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Daily camera., 1898-12-12
To Heat the Vatican,

The recurring indisposition of the
pope has again raised the question Of
heating the vatican, problem which
so far has never been satisfactorily
solved. There are no fewer than II 900
rooms in the papal palace, and many
of them never receive ray of sun
Y. Sun.
Daily camera., 1898-12-12
Hard Luck.

A poor little fellow called Vaughan
Was playing one day on the laughan,
When a whirlwind came nigh,
Took him up 10 the slNgh. .-
And none could tell where he had gaughal
N. Y. World
Daily camera., 1898-12-12

Genr Pass and Ticket Agent
Daily camera., 1898-12-12
Holiday Ratee.

An open rate of one standard fare be-
tween all points in Colorado and to and
from points on the D. & R. G. In New
Mexico, with minimum of fifty cents
Tickets to be on sale December 24th
25th. 10th and 3Is,, 1893, and January Is,
1900. Final limit January 4th, 1899
Going passage to begin on date OF sale,
Continuous passage in each direction.
S. K. HOOPER,
Gepl' Pass and Ticket Agent.
Daily camera., 1898-12-12
Eoual I. the Osc..,ou.

Equal to the Oecasion.
Maud-Did you not call for help
when he kissed you?
Marie-No. He didn't need any
Lite.
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with his brother Paul, he built factory
for the manufacture Of rifles. Later an
other inventor made improvements on the
original Mauser, SO that the rifles used to-
day by the German army are called Mann
licher Mausers.
william Mauser died in 1889, and since
then the business OF making Mauser rifles
has been conducted by his son, Herr F..
Mauser. The latter is also an inventor
and has made many improvements in the
arm, having adapted 1t for the use of
smokeless powder cartridges and otherwise
kept pace with the advance in small arm
making.
1t was Herr f. Mauser who introduced
his rifles to Spain as we'll as to Argentina,
Sweden and Turkey. He is described by
Mr.. Benjamin Folsom of Buffalo, who
furnished the photograph from which the
accompanying picture was drawn, as re-
markably unassuming gentleman.
II met him first, says Mr.. Folsom, "at
dinner party In the homo of a mutual
friend whom visited In England. He is
a German and speaks very little English,
but we got along oapitally after told him
l could cripple the German language as
effectively as Mauser bullet could dis
able men.
Herr Mauser appeared at an official re-
ception few nights later, and l was daz-
zled with the wealth and number Of deco.
rations which covered the whole Of his
breast from shoulder to shCdlder. In re-
ply to my observation to our friend that
Herr Mauser was the most profusely dec
GRATED man had seen outside Of royalty,
1 was informed that this was but sam
pie and that he had trunkful Of deoora-
tions, the gifts of every living sovereign" :"
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1898-08-11
HE SIGHTED CERVERA.
Story Of the Signal BOY Who Gave the
Alarm at Santiago.

Story Of the Signal BOY Who Gave the
Alarm at Santiago.
A perfect army and navy presupposes
not only that all the individual mem.
bers of such are courageous and capa-
BILE, but also that they have the feeling
of personal responsibility, are in thor
ough sympathy with the cause for
which they fight and are devotedly at
tached to the country in whose service
they are engaged, Probably nowhere
else are those requisites more frequent
ly met with than in the army and navy
of the United States.
Joseph T. Gaskin is only signal boy
on board the Iowa, but had it not been
for his unremitting attention to his du.
ties, his keen sight and reflective mind
Cervera's feet might have escaped un-
injured from the haTbor of Santiago.
Young Gaskin was on duty ON his
ship on the morning Of July and was
watching the entrance to the harbor
keenly. He was more than usually
alert, as he had reported the night be-
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1898-08-11
FIGHTING CHAPLAINS
SOME HAVE PROVED THEMSELVES
BRAVE AS WELL AS GOOD.

