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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-09-09

ing IN the same colorsi Why didn't they
wear different colored ribbons, like
French twinsf
He got along fairly we'll, with great
care and caution. One evening he saw
Isabel Dennison entering the library.
He knew it was his one because she
had on a gray dress, whereas her cousin
had worn a green one during the day.
It was too dark to see her features He
followed her into the room.
1.-THE incest time for chat" he
said, and she made movement as IL to
leave the room, fitting toward a far
ther door.
"Yes, but I'm afraid I can't stay,
she said "I only came to fetch some
thing left here.'
"Well-but don't go--stay a min
ute, " said Dacre entreatingly. He had
no doubt at all about his accuracy as to
identity. Her desire to escape from him
was sure proof, let alone others, for
IL was precisely the desire she had
shown in the last few days, and which
he took as favorable sign. miss Den.
nison-Isabel-am mistaken In think
ing-in hoping-you know-you surely
must know that love you'll
The girl had stood still for second,
while Charlie rushed on with his decla-
ration, but she interrupted him hastily;
"Indeed, Mr.. Dacre, I'm afraid"-
Don't say that" said Charlie, 60
ing nearer. "All those weeks in town
down here, when we have been thrown
so much together-I surely have not mis-.
understood?"
A stifed sound came from the dim
figure before him, whether laugh or
what he could not tell but he suddenly
started back, and in so doing came face
to face with another Isabel in a gray
dress.
If the earth had opened and swallow
ed him, Charlie would have been
thankful. This was the orowning disas-
ter Neither Isabel stirred. Which, in
heavens name, was which, To whom
had he proposed? How should he ever
know he had got the right Isabel?
He recognized after the first wild
movement that he must save the situa-
tion. He approached the newcomer,
who eyed him disdainfully.
Miss Dennison-Isabel," he began.
(Which Miss Dennison do you intend
to address, Mr.. DacreP she demanded
stiffly.
"How the deuce should know9 It is
nearly dark, and you both evade me-. +"
"You had better pursue your CONVEX
sation with the lady you seem to recog-
nize best, and l will retire"
The other Isabel sprang forward.
Don't be goose, cousin, said she,
half laughing, land you, Mr.. Dacre,
wait a minute. You know very well,
Isabel, it's all mistake, and I'd have
interrupted Mr.. Daore before only he
was so impetuous l had no time. He
didn't mean me at alp
"Mr. Dacre doesn't seem to know
whom he means," said the offended Is.
abel.
~ know very we'll when can see
them," murmured Charlie, nearly
crushed. Here goes for light"
But when a blaze of light illumined
the room only one Isabel remained.
Dacre took her hand.
"You are the one," he said.
''Are you quite sure?" she asked
archly.
"Ah, that's cruell OF course l am.
What will you say to me, Isabel-for-
give me and"-
Love you," whispered Isabel.
81 hope it's the right one," said Bal
lantyne when the marriage ceremony
was over, "but upon my word he was
almost taking the bridesmaids hand in
stead of the BRIDES. London Star.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-09-09
Coal and Pig Iron,

In 1891 it required 16,1oO pounds of
coal to produce one ton of pig iron.
In 1870 the same quantity Of pig iron
was produced with 5000 pounds of
coal, and in 1896 the quantity was re-
duced to 1900 pounds. A blast furnace
produced 80 tons of pig iron per week
In 1901, 1877 tons in 1870, 1850 tons in
1890. These figures are given by the
president Of the British Iron and Steel
institute.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-09-09

Don't think because you are sick and
nothing seems to give you relief that you
can't be cured.
There must be cure for you some.
where.
If your doctor can't cure you, perhaps
he has mistaken the cause. Anybody Is
liable to make mistake sometimes.
One in three of us suffer from indiges-
ton and one out of three dyspeptics
doesn't know it. That is, hemay know
he is sick, but he blames IL to something
else.
Indigestion is the cause uf half of our
dangerous diseases.
Shaker Digestive Cordial, made from
tonic medicinal Ioots and herbs, Is the
most natural cure for indigestion. 1t
relieves the symptoms and cures the
disease gently, naturally, efficiently,
giving fresh life, strength and health to
dyspeptics.
AT druggists A trial bottle for 10
cents.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-09-09
Glass Block Pavement.

