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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-01-07
A VOTE THIS AFTERNOON.
The Loud Bill Debated at Length 10
the House.

The Loud Bill Debated at Length 10
the House.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 6,-The house en-.
tered upon its work Immediately after
reassembling by taking up the Load
bin TO amend the laws relating to sec.
ond. class mail matter The whole day
was devoted to general debate on the
message under a special order which will
bring the bill to vote this afternoon at
q o'clock.
Mr. Loud of California, the author Of
he bill, is It's champion on the floor, and
Mr., Quigg Of New York, has charge Of
,he opposition, Those who took part in
lhe debate We're Messrs, Kyle Dem. i,
Miss, Burton (Rep., o., Bromwell
(Rep,. o., and Ogden Dem, La }. in
favor of the bill and Messrs. Quigg
rep, N, ~, Johnson rep, Cal y,
and Cummings Dem, N, y. against IT,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-01-07
MILITIA ORDERED OUT.
A Bloody Battle with Kentucky Tollgate
Raiders Expected.

Raiders Expected.
LEXINGTON, KY, Jan. Con orders
received from the governor last night,
CONF any 1, of the Kentucky state
guards, left at 9:30 o'clock on the Gin.
cinnsi Southern road for Mercer
county, where it was reported a mob OF
tollgdte raiders, 200 strong, were plan
ming to make a clean sweep of the OBJ
jectionable distractions. The company
numbers about so men fully armed, oc
cupying a special train, which had beer
placed at their disposal.
HARRoDsBURG,K KY, Jan. 6.-The Lex
ington company was met by Sheriff
James and proceeded to the first toll
gate on the Louisville pike. There was
no sign Of the raiders at this writing
A bloody battle may be fought,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-01-07

Soothing, and not irritating, strength.
ening, and not weakening, small but
effe tive = such are the qualities OF
DeWitt's Little Early Risers, the famous
little pills. For sally by F. p. Shanafelt 4
Co.. q. N. Nye, Fishers Drug Store.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-01-07
An Ex.Congressman Indicted.

WASHINGTON, Jan, 6.--The grand
Jury has returned an indictment fer
criminal libel against ex. Representative
Charles G.. Conn of Indiana, the form er
proprietor of the Washington Times,
who is charged with hbeling District
Commissioner Truesdell.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-01-07

NEW YORK Jan. 8.
WHEAT-spot market weaker; No hard
t7I4c
CORN-spot market steady; No 2, 2pAc
oATS-Spot market active in an export
way; No, =, 221ec,
CATTLE-No trading European cables
quote American steers at lO16Gllleo per
pound dressed weight sheep at s1fdq)ec Ier
pound dressed weight refrigerator beef al
7dsc
SHEEP AND LAMBS Market for sheer
active and 14c higher; lambs hc stronger;
sheep, S3.00lt4 25; lambs, S6.2)0t5s0.
HoGS-Market frmer at S3.70D4,l0
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-01-07
PITTsBuRo, Jan. 5.


CATTLE-Receipt on Monday lignti 65
oars on sale market lHc higher or best heavy
cattle other grades frm supply today light
Aad market steady, We quote; Prime, $500
bl0 good, S46OG470; tidy S4gG64.35i good
butchers S3.9J04 10; fair, S3,50d3 81; feeders,
ii809i00 bulls, stays and cows, 81 25L3 90;
bologna cows, SiJO4l5OO; fresh cows Snd
srr.ngers S20O014J,0J,
HOGS Receipts fair on 'MondsYi market
ruled active and shade higher, toiRy's run Is
Lght ard market steady, We would quote
The following prices; Prime pigs, S515d3.sJ;
best light Workers and mediums, Sj7l1375;
common 20 fair, t3,6Ca3,65i heavy, S3,i513,60;
roughs, S2,251325
sHEEP AND LAMBS Receipts on Mon.
day, "a cars on sale market ruled slow al
about unchanged prices, supply today light
and market firm on sheep, higher on lamos
We quote prices Prime, S37Ca3s1: good
81 iOl5 85; fair, s2,75G9,2I; common, S2,O1d
2.6O; cuIls, Sl,OO9l5O, Lambs-Choice, S5,2JQ
685 common 10 good, S576a5O0, veal calves
So,6O0 7.O0i heavy and thin calves, S3,GO94.OO
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-01-07
CRANE IS s1,LL GAME.
Though Nearly Drowned, He viii Again
Sail For Cuba.

