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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-11-03
A Hard Shot.

Papa-I am surprised that you are at
the foot of your class, Tommy. Why aren t
you at the head sometimes, like little Will
lie Bigbeep
Tommy-You see, papa, Willie's got an
awfully smart father, and guess he takes
after him:-Northwest Magazine.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-11-03

bargains we have for them in the furniture
line. J. D. Kerr.
Our customers are like the revolving shore
lights; they 60, but return again. ]. D. Kerr.
School Stationery. Children will find IL to
their advantage to buy from P. Rosenberg &
Co.'S.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1897-11-03

Fresh lot Of f'"Huyler's" Munsaly's and
Johnson's candles just In at Speeds.
Johnson's Chill and Fever Tonic will cure
you or money refunded. P. B. Speed.
Water works In your house. G. P. Ham
mond Is prepared now to do your work
promptly. See him.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-05-13
THE LARGEST WINE TUN.
It Holds Ninety Seven Thousand
Gallons of Liquid.
Just Enough TO Give Nine Million
Persons Each an Ordinary Wine
Glass Full of Its Contents
1t Has No Rival.

The largest caslS in the world has re.
Gently been completed at st. George
vineyard, located at Maltermoro, near
Fresno, Cal. 1t contains $4,000 gallons,
or enough to give 100000 persons each
an ordinary wine glassful of it's con.
tents. 1t is built of the finest California
redwood, and in all the vast amount OF
lumber used in constructing it there is
not single flaw.
The object of building so large cask
is to keep on hand at the st. George vine.
yard uniform supply of wine, the con.
tents of the cask being that wing of
which the most is sold. Several years
ago the necessity for something of this
sort became apparent. To build a cask
of the size referred to seemed an i'm.
possibility at first, but after the matter
was thoroughly discussed the members
of the vineyard company made up their
minds to try. So the redwood forests
Of Humboldt county were called upon
to supply the necessary lumber.
The selection of lumber for the casB
was no ordinary task, for not more than
one stick in a dozen of those presented
for examination would do. 1t was an
absolute necessity that the material
be fawless. 1t required just two years
to complete this task. The lumber
ready, two entire trains Of cars proved
necessary to convey it to the nearest
point to the vineyard.
This lumber was amply sufficient in
quantity to erect such a house as does
not exist in California. The finest house
on Mob hill in San Francisco cannot
boast of the quality that makes this
wine cask useful. The hoops that bind
the cask together are of finely-tempered
steel. In the aggregate they would fill
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-05-13

two large freight cars, and their total
weight is 10000 pounds. The cask tow.
ers to height of 30 feet, and is 26 feet
in diameter. If it's contents could be
placed in unbroken bulk in freight cars
it would take 80 of the biggest to hold
them.
AS compared with other casks in
which the vineyard company keeps its
wine, the proportion Is about the same
as thatofa buncho of grapes to the parent
vine. In fact, there is only one wine
cask in the world which can be legiti.
mately compared with this giant Of
California, and that is the great tun Of
Heidelberg, Germany, which for a cen.
tury and half has been famous where
ever men drank wine and knew from
whence it came. The California cask
was not constructed with the intention
of outdoing anyone, but simply for busi-
ness reasons, The difference IN size Of
these two tuns can best be understood
by considering the fact that the German
cask holds $4,000 gallons and the Cali
fornia cask $4,000, showing the former
to be less than half the size of the latter.
Considering the contents of the cask
from the measurement of gallons, the
idea of its immensity is not as fully
impressed as when figuring on basis
of lesser quantities. For instance, the
cask holds 3ss,OoO quarts, or 10000
pints, or 3,Oo4,OO0 gills. An ordinary
glass of wine Is about third of gill,
perhaps q little less. This huge cask
would hold sufficient quantity to per-
NIT 0,o12,O0o persons to partake of a
glass of whatever brand of juice of the
grape filled it. Therefore, if every in
habitant of the greatest five cities of the
United States should pass in procession
this huge redwood receptacle, each
might enjoy libation from it. Figur-
ing the value of the contents of the cask
at the price it would be retailed at in the
states where wine is not made, the total
reached is $0O1,2OO, so near 100000
that 1T can without great stretching be
called a $1,000,000 cask.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-05-13

