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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-03-18

composer of "Kathleen Mavourneen"
and 2,000 other ballads. His life was
an eventful romance from the first chap
ter to the last.
A famous writer has said: There is
no eloquence that thrills like Irish elo.
quence; there is no poetry that touches
like Irish poetry; there is no wit so keen
as Irish wit; there is no melody 50
sweet and plaintive as Irish melodies "
Professor +. Nichols Crouch, +. r..
S. (such was his habitual autograph),
was born in Warren street, Fitzroy
square, Mary lebone, parish Of st. Pan
cras, London, on July 81, 1903.
AT 81 he was violoncellist before Ros-
SIM, and little later he was at Drury
Lane, in London, famous and accom-.
plished. There he wrote his first songs,
"Zephyrs of Love- for Miss Annie Tree
and "The Swiss Song Of Meeting" for
the celebrated Nine. Malibran. There,
too, he formed an acquaintance with
John Howard Payne, and when that
equally unfortunate genius produced his
opera, "Clari, the Maid Of Milan" the
orchestra was directed by Crouch. In
this opera "Home, Sweet Home" was
sung for the first time on any stage.
1t was Mrs. Crawford pon-for the
words are hers-that gave to the musi.
clan the inspiration of his best song:
Kathleen Muvourneen, awake from thy sum.
bcrsl
The blue mountains glow in the suns golden
light.
All, where is the spell that once hung on my
numbors2
Arise in thy beauty, thou star of my night
He had seen the little poem in British
magazine, or the authoress sent it to him
(CrOuCh himself was dOubtful), and he
was impressed with the rhythmic beauty
of the lines and the tender pathos of the
theme. They kept jingling in his brain,
and one day, while riding about the
grounds Of the Duke of Bedford s castle,
at Engley, near the banks of the beauti-
full stream Tamar, in Devonshire, he
evolved the melody that was destined to
be sung by countless generations and in
almost every tongue.
When he returned to his lodgings, he
completed the song This was in 1885
1t was first sung by himself at little
concert in Plymouth, and later he pre-
sented the score and copyright to Mrs
Peter Roen, the wife of music dealer
in that English town, of whom he was
very fond. The house Of Roen failed,
and their effects passed into the posses
sion of D'Almaine & Co. Of London
who issued numerous editions of the
melody. With this were connected "Der-
mot Astore," Their Marriage" and
death of Dermot," the quartet form
ing history of Irish love and romance.
An unfortunate marriage drove him
to the United States. In Portland, Me. ,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-03-18

practioed Cannibal rites and lived in the
most primitive manner Once, he had
gained their confidence Mr.. Duncan taught
them to do many useful things. Under
his instruction they built themselves com.
Portable lodges, titled the land, caught
salmon and smoked them for winter use
After awhile he persuaded them to abandon
their barbaric rites for milder ceremonies
of a religious nature. 1t took him more
than 90 years to do it, but he finally Chris
tianized the entire tribe.
He had collected the Indians into pros
porous town, and asked the British gov
ernment to give them the title to the
lands. When this was refused, Mr.. Dun
can applied to the United States govern
ment for title to Annette island, off the
Alaska coast. His request was granted
the deed turned over, and in 1889 the
Nhole tribe moved to the island, which is
aout II miles in length and has several
cd harbors. There the Indians have
lit the town of Metlakahtla. 1t is a
lrishing place of about 700 inhabitants
b good streets and comfortable houses.
,Nc Is a sawmill, salmon cannery and
electric lighting system. Mr.. Duncan
'ry Proud of the Indians, and is now
root vacation Of n lifetima
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-03-18
FASHIONS or new YORK.
Survey Of the New Hats and
Bnnnets Fer Easter.
MYSTERIES OF TILE MILLINER's ART