ATLANTA, Ca, Jan, 6.--In response
10 telegram from the Atlanta Journal,
Stephen Crane telegraphs that paper
from Jacksonville, as follows.
Seven of the Commodores men are
unaccounted for. The ship was prob.
ably not scuttled. will stay In Jack.
tonville until another expedition starts
for Cuba "
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-01-07
Three Children Perished.

BABcoCK, Wis, Jan, Cole Della, a
farmer, living six miles south of this
place, has lost his house by fire, Three
children perished.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-01-07
THE AGRICULTURAL SCHEDULE.
Wide Range of Industries Represented
Before the Committee.

Wide Range of Industries Represented
Before the Committee.
WASHINGTON, Jan, 6.-The agricul.
tural schedule of the tariff law when
considered by the ways and means com.
mittee inspired statements from the
representatives of wide range of in.
dustries. There was a conflict between
Mexican cattlemen and Congressman
Curtis of Kansas over the effect on cat.
tie and beef production in this coun.
try of the Wilson rates.
Representatives of the Pennsylvania
and Virginia oranges asked for boun.
ties on agricultural products. The Mas.
sachusetts fishermen and fish dealers
and the salt importers and New York
producers had interesting tilts. The
southern rice growers argued the neces.
sity of higher protection and similar
arguments were presented by Califor.
MIA fruitgrowers, Philadelphia seed men
and maccaroni makers, while import.
ers of Bermuda potatoer and onions
wanted concessions,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-01-07
AGREED On wool SILL.
The Com mittees Plan for the New Tarlt
Schedule,

The Committees Plan for the New Tariff
Schedule,
WASHINGTON, Jan. 6.-After being in
session a number of hours the commit.
toe of the wool men agreed upon the
form OF bill to be presented TO the
ways and means committee. Its feat
ures are embraced in the memorial of
the farmers national ongress adopted
at its session at Indianapolis last Novem.
ber and later agreed on in this city
IN December last In brief it
asks congress to impose on Merino
wool and woods of the mutton breeds Of
sheep unwashed, l2 cents pound on
other woods, s cents a pound; double
duty on all if washed, and treble if
secured.
1t provides that Australian and simi.
lar woods of light shriukage in securing,
as shorn in native condition, shall be
deemed washed that wool in any other
than ordinary condition Of whole fleece
shall be subjected to double duty and
defines what shall be deemed secured
wool
Cne feature of Importance was added
TO the bill, viz: Asking the imposition
Of | cent year additional duty on the
merino and mutton unwashed wool until
the duty reaches 10 cents per pound,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-01-07
CINciNNATl jar. 8


EOGS-Market active at S390G35j Re
ceipts A,lO0 head shipments, 5000 head
CATTLE Market strong at So 2S1t6I, Re
oelpts 800 head shipments, 200 head
SHEEP AND LAMBS-Market TOR sheep
steady at S2,2563,75, Receipts 200 head ship
nsnts, 200 head, Lambs-'Market higher a.
Sd,2515l0.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-01-07
NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS.
FAIRHOPE.

John Lesh, of Columbus, visited David
Hutt on Friday.
Henry scbrantz, of Canton. VISITED his
uncle, Reuben Lesh, several days.
Miss Oma Lesh, of Canton, spent
week with friends in this community.
Mr.. l.. Hutt and family spent Sunday
at Middebranch.
The literary at Pilot Knob Friday night
and Philomatbian hall Saturday night
were well attended.
H. d. Summers has returned from
Baltimore, ..
A number of our citizens are interested
in the postoflics contest at Louisville, aud
hope a competent man will be selected.
A number Of Canton children are
spending vacation at the home OF
Daniel Smith.
Mrs. Josia Lesh, from Louisville,
visited friends here Friday.
Mrs. Harper, of Homeworth, is visit
ing at II. l.. Hershey's.
Mr.. Huber, from Pennsylvania, is
visiting his sons, Ellsworth and William.
PARIS.
Suio .",,., an.r,;,,o,ion at
Canton ON last Saturday.
..,,,. ,ras oivon bv tho
os D,n..,o. NJ sohoo, Er;do1
sonoiais - Vi ASUi''O A''' y
evening" m
Mrs. q. Stleneok Oh hopertsVlile' was
purieu i"esuHy'
Mr. Jacob walker OF osnaourg Cown-
ship, died last Thursuy morning'anu was
turied Saturday. he was hlghiy es-
teemed citizen.
An infant daughter OF K. M. Hahn,
of Freeburg, is very sick.
Mr.. william naines, of Seneca county,
O., is visiting bis father here.
Mr.. Walter Shipe, of New York, is
visiting his father. Mr.. William Shipe.
Tho paris rovnsbin Teachers Institute
will me. 4 MT the pleasant Valley school
bonse ON next Saturday night at O'Clock
NEW BERLIN.
Mr. win Hersbev wbo has been siob
for tho mast tbree months died on Satur
dav and was buriea from the Unior
cbnrch Monday efternoon.
~ 80 ,a .b ,h,h o,d
lS "a. nns. nn,d s",,,ad off y,
the FrantZ works, Monday afternoon.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-01-07
Pardoned bN Governor Altpeld.

