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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-04-22
FASHIONS or new YORK.
The Gradual Return to Styles of
Sixty Years Ago.
USE OF BLACK VELVET RIBBON.

1t Is Very General Now and Recalls the
oIden Time--some Novelties In Collars
and Girdles- Fnvorite Ornaments--Sea
sonsble Gowns.
copyright, 1897, by American Press Asso-
ciation.l
Tho gradual return TO the styles of 60
years ago progresses all the time, but only
shows itself in touch here or touch
there added in such way that we shall
have grown familiar with the distinguish
ing marks before we are asked TO wear the
styles pure and simple One of the first
of tho changes Is tho use of black velvet
ribbon as fiat trimmings on gowns, capes
and jackets. This has always been n
pleasing garniture. The favorite way of
applying 1t is that of long ago. with one
wide row in the center and narrow one
on each side. These are sometimes sewed
straight around, beginning quite at the bot
tom, and again, they are placed in three
or four clusters of three at equal distances
on the skirt. In other instances they are
set in points, zigzags, Greek key pattern
or In any design that may seem good ia
the maker. Over dark colors the velvet
ribbons are rich. On plaids they tone and
refine tho often glaring colors, and on
cream, white and the pale and delicate
grays they are exquisite. On the brilliant
grass greens, light blues and purples, and
also the rich OK blood reds they form O
handsome trimming, better and more re
fined than anything else could be.
In one place saw n pea green challie IN
solid color, with rows of IA inch wide
velvet ribbon sewed at equal distances
around tho skirt until within ten inches
of the belt Another dress, this Of molr'
in pale lilac, had rows of velvet ribbor
in the same way, only at the bottom thu
ribbon was set one-eighth Of an incl
apart, and each one above was just trifl
farther apart from the other, until at tn
waist line they We're four OF five inche
apart The effect of this was very rich. l
suggested the old bayadere stripes.
| A simpler fancy was wrought out on
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-04-22
ANNA r. MILLER.
Death of the Beloved Wife Of j. A
Miller at Her Pleasant Home
Near New Berlin.

Anna R., the beloved wife OF A. j.
Miller, residing near New Berlin, died
Sunday after short illness. Her death
was caused by acute peritonitis. The
deceased was "a years old and was re-
spected and beloved by the Lentire com
munity. She was a member of the Mud
Brook church. She leaves husband
and two small children to mourn their
common loss. Ths funeral services
will be held Tuesday. The friends will
meet at the house at / O'Clock and go
form there to Mud Brook church, where
the funeral services will be held, The
interment will be in Mud Brook ceme-
terry
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-04-22

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thin blood, nervous prostration, the
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ishes, ana assists nature to nourish. A
trial bOttle--enough to show its merit
10 cents.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-04-22
THE GAMES OF SPRING.
How the Children Of the Tene-
ments Amuse Themselves.
PLAYING IN THE CITY STREETS.

rho Familiar Singing Games Are a. Pop
ular "a Evcr--The Big Boys who Dis
dain kissing Games Play Marbles Tor
Money.
When spring comes, the children Of
Che city tenoments swarm out into the
streets. They are moved by the same
impulse which prompts the children
who live in the country TO 90 roaming
through the fields and woods. But the
tenement children cannot hunt for early
violets or jacks in the pulpit They can
not make mud pies or pick pussy will
lows. The dirty, noisy street is an un.
inviting and dangerous playground at
best, but to the children who have been
oooped up for weeks in dark, dismal
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-04-22