1t is proposed to pave London roads
with compressed grass blocks. The
claim is made that pavement of these
blocks is noiseless and elastic, resists
wear well, and is impervious to heat
and cold. It's manufacturers guarantee
It's life for five years.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-09-09

Running sores, indolent ulcers and
similar u oubles, even though of many
years standing, may be cured by using
DeWitts Witch Hazel Salve. 1t soothes,
strengthens and heals. 1t is the great
pile cure. +. p. Shanafelt d Co., O. N.
Nye, Fischer drug store.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-09-09

Certainly you don't want to suffer
with dyspepsia, constipation, sick head.
ache, sallow skin and loss of appetite.
You have never tried DeWitt's Little
Early Risers for these complaints or you
would have been cured. They are small
pills but great regulators. F. p. Shana-
felt & Co., Q. N. Nye, Fischer drug store.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-09-09
The Boaster Taken Down.

A silly youth was Dragging of his
great friends in mixed company, in
which Douglas Jerrold was present. and
said that he had dined three times at
Devonshire House and never saw any
fish at table. 81 can't account for it, 1"
he added. ~ can, said Jerrold. "They
ate it all up stairs. "
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-09-09

II you have ever seen a little child in
paroxysm Of whooping cough, or If
you have been annoyed by constant
, king in the throat, you can appre-
'te the value Of One Minut, Cough
Cure, which gives quick relief. y. r..
Shanafelt 4 Co., O. N. Nye, Fischer drug
store.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-09-09

Moments are useless If trihed away;
and are dangerously wasted II consumed
by delay in cases where One Minute
Cough Cure would bring immediate re.
lief. f. p. Shanafelt d Co, N. q. Nye,
Fischer drug store.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-09-09

Small precautions often prevent
great mischieis. DeWitt's Little Early
Risers are very small pills in size, but
are most effective in preventing the most
serious forms of liver and stomach
troubles. They cure constipation and
headache and regulate the bowels. F, p.
shanafelt q Co., Q. N. Nye, Fischer
drug store.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-12-05

THE first thing we require in the high
est literature is that it shall be an express
sion of the thoughts and emotions of
great men in beautiful forms. Not only
delicate rhythm and gems of thought, but
also ethical problems, ana the deeper
speculative mysteries of human ex-
istence are 10 be found in
great literature OF all kinds. These
are 10 be met with not only in the far reach
ing PHILOSOPHERS of Kant. Spinoza and
Descartes, but also in the Divine Comedy,
or even in Shakesp eare's Tempest
'Abt VogeP is as fine a treatment OF the
subject of the relation of music to the
other arts Us is to be found in any of the
PHILOSOPHERS. And so We find that in
great literature thought is never expressed
alone, but there is also with it that which
elevates the whole spirit. the whole per-
sonality. As for the education of the
emotions, that is the very crown of moral
culture.
Every phase OF the natural world APP
pears more beautiful to us because it hae
been sung by the great poets. Yet in
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boiled rice and weak tea and received only
occasionally a small ration OF bread and
meat. Still they were always cheerful
and well contented.
On the 9th of Deem Der | was informed
that there were not victuals enough in
Plevna to last through two days, and that
the ammunition was nearly exhaus ted.
Early the next morning the above men
toned officer told me that the army would
try to force its way through the Russian
lines. and that, being a non-com Blatant, 1
would do wise to re main 1t the town. At
IA. NJ. Osman sailed forth with his en-.
lire army of about 40, 600 men, exclusive
OF the officers. leaving all his wounded
and sick soldiers in Plevna. The result is
well-known historical fact. Osman
could not cope in open field with the vast
VS. uperior antagoGistic forces, who out
nun bered his soldiers four 10 one. and
was compelled to surrender, with all his
men, after a few hours OF desperate fight
ing.
Osman remained prisoner Of war I'M
til peace was concluded at Adrianople
and was treated with great honor by the
Russians. When he returned to Turkey
the Sultan honored him by adding The
title OF GhaZy, which means the victorious,
to his name, and he has held several I'M
portant positions since then, among 9th
ers that of Minister OF War. Till this day
he is considered the greatest soldier IN
Turkey, but he is extremely avaricious
and this vice has led him repeatedly to
look more for the benefit Of his own purse
than for the welfare of the public finances.
WILLIAM LODTMANN
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-12-05