SPRINoFIELD, Ills, Jan. 6.--Governor
Altgeld has pardoned 20 convicts, IL of
whom were charged with murder
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-01-07

her 7ssh year. Rev. r. s. shoyer
OH ciated. She was good mother and
nelebbor and the family have the sympa-
thy vf all.
Grandma Dyer's sister, Jane, Of Dres-
den, visited here last week.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-01-07

NEW YORK Jan, 8.
.rket weaker; No. ] hard,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-01-07

Mrs. Finley Laplain was buried at
Melshimer's last Thursday. She was in
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-07-09


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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-07-09

In the western part OF North Carolina
there are several counties amid almost
inaccessible mountains OF which there
is less known To the outside world than
there IL OF central Africa. T~r climate
Is unequaled in America. The scenery
rivals that OF Switzerland. Magnificent
bodies OF marble iron and gold thou
sands Of acres OF the finest timber that
ever grew, beautiful valleys. where cat
tie could roam the year around without
need ~ cover-all there exist Yet the
natives Of tho country are probably the
most ignorant i'm the United states.
They have absolutely no knowledge OF
the world outside OF their own commu-
mites The Mormohs. at their worst.
are said 10 be far higher In the scale
of morality. Polygamy Is practiced
with shameless openness. and the mar
riage ceremony itself is rare. Mission
aries are needed as badly as In any dis
trict OF the world.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-07-09
MUNICIPAL DOGS.
CANNES Of (onStdntinopfe
Know a Thinu or Two
and Insist Upon
Their RightS.

Constantlnople is perhaps the only
city that has municipal dog system,
Just as other cities have their water
and gas supplies.
Nobody knows how many dogs there
are in Constantinople, because nobody
owns them or pays taxes for them.
There must be some hundreds OF thou
sands OF them. They go where they like.
except that they never enter a house.
but are porn and live and die out of
doors. They can do this very comfort
ably, because IL is never very cold In
winter or very hot in summer in the
city.
Writers have sometimes done the
dogs of Constantinople great injustice
by calling them i'll behaved. Quite the
contrary. They are the most orderly
and peaceable dogs in the world. In
other towns dogs soon learn 10 expect
trouble. IL one picks up stick or
stone an American dog begins to run
away or TO show fight at once. The
dogs of Stamboul. as the Turks call
their capital never move. No one beats
them or throws stones at them, and
they have not learned to expect II.
They will go 10 sleep In the middle OF
the sidewalk or curl up wherever
they can find few scraps OF paper 10
make a soft bed. They do not bite or
bark or growl. except when they quar-
rel among themselves.
II one strikes a Constantinople dog.
the animal looks surprised, grieved.
hurt and indignant. He yelps. but does
not run. as If saying: "PoIice Police!
This fellow has assaulted me without
tause. Arrest him" And indeed a man
can get arrested for beating a dog as
easily i'm Constantinople as I'm an Amer
lean city. Most of our towns have OIL
cial dog catchers to drown all stray and
unclaimed animals, especially in sum
mer. but I'm Constantinople killing
stray dog is punished by fine OF about
$50.
one curious thing about these dogs is
that they all look alike. or rather there
are two varieties OF them and all nearly
of the same size. In the heart Of the
city most Of them are yellow and not
very shaggy, with keen. intelligent eyes.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-07-09
Pasteur's Investigations.

In his address on Pasteur before the
French academy CASTOR Paris. the new
member said that the scientist used
often 10 leave the table in the middle
Of dinner and his bed at night i'm order
TO elaborate an idea that had been fer
menting i'm his brain. Referring TO Pas
tours rise from a humble place In
village drug store. NJ. Paris said that
his audacity i'm the choice OF subjects
for investigation was extraordinary
and that even In his youth he astonish-
ed HIS companions by his eagerness to
soar beyond the limits Of known science
and by attacking problems which the
greatest savants had not attempted to
solve.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-07-09

