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he has never invented anything Of which
he is proud. 1t is a remarkable fact
that, once having invented a thing, he
dislikes it afterward, and is said to walk
blocks out of his way to avoid an arc
electric light.
He disikes fads and foibles, and has
little patience with the theoretical cleo
trical geniuses who are always going to
do something, but never do. He hasn't
communicated with Mars yet, and is not
trying particularly to do So In this
he is following out his invariable rule to
wait until the people want it,
The Wizard is a handsome man of
good fortune, for he has been rewarded
for his work, though not magnificently.
He has enough to live upon and enough
to continue his inventions, which is
something. not one inventor in millions
can say.
Every year at this time a great fete is
prepared for him at his home, Menlo
Park, N. j., and he receives letters of
congratulation and birthday gifts from
rulers and crowned heads. To all of
these he makes a courteous response,
most of them marked Dictated in pho
nograph-" G. S. RUSSELL.
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to have met the mysterious band, and
who gravely asserted that the leader
was woman, one of irresistible beauty.
inhuman fierceness and indescribable
cruelty. They said she was preaching
Islam with the sword and was absolutely
invincible.
Generals Loris- -Melikoff and Heiman
did not give much credence to the stories
at first, but soon some of the outposts
began either to disappear entirely, or
were found killed to man. A recon-
noitering party under Lieutenants
Dubrovsky was sent out, but failed to
return.
Shortly before Christmas, 1877, Lieu
tenant Dubrouvsky returned to Kars
and at once reported his experiences to
Grand Duke Michael.
He had been surprised at night by q
band of irregulars, who fought like wild
beasts. All of his men had been either
killed at once or wounded and then
cruelty put to death by the outlaws He
had been wounded and lay half con-
scious on the ground by the side of his
dead horse. The leader of the band, a
woman of unusual beauty, saw him and
drew her sword and was about to give
Hill the uedtn DlON, Wnen, IOr reasons
unknown to him, her dog showed unmis-
taxable signs of friendship to him,
stretching itself by his side and whining
pitifully. The cruel Amazon refrained
from her murderous attempt. He was
taken into a little mountain village and
was we'll cared for. Fatima herself
nursed him with the most tender care.
He soon realized that she had fallen in
love with him, and his only salvation
was in pretending that he returned her
feeling. He consented to accept the
Mohammedan faith. and persuaded Fati-
ma to give up her lawless life. In three
weeks he was to marry his handsome
to escape presented itself to him and to
avoid the doubtful bliss of such an alli-
ance. My attempt has been crowned
With success he said on concluding his
narrative. "and l am happy to put my
person again at the service of your i'm
perial highness."
The insurrection of Daghestan was
still in its full force; $4,000 insurgents
We're keeping the Twentieth and Twen-
ty-frst infantry divisions busy.
Lieut.. Dubrovsky joined the two cav
airy regiments. which were dispatched
for the assistance OF the infantry
forces.
On December 30. 1877, they met band
Of insurgents. numbering about 1900,
poorly armed. The Russians were strong
er in number and better equipped. The
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She ran on up the steep path through
the various streets to the city. She did
not see the people looking at her in as
tonishment. She did not hear the call
from the minarets. She did not see tbs
faithful dropping on their knees and
Offering prayers toward Mecca. She
felt and knew only one thing, that she
had lost Malakhia.
out of breath at last she staggered
into her fathers house. She entered
the main room where on the floor bed
ded on rugs, lay the lifeless form of her
lover. Wildly she threw herself over
him, and crying like a tigress caught in
hunters trap, she remained there until
her father and some friends tore her
away.
For days she did not speak, and
seemed even not to hear when her
mother told her that the killing Of
Malakhia by one of the Russian officers
had been uuintentional and purely acci-
dental.
All one could hear coming from her
lips was "Vengeance, vengeance" +"
spoken as if she was unconscious of her
words.
Malakha had been buried a week.
Autumn had set in. The red, brown
and yellow leaves We're falling and fly
ing about in the wind. 1T was d wild
night. The wind howled in the CHM
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Improved electric locomotive, pat
ented March II, 1898.
Plating one material with another
patented September is. 1894.
on April ,, 1889. he started the Edison
Photograph company to place all
through the country the known
'nickel-in the-slot" machines. and it is
one of the best paying ends of the insti-
tuition.
BY this time Edison had come to be
called The Wizard" and people wanted
to wine and dine him perpetually. His
enumerated inventions then numbered
fifty.
Like the mayor of Greater New York
he resolutely refused all invitations and
went nowhere except to his own home