city she received her early education
under the Episcopo~ sisters of st. Mary,
afterward pursuing q course of study at
Fairmount college, Monteagle. At the
age of l6 she went to school In Paris for
two years, travelling the following year
through the principal cities Of Europe.
The enthusiasm with which Mrs. Kirk
man assumed the leadership of the
woman's department of the Tennessee
centennial insured its success. The
nucleus of the necessary funds was OBJ
tanned by issuing a woman's edition Of
a Nashville paper. Several times the
interested women have taken charge of
stores for day, the considerable In
come from this source being increased
by the proceeds of various entertain
ments. Throughout the work the fair
general has shown great executive
ability. The room which Mrs. Kirliman
will occupy in the Woman's building is
being frescoed in blue shades, with gar
lands of pink roses and forget-me-nots
in relief. The frieze will be of solid color
and the panels of handsome tapestries
made by women. The floor is to have
coverings of rugs, while the furniture
will include several elegant pieces up
propriate to the uses of the Tennessee
hostess. There will be an excellent cafe
on the roof of this building.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-05-13
The Deenest Of Wells.

Men of science are interested in all
very deep borings in the earth on ac,
count of the opportunity which they
offer for experiments on the internal
temperature of the globe. Gas and oil
wells sometimes attain a great depth
and after they have ceased to be usefu,
in other ways are turned to scientific
account. The very deepest hole that
man has yet succeeded in making in the
earth is said to be near Rybnik, Silesia
where the boring through strata of coal
and rock has reached a depth of about
6,77O feet, The deepest boring in this
country is believed to be an oil well al
Pittsburgh, which has reached a depth
of 5,74o feet, but is TO be bored much
deeper for the sake of the information
IL may furnish TO science.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-05-13
Aluminium to he Cheap.

The fact has been recognized among
metal workers that the sole obstacle to
the wide use of aluminium was It's high
cost as Sompared with other useful
metals. Therefore it will be good news
to learn, through United States Con-
sui German at Zurich, that in short
time, probably within year, the price
Of this metal will fall to about 27 cents
per pound, so that but three CONNER
clal metals will be cheaper than alumni
nium-namely, iron, lead and zinc. The
consul bases his statement upon the
figures he has collected showing the
production of aluminium and the pros
Pective increase of the plants. Last
year the output was 14,740 pounds daily,
of which 4,l93 pounds daily were pro-
duced in the United States. This year
the plants will be increased to bring
the daily product up to AZ, 400 pounds.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-05-13
High Prices For Playing Cards.

A sale Of old playing cards took place
in London recently. The catalogue con-
tanned as lots, and though they lacked
the extreme rarity Of many in the
Schrieber collection there were a num-
Der of unusually interesting and curl
Gus packs. These were the characteris-
tics especially of % old proverb cards,
the rarity of which is testified to by the
fact that they are not mentioned in the
British museum catalogue, in which
every known variety is recorded. The
pack was in fine condition and realized
the sum Of ga Is. A marble backed set
of "a Dutch satirical cards, engraved in
the first quarter of the eighteenth CEN
tury, fetched 60 18s. The sum of e3
was paid for an antique geographical
pack of about the year 1875. This set
also included the rare explanatory card
and another card describing other packs
of the period. The "popish plot pack,
which was published in 1879, was sold
for e2 18s. These cards are very scarce,
but the completeness of the pack was
broken by the absence of the seven OF
hearts, and this influenced the price.
A pack illustrating the American war,
with portraits Of the generals engaged in
it, realized 2 guineas.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-05-13
TENNESSEE CENTENNIAL.
What Mrs. Kirknlan Has Done for the
Great sOuthern Expedition.