yumping frog story which brought him
prominently before the public as
writer.
Mark. becoming tired OF newspaper
work. thought he would try the mines.
Accordingly he dropped into Jackass
Hill, Tuolumne county, and got ac-
quainted with Jim Gills, then a leading
miner. He found Gillis a kindred
spirit, and the two formed a partner
ship. Gillis, who is noted as a raconteur,
never tires OF telling how funny Twain
was.
He says the humorist was never more
funny than when angry. After / had
instructed Mark i'm the mysteries OF
pocket mining" says Mr.. Gillis, 1--WE
went into partnership in a claim on
what is now Known as Thompson's Hill.
One cold winter morning. when gold
grub and everything else had run very
short, we went TO work. / had dug out
two pans of dirt and got a very good
prospect when a heavy rain came on.
To this was added a cold north wind.
One can never appreciate how cold IL is
panning out on morning like that
unless he has had the actual expert
ence. Twain stood by squealng like
stuck pig about the cold weather. oh,
come, jim. let's so home! There's
nothing in the - ground anyhowv
] had just dug another pan OF dirt and
had started 70 wash II when he began
10 below again. and this time | threw
the dirt out on the side Of the hill and
started for home with him.
1T continued to rain for four days,
and we did not go back 10 the claim,
taking trip to Angels Camp shortly
after. At that time a mining location
was good for only one month IL IL was
not worked. The pan OF dirt that /
threw on the hillside was washed out
by the rain. and 1t contained five ounces
Of gold. Two Austrans came along
that way. saw il and waited a month
for our notice 20 run out, relocated Il
and took out $4,000 in two days. Thus
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-07-09

ster," sea scorpion six feet long, some
what resembling a lobster, might well
serve a useful purpose. ~~
OF crocodles there was apparently
none. Instead, the playful but ever
tired and sluggish ichthyOsaurus (hsh
lizard), whose length was about 22 feet,
lived and had its little day. Half way
between q whale and a crocodile, its
opened mouth occupied an air space of
four or five feet. But the long necked
sea lizard, which suffers under the
anne of plesiosaurus. was not 10 be out
done. He easily grew to 22 feet, there
by equaling the ichthyosaurus. But he
was not content with this. He delight
ed i'm long. swanlike neck. the body
and tail of whale and the flappers Of
the caricature of a seal.
But for bulk, uginess OF body and
ugliness of features even these horrible
monsters were thrown in the shade by
the dinosaurs. They were reptiles at
home in the sea or on land and for
uginess beat even the griffin. Perhaps
the Triceratops prorsus, once called by
a schooboy "Turniptops prorsus." was
the least beautiful. A horned reptile
about 20 feet long. in general make up
of head and body he shows many
strong points OF similarity TO the rhi-
noceros. His head makes an admirable
hat stand. short horn on his nose
and two long ones over his eyes, n curl
Gus collar or ruff Of bone, body COW
cred with a rough. knobby coat and a
tail some feet i'm length make him a
monster conceivable only in a night
mare. A rhinoceros would appear a
genial companion after one had seen a
Triceratops prorsus with some yards of
palm tree in his mouth.
Another enormous dinosaur, called
atlantosaurus, was a reptile wonderful
to behold. At any rate. we may judge
so from the thigh bone Of this monster
found i'm America by Professor Marsh
which is feet inches long! 1t Is
calculated that the atlantosaurus must
have attained a length OF over so feet
II Is further assumed that he travelled
on his hind legs, like a biped. If so,
no second floor window could be held
safe A fine fellow was the Iguanodon
bernissartensis, who walked on his hind
legs and was some 80 feet in length
and Is feet in height.
When il Is considered that an ele-
phant today is seldom more than feet
high at the shoulder the bulk OF the
iguanodon may be imagined. He is GU
riously like the kangaroo. If his tail
gave him any assistance in jumping, he
would be a powerful rival to the mod
ern graceful and "amusin' little cuss."
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-07-09

