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TOMMY ATKINS AND ooURKHAs

TOMMY ATKINS AND COURKHAS Latter Called "the Finest Hm Soldiers
 in the World.1
 Well, in my opinion, the only bIoomins Beggars in this bloomin' diyi- sion wot ave earned their bloomin' pay in this ere campaign are them there GurkRy scoutss7 The above comment, overheard by an officer of one of the British regiments in the Tirah-and oyYFily reported to the eommandant of the seouts-was undoubtedly grieyous libel on many gallant fellows who had fought and suffered and en- dured to an extent for which even the luxurious pay of the British private can hardly be deemed extrayagant, says Blackwood's Magazine. The pes simistic Tommy who gave utterance to the sIander would have been the first to resent any such calumny from an outsider. Yet two points are there- by made eIear-the marvellous amount of finished work put in and the admira- bIe manner in which most difficult and hazardous duties were performed by them there Gurkhy scouts" In re- cent speech before the Military Society of Ireland, Lord Roberts emphasized his appreciation of the utility of these skirmisbers. and advocated the eXten- sion of the system for future operations on the frontier That this new de- parture was the most successful and Eaost striking feature of the expedition and that the innovation was more than justified. have been generally conceded, and on the Gourkba scouts has been ungrudgingly conferred the title of ''The finest hill soldiers in the world.
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SEVEN LADIES
Of One Family Arrested in Paris for
 Kleptomanie.

Dublin Saturday Herald: A detect i've on duty at the Louvre had his at tention called by one of the assistants to the extraordinary attitude of sey- en ladies who wandered about from one counter to another without buying anything. After watching these ladies for some time, the detective called up a colleague, and the two together took all seven into custody. On being searched they were found to have se- ereted stuffs and small objects of value under their dresses and were imme- diately marched off to the police com missary That functionary found to his amazement that the Houp con sisted of q grandmother, three of her daughters and three granddaBghters In comfortable circumstances. me o1d ladys husband and the husbands of her three daughters were immediately sent for tthe youngest Indies Of this interesting family are still unmarfied}5 and declared themselves totally isnof- ant Of the acts of their wives. who they said made frequent trips to Paris from their home iii the suburbs, and often brought home many pretty things; but they assured the commls- sary that they (the husbaadsl had no notion that these had been come by otherwise than by the usual method of purchase. The eommissaire, taking the social position of the eklepto- maniacs9 into consideration, hss aI- lowed them their liberty uQaa heavy bail
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No work for IIlril.-

My friend, said the temperance lecturer solemnIy, you ought to stop drinking"
 Possibly, possibly" returned the other; but if everybody should take your advice did you ever stop to think what you would do for 1iying?"
 Now and then good man runs across 9 problem that just about takes his breath away.
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Nuts for the Monkey.

"Dan." said a four-year-old to his brother give me penny to buy a monkey" We have one monkey in the house already said his brother Who is it, Dan?'' It is you. was the reply. Then Dan, give me a penny to buy nuts for the monkey. ;" The brother could not resist thls ap. peal.
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Not to Hls KnaMledge.

The eminent statesman was running for reelection, and the race was close one. T hear, Senator" whis- pered his fugleman, you have met with another check eI hope not, replied the eminent statesman, equal ly confidential, T have just parted with another check. Chicago Trio une.
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NEWS BY CAMERA.
  A NEW INDUSTRY HAS LATELY
 SPRUNG UP.

he Desire of People to See What They Are Reading About the Wash
 ington is at Present the Head Center
 of It.
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must Have Been.