Mrs. Van Leer Kirkman, of Nashville,
president of the womans department
Of the Tennessee centennial, is q southern
woman by birth. From school she en-
tered society, wherein she won dis
tinction as one of the most beautiful
bellies Of the south. She is the daughter
Of Caswell Macon Thompson, only son
of Jacob Thompson, secretary of the in
terror under President Buchanan. She
was married II years ago. Though born
in Nashville, the first four years Of her
life were spent in Cuba. In her native
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-05-13
CATARRH OF THE STOMACH.
A Pleasant, Simple, But Safe and
EHectual Cure For 1t.
Continued Next Thursday.l

A Pleasant, Simple, But Safe and
EffectuaI Cure For 1t.
Catarrh of the stomach has long been
considered the next thing to incurable.
The usual symptoms are full or bloat-
ing sensation after eating, accompanied
sometimes with sour or watery risinRs,
a formation Of gases, causing pressure
on the heart and lungs, and difficult
breathing; headaches, fokle appetite,
nervousness and general played out,
lsnguid feeling.
The Q Is often foul taste in the mouth,
coated tongue and If the interior Of the
the stomach could be seen IL would show
a Shiny, inflamed condition.
The cure for this com mon and obsti-
nate trouble Is found in treatment
which causes the food to be readily, thor
oughly digested before 1t has time to
ferment and irritate the delicate mucous
surfaces Of the stomach. To secure a
prompt and healthy digestion is the one
necessary thing to do and when normal
digestion is secured the catarrhal condi-
ton will have disappeared.
According to DIR. HsrlandsoD, the safest
and best treatment is to use after each
me tablet composed of Diastase, Ase-
peIic Pepsin, little Nux, Golden Seal
and fruit acids. These tablets can now
be found at all drug stores under the
name Of Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets and
not being patent medicine can bs used
with perfect safety and ass urance that
healthy appetite and thorough digestion
will follow their regular use after meals.
Mr.. N, j. Boober, of 27l0 Dearborn
ST., Chicago, H., writes; "Catarrh ia a
local condition, resulting from neg
lected cold in the head, whereby the lin
ing membrane OF the nose beoome es in
famed and the poisonous discharge there
from passing backward Into tho throat,
reaches the stomach thus producing
catairn of the stomach. Medical authCri-
ties prescribed for me for threa years
for catsrrh Of stomach without cure; but
today am the hapuiest of men after use
ing only one box of Stuart's Dyspepsia
Tablets, 1 cannot find appropriate woros
to express my good feeling, l have
found flesh, appetite and sound rest from
their use.
Stuar.'s Dyspepsia Tablets is ths
safest preparation as we'll as the sim
plest and most oonvenint remedy for any
form of Indigestion, oatarrh Of stomeoh,
biliousness sour stomach heartburn
and bloating after meals
Send for little book mailed fee on
stomach troubles, by addressing Stuart
Co., Marshall, Mich These blrts can
be found at all drug stores. 1O-1e-l4w-)
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-05-13

Dickens was ~ years old when, in
1889, he moved from Doughty street to
Devonshire terrace. George du Maurier
lived for some years in Devonshire
terrace.
In this now celebrated house Dickens
wrote no fewer than ten of his books:
"The Old Curiosity Shop, Barnaby
Rudge," 1.-THE Christmas Carol, I"
American Notes, " Martin Chuzzle-
wit, "The Haunted Man, 1.-THE Bat
tie Of Life" "Dombey and Son, "The
Cricket ON the Hearth" and David
Copperfield Devonshire terrace was
situated at the corner of the Marylebone
road and used to be called the smallest
terrace in London.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-05-13

being reelected in 1886, when he was
elected president of the senate.
Mr.. Meiklejohn took an active part
in republican politics, and was chair.
man of the republican state central
committee in 1887 and 1883. In 1888
he was elected lieutenant governor OF
the state, and by virtue of his position
was presiding officer of the convention
to canvass the election returns of 1891,
when there was a question of the out.
come of the election.
Mr.. Meildejohn came to congress in
the Fifty-third congress and was re,
elected to the Fifty-fourth congress,
lie has wide acquaintance among pub
lie men and was very popular with his
colleagues in the house.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-05-13
It is said that musicians who play