from his laboratory.
But while attending SO strictly to in
ventive affairs Thomas A. Edison was
living very pretty home life. Early in
his career he married a wife who left
him an interesting family. Miss Marion
Edison, who has won many triumphs
in the courts of Russia and Germany, is
his daughter. After many years the
Wizard married again, and this time
another family came to bless his quiet
hearthstone. He has very pretty|little
girl of five, who recently took part in
private theatricals for charity in New
York. and a boy still younger, whose
physiognomy resembles his father to
such an extent that 1t thought and
hoped that Wizard Jr., will bless the
nation in the twentieth century.
Mr.. Edison. though fifty-one years old.
regards himself as beginner. He says
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her mind the time when he arrived in
the little mountain town from his eau
cassian home 1t was only six months
ago. How she had feared and hoped
until he had asked her to become his
wife.
Then came the struggle with her
father. The stern old Mohammedan priest
objected to Christian son-inlaW. For
her sake Aialakhia had embraced the
Islam creed. This had cleared the way
to their future happiness. He had told
her time and time again that he would
never have harem; she was to be his
Wfe-his only Wife-in another week.
She was dreaming a beautiful dream of
happiness and love everlasting.
''Fatima! Fatima-a-a!" called the
voice of a child. "Where are you?"
The girl jumped TO her feet and stepped
from her hiding place under the old
weeping willow.
'There you are" the boy continued.
Your father has sent me for you, Some
thing has happened al your house, They
brought u man on sticks and tWigs, like
a dead person. The women are all cry
ing; even your father was weeping"
F'atima did not wait to ask questions.
THAT is Malakhia," she cried, and hur-
riedly she passed the boy before he
knew If she had even heard all he had
said.
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says Edison. 'to invent something
somebody wants"
One of his first important spectacular
inventions was the electric locomotive.
"The Judge" which will be remembered
by all who visited the expostions Of
1SS0-1sS0.
Then followed in bewildering rapidity
the following important and useful de-
vices which have secured a degree of
prominence all over the civilized world:
Phonogram, invented May Is. 1850.
Magnetic ore separator invented June
1, 1880.
Brake for electric motors, invented
June s. 1880.
Electric lamps. invented July 20. 1880.
Addressing machine, invented August
80, 1880.
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telesraphing with steam whistle
across Niagara falls.
The telegraph lines We're down and the
railroad factory in which he was en-
poyed could not communicate with it's
branch office on the other side of the
falls. Edison mounted the engine, blew
q couple Of blasts to call attention to
the sound, and then began telegraphing,
using the regular telegraphers' alphabet
of long and short sounds. He was i'm
mediately understood and in an hour
had the pleasure of talking back and
forth across the falls in very fine shape.
But it was not until 1880 that the in
Ventor began to attract much attention.
Until that time, as he himself says, he
was busy making things people did not
want. But at the age Of thirty-three he
Caught on" and put his talent to its
right uses.
1t was to Tammany hall man that
he took one of his first inventions, q
ballot box which it was impossible to
stuff" The politician looked at it, then
turned to the young inventor and said,
laughingly: why don't you invent
something that somebody wants?"
"That has been my guide ever SINCE"
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asked to represent the British stage to
visiting foreigners. Russian sovereigns
and German magnates.
When in London Mr.. Irving lives in his
magnificent residence al Hammersmith.
Here he has a rare caollection of Shakes
peare over thirty sets in ALL and it is
said that one of them alone is worth
$500.
The American family with which Sir
Henry allies himself is as notable as
his own His daughter-in-law to be,
Miss e hel Barrymore, is the daughter
of Maurice Barrymore and the late
Georgie Drew Barrymore, we'll remem-
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Electro-chemical recording telegraph,
invented August 81 1880.
Incandescent light, invented March %,
Electric meter, invented June A. 1881.
Telephone, invented January j and
May 8, 1882.
Regulator for dynamo electric ma
chine, invented October TO- 1882
Relay for kilograms, invented March
22,1881.
Electric railway, invented March G.,
1883.
Dynamo electric machine, invented
October 30 1888.
Chemical stock quotation telegraph,
invented March II, 1885.
Phonograph, invented July 81, 1888.
Arc lamp, invented October Ia, 1890
Phonograph for dolls and toys, in,
vented March il, 1890.
Magnetic separator, invented June II,
1892.
SeXtuplet receiver, which is now con-
trolled and used by all the Western
Union telegraph offices.
ore conveyor and arranger thereon,
invented March %, 1892
Trolly for electric railways, invented
June l, 1892.
The herald., 1898-02-06
IHE BIRTHDAY OF THOMAS A. EDISON, TfF WIZARD