T see that an Iowa preacher has got into trouble for engaging himself 10 fifteen different girls.
 "What was the maH r. were the stones in some of the rings larger than in ot'
 Carrier Pigeons In War.
 On an average 200 carrier pigeons are officially kept in every German fort ress.
 Tate the place and attitude which belong to you, and all men will ac- Quiesce.
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Food That Costs Nothtng.-During the warmer season, when allowed to forage for themselves. each fowl gath CTS several ounces of meat daily. When the supply of grasshoppers, bugs, flies and worms fails, it may be furnished from the table, the scrap pot or the market. Green food may be furnished ill cabbage, vegetables. ap- pies or cut clover. A warm breakfast should be given on cold days and there should be no lack in the supply of drink 4 meat diet with grain and vegetables is essential to the well be- ing of fowls during the cold weather. when worms, bugs and insects are not to be found by the birds, but in sum mer the fowls can secure such foods for themselves American Gardening
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WISE ORES.

The peace of any mans soul who has outgrown mere self-indulgence can only come by going forward-on to the deepest principles and final causes Of things. Put God underneath all your life, and your life must rest upon the Everlasting Arms-Pbillips Brooks.
 You reap what you sow-not some thing else, but that An act of love makes the soul more loving A deed of humbleness deepens humblenesa. The thing reaped is the very thing sown, multiplied hundred fold You have sown the seed of life, you reap life everlasting ". Robertson.
 The common fuency of speech in many men and most women is owing 70 a scarcity of matter and scarcity of
 0rds; for whoever is q master of Ian kaage, and hath a mind full of ideas, will be apt in speaking. to hesitate upon the choice of both. whereas com mon speakers have only one set of ideas, and one set of words to clotbe them in, and these are always ready at the mouth. So people come faster out of a church when it is almost empty than when a crowd is at the door.-Swift.
 The knowledge of the past is yalu- able, because without it our knowledge of the present and of the future must be scanty; but if the knowledge of the past be confined wholly to itself if instead of being made to bear upon things around us, it be wholly isolated from them and so disguised by vague ness and misapprehensions as to aD- pear incapable of Illuminating them, then indeed it becomes little better than IQboyious tri8ing, and they who declaim against t may be fully fer giYen.-Arnojd
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{. Good Plan

The landlady looked solemnly fn the direction of the delinquent one. its rule in this house to pay as you go, said she. The delinquent one smiled. Its a good plan, . said he; you get it all in a bunch tben-or nothlng!"~- Sgraeuse Herald.
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-~- ..-esrs uo7 U eIu plOytd in the sneeiaI ngents .. ,r..
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-12-19
HEARD ABOUT
THE VERDICT
From the Lips of a NewS-Demo-
crat Man This Morning.
COULD non REcTIFY A SLIP
As the Wires Failed Immediately AT er the
Error was Made lMcCafrrey Held
Responsible by CoshoctOn
County Coroner.

The first intimation of the verdict of
Coroner Hennel, holding j. w. McCaf-
frey, the Canton dispatcher guilty of
negligence causing the disastrous
wreck on the Wheeling &c. Lake Erie
near Coshocton on November 25, was
conveyed TO that gentIemanby News
Democrat reporter at Mr.. McCaffreys
residence on West Ninth street this
morning. Mr.. McCaffrey had received
no word of the verdict but evidently ex-
pected it. to be what it was He was
averse to making any statement be-
yond what was included in his testi-
mony before the coroner al, ,Coshocton.
He said however, that he belieYed the
coroner thoroughly appreciated the sit
uation, although technically or legally,
no other verdict could have been re-
turned.
Mr.. McCaffrey admitted that the ac-
cident was the result Of a slip and a
momentary forgetfulness on his part
but said that the circumstances were
extenuating in the opinion of all those
thoroughly acquainted with the case.
The same slip might have occurred,
he said, thousand times, and not have
led to such a disastrous result. The
failure of the wire Immediately after
the error he says, left him without any
means of rectifying it and made him
perfectly powerleses to avert the crash.
During the interview Mr.. McCaffrey
was much agitated but said that he did
not care to arouse any criticism by
talking too much. In his own mind
and in the opinion of intimate friends
who understood just how the accident
occurred, there We're mitigating cir
cumstances which relieved somewhat
the terrible burden of responsibility
The coroner's verdict was in the in
quest over the bodies of Squire West
and Asbury Luman, who were killed,
and no mention is made of Engineer
Miller, he having since died from his
injuries.
The verdict is that McCaffreys negli-
gence was in giving orders for extra
No. las to move north from Hill Sta
tion and orders for extra MOL to go
south from the Pan Handle crossing,
thereby giving orders to two trains to
move in opposite directions over the
same piece of track at the same time.
At the time of the wreck, and since,
the News-Democrat carried the infor-
nation exclusively that the negligence
would probably be laid at McCaffrey' S
door. Other papers circulated here
strenuously denied hisS suspension OF
relief from duty. McCaffrey has been
in Canton at intervals ever since the
accident but has not been working
since the time of the accident.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-12-19