1t is said that musicians who play
entirely upon the piano preserve, IL
they do not acquire, a luxuriant growth
of hair, On the other hand, wind instru-
ments, especially the cornet and the
trombone, arc fatal to hirsute adorn-
ment The violoncello and the harp are
favorable to the preservation of the
hair, but the flute cannot be depended
on after the fiftieth year. PaderewsIxil
Is cited as AN example ofwhat the vibra-I
tions of a piano will do in this direction!'
1t has been admitted for a long time|
that music possesses certain thera-
peutic worth.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-05-13
Atlantic Liners,

There are fully 1000 tons of piping
Of various kinds, it is said, in the aver.
age Atlantic liner. The condensers will
pump up at least 80, 900, 900 tons Of cool
water day, The furnaces will consume
no less than $500, 900 cubic feet of air
an hour. The boiler tubes, if placed in
a straight line, would stretch nearly ten
miles and the condenser tubes more
than 2b miles.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-05-13

and was the man who constructed the
Llmavills pottery. Mr. Green was about
so ysars tf age.
Rev. j. e. Porter has purchased the
late j. II. Ware shop. He will move 1t
south In the country.
It is reported hure that our friend,
John g. Harmony, will be candidate
for the legislature. Democracy could
not make mistake In nom mating
and slecting Mr. Harmony to this respon-
sible position. Mr.. Harmony is the right
man for the place.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-05-13
HAS A GOOD RECORD.
George ID. MeiLIejobn, the New As
sistnnt Secretary of War.

George d. Meikleiohn is a Wisconsin
man by birth. He was born in 1857, and
spent the early years of his life on a
farm. He received his education at the
normal school at Oshkosh and the Mich
igan university at Ann Arbor. In 1880
he graduated from the law school and
went west, bringing up at Fullerton,
Neb., where he engaged in the practice
of law. He was county attorney for
three years and was elected to the SEN
ate of the Nebraska legislature in 1884,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-05-13

no failure 10 will gladden. your heart
and put sunshine into your life. II IL q
most surprising cure. A week stomach
and broken nerves will drag you down
to death. South American Nervine will
help you Immediately. No failures;
always cures; never dissppoints. Lovely
TO sake. Sold by Durbin, Wright h Co.,
Druggists, Canton. Ohio.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-05-13
What DIR. A. E. salter Says.

RuFFAIo, n. Y,-Gents:-From my
k1 owledge, gained in observing
.he effect ofyour Shiloh's Cure in cases
II advanCel Consumption. am pre-.
pared TO sal it is the most remarkable
Remedy tAt has ever been brought to
my attentidp. 1t has certainly saved
many from consumption. Sold by Fred
P. Shanafelt& Co.; E. l.. Ortt, Market
and Sth St.; II. o. Miller, East End.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-05-13
Enlightened,

Tarry de Windt the Siberian traveller.
took number Of woodcuts Of the An
dree pcsr balloon for distribution
among the natives of northwestern ST.
helia, One day he noticed Tchuktchi
studying one Of the pictures intently
and u.srd him what he would do if he
.Vw r. ia the sky, "Shoot it, was the
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-05-13

She had wandered iuto department
store.
81 want some favors for a german, "
she explained to the fllOrwaizer.
Count or baron?" he asked politely,
She gave him naughty glance and
walked out. Chicago Post
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-05-13

The fo'ked tongue of the serpent is
one of its most striking characteristics.
Useless MS it may see, serpents have
been deserved to lap water with the
tongue like dog.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-05-13
PncnmntIc norInr Glor,a.

Pneumatic boxing gloves are an i'm.
proyement over the old style, MS they
can be made hard or soft by forcing ali
into their backs through a valve in
the wrist.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-05-13
MOGADORE.

