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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1898-06-02
FLAGS EVERYWHERE
WE ARE FLYING MORE BUNTING THAN
ANY OTHER NATION.

Interesting Phases Of the American Citi-
zen's Decision to Fling the Starry Ban
ner Out - How and Where Uncle Sans
Flags Are Made.
More flags are flying in the United
States today than in any other country
on the globe, Judged by the wealth of
bunting we have swung to the breeze,
Dvery man is patriot Nothing i'm the
history Of this or any other nation ever
equaled the display which we are now
making The British love to display
their national emblem, the japanese
are lavish flag fliers, and the French
are apt to haunt their tricolor most lib
orally on occasion, but the American
has outdone them all He flies so flags
to their one
In the big cities the display is the
most noticeable, for there the banners
are massed The sky line fairly bristles
with stats from each of which floats
the stars and stripes. Every street pre-.
sents flag vista where the fapping
folds of Old Glory jut out from wiz s
in diminishing sizes down two long =
spective lines
Perhaps one Of the most striking 1
these flag vistas is to be seen in N w
York Looking down Wall street Fl ON
its junction with Broadway can be seen
perhaps 200 American flags. 1t is not
their number, but their size and the way
in which they almost roof the street,
that makes the scene notable. Wall
street is q narrow thoroughfare at best
and hemmed in as it is by tall buildings
seems little more than lane Then the
flags are nearly all big ones, most of
them from 10 to 90 feet long and swung
from staffs which project from the up
per stories Of the buildings
But of course the bankers might be
expected to have fine flags You will see
just as big ones, though, hoisted ON flag
poles above many private residences, for
one OF the new necessities Of the Amer
ican householder seems to be a good
sized bunting flag Every day is Fourth
Of July now, and since the Dewey Incl
dent at Manila bay no loyal citizen
wants to be without the means of pub
licly announcing his patriotic joy.
OF course all this has created an i'm
mense demand for flags 1t is said that
within the last month more flags have
been sold than in the preceding ten
years The bunting and flag manufac-
turers were swamped with orders long
ago, and for weeks have been struggling
to catch up. Every sailmaker in the
country has been making flags early and
late, and in many factories where flag
was never made before big forces of en-
ployees have been set to work turning
out the stars and stripes. Another com
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1898-06-02
WAR NEWS
THE KEY WEST CENSOR AND HIS
ABSOLUTE SWAY.

why He Is There and How His Presence
Hampers the Efforts of Enterprising
Newspaper Correspondents 49, Not to He
Fooled by Cipher Dispatches.
The censor is an unfamiliar institution
TO Americans, but the censor Is very
much in evidence today. With tho coun-
try swarming with Spanish spies the gov
trnment officials have found that the
Spaniards were altogether too well inform
cd as to the movements of our fleet, and
they have taken steps to put stop TO It..
OF course Uncle Sam would be ' ling to
have every loyal citizen know just where
our battleships have sailed and what they
are going to do II there were some w of
combining such news to the said loyal citi-
zen, but unfortunately the reading of
newspapers is not restricted to patriots, so
the only thing left to do is to see that the
newspapers do not get hold of news which
ought to be kept secret; hence the censor
ship.
At first only one censor was detailed,
and he was put in charge the cable
which connects Key West wI,.. the main
land. Now, however, censors have been
placed ut Tampa and other points not on
~ ONSE NuDlo lluSS, DuU over telegraph
lines as well.
The Key West censor remains, as he has
been for the past six weeks, the most i'm
portant parsonage of the corps. 1t is at
Key West that the most interesting news
regarding the movements of the warships
comes in. The newspaper correspondents
grumbled good deal when they first made
his acquaintance, and they are not yet
wholly reconoiled to his presence, but he is
still at his post.
The censor is an autocrat. Nothing can
be clicked over the wires until he has first
read it and marked it with his o. X. An
Objectionable word or sentence and some-
times whole article is rejected. There is
no appeal, and even if there was it would
be useless, for news is perishable goods.
The present autocrat in the Key West
cable office is Captain James Allen of the
signal corps. He is a gentlemanly officer,
and in spite of the disagreeable duties
which he is compelled to perform he is
personally well liked by the large force of
correspondents at Key West This speaks
volumes for Captain Allen, as it would be
very easy for an official in his position to
make himself petty tyrant.
The Key West cable office is q small
brick building two stories high, with q
large cocoanut palm growing on either
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1898-06-02

