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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-04-01

docs not thoroughly appreciate the value
of newspaper advertising as yet. The Ian
guagc used I'm the Greek newspapers Of to-
day can be read with little difficulty by
any one who has over studied " "NcnOphon.'
The most interesting and influential
newspaper in Athens is q sutiricul weekly
called Romoos Il is edited by Mr. George
Sourcs, who, besides being journalist Of
wonderful ability, Is poet Of high repute
in his native land. His verses have often
influenced the national policy, and it can
be imagined that they are of II stirring ma
ture I'm these exciting times. Mr.. Sourcs
Is as eccentric as he is talented. He docs
all the writing for Romcos himself, but
never thiuI,e Of beginning work until the
last moment. His paper appears Saturday
evening, but on saturday morning he has
to be reminded by his wife that It is press
day. Then he will sit down and dash off
eight columns Of satirical comment on cur
rent events without once stopping. At >
p. IN. the boy from the printers calls for
the copy, and q short time after Mr.. Soures
goes to the printing Office TO read the
proofs. At o'clock ROmCos is on the
street selling like the traditional hot cakes,
and its contents are being eagerly read and
discussed in every cafe and at every din
ner table In Athens
Along in the early summer the Athc
mans fail to got their favoritc newspaper on
| Saturday evening. Then they know that
| Editor SourGs has concluded that it Is too
| hot in the city and has gone of to his sum
mer residence on the bay Of Phaleron for n
| few weeks vacation. During his absence
RomeCs suspcnds publication, but later on
1t makes its appearance again with the
same abruptncss.
The average Athcnian editor and the
members Of his staff have no such easy
times. The staiTs Of the city papers are
small, and every one works hard. The
Greek reporter is as good an interviewer as
can be found anywhere. II has only been
a short time comparatively since he adopt
ed this method of getting the views of pub.
lie men, but he Is already expert An
| AthCnian interviewer has been known to
sit in q chair outside Il statesman s cham.
bCr all night long in order to get an inter,
view in the morning. The most important
daily newspaper in Athens is the ACropols
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-04-01

"I used to awake from sleep with ,ho sen
sation of smothCring and had to get INTO ln,
open air quickly; my arms would often lr
numb to the shoulders and my legs Woum
feel dead. My throat felt as if an iro1 harc
was fastened around it and my brain t"l
heavy and confused. But it is so long sine.
| had an attack that | don't believe | ru.
member how bad off | was"
How long is 1t since you had one Of thrs'
attacks2"
I" Not since took the first dose Of thc
Pink Pills; that was about the first Of f"n.
ruary."
"fTow long did you continue to take n,
medicine"
az took it regularly until July last; "ua
keep it on hand for fear of a return.
I" How did the medicine affect YOU "
apparently like so much water lln the
strange thing Is that all the stuff | took tina
was prescribed for me never had the slight.
est effect. | had the spells right along; lut
] never had one after taking the first dose o!
Pink Pills"
"That is very wonderful Did You change
your mode of life at that time ?"
Not at all"
"To what do you attribute thr cure
them"
"To the Pink Pills for Pale People and
their action on the circulation. | believe,
though, the medicine does not always act the
same. My wife was not very well and in
duced her to try them. At first they made
her sick, but she soon found herself able tC
take them and they have built her up too
Are you willing ! should publish what
You have told me2"
"Yes, | think if my words can save any
one from suffering as this medicine has
saved me- | ought to be glad to have others
know what ! gained by taking Pink Pill
for Pale People"
| STATE OF OHIO,
SUMMIT COUNTY, co.
! says the matters and facts set forth hCrcir
are true as he verify believes.
+. J. VANCE.
Sworn to and subscribed in my presence
this 2Sth day of August, 1895
| tsEAIl. G. N. RUSSELL, Notary Pabtc
Mr.. Nance's postotfice address is Cuyahog,
Falls, O.
The foregoing is but one of many wonderful
cures that have been credited to DR.. Williams
Pink Pills for Pale People. Diseases whicI
heretofore have been supposed to be incurahlc
such as lOcomotor ataxia and paralysis succumI
to this wonderful medicine as readily ms tn
most tritling ailments. In many cases the r.
ported cures have been investigated by th
leading newspapers and verified in every po,
sible manner, and in no case has the lCas
Scmblance of fraud been discovered Thpi
fame has spread to the far ends Of civili2ato
and there is hardly drug store in this countr
or abroad where they cannot be found.
DIR. Williams Pink Pills contain, in cor
densed form, all the elements necessary t"pIN
new life and richness to the blood and rcsru
shattered nerves. They are an unluilir
specific for such diseases as lOcomotOr atuNt
partial paralysis, st. Vitus' dance, scuticn
neuralgia, rheumatism, nervous headache. H.
after effect of In grippe, palpitatiOn OF th
heart, pale and sallOw cOmpleXions all form
of weakness either in male or female. PIN
Pills are sold by all dealers, or will be sen
post paid on receipt of price, 30 cents box
or six boxes for $3.50 by addressing DR. Wi
liams' Medicine Company, Schenectady, n.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-04-01