At the last meeting of the Teachers
Club in the assembly hall OF the Academy
of Sciences Miss Carpenter opened the ex-
ercises with a vocal solo entitled - Know
4 Bank Where Wild Thyme Grows, !"
which she sang so sweetly that she was
forced to respond with an encore.
A. E. kellogg, president of the club,
then introduced Professor Edward How
ard Griggs of Stanford University, who
gave most delightful lecture on the sub
ject, Tine Relation of Literature to Lib
eral Culture"
The tendency in the education Of to-
day. said Professor Griggs, SIS toward
vocational training. We want to make
everything pay. Every individual now
adays IS expected TO be practical. He
must do something and do it well III order
TO be accounted q useful member OF So
ciety. This idea is certainly an advance
in our educatianal system, but we must
also remember that many of the best
things in life do not pay Immediately,
and that they cannot be termed in money
value. The man must be more than his
business, though man s vocation is often
the measure of his manhood.
Too great specialization defeats its
own end by narrowing the character OF
the individual. In the reform of labor
hours we see that in many cases a man
does more work and better in a few hours
than he formerly accomplished in longer
time. And why? Because he has now
more recreation, which, by furnishing
change Of scene and new ideas, affords
him time for meditation, and renders
him capable of greater effectiveness II, bie
work.
The true vocation OF a man is living,
and education must serve this larger
growth ana power in Us. Specialization
is only useful in education when behind
skill is the development OF larger man.
hood aud life. Liberal culture accom-
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hand, on my head and saluted by putting
Two myers on my cap and remaining in
this position throughout the interview.
OSman smiled when he saw it and said
it reminded him of the time when he was
IN Berlin many years ago. He conde-
scended TO ask many questions III regard
to German military matters, but neither
he nor any OF his officers ever inquired
about the strength or position of the
enemy. Osman told me that had to re.
main his guest as long as the siege lasted,
but added with shrug of the shoulders
that that would not be long. | should be
allowed full liberty TO walk wherever l
pleased as long as l rem aimed we'll inside
OF the first line of Notifications. With
that was dismissed and turned over TO
the charge of gentleman who served in
the quartermaster's department..
During the following ten DAYS l saw
Osman Pasha several times each dav and
he always acknowledged my salute, but
did not speak TO me any more. He was in
defatigable in visiting the Notifications ali
around the town, which he did most
times on foot. never saw him give any
orders to the commanders of the different
posts, but he frequently gave instructions
to his adJutant, who always accompanied
h'm and noted in a book whatever the
pasta told him. Osman is a typical Otto
man soldier, fanatical. frugal and brave,
and he kept his men we'll disciplined. As
long as the army remained in Plevna l
did not see an intoxicated or badly behav-
Ing soldier or officer, and from a military
point OF view they made a much better
impression than the Russian soldiers,
though their uniforms did not look half
as martial Their frugality was admir-
able. They lived almost entirely on
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plishes the latter, and this is the highest
education. The reading OF the best works
in ali ages supplies the individual with
greater sympathy and appreciation Of the
world about Us and also OF nature
"Thfs IS the reason, then, that we should
emphasize everywhere in our educational
systems the need OF greater libera; ca
tnre. But through it all we must remem-
Der that the chief study OF mankind is
man. For each Individual is symLo-
ically and potentially microcosm where
III is reproduced in miniature the lie of
larger humanity.
This life IS most expressed III action.
Therefore we must study history, which
deals with past action. Nor must
we forget the present, which we ccn gain
By including in oar education the study
of religion, OF morality and moral con-
duct, and Of the fine arts. We find that
the latter are an expression OF the ideal
Of which history forms The body. Our
lives are partial failures at every point,
because in them we can never completely
realize our own ideals. The religious
ideal we see expressed in the art OF the
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Renaissance. During the ten centuries OF
chivaIry it fines expression in Raphael's
Madonna instead of any particular
moral action of he time.
But literature has peculiar value be.
cause 1t Is the most p ornament expression
OF the higher human life. We can never
lose the great books of the world-the
works OF Dante, Goethe, Shakespeare.
We will always have the same form as
that in which they expressed themselves
10 their contem poraries. The other fine
arts are not permanent. Even in music,
which seems an exception, each selection
must be re- created every time it is played,
and TO be properly expressed the per.
former must possess lower adequate to
that OF the composer-which is how rarely
the easel
Literature is also the most accessible
OF the arts. In the Others we have not uni
versal opportunities to see the greatesr
paintings and works of sou pture and heat
the finest compositions. But the master
pieces OF literature are brought within the
reach of all. And we shou ld always read
the books above US; they make lesser
books easier and develop our intellectual
power.
Again literature is different, because it
Is more universally expressive OF life than
are the other arts Music indeed affects
the emotions. but literature not only APP
peals 10 the intellect, but TO a large range
OF emotions through the melody of It's
rhythm, through the drama and the
novel. Then, too. great literature is
written for all OF US; we can all under
stand it. But science is most often writ
ten for specialists.
Thus in the discussion OF the relation
of the arts 10 liberal culture we might sum
up all by saying that other things being
equal literature is the most permanent,
the most accessible, universal, and most
belongs to all of US.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-12-05
FRESNO HIGH SCHOOL.