GENERAL LUIS MOLINA oLIvERA, CON-
MANDER IN MATANZAs.
waving plumes gayly colorei silk sash
es and jeweled decorations In this re.
gala he throws out his chest, holds up
his chin and struts like peacock Such
is a superficial view of the men we are
about to drive out of Cuba
To those who know him better the
Spanish general does not seem so i'm.
pressive. He is a person with most Gu
rious code of morals and peculiar views
about honor. There is nothing about
which the Spanish general likes to talk
better than his honor, while as mat.
ter of fact that is one thing in which
he is most deficient, according to Amer
ican standards
In the first place, let us see how he
happens to be a general Is it because
he has won promotion by long, faithful
service or gallant deeds in action? Not
at all 1t has been more than century
since victory has perched on the Spanish
arms No, he is a general because he
has been shrewd, unscrupulous poll.
tician. The real politicians Of Spain are
her army officers. Weyler is o striking
example
Indeed the Spanish army may be re-
garded as the nineteenth century coun-
terpart of the old Pratorian guard of
Rome. Pride is still, as in the old days,
one of the prevailing characteristics of
the Spaniard Trade, industry and the
scientific professions appear to be un-
worthy of the usually poverty stricken
descendant of many hidalgos, and the
army constitutes in his eyes the only
means of livelihood compatible with his
notions of dignity. Hence the extraor-
dinary number Of officers, who actually
form by themselves one-fifth of the en-
tire standing army of Spain-that is,
there is one commissioned officer to ev-
cry four men.
Experience has shown that the best
and almost the only chance of advance
ment and Of increase Of pay in the army
lies in a pronunciamento or mutiny,
which, if successful, brings those who
have been most active in promoting it
to the fore; while if it fails the ring.
leaders, either by death or dismissal,
create vacancies and consequent promo.
tion. History, indeed, and the teachings
of the past have impressed upon the
mind of the Spanish officer that a well
organized pronunciamento is worthy
any number of victorious campaigns as
regards both pay and rank. With but
few exceptions all the prizes of the mil
itary profession are in the hands of gen.
erals whose laurels have been won by
disloyalty to the government of the day,
rather than by true and honest service
in the field
The officers of the Spanish army are
as rule what are known as soldiers of
forture-that is to say, men who have
entered the service of the crown for the
sole purpose Of winning rank and for.
tune, and it is to be feared that the am
bition to succeed in these two particu.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1898-06-02
PEACOCK WARRIORS.
BUcH ARE THE MEN WHO COMMAND
sPAlN's FORCES IN CUBA.

Win Their Epaulets by Wire Pulling and
Why the spanish Army Has Always
Been Lacking In Discipline.
The officers who command SPAIN s
military forces in Cuba are most inter.
esting individuals when viewed from a
distance. From a purely spectacular
point Of view the Spanish general is an
ideal warrior His bearing is naughty
and martial, his mustaches are fierce,
his uniform gorgeous and his poses su.
perb My, but he can look ferocious
An American general in full parade
uniform is no show at all beside one of
these swarthy dandies. To the brass
buttons and gold lace the fiery don adds
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1898-06-02

mercial effect of all this patriotic senti-
ment has been to send flag prices sky
high. A week after the battle of Manil-
la the advance in New York was more
than 100 per cent.
Even the government has found diff
Guilty in getting bunting enough to
equip its newly acquired warships, al
though the two factories which make
all the bunting used in the United States
give Uncle Sam orders first call The
government makes up its own flags,
however This work is all done at the
Brooklyn navy yard. One of the build
ings is devoted to this purpose, and
there, hard at work, sit hundreds of
girls whose busy fingers turn out the
flags.
AS soon as the bunting arrives in the
building it is put through a series of
testing devices which are very severe.
AS the flags will be subjected to the ex-
tremes of heat and cold, as they will
freeze and thaw, as they will be blown
by every breeze OF every cline and sea,
so the bunting which makes the flags
must be put through series of prelimi-
nary tests equal to heat cold, freeze,
thaw, sea and atmosphere.
Next the bunting is cut into strips
which are laid aside in great piles ready
for the hands Of the workers. After the
strips are cut they are carried into de-
partment where sit the stripe sewers
Formerly the work was done by hand,
and then great number of work wom-
en- had to be employed. Now it is done
by machine, and the girls only have to
work the needle through the red and
white Very soon the government will
have electricity to work the machines,
and the girls will only need to guide the
stripes through the electric sewing ma
chine.
The white cotton cloth from which
the stars are cut is folded into about 30
thiclSnesses. The pattern is then marked
ON it and cut out with sharp knife or
a hammer and chisel Each flag has to
have 80 stars (45 ON each side), and
these are sewed firmly in place ON the
blue field by experienced sewing women.
O. J. BowDRN.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1898-06-02
Essig Reunion.