quietly home. The phrase Send him
to see the white lions washed" was for
a long time a very popular one, and
possibly is used even now.
Americans are notorious the world
over for their joking proponsities, but
we are liable TO break loose at any time
and do not conflne our foolery to the lst
Of April. p. n. Barnum, that fun low
ing father Of the monster show" per-
petrated what is probably the most IA
nous April fool day joke on record. 1t
was perhaps Il score Of years ago that he
advertised q new attraction for April /.
"The most wonderful beast ever exhib-
tied to human eyes! Puzzles the scien-
lists! Amazes the multitudol A horse
with his tail where his head ought TO
bel" read the flaming posters. And
when the wondering crowds had passed
under the canvas they saw horse
standing between the shafts Of a cart
with his head toward the whifiletree
But it remained for the American
small boy to illuminate All Fools day.
Down through the centuries it had come
to him with nothing but legends of a
few stale rranks that wcrc not very
witty when they were new. lie was not
long in discovering greater possibilities
in the day than the ancientS or foreign
folk had ever dreamed of. Putting his
inventive mind to work and calling on
his fertile resources, he evolved a series
Of April Fool day jokes which will live
for centuries, but which will delight
each succeeding generation.
To the American small boy we owe the
brick under the hat joke, that time hou-
ored institution which lives in the mem
ory of battered toes and aching ankles.
The hot silver dollar, the coin nailed to
| the sidewalk, the stuffed pOCketbook,
apparently bursting with grcenbacks,
but really filed with nothing more val
liable than green paper; the carefully
wrapped paper parcel containing choice
collection of old rags-thesC are some OF
| his humorous inventions which are not
only mirth provoking to the spectator:
year in and year out, but are capable OF
many variations. For instance, the
pocketbook may contain genuine bank
note, a corner of which can be artfully
| displayed, but a string removes 1t from
the reach of the covetous victim just a!
he is about to grab it. The silver dollar
may be heated so hot that it will burr
the fingers of the man who attempts t
pick it up, and the American boy, wht
is little savage at heart, viii how
with glee. ".aa
1t was the American boy who con
ceived the idea of pinning to the back!
of staid old gentlemen placards reading
please Kick Me-, " 81 Am an Apri
Fool, " etc. He invented the chocolate
cream bonbon stuffed with cotton anC
cayenne pepper, the cigar which ox
plodes and endangers the eyesight o
the smoker and other kindred agents o
expressing his innocent joy. 1t was
grown up American boy, too, who in
vented the April fool wineglass, which
is apparently full of wine, but which i
a delusion and snare. This year thcr
is brand new article of this kind OF
the market. It is an excellent imitation
of a plate of fried eggs, but the eggs ar
made of porcelain and glass, so be care
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-04-01
SILAS w. LAMOREAuX.

