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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1898-11-24
FRANCES NEW TERROR.
The Charles Martei II n Big nnd Fors
midabIe Looking BattIeship.

Some day France is going to have an
immense navy If she keeps on turning out
fighting ships with the rupidity which she
has been doing for the last year or two.
At Brest, at Toulon, on the Seine, and ut
st. Nazare are battleships, cruisers and
torpedo boats in all stages of construction
from that in which the steel ribs stick up
Nke the skeletons of some prehistoric
mammoth TO that condition where only
men and steam are lacking TO rouse the
huge lifoless hulks into things of action.
Even II warcluuds do blow over, the
French have seen the necessity of having
bigger navy, and the work is to be push
ed on. Moro keels are TO be laid down and
more big guns sent aloat. One of the
newest of Frances new battleships Is the
Charles NIartel, q most formidable looking
craft indeed. The Martel is just a little
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1898-11-24

CUTTING CHRISTMAS TREES FOR MARKET.
the tree down, where 1t lies and rots, to
form vegetable mold.
More than 900, 900 Christmas frs will
be sent out from Maine between now and
Dec. 20. Owing to sharp competition
among the contractors and the drop in the
rates of stumpage, the trees will be in
better condition than for some years, and
while the retail price may hold up to the
average the profits of those engaged in
the business will be much larger.
In addition to Christmas trees large
quantities of lyoopodium or ground pine
and of various shrubs laden with red ber-
ries will be shipped In bales and boxes.
Owing to tho spirit Of patriotism awak-
ened by the late war, some Of the contract
ors are making up set pieces, banners and
miniature embellishments in red, white and
blue, employing the scarlet leaves of the
red maple or the crimson leaves of the
suma6 to produce the red tint, the snowy
flowers of the everlasting locally known
as poverty weed to make the white and
the purple bloom of the fall aster for the
blue When properly massed, this ar
rangement of tints has very pleasing
effect
New Hampshire, Vermont, Pennsyl-
vania and New Jersey also supply large
quantities of Christmas trees and Christ
mas greens. Down to very recent years
spruce and fir were tho only trees used for
Christmas, while holly and mistletoe held
undisputed the field of decoration. But
with the great increase in the demand for
Christmas greens many other materials
have been pressed into service. The cheap
er trees are now pine and hemlock, which
are less desirable than the spruce because
their spines are not so long and silky and
are more apt to drop of after the tree has
been kept for few days.
For decorations great variety Of new
things have come TO be used The Jersey
men discovered that their cape flowers
with their bright berries produced good
effect, and that everlasting, bittersweet
and n great number Of similar growths
could be utilized In tho made pieces. The
beautiful juniper, which has always been
highly esteemed In tho SOUTH has OF late
found considerable favor, and large quan.
titles Of it are now shipped north from the
Virginias and CarOlinas. Moses are used
to considerable extent too.
Holly and mistletoe still hold the place
of chief favor, though they have had to
admit many humber plants to their COM
pany. Holly and laurel are both gathered
chiefly in Delaware, Maryland, Virginia
and the Caroiinas.
1t may be Of interest TO know that Of
the "English" mistletoe so eonspicuously
displayed about Christmas time not one
tenth really comes from England. The
reason is that the great orchards of Worces-
tershire and Lincolnshire, from which
the English mistletoe Is obtained, have
nearly exhausted their supply. Most OF
the mistletoe now brought to this country
comes from Normandy, where 1t is SO
thick that the farmers look upon 1t as
nuisance. Some American mlstletoe from
Delaware and Virginia Is sold every year,
but 1t is generally regarded as inferior to
the imported article.
ALFRED r. RowLEY.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1898-11-24
WORCESTERSHIRE
MILLIONS OF YOUNG FlRs NOW BEING
CUT Fer MARKET.