Wonderful Creations In straw and Felt,
with Ribbons, Flowers and Feathers
Galore-The List of Seasons Colors Az
fords q Wide Variety.
copyright 1897, by American Press Associa.
toni
When one looks at the straw hats as they
are taken from their cases, guiltloss of
trimming, one cannot by any stretch of
the Imagination think that they ever could
be made pretty. But the kindly touch of
the deft fingers of the milliners soon trans
forms them into things of beauty and joys
as long as their freshness lasts The straw
shapes are undeniably ugly, and many OF
them are simple "plateaus" without form
and void. The high bell crown is repro
duced in them, and many shapes Of brims
are presented. Most of the hats where
the crowns are high have the brims rolled
some on one side only and some on both.
There are others where tho back Is turned
up sharply, and some have perfectly fiat
brims. The most curious Is n hat with a
crown eight inches high and round brim
curled all the way around. This Is made
of coarse black straw, and the trimming
consists of drapery and bows of old gold
colored satin ribbon Of superb quality,
with fancy curlcd plume, half black and
half of the color shown in the ribbon.
Another curiously shaped hat had a very
high crown of rough, dark green straw,
with scarcely any brim. At each side was
large rosette of smoky gray silk null
plated into chrysanthemum shape. Above
the rosette on each side was plated up.
right fan of tho same. 1t was very deli
cate effect, obtained with little material.
One hat had the front of the brlm slightly
tilted in front and raised up much higher
than the crown in the back. A bakers
dozen of loops Of cadet blue grosgrain were
placed all around the back of the hat, and
band of 1t surrounded the crown. The
hat was of rich, dark blue straw.
The straw hats shown until now have
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-03-18
HIS SWEETEST SONG.
THE AUTHOR OF "KATHLEEN MA
VOURNEEN" A MUSICAL PRODIGY.

His Early Life In England His Evolution
of the Melody That Is Known All over
the World Sketch of Nichols Crouch,
the Remarkable Composer.
Kathleen Mavournocn the gray dawn is break,
ing;
The horn OF the hunter is heard on the hill
The lark from her light wing the bright dew
is shaking.
Kathleen Mavourneenl WHAT slumboring
still7
Oh, hast thou forgotten how soon we must
severn
Oh, has thou forgotten this day we must
part2
It may be for years, and IL may be forever.
Oh, why art thou silent, thou voice of my
hearth
Kathleen Mavourneen, awake from thy slum.
The blue mountains glow in the suns golden
light.
All, where is the spell that once hung on my
numbers?
Arise In thy beauty, thou star OF my night
Mavourneen, Mavourneen, my sad tears are
falling
To think that from Erin and thee must
part.
IL may be for years, and it may be forever
Then why art thou silent, thou voice Of my
hearty
He died with song upon his lips.
Such is the brief obituary line of the
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-03-18
STARK COUNTY DEMoCRAT THURSDAY MARCH 49, 1897

that small picayune roses, violets ana
tmnll punches of lilac nrc all used in pro
fusion. So are pansies, roses and sweet
peas, nasturtiums and clover and mignon-
ette. CoquilicOt rcd gcranium rcd and
jaqueminot red are often all put together
on one hat Greens, blues, purples, creams,
yellow In dozen shades and browns, all
in their most brilliant shades, are seen on
the millinery of the season. Black lace
and white tullc, or vice versa, are very re.
fined for evening bonnets, with white will
low plumcs and perhaps "A silver, rhine or
pearl ornament, or pink roses.
On one hat ] noticed a bow of green
satin by the side Of another of pale blue
taffeta held by u large, square strass buc-
kle. The hat was of soft and satiny green
chip, with the brim Of chenille and straw
braided together, the colors being green
and tan. At the back there was u rosette
of cream lace, and twined around that
were deep purple velvet roses. 1t WASH &
ugly either 1 must give up talking Of
millinery and say few words about the
other things that make life worth the liv-
ing.
The latest list OF the season colors gives
us a wide choice. The browns, as l said,
run through all the woods from mahog-
any to butternut, and from there they
strike of into tans, biscuits and all that
list, and there are all the tobacco shades
from havana TO seal, which really Is just
the color of the old navy plug. In greens
the newest are palm, nile, almond, tilleul,
sort of linden, and plantain. The old
dull olives, MOSES and rush greens are
still with us, and the invisible green" Is
also shown as well as myrtle and lincoln
and kashmir and dirccteur. In purplcs
we have all the standard shades, with the
addition Of orchid, opeblia and dahlia.
Parma and violctte are two shades Of VIC.
,et
There are some changcahlC colors toe
| pretty not to mention. One has maroon,
with orange as counter color. Another
has lemon yellow and deep yclvety dahlia.
Another, that is called punch lame, shades
| from lilac to the deepest purple; another,
champagne, changes from yellow to gold
en- pink another, tea rose, holds the shades
of that flower, and chrysanthcmum
which runs the gamut Of all the yellows
and dull, dark reds. Silver gray is the
most fashionable Of all the grHys, and there
are many of them. Black and white in
dazzle stripes are shown
! The new grenadines in black, both sill
and wool. are considered as among the
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-03-18
Exciting Kansas.