Career of the Land Commissioner Who
Was Ovcrruled by Secretary Bliss.
Silas W. l.amoreaux, late commission
er of the lard office, whose decision in
the Chicago lake front case was overrulcd
by Secretary Bliss is a Wisconsin man.
Until he made the ruling in the long de
bated Mckee scrip" contest his course in
public life had been smooth one, but his
decision, involving as it did some 1862 acres
in the city of Chicago, land that is csti-
mated to be worth SGO, 900, OOO caused CON
siderable of a sensation, and when the sec
retary of the interior reversed 1t and hint
ed at "A possible scandal in the general land
office the interest in the case was aug
mented, The plot Of land in question was
at one time counted so worthless that the
government surveyor did not take it into
account at all. IL was only 80 acre strip
on the lake shore then, but Chicago has
since grown out into the lake and in
creased it to its present size.
Judge LamOreaux, as he Is known in
Wisconsin, has made his home in Dodge
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-04-01

ON fruitless errands and laugh in a
hearty, whole sOuled way when the vic
tim is told that he has made an April
narr" of himself.
The French are apt to make their
jokes in hysterical, impulsive mood,
but they are probably more given to this
sort of diversion than any other nation
ON earth. All through France the first
day of the vernal month will be marked
this year, as it always is, by an outbreak
of madcap pranks in which old and
young will take part. So common has
the custom been for centuries that an
important event in French history hinges
ON an April fool joke which turned out
to be no joke at all. Francis, duke of
Lorraine, and his wife were captives at
Nantes, but escaped from their prison
on April and, disguised as peasants,
started boldly to pass the sentries. They
were recognized, however, by a passer-
by, who ran ahead and informed the
guards. The latter airily shouted back
poisson d'Avrilp' And so the supposed
peasants were allowed to pass.
Another historical April fool day joke
was that which Napoleon played on two
gentlemen Of his privy council, NJ.
Regnault and NJ. Nisas. On April /,
1909, these two high dignitaries were
ordered to come at once to Fontainebleau,
where the emperor was then staying.
The distance was far, and the two gen.
tlemen had to hire extra post horses.
When they arrived, after driving fast
for many leagues, they were told that
the emperor was out riding He came
in after an hour or so and appeared to
be greatly puzzled to see them before
him.
did you not send for us, sire?" they
said.
"No," said the emperor, "but l re-
member now that this is the lst of
April. Some one may have taken the
liberty of fooling you"
M. Regnault was highly indignant
and said so. but his companion took the
joke good humoredly and automatically
replied, perhaps so, but am thankful
to him anyway, for he gave me an au-
dience with your majesty which should
otherwise have missed"
Napoleon, who was very susceptible
10 fiattery, rewarded M. Nisas with a
promotion, while his companion was
ourtly dismissed.
The adult Briton rarely unbends to
such foolery. but when he does he goes
into it seriously. Even to this day Eng
lishmen remember the joke which was
played in 1860 by a set of testers in
London who put their heads together
and perpetrated successful and notori-
GUS joke ON large number of people.
Toward the latter part of March in that
year many we'll known people and some
who would like to have been con-
ndered such received cards Of invitation
bearing an official stamp in one corner
and reading as follows:
"Tower Of London. Admit bearer and
friend to view annual ceremony Of
washing the white lions on Sunday,
April /, Admittance only at the White
gate. 1t is particularly requested that
no gratuities be given the wardens or
attendants.
There was great crowd Of cabs and
pedestrians around the tower on the
morning indicated, but they clamored
In vain for admission until some one
raised the cry Of April fool, and then
those who had thought themselves re-
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-04-01

the Hard Times -Interesting Details o'
the scheme.
Communism in q new form is being
tried by an association Of enthusiasts
who have their headquarters in Chicago,
but who are scattered about the Union.
This is a sort Of communism which docs
not demand that the members shall all
live together in one big house, eat corned
beef and cabbage ON the same day and
do any sort of work that may be allotted
TO them 1t is not even necessary that
they live in the same colony. The idcn.
tity of the members is not lost, but each
individual is allowed to go on with the
business that suits him best, live where
he pleases and pile up just as big for
tune as he can. It is sort of Commun.
ism that man can take home with
him. He is called upon to make no rad
ical change in his mode of life in order
TO enjoy its benefits.
The idea is beautifully simple. In
Chicago there is big warehouse which
is called the Labor Exchange. Into this
any member Of the society may put any
product Of his labor for which there is
likely to be demand from the other
members, and in return he receives GER
tiicates of exchange, which he can swap
at the samo storChouse for other articles
which he may need of an equivalent
market value.
The object of the exchange is to pro.
vide a market for the products of labor.
| IL a harness makpr in GhirugO for i'm.
stance, found that he had larger stock
than he could dispose of with the mar.
ket in its present state, he could take
| his surplus to the exchange and receive
for it certificates. These certificates hC
could exchange for potatoes which {
farmer in Iowa had sent in. The farmer
could in turn exchange his certificates
for the harness which he needed, bu
had not the money to buy, and the har
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-04-01
A new moon falling between and y
o. M. in the summer season means rain.
From CriphIe Creek.