elected, to succeed Samuel Hamilton,
of Pittsburg, Hon. John K. Taylor, of
East Liverpool, was elected to the va
cancy caused by the death of Hon. J..
ID. Taylor, of Cambridge, Rev. II. W.
Lane, of this city, was elected to sue
ceed Rev. Louis Paine, deceased, as
alumni trustee, and w. II. Ramsey, of
this city, was elected to succeed DR.. j.
l.. Skunk, resigned.
The following executive committee
was chosen: S. j. Williams, w. H. Nor
gan, ID. Fording, e. e. Scranton, T. p.
Marsh, W. H., Ramsey, all of Alliance,
F.. A. Arter, of Cleveland, and George e.
Sebring, of Sebring.
committee was appointed to inVes-
tigate regarding the building of a steam
heating plant to furnish heat for all the
buildings 1t was also decided to urge
the matters of lighting the gymnasium
with arc lights and secure connections
with the city sewer system.
Lincoln r. Gibbs was elected profess
sor of English literature, and c. w.
Stoops professor of psychology and
philosophy
The presidents and treasurers report
were very fiattering, showing the re-
cedpts from tuition last term to have
succeeded the amount for the same
term the year before by $1,236.
William Crate, a Fort Wayne brake
man, fell under his train at Leetonia
and had his left arm cut off at the
elbow.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-12-19
A Great Group.

The Canal Dover Reporter has the
following: All the attorneys of Stark
county are having their photos taken
and sent in to Canton, where they are
to be made up into a group and
framed. o no, it isn't to be "rogues'
gallery, either. These are the fellows
who are either after the rogues or de-
Tending them and not particular which.
1t is sometimes difficult for a stranger
prisoner to know what lawyer he wants
and 1t will be so nice to take the group
down to the jail and let him take his
pick. Carroll county lawyers are con-
templating similar move. What is
the matter with Tuscarawas? Wake
up. brethren.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-12-19
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
CANTON.


Maria j. Piero to Barbara Authes
two part lots, First ward, $3.50.
Isaac Werner to John A. Ravencroft,
lot 1869, Second ward, $1,70O.
Ed J. Myers to John B. Bast, 81 and
1S-100 acres, Canton township, $4,000.
Ed S. Raft to Bessie Kimbark, 29-10C
acre, Canton township, $1,100.
w, S. Williams to Angeline Foulks
lot, First ward, 1888.
Elmira F. Douds to Perry VanHorne
lot 100, Second ward, $500.
MASSILLON.
Peter Bantz to August Bantz, 25-10C
acre, First ward, 81.
Agnes M. Pitts to Agnes M. Yingling
lot 2902, Fourth ward.
ALLIANCE.
Charles L. Morgan, by trustee, to the
Independent Savings & Loan Co., lot
2517, Second ward, $735.
j. l.. and w. s. Wood to A. w. Rose,
lot Gil, Fifth ward, $5,411.
COUNTRY. /.
w. f. Shoner to Ira S. Weyrich, lot
Lake township, 5000.
Jacob Howenstine to Emery Howen-
stine, and 30-10O acres, Pike town
ship, 1892.
N. A. Robertson to d. aud Caroline
Robertson, s acres, Sandy township
$500.
Ed G. Bowers to Mrs. Jacob Umbe-
nam, III acres, Tuscarawas township.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-12-19