Schoheld then at the head OF the army,
in favor of a special flag for the secre-
tary Of war. | thought that to begin
my official work by ordering a flag for
myself was not exactly a graceful thing
20 do. so I allowed the matter 10 drop
until the end OF my term. Then / real
lied that my successor would find HIM
self in the same predicament i'm which
/ had been four years before, so ! made
one Of the last OF my official acts the
approval of the order for the flag. but in
the beginning IL was General Schoheld's
idea"
The army flag is of scarlet bunting,
the fly measuring 10 feet and the hoist
6 feet 8 inches. In the center is an
eagle with outstretched wings, bearing
upon its breast a United States shield.
The eagle. which is the same as that on
the national arms, holds in its right
talon an olive branch with red berries
and in its left q bunch OF arrows. In its
bcak is a scroll with the motto "E Pluyi-
bus Unum." In the field OF the shield
are two rows Of stars, six in the upper
and seven i'm the lower row. There is
also large white star i'm each of the
four corners of the flag itself Prov-
sion has likewise been made for a
smaller nearly square flag of silk In
the same design. This latter is officially
known as the "colors' OF the secretary
of war.
The special flag OF the president OF the
United States is similar TO the one just
described. The only differences between
the two are that the presidents flag Is
OF blue instead of scarlet bunting and
has instead of the four white stars in
the corners. row of 13 smaller white
stars curving around and above the
eagle. The secretary of the navy has a
much simpler flag than either Of the
above. Upon the blue field there is an
anchor. and the four white stars are In
the corners, as in the emblem of the
secretary OF war. With the exception of
the flags OF the admiral, vice admiral.
commodore and other officers of the
navy. the three flags described above
are the only special ones belonging TO
government officials.
The use of these special flags Is, as a
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-07-09
AN ARCTIC HER0
Bronze Portrait Bust d
GEORGE VI. Melville.
Of the If Fdted
Jeanette.

A fihe bronze portrait bust OF Com
modore George Wallace Melville. now
engineer I'm chief of the United States
navy. is being made after the model of
Sculptor Henry j. Ellicott. whose chief
fame has been won in the making OF
large equestrian statues.
The Melville bust is a private COM
mission from the Military Order OF the
Loyal Legion and is intended for pres
entation to the library and museum of
that order at its club in Philadelphia.
1t is a duplicate OF one presented to
the third grammar school of New York
city, and another duplicate is intended
for the Commonwealth club of Rich
mond. 1t was modelled from life. Mr..
Ellicott having secured half dozen
sittings from the subject during Au-
gust. 1895
Mr.. Ellicott is a rapid worker, and
within three days after the clay model
was completed he had finished the plas-
ter model. The bust is one-fifth larger
than life. and its weight in bronze is
l65 pounds. IL rests upon a pedestal OF
polished Tennessee marble about four
feet in height. designed after a capstan.
i'm nautical appropriateness. The ped
estal is supported by a base two feet
square.
The bust shows Commodore Melville
in the regulation frock coat Of a naval
officer. with shoulder straps designating
his rank. His breast is decorated with
three medals. The one holding the place
of honor is that awarded him by con-
gress for his search after the bodies of
Lieutenant De Long and his compan-
ions. the survivors of the second boats
crew OF the i'll fated Jeannette. crushed
i'm the ice OF the polar sea June 13, 1881.
This medal. which is appropriately let
tered. is suspended from a ribbon at
tached 10 bar, on which is the word
Jeanette" and is surmounted by an
eagle with spread pinions. The other
two medals are OF the Loyal legion and
the well known G.. A. r. bronze.
Melville is better known from his con-
nection with the Jeannette than as
naval officer. although he has had a
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-07-09
The Mockine Bird.

No saving clause is demanded i'm COM
mrnding tho skill of tho catbird's cous-
in. the mockins bird. In him ave recog-
nlZc The finished artist. His limitations
are almost exact reproductions in every
particular and cause the catbirds ef-
forts to appear by contrast broad carl
catures. And they are delivered with
all the confidence and self reliance of a
master. Mounting 10 the top of q tall
tree. he viii amuse himself by the hour,
pouring forth tho notes of one bird after
another with evident enjoyment of his
own talent
! quote from my notebook a descrip-
tion of one OF his matinee performances
before breakfast Ohe proper time for a
matinee) which / attended by creeping
under the tent curtain. / was sitting
at the foot OF a tree on the top of which
he was perched. unconscious OF my
presence: He gives an imitation Of one
Of the notes OF the guinea hen. a fine
imitation of the cardinal, an exact re-
production of the note of the phnbe
and some Of the difficult notes OF the
yellow breasted chat. Now / hear a
young chicken peeping. Now the Caro-
lima wren sings 'cheerily. cheerily.
cheerily' Now a small bird is shrillinC
with a fine insect tone. A flicker wood
pewce and phnbe follow in quick sue
cession. Then a tufted titmouse squeals.
To display his versatility he gives a
duh performance which couples the Go
back" Of the guinea fowl with the plant
OF the wood pewee. Two more widely
diverse vocal sounds 1t would be hard
TO select. With all the performance
there are such perfect self reliance and
consciousness OF superior ability that
one feels that the singer has but to
choose what bird he will initiate next"
Henry Oidys I'm Lippincotts