After the big fire in Cripple Creek, ]
took very severe cold and tried many
remedies without help, h cold only be
coming more settled. After using three
small bottles of Chsmberlain's Cough
Remedy, both the cough and cold left
me, and in this high altitude ii takes a
meritorious cough remedy TO do any
good d.-G. b, HEEDERsoN, editor Daily
Advertiser. For sale by O, N. Nye, cor.
Barnett House, Schlabach's drug store,
225 n Market, Il. l.. Janson, 200 West
TnscaSawas street.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-04-01

full when you sit down to your morning
meal on the 1st of April next, for the
practical joker of the family may have
made an investment.
There have been many fruitless spec
ulations as to the origin of All Fools
day and its customs 1t has been traced
back as far as the ancient Hindoos, but
its lineage is doubtful and the quaint
rhyme from Poor Robins Almanack
best expresses the result. CT lack of it,
of all .nvostigatjnu on this subject;
The irst of April, some do say,
Is SGT apart for All Fools day,
But why the people call 1t SO
Nor nor they themselves do know,
SEwELL FORD.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-04-01
The Korean FANNY snr,u,,

The rooms Of Korean woman are as
sacred to her as a shrine is to its image
indeed, the rooms of wife or mother
are the sanctuary of any man who
breaks the law Unless for treason or
for one other crime he cannot be forced
to leave those rooms, and, so long as he
remains under the protection of his wife
and his wife's apartments he is secure
from the officers of the law and from
She penalties of ais rnisdemeanors
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-04-01

county ever since he was lS years old. As
a youth he was given the advantages of an
academic and college education and was
admitted to the bar when he reached his
majority. In 1864 the young lawyer drop
ped his briefs and enlisted in the Fifth
Wisconsin infantry, serving until the close
of the war.
On returning home he resumed his prac-
tice and became interested in politics. In
1879 he was elected membar of the state
legislature, and later he served one term
as district attorney In 1877 he was elect
ed judge Of Dodge county and continued
TO fill that office until 1898, when he re
signed TO accept the appointment of com
missioner of the general land Office ten
dered by President Cleveland upon recon.
mendation of Senator Villas, whose friend
ship for Judge Lamoreaux is Of long
standing
For many years Mr., Lamoreaux was
resident Of Mayyillo, Wis, where he owned
bank and did an extensive and profitable
business, but in 1892 he removed TO Hort
con. He Is married and has four children
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-04-01
April fooll Go 20 school
Tell the tcnchur Won re q fool


He fondly imagincs that he is doing
something very original as well as witty.
While we will not question the wit Of
his retort facetious, it may be well
enough to inform him that he does not
have monopoly of this kind of humor.
All around the wide world young jokers
are having the same sort of fun with
their unsuspecting and gulliblo compan-
ions Little Johnny Bull bellows out
his April fool" in the same familiar
phrase, while young Sandy boots it in
Scotch, only he calls it "gouk" instead
of fool. " Little towheaded Fritz runs
through the streets of his German vii
lage and shouts cultural rhyme which
goes
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-04-01

Charles VI Of France was hated by
his people, ana in derision was termed
the Well Beloved.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-04-01
Aprilcnkuh
Mach d d'Augen zu.

and which means, April COW, shut
your eyes
The French boys play jokes too. And
when a comrada comes from the harness
shop, where he has been sent for "strap
OIL" they greet him with cries Of
"Poisson d'Avrill" which, to give a
liberal translation, means that he is a
"silly fish, although literally it means
fish of April.
Older people of other countries, as
we'll as Americans who are no longer
young, take advantage of April fool day
to play silly tricks. The Germans go
about it in heavy, clumsy sort of way,
but their native characteristics bar out
anything which is not conceived in a
good humor and which cannot be re-
ceived in the same way. With phleg-
matte earnesmess they send each other
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-04-01
FiRST or APRIL FOLLY.
Time EIonorcd Observances of
All Fools Day.
HISTORIC APRIL FOOL JOKES.