William Allen White tells story of a
Kansas man who left the state, but soon
returned to It because he missed the excite
ment. "Why, man." said White, "what
do you meanp What excitement can there
be in living where there isn't a piece of
vegetation higher than n sunaower and
where human beings are as few as summer
showersP" "Well, you see, it's like this,
he replied. "You put in a crop, and from
the moment the seed s in the ground until
the last day of harvest it's "A gamble wheth'
er or not you get full crop or barely
enough TO feed mule The sustained ex-
citement amounts to what you would get
out of four months poker game in which
you had staked everything. Oh, there's
plenty of excitement about 1t, and I've be-
come 30 accustomed to that feature OF it
that I'm lost without it," This farmer
was Greek letter fraternity man, and, lu-
dicrous as it may seem, he unquestionably
spoke with the utmost seriousness. New
York Tribune
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-03-18
ONE MANS WORK.
He Brought Civilization to n Tribe of
Savage Alaskan Indians.

A gray bearded, gri2zlcd, but vigorous
looking old gentleman, wearing clothes Of
clerical cut, appeared in San Francisco re-
Gently and looked about with pleased sur
prise. He was William Duncan, and he
had just come from the bleak shores of
Alaska. More than half century ago
Mr.. Duncan was sent from London by the
English Missionary society. In their COM
Portable home offices the men who man
aged the affairs of the society had figured
out that away up in the northwestern part
Of British Columbia there must be some
Indians who were in need Of salvation.
They told Mr.. Duncan to go out and find
them and look after their souls.
When the missionary reached the scene
of his luborS, he found that the tract Of
country allotted to him was covered by
virgin forests and inhabited by the Mctla-
kahtla Indians n tribe SO hostile that only
the agents of the Hudson Bay company,
accompanied by II big armed force, had
penetrated the region. In among these
northern savagcs, alone and unurmed, went
this daring missionary, Many times his
life hung by slender thread but lie
escaped death, and at last the Indians al
lowed him TO settle down among them.
Then he began his work. The Indians
lacked salvation, but what they needed i'm
mediatcly was little civilization. They
were improyident and barbarous. They
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-03-18

most sryrsn as well as elegant Of the now
goods. Bunting in the same coarse, rough
quality rs that used for flags is the new
est. This, we all know, is very wiry and
stiff, and 1t requires careful handling by
the dressmaker The chief beauty of it Is
in it's long and rich folds. 1t loses all its
best effect when cut into small pieces. A
bunting gown therefore ought TO be laid in
deep plaits ut the top, and not gored.
Black, dark blue and creamy white are the
chief colors in real flag bunting. But /
was told that it would soon be presented
in all the leading colOrs of the season.
Plaids are taking a prominence rarely
accorded them at this season. The small
checks, shepherds plaids, louisines and
rich Irish poplins are all popular. Some
gowns are made entirely of plaid. But the
greater number have velvet as panels, belts
and other combinations 1t really requires
velvet accessories. to bring out the full
beauty of plaid. Most plaid is beautiful.
But, then, most dressmakers spoil it by
not treating it rightly in the making.
Among the very prettiest of the new
summer fabrics is the silk warp barege.
This is very sheer and soft and silky. The
ground is dellCately Colored and has faint
figures of flowers upon it. They scarcely
show, but when lined with silk of the
proper shade they appear to spring into
color and prominence. There is new
organdie which is called, after crepe lisse,
the most delicate fabric we have. This
organdie lisse is printed in the soft and
elaborate Persian designs that make plu-
metis so exquisitely beautiful. This is also
quite strong. The new swiss muslins haVe
all the old regulation dots, large or small,
and other designs of small flowers, sprays
and queer scroll-likc figures. These are
worked in white, and are exceedingly
pretty. There are also some pretty new
nainsooks, with heavy cords running at
intervals lengthwise, and they have small
floral figures very naturally designed.
MATE LEROY.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-03-18