various subjects, mostly history. biogra-
ply and science, which will be used for
supplementary reading in the first and
second grades.
Besides our High School we have four
ward schools in the city. with an attend
ance of some 1850 pupils in all and about
A teachers, the majority of the latter be-
ing normal or college trained. Those in
the High School represent four different
State universities. Besides all these we
have special teachers for all the schools in
both music and drawing, and this year
w. a. Tenney comes to Us from the Uni
versity OF New Mexico to teach manual
training.
-Four weeks ago the meeting OF the San
Joaquin Valley Teachers Association was
held in Fresno, and it was voted to con-
tinue 10 meet annually in our city,"
There are $50 girls at present attending
the Girls High School in San Francisco.
Miss Henriette Burns has recently been
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-12-05

At the commencement of the last
Russo-Turkish war, IN 1877, l was honored
with an order of the Vienna fremdeD-
blatt to act as It's correspondent al the
seat of war. My original intention was
to become attached to the army of Osman
Pasha who at that time Qatter part of
June) was holding Widdin with 50, COO
men. experienced several delays in get
ting the necessary permission from Con-
stantinople, and as l teIeved that The
omnipotent Gar of all the Russias would
make short work in finishing the 'sick
man on the Bosphorus," / con GUIDED that
| would be too late to see anything of the
war if l waited any longer, and therefore
Joined The headquarters OF the King of
Roumana. As these lines are not in
tended to give a recapitulation OF the war,
other than those Immediately connected
with Osman Pasha's defense of Plevna,
it will suffice that l narrate with a few
words the circumstances which LED TO this
famous occurrence.
During the first part of July the Rus
sian advance army invaded Bulgaria and
attempted to march direct on Sofia. Near
Plevna. a small Bulgarian town of about
1O, 600 inhabitants, the left wing OF the ad-
vancing Russians was suddenly attacked
with great impetuosity by Osman Pasha,
and completely routed after some severe
fighting, IN which both sides displayed
much bravery. Before the Russians had
time to rally Osman had taken possession
of Plevna and on July q attacked the
Russians, who had meanwhile been re-en-
forced and were commanded by General
Schilder- Schuidner, at the little town of
Iowatz, and vanquished them once more.
A few days later the Russian divisions Of
Generals Krudener and SchGchowskoi
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General Vallejo's old home. In 1864 she
moved to San Francisco to attend the
Normal School, and three years later was
appointed to teach in the South Cosmo-
politan on Post street. between Kearny
and Dupont, where a well-known COM
merclai house now stands. The primary
portion of the school was called Assem-
bly, Hall' and was used by the State Leg
islature during the flood OF 81 and '62 in
Sacramento.
This school was afterward moved
farther up Post street and then finally de-
molished as the tide OF trade swept
through that region.
Later l taught for ten years at the
North Beach in the Greenwich stree:
School, which was considered a very nice
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and part of the Roumanian army Joined
the command of Schiller Schudner, and
the com bined forces threw themselves on
Osman's army, but were repulsed with
great loss.
The town OF Plevna is situated on a low
hill and offers no other defensive ad-
vantages than that there are no other
ground elevations within gun range. o.
man gradually increased his army to