LONDON BRIDGE Is FALLING DOWN."
fats and tenements it is glorified by the
first warm sunshine Of spring, and they
romp over the pavements with noisy
shouts Of delight.
The grocer's coal box, the idle dray,
the steps of an untenanted house, be-
come enchanted places in their appreci-
atiye eyes. A whole back yard with
sand heap in it and an array of tin cans,
bottles and broken dishes, such as vii.
lage children possess, is something far
beyond the widest flights Of their inn
agination. But without playthings or
toys of any description they manage to
have lot Of innocent fun.
Surroundings which speak eloquently
of poverty, of squalor, of vice and even
Of crime seem to have no power to ban
ish the Joy Of living which children feel
at all times, and especially when the
spring is young. This feeling they give
vent to as best they may in games of
their own invention. Some of these
games are classics and have been handed
down from generation to generation.
Occasionally you will find group of
children playing a kindergarten game
which one Of their number has drilled
them in, but they seem to like the old
ones best.
There are probably several hundred OF
what might be called ring games. Most
of them vary only in the snatches OF
songs which are sung as an accompani'
ment. There is really little except sing.
ing to these games. LonGon Bridge
is a good sample. In this dozen or SC
little boys and girls join hands while
one stands Just inside the ring and an
other outside, making an arch with theil
arms, under which the circle passes,
Then, as the children march around
they sing, to an old melody which
have been unable to place, but which
sounds strangely familiar:
London bridge is falling down, falling downi
London bridge is falling down, falling down,
My fair lady
At the last words the couple forming
the arch drop their hands and entraI
one Of the marchers. This is when thu
bridge falls. Then the one inside th'
ring takes her place in the circle. Th'
, one outside steps into the circle, and tn,
one who has been caught steps outside
, Then the game goes ON as before.
Occasionally you will find, if yol
listen to these street songs of children
that there is dash of true poetry i,
them. How it gets there it is hard t.
say, but here is one have often heard
Rain, rain, sigh. and the wind blows high.
And the snow is gathering through an
; through.
Mollie johnson says she'll die
II she doesn't get lover with rolling eye
1t is certainly curious and incongru
:, ous mixture of the poetic and the ridicu
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-04-22

That was exactly what they were
singing, too, as i found upon asking
some of the large children, and none of
them could give me any other version.
1t gave them an opportunity to use their
lungs and that seemed to be the main
object.
Another and very pretty ring game
which | have seen played is one in
which the children join hands and hold
their arms up so as TO make succession
Of arches. Through these arches the one
who is at" winds in and out while all
sing:
Go in and out the window,
Go in and out the window,
Go in and out the window,
As we have done before.
Go stand and face your lover,
Go stand and face your lover,
Go stand and face your lover,
As you have done before.
At the last words the wanderer stops
before one of the boys in the ring, who
must then take her place as the game is
continued. It is not often that boys Of
over 8 or 10 years can be induced to
join in these singing games. When they
reach that age, they have a profound
contempt for girls in general. They
have their own games, and these are not
always so innocent.
The gambling spirit seems to be par
ticularly strong in the little chaps who
play about the city streets They "shoot
craps" for pennies when they can get
the pennies, and when they can't they
put up as stakes any sort of boyish treas
uTes. This is pastime, however, which
the law frowns upon, and there is dan
ger that policeman may interfere. So
it is only the worst Of the gamins who
indulge in the delights of "craps." "
Marbles is game which the city boy
enjoys in common with his country
cousins. The American boy is a great
marble player, and he annually buys
tons Of them. In no less than three Sax
ony towns the making of marbles is the
chief industry, and they are exported by
the shipload to the United States, India
and China. The Saxony marbles are
made of peculiar quality of calcareous
stone, which is first broken into small
pieces with a hammer. These little
blocks are then thrown into mill con-
structed of stationary fat slab Of stone
with number of circular furrows on
its surface. Pressing down upon this is
block of thick oak which revolves
rapidly. Water is poured in on the
blocks, and in short time they are
changed from irregular cubes to perfect
ly round balls.
Clay marbles are also made in Ger
many in vast quantities. They are bakej
and then painted. China marbles and
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-04-22
Beware of Ointments For Catarrh
That Contain Mercury,

as mercury will surely destroy the
sense of smell and completely derange
the whole system when entering it
through the mucous surfaces, such
articles should never be used except
on prescriptions from reputable ply
sicians as the damage they will do is
ten fold to the good you can possibly
derive from them. HalPs Catarrh
Cure, manufactured by F. j. Cheney
d Co, Toledo, o contains no mercury
and is taken internally, acting directly
upon the blood and mucous surfaces OF
the system In buying HalPs Catarrh
Cure be sure you get the genuine, 1t
is taken internally and is made in
Toledo, Ohio, by +. j. Cheney q 90.
Testimonials free.
ES-sold by druggists, price 75c per
bottle.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-04-22