How Our English, French and German
Cousins Celebrate the Day Washing the
White Lions -Barnum's Famous Hoax.
Some Familiar Tricks.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-04-01

Foolery, sir, doth walk about the orb.
Twelfth Night"
The young American Justify shouts
when he has begun the first day of April
by playing some joke on Tommy Jones,
next door:
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-04-01
JOYS OF MATERNITY
VIGOROUS MOTHERS AND STURDY
CHILDREN ADMIRED.

why so Many Women Are Chiidless "A
Problem That Has Puzzled Physioians
for Centuries.
Reproduction is law Of nature, and
no picture Of Joy and happiness can
equal that Of the vigorous mother and
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-04-01
EXCHANGE OF LABOR.
THE BASIS OF A NEW COOPERATIVE
SCHEME.

A System That Substitutes Certificates Of
Deposit For Money An Outgrowth of
the Hard Times Interesting Details Of
the scheme.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-04-01

Foolery, sir, doth walk about
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-04-01

ache, ca atarrh OF
the stomach, hys-
terra and heart
trouble, fainting
spells and leu (
cOrrhna Can
you wonder that
| sing the pra 1Ses
The Arizona sentinel., 1897-08-07
\ VICIOUS GANG.

When the history of Arizc na comes to be written impartially and accurately it will plainly de- clare that a more corrupt, vicious and rascally crowd never operated in politics anywhere than the out fit who have so long and bitterly fought McCord. l. consists of men in both parties, and it has always aimed to control both, and the pc- litical proyender dispensed by either whenever in power Those who would not bow to it have al- ways been fought bitterly and ma ligned outrageously. "Hermony'' is unknown in either party unless the corrupt ring here mentioned is in the saddle. MT. McCord would have nothing to do with the scurvy outfit. and he was consequently selected aS a victim to be sIaugh- tered. And to their very shame, eastern newspapers have been bought to aid the outrageous scheme,-0aSis.
The Arizona sentinel., 1897-08-07
THE NEW STATE OF AFFAIRS,

The machinery of the new ad- ministration is now in full motion and the executive headquarters are busy with the many changes made necessary by the turn of the politi cal wheel. Only the smoke of battle" remains to remind one of the hard, bitter and disgracefHl fight conducted against Gov. McCord during the past months by unscru, pulous politicians and ringsters- an affair Tn every way unworthy of Arizona and Arizona's people. The Governor is proving himself at the outset to be an adept politician and 8 man of sound and accurate judg ment. Arizona may at last con- slider herself free from tbe uisft administrations she has been so particularly unfortunate in labor ing under for some time past, and may look forward to an able and careful conduct of affairs and m, precedented advancement iu our territorial Industries.
 The appointments have been carefully made, from men with thorough qualifications to conduct the offices with which they have been honored, most of them men who have had Arizona's interests at heart for years, and have lost no opportunity to help the territory's advancement. The principal ap- poiHtments to date are:
 John ". Darlington. Superinten- dent Territorial Prison.
 Dr. Ira B. Hamblin, Superintendent of Insane Asylum.
 A. P, Snowman, Superintendent of Public Instruction.
 c. Ri. Frazier, Attorney-General.
 c. W. Johnstone, Territorial Treas urer.
 David Barker, Citizen Member Of Board of Control.
 Harvey J. Lee, Clerk of Board oi Control
 R. A. Lewis, Adjutant-General.
 E. Jordan, Private Secretary.
 F. T. Aspinwall, Assistant Superin- tendent of Prison. B. NJ. Gregory, Secretary of Prison.
 Fl. E. St. Clair, Capitol Site Com missioner.
 F. A. Gutter and Fred Nelson Members Territorial Board of Equali. zation.
 We are now on the threshold ot national prosperity, and Arizona will surely fall in line and outstrip her competitors. The natural ad- yantages are here and they will certainly be developed. Success to the new administration and un- limited prosperity and advance ment to our territory.