The descendants of the Simon Essig
family, together with their families and
friends win hold their sixteenth annual
reunion at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Jackson w, Pontius, No, 1896 ST. Elmo
St., (north side OF old fair ground) Cam
ton, June 8, 1898. Mr.. Pontius desires
all the Essigs to come and have royal
time. John A. Essig, Pres; Levi A,
Stoner, Sec.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1898-06-02
HISTORIC HARD TACK
HOW AND WHERE THE BREAD OF
WAR is MADE.

1t Is Different Article From the Cast
Iron Disk Served In 1861 and Can BE
Broken without the Aid of q Black
smith.
Once more the historic hard tack becomes
an army staple. For more than 30 years
Uncle Sans soldiers have been eating the
soft bread Of peace. Now they are max
ing tho acquaintance of the hard tack Of
war.
The volunteer regiments that have gone
TO Chickamauga or Tampa were the first
to know what it is to make q meal of
hard tack alone, for in many instances this
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1898-06-02

o.: Dear Sirs-I have purchased box OF
Wright's Celery Capsules from George
Kreiger, druggist, Wooster, o., and used
them for rheumatism and stomach
trouble. The Capsules relieved me aud I
am now in excellent nealth. It Is the
best remedy ever used. am out in all
kinds Of weather carrying overland mail,
and am now in perfect health, Igladly
recommend the Capsules.
Very truly yours,
j. r. Bowman.
Sold by sll druggists at SOC and s1.OO
per box. Send address on postal to the
Wright Med. Co., Columbus, Ohio, for
trial sise, free.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1898-06-02

Navy" comprising over 200 pictures of
the navy, its officers and eq quipment, and
also 30 views, before and after the
explosion of the illfated Maine, also
maps Of the East and West Indies.
Price 26c.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1898-06-02

Mothers lose their dread for "that
terrible second summer" when they
have Dr. Fowler's Extract of Wild Straw.
berry iu the house. Natures specific tor
bowel complaints of every sort.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1898-06-02

"0ne Minute Cough Cure is the best
preparation l have ever sold or used
and can't say too much in it's praise. {"
l.. M. Kennon, Merchant, 0dell, Ga. Il.
q. Miller, East End Phar., Fred p. Shana-
felt and Fishers drug store.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1898-06-02
Rhsumatism cursd In a Day.

"MYSTIC CURE" for Rheumatism
and Neuralgia radically cures in to 2
days. Its action upon the system is
remarkable and mysterious. Itremoves
at once the cause and the disease imme.
diately disappears. The first dose great
ly benefits. rs cents. 3
Sold by Durbin x Wright Co., 22 8.
Market ST.; F. p. Shanafelt, 246 w,
Tuscarawas St., Drug store, Canton, o.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1898-06-02
Helped by an
Honest Doctor.

Determined TO restore heakH ia a man Stricken
aM bayaLSiS, tie physician prescribed tie remedy
that las byo0ed most bo5ceyfW in such and
egenteH complete eve II earning and lesson
for hayd aO0ykeys
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1898-06-02

boys in brown are landed on Cuban soil
they will begin to consume hard tack by the
ton. Most of it will be made in Atlanta,
but at least one big contract, $4,000
pounds, has been lot in st. Louis. The
baker in that city has already begun to
turn out hard tack. 1t is of the regulation
size and thickness, but on one side bears
In large letters the familiar battlecry,
'Remember the Maine" Samples of these
tough crackers will be eagerly sought for
as souven irs.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1898-06-02

GENERAL VICENTE GOMEZ RUDERTE, GOV
EKNoR OF CABANAs FORTRESS.
lars plays far greater role in their ca
reer than any considerations of duty or
patriotism.
1t will be readily understood that
with such condition of affairs as this
discipline is the weak point of the Span.
ish army, which in spite Of the excel.
lent raw material has much more in
common with the military forces of the
South American republics than with
those Of any great power.
ANDREW DOWNs
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1898-06-02
Gigantic Pooketbooks,

The Swedes and Norweglans carry their
loose cash in immense pocketbooks Some
of these have been in use for two or three
generations and contain almost enough
leather to make . pair of boots.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1898-06-02
J. ". bowman, of New PittsburE, o.,
Recommends wriEht's Celery
CQmn0uud.