How and From whence Springs the
Holiday Forest which santa Claus
VIII he Asked to Load with Won
dcrfuI FruIt--Christmas Greens.
The Christmas tree industry is big one
In how many million homes of this coun-
try do you suppose Christmas morning
will find one of those wonderful trees laden
with wonderful fruitP And where do you
suppose all the trees come fromp
Northern New England undoubtedly
supplies more Christmas trees than any
other section Of the Union, for 1t must
furnish the chief supply of Boston and
other New England cities as well as that
of New York, Philadelphia and many Of
the larger urban centers around them.
The city dweller Is far more apt to have q
Christmas tree than the farmer or villager.
He appreciates more keenly the joys Of
having his parlor carpet strewn with piDo
needles. The clump Of green In the cor
ner Of the room exhales the true spirit Of
tho holiday for him.
From northern Maine alone something
like / 900 900 Christmas trees are annual
ly sent to tho market. The choppers are
now at work and have been for week or
moro. They will DO busy until within a
week of Christmas. Many carloads Of
trees will soon be arriving in the large
cities as the result Of their work.
This does not mean that the forests Of
Maine are being nipped In the bud Last
year tho Hon. j. Sterling Morton, ex-sec-
retary Of agriculture and forestry expert,
raised an indignant protest at what he
designated "a wanton waste Of valuable
young timber" But the owners of Maine
woodland laughed. They do not look upon
the Maine fir as valuable timber. They
regard 1t as more of forest weed than
anything else. They say it chokes out the
more valuable timber. Before the demand
for young treos was so great the land
owners were glad to have their land
cleared. Now they ask only about 50 an
acre stumpage.
Mr.. Morton did not know the utter use
lessness of the Maine fir tree, or ho would
never have come to its defense. It Is {
coarse grained, scraggy tree at best. Wher
young, 1t grows rapidly and when set II
rows or masses makes aserviceable shelter
for buildings or tender fruit trees, but M
sooner does the trunk begin to grow thar
it becomes powder posted and Is converted
by big ants into rotten sawdust. The ever
green spills turn brown and fall off, gray
and green caribou moss gathers on thu
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1898-11-24

an autopsy room provided with movable
dissecting tables electrical apparatus and
the very latest devices and implements
used in post mortom examinations
1t looks moro like "A clinical room in "A
we'll endowed medical college, and there
Is none of the grewsomenoss about 1t that
characterized the old morgue. There Is
also bright and CHEEKY reception room
where the photographs and records are
kept, and photograph room with all the
apparatus necessary
There Is alargo central chamber, around
which arc reoeptacles, and IA large vault
In ono corner will hold a great number OF
infants bodies There Is also room filled
with closets in which the clothing taken
from bodies will be kept for purposes OF
Identification, and these, too, can be adapt
ed to receive many more bodies in case of
great emergency. This is tho fourth
morgue built by the city. Since 1874 ESQ, p
900 bodies have bcon placed in the New
York morgue All the records since 1874
have been scrupulously kept and are in
good condition.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1898-11-24
NEW Works. MORGUE.
New Building Where the Great City's
Unknown Dead Are Received.

Unknown Dead Are Received.
The New York morgue, in whose rec.
ords have been written tho final bitter
chapter to many0 life tragedy, was recent
ly installed in fine new steel building on
the East river water front. 1t is n square
structure with a central dome, and out
wardly it Is hardly suggestive of the grew
some uso to which it Is put. There are
taken all tho bodies of the unknown or
unclaimed dead. II is the antechamber to
the potter's field. It's slabs are never
empty. When the officials moved into the
new building the other day, 81 lifeless
dodgers were moved along with the furni-
ture and records. The average number of
bodies to be found in the New York
mOrgue is about 100.
The new morgue is as far in advance In
the way Of scientific appointments and
appliances over the old morgue as the old
one was in advance of the first morgue
constructed in New York for the reception
of the dead bodies. III the old morgue ice
was used to refrigerate the bodies, but in
the new morgue an ammonia refrigerat-
ing plant located outside of the morgue
proper freezes the bodies and renders the
handling of ice unnecessary. The new
morgue does not put on the appearance OF
q deadhouse. 1t Is as cheerful place as
is compatible with house of the dead.
The new morgue has n spacious com.
partment capable Of holding 1866 bodies,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1898-11-24
A WOMAN LEGISLATOR.
Or. Mary r. Barry VIII Help Make
Laws For Colorado.