a second time. None of this work has
been going on in this district, he says.
New York has been the scene of the
greatest cleaning operations. The stock
certificate and other papers passing
through brokers office all have to be
stamped heavily and boys were employ
ed to collect old stamps.
Mr. Ed Raff, of this city, said there
are lots of stamps used in Canton that
will have to be mutilated under the
new order. Every deed made must be
stamped, 81 for every $1,000 of con
side5ation. on big deal it runs up fast
The now order does not affect the little
stamp Under ten cents, such as are used
on checks, kilograms, etc
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-12-19
HELD AN INQUEST.
The Death of DR.. j. l.. McGhie
Attributed to Natural
Causes.

Under the instructions of Justice
Bowman, Drs. e. ID. Brandt and S. s..
Robinson held a post-mortem, Thurs
day, over the remains of the late DIR.
j. l.. McGhie. Death was ascribed to
natural causes and there was no evil
dence of suicide. as was rumored. Heart
trouble. probably caused by excesses,
caused death. The parties at the hotel
testified at the inquest substantially as
published in the News-Democrat on
Thursday The deceased was 81 years
of age and a practicing physician. His
wife lately has resided at the residence
of her daughter, Mrs. w. ". Allerton,
at 1920 East Seventh street. The re-
mains will be inferred in Westlawn
cemetery
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-12-19
A PIONEER
CITIZEN DEAD.
Resident of Perry Township
Joins the Silent Majority.
JOSEPH SMITH PASSES AWAY
Came to Stark County Eighty-Three Years
Ago-His Wife. Aged Eighty-Three
and Seven Children
Survive.

Joseph Smith, one of the pioneer cit
izens of Stark county, died at his home
in Perry township yesterday afternoon
after sickness of about a years dur
alton due to the infirmities Of old age.
Mr.. Smith was born in Pennsylvania
"a years ago and all but about a year
Of his life was spent in this vicinity,
his parents having brought him, babe,
from their former home.
He was married October 18th. 1889,
and his companion for 60 years survives
him and will reach her S4th year in
January. Eight children were born to
the union, of whom all but one, a son,
who died in infancy, survive, together
with sixteen grandchildren and four
great grandchildren. The living child
rem are Alonzo, of Massillon; Cyrus, of
Reedurban; Darwin, Jacob L., Mrs.
Emma j. Sponseller, Mrs. Sonora Free
man and Mrs. Ella E. Lamuel, all Of
Canton.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-12-19
HEIRS MUST NOT FIGHT.
If Any One Makes Trouble He
Will Lose His Share of
Joseph Sniyely's Estate.

The will of Joseph Snively, of Bethle-
hem township, has been filed for pro-
bate. William Snively, son, gets the
homestead farm of seventyfour acres
with all the furniture on the first floor.
William also gets $1O0 in cash. Martha
Horn also is to receive 500. Susan
Kalor gets the furniture on the second
floor of the house and the balance of
the property is to be divided between
Susan Kalor, Jacob Snively, Abraham
Snively and Harriet Seifert's heirs. If
any heir starts to lawing or making
trouble in the settlement of the estate
that one is to be cut off with paltry
$25 and no more.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-12-19
Marlboro Teachers.

|, The teachers of Marlboro township
will hold their first local institute in the
high school room at Marlboro, Satur-
day. December 16. at 1880 p. m. Follow
ing is the program:
Paper, What the High School Should
Do."-Prof. j. c. Chenot, New Baltl-
more.
Discussion-J. r. Campbell, Marl-
boro.
per-"Intermediate Work. Miss
Madge Taylor, New Baltimore.
Discussion--Miss Minnie corl. MARI
boro.
Paper-"Primary Work." Miss
Frances Richards, Marlboro.
Discussion-Miss Margaret Hume,
New Baltimore.
Paper--"The Needs of Our Common
Schools" Robert Holibs ugh, Marl-
boro.
Discussion--W. II. Snyder, Marlboro.
Music will be furnished by Marlboro
high school. A cordial invitation Is ex-
tended to all.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-12-19
A CANTON MAN
is After the Position of
State Inspector of
Mines.