If Thomas A. Edison be Of a philo-
sophie mood when he opens his eyes next
Friday morning he can take for his early
morning musing the question. DO cir
cumstances make the man?" or Does
the man make the circumstances? In
his case it is most important point to
decide.
Thomas A Edison was born fifty-one
years ago at Milan, o.. on February 18th.
AT very early age he showed signs of
certain hard-working genius which led
his folks to put him to work even
younger than their circumstances would
otherwise have had them do.
Edison worked around from boyhood
to manhood at odd mechanical jobs and
finally drifted to Canada, where he per-
formed his initial feat of ingenuity by
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one of the surprises of Sir Henry :
career has been found in the favor with
which royalty has regarded him. He il
earnest and honest, and did not really
believe himself to be greater actor than
others. When known that the queen
was to confer a knighthood he was the
only actor in Great Britain who did not
seek it, and when informed by the
queens messenger that it was to be con-
ferred on him he was the most astonished
man in the United Kingdom. At first he
did not want it. but decided to accept
after being told that if he refused there
would he no more honors offered him un-
til after his death, when q cold tomb
stone, set up by royal hands, would be
his tardy reward.
Mr.. Irving says frankly that he highly
appreciates the honor paid him by the
crown. but chiefly as it is an evidence
that the dramatic art has at last OBJ
tanned recognition from the highest
source of authority.
The question has been frequently
asked whether the actor was knighted
under his real name, Brodribb. or the
stage name by which he is universally
known.
He is undoubtedly Sir Henry Irving,
since the adoption of the name Irving
was legalized a few years ago by an act
of parliament.
In describing the ceremony attending
his investure with his new title by
Queen Victoria he says:
TT is the simplest thing in the world
You ride out to Windsor castle in a
train with a dozen other men who have
been chosen on political, literary or other
grounds. When you get there you have
a good luncheon, then the candidates
enter the room where the queen is, one
at a time. Two officers stand by with
lists, and send them in in turn.
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SIR HENRY RVING'S SON TO WE'D AN AMERICAN GIRL