Henry W. Longfcllow, the poet. She was
educated at Mount Ilolyoke seminary, af-
ter whose illustrious founder she was
named, Mary Lyon having been a close
friend of her mother.
After her graduation she taught school
and later Ecrame principal of the high
school in Sharon, Pa. Her health failed,
however, and she went to Hawaii. There
she became teacher in a college at Homo.
lulu. She also made the acquaintance Of
Edward o. Hall, who had been sent out rs
a missionary by the Congrcgationalist
board. He had established mission and
then engaged in n mercantile life, acquir-
ing a fortune. Miss Dame became Mrs.
Hall in 1878. Mr.. Hall was u man of
much influence in Hawaii. He served as
prime minister TO LuuGlito and for time
held the same Office under King Kalakaua.
Glr. Hall died in 1888, and in 1890 his
widow removed to New York, in which
city she has since resided.
Mrs. Hall has already served three years
as corresponding secretary of Sorosis. She
is lady of large means and takes an en-
thusiastic interest in all the many associa-
tions of which she is member.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-03-18

which he frequently revisited, being
there last on his eighty.seventh birth
day, he taught music from lS49 to 1856.
Personally he was sralwart and broad
shouldered, about feet inches in
height, with wondrous black eyes that
age never dimmed The hair clung tena-
ciously to his scalp, and, with his long,
dropping mustache, was until few
years ago coal black in color and of silky
texture, He did not look to be over 60
years of age and was an embodiment of
physical vigor till near the end. In his
youth and middle age he must have been
a singularly handsome man. The mem
ory of him is that of a musical prodigy,
for his compositions fill nine volumes.
ALBERT p. SnUTHwICK.
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STATE OF OHIO, CITY OF TOLEDO, / 90
| IrCAa GnUITV oo'

FRANK j. CHENEY makes oath that he
is the senior partner of the firm of f. j.
CHENEY & Co., doing business in the CITY
of Toledo, County and State aforesaid,
and that said firm will pay the sum of
ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for each
and every case OF CATARRH that cannot
he cured by the use of HALLS CATARRH
CURE. FRANK j. CHENEY.
Sworn TO before me and subscribed in
my presence, this 9th day of December,
A. ID. 1885.
(-l A. w. GLEASON,
| SEAL Notary Pubic.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-03-18
rkEsiutNI Ot soRosIs.
Mrs Hail Has distinguished Herself In
the Mother of Wumcns Clubs.

Mrs. Mary Lyon Damo Hall, the new
president Of Sorusis, has been n member of
this mother Of wUmun's clubs only six
years, and the honor recently conferred
upon her is an unusual one, considering
the comparatively short term Of her mem
bcrship. But, then no one was ever yet
able TO make n correct prophecy as TO the
politics of Sorosis That exclusive and
dignincd organization has once or twice
been almost rent in twain by dissensions
connected with its annual elections, but Oh
the latest occasion, when outsiders expect.
cd u most narrowing struggle, the factions
united into one harmonious whole, the wo-
men with unsatisfied ambitions choked
down their resentment, and Mrs. Hall,
who had not previously been mentioned as
a candidate, was elected unanimously.
Mrs Hall was born in Portland, Me-,
and is the daughter Of Congregationalist
clergyman who was an intimate friend Of
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-03-18

They are 80 small that the most sensi-
tive persons take them, they are 80
effective that the most obstinate cases
of consumption and torpid liver yield to
them. That is why DeWitt's Little
EARLY Risers ar, known as the famous
little pills. +. +. Shanafelt & Co.,, O. N.
Nys, Fishers Drug Store.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-03-18