New Pittsburg, o., Jan. 2l, 1897.
To The Wright Medical Co., Columbus,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1898-06-02
SI.OO yard.
Lots of choice styles at
Is and SOC

moneys worth so unusual as
when seen will show we mean busi-
ness in this sale 49, remarkable
chance for skirts, bicycle suits and
useful wear way under price.
Not a few indiscriminate lots
but the wholesale surplus of the
greatest dress goods stock in %
years store-keeping-at prices that
make the offering extraordinary.
Write for samples and see what's
being done.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1898-06-02

why He Is There and How His Presence
Hampers the Efforts of Enterprising
Newspaper Correspondents 49, Not to BE
Fooled by Cipher Dispatches.
Washington telegraph., 1898-10-14
Local Items.

Miss Bmma Wilson is visiting
Fulton,
w. A. Rhodes, of Hope, was a
visitor to our town yesterday.
Miss Eliza Walker of Hope is
the guest of Miss Anna Trimble.
Miss Flora Call has returned
from visit to Texarkana.
M. W. Wilson has moved into
the residence of the late ] udge A.
B. Williams.
Judge James M. Hanegan spent
this week in town attending circuit
court.
Mrs. G. A. Pratt and Mrs. Irene
Jett, of Little Rock, visited Mrs.
C. E Royston this week.
Paul Jones was here the first OF
the week wrestling with the Iron
Mountain railroad.
Conductor Kilto, of the Iron
Mountain railroad spent two days
here the first of the week witness
in the John Finley cas-
Mr.. Geo. Green and Mrs. e.
Currie Allen of Hope were calling
IN Washington Sunday aftern on
Geo. West, of Texarkana, was
here Tuesday and Wednesday, a
witness before the circuit court.
MRS. D. s. Mills of Pine Bluff,
Mesdames Gillespie and Hart OF
Hope were guests of Mrs. G. E.
Royston Tuesday.
Capt. Jas. R, Ferguson spent
several days of this W eek in town
James W. Ellis, of Ozan, spent
aeverai days 9f this wee k here
Washington telegraph., 1898-10-14

Hampstead county has vast variety OF Ian
! and they are adapted to q variety of purposes,
Our uninproved lands sell from 81 to 80 peracre.
Improved lands from 50 to IS.
We have billy, undulating and level lands In
the county.
The water is pure and healthtul, and ia oh
tained generally from wells, In many places
springs ford good and abun dant yAger
The two leading staple crops are corn and cot
ton, We also raise peas, both kin Is of potatoes
hay and very nearly all kinds Of farm products
he Yield Of oorn Is all the way from 10 to 20
ushels to the acre, the old worn and unfertltz.
ed lands giving the small yield, The average
yield OF cotton ls about one-har of a bale per
acre. Hay is raised very extensively and our
lands are finely adapted to It's cultivation. 1t
sells for from So to St5 per ton according to
character of article.
The lands are not stiff, but are easy to cult
vate.
Farmers begin active work In February TO
prepare for the new crop.
Farm labor can be had at from Ss to $40 per
month,
Tue white population is somewhat In the
majority and controls the politics of the county.
Truck farming is carried on aroud the large
towns Of the county, Hope, Washington ann
Fulton, and our mill towns. The Lar ds are we'll
adapted TO orchards and small fruits Grapes
do well. Strawberries can be cultivated pre-
itsbly.
Fertilizers are not universally used but they
are used by r number OF farmers Some use
cotton seed meal, some compost from stables
and barns and from cattle pens.
When money or standing rent Is given, lands
rent at from 81 to 81 per acre. The ordinary
plan Is to rent for parts or the crops raised on
1t, being one-thrd of the corn or one-fourth OF
the cotton.
The health OF the county is exception ally good
the death rate being very low. There is more,
perhaps, of malaria than any other disease, AMI
1t yields easily in all it forms to totreatment when
promptly instituted. 4.A
The school and church advantages d. S e9,od
as anywhere in the world. o.S. Il
Stock of all kinds do well here Ho9ffett' sp,
cattlc, mules and horses are raised Nhey tile
care and attention. 4pe-
The population is mixed, but the VIII u are in
ihe majority and control the politics OF the
county, which is democratic
County scrip is worth 100 cents on the dollar.
anu state and county taxes are low. Intern al
mp Piofehents In the way of new bridges and
and good roads are being put In every year
Washington telegraph., 1898-10-14

