightful
associations of the White House din
ing-room. One is almost tempted to
say that the most successful admini-
strations have been those which have
had the most charming or influential
women connected with them. Certain
1t is that the Administrations most
dominated by woman's influence are
historically the most interesting and
romantic.
The happiest stroke Of Mr.. Cleve-
lands public life was in bringing into
the White House as a bride so charm
ing and popular a woman as Mrs. Cleve-
land. From it's social side his two
terms of Office have been so successful,
both in their social functions, and in
the innumerable quiet domestic chan
nels that the White House influence
reaches, that is destined to be consid-
cred historically as socially one of the
most successful of our administrations.
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In ,sqnlre parr,. court.

The oase OF the State Of Ohio w John
Gusky, charged with stealing two
chickens Ia ON trial before Squire Darr
this afternoon.
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school Improvement.

When using medicine droppers, the
ordinary glass tube with rubber bulb
fitted ON, 1t is we'll TO remember that GO
drops make one teaspoonful
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Ohio salary $50 and xpeuses. Position per-
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Salt is good barometer. When it is
damp. rain Is probable.
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NOTES FROM GOTHAM.
FOOTBALL HAS TAKEN THE PLACE
OF Politics.

Princeton's Team is the Favorite-R Return
OF Richard CroLer-A Motor Mail Car
Saloon Keepers Excited = bicycling by
Rail-.
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THE MAGIC RING.
A Boys First Circus and His Impressions
of Coralie the Peerless.

A Boys First Circus and His Impressions
of Coralie the Peerless.
A thud of unseen hoofs first set US
a-quiver; then crash of cymbals,
janRle Of bells, hoarse, applauding
roar, and Coralie was in the midst of us,
whirling past 'twixt earth and sky,
now erect, flush, radiant, now crouched
to the flowing name, swung and tossed
and nodded by the maddening dance
music of the band. The mighty whip Of
the count in the frock coat marked time
with pistol shots; his warcry, whooping
clear above the music, fred the blood
with passion for splendid deeds, as
Coralie, laughing exultantly, crashed
through the paper hoops We gripped
the red cloth in front of us, and our
souls sped round and round with Co
ralie, leaping with her, prone with her,
swung by name or tail with her. 1t was
not only the ravishment Of her delirious
feats, nor her cream colored horse of
fairy breed, long tailed, roe footed-an
enchanted prince surely, if ever there
beauty-displayed, too, under condi.
tions never vouchsafed to us before
that held us spellbound.
What princess had arms so dazzling
ly white, or went delicately clothed in
such pink and spangles2 Hitherto we
had known the outward woman as but
drab thing, hourglass shaped, nearly
legless. punched here, CONSTRUCTED there,
slow of movement and given to depre.
eating, lusty action Of limb. Here was
a revelation. From henceforth our i'm
aginations would have to be revised and
corrected up to date. In one of those
swift rushes the mind makes in high
strung moments / saw myself and Co
ralie, close enfolded, pacing the world
together, o'er hill and plain, through
storied cities, past rows Of applauding
relations, in my Sunday knickerbock-
ers, she in her pink and spangles. -
Kenneth Grahame in Scribner's.
school Improvement.
in the Federated Clubs of Illinois the
women are working earnestly to i'm
prove the public schools of the state
With this aim they take up different
phases Of school work, in the first place
visiting the schools not as critics but as
learners, 80 as to cooperate with school
teachers in securing improvements that
are needed. Certain members study the
hyRienio conditions of the schools others
make it their duty to watch all school
legislation and TO learn something II
the value Of the best new methods Of
education.