Ellen Terry and her family. Her daugh-
ter is quite successful on the stage
The talent of Ellen Terry is such that
she makes a magnificent supporting
lady, but is said to be unsuccessful as a
star. Other critics say that the plays in
which she is cast are two-star plays
built for herself and Henry Irving, thus
dividing honors instead of placing them
all upon one head. Personally Miss Ter
ry is charming. She is lively in manner,
good-natured and lives much in awe of
Sir Henry, who can get into a fine tenn
per when things cross him.
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the sword first upon one of your should
ers and then upon the other, and says:
Rise, Sir Henry or whatever your
name may be. She never uses your sur
name in the ceremony.
"As rule the queen never says any,
thing but those words; but in my case
she remarked as 1 rose, 1T gives me
great pleasure.
Another royal surprise came when the
Princess Carl of Denmark took the
name of irving as her pen name, on ac-
count of her admiration for him; and
again when, during the jubilee. he was
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written to Mr.. Irving as a new relative
in-law.
Jan. Is the following messages were
flashed under the water:
LONDON, Jan. 10. 1898.
Maurice Barrymore. Ward of France
Company, New York: Engaged TO Lau-
renee Irving. Have both written. Love
ETHEL.
Mr.. Laurence Irving cabled as follows:
Maurice Barrymore, Ward of France"
Company New York: Hope you will ap-
prove of my engagement to your daughter.
Have written. LAURENCE IRVING.
Mr.. Barrymore was gratified at the
announcement, and last night cabled his
approval as follows:
NEW YORK, Jan. 15 1895
Ethel Barrymore, London: God bless
you both. You have my approval.
MAURICE BARRYMORE.
And so the mail now on the way to Sir
Henry will be doubly congratulatory,
felicitating him not only upon a new
year, but upon a new daughter also
The career of John Henry Brodribb
"Henry Irving" has been full of sur
prises. He was born in keinton, near
Glastonbury. Kleinton is even today
seven miles from any railroad. He left
there at the age of four.
In speaking of his birthplace he re-
members an incident that happened
when he was but three years of age.
While walking across meadow he was
attacked by flock of sheep and was
handled very roughly. He says the oc-
currence has always been a dreadful
memory to him. Irving spent but little
time with his parents, having attended
school in London at quite an early age.
and from thence he went to the office of
a merchant engaged in the West India
trade. 1t was plainly seen that he was
not cut out for a business man, and at
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fight began at once. The insurgents
were slaughtered like sheep, but the sur
yivors fought with desperate valor. The
small standard, with the golden crescent
in a bright red field, fell time and time
again. but it was quickly picked up by
the next man.
Lieut.. Dubrovsky was making gal
liant fight at the extreme left OF the line.
when suddenly voice called by his side:
Die. cursed traitor!" and some one
made a sword thrust at him, which he
managed to avoid. Quickly he pulled
his revolver and shot, and an answering
report came at once. Dubrovsky fell
backward from his horse-dead. Fati-
mas horse made few frantic leaps to-
ward the insurgents line and stopped.
She slipped slowly out of her saddle
mortally wounded.
4 score of her followers surrounded her
and, lifting her on horse, carried her
off the field, followed by her horse and
dog The rest remained fighting until
the last man had died for his faith.
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1T was a very small room where the
queen was-more convenient, however ]
suppose, because you have to retire
through the door backwards, and when
you are not used to it you are liable
to run into somebody or against the
wall.
"Oh, no, you don't wear a sword" he
replied to question; you just wear
ordinary morning dress, such as we
have on at this moment.
when you are in the presence Of her
majesty you lneel on one knee, and
touch her hand with your lips. She lays
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When Sir Henry Irving opens his next
American mail he will find in it six very
important letters.
Their object will be doubly congratu-
1atory.
On the 9th of February, 1888, John
Henry Brodribb, Henry Irving" was
born: and the six epistles will remind
him that he has completed another year
of honor.
Their other object of congratulation
will be upon the acquisition of pros
pective daughter-in-law, an American
girl, whose six nearest relatives have
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the age of. Is he was allowed to fol-
low his true bent by joining a stock
company in the north of England.
Later he married a young English girl,
whose union with him was not altogeth-
er congenial, though both appreciate
each other A difference in tastes is
said to have separated them and until a
short time ago Mrs. Henry Irving was
living quietly in a very pretty house in
one of London's suburbs. She dislikes
Miss Ellen Terry.
The Terry family, with which Sir Hen
ry Irving is so closely allied, consists Of
The herald., 1898-02-06
Missing Word Contest