1t is surprising what "wee bit of a
thing" can accomplish. Sick headache,
constipation, dyspepsia, sour stomach,
dizziness: are quickly banished by De-
Wits Little Early risers Small pill.
Safe pill. Best pill. II. p. Shanafeit 4
o., O. N. Nye, Fishers Drug Store.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-03-18
they are expected to do

the same work. Their duties
compel them TO be on their feet from
morning TO night, and many Of them,
In short time, contract these dis
tressing complaints called female
diseases"
Then occur irregularities, suppressed
or painful menstruation, weakness,
indigestion, leucorrhGa, general de-
bility and nervous prostration-
They are beset with such symptoms
as dizziness, faintness, lassitude, ex-
citability, irritability, nervousness,
sleeplessness, melancholy, all-gone"
and "want-to- to-bc-left-alone feelings,
blues and hopelessness.
In such cases there 10 one tried and
true remedy. Lydia E. Pinkhams
Vegetable Compound OF once removes
such troubles. The following is q
sample:
My dear Mrs. Pinkham After
writing you, and before your answer
came, was too miserable TO go TO the
store, and so lost my position. That
was five weeks ago. l am now back
again in my old place, and never felt
so well in all my life. The bear
ing-down pains and whites have left
me. and l am not q bit nervous or
blue. Life looks brighter to me. l
don't get tired, my temper is real
sweet, and l could scream right out
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-03-18

For Females - Apioline-C -Chapoteaut
Capsules relieve all painful irregularities
and those distressing symptoms so preva.
lent with the sex. $l.00 of all druggists
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-03-18

and acts directly on the blood and mu.
cous surfaces of the system. Send for
test monials, free.
f.. CHENEY q CO., Toledo, o
t@'Sold by Druggists, 7jc
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-03-18
TIRED SALESW0MEN.
EMPLOYERS SHOULD BE MORE
CONSl0ERATE.

Interesting Statement by . Young Lady
in Brooklyn.
In the vast retail establishments Of
large cities, many women are en-
ployed as saleswomen.
Me- formerly held the positions that
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-02-22
\ BAD ROAD.

When does the road department in
tend to do anything for the Pauoa Val
ley Road. At present the celebrated
mud lane of Hawaii is nothing to it. 1t
is not as if it were merely by street,
little used, like Kuakini street-which,
by the way, the road department has
carefully macadamized for a certain
distance purely for the advantage of
one person-but it is one of the fire.
quented roads of the city.
Since the opening out of the road
round unchbowl it is quite a favor
ite drive. The Punchbowl road is an
excellent one, but once you are across
the bridge and you enter upon a
slough of despond which lasts till one
reaches Nuuanu.
Appeal to the road board seems use
less. Appeal after appeal has been
made to the Road SUPERVISOR and prom
uses after promises have been made
by him, only to prove that, like the
celebrated pie crust, they are but made
to be broken. Every other. road in the
city can BE improved except this one
During period of nearly thirty years
no attempt has been made on this
road. 1t was dug up once and the last
state of it was infinitely worse than
the first.
The only thing to do is for the tax
payers on the road, and there are some
hundreds of them, to protest vigorous
ly in the form of petitions and to keep
sending them in until something is
done and done properly. The road is
disgrace to the town and to avery
one connected with the road depart
ment.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-02-22
GEORGE WASHINGTON.

Today our American fellow citizens
celebrate the birthday OF George
Washington and citizens of other ma
tionalities gladly unite in doing honor
to the memory of that grear man.
Washington stands out as perhaps
the most picturesque, as it cert In!y IS
one of the grandest, figures, not only
in the history of the United States,
but in history of the world. There
certainly were giants in those days"
The tone of thought was 50 different
from what it is now. Though Cronl-
well had given Royalty one lesson the
general trend of thought hedged roy
atty in and all the institutions connect
ed with royalty, and to make up ones
mind to break away and establish a
form of government which was prac-
termination and skill which must
command the respect and the admira-
tion of all earnest thinkers.
The excellence of Washngton's
anu IIldO I'll his utS,
is shown in the determination with
which they stuck to their cause, in the
teeth of difficulties which would have
daunted men of less moral fiber and
lower aspirations. The cause was the
cause of true liberty. There was no
self ACKNOWLEDGMENT in the matter.
When the cause was won those who
had been most instrumental in carry
ing it out were willing to sink into
the the ranks of simple citizens. That
several in turn were called to the rank
of chief citizen in the state was not
to be wondered at, their fellow cit
liens approaching the effort they had
made, the abilities they had shown.
That Washington should be the first
called upon, was also natural, and he
made a record as an administrator in
very ticklish times as great as he had
made as a general. Such a combina-
ton is rare. Not often is it found that
the man of the sword can grapplc sue
cussfully with the problems of civil
life, yet this Washington did. He was
truly a great man.