about 10000 men and fortified his position
at Plevna by intellgently planned and ex-
cellently constructed entrenchments and
e2rthworks. and, in an almost incredi-
bly, short time, succeeded in creating a
really strong fortress out of the hitherto
open town. Under these circumstances
the Russians we're forced to abstain from
any further advance, TO send for strong
re-enforcements, and, in fact, TO concen-
trate their main strength in the imme-
date vicinity OF PIevna, which town re-
manned for many months the center of
the war operations.
On September IL, after Plevna had been
bonn bard ed several days by their artillery,
the com bined Russian Roumanian forces
tried to capture Osman's position by as
sault, and the Russian wing Commanded
by General SkobelCff and the Roumanian
army succeeded in taking a few redoubts;
but all these, with the exception of the So
called Grinitza bulwnrk, were recaptured
by Osman the very next day, ana the
Russians had lost $1,000 men uselessly.
Grand Duke Nicholas, the commander-in-
chief. now summoned Russia's greatest
strategist, General Totleben, TO conduct
in person the investment and regular
siege of Plevna, and by the end of Octo-
Der Osman's communications with the
other Turkish forces had been completely
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part of town in those days" said Mis-
Campbell. The name of the street
has since been changed to Cooper. From
that time on L taught successfully In the
Starr King Primary, then four years in
the Potrero-there were no car lines out
there then and after we left the buses
we had to wade on out to the school in
the mud and slush-and in several other
schools in various parts OF the city.
Il we'll remember the erection of the
Palace Hotel, and how l named it Raj
ston's monument. In 1877 l saw KING Kali
akaua at a fair At other times l saw Cen
eral Sherman, Sheridan, Logan and Hayes
and ii seems but yesterday that all the
school children marched out TO Wood
wards Gardens to see General Grant, and
l shook hands with him there"
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cut off. Another Russian army under
command of General Gourko had mean
while invested Southern Bulgaria, so that
Turkey could not very well, and did not
even attempt to, raise the siege OF PIevna
nor succor Osman in any way.
During all this time | had been with the
Russi an Roumanian forces before Plevna,
1t will be remem bered that England,
France and Austria sympathized with
Turkey in this war. and the war CORE
spondents from these countries were
treated with scant po!iteness by the Rus
slams and were seldom or never permitted
to show themselves at the front, Tut were
required TO remain near the different
headquarters. Though correspondent for
an Austrian paper | had taken the pre-
caution to present identification papers as
a German ex-officer. These procured me
the ENJOYMENT of many civilities and
privileges, as under the reign of Gar
Alexander II the officers of the Russian
and German armies used 10 fraternize
very cordially. and the Roumanians,
whose King is a German, had mary OF his
countrymen as officers in their ranks. l
had bought saddle-ho-se ana generally
employed my time riding from outpost to
outpost and had witnessed innumerable
times in what mortal fear the Russian ad.
vance guards stood of the daily repeated
soIties of small detachments of Osman's
forces. 1 may mention here that, as 1
had actively parties pated in the wars of
1866 and 1901, and was consequently &C.
customed to the superb discipline of the
German army, l could not help being
very unfavorabIy impressed by all L saw
of the Russian troops. Their discipline
was very loose; their armament equip
Co.