How the Chaplain OF the seventy-fiYst
Found His Duty Along the Firing Lines.
Another Chaplain who Used a Rifle and
was wounded.
Up from Cuba come thrilling stories
about some Of the fighting chaplains of
! the volunteer army, Some Of the best of
them are told about Rev. George r. Van
| de Voter, chaplain of the famous Seventy
first New York regiment Said one Of the
wounded soldiers of that command, q pri-
vate who is now recovering from bullet
wounds in New York hospital:
"Thore were good many Of us who
didn't think that chaplains wero of much
use in battle before we found out what
soldering meant, but now there isn't o
man Of us who is left alive who doesn't
wonder what we would have done without
him. II there is any credit coming to the
Seventy first, there isn't a man in 1t who
will not share more than half Of IL with
our chaplain, who shared all the bad and
showed us that he was as brave as any of
US and better than the best of us.
Those are the words of one who knows
| the man we'll aud has seen him in the field
| Chaplain Van dc Water Is the pastor Of a
New York church and has been connected
with the Seventy first regiment for several
years When the regiment was mustered
in, some one said to him, "If your regi.
ment is sent 70 the front, don't suppose
| you'll CO.
Then there was ON angry parson. "Oh,
you don't, don't your Well, you wait and
see. I'll tell you now, though, that wher
ever my regiment goes l CO." And he
has When the Seventy first went to Camp
Black, he was along and soon made him
| self favorite not only with his own men,
but with those Of other regiments. At
Lakeland it was the same.
| Chaplain Van de Water was all through
the battle of San Juan Hill, where so many
Of his boys fell. He was not behind the
firing lines either, but right up In front.
| He was out there not because 1t was re.
| quired of him, but because he believed
there was where his duty lay.
just what the duties Of an army chap
lain comprise depend upon the chaplain.
| In general way it is understood that
, during battle he shall lend hand to.
ward helping the wounded This can be
done either in the field hospital or at the
front. Chaplain Van dc Water chose to
| do his work at the front. A fine mark he
made for the Mauscr missiles, for he is
tall and stout. No doubt he was selected
as q target dozens of times during that
| fight by the Spaniards in the trenches.
Perhaps that is why he escaped unhurt.
His men say that he seemed TO be all
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bersburg,

youngest of 13 children, four Of whom
served their country in the army.
General McKibben came Of fighting
stock and early in the civil war enlisted
as a private in the regular army. He
was Immediately afterward appointed
second lieutenant, and his first promo
tion came to him in 1864, when he was
made first lieutenant. He was brevetted
captain for gallant services in battle the
same year and at the conclusion of the
war, deciding to remain in the army,
he was promoted TO be captain in the
Thirty-fifth infantry. In 1892 he be-
came major Of the Twenty fifth infan-
try, and in 1896 was promoted to the
lieutenant coloneloy of the Twenty first
infantry. He held this rank when he
went to Cuba. His services at the battle
of Santiago were Of so distinguished q
character that he was specially men
toned in General Skaters official re-
port. He was among the officers recon-
mended for promotion, and a few days
later the president made him briRa-
dier general Of volunteers. General Nc.
Kibben's homo is in California.
OF his three brothers who entered the
army General David McKibben served
in the Mexican and Indian wars and
upon the breaking out Of the civil war
was appointed assistant field officer to
General Mcclellan. He was brevet brig
adler general Of the regular army at the
close of the war. Another brother Rob-
ert, served with distinction in the civil
war, and when it ended was brevet
lieutenant colonel.
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CHAPLAIN VAN DE WATER IN THE FIELD.
along the line, now searching in the tall
grass for wounded, now standing along
the lines cheering the soldiers and urging
them to fight like heroes and prepare TO
die like Christians.
Lieutenant Trull, who has come home
honored and bandaged, says Of him: "By
long odds the most impressive service was
the one that our chaplain conducted the
Sunday evening before the big fight. He
tried TO hold meeting in the afternoon,
but the men were too busy with their
preparations for battle, and so he only
said few words TO them and told them
to go ahead and get things in shape and
that he would conduct services in the
evening.
HE did so in big engine house at
Siboney. He urged us to bravery and
filled us full Of hope. He begged each in
dividual to do his best for his country.
That was the kind of religion he gave us,
The whole service hardly kept US 80 min
utcs, but every IAN went away cheered.
THAT wasn't all. From the time we
landed in Cuba our chaplain gave his
whole time to visiting the soldiers. He
went from place TO place and would begin
to talk TO one man, when soon knot
would gather around him, and then he
got in his strong work. He didn't talk
sentimental religion, but laughed and
joked with the men, taking care to inspire
them with hope, patience, patriotism and
bravery. Then he looked out most care
fully for those who were i'll, cheering them
and doing what he could to make them
| comfortable.
Along with Chaplain Van de Water will
be remembered another lighting parson
who has shown that he Is made Of heroic
stuff, This is Rev. Dwight Galloupe,
rector Of st. Paul's Episcopal church no
| Newark, n. j., and chaplain of the Ninth
q, 5. infantry. Chaplain Galloupe was
| sunstruck on June 20 while carrying food
and water TO the wounded and aiding
them in other ways, He was ordered 20
| the hospital at Siboney, but two days later,
hearing of the fighting at the front and
feeling that it was his duty TO be there, he
struck cut on an eight mile walk never
halting until he reached the firing line
Then he seized a rifle from q wounded
soldier, ripped the Red Cross badge from
his arm and for fully an hour pumped lead
| at the Spaniards with righteous zeal and,
SO II Is said, with surprising accuracy,
This was early in the morning All day
the chaplain assisted the doctors with the
wounded. That afternoon when he had
moved back about half a mile beyond the
firing TO rest Bit, for he was still suffer
ing from the effects Of sunstroke, he was
injured by the explosion OF a shell. This
did not keep him from taking the eight
mile tramp back, and all along the way
he gave what assistance he could TO the
700 or 500 men, wounded, who were drag,
ging their suffering selves over that terri
hle road 20 tho hospital at Siboney
FRANCIS b. TALBERT.
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fore that he had seen three distinct
lines of smoke inside the harbor to the
left, and he believed Ceryera's ships
were getting up steam, and, as he puts
it, "were going to make break in the
night"
He saw at O'Clock and reported the
fact that the lines of smoke before noted
had moved toward the entrance Fifteen
minutes later he reported the smoke
moving more rapidly, and Of his own
accord prepared the signal numbers
300, meaning "The enemy's ships es-
Gaping" and made them ready for
hosting. At half past o'clock he saw
the first emerging warship, and report
ed the fact to the navigator, who order
ed him to hoist the emergency signal.
He did so, and the navigator said:
"sound the alarm, bugler Sound
general quarters
Then the battle was on.
The hero of this incident has his
home in Newark, N. j., where he was
educated. He enlisted in the navy two
years ago as an apprentice, and has an
elder brother on the Portsmouth
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sale of handkerChiefS