The Democratic gains in l5 of the
largest cities in Ohio at the election
on the 9th aggregate Al ,6s5. To these
gains add those in the smaller munich
palities and in the country districts and
the gains for the whole State indicate
over 100000. This is decidedly en-
oouraging and shows a great change in
public opinion from last fall.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-04-22

Two years ago r. ]. Warren, drug
gist at Pleasant Brook, N. ", bought
a small supply of fChamberlain's Cough
Remedy. He sums up the result as
follows; cat that time the goods were
unknown in this section; today Cham
berlain's Cough Remedy is a house
hold word" 1t is the same in hun
dreds of communities. Where ever
the good qualities of Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy become known the
people will have nothing else. For
sale by y. N. Nye, Cor. Barnett House;
schlabach's Drug Store, 225 N. Market;
4. L. Janson, 200 Tuscarawas st.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-04-22

state Republican committee, and he has
been delegate to the national conventions
on several occasions since 1869, when he
was one of those who put Grant In nomi
nation.
Although he has come to be looked upon
as southerner. Mr.. Buck ia a native of
Maine and spent his boyhood and youth
there. He was born in Foxcroft, Feb. 7,
1889, and was educated at Colby uniVersi-
ty, Waterville. After being graduated he
went to teaching school, and the first year
Of the war found him principal of the high
school ut Lewiston, Mr.. Dingley's home.
He enlisted in the Thirteenth Maine vol
unteers and was afterward mustered into
the United States service as a captain of
infantry. He served through the war,
coming out lieutenant colonel. He was a
member of the military commission at
New Orlean7 in 1865 and later was sent to
Baton Rouge with a command.
When he was mustered out, Colonel
Buck did not return to Lewiston, but
went to Alabama, where he engaged in the
manufacture of turpentine and rosin on
Mobile bay. He was an active figure in
the politics of the reconstruction days and
was elected a member of the Forty first
congress as a representative Of the Mobile
district. Subsequently he went TO Georgia,
where he began the practice Of law. He
served as clerk of the federal court of At
lanta, and also as United States marshal
for the district of Georgia.
In all his long career of political activity
Colonel Buck has never suffered from un-
pleasant social retaliation at the hands of
his opponents, as has been the case in other
instances in districts where political feel
ing has often been very bitter. Perhaps
his high standing in commercial circles is
responsible for this, for he is interested In
various projects and enterprises for the de
velopment Of the new south. In the last
campaign Mr.. Buck was an enthusiastic
supporter of President Mckinley and by
hard work held the Georgia delegation In
! line for him at st. Louis.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-04-22

When the spring time comes ''gentle
Annie" like all other sensible persons,
will clense the liver and renovate the
system with DeWitts Little Early
Risers, famous little pills for the liver
and stomach all the year round. +.
p. Shanafelt 4 Co., @. n. Nye, Fishers
Drug Store.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-04-22

When a cold is contracted cure it at
once. One Minute Cough Cure will
set you on the road to recovery in a
minute. 1t will cure pneumonia, bron-
chitis, Group and all forms Of lung and
throat troubles. II. p. Shanafelt d Co.,
q. N. Nye, Fishers Drug Store.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-04-22

In prison Boethius composed his work
ON the consultations of philosophy and
Grotius wrote his commentary ON st,
Matthew, with other works. The detail
of his allotment Of time to different
studies during his confinement is very
instructive
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-04-22


She is handsome. She is pretty,
She's tho girl OF New York city.
Ono, two, threel
Please tell me
Who he be.
In each case the name Of some girl IN
the ring is used and Annie Casey or
Rosie Garter will fit in as we'll as Mol
lie Johnson. At the end Mollie has to
give the name of some boy, and then
the children sing;
Harry Thompson says hen have her.
An the boys nr0 lighting for her.
Let them all say what they win,
Harry he will have her still.
Which shows that Harry is possessed
Of stout heart and a tenacity of pur-
pose truly chivalrio. Some of the songs
are absolutely meaningless. Possibly
they were originally as full of rhyme
and reason as the best of them. but have
degenerated, There is one ditty, sung
TO a peculiarly stirring tune, which puz-
zled me for long time. / had often
seen long string of children, one be-
hind the other, holding each other IS
clothes and shouting out what sounded
like:
Fire In the gashouse--
Booml Rooml Booml
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-04-22