ing up missing word contests. 1t will
attract attention and be popular:
The next governor of California will
De ----?"-Oaklan Tribune.
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FAT'IMA
The Kurdish Joan of Arc
,%o%o%o+o+o+o%o+o%o+o%o4o4

Crhis little story is historic. being the
experience Of an eX-officer of the Prussian
army The author has elaborated but
very little, even the names Of most of par
ties concerned in this tragedy have been
retained.)
(By Capt. Charles Won Falk. late Of the
ChevaiIier Guards of the Czar1
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In Willis, by the side of Prince Malak-
hia, rests Fatima-the Joan OF Are OF
kurdistan.
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On the Shore OF The NitIls sat F'atima,
humming d Kurdish love song. She was
waiting for NIalakhia, her betrothed He
had gone bear hunting with some Rus
Sian officers from the Armenian frontier.
Her song was finished, and she listened
to the mournful murmur of the river
flowing at her feet toward the Tlgris.
a chill shook her strong form as the
shadows Of the huge mountains crept
over her from the city, named after the
river.
She loved that Gurish prince with all
the fire Of Kurdish girl. She recalled in
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1898-11-17
Hesterday, Is not the ven KNOWN Fret

yesterday, Is not the we'll known Fred
W. Yennie Of Canton, but another person
living In the country south Of Canton.
DIR. 8. b. Post, surgeon in the Seventh
army corps, stated to q Democrat
reporter yesterday that he would resign
his position at the end Of his twenty days
furl Jugh and would not 60 to Cuba with
the corps. DR.. Post says he will remain
In Canton and resume his medical prac-
tice. His experience in the army has
added greatly to his medical proficiency.
Detective Andrew MoCort Of the Penn
sylvania rail Hay system has been pro-
NOTED to lieutenant Of the oompany's
police. Mr.. MoCort met several friends
at the Pennsy lvania station this morning
while on his way TO Wooster. As. an ex-
member of the Canton police force he is
well known In the city and his friends
will be glad to hear Of his deserved pro-
motion.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1898-11-17
PERMITS TO MARRY.

Hugh n. Knoll aud Ada M. Altman,
Homework.
Charles l.. Shelton and Daisy M.
Trump, Canton.
Joseph Hassmann and Pauline Yetzer,
Massillon.
Ira 8. Young ani Martha n. Harmon,
Robertsville. -
Clarence P. L. McLain and Carrie L..
Tsggart, Messillon.
Clement 9. Rockhill and Hattie s.
Evans, Allinaoe.
Walter NJ. Fox and Laura o. suter,
Canton.
Harold ]. Roach and Grace E. Bletz,
Alliance.
John H. shertzer and Ida y. Yoder,
Canton.
Henry R. Breohbill and Mary Stevens,
Canton. -" ,-
Paul Paumier and Lorenzo Clark, New
Berlin.
Aaron K. wittsr and Margaret A,
Davis, Massillon.
August W. Seitz and Nellie Kech, Can
ton.
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stonewaII jackson at ChapuItepec.

The infantry suffered terribly. 1t was
impossible to advance along the narrow
track, and when the guns were ordered
up the situation was in no way better
ed. Nearly every horse was killed or
wounded A deep ditch, cut across the
road, hindered effective action, and the
only position where reply to the enemy's
fire was possible lay beyond this obsta-
Gle. Despite the losses of his command,
Jackson managed to lift one gun across
by hand, but his men became demoral-
lied. They left their posts.
The example of their lieutenant,
walking up and down ON the shot swept
road and exclaiming calmly: "There is
no danger, see? am not hit, failed to
inspire them with confidence. Many
had already fallen. The infantry, with
the exception of q small escort, which
held its ground with difficulty, had dis.
appeared, and General Worth, observ-
ing Jaokson's perilous situation, sent
him orders to retire. He replied it was
more dangerous to withdraw than to
stand fast, and if they would give him
90 veterans he would rather attempt
the capture Of the breastwork. Hen
derson's "Stonewall jackson and the
OWL War;
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ABANDON THE TEMPLE.
The w. G. 7. u. Convention So Voted,
but the Matter May BE Con-
sideTed Again.

ST. PAUL. Nov. 15.-The w. o. T. U.
national convention decided by vote
of 2S5 to II to abandon the temple pro.
ject as an affiliated interest. Five hours
of animated, vigorous and occasionally
bitter and personal debating was neces.
sary before the vote was reached.
The opposition to this action fought
every inch Of ground, but most of the
leaders were against them and carried
their point. just before adjournment,
Mrs. Durham presented some resolu.
tions on the subject which may precipi-
tate the whole controversy once more
If she calls them up today, as expected,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1898-11-17
Too Uusanitary For Troops.

HAVANA, Nov. l5.-Dr. Laine expects
to have his report on the condition of
the military hospitals ready today. He
has visited and inspected every hospi.
tai in the city and suburbs, with the
view of converting them into military
hospitals for the use Of the American
troops. But it is understood that the
condition of most of the hospitals was
found to be too unsanitary to warrant
their being used by unacclimated troops.