Among the silver fusion candidates for
the Colorado legislature who were success
full in the recent election was DIR. Mary L.
Barry Of Pueblo county. She will take
her scat in the next Legislature when i5 Ms.
sembles and promises to attend strictly to
the duty Of making laws for Colorado
She will not be the first woman to occupy
such position, for women have been elect.
ed Legislators in Colorado before, but she
is the only woman to be elected TO such an
Office in the late contest.
DR. Barry is n native of Chicago. She
was born in 1868 and received her educa.
tion in the public schools, finishing with a
course in tho normal school of Oshkosh,
Wis, where she graduated with teachers
certificate. Deciding to pursue the profes.
sion of medicine she entered the Woman's
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1898-11-24

A cough is not like a fever. H. does
not have to run a certain course. Cure
it quickly and efiectuslly with One
Minute Cough Cure, the best remedy for
all ages and for the most severe cases.
We recommend it because it's good.
E. o. Miller, East End Phar.,F p. Shan
felt & 90. and Fisber Irug store.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1898-11-24
Thinking Alike,

Yabsley--I have always had an idea that
after couple bad been married for some
time even their thoughts became to a
great degree identical. Am right, Peck?
Mr.. ~ Peck (emphatioally)-You are
About now my wife is thinking what
she'll say TO mo for coming homo so late.
And SO am L-Londou Punch.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1898-11-24
There Is a Glass of People

Who are injured by the use of coffee.
Recently there has been placed in all
the grocery stores new preparation
called GRAIN.O, made of pure grains,
that takes the place OF coffee. 1t does
not cost over | as much. Children may
drink il with great benefit 10 cts and
25 cts per package. Try it. Ask Tor
GRAIN.O. 3
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1898-11-24

Overcome evil with good. Overcome
your coughs and colds with One Minute
Cough Cure. 1t is so good children cry
for it. 1t cures croup, bronchitis, pneu.
monia, grippe and all throat and lung
diseases. #. P. Shanafelt d 90,
Il. O. Miller, Fast End Phsr. and
Fishers drnV store.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1898-11-24
. A % II q II r a.
Bears tho n The Kind You Have Always Bought
Signature Of &/zH2zIzI
J. n. bowman, OF new FittsburK' o.
Recon mends Wright's Celery
Com uOuud.
New Pittsburg, o., Jan. 81,

New Pittsburg, o., Jan. II 1877.
To The Wright Medical Co., Columbus,
D.: Dear Sirs-I have purchased box OF
Wright's Celery Capsules from George
6reiger, druggist, Wooster, o., and used
hem for rheumatism and stomach
rouble. The Capsulesreneved me and
am now In excellent nef lth. 10 is the
best remedy ever used. am out In all
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1898-11-24
choice goods at less priG3S

as will show them plainly it pays to
buy here,
One-tbird of these live within
walking or street car distance Of
the store. Most OF the other ,
million can come by railroad and
return the same cay.
Ifyou can't come, our mail order
department is at your service -
quick and sure to do your bidding,
whether it be sending samples, clta-
logue, or filing orders.
Assorlments in 81 different de-
partment3 we're never larger, more
interesting than now.
We're making use Of every mod
ern equipment for service are
bending every wejI-traincd energy
toward making this the best store
for Canton pacple to buy their Dry
Goods at" "best" that means larg-
est GSsortmentS, stocks as large
az what you'd find in New York
and the choicest your money will
buy.
In yonr own interest, come or
send---and see that we've the goods
and prices here to back up what we
say.
We never knew of such choice
Dress Goods at 2Jc, 3jc, soc
and soc as here now.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1898-11-24

When you ask for DeWitt's Witcn Ha.
eel Salve, don't accept counterfeit or
imitation. There are more cases of piles
being cured by this, than all others
combined. Il. o. Miller, East End
Phar., Fred P. 6hanaielt and Fishers
drug Yto.s.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1898-11-24
How 10 FIND 0Et.

Fill bo tie or common glass wi h
your water md 1T 1t stand twenty-tuur
hours: d sediment or settling Indicate
an uOhealihy condition OF the kidneys;
if it stains your linen il is evidence OF
kidney trouble; 100 frequent de.ire to
pass it o. lin in the back - also con-
vinCing prOui tnat the kidneys and
blu oder are out Of order.
WHAT TO DO.
There is com!ort in the kuowl. DE 50
often expressed, that Or. kiimer'o
swamp Root, the great kidney remedy
fu ii lis evfry wish IN CuTirg rheumatism
pain in the lack, kidneys, liver, hlad-
der and eye,y pat Of the urinary pas
sages. 1t correCls nobility to hold the
water and sCaldirg pain in passing il,
or bad Effects loving u'e of liquor,
VINE o. he-r, and overCr mes that IN
pleasant necessity Of being compiled to
20 often during the day, and 10 get up
many times during 'ight. The mild ~ d
the extraordinary fleet of Swamp Root
is SON realized. Ii stands the highss
for it, Wonderful cures o the most dis
trpssing cases, If you neeu a medlmnr
'. u should nave the best. a GTUgg Is
fitv rent or ne buOlar
YOu uuy have r. mn'e h.tIp oud %
book th tells NOR about ii both sent
aneulu civ free by mail, " uerud YOU
address rH Or. X NJ. d. 'O., iugaam-
ton, n. Y "r'u wi i.g be sure and
mention rhet you rpad lis generous
offer in the News-DewoCrat.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1898-11-24

Ten thousand demons gnawing away
at ones vitals couldn't be much worse
than the tortures of itching piles. Yet
there's cure, Doan's Ointment never
fails.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1898-11-24

NEW FRENCH BATTLEsHtP CHARLES MATTEL
larger than our Iowa, but in spite of hei
forbidding appearance she does not carry
such big guns nor so many of them.
The Martel has recently gone into com
mission and only the other day received
the finishing touches at the docks of Brest.
She is 392 feet in length and has a beam
of II feet What gives her the imposing
appearance is her l2 turrets and her two
military masts In these turrets the lar
gest guns are two 12 inch broechloading
rifles. The rest of her armament consists
in two 1916 inch rifles, eight 5.4G inch
quick firing rifles and number of smaller
guns. She has six torpedo tubes, two Of
which are submerged. All her big guns
are worked by hydraulic power. Under
forced draft the MartCl has attained n
speed of something over IS knots an hour,
which is fairly good for ship of her size.
She has complete steel armor belt which
varies in thickness from 10 to II inches.
She will add much TO the strength of
Frances Mediterranean squadron.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1898-11-24

kinds Of weather carrying overland mail,
and am now in perfect health. gladly
recommend the Capsules.
Very truly yours,
J. r. Bowman,
Sold by all druggists az Soc and sl.0O
per box. send address on postal TO the
Wright Med. 90 Columbus. Ohio, for
trial qiSa free
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1898-11-24

TOR SALE-Carrages, Wagons and Bug
gies, wholesale and retail. Largest
stock and lowest prices ever offered in Stark
county. Come and see us and be convinced
A few second hand jobs cheap.
CANTON VEHICLE CO.,
200 to 2i9 South Cherry Street,
maT24u Opposite Dannemiller's
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1898-11-24
Notice Of appointment.

The undersigned has been duly appointed ad-
of the estate of Mary OyerhOlt
late of Stark county, Ohio. deceased
Dated the Goth day of October, 1898.
JOSEPH W, 0VERHOLT,
pl7dW administrator.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1898-11-24
y Rs =
~ O AZ q ~ .
; million
people,.

living within a hundred miles OF
this Dry Goods 8tore-the most in
dustrious, prosperous region in
America. We're determined to
appeal to each one of these 50 con-
vincingly with
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1898-11-24

sAN FRANCISCO. Cal
L0UIsvILLE. Ky. NEW YORK. M.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-09-18
HONEST MEN AT THE GUNS.
EngIishmen Are stiu Drawing Les
sons From the Santiago Victory.

sons from the santiago VICTORY
From the London Chronicle.
Morality counts in fighting like every
thing else Your honest man is a better
man-in all things-than a rogue. Ac
cording to the testimony of one of the Of
ficers of the Spanish fleet, the crew of the
Crlstobal Colon were mainly convicts,
taken out of the jals and forcibly put
aboard the ship just before she sailed from
Spain. Is 1t to be supposed for one min
ute that men of this stamp could stand
up before American sailors-salors be-
cause they love their work and glory IN
their country? Another Spanish officer is
authority for the statement that liquor
was plentifully served to all the crews be
fore the ships left Santiago harbor, and
that a great many of the men were drunk.
Drunken convicts pitted against sober,
cool-headed American freemen! Is 1t sur
prising that In sixty minutes Cervera' 8
fleet was a mass of twisted steel and iron,
while the American squadron had passed
through its ordeal unscathed?
We have been finding explanations for
the marvellous hitting qualities" of the
American gunners as demonstrated both
at Manila and Santiago. One, TO me the
simplest has been overlooked. There are
who have had much experience in fleet
work. American squadrons have rarely
consisted, since the close of the civil war
and until the commencement of present
hostilities of more than three or four
vessels, and these have generally been
scattered over the station. There has been
practically no opportunity for fleet evo-
lutions, for the intricate maneuvers which
distinguish European navies. In their
place, American commanders have devoted
their time to gun drill, to sub-caiber and
target practice, with the one end In view
of bringing their men to the highest state
Of proficiency as gunners. Probably in
feet tactical evolutions the American ad-
miral might be at a disadvantage, but in
gunnery he has shown the world what he
can do.
Another thing we have been taught is
the uselessness of the coming tower II
cannot be ascertained that a single COM
handing officer availed himself of the pro-
lection of his armored citadel The space
is too narrow to permit a captain to see
everything happening around him, and in
action the commanders vision must not
be narrowed Perhaps even stronger OBJ
lection to the use of the coming tower
Is the implied reflection IT conveys on the
courage of the commanding officer. The
men must stand In the open, the captain
is safe behind his steel walls. The sight
of the captain standing on bridge or pilot
house seeing and seen by his men, en-
couragng them by his presence, sharing
with them the risks, Is an inspiration, an
incentive to greater deeds. Would Nelson
be the glorified figure of history if he had
been shot while telegraphing to the engine
room from the coming tower? Farragut
dashed to the rigging made even the timd>
est a hero; in comparative safety behind
his belted walls the Inspiration of his
presence would have been lost.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-09-18

she ha the highest regard for Gen. Clay
He seemed more ike a father to her than
husband, she said. The life she led at
w hitehall' was lonesome and unhappy
one and she had to leave or go crazy,
she added.
When Brock joined the army and came
10 Lexington to be mustered, Dora came
with him and remained until he went
with the regiment to Chlckamauga. Fail
ing to pass the medical examination ne
returned to Valleys View
Dora's brother, Leonard, was working
here, and Brock induced her to come here
and keep house for the brother, as he is
not married. She came. and Brock has
been living with them for two months.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-09-18

glowed like sapphlres in a kingly crown.
The child opened her weary eyes. They fell
on the plant and for the first time they
sparIled with the joy of life.
"Oh please. my roses! she cried, a new
ring coming into her voice.
Yes, dear, they're yours" said Miss
kavanagh, and felt her eye-lids brim over
as the little one Rugged the rough clay
pot and kissed the delicate leaves and
crooned over the flowers with a happy
smile.
In all my practice" said DR.. Agnew,
a long time afterward, the best tonic l
ever knew was blue roses"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-09-18
DORA CLAY MARRIEs AGAIN.
Divorced GirI-Wife of Gen. Clay
WEEDS Farm Hand.
From the New York Journal.

FROM the New 1Ork journal.
Lexington, KY, Sept. 15.-Dora Richard
son, who has been known for four years
as the child wife of Gen. Cassius Mar
cellus Clay of Whitehall Madison coun-
ty, is TO be married here tomorrow to
Riley Brock, the 24-year-old farm and
saw-min hand.
She met Brock at Valley View, when
she was living there with her brother Clell,
after she had left Whitehall Brock is
a handsome fellow, six feet tall, with
brown hair and eyes, regular features, and
Is possessed of a happy-go-lucky nature.
lie is always In a good humor. He said
to-day:
Yes, I am always happy. / never take
trouble. My throat has risen several
umes and had to be lanced, but am al
ways happy. 1t was this throat that caus-
ca me to be rejected after / had enlisted
IN the Second Kentucky Regiment for sew
eral months. Dora and 1 expect to be
happy here. Gen. Clay gave her two little
houses. We rent one for Sc a month, and
nave job with farmer nearby. She
loves me and I love her. OF course, a
giri of her age could not love a man 81
years old, like Gen. Clay. He ought not
70 nave expected it. She is only 49,
Brooks father, Washington Brock, was
saw-mill hand, so that he and Dora
Oeiong 10 the same stratum of society,
Or as Gen Clay put it, they are both
peasants but they expect to be happier
than Dora could be in great whitehall, -
with its fine drawing rooms, its priceless
art treasures and its costly bric-a- brac.
The little house that Gen. Clay gave
her the day before he filed the divorce
papers Is nothing more than a howell 1t
IS OF undressed boards, upholstered, I'M
ceiilnged with rough floors, having no
carpets.
Dora looked bright and happy to-day as
S SHe sat in the little room and told of her
lie at Whitehall" She declared that