Nails are now made by machinery,
ribbons or long slips Of iron or steel
being fed to machines, which cut out
the nails complete at one stroke
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-04-22

The sum raised by the government Of
Mexico from the manufacture of te-
quilla. one of the native intoxicants, is
about $500, 900 annually.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-04-22

Loxol Is the best medicine for children,
Doctors recommend it in place of Castor
Oil.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-04-22
MINISTER TO JAPAN.
Colonel Buck Il u Northern Man Who
Has Long Lived In Georgia.

Colonel Alfred Il. Buck, the new minis
ter to Japan, has hoen for many years the
recognized Republican lead r in Georgia.
Since 1882 he has been chairman Of the
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-04-22
ELY'S
CREAM BALM

II is quickly Absorbed.
Gives Relief at once.
Opens and cleanses the
Nasal Passages:
Allays Inflammation.
The Portland daily press., 1897-09-08
THE GODDARD MANSION.
Judge Symonds Purchases tho VIZ
Known Property at the Cane.

A real estate transfer of no lit+,o =;
terest has just been made, by the terr,s of
which Judge Jose phi W. Symonds Of this
city, comes into possession of the beanti-
full Goddard property at Cape Elizabeth
Just beyond the Cape Cottage pronertv
This property comprises about eight acres
of land and the well known stone mansion
with the square tower, which is SO well
known to all who see this part of the
Cape shore, whether from the sea. or the
land.
This mansion has often been spoken of
as the "stone COTTAGE" but it is in reality
more than cottage. 1t was designed by
the architect who built the John B.
Brown house on the Western promenade.
and is similar to it in its italian style of
architecture. The grounds are very
picturesque and capable of great develop-
ment in the point of view Of the land
scape architect.
The stone house was built by Colonel
John Goddard, brother of the late Judge
Goddard. 1t has been in the Goddard
family since.
There was a rumor yesterday that Judge
Symonds had bought the property for
others; but we understand that this is not
SO and that he intends to keep it.
The Portland daily press., 1897-09-08
excursion to the Aroostook.

The annual excursion to the Aroostook,
under the auspices of the Maine Central
railroad will take place September 14th,
10Th and 10Th, with excursion rates to
Houlton, Ashland, Presque Isle, Fort
Fairfield, and Caribou. Tickets sold
September 18th and 14th inclusive are
good for q return until September 25th.
The rate to Houlton and return from
Portland, Yarmouth, Brunswick and
Bath, will be seven dollars. To the other
places mentioned it will be $3.50. The
lilo am. Portland train, via Lewiston,
reaches Houlton, Presque Isle, Fort Fair
field, and Caribou, via Bangor and
Aroostook the same night. The lilo p.
N. train, via Augusta, connects via Old
town, for Ashland, as will as the other
places mentioned above, and also makes
connections for them via Vanceboro.
The Portland daily press., 1897-09-08
PERSONAL
P ortland, Sept. 9, 1897.

Mr.. Barney, representing Mr.. Francis
Wilson, is in the city.
Mr.. Granville, business manager Of
the McCullum Peaks island theatre COM
panE, will leave today for his home in
New York. Mr.. Granville has been very
popular and leaves a host of warm
friends.
Capt. E. P. Pickett of the barge office,
has gone to New York on two weeks
vacation.
DR.. B. B. Foster.and family of Cumber-
land street, have returned from their
summer home at, Falmouth -Foreside.
Park Commissioner Smith and wife
left on Monday for trip to Saratoga
and other points.
DR.. e. NJ. Plummer of Boston is regis
tered at the Preble.
Mr.. Walter A. Skillin of Skillin,
Hawkes. & Co., and family are spending
a week at the old home in Benton.
Mrs. James f. Hawkes. is passing q
week with friends in Boston and Chel-
sea.
Barrett Potter, ESQ.,, of Brunswick,
was in the city yesterday.
Messrs. iOliver Harris, Ralph W. Grant
and Willard Bowdoin leave for Dart
mouth college this fall.
Mrs. Drew of rs Preble street, who has
passed her Slst birthday has such re-
markedly good eyesight THAT she can
read, do fancy work and thread the
finest needles without the aid of glasses
The Portland daily press., 1897-09-08