fine ones 50 far under price as
will pay ladies to send for, not one
or two, but for dozens. New, per-
feet goods.
25 cent all pure linen handker-
chiefs, hemstitched, embroidered,
15c each
SOC fine pure linen handkerchiets,
hemstitched, embroidered,
25c each.
Unlaundered Linen Handkerchief,
hemstitched, hand embroidered,
initial in corner-10c, s1.10 dozen
best handkerchiefs we've ever
sold for the money. -
A sale like this makes supplying
your handkerchief wants for months
to home, of pocketbook interest.
Ladies plain white P. X. fat Puff
Ties, &c each
value, as the ties will
prove.
Fine colored striped P. X. Puffs,
18c each.
Large assortment Ladies and
Misses dressy neckwear, 25 and SOC.
Shelf Emptying prices on Silks.
Wash Goods, Dress Goods, Suits,
Skirts, Shirt Waists and kindred
lines lower than ever known Of or
made here before.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1898-08-11
alvs ,hs cnildrsn a Drink

called Grain-O. 1t is a delicious, appetiz-
Ing, nourishing food drink to take the
place Of coffee. Sold by all grocers and
liked by all who have used II beca use
when properly prepared II tastes like
the finest coffee but IL free from all its
injurious properties. Grain-O aids diges-
ton and strengthens the nerves. II Is
not q stimulant but health builder,
and children as wsll 40 adults, can drink
II with great benedt. Costs about I as
much as coffee 10 and 20 cents.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1898-08-11
A FREAKISH CAREER.
Miss schley, Cousin of the Commodore, Is
n Restless Young Woman.

Restless Young Woman.
Miss Jessie Schley, the Milwaukee,
young woman who has gained notoriety
by attempting to personally negotiate
peace with the queen regent of Spain, is o
sentimental enthusiast who has attracted
attention TO herself before, but who has
never succeeded previously on so large o
scale. Miss Schley is the daughter Of Mr..
Charles Sohley, a successful and well bal
anced business man. Mr.. Schley is q
cousin of the famous commodore. So Miss
Jessie is second cousin to the man who
smashed Cervera's fleet.
Miss Schley was born in Richmond, and
there she went for her education after her
parents removed to Milwaukee. When she
left school, highly accomplished and en-
dowed with wealth, society welcomed her
with warmth. She soon gave evidence of
attribute OF an order superior to those of
her associates, and her aspirations finding
nothing congenial in the glitter and froth
Of society, she abandoned 1t and went to
live in Milwaukee with her parents, where
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1898-08-11
HE MAKES MAUsERs.
Something About the Man who Sells Spain
Her Terrible Rifles.