According to advices from Columbus
there are two formidable candidates
for the position held for the past twelve
years by r. M. Haseltine, OF Youngs-
town, state inspector of mines. The
two are Andrew Ray. of Jackson coun-
ty, mining operator, and w. ID. Davis,
of this city, who once held the position
under the Democratic administration of
Gov. Hoadley. 1t is urged on Judge
Nash that Mr.. Haseltine has already
had enough of the good thing. Ray has
also once held the office.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-12-19
CUT AND SLASH
All Revenue Stamps Over Ten
Cents That You Use
After Today.

Today the new order for Washington
goes into effect providing for the can
collation. of internal revenue stamps.
Hereafter all of the war revenue stamps
above the denomination of ten cents
must not only be cancelled with a stamp
or pen and ink but they must be mutt
lated. The governments orders pro-
vide that when used the stamp shall
be cut with a knife two parallel slashes
to be made horizontally and two verti-
cally. The order was made because of
the frauds being psrpetrated. Deputy
Revenue Collector Harvey slusser
stated that several large firms have
been making business OF collecting the
stamps and cleaning them up for use
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-12-19
STRIKING TYPOS.
All of the Pittsburg Papers But
One Advertising For
WOrkmen.

[News-Democrat Leased Wire Service ]
Pittsburg. Dec. 16.-All of the morn
ing papers except the Dispatch, contain
the following: Misunderstanding and
hand compositors." 1t is reported that
the Dispatch has signed with the strik-
ing typos.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-12-19
QUICK WORK
WITH WARD.
An Unknown Man Shot Down
and Captured at Mansfield.
WAS SENT UP FOR SIX YEARS
Within Ten Hours After His Crime He
Was Indicted, Arranged, Tried
Found Guilty and
SRnIanced.

Thursday night Mansfield citizens
succeeded in apprehending a real, live
burglar, and the thoroughness with
which the fellow was meted with pun
ishment for his crime, after pleading
guilty, shows the severity with which
they will deal with such fellows in the
future. That city has been immoder-
ately visited by burglars recently, and
on Thursday night When James Ward,
a stranger, was seen jumping out of
citizens house, he was chased by cit
izens and finally chased down and cap
tured. He was hustled to the police
station, locked up a special grand jury
impaneled and Ward arraigned. On a
preliminary hearing he pleaded not
guilty. On trial he was adjudged gull
ty and sentenced to the penitentiary for
six years. This occurred within ten
hours from the committing of the crime.
Ward carried in his pocket copy of
the News Democrat and copy of the
Mansfield Shield, both papers ontain-
ing articles on burglaries committed in
the respective cities. Ward stated that
his home is in Michigan, that he is sep
arated from his wife and two children.
He had $5O.O5 in his pockets. He said
he was railroad man out of work. The
Canton officers do not recognize the
man Ward, although he is supposed to
have been in this city. 1t is believed
that the purchase of the blood hounds
In this city scared him away from here,
and he apparently came to grief very
soon after leaving here. Ward tried to
enter other places, bat found the folks
at home and was frightened aWay.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-12-19
ALLIANCE AFFAIRS.
Special to News-Democrat.

Special to News-Democrat
Alliance. Dec. 16-At the annual meet
ing of the trustees of Mt. Union college
the following trustees were reelected
for three years: s. ]. Williams, Alliance;
p. G. Knox, Pittsburg; w. II. Morgan,
Alliance; and ID. Fording, Alliance.
Rev. M. N. Sweeney. OF Pittsburg con-
ference, was elected TO succeed Rev. @.
II. Humason. OF the same conference,
George K. sebring, OF sebring. was
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-12-19
Ch,ld's Drawing Book

trace the pictures beneath, thus affording
enjoyment, as well as instruction to the
hand and eye. These drawing books and
There are six different kinds, and each
drawing book requires lion heads and a
2-cent stamp.
Daily camera., 1899-06-30


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