The members of the Young Peoples
Methodist Social Union will go on troll
ley ride this evening. leaving Monument
Square at about o'clock. The commit
tee on arrangements have chartered cars
for the entire evening and will ride over
the different lines Of the Portland street
railroad company. Ice cream and cake
will be served at the Westbrook M. r..
church. Should the weather prove nm
favorable the ride will be postponed until
Thursday evening.
The Portland daily press., 1897-09-08
THE HARRoR.
Tuesday Was Quiet Day on the Water
Front.

The wird swung around to the north
ward yesterday morning, and the coast
ing craft in the harbor took wings and
fitted away.
The large auxiliary schooner. yacht In
trepid went out under sail.
Of fishermen the John Nye came in
with $4,000 pounds of mixed fish, and
the Annie W. Hodgdon with about 40
barrels OF mackerel.
The John Englis arrived from New
York at LOS p. IN yesterday.
The porgie steamer Nat Strong is on
the marine railway.
The italian bark Michelled A., which
left the harbor of Fowey, E., on July
18th, for this port with cargo of China
clay, has been expected daily for three
weeks. While she has had long time
in which to reach here, yet such passages
are not unprecedented.
The yacht Madcap, Capt Lewis, re-
turned yesterday from short cruise.
The Portland daily press., 1897-09-08
BRIEF JoTTINGss

Yesterday was bright and clear in the
morning, hazy and chilly in the after
noon. There was marked drop in the
temperature between Monday night and
Tuesday morning.
The assessors yesterday committed the
tax bills for the municipal year to the
collector. There was great pile OF them.
There will be special meeting Of the
school committee called tomorrow after
noon at 400 O'Clock.
The tide of summer travellers home
ward bound continues as great as ever.
On the New York boats the state rooms
are booked ahead to the middle of this
month.
A meeting of the Ladies' Veteran Fire
mems Auxiliary will be held at Congress
hall tonight at O'Clock.
The Ladies' Veteran Firenen's Auxil-
larry are requested to attend the funeral
services Of Mrs. Sarah Starboard this
afternoon at 2. 80 o'clock from her broth
er's residence, No. 2l3 Oxford street.
Mr.. George Stevens caught a cod Mon
day off Peaks island that weighed II
hounds and two ounces.
The regular meeting of Portland Senate
No. 1926, K. A. E. o., will be held this
evening at 7.30 O'Clock.
Mr.. NJ. M. Bailey, who lives on the old
Coyle place, Forest avenue, Deering,
picked an apple blossom last Saturday in
his orchard.
The Littlefeld families held their an
nual reunion at Falmouth Foreslde Mon
day. There were 80 members present.
There will probably be new kinder
garten, either at the Casco street or the
Mcclellan school. The city government
Monday night appropriated money fol
that purpose and the school committee
will meet Thursday afternoon to decide
where the new kindergarten shall be 10
Gated.
The Portland Sewer Pipe and Artitic-
ial Stone Company are laying the artifc-
ial stone sidewalk around the new thea.
tire.
This evening will occur the regular
meeting of Gorges Commandery, q. o.
G. c. Every member is requested to be
present
A laborer named Elliot was overcome
by the heat at Cape Elizabeth while
working in field Monday.
Mr. Richard Berry, acting head waiter
at the U. S. hotel has been presented by
the guests and employees diamond stud
and handsome set of cuff buttons.
Capt. Pease of the Press Cycle club OF
Boston, and Capt. Christie of the Tiger
Roadsters, have called joint run be-
tween the two clubs for Sunday, Septem-
Der 10. The excursion will be made tc
Portland, leaving Boston Saturday night
and returning Sunday night by boat both
ways. One of those clam bakes at Rich
mond' ssIsland will be the feature.
AS will be seen by our advertising
columns Tukey's bridge will be closed tc
public travel at { a. Ms; Wednesday,
Septemer Is. 1t will remain closed until
the new structure is ready for travel.