To German Spain Is indebted for the
Mauser rifle, her terrible infantry arm
which did such execution among our
who invented tho first weapon Of that
name, was citizen Of Oberndorf, Wurt-
temberg. As there was o big gun factory
IN his native town, he naturally became
an apprentice. But he was more than an
ordinary gunsmith. He was q mechanical
genius and before no was 80 had invented
a new percussion gun, which was soon
after adopted by Belgium. In 1871 he
was summoned TO Berlin, where he showed
the kaiser's army officials o new model of
his rifle. It was adopted at once, and Herr
Mauser went beck TO Oberndorf, where,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1898-08-11
LESSON OF THE WAR.
DEsPlsED SPAIN TEACHES US THE
VALUE OF sMoKELEss POWDER.

How Our War Department, After Ignor-
ing For Years This American Invention.
Is Now Preparing TO supply 1t to the
Army and Navy.
The American fighting man of the near
future, both anoat and ashore will be
provided with smokeless powder TO burn
in up to date guns This is one of the
lessons we have learned during the pres
ent war, and Spain, ridiculed, discredited
despised old Spain, has been our teacher.
1t is hardly worth the while to probe
deeply into the mystery Of why we had not
adopted smokcless powder years ago. 1t
was an American invention. and long be.
fore this should have been appreciated and
used here. But it was not. Hudson Max
i'm, who claims TO be the inventor, also
claims that he spent several years and q
large amount Of money I'm trying 20 in
duce our army and navy experts to buy
and use his smokeloss powder. he says
he could not even give It to our govern.
ment, and he claims that Admiral Samp-
son, who was then chief of ordnance, al
lowed consignment of smokeless powder
to lie for years at Indian Head proving
grounds, and finally returned it without
giving It a test
Other American inventors have been
similarly used by the officials Of their own
government. Hiram Maxim had to go to
Europe to sell his rapid fire gun. Ericsson
WIS forced TO build his monitor at his
own expense, and 1t was merely on its
way to be tested and probably rejected
when It met and crushed the Merrimac
You still remember how only month or
so ago the navy department refused the
offer Of Holland, inventor Of the subma-
rine boat. This same navy department of
ours, as recently as 1894, practically pro-
nounced smokelCss powder failure.
Yet when Sampson came 20 lombard
San Juan and Santiago he found that the
smoke from his big guns soon wrapped
his fleet in such dense cloud that he was
forced to stop firing. When Sohley chased
Cervera, his gunners were greatly handi-
capped by the same cause. On land doz-
ems Of brave volunteers were sacrificed at
San Juan hill and other engagements
around Santiago because they were armed
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1898-08-11
J. n, Bowman, OF New Pittsburg, o.,
Recommends wrixht's Celery
Corn oound.
New Plttsburg, O., Jan, II, I

New Pittsburg, o., Jan. 2l, 1897.
To The Wright Medical Co., Columbus,
o.; Dear 6irs--I have purcnased bog OF
Whght's Celery Capsules from George
Kreiger, druggist. Wooster, o., and used
them for rheumatism and stomach
trouble. The Capsules sreneved me and !
am now In exoelleut nealth. 1t IL the
best remedy ever used. Ism ont In all
kinds Of weather carrying overland mail,
and am now In perfect health. ClI gladly
recommend the Capsules.
Very truly yours,
j. II. Bowman.
Sold BY all druggists a 500 and sl.Ol
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1898-08-11

Ihe sato che would make her lifo one Of
usefulness. Not long afterward she took
the novice's veil in Roman Catholic con-
vent. Her health was not good enough,
md the two years Of her noyitiate con.
vinced her that a nuns career was not
her vocation, ard she re-entered the world.
Her next move was to open two schools
for poor children, and she maintained
them at her own expense. Later, under
authority from Archbishop Ireland, she
opened home for friendless girls In st.
Paul and founded sisterhood of which
she became the mother superior.
About this time Miss Sohley began to
feel the promptings of art, and feeling
sure that she had talent she went TO Eu-
rope, studying at Paris and Rome.
Miss Sohley's father and her sisters, OF
whom there are three, are very much dis
tressed at her course In becoming the
friend and counselor Of decayed royalty.
Like the distinguished hero Of Santiago,
they are ardent patriots, and they feel that
her recent outbreak cannot but bo AK
,remely distasteful TO the Gnmmnhnra
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1898-08-11