Mr.. e. V. MuCloskey was in Canton
Thursday.
The District Epworth League oonven-
tion will be held in Mogadore In June.
DR.. Steele and family, OF New Berlin,
spent Sunday at the home of Mr.. b. W.
Myers.
Mr. and Mrs. Hoff will hold silver
wedding at their home, Saturday even
ing, May 10.
"Hiokory Farm" will be presented in
Eslgshsll, May 2l and 2s, by Mogadore
Dramatic Club.
Rev Hallook will deliver a sermon in
the M. E. church here entitled, Wherein
Mogadore Exopls,"
LIMAVILLE.
Mrs. John Dustman is on the sick list
M. A. Zaistr, the assessor, has about
finished his lAbors.
A. M Weir spent several days in
Malvern last week.
Mrs. jacob RuttmaD, of Akron, was
the quest of Mr.. and Mrs. J. S. Dustman
last week
E. O. Sbyter, the supervisor for the
vicinity of LimRville, has been doing
some very oommendable work.
Word was received here one day last
week announcing the sudden death Of
Barney Green a resident tf Deborah,
lowe. He formerly resided In Mmaville,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-05-13

Millions of suffering women should
know that those painful irregularities
peculiar to the sex can be relieved at
once with Apioline. Price 81. Druggists.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-05-13
Culo Your stomach.

You csn buiokly do this by usinR
South American Nervine. 1t oan oure
every case of weak stomach In the world.
IL always cups, never falls. II knows
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-05-13

as we promise 10 honor and defend the
great principles IL represents"
In the evening very pleasant social
was held In Davis hall and presided
over by the ladies, making fitting close
Of the days pleasure.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-05-13
The spnrrow,s FIipbt


The common house sparrow flies a
the rate of 92 miles an hour.
The advocate., 1897-06-09
VOL. IZ., NO. %. $l.OO A YEAR.
BOODLERS ESCAPE.
The Supreme Court Holds That the LeglSla-
tive Committee Cannot Commit
Witnesses for Contempt.

Witnesses for Contempt.
The Supreme Court passed on the
Davis hGbeaS corpus case Saturday and
granted the writ. Representative Davis
declined to answer certain questions
which were propounded to him by the
bribery investigation committee, and he
was ordered committed for contempt.
He applied to the Supreme Court for a
writ Of bGbeGS corpus, His release
carries with it a decision which will
likely prevent the committee from doing
any more effective work. A meeting Of
the committee to determine what could
be done under the circumstances was
held yesterday, but the ADVOCATE goes
to press too early to ascertain what action
was taken. AS the matter now stands,
it seems that it will be impossible for the
committee to secure the testimony of
any witnesses except those who will
testify willingly.
The court was divided in it's views in
the case. Justices Allen and Doster
were agreed that the committee had
power to sit; in other words, that it had
authority to conduct it's Investigations
after the adjournment Of the Legislature,
Justice Johnston dissented from this
proposition. Justices Allen and Johnston
held that the committee had no power
to commit witnesses for contempt, but
Chief Justice Doster thought that it
had such power. The syllabus in the
case is give in full in this issue under
the head Of legal publications. Owing to
their length it is impossible to give the
opinions In full, but fair idea of them can
be gained from the following synopsis:
In the opinion OF the court, which was
written by Justice Allen, it is held that
the power exercised by the committee is
legislative power. The contempt requir-
ing punishment, therefore, would be
legislative contempt. Since this would
be contempt Of legislative authority,
there can be no contempt when there is
no Legislature. The Legislature having
adjourned, no power remained to punish.
The committee is only an arm OF the
Legislature. When the Legislature has
gone, the branch has no authority for
imprisoning for contempt Of Legisla-
ture that does not exist. It is not an
exercise of judicial power because the
committee was created by concurrent
resolution. Judicial power is not vested
nor are courts created by concurrent
resolutions.
In the Huron case, which was decided
about month ago, it was held by a ma.
jority Of the court that judicial power to
punish for contempt could not be dele
gated by legislative act upon Notaries
Public, Justices Of the Peace nor even
Judges.
Such being the case, it certainly is not
possible to confer such authority upon
committee of the Legislature.
IL this right cannot be conferred by
law, it cannot by a mere resolution,
which has not the force of law.
Chief Justice Doster dissents from the
opinion Of the majority of the court as to
power Of the committee to commit wit
nesses. He holds this case is striking
instance Of che latter day tendency to
minimize the power Of the legislative
branch and to magnify the power Of the
Judiciary, Persons unwilling 70 submit