kept and everything in good order
and showing careful management
and IN honest administration.
We have examined the1 report of
the commissioners of ACCOUNTS and
would respectfully call me atten-
tion of the Pros. Atty. to same
wherein they report ex-ponstables
short In their accounts m small
amounts, and would ask that
proper steps be taken % collect
same. We have examined the
reports of the various roasoverseers
and this show the county. roads to
be in good condition except
lew bridges which aie reported IN
bad condition and we recon mend
that they be repaired. =
We have examined the official
abstracts of the various zshstices of
the county and believe them to be
correct so far as we are able to
judge.
In closing we wish to return
thanks to the court and lis officers
for their universal courtesy and
kindnoss TO the members of our
body individually and collectively.
And now having fully reported
we would respectfully ask to be
discharged.
J. K. Bryont, Fseman,
G. $. spraggiY, Clerk
Oct. lIth, 1898.
Washington telegraph., 1898-10-14
attending court.

attending court.
Miss Staifa Royston will be q
candidate for the position Of
engross,ng clerk of the Senate at
the next meeting OF the General
Assembly, instead of enrolling
clerk, as we announced last week.
Judge and Mrs. W. s. Eakin
entertained a few friends delight
fully with Duplicate Whist We'd
nesday evening. Those presen1
were: Misses Josie and Bessie
Conway, Stella Royston and Mrs.
Eakin, Messrs J. NJ. Carter and
r. B. Williams, Texarkana, Sam
Nashville, Judge ]. D. Conway and
WIS. Eakln. Dainty refresh
ments were served and a thorough
ly enjoyable time was had by all.
Washington telegraph., 1898-10-14
ROAD NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that sws the under-
sigued Will apply to the County Court of Hemp
stead Comfy on the .1st. .day of its Ooiobe.
1888, term, for an ordor to change road Dist
D as follows Commencing at the intersection
of said road with the section line dividing sec
on % and 3s TIP: S. RPS W ..thence on said
section line due East to Pleasant Grove chure
houseswhere it will intersect road Dist. No. IL.
And an order will also be asked from said Court
to kill and vacate the North end of said road !,
Dist No. from. where it crosses sec. line
between Secs 80 and IS. L
W. A.Sevedge.
Jesse Young Sr.
Washington telegraph., 1898-10-14
GRAND JURY REPORT.
Hampstead Circuit Court.
October Term, 1898.


To the Hon. J. D. Conway,
Circuit Judge. The grand
jury OF Hampstead County
for this, the present Octo-
Der Term of the Hampstead
Circuit Court, having completed
ouB labors, would most respectfully
report.
We have diligently inquired
into all matters which came before
us, and III al cases when we were
Hot opinion that the evidence would
warrant conviction before a trial
jury, we have returned true bills of
indictment. We have, during our
present session returned into court
81 bills oflndictment.
We have also carefully investi-
gated and dismissed a number of
cases, where we were of the opin'
ION that the evidence against the
accused would not warrant con-
viction before trial jury.
We have, during our present
session, examined 81 witnesses.
We have made Il careful exami-
nation of the public buildings of
the county, and we find them IN
good condition, except as TO the
county jail, and regarding the
county jail We make the following
recommcndations: We suggest
that the inside brick wall of the
jail proper. be repaired, and made
stronger, and also that ,he corri-
dor be repaired and that another
cell be put in, so that the white
prisoners may be kept separately
from the negroes. A new roof
should be put upon the Jail at once.
The floor Of the jail, originally of
cement, is mnch worn Is rough,
and uneven, and stands badly in
need OF repair.
We also recommend that new
furnitrse be purchased and put in
the offices oil the Circuit Clerk and
County Clerk in the Court house.
We have, by committee APP
pointed for that purpose, examined
the poor house aud poor farm OF
the county, and we find the build
ings upon the same in good re
pair, except, the south end OF the
main building needs to be re-weath-
or boarded, and the,north end needs
a little patching. We find that the
inmates are we'll cared for in
every particular, ana are kindly
and humanely treated, and that
they are provided with ample
accommodation for their comfort
and good health. We find two
of the inmates crazy. o white man
and negro woman, ana we recon-
mend sthat they be sent to the
state insane asylum.
We have examined the offices
nd records of the various county
officials, and we find them well