This fact and its merit has led dishonest
people to attempt to counterfeit 1t.
Look out for the man who attempts to
deceive you when you call for DsWitts
Witch Hazel Salve the great pile cure.
E. o. Miller, East End Phar. f. T. Shan
felt 4 90. and Fishers drug store.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1898-08-11
Have You a Son, Brother,

husband or Lover in the Army or
Navy? Mail him today 25c package
Of Aliens Foot. Ease, a powder for the
feet. All who march, walk or stand
need IT, 1t cures aching, tired, sore,
swollen, sweating feet, and makes tight
or new shoes easy. Feet can't Blister
get Sore or Callous where Aliens Foot.
Ease is used. 10000 testimonials. All
druggists and shoe stores sell 1t, 25c.
Sample sent FREE. Address Allen s.
Olmstead, lie Roy, N. Y.'
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1898-08-11

Ordinary household accidents have no
terrors when there's bottle Of DIR.
Thomas Electric OIL In the medicine
chest. Heals burns, cuts, bruises, sprains.
Instant relief.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1898-08-11
A UNIQUE HONOR.
General McKibben the First United States
Military Governor In Cuba.

Brigadier General Chambers McKib-
ben, who temporarily acted as mill
tary governor of Santiago and was the
first American to hold sway in a Cuban
city, achieved unique distinction. As
aid-de-camp to General Shafter he had
the honor of first raising the stars and
stripes over the city.
General McKibben was born in Cham.
bersburg, Pa, in 1888, and was the
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1898-08-11

A lazy liver makes q lazy man. Bur-
dock Blood Bitters is the natural, never
failing remedy for lazy liver.
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G 3
featherWeight
skirt supporter,

regular price 25c-rustless alumi-
num-easily adjusted holds skirt
up-waist down-comfortable e-nev-
er disappointing-as good for wear
in winter as in summer-better all
the time than any other skirt sup
porter made. Takes &c extra for
postage if by mail, as it has to be
packed in a box sc postage will
carry two in same box. In order
ing, send waist measure.
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per box. Send address on postal to the
Wright Med. Co.,, Columbus, Ohio. for
iris giEe. free
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1898-08-11

DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salye has the
largest sale Of any ealye in the world.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1898-08-11

How Our War Department, After Ignor-
ing For Years This American Invention,
Is Now Preparing TO supply 1t to the
Army and Navy.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-08-18
Alexandria GaZtttt& EiTgilaA Iy.l.1

The Gazette is the oldest psrcr IN tie ST..
and, with few exceptions, tho Oldest 'a Us
country, and its usefulness has been d''-'-
strated.and appreciated for nearly q ',''' y.
SSFeatures-Press Dispatches, "a'I'D-'.
and Richmond correspondence. daily A'''.
reports, Local News and matters OF mere
Virginia, but more especially to tbs '''' 49,
sec ion of Virginia. 81.
In its columns has Away been 'V--.
mirror of passing events and careful 'l' -.
cling of the history of what i' gong Oh - ~.
world, but more especially in tins '''''"
ever been its aim. ,..,
The Gszst.e, situated as IT is 30 WV.
Washington. the great centre Of news '. W.
daily the benefit of the pless dsP'''H'' -,
every part OF the world +; hence It's i'.''- ~.
read from its columns in toe evening wi a..
transpired that day in every portion
United St, ties, as well as from every psi
the bsbitsble globe. COnseqa My j. ~.
everyday occurrence for the Gazette I... ~,
lish kilograms from the various A' .,,rs
capitals about twelve or fifteen lO'''
than the morning papers P,:.
correspondence from wasaing''n' nj nj.
mond and every section Of N's.D.' ...o,.
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wealth are to be found in the columns
Gazette. co-a9s'
history of everything that occurs il ,'I =. .o
the city, and this feature Will - w.
careful attention. ,,b5iyf
this city, especially among those g-s
its advertising columns before P 1lIoy
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