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Industrial freedom. [volume] (Edison, Wash.) 1898-1???, 1898-08-27

| stand here, my friends, to urge that
a new leaf be turned oyer-that the
labor class, instead of idly and bindly
waiting for better circumstances and
better times, shall begin at once to con-
slider and discuss the means OF controll-
ing circumstances and commanding
times, by study, calculation, foresight,
union. Horace Greeley.
Industrial freedom. [volume] (Edison, Wash.) 1898-1???, 1898-08-27

Landlordism VS.. Socialism.-Mil
lions of acres of German soil are kept
from human use by being devoted to
game preserves for the nobility. The
socialist voters number over 1000, 900,
of whom 100000 have not tasted
meat for six months. The landlords
do two things: /. They fence the
people off the soil in order to make
deer parks and pheasant ranges: and,
>. They put heavy import duties on
American wheat and pork, so that
taeir own wheat and pork will be
dear. This IS one reason why the So
ciahst or humanity before luxury"
party has become the largest of all
German political parties. In one dis
trict where Emperor William has
q large game preserve" the social
ist vote rose from 6d4 in 1893 to 9.S29
in lsa>. No wonder that the emperor
r. uneasy.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1898-03-24

delight. Wealthy his sitters must neces.
sarily be, for q portrait by Duran is
worth from 50, 900 to $40, 700. For the
last 80 years his studio in Paris has
been q Mecca for art students, and many
an American artist is proud to announce
that he "has studied with Duran"
The real name of Duran, which he
has merely abbreviated and Latinized,
is Charles Auguste Emile Durand. He
was born at Lille and is now nearly 30
years of age, but still as showy and
splendid as he was in the days when he
was a young boulevardier. He was a
pupil of Souohon and studied in Italy
and Spain on pension allotted him for
the purpose by his native city.
He commenced as a painter Of subject
pictures and also executed important
decorative compositions for public
buildings in Paris and elsewhere. He
won his first medal at the salon in 1866
and the Legion of Honor in 1872, being
made an officer of the legion in 1878.
Then he suddenly switched off from
painting compositions to portraits, and
in 1879 won the greatest prize Of q
French artist, the salon medal Of hon.
or, with the portrait of lady. Since
then, with the exception Of decorative
work, he has adhered to the portrait
line and has become very rich man.
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NERVOUS BREAKDOWN

From the Huron Tribune, Bad Are, Mich.

A breaking down Of the nervous system"
is a modern expression modern COM
plant. IL is induced by prolonged strain
and the overtaxng of the nervous system,
aud is product of over hurry and hustle.
II affects the preacher and the lawyer-the
direct result Of brain tire. 1t affects people
in any walk Of life, too, who worry and fret.
II means depicting of the nerve forces.
IL is durable by complete rest and change
Of scene, also by the use of nerve restoratives
and nerve foods As the first method is not
within the reach of all, the latter offers
the most universal and practical method
Of treating the complaint. When it is de-
termined that medicine is 10 be used, Sc
lect that one which contains the most nerve.
nourishing properties, Do not take nerve
tonics. They only stimulate, and the reaction
leaves you worse than you were before.
Select the medicine that is to the nerves
what meat is to the body-one that as il
builds up the nerves, also increases your
weight. The best thing for the purpose is
DIR. Williams Pink Pills for Pale People,
the reputation Of which is built up by solid
and indisputable proof and which is known
In every hamlet in the country.
As proof of its merits in such cases, read
the following letter of clergyman:
DIR. WILLIAMS MED. Co.,
Schenectady, N. Y.
Dear SirS In April, 1896, ! was hope
less case, owing to a complete breaking dOwr
of my nervous system and to q persistent
stomach trouble | had been treated by 9
great many physicians but received no per
manent benefit. had been down four timet
with nervous prostration and twice with
gastritis. These attacks would come with
such violence as to throw me into spasms
The time came when physicians said l mus
stop preaching or die / would be so ex
hausted after the last service on Sunday tina
could scarcely get from the pulpit. Man!
i n mi / have tp oft 10
fore | could leave the church in order {,
| gain a little RtrenRth. | could eat neithe
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THE CAPTURE OF THE SAVANNAH.

linen the savannah, her officers and
crew, flushed with success, set sail again,
yearning for more conquests. A short
distance up tho coast brig was sight
ed, apparently merchant vessel. The
Savannah gave chase and had no diff.
Guilty in overhauling her. But just as
the privateersmen were reckoning the
probable value Of the prize they were
surprised to see the supposed merchant.
man drop the masks from her ports and
develop into a fighting ship. She was
the United States brig of war Perry.
Then the Savannah turned and ran,
but the Perry cracked on all sail, and
after q short chase, during which the
privateer' swivel gun barked deflantly
few times, the Savannah was over
hauled and captured. The crew and Off
GERS of the Savannah were taken to New
York and locked up on charge of pi-
racy. For some time it was thought
they would be hanged, but after months
Of imprisonment they were finally ex-
changed as prisoners of war. They were
exchanged because the Confederates
threatened to hang squad of Union
officers in retaliation.
Privateering as it was in the old days,
the days Of smart maneuvers under sail,
Of yardarm to yardarm conflicts, of the
Oarronade, swivel and boarding pike, is
now a thing forgotten. She slapdnsh
style of climbing over q strangers bull
warks, clearing his decks with naked
| outlass and sritting pistol and then
asking his nationality and destination
is thing Of the past.
Conditions Of naval warfare have un'
dergone q vast change since the pri'
vateer Of the convoy and carronade era
was extant. If he ever goes to sea again,
he will go in steam craft and will Cry
halt to passing strangers in the Ian
guage of the high power and rapid fire
gun. SEwELL FORD.
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commission, while the latter has none
By ships of the enemy is meant any
craft flying the flag Of the belligerent
government, from coal barge to a
cruiser.
AS matter Of fact, the privateer
would trouble neither Of these mention
ed unless perohance he needed coal. If
privateering were begun today, for in
stance, the ships which would become
the prey Of the privatoer would be the
sailing vessels and steamers Of the mer-
chant marine of the two countries at
war. Not only the citizens Of each con-
testing country would be at liberty to
ask for privateers' commissions, but
citizens Of neutral countries as well.
These commissions are technically
termed letters Of marque.
In most civilized nations privateering
has been abolished, but the information
al agreement to this effect was not en-
tered into by the United States. AS
nearly as can be discovered from the
best authorities, Spain stood out also.
The declaration of Paris, which did
away with privateering in 1855, after
the Crimean war, was as follows:
"First. st.-Privateering is and remains
abolished.
"Second. The neutral flag covers
enemy's goods, with the exception of
contraband Of war
"Third. Neutral goods, with the
exception of contraband of war, are not
liable to capture under an enemy's flag
1.-THE present declaration is not and
shall not be binding except between
those powers who have acceded or shall
Aocede to it,"
England, France, Austria, Prussia
md Russia were the original signers.
Nearly all the other maritime powers
of the world followed. 1t was because
Of the comparative smallness Of our
navy that this nation refused to join in
that in case of war we should have to
depend upon privateering to supplement
our navy.
With Spain and this country both be-
yond the pale Of the agreement there is
Of course every opportunity for extern
sive privateering on both sides in case OF
war. Any swift ship may, by an outlay
of capital so small that the first capture
will repay 1t twice over, be armed and
equipped as privateer. Any unproteot-
cd vessel sailing the high seas under the
dag Of the enemy is her prey. The cap
tive is taken to the nearest port of the
nation under whose letters of marque
the privateer sails and there adjudicated
upon py prize court. After being con-
demned she may be sold or bonded, as
Is done in most cases, to her original
owners. The privateer's officers and
crew divide the prize money.
This is a quick way Of amassing
riches. but there is always the danger
Of being overtaken and sunk or captured
by the enemy's warships. A priyateer
ts not suitably equipped for dissensions
with warship. Still, the sea is big,
and II the licensed pirate be swift she
can keep out of danger. There are men
In Wall street today who made their
fortunes priyateering.
In order to make war upon the com.
heroe Of the United States the Confed'
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NOT ALWAYS UNDERSTOOD

A fact often overlooked, or not al
ways understood, is that women suffer
as much from distressing kidney and
bladder trouble as the men. The womb
is situated back of and very close to the
bladder, and for that reason any dis
tress, disease or inconvenience manifest
ed in the kidneys, back, bladder or
urinary passage is often, by mistake, at.
tributed to female weakness or womb
trouble of some sort.
The error is easily made and
may as easily be avoided by setting
urine aside for twenty.four hours; a sedi-
ment or settling is evidence that your
kidneys and bladder need doctoring. If
you have pain or dull aching in the
back, pass water too frequently, of
scanty supply, with smarting or burning
these are also convincing proofs of
kidney trouble. If you have doctored
without benefit, try DR., Kilmer's Swamp
Root, the great kidney remedy, The
mild and extraordinary effect will sur.
prise you. 1t stands the highest for its
wonderful cures. If you take medicine
you should take the best At druggists
lifts cents and one dollar.
You may have a sample bottle and
pamphlet, both sent free by mail
upon receipt Of three two-cent stamps to
cover cost Of postage on the bottle
Mention News-Democrat and send your
address to DIR. Kilmer 4 Co., Bingham
ton, N. Y. The proprietors of this papel
guarantee the genuineness Of this offer
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sracy early resUrttd to privateering, end
IL was kept up until the blockade of
southern ports was made so etfectual
that the chances of escape we're hope
less. But during the year more in
which it was practiced r 20 pri-
vateers were fitted out in Charleston,
New Orleans and Hatteras inlet, besides
many more from other ports. Every one
north of Mason and Dixon's line called
them pirates then, forgetting that Paul
Jones was privateer and that in our
two wars with England the Yankee
ships brought the business of privateer-
ing almost to an art.
In the days of the pigtail and the cut
lass the American privateer did heroic
deeds and made the stars and stripes re-
spected the world over. The north did
not grant letters of marque during the
civil war because the Confederacy had
no merchant marine, and therefore a
Federal privateer would have only the
lean pickings Of the blockade runners,
which the regular ships of the line were
amply able to look out for.
But during those few months of Con-
federate privateering the United States
merchant marine was damaged to the
extent of many millions of dollars. The
first privateer to run the blockade line
and make q capture, also the first Con-
federate privateer to be captured, was
the little schooner Savannah. She was
fast sailing boat Of about 54 tons bur.
den and had been pilotboat No. z in
Charleston harbor. She was fitted with
one 1s pound swivel gun mounted
amidships and manned by a crew of 3:
men, all well armed. On Sunday, june
8, 1861, she slipped out of Charleston
harbor and went a-roving, looking foI
prizes.
The Savannah had not been out very
long before she sighted the brig Josepl
of Rockland Me-, bound out from Cub
with a cargo Of sugar. The Joseph, hav
ing no weapons of defense except hand
spikes, struck her colors without parley
She was formally seized, taken int,
Georgetown, S. O., condemned by
| Confederate prize court and sold.
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meat nor vegetables. dared not allow my
bare feet to as much as touch the cold carpet
or floor, to say nothing Of taking a cold foot
bath. If / did l was Immediately seized
with cramps. In this condition / COM
menced to take DR.. Williams Pink Pills for
Pale People. ! took one box and felt no
better-in fact worse. / eaid | would take
no more, but my wife urged the matter, feel
ing my life depended upon the result az
every thing else had failed, and | was used
up" ] therefore continued to take them.
Since then, and it has been several months,
| have had but one slight attack and have
enjoyed life. Have preached all summer
and held revival meetings for fifteen weeks.
During that time my wife was sick seven
weeks, so that my rest was much broken.
Some nights I did not sleep at all. have
had no muscular exercise for years until re-
Gently, when / have done some work in my
garden, and my muscles stand the test re.
markably well. / can eat any thing / de-
sire, and can now enjoy cold bath daily.
Every Sabbath preach three times, and now
think am good for another twenty years IL
the Lord wills. ! am surprised at myself
and sometimes think it cannot be possible
that have accomplished what have.
| (Signed) "REv. j. n. MCCREADY,
! Elkton, Mich"
Find attached, the affidavit Of Mr.. NO
! Cready, made before notary public.
STATE OF MICHIGAN,
| COUNTY OF TUsCoLA. SS'
! J. n. McCready, being duly sworn, ssyv
that the above and foregoing statements
made by him are true Subscribed and
sworn to before me this 23rd day of July,
1897. J. d. BRoOREs, Notary Public
All the elements necessary TO give new life
and richness to the blood and restore shattered
nerves are contained, in condensed form,
in DR.. Williams Pink Pills for Pale People.
They are for sale by all druggists. or may be
had by mail from Or. Williams Medicine
Company, Schenectady, N. Y, for 30 cent?
a box or six boxes for 81 80.
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no FOR THE PRIvATEERl |
The Licensed Freebooter May
Sail the Seas Again.
HOW HE CONDUCTS HIS BUSINESS

Few Civ,iized Nations Recognize Pri-
Watering ss Legitirnste-United States
and Spain Among Them-First Priva-
teer of the Civil War and Her Capture.
In these warlike times the subject Of
privateering as a business enterprise is
bound to come to the front. Perhaps we
are more civilized than we were half a
century ago, but we are just as merce-
nary IL not little bit more so. 1t Is
true that privateering is looked upon as
little short Of licensed piracy-a kind
of authorized naval robbery on the high
seas-but it is also true that when IL
comes to question Of dollars and cents
we are no more prone to split moral
hairs than were the Americans Of gen.
Grafton ago. Moreover, there would be
as much money in privateering today as
there was in 1919. Steam and rapid
4re long distance guns may have robbed
war Of some of its picturesque qualities,
but it is just as deadly as eveT. The
boarder's outlass has ceased to flash ON
the decks, but the machine guns make
far worse havoc.
So privateering is not such an i'm
possible occurrence as you might think.
A privateer, as the name implies, is
private armed SHY fitted out at the
owners expense, but commissioned by
belligerent government to capture the
ships and goods of the enemy at sea OF
the ships of neutral governments when
conveying to the enemy goods contra.
band of war. A privateer differs from q
pirate mainly in this--the former has Q
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UNDER LAKE ERIE.
BORING A FIVE MILE TUNNEL FOR
CLEVELAND,S WATER SUPPLY.

How the work of Digging the Big Hole
Is Being Pushed From Four Points at
Once--w wonderful Feat Of Engineering
Skill.
The city Of Cleveland takes its water
supply from Lake Erie. AT first thought
you might fancy that with mile or so of
water front this would be n simple matter,
but in reality 1t is nothing of the kind.
The water which washes the Cleveland
dock front is hardly the kind of water the
Cleveland citizen likes to drink. But out
In the lake, miles from land, the water Is
as clear and pure as IL IL came from a
mountain spring. So great tunnel Is
being built to bring this pure water into
the city.
The end of the tunnel is to be five miles
from the city docks and the tunnel itself
is to be big enough to supply the needs Of
the city for the next century, even II it
should grow TO be twice the size of Chi
cago in the meantime, a possibility which
every Clevelander cheerfully anticipates,
of course. To build such q tunnel under
the bed of the lake requires such skill in
engineering as only the century's end can
furnish.
Over year ago the work on the tunnel
was begun. A shaft 100 feet deep was
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~~
Both the method and results when
Syrup of Figs is taken; it is pleasant
and refreshing to the taste, and acts
gently yet promptly on the Kidneys,
Liver and Bowels, cleanses the sys-
tenn effectually, dispels colds, head.
aches and fevers and cures habitual
constipation. Syrup of Figs is the
only remedy of its kind ever pro-
duced, pleasing to the taste and ac-
ceptable to the stomach, prompt in
its action and truly beneficial in its
effects, prepared only from the most
healthy and agreeable substances, its
many excellent qualities commend it
to all and have made it the most
popular remedy known.
Syrup of Figs is for sale in 80
cent bottles by all leading drug
gists. Any reliable druggist who
may not have it on hand will pro-
cure it promptly for any one who
wishes to try it. Do not accept any
substitute.
CALIFORNIA FiG SYRUP co.
SAN FRANCISCO. CAL.
LOUISVILLE. KE. NEW YORK, kx
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Agents Sale.
SAN FRANCISCO. CAL.
LOUISVILLE. Kr. NEW YORK, kI

will offer at private sale the following de-
scribed real estate situated in the City of Cam
ton, Ohio:
First-The west two-thirds Of lot &c. on
which there is business property with two
store rooms and nine dwelling rooms, facing
East Tuscarawas street, just along side OF the
Cleveland, Canton & Southern railway depot;
also ten room dwelling house on same lot
facing East Fifth street.
Second--NOt No. 702, with ten roomed
frame dwelling and barn on rear end Of lot,
the residence having city water, bath room,
cement cellars and good stone wall foundation;
said lot is 80 feet front and 229 feet deep, and
situated ON North Cleveland avenue.
Third--Lot No. 2641, situated ON the north
east corner of Second and Slusser streets, 80
feet front and 100 feet deep, with ten room
frame dwelling, suitable for two families If de-
sired
1 am prepared to sell all Of the above .de-
scribed real estate at sacrifice. For prices
and terms inquire Of Primus Philippi, DIT
East Tuscarawas street, Canton, Ohio.
mar 10 awks wky-sath
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Chicago manufacturers and saved up
$1,000. Then he went to New York.
He carried with him three trunks full
of fashy clothes and all his assurance.
BY adroit work he managed to have
himself heralded as "the Western King
Of the Dudes. " The self assumed title
tickled the fancy of the New York edi-
tors, and he was exploited to the limit.
Every day he was interviewed, photo
graphed and sketched. He posed as a
millionaire and generally cut wide
swath.
Possibly he might have accomplished
his purpose and "made big stake" had
not his career been suddenly ended by a
scandal. He shot jealous husband.
The victim was not badly hurt, refused
to have him prosecuted, and only named
him as correspondent in a divorce suit
Then Kirk, his money spent, went back
10 yuprk
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EX-KING OF DUDES.
j. Waldere Kirk, Who Fooled New York
ers, VIII Take "a wife.


j. Waldere Kirk, the Chicago cigar
salesman who for a time bulldozed New
Yorkers into calling him king Of the
Dudes" is reported as engaged to a
wealthy California girl and once more
claims the public eye.
1t was less than two years ago that
he succeeded in attracting national at
tention by perpetrating on gullible
New York public one Of the most auda-
cious and gigantic bluffs on record. For
seven months Kirk was prominent fig
ure. Columns were devoted to him, his
ideas-suoh as they were-his clothes
and his adventures. He was credited
with the possession Of fabulous sums Of
money; be was accused Of being a com,
mon, penniless adventurer and one Of
tho greatest fools on record, but through
it all Kirk maintained a serane counte.
nance and enjoyed himself royalty.
Kirk was born in New York, but had
lived in the west from boyhood. He be
came cigar salesman for Detroit anC
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EunrrnL OF Mrs. Thur.ton.

OMAHA, March 2l.-rho body Of the
late Mrs. John NJ. Thurs,on was fol
lowed 70 the grave by tremendous
concourso Of people Sunday afternoon.
All Omaha was out and many from
Nebraska and other states were in IT.
tendance. RoJ. Dir. Thomas j. Mack, 7
presided over the rendition of IT,
Protestant Episcopal ritual for the
burial Of the dead
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AT WORK IN THE TUNNEL.

nature and evidently satisfied with their
lot. They spend weeks and sometimes
months without once treading the firm
earth on shore. When the great tunnel Is
completed and the water is finally allowed
to enter tho intake, over five miles out in
the lake, the marvellous feat of engineering
skill will be by some forgotten, but not
by those who planned and executed It..
Least of all will the men who did the work k
the hard, laborious and difficult work
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RnIiafin six nnura.

Distressing kidney and bladder dis
ease relieved in six hours by "New
Great South American Kidney Cure" 1t
is great surprise on account of its ex-
ceeding promptness in relieving pain in
bladder, kidneys and back, in male or
female. Relieves retention of water al
most Immediately. II YOU want quick
relief and cure this Is this remedy, Sold
by Durbin, Wright & Co.,, Druggists,
Canton, Ohio.
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suril,ero winlng TO Compromise.

NEW BEDFORD, Mass, March 2l.-
The ninth week OF the struggle be-
tween capital and labor in this city
finds the situation practically un-
changed except that the operatives havo
conceded that they might be willing tu
20 back to work under a reduction of D
per cent instead of 10.
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A thrill Of terror is experienced when
brassy cough of Group sounds through
the house at night. But the terror soon
changes to relief after One Minute Cough
Cure has been administered. Safe and
harmless for children. +. p. Shanafelt d
o., Il. O Miller, East End Phar., and
Fishers drug store.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1898-03-24

There are three little things which do
more work than any other three little
things created-they are the ant, the
bee and l)eWitt's Little Early Risers,
the last being the famous little pills tor
stomach and liver troubles. II. q. Mil
ler, East End Phsr., Fred p. 6hanafelt
J and Fishers drug store.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1898-03-24

What pleasure is there in life with a
headache, constipation and biliousness
Thousands experience them who could
become perfectly healthy by using De-
Wits Little Early Risers, the famous
little pills. e. O. Miller, East End
Phar., +. p. Shanafelt & Co